City Council - Regular Meeting

I am 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, have the clerk call the role in reference to close session.

Mayor Baka present. Mayor Pam Scott present. Council member Caris present. Council member Carla Perez, present. Council member Evan Monto, present. City Manager Tanya Williams, present. City attorney Eric Bell, present. Okay. All present and and accounted for. So, at this time, I'll call on our city attorney to explain what we'll be doing in close session.

Thank you, mayor. Uh, we have one general item on the agenda tonight. It's a conference with legal counsel with regard to four items of anticipated litigation. Uh two of those are uh workers comp and R matters. We'd like to take those first. We think those will probably go quickest. Um the next item is a notice of violation by the uh regional water quality control board. And then finally the claim for breach of settlement agreement with CCEJ. Thank you. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to address any of these issues that will be coming forth? Seeing no one in the audience, do I hear a motion to close uh

motion's been made by Carla Perez, seconded by Andy Caretis to close uh close session. All those in favor signify by saying I I it's on the housing. Any opposition? I need one more vote for what? To close I. Thank you. What did I miss? Any absentions? Hearing none. All those in favor to go into close session. You had u Perez and Carouselers, correct? Pardon me. To go into close session. Mhm. Okay. Thank you.

Please explain what the item will be. Uh, one of the items on your close session agenda is a discussion of claim of breach of contract with CC AEJ and that involves the housing element and council member has a potential conflict of interest with housing element issues. Yes. So, I will be uh recusing myself from that item for uh my business at 119 East Foothill Boulevard uh Rialto, California. and I will be recusing myself on that item and I'll be participating in the other three items. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Motion to motion to go into close session.

Motion's been made to go in close session and recusing uh council member and from the one item. All those seconded by uh Edward Mononttoya. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. Go in the close session. agency to the redevelopment agency, the Rialto Utilities Authority, the Rialto Housing Authority will come to order. At this time, we'll have the clerk call the role. Present. Mayor Promed Scott, present. Council member Annie Carousels, present. Council member Carla Perez, present.

Council member Edwin Montoya, present. City Treasurer Ed Curio, present. City Attorney Eric Bell, present. City Manager Tanya Williams, present. All members present and accounted. So, at this time, we'll move on with the uh pledge of allegiance. So, if everybody would please stand, I'd like to call in Council Member Carla Perez to lead us in the flag salute.

Place your right hand over your heart. Ready, begin. I aliance to the flag of 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 we'll have uh Pastor Harry Prattton from the Greater Faith uh Grace Bible Church give us the invocation. Father, I come before you tonight, lifting up the city council and this administrative team. Father, I pray you give them wisdom and focus to address and deal with all the items on the agenda this evening. Let there be a spirit of unity in the meeting tonight. Father, help them with to guide them to make the hard and difficult decisions with boldness and courage. And I pray, God, to continue to strive, do all they can to make the city realto a place people love to come to, work, and build and raise a family. And may all those here present tonight feel respected and honored tonight as we gather to this evening. And may each member of the city council be blessed each day with the desire to continue to work hard and strive so city realto can become all they can be. This I pray in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen. Thank you. You can be seated. At this time, I'll call on the city attorney to give us a report on close session.

Thank you, mayor. There was one principal item on tonight's close session. It was a uh conference with legal counsel with regard to four items of potential litigation. Uh council heard a legal briefing on items uh one and two uh from the city attorney's office and special counsel. Council gave direction on both of those items. Uh items three and four were workers comp and R related. you had a report from uh special counsel and your human resources director gave direction on both of those. Uh that was the only direction given there was no other reportable action. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Uh before I call on the uh presentation and proclamations, I'd like us uh with the consent of the council members. U excuse me. I'm sorry. Um, I'm uh after I I'm done, then you could go ahead and make your comments. Yeah. Uh, I'd like us to adjourn in memory of Janet Story. This is uh Mike Sto's wife that just passed away recently. I'd like us if I have the consent of everyone here to adjourn in her in her memory. Do I have the consent to adjurnn in her memory? Absolutely. Yes.

No objections. Thank you. Uh next, I'd like to also um uh state that we need to recognize March as Women History Month uh to remember that as well. And I would like uh to recommend that each council member if they desire to recognize a woman at the next council meeting uh for the month of March. So each one of us then can come back with a woman from the city of Rialto from the city of Rialto. It has to be a woman from the city of Rialto. come back with a recommendation and a presentation that we'll have a a certificate made out to them. So, if there's no objection, I'd like to hopefully have all the members all all five of us.

No objection. Hearing none, then good. With that, I'd like to call on on council member Andy Caros. Yes. I just wanted to make note u Mr. attorney. Um, I recuseed myself from the um, uh, claim breach settlement agreement by CCJ. I don't I know you you mentioned it at the start of our meeting. I wasn't sure if you were supposed to mention it again. Thank you. Doesn't hurt to mention it twice. Okay, perfect. Thank you. And um, I will also be recusing myself from tab one. So I will be leaving I won't be voting I will be recusing

recusing myself. uh due to a conflict of interest for my property at 119 East Foothill Boulevard.

Thank you. Seeing no objections, I forgot to mention one other item I'd like to to announce before we move on to the presentations, and that's that I'd like to uh uh recognize Rialto High School Knights that captured the CIF Southern Section Division Championship uh with their win of 57 to 31. So congratulations to the Rialto High School uh regional champion CIF. So they're in our community, their parents are in our communities and as part of Rialto. So congratulations to them. Uh with that, I'd like to move on then to presentations and proclamation. Uh at this time, I'd like to call the uh Rialto Fire Department and the American Heart Association. Kathy 131 South Willow Avenue.

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IO PASSING THE LOCK. LET'S DO A PULL CHECK, RHYTHM CHECK right now, jump and capo. Let's do two more minutes of CPR and then we'll stop the auto pulse and we'll check for cardiac activity. Let's get the ultrasound and we'll check it with that ultrasound. You have pulses. I feel a pulse.

Faint pulse. I see cardiac movement. Thank you, Gabe. All right. Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tim, city council, city staff. What you just saw in the video is a real life example of how our firefighters operate during a cardiac emergency. Every moment you saw, every piece of equipment used is part of a coordinated system designed to give our patients the best possible chance for survival. Tonight, I'm proud to share that because of the level of care, the Alto Fire Department has been awarded the American Heart Association Mission Lifeline Gold Award, which represents the highest level of recognition for prehosp cardiac care. This award recognizes EMS systems across the country that consistently delivers rapid evidence-based care for patients suffering heart attacks and cardiac arrest. Receiving the Mission Lifeline Gold Award means the Rialto Fire Department consistently meets the highest national standards for cardiac emergency care. So, how do we do this? Well, what you guys witnessed was a pit crew model is what we call it. So, I'm going to call upon some of our firefighters to pass out a few of the technologies and equipment that we use to provide advanced cardiac care. And this is some of the things that helped us receive this award. So the pit crew model we actually get from NASCAR. So if you guys have watched a NASCAR race and you see the pit crew operating, each person in that pit crew

