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AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
AND
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
SPECIAL MEETING
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 P 3:00 p.m.
Rancho Cucamonga City Hall ~ Tri Communities Room
10500 Civic Center Drive ~ Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730-3801
A. CALL TO ORDER
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call: Mayor Kurth
Mayor Pro Tem Williams
Councilmembers Gutierrez, Michael and Spagnolo
B. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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the City Council from addressing any Issue not previously Included on the Agenda. The City Council may receNe testimony and set the matter
for a subsequent meeting.
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speaker cards for these business items (with the exception of public hearing items) will be accepted once the business portion of the agenda
commences. Any other public communications which have not concluded during this one hour perlod may resume after the regular business
portion of the agenda has been completed.
C. ITEM OF DISCUSSION
CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED ARROW ROUTE CENTER ACTION PLAN
D. ADJOURNMENT
I, Debra J. Adams, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, hereby certify that a true, accurate copy of the
foregoing agenda was posted on September 27, 2007, per Government Code 54954.2 at 10500 Civic Center Drive,
Rancho Cucamonga, California.
STAFF REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Date:
To:
From:
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Subject:
October 3, 2007
Mayor and Member of the City Council
Jack Lam, AICP, City Manager
RANCHO
CUCAMONGA
Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director
Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent j, ~/l
CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED ARROW ROUTE CENTER ACTION PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the attached proposed Arrow
Route Center Action Plan including the Operating Budget, Priority of Service Statement and
Project Timeline.
BACKGROUND:
The Arrow Route Center was originally a County Social Service facility that later became a
City Community Center called the Neighborhood Center. It later developed into a senior
Center (F2C Senior Center) and once the seniors moved to Central Park then it became a
temporary Theater Arts Center prior to and during the construction of the Victoria Gardens
Cultural Ceriter. Since the opening of the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center in August of
2006 the Arrow Route facility has remained vacant.
Since then, staff has met with about ten more prominent non-profit human service groups
that serve the Northtown and other areas of the City to determine the most effective future
use of the Arrow Route Center. These meetings have resulted in the identification of
community needs and service provider resources.
Community Services Department staff met with the City Council Community Services~Sub-
Committee and reviewed programming alternatives and forwarded a recommendation to
the City Council.
At a June 21, 2006 City Council Workshop, three programming alternatives were reviewed
and presented as follows:
• Community Cehter operated by City Staff
• "Social Services Resource Mall" managed by City Staff and services provided by
local non-profit organizations.
.. Entire facility leased to an outside organization
The City Council approved the program alternative of a "Social Services Resource Mall"
managed by City Staff with services provided by local non-profit organizations. Staff was
directed to develop that concept or vision for future programming to be discussed at a
future City Council meeting.
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CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED ARROW ROUTE CENTER ACTION PLAN PAGE 2
OCTOBER 3.2007
At the April 4, 2007 City Council workshop the City Council approved the proposed
"Programming Vision" and directed staff to develop for implementation an "Action Plan".
Attached for the City Council's review and consideration is the Arrow Route Center Action
Plan (Exhibit A) that has been developed into three phases. An outline of the Action Plan is
indicated below:
Phase I -Advance Planning and Approval and includes the following:
• Consideration of Operating Budget (See Attached Exhibit #B)
• Approval of Plan for Public Activation
• Approval of Priority of Service Statement (See Attached Exhibit #C)
• Approval of Project Timeline
Phase II -Public Activation
• Orientation Meeting with Potential Partners
• Establish Program Partnership
• Develop Program/Service Priorities
• Refine Service Age Priorities
Phase III -Implementation
• Develop Program/Service Schedule
• Develop Facility Usage Policy
• Develop Partnership Agreements
• Develop Plan for Future Partnerships
• Develop Future Funding Services
• Prepare Facility for Reopening
• Develop Options for Renaming of Facility
• Opening of Arrow Route Center Facility
Also attached are copies of the previous City Council staff reports dealing with this topic.
