City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingFontana, CA · September 28, 2021
Agenda
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Regular Agenda
Next: Ord. No. 1875 Reso. No. 2021-099
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
7:00 PM
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers
City Council Meeting
Acquanetta Warren - Mayor
Phillip W. Cothran - Mayor Pro Tem
John B. Roberts - Council Member
Jesus "Jesse" Sandoval - Council Member
Peter A. Garcia - Council Member
Tonia Lewis - City Clerk
Janet Koehler-Brooks - City Treasurer
City Council Meeting Regular Agenda September 28, 2021
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana City Council.
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana City Council. A complete agenda packet is located in
the binder on the table in the lobby of the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353 Sierra
Avenue Fontana, CA 92335. To address the Council, please fill out a card located at the
entrance to the right indicating your desire to speak on either a specific agenda item or under
Public Communications and give it to the City Clerk. Your name will be called when it is your
turn to speak. In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, the Grover W. Taylor
Council Chambers 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 is wheelchair accessible, and a
portable microphone is available. Any public record, relating to an open session agenda item,
that is distributed within 72 hours prior to the meeting is available for public inspection in the
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335.
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WORKSHOP:
A. 5:00 P.M. Joint City Council and Planning Commission Workshop
(A) SB 2 Grant (Downtown) Update (Principal Planner 21-847
DiTanyon Johnson to present);
(B)Pavement Management (Director of Public Works Keith
Kramer to present);
(C) Public Comments;
(D) Agenda Review; and
(E) City Manager Comments
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION - CLOSED SESSION:
This is an opportunity for citizens to speak to the City Council for up to 3 minutes on the
following Closed Session. The Mayor and City Council reserve the right to adjust this time limit
based on the number of speakers who wish to address the Mayor and City Council.
A. Public Communications - Closed Session
CLOSED SESSION:
A. 6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO 21-848
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
City Negotiator: Mark Denny, City Manager and Rakesha
Thomas,
Director of Human Resources and Risk Management
Employee Organization(s): Teamsters Local 1932 City Hall
Bargaining Unit;
Teamsters Local 1932 Yard Bargaining Unit; and
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Management/Confidential Employees
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8:
Property: APN #025510122 & #025510123
Property Owner: City of Fontana
Negotiating: Price & Terms
Negotiating Parties: Mark Denny, City Manager & The
Related Companies
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION - INITIATION OF LITIGATION pursuant to
Paragraph (4) subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: one
potential case.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT pursuant to
Government Code Section 54957: Interim City Manager
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL— SIGNIFICANT
EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, pursuant to Government Code
section 54956.9(d)(2)) - One (1) potential case.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: Sierra Club v. City of Fontana, et al. San
Bernardino
Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2121605; and
People of the State of California v. City of Fontana, et al.
San Bernardino Superior Court Case No. CIVSB2121829
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Gov. Code section 54956.8)
Property: Various locations including: Baseline/15 Fwy,
Citrus and Sierra Lakes Pkwy, Citrus and South Highland
Avenue, Cherry and San Bernardino Avenue, and Jessie
Turner Center.
City Negotiator: Mark Denny, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
A. 7:00 P.M. Call To Order/Roll Call:
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
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A. Fontana Police Department Chaplain Jason Torres/ Pledge of Allegiance
PROCLAMATION:
A. Mayor Warren and City Council to proclaim October as 21-693
Community Planning Month (Principal Planner DiTanyon
Johnson to present).
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
A. Mayor Warren and City Council to recognize Management 21-892
Services Director/ Deputy City Treasurer Lisa Strong on her
retirement (Mayor Warren, City Council and City Manager Mark
Denny to present).
B. Mayor Warren and City Council to recognize Corporal
Christopher Romo, Officer Taylor Hart, Officer Chad Ebli,
Officer Mark Ruff and Records Specialist Curran Mitchell as
the Police Department’s August 2021 Employees of the Month
(Captain Burton and Captain Stover to present).
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
This is an opportunity for citizens to speak to the City Council for up to 3 minutes on items not
on the Agenda, but within the City Council's jurisdiction. The Mayor and City Council reserve
the right to adjust this time limit based on the number of speakers who wish to address the
Mayor and City Council. The Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate
action on non-agendized items.
A. Public Communications
CONSENT CALENDAR:
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR will be enacted by one motion in the form
listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time Council
votes on them, unless a member of the Council requests a specific item be removed from the
Consent Calendar for discussion. Does any member of the public wish to address the City
Council regarding any item on the Consent Calendar before the vote is taken?
A. Approval of Minutes 21-907
Approve the minutes of the September 14, 2021, City Council Meeting.
Attachments: Minutes - 09.14.2021
B. Approve Crossing Guard Service Agreement between Fontana 21-894
Unified School District, Etiwanda School District, and the City
of Fontana
1. Approve the Crossing Guard Services Agreement with Fontana Unified
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School District (FUSD), Etiwanda School District (ESD), and the City of Fontana
(COF) for a one-year (1) term and up to a maximum of five (5) additional
one-year terms. The contract rate is $23.31 per hour for the first term of the
contract;
2. Approve a recurring appropriation from General Fund #101 to 10140352.8130
to provide for the annual contract increase over the prior year in the amount of
$30,420.00.
Attachments: Fontana USD Crossing Guard Services Agreement
C. Approve Replacement of Securities for Tract No. 17039 21-875
Approve replacement of securities for infrastructure improvements of Tract No.
17039 and authorize the City Manager to enter into a Subdivision Agreement
with Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc. for construction of
infrastructure improvements.
Attachments: Tract 17039 Vicinity Map
Subdivision Improvement Agreement Tract Map No. 17039
D. Apply and Accept Reimbursement from Transportation 21-866
Development Act (TDA) Funding.
