City Council Meeting

City of Fontana 8353 Sierra Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Regular Agenda Ord. No.1966 Reso. No. 2025-021 Tuesday, April 8, 2025 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 April 8, 2025 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. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: A. Call To Order/Roll Call: INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: A. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance: SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: A. Special Presentations A. 1. Mayor Warren and the City Council to recognize awards 25-0150 received from the California Parks and Recreation Society (Community Services Supervisor, Bianca Morales and California Parks and Recreation Society President, Kyla Brown to present). PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: This is an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council for up to three ( 3) Page 1 of 4 City Council Meeting Regular Agenda April 8, 2025 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. A. Approval of Minutes 25-0141 Approve the minutes of the March 25, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting. Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - City Council Meeting Minutes 03-25-2025.pdf B. Adoption of Ordinance No. 1967, Amending Chapters 16, 25-0142 17, and 19 of the Fontana Municipal Code to make sections more intuitive and to incorporate current best practices. Second Reading/Adopt Ordinance No. 1967, Amending Chapters 16, 17, and 19 of the Fontana Municipal Code to make sections more intuitive and to incorporate current best practices. Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Ord. No. 1967.docx Attachment No. 2 - Sec._16_17 Attachment No. 3 - Sec._17_5 Attachment No. 4 - Sec._19_35 Attachment No. 5 - Chapter_19 C. Approve Reimbursement Agreement with HDO4, LLC for 25-0152 Construction of Traffic Signals at Duncan Canyon Road/Citrus Avenue and Duncan Canyon Road/John Previti Avenue 1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Reimbursement Agreement with HDO4, LLC for the construction of traffic signals at Duncan Canyon Road/Citrus Avenue and Duncan Canyon Road/John Previti Avenue, in an amount not to exceed $ 2,398,531.00. 2. Approve appropriation and allocate the amount of $ 2,398,531.00 from Page 2 of 4 City Council Meeting Regular Agenda April 8, 2025 Fund 604 Measure T. Attachments: Attachment 1 - Ventana Construction Reimbursement Agreement Attachment 2 - Ventana Construction Reimbursement Agreement Exhibits 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 (MCN) No. 24-0073 and Municipal Code 25-0145 Amendment (MCA) No. 24-0006: Fontana Municipal Code Amendments to Chapter 30 (Zoning and Development Code) to modify Section No. 30-467 pertaining to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) to comply with State of California law. Based on the information in the staff report, staff recommends that the City Council introduce Ordinance No. 1966; and, 1. Determine that the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 21080.17 as CEQA does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 13 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code, Which is California’s ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as defined by section 66313; and, 2. Adopt an Ordinance for Municipal Code Amendment (MCA) No. 24-0006 to amend Chapter 30 of the Municipal Code.​ Page 3 of 4 City Council Meeting Regular Agenda April 8, 2025 Attachments: Attachment No. 1 - Ordinance Attachment No. 2 - CalHDF Letter Attachment No. 3 - Notice of Exemption Attachment No. 4 - Public Hearing Notice 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 April 22, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Grover W. Taylor Council Chambers located at 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, California. Page 4 of 4