City Council
Regular MeetingRialto, CA · November 10, 2020
Agenda
City of Rialto
Council Chambers
150 S. Palm Ave.
Rialto, CA 92376
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
CLOSED SESSION TIME: 5:00 PM
OPEN SESSION TIME: 6:30 PM
CITY COUNCIL, City of Rialto, acting as Successor Agency to the
Redevelopment Agency, RIALTO UTILITY AUTHORITY, RIALTO
HOUSING AUTHORITY
City Council
Mayor Deborah Robertson
Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott
Council Member Joe Baca Jr.
Council Member Rafael Trujillo
Council Member Andy Carrizales
Barbara A. McGee City Clerk
Edward Carrillo City Treasurer
Eric Vail Interim City Attorney
Sean Grayson Acting City Manager
City Council Regular Meeting November 10, 2020
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Next Ordinance No.1653 Next Resolution No.7689
Called to Order By:
ROLL CALL
Rialto – Entering a Second Century of Progress
• Rialto will be a Family First Community
• Rialto Shall Attract High-Quality Development and Improve its Physical Environment
• Rialto’s Economic Environment will be Healthy and Diverse
• Rialto will be an Active Community
All items listed on this agenda are being considered and/or acted upon by the City Council on behalf of the City of Rialto,
except for such items as are designated by the “RUA,” “RHA,” which items are being considered and/or acted upon by the
Members of the Rialto Utility Authority or Rialto Housing Authority of the City of Rialto in its separate legal capacity .
For convenience and ease of administration only, the agendas for each separate legal body have been consolidated herein
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5:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
1 20-0773 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8
Property: 13.2 acres APN 1119-241-28-0000
City negotiators: City Manager & City Attorney
Negotiating parties: City of Rialto & The Distributor’s Inc.
Under negotiation: Price and terms of sale
2 20-0774 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1)
Four (4) pending matters:
1. Odila Penaloza & Samantha Goode v. City of Rialto; et al.
USDC Case No. 5:19-cv-01642
SBSC Case No. CIVDS1918930
Ninth Circuit Case No. 20-55164
2. Donavan Caver v. City of Rialto, et al.
SBSC, Case No. CIV DS 2017699
3. Jessica Weeda v. City of Rialto, et al.
SBSC, Case No. CIV DS 2017954
4. Monica Ortiz v. City of Rialto, et al.
USDC Case No. 5:16-cv-01384-JGB-KS
3 20-0775 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957
Title: Interim City Manager
4 20-0776 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957
Agency designated representative: City Attorney
Unrepresented Employee: Interim City Manager
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5 20-0777 LIABILITY CLAIMS
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.95
All claims are against the City of Rialto
· Paul Lichtenberger - Compromise & Release 1792900001
· Margaret Hernandez - Compromise & Release 179290005 /
1892900075 / SAC0000178648 / SAC0000178717
6 20-0808 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2)
One (1) matter
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6:30 p.m.
Called to Order By:
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Deborah Robertson
INVOCATION - Pastor Bob Ruiz - Calvary Chapel
City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1 20-0802 In Memoriam - Nellie Frazier
2 20-0803 In Memoriam - Jerry Eaves
3 20-0804 In Recognition - Police Chief Mark Kling
4 20-0814 Family Fostering for 32 Years - Mayor Deborah Robertson
5 20-0818 Wastewater Treatment Faclity Upgrade S1 - Utilities Manager
Tom Crowley
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
City Council to consider removing or continuing any items on the agenda
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one
motion in the following form listed. There will be no separate discussion on these items. If discussion is required, the item
will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately. Vote may be by roll call.
CONSENT CALENDAR
A. WAIVE FULL READING OF ORDINANCES
The Council hereby waives the full reading of any ordinance to be introduced or approved at this meeting and such
ordinance shall be read by title only.
B. APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS
B.1 20-0780 Warrant Resolution No. 13 (09/24/2020)
B.2 20-0781 Warrant Resolution No. 14 (10/01/2020)
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B.3 20-0782 Warrant Resolution No. 15 (10/08/2020)
B.4 20-0783 Warrant Resolution No. 16 (10/15/2020)
B.5 20-0784 Warrant Resolution No. 17 (10/22/2020)
B.6 20-0785 Warrant Resolution No. 18 (10/29/2020)
B.7 20-0786 Warrant Resolution No. 19 (11/05/2020)
C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
C.1 20-0778 Regular City Council Meeting - September 22, 2020.
