City Council - Regular Meeting

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i was there yesterday twice the meeting will come to order at this time the city council city of rialto the acting successor agency to the redevelopment agency the rialto utilities authority the rialto housing authority is now in order will the clerk please call the roll mayor baca president mayor pro temp scott president council member carousel president council member montoya president

Sitting in for city attorneys deputy city Attorney present City Manager Tonya present And let the record reflect that a council member, Carla Perez, will be absent during closed session. And at the beginning of the regular session, I will announce that she will be absent as well. Thank you.

Thank you very much. At this time, we'll move into closed session. Have the city attorney report.

Thank you, Mayor. City Council will be meeting on closed session on the three items listed on the agenda. Number one, conference with labor negotiator, labor negotiator city manager Tanya Williams and assistant city manager Tim Sullivan with respect to the employer organizations as listed. Item two, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, one potential matter. Item three, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation. I'm sorry, both two and three is significant exposure to litigation. The third item, it's five potential cases.

Thank you. Is there any member from the audience that would like to speak in any of these items in closed session? Seeing none, is there any individuals that have called in in reference to the closed item agenda? Hearing none, do I hear a motion to close the session? Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tem Scott, seconded by Edward Montoya. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye.

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Will come to order at this time the City Council City of Rialto the acting successor agency to the redevelopment agency the Rialto utilities Authority the Rialto Housing Authority is now in order would the clerk please call the roll I

Mayor baca president. They put them Scott president has been moved. Carrie sheds president has been a toy. City treasurer career president. A deputy city attorney Robert coo. City manager Tanya Williams present and also let the record reflect that councilmember Carlo Peru would be absent the entire of this meeting Thank You madam clerk at this time if everyone can please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance that will be led by mayor pro tem at Scott Please join me in the pledge to our flag

allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

If you can remain standing, we'll have the invocation by Jose Vandell from the Rialto United Methodist Church.

Yes, please. Our God in whom we trust, together we stand before you. We call out to you for your guidance. We know you are God and wisdom comes from you. fill our hearts with your divine power and strength, your presence, and remind us that in you we have everything we need. May everything we do here, may everything we have on this agenda be blessed by you may you give us all the wisdom we need the patience we need the love we need this we ask in your name amen amen amen thank you you may be seated now at this time we'll ask the uh

City Attorney to report on closed session.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. City Council met in closed session on the three items as listed on the agenda. For item one, relating to conference with labor negotiator, as listed on the agenda, discussion and direction was provided, but no reportable action was taken. As item two, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, significant exposure to litigation, one matter. Again, discussion and direction was provided, but no reportable action was taken. As to item three, conference with legal counsel, anticipated litigation, significant to expo, excuse me, significant exposure to litigation on the five matters as listed. Discussion and direction was provided, but no reportable action was taken. That concludes my report.

Thank you very much. At this time, will before we move on to presentations and proclamation i'd just like to make a statement here recently we had a couple of accidents that have occurred on the fire station that we had here uh here in the city of rialto and and maybe it's telling us that we should look at either rebuilding or having a fire station to make sure that it's there to provide public safety for each and every one of the citizens and for the firefighters that are involved in having to respond in that area so i believe that there's been over seven accidents that have occurred in that area it's just a point of information i wanted to bring to the public and something for the council to think in terms of the future what we end up doing in terms of rebuilding, restructuring, or building a new fire station. It's just informational item. Thank you. With that, I'd like to move into the presentations and proclamation. We'd like to start off with the Juneteenth Jam on 2026, presented by Vicki Davis. if you could come up to the front and we'll have people that may be calling in and having questions uh that may be there too as well we'll leave it up to the audience and then then people that uh may call in but you remember mayor this is under communication right okay

Hello, everyone. How are you? Thank you for having me, council. Thank you, mayor, for giving me the time to talk today. I do have a short video that I wanted to show before I started talking that I did share. Can we do the video quick first? So I don't think there's sound, but there is sound. There we go.

That's a beautiful park.

It's so nice to see

It's been a long, long time since we've had the chance to get together. Nobody knows the next time we see each other. Maybe years and years from now.

Awesome. Thank you guys so much.

It is a beautiful park. It's a beautiful city, actually, if I do say so myself. I also have a flyer that I wanted to put up while I spoke. Can we put that up?

Awesome, perfect.

Okay, so I am not one of those teachers that likes to read exactly to you what you're reading off the board. I like for you to read it for yourself, and I just give you a little context as you take a look at the impact that we had with the fourth annual Juneteenth Jam this year through the Jam Collective Foundation. First, I want to thank all of our event sponsors, participants, vendors, kids, I mean, there were so many different types of community organizations and local businesses, entrepreneurs, individuals, and Rialto residents, and residents well beyond Rialto who came together to make this event possible for about 10,000 people. As you look at those numbers right there, please note that this is just for this year. And in the three years prior, we have done similar work. But this year, we're just focusing on 2026. So good evening, members of the city council. I'm the founder of Juneteenth Jam. I want to speak tonight about what Juneteenth Jam has become and what it means to this community. Juneteenth Jam 2026 welcomed 10,000 people, distributed more than 500 free children's books, awarded eight academic and athletic scholarships ranging from 500 to $1,000, recognized more than 50 Rialto Unified School District students, brought together more than 150 local businesses and nonprofit organizations and entrepreneurs, and awarded a micro business grant to a local chef. But those numbers only tell a part of the story. What makes Juneteenth Jam unique is that it is intentionally designed to bring together the many layers of our community in one space. Children, teenagers, parents, seniors, athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, educators, and local leaders all have something that belongs to them at this event. We have women's basketball, youth flag football, classic cars, live music, books, scholarships, youth recognition, community art, and opportunities for small businesses. This year, a community art installation was built and created during the celebration and donated back to a local business. And that is really the larger point. Juneteenth Jam is not a one-day cultural event. Throughout the year, we are building mentorship relationships for young people, connecting residents to opportunities, supporting entrepreneurs, creating partnerships between organizations, helping businesses gain visibility, and developing programs that create pathways to education, athletics, leadership, and economic opportunity for all. The festival is where the community gets together to see all of that work come together. There are very few projects simultaneously supporting youth development, education, entrepreneurship, arts, culture, athletics, community wellness, and economic activity, while also creating a space where thousands of residents simply get to experience joy, connection, and belonging together. Some quotes from participants this year. An attendee and Rialto resident, it felt like coming home. A vendor, this event paid my mortgage this month. A scholarship recipient, I needed help to get regular things and I met so many mentors. Another Rialto resident, it feels safe. That is why Juneteenth Jam has grown so quickly. The community is telling us through its participation that this is something it values and something it wants. But growth also brings responsibility. When an event reaches this size, the infrastructure, staffing, programming, transportation, youth opportunities, scholarships, and operational needs grow with it. We cannot continue to ask a project of this size and community impact to operate with resources that do not reflect what it has become. I'm asking the city council to look at Juneteenth Jam not simply as another annual special event, but as an investment in community development. We need funding that matches the demand our community has demonstrated for this project. With meaningful investment, we can maintain scholarships, increase paid opportunities for Rialto residents, provide more support to local businesses, strengthen mentorship programs, improve event infrastructure, and continue building something that has become uniquely Rialto and serves communities well beyond the Inland Empire. Juneteenth Jam is rooted in history and culture, but its greatest value is what it is helping us to build right now. Stronger relationships, stronger young people, stronger businesses, and a stronger sense of community. We have already demonstrated what we can accomplish, and I'm asking the city to help us continue to meet this demand. Thank you so much for your time today, and thank you for the opportunity to speak in front of you, and also to continue hosting this event in our city.

Well, thank you very much, Vicki, for informing us in reference to the fourth annual Juneteenth event. I actually probably was the only member that attended from the council that was there, and I would say it's correct, over 10,000 people probably were there, and quite a few vendors, the most vendors I've ever seen at one particular place in that area. And the people really came out and enjoy it. So you should be commended and doing an outstanding job and having the Juneteenth event. So thank you very much.

