Apr 15, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting

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CHRISTINE SCOTT PRESENT AND ASHLEY STICKLER PRESENT.

MADAME CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THIS

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

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

MR. MAYOR, THERE ARE NO AMENDMENTS.

VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING, AND THAT PRESENTATION

[AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA]

I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD

[ANNOUNCEMENTS / PRESENTATIONS]

[B1. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Rancho Cucamonga’s 2025 Volunteers in Observance of National Volunteer Week.]

ELLE, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND KICK THIS OFF OF WHY WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THESE FINE, FINE INDIVIDUALS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

UH, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS, UH, NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH.

UH, SO WE'D LIKE TO KICK OFF TONIGHT WITH APPRECIATION FOR THE MANY VOLUNTEERS THAT, UH, OFFER THEIR SERVICE HERE TO THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA.

UH, JUST A FEW FACTS.

IN 2025, UH, 769, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 44,000 HOURS OF SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAM AREAS.

THIS SUPPORT REFLECTS A SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL VALUE, AS WELL AS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY AND OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

VOLUNTEERS HAVE SUPPORTED NUMEROUS CITY FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING COMMUNITY EVENTS, LIBRARY SERVICES, PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS, ANIMAL CARE INITIATIVES, AND YOUTH AND SENIOR SERVICES.

THEIR INVOLVEMENT STRENGTHENS OUR ABILITY TO DELIVER RESPONSIVE, INNOVATIVE, AND COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAMS. CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA EXTENDS ITS APPRECIATION TO ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO GENEROUSLY, UH, GEN, WHO GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION CONTINUE TO POSITIVELY IMPACT RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS EXEMPLIFY COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT THAT CHARACTERIZES OUR COMMUNITY AND THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO SERVICE EXCELLENCE.

EACH YEAR, THE CITY RECOGNIZES VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE REACHED DISTINGUISHED MILESTONES IN THEIR LIFETIME HOURS OF SERVICE.

THESE MILESTONE CATEGORIES INCLUDE GRAND VOLUNTEERS WITH A THOUSAND HOURS OF SERVICE.

SUPREME VOLUNTEERS WITH 5,000 HOURS OF SERVICE, ULTIMATE VOLUNTEERS WITH 10,000, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR, A LIFETIME VOLUNTEER WITH 20,000 HOURS OF SERVICE.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE FOLLOWING AWARDEES TO BE RECOGNIZED.

GRAND VOLUNTEER.

SANDRA RICHARDS WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GRAND VOLUNTEER.

CHRIS RODRIGUEZ WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES.

DEBORAH SMITH WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSIST.

TERRY YARNELL WITH ANIMAL CENTER, AND WE HAVE AN ULTIMATE VOLUNTEER, MS. KAREN HOWARD WITH LIBRARY SERVICES.

AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, OUR LIFETIME VOLUNTEER SERVING MORE THAN 20,000 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

MS. SHARON TOTARO WITH THE LIBRARY SERVICES, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SOME AWARDEES WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE WITH US TONIGHT, I DO STILL WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

OKAY, WE'LL GET YOU ALL BACK HERE.

SO WITH OUR OTHER GRAND VOLUNTEERS, AMILKA CRAIGO EVANS WITH THE LIBRARY SERVICES, DENISE DRYDEN WITH THE ANIMAL CENTER AND MATTIA MARAY WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE.

KEVIN SWAN

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THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING A PART OF WHAT MAKES THIS CITY EXCEPTIONAL.

I'LL HAVE YOU GUYS COME, COME FOR A PHOTO, COME DOWN HERE.

PHOTO, PHOTO OP.

THANK YOU ELLE.

APPRECIATE IT.

YOU CAN STAND HERE ALSO THAT YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF ALL THIS AND, AND IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO COME DOWN AND TAKE A PHOTO, COULD JUST COME UP RIGHT, RIGHT UP HERE, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

YEAH.

PUT THE GRAND, THE GRAND.

CAN YOU GET US ALL IN THERE? YOU KNOW, I, I JUST, AS YOU'RE LEAVING, I I JUST WANT TO SAY, WHEN YOU START THINKING ABOUT ALL THESE HOURS OF SERVICE FROM VOLUNTEERS, THAT'S VOLUNTEERS THAT AREN'T COMPENSATED FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND THAT IS A HUGE REASON WHY THIS CITY IS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE KINDS OF SERVICES THAT IT DOES PROVIDE.

