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October 28, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final ·CLOSED SESSION TIME: 5:00PM 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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  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 THURSDAY. 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 • Rialto will be a Family First Community • Rialto Shall Attract High-Quality Development and Improve its Physical Environment • Rialto’s Economic Environment will be Healthy and Diverse • Rialto will be an Active Community 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
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  5. 4 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, October 14, 2025. 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. Mayor Joe Baca called the meeting to order at 5:00pm
  6. 4 CLOSED SESSION
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  8. 6 5:00 p.m.
  9. 8 Called to Order By: Mayor Joe Baca
  10. 9 ROLL CALL The roll was called, and the following were present: Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Council Member Andy Carrizales, Council Member Karla Perez, and Council Member Edward Montoya Jr. Also, present were City Manager Tanya Williams, City Attorney Eric Vail, and City Clerk Barbara McGee. Absent: City Treasurer Edward Carrillo.
  11. 1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Number of Matters: One (1) · Shepard v. City of Rialto, Rialto Utility Authority et al. SBSC Case No. CIV SB 2311005 25-0745
  12. 2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - DECISION WHETHER TO INITIATE LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4) Number of Matters: One (1) 25-0746
  13. 3 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 Labor Negotiator: City Manager Tanya Williams, Human Resources Director Shama Curian Employee Organizations: · Executive Management Team · Management Unrepresented Employees · Rialto City Employee’s Association (RCEA) · Teamsters Mid-Management & Confidential Employee’s Union (TMMU) · Rialto Fire Management Association (RFMA) · Rialto Police Benefit Association - Management · Rialto Police Benefit Association - General · Rialto Professional Firefighters of California - Local 3688 · Unrepresented Employees 25-0749
  14. 4 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) Significant Exposure to Litigation. Number of Matters: Four (4) · Medina - work comp claim · Lamm - work comp claims · Jones - work comp claim · Jaramillo -work comp claim 25-0753
  15. 14 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and by carried by a 5-0 vote to go into Closed Session at 5:01 pm City Council returned from Closed Session at 6:15 pm
  16. 14 The roll was called, and the following were present: Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Council Member Andy Carrizales, 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.
  17. 15 6:30 p.m.
  18. 16 OPEN SESSION
  19. 17 Called to Order By: Mayor Joe Baca
  20. 18 ROLL CALL
  21. 18 In regards to Closed Session Item 1) The City Council gave direction to the City Attorney’s Office. There is no other reportable action. Item 2) The City Council gave direction to the City Attorney’s Office to initiate litigation. There is no other reportable action. 3) The City Council gave direction to the City Attorney’s Office. There is no other reportable action. 4) The City Council have direction to City Attorney's Office to negotiate. There is no other reportable action.
  22. 19 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Edward Montoya Jr.
  23. 20 INVOCATION - Pastor David Gaunt - Sunrise Church ▶ jump to 6:11
  24. 21 City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session
  25. 22 PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS ▶ jump to 8:34
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  27. 1 Presentation - Carter High School - Lion Cheerleading Boosters - Mayor Pro Tem Scott 25-0741 ▶ jump to 9:24
  28. 2 Proclamation - Law Enforcement Records and Support Personnel Day 25-0736 ▶ jump to 17:12
  29. 24 Dr. Nosakhere Thomas, Executive Director of the Inland Empire Black Worker Center - expressed the importance of voting at the Statewide Special Election, November 4th - Proposition 50. Pastor Harry Bratton, Greater Faith Grace Bible Church -presented a plaque to Mayor Baca to express gratitude to the City of Rialto for granting back the half acre of land to the Church, initially granted to the City to use for a water well.
  30. 25 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 24:26
  31. 26 City Council to consider removing or continuing any items on the agenda
  32. 27 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 34:22
  33. A. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES
  34. B. APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS
  35. B.1 Warrant Resolution No. 2026-15 25-0734
  36. B.2 Warrant Resolution No. 2026-16 25-0735
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  38. C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  39. C.1 Minutes - October 14, 2025 25-0743
  40. D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - FOR INFORMATION ONLY
  41. D.1 Summer Lopez 25-0750
  42. D.2 Maria F Mendoza Murillo 25-0751
  43. E. SET PUBLIC HEARING
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  45. E.1 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for December 9, 2025, to Consider the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the Second Quarter of the 2025 Calendar Year. 25-0706
  46. E.2 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board Set a Public Hearing for January 13, 2026, and establish Utility Rate Setting Procedures through Adoption of Resolution No. 8418 and RUA Resolution No. 08-46 Regarding Water and Wastewater Utility Services Rate Adjustments. 25-0732
  47. F. MISCELLANEOUS
  48. F.1 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8419 and RUA Resolution No. 08-47 Approving an Extraterritorial Wastewater Service Agreement with Vincent Ellingson, for the property located at 17632 S. Santa Ana Avenue, Bloomington, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0256-021-78-000; and Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Documents. 25-0720
  49. F.2 Request City Council to adopt Ordinance No. 1705, Amending the Municipal Code Chapter 2.48 - Purchasing, Section 2.48.200 - Purchasing Process to Update the Bidding Thresholds for Public Works Contracts Consistent with California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. 25-0754
  50. 44 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Montoya Jr. and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve the Consent Calendar.