(Exhibit D)
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COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ARROW CENTER BUDGET
A. Personnel
1 Full-Time Community Services Coordinator $ 58,600
3-5 Part-Time Recreation Assistants (building attendants) $ 25,320
Total benefits costs for FT & PT staff $ 27,540
Total Personnel Expenses $111,970
B. Operations
Office Supplies and Equipment $ 2,000
Marketing $ 2,000
Maintenance and Operations $ 2,000
Buildino Expenses $ 15,000
Total Operations Expenses $ 21,000
Total Expenses $132,970
C. Revenue
Non-Profit Room Rentals $ 4,000
Sponsorships $ 8,000
Total Revenue $ 12,000
Total Expenses minus Revenue $120,970
1: Com m Serv/Faci Ihies/ArrowRoute Faci I ity/ArrowCenterBudget.100307.doc
Exhibit C p5
PRIORITY OF SERVICE STATEMENT
Staff is proposing that the following level of priorities be taken into consideration for the
development and implementation of all programs and services offered at the Arrow
Route Center.
1. SERVICE PRIORITIES
a) Human Services programs receive priority over recreation programs. Recreation
programs may be developed to support the success of certain human services
programs or to fill a void in effective service delivery.
b) Youth serving programs receive priority over all other age groups. The intent is
to meet the needs of the youth first. However, some organizations may include
other ages in the same program or it may be important to assist the parents first
so that they may assist their children, such as is the case in financial counseling
programs.
c) Resident based partners receive priority over non-resident partners. This will
apply to those groups that offer similar or identical programs. Consideration will
be given to the actual need for a program. Moreover, an organization that is
based in another city but offers Rancho Cucamonga residents a more critical
service in contrast to a less needed service by a resident group may receive
priority over the resident group.
d) Programming partners receive priority over other non-profit groups when
requesting available room space. The City may develop stronger partnerships
with those non-profit organizations who offer the most critical services to our
community such as medical, clothing and food services. City programs will take
priority over all other organizations and their programs. However, City programs
will also adhere to all service, program and age priorities outlined within this
service statement.
Programming partners may receive priority choice in space, scheduling and possibly the
waiving of room rental fees. Other groups who offer less critical services might still be
required to pay room rental fees at a non-profit rate and receive secondary
consideration for scheduling of rooms.
Staff will work with the non-profit groups to develop the following program and age
priorities with the understanding that this may change based upon how these groups.
currently offer their services.
2. PROGRAM PRIORITIES
a) 15' Priority- Food, clothing and medical assistance
b) 2nd Priority - Life skills and vocational classes
c) 3'd Priority - Financial Literacy and education assistance programs
d) 4`h Priority- Recreation Programs
3. AGE PRIORITIES
a) 15t Priority - Ages 0 - 12 years
b) 2nd Priority - Ages 13 - 18 years
c) 3'd Priority - Families as a unit
d) 4`h Priority- Adults 18 years and over
I:IISPECIAL PROJECTSIAmow CenterlArrow Center Priority Service Statement
STAFF REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Date: April 4, 2007
To: Mayor and Members of the City Council
Jack Lam, AICP, City Manager
From: Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director
BY~ Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent
Exhibit D
RANCHO
C,,UCAMONGA
Subject: CONSIDERATION OF A PROPOSED ARROW ROUTE CENTER "VISION"
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the proposed vision for the Arrow
Route Center (Exhibits 1-3) and direct staff to prepare and implement an Action Plan.
BACKGROUND.
Originally, the Arrow Route Center was known as the Neighborhood Center. It was
obtained by the City from the County which had operated it as a social service facility
over 25 years ago. Once staffed by the City, the Neighborhood Center developed into a
community center that provided a variety of senior, youth and adult programs and
services. Many of the services were originally developed to meet the needs of the
Northtown community. Later on, it became a Senior Center that catered more
specifically to seniors including services for all ages of the community. When the
James L. Brulte Senior Center at Central Park opened up in May of 2005, all of the
existing senior and service programs moved to the new Central Park facility. The Arrow
Route Center then became a temporary home to the Theater Arts Center while the
Victoria Gardens Cultural Center was undergoing design and construction. Once the
Victoria Gardens Cultural Center was completed and the Arrow facility was vacated, the
question arose how to most effectively utilize the Arrow Route Center to serve the
community. To answer this question, staff began to hold informal discussions with local
service providers to determine the needs of the community with an emphasis on the
Northtown area (Exhibit 4).
