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[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
ALL RIGHT.WELCOME TO THE SEPTEMBER 8TH MEETING OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL.
WOULD YOU MIND CALLING ROLL? YES.
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER IN 29, 20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOME ON MARCH 17TH, 2020 MAYOR.
JO'S PRESENT VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN HERE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
RIGHT.IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND RISING AND JOINING ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE FOLLOWED BY ELDER CHUNG FROM GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR OUR INVOCATION.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
AND THEN ELDER CHUNG, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND LEADING US IN OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING, OKAY,
[ INVOCATION: Elder Peter Chung, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church]
LET US PRAY TOGETHER.HEAVENLY FATHER, WE CAN'T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS AND TO SEEK YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE.
WE ASK THAT YOU HEAL OUR NATION, BRING PEACE AND HEAL.
ALL THOSE WHO ARE SICK FROM COVID-19.
WE BELIEVE AND HAVE FAITH THAT YOU WILL END THIS PANDEMIC AND REDEEM OUR NATION.
LORD, GIVE OUR LEADERS BOTH FEDERAL AND LOCAL.
SO AFTER WISDOM, THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THIS UNPRECEDENTED AND CHALLENGING TIMES.
WE ARE IN GRACIOUS LOVING FATHER.
AS OUR CIVIC LEADERS CONVENE THIS EVENING, PLEASE ORCHESTRATE THEIR TIME TOGETHER WITH YOUR PRESENCE AND GUIDANCE GRANT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CITY, LITTLE DISCERNMENT AND GRACE.
SO THEY MAY ENCOURAGE AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER.
HOLY SPIRIT WILL BE IN THIS SPACE AND ALLOW OUR LEADER TO REPRESENT AND BE, OH BOY, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WEAK AND THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND IN NEED JUST AS CHRIST WAS ON THIS ART, BUILD THEM UP IN YOUR IMAGE, GOD, SO THAT THEY MAY SORT OF HUMBLY WITH COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND INTEGRITY, GUIDE OUR CONVERSATION THIS EVENING AND BE WITH THEM.
SO THIS CHRISTMAS, MAYBE A TRULY BRIGHT AND MEANINGFUL SEASON, EVEN IN THE MIDST OF A HARDSHIPS AND DIFFICULTIES LOVING GOD, USE OUR HARDSHIPS TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THE SPIRITUAL RENEWAL OF OUR NATION AND COMMUNITY.
COME BRING US THE GIFT OF THE CELEBRATION ON THIS CHRISTMAS IN JESUS NAME.
UH, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK THE GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOR THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000, WHICH IS GOING TO FUND THE VETERANS MONUMENT FLAG AND LIGHTED FLAGPOLE, UH, THAT IS BEING PUT UP TO HONOR OUR VETERANS AND TO BE A FOCAL POINT THERE NEXT TO OUR VETERANS MONUMENT.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY AND THE 55 PLUS CLUB VETERANS CLUB, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE GOOD SHEPHERDS CONTRIBUTION FOR THAT MATTER.
[4. NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Adopt a Resolution reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on November 3, 2020, declaring the result and such other matters as provided by law]
YOU MIND GIVING US OUR ELECTION RESULT? YES.THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A CERTIFICATION OF THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 ELECTION.
THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT ART BENNETT AND CYNTHIA MORAN HAVE BEEN REELECTED AS COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND MEASURE M WAS APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WOULD NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION, WHICH WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020, DECLARING THE RESULT IN SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY PETER I'LL SECOND.
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YOU HAVE A SECOND BY RAY VOICE VOTE.COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
[ OATH OF OFFICE - Administration of the Oath of Office to Art Bennett (District 3) and Cynthia Moran (District 5) for terms ending November 30, 2024]
TIME, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED TO OUR TWO NEWLY REELECTED COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT AND COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN, FORMER CHINO HILLS MAYOR, MAN ABOUT TOWN WILL BE LEADING US IN THE WORLD.WELL, WE ARE GOING TO COME DOWN.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS, BOTH OF YOU, UM, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS FOR A SECOND, SUCH AS TABLE, MY FRIENDS THREE GET REELECTED BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB FOR THEM AT CHINO HILLS IS DEFINITELY THE DIAMOND OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNDER THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND THE COUNCILS HERE.
UM, YOU SAID ALL THE STANDARDS FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTY, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BACK.
IT'S A GREAT HONOR OF MINE TO BE ABLE TO SWEAR YOU IN.
UM, SO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME, I STATE YOUR NAME.
DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION AND THAT I WILL WAIT WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER GRADUATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU.
AND, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING IN THE RESIDENCE AT CHINO HILLS.
AND FRANKLY, YOU'RE ON A BUNCH OF BOARDS THAT WE'RE ON ALL THE TIME, THE RESIDENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY FOR PUTTING YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ALL THE TIME AND JUST GIVING SO MUCH BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS OF BOTH OF YOU,
[5. OUTGOING MAYOR - Presentation to outgoing Mayor Art Bennett for his dedicated service as Mayor from December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020]
ALL RIGHT.AND AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO HONOR OUR OUTGOING MAYOR, MAYOR BENNETT.
TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE ART FOR HIS YEAR OF SERVICE FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR OF 2019 THROUGH 2020.
ART HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN CHINO HILLS SINCE 1993, WHEN HE SERVED ON THE, HE SERVED ON THE GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP THE CITY'S FIRST GENERAL PLAN.
HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN 1995 AND SERVED THERE FOR 14 YEARS.
HE BECAME A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN 2008 AND WAS REELECTED IN 20 AND WAS ELECTED IN 2012, 2016.
AND JUST AGAIN, IT'S NOVEMBER, THIS IS ART'S THIRD TERM AS MAYOR HE'S, SIR, UH, RECENTLY SERVED AS CHAIRMAN TO THE BOARD, THE BOARD FOR THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AND SHE'S WHAT TURNED OUT A LOT DIFFERENTLY THAN YOU THOUGHT ON THE CHAMBER BOARD.
JEEZ, GOING TO HAVE COVID AND TO SAY, TO SAY THE LEAST 2020 HAS BEEN A WEIRD YEAR BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC PROTESTS, HEAT WAVES, BLUE RIDGE FIRE POWER SHUT DOWNS.
AND OF COURSE, BACK TO COVID INSTEAD OF BEING OUT, VISITING NEW BUSINESSES AT RIBBON CUTTINGS, MAYOR BENNETT ENDED UP PRESIDING OVER CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OVER ZOOM AS COVID 19 REALLY HAS CHANGED OUR,
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OUR WAY OF LIFE.UM, CITY HALL HAD TO CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC CITY STAFF HAD TO SPLIT THEIR TIME AND HOW THEY WORKED.
WE FOUND NEW WAYS TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS AND TO SERVE BUSINESSES.
THE MAYOR FOUND HIMSELF TAPING.
PSA'S DOING EVERYTHING HE COULD TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE, TO WEAR MASKS.
AND OF COURSE, WASH YOUR HANDS.
UH, HE WAS VERY ENGAGED WITH STATE AND COUNTY OFFICIALS.
HE MADE SURE TO GIVE THE CHINO HILLS PERSPECTIVE, AS WE LOOKED AT REOPENING AND COPING WITH THIS, UM, IN ART'S OTHER ROLE WITH THE CHAMBER, THEY STARTED HAVING ZOOM BREAKFAST MEETINGS.
THEY TRIED TO CONNECT AS BEST THEY COULD OVER THE INTERNET WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT WERE CERTAINLY NEEDED TO KEEP, UH, KEEP THE DOORS OPEN AND EVEN FOUND NEW WAYS TO HELP BUSINESSES, INCLUDING RESTAURANT RESTAURANT MONTH AND INCLUDING PERKS FOR RESIDENTS THAT TOOK PART IN IT.
YOU KNOW, MAYORS ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN GOOD THINGS HAPPEN DURING THEIR TERM.
SO HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE BRIGHT SPOTS FROM ARTS TERMS AS MAYOR.
UH, WE HELPED RESIDENTS FIND, FIND OUT WHEN STORES HAD SPECIAL HOURS FOR, UH, FOR THE VULNERABLE AND MADE THOSE KNOWN.
WE OFTEN RE-EVALUATED HOW QUICKLY WE COULD REOPEN OUR CITY TRAILS AND CITY PARKS.
WE LAUNCHED HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF IN THE BUILDING.
WE LAUNCHED VIRTUAL PARKS AND REC PROGRAMS. WE'VE HAD DRIVE INS.
WE'VE HAD CONCERTS IN THE PARKING LOT.
UH, WE'VE ARRANGED ICE CREAM SOCIALS FOR SENIORS AND REC TO GO PROGRAM FOR OUR KIDS.
WE'VE ASSISTED OUR RESTAURANTS WITH EASING THE PROCESS FOR THEM THAT GO TO OUTDOOR DINING WE'VE PROVIDED CARES, ACT GRANTS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO SO.
I KNOW SOME OF US WENT AND HANDED OUT THAT FIRST INITIAL ROUND OF CHECKS TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND THE, THE, THE LIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DELIGHT THAT YOU COULD SEE FROM THESE BUSINESSES WHEN THE MAYOR SHOWS UP WITH A CHECK IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING WAS CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT WAS FROM TEARS, FROM RESIDENT OR FROM BUSINESSES, JUST, YOU CAN TELL HOW GRATEFUL THEY WERE.
IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN WHEN THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL COMES TO YOU WITH A CHECK.
SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE, TO SEE ART IN THAT ROLE.
WE HELD A EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EVENT THAT WAS A HELD VIA, VIA ZOOM AND HAD OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE PARTICIPATE.
I THINK IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE THE BLUE RIDGE FIRE TOO.
WE'VE HAD OUR FIRST DRIVE-THROUGH TRICK-OR-TREAT EVENT.
AND IN NOVEMBER IN KEEPING WITH OUR TRADITION, WITH HAVING A MEAL FOR OUR VETERANS TO HONOR THEM FOR VETERAN'S DAY, MAYOR BENNETT HAD A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE LOCAL BUSINESS CHICK-FIL-A STEP UP AND HELP US TO HONOR THEM.
AND WE, IT WAS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
VETERANS PARKED VETERANS LINED UP TO GET JUST A LITTLE BIT OF RECOGNITION AND A LITTLE BIT OF NORMALCY IN THIS REALLY JUST ODD HERE AND ALSO TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT.
MAYOR BENNETT RECORDED A VIDEO TO RECORDED AND MC TO VIDEO TO HONOR OUR VETERANS, WHICH WAS VERY TOUCHING WE'VE SCHEDULED COVID TESTING SITES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN, AND WORKING WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO MAKE, TO MAKE IT KNOWN FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THEN MOST RECENTLY WE FOUND NEW WAYS TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE MCCOY HOLIDAY LIGHTS THAT WE STARTED LAST WEEKEND.
WE'VE PUT TOGETHER GINGERBREAD KITS TO PICK UP AND WE'VE PROVIDED HOT CHOCOLATE KITS INCLUDING A NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS BOOK IN A LINK TO READ WITH SANTA.
SO YOU SEE THERE WERE SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN A LESS THAN STELLAR YEAR AND WE, HEY, WE'VE EVEN JUST OPENED UP A BRAND NEW GROCERY STORE IN TAMPA.
SO WE FIND A WAY AND ALL KIDDING ASIDE ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEAR.
THIS HAS CERTAINLY BEEN, IT'S REALLY BEEN A TREAT TRYING YEAR.
AND WE, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU'VE PUT IN FOR US.
IT'S YEAH, YOU WANT IT TO BE THE FUN PARADES AND RIBBON CUTTINGS AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOT TO DEAL THE HAND THAT DELTA.
AND YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF DOING IT.
AND FOR ME, IT'S NICE TO SEE TO, TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO EMULATE, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, MY OTHER THREE COLLEAGUES, BUT YOURSELF
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TO SEE YOU AS MARIN TO WATCH, TO WATCH YOU OPERATE IN THIS TENUOUS ENVIRONMENT.UM, BEFORE I PRESENT YOU WITH A GIFT, WE ALSO WANT TO THANK NIKKI BECAUSE ALL OF US KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY AT HOME THAT'S WAITING FOR US AND ALL THOSE MEETINGS OR THOSE EARLY MEETINGS, LATE NIGHT MEETINGS, ZOOM MEETINGS.
UM, SO PLEASE, WHERE YOU, WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU WITH FLOWERS FOR HER AND GIVE HER OUR THANKS.
SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU SPEAK FIRST AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT YOU WITH SOME GOODIES.
IT'S, UH, IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAND OVER THE REINS TO SOMEONE WHO IS HAVING THE PLEASURE OF BEING MAYOR FOR YOUR FIRST TIME.
AND IT'S FUNNY WITH KURT IN THE AUDIENCE WHEN HE LEFT THE COUNCIL IN 2008 TO GO ON AND SERVE US AND SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN THE ASSEMBLY.
THAT WAS THE FIRST VACANCY WE HAD HAD IN A WHILE.
AND I RAN FOR THAT POSITION AND THE WAY IT WORKED OUT WHEN NORTON PERRY AND I WERE THE ONLY TWO PEOPLE THAT RAN THAT THAT YEAR.
SO WE WERE APPOINTED THAT YEAR.
AND THEN OF COURSE, LIKE YOU SAY, I WAS ELECTED IN 12, 16 AND 20.
UH, IT'S IT'S, IT HAS BEEN A TRYING YEAR.
AND I THINK HAD I NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE MAYOR TWICE BEFORE, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DAUNTING OF A TASK, BUT THE THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, I GOT TO DO THE NORMAL THINGS THAT YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON THIS YEAR, WHICH IS THE TREE LIGHTING AND THE PARTY THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CITY STAFF AND FOR THE COUNCIL.
UH, THOSE WERE GREAT THINGS WE MISSED THE BOAT PARADE THIS YEAR, RIDING IN THE BOAT PARADE IS ALWAYS A FUN THING, BUT TH THE COUPLE OF POINTS THAT I WOULD SAY THAT I'M MOST PROUD OF THIS YEAR IS THE DEDICATION OF THE VETERANS MONUMENT.
AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I'M A PROUD VIETNAM VETERAN.
I SERVED THERE IN 1968 AND 69, AND IT WAS REALLY MOVING TO HAVE THE 55 PLUS VETERANS GROUP COME TOGETHER WITH ABOUT $50,000 WITH THE HELP OF THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION AND GET THAT BUILT THAT CELEBRATES THE FIVE BRANCHES, ACTUALLY THEY'RE SIX NOW, BUT FIVE AT THE TIME.
