[0:00] A long, long time is Riverside Community college decision to
[0:04] put a satellite campus at mainland Park Ridge. This is
[0:07] all RCCD. Riverside Community College District took on. A difficult
[0:13] challenge and said, we want it. We want to be
[0:16] part of Corona and the voters. The voters said yes.
[0:21] So the Corona Education center, which is its official name,
[0:25] will be coming online. It'll take a few years, and
[0:28] I believe the final completion is 2030. But what? We're
[0:31] ultimately going to have is. An institution of higher education
[0:35] within our city boundaries. They've got a vision for that
[0:38] campus. To be a tech campus and how exciting for
[0:41] our community to have in Corona. Its very own college
[0:45] campus. An awesome project that's also up to come is
[0:49] the city park revitalization city. Park was built.
[1:37] Hello. Hello. Welcome, everyone, to our city council meeting of
[1:40] Wednesday, January 21. Very happy to see you. Please join
[1:45] me first in the pledge of allegiance. If you can
[1:48] stand and put your right hand over your heart. Ready?
[1:53] Begin. One nation under God,
[2:02] indivisible, with liberty and justice. Harlow. Thank you. Please be
[2:07] seated. We're going to convene open session at this time,
[2:12] I would like to call. The meeting to order. Ms.
[2:13] Edwards, can you please read the special instructions? Yes, mayor.
[2:17] Individuals wishing to address. The city council are requested to
[2:20] complete a speaker card and deliver it to city clerk
[2:23] staff. Prior to the item being heard by the city
[2:25] council, please observe a three minute limit for communications. And.
[2:30] One's called upon to speak. Please state your name and
[2:33] city of residence for the record. Thank you, mayor. Thank
[2:35] you very much. We're going to start with. A well
[2:39] deserved recognition. I would like to invite Corporal Joe Kelly
[2:43] and Canine Bruce to the podium. For this recognition. In
[2:52] the case, of course. Welcome. So we've got this great
[2:56] recognition, a lot of whereas, so bear with me. In
[3:00] recognition of five years of loyal service to the Corona
[3:03] Police Department, whereas Bruce is an eight. Year old Belgian
[3:07] Malinois. Born in the Netherlands, he arrived in the United
[3:10] States in 2020. Through Alderhorst International and was soon selected
[3:15] to become the next corona police department canine. Bruce. Completed
[3:21] the six week basic handler Academy at Alderhorst International, where
[3:24] he consistently demonstrated an exceptional sense of smell and energetic
[3:28] personality. In March of 2023, Bruce further showcased his ability
[3:33] by attending a specialized tracking course in Modesto, California. He's
[3:37] quite a worldly dog. Later that year, he successfully tracked
[3:43] and located an attempted murder suspect who was hiding approximately
[3:47] 700 yards. From the crime scene. And whereas Bruce served
[3:51] the Corona police department for five years and was also
[3:54] a valued member of the special response team. Throughout his
[3:58] career, he played a vital role in. Enhancing community safety
[4:02] by locating numerous suspects and helping gain compliance from individuals
[4:07] who were uncooperative. Bruce assisted in 4325 calls, and he
[4:14] conducted 871 different searches. And whereas Bruce transitions into retirement,
[4:21] he will spend his days enjoying family walks, chasing his
[4:24] ball. Dismantling every chew toy he's given and spinning endless
[4:28] amounts and spinning in endless amounts. Of circles, although he
[4:32] will undoubtedly. Miss police work. Bruce has fully earned his
[4:36] retirement and the abundant family time that comes with it.
[4:39] Now. Therefore, I, Mayor Jackie Cassillas, on behalf of the
[4:42] city council, thereby gratefully acknowledge. Bruce for the dedication he
[4:46] has shown and the manner in which he has carried
[4:48] out his duties. As a member of the Corona Police
[4:51] Department, we wish you best wishes and a long. And
[4:54] happy retirement.
[5:06] Would you say a few words? Thank you, mayor. I
[5:14] just wanted to add to what the mayor said. Canine
[5:17] Bruce led a very distinguished career. Arcanine team are invaluable
[5:22] to what we do each and every day. We love
[5:24] our canine partners. And they truly are partners to their
[5:27] handler, I'm sure Joe's. The reason why Bruce has been
[5:32] retired. While he had a few medical issues throughout his
[5:35] career, is because he worked so hard in the Belgian
[5:38] Malinois. They just drive their drive. Is off the chart.
[5:43] Is, Corporal Kelly was promoted, and because of that, He
[5:46] went back to patrol, which took him out of his
[5:48] canine position. And after serving five years, which is a
[5:52] distinguished career, And the city allowed Corporal Kelly to purchase.
[5:59] Canine Bruce for one dollars, so he. 's officially corporal
[6:03] Kelly's dog, so I'm sure Joe is kind of being.
[6:07] Very cautious about what happens now. So thank you, Joe.
[6:10] Thank you, Canine Bruce. You guys had awesome career doing
[6:14] the canine world. I wish you more success. Can we
[6:20] get a picture with you? Can we get a picture
[6:22] right in front of the podium? Oh, yes, please. Can
[6:30] I ask his wife and children? To Corporal Kelly's wife
[6:33] is one of our dispatchers. So, like, for them to
[6:36] come down to please. Let's move this. I think.
[7:49] All right, we can head back up, and I will
[7:51] hand it over. Oh, actually, Ms. Edwards, are there any
[7:56] speaker cards from the public for the recognitions? Mayor, we
[7:59] did not receive any speaker cards for the recognition. Okay,
[8:02] in that case, we'll move on. To item 5.2 presentation
[8:05] about the Corona blood on board program, and I'll hand
[8:07] it over to fire Chief Brian Young, who will provide
[8:11] the presentation. All right. Do you want to do it
[8:16] from here? Okay. All right. Thank you Madamoran council and
[8:21] thank you everybody for being here. I just wanted to
[8:24] take a moment to provide a little bit of background
[8:27] before I share a rather incredible story. So the corona
[8:32] Far department embarked on a pretty significant. Initiative several years
[8:38] ago. That really focused on. Innovation, tenacity and excellence in
[8:44] service delivery. And a little bit more definition of what
[8:47] drove all that is. Back in August of 2022, several
[8:52] members of our ems. Committee brought forward. A very innovative
[8:58] idea that had never been seen before in the state
[8:59] of California, and that is to carry field blood. On
[9:04] our EMS units. This had been trialed and worked very
[9:07] successfully in small organizations in Texas. And Louisiana. But our
[9:12] small team. Of nurse educator Kelly Long. Captain Steve Douglas
[9:17] and captain. Captain Steve Wells and captain Chris Douglas started
[9:23] working on this thing in August of 22, and it
[9:26] was not an easy undertaking. First, I needed local approval
[9:30] from our own medical director. Then they needed regional approval
[9:34] from our regional medical director. And ultimately came the big
[9:39] bureaucracy of the state. So it took them until November
[9:45] of 24 to get this program. Off the ground. After
[9:50] their hard work and tenacity for all those years they
[9:53] received the EMS crossmead. Which is a highly prestigious recognition
[9:58] from the state of California, ems, and it brought us
[10:00] where we are today. Having. The first fire agency in
[10:06] the state of California, being the Corona Fire Department, to
[10:08] carry blood in the field. Incredibly innovative and driven by
[10:13] the men and women of the Corona Fire Department. We
[10:16] also knew, though, that there was more to this story.
[10:18] It wasn't just providing excellence. And service delivery. We knew
[10:22] that we needed a strategic partner. Blood is a very
[10:25] precious commodity, as many of you are aware. We didn't
[10:28] feel right just simply. Going to a blood bank and
[10:32] blind the blood. How many times have people heard the
[10:36] scenario of there's a blood shortage. We didn't want to
[10:39] be part of that problem, so we looked at it
[10:41] from a medical ethics perspective when we said, let's help
[10:45] solve this shortage of blood and start monthly. Blood drives.
[10:50] So, on the heels of being approved, we started these
[10:53] monthly bub drives. Since its inception. We have a total
[10:58] of 60 gallons of blood that's been donated by members
[11:03] of the corona fire department, by members of the city
[11:05] of Corona and by members of the community that is
[11:09] a perfect example of how we can all work together
[11:12] to have an ultimate positive outcome. 60 gallons of blood.
[11:16] That is mind blowing if you think about that. That's
[11:20] basically the functioning blood volume of almost 50 human beings
[11:25] that we have had people donate in order to make.
[11:27] A positive impact. Well, the whole reason we're here tonight
[11:31] is we had one of our very first survivors. From
[11:34] this corona blood program. That requested to be reunited with
[11:38] the crew's network, instrumental in a positive outcome. So with
[11:43] that I'm going to call up Vladmire. As the amazing
[11:47] survivor from his accident, he's going to share a few
[11:49] comments with you. And I'd also like to bring up
[11:52] the crews so they can reunite with Vlad as he
[11:55] requested to do so. The crews that responded please caught
[11:58] up flat. So with Vlad before I give him the
[12:07] mic. We have Captain Jake Portillo, we have engineer. Paramedic
[12:10] JD Tawni. We have engineer Kevin Campbell. We have firefighter,
[12:14] paramedic. Robert Aguilera and firefighter Justin Brower. So, Vlad, if
[12:19] you'd like. To say a few words. Hi. My name
[12:24] is Vlad. I reside in the city of Huntington Beach,
[12:27] California. The way this day started out was. Just like
[12:33] any normal day. I got the package with my new
[12:36] motorcycle mufflers. I started putting a Mongol and put on.
[12:42] Instructions said take 100 miles ride. I was like, all
[12:46] right, go up to Victorville, where my friend Sandy lives.
[12:50] Tighten the bolts. And I'll go back home. I get
[12:53] on the 55 in Newport Beach. I transferred to the
[12:57] 91. I'm going up to 91. The express line is
[13:01] to my left. I'm doing about 60, 65 three car
[13:04] lengths back. EverYthing goes black. I don't remember anything. November.
[13:11] That was October 17. November 3. I woke up. All
[13:16] I knew is I was laying in a bed in
[13:17] a room. I didn't know who, what, wherewin or why,
[13:20] and it was the scariest moment of my life. Because
[13:23] all I knew is I was hooked up to machines.
[13:28] And. I couldn't even ask the questions that were in
[13:32] my head because the head trauma was so bad I
[13:34] couldn't get them out of my mouth. But I knew
[13:37] what I wanted. To ask. And that's when the long
[13:41] recovery process started. But get back on the topic of
[13:44] the blood drive. When the paramedics arrived on scene. Campbell,
[13:51] along with a few others, realized. The severity of my
[13:56] injuries. And the amount of blood I lost. Was just
[14:01] tremendous. And it was ultimately because of the blood transfusions
[14:06] at the scene of the accident that I am standing
[14:08] in front of you today because if it wasn't for
[14:11] those blood transfusions. In their blood bag at the scene
[14:14] of the accident on the 91 in Green river. Road,
[14:17] I would have been another statistic, and I would have
[14:19] been Doa at the hospital. Guarantee you that right now.
[14:23] So I'm very thankful for that. And. I took a
[14:31] law for granted before the accident. And tell you what
[14:35] I told people before. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. And life's
[14:41] precious. So when you guys hear about these blood drives
[14:46] in your cities, your counties, Go out and donate. Because
[14:51] it could save another life. I'm hoping with sharing my
[14:56] story that we can get this out to more cities
[14:58] and more counties. Because over the weekend we had another
[15:03] fatality in the city of Huntington beach involving. A motorcyclist.
[15:09] So really hoping we can get this moving forward. Sooner
[15:14] rather than later. That's all I got. Thank you. Glad.
[15:20] Grab a quick picture. Thank you, Vlad, for sharing your
[15:28] story and encouraging everybody to donate blood to this life
[15:31] saving program.
[15:46] Way to go. Thank you. We're glad to have you
[15:52] with us tonight. We're glad. That that program was successful
[15:58] and way to go. Corona fire department for being the
[16:02] first in the state to do that. We're proud of
[16:04] you guys. Okay. We're going to move on to item
[16:10] 5.3. Presentation. The final design for the city park project.
[16:16] Ms. Donna Finch, community service director, will provide the presentation.
[16:20] Thank you, mayor. Good evening, council. I am really excited
[16:24] to be here tonight to present this important milestone in
[16:27] the city park. Revitalization. Project. I know. We've been working
[16:30] on this for a long time. We've? Been to council
[16:33] and the Parks Commission and the community multiple times to
[16:35] get feedback and input. On the design for this project,
[16:38] and we are really happy to be in the final
[16:41] stretch of this tonight. I'm going to be giving an
[16:44] update on the final design, and our ask is that
[16:46] the city council received this update. So before I get
[16:50] into the design, I just want to start with providing
[16:53] for those of you who aren't familiar with the history
[16:55] and background of City park. Just some of the important
[16:59] historical facts about the park that got us to this
[17:01] point. So City park was originally established in 1913. It
[17:06] is Corona's oldest historic park, and it has really long
[17:10] served as a gathering place for the community. Since its
[17:13] inception, it had been a place where people come to
[17:17] do family picnics, community events, parades. All sorts of things
[17:22] that really just brought the city of Corona residents together.
[17:26] It is the home of the historic municipal plunge. This
[17:29] was constructed back in 1925, and it was the city's
[17:33] first municipal pool. It operated for many, many decades as
[17:36] a pool. In different forms. The municipal plunge closed several
[17:40] decades ago, and then another pool was opened. We also
[17:43] had the founders monument that was constructed at City park
[17:46] back in 1936, so. It is a very historical, significant
[17:50] location, and it's something that. We really have a lot
[17:53] of pride in and want to make sure that we
[17:55] preserve it for many decades to come. Around the 1980s,
[17:59] we started to see a decline in City park. People
[18:01] stopped attending and participating in activities there as much as
[18:04] they did in the past. A lot of this was
[18:07] due to safety. Concerns deteriorating conditions in the park. And
[18:12] ultimately in 2020, the city park pool was closed due
[18:16] to some structural challenges with the park. And we began
[18:20] the process to start the revitalization of that site. In
[18:24] 2021 objective was put into our city of Corona. Strategic
[18:28] plan to redevelop city. Park to include a new, full
[18:32] service, purpose built community center. And this is something that
[18:35] Corona did. Not have before. We had other sites that
[18:38] we had acquired and operated as community centers, but none
[18:41] that were ever designed intentionally. As a community center to
[18:45] serve the needs of our residents, so. With that goal
[18:49] and objective in our strategic plan, we began the master
[18:52] planning process for city park. That started in June of
[18:55] 2022. It was an 18 month process that include a
[18:59] significant amount of community engagement. We went out, did door
[19:04] knocking, held pop up events in the park, did multiple
[19:07] community meetings, workshops. Brainstorming sessions with the parks commission, with
[19:12] the city council, and we collected over 2100. Survey responses
[19:16] from the community to really identify the amenities that the
[19:19] community wanted to see in the revitalized city park. In
[19:23] July of 2023, the master plan was adopted and we
[19:28] went directly. Into a request for proposal process to bring
[19:32] on an architectural firm to help bring this plan to
[19:35] life. In December of 2023, we brought on Rios Architects,
[19:39] who has been our primary architect on the project and
[19:43] we began the design process. And over the last two
[19:47] years, we've hit several milestones we completed. The 30% design
[19:50] in January of 2025. 60% design in April of 25.
[19:55] And then just this past December we reached the 90%.
