* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. UH, WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE PROTECTION BOARD MEETINGS AND COUNCIL MEETINGS. THIS, UM, MARCH 4TH, 2026. UH, WE'RE CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AND I, TO START THAT OFF, WE'D LIKE TO ASK, UH, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN HUTCHINSONS, TO LEAD [REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS] US IN THIS EVENING'S PLEDGE TO OUR FLAG. PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY BEGIN I TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, [PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:  Mayor Michael  Mayor Pro Tem Kennedy  Council Members Hutchison, Scott and Stickler] AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL LIBERTY. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL. MAYOR MICHAEL IS PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM LYNN KENNEDY, PRESENT AND COUNCIL MEMBERS RYAN HUTCHINSON. PRESENT. CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT. MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR, OR REVISIONS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? NO. MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. THEN HEARING THAT WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING. UH, OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION, [A. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA] RECOGNIZING OUR POLICE CHIEF MIKE SMITH, RETIRING RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE CHIEF FOR HIS EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, [B. ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS] DEDICATION OF YEARS AND YEARS OF SERVICE, NOT ONLY TO THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S [B1. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing Chief Mike Smith, Retiring Rancho Cucamonga Police Chief, for his Exemplary Leadership and Dedicated Years of Service to the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department.] DEPARTMENT, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AND ITS COMMUNITY. SO I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD AT THIS TIME OUR POLICE CHIEF CAPTAIN MIKE SMITH, RETIRING RANCHO CUCAMONGA. CHIEF MIKE, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS AFTER WE, UH, IN FACT WE'RE, WE'LL JUST START RIGHT OFF WITH YOU SAYING A FEW WORDS IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, CHIEF. WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. UH, FOR ME, MY FAMILY MOVED HERE TO RANCHO IN 1987, AND I ATTENDED MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL HERE. SO, UH, RANCHO HAS A BIG SPOT IN MY HEART. WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO, UH, WITH MY CAREER, I ENDED UP BECOMING THE DEPUTY SHERIFF, UH, IN THE LATE NINETIES. AND WHEN I GOT TO THE JAIL, THEY SAID, HEY, PUT IN FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD STATION TO WORK. SO I DID THAT. I WAITED ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS TO GET OUT TO FINALLY COME OUT HERE. SO I GOT TO WORK PATROL HERE IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS, UH, WHICH LASTED ABOUT ALMOST SIX YEARS. AND IN 2008, I KIND OF WENT, UH, ALL AROUND THE COUNTY AFTER THAT, GOING TO DIFFERENT ASSIGNMENTS, HOMICIDE, UH, JAILS, UH, PATROL IN FONTANA, SAN BERNARDINO, WONDERING, HEY, WILL I EVER GET A CHANCE TO COME BACK TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA? WELL, THAT CALL CAME IN 2019. I GOT THE CALL TO COME BACK HERE, AND I WAS THE ADMINISTRATIVE LIEUTENANT FOR A YEAR. I WAS THE OPERATIONS LIEUTENANT FOR OVER THREE YEARS. AND IN MARCH OF 23, UH, THEY PROMOTED ME TO CAPTAIN. AND IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. UM, I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO THE PLACE THAT'S GIVEN SO MUCH TO ME AND MY FAMILY. SO I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO ALL OF YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, FOR PUTTING THAT FAITH IN ME. UH, ELISSA, UM, THE CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM. UH, IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR, UH, TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY AND TO HELP YOU GUYS IN THE PROCESS. AND, UH, MEMORIES I'LL HAVE FOREVER. MY FAMILY WILL HAVE FOREVER. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY. UH, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT AS WELL. UH, WE KNOW WHEN WE'RE DOWN AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE BAD. YOU GUYS ALWAYS PICK US UP AND YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US. SO I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, IOWA, IOWA, WE ARE A VERY BLESSED CITY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CONTRACT WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THAT CONTRACT STARTED BACK IN 1977 WHEN THE CITY WAS FIRST INCORPORATED, AND HERE WE ARE IN 2026, STILL UNDER THE SAME CONTRACT, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN REVISED A FEW TIMES. BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT OUR COUNTY SHERIFF, REGARDLESS OF WHO THE SHERIFF, ELECTED SHERIFF IS FOR OUR COUNTY AND HIS COMMAND STAFF DILIGENTLY WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE, ESPECIALLY AS THE MO PROBABLY THE HARDEST JOB IN THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AS A CHIEF OF POLICE, ARE THE VERY BEST. AND THAT'S BEEN A LINEAGE FOR DECADES. WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE FINEST SHERIFF CAPTAINS SERVE AS OUR POLICE CHIEF. AND THEN GO ON. IN FACT, THE LAST POLICE CHIEF RIGHT NOW IS THE DEPUTY CHIEF FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THERE WAS A POLICE CHIEF HERE, CAPTAIN ROD HOOPS, WHO BECAME THE SHERIFF OF THE COUNTY. THEY ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN CERTAINLY MIKE SMITH IS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT'S RAISED THE BAR HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR WHAT POLICING IS AND WHAT'S COMMUNITY CARE. HE LIVES IN THE CITY. HE'S, [00:05:01] HE'S RETIRING IN THIS CITY. SO WE'RE JUST BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HIM FOR THE TIME THAT HE HAS SPENT HERE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. SO WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION, AND IT'S A LITTLE LENGTHY, BUT THE STORY IS WHAT THE STORY IS, AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THIS FINE MAN. WHEREAS CHIEF MIKE SMITH CONCLUDES HIS DISTINGUISHED 27 YEAR CAREER WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BEGINNING HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE IN 1999. AND WHEREAS HE BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF ASSIGNED TO THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER AND RECEIVED HIS FIRST PATROL ASSIGNMENT AT THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA STATION, CLEAR BACK IN 2002, BEGINNING A LONGSTANDING CONNECTION TO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, CHIEF SMITH HAS HELD NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL, INVESTIGATIVE AND LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS ACROSS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, INCLUDING SERVICE TO AS A DETECTIVE CORPORAL AT THE CENTRAL STATION, AND AS ASSIGNMENT TO THE SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS, DIVISION'S, HOMICIDE DETAIL. AND WHEREAS HE PROMOTED TO SERGEANT IN 2012 AND SERVED AT THE HIGH DESERT WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER'S, FONTANA STATION AND THE CORONER'S DIVISION, DEMONSTRATING PROFESSIONALISM, INTEGRITY, AND DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE. AND WHEREAS IN 2018, HE WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT AT THE CORONER'S DIVISION AND RETURNED TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA STATION ONCE AGAIN IN 2019, WHERE HE O OVERSAW BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS, STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS AND ADVOCATING PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS. AND WHEREAS IN 2023, HE WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN AND APPOINTED CHIEF OF POLICE TO THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA STATION, WHERE HE PROVIDED STEADY LEADERSHIP, SUPPORTED HIS PERSONNEL. AND I SAY THAT WITH CAPITAL LETTERS. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE OF EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT'S IN THE OFFICES OR OUT IN THE STREETS, AND REINFORCE THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A SAFE AND THRIVING COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HIS TENURE, STEVE MISSED AND EXEMPLIFIED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TEAMWORK, EARNING THE RESPECT OF COLLEAGUES, CITY LEADERSHIP, AND THE RESIDENTS THAT HE SERVED. NOW THEREFORE, BE PROCLAIMED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND CHIEF SMITH FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA COMMUNITY, AND EXTEND OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION AND BEST WISHES UPON HIS RETIREMENT TOMORROW, MAY, MARCH 7TH, 2026. CONGRATULATIONS, MIKE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. YOU BETCHA YOU'RE NOT GONNA, IT'S MY WIFE CASEY, RIGHT HERE, MY DAD, DAVID, MY SON EVAN, MY DAUGHTER MCKAYLA, MY FATHER-IN-LAW, JIM AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, CAROL. THANK YOU GUYS. THAT BRINGS US TO OUR SECOND PRESENTATION, AND THAT'S A PRESENTATION, UH, OF THE NEW GREATER ONTARIO AREA TRANSPORTATION GOAT SYSTEM. GOAT STANDS FOR GREATER ONTARIO TRANSPORTATION. SO OTHER THAN JUST THE REGULAR GOAT, [B2. Presentation of New Greater Ontario Area Transportation (GOAT) System.] SIR, WE WILL INVITE UP RAY ROA, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND GENERAL MANAGER FOR GO CAL AT THE DAAS. SO JUST THE SHOW AND PROGRAMMER YOURS, SIR. EXCELLENT. LET'S SEE HERE. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MICHAEL, MAYOR PROAM KENNEDY, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY LEADERSHIP, AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS RAY ROA AND I AM THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR THE GREATER ONTARIO CONVENTION [00:10:01] AND VISITORS BUREAU, ALSO KNOWN AS GO CAL. IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE GOAT, WHICH IS, AS JUST MENTIONED, THE GREATER ONTARIO AREA TRANSPORTATION AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA INNOVATIVE MICRO TRANSIT PROGRAM. BEFORE DIVING INTO THE PROGRAM ITSELF, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE GOAT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION GRANT SECURED BY THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA. THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES, THE FUNDING ALLOWED THE CITY TO INTRODUCE A MODERN FLEXIBILITY MOBILITY SOLUTION TO DESIGN THE IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN OUR REGION'S MOST IMPORTANT DESTINATIONS, WHILE PROVIDING VISITORS WITH THE CONVENIENT AND ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION OPTION. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS DEMONSTRATE WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN FEDERAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP ALIGN AROUND SMART MOBILITY SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. THE GOAT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS TRANSFERS BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND HOTELS TO KEY DESTINATIONS THROUGHOUT RANCH CUCAMONGA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. SOME OF THE PRIMARY DESTINATIONS CURRENTLY SERVED INCLUDE VICTORIA GARDENS, HAVEN CITY MARKET RANCH, CUCAMONGA METRO STATION, ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ONTARIO MILLS TOYOTA ARENA, AND THE ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER. THIS NETWORK HELPS STRENGTHEN CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN RETAIL EMPLOYMENT CENTERS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, AND TRANSPORTATION HUBS, MAKING IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE AROUND THE REGION. THE SERVICE CURRENTLY OPERATES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM OFFERING FLEXIBILITY FOR COMMUTERS AND VISITORS ALIKE. ACCESSIBILITY HAS ALSO BEEN A KEY PRIORITY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES AND RIDERS CAN BOOK TRIPS EASILY THROUGH THE MOBILE APP OR BY CALLING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AT 8 5 5 5 5 7 3 2 4 8, ENSURING THE SERVICE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. WHILE THE PROGRAM IS STILL RELATIVELY NEW, THE EARLY RESULTS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY ENCOURAGING. DURING THE SECOND HALF OF JANUARY, FROM JANUARY 16TH THROUGH THE 31ST, THE SYSTEM RECEIVED OVER 2200 RIDE REQUESTS ACHIEVED A 92% DEMAND, MET RATE GENERATED OVER 900 NEW RIDE OR ACCOUNTS, AND RECEIVED AN AVERAGE RIDER RATING OF 4.9 STARS WITH 96% OF RIDES RECEIVING A PERFECT FIVE STAR RATING. MOMENTUM CONTINUED INTO FEBRUARY WHERE WE SAW AN EVEN STRONGER ADOPTION. OVER 4,400 RIDE REQUESTS, A 90% DEMAND MET RATE MORE THAN 1400 NEW ACCOUNTS CREATED, AND AN IMPRESSIVE 4.9 STAR AVERAGE RATING WITH 98% OF RIDERS RECEIVING FIVE STARS. THESE NUMBERS SHOW THE STRONG EARLY DEMAND AND INDICATE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS EMBRACING THIS NEW TRANSPORTATION OPTION. IN CLOSING, THE GOAT REPRESENTS MORE THAN JUST TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND FORWARD THINKING LEADERSHIP CAN DELIVER INNOVATIVE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT RESIDENTS STRENGTHEN OUR VISITOR ECONOMY AND IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT OUR REGION. ON BEHALF OF GOCA AND OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY LEADERSHIP, AND THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF INITIATIVES LIKE THIS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE, GATHER FEEDBACK, AND BUILD ON EARLY SUCCESS OF THE GOAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MR. ROA. ANY QUESTIONS OR FROM THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. TRULY, TRULY AN EXCITING PROGRAM FOR SURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON. UH, THAT'S THE CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS THIS EVENING. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC. THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM LISTED OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. YOUR COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, UH, AND THE, UM, COMMENT PERIOD WON'T EXCEED ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR THIS EVENING'S AGENDA. SO WE HAVE NINE SPEAKERS. [C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS] YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THIS LIGHT APPEARS THE SAME LIGHT THAT'S GONNA BE ON YOUR MICROPHONE, THE TIMER'S ON THE, ON THE, UH, THE SCREEN. AND WHEN YOU REACH YOUR THREE MINUTES, THE LIGHT'S GONNA GO OFF AND THE SPEAKER WILL GO OFF. AND THAT CONCLUDES YOUR, YOUR TIME PERIOD. SO WE'LL HAVE, UM, BILL HOFFMAN FOLLOWED BY CEDRIC ELIAS AND GEORGE LANG. READY? SURE. OH, OKAY. UM, I'M HERE. I THINK IT'S BEEN, UH, I THOUGHT IT WAS MONTHS, BUT JASMINE'S TOLD ME IT'S WAY MORE THAN MONTHS THAN [00:15:01] WE LAST HERE TALKING ABOUT MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES. BUT I GAVE A HANDOUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY MANAGER AND TO THE, UM, UH, CITY ATTORNEY THAT OUTLINES WHAT OUR NEW THRUST IS. AND WE'RE STARTING IN THE INLAND EMPIRE WITH MONTCLAIR, UH, RANCHO AND RIALTO. UH, IT'S A CALLED A WELLNESS CENTER. IT'S GOING TO BE A RETAIL OUTLET THAT ON ONE PORTION IS GOING TO BE CANNABIS AND HEMP. THE OTHER PORTION IS GOING TO BE ALL THE HERBS WORLDWIDE THAT PEOPLE TAKE. AND WHEN A PERSON COMES IN, THEY'LL BE ASKED WHETHER THEY'RE INTERESTED IN, THEY'LL BE GUIDED THROUGH, WHETHER IT BE JUST HERBAL OR CANNABIS. IF IT'S CANNABIS, WE WILL, WE ARE GONNA BE VERY WELL, WELL-TRAINED INDIVIDUALS THAT EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHETHER THEY'RE EXPERIENCED OR NOT, WHAT CANNABIS WILL DO. AND WE'LL HAVE HANDOUTS NOT ONLY FOR CANNABIS, FOR THE OTHER HERBS IN THE HERBAL CENTER. NOW, I GAVE A ALSO A PASS OUT THAT SHOWS THE, THE, UM, PARTICIPANTS IN PHARMACY X PHARMACY PLUS THAT'S WHAT WE CALL OUR, OUR LLC, BUT THESE ARE GONNA BE CALLED WELLNESS CENTERS. UM, ONE MAN THAT WE HAVE IN THERE, AND I GAVE A BOOK TO THE MAYOR, UM, IT'S CALLED WE THE EMPIRE. AND THIS MAN ESTABLISHED THE VERY FIRST COMPANY THAT WAS INTERNATIONAL. UH, THEY HAD 33 OUTLETS. THEY HAD OVER A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES. UM, AND HE IS VERY, VERY WELL VERSED. HE RE RETIRED FROM THAT, ACTUALLY. YOU KNOW, YOU'LL SEE IN THE BOOK WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED. UM, BUT HE'S VERY INTERESTED TO TAKE THE INLAND EMPIRE AND TURN IT INTO A WELLNESS CENTER AND GET IT OUT OF LIKE THE WEED STORES AND THAT TYPE OF THING, BECAUSE THE FEDS NOW ARE RECLASSIFYING CANNABIS, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S MUCH MORE ACCEPTANCE. AND WHEN WE GO TO THE CITY COUNCILS AND PEOPLE ARE UNDERSTANDING THE MERITS OF, OF THIS DRUG, THERE'S PLENTY OF MERITS. AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE'S NEGATIVES TO IT. UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THE RANCHO AS A, AS THE CENTER. IT'S, IT IS THE CENTER OF THE INLAND EMPIRE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. UM, WE LIKE, AND WE'VE CONTACTED VICTORIA GARDENS, AND I THINK THAT RANCHO COULD TAKE, YOU KNOW, UP TO THREE LOCATIONS FOR THE POPULATION IT HAS, BUT AGAIN, IT'S GONNA BE TOTALLY GEARED TO THE PATRONS OF THE CITY. NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT, UM, RANCHO HAS AN ORDINANCE IN EXISTENCE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED TO GET A NEW ORDINANCE COMING OUT OF THE, THANK YOU, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. , THANK YOU. YES, CEDRIC AND, AND GEORGE. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GENERAL PUBLIC. UH, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO, TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. MY NAME IS CEDRIC ELIAS. UH, WITH ME IS GEORGE LANG. GEORGE LANG AND, UH, LINDA CLINTON. I AM THE CURRENT, UH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR FOR DIVISION 15 INTERNATIONAL, WHICH ENCOMPASSES CITIES FROM POMONA TO ONTARIO, UPLAND, CLAREMONT, CORONA, NORCO, EASTVALE, 13 DIFFERENT CLUBS. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO START A KIWANIS CLUB HERE IN RANCHER CUCAMONGA. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CITY IS RIGHT FOR IT. IN FACT, OUR HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, AND HAWAII IS RIGHT HERE IN RANCHER CUCAMONGA RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ON RED OAK STREET. UH, KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL WAS FOUNDED IN 1915 IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS TO ASSIST CHILDREN, ONE CHILD AT A TIME. WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL CLUBS, UH, WHICH IS CALLED A KEY CLUB. SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE BEEN KEY CLUBBER. WE HAVE CIRCLE CARRIERS FROM COLLEGE. WE PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, UH, SETTING THE KIDS TO DIFFERENT CONVENTIONS, UH, AND JUST TEACHING THEM HOW TO BE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND, AND TEACHING 'EM HOW TO BE OF SERVICE AND GIVING BACK. UM, A LOT OF OUR, OUR CLUBS HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, OUR FIRST CLUB, UH, WAS FOUNDED IN PASADENA IN 1921. THAT'S THE OLDEST CLUB IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWED BY RIVERSIDE AND THEN POMONA. SO THESE THREE CLUBS ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD. UH, WE BELIEVE THAT RANCHO CUCAMONGA WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY, WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH THE COURTS, EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE HERE IS PERFECT, UH, FOR, UH, A, A SERVICE CLUB LIKE THE KIWANIS. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO THAT. SO WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE. WE'RE GONNA BE BEATING THE BUSHES, TRYING TO FORM THE CLUB. IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. I HAVE BEEN IN KIWANIS SINCE 1981, YOU KNOW, A YEAR OUT OF LAW SCHOOL. SO WHAT'S SOME 45 YEARS? IT'S A WONDERFUL [00:20:01] ORGANIZATION, UH, AND, AND I'M HOPING THAT IT'S WELL RECEIVED WITHIN THE CITY. UH, IT TAKES 15 NEW MEMBERS TO START A CLUB. UM, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME TO JOIN, UH, CHIEF SMITH. NOW'S THE TIME. , YOU'VE GOT SOME FREE TIME ON YOUR HANDS. AND THIS IS ALL ABOUT KIDS. WE ARE ALL ABOUT KIDS. WE SERVE KIDS IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, UH, THROUGH K KIDS. WE SERVE KIDS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS WITH, WHAT DO WE CALL THAT? KEY WINDS? NO, NOT KEY WINDS. UM, OH, WELL, WE HAVE THAT TOO, A BUILDERS CLUB. AND, UM, WE ARE, LIKE I SAY, WE'RE LOOKING FOR 15 NEW MEMBERS AND WE'D LOVE YOUR ENDORSEMENT. UH, SO THE CITIZENS OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA CAN HAVE A KIWANIS CLUB OF THEIR OWN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OSCAR HERRERA, FOLLOWED BY ELLEN MILL MILLS MILLER. YES, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MICHAEL, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE CITY LEADERSHIP. MY NAME IS OSCAR HERRERA. I LIVE ON ACORN PLACE, JUST BLOCKS FROM THE VINEYARD CROSSING SITE. TWO DAYS AGO, I SENT EACH OF YOU A DETAILED LETTER EXPLAINING WHY THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S FEBRUARY 25TH, APPROVAL OF THE 180 UNIT VINEYARD CROSSING PROJECT MUST BE REVIEWED AND REVERSED. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO REIN, REINFORCE THAT URGENT REQUEST. SOME SUPPORTING NEIGHBORS ARE HERE IN THE SEATS, AND FOR THOSE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT, THIS IS THEIR VOICE. IN JUST SIX DAYS, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PETITION HAS EXPLODED TO 209 RESPONSES WITH 193 OF US, 92% FULLY SUPPORTING, STOPPING THIS PROJECT OUTRIGHT. ANOTHER EIGHT WOULD ACCEPT ONLY MAJOR REVISIONS, AND EVEN SEVERAL OF THE EIGHT NO VOTES INCLUDED COMMENTS SHOWING ACTUAL SUPPORT, SUGGESTING POSSIBLE MISSED CLICKS. READ THE COMMENTS AND IT BECOMES CLEAR. OUR MAJOR CONCERNS ARE INCREASED TRAFFIC AND OVERCROWDING OUR SCHOOLS. THIS IS OVERWHELMING. THIS IS OVERWHELMING NEIGHBORHOOD CONSENSUS. THE STAFF REPORT THE COMMISSION RELIED ON CONTAINS SERIOUS FLAWS THAT WERE LAID OUT IN THE LETTER I SENT TO YOU IN REGARDS TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL TRANSPORTATION INJURY MAPPING SYSTEM DATA FOR ALL OF 2024 SHOWS 69 CRASHES WITHIN ONE MILE OF GREATLAND ELEMENTARY. 95 VICTIMS, INCLUDING 24 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 19 AND 27 CRASHES DURING SCHOOL. DURING SCHOOL COMMUTE HOURS. THE PROJECT WOULD FORCE DANGEROUS U-TURNS, RIGHT WHERE OUR KIDS WALK AND BIKE AND INVITE ADDITIONAL DRIVERS TO VISIT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS PARK. IN REGARDS TO SCHOOL CAPACITY, GREATLAND ELEMENTARY IS ALREADY STRAINED WITH 645 STUDENTS AND A 20 TO 24 TO ONE STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO, WHILE SOME CURRENT STUDENTS WILL AGE OUT, THIS PROJECT IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE 46 NEW K THROUGH FIVE AND 12 NEW SIX THROUGH EIGHT STUDENTS ACROSS ALL GRADE LEVELS. AS FAMILIES MOVE IN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, COMBINED WITH A THOUSANDS OF OTHER HOUSING UNITS ALREADY APPROVED AT AWANDA HIGH, AT AWANDA INTERMEDIATE GRADE PLAN, AND THE ENTIRE TWANDA SCHOOL JUST DISTRICT WILL FACE SUSTAINED ENROLLMENT PRESSURE FOR YEARS TO COME WITHOUT ANY CURRENT OR COMPREHENSIVE MITIGATION PLAN FROM THE DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE RESIDENT'S FORMAL APPEAL WINDOW CLOSES THIS FRIDAY, MARCH SEVEN. ONCE THAT WINDOW PASSES, IT BECOMES MUCH HARDER TO CORRECT THIS DECISION. YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY UNDER MUNICIPAL CODE 2.1 2.040 TO STEP IN RIGHT NOW. PLACE THIS ON YOUR AGENDA AND REVERSE THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS SPOKEN CLEARLY AND QUICKLY. NOW WE NEED YOU TO LISTEN AND ACT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, SIR ELLA MILLER, FOLLOWED BY LIZ UNA. WELL, IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. AND, UH, MAYOR, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AND THE ALL OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. SO HONORABLE LEADERSHIP NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS AS A DAY TO CALL THE ENTIRE NATION TO PRAYER. THESE EVENTS HAVE BEEN HELD AS EARLY AS 1775 WITH THE FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IN 1863, ABRAHAM LINCOLN CALLED FOR SUCH A DAY. THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ANNUAL EVENT WAS ESTABLISHED BY A JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS IN 1952 AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN. THE LAW WAS AMENDED [00:25:01] IN 1988 AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN TO BE THE FIRST THURSDAY OF MAY EACH YEAR. NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER IS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR THE AMERICANS OF ALL FAITHS TO TAKE TIME TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION AND ITS LEADERS. NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WILL BE HONORING ITS 75TH YEAR, AH, 2026. WOW. 75 YEARS, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE ALSO WE KNOW THAT OUR NATION'S BIRTH WAS 250 YEARS AGO. AND SO THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME. THAT'LL HAPPEN JULY 4TH. I AM ASKING THAT AGAIN, A PROCLAMATION BE DRAWN UP FOR THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, AND THAT THIS PROCLAMATION WOULD BE PRESENTED TO ME ON BEHALF OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA. ON THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, I WILL INVITE CHURCHES OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA TO COME AND BE A PART OF THIS PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION AS WE GATHER FOR PRAYER BY THE WATER FOUNTAIN FROM 5:00 PM TO 6:00 PM IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL ME AT (909) 536-9212. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SINCERELY. ELLEN MILLER, NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER COORDINATOR FOR RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND I'M EXTENDING THIS INVITATION TO EVERYBODY HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. LIZ UNA, FOLLOWED BY ANNA GONZALEZ HERE AGAIN ON PROTEST, UM, AGAINST THE HAMILTON BREWERY AND EVERYTHING, ALL THE CHAOS IT'S BRINGING TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CHIEF. I HAVE A GREAT, UM, RESPECT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCE. UM, BUT I'M HERE BECAUSE I SPOKE TO THE, THE CUCAMONGA SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS REGARDING HER, UM, CONCERNS REGARDING THE BREWERY AND, UM, WHAT IS CAUSING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, RECENTLY, I JUST WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. I, MY MOM WAS ON MY STREET, UM, AFTER CHURCH. SHE WAS, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD A SPELL. WE HAD, I HAD TO TAKE HER TO THE HOSPITAL. I CALLED 9 1 1 AND THE FIRE TRUCK CAME DOWN MAIN STREET. MAIN STREET IS A VERY NARROW STREET. AND WHEN IT WAS COMING DOWN THE STREET, BECAUSE I DIDN'T WAIT FOR THEM, THEY WERE TAKING TOO LONG FOR ME. SO I TOLD MY BROTHER, HELP ME PUT MOM IN THE CAR. BUT JUST OBSERVING THIS AND HOW THAT TRUCK, THAT BIG FIRETRUCK WAS COMING DOWN MAIN STREET WITH CARS ON BOTH SIDES, UM, JUST TELLS ME WHAT A DANGER IT WOULD BE WHEN, YOU KNOW, LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS WITHIN, UM, THE HAMILTON BREWERY WHEN IT'S P PEAK TIME. UM, I ALSO WANTED TO BRING UP THAT I'VE, UH, READ ALSO ABOUT, UM, WE'RE CONSTANTLY DOING RESEARCH REGARDING THIS, UM, ABOUT, UH, QUIET HOURS IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY'RE FROM 10:00 PM TO 7:00 AM AND WHY DOESN'T, UM, HAMILTON'S REALLY HAVE TO ADHERE TO THAT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. UM, THEY CLOSE TILL, UM, MIDNIGHT ON SOMETI. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES AT 10 O'CLOCK THEY'RE STILL NOISE BECAUSE THEY'RE BARELY LEAVING. UM, WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH, UM, PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, JUST MOCKING US, UM, IN THEIR CARS, DRINKING, UM, TELLING US CHEERS, UM, ON THE DAYS THAT WE PROTEST. AND EVEN IF WE'RE OUT THERE LIKE TALKING, UM, I'VE BEEN OUT THERE TALKING WITH SOMEBODY BEFORE AND JUST BLATANT, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR HAMILTON, UM, CLEAR CUPS AND YOU COULD TELL IT'S A BEER BECAUSE IT'S DARK AND TELLING US CHEERS. UM, RECENTLY WE'RE OUT THERE PROTESTING ON SATURDAY, AND TWO GUYS CAME UP ACROSS THE STREET WHERE WE WERE PROTESTING, WE'RE ALWAYS VERY NICE TO THEM, SAYING HI. AND THEY SAY HI BACK, BUT ON THE WAY OUT, OF COURSE, THEY WERE DRUNK. AND WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING HERE? GO HOME. ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KNOW, THEY DRANK THAT CAN OF MAN AND, UM, THEY'RE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. SO JUST STILL DEALING WITH A LOT OF THE CHAOS. AND, UM, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND MR. HUTCHINSON FOR, UM, AT LEAST SHOWING SOME KIND OF EMPATHY. WE MET WITH SUPER, UM, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, JESSE ARMAND AND CHRISTINE SCOTT. AND NEVER ONCE. CHRISTINE, DID YOU SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M SORRY FOR WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING THROUGH? NOT ONCE. I DON'T SEE ANY EMPATHY OR COMPASSION FOR US AT ALL. UM, I'M JUST HOPING THAT, UM, SOMETHING CAN BE RESOLVED BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, SINCE SEPTEMBER WE'RE JUST COMING AND COMING AND COMING. THIS IS PART OF OUR LIFE NOW, AND IT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S DANGER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANNA GONZALEZ, FOLLOWED BY LAVE BLAND. HELLO. I'M ADAM GONZALEZ HERE MANY TIMES, BUT NEVER CAME UP AND SPOKE. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT, UM, MY, WHERE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE PLAYING, UM, BASEBALL WITH ALUMINUM CANS WITH A STICK [00:30:01] IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. WE HAD JUST FINISHED PROTESTING. SO ME AND MY FRIEND, SHE'S BEEN MY LIFELONG FRIEND SINCE WE WERE LITTLE GIRLS. OUR PARENTS GREW UP WITH EACH OTHER, AND SHE LIVES DOWN THE STREET WHERE I LIVE NOW. BUT ANYWAYS, UM, SOMETHING HAPPENED WHERE A CAR SCREECHED KITTY CORNER TO MY HOUSE. I LIVE ON MAIN. MY COUSIN NOT A MADE UP COUSIN. MY REAL COUSIN LIVES KITTY CORNER TO MY HOUSE. AND I HEARD 'EM LIKE, OH, YOU CAN'T PARK HERE. YOU HEARD THE CAR SCREECH. WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA CRASH. WE'RE LIKE, OH, WHAT? AND, UM, SO WE GO, SOMETHING'S GOING ON. I, WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M GONNA VIDEOTAPE IT BECAUSE WE'RE VIDEOTAPING AND WE'RE TAKING PICTURES OF EVERYTHING WE SEE THAT'S WRONG. SO MY COUSIN GOES, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T PARK HERE. MY SON'S GONNA PARK HERE 'CAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING. THEY, THEY, THEY, THEY BOMBARD ALL THE STREETS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A CORNER IN FRONT OF YOUR YARD, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TRASH CAN IN FRONT OF YOUR YARD, SOMEBODY WILL TAKE THAT PARKING. REGARDLESS IF YOU LIVE THERE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO LOOK FOR A PARKING DOWN THE BLOCK FROM WHERE YOU LIVE BECAUSE OF THIS CHAOS THAT THIS BREWERY HAS CAUSED THIS. WELL, ANYWAYS, UM, UH, SO I WAS TAPING IT. HE GOES, OH, HE SAID, I CAN'T PARK HERE. WELL, YOU CAN'T PARK HERE. HIS SON'S GONNA PARK HERE. LIKE, WHERE'S HE GONNA PARK? YOU KNOW, HE DON'T KNOW THE STREETS. AND WE DON'T OWN THE STREETS. WE DON'T, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE, WE HAVE A RIGHT TO HAVE OUR PARKING IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST ONLY COMMON SENSE. SO BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THE COPS WERE CALLED, MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOES IN TELLING HER, MY SON, DAD, SOMETHING'S HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, MADE MY A GOOD NIGHT FOR MY GRANDKIDS TO BE A TERROR. AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S CAUSING. YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY'RE SCARED THAT THEIR DAD WAS GONNA FIGHT THIS GUY THAT WAS BEING DISRESPECTFUL. AND THEN THE, THE KIDS OVER THERE SAYING, OH, I'VE BEEN IN PRISON. I'VE BEEN IN THIS AND THAT. AND, AND THEN, UM, HE GOES, YEAH, HE CALL THE COPS ANYWAYS. YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GONNA GO TO PRISON. YOU KNOW WHY MY KID, HE TOLD MY KID THAT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE A GANG INJUNCTION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THEN YOU PUT A BREWERY THERE TO JUST ANTAGONIZE EVERYBODY. I FEEL LIKE I FELT LIKE WE TOOK AWAY OUR, LIKE OUR FREEDOM OF OUR HOME, OUR PEACE, OUR QUIET. AND I WANTED TO RETIRE IN A COUPLE YEARS TO DEAL WITH ALL THIS CHAOS. THAT'S NOT FAIR TO ME. I'M A HOMEOWNER. I LIVE THERE. I LIVE THERE MOST OF MY LIFE AND YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. LA LAVE BLAND, FOLLOWED BY LAURA ESPINOZA, THE BLEND. I'M BACK AGAIN. I JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT SATURDAY WAS THE END FOR ME. THEY HAD THOSE HORNS THAT ARE IN A CAN THAT YOU SQUEEZE. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE. WE USE 'EM ON BOATS. THEY WERE IN HIS PATIO BLOWING THOSE ALL SATURDAY. OKAY? FRIDAY WAS JUST, UH, I CALLED AND MADE A POLICE REPORT DUE TO THE NOISE. NOBODY CAN SLEEP. WHY ARE THEY OPENED EVERY DAY? WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A SUNDAY OFF? OKAY? AND THE DRIVING, YOU GUYS MIGHT WANNA COME OVER AND GET A LOUNGE CHAIR BECAUSE THESE PEOPLE ARE SO INSANE. THEY'RE, THEY DON'T JUST PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THEY, THEY'RE RIPPING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, BLAZING UP THE STREET WHERE THERE'S NO PARKING ALREADY FLIPPING A UEY AT THE END. THEY KNOW THERE'S NO OUTING IN THE STREET. WHY ARE THEY GOING DOWN THERE? ANYWAY? YOU GUYS NEED TO PUT A SIGN UP FOR THAT ONE TOO. THAT'S A JOKE. THEY'RE PARKING WHERE THE HANDICAP PEOPLE HAVE TO HAVE THEIR ELECTRIC CHAIRS OR WHEELCHAIRS, RIGHT WHERE THE CORNERS ARE AT. I NOTICED YOU GUYS AREN'T GONNA PAINT THOSE. IT'S STILL GONNA BE CRAZY. AND IT'S THE SAME WAY ON FARING THIS BAR IS IS NOT A BREWERY, THIS IS A ZOO. OKAY? AND IT'S JUST WAY OUT OF LINE. NOW, JUST WAY, WAY OUTTA LINE, YOU GUYS, YOU ALLOWED THEM AND YOU CAN MAKE THEM SLOW DOWN. IT'S UP TO YOU TO DO THIS, OKAY? WE'RE HERE EVERY WEEK COMPLAINING, WHATEVER IT IS. WHEN WE'RE IN HERE, WE'RE OUT THERE PROTESTING, AND HE STILL DOES THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER. I MEAN, I'M PAYING MY RENT. YOU WANNA PAY MY RENT FOR ME? I'M NOT GETTING ANY SLEEP BECAUSE OF THE BULL CRAP THAT'S GOING ON. CHILDREN, WHY ARE CHILDREN THERE AT 12 O'CLOCK MIDNIGHT? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. WHO DOES THAT? THEY'RE CRYING. KIDS ARE CRYING AT 11 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT AND THEIR PARENTS, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE DRUNK BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE CRYING. IF MY CHILD WAS CRYING, I WOULDN'T BE THERE. SO YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME DRY HOURS BECAUSE THE WAY THEY'RE DRIVING ALREADY, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF A LITTLE KID GETS KILLED COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL, OKAY? THEY DON'T NEED TO OPERATE UNTIL LATE AND THEY SHOULDN'T BE OPERATING ON A SUNDAY. THAT'S HOW I FEEL. SO IF YOU LIKE 'EM, TAKE 'EM TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LAURA ESPINOZA. THANK YOU, MIGUEL. FOLLOWED BY MIGUEL ESPINOZA. [00:35:14] GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS DR. LAURA ESPINOZA, AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA ALL MY LIFE. I KNOW YOU ARE TIRED OF HEARING FROM US. HOWEVER, I ASSURE YOU THAT OUR PRESENCE HERE TWICE A MONTH FOR THREE MINUTES PER PERSON IS NOT AS TIRESOME OR UNPEACEFUL AS IT IS HAVING A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS A CELEBRATION EVERY DAY. AND ON THE WEEKENDS, IT'S MORE LIKE A HARDCORE PARTY. I'M HERE TO ASK ONE QUESTION, WHICH I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER HERE. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT MAYBE WE GET AN EMAIL, MAYBE WE GET A PHONE CALL FROM ONE OF YOU. MAYBE WE GET A MEETING SOMEWHERE WHERE YOU CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION. HOW LONG WILL YOU TAKE TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION TO OUR ONGOING NOISE ISSUES? LOITERING IN THE PARKING LOTS AND ON OUR STREETS. CUSTOMERS WHO DRINK AND USE DRUGS, PRE-GAMING, THAT'S WHAT THEY CALL IT. PRE-GAMING ON OUR STREETS. HAMILTON'S CUSTOMERS URINATING AND VOMITING ON OUR LAWNS, ON OUR SIDEWALKS AND THE STREETS. I ALMOST STEPPED ON VOMIT THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS OUT WALKING. RELENTLESS TRAFFIC. I THINK WE'VE MADE THAT CLEAR. AND HONESTLY, A LACK OF RESPECT FOR SIMPLE SIGNS LIKE NO PARKING HERE. I SAID TO ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THE OTHER DAY, WHO WAS TICKETING SOMEBODY I DON'T KNOW THAT. I DID NOT KNOW THAT. WE HAD SO MANY ILLITERATE PEOPLE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA. AND HE SAYS TO ME, IT'S NOT ABOUT LITERACY, IT'S ABOUT THE FACT THAT PEOPLE DON'T CARE ANYMORE. THEY DON'T, PEOPLE WHO COME TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD DON'T CARE ABOUT US. MR. HAMILTON DOESN'T CARE ABOUT US, OTHERWISE, HE WOULD'VE NEVER MOVED INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND HONESTLY, CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T CARE. HERE WE ARE ONCE AGAIN ASKING AND PLEADING WITH YOU TO HELP US STOP THIS. THIS IS VIOLATING OUR CIVIL RIGHTS CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE 34 79 AND 34 80. THANK YOU, MRS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MIGUEL ESPINOZA. UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS. FIRST I WANNA CONGRATULATE RETIRING CHIEF, UM, MIKE SMITH. NOT ONLY DO YOU CHIEF, UH, YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, MY FAM MY WIFE. RECENTLY WE CELEBRATED ONE OF HER COUSINS RETIRING FROM CHP OFFICER FOR OVER 20 YEARS. AND IN HIS SPEECH, HE THANKED EVERY ONE OF US FOR HELPING HIM BECAUSE NOT ONLY WERE YOU OUT THERE DURING YOUR SHIFTS BY YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY WAS WITH YOU, AND THEY HAD YOU IN MIND. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR WHOLE FAMILY, WIFE, CHILDREN, FATHER IN-LAWS. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. OKAY? NOW, I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER MY, WHAT I ALWAYS TELL YOU, I'M NOT GONNA REPORT WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM OTHER PEOPLE. I'M GONNA REPORT WHAT I SEE WITH MY EYES AND HERE WITH MY EARS. OKAY? SOME NEW THINGS. LAST TIME I WAS HERE TWO WEEKS AGO, I SAID, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING DIFFERENT. WE GOT SOME NEW STUFF FOR YOU. OKAY? SO ON A PARTICULAR NIGHT, I DON'T HAVE THE DATE. I HAVE IT ON MY PICTURE. I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT, A FOUR-WHEELER, A TV DRIVING DOWN OUR STREET, GOING EAST ON MAIN STREET, FLIPS A UI, COMES BACK WEST ON MAIN STREET. THE ONLY PEOPLE CELEBRATING THAT WERE AT THE FAMILY BREWERY PARKING LOT, NOT RESIDENTS ON MAIN STREET, ANYWHERE ELSE. SO HOW DID THAT GET THERE? I DON'T KNOW. SOMEONE FROM THE BREWERY. OKAY. DRINKING ON HIS PROPERTY. THIS ONE WAS A NEW ONE TO ME. I KNOW THEY DRINK, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN [00:40:01] IT WITH MY EYES. THEY USUALLY LEAVE THE CANS, BOTTLES, WHATEVER, IN THE PARKING LOT. AND THEN I USUALLY FIND THEM EITHER THAT NIGHT OR THE NEXT MORNING. THIS EVENING, HE LITERALLY HAD A BUZZ BALL IN HIS HAND. I GOT VIDEO OF IT, TAKES IT, CHUGS IT ON HIS PROPERTY. WHERE'S SECURITY AT? HE SAYS HE HAS SECURITY ON THE BUSY NIGHTS. THIS WAS FRIDAY NIGHT, THE FRIDAY WE JUST PASSED. WHERE WAS SECURITY AT? HE WALKS RIGHT ON IN TO THE BREWERY. WHERE DID HE LEAVE THAT BUZZ BALL IN THE PARKING LOT. GOT VIDEO OF THAT TOO. ANOTHER ONE, UM, THAT NIGHT, THE FIRST ACCIDENT WE WITNESSED, I WITNESSED WITH MY EYES, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HE'S HAD SINCE HE'S OPEN, BUT THAT WAS MY FIRST EYE WITNESS TO AN ACCIDENT COMING OUT OF HIS PARKING LOT. SOMEONE THAT WAS THERE, PROBABLY GOOD FOUR HOURS. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO TELL YOU HOW I KNOW, BUT I KNOW GOT OUT OF HIS CAR DOING THIS LITTLE SWAYING, GOT BACK IN HIS CAR, DROVE OFF, CALLED PD ON HIM, GAVE HIM HIS LICENSE PLATE DESCRIPTION OF HIM, HIS VEHICLE. HOPEFULLY NOTHING HAPPENED TO ANYBODY ELSE. UM, PARKING IN THE SENIOR APARTMENTS. I HAD TO TELL 'EM, HEY, THAT'S NOT FOR BREWERY, THAT'S FOR OUR SENIORS. AND THEY'RE GUESTS AND THEY THINK IT'S, OH, WELL, IT SAYS FOR GUEST, YES, GUEST FOR THE SENIORS, NOT FOR THE BREWERY. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY MANAGER, ALYSSA COX, TO MAYBE ADDRESS A COUPLE FEW THINGS ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THIS END OF THINGS, ALYSSA. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UH, THE COUNCIL WILL RECALL AND THE PUBLIC TOO. I HOPE THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT HAD ASKED THIS ITEM TO COME BACK BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. UH, STAFF IS PUTTING TOGETHER THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THAT SIX MONTH REVIEW, WHICH ENDS THIS MONTH. AND THIS, UM, ITEM IS INTENDED TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN APRIL BEFORE IT COMES BACK TO COUNCIL. OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO BE MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS. UM, HE HAS ALREADY MADE CONTACT WITH MS. ALICE ESPINOZA, WHO'S LEAVING UP, UM, THE CITIZEN SUBCOMMITTEE. UM, THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED UP BY A MEETING WITH MR. HAMILTON, UM, AND DOING SOME, UM, CONVERSATIONS AND MEDIATION TO SEE WHERE WE CAN MAKE SOME MOVEMENTS. UM, STAFF IS ALSO RESEARCHING SOME MORE OUT OF THE BOX IDEAS, WHICH WE WILL BE BRINGING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN APRIL IF THEY ARE FEASIBLE. UH, THE RED CURBS WILL BE PAINTED, UH, WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. UM, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE IN FRONT OF ME AT THIS MOMENT. UM, AND CONSIDERATION OF NEW AND DIFFERENT SIGNS. UM, SOME HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND SOME WE NEED TO RUN THROUGH LEGAL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUT THEM UP. SO THAT IS THE CURRENT GAME PLAN THAT, UM, OUR TEAM IS WORKING THROUGH. AND WE WILL BE BACK, UM, IN FRONT OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN BRING TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR DECISION MAKING TO HELP ALLEVIATE, UH, RESIDENTS CONCERNS. THANK YOU. ASK YOU SOME MORE QUICK, DO YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GONNA TAKE THAT DRIVEWAY? CLOSE IT OFF. NOPE, I, I'M SORRY. NO, THAT ISN'T, WE'RE I, WE DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE. THAT'S GONNA BE PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. MR. MAYOR. YES. THERE WAS ALSO A REQUEST OF THE COUNCIL TO ADD, UH, THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL FOR THE VINEYARD CROSSING PROJECT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. YES. I JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THAT WAS NOT PLACED ON THE, THAT WAS NOT, WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, SO IT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT AND UNDER THE BROWN ACT. WE CAN'T, THE COUNCIL CAN'T ADD AN ITEM TO THE AGENDA THAT WASN'T PREVIOUSLY ON IT, BUT, UH, THE APPEAL PERIOD DOESN'T CLOSE ON FRIDAY. IT CLOSES ON MONDAYS TO, TO THE EXTENT THERE'S ANY STAKEHOLDER OR INTERESTED PERSON THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL THAT DECISION, UH, THAT APPEAL CAN BE FILED AS LATE AS MONDAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. OKAY, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDARS AND CONSENT. CALENDARS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ROUTINE AND NON-CONTROVERSIAL. THEY'RE GONNA BE ACTED UPON AT ONE TIME WITHOUT DISCUSSION. HOWEVER, SHOULD A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FOR DISCUSSION, THEY MAY SO REQUEST. SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR. SO [D. CONSENT CALENDAR] MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE NO, UH, ITEMS OF NO CONSENT ORDINANCES NOR ANY ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS THIS EVENING. WE DO HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, AND THAT IS ITEM G ONE. AND I'LL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. COX. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE JARED KNIGHT, OUR ASSOCIATE PLANNER, WHO'S GONNA GIVE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN APPEAL [G. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS ITEM(S) - CITY/FIRE DISTRICT] OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF A DESIGN REVIEW FOR 188 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON APPROXIMATELY 80 ACRE SITE AT EASTON WILSON AVENUE. THE APPEAL WAS FILED BY LORENZO DRURY, LLP ON BEHALF [00:45:01] OF SAFER, AND THE APPLICANT IS TOLL BROTHERS. [G1. Public Hearing for Consideration of an Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Decision to Approve a Design Review for the Development of 188 Single-Family Residences Spanning Multiple Pre-Existing Graded Parcels on an Approximately 80-acre Site Within the Low Residential (L) Zone, Located at the Northwest Corner of East and Wilson Avenues. (Tracts 16072-1 and 16072-3) with Exceptions to Specific Lots from Existing Standards. This Project Was Previously Analyzed as Part of the Richland Communities EIR (SCH#2002091053) certified by the City Council on June 16, 2004 and No Subsequent Analysis is Required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162. Appellant: Lozeau Drury LLP on Behalf of Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (“SAFER”), Project Applicant: Toll Brothers. Case File Number: Design Review DRC2024-00373, Minor Exception DRC2025-00261, Variance DRC2025-00263. (RESOLUTION NO. 2026-012) (CITY)] GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. TONIGHT I'LL BE PRESENTING ON THE APPEAL, THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S JANUARY 14TH, DECISION TO APPROVE DESIGN REVIEW DRC 2024 DASH 0 3 7 3, MINOR EXCEPTION, DRC 2025 DASH 0 0 2 61 AND VARIANCE DRC 2025 DASH 0 0 2 63. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS A REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW OF 188 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SPANNING APPROXIMATELY 80 ACRES WITHIN THE WELL RESIDENTIAL ZONE, LOCATED AT, GENERALLY LOCATED GENERALLY AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST AVENUE AND WILSON AVENUE ON TRACKS 1 6 0 7 2 1 AND 1 6 7 2 DASH THREE. THE PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY DEEMED COMPLETE ON JANUARY 16TH, 2025, AND HEARD BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. AT THE JANUARY 14TH, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. THE CITY THEN RECEIVED A TIMELY APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION DATED JANUARY 21ST, 2026. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS 188 UNIT PROJECT IS PART OF A LARGER 354 UNIT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON FOUR TRACK MAPS FOR WHICH THE CITY, FOR WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFIED THE RICH ONES, COMMUNITIES, EIR IN 2004. THIS EIR PERTAINED TO THE SUBDIVISION AND ANTICIPATED THE FUTURE GRADING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT SITE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THE FINAL MAP FOR THE PROJECT SITE WAS APPROVED IN 2023, AND GRADING PERMITS WERE ISSUED IN 2024. REF GRADING OF THE SITE TOOK PLACE IN 2024. THE REMAINING 166 UNITS WERE PROPOSED BY ONE OUR HOMES UNDER DESIGN REVIEW, DRC 2024 DASH 0 0 3 9 5, WHICH WAS HEARD BY THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE DURING THE SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2025 MEETING, AND WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE OCTOBER 22ND, 25, 20 25 MEETING AT WHICH POINT THE PROJECT WAS APPROVED. UH, HERE'S AN IMAGE OF THE SITE OF THE CURRENT, UM, STATE OF THE SITE LOOKING EAST. AS NOTED, THE SITE HAS ALREADY BEEN GRADED, ANOTHER IMAGE FACING EAST SHOWING MORE OF THE GRADED LOTS AND THE FUTURE STREETS. AS MENTIONED, THE PROJECT UNDER REPEAL PROPOSES A DEVELOPMENT OF 188 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON PREEXISTING AND PRE GRADED LOTS. THE PROJECT PROPOSES A MIX OF SINGLE STORY AND TWO STORY HOMES ACROSS TWO SERIES WITH FOUR FLOOR PLANS. EACH. THE PROPOSED UNITS FEATURE FOUR DISTINCT ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND UTILIZE SIMILAR MATERIALS AND COLOR SCHEMES TO CREATE A COHESIVE NEIGHBORHOOD. HERE'S SOME FURTHER EXAMPLES OF THE ARCHITECTURE PROPOSED BY THE PROJECT. THESE ARE FROM SERIES A AND A FEW MORE EXAMPLES FROM SERIES B IN COLLABORATION WITH LENNAR. THE OVERALL PROJECT ALSO PROVIDES FIVE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. PARKS WILL BE HOA MAINTAINED, BUT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE APPELLANT'S PRIMARY CLAIM IS THAT THE NEW IS THAT NEW FEASIBLE MITIGATION MEASURES HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE SINCE 2004, WHICH WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO AIR QUALITY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE ORIGINAL EIR WAS CERTIFIED AND THE SUBDIVISION WAS APPROVED, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR SEVERAL UNAVOIDABLE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, INCLUDING AIR QUALITY. FURTHER UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF GRADING PERMITS IN 2024. FINALLY, NO NEW FACTS HAVE BEEN MADE APPARENT, WHICH WERE NOT CONSIDERED BY THE ORIGINAL EIR. THUS, STAFF AFFIRMS THAT THERE ARE NO NEW MITIGATION MEASURES WHICH WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT. THE ENT FURTHER ASSERTS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE THE 2004 EIR WAS CERTIFIED. THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION OF THE 2004 EIR STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE EIR WAS FOR THE SUBDIVISION OF LAND FOR FUTURE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 354 LOTS CREATED BY THE ORIGINAL SUBDIVISION. THE PROJECT UNDER APPEAL IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 188 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN THE EXISTING 354 WATTS SUBDIVISION. STAFF ACKNOWLEDGES THE DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATION INCLUDES MINOR EXCEPTIONS AND VARIANCES TO ACCOUNT FOR UNIQUE CONDITIONS OF THE SITE, BUT THESE ARE MINOR IN NATURE AND DO NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF CREATING ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. FINALLY, AS OF THE ASSERTION THAT NEW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED SINCE THE 2004 EIR WAS CERTIFIED STAFF REITERATES THAT THE PROJECT UNDER APPEAL IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD OUT OF 188 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS ON A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND PREVIOUSLY GRADED LOTS WITHIN THE 354 WATTS SUBDIVISION, TO WHICH A 2004 EAR APPLIES. THUS, THERE ARE NO NEW IMPACTS WHICH WOULD NECESSITATE A SUPPLEMENTAL EIR OR MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION. SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 1 2, THESE FACTS SHALL BE ADOPTED AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE RICHMOND'S COMMUNITY'S EIR CERTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2004, ON FEBRUARY 26TH, 2026, PLANNING STAFF RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE APPLICANT ELABORATING ON THE ASSERTATIONS MADE IN THE ORIGINAL APPEAL LETTER. THIS LETTER ALSO INCLUDED AN ADDITIONAL ASSERTION THAT INCLUDED THE, THAT, SORRY, AN ADDITIONAL ASSERTION NOT INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL APPEAL LETTER THAT THE CITY HAD NOT CONSIDERED THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROJECT UNDER APPEAL WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LARGER JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND NAR HOMES. THIS LETTER HAS [00:50:01] BEEN PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. STAFF REITERATES THAT BOTH THE 188 PROJECT UNIT PROJECT UNDER APPEAL AND THE 166 UNIT NAR PROJECT HAD BEEN REVIEWED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LARGER 354 WATT SUBDIVISION FOR WHICH THE RICH COMMUNITIES ER WAS CERTIFIED IN 2004. THE 2004 EAR CONSIDERS THE FUTURE GRADING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE 354 NEWLY CREATED BOTS WITH SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS. FURTHERMORE, BOTH THE LENNAR PROJECT AND THE PROJECT UNDER APPEAL INVOLVE ONLY THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES ON THE PRE-APPROVED PRE-GRAD LOTS. THUS, STAFF ASSERTS THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF BOTH THE PROJECTS UNDER APPEAL AND THE ASSOCIATED LENNAR PROJECT WERE CONSIDERED TOGETHER AS PART OF THE LARGER 354 UNIT DEVELOPMENT. ALL THAT BEING SAID, STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 1 2 DENYING THE APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT. AS PRESENTED AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, ADOPTION OF THE RELU OF RESOLUTION TO 2026 DASH 0 1 2 SHALL ALSO ADOPT THE FAXES PRESENTED AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED RICHMOND'S COMMUNITIES EIR. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, STAFF WAS HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS PRIOR TO OPENING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS MATTER? OKAY, SEEING NONE, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND WE WOULD FIRST LIKE TO ASK, UM, WE, THE APPELLANT IS HERE IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO. OKAY. APPELLANT, UM, HALEY UNO ON BEHALF OF SAFER. YES. YES, MA'AM. GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS HALEY UNO. I'M A LAW CLERK FROM LOZO, DRE, LLP HERE ON BEHALF OF SUPPORTERS ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OR SAFER. SAFER, RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT SAFERS APPEAL FIND THAT THE EDAWANDA ESTATES PROJECT CANNOT BE APPROVED BASED ON THE 2004 EIR AND REQUIRE THE CITY TO INSTEAD PREPARE A SUPPLEMENTAL MND OR EIR. THE CITY HAS RELIED ON A 2004 EIR TO CLAIM THAT NO SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED FOR THE PROJECT UNDER SQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 1 5 1 6 2. HOWEVER, THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE PROJECT AND THE CITY CANNOT RELY ON THE 2004 EIR BECAUSE SEVERAL NEW FEASIBLE AIR QUALITY MITIGATION MEASURES HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE INTERVENING 21 YEARS SINCE THE EIR CERTIFICATION IN 2004. THESE NEW MEASURES WOULD SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE AIR POLLUTANT EMISSIONS FROM THE PROJECT'S CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. A SUPPLEMENTAL MND OR EIR IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THESE NEW MEASURES AND ADEQUATELY REDUCE THE PROJECT'S. ADVERSE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS ACCORDING TO THE 2004 EIR PROJECT, CONSTRUCTION WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS. THE DAILY CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS OF CRITERIA. AIR POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING NITROGEN OXIDES, AND REACTIVE ORGANIC GASES WOULD EXCEED THE SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLDS OF THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, EVEN WITH INCORPORATION OF THE E'S EXISTING AIR QUALITY MITIGATION MEASURES. HOWEVER, AIR QUALITY EXPERT PATRICK SUTTON FROM BASELINE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING IDENTIFIED MULTIPLE NEW WAYS TO IMPROVE THE E I'S CONSTRUCTION MITIGATION MEASURES SUCH AS REQUIRING ALL ON-ROAD DIESEL TRUCKS TO BE MODEL YEAR 2018 OR NEWER, REQUIRING ALL OFF-ROAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TO UTILIZE CARB CERTIFIED TIER FOUR FINAL ENGINES AND POWERING ENGINES WITH ALTERNATIVE FUELS LIKE ELECTRICITY OR NATURAL GAS. THE 2004 EIR ALSO STATES THAT PROJECT OPERATION WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT AND UNAVOIDABLE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS THE DAILY OPERATIONAL EMISSIONS OF CRITERIA. AIR POLLUTANTS WILL EXCEED THE LOCAL AIR DISTRICT THRESHOLDS EVEN WITH THE E'S EXISTING MITIGATION MEASURES. TO STRENGTHEN THE E'S OPERATIONAL MITIGATION MEASURES, MR. SUTTON RECOMMENDED REQUIRING ALL HOMES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, CHARGING STATIONS, UTILIZING ONLY ELECTRIC LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT AND IMPLEMENTING ALL ELECTRICITY ENERGY APPLIANCES. THESE NEW MITIGATION MEASURES WERE MORE EFFECTIVELY REDUCED TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONAL AIR QUALITY IMPACTS. THEY'RE FEASIBLE AND READILY AVAILABLE, BUT WERE PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE IN 2004. A SUPPLEMENTAL MND OR EIR IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THESE NEW MEASURES. ADDITIONALLY, RATHER THAN IMPROPERLY PIECE KNEELING ITS SQUA ANALYSIS THE CITY SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED THIS PROJECT'S IMPACTS. TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF THE VI NOVA COMMUNITY PROJECT PROPOSED BY LENNAR, ITS SISTER PROJECT, WHICH IS PROPOSED ON THE SAME PARCEL OF LAND. FOR THE REASONS DISCUSSED HERE AND IN SAFE'S WRITTEN COMMENTS, WE AGAIN ASK E GRANT SAFE'S APPEAL AND REQUIRE PREPARATION OF A SUPPLEMENTAL MND OR EIR BEFORE PROJECT APPROVAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SPENCER [00:55:01] CHAI WITH TOLL BROTHERS. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. MY NAME IS SPENCER, I'M A PROJECT MANAGER WITH TOLL BROTHERS, AND I'M WORKING ON THIS ANOVA PROJECT WITH TOLL BROTHERS. UH, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THIS PROJECT. I THINK IT'D BE A GREAT PART OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UM, 188 HOMES IN LINE WITH NARS. IT'S A LARGER PROJECT. I THINK STAFF DID, DID A GREAT JOB EXPLAINING, UM, THE ARGUMENT AND OUR STANDING WITH THIS PROJECT. UM, IT'S ALL IN LINE WITH PRIOR APPROVALS, UM, AND WE DON'T THINK THERE'S THIS, THIS APPEAL SHOULD BE DENIED AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON THIS APPEAL MATTER? YES, MA'AM. SIR, I'M NOT SURE WHICH EVENING CITY COUNCIL MAYOR, MY NAME IS DON HOR. I'M A RESIDENT RIGHT UP THERE NEXT TO THIS PROJECT. AND, UM, I'M DISTURBED BY HEARING ALL THIS TALK ABOUT UN MITIGATABLE ISSUES AND THINGS THAT WE CANNOT, UH, CONTROL IF THE POLLUTION, THE DUST, THE EGRESS REGRESS, UH, INADEQUATE FIRE RESPONSE OR POLICE RESPONSE TO THE ADDED, UH, POPULATION. AND I, I BELIEVE THAT'S INCORRECT. YOU CAN CONTROL THAT BY SAYING NO, YOU ALL HAVE THAT POWER. OH, WE CAN'T CONTROL THE TRAFFIC. IT'S TOO MUCH. OKAY. BECAUSE I REMEMBER THERE WAS A, A COUNCIL MEETING SOME TIME AGO AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF ALL THIS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS WERE ALL HERE AND THEY WERE ASKED IF THEY COULD MITIGATE, UH, ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, AIR POLLUTION, INADEQUATE SPACE FOR KIDS IN SCHOOLS, FIRE RESPONSE POLICE. AND EVERY ANSWER WAS NO, NO, NO, NO. THEY