Pomona — 2025-10-20

CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nReports from the City Manager.

CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS\nA) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9)\nWorkers’ Compensation Claim Settlement\nMoney)/Police Chief Michael Ellis\n- Compromise & Release (New\nB) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and (d)(1))\nJulie Taylor v. Officers Amber Solgat and City of Pomona\nLos Angeles County Superior Court\nCase No. 21STCV05171\nC) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nCity Clerk\nD) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency-designated representative:\nRené Anderson, Human Resources/Risk Management Director\nEmployee organizations:\nUnrepresented Employee: City Clerk\n\nE) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProperty/APN’s:\n83410020-06,-07,-08,-11, -12, -13, -17, -21, and -24; and\n83410010-12, -13,-31,-32, and -39\nNegotiating Parties: M and A Gabaee LP\nCity’s Negotiator:\nAnita Scott, City Manager; Ata Khan, Deputy Director,\nOffice of Economic and Business Affairs\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms\n________________________________________________________________\nProperty/APN:\n8341005029\nNegotiating Parties: Pomona Fox Theater Master Tenant LLC Lessee c/o Pomona Fox\nTheater LLC Lessor\nCity’s Negotiator:\nAnita Scott, City Manager; Ata Khan, Deputy Director, Office of\nEconomic and Business Affairs\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms

MAYOR/COUNCILMEMBER COMMUNICATIONS\nReports on conferences, seminars, and regional meetings attended by Mayor and City Council and announcements of\nupcoming events, and also items for future City Council consideration as requested by Mayor or Members of the City\nCouncil. Also, report updates from Council Ad-Hoc Committees are given at this time.\nAdditionally, this is the time for Mayor and City Council to disclose on the record any contributions per Charter Section\n1403. This section states “Prior to casting a vote on any contract, permit, or other matter requiring City Council\napproval where the applicant seeking approval is a person or business entity controlled by that person that has\ncontributed more than five hundred dollars ($500) within the previous twelve (12) months to a Councilmember’s City\nelection campaign committee, the Mayor or Councilmember receiving such contribution(s) shall disclose on the public\nrecord the receipt of said contribution(s).

1.\nApproval of City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment\nAgency Meeting Minutes\nIt is recommended that the City Council approve the following City Council/Housing\nAuthority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes:\nSeptember 15, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes

10.\nEstablishing the Order of Appointment of the Vice-Mayor and Selecting and Designating\nDistrict 4 Councilmember, Elizabeth Ontiveros-Cole, as Vice-Mayor\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-120 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE ORDER OF APPOINTMENT OF\nVICE-MAYOR AND SELECTING AND DESIGNATING DISTRICT 4 COUNCILMEMBER,\nELIZABETH ONTIVEROS-COLE, AS VICE-MAYOR

11.\nAccept Elderly Nutrition Program Grant Funds from Los Angeles County for Senior Meal\nServices in the Amount of $462,500 and Amend the FY 2025-26 Operating Budget Senior\nNutrition Grant Fund by Increasing Revenue Estimates and Appropriations in the Amount\nof $54,300\nIt is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:\n1) Adopt the following resolution:\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-123 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nRegular Meeting Agenda\nOctober 20, 2025\nTHE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, TO ACCEPT ELDRELY NUTRITION\nGRANT FUNDS FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR SENIOR MEAL SERVICES\nIN THE AMOUNT OF $462,500 AND AMEND THE FY 2025-26 OPERATING\nBUDGET SENIOR NUTRITION GRANT FUND BY INCREASING REVENUE\nESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,300\n2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement and any\nsubsequent amendments, subject to review by the City Attorney, as of July 1, 2025.

12.\nApproval of Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement for Administrative Services with the\nCalifornia Choice Energy Authority (CalChoice)\nIt is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:\n1) Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement for Administrative Services\n(Amendment) with CalChoice; and\n2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Amendment and related\ndocuments with CalChoice, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

2.\nFINAL MINUTES 09-15-2025.pdf\nSecond Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 4359 Amending the Pomona City Code\nby Adopting the Rent Stabilization and Eviction Control Ordinance of 2025 and Amending\nFY 2025-26 Operating Budget by Appropriating $82,000 from General Fund Reserves for\nRental Registry Software\nIt is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:\n1) Introduce, waive further and give second reading to the following ordinance:\nORDINANCE NO. 4359 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE RENT STABILIZATION AND\nEVICTION CONTROL ORDINANCE OF 2025\n2) Adopt the following resolution:\nRegular Meeting Agenda\nOctober 20, 2025\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-124 - AMEND FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2025-26 OPERATING\nBUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $82,000 FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES FOR\nRENTAL REGISTRY SOFTWARE\n3) Authorize the City Manager to execute all agreements, amendments, and any other\ndocumentation requested for acceptance of the award, distribution of the funding and\noperation of the Rent Stabilization Program, subject to approval as to form by the City\nAttorney.