[19:58] Mark, which is wrapping up our final design process. So
[20:03] with that, I'm going to go ahead and turn it
[20:05] over to our architectural firm. Rios. We have Bob Hale
[20:09] and his team here. They are going to be going
[20:12] through all of the primary elements of the design, walking
[20:14] you through the project, showing some really beautiful renderings that
[20:17] are helping to bring this project to life. And I'll
[20:22] wrap it up with next steps on the timing process.
[20:24] So I'll go ahead and turn it over to bob.
[20:27] Thank you so much, Donna. We are really excited to
[20:30] be here at this point in this project. We've worked
[20:35] very diligently, I think, with your team. They've been extremely
[20:41] great to work with. And we feel really terrific about.
[20:46] The product we've got to show you tonight. So I'm
[20:51] here with my team, and we're all very excited. To
[20:56] present it to you. We are, by the way, both
[21:00] the architects and the landscape architects for the project. It's
[21:04] one of the things. That we think we brought to
[21:07] the project that was unique. Is the ability to sort
[21:11] of see this as a whole project. Both inside and
[21:15] outside. So I'm here with Jason Shinoda as design director
[21:20] and landscape architecture. Robin Kim, who is the lead landscape
[21:25] architect on the project. And Simone Lapenta is our design
[21:30] director of architecture. So I think Jason's going to kick
[21:33] us off here. Thanks, Bob. So we want to start
[21:38] with our overall master plan. And really, when we look
[21:43] at this plan, we're just really proud of it, and
[21:47] that's because through the last few years of co creation
[21:50] with your team here with the city, All of the
[21:55] community input that we've received. The design really has held
[21:59] and stood the test of time through all of the
[22:02] development of the design from the very beginning. And so
[22:07] when we look at this plan, We can really strongly
[22:10] see the original ideas still intact. And just a great
[22:14] variety of experiences and wonderful spaces that. We're really excited
[22:18] to present to you today. So at the heart of
[22:22] the park, of course, is what we've always called the
[22:25] corona. Crown. And this is a celebration of the identity
[22:29] of Corona, the history of Corona, that's represented. By this
[22:33] big community canvas in the center that's embraced by trees
[22:37] and parkland. And then embracing that. On the east side,
[22:41] of course, is the community center, and it's really this
[22:44] interlocking of those two pieces that really forms the heart
[22:47] of this park for us. That's looped by a connected
[22:51] past, which you'll see in the lighter brown. There, which.
[22:55] Is our quarter mile Corona crown loop. And then the
[23:00] darker brown path is this framework of a meandering trail
[23:04] that connects the rest of the park and all of
[23:06] these different programmatic spaces and garden rooms and really ties
[23:10] the whole park together. In another three quarter mile loop.
[23:14] So that three quarter mile loop plus the crown lube
[23:18] form. A 1 mile loop for the whole park. That
[23:20] ties it all together. My colleague robin is going to
[23:23] now take you through the detailed design of all these
[23:25] different spaces. Thanks. So starting from the west, traveling east,
[23:31] we're going to focus on. What will be the new
[23:36] sort of multi wheeled skate park and pump track. One
[23:40] of the additions of this project that we were really
[23:43] proud to be able to bring more usability. To the
[23:47] idea of a mixed modal. Use of. Skate park. Bmx
[23:54] mixing together within the space itself. We also have updated
[23:59] outdoor basketball courts, which. We will have ample lighting to
[24:04] make sure that we'll be able to have recreation day.
[24:06] And night within the space. Moving. East. We're going to
[24:11] focus on the different sort of activity zones oriented toward
[24:16] a lot. Of play, namely. The new playground, custom playground
[24:21] and splash pad. That's surrounded by various picnic areas and
[24:27] recreation zones. You can see also that just to the
[24:31] east. We have the crown, the community canvas in which.
[24:34] We have a large lawn area and sort of. Burned
[24:39] backing to allow for everything from. Multi large music gatherings
[24:45] to other events that might happen within the city itself,
[24:49] with the community center as a beautiful backdrop to this.
[24:51] And as we go through the presentation, you will see
[24:54] more direct. Views of what we are talking about here.
[24:59] Just a bit more detail on the splash pad itself,
[25:02] you can see. Harkening to. The mining past of Corona.
[25:09] We wanted to make sure that we were highlighting. Various
[25:13] fun zones, but also having ways for sort of history
[25:16] to be revealed within the spaces you can see that.
[25:20] We have water towers, cascading water tables, sprayers. And again,
[25:24] we'll have some. Views that sort of really put you
[25:27] into the space. We have the aquatic center shown here,
[25:31] which is the combination of an activity pool and an
[25:34] actual competition lab pool within the area. Zooming in a
[25:37] little bit more, you can see within the activity pool.
[25:43] Starting with a very gracious entry. And depth of 18
[25:47] inches. The pool itself then gets to a depth of
[25:51] 5ft to allow for a variety of different activities, whether
[25:55] it's sort of the exercise classes that might happen. There.
[25:59] Swim lessons, general. Play with families who might come and
[26:03] spend time here to the north. You will see a
[26:06] lazy river component with various interactive. Play elements. And then
[26:12] a vortex within the space. And then to the south,
[26:15] you'll see. Custom large tube waterslide and a specific landing
[26:20] area for that program. There's also a spa you can
[26:25] see. At the sort of upper right corner that would
[26:28] be integrated and allowing. Visitors and competitors and everyone alike
[26:33] to use the spa itself. And we have a canopy
[26:36] that will be dividing between. The activity pool and the
[26:40] competition space here. As you can see, the competition pool
[26:44] is a 25 yard pool. One change that recently has
[26:48] been added is we are able to provide. Two three
[26:53] meter and two 1 meter springboards, and thus the depth
[26:56] of the actual competition pool. Has increased to allow for
[26:59] that new activity. Surrounding the pool itself are also shade
[27:03] canopies. To make sure that. There is maximum comfort throughout
[27:08] the hot summer days. I'm going to let Simone speak
[27:12] a little bit more to the building now. Thank you.
[27:17] Thank you. So the building is conceived to be one
[27:20] with the park. It's arranging to three blocks and two
[27:24] wings, one on the north that we call the active
[27:26] wing and one on the south we call the quiet
[27:28] wing, and at the center it split. To accommodate for
[27:31] the central block, which we call the central hub, which
[27:34] accommodates the reception and also some of the amenity and
[27:38] function that serves the two other wings. On the north
[27:42] wing, we have what we call the fitness Wing, which
[27:45] accommodates for the main Gymnasium, which is a 20,000 sqft
[27:49] gymnasium. With an outdoor fitness that can also accommodate for
[27:54] exterior gatherings. And then we have two different fitness rooms.
[27:58] One is an enclosed space for different activities with machinery
[28:01] and equipment, and the other one can be used for
[28:03] group fitness that can be split into two for two
[28:07] different venues that can be used at the same time.
[28:10] On the southern side, we have the active wing, which
[28:13] we have assessed to be recipient for the banket, which
[28:18] is our crown jewel. It's a large gathering space that
[28:21] can be divided. Into two and accommodate up to 400
[28:24] people at the same time and. It provided with a
[28:29] dedicated kitchen for gardening and for dining. On the northern
[28:33] side of the wing, we have two conference rooms. And
[28:37] a game room and also some administration offices. These renderings
[28:41] really picks the arrival point to the community center. We
[28:45] can see how we arrive. At the community center through
[28:48] a beautiful, welcoming. Gesture where we can see how the
[28:54] building connects. The arrival point of the parking to the
[28:58] ground park. And this place, really, this beautiful open lobby.
[29:02] That connects visually the visitor to the park on the
[29:06] other side. Getting closer. We can see over here the
[29:10] lobby and the beautiful facade. There is a transparent facade.
[29:13] To allow for visibility and for light to come through
[29:16] and to really welcome the visitors to the experience of
[29:19] the community center and the overall park itself. Coming inside.
[29:24] This is the lobby, the main lobby. It's a very
[29:28] tall space of 40ft. At its peak. And splits the
[29:33] two wings arriving to the reception desk. As I said
[29:37] before, And we decided to split the height of the
[29:40] building with two different type of tonality of plaster to
[29:43] try to create a sense of human scale. At the
[29:45] bottom, still celebrating the beauty of the high, tall ceiling.
[29:50] There are. Carrying a warm wood to create this sense
[29:52] of welcoming space. On the opposite side we can see
[29:57] the reception desk. There is an embracing gesture. To welcome
[30:02] the people and kind of direct them to the different
[30:04] wings to serve also as a wife handing device. To
[30:09] distribute people along the two wings of the building. This
[30:13] is a view of the gynaium again. It's a 20,000
[30:15] sqft. Room. You might see on the ground multiple level
[30:21] of graphic. Lines. Those are basically to try to accommodate
[30:25] for different configurations. For different activities. That can be done.
[30:32] At the same time, it can accommodate from one to
[30:35] eight different field distributions. For a number of different venues
[30:39] and a number of different events at the same time
[30:42] can be split into two by a device's curtain that
[30:45] we have designed and the sitting areas that you see
[30:48] over here are retractable in order to accommodate for that
[30:51] flex. Flexibility. We decided to go for a very simple
[30:54] design. Humble, but at the same time full of character,
[30:58] painting in yellow all the trusses on the top. To
[31:02] kind of create a node to the graphic identity of
[31:05] the city of Corona. This is the Bankhead room, as
[31:09] I said before, can be split into two. It's completely
[31:12] cluttering into the same wood of the reception and the
[31:15] welcoming space. And it's. Open to a beautiful garden and
[31:20] outdoor cover area on the outside by two foldable window.
[31:24] System. When closed, it can accommodate for two different events
[31:28] at the same time. And we have created a series
[31:30] of chandelier at the center to create a center point
[31:34] of focal point for the space for the main event
[31:38] happening in the room. By the welcoming center at the
[31:42] entrance. We have provided a game room, which is a
[31:45] flexible space. With an open area in the center and
[31:48] a side section with a series of different type of
[31:52] casework and meal work that can accommodate for different types
[31:54] of activity and function as well as having a series
[31:57] of desks that can be used for people to. Access
[32:02] and work from here. The aquatic center. It's. A great.
[32:10] Point of attraction for the entire community center and the
[32:12] park. You can see over here, the big pool with
[32:15] the plants building in the back that serves as a
[32:18] background. And on the right hand side. The two slides
[32:21] that can serve as a beacon and a visible element
[32:24] of connotation. Of the park from the outside. We propose.
[32:28] To put a mural and paint the two sides of
[32:31] the plunge building facing the pool to try to create
[32:34] a backdrop to the experience of the pool itself. This
[32:38] is an area where I think that we can see
[32:40] how the building wants to provide. This continuity between the
[32:47] park and the community center, really displaying this beautiful hugging
[32:50] gesture between the architecture and the landscape and at the
[32:54] same time really trying to create this center of gathering
[32:56] for the community campus. From the community scam bus. The
[33:01] building wants to grow from the ground and be. These
[33:06] POTUS gesture. They really celebrate the city of Corona as
[33:10] an identity, but also as a new center for people
[33:14] to gather, creating this common ground that can be lived
[33:17] outdoor, but also inside and the building, in its transparency
[33:21] and porosity, wants to celebrate that indoor outdoor condition that
[33:24] we can celebrate here in. California. Looking more close. This
[33:29] is one detail of the overhang of the canopy. The
[33:32] facade basically pushes in and out to try to accommodate
[33:35] for different type of activities that can be held outside
[33:39] in continuity with the spaces indoor. And with this, I
[33:42] give to Robin the opportunity to speak more about. Park.
[33:48] Thanks. Here you can see. The custom age group playground.
[33:55] That will be one of the other sort of anchors
[33:57] within the park itself. We wanted to honor the history,
[34:02] the deep history within Krona that recognizes sort of the
[34:06] citrus industry and sort of how that comes into play
[34:08] and really. Worked hard to coordinate with the playground manufacturer
[34:14] to ensure that we brought a unique and authentic play.
[34:18] Structure that you would not find anywhere else. Along with
[34:22] this, you can see. Not only the actual historic imagery
[34:28] of. Different. Citrus providers and such. The actual space itself
[34:34] has been designed around the mature trees that exist within
[34:37] the project. In addition we're trying to add also larger
[34:41] mature trees to provide shade in the areas. That aren't
[34:45] necessarily covered. Again, we want this play space to be
[34:49] integrated within nature and to embrace the fact that it's
[34:52] within. A really beautiful location as is, and to make
[34:56] sure that we keep that space. Feeling the historic trees
[35:00] and the beautiful spaces that are within the space. You
[35:04] can see here. Detail of the toddler play area. This
[35:10] is a design nod to the idea of pollinating those
[35:14] actual citrus fruits that become where the older kids play
[35:17] eventually. The idea is that kids will meander between the
[35:22] two play zones, but that there are specific areas that
[35:24] are oriented toward the younger crowd, but that gradually. They
[35:29] would buzz on over and play within the large, the
[35:32] older kid areas, I will tell you. My kids who
[35:34] have seen the renderings of the big kid area, or
[35:38] you're talking. About wanting to go there and so understanding
[35:41] that there's sort of this aspirational connection between the space
[35:44] was important. In the design and interactivity within the space.
[35:49] Here is an image updated image of the splash pad
[35:52] zone. Again harkening to the mining pass within Corona. The
[35:57] idea is that the precast water features would allow for
[36:01] different elements to have water towers that would have water
[36:05] that could splash down. Waterfall elements, sort of interactive sprayers
[36:10] that are in the ground within rocks themselves. Surrounding this
[36:14] area would be spaces for onlooker onlookers to watch in.
[36:18] Dry zones. But then again, this zone was designed to
[36:21] be. Within surrounding existing trees. Again, trying to make sure
[36:27] that we preserve those trees and have those trees be
[36:30] an element within the backdrop of the space itself. Another
[36:34] view where you can really see kids getting in and
[36:37] interacting with the space. Here is a view of the
[36:42] skate park. This portion is looking west. You can see
[36:45] that this is the more traditional skate park, where you
[36:48] sort of see the urban rails and bowls that are
[36:52] coming within the space that's also integrated with the landscape
[36:56] and allowing for there to be a connection, but also.
[37:00] A separation within the space so there's full visibility. Within.
[37:05] And here you can see this is basically looking east.
[37:08] Now the pump track with the basketball. Court in the
[37:11] background that you can see again, there's this ability to
[37:14] connect between the skate park and the pump track to
[37:17] allow for various modes of use within the space. Going
[37:22] a little bit into trees within the park and historic
[37:25] preservation. This diagram here highlights the combination. Of trees to
[37:31] remain in place, trees to be relocated. And basically slotted
[37:38] in with the design, particularly around the aquatic center and
[37:41] then trees to be removed. I want to emphasize the
[37:45] fact that the trees that you see in green to
[37:48] remain. We wanted to make sure that we preserved and
[37:51] designed around the most beautiful, majestic trees that exIst. On
[37:55] site Itself. And so we have very big design moves
[37:58] in order to preserve those trees and have actually changed
[38:02] a lot of where the original design came in order
[38:05] to accommodate and make sure that we're highlighting those trees.
[38:10] In orange, you can see the trees that we are
[38:12] hoping to relocate at various different plates. And then the
[38:16] project. And then, in addition, we'll be planting 205 trees.
