HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995/09/06 - Minutes - Adjourned / Special September 6, 1995
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL &
PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES
Adjourned/Special Meeting
A. CALL TO ORDER
An adjourned/special joint meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council and Planning Commission was
held on Wednesday, September 6, 1995 in the Tri-Communities Conference Room of the Civic Center located
at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 4:40 p.m.
by Mayor William J. Alexander.
Present were Councilmembers: Paul Biane, James Curatalo, Rex Gutierrez, Diane Williams, and Mayor
William J. Alexander.
Present were Planning Commissioners: E. David Barker, Heinz Lumpp, Larry McNiel (arrived at 4:45 p.m.),
and John Melcher.
Absent was Commissioner: Peter Tolstoy
Also present were: Jack Lam, City Manager; Linda D. Daniels, Redevelopment Manager; Olen Jones, Sr.
Redevelopment Analyst; Leanne Smothers, Redevelopment Analyst; Jan Reynolds, Assistant Redevelopment
Analyst; Robert Dominguez, Administrative Services Director; Brad Buller, City Planner; Larry Henderson,
Principal Planner; Alan Warren, Associate Planner; Joe O'Neil, City Engineer; Bill Makshanoff, Building
Official; Chief Dennis Michael and Fire Marshal Ralph Crane, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Protection District;
James C. Frost, City Treasurer; Duane A. Baker, Assistant to the City Manager; Diane O'Neal, Management
Analyst II; Susan Mickey, Management Analyst I; and Debra J. Adams, City Clerk.
B. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
B1. DISCUSSION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE SITE LOCATION PROCESS
B2. DISCUSSION OF SITE LOCATION PERSPECTIVE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Jack Lam, City Manager, stated this is a meeting including both the City Council and the Planning
Commission. He stated the City is currently involved in two studies - one being the commercial land use
component and the other is economic development and marketing strategy. He stated one of the consultants
present tonight would inform the Council/Commission about the primary vocabulary of economic development
and to talk about what economic development is and is not, and what are the concepts for economic
development for a community. He stated this meeting is not to talk about what is in the study or what they
are working on, because it would be presented at a future meeting. He introduced Linda Daniels who would
give some introductory comments and introduce the consultants with PHH Fantus.
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Linda Daniels, Redevelopment Manager, stated that PHH Fantus was hired back in June of 1995 through an
agreement and that they are not in their preliminary data collection stage. She stated Carlton Schwab and
Tom Bartkoski were representing PHH Fantus tonight. She turned the meeting over to Carlton Schwab.
Carlton Schwab stated they would focus on economic development and what it means to various levels of
government. He gave background information on PHH Fantus. He stated they are currently gathering
information on the strengths of Rancho Cucamonga as a place to do business and ways to help maintain
economic development in the City. He and Tom Bartkoski continued with their presentation by showing
slides, a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's office.
John Melcher, Planning Commissioner, asked why businesses might not want to come to Rancho
Cucamonga.
CarLton Schwab stated because of such things as fires, earthquakes, floods, and the fact that Rancho
Cucamonga isn't exactly as well known as Los Angeles.
Councilmember Gutierrez asked what can Rancho Cucamonga do to attract business to the City when there
are other neighboring communities that have problems that might detract a new business from coming here,
i.e., San Bemardino with all of their crime etc.
Carlton Schwab stated the City needed to focus its efforts on our unique quality of life and other attributes to
attract businesses. He felt the City needed to establish itself as the quality in the Inland Empire.
Mayor Alexander expressed his concern of businesses that do not want to stay in California or do not want
to move here and that something should be done to attract them to move or stay in Rancho Cucamonga.
Heinz Lumpp, Planning Commissioner, inquired that based on the information the consultants now have,
where do they rank Rancho Cucamonga.
Carlton Schwab stated very high regionally. He added that things do not happen overnight and that it takes
time. He stated Rancho Cucamonga is not known nationally or internationally. He stated generally what they
see for Rancho Cucamonga is a progressive City.
Councilmember Gutierrez felt we needed to keep businesses in Rancho Cucamonga so that we can keep our
residents here, allowing them to have a better quality of life.
Mayor Alexander stated everyone is looking forward to the next time they all meet to hear more about this.
C. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
No communication was made from the public.
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D. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Gutierrez, seconded by Biane to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously, 5-0. The meeting
adjourned at 6:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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City Clerk
Approved by the Planning Commission: September 27, 1995
Approved by the City Council: October 18, 1995