has a specific job and they work together collectively to get a goal of the fastest possible times. And for us we say time is tissue. So just like a professional pit crew, they work together as a team. They collaborate. They continue to practice. They achieve their goals. And that's what gives us high cardiac arrest recovery rates. So let's talk about advanced medical skills. So some of the things that they're passing around are things like the ultrasound machine that Shamba's holding there. So the ultrasound machine they use in this situation to detect if patients still have pulses. So sometimes the heartbeat can be so light that it's hard to palpate radial, brachial or even femoral, but that will help us detect if the heart is beating or not. The other things that we're passing around are a video langoscope uh that I believe our our other council member Mononttoya is holding and might have actually used himself. But that actually helps us see if the tube is passing through the vocal cords and getting into the lungs because we don't want the tube to go into the esophagus. So, we want to make sure to secure the airway so that we're oxygenating the tissues. Um, some of the other some of the other things that you saw them do are we have the auto pulse machine and then I'm thank you Mayor Baka for holding that up. That's uh that kind of looks like the old DeWalt drill in your garage, right? So that that drill we actually use and we screw right into your bone. It goes into the bone marrow and it helps with rapid catheterization. So if someone has cardiac arrest, their veins collapse, it makes it hard to get an IV access. So that allows us to quickly catheterize their bone marrow

and provide card. I I would love to personally

I might try it in side of his head. We also have an EKG monitor here that lets us know what the electrical conductivity of the heart is as the heart responds to the medications that we're currently delivering. So why does this award matter? The American Heart Association doesn't just give this award out lightly. So the gold standard is the highest award. So they have a silver and a bronze as well. We we achieved the gold. So to qualify for EMS agency must demonstrate rapid patient assessment, early EKG acquisition, timely hospital notification, short onseene times, evidence-based treatment protocols, and strong coordination with our local hospitals. But most importantly, this award recognizes EMS systems that are saving lives and impro improving patient outcomes every day. This recognition reflects the dedication and professionalism of the men and women of the Rialto Fire Department. Every day they respond to emergencies with the goal of providing the highest level of care possible to the residents of this community. So before I close tonight, I would like to say that while this award is a tremendous honor for the Rialto Fire Department, achievements like this are never accomplished by the fire department alone. They are only possible because of the continued support, leadership, and commitment from our city council and city administration. I would like to first thank Mayor Joe Baka. You know, Joe Baka, I've seen him fight over the years and uh he fought tirelessly for firefighters gear and equipment and also cancer presumption bills when he was in Congress. I'd like to thank Mayor Pro Tim Scott. He uh he

continually drives fiscal responsibility and more importantly ensures that every citizen of Rialto gets equally deployment of the tools that you see in front of you. He ensures that everyone gets good response times and we're able to show up at their house in a timely manner. Council member Karazales, he's constantly striving for us to utilize technology so that we can continue to innovate and become better at our job. Council member Mononttoya, he helps us when we're not responding to the call and after the call. He he continues to help us with our peer support program, gives us resources to help our firefighters and cops because, as you guys know, these guys are seeing the worst of the worst every day. Council member Perez, we wanted to thank you for you to continue to encourage us for community engagement and helping us with succession planning and giving the kids an option to become a police officer or firefighter. And that's one of the things that I've seen um you you kind of encourage us in. So, I wanted to say thank you for that. And lastly, our city manager, Tanya Williams. Um, of all of my time being at this city, uh, I've never witnessed a city manager work harder to understand the fire department, um, how we deploy, how our schedules work, and constantly strive for us to work on efficiencies, productivity, and help us to be better at our jobs. And we really appreciate that. So, a final closing. On behalf of the Rialto Fire Department, thank you for your continued support of our firefighters and the communities we serve. So, at this time, I'd like to get uh the Rialto Fire Department to come on up or stand up in the back there. And I'd like to present them with the American Heart Mission Lifeline Gold Standard Award.

Thank you. In behalf of the city council in the city of Rialto, uh we'd like to congratulate the Rialto Fire Department in receiving the American Heart Association Lifeline Gold Award. Uh we all realize that none of this can happen without uh professional staff and staff that cares about our communities and providing a service uh to each and every one of the individuals that need assistance and the fire department along with the police department are always there to provide that. Uh I have witnessed that in an accident that I had. I know that uh council uh mayor pro Tim uh and Scott has also witnessed that in a situation where uh he was involved in too as well. So uh some of the other members may have witnessed that too as well. So, we really appreciate all of the professional staff uh that we have and hopefully we can continue to recruit additional staff that will look up to you and you setting the example for them to follow to as well that you can be a good citizen, a good firefighter and keeping our communities a lot safe. Congratulations and thank you.

Thank you, sir. Is there anyone from the community that would like to address the council at this point? Yes, I have a representative from Edison, Karina Carrera. She likes to introduce herself to you as our rep for the city of Rialto.

Thank you. Good evening, honorable mayor, city council, and city staff. My name is Karina Cabera, and I'm excited to be here with you all today. I'm here as the new government relations manager for Southern California Edison covering the city of Rialto. Uh, as a former Rialto resident and a graduate of Rialto High School, it's an honor to serve this community and I'm really excited to be here in this new role. I look forward to working with each of you on the many energy related issues that are impacting the city and your residents. This evening, I just want to provide a short update on one issue that is truly top of mind for many of our officials at the local, state, and national level, and that is affordability. Shares that concern, and that is the reason we're working hard to manage our costs and pass on those savings to our customers. As you may know, rate adjustments go through a very rigorous process with the California Public Utilities Commission, which makes sure that our investments benefit our customers and the community through our infrastructure. When SE achieves these cost savings, we pass them along to our customers. And some positive news, this past January, SE was able to cut our rates, reducing the average customer bill by 2.3% and 4.3% for customers enrolled in one of our income qualified programs. 2026 rates will stabilize and trend lower with fluctuations during the year. And we also project that on average our rates will grow in line with or below inflation through the end of 2028. Our California alter alternate rates for energy program which is known as care continues to provide significant savings for Rialto resident customers. Care provides income qualified customers savings of roughly 33% on their monthly electric bill. And today we have nearly 14,000 residents of Rialto participating in this program. Customers can find more information about our rate comparison

tool, flexible payment options, assistance uh with assistance programs, and more helpful resources by visitingce.com/savemoney. and we welcome the opportunity to work with your city staff to provide materials that may be helpful to your residents uh to include in newsletters, social media platforms, or your website to learn for your uh residents to learn more about these programs. And lastly, I just want to commend the city council and city staff for the great work you're leading here in Rialto. And I look forward to meeting with each of you. I left my business cards with your city clerk and I'm happy to have any conversations uh further one-on-one to discuss the priorities for Rialto and looking forward to collaborating with each of you. Thank you so much. Have a great evening.

Thank you. Next, is there any other individual that would like to uh

we have Smith Okay. My subject matter is keeping citizens safe from a potential terrorist attack. The gas tank form on the south of the city makes us prime target for a terrorist attack, especially with war upon us. My question to the board is, is there a plan in place to protect the citizens of Rialto in the event of a terrorist attack? Do I have a answer for that?

I believe that uh the fire chief and I have discussed, you know, the probabilities of what could happen if there is a terrorist attack, especially in the south end with the railroad track in that area. So, I think we're we're looking at possibility of developing some kind of plan also with our police department too as well. Okay. Very good. Nice to hear that. Thank you. Is there any other individuals under oral communications? Mayor and Mayor Prom and Council everyone else is to speak on the tabs that we have.

Okay. Seeing that there's no other member that would like to come and address under oral communications this time, we'll take up the consent item. Any consent item may be removed at any time by any member of the council or member from the public. Is there any items that uh any members from the public uh wishes to take out to address? Seeing none, are there any member any members from the council that would like to take any items from the consent item? And if not, do I hear a motion to approve? Some move.

Motion's been made by Carla Perez to approve the uh consent item. Seconded by Edward Mononttoya. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition? Motion carries. Thank you. We'll move on to the items under our tab. So, we'll move on to tap one.

