City Council - Regular Meeting

meeting will come to order. Close session. The city council, city of Rialto, the acting successor agency to the redevelopment agency, the Rialto Utilities Authority, and the Rialto Housing Authority will come to order. At this time, we'll have the clerk call the roll call for close session. Mor, I'm sorry. Mayor Baka, uh, present. Mayor Pro Tim Scott, present. Council member Montoya, present. Council member Perez, present. Council member Carrie Sales, present. Uh, city manager Tanya Williams, present. City attorney Ericville, present.

Thank you. Thank you all. all members present and accounted for. At this time, I'll turn it over to our city attorney to discuss some of the items in that will be in close session.

Thank you, mayor. You have four items under close session this evening. The first is a conference with legal counsel with regard to one item of existing litigation. That's the Shephard case. Uh you have a conference with legal counsel with regard to four items of anticipated litigation. Most of those are workers compensation claims. Uh you also have a conference with legal counsel with regard to a decision on whether or not to initiate litigation in uh one matter. And then finally, you have a conference with your real property negotiators with regard to property located at 119 North Riverside Avenue in the city of Rialto. That concludes our list of close session items for today.

Is there any person in the item that would like to discuss any of the items that have been brought before us close session? Seeing that there's none and all of them are shaking their heads now. With that uh I hear a motion to uh close this. Motion's been made by Andy Kosetis seconded by Carla Perez. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition? Motion carries. We'll close close session.

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safe, get prepared. An aftershock could be on its way. So before the earth shakes, the ground moves, and things start to fall, get prepared. Make a plan. Practice what you know. Because an earthquake can happen anytime, anywhere. You never know.

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I'm Scott McAfee of Dons's Bikes and we are rooted in Rialto. The stores opened on April 1st, 1959, so 66 years ago. A long time, which is pretty wild. Um, it was a little hole in the wall store up the street at that point. And, uh, my dad pretty much ran it all by himself. And I'd say, you know, as a kid, I grew up in the business, so I would do a lot of the purchasing for him. I'd work on bikes. And I think at that point, I got a rough idea of like how to run a small business. Five days after my 18th birthday, my father passed away. He was actually riding his bicycle home. He had a heart attack and passed away. So, I became a small business owner at 18. Was not what I planned on doing for a living. I was actually in college at the time and was getting my degree in psychology. I wanted to be a counselor. End up getting my masters in in counseling. And uh but we decided to keep the business because it was generating an income was getting me through school. So we thought, okay, let's let's keep this thing. And we ended up moving down here at this current location in the early 80. We just ran out of room. So we made the big leap and kind of tripled our size. And I remember it was pretty scary at that point like, wow, are we going to be able to afford this rent? You know, will the business accommodate that? And sure enough, it did. And we continued to grow. I started hiring people to run the business to help help run it. We did several expansions at this location, Rialto. And then in 2012, we opened up our Redland store, which is like three times the size of this place. And that took off like a rocket from day one. And here we are like 66 years later. It's one of those things if my dad could see us now, he'd be blown away. Not only as far as the things we do, but just the depth and the difference of products that we offer. Now, electric bikes are incredibly popular. We're actually selling electric motorcycles now, something I never thought I'd be selling. Um, we sell a lot of high-end carbon bikes that have electronic shifting. My bike has electronic shifting on it. We have entry- level

bikes. I mean, if you want something for like 13 grand, we've got those. But if you're want more like an inexpensive bike just to commute back and forth to work, we do sell used bikes as well. So, it's a variety. And there's a lot of different categories of riders. That's I think the thing that keeps me interested and uh motivated in this business is you just never know who what you're going to work with next. It's a very very diverse group of people. Uh, but what they all share in common, I think, is a love of cycling. Um, and I see the expression on people's faces when if they have if they've been off a bike for a while when they come back from a little test ride, they've always got that smile on their face like, "Wow, it's like being a kid again." So, it's it's really cool. Our address is 384 South Riverside Avenue in Rialto. We're open from 10il 6 Monday through Saturday, 11 to 4 on Sundays. Or you can go online to donsbikeshop.com. We do a lot of repair work. This place isn't as is crazy. On a weekend, we do a ton of repairs. So, we have quite a few mechanics. I have 22 employees total. A lot of them are dedicated mechanics. This is what they do all day long. They fix other people's bikes. And we work on all kinds of bikes, not just the ones we sell, but pretty much bikes from all over the place. Cool thing about this business is it is about health, fitness, psychological health. You know, as I know, just getting a masters in counseling, psychology, anything you can do to reduce stress is is just a win-win. Um, and so we are tied in with fitness, with health, with recreation, uh, with community, with, you know, giving people groups to ride with. We do events with the city, and we partner with them on on a lot of different things. We do have, um, the ride out for the teens. A Rialto PD gives us an escort for that. We also had some really cool celebrities come out. These are people from the Viking world from like the 80s or kind of the stars, if you will, of the of the the BMX world that came out to be part of our event. So, you know, we we kind of been part of this community for a very long time. And, you know, when people have asked, well, why do I like to give back to my community? And it's because my community has given so much to me. And I probably

one of the favorite things I like about doing this is you get to really know people in this business. Kind of like a barber or hair stylist where you talk to people and you get to know their stories. I mean, I had an exchange with a gentleman just this morning who shared some some sorrow and some loss uh from a family member who passed away. Those are the kind of relationships we develop with people and we've done so over literally decades and it it's just kind of cool because most businesses they don't get to get that personal I guess with people but that's probably my uh my favorite thing is just all the relationships the friendships that we have made uh with all kinds of different people over the years to give your Garden of Boost while helping the planet. The city of Rialto has you covered. Rialto residents and businesses can pick up free mulch and compost. Open to the public 24 hours a day. Located at 246 South Willow Avenue in the South parking lot. Bring your shovel and container to this self-s serve station and do your part to keep Rialto Green. It's first come, first serve. Transform your yard and support sustainability at the same time. For more information, call 9098202602 or visit www.rialtoca.gov. Proudly brought to you by the city of Rialto Public Works Department. And let's grow greener together.

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When the earth shakes, the ground moves, and things start to fall, you'll ask yourself, "How prepared or unprepared are you?" Have you removed objects from over the bed and over your head? Anchored your possessions securely to the wall? It won't be a pain and you're not doing it in vain. Are your emergency kits packed? What about your family, your friends? Do they know what to do, how to get in touch, and where to meet? Do you know how to drop, cover, and hold on, covering your head and neck? What if you're outside or in a car? After the shaking stops, look around. Figure out what to do. Stay away from damaged areas. Turn on a radio. Reach out for help. And if you're trapped, do not move about. Stay calm. Only shout as a last resort. Once everything and everyone is safe. Get prepared. An aftershock could be on its way. So before the earth shakes, the ground moves, and things start to fall. Get prepared. Make a plan. Practice what you know. Because an earthquake can happen anytime, anywhere. You never know.

