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CITY OF ONTARIO
Regular City Council/Housing Authority Meeting
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026


City Hall
303 East B Street, Ontario, CA 91764
 

MAYOR PAUL S. LEON • MAYOR PRO TEM DEBRA PORADA
COUNCIL MEMBERS ALAN D. WAPNER, JIM W. BOWMAN AND DAISY MACIAS

CITY CLERK SHEILA MAUTZ • TREASURER JAMES R. MILHISER
CITY MANAGER SCOTT OCHOA • CITY ATTORNEY RUBEN DURAN

WELCOME TO A MEETING OF THE ONTARIO CITY COUNCIL


 

All documents for public review are on file with the Records Management/City Clerk's Department located at 303 East B Street, Ontario, CA 91764.

Anyone wishing to speak in person during public comment or on a particular item will be required to fill out a blue slip. Blue slips must be turned in prior to public comment beginning or before an agenda item is taken up. The Clerk will not accept blue slips after that time.

To submit written public comments by email, please send your name, the agenda item you are commenting on, and your comments to publiccomments@ontarioca.gov. The public comment submission window opens at the time the agenda is published and remains open until 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All comments received during this timeframe will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration before action is taken on the matter and will be entered into the record. To comment by phone, please call (909) 256-2441 during the meeting.

Speakers will be alerted when they have 1 minute remaining and when their time is up. Speakers are then to return to their seats and no further comments will be permitted.

In accordance with State Law, remarks during public comment are to be limited to subjects within Council's jurisdiction. Remarks on other agenda items will be limited to those items.

Remarks from those seated or standing in the back of the chamber will not permitted. All those wishing to speak including Council and Staff need to be recognized by the Chair before speaking.

 

 

 


ACCOMMODATIONS


 

If you need special assistance or accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's office at 909-395-2009. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will help the City make reasonable arrangements. Equipment for the hearing impaired is available in the Records Management Office.


ORDER OF BUSINESS


 

The regular City Council and Housing Authority meeting begins with Public Comment at 6:30 p.m. immediately followed by the Regular Meeting and Public Hearings.  No agenda item will be introduced for consideration after 10:00 p.m. except by majority vote of the City Council. 


CALL TO ORDER (OPEN SESSION)


 

ROLL CALL

 

Porada, Wapner, Bowman, Macias, Mayor/Chairman Leon


INFORMATION RELATIVE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST


Agenda item contractors, subcontractors and agents may require member abstentions due to conflict of interests and financial interests. Council Member abstentions shall be stated under this item for recordation on the appropriate item.


PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Council Member Macias

INVOCATION

Pastor Richard Hernandez, The Church of God Ontario

PUBLIC COMMENTS                                                                                                    6:30 P.M.


 

The Public Comment portion of the Council/Housing Authority meeting is limited to 30 minutes. An opportunity for further Public Comment may be given at the end of the meeting. Under provisions of the Brown Act, Council is prohibited from taking action on oral requests. As previously noted -- if you wish to address the Council, fill out one of the blue slips at the rear of the chambers and give it to the City Clerk.

 

To submit written public comments by email, please send your name, the agenda item you are commenting on, and your comments to publiccomments@ontarioca.gov. The public comment submission window opens at the time the agenda is published and remains open until 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All comments received during this timeframe will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration before action is taken on the matter and will be entered into the record.


AGENDA REVIEW/ANNOUNCEMENTS
 


The City Manager will go over all updated materials and correspondence received after the Agenda was distributed to ensure Council Members have received them.  He will also make any necessary recommendations regarding Agenda modifications or announcements regarding Agenda items to be considered.


CONSENT CALENDAR


 

All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below – there will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time Council votes on them, unless a member of the Council requests a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for a separate vote.


1.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

Minutes for the regular meetings of the City Council and Housing Authority of August 4, 2026, and special meetings of the City Council and Housing Authority of August 7, 2026, and approving same as on file in the Records Management Department.

ATTACHMENT:
20260804 Meeting Minutes (Not Official Until Approved).docx
 
ATTACHMENT:
20260807 S Meeting Minutes (Not Official Until Approved).docx
 
2.

