City Council / Housing Authority
Regular MeetingPomona, CA · May 4, 2020
Agenda
City of Pomona
505 S. Garey Ave.
Pomona, CA 91766
Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, May 4, 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.
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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
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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
A. A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Edil Vazquez and Steve Congalton v. City of Pomona, et al.
L.A. Superior Court, Case No. 20STCV15371
B) LIABLITY CLAIMS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.95)
Claimant: Corp. Chad Jensen
Claim Against: City of Pomona
Claimant: Bill Knight
Claim Against: City of Pomona
Claimant: Mark Medellin
Claim Against: City of Pomona
Claimant: Mike Neaderbaomer
Claim Against: City of Pomona
C) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
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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
7:00 P.M.
Via Teleconference
CALL TO ORDER
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
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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 16, 2020 Meeting Minutes
April 6, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Attachments: FINAL MINUTES 3-16-2020
FINAL MINUTES 4-6-2020
2. Creation of a New CIP Project “Hamilton Park Renovation” and Accepting and
Appropriating $1,500,000 of State Grant Funds
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-60 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FY 2019-20 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CREATING A NEW CIP PROJECT
“HAMILTON PARK RENOVATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71070,
ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS, INCREASE REVENUE ESTIMATES AND
APPROPRIATING $1,500,000 OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE PROPOSITION 68
STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
PROGRAM TO THE NEW PROJECT
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - CIP Project Details Sheet
3. Approve Access Permit Agreement between Los Angeles County Flood Control District
and City of Pomona to Install and Maintain Monitoring Equipment in the Flood Control
Channels for the East San Gabriel Valley Watershed Management Group
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a ten (10)
year Access Permit Agreement with Los Angeles County Flood Control District to allow
the City to install and maintain monitoring equipment in the flood control channels.
Attachments: SR Approve Access Permit LACFCD for MS4
Attachment 1 - Access Permit Agreement.pdf
4. Adopt a Resolution Correcting the Funding Appropriation to “Police - Main Facility Roof
Replacement,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-73369
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-69 - ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE FY 2019-20
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING
$41,000 OF AVAILABLE SERIES “BI(AW)” BOND PROCEEDS AND $359,000 OF
AVAILABLE SERIES “BI (AX/AI)” BOND PROCEEDS TO “POLICE - MAIN
FACILITY ROOF REPLACEMENT,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-73369
Attachments: Staff Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
5. Renewing the Proclamation of a Local Emergency Due to the Novel Coronavirus
(COVID-19)
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-72 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE PROCLAMATION OF A
LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2020-51
Attachments: COVID-19 Emergency Renewal Staff Report
COVID-19 Emergency Renewal Att 1 Resolution
6. Proposed Amendments to the City’s 457 Deferred Compensation Plans Pursuant to
Provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Related
to the Impact of COVID-19
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-73 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S
457 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS, PURSUANT TO THE CORONAVIRUS
AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT RELATED TO COVID-19
Attachments: Def Comp CARES Act Staff Report
Def Comp CARES Act Att 1 Reso
DISCUSSION CALENDAR
7. 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:
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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: FOPB Staff Report
Attachments
PUBLIC HEARINGS
8. Public Hearing Amending the Citizen Participation Plan, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020
Annual Action Plan and the FY 2019-2020 City Operating Budget by Increasing Revenue
Estimates and Appropriations for CARES ACT (COVID-19) Funding for Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) and Emergency Solutions Act (ESG-CV) Funds,
and Reallocation of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program Funds
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed amendments to
the Citizen Participation Plan and Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan;
2) Adopt the following resolution approving substantial amendments to the 2019-2020
Annual Action Plan and amending the FY 2019-20 City Operating Budget:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-74- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CITIZEN
PARTICIPATION PLAN, THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2019-2020 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN AND THE FY 2019-20 CITY OPERATING BUDGET BY
INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR
CARES ACT (COVID-19) FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG-CV) AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS ACT
(ESG-CV) FUNDS, AND REALLOCATION OF HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) PROGRAM FUNDS
3) Approve funding recommendations for CDBG-CV, ESG-CV Funds and
HOME Funds.
Attachments: SR_19-20 Action Plan and Citizen Participation Amendments 5-4-2020.docx
Attachment 1 - RESO_19-20 Action Plan and CPP Amendments 5-4-2020.doc
Attachment 2 - 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan_CARES Act_Substantial Amendment.pdf
Attachment 3 - Citizen Participation Plant_CARES Act_Substantial Amendment.pdf
9. Public Hearing Adopting the FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan Funding with
Recommendations for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment
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Partnerships (HOME) and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Programs
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-75 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FY 2020-2021
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN WITH PROPOSED FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG), HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIPS (HOME) AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG)
FEDERAL ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS;
2) Approve final award recommendations for the FY 2020-2021 CDBG Program;
3) Approve final award recommendations for the FY 2020-2021 ESG Program;
4) Approve awarding $87,130 in Emergency Solution Grant to Volunteers of America
Los Angeles, under the current site operator agreement for the Hope for Home
Service Center;
5) Approve final award recommendations for the FY 2020-2021 HOME Program;
6) Approve the inclusion of funding awards in the Annual Action Plan;
7) Adopt the FY 2020-2021 Annual Action Plan as amended by item 6 above; and
8) Authorize the City Manager to execute appropriate applications and
certification documents for the Annual Action Plan for submittal to the U .S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Attachments: Annual Action Plan SR 5-4-2020.doc
Attachment 1 - Action Plan RESO 5-4-2020.doc
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A - FY 20-21 CDBG Funding Recommendations
Attachment 1 - Exhibit B - FY 20-21 ESG Funding Recommendations
Attachment 2 - MAP_CDBG_Eligible_Areas_ACS2019_20190319.pdf
Attachment 3 - CDBG District Formula FY 20-21 Allocation.pdf
Attachment 4 - 20-21 Community Needs Survey Results.pdf
Attachment 5 - 20-21 Annual Action Plan_website.pdf
MATTERS INITIATED BY CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
Items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council
ADJOURNMENT
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The next Regular Meeting will be held on May 18, 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 May 4, 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 29, 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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