Thank you, Mayor, for attending. We really appreciated having you there.

Thank you.

I have oral communication, but speaking on that, Christo Scott wanted to speak on Juneteenth.

Good evening, everyone. It's a pleasure to be here. My name is Crystal Scott. So me, my older sister, and my little cousins, ages 10 and 8, have the pleasure of attending the Juneteenth Jam at Ferguson Park. We had an amazing time. And as I watched my little cousins, I learned something that night. Fear, resting in a child's mind because this hateful society was released when surrounded by their community. Then there was peace. There was hope for prosperity and comfort. It was only for a few minutes, but I see that as power. The power to change lives, the power to change minds. We are always told that we matter, but to see others thrive in a world that we built but not made to include us is power. We've come so far, and if one child is affected by a few minutes, then every second spent putting this event together was worth it. It was worth it yesterday as we remember the joy of seeing our community. It is worth it today as we, community members, discuss the importance and beauty of this event. And it will be worth it tomorrow. as we continue building on this event with your help, working towards a future where every child, black and beautiful, can leave their fear behind and have peace, prosperity, and comfort. Thank you.

Thank you.

Next speaker we have is Anna Ness.

Hi, my name is Anessa Mouton and I'm a Rialto resident and I'm a performer at the annual Juneteenth celebration. And I've been singing at the Juneteenth celebration since it started in 2023. And I just wanted to say thank you to Miss Vicki Davis for creating such an amazing community gathering and bringing our people together over our love of music, food, sports and anything you can imagine. But mostly I want to thank her for being so dedicated and resilient. And I just want to say to the city council, know that Juneteenth impacts so many lives with happiness, hope, and excitement for the next one. And it keeps us pushing. To conclude, the Juneteenth Jam is so important to us. So please support it and keep it going.

Thank you.

Next speaker we have is Brenda Armstrong.

Hello, hello. My name is Brenda Armstrong. I represent Beyond Awareness, a social impact agency of collaborative community organizers across San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles County. I'm here to give some insight into the value of what Juneteenth brings, not only to the city members, but also local businesses and organizers across our neighboring counties. Being community rooted herself, Vicky has been able to accomplish an unprecedented amount of cross-cultural love love and resource sharing through her Juneteenth community event. And in my experience, she's been able to create a safe and trusted space for community members from all walks of life at Juneteenth to just come out and experience a day of peace. And the thought and intentional care around curating a holistically healthy experience across the many different cultures, once again, that make our communities vibrant and worth being in itself is reflected in this once a year event that many of our neighbors look forward to coming out to and just breaking bread together. And amongst all of the local commerce stimulating community health advantages and opportunities to engage our civic leaders with our neighbors in our neighborhoods, in a really candid and family-oriented environment, there's still so much space for Juneteenth to continue to do more good for the community and the families that are represented by it. So I ask the council to consider any funding that Juneteenth asked for as an investment into the city of Rialto being represented as a city who leads the charge when it comes to the forward advancement of not only its city residents, but as the city uplifting the surrounding cities and San Bernardino County as a whole. So when Rialto City wins, as Juneteenth continues to impact. Thank you.

Thank you.

And then after that we have Billy Brooks.

Hello, everyone. My name is Darlo Murray Sr. I am the CEO of Heritage Clothing. This year especially, it was meaningful for me because on June 19, 2026, Heritage Clothing celebrated 10 years in business. 10 years of building, surviving, serving, growing and being blessed to be a part of a surrounding community. Today, I want to take a moment to speak about the Juneteenth Jam and the positive impact this has had on the community here in Rialto and throughout the surrounding areas. As someone who is from the neighboring city, Colton, I am grateful for the opportunity to participate in an event that brings so many people together here in Rialto. The Juneteenth Jam has become much more than an event. It has created a space for families, friends, businesses, organizations, law enforcement, youth, community members. They could come together and celebrate, connect, and build relationships. One of the things that I appreciate the most is the opportunity it has created for the Rialto Police Department and the Sheriff Department to engage with the community on a personal level. Events like this allow our children and families to see law enforcement not only in the official roles, but also as people who are present, approachable, and invested in the people they serve. And that's important. Our community, our children, and families deserve spaces where they can feel safe, welcomed, and valued. As a vendor and business owner, I have also seen firsthand how Juneteenth Jam provided opportunities for local businesses to not only give back, but to grow connected with potential customers to showcase what they do. And to make an impact for small businesses opportunities like this really matters. But perhaps one of the greatest impacts has been on our youth and young adults. Juneteenth has helped create opportunities for young people to participate, connect organizations, to explore possibilities, and see that there are people at institutions around them who believe in their potential. I also have the privilege of working with the Empire Job Corps program, and I'm thankful to see spaces like this provide opportunities for organizations such as Job Corps and other organizations to be present, engage with the residents and connect people. with resources and possibilities for their future when you look at the all this together you realize that juneteenth jam is doing something powerful it is something about bringing people together there's a scripture on that i believe that captures the heart of what um what we're experiencing in psalms chapter uh 133 chapter 133 verse 1 it says this Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. That is how the community looks, what the community looks like. It looks like families together. It looks like businesses supporting one another. It looks like our youth being given the opportunities. It looks like organizations are sharing resources. It looks like law enforcement building relationships with the people they serve. And it looks like neighboring communities coming together and recognizing that we are stronger when we are together. As we celebrate Juneteenth and reflect on its meaning, I believe that the Juneteenth Jam is helping us turn celebration into connection, opportunity, unity, and meaningful community impact. In closing, I will say that I am grateful to be a business owner, grateful to represent Heritage Clothing, grateful for the work I am able to do through Job Corp, and honored to be able to participate in an event that brings so many people together. Most importantly, I am thankful to be a part of something that brings families, friends, businesses, organizations, and communities together. Thank you for everyone that had continued to make Juneteenth the Jam possible, and thank you for investing in the people and the community around us. And lastly, let us continue to come together, continue to create opportunities, and continue to build a future for our children and something that we can be proud of. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Billy Brooks for this oral communication form that we have.

last one excuse me is that the last one well someone just filled out another one thank you i was just a last minute thing but i want to show my appreciation and thanks to the honorable mayor of rialto my name is billy muhammad and i'm a member of the nation of islam here in rialto And it's an honor to be here. And I came to support our beloved sister, Jackie, and to also comment on the Juneteenth celebration. For the last three years, I've been a vendor there. And I really enjoy and appreciate it, the way that it was carried out. I appreciate it. The how the police acted in like the unity and love for the community. I didn't see any disturbance the whole time that we were there and I really want to thank all of the city council and city members who work on that and i hope that it can continue and just to say i'm just here to show my appreciation and to support our beloved sister sister vicki and respect and i thank all of you for listening that's about all i have to say right now thank you okay thank you

I have one last one come up. I think I have some on call. Kenneth turns.

good evening everyone my name is kevin torrence senior and i own sunny boys mobile catering and i was one of the food vendors this is my first time beyond being out there i got invited by miss vicki davis and let me tell you the food vendors we came together it was a great time the food was excellent out there she put on a great great june team i'm sorry if the councils didn't come out there and see it or maybe next year, y'all come out and support us and everything. We had an excellent time. If you're on a council member and you come to my Sonny Boy's Mobile Catering, we had loaded baked potatoes, you get half off. Okay? So you get half off. But I just want to thank Vicki for inviting me and everything. She put on a very excellent Juneteenth. And to have no problems of every creed, culture, everything for as long as it's been going on. No issues, no problems and everything. And thank you to the Rialto Police Department and everything. Y'all did a fine job. I talked to y'all while I was out there and everything. So I do appreciate y'all and let's continue to have a blessed Juneteenth. Thank y'all.

Thank you. I believe that.

