Monday, March 23, 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 4:00 p.m.

4.

CLOSED SESSION

a.

CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

Government Code Section 54957.6

Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager Michael Blay, Assistant City Manager Stephen Parker, and Deputy Director of Human Resources/Risk Management Cecilia Todd

Employee Organization: Upland Police Officers Association

b.

CLOSED SESSION CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS

California Government Code Section 54956.8

Property:  1.03-acre parcel located on Third Avenue, approximately 75 feet south of the Pacific Electric Trail and adjacent along the north side of the Coy D. Estes Senior Apartments, in the City of Upland (Assessor Parcel Number: 1046-411-54)

City Negotiators: City Manager Michael Blay, Development Services Director Robert Dalquest and Housing Manager Diane Cotto

Negotiating Party:  Steven Dukett, Upland Community Housing, Inc.

Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of payment 

5.

INVOCATION

Deacon Richard Simpson, St. Anthony's Catholic Church

6.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

7.

PRESENTATIONS

Proclamation Recognizing Government Finance Professionals Week accepted by Stephen Parker, President of the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO)

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 March 9, 2026. (Staff Person: Keri Johnson)

b.

ANNUAL CITY ETHICS REVIEW

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file this report on the annual city ethics review. (Staff Person: Michael Blay)

c.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY WARRANT AND PAYROLL REGISTERS

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve the February warrant registers totaling $10,800,136.85 (check numbers 55999 – 56378 and direct disbursements) and payroll registers totaling $2,090,145.41 (check numbers 164597 – 164612 and electronic fund transfers 60662 – 61247). (Staff Person: Stephen Parker)

d.

TREASURER’S REPORT FEBRUARY 2026

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the February 2026 Treasurer’s Report. (Staff Person: Stephen Parker)

e.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SOFTWARE UPGRADES TO POLICE DEPARTMENT COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve an amendment to the System Purchase Agreement for upgrades to the Police Department’s Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System (CAD/RMS); authorize the City Manager, subject to City Attorney review, to approve non-substantive modifications to the amendment without increasing the City’s financial obligations or liability; and appropriate $412,004.25 from the COPS Unreserved Fund Balance to COPS Data Processing Services Account No. 2163201-5254 for the first-year costs of the upgraded CAD/RMS, to be reimbursed from receipt of federal Community Project Funding, subject to federal obligation, receipt, eligibility and applicable grant requirements. (Staff Person: Stephen Parker)

f.

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

CEQA: Exempt under Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.

• 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)

g.

CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MEASURE I CONTINUATION EXPENDITURE PLAN DEVELOPED BY THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Adopt a Resolution approving the Measure I Continuation Expenditure Plan developed by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

h.

CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF UPLAND PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Adopt a Resolution approving the City’s participation in the Joint Powers Authority establishing the San Bernardino Regional Housing Trust Fund (SBRHT); and authorize the City Manager, subject to City Attorney review, to approve non-substantive modifications to the Joint Powers Agreement that further its purpose without increasing the City’s financial obligations or liability. (Staff Person: Robert Dalquest)

i.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ADVANTEC, INC.

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Approve Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers, Inc., increasing the current year compensation by $49,000, from $150,000 to a total annual amount of $199,000 through June 30, 2026; extending the term of the agreement for an additional one-year period through June 30, 2027; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment. (Staff Person: Robert Dalquest)

j.

CONSIDERATION OF A RELOCATION AGREEMENT WITH LAMAR CENTRAL OUTDOOR, LLC FOR TWO DIGITAL BILLBOARDS IN THE COLONIES AT SAN ANTONIO SPECIFIC PLAN

CEQA: Determine to be Exempt.

• Recommended Action:

  Adopt a Resolution for the Relocation Agreement between the City of Upland and Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC to erect two (2) digital billboards in the Colonies at San Antonio Specific Plan, and direct staff to file a Notice of Exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. (Staff Person: Robert Dalquest)

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.

13.

BUSINESS ITEMS

a.

SET A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE A PROP 218 NOTIFICATION FOR A WATER, RECYCLED WATER, AND SEWER RATE ADJUSTMENT

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:
  1. Set a public hearing tentatively for June, 8, 2026, to consider proposed water and recycled water service rate adjustments to become effective July 1, 2026, and sewer service rate adjustments to become effective July 1, 2026
  2. Direct staff to prepare and mail a Proposition 218 notice
  3. Receive and file the Water, Recycled Water, and Wastewater Rate Study
  4. Consider the rate schedules and related adjustments as recommended by staff for inclusion in the Proposition 218 notice and subsequent City Council action. (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

b.

LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE

CEQA: Not a Project.

• Recommended Action:

  Receive and file the updated City of Upland Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). (Staff Person: Damien Arrula)

14.

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

15.

CITY MANAGER

16.

ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Monday, April 13, 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 March 18, 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