D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
D.1 20-0810 Dave M. Martin Jr. - Vehicle Damage
D.2 20-0811 State Farm (Carlos Huerta) - Vehicle Damage
E. SET PUBLIC HEARING
E.1 20-0735 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for December 8, 2020, to
Consider the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection
Accounts for the 2nd Quarter of the 2020 Calendar Year.
F. MISCELLANEOUS
F.1 20-0809 Request City Council to Consider and Approve the “Employment
Agreement for Position of Interim City Manager” between the City of Rialto
and Sean Grayson and Authorize the Mayor to Sign the Agreement.
F.2 20-0764 Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7678 to Authorize the
Submission of a Grant Application with No Local Match to the California
National Resource Agency Department of Parks and Recreation Parks
and Water Bond Act of 2018 (Proposition 68) Competitive Grant Program.
F.3 20-0712 Request City Council to Approve an Agreement for Weed Abatement
between the City and James Huss, Jr., West SWPPP Services for Fiscal
Year 2020/2021 for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $50,000 and Authorize the
City Manager to Execute a three-year Agreement with Two One-year
Extensions based on Continued Satisfactory Performance, Subject to such
Modifications as he may Deem Advisable, without materially altering the
Financial Obligation contained therein.
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F.4 20-0734 Request City Council to Approve an increase of $30,000 to Purchase
Order No. 2021-0406, for a total of $45,000, for Teleflex LLC for Medical
Equipment Supplies for Fiscal Year 2020/21.
F.5 20-0709 Request City Council to Authorize the Purchase of a Barracuda Message
Archiver, Including Licensing, Remote Consulting and Warranty, from CDW
Government, LLC. in the Amount of $38,506.40.
F.6 20-0714 Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7677 Accepting the Fiscal
Year 2019 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the Amount of $28,327 and
Amending the City’s FY 2020/21 fiscal budget accordingly; and to Approve
the Inter-local Agreement with the County of San Bernardino and Authorize
the Acting City Manager to execute the award document and any
amendments he deems advisable.
F.7 20-0716 Request City Council to Approve the Modified Fiscal Year 2018 Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Inter-Local Agreement with the County of San
Bernardino.
F.8 20-0717 Request City Council to Approve the Modified Fiscal Year 2017 Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG) Inter-Local Agreement with the County of San
Bernardino.
F.9 20-0679 Request City Council to (1) Accept the Casa Grande Drive Traffic Calming
Project, City Project No. 190809; (2) Authorize Filing of the Notice of
Completion; and (3) Authorize Release of Retention to Chrisp Company,
Inc.
F.10 20-0763 Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Request for Bids for
Construction of Concession, Restroom, and Americans with Disabilities
Act Improvements at Roger Birdsall Park, City Project No. 210304.
F.11 20-0744 Request City Council to (1) Accept Bud Bender Park Sideline Fencing,
City Project No. CB1902; (2) Accept the Basketball Court Improvements at
Margaret Todd Park, City Project No. CB1901; (3) Authorize Filing of the
Notice of Completion; and (4) Authorize the Release of Retention.
F.12 20-0795 Request City Council to 1) Accept Public Improvements, 2) Authorize the
Interim City Engineer to File the Notice of Completion, and 3) Approve the
GASB 34 Report, all Related to the Construction and Credit Agreement
with Pegasus LH, LLC, subsequently assigned to Alere Property Group,
LLC (PPD No. 2017-0100).
F.13 20-0761 Request City Council Approve the Release of Request for Bids (RFB) for
Purchase of Electric Vehicles and Purchase and Installation of
ChargePoint Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.
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F.14 20-0753 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to Approve Participation
in the 2020 Upper Santa Ana River Integrated Regional Urban Water
Management Plan to Meet the Requirements of both the Urban Water
Management Planning Act and the Integrated Regional Water
Management Planning Act, with a Cost-Share of $27,404.
TAB PUBLIC HEARING
TAB1 20-0749 Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing to consider Adoption of
(1) Resolution No. 7679 approving Specific Plan Amendment No.
