Monday, May 11, 2026

Open session begins at 6:00 p.m.

City Council Chamber

City Hall, 460 N. Euclid Avenue

Residents may observe the City Council meetings remotely via livestream on the City website,

Spectrum Cable TV Channel 3, or Frontier Cable TV Channel 26.

 

City of Upland Mission Statement

The City of Upland is committed to delivering superior services

that meet community needs with transparency and integrity.

 

City of Upland Vision Statement

Upland is a safe community with historic character where residents enjoy a high quality of life.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

2.

ADDITIONS-DELETIONS TO AGENDA

3.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

This is a time for any citizen to comment on item listed on the closed session agenda only. Anyone wishing to address the legislative body is requested to submit a speaker card to the City Clerk at or prior to speaking. The speakers are requested to keep their comments to no more than three (3) minutes. The use of visual aids will be included in the time limit.

CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00 p.m.

4.

CLOSED SESSION

• Recommended Action:

a.

CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

California Government Code Section 54956.8

Property: Approximately 614 square feet of area within Memorial Park located in the City of Upland (APN: 1046-183-01)

City Negotiators: City Manager, Development Services Director, and Economic Development Coordinator 

Negotiating Party: Crown Castle  

Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

b.

CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Government Code Section 54957.6

Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Deputy Director of HR/Risk Management

Unrepresented Group: Non-Represented/Confidential Unit (Accounting Supervisor, Budget Coordinator, City Clerk, Executive Assistant I, Executive Assistant to the City Manager, Finance Manager, Human Resources Analyst I, Human Resources Analyst II, Risk Management Coordinator)

c.

CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Government Code Section 54957.6

City Designated Representatives:  City Manager

Unrepresented Employees:  Assistant City Manager(s), Police Chief, Development Services Director, Deputy Director(s) of Public Works, Deputy Director of Human Resources and Risk Management

d.

CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Government Code Section 54957.6

City Designated Representatives:  Mayor and City Attorney 

Unrepresented Employee:  City Manager

5.

INVOCATION

Soheila Azizi, Baha'i Faith of Upland

6.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

7.

PRESENTATIONS

Recognition of Upland Police Department Baker to Vegas Team

Summary of Discover Upland Program

Demonstration of the City's New Citizen Engagement App Upland Connect

8.

CITY ATTORNEY

9.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

This is a time for any citizen to comment on any item listed or not listed on the agenda. Anyone wishing to address the legislative body is requested to submit a speaker card to the City Clerk at or prior to speaking. The speakers are requested to keep their comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Speakers will be given five (5) minutes during public hearings. The use of visual aids will be included in the time limit. Public comments and questions for the purpose of hearing current matters of concern in our community and to provide citizens a method for the public to hear those concerns in an open venue is encouraged. However, under the provisions of the Brown Act, the City Council is prohibited from discussion of items not listed on the agenda, and therefore, the City Council, City Manager, or City Attorney will take communications under advisement for consideration and appropriate response or discussion at a later time.

Individuals who demonstrate disruptive conduct during City Council meetings that prevent the City Council from conducting its meeting in an orderly manner are guilty of a misdemeanor as stated in PC403, disrupting a public meeting, and are subject to removal from the chamber or arrest.

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE: Pursuant Gov. Code § 84308, any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the Council is required to disclose on the record any contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $500 made by the party or the party's agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution; the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made.

10.

CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the legislative body request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the Consent Calendar

a.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2026. (Staff Person: Keri Johnson)

b.

CONSIDER APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR UPLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the agreement with Meliora Public Safety Consulting for an organizational assessment of the Upland Police Department in the amount of $94,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. (Staff Person: Marcelo Blanco)

c.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH KEENAN AND ASSOCIATES

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the Second Amendment of the Agreement with Keenan and Associates for Benefit Broker Services; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment. (Staff Person: Stephen Parker)

d.

EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK FOR 26 W. 15TH STREET TRANSFER STATION UPDATE

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the status update related to the KSM Electric, Inc. contract for emergency repair work at the 26 W. 15th Street Transfer Station. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

e.

CONSIDER ACCEPTING CALRECYCLE USED OIL PAYMENT PROGRAM (OPP CYCLE 16) GRANT

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Accept the CalRecycle Used Oil Payment Cycle 16 Grant Award of $11,103. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

f.

CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE CALRECYCLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING PAYMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 GRANT AWARD

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Accept the CalRecycle Beverage Container Recycling City/County Payment Program Fiscal Year 2025-26 grant award of $19,823 and appropriate the funds. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

g.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE ORDER WITH FORD OF UPLAND

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve a change order in the amount of $15,000 to an existing purchase order with Ford of Upland for a total revised purchase order amount of $65,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the change order. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

h.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UPGRADED SOCCER FIELD LIGHTS

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve a budget adjustment and the appropriation of $122,642 from the Quimby Capital Improvement Project Fund for the installation of upgraded soccer field lights at Cabrillo Park. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

11.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

12.

COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS

a.

COUNCIL REPORTS ON REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING, TRAINING, OR CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

Councilmembers will provide oral reports on any meetings, trainings, or conferences they attended on behalf of the City.  This item is for information only.

b.

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, APRIL 29, 2026

The Committee Chairperson will report on the meeting. This is an information item only. 

13.

BUSINESS ITEMS

a.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH SOUNDSKILZ TO PRODUCE AND MANAGE THE LEMON FESTIVAL

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the agreement with Soundskilz Inc. to produce and manage the Lemon Festival; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. (Staff Person: Michael Blay)

b.

CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 5.68 TO TITLE 5 OF THE UPLAND MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MOBILEHOME RENT REVIEW

CEQA: Determine to be Exempt.

• Recommended Action:

  Hold first reading by title only, waive further reading, and introduce an Ordinance adding Chapter 5.68 to Title 5 of the Upland Municipal Code regarding Mobilehome Rent Review, and determine the Ordinance is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. (Staff Person: Robert Dalquest)

14.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

15.

CITY MANAGER

16.

ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

NOTE: If you challenge the public hearing(s) or the related environmental determinations 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 of Upland, at, or prior to, the public hearing.

All Agenda items and back-up materials are available for public review at the Upland Public Library, at 450 North Euclid Avenue, the City Clerk's Office at 460 North Euclid Avenue and the City website at www.uplandca.gov.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office, 909-931-4120. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II].

To access written transcription during the meeting, please click this link: https://attend.wordly.ai/join/LVGO-0906. Then choose language and click attend to read the transcript on your device.

On May 6, 2026 a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the bulletin boards at 450 N. Euclid Avenue (Upland Public Library) and 460 N. Euclid Avenue (Upland City Hall), and the City website at www.uplandca.gov