City Council / Housing Authority

City of Pomona 505 S. Garey Ave. Pomona, CA 91766 Regular Meeting Agenda Monday, May 19, 2025 7:00 PM Council Chambers City Council / Housing Authority / Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Mayor Tim Sandoval Vice-Mayor Steve Lustro Councilmember Debra Martin Councilmember Victor Preciado Councilmember Nora Garcia Councilmember Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole Councilmember Lorraine Canales 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. City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency 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.pomonaca.gov. 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. 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. 5:30 P.M. In the Chuck Bader Conference Room CLOSED SESSION Held in the Chuck Bader Conference Room adjacent to the Council Chambers on the south side of the building. City of Pomona Page 2 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency CALL TO ORDER 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. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1)) Movses Karapetyan v. City of Pomona, et al. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 21STCV37727 Nicole Marin v. City of Pomona, et al. Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23PSCV00256 B) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6) Agency-designated representatives: René Anderson, Human Resources/Risk Management Director Chris Munoz, Human Resources Manager Employee organizations: Pomona City Employees Chapter of the Teamsters Local 1932 (PCEA) Pomona Mid-Management/Confidential Employees Association (PMMCEA) 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers CALL TO ORDER CLOSED SESSION REPORT PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL PRESENTATIONS City of Pomona Page 3 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Pomona Recognizing May 2025 as “Affordable Housing Month” in the City of Pomona A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Pomona Recognizing May 19-25, 2025 as “National Public Works Week” in the City of Pomona A Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Pomona Recognizing May 2025 as “Mental Health Awareness Month” in the City of Pomona Presentation of Certificates to the 2024-2025 Diamond Ranch Boys Basketball Team Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition for Edison Scholars Program Recipient MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS Reports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council and announcements of upcoming events, and also items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City Council. Additionally, this is the time for Mayor and City Council to disclose on the record any contributions per Charter Section 1403. This section states “Prior to casting a vote on any contract, permit, or other matter requiring City Council approval where the applicant seeking approval is a person or business entity controlled by that person that has contributed more than five hundred dollars ($500) within the previous twelve (12) months to a Councilmember’s City election campaign committee, the Mayor or Councilmember receiving such contribution (s) shall disclose on the public record the receipt of said contribution(s). 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 in 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 City of Pomona Page 4 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency 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: May 5, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes 2. Approval of Grant of Easement EC1-2025 to Southern California Edison for Electrical Infrastructure Installation on a Portion of City Property Located at 100 W. Commercial Street, Pomona, CA, Assessor Parcel Number 8336-031-900, Related to the West Valley Connector Project (Council District 2) It is recommended that the City Council take the following action: 1) Adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-58 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GRANT OF EASEMENT EC1-2025 TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR ELECTRICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSTALLATION ON A PORTION OF CITY PROPERTY LOCATED AT 100 W. COMMERCIAL STREET, ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 8336-031-900 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the Grant of Easement to SCE on behalf of the City. 3. Approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Submittal Projects List for the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RMRA/SB-1) It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-61 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDED BY SB-1, THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 4. Award a Bid to Morton Salt for the Purchase of Bulk Sodium Chloride It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Award a bid to Morton Salt for the purchase of bulk sodium chloride, at the prices bid, for a five-year term; and City of Pomona Page 5 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee any extensions, subsequent changes or amendments thereto, on behalf of the City. 5. Approve an Agreement with Best Drilling & Pump, Inc. for Potable Water Well Rehabilitation Services It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Approve a maintenance service agreement with Best Drilling and Pump for potable water well rehabilitation of Well 32 and Well 36; and 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the maintenance services agreement on behalf of the City, and any amendments or related documents, subject to review by the City Attorney. 6. Award of bids to HASA, Inc. and to Waterline Technologies, Inc. for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite and Hydrochloric Acid It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Award of bid to HASA, Inc. for the purchase of sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid, at the bid prices bid, for a term of three -years, with a two-year extension option; and, 2) Award of bid to Waterline Technologies Inc. for the purchase of sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid, at the prices bid, for a term of three- years, with a two-year extension option. DISCUSSION CALENDAR 7. Finding of Public Benefit to the Community at Large-Recommended Expenditure(s) and Recap of Expended 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. 8. Receive and File Pomona Valley Transportation Authority Get About Service Reduction Discussion It is recommended that the City Council receive and file discussion regarding Pomona Valley Transportation Authority’s (PVTA) Get About program reduction. City of Pomona Page 6 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency 9. Discussion of Recommendations and Proposed Scope of Work for the City’s Ethics Commission It is recommended that the City Council provide direction to proceed with the proposed scope of work recommendations submitted by the City’s Ethics Commission with implementation to be carried out in coordination with the City Manager. 10. A Resolution to Adopt the City Council Expense Fund Allocations Policy It is recommended that the City Council consider adopting the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-51 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY COUNCIL EXPENSE FUND ALLOCATIONS POLICY WHICH INCORPORATES THE COUNCIL EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT POLICY, REGULATIONS FOR USE OF EXPENSE FUND ALLOCATION, AND THE COUNCIL SPONSORSHIP POLICY, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2002-171 11. Authorize outside counsel to investigate and prosecute employer wage theft and authorize applying to California Labor Commission grant It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) The City does not pursue the grant opportunity offered through the California Labor Commission for wage theft enforcement at this time, due to the significant staffing requirements needed to carry out this program as well as unfunded financial obligations that fall outside the scope of the grant ’s allowable expenses; or 2) Adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-67 - A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, TO HIRE AND AUTHORIZE OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE EMPLOYER WAGE THEFT AND AUTHORIZE APPLYING TO A CALIFORNIA LABOR COMMISSION GRANT PUBLIC HEARINGS 12. Approve the Draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan with Preliminary Funding Recommendations It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-57 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF City of Pomona Page 7 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE DRAFT FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2025-2026 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 the draft funding awards for the FY 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions Grant Programs; 3) Approve the funding recommendations for the FY 2025-2026 Home Investment Partnerships Program; 4) Approve the inclusion of funding awards in the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan. 13. Establishment of Underground Utility Districts 1 and 2 to enable SCE to Perform an Undergrounding Project It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments and testimony regarding the establishment of Underground Utility District No. 1 along Lexington Avenue from Park Avenue to Garey Avenue; and 2) After receiving public comment and testimony, close the Public Hearing and adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-62 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1 3) Conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments and testimony regarding the establishment of Underground Utility District 2 along Park Avenue from Franklin Avenue to Lexington Avenue; and 4) After receiving public comment and testimony, close the Public Hearing and adopt the following resolution: RESOLUTION NO. 2025-63 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 ADJOURNMENT The next Regular Meeting will be held on June 2, 2025 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. City of Pomona Page 8 Printed on 5/14/2025 City Council / Housing Authority / Regular Meeting Agenda May 19, 2025 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AGENDA I, Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk for the City of Pomona, hereby certify that the agenda for the May 19, 2025 meeting of the City Council was posted in City Hall, near the door of the City Council Chambers and the Chuck Bader Conference Room, and on the City’s website www.pomonaca.gov on May 14, 2025. I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Rosalia A. Butler, MMC City Clerk City of Pomona Page 9 Printed on 5/14/2025