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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON NOVEMBER 19TH, THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AS WELL AS THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY AND FIRE BOARD TO TO ORDER.
IT'S GONNA BE AN UNUSUAL MEETING.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE YOUR TYPICAL MEETING TONIGHT,
[REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS]
BUT THERE'S GONNA BE MORE OF THAT LATER.BUT I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HINT AND PREVIEW.
SO AS I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER, I WOULD LIKE THE MAN OF THE NIGHT, THE HOUR, THE YEAR, THE LEGACY, THE MAN JOHN GILLISON TO LEAVE US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALRIGHT, CAN YOU ALL PLEASE STAND, FACE THE FLAG, HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
READY? BEGIN P MY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICA, UNITED REPUBLIC.
[PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: Mayor Michael Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler]
UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE TO CELEBRATE WITH US.
AND MAYOR MICHAEL IS EXCUSED TONIGHT, SO I WILL BE CONDUCTING THE MEETING.
[A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]
PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, HUTCHISON PRESENT, SCOTT PRESENT AND STICKLER PRESENT CITY CLERK.DO WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT? NO.
THIS IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA, THIS IS THE TIME FOR YOU TO DO SO.
[B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS]
THREE MINUTES, AND OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION WILL NOT LAST LONGER THAN ONE HOUR PRIOR TO OUR REGULAR MEETING.TONIGHT, WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS AND SOME ARE ON JOHN'S RETIREMENT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA DO THAT DURING OUR SPECIAL FAREWELL, BUT YOU'RE CERTAINLY ABLE TO DO IT DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO IF I CALL YOUR NAME AND YOU'RE HERE FOR, FOR JOHN, YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL WE DO HIS RECOGNITION OR YOU CAN COME DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER WOULD BE CARRIE SCHINDLER.
I I COULD SEE IT
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, ALEC STEER IT LOOKS LIKE, YES.
I THINK ALEC WANTS TO SPEAK ABOUT ANOTHER, OR MAYBE YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO WAIT OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME NOW? OKAY, NOW, YEAH.
IT CERTAINLY IS FOLLOWED BY OSVALDO DIAZ.
I'D LIKE TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO YOU ALL, CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND ALL OF YOU THAT WERE INVOLVED TO HELP ME ON THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT I HAD AT THE LAST MEETING ON, UH, NOVEMBER THE FIFTH, UH, CONCERNING THE WALL THAT WAS FALLING DOWN ON HILLMAN, UH, AND ARROW, AND ALSO HELPING ME ON THE CORNER SITUATION WITH A BUS STOP.
SO THAT'S BEEN, UH, THE GENTLEMAN CALLED ME AND HE LET ME KNOW THAT IT'S ALL BEEN RESOLVED, TAKEN CARE OF.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
UM, ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE MAYOR.
TO THE MAYOR, AND TO CITY COUNCIL, UH, ABOUT MR. SPA AND ALSO ABOUT THE HERO, MR. NUNEZ OF THE RANCHO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND, UH, YOU ALL HAVE MY PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES
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AND WHICH MR. F*G, THE OWNER USED TO WORK WITH, UH, WITH MAYOR.BUT HE'S PASSED ON, SO HE'S IN A BETTER PLACE NOW.
UM, I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CORNER OF HAVEN AND ARROW.
I'VE HEARD SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS FROM DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
THEY, THEY SAY THERE'S GONNA BE, THAT'S GONNA BE THE TRAIN STATION, THE MAIN TRAIN STATION FOR THE BULLET TRAIN TO GO TO LAS VEGAS.
BUT THIS IS YOUR TIME FOR, TO ADDRESS THE COUNSEL.
SHOULD I, CAN I FINISH SPEAKING? CERTAINLY.
DOES RANCHO CUCAMONGA HAVE A HUB OR A FACILITY FOR THE HOMELESS TO HAVE A REFUGE, A PLACE TO LAY THEIR HEAD FOOD AND CLOTHING AND MEDICAL HELP? THIS HAS BEEN MY DREAM AND MY HOPE TO HELP THE HOMELESS.
I DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO DO THIS FOR, FOR THE HOMELESS.
I PRAY THAT SOMEONE THAT HAS THE FINANCES CAN DO THIS AND I CAN SERVE TO HELP IF SOMEONE CAN BUY A FACILITY FOR THE HOMELESS HERE IN RANCHO.
JESUS WANTS US TO BE LIKE HIM AND TO HELP AND SERVE OTHERS.
I GO TO THE WATER LIFE CHURCH IN MONTANA.
I'M INVITING YOU ALL THE MAYOR AND EVERYONE TO COME TO A OUR ARMOR OF GOD BIBLE STUDY ON MONDAY EVENINGS AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
I'M GIVING, UH, MORNING GIVE THE MAYOR, MR. STEER, THANK YOU.
YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HEAR SOMEONE THANK OUR STAFF FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING WORK, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SENTIMENTS ABOUT OFFICER NUNEZ.
MR. GILLISON, IS THERE SOMEONE THAT CAN PERHAPS ANSWER MR. STEER'S QUESTIONS OUT IN THE HALLWAY? IS ERICA HERE THIS EVENING? WASN'T SURE IF I SAW HER.
UH, MIKE, YOU WANNA RAISE YOUR HAND? UH, SO MR. PALMER THERE WITH HIS HAND RAISED IN THE BACK, HE CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE FACILITY FOR THE HOMELESS.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OS FALDO DIAZ, FOLLOWED BY, LOOKS LIKE DANIEL DIETER.
AND WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OFF, YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
THERE'S A MONITOR THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT TO ADDRESS YOUR TIME.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE.
THE MAYOR, UH, WOULD PROBABLY REMEMBER ME AND, UM, SORRY HE'S NOT HERE.
BUT ANYWAY, I'M JUST HERE TO, UH, SHED SHARE SOMETHING.
UM, I WAS AT THE, WENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR MEETING YESTERDAY, AND, UH, PS UPON ME FOR BEING SUCH A LOSS, THEY MOVED IT TO ONTARIO AN HOUR EARLIER.
THANK YOU, LORD, FOR OUT OF IT.
SO, ONTO THE JOKES, IT BEING SAN BERNARDINO, THIS IS, UH, FOR THEM.
ALRIGHT? TWO VATOS ARE SITTING BY A LAKE ON A ROCK AND THROWING STONES IN THE WATER, JUST THROWING STONES.
THIRD VATO COMES OVER AND SAYS, HEY, WHAT YOU DOING, MAN? WHAT YOU DOING? THROWING ROCKS IN THERE FIRST VATO SAYS, MY LOW RIDER JUST WENT INTO THE DRINK.
SAY, AND THE GUY GOES, OH, WHY DON'T YOU CALL THE TOW TRUCK? PULL THAT OUT.
FIRST ONE SAYS, THAT'S WHAT THE, WHAT'S THE WAY YOU THINK WE'RE DOING? WE'RE THROWING WALKS ON THE WATER TO GET THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION.
HOW MANY BUS DRIVERS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB? IT'S NOT MY ROUTE.
UH, ME AND MY WIFE GOT A, UH, ARGUMENT A COUPLE WEEKS BACK.
I BOUGHT HER, SHE, UH, APOLOGIZED.
WHAT CAN I SAY? I CAN'T SAY NO TO A GOOD INDICA INDICA THIS THING ON.
YOU KNOW, I GAVE MY WIFE A KNUCKLE SANDWICH, IN FACT, THE OTHER DAY.
SHE LIKES PIG'S, FEET, PIG'S FEET.
UM, I REMEMBER THE MAYOR GAVE ME THE SIDE EYE, OR 'CAUSE UH, I, I MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT BRINGING TRUMP HERE.
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OF FANCY AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT HEY, HE JUST SAID HE WANTS TO GO ON A TOUR, RALLYING TOUR.SO MAYBE I CAN SOLICIT HIM AND, UH, UM, VICE PRESIDENT VANCE.
I JUST GOTTA GET BETTER AT THIS THING.
THIS WISH I HAD KIDS, YOU KNOW, I CAN, THAT WAY I CAN HAND HIM THIS AND SAY, YOU KNOW, FIX IT.
ALRIGHT, REAL QUICKLY, IF THERE'S TIME, IF YOU ALLOW ME ONE LAST JOKE, UM, GOD'S UP IN HEAVEN AND HE DOESN'T LIKE WHAT HE SEES DOWN ON EARTH, ESPECIALLY WITH HIS SITTING AND NEPHILIM, YOU KNOW, THE GIANTS.
SO HE IS THINKING ABOUT WIPING EVERYBODY OUT.
SO HIS BUDDY ANGEL GOES, OKAY, WIPE EVERYBODY OUT.
HIS BUDDY OVER HERES BOTH OF 'EM SAYING, OKAY, HOLD ON YOU GUYS.
AND HIS, AND HE GOES, YOU KNOW WHAT? HE'S RIGHT.
SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY GOOD PEOPLE.
I HEARD YOU TALKING TO THIS ONE GUY.
MAYBE WE CAN SEND SOMEBODY SAVE HIM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? GOD PUTS HIS HAND ON HIS BEARD AND GOES, I KNOW A GUY, NOAH.
LITTLE CHANGE OF PACE FROM THE JOKES.
UM, SO I'VE BEEN TALKING TO YOU ABOUT MOBILE HOME, UH, RENT INCREASES IN, UM, RANCH CUCAMONGA.
UH, I TAUGHT MATH AND CHEMISTRY IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR 13 YEARS.
AND, UH, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE IF I GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS THAT'LL INSPIRE THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO READ THE RESEARCH, UH, LETTER I WROTE ON THE RENT INCREASE AND POSSIBLE, UM, PUTTING IT INTO A, UH, MOBILE HOME, UH, RENT CONTROL, UM, THE COURT HAS WRITTEN RIGHT NOW ALLOWS FOR A MINIMUM A MAC MINIMUM OF NINE 3%.
MINIMUM 3% RENT INCREASE A MAXIMUM OF NINE.
WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE, AND I'M TO GO THROUGH IT, THE CURRENT MINIMUM RA UH, UH, RENT FOR, UM, MY MOBILE PARK IS $1,350 AT ONLY A 3% MINIMUM.
WE'RE LOOKING IN 10 YEARS AT IT BEING $1,800.
MY NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET ONLY MAKES ABOUT 1900 IN, IN HIS, UH, SOCIAL SECURITY.
OKAY? THE MAXIMUM DOWN HERE, 9% WOULD GIVE YOU THREE JUST UNDER $3,200 A MONTH.
OKAY? NOW, CURRENTLY THE C THE PROJECTED CPI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON JUNE 30TH, 2020, UH, FIVE WAS 3.5%.
OKAY? THE PROJECTED C UH, UH, CPI FOR THE REST OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR IS 7.5%.
SO YOU TAKE THE AVERAGE OF THAT AS FIVE POINT HALF PERCENT, WHICH IS OVER HERE.
YOU'RE LOOKING IN 10 YEARS FOR THAT RENT TO BE $2,306.
OKAY? NOW THE REALITY IS WITH THE CURRENT RATE OF INFLATION, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING FOR A HIGHER, UH, CPI.
SO CHOOSING ONLY SIX POINT HALF PERCENT, WHICH IS PROBABLY MODEST CONSIDERING WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT MUCH HIGHER CPIS OVER THE NEXT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS BEFORE THEY START GOING DOWN.
OKAY? WE'RE LOOKING AT RENTS OF $2,756 IN 10 YEARS.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW THAT CAN AFFORD THOSE RENTS.
OKAY? UM, THE MOBILE HOME PARK OWNERS SIGNED THE ACCORD ORIGINALLY BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID OF RENT CONTROL.
WELL, THE LAST TIME THE MOBILE HOME ACCORD CAME UP FOR RENEWAL, NO ONE WAS AFRAID OF RENT CONTROL.
AND THAT'S LOOKING LIKE WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO NOW.
'CAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO, THEY DON'T WANNA NEGOTIATE.
IF FLAVIO NUNEZ WERE TO, WHO'S YOUR, ONE OF YOUR, UM, ANALYSTS WHO MEETS WITH THE MOBILE HOMEOWNERS WERE TO GO TO THEM AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING RENT CONTROL, MAYBE THEY'D BE WILLING TO NEGOTIATE.
THEY'RE QUITE HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT IS.
THEY'RE GETTING ENORMOUS INCREASES.
LAST YEAR THERE WAS A SEVEN AND HALF PERCENT INCREASE FOR THE REGULAR PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE BUYING IN HAD TO PAY THAT SEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT, AND THEY HAD TO PAY 15%.
THEY PAID 22.5% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
MR. DEPAR, YOUR THREE MINUTES HAVE ENDED.
WELL, LAST THING, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
AND IF YOU GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK,
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IF YOU'D LIKE THAT TO BE SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEY CAN THANK YOU.IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GIVEN TO YOU IN AUGUST.
I GAVE IT TO YOU SIX WEEKS AGO.
UM, AND AT LEAST ONE COUNCIL MEMBER SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER KNOWN THAT EXISTED.
SO I'M HOPING YOU AT LEAST READ IT.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND WE WILL GO ON TO OUR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS SINCE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
TONIGHT IS MR. GILSON'S LAST NIGHT AS OUR CITY MANAGER.
SO BEFORE I CALL UP THOSE WHO ARE HERE TO GIVE HIM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OR CERTIFICATES, I'D LIKE TO READ A FEW WORDS.
WE COME TOGETHER TONIGHT WITH A MIX OF EMOTIONS AS THIS AGENDA ITEM MARKS A TRULY SIGNIFICANT MOMENT FOR OUR CITY.
IT IS MY DUTY, BUT IT IS REALLY MY GREAT HONOR TO FORMALLY ANNOUNCE THE RETIREMENT OF A MAN WHO HAS BEEN THE BEDROCK OF OUR CITY'S OPERATIONS AND A GUIDING FORCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS.
OUR ESTEEMED CITY MANAGER, MR. JOHN GILLISON, THIS IS THE TIME YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO THOSE STAFF.
HIS LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE MANY ADVANCEMENTS AND SUCCESSES OF OUR CITY THAT WE HAVE ENJOYED DURING HIS TENURE.
WHILE WE ARE VERY SAD TO SEE HIM GO, WE ARE ALSO INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR HIS VISION AND HIS GUIDANCE.
WE WISH HIM AND HIS FAMILY THE VERY BEST IN HIS WELL-DESERVED RETIREMENT.
TONIGHT WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM TO HONOR JOHN ELLISON'S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE.
WE WILL HEAR FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS, WELL WISHES AND ANECDOTES ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT HE HAS MADE.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INVITE ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE JOHN PRESENT CERTIFICATES, RESOLUTIONS, OR PROCLAMATIONS TO JOIN US HERE ON THE DES.
AND IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, WE'LL GIVE YOU EACH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO JOHN.
SO COME ON, ON UP AT THIS TIME, LOSE THE SIDE,
I KNOW JOHN HAS SAID, TECHNICALLY IT'S NOT HIS LAST
[C. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]
NIGHT.[C1. Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring John R. Gillison, Retiring City Manager, for his Leadership and Years of Service to the City of Rancho Cucamonga.]
HE DOES HAVE ANOTHER WEEK HERE IN THE CITY, BUT THIS IS HIS LAST COUNCIL MEETING.AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HIM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ORGANIZATION.
HELLO, MY NAME IS AMY CONLEY AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SIERRA.
AND JOHN GILSON IS THE PRESIDENT OF SIERRA AND E IRAQ YOUNG DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER FOR SIERRA.
WOULD YOU LIKE US TO SAY A FEW THINGS NOW PLEASE? OKAY, GREAT.
UM, SO WE HAVE A, A RECOGNITION FOR JOHN THAT WE HAVE PREPARED.
UM, JOHN HAS SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF C SINCE ITS INCEPTION ON JULY 1ST, 2021, GUIDING THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH ITS FORMATIVE YEARS FOLLOWING THE MERGER OF REIF AND PARSA.
HIS VISION AND STEADY LEADERSHIP HELPED TRANSFORM TWO LEGACY ORGANIZATIONS INTO ONE UNIFIED FORWARD-LOOKING RISK SHARING AUTHORITY, ONE THAT IS GROUNDED IN TRUST, COLLABORATION, AND SERVICE TO ITS MEMBERS.
AND THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, JOHN HAS ALWAYS DEMONSTRATED THE QUALITIES OF AN EXCEPTIONAL LEADER.
HE IS ALWAYS OPTION ORIENTED, FORWARD THINKING AND COLLABORATIVE.