Thank you, Mayor. All right, there we go. The item before you this evening is the city's housing element update. This item was continued from the February 24th council meeting. So, just briefly, the housing element is a statemandated part of the general plan. It lays out how the city plans to address local housing needs. The housing element is required to be reviewed and certified by the state of California. Up to this point, we have a few key elements or key timelines um since 2021 since the process started. Um this is for the sixth cycle and um it ends in 2029 just under three years from now and uh you can see the started back in October of 2021. Most recently we had planning commission in January of this year and then uh city council at the prior meeting on February 24th. So the housing element um contains the city's reena allocation or the regional housing needs assessment allocation. Um this current cycle uh our allocation is 8,272 units citywide and those are broken up into uh four different income categories as shown on the slide. So you see very low, low, moderate and above moderate. Um on the far right column of the chart you see the required number of units the city is uh the city has to plan for in each of those categories.

Uh the total um site inventory in the housing element is approximately 315 parcels and we do have a total number of units planned um at 15,263 and we'll get into why that number is what it is um as we continue through the presentation. So, in order to plan um adequately throughout the city for the 8,272 units um that we need to accommodate, um we broke up the city into opportunity areas. And these areas are how we looked at different parts of the city. The following slides will show a map of each opportunity area and the parcels which are currently included. Um staff did hear the con the concerns and comments at the February 24th council meeting and we have made some adjustments to the properties that are included. So what you see in the agenda packet was carried over from the February 24th meeting. What you will see proposed in the slides tonight um the maps are somewhat different because they do um they do reflect removal of some parcels. So, the six opportunity areas that we looked at, um it says seven on the slide. There's six opportunity areas and then the seventh is the total uh housing opportunity overlay, which we'll get into as well. Um but we looked at Foothill Boulevard, North Riverside Avenue, the gateway specific plan area, which is down near San Bernardino and Riverside Avenues, Rialto Central area specific plan, which is roughly where we are right now. Um and the baseline areas So the first map shows um Foothill Boulevard. Parcels in the Foothill Boulevard opportunity area are shown in blue. The

approximate number of units accounted for in the city's required housing allocation is 4,437 units spread out over these um blue parcels shown on the map here. For the next opportunity area, we have the uh North Riverside. These opportun or these parcels are shown in the pink and the total number of units planned and accounted for on these parcels are approximately 673. Parcels included in the gateway opportunity area are shown in the purple. It's those two rectangular boxes. These parcels are located just south of San Bernardino Avenue and just east of Riverside Avenue. They are adjacent to our border with Coloulton, which is what you see in the um the white area. There are approximately 558 units accounted for in these parcels. Parcels in the central area are shown in the bluish gray color. Um there are approximately 350 units accounted for in this area and this is primarily the area that uh we're in now in the downtown. And then the baseline properties. So um you'll see these properties shown in brown. Um these include some uh shopping centers. This map will look different than the one that you see in your agenda packet. Um all of these parcels um reflected in the brown, the light brown, and the uh darker brown, they're approximately 1,156 units that are accounted for um on these properties that are shown here.

And then lastly, what would be considered the seventh area, but it is um spread out citywide u would be the housing opportunity overlay. And um this shows a number of parcels um in various areas throughout the city. Um there are approximately um 153 units planned for um spread out amongst the parcels that are included in the housing opportunity overlay. Um, for each of the sites in each of these mapped areas that you just saw, the minimum density for developing any housing units would be approximately 20 units per acre. And so that brings us into um or back to the discussion on the surplus units which we did hear a lot about um the large buffer of sites that are included in this housing element update. Um the state suggests a buffer of between 15 and 30% for the very low low and moderate income level units as proposed. The surplus that we're showing um with the the adjustment we made in some of the parcels that were included is approximately 6,991. That's down um from 7,925 which is what we saw as the number in um at the February 24th council meeting. The overall buffer is approximately 84% and as you can see shown in the chart um the majority of the buffer is in the um above moderate income category of of housing. And so let's talk about um why the buffer. So one of the primary reasons for the buffer is to ensure that there

is no net loss of planned units. um as properties develop. And so this SB330 or the no net loss um legislation requires cities to replace units elsewhere in the city um if development occurs which um would either reduce or remove um units from a particular site. And this essentially prevents local jurisdictions from um reducing their capacity below what the arena number the established arena number is for a certain cycle. An example of SB330, like I briefly referenced, um would would kick in if a site was developed with less density or fewer units than what was planned or if there was a zone change that reduced or eliminated residential units on a property. Um, the good news with this is if the city has other properties or areas within the city that can absorb residential capacity and our buffer is large enough that it allows um we can move capacity from um one parcel to allow a development to occur onto another parcel that can then absorb some of those units. So, um SB330 can in some regard be used as a tool um to help facilitate development throughout the city without losing residential capacity. To recap on the buffer, the 6,991 units do allow the city an opportunity to accommodate the needs of both commercial and residential developers without compromising the city's housing requirements. So, here's a look at some uh previous

steps and next steps. If the proposed housing element is approved tonight as presented, staff would make the edits to all the documents to ensure consistency with council's direction. The housing element would then be submitted to the state department of housing and community development for review and ultimately certification. The state is allowed up to about 60 days for this process. Um, if the state certifies a housing element, then staff will begin the implementation process. So, council has a number of um options on uh what they may choose to do this evening. Um, you have the option of adopting the housing element um as presented this evening with the updated maps. you have the option of um adopting the housing element um without any changes as it was presented at the prior council meeting. Um you do have the option as always to continue this item to a future meeting date and as always you do have the option to um deny the proposed uh the proposal for you this evening. Having been through those options, staff's recommendation is that uh council would approve the items as presented this evening and direct staff to make the updates and submit the housing element to HCD for review and certification. This does conclude my presentation. Um I'm available as well as planning staff to answer any questions that you may have.

Thank you. This is a a public hearing. So at this point, is there anyone from the public that wishes to address this item?

Could you please call one at a time?

Sure. First, we have a Gerard. I'm sorry, Jared. Uh hello honorable mayor uh mayor prom and members of the council city staff. Um I'm Jared Sopco. My family are the owners, the operators and the original developers of the uh North Rialto Shopping Center on Baseline Road where Stater Brothers Anchored Center. Um, two weeks ago I spoke here to show our support for housing in Rialto, but also to express our concerns with the housing element and HOD resone maps. And I'm glad to be here today to support the housing element with the staff recommended revisions to the reszone site maps. These changes give commercial grocery operators like us the ability to serve the Rialto community as we're best suited, and that's by providing a thriving grocery anchored center. I'd like to thank the council for your deep concern and attention to the issues that we've raised as grocery operators and also your commitment to both healthy housing and commercial development which led to the current recommended maps. I'd like to thank the planning staff who have worked diligently with the council and community stakeholders and also for your work that you'll do to support the continued operation of the inventory sites. Thank you all and please support the housing element. It's supporting resolutions and the staff recommendations to the site maps.

Thank you. Next speaker we have Anna.

Good evening Mayor, councilman and the city staff. I am the owner of America's Best Value in 425 West Futil Boulevard. you know, well, of course, my property has been taken for this housing development, but uh the most important thing since we got this letter, the family having a nightmare on that because see the when you buy a hotel motel, the value is for that hotel motel, not for the land. So once if it's in the housing thing, if I want to sell it, I'll be losing lot of money too. So it's my humble request Please, please help us out because I'm here for 26 years. It's been long hard work for the whole family and you can if you can see my property from inside and outside. It's a good property in the whole foothill area. You can any of you guys can visit us and we'll we'll show it to you guys. So, it's my humble request. Please help us out on this. Okay. Thank you. Next we have Claudia. My name is Claudia. Good evening. My name is So this evening we come to you with recommendation to approve the housing element

for the necessity of our community. Remember that some time ago an incident happened in the city of Rialto where it was difficult to rehome 16 families. where we as parents wish for our kids to have their proper homes. With little units on the market and excessive pricing, it is out of reach. So please take into consideration that the city of Rialto needs more housing units

and quality housing units. So we were looking at apartments with the people who were affected from the prior incident that did not meet standards. Damaged apartments, faulty plumbing,

mattresses with bad orders. Our city needs homes that are livable for our community. We saw a unit that was $3,200 for it is out of reach for most families. We ask that you take this seriously and approve this. Thank you.