BUT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING OVER 20,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE OVER 3000 HOURS IN A YEAR OF A WORK WEEK AT A 40 ACRE, 40 HOUR WORK WEEK THAT'S CLOSE TO SEVEN YEARS OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT.

LET'S GIVE IT ALL A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS PART OF THIS, OR EXCUSE ME, THE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC

[PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS]

THIS IS THE TIME AND THE PLACE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL AND FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA OR NOT LISTED ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA.

THERE IS ONE PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT, AND IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT PUBLIC HEARING, IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE, IF YOU'LL WAIT TILL THAT PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH SHOULDN'T TAKE US TOO LONG TO GET THERE, UM, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ASKED TO SPEAK.

SO IT COULD BE A MATTER OF THE PUBLIC HEARING RECORD.

OTHERWISE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP.

YOUR COMMENT PERIOD IS, ENDS AT THREE MINUTES.

THERE'S A LITTLE LIGHT LIKE RIGHT HERE THAT WILL GO OFF.

AND THERE'S ALSO A, A TIMER ON THE, ON THE, ON THE SCREENS UP THERE THAT YOU CAN SEE.

WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS WENDY LOPEZ, FOLLOWED BY DON PORTER.

CAN I BORROW THAT? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, RESIDENTS OF ALOMA RANCHO CUCAMONGA MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS WENDY AND I AM A RESIDENT OF ALOMA AND RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

I AM SPEAKING IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY AS A RESIDENT, AND MY COMMENTS DO NOT REPRESENT ANY ORGANIZATION OR EMPLOYER.

I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR CONCERNED NEIGHBORS WHO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP BECAUSE WE ARE NOT BEING HEARD.

THIS IS NOW THE THIRD TIME THAT WE HAVE COME BEFORE YOU.

AND THE REALITY IS NOTHING MEANINGFUL HAS CHANGED.

WE ARE DEALING WITH ONGOING AND ESCALATING SAFETY ISSUES.

THE ENCAMPMENTS REMAIN ALONG THE TWO 10 FREEWAY CORRIDOR BETWEEN SAPPHIRE, CORNELIAN AND HAVEN, DESPITE POSTED NO TRESPASSING SIGNS AND LACK OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY IN THE RANCHO CREEK TRAIL AND WASH AREAS.

DRUG USE, GRAFFITI, VANDALISM, AND LITTER, INCLUDING CONDOMS THAT YOU WILL SEE HERE IN AREAS WHERE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WALK CLOSE TO THE SENIOR CENTER.

A RECENT FIRE AS OF SUNDAY INVOLVING A TRANSIENT INDIVIDUAL, WHICH IS HARD TO SEE, BUT HE IS IN THIS AREA AND THAT IS SMOKE COMING OUT.

UM, TODAY'S SHOOTING BY THE SONORA APARTMENTS IN ALOMA AND ON EASTER, A 15-YEAR-OLD CHILD WAS ATTACKED, KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, AND ROBBED BY A TRANSIENT.

SO I WANT TO ASK PLAINLY, WHAT IS GOING, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THE CITY TO ACT? WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM RESPONSIBLE RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE REPORTED INCIDENTS.

WE HAVE CONTACTED RANCHO CUCAMONGA POLICE DEPARTMENTS,

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WE HAVE ATTENDED MEETINGS.

WE HAVE SENT EMAILS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IGNORED.

WE ARE TOLD THAT TEAMS ARE WORKING ON THIS, BUT IN THE AREAS WE'VE IDENTIFIED, THERE IS NO VISIBLE ENFORCEMENT.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE CITY EXISTS TO SERVE ITS RESIDENTS.

WE ARE THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE AT THE TOP OF THE STRUCTURE.

HERE IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.

AT THE TOP, WE RESIDENTS ARE THE ONES WHO ARE IN CHARGE BASICALLY.

AND RIGHT NOW, THE PEOPLE AT THE TOP ARE NOT BEING PROTECTED.

SO LET ME BE CLEAR, THESE ARE NOT SUGGESTIONS.

THERE ARE EXPECTATIONS.

WE WANT CONSISTENT, VISIBLE PATROLS IN THE FLOOD CONTROL AND FREEWAY.

A ADJUST AREAS NEAR SAPPHIRE.

ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN AGENCIES ARE CONTACTED AND CALLS SHOULD BE, SHOULD RESULT IN ACTION TRANSPARENT COMMUNICATION FROM THIS CITY TO ITS RESIDENTS RIGHT NOW, RESIDENTS FEEL IGNORED.

WE FEEL DISMISSED, AND WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE AFTER A CHILD IS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS THAT ROBBED THE COMMUNITY.

THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUED INACTION.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO SHOW UP, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE PUBLICLY, PUBLICLY UNTIL SOMETHING CHANGES.

AM I DONE? BECAUSE THIS CITY WILL NOT ACT ON ITS OWN.

WE WILL MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THIS.

AGAIN, WHAT IS A CITY GOING TO DO TO TAKE ACTION? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I, I PREFER NOT THE, NOT THE APPLAUSE.

WE, WE TRIED THE RULES OF DECORUM OR, OR, OR CLAUSES ARE NOT, NOT, UH, NO, NOR DO WE TOLERATE ANYBODY THAT WOULD MOVE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAPPEN TO FEEL SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT.

YES, OUR CITY MANAGER WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

I DO WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN AWARE OF TRANSIENT ACTIVITY IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE.

WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF THINGS OVER THE YEARS, AS, AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, BUT COMING UP IN MAY, WE ARE ALSO GONNA BE BRINGING FORWARD A HOMELESS RESPONSE STRATEGY.

AND ERICA, UM, ERICA IS OVER HERE.

SHE IS HAPPY TO STEP OUT AND TALK WITH ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THIS, UM, IN OUR STRATEGY AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE FUTURE.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED TO PLEASE TALK WITH HER, UM, PER ANY POLICE OR FIRE ACTIVITY.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE OUR FIRE CHIEF AND, UM, OUR POLICE LIEUTENANTS HERE THAT ARE HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANYBODY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DON PORTER, FOLLOWED BY ANDRA HANIF, I BELIEVE, IF NOT, CORRECT ME.

OKAY.

HI, MY NAME'S DON PORTER.

I'VE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR 26 YEARS NOW WITH MY HUSBAND AND SON.

I HAVE SEEN A GREAT DECLINE IN OUR CITY OVER THAT TIME PERIOD, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS SINCE COVID, THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS GROWING RAMPANTLY.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT GOING INTO THE VAUGHN SHOPPING CENTER ON HAVEN AND LEMON, UM, THAT TRADER JOE'S DOES NOT FEEL SAFE.

THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE TOP OF SAPPHIRE TODAY DUE TO A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT, AND THE HOMELESS POPULATION SEEMS TO BE ON THE TRAILS RIGHT BELOW MY NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS FROM CHAFFEE COLLEGE.

ON TOP OF THAT, OUR SCHOOLS ARE IMPACTED AND WE'VE GOT A HECK OF A LOT OF APARTMENTS AND MULTI-FAMILY HOMES GOING IN WITH NO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FIRE UP IN THAT AREA THAT SEEMS TO ADDRESS THE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED.

UM, AS FAR AS RESOURCES, THERE ARE NO NEW SCHOOLS THAT ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT GOING UP IN THAT AREA, AND THERE'S JUST TOO MANY PEOPLE IN TOO MUCH TRAFFIC.

SO I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEING ADDRESSED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ANDREW.

ANDREW, I BELIEVE FOLLOWED BY LAVE BLAND.

I MAY HAVE THE SCREEN, PLEASE.

YOU CAN JUST PUT IT RIGHT DOWN.

OH, I'M SORRY.

WHATEVER.

YOU, IT SHOULD SHOW UP.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MICHAEL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

MY NAME IS ANDREW HANIF.

I'M AN OUTREACH SPECIALIST AT REACHOUT.

REACHOUT IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS WORKED TO SERVE RANCHO CUCKOO MONKA IN THE INLAND EMPIRE FOR THE LAST 53 YEARS.

MY WORK FOCUSES ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO DRAW THE COUNCIL ON PUBLIC'S ATTENTION TO A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD.

AND IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA LIQUOR AND SMOKE SHOPS, I'M REFERRING TO SEVEN HYDROXY INE, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS SEVEN OH H SEVEN OH H OR GAS STATION HEROIN.

AS SOME

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IT IS ALSO AN OPIOID AND CAN BUY WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION, INCLUDING THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY BEING A EXTRACT.

SEVEN OH H HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR ANY MEDICINAL USE.

