City Council

City of Rialto Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 12, 2021 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 Rafael Trujillo Council Member Andy Carrizales Council Member Karla Perez Barbara A. McGee City Clerk Edward Carrillo City Treasurer Eric Vail Interim City Attorney Sean Grayson Acting City Manager City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 COMPLYING WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS VIA TELECONFERENCE WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20. THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC INSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. 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Page 2 Printed on 1/7/2021 City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 Next Ordinance No. 1655 Next Resolution No. 7696 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 Page 3 Printed on 1/7/2021 City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 5:00 p.m. CLOSED SESSION 1 20-0904 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) One (1) Matter: Grace Reyes v. City of Rialto County of San Bernardino Case No. CIVDS 1934890 2 20-0921 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) One (1) matter 3 20-0916 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 Agency Designated Representatives: Sean Grayson, Acting City Manager Employee Organizations: · City Government Management Association · Rialto Fire Management Association · Rialto Mid-Management & Confidential Employee’s Association · Rialto Police Benefit Association - Management · Rialto City Employee’s Association · Rialto Police Benefit Association - General · Rialto Professional Firefighters of California - Local 3688 · Executive Management Team · Management Unrepresented Employees · Unrepresented Employees 4 20-0915 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54957 Title: Acting City Manager Page 4 Printed on 1/7/2021 City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 6:30 p.m. Called to Order By: ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION - Pastor Harry Bratton - Greater Faith Grace Bible Church City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS 1 20-0907 In Memoriam for Alan Dyer - Mayor Robertson 2 20-0908 National Mentoring Month - Jennifer O’Farrell - Executive Director of Riverside & San Bernardino Counties - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Inland Empire 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 20-0893 Warrant Resolution No. 24 (12/10/2020) B.2 20-0894 Warrant Resolution No. 25 (12/17/2020) Page 5 Printed on 1/7/2021 City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 B.3 20-0895 Warrant Resolution No. 25a (12/17/2020) B.4 20-0897 Warrant Resolution No. 25b (12/17/2020) B.5 20-0912 Warrant Resolution No. 26 (01/07/2021) C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES C.1 20-0896 Regular City Council Meeting - December 8, 2020. D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY D.1 20-0901 Pershon Moore - Wrongful Death D.2 20-0917 FG Ray Hall - Damages D.3 20-0919 Cynthia Balderas - Wrongful Termination E. SET PUBLIC HEARING E.1 20-0888 Request City Council to 1) Set a Public Hearing for January 26, 2021, to Conduct a Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 7692 Initiating the Proceedings for the Annexation of Properties to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and Authorize the Maximum Assessment Rates Commencing in Fiscal Year 2020/2021 and Authorize the Levy and Collection of Assessments Commencing with Fiscal Year 2021/2022; and to 3) Adopt Resolution No. 7693 Declaring the Intention to Annex Properties to the Rialto Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District No. 2 and Conduct a Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding On The Matter of the New Assessments Related Thereto Commencing with Fiscal Year 2020/2021. F. MISCELLANEOUS F.1 20-0867 Request City Council to Approve the Continuation of the Ad Hoc Fire Work Committee through August 1, 2021. F.2 20-0885 Request City Council Approve an Increase to the Annual Purchase Order No. 2021-0585 with Pristine Uniforms, LLC, for Fiscal Year 2020/21, in the Amount of $20,000 for Uniforms and Safety Equipment through June 2020 for a total Purchase Order Amount of $35,000. F.3 20-0886 Request City Council to Approve the Purchase of Two (2) “Zero” Electric Motorcycles from Mountain Motorsports in the Amount of $37,728.28. Page 6 Printed on 1/7/2021 City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 F.4 20-0743 Request City Council to (1) Accept the Etiwanda Corridor Improvement Project, City Project No. 160805; (2) Authorize Filing of the Notice of Completion; and (3) Authorize Release of Retention to Vido Samarzich, Inc. F.5 20-0751 Request City Council 1) Accept Public Improvements and Accept payment from Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company, LLC (LHR) in the amount of $134,490.32; 2) Authorize the Interim City Engineer to File the Notice of Completion, and; 3) Approve the GASB 34 Report, all related to Construction and Credit Agreement by and between the City of Rialto and Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company, LLC (LHR) related to the Medline Project and Niagara Project. TAB PUBLIC HEARING TAB1 20-0892 Request City Council to Conduct Public Hearing on Zoning Code Amendment No. 20-0004 and Zoning Code Amendment No. 20-0005 and Adopt Ordinance No. 1653 Regulating Indoor Storage Facilities and Ordinance No. 1654 Regulating Outdoor Storage Uses. (ACTION) NEW BUSINESS TAB2 20-0887 Request City Council to 1) Accept Public Improvements; 2) Authorize the reimbursement to Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company, LLC (LHR) in the amount of $537,514.60; 3) Certify Final Project Costs of $2,150,058.43 for the Public Improvements; 4) Approve a Transfer of the balance from the Laurel/Walnut/Locust Escrow account into the Airport Escrow Account; 5) Approve GASB 34 Report; and 6) Authorize the Interim City Engineer to record a Notice of Completion, all related to the Construction Reimbursement Agreement by and between the City of Rialto and Lewis-Hillwood Rialto Company, LLC (LHR) for the Laurel/Walnut/Locust Improvements. (ACTION) TAB3 20-0905 Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 7694 Appointing an Interim Community Development Director and Approving the Employment Agreement with Alexander Hamilton. (ACTION) Page 7 Printed on 1/7/2021 City Council Regular Meeting January 12, 2021 TAB4 20-0906 Request City Council to 1) 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; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 7695 Accepting the Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 20 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant and Appropriate Funding for FY2020/2021 in the Amount of $96,072. (ACTION) REPORTS MAYOR: COUNCIL MEMBERS: CITY ATTORNEY: CITY MANAGER: ADJOURNMENT Page 8 Printed on 1/7/2021