Next speaker, we have Anna Gonzalez. All right. Good evening, Mayor Baka, council, uh, staff, and community members. My name is Anna Gonzalez and I am a Rialta resident, not an outsider. And I'm the executive director of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice. First, I'd like to congratulate our amazing fire department for their amazing work and their well-deserved honor. Congratulations. I stand before you today again to advocate for the approval of the Rialto Six Cycle housing element. This is not just a procedural step, as I mentioned before. This is a commitment to the community you are here to represent and ensure that there's um opportunities for housing, not just for our wealthier folks, but for the folks that don't meet those um don't meet the criteria to buy their first home. I want to take this opportunity to emphasize the collaboration of the staff of the residents, the commercial landlords that are here today and the ones I've had a pleasure of talking to on the phone. Um, and just addressing the pressing issues that we face in the city of Rialto, which is affordable housing. Again, I want to reiterate the pending inclusionary housing ordinance um that needs to be a priority moving forward. This ordinance will ensure that a percentage of new developments are set aside for affordable housing and create a fund to support development of housing. I want to emphasize the need to adopt a substantially compliant housing element and we hope HCD approves it as well and we acknowledge the efforts of everyone to get the city to this goal. I also want to clarify that there are documents and conversations where resident where the residents of Rialto

including myself were never okay with the commercial sites proposed especially the active shopping centers. Just want I just want that to be on the record. I welcome continuous collaboration with the commercial landlords and city staff to get to a win-win for everyone. I also want to remind folks that as a Rialto resident, it is my right and duty to connect with any of my representatives here to express concerns or have conversations that impact my family and the residents of this city. This element is long overdue. It was supposed to pass in 2021 and we're in 2026. So, please vote yes tonight and do the right thing for the residents of Rialto and think about the fire victims who struggled so much to get a new apartment in this city but when there was no opportunities for them anymore. So, thank you for your time and thank you for listening.

Okay, thank you. Next, we have Elizabeth Elizabeth.

Good afternoon. My name is Elizabeth and we are here to support our voice our support for the approval of this item. It is very difficult for families on our salaries to be able to find places to live. We were affected by the fires and we found it difficult to find a suitable replacement for our apartment. Many young people cannot leave their homes with their families and their parents because it is too difficult for them to get places to rent or let alone buy. So please take into consideration that salaries are low in comparison with the rent prices. Incendio. Um, GoFundMe. So, as a reminder, we'd like to point out that the GoFundMe that was started because of the incident that happened to us and we've not received any funds from, we wish to know the status of that

GoFundMe. Gracias. God bless you. Thank you.

Hley, good evening. Thank you for having the space for community to be able to speak. This is actually my first um city council meeting here in Rialto. I'm a resident here. Um my family has been in this community for over 15 years. Um I am a small business owner. I'm a and a land stewart farmer. I am here in support of the housing element. Um a community that supports the whole family from being a safe, healthy place to live. um that it makes it accessible for community is a good community to be in and I have really enjoyed um being a resident here in Rialto. Um being that it has been a you know very holistic experience um and I am want to make sure that community members who celebrate and um and want to be here can be here um and making sure that housing is accessible for all. I trust that the city of Rialto will help to elevate um the need for affordable housing in our community so our community members can be here and have housing as one of the you know big foundations for being able to um to be and enjoy this community. Thank you.

Thank you. Next,

Carsonos. Good evening, members. We are from the same place as Anna um Community Center of Justice and Environment. Um today um I'm here because it is truly heartbreaking to see how many families who cannot afford their own homes because of the salary they get. Many are living on a very small spaces without the freedom of um or stability that comes with the ownership. Low salaries and strict qualifications often make you know make it difficult to qualify hardworking people to achieve this dream. My passion is to help change that. So I would love for you guys and um to to support this um top one and um I would like I would love to help more families to find the opportunity of their future home. Thank you.

Thank you.

Walking leo Good evening, mayor, city council, community staff. My name is Hain Cast. I am um here representing the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice um and solidarity with Rialto community members and our members across all across Rialto. Um, and I'm here today to ask the city council to approve this housing element and make sure that we bring more affordable housing and housing in general to the city of Rialto. Um, a lot of times when we talk about progress, we think about businesses and warehouses even. Um, but building more housing is also a sign of progress and this city needs to continue to move forward. Um, so I urge the city council to approve this housing element and make sure that we have a sustainable um, housing uh, housing market in Rialto and make sure that folks are able to afford it and that it is available. Thank you.

Thank you. Next, um, I can pronounce the last name, not the first name because I can understand it writing. Res. Did someone fill this one out here? I don't I don't I don't know what Okay, hello. Good evening. My name is Gonzalez. We are here asking for your approval of the housing element.

So we are here because we cannot afford the housing. Um it's too expensive for a two-bedroom, one bath for our salaries. So for $2,500 of rent and a $2,000 deposit, Practically to have a home, we need to make more than $5,000. We ask that you please approve this.

Gracias. Thank you.

Are there any others? Uh that concludes. Is there any other individual uh that may not have signed a form that would like to address the council on under public hearing on on the affordable housing? Seeing none, do I hear a motion to close the public hearing? Motion's been made by Carla Perez. Uh, do I hear a second? Seconded by Mayor Pro Tim Edcott. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. So, at this point, we'll open it up to council members at this point or make a motion.

Mayor Pearl Tam Scott, I have a couple questions. Yes, Miss Taylor. Um, when I go to the area called opportunity area, North Riverside Avenue, and I look at site 116, which is on the southwest corner of Riverside Avenue and Easton, that currently is a Jack in a Box, but it has been now marked for housing. So what triggers Jack in a box to cease operations and build housing?

So they would have to cease operation and be nonoperational with any type of fast food like it's existing there, restaurant use that's existing there for a period of more than one year. So, right now, the non-conforming use section of the code allows for a one-year um maximum timeline for a use to cease operation. So, the property owner would have to open up a similar business back in there within one year, correct? Or it would cease operations. Correct.

What is the normal entitlement period to let's say somebody wanted to take the building down and go through the entitlement process? What is the time period to go through the entitlement process? So for that that type of site that would be considered an infill. Um I would say ballpark six months and Daniel can jump in if if he thinks it'd be longer. But I think for something like that when we are looking at a SQA exemption or a NEG deck without a lot of mitigation probably 6 months and that would be the same for the 7-Eleven store across the street.

Um yes. Yeah. Non- gas station 7-Eleven. Yes. Yeah. Um, additionally, if I go to the baseline area, uh, the ones in Brown, they're numbered 200 series. Uh, there's a shopping center on the northwest corner. Mhm. That entire shopping center has been earmarked for residential with the exception of one, two, three, looks like four parcels out in the front.

So why is the whole sharpen shopping center earmarked for residential and those four been taken out? So, we looked for parcels in the commercial areas that we could remove with um I want to say a minimal impact um to our to the way the al the sites have been allocated right now. um that site has a fairly substantial allocation of sites if it were to be reused. And if we pulled that entire site out, it would have triggered um a recalculation and re dispersion of the sites um throughout the uh throughout the housing element. And that would be the same for all the businesses along baseline east of Riverside Avenue on the south side of the street.

