City Council - Regular Meeting

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Realto, the acting successor agency to the redevelopment agency, Realto Utilities Authority, Realto Housing Authority is now in order. We're going to have the clerk call the roll for closed session.

Mayor Boffa.

Present.

Mayor Pro Tem Scott.

Present.

Council Member Caracales. Present. Council Member Perez. Present. Council Member Montoya.

Present.

City Attorney Eric Will.

Present.

City Manager Tonya Williams. Present.

Okay, thank you all present and accounted. This is our first meeting where we're going to be having Zoom come in and individuals that will be making their calls if they want to address any of the items that are in the agenda. So at this time, I would like to call on the City Attorney to go for the closed session. Happy to do so, Mayor.

We have two primary items on today's agenda. The first is a conference with legal counsel on a decision whether to initiate litigation. There's one item there. And then our second item is a conference with legal counsel with regard to two items of anticipated litigation. That concludes our report.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to address any of these two issues right now on closed session? Hearing none, is there anyone that has called in?

No, we have no one that's called in.

Okay, no one's called in and zoomed in. So at this point, do I have a motion to close? Motion's been made by Councilwoman Carla Perez to close the closed session and seconded by Edward Montoya. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, closed session is closed.

please begin by introducing yourself.

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City Council, City of Rialto, the acting successor agency to the redevelopment agency, Rialto Utilities Authority, the Rialto Housing Authority is now in session. So can I have the clerk call the roll? Mayor Boston.

Present.

Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. Present. Councilmember Montoy.

Present.

Councilmember Perez. Present. Councilmember Caracales. Present. City Treasurer Ed Carrillo. Present. City Attorney Eric Bell.

Present.

City Manager Tanya Williams.

Present.

Thank you all present and accounted for at this time. If everybody would stand for the Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Andy Catacetis.

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

If you can remain standing, we'll have the invocation that will be led by Pastor Harry Bratton from the Greater Faith Grace Bible Church. Father,

Thank you for Mayor Baca and the wonderful leadership team of men and women that provide vision, guidance for this great city of Rialto. Tonight is they meet tonight to cover the agenda items and proclamations. Pray that you give them guidance and wisdom going forth so that the decisions they make will have a good and profound impact on the city, the residents, this day forth and going forth. I pray for all those in attendance tonight. May they feel welcomed, appreciated, loved, and may their needs be met. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.

Okay, you may be seated. At this time, I'll call on the city attorney to give a report on closed session.

thank you mayor the city council had two primary items in closed session those are identified on the agenda the first was a conference with legal counsel with regard to decision whether to initiate litigation the city council heard a briefing from the city attorney and city staff and consultants on that matter the city decided not to initiate litigation at this time there's no other reportable action on that item at this time The second item was a conference with legal counsel with regard to two different items of potential anticipated litigation. Had a briefing from the city attorney and city staff on those two items. There's no other reportable action on those two items. That concludes my report. Thank you.

Okay, thank you very much. Before I move on to the presentations and proclamations, I'd like to introduce just three elected officials that are present with us and the council here at the chamber. I'd like to introduce Dan Jenkins from the West Valley Water Board, Kevin Moore, president of the West Valley Water Board, and then Jose Velasquez from San Bernardino Valley Water Board. Okay, thank you. With that, before we get on to the presentations, I'd like to just let everybody know the process of what we have to implement right now under SB 707, which indicates that we will be having Zoom, and then we'll also be taking in calls that come in on any items that come before us, and that includes oral communication. So individuals that are present will have the opportunity to speak first, And then we'll move on to the individuals that have actually called in to speak on any items, whether it's oral or any of the public hearings or any other items that we may speak on. That's part of the process. So at this time, we'd like to move on with presentations. We have some presentations that we'd like as certificates. of recognition of exceptional dedication to sportmanship boxing at the state and national level. And assisting me is Carla Perez will assist me in giving out the awards. We'll move up to the front. The first award is for the coaches of Never Stop Grinding, and I'd like to also introduce Darius Harris that is here, the director in the audience from Never Stop Grinding, who's done an outstanding job with a lot of the youth that he participates and gets involved from both the Realty Unified School District and part of the leadership and training that he has. So we'd like to at this point also the San Bernardino County supervisor has a certificate as well for the coaches and the two young gentlemen that will be getting the Certificates and award and recognition here tonight or this afternoon I'd like to start off with the first one and that's the coach Jamel Stephens Okay, and it states, 2026 National Golden Glove Champions never stop grinding. In recognition of your outstanding dedication, leadership, and unwavering commitment to serving our community through sports of boxing, your tireless effort Mentorship and passion have positively impacted the lives of countless youth athletes, inspiring discipline, perseverance, confidence, partnership, both inside and outside the ring. Your commitment to developing future champions and serving as a positive role model has straightened our communities and brought pride to the city of Rialto. And I state that it really is quite an honor to have national champions participating and representing the city of Rialto. So on behalf of the mayor, myself, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Andy Caraceles, council member. Carla Perez and Edward Montoya. We'd like to present this certificate and we also have one from the county as well. You wanna say a few words?

Thank you to the city of Rialto for this opportunity and this recognition. I also want to give a thanks to my gym, NSG. I want to give a thanks to Darius Harris for giving me this opportunity to give back to the students and give back to the kids. Without him, this vision wouldn't be possible. So I really want to give a big thanks to him because he guided me into the right direction to get on track and actually give back to the youth. And without his leadership and his guidance, none of this would be possible. So thank you. Thank you, Mr. Harris. Really appreciate it.

Okay, next we have Coach Joshua Conley. In recognition of your outstanding dedication, leadership, and unwavering commitment to serving our community through the sport of boxing, your tireless efforts, mentorship, and passion have positively impacted the lives of countless young athletes, inspiring discipline, perseverance, confidence, and sportsmanship, both inside and outside the ring. Your commitment to developing future champions and serving as a positive role model has strengthened our community and brought pride to the city of Rialto. Signed by Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Temet Ska, and Council Members Andy Carrizales, Edward Montoya Jr., and myself, Carla Perez.

You want to say a few words?

Thank you guys. I want to thank Rialto. Thank you guys so much. Our gym, NSG, we've been open for about a year and a half. We're coming on strong. Thank you guys. Thank you, Darius, for giving me the opportunity to be a coach. It means a lot.

Thank you guys. The next one we have is the never stop grinding the individuals who have achieved national recognition in each of the areas. But this morning I happened to watch the news and I happened to see a 98-year-old man who played sports and won an Olympic gold medal. And he said, if you play, you live. And it's something that we should remember, that being involved in athletics, you'll actually live a lot longer and participate a lot longer. And he's 98 years of age, so I'm looking forward to being 98 in the future. I've got to start playing some sport, besides the one that some of the people up here know that I play. At this time, I'd like to call Romeo Walker. Wow, look at these. Oh my gosh, one, two, three, four. Can you tell us what those four are for?

This one is for the Golden Gloves. And this one's for the NSG Never Stop Running, the first one. And then this is the second one. And then this is another show that I went to. And then this one is a CNF one, a boxing show that I went to in one.

Wow, congratulations. Do you help them? Do you box against him?

Oh no, okay.

But thank you for helping him. On behalf of the city of Rialto, we'd like to, and as the National Golden Glove Champion, never stop grinding in recognition of your outstanding achievement as the 2026 National Golden Glove Champion. Wow, give him a round of applause, Golden Glove Champion. You know, it takes a lot of dedication, it takes a lot of discipline and perseverance and a lot of hard work and sportsmanship. Your commitment to excellence has brought distinguishing not only to yourself, but also to the city of Rialto. You have proudly represented our community at both the state and national level, serving as an inspiration to inspiring athletes and residents alike. The city of Rialto proudly commends your remarkable accomplishment and extends its sincere appreciation for the pride and the honor you have brought to our city, and to say, you know what, if I did it, you can do it. So congratulations on behalf of the council members. This certificate is given by myself, the mayor, Joe Baca, the Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, Andy Caraceres, council member, Carla Perez, council member, and Edward Montoya. And then we also have one from the county supervisor as well. Do you wanna say a few words?

Yeah, I'll say a few words.

First, I want to thank everybody that came out today to support me. And I want to thank my coaches, my uncle, my mom, my dad, my grandma, my grandpa, and everybody that supports me in my journey. And yeah, I'm here. I'm here. I'll box out the NHG Boxing. Make sure you guys stay along of our journey, and I'll come back for it.

Okay, next we have 2026 National Golden Gloves Champion with Never Stop Grinding, Jamal Stevens Jr. All right. In recognition of your outstanding achievement as the 2026 National Golden Gloves Champion and your unwavering dedication, discipline, perseverance, and exemplary sportsmanship, your commitment to excellence has brought distinction not only to yourself, but also to the city of Rialto. You have proudly represented our community at both the state and national levels, serving as an inspiration to aspiring athletes and residents alike. The City of Rialto proudly commends your remarkable accomplishment and extends its sincere appreciation for the pride and honor you have brought to our city. Signed by Mayor Joe Baca, Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, and Council Members Andy Carrizales, Edward Montoya Jr., and myself, Karla Perez.

thank you for everybody coming appreciate my dad if my dad wasn't here i wouldn't be able to do this i'm only eight years old i've been back in half in a year thank you for my mom my dad my cousin everybody thank you everybody for coming

If I can, I'd like to have the Executive Director of Never Stop Grinding, Derris Harris, say a few words.

