HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020/06/17 - Minutes - Special JUNE 17, 2020
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION/HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
CALL To ORDER
A special meeting of the Rancho Cucamonga City Council and Planning Commission was held on
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Cultural Center, Celebration Hall, 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, California. Mayor L. Dennis Michael called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
Present were Council Members Hutchison, Scott, Spagnolo, Mayor Pro Tern Kennedy and Mayor Michael.
Present were Planning Commission Members Dopp, Morales, Williams, Vice Chair Oaxaca and Chairman
Guglielmo.
Also present were: John Gillison, City Manager; Matt Burris, Deputy City Manager/Economic and Community
Development; Nick Ghirelli, Assistant City Attorney; Anne McIntosh, Planning Director; and Linda A. Troyan,
City Clerk Services Director.
Responding to the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), and social distancing requirements, City Manager
Gillison announced that due to the Governor's Executive Orders, the San Bernardino County Department of
Public Health requirements, and to ensure the health and safety of Rancho Cucamonga residents by limiting
contact that could spread the COVID-19 virus, there will be no members of the public in attendance at the
Joint City Council/Planning Commission meeting and in place of in person attendance, members of the public
are encouraged to watch from the safety of their homes live from online webinar access via GoToMeeting or
by phone.
Mayor Michael announced that members of the public can speak during public communications by calling in
to (909) 774-2751.
The meeting was conducted via GoToMeeting web application.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
There were no public comments.
ITEMS OF •
1. Presentation by Urban3 on Dollars and Sense of Development in Rancho Cucamonga.
City Manager Gillison gave a brief outline of meeting presentation. Deputy City Manager Burris introduced
Joseph Minicozzi, AICP, from Urban3 who gave an analysis of the fiscal productivity and efficiency of the
City's land use and development patterns; presented information on mapping and analyzing the financial
health of a community as a method for the City to have more information to help prioritize capital
improvements and community design decisions.
Discussion ensued on case studies from other successful cities using data to make informed decisions;
benefits on increased property values; developing a matrix and standards as a tool that can assist with the
General Plan update;the importance and added value in having access to data to make informed decisions;
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having public-private partnerships and working with the Building Industry Association; and the importance
on having a sustainable community and informing the community.
City Council and Planning Commission consensus that the approach presented aligns with the City's economic
development strategy of facilitating high quality development and includes an analysis of the fiscal productivity
and efficiency of the City's land use development patterns; and to include the analysis incorporated as part of
the data that informs the update of the City's General Plan.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Michael adjourned the meeting at 4:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
da A. Troyan, MM
City lerk Services Director
Approved: July 15, 2020— Regular Meeting
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