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Do you know how to drop, cover, and hold on, covering your head and neck? What if you're outside or in a car? After the shaking stops, look around. Figure out what to do. Stay away from damaged areas. Turn on a radio. Reach out for help. And if you're trapped, do not move about. Stay calm. Only shout as a last resort. Once everything and everyone is safe, get prepared. An aftershock could be on its way. So before the earth shakes, the ground moves, and things start to fall, get prepared. Make a plan. Practice what you know because an earthquake can happen anytime, anywhere. You never know. Hey, hey, hey. Hello. Uh, I'm Grace and I am here at the Rialto Farmers Market on second Wednesday of every month and we are part of the healthy Rialto initiative just trying to get, you know, recipes out to the people and show them what to do with the different ingredients from our farmers. um highlighting a different

farmer every every month. And yeah, we welcome you to join us at noon on the second Wednesday of every month. Come try out some recipes. Um today we made a pesto pasta salad. Uh we used dandelion and alalfa and pumpkin seeds. And we also made a liuad, a smoothie. And in this we used nepales and pineapple. And one of our vendors makes seaoss. So, we added some seaoss to that. So, yeah, don't miss out. We'll be out here. Come join us. Hi, good morning everyone. My name is Lynn Brown Summers and I am a master gardener and master food preserver with the county of San Bernardino. I am with one of the three community gardens here that is in the city of Rialto. Here we teach free classes. We are stewards of the land and we just would like to invite everyone to come out and learn a little bit about gardening and all the volunteer opportunities. So, welcome to Rialto's Community Garden. What brought me here was the food prices are kind of going up. So me and my girlfriend are trying to

figure out the self sustainability. So this is one good way. I mean, if you're interested, there's a community here. There's classes. Take advantage. Have you heard about Senate Bill 1383? The California Senate passed a law to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This new California law will require all residents to participate in the food waste recycling program. How does it work? Residential customers will begin placing their bagged food waste into their green barrel along with their green waste. Food waste collection is already part of your service. We just ask that it is sorted differently. What is food waste? Fruits, eggshells, bread, rind, cooked meat and seafood, bones, vegetables, food soiled paper, coffee grounds, and plate scrapings are all considered food waste. How will it work in your home? You will begin collecting food waste in its own plastic lined container separate from your other waste and recycling. We encourage you to use containers you may already have such as coffee cans, small buckets, bins, or small waste baskets. We recommend a container with a lid to reduce odor. Place your container on your countertop, under your sink, or even in your freezer. Remember to bag all food waste regardless of how you choose to collect it. We encourage you to reuse bags you may already have, such as bread bags or produce bags. Bags do not need to be compostable or biodegradable. Once full, please secure your plastic bag and place it in your green waste barrel. Please continue to use your green waste barrel as usual. Some items are not acceptable. This

includes trash, metal, liquids, batteries, hazardous waste, electronic waste, animal waste, diapers, glass, and paint. Once collected, your food waste will be sorted and processed for composting at one of our material recovery facilities where it will be turned into mulch, soil amendments, and landscaping material. Your efforts go a long way in closing the loop on sustainability and reducing waste in California. Thank you for doing your part. News for Rialto residents. The city of Rialto has partnered with Rattlette Tech to bring you the My Rialto app available now on Android and iPhone. Need to report an issue like a pothole? Just tap report issue, choose potholes, write a brief description, snap a photo, and the app will automatically fill in the location for you. Want to stay updated? Add your contact info or submit it anonymously. It's that easy. Paying city bills just got easier. The My Rialto app links you to all of the City of Rialto's services right at your fingertips. Looking for information on sandbags, park shelters, or community resources? The city info section has everything you need all in one place. And check out our newest feature, QR code scanning. If you see a city of Rialto QR code on city property, like near our beautiful drought tolerant landscaping, just scan it with your camera or the app to learn more. Your city, your voice, your app. Download the My Rialto app today. You know the Rialta City Clerk's Office provides passport services located at 290 West Rialto Avenue. Walk-in service is available to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. No appointment necessary. Applying for a new passport requires the following. It's important to note each applicant must be present. For children age 15 and under, this includes both parents. Fill out a DS11 form for each individual. Here's some important notes. You must use black ink and complete the designated boxes only. Note that DS11 forms are available upon request. You must fill out the parent information section, even if you are an adult applying for yourself. Do not use white out if you make a mistake. And do not sign the application until instructed to do so by the acceptance agent. Each applicant must have evidence of US citizenship. Acceptable documents include an original birth certificate or certificate of naturalization. This will be submitted with your application and mailed back to you at a later date. Proof of identity will also need to be established with a valid driver's license or identification card. Both parents will be required to show their IDs as a means of identification for their children. A recent passport photo will need to be submitted with the application. You can have your picture taken inside for a fee of $12. Two separate payments will need to be made when you submit your application. The first payment is the application fee payable to the US Department of State using check or money order only. The second payment is for the execution fee made payable to the city of Rialto using check, money order, cash or credit card. You can find current fees at Rialtoca.gov gov by searching for passport services or scanning the QR code for a direct link to the page. If there are multiple applicants in the same family, you'll need to submit separate payments for each application. And that's it. You're ready to apply.

If you are renewing your passport, keep in mind you can renew by mail only if you can answer yes to these five requirements about your current passport. Number one, you have your passport in your possession to submit with a DS82 application. Remember, the city clerk's office can provide you with a form upon request. Number two, your passport is undamaged other than normal wear and tear. Number three, your passport was issued when you were age 16 or older. This means minor passports are not eligible. Number four, your passport has been valid for 10 years. And number five, your passport was issued in your current name or you can document your name change. If you answered no to any statement, you must apply in person. If you have to apply in person, follow the steps to get a new passport. If you meet the five requirements, you can renew by mail with the submission of your current passport, DS82 form, a recent passport photo, and your payment. For further questions regarding passport services, contact the Rialto City Clerk's Office at 909-820-2519, or visit the office located at 29 West Rialto Avenue. Normal business hours are Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. We are here to serve you. Great shakeout earthquake drills remind you to drop, cover, and hold on to protect yourself during an earthquake in most situations. Let's practice what to do if a sturdy desk or table is nearby. When you feel shaking, immediately drop down onto your hands and knees. An earthquake is less likely to knock you over in this position, and you're a smaller target for anything falling or flying. Then, cover your head with your arms. Clasp your hands around your neck. Bend over to protect your vital organs. If you can move safely and a sturdy desk or table is nearby, keep one arm over your head as you crawl to additional