AND GETTING THAT DONE WAS GREAT.
NOW WITH ELDER CHUNG AND THE CHURCH DONATING $2,000, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT UP A PERMANENT FLAG, WHICH WILL BE LIGHTED.
SO THAT WILL BE THE FINAL TOUCH TO THAT MEMORIAL.
WE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH MAYOR YUNUS, YOLA, AND WE HAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 23 YEARS, THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST, THAT WAS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT.
AND YOU MENTIONED FACT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO A DRIVE-THROUGH BREAKFAST FOR THE VETERANS.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAVE THE LUXURY IN THIS CITY OF HAVING PEOPLE GET VOTED INTO OFFICE THAT TRULY REPRESENT THE CITY AND OUR COUNCIL.
WE DON'T RUBBER STAMP EVERYTHING.
WE DON'T ALL HAVE THE SAME OPINIONS, BUT WE WORK WELL TOGETHER AND THERE'S NO DIVISIVENESS.
WE HAVE SPIRITED DISCUSSIONS ON MANY THINGS.
AND, UH, I'M SORRY THAT MY WIFE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, UH, IN THOSE HIGH RISK, UH, UH, CATEGORIES.
SO SHE DECIDED TO STAY HOME THIS EVENING, BUT, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR YEAR.
I HOPE THAT IT'S NOT QUITE AS EVENTFUL OR MAYBE EVENTFUL, BUT IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN.
WELL, WE'VE GOT SOME HARDWARE TO HAND OFF.
DON'T LET US FORGET, UH, GIVING YOU, UH, THE FLOWERS FOR MS. NIKKI.
YOU HAVE A CLOCK, I'LL LOOK UP THE NAME.
ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T WE GO OVER HERE? AND THEN
AND I HAVE ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC THAT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN GIVEN AND PRESENTED TO YOU LAST YEAR.
AND I SAID, HEY, I'D LOVE TO DO THAT.
AND HE SAID, WELL, ONE PROBLEM, OR MAY NOT GET HERE IN TIME FOR ROBERT.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.[6. RUBEN S. AYALA HIGH SCHOOL - Choir Ensemble: Performance of holiday music]
THIS TIME, TRYING TO KEEP IT A LITTLE BIT, UH, NORMALCY, YOU KNOW, USUALLY DURING OUR DECEMBER MEETINGS, WE WOULD HAVE A, WE'D HAVE A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE.I MISSED THE HANDBELLS, YOU KNOW, THAT WE NORMALLY HAVE FROM SOME WONDERFUL JUNIOR HIGH KIDS.
UM, SO IN, UH, IN ORDER TO TRY TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT OF NORMALCY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR OWN MUSICAL PERFORMANCE, RIGHT? IT IS THE RUBIN SIL, A HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR ENSEMBLE.
WOULD THEY PERFORMANCE OF HOLIDAY MUSIC READY WHEN YOU ARE?
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THANK YOU TO THOSE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE.
[7. CITY TILE - Presentation of City Tile to Randy Hendriks for his service as Public Works Inspection Supervisor from October 22, 1988 to November 30, 2020]
ALL RIGHT.WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING A CITY TILE TO A RETIRING EMPLOYEE, MR. RANDY HENDRIX.
SO COME ON UP, WE'RE PRESENTING THIS FOR HIS SERVICE AS A PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR AND HIS TIME WITH THE CITY, OCTOBER 22ND, 1988 TO A NOVEMBER 30TH, 2020, MY GOODNESS.
DENISE, WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE RANDY TO STAND ON THE OTHER SIDE? YOU GOT A NEW ONE.
RANDY IS AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS WORKED FOR CHINO HILLS SINCE BEFORE CITY HOOD, 32 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AFTER THE COUNTY DEVELOPED THE CHINO HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS AND CFD COMMUNITY FACILITIES, DISTRICTS WERE CREATED TO FUND A LOT OF THE ORIGINAL LAW INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND RANDY WAS THERE THE ENTIRE TIME.
HE INSPECTED MOST OF THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT PROJECTS, INCLUDING RESERVOIRS MAJOR ROADS, AND INSPECTED THE CFD PROJECTS AS WELL.
HE INSPECTED CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATERLINE THAT WOULD SERVE BUTTERFIELD RANCH BEFORE BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD WAS EVEN IN EXISTENCE LATER IN HIS CAREER.
HE INSPECTED THE DEMOLITION OF THE VERY SAME WATERLINE AND THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW WATERLINE.
RANDY INSPECTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL CITY HALL.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMMON THEME IS, BUT YOU ALSO WITNESSED ITS DEMOLITION TO THE WHITENING OF PEYTON DRIVE WAS A MAJOR PROJECT THAT WAS UNDER HIS, THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR MANY YEARS IN THREE PHASES.
AND RANDY WAS THE LEAD INSPECTOR ON THAT VERY COMPLICATED PROJECT THAT INCLUDED SPECIALLY BUILT THE BYPASS ROAD AT EUCALYPTUS, AND HE'S INSPECTED MANY PROJECTS AND MANY PAVING PROJECTS OVER THE YEAR, OVER THE YEARS.
AND ESPECIALLY IN A CITY LIKE OURS, WHERE WE INVEST OVER A MILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR IN LOCAL ROAD ROAD PAVING.
HE'S BEEN THERE FOR THAT ENTIRE TIME.
RANDY ALSO WORKED ON INSPECTIONS FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING MUCH OF THE DEVELOPMENT NORTH OF SO-CALLED CANYON PARKWAY.
AND DURING HIS CAREER, THE CITY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED OUR LOW SERRANO'S AREA OF TOWN AND RANDY OVERSAW $16 MILLION WORTH OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THERE.
AND THIS WAS SOMETHING IN THE NOTES I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT RANDY AND COVERED VERY OLD WATER LINES THAT WERE MADE OF REDWOOD.
EXPLAIN THAT ONE TO ME, EXPLAIN THAT IT IS REDWOOD STAVES.
AND THEY'RE ALL PUT TOGETHER AND THEN WRAP IN THE COIL.
OH, THERE'S LIKE A, UH, OH, ABOUT THREE A'S RIBBON OF STEEL WRAP AROUND THE WALL WATERLINE, AND THEN IT'S BUILD UP AND SMALLS UP.
UM, I HAVE A PIECE OF IT AND I GAVE IT TO MARK QUALITY AND HE WILL PROBABLY PUT IT TOGETHER FAIRLY COOL.
THAT'S A FAIRLY LARGE, WE'LL GET TO 14 IS WATER.
I DON'T NEED TO USE 14 INCHES AND THREE EIGHTHS.
UM, AND ONE, ONE FUN FACT THAT IN HIS 32 YEARS OF SERVICE, HE HAD 17 DIFFERENT BOSSES AND OUT LASTED ALL THAT LASTED 15 OF THOSE 17 RANDY'S RANDY'S BOSSES HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT HE REPRESENTED THE CITY VERY WELL AND PROVIDED EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE WHEN WORKING TO RESOLVE RESIDENT CONCERNS.
SO, RANDY, YOU KNOW, AS OUR CITY JUST TURNS 29, YOU'VE BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT GROWTH.
I, THIS IS THIS ISN'T THE CITY THAT YOU FIRST
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STARTED OFF IN.AND A LOT OF THAT IS, UM, IN THANKS TO YOUR DUTIFUL EYE AND YOUR, YOUR ATTENTION.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT EMPLOYEES THAT CARE FOR THEIR JOB AND BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR THAT.
AND AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA PRESENT YOU WITH A CITY TOP OR YOUR SERVICE, AND HERE WE'LL GO TAKE HER
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE CITY CONSOLE AND ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT I WORKED WITH AND WORKED FOR.
AND IT HAS BEEN A JOY, UM, MORE THAN, UH, I'VE BEEN IN CHINO HILLS FOR MORE THAN 32 YEARS.
I ACTUALLY STARTED IN CHINO HILLS.
THE FIRST TIME I INSPECTED ANYTHING IN CHINO HILLS WAS PROBABLY 1984 AND I WAS WORKING WITH NBS LOWERY AND THEN SHORTLY THEREAFTER, UH, CAME UP AND DID SOME OF THE MAJOR ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT, UH, A GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
UM, I MUST'VE LIKED IT BECAUSE I I'VE DRIVEN, UH, 80 MILES ROUND TRIP FOR 32 YEARS.
AND, UM, IT, IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK IN THE CITY AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES, UM, FOR BEING SUCH GREAT PEOPLE.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR STANDING UP AND BEING CONSIDERATE OF ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES.
AND THAT MEANS AN IMMENSE AMOUNT TO ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES AND TO MYSELF.
AND MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO MY GOD GODLY TRUST WITHOUT GOD, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT.
AND I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO SAY, THANK YOU.
BRIAN JUST WANTED TO SAY I, RANDY, I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED OUR CHATS IN THE PARKING LOT OR ON OCCASIONALLY ON THE JOB SITES RANDY HAS BEEN AT ALMOST EVERY PROJECT THAT'S REALLY TAKEN PLACE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE TRULY SEEN THE GROWTH OF OUR CITY.
AND, UM, AGAIN, ALWAYS ENJOYED OUR, OUR OCCASIONAL CHATS.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB WELL DONE.
AND THERE'S A REASON WHY, WHY CHINO HILLS AND KURT REFERRED TO IT AS ONE OF THE BEST CITIES, UH, DIAMOND IN OUR ARE REALLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
AND IT'S BECAUSE OF EMPLOYEES SUCH AS YOU AND ESPECIALLY SUCH VISIBLE PROJECTS THAT YOU OVERSAW.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF CHINO HILLS.
[8. WINTER HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER - Recognition of Ray Ocampo for volunteering his time with Chino Hills Auxiliary Radio Team (CHART) and Citizen's on Patrol]
THEN JUST QUICKLY MENTIONED THAT OUR, UH, OUR HIGHLIGHTED, UH, WINTER VOLUNTEER IS, UH, RAY OCAMPO.UH, WE ARE HONORING HIM FOR HIS TIME, VOLUNTEERING WITH THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM CHART AND FOR ALL OF HIS WORK ON CITIZENS ON PATROL.
SO WE THINK WE THANK RAY AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR HIM WHEN WE SEE HIM NEXT.
AND AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK A COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN, SINCE HE'S HERE, I'M GOING TO DO AN AUDIBLE.
UH, WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WHO'S LEADING THE COUNTY'S COVID EFFORTS HERE.
SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, SIR, GIVING US A QUICK UPDATE ON HOW THINGS ARE GOING.
I KNOW IT'S A, IT'S NOT EASY TO KEEP UP, KEEP A HANDLE ON WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S DOING.
QUESTION FOR RANDY DID TIME AT THE COUNTY BEFORE IT BECAME A CITY.
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YES.SO ACTUALLY YOU RETIRED FROM THE COUNTY AS WELL.
I FIGURED IT HAD TO BE, UM, WELL, AS YOU SAID, MR. MAYOR, THIS HAS BEEN, UH, AN EXTRAORDINARY 2020, AND OUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP DURING THAT TIME PERIOD FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
AND, AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, WE GENERALLY GET TOGETHER WITH THE MAYORS ABOUT, UH, ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO GIVE AN UPDATE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COUNTY, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID.
AND COVID HAS BEEN A CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCE, I GUESS, IS THE EASIEST WAY TO SAY IT, UH, ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND INCLUDING THIS LAST FRIDAY, WHEN WE GOT A CALL OR ACTUALLY THURSDAY LATE NIGHT FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYING, THERE'LL BE A NEW CRITERIA THAT COUNTS, THERE ARE GOING TO BE FIVE REGIONS WITHIN CALIFORNIA.
UM, OURS IS THE LARGEST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION.
I BELIEVE IT'S 11 COUNTIES, WHICH I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY STRING US ALL TOGETHER, BUT SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT YOUR ICU BED CAPACITY.
AND IF YOU FALL LOW 15%, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHUT YOU DOWN.
SO WE GOT THAT CALL ON FRIDAY, OFFICIALLY ON SUNDAY AS A MIDNIGHT, UM, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PUBLIC HEALTH SHUT US DOWN.
NOW, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT AND SAY THAT YOU'RE FRUSTRATED IN SAN MATEO COUNTY BECAUSE WE'RE THE LARGEST GEOGRAPHICAL COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES.
IN MANY OF OUR AREAS, WE DO RECOGNIZE HAVE OUTBREAKS OF COVID IN MANY AREAS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, DO NOT HAVE THOSE OUTBREAKS.
SO WE'VE BEEN PETITIONING THE GOVERNOR FOR MANY MONTHS TO BIFURCATE THE COUNTY, TO SEPARATE US, TO ALLOW US TO WORK ON REGIONAL REACTION TO THE COVID SPREAD MANY PLACES IN THE HIGH DESERT, THE MOUNTAINS, WE, WE HAVE IT ALL HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
UH, BUT MANY PLACES WE'RE NEVER OUT OF THE YELLOW, MUCH LESS RED OR PURPLE IS.
SO WE WERE VERY, UM, SURPRISED THAT NOT ONLY WOULD HE NOT BREAK US UP INTO SMALLER CHUNKS IN SAN BRUNO COUNTY, BUT HE WOULD COMBINE THIS WITH, UM, 10 OTHER COUNTIES TO GREATEST OF HOW WE ARE PREPARED FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WE ALWAYS PREDICTED THAT THERE'S TIME OF YEAR.
WE WOULD HAVE A SPREAD OF COVID.
WE WOULD HAVE A SPREAD BECAUSE MANY EVENTS ARE HAPPY.
WE, NOW WE HAVE THANKSGIVING, ALL THE WEEN.
WE HAVE ALL THESE HOLIDAYS SORT THIS TIME PERIOD, WHERE PEOPLE GENERALLY GET TOGETHER.
AND OUR DATA TRACING SHOWS THAT OVER 60% OF THE SPREAD OF COVID IS BETWEEN PEOPLE.
WHEN WE GET TOGETHER, WE LET OUR GUARD DOWN.
WE TAKE OFF OUR MASKS, WE GET WITHIN SIX FEET AND WE'RE SPENDING MORE ON OURSELVES, BUT WE KNEW THIS.
WE PREDICTED THIS WAY BACK IN MARCH, APRIL, MAY, AND WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE UPTICK.