How's everybody doing? Good evening, everyone. Let's clap it up for these athletes and these coaches one more time. and then i want to give a big big thank you to city council um outside of these two fighters we have a lot of kids at the gym and um i grew up in the city of rialto and we didn't have a boxing gym when i was growing up so my dad used to take me to fontana boxing club i'm sorry everybody's heard of that right there on sierra used to be and then he transferred me to coden so my goal with nsg impact was to Thank you, Andy. My goal with NSG Impact was to create opportunities in the city of Rialto that didn't exist when I was coming up. So we started off just doing giveaways. We have a backpack giveaway this Thursday at the Carl Johnson Center. We do giveaways year-round. We do monthly food and diaper distributions where we distribute over 30,000 pounds of produce monthly and over 40,000 diapers back into the community for free. um rialto is my heart and i just love the city and i'm so happy that i'm able to come back and make a positive impact on the youth and also want to give a big shout out to city council for the cbdg funding we were over to service over 100 kids last year um thanks to the city let's clap it up for city council city alto That's really big, because if you guys go on Google Chat GBT and just look how expensive it is to be a youth boxer nowadays. When I was a kid, it was like $20 a month. Now gyms are like $100 a month, $200 a month, depending on what you want to do. So for you guys to be able to give me an opportunity to give these kids an opportunity, I truly appreciate it. we are right here 898 west rialto avenue that's where that's where we're at if you guys ever want to come check us out we're there pretty much every single day except for friday no we're there friday too except for sunday we're there every day but sunday um some of our athletes like these that you see here they're part of our competition team where we travel all around the united states representing rialto um in a few weeks we'll be at the national pile which is in oxnard Next month, we plan on going to Cleveland. The month after that, we're going to Pleasanton. The month after that, we're going to Louisiana, and we're representing Rialto. So we need as much support as possible as we can get from the city, from our community, because we're keeping these kids off the streets. We're doing something positive, and we're building their confidence. We're teaching them love. We're teaching them structure. Like I said, when I was growing up, I didn't have this in the city. My dad took me outside to learn. so i want to be able to continue to do this and continue to teach the kids to 3ds which is dedication determination and discipline and you can take those 3ds and apply them to anything in life and be successful thank you guys thank you thank you if i could have the city council members you know come up front and we'll take a picture with the coaches and the two youth as well

I'll send it to you.

Next we have a presentation on National Parks and Recreation Month by Cynthia Alvarado, Director of Parks Recreation Community Services.

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and members of the council. Every July, communities across the country celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month, a time to recognize the role parks, trails, and recreation programs play in keeping people healthy, connected, and thriving. And if you know our department, you know we don't do anything halfway. This month, our parks were packed with activities like Nerf wars, bubble parties, glow in the dark sports, tie dye in the park, family splash and dash, senior park takeover, a silent disco, and of course our 4th of July celebration at Jerry Eve's. We had kids making slime, families participating in sip and paint, campers running a lemonade stand, and community members turning out night after night for something new. That's what Parks and Rec Month is all about, reminding the community that we don't just play, we create, we transform. and none of this happens without an incredible team so to my parks and recreation team thank you you are hands down the best parks and recreation team in the inland empire you show up early you stay late and you make sure that every single event runs with heart and you don't just have to take my word for it we caught it all on camera and i wanted to show you this evening our video so shout out to rialto network for putting this video together for us

Realtor!

Thank you next we have another item that's just been added to it and I'd like to Call on its God to give a special recognition and he'll mention who the special recognition is Thank You mr. Mayor last Saturday I received a call from sergeant Richard Royce of the Rialto Police Department who

Didn't want a lot of fanfare, but he wanted to let all of us know that he was retiring. His last official day was Saturday. Richard Royce has served this city as a police officer for over 30 years. He graduated from Eisenhower High School. He grew up in Rialto. He's currently the mayor of Banning. um and it's been my honor and privilege to work with him and get to know him over the last 30 years so i wanted tonight to say a special goodbye to him on behalf of the city of rialto and i also would like to play his end of watch goodbye from his department and signing off from the rialto police department take it away gabe

At Rialto, all units stand by for end of watch broadcast. Today, the Rialto Police Department honors the career of Sergeant Richard Royce after 51 years of dedicated service to the city of Rialto. Sergeant Royce was raised in the city of Rialto where he has been a member of the community for his entire life. A proud graduate of Eisenhower High School, he answered the call to serve as a hometown when he joined Rialto Police Department in 1995. Throughout his distinguished career, Sergeant Wright served the department in community and university assignments. Subtle business assignments included drill training officer, K-9 handler, public information officer, crisis negotiator, flight patrol officer, personnel and training corporal, and watch commander. Sergeant Wright played a pivotal role in shaping the future of the department, being responsible for recruiting and hiring many of the men and women who continue to serve this organization today. Beyond his operational assignments, Sergeant Royce dedicated more than 20 years of service as president of the Rialto Police Benefit Association. In every role he demonstrated professionalism and an unwavering commitment to the community he proudly calls home. For more than three decades, Sergeant Royce mentored officers, guidance supervisors, and protected residents. He concludes his career as the department's most senior sergeant, leaving behind a legacy of service, leadership, and commitment that will not be forgotten. On behalf of the men and women of the Rialto Police Department, thank you for your service. Your contributions have made a lasting impact on this department and the community you serve. Congratulations. We wish you and your family health, happiness, and success in the years ahead. Thank you for 20 years of experience and

being a great service to us. We appreciate it and have fun out there.

The other one on the afternoon. Thank you very much. Like I said, enjoy your well-deserved retirement. You are it. Thank you for the first time. Congrats and thank you for your service.

Thank you for all your guidance, mentorship, and leadership.

Congratulations on your retirement.

Thank you for your years of contribution to the city. We appreciate you and your retirement, sir. Thank you for your service, sir, and your contributions to the city. I appreciate everything you have provided for this department and the knowledge and community you've been involved with throughout the years.

Enjoy your retirement, sir. God bless. Thank you for your words of knowledge every morning. Congratulations on your retirement. Thank you for all of your interesting conversations. Congrats on your retirement.

sent one from Sanford, 8675309. You figured it out. Congrats, sir.

Paula, this is Sam 1. It's an honor to share this opportunity with you. Thank you for your many words of wisdom and congratulations for your retirement.

93, Sam 1. Thank you. I appreciate that. It's been my honor to give back to a community that's been You are so much to me, and I really appreciate it from the deepest part of my heart. To those of you behind, it's my sincere hope that each of you will someday realize such a milestone for yourself. And if I could sum my 31 years' experience and pass that along to you, I would do so in a single word. Autodidact. Self-study. Teach yourselves. And with that, I'm going to sign off. That's K-I-B-839. And sign on as K-E-6-U-S-A. That being said, Rialto, Psalm 1, 10-7. God bless and good night.

Sergeant Royce, we wish you the best and we will miss you. Good luck in your future endeavors. God bless you.

If I may just add, if there's no objection with anyone here on the council, we'll adjourn in honor of Richard Royce. Any objections?

No objections.

So we'll adjourn in honor of Richard Royce. Thank you. Next, we'll move on to the items on the agenda. We'll move on to, first of all, with oral communications. Is there anyone who has signed up, Madam Clerk?

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, we have Anna Gonzalez.

Good evening, mayor and council, staff and community watching here and at home. Ana Gonzalez, Rialto resident. Just wanted to come here and give a huge shout out to our mayor who went out to the city of Orange last Friday to speak on behalf of the city of Rialto and the vulnerable residents to talk about the MS4 permit that's going through the process of getting adopted by the Santa Ana Water Regional Quality Board. and just thank you for your leadership and making sure that our residents are taken care of and advocating for us. I also, on the same day, though, I received a notice from the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Board regarding a conditional settlement offer for residents or any stakeholders to participate in an expedited payment program relating violations of the NPDES permit for the city of Rialto. So I just wanted to make sure that if in upcoming agendas or in a public forum, if we can talk to the residents about what this means and the opportunities that they have to make public comment on this item in the next 30 days and just to ensure that there's no further violations happening in that water plant which is located in the city of Bloomington. So just to say, let's show transparency to our community and make sure that there's no further violations happening. Thank you for your time.

Thank you. Are there any others?

No. Do we have any oral communication that is online?

No, we have no remote speakers.

Yeah, you put for tap 10. OK. OK, Brenda. Brenda Parker.