Staff then scheduled a meeting with the City Council Community Services Sub-
committee on June 7, 2006 and a workshop with the full City Council on June 21, 2006
to review basic options for effective re-use of the Arrow Route Center. Please see the
attached staff report (Exhibit 5) and minute excerpt (Exhibit 6) from that .Council
meeting. At this meeting, the City Council directed staff to explore the option of
developing a "resource mall" that would provide program space for a number of non-
profit service providers in order to better serve Rancho Cucamonga.
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~I~TSIDERATION OF APROPOSED ARROW ROUTE CENTER ",VISION"
APRU.4,2007
FINDINGS
Staff developed a vision paper that further explains how this "Resource Msll" concept
might work and what types of specific services and activities would be provided by local
service providers. This would include mostly programs by local. non-profif groups but
would also include programs from the City, school districfs and churches that serve
Rancho Cucamonga. Programs offered would include drug prevention and counseling,
immunization clinics, support .groups, parenting classes, financial counseling and
classes, food and clothing assistance, vocational classes, English classes, tutoring and
-many more. In addition, recreation programs and classes would also be offered by the
City and some of the non-profit groups such as the YMCA"and the Camp Fire Girls.
This facility vvould be staffed by a City Coordinator -and part-time building staff. The
Coordinator would be responsible for promoting use of the facility with non-profit service
clubs and would manage the facility.' In addition, the Coordinator would-.also generate
some revenue to help offset some of the staffing and building costs by seeking
sponsorships, providing some fee based classes and coordinating the application for
grant funding..
If this concept is, approved by the City Council, staff would suggest that ari Action Plan
be developed so that every potential issue is identified and addressed before opening.
the facility. This may include further discussions with the non-profit service
organizations to confirm their participation, implementation dates, development of
.policies .on the. operation of this facility and groups, brochure development that
advertises the facility offerings and other potential issues. The goal would be to submit
a budget for 07-08 and begin operation in the fall or winter of 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT
Cost to staff and supply such a facility would be approximately $117,000 per year. This
includes afull-time Community Services Coordinator and part-time building assistants to
perform room set ups and attend to public inquiries, plus necessary clerical and building
duties. The cost to maihtain and clean this facility, as well as utilities, is currently
budgeted. Revenue for the first year would be minimal and .probably limited to
sponsorships of $12,000: Grant requests would be submitted this first year while the
revenue wouldn't be received until subsequent years.
sped s miffed,
evin McArdle,
Community Services Director
Attachments: Exhibit 1:
Exhibit 2:
Exhibit 3:
Exhibit 4:
Exhibit 5:
Exhibit 6:
A Vision, Arrow Route Center
Arrow Route Center Proposed Use Model
Arrow Route Center Potential Service Providers
Agency Interviews of Northtown Service Providers
June 21 City Council Workshop Staff Report-
June 21 City Council Workshop.Minutes
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A VISION
ARROW ROUTE CENTER
Based upon a previous discussion with the City Council, staff has developed a vision for the
Arrow Route Facility that addresses the community's -more critical human services needs.
The ,goal is to create a "Resource Mall" that would include many non-profit service
organizations as program tenants to this facility. In particular, staff would concentrate on
organizations that serve the south portion of Rancho Cucamonga, with particular emphasis
on the Northtown area. As tenants, these organizations would partner with the City by
providing services to the community out of this center. The City would staff and manage the
facility; in addition, staff would recruit additional organizations to use programmable space at
the center. The City would maintain the facility and staff to insure that it remains a. quality
facility with highly effective programs. Attached to this "Vision" is a colorized mddel that
demonstrates the relationships of most of the key programs and organizations and how they
will be managed.