[38:20] To the project. Here you can see the existing historical
[38:24] artifacts that exist within the site. We wanted to make
[38:27] sure that we relocated them in areas that would be
[38:30] integrated within the different rooms and entry sequences of the
[38:34] project itself. You can see also, for example, we want
[38:40] to highlight. The historic fig tree, that giant fig tree
[38:43] that's at basically along 6th street, so there's. Also. Some
[38:49] really great other specimens within the project itself that we
[38:52] wanted to make sure we highlight that's. Almost a botanical
[38:55] flavor that happens within the park, and we want to
[38:57] make sure that we honor that. I think I'm going
[39:00] to hand it over to Donna now. All right, so
[39:04] I just want to give a big thank you to
[39:05] the rios team again. They've been a great partner throughout
[39:09] this whole process. We've been working with them for over
[39:14] two years. They really have taken the time to listen
[39:17] to us, to listen to what the community wants and
[39:19] to create this really special design. That encaptures everything that
[39:23] we were really hoping for for city park. So I'm
[39:25] going to wrap up the presentation by talking about next
[39:28] steps. As I mentioned, we just finished the 90% design
[39:31] mark in December. We're currently at about 95% design, and
[39:35] all of the major design elements have been completed on
[39:38] the project. We're just finishing the fine tune pieces to
[39:41] get this wrapped up. To 100%. Currently, we are going
[39:45] through a pre qualification process for the contractors to make
[39:48] sure that when we do take this project out to
[39:50] bid, we will have a pre selected pre vetted. Group.
[39:54] Of contractors that we know are highly qualified and able
[39:56] to give us. A quality project. And construct it within
[40:00] the parameters of what we've designed. That started in November,
[40:04] and we anticipate wrapping up that pre qual process in
[40:08] February. We're also going through the permitting process right now
[40:11] with the construction documents to get the project ready for
[40:14] construction. We anticipate that wrapping up in April, and at
[40:18] that time we'll be going to the historic preservation board
[40:20] to get final approval on the project, and then go
[40:23] out to bid. Because we will have a pre qualified
[40:27] group of contractors we anticipate. A fairly quick turnaround on
[40:31] the bidding process. We've got two months allocated for that.
[40:34] For April and May, and then we will be back
[40:37] to you to council in July to award the project
[40:39] bid and begin construction in summer of 2026. So, again,
[40:44] very happy with where we are in the design process.
[40:48] And all of the iterations that we've been through, I
[40:50] know we've been here to council several times to do
[40:52] value engineering, also to make some enhancements to the project.
[40:56] With all those changes, we are really happy to say
[40:58] that we have stayed close to our original estimate, which
[41:01] is about $100 million plus or -10% so as we
[41:05] begin to go into the bidding process and get the
[41:07] contracts ready. For council award. We'll have those final numbers
[41:10] for you, and we'll be bringing that back in July.
[41:14] So again, our ask is that the council receive an
[41:16] update on the final design for City park. And we're
[41:19] happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Ms. Finch. And
[41:22] thank you, Rio's. Team. I'll bring it to my colleagues
[41:24] for questions, and then we'll go. To the public and
[41:27] we can come back for any comments, any questions, clarifying
[41:30] questions. Council member Zario just have three questions. What is
[41:35] the difference between. A warming kitchen and a full kitchen.
[41:39] A warming kitchen is really meant. For. Supporting a team
[41:47] that comes from outside. To. Cater. As opposed to a
[41:54] full kitchen where you've got people actually cooking from scratch.
[41:58] Got you. And then the pool size. I heard that
[42:00] it was 25 meters long. Do we know? What the
[42:03] width is. It's 25 yards long. 25 yards. Sorry. Yes,
[42:08] the width itself, I. Believe is, I want to say
[42:10] it's 22 yards. It's not quite the equivalent. Alternative. Okay?
[42:17] The reason I ask is like an Olympic size pool.
[42:21] The width is 50 yards or meters or whatever it
[42:24] is, it is 50 meters. So take the pool that
[42:26] you saw, where the lane markers. Were double it and
[42:29] then add some extra change. But I think the only
[42:32] thing that's important is the length of the lane so
[42:34] that there could be actual swimming events. The width. Of
[42:38] the overall pool doesn't matter, but it's the length of
[42:40] the lanes. Those are the proper length. They are. What
[42:43] would be regulation? Short course swing lane. So that's 25
[42:47] yards for an. Olympic size pool. It's 50 meters. So
[42:50] those are the two types of competition pools. And then
[42:54] the trees. That are going to be removed. Are we
[42:59] going to put any of those removed trees back in
[43:01] separate spots? The majority of the trees that we are
[43:06] removing. So we have actually worked closely with an arborist
[43:10] from this outstart of the project. To understand which trees
[43:14] were in good health. With trees we could easily save
[43:17] and want to preserve. The trees that could be easily
[43:19] relocated and then trees that are at the end of
[43:22] their lives. And are either having issues with visibility or
[43:26] just. At a point where removal would have to happen
[43:30] within the next decade or so. And so we have
[43:33] noted the trees. That are being relocated that we noted
[43:37] in there, those are the ones that we find are
[43:39] the ones that we can easily put somewhere else. Okay,
[43:43] that didn't 100% answer my question. I know that there
[43:46] are some trees that. Are diseased and they would have
[43:50] to go. I know that there are some trees that
[43:53] have lived a great life, and it's time. They need
[43:56] to go. But the trees that are otherwise healthy. Are
[44:00] any of those trees going to go back in the
[44:01] park in a different location? Yes. Okay. That's what I
[44:04] wanted to know. Thank you. Lots of them. We have,
[44:06] I believe. 60 of them. 59 of them. That's great.
[44:12] Council member Richmond, do you have questions? Just a couple.
[44:16] For the landscaping, the community grass. Is that going to
[44:20] be. What species of grass is that, do you know?
[44:25] We're trying to find a resilient, drought tolerant lawn turf
[44:29] that would be used within that space itself. Like Bermuda.
[44:32] Is that kind of your thoughts or something like that?
[44:34] It would. Be a variant that's actually better suited for
[44:37] the climate, specifically in Corona. And so. There are special
[44:41] blends that we would be working with local. Basically local
[44:45] growers to understand what that is. But yes, it'd basically
[44:47] be a type. Of Bermuda grass. And the thought process
[44:50] is it's a place where citizens can go and hang
[44:53] out. And not be in six inch deep grass, but
[44:57] more, okay? A traditional lawn that you would picnic on
[45:00] and play games and things like that. Okay, that's. Why
[45:03] I want to check out. Thank you very much. Thank
[45:05] you. Mayor. Mayor. Speak. Thank you. Can you go to
[45:11] slide number 28 or 29, one of the two. My
[45:15] question, there was. There seems to be a lot of
[45:18] places for people to hide. And. I didn't know if.
[45:25] This is just a representation, or is it going to
[45:27] look exactly like this? So you're talking specifically about the
[45:31] playground? Yes. So this is the concept of what it's
[45:35] going to look like. The structures are going to be
[45:37] very similar to this in one of the earlier renderings
[45:41] or renditions of this we had the slats closer together
[45:44] where it was very easy to hide. We purposely separated
[45:48] those so you have that visibility, that sightline right through
[45:51] the structure. So that is something that we wanted to
[45:54] make sure we addressed in the development of the playground.
[45:56] That you have the ability to see through. And we
[45:58] did separate those slats. In the actual playground structure to
[46:02] have that ability. Great. And then my last question was
[46:05] on the specimen trees. Thank you for mentioning the Morton
[46:08] Bay figuratives. I think it actually is probably the top
[46:12] five largest Morton Bay figs in the state, but I
[46:15] think Santa Barbara has the record. And we're not much
[46:18] smaller. I just wanted to verify, and I think I
[46:21] saw. A green spear in the right place. That bunya
[46:25] bunya tree. Okay. All right. Perfect. That. Was the other
[46:28] thing I was worried about. I don't have any other
[46:32] questions. About the design. That's it. Thank you. Bring it
[46:35] back for comments. Okay, thank you. We're going. To open
[46:38] it up to public comments and questions. Ms. Edwards, are
[46:43] there speaker cards from the public for this presentation? Mayor
[46:45] yes, we have one speaker. Card for this item. Okay,
[46:48] please come on down. And if you are choosing to
[46:52] speak and haven't turned in your card, please do so.
[46:55] On this item. Thank you. Good evening. Joe Morgan. 206
[46:59] three rand. It's fascinating to hear Ms. Finch talk about
[47:02] what? The community wants because it was a pretty exhaustive
[47:04] planning process and community survey. And a lot of work
[47:09] done over the years. To decide what to do with
[47:13] the city park. And then promptly, that plan was tossed
[47:16] out. And it's not really what the community wants, it's
[47:19] what the council wants. So this is the reason why
[47:22] we can't have a real downtown. Because you're. Spending all
[47:25] the money to build another civic center down at the
[47:27] park. This is the reason why. You're having to flip
[47:30] all of that stuff to make another metro at Main
[47:32] Street. If you thought this was such a great idea
[47:36] and such a beautiful community center and really valuable. You
[47:39] could put it in an area that would attract investment.
[47:42] You could put it in a place that would attract
[47:43] people to come to town. But you're not doing that.
[47:46] You're. Just building apartment and another strip mall. And you're
[47:50] also burdening the neighbors. You're taking away a beautiful canopy.
[47:55] You're basically paving most of the park. So this is
[48:00] why we lost, like, the two most qualified parks commissioners
[48:03] we had, because they saw just exactly how ignorant and
[48:08] how willing you were to just throw out community needs.
[48:13] To do this plan. So this is going to saddle
[48:15] the city? With millions and millions of dollars of annual
[48:18] bond debt upkeep. And it's really not going to be
[48:22] much different, except just larger than Circle city center. To
[48:25] your point about the warming kitchen. That's what Circle city
[48:28] center has. It wasn't deemed. Sufficient there. Probably not going
[48:33] to be deemed sufficient here. So. You're just trading up
[48:37] for a larger model that really has. A pretty scant
[48:41] chance of success. We do need an aquatic center. We've
[48:45] needed one. We needed the city to keep up. The
[48:47] one that we had, but you guys abandoned that, much
[48:50] like you abandoned the Corona mall, so. As an excuse
[48:53] to basically build something shiny and new. This is going
[48:56] to cost field space. This is going to cost. A
[49:00] park that's used by the neighbors. And it really had
[49:03] no real benefit to the neighbors. There's going to be
[49:06] more congestion if it works. It's going to be just
[49:09] another financial burden on the city if it doesn't. Work
[49:12] and there's really not going to be much return in
[49:15] terms of like they talk. About the turn on the
[49:18] money. There's not going to be return on this investment
[49:21] in terms of economic development, you can put it downtown.
[49:25] If you thought it was really cool, if you thought
[49:26] it was really worthwhile. But you just want to build
[49:29] something new and easy because you have the land. There's
[49:31] not really. Burdened with some of the surplus Land act
[49:35] stuff that you've burdened that's. Chronomal with. And you think
[49:38] you got the best parks guy in the world? So
[49:41] that's why it's going to fail. Thank you. Thank you.
[49:44] Are there any other speakers on this agenda item. Come
[49:48] on up. Please state your name. Thank you. Hello. Good
[49:54] evening, council. My name is Adrian Arrows, owner of FC
[49:58] Riverside county. I've been a longtime resident here in this
[50:03] community. Longtime server. Of soccer services. All the way from
[50:11] students of age two all the way to adults. What
[50:15] brings me here today? Let me tell you, for the
[50:18] longest have been attempting to utilize public field spaces. I'm
[50:22] telling you since age 17. My story started at El
[50:26] Cerrito Sports park because I am the resident of El
[50:29] Serrito and even during those early. Age. Mr. R's, are
[50:35] you going to speak on this item? It cannot pertain
[50:38] to this one. Absolutely. And so, even at that early
[50:40] age, I was denied field access. I had about a
[50:44] group of 80 students. And I was not allowed to
[50:46] use the field. We even had the police called on
[50:50] us and escorted from Al Serrito Sports park. So for
[50:54] the next few months. We spent going from park to
[50:57] park and experiencing the same thing. This has continued on
[51:02] to today, where we have cronyism, where the field space
[51:06] is allocated. To a lot of your friends, right, Mr.
[51:09] Harris? This is about the city park. We do have.
[51:11] A public comment. I promise you that this does pertain
[51:15] to. Yes, I am telling you that. Your field allocation
[51:20] process and really, your allocation process as a whole has
[51:24] been corruptedly managed. We've brought these issues to director Donna
[51:29] Finch or community services director Donna Finch. And by the
[51:33] way she's ignored. And many of the council members that
[51:36] are here today, I've also brought this forward to. You
[51:39] and no response. So, may I see us? How does
[51:43] this pertain to this item? Doesn't matter what you build,
[51:47] you're going to continue on. The same. Culture that you've
[51:52] had here for many years, for decades. You will continue
[51:57] to allocate this field space or any public space, anything
[52:00] else that you build to your friends. So why should
[52:04] any other resident be so excited about this? I believe
[52:08] that you need to open. A more transparent process. So
[52:12] just going back to this item here. I am asking
[52:16] in particular for you to be more open to particular
[52:20] parks, specifically El cereto. Sports park. Now I will. Save
[52:25] my words. Let me tell you, I got a lot
[52:27] of words here. But mayor casillas. I just want to
[52:32] provide insight into how public space here is allocated. I've
[52:36] even spoken with city manager Jacob Ellis, and I've sent
[52:39] emails and have had response from some of you up
[52:42] here. So I'm hoping that as you do build more
[52:47] public resources that you can allocate these to the residents
[52:51] equitably and not stick to cronyism or allocate it to
[52:55] the brands of politicians. Thank you. Thank you very much.
[52:58] Mr. Arrows are there. Any other speakers speaking on the
[53:01] item of the city park project? Design. I just want
[53:06] to remind folks that there is always a section in
[53:09] our agenda reserve from communications. From the public, and that
[53:12] can be on anything you want to talk about. But
[53:14] when you come and speak on an agenda item, please.
[53:17] Keep it pertaining to that agenda item, please. I'm going
[53:21] to talk about the park. Thank you. Don Fuller. I'm
[53:26] resident in town. This is a little thing. I reminded
[53:31] one of the James Bond movies. He's getting ready to
[53:33] go out for dinner. And gambling with the lady lead.
[53:38] And she has bought him a dinner jacket. And he's
[53:43] a little puzzled by this. And her comment is there
[53:45] are dinner jackets and there are dinner jackets. And so
[53:49] I'm reminded of that when the persons are talking about
[53:51] the trees, and I'm glad to hear that. They're going
[53:54] to keep the old trees. But they also said they're
[53:59] going to plant a bunch of new trees. There are
[54:02] trees and there are trees it gets hot here in
[54:05] the summertime we all know that people like to go
[54:08] to the park, put a blanket out on the grass,
[54:11] have a picnic. With the kids, maybe toss a frisbee
[54:14] around. And it's important to have some. Shade. So if
[54:18] those trees that they're going to plant are about three
[54:21] or 4ft. Tall, we're going to be 20 years before
[54:24] you get any shade, so I would just. Like to
[54:27] put in a reminder that I would like to see
[54:30] these trees be big enough that we don't have to
[54:32] wait until I'm 107. And I plan to make it.