HE LED WITH BALANCE AND EMPATHY, CREATING THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE IDEAS COULD
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BE EXPLORED FREELY AND WHERE CONSENSUS COULD BE ACHIEVED.THROUGH RE RESPECTFUL DIALOGUE, JOHN'S ABILITY TO MOTIVATE, MENTOR AND BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, ELEVATED THE WORK OF THE BOARD AND STRENGTHENED THE FOUNDATION OF C'S GOVERNANCE.
SIERRA EXPRESSES ITS DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR JOHN'S COMMITMENT AND HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESS OF SIERRA.
HIS IMPACT WILL BE FELT FOR YEARS TO COME, AND HIS LEGACY WILL REMAIN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION TO ALL WHO SERVE.
SO, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, SIR IS A STATEWIDE, UH, JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
UM, UH, AT THE TIME WHEN THE CONVERSATIONS GOT STARTED, I, UH, NO POOL HAD MERGED IN PROBABLY 50 YEARS.
UM, SO WE WERE THE FIRST POOL TO DO THAT, CREATE A NEW POOL, BRING TWO LEGACY POOLS TOGETHER FROM ESSENTIALLY NORTH AND SOUTH, KIND OF SOUTH CENTRAL PARTS OF CALIFORNIA.
UM, AND IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
UM, THERE ARE SOME FANTASTIC, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I ENJOYED THE MOST ABOUT C IS THAT, UM, CALIFORNIA IS A HUGE STATE, BUT IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND MEET YOUR PEERS IN OTHER CITIES AND OTHER AGENCIES, WE'RE ALL SO SIMILAR.
AND THERE'S JUST SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, MY WIFE KNOWS, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS FUN TO, YOU KNOW, THINK THAT I COULD STOP AT SOME OF THE LITTLEST PLACES IN CALIFORNIA AND I KNEW SOMEBODY THERE, UM, AND, AND COULD TALK TO SOMEBODY AND SEE STUFF.
SO IT'S BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
UM, I HAVE ABSOLUTELY, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE BEST, THE BEST STAFF, UM, IN TERMS OF ANY RISK POOL IN CALIFORNIA, E ICH AND AMY, UM, AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE.
UM, I THINK THE RESULTS HAVE SPOKEN FOR THEMSELVES, HOW WELL WE'VE DONE SINCE THE MERGER, UM, AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, AND, AND I THINK TOO, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REMEMBER BEING THE MOST CHALLENGING WHEN WE FIRST GOT STARTED AFTER WE GOT THROUGH ALL THE INITIAL STUFF.
SO WE CAME TOGETHER IN COVID AND SO EVERYTHING WAS REMOTE AND IN, I REMEMBER IN THE BEGINNING I HATED REMOTE MEETINGS, BUT I GOT PRETTY DARN GOOD AT RUNNING A PRETTY TIGHT SHIP FOR A REMOTE MEETING AND GETTING THROUGH SOME PRETTY BIG AGENDAS.
SO, UM, AND THAT REALLY IS JUST DUE TO THE GREAT BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF THAT AND THE GREAT STAFF THAT WE HAVE.
I HAVE ONE MORE SERUM MEETING IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT I GET TO GO TO, UH, BEFORE MY, UM, MY TIME WITH RANCHO IS DONE.
UM, BUT I, I REALLY ENJOY IT AND IT, IT MEANS A LOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD NOT PUT HER MASK ON.
THAT IS THE WORST THING ABOUT THE INTERNET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING JUST A GLIMPSE OF THE INNOVATION AND IMPACT THAT JOHN HAS AND HAS MADE ACROSS THIS STATE.
THE NEXT PRESENTATION, I THINK I RECOGNIZE THIS PERSON, MR. ARMAND DEIS COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
HI, I AM COUNTY SUPERVISOR JESSE DES AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A LONG RELATIONSHIP GO BACK ABOUT THREE YEARS WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPENNESS WITH ME AND YOUR OPENING OF ARMS AND ALLOWING ME TO HELP THE CITY IN EVERY WAY.
BUT WE HAVE THIS LITTLE TOKEN OF G GRATITUDE FOR YOU.
AND IT STATES, UH, FOR YOUR, YOUR SERVICE FOR OVER A DECADE.
UH, YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THIS COMMUNITY HAS NOT GONE UNRECOGNIZED YOUR GUIDE.
THE GUIDANCE THAT THE CITY HAS HAD UNDER YOU HAS MADE THE CITY BETTER.
AND IT SHINES, IT TRULY DOES SHINE.
YOUR LEGACY OF INTEGRITY, VISION, AND STEADY LEADERSHIP WILL LEAVE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON THE CITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.
MY, MY CEO HIMSELF LOOKS UP TO YOU AND HOW YOU, HOW YOU MANAGE THINGS.
SO I HOPE YOU STILL STAY ENGAGED SOMEHOW AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AND ENJOYING YOUR ENDEAVORS IN THE FUTURE.
SO I, AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY, I MEAN, AND MANY OF YOU KNOW THIS, UM, I AM A, I I AM A BIG ADVOCATE FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
UM, IT IS TIME FOR THIS COUNTY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR WHAT IT IS, WHICH IS THE JEWEL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND, AND THE ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT DRIVES EVERYTHING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M MOST PROUD OF IS THAT I THINK WE HAVE A FANTASTIC BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO REALLY CARES ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME FANTASTIC STAFF AT
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THE COUNTY AND I'VE BEEN REALLY FORTUNATE TO WORK, UM, WITH A NUMBER OF 'EM OVER THE YEARS.I HAVE TO SAY, UH, YOUR CURRENT CEO IS SECOND TO NONE.
HE IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, JUST ONE OF THE BEST HUMAN BEINGS AND ONE OF THE BEST, UM, EXECUTIVES THAT I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH.
AND IT'S REALLY BEEN FUN TO PARTNER AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE APPROACH THAT THE BOARD HAS ALWAYS TAKEN OF LOOKING FOR THOSE PARTNERSHIPS.
IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE AND I'LL MISS OUR CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CAMPING AND TRAVEL AND STUFF.
UM, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
THEY GOTTA DO ONE WITH THE MASK, ONE WITH MASKS.
SO JUST ON A NOTE, WHEN JOHN TALKED ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR THIS COUNTY, I WENT TO A MEETING AND I TOLD JOHN I WAS GONNA STEAL THIS, BUT I'M GONNA GIVE HIM CREDIT.
HE SAID, IT'S TIME WE BROUGHT THE EMPIRE BACK TO INLAND EMPIRE BECAUSE WE REALLY ARE A JEWEL.
AND THE MORE WE WORK TOGETHER, THE STRONGER WE ARE AS A COMMUNITY AND AS A COUNTY.
SO I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO USE THAT.
WE HAVE OUR WONDERFUL PARTNERS FROM THE WATER DISTRICT.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, AND WE HAVE ONE OF OUR BOARD DIRECTOR HERE IS KEVIN KINLEY.
AND JOHN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING PARTNERSHIP.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL, COVID DROUGHT AND THE CITY HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER.
I'VE LIVED IN THIS CITY FOR OVER 55 YEARS AND I'M ALWAYS, I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE FIRST CITY AND LIONS PARK AND THE MAYOR, UH, JIM FROST AND AS A KID, AND JUST BEING ABLE TO WALK FROM MY HOUSE AROUND THE ALTIMA JUNIOR HIGH THROUGH VINEYARDS AND GROVES.
AND I LOVE THAT FEELING STILL.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY AND YOUR GUIDANCE THAT WE STILL HAVE, THAT WE HAVE THAT FEELING OF THAT OPENNESS.
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR BEING A FAITHFUL PARTNER, A THOUGHTFUL LEADER, AND A TRUE ADVOCATE FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT.
SO AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S A REALLY UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE WATER DISTRICT.
UM, IN MY CAREER I WAS ABLE TO WORK IN ANOTHER COUPLE OTHER AGENCIES WHERE WE HAD OUR OWN WATER DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND SOME PEOPLE KNOW I'VE, I'VE ALWAYS HAD, THAT WAS ACTUALLY MY, UH, GRADUATE, UH, THESIS WAS HAD TO DO WITH WATER IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SO I'VE ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST AND A FASCINATION FOR IT.
UM, AND THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WATER DISTRICT HAS ONLY GROWN STRONGER OVER THE YEARS.
UM, GREAT SET OF BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, I THINK THE WORLD OF YOUR CURRENT CEO, JOHN BOSLER, HE'S JUST THE ABSOLUTE BEST TO WORK WITH EDUARDO, YOUR WHOLE TEAM THERE.
UM, AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I REALLY WANTED TO DO WHEN I CAME TO THE CITY WAS STRENGTHEN THAT RELATIONSHIP AND REALLY WORK TOGETHER ON STUFF.
AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND, AND NOW I CAN TRULY SAY THAT WHEN PROJECTS COME BEFORE THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER THEY ARE WATER FIRST AND WE'RE WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE RIGHT NOW, OR WHETHER THEY ARE CITY FIRST, WE PARTNER WITH THE WATER DISTRICT AND YOU GUYS PARTNER WITH US.
'CAUSE THAT MAKES THE COMMUNITY BETTER.
AND YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED OUR GOALS.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT SUPPORT OVER THE YEARS.
IT REALLY DOES MEAN A LOT AND IT REALLY IS, UH, IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY AND A HIGHLIGHT OF MY CAREER.
AND I JUST RE I JUST REALIZED WHEN YOU SAID THE WATER THING, I WAS LOOKING AT YOUR BIO AND I WAS LOOKING AT BEING A LAW DEGREE PUBLIC, UH, ADMINISTRATION, A MINOR IN A LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND NOW YOU JUST START WHAT A ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL YOU ARE.
AND I TELL YOU WHAT, I CAN'T WAIT TO RUN TO, UH, GET ON THAT TRAIN WITH YOU AND A BULLET TRAIN.
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO RANCHO.
AND THAT HAS GOT TO BE THE LARGEST DROP OF WATER THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE.
I WANT A PICTURE OF KEVIN WITH THE FACE.
JOHN, I FIRST MET YOU OVER THE PHONE EIGHT YEARS AND THREE MONTHS AGO.
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AND GETTING TO KNOW YOU.AND THAT SET WHEELS OF MOTIONS THAT HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED MY LIFE OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
AND WHEN I FIRST GOT ONTO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, YOU WERE AS SUPERVISOR ARM MADERA SAID, YOU WERE VERY OPEN WITH ME AND WE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CHAT AND TALK.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITIES WE'VE HAD TO TALK AND FOR THE GUIDANCE YOU'VE GIVEN ME OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
I'M ZANE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN'S JUDY CHU'S OFFICE.
IT'S BECOMING A LITTLE BIT OF A THEME, BUT WHEN WE FIRST WERE ELECTED TO START REPRESENTING RSO, YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE TO REACH OUT TO US AND HELP US INGRATIATE OURSELF TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO I KNOW THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S, THANKFUL AND ALL FOREVER BE THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THE PROFESSIONALISM AND HELP YOU'VE GIVEN OUR OFFICE OVER THE YEARS.
IT'S BEEN JUST A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU AND I'M SO HONORED TO GET TO BE THE ONE TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND CONGRESSWOMAN JUDY.
TWO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS, SO IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW.
SO, UM, WE'RE VERY BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE SOME WONDERFUL ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UM, AND, AND I WILL SAY THIS, SO, AND I DON'T THINK, THINK YOU, YOU'RE, YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS.
SO I SIT ON, UM, ACTUALLY I'M PRESIDENT OF AN OF ANOTHER BOARD FOR A PRIVATE NONPROFIT THAT'S IN THE CONGRESSWOMAN'S DISTRICT.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE SERVICE AND THE PROFESSIONALISM THAT THE CONGRESSWOMAN AND HER OFFICE PROVIDE ISN'T JUST TO THE CITY.
IT'S TO EVERY ONE OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS.
'CAUSE WE'VE SEEN THAT AS A BOARD.
AND SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO REALLY CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY.
AND SO AS A STAFF PERSON, THAT MEANS A LOT.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALWAYS APPRECIATED THE MOST WHEN WE WOULD VISIT WASHINGTON AND WHEN WE WOULD TALK TO THE CONGRESSWOMAN, IS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW AND WHO KNOW ME, I REALLY APPRECIATE SOMEONE WHO'S A STRAIGHT SHOOTER.
AND THE CONGRESSWOMAN IS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER.
SHE TELLS YOU HOW SHE FEELS AND WHAT'S ON HER MIND.
AND I CAN REALLY RESPECT THAT.
AND IT WAS ALWAYS, UM, A VERY PLEASANT CONVERSATION TO DEAL WITH HER.
YOU GUYS STANDING IN LINE, NEED TO GRAB, BORROW MASKS FROM SOMEBODY SO WE CAN JOIN IN ON THE FUN.
I'M WITH THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN PETE AGUILAR.
AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE JOHN GILSON, THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE.
JOHN IS INCREDIBLE AND OUR CITY IS BETTER BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AS CITY MANAGER.
UM, AS YOU CAN TELL BY EVERYONE GATHERED HERE TONIGHT, THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY TRULY APPRECIATES WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
UM, AND SO WE ALSO WANTED TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION TO YOU.
SO WE HAVE ANOTHER CERTIFICATE,
UH, WHICH READS AN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF YOUR 18 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AS CITY MANAGER, THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ACHIEVED MULTIPLE MILESTONES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WILL BE FELT FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON A WELL UNDER RETIREMENT.
SO I, I JUST, YOU KNOW, I WOULD HAVE TO SHARE, UM, 'CAUSE I, I WOULDN'T FEEL RIGHT IF I DIDN'T.
YOU KNOW, I, I'VE KNOWN CONGRESSMAN AGUILAR SINCE HE WAS MAYOR PETE.
UM, AND YOU KNOW, I SEE HIM NOW AND I RECOGNIZE THAT BEING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL IN CONGRESS AGES YOU WITH THE PRESSURE AND STUFF.
UM, BUT I WILL TELL YOU ABSOLUTELY JUST ONE OF THE FINEST PEOPLE, UM, IS PETE AGUILAR.
SO I, WHAT I APPRECIATED IS THAT, UM, I REMEMBER SEVERAL CALLS OVER THE YEARS AFTER HE WAS IN CONGRESS.
I'M NOT EVEN GONNA MENTION WHAT THE ISSUES WERE 'CAUSE IT ISN'T RELEVANT.
BUT PETE HAS MY CELL PHONE AND A COUPLE OF TIMES I LITERALLY GOT UNEXPECTED CALLS FROM HIM AND, YOU KNOW, HI CONGRESSMAN, WHAT CAN I HELP WITH? IS THERE, YOU KNOW, A PROBLEM OR SOMETHING? AND YOU KNOW, HE SAID, JOHN, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I NEED TO GET A PERSPECTIVE OF A CITY MANAGER.
I REALLY TRUST THAT YOU'LL GIVE ME THE INFORMATION STRAIGHT.
AND SO HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK ABOUT.
AND THAT LEVEL OF TRUST JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, FLOWING FORWARD, I REMEMBER ONE TIME AND I THINK ELISSA WAS WITH ME.
WE WERE TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH TO DC AND WE WERE LIKE GETTING ON THE PLANE.
IT'S LIKE, HEY, THAT GUY WITH THE BALL CAP KIND OF PULL THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND HE WAS LIKE, SHH, I'M TRYING TO TRAVEL.
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AWAY YOUR SECRET, RIGHT? WE WON'T SAY WHO YOU ARE AND THAT WE KNOW YOU.SO, UM, IT PLEASE PASS ON AND I WILL LET HIM KNOW MYSELF.
BUT PLEASE PASS ON TO PETE THAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH HIM.
AND, UM, AND HIS FRIENDSHIP AND HIS TRUST OVER THE YEARS MEANS A LOT.
AND THAT I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR HIM AND HIS PRINCIPLES AND THE THINGS THAT HE STANDS FOR.
AND REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
'CAUSE HE TRULY HAS BEEN, UH, A FANTASTIC ADVOCATE, UM, FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF SENATOR GOMEZ REYES.
UH, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER HAR OBEDIENT.
AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF, UH, STATE SENATOR SASHA RENEE PEREZ.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT JOHN TO ADDRESS, BUT I'LL ADDRESS
UM, NO, WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY.
UM, WE HAVE A FABULOUS RESOLUTION FOR YOU FROM THE STATE AND THE ASSEMBLY CO-AUTHORED.
UM, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING SO WELCOMING TO ALL OF US.
I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US, ALL NEW OFFICES.
AND, UM, NO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU.
I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THIS IS THE LAST TIME, UM, YOU'LL BE IN RANCHO, BUT, UM, YOU'VE LEFT A LEGACY, SO THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, FOR THE PARTNERSHIPS AND FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR THE CITY.
