City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingFontana, CA · September 26, 2023
Agenda
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Regular Agenda
WORKSHOP - 5:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
Ord. No. 1926 Reso. No. 2023-097
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
7:00 PM
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers
City Council Meeting
Acquanetta Warren - Mayor
Peter A. Garcia - Mayor Pro Tem
John B. Roberts - Council Member
Jesus "Jesse" Sandoval - Council Member
Phillip Cothran - Council Member
Germaine Key - City Clerk
Janet Koehler-Brooks, City Treasurer
City Council Meeting Regular Agenda September 26, 2023
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 of 1990 (42 USC § 12132),
the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 is
wheelchair accessible, and a portable microphone is available. Upon request, this agenda will
be made available in appropriate alternative forms to persons with disabilities, as required by
Section 12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who
requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct
such a request to the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 350-7602 at least 48 hours before the
meeting, if possible. 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. City Council Workshop
5:30 P.M. City Council Workshop
A. 1. Park & Trail Discussion/ Needs Assessment. 21-2494
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL:
A. Call To Order/Roll Call:
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
A. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance:
PROCLAMATION:
A. Proclamation
A. 1. Mayor Warren and City Council to proclaim September 21-2485
26, 2023, as Human Resources Professional Day (Director
of Human Resources and Risk Management Rakesha Voss
to present).
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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
A. Special Presentations
A. 1. Mayor and City Council to recognize local Fontana 21-2486
Athletes of World Cup, Maryrose Ortiz and Destinea
Aguiree.
2. Special Recognition of Fontana PONY Baseball Leagues.
3. Mayor Warren and City Council to recognize Officer
Shaun Pisani, Lead Property Control Clerk Yvonne
Jimenez, Property Clerks Stefanie Cendejas-Otzoy, Diane
Kimball and Community Service Officer David Martinez as
August Employees of the month (Captain Angela Stover
and Police Administrative Support Service Manager
Michelle Blank to present).
4. Mayor Warren and City Council to recognize Human
Resources and Risk Management Department Employee of
the Year: Melvin Alegado, Senior Human Resources
Analyst ( Human Resources and Risk Management Director
Rakesha Voss to present.)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council for up to three ( 3)
minutes total on items either on the Agenda or items not on the Agenda, but within the City
Council's jurisdiction. Note that Public Hearing items have individual and specific public input
opportunities during the public hearing and testimony on those items will only be taken during
the public hearing. The Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking immediate action
on non-agendized items. 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
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.
Approve Consent Calendar Items as recommended by staff.
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A. Approval of Minutes 21-2487
Approve the minutes of the September 12, 2023, City Council Meeting.
Attachments: City Council Meeting Minutes 9-12-2023.pdf
B. Second Amendment to the City Manager Employment 21-2311
Agreement between the City of Fontana and Matthew C.
Ballantyne.
Approve the Second Amendment to the City Manager Employment
Agreement between the City of Fontana and Matthew C. Ballantyne.
Attachments: Second Amendment to City Manager Employment
Agreement for Council 09/12/2023
C. Final Acceptance of the Police Facility Fence Installation 21-2391
Project
Accept as complete the work performed by J & A Engineering Corp. for the
construction of the Police Facility Fence Installation Project (#37600021) and
approve the final construction amount of $369,687.37 (SB-03-DE-23).
Attachments: Vicinity Map.pdf
D. Accept a Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Grant for San 21-2402
Sevaine Trail Phase 1-Segment 2 Project
Approve and authorize the City Manager to accept the CRP Grant in the
amount of $2,721,400 for the San Sevaine Trail Phase 1-Segment 2 Project,
and authorize staff to request reimbursements to grant requirements.
Attachments: SCAG Agenda Recommending Award
E. Declare City Property to be Public Right of Way and Accept 21-2410
the Property into the City Street System
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-097, declaring the Subject Property as public
right of way, and pursuant to Section 1806 of the Streets and Highways
Code, to be accepted by the City of Fontana into the City Street system
Attachments: File 21-2410 Resolution.docx
Exhibit A.pdf
Figure 1.pdf
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F. Approve Measure I Five-Year Capital Project Needs 21-2465
Analysis Amendment and Annual Adoption
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-098, approving an amendment to the Fiscal
Years 2023/2024 - 2027/2028 Measure I Five Year Capital Project Needs
Analysis (CPNA) and adopting the Measure I Five Year CPNA for Fiscal
Years 2024/2025 - 2028/2029.