SO THE GOVERNOR TOLD US A LONG TIME AGO THAT WE MUST BE PREPARED.
AND SO OUR MULTIPLE HOSPITALS OVER A DESERT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAVE A PEAR FIRST SURGE.
WE CALL THIS SURGE NUMBER OF BEDS AS WELL AS ACTUALLY OVERFLOW BEDS AND THE COUNTY.
SO WE HAVE, IF YOU EVER GO BY ARROWHEAD REGIONAL HOSPITAL, WE HAVE A BIG HOSPITAL, 10 OUTSIDE THAT WE'LL HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED BEDS IN IT.
WE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENT PLACES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT WE PRE STATION COTS AND GURNEYS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES IN CASE GOD FORBID WE EVER HAD TO USE THEM.
THANKFULLY WE HAVE NOT SO FAR.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE A LITTLE FRUSTRATED.
UM, THE GRADING, THE CHANGING OF THE WAY WE'RE HAVING CRITERIA THAT WERE LUMPED IN, IN PLACES LIKE LA COUNTY.
AND WE LOOK AT THIS REGION AND SAY, WE'RE AT 12%, NOT 15%, THE ICU CAPACITY REALIZING THAT FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, WE'RE UNDER 30% OF OUR ICU BEDS ARE BEING USED FOR COVID PATIENTS RIGHT NOW.
THAT MEANS THE OTHER 70% ARE BEING USED FOR NON COVID PATIENTS, ELECTIVE SURGERIES, AND THE LIKE SOME THINGS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THOSE NUMBERS BASED ON THE GUIDANCE WE GET FROM THE STATE.
UM, SO IF WE KNEW TWO WEEKS AGO THAT WE'RE, IT'D BE GREAT IN ICU BEDS, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CANCELED SOME OF THOSE ELECTIVE SURGERIES COMING FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE IMPORTANT, BUT NOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SHUT DOWN, UH, THE ECONOMY IN SAN MATEO COUNTY.
SO THE, THE, THE, THE RULES CAME OUT ON FRIDAY MIDNIGHT THAT, UH, BASICALLY NO MORE OUTSIDE DINING, NO MORE PERSONAL SERVICES, NO MORE HAIRCUTS AND NAIL SALONS, 30% OF GROCERY STORES, 20% OF RETAIL OUTLETS.
UM, THANKFULLY THE OUTDOOR CHURCHES, SO CAN MEET UNDER THE CERTAIN CRITERIA.
AND WE'RE STILL UNDERSTANDING WHAT THAT LATEST GOVERNOR'S ORDER WAS.
THE REALITY IS THE GOVERNOR DOES NOT WANT US TO GET TOGETHER DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND SO HE'S TRYING TO SHUT IT, SHUT DOWN PLACES TO GO DO THAT.
UM, OUR NUMBERS AND OUR STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PEOPLE GET TOGETHER.
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NOW THEY'RE GETTING TOGETHER INDOORS VERSUS OUTDOORS, HAD A RESTAURANT OR GETTING INDOORS AT PEOPLE'S HOUSES.THEY'RE STILL GETTING TOGETHER.
UM, SO I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THE REMEDY, ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING HERE IN OUR COUNTY WITH THOSE WHO ARE POSITIVE WITH COVID RIGHT NOW, UM, THE, WE DESFLURANE TWO NEW BOMBERS TO THE BOARD ON YESTERDAY, UH, MONDAY, UH, COLONEL PILE COOK IS A CONGRESSMAN AS WELL AS, UH, JOE BOCCA, WHO IS A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER FROM AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM FONTANA.
AND, UH, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE COMING ON THE BOARD AS WELL.
BUT THE PREVIOUS BOARD BEFORE YESTERDAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY TO, UM, UH, BRING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE FIRST GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO DO SO TO BRING THAT LOCAL CONTROL DOWN FROM SACRAMENTO HERE LOCALLY, I WOULD BE REMISS TO SAY THAT WE HAVE OUR PART TO DO IN THIS, AS WE JOKE ABOUT WEARING MASKS, WHEN WE GET CLOSE AND WE'RE WITHIN WITH OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES, THE MASS DO WORK, THE SOCIAL DISTANCING DO WORK, AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVER SOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.
UM, THEY, THEY OUTWEIGHED OUR BOARD.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COME TO ME AND SAY, WHY DON'T YOU OPEN UP THE COUNTY? WELL, FRANKLY, I NEVER CLOSED DOWN THE COUNTY.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DID, UM, WE HAVE A FREE HOTLINE THAT AN, A, A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN REPORT BUSINESSES ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RULES.
WE GO OUT AND EDUCATE THOSE, BUT WE DO NOT CITE THEM FOR DOING THINGS OR AGAINST, UH, THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH CODE AT THIS POINT, UM, FROM THE DATA WE SHOW THAT NONE OF THE REMEDIES THAT THE GOVERNOR IS PICKING RIGHT NOW, CLOSING THE OUTDOOR DINING, THE NAIL SALONS, BARBERSHOPS, AND SUCH HAVE ANY CORRELATION WITH THE NUMBER OF, OF, UH, EXPANDING COVID CASES HERE IN THE COUNTY, THAT OUR DATA TRACY DOES NOT SHOW THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE FRUSTRATED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
WE'RE FRUSTRATED FOR OUR BUSINESS OWNERS HERE IN THE CITY, OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY.
UM, WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING WHERE HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A LAWSUIT FILE WITHIN THIS WEEK.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CLOCK STOPPED OR STARTED SUNDAY AT MIDNIGHT FOR THREE WEEKS, MINIMUM OF THREE WEEKS.
UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, BRING OUR NUMBERS DOWN OR THAT 50% IN THE COUNTY, BUT I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE OTHER NINE OR 10 COUNTIES WITHIN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL AREA.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE PROBABLY THROUGH CHRISTMAS.
UM, THAT'S ALL THE KIND OF DOWNSIDE OF THE NEWS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS ON THAT.
THE GOOD NEWS IS WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST VACCINATIONS IN THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE NOT GIVEN, UH, GOT THE GREEN LIGHT FROM CDC TO START ISSUING THOSE VACCINATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S ONLY 20,000 IN THE COUNTY OF 2.2 MILLION.
THE FIRST ROUND, OBVIOUSLY GO TO OUR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE COVID CASES.
UM, BUT WE DO EXPECT LARGE, UH, RESUPPLIES EVERY WEEK, EVERY OTHER WEEK.
AND WE'LL BE SHARING THAT PLAN TO GET IT OUT TO THE RESIDENTS BY THE CRITERIA.
AGAIN, THE GOVERNOR HAS SET TO ISSUE THOSE VACCINATIONS AND, UH, ACCORDING TO THE DATA WITHIN 10 DAYS, THAT PERSON IS, UM, SEE THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNITY FROM THE COVID SPREAD.
SO THERE IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
IT'S A TIME PERIOD WHERE, UM, YOU WILL ALL KNOW WHEN YOU SEE A PICTURE OF YOURSELF WITH A MASK ON THAT IS 2020, IT'S GOING TO BE HERE.
UM, AND IT WILL BE TIMESTAMPED WITH THE COVID MASK.
UM, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND AGAIN, UM, MAYOR BENNETT FOR HIS SERVICE.
NOW, MAYOR JOE'S FOR HIS SERVICE AND WORKING WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
WE DO HAVE A WEBSITE ON THE COUNTY OF COVID, UH, SB CAMP COVID-19, UM, ON THE WEBSITE TO GET ALL THE DATA, THE LATEST NUMBERS WE'RE UP TO OVER 8,000 COVID TESTS A DAY.
AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO EXPAND THAT AS WELL.
AND OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS WITH US HOSTING SOME OF THOSE TEST SITES HERE IN THE CITY ON A REGULAR BASIS.
SO WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE.
I THINK WE CERTAINLY, AS A CITY AND AS YOU KNOW, YOUR FOURTH, UH, FOURTH DISTRICT, WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE SOMEONE WITH COMMON SENSE REPRESENTING US AT COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN THESE, THESE TRYING TIMES, SOMEBODY THAT'S LOOKING FOR AND NOT SIMPLY LOOKING FOR A WAY TO BLOCK, BLOCK OUR BUSINESSES AND BLOCK OUR RESIDENTS AT EVERY PART OF THAT.
EVERY MOMENT I KNOW I WATCHED THE COUNTY BOARD MEETINGS AND THERE'S A LOT OF ANGER THAT'S DIRECTED AT YOU AND YOUR, AND YOUR COLLEAGUES.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I GET, I CERTAINLY GET THE FRUSTRATION, UM, BUT YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND WE APPRECIATE THE COUNTY FROM TOP-DOWN, UH, WORKING WITH US TO,
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UH, TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS AND KEEP OUR BUSINESSES GOING.ANY MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ARE COMING.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, CYNTHIA AND ART FOR RE-ELECTION AND TO BRIAN FOR TAKING THE REINS OF THE CITY.
AND IT'S THE, CITY'S A GREAT HANDS OF ALL OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE CONTINUOUSLY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
THIS TIME, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY ACTION THAT WE NEED TO ANNOUNCE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? THERE WAS NO RECORDABLE ACTION TAKEN TO CLOSED SESSION EVENING.[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council, whether or not the item appears on the agenda, except testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Please raise your hand via Zoom or dial *9 to be selected from the meeting cue. Individual audience participation is limited to three minutes per speaker.]
TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, OKAY.NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE ZOOM APPLICATION AND YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, TO RAISE YOUR HAND FROM A PHONE PRESS STAR NINE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT TO SPEAK.
AND AGAIN, WHEN TIME HAS ELAPSED, ALL CALLS WILL BE RE MUTED.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR COMMENTS, MAYOR, WE DO HAVE TWO COMMENTS TO BE READ INTO THE RECORD.
MA'AM I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME, SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE THEM JUST A MOMENT TO SEE IF ANYBODY RAISES A HAND.
I WILL RE READ THE TWO THAT WE RECEIVED.
THE FIRST COMMENT IS FROM JEREMY CO-AUTHOR TODAY.
CHINO HILLS ORDERED A CLOSURE OF ALL CITY PARK, PLAYGROUNDS AND EXERCISE EQUIPMENT DUE TO THE STATE'S REGIONAL STAY AT HOME ORDER.
THE DECISION APPEARS TO BE IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE ACTUAL ORDER.
AND THEN HE LISTS A WEBSITE LINK TO, UM, GOV, CALIFORNIA AND THE STAY AT HOME ORDER ICU SCENARIO UNDER SECTION TWO, G IT SPECIFICALLY STATES OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE.
MOST INTELLIGENT PEOPLE WOULD ARGUE THAT AN OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND OR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT WOULD CERTAINLY MEET THE DEFINITION OF OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES.
IN ADDITION, THE STATE'S OWN FAQ PAGE ON THE ORDER STATES OUTDOOR GYMS MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE, AND THEN HE LISTED THE, UH, LINK TO COVID-19 CA.GOV STAY AT HOME EXCEPT FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS LINK.
I ASKED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RESCIND ILL-ADVISED DECISION TO KEEP OUR OUTDOOR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT IN PLAYGROUNDS, OPEN A DECISION BY THE COUNCIL TO LEAVE.
THIS DECISION IN PLACE IS DANGEROUS TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING.
THE NEXT EMAIL THAT WE RECEIVED IS FROM CHRISTOPHER RAMOS.
HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER RAMOS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY OBJECTIONS TO THE SHUTTING DOWN TO THE PARKS AND OUTDOOR DINING IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
I AM A RESIDENT OF THE CITY AND IT MORE THAN BOTHERS ME THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING RULES, SET BY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THE VERY SAME RULES.
I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS PROTECT ITS CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES BY NOT ENFORCING THIS CALIFORNIA LOCKDOWN, THE LOCKDOWN ISN'T LOGICAL OR BASED IN SCIENCE, IT DOES NOT PROTECT US OR KEEP ANYONE SAFE.
LET US WEAR OUR MASKS AND GO ABOUT OUR LIVES WORKING AND MAKING THE COMMUNITY GREAT.
THIS LOCKDOWN MADNESS IS LITERALLY KILLING PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES AND DOING UNTOLD DAMAGE TO EVERYONE ELSE.
I AM ASKING YOU TO PROTECT US FROM SACRAMENTO.
DO WHAT PASADENA DID ABOUT OUTDOOR DINING, ONLY FOR EVERYTHING ELSE LEAD THE WAY AND OTHER CITIES WILL FOLLOW.
I AGAIN, I, ONCE AGAIN, STATE THIS LOCKDOWN IS NOT BASED IN SCIENCE, CHRISTOPHER RAMOS.
ANYBODY RAISED THEIR HAND IN THAT TIME? THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO ANNOUNCE SEE NONE[ CONSENT CALENDAR (17 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY DEPARTMENT BUSINESS, THE CONSENT CALENDAR.WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? WELL, 15, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
15 FOR A QUESTION FOR BENNETT.
[15. Adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2020-21 increasing budget in various funds in amount of $1,082,800 for CARES Act City Infrastructure Projects; find piggyback exception to competitive bidding procedures under Chino Hills Municipal Code section 3.16.110.E applies and issue purchase orders for Quinn Power Systems through Sourcewell in amount of $69,946 to purchase emergency generator, DELL Marketing, L.P. through ValuePoint in amount of $92,302.03 to purchase mobile computing equipment and accessories, CDWG through National IPA Technology Solutions in amount of $25,723.99 to purchase audio visual, wireless equipment and accessories; authorize execution of one-year agreement with two one-year renewal options with Integrated Media Systems in amount not-to-exceed $129,960 for purchase and installation of upgraded audio visual equipment for Emergency Operations Center, Sheriff’s Briefing Room, and Library Community Room and Classroom; and authorize City Manager to approve cumulative change orders up to 10% ($12,996) of awarded contract amount]
ITEM 15.ADOPTED BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 INCREASING BUDGET IN VARIOUS AMOUNTS FOR CARES ACT CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS FIND PIGGY-BACKING YADA YADA YADA.
YOU WANNA KIND OF COME FEEL THIS? THAT WOULD BE YES.
COULD I JUST ASK THE QUESTION? IF YOU GOOGLE
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SHORT, UM, THE GENERATOR I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.UH, THE CAPACITY IS THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, IT'S GONNA BE BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SAY LIKE ACTUATION FIRE KBW IT WILL BE HANDLED LARGE ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE MAJORITY OF THE CENTER OF IT.