IT'S NOT PRESCRIBED FOR BY DOCTORS FOR ANY AILMENT, NOR ARE THERE ANY APPROVED OR ACCEPTABLE DOSAGES.

INSTEAD, THESE PRODUCTS ARE MARKETED AS NATURAL OR HOLISTIC SUPPLEMENTS.

THEY'RE ADVERTISED AS ENERGY AND MOOD ENHANCERS AND CONCERNINGLY.

PEOPLE USE SEVEN OH H TO KICK IN OPIOID OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION.

THEY'RE SOLD IN PILL, POWDER, DRINK, VAPE, AND GUMMY VARIATIONS.

THIS MIGHT SOUND INNOCENT OR HARMLESS, BUT I ASSURE YOU IT'S NOT.

THE DANGERS ARE REAL.

SEVEN OH H BINDS TO THE SAME OPIOID RECEPTORS AS CONVENTIONAL OPIOIDS AND PROVIDES USERS WITH A SENSE OF EUPHORIA AND PAIN REDUCTION.

RESEARCH INDICATES THAT SEVEN OHH IS AT LEAST 13 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN MORPHINE.

PEOPLE ARE BECOMING ADDICTED TO SEVEN.

OHH, PEOPLE CAN OVERDOSE ON SEVEN.

OHH.

AND THESE OVERDOSES LOOK EXACTLY LIKE OTHER OPIOID OVERDOSES.

PEOPLE CAN AND HAVE DIED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF CONSUMING SEVEN OH H AS IT STANDS, THERE IS NO STATE LEGISLATION BANNING OR REGULATING SEVEN OH H PRODUCTS.

CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATION ADDRESSING SEVEN OH H HAS BEEN STALLED.

THIS LEGISLATION WOULD OPPOSE AGE CONCENTRATION AND MARKETING RESTRICTIONS ON SEVEN OH H PRODUCTS.

A BILL CLASSIFYING SEVEN OH AS A SCHEDULE ONE DRUG WAS OUTRIGHT REJECTED.

OUR NEIGHBORS IN LA COUNTY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, AND ORANGE COUNTY HAVE ENACTED SEVEN OHH REGULATIONS.

MARIETTA TEMECULA AND ONTARIO ARE JUST SOME EXAMPLES OF CITIES THAT HAVE REGULATED SEVEN OH H IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

I'M SURE WE ALL REMEMBER THE OPIOID CRISIS.

WELL, SEVEN OHH HAS ALREADY BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE FOURTH WAVE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT MY TEAM.

UH, THESE BOOKS ARE IN THE FOLDERS IN FRONT OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

LAVEE BOND, LAVE BLAND, JUST LATE FROM WORK, BUT OF COURSE, JUST, UH, PLEASE ANNOUNCE YOUR YOUR NAME AND GOOD EVENING.

I'M LIZ UNA AND OF COURSE WE'RE HERE.

UM, A LOT OF US STILL WANNA SPEAK TODAY, BUT SINCE BARBARA'S NOT HERE, WE JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REPRESENTED, UM, AS PROTESTORS OF THE HAMILTON BREWERY.

UM, NOT A LOT TO SAY BECAUSE WE ARE GONNA HAVE MEETINGS AND I HOPE THAT THEY'RE PRODUCTIVE.

UM, LIKE I SAID, WE JUST WANT ENFORCEMENT OF THE BASIC OF ORDINANCES THAT THEY'RE VIOLATING.

YOU KNOW, THE NOISE, UM, THE TRAFFIC, JUST BLATANTLY PARKING IN FRONT OF, UH, FIRE HYDRANTS.

JUST ALL, EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THEM LITTERING, THOSE ARE NOT LIES.

THOSE, I HAVE PICTURES AND I'VE ACTUALLY WITNESSED ALL THESE THINGS.

SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UM, THEY WERE HEARD.

'CAUSE THERE'S A FEW OF US HERE, BUT WE, UM, WE DECIDED NOT TO SPEAK.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, I FOUND A PICTURE OF YOU GUYS WITH MY MOTHER WHO RE RECENTLY PASSED AWAY, AND MY MOM WAS VERY MUCH INTO THE COMMUNITY AND SHE LOOKED AT YOU GUYS.

I HAVE THAT PICTURE WITH THE MAYOR, CHRISTINE AND MR. HUTCHINSON.

MY MO MY MOTHER WAS A VERY FESTIVE DRESSER.