1. CITY STAFF WILL MANAGE THE FACILITY
A minimal level of staff can manage a very effective facility by partnering with a large number
of non-profit community service. organizations. It is suggested that one new full-time
Community Services Coordinator and five to six part-time building attendants' (8:00 a.m.-g:00
p.m., Mon-Fri) positions be created to manage this facility and the various non-profit
organizations that utilize this center: This level of staff would enable the facility to be open
Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on weekends when necessary; and serve
thousands of residents per year. .This staff would be skilled and able to supervise and
coordinate the use of the building, develop annual community needs analysis, promote
partnerships with non-profit organizations, be responsible for grant applications and seek
sponsorships to help pay for some of the incurred costs.
2. VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WOULD PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES
a. Gifu Proorams: This might include educational classes for pre-kindergarten
students, tutoring programs for elementary .and middle school aged children,
and human services information and referral services offered by other agencies.
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b. Cucamonga School District Programs: The school district is interested in
eventually assisting in pre-kindergarten programs that emphasize English
instruction as well. The district is also willing to partner in grant funded
programs that offer more tutoring or instruction assistance in addition to family
nutrition assistance programs.
c. Northtown Collaborative Proorams: The Northtown Housing Development
Corporation and local groups will bring human services and recreation
programs to this facility that will provide much needed services to the Northtown
area. Staff will also develop programs for those who reside south of Arrow that
are also in need but not necessarily of the Northtown area. City staff will be
exploring additional funding sources and grants that may enhance opportunities
for this area of town:
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d. Non-Profit Service Groups: City staff will be working with a variety of non-profit
organizations to provide a significant number of services to the residents of
Rancho Cucamonga with an emphasis on those who reside south of Arrow
Route and especially in the Northtown area.. Most of these groups have been
involved in our community for, years and staff .has built a positive working
relationship with them already. This will be the largest use of the facility and will
include a myriad of services and -could include between 50 to 100 non-profit
organizations in the next few years. Staff will continue to promote this facility to .
existing and new non-profit organizations that are human service or recreation
based that also may benefit this area of town.- See attached matrix for a listing
of potential agencies that are currently envisioned for this facility.
3. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NEEDED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY
The services and activities envisioned for this facility have been compiled based upon staffs
experience with the area ahd interviews with the various service organizations that provide
community services. The vast majority of these services and activities will be coordinated by
a number non-profit organizations and churches. See attached matrix for a listing of potential
programs. Some of the more prevalent services that are in high demand for this area are as
follows:
Life Skills programs and classes that teach young adults and older teens how to
successfully deal with life's challenges such as parenting classes,. support groups
(women's', bereavement, mothers'; etc) and counseling (legal, insurance and
employmerit) and intervention programs.
• Financial Literacy Programs that teach adults how to successfully build and manage
their own income such as financial classes, financial counseling, income tax
preparation assistance,
• Food and. Clothing assistance such as distribution of weekly .groceries, school clothes
and other clothing needs:.
• Medical Assistarice such as children's immunization clinics, vision and hearing
screening, family wellness workshops -and nutrition classes, drug prevention and
counseling.
• Vocational Classes such as job skills workshops and a .possible partnership with
Chaffey Adult Education to provide vocatiorial classes that teach speck job skills.
These classes will hopefully enhance residents' ability to successfully apply for skilled
job or career opportunities.
• Recreation programs and classes that enhance each individual's quality of life through
a collaboration of City and non-profit organizations such as the YMCA and Camp. Fire
Girls who will provide after school and evening programs for both children and adults.
• Educational assistance programs that include English instructional classes for. pre-
school aged children and adults, tutoring, computer and technology classes, and home
. emergency classes.