Attachments: CPNA Resolution No. 2023-XX
FINAL 2024-2028 Amended CPNA_.pdf
FINAL of 2025-2029 New CPNA_.pdf
G. 2024 ABC Grant 21-2467
1. Approve an ABC Grant in the amount of $23,990.00 to increase the
department’s proactive efforts of ABC education and enforcement. The
funding will be used for the current employee’s salary, operation, and
equipment
2. Authorize the Chief of Police to sign the agreement between the
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Fontana Police
Department for the total amount of $23,990.00.
3. Approve the expenditure plan for the use of the funds to help offset the
cost of personnel within the Police Department
4. Approve to increase revenues and appropriation in the amount of
$23,990.00 to project #40100003-301-A.
Attachments: 23-APP16 std213.pdf
Exhibits.pdf
H. Police Department Monthly Information Update 21-2473
Accept the Police Department monthly information update for August 2023.
Attachments: August 2023 Report for City Council Rev.pptx
I. Fontana Chamber of Commerce - Contract Renewal 21-2484
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a contractual services
agreement between the City of Fontana and the Fontana Chamber of
Commerce in the amount of $50,000.
Attachments: Fontana Chamber Contract. Final.pdf
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J. Authorize City to enter into Regional Contract with the 21-2502
Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA)
Authorize the City to enter into a regional contract with the Inland Empire
Utilities Agency (IEUA) for the transmission, treatment, and disposal of
sewage delivered by contracting agencies.
Attachments: 2023.08.09 - REGIONAL SEWER CONTRACT DRAFT
FINAL FOR SIGNATURE.pdf
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
To speak on Public Hearing Items, submit comments via e-mail at
publiccomments@fontanaca.gov. 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)
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A. Quarterly Lien Action for Delinquent Sewer, Rubbish and 21-2476
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
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. 2023- 099, 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
Public Hearing Notice - Sewer
Public Hearing Notice - Weed Abatement
Weed Abatement Resolution September 2023
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B. Master Case No. 23-062 and Appeal No. 23-016: Appeal of 21-2407
the Planning Commission’s decision to uphold the Director
of Planning’s approval of Administrative Site Plan No.
22-028 and Minor Use Permit No. 22-007, for the request to
install a new wireless telecommunications facility
consisting of a 75’ mono-palm with 14 antennas,
supporting equipment, and an equipment enclosure of 347
square feet total, pursuant to CEQA determinations.
Based on the information in the staff report and subject to the attached
Findings, staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Deny Appeal No. 23-016, thereby upholding the decision of the
Planning Commission and Director of Planning approving
Administrative Site Plan No. 22-028 and Minor Use Permit No.
22-007, for the request to install a new wireless telecommunications
facility consisting of a 75’ mono-palm with 14 antennas, supporting
equipment, and an equipment enclosure of 347 square feet total.
2. Direct staff to prepare, execute, and file a CEQA Notice of Exemption
with the County Clerk, as appropriate, within five (5) working days of
the Council’s final action on Administrative Site Plan No. 22-028 and
Minor Use Permit No. 22-007.
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Uniform Appeal Letter from Appellant
Attachment No. 2 - Vicinity Map
Attachment No. 3 - Director's Approval Packet.pdf
Attachment No. 4 - Planning Commission Packet
Attachment No. 5 - Notice of Public Hearing
Attachment No. 6 - AT&T's Response Letter
NEW BUSINESS:
A. New Business
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A. Issuance of Special Tax Bonds for CFD #100 (Victoria) 21-2474
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-100, of the City Council of the City of Fontana
authorizing the issuance of City of Fontana Community Facilities District No.
100 (Victoria) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2023, in an aggregate principal
amount of not to exceed $6,000,000, authorizing the execution and delivery
of an 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: Resolution
Indenture
Continuing Disclosure Agreement
Bond Purchase Agreement
Preliminary Official Statement
Appraisal Report
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS:
A. City Manager Communications
ELECTED OFFICIALS COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS:
A. Elected Officials Communications/Reports
ADJOURNMENT:
A. Adjournment
Adjourn to the next Regular City Council Meeting on October 10, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California.
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