[0:00] I call this may 21st, 2025, regular fire board,
[0:04] housing successor agency, successor agency authority board,
[0:08] and city council. Meeting to order. Mayor michael and mayor pro tem are excused
[0:12] from tonight's meeting. Therefore, I will be presiding. I've asked councilwoman
[0:16] scott to please lead us in our nation's pledge of allegiance. Thank you. Would you please stand,
[0:21] put your hand over your heart and repeat after me. I pledge allegiance.
[0:25] allegiance, the to the flag flag of the united states, states of america, and
[0:29] to very republic for which to stands, one nation under god,
[0:33] individual with whether key I justice for.
[0:39] thank you very much. You may be seated. Roll call
[0:43] mayor michael is excused. Mayor pro tem kennedy is excused.
[0:47] council member hutchinson is present. Councilwoman scott present councilwoman
[0:52] stickler, present amendments to the agenda. City clerk.
[0:57] do we have any amendments to the agenda this evening? No. Council member hutchinson.
[1:01] there are no amendments, but there was a revised staff report and
[1:06] recommendation submitted for consent. Item d seven and
[1:10] also correspondence was received for item g one.
[1:14] excellent. Thank you very much. With there being no announcements or
[1:18] presentations today, we will now move on to public communications. This
[1:22] is the time and place for the general public to address the fire board, housing successor agency,
[1:27] successor agency, public financing authority board, and city council. On any
[1:31] item listed or unlisted on the agenda, comments are to be limited
[1:35] to three minutes per individual. The public comment period will not exceed
[1:39] one hour to the commencement of the business portion of this evening's meeting
[1:43] tonight, we have three speakers and
[1:47] your comment time concludes in three minutes. The first that we have
[1:53] is catherine kathy carrigan, if you
[1:57] please come micro done this before. Is it right up here? Come right up to the microphone here
[2:01] and then you'll see a little light turn on the microphone. And you also have a timer up on the
[2:05] screen. We'll let you know when you're three minutes up. Ah,
[2:10] okay. Uh, good evening. Council, uh, members. My name is
[2:14] kathy kerrigan. My husband and I have lived in the general area for 49 years.
[2:19] we have lived in our current home in the aloma portion of rancho cucamonga for 31
[2:23] years. We worked very hard to acquire our home at, and at that time
[2:27] we probably bit off more than we could chew, but we wanted our children to be in the aloma
[2:31] school district. We live in a wonderful neighborhood. Um,
[2:35] we want it to stay that way. I think most people who live in aloma feel
[2:39] the same. The situation with the tents popping up
[2:43] along the two 10 corridor is unacceptable. A few months ago,
[2:47] it was only one tent. Now there are more. Even if a few
[2:51] of these unhoused people are decent human beings who have encountered hard times,
[2:56] the fact that they're setting up tents will, will bring an influx of not so decent
[3:00] humans into the area. I don't want to be afraid to go to my local markets.
[3:05] I don't want to be afraid to feel unsafe. Uh, taking my 2-year-old granddaughter
[3:09] to the park, I shouldn't have to feel unsafe when out and about that I'm starting to,
[3:14] as leaders of our city, you all need to take steps to eliminate this
[3:18] problem. Right now when we drive a fair distance away and see tent cities
[3:22] that have formed in other areas, I'm sure as few as five
[3:26] years ago, those areas also started with just one tent. Please
[3:30] take steps now to alleviate this growing problem. Thank you for your time
[3:35] very much. This is regarding the homeless enc accountants. Thank you for your comments. I'm an early riser,
[3:40] so I'm going to dismiss myself. Okay, thank you. Thank you for coming this evening. Uh,
[3:44] number two is wendy lopez.
[4:03] you may begin when you're ready. Okay. Good evening. My name is wendy lopez and I'm
[4:07] speaking tonight as a concerned resident of aloma. Please note that the views I
[4:11] express are my own and those of my fellow residents and do not represent those of my
[4:15] employer or professional affiliations. I am following up on concerns
[4:19] that were discussed during a meeting with the city officials on may 5th, 2025.
[4:24] regardless the regarding the homeless encampments located along the two 10 east
[4:28] and west freeways between archibald and sapphire. While
[4:32] I appreciated the opportunity to express my concerns during our meeting
[4:36] and did not feel dismissed, I am disappointed to report that there has been no
[4:40] follow up or visible action taken since that time. As advised,
[4:45] several residents reached out to state senators, but we have yet to receive
[4:49] any responses. Additionally, the encampments
[4:53] located behind fort of upland and an issue we discussed have reportedly
[4:58] not been addressed. Flood control was contacted last week and a service request
[5:02] was submitted. The responding representative stated that they were unaware of the
[5:06] encampments in that area, but assured us that the matter would be addressed.
[5:10] this lack of communication and coordination among the various departments,
[5:14] including rancho cucamonga, city officials, chp, rancho
[5:19] cucamonga police department, and flood control is deeply concerning. There appears
[5:23] to be a significant disconnect, and as residents, we are left feeling
[5:27] unsupported and unsafe in our neighborhood. We have requested increased
[5:31] patrols north of the two 10 freeway, yet we have not seen any measurable
[5:35] improvement. The persistent presence of homeless encampments continues to contribute
[5:40] to a general sense of insecurity. Residents are increasingly uncomfortable
[5:44] walking in the area, and it is disheartening to feel as though these issues are not being given the
[5:48] urgent attention they require. We are asking for clear, decisive
[5:52] action. Encampments need to be removed and once cleared, ongoing patrols
[5:57] and enforcement must be implemented to prevent the return. If
[6:01] it is known that individuals return after being removed, then continuous
[6:05] monitoring should be an expected part of the solution. We also recognize
[6:09] that the hope team has had limited success in this area, largely, largely
[6:13] because assistance is often declined by the individuals in question, placing
[6:17] the burden back on the residents and broader community. While we understand
[6:22] that systematic change takes time, immediate coordinated action
[6:26] is still necessary. It is also important to highlight that visible loitering
[6:30] continues along major city streets, particularly between cornelian avenue and
[6:35] foothill boulevard. According to the city's code of ordinances, it is
[6:39] unlawful for individuals to loiter or obstruct public pathways. Yet
[6:43] we frequently see individuals doing so, including occupying bus
[6:47] stops and sidewalks. Additionally, under california business and professionals code
[6:51] 2 2 4 3 5 2. The unauthorized removal of
[6:55] shopping carts from re retail premises is a misdemeanor. These violations
[6:59] are evident and on ongoing in our community. Ms. Lopez, that's
[7:03] the end of your three minutes, but thank you so much for bringing this issue and thank you for taking the
[7:08] time to contract the state agencies. Uh, next we have is
[7:12] barbara barinas.
