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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meetinq
A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga Redevelopment Agency, Fire Protection District and City
Council was held on Monday, September 22, 2003, at the Civic Center Tri Communities Room, located at
10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. Chairman/PresidenVMayor William J.
Alexander called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
Present were Agency/Board/Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez, Robert J. Howdyshell, Donald J. Kurth,
M.D., Diane Williams and Chairman/President/Mayor William J. Alexander.
Also present were: Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager; Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager;
Linda D. Daniels, RDA Director; James C. Frost, City Treasurer; Larry Temple, Administrative Services
Director; Tamara Layne, Finance Officer; Mike TenEyck, Management Analyst III; Barrye Hanson, Sr.
Civil Engineer; Robert Lemon, Assistant Engineer; Brad Buller, City Planner; Trang Huynh, Building
Official; John Thomas, Plan Check Manager; Kevin McArdle, Community Services Director; Paula
Pachon, Management Analyst III; Deborah Clark, Library Director; Captain Pete Ortiz, Lieutenant Valerie
Tanguay and Sergeant Robert Wickum, Rancho Cucamonga Police Department; Fire Chief Dennis
Michael, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District; Duane Baker, Assistant to the City Manager;
Michelle Dawson, Management Analyst III; Kimberly Thomas, Management Analyst II; and Debra J.
Adams, City Clerk.
No communication was made from the public.
1. GO~SID[B~TIO~ OF B~D¢fil STB~TEGI[S ~O~ ~E~kI~G WITH THfi IM~GT OF ST~T~
B~DG~ DEGISIO~S FO8 FY 200~-04
Staff mpoa and powor pmsontation (on fil~ in tho Gity
Diroctor/Gity Mana~or.
~ooncy/Boar~Gouncilmemgor Williams statod sho is most intomstod in tho idea o~ closin~ tho library on
Friday. Sho folt tho community roally hOOds our kibra~ bocauso of what it has to offer that othor IiBrados
don't. Sho hopod this plan could bo put on hold. Sho ad0ed tho Fdon0s of tho kiBra~ will ~onomto
$100,000 in rovonuo this yoar. She statod tho Gommunity Foun0ation an0 lbo U~rary Foundation havo
joinod to~othor to croato an ondowmont wo~h $2,000,000 callo0 ~k. 8~o statod sho would bo willin~ to
talk to tho Fdonds and soo i~ thog would Bo willin~ to ~ivo tho Gity tho $50,000 it woul0 cost to Ioavo tho
library opon on Friday. Sho folt lhog would tako prido in doin~ this.
~ooncy/Board/Gouncilmom~or Gutiormz stato0 ho wisho0 tho hotols on Fou~h Stmot woro Built alroady
so that rovonuo would ~o ~onoratod Imm tho hotol tax. Ho wisho~ them were now ways to ~onorato
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Agency/Board/Councilmember Howdyshell felt this was a gloomy picture. He stated he would hate to see
the Library close on Friday.
Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander felt it should be looked at to see if there is another place to cut
because he did not want to see the Library's hours cut. He asked that this matter be continued for further
investigation.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Kurth asked if staffing could be cut at the Library so that it would not have
to close a day.
Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager, stated staffing is already very thin.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, felt if staffing is reduced certain services might not be able to continue.
She suggested they could possibly reduce hours on other days instead of closing completely on Friday.
Jack Lam, Executive Director/City Manager, stated if the Council feels the library closure for Friday will
not work, they could use reserve money for this year and see what the state will do for the next year.
Chairman/President/Mayor Alexander stated he would be comfortable with that, but would like for the
Council to have another meeting in 30 days to hear of any other options. He suggested the suggestion to
close the Library on Friday not be approved, but to approve the other budget strategies as suggested by
the City Manager.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Williams felt the community would get behind the City to help find the
money.
MOTION: Moved by Howdyshell, seconded by Williams to approve the suggestions made by the City
Manager with the exception of the Library closing and to come back in 30 days to discuss other options.
James Frost, City Treasurer, felt the public should be aware of this situation so they can help the City. He
stated public safety programs should be saved.
Agency/Board/Councilmember Kurth felt it was important to keep the Library open so people can continue
their education.
Motion carried unanimously 5-0.
MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Howdyshell to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously 5-0.
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Re.~oectf ully submitted,
City Clerk "~
Approved: October 15, 2003