4. BUILDING SPACES AVAILABLE FOR ACTIVITIES
a. Human Service and Recreation Non-Profit Groups: Most non-profit groups
would not be able. to pay for activity space but would be the most significant
users of this facility providing services to local residents. This refers to all of the
non-profit organizations providing necessary human services ahd recreation
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programs. Because they provide services for free to residents and are usually
under-funded, they lack the financial resources to pay for the use of facilities.
Most of these groups' funding is usually applied .to their general operating
expenses such as staff, office lease and products that are distributed to those in
need. Most programming space is obtained by using facilities where there is.no
or very little cost to their organization. ;They might have some funding that
could be used for those special occasions throughout the year when they may
have an event, party or fundraiser that wouldn't normally qualify for a fee waiver
and could result in some rental revenue to the City.
b. Churches: Staff has been in contact with some local churches that are also
interested in partnering with the City to provide human services assistance for
residents. Some of these .churches are willing to provide volunteers and even
willing to consider some potential program sponsorship that would benefit the
Northtown area. Listed below are those program areas that some churches
have expressed an interest in providing through the Arrow Route Facility:
• Parenting Classes
• Financial Counseling
• Operation School Bell -
• Food and Clothing
• Use of church owned recreation facilities (Pools and gyms)
5. POTENTIAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
a. Soonsorshios: Staff will spend some of their time developing sponsorship
opportunities to help fund some of the City sponsored. and Northtown
collaborative recreation and service programs housed at this facility.
b. .Fee Classes: There may be some programs that have a fee or partial fee to
help fund some of the recreation programs offered at this facility. ,
c. Grants: Staff will initiate grant requests to help fund various programs and
hopefully reimburse some building costs.
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AGENCY INTERVIEWS OF NORTHTOWN SERVICE PROVIDERS
In order to find out what some of the best possible uses of the Old Senior Center (Arrow &
Malven) could be for the Northtown area staff had scheduled a series of interviews with some
of the more active service providers in the Northtown area. -The intent of these interviews
was to determine what some of the more significant recreation and service needs might be
for the Northtown community. Staff has provided a list of those non-profit agencies that were
interviewed and what their recommendations were for the old Senior Center. Staff (Dave
Moore, Community Services Superintendent-and Cathleen Garner, Community Services
Coordinator of Human Services and Volunteers) had interviewed ten non-profit agencies and
they are as follows:
I. NORTFiTOWN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Northtown Housing Development Corporation currently operates a community
center and day care facility in the Northtown community. They provide some drop in
activities at the center-and some social services. They also partner with the City in
providing additional programs for low-income Northtown residents. The City has
expanded recreation and social service offerings to that same community but in a
manner that has been assisting Nacho and .his staff. The City. and most other non-
profit agencies have always considered- Nacho Gracia as the spokesperson for the
Northtown Community. -
Agency staff: Nacho Gracia, Executive Director
Mary Rocha. Coordinator (Northtown Community Center)
Their recommendations included the following ideas and are listed in the order of
priority:
1. Boxing Facility (Nacho Gracia)
2. .Boys Club/Girls Club (Nacho Gracia)
3. Health Clinic (Mary Rocha)
II. MERCY HOUSE
The Mercy House is anon-profit agency that provides assistance to parents who have
children. They believe that if they can assist the parents to become better parents
then their children will benefit significantly. They currently serve the Northtown area
by providing parents hotel and food vouchers, financial training and assistance in
completing forms such as loan applications, apartment applications, how to properly
use and reconcile a checking account, how to develop a family budget, etc. They are
based in Ontario and are relatively new to fhe Northtown area (2005). ,
Agency Staff: Judy Saul
Her recommendations include the following ideas and are fisted in the order of their
priority:
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1. Family Medical Clinic: Would include check-ups for all ages, her comment-
eb that a lost of the children hadn't received check-
. ups since they vvere infants.
2. Children Services: Distribution of food and clothing.
3. Life Skills Workshops & Individual Counseling: This type of activity would
include some of the services that they are known for
including:
Assistance in completing job applications
Assistance in completing Financial Aid
Applications
Assistance in completing applications for all
other services.