shelter. Finally, hold on by gripping a table leg or other part of your shelter. Continue protecting your head and neck with your other arm. Remain on your knees and bent over, ready to move with your shelter when it shifts during the shaking. Close your eyes and mouth to protect against dust and debris. Remain in this position until the shaking stops. After the shaking is over, wait a moment and check all around and above you before getting up or leaving your shelter. Register at shakeout.org to practice earthquake safety with millions of people worldwide and to see videos showing what to do in a variety of situations. Hey, Rialto. My name is Maria from the city of Rialto's Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department, and I'm excited to share some awesome news with you. We're thrilled to announce the completion of the resurfacing project at Rialto City Parks, reinforcing our city council's commitment to maintaining highquality public spaces that meet the needs of our families. As a family first community, we believe that well-maintained, safe, and accessible parks foster a stronger sense of togetherness and community pride. So, what's new? First, check out these bold, vibrant colors. Not only do they look amazing, but they're designed for better visibility and to bring energy and enthusiasm. These colors reflect our city's identity and our dedication to providing top tier recreation anemities. Plus, we've introduced Rialto's first ever pickle ball courts. As part of the project, one of the tennis courts has been converted into four designated pickleball courts, giving our residents a fun new way to stay active. There's still more. We added our City of Rialto's Parks and Wreck logo to the basketball courts and extended the fence between the pickle ball and tennis courts to enhance the experience of our players. Interested in playing on the pickle ball and tennis courts? Visit the

Rialto Fitness and Aquatic Center for access. The basketball court is open for public use, so come in and shoot some hoops. We know that recreation plays a vital role in building a healthy and active community. That's why we continue to work towards keeping our parks, recreational facilities, and gathering places to a high standard that enhances the quality of life for our residents. This project was made possible by funding through department funds and the California Prop 68 per capita grant program. At the city of Rialto, we take pride in shaping a thriving and innovative recreational landscape, ensuring that our city keeps pace with growth while maintaining high standards our council desires and our residents deserve. We are committed to the future of Rialto, where families thrive, public spaces inspire, and recreation brings people together. We can't wait to see you at the courts.

What do you think about the new courts? Awesome. Love the fiberglass backboard. Nice. And I was here the other day when they were painting it. So yeah, but I got to come with my son and shoot some hoop. It's impressive. You know, they did a great job with them. And the colors, I love the colors. They're so vibrant and welcoming. It's like you just want to come and buy a new basketball. I love them. Gets your attention right away. Um and it's uh very nice to see that the city's actually doing something for for the for the park. It's a really nice upgrade.

I like how you can you you can raise a court. You can make it higher. I mean lower and higher for the little littleer kids. I like everything about it. I like the environment. I like how it's gated up for the kids. I like it. Shout out to Rialto. Y'all doing your big one. I think about the courts is is fire and thank you for our community. Nice. I think about the court is that I love it so much. This is every group's dream and thank God for everything. Nice. What do you think? You like them? Fire. Yeah. You fire. All right. You guys want to shoot? Yeah. Go, go, go.

I'm going to see a half court. Hey, I'm going to The city of Rialto's upgraded permitting center is a seamless, user-friendly experience for permit applications, business license requests and secure online payments. Designed for efficiency, transparency, and convenience, this platform is built to service residents, contractors, and city staff alike. Everything you need all in one place. Check out this introduction video to the new online permit center coming June 2nd. Welcome to Civic Access, the online customer access portal for the city of Rialto. This introduction will navigate you through the various online services and functions offered by the city of Rialto. As a guest visiting the site, you will be able to paid invoices, search for records, and view scheduled inspections. If you are a registered user, you will have access to see more information about your applications and records, and even apply for certain development applications. To log in, click login or register in the top right corner of the page or with the tile in the center of the screen. If you have not registered for Civic Access, please create an account prior to logging in. After successfully logging in, you will see additional tabs and functionality. The first tab is the homepage. This will bring you back to the main page again from wherever you are in the website. The next tab is the apply tab. This is

where you can apply for available online permit plan and business license applications. After clicking apply, you will be automatically redirected to the city's decision engine, which is a guided application to help you find the correct permit plan or business license application to apply for. The next tab is the dashboard. In the dashboard, you will be able to see the progress of your permit and plan applications that you submitted to the city. You will also be able to view all of your inspections and their associated statuses. Your dashboard will also show your open invoices. You can make payments by adding them to your cart and making a payment with a credit card. If you have business licenses with the city, they will be listed at the bottom of the dashboard screen. to order. the city council, city of Rialto, the acting successor agency to the redevelopment agency, the Rialto Utilities Authority, the Rialto Housing Authority will come to session. At this point, we'll open up uh we'll start with roll call. Would the clerk please call the role? And that clock is one minute behind our our watches all say 6:30. So that's why we hit the

gor present. Scott present. Council member Carouselis present. Council member Perez present. Council member Mononttoya present. City treasurer Ed Korea present. City attorney Eric Bell present. City manager Tanya Williams.

Thank you uh very much madame clerk. At this time, if all of you would please stand up for the pledge of allegiance and I have the privilege of uh leading the flag salute. So, if you could place your hand over your heart and begin to flag the United States of America and to the republic for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. If you can remain standing at this time, we'll have the invocation by Victor Lopez from the Calvary uh Chapel of Rialto. Let's pray. Precious Lord, we thank you for today. What a mighty privilege it is to gather as your people and bring before you, Lord, these things that we need to consider. We truly are privileged. We have people of all walks of life, all ages here in this room, and we want to conduct the business of the city. Lord, we thank you for the leadership appointed and elected. We thank you for them. We know that they pour out hours of work. They dedicate their time. They give us their intellect. They also give us their heart, Lord, as they invest into the matters that are good for the people and the community. We pray for your blessing. We call upon you. We recognize that our education can only accomplish so much, but there is so much wisdom that comes from you that needs to come into play when it comes to leading your people and your city. You have been so good and you will therefore continue to be good. So Lord, we thank you for today and we praise you in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. Thank you. At this time, we'll call on our city attorney to report on close session.

Thank you, mayor. There were four items on your close session this evening. The first was a conference with legal counsel with regard to one item of existing litigation. You did give direction to the city attorney's uh office with regard to that item. There was no other reportable action on that item. Your second item was a conference with legal counsel with regard to four items of anticipated litigation. Those were all workers compensation claims. You gave direction to special counsel and to your uh uh human resources manager. With regard to each one of those, there was no other reportable action on that item. Your third item was a conference with legal counsel with regard to a decision whether to initiate litigation. You had a report from special counsel on that item. Uh gave direction to special counsel, but you did not decide to initiate litigation in that action at this time. And then finally, you had a conference with your real property negotiators with regard to the item of property. Uh the city council reconfirmed its previous direction to staff with regard to that property. There was no other reportable action at that on that item. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Uh with that then uh we'll move on to before we move on to the proclamations. I just like to introduce uh uh one of our guests that's uh present with us. He's on the West Valley Water Board. That's Dan Jenkins. It's here you know from the waterboard. Thank you very much for coming. Um, and before I I call on on the on the uh on the presentations and proclamation, I'd just like to recognize the uh Rialto girls basketball team for going undefeated uh in league for the sixth consecutive time. And so they'll be going to CIF. So congratulations to the Rialto girls uh basketball team. Uh, with that, I'd like to now move on to presentations in reference to ultrasound program. Call in our chief, Dr.