I have two speakers on Zoom.

Okay. We have two individuals. I know that we should have gone into presentations and then, you know, gone into oral communications, but we went ahead and allowed that process to happen. So we do have a couple of speakers that want to speak on this particular subject. So if we can.

Yes, we're going to begin by unmuting our first speaker. Speaker, if you can introduce yourself by name, please.

Hi, everyone. My name is Hayles Johnson. I'm from 2006. Sorry. I'm currently in Carter High School, and I just wanted to say thank you to Miss Davis for making such a beautiful event for Juneteenth. and also i want to figure out the whole becoming mission team i went to a big my mentor from now to the blue foundation from ccc from obama and now to the rich davis really i made a big impact on my progress from the beginning of the mission team to the end and currently still now During the process of becoming this new team, I built so many connections with other contestants, new mentors, and people involved in the community from different sorority groups. And being able to win a college scholarship, it's helped me in many ways. Being part of Ms. G's team has made me realize that I can do anything that I put my mind to. And having Ms. Davis on my side as an uplifting mentor has made me realize nothing can stop me and I should just keep going in line. Why do you think Juneteenth is important for other girls in Rialto? Because I believe programs like this Juneteenth helps girls, help young girls in the community to open their, their from different programs. For example, like for me, I didn't even know there was a Miss Juneteenth or anything to do like this because I have such a closing point of view. But I stepped out of my comfort zone and got to run a pageant and got to meet new people and got to open my community. It opened so many doors for me from job opportunities, from scholarship opportunities, and from different things that can help me in the future. Um, 1 thing I would say to the city also, thank you guys for letting me speak tonight. I want to say that you guys have made so much change in so many people's lives into my, and I think you guys continue to allow you to go on because it's honestly a life change. I don't know if you guys attended, but it honestly is. It changed my life in so many ways. Brought it from negative to positive and I know it changed many. many people's lives. And it's just a wonderful event. And I just think it's just going to be long for history for people's kids to experience it, people's friends, people's families, and just generations and generations. And then that was it. I hope everyone has a good evening.

Okay, thank you. Before we move on to our next one, Rob, I hope you have our name because this is the first remote public comment that we've had as far as the phone call that's coming in under the new regulations that we have to comply with. So that way it's recorded in our minutes too as well or recorded in reference to a historical moment for the city of Rialto. Next.

We're gonna move on to our second of third caller. Caller, you may begin by unmuting yourself and introducing yourself.

Annie?

Good evening, everyone. My name is Dr. Anna Balogun, and I want to first send a special shout out to Mayor Baca for attending the event and thank the city council for supporting. Special thanks to the queen of the community, Vicki Davis, and all of the planning committee for this special event. As a community member for over 32 years, I am a member of the NCNW of the Inland Empire section, the Inland Empire Black Wellness Collective. I am a administrator in the Rialto Unified School District, and I'm also a member of the Economic Empowerment Group, which is a subgroup of the San Bernardino County

and doing work to empower folks in the community. I wanna first say that I'm very, very proud of what this event has become.

My daughter started on this working with the council as an intern a few years ago when it first started. and it was not this big and so june 19th this year 2026 made history in rialto and i want you guys to understand the gravity of what has happened because in all of southern california we have heard that this particular event is one of the largest juneteenth events in southern california So with that being said, it was not just a celebration. This Juneteenth was an acknowledgement of fellowship and celebration of what has happened in the past and the future of what can happen in the fed of Rialto. We are family and we are stewards of the future of the students of Rialto. And we want to just acknowledge all the families and the students that participated and let them know that we support them.

Because for it to grow, we're definitely going to need more support from more folks.

I've spoken to Vicki about moving to a newer venue because we have technically outgrown Ferguson Park. She is adamant that she keeps this event in Rialto. With that, we need more support. So I am wanting us to think about seriously investing and collaborating in the future to make this the best Juneteenth in Southern California without question. More money, the future of our students as we help them to engage in civic engagement and seeing civil community members and elected officials participate would be beneficial to them. So thank you, City Council. We look forward to seeing you and the rest of our Rialto committees in full support of this economic empowerment adventure, as well as this life changing historical celebration of where we have become in Rialto. thank you for your time and thank you vicki and hayley moses is one of my mentees she was one of my students when i was principal at warren elementary so i am so very proud of her good job hayley moses um miss june 10th 2026. have a good evening thank you very much thank you we're going to move on to our next caller call you may begin by unmuting yourself and introducing yourself by name

Hi, good evening, mayor, council, staff, and community. My name is Ana Gonzalez. I'm the Rialto president and community leader. I want to first express my gratitude to Mickey Davis and the incredible city of Rialto staff and vendors and everyone that put this event together. Your hard work, dedication, and vision in putting together this year's Juneteenth celebration meant a lot for our community. Bringing an event of this scale and meaning to life takes immense effort behind the scenes, and your commitment to making it a success did not go unnoticed. Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of freedom, resilience, and progress. When the city of Reno also partners with community leaders to honor events like this, it sends a clear and vital message that our city values diversity, actively embraces culture, and prioritizes inclusivity. Being family of all backgrounds gathered to celebrate, learn, and connect right here in our very own city reflects the very best of what we are. I strongly encourage the city of Rialto to continue this crucial partnership and invest in this event and future ones that are coming up, just because this reflects the inclusivity and how we value the members of our city. When we invest in spaces where every community member feels seen, heard, and celebrated, we build a stronger, more united, and safer Rialto for generations to come. Thank you all, and thank you, Mayor, for showing your support for this event. Unfortunately, I was not able to enjoy this event this year. I was busy in Sacramento creating legislation for our community. But I do give a lot of kudos to Vicki and everyone that put this event together. Thank you for your time.

Thank you. I think that concludes all of the phone calls that we have had at this point. So we'll move on to the presentations of certificate recognition. So at this time I'd like to have certificate of recognition to the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 422. We do have certificates from the city of Rialto. And all of the members, I'll go up there and read them, but it's signed by all of the members of the city council. That includes the mayor, myself, Joe Baca. That includes Mayor Pro Tem, Ed Scott. That includes Andy Caraceles, council member. And that includes Carla Perez and Edwin Montoya. And also we have... certificates from the 5th District Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. that has certificates for each one. So I'll go up to the front here and then call everybody's name and then we'll proceed with the rest. Do we have anybody here from the Accelerate? Yes, could you? Brittany? Okay, we have certificates for Alicia Pareto. We have five of them, I believe. One, two, three, four. Four of them are here or not?

I only have three, three of them. Nolani isn't here tonight.

Okay, well we have, I'll read the first one on here, Alicia Apretto. It says, in recognition of being selected to represent Carter High School, and American Legion Auxiliary Robert Allen Romo, unit 422, which is post 422, reflect your outstanding character, academic excellence, leadership, commitment to public service. The city of Realco congratulates you and the well-deserved achievement and extends our sincere best wishes for your continued success and your future endeavors by all members of the council. So we have this first one.

Thank you.

Hello everyone, my name is Alyssa. I do wanna say thank you, first of all, to my sponsor, Ms. Rhonda over here. Thank you so much for the opportunity. I have a lot to say about Girls State, but to keep it short, from the wonderful young women guest speakers that we had to the wonderful young women that I had the opportunity to meet, Girls State will forever be one of the once in a lifetime experiences that I'm going to, forever remember due to the unity and just the overall love and power that we all shared as being young women selected as a girl state delegate. Thank you.

Thank you. Okay, next we have Brittany Perez, and it says, in recognition of being selected to represent Rialto High School and the American Legion, Auxiliary Robert Allen Romo, Unit 422, reflects your outstanding character, academic excellence, leadership, commitment to public service, the City of Rialto congratulates you on your well-deserved achievement and extends our sincere best wishes. for your commitment and success in your future endeavors on behalf of the whole city council.