4. Information Referral
5. ESL Classes
6. Senior Lunch Program
7. Feeding program for children on the weekends
III. ABUNDANT LIVING FAMILY CHURCH
The Abundant .Living Family Church is active in the Northtown area but is also
relatively new to the area. They are currently based in Rancho Cucamonga and they
are in the middle of constructing their new facility. It will include, a 30-acre site with a
church that seats 3,500 people and will include two gymnasiums, one Olympic size
pool, two baseball fields and one soccer field. The site is located on Civic Center
Drive and Red Oak just south of Foothill Blvd. They are. interested in providing field
space for local youth sporty groups and a facility that can be used by the Northtown
residents. Staff .had suggested conducting swim lessons and other activities at this
facility for the Northtown community. He was very much. interested in this type of
facility use. However, he was more interested in providing services and activities out
of their new facility versus recommending uses of the old Senior Center.
Agency Staff: Danny Limon, Pastor
His recommendations as far as.indoor-needs for the Northtown community include the
following ideas and are listed in the order of their priority:
1. Food bank
2. Housing
3. Intervention programs
4: Financial Literacy
5. Shared -use of facilities
activities
for non-profit sports groups and North Town
Note: Pastor Limon provided these ideas but would prefer to provide them out of their
own facility. He also stated that they were more interested in.providing their facilities
for community use and hosting activities versus conducting the services themselves.
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IV. REACH OUT WEST END
This agency has.,been active in the area since 1969 and is based in Upland. Their
..programs focus on life-skills type issues. One of their more popular programs is their .
'Promitore programs that focus on life-skill type services for women that promote self-
esteem, independence, sense of community, etc.
Agency Staff: Diana Fox
Her recommendations include the following ideas and are listed in the order of priority:
1. Promitore programs:. Promoting women's' services type programs that
teaches life-skills such as parenting skills, build self
esteem, independence, serise of community, etc.
These women then go out into the community and
teach these life skills to other women.
2. Drug Prevention and Counseling including. rehabilitatioh
3. Non-Profit Service Mall: Where a. variety of non-profit agencies shares
the facility and provides services to the community
from that location.
4. Life Skills Counseling
5. Planned parenthood
V. UNITED WAY, NEIGHBORS.IN ACTION.& KIDSMART
Three agencies decided to be interviewed. together in one setting. United Way
sponsors numerous agencies and programs. Most people are familiar with the United
Way so I won't go into detail on describing their agency. Neighbors in Action is based
in Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga and seeks funding for other agencies that provide
financial literacy programs in the Northtown area as well as other communities. Kid
Smart has been involved 'in Rancho Cucamonga since 2005 in adopt a family and toy
distribution programs. .They are involved in a number of communities. All three
groups did state that they came together to present one recommendation (Boys &
Girls Club).
Agency Staff: Carol Baker (United Way)
Marco Ramirez (Neighbors in Action)
Loraine Ousley (Kidsmart)
Their recommendations included the following ideas and are listed in order of priority:
1. Boys & Girls Club: They also commented that if we provided the whole
building to the Boys & Girls Club then they could
sustain their own costs. If however, we only provide
.them ,partial use of the building then they would
be expecting the City to subsidize some of their day-
to-day operating expenses (copy machine use, utili-
ties, etc.)
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2. Resource Mall: This would involve a number of non-profif service
agencies that would be provided office space there
and provide programs while the City -would manage
anal maintain the building. Los Angeles has such a
facility.
3. Catholic charities
4. Latina House Collaborative (needs office space)
5. After school based programs
VI. CUCAMONGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Cucamonga School District)
It was our intention to speak with someone from the Cucamonga School District that
could give us their perspective as to the needs for that area. The referred us to the
principal of Cucamonga Elementary School who has been employed by their district
for over 18 years and is very knowledgeable of the area's needs.
Agency Staff: Shari Biscotti, Principal
Her recommendations concerhing indoor needs for. the Northtown area are as follows
and are listed in-the order of priority.