SO, JUST, JUST A QUICK THING, IN CASE ANY SOMEBODY DOESN'T KNOW.
I THINK ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS THAT RANCHO DOES IS WE HAVE A REGULAR MEETING AND WE BRING ALL OUR, UM, REPRESENTATIVES, ALL OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, ALL THEIR KEY STAFF TOGETHER.
UM, AND WE, WE USUALLY HAVE SOME SNACKS AND, AND, AND FOOD IN THE MORNING.
AND WE GO THROUGH AND WE TALK ABOUT CITY PROJECTS AND WE TALK ABOUT THEIR BILLS AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT AND HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM AND THEY CAN SUPPORT US.
AND I THINK THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THE CITY HAD STARTED BEFORE I GOT HERE, BUT WE MORPHED IT AND GREW IT OVER THE YEARS.
I THINK IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU, UM, IF YOU DON'T TALK TO PEOPLE, THEN HOW CAN THEY UNDERSTAND YOU AND YOU UNDERSTAND THEM AND WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
AND SO, UM, I THINK THAT'S BEEN, UH, JUST A, A HUGE, UM, UH, FEATHER IN OUR CAP.
I THINK IT'S A BEST PRACTICE THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE.
UM, AND IT'S GREAT WHEN YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE, UM, THAT, THAT WORK FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND YOU CAN CALL 'EM UP AND TALK TO THEM OR THEY CAN TALK TO YOU AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THINGS ARE GONNA BE OF INTEREST TO THEM AND VICE VERSA.
SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE, THANK YOU ALL.
UM, I'VE WORKED WITH, WITH ALL OF YOU FOR GREATER OR LESSER AMOUNTS OF TIME, BUT, UM, THE ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU SERVE HAVE DONE TREMENDOUS WORK FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE RECORD, IT IS ACTUALLY BOTH SIDES OF THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH PROVES WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON STUFF
AS YOU CAN SEE, STATE, FEDERAL JOHN BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS BORDERS, ACROSS PARTY LINES.
AND THAT IS A MODEL FOR EVERY SINGLE CITY THAT THEY CAN DO THAT BY BUILDING COMMUNICATION, HOLDING REGULAR MEETINGS, AND JUST BEING DETERMINED TO WORK TOGETHER.
SO THAT IS A TRIBUTE TO WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND THE LEGACY, AGAIN, THAT YOU'RE LEAVING WITH ALL OF US.
OH, WELL, CARRIE, THEN GREG, OR RAY, WHATEVER YOU WANNA GO BY.
SO JOHN, IT'S REALLY TRULY AN HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND RECOGNIZE YOUR, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE REGION.
I THINK THE STEADINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COUPLED WITH YOUR JUST INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO FIGURE OUT COMPLEX SITUATIONS AND PROVIDE THOUGHTFUL ADVISEMENT, CAN NOT GO UNDERSTATED.
UM, I'M WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, SO WE GET A WINDOW INTO A BROADER SENSE OF THE REGION.
AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS REALLY INCREDIBLE.
UM, I WASN'T SURE HOW IT WAS GONNA
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GO WHEN WE STARTED THE BRIGHT LINE NEGOTIATIONS.I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED OF WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE.
AND THROUGH THE WHOLE THING, YOU'VE JUST BEEN SUCH A, UH, WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, UM, AND VERY QUICKLY FIGURED OUT I COULD HAVE CANDID CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU SAFELY, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT HAS ALLOWED US TO SHINE NOT JUST FOR THE CITY, BUT S-B-C-T-A, BUT FOR THE REGION.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH PERSONALLY, I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT YOU ENCOURAGED ME TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH ALYSSA.
AND WHAT I WANNA SHARE WITH THAT IS IT'S THAT FORESIGHT OF LEADERSHIP THAT IT GOES BEYOND YOU AND YOU ARE LEAVING US IN A VERY STABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR AGENCY S-B-C-T-A IN THE CITY, WHICH JUST STRENGTHENS THE REGION SO MUCH MORE.
AND A AGAIN, I I WILL JUST SAY WE'RE, WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE COME A LONG WAY FROM THE, THE SANDBAG DAYS TO THE, YOU KNOW, TO S-B-C-T-A AND SB COG.
UM, AND SO, UM, IT'S REALLY UNDER RAY'S LEADERSHIP IN YOURS.
UM, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU TOOK OVER.
I, THE, THE GROWTH IN SB COG IS JUST AMAZING.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS SO STRUCK WITH WHEN I CAME OUT TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, 'CAUSE I CAME FROM LA COUNTY AND I WAS USED TO, I MEAN, LA COUNTY, YOU GOT LIKE FIVE COGS.
UM, BUT WE WERE ALWAYS GETTING TOGETHER AND WORKING ON STUFF, AND I GOT OUT HERE AND IT WAS LIKE, OH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T, WE DON'T DO ANY OF THAT STUFF, JUST, JUST TRANSPORTATION.
YOU KNOW? AND SO IT WAS GREAT OVER THE YEARS TO SEE THAT GROW AND CHANGE.
WE HAVE A CHALLENGE, RIGHT? WE ARE ONE, WE ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST COUNTIES IN THE, IN THE UNITED STATES.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT EASY TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.
UM, BUT WHAT I TELL PEOPLE AND WHAT YOU GUYS EMBODY IS THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR DIFFERENCES OR YOU CAN LOOK FOR SIMILARITIES.
YOU'RE GONNA FIND WHATEVER IT IS YOU LOOK FOR.
SO IF YOU LOOK FOR THE SIMILARITIES AND THE THINGS YOU HAVE IN COMMON, YOU WILL FIND COMMON GROUND AND THINGS THAT YOU CAN WORK ON TOGETHER.
UM, AND SO, UM, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU.
I GOTTA TELL YOU, I I, YOU KNOW, UM, RAY, UH, IN OF, OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS I'VE WORKED WITH, I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH RAY.
UM, AND THEN KNOWING THAT HE HAD THE FORESIGHT, REALLY, AND IT IS HIS FORESIGHT, UM, THAT, THAT, THAT HE WANTED YOU TO BE HIS SUCCESSOR AND THAT THE BOARD AGREED AND PICKED YOU.
I THINK THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP IN THIS COUNTY, UM, IS GONNA BE BETTER THAN THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE.
AND BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE GROUNDWORK WE LAID, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BUILD ON AND DO EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.
SO I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR CARRIE.
UM, SHE KNOWS TRANSPORTATION AND STUFF INSIDE AND OUT.
UM, SHE REALLY HAS A PASSION FOR WHAT SHE DOES.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU'RE MAKING TO CONTINUE TO BUILD, STRENGTHEN, AND FORGE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
'CAUSE THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA GET STUFF DONE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT A DOUBT, YOU KNOW, UM, I MEAN BRIGHTLINE IS THE TITANIC.
UM, AND WHAT THAT SAYING, THAT SAYING, OKAY, UH, QUEEN MARY, QUEEN MARY, QUEEN MARY, QUEEN MARY, QUEEN MARY, IT'S THE QUEEN, IT'S THE QUEEN MARY, UM, OR, OR IT'S MORE REALLY, IT'S MORE LIKE THE GERALD FORD ENTERPRISE OR AIRCRAFT CARRIER, RIGHT? IT GETS WHERE IT'S GOING TO GET, WHEREVER IT'S GOING.
MIGHT NOT BE QUICK, BUT IT WILL GET THERE.
UM, BUT IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY FUN PROJECT TO WORK ON.
I LEARNED A LOT, I LEARNED A LOT FROM RAY, I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHEN THAT PROJECT'S DONE IN, I WILL JUST LEAVE IT AT A FEW YEARS OUT.
UM, AND IT'LL BE FUN TO COME AND SEE.
I THINK THAT PROJECT WILL PUT, UM, THE INLAND EMPIRE ON THE MAP.
UM, BUT I ALSO REALLY THINK IT'S THE FORESIGHT THAT RAY AND YOU HAVE HAD ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE STUFF FOR EVERYBODY, THAT THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
IT'S REALLY BEEN MY PLEASURE, AND I'VE ENJOYED, UM, WORKING ALL THE YEARS WITH, UM, S-B-C-T-A AND SB COG.
WELL, REAL QUICK, I HAVEN'T SEEN, I DON'T THINK YOUR STAFF GAVE YOU ONE OF THESE.
I'M THE, UH, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE SAN BERNARDINO, UH, COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
AND JOHN, YOU AND I HAVE WORKED TOGETHER SINCE YOU ASSUMED THIS ROLE BACK IN 2011.
I WAS IN A, A DIFFERENT CAPACITY AT THE TIME, BUT I JUST, UH, WE'VE HEARD THE WORD INTEGRITY.
WE HEARD THE MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, SAY THAT.
AND WE'VE HEARD A COUPLE OF OTHER FOLKS, UH, ECHO THAT SENTIMENT.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF CITY MANAGERS.
THIS IS THE LARGEST COUNTY, UH, IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND, UM, CITY MANAGERS COME AND GO.
AND SO FIRST OF ALL, UM, CREDIT TO THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS
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FOR, I THINK YOU'RE THE SECOND CITY MANAGER.THE CITY HAS HAD, AND IT WAS INCORPORATED BACK IN 1977, RIGHT? SO THAT'S HUGE, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTY AND YOU LOOK AROUND THE REGION, UH, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, RIGHT? BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY WHAT HAS LED THIS CITY IN THE DIRECTION THAT IT HAS GONE OVER THE YEARS.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF HOW A COMMUNITY CAN BUILD UPON ITS HERITAGE AND YET MEET THE NEEDS OF, OF THE COMMUNITY IT'S SERVING AT THE TIME.
UH, SO I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, I REALLY APPRECIATE, I'M HONORED ACTUALLY TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOU.
UH, WE DID NOT ALWAYS AGREE ON THINGS.
UM, BUT THAT'S FINE, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW THINGS ACTUALLY EVOLVE.
THAT'S HOW WE DO THINGS IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY.
BUT IN THE END, UM, WE HAVE DONE SOME REALLY FANTASTIC THINGS.
YOU JUST TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BRIGHT LINE, BRING IN HIGHSPEED RAIL TO RANCH CUCAMONGA, UH, TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, MORE IMPORTANTLY TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
UM, A NUMBER OF US IN THE ROOM HERE, WORKED REALLY HARD ON THAT.
UH, KUDOS TO BRIGHT LINE AND, AND ALL THE OTHER PARTNERS.
BUT, UH, THIS, THIS IS GONNA BE A TRANSFORMATION, AND THIS CITY IS AT THE CENTER OF IT, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IS A HUGE REASON, UH, THAT THAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING.
AND BEST WISHES, RETIREMENT IS FANTASTIC, BY THE WAY,
I, I JUST WANNA SAY TOO, UM, YES, I, I COULD NOT ECHO MORE.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH RAY, UM, FOR MANY YEARS NOW IN, IN SEVERAL ROLES.
UM, AND THE THING I ALWAYS RESPECT ABOUT, AND WE DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE, BUT THE THING I COULD ALWAYS RESPECT ABOUT RAY IS THAT HE HAD REASONS FOR HIS DECISIONS.
THEY WERE VERY PRINCIPLED, AND HE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK AND LISTEN TO EVERYBODY.
YOU CAN DISAGREE PROFESSIONALLY WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE.
AND THAT STILL DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T WIND UP WITHOUT A WIN-WIN SITUATION BECAUSE YOU, YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN.
AND IN CASE YOU ALL DON'T KNOW, I WILL SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, AND IT, AND IT WAS, IT WAS FUNNY HOW THIS CAME TOGETHER, BUT ONE OF THE, I MEAN, I ALWAYS THOUGHT, WELL, A, I MEAN, I HAVE A WONDERFUL COUNCIL OF FIVE, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE TO WORK WITH A BOARD OF 30, 29, 29, AND, YOU KNOW, I COUNT TO FIVE, THEY HAVE TO COUNT TO 29.
SO, YOU KNOW, I RECOGNIZE HOW TOUGH THEIR JOBS ARE BECAUSE THEIR BOARD MEMBERS ARE CHANGING OUT MORE FREQUENTLY.
BUT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, MANY OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STARTED UNDER RAY'S LEADERSHIP AND WITH, WITH CARRIE'S ASSISTANCE IS, UM, OF ALL THE GREAT PLACES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, YOU MAY THINK OF, UM, YOU MAY NOT KNOW THAT THE FIRST XMU, UM, THE FIRST HYDROGEN POWERED RAIL CAR IS HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
AND THAT WAS ALL THEIR VISION AND ALL THEIR LEADERSHIP.
THEY SAW THE FUTURE AND THEY GRABBED THAT.
UM, AND THEY STARTED US ON A PATH.
AND THAT REALLY SPOKE TO, UM, BEING ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE FUTURE.
AND, AND I THINK GOOD LEADERS, YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT ABILITY.
YOU, YOU CAN'T LOOK FIVE YARDS AHEAD OF YOU.
YOU HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT THE OTHER END ZONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIELD.
SO I'VE, I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED IT, RAY, OVER THE YEARS.
I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED WORKING WITH YOU.
UM, AND THE FACT THAT YOU ARE HERE TONIGHT, UH, MEANS A LOT TO ME.
AND IT'S GREAT TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF RETIREMENT TOO.
THANK YOU, MY FRIEND, ALL
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND WHAT YOU HAVE DONE.
AS YOU HAVE RECOGNIZED THREE FACETS OF JOHN'S LEADERSHIP, FINGERPRINTS, HAND PRINTS, AND FOOTPRINTS, THE THINGS THAT HE HAS TOUCHED, THE THINGS THAT HE HAS MOLDED AND SHAPED, AND THE LEGACY THAT HE IS LEAVING FOR US TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
SO THANK YOU FOR REFLECTING THOSE FACETS.
AND WE HAVE ONE FINAL PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL.
IT'S A RESOLUTION, WHEREAS THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER IS A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WHEREAS JOHN GILLISON SERVED AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE BEING APPOINTED CITY MANAGER OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA IN 2011.
WHEREAS JOHN GILLISON, CITY MANAGER DEDICATED 18 YEARS
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OF SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.AND WHEREAS JOHN GILLISON IS A VISIONARY LEADER WHOSE STRATEGIC INSIGHT, COMPASSION, AND INNOVATIVE THINKING HAVE PROFOUNDLY SHAPED THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.
AND WHEREAS CITY MANAGER JOHN GILLISON HAS TURNED COLLECTIVE THOUGHTS AND INFORMATION FROM ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION INTO COHESIVE FORWARD THINKING STRATEGIES THAT MOVE THE CITY TOWARD A RICHER, MORE UNIFIED VISION.
AND WHEREAS CITY MANAGER JOHN GILSON HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECTS THAT WILL DEFINE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FUTURE, INCLUDING FIRE STATION EIGHT, THE NINE 11 MEMORIAL PARK, SECOND STORY, AND BEYOND THE VICTORIA GARDENS CULTURAL CENTER COURTYARD, THE WEST SIDE LIBRARY, RELOCATION, THE BARK AT CENTRAL PARK, THE ALL RISK TRAINING CENTER.
AND IT'S NOT ON HERE, BUT I'M GONNA SAY IT, BRIGHT LINE WEST, COMING SOON, POSITIONING THE CITY AS A HUB OF CONNECTIVITY, OPPORTUNITY, AND INNOVATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND WHEREAS JOHN'S SERVICE TO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA WILL CONTINUE TO RESONATE, NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY, BUT ALSO WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF LEADERS WHO HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH HIM.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA GIVES ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE TO JOHN GILLISON FOR HIS COMMENDABLE SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND WISHES HIM THE BEST IN THE FUTURE.
NOT EVERYBODY GETS ONE OF THESE.
WAIT, YOU SET THIS UP, JASMINE, NOW YOU GOTTA TAKE THE PICTURES.
I, OKAY, RYAN, I'M GONNA GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT JOHN AS WELL GO WITH RYAN FIRST.
RYAN FIRST, UM, A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS.
NOT REALLY WELL FORMED, BUT JOHN, I'VE NEVER MET SOMEONE THAT DEMANDED EXCELLENCE, MORE OF THEM HIMSELF THAN ANYONE ELSE.
YOU HAVE BEEN THE MOST IMPACTFUL FORCE ON MY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.
WHEN I THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT YOU'VE TOUCHED AND HOW VAST THAT IS, I KNOW THAT YOU WILL NEVER, IT'S SO BROAD.
YOU WILL NEVER KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT YOU'VE CHANGED.