I'LL ASK DANIEL, HEY, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ONCE WE GET IT AND WE HAVE A BIG FIRE THAT, UH, THIS WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE EVERYTHING IN THE FUTURE, THE NEW GENERATOR WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE A FULL COMMITTEE CENTER AND ANY OPERATIONALS NEEDED THERE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WITH THAT.
I'D LIKE TO MOTION ALL WE HAVE A MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND.
[27. Adopt an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Chapter 3.32 of the Municipal Code to Expand the Definition of "Hotel" for Purposes of the Transient Occupancy Tax and to Increase the Transient Occupancy Tax Rate to 12% Effective January 1, 2021, Subject to the Approval of a Majority of the Electors Voting on the Tax Measure at the General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020"]
OKAY.NOW WE'RE ONTO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
ITEM 27, ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS MUNDINE CHAPTER 3.32 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF HOTEL FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX AND TO INCREASE THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX RATE TO 12% EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2021 SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORS VOTING ON THE TAX MEASURE AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020.
SO THIS, THIS IS JUST TO RATIFY THE ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN AT THE NOVEMBER 3RD MEETING, AND WE JUST NEED TO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RATIFIED THIS ORDINANCE, AND THEN IT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE IN JANUARY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
MAYOR JOS, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
[28. Adopt resolution adopting 2020 Conflict of Interest Code in accordance with Political Reform Act]
ALL RIGHT.ITEM 28, ADOPT A RESOLUTION, UH, ADOPT RESOLUTION ADOPTING 2020 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLITICAL REFORM ACT.
SO ANNUALLY, THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION REQUIRES THAT THE GOVERNING BODY DIRECT REVIEW OF THE CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE ON JULY 9TH, JUNE 9TH, AND SEPTEMBER EIGHT, 2020, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED MY OFFICE ALONG WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE AND DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY REVISIONS NECESSARY.
AFTER OUR REVIEW AND SEEKING INPUT FROM EACH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, WE DETERMINED THAT REVISIONS WERE NECESSARY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER, HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT NECESSARY FOR OUR COMMISSIONS.
WHAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A RED LINE VERSION OF THE CHANGES TO BE MADE.
AND THESE CHANGES INCLUDE TITLE CHANGES RECLASSIFICATIONS ADDED AND DELETED POSITIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM WITH THAT? I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
SECOND, SECOND BY A COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, MOTION PASSES.
[29. Receive and file Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) update]
ITEM 29.RECEIVE AND FILE CORONA VIRUS 2019.
COVID 19 WHERE JOE'S AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, IT'S BECOME OUR PRACTICE TO, UH, IDENTIFY CHANGES TO THE CORONAVIRUS LANDSCAPE THAT HAVE OCCURRED SINCE OUR PAST MEETING, UH, UH, OUR, UH, SUPERVISOR CHAIR HAGMAN, UH, DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF, OF SUMMARIZING, UH, WHAT'S HAPPENED, BUT ALSO GIVING SOME PERSPECTIVE TO WHAT'S OCCURRED, UM, IN A COUPLE OF BRIEF, UH, ITEMS I'LL POINT OUT IS THAT AS, AS WAS ILLUSTRATED BY, BY, UH, CHAIR HAGMAN ON DECEMBER 3RD, UH, WE, WE WERE PRESENTED WITH NEW, UH, REGIONAL, UH, HEALTH ORDERS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS.
WE'VE BEEN IN THE REOPENING OF, UH, CITY FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS AS THE STATE LOOSENED ITS RESTRICTIONS.
AND NOW WE'RE BACK TO FIGURING OUT EXACTLY HOW, UH, HOW WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THESE NEW RESTRICTIONS.
YOU HEARD A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS COMMENT ON THOSE RESTRICTIONS AND THE FIRST SPEAKER WE HAVE RESPONDED TO HIS QUESTION, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC WHO MAY BE ASKING, WHY ARE WE CLOSING, UH, OUR PLAYGROUND AND OUR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT? UH, THERE ACTUALLY IS GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE THAT REQUIRES THOSE AMENITIES TO BE CLOSED.
UH, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING, UH, ALL OF THE ACTIVITY IN OUR PARKS WE'LL WILL UNDERSTAND THAT,
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UH, WE WENT FROM CLOSING TRAILS AND PARKS AND OPEN AREAS TO RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITY, UH, TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH.AND SO WHILE THE GOVERNOR HASN'T RESTRICTED THAT ACTIVITY, OR THOSE FACILITIES, CERTAIN AMENITIES LIKE OUR, UH, PLAYGROUNDS AND, UH, OUR EXERCISE EQUIPMENT DO, UH, ARE CALLED OUT TO BE CLOSED.
AND SO, UH, STAFF ARE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING, UH, ANY, UH, EVEN THOUGH THIS CAME OUT ON THE THIRD, THERE WAS A SUPPLEMENT TO IT ON THE SIXTH, AND WE TEND TO FIND NEW THINGS POPPING UP ON THE WEBSITES ALL THE TIME.
SO WE APPRECIATE IT WHEN OUR RESIDENTS REACH OUT TO, TO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THESE ORDERS, AND WE WILL ALWAYS INVESTIGATE IT AND THEN RESPOND.
SO WE HAVE, HAVE RESPONDED TO THAT.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS WORTH NOTING THAT, UM, WHILE, UH, THE COUNCIL OR THE COUNTY MAY NOT AGREE WITH SOME OF THE STATE ORDERS, WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY, UH, TO, UM, TO GO AGAINST THEM OR TO LIGHTEN THOSE RESTRICTIONS.
UM, THE OTHER ITEM THAT I'LL CALL OUT IS THAT, UH, THE CITY'S REQUIRED TO KEEP OUR STREETS CLEAN THROUGH STREET SWEEPING IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR WATER SYSTEMS FROM DEBRIS THAT MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE, OUR, UM, UH, STORM DRAIN SYSTEM.
UH, ONE KEY COMPONENT OF THAT IS BEING ABLE TO, UH, ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO KEEP THEIR VEHICLES OFF THE STREETS SO THAT OUR STREETS SWEEPING, UH, VEHICLES CAN, CAN STRIP THE SUITE CLEANLY.
UM, WE'VE SUSPENDED OUR, UH, TICKETING OF VEHICLES THAT ARE LEFT OUT ON THE STREET FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW.
AND, UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF, UH, UH, BEING ABLE TO, UH, BEGIN ENFORCING THOSE RULES AGAIN, UH, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT A PROGRAM TO START STREET SWEEPING, UH, TICKETS AGAIN, UH, BEGINNING, UH, IN JANUARY.
UM, IF THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL THAT WOULD, UH, UH, PROHIBIT US FROM DOING THAT, WE'LL ADJUST AS, UH, AS THE COVID LANDSCAPE, UH, CHANGES, BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO START THAT PROGRAM AGAIN, AGAIN, WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING, UH, EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM.
UM, WE'VE ADDED TONIGHT TO OUR, UH, CONVERSATION ABOUT COVID A PRESENTATION TO, UH, HIGHLIGHT MANY OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON I AS WAS ARTICULATED IN, UH, THE NARRATIVE ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT, UH, OUR FORMER MAYOR BENNETT HAD TO DEAL WITH, UH, DURING COVID, UM, WE HAVEN'T STOPPED SERVING THE PUBLIC.
AND SO TONIGHT I WANT TO TRY AND QUICKLY RUN THROUGH A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY THAT'S OCCURRED.
UH, AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE OUR PUBLIC AWARE.
UM, OUR FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, APPROACH HAS BEEN TO OUTREACH AS WE'RE DIGESTING ALL OF THESE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT, UH, ORDERS FROM THE STATE AND SOMETIMES WITH CONFLICTING GUIDANCE AND THEN WORKING THE INTERPRETATIONS THROUGH THE COUNTY AND ALL THESE VARIOUS HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, UH, UH, OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, OUR RECREATION TEAM, OUR CITY STAFF IN ALL WAYS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SHARING THAT INFORMATION AND PROVIDING OUTREACH.
WE'VE TAKEN, UH, SIMPLE MESSAGES LIKE, UH, COVID KINDNESS, UH, THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH, THROUGH OUR SIGNAGE, UH, REMINDING PEOPLE THAT SHOPPING IN CHINO HILLS HAS EXTRA EMPHASIS THESE DAYS, AS MANY OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE STRUGGLING, UH, VOLUNTEERING AND GIVING BLOOD DURING A PANDEMIC, UM, MAKING SURE THAT OUR SENIORS HAVE, UH, UH, SUPPORT, UH, WHEN YOU GET ISOLATED BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS FROM STAY AT HOME AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE.
UM, WE'VE BEEN REMINDING OUR RESIDENTS, UH, THAT, UH, SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO TAKE SOME TIME TO CALL ON YOUR SENIOR NEIGHBORS OR TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE THINKING OF THEM.
UH, THE CITY WORKED WITH, UH, THE LOCAL GROCERY STORES TO MAKE, MAKE SURE THAT THE STEPS THEY WERE TAKING TO SERVE SPECIAL POPULATIONS WORK WERE COMMUNICATED, UH, MANY, MANY, UH, CHURCHES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS HELPED WITH DONATING FOOD FOR FOOD BANKS.
AND SO THE COMMUNITY REALLY DID COME TOGETHER AND THE CITY DID THEIR PART TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UH, HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT WE KEPT PEOPLE INFORMED.
UH, WE REMINDED PEOPLE TO MAKE PLANS TO DEAL WITH COVID.
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SHOWCASE THE COUNTY'S, UH, COVID COMPLIANT BUSINESS PROGRAM THAT WAS EARLY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES.WE TRY TO SHARE THE VARIETY OF SCAM ALERTS THAT WERE OUT THERE.
UH, WE KEPT OUR, UM, OUR WEBSITES AND OTHER AREAS UP TO DATE.
UH, WE SHARED, UH, INFORMATION FROM OTHER SOURCES, UH, AND IN ADDITION TO JUST SHARING THE WORD OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, WE HAD TO SHARE THE WORD OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING.
YOU SEE AN EXAMPLE HERE WHERE THE COUNCIL, UH, DIRECTED STAFF TO WAIVE THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR YARD SALE PERMITS.
AND SO WE WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
UH, WE PARTNERED WITH OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES TO COME UP AND CELEBRATE PROGRAMS LIKE TAKEOUT, TUESDAY TO DRIVE BUSINESS TO OUR LOCAL, UH, UH, BUSINESSES THAT WERE STRUGGLING DURING COVID, UM, SIMPLE BANNERS, LIKE COMMUNICATING TO STAY AT HOME, OR TO WASH YOUR HANDS AND TAKE ALL OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT HAVE COME TO BE COMMONPLACE.
NOW, WE, WE INSTALLED BANNERS AND SIGNS IN PROMINENT AREAS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, OUR RESIDENTS WERE AWARE OF THE MESSAGE.
UH, AND THIS HAS BEEN A TEAM APPROACH.
EVERYTHING FROM THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM, DIGESTING THE INFORMATION AND PUTTING IT IN BITES THAT PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAMS RUNNING ALL OVER THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT THOSE SIGNS WERE PLACED OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM, OUR REC STAFF, PUTTING UP SIGNS IN OUR PARKS, SO THAT RESIDENTS VISITING A PARK UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE RISKS WERE.
ALL OF THOSE WERE EFFORTS THAT, UH, WERE A HUGE, HUGE COMPONENT OF OUR RESPONSE TO COVID.
UM, HERE ARE MORE EXAMPLES OF OUR, UH, SHOP AND DINE, UH, LOCAL SUPPORT.
WE ALSO FOUND, UH, A INTERESTING SITUATION WHERE OUR LOCAL SCHOOL, UH, GRADUATES WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WE'VE ALL COME TO, UH, EMBRACE THIS COUNCIL, UH, TAKES, UH, I THINK IT TAKES THE ENTIRE DAY.
IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS, YOU GUYS ARE OUT THERE IN THE HOT SUN, MAKING SURE THAT THOSE SENIORS KNOW THAT YOU'RE THERE FOR THEM.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE COULDN'T DO THAT THIS YEAR, WE DID PUT SOME BANNERS OUT TO LET OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
AND BASICALLY ANYBODY WHO WAS MATRICULATING THIS YEAR, UH, KNOW THAT THE CITY WAS THINKING ABOUT THEM.
UH, IN ADDITION TO GETTING THE WORD OUT, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS GET TESTED SO THAT THEY CAN GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WERE EXPOSED TO THE COVID VIRUS.
WE STARTED WITH A GREAT DRIVE-THROUGH, UH, TESTING OUT AT CHINO HILLS HIGH.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE GRADUATED NOW TO HOSTING TESTING SITES AT OUR MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER AND THOSE, UH, TESTING EVENTS, WHICH OUR FIRST ONE ACTUALLY EVEN INCLUDED A FLU SHOT.
UH, WE'VE REALLY WORKED WITH THE COUNTY TO, TO GET SOME SERIOUS THROUGHPUT FOR THESE EVENTS.
I BELIEVE THE FIRST ONE WE HELD AT THE MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER SERVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TEST EVER IN THE COUNTY FOR AN EVENT OF THAT KIND.
SO OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN COMING OUT IN OUR LOCAL AREA, HAS A RESOURCE AND THE MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE PHYSICAL TEST, UH, PERFORMED.
UH, WE'VE ALSO SO, UH, BEEN EMPOWERED BY THE COUNCIL TO TAKE, UH, SOME NEW PERMITTING AND PLANNING APPROACHES TO HELPING OUR BUSINESSES.
UH, WE HAVE SERVED OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES BY ALLOWING THEM TO DROP OFF PLANS.
WHEN WE WERE HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE, UH, BEING CONTAGIOUS, UH, OUR, UH, THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID THROUGH PAPER PRODUCTS.
SO WE FOUND A WAY TO GET THOSE PLANS REGARDLESS.
WE MADE APPOINTMENTS OVER THE PHONE AND A LARGER SCALE, AND WE CONTINUED TO DO IN PERSON APPOINTMENTS WHERE WE NEEDED TO, BUT WE TRIED TO BE SMART TO MINIMIZE OUR STAFF AND THE PUBLIC'S EXPOSURE.
UM, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WAS INNOVATIVE IN THEIR ABILITY TO DO INSPECTIONS.
TYPICALLY THEY GO OUT AND YOU GET A PERMIT AND THEY HAVE TO CHECK IT, MAKE SURE IT WAS DONE, RIGHT.