1. Pre-school classes: Their preschodl program has since- replaced the
popular Head start program in which pre-school
children are brought .to the level of other children
their ages, 26% of_ their kindergarten students are
learning the English language for the very first time
and this puts those students at a severe disadvant-
-age. Include computer.field trips to expose children
to other places.
2. ESL Classes: She would like to see more English as a Second
Language classes taught to adults so that more
parents can begin teaching their pre-school aged
children the English language: This would also help
their children enter kindergarten without a learning
disadvantage.
3. After school recreation programs
4. Turn the facility into a neighborhood. facility that provides activities and
services for all ages of the Northtown community with an emphasis on youth.
5. Tutoring
6. Youth oriented activities
7. Child/Family friendly programs
VII. GAP FOOD BANK
This agency is currently located in Rancho Cucamonga and has been here since
1990. Its sole service is to provide food to those in need. They currently serve 300
families on a weekly basis. Their current warehouse is 4,500 square feet and they.
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would. like a larger warehouse facility. They provide assistance to mostly single moms
who are on minimum wage with 3-4. children. However; 20% of their cliehtele are
seniors. Their.program basically provides each family one full grocery bag per week.
Agency Staff: Pari Blackman
Her recommendatioris are listed as follows and in their order of priority:
1. Food Bank facility
2. Thrift Store
VIII. RANCHO CUCAMONGA/FONTANA FAMILY YMCA
Staff met with Dianna Lee, Executive Director of the YMCA twice on this issue. They
are very much interested in using this facility. Both meetings were very different.
During the first meeting, they indicated that they would be interested in it. least one
good size room to offer after school programs for the Northtown area. They would
move their CDBG funded program that used to take place in Old Town Park to the old
Senior Center.
During the second meeting, Dianna indicated that she would like to lease the whole
building to use it as a space for all of their fitness type classes that are conducted at
various off-site locations. These classes usually have equipment needs that require
significant storage space that they currently lack. She did mention that she would
eventually like to look into gymnastic classes and the .ability to use equipment. In
addition, she would like to use part of this location as a teen center. However, she did
state that this intended use would be for the, entire community and not just the
Northtown area.
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DATE: Jurie 21, 2006
Tp: Mayor and Members of the City Council
Jack Lam, AICP, City Manager
FROM: Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director
gy; Dave Moore, Community Services Superintende ~~
SUBJECT: PRESENTATION OF THE SENIOR TRANSPORT COMMUNITY
SURVEY RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF FUTURE FACILITY USE
OPTIONS OF THE ARROW CENTER
This City Council Workshop has been scheduled to address two important issues. The
first issue includes .the review of a power point presentation on the recent Senior
.Transportation Community Survey Results. This will be presented by the survey's two
authors, Dr. Joan J. Branin and Dr. Harriet Udin Aronow.
The second issue involves the review of three suggested options coriceming future
uses of the Arrow Center. These options are outlined on an attached staff report
recommended for the Council's review. Both of these items had been reviewed by the
Community Services Subcommittee on June 7.
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Staff Report
DATE: June 21, 2006
TO; Mayor and Members of the City Council
Jack Lam, AICP, City Manager
FROM: Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director `,
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BY: Dave Moore, Community Services Supeiintenden ~ J
SUBJECT:. f2EVIEW OF PROPOSED.OPTIONS FOR ARROW OUTE CENTER
RECOMMENDATION
The Community Services Subcommittee is recommending that the City Council review and
discuss the following options, concerning future uses of the Arrow Route Center.
BACKGROUNDIANALYStS
This particular issue was first addressed with the Community Services Subcommittee
Members on" June 7.. These options were developed after an informal needs discussion
' was conducted. by interviewing several. service related organizations that have ,been
involved in §erving the North Town area. Those groups interviewed included:
North Town Housing Development Corporation (Nacho Gracia, Executive Director)
Mary Rocha (Coordinator of North Town Center)
Mercy House. (Judy Saul, Ontario Program Manager)
Abundant Living Family Church .(Danny Limon, Pastor)
Reach Out West End (Dianna Fox; Executive Director)
United Way (Carol Baker,, President of Inland Empire Chapter) on behalf of Boys/Girls .Club
Neighbors in Action (Marco Ramirez, Director of Neighborhood Programs).
