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Rancho Cucamonga residents came out in
force to support "Rancho Googlemonga," a
bid to get Google's superfast communication
network. Google heard from over 1,000 Rancho
Cucamonga citizens, businesses, and civic
organizations before its March 26 deaclline,
all auning to convince the internet giant to
select the Ciry for its cutting edge "Fiber for
Communities" project.
The prize at stake is a big one. Google is
launching a program to test ultra-high-speed broad-
band fiber-optic networks in one or more trial
locations across the country. The experimental
program will deliver Internet speeds more than
100 times faster than what most Americans have
access to today—over one gigabyte-per-second
through fiber-to-the-home connections. If Rancho Cucamonga is selected, it will be positive
for the communiry, local economy and qualiry of life.
The clean, green "Rancho Googlemonga" Campaign was launched early in 2010 using
electronic media to engage the communiry in a grassroots effort. Quite appropriately, social
media platforms and email blasts were the main methods used to get the word out. The
"Rancho Googlemonga" Facebook page gained support from 1,097 people who posted
comments, videos, and notes of support. Community members who want to show their
support during the selection process can do so by posting comments at www.RCRDA.us/
Googlemonga.
And the City of Rancho Cucamonga did its part—responding to an e�austive Request
for Information. Google sought assessments of e�sting technology and everything
from number of utiliry poles and linear feet of underground conduit to communiry
demograplucs and educational attainment.
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The "Rancho Googlemonga" Campaign received national media attention.You can find r 1 :i��
the siY-page list of inedia coverage on the Rancho Cucamonga RedevelopmentAgency �- ;�''����,
website. Stories included CBS,ABC, and FOX television, as well as print media and onhne � Y'- "� :,_.; S
blogs from Sacramento to San Antonio, Pasadena to Anchorage. %� j� �_���
Now the wait begins. Google will likely announce choices toward the end of the " /
year. Competition among cities is intense for the Google project. Google is one of ;. x`
the largest high technology firms in the world.The Fiber for Communities Project is
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for Rancho Cucamonga residents, businesses and organizations.
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l�ancho Cucamonga
Adopts "Soft Landing"
2010-11 Budget
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On June 10, 2010, the City of
Rancho Cucamonga adopted its
Budgets for FiscalYear 2010-11. The
FY 2010-11 Budget Summary which
provides an overview of the City's
General Operating Budgets,including
tlie Library and Fire District is
available on the Cirywebsite at http://
www. cityofrc. us/dept_adminsys .
htm under the Finance Division
webpage.
As Southern California contimies
to endure the ongoing realities of
a deep national and state
recession, virtually all levels of public
agencies have been affected. There are small
signs that what many are calling "The Great
Recession" may be easing and 2011 might
show a modest recovery. In the meantime,
however, local governments are still dealing
with the unpacts of high levels of
unemployment (which affect sales tax), a
greatly depressed housing market (which
affects development and property t�
revenues), and the loss of many small,
medium, and large businesses which
have been unable to weather this
' economic downturn.
Rancho Cucamonga, long known
for conservative fiscal policies,
� has used gradual strategic cuts,
natural attrition and judicious use
•. of reserves to achieve a"softer
landing" with minimal disruption to
, - essential services during these
� - difficult economic times. Rancho
Cucamonga has made judicious
.. budget cuts in the previous two
years and might do so for another
"� year after this.
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The recently adopted General
-. Fund Budget and Library Budget
both represent a 9.8 percent
� ��� reduction from the previous fiscal
�'''� ��. year. The Rancho Cucamonga
�� - i'' Pire District, which has an
� independent budget as a legally
���`� separate but subsidiary district,
'�� experienced a 3.9 percent
� decrease from the previous
�y _ Year. In addition, the State of
California also took $32 million in Rede-
velopment funds from the City during this
past year.As a result of these reductions and
losses, Rancho Cucamonga recently unple-
mented many cost saving measures. These
include delaying or eliminating several
Redevelopment-fiinded infrastructure
projects,a furlough for all City employees,and
the upcoming closure of most Ciry facilities
from December 23, 2010 through January 3,
2011.The City's workforce has been reduced
by over 12 percent.
Despite these reductions, the City of
Rancho Cucamonga is dedicated to the
continuity of essential public services
including critical public safery services.