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Thank you, Mayor. Tonight, um, our emergency services coordinator, uh, Kevin Darden will be, uh, presenting on the ultrasound device that we currently use in the field, um, here in Rialto. Uh, Mr. Mr. Darden is our uh Sanino County Fire Chief's EMS officer board president. He also sits on the Inland County's Emergency Medical Agency uh committee as a board member as well as our Sanino County Institutional Review Board for upcoming medical trials, which keeps us at the forefront of field medicine and equipment, which you'll hear about tonight. Thank you, Mayor and Kevin Dear. Okay. Thank you, Chief Jensen. Uh, Mr. Mayor, members of the city council, the Rialto Fire Department has a strong history of innovation and emergency medical services. Over the years, our department has participated in numerous CL clinical trial studies, introducing new life-saving medications into the field, helping reimagine how cardiac arrest care is delivered, and continuingly evaluating emergency practices that improve patient outcomes. Today, we continue that that commitment by taking a diagnostic tool traditionally used inside hospitals and placing it directly into the hands of our paramedics in the prehosp environment. It's my honor to introduce our medical director, Dr. Michael Niki, whose medical leadership and close collaboration with our EMS divi division help ensure these innovative programs are implemented safely, effectively, and in alignment with current medical standards. Working together with Dr. Niki, we have developed and implemented a prehosp ultrasound program designed to enhance patient assessment and treatment during emergency responses. This clinical study focus on focuses on utilizing ultrasound technology in the field for patients

experiencing traumatic injuries to the abdomen and chest as well as those suffering cardiac arrest. By integrating these advanced diagnostic capabilities into our frontline care, paramedics are able to identify critical conditions earlier and make faster, more informed treatment decisions. The program is already demonstrating positive results since implementation. Rialta fireart paramedics have captured multiple diagnostic ultrasound images that directly contributed to clinical treatment decisions immediately upon patient arrival at the hospitals. These early findings allow hospital teams to prepare specialized interventions sooner, improve improving continuity of care and strengthening outcomes for our residents. Rialto Fire is currently one of four agencies in the region participating in this study. Through the partnership between medical direction and the expertise of our EMS division, this program reflects the city of Rialto's continued leadership in progressive evidence-based emergency medical care and our ongoing commitment to protecting the health and safety of our community. Joining us today are several of our paramedics who are utilizing the technology direct during emergency responses. They have brought the handheld ultrasound device with them to demonstrate how a relatively small piece of equipment can have a significant impact on patient care, decision-making, and outcomes in the field. At this time, we have asked Dr. Niki to come forward and share a few remarks on the clinical importance of this program and what it means for patient care to the citizens of Rialto. Dr. Nikki,

thank you, Kevin. Um, honorable uh member of the city, uh, Mr. Mayor, Chief Clink, it's an honor to be here. It is my probably 18 years of cooperation with city police department and 15 years at least as a uh medical director for the fire department. We have gone a long way. We've always been pro technology and if I want to get sick or any family member needs something, this will be the city and the team that should take care of someone. It's just amazing what they do. uh our preliminary data actually shows that we are 90% accurate in the field with the uh EMS using the ultrasound devices and um we have just published a uh polyary data in milit journal of military medicine uh comparing our data with the our our uh uh long our um military u uh physicians and uh providers in the field uh in the arena in the international arena. So our uh I I want to thank you for your support. This is an expansion of what we could do and offer to the citizens of this city. And believe it or not uh the entire United States and the world are looking at these uh ladies and gentlemen in the EMS services to learn from that and expand on their experiences. Our next uh I want to also give you the future of it. Beside the ultrasound, we're going to move on to having a blood product uh to be able to transfuse in prehosp to save more lives and that would be the future of the technologies that we are hoping to bring into the city of Rialto. Again, I appreciate your support and thank you again for um uh being so proactive about uh improving the medical care for your citizens. I appreciate that.

Thank you. Thank you very much. That conclude. Thank you very much and thank all of you, you know, for the work. And I'd like to thank the fire department for continuing to care about our citizens uh in the city of Rialto and reacting and the ultrasound is is one step in terms of having the technology that we need and hopefully that we can look at the uh the uh blood uh package that also can be done too as well as we look towards uh having the city of Rialto making sure that we can provide emergency service to individuals, save a life, treat a patient and take care of them. So, uh thank you very much uh for uh looking and we look forward to being innovative in having the best equipment that we can provide for our fire department and of course our police department too as well. Uh thank you very much. That concludes the uh presentation of proclamation. So at this time uh do we have any oral communications?

Yes, we have two. We have two. going to ask Phil Walls.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. Um, thank you for having me here this evening. My name is Phil Walls. I'm with the United States Small Business Administration. Uh we are in town right now because our administration has responded to the state's request for disaster declaration due to the storms that um occurred from uh December 16th through the 26th and I'm going to look at my notes here because we just got in town yesterday and uh not quite up to speed on everything by memory. Um, but due to those storms that occurred between December 16th and 26th, um, a disaster declaration has been issued for San Bernardino County and all of the surrounding counties. What that does is it makes available um, small business uh, disaster loans for businesses, homeowners, renters, businesses, and nonprofits that suffered damage related to the storm. This could be damage to structures in the case of um any of those groups and then possessions um whether it is uh business equipment, business material, goods um and then on the homeowner and renter side the contents of their home and in the case of renters you know their possessions um to include automobiles and things like that. Uh the disaster loans makes it possible for um those disaster survivors to recover their business or their home um using low interest loans that are very flexible. Um with terms up to 30 years and interest rates as low as 2.85% for homeowners and renters, as low as 4% for businesses, and as low as 3.8% for nonprofits. Those loans are issued um upon approval with no payments or interest for the first year, which will allow um those businesses and those individuals to recover more quickly