AND IF I WAS TO MAKE MYSELF A GOAL TODAY, THAT IF I CAN HAVE AS MUCH IMPACT AS MAYBE A QUARTER OF WHAT YOU'VE HAD OVER YOUR CAREER HERE, IT'LL BE MORE THAN A SUCCESSFUL LIFE, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER KNOWN SOMEONE TO SACRIFICE SO MUCH JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS.
AND THAT'S SO POWERFUL, AND YOU'VE BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ROLE MODEL FOR ME.
AND I THANK YOU AND ALLISON SO VERY MUCH FOR SHAPING A COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN ALL BE SO PROUD OF.
THE LAST, UH, WELL, THANK YOU, JOHN.
I, I'VE HAD THE UNIQUE PLEASURE OF ACTUALLY WORKING WITH YOU PRIOR TO ME BEING ON CITY COUNCIL.
SO IN THAT CAPACITY, UH, ALWAYS BEEN FAIR AND I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.
UH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE'RE GONNA MISS IS NOT ONLY THE CITY GONNA MISS YOU, BUT ARE REGIONS GONNA MISS YOU? I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ARE AWARE THAT REALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CITY MANAGERS, IT'S BETWEEN YOU AND ANOTHER CITY MANAGER THAT IS ACTUALLY RETIRING THIS YEAR TOO, THAT HAD THE, THE KNOWLEDGE, UH, INSTITUTION HERE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, AND YOU'VE, WITH THAT, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MENTOR OTHER CITY MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
I KNOW FOR A FACT THEY TELL ME HOW GREAT YOU ARE ALL THE TIME.
SO, UH, REALLY WHAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU'VE MADE A GREAT COMMUNITY.
I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.
I ENJOY, I ENJOYED GETTING YOUR INPUT, UH,
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WHEN THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE OR CHALLENGE GETTING YOUR THOUGHTS ON IT.YOU HAVE THIS BIG HEART, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH TO IT.
AND JUST THANK YOU FOR MAKING RANCHO CUCAMONGA WHAT IT IS.
IT DOES TAKE A TEAM, BUT YOU'VE KIND OF BEEN THE TEAM CAPTAIN, A LOT OF IT.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING A COMMUNITY THAT I'VE WANTED TO MOVE IN, AND I'M GLAD TO, AND MAKING A COMMUNITY THAT IS THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE ILL EMPIRE.
UM, EVEN THOUGH OUR RELATIONSHIP HAS BEEN, UH, FAIRLY SHORT, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL IN MY LIFE.
YOU ARE A MAN OF GREAT INTEGRITY AND NOBLE CHARACTER, AND YOU HAVE LAID A FOUNDATION FOR LEADERS TO BUILD UPON FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
AND AS, UH, LYNN SAID, YOUR IMPRINT IN THIS CITY WILL BE KNOWN AND RECOGNIZED ALSO FOR GENERATIONS TO COME, BECAUSE YOU'VE LEFT A TREMENDOUS LEGACY BEHIND YOU.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
IT HAS BEEN A HEART OF SERVICE AND LOVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE REAPED THE, THE BENEFITS AND THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOR.
WHAT SHE SAID, COME ON UP AND JOIN US BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE SACRIFICED A LOT OF HOURS AND THAT JOHN HAS PUT IN WHEN HE'S EVEN WEEKENDS WHEN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AWAY ON VACATION.
NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY THAT,
THANK YOU FOR, I, I JUST WANNA, I WANNA THANK THE WHOLE COUNCIL TOO.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE, RIGHT? I, I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I WAS, UM, HONESTLY, IF IT WASN'T, UM, FOR MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
SO I, I GOTTA GIVE THANKS FIRST TO HIM.
UM, YOU KNOW, E EVEN THOUGH ALLISON MARRIED ME AND I WAS ALREADY CITY MANAGER, IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE, UM, UH, THE SACRIFICE THAT A SPOUSE MAKES WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY'RE MARRIED TO SOMEONE IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE.
ELECTED OFFICIALS UNDERSTAND THIS.
UM, EXECUTIVES UNDERSTAND THIS.
UM, THERE'S JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THE PHONE CAN RING AT THE WRONG TIME, IT WILL, AND IT'LL RING WITH SOMEBODY WHO JUST NEEDS A FEW MINUTES, WHICH IS NEVER JUST A FEW MINUTES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, UM, TO ME, WHAT I WOULD SAY TO, TO EVERYBODY IS, AND, AND CERTAINLY THE MAYOR PRO TIM IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS AND, AND MAYOR MICHAEL AS WELL, WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE, UH, IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU.
SO, UM, DON'T MAKE IT ABOUT YOU.
DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS THAT WILL MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER.
PUT EVERYONE ELSE'S INTEREST FIRST.
DO NOT EXPECT ANYONE TO DO ANY MORE OR WORK ANY HARDER THAN THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU ARE WILLING TO SET FOR THEM.
SO IF YOU WANT THEM TO WORK HARD, YOU NEED TO SET THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE FIRST IN AND LAST OUT AND WORK JUST AS LONG AND WORK JUST AS HARD.
SO, UM, WHEN COVID HIT, UH, I WAS HERE IN THE OFFICE EVERY DAY, LYS AND I COME INTO WORK, UM, AND DOING EVERYTHING BIGGER, SMALL, UM, AND THAT EXAMPLE HELPED A LOT OF OUR STAFF FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT COMING BACK IN.
SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A, IT, IT, IT SOMETIMES ISN'T AS HARD AND COMPLICATED AS WE WANNA MAKE IT.
I THINK WE OVERTHINK THINGS, BUT OUR ACTIONS AND WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT DOES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
SO, UM, FOR ANYONE WHO ASPIRES TO ANY OF THOSE POSITIONS, THOSE WOULD BE KIND OF THE THE FEW SIMPLE THINGS THAT I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS.
AND I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A TREMENDOUS CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M VERY SORRY THAT, YOU KNOW, UM, SAM'S NOT HERE TONIGHT.
UM, DIANE, SOME OF THE OTHER EXCELLENT COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO WORK WITH OVER THE YEARS, UM, WHO REALLY MADE AN, HAD AN IMPACT ON ME.
UM, SOMEBODY ASKED WHAT WAS, UH, RECENTLY, TODAY ACTUALLY, WHAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL THINGS I'D EVER SEEN, AND I STILL REMEMBER IT, IT WAS, I WAS EARLY IN MY CAREER HERE, COUNCIL CHAMBERS WAS PACKED OF ANGRY PEOPLE.
WE HAD A PROJECT ON THE AGENDA.
IT WAS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT, GREAT PROJECT.
THE NEIGHBORS DID NOT WANT IT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
UM, THE COUNCIL SAT THROUGH TWO HOURS OF PUBLIC COMMENT, RESPECTFULLY LISTENED TO EVERYBODY, TOOK NOTES, AND WHEN IT WAS DONE, CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING, MADE SOME, UH, APPROPRIATE COMMENTS, AND THAT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAD HEARD WHAT PEOPLE HAD
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SAID.AND THEN I WATCHED FIVE ELECTED OFFICIALS, ONE BY ONE, AN ENTIRE CHAMBER OF ANGRY PEOPLE PROCEED TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE PROJECT BECAUSE THEY HAD A BELIEF THAT THAT WAS WHAT WAS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND AS A STAFF MEMBER, THAT HAD SUCH A HUGE IMPACT, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT WOULD'VE BEEN VERY EASY TO HAVE NOT SUPPORTED IT IN THE FACE OF THAT.
SO THAT WAS WHEN I KNEW I WAS IN A GREAT PLACE AND A GREAT COMMUNITY WITH GREAT COUNSEL.
AND EVEN THOUGH THE FACES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS, THE QUALITY OF THE LEADERSHIP, UM, HAS NOT CHANGED.
THIS IS STILL, I THINK, ONE OF THE BEST COUNCILS, IF NOT THE BEST IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA.
UM, AND THROUGHOUT THE US THEY, THEY DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.
THEY CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
AND AS A STAFF MEMBER, THAT MAKES OUR JOB A LOT EASIER.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR EVERYTHING.
OVER THE YEARS, I'VE, I'VE REALLY, UM, ENJOYED IT.
UM, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT 18 YEARS HAS PASSED BY.
I STILL REMEMBER SOME THINGS LIKE THEY WERE YESTERDAY.
UM, AND THEN OTHER TIMES I THINK BACK AND IT'S LIKE, YEAH, WELL THIS IS KIND OF MY THIRD DECADE HERE, UM, SINCE I STARTED IN 2007.
SO, UM, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE SHOWING UP TONIGHT AND, AND ALL THE, UM, ACCOLADES AND, AND ALL THE STUFF.
UM, BUT AGAIN, I WOULD JUST SAY IT REALLY ISN'T ABOUT ALL OF THAT.
IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE WE WORK WITH AND THE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES WE TOUCH.
WE ARE NOW MOVING TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE CONSENT CO CALENDAR CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL.
THEY WILL BE ACTED ON WITHOUT DISCUSSION UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER.
FOR DISCUSSION, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM D THREE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS SOCALGAS IS MY EMPLOYER.
I'D LIKE TO ALSO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE'S AN UPDATED STAFF REPORT FOR ITEM D SEVEN THAT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC AS THERE WAS A REVISION TO THE FISCAL IMPACT SECTION OF THE STAFF REPORT.
THE RECOMMENDATION, HOWEVER, REMAINS THE SAME.
I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING FROM ITEM D THREE, AS WELL AS THE UPDATED STAFF REPORT FOR D SEVEN.
MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WITH THE
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UPDATE TO ITEM D SEVEN.COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT ABSTAINING ON ITEM D THREE.
WITH THERE BEING NO ITEMS FOR SECTIONS E, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM OF BUS BUSINESS SECTION F AND THAT'S ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
ITEM F1 IS A PRELIMINARY REVIEW HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED
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A GENERAL[ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]
PLAN AMENDMENT[F1. Preliminary Review Hearing to Consider Proposed a General Plan Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment to Redesignate a 6.7 Acre Parcel from a General Plan Land Use Designation of General Open Space and Facilities to Suburban Neighborhood – Very Low and Rezone the Parcel from Parks (P) to Very Low (VL) Residential for a Property at the Southwest Corner of East Avenue and 23rd Street at 13149 23rd Street for the Purpose of Development of a Worship Center. (CITY)]
AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO RE-DESIGNATE A 6.7 ACRE PARCEL FROM A GENERAL PLANNED LAND USE DESIGNATION OF GENERAL OPEN SPACE AND FACILITIES TO SU SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, VERY LOW AND REZONE THE PARCEL FROM PARKS TO VERY LOW RESIDENTIAL FOR A PROPERTY AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST AVENUE AND 23RD STREET AT 1 3 1 4 9 20 THIRD STREET FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT OF A WORSHIP CENTER.THANK YOU MAYOR PROTI KENNEDY, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UH, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF THESE ITEMS RECENTLY RELATED TO EITHER GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS OR MASTER PLANS, UM, UNDER THE CITY'S PROCESS FOR EITHER THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR APPLICANTS TO SEEK EARLY FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL.
UH, IT'S NOT AN APPROVAL OR A DENIAL OF AN APP APPLICATION, IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FEEDBACK SO THAT APPLICANTS CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION, UM, AS THEY PROCEED THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UM, AND ALSO PROVIDE SOME GUIDANCE TO YOUR, UM, PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF IN TERMS OF, UM, ANY, UH, TWEAKS OR ADJUSTMENTS THAT MAY BE NEEDED.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE SOPHIA SERAFIN, OUR ASSISTANT PLANNER, TO
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GIVE THE STAFF REPORT FOR THIS ITEM.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROAM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS AN EARLY ACTION HEARING FOR PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN, MAP AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS AT 1 3 1 4 9 20 THIRD STREET BEFORE LATE.
TAKING A LOOK AT THE INTENDED PROPOSAL, STAFF WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE POLICY CONTEXT FOR THE EARLY ACTION HEARING.
IN 2021, COUNCIL ADOPTED A POLICY TO PROVIDE EARLY FEEDBACK ON APPLICANT INITIATED LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS, SUCH AS GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS.
THIS POLICY ALLOWS FOR APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON THEIR ENVISION PROPOSAL PRIOR, PRIOR TO A FORMAL SUBMITTAL AND INVESTING SIGNIFICANT COSTS AND RESOURCES INTO THE PROJECT.
THE FEEDBACK FROM COUNCIL DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPROVAL, A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE APPROVAL, NOR A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
IT WILL INSTEAD ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON WHETHER TO PURSUE THE LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
THE EARLY ACTION HEARING ITEM WAS SUBMITTED BY VERB CHURCH, WHO IS CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THE SUBJECT PARCEL.
THEY INTEND TO PROPOSE A GENERAL PLAN MAP, AMENDMENT, AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ON THE 6.7 ACRE PARCEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT OF A WORSHIP CENTER.
AS THE CURRENT DESIGNATIONS DO NOT SUPPORT OR ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WORSHIP CENTER ON THE SITE, THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST AVENUE AND 23RD STREET AT 1 3 1 4 9 20 THIRD STREET.
THE FOLLOWING MAP SHOWS THE EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF THE SITE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE SUBJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS GENERAL OPEN SPACE AND FACILITIES.
THIS DESIGNATION IS INTENDED FOR RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, PUBLIC UTILITY AND FLOOD CONTROL USES AND SYSTEMS THAT ARE OWNED BY PUBLIC AGENCIES.
THIS MAP SHOWS THE EXISTING ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF THE SUB SUBJECT SITE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS PARKS WHILE THIS ZONING DESIGNATION PERMITS ASSEMBLE USES BY RIGHT.
THERE ARE NO DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN PLACE TO PERMIT DEVELOPMENT.
THE APPLICANT PLANS TO REQUEST TO RE DESIGNATE THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION OF THE SITE FROM GENERAL OPEN SPACE AND FACILITIES TO SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, VERY LOW, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR APPROXIMATELY 13 UNITS TO BE DEVELOPED ON SITE, AS WELL AS LIMITED NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING CIVIC USES SUCH AS ASSEMBLY USES.
THEY ALSO INTEND TO REQUEST TO REZONE THE AREA FROM PARKS TO VERY LOW RESIDENTIAL TO ALIGN WITH THE DENSITY AND USES PERMITTED UNDER THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THE INTENDED PROPOSAL FOR THE SITE UNDER VERVE CHURCH WOULD BE TO DEVELOP A MULTI-PHASE WORSHIP CENTER THAT CONTAINS A WORSHIP CENTER, A STUDENT CENTER, CLASSROOM, FACILITIES, AND VARIOUS ONSITE IMPROVEMENTS.
THE FOLLOWING MAP HIGHLIGHTS THE INTENDED GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT REQUEST TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT SITE FROM GENERAL OPEN SPACE AND FACILITIES TO SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS DESIGNATION ALIGNS WITH THE SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, VERY LOW DESIGNATION TO THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE SITE.
THIS MAP HIGHLIGHTS THE INTENDED ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REQUEST THE, TO REQUEST TO CHANGE THE SITE FROM PARKS TO VERY LOW RESIDENTIAL.
THIS MAP AMENDMENT SIMILARLY ALIGNS WITH THESE ZONING DESIGNATIONS TO THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST OF THE SUBJECT SITE.
SOME OF THE BENEFITS THAT CAN BE GENERATED FROM THE POTENTIAL MAP AMENDMENTS INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR HOUSING COMPATIBILITY WITH SURROUNDING DES DESIGNATIONS AND THE PROMOTION OF INFILL DEVELOPMENT IN TERMS OF HOUSING RESIDENTIAL UNITS COULD BE PROPOSED FOR THE SITE.
SHOULD THE FUTURE OWNER DECIDE TO PURSUE SUCH AN ACTION AS THE PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS WOULD SUPPORT SUCH DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO ALSO CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE CITY SHARE OF THE ARENA, POTENTIAL MAP AMENDMENTS WOULD ALSO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT DESIGNATIONS ON THE BLOCK THAT THE SITE FALLS WITHIN WITH SITES EITHER CONTAINING A GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE, DESIGNATION OF GENERAL OPEN SPACE AND FACILITIES OR SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, VERY LOW AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF EITHER PARKS OR VERY LOW RESIDENTIAL.
PROVIDING THE SITE WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO CHANGE GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS TO INCREASE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IS SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL PLAN.
GENERAL PLAN, PROVIDED THE PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS REMAIN COMPATIBLE AS IS ACHIEVED WITH THE CURRENT PROPOSAL.
LASTLY, THE SUBJECT SITE HAS BEEN VACANT AND UNDEVELOPED PRIOR TO, SINCE PRIOR TO CITY INCORPORATION.