[7:21] I want to, uh, back up everything wendy said, and I would like in
[7:25] a, I'd like to say that I have been calling rancho upland back
[7:29] and forth since 2017. I have records of it,
[7:34] and we live right off of highland avenue between sapphire and cornelian
[7:38] and the vagrants use highland avenue as a
[7:42] thoroughfare to go to the end of the west, end of highland where the camp is. When
[7:46] I've called upland, they said, call rancho. When I call rancho, they say call upland. I think
[7:50] it's because there's so many tents in that, in that wash that they,
[7:54] they can't determine, you know, what side of the boundary it is. Um,
[7:58] I'm concerned about fire issues, you know, as our area has just been deemed
[8:03] a fire, high fire thing. There are in the winter, they're, you know,
[8:07] lighting fires, they're barbecuing. We're gonna have a fire issue. Um, the
[8:11] other day I was walking my dog and I saw a vagrant squatting in the bushes
[8:16] and I mean, I don't feel safe in our, in our neighborhood anymore. And I just, I'm tired
[8:20] of getting pushed back and forth between all the different things. So I really would love for
[8:24] you guys to work with the, um, all the agencies and
[8:28] try to help because we are getting exhausted.
[8:32] thank you. Thank you very much for coming tonight and thank you for your comments.
[8:39] next we have carlos begar.
[8:44] hello everybody. A lot of people aren't gonna like what I'm about to say right now and I apologize beforehand,
[8:49] but, uh, the homeless three issues that were here today, I understand,
[8:54] uh, a homeless person at the upland library today,
[8:58] um, let's just say unlucky for him. I was not afraid. Let's just
[9:02] put it that way. I don't mind violence. Let's put it that way. We got a problem here. Okay,
[9:06] so everybody's pensions. I am a, I have a master's degree in risk management.
[9:11] okay? I don't look that pretty, but I have it. And I am so good at
[9:15] my job. I can tell you there's good people that are not gonna like me. Law enforcement.
[9:20] you're gonna hate me right now. You're gonna hate me. You're gonna hate me. My sister's a captain
[9:24] and another, uh, uh, uh, county. She's a captain. I love my sister.
[9:29] mr. Burgard, can I just interrupt you just for one second? Yes. Could you just keep the comments coming our
[9:33] way, if you don't mind? Oh, okay. Thank you. I'm just apologizing beforehand. Well, anyways, I have here
[9:37] a claim for su uh, injuries that I sustained while incarcerated,
[9:41] uh, at the west county valley detention center. I hold the rancho city cucamonga
[9:46] partially responsible because you should be aware that the policies that are implemented,
[9:51] uh, are designed to hurt people like me. People that know the loss. You're
[9:55] hurting a lot of people. I'm just one of them. Unfortunately for everybody, I'm very educated and
[9:59] again, I hold a master's degree working on my doctorate in risk management.
[10:03] so, uh, I was attacked and my dna was taken. My
[10:08] dna was taken against my force. I was knocked out. Okay? I haven't assessed my
[10:12] full injuries quite yet. Uh, I usually speak a lot more eloquently, actually,
[10:16] kind of fits of rage have been one of the symptoms since I was slammed up against the wall
[10:20] at the west county detention center, okay? To take my dna and they took it, they took it, they
[10:24] took it, they took my dna, okay? I was robbed of my civil rights.
[10:28] I was stabbed against the wall. I was knocked out. I can't wait to see the body cams. I can't wait to see the
[10:32] body cams. They're gonna be fantastic. But I need you to let you know that you got
[10:37] people employed that are putting policies that put your pensions at risk.
[10:41] 'cause this is a multi-billion dollar lawsuit. 'cause this is class action status.
[10:46] 'cause it hasn't happened. I'm the, believe me, I'm not the first person. This happened to
[10:50] your, your hammers you're sending out into the street or no, no. The hammers they're
[10:54] sending into the street are uneducated in the laws and they are putting
[10:58] your pensions. I I, I'm telling you my
[11:02] loss, I make a quarter million dollars a year salary, and I don't think I can support
[11:07] that with the injuries I've experienced to date. Okay? They're not fully
[11:11] assessed. And that's on a bad year. I make a quarter million dollars if
[11:15] I kill it. And oh, my job is to defend a $500 million
[11:19] a year company from the government so that way we can
[11:23] continue to make our $500 million. We like it, we like our families. I have 500 people
[11:28] in my family, okay? Uh, I won't tell you the name of the company right now, but I
[11:32] love rancho cucamonga. I love it. I love it. My pool is beautiful. Uh,
[11:36] you guys maintain or not? You guys? We, uh, my property's maintained outside
[11:40] of my, uh, immediate yard. Very well. I love it. Uh, I talk to
[11:44] the guys that come and spray it all the time. They're fantastic. I love you guys. And
[11:49] I like the police. Unfortunately,
[11:54] mr. Gorn give this to you. You can hand it to our city clerk right here, right
[11:58] in the front row. Thank you very
[12:02] much. I need a copy of that. And then, mr. Gilson,
[12:06] we had a couple, three people come today to talk about homeless encampments. Is
[12:11] there someone that maybe we can refer them to, to give them kind of an update on how jurisdiction
[12:15] works? Yeah, we, we, we have the contact information for some of these individuals,
[12:19] so we'll get back in touch with them. Thank you very much.
[12:25] now we're gonna do is we're gonna move on to our consent calendar. The following consent
[12:29] calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. They'll be acted upon
[12:34] without discussion unless an item is removed by a council member for separate discussion.
[12:38] councilman hutchinson, I need to abstain from item d three due to possible conflict of interest as
[12:42] socalgas is my employer. Thank you. That is noted. At this point, I'd like to,
[12:46] uh, entertain a motion to approve the consent calendar, including the
[12:50] revised staff report and recommendation for item d seven. So, move
[12:54] second. Second, please. Vote.
[13:06] motion carries unanimously, including the revised staff report
[13:10] and recommendation for item d seven. And council member scott abstaining
[13:14] on item d three and mayor pro tem kennedy. And mayor
[13:18] michael, absent. Thank you madam clerk. Moving on to our
[13:22] consent calendar ordinances. Second reading. This is a
[13:26] consideration of a second reading and adoption of the following. Ordinance number
[13:30] 1 0 4 0, an ordinance of the city of rancho cucamonga, california
[13:35] amending section 5.0 8.100 of the rancho
[13:39] cucamonga municipal code to amend the limitation on total value of
[13:43] prizes award awarded during the conduct of a bingo game.
[13:48] would anyone like to discuss the proposed ordinance any further? Again, this
[13:52] is a second reading. If there's no discussion, we'll consider item
[13:57] e one, uh, and adoption of ordinance number 1 0 4 0.
[14:01] may I have a motion? So moved. And the second, second,
[14:05] madam clerk, ordinance number
[14:09] 1 0 4 0. An ordinance of the city of rancho cucamonga, california
[14:14] amending section 5.0 8.100
[14:18] of the rancho cu cucamonga municipal code to amend the limitation
[14:23] on total value of prizes awarded during the conduct
[14:27] of bingo gaines. Thank you, madam clerk, please vote.
