City Council

City of Rialto Council Chambers 150 S. Palm Ave Rialto, CA 92376 Regular Meeting Tuesday, July 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 G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager City Council Regular Meeting July 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. 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 Next Ordinance No. 1695 Next Resolution No. 8276 Page 2 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 CLOSED SESSION 1 24-1591 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Number of Matters: one (1) (1) Esteban Hernandez v. City of Rialto, et al, USDC No. 5:22-cv-01807-SSS-SP 2 24-1275 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6 Labor Negotiator: Interim City Manager Michael Milhiser, Assistant City Manager Tanya Williams, 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 3 24-1529 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) Number of Matters: One (1) · Potential contract dispute 5:00 p.m. Called to Order By: ROLL CALL Page 3 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 OPEN SESSION 6:30 p.m. Called to Order By: ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Mayor Deborah Robertson INVOCATION - Pastor Victor Lopez - Calvary Chapel Rialto City Attorney’s Report on Closed Session PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS 1 24-1548 Presentation - Parks and Recreation Month - Council Member Scott 2 24-1592 Presentation - Recognition of Rialto Network - Mayor Robertson and Erlinda Patterson 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. Page 4 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 B. APPROVAL OF WARRANT RESOLUTIONS B.1 24-1575 Warrant Resolution No. 49 B.2 24-1572 Warrant Resolution No. 50 B.3 24-1573 Warrant Resolution No. 01 B.4 24-1574 Warrant Resolution No. 02 C. APPROVAL OF MINUTES C.1 24-1582 Regular City Council Minutes - June 25, 2024 D. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY D.1 24-1576 Maryann Sandoval - Damages D.2 24-1577 Nancy Fricks - Damages D.3 24-1578 Peter Lawrence Freeland - Damages D.4 24-1579 Sean Christopher Marin - Damages D.5 24-1580 Sonia Reyes - Damages D.6 24-1581 Valerie Gonzalez - Damages E. SET PUBLIC HEARING E.1 24-1570 Request City Council to: 1) Accept Petition from the Property Owner to Consider Formation of City of Rialto Community Facilities District No. 2024-1 (Renaissance); 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8255 Resolution of Intention to Establish City of Rialto Community Facilities District No. 2024-1 (Renaissance) and Approval of Deposit Agreement; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 8256 Resolution of Intention to Incur Bonded Indebtedness in the Amount Not To Exceed $25,000,000 Within the Proposed City of Rialto Community Facilities District No. 2024-1 (Renaissance); and 4) Set a Public Hearing for August 27, 2024. E.2 24-1552 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for August 13, 2024, to solicit public comments from interested citizens; and Consider and Approve Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan and a Substantial Amendment No. 1 to the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan. Page 5 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 E.3 24-1549 Request City Council to Set a Public Hearing for August 27, 2024, to Consider the Placement of Liens for Delinquent Refuse Collection Accounts for the 1st Quarter of the 2024 Calendar Year. F. MISCELLANEOUS F.1 24-1563 Request City Council to: 1) Accept the Continuing Partnership Funds, from Measure I Regional Mobility Partnership (RMP) program from Omni Transportation in the amount of $497,671.82 for Transportation Services for Seniors and Disabled persons for Fiscal years 2025-2026; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8257 amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 fiscal budget; 3) Approve the Funding Agreement with OmniTrans; 4) Authorize the City Manager to Execute All. F.2 24-1561 Request City Council to adopt Resolution No. 8258 authorizing the destruction of certain Municipal Records of the Development Services Department. F.3 24-1589 Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8259 Setting the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Tax Rate for PERS Retirement Cost at $0 (zero). F.4 24-1590 Request City Council to Adopt the Following Resolutions Setting the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Special Tax Levies for Community Facilities Districts 2006-1, 2016-1, 87-1, 87-2, 2019-2, and 2020-1: 1) Resolution No. 8260 of The City Council of the City of Rialto, State of California, Community Facilities District 2006-1 (ELM PARK) Establishing Annual Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2024-25. 2) Resolution No. 8261 of The City Council of the City of Rialto, State of California, Community Facilities District 2016-1 (PUBLIC SERVICES) Establishing Annual Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2024-25. 3) Resolution No. 8262 of The City Council of the City of Rialto, State of California, Community Facilities District 87-1 (LAS COLINAS) Establishing Annual Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2024-25. 4) Resolution No. 8263 of The City Council of the City of Rialto, State of California, Community Facilities District 87-2 (LAS COLINAS) Establishing Annual Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2024-25. 5) Resolution No. 8264 of The City Council of the City of Rialto, State of California, Community Facilities District 2019-2 (FOOTHILL/SPRUCE) Establishing Annual Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2024-25. 6) Resolution No. 8265 of The City Council of the City of Rialto, State of California, Community Facilities District 2020-1 (EL RANCHO VERDE) Establishing Annual Special Tax for Fiscal Year 2024-25. Page 6 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 TAB UNFINISHED BUSINESS TAB1 24-1583 Request City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board 1) Complete the Continued Public Hearing from June 25, 2024, as Required Under Proposition 218; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8266 and RUA Resolution No. 08-38 Authorizing the Transfer of $30 Million from the City's Unrestricted General Fund Reserve to the Authority’s Water Fund and Wastewater Fund, allocating $5 Million to the Water Reserve Fund and $25 Million to the Wastewater Reserve Fund; and 3) Adopt Resolution No. 8267 Suspending the Utility User Tax from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, for Single-family, Multi-family, and Mobile Home Water and Wastewater Accounts. (ACTION) TAB PUBLIC HEARING TAB2 24-1543 Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing to Adopt 1) Resolution No. 8268 Approving the Engineer’s Reports and Ordering the Levy of Assessments for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 for Street Light Maintenance District No. 1, 2) Resolution No. 8269 for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1, 3) Resolution No. 8270 for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 2. (ACTION) TAB3 24-1544 Request City Council to: 1) Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider the Placement of Solid Waste Handling Service Charges on the Property Tax Roll; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 8271 Authorizing the Placement of Solid Waste Handling Service Charges and Fees on the Property Tax Roll. (ACTION) TAB4 24-1564 Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority to 1) Conduct a Public Hearing Related to the Placement of Sewer Service Charges on the County Property Tax Roll for Delinquent Wastewater Payments; and 2) Approve City Resolution No. 8272 and RUA Resolution No. 08-39 authorizing the placement of delinquent wastewater payments on the County Property Tax Roll. (ACTION) Page 7 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 TAB NEW BUSINESS TAB5 24-1562 Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8273, Approving the Memorandum of Understanding Establishing Compensation and Related Benefits for Employees Represented by the Teamsters Mid-Management and Confidential Employee Union; and Adopt Resolution No. 8274 Updating the Citywide Classification and Compensation Plan for Full-time and Part-time Employees; to Amend the Salaries for those Classifications Represented by the Teamsters Mid-Management and Confidential Union; and Adopt Budget Resolution No. 8275 Amending the 2024-25 Fiscal Year Budget for a Budget Appropriation of $291,520. (ACTION) TAB6 24-1471 Request City Council to 1) Award a Construction Contract to KNC Construction Inc. in the Amount of $542,000 for Rialto Library Atrium Conversion, City Project No. 230203; and 2) Authorize the City Manager or their Designee to Execute all Related Documents. (ACTION) Page 8 Printed on 7/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting July 23, 2024 REPORTS MAYOR: COUNCIL MEMBERS: CITY ATTORNEY: CITY MANAGER: ADJOURNMENT Page 9 Printed on 7/18/2024