That would be the case for most all of the properties that weren't pulled out. When we looked at this two weeks ago, there were properties that were in there as a result of a lawsuit and properties as a result of the housing element. some of those. How did those properties all get on this list to begin with? Who decided what properties went on this list? So, it's my understanding for the lawsuit properties, those were proposed differently than the non-lawsuit properties. So, how were the lawsuit properties proposed?

I believe they were proposed by the uh people who brought forth the lawsuit. So that would be CC AEJ correct? Okay. And how did the others get proposed? The other ones were proposed in uh conjunction primarily through the consultant and then um looked at by staff.

Okay. What is the definition of affordable housing? So, affordable housing, um, the best way I can explain it is by pulling that chart back up, if you would allow me to do that. Sure. Okay. So affordable housing, if you can see up on the chart that's on the screen, um is broken down into categories. And those categories of affordability are based on um the percentage of area median income. And what you see on here is reflective of a is reflective of the range and then it's further broken down as you get more into the weeds on like number of persons per household and things like that. But this is a general breakdown of what a maximum income would be or what a range of income would be for each income level. So, a person or a family of four in this case or a family of whatever size depending on where you are within the range would have to not exceed the maximum in order to qualify for a unit in that category.

And in the housing units, there's 2,218 units earmarked very low income. Yes. Low income, 126. Moderate income which is 89,000 to 124,000 a year. It's pretty good income. 1371 and above that is 3,477 units above 124,700 a year. Correct. Which is uh not quite half of the total units required.

Yes. doesn't seem like it's a very good plan to accommodate uh affordable housing, does it? Um it is interesting how the allocation works and uh the one thing I will say about the allocation is staff does not develop this. This comes from SCAG but this is what we implement and and I understand that which it comes from SCAG and and the state of California. Correct. Yes.

And that's been my objection to this housing thing. But if you look at those two last two categories, it's over 4,000 units. U which is more than half of the amount of units required. Yet we're selling this as affordable housing stock, which it is not. So, the properties taken out were there were some properties taken out as a result of this lawsuit and last council meeting. Correct. Correct.

Were any of those commercial properties? They were all commercial properties. All commercial properties. And um have all the parties agreed to those be being taken out? Yes, sir.

Okay. Then I have a question for Mr. Bale. M Mr. Veil, during a council meeting, is it appropriate for a member of the audience to be texting two or three council members while an item is on the agenda during a public hearing in support of that item? There's no legal on me. We would ask members of the public not to text council members during the council meeting so that they can freely deliberate on the information that they're hearing in the presentation and in the room and testimony from participants in the audience. Not really appropriate though, is it?

As I said, there's no law against it, but we would ask per perhaps the city council should entertain an ordinance prohibiting cell phones on the dascese during city council meetings. That is certain with certainly within the council's purview.

Okay. And my my last comment is this. Um I think it's important for this community to know some things and one of those things is the lawsuits that CEC AEJ has brought about in this region over the last few years. There are 19 of them. Three of them against the county of Riverside. Two of them against the city of Paris. Three of them against the city of Marino Valley. One against Calville. Two against the city of Riverside. Four against the city of Fontana. One against the city of Ontario. One against the county of San Bernardino. one against the city of Rialto and one against the March Joint Powers Authority. All of these have been completed or dismissed, I think, except for one of them. I find it disturbing that an organization goes around suing cities so they can get money out of them during in settlements, which is what happened in this city. And um I'm clearly opposed to that.

I'm speaking now. That is very factual. That's all I have. Thank you. Are there any other comments from members of the council? Uh Edwin Monoya. Councilman,

I just wanted to make a couple of comments. Uh they're not directed towards you, Christina. Um, couple of the comments that I that I had prepared. Mayor Prom has uh has addressed them. Um, I want to go over maybe economics, math really quick. Uh, I'm sure we all know economics and math, uh, at least basics. But in this time building is expensive and so expecting buildings to be built and wanting some affordability out of them. It's I I think that's kind of difficult and not even a reachable goal. um if if my mortgage is $3,000, I'm not going to rent you my home for 1,200. Um and I think that's where we're running into an issue with wanting cities and communities to build new buildings and you wanting uh some affordability. I'm all about affordability. I'm unemployed. I don't have a job. So, I do coupon. I do go to clearance sales. I don't have much money. So, I'm all about affordability. However, expectations are really high. And having a roof over your head should be something that you just strive to get. If my family is homeless, I want a roof over their head. Um,

and I don't think I need to go any further into that. Um, now I kind of want to touch on the the texting during council meetings. Um, I won't say who it was. I I don't want to put anybody out like that, but I think it it may be inappropriate. Um, and I think I think we may run into an issue up here if we begin to answer those texts. Um, it may not be an issue or unlawful from out there to us, but I think we may run into a legal issue by us responding. Um, can I get an answer on that, Mr. Bale? Council member, you raised a very good point. While it might not be illegal for members to text council members, council members do have an obligation to be present at the council chambers and be focused on the action that's happening here, the testimony, the presentations, the comments from the public and not be preoccupied on their phone. Um there is an ethical issue with with regard to that.

Thank you. Um yeah, I I just I want us all to remain within the law so we're not getting in trouble and I I would hope that everyone out there would want to help us to remain lawful and not want us to get in trouble. So, you know, please help us out in that respect. Other than that, I have nothing else. Thank you. Let me u first of all uh I'd like to address the the last issue first and then I'll get into the affordable housing. Uh each member has a discretion whether to pick up that phone or respond. Each member in the audience it's their constitutional right if they want to text anyone that's up to them. Uh we hope that they use better discretion in terms of doing it. But as far as the members, council members, it's your discretion uh whether you want to pick up that phone, respond to that message, or wait until afterwards. Uh we would be violating if we set a policy telling people that they can't text you. We'd be in violation of the Constitution of the United States under the First Amendment. So, I would just caution each member to say, "Hey, it's your discretion." Uh, if somebody texts you, you don't have to respond. You don't have to pick it up. That's up to us, but we shouldn't be telling the public not to. Uh, that's that's up to them. We don't want to violate either our constitutional rights to as well under the First Amendment. And that's what you know we have to bear that in mind uh for those like you and I that served in the military ever you

know so I just wanted to address that particular issue and I I hope we don't come up with any kind of policy. It's just our discretion and it should be our discretion and that's it. Now, as far as affordable housing, I think that we have a responsibility first of all to provide affordable housing for all segment of our community. Uh we can argue with the numbers uh and and debate him in terms of how much is available for moderate versus non-modderate versus low-inccome versus very low. Uh and we have to comply with the law. The law is the law. SB 330 states that we have to implement affordable housing. If we don't implement affordable housing, the city of Rialto could conceivably be fined for $1,000 a month. Can you imagine that $100,000 a month that the city of Rialto is paying out that can be utilized for improvements of the city for hiring additional police officers, firefighters, additional staff, investment in our community because it's our responsibilities as members of this city council to improve the and to take it to the next generation, not just to the generation that we're in. I, you know, I'm out in the community a lot and I'm approached a lot by many individuals. They can't afford, you know, the rents that have been going up and they're looking for affordable housing. We have a responsibility to do that. We shouldn't be forced, but

we also have to comply with the law. And the law is the law. I don't want to break the law. We're all abiding citizens. And we should be abiding citizens in the decision that we have to make right now and approve hopefully get a recommendation here to approve option one and option two. And then if we have to look at the possibility of the other properties that were discussed, maybe we can grandfather them in at a later date. So this way we don't have to wait a year or two, you know, for that business to decide whether they're going to be in existence or not. That that can be done by us as well. And that would be a win-win situation for the Jack in the Box. I'll just use that because that's a name that came up or any other business to as well if they're grandfathered in and allow them to continue with their business without them having to uh close shop. So with that, is there any other discussion? If not, do I hear a motion? The option one and option two are the the ones that the staff has recommended. First we have to take option one and then take option two. No.

