City Council / Housing Authority
Regular MeetingPomona, CA · April 20, 2020
Agenda
City of Pomona
505 S. Garey Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, April 20, 2020
7:00 PM
5:30 p.m. Closed Session Meeting & 7:00 p.m. Open Session
Meeting via Teleconference
Council Chambers
City Council / Housing Authority / Successor Agency
to the Redevelopment Agency
Mayor Tim Sandoval
Councilmember Rubio R. Gonzalez
Vice-Mayor 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
Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with California Governor's Executive Order
N-25-20 regarding the Brown Act, the agenda has been modified to accommodate the needs of a Council meeting
that is teleconferenced.
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
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available for the hearing impaired; please see the City Clerk.
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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.
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5:30 P.M.
Via Teleconference
CLOSED SESSION
Via Teleconference.
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Participation - In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with California Governor's
Executive Order N-25-20 regarding the Brown Act and guidance from the California Department of Public Health on
gatherings, please note that comments for Public Participation or for a specific item on the agenda will be
accepted by email only at this time. Comments will be read into the record by the City Clerk. The deadline to
submit your comments is by 6:00 p.m. on the day of the scheduled Council meeting. Please email your comments
to cityclerk@ci.pomona.ca.us and title your email "Public Comment" along with the date of the Council meeting
and indicate if you are commenting on a specific agenda item. All comments must be limited to 200 words.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
1. A) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
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: James Makshanoff and Linda Matthews
B) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))
Police Chief
7:00 P.M.
Reconvene in the Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
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 - In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with California Governor's
Executive Order N-25-20 regarding the Brown Act and guidance from the California Department of Public Health on
gatherings, please note that comments for Public Participation or for a specific item on the agenda will be
accepted by email only at this time. Comments will be read into the record by the City Clerk. The deadline to
submit your comments is by 6:00 p.m. on the day of the scheduled Council meeting. Please email your comments
to cityclerk@ci.pomona.ca.us and title your email "Public Comment" along with the date of the Council meeting
and indicate if you are commenting on a specific agenda item. All comments must be limited to 200 words.
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:
March 13, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Attachments: FINAL MINUTES 3-13-2020
2. Approval of Program Supplemental Agreement No. F021 with Caltrans to Receive
$6,000 of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant Funds and Amending the
FY 2019-20 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget to Receive and Appropriate
HSIP Grant Funds in the Amount of $6,000 to “Traffic Signal - Countdown Pedestrian
Heads,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68563
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It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-68 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PROGRAM
SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. F021 WITH CALTRANS TO RECEIVE
$6,000 IN HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT (HSIP) GRANT FUNDING
AND AMENDING THE 2019-20 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP)
BUDGET TO RECEIVE AND APPROPRIATE THE HSIP GRANT FUNDS TO
“TRAFFIC SIGNAL - COUNTDOWN PEDESTRIAN HEADS,” PROJECT NO.
428-2590-XXXXX-68563
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Program Supplemental Agreement
and all other documents needed for the project: “Traffic Signal - Countdown
Pedestrian Heads,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68563; HSIPL-5070(037), on
behalf of the City.
Attachments: Staff Report - HSIP
Resolution HSIP
3. Acceptance of the Donation of One (1) New Police K-9 from Western University of Health
Sciences
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-59 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF ONE (1) NEW
POLICE K-9 IN AN IN KIND AMOUNT OF $12,122 FROM WESTERN UNIVERSITY
OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Attachments: Staff Report - K-9 Donation.docx
K9 Donation Reso..doc
Attachment No.2- Donation quote.pdf
4. Amendment of the FY 2019-20 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget by
Re-Appropriating $220,000 of SB-1 Funds From “Street Preservation - Local Citywide -
(FY 18-19),” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68560 to “Street Preservation - Local
Citywide (FY 19-20),” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68561 and Amending the Project
Description; and, Award a Construction Contract in the Amount of $1,866,732.42 to
Gentry Brothers, Inc. and Authorize Change Order Authority of 11% for “Street
Preservation - Local Citywide (FY 19-20),” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68561
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
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1) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-56 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2019-20
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT (CIP) BUDGET BY REAPPROPRIATING
$220,000 OF SB-1 FUNDS FROM “STREET PRESERVATION - LOCAL
CITYWIDE (FY 18-19),” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-68560 TO
“STREET PRESERVATION - LOCAL CITYWIDE (FY 19-20),” PROJECT NO.