UH, AND OFTENTIMES THE F UH, THE INABILITY TO HAVE THAT INSPECTION MAY HOLD UP YOUR PROJECT.
IT MAY HOLD UP THE CONTRACTOR'S PAYMENT.
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POSSIBLE, UH, ARRANGE FOR THOSE INSPECTIONS TO BE DONE, UH, VIA A VIDEO, UH, FEE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT REMOTELY RATHER THAN EXPOSE THEMSELVES IN THE PUBLIC TO IN-PERSON INTERACTIONS.AND, AND IT WAS YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE A THREAD THROUGH THIS WHERE THE COUNCIL EMPOWERED STAFF TO BE ABLE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND STAFF FROM EVERY AREA WAS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC, UH, CREATIVELY.
AND WE'VE GOT JUST GREAT EXAMPLES OF THAT AND TO CERTAIN AREAS THAT IT WAS EFFICIENT.
AND SO IT SAVED TRIP TIME, AND IT HAD A KIND OF A DOUBLE BENEFIT THERE.
ALSO WE, UH, THE COUNCIL, AGAIN, EMPOWERED THE CITY STAFF TO LOOK AT SOME EXPEDITED PROCESSES FOR PERMITTING.
WE ISSUED TEMPORARY OUTDOOR DINING, UH, PERMITS THAT, UH, ALLOWED FOR WHAT MANY OF US HAVE HAD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DURING THE CLOSURES, UH, TO BE ABLE TO EAT A MEAL IN A RESTAURANT.
UM, WE WERE ALSO ALLOWING A VARIETY OF OTHER TEMPORARY OUTDOOR USES, WHETHER IT WAS EXERCISE OR PERSONAL SERVICE.
YOU KNOW, I SAW PEOPLE GETTING THEIR HAIRCUTS ON THE SIDEWALK OUT IN FRONT OF SOME OF THE BARBER SHOPS DUE TO A STAFF'S CREATIVITY.
OUR FAITH COMMUNITY HAS MOVED OUTDOORS IN ORDER TO CON TENUE TO SERVE THEIR CONGREGATIONS.
THE CITY HAS A ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S DONE BY THE BOOK.
WE JUST KIND OF REWROTE A FEW PAGES IN THE BOOK AND WITH THE CITY COUNCIL'S EMPOWERMENT OF STAFF, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BURDEN IS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE.
UH, THE STATE IS STILL GOVERNING, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO ADJUST AS WE CAN TO SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES.
UH, HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES YOU CAN SEE THE YARD HOUSE WITH THEIR CANOPIES WOOD RANCH, AND BJ'S ALL OF OUR COM OUR BUSINESSES MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THEIR, UH, THEIR CUSTOMERS.
AND I THINK IT'S BEEN INTERESTING TO SEE IN ADDITION TO THE ROLE THAT OUR RESTAURANTS PLAY IN PROVIDING FOOD, WE FIND, WE FOUND THAT IT REALLY ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE FOOD IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENGAGEMENT AND THE, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT SLIVER OF NORMALCY THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO BE OUT AT A RESTAURANT.
AND WHILE WE GET THE RISK, UH, THAT THE STATE IS PORTRAYING, WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES WHEN, UH, WHEN OUR REGULATIONS PERMIT, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE FLEXIBILITY WE ADDED TO OUR PROGRAM, WE, TO COIN THE NORMAL PHRASE, WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE CARES ACT AND PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF OUR BUSINESSES AS THE MAYOR.
AND, UH, UH, FORMER MAYOR BENNETT MENTIONED THERE REALLY WAS A DIRECT IMPACT TO MANY BUSINESSES.
UH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT OFTENTIMES THERE'S A LOT OF RED TAPE AND, AND REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, FEDERAL AND GRANT MONEY, BUT WE DEFINITELY WERE ABLE TO THROUGH THE COUNCIL'S GUIDANCE, TAKE THAT MONEY AND PUT IT IN THE HANDS OF, OF OUR BUSINESSES THROUGH OUR MICRO ENTERPRISE GRANT, WHICH PROVIDED $5,000 TO US, VERY SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES, UH, 25, 24 GRANTS.
SO FAR I'VE BEEN AWARDED FOR THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEN RECENTLY WE'VE EXPANDED OUR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO A SMALL BUSINESS GRANT, WHICH ALSO INCREASES THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FOR ELIGIBILITY TO 35 AND HAS, UH, ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
BUT HERE ARE PICTURES FROM THE FIRST ROUND OF CHECKS WHERE THE COUNCIL MADE A DIRECT EFFORT TO HAND THOSE OVERS AND THOSE CHECKS OVER.
AND I THINK YOU CAN TELL FROM, UH, THE SMILES THAT ARE HIDDEN BY THE MASK, THAT EVERYONE WAS REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT, UH, OUR, AS I MENTIONED, OUR SMALL BUSINESS GRANT EXPANDS ON OUR, UH, PROGRAM ADDING ANOTHER $150,000, UH, TO, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR RESIDENT OF, FOR OUR BUSINESSES, UH, WITH, UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 40 APPLICATIONS, UH, UNDER REVIEW.
AND SO WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL, UH, WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.
AND THEN AT OUR LAST MEETING, UH, COUNCIL ALSO GAVE STAFF DIRECTION TO LOOK AT, UH, TAKING 160 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO, UH, PROVIDE A MEAL, UH, SUPPORT FOR, UH, RESIDENTS,
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UH, THAT WOULD ALSO BENEFIT OUR LOCAL RESTAURANTS.AND SO WE'RE STILL IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT.
AND ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS REQUIRE US TO MEET, UH, HUD GUIDELINES.
AND SO STAFF HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF BEING ABLE TO INTERPRET THOSE GUIDELINES AND TRY TO FIND WAYS TO SERVE OUR BUSINESSES.
AND WE'LL BE BACK TO THE COUNCIL AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WITH THE FINAL PROPOSAL FOR THE PROGRAM.
UH, WE HAVE, IN ADDITION, YOU KNOW, HEARING ABOUT, UH, FORMER MAYOR BENNETT'S A YEAR, WE'VE HAD VERY, A LOT OF ACTIVITY THIS YEAR OF OUR KEY ROLES IS MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS PREPARED, UH, FOR, UH, ALL EMERGENCIES.
AND SO AGAIN, WE PIVOTED AND MADE SURE THAT IF WE COULDN'T HAVE OUR NORMAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR, WHERE WE GET RESIDENTS OUT TO TEACH THEM ABOUT ALL THE HAZARDS THAT THEY SHOULD BE PLANNING FOR, UH, WE TOOK IT TO THE INTERNET AND THROUGH OUR ZOOM PLATFORM, WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, HOST, UH, OVER A HUNDRED ATTENDEES, UH, TO GET THAT MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND AS IT WAS POINTED OUT, IT WAS TIMELY GIVEN WHAT WE EXPERIENCED, UH, WITH, UH, THE BLUE RIDGE FIRE, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS PERFORMED A VARIETY OF OUTREACHES IN ADDITION TO, UH, ADJUSTING TO A REMOTE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR, UH, MEETINGS, UH, WE'VE RECORDED.
PSA'S, UH, YOU CAN SEE HERE EXAMPLES WITH, UH, AT THE TIME MAYOR BENNETT, UH, PROVIDING A COVID UPDATE AND ASKING PEOPLE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, OUR, UH, UH, BRADY BUNCH SHOT AS WE'VE BEEN CALLING IT WITH OUR, UH, UH, CONGRATULATIONS GIVEN TO THE CLASS OF 2020, AND, UH, OTHER EXAMPLES WHERE THE COUNCIL HAS REACHED OUT THROUGH THE PLATFORM, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UH, OUR REC TEAM IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF, UH, CREATIVITY.
UM, THEY'VE COME UP WITH SO MANY IDEAS RIGHT NOW.
UH, MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE DRIVING THROUGH A LIGHT, UH, EXTRAVAGANZA, UH, UH, WITH, TO KIND OF SHARE THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THIS ENTIRE LIST.
BUT EVERYTHING FROM, UH, HELPING OUR POOR KIDS WHO ARE STUCK IN THE HOUSE, UH, COME UP WITH GREAT IDEAS, LIKE TIME CAPSULES, OR MAKING A BOTTLE ROCKET SHIP, OR MUMMY, MUMMIFYING, EACH OTHER, AND CLOUD DOE AND ALL THESE VARIOUS WAYS FOR THEM TO FIGHT THAT BOREDOM THROUGH THE SUMMER, THROUGH THE WEIRD SCHOOL SCHEDULE, OUR REC TEAM JUST CAME UP WITH EVERY POSSIBLE IDEA.
THEY COULD, THEY SHARED THAT INFORMATION THROUGH VIDEOS, ZOOM, THEY MADE PACKETS THAT THEY COULD TAKE OUT TO, UH, PROVIDE TO RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY WOULD BE PREPARED FOR THAT THE REC TO GO, UH, ENGAGEMENT, VIRTUAL BINGO, UH, WHICH WAS PLAYED MIRROR MIRROR.
JOE'S THAT I SEE, I WAS JUST GOING TO JUST MAKE A, JUST A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THE CREATIVITY FROM THE PUB, FROM OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF.
WHAT DID WE END UP DOING WITH OUR EASTER EGGS FOR THE PLANT EASTER EGG HUNT? SO WE HAD 15 JOHN AND SUMMED UP, SORRY, RIGHT FROM YOU AS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR COMES UP, JONATHAN MARSHALL WILL EXPLAIN WHAT WE DID WITH THOSE.
YOUR ACCOUNT WAS A LITTLE OVER 17,000.
AND SO WHAT WE REPURPOSED THEM, SO TO SPEAK, AND WE HAD A JURASSIC PARK THEMED BOOTH FOR THE DRIVE-THRU A HALLOWEEN EVENT.
UM, THERE WAS, UH, SO THE EGGS WERE COLORED A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY TO LOOK LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, DINOSAUR EGGS AND SUCH, AND THEY WERE PASSED OUT ACCORDINGLY.
AND, UM, THERE WAS A CERTAIN BOOTH THAT WAS THERE THAT, UH, THERE WAS A, I THINK IT WAS THE COUNTY BOOTH THAT JUST WAS OVERTAXED.
AND, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH GOING ON THAT DAY.
UM, BUT WE APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS TOO.
SO THAT WAS GOOD FUN THAT WE'VE HAD.
ALL OF THEM IT'S BEEN AMAZING HOW QUICKLY THINGS HAVE BEEN SELLING OUT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'VE ADDED FOUR EXTRA DAYS FOR THE LIGHT SHOW.
AND OF COURSE WE BOOK IT'S FREE, OF COURSE, FROM THAT STANDPOINT.
AND WITHIN TWO HOURS TIME, EVERYTHING IS FILLING UP.
WELL, AND I THINK THAT ALONG WITH THIS ENTIRE LIST JUST REALLY SHOWS HOW CITY STAFF IS STRUGGLING OR IS WORKING HARD TO FIND SOME BIT OF NORMALCY FOR OUR RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE KIDS THAT ARE STRESSED OUT DURING THIS.
I KNOW I LIVE WITH TWO OF THEM AT ANY, ANY LITTLE BIT OF ANY SEMBLANCE OF SOMETHING FUN THAT YOU KNOW, IS RESPONSIBLE IS CERTAINLY, UH, IS CERTAINLY APPRECIATED.
AND THIS JUST, WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION, BUT I WAS
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GOING TO SAY AT THE END, AND YOU KICKSTARTED IT, THIS JUST PROVES HOW GREAT A CITY WE ARE.THE CREATIVITY IN THIS TIME, THIS CHALLENGING TIME IS ON FULL DISPLAY RIGHT HERE.
AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BOUGHT IN A HUNDRED PERCENT DUE TO THE BOREDOM AND JUST THE CREATIVITY AND THE LACK OF TRADITIONAL PROJECTS THAT WE MAY HAVE OR EVENTS WE HAVE IN THE PIPELINE.
AND JUST LOOK AT THIS LIST OF THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
AND IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.
AND THAT'S WHY WE, WE TRULY ARE.
AND WE HEAR IT FROM OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.
WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE REGION, FOR SURE, BECAUSE OF THESE TYPES OF CREATIVE OUTLET.
MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
YOU JUST SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT, UH, YOU HAVE TWO KIDS.
IS THAT CORRECT? I JUST SPOKE WITH YOUR WIFE YESTERDAY.
WELL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CALL THE PUPPY KID YET.
WHY? WELL, I AM, I AM VERY CHILDLIKE WITH MY WONDER IN THE MAYOR SEAT.
SORRY, MR.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WILL PULL OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS UP TO, TO, TO CELEBRATE.
UH, THEY, THEY HELPED US FIND MONEY FOR ALL OF US THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
WE HAD OUR REC TO GO PROGRAM, AS I MENTIONED, VIRTUAL BINGO, WHICH WAS A LOT OF FUN.
UH, WHERE IS IT WEDNESDAY WHERE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO LOOK FOR THINGS TASTY TUESDAY, FITNESS, YOU KNOW, GIVING PEOPLE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO, HOW TO STAY ENGAGED, UH, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR WONDERFUL TRAIL PROGRAMS. UH, STAFF JUST, JUST REALLY, REALLY, UH, EXCELLED AT, UH, MAKING THE BEST OF, UH, OF THIS PROGRAM.
UH, THEY CAME UP WITH SOME AMAZING CONTESTS AS, AS THE COUNCIL'S AWARE, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF COUNCIL, UH, CONTESTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
UH, OUR, UH, UH, PROGRAMS ALWAYS SHOWCASE THE INCREDIBLE TALENT THAT WE HAVE HERE.
UH, AND SO WE WERE, UH, DOUBLING DOWN ON THAT COMMITMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAD CONTESTS ON MASK.
WE HAD ADULT COLORING CONTEST, UH, YOU KNOW, THESE EXAMPLES HERE SHOW SOME PRETTY GOOD TALENT IN THE ADULT CATEGORY, BUT IN THE YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, I'VE SEEN FIVE OR SIX YEARS OLD, ALSO HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE TALENT.
SO IT REALLY IS GOOD TO BE ABLE TO LEVERAGE THAT WE'VE HAD CANDY GUESSING, UH, CONTEST LEGO, BUILDING CONTESTS, UH, WE'VE HAD PHOTO CONTEST AND ALL OF THESE SLIDES ARE JUST DESIGNED TO SHOW NOT ONLY THE CREATIVITY OF THE STAFF, BUT ALSO THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE BUY-IN TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS AND TAKE SOME TIME.