2017-0001, which is a request to change the zoning designation of
approximately 4.54 gross acres of land from Support Commercial (S-C)
within the Central Area Specific Plan to Multi-Family Residential (MFR)
within the Central Area Specific Plan, (2) Resolution No. 7680 approving
Tentative Tract Map No. 2018-0007 (TTM 20199), which is a request to
allow the subdivision of approximately 4.54 gross acres of land into fifty-six
(56) single-family lots and four (4) common lots, and (3) Resolution No.
7681 approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Environmental
Assessment Review No. 2018-0099) prepared for the project, in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
(ACTION)
TAB2 20-0750 Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing to consider (1) adoption
of Resolution No. 7682 approving General Plan Amendment No.
2019-0003, which is a request to change the General Plan land use
designation of a 4.65-acre parcel of land from Residential 21 to
Residential 30; (2) Introduction for First Reading of Ordinance No. 1652
approving Zone Change No. 2019-0002, entitled “ AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIALTO, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING ZONE CHANGE NO. 2019-0002 TO CHANGE THE
ZONING DESIGNATION OF APPROXIMATELY 4.65 ACRES OF LAND
(APN: 0131-161-27) LOCATED AT 600-614 S. RIVERSIDE AVENUE
FROM MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) to MULTI-FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL (R-4)” [Reading by title only and waiving full reading
thereof]; and (3) adoption of Resolution No. 7683 approving a Negative
Declaration (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2019-0027 is
included for consideration in conjunction with the project, in accordance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)).
(ACTION)
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TAB3 20-0725 Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing Regarding the
Proposed Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 2; Request City Council to Adopt Resolution
No. 7684 Declaring the Results of the Property Owner Protest Ballot
Proceedings Conducted for the Proposed Levy of Assessments Related to
the Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 2; and Request City Council to Adopt
Resolution No. 7685 Confirming the Engineer’s Report Regarding the
Annexation of Territory to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District No. 2, the Levy of Annual Assessments Described
Therein, and the Assessment Diagram Connected Therewith, and
Ordering the Levy and Collection of Assessments for said Annexation.
(ACTION)
TAB4 20-0779 Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing and Solicit Public
Comments from Interested Citizens to Consider and Approve the City’s
2019-2020 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER).
(ACTION)
TAB5 20-0796 Request City Council to 1) Conduct a Public Hearing Amending the Citizen
Participation Plan, Amending the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Action
Plan; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 7686 Amending the FY 2020-21 City
Operating Budget by Increasing Revenue Estimates and Appropriations
for CARES Act (COVID-19) Funding for Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG-CV) Funds; 3) Accept the County of San Bernardino
CARES Act Reimbursement Grant Award of $1,290,930 and the County of
San Bernardino CARES Act Infrastructure Grant Award of $800,000; 4)
Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order for the Acquisition and
Installation of 293 Antimicrobial Units from Alliance Electrical Systems, Inc.
for a Not-To-Exceed Amount of $1,376,915; and 5) Delegate Authority to
the City Manager to Execute Required Contracts or Documents Related to
the Grants or the Completion of the Infrastructure Project.
(ACTION)
NEW BUSINESS
TAB6 20-0788 Request City Council to Approve an Agreement with Ipply Global
Companies, LLC for Workforce Development/Job Training Services in an
Amount Not-To-Exceed $114,324.
(ACTION)
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TAB7 20-0805 Request City Council to Approve an Agreement with Global CTI for the
Acquisition, Installation, Maintenance, and Support of a Voice over Internet
Protocol System (VoIP) for a Not-To-Exceed Amount of $875,213.37.
(ACTION)
TAB8 20-0812 Request City Council to 1) Authorize a Purchase Order with BestBuy in the
Amount of $62,541.39; 2) Authorize a Purchase Order with Adobe in the
Amount of $33,997.50; 3) Authorize a Purchase Order with Dell EMC for
$169,508.91; 4) Approve a Purchase Order for Onyx FX in the Amount of
$151,500; and 5) Approve a Purchase Order with Blink IT in the Amount of
$70,062.00; to Complete Software and Hardware IT Upgrades and
Complete Phase 1 of the Citywide Computer Replacement Program.
(ACTION)
TAB9 20-0733 Request City Council to Consider Adoption of the Fireworks Ad Hoc
Committee’s Recommendation for Developing Potential Ballot Measures
for the City’s Next Election.
