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January 14, 2025 ·6:30 PM Final ·CLOSED SESSION TIME: 5:00 PM 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 — 63 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 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 MAINTENANCE & FACILITIES 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 – Entering a Second Century of Progress
  4. 4 Next Ordinance No. 1697 Next Resolution No. 8316
  5. 5 page break
  6. 6 5:00 p.m.
  7. 7 CLOSED SESSION
  8. 8 Called to Order By:
  9. 9 ROLL CALL
  10. 1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Number of Matters: Five (5) · Dominguez/Raya v. City of Rialto, USDC Case No. ED CV 23-01790 (SPzx) · Ramirez v. City of Rialto, USDC Case No. 5:23-cv-01491-SSS-SHK · Mariela Valadez v. City of Rialto, SBSC Case No. CIVSB 2200927 · Womack v. City of Rialto, SBSC Case No. CIVSB 2228153 · CCAEJ v. City of Rialto, SBSC Case No. CIVSB 2311760 25-0009
  11. 2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) Significant Exposure to Litigation Number of Matters: Three (3) · Deborah Robertson - claim for damages · Rialto Springs LLC - threat of litigation · Beatriz Burgos Montoya - claim for damages 25-0010
  12. 3 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b) One (1) position: Title: City Manager 25-0021
  13. 13 page break
  14. 14 6:30 p.m.
  15. 15 OPEN SESSION
  16. 16 Called to Order By:
  17. 17 ROLL CALL
  18. 18 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Ed Scott
  19. 19 INVOCATION - Pastor Harry Bratton - Greater Faith Grace Bible Church ▶ jump to 14:11
  20. 20 City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session
  21. 21 PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
  22. 1 Presentation - SCE Power Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) - Tim Sullivan, Public Works Director 25-0011
  23. 23 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
  24. 24 City Council to consider removing or continuing any items on the agenda
  25. 25 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 43:52
  26. A. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES
  27. B. APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS
  28. B.1 Warrant Resolution No. 23 25-0006
  29. B.2 Warrant Resolution No. 24 25-0007
  30. B.3 Warrant Resolution No. 25 25-0008
  31. 31 page break
  32. C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
  33. C.1 City Council Meeting - December 10, 2024 25-0003
  34. D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY - FOR INFORMATION ONLY
  35. D.1 Marco Torres 25-0020
  36. D.2 Maida Barrios 25-0019
  37. D.3 Lelia Deborah Robertson 25-0018
  38. D.4 Jose Aiden Barajas (minor) 25-0017
  39. D.5 David Vance Rojas 25-0016
  40. D.6 Beatriz Burgos Montoya 25-0015
  41. E. SET PUBLIC HEARING
  42. E.1 Request City Council to 1) Set a Public Hearing for February 11, 2025, to Conduct a Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding; 2) Adopt Resolution No. ­­­­8312 Initiating the Proceedings for the Annexation of Properties to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and to Levy and Authorize Collection of Assessments Commencing with Fiscal Year 2024/2025; and to 3) Adopt Resolution No. 8313 Declaring the Intention to Annex Properties to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and Conduct a Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding On The Matter of the New Assessments Related Thereto Commencing with Fiscal Year 2024/2025. 24-1908
  43. E.2 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for February 11, 2025, to consider (1) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2022-04, and Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-002, a request to amend the Foothill Central and Central Specific Plan Areas. The Proposed Project will update and combine the existing Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan and Central Area Specific Plan into the Foothill Central Specific Plan (Proposed Project). The Project if approved, would increase the allowable residential density within the Foothill Central Area and provides updates to the development guidelines for this area while preserving existing land uses (2) and Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 24-1915
  44. E.3 Request City Council To Set A Public Hearing For February 25, 2025, To Consider And Approve Substantial Amendment No. 8 Revising Budget Amounts To CDBG-CV Activities Within The City’s 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan. 24-1913
  45. F. MISCELLANEOUS
  46. F.1 Request City Council to 1) Adopt Resolution No. 8314 Amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget; 2) Accept the 2024 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the Amount of $36,200; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or his Designee to Execute all Documents Associated with This Grant. This Grant Requires no Local City Match. 24-1906
  47. F.2 Request City Council to: 1) Award Professional Services Agreements with Black O’dowd and Associates, Inc. DBA BOA Architecture, Miller Architectural Corporation, and SVA Architects Inc. for On-Call Professional Architectural Services; and 2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Their Designee to Execute All Related Documents. 24-1903
  48. F.3 Request City Council to Select and Confirm the Mayor’s Appointments of Council Members to Internal and External Committees. 25-0002
  49. F.4 Request City Council to: 1) Award Professional Services Agreements to Bureau Veritas North America, Inc., Onward Engineering, and SPECS Engineering Group, Inc. for On-Call Professional Construction Management, Inspection, and Materials Testing Services; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute All Related Documents. 25-0091
  50. F.5 Request City Council to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with HR Dynamics & Performance Management for Executive Search Services & Organizational Development in an amount not to exceed $75,000. 25-0013
  51. TAB PUBLIC HEARING
  52. TAB1 Request City Council to: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing for the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the 2nd Quarter of 2024; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8315 Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk. (ACTION) 24-1899 ▶ jump to 46:46
  53. TAB2 Request City Council to 1) Conduct Public Hearing to receive community feedback and 2) Approve the naming of the Rialto Habitat Nature Center to the “Dr. June Hayes and Deborah Robertson Habitat Nature Center.” (ACTION) 25-0012 ▶ jump to 49:36
  54. TAB NEW BUSINESS
  55. TAB3 Request City Council to Concur with the Appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem. (ACTION) 25-0001 ▶ jump to 61:21
  56. TAB4 Request City Council to Consider a New Rotational Process for the Selection of Mayor Pro-Tem Based on Seniority. (ACTION) 25-0014
  57. TAB5 Request City Council to Consider Draft Ordinance to fill vacant elected offices and provide direction to the City Attorney necessary to finalize the ordinance. (ACTION) 24-1911 ▶ jump to 67:56
  58. TAB6 Request City Council to 1) Approve the Purchase of Two (2) F-150 XLT 4x4 Hybrid Pickup Trucks, Equipment, Modifications, and Installation of Emergency Equipment for a Total Cost of $250,478.86, 2) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents. (ACTION) 24-1914
  59. 59 MAYOR:
  60. 60 COUNCIL MEMBERS:
  61. 61 CITY ATTORNEY:
  62. 62 CITY MANAGER:
  63. 63 ADJOURNMENT