AND I THINK IT SHOWS THE NEED WAS OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO JUST KIND OF SHAKE IT OFF AND ADJUST AND ENJOY WHATEVER YOU COULD.
IN THESE TRYING TIMES, UH, WE'VE HAD PET CONTESTS, YOU CAN SEE EXAMPLES HERE OF PHOTO CONTEST.
UH, WE'VE HAD PATIO DECORATING CONTEST AND LITTLE GARDEN THERE, VICTORY GARDEN, UH, AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE CONTEST GOING ON NOW WITH DECORATING YOUR HOUSE AND BOAT.
AND, UH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE, ARE STILL OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE ALSO, UH, HERE IN CHINO HILLS HAVE A FANTASTIC, UH, CONCERTS IN THE PARK PROGRAM THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO DO BECAUSE OF THE COVID CONSTRAINTS.
AND STAFF CAME TO ME AND SAID, WE THINK WE CAN GET A LOT OF WHAT WE CHERISH FROM THOSE PROGRAMS DIFFERENTLY.
AND SO WE HAD OUR MOVIE IN THE PARKING LOT, UH, PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY SIT IN THEIR CARS AND WATCH, I BELIEVE A 50 FOOT BLOW-UP SCREEN OF MOVIES AND GET OUT AND ENJOY BEING OUT IN THE, IN THE, UNDER THE STARS.
WE HAD OUR CONCERT IN THE CAR, WHICH HAD A GREAT BAND THAT WE'VE SHOWCASED HERE SEVERAL TIMES.
ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE IS SELLING OUT.
I THINK ALMOST ENTIRELY ALL OF THEM, EXCEPT FOR MAYBE ONE.
UH, WE HAD DRIVE UP ICE CREAM SOCIALS WHERE STAFF, UH, WITH PROPER PRECAUTIONS WERE ABLE TO GIVE OUR ADULT 50 PLUS PEOPLE, UH, MEMBERS, A LITTLE TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEM.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNS THEY'RE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE.
WE MISS YOU MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNEW THAT WE WERE STILL THINKING OF THEM AND SUPPORTING THEM FROM A MENTAL HEALTH POINT OF VIEW, MORE THAN, THAN JUST PASSING OUT ICE CREAM.
OUR CELEBRATE THE FAMILY CONTEST, UH, WENT ON
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AND HERE ARE GOOD EXAMPLES OF THE TALENT THAT OUR YOUTH HAVE HERE, UH, IN THE CITY.UH, WE HAD, UH, OUR, UH, DRIVE THROUGH TRICK OR TREAT.
USUALLY WE PARTNER WITH OUR SHOPS SHOPPING CENTER, UH, FOR A HUGE, UH, CONTEST WITH CANDY.
AND THAT JUST COULDN'T HAPPEN THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THE REC TEAM.
UH, AS JONATHAN POINTED OUT, HE REPURPOSED SOME OF THOSE EASTER EGGS.
WE WEREN'T ABLE TO HAND OUT AND BRANDED THEM DINOSAUR EGGS.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT OUR, OUR, OUR, UH, PUBLIC CAME OUT TO ENJOY A SAFE, BUT STILL FUN DRIVE THROUGH TRICK OR TREAT.
UH, WE HAD PUMPKIN CARVING CONTEST AND, UH, OTHER FALL THEMED ACTIVITIES.
OUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONTEST, UH, UH, ARE, WERE JUST AMAZING, THE CREATIVITY THAT, THAT, OR EXPRESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE HAD DECORATING CONTESTS FOR YOUR HOUSE.
UH, UH, ALL OF THESE ARE JUST REALLY GOOD EXAMPLES OF OUR RESIDENTS TAKING TO HEART, THESE, UH, THEMED CONTESTS.
UH, WE FREQUENTLY HAVE, UH, PETS INVOLVED IN MANY OF THE ACTIVITIES AND THOSE MEMBERS OF OUR FAMILY ARE REPRESENTED HERE.
UH, WHOEVER THOUGHT TO, TO DRESS UP A TURTLE, I WOULD NEVER DO THAT, BUT OBVIOUSLY OUR RESIDENTS THOUGHT OF IT.
AND EVEN THINGS LIKE, JUST SHOW ME YOUR FANCY THANKSGIVING TABLE SETTINGS.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO SHOW THEIR CREATIVITY.
CYNTHIA WAS MAINLY IS MY NEIGHBOR THAT ONE.
OH, BUT, BUT THAT'S NOT YOU, RIGHT? NO.
YOU WEREN'T CHEATING AND PARTICIPATING ON IT.
UH, A FEW MORE, UH, ITEMS AS WAS POINTED OUT.
UM, WE TYPICALLY, UH, FOR THE FEW YEARS NOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING A VETERAN'S BREAKFAST AND WHEN WE KNEW WE COULDN'T HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL ONE, UH, IT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, AT THE TIME MIRROR ART BENNETT WHO SHOWED HIS CREATIVITY AND ASKED, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME WAY WE CAN PULL THIS OFF.
AND SO THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF A LOCAL BUSINESS, OUR CHICK-FIL-A, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO DO SO.
AND I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU ARE OUT THERE THAT DAY, UH, SAYING, UH, THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS AND PASSING A LITTLE BIT OF A CHICKEN BISCUIT SANDWICHES AND ORANGE JUICE TO, TO SHOW THAT SUPPORT, UH, VETERAN'S DAY ALSO, UH, SHOWED THE SIGN PROGRAM WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, PUT SIGNS ON OUR LAWNS OF OUR VETERANS TO SHOW, UH, OUR SUPPORT FOR THEM AND TO LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW, UH, HOW MANY VETERANS WE HAD.
UH, WE HAD A VIDEO RECOGNITION, UH, THAT WAS FANTASTIC, UH, UH, PREPARED BY STAFF AND WITH, UH, EXAMPLES OF, OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
UH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE, WERE WAYS FOR US TO CONTINUE THE COMMITMENT TO THAT VETERAN COMMUNITY.
UH, IF ONLY IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WAY, UH, WINTER IS UPON US, AND WE'VE GOT OUR MCCOY HOLIDAY LIGHTS, UH, AS POINTED OUT THOSE DATES, AREN'T, UH, ALL ENCOMPASSING NOW BECAUSE STAFF HAS BEEN, UH, UH, FINDING ADDITIONAL WAYS TO, TO ADD TO THAT.
WE'VE GOT OUR HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST, GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTESTS ARE GOING, WE'RE CONTINUING OUR LETTERS TO SANTA, UH, PROGRAM.
UH, EVEN OUR ACTIVE ADULTS, UH, HAVE, UH, SOME CHRISTMAS SPIRIT BEING PROVIDED, UH, BY THE CITY.
UH, AND REALLY THIS WAS JUST AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR US.
IT'S BEEN A TOUGH YEAR, BUT WHILE THIS COVID REPORT HAS BEEN MOSTLY TECHNICAL SHARING, THE CHA THE CHANGES TO OPERATIONS, THE CHALLENGES FROM THE STATE, WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE THIS LAST MEETING IN, ON THAT NOTE.
SO WE WANTED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO SHOWCASE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT WAS, UH, FACILITATED BY THE COUNCIL, GIVING STAFF, UH, THE ABILITY TO THINK OUTSIDE AND TO ACT AND TO MAKE ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS, UH, HAPPEN.
AND SO, UH, I JUST WANTED TO PERSONALLY THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT, BUT, UH, EQUALLY, UH, THANK THE STAFF WHO ARE ALL WAY MORE CREATIVE THAN I AM.
UH, AND THEY WOULD COME TO ME AND SAY, BEN, GIVE ME A MINUTE.
THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.
AND THEY JUST DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH THE COUNCIL THAT THE, THE, UH, COMMUNITY, AND, UH, WITH THAT, I CONCLUDE MY COVID REPORT.
CHINO HILLS AND OUR REC STAFF JOB WELL DONE, AND A GREAT PRESENTATION,
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VERY VISUAL.IS IT, IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THIS UP ON OUR WEBSITE? WE WILL, WE WILL BE ADDING IT TO EXIST IS GREAT.
AND THE NICE THING IS WE'VE GOT PICTURES OF SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL, AND THAT'S ANOTHER COOL THING.
I'LL LET THEM SEE THAT UP THERE, BUT IT WOULD JUST ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S A GREAT CHRONICLE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN LIEU OF, OR IN SPITE OF COVID-19, WE HAVEN'T BEEN SITTING ON OUR HANDS.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THINGS AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE IN NEW CREATIVE WAYS.
AND THE IDEAS ARE JUST AMAZING.
AND THANK YOU TO MY RESIDENTS FOR BEING WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE THINGS.
[30. Assign Council Members to various Committees/Commissions/Boards]
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 30 ASSIGNED COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS.AND I'M GOING TO ASK, UH, MR. ROGERS TO PLEASE, UH, SHEPHERD US THROUGH THIS.
HE HAS A QUEUE, HAS THE SKILLS AND THE HISTORY TO DO SO.
UM, THIS IS AN INTERESTING THING THAT WE GO THROUGH EACH YEAR BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY COMMITTEES THAT WE ARE ASSIGNED TO.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMUNITY REALLY REALIZES HOW MANY OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTEND AND JUST ON THIS LIST, THAT'S IN OUR AGENDA PACKET, THERE ARE 28 LISTED COMMISSIONS COMMITTEES THAT WE EITHER ATTEND SINGLY OR, OR AS A, AS A GROUP.
AND SO I PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE AS TO MY REPORT ALREADY.
SO 28 OF THESE WILL BE ASSIGNED AMONG US.
UH, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE PUTS OUT AN INTEREST LIST, 12 OF US, AND WE REPORT BACK IN ANY ACCUMULATE, PUT TOGETHER THIS LIST.
THAT'S AGAIN, IN THE AGENDA PACKET.
UH, FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT'S BEEN PRETTY EASY, REALLY, SINCE YOU'VE COME ON, BRIAN, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO STABILIZE AND WE HAVE, UH, UH, INTERESTS BY INDIVIDUALS.
AND THERE'S VERY FEW CONFLICTS IN HERE THAT ARE REPORTED.
SO I'M GOING TO MAYBE APPROACH A COUPLE OF THEM THAT THERE MAY BE A COUPLE OF CONFLICTS OF MAYBE THREE PEOPLE REQUESTING FOR TWO SPOTS.
WE'LL CLARIFY THAT ONCE WE GET THAT CLARIFIED, THEN YOU'LL HAVE A CLEAN LIST THAT WE CAN WORK FROM CHERYL THAT, UH, THAT THE ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE MADE.
AND THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE HERE.
OTHERWISE THERE'S REALLY NO CONFLICTS IN WHAT'S POSTED ON THIS LIST COULD BE THE OFFICIAL, UM, ASSIGNMENTS.
SO ON B WE HIT THE FIRST ONE THAT SHOWS A CONFLICT OF THREE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR TWO POSITIONS AS BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, SPORTS PARK, AD HOC.
UH, I PUT IN A REQUEST, BRIAN AND CYNTHIA, AND I HAVE BEEN ON THAT LIST ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR, SINCE THE BEGINNING, REALLY, BUT SINCE CYNTHIA, YOU'RE INTERESTED IN IT.
AND AS YOU MENTIONED, SOMETIME BACK THAT IT IS JOINING YOUR DISTRICT.
SO I'M, I'M HAPPY TO STEP BACK TO THIS TIME THIS YEAR.
AND THANK YOU AND LET YOU GO ON THAT, UH, COMMITTEE, IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
SO WITH ME STEPPING BACK, THAT WOULD BE, UH, BRIAN AND CYNTHIA, UNLESS YOU WANT TO STEP BACK.
UM, SO THAT'S THAT PAGE? THE FOLLOWING PAGE ON OUR LIST IS A LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION.
I SEE TWO NAMES LISTED, WHICH COULD BE WAYNE AND RYAN ON THERE.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO PUT THAT'S MEMBER ROGERS.
UM, THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ALSO HAS A, IS THERE A CONFLICT OR THERE'S NO CONFLICT WAS A PROPOSED CHANGE ON THAT.
I'M GOING TO RELINQUISH THAT TO CYNTHIA.
SHE'S GOT AN INTEREST IN DOING THAT.
UH, IT W I ASKED RAY ABOUT THE FACT HE WAS ON THERE SHOWING THE NARROWS ALTERNATE.
HE REALLY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THAT.
SO I'D LIKE TO CHANGE IT, TO HAVE MORAN, BE THE DELEGATE, AND I'LL BE, UH, OKAY.
THAT'S AGREEABLE TO EVERYBODY.
BACK TO THE LEAGUE OF CITIES, INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RAY DO.
SO RAY WILL CONTINUE AS THAT, AND WE'RE ALL ON AS A ALTERNATE, BUT RAY YOU'RE YOU'RE THERE, UH, UNLESS ANYBODY SEES ANYTHING ELSE WE'RE MOVING ON TO ON ART, THE LAST PAGE DOWN NEAR THE BOTTOM TRACER MODELS, CONSERVATION AUTHORITY, AND, UH, THE RECORD, THE EXPRESSION OF INTEREST WAS MYSELF, RAY AND CYNTHIA THERE, YOU GOT THAT MORAN HOARDING, AND AGAIN, CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR SURE.
AND IN THAT CASE, UM, UH, RAY AND I ARE CURRENTLY ON THAT PARTICULAR COMMITTEE, I WOULD LIKE TO STAY ON THAT COMMITTEE, UH, RE I DON'T KNOW, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STAY ON IT.
WE JUST SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO GET TO THIS POINT.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
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THE MAIN INTENT WAS I WANTED IT REFLECTED ON THE RECORD OF MY INTERESTS.SO THE NEXT TIME SOMEONE ROLLS OFF, I JUST WANT IT DOCUMENTED THAT I HAD AN INTEREST TO SUCCEED.
ONE OF YOU TOO, RIGHT? THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS ON THE SAN BERNANDINO SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK FORCE IN THE PAST, THERE WAS NOT AN ALTERNATE LISTED, AND THEY DO REQUIRE THAT WE APPOINT AN ALTERNATE.
THE REQUEST IS THAT ROD HILLS SURPASS THE ALTERNATE TO, UM, IT'S AN ALTERNATE, OTHER THAN STAFF MEMBER ON SITE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER.