(ACTION)
TAB10 20-0665 Request City Council to Authorize a Purchase Order for Fiscal Year 2021
in the Amount of $568,208 with the County of Riverside Department of
Animal Services for Animal Shelter Services.
(ACTION)
TAB11 20-0718 Request City Council to Accept California Citizens Option for Public Safety
(COPS) Allocation of 2020/2021 Funding in the Amount of $158,824.
(ACTION)
TAB12 20-0726 Request City Council to Approve a Records Management System, Mobile
Data, Computer-Aided Dispatch, Property/Evidence Systems,
CrimeMapping.com, CrimeView Desktop, Dashboard, and GeoComm
Systems Annual Maintenance Agreement with Tritech Software Systems in
the Amount of $216,818.33 for Fiscal Year 2020/2021.
(ACTION)
TAB13 20-0294 Request City Council to Approve a Cooperative Agreement with the City of
San Bernardino for the Pepper Avenue Street Rehabilitation Project for
Rialto’s Share in the amount of $2,880,371.
(ACTION)
TAB14 20-0560 Request City Council Award a Professional Services Agreement to
ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers, Inc. for Preparation of a Citywide
Speed and Volume Survey with Truck Route Study in the not-to-exceed
amount of $125,600.
(ACTION)
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TAB15 20-0741 Request City Council to (1) Authorize Reimbursement in the amount of
$473,127.24 to Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company LLC (LHR) as per the
Reimbursement Agreement for the State Route 210/Alder Interchange
Project; (2) Approve a Second Amendment to the Reimbursement
Agreement with LHR for Completion of Phase 2 Preliminary Engineering
Evaluation Report, to begin Phase 3 Plans, Specifications and Estimates
in the amount of $1,192,059; and (3) Appropriate Additional Funding in the
amount $3,936,250 for the Construction of the State Route 210/Alder
Interchange Project.
(ACTION)
TAB16 20-0742 Request City Council to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with
SafeMoves for the City of Rialto, Community & Public Outreach for the
Citywide Safe Route to School Program (SRTS) ATPLNI-5205(030) in the
Amount of $315,000.
(ACTION)
TAB17 20-0762 Request City Council to 1) Award a Construction Contract to Onyx Paving
Company, Inc. in the amount of $996,000 for the Curb, Gutter, and
Sidewalk Improvement Project, City Project No. 210809; 2) Award a
Professional Services Agreement to TRC Engineers, Inc. in the amount of
$302,748.80 for Construction Management, Inspection, Labor
Compliance, Geotechnical and Material Testing Services; 3) Delegate
authority to the City Manager in the Not to Exceed amount of $99,600 for
contingency on the Project; and 4) Delegate authority to the City Manager
in the Not-to-Exceed amount of $350,000 for additional work locations and
related support services.
(ACTION)
TAB18 20-0754 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to Approve the Rialto
Basin Groundwater Council Framework Agreement.
(ACTION)
TAB19 20-0752 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board: (1) Approve a Budget
Resolution No. 7687; (2) Approve the First Amendment to the Four-Party
Implementation Agreement for the Construction and
Operation/Maintenance of the Liquid Chlorinator; and (3) Approve the
Second Amendment to the Four-Party Implementation Agreement for the
Backup Water Supply to the City of Colton.
(ACTION)
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TAB20 20-0793 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board to Approve a Budget
Resolution No. 7688 and the Professional Services Agreement with
West Yost Associates for the Preliminary Design and Grant Writing
Services for Lake Rialto Habitat Management and Community Open
Space Project in the Amount of $221,390.
(ACTION)
TAB21 20-0794 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority Board Approval of the
2020-2023 Labor Reset of Concession Agreement for Water in the
Amount of $3,106,852 and Wastewater in the Amount of $3,393,334 and
the Associated Collective Bargaining Agreement Amounts of $55,822 for
Water and $61,921 for Wastewater.
(ACTION)
TAB22 20-0759 Request City Council to Receive an Update on and Confirm the Continued
Existence of a Local Emergency Throughout the City of Rialto in Response
to the COVID-19 Outbreak.
(ACTION)
REPORTS
MAYOR:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY MANAGER:
ADJOURNMENT
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