For City Council Meeting August 25, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Public Works Director
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Request City Council to Adopt: (1) Resolution No. 8561 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8395 Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk; (2) Resolution No. 8562 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8438 Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk; (3) Resolution No. 8563 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8471 Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk; and (4) Resolution No. 8564 Amending and Restating Resolution No. 8516 Authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8395 authorizing the filing of liens against certain properties for delinquent refuse accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk;
2) Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8438 authorizing the filing of liens against certain properties for delinquent refuse accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk;
3) Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8471 authorizing the filing of liens against certain properties for delinquent refuse accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk; and,
4) Adopt a resolution to amend and restate Resolution No. 8516 authorizing the filing of liens against certain properties for delinquent refuse accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk
BACKGROUND:
On September 9, 2025, December 9, 2025, February 24, 2026, and May 26, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 8395, 8438, 8471, and 8516, respectively, authorizing the Filing of Liens Against Certain Properties for Delinquent Refuse Accounts with the San Bernardino County Recorder-Clerk
Following submittal of the assessment information to the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector, the County notified the City that the resolutions were rejected because they did not expressly state whether the total assessment amount authorized included applicable County administrative or processing fees or whether those fees would be handled separately.
The County requested that the resolutions clearly authorize the total amount of the charge, including any applicable County administrative or processing fees. The amended and restated resolutions have been revised to include the required language and satisfy the County's processing requirements.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
The proposed amended and restated resolutions do not modify the lien placements or assessment rates for each quarterly lien process during the 2025/2026 Fiscal Year previously approved by the City Council on September 9, 2025, December 9, 2025, February 24, 2026, and May 26, 2026. The revisions are administrative in nature and clarify that the authorized assessment amounts include any applicable County administrative or processing fees, as required by the San Bernardino County Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector.
Adoption of the amended and restated resolutions will allow the County to process and place the approved assessments for delinquent refuse on the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 property tax roll.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Approval of this action complies with the City of Rialto General Plan Goals and related Policies:
Goal 2-8: Preserve and improve established residential neighborhoods in Rialto.
Goal 2-10: Create distinctive gateways at all entry points into Rialto and for individual districts or neighborhoods.
Goal 2-12: Design new streets to be pedestrian friendly.
Goal 2-13: Achieve quality aesthetic design of all signage in the City of Rialto.
Goal 2-17: Provide high-quality and environmentally sustainable landscaping.
Goal 2-19: Encourage neighborhood preservation, stabilization, and property maintenance.
Goal 2-21: Ensure high-quality planned developments in Rialto.
Goal 2-22: Promote commercial and/or industrial development that is well designed, people-oriented, environmentally sustainable, sensitive to the needs of the visitor or resident, and functionally efficient for its purpose.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the resolutions and approved them as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget Impact:
There is no impact to the Operating Budget.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact:
There is no impact to the Capital Improvement Budget.
Licensing:
A Business license application and payment of a Business License tax is not required for this action.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Rialto Modified Reso-PH 1st Qtr. 2025 Liens
2. Rialto Modified Reso-PH 2nd Qtr. 2025 Liens
3. Rialto Modified Reso-PH 3rd Qtr. 2025 Liens
4. Rialto Modified Reso-PH 4th Qtr. 2025 Liens