without having that burden of that payment for the first year. Um we've opened a disaster loan outreach center in Oak Hills and we're going to be doing popup events around the county over the next few months. Um, I should talk briefly about limits. So, homeowners can borrow up to $500,000 to uh replace or repair the structure and the property surrounding it. Um, homeowners and renters can also borrow up to $100,000 to replace their possessions that were in the home. Businesses can borrow up to $2 million to replace the uh to repair the structure or replace equipment and the like. and um nonprofits as well. The uh one thing to consider is that there is a deadline. The deadline for physical damage, so that's homes or businesses with physical damage to the property is April 6th. And the deadline for businesses to apply for loans due to economic injury is November 9th. And what that is is um losses that occur to the business as a result of perhaps having to shut down or not having a supplier available. So things that interrupted the normal flow of business and those economic injury loans can be used to support the day-to-day operation of the business whether it's payroll bills um things like that. Um, so individuals can apply for those loans by visiting the uh disaster loan outreach center that I mentioned and also online at sba.gov/desaster. What we are asking of the city is to help us get that word out to your residents and businesses. Um, so what I'll do after this meeting is um make

contact and send some information that we'd like you to share. And then uh the second ask is any information you'd have for us, whether it be events that you that you um that you are hosting or that other organizations are hosting to promote and support that recovery that we might be able to participate in. Um and just any other uh avenues or methods for making people aware of this resource so that we can uh work together to support the community as people recover. And that's all I have for you this evening. Thank you.

Thank you very much. uh field if you can, you know, possibly get together even with our parks recreation director because she does a lot of events that are going on in the area that can be disseminated. And then we have our our market that's opened up on on sat on Wednesdays here too as well that you might want to contact Barbara McGee here and get information that she might be able to put out there on on Wednesdays as well. and then of course you know the Chamber of Commerce and whatever we can do to let the public know that this is available for them whether it's a homeowner or a renter uh as well. Thank you very much Phil.

Uh next we have U Gomez. Yes.

Hello. My name is Rioberto Gomez. I've been living in Rialto for uh almost more than half of my life. I I put a notice in here. I just put it like I'm welcome, you know, myself and because I've been here, you know, but I never see so many um beautiful faces and I was never try to be in this place. But uh for some reason I was thinking, oh, they have a meeting today. So let me go and say hello to each one of us, you know, and I just want to share with you, you know, it's been so blessed to be living in Rialto for it's going to be 34 years already and I know several faces in here. Mr. Barber I know for a long time almost same time like I here Mr. Baka also you know I know him for a while. So I just wanted to you know um it's a lot of needs in um in the community sometimes you know that we are I'm I'm one of um is very quiet and I don't I don't share um communication because uh I like to be private but you know that's why the reason I I kind of pushing myself to come in here you know to meet each one of you so you know I'm looking forward to stay here forever. my my dad, he helped me to purchase my property um 1992 and so he love it and he blessed me to put me little down payment to get my house in and I'm still here. So um you know I just love to be here forever you know whatever years you know that God can uh glance to give me. Thank you. And uh thank you for receiving us. You know, my mom and my maybe she's going to be the future in here, you know, looking forward, you know, my my little one. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Thank you very much for coming

and sharing your comments and and uh Rialto is is is on the move and will continue to be on the move to make our communities a lot better to as well. Thank you. Uh with that uh that concludes the uh Okay, then we'll move on to the items on the agenda. You didn't sign in, but you go ahead if you want to come up and state your name. Hey, um city council. Hey, mayor. Um my name is Isaac Boaria. I am a resident of Rialto. I was curious on what your thoughts would be on raising the minimum wage in Rialto.

You want to answer that? You're just making a comment at this point. Oh, you can't you can't uh give me give me thoughts on that. Mayor, the council doesn't engage in a dialogue. You can ask questions to staff but not to the members of the public. We don't engage in debate on those issues.

Oh, it's not it's not a debate. It's just their thoughts. I think we comply with the minimum wages uh in the city of Railto uh with each and every one of the departments that uh people work for and and with that you know that tells you that we are complying in terms of the minimum wages. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you. Okay. Um, hearing seeing that there's no other comments or people raising their hands at this point, we'll go into u the consent items. Mr. Mayor, yes.

I'd like to ask tonight that we adjourn tonight's meeting in memory of Winnie Hansen, former council member for the city of Rialto for many years. Uh, she passed away at the age of 90 on January the 15th. So if we could please close in memory of former council member Winnie Hansen

seeing that there's no objection I think it's a consensus of everybody on the dasis that we uh adjourn and memory of Winnie Hansen who was 90 years of age thank you very much for bringing that up mayor prom uh Ed Scott seeing that then we'll move on now to the consent items uh any individual can remove any item from the agenda Aenda. Is there anyone that would like to move any item from the consent item? I'd like to pull F3 uh for comment and discussion.

F3 will be pulled and will be brought up first amongst the uh the tab items. hearing other consent calendar if you want to uh let him talk about it and then vote on it all. Okay. If you'd like. It's all the consent calendar. Okay. Would you like to?

Yes. So, I could start. Uh we are requesting an additional $95,000 for temporary employees. The initial request was $55,000. Um however due to the continued vacancy and ongoing operational needs the balance is insufficient to cover uh to cover us until or throughout fiscal year 2526. Now this would give us a total of 150,000. However, it stated in the staff report that the total is 190,000. That's $40,000 off for one. But two, my concern is that we are paying temporary employees three times the going rate for these positions. What is what is the issue with getting these positions filled? For one, uh what is the reason for the significant turnover as stated in the staff report? Um I I just I don't understand. Uh will the city manager please uh respond?

Sure. So I the mathematical error is an error on on staff part. So I I apologize for that. um we maybe we can get an estimate that's that's correct from our from our finance team as to what the request would be. Um in terms of the recruitment, I'll turn it over to uh my director of human resources, Sean McCurion, to respond to that.

Good evening, mayor. Um so the position the sorry the human resources and risk management department partners with each of the departments to run the recruitment process. The process currently for this position of office specialist has a an eligibility list. They are moving through the eligibility list with this vacancy. However, with the fact that they need someone right away, they thought was be it would be best to have someone from the temp HSC at this point.

Okay. Um is there any objection to that? And if not, then uh can our finance director just make an amendment to the one uh correction to the uh can we make a correction add the the 40,000 to that?

Pardon me.

I'm not sure what Uh, Council Member Montoya is referring to here, the um the increase of the purchase order would take it to the total of 190,000. As far as answering questions regarding um vacancies and what's caused the turnover, um back in uh April of 25, we had a an individual that left for maternity leave and didn't return. And then we had a resignation back in March as well. And we've been trying to fill those positions since then. And we've worked with HR. They've provided a list of folks that are been pre-qualified or vetted. And we go through those list and we do our interviews. And unfortunately that uh as we interview some of these individuals and have eliminated and ex and exhausted those lists and most of them is because they don't have the minimum qualifications. They're missing uh qualifications like uh basic cashiering u experience, accounting, some basic accounting experience and some even lack mathematics skills that is required in order to be able to handle that position. But we're working through those lists. We're following the process. Uh HR has provided us this list and then once we've exhaust those lists and we can't hire somebody from there, then they will open it for recruitment and post a job. But meanwhile, we need to continue to fill those positions. We just recently filled one of the vacancies uh with a permanent hire. So, we still have one open position that's being u filled with uh through Robert Half temp agency. So, once we get that position opened and posted, hoping that we're going to be able to identify an individual that we can hire on a permanent basis. What about the question that he asked in reference to uh underestimating by 40,000? Is that what you're correct, Mike?