[54:40] Before we get any of those trees cranking out any
[54:43] shade. So they said trees, but trees. Is a big,
[54:49] broad area, so I would just like to say they
[54:51] ought to be decent sized. Trees. And if you want
[54:55] to put me in charge of that committee for the
[54:57] size of trees. I'll take that on. Thank you very
[55:00] much. Thank you, Mr. Fuller. Any other speakers. And don't
[55:04] forget to turn in your card to the city clerk.
[55:06] Any other speakers on item 5.3. Okay, saying none. Moving
[55:12] on. Bringing it back to the council, opening it up
[55:15] to my colleagues for before I do, Ms. Finch, can
[55:19] you or the Rios team please speak to the question
[55:24] about tree? Types I know Rios had shared. The Rios
[55:27] team had shared about planting mature trees, but. Can you
[55:31] dive into that? Yes. So I do have the size
[55:33] of the trees we are going. To be planning a
[55:35] total of 205 new trees, in addition to the trees
[55:38] that are going to remain in the trees that are
[55:39] going to be relocated within the park of those 205
[55:44] 192 of them are going to be 48 inch box
[55:47] trees and then 13 are going to be 72 inch.
[55:49] Box tre. Trees. I don't know if anybody from Rios
[55:53] can provide insight. I'm not sure. The actual height of
[55:55] those when they're planted, but I'll turn it over to
[55:57] robin to give some more details. Thank you. So we,
[56:02] in our plans currently are trying to allow for trees
[56:05] that will provide shade immediately upon installation because we understand
[56:10] that for trees to provide shade, they have to be
[56:12] tall enough to do that, and we ourselves want to
[56:14] advocate for more trees in general and to have that
[56:17] interaction. We have a variety of different specimens that we'll
[56:21] be planting within the project. Everything from. Mexican, Sycamore coast,
[56:27] live oaks. Australian willow. These are all trees that are
[56:31] well adapted to the heat and the climate within the
[56:33] area, if not native themselves. The 48 inch box trees,
[56:39] typically when you install are approximately like 15ft to 20ft
[56:43] tall. When you install them again, you kind of base
[56:45] it on the trunk size themselves. And then particularly around
[56:49] the crown itself. We're actually asking for 72 inch box
[56:53] trees. These trees are actually. Pretty large at installation. They
[56:58] are something close to 25ft tall. And you will feel
[57:03] the presence immediately upon. Installing, planting them. Okay, thank you
[57:09] so much. Okay, so coming back. The ask is. Remind
[57:15] us, Ms. Finch, the ask is just to receive the
[57:17] update on the final. Design. Thank you. Are there any
[57:20] final comments? Any final questions for my colleagues? No. Go
[57:24] ahead, Jim. I just want to thank Rios for the
[57:26] presentation, and I think this is going to be a
[57:28] success. And, Ms. French, you do a great job, so
[57:31] thank you, Councilor Richards. I want to mimic council member
[57:35] Steiner. I think this is an excellent project form certainly
[57:38] followed function. I believe there are going to be a
[57:41] lot, a lot of happy kids in this. New park,
[57:44] and I believe there's going to be a lot of
[57:46] happy citizens when it's built. Congratulations, all of you. Ditto.
[57:51] I am thrilled that we are finally reinvesting in this
[57:55] community, in this part. Of our town. And getting back
[58:00] an aquatic center, getting back a pool. And. Really paying
[58:05] attention. To what the community has told us that they
[58:09] want to see and. Giving that opportunity and not neglecting
[58:13] it right for fear. And so I'm excited. I'm really
[58:18] excited about this project. I'm glad. That we're close to
[58:21] final design, and I'm looking forward. To starting construction, ideally
[58:25] in the summer of this year. So thank you, Ms.
[58:27] Finch. We appreciate it. Thank you. Okay. So this is
[58:33] the part we're moving on to. Item six. Consent calendar.
[58:36] Oh, no, just. Joking. Not after this. After the consent
[58:38] calendars, when we have communication from the public. So consent.
[58:40] Calendar. All items listed on the consent calendar are considered
[58:43] to be routine matters. Status reports or documents covering previous
[58:47] city council action. The item listed on the consent calendar
[58:50] may be enacted in one motion. With a concurrence of
[58:53] the city council, a council member, or any person in
[58:56] attendance. May request that an item be removed for further
[58:59] consideration. Would my colleagues like to pull any items for
[59:02] discussion. Okay. Ms. Edwards, are there any speaker cards from
[59:05] the public? Mayor, we did not receive any speaker. Cards
[59:08] with a consent calendar. Okay, make the motion. Motion from
[59:11] councilman merchants. I'm sorry. What's the item? I actually do
[59:17] want to pull 6.565. Okay, so the motion. Council member
[59:23] richens everything but 6.5. Thank you. Second by council member.
[59:31] Speak, but. It's council member Steiner. Okay, everybody, vote, please.
[59:37] And the consent calendar passes unanimously. We're going to come
[59:41] back to item 6.5. Council member derio, floor is yours.
[59:47] Thank you, mayor. I don't have any questions. But. I
[59:55] wanted to give Chief Young an opportunity to kind of
[59:57] highlight this. For those that aren't in the weeds with
[1:00:03] purchasing fire equipment. It's one of the longest lead times
[1:00:08] in all of lead times. And. I think we ordered
[1:00:14] a fire truck in 1979. I think we just got
[1:00:17] delivery of it last. Week. Is that about right, chief?
[1:00:20] Fire trucks take a very long time to make, and
[1:00:21] it's for a litany of reasons. But one of the
[1:00:25] things that. I'm constantly excited about is the way that
[1:00:29] all of our city leads and all of our city
[1:00:31] departments are constantly looking for ways. To shorten lead times.
[1:00:37] To stretch the dollar to do a lot of different
[1:00:39] things. And this is one of those. Opportunities in chief.
[1:00:44] I'd like for you just to. You don't need to
[1:00:47] wax. Poetic. You don't need to give a dissertation, but
[1:00:50] just kind of highlight why this is. Kind of a
[1:00:51] cool thing. Thank you for the opportunity. One of the
[1:00:56] biggest. Positives of this is I perceive this as a
[1:01:00] long overdue disruption to the industry. There's significant work happening
[1:01:06] at the federal level to question the monopolies that are
[1:01:09] taking place in the fire service industry. Excuse me, fire
[1:01:12] apparatus industry. And we've been waiting. For something to create
[1:01:16] this opportunity for us to go in another direction. Obviously,
[1:01:21] with the recently approved purchase of a new apparatus at
[1:01:24] approximately $1.5 million, This is something that is new to
[1:01:29] the industry. It's not new to automotive. Right. I mean,
[1:01:32] people that collect classic cars are used to this sort
[1:01:35] of premise, but there was really no large organizations that
[1:01:39] were participating in this. So once we started seeking other
[1:01:43] options and this came across, As one of those options.
[1:01:47] We quickly jumped on it, and we really hope that
[1:01:49] this will be a significant positive impact as we move
[1:01:53] into the future. Especially to address your comment four year
[1:01:57] lead times for some of our large apparatus. That's unsustainable
[1:02:01] and ridiculous as well. As the price points. So we're
[1:02:04] looking at getting between. Ten and 15 years additional service
[1:02:08] life out of an apparatus for half the price. So
[1:02:12] really excited for this. There is proof of concept. Some
[1:02:16] other agencies have led the way before. Us and we
[1:02:19] let them be. The first tow in the water, if
[1:02:22] you will, and we're really excited for this. Thanks, chief.
[1:02:26] Mayor. With that, I'd like to motion to approve this.
[1:02:31] You got it, Ms. Edwards. There weren't any speaker cards
[1:02:33] on this item. We do not have any speaker cards.
[1:02:35] For this item, then we've got a motion on the
[1:02:36] floor. Is there a second? 2nd by council member Steiner.
[1:02:39] Let's take a vote. Okay, that item
[1:02:49] passes unanimously. Thanks for saving us some good dollars. We
[1:02:54] appreciate it. Moving on to item seven. Communications from the
[1:02:57] public. Persons wishing to address the city council are requested
[1:03:02] to state their name. And city of residence. For the
[1:03:06] record, you don't have to give your address. This portion
[1:03:09] of the agenda is intended for general public comment only,
[1:03:12] which means it is limited to items within the subject
[1:03:15] matter jurisdiction of the city council that are not listed
[1:03:18] on the agenda, please. Note that state law prohibits the
[1:03:20] city council from discussing or taking action on items not
[1:03:23] listed on the agenda. The city council will appreciate your
[1:03:26] cooperation in keeping your comments. Brief. Please observe a three
[1:03:30] minute limit for communications. Ms. Edwards, are there any speaker
[1:03:33] cards from the public. Mayor. Yes, we have five speaker
[1:03:35] cards for communication from the public. Thank you very much.
[1:03:38] Okay. Let's come on up. Whoever wants to be first.
[1:03:41] Good evening. Chris McCoy, district three. Unfortunately, I am
[1:03:51] here about the last meeting because. I was ill and
[1:03:55] not able to attend. I want to talk about the
[1:03:57] North Mall. And I just want to give some thoughts
[1:04:01] on that. And I tried very hard to not be
[1:04:04] upset and to not be negative and think of a
[1:04:08] good way of phrasing this and putting this out there.
[1:04:11] I feel very much like we've gone through this kabuki
[1:04:15] dance to get to 300. We are building 300 units
[1:04:19] there. There's no way around it. I would have expected
[1:04:23] a three two vote based on what I've heard from
[1:04:26] all of you up there. As far as I don't
[1:04:28] want to go over 200 or I don't. Want to
[1:04:30] go over 150 or. I think that's too much for
[1:04:32] that corner. I think the sight lines are horrible as
[1:04:37] far as the height of it goes, and this goes.
[1:04:39] All the way back to five years ago when I
[1:04:41] was standing up here talking about the fact that that
[1:04:43] street which was built in the 1900, at the turn
[1:04:46] of the century was built for carts and horses, and
[1:04:50] it's not wide enough to handle four stories running the
[1:04:53] edge and. I hear? Oh, we're going to do a
[1:04:56] setback, but a setback doesn't. Widen the street. And we're
[1:05:00] still going to have the same problem. Of a very
[1:05:03] crowded street, and I don't know how to fix that
[1:05:06] with 300 units. And I'm terrified. Not of that, but
[1:05:11] what I heard staff talking to you about at the
[1:05:13] end of that meeting because I did watch the whole
[1:05:15] thing from home, and it was, well. We're eventually going
[1:05:18] to get a developer in, and then that developer is
[1:05:20] going to say, well, I need to do this or
[1:05:22] I need to do that, and we'll have a final
[1:05:24] negotiation. So I'm going to challenge you all now because
[1:05:28] I know your sentiments on this and I know. I've
[1:05:32] communicated with most of you about this. About this being
[1:05:34] 200 units, we're not going to get that. We're going
[1:05:37] to have to take 300 because of the surplus. Land
[1:05:40] act, but I'm going to challenge you to hold that
[1:05:43] line. I'm going to challenge you to hold the line
[1:05:46] as far as keeping. The facades historic because. The developer
[1:05:52] is going to come in and staff has no compunctions
[1:05:56] about pushing this. To 400 or 500 and telling you
[1:05:59] guys, oh, well, we can't find a developer that'll do
[1:06:01] this, and that's bullshit. We can find a developer that'll
[1:06:05] do this at 300, so I'm going to ask you
[1:06:08] to hold the line at 300 because that street cannot
[1:06:11] take any more height. And if you go from 300
[1:06:14] to 400 or 500. Now we're at five stories. Now
[1:06:17] we're. At six stories, and that ruins this whole project
[1:06:20] that you want to do, and I understand. You guys
[1:06:23] want to get something done? And I am all for
[1:06:25] it. I live in district three, but you have to
[1:06:28] get it done. Right. And the two things left that
[1:06:32] cannot be compromised on because we've compromised for five. Years
[1:06:35] to get this to this point. Is the height of
[1:06:38] this thing, the number of units and the facade. If
[1:06:42] you're not going to do that. To Tom's point, it's
[1:06:45] just going to be colorful boxes. And it's going to
[1:06:47] look like any other four over one or five over
[1:06:49] one or six over one. So I'm challenging you to
[1:06:52] hold the line where it is right now. Thank you.
[1:06:55] Thank you. Next up. Good evening. My name is Kathy
[1:07:02] Armstrong. I'm a local manufacturer here in Corona. Also the
[1:07:12] board chair of Corona Chamber of commerce. This year, I
[1:07:16] look forward to working together, supporting our businesses as well
[1:07:21] as our community. Thank you. Thank you, Kathy. Thanks for
[1:07:24] introducing yourself. All right, next up. Richard Rogers. I live
[1:07:31] in Corona. I'm not restless. I just can't speak very
[1:07:39] clearly. That's okay. Maybe. If you could just push the
[1:07:42] mic a little closer to your okay, that would probably
[1:07:45] help. I'm going to give you some examples. About? Trees.
[1:07:55] On Greenbrier. And meadow view court. I've done everything I
[1:08:02] can. And somebody has got to step up and say,
[1:08:07] okay, take the trees down. There were 25 of these.
[1:08:12] Humongous, humongous. Pine trees. And. There's only four left.
[1:08:22] Five left. And they have caused so much. Destruction. And
[1:08:31] the people who live on 1007 Medaview Court. Has had
[1:08:38] a serious problem. They did all the paperwork. And.
[1:08:49] The city council or the city attorney says. Get your
[1:08:54] homeowners. Insurance. In homeowners, says no. That's strictly
[1:09:04] a city problem. And the city attorney. Said. Well, you're
[1:09:11] going to have to get a lawyer. Fine. And the
[1:09:15] same thing happened. At 1050 men of you court.
[1:09:27] Is just tearing up. The driveway. It has cracked the
[1:09:32] foundation of the house. And again. The city attorney says,
[1:09:39] well, you have to get a lawyer. And getting back
[1:09:43] to ten. Seven. This tree. Has really destroyed their driveway.
[1:09:52] The garage, and now there's a tree coming up into
[1:09:55] their kitchen floor. And then the tree on 1038.
[1:10:05] Outstanding. The front yard with his neighbor. Oh, boy. I've
[1:10:09] done shit. You can always don't. Email or call. And
[1:10:16] we called the tree people. Okay. And they said, okay,
[1:10:23] we'll send someone out. Well, this has been over a
[1:10:25] year. And this tree is huge. The same one that
[1:10:30] should be taken out anyway. The bottom line is, I
[1:10:34] think that the tree people have more authority in this
[1:10:37] city than. A department and if the chief of police.
[1:10:42] Thank you, sir. There is a process I think we
[1:10:45] are connected with you, and I think that folks are
[1:10:47] going to be out there trimming the trees next week.
[1:10:50] But who can I get him in contact with? Jacob?
[1:10:55] If he leaves his information, we'll make staff. Make sure
[1:10:57] that staff contact you and they can explain. What's happening?
[1:11:01] Going process on the tree valuation. I think we're getting
[1:11:04] in touch. With you, but we'll make sure that they
[1:11:05] chat with you again. See if you have any other
[1:11:07] questions? Can you connect here with Brett? Actually, get your
[1:11:11] contact information right here. This gentleman right behind you. To
[1:11:13] your left. Okay, thanks. All right, next up.
[1:11:26] Hello. Good evening. I am here as a representative for
[1:11:30] many residents. Some that are here today, some that are
[1:11:33] back at home, many. Who are a little bit shy,
[1:11:38] a little bit scared to talk, right? But that's why
[1:11:41] we do have leaders right to represent and voices, and
[1:11:45] I'm here today. To demand ice out of Corona. Today
[1:11:50] is the day that we stand up against racism, bigotry.