  51. TAB PUBLIC HEARING
  52. 45 TAB1 - Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to close the Public Hearing. Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 4-1 vote to approve TAB 1 and to amend the language in Resolution No. 8421, Section 4, Item 10, to read as follows, "The applicant shall pay a public facility improvement contribution in the amount of $1,500,000 to the City of Rialto for the Riverside Avenue Widening Project, prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit." Mayor Baca voted No.
  53. TAB1 Request City Council Conduct a Public Hearing to: Consider Adoption of (1) Resolution No. 8420 Approving Conditional Development Permit No. 2023-0007, a Request to Allow the Development and Operation of a Truck Terminal Facility on Approximately 45.7 Acres of Land (APN: 0258-141-18) Located on the South Side of Santa Ana Avenue Approximately 1,800 Feet East of Riverside Avenue Within the Heavy Industrial (H-IND) Land use District of the Agua Mansa Specific Plan (“Site”), (2) Resolution No. 8421 Approving Precise Plan of Design No. 2023-0006, a Request to Allow the Development of a 172,445 Square Foot Truck Terminal Building and an 18,700 Square Foot Fleet Maintenance Building on the Site, and (3) Resolution No. 8422 Approving an Environmental Impact Report (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2023-0010) Prepared for the Project, in Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). (ACTION) 25-0704 ▶ jump to 39:03
  54. TAB2 Request City Council to Conduct the Public Hearing and Introduce the First Reading of Ordinance No. 1706, entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA, DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.28, OF THE RIALTO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT A NEW TITLE 15, CHAPTER 15.28 ADOPTING AND AMENDING THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE INCLUDING APPENDIX A, B, C, D, H, I, J, N and P, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES, AND THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 19 AND 24 AND OTHER RELATED STANDARDS AS INDICATED IN CHAPTER 80 - REFERENCED STANDARDS. (ACTION) 25-0731 ▶ jump to 75:05
  55. 47 Motion by Council Member Perez, second by Mayor Pro Tem Scott and carried by a 5-0 vote to Introduce Ordinance No. 1706.
  56. TAB3 Request City Council to: (1) Conduct a Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2; (2) Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8423 Declaring the Results of the Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceedings Conducted for the Proposed Levy of Assessments Related to the Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2, Commencing in Fiscal Year 2025/2026; and (3) Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8424 Confirming the Engineer’s Report Regarding the Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2, the Levy of Annual Assessments Described Therein, and the Assessment Diagram Connected Therewith, and Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments Commencing in Fiscal Year 2025/2026 for said Annexation. POWERPOINT (ACTION) 25-0714
  57. 49 NEW BUSINESS
  58. 49 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 3.
  59. TAB4 Request City Council to: (1) Approve the Proposed Inclusive Playground Design for Installation at Rialto City Park; (2) Ratify the GameTime/CPRS Statewide Funding Initiative Grant Application and Accept the GameTime/CPRS Statewide Funding Initiative Grant Award of $144,250.34; (3) Adopt Resolution No. 8425 Authorizing a Budget Adjustment to Transfer $216,662.80 from the Capital Projects Fund, to Complete the Necessary Funding for the Rialto City Park Inclusive Playground Project; (4) In Accordance with Rialto Municipal Code Section 2.48.430, Cooperative Purchasing Programs, Award a Contract to GameTime, A Playcore Company, Through OMNIA Partners in the Amount of $904,064.28 for Rialto City Park Inclusive Playground, City Project CB260; and (5) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents. POWERPOINT (ACTION) 25-0719
  60. TAB5 Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8426 Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Establishing Compensation and Related Benefits for Employees Represented by the Rialto Police Benefits Association- General Unit; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8427 Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Establishing Compensation and Related Benefits for Employees Represented by the Rialto Professional Firefighters’ Association Local 3688; and (3) Adopt Resolution No. 8428 Updating the Citywide Classification and Compensation Plan for Full-time and Part-time Employees; to Amend the Salaries for those Classifications Represented by the Rialto Police Benefits Association- General Unit and the Rialto Professional Firefighters’ Association Local 3688. (ACTION) 25-0733 ▶ jump to 98:41
  61. TAB6 Request City Council to: (1) Accept the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Grant from the California Department of Transportation for the School Crossing & Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project; (2) Accept the Highway Safety Improvement Program Cycle 12 Grant from the California Department of Transportation for the Citywide Traffic Signal Upgrade Improvements Project; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents. (ACTION) 25-0439 ▶ jump to 100:05
  62. 52 Motion by Mayor Baca, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 4.
  63. 53 MAYOR:
  64. 54 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
  65. 54 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Counicl Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 5.
  66. 55 CITY ATTORNEY:
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  68. 56 CITY MANAGER:
  69. 57 ADJOURNMENT
  70. 57 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to approve TAB 6.
  71. 60 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Carrizales and carried by a 5-0 vote to adjourn the meeting in memory of Deputy Andrew Nunez, San Bernardino County Sheriff Department.
  72. 64 Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, second by Council Member Perez and carried by a 5-0 vote to adjourn the meeting at 8:22 pm in Memory of Deputy Andrew Nunez, San Bernardino County Sheriff Department.
  73. 65 _________________________________ MAYOR JOE BACA ATTEST: _________________________________ CITY CLERK BARBARA A. McGEE