Good evening, council members, community members, and everyone online. I'm Brenda Parker. I live here in the city of Rialto, of course, and I'm here to bring awareness and to ask a question, really, and express a concern about Pepper Avenue. Well, as you all know, everyone knows that the warehouse has been built, but also our street has been destroyed. So I am really, myself and other community members are very concerned with the condition of the road at this time. And we would like to know if that road will be repaired to its original state because it is a very bumpy and hazardous road at this moment. So... any um the question is just out there maybe we can answer it you all can answer it during your your comments or whatever so that is a concern also um there is um other i'm going to stop there thank you

In reference to I think any time that there's a road or condition is to just notify Public Works and we'll try to get there to try to hopefully Improve the roads whether it's a pothole or the roads that need to be fixed. So we appreciate you bringing that to our attention Yeah, okay. Thank you Any other Hearing none is and there is no calls that have come in do I hear I Hearing that there's no other comments, we'll move on to consent items. Consent calendar. Is there any item in the consent calendar that anybody wishes to pull? Any members, first of all? Seeing none, is there anyone from the audience that had called to pull any items from the consent calendar?

No, we have no one has called.

No one has called in to pull any items from the consent calendar? Then, seeing none, the motion's been made by Carla Perez. Second. Seconded by Andy Caraceres. I mean, I'm sorry, by Edward Montoya. In reference to the consent calendar, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, motion carries. Now we'll move on to the tab items. We'll move to tab one.

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and members of the City Council. This evening, I would like to request that the City Council conduct a public hearing to consider the placement of solid waste handling service charges on the property tax roll for residential customers. On July 25th, 2017, the City Council adopted resolution number 7169, approving residential refuse collection service charges to be collected on the property tax roll. Prior to approving the placement of the service charges and fees on the tax roll, health and safety code section 5473 requires that the city council conduct a public hearing. As required, notice of this public hearing was published in the San Bernardino newspaper on July 13th and July 20th of 2026. The city prepared a written report which contains a description of each parcel and fees and charges subject to the tax roll billing. This report is on file with the city clerk and is attached as exhibit A to the proposed resolution authorizing the collection of the fees and charges on the tax rolls. At this time, I request that the city council conduct a public hearing to consider the placement of solid waste handling service charges on the property tax roll. Adopt resolution 8548 authorizing the placement of solid waste handling service charges and fees on the property tax roll. And this concludes my presentation. I'm available for any questions.

Thank you. Is there any member in the audience that would like to address this public hearing on the tax roll? Hearing none, are there any calls that have come in in reference to the tax roll?

No, we have no callers about this public hearing. Thank you.

Is there any, okay, at this point we could close the public hearing. Motion's been made by Carla Perez, seconded by Andy Carliceris. Any other discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Okay, motion carries at this point. Is there any member from the council that would like to... I have a question, Edward. I just have a question in reference to the tax roll. If some individuals are paying already through property taxes but their address appears on here, why is that?

Anybody who is currently a tax roll paying customer, this is just the process in order to get the list to the county tax assessor so that the next property billing cycle is placed on the tax rolls.

Yeah, because I think when we look at our addresses, our addresses may appear on there. And it makes it look like, but we're paying property taxes already through the county. And when I happened to see that, that was my only question, but you've answered it. OK. Thank you.

Move for approval.

Motion's been made to approve.

To adopt resolution number 8548, authorizing the placement of solid waste handling service charges and fees on the property tax roll.

And seconded by Andy Karacelis. Yes. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, we'll move on to tab two.

Thank you.

Good evening, honorable mayor, city council members, and Rialto Utility Authority board members. Nicole Hemmons with the Public Works Utilities Division. Tonight we are conducting a public hearing to receive comments regarding the placement of delinquent sewer service charges on the county property tax roll for the upcoming fiscal year. The city of Rialto, through Rialto Utility Authority, provides sewer services to properties throughout the city and portions of Bloomington. For most accounts, water and sewer services are billed together, allowing for effective enforcement of non-payment. However, in cases where water service is provided by outside agencies, such as West Valley Water District and the Fontana Water Company, the city has limited enforcement options for unpaid sewer bills. To address this challenge, the city amended its municipal code in 2027 to allow the placement of delinquent sewer charges on the San Bernardino County Tax Roll. This method provides an effective tool for collecting past due balances for sewer only accounts. In accordance with the required process, staff compiled and verified a list of 1,794 properties with unpaid sewer charges. All impacted property owners were sent notification letters informing them of their delinquency and providing a final opportunity to make the payment. the deadline to bring accounts current and be removed from the list was on june 25th 2026. this list is included as exhibit a on attachment four the resolutions placing the charges on the tax roll must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the city council and rua authority board and are also included as as attachments five and six The total amount of delinquent charges recommended for placement on tax roll is $1,204,349 based on 1,794 delinquent accounts. Also, the county of San Bernardino charges an administrative fee of 30 cents per parcel for placing the delinquent wastewater charges on the tax roll. For fiscal year 2526, San Bernardino County revised its secure tax roll submittal schedule, moving the deadline for agency submittal from August 10th to June 24th. Due to the accelerated schedule, the city of Rialto requested an extension from San Bernardino County to allow additional time to complete the required public hearing and to notify a notification process. The county granted the city an extension through July 30th, 2026 for the submission of the final sewer service charge levy file. This item was presented to the water subcommittee on May 28th. and to the Cable Advisory Utilities Commission on June 16th, 2026. The commission recommended that the item be forwarded to the City Council for consideration and approval. At this time, staff recommends that the City Council and Rialto Utility Authority Board approve the replacement of delinquent sewer service charges on the county property tax roll as outlined in today's public hearing. This concludes my presentation. I am available to answer any questions you have.

Thank you. Is there any member from the audience that would like to address the public hearing? Seeing none, is there any individuals that have called in for public hearing?

We have no callers on this item.

Seeing none, do we have a motion to close public hearing?

Motion to close the public hearing. Second.

A motion has been made by Carla Perez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. All those in favor, signify by saying aye.

any opposition hearing none motion carries move on to tab 3 oh I'm sorry at this time we have to adopt the resolution move approval resolution 85 49 are you a resolution 2609 authorizing the placement of delinquent wastewater payments on the county property tax roll

Motion's been made by mayor pro tem ed Scott do I hear a second? Seconded by Andy Carter says at this point is there any other discussion hearing none all those in favor signify by saying aye Any opposition hearing none motion carries we move on to tab three. All right top four at that three

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and City Council. Tab 3 this evening is a request for the City Council to approve a professional service agreement with Trapeze Smith in a manual amount not to exceed $125,000 for an ongoing professional communications and public affairs services. Professional communication between the City of Rialto and its residents, businesses, and community partners is essential to building public trust, encouraging civic engagement, and keeping residents informed about city services, programs, and decisions. To strengthen these efforts, the city issued an RFP in December of 2025 seeking qualified firms. The city received 13 total proposals. After a staff review to consider the experiences, qualifications, and the most cost-effective approach, staff is recommending this agreement tonight with Mr. Pepe Smith to help tell Rialto's story and ensure ongoing communication efforts are strategic, consistent, and aligned with Council priorities. Ryder Smith, who is the CEO of the company, is here tonight to deliver a brief presentation of their services and answer any questions.

Thank you, Tana. Honorable Mayor, members of the City Council, it's a pleasure to be here in Rialto. I just want to compliment you on having a screen embedded in your dais up here. This is the fanciest I've ever experienced in my many presentations in front of City Council. Thank you. As was noted, I'm the President and Co-Founder of the firm at Tripepe Smith. It's a pleasure to be here this evening back in your Council Chamber where I previously had the opportunity to interview with the Mayor Pro Tem and the Mayor as part of this RFP process. So I just have four slides, five slides to briefly outline who Trepeppy Smith is and what we're about and the scope of our work. We are a firm of 70 plus staff working throughout California, really the western United States, but the vast bulk of our work is in the great state of California, working with 250 plus clients, which includes well over 100 cities in the state. This experience with cities gives us tremendous insights into the challenges and frustrations cities face and the commonalities they face in communicating with their residents. At the same time, we recognize each city has its own unique circumstances and issues to face and we try to bring that specialized service to those individual city circumstances. We're also actively involved in all the local government associations to stay abreast of policy issues and concerns that are facing cities and be a partner with those government agencies throughout the state in advocating up in Sacramento. This is just a quick sampling of our client list. We identified some clients that are out this way that we do a bunch of work with and love working with. We do a whole range of things with these clients, whether it's a one-off project like a video production effort or ongoing communication support, which is what is proposed for our work here with the city of Rialto, to consistently engage and communicate with residents and supplement the efforts of city staff to help deliver and execute on that work. Our team that's proposed to lead this effort is myself as a strategic advisor, Sydney Overly, who is going to be the account manager. She'll be day to day expertise on the account. Kevin Bostwick is our creative director. He's based out of Claremont. And Valerie Navarez is based out of Redlands. And as you may recall during the Indian fees, she spent many an hour in Rialto with her family and has deep roots and connections to this area. but to be clear we have a large team at the firm so while these are the core team members that will be focused on delivering for city staff and you as the council every day we have a vast team of resources we can tap in so if we had a particular challenge say with facebook or youtube we have an expert in the team who's worked on some of those platforms and should be available to address those issues with speed and precision to deliver for city staff Finally, in terms of scope and cost, so our preliminary focus is on executing a platforms review and communications strategic plan development, working with city staff, going through current processes that are in place and identifying best practices we feel based upon our vast experience would be most applicable to the city of Rialto. And then delivering a work product on that to help guide our work. We also envision then working towards a monthly retainer. People sometimes see that word retainer and they think of perhaps services where you're just available and call us when you need us, otherwise pay us money. In our work case, retainer means we have a fixed scope of work. We're gonna deliver for that scope of work every month on behalf of the city, working with city staff. uh and that's what we envision here that's outlined on the screen i'm happy to go into details on that but the one thing i would say is consistency in executing communications is critical to their success and that's what we've been set up to try to deliver for the city in regards to this scope and then finally because we do have a broad team of capable people and sometimes things come up that are unexpected this is the nature of city government as you all know too well we have a time and materials available for as needed communications to address those one-off things that may come up along the way which were of course happy to execute on. With that, I'm really excited about the opportunity to work in the city of Rialto and work with city staff and you as a city council, and I'm happy to field any questions you may have about our work.

