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RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
I A. CALL TO ORDER
The special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council convened in the Tri-Communities Room at
the Civic Center, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mayor L. Dennis
Michael called the meeting to order at 2:30 p.m.
Present were Councilmembers: Bill Alexander, Marc Steinorth, Diane Williams, Mayor Pro Tern Sam
Spagnolo and Mayor L. Dennis Michael.
Also present were: John Gillison, City Manager; Linda Daniels, Assistant City Manager; Lori Sassoon,
Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services; Tamara Layne, Finance Director; Jeff Bloom, Deputy City
Manager/Economic & Community Development; Bill Wittkopf, Public Works Director; Ingrid Bruce,
GIS/Special Districts and Debra McNay, Records Manager/Assistant City Clerk.
Warren Diven and Kelly Salt from Best, Best& Krieger, LLP and Pablo Perez from NBS were present.
I B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS I
No communication was made from the public.
C. ITEM FOR DISCUSSION
Cl. SPECIAL DISTRICTS SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING
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City Manager John Gillison reported that the purpose of the meeting was to provide an overview of all of
the Districts, not just Landscape Maintenance District No. 2. He noted that the City Council has asked for
a larger strategy and indicated that this workshop has been calendared in order to have a general policy
discussion on District sustainability. Deputy City Manager Lori Sassoon highlighted the City Council goal
to develop a fiscal sustainability plan for the Districts. She introduced Warren Diven and Kelly Salt from
Best, Best& Krieger, LLP and Pablo Perez from NBS and indicated that they would provide information to
the City Council on Proposition 218 and recent case law affecting District formation and assessment.
Kelly Salt from Best, Best & Krieger, LLP provided an update on Proposition 218. Discussion was held
regarding the need to define general and special benefit in a District, the difference between the two, the
procedures and regulations contained in Proposition 218, etc.
Pablo Perez from NBS discussed the preparation of an engineer's report and how assessments are
calculated. He noted that the goal with any assessment is to prepare calculations and methodology that
would withstand a challenge. Special and general benefits as well as proportionality were discussed. Mr.
Perez also discussed ways in which the City could strengthen the administrative record in the event of a
challenge.
Special Meeting—Special Districts Sustainability Planning
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At the conclusion of the discussion, GIS Special District Manager Ingrid Bruce distributed an information
pamphlet for Street Lighting, Landscape Maintenance and Park Districts for Fiscal Year 2012/2013. The
City Council thanked the speakers for their presentations.
ID. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor L. Dennis Michael adjourned the meeting at 4:02 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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D ra L. McNay, C
Assis ant City Clerk/Records Manager
Approved: February 20, 2013
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