Firstly, I would like to start off by thanking my sponsor, Rhonda Gunderman. She was a pleasure throughout this whole experience through communication and help. She answered any questions I had. A brief summary of my Girl State experience was transformative. I got to meet so many intelligent, educated young ladies, and it opened so many doors for me. Through internships, even connections, networking, I got to hear so many different perspectives and change my viewpoints on a lot of things. And so I'm just very grateful for the opportunity to have represented Rialto High School and the city of Rialto at Girl State. Thank you.

No, Maya is here. Okay.

Okay, we also have one for Maya Whitley. Maya? And it says in recognition of being selected to represent Yucaipa, wow. We're even reaching out to Yucaipa, our neighbors. Yucaipa High School and the American Legion Auxiliary, Robert Allen Romo. Unit 422 reflects your outstanding character, academic excellent leadership, commitment to public service. The city of Rialto congratulates you. on your well-deserved achievement and extends our sincere best wishes for your continued success in your future endeavor presented by all council members.

Thank you so much. Now, if you know where Yucaipa is, you're probably wondering why I'm here right now, being recognized by the Rialto City Council, and that's because my sponsor, Rhonda Gunderman, actually gave me the opportunity to go to Girls' State after our unit that would normally sponsor Yucaipa High School decided that they weren't sponsoring a girl this year. And I'm so incredibly grateful that she reached out and made that opportunity possible because Girls State was truly a transformative experience in my life. I had the opportunity to meet so many amazing, educated young women who I know will change the future for the better. And so I'm so grateful for that opportunity. Thank you.

And as I stated, we have certificates, well, I'll just mention the name of the other person that we also have a certificate, and that's for Niani Mendez, as well. And then we also have certificates from the county supervisor, Joe Baca, Jr., that I'll give you, and then you can make the presentation to them, and if you'd like to say a few words.

Yes, I would, thank you. um thank you um my name is rhonda gunderman and i'm with the american legion robert robert robert allen romo unit 422 and i want to tell you these young ladies that you see right here are the best of the best at our high schools their grade point is almost four point um to in order to go to girls state that yeah, in order to go to Girl State, they have to be on top of everything. They have to know what they're doing. And if you don't know anything about Girl State, I'd be more than welcome to bring in information so you could read up on it. This is a function that our unit has sponsored for several years and it's worth the while. And I just wanna thank everyone for giving me this certificates for our girls. Thank you. thank you mayor and i brought my own photographer thank you

next we have jeremiah bryant from omitran that's going to give us an update good evening member mayor and members of the council i'm jeremiah bryant chief strategy and planning officer for omnitrans i'm here with our ceo and general manager aaron rogers and i would like to thank mayor baca who is one of our board members for the invitation along with the the city manager for the invitation to present tonight The presentation I'm gonna give is part of a board briefing that we at Omnitrans provide to all of our board members. The briefing was provided to Mayor Baca probably a little over two months ago, and it was requested to be presented to the council tonight. If we could bring up this presentation, thank you. Next slide, please. the agenda for what we'll talk about tonight is a little bit about our strategic plan our ridership growth some items related to specifically ridership in the city of rialto uh some future plans that we have and are partnering with the san reno county transportation authority our free fares for school program specifically how many trips we're providing in the city of rialto and then some items related to ensuring uh and improving safety and security within the system next slide please uh and and one more to the strategic plan Under the guidance of our board of directors, Omnitrans adopted our strategic plan. Oh, it's right there. Right there. Perfect. You're in control. Thank you. If I only... On the strategic framework, we have a five-year strategic plan that allows us to prioritize our work during the year and for the next five years. That specifically looks at setting our vision, mission, and values. Again, when you see the vision and mission on the screen, it's a lot about partnerships and working with our members. Our vision is to provide innovative mobility, solutions that connect our region and strengthen the economy. Again, we try very hard to be an active member of the community, working with our 15 JPA members and the county to be able to support not only getting people to where they need to go, but their numerous job opportunities, numerous grants, numerous opportunities for economic development. that we partner with and i want to thank rialto staff in particular because over the over the years the city has been very active in making sure that we see the developments that are occurring in rialto so that we can work to coordinate our transit service in line with developments going on with the city our mission connect our community with coordinated and sustainable transit service Our values, I think, are very much in line with what you would expect for a transit agency. We prioritize safety, service, people, innovation, and integrity. Again, there's a variety of different ways that filters through our services. And if anybody has questions on our values, I'd be happy to go through those later. on our goals. Our goals really focus on some key aspects of providing transit to the region. As a transit agency, providing public transit, growing ridership is key to what we do. And again, growing that ridership is our priority goal during the next several years. To be able to accomplish growing ridership, we need to provide safe, reliable transit service. Again, that is also one of our goals for the upcoming years. One of the things I don't think people necessarily think about when we think about Omnitrans is we are a large employer in the region. We employ about 650 people, and our headquarter facility is about a mile and a half east of Rialto on Fifth Street, Foothill Fifth Street. So again, for anyone looking for opportunities to work in Rialto, we're just down the street and are always looking for additional employees. I think one of the pieces here that really connects most closely to the city is the fourth goal, which is promote transit as a critical part of the mobility landscape. That's really that participation with our JPA members and the municipalities that we serve to help at one advocate for transit but ensure that the land use decisions the city make in transit are working together to to help ensure that we are meeting the needs both to support economic development mobility access to opportunities that are important for the city to see growth uh that it wants because there are opportunities that we can bring in partnerships with with either the state or federal resources to activate some of those activities Again, along with that, much like the cities itself, we work to secure our long-term funding stability. There's always a lot of just fluctuations in both state and federal policies, and we work to work through that. In terms of ridership growth, here you have ridership for the last several years. You see year over year ridership is growing. We have roughly 5.6% ridership growth during the last fiscal year, which ended in July, with ridership of a little over 25,000 riders per day in the system. Looking a little more specifically at the city of Rialto, this slide is ridership boardings that are occurring in the city of Rialto. In calendar year 2025, the last full calendar year, we had a little over 470,000 riders in the city of Rialto, and you see over that four-year trend, ridership continues to grow within the city. The other thing you see on the service is there are three different colors, although the blue on the very top of the line is very hard to see. The vast majority of our ridership is our fixed route riders. Those are the big 40-foot buses that you see on Foothill, Riverside, et cetera. That's the vast majority of our ridership. In red is our OmniAccess service. That service is specifically for individuals with disabilities. It's an important part of the service. It's a relatively smaller share of overall ridership. And then there's a very slight number in blue, which is Microtransit, which is primarily in the community of Bloomington, but also covers some of South Rialto, which is more of an Uber-like service where you summon a ride on an app. And that comes to you. Again, that's a very low ridership relative to the bulk of our ridership. Another thing I wanted to provide was a look at ridership within the city of Rialto. Where is that ridership occurring? And I know this map is relatively small on the screen, so I zoomed in to more of sort of downtown Rialto, where the majority of our ridership occurs. Each one of the green dots represents ridership activity. the bigger and darker the green dot the more writers there are uh the red dots again matching the graph before are our omni access uh ridership and then the blue triangles that you can see on the bottom of the the map on the left are our omni ride uh just looking at that data what it tells me is roughly of that 472 000 writers just under 50 of those writers are occurring on uh foothill boulevard so again the vast majority of ridership within rialto is on foothill followed then by a significant amount of ridership on riverside avenue uh primarily uh south of foothill and then uh north of Merrill, and then sort of in that Merrill, and then down as far as where the Walmart is on Riverside Ave. Again, that accounts for about 40, 45% of overall ridership in Rialto. The rest is scattered around some San Bernardino Ave, and then also some on Baseline. If we look at sort of that ridership pattern, that's very similar to what you would see throughout our entire community. We serve 15 cities in the county. We have approximately 30 routes or 30 services in our service portfolio. And of those six, which we call our core network, account for 60% of ridership. uh within the city of ralphville one of those six routes is the route that's on foothill which is our route 14 which connects both east and west along foothill to other services that 60 of ridership is key to us growing service one of the reasons why the core network is important is that's where our most frequent services those services come every 15 minutes so it's much closer to a walk out and ride service where you not need extensive planning to make your trip but the buses are coming very frequently, and that way if there's anything that disrupts your day, you know the next bus is always coming very, very frequently. One of the ways that we work to expand on our core network, again, one of our goals was grow ridership, is by working on what's our bus rapid transit network, or BRT network. We do have a BRT in San Bernardino and Loma Linda called the SBX Green Line. We've been working in partnership with SBCTA, the cities of Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Montclair, and Pomona on the West Valley Connector. The West Valley Connector will be the second bus rapid transit or BRT line. It starts at Victoria Gardens, serves the Rancho Cucamonga MetroLink station, Ontario Mills, Ontario International Airport, and then across Holt to the county line and then into a MetroLink station in the city of Pomona. That project is Omnitrans' highest single ridership route. There are several things that are really important about that route. One is the West Valley Connector. We're a little under a year from being able to start that service. It's expected now in early May of 2027. And that project is a $350 million project in total. We were able, partnering with SPCTA, to bring in over $220 million worth of competitive dollars, both state and federal, to support the region. What we also know through our partners at the American Public Transit Association, for every dollar we bring into the region through programs like this, there's typically a $5 return in economic development along the corridor. And one of the things we're really seeing in Ontario in particular is the economic development materializing along that corridor, which is something that we know did not happen in San Bernardino yet, and we are waiting for this line to open to see that growth. The reason why I bring up the West Valley Connector is Omnitrans and SPCTA, through multiple board actions going back to 2010, have adopted a BRT corridor network. It's generally 10 corridors. You can see all 10 corridors on the screen here. In that long-term plan, which again is a long-term plan, there are three corridors that serve the city of Rialto. one on Foothill, one on San Marino Ave, and one on Riverside Ave. SBCTA most recently adopted the Long Range Multimodal Transportation Plan last March, and when they adopted that plan, in addition to adopting the overall corridors, they did adopt a program of three highest priority corridors, which include the Foothill Corridor, the San Marino Ave Corridor, and then the Baseline Highland Corridor. There is a study going on in partnership with SBCTA to look at which one of these three corridors is the highest priority, and we will be bringing items to the cities along those corridors to have further discussion, but I wanted to specifically thank christina taylor and yaz for participating in the study we've had a couple meetings so far but there are still more work to come before our presentations come back to council which is expected to occur by the end of the calendar year but those studies are moving forward and again we hope to be able to replicate the the competitive grant wins that we saw on the west valley connector Another important program that Omnitrans has, and this has a lot of connections going back to the city of Rialto a long time ago, Omnitrans has two programs for students. One of those programs is our Go Smart program, which is for university students. If you're a student at Cal State San Bernardino, Crafton Hills College, Valley College in San Bernardino, or at Chafee College, your student ID and student fees that you pay, pay for free rides for those students because they've already paid as part of their student fares. About a decade ago, I was here asking the council for some seed money to start that program along with every other city in the region and city of We also very quickly contributed to that program and helped get started a program that has lasted for well over a decade supporting college students. More recently, we've had a free fares for school program. That free fares for school program allows students K through 12 to ride transit for free if they have their student ID. So any student within the city of Rialto or the other 15 cities we serve can ride that program. It's currently funded through cap and trade dollars or through a specific program called the Low Carbon Transit Operators Program. And what you see is here, this is only a quarter, But for the January-March period of this year, we carried almost 32,000 free student riders in the city of Rialto. Again, that's only a quarter. You can't exactly multiply four for schools, but that means roughly we're carrying a little over 100,000 students for free that reside or start their trips in the city of Rialto. That program's continued to grow. It's up over 12% compared to the prior year. Again, whenever we talk about transit, one of the questions that comes up is safety and security. We understand that's one of the risks and one of the perception challenges. We do a lot as it relates to improving safety and security in the region and have on the transit system and have partnered with the city and cities in multiple ways. What this map shows is where we put solar lights. Again, lighting is one of the things that we can do that has the first and easiest impact look at solar you can see there's multiple solar lights on foothill baseline and riverside we've also added a number of amenities whether it be shelters or benches looking at benches we've added six new benches with through the the clean california program within the city of rialto in the last year or so there are five new benches that will be installed uh within the next six months or so, you can see those locations. And we've also worked with local artists to do art bench painting, and you can see some of the examples that are there. Also, as we look to improve our safety presence, we have been working with the County Sheriff's Department and are working with the sheriffs to have a contract where sheriffs are actively onboard buses and monitoring our our services so that we can get faster responses when issues arise we have onboard security that roves to improve the safety presence and really again work on that second goal of providing safe reliable transit service there are a number of other programs you can see on the screen but with that i thank you for the time i thank you for the invitation mayor baka and city manager williams and thank you thank you very much