Thank you. Are there anyone from the audience that would like to speak on this?

No, I have no oral communications for this, sir.

Do we have anybody that has called in?

We have no colors. OK.

Thank you. At this time, we'll leave it to the council if any member would like to address this before we ask for approval. any member of the council.

Move for approval.

Second. A motion has been made and second. I just have a question. A motion has been made by Carla Perez and seconded by Edwin Montoya. I have no problem, Todd, with the proposal itself. My question is I know that EDC did have an opportunity to review it, but I just have a question for the city manager that It would have been nice if we had the additional 13 proposals that have been submitted just for transparency. For the rest of the public, they didn't get a chance to look at it, although we did. uh in the future i hope that we we do put when there's others that are applying that that at least in nature that their names appear on here so this way the audience and people that come here publicly know who's applied for the position itself uh nothing against the the recommendation i'm okay with the recommendation it's just that we want a little bit more transparency on some of the actions that we take uh with that no further discussion on my part about mayor pro tem and scott um i don't disagree with you mr mayor we uh it would have been nice to have seen the entire list but we did as

uh as the edc interviews three companies three different companies and i concur that that this is the the the better of the three although they were all good um i think it would have been nice to have seen all all of them and can you tell us in screening them uh miss williams how you arrived at three candidates did you have a committee how did you do that

Yeah, we had a staff committee that was comprised of department heads. So the city clerk, the assistant city manager, and our community development director all reviewed the proposals. We narrowed it down from the 13 to a smaller group, and we conducted remote virtual interviews with some of the firms. And then what we felt was staff qualified as the most qualified firms advanced to EDC, which is where you had the interviews with the firms.

Any other questions? If not, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, motion carries. Congratulations. Thank you for the opportunity. Next we'll move to tab four.

Good evening, Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem and Council. So this is a repeat item that I bring before you once a year. This is asking you to approve a one-year agreement for professional services with Social Work Action Group in the amount not to exceed $471.56. And this is just for fiscal year 26-27. as you all know there's there's four individuals that actually are just part of the team that's responsible for our homeless team work here in the in the city really quick six years they've been part of our city we started with about 156 homeless individuals with our point in time count when SWAG came on board. We are having one of the best numbers continually at the point in time count annually. We are down to 44 homeless that get counted here. I know council has a lot of questions sometimes about transitory folks that move either through the city of Rialto, but once they're contacted by SWAG, who works seven days a week, and including nights. We offer services. If they don't want to accept our services, we try to find either some type of shelter for them or assist them in finding a place to go outside of Rialto, which is what their intended intent is in the first place. so i think it's a easy uh... decision for council to make tonight they made a considerable amount of progress here in the city again were recognized as one of the lowest uh... homeless counted cities and i can go through a whole list of what they've achieved this year uh... and uh... we have already budgeted this amount in the account numbers that's in your staff report. And there's a per our municipal code, it's a sole source provider on what SWAG does. And there's five attachments to your staff report. And again, the owner who was in, Aaron Petroff, who you met before, is in transit from a meeting in actually Fullerton, but his four representatives are part of the team that are here, and I can answer any other questions that you might have.

Thank you. Are there any questions from the audience? Question from the audience, yes. Could you...

If they gotta speak from the audience, can we have could you come to the podium, please?

Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to speak What I wanted to know is what are the statistics how many people were identified to have this need and How productive were they? Why did they have their fallouts or their outliners to support the money that he wants? That's my only question. We don't have anything. The public doesn't have anything to justify the need for this.

Thank you.

Hello, ma'am.

How are you?

Fine.

Good. Do you want to step right there?

Absolutely.

Awesome. I know this will be able to ask me a lot of questions when we're ready for these. Just to answer your questions and members of the audience, SWAG has actually contacted 501 clients over the six years. They connected 1,203 homeless individuals to substance abuse treatment, 98 of which of those were substance abuse placements. Yes.

I was more in tune to yearly. 2025 to 2026. Can we have a presentation for that period? Sure.

Can we have a presentation? Are you familiar with the point in time count? Okay, so this is the County of San Bernardino's point in time count. If I've looked through the whole list, the entire list, starting with Adelanto, going down all the way to San Bernardino, Rialto here that's highlighted for you, started with 52 people last year, they're down to 44.

I'm sorry, excuse me. Ma'am, if we can have you take a seat while he finishes the presentation, he'll go over the numbers.

I'm sorry, I was under the impression he wanted me to see this sheet.

It's okay. No worries, thank you.

So we've actually improved by eight individuals this year. That's actually a negative 15.4%. So the number of sheltered people that we've actually been able to assist from last year to this year was two. And again, I can go through much more detail specifically to this year that The amount of homeless that is in Rialto compared to any city around us is significantly less. You don't have to look any further than San Bernardino, Colton, Fontana, Ontario, even Bloomington who's actually improved a little bit better this year. This city here, because of this council and their direction on trying to deal with homeless and the homelessness issue here, From year to year, continually has gone down. As I said earlier, you're specifically looking for one year. We started over 150 homeless when we brought this company on. Our concerns is that if the council does not approve this contract, then it relies solely on the police department to actually deal with trying to find services, outreach to the individuals, trying to find psychiatric assistance, trying to find placement with substance abuse, and trying to find temporary shelter that moves them into permanent shelters. So if you look at our numbers year after year, for the last six years from 150 to where we're at right now with 44, the anticipation is that we will certainly be probably somewhere in the 30s next year based on what this company has done. So again, it's not a hard decision for the council. Hopefully I've answered yours and the other people's questions in the audience, but Rialto sets the standard year after year and they have for the last six years on having the fewest homeless numbers continually based on all the cities around us. And I can answer the questions if you'd like that.

Thank you, is there any, Any other, madam, you've already asked your question and I think he replied to it. And if you want additional information, I'm sure he can meet with you or someone from the police department can. Is there anyone else from the audience that would like to ask a question here? Yes.

And just as a reminder for the tab items beforehand, if the forms can be filled out and provided to our city clerk so that we know who wants to speak ahead of time. We'd appreciate that, thank you.

And there, if I could just remind everybody, it's not a question and answer session, but members of the audience can stand up and make a comment.

Thank you very much for your clarification. And thank you.

So I just have a quick question. If we only have 44 homeless, I guess I'm just trying to understand this almost a million dollar budget that we're asking for. And let me be clear about this question and our statement. Am I correct in this number? That 814,471 is what is being requested, is that correct, sir? Yes. Okay, great. So if we only have, first let me say thank you to our police department. You guys are doing an awesome job with the unhoused people and I really appreciate everything that you guys have done. But I'm just trying to understand if we only have 44 unhoused people in the city of Rialto. I'm trying to figure out where does this $800,000, over $800,000 go for just 44 people? Thank you.

So Mayor Pro Tem and Council, as I've said, and let me try to be a little bit more clear, this team, your direction isn't just to target 44 people that are unhoused and homeless, that are experiencing homelessness. It's not 44 people. In all actuality, if you remove this team and you see the transitory population that rose through Rialto, that number is going to go back up significantly to numbers that are around us for cities that are experiencing much higher numbers than we have, such as Ontario, such as Colton, such as San Bernardino, such as Fontana. and those numbers are astronomically higher than what we have. So if you don't put forward the amounts of money that we're asking for, the end result is simple and conventional wisdom will tell us that our numbers are going to go back up to most likely in excess of 150 where we started from and we're going to start this process all over again so i would i would ask the community to understand where this money is intended to go it cannot rely solely on the police department for police officers to take on the task that they are not equipped to do and where these social action work social workers have the connections of beds availability of treatment and those types of services and our numbers are are going to go back up so that's it's not the 44 it's all the other folks that we contact on a daily basis seven days a week

Okay, thank you. Is there anyone else from the audience? Yes. And again, hopefully in the future that you fill out a form to address the items that come before us.

