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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
The City of Rancho Cucamonga City Council held a Special Meeting on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mayor
Michael called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Present were Councilmembers Ryan Hutchison, Kristine Scott, Sam Spagnolo, Mayor Pro Tern Lynne Kennedy,
and Mayor L. Dennis Michael.
Also present were: John Gillison, City Manager; Nicholas Ghirelli, Assistant City Attorney; Elisa Cox, Deputy
City Manager/Civic and Cultural Services; Lori Sassoon, Deputy City Manager/Administrative Services; Matt
Burris, Deputy City Manager/Community and Economic Development; and Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk Services
Director.
Council Member Spagnolo led the pledge of allegiance.
Responding to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and social distancing requirements, City Manager
Gillison announced that due to recent changes in the Governor's Executive Orders, the San Bernardino County
Department of Public Health requirements, and to ensure the health and safety of Rancho Cucamonga residents
by limiting contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, there will be no members of the public in attendance
at the Special City Council Meeting and in place of in-person attendance, members of the public are encouraged
to watch from the safety of their homes live from the City's website or on RCTV-3.
He stated members of the public wishing to speak during public communication will need to dial in to
(909)774-2751 to be added to the queue for comment. Additional information on the Coronavirus pandemic and
City resources and updates can be found at www.cityofrc.us/coronavirus.
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Via phone call, Richard Finkel of Bundy-Finkel Architects and Romeo Samouh, spoke in opposition of item C1
an interim Urgency Ordinance establishing a moratorium on new service stations.Their application for a service
station is currently under review with the City and the proposed moratorium would stop their project. The City
Council was provided with a map received from Mr. Finkel and Mr. Samouh.
The City Council was provided with correspondence received from Dan Titus, in opposition of Ordinance No.
980 and correspondence received from Jaime DeMarco, in support of Ordinance No. 980.
C. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
C1. Discussion of Service Stations in Rancho Cucamonga and Consideration of Urgency Zoning Ordinance
No. 980, to Establish an Interim Urgency Zoning Ordinance to Establish a Moratorium for a Period of 45
Days on the Approval of Building Permits or Other Entitlements for New Service Station Uses or the
Expansion of Existing Service Station Uses. (URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 980) (CITY)
City Manager Gillison along with Deputy City Manager Burris and Planning Director McIntosh, reviewed the
background on Service Stations and discussed the following: recent increase in the number of applications for
service station uses; recent increase in the number of requests to add alcohol sales to existing service stations;
noticeable concentration of service station requests in Cucamonga Neighborhood; concerns with long-term
impacts on land use, the environment, and economic development; concerns with benefits of service stations
Versus potential impacts to neighborhoods and informed that there are four(4) applications for service stations
currently under review. City Manager Gillison noted that with direction received from the City Council, staff
conducted an analysis on service stations in the City. Staff presented the analysis findings via PowerPoint.
Council discussion ensued concerning the scope, benefits and impacts of the proposed Moratorium, renewed
interest in the Service Station business sector, performance standards for the future, alignment with the City's
Economic Development Plan, Public Safety cost analysis, project developers looking to provide ride sharing
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amenities in the future, diversity of businesses in the City,exemption of existing applicants,citywide geographical
impact and the duration of proposed Moratorium. Council directed Staff to look into the status of the four (4)
applications for service stations currently under review prior to the consideration of Urgency Zoning Ordinance
No. 980 at the 7:00 p.m. Regular City Council meeting.
D. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Michael adjourned the meeting at 5:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lineroyan, MC
itys Director
Approved: May 19, 2021 — Regular Meeting
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