[1:11:54] And hatred. Today is a day that we as a
[1:11:57] community stand against the government overreach. That we stop looking
[1:12:01] at the color of our skin, religion or ethnicity, that
[1:12:05] any man or. Women can walk in Corona and any
[1:12:09] city with confidence and dignity. That a person of color
[1:12:14] can walk without needing documentation. The day a piece is
[1:12:19] over for many residents. The Trump administration has militarized the
[1:12:23] streets. Of America. Children are being traumatized by ISIS ruthless
[1:12:28] tactics. Citizens are being taken from their homes. Police officers
[1:12:33] themselves. Are being targeted outside of their working hours. And
[1:12:39] now. They are shooting their own people. Us. A soccer
[1:12:44] mom. ReNee Good was a victim of government. Of the
[1:12:49] government's violent tactics that have no limits. They shot her
[1:12:52] in the face. In the face. That's why I'm here
[1:12:57] today. Demanding a resolution. I am demanding for a resolution
[1:13:04] that's similar to Riversides transparency resolution in Harupa's. Valleys. Number
[1:13:09] 2026. Seven. We must. Act. On Christmas Day, several members
[1:13:15] of our community were detained by Ice. What makes this
[1:13:19] very concerning is that they use the same tactics that
[1:13:22] they use on reg. Nay. Good. We could have had
[1:13:25] our own Renee. Good incident here in this city. Now
[1:13:29] I know some. Of you might get a little upset
[1:13:31] because three of you five endorse can calvert you. Are
[1:13:35] pushing. For these policies. Now, of course, you are all
[1:13:39] city government officials and your power rests within city policies.
[1:13:45] But let this be no mistake. We see what you're
[1:13:47] doing. We see who you are. Your facade, council member
[1:13:52] Wespeak, making others feel like you care about the indigenous
[1:13:55] people. If you cared about the indigenous community, you would
[1:13:58] act on this resolution. Mayor Jackie Cassillas. I have nothing
[1:14:02] but the highest respect for you. Join us. Jackie Cassillas,
[1:14:05] mayor Jackie Cassillas. Join us. Your people take one of
[1:14:09] our shirts. We have a shirt ready for you, and
[1:14:12] we ask for all of you to adopt. This resolution.
[1:14:16] Put your citizens. And not just the caucasian people, but
[1:14:22] the people of color in mind here. We are not
[1:14:26] going to walk in the streets like second class citizens
[1:14:29] where we have to wear some sort of identifier. That
[1:14:33] we are a citizen, while many of you get to
[1:14:36] walk freely. I kindly. Thank you. Mr. Arrives. Thank you.
[1:14:48] Next speaker. Welcome, sir. Can I get your name, too?
[1:14:57] Yes. My name is Hanif Carter. Good evening. Good. Evening.
[1:14:59] I don't miss out here in Corona. Awesome. I'll go
[1:15:06] off on my speech. My name is Hanif Carter. I
[1:15:08] do mission the city of Corona, a trustee of a
[1:15:10] private family trust, and I am here today to raise
[1:15:13] a serious issue affecting many residents, the lawful use of
[1:15:17] negotiable instruments and the refusable refusal by financial institution institutions
[1:15:22] to honor them under California. Commercial Code section 3104. A
[1:15:28] negotiable instrument is a written, signed, unconditional promise to pay
[1:15:31] a fixed amount of money. Promissory notes, draft and similar
[1:15:36] instruments are not fringe ideas. They are the foundation of
[1:15:39] commerce in this country. Banks operate every day using accounts
[1:15:44] receivables and accounts payables, which are settled through credit, not
[1:15:48] physical cash. Mortgages, car loans, municipal bonds and interbank settlements
[1:15:53] all rely on negotiable instruments. This is not theory. It
[1:15:58] is how financial systems function. Under California Commercial code, sections
[1:16:02] 35 one to 35 five. When a lawful instrument is
[1:16:05] presented, a bank has a duty to either process it
[1:16:08] or provide a lawful basis. For dishonor. Silence is not
[1:16:11] compliance. Holding a percentment without credited or formally rejecting it.
[1:16:16] Is not good faith. Federal law reinforces this twelve United
[1:16:20] States Code section 411 and House Joint Resolution 192. Make
[1:16:25] clear that obligations are discharged through lawful money and credit.
[1:16:29] Every Federal Reserve note itself states its legal tender for
[1:16:33] all debts, public and private. Credit is not separate from
[1:16:37] money. It is how money functions in modern law. Additionally,
[1:16:42] under California Commercial Code article four, banks act as a
[1:16:44] collecting agents and fiduciaries. When instruments are deposited, they are
[1:16:48] required to exercise ordinary care and good faith. Arbitrary refusal,
[1:16:52] delay, or non response violates that duty. I have personally
[1:16:56] experienced a situation where a lawful presentment was received by
[1:17:00] a financial institution. Acknowledged by return receipt and then ignored
[1:17:04] even after sworn affidavits were delivered. No response. Was given
[1:17:07] by executive leadership. That is not transparency, and it is
[1:17:10] not acceptable. In a city that values fairness and economic
[1:17:15] opportunity. This is not about avoiding responsible responsibility or free
[1:17:20] money. It is about lawful discharge of debt. Financial literacy
[1:17:23] and equal access to the same tools institutions use today.
[1:17:27] I am asking this council to encourage dialogue, education and
[1:17:30] accountability between. Financial institutions and the public. When banks operate
[1:17:35] above the law or refuse to explain their actions, the
[1:17:37] people suffer. Economic freedom begins with understanding the law, and
[1:17:42] the law already provides these tools. Thank you for your
[1:17:45] time. Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. Okay. Any other speakers?
[1:17:53] Okay. I was going to say, you get one. Is
[1:17:56] there anyone else who'd like to. Speak. Okay. Seeing none,
[1:17:59] then. Thank you very much. We appreciate you always taking
[1:18:02] the time to come. And speak to us. Thank you.
[1:18:07] Moving on to item eight, public hearings. We're going to
[1:18:10] go to 8.1 general plan amendment 2024. To change the
[1:18:16] land use designation of parcels at three two three South
[1:18:20] Bell Avenue and 32222. South Washburn Avenue from low density
[1:18:24] residential. To sorry, low density residential to general commercial to
[1:18:31] mixed use downtown, including zero point 87 acres of right
[1:18:35] of way. Does any council member want a staff report
[1:18:38] on this item saying none? Jim is going to say
[1:18:41] no. Wes, do you want to report on this? No,
[1:18:45] thank you. Okay, then. Ms. Vanyan. You're off the hook
[1:18:49] on that, but the public hearing is now open. Ms.
[1:18:52] Edwards has the city clerk's office receive correspondence or speaker
[1:18:55] cards from the public regarding this item. Mayor, we have
[1:18:59] not received any correspondence or speaker cards for this item.
[1:19:02] Thank you. In that case, the public hearing is now
[1:19:04] closed. Do I have any questions or comments from my
[1:19:07] colleagues? Saying none. Saying none. Okay, then I'll entertain a
[1:19:12] motion. Move by Stanley. Seconded by Richard. Seconded by speak.
[1:19:19] All right, let's take a vote on that item. Item
[1:19:24] 8.1 passes unanimously, moving on to 8.2 specific plan amendment.
[1:19:33] 20240 zero three to the downtown revitalization specific plan to
[1:19:38] change the zoning of parcels at three two three South
[1:19:40] Bell and three two two south Washburn. From single family
[1:19:43] to Gateway. Business to downtown, including zero point. 87 acres
[1:19:47] of public right of way. Does any council member want
[1:19:49] to report on this item. Off the hook again. Public
[1:19:53] hearing is now open. Ms. Edwards has the city clerk's
[1:19:56] office. Receive correspondence or speaker cards from the public regarding
[1:19:59] this item. Mayor we did not receive correspondence, but we
[1:20:02] did receive one speaker card for this item. Okay, then
[1:20:04] let's go ahead and have the speaker. Come on up.
[1:20:07] Speaking on. This specific plan change amendment. Good evening. Joe
[1:20:13] Morgan. 263 Ren. So I want to speak a little
[1:20:17] bit. Partially on this item, but partially just overall on
[1:20:23] the process. So I've been to a lot of meetings,
[1:20:27] been a lot of planning commission meetings. I generally think
[1:20:30] that our planning commission does a great job. What I
[1:20:35] see them do is go door to door. I see
[1:20:38] them. Make sure that the residents are up to speed
[1:20:40] on the project, that their concerns are brought forward. And
[1:20:44] they diligently work and press to level up every project
[1:20:50] that comes in front of them. What I saw the
[1:20:52] night that this project was approved. Was shockingly familiar. Kind
[1:21:00] of a process. It's in fact a process that has
[1:21:04] brought me down here. For this last decade plus. Which
[1:21:08] is when the kaiser was built. Behind our house, we
[1:21:13] got a three by five card that there was a
[1:21:15] planning commission meeting about a thing being built on Kellogg.
[1:21:19] Nobody said what it was. Nobody said what it was
[1:21:22] about, how it would affect us, what it would look
[1:21:24] like. Nobody gave us any idea what it was about?
[1:21:29] I didn't know really how the planning commission process worked
[1:21:32] at the time, but we got a three by five
[1:21:35] card that says, well, if you want to take off,
[1:21:36] work in the middle. Of the day on a Tuesday.
[1:21:38] You can come down here, talk about a thing about
[1:21:40] which you know nothing about. Seems like that's what we
[1:21:44] went back to. Was this one particular item? There's one
[1:21:49] thing. There's one supermarket. This is a planning commission that.
[1:21:54] Sent Starbucks on Green river back to the drawing board
[1:21:58] three times to get a double drive through. They went
[1:22:02] and talked. All the businesses found out. What their busiest
[1:22:07] hours were. How the shape of the drive through might
[1:22:11] affect. Their business. But this project much bigger.
[1:22:21] Much more invasive. I think. A plus for downtown. But
[1:22:27] the fact that. For at least the two years that
[1:22:31] I know of, this hasn't changed substantially. There was no
[1:22:34] improvement. There was no nothing. I have the plans from
[1:22:36] two years ago. There was one planner got changed in
[1:22:39] the parking lot. Everything else is the same. And the
[1:22:44] fact that it wasn't changed, modified, been pushed by the
[1:22:48] planning commission to level up. Really says something about how
[1:22:52] this city works. When you see a process. That works
[1:22:57] a certain way all the time, and then one time,
[1:22:59] it just works completely different. Says a lot. Thanks. Thank
[1:23:05] you. Okay, Ms. Edters, are there any other speaker cards
[1:23:09] for item 8.2? Where we do not have any more
[1:23:13] speaker cards. All right. Well, then the public hearing is
[1:23:16] now closed. Any questions or comments from my colleagues? Okay,
[1:23:21] move to approve. By. Who said that? Council member Desireio
[1:23:27] seconded by vice mayor. Speak. Mayor. The motion needs to
[1:23:31] be read because it's the first reading of an ordinance.
[1:23:35] No. You moved council member to Darian. All right, I'll
[1:23:38] read it. It's fine. Introduced by title only and waiveful
[1:23:42] reading of the consideration of ordinance number 3425. 1st reading
[1:23:45] of the ordinance approving SBA 2024. Three, an amendment to
[1:23:50] the downtown specific plan to change the zoning designation from
[1:23:54] two parcels located at 323 South Bell and 322 South
[1:23:58] Washburn Avenue. From single family. And from single family and
[1:24:03] gateway business, respectively, to downtown. And to establish a downtown
[1:24:08] zoning on approximately zero 87 acres of public right away
[1:24:11] within fourth and fifth streets thank you, vice mayor. Everyone,
[1:24:17] please vote. And that item passes unanimously. Moving on to
[1:24:23] 8.3. Parcel Map 38981 to merge 13 lots with zero
[1:24:28] point 87 acres of public right of way to create
[1:24:32] one lot totaling 4.7 acres for commercial purposes, generally located
[1:24:37] at the northwest corner. Area of West 6th street and
[1:24:41] South Main Street. Ms. Edwards, are there any speaker cards
[1:24:43] or written comments from the public mayor we did not
[1:24:46] receive correspondence and we do not have any speaker cards.
[1:24:49] For this item. Thank you. I'll entertain a motion. Limited.
[1:24:54] Approved by council member Steiner, seconded by Richards. And. It
[1:24:59] came up, and then. There it goes. Thank you. That
[1:25:04] item passes unanimously. 50. Coming up to item 8.4, the
[1:25:13] precise plan 2024. One to review the site plan, architecture
[1:25:19] and other features associated with a proposed Northcay Gonzalez market
[1:25:23] and remodel of an existing commercial building on 4.7 acres
[1:25:27] located on 6th Street, Bell Avenue and Main Street. Ms.
[1:25:31] Edwards, are there any speaker cards or written comments from
[1:25:33] the public mayor we did not receive any written comments
[1:25:35] for the item, but we. Do have one speaker card.
[1:25:37] Okay, let's go ahead and bring up the speaker card.
[1:25:39] The speaker. To the point that I made
[1:25:49] last time, that nothing was leveled up, nothing was improved.
[1:25:56] The part about. This particular section that just chaps my
[1:26:01] ass and really says, what's going on down. Here. Is
[1:26:04] the fact that you are deliberately running a truck route
[1:26:07] through a neighborhood. You're going to have eight to 15
[1:26:12] trips a day. Once the store is in a regular
[1:26:15] operation. Probably way more than that. While it's being built
[1:26:19] while it's being stocked. And. I challenge you. Would any
[1:26:24] of you approve a truck route through your own neighborhood?
[1:26:28] To illustrate the point, I thought I would bring kind
[1:26:31] of a visual aid, maybe an oral aid. I guess
[1:26:34] to know what you're going to subject this neighborhood to.
[1:26:38] Ten plus times a day, so you might want to
[1:26:41] cover your ears. I'm giving you a fair warning. Cover
[1:26:45] your ears.
[1:27:13] Morgan. You're going to beep for a minute and 30
[1:27:17] seconds. I've got a minute and 30 seconds ago. Yeah,
[1:27:26] that truck driver probably would get in trouble. Long backup.
[1:27:35] Thank you, Mr. Morgan. We appreciate you making the point.
[1:27:39] Thank you. If you wouldn't approve that in your neighborhood.
[1:27:45] If you don't think that's acceptable in your neighborhood to
[1:27:48] have semi trucks backing up down your street. You shouldn't
[1:27:52] do it on Fourth street and Bell. You shouldn't. Do
[1:27:54] it to them. I remember when Fullerton and Ontario was
[1:27:59] developed, the city made them go to the neighborhood. They
[1:28:03] moved the store. They twisted the store. They put the
[1:28:06] loading docks on the other side. They moved them away
[1:28:08] from the houses. They didn't run them down a residential
[1:28:13] street. So when they were messing around with the Green
[1:28:17] river thing, that's the neighborhood that the planning commissioners live
[1:28:20] in. So, do you see the difference? When everybody just
[1:28:27] comes in and says, well, It's tight. It's a challenging
[1:28:30] situation. It's not challenging for you, you just get to
[1:28:33] vote for it and the neighbors down there get to
[1:28:35] deal with it. They will. Literally have semi trucks backing
[1:28:38] up down their street multiple times a day. If you
[1:28:41] don't. Have a problem with it. That says a lot
[1:28:43] about you. You could talk about being from downtown. You
[1:28:48] don't give a shit. About downtown. Thank you, Mr. Morgan.