SO IF IT WAS STAFF, ROD HILL WOULD SERVE IN THAT CAPACITY.
SHE HAS ANYTHING THAT I DIDN'T BRING UP, BUT I SAW ON THIS LIST, I WAS JUST GOING TO ROLL WITH IT UNLESS THERE WAS SOMEONE THAT EXPRESSED DIFFERENT DIFFERENTLY.
SO I'M PRETTY CLEAN THIS TIME AROUND MOTIONING THAT WE PASS ON AND APPROVE THE CHANGES AS NOTED.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
TIME FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THE CITY MANAGER WANTS ME TO DISCUSS THE CASES TONIGHT ON THE GOOD NOTE WE ENDED.
UM, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT TESTING.
SO WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL TESTING SITES COMING UP.
THE DATES ARE DECEMBER 16TH, JANUARY 6TH IN JANUARY 20TH.
AND THOSE ARE THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS.
UM, THE TESTING SITES OPERATE FROM NINE TO FORT MCCOY AND, UH, APPOINTMENTS ARE VERY STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE, THE COUNTY WEBSITE TO SEE WHEN THEY'VE OPENED UP THE REGISTRATION FOR THOSE APPOINTMENTS.
WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYE ON THAT TOO.
SO WE'LL DO ADDITIONAL PUBLICITY WHEN WE SEE THAT.
AND THEN IT SEEMS TO BE, UH, TWO OR THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE, EVEN THOUGH THE WORD IS OUT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING.
YOU KEEP CLICKING UNTIL YOU CAN USUALLY IT'S SATURDAY OR SUNDAY PRIOR TO THE EVENT, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO CLICK ON THROUGH, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SHOW ON THE FIRST WINDOW, BUT IT'LL SHOW THEM THE SECOND ONE.
AND TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT, THE COUNTY'S SYSTEM TO SIGN UP FOR THESE TESTING SPOTS IS EXTREMELY EASY.
SO PLEASE DON'T FEEL OVERWHELMED BY IT.
I KNOW ALMOST ALL OF US HAVE GONE TO DO IT.
SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT THE COUNTY IS BRINGING THIS TO CHINO HILLS.
IT'S BEEN WORKING VERY SMOOTHLY ON THE DECEMBER 2ND DATE.
THERE WERE 455 TESTS ADMINISTERED, WHICH IS A REALLY GREAT NUMBER FOR THAT SIX HOUR EVENT.
UM, THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A LOT OF WALK-INS, BUT AGAIN, THEY CAN PREPARE BETTER IF PEOPLE PLAN AHEAD AND MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT.
UM, NEXT WE, UM, THE CITY MANAGER ALREADY MENTIONED THE STREET SWEEPING, AND THAT WILL BE THE LAST THING ON COVID.
UH, THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING UP.
CITY COUNCIL WON'T MEET ON DECEMBER 22ND.
SO WE WANTED TO MENTION OUR CLOSURES FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
UH, TYPICALLY CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE, NEW YEAR'S DAY, UM, THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE LIBRARY TO THE CITY AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.
UH, ADDITIONALLY CITY HALL AND THE CITY YARD ARE ALSO CLOSED DECEMBER 28TH, 29TH AND 30TH.
AND OUR EMPLOYEES DO USE LEAVE TIME FOR THAT, FOR THAT CLOSURE, UH, CITY STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES DURING THAT TIME IN CASE ANYTHING DOES COME UP.
THE BLOOD DRIVES THAT HAVE BEEN VERY IMPORTANT, UH, FOR THE SUPPLIES IN THE REGION ARE CONTINUING NOW.
AND WE HAVE ARRANGED FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY ON TUESDAYS FROM ONE TO SIX, AND THEY DO ALSO TAKE APPOINTMENTS AS WELL.
AND WE MENTIONED LAST TIME THAT THE PHOTO CONTEST WAS EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 31ST.
SO GO ONLINE AND CHECK OUT THE CATEGORIES.
SO MAYBE YOU'LL CATCH SOME NICE HOLIDAY SHOPS THAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE.
AND WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE HOLIDAY EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON, AND REALLY THE ONLY TWO THAT ARE LEFT TO PARTICIPATE IN ARE THE HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST, SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS BY DECEMBER 11TH.
AND OF COURSE WE DO HAVE THAT SPECIAL LETTERS TO SANTA MAILBOX AT CITY HALL.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP KIDS GET THEIR LETTERS TO SANTA.
THE DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 11TH.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]
NOW WE ARE ONTO SAFETY UPDATES, CAPTAIN WALKER, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JOE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.UM, PLEASE DO ANNOUNCE OUR TOY DRIVE IS IN FULL SWING.
UM, WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 67 FAMILIES WITH A HUNDRED KIDS ALREADY REGISTERED FOR IT.
UM, I WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY FOR BEING EXTREMELY GENEROUS AND PROVIDING SO MANY GIFTS,
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UM, TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.WE STILL HAVE PLENTY OF GIFTS TO GIVE OUT ON TOP OF THAT.
SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO REGISTER BY DECEMBER 15TH.
UM, YOU CAN REGISTER BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO THIS ADDRESS.
SEND AN EMAIL, PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AGE, AND GENDER OF THE CHILD.
AND IF THERE'S ANY PREFERENCES AND TOYS THAT THEY HAD, LIKE, I'M, AGAIN, THIS IS GOING TO BE A DRIVE-THRU TOY DRIVE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PACKAGES SET UP FOR EACH FAMILY THAT'S REGISTERED AHEAD OF TIME AND CAPTAIN.
UM, SO THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT'S THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT YOU REQUIRE FROM THEM, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE YOU LIKE ANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OR PROOF.
THAT'S, WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM.
I DON'T THINK ANYONE ABUSES IT.
SO THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU LIVE IN CHINO HILLS, RIGHT? YEAH.
IF YOU, IF YOU LIVE, IF YOU LIVE IN CHINO HILLS, HAVE SOME TYPE OF CONNECTION TO CHINO HILLS AT THIS POINT, WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT AS WELL.
UM, IT'S TRULY JUST AN EVENT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THOSE IN NEED.
UM, AND IT'S, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF STIPULATIONS BEHIND IT.
UM, ALSO OBVIOUSLY THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.
I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A FEW HOLIDAY TIPS.
UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE GOING OUT SHOPPING AND GETTING GIFTS FOR THE, FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
PLEASE DON'T LEAVE THOSE GIFTS IN YOUR CAR THAT ARE VISIBLE, PUT THEM IN YOUR TRUNK, MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLES ARE SECURED.
UM, WHEN YOU'RE OUT AT NIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU PARK IN A WELL LIT AREA.
UM, AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS JUST BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
UM, DON'T HAVE YOUR, YOUR NOSE AND YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU'RE WALKING OUT TO YOUR CAR, JUST HAVE YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL AND PAYING ATTENTION TO WHO'S AROUND YOU.
UM, IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES, IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, PLEASE CALL NINE 11.
AND IF IT IS A NON-EMERGENCY, UM, YOU CAN CALL THIS NUMBER THAT IS (909) 465-6837.
AND THAT GOES TO OUR NON-EMERGENCY DISPATCH LINE.
UM, I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE, UH, COP RAY COMPO, UM, AND WITHOUT OUR VOLUNTEERS LIKE RAY AND THE REST OF THE CREW, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET DONE HALF THE THINGS WE'RE ABLE TO AT OUR STATION.
SO, UM, HE'S JUST ONE OF MANY, AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE HIM ON HIS, UH, HIS RECOGNITION THIS EVENING.
AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY HOLIDAY, ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, OUR FIRE DISTRICT REPORT, IF YOU'VE BEEN MAYOR JOSEPH COUNCILS, IT'S KIM CHALKBOARD WITH YOU TONIGHT.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS. HELLO.
UH, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. UH, DESPITE THE CALENDAR SAYING IT'S DECEMBER, IT'S STILL FIRE SEASON.
AND I JUST WANT TO ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE TO BE CAUTIOUS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, ANYTHING WITH AN OPEN FLAME OR SPARKS, ESPECIALLY ON DAYS WHERE IT'S WINDY AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
UH, ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR TREMENDOUS SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND FINALLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:00 PM AND THAT MEETING WILL BE ENTIRELY VIRTUAL DUE TO COVID INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AS WELL.
YOU GOT A QUESTION FOR THE CHIEF CHIEF REAL FAST REGARDING THE STATE PARK.
UM, I KNOW THERE WAS A BURN THROUGH THE STATE PARK.
IS THERE STILL A LOT OF BRUSH THAT HAS NOT BEEN BURPED IN THE PARK? I BELIEVE ABOUT 40% OF THE PARK OR SO WAS BURNED.
I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE MORE DETAILED REPORTS, BUT YEAH, THERE IS A PORTION OF IT WAS BURNED.
A SIGNIFICANT PORTION WAS NOT IN SOME OF THE SURROUNDING ADJACENT AREA.
SO BY NO MEANS IS THE FIRE THREAT TO CHINO HILLS GONE BECAUSE OF THE FIRES THAT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Johsz West Valley Mosquito Vector Control District Vice Mayor Marquez California Institution for Men Citizen Advisory Committee California Institution for Women Citizen Advisory Committee League of California Cities Latino Caucus Board San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Moran Chino Valley Unified School District Board Omnitrans Board Council Member Rogers Inland Empire Utilities Agency Policy Committee ]
GOING TO MOVE ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS AND I'LL KICK IT OFF WITH WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT.WE HAD A MEETING ON THE FIRST PRETTY MUNDANE, THE USUAL, YOU KNOW, ACCEPT REPORTS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING OUT TO BID FOR OUR LEGAL SERVICES.
SO THAT WAS THE EXCITING HIGHLIGHT OF OUR MEETING.
MARK HAS A, THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN AND CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CIW CITIZENS ADVISORY.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M TRYING TO GET IN TODAY WAS RURAL DIFFICULT.
THE DIAL IN NUMBER WAS INCORRECT AND THE VIDEO LINKEDIN NOT WORK.
SO BY THE TIME I GOT IN, IT WAS ACTUALLY OVER, BUT SOME OF THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT, UH, THE WARDEN USED TO USE OR MONA EUSTON IS NOW GOING TO THE WOMEN'S PRISON.
I'M GLAD SHE'S STICKING AROUND LOCALLY.
SO SHE WILL BE THE NEW WARD AT THE WOMAN'S PRISON.
UH, THE WOMAN'S PRISON UPDATES ARE, UM, THE PRISON IS GETTING A SUB-ZERO FREEZER FOR STORAGE FOR THE COVID SHOTS THAT WILL BE COMING FAIRLY SOON.
UH, THERE IS A SPIKE RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS INMATES,
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THERE'S 39 NEW CASES AND THE GUARDS AND THE INMATES ARE GETTING WEEKLY COVID TESTING AND FLU SHOTS.IF THEY GET 40% OF THE INMATES THAT GET A SHOT, THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER.
THEY'RE BASICALLY JUST OVER 70%.
SO THEY'RE DOING A GOOD, GOOD JOB.
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, LATINO CAUCUS BOARD, THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT THERE.
MATTER OF FACT, THE MEETING BASICALLY GOT CANCELED.
AND CAN I MOVE OVER TO THE NEXT ONE? LET ME SEE, PLEASE DO WE DID THE FINAL VOTE ON STATE ROUTE 60 CENTRAL AVENUE INTERCHANGE.
SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR ABOUT PROBABLY LAST THREE, FOUR YEARS.
SO WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT.
SO THE BRIDGE AT CENTRAL AVENUE, WE'LL BE ADDING 50 FEET, 25 ON EACH, SO THAT FINALIZED EVERYTHING.
SO WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.
UM, I ALSO GOT REAPPOINTED TO THE STATE, ROUTE 91 ADVISORY COMMISSION AND JUST INFORMATION ON THE, UM, THE 91.
UH, THE FLY OVER TO CHINO HILLS WERE 71.
SO THE RFP WILL PROBABLY GO OUT FOR THAT PROJECT.
AT THE END OF 2021, THE TOTAL COST WAS ONE 13.
NOW IT'S GOING TO BE ONE 14 MILLION AND WE'RE PROJECTING AN ENDING DATE FOR THE PROJECT OF 2020 FOR THOSE MORE REPORTS.
I THINK WE CAN WAIT A COUPLE MORE YEARS.
COUNCIL MEMBER, CYNTHIA MORAN, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AND AMI TRANSPORTED SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT MEET.
AND FOR OMNI TRANS, IT WAS A SHORT MEETING AND WE SAID GOODBYE TO A COUPLE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, UH, JOSEE SUPERVISOR, JOSIE GONZALEZ, AND, UM, DEBBIE STOLEN MERIT THAT'D BE STOLEN.
SO I WANT TO THANK THEM BOTH FOR THEIR SERVICE ON OUR BOARD.
AND THEN THE REST WERE JUST, UM, SOME RECEIVING FILE ITEMS AND THAT'S IT.
WE'RE STILL MEETING VIRTUALLY EVERY TIME WE GET INTO DISCUSSION, I SH I SHOULD TAKE THAT BACK.
SO THEY'RE GIVING THE OPTION FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO MEET IN PERSON.
SO ABOUT FOUR OF THE BOARD MEMBERS GO DOWN TO SAN BERNARDINO AND THEN THE REST OF US ARE JUST DOING ZOOM.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT.
AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE HAS NO REPORT.
THERE'S NO REPORT BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T BE ON THE LIST.
SO, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HAVE IT REMOVED FROM THE LIST
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS.UH, LET'S GO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MORGAN.
I JUST HAVE ACTUALLY, I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT.
UM, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING TO, UH, CAPTAIN WALKER TO, UM, JUST GREAT JOB WITH, UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT LATELY WITH SOME, UM, PRESS RELEASES.
I SAW, YOU KNOW, SOME CRIME HAPPENING AND, UM, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN CATCHING THE BAD GUY, SO KEEP IT UP.
IT'S JUST AWESOME JOB THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
AND, UM, LAST WEEK WE SAID GOODBYE TO, UM, TOM HOWIE AT CHINO COUNCIL MEMBER, OUR NEIGHBOR.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL PROBABLY HAVE SOME WORDS TO SAY, CAUSE YOU KNOW HIM LONGER THAN I DO.
BUT, UM, WE WENT TO THE CHINO CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND, UM, GAVE HIM A NICE CERTIFICATE AND SAID GOODBYE.