SHE DRESSED LIKE A SANTA CLAUS AT THE NORTHTOWN COMMUNITY CENTER, ALWAYS INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, UM, AT THE FOLKLORICO DANCING GROUP OUTTA NORTHTOWN.

UM, ALWAYS TAKING ALL THE KIDS FROM NORTHTOWN INTER STATION WAGON TO A BASEBALL GAMES, ALWAYS GIVING EVERYBODY A RIDE.

VERY INVOLVED IN HER COMMUNITY BACK WHEN WE WERE YOUNG.

SO THAT'S WHO MY MOM IS.

AND, UM, LIKE I SAID, SHE ADMIRED YOU PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, AND THE PICTURES THAT I HAVE.

AND SHE JUST ALWAYS LOOKED AT YOU GUYS, LIKE PEOPLE THAT HELP THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THERE FOR.

AND SHE BELIEVED THAT.

AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT, THAT WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU GUYS TO, UM, TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY, TO HELP NORTHTOWN BECAUSE NOBODY SHOULD HAVE A BREWERY OR A BAR IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT'S THERE.

AND, UH, WE JUST FEEL VERY HELPLESS, VERY FRUSTRATED, LIKE THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

PEOPLE JUST BLATANTLY PARK IN FRONT OF OUR HOMES AND KIND OF MAD DOG US, LIKE GIVING US THE LOOK LIKE WE'RE THE BAD GUY.

WE'VE BEEN THERE.

THAT'S OUR HOME.

WHY ARE WE THE BAD GUY WHEN THAT'S OUR HOME? THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AMY KAL.

GOOD EVENING.

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THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR FATALITIES SINCE SEPTEMBER, AND IT APPEARS THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL ANTE'S OBSERVATIONS FROM HIS JULY, 2025 INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY CONTINUE TO RING TRUE.

HE HIGHLIGHTED INSUFFICIENT STAFFING, INADEQUATE MEDICAL ACCESS, LACK OF MEDICAL CARE, FOLLOW-UPS, UNSAFE FOOD AND WATER USE OF FORCE CONCERNS AND DUE PROCESS BARRIERS, SAYING THESE ARE BLATANT AND HORRIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

AND YET WE ARE CONTINUING TO ALLOW OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE ABDUCTED AND SENT THERE TO SUFFER.

AS I'VE MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS, ICE IS POSTED HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE PARKING LOT OF THIS COURTHOUSE, AND ADDITIONALLY IN LOCAL BUSINESS PARKING LOTS, WHICH ARE UNDER CITY AUTHORITY, SUCH AS IN THE LUCKY STRIKE BOWLING ALLEY.

WHY IS IT THAT WE DON'T FIGHT HARDER TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY TO, TO AID WITH LEGAL FEES TO BRING HOME DETAINED LOVED ONES AND BASIC NECESSITIES FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ICE? WHY IS IT THAT WE ALLOW ICE TO STAGE ON BUSINESS PROPERTIES AND PARKING LOTS? WE MUST INSTATE A COMPASSION FUND TO PROVIDE MONETARY SUPPORT TO THOSE IN NEEDS.

AND WE MUST PREVENT ICE FROM STAGING ON BUSINESS AND PRIVATE PROPERTY UNDER CITY JURISDICTION BECAUSE OUR INACTION HAS DIRE CONSEQUENCES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS.

UH, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.

MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO, UM, JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT REAL QUICK, UM, SPECIFICALLY TO THE, UM, COMMENT THAT THERE WAS A FIRE TODAY AT THE TOP OF SAPPHIRE AND A SHOOTING, UM, I'VE CONFERRED WITH BOTH POLICE AND FIRE AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS.

THERE WAS, THERE WERE NO FIRES AND, AND NO SHOOTINGS TODAY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

UM, SO MADAM CITY MANAGER, DID WE, DID YOU SAY THAT THEY COULD GO TO THE BACK OF THE, IN THE FOUR EIGHT TO HAVE A DISC AB ABSOLUTELY, PLEASE.

SO THOSE OF YOU THAT WOULD LIKE TO, TO MEET WITH OUR, OUR, OUR LADY, OUR ERICA LEWIS HUNTLEY, WHO IS IN, IN CHARGE OF OUR STAFF, OF OUR, OUR PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS OUR POLICE OFFICER, OUR LIEUTENANT, PLEASE, UM, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.

OKAY.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDARS.