Terry Thompson, Rialto, California. I spent 30 years as a licensed investigator, and the last nine years of that was spent locating people who were lost in the homeless communities throughout Southern California. Some of them were located alive, some of them deceased. It gave me some Experience and looking at what the homeless populations are not only in San Bernardino Riverside County But in Los Angeles and in the San Gabriel Valley area Rialto is blessed Comparatively to what we saw and what we experienced over those nine years. I Truly blessed and this amount of money Compared to what we have seen is a very small amount to pay to maintain what we have homeless populations Although we count them here and I've been involved in the point-in-time counts of are not just embedded in the community. They're transient, they loom. And if we do not maintain the effort that we have had we're not gonna receive the results that we've experienced. And I would strongly urge the council, strongly urge them to maintain this association with SWAG and to continue to address the homeless population in our city. Thank you very much.

Thank you very much, Terry.

Move for approval.

We've got to allow for any calls that came that may have come into as well We have already said no we had do we have we have we have no cause there has been no calls and It's good addresses.

Yes, I do Chief you said there's 44 Residents those are individuals that actually are residing somewhere in Rialto, correct? Yes From the transient side of the equation, do you have any idea on a monthly or annual basis how many transient homeless people come through our city?

I'm gonna estimate that at probably close to somewhere between 150 and 200. Transit that and that that's much more visible than what we Then what we kind of deal with and that's on an everyday basis a lot of times.

It's it's up the storm channel It's up and down the 10 freeway the 210 freeway Santa Ana wash or Santa Ana River correct that's correct okay so it's a much bigger issue than just 44 people there's there's a lot of transient homeless people moving through our city and if if you are an individual and i think a lot of people in this community are that have family members that are homeless i happen to have a stepson that is homeless and he resides in san bernardino but he moves around and he's been doing it for 15 years and there's no stopping him from doing it no matter what you try no matter how much you try to help him people have to decide on their own when they no longer want to be homeless to the individuals that work for swag i want to thank you for what you do that is a thankless job and there's not very many people that want to do it so i really want to applaud you and thank you for everything you do for the residents of this city and to frankly help homeless individuals who clearly need help and and I don't know what your success rate is, but I do know that if you can take one person off the street, you've accomplished a lot. So again, thank you very much for what you do. Thank you, Chief.

Thank you. Before we accept the motion, I'd just like to make one other comment. I have gotten calls from individuals, and actually they have said that they have seen less homelessness, individuals in the city of Rialto now than they have in the past. It's calls that we're also getting that are very positive, and that means that SWAG and the police department is working, not only in trying to find placement, prevention for them, guidance for them. So we applaud SWAG and the police department and its efforts that we're doing now. And then hopefully, uh we're not uh overflowed uh with it when the olympics come uh because there's going to be a lot more people coming into our area and their chance that they're going to be coming in and moving out of well i don't know if they'll move out of la but they'll drop them off here and we'll have to deal with that as well but i i commend you and and people are stating that we have less than what we've had in the past uh with that we'll accept the motion thank you mayor second A motion's been made by Carla Perez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott. Any discussion, any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, motion carries. Tab five.

Thank you. Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and City Council. The item before you this evening is a request to consider and approve a purchase and sale agreement with TLC Properties for the purchase of easements for the location and maintenance of four existing billboards. The city owns or has interest in three parcels, which hosts a total of four digital signs. Lamar Outdoor Advertising previously entered into leases with the city for placement of these signs and recently approached the city regarding purchasing these easements. As part of the proposed purchase and sale agreement, the city would convey the billboard easements to TLC properties for approximately 3.8 million. This transaction allows the city to monetize under utilized real property interest while still maintaining the advertising benefits currently conveyed to the city. The easement documents also preserve protections for the city by maintaining restrictions on advertising content, requiring indemnification and insurance, and providing public service advertising opportunities. Staff is recommending city council approve the purchase and sale agreement, authorize the city manager or her designee to finalize negotiations and execute the purchase and sale agreement, along with all related documents, and authorize the city manager to terminate the four existing billboard agreements, and also to determine this action is not subject to CEQA. This does conclude my report. We have a representative from Lamar here as well as staff available for any questions.

Are there any one from the audience?

I have no one. Excuse me, Mayor. Sorry. I have no one that has completed our communication form. And if I may say, if anyone plan to speak, because for my record and for the record of council, can we ask them to complete the oral communication form, please?

Okay. Thank you.

Thank you.

Is there anyone that has called in in reference to the subject matter?

We have no callers on this item.

Hearing none, then we'll either have a motion or discussion from the council members.

Move approval.

Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott, seconded by Edward Montoya. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, motion carries. Thank you. Tab six.

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and members of council. Tonight I am presenting for your consideration a request to approve a contract service agreement with Securitas Electronic Security Inc. This agreement covers the monitoring, maintenance, and the repair of the city's access and intrusion alarm systems for fiscal year 26-27 in an amount not to exceed $163,000. A little background, since 2007, Securitas, previously known as Kratos and before that HPE, has provided essential services related to the city's access and intrusion alarm systems. These services are a critical part of our overall security operations and have helped ensure the ongoing protection of city facilities. On August 9th, 2011, the city council designated Securitas, formerly Kratos, as the city's sole source provider for security system services, supporting our commitment to continuity and the high security standards. The most recent agreement for these services expired on June 30th, 2026. As part of our due diligence, staff evaluated the feasibility of replacing the current security system entirely and estimated that the purchasing and installation of a new system based on the current infrastructure would cost a minimum of 3.5 million, not including the ongoing annual monitoring service cost. To maintain uninterrupted security support, staff recommends entering into a new service agreement with Securitas for a three year term with options for two additional one year terms based on satisfaction. Funding for these services is available in the internal service facility fund. for fiscal year 26-27 in the amount of $163,000. This includes an additional $20,000 allocated approximately 14% of the requested amount to provide additional services and improvements not covered by the base agreement. This may include upgrades such as card readers, control panels, port hubs, and new intrusion alarm systems. With that, staff recommends that city council approve the contract service agreement with Securitas Electric Company for the annual access and intrusion alarm system monitoring, maintenance, and repair services in the amount not to exceed $163,104 for fiscal year 26-27, and authorize the city manager to execute all related documents. This concludes my presentation. Myself, as well as the representative from Securitas, is here to answer any questions.

Thank you. Is there anybody from the audience that has filled out a form to speak on this item?

No, I have no one from the audience that has completed the form.

Do we have anyone that has called in to speak on this item? We have no callers for this item. Hearing none, then we'll move it back to the council members. Is there any questions from members of the council or a motion to approve? I have a question. Okay, a question by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott and then Carla Perez.

Recently, within the last month I believe or so, we had an intrusion into a number of buildings in the city. This building being one, I think the city clerk's office, several buildings on campus were, where there were intrusions by breaking windows. Did alarms go off in each one of those buildings?

Correct, we had a total of 18 windows broken through the Civic Center campus. We did get glass break alarms that alerted the police, and police was successful in apprehending the person responsible.

Okay, and do you recall what the cost of?

$17,000, sir.

Okay, thank you.

Carla Perez.

Yes, my question is in past years, I mean, because we've been with them for quite some time, has it always been a 3% increase annually?

Correct, it's been consistent with that average CPI increases. So 3% is what we base it off of.

Thank you. Any other questions? If not, do I hear a motion? So moved. Motion's been made by Mayor Pro Tem Ed Scott.

Second.

Seconded by Andy Caraceres. Any discussion? All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, motion carries. Thank you. We'll move on to tab seven.

Mayor, it appears that our police officers are outside. I wonder if somebody could maybe peek their head out. Oh, Captain Nelson can grab Chief Kling.

Hello, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem. Sorry about that, I was out talking to someone. So the tab that's in front of you is tab seven, and it's actually, again, it's a contract that comes before you every year. This is asking you to approve a three-year professional services agreement with Biotox Laboratories for forensic toxicology and laboratory testing services in the amount not to exceed 675,000. Again, it's for three years, and then also to authorize the city manager or her designee to execute all related documents. For your information, BioTox is the company that we call every time we have a DUI arrest, every time we have some type of a need for some types of forensic analysis or obtaining evidence from sexual abuse cases and any type of toxicology screenings, drug screenings off of our arrests. So since July of 2000, BioTox has been the sole source provider for what they do. And the company provides these specialized services, evidentiary blood, blood fluid testing, alcohol, like I said, and controlled substances, comprehensive toxicology screening. More importantly, they actually will provide expert testimony in court. and those include DUI, narcotics-related offenses, and sexual offenses, and all the types of criminal investigations that we conduct. Biotox would have been here tonight, however, they were called to go to another city to actually withdraw blood for some type of evidence, so I'm going to go it alone. The amount for this The item has already been included in our budget this year, and it's in the account number that's in your staff report at $175,000. We'll budget going forward for the necessary fiscal years of 27 through 29 during each of those respective budget processes for an amount not to exceed $675,000. And I can answer any questions that you might have.

Thank you. Is there anyone from the audience that has submitted? Is there anyone that has called in and wants to address this issue?

We have no callers on this item.

Okay. At this point, we'll move it to the council members either to make a motion to approve or discuss. Do I hear a motion to approve?

