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June 23, 2026 ·6:30 PM Final ·OPEN SESSION TIME: 6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL, City of Rialto, acting as Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, RIALTO UTILITY AUTHORITY, RIALTO HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Agenda — 65 items

  1. 1 HOW TO REVIEW THE AGENDA. ALL AGENDAS ARE POSTED IN THE CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (150 SOUTH PALM AVENUE, RIALTO) AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. ALL WRITINGS THAT RELATE TO AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM AT A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DISTRIBUTED TO ALL, OR A MAJORITY, OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE AT THE SAME TIME BUT AT LEAST 72 HOURS BEFORE A REGULAR MEETING, FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION ON THE CITY’S WEBSITE AT www.rialtoca.gov AND IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 290 WEST RIALTO AVENUE, RIALTO, CALIFORNIA (909-820-2519) FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ANY PERSON HAVING A QUESTION CONCERNING ANY AGENDA ITEM MAY CALL THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE TO MAKE INQUIRY CONCERNING THE NATURE OF THE ITEM DESCRIBED ON THE AGENDA. ITEMS ADDED TO THE AGENDA. CONSISTENT WITH THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT, ADDITIONAL ITEMS MAY BE ADDED TO THE AGENDA AND ACTED UPON BY THE CITY COUNCIL ONLY IF IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A “SUBSEQUENT NEED” OR “EMERGENCY” ITEM AND IS ADDED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE. MATTERS RAISED UNDER ORAL COMMUNICATIONS MAY NOT BE ACTED UPON AT THAT MEETING OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED ABOVE. NEED ADA ASSISTANCE? IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AT (909) 421-7279. NOTIFICATION 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO MAKE REASONABLE ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS MEETING (28 CAR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
  2. 2 HOW TO ATTEND THE MEETING. (1) Members of the public may attend the meeting in person. (2) Watch live steaming video of the Meeting at https://www.rialtoca.gov/183/Rialto-Network (3) Council Meetings are broadcast live on the City’s television station, Rialto Network. Spectrum Channel 3 and AT&T Channel 99. HOW TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. (1) Appear at the meeting and speak during the public comment period. We request that you complete a Public Speaker Form and submit it to the City Clerk before the meeting. There is a 5 minute time limit. (2) You may submit a public comment in writing to the City Clerk by email at CITYCLERK@RIALTOCA.GOV.
  3. 3 All items listed on this agenda are being considered and/or acted upon by the City Council on behalf of the City of Rialto, except for such items as are designated by the “RUA,” “RHA,” which items are being considered and/or acted upon by the Members of the Rialto Utility Authority or Rialto Housing Authority of the City of Rialto in its separate legal capacity. For convenience and ease of administration only, the agendas for each separate legal body have been consolidated herein
  4. 4 Next Ordinance No. 1715 Next Resolution No. 8538
  5. 5 A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rialto was held in the City Council Chambers located at 150 South Palm Avenue, Rialto, California 92376 on Tuesday, June 23, 2026. This meeting was called by the presiding officer of the Rialto City Council in accordance with the provisions of Government Code §54956 of the State of California.
  6. 6 6:30 p.m.
  7. 7 OPEN SESSION
  8. 8 Called to Order By: Mayor Joe Baca
  9. 9 ROLL CALL The roll was called, and the following were present: Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Council Member Karla Perez, and Council Member Edward Montoya Jr. Also, present were City Manager Tanya Williams, City Attorney Eric Vail, City Clerk Barbara McGee and City Treasurer Edward Carrillo.
  10. 10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Karla Perez
  11. 11 INVOCATION - Reverend Jose Vindel - Rialto United Methodist Church
  12. 12 PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS - NONE
  13. 13 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
  14. 14 City Council to consider removing or continuing any items on the agenda
  15. 15 CONSENT CALENDAR
  16. A. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES
  17. B. APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS
  18. B.1 Warrant Resolution No. 2026-46 26-0410
  19. B.2 Warrant Resolution No. 2026-47 26-0411
  20. C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  21. C.1 Regular City Council Meeting - June 9, 2026 26-0414
  22. 22 page break
  23. D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - FOR INFORMATION ONLY
  24. D.1 Jose T Ordonez 26-0417
  25. D.2 Maria G Velasquez 26-0418
  26. 25 Motion by Council Member Carrizales, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve the Consent Calendar.
  27. D.3 Juan J Hernandez 26-0419
  28. E. SET PUBLIC HEARING
  29. E.1 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to Set a Public Hearing for July 28, 2026, to Receive Public Comment Related to the Placement of Sewer Service Charges on the County Property Tax Roll for Delinquent Accounts. 26-0397
  30. 28 Mayor declared the public hearing open. No one came forward to speak. Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 5-0 vote to close the public hearing. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated in the budget Public Works and Community Development are asking for substantial amounts for contract services which include inspections and plan check review. He expressed his concern about those amounts and City Council has given very clear direction they want to slow down contract services and hire employees to replace contract employees. He is concerned that has not moved forward. He suggested they approve 50% of those amounts and staff come back in December to report what they have done with recruitment of employees to fill those positions. if necessary they will approve additional dollars for contract services.
