City Council / Housing Authority
Regular MeetingPomona, CA · March 4, 2019
Agenda
City of Pomona
505 S. Garey Ave
Pomona, CA 91766
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 4, 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 LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1))
George Ricks v. City of Pomona; Federal Court Case No. 2:18-cv-07862-DDP- PLA
B. 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
C. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Portions of:
APN 8318-001-900 at 2000 N. San Antonio Avenue
APN 8331-005-901 & 902 at 600 E. Philadelphia St.
APNs 8333-005-903, 904, 905, 906, 907 & 908 at 865 ½ E. Grand Avenue
APN 8327-014-029 at 1400 E. Mission Blvd.
APN 8708-025-902 at 25 ½ Canyon Rim Rd.
Negotiating Party: Crown Castle
City’s Negotiator: Linda Lowry, City Manager
Under Negotiation: Lease Price and Terms
7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
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ROLL CALL
POSTING OF COLORS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS
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:
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· April 2, 2018 Meeting Minutes
· May 7, 2018 Meeting Minutes
· May 14, 2018 Meeting Minutes
Attachments: FINAL MINUTES 4-2-2018.pdf
FINAL MINUTES 5-7-2018.pdf
FINAL MINUTES 5-14-2018.pdf
2. Amendment of the FY 2018-19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget to Create a
New CIP Project, “Pomona Transit Bridge Improvements and Beautification; and Award
Construction Contracts to MDJ Management in the Amount of $1,235,295.34 and to the
Gordian Group for $73,500.07 for Construction Management Services
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-24 - A Resolution OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF POMONA, Amending the FY 2018-19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Budget TO CREATE A NEW CIP PROJECT, “pomona transit bridge
IMPROVEMENTS and beautification,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-67927, and
appropriating $245,000 FROM PROP A FUNDS AND $1,280,116 FROM series AW
bond funds (SALE PROCEEDS FROM THE MISSION PROMENADE); and
2) Award a contract to MDJ Management in the amount of $1,235,295.34 for
construction of project; and
3) Award a contract to the Gordian Group in the amount of $73,500.07 for Construction
Management Services; and
4) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents including
construction contracts, subsequent change orders, and professional services
agreements, subject to approval as to form by the Acting City Attorney, as
appropriate.
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
3. Approval of a New State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Freeway
Agreement for State Highway Route 71
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-20 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A NEW CALTRANS FREEWAY
AGREEMENT FOR STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 71
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Attachments: Staff Report.docx
Attachment 1 - Agmt Reso.doc
Attachment 2 - SR-71 Freeway Agreement.pdf
Exhibit_A to Attachment No 2 SR-71 Freeway Agreement.pdf
4. Authorization of the Acceptance of an Additional $400,000 in Measure H Capital Cost
Funds and Amending the FY 2018-19 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-18 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE
OF AN ADDITIONAL $400,000 IN MEASURE H CAPITAL COST FUNDS
AND AMENDING THE FY 2018-19 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
(CIP) BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $400,000 IN MEASURE H CAPITAL
COST FUNDS TO “YEAR-ROUND EMERGENCY SHELTER,” PROJECT
NUMBER 428-2590-XXXXX-71044
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
5. Approval of an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with JHC-Acquisitions LLC to Purchase
Housing Authority Properties Generally Located on the 500 Block of Mission Blvd
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-17 - A RESOLUTION OF THE POMONA HOUSING
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT WITH JHC-ACQUISITIONS LLC
Attachments: Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Preliminary Conceptual Site Plan
Jamboree ENA.docx
6. Adoption of Ordinance to Create a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:
ORDINANCE NO. 4256 - 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: Attachment No. 1 - CCA Ordinance
Attachment No. 2 - Public Hearing and Award Agreement to CalChoice
CR Adoption of Ordinance Creation of a Pomona CCA
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DISCUSSION CALENDAR
7. 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 1-17
8. 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. 4257 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE POMONA CITY CODE
BY ADDING CHAPTER 68, “COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES”
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 of a resolution establishing the maximum number and types
of commercial cannabis businesses to be allowed in specified zones.
Attachments: 03-04-19 Cannabis Staff Report.docx
Attachment No. 1 - Proposed Ord. No. 4257.docx
Attachment No. 2 - Redline - Cannabis Ordinance (CC Version) and Pomona - Cannabis Ordinance (CC Version
Attachment No. 3 - Feb. 25, 2019 Staff Report.pdf
PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. Consideration of Single Historic Landmark Designation (SHistoric 010610-2018) for the
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Single Family Residential Property Located at 798 San Francisco Avenue
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-27 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A SINGLE HISTORIC LANDMARK
DESIGNATION REQUEST (SHISTORIC 010610-2018) TO DESIGNATE SINGLE
FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 798 SAN FRANCISCO
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment No 1. -HPC Resolution no. 19-003
Attachment No 2 -HPC Staff Report
Attachment No. 3 - Site Aerial and Map
Attachment No. 4 - Historic Resource Inventory
Attachment No. 5 - Site Photographs
Attachment No. 6 - Additional documentation provided by applicant
Attachment No. 7 - CC Resolution No.. 2019-27
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 18, 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 agenda for the March 4, 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 Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.
/s/ Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
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