City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingFontana, CA · July 9, 2024
Agenda
City of Fontana
8353 Sierra Avenue
Fontana, CA 92335
Regular Agenda
WORKSHOP - 1:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING - 2:00 P.M.
Ord. No. 1954 Reso. No. 2024-057
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
2:00 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 July 9, 2024
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana City Council.
Welcome to a meeting of the Fontana City Council. Meetings are held at 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 Council Chambers 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 accommodation 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 at the City Clerk’s Office.
Para traducción en Español, comuniquese con la oficina,“City Clerk” al (909) 350-7602.
The City of Fontana is committed to ensuring a safe and secure environment for its residents
to engage with the government. No oversized bags or backpacks (size limit of 14”x14”x6”) will
be allowed inside the Council Chambers. All bags are subject to search. Face masks are
prohibited in the Council Chambers, but clear masks will be provided upon request to
accommodate individuals with medical needs, ensuring their safety and well-being. Before
entering the Council Chambers, you may be subject to a metal detector screening. The City
Manager retains the discretion to grant any exemptions. Fontana aims to provide safe
buildings for our community members, employees, and visitors.
WORKSHOP: 1:00 P.M.
A. City Council Workshop- GOAL SETTING
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: 2:00 P.M.
A. Call To Order/Roll Call:
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
A. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance:
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 .
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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.
A. Approval of Minutes 21-3141
Approve the minutes of the June 25, 2024, Regular City Council Meeting.
Attachments: City Council Meeting Minutes 06-25-2024.pdf
B. Accept Donation from Quintessential Care Health & 21-3041
Wellness (2024 Fontana Days Run)
Accept donation from Quintessential Care Health & Wellness in the amount
of $2,500 for use towards 2024 Fontana Days Run.
Attachments: 051624 Quintessential Care Health & Wellness (Fontana
Days Run).pdf
C. Contribution for the Stage Red Opening Event 21-3113
Authorize the Deputy City Manager to execute a contract with the County of
San Bernardino Board of Supervisors to accept a contribution in an amount
not to exceed $50,000 for use towards the Stage Red Opening Event
expenses.
Attachments: CON-BOS-07-23-24-City of Fontana.pdf
CON-BOS-07-23-24-City of Fontana.docx
D. Purchase and Sale Agreement - 8463 Nuevo Avenue 21-3126
1. Approve a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of
buildings and associated land located at 8463 Nuevo Avenue, more
specifically described as APN 0191-163-23.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute any documents necessary or
appropriate to effectuate said approvals and/or agreement.
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Purchase Agreement 8463 Nuevo
Avenue
E. Purchase and Sale Agreement - 16767 Spring Street 21-3127
1. Approve a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of
buildings and associated land located at 16767 Spring Street, more
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specifically described as APNs 0191-162-21 and 0191-162-22.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute any documents necessary or
appropriate to effectuate said approvals and/or agreement.
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Purchase Agreement 16767 Spring
Street
16767_Spring-Documents.pdf
F. Reinstatement of Resolution No. 2024-048 21-3139
Adopt the reinstated Resolution No. 2024-048, of the City Council of the
City of Fontana, California. Authorize the City Clerk to replace the previous
resolution with the corrected version, and direct the Finance Department to
implement the corrected resolution in the upcoming tax billing cycle.
Attachments: Rubbish Resolution 2024 All Residential.docx
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 12:00 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. Master Case No. 24-044 and Municipal Code Amendment 21-3098
No. 24-003: Fontana Municipal Code amendments to
Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code), pursuant to a
categorical exemption in accordance with CEQA
Guidelines section 15060(c) and 15061(B)(3).
1. Determine that this Ordinance is categorically exempted pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections
15060(c), 15061(B)(3) (the common-sense exemption), and 15378 and
Sections No. 3.01, 3.22, and 10.59 of the 2019 Local Guidelines for
Implementing CEQA, in that the activity is covered by the general rule that
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CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment where it can be with certainty that
there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant
effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA; and,
2. Read by title only and waive further reading of and introduce Ordinance
No. 1954, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fontana
approving Master Case No. 24-044 and Municipal Code Amendment No.
24-003 amending Chapter 30 to amend multiple sections of Chapter 30 of
the Fontana Zoning and Development Code, including modifications to
requirements for drive-through restaurants; modification of certain civic
building setbacks in the Form Based Code; allowance for increases to
certain building heights in connection with rooftop amenities in the Sierra
Core; increased building length for duplex and triplex buildings in the
Form Based Code; modification to Rowhouse and Porch Frontage
building types in the Form Based Code; and removal of minimum
barbeque facilities requirements in the Downtown Core; and the reading
of the title constitutes the first thereof
Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Ordinance
Attachment No. 2 - Notice of Exemption
Attachment No. 3 - Public Hearing Notice
NEW BUSINESS:
A. New Business:
A. Resolutions to Place Measure on the November 5, 2024 21-3140
General Municipal Election Ballot to Enact a General
Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax) at the Rate of One
Percent (1%); To Consolidate the General Municipal
Election with the Statewide General Election, and to Set the
Deadline and Rules for Primary Arguments and Rebuttal
Arguments Regarding the Measure.
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-057, A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Fontana, California calling for the placement of a general tax
measure on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 general municipal
election for the submission to the qualified voters of an ordinance to enact
a general transactions and use tax (sales tax) at the rate of one percent
(with tax ordinance included).
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-058, A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Fontana, California, requesting the Board of Supervisors of the
County of San Bernardino to consolidate a general municipal election to
be held on November 5, 2024 with the statewide general election to be
held on that date pursuant to §10403 of the Elections Code.
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3. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-059, A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Fontana, California, providing for the filing of primary and rebuttal
arguments and setting rules for the filing of written arguments regarding a
City measure to be submitted on the November 5, 5054 general municipal
election.
Attachments: Reso 2024-057.docx
Reso 2024-058.doc
Reso 2024-059.doc
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 July 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the
Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California.
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