Kidsmart (Loraine Ousley, Director)
. Cucamonga Elementary School (Shari Biscotti, Principal) on behalf of Cucamonga S. D.
Gap Food Bank (Parr Blackman, Director)
Rancho Cucamonga/Fontana Family YMCA (Dianna Lee, Executive Director)
Camp Fire Girls (Sandra Kramer-Rutherford, Executive Director/CEO)
Those options that were developed as a result of the input that staff received while
interviewing all of the above organizations is as follows:.
I. Community Center operated by City staff. This option might include the following
activities:
• After school drop in play area (pool tables,.ping pong, air hockey, etc.) l~
REVIEW DF PROPOSED OPTIONS FOR ARROW ROUTE CENTER
City Council Workshop
June 21, 2006
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. .Computer homework.room
Night andweekend room recitals
Offering pfi human services by partnering with other agencies and non-
profit groups including Life .skills workshops, intervention .programs,
Planned Parenthood and individual counseling.
Offering of ESL (English as Second Language) and other Adult Education
olasses.
. Children's playschool or, preschool options with an English emphasis.
A "Social Service or Resource Mall" operated,by:City staff.. The facility could
offer office space andlor program space to various -types of non-profit groups:
Staff would develop partnerships and promote use of the facility.
The entire .facility could be leased .to a specific group such as the YMCA, Boys
and Girls Club, etc.
One option could include leasing the facility to the YMCA for direct
expenses and they might relocate their programs .and services from the
Central Park facility. City staff then could use these same areas at' Central
Park as additional office and activity space for youth programs and room
rentals:
Other organization§ such .as Camp Fire' Girls, Boys and Girls Club and
.Gap Food Bank are also interested in leasing the entire facility.
Some of the types of activities that might occur in this facility under these
groups are as follows:
a. After School Programs (All groups)
b. Day Care Program (All groups)
c. Summer Day Camp Programs (All groups)
d. Fitness Center with exercise equipment (YMCA only)
e. 'Teen, Adult and Senior aerobic type programs (YMCA only)
f. Teen CentedChild Watch. room (YMCA only)
g: Family Nights-games and activities (YMCA only)
h. Sports-indoor Bitty sports, gymnastics (YMCA only)
Kevin
Services Director
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The Coundil concurred to meet again in the future in a workshop setting.
Councilmember Michael felt staff should prepare an action plan fbr the Council to review and discuss in
the future.
C2. DISCUSSION ON THE FUTURE USE OF THE ARROW ROUTE COMMUNITY CENTER
Kevin McArcile, Community Services Director, referred to the memo distributed to the Council.
Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent, talked about the process they went through in
interviewing the groups that were identified.
Councilmember Gutierrez asked if there was currently enough space for the Playschool Program.
Dave Moore, Community Services Superintendent, stated it does continue to grow and that they, are
always looking for more space, but stated right now it is just fine.
Councilmember Gutierrez stated he likes the idea of having this as a place where kids can go after
school, including a playschool.
Councilmember Williams felt we should partner with other agencies to provide some of the services at the
center so we do not have to reinvent the wheel. She stated she is concerned about taking on a whole
community center without a current budget for it.
. Mayor Alexander stated he agreed about not having a budget for it. He did not feel we could commit staff
to that facility right now based on all we currently have going on.
Councilmember Michael stated he likes the idea of partnering.
Councilmember Spagnolo stated he agrees and likes Option No. 2.
Councilmember Michael stated he is interested in having a place where other organizations pay to run
their operation out of our facility.
Councilmember Williams felt there was a lot of opportunity there.
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MOTION: The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra J. Adams, CMC
City Clerk
Approved: July 19, 2006
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