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Public Utility Concessionaire for Water and Sewer→At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Public comments (17)
A union representative said the deal doesn't fall under AB 339, announced a PERB charge against the city, and cited New York Times data showing Rialto water rates rose 68%.
City Council Meeting · 2:06:38 →Said the fiscal problem stems from upper management, questioned giving up control of water rights, and urged the council to collect the $4.6 million owed on water before any deal.
City Council Meeting · 2:10:03 →Said the council should say no today, criticized lack of union consultation, and warned against a 30-year for-profit commitment.
City Council Meeting · 2:13:02 →A water district director raised nitrate problems at the treatment plant, E. coli concerns for farmers, and asked to join study sessions.
City Council Meeting · 2:16:02 →Said the council is being asked to act without a comprehensive multi-year financial plan, called the scenarios planning assumptions, and urged completion of feasibility studies first.
City Council Meeting · 2:18:33 →A stormwater employee detailed Rialto's project delays, shortfalls, and loans, and asked the council to abandon the procurement process.
City Council Meeting · 2:21:50 →Passionately defended local utility workers who support firefighters off the clock and warned cutting them would devastate the community.
City Council Meeting · 2:28:04 →Clarified water and sewer are separate enterprise funds, defended past rate decisions, and said the city can fix its own water fund without selling the system.
City Council Meeting · 2:30:31 →A SEIU 521 rep defined procurement, cited Veolia's $85.9 million in penalties and the Flint water crisis settlement, and urged the council to reject the plan.
City Council Meeting · 2:32:36 →Called for study sessions as the immediate next step, echoing Council Member Morales.
City Council Meeting · 2:34:34 →A finance department employee and resident described doubled water bills and lobby complaints, urging the council to keep jobs and service local.
City Council Meeting · 2:34:21 →Said the city already has its "concessionaire" — its own Public Works crew — and opposed giving up the plant the community paid for in 2009.
City Council Meeting · 2:36:32 →Said Friday's fiscal session showed no financial charts, analyzed the Rialto financing structure including a $12.7 million annual capital charge, and urged study sessions before any commitment.
City Council Meeting · 2:38:30 →Spoke in strong opposition to the outsourcing plan, urging investment in existing city workers instead.
City Council Meeting · 2:42:01 →Thanked employees, warned that "if it sounds too good to be true it usually is," and said the council should "outsource the city manager" instead.
City Council Meeting · 2:45:07 →A SEIU member noted three years without raises, said the plan feels like abolishing the union, and questioned whether rate control claims are true.
City Council Meeting · 2:44:33 →