And thank you for informing us of what's available through OmniTrans2 as well to the public and how it serves the city of Rialto and the surrounding cities. Thank you. Thank you. Next we'll, is there any other oral communications? Did you have a question?

A comment by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. Mr. Mayor, Council Member Montoya and I would like to at the next council meeting do a presentation to the dispatcher police officers and paramedics who on August 5th at approximately 1210, the Rialto Police Department received a frantic 911 call from a mother reporting that her three-year-old son was choking and was not breathing. The mother was driving when she realized her son was experiencing a medical emergency. She immediately pulled her vehicle over in the 300 block of East Foothill and called 911 for help. Rialto police officers quickly arrived and located the child suffering from a life-threatening airway obstruction, unable to breathe. Recognizing the urgency of the situation, officers immediately began life-saving efforts and utilized a life vac airway clearance device to clear the child's airway. The officers successfully cleared the obstruction and restored the child's ability to breathe. Rialto Fire Department personnel subsequently arrived and transported the child to a local medical center for further evaluation and treatment. Fortunately, the child made a full recovery. that video went live today on social media as a result of the police department's axion videos and for those of you haven't seen it i encourage you to watch it because if it won't bring tears to your eyes nothing will so i would Be honored to join councilmember Montoya at the next council meeting with the along with the rest of the council in honoring Those police officers the dispatch and paramedics who saved this little boy's life. Thank you Thank you.

Did you want to make a comment?

I just want to add to what mayor Pro Tem said I had brought this up to Mayor Pro Tem Scott a former medic myself and saving lives I think it's very important that we give recognition to to our law enforcement and firefighters when they do something like this in the community but I would really like to see the mother and her child here if we can try to get them here as well because I think that that really helps those who put the the time in and the effort to be able to to see what they've been able to do and you know the life that they've been able to save i think it really matters for the closure portion so if we could do something like that i would really love to see that

Okay, thank you very much, and we'll go ahead and put it on the agenda for the next meeting. But I'd like to also state that Andy Caracettis, myself, and probably Carla, along with the rest of the council members, I want to make sure that we do honor any individuals that take historic actions or Saving people's life and that we should recognize those individuals that have done something positive here at the City Council So that's something that we should continue doing Throughout the year recognizing individuals that we may be aware of so again, you know, we'll put that on the agenda Thank you very much mayor Pro Tem for bringing that to our attention Now is we'll move on to is there any oral communications of the others I Okay with that then we'll move on to the consent item the consent item maybe it's routine it may be Discussed brought up any member may pull any item from the agenda And we'll start off with asking any member in the audience that would like to pull any member any item on the consent item on here is there anyone from the audience that would like to pull any item that's on consent? Seeing none, is there any individuals that have called in that would like to pull any item from the consent?

No, Mayor, there are none.

Okay, now I'll move it to council members. Are there any members of the council that would like to pull any items on the consent? Is there any? If not, then I would like to pull item C1, from the consent item, and that's the minutes. And if we can take that up right away, we can move on and move on to the other items. If there's no objections, do I hear a motion to accept the consent items with the exception of C-1?