Move for approval.

motions been made by carlos seconded by edward montoya council member edward montoya any discussion all those in favor signify by saying aye aye aye any opposition hearing none motion carries move on to tab eight

Tab 8 is also from the Police Department. Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and Council, we're asking you to approve the purchase of 30 Axon Body 4 cameras, 20 additional Axon Fleet 3 cameras, 115 Axon Fusus Cores, docking stations and related hardware and equipment through Axon Enterprises in the amount of $1,248,000. $1,835.06. And then we're asking you to approve the amendment number two to the Axon Enterprises Incorporated Master Services and Purchasing Agreement of the Officer Safety 10 Plan, which is the OSP 10. Program for the acquisition of the additional body worn cameras, equipment, software, licensing, storage, docking stations, warranties, and technological assurance plan, which is a TAP, to refresh services and then authorize the city manager or designee to execute all related documents. Council, this is an item that you had originally approved back in November of 25, and you know that we were the first department in the nation to hang body cameras on police officers, and it changed the face of policing in America. So in 2019, the department was the first police department in the nation to also use a device called Fuses that actually integrates in commercial businesses to give the police department access to chosen cameras that the business owner would allow us to have. And you've heard me say this before, it's the 21st edition or 21st century edition of Neighborhood and Business Watch. We also offer that on our website for anybody that wants to register their cameras. They can certainly just go into our website and register. So that's the FUSES piece. This request is really to request additional body worn cameras, fleet cameras, which are the mobile cameras that sit in the window, the windshield, I should say, of police cars, so we actually have a couple different views, body worn plus fleet cameras. It also has a camera located in the rear of the police car that looks for and monitors the suspect that we put into the vehicle. So they're currently, Axon is currently contracted through the city's existing master services and purchasing agreement plan, which is the Officer Safety 10 program. So this proposed acquisition is an amendment to the existing contract just because we're growing. That's the one that you approved back in November. This is more forecasted for the additional fleet that's gonna be coming on board this year along with additional cameras that are being replaced. with outdated equipment for the expansion of our police department and personnel so pursuant to the rialto municipal code 2.48430 cooperative purchasing agreement was utilized here through our purchasing department the the eight year program that you approved back in November. This is just the amendment number two to that. So the additional amount that I stated, just as an increase the first year that's been budgeted for $113,288.35, which is already in this year's budget. Years two through eight will be budgeted at approximately $162,223.82, and we'll add that into the budget process annually. So the funding, the amount of this $113,000, like I said, is being requested to be utilized for this amendment and it's uh... like say per the municipal code uh... the vendor disclosure forms are attached to your staff report along with uh... uh... three other uh... items including the uh... source well contract uh... which again entails that we don't have to go out to bid uh especially since axon is a sole source uh mr kyle peck who's the customer services manager is available by phone if needed and that was my request and in case council didn't have questions and i can answer any other questions that you may have thank you is there any member from the audience that has filled out a form to address this

Thank you. Is there anyone that has called in to address? This item.

No, we have no colors hearing none.

Then we'll move to the console for approval or discussion Carla

Thank you, Mayor. I would just like to reiterate what you mentioned, that Rialto was the leading city with this equipment. And so with that, I'd like to move for approval. I see how it has benefited the community as well as our officers throughout the years. And I'm glad that we continue.

I'll second that motion. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, motion carries. Now we'll move on to tab nine.

Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem and Council, I'll be the honor of presenting tab nine. On behalf of the police department, we're asking you to approve a budget resolution number 8550 amending the 26-27 fiscal year budget. Secondly, to approve a professional services agreement for up to five years with the Universal Protection Services. They're limited, It's also doing business as Allied Universal Security Services for jail facility staffing and support services in the amount of $4,114,654.52. And then authorize the city manager or her designee to execute all the related documents. Briefly, this is the jailers that the city, the police department employs through Allied that handles all of our jail services. So when looking at and evaluating this contract, staff actually took a very in-depth review of is a need to continue outsourcing this service, or would it be much more beneficial to the city to bring in in-house employees that would actually take over the jailer's duties? And through our staff analysis it is still based on purrs cost based on Supervisional needs based on the amount of staffing levels based on liability and other types of needs It was still beneficial to continue with allied who had has absorbed many other many other jailers or jailing companies that used to do it in the business. It's getting to be a much smaller scale just because of the requirements through the state of California with the types of jails that are being operated. Rialto's model, similar to a lot of other cities around us, including Ontario, who completed an RFP, who we piggybacked off of based on our municipal code that provided us with this cost, is that we're now required to have a female jailer on at all times. just to deal with female prisoners. You know with our increased staffing, with our increased amount of contact with people, the amount of suspects that we're actually apprehending and bringing through our system, the entire county jail system has changed. You know that we do not have a type one jail. We have a holding cell, or three holding cells in our jail only. And then we transport and book all of our prisoners with agreements with the San Marino County Sheriff's Department at West Valley Detention Center. So you can imagine that when we transport a suspect or suspects to West Valley, that leaves our jail here vacant with any type of jailer. So when some other officer brings in a suspect to be booked, the officer has to conduct that on their own. That takes them out of the field for a substantial amount of time. Coincidentally, the county, because of changes in their procedures, they only allow us to come at a certain time per shift. So what that does now is it has our jailers leave our city and wait in line at West Valley. And they'll wait until they can actually process all of our prisoners. And again, it leaves our jail vacant. More importantly, more arrestees come in, and it then requires our officers to leave the city to go to West Valley to do the booking themselves. And our officers are no longer in the city, they're actually in Rancho Cucamonga. So what this is asking us to do, or asking council to do, is increase the amount of jailers that we have, per the state law that is now requiring us to have a female jailer on at all times. We'll have enough staffing here in the city to handle the arrestees that come in with our brand new facility, and we're asking for there to be enough staffing to where these time frames that the county sets will actually have staff that can transport, because our officers are needed here, not just transporting to the jail. So I can go into more depth on that. As I said, Ontario completed a competitive bidding process that we piggyback off of per our our municipal code and allied has been a very beneficial partner for us and is ontario determined through their rfp process that we're very supportive and asking council to approve this five-year contract and i can answer questions that you might have thank you is there anyone from the audience that has filled out a form to address this issue

Is there any calls that have come in to address this we've received no callers so at this point we'll move it on to the council For any questions little approval motions been made by mayor pro tem at Scott. Well, you're a second Also in it. Okay seconded by Edward Montoya any discussion all those in favor signify by saying aye aye and Does he need to read the?

Yes, since we amended the budget, can you just read the resolution, Mayor Pro Tem, for me?

It's approved, budget resolution number 8550, amending the 2026-2027 fiscal year budget, approve a professional services agreement up to five years with Universal Protection Services, LP, DBA, Allied Universal Security Service, jail facility staffing and support services in the amount of four million one hundred fourteen thousand six hundred fifty four dollars and fifty two cents and authorize the city manager or designate to execute all related documents Thank you.

All those in favor see the fire by saying aye. Aye Any opposition hearing none motion carries. Thank you We'll move on to tab 10

Thank you, Mayor. That is my item. My office is recommending that the Council consider tonight adoption of Resolution 8551. If adopted, this resolution would put in place Rialto-specific campaign contribution limits and rules. The reason that we're suggesting this is that several years ago, the state gave cities an option to either default to the state rules or to adopt their own. At that point in time, the council decided to default to the state rules. There's nothing wrong with the state rules. Subsequently, after the passage of the Levine Act, when we provided some discussion sessions for the council earlier in the year about how to comply with the Levine Act and other regulatory matters having to do with elections, It became clear to my office, and I think confusing to everybody else, that there's no really good definition for what an election cycle means in terms of when a candidate can start making a campaign contribution or receiving campaign contributions for a particular election cycle. we propose to solve that issue and provide some clarity by having rialto adopt this resolution which would do a couple things one it establishes rialto's own elections campaign contribution cycle as an annual cycle contributions could be made in one year Contributions could be made by the same donor in a second year and so on because it would renew every year. We would adopt the state's method for increasing the amount of the contribution. Currently, the state does that every two years by CPI. We would also follow that by increasing the contribution limit by CPI every two years in an odd year. But we would use a more local CPI adjustment. When you use the one for the state, they use the whole state. We would use the one that is for San Bernardino, Rialto, and Ontario to provide you with a more local feel. When the city adopts its own campaign contribution limits, some of the state provisions that we defaulted to comply drop out. We don't have to comply with them anymore. But you also don't get the benefit of them unless we add them back in. So the resolution also adds in a number of different campaign regulations that are currently found in state law, which you're already complying with, but they make sense to add in. For example, limitations on the amount of a personal contribution that a candidate could make to their own committee. Currently that's $100,000 for local elected officials under state law. That's what we're proposing that it be. And there are a number of other things like that that just keep a continuity with certain things of state law. This resolution, if adopted, would apply to the mayor, council members, the city clerk, and the city treasurer as those are all of the elected positions in the state. There's no compulsion for you to do this. We're recommending it as a way to provide clarity to And provide a more uniform system of when contributions can be made each year for for elections if you have any questions, I'm happy to address those and this In closing I would recommend that if you're going to do this it's best to adopt this tonight it would go into effect immediately and And the reason to do it tonight is because the filing period cut off for this year's election is coming up fairly soon. And if you put this in tonight, then everybody would be on the same playing field in terms of the rules that we play by. With that, I'm happy to address your questions, thank you.