[14:34] motion carries by unanimous vote with those present with mayor michael and
[14:38] mayor pro tem kennedy absent. Thank you madam clerk. The
[14:42] next item of our agenda is an administrative hearing item. Item f1
[14:47] is consideration of introduction and first reading by title only of an ordinance
[14:51] designated moderate high and very high fire hazard
[14:55] severity zones in the local responsibility areas in accordance with the california
[14:59] fire code and government code section 5 1 1 75 dash
[15:03] 5 180 9. Ordinance fd 0 5 9. Mr.
[15:08] gilson? Yes, uh, good evening council member hutchison and members of the city
[15:12] council. So, uh, we previously had a discussion with the council
[15:16] in a study session, um, regarding this. And so we're here
[15:20] before you this evening with the introduction and first reading of the ordinance. So
[15:24] I'd like to turn it over to our deputy fire marshal shane adams and
[15:28] our fire marshal rick snot to give the staff report on this item. Uh, thank
[15:32] you mr. Gilson. Uh, good evening, uh, fire board members. So, uh, we're gonna give
[15:36] you an overview of the fire hazard, various zone maps. And back in essence,
[15:41] back in the 1980s is when the first map came out. And that was due to some of the large
[15:45] fires that were documented. So one being the panorama fire back in 1980, which
[15:49] had four fatalities, the tunnel fire, which had 25 fatalities, and
[15:53] then the cedar fire, which had 15 fatalities. So over the time, since the
[15:57] first map came out in 1985, last map was in 2011. Like I said,
[16:02] um, since then, the, uh, the scientific advancements for
[16:06] today's maps have grown dramatically. Uh, in essence, what we use now
[16:10] is, uh, climate change impacts and also plume modeling. And then the other thing as
[16:14] well is, is they're using, is ember cas. So as we see in the palisades
[16:19] fire, the ember cas is anywhere between four and six miles out in front of the fire.
[16:23] so, uh, it's been some, uh, dramatic changes in growth as it relates
[16:27] to the use of the maps. Um, no longer are we using the burn
[16:31] index. Burn index was something that was used long ago. So the technology has outpaced all
[16:35] of that. So, um, what we really want to emphasize today is, um,
[16:39] the cal fire. These maps are, uh, legally required
[16:44] and, um, uh, across the state. And then also for local jurisdictions,
[16:48] we're mandated to adopt the maps. Now we can make the maps more restrictive,
[16:52] meaning larger, but we can't, we can't make the maps any smaller. So that's requirement
[16:57] for us. Um, so we're gonna go into the powerpoint presentation, and then we, we'll open
[17:01] up for some questions at the end for you as well. All right,
[17:05] thank you. Um, so as chief snotor was saying, the legal
[17:09] foundation of this ordinance is from the government code in response to devastating
[17:13] fires throughout california's history. Um, this ordinance
[17:17] would, uh, identify fire hazard severity zones, um, and enhance
[17:22] the, uh, fire safety regulations, um, as they apply throughout
[17:27] our community. Um, it is important to note that this is state mandated
[17:31] and, um, as part of the state mandate, um, we are taking local
[17:35] control in order to, um, apply the fire safe regulations
[17:39] that the state mandates through this map ordinance.
[17:44] the map was created based off of, um, off of a lot of science and,
[17:48] uh, topography, fuels, uh, climate, uh, as
[17:52] well as ember cast. And as you'll see here in a minute, once, um, the map is, is shown,
[17:57] um, the ember cast, uh, makes a, a big difference in wildland,
[18:02] um, fire hazard severity zones.
[18:07] this is our, our current map. Um, we're considering it the previous map because this
[18:11] map, uh, the ordinance is adopting a new map. Um, all of these
[18:15] areas in red are what are considered very high fire hazard
[18:19] severity zone moving forward. This is what the map is,
[18:24] um, is proposing of these areas. One thing to
[18:28] note is that we cannot change, um, the area
[18:32] of this map or the, the areas. We can only make it more
[18:36] restrictive. We are not proposing to make it more restrictive. We are taking
[18:41] the data from the state as they recommend and adopting the map accordingly.
[18:47] in this next slide here, um, the blue area was our previous map
[18:51] and the, uh, red, yellow, and orange are what is, is currently
[18:56] proposed. The red, yellow, and orange are very high, the high and the moderate
[19:00] areas. If I could just draw your attention to the lower
[19:04] right hand side, um, twanda and baseline area. There's a red spot
[19:08] there that is, um, what the modeling is showing based on
[19:12] ember cast. So based on our previous fire history, based on topography
[19:17] fuels, they're, um, projecting a potentially a fire in that, that
[19:21] area. Um, as well as along the, uh, cucamonga channel
[19:25] on the west side of our, our city. Um, that area has expanded,
[19:30] um, quite some bit to come out to, um, sapphire street because of that,
[19:34] that predictive modeling.
[19:39] so some of map analysis, um, there's a
[19:43] 22% increase in parcel, uh, count. So that
[19:47] directly relates to ownership. So 22% increase in, in direct ownership,
[19:52] but the actual area of the map itself is decreasing by 4%.
[19:56] and that, um, those figures there show you the, the difference, um, from
[20:00] the very high that we currently have. And then broken down into the very high, the high
[20:04] and the moderate zones. Um,
[20:08] the adoption process, this map was released on, uh, march 24th, 2025.
[20:14] um, it was released in four parts throughout the state. We have to,
[20:18] um, open public comment within 30 days for a period of 30 days.
[20:23] um, our public comment period, um, just recently closed, but we are
[20:27] still taking some public comments as they come in. We've received, um,
[20:31] three questions as they relate to the effectiveness of this ordinance.
[20:35] um, and then we have an adoption period of 120 days from march 24th.
[20:42] um, as I said before, the local amendments cannot be more restrictive than
[20:46] what the state is recommending. Um, but we are,
[20:50] um, considering that parcels that have an overlap in zones, they
[20:54] would be applied to the more restrictive, um, hazard
[20:58] classification. So if a parcel potentially has very high and high,
[21:03] the very high requirements would apply to that entire parcel.
[21:07] we're proposing this, uh, ordinance to be effective january 1st, 2026.
[21:12] uh, and that would coincide with our triennial code adoption,
[21:16] um, period. The implications,
[21:21] uh, of the ordinance in the very high, uh, in
[21:25] essence in the very high areas, it looks at land development in terms of subdivisions,
[21:30] um, to building construction, to landscaping. Um,
[21:34] there is defensible space requirements and a hazard disclosure, um,
[21:39] for real estate transactions in order to disclose the fire hazard severity
[21:43] zone. Um, in the high area, uh, the regulations
[21:47] are, are slightly decreased in that, um, it's really only the
[21:51] real estate disclosure and the building standards commission, I'm sorry, the
[21:55] building standards for, um, new homes and then in the moderate is only to
[22:00] adopt, um, the area to identify that it is at
[22:04] a moderate, um, hazard.
