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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE
CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A. 5:30 P.M. — CALL TO ORDER
CULTURAL CENTER, CELEBRATION HALL
A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council and the Cucamonga Valley Water District Board
of Directors was held on Monday, July 25, 2016, in Celebration Hall at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center
office, located at 12505 Cultural Center Drive, California. Mayor L. Dennis Michael called the meeting to order
at 5:30 p.m.
Present were Council Members: Mayor L. Dennis Michael, Mayor Pro Tem Sam Spagnolo, Council Members
Bill Alexander, Lynne Kennedy, and Diane Williams. CVWD Board Members present: President James V.
Curatalo, Jr.,Vice President Luis Cetina, Directors Oscar Gonzalez, Randall J. Reed and Kathleen J. Tiegs.
Also present were: John Gillison, City Manager; Jason Welday, Engineering Services Director/City Engineer;
Candyce Burnette, Planning Director; and Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk Services Director.
President James V. Curatalo led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk Services Director
took roll call announcing a quorum present.
B. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
B1. Dan Titus, resident, suggested special meetings regarding important issues like this one be scheduled
later in the day to allow working residents' time and the opportunity to attend after regular work hours.
C. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION:
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Presentation by City of current and proposed public and private major development activity.
John Gillison, City Manager, introduced Jason Welday, Engineering Services Director/City Engineer and Candyce
Burnette, Planning Director, and announced their presentation is called a story map created in ESRI software
which allows online viewers to see maps of the site location.
Candyce Burnette, Planning Director gave a summary of a number of private developments for residential, retail
and commercial projects linking the community to the region through mass transportation.
Jason Welday, Engineering Services Director/City Engineer, reviewed recently completed or in process capital
improvement programs for fiscal year 2016-2017. He stated that there are 75 projects totaling $62 million dollars
noting ongoing progress on the Base Line interchange project funded by state and federal grants, as well as
Measure I and local development impact funds.
President Curatalo was pleased to learn of proposed senior amenities, hotels and residences for the community.
City Manager Gillison advised the City's website will have a link with the information.
City Council and Board Members commented on the projects and staff responded.
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President Curatelo called Mayor Michael forward before the start of the presentation to congratulate and recognize
the City with the"2016 Drought Hero" award for its efforts meeting or exceeding the goals set by the Water District
to conserve water per the state water usage mandate at 35% reduction.
Mayor Michael acknowledged and thanked Public Works Department and the entire City Staff for implementing
and achieving significant levels of reduction and water savings.
C2. Update on Drought Regulations and the 2015 Urban Water Management Plan by Cucamonga Valley
Water District.
Jo Lynne Russo-Pereyra, Assistant General Manager and John Bosler, Assistant General Manager/COO from
Cucamonga Valley Water District gave a report and PowerPoint presentation on Drought Regulations and the
2015 Urban Water Management Plan.
City Council and Board Members asked questions and made comments to which staff responded or clarified.
C3. Update by City on the November 2016 ballot regarding Council District elections.
John Gillison, City Manager, introduced Linda A. Troyan, City Clerk Services Director who gave an overview on
the process leading up to the November 2016 ballot measure regarding Council District elections.
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
nda ' . Troyan, MMC
City Clerk Services Director
Approved: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
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