Well, I have a lot of questions, but I'm gonna follow the procedure that we're supposed to be following as far as, is there anyone from the audience that has?

I have two people who has put in, or communication, Brenda Parker and Ana Gonzalez to speak on tab 10.

If there's anyone else that that wants to speak in top ten make sure you fill out one of these forms and bring it to the clerk Okay So we'll proceed with that and then we'll come back to the council for questions So we'll start with First one that you haven't written to Parker

Good evening, Mayor and City Council and members of the community. Brenda Parker speaking on and about the Tab 10. I truly propose that this Tab 10 be tabled until after the upcoming elections. Transparency is what is needed here. For starters, there are questions that should be addressed. Is that Mr. Eric Hall? I'm sorry, I didn't... Eric, city attorney. Our city attorney did try to address some of the issues or some of the questions that I had, but it was not very clear. So I think that there should be an opportunity for the community to take a look at this and actually understand it and digest it. Who requested the agenda item? There are questions. Who and why was the resolution drafted? We have been following the state law all this time. What's wrong with the state law? you know um and uh why is the the resolution necessary it is important for the public to know what your intentions are in drafting such a resolution there is not enough information for me here for me as a community member to uh thoroughly support this and it seems like i don't understand why it's such an urgency that it is adopted tonight The community should be given the opportunity to take a look at this, to read it, for us to understand it, and for us to either support it or not support it. But we should be able to weigh in on it because this is our city and you all do serve us. You are elected officials. So we should have the opportunity to weigh in on this. It is summer. People are on vacation, people are not aware, people do not know. So here we're talking about transparency, then let's be transparent. Let's give the community an opportunity to know about this, to read about it, to understand it, and to weigh in on it. No one is aware of what you're doing right now because everybody's on vacation. It's still at the end of summer. So once again, I propose that this is tabled until after the upcoming elections. Everybody have a lot going on right now. Everybody is focusing on the upcoming elections and I think that's what we should put our focus, and that's where we should start, and that's where we should end for right now. But as far as the community, we should have the opportunity to read this, to digest this, and to weigh in on it. Thank you.

Thank you. Next.

Anna Gonzalez.

All right, good evening again, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Council, Ana Gonzalez, Rialto resident. So just wanted to ditto a lot of the things that Brenda mentioned, but just to give folks some history, the city of Rialto unanimously voted on September 22nd, 2020 to apply the contribution limits provided under ab571 rather than drafting an independent local ordinance it took effect on january 1st 2021 and of course as everybody knows uh the current cap right now as it stands is uh fifty nine hundred dollars um per donor and with that said i know uh thank you city attorney for clarifying and also bringing up the um Levine Act, which the dollar limit there is that every candidate running for office must disclose campaign contributions over $500 given to any local official. There's time windows, the 12 months before, the 12 months after. And with all that said and some historical background, totally second what Brenda mentioned that this item needs to be tabled at this time to include more public participation there's a lot of amazing smart educated people out there that want to run for office but sometimes the campaign contributions deter them from running for office and so I think a lot of the residents in Rialto are very interested in providing input on this item so if we were to adopt our own ordinance or rules for campaign financing then it should include the majority of the residents that are interested in inputting a language for a resolution so thank you for your time that's all thank you is there any other individual from the audience that would like to that has filled out a form no i have none

there anyone that has called in in reference to this we have no college for this item okay thank you then we'll move it on to the council and I have some questions you know first of all Eric why is it that you brought it up now and you how long have you been on there as an attorney for the City Council how long I've been yes

Since 2020.

Since 2020. We've had opportunities at that point to have brought this up in terms of the cycles that could have been brought up at any time between then and now. Is that correct? Could have. Yeah. I'm just curious as to why it came up now that we have an election that's coming up in November. And I feel that this is political and we should actually wait until after the November elections to address this particular issue because We have not had an opportunity to discuss the limits because in your presentation it also states that you can increase the amount during that cycle so this way it's not just set at 5,900. It could mean that a person could get more than that. Is that correct?

I'm happy to address all of those issues. Yes, to start with the last question, the mechanism that's proposed in the resolution to increase the amount of 5,900, which is the current state limit, would remain the same. We're not changing that. The state limit will change in the odd-numbered years by CPI. That's the same mechanism that we propose in this resolution. As to why This is coming up now. Previously, and until the adoption of the Levine Act, it didn't rise in our minds that there was such an ambiguity in when the campaign cycle was allowed in the state law. It's not clear under state law when you are running for election when you can start raising money for that election and when you have to stop. This resolution satisfies that issue or puts that issue to rest by saying the campaign cycle for receipt of contributions is every year and it starts over every year. That is a change over state law. But state law is very murky in terms of that. Why did it take us so long to go from that issue being raised and that confusion being brought to light during those training sessions or discussions that we had in the spring until now because we've been trying to figure out the answer to that. We talked to the FPPC, we looked through state law, and finally my conclusion was that I really felt compelled to bring this resolution to the council before the deadline for people, for candidates to file their papers. Why that? If we don't do it tonight, by the time of the next meeting, that deadline will pass, I believe, city clerk. Isn't that correct? That deadline passes. And I thought to give you a fair opportunity to look at this, and if you wanted to adopt it, then everybody would have a level playing field in terms of the rules going forward. Look, I can't say that Ms. Parker or Mrs. Gonzalez's comments are not well taken. They raise good issues. But I felt compelled to put this in front of the council to consider this fix for the election cycle and campaigns. I hope that answers the two other questions. why the mechanism and why i why i did it at this particular time no one asked me to do this i did it on my own initiative based on my conversation with my assistant city attorney and i was trying to fix or figure out how to work with and give you all clear guidance as to when you could receive money for a particular election

Which is very, that's why this resolution is very confusing at this point because it also could be interpreted that when that cycle starts, if someone had received a contribution from someone and maxed out at 5,900 earlier during this cycle, then that person could also get another 5,900. Is that correct?

The way this resolution works is through the end of this year, you can only receive a max of 5,900. Beginning January 1 of 2027, that amount will go up, it'll be increased by the local CPI, and a candidate could receive another, I'm gonna say 5,900 plus the CPI adjustment. In 2028, that amount would remain the same, but a candidate could make that receive contributions in that year. In 2029, CPI would apply and the amount would adjust up and that cycle would just continue on. But it would be a yearly annual council or a yearly annual calendar that would be easier to keep track of.

Which means that that person ultimately within a four year period could get four times the amount within that cycle. Is that what you're saying?

If we approve this. You could receive an annual contribution from a single source of that amount each year.

Yeah, which really is a disadvantage to any person that is running out there versus the persons that are in office right now because the persons in office have a better advantage because we deal with quite a lot of individuals, and I'm not gonna say which kind, whether it's a developer or unions or whomever the case may be, that that, that level would be high. That's why I think that it would be probably best in the interest of all of us to find out after we have the elections to let that body decide whether it's the same body that's here or a different body that's here to determine what we'd like to do in terms of increases to as well because we could set a dollar amount that does not have to be the 5,900, is that correct?

That's correct, you could set something lower or something higher.

Yeah, and so it should be that body that will be in office that should decide, but we're trying to do it now before, which would be a disadvantage to anyone else coming forward, whether it's for a clerk's position or whether it's for a treasurer's position or a city council position, because these are the ones that are eligible at this point, so I agree that I'd like to see it tabled. I'd like to make a motion that we table this item, but I don't know if I have a second to that or not, but if discussion, we're still doing discussion at this point. We'll allow discussion. I saw the mic here from Mayor Potem at Scott first.

I have a couple questions. It does not change currently today. It does not change the state limit of $5,900. No. And that is for the mayor and everybody else. Whereas other cities have adopted much higher campaign contributions, correct? Correct So it matches the state requirement, correct? And we did we did that to try to keep a level playing field going in knowing that a change was being done We wanted the primary change and it does not change the $500 Levine limit from any developer Who has something within a year before or year after yes, excellent point as

Anna Gonzalez mentioned, she did mention the Levine Act. This doesn't touch the Levine Act at all. The Levine Act is state law that you have to comply with. We can't get around it. We can't do a local ordinance to get rid of it or change the limits. That is something we can't change.

And in the spring, you and your staff met with each council member and went over this. And for me, and I think others, it was very confusing as to what the rules were and when a campaign actually started. and the reality is if you're running in 2026 you could have pulled your 2026 papers back in january of 2023 if you wanted to correct

I believe that is the case and and while anybody could do that Yes, and we didn't audit people's campaigns to determine when they were receiving campaign contributions But we did think that an annual 12-month cycle would bring some consistency and Easier regulation to it.