[22:08] so for the existing conditions, this is really where we're focusing our,
[22:12] our local control from the state mandate. Um,
[22:17] our approach is to educate our community and really take a self-regulation
[22:22] for the property owner. Um, we do have, uh, a robust,
[22:26] um, outreach plan built, um, to educate and engage with our community
[22:31] and, um, give them different examples of what they could, uh,
[22:35] potentially do to increase the, the survivability
[22:39] of their home. Um, we are not going to be
[22:43] doing inspections for existing, uh, property owners, um,
[22:49] and, uh, for new construction, they will have
[22:53] to comply with the current standards for fire hazard severity zones
[23:00] for the fire hazard, uh, disclosure, the, um, ab 30 eights
[23:04] as they're commonly referred to, um, the fire district does not
[23:08] have a vegetation management ordinance, so we are not going to be, um,
[23:12] doing the ab 38 hazard disclosure. Uh, we have, um,
[23:16] documentation that we can provide to, um, potential buyers or sellers
[23:20] that would explain our process specific to rancho cucamonga, and then they
[23:25] can proceed with their real estate transactions without the, um, without the
[23:29] disclosure. So the fire safe regulations,
[23:34] um, these are the different, um, laws that would
[23:38] apply to these fire hazard severity zones. Um, again,
[23:42] from land development, from subdivision review to building standards
[23:47] to the defensible space, the landscaping, all of these requirements
[23:51] would, um, apply to the very high fire hazard severity zone.
[23:56] looking to the future, um, the state fire marshal and board of forestry is
[24:00] currently, um, promulgating regulations for zone zero.
[24:04] what zone zero is, is zero to five feet from a structure that,
[24:08] um, is a combustible exclusion zone. What that means is that there's no combustibles
[24:13] within five feet of a home. So vegetation ground covers,
[24:17] um, vinyl fencing, anything that can burn within five feet of the
[24:21] home, um, potentially may not be allowed,
[24:25] um, based on how the state fire marshal promulgates that regulation.
[24:30] um, so we are monitoring that, um, through the fire protection,
[24:34] I'm sorry, fire prevention officers associations throughout the state, as well as,
[24:38] um, how they're going to adopt the california wildland urban interface
[24:42] code. What the california wildfire wildland urban interface code
[24:46] does is bring all those fire safe regulations into one document,
[24:50] and depending on how they adopt that document, um, that's where we're,
[24:54] we're positioning ourselves to, to monitor what they do so that way we
[24:59] can have a better understanding of moving forward. How do these regulations
[25:03] impact our community,
[25:07] our public and ed, public education and outreach plan? Um,
[25:11] we have four primary, um, aspects of that. Um, one is social
[25:15] media. Um, we currently have our city website
[25:19] up to help explain these requirements, um, and that the, the
[25:23] state mandates for this ordinance. Um, we also
[25:28] are working on, uh, mailers for our community that would go out to the
[25:32] very high fire hazard severity zone. Uh, property owners and then
[25:36] community events we're, uh, partnering with the police department in
[25:40] order to, uh, attend their citizens advisory committee, as well
[25:44] as, um, hosting our own events in order to be able to relay what the
[25:48] ordinance means and what homeowners could do to make their home more fires safe,
[25:55] what that we're available for. Any questions if you may have any?
[25:59] great, thank you. Any questions of the fire board at this time?
[26:04] uh, two for me, uh, number one is with new construction,
[26:08] having to deal with new regulation, is that for homes that permits
[26:13] are gonna be pulled after the ordinance takes place at the beginning of next year, or is
[26:17] that like everything after we pass this ordinance is going to have to comply? So that, that
[26:21] would align with our 2026, uh, january one, um,
[26:25] coded options cycles. So anything new after 2021, I'm
[26:30] sorry, 2026 would comply with these regulations. Excellent, thank you. Can
[26:34] I see the map, the new map one more time? And this is just a confirmation
[26:39] here. You mentioned down at the southeast corner there was a kind of
[26:43] a, a little, a kidney bean that's
[26:47] kind of removed from the rest of it. And you talked about ember cast and the idea here is, is that
[26:53] lit embers have a higher probability of taking airborn
[26:57] flight and landing down and that kind of
[27:02] circular area and lighting something on fire? That's correct. So
[27:06] with the predominant wind patterns coming out of the coho pass, if there was a wind-driven
[27:10] fire in the northeastern portion of the fire district, um, those
[27:14] could produce embers that would potentially land in that area depending on how
[27:18] the, the winds, the predominant winds are in, in the time of a fire.
[27:23] great, thank you very much. At this point I'd like to open the administrative
[27:27] hearing. Is there anyone who'd like to speak on this item? F1?
[27:35] seeing none, I'll close the administrative hearing and ask if
[27:39] there's any further comment or questions from our fire board.
[27:44] I have one, not just a, a question, but thank you for your report and, and, um, update
[27:48] on this. You know, fire safety is, is, is important. It's crucial, especially what we've seen
[27:53] and happen in other communities, but again, here we go, state mandates coming down,
[27:57] but I am glad to see we're gonna take some sort of local control 'cause what they've been doing is taken away and
[28:01] I'm glad to see that we're actually, uh, being proactive, especially the public outreach component.
[28:06] there are a lot of residents that may be a little surprised to hear this, and so I'm glad we're doing everything
[28:10] we can. That way they're aware, um, of, of what is happening that way. Um,
[28:15] some may still be surprised, but at least we're doing what we can to get the word out. So thank you.
[28:19] thank you councilwoman scott, you're welcome. At this point I'd like to entertain a motion to approve staff's
[28:23] recommendation and introduce ordinance number fd 0 5 9 by
[28:27] title only and waive further readings. So move second, madam clerk,
[28:34] ordinance number fd 0 5 9, an ordinance of the board
[28:38] of directors of the rancho cucamonga fire protection district, state of
[28:42] california designating fire hazard severity
[28:47] zones, establishing the wired land urban interface fire
[28:51] area, and making certain amendments to defensible space
[28:55] requirements. Please vote.
[29:03] motion carries by unanimous vote of those present with mayor michael and
[29:07] mayor pro tem kennedy absent. Thanks for your effort and support.
[29:13] next we're gonna move on to advertise public hearing. Item, uh, g one, the
[29:17] public hearing is to consider a resolution for placement of special assessments
[29:21] and liens for delinquent solid waste accounts. The resolution is 2 0 2 5
[29:26] dash 0 1 7. Mr. Gillison?
