City Council / Housing Authority
Regular MeetingPomona, CA · February 25, 2019
Agenda
City of Pomona
505 S. Garey Ave
Pomona, CA 91766
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, February 25, 2019
7:00 PM
Closed Session & Regular Meeting Agenda
Council Chambers
City Council / Housing Authority / Successor
Agency to theMayor
Redevelopment
Tim Sandoval
Agency
Vice-Mayor Rubio R. Gonzalez
Councilmember Victor Preciado
Councilmember Nora Garcia
Councilmember Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole
Councilmember Steve Lustro
Councilmember Robert S. Torres
VISION STATEMENT
Pomona will be recognized as a vibrant, safe, beautiful community that is a fun and
exciting destination and the home of arts and artists, students and scholars, business
and industry.
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PLEASE NOTE
The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order
upon request of the Mayor or Members of the City Council.
Members of the City Council and the public are reminded that they must preserve order and decorum throughout
the Meeting. In that regard, Members of the City Council and the public are advised that any delay or disruption in
the proceedings or a refusal to obey the orders of the City Council or the presiding officer constitutes a violation of
these rules.
• The conduct of City Council meetings is governed by the portion of the California Government Code commonly
known as the “Brown Act” and by the Pomona City Council Meeting Rules of Procedure.
• The City Council meeting is for conducting the City’s business, and members of the audience must obey the
rules of decorum set forth by law. This means that each speaker will be permitted to speak for three minutes to
address items that are listed on the City Council agenda or topics which are within the jurisdictional authority of the
City.
• No profanity, personal attacks, booing, cheering, applauding or other conduct disruptive to the meeting will be
permitted. Any person not adhering to the Rules of Procedure or conduct authorized by the Brown Act may be
asked to leave the Council Chambers.
• All comments directed to the City Council or to any member of the City Council must be directed to the Mayor
(or Vice Mayor if the Mayor is absent).
We ask that you please respect the business nature of this meeting and the order required for the proceedings
conducted in the Council Chambers.
ACCESSIBILITY
The City of Pomona wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda
will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by Section 202 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 request to the City's Administration Office at
(909) 620-2051 at least 48 hours before the meeting, if possible. Additionally, Listening Assistive Devices are
available for the hearing impaired; please see the City Clerk.
Agenda-related writings or documents provided to the City Council are available for public inspection in the Office
of the City Clerk and on the City’s website www.ci.pomona.ca.us. Persons who have questions concerning any
agenda item may call the City Clerk’s Office at (909) 620-2341.
SPANISH INTERPRETATION / INTERPRETACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL
If you require Spanish interpretation, a bilingual interpreter is available at Regular City Council meetings and may
be available at Special meetings, if necessary. Please note that if no one requests assistance by 8:00 pm, the
interpreter will be dismissed.
Si necesita interpretación en español, un intérprete bilingüe está disponible en las juntas regulares del Concejo
Municipal y puede estar disponible en juntas especiales, si es necesario. Tenga en cuenta que si nadie solicita
asistencia antes de las 8:00 pm, el intérprete será despedido.
5:30 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION
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Held in the City Council Conference Room adjacent to the Council Chambers on the south side of the building.
Public Comment:
Any member of the public wishing to address the City Council on any item listed on the closed session agenda will
have an opportunity to present testimony to the City Council prior to the City Council convening into closed session .
Comments from the public will be limited to three (3) minutes. No member of the public will be allowed to be
present once the City Council convenes into closed session.
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957.6)
Employee Organizations:
Part Time Unrepresented Employees
Part Time General Employees Unit
Unrepresented Group A and B Employees
Unrepresented Mid-Management Group C-2 Employees
Pomona City Employees’ Association, a Chapter of Teamsters Local 1932
Pomona Mid-Management Confidential Employees Association (PMMCEA)
Pomona Police Officers Association (PPOA)
Pomona Police Managers Association (PPMA)
Labor Negotiators: Linda Lowry and Linda Matthews
7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
A. Presentation of a Proclamation declaring February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness
Month
Attachments: Proclamation- Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
B. Recognition of Western University Medical Students for their contribution to District 6
Senior Health Fair on January 17, 2019
C. Recognition of Ramiro Pinedo Jr., Pomona resident and one of thirty United States
recipients of the prestigious Fulbright Research Grant award for the 2018-2019 year, to
complete independent environmental research in Brazil.