The City has aggressively pursued grants
and stimt�lus funds that help offset some of
the impacts of the current recession. While
these grants often have strict limitations on
how much can be used for operations, they
are a critical component in the City's long-
standing policy of investing in infrastructure
improvements, public and private job
creation, and special programs that provide
services to the commtuliry. This Annual
Report contains numerous examples of
projects or programs fimded by outside
grants or special funds.
Ciry Council and City staff remain
committed to monitoring current economic
conditions and taking reasonable, timely
actions, if necessary, to adjust to any further
revenue reductions. For updates and
uiformation on holiday faciliry closures, visit
the Ciry's website at www.ciryofrc.us.
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is Adopted �
After two years of intensive effort, -
the General Plan was adopted by the
Rancho Cucamonga City Council {
on May 19, 2010. Known from its
begimiings as "The Ciry With a Plan,"
this full update of the General Plan
is a major achievement for Rancho
Cucamonga. It describes the City's
vision for the future and details how
that vision will be achieved through
City policies over the ne�t 20 years.
The adoption of the General Plan is
the cuhniiiation of a comprehensive community
planning process that included e�tensive citizen
involvement.Thank you to all who participated.
• "Healthy RC"—based on encouraging a
healthy lifesryle and healthy community—
is an integral part of this General
Plan update �'_,'� "� ��
� Environxnental sustainability is
interwoven throughout the Plan
• The General Plan process included
over 52 Stakeholder Interviews
• The Ciry received over 700
opinions on the "Visioneering"
survey (public opuuons about
how to improve the City)
• The Ciry formed a General P1anAdvisory Committee that was
made up of Ciry residents, businesses and commtuury group
representatives that met over a period of 10 months
• Planners conducted more than 45 meetings ("the Road Show")
with a variery of communiry groups to get opinions on "The
Spirit of Rancho Cucamonga" Guiding Principles for the Plan
• The process included a telephone opinion poll of Ciry residents
Following this comprehensive, two-year process, the General
Plan has been approved and is ox�luie! Visit the Ciry's website
at www.cityofrc.us and click on the General Plan icon to
see this important and dynamic document. The Planning
Department is available to answer any questions you might
ha�e at (909) 477-2750. I
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,� � 1. o - g� Rancho Cucamonga's
���, �S� B �� 'c lustory is being saved!
" � ,, � `; � � � , ' � The Rancho Cucamonga
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-"`�"��� create digital stories
order to preserve the City's lustoiy. There are several unpor-
t r�ai-tnPr.�hirs in thig ri•�iPrt inrliirli�io thP C'ii-v Planiiino
Depastinent and tlie Historical PreservationAssociation of Rancho
Cucamonga.
Pasticipants were filmed in short 3-5 minutes stories tall�uig
about a person, place, event, a funily story, or a stoiy of coining to
Califoriva or moving to the Ciry of Rancho Cucainonga. Personal
photos were scaruied and added as Libraiy Staff editecl each ,
individual stoiy. All completed stories become a permanent part
of the Libraiy's local history project.
Tlie project ctilmulated with a Local History CulturalArts Night '
on Jtuie 4, 2010 at the Pat�l A. Biane Libraiy. The event saw the
unveiluig of the digital stories and local histozy project, as well
as music, entertainment, and activities. Everyone in attenda�ice '.
learned more about the City and its rich heritage of fan�ilies, ,-" .j
vineyards, Cli1L15 ll1ClUStTj� c111Q 1a11C'llTlatl{S ]11C1L1O111� 1tOL1Le l�t�. f�
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Rancho Cucamonga
Takes Four Routes t
�� Energy Efficiency
This past year the City received a$1.6
million grant from the Department of Energy
for the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block
Grant program, funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the
Federal Stimulus Program). The City used
the grant money to fund four programs to
encourage energy efficiency within the City of
Rancho Cucamonga.
The first project is the Energy Efficient '�r��� "' c� ���� ���'
Home Loan Program.Through funding provided ,- �-� �"� , ��n-� _n�� �
by the grant, the Ciry is offering zero-interest `� �- '�'�" --�--- --��
loans to low income residents to make energy efficient unprovements to their prop-
erry. The program has proven higl�ly popular—to date, the Ciry has obligated almost
all of its allocated funds. In time, as these loans are paid back to the Ciry, the money
will be used to issue new loans to additional residents.
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The second project is the Energy Efficient Appliances Rebate Program, which I
offers rebates up to $500 per household to all residents who have qualifying energy
efficiency unprovements or appliances installed. Examples of eligible improvements
include solar photovoltaic systems, water heaters, ceiling fans, dishwashers, ovens,
built-in microwa�es, and many more.This program has been e�tremely successful
with almost half the allocated funding already spent.