Okay. It just it just seems to me that this resolution clarifies everything and and lays that out and explains it i don't see that anybody really has any advantage over anybody else because i think all of us have abided by the the 5900 campaign amount if any of us have even gotten those

Honestly, I don't know that it does anything for this particular election year. It would have an effect starting next year when the CPI increase goes into effect and the new annual cycle.

But that's automatic statewide, right?

That is for the CPI, but it also would establish that candidates or people who want to run could start collecting money in 2027 okay that's all i have

Thank You mayor so I know there are a few concerns I just want to clarify the agenda is posted for public review ahead of time so anyone is welcome to review it and then now as of this meeting people can join if they are on vacation they can join via telephone or via zoom Also, there are certain laws that we do have to follow on a state level, but California is not a one size fits all. Rialto is not San Francisco, Bakersfield is not Los Angeles. So there are certain things that we do have to adjust on a city level. But again, there are certain, things that we do have to follow on a state level. I feel that if we do table this, then it's gonna affect the next cycle of elections. It really isn't gonna matter. It's always gonna affect another election. So with that, I'd like to make a motion for approval.

To do what?

To adopt resolution number 8551, establishing campaign contribution limits for the city's elective offices, mayor, council members, city clerk, and city treasurer, and other related campaign regulations.

Just want to clarify because I'm Did the mayor make a motion to start to table this already?

Okay, then in that if that's the case we need to know if there's a second to that motion He asked for a second and then we went into questions.

Yeah so We would have to have is there a second to the mayor's motion? And if not, then we would go on to your motion. I

Is there a second to my table?

That dies for lack of a second and now we're we're to your motion No, we just need to know if there's a second to your motion Second second it by and he could have said is asked for a roll call Customer

Councilmember Carasatis? Aye. Councilmember Montoya? Aye. Mayor Pro Tem Scott?

Aye.

Mayor Baca?

No. Motion carries. With that, that concludes all of the items on the agenda. So we'll move on to reports. We'll start with the Mayor Pro Tem, Ed Scott.

No report tonight.

Okay. Next we'll start with Andy Caraceres. No report. Next I'll start with Edward Montoya.

I don't have a report, I just, I want to bring something up really quick. I had a meeting with Western Regional Carpenters recently, and we spoke about a subcontractor transparency ordinance. I'd like to get a little bit more information on that, if maybe the city manager or city attorney can get us some information on that. I have some of these ordinances from other cities and I'd just like to maybe see if it's something that we might wanna do here. So there's there's a lot of different there's different Pieces to it and I haven't really got into it too much So I really don't want to discuss it too much without knowing The ins and outs before we do it It's fair pay fair pay for your contractors as well as the city getting paid per subcontractor, but making sure it's a fair playing field for all of our workers that are out there. That's pretty much the gist of it.

Does the city manager understand what he's requesting?

We can look into it and have discussions about giving you the information that you're looking for.

I would just like more information because I was unclear about everything. It was really quick. Meeting and I just got the email so I haven't been able to even look at it to even give you information and I don't want to give you Misinformation.

Okay. Thank you. I think city manager but other than that, I that's all I have. Okay. Thank you councilmember Carla Perez Thank You mayor.

I just like to wish my daughter Mariah. Happy birthday She celebrated her birthday last week and then my youngest will be celebrating his birthday next week. So happy birthday to my son Aaron. I

Thank you, next I'll call on myself to give a report. I attended the 4th of July event that was held at Jerry's Park. It was excellent, it was well attended by a variety of different members from within the community. So it was outstanding, and of course the Parks Recreation did an excellent job in putting that together, so I commend them for that. I also attended the Rialto Rancho Community. They were concerned. I want to thank the Rialto Police Department for attending the meeting, because they had requested that Rialto Police attend, along with Public Works and other individuals to attend that meeting. apparently we were unable to get some of the other individuals to attend but i did attend and the supervisor was also a fifth fifth district supervisor and his staff did attend the meeting and was well represented along with the uh the Sheriff's Department, the Highway Patrol, and a person from Public Works from the county that attended the ranch over there. We're concerned because they're concerned about the amount of traffic that goes up and down Riverside and then goes into Country Club Road in that area. And then they're also concerned with the additional homes that will be built in the River Ranch too as well and that the additional traffic that would be going and if there would be a road that would be done in the other side because right now the only exits or the only entrance roads are Country Club Road and through Highland to get into River Ranch. So they were concerned about that and of course speeding and signs and others that were at that meeting. Also, as it was mentioned earlier by Anna Gonzalez that spoke also at the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, I spoke there in reference to the impact it would have on the city of If it was implemented, it would cost the city of Rialto over 20 years $537 million. And it would cost the county of San Bernardino $11 billion to implement a project that the federal and state wants to implement without any dollars attached to it. You know, it's nice that when the state and the federal asks us to do something, but they don't put any money behind. And then that means the burden would be on the city of Rialto and the taxpayers in this area. And then it would impact the law enforcement, fire department, and the infrastructure in our area, because then we would have to cut somewhere to comply with this particular law if it came into place. So I spoke against that at this point until they do additional studies. And then I want to thank our public works director for attending, Yats Yaroni, that attended the event, so I thank him very much for going there. And then, last but not least, I didn't attend, but I just wanted to mention that we have our realto all-inclusive playground that will be dedicated and opening up on july 31st and this is for all the citizens that are out there watching this you have an opportunity and this playground will be available for all kids all individuals including those individuals with any disability or an autism that will be able to attend and that concludes my report so at that point i'll start with the city manager thank you mayor no report this evening Thank you, I'd start with the Barbara McGee, City Clerk.

I have no report this evening.

Our City Treasurer, Edward Cudahy. Thank you, Mayor, I have nothing to report. I have the Assistant City Manager, Tim Sullivan. Thank you, Mayor, no report. Our City Attorney, Eric Vail.

Thank you, Mayor, I think you guys have had a long agenda. I think I'll spare you my voice for a while, so no report.

Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our police chief, Mark Clean.

My apologies for breaking the streak. I have a report, so I'm sorry. You already had so many . So this is the only meeting we had this month, but I want to talk to you about some statistics that incorporates everything that we asked for tonight. Just for June, if council knows that citizen generated calls to our police department was 2,938. Our officer initiated, this shows the increase that you provided with our department, with personnel. Officer initiated calls for the month of June was 4,717. So we had a total of 7,655 calls for service and incidences with our police department and the folks here in the city. We cleared those calls with 438 arrests. It kind of showed why we needed the jail services increases. And then we took a total of 1,281 reports. So we're extremely busy. I want to invite the community. I want to invite council, staff, remember Tuesday, National Night Out. Rialto ballpark 530 look forward to seeing y'all there on behalf of all the police department employees Thank you so much for everything that you do for us We look forward to celebrating with you on Tuesday night national night out with the community. Thank you.

Thank you next I'd like to call on our fire chief Chris Jensen No real comment just a statement Rialto fire department and many neighboring jurisdictions are through the California Master Mutual Aid Agreement, have crews fighting fires in Northern California, the Brewer Fire in Central Oregon, and the Little Giant Fire in Okanagan, Washington. So please keep them in your thoughts. And we're starting to experience fires here as we had the fire off of 38 yesterday. So be fire aware and be safe. Thank you.

Thank you next I'd like to call on a public works director.

Yeah, it's a M Rami Just a quick report since our the last council meeting our team had done has done over almost 16 1600 total work orders which consists of 421 graffiti removals 136 pothole repairs 166 trash and debris removal and the right-of-way and 18 wheat abatement and a number of facilities Projects as well as striping throughout the city streets. Thank you.

Thank you next I'd like to call on our community development director Christina Taylor Your mayor nothing to report this evening. Thank you next I'd like to call on our parks recreation director Cynthia Alvarado Crawford

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and members of the council. Here's what's going on in Rialto. Lifeguard Appreciation Day is going to be Friday, July 31st. That's Tom Sawyer. They'll be offering free recreation swim to our community from 1 PM to 4 PM in celebration. Movies in the Park will be Friday, July 31st at Budbender Park. They'll be showing Little Rascals. Fun starts at 6 p.m. The Inclusive Playground Grand Opening will be Friday, July 31st at Rialto City Park from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. National Night Out and Battles of the Badges for the Pulled Pork Cook-Off will be Tuesday, August 4th at Rialto City Park from 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Sunday, fun day, senior ice cream social will be Thursday, August 6th at Grace Vargas Senior Center from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. And then your save the dates are the Senior Health and Wellness Expo, Wednesday, September 9th at Grace Vargas Senior Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Petapalooza and Pollution Prevention Fair, Saturday, I don't know why I went to Sunday, sorry Ms. Barbara. Saturday, September 19th at Rialto Civic Center, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. And Viva La Fiesta will be Saturday, September 26th at Rialto City Park from 5.30 to 8.30 p.m. And that concludes my announcements.

Thank you. Next, I'd like to call on our Finance Director, Scott William. Thank you. And that concludes our reports for the evening. With that, do I hear a motion to adjourn?

So moved.

Motion's been made by Councilwoman Carla Perez, seconded by Edward Montoya. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Any opposition? Hearing none, council's adjourned.