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
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Reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council and announcements
of upcoming events.
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
Reports from the City Manager.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Public Participation – At this time, the public is invited to address the Council concerning any items not on the
agenda.
Together the City Council members, City staff, and public honor Pomona’s important City meeting values:
To speak and to listen to everyone with respect and courtesy;
To honor fairness and our cherished democratic process;
To affirm Pomona’s dedication to lead as a Compassionate City.
Thank you all for keeping these values and this commitment to act with them ever present in our minds as we
proceed with the meeting together.
In order to address the City Council, each individual must fill out a speaker card, which is available in the lobby of
the Council Chambers. Speaker cards must be completed and turned in to the City Clerk at this time. Only those
speaker cards turned in to the City Clerk will be allowed to address the City Council. No late cards will be
accepted. Each person should state their name and will be allowed to speak once for three minutes. All speakers
and persons in the audience must adhere to the City Council Rules of Procedure and Decorum.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by a single motion without separate discussion. If
discussion or a separate vote on any item is desired by a Councilmember, that item may be removed from the
Consent Calendar and considered separately. All consent items pulled for discussion will be limited to five
minutes. If they are not enacted upon within five minutes, the Mayor will move that Consent Item to the end of the
Agenda, after consideration of the public hearings. Any motion relating to an ordinance or a resolution shall also
waive the reading of the ordinance or resolution and include its introduction or adoption as appropriate.
1. Approval of City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency
Meeting Minutes
It is recommended that the City Council approve the following City Council /Housing
Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes:
· April 23, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes
· April 30, 2018 Special (Workshop) Meeting Minutes
· May 21, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes
· June 4, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes
· July 9, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes
· August 1, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes
· October 1, 2018 Regular Meeting Minutes
· October 22, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes
· November 7, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes
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· November 30, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes
· January 7, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes
· February 4, 2019 Regular Meeting Minutes
Attachments: Attachment 1 - FINAL MINUTES 4-23-18.pdf
Attachment 2 -FINAL MINUTES 4-30-18 Closed Session.pdf
Attachment 3 -FINAL MINUTES 4-30-18 Special Meeting.pdf
Attachment 4-FINAL MINUTES 5-21-18.pdf
Attachment 5-FINAL MINUTES 6-4-18.pdf
Attachment 6-FINAL MINUTES 7-9-18.pdf
Attachment 7-FINAL MINUTES 8-1-2018.pdf
Attachment 8-FINAL MINUTES 10-01-2018.pdf
Attachment 9-FINAL MINUTES 10-22-2018.pdf
Attachment 10-FINAL MINUTES 11-07-2018.pdf
Attachment 11-FINAL MINUTES 11-30-18.pdf
Attachment 12-FINAL MINUTES 1-7-2019.pdf
Attachment 13-FINAL MINUTES 2-4-2019.pdf
2. Citizens Oversight Committee Bylaws
It is recommended that the City Council Review and Approve the Citizens Oversight
Committee Bylaws
Attachments: Staff Repor- CC Bylaws.docx
Attachment No. 1 - ORD. 4253
Attachment No. 2 -- COC proposed bylaws
3. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement Between the City of Pomona and the San
Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), Formerly Alameda Corridor East
(ACE) Construction Authority, Regarding Traffic Signal Work for “Safety Improvements -
At-Grade Crossing”, Project No. 428-2590-xxxxx-685551
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the City of Pomona and
SGVCOG, formerly ACE, regarding traffic signal work for “Safety
Improvements - At-Grade Crossing”, Project No. 428-2590-xxxxx-685551;
and
2) Authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 and future amendments to
this agreement, subject to review by the City Attorney
Attachments: Staff Report.docx
4. Award an Extension of a Current Agreement with MCE Corporation for Three Months in
an Amount not-to-exceed $323,072 for Landscape and Park Amenity Maintenance and
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Additional Related Services
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve a three-month extension of a current agreement with MCE Corporation in the
amount not-to-exceed $323,072 for landscape and park amenity maintenance
and additional related services; and
2) Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the extension to the contract
on behalf of the City, subject to review by the City Attorney.