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

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

HOWEVER, ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR FIRE BOARD MAY REMOVE ANY ITEM IF THEY SO DESIRE FOR DISTURB.

MR. MAYOR, I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM ITEM

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

YOUR I ABSTENTION OF ITEM D THREE IS NOTED.

SO WE WILL ASK FOR A MOTION, UH, TO APPROVE THIS EVENING'S CONSENT CALENDAR.

SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

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

EXCUSE ME.

WE HAVE, UH, THANK YOU.

WE HAVE, UH, ONE ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING THIS EVENING THAT IS CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION NUMBER 26 DASH 0 2 4 ADOPTING REDUCED USER FEES FOR A PRE-APPROVED MODEL.

HOME PERMITS MO MO MODEL HOME PERMITS AND PRE-APPROVED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.

I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ALYSSA COX.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, I'M GONNA TURN THIS OVER TO OUR BUILDING AND SAFETY DIRECTOR, ZACH NEIGHBORS, UM, WHO WILL BE SUPPORTED BY OUR PLANNING DIRECTOR, JENNIFER NAKAMURA.

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

[ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ITEM(S)]

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

[G1. Consideration of Resolution No. 2026-024, Adopting Reduced User Fees for Preapproved Model Home Permits and Preapproved Accessory Dwelling Unit Permits. (RESOLUTION NO. 2026-024) (CITY)]

TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AND ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION FOR THE REDUCED USER FEES FOR THE PRE-APPROVED MODEL, HOME PERMITS AND PRE-APPROVED A DU PERMITS.

THE STATE RECENTLY ADOPTED ASSEMBLY BILL ONE 30, ALSO KNOWN AS AB ONE 30, WHICH LIMITS WHEN AND HOW BUILDING STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION CAN BE CHANGED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 AND JUNE 1ST, 2031.

IN PREVIOUS YEARS AND CODE CYCLES, CITIES AND CON, UH, COUNTIES WERE ALLOWED TO MODIFY OR AMEND TO BUILDING STANDARDS BASED ON LOCAL CLIMATIC, GEOLOGICAL, OR TOPOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS.

HOWEVER, UNDER AB ONE 30, THOSE LOCAL AMENDMENTS ARE NOW LARGELY RESTRICTED AND MAY ONLY BE

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AB ONE 30 ALSO ESTABLISHES THAT RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS USING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MODEL HOME PLANS MAY BE REVIEWED UNDER THE BUILDING STANDARDS.

IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL APPROVAL.

THESE APPROVALS REMAINED VALID FOR UP TO 10 YEARS, PROVIDED THE DESIGN DOES NOT SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE.

AS A RESULT.

FUTURE HOMES BUILT FROM THE SAME APPROVED MODEL DO NOT NEED TO BE REVIEWED UNDER NEWER CODE REQUIREMENTS.

IN RESPONSE, THE CITY IS PROPOSING A REDUCED PLAN FEE, UH, REVIEW FEE FOR MODEL HOME PERMITS.

THIS REFLECTS THE LIMITED STAFF TIME REQUIRED TO VERIFY SITE SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE SINCE THE PRIMARY PLAN REVIEW HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

THE PROPOSED FEES IN, UH, INSURERS COST RECOVERY WHILE ALIGNING WITH STATE LAW AND SUPPORTING A MORE EFFICIENT PERMITTING PROCESS.

FURTHERMORE, THE RECENTLY STATE ADOPTED ASSEMBLY BILL 1 3 3 2, ALSO KNOWN AS AB 1332, REQUIRES JURISDICTIONS TO IMPLEMENT A PRE-APPROVED A DU PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES PUBLIC POSTING ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE OF APPROVED PLANS AND APPLICANT CONTACT INFORMATION TO PROMOTE STANDARDIZED DESIGNS AND STREAMLINES STREAMLINE HOUSING PRODUCTION TO COMPLY WITH AB 1332 AND REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT AND PRO HOUSING COMMITMENTS.

THE CITY IS PROPOSING A REDUCED PLAN REVIEW FEE FOR DETACHED ADUS THAT UTILIZE PRE-APPROVED PLANS.

THIS ADJUSTMENT REFLECTS REDUCED, UH, STAFF REVIEW TIME WHILE MAINTAINING FULL COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATORY AND COST RECOVERY REQUIREMENTS.

IN TERMS OF THE MODEL HOME PERMIT, THE CURRENT FEE IS $2,732 FOR A MODEL HOME, UH, PRODUCTION RATE UP TO 6,000 SQUARE FEET.

