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From its inception in June 2008, Healthy RC has been busy laying a strong
foundation for building a healthier and greener Rancho Cucamonga. In each
of the three program areas—Mind, Body, and Earth—the City is working to
mal�e it easier for everyone to malce choices that improve health and well-
being, develop active minds as well as bodies, and sustain our beautiful
environment.
Accomplishments being celebrated at Healthy RC's first birthday include
the establishment of policy and long-term goals for the progia.in in order to
assure future meaningfiil accomplishments and the development of public
resources to help residents take charge of their own progress.
The Rancho Cucamonga Public Libraiy has obtained
$17,000 in grant funding for its Fit for Life program to
provide health and wellness progruns as well as to create
a Healthy RC book collection.The new Healthy RC website
offers additional online resources at wwwhealthyrc.info.
� Community Services has added wall�ing and running
clubs to its fitness outreach efforts and healthy diiung
has received a boost from a ncw program to idcn-
tify healthy dining options at area restaurants. A
new Bicycling andTrail Guide is a first rate resource for getting residents
outside and on the trail to better health and fitness.
Public Works Services has made substantial progress with reducing
diesel use, implementing alternative energy technology, reducing
energy demand, and implementing water conservation and recycled
water progra.ins.
Look inside for fiirther details on these and other accomplishments. ��'
CrrY 2009/10
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State Library to conduct health and wellness ������� �-��g��� �$ ��-*�� ������ ��,� t�,; ��� °s� � ;,t��������
programs. In a partnership with the Environ- - "" � �
mental Programs Division, the Libraries hosted
more than 500 people for Earth Day. Teen Summer Reading for 2009 focused on becoming active, healthy, and smart.
As well as programs, the Libraries created a Healthy RC book collection for both children and adults at both libraries with hundreds of
titles in the Mind, Body, and Earth subject areas and gave out htmdreds of health books and materials at City programs all year.
Quality of life is also an important component of tlie I�ealtl�y
Mind Goals.Taking a proactive aiid preventive approach to puUlic
safery creates a safe and secure atmosphere for day-to-day livuig
and lowers stress.
particularly to 5�otmg people and providing experiential oppor-
tunities as well as entertainment.The goals also include educatulg
the communiry and encouraging participation in Healthy RG by
inforinulg residents and businesses about opportunities but
;, also uy inotivating and einpowering people.
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��0��� �"��Uf � r "3 ''t �P�' �� "`� commt�nity design standards.The Ciry is also provid'uig
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Those offerings will � �� °�' � �, a: opment. A part of Healthy RC is
inchide a wide array of 5�� "''� � `� ' edLicating the commtulity aUout
cultural, artistic, and literary genres, reaching otrt `� ^ �:, t, healthy eating and nutrition and
Lifelong learning is the
cornerstone of Rancho
Cucamonga's approach to
promoting healtlry minds.The
Ciry will focus on provid'u1g
facilities, programs, and
resources that make l�iowl-
edge and learning accessible
to all and stimulate interest
with contemporary and
diverse offerulgs, ulchiding I
activities and partnerships �
that eelebrate the City's �
diverse popLilation.
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q�7n'�� ry creating healthy eating initiatives
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When the City launched its Healthy RC movement in 2008, an
iulportant part of unplementing the Health5� RC Vision was to
establish specific goals ior Healthy RC activities in each of the
tllree program components: Mind, I3ody, an�l Earth.
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iZC Libraries are
Resources for Residents
Last year, Rancho Cucamonga's Archibald
Library received a complete facelift with
more efficient heating and cooling systems,
a new technology center, and lots of new
books. These improvements and increased
prograinmi.ug at both Rancho Cucamonga
Libraries supports Rancho Cucamonga's
goals for healthy minds as part of the Healthy
RC program.
They have also become more critical as
the community turns to libraries during
these difficult economic times.
More than 35,000 people attended library
programs last year. In addition to three
book clubs, Rancho Cucamonga Libraries
celebrated the mystery genre with The Big
Read, a community-wide reading program
supported by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Arts. Adtdts read the
book The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell
Hammett while cluldren read The Maltecl
Falcon by Bruce Hale.
Families have also made great use of their
Ranch Cucamonga Libraries- with parents
seeking opportunities for fun and learning
with theu youngsters. Great family programs
like The Birds of Prey Show, Earth Day, Star
Wars Night, and the annual Children's and
Teen Suinmer Reading Chibs have attracted
thousands of families.