That that is correct. Uh what I meant by that was the initial request was 55,000. This new request is 95,000 which would bring a total to 150,000. However, the staff report states the total is up to 190,000. Okay, I understand. So, it's just a it's just a clerical error is what uh city manager was saying. Uh well, I don't know if I can respond to that, but this not only just covers that p that specific position. This is for all temps, correct? For Robert Half that the that is correct purchase order. So, that's the Robert Half contract will

would increase it to the 190,000. That's it's not just specifically for the treasur's office. This is for the entire city. I I understand that. But what I'm saying is the the new request is requesting 95,000 which I understand that right the initial request was 55,000 which would bring it to 15 150. Got it. Yeah. So but the total stated is 190.

If the if the council moves to approve this item, we can amend the motion to state that the the total PO then would be for just the 150. So that was that was just the the smaller part of what I was what I was getting at. But my main concern was these positions pay approximately 21 $22 an hour, but we're paying 65 all the way up to $92 an hour. That's kind of how I broke it. The hour the the base pay might be the 22,000 or $22 an hour, whatever. But then correct include benefits and health and everything else is is that but who we contract with an overhead cost associated with Robert H. Right. Got it.

Yeah. That that was my concern. And I I wanted to just make sure it was known. So is there an adjustment? If if there's no objection. Yes. Go ahead. Um I I think one of the things that the council member is trying to get at is we're not a council that likes contract employees. So whatever we need to do to get you the right people on board, we should be clearly doing and get per but we have to follow the process eliminating

and we get that. We get that but we're always concerned when items come up that are contract employees. The other issue that I have is that that to me this should have been a tab item. It's it's a large dollar amount and it should have been a tab item. Thank you. If there's no objection with the the amendment said, uh is there any objections uh with you at this point that we can include it in the consent item since we've discussed it now? It can be included in the in the consent item uh if amended.

Okay. U is there's any objection? Is there a motion to accept the consent items? So moved with the amendment of um cover to state 150,000 as opposed to 190,000 for F3. Second. Seconded by uh motion was made by uh council member Carla Perez. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tim Edcott. Uh any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. The consent item is approved. Now we'll move on to the tab items. We'll start with tab one.

Good evening, mayor, mayor prom, and members of the city council. This evening, I request that the city council conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed annexation of territory into the Rialto landscape and lighting district number two. The city conditions development projects to construct parkway and/or median landscaping to install street lights. Annexations into the LMD2 is a condition of the city's acceptance of any publicly maintained landscape or street lighting. This evening, the staff is recommending the following development project to be annexed into LMD2. This is a non-residential annexation PPD 2023-0025. This development consists of one parcel proposed for commercial development on 3.96 acres. This is uh located west of Riverside Avenue and south of Santa Ana Avenue. This is a protest ballot proceeding for the proposed levy of new assessments as described in the engineers report included in attachment one. On January the 13th of 2026, the city council adopted resolution number 8443, setting a public hearing to consider the annexation into Rialto Landscape and Lighting District number two for this evening, February 10th, 2026. Subsequently, the city mailed the notices to the official um property owners on record. At this time, I would request that the city council conduct the public hearing and take public testimony regarding the proposed annexations and tal tabulate the ballot

received. Adopt resolution 8464 declaring the results of the property owner protest ballot proceedings and adopt resolution 8465 confirming the engineers report regarding the annexation of properties into the landscape and lighting district number two and levy of annual assessments and ordering the levy and collection of the assessments. This conducts or concludes my report and representatives from web municipal finance and I are available for any questions. Thank you. This is a public hearing. Is there any discussion from anyone in the public?

Move to close the public hearing. Motion's been made to close the uh public hearing. Motion made by Mayor Pro Tim Scott, seconded by uh council member Edward Mononttoya. All those in favor of closing the public hearing signify by saying I. I.

I. Any oppositions? Hearing none. Okay. Now we'll open it up for any discussions or the counting of the ballots. Mayor Marim and council. I have one one ballot and they are in support of APN 0258121 0 9 0 0 0 that's your APN number

okay that's the only ballot that we received Yes. Signed and supported. Yes. In support by Mayor Prom Scott. Mr. Mayor, move approval of resolution 8464 and resolution 8465. Second. Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tim Scott, seconded by Andy Garetes. Uh any uh discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. Thank you very much. Move on to tab two.

Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Mayor Prom, members of city council. Yes, I'm Ronnie, your public works director, here to present on the uh uh item tab number two for replacing the bay doors at the fire station uh fire stations 203 and 204 in the amount of 495,000. The current doors at these two stations are basically become increasingly unreliable uh for the operations of the fire department and move approval of resolution 8466.

Second. Any discussion? Uh I just like to say that uh I think it's it's good that we're moving and responding quickly uh because it's important that we provide uh a safety ways and means uh uh to individuals because this is a matter of life and death and having this done as an emergency situation is what we need to do is to continue to improve our fire department and this is one way of doing it too as well. So uh with that any other discussion or comments? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I.

Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tam Edcott, seconded by uh the mayor. Just for the record. Oh, okay.

We'll move on to tap three. Tap three is for uh reconstruction of resource drive. Uh this is a road that we've received several claims and complaints uh because of the extensive alligator cracking and other a lot of potholes that has existed. So uh we are uh moving forward with the uh construction. The design was done. This has a PCI pavement condition index of 15 which is total failure of that segment. And uh the city uh is uh uh well we are recommend the staff is recommending an award of construction contract to Vance Corporation in the amount of 1,422,870 for the construction and uh a task order for the 93,48246 with uh onboard engineering. uh the uh RF uh the request for bids was issued for this project and on December 4th there were 11 bids that were received with the lowest bid being uh the uh Vance Corporations and uh we also sent out uh requests for cost proposals to all of our on call uh construction management and inspection groups. We received three proposals back and onwards was the lowest at $93,48246. Uh so with that um u this is our recommendation to move forward with the award of the contract both of these entities and I'd be happy to answer any questions and we also have representatives from Onward and Vance Corporation here if you have any questions.