AND THE NEW PROPOSED FEE WOULD BE 1,698, WHICH IS A RESULT OF THE REDUCTION OF 6.22 STAFF HOURS FOR PLAN REVIEW, THE FEE WOULD INCLUDE TWO HOURS OF REVIEW TO VERIFY SITE SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE, WHICH INCLUDES PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL UTILITIES.

IN TERMS OF THE PRE-APPROVED A DU, THE CURRENT FEE FOR AN A DU UP TO 1200 SQUARE FEET IS 2060 $3, AND THE NEW PROPOSED FEE WOULD BE 1,363, WHICH IS THE RESULT OF THE REDUCTION OF 4.214 STAFF HOURS FOR PLAN REVIEW, THE FEE WOULD INCLUDE ONCE AGAIN TWO HOURS OF REVIEW TO VERIFY SITE SPECIFIC COMPLIANCE, WHICH INCLUDE PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL UTILITIES.

IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED OF OUR PROPOSED FEE ADOPTION AND PUBLIC HEARING, AS LONG AS ALIGNMENT WITH REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS, WE HAVE ADVERTISED THE NOTICE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING TWICE IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER.

WE MAILED OUT NOTICE TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT HAVE REGISTERED WITH OUR CITY, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, INCLUDING THE BUILDING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA AND THE DESERT VALLEY BUILDERS ASSOCIATION.

AND WE'VE MADE THE COST ANALYSIS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING IN OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE BEGINNING ON APRIL 2ND IF APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE PROPOSED FEES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 15TH, 2026, WHICH IS 60 DAYS FROM THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTION, CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION 2026 DASH 0 2 4 TO AMEND THE CITY'S MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AND INCLUDE THE NEW REDUCED FEES FOR THE PRE-APPROVED MODEL, HOME PERMITS AND THE PRE-APPROVED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PERMITS.

AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SEEING NONE AT THIS TIME, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, THAT ARE HERE TO, TO DISCUSS ANYTHING ABOUT THE ITEM THAT WAS JUST DISCUSSED BY STAFF, UH, SEEING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.

YES? YES, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU ZACH.

AND JENNIFER, MY FIRST QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE STAFF REPORT IN TERMS OF AB ONE 30 FURTHER RESTRICTS LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FROM ADOPTING MORE RESTRICTIVE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING STANDARDS, INCLUDING THOSE BASED ON CLIMATE AND SOME OTHER FEATURES.

HOW DOES THAT IMPACT CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO BE A RESULT OF IMPROVEMENTS THAT HOMES HAVE TO IMPLEMENT FOR FIRE REDUCTION AND RETARDATION AND CREATING THAT GROUND ZERO OR SOME

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THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EXEMPTION IN AB ONE 30 FOR HOME HARDENING AND FIRE RESTRICTIVE.

OKAY.

YES, SIR.

SECOND QUESTION.

I KNOW, JENNIFER, YOU ARE WAY AHEAD OF THIS BY FIVE YEARS WITH THE TEMPLATE AND, UM, ADU FOR DUMMIES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT I COULD ACTUALLY BUILD MY OWN IF I CHOSE TO DO THAT.

SO DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING IN ADDITION TO WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE AND WE'VE APPROVED IN TERMS OF THOSE MODELS THAT FAMILIES CAN GO IN AND IT'S ALREADY GOT THE STRUCTURE AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THEY NEED AT THIS TIME? NO.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO WELCOME ADDITIONAL BUILDERS THAT WANT TO SUBMIT FOR OUR MODEL PRE, UH, OUR PRE-APPROVED MODEL PROGRAM.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF REDUCING THE FEE WAS A COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE THROUGH OUR HOUSING ELEMENT THAT SAID THAT WE WOULD REDUCE BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR ADUS BY TRYING TO CUT COSTS WHERE WE COULD.

AND THIS WAS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH WHICH TO DO SO SINCE WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN THE TIME TO REVIEW IT ONCE.

WE DON'T NEED TO DO THE SAME LEVEL OF REVIEW FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT PRE-APPROVED PLAN, UM, AS WELL AS THE COMMITMENTS WE MADE TO REDUCING SOME OF OUR A DU FEES AND OUR PRO HOUSING DESIGNATION.