3.\nSecond Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 4360, Approving Specific Plan\nAmendment (SPA-001401-2024) to Establish New Sign Regulations in the Pomona\nCorridors Specific Plan\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt the following ordinance:\nORDINANCE NO. 4360 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nPOMONA,\nCALIFORNIA,\nAPPROVING\nSPECIFIC\nPLAN\nAMENDMENT\n(SPA-001401-2024) TO REMOVE EXISTING SECTION 2.9 “SIGNAGE REGULATIONS”\nIN THE POMONA CORRIDORS SPECIFIC PLAN AND REPLACE WITH SECTION .630\n“SIGNS” OF THE POMONA ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODE

4.\nAdopt a Resolution Authorizing the City of Pomona Housing Authority (PHA) to accept a\ngrant award and receive funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment (HUD), totaling $492,981\nIt is recommended that the City Council, sitting as the Governing Board of the City of\nPomona Housing Authority take the following actions:\n1) Adopt the following resolution:\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-105 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE\nCITY OF POMONA HOUSING AUTHORITY APPROVING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A\nHOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) PROGRAM GRANT AWARD, TO\nRECEIVE FUNDING TOTALING $492,981, AMENDING THE FY 2025-26 BUDGET\nBY INCREASE REVENUE ESTIMATES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS\nRegular Meeting Agenda\nOctober 20, 2025\nIN THE SAME AMOUNT\n2) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County\nDepartment of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as required for the administration\nof the Foster to Independence (FYI) Program;\n3) Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority or her designee to execute\nthe contracts and other documentation requested for acceptance and implementation\nof the grant award.

5.\nResolution to Amend the FY 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget by\nCreating Two New Projects, Closing Two Projects, And Appropriating CIP Carryover\nDiscretionary Funding and Community Development Block Grant Funding to Several\nProjects\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-112 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE FY 2025-26 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT\nPROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY CREATING TWO NEW PROJECTS, “PALOMARES\nPARK SOCCER FIELD REHABILTATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71129\nAND APPROPRIATING $50,561 OF DISTRICT 6 CIP CARRYOVER DISCRETIONARY\nFUNDS\nTO\nTHE\nPROJECT,\nAND\n“WESTMONT\nPARK\nRESTROOM\nREHABILITATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71130, AND APPROPRIATING\n$17,688 TO THE PROJECT, CLOSING AN UNFUNDED PROJECT, “CIVIC CENTER\nTILE REHABILITATION,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71126, CLOSING AND\nUNAPPROPRIATING $40,0000 OF DISTRICT 5 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK\nGRANT FUNDING FROM “WESTMONT PARK SOFTBALL FIELD REHABILITATION,”\nPROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-71120 AND CLOSING THE PROJECT, AND\nAPPROPRIATING THIS FUNDING AND $636,636 OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nBLOCK GRANT FY 2025-26 ALLOCATIONS TO VARIOUS PROJECTS AS DETAILED\nIN EXHIBIT A

6.\nApproving the Naming of Authorized Agents to be kept on File with Cal OES for the\nPurpose of Obtaining Federal and State Disaster Assistance Funds\nRegular Meeting Agenda\nOctober 20, 2025\nIt is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-115 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY\nOF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE NAMING OF THE CITY MANAGER,\nHUMAN\nRESOURCES/RISK\nMANAGEMENT\nDIRECTOR,\nAND\nFINANCE\nDIRECTOR/CITY TREASURER AS AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO BE KEPT ON FILE\nWITH THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

7.\nReceive and File the Quarterly Summary of Approved City Council Sponsorships and\nRemaining Fund Balances\nIt is recommended that the City Council receive and file the summary of approved City\nCouncil Sponsorships and remaining fund balances.

8.\nApproval of a New Five-Year Master On-Call Consultant List for Professional Services\nBeginning November 1, 2025 through October 31, 2030\nIt is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:\n1) Approve the new five-year Master On-Call Consultant List, comprised of 72\nprofessional and technical consultant firms, for use in procuring professional services\nas allowed by the Pomona Municipal Code for public works projects including those\nwithin the City’s Adopted Capital Improvement Program (CIP); and\n2) Authorize the City Manager or designed to enter into five-year Consultant Retainer\nMaster Agreements (in substantially the form included hereto as Attachment No. 1) for\nProfessional Consulting Services with the 72 professional and technical consultant\nfirms as needed on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval of\nnon-substantive changes by the City Attorney.

9.\nAward a Contract to Marina Landscape, Inc. for the Construction of Various Runoff\nRegular Meeting Agenda\nOctober 20, 2025\nCapture and Water Quality Improvements\nIt is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:\n1) Approve the project, as described below, as being categorically exempt from CEQA\npursuant to Section 15301;\n2) Award a construction contract to Marina Landscape, Inc. for “Runoff Capture and\nWater\nQuality\nImprovements\nat\nVarious\nLocations,\n“Project\nNo.\n428-2590-XXXXX-81059 to include Base Bid and Additive Alternate of various runoff\ncapture and water quality improvements at various locations in the amount of\n$855,284; and,\n3) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the construction contact and all\nrelated documents with Marina Landscape on behalf of the City and any subsequent\ndocuments or amendments, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

PRESENTATIONS\nA Proclamation of the City Council of the City of Pomona Proclaiming the Month of\nOctober as “National Community Planning Month” in the City of Pomona