THE CURRENT GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS ARE INTENDED FOR DEVELOPMENT BY A PUBLIC AGENCY.
BUT AS THIS HAS NOT OCCURRED AND THE SITE IS PRIVATELY OWNED, RE DESIGNATING THE PARCEL TO ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON A HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED INFILL SITE IS ENCOURAGED.
WHILE THE POTENTIAL GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO CREATE ADVERSE EFFECTS, THE A PERCEIVED LOSS OF LAND FOR OPEN SPACE MAY BE PRESENT AS THIS EARLY ACTION HEARING DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY FORM OF APPROVAL FOR THE INTENDED PROPOSAL.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL PROVIDE
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COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT SUCH THAT THEY CAN DETERMINE THEIR NEXT STEPS.IF SUGGESTIONS OR ALTERATIONS ARE PROVIDED THAT THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE, THE APPLICANT CAN WORK WITH PLANNING STAFF TO MAKE THOSE REVISIONS OR EXPLORE A NEW PROPOSAL.
THE APPLICANT IS ABLE TO REQUEST THAT THE REVISED PROPOSAL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL EARLY FEEDBACK, UH, FROM THE COUNCIL IF DESIRED.
ONCE THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED SUFFICIENT FEEDBACK ON THEIR INTENDED PROPOSAL, THEY CAN SUBMIT FORMAL APPLICATIONS TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW.
STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL BEFORE I OPEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING? OKAY.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE APPLICANT UP TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SO.
ARE THERE ANY BUBBLE? GOOD EVENING.
I'M THE CFO OF IRV COMMUNITY CHURCH.
UH, WE, WE STARTED, UM, OUR, OUR ORGANIZATION STARTED, UH, APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS AGO.
AND, UH, WE ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE, EVERY YEAR WE DO, UH, WORK WITH, I THINK IT'S CALLED THE, MAKE SURE I GET ALL THIS CORRECT.
I'M LITTLE NERVOUS HERE, BUT, UM, WITH THE RANCHO VERDE APARTMENT COMPLEX, WE'VE TAKEN THAT ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO TRY TO HELP AND TO TRY TO BENEFIT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIFE FOR THEMSELF IN THIS GREAT COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, RECENTLY WE'VE, UM, ACTUALLY I PASSED TWO YEARS.
IT STARTED OFF WITH 60, NOW IT'S THIS LAST, UH, START FOR SCHOOL, BE BEGINNING SCHOOL.
WE HAD 102 CHILDREN SHOW UP AT CHAMPS, UH, SHOE STORE VICTORIA GARDENS.
THIS IS ONE MEMBER OF OUR CHURCH THAT, UH, PUT THIS ON AND DONATED, UH, BOUGHT EM ALL SHOES, BACKPACKS, UH, EVEN LET 'EM CHOOSE THEIR OWN JERSEYS.
YOU KNOW, SOME, IT WOULD, YOU JUST SEEN THE EXPRESSION ON THESE KIDS' FACE.
IT WAS, IT WAS AMAZING THAT, I MEAN, I CAN PICK ANY SHOE I WANT.
YEAH, YOU GO PICK ANY SHOE YOU WANT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW.
I, I, I HAVE A HEART FOR TRYING TO HELP THE YOUTH.
UH, 75% OF OUR BUDGET AT OUR CHURCH IS TO REACH THE YOUTH AND THE COMMUNITY.
UH, WE ARE VERY COMMUNITY BASED.
WE, UH, DO A LOT THROUGH HOPE THROUGH HOUSING TO TRY TO HELP, UH, THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED.
THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET A HELPING HAND TO GET AHEAD IN LIFE AND TO MAKE A LIFE TO THEMSELF IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, ANYWAY, WE'VE STARTED ON THIS.
WE'VE GOT AN ESCROW AND WE KINDA RAN INTO THE ZONING ISSUE AND WE JUST, UH, BEFORE WE SPEND ANY MORE MONEY, WE'D LIKE TO TRY TO FIND OUT IF, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN ACHIEVE TO THE COUNCIL.
I CAN TELL YOU, WE, WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT MORE CAN WE DO IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND, UM, I I BELIEVE THAT, UH, WE HAVE MADE A BIG IMPACT AND WILL, UH, MAKE EVEN A GREATER IMPACT ON THE CITY.
AND I LOVE SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL WAS MAKING AND WHAT THE CITY MANAGER WAS TALKING ABOUT.
UH, THIS IS PROBABLY NOT EST GREATEST CITY I'VE I'VE EVER BEEN IN CONTACT WITH.
I MEAN, I'VE GREW UP IN SAN BERNARDINO AND AT ONE TIME IT USED TO HAVE THAT ALL AMERICAN CITY IN 1977 STILL POSTED ON UPPER E STREET.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'VE LOST THAT AND I THINK THEY LOST SIGHT OF THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO REACH THE COMMUNITY AND, AND TO REALLY HEARING WHAT IT TAKES TO DEVELOP THAT.
UM, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE'D LIKE TO BE HERE AND CONTINUE TO BE HERE FOR MANY DECADES AS A SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND GROW WITH THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UH, I'VE, WE, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR ARCHITECT THAT OUR LEAD ARCHITECT THAT IS WITH THE, UH, PRO WITH THIS BUILDING AND IS DESIGNED A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT YOU FOLKS SEEN UP THERE.
AND, UH, ANYWAY, I'D LIKE TO HEAR HAVE HIS NAME'S.
WHY DON'T YOU ADD YOUR CALL? YES, REAL QUICK.
UH, THANK YOU SOPHIA FOR, UH, PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER.
IT'S A VERY WELL PUT TOGETHER.
UH, I JUST LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, AS, AS THE ARCHITECT, WE, WE LOOKED AT THE, WE ACTUALLY WALKED THE PARK, UH, ACROSS THE STREET AND WE SAW THAT THERE'S ANOTHER PARK THAT, WELL, IT'S OPEN SPACE.
AND WE, WE FELT IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO, UH, USE THIS SITE, UH, AS, UH, A WAY TO CONNECT THE TWO.
UM, SO THE, THE DESIGN THAT WE'VE, WE'VE PUT TOGETHER, UH, ACTUALLY CREATES A PATHWAY.
AND THAT'S ONE THING YOU KIND OF SAW IN THAT LONG LINEAR, UH, IS, IS
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ACTUALLY A PATHWAY THAT IS PARK LIKE, UH, IN BETWEEN THE BUILDINGS, UH, THAT WOULD, UH, INVITE PEOPLE JUST TO, YOU KNOW, COULD WALK THROUGH THE SPACE AND ACTUALLY BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY, UH, AND REALLY JUST OPEN TO IT.ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME HERE AND, UH, WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AND HOPEFULLY IN PRAYING THAT WE GET, YOU KNOW, YOUR APPROVAL ON THIS.
'CAUSE WE, UH, WE PLAN ON GROWING.
WE'VE, NOW, WE'RE IN OUR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, KIND OF, UM, WE'RE USING VICTORIA GARDENS THEATERS RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE GROWN THE THREE OTHER FACILITIES IN THE TIME WE'VE BEEN HERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF BE A, WE'RE A LITTLE MOBILE RIGHT NOW AND WE REALLY WANNA PLANT, PLANT OUR ROOTS IN THIS CITY EVEN DEEPER TO SEE THE GREAT THINGS THAT THIS CITY.
IS THERE MUCH, IS THERE ANY QUESTION? I'M SORRY.
I, THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS, SO STAY CLOSE.
AND SO I, I'M GONNA OPEN UP NO, THAT'S OKAY.
I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP FOR ANY HEAR ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME.
AND THEN THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE SOME QUESTIONS POSSIBLY AND GIVE YOU SOME FEEDBACK.
NO, START WITH OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNCIL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK TO THE APPLICANTS.
UM, I LIKE HOW YOU'RE TYING THE COMMUNITY AND LIKE YOU JUST SAID, CREATING THAT PATHWAY AND THAT CONNECTIVITY.
UM, I DID APPRECIATE THAT IN THE DESIGN.
UM, THE, MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE GOING TO BE ACCESS POINTS, LIKE IN AND OUT ON BOTH SIDES, OR IS IT GOING TO BE JUST A ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT, UH, BASED OFF OF THE DESIGN? COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
YEAH, IT, UH, SO FROM, UH, THE, NOW I'M FORGETTING THE STREET, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT EAST, UM, IT, IT, THERE'S A CONNECTION OR A, A CROSSWALK THAT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THIS THAT CROSSES OVER TO THE PARK.
AND THE IDEA IS THAT IT WOULD INVITE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE, UH, TO THE TOP RIGHT.
BUT YEAH, YOU CAN, THERE'S, THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE ACCESS POINTS, UM, DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, NEIGHBORING FENCES, BUT WE WOULDN'T BE, THE IDEA IS THAT IT WOULD BE RATHER OPEN.
THE ONLY FENCING THAT I THINK WE WOULD BE PUTTING UP WOULD POSSIBLY JUST BE FOR ANY KIND OF PLAYGROUNDS, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.
AND ALSO, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU MR. YOUNG, FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW YOU'VE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
I'M SORRY, CAN YOU, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT.
I JUST SAID I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR WHAT YOUR CHURCH HAS DONE AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I JUST WANNA THANK THE APPLICANTS FOR COMING THIS EVENING.
I, I THINK WE HAVE THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT YOU TO SPEND OR WASTE ANY MONEY IF THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE APPROVED.
I APPRECIATE THE CONNECTIVITY AND THE EXPLANATION OF IT.
I MEAN, IF I HEARD CORRECTLY, THIS HAS BEEN VACANT LAND SINCE BEFORE INCORPORATION, SO WE'RE TALKING YEAH, 1996.
THEY'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, FOR A LONG TIME NOW.
SO, UH, I, I CAN APPRECIATE AND SUPPORT AN IDEA THAT TRANSFORMS UNDERUTILIZED LAND INTO A, MAYBE AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY HUB THAT MAY INCREASE SOME NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND CIVIC PRIDE, BUT ALSO PROVIDES A NEW SPACE FOR WORSHIP, UH, AND FELLOWSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
SO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND THANK YOU, MR. HUTCHINSON.
I BELIEVE IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THE PROS OUTWEIGH THE CONS, SO I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN OPEN MIND AND OPEN EARS FOR STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU MR. YOUNG, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND BRINGING YOUR ARCHITECT.
AND TONIGHT WE ARE NOT APPROVING, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE JUST GIVING FEEDBACK BASED ON OUR INITIAL UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR PROJECT, AS WELL AS THE STAFF ASSESSMENT OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE SO FAR.
SO FIRST OF ALL, I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING WILLING TO FURTHER INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING THIS COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTRIC PLACE OF WORSHIP, AS WELL AS AN ED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR, FOR CHILDREN IN OUR CITY.
I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND A LITTLE FEEDBACK.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CONCEPTUAL DESIGN THAT YOU'VE PRESENTED.
I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR PHASE TIMELINE.
WHAT DO YOU ANTICIPATE, I NOTICE THIS IS IN DIFFERENT PHASES.
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THIS PROJECT TO TAKE FROM START TO FINISH? WELL, SO PHASE ONE, WE'D LIKE TO START AS SOON AS WE CAN GET DRAWINGS INTO THE, UH, BILLING DEPARTMENT.BUT, UH, IT'S, THE PHASE ONE WOULD NOT BE THE ENTIRE SITE.
IT WOULD PROBABLY DEVELOP ABOUT HALF OF IT.
UH, AND THE, UH, WE HAVE, IF YOU GO BACK TO THE PLAN REAL QUICK, I CAN JUST SHOW, UH, BUILDING A, UH, WOULD BE A, A PERMANENT BUILDING THAT WE WOULD START WITH THAT, THAT WOULD HAVE INTERIM WORSHIP IN THERE.
AND THEN WHERE THE E IS IS WHERE WE WOULD PUT, UM, A COUPLE MODULARS TO FOR KIDS.
UH, BUT THEN, UH, PHASE OR BUILDINGS, C AND B WOULD BE THE CHILDREN'S BUILDING AND WORSHIP CENTER.
AND THEN THE A WOULD THEN BECOME A YOUTH, UH, STUDENT TYPE BUILDING, UH, AND THEN PARK-LIKE STILL KEEPING THAT.
AND THEN ONCE WE REMOVE THE, UH, THE MODULARS, YOU, YOU HAVE THAT, UH, PARK-LIKE AREA IN BETWEEN.
UH, I DON'T KNOW, IN TERM, IN TERMS OF TIMING, UH, PHASE ONE RIGHT AWAY, THESE GUYS ARE GONNA GROW.
UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK BECAUSE OF THE NEIGHBORING AREA, UH, IS GETTING MORE RESIDENTIAL.
SO I, I THINK THEY'VE GOT GOOD PROSPECTS TO, SO ARE, ARE WE THINKING 1, 3, 5? IS THIS A 10 YEAR, FIVE YEAR PROJECT? I, I THINK THEY WOULD TRY, WANNA SHOOT FOR ONCE THEY GET ON SITE, UH, WITHIN PROBABLY A FEW YEARS THEY POSSIBLY COULD START THE NEXT PHASE.
SO MAYBE FIVE YEARS BEING PHASE TWO.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST HURDLES WE FIND IN THESE TYPE OF INFILL PROJECTS IS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK AND IMPACT IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC AND CONSTRUCTION.
SO WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO MINIMIZE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AS YOU BUILD OUT THESE PHASES? I'M SORRY, UH, COULD YOU, CONSTRUCTION IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION CONGESTION, HOW DO YOU PLAN TO OUTREACH? DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH OKAY.
TO GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS AN INFILL PROJECT AND THAT IS DIFFICULT WHEN, FOR THE COMMUNITY WHEN YOU DO THESE TYPES OF PROJECT YEAH.
AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING.
I, I BELIEVE, WE'LL, WE'LL PROBABLY USE 23RD STREET FOR THAT.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT IMPROVED, SO KEEP IT OFF THE MAIN EAST AVENUE, WHICH YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THERE AND TRACK IT MORE OFF, OFF TO, I MEAN, RIGHT NOW IT'S, THEY GOT A MEDIUM THERE JUST BLOCKING IT, BUT THERE IS NO STREET THERE.
THERE'S A STREET SIGN, BUT IT'S JUST, IT'S BASICALLY DIRT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THERE.
AND WE WOULD DO EVERYTHING AND FOLLOW WHATEVER THE CITY GUIDELINES ARE.
I MEAN, WE WOULD REALLY, I WOULD WANNA LOOK TO THEM AND SAY, OKAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO THE LEAST AMOUNT OF IMPACT AND TO GET COMMUNITY SUPPORT? WE DON'T WANT, WE WANNA IMPACT GOOD, NOT BAD.
SO I WOULD REALLY PROBABLY LOOK TO THEM FOR MORE OF THAT.
UH, WE HAVEN'T HIRED A GENERAL CONTRACTOR YET, UM, BUT WHEN WE DO, WE, WE WILL MEET WITH EVERYBODY AND, AND I THINK THAT'D BE, THAT'S A BIG THING WE WILL, WE WILL, UH, BRING UP WITH, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU MEET THESE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH IMPACT.
LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YEAH, WE'D LIKE TO SIGN THEIR FUTURE HOME OUTREACH, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, AND WE'LL INCORPORATE IT IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO NOW.
I MEAN, UM, IT'S REALLY EXCITING.
I GOTTA TELL YOU FOLKS, EVER SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN RANCHO, UH, MAN, YOU, YOU FOLKS ARE VERY, UH, POSITIVE ABOUT CHURCH INVOLVEMENT.
AND I BELIEVE THAT HAS HAD SUCH A GREAT IMPACT ON THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE BASICS.
I MEAN, GOOD MORALS, GOOD, JUST THINGS THAT ARE BEING, AND I, AND I SEE A LOT OF CHURCHES THAT YOU'VE ALLOWED AND IT, IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING, HONESTLY.
IT REALLY IS THAT WE HAVE A CITY THAT FOCUSES ON, UM, LET'S KEEP THIS COMMUNITY GOOD.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT AND TRY TO HELP THE YOUTH.
I HOPE I, I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET OFF.
NO, THAT'S, WE'RE GONNA LOOK TO YOUR GUIDANCE OR THIS, OR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENTS STAFF AND MAKE SURE THAT WE STAFF WILL DO A GOOD JOB.