The third project is the upgrading of the Civic Center Heating Ventilation Air
Conditioning (HVAC) Control System. This will reduce electriciry consumption,
reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and save the City thousands of dollars in
electriciry costs by increasing the energy efficiency of the HVAC at the Civic
Center and Police Station by 15 to 20 percent. The upgrade project is now in the
design phase and should be installed by Spring 2011.
The fourth project is the creation of a part-time Energy Efficiency
Coordinator to assist with the administration and promotion of the City's
s sustainabiliry efforts known as the Healthy Earth component of the Healthy RC
program. The Energy Efficiency Coordinator works to promote and improve
existulg earth-friendly programs and introduce new ones.
' For more information on the Energy Efficient Home Loan Program, contact
the Planning Department at (909)477-2750. For more information on the
�' Energy EfficientAppliances Rebate Program, contact the Bullding and Safery
Department at (909) 477-2700, e�. 4243.
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'; Healthy 1ZC Liv�� �s or� televi��on
'i The programs feature entertaining and
interestuig choices you can make for a
healthier lifestyle and highlight h�w the .� V.� j ��
City helps residents choose health.They re �`,� ��� ', `��a
on RCTV every day but Wednesday on caUle � _����_�- °i� �
television, Channel3 at 8 a:m. and 7 p.m. c. `'�
You can also check out the programs "�
online. Take a hike to Etiwanda Falls (episode
6), discover healthy dining options (episode 4), or learn how Costco is '
going green (episode �.You'll find it all at www.healthyrc.info. �
Healthy RC is a multi-year effort to encourage all of us to make healthy �
choices for our ininds, bodies and earth. The City of Rancho Cucamonga ;
auns to increase community awareness of existing "healthy" resources ;
in the City and develop new Healthy RC offerulgs.
As you enjoy Rancho Cucamonga's many beautiful parks and landscapes, �`�'�'"�
you'll notice beneficial, attractive, rich brown mulch. The City's Public Works
Services Department uses wood mulch as groundcover for numerous reasons.
WOOD MULCH HELPS: ��
• Prevent the germination of weed ' % � �a'-' =`� _
seeds and the need for herbicides or ` � R � `. � �``�h` ��' �' ;�.<: -�
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Mulch is a low-cost ground cover made from recycled wood products.The
mulch the Ciry uses is provided by Burrtec Waste Industries, the City's waste hauler. City
tree trimmings are miYed with construction industry wood debris, shredded, mulched,
and delivered back to the City for use as a ground cover throughout Ciry-maintained
landscape and parks. In essence, mulch is the Ciry's tree trimmings coming back to
make communiry landscapes even healthier and more beautiful.
In addition, mtilching is something you can try at home! Mulching can be one of the
most beneficial things you can do for your soil and your plants. If you have not mulched
your home garden in the past, we recommend you give it a try. �_ ,
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. partnership with the local KOHLS team to help the communiry.
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programs offered by the Community Services Department, as well as projects for other
City departments.The group is known as the KOHLS CaresA-Team.
Here are some examples. In AprIl, KOHLS Cares provided two days of service—
undertaking trail clean-up by painting a fence along the Pacific Electric Trail. Then the
A-Team showed they care for the environment and celebrated Earth Day by being ushers at
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This school year, Alta Loma High School's Video Production Class partnered with the Rancho CucamongaP,nitnal Care
andAdoption Center to create a television series. The 15 to 30 minute episodes were filmed, hosted, and edited entirely by the students.
All the shows are dedicated to promoting programs offered by the Animal Center.
Show topics included the volunteer progr�m, the foster care program, the new in-house surgical suite, and the benefits of spaying and
� neutering your animals.The students worked withAniinal Center staff to plan and script each show.
- This past season's episodes are rotated monthly and can be viewed on RCT'V-3 cable Channel 3 at 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. every
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The Rancho Cucamonga Aniinal Care and
Adoption Center is not only the place to go
to adopt the friendliest pets around. IYs also
a well equipped medical center for aunnals.
The surgical suite at the Animal Care
Center is now in full operation, sa�ing
money by allowing procedures to be done in
house. It allows the veterinarian to perform
spays and neuters on cats, dogs, and rabbits,
and many other necessary procedures. The
surgical suite opened in September 2008
and since then has done 4,028 spays, neuters
and other surgeries.