Cultural arts nights and festivals have
become an exciting tradition at the Paul A.
Biane Library. Last year brought over 2,500
people to the Library for programs including
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Night °' The courryard festivals, in partner-
slup with the Lewis Family Playhouse, were
also very popular with families enjoying the
James and the Giant Peach Parry, Ftui with
Frog and Toad Festival, the Ferdinand (the
Bull) Festival, and the Snowflalce Festival.
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Rancho Cucamonga has also created a Sustainability Action
Plan to guide policies and Ciry operations and set a course
toward achieving environmental sustain-
ability. Implementation is geared to ineeting �', T—__ ��
environmental mandates and exceedin� i ,
them where practical withui the constraints
of sound fiscal practices. Healthy Earth is .
a team effort, with the City working with ���, � �_
other stakeholders including businesses and � ; ���� ,�
other public agencies to explore, use, and �� �" �� _ 2
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Healthy Earth goals also inchide reducing " �'���� ;_,
the amount of trash entering the waste ������g��v
stream and making participation in recy-
cling convenient and maYiinizing participation. A key compa �
nent is using sustainability principles that recogiuze the life cycle
of goods and materials, especially purchasuig environmentally
sotmd materials.
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green transportation practices b3� both employees and Cit��
services operations.
Empowering and educating both einployees and coinmu-
nit�T members to become responsible environmental
stewards is a key part of the program. The
��.'�." City has created a"Green Team" compriseci
�',�` of staff inembers from every Ciry depart-
� � inent to determine ways the City of Rancho
`� � � Cucamonga can reduce its iinpact on the
-_ �! ;�� environment. Other highlights of tlie Sustain-
abiliry Action Plan include tracl�ing federal
`� ` stimithis fundin g o p portunities to take advan-
tage of funding for green programs, devel-
" opuig a carbon footprint for the Ciry's opera-
tions aiid developing programs to reduce the
City's carbon footprint. Eventually the Sustain-
abiliry Action Plan will be incorporated into the City's General
Plan Update.
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The Community Services Department is the
City's key provider of health and fitness activi-
ties and programs that get residents moving and
promote an active lifesryle. As a part of Healthy
RC, Community Services has developed a new set
of activities designed to reach out even more to
the communiry.In June 2008, Community Services
introduced the Healthy RC Walking and Running
Clubs. Since then, the program has grown to 17
clubs with more than 250 members who meet
in groups or walk individually and report their
progress to earn Healthy RC rewards.
The web-based Healthy RC Challenge is another
way Community Services is motivating residents.
A fim, interactive way to track the progress of
-�� � your fitness program, registering
'{ �' �� `j for the Healthy RC Challenge
F��� '�, allows you to convert the energy
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Both residents and visitors can take part in Healthy RC thi•ough the
Healthy RC Dining program. Eleven Rancho Cucainonga restaurants have
signed up so far to create healthy dining options which they identify on
their menus with Healthy RC logo stickers. Participating restaurants to date
include Boston's Gourmet Pizza, Bt�ffalo Rings and Wings, El Pollo Loco,
iYlel's Drive In, Monaco's Pizza, Omaha Jacks, Red Brick Pizza, Robek's Juice,
SenorAgave,The Melting Pot, and Wahoo's FishTaco.
Boston's Gourmet Pizza ancl The Melting Pot have embraced the
program fully, goulg as far as to create an entue Healthy RC menu.You
can find otrt about Healthy RC menu items offered by participating
restaurants and find their locations at www.healthyrc:info.
If you are interested in finding out how your business can join, please
contact Kristen Compean at (909) 477-2700 ext. 2046 or email Kristen.
Compean@cityofrc.us.The program is free of charge to restaurants with
x ��„� menu items that qualify for the progr�un.
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The Ciry of Rancho Cucamonga has published the Bicycling andTrail Guide, a compendium
of trail etiquette, bicycle safery, and a great map showing the Ciry's major pedestrian trails and r �
bicycle routes. � '�:�„
The map identifies routes that will help get riders and wallcers to City parks, community ��''
facilities, and major destinations.The routes are segmented by rype.The Class I Bicycle Path F.:
and RecreationalTrail classification is completely separated from traffic.The Class II Bicycle `� `
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Line Road in the west is also shown. The trail follows the route of the Pacific Electric Rail- �
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system, the Pacific Electric ended operations with the expansion of Southern California's �
freeway system. Eventually a 21-mile section of the route will become an interciry urban
trail from Claremont in the west to Rialto in the east. �
The Bicycling and Trail Guide is available at most City facilities and at some recreational
outlets including REI, Sport Chalet, and Bass Pra ��
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Alternative Fuels
Public Works Services is serious about sustainabiliry and is taking the City a
long way toward its goal of sustainable practices.Whlle updating facilities, build-
ings, and equipment with new teclmologies to make them more efficient is a
standard practice at Public Works, last year saw some major new developments
in the Earth part of the Healthy RC program.