[29:30] yes, good evening, council member hutchinson and members of the city council. So as you're aware,
[29:34] we go through a process every year, um, and after an
[29:38] initial notice in that we have a public hearing where the council approves a
[29:42] resolution that places special assessments and liens for delinquent accounts
[29:46] for solid waste, um, on the property tax bill. So we started
[29:50] this process, um, I guess a month, month or two ago now. And so we're here before
[29:55] you tonight for the public hearing. So with that, I'm gonna turn it over to our management analyst
[29:59] to marissa otos for the presentation. Thank you mr. Sison. Good
[30:03] evening, mr. Council member hutchinson and members of the city council. My name is marissa
[30:07] otos and management analyst for environmental programs, and I will be presenting this staff report
[30:11] on this agenda item. Mr. Council member hutchinson will then conduct the public
[30:15] hearing following my presentation. The mandatory
[30:19] payment program is outlined in section 8.1 7.70
[30:23] of the city's municipal code and approved by city council in 2011.
[30:28] this established requirements for mandatory service and payment for residential, commercial,
[30:32] and industrial solid waste collection service. Prior to 2011,
[30:36] the waste hauler would stop providing service when an account was passed due. So some properties
[30:40] were continuously late or never paid, um, which resulted in stockpiling
[30:45] or illegally dumped trash. The ordinance
[30:49] was established to address stockpiling of solid waste on properties and curb illegal
[30:53] dumping annually. The franchise waste hauler burtek provides the city
[30:57] with a list of accounts that are 60 or more days past due from their previous calendar year to
[31:01] be considered for special assessment and the lien process. The city
[31:05] is required to send out public hearing notices by mail to property owners on the delin delinquent
[31:10] list at least 10 days prior to the public hearing.
[31:14] the public hearing notices were mailed out on april 17th, 2022,
[31:18] I'm sorry, 2025. And furthermore, the public hearing was also advertised
[31:23] in the daily bulletin newspaper on april 29th, 2025.
[31:28] the accrual period is from january 1st, 2024 through
[31:32] december 31st, 2024. Subec did provide an updated of delinquent
[31:36] account. So this information is current as of may 20th, 2025,
[31:42] and there are currently 748 delinquent accounts, but
[31:46] comes out to $318,029. Property owners that
[31:50] are still on the delinquency list do have until july 14th to submit payment
[31:54] to burtek property owners. Um,
[31:59] excuse me, the final list will then be submitted to the county of, um, uh, for the
[32:03] 2025 tax roll, which is due by august 10th, and this is per the
[32:07] san bernardino county tax assessor's death line.
[32:11] as a result of the public hearing notices, we did receive 35 inquiries, 15
[32:16] visits to the frequently asked questions page on the city's website, and we did
[32:20] receive one written protest. The property owner on the delinquent list does
[32:24] have until the close of the public hearing to submit a protest.
[32:28] and this concludes my report and would be happy to answer any questions you may have. Any
[32:33] questions of our city council at this time. I'd
[32:37] like to open the public hearing. Is there anyone who would like
[32:41] to comment on item g one? Seeing
[32:46] , would you like to come up here to the podium, sir?
[32:58] ooh, I forgot my papers. Awesome. Is it a crime for a
[33:03] homeless person to come and take the cans out of my blue? Can
[33:07] can they be arrested for this?
[33:13] mr. Gil? Sir, this is an opportunity to address the counsel about the liens that
[33:17] are being placed on property. Oh. Oh, okay. I, like I said, I, if
[33:21] nobody knows the answer, I'll go sit down. Sorry. Perhaps we can get you an answer later though,
[33:25] sir, but thank you. Anyone else? Uh, who'd like to comment on item g one?
[33:30] seeing none, I'm gonna close the public hearing any further comment from
[33:34] counsel to staff? I'll just reiterate that, uh,
[33:38] july 14th is less than two months away. So if you are on this list, please
[33:42] get yourself off of it. And I'd like to entertain a motion to
[33:46] approve staff's recommendation to opera resolution 2 0 2 5 dash 0 1 7.
[33:50] so moved. Second, please vote.
[33:57] motion carries by unanimous vote. Those present with mayor michael and mayor
[34:01] pro tem kennedy absent. Thank you for your report. Thank you.
[34:06] we're going to move on to the second advertised public hearing item now, which is
[34:10] g two, a public hearing to consider the first reading by title
[34:14] only of city council ordinance 1 0 4 1 to adopt zoning map
[34:18] amendment drc 2 0 25 dash 0 0 4 4
[34:23] in order to change the zoning map designation of two parcels, address 9 7 5 0
[34:28] and 9 7 2 7 street from center one southwest
[34:32] cucamonga cce one se to neo industrial ni
[34:36] in order to correct an inconsistency with the general plan land use map.
[34:40] this project is exempt from environmental review under the state s guidelines. Section
[34:45] 1 5006 1 b three as a proposed zoning
[34:49] map amendment will not have any direct impact on the environment. The apns
[34:53] in question are 0 2 0 9 dash two one dash six eight and 0 2 0 9
[34:58] dash 2 1 6 9. The ordinance is 1 0 4 1. Mr.
[35:02] gillison? Yes. Council member hutchinson and members of the city council.
[35:07] so this item is a cleanup item if you will. Um, as you noted in
[35:11] the title, uh, we have an inconsistency with the general plan land use map.
[35:15] um, so we are processing this through to clean that up. With that, I'm
[35:19] gonna introduce and turn this over to jared knight, our assistant planner for the staff report.
[35:25] good evening, members of the city council. Tonight I am presenting on zoning map amendment drc
[35:30] 2025 dash 0 0 0 4 4.
[35:34] this amendment is being proposed by the city of rancho cucamonga and will affect
[35:38] two parcels located at 9 7 2 0 and 9 7 5 0 seventh street.
[35:43] the proposed amendment will change their zoning map designation in order to correct an inconsistency
[35:47] with the parcel's existing general plan land use map designation.
[35:52] staff created the application on february 20th, 2025 and it was
[35:56] heard by the planning commission at the regular meeting on april 9th, 2025.
[36:02] here's an a aerial map of the project site and the vicinity. The property is
[36:06] currently zoned center one southwest cucamonga with the general plan land use designation
[36:10] of new industrial employment. The project site is located generally at
[36:14] the northeast corner of archibald and seventh street.
[36:19] here's a photo of the existing conditions of the site taken facing east towards 9 7 2 0
[36:24] seventh street from archibald avenue. As you can see, it's been developed with an industrial warehouse
[36:28] building. This is the same parcel taken facing north on seventh street.
[36:33] and here's 9 7 5 0 seventh street taken facing north on seventh street. Also
[36:37] developed with industrial warehouse building.
[36:42] the subject parcels are part of the larger shoey distribution center development, which was approved
[36:46] in 2020 and finished the construction late last year. At the
[36:50] time of the shoey distribution center's approval, the subject parcels were zoned neo industrial
[36:54] but were rezoned to center one southwest cucamonga as part of a broader zoning
[36:59] as part of azo broader zoning map change in january, 2024. Unfortunately,
[37:03] this change was made in error as parcels in question were not meant to be included in this rezoning.