Um no I think the last page in the slide gives the um staff's recommendation which would be to approve as presented. Next slide guys. Yeah. So that would be um staff's recommendation um which um as presented by staff this evening and then uh staff will make the appropriate changes.

Okay. So I just want to make sure that we've read all the right uh numbers that have to be with the approval of it. Do I hear a motion by any member of the council? If if not, I'd like to make a motion that we approve the recommendations of staff. And if staff can read those ordinance for me, then we'll include those on there. That's why you have to read them. I have to look for where they're at.

Uh, is it the question staff council? Can I ask a question? Are these the same ones that is in the staff report? That's what I was wondering. See, they might be different. We have this, but yeah. So those resolution numbers. No, but are those those? Yeah. Right. The the resolution numbers have not changed. So they would be the same. What's that is in the staff report.

Yeah. What's important is that we get direction on as presented this evening. Um so that we're clear to make the changes. Then I make a motion that uh we uh approve as presented by staff uh the following resolutions number 8473 and the environmental assessment number 25-000020 and resolution 8474 approving the general plan amendment number 250001 and then approving the zone code amendments 250002 and then approving ordinance number 1710 with specific plans amendment number 25001 and then uh ordinance number 1711 approving the specific amendment number 250002.

That is correct. Second it. Motion's been made. Seconded by Carla Perez. Any discussion? Roll call. Yes. Before I do the roll call, I just want to make sure that what they are proven these resolution and this need to these amendments that you are approving. Am I correct? These recommendations that is in this staff report that you had on your uh slide. Correct? The the motion was to approve all of the items that were just read by the mayor as presented by staff tonight, which would accomplish all of the changes that staff had intended. Yes.

Okay. A motion's been made by the mayor, Joe Baka, seconded by Carla Perez. Any discussion that and under that mayor pro Tim at Scott called for a roll call, so we'll call for roll call. Mayor Baka I. Council member Perez I. Council member Matoya I. Mayor Poten Scott

in support of very low income and lowincome housing and not the taking of any commercial properties. I vote I. I vote. Okay. Motion passes. Okay. We'll move on to tap two. Good evening, mayor, mayor, and members of the city council. This evening, I would request that the city council conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed annexation of territory into Rialto landscape and lighting district number two. The city conditions development projects to construct parkway and or median landscaping and install city street lights. Annexation into LLMD2 is a condition of the city's acceptance of any publicly maintained landscape or street lighting.

You want to move it? On the slides before you, the first slide shows previously annexed areas that are located north of Foothill Boulevard. This section shows south of Foothill Boulevard and above the two the 10 freeway. This also shows our PPD for this evening. PPD 2024 00001.

This development consists of one parcel proposed for commercial development on 71 acres of land located south of Foothill Boulevard and east of Sycamore Avenue. This is a protest ballot proceeding for the proposed levy of new assessments as described in the engineers report included as attachment one. On February 10th, 2026, the city council adopted resolution 8461 setting a public hearing to consider the annexation into the Rialto landscape and lighting district number two for this evening, March 10th, 2026. Subsequently, the city mailed the public notice an official ballot to the property owner on record. At this time, I would request that the city council conduct the public hearing and take public testimony regarding the proposed annexation and tabulate the ballot received. Adopt resolution 8483 declaring the results of the property owner protest ballot proceedings and adopt resolution 8484 confirming the engineers report regarding the annexation of properties into Rialto landscape and lighting district number two the levy of annual assessments and order the levy and collection of assessments. This concludes my report and representatives from web municipal finance and I are available to answer any questions. This is a public hearing. So, are there any members from the public that would like to address us? Are there anyone?

There are no members from the public. Motion's been made by Carla Perez. Seconded by It was a draw. I have Andy Kettis. Okay. All right. They they both drew their fingers. Okay. Motion been made by Carla Perez, seconded by Andy Gosetus to close the public hearing. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition hearing? None. At this time, we'll open it up to members of the council. Are there any? City clerk has to read. Yeah, I have a ballot.

You have a ballot. I have one ballot. have one ballot for uh LMD 2 PPD 2024-00001. And I have a support letter that indicate that they will support uh PPD 20 24-001.

Thank you. Okay. Approval. Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tim Scott. Second Carla Perez. Resolution 8483 and 8484.

Thank you. Uh any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I motion carries. Before we call on tab three, I'd like to just introduce I should have introduced them earlier because when we have an elected official that comes from uh to visit our city or lives in their city, we we should recognize those individuals. I'd like to uh uh recognize Jose Velasquez from Sanino Water Board uh that's present in the audience. Thank you. With that, then we'll move on to tab three. Good evening, mayor, mayor prom, members of city council, uh Yasmani, public works director, and I'm here to present on the item for uh the ongoing project for the Pacific Electric Trail project and as part of the uh this project's environmental clearance process, CALR has issued additional comments through its cultural studies office requiring further cultural resources documentation to satisfy requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA. NEPA is a federal law that requires public agencies to evaluate potential environmental and cultural impacts of projects that involve federal funding or approvals before they can proceed. Compliance with this requirement with NEPA is required in order for CALR to approve the project and allow it to advance to the next phase. So these additional requirements were not identified at the time that the city entered into the original agreement with Alto Planning and Design and now require supplemental cultural resource studies. The additional work will include

addressing comments on the archaeological survey report, historic architectural evaluation report, historical historic property survey report and area potential uh effects as well as preparing updated cultural resource documentation and evaluating potential eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. To complete this effort, staff is requesting city council approval to amend the fiscal year budget to appropriate $63,776 and to authorize a fifth amendment to the agreement with auto planning and design in the amount of $57,978 along with a 10% contingency for unforeseen expenses. Completing this work will satisfy CALR's cultural studies review requirements and allow the projects to continue advancing through the NEPA process so it can move forward to the next phase of development. So staff therefore recommends that the city council adopts the resolution approve the contract amendment and authorize the city manager or their designate to execute all related documents. That concludes my presentation and we also have a representative from Alta Design uh present to answer any questions.

And we also have a speaker that would like to speak on this item as well. Okay. At this point, we'll allow the the speaker. Uh can you name Yes. John Lenor.

Good evening, Mr. Mayor. uh city council and staff. Um I am in favor of this proposal. Uh the Pacific Electric Trail that goes through our community from Cactus going west uh to the city of Fontana is a beautiful facility maintained well by the city landscaping doggy bags dispensers and with full of doggy bags. And so the continuing process from Cactus towards west towards excuse me east towards Pepper uh for this trail uh is very beneficial for the city. It's a great uh it'll be a great uh trail for walking and for bicycles. And uh I think that we should move forward on this and and we've been waiting for well over two years now that this uh the railroad tracks are still there. And I know we've had an issue with the the railroad companies trying to get permits to to uh get our our trail continued. And I was talking to uh Mayor Pro Tim Ed Scott. I sent him a picture last year. I was up in uh above Sacramento last year on a on a Pacific I mean on a bicycle trail and they had a stand about the big as this unit right here this and it was electronically operated and it was right on the bicycle trail on one side it would show each and every bicycle that went through it took a count it also how it knows I don't know uh would check a pedestrian and give a count by the hour, by the day, by the week, by the month, and by the year. So, you had them all

lined up electronically so you could see how many people were utilizing the trail. And it was very, very beneficial. A lot of people wondered, gee, is it worthwhile to put this in? But I think when you see something like that, you'll realize that it's would be a good good addition for the trail. And I'd suggest we put it over by where the Pacific Electric Station is currently, the old original one at Riverside Avenue, uh, First Street I believe. And so that would be a good spot for it. And, uh, I think we ought to move forward on this project just as quickly as possible. Thank you. Thank you very much. Any other comments?