[1:28:52] Okay. And I believe we have the applicant here. Would
[1:28:54] you like to come up and make some? Remarks. We
[1:28:58] also have staff that are ready to introduce them with
[1:29:00] the presentation. Oh, there's a presentation? I didn't think there
[1:29:03] was. Okay, then. Actually, let's have the presentation. So. Sorry.
[1:29:33] Good evening, mayor, members of the council. I'm just going
[1:29:39] to go through my presentation. And take us to the
[1:29:43] site plan, which is associated with item 8.4, which is
[1:29:46] the precise plan that's being reviewed right now. So this
[1:29:51] is an exhibit showing the site layout of the Northgate
[1:29:55] project that is the subject. Of this item. Just to
[1:30:01] orient yourself. So on the left side, that's 6th street,
[1:30:05] and on the south. That's main street. And then at
[1:30:07] the top of that image, that's bell Avenue. The development
[1:30:11] side is. 4.70 acres overall. The north skate market is
[1:30:17] proposed on the right hand side of this image. That
[1:30:20] would be the northern portion of the site. The building
[1:30:23] is 40,000 sqft. In size. Right behind that building is
[1:30:27] their loading area. The site does. Abut existing residential properties
[1:30:33] immediately to the north. And so I do want to
[1:30:36] go over what some of the things that the applicant
[1:30:39] will be doing to help mitigate some of that noise.
[1:30:41] And just screen this development from those existing or residential
[1:30:44] uses. So the applicant will be constructing a six foot
[1:30:49] high block wall along that shared property line. Between this
[1:30:53] site and the existing residences to the north. In addition
[1:30:57] to that, they will be installing a line of trees
[1:31:00] along that same perimeter. And so the block wall, in
[1:31:04] combination with the landscaping, will help not only screen this
[1:31:07] development from the residential land uses, but also to provide
[1:31:11] that buffer to help mitigate any potential noise. The development
[1:31:16] has a total of five vehicle entrances. One is located
[1:31:20] on Main street, one on six. And three on Bell
[1:31:24] Avenue. The entrance on Main Street. That is designed to
[1:31:30] align with the existing entrance for the Corona mall that's
[1:31:34] located directly across the street on the east side of
[1:31:37] Main Street. That entrance will also be shared with the
[1:31:42] parcel. That's not a part of this development. That parcel
[1:31:46] is under separate ownership. At the top left corner, right
[1:31:52] there, that is the former Citizens bank that's currently vacant.
[1:31:55] Right now. With this development. The applicant will be remodeling
[1:32:01] that building to accommodate two future tenants. One will be
[1:32:04] a bank and the other will be a future restaurant.
[1:32:08] And in the middle of this development is the proposed
[1:32:10] parking lot. Those parking spaces will be shared among the
[1:32:14] tenants within this development. With respect to public improvements, the
[1:32:20] applicant is required to install a traffic signal at the
[1:32:24] Main street. Entrance right there at that intersection. In addition,
[1:32:30] They will be. Widening Main street, the portion of Main
[1:32:33] street that abuts the project site. As well as doing
[1:32:37] some restribing to include a designated. Bright term that would
[1:32:41] allow for vehicles to turn to the project site.
[1:32:54] This image here shows the truck route for Northgate's delivery
[1:32:59] trucks. The truck routes are anticipated to come off of
[1:33:04] the 91 freeway. They would travel southbound on main. Street.
[1:33:08] They would swing right onto 6th street, make another ride
[1:33:11] onto bell, and then they would access the back of
[1:33:14] the property from Bell Avenue. If the council has any
[1:33:18] questions regarding the track access. Or the track route. We're
[1:33:22] more than happy to answer those questions at the end
[1:33:23] of this presentation. The next four slides contain renderings of
[1:33:33] the development after it's built, and they are showing the
[1:33:36] development from different angles, from the different views of the
[1:33:40] surrounding streets. So on this one, here. This is from
[1:33:43] the main street entrance. As you can see, the architecture
[1:33:47] includes spanish elements, and this design does comply with the
[1:33:52] design guidelines. And are adopted downtown corona robotization specific plan.
[1:33:58] This is a view from Bell street, and this shows
[1:34:01] the rear and side of the Northgate. Market. In this
[1:34:08] image here, you can also see the block wall that's
[1:34:11] proposed along that shared property line adjacent to the existing
[1:34:14] residences, as well as the line of trees that the
[1:34:16] applicant will be constructing with this development. And this view
[1:34:23] is from the southbound lanes on Main street. And this
[1:34:26] shows the east side of the Northgate market. And this
[1:34:34] here shows the development from the corner of Six and
[1:34:37] Bell. And this would be the newly remodeled Citizen bank
[1:34:41] building. Stef is recommending that the council approves the items
[1:34:46] that are over the precise plan. That's being presented before
[1:34:48] you tonight. Is there any questions? I'm available for any
[1:34:56] questions. And the applicants team is here as well, thank
[1:34:58] you. Thank you, Ms. Vanyan. This is the presentation that
[1:35:01] was on item 8.2 I apologize. Since we didn't ask
[1:35:05] for the report. We should have done that earlier. But
[1:35:06] I appreciate it. Thank you very much. Okay, so thank
[1:35:10] you for that presentation. We have the applicant. Would the
[1:35:13] applicant like to make any? Remarks. Good
[1:35:22] evening. My name is Michelle Gonzalez, and I am. Proud
[1:35:28] to represent third generation of the Northgate market family. I
[1:35:31] want to sincerely thank you for the opportunity to present
[1:35:34] our project and for allowing us the chance to become
[1:35:38] the part of the Corona community. I have been blessed
[1:35:41] to be involved with this project since 2019, when we
[1:35:44] first acquired the first property. Over the years, I have
[1:35:48] closely followed the city of Corona and haven't been inspired.
[1:35:52] The strong presence of family owned businesses. That truly care
[1:35:57] about their community. Like many of them, Northgate Market is
[1:35:59] a family owned business. Built on a long term commitment,
[1:36:03] shared values, and a deep sense of responsibility to the
[1:36:05] neighborhoods we serve. We believe in putting our family, our
[1:36:10] associates and our community first. That that commitment is reflected
[1:36:15] through the outreach efforts, including Christmas toy giveaways. Food distribution
[1:36:21] held focus community events, scholarships to our associates and our
[1:36:25] community. We anticipate approximately 250 total hires for the corona
[1:36:31] residents as part of this project. We personally delivered information
[1:36:37] to the residents on Bell Avenue, Third Street, Fourth street
[1:36:41] and Washburn and I was honored to meet several community
[1:36:45] members who share their thoughts and hope with us. On
[1:36:50] opening day, our amazing associates prepare to welcome the neighbors.
[1:36:55] But it is when the first customer walks through the
[1:36:57] doors that the stores truly comes to life. That is
[1:37:00] when the heart begins to be because our customers and
[1:37:04] our community are the sole of our store we look
[1:37:07] forward to serving. Corona for generations to. Come and become
[1:37:11] a trusted, contributing member of this community. Thank you. Did
[1:37:17] you have anything to add? Well, we are thrilled to
[1:37:20] have you. Thank you so much for coming. And making
[1:37:23] those comments. And I know for a fact that Northgate
[1:37:27] market is always an asset. To the communities, wherever you
[1:37:29] all are. You invest? You hire local? And you stick
[1:37:36] to your authentic roots, and we just read deeply. I
[1:37:39] deeply appreciate that. I'm. Very excited to have you here.
[1:37:41] I know I can speak for others. I know that.
[1:37:45] Northgate. Did you guys have a video that you'd wanted
[1:37:46] to show? You have a bit. You do? Okay. Yeah,
[1:37:49] sure. Let's go ahead and have that. Great story begins
[1:37:55] with family. For the Gonzalez family, that story starts in
[1:37:59] Halo Sotitlan Aliso. A place rooted in Faye hard work
[1:38:03] and the belief that together, anything is possible in the
[1:38:06] 1950s and 60s, Don Miguel Gonzalez was a proud shoe
[1:38:09] merchant in Mexico. But after a devastating factory fire and
[1:38:13] mounting financial. Hardship, the family made a brave choice, a
[1:38:17] leap of faith that would change their future forever. Don
[1:38:20] Miguel brought two of his youngest sons to the United
[1:38:23] States to rebuild their lives. Donna Teresa stayed behind raising
[1:38:27] the rest of their nine children. Resilience, resolve, faith. These
[1:38:31] values became the foundation of everything that came next. In
[1:38:35] 1980, with the family reunited, they took a courageous leap
[1:38:39] of faith and converted a small liquor store in Anaheim
[1:38:42] into a grocery market. They couldn't even afford any sign.
[1:38:45] So the name Northgate stayed. One store, 13 siblings, no
[1:38:50] employees, only family. From that humble beginning, a dream began.
[1:38:53] To grow one. Store at a time. Today, Northgate Gonzalez
[1:38:58] Market operates 45 stores across Southern California, employing more than
[1:39:02] 8000 associates and serving hundreds of thousands of customers every
[1:39:06] week. But the true success of Northgate it's not just
[1:39:08] in the business growth, it's in the impact on people.
[1:39:11] Every new Northgate market brings something powerful to a neighborhood
[1:39:15] more. Than 250 new jobs, access to fresh, authentic mexican
[1:39:19] foods, ingredients sourced from Mexico, prepared with tradition and the
[1:39:24] shopping experience that feels like home, warm welcome and treat
[1:39:28] it with respect. For more than 45 years, the Gonzalez
[1:39:31] family has believed that success means giving back. When Northgate
[1:39:35] market open. Opens a new store. It partners with clinics,
[1:39:38] hospitals, schools and nonprofits to provide mammograms flu clinics, chronic
[1:39:42] illness screenings, nutrition classes and healthy cooking demos through the
[1:39:46] Gonzalez Reynoso Family foundation. Students across Southern California receive scholarships
[1:39:52] and support to pursue their dreams. And every year Northgate
[1:39:55] market. Helps thousands of families through food distributions. Five k
[1:39:59] races and its beloved Santa toy drive now nearly 30
[1:40:03] years strong. Because at Northgate Gonzalez market, faith, education and
[1:40:07] wellness aren't just corporate. Pillars. They are a promise as
[1:40:11] a proudly family owned business now led by second and
[1:40:15] third generation brothers and. Sisters. Northgate Gonzalez Market continues to
[1:40:19] grow, expanding into new neighborhoods, creating new opportunities and uplifting
[1:40:24] the communities we call home. From one small storm to
[1:40:27] a legacy of service, from a family dream. To a
[1:40:30] force for good. Northgate Gonzalez market is more than a
[1:40:33] grocery store. It's a community partner, a place. Of culture
[1:40:37] and a gateway to opportunity. Northgate Gonzalez Market. Proudly serving
[1:40:42] our communities. Yesterday, today and for generations to come. That's
[1:40:47] beautiful. A lot to be proud of. A lot to
[1:40:51] show for it. Thank you. So much. Thanks for bringing
[1:40:54] the family to Corona. I know it's been a long
[1:40:56] process. But we appreciate it. And we can't wait to
[1:41:02] have you as part of the downtown. Thank you so
[1:41:04] much. Okay, so do we have a motion? I'd love
[1:41:08] to move on this item is there. A second. Sorry.
[1:41:13] I'm so excited about it. I was like, let's move
[1:41:16] through. But, yes, my colleagues questions, comments go ahead, Tom.
[1:41:20] Go ahead, Tony. Having grown up in Anaheim and being
[1:41:25] very familiar with the Northgate market, I'm super. Excited to
[1:41:27] see them not only come to Corona, obviously they're expanding
[1:41:30] into the inland Empire. But what? A great family story
[1:41:36] that they have. Candidly, I don't know how they get
[1:41:39] anything done with 13 or 14 family members. All running
[1:41:42] the business. That just seems to me. Like a recipe
[1:41:47] for disaster, but they're able to get it done. So
[1:41:49] what a testament. To that family. I've seen them open
[1:41:52] locations all throughout the Southland, and they are genuine. In
[1:41:56] their commitment to partner with the community. So something that
[1:41:59] I'm very excited for. It's a beautiful facility. I'm excited
[1:42:02] that. They're going to come here to Corona. So thank
[1:42:06] you for investing in our community and that's going to
[1:42:09] be a welcome addition to not only our community, but
[1:42:11] to that corner. As well, so thank you. Ditto. Thank
[1:42:13] you, Tony. Tom. Yeah. I had the chance to go
[1:42:18] Walk Bell street and talk with the neighbors. I went
[1:42:21] house to house and gave him my business card. And
[1:42:24] overwhelmingly, every one of them said thank you to Northgate
[1:42:27] for sending them a letter in. English and Spanish and
[1:42:30] that. It's going to be meeting with them. And then
[1:42:34] second, they're all excited for the project. They can't wait
[1:42:36] for it. To show up. They said it's going to
[1:42:39] clean up the area. They're not going to have to
[1:42:41] go far for shopping. A little jealous on that. And
[1:42:47] I'm just really happy about this project coming. I feel
[1:42:50] like they followed our downtown. Design guidelines. And I'd also
[1:42:53] like to give a shout out to Mr. Hemley, who.
[1:42:57] Owns the building on the corner because he's gone out
[1:42:59] of his way to cooperate with Northgate and to work
[1:43:02] with them and help. Proceed that press forward. And so
[1:43:06] I'd like to, as an ex, Will representative of District
[1:43:11] three in the downtown. I really want to thank him
[1:43:13] for doing that and with that. I'm excited for Northgate.
[1:43:16] Thank you, mayor. Thanks, Tom. Jim. Yeah, I just. Wanted
[1:43:20] to welcome you to Corona. We're really happy to have
[1:43:21] you, so thank you. I just wanted to thank you.
[1:43:27] I know. I'm familiar as well. And normally, I would
[1:43:31] say in normal situations, and this is not normal right
[1:43:35] now. And that normally you would do a big outreach.
[1:43:40] Larger in person. Big gathering, outreach to the folks that
[1:43:44] live in the neighborhood. I know that. The reasons why
[1:43:47] you didn't do that, and I appreciate the fact that
[1:43:49] you went back. And did it. After the planning commission,
[1:43:52] you said you would do it. You've done it. I'm
[1:43:54] really happy to hear that councilor Richens went and did
[1:43:57] that as well. And I have heard the same that
[1:44:00] folks are really excited about coming down. I took my
[1:44:03] wife over to the Northgate market in Riverside. And had
[1:44:07] her try some of the tamales. And my cuban wife
[1:44:11] was very impressed, in fact. She went back twice to
[1:44:15] get. To get more, and she keeps asking me when
[1:44:18] you're. Going to start and when you're going to open.
[1:44:21] So I'm excited for you being down there. Excited so
[1:44:23] much. I want to thank you. For the investment downtown.
[1:44:26] This is a major step in what we want to
[1:44:29] see downtown and the investment there. And I know that
[1:44:33] wasn't easy. You guys have spent a long time and
[1:44:36] a lot. Of money getting to this point, and we
[1:44:38] are so excited, and I can tell you that everybody
[1:44:40] I talk to. If I mention, like, I think I
[1:44:43] posted something about. Just a business that was struggling that
[1:44:47] didn't get a lot of folks to come in. And
[1:44:51] the third comment was, when is Northgate opening? So thank
[1:44:55] you and welcome and looking forward to your grand opening.