  31. F. MISCELLANEOUS
  32. 29 Mayor Pro Tem Scott had conversations with the Police Dept. and with the size of his new building, he feels 2 custodians and one part-time may not be enough. He proposed they change that to 3 full-time custodians. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated in regards to Fire they have experienced a warehouse fire, and the Fire Dept. responded in a fantastic manner and minimized the damage to the Amazon building. He spoke to the Fire Chief on the necessity and the need to bring on additional equipment to deal with battery fires, high heat fires, the fuel terminal at the south end of the City and bringing in an robot apparatus to fight those kinds of fires. He would like to see a report on what specifically they need. He supports a tower and some type of training center and looks forward to that presentation. Mayor Pro Tem supports Utilities in Public Works. He thanked Finance Director Williams for the presentation he did. The budget meeting was a little brutal but he got some good answers out of it. Mayor Baca stated he appreciates they are solvent and are moving in the right direction and the budget reflects that based on the last couple of years. It was stated the biggest expenditure is the staffing and Rialto is going to continue to grow so staffing is going to increase and the budget should reflect the amount of growth they are going to have now and in the future to provide the level of service to the community. Mayor Baca stated they will need to assess the contract service needs when they start hiring for those positions. Finance Director Williams stated when it comes direct revenue related activity there is flexibility in the contract model but the direction they are hearing from City Council is staff invested long-term for sustainable operations of the City.
  33. F.1 Request City Council to Receive and File for Future Audit the Treasurer’s Investment Report as of April 30, 2026. 26-0415
  34. 30 City Manager Williams stated there is flexibility in contract services but what she is hearing from City Council is the concern about the commitment level from contractors. they have seen an issue with their plan check companies and inspection services. They are providing the services but not at the level they would expect of a full-time staff. Mayor Baca stated they should be held accountable when looking at the work they are performing. He does agree they need to hire permanent employees in a lot of areas. Mayor Baca stated that he has been a strong advocate for the Fire training tower and they need to make sure its included in the budget. For Parks and Recreation as they look into further expansions is to make the budget includes the areas where they need to improve their parks and recreational facilities. He agrees with Mayor Pro Tem they need to make sure they have adequate equipment and the best technology for all departments.
  35. TAB PUBLIC HEARING
  36. 31 Council Member Carrizales thanked staff for the presentation. He asked about the long-term projections on the Utility User Tax (UUT) on why its projected to go down and then go up. Finance Director Williams stated that it was temporarily suspended and that spanned a calendar year, so that was at mid-year so the last half of the current fiscal year, which ends next week, and through the first half of the next fiscal year. It was suspended for residential customers. In the out years it is expected to return to normal. Council Member Carrizales stated he is okay with all the recommendations for the departments. In Parks and Recreation they have a vacant Pool Manager positions. PRCS Director Alvarado stated if the position gets approved they will eliminate the two vacant part-time positions and convert to one full-time position, then start the hiring process.
  37. TAB1 Request City Council to: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing on the City’s Fiscal Year 2026-27 Proposed Annual Budget. 2) Approve and Adopt the following Resolutions: a. Resolution No. 8531, RHA Resolution No. 01-26, RUA Resolution No. 26-06, Rialto Redevelopment Successor Agency Resolution No. SA1-26, City Fiscal Year 2026-27 CIP Budget Resolution No. 8532 for the City Fiscal Year 2026-27 Annual Budget; b. Resolution No. 8533 Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit); c. Resolution No. 8534 Adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Citywide Classification and Compensation Plan. (ACTION) 26-0371
  38. 32 Council Member Montoya stated that he will go along with what Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated. They have discussed since last year regarding contractors vs. hired employees. He is anxious to see what they are looking like at the end of year. Council Member Montoya stated in regards to the warehouse fire, he doesn't know if there is a fire sprinkler issue. If they have someone going to inspect on a regular basis so they can get ahead of the fires. He stated they may need to be more proactive and visiting more regularly. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated in regards to contractors, he asked Director Christina Taylor how many full-time plan checkers she has. Director Taylor stated they currently have one full-time Plans Examiner in Building and Safety but he also spends some of his time doing some inspections as well. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated so its really a part-time plan checker and there is one Fire plan checker. He asked if she agrees that plan checking in-house by city personnel is more efficient. For instance, they had a big project come through the City and they used a contract plan checker. Those plan checkers, many times, leave in the middle of the project to work somewhere else and the company assigns a new plan checker. they lose that momentum. There was recent project with some houses that took longer than it should have. Its happened with a number of businesses, they miss stuff on the plan checks or take too long. Director Taylor stated that it is true. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated in regard to building inspectors, they would get better quality inspections when building inspectors are more dedicated to the City. He noticed they are predicting a decrease in projects next year. He know all of Council get people complain to them that plan checks take too long. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated that he became aware after the Amazon fire about the second fire at the Korean BBQ that could have been a big tragedy if it hadn't been for the Fire Dept. quick response. He found out from another business that they have not been doing business inspections because they haven't had the manpower to do it. Director Taylor is adding two positions to help with inspections. but there are some inspections that are more critical wouldn't take an individual with a higher caliber than just a normal inspection of fire extinguishers? Fire Chief Jensen stated these types of occupancies have complex systems in them and yes it would take a higher level of understanding of the system processes and uses and the codes that regulate them. Mayor Pro Tem Scott stated the City is growing by population and by business, they are probably the most improved City in this County by far. They also need to move their personnel up those standards and move forward with high quality people that can do a better job on those kinds of inspections. He doesn't believe contracting people is the way to do it.