BILLS & PAYROLL

 

Bills August 6, 2026 through August 13, 2026, and Payroll July 26, 2026 through August 8, 2026.

3.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOA CORPORATION FOR CITYWIDE GRANT WRITING AND GRANT SUPPORT SERVICES

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager or designee to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with KOA Corporation, for Citywide grant writing and grant support services, extending the term for two additional years through June 30, 2028, and increasing the contract by $400,000, for a revised total not-to-exceed contract amount of $550,000 over a five-year term.

ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit A - KOA Corporation-Hourly Rates.pdf
 
ATTACHMENT:
Amendment 3 to KOA.doc
 
4.

A RESOLUTION DECLARING CITY OWNED PROPERTY SURPLUS LAND PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54221, APPROVING THE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY, AND FINDING THAT SUCH DECLARATION IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

 

That City Council adopt a Resolution declaring a portion of the property located at 2200 East Philadelphia Street identified with Assessor’s Parcel Number 0113-281-13 as surplus land, approve the Notice of Availability, and finding that such declaration is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, MAKING FINDINGS AND DECLARING, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54221, THAT A PORTION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2200 EAST PHILADELPHIA STREET IDENTIFIED WITH ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER 0113-281-13, IS SURPLUS LAND, APPROVING THE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY THEREFORE, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO COMPLY WITH THE SURPLUS LAND ACT AND TAKING RELATED ACTIONS, FINDING THAT SUCH DECLARATION IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15060(C)(3) OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES AND DIRECTING STAFF TO ISSUE A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION.

ATTACHMENT:
APN_0113-281-13_Surplus_Land_Act_RESO_RM.docx
 
5.

PROCLAMATION OF SEPTEMBER 2026 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

 

That the City Council proclaim the month of September 2026 as National Preparedness Month in the City of Ontario.

ATTACHMENT:
NPM_Proc._2026
 
6.

A RESOLUTION FOR PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TAX ROLLS

 

That the City Council adopt a Resolution for recovery of fees and costs incurred in abating property and dangerous building violations, as well as administrative citations and civil penalties associated with property maintenance violations, and placing assessments on the San Bernardino County Tax Rolls.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A REPORT REQUESTING THE PLACEMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS ON PROPERTY TAX BILLS FOR CIVIL PENALTIES OR RECOVERY OF COSTS INCURRED FOR ABATEMENT OF VIOLATIONS OF CITY CODES AND ORDINANCES.

ATTACHMENT:
Comm Imp Special Assessments for County Tax Rolls_01_RESO_RM
 
ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit A.pdf
 
ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit B.pdf
 
ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit C.pdf
 
7.

AUTHORIZE THE SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE OF THREE ZOLL CARDIAC MONITORS FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICE DELIVERY WITH ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to authorize the purchase of three cardiac monitors, associated accessories from ZOLL Medical Corporation of Chelmsford, MA, for Ontario Fire Department expanded services in an amount not to exceed $164,435. 

ATTACHMENT:
Ontario Fire Dept - Q-148000 - Version 3.pdf
 
8.

GOODS & EQUIPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CLIFF GARTEN AND ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR THE CITY SERVICES PERMANENT PUBLIC ART

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Goods & Equipment Agreement with Cliff Garten and Associates, Inc. of Venice, California for the site-specific permanent public art located at the City Services Building for a total not-to-exceed agreement amount of $206,000. 

ATTACHMENT:
Goods___Equipment_Agreement_-_Cliff_Garten___Associates__Inc..pdf
 
9.

A GOODS AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SENTRI PREMIER UNIFORMS, LLC FOR POLICE UNIFORMS AND ALTERATION SERVICES

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute a Goods and Services Agreement with Sentri Premier Uniforms, LLC, of Rancho Cucamonga, California, for the supply of professional police uniforms and alteration services for a total not-to-exceed $476,932.