OKAY, MY LAST COMMENT YES, IS ABOUT YOUR BAPTISMAL POOL, UHHUH
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW YOU'RE GOING TO PROTECT THAT AREA AND MAINTENANCE.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CONCEPT, BUT PERHAPS A LITTLE UNREALISTIC IN
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BEING OUTSIDE BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE TO MINIMIZE CHILDREN FROM USING THAT POOL.OH, YEAH, THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THE SAFETY ASPECT, AS WELL AS THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT TYPE.
AND IF IT'S EMPTY, IT BECOMES A SKATEBOARD PARK.
SO WE'VE GOT, UH, LOTS OF EXPERIENCE, UH, WITH, UM, OUTDOOR, UH, FOUNTAINS AND, AND BAPTISMAL POOLS, UM, WHERE THERE'S, UH, METHODS WHERE YOU CAN HAVE IT, UM, WITH A GRATE AND, AND, AND ROCKS BASICALLY.
SO IT LOOKS VERY NATURAL, BUT IT'S REALLY NOT VERY DEEP AT ALL.
THEN YOU TAKE THE ROCKS AND YOU AND THE, AND THE GRATE OUT, AND THEN YOU CAN, IT'LL BECOME DEEPER, YOU KNOW? I SEE.
SO THERE, THERE'S, THAT'S ONE METHOD OF DOING IT.
BUT YEAH, TYPICALLY IT'S, IT LOOKS REALLY NICE, YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A, LIKE A VERY, UH, SHALLOW, UH, FOUNTAIN, BUT THEN IT TRANSFORMS. OKAY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND THAT'S YOUR FEEDBACK AND WORKING WITH STAFF FOR, FOR NEXT STEPS.
WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM G THAT'S ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ITEMS G ONE THROUGH G THREE WILL BE PRESENTED AND ACTED UPON CONCURRENTLY BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE BOARD.
ITEM G ONE CONCERNS PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER FD DASH
[G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT]
0 6 0[G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. FD-060, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, With Errata, Together With Certain Changes, Modifications, Amendments, Additions, Deletions, and Exceptions; Providing for the Issuance of Permits and Collection of Fees; and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination. (ORDINANCE NO. FD-060) (FIRE)]
[G2. Public Hearing for Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. FD-061, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District Adopting by Reference the 2025 California Fire Code, With Errata, Together With Certain Changes, Modifications, Amendments, Additions, Deletions, and Exceptions; Providing for the Issuance of Permits and Collection of Fees; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances; and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination. (ORDINANCE NO. FD-061) (FIRE)]
TO BE READ BY TITLE[G3. Public Hearing for Consideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1048 to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Adopting the 2025 Edition of the California Building (model) Codes and the 2024 Edition of the International Building Codes. (ORDINANCE NO. 1048) (CITY)]
ONLY, ONLY, AND WAIVE FURTHER READING AND ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE URBAN INTERFACE CODE WITH ADA, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES AND APPROVING A-C-E-Q-A EXEMPTION DETERMINATION.ITEM G TWO IS PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER FD DASH 0 6 1 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING AND ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CO CODE WITH ADA.
IS THAT IT, MR. ATTORNEY? 'CAUSE I'M GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT WHEN I GET HOME.
ADA OR ADA? ADA TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES, REPEALING COL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND APPROVING A CQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION.
AND FINALLY, G THREE PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 8 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING, ADOPTING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING MODEL CODES AND THE 2024 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODES.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TIMM KENNEDY.
SO, UM, ZACH AND SHANE EACH HAVE A HALF HOUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT,
SO
I THINK IT MIGHT'VE TAKEN YOU LONGER TO DO THE TITLE, I THINK SO.
UM, THEN IT WILL TAKE THEM TO DO THE STAFF REPORT.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, ONLY IN GOVERNMENT WOULD WE HAVE CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXCEPTIONS, WHICH I THINK IS REDUNDANT THREE TIMES
UM, WE COULD HAVE JUST SAID CHANGES.
UH, SO THIS IS, THESE ARE IMPORTANT ITEMS. UM, THEY ALL DO RELATE TOGETHER.
UM, AND ZACH AND SHANE, ALL KIDDING ASIDE OF PUTTING IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK ON THIS, UM, THE, SOME OF THESE CHANGES, OR MOST OF THESE ARE DRIVEN BY NEW CODE CYCLES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND CHANGES THE STATE HAS MADE THAT WE'RE ALL REQUIRED TO CATCH UP WITH.
BUT BOTH THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF THOUGHT OF HOW TO ENSURE THAT GOING FORWARD, WE CAN GET AHEAD OF SOME OF THIS, AND IF YOU WILL, PROACTIVELY TRY AND USE THIS TO
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MITIGATE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WHO LIVE IN HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES WITH JUST GETTING ANY INSURANCE PERIOD.SO, UM, A LOT OF THOUGHT HAS BEEN PUT INTO SOME, UM, I THINK IN, IN SCOPE, PRETTY MODEST CHANGES THAT WILL HAVE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, UM, FOR HOMEOWNERS IN THE END, WE THINK.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO, UH, SHANE ADAMS, OUR FIRE MARSHAL, AND ZACH NEIGHBORS OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY SERVICES DIRECTOR, AND THEY CAN WALK YOU THROUGH THE SCOPE OF THESE CHANGES.
GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
TONIGHT, WE HAVE BEFORE YOU THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MODEL CODES.
EVERY THREE YEARS, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLISHES NEW BUILDING OF FIRE MODEL CODES, WHICH ARE BASED ON THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BUILDING OF FIRE CODES.
THE STATE MANDATES THAT ALL CITIES ADOPT THE STATE CODES, BUT ALLOWS FOR EACH CITY TO AMEND THE CODES BASED ON CLIMACTIC, TOPOGRAPHICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS.
SUCH CONDITIONS IN OUR CASE INCLUDE SANTA ANA WINDS, STEEP SLOPES, A HISTORY OF FLOODING EVENTS, AND A SIGNIFICANT WILDFIRE POTENTIAL.
THE AMENDMENTS WE'RE PROPOSING TO THE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS TAKE THESE LOCAL CONDITIONS INTO CONSIDERATION.
APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 8 WOULD ESTABLISH THE ABILITY TO ADMINISTER THE BUILDING MODEL CODES, ISSUE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, AND COLLECT FEES FOR PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION SERVICES.
BUILDING SAFETY IS NOT PROPOSING SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS FROM THE MODEL CODES, AS WE HAVE NOT MADE ANY SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATIONS FROM THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AMENDMENTS.
IN ORDINANCE 1 0 1 1, WHICH ESTABLISHED MINIMUM GUIDELINES, THE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, THE NEW BUILDING MODEL CODES WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026.
AND THE BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT WILL WORK, UH, BE WORKING TO DEVELOP NEW CHECKLISTS AND RESOURCES TO HELP EDUCATE LOCAL CONTRACTORS AND DEVELOPERS AS WELL AS HOMEOWNERS ON THE NEW CODE CHANGES.
WE'LL ALSO MAKE THESE NEW CHECKLISTS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE, AND THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TEAM WILL ASSIST US BY USING THEIR RESOURCES TO HELP INFORM RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES ON THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW CODES AND HOW THESE CODES AND AMENDMENTS SUPPORT THE VALUES OF SAFETY AND RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL PASS IT OVER TO SHANE ADAMS. THANK YOU.
SO ORDINANCE NUMBER, UH, FD 0 6 0 ADOPTS THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE.
AND THIS IS AN ENTIRELY NEW CODE THAT FUNCTIONS SIMILAR AS AN OVERLAY TO THE, UH, BUILDING AND FIRE CODE SIMILAR TO THE MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, OR PLUMBING CODE.
UM, WHAT THIS DOCUMENT DOES IS BRINGS ALL THE WILDFIRE REQUIREMENTS, UM, FROM THE BUILDING CODE AND THE FIRE CODE INTO ONE, UH, CENTRAL LOCATION THAT THAT IS IN THE, THE NEW WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE.
UM, THIS ALIGNS WITH THE, THE STATE'S WORK AND, UM, WITH THE PROGRESS THAT THEY'VE MADE, UH, WITH THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES.
SO THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES, AND THAT MAP WAS ADOPTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, UM, BASED ON THE STATE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OF WILDFIRE HAZARDS.
SO ONE EX, UM, EXAMPLE OF, OF WHAT THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE ESTABLISHES IS WHAT'S CONSIDERED A ZONE ZERO.
UM, ZONE ZERO IS A FIVE FOOT COMBUSTIBLE EXCLUSION ZONE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF A STRUCTURE.
AND SO, UM, STUDIES SHOW THAT THAT CREATES 40% RESILIENCY, UH, TO A STRUCTURE IN THE EVENT THAT THERE'S A WILDFIRE PROGRESSING ONTO THAT STRUCTURE, THAT THE FIVE FOOT COMBUSTIBLE EXCLUSION ZONE WOULD POTENTIALLY, UM, INCREASE THAT RESILIENCY BY 40%.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL DEVELOPS, UM, IS DEVELOPING THE REGULATIONS WE'RE MORE RESTRICTIVE, UM, WE'RE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHAT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IS DOING.
UM, THEY'RE STILL PROMULGATING THEIR, THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ZONE ZERO, BUT THEY'RE POTENTIALLY ALLOWING CERTAIN, UM, VEGETATION SPECIES.
WHEREAS IN RANCH CUCAMONGA, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL ZONE ZERO, UM, SINCE OUR PREVIOUS CODE ADOPTION CYCLE.
UM, SO OUR PRIMARY GOAL WITH THIS, UM, SPECIFIC CODE, THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE, IS TO CREATE MORE VALUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, AND WE'RE DOING THIS THROUGH THIS CODE ADOPTION CYCLE.
UM, ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THROUGH THE INSTITUTE OF,
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UM, INSURANCE, INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS AND HOME SAFETY, OR IBHS, AND THEY'RE A, UH, RESEARCH COMPONENT OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.WHAT THEY'VE DONE IS FULL SCALE, UH, FIRE TESTING OF STRUCTURES, AND THEY SEE HOW THEY BURN AND WHERE, UM, STRUCTURES ARE FIRST IGNITED.
AND SO THEY'VE CREATED A FRAMEWORK WITH THE WILDFIRE PREPARED HOME THAT'S REALLY, UH, INTENDED TO BE A, A CHECKLIST FOR HOMEOWNERS TO BE ABLE TO SELF-CERTIFY THAT THEIR, THEIR STRUCTURES WOULD MEET THE LATEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE, UM, FIRE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
UM, IN OUR CODE ANALYSIS, LOOKING AT OUR PREVIOUS CODES AND BEING MORE RESTRICTIVE, UM, WE FOUND THAT WE WERE VERY, VERY CLOSE, CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THE WILDFIRE PREPARED PROGRAM.
AND, UM, A FEW THANK YOU, ZACH.
A FEW OF THESE, UM, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THEY'RE MAKING ARE, ARE WHERE OUR AMENDMENTS WOULD REALLY TAKE OVER THROUGH OUR CODE ADOPTION.
UM, SO THE WILDFIRE PREPARED HOME PROGRAM LOOKS AT ALL ASPECTS OF IGNITION, UH, RESISTANCE AND RECOMMENDS MEASURES TO PREVENT THE STRUCTURE IGNITION IN THE EVENT OF A WILDFIRE.
IT'S INTENDED TO BE THE SELF-CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR HOMEOWNERS, BUT AGAIN, LIKE THE ZONE ZERO, UH, THE BUILDING FEATURES, UM, DEFENSIBLE SPACE LANDSCAPING IS WHERE, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO ALIGN WITH THE, UH, INSURANCE INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE INSURANCE.
UM, SO OUR CODE OF ADOPTION ALIGNS TO THIS IBHS PRINCIPLES, UM, AND REALLY WHERE OUR, OUR PRIMARY AMENDMENTS ALIGN IS, UM, SCREEN MESH IN SKYLIGHTS.
IF THE SKYLIGHT IS OPENABLE, UM, NON-COMBUSTIBLE FORCED EXHAUST VENTS, AND TWO LAYERS OF TEMPERED GLASS WINDOWS AND DOORS.
UM, THOSE, UM, STUDIES SHOW FROM THE IBHS THAT THOSE ARE, UM, THE CODE IS CURRENTLY SILENT ON, BUT THAT THEIR RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THOSE, UM, THREE FACTORS REALLY, UH, DRIVE RESILIENCY, UM, FOR STRUCTURES.
UM, SO AS THESE AMENDMENTS HAVE ADDITIONAL COST TO THE CONSTRUCTION, UM, REALLY OUR FOCUS BECOMES ON THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR, FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.
UM, THAT RETURN ON INVESTMENT IS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO SAVE ON THEIR INSURANCE PREMIUMS. AND IN CERTAIN CASES, AS IT'S BEEN REPORTED TO US, THAT APPROXIMATELY MILLION DOLLARS OF INSURED PROPERTY, UM, DECREASED FROM $11,000 A YEAR IN PREMIUMS TO LESS THAN $900 ANNUALLY.
UM, IBHS IS A, IS A, A, UM, PRIMARILY, UM, UH, IT, IT'S, I'M SORRY, 50% OF THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CARRIERS MAKE UP THE IBHS AND, UM, 80% OF RESIDENTIAL INSURANCE CARRIERS, UH, COMPRISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF IBHS.
SO AS A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU HAVE A 50%, IF YOU'RE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNER, OR 80% LIKELIHOOD, UM, THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE PROTECTED AND COVERED BY THE IBHS.
IN THE EVENT THAT, UM, THAT THE CODE IS ADOPTED TONIGHT, UM, WITH ORDINANCE NUMBER FD 0 6 1, UM, IT ESTABLISHES THE ABILITY TO ADMINISTER THE FIRE CODE AND THERE'S NO MAJOR ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS.
UM, IT'S JUST A NON-SUBSTANTIVE REORGANIZATION OF THE DOCUMENT AS IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST.
AND WITH THAT, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL BEFORE I OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING SAYING NONE.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE, LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT OVER FOR QUESTIONS.
FINAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? YES, MAYOR PRODA, PLEASE, MR. HUTCHINSON.
UM, I'M VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH INTERFACE WITH THE NATIONAL FOREST UP THERE THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROTECT OUR CITY.
UM, SO WE DON'T HAVE THE DEVASTATION THAT HAPPENED FROM 2003 AND OTHER FIRES THAT HAVE TORN THROUGH HERE.
ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS VERY LIMITED, UM, TO PROVIDE RELIEF, FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM HIGH PREMIUMS IN INSURANCE IS, IS AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT.
AND THAT'S REALLY ICING ON THE CAKE FOR THIS.
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FOR REALLY PROVIDING SOMETHING VERY TANGIBLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT, I MEAN, I WAS IN THE ECHO HIS COMMENT.
IF YOU CAN SAVE OUR RESIDENTS ANY MONIES, ESPECIALLY THAT SIGNIFICANT, THAT WOULD BE OUTSTANDING.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION AT THIS TIME TO APPROVE RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEMS G ONE AND G TWO AND WAIVE FULL READINGS AND ADOPT FIRE BOARD ORDINANCES FD DASH 0 6 0 AND FD DASH 0 6 1 BY TITLE ONLY.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE WITH ADA, TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES AND APPROVING A CA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION AND ORDINANCE NUMBER FD DASH 0 6 1 AND ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE WITH ADA TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS, AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS AND EXEMPTIONS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND COLLECTION OF FEES, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND APPROVING A CQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT WITH MAYOR MICHAEL, ABSENT.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM G THREE WA FULL READING AND ADOPT CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 8 BY TITLE ONLY.
MADAM CITY CLERK, IF I COULD GET A MOTION MAYOR PROTO.
SO SECOND, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 8.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, INCORPORATING THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE VOLUMES ONE AND 2 20 24 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES THERE TOO.
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE INCORPORATING THE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE 2024 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES THERE TOO.
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM MECHANICAL CODE 2024 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES THERE TOO.
THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE INCORPORATING THE UNIFORM PLUMBING CODE 2024 EDITION, INCLUDING APPENDICES THERETO, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE INCORPORATING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE 2026 EDITION, INCLUDING ANNEXES THERETO, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES THERETO, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, INCLUDING APPENDICES THERETO, THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCE STANDARD CODE, THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, AND THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE TOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS, ADDITIONS, EXCEPTIONS, AND PENALTIES.
AND AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE.
I'M SO GLAD YOU ONLY READ THE TITLE.