TheAiumal Care andAdoption Center will
go to great lengths to get a pet adopted. We
have performed surgeries to remove large
objects swallowed by dogs. We have repaired
hernias and treated infections, lacerations,
and abscesses. We ha�e treated broken legs
and tails and performed delicate eye surgery.
We even treated a lovely dog named Simone
who had been stabbed. In all of these cases,
the animals were adopted or went to a
rescue afterwards.
The Rancho Cucamonga Animal Center is
a place where lost, abandoned, surrendered,
and stray aiumals come to stay and are given
the best possible care by very caring people
until they find a new home or are reclauned
by their owners.
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all surgeries
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while pets were ! �" , ,
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dures. Our clinic also
frees our field officers from transport
duties. When we opened the surgery
suite, I was the only surgeon. Today, I
have the help of fourth year veterinary
students, relief veterinarians and volun-
teer veterinarians. I also mentor �
students and veterinarians who want
to better their surgical skills. �
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The surgical suite is equipped
with two wet prep tables where the
anunals are prepared for surgery,
two surgery tables, four anesthetic
machines, an autoclave to sterilize the
instruments, a digital x-ray machine, a
dental machine, and cages to hold the �
animals awaiting surgery for the day.
We are very proud to have this '
state-of-the-art facility which not
only provides tunely veterinary care
for our Center pets but also allows
the Department to operate in a more
efficient and cost effective manner.
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����`%�`` � When it comes to heart attacks, time is the precious key to saving lives. Over
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�y, the past year, Rancho Cucamonga Fire Paramedics have played an ever more
' successfi�l role in helping people survive heart attacks. Each quarter over the
�� L` past year, the number of patients with good outcomes and successful treatment
` has increased.
- Rancho Cucamonga Fire Paramedics play a crucial role in recognizing the signs
�ni.1e � of a heart attack and getting the patient to a cardiac catheterization
S�'Y°°°°°=��d���ha�„,o,m�„, ,„ M, s��+� �o„o- lab at the hospital. There, a cardiologist can perform the
`�` �-�•��.��, ,� critical procedure that opens blockages in the cardiac
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� -� '' ''' The past year's success stories and saved lives are the result
,> � of specialized training, skills and equipment. Paramedic tuuts
it�� � carry what is known as a 12-Lead EKG maclune as an added
tool in their cache of lifesaving equipment. Simply put, this
sophisticated monitor allows paramedics to get a multi-
dimensional picture of the patient's heart function. Paramedics
e- - � are then able to start advanced life support
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i"` �'"' ��,�'�"� i'�'` "' ''� medications to minimize damage to
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.�a o�:. ' allows them to call ahead and notify the
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� o� ��r '` ����""'�"` staff preparation time for the patient's
° arrival. When the ambulance arrives, the hospital emergency staff is ready to
� ee e • roll.The result—less time from the onset of the heart attack to completion of
° the procedure in the catheterization lab and better outcomes for patients.
Fire Department Works with �
Businesses to Cut False Alarrn�
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Fa1se fire alarms are down by almost 70 percent in Rancho ;
Cucamonga. These are the remarkable results of a two-yeai � a
effort by the Fire Prevention Bureau.
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Rancho Cucamonga businesses have worked cooperatively �- �
with the Fire Prevention Bureau to repair aging and
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troublesome fire alarm systems in order to reduce false alarms or nuisance
alarms. These efforts resulted in a 50 percent reduction in false and
nuisance alarms this year, with a nearly 70 percent reduction over the past
two years. As a result, the Fire Prevention Bureau has eliminated some
reqttirements, saving affected local businesses several hundred to several
�u� thousand dollars each year in alarm maintenance costs.
" False or nuisance alarms can be a troublesome problem. Naturally,
�' Rancho Cucamonga firefighters go into unmediate action with each acti-
vated fire alarm, traveling to points all across the Ciry. But, more often
than not these rypes of calls result from a false alarm, where the fire
,�> alarm was activated by a human error, or a nuisance alarm in which
the alarm activated due to a mechanical failure or malfunction.
The Fire Prevention Bureau, under the direction of the Fire
Marshal, works closely with businesses, schools and churches
to ensure public places are safe for employees, customers and
community members. Fire protection equipment, such as a fire
alarm system, is often required to alert people within the business
that there's a problein, and also to notify the fire department.