Attachments: Staff Report - Extend Agreement with MCE through June 2019.docx
5. Annual Audit Report, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018
It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Annual Audit Report.
Attachments: Staff Report - Audit 2018 FINAL v3.docx
Attachement 1 - 2018 City of Pomona CAFR
Attachment 2 - 2018 Pomona Public Financing Authority
Attachment 3 - 2018 Pomona Housing Authority
Attachment 4 - 2018 Pomona Single Audit
Attachmetn 5 - 2018 Pomona Communication with Governance Letter
6. Amendment of the FY 2018-19 South Garey Assessment District Operating Budget for
Replanting South Garey Avenue Medians
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-16 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2019-20 SOUTH GAREY
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT OPERATING BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $3,680
FROM AVAILABLE RESERVES FOR REPLANTING SOUTH GAREY AVENUE
MEDIANS; and
2) Authorize work (replanting the South Garey Avenue Medians) to be performed by
MCE Corporation, the current contractor for median landscaping.
Attachments: Staff Report.docx
Attachment 1- Resolution
7. Award of Contract to Housing Programs Contractor for the City’s Various Housing
Rehabilitation Programs
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
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1) Award a Contract to the Housing Programs Contractor as the Lead
Remediation/Abatement Program Consultant for the City’s Various Housing
Rehabilitation Programs in an amount not to exceed $93,000;
2) The term of the Agreement to be 3 years, plus 2 additional option years; and,
3) Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the contract and
amendments thereto, subject to review by the City Attorney.
Attachments: Staff Report- Housing Programs Contractor.doc
8.
Amend Award of Bid to Include Sales Tax for the Purchase of Service Weapon
Ammunition in the Amount of $11,066
Attachments: AMEND AWARD OF BID TO INCLUDE SALES TAX FOR THE PURCHASE OF SERVICE WEAPON AMMUNIT
9. Approve second amendment to extend the professional services agreement with RMC
for development of the Water, Sewer and Recycled Water Strategic Plan
Attachments: Staff Report- Strategic Plan Second Amendment.docx
Attachment No. 1-Second Amendment to Agreement for Consultant Services.pdf
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
10. Finding of Public Benefit to the Community at Large for Recommended Expenditures
and Recap of Expended Funds
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve the expenditures recommended and make the finding that the community at
large will receive a public benefit from the expenditure of funds for recommended items;
and,
2) Receive and file the recap of final amounts for previously approved projects/activities.
Attachments: Staff Report FOPB
Attachments 1- 16
11. Commercial Cannabis Regulation Ordinance
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Introduce and give first reading of the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. XXXX- AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE POMONA CITY CODE BY
ADDING CHAPTER 68, “COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES”
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2) Direct staff to draft zoning ordinance amendments to allow certain commercial
cannabis businesses in specified zones to be heard by the Planning Commission
and direct that the Commission conduct a public hearing and make
recommendations regarding the amendments; and
3) Direct staff to present the Planning Commission’s recommendations on
amendments to the Zoning Code to address Commercial Cannabis Uses, in the
form of an ordinance, to the City Council at a duly noticed public hearing, and also
present for Council consideration a resolution establishing the maximum number
and types of commercial cannabis businesses to be allowed in specified zones.
Attachments: Staff Report - Cannabis
Attachment 1 - Cannabis Ordinance
PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. Establishing an ordinance to create a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), and
award an agreement with California Choice Energy Authority in an amount not to exceed
$160,000 to provide CCA implementation services
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION
PROGRAM PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE
Attachments: Report - Public Hearing and Award Agreement to CalChoice (CDEdits).docx
Attachment No. 1 - CCA Ordinance.docx
MATTERS INITIATED BY CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting will be held on March 4, 2019, in the City Council Chambers, 505 S. Garey Avenue,
Pomona, California. Closed Session items will be discussed at 5:30 p.m. The Open Session will commence at
7:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA
I, Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk for the City of Pomona, hereby certify that the revised agenda for the
February 25, 2019, meeting of the City Council was posted in City Hall, near the door of the City Council Chambers
and City Council Conference Room, and on the City’s website www.ci.pomona.ca.us on February 20, 2019.
I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
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Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk
City Clerk
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