[1:45:01] And I know you're going to be a wonderful member
[1:45:02] of the community, so thank you. So much. Yes, everyone
[1:45:05] has said it so. So well, a lot of halos
[1:45:07] pride too. Thank you so. Much. We're excited to have
[1:45:09] you here. And with that, can I get a second
[1:45:12] on? The motion. Okay. Second by the vice mayor. And
[1:45:17] let's go ahead and vote. Improved unanimously. Thank you so
[1:45:21] much. We appreciate you. Looking forward to Northgate. Moving on
[1:45:25] to item. Nine administrative reports. We have item 9.1 request
[1:45:34] from Vice Mayor west speak to explore cordon pricing for
[1:45:37] the Green river road Foothill Parkway corridor. I think we
[1:45:40] have Msudenyo city traffic engineer who's going to present this
[1:45:44] item. Hi. Good evening. All right, so good evening, mayor
[1:45:52] and council members. Today I'll be presenting the request from
[1:45:55] vice mayor speak to explore cordon pricing program for the
[1:45:58] Green River Road Foothill Parkway corridor I'm Rosie Reno, and
[1:46:02] with me today is. Leah Colemar, associate engineer so together,
[1:46:09] we're going to try to provide it and make it
[1:46:12] nice and brief presentation. So the purpose for this discussion
[1:46:16] is to seek your direction on whether the city should
[1:46:19] explore implementing a cordon pricing program to deter cut through
[1:46:23] traffic along Green River Road in Foothill Parkway. On October
[1:46:28] 14, 2025, Vice Mayor speak requested staff to explore this
[1:46:31] concept. The idea is to charge a fee to vehicles
[1:46:34] entering and exiting the city from the SR 91 and
[1:46:38] I 15 within a set time frame. The goal is
[1:46:40] to reduce congestion caused by motorists cutting to the corona.
[1:46:43] To avoid freeway traffic. Corona residents would be exempt from
[1:46:49] these fees. The feasibility study for the coron pricing program
[1:46:53] will check its legality along Green river and Foot Hill
[1:46:55] Parkway. And freeway connections. Monitor other city programs and find
[1:47:00] funding options from regional projects and determine potential revenue and
[1:47:03] expenses. So I'll turn it over to Leah. Hi. So
[1:47:13] I'd like to just take a couple minutes to talk
[1:47:16] about what the difference between cordon pricing and toll roads
[1:47:19] are. So cord on pricing is a dynamic based.
[1:47:29] Pricing system used during periods of heavy traffic, motorists entering
[1:47:33] and exiting a designated zone, pay a fee. It's primarily
[1:47:37] installed to manage traffic demand, reduce congestion, and improve air
[1:47:42] quality, while encouraging alternative modes of transportation to zone users.
[1:47:47] For example, New York City implemented court on pricing in
[1:47:52] 2025 for a portion of Manhattan. The zone is clearly
[1:47:56] defined. And entrance and exits into the zone have a
[1:48:00] fee collection equipment. A toll road, on the other hand,
[1:48:05] applies to specific roads, highways, bridges, tunnels. It is primarily
[1:48:12] installed to generate revenue for roadway construction, maintenance and operations.
[1:48:18] Some examples you might be familiar with are the 91
[1:48:21] Express lanes, SR 73. 17 miles pebble pebble beach and
[1:48:27] sr 241. So just to compare them side by side
[1:48:31] so we all are on the same page. The primary
[1:48:37] goal of cordon pricing is to manage traffic demand and
[1:48:40] reduce congestion, emissions and noise. In specific dense urban areas
[1:48:45] where toll road aims to generate revenue for the construction,
[1:48:48] maintenance and operations of the segment. The area of effect
[1:48:52] for cordon pricing is more of a zone boundary where
[1:48:55] a toll applies to. A specific road, and drivers pay
[1:48:58] for the privilege of using that road. The fee structure
[1:49:02] for court on pricing typically has different fees for entering
[1:49:05] that zone at specific times of day and the toll
[1:49:07] road is a fee for a distance travel. For a
[1:49:11] specific time of day. Examples of fully implemented cord on
[1:49:15] pricing programs are currently only international, such as London, Stockholm
[1:49:19] and Singapore. Toll roads can be found internationally as well
[1:49:24] as all over the United States. Potential impacts of cordon
[1:49:28] pricing include the encouragement of public transit, cycling, and walking
[1:49:33] within the city center, while a toll road provides a
[1:49:35] potentially faster travel option to get from point a to
[1:49:39] point b. Now I'd like to explore some of the
[1:49:43] preliminary. Review that I've done of a couple of case
[1:49:49] studies. In san francisco, la metro and new york city.
[1:49:55] San Francisco. The study is currently on pause. They has
[1:49:59] a various fee structure to look at. And the study.
[1:50:05] The reason why it's been paused is they've stated in
[1:50:08] light. Of the changing in fluid conditions surrounding traffic conditions
[1:50:12] and transit use. And if this program ends up going
[1:50:16] through, they have a five year phased approach. But again,
[1:50:21] It's still being reviewed. Another case study is Los Angeles.
[1:50:28] They are refining concepts with three different. Potential options. They're
[1:50:33] getting feedback from. The community. To see how everybody is
[1:50:40] feeling about that. And they're forecasted to open in 2028.
[1:50:45] For new york. That was actually implemented in early 2025.
[1:50:53] They have a various fee structure and they are currently
[1:50:58] in phase one of. A long process to fully implement
[1:51:02] by 2031. This program actually has various lawsuits against. Congestion
[1:51:10] pricing, and it's currently in review by the courts. One
[1:51:14] involving the current federal administration. There's a few case studies
[1:51:19] around the world. And this image just shows you existing.
[1:51:30] Pricing systems and other places that are considering or that
[1:51:34] have implemented it. So what does court on pricing look
[1:51:39] like in Corona? The concept involves installing toll collection equipment.
[1:51:50] In strategic locations where drivers commonly enter the city to
[1:51:53] avoid freeway congestion. These include primarily the Green River. And
[1:51:59] surface club on ramps, as well as ramps near the
[1:52:02] southern end of the city, including Magnolia Avenue, Ontario Avenue
[1:52:05] and Foothill Parkway. As noted earlier, vice mayors speak envision.
[1:52:11] An exception to Corona residents. So some factors to consider
[1:52:15] before looking into this type of program, some legal considerations,
[1:52:20] federal restrictions on tolling highways may require. Possible legislation. Further
[1:52:27] investigation from a procure consultant and the city's legal team
[1:52:30] will be needed. A strong public transportation system and infrastructure.
[1:52:35] Our public transit system is limited compared to the cities
[1:52:38] with successful programs. So that is something we would have
[1:52:41] to consider. Robust fee to collection technology. And fee collection
[1:52:48] systems are essential. The city would need to partner with
[1:52:51] a vendor capable of identifying vehicles and verifying resident exemptions.
[1:52:56] Number four corridor versus zone. Unlike a downtown zone, Green
[1:53:00] River Road and Foothorkway is a corridor, making enforcement complex.
[1:53:05] Determining which access points trigger fees will require careful planning
[1:53:08] to avoid unintended impacts to our residents and our adjacent
[1:53:12] roadways. Economic impact. Reduced pass through traffic can negatively affect
[1:53:16] our local businesses. Financial sustainability and pricing schedule that advances
[1:53:25] equity. Full exemptions for residents may struggle to self support
[1:53:30] this program. Other cities typically offer partial discounts rather than
[1:53:34] full exemptions and coordination. Collaboration with Caltrans and neighboring agencies
[1:53:39] is critical. For equipment placement and regional traffic management. So
[1:53:45] today we're seeking your direction on three options. Option a,
[1:53:48] status quo. Keep no additional resources and fundings required. Option
[1:53:56] b. Option B would be wait to and observe, learn
[1:54:00] from the other cities as they're implementing. And fine tuning
[1:54:02] the programs, and we can revisit this topic later. Or
[1:54:06] option C, prepare a focus case study. This would include
[1:54:10] procuring a consultant to analyze the legality, constrictibility and strategy.
[1:54:15] Estimated cost for a study like this would be anywhere
[1:54:17] in the 300 to 600,000 range, which we do not
[1:54:20] have budget today. So, in summary, court on pricing could
[1:54:25] help reduce cut through traffic, but it has the potential
[1:54:27] to become with significant legal, financial, and operational challenges. In
[1:54:31] addition. To unintended consequences that may have an impact on
[1:54:36] our businesses and residents. We request your direction on the
[1:54:39] options presented. Thank you very much for the presentation. I'll
[1:54:43] bring it back. To my colleagues for clarifying questions. Go
[1:54:45] ahead. Yeah. Thank you. Can you go back to the
[1:54:48] decision slide. I want to describe kind of where this
[1:54:52] came from a few years ago. There was a bill
[1:54:56] that. Provided. The case that ease the options to locations
[1:55:01] in northern California, two locations in southern California and I
[1:55:05] had seen these go forward. I talked to a couple
[1:55:08] of folks in Los Angeles that were producing this, and
[1:55:11] at the time. I thought, oh, my gosh, this is
[1:55:13] crazy that you're going to have to pay. To drive
[1:55:16] downtown that I was working downtown. But as I started
[1:55:21] walking neighborhoods. In the south side of town. And when
[1:55:25] people tell me that they can't leave. Their house between
[1:55:30] two and 05:00 in the afternoon, I started thinking, well,
[1:55:33] maybe there's. A different. Could have a different idea, different
[1:55:35] plan, and I know that. Recently as part of the
[1:55:40] 91 EcOP project and the 241 91 project that we're
[1:55:44] capturing license plate data. And it got me thinking. About.
[1:55:50] Look. We can't avoid it. The state's not going to
[1:55:54] improve the freeway we've tweaked as much as we can.
[1:55:59] There may be a possibility for adding a third toll
[1:56:02] lane. But coron. Corona's surface streets. Live and die based
[1:56:09] on how well the freeway works. And we're not in
[1:56:13] control of that. We're not in control of the freeway.
[1:56:15] Investments. We're not in control of the 40,000 units that
[1:56:19] have been approved south and east of us. So I'm
[1:56:23] looking for ideas so I'm looking for ideas for finding
[1:56:25] ways to keep people on the freeway. So this idea
[1:56:29] is that 100%, knowing that right now, They're still in
[1:56:33] a case study. That project would have to go back
[1:56:36] to the legislature. To be approved. I know that. Previous
[1:56:41] counsel asked a question. Whether or not. And the answer
[1:56:44] came back that although the city didn't own the roads,
[1:56:47] and frankly, the city doesn't. No city owns any roads
[1:56:50] because. They own them, but they are all funded by
[1:56:53] gas tax and all other fun stuff, so there's always
[1:56:55] commingling. But with this case study and the possibility of
[1:56:58] this becoming a law. I want to be in a
[1:57:01] position that if something changes. That we put a flag
[1:57:06] in the ground to try and find a way to
[1:57:08] make this work. So I'm not in favor of. Preparing
[1:57:12] a case study because I think right now there's still
[1:57:14] a lot of things up. In the air. But I
[1:57:16] do want to keep this open as an idea because
[1:57:18] we need to. Find other tools. And grasping at straws
[1:57:23] because we only have so many tools. Between. AI, traffic
[1:57:28] signals and all the other tweaks that we're doing, we
[1:57:32] have to have some other tools in our toolbox. Whether
[1:57:34] or not the legislature will let us do this. Who
[1:57:39] knows? And yes, 100%, there are a lot of. Operational
[1:57:42] questions that can come from that. But I think that
[1:57:46] as time goes on, The freeways get worse. I think
[1:57:51] we need other options. So I'm advocating for a wait
[1:57:56] and observe that we continue to watch how these other
[1:57:59] projects go that we work with Caltrans and with RCTC
[1:58:05] to keep measuring what we've said they were going to
[1:58:07] measure. I know. TCA has promised that they will compensate
[1:58:14] us if there are issues based on their project and
[1:58:17] I think we all think there will be. And whether
[1:58:18] or not that money can be used to help move
[1:58:22] this forward again, if legislatively this moved on so. This
[1:58:27] is basically a move. I see on the west side
[1:58:31] of town in the morning where. There's cars that back
[1:58:34] up on every single street. And then in the afternoon,
[1:58:37] where cars are driving down 40 miles an hour down
[1:58:40] residential streets, That's just wrong. And if we can find
[1:58:44] a way to deter that, and I think. That charging
[1:58:48] a toll to you have to do both enter and
[1:58:51] exit. Not just exit or enter. That may be a
[1:58:55] possibility in the future, but. I am fully in favor
[1:58:59] of. The weight and observe and keep our options open
[1:59:02] to see if we can plan a flag in the
[1:59:04] ground for something that could come forward. Thank you, Vice
[1:59:07] mayor. I wanted to first start with clarifying questions because
[1:59:10] I do want to go to the public. On comments
[1:59:12] on this, but do you all have any clarifying questions?
[1:59:15] Comments? Yeah, I think we all do. So we'll come
[1:59:17] back for comments. Go ahead and take a seat. We're
[1:59:21] going to take some public comments. Thank you so much.
[1:59:26] Miss Edwards, are there any speaker cards from the public
[1:59:28] on this item? Yes, we have three speaker cards for
[1:59:30] this item. Okay, come on down. Speakers. Hi again. I'm
[1:59:35] not smart enough to know anything about this. If I'm
[1:59:43] speaking. I wish whoever does the PowerPoint would make the
[1:59:49] letters big enough. And the contrast sufficient so that those
[1:59:54] of us sitting in the room can read the damn
[1:59:57] thing. Thank you. Noted. Thank you, Mr. Fuller.
[2:00:07] To back up Mr. Fuller. I'm going to be turned
[2:00:16] 60 next month. And, yeah, I cannot see them at
[2:00:21] all. And I got brand new glasses on, so please
[2:00:25] let's make sure that we can see anything that's up
[2:00:27] there. I'm just going to give you some public notes
[2:00:31] on this. I think it should be b or a.
[2:00:37] I was reading in the staff report, and it still
[2:00:39] has in here. Regarding the fee exception currently recommended by
[2:00:44] vice mayor speak other cities use a 50% or less
[2:00:47] discount. I think we need to pull everything out of
[2:00:51] that. Except for that residents aren't going to be charged.
[2:00:54] And there's a caveat in there that while this might
[2:00:57] not make financial sense if we don't do that. Well,
[2:01:00] then hang it. We shouldn't do it because. I shouldn't
[2:01:04] be charged to drive on my own streets. And if
[2:01:06] I want to use that shortcut. It's my street. It's
[2:01:10] their street. It's our street. We should be able to
[2:01:14] use it however we want because we live here. And
[2:01:17] if I want to take green, river to Ontario, then
[2:01:20] I should. So that's my opinion on that. I don't
[2:01:24] think that I should be charged. To drive in my
[2:01:25] own city because I pay a lot of taxes here
[2:01:29] and I pay a lot of fees here, and I
[2:01:31] think that that's only fair. Now, the other thing that
[2:01:34] I would bring up on this is that. I don't
[2:01:38] see this as something we should be spending three or
[2:01:40] $600,000. On down the road either. We've already done studies
[2:01:44] on this. We've already had two surveys done. We know.
