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February 15, 2006
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
A. CALL TO ORDER
A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council was held on Wednesday, February 15, 2006,
in the Tri Communities Room at City Hall located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. Mayor William J. Alexander called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
Present were Councilmembers: Rex Gutierrez (arrived at 4:03 p.m.); L. Dennis Michael, Sam Spagnolo,
Diane Williams, and Mayor William J. Alexander.
Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Pamela Easter, Deputy City Manager; James Markman,
City Attorney; Dan Coleman, Acting City Planner; Lois Schrader, Planning Commission Secretary; Kathy
Scott, Deputy City Clerk; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk.
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B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
No communication was made from the public.
C. ITEM(S) OF BUSINESS
C1. PLANNING/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONER INTERVIEWS
Mayor Alexander stated the following three questions would be asked of each candidate. They were:
1. In light of the scarcity of vacant land, how would you balance the community's need for affordable
housing with potential public controversy (NIMBY-"Not in My Backyard").
2. Please share your view of historic preservation.
3. How do you maintain objectivity in your decision-making process?
Jack Lam, City Manager, stated the City Council can have discussion about each candidate. He stated
once a motion has been made to appoint one of the candidates, it is a state law requirement that the
Mayor votes "yes" on that motion. The Council would be required to keep voting until the Mayor votes
"yes" on the motion.
The following candidates were interviewed:
4:00 p.m. Steve Gonzales
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4:15 p.m. Firat Tuncay
4:30 p.m. Brad Buller
4:45 p.m. Luis Munoz Jr.
5:00 p.m. James Moffatt
5:15 p.m. Ron Stark
5:30 p.m. Maria Elena Kennedy
5:45 p.m. Dieter Carlos Dammeier
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2. SELECTION OF PLANNING/HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEMBER TO FILL ONE •
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The Council was asked to vote their top three choices on the matrix provided to them. The City Clerk
posted all votes cast on the flip chart.
MOTION: Moved by Williams, seconded by Michael to appoint Luis Munoz, Jr. Motion carried
unanimously 5-0.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 5:43 p.m.
Respectf submitted,
Debra J. ams, CMC
City Clerk/Records Manager
Approved: March 1, 2006
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