COULDN'T MITIGATE IT AND EVERYBODY APPROVED IT. NOBODY SAID NO. OKAY. IF YOU CAN'T MITIGATE IT, YOU CAN'T DO IT. AND I BELIEVE WE NEED TO GET TO A POINT AS A CITY WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, IF YOU, IF WE CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THE RESIDENTS HERE AND HOW WE LIVE HERE, WELL, WE JUST CAN'T DO IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR QUESTIONS OF OUR ATTORNEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT SOME OF THE, WHERE WE'RE AT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE? AT THIS STAGE, MR. MERRIT, AN EIR WAS PREPARED IN 2004. I THINK STAFF WENT OVER THAT PRETTY CLEARLY. THE MAP, TENTATIVE MAP THAT WAS APPROVED AS PART OF THAT 2004 ACTION WAS FINALIZED. THE LOTS WERE CREATED AND THE PROJECT SITE IS ALREADY BEING GRADED. SO THE ONLY THING THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW IS THE DESIGN OF THE HOMES ON THE LOTS THAT CURRENTLY EXIST, ALONG WITH ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS ALREADY BEING CONSTRUCTED THERE. SO I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE'S ANY CHANGE, UH, TO THE PROJECT. IN FACT, YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE ACTUALLY DID TRY AND MAKE SOME ARGUMENTS ABOUT WHY THE FINAL MAP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND IT ULTIMATELY HAD TO BE APPROVED. THERE WAS A MINISTERIAL ACTION. SO THE, AND THE DEVELOPER DECIDED TO IMPLEMENT THE EXACT SAME PROJECT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AND AND APPROVED IN 2004. UH, SO THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THE PROJECT, THERE'S NO NEW INFORMATION THAT WASN'T KNOWN IN 2004. THE AIR QUALITY IMPACTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AND RAISED BY THE APPELLANT WERE ALL KNOWN IN 2004 AND ADDRESSED. AND JUST THE, JUST BECAUSE IT'S POSSIBLE TO IDENTIFY NEW MITIGATION DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE DECISION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT TONIGHT. IN FACT, BECAUSE THIS IS A HOUSING PROJECT, WE COULD NOT IMPOSE ANY ADDITIONAL MITIGATION UNDER STATE LAW. UH, SO I THINK THAT THE ANALYSIS THAT STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER IS CORRECT. UH, STATE HOUSING LAWS, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE MAY DISAGREE WITH THEM, BUT THIS WAS ACTUALLY A PROJECT THAT WAS APPROVED BACK IN 2004. AND THIS IS ALL BUT A MINISTERIAL ACTION GIVEN THAT THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH ALL OF THE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS OF THE CITY. VERY, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. SO, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 0 1 2, DENYING THE APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S. JANUARY 14TH, 2026. RESOLUTION OF APPROVAL FOR DESIGN REVIEW, MINOR EXCEPTIONS AND VARIANCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF 188 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE WITHIN THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TRACKS. NUMBER 1 6 0 7 2 DASH ONE AND 1 6 0 7 2 DASH THREE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT? MOVE FOR APPROVAL? SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. [01:00:02] MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT STAFF. APPRECIATE IT. CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS. THAT'S ONE ITEM AND THAT'S A CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL'S MISSION, VISION, AND VALUE STATEMENT. UH, AND OUR 2026 GOALS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY DEALT WITH IN A CITY COUNCIL TEAM BUILDING WORKSHOP AND, [H. CITY MANAGER'S STAFF REPORT(S)] AND GOAL SETTING SESSION AND A SPECIAL MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND I'D LIKE TO CALL UPON MR. OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, FIRE CHIEF MIKE MCCLEON. UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. I COME HERE BEFORE, IF YOU RECALL, AND BACK ON FEBRUARY 9TH OF THIS YEAR, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL DID A TEAM BUILDING SESSION. AND AT THAT TEAM BUILDING SESSION, UM, YOU WENT THROUGH TO LOOK TO REAFFIRM AND OR AMEND, UH, THE CURRENT MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND [I1. Consideration to Approve the City Council's Mission, Vision, Values, and 2026 Goals. (CITY)] GOALS FOR 2026. SO I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU, UH, SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE UP FOR APPROVAL. THE, UH, MISSION THAT THE COUNCIL, UH, DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH WAS THE ONE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD ADOPTED AND THEN BEEN IN PLACE. UM, THE COUNCIL'S MISSION STATEMENT ESTABLISHES OUT ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE AND SERVES AS A FOCAL POINT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS. CONTINUOUSLY ENSURE AND ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING. THE NEXT THING YOU SOUGHT OUT TO DO WAS, UH, TAKE A LOOK AT THE VISION, SEE IF THE VISION NEEDED ANY CHANGING. AND THERE IS A, THERE WAS A SLIGHT CHANGE THAT YOU MADE TO THE VISION. AND AS IT STATES, AT THE TOP, COUNCIL'S VISION STATEMENT DEFINES THE TARGET OUTCOMES OUR ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FUTURE. UH, THE NEW REVISED VISION STATEMENT IS TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND VIBRANT, CITY RICH AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TO THRIVE . NEXT, YOU LOOKED AT THE CITY COUNCIL'S VALUES AND HOW DID THEY ALIGN CURRENTLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY? AND YOU DID MAKE SOME CHANGES AS WELL TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S VALUES. AND AS YOU SEE THEM THERE, THEY STATE COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY, SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, EXCELLENT QUALITY OF LIFE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, COMMITMENT TO PROSPERITY, FAMILY-ORIENTED ATMOSPHERE, AND RELENTLESS PURSUIT OF IMPROVEMENT. AND THEN FINALLY, YOU CAME UP WITH SOME ADDITIONAL GOALS. GOALS NUMBER ONE FOR 2026 WAS THE DRONES AS A FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM. UH, BY THE END OF JULY OF 2026, IMPLEMENT THE DRONES AS A FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM AND DOING THAT WITH, UH, PD GOAL NUMBER TWO, START THE FIRE ADMINISTRATION AND EOC BY THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2026, HAVE A SCHEMATIC. DESIGN OF FIRE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WILL BE READY FOR SUBMITTALS. UM, GOAL NUMBER THREE IS, UH, BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, 2027, PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND UPDATE ON THE A TMS MASTER PLAN. GOAL NUMBER FOUR, BY THE END OF JANUARY, 2027, PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL A DRAFT TO THE NEXT 50, A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY. AND WITH THAT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL REAFFIRM AND APPROVE ITS MISSION, VISION, VALUES, AND 2026 GOALS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. SEEING NONE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MISSION VALUES? AND VISION STATEMENTS AS WELL AS THE 2026 GOALS THAT WE'VE DEALT WITH FOR OUR SPECIAL MEETING. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. VERY GOOD. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANY INTERAGENCY UPDATES? WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. OUR NEXT CO CITY ATTORNEY, OH, CITY ATTORNEY. I FORGOT, . GOSH, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER FORGOT TO, [I2. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS (Comments to be limited to three minutes per Council Member.)  ] I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO THESE. THAT [I3. INTER­AGENCY UPDATES (Update by the City Council to the community on the meetings that were attended.)  ] MOMENT. , UM, IDENTIFICATION OF FOR ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH IS GONNA BE HELD TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY ON MARCH 18TH [J. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS] AT THE SAME TIME AND PLACE. ANY ADDITIONS? SEEING NONE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING OUR MEETING THIS EVENING, AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED [L. ADJOURNMENT] [01:05:26] AND ACCESSING THE BUSINESS LICENSE LINK UNDER OUR ONLINE SERVICES. THIS WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE OPTION TO APPLY FOR A NEW BUSINESS LICENSE DOWNLOAD. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.