THOSE PRESENT WITH MAYOR MICHAEL ABSENT.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR REPORT TONIGHT TAKES US TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM G FOUR FOR CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 9 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.100
[G4. Public Hearing for Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1049, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Amending Chapter 17.100 of Article V of Title 17 of the Municipal Code to Update the Regulations Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) in Compliance with State Law and to Establish a Bonus ADU Program. This Item is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(h) and 15061(b)(3). (ORDINANCE NO. 1049) (CITY)]
OF ARTICLE FIVE OF TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE REGULATIONS REGARD REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR ADU AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS J ADU IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW.AND TO ESTABLISH A BONUS A DU PROGRAM, THIS ITEM IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS CA PURSUANT TO STATE CA GUIDELINES SECTION 1 5 2 8 2
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SUBSECTION H AND 1 5 0 6 1 SUBSECTION B THREE, MR. CITY MANAGER, MAYOR PROM KENNEDY, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR THE STATE LEGISLATURE MAKES IT THEIR GOAL TO PASS AT LEAST A HUNDRED BILLS RELATED TO HOUSING, UM, JUST SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP PLANNERS AND ATTORNEYS BUSY CHANGING THE LAW.
UM, THIS IS ONE OF MANY OF THOSE SETS OF CHANGES, UM, AS THEY HAVE CONTINUED OVER THE YEARS TO ADDRESS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, UM, AS IT EXISTS IN CALIFORNIA BY FOCUSING A LOT ON WHAT ARE CALLED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
SO, UM, I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO OUR ASSISTANT PLANNER, STACY LEE, TO GO THROUGH WITH YOU, UM, WHAT THESE CHANGES ENCOMPASS AND HOW IT WILL BRING US INTO ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATE.
THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PROTA AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 17.1 HUNDRED OF ARTICLE FIVE OF OUR TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE REGULATIONS REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR ADUS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS OR J ADUS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AND TO ESTABLISH A BONUS A DU PROGRAM.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM.
THE SECOND DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN 1982.
NOW IT'S CALLED THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE.
THERE HAVE BEEN TWO CODE AMENDMENTS SINCE THEN, ONE IN 2018 AND ONE IN 2020.
AND NOW IN 2025, WE WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE ORDINANCE TO MATCH, UH, THE STATE A DU LAW AND BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO INCREASE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE BENEFIT IS THAT IT WILL COUNT TOWARDS OUR ARENA HOUSING UNITS.
AND, UM, IT'S AL IT IS ALSO A RESPONSE TO OUR COMMITMENT, UH, TO THROUGH THE PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION IN 2022.
THERE WERE TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT LARGELY IMPACTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADUS, PRIMARILY BY DEFINING OBJECTIVE STANDARDS AND INCREASING THE HEIGHT LIMITATIONS.
UH, ON THE SCREEN YOU'LL SEE A LIST OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE CHANGED THROUGH THE LEGISLATION.
IN 2023, THERE WERE SEVERAL PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT CHANGED THE STATE A DU LAW, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR CITIES TO ADOPT A PRE-APPROVED A DU PROGRAM.
THIS REQUIREMENT WAS FULFILLED BY THE BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT, AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO PLANS AVAILABLE FOR FREE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC.
AND IN 2024, MOST RECENTLY, THERE WERE THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT LARGELY IMPACTED A DU AND JADU DEVELOPMENT, PRIMARILY ALLOWING HOMEOWNERS TO LEGALIZE STRUCTURES WITHOUT PENALTY.
AND THIS RIGHT HERE, YOU'LL SEE SOME SCREENSHOTS OF THE RESOURCES THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PROVIDES TO THE PUBLIC.
UH, THIS WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE, UH, WITH, TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE.
AND FOR, AS FOR THE BONUS, A DU PROGRAM, AS PART OF THE PER HOUSING DESIGNATION, THE CITY COMMITTED TO INCREASE ALLOWABLE DENSITY AND LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
TO HONOR THIS COMMITMENT, WE CREATED A BONUS A DU PROGRAM ALLOWING AN ADDITIONAL A DU IF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET.
THE TWO ARE THAT THE LOT CONTAINS AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE OR IS PROPOSED TO HAVE ONE, AND THE LOT IS AT LEAST 20,000 SQUARE FEET IN SIZE IN LIEU OF MAIL.
NOTICE THE CITY PLACED A NOTICE IN THE INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN ON NOVEMBER 5TH, AND TO DATE, STAFF HAS NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE PUBLIC STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL PROVE THE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT BY APPROVING THE SUBJECT ORDINANCE.
STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC COMMENTS, I MEAN, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF REGARDING THIS ITEM? THEREFORE, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 9 BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
SECOND MADAM CITY CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 4 9, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER
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ONE 7.100 OF ARTICLE FIVE OF TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE REGULATIONS REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, ADUS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS J ADUS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, AND TO ESTABLISH A BONUS A DU PROGRAM AND FINDING THE ITEM TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO CQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 2 8 2 SUBSECTION H AND 1 5 0 6 1 SUBSECTION B THREE, PLEASE VOTE.MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT WITH MAYOR MICHAEL.
WE WILL MOVE NOW TO ITEM G FIVE, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 5 0 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING, AMENDING THE SECTION 12.2 0.080
[G5. Public Hearing for Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1050, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, Amending Section 12.20.080 of Chapter 12.20 of Title 12 and Sections 17.20.020 and 17.20.040 of Title 17 of the Municipal Code to Dissolve the Trails Advisory Committee. This Item is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(B)(5) and 15061(B)(3). (DRC2025-00254) (ORDINANCE NO. 1050) (CITY)]
OF CHAPTER 12.20 OF TITLE 12 AND SECTIONS ONE 7.2 0.020, AND 17.2 0.040 OF TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO DISSOLVE THE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.THIS ITEM IS EXEMPT FROM CQA PURSUANT TO STATE CA GUIDANCE SECTIONS 1 5 3 7 8, SECTION B FIVE AND 1 15 6 1 SUBSECTIONS B THREE, MR. YES, MAYOR PRO, TIM KENNEDY AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UM, THE, THE, THE TITLE IS PROBABLY LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL STAFF REPORT AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR AND, UH, SHE HAS TO GRAB A FLIGHT HERE IN A FEW HOURS, SO THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE ITEM, UM, BUT I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HER FOR A QUICK PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM, MR. SISON AND THE, AND THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A CODE AMENDMENT TO DISSOLVE THE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, TASKED WITH DISCUSSING AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S TRAIL SYSTEM AND TRAIL DESIGN STANDARDS.
SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COMMITTEE IN 1981, THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO BEEN TASKED WITH REVIEWING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING TRAIL LOCATIONS AND THE APPLICATION OF TRAIL STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WITHIN THE CITY.
THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF FIVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING TWO PLANNING COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL AS BIKE LISTS AND, AND EQUESTRIANS, AND IS SCHEDULED TO MEET MONTHLY.
THE LAST MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE WAS MAY 10TH, 2023.
SO WHAT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS? IN THE 1990S, THE CITY ADOPTED THE TRAILS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT GOVERNED STANDARDS RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF ALL NEW TRAILS.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ALMOST NO LARGE AREAS OF VACANT LAND WITHIN THE EQUESTRIAN OVERLAY WHERE THE TRAILS COMMITTEE WOULD NEED TO WEIGH IN ON TRAIL ACCESS.
DEVELOPMENT IS INFILL IN NATURE NOW WITHIN THE OVERLAY, OFTENTIMES SINGLE LOT DEVELOPMENT.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS A CONTINUAL NEED AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO STREAMLINE DEVELOPMENT.
STATE LAW CAPS THE NUMBER OF MEETINGS FOR HOUSING PROJECTS, AND WE HAVE MADE COMMITMENTS IN BOTH OUR HOUSING ELEMENT AND OUR PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION APPLICATION TO REDUCE HEARINGS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREVER PRACTICAL ELIMINATING THIS COMMITTEE GETS HOUSING PROJECTS WITHIN THE EQUESTRIAN OVERLAY ONE STEP CLOSER TO APPROVAL AND CONSTRUCTION.
IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THIS CHANGE, STAFF IS PROPOSING SOME STRATEGIC MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS TO DELETE ALL REFERENCES TO THE COMMITTEE, THEREBY DISSOLVING IT.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERED THESE CHANGES ON OCTOBER 22ND AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
WITH THAT, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL CONDUCT FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 1 0 5 0 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY WA FURTHER READING STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AT THIS TIME REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SCENE NONE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 5 0 BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
MADAM CITY CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 5 0 AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA DISSOLVING THE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVING A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT
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TO AMEND SECTION ONE 2.20080 OF CHAPTER ONE 2.20 OF TITLE 12 AND SECTIONS ONE, 7.2 0.2 AND 17.240 OF TITLE 17 OF THE UNIVERSAL CODE TO ELIMINATE REFERENCES TO THE TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXCEPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 1 15 0 6 1, SUBSECTION B THREE AND 1 5 3 7 8 SUBSECTION B FIVE, PLEASE VOTE.MOTION CARRIES BY YOU KNOWN AS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT WITH MAYOR MICHAEL.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING.
THAT IS ITEM G SIX PUBLIC HEARING.
TO CON RE TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AMENDING ELECTRIC RATES PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORITY OF CHAPTER 3.46
[G6. Public Hearing to Consider a Resolution Amending Electric Rates, Pursuant to the Requirements and Authority of Chapter 3.46 of Title 3 of the Rancho Cucamonga Municipal Code. (RESOLUTION NO. 2025-094) (CITY)]
OF TITLE THREE OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNICIPAL CODE, MR. GILLISON, MAYOR PRO TEM KENNEDY AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.SO, UM, IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, UM, RIGHT AROUND THE TIME WE WERE WORKING ON VICTORIA GARDENS, THE CITY ESTABLISHED RCMU, UH, THE ORIGINAL REASON WAS TO ADDRESS DEVELOPMENT IN WHAT WAS AT THAT TIME, 20 PLUS YEARS AGO, UM, A PRETTY LARGE UNDEVELOPED OR UNDERDEVELOPED AREA OF THE CITY.
THE GOAL BEING THAT, UM, IT WAS A PERIOD OF DEREGULATION IN CALIFORNIA AND THE CITY AND ITS LEADERSHIP SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE MORE RELIABLE ELECTRIC SERVICE AT A LOWER COST.
FAST FORWARD SEVERAL DECADES LATER, RCU AND ESTABLISHED UTILITY, UM, IT'S GONE THROUGH A TREMENDOUS GROWTH SPURT.
WE'VE GOT SOME, UM, UH, KEY INFLECTION POINTS AHEAD OF US IN RELATION TO THAT GROWTH, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO, LIKE EVERY UTILITY, EVERY, EVERY CERTAIN NUMBER OF YEARS IS UPDATE OUR ELECTRIC RATES.
THESE RATES ARE SET BY LOOKING AT, UM, A LOT OF DATA, INCLUDING WHAT WE THINK WE HAVE COMING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.
SO WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY, UM, TO GO THROUGH THOSE RATES.
UM, AND, UH, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE MIKE PARMER, OUR ENGAGEMENT AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIRECTOR THAT OUR CMU AND OUR C FIBER IS PART OF.
AND CHRIS BEMAN, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND UTILITY MANAGER, UM, WHO HELPS US WITH ALL OF THESE KEY ITEMS, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO OUR OPERATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND, UH, THESE TWO GENTLEMEN WILL GO THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT WITH YOU, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, AND THEN WE HOPE WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HEARING TO ADOPT THESE.
UM, GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
UM, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RCMU ELECTRIC RATES.
UH, FOR A BRIEF BACKGROUND, RCMU IS ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2001 AND STARTED SERVING OUR FIRST CUSTOMERS IN 2004 AS A PUBLIC OWNED UTILITY RATES ARE NOT SET BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, BUT RATHER SET LOCALLY AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL.
RATES ARE BASED ON THE ACTUAL COST TO PROVIDE ELECTRIC SERVICE AND INCLUDE OPERATING EXPENSES, UM, AND PROJECT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, OR SORRY, PROJECT OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.
BY CONTRAST, INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES TEND TO SERVE MUCH LARGER AREAS AND MORE COMPLEX TO OPERATE AND AND INCLUDE STAKEHOLDER PROFITS THAT DRIVE RATES SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
UM, RCMU ENGAGED UTILITY FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, UH, UFS AGAIN THIS YEAR TO PERFORM THE COST OF SERVICE RATE STUDY.
THIS SAME CONSULTANT THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST, UM, A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES.
AND THE LAST RATE STUDY THAT WE DID IS IN 2022.
THE COST OF SERVICE STUDY DETERMINES NET REVENUE REQUIRED TO COVER PROJECTED OPERATING EXPENSES LIKE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, POWER PURCHASE CONTRACTS, UH, PROPOSED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT.
IT ALSO DETERMINES THE COST OF SERVICE FOR EACH OF OUR RATE CLASSES FROM RESIDENTIAL TO COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL.
UM, THEN IT DETERMINES THE RATE INCREASE NECESSARY TO GET EACH RATE CLASS AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO THE COST OF SERVICE.
THE MAIN RATE CHANGE THIS YEAR FOR THE RES FOR THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER WILL BE TO BRING THE CUSTOMER CHARGE CLOSER TO THE REQUIRED COST TO SERVE THESE CUSTOMERS.
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CHARGES, THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMER CHARGES WERE ACCURATELY ADJUSTED ON PREVIOUS RATE STUDIES, AND THIS YEAR THE CHANGE IS A MINOR INCREASE TO THE ENERGY CHARGES.EVEN WITH THIS YEAR'S ADJUSTED RATES, R-C-M-R-C-M-U IS STILL PROVIDING RELIABLE POWER TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON RATES.
THIS EXAMPLE HERE SHOWS AN AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL AND THE RATE INCREASE FOR MOST OF OUR CUSTOMER RATE CLASSES.
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WILL LIKELY SEE AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $4 ON THEIR AVERAGE MONTHLY BILL AND OUR SMALL COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS SEEING, UH, AN APPROXIMATE INCREASE OF ABOUT $7 PER MONTH.
BUT ON THE AS, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL THE UH, DOLLAR FIGURES ON THE REST OF THOSE, BUT YOU KNOW, FOR THE MEDIUM COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS, THEY SEE A AVERAGE OF LIKE A ONE PER 1.4% INCREASE.
UM, WORKING WITH THE SAME RATE CONSULTANT, OUR CMU STAFF EVALUATED, UH, MULTIPLE RATE SCENARIOS TO DETERMINE RATE ADJUSTMENTS THAT SUPPORT BOTH CUSTOMER FAIRNESS AND THE LONG TERM FINANCIAL STABILITY OF OUR UTILITY.
THE STAFF AT THIS POINT RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION AMENDING OUR CMU ELECTRIC RATES, FEES AND CHARGES IF APPROVED, THESE REVISED RATES WILL TAKE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026, AND WOULD BE REFLECTED ON THE FEBRUARY, 2026 UTILITY BILLS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL BEFORE I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LI LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OF STAFF? IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2 0 2 5 0 9 4.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
THOSE PRESENT WITH MAYOR MICHAEL.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM H CITY MANAGER'S.
STAFF REPORTS, CONSIDERATION OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 5 1 TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING AND ORDINANCE THAT REPEALS ORDINANCE 89, ADOPTING A
[H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)]
[H1. Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 1051, to be Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading, an Ordinance that Repeals Ordinance 89 Adopting a Design Review Procedure. (ORDINANCE NO. 1051) (CITY)]
DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE, MR. CITY MANAGER.WE SAVED ALL THE BEST PLANNING ITEMS FOR ONE NIGHT FOR YOU GUYS.
SO, UM, THIS ORDINANCE, UH, 10 51, I'M GONNA HAVE, UH, OR INTRODUCE, UH, ACE ESTRADA, OUR MANAGEMENT ANALYST ONE, AND SHE CAN GO THROUGH THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM, BUT IT IS A, A VERY SIMPLE BUT UM, IMPORTANT CHANGE IN STREAMLINING THINGS.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 51 RELATED TO THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE DRC.
THE DRC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1979 THROUGH ORDINANCE 89 AND RESOLUTION 79 DASH 61.
BOTH THE ORDINANCE AND THE RESOLUTION PROVIDED THE DRC WITH PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW AND AUTHORIZE THE DRC, THE RIGHT TO DEVELOP ITS OWN RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CONDUCTING ITS MEETINGS AND FOR DEVELOPING ITS OWN CRITERIA AND STANDARDS.
AS THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION WERE ESTABLISHED QUITE SOME TIME AGO, PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE CITY STAFF LIAISON HANDBOOK OFFER MORE UPDATED ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS.
HOWEVER, NEITHER THE MUNICIPAL CODE NOR THE STAFF LIAISON HANDBOOK PROVIDE SUFFICIENT DETAILS SPECIFIC TO THE DRC.
