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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meetinq
Il A. CALL TO ORDER I
A special meeting of the Rancho Gucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, July 6, 2005, in the
Tri Communities Room of the Civic Center located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. Mayor William d. Alexander called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m.
Present were Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez (arrived at 3:08 p.m.), L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo,
Diane Williams and Mayor William J. Alexander.
Aisc present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Pamela Easter, Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Larry Temple,
Administrative Services Director; Ingrid Bruce, GIS/Special Districts Supervisor; Chris Bopko, Special
Districts Analyst; Fabian Villenas, Management Analyst II; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk.
II m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS [
No communication was made from the public.
[[ C. ITEM(S) OF DISCUSSION I
C1. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT POLICIES AND GOALS,
INCLUDING JOINT COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENTS (JCFA}
Jack stated they wanted to start, with a review of the CFD's so the City Council would have more
information about them to see if modifications are needed.
Ingrid Bruce, GIS/Special Districts Supervisor, introduced Warren Diven, Bond Counsel & Disclosure
Counsel with Best, Best & Krieger LLP; Jim Fabian, Financial Advisor with Fieldman, Rolapp &
Associates, and David Taussig, Special Tax Consultant & CFD Administrator from David Taussig &
Associates.
Messrs. Diven, Fabian and Taussig gave a power point presentation, which is on file in the City Cterk's
office.
Jack Lam, City Manager, felt it was good to review these policies and give any suggested changes the
City Council would like.
Mayor Alexander did not feel we should be burdening anyone and felt there should be a cap.
Various members of City Council commented the presentation was well done, and that most of their
questions were answered during the presentation.
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Councilmember Williams felt when this is presented it should be done in a way that is over-simplified for
people.
Jack Lam, City Manager, stated a staff report would be presented when this comes before the Council for
adoption.
Councilmember Williams felt the more disclosure to the homebuyer the better.
Ingrid Bruce, GIS/Special Districts Supervisor, stated they do go to the sales offices of a development to
be sure this is being done so that people are aware of what is being charged to them.
Councilmember Williams felt it would be good to have a brochure to hand out to people so when they go
to buy a home they have somethihg in writing identifying what will be charged to them.
ACTION: There was consensus to bring the policy to an upcoming meeting agenda at the earliest
convenience.
MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Spagnolo to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously 4-0-1
(Spagnolo absent). The meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
- ~D~bra J. Ada, l:Ja~, CMC -
City Clerk
Approved: July 20, 2005