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City of Rialto Council Chambers 150 S. Palm Ave Rialto, CA 92376 Regular Meeting Tuesday, January 23, 2024 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 Andy Carrizales Council Member Rafael Trujillo Council Member Ed Scott Council Member Joe Baca Barbara A. McGee City Clerk Edward Carrillo City Treasurer Eric Vail City Attorney Arron Brown Acting City Manager City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 HOW TO REVIEW THE AGENDA. ALL AGENDAS ARE POSTED IN THE CITY HALL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (150 SOUTH PALM AVENUE, RIALTO) AT LEAST 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. 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(2) You may submit a public comment in writing to the City Clerk by email at CITYCLERK@RIALTOCA.GOV. Next Ordinance No. 1692 Next Resolution No. 8184 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 5:00 p.m. City of Rialto Page 2 Printed on 1/23/2024 City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 CLOSED SESSION 1 24-1091 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) Number of Matters: One (1) · Claim for Money - Matich 2 24-1092 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 Labor Negotiator: Acting City Manager, Arron Brown, Human Resources Director Shama Curian Employee Organizations: · Executive Management Team · Management Unrepresented Employees · Rialto City Employee’s Association (RCEA) · Teamsters Mid-Management & Confidential Employee’s Union (TMMU) · Rialto Fire Management Association (RFMA) · Rialto Police Benefit Association - Management · Rialto Police Benefit Association - General · Rialto Professional Firefighters of California - Local 3688 · Unrepresented Employees 6:30 p.m. Called to Order By: ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Trujillo INVOCATION -Pastor Moises Bejarano- Sunrise Church City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS 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. City of Rialto Page 3 Printed on 1/23/2024 City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 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 24-1088 Warrant Resolution No. 25 B.2 24-1090 Warrant Resolution No. 26 C. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY C.1 24-1086 Cam Pearce - Damages C.2 24-1087 Joel Tennyson - Personal Injury D. SET PUBLIC HEARING D.1 24-1058 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for February 27, 2024, to Consider the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the 3rd Quarter of the 2023 Calendar Year. D.2 24-1057 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for February 27, 2024, to consider (1) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2022-04, and Environmental Assessment Review No. 2024-002, a request to amend the Foothill Central and Central Specific Plan Areas. The Proposed Project will update and combine the existing Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan and Central Area Specific Plan into the Foothill Central Specific Plan (Proposed Project). The Project if approved, would increase the allowable residential density within the Foothill Central Area and provides updates to the development guidelines for this area while preserving existing land uses (2) and Foothill Boulevard Specific Plan Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the project, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). City of Rialto Page 4 Printed on 1/23/2024 City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 E. MISCELLANEOUS E.1 24-1054 Request that the City Council Introduce for Second Reading Ordinance No. 1690, amending Sections 2.12.030, 2.12.040, 2.12.050 and 2.12.060 of Chapter 2.12 the Rialto Municipal Code to Adjust the Salary of the Mayor, City Councilmembers, City Clerk and City Treasurer of the City of Rialto as authorized by California Law. E.2 23-770 Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Bids for the Rialto Community Center Building 400 Improvements, City Project No. CB2202. E.3 23-955 Request City Council to (1) Approve Eight (8) Temporary Construction Easement Agreements, (2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Related Documents, and (3) Authorize the Release of Bids for the Sycamore Avenue Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Improvements Project, City Project No. 220802. E.4 24-1064 Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Bids for Baseline Road Median Fence Improvement Project, City Project No. 240803. E.5 24-1065 Request City Council to Authorize the Release of Bids for the Rialto Library Atrium Conversion, City Project No. 230203. E.6 24-1095 Request the City Council to (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8177, approving the agreement with City of Rialto and the Rialto City Employees Association; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8178 Approving an Agreement with Teamsters Mid-Management Union and (3) Authorize the Acting City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents for the implementation of a 4/10 schedule with the City Hall business hours to be that of Monday-Thursday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. E.7 24-1078 Recommend that the City Council and Rialto Utility Board Authorize the release of Bids for the Rialto Habitat Nature Center; 1) Plant Propagation and Procurement; 2) Community Facility Building; 3) Shade Structures and Public Seating; and 4) Soil Retention Wall. City of Rialto Page 5 Printed on 1/23/2024 City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 TAB PUBLIC HEARING TAB1 24-1074 Request that City Council Introduce for First Reading Ordinance No. 1691 Adopting by Reference the 2022 California Fire Code and Certain Amendments, Deletions, and Additions, and Deleting Chapter 15.28 of the Rialto Municipal Code and Adding a New Chapter 15.28 of the Rialto Municipal code; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8179 Setting Forth Findings for Local Amendments. (ACTION) TAB NEW BUSINESS TAB2 24-1096 Adopt Resolution No. 8180 appointing David Carmany as City Manager and approving employment agreement between the City of Rialto and David Carmany. (ACTION) TAB3 24-1059 Request City Council to (1) Authorize a Contract Change Order Request in the Amount of $196,000 to Proactive Engineering Consultants Pursuant to their On-Call Agreement for Professional Civil Engineering Services for the Design of the Bemis Elementary School Safe Routes to School Project, City Project No. 240805; and (2) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Related Documents (ACTION) TAB4 24-1062 Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Budget Resolution No. 8181 to Authorize a Transfer of $684,985.39 to the Capital Projects Fund 300; (2) Authorize a Contract Change Order Request in the Amount of $175,670 to BOA Architecture Pursuant to Their On-Call Agreement for Professional Architectural Services for the Design of the One Stop Shop, City Project No. 240807; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Related Documents. (ACTION) City of Rialto Page 6 Printed on 1/23/2024 City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 TAB5 24-1063 Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8182 Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget and Appropriating $1,500,000 from the Capital Projects Fund 300; (2)Award a Construction Contract to Calmex Engineering, Inc., a California Corporation in the amount of $8,064,168.70 for the Various Streets Phase II, City Project No. 240802; (3) Authorize a Contract Change Order Request in the amount of $1,552,855 with Prescience Corporation pursuant to the City’s “On-Call” Agreement for Construction Management, Inspection, and Materials Testing Services for the Various Streets Phase II, City Project No. 240802; (4) Delegate Authority to the City Manager to Approve Contract Change Orders in the Cumulative Amount of $1,500,000; and (5) Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Related Documents. (ACTION) TAB6 24-1073 Request City Council to (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8183 Amending the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Year Budget Appropriating 1,806,831.29 from the EMS GEMT Fund Account No. 209-500-5175-3050; (2) Authorize the Purchase of Five Type-2 Ambulances in the Amount of $935,198.05 to National Auto Fleet Group through Sourcewell cooperative contract 091521-NAF; (3) Approve Individual Purchase Orders for EMS and Emergency Communication Equipment in the amount of $871,633.24; and (4) Authorize City Manager or Designee to Execute All Related Documents. (ACTION) City of Rialto Page 7 Printed on 1/23/2024 City Council Regular Meeting January 23, 2024 REPORTS MAYOR: COUNCIL MEMBERS: CITY ATTORNEY: CITY MANAGER: ADJOURNMENT City of Rialto Page 8 Printed on 1/23/2024