Above ground fuel storage, more environmentally friendly than under ground
tanks, has been installed at the Public Works Services Center.Another change is
the storage capaciry, diesel storage has been redliced to one 10,000-gallon tank,
half that of the previous underground storage, reflecting the Ciry's ongoing
commitment to implementing alternative fuel technologies.
While some diesel vehicles remain in the City's fleet, diesel is being phased `-`===—
out as rapidly as financially possible.The few remaining diesel vehicles are being retrofitted
with California Air Resources Board particulate traps, bringing them into compliance with
the most stringent air quality regulations in the nation.
In order to fiiel the new alternative fiiel vehicles, the Ciry is finishing construction of a
new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station at the Public Works Services Center.
The fileling station and purchase of CNG vehicles has been underwritten by $337,000 in
grants from the South Coast Air Qualiry Management District. In addition to the 8 CNG
velucles currently in the fleet, the Ciry also has 21 hybrid electric vehicles with more
alternative fuel vehicles on the way. While the CNG fueling station is currently not open
to the public, there are plans to add a public access station in the future.
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Rancho Cucamonga residents looking for a greener, healthier lifesryle got a
helping hand from the City last year with the launch of the Healthy RC website,
wwwhealthyrc.info.The new website offers local resources for a healthier Rancho
Cucamonga.
The Healthy Mind portion of the site is designed to fire up your imagination and
stimulate your brain; from links to e-books you can download without an emission-
producing drive to the library to sereniry-uiducing yoga classes.
The Healthy Body portion of the website provides links to Rancho Cucamonga
eateries offering healthy dining items and Ciry resources from exercise programs
to trails to get you up and moving.
The Healtlry Earth page is a one-stop shop for information that will show you
how to reduce your carbon footprint and make better environmental choices in
your everyday life. Links for water and energy conservation, ridesharing, recycling,
and online Ciry services make it easy to be earth friendly.
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Regarding water conservation, Rancho Cucamonga has partnered with area water agencies
to create a landscape ordinance that reduces water use to the standards being proposed by
a statewide model ordinance.The Ciry ordinance includes a maxi.t�ium allowance for water
that can be used to irrigate a newly developed landscape.The City of Rancho Cucamonga has
always made an effort to be water efficient. When the Public Works Services compared the
Ciry's historic water use with the new standards, almost all City parks met the standard.
The Ciry has also started a recycled water program. Landscaped medians on Sixth Street,
entry monuments at HavenAvenue and Fourth Street, and the Empire Lakes Gold Course are
using recycled water.
Recycled water is thorougl�ly treated, extensively tested wastewater.Advanced treatment
removes bacteria and pollutants, then the water undergoes e�austive tests to ensure it
meets strict standards set by the California Department of Public Health and Regional Water
Quality Control Board.The water is delivered in a system that is completely separate from
the drinl�ing water system and is carried in clearly marked purple pipes.
Seven more sites will come online before year's end. Rancho Cucamonga is using recy-
cled water provided by a partnership with the Cucamonga Valley Water District and the
Inland Empire Utilities Agency.
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency is another part of Rancho Cucamonga's move toward siistainability.
At the Family Sports Center, Public Works replaced 36 gymnasium lights with florescent
lighting, saving 184 watts per f�ture and reducing the waste heat from the bulbs too,
making it easier to cool the building. LED lights, another energy-reduced lighting tech-
nology, are already being used in traffic signals both for new signals and as replacements
when fixtures burn out. In traffic signals, LED lamps last five times as long as conven-
tional bt�lbs and in other uses their lifespan can be as much as 20 times greater than
conventionallamps.The Ciry is researching other suitable uses for LED f�tures.
Alternative fuels, water conservation, and energy efficiency—they all add up to a
greener Rancho Cucamonga. You may not realize, however, that these green initiatives
also conserve another important resource—money. Paying less for vehicle fuel, less for
landscape irrigation, and cutting electricity costs for lighting and cooling all add up to
important savings.