So moved.

Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. Do I hear a second?

Second.

Seconded by Andy Caraceres. Any objections? Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Okay, thank you. Before we move on to the tab items, the only reason I pulled the C1 item is that it should be corrected and hopefully we can table it and bring it back at the next meeting because the item itself only had the votes of what was taken during that period of time and there was an extreme discussion by members of the community and myself on that particular subject matter. There is nothing that indicates other than a vote that was taken so the community does not know the discussion if they read the minutes as to what occurred during that period of time and if there's no objection to that that we can bring it back at the next council meeting with a discussion that was done by not only by myself that objected to it but by also brenda parker and anna gonzalez that also objected to it with our discussion and then questioning of the city attorney too as well so if you could bring it back if there's no objection to that bring it back at the next meeting to include what we should include so the public is informed none andy

I have my minutes on the tape, but everything is recorded. It's just a program that we have that actually does abbreviation of the minutes.

Right. And if you could just include it in the minutes itself that when people actually read this, they don't hear the taping that you have. They do go back and look at what's been read and printed here. okay I have I have the video this tape and also the recording if you could just include that at the minutes and we'll bring it back at the next meeting see no objection what we'll do that is bring up tap see at the next meeting for approval then see none okay then we will do that next we'll move on to the tab items

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and City Council. Today we are requesting your approval for a five-year information technology services contract between the City of Rialto and the San Bernardino County Innovation Technology Department. This contract valued at $663,641.98 will ensure continued reliable radio communications for the Rialto Fire Department from July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2031. This is typically an annual staff report that is brought before this council for action. However, this year we are bringing it forward as a five-year contract. Radio communications are mission critical for our fire department. Every emergency response from dispatch to scene clearance depends on seamless interoperable voice communications. The department operates on the county's P25 phase one and two compliant 800 megahertz trunk radio system, which is essential for the interoperability with other fire agencies and local law enforcement. The contract covers radio access and maintenance, dispatch console support, technical labor, and backbone system access. These services are vital for station alerting and reliable dispatch operations. There is no alternative provider. For this contract, the county owns and operates the radio system in San Bernardino County, and migrating to another would require costly replacement of all equipment and loss of interoperability with mutual aid partners. This arrangement mirrors standard practice across San Bernardino County fire agencies, ensuring full integration with regional communications networks and compliance with state and federal interoperability standards. Approving this contract will maintain the safety and operational effectiveness of the Rialto Fire Department, ensuring our approval.

Motion has been made. Do we have a second? I'll second it. Mayor. Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tem and Scott, seconded by myself. And the reason that why is that there's no alternative.

Pardon me?

And the reason, motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tem and Scott, seconded by myself. And the reason why, there is no other individuals that provide this kind of service. So they're the only ones that can provide this kind of service. So with that, Is there any discussion is is there anyone that has called in in reference to this? We have no speakers on this item Okay, is there anyone from the audience that like to speak on this hearing none all those in favor signify by saying aye aye aye I guess I heard all eyes Okay, and you got the motions, right? Okay that we'll move on to tab two I

Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem and Council, I'm going to ask you to approve a five-year prescription renewal with Blue Ivory, which is part of my records management program. And the reason why I'm bringing this to you tonight, this prescription has been part of what I've been doing for at least in 2010. And they are asking for a five-year renewal.

Move for approval motion to be made by Councilmember I gotta set it seconded by mayor pro tem at Scott That's the way I heard it Any discussion?

Oh, I have a speaker that wanted to speak.

Is there anyone that would like I do have a speaker? Melissa Marreras wants to speak. Okay Someone from the audience who would like to address this subject matter Yes

Hello, I'm Melissa Ramirez, and I wanted to talk about maybe the contingency or the software updates that the Blue Iris IQ is going to have. I know that it's a software, and it updates a lot. But I was going to request that every city council meeting, the public is notified of what it was updated on and if there was any issues or anything that came about of it.

First of all, it's only updating records that the city have. You're talking about the resolutions, the ordinance, the building permits, anything that records that the city have. So minutes, ordinance, resolution, those type things.

Yeah. OK. All right. Thank you.

Thank you. Is there anyone that has called in in reference to this particular item?

No, Mayor, we have no callers on this item.

Seeing none, there's been a motion on the floor, and it's been seconded, and we've had any further discussion by any members of the council? Seeing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Motion carries. That concludes the items on the agenda. Now we'll move on to Councilmember's report. So we'll start with Edward Montoya, Councilmember Edward Montoya. Yes, Mayor, thank you.

These past couple of weeks, I attended the Alta Vista Credit Union ribbon cutting. They were reintroducing their service commitment to our community, so thank you, Christy Perez and Alta Vista staff for being so wonderful. Viajitos Car Club, they collaborated with San Fernando Coffee Company to, do a back-to-school backpack and school supply giveaway. They offered haircuts for boys and girls, and there was over 300 people that showed up and were in line that day. It was 104 degrees outside. I was out there with them. Thank you San Fernando Coffee Company for providing water and refreshments and making it such an awesome day. the all-inclusive playground grand opening. I wasn't slotted to, but I spoke directly to the residents, and we heard from residents and those who made the idea an actual reality, and that was such a great experience. a great addition to the city so kudos to everyone who was a part of that that project uh the mayor carla perez and uh cynthia The community work day for the Veterans Monument. That was a big hit. I was able to get with the assistant city manager and we are the change and we worked together to rally the community and we got the council out there to get our hearts pumping and our blood pumping and we got the community to get out there get dirty and take some pride in the new veterans monument that's set for construction here pretty soon. I want to give a huge thank you to Niagara Water for their donation of water and drinks and offering a team of personnel to come out and and give us a hand thank you guys for that thank you to the rialto police department for another great national night out that it was another great turnout I don't know who won the cook-off, but I'm sure somebody in the back will let me know. I see fire raising their hands. People's choice, sir. People's Choice went to Rialto Police Department. But thank you again, Rialto Police and Rialto Fire. It was great. Thank you, Chief, for such a great event once again. And lastly, I want to touch on another car that went into the fire station. I just wanna get the discussion started. We don't have to answer questions right now, but let's get the discussion started. What is the plan? We've already received insurance money. We've had it for a couple of years. What is happening? And why are our firefighters still in portables after we've already received this money? Again, what is the plan? And I think we need to remember that the safety and security of our firefighting teams should be of utmost priority. We need to remember that We need to keep them safe. When they're in their rooms or in their lounge waiting for a call, they shouldn't have to worry that a car's gonna come crashing down on them. But again, let's just be ready for a conversation. And thank you, that's all I have.

Thank you, I think we're planting that seed, so hopefully the seed will grow and we should end up doing something in that area. Next I'd like to call on Andy Caraceres. Thank you, Mayor.

I attended most of the events that Council Member Montoya attended, National Night Out. Of course, always a great event. I thank our police chief for all the energy and efforts that he puts into this. And all the staff, our firefighters that are out there. And most importantly, I really want to thank all the the families of our police officers, the families of our firefighters that come and join us here at this event. That really says a lot to me and to our community that not only are we putting this event out for our community, but it's such a great event that our police and fire officers decide that they wanna bring their family, their kids to attend this event. So thankful and grateful to see all the families that join us, not only from our entire community, but most grateful for the families that join us from other cities, from where our police and fire guys live from all over Yucaipa and all the other surrounding cities that take the time and join us here. And lastly, on the National Night Out, so I'm not sure who exactly won the cook-off. All I know is that for some reason, either one of the, I won't mention any names, but one of the groups had way more samples than the other. So that automatically stacked the deck, but wasn't there to exactly count all everything that was going on but i'm sure that you guys did win fairly i don't know just throwing that out congratulations and uh also attended the community work day veterans monument um and again another great community event glad to see that Niagara Waters was out there and all the other organizations that were helping us with all the shoveling and I also found out that two of our of our great women out here actually know how to shovel and do I mean I was, I looked at all the work you guys were doing, and I thought, wow, I don't even need to be here. You guys just had it pretty, you had it down pretty good. So thank you to the two ladies up here, Miss Barbara McGee and Tanya Williams, who were out there shoveling dirt and just making it a great experience. Just a great event for everyone. I heard the whispering here on the side, so they're probably going to mention that I did arrive pretty late. So I'll throw it out already.