ATTACHMENT:
Sentri Premier Uniforms Goods and Services Agreement.pdf
 
ATTACHMENT:
Sentri Request for Non-Competitive Procurement Process.pdf
 
10.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GRISWOLD INDUSTRIES, DBA CLA-VAL COMPANY, FOR ON-CALL MAINTENANCE SERVICES OF AUTOMATIC HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVES

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Maintenance Services Agreement with Griswold Industries, DBA Cla-Val Company, of Perris, California, for on-call maintenance services for the City's Cla-Val Hydraulic Control Valves in the amount of $225,000 ($75,000 for FY 2026-27, $75,000 for FY 2027-28 and $75,000 for FY 2028-29) for a revised new total not-to-exceed aggregate amount of $374,999 and a term extension to June 30, 2029.

ATTACHMENT:
20260901 Amendment to MSA Cla-Val_05.pdf
 
11.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TESS ELECTRIC, INC., FOR ON-CALL MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AT CITY WATER FACILITIES

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Maintenance Services Agreement with Tess Electric, Inc., of Riverside, California, for on-call maintenance services of the City’s water facilities electrical systems in the amount of $100,000 ($50,000 for FY 2026-27 and $50,000 for FY 2027-28) for a revised new total not-to-exceed aggregate amount of $248,500, and a term extension to June 30, 2028. 

ATTACHMENT:
20260901 Amendment to Tess Electric MSA_03.pdf
 
12.

AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KLEINFELDER, INC., FOR THE LAUREL SEWER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, NOCTA STREET SEWER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, AND NOCTA STREET PRIVATE SEWER LATERAL IMPROVEMENTS

 

That the City Council authorize the City Manager or his designee, to execute Amendment No. 12 to the Professional Services Agreement with Kleinfelder, Inc., of San Diego, California, to provide geotechnical and material testing services for the Laurel Avenue Sewer Main Improvements, Nocta Street Sewer Main Improvements, and Nocta Street Private Sewer Lateral Improvements in the amount of $81,756 for a new total revised not-to-exceed amount of $3,360,674 and term of March 7, 2023 to February 7, 2028.

ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit A.pdf
 
ATTACHMENT:
20260901 Amendment No. 12 to Kleinfelder_03 AGMT.pdf
 
13.

APPROVAL OF THE FIVE-YEAR MOBILE HOME PARK ACCORD

 

That the City Council approve a five-year Mobile Home Park Accord between the City of Ontario and participating owners of mobile home parks within the City of Ontario.

ATTACHMENT:
Mobilehome Accord Agreement - FINAL.docx
 

PUBLIC HEARINGS


 

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the City’s zoning, planning or any other decision in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to the public hearing. Affidavits of posting compliance, for all items below, are on file with the Records Management Department.


14.

A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8A OF TITLE 6 OF THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE WATER CONSERVATION PLAN

 

That the City Council introduce and waive further reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8A of Title 6 of the Ontario Municipal Code related to the Water Conservation Plan.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8A, OF TITLE 6 OF THE ONTARIO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE CITY'S WATER CONSERVATION PLAN.

ATTACHMENT:
Amending Chapter 8A, of Title 6 of The Ontario Municipal Code Relating to The City's Water Conservation Plan_ORD_RM
 
ATTACHMENT:
Exhibit A to Ordinance.pdf
 
15.

A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ONTARIO AND ARCHIBALD PROPERTY, LLC.

 

That the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement ("PSA") and Joint Escrow Instructions, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute and implement any and all contracts, agreements, and other documents required to effectuate the Agreement.

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ONTARIO AND ARCHIBALD PROPERTY, LLC, FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2350-2360 EAST INLAND EMPIRE BOULEVARD, ONTARIO.

ATTACHMENT:
Archibald Property LLC PSA RESO_01_RM
 
ATTACHMENT:
Archibald_Property_LLC_PSA_02.pdf
 
ATTACHMENT:
Archibald Property LLC 52200 Summary Report_03
 

STAFF MATTERS


 

City Manager Ochoa


COUNCIL MATTERS


 

Mayor Leon

Mayor pro Tem Porada

Council Member Wapner

Council Member Bowman

Council Member Macias


ADJOURNMENT




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