Okay, is there any questions? None. Move approval. Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tame Scott, seconded by Carla Perez. I'd just like to state thank you very much for going out for bids. Uh that's one of the concerns that was mentioned at one of our last meeting is that we went out for bids and some of it. We noticed that there was 11 for one and three on the other. So, thank you very much. Uh with that, all those in favor, if there's no other discussion, all those in favor signify by saying I I. Any opposition? Motion carries. We'll move on to tap four.

So, uh this item before you is for improvements uh around Frisbee Middle School and uh this includes ADA compliant curb ramp, sidewalk and curb improvements, enhanced pedestrian crossing with uh rectangular rapid flashing beacons or RRFBs, uh pavement markings and uh other safety features. And uh for this project, we uh we went to RFBS on end of October of last year. On December 4th, we received 21 bids and the lowest bid was by CT&T uh concrete paving for the amount of $650,256. Uh similar to the previous item, we also asked for cost proposal from all of our on call construction management and inspection group. We received three uh proposals with specs engineering group being the lowest at $79,888. Uh so with that, um we are recommending approval of this and I'd be happy to answer any questions. First, can I have city attorney to announce um that I guess council member has a conflict? Well, I can have it for the record because I'm pretty much

announc he's advanced before he's recused himself based on his belief that he has a conflict of interest related to his property ownership with regard to the district. Thank you. We have member Andy Kesettes that stepped out uh did not recuse himself from from it but I believe that he wanted to but uh stepped out but for the record the city attorney did it for the record. Right.

Thank you. Uh, any other discussion? All those in favor? First of all, I need a motion. Move approval. Motion's been made by Mayor Prom Scott. Seconded by uh Edward, Council Member Edward Mononttoya. Any discussion? All those in favor? Signify by saying I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. We move on to tap five.

Yes. Good evening, honorable mayor. Mayor Pam, members of city council. Thank you for the opportunity to present for the council's consideration request for authorization uh for the issuance of the city of Rialto Community Facilities District 2024-1 uh Renaissance special tax bond series 2026. This is for issuance of bonds with an estimated par value of approximately 10.5 million. So, by way of review, the council formed this CFD in July 2024, and it is for the purpose of financing for public improvements uh and fees to the city. Um just a couple of highlights of the CFD and there are more stats uh available if if uh requested, but it this uh CFD is comprised of 429 taxable residential units and it currently has 140 uh finished lots.

Sorry to interrupt. Um I am going to be recusing myself from this tab due to uh my business at the Renaissance Marketplace. Sorry for the interruption. when I was in the restroom and came back after. Thank you.

So, this first round of uh special tax bonds uh proposed this evening as noted paramount approximately 10.5 million. The proceeds will be for the same purposes as other CFDs, capital facilities for the city including payment of impact fees. uh this will uh fund a debt service reserve uh and pay for the cost of issuance. So the debt service from these bonds is paid from special tax levy on real property within the CFD boundary. So th this evening is recommended uh that the council approve um issuance of the the 10.5 million bonds uh fiscal agent agreement continuing disclosure agreement uh bond purchase agreement and preliminary official statement uh authorizing the officers of the city um city manager and myself to execute any and all documents take appropriate actions to prepare uh and the issuance of these bonds. So that concludes our report and our entire uh finance team uh is here and available for any questions. That includes Fieldman, our adviserss, uh Jones Hall uh for bond council and Piper Sandler for uh underwriting should the council have any questions.

Are there any questions from members of the council? Mayor, I just want to have a clarification for the record. These bonds are strictly related to the homes being built by Lenar up in the Renaissance project. Correct. That's correct. And they're only related to those houses that are built in that specific area. That's correct. Within that district. Thank you. Make a motion. Move approval. Motion's been made by uh Councilwoman Carla Perez, seconded by Mayor Proamett Scott. And I motion to read into the please.

Yes. Um motion to adopt resolution number 8467 authorizing the issuance of special tax bonds for and on behalf of community facilities district number 2024-1 Renaissance approving and directing the execution of a fiscal agent agreement and bond purchase agreement approving the form of preliminary official statement approving the sales of such bonds and approving other related documents and actions. Thank you. Okay, motion's been made. It's been seconded. Any other discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I.

Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. We'll move on to tab number six. Good evening, honorable mayor, mayor promp, and city council members. The item before you tonight is consideration for award of contract to George Hills Company for general liability claims administration services in amount not to exceed $253,5325 and authorized the city manager to execute all contract documents. In October, the city released a request for

approval. Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tim at Scott, seconded by uh council member Ker Perez. Any discussion hearing? None. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. I believe he could come in and voted on this if you wanted to. We already did the vote. Okay. So, all right. Motion carries. Thank you. That concludes the items on the agenda. All those in Well, all those in favor signify by saying I. I.

Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. Thank you. That concludes u all the items on the agenda. Uh now we'll move on to the uh reports. I'll start with uh Council Member Edward Montoya.

Thank you, Mayor. I really don't have anything to report. Uh I just have a small comment. I just got back from VA vacation, a very much needed week and a half long vacation. Uh my wife and I haven't taken a vacation in a good few years. So had a great time. Nice and relaxing. Happy to be back and back to the grind. Thank you. Uh Council Member Carla Perez. Nothing to report. Thank you, Mayor. Council me Mayor Prom. Uh Ed Scott.

No report. Thank you. Uh absent is uh Andy Kosetes uh for report. So at this time I'll give my report. Uh um I attended the Kelly Elementary Schoolide Council meeting that was uh held uh in the for the Rialto Unified School District. uh it was well done and we went over the safety plan of what needs to be done and what not needs to be done in the communications between the school district and then also our police department too as well. Uh so it was uh done very well and well attended by many of the students and faculty members at Kelly Elementary School. Uh then I'll also like to report that uh we did a check presentation uh that was done by uh Congressman Pete Aguilar uh in reference to our criminology uh that we have here in terms of providing cameras for the uh uh police department. It was well attended by uh members of the council. present were Mayor Pro Tim at Scott, uh, uh, council member Andy Kadisetus was present and council member Carla Perez were in attendance at uh, the presentation. And we'd like to thank our congressman for the generous generation of uh, 1 million plus uh, to the city of Rialto uh, for the police department. I also attended the uh the girls softball board of directors meeting at Frisbee Park uh to discuss uh the upcoming season. And uh with that uh that concludes my report. So at this time I'll move on to members of the staff uh to give a report

if they'd like to. At this time I'd like to call on our clerk, Barbara McGee. City clerk. I have no report. Thank you. Uh, next I'd like to call on our city treasurer, uh, Edward Cario. Thank you, mayor. I have nothing to report. Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our city manager, Tanya Williams. Good evening, mayor. No report this evening. Thank you. Thank you. At this time, I'd like to call on our assistant city manager, Tim Sullivan. Thank you, mayor. No report this evening. Thank you. Uh, next I'd like to call on our city attorney, Eric Vale. Uh, mayor, thank you. Also, nothing to report this evening.

Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our police chief, Mark Lane. Is Mark Hello, Mayor Mayor Pro Council. Um the uh police department I just uh kind of want you to know is uh doing some amazing things and it's all because of you. And uh so last month 7 uh 7,142 calls for service. 4,500 of those were officer initiated. That's because of the staffing that you provided for us. We took,262 reports and made we made 515 arrests. It's a different department. uh you're seeing it and you're seeing it all unfold and build right in front of you because of uh of your leadership and what you provided with us. I know some of you have taken me up on my uh my um suggestion and request. So, I'm going to throw it out and offer it up again. If you have an opportunity and can spend some time with us, I invite you to go on a ride with our officers to see firsthand and you can pick any one of our officers. They're all going to deliver exactly what we do day in and day out here. I would ask you as we move forward to the opening of the department's new police facility.

That include the captains, too.

Yes. If you would want to ride with them, I will actually make them go out and and and do some work in the field. And I do want you know, speaking of that, I want I do want you to know this. My captains on holidays, this is they're probably going to get a little irritated with me saying this. my captains on holidays will come in and they will pick somebody to go home and spend it with their families and they actually cover their shifts and they run a car by themselves. So, I think that's just real leadership for what they've, you know, what they've been doing. So, I do invite you to do that. Speaking of the building, uh things are progressing uh well, we're still set sometime in mid uh March. I know that you've all asked to look for the building, but I actually want it cleaned up like I've said to have you walk through it. So, um, my office will be working with, uh, the city manager's office to schedule those those appointments with you. Uh, hopefully either collectively or individually, it's your call. But I will tell you that, uh, the the, uh, department is coming along. We're doing what's now called punchwalks. Uh, so we're actually going through the department doing some finetuning. Uh, the construction is going along and, um, we're really excited and again, we appreciate you for everything that you've done for us and all the support. So, thanks a lot. That's my report. Thank you very much. Next, I'd like to call on our uh our our chief, fire chief, Chris uh Jensen. Thank you, mayor. Um first off, I just wanted to thank the council for the action they took tonight uh for the bay doors. It is a critical issue and we appreciate your support. Um I wanted to let the council know that uh we started our recruit academy uh which started this last Monday. Uh we have two paramedics and three firefighter paramedics uh in that academy to fill vacancies that we currently have and two of those firefighter paramedics came from our ambulance operator program. So it shows the credibility of that program and the importance of it as we move them

from uh the paramedic field into being firefighter paramedics. Um we also provided handsonly CPR and AED training for the Rialto Women's Club. Uh and we participated in the Rialto Youth mentoring program. Several of our members um crew members attended the fire control 3 instructor livefire training in him uh this last week. Um that allowed them to open their task books to become certified to instruct uh live fire training at um an instructional level. And uh we received our 40 foot conx training box from Forge Fire which is now located at our fire station 205 which allows us to do um some live um fire training as well as repelling, forcible entry and other training components. So, we appreciate the council's support and um our department is also uh changing rapidly and we appreciate uh if you would like to stop by and see um some of the changes that we're going through in our department as well. So, thank you councel.

Thank you very much. Uh next, I'd like to call on our public works director yachts uh Ramy.

Thank you, mayor. I just uh you know I know that today we took action on public works uh and one of the things that we see that's going to be forthcoming is we're going to have uh additional rain and I think in behalf of all of the council members here we want to make sure that a lot of these potholes uh you know get fixed as soon as possible uh because we don't want additional damages uh being done and our police department is now will be getting those kind of reports reports based on any damage to a vehicle. So, hopefully that we can uh go out and begin to take a survey and look at what potholes need to be fixed and I'm sure that all of us feel that way uh in this council. There's not one person here, but if that can be expedited and done as as soon as possible as we anticipate the additional rain. So, with that, thank you. Uh next, I'd like to call on our our community uh development director, Christina Taylor. Thank you, mayor. Nothing to report this evening.

Next, I'd like to call on our parks recreation director, uh, Cynthia Alvarado Crawford.

Uh, good evening, Mayor, Mayor P, and members of the council. Here's what's going on in Rialto. Our senior sweetheart dance will be this Thursday, February 12th, at the Grace Vargas Senior Center from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The Teen Center Valentine's Day party will be Friday, February 13th at the Teen Center here at the Rialto Community Center from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wreck and Roll Saturdays will be February 14th at Andre Park from 11 to 1:00 p.m. Feeding America senior mobile pantry food distribution will be Wednesday, February 18th at Grace Vargas Senior Center from 9 to 11:00 a.m. The Department of Aging and Adult Services bus pass distribution will also be Wednesday, February 18th at the Senior at the Grace Vargas Senior Center from 10 to 11:00 a.m. And our youth mentoring program series will continue with budgeting basics on Wednesday, February 18th and the 25th at the teen center from 4 to 6 pm. Uh, the feeling the funk senior social th will be Thursday, February 26th at the Grace Vargas Senior Center from 2 to 4 pm. Rialto girls softball opening day will be Saturday, February 28th at Frisbee Park starting at 10 a.m. Tiny Tarts uh Tiny Tots uh March session will begin March Monday, March 2nd at Hugh Banks Elementary and also at the Carl Johnson Center from 9 to 12:00 p.m. And the Rialto Youth Pony Baseball Little League opening day will be Saturday, March 7th at Budbender Park starting at 9:30 a.m. And then your save the dates. We have a lot of uh things coming up because Rialto is the place to be. The CX annual runaround the rocks will be Saturday, March 7th at the CX Lidal Creek Quarry from 8 to 11:00 a.m. Rialto Passport Day will be Saturday, March 21st at the city clerk's office from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Spring Extravaganza will be Saturday, April 4th at Frisbee Park from 10:00 a.m. to 2

p.m. Rialto on Wheels will be Saturday, April 25th at here at the Rialto Civic Center from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. and international festival will be Friday, May 1st at Rialto City Park from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. And that concludes my report. Thank you very much. Next, I'd like to call on finance director, uh, Scott William. Thank you, mayor. No report. Uh, next, I'd like to call call on a human resource director, Shaman. Thank you, mayor. Nothing to report. Thank you. Uh, next I'd like to call on our utilities director, U Shashin.

Uh, thank you, mayor. Uh, I think the email already received by the council, but I just wanted to reinform you that the survey for the automatic meter readers, you know, the 8 million grant that we received, that survey is starting this week. So, the people of Rialto, me, Concord, that's the name of the company, that'll be going around and surveying for media replacement. Thank you. Seeing that uh we've concluded our reports. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? So moved. Motion has been made by uh council member Carla Perez, seconded by uh uh Edward Mononttoya. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Councils adjourn.