I know I saw the whisper.

Yes, I did arrive I arrived a little late but I after all the work that the these young beautiful ladies were doing I almost didn't even need to attend so there you go and That's all I have mayor Thank you very much.

Next. I call him mayor pro tem. It's got At least

a pair of gloves on so you looked like you were working i'm just happy to know how to grab the shovel you did a good job with it the community work day for the veterans memorial was actually was really a great day it was nice to see the community come out and i want to thank all the volunteers everybody that was out there public works uh just everybody it was it was great but especially our two ladies who I was pretty impressed with those shoveling techniques. We had a great day. It was actually a really nice event. A little hot, but it was nice. I too attended National Night Out. I gotta tell you guys, Police or fire, either one, you couldn't have gotten better pulled pork anywhere. They don't have it at Lucille's, they don't have it anywhere. You guys did a good job. I'm a little suspicious of the sauce that the police department made. They told me it was a combination of people putting their recipes together. I really suspect it was a combination of bottles poured together. wasn't it cj it was a combination of smart and final and restaurant yeah that's what i think but i i will tell you you guys did a great job that's a great event uh it's getting better and better every year and it's so nice to see the community come out and the camaraderie with both police and fire and i really want to take the opportunity tonight to thank our police and fire for all the great work they do and how good they are to our community and how they uh really care about each and every person that lives in this city so again thank you guys for all the great work you do and of course the women of the rialto police department most importantly because without them you guys wouldn't be who you are so i really want to again thank everybody for the great job that they're doing and everybody in the city very frankly we should be very proud of this city as as i know i'm proud of it and the council is so thank you and mcgee i'll see you on the next work day all right that's it sir

Thank you very much. I'd like to just start with the last comment that Mayor Pro Tem had, Scott. On behalf of the whole city council, we really want to thank the police department and the fire department for making our city safe. And I think we've heard a lot of comments in our community about how safe our community is. And I think because of the safety of our community that it's providing both for the police department and the fire department, we have businesses and others that want to come into our city now and looking that the city has completely changed its image and its complex in the area. So that's really a positive note. And I'd like to say that in behalf of all the city council members that really are behind the police and the fire because they know how important it is in terms of how we're gonna grow in terms of the future and the kind of service that we're providing right now. So I just wanna give you a round of applause. So thank you very much. Now I'd like to get on with part of my reports. I know that I have quite a lot and I don't know if I should cut it short or not, but I'm not going to. I'll start off with Rialto Unified School District had its grand opening of the Healing Garden. It was well attended because I believe that we've gotta have a joint effort in terms of working with the school district. They're part of us. part of the city as well, so I attended that particular event that we did have the groundbreaking where Senator Eloise Reyes donated $1 million and Supervisor Joe Baca Jr. donated $2 million for the healing garden that would be available to members of the community and students. that will get educated in terms of the different kind of plants that are growing in that area. So kudos to both of them and kudos to us for being part of that too as well because they're part of our community. Next I'd like to get back to what I feel that's very important and it was well attended and that's the all-inclusive playground that was held at Rialto Park. A lot of people don't even know where the park is but we need to continue to inform the community that we now have an all-inclusive playground that would be available for a lot of the kids with disability and autism and other individuals as you can see from the photos out here. It's a beautiful park and we've heard a lot of comments from a lot of individuals. we need to continue to educate the community of its availability not only to the school district but to also the private schools that we have in the areas as well that some of their kids that can come and enjoy this beautiful park that we have and i want to thank everybody that was involved in in it i want to thank the council for voting in reference to supporting the all-inclusive playground and One of our council members mentioned you know that some of us were involved from the very beginning and I think it's a positive thing in moving the city forward and Providing a service to all kids because we believe that every child should have an opportunity to utilize our Playgrounds and play like any other normal kid and this car this park does provide that and we look to further expansions to that I want to get back to the community work day For our veterans Memorial project it'll be hopefully done by the end of the year I want to thank everybody that participated on that day and especially, you know All the council members were present on that day. So thank you all for showing up and and working and Putting on your work clothes on that particular day and I also want to thank you know Tanya Williams, our city manager, and Barbara McGee, but also Tim Sullivan that was present during that day that we all got out there and worked. It was a team effort, and that's what it takes. You build chemistry, you build teamwork, when all of us get together and work in behalf of the city and it's something that's going to be positive in reference to the veteran memorial that will be built there for the very first time in the city of rialto that will be in the corner of a willow and first street right by the library so it's something positive that'll be done for our city Next, I'd like to talk about National Night Out. Again, I want to thank the fire department, the police department. I want to thank all of the other vendors too that participated during the day. And I want to thank the community for coming out and showing up too as well. As the council member indicated that it brought in a lot of families together that have an opportunity. But it's not just bringing families, but it's talking about the police department and the fire department providing a service to our community and building a better relationships and communicating and understanding that we're here to serve you. We're not here to apprehend each and every one of you unless you break the law. But we're here to serve you and knowing that we're part of that team, that we can grow together, be safe, and have something that we can communicate and develop different kind of attitudes. Because attitudes are out there and stereotypes are out there. And National Night Out begins to break that stereotype. uh that's out there about our law enforcement and others saying hey our community is here to serve you we're here to to do whatever needs to be done and and we did have a lot of family a lot of children and a lot of community members and we're building a better relationship again you know thank you you know to the police department and thank you uh mark and chris for leading us you know in terms of our Our two chiefs that we have, our chief of police and our fire captain, and all of the members that work in law enforcement, both male and female, that work there too as well. Last, I also attended the Sunday Fun Day for Seniors Ice Cream Social at... at grace vargas senior center by the way the banana splits were great you know for those of you guys missed out on that you know the police should have all been there they could have had ice cream and banana splits you know then you could have worked out later on because you could have gone down to the gym and worked out there at our parks recreation facility uh there but i attended that and then i also attended the senior dinner uh service uh at Sunrise Church that was done too as well on behalf of our seniors in that area that invited a lot of our seniors from throughout the Inland Empire that went there and attended from Fontana, Rialto and Colton attended our our dinner that was provided by sunrise church and i want to give kudos to sunrise church for putting that together uh for our seniors too as well and that concludes uh my report i left one of the other one out but i'll skip that and i'll start off with uh report from uh our staff i'll start off with our city clerk barbara mcgee other than what she's reported already but thank you very much for everything that you've done and thank you for being out there and working of course Next, I'd like to call on our city treasurer, Edward Carrillo.

Thank you, Mayor. Congratulations to the winner of the cook-off at the National Night Out. I think I mentioned to Barbara McGee that there should be some special recognition to the individual that did the beans. At least a certificate or something because it was pretty awesome, right? I voted for the sauce, you know, it was good, you know, I voted for the for the meat as well But I think Tim needs some recognition on the beans as well. That's all I have mayor. Thank you.

Thank next I'd like to call on our city manager Tanya Williams Thank You Mary no report tonight. Thank you. Next I'd like to call on our acting City attorney for today Robert Thank You Next, I'd like to call on our Chief of Police, Mark Lane.