THEREFORE, PLANNING STAFF DEVELOPED DRC BYLAWS WHICH PROVIDE UPDATED ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS FOR THE DRC.
THE BYLAWS ARE BRIEF AND SUCCINCT AND INTENDED TO COVER THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS.
THEY'RE WRITTEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STAFF LIAISON HANDBOOK, WHICH SERVES TO ASSIST ALL BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES AND FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS AND ADMINISTERING THE MEETINGS TO SUPPLEMENT THE BYLAWS.
INTERNAL PROCEDURES WERE ALSO CREATED AND WILL BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY TO ENSURE THE DOCUMENT REMAINS RELEVANT AND UP TO DATE ACCORDINGLY.
STAFF ALSO PREPARED RESOLUTION 2025 DASH THREE THREE TO REPEAL RESOLUTION 79 DASH 61 AND TO ADOPT THE DRC BYLAWS, THE RESOLUTION WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 22ND WITH THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION.
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STAFF HAS DETERMINED THAT ORDINANCE 89, WHICH ADOPTED THE DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE THAT ESTABLISHED THE DRC AND DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA HAS BECOME OBSOLETE.THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 51, WHICH SERVES TO REPEAL ORDINANCE 89 BY APPROVING A FIRST READING TO BE READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRE PRESENTATION.
STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM H ONE AND INTRODUCE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 5 1 BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
SO MOVE SECOND MADAM CLERK, ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 0 5 1.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 89, ADOPTING A DESIGN REVIEW PROCEDURE WHICH ESTABLISHES A DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE AND DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT WITH MAYOR MICHAEL.
ABSENT ITEM H TWO CONSIDERATION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 26, AND TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,090,670
[H2. Consideration to Receive and File the First Quarter Financial Update for the Fiscal Year 2025/26 and to Approve Additional Appropriations in the Amount of $3,090,670 in Revenues and $4,695,800 in Expenditures. (CITY/FIRE)]
IN REVENUES AND 4,000,695 800,000 IN EXPENDITURES.MR. MANAGER, MR. MAYOR PROTI, UH, KENNEDY AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
SO THIS IS OUR REGULAR QUARTERLY UPDATE.
WE HAVE A FEW MORE SUBSTANTIVE ITEMS THAN WE NORMALLY DO IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
UM, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE JEVON K OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND RICK FLIN, OUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, UH, GO OVER THE ITEMS WITH YOU GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU MR. GILSON AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR PRO TEM KENNEDY AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
TONIGHT WE'RE PRESENTING THE FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE CITY FIRE DISTRICT AND LIBRARY FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
I'LL START US OFF TONIGHT WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGETS PERFORMANCE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER AND OUR PREPARATIONS REQUESTS AFTER WHICH I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JEVON FOR AN ECONOMIC UPDATE AT A GLANCE.
OUR FINANCIALS ARE VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT WE'D EXPECT TO SEE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, AND WE'RE NOT OBSERVING ANY SIGNIFICANT VARIANCES AT THIS TIME.
WITH RESPECTS TO THE GENERAL FUND, OUR REVENUES ARE TRACKING IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS.
MAJOR REVENUE SOURCES SUCH AS PROPERTY TAXES ARE RECEIVED BY THE CITY BEGINNING DECEMBER.
SO WE'LL START TO SEE THIS, UH, COMING IN SOON.
UH, WE ARE ALSO IN REVIEW OF A REVISED PROPERTY TAX FORECAST, WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT LATER IN OUR APPROPRIATION REQUESTS.
OUR SALES TAX REMAINS STABLE AND TOT IS SHOWING A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RECEIPT IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
ONE ITEM OF NOTE IS WITH THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE Q UM, TOT IS NOW PROJECTED TO BE THE CITY'S THIRD LARGEST, UH, OR THIRD HIGHEST SINGLE REVENUE STREAM BEHIND SALES AND PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS A MEASURE A METRIC WE'LL BE MONITORING AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES.
UM, ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE TRACKING WITH EXPECTATIONS WITH ONE FISCAL QUARTER CLOSED AT THIS TIME, ALL GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENTS ALONG WITH THE LIBRARY AND FIRE DISTRICT ARE TRACKING WITH THEIR ADOPTED BUDGETS FOR THE YEAR.
THIS, UH, THIS CHART SHOWS A HIGH LEVEL VISUAL OF PERFORMANCE FOR EACH BUDGET CATEGORY AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR COMPARED TO THE LAST, UH, THE SAME PERIOD IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE GENERAL FUND IS TRACKING CLOSELY WITH ITS PERFORMANCE AT THE CLOSE OF LAST YEAR'S, UH, FIRST QUARTER, AND ALL EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES ACROSS THE THREE OPERATING BUDGETS ARE DOING THE SAME.
ONE ITEM OF NOTE IS THE LIBRARY AND FIRE DISTRICT'S REVENUE PERFORMANCE.
THOSE DO SHOW A LITTLE DEVIATION FROM PERFORMANCE IN THE FIRST QUARTER FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR, UH, THOUGH THAT'S LARGELY DUE TO FLUCTUATIONS, UH, IN THE TIMING OF NON-PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
SO THAT IS, UH, LARGELY EXPECTED FOR THIS TIME.
DIVING A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THE GENERAL FUNDS EXPENDITURES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, WE'LL NOTE THAT NEARLY EVERY DEPARTMENT IS TRACKING NEAR THE BENCHMARK OF 25% OF BUDGET FOR THIS.
UH, FIRST QUARTER ONLY A FEW DEPARTMENTS, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC WORKS ARE SHOWING A LITTLE BIT OF HIGHER BUDGET UTILITY.
UM, THIS IS DUE LARGELY TO HIGHER CONTRACTING ACTIVITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, UM, AND SIMPLY REPRESENTS ENCUMBRANCES FOR FULL YEARS WORTH OF CONTRACTS FOR OPERATIONS.
SO, UM, ALL OF THAT IS PRETTY WELL WITHIN THE NORM FOR OUR FIRST QUARTER.
WITH RESPECT TO THE LIBRARY, ALL MAJOR CATEGORIES ARE TRACKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THEIR PRIOR YEAR ACTIVITY.
NO MAJOR VARIANCES ARE REPORTED AT THIS TIME.
UH, WE WILL NOTE, YOU KNOW, OPERATIONS AND PERSONAL, UH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CATEGORIES
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ARE TRACKING A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN THE 25% BENCHMARK SIMILAR TO THE GENERAL FUND.THAT IS LARGELY DUE TO TIMING OF ENCUMBRANCES ON THE FIRE DISTRICT SIDE.
ALL CATEGORIES ARE TRACKING AS EXPECTED.
ONE ITEM OF NOTE FOR FIRE, UM, IS THAT WE'LL SEE NO ACTIVITY FOR COST ALLOCATIONS AND TRANSFERS OUT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.
THESE ARE TYPICALLY BOOKED BEGINNING IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
SO WE'LL START TO SEE THAT ACTIVITY WHEN WE COME BACK FOR THE SECOND QUARTER REPORT.
MOVING TO OUR APPROPRIATIONS CONSIDERATIONS, UM, OUR STAFF REPORT AND ATTACHMENTS, UH, OUTLINE THE LINE ITEM DETAIL FOR EACH APPROPRIATION REQUEST.
BUT TO GIVE A SUMMARY, WE WILL FIRST, UH, START WITH SOME REVENUE APPROPRIATIONS.
UH, AS YOU PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF A NEW PROPERTY TAX FORECAST FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND OUR PROPERTY TAX CONSULTANTS ARE PROJECTING A 5.3% INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX RECEIPTS.
UH, OVER THE PRIOR YEAR, OUR INITIAL BUDGET FORECAST SHOWED ABOUT A 4.1% INCREASE, SO THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT 1.2%.
UM, SO WE ARE BRINGING FORTH A MODEST REVISION TO OUR, UH, PROPERTY TAX FORECAST TO WORK THOSE PROJECTIONS INTO THE OPERATING BUDGET.
FURTHERMORE, WE WERE RECOGNIZING A FEW ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR REIMBURSEMENTS, UH, FOR DEPARTMENTAL OPERATIONS, SUCH AS ON-CALL, UH, PLAN CHECK SERVICES, UM, AS WELL AS ACKNOWLEDGING SOME ONGOING INTEREST RETURNS IN THE CITY'S INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ALTOGETHER.
FOR REVENUE APPROPRIATIONS, WE ARE RECOMMENDING AN INCREASE OF 1,602,740 FOR THE GENERAL FUND, 1,409,780 IN THE FIRE DISTRICT AND SEVEN 78,150 IN THE LIBRARY FUND.
ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING A NET TOTAL OF, UH, JUST OVER, UH, JUST UNDER 4.7 MILLION THIS EVENING.
UH, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 864,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, A REDUCTION OF EXPENSES IN THE FIRE DISTRICT OF ABOUT 850,000 AND ACROSS THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, UH, JUST UH, SHY OF 4.7 MILLION FOR THOSE MY NEXT SLIDE WILL COVER A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILS ON SOME SPECIFIC REQUESTS IN THE GENERAL FUND AND THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND, BUT I CAN REPORT THAT ALL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS REQUESTS ARE COVERED BY THE REV REVENUE REVISIONS WE'RE BRINGING THIS EVENING.
AND DO NOT UTILIZE RESERVES OR UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IN THE FIRE DISTRICT.
WE'RE RECOMMENDING A REDUCTION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXPENDITURES.
THIS REPRESENTS A CORRECTION TO A CAPITAL BUDGET, UH, THAT WAS DUPLICATED IN THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND AND A SHIFTING OF, UH, VEHICLE ACQUISITION COSTS FROM THE DISTRICT'S GENERAL FUND TO THEIR CAPITAL FUND.
IN THESE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS, THE APPROPRIATIONS REPRESENT NUMEROUS SERVICE ADDITIONS AND INCREASING CONTRACT COSTS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING LEGAL COSTS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING COSTS IN THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE.
ALL APPROPRIATIONS HAVE BEEN VETTED AND SUFFICIENT.
UH, SUFFICIENT RESERVE BALANCE DOES EXIST IN EACH FUND, UH, TO SUPPORT THOSE APPROPRIATION REQUESTS.
TO HIGHLIGHT JUST A FEW MAJOR APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT THIS EVENING, UH, THE BULK OF APPROPRIATIONS WITHIN THE SPECIAL FUNDS WERE TWO MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE CITY, UH, SPECIFICALLY THE VINEYARD AND HIGHLAND AVENUE MAJOR ARTERIAL PAVING PROJECTS FOR 2.6 MILLION AND 1.4 UH, MILLION RESPECTIVELY.
BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS WERE ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE MAJOR PROJECTS PROGRAM APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN JUNE.
HOWEVER, DUE TO, UH, AN ENTRY ERROR IN OUR BUDGET SYSTEM, UH, THESE APPROPRIATIONS DID NOT ACTUALLY MAKE OUR FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET.
SO, AS SUCH, THIS ACTION, UH, CORRECTS THAT AND RESTORES THE FUNDING TO ALLOW THOSE PROJECTS TO COMMENCE ON THE GENERAL FUND END.
UH, THE EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS ARE COMPRISED OF TWO PRIMARY ITEMS, THE FIRST BEING OUR, UH, FACILITIES, CONTRACT SERVICES IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING SEVERAL FACILITIES, MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, EMERGENCY BUILDING REPAIRS, AND UNANTICIPATED REPLACEMENT OF SEVERAL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. AND LASTLY, THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST, UH, FOR ADDITIONAL ON-CALL PLANT CHECKS SERVICES INCLUDED HERE.
UM, I WILL NOTE THAT THESE SERVICES ARE REIMBURSABLE TO THE CITY AND ARE OFFSET BY AN ACCOMPANYING REVENUE LINE TONIGHT.
WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO JEV AND K, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE ECONOMIC UPDATE.
UH, LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT IS A LEADING INDICATOR OF HOUSEHOLD STABILITY, CONSUMER SPENDING, AND LONG-TERM RESILIENCE FOR THE CITY'S SALES TAX REVENUES.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WAS 5.9% IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
AND AS IS TYPICAL, THE CITY'S RATE WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE COUNTY AT 4.9%.
THIS IS LOWER THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE AND SUGGESTS THAT THE LOCAL ECONOMY HAS REMAINED STABLE TO SUPPORT OUR MAJOR REVENUE STREAMS. AND THOUGH THIS IS SOMETHING THE CITY CLOSELY MONITORS AS LOCAL, STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL FACTORS CHANGE.
UH, TURNING TO INFLATION, THE REGION'S CPI WAS JUST OVER 4% AS OF JULY, 2025.
AND WHILE INFLATION HAS MODERATED FROM THE PEAKS WE SAW A FEW YEARS AGO, IT REMAINS ELEVATED ENOUGH THAT WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT CLOSELY.
AT THIS POINT, CURRENT CPI LEVELS ALIGN WITH THE STABLE CONDITIONS WE ARE SEEING IN OUR MAJOR REVENUE STREAMS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO TRACK THESE TRENDS CAREFULLY AS PART OF OUR ONGOING ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY'S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
SALES TAX REMAINS THE CITY'S MOST IMPORTANT
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AND CLOSELY WATCHED REVENUE SOURCE AND IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY GENERAL CONSUMER GOODS, RESTAURANTS, AND HOTELS, AND THE STATE AND COUNTY POOLS, WHICH COVERS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM ONLINE SALES.AT THIS TIME, NO SIGNIFICANT ANOMALIES HAVE EMERGED IN OUR LOCAL SALES TAX ACTIVITY AND ANTICIPATED REVENUES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY STABLE.
IN CLOSING, THE CITY'S BUDGET, PERFORMANCE AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REMAINS STRONG.
OUR KEY REVENUES ARE TRACKING WITHIN EXPECTED RANGES, ECONOMIC INDICATORS, POINT TO CONTINUOUS STABILITY, AND WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL CONCERNS AT THIS POINT IN THE FISCAL YEAR.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SPENDING PATTERNS AND TRENDS CLOSELY TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN A BALANCED AND RESILIENT FINANCIAL POSITION THROUGH THE YEAR.
AND WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE AND FILE THE FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL UPDATE AND APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATIONS FOR REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL OR STAFF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS EXCELLENT REPORT.
YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE INFORMATION YOU'VE GIVEN US IN TERMS OF OVERSIGHT AND PROJECTIONS AND WHERE WE ARE AS A CITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US AS AN ORGANIZATION.
AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO STAY ON, ON TOP OF THIS AND MAKE SURE WE ARE STABLE AND HAVE SOUND FINANCIAL BUDGET OVERSIGHT.
THIS IS A FILE AND REPORT, SO THERE'S NO ACTION AT THIS TIME, WHICH MOVES US TO COUNCIL BUSINESS.
ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS? WHAT ABOUT INTERAGENCY UPDATES? CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS? NOT TONIGHT.
WHAT? SO ARE THERE ANY IDENTIFICATION FOR ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2025?
[I. COUNCIL BUSINESS]
[I1. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.) ]
[I2. INTERAGENCY UPDATES (Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.) ]
[J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS]
SCENE? NONE.WE GOT ONE FINAL THING TO DO TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THIS WONDERFUL
[K. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING]
OCCASION.YOU GUYS NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT REPORT OR YOU HAVE NOT APPROVED THE ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION.
NOW THE MEETING BEFORE WE ADJOURN, WE HAVE ONE FINAL ITEM, BUT MR. HUTCHINSON.
SO WAIT, WE TURN AND THEN WE PULL
IT'S YOUR LAST MEETINGS COUNCIL MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY MORE OF THESE WE CAN PLAY WITH? I DON'T WHAT JUST HAPPENED? SOMEBODY THREW OUT.
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T FOLLOW.
OH, IF THERE'S STUDENTS OUT THERE THAT NEED SOMETHING SIGNED, YOU CAN COME ON UP.
ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE OUR GRADUATING SENIORS.
AND MY HEART IS ALSO A LITTLE BITTERSWEET BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST AN AMAZING MENT, THEY'RE AMAZING MENTORS FOR OUR, UM, JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES, AND FRESHMEN AND MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH LEADERS.
UM, SO I'M JUST SO HAPPY AND THRILLED, UM, TO CALL UP ONE OF THESE YOUTH LEADERS WHO HAS BEEN A PART OF THE PROGRAM FOR JUST ONLY TWO YEARS, BUT HAS MADE SUCH AN IMPACT IN THAT TIME.
AND SHE'S OFF TO POMONA COLLEGE TO BE AN AMAZING ADVOCATE FOR, UM, PUBLIC HEALTH WELLNESS.