[37:08] as a result of this error, the subject parcels are currently non-compliant with their general
[37:12] plan with with the general plan land use map. Further, the
[37:16] change has left the building's intended warehouse distribution use non-compliant with the zone in which they're
[37:20] located. Thus, proposed amendment is intended to revert the subject's
[37:25] parcel's zoning map designation back to new industrial. To correct these discrepancies,
[37:30] it should be noted this project pertains only to the zoning change. There is no physical development
[37:34] of any kind associated with proposed amendment
[37:39] seen. Here is the approved site plan for the shoey distribution center. As you can see, it consists of four
[37:43] warehouse buildings located on three parcels.
[37:48] the parcels affected by the proposed zoning map amendment are developed with buildings one and two of the center.
[37:53] this is the current zoning map. As you can see, uh, as of right now, the shuey
[37:58] distribution center is split between two different zones.
[38:03] and this is the draft of the proposed amended zoning map wherein the subject parcels
[38:07] will be locate, will be all located in the neo industrial zone to match the existing general plan land
[38:11] use map. It'll also rectify the inconsistency between
[38:15] the chuy distribution center parcels,
[38:21] where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may
[38:25] have significant effect on the environment. The activity in question is not subject to cqa
[38:31] as there is no new development associated with the proposed zoning map amendment and
[38:35] the proposed new zoning will correct an inconsistency with the general plan land use designation.
[38:39] staff has found there will be no significant effect on the environment as a result of the proposed amendment.
[38:45] the proposed amendment was presented to the planning commission for public hearing during their regular meeting on april 9th, 2025.
[38:50] during the public hearing, no comments were received by members of the public commissioners
[38:54] in attendance, had no questions for staff retaining the proposed amendment and unanimously voted to recommend
[38:59] approval of the proposed amendment to the city council. Written
[39:03] notices of this hearing were mailed to all property owners within 660 feet of the subject parcel
[39:07] on april 29th, 2025. Physical notices were posted on the project site
[39:11] on april 30th and notices were published in the inland valley day bulletin. On that same date
[39:16] to date planning staff have received no inquiries regarding the proposed amendment.
[39:21] with all that said, staff recommends the city council approve zoning map amendment drc
[39:25] 2025 dash 0 0 0 4 4 through the ratification of the subject ordinance.
[39:31] thank you. This will conclude staff's presentation and we are available to answer questions. Thank
[39:35] you. Any questions of staff before we open the public hearing?
[39:39] seeing none the public hearing is now open. Anyone who would like to
[39:43] speak on item g two,
[39:48] perhaps a compliment on the water wise landscaping that I saw there.
[39:53] seeing none closing the public hearing. Any further comment
[39:58] then I'd like to entertain a motion to approve staff's recommendation to introduce ordinance 1 0 4 1
[40:03] by title only and waive further readings. So move second
[40:07] madam clerk ordinance number 1 0 4 1.
[40:12] an ordinance of the city of rancho cucamonga, california approving
[40:16] zoning map amendment drc 2 0 2 5 dash
[40:20] 0 0 0 4 4. A request to amend the zoning map
[40:25] designation of two parcels located at 9 7 5
[40:30] and 9 7 2 0 seventh street from
[40:34] center, one dash southwest cucamonga
[40:38] cce one dash s wc two neo industrial
[40:44] ni. In order to be consistent with the general plan a pn
[40:48] numbers 0 2 0 9 2 1 6 8 0 2 0 9 2 1 6 9.
[40:59] thank you. Please vote if you have not already done so
[41:06] a motion carries by unanimous vote with those present with mayor michael and mayor
[41:10] pro tem kennedy absent. Thank you for your report, jared.
[41:15] next item is item g three, a public hearing to consider
[41:19] adoption of the 2025 through 2029 consolidated plan,
[41:24] the 2025 through 2026 annual action plan and the
[41:28] draft citizen partition participation plan for the community
[41:32] development blk grant program. Mr. Gillison? Yes.
[41:36] council member hutchinson and members of the city council. So we come before you every year.
[41:41] uh, this is part of a regular process. Uh, in order for the city to be able
[41:45] to utilize the cdbg funds, um, that we are eligible to receive,
[41:50] um, we need to have an updated consolidated plan. We need to have an annual
[41:54] action plan, um, and a citizen participation plan. And we
[41:58] have a formal process that we go through to adopt these. Um, there
[42:02] is a fair amount of uncertainty right now over what the future may hold for cdbg.
[42:07] um, and we certainly don't have the answers to those. Um, but the best
[42:11] guidance right now that everyone is receiving is to assume it will be refunded
[42:15] at some level and proceed forward with the normal process. So
[42:19] we are here before you this evening for that process. And with that, I'll turn it over
[42:23] to flavio nunez, our management analyst too for the staff report.
[42:28] thank you mr. Gillison and good evening city council. As mentioned tonight
[42:32] before you in your consideration is the community development block grant program, the
[42:36] 2025 through 2029 consolidated plan, as
[42:40] well as the 20 25 20 26 action plan and
[42:44] the citizens' participation plan. As you are aware, the
[42:48] cdbg funds are federal grant dollars allocated by the department of housing and urban development.
[42:53] in order to receive these funds, the city must prepare a five year consolidated plan that
[42:58] identifies the strategic priorities and goals that the city will attempt to address
[43:02] over the next five years. In addition, each year, the city must prepare
[43:06] an action plan that defines how it will spend each year's individual
[43:10] allocation to meet the goals of the consolidated plan.
[43:15] as part of the prep, uh, preparation of the consolidated plan outreach efforts were
[43:19] included discussions with housing and social service programs providers,
[43:23] a distribution of a community survey, community meetings, public hearing
[43:27] meetings, as well as tonight's public hearing meeting, uh, all in an effort
[43:31] to receive input on the cdbg and the spending of those funds.
[43:37] drawing from our community engagement efforts as well as data analysis and
[43:41] consultation with stakeholders, the consolidated plan identifies
[43:45] six priority needs. These these needs will be addressed through six
[43:49] strategic goals, uh, which are listed in the diagram on the screen
[43:54] in no particular order. These goals include public services
[43:58] programs, improvements to public facility, uh, and infrastructure,
[44:03] preservation of affordable housing, economic development, fair housing
[44:07] services, planning and administration. These goals
[44:11] are all supported by measurable outcome targets for the five year period,
[44:16] as shown on the screen along with correspond corresponding recommendations
[44:21] and funding recommendations. The
[44:25] 2020, excuse me, the 25 26 action plan
[44:29] will be the first of the five year annual plans that will be
[44:33] outlined, how each year's allocation will be spent to meet the goals of the comprehensive
[44:38] plan. Following the preparation of this report,
[44:42] hut released its annual allocation, so the numbering your staff report
[44:46] is slightly different off by about $3,500. The
[44:51] city is expected to receive $1,045,705
[44:55] in cdbg funds. Uh, that's an increase of
[45:00] $3,567 over the previous year when
[45:04] combined with, uh, prior year dollars or funds. The
[45:08] 20 25 26 action plan will allocate a total of $1,325,499
[45:16] in cdbg funding. Now, as, as our city manager alluded
[45:20] to, I'd be remiss not to mention that there's a lot of uncertainty. Um,
[45:24] the federal budget that's been proposed does have some significant cuts to
[45:29] hud and so while some cdbg administrators feel that this first year
[45:33] is gonna continue as usual, there's still uncertainty.