Mayor Proam Scott. Yeah, I just wanted to ask a couple questions. H how how did we miss the cultural study? Because that's a given that you have to do that and I realize you weren't here so you may not know the answer to that. Uh my understanding is that the cultural study was initiated by us and it was inside the trail but uh in October of last year CALR uh basically required additional studies outside the boundaries of the trail. So that's what this outside of what we already had in it. Yes.

Okay. And I I'm curious to know why we have a 10% contingency. Do you not have a bid on this?

We do. We do. And the the uh proposal uh we have the proposal. However, because of the back and forth that we've had with CALR, uh we are asking for that in case they have additional comments that goes above and beyond uh the the scope of work that as was uh as we've developed for unforeseen uh additions. Well, I I would make a motion of approval of resolution 84.85 excluding the 10% contingency and give that authority to the city manager in the event that it is needed, but it needs to be reviewed by her office.

Okay, a motion's been made and second it. And the motion is that we take the 10% and allow the city manager uh at their discretion to make the right kind of decision. Uh with that, any other discussion? All those in favor for the the amendment signify by saying I.

I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. Thank you. We'll move on to tap four. Uh this item before you is for approving a mutual aid uh agreement with the Sanern San Frernardino County Public Works uh for repair, maintenance, and emergency work on a case-byase project by project basis. It's also for approving a mutual aid agreement with the flood control district of the county. uh each would be on a uh project by project basis not to exceed $60,000 uh for a total of not to exceed $100,000 uh per year. Uh as a background, this project uh or this types of agreements are common between cities and and counties. The last one was uh done uh between the city and the county and uh in 2021 and it expires at the end of June 30th, 2026 at the end of this fiscal year. The new uh contract basically proposes to extend that for another five years extending at the end of the uh June uh 2031. So with that be happy to answer any questions.

Thank you. Are there any members uh in the public that want to address this? If not, uh members from the council. Move for approval. Second. Motion's been made by uh council member Andy Karaceta. Seconded by Mayor Prom at Scott. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition? Hearing none. Motion carries. And that concludes all of the items on the agenda. So, we'll move on to uh reports. I'll start with council member Carla Perez. Nothing to report, mayor. Thank you. Thank you. Uh next, I'll move on to council member Andy Garcetes.

Nothing to report. Thank you. Uh next, I'll move on to Mayor Prom Ed Scott. Mr. Mayor, thank you. Um a number of us had the opportunity to to attend the urban water conference out in uh Indian Wells on the 25th through the 27th. Um it was it's always informative. There was a u study that was done by uh Riverside uh

professor at Riverside University. Uh I've asked u mi uh Mr. Dupia to get us a copy of that report and and send it out to the rest of the council. But it was very informative. Enjoyed it. Um actually this year I got to participate in one of the presentations. Um it was a lot of fun to say the least. You missed it. That's probably why I left.

That could be. That could be. Also, um I am uh privileged and honored to uh uh tell our community and our city that uh we are u be have been selected as a recipient of the 2026 MAD walking to make a difference award

uh that will be bestowed upon us in November of this year. But it's uh due to our Madwalk that we have every year. We've raised u I believe more than $250,000 over the last 10 years, which is uh for a great cause, which is to reduce help reduce uh drunk and impaired driving uh not only in our community, but all communities. And this year has been an exceptionally bad year with uh DUI arrests and also D DUI crashes and deaths. So, it's something we need to keep uh in the forefront and keep keep walking. Thank you.

Before I call on Edward Montoya, I just like to u thank uh Mayor Pro Tim Scott uh in reference to taking the leadership with MAD and having the events year after year and the amount of monies that have been raised. So, uh we thank you very much for your leadership there. Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on uh Council Member Edward Montoya. Thank you, Mayor.

I had the honor and privilege to participate in the collaborative training between Rialto PD and Rialto Fire um over the past week and and also other surrounding agencies with their active shooter training uh that was hosted at Sunrise Church. It was it was really awesome to see them at work. It was really cool to see all the training that they have put into becoming such an excellent or such excellent agencies. Uh I want to say thank you to Sunrise Church for always being there for the community and our agencies and partners. I also attended the Rialto girls softball opening ceremonies as well as Rialto Pony opening ceremonies. Rialto girls softball, they have taken in over 600 girls this year and I want to commend them on that. I think that is really awesome for taking in uh taking in so many to to make sure that they have somewhere to participate and be involved in the community. I attended the River's Edge Gala, River's Edge Ranch Gala where I was introduced as one of the many faces of uh partners that are collaborating on Carl's House. Carl's House is a veterans recovery home. It'll be in the city of San Bernardino and I I just it was really awesome experience. I attend River's Edge Ranch Gala every year uh for the past few years and this year was extra special being introduced as one of those faces uh as a collaborative partner. So that was uh that was a

really cool experience as well. Lastly, I want to remind Rialto PD and Rialto Fire of the Travis House uh training event this Thursday at Sunrise Church. I just want to remind you guys that resources are available and that is all I have. Thank you.

Thank you. Uh next I'll give my report. Uh, I'd like to also uh report that uh I attended the uh the Rialto Softball Association opening ceremonies along with members of the council that were in attendance and I'd like to mention their name. Andy Caracetis was present at uh that event along with Carla Perez also in attendance uh as well as Edward Mononttoya. So the four of us were there and it was held at Frisbee Park. There's uh 650 girls actually that are participating in the ASA. ASA is association of softball. Uh that's that's what it stands for. And these these girls come from all over the place and play here because this is the only facility that's really available for girls to participate in ASA and competition where they can go uh throughout the state of California. I know because I participated in ASA and I went to nine ASA world champions, you know, tournaments, fast pitch, not that slow pitch, you know, that I call that the other for the guys that can look up and hit that little ball that's just floating little, but where I played it was 80 to 110 miles an hour. But, uh, I attended that as well as other members of the the council. I attended also Senator Eloise Reyes swerinian ceremony uh that was held at uh Sanino Valley College on Saturday. Also, I was very lucky to attend the as an invite from the Teamsters local 63 uh youth boxing. Uh for those of you that haven't seen any real boxing, if you get a chance to look at these amateurs that were qualifying uh to advance and it was actually a packed house uh that was done at the local 63 boxing and these guys were really hitting fast all the way

from a light weight to heavyweight and girls also boxing too as well. So it was quite interesting to to see them box and uh participate. Last but not least, I also uh no two two not least, but I also went to Barstow Community College Foundation. Uh they had an awards uh ceremony. Uh they gave out an exceptional alumni award uh to an individual that graduated from uh uh Barcel Community College and it just happened to be me. So I got the award uh on that night. So, uh, and last but not least, uh, Edward Montoya and I attended the Rialto Pony League baseball opening ceremonies that was held back here. So, we were the two members uh, that were out there in the community attending some of our events. Uh, I had heard one other member of the council was planning on attending but got sick so wasn't able to make it. I won't mention uh, who got sick, but uh, with that that concludes my report. So, now we'll move on to reports by members of the uh staff. And I'll start with uh Barbara McGee, our city clerk.

Oh, I just want to thank Mayor Pro Tim. I know he was being modest when he read the letter that we are getting the award, but he's been championing a mad for 10 years and we're coming up in October would be 10 years.