[2:01:47] About where we need to be on this. So I
[2:01:49] think when we get to the point that we're ready
[2:01:51] to do this if we get to that point. I
[2:01:55] don't see us having to spend this ton of money
[2:01:57] on that. I think it should be spent on whatever
[2:01:59] group is going to come in and implement this for
[2:02:01] us and put in the polling pieces at the end.
[2:02:04] The toll booths or whatever we're going to use. And
[2:02:08] finally. I don't see this as being workable, because I
[2:02:12] think if we say, okay, well. You can't take foothill.
[2:02:16] They're just going to use other areas. And where? I
[2:02:18] live in district three, 9th in Howard. To your point,
[2:02:23] Wes in the morning. They're still blasting through there at
[2:02:27] 40 miles an hour because they want to bypass six.
[2:02:29] They want to bypass everything. They want to get to
[2:02:32] the end of the street, and they want to jump
[2:02:33] back on 6th and take the freeway and grab that
[2:02:35] entrance. Nothing is going to stop. That unless we do
[2:02:38] it for every road in town, which is impossible. So
[2:02:42] I don't see this as being something that's viable. Could
[2:02:46] perhaps the corridor reduce that or encourage people to use
[2:02:50] the corridor and pay for it instead. Of everything else.
[2:02:54] Maybe. But I think the majority of people are going
[2:02:57] to just go, I'm just going to find another route.
[2:03:01] And this is going to be a waste of half
[2:03:02] a million dollars or whatever it's going to be. And
[2:03:05] we're still going to have the same idiots racing down
[2:03:07] our streets. The only answer there is enforcement. CPD does
[2:03:10] a great job, but we need to give them the
[2:03:12] resources. Instead of this. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, next
[2:03:18] speaker. You're getting old, Chris. It's interesting because I remember
[2:03:25] when Foothill opened, it was supposed to take traffic off.
[2:03:29] Of Ontario. And now it's the traffic source, it's the
[2:03:37] problem. I see in the morning sometimes going westbound. It's
[2:03:42] kind of crowded. It's crowded by the high schools, mostly
[2:03:44] because of the high school. It seems like all these
[2:03:48] bad decisions between 6th Street. And this is all driven
[2:03:55] by this weird sort of, almost like a junior xenophobic
[2:03:59] kind. Of. Oh, it's the outsiders. It's the cut through
[2:04:02] people. Every city in Southern California is next to another
[2:04:05] city in Southern California. That's how it works. All the
[2:04:09] way from the beach, all the way back out to.
[2:04:12] San Bernardino. Every city is next to another city. Everybody
[2:04:16] cuts through some city to get to some. Other city,
[2:04:18] but every presentation I've ever heard seems like it's pretty
[2:04:21] insignificant number. Of people. That traverse the city just to
[2:04:25] get to another city entirely. Who you're talking about. Are
[2:04:30] my friends that live in El Serrito who work on
[2:04:34] 6th street and drive del Serrito. I guess technically they're
[2:04:36] not corona people. There's still local members of the community.
[2:04:41] They work here. The kids go to school here. They
[2:04:43] pay taxes here even if they don't live in the
[2:04:45] city limits. They use our utilities. They're part of the
[2:04:49] community. Who the hell are you talking about? Who's the
[2:04:52] cut through people? It's like this unicorn person that somebody
[2:04:57] lives down in Myrietta who's calculated it out, they could
[2:05:00] save 30 seconds taking foothill. So they're going to exit.
[2:05:03] And then cut. Through. Good luck in the afternoon. You're
[2:05:08] almost better off on the 91 and the 15. And
[2:05:11] every one of these little stunts just throws the traffic
[2:05:14] somewhere else. It just throws it onto another street. So
[2:05:19] you charge people to drive on Foothill? They're. Going to
[2:05:22] end up back on Ontario. I thought the whole point
[2:05:24] of Plevin Fodill was to take people off Ontario. At
[2:05:27] least that's what the stated purpose was. At the time.
[2:05:31] It's almost like this is a stunt for an election
[2:05:32] year. It's almost like. You want to be seen talking
[2:05:36] about traffic. It's almost that way. I think generally we
[2:05:42] agree on more than we disagree more than we disagree
[2:05:45] on a lot of things. But this is just. You
[2:05:49] can see it. It's just all the red lights flashing
[2:05:51] about. This as just being a stupid idea. Thank you
[2:05:53] very much. Thank you. Are there any other speaker? Cards
[2:05:56] for this item. Mayor, we do not have any more
[2:05:59] speaker cards. Okay, let's bring it back up to the
[2:06:02] dice. My colleagues on comments. Go ahead. Thank you, mayor.
[2:06:09] I actually think this is a fantastic idea. I love
[2:06:11] the fact of making anybody that's driving. From. Driving northbound
[2:06:17] on the 15 from anywhere south of Corona that wants
[2:06:21] to cut through on Foothill. And to the 91 freeway
[2:06:26] that we charge them for it. I love the fact
[2:06:28] that we were thinking about that. We are thinking about
[2:06:32] this as let's wait and see. When Ms. Rosie has
[2:06:35] to go international to find other people that are doing
[2:06:38] this. While I appreciate it. That's probably not very helpful,
[2:06:42] but I like the fact that there are people in
[2:06:44] northern California that are thinking about this. And let's let
[2:06:47] them be the guinea pig, and let's let them go
[2:06:49] through. All the lawsuits and figure out how this is
[2:06:51] going to work. But I do have concerns that people
[2:06:54] are just going to. Obviously go three exits or four
[2:06:58] exits and weave their way through regular streets of Corona.
[2:07:01] So how do we make it painful for them? I
[2:07:04] want them off of foothill. And if they really. Want
[2:07:06] to do it? Let's charge them for it. Keep that
[2:07:09] money here in the city. And keep it free of
[2:07:11] congestion for our residents. But it's almost like we have
[2:07:15] to do. This pass through pricing, cordon pricing for all
[2:07:20] of corona to make it so painful that they just
[2:07:23] stay on the freeway, right? Because I don't want to
[2:07:26] burden any other street with people that are like, well,
[2:07:31] I'm going to not pay to go on foothill, so
[2:07:32] I'll just drive. Through neighborhoods, which is naturally what they're
[2:07:35] going to do. They're just going to try and figure
[2:07:37] out another way, so I don't want to burden any
[2:07:39] other streets. So we would have to figure out a
[2:07:43] way to just make all of corona cord on pricing.
[2:07:46] If you get off the freeway, don't start any rumors.
[2:07:50] I think that's the idea. It's not about a street.
[2:07:54] It's about if you exit and you enter and exit.
[2:07:58] So it wouldn't matter what street you went on, so
[2:08:00] it wouldn't push people. To any other street. I talked
[2:08:02] to a resident that lives on Ontario and was worried
[2:08:05] that he was going to get saddled again with what
[2:08:08] was going on before foothill. I said the idea would
[2:08:11] be to keep people on the street. If you got
[2:08:13] off the freeway, you would not. Be charged. If you
[2:08:15] got off the freeway and on the freeway, you would
[2:08:17] be charged. So you have to hit both gates in
[2:08:20] order to be charged. So again, the idea is to
[2:08:24] wait and see how this works out. And monitor the
[2:08:28] situation. We have good street light data now that we're
[2:08:31] going to be keeping track of, especially as these two
[2:08:35] huge projects are going to impact the city of Corona.
[2:08:39] There's no if, ands or buts about it. All the
[2:08:40] designs, all the modeling says this will impact corona period.
[2:08:46] There's not a guess. So it's going to happen. So
[2:08:49] I want to have, like I said, another tool in
[2:08:51] the toolbox. Yeah, let's. Let somebody else deal with the
[2:08:53] lawsuits, and then once they figure all that out, let's
[2:08:56] wait and see and see how we can make it
[2:08:58] work for corona, if it works at all. Thanks. Council
[2:09:01] member Richard thank you, mayor. I'm still convinced that the
[2:09:06] toll road project. Back in 2014 through 16 through whenever.
[2:09:13] It's probably the worst project that ever happened to our
[2:09:15] city, so I'm very anti till roads, but. I also
[2:09:21] do like to learn about options, and I'm wait and
[2:09:23] see. I just don't like toll roads. But if there's
[2:09:27] a point in time. And it's in the future where
[2:09:30] it's a tool that we need, then let that council.
[2:09:34] Deal with it then. But I still enjoyed learning about
[2:09:39] it. And I do like to have tools. Thank you.
[2:09:43] Thank you, mayor. Do you preferably the yellow kind? Go
[2:09:47] ahead. Council member Sainer. Well, I made a few notes.
[2:09:53] So I am concerned about the business impact. What if
[2:09:56] I'm coming back to Corona or wherever I'm going to,
[2:09:59] and I. Want to get off the freeway and grab
[2:10:01] a burger at McDonald's and get back on. The freeway.
[2:10:03] While I'm not going to probably do that, So that's
[2:10:07] affecting our businesses. What about deliveries? All the deliveries that
[2:10:12] come into corona to deliver to Northgate or wherever else.
[2:10:17] I just think there's too much to. If you have
[2:10:19] to explain it too much? It's not. Probably a good
[2:10:23] project to do. I'm not willing to spend that. Much
[2:10:26] money to do it, to study it further right now.
[2:10:30] I am worried about traffic being diverted back on Ontario.
[2:10:33] I talked to a former public works for Cronin, who
[2:10:36] lives on West Ontario, and he was like, oh, man,
[2:10:39] we can't. Divert traffic back to Ontario, because I think
[2:10:43] most of us have lived through that. And remember what
[2:10:45] that was like people literally not being able to get
[2:10:48] out of the driveways that lived on. West ontario. Yeah.
[2:10:52] I mean, the studies, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles,
[2:10:55] weren't none of that. So I'm option a, do not
[2:11:00] proceed. Which is not really much different than option b.
[2:11:03] Because I think what's going to happen is when the
[2:11:06] different AI technologies come out there's. Going to be maybe
[2:11:09] some. Opportunities to say, oh, that is so much better
[2:11:14] than what we were talking about, maybe doing years. Ago,
[2:11:18] so I'm option a. Do not proceed. Thank you. I
[2:11:22] should have said this earlier. I'm so sorry. Thank you
[2:11:24] for noting the text. We will work on that. Also,
[2:11:28] there's QR codes. If ever. You're sitting there and you
[2:11:32] want to check out the agenda. You can also get
[2:11:36] access to the PowerPoints on your phones and zoom in,
[2:11:38] zoom out. So that's an option, but no. We'll work
[2:11:41] on the tech size. So I want to say that
[2:11:44] I appreciate. The exercise. In exploration, I think often. These
[2:11:53] spaces can feel. A little scary. And so you have
[2:11:57] councils that aren't willing to even have conversations like. This.
[2:12:00] And so I appreciate that. We have a process where
[2:12:04] any council member can propose a future. Agenda item, they
[2:12:08] get a majority of the council to say, yeah, I
[2:12:10] want to explore it further. And then we're at today,
[2:12:14] and then we can get a presentation, and then we
[2:12:16] can. Actually decide whether or not we're going to move
[2:12:18] forward. So I appreciate that process. I think it's healthy.
[2:12:21] I think it's good for democracy. And so I want
[2:12:23] to say thank you. For this exercise. I will say,
[2:12:27] though, that. I also understand. That population growth or really
[2:12:33] population concentration and where the state is heading with its
[2:12:36] regulation. And its lack of support for further infrastructure. It's
[2:12:42] a real problem. And I know that there's development happening
[2:12:44] in outside cities. I'm not so sure about this as
[2:12:48] the solution. And it's interesting because we had a presentation.
[2:12:54] From Chris Gray from WRCOG, and he was talking about
[2:12:56] transportation and saying, actually, The problem is you're not using
[2:13:01] your streets. Using the freeway, so I find that contradictory.
[2:13:06] Anyway. I don't see how we could actually implement this.
[2:13:10] I think. This isn't worth further exploring, but I do
[2:13:15] appreciate. Having the exercise. So I'm option a as well,
[2:13:20] with the understanding that wes, if something. Does come up.
[2:13:24] You're going to put it on the future agenda item
[2:13:25] we're going to have a discussion about it, so I
[2:13:28] kind of feel like the wait and see is less
[2:13:30] is going to keep us on our toes. So I'm
[2:13:32] option a because I don't want to invest any more
[2:13:34] resources, in particular your time. To any of this. So
[2:13:40] I appreciate it, but. It's a no for me. So
[2:13:44] we got an aa. You're a b and a b,
[2:13:48] but the majority says a, so that's where we have
[2:13:51] it. Majority has it. I will say thank you for
[2:13:53] considering it. It's something. That I have been working on
[2:13:55] for more than a year. I know it sounds like
[2:13:57] it's. An election thing, but I actually wrote this in
[2:13:59] March of 2020. And I've been researching this since 2023,
[2:14:06] or 20, actually, before then, that's. Why? I know if
[2:14:09] something comes up, you're going to bring. I appreciate it.
[2:14:12] I know. That with the streetlight data that we currently
[2:14:15] have and. With the money that tca. Is going to
[2:14:20] be providing us. We're going to be keeping a close
[2:14:22] eye on the folks getting off there, and we'll be
[2:14:24] able to get an idea, a little better idea. Of
[2:14:28] what that impacts really are. Pretty black and white with
[2:14:32] the numbers there, but I guess we'll find out. Yeah.
[2:14:36] Of course. If something changes, I will certainly have no
[2:14:40] hesitation to bring it back in. Make sure that it's
[2:14:43] okay, that I can bring it back, that it's. Different.
[2:14:46] Go back to the process. What's. What? I mean, I'm
[2:14:48] saying if it. Gets voted down right now. Then can
[2:14:52] that future Jen. Can I submit another future gentleman for
[2:14:54] the same thing? He just takes a vote of the
[2:14:57] council to put it back on an agenda. Okay, great.
[2:15:00] And. I was just going to say, wes, we know
[2:15:02] that traffic's been your baby for seven. Years. So we
[2:15:06] really appreciate you. Your wheel spinning in that peabrain of
[2:15:08] yours, trying to figure something out. Thank you. Thank you.
[2:15:13] Okay, moving on. Item ten, legislative matters. There are none.
[2:15:15] Item eleven, reports from boards and. Commissions 11.1 Library Board
[2:15:19] of trustees we have a receiving file, the library board
[2:15:22] of trustees report update for November eigth 2025 is someone
[2:15:27] presenting that? Mr. Ellis. The receiving file 11.1. Why does
[2:15:32] it say report update? No, it's just getting submitted. For
[2:15:36] the record. Okay. 11.2 Planning and Housing commission none. 11.3
[2:15:40] parks and recreation commission receive and file the Parks and
[2:15:42] Recreation Commission report. Update for December 9, 2025. Also on
[2:15:46] the record 11.4 regional meetings, none. Item twelve. City attorneys
[2:15:51] report and comments. Mr. Derlis, do you have any comments
[2:15:53] tonight? Thank you, city managers. Item 13. City managers report
[2:15:57] and comment. Mr. Ellis, do you have any comments? Tonight?
[2:15:59] No, mayor. Thank you. Thank you. Item 14. City council
[2:16:02] members reports and comments. Do my colleagues have any comments
[2:16:04] tonight? Seeing no. Wow. No comments from the city council.
[2:16:09] Okay. Item 15. Thank you all so much for joining
[2:16:14] us tonight. We will adjourn the next meeting. Of the
[2:16:18] current city council is on February 4, 2026, at 06:00
[2:16:21] p.m. in this room. Meeting is adjourned.