Authorize the Public Works Department to apply and accept reimbursement
funding from the Transportation Development Act (TDA) funding for Bike and
Pedestrian Route Maintenance.
E. Approve Agreements between City of Fontana and the 21-889
Enterprise Fleet Management Inc.
1. Approve the City Manager or his assigned designee to sign the Master Equity
Lease Agreement, Maintenance Agreement and a Maintenance Management
and Fleet Rental Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., for five test
vehicles.
2. Authorize an approved list of Authorized Signers to allow designated staff to
execute Enterprise Schedules to the Master Lease Agreement for individual
motor vehicles together with any other necessary documents in connection with
those Schedules.
Attachments: Master Equity Lease Contract
Enterprise Full Maintenance Contract
Sourcewell Enterprise Acceptance and Award
Copy of Lease Pricing Sheet Sept 16th
F. Police Department Monthly Information Update 21-887
Accept the Police Department monthly information update for August 2021.
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Attachments: August 2021 Report for City Council
G. Resolution approving Amendment to Five-Year Permanent 21-880
Local Housing Allocation Plan
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-_____, approving the amendment to the five-year
Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Plan that will be submitted to the
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Attachments: Resoultion PHLA Amendment 082221 (002)
H. Resolution Ratifying the Memorandum of Understanding 21-901
Between the City of Fontana and the Fontana Police Benefit
Association
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-_____ a Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Fontana ratifying the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of
Fontana and the Fontana Police Benefit Association.
Attachments: PBA MOU
Resolution Ratifying PBA MOU 10/26/21
Approve Consent Calendar Item as recommended by staff.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
To speak on Public Hearing Items, submit comments via e-mail at
publiccomments@fontana.org. In the subject of your e-mail please indicate whether you are in
favor or opposition of the item. Comments must be received no later than 5:00 P.M. on the
day of the meeting. Comments of no more than three (3) minutes will be read into the record
at the appropriate time during the meeting. If you challenge in court any action taken
concerning a Public Hearing item, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or
someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice or in written
correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the Public Hearing.
All Public Hearings will be conducted following this format:
(a) hearing opened (e) oral - favor
(b) written communication (f) oral - opposition
(c) council/staff comments (g) hearing closed
(d) applicant comments (applicant not limited to 5 minutes)
A. Quarterly Lien Action for Delinquent Sewer, Rubbish and 21-885
Weed Abatement Accounts
1. Authorize staff to complete and record lien notices against real property
for those sewer accounts sixty days or more delinquent as described in the
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Certified Lien List and direct staff to forward recorded liens to the County for
collection.
2. Authorize staff to complete and record liens against real property for those
rubbish accounts more than ninety days delinquent as described in the
certified Lien List and direct staff to forward recorded liens to the County for
collection.
3. Adopt Resolution No. 2021-___, of the City Council of the City of
Fontana adopting the statement of unpaid expenses for weed abatement and
imposing a lien against real property for payment thereof.
Attachments: Public Hearing Notice - Rubbish Liens
Public Hearing Notice - Sewer Liens
Public Hearing Notice - Weed Liens
Weed Abatement Resolution September 2021
B. Appeal No. 21-003: A request to overturn the Planning 21-886
Commission’s decision on July 6, 2021, approving Master
Case No. 21-034 for Design Review No. 21-003 pursuant to
a CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 Categorical Exemption
for the development of an approximately 4.07 acre site with
a proposed warehouse building totaling approximately
92,433 square feet located on the northwest corner of
Valley Boulevard and Catawba Avenue at 15894 Valley
Boulevard (APN: 0235-141-04)
Deny Appeal No. 21-003, and uphold the Planning Commission’s decision on
July 6th, 2021, approving Master Case No. 21-034 for Design Review No.
21-003 pursuant to a California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)
Guidelines Section 15332 Categorical Exemption for the development of an
approximately 4.07 acre site with a proposed warehouse building totaling
approximately 92,433 square feet located on the northwest corner of Valley
Boulevard and Catawba Avenue at 15894 Valley Boulevard (APN:
0235-141-04).
Attachments: Attachment 1 Appeal Letter
Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment 3 - Site Plan
Attachment 4 - Elevations and Rendering
Attachment 5 PC Report July 6, 2021
Attachment 6 -PC Meeting Minutes
Attachment 7 Response to Appeal 9 8 21[1]
Attachment 8 Additonal Conditions of Approval[1]
Attachment 9 Public Notice
Attachment No. 10 Categorical Exemption Report
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NEW BUSINESS:
A. Issuance of Special Tax Bonds for CFD #31 (Citrus Heights 21-751
North)
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-____ of the City Council of the City of Fontana
authorizing the issuance of City of Fontana Community Facilities District No. 31
(Citrus Heights North) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2021, in an aggregate principal
amount of not to exceed $9,500,000, authorizing the execution and delivery of a
First Supplemental Indenture, a Bond Purchase Agreement and a Continuing
Disclosure Agreement, authorizing the distribution of an Official Statement in
connection therewith and authorizing the execution of necessary documents and
certificates and related actions.
Attachments: First Supplemental Indenture
Continuing Disclosure Agreement
Bond Purchase Agreement
Preliminary Official Statement
Third Amendment to Acquisition and Funding Agreement
Final Appraisal Report
B. Interim City Manager Employment Agreement 21-922
Approve the Interim City Manager Employment Agreement (Attachment A)
Attachments: Yauchzee, S Interim City Manager Contract
Resolution Approving the Interim City Manager Employment
Agreement
ELECTED OFFICIALS COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS:
A. Elected Officials Communications/Reports
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS:
A. City Manager Communications
ADJOURNMENT:
A. Adjournment
To the next Regular City Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in
the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Ave, Fontana, California.
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