428-2590-XXXXX-68561; AND AMENDING THE PROJECT DESCRIPTION
2) Award a construction contract to Gentry Brothers, Inc. for “Street Preservation - Local
Citywide (FY 19-20),” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68561, (All Base Bid
Schedules A and B, Additive Alternate 1 and 2), in the sum of $1,866,732.42;
3) Authorize change order authority of $205,341 (11%), as funds allow, per City Code 2-
1003(1)(L);
4) Find that the project referenced above is categorically exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(c) and that the
proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment; and
5) Authorize the City Manager to execute the construction contract and any
subsequent change orders on behalf of the City.
Attachments: Staff Report
Resolution
Attachment No. 2
5. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Receive an update regarding the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
2) Confirm the emergency action taken by the City Manager to enter into an agreement
with Better 4 You Meals for delivery of meals to seniors through the Senior
Nutrition Program; and
3) Provide other direction as needed.
Attachments: COVID- 19 Update Staff Report
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
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6. Finding of Public Benefit to the Community at Large: Recommended Expenditure (s) and
Recap of Funds
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Approve the expenditure(s) recommended and make the finding that the community
at large will receive a public benefit from the expenditure of funds for the recommended
item(s); and
2) Receive and file the recap of final amounts for previously approved projects/activities.
Attachments: cc- 4-20-20 FOPB Staff Report
4.20 Attachments
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. Public Hearing for Approval of Nuisance Abatement Expense Reports and Placement of
Liens on Various Properties
It is recommended that the City Council conduct a public hearing on the Nuisance
Abatement Expense Reports and adopt the following resolutions:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-61 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 970 W. FIRST STREET,
POMONA, CA 91766 (APN: 8342-002-008) (OWNER: MANUEL ALFARO),
ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $39,862.03), AND DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ENTERED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO POMONA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-62 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT VACANT LOT, POMONA,
CA 91768 (APN: 8354-030-034) (OWNER: CHEN CHIANG HWAY/LI HSUA),
ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $5,627.51), AND DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ENTERED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO POMONA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-63 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1214 HANSEN AVE.,
POMONA, CA 91766 (APN: 8349-026-026) (OWNERS: MARY R. ALVAREZ/MARIA
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R. ALVAREZ), ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $3,131.15), AND
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND
SPECIAL ASSESMENT ENTERED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURUANT TO
POMONA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-64 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 888 W. MISSION BLVD.,
POMONA, CA 91766 (APN: 8342-013-020) (OWNER: MISSION WHITE CAPITAL,
LLC), ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $3,337.38), AND DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ENTERED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO POMONA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-65 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRNING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1057 MUIR AVE., POMONA,
CA 91766 (APN: 8343-010-015) (OWNER: BOTACH MANAGEMENT, LLC),
ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $3,058.34), AND DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ENTERED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO POMONA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-66 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1175 S. PARCELS ST.,
POMONA, CA 91766 (APN: 8341-022-030) (OWNER: O’BANNON LUCREASIA),
ORDERING PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $5,482.29), AND DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND SPECIAL
ASSESSMENT ENTERED AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO POMONA
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-67 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE
ABATEMENT COSTS FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT VACANT LOT, POMONA,
CA 91766 (APN: 8331-025-001) (OWNER: CYNTHIA M. HOLDER), ORDERING
PAYMENT THEREOF (AMOUNT: $10,639.13), AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK
TO CAUSE A LIEN TO BE RECORDED AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ENTERED
AGAINST SAID PROPERTY, PURSUANT TO POMONA MUNICPAL CODE
SECTION .6001 AND/OR SECTION 74-197
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Attachments: Staff Report Template for Approval of Nuisance Abatement Expenses Reports and Placement of Liens on Variou
Attachment No. 1 - Reso. No. 2020-61
Attachment No. 2 - Reso. No. 2020-62
Attachment No. 3 - Reso. No. 2020-63
Attachment No. 4 - Reso. No. 2020-64
Attachment No. 5 - Reso. No. 2020-65
Attachment No. 6 - Reso. No. 2020-66
Attachment No. 7 - Reso. No. 2020-67
Attachment No. 8 - Vicinity Maps of Properties
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 May 4, 2020 via teleconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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 April 20, 2020
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 April 15, 2020.
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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