BUT AT THIS TIME, UH, STAFF IS WORKING ON SOME NEW STATE A DU LAW UPDATES THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU LATER IN THE YEAR, BUT WE ARE ON TRACK TO, TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN, UM, OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP ADUS UNDER ALL APPLICABLE STATE LAWS.

AND SO A BUILDER CAN GO AHEAD AND BE PROACTIVE AND CONTRIBUTE THEIR PLANS FOR ADUS THAT CAN BE PRE-APPROVED FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS? YES.

AT ANY TIME THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.

AND MY LAST QUESTION, SO THESE REDUCED FEES, THEY WILL COVER THE COSTS THEN.

SO WE, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE CONSIDERED ONE OF THOSE UNFUNDED MANDATES FROM THE STATE.

WE CAN RECOVER OUR COSTS, CORRECT.

THESE ARE DESIGNED TO BE COST NEUTRAL BECAUSE AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE, WE'VE COVERED THE INITIAL COST OF REVIEWING THE FEE BECAUSE WE'RE REQUIRED TO THE WHAT TIME.

UM, SO WE DID THE INITIAL, THE INITIAL REVIEW UPFRONT.

THAT IS THE ONE UNFUNDED PIECE.

HOWEVER, ALL SUBSEQUENT REVIEWS WE ONLY NEED TO REVIEW FOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO THAT DOES NOT TAKE THE SAME LEVEL OF STAFF TIME AS IF WE WERE REVIEWING A BRAND NEW SET THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

OKAY.

WELL THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

AND DO YOU ANTICIPATE THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THOSE REQUESTS AND PERMITS FOR ADUS? WE CERTAINLY HOPE SO.

A DU DEVELOPMENT IS CONTINUING TO GROW EVERY YEAR.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? JUST HAVE, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY, THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION IS, IS THERE ANY PART OF THIS LEGISLATION THAT DOES TAKE AWAY FURTHER OUR LOCAL CONTROL OF HOW WE DEVELOP OUR COMMUNITY? I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AB ONE 30? MM-HMM .

AB ONE 30 WAS A LAUNDRY LIST OF ITEMS. IT WAS A BUDGET TRAILER BILL THAT THE GOVERNOR ADOPTED LAST YEAR.

UM, IT DOES INCLUDE THE ONE, THERE'S A VARIETY OF THINGS THAT INCLUDES ONE OF THEM THAT PLANNING HAS BEEN WORKING A LOT ON IS SOME STATUTORY CA EXEMPTION.

SO IT ALLOWS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STREAMLINING SO THAT HOUSING PROJECTS CAN MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

UM, ALMOST COMPLETELY EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.

OKAY.

NOW IF I HAVE A A DU, SO THIS APPLIES TO NO MATTER WHAT THE SIZE OF THE A DU IS, THIS IS THE FEE THAT THAT DEVELOPER WOULD, ANY OF THE RESIDENT MIGHT HAVE TO PAY ANY OF OUR PRE-APPROVED PLANS.

THEY CAN GO THE MAXIMUM SIZE FOR A DETACHED.

A DU IS 1200 SQUARE FEET IN THE CITY.

SO ANY OF THE PRE-APPROVED PLANS UP TO 1200 FEET.

OKAY.

1200 SQUARE.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY.

SO WITH THAT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE NEED TO, UH, CLOSE NOW AND, UM, WE WILL HAVE CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

BUT LET ME GET TO THE, TO THE ACTUAL, I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026 DASH 24 ADOPTING REDUCED USER FEES FOR PRE-APPROVED MODEL, HOME PERMITS AND PRE-APPROVED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT PERMITS.

SO MOVE SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

VERY GOOD.

THERE BEING NO CITY MANAGER STAFF REPORTS THIS EVENING.

ANY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS? I HAVE ONE.

MR. MAYOR? YES, SIR.

TODAY I ATTENDED A SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK FORCE MEETING, UH, OVER IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO WHERE WE RECEIVED A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

LINDA SEBAS, UH, GAVE THAT, UH, TO OUR ORGANIZATION,

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CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS MR. NOTHING TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

GOOD.

UH, ANY IDENTIFICATION FOR ITEMS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING, WHICH WILL BE TWO WEEKS FROM THIS EVENING ON MAY 6TH.

SEEING NONE.

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MEETING IT, IT

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THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING.

THERE ARE ANY STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU NEED YOUR AGENDA OR HOMEWORK SIGNED, BE HAPPY TO

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