Hello, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem. Try to keep it really quiet, but I'm going to actually, or quick, I should say, but I'm going to need Chief Jensen to join me here. I'm actually glad that Christopher Salazar is here, too, tonight. You know, when we both took over departments here, one of the goals was to push the envelope when it comes to technology. So it just dawned on me, and I actually have two drone pilots in the back, which is Captain... What's your name? Captain Adams. Just kidding. And also our Corporal Rusty Lamb. As we're starting to launch this program, it dawned on me that, okay, what can we really utilize this technology for in addition to what the police department's already doing? And I'm glad that we have a BC in the back, and I'm also glad that 3688 is here. I've talked to the chief. I think that we are in a position to utilize our technology both, because we talk about this public safety entity with the police department and the fire departments. And we've been able to see that there's an absolute need and purpose to protect our firefighters. There is. And we can utilize police technology to get us there. We push out being the first in a lot of different areas here, whether it be body-worn cameras or fuses or these types of programs. So I want to show council exactly what I want to show. I want the chief to realize or actually to be able to add how this is going to build really be beneficial. I want the BC in the back to know that if he's and also Earl that they're a captain sitting in a fire rig on their way to a fire. Just like the police department. I want my officers to know through the technology that we have what they're going to roll into before they get there. Because it helps with management, it helps with public safety, it helps with officer safety. Why can't we use the same technology to have our firefighters know exactly what they're rolling into if the police actually have the capability of being on scene first of a fire? And I want to show you something that just happened just within the last couple weeks. So Gabe, can you put this up for me, please?

Call 42. Fire. Call 42. I want you to pay attention to the heat signature on that.

Willow East End for 42.

Willow East End for 42 and TAMI, do you copy?

TAMI, do we know what's on fire?

I've heard of the drone. It looks like there's a rush on fire. I copy.

It's close to the business and if it's not, you can shut down the code.

I copy. Actually, you can continue code. McDonald's getting close to the businesses. He's in my life. I copy.

So what you saw there, and again, I'm not a firefighter. I'm certainly not a captain trying to figure out what they're going to do when they get on scene. I'm not a battalion chief, but I am a police chief that cares deeply about firefighters, just as I do police officers with my colleagues standing next to me. We are so close to being able to put a live feed into the – engine with a captain and a battalion chief for those people that are on duty so our firefighters know exactly what they're going to roll into we have that capability as long as the drone is over over overhead and i want the chief to kind of talk about because i know the pro tem talked about warehousing and fires and what have you and i want to have the chief explain exactly what this technology is going to provide for us and it's here in rialto already so cheap

thank you chief cling um you know just like you saw in the video there when they went to call on you this takes up part of your report okay you got it sir The video showed when it switched to the heat signatures, you can see the ember casting that's happening just from those videos. We can see the forward movement of the fire, but there's many other uses for drones in the fire service. During warehouse fires, when there are large square footage, we can actually fly a drone over the roof system and be able to pinpoint where that fire might be in that warehouse by seeing the heat signatures on the roof. So there is a variety of tools that we use drones for, and this is just one great example that we could see rolling into this incident, the complexity of it, how large it is, where it's going, and it provides us an advantage to direct resources appropriately. this is great technology it's continuing to grow not only in law enforcement but in the fire service and this is a great partnership that we have with law enforcement and our communications division at rialto pd there's a there's a variety of things that we can do and i think you're going to see great things come from it so thank you chief clingfield

It also helped us with the 4th of July fireworks, the drones that were flown over as well.

Mayor, so, and again, I appreciate the little extended time for both the chief and I, but I just, I want to be clear here. When I came back to work in this city, the council's direction at that point, this council's direction has continued to push technology to put to actually push the city of Rialto to the forefront of actually leading. And we have always done that. There's no excuse for why we're not gonna continue to do that. And I think the chief and I can speak in unison here. It is a public safety team, both fire and PD. We're going to continue pushing technology to the limit. We're going to continue bringing in many different aspects of what it's going to do to protect this community. I will tell you that Rialto is setting an example in so many different ways, and it's because of your leadership and the actual employees that are making it happen, whether it be in any other department here or police and fire. the employees truly do care here they care about this city they care about the people that live here and the businesses that actually make this place a better place to invent prosperous so thank you for listening to me more to come on this and that's my report thank you chief thank you thank you next i'd like to call back chris jensen if you want to say anything else chief

Thank you, Mayor. Just real quick, I know the council has had some concerns recently regarding the number of warehouse fires here in California and even in our region. I just wanted to make the council aware this week, there's a significant drill going on for warehouse fire protection with our firefighters, which will culminate into an actual drill towards the end of the week. And they're going through all the different types of fire protection systems, building construction, racks, everything that is set up that they need to know when they're responding to a warehouse fire here in the city of Rialto. The last thing I just wanted to mention is that we still have crews out of state on strike teams in the state of Washington and in Northern California. So please keep them in your thoughts as they're experiencing significant fire behavior conditions on those fires and their safety is of the utmost importance. And that's all I have. Thank you, Mayor.

Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our Assistant City Manager, Tim Sullivan.

Thank you, Mayor.

Mayor Pro Tem, members of council for attending the event. I know it was a little warm, but thanks to fire, we had some fans and misters out there. So I also wanted to point out, we did have a couple commissioners there as well as an elected official from a neighboring city. So we did have quite a handful of folks, but primarily today we did receive our first donation check from Harding Harper. Harding Harper committed to providing lunch for the volunteers on Saturday, and they did. They put their money where their mouth was and gave us a $1,850 check today. gave it to Scott and his staff, and I did receive confirmation it has been deposited in the project fund. So thank you, Council, for setting that up, for fronting the cash, and allowing a funnel for the community to support the event, the project, and keep things moving forward. So thank you.

Thank you very much. Next, I'd like to call our Public Works Director, Yats Amrami.

Thank you, Mayor. No report tonight.

Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our community development director, Christina Taylor. Thank you, Mayor.

Nothing to report this evening.

Thank you very much. Next, I'd like to call on our parks recreation director, Cynthia Alvarado Crawford.

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and members of the council. Here's what's going on in Rialto. Rec and roll. At Joe Sampson all month long will be Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 8 PM. Our senior summer barnyard picnic dance will be Thursday, August 13th at Grace Vargas Senior Center from 3 to 6 PM. All next week we will have youth basketball fall registration at Carl Johnson Gym starting at 6 PM. On Monday we will be registering our age group kids from ages 4 to 7. Tuesday we will do ages 8. Wednesday, August 19th, ages 10 through 11. And Thursday, August 28th, we'll be registering our 12 to 14 year olds. Our youth mentoring program cohort number one will be ending. So they'll be doing a celebration on Wednesday, August 19th at the Teen Center from 5 to 7 PM. National Senior Citizen Spirit Day will be Friday, August 21st at Grace Vargas Senior Center from 8 AM to 6 PM. And then our youth mentoring program cohort number two will begin accepting applications starting Wednesday, September 9th. The applications will be able to be dropped off or picked up in person at the Carl Johnson Center. And your save the dates are Senior Health and Wellness Expo will be Wednesday, September 9th at Grace Vargas Senior Center from 10 AM to 2 PM. Petapalooza and Pollution Prevention Fair will be Saturday, September 19th at Rialto Civic Center from 10 AM to 1 PM. And Viva La Fiesta will be Saturday, September 26th at Rialto City Park from 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. And that concludes my announcements.

Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our Finance Director, Scott William.

Thank you, Mayor. No report.

Thank you. That concludes the report. Do I hear a motion to adjourn? Motion's been made by Councilmember Edward Montoya. Do I hear a second? Second. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, council's adjourned.

all the petticoats, all the accessories for it.

We have a big selection of dresses, colors, styles. So you can try on so many dresses. We have a lot of fairly, a lot of designs and styles. We steam your quinceanera dresses. We have cases where they buy the dress somewhere else and they need the dress to be prepared and steamed. So we do those services. So when you schedule an appointment or you come in, you can have a special living room for you to bring your family, your best friends and try on the dresses so you can have the experience of showing them and they can say yes or no or keep going. But we opened this section like a month ago when they tried on the dress to feel confident and feel