[45:37] uh, we have made some changes and, um, to
[45:41] minimize any kind of impacts that we might, you know, see as
[45:45] a result of any budget cuts this year and going forward as well. However, as,
[45:50] uh, our city manager, uh, mentioned, we do need to, uh,
[45:54] continue the process of approving adopting these plans in order to be able to receive these funds
[45:59] and not to lose any time. Uh, at the start of our fiscal year
[46:04] with every action plan, there is a public process to notify organizations
[46:08] of potential cdbg funding opportunities. A total of 10 applications
[46:12] were received, including some from the city departments.
[46:17] we were able to fund each of the applications. However, some were funded at lower
[46:21] amounts than requested, primarily due to the cap that is in
[46:25] place by hud, uh, due to some of our um, service programs.
[46:31] this next slide shows the funding recommendations for each program.
[46:35] these programs all tie back to one or more of the strategic goals in the
[46:39] consolidated plan. These programs include preservation of affordable housing,
[46:45] food and homeless service, uh, programs, infrastructure
[46:49] improvements, health and wellness programs, just to name a few. In conclusion,
[46:54] uh, the staff recommends that the city council conduct a public hearing,
[46:58] adopt the consolidated plan, as well as the action plan and the citizen participation
[47:02] plan, and authorize the city manager to execute all necessary grants
[47:06] and certifications required by hud. This concludes my
[47:10] presentation. I'm available for any questions you might have. Thank you, flavio. Any questions from the city
[47:15] council?
[47:19] no questions. There's a comment though. I I appreciate the report. You know, I serve,
[47:23] um, on the public sector for the community action partnership, which is the food bank. And so there's
[47:27] some real concerns and uncertainty, and I just look at the list of the organizations here
[47:31] that we serve, that benefiting, you know, kids and meals activities and a lot
[47:35] of senior programs. So I I, I know everyone's on edge about the uncertainty of it, and I
[47:39] hope, I hope it continues. 'cause it really does do a lot of good for different organizations, um, within
[47:44] our city of here. Thank you. I'd like now to open the
[47:48] public hearing. Anyone who'd like to comment
[47:52] on item g three, seeing none,
[47:57] I will close the public hearing. Try not to smash the hammer too down hard on the
[48:01] dice and ask is there any further comment or questions
[48:05] from the counsel? I seeing none. I'd like
[48:09] to entertain a motion to adopt a 20 25 20 29 consolidated plan,
[48:13] the 2025 through 2026 annual action plan and the draft citizen
[48:17] participation plan for the community development block grant. Motion
[48:21] to approve. So move, please vote
[48:30] by unanim mayor michael and mayor
[48:34] pro tem kennedy. Absent. Thank you madam clerk. Thank you, flavio
[48:39] onto city manager's staff reports quarterly development update
[48:43] first quarter, mr. Ellison. Yes. Council member hutchinson and members of the city council.
[48:47] so every quarter we come to you, uh, we do a budget update and we
[48:51] also do a development update. So this is an effort to keep
[48:55] the city council as well as our community informed of all the projects that
[48:59] are happening in the city. Um, many of which may not
[49:03] be obvious, um, depending on how you've, how
[49:08] much you frequent certain areas or not. So with that, I'm gonna turn it over to
[49:12] matt marquez, our economic develop development director, and zach nabors, our
[49:16] building and safety services director for the staff report on item h one.
[49:21] good evening everyone. Uh, we'll start off with go to the next slide
[49:25] with a discussion about some activity, uh, in our award-winning
[49:29] planning department, uh, in first quarter 2025. So almost a
[49:33] thousand touch points, uh, with the community. As you could see on the slide, 600 plus
[49:38] phone calls in over 330 counter visits. Additionally, the planning commission met
[49:42] four times, uh, 29 projects, major projects in entitlement
[49:46] review and, uh, 38 new applications submitted over the quarter.
[49:51] moving on to the economic development team. My next slide please.
[49:56] so the economic development team continues to be out and about, uh, learning new things
[50:00] about businesses we're trying to attract. Here you see an image, uh, on the right
[50:04] of some team members at a conference in anaheim in february, the
[50:09] md and m west conference, focus on medical manufacturing,
[50:13] uh, of devices and products in the medical field.
[50:17] uh, the team also attended a couple other conferences including the icma
[50:21] local government, uh, reimagined conference and the entertainment experience
[50:25] evolution conference. Um, we also participated in,
[50:29] uh, several meetings with our partners, uh, one of which was a county city
[50:34] economic development roundtable, uh, I 15 economic development collaborative
[50:38] as well as a few others. And as always, we continue to have a significant impact and presence
[50:42] on social media. Uh, in quarter one, over 800,000
[50:46] social media impressions, which are the number of times a piece of content is
[50:50] displayed. Next slide, please. So
[50:54] from time to time, we'd like to give you an update on how some of our businesses are doing. Uh,
[50:59] during this presentation, we'll give you a bit of an update on the nike well, collective
[51:03] first opened in october of 2023. Um, a bit
[51:07] different than some of the other nike stores. They go beyond traditional sports,
[51:12] uh, at these locations, uh, offering apparel and other,
[51:16] um, products for body, mind, and life. Uh, during the
[51:20] first quarter of 2025, the store of victoria gardens was the most
[51:24] visited of these types of stores in the nation with over 49,000
[51:29] visits. Uh, 52% of those visitors were millennials between
[51:33] the ages of 18 and 37, almost a,
[51:37] a split 50 50 between males and females. Uh, 52.8%
[51:42] of the visitors were hispanic or latino. Uh, average income for
[51:46] visitors was roughly 124,000. And the average ticket sale,
[51:50] uh, during this this first quarter was roughly $123 per
[51:54] uh, purchase. Most visits, uh, happen on saturdays, and
[51:58] the average visit lasted about 34 minutes in the store.
[52:03] um, residents from fontana visited the store the most, almost
[52:07] 8,000 of them, and then followed by rancho cucamonga residents, almost 7,300.
