For City Council Meeting April 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8340 Approving the Public Improvement Agreement for Public Improvements along Riverside Avenue Related to the Precise Plan of Design (PPD) 2019-0036 Located on the West Side of Riverside Avenue Approximately 280 Feet North of Industrial Drive within the Heavy Industrial (H-IND) Zone; and (2) Authorize the City Manager or their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff requests that the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving the Public Improvement Agreement for public improvements along Riverside Avenue related to the Precise Plan of Design (PPD) 2019-0036 located on the west side of Riverside Avenue approximately 280 Feet north of Industrial Drive within the Heavy Industrial (H-IND) Zone; and,
2. Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2021, the City of Rialto Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Precise Plan of Design No. 2019-0036, allowing the development of an outdoor storage yard for truck trailer parking on 3.3 acres of land (Assessor’s Parcel Number 0258-121-51) subject to the findings and conditions therein. The development is located on the west side of Riverside Avenue, approximately 280 feet north of Industrial Drive. A copy of the Planning Commission staff report is included as Attachment 1.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Crown Enterprises, LLC (the “Developer”) requests that the City Council approve the Public Improvement Agreement (PIA) for the construction of certain public improvements along Riverside Avenue as required by the conditions of approval. The public improvements consist of, but are not limited to, the following: asphalt base, asphalt concrete, curb & gutter, sidewalk, streetlights, driveway approaches, landscaping & irrigation, undergrounding of overhead utilities, and street signing & striping.
The Developer has submitted security to guarantee the completion of the public improvements and will execute the PIA once approved by City Council. A copy of the PIA is included as Attachment 2. A copy of the Disclosure Statement is included as Attachment 3.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
On April 28, 2021, the Planning Commission adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration (Environmental Assessment Review No. 2019-0048) for the Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). No further environmental review is necessary.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
The project is consistent with the following goals of the Land Use Element of the Rialto General Plan:
Goal 2-19: Encourage neighborhood preservation, stabilization, and property maintenance.
Goal 2-21: Ensure high-quality planned developments in Rialto.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the Resolution and Public Improvement Agreement and approved them as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
The completion of public improvements adds an estimated value of $185,450.25 to the City street system based on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 (GASB34) for this specific project.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
The proposed action will not affect the City’s Capital Improvement Budget.
Licensing
Before execution of any issued on-site or off-site Construction Permits, the Contractor secured a business license application and paid a Business License tax at the Contractor's rate, as well as Administration and State fees for his contractors performing any improvements and shall renew accordingly.