Well, yes, with your guidance. So, sure. That's one of the programs that I enjoy doing because it saved lives and he was modest when he said that we've raised that much but we have raised more money in the indel empire than any city that is doing match. So I just want to say and we want to continue for our 10 years to even be more successful and to save lives. I just want to uh add that we have passport date coming up um the 21st of next month. No, this month, next Saturday, next Saturday will be passport from 10 to two, I think. 10 to two or 10 to 3. 10 to three. 10 to three. But we do passports every day.

10 to two. No, 10 to three. But we do passports every day. And so that's just a Saturday that we are hosting for the families that cannot make it through the week. And we will be here on a Saturday to do that. That's it. That concludes your report. Thank you. Uh, next I'd like to call on our city treasurer, Edward Cario. Thank you, Mayor. Would you like, you know, the Masons is having an event coming up, aren't they? We had city meeting on Thursday, but uh the uh Oh, for this weekend for the uh youth program, the invitation we sent you, right? You want to announce what it is?

Well, I I don't have all the details on that. That's a a program that's handled by some of the members specifically that that deal with the youth programs. That's uh Victor Keys, I believe, in uh Worship for Harlem. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Uh next, I'd like to call on our city manager, Tanya Williams. Good evening, mayor and council. Uh tonight, I just have one exciting announcement to share with the community, which is that uh we have decided to appoint Chief Jensen permanently to the role of fire chief for the Rialto Fire Department. I appreciate his leadership over the last seven months in the interim role and I'm excited to work with him well into the future. Thank you, Chief Jensen.

Uh, next I'd like to call on our assistant city manager, Tim Sullivan. Thank you, mayor. I just want to congratulate the chief and this our city is better than the other R city used to work at. So, congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, okay. Next, I'd like to call on our city attorney, uh, Eric Vale. Uh, thank you, mayor. Just a personal note tonight. Um, today is my 25th wedding anniversary to my lovely and intelligent wife, Nancy, and I greatly appreciate the council getting us out of here way before 8:00. So, thank you. Thank you. Uh, next, I'd like to call on our police chief, Mark Lane.

Mr. Veil, tell your wife I'm sorry, but I'm going probably talk for about 20 minutes. Uh, first of all, I'd like to also congratulate Chief Jensen on your appointment. Great selection, madam uh, city manager, and I I think you bring much stability to the police or the fire department, and it's it was needed. So, uh, and it it really is representative in what's happening here. So, thank you so much for that. uh for the PD uh 6,45 calls last month, 441 arrests and we actually also wrote 1,137 reports. Uh for those that haven't seen it, we've actually lit up the building. Well, we haven't, but the builders have. So, there's a thin blue line that actually goes all the way around the building and uh looks pretty nice. Um I've got some plans for the lights uh depending on the various seasons that we're going to be approaching. I think you'll see that how the the building's going to work. Uh I'm really proud of our police officers and uh what their efforts in ReadAcross America. I was actually able to attend with them all at Meyers Elementary and I was really really highly impressed with the fourth and fifth grade students uh in their uh innovation lab. Uh if you're not familiar with it, there's actually robotics that has been uh uh created and Garner Holt who's one of the Disney animators is actually helped them set up that and I think we're going to partner with the fourth and fifth graders at Meyers to help us name the new robotic dog that we're going to be getting. So, that's going to be more of that coming to council uh in in the near future. U just for the community, the uh citizens academy, we've been advertising it. It's nearly full. It starts on March the 19th at 7 weeks. And so, if you have any questions, it's crialto.com for more information. And that's my report. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. Uh, next I had to put a

little line through my notes because it it it had acting. So now I'd like to call on the fire chief. Congratulations, Chris Jensen. Give a report.

Thank you, Mayor, and Mayor Pro Tim Council, city manager, colleagues in the community. I appreciate all of your support and I am really excited um about this position and what it brings to the city of Rialto. So, thank you for having the faith in me to to bring that forward. Um, I'd also like to report uh that retired Captain Bill Schroeder uh who grew up in Rialto uh and served from May 1970 through June 2000, um he passed away on February 13th. Um so, we' just like to keep his family uh and him and our prayers and thoughts as we go forward. Uh lastly, um I just want to report back to the council that uh we've had two very progressive meetings with uh Rialto Postacute regarding the fire department responses to that facility and inter facility transports and 911 calls. Um so uh we're making some progress there and and hopefully that will help reduce some of the call impacts that we've had um to that facility. And lastly, the active shooter uh training that we had with our law enforcement partners uh was much needed. Uh I think there were many lessons learned and we continue to collaborate and work together on keeping Rialto safe. So thank you.

Thank you. Uh next I'd like our call on our public works director Yas Ramy. Thank you mayor. 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. Uh, next, I'd like to call on our parks recreation director. Who's going to take that responsibility? Oh, our finance director. Okay. He's going to elaborate on that. Gven and Green, senior, I hope you know a lot about parks and recreation.

I do. Hope So, good evening, honorable mayor and council. Uh, here's what's going on in Rialto. Uh, first up, the youth mentoring program session 3, healthy eating and meal planning, Wednesdays, March 11 and 18 at the teen center beginning at 4 p.m. Grooven in Green Senior Social. Uh, there will be music, dancing, and snacks for those above 55. and that begins Thursday, March 12th, uh at Grace Vargas uh Senior Center beginning at 2 p.m. Uh youth volleyball winter season championship uh Friday, March 13th, Carl Johnson uh center gym, and that begins at 6:00 p.m. Anderson Park cleanup, Saturday, March 14th at the park uh at 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wreck and roll Saturdays. That is Saturday, March 14th at Flores Park, 11 to 1:00 p.m. Uh the Inland Empire SEMAF basketball tournament. This is Saturday, March 14th, and Sunday, March 15th, uh at Rialto and Riverside. Games all day. Now, page two. Tiny Tots March Session Picnic Friday, March 20. Margaret Todd uh Park and that begins at 4 PM. North Rialto Little League opening day, Saturday, March 21, Birdsell Park, and that begins at 10:00 a.m. Rialto City Park, Little League opening day, Saturday, March 21, Rialto City Park, and that begins at 10 a.m. Youth volleyball uh all summer season registration opens Monday, March 30, and

that's available online or in person beginning at 700 a.m. Youth basketball summer season registration opens and this is in person only Monday uh April 6th through Thursday April 9th at the Carl Johnson uh center gym 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Uh as we heard Rialto Passport Day that will be at the city clerk's office 10 to 3 p.m. Coming up Saturday, March 21, the Spring Egg Extravaganza, Saturday, April 4, at Frisbee Park, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rialto on Wheels, Saturday, April 25, Rialto Civic Center, uh, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. And finally, uh, on the horizon at an international festival, and that will be Friday, May 1 at Rialto City Park, beginning at 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

And that concludes the report. That concludes the report. Well, thank you, Mayor. If I may, um there's also Railto Eastern Little League, um also on the 21st, and that's at 11:00 a.m. Thank you. And Council Member Perez's birthday is March 17th, Tuesday. Happy birthday. Okay. Happy birthday. Uh next, I'd like to of course call on him back again. Financial Director uh Scott Williams. Uh nothing further to report. Mayor, thank you. Thank you. Our human res or yeah, human resource Shama. Thank you, Mayor. Nothing to report. Thank you, Shashene, our utilities director.

Uh nothing to report, mayor. Thank you. And that concludes uh all of the uh members and staff uh report. Do I hear a motion to adjurnn? So moved. Second. Motion's been made by Carla Perez, seconded by Edward Mononttoya. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by saying I. I. Any opposition hearing? None. Council's adjourn.