  39. TAB2 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority to: (1) Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider: Adopting the 2025 Upper Santa Ana River Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan Comprised of the Urban Water Management and the Water Shortage Contingency Plans; (2) Approve Resolution No. 8535 and RUA Resolution No. 26-07 to Adopt the 2025 Upper Santa Ana River Integrated Regional Urban Water Management Plan; and (3) Approve Resolution No. 8536 and RUA Resolution No. 26-08 to Adopt the Water Shortage Contingency Plan. (ACTION) 26-0395
  40. 33 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 1, with the condition that the part-time custodian in PD be made full-time, that contract services be limited to 50% of the budgeted amounts and be re-reviewed in December as to where they need to go with a full report from both departments Public Works and Community Development.
  41. TAB NEW BUSINESS
  42. TAB3 Request that the City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board Receive and File the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report for Drinking Water. (RECEIVE AND FILE) PRESENTATION 26-0394
  43. 35 Mayor Baca declared the public hearing open. No one came forward to speak. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Montoya and carried by a 5-0 vote to close the public hearing. Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Council Member Montoya and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 2.
  44. TAB4 Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Budget Resolution No. 8537 Amending the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Budget by Appropriating $1,160,417; (2) Award a Construction Contract to R Dependable Construction Inc., a California Corporation, in the Amount of $1,160,417 for the Base Bid for the Fire Station 201 Interior Improvements Project, City Project No. 25022; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents. (ACTION) 26-0398
  45. 36 page break
  46. TAB5 Request City Council to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with CASC Engineering and Consulting for Technical Consultant Services to Assist with the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System for a Three-Year Term for a Total Amount of $891,999.84. (ACTION) 26-0396
  47. TAB6 Request City Council to: (1) Authorize a Task Order in the Amount of $729,782.74 for the Cactus Trail Solar Light Project, City Project No 26088 With St Francis Electric pursuant to the City's "On-Call" Agreement; and (2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents. (ACTION) 26-0406
  48. TAB7 Request City Council to: (1) Introduce for First Reading Ordinance No. 1714 to Amend Multiple Sections of the Municipal Code to provide the Public Works Director with the same Authority as the City Engineer; and (2) Provide Any Other Direction as Determined Appropriate. (ACTION) 26-0413
  49. 39 Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 5-0 vote to receive and file TAB 3, the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report for Drinking Water.
  50. TAB8 Request City Council to: (1) Approve a Purchase Order with Life-Assist for the Procurement of Medical Supplies and Equipment in an Annual Amount of $125,000 for four years with a one year extension; (2) Authorize the use of a Cooperative Master Purchasing Agreement via National Purchasing Partners (NPPGov), Contract No. PS25830; and (3) Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute all Necessary Documents Related to the Agreement. (ACTION) 26-0386
  51. 41 REPORTS
  52. 41 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 4.
  53. 42 MAYOR:
  54. 43 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
  55. 43 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 5.
  56. 44 CITY ATTORNEY:
  57. 45 CITY MANAGER:
  58. 45 Motion by Council Member Carrizales, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 6.
  59. 46 ADJOURNMENT
  60. 46 page break
  61. 48 Motion by Council Member Carrizales, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 7, with the correction of instances of "Professional Engineer" to "Civil Engineer". ORDINANCE NO. 1714 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO AMENDING MISCELLANEOUS SECTIONS IN THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS WITH THE SAME AUTHORITY AS THE CITY ENGINEER Roll Call: AYES: Mayor Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Scott, Council Members Montoya, Carrizales and Perez. NOES: none. ABSTAIN: none. ABSENT: none.
  62. 50 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 8.
  63. 51 page break
  64. 53 Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Council Member Montoya and carried by a 5-0 vote to adjourn the meeting at 7:58pm.
  65. 54 _________________________________ MAYOR JOE BACA ATTEST: _________________________________ CITY CLERK BARBARA A. McGEE