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Already recognized for its robust array
of online seivices, the Ciry of Rancho
Cucamonga has added more opportunities
to deliver services online, reduce costs and
reduce the City's carbon footprint. Every
time a service can be delivered online and
avoid a inailing, or a vehicle trip, Rancho
Cucamonga gets a little greener.
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A�ctio�as of §ur�1u� City ec�uipmerat vahiable time and save the Ciry many thou-
�verything from vehicles to fue figliting sands of dollars aruivally. Now volunteers
equipment is offered for sale on the can apply online, sign up for work shifts,
Ciry's new online auction site. Click the and track their hours of service via the
"Purchasing Online" icon on the City's internet.
homepage at www.ciryofrc.us. �usaness License Ogxliiie
Pef Liceia�es and We� I3onations
Animal Services has gone online with
Tlus year, these new online seivices were pet licensing and now offers all website
added to the Ciry's website at = -_. _- _ _ visitors a chance to
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and q�_iotes_ �!��"`-`--�= thousands of hours of
Get your own personal identification
number (PIl� and renew your business
license online.
1�ily I�eighaborlaood
No more trips to City Hall for basic
geographic information about a property.
My Neighborhood allows users to search
for a property based on an address and
retrieve information about zoning, General
Plan designations, services, utilities, special
districts, flood control, school districts, ;-
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i� FY 2009-2010
�� ;; The Ciry of Rancho Cucamonga has
adopted a balanced budget for Fiscal
<_� �' � Year 2009-2010. The Ciry's policy of
`'`� fiscal responsibiliry is to meet the chal-
:�% � lenges of the current economy by using
� a menu of options designed to scale bacic,
cut costs, and save money to contain
,• what will be the third year of general
, revenue decline, whlle continuing to meet
residents' needs for services and overall
quality of life.
Rancho Cucamonga is not alone in
�aving to deal with these challenges.
Virtually all other local government agen-
cies as well as the State of California are
in a similar situation. The Ciry's General
Fund supports the majoriry of basic
public services and relies on revenues
that are primarIly tied to the general
economy.The credit squeeze on new
development and business, decreased
consumer spending, declining prop-
erry values, increased property tax
delinquencies, continuing mort-
gage defaults, and the general
' economic downturn affect the
Ciry's main revenue sources.
Overall, the City's sales tax reve-
nues, 40% of the General Fund,
are down 18.5% over the past
two years as a result of reduced
, consumer spending and consoli-
dations and bankruptcies in the
retail sector leading to closed
storefronts. As business revenues
� have decreased,so have business
, license fees, down appro�mately
, 15% from their high point.As new
Budget Upd.ate
development has declined, development fees
have also declined. The same is true for prop-
erty tax revenues, affected not only by mort-
gage defaults but also by property tax defaults
and property value declines.As unemployment
has risen and businesses have cut back, business
travel has declined leading to a 16% decline in
transient occupancy tax from hotels. The State
Budget crisis continues to affect revenues
passed through from the State, such as vehicle
license fees.The bright spot is the stabiliry and
nominal growth of franchise fees, primarily
based on increases ui commodiry prices for
natural gas, electricity and refuse collection.
Rancho Cucamonga's 2009-2010 budget is
balanced through the following deficit reduc-
tion measures: leaving vacant staff positions
unfilled where feasible; re-organizing to bring
services formerly provided by outside contrac-
tors in-house; reducing expenses for travel, elec-
tricity and water, and other material purchases;
reassigning General Fund staffing costs to capital
projects as appropriate; suspending deprecia-
tion costs; implementing a one-time incentive
to employees for voluntary early retirement;
and using appro�mately $900,000 in reserves.
The current economic downturn has been
far more extensive, deeper, and longer than
anyone could have imagined. As difficult as the
fiscal situation has been, the Departments and
their staff have been dedicated to providing
the best possible services under extraordinary
conditions. The City will continue to provide
the highest qualiry services possible at the most
efficient cost and within the Ciry's ongonig
revenues.
CITY OPERATING FiUDGET
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www.cityofrc.us • 10500 Civic Center Drive • P.O. Box 807 • Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729 •(909) 477-2700 • Fax (909) 477-2846
Donald J. Kurth, M.D., Mayor • L. Dennis Michael, Mayor Pro Tem • Rex Gutierrez, Sam Spagnolq Diane Williams, Council Meml�ers
Community Develonment 0.2% I Building & Safety 3.5%