[52:13] interestingly, also, the store received visitors
[52:17] who make their homes in places like new york, texas, ohio, arizona,
[52:22] north carolina, and rhode island. And then, as you could see, there's also
[52:26] some cool kids, uh, in this picture here rocking their fresh nike gear and
[52:30] fresh nike dunks. Uh, but we wanted to show you, uh, how well the, uh,
[52:34] the nike well collective is doing, uh, at victoria gardens. And we'll continue
[52:38] to provide you with these updates on other businesses, uh, throughout the city. So with
[52:42] that, I will pass the floor over to, uh, zach nabors, uh, from
[52:47] the award-winning building and safety services department. Uh,
[52:51] thank you matt. I appreciate it. Good evening, mayor. Uh, I'm sorry, members of city
[52:55] council. Uh, quarter one was another busy and eventful quarter
[52:59] for building safety and community development as a whole. As you can see,
[53:03] uh, we issued a little less than 1200 building permits, a little more
[53:08] than 1400 new plan checks middles. Uh, we were able to finalize
[53:12] 34 new, uh, residential units as
[53:16] well as 14 new adus. Um, in terms
[53:20] of building activity, the alexa victoria gardens is a
[53:24] new four story multifamily wrap development, uh, consisting
[53:29] of six buildings and 385 apartment units.
[53:33] the project will be located on the northwest area of victoria gardens.
[53:38] they're currently completing the final aspects of the rough grading
[53:42] and are anticipating scheduling an inspection in the next week or two
[53:46] to get their grading approved. This will essentially allow them to have their
[53:50] building permits, uh, issued and the construction of the buildings themselves
[53:55] to progress. Um, in terms of residential
[53:59] building activity, the haven and arrow project continues to make significant
[54:04] progress in the last quarter. Uh, it continues to frame up the
[54:08] 12 buildings that will make up the project, and as you can see, they're fully
[54:12] transforming that southwest corner of haven and arrow and really given it
[54:16] that new dynamic. Uh, the sycamore heights project has made
[54:20] significant progress and we're recently granted occupancy
[54:24] to their models in their leasing office. And they're working on completing
[54:28] phase two of the project, which are the live work units. You can see in the photo
[54:33] that are adjacent to foothill boulevard. Uh, once
[54:37] commercial projects complete all their inspections, they're granted a
[54:41] certificate of occupancy allowing them to open, uh, to business for patrons
[54:45] in quarter one. There were several new businesses that were granted cbos,
[54:49] some of which include, uh, wolfgang bakery, which is now open at 72 33
[54:55] haven. And according to their website, they're serving up delicious
[54:59] natural treats and turning a routine wash into a luxury
[55:03] spa experience for your pet. Um, mendocino farms located
[55:07] at 7 8 7 0. Monet in victoria gardens is now open.
[55:12] uh, they're serving fresh salads and sandwiches. And then lastly,
[55:16] uh, most southwest grill located at 88 75. Foothill
[55:20] has received its certificate of occupancy and is now open for
[55:24] business. And that actually completes that project, uh, consisting of the three
[55:28] shell buildings on the, uh, southwest corner of foothill and
[55:33] vineyard. And so that's just to name a few. And with that,
[55:37] that ends our presentation, and matt and myself are open to any
[55:41] questions you may have. And council member, I'll just add, um, we're really excited
[55:45] about most southwest grill. They have one other location in the state. It's down
[55:50] in camp pendleton. Um, this will be their first, if you will,
[55:54] open location, I guess for where everybody can access. So they
[55:58] have a good presence outside of california. So we're very excited, um,
[56:02] that they chose to start their, um, california, if you will,
[56:06] push, uh, in rancho cucamonga. So, uh, as to mendocino
[56:11] farms, um, they've almost already outgrown their space and they haven't
[56:15] even been there six months. Um, stopped there over the weekend and
[56:19] half the items on the menu were sold out. Um, so they're doing fantastic.
[56:24] their sales are doing excellent. And then, um, as, uh,
[56:28] zach said, um, the wolfgang bakery, it's a larger
[56:32] franchise. Um, uh, this will be the first one in this area.
[56:37] um, they're off to a good start. I stopped there to talk to the owners last week.
[56:41] um, they're off to a good solid start already. Um, and my two
[56:45] dogs loved the treats. I got them . So, um, we're happy to see some of these new
[56:49] businesses coming in. We're also very happy because what we're starting to see
[56:54] is that businesses are coming in and going into some of our
[56:58] centers beyond just the immediate proximity of victoria gardens.
[57:02] um, you know, uh, wolfgang bakery is at haven and
[57:06] baseline, mo's is at cornelian and foothill, or vineyard
[57:10] and foothill. So we're, we're starting to really see some of that diversification and
[57:15] the uplift of some of our older centers. Um, so that's an excellent
[57:19] sign. Um, and we're seeing it happen and it's coming with tenant improvements
[57:23] and facelifts to the centers. Um, so we've got a number of
[57:27] other items in the hopper. Um, and this looks to be a good year for a
[57:31] lot of the activity that's happening. Excellent, excellent. Hard not to be really proud
[57:36] when these companies have been successful elsewhere. Choose rancho cucamonga
[57:40] to be their first home in the state, so, excellent. Any comment for
[57:45] no, just agree. What, and it's exciting just to see too that the nearest ones are in the
[57:49] la area and then they're moving out to the inland empire. So that's excited. And I agree why george loves
[57:53] the wolf game book. They look so good. You think they're for humans, but they're
[57:57] for pets. So we're happy to see them here. Great, thank you.
[58:01] I just wanna, um, thank you and your teams for all of your hard work and continued
[58:06] successes and allowing this growth to continue to happen in our cities as well. Great.
[58:10] thank you. Could you scroll back to the nike, well collective
[58:14] q1, uh, slide real quick. I have kind of a subjective question
[58:18] for each of you. Is that's, who do you think wore it best?
[58:24] sorry, this might . I I'm gonna plead the fifth on that one.
[58:28] I think y all worry amazingly each of you. Yes, very good answer here.
[58:32] there's no motion required. This is a receive and file report. Thank you very much for it.
[58:37] and way to answer that last curve ball onto council business.
[58:41] council announcements. Anyone have any? Uh,
[58:45] I just wanna say that over the weekend, the beginning of the week, I attended the international council
[58:49] of shopping centers, commonly known as icsc. It's an opportunity for cities
[58:54] and also businesses to come together and see if we can match locations with
[58:58] business. Uh, it was a really eyeopening experience. I wanted to thank john,
[59:02] matt and matt, tanya, alyssa, karina and flavio for giving up
[59:07] half of their weekend and part of their week to go out there and try and find businesses
[59:11] to land in the city to give our residents options, which is what we know they want. So thank
[59:15] you so much and thank you for being willing to let me tag along any
[59:19] inter agency updates, items
[59:23] from our city attorney, no reports tonight. Identification
[59:28] of items for our next meeting. Hearing none,
[59:32] it is scheduled for june 4th. It'll be here in the council chambers. And
[59:36] with that, we are adjourned. Thank you very much.
[59:54] happy holidays everyone. My name is michael huffman and I'm the municipal
[59:59] services manager at vertek waste industries. Vertek is rancho cucamongo
[1:00:04] exclusive solid waste and recycling hauler for commercial and residential
[1:00:08] services. You've probably seen our vehicles in the neighborhood. We're servicing
[1:00:12] containers at local businesses today, we're here at
[1:00:17] vertex's west valley. Material recovery from.