BUT YOU KNOW, TOM HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR SO LONG AND PETER CAN ELABORATE ON WHAT HE'S DONE.
BUT, UM, THE THING ABOUT TOM IS THAT HE'S JUST SUCH A NICE, GENUINE GUY.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS FIRST ELECTED, HE'S JUST, HE'S MORE THAN WILLING TO GIVE OF HIS TIME AND MENTOR PEOPLE AND TALK TO YOU.
SO I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY, UM, HOW MUCH HE'LL BE MISSED AND WHAT, WHAT A GREAT ASSET HE WAS TO THE CITY OF CHINO AND BEYOND HE SERVED ON A LOT OF REGIONAL COMMITTEES LIKE WE DO.
SO, UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY HE'S NOT HAVING A BIG RETIREMENT PARTY, SO, UM, JUST WANTED TO WISH HIM WELL IN HIS RETIREMENT.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TONIGHT.
HE WAS GENEROUS ENOUGH TO OPEN UP HIS HOUSE FOR THE, UH, THE HOMES.
YOU GOT TO GIVE CREDIT TO SOMEBODY FROM CHINO FOR DOING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER.
WELL, I'LL PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT.
UH, TOM HOWIE AND I ARE, FIRST OF ALL, HE SERVED JUST, JUST UNDER 20 YEARS ON THE COUNCIL.
SO THAT'S A FOR CHINO, THAT WAS A SHORT TERM, SHORT, SHORT TERM FOR THEM.
IT'S A, THEY HAVE A LOT OF LONGEVITY THERE, TOM, AS CYNTHIA SAID, AND BRIAN, YOU TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE, AT HIS CEREMONY LAST WEEK.
HE IS A FRIEND OF ALL OF OURS AND HE WAS IN THE OLD DAYS, CHINO AND CHINO HILLS WHERE CHINO HILLS WAS BRAND NEW AND STRUGGLING TO GET OUR OWN IDENTITY.
AND, UM, UH, TOM HELPED BRIDGE THAT, THAT PR GAP THAT MAY HAVE EXISTED IN ITS EARLY DAYS.
AND, UH, I WAS ELECTED 14 YEARS AGO AND IMMEDIATELY, UH, TOM, WHO IS IN MY ROTARY GROUP, UH, HELPED KIND OF WORK WITH THAT BRIDGING ASPECT.
THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT AT THE TIME TO TRY TO GET PAST SOME, UH, DIFFERENCES.
AND TOM HAS BEEN A VERY STABLE DECISION-MAKER AND CHINO ALL OF THESE YEARS.
AND I KNOW HE HATED TO GIVE IT UP BECAUSE WHEN HE HAD GAINED THAT TYPE OF EXPERIENCE,
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IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY, BUT, UH, HE KNEW IT WAS TIME TO A HANDOFF TO SOMEONE ELSE AND HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED IN THAT CAPACITY AS A, A NEIGHBOR, UH, DECISION-MAKING NEIGHBOR ON SO MANY OF THE COMMITTEES THAT WE SHARE WITH HIM.SO BEST OF LUCK TO TOM, AS HE MOVES ON TO OTHER THINGS.
IN FACT, HE ALREADY IS MOVING ON TO SOMETHING ELSE.
KURT HAGMAN OFFERED HIM AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ROLE FOR THE COUNTY, UH, FOR THE FOURTH DISTRICT WHEN ONE OF OUR PLANT, WHEN OUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER, UH, QUIT RECENTLY.
SO TOM IS GOING TO FILL THAT ROLE.
I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE HE WAS APPROVED TODAY AT THE, UH, AT THE, UH, SUPERVISOR'S MEETING.
SO TOM, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
AS WE BRIDGE THE GAP WITH CHINO AND CHINO HILLS ALL THOSE YEARS, GREAT DECISION MAKER, UH, SPEAKING OF COUNTY, HAPPY AT THE SAND, DENISE TALKED ABOUT IT AND BEN'S TALKED ABOUT IT JUST, AND KURT TALKED ABOUT IT, JUST THE TESTING SITES.
I KNOW THERE WAS A GAP FOR MANY MONTHS IN CHINO HILLS.
WE DID THE ONE AT CHINO HILLS HIGH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, NOTHING FOR SO LONG, BUT THE COUNTY WAS TRYING TO GET NUMBERS BUILT UP FOR THE STATISTICS, BUT THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING OUT THIS WAY.
AND SO PEOPLE WEREN'T WILLING TO MAKE THE DRIVE TO OTHER LOCATIONS SUCH AS ONTARIO, ALTHOUGH SOME OF US DID THROUGH THAT, IF THEY ARE NOT, THEY'RE NOT FEELING POORLY.
SO NOW WE'VE HAD TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL TESTS WITH MORE TO COME AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINO HILLS AND, AND ROD AND TEAM, JUST EVERYBODY FOR PUTTING, PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND MAKING IT AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF US.
UM, I THINK WE, WE ALL FEEL THE SAME WAY, UM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RECENT, UH, EDX FROM THE STATE ABOUT, UH, ALMOST SHUTTING THINGS DOWN AGAIN, WE FEEL, I MEAN, WE ALL FEEL SO SAD FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING TO GET THROUGH THIS.
AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN.
AND AS WE DID A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, PROVIDE AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN FOR THOSE RESTAURANTS, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE SMALL SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S THOSE THAT ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO STAY OPEN, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY, UH, FOR US TO SHOW THEM AS MUCH SUPPORT AS WE CAN.
AND RESTAURANTS ARE PROBABLY GONNA GO OUT OF BUSINESS.
MANY OF THEM ARE HEADING OUT OF BUSINESS NOW AND WE OUGHT TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN, ESPECIALLY THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.
UM, TH TH THE, YOU KNOW, THE AMAZING MES AND THE SMALL ONES THAT ARE THAT LEAP OF FAITH THAT THEY MADE YEARS AGO TO OPEN HER OWN BUSINESSES.
AND NOW THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO MAKE RENT, ET CETERA.
SO, UH, WE FEEL FOR THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS, AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, MAYBE WE CAN DIG OUT OF THIS AND MAYBE GET BACK TO, UM, STREET SIDE SERVICE, ET CETERA, FOR THE RESTAURANTS, AND JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND SAFE HOLIDAYS.
AND, UM, AS, AS JOYFUL AS WE CAN MAKE IT WITH OUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL HAND IT BACK OFF TO YOU.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
UM, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT TOM, UH, SERVICE, UH, AS A FAMILY OF SERVICE, UH, KAREN WORKED FOR A SUPERVISOR HAGMAN FOR QUITE A WHILE AS WELL.
SO, UH, SOMETIMES, UH, MOST OF THE TIME IT SEEMED LIKE ONE OR THE OTHER INVOLVED AND THAT'S ENOUGH TO KEEP THE FAMILY BUSY WHEN YOU GET INVOLVED WITH POLITICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT BOTH OF THEM SERVED A VERY, VERY, VERY WELL.
SO, UH, YEAH, TOM'S A GREAT GUY.
AND, UH, I KNOW HE'LL DO A GOOD JOB AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER.
I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT APPOINTMENT BEING MADE.
IT WAS AN UNEXPECTED OPENING THAT SHOWED UP AND, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, UH, WITH THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACE, UH, THAT WE'LL BE CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS, UH, IN THEIR OWN SPECIAL WAY.
UH, I WON'T STEAL THE THUNDER FROM, UH, THE MAYOR, BUT HE'LL, HE'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE JEWISH FAITH AND, AND A CEREMONY THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PART IN ON THURSDAY EVENING, SIX 30 AT THE SHOPS.
AND LET HIM TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT.
BUT, UM, THIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN A YEAR OF ALL YEARS.
I MEAN, NONE OF US, UH, UH, DEPENDING ON WHAT YOUR AGE IS, I DON'T CARE HOW OLD YOU ARE.
YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
UH, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET BACK TO SOME SEMBLANCE OF NORMALCY, UH, WHO KNOWS, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MAY BE THE NEW NORMAL, WE'RE HOPING THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE, UH, TO ECHO WHAT PETER WAS SAYING ABOUT SMALL BUSINESSES.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO LEGALLY TELL YOU, OKAY, YOU KNOW, YOU FOLLOW THE LAW, YOU, UH, FOLLOW THE EDICTS THAT ARE BEING PUT OUT BY THE STATE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO CONSIDER IF YOU HAVE
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THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS THAT YOU PATRONIZE CURRENTLY, AND THEY DECIDE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO STAY OPEN, THEN JUST LEAVE IT UP TO YOURSELF TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND HELP THEM KEEP THEIR HEAD ABOVE WATER.BECAUSE SO MANY BUSINESSES ARE JUST REALLY HURTING.
UH, BUT THAT IS, WE'RE DOING OUR PART AS A CITY.
UH, THE LOANS THAT, WELL, THEY'RE NOT LOW, EXCUSE ME, THE GRANTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ALREADY ISSUED AND THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR, UH, JUST BASICALLY FOR THE ASKING AND FOR MINIMAL QUALIFICATIONS, UH, WE WOULD BE HOPEFUL THAT ANY, AND ALL OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE, UH, CHINO HILLS BASED, WE'LL BE TALKING TO US AND LET US TO US GET YOU SOME MONEY THAT WILL HOPEFULLY, UH, EXTEND YOUR LIFE, UH, HERE WITHIN THE CITY.
BUT, UH, I ALSO WANT TO WISH, UH, UH, ALL MY CHRISTIAN BRETHREN OUT THERE, A MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY HANUKKAH, UH, I CAN'T EVEN, UH, HAPPY KWANZAA.
I'M, I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALL OF THE, THE, THE VARIOUS RELIGIONS ARE, BUT ANYONE WHO IS CELEBRATING DURING THIS TIME, REMEMBER ONE THING THAT IT IS A TIME TO BE, UH, EXTRA THANKFUL FOR WHAT WE HAVE AND TO BE EXTRA GENEROUS, IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A JOB, AND YOU HAVE THE WHEREWITHAL FINANCIALLY, BY ALL MEANS, THERE'S TONS OF ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE SUPPORTING A LOT OF GRILLI GREAT CAUSES.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF NEED RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SO, UH, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF ASKING FOR WHO YOU NEED TO DONATE TO, AND IF YOU'VE GOT THE WHEREWITHAL TO DO IT, MAKE THOSE YEAR-END GIFTS AND HELP SOMEBODY ELSE OUT.
SO WITH THAT HAPPY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
FIRST OF ALL, WE JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT FOR DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB LAST LAST YEAR.
WE ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE, NICKI FOR ALLOWING YOU TO DO IT OVER THE YEARS.
MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO AN AMAZING JOB THIS YEAR.
THE CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
THEY'RE WORKING ON AN EVACUATION PLAN AND THEY'RE WORKING WITH CITY STAFF, CHRIS, EDDIE, AND CHRIS IS DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB, BUT AS YOU KNOW, HARBIN CANYON, THERE'S TWO EXITS HEADING EITHER EAST OR WEST OFF CARBON CANYON, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL EXITS OUT OF THE CANYON AND THAT'S CANON LANE AND ALSO VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD.
AND I KNOW THIS LAST FIRE, WE COORDINATED WITH FIRE AND POLICE WITH CITY STAFF, AND THEY KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THEIR PLAN, THE CARBON CANDY FIRE, SAFE COUNCIL.
AND I'M JUST HOPING THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE, CAUSE I'D HATE FOR THEM TO PUT A DOCUMENT OUT THERE THAT WE'RE NOT, THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
AND, UH, W IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME.
AND I JUST WOULD LIKE STAFF TO REALLY LOOK AT THEIR SAFETY PLAN TO MAKE SURE IT COORDINATES WITH OURS IN THE FUTURE, THE CREEK BED, ALONG CARBON CANYON ROAD FROM CHINO HILLS PARKWAY TO SLEEPY HOLLOW.
I KNOW TALKING TO DANIEL, TALKING TO THE CITY MANAGER, WE'RE LOOKING AT GRANTS TO BE ABLE TO GET RID OF THE BRUSH AND THE CREEK BED.
AND THEN ALSO TO, UM, IF WE CANNOT GET MONIES, MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY HOPE THAT WE CAN MAYBE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET, MAYBE DO A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
SO I'M HOPING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
ALSO, TOM HOWIE, REMARKABLE MAN, HIM AND HIS WIFE KNOWN TOM FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
UM, WE ALSO PLAY FANTASY FOOTBALL WITH HIM, FINALLY BEATS AS A FANTASY FOOTBALL.
AND HE'S ACTUALLY KICKING EVERYBODY'S BUTT RIGHT NOW FOR LETTING HIM WIN.
SO YOU SAY, YEAH, THAT'S TRUE, BUT I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH THE COMMUNITY CITY STAFF AND MY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A MERRY MERRY HOLIDAYS.
UM, JUST TO REITERATE WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, PLEASE RESIDENTS, IF YOU ARE, UH, WATCHING THIS, IF YOU, YOU KNOW, THE DRY CLEANER, YOU GO TO THE LITTLE RESTAURANT THAT'S IN THE SHOPPING CENTER BY YOUR HOUSE, TELL THEM THAT THE CITY HAS THIS GRANT, THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS BACK IS, UM, THAT WE'RE TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, JUST, THEY DON'T KNOW THE, YOU KNOW, THE GUY AT THE DONUT SHOP, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THE WOMAN, YOU KNOW, AT THE NARROW SALON, THEY JUST MIGHT NOT KNOW.
SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF THIS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE NEW SHUTDOWN ORDERS THAT WE'RE ALL LIVING UNDER.
UM, PLEASE THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING TO FOCUS ON WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
THEY JUST AREN'T AWARE, BUT IF YOU'RE AWARE, GO TO THE PLACES THAT YOU FREQUENT, IF YOU WANT THEM TO STILL BE THERE NEXT YEAR.
UM, AND THEN TO TOUCH ON WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER BENNET, UH, MENTIONED, UH, RABBI HER LEG FROM THE HUB, THE HIBACHI JEWISH CENTER
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OF CHINO HILLS AND THE SHOPS AT THE SHOPS THIS THURSDAY, THE 10TH AT 6:30 PM, WE'LL BE DOING A OUTDOOR MENORAH LIGHTING.SO WHERE ARE YOUR MASKS BE SOCIALLY DISTANT, BUT YOU KNOW, LET'S KICK OFF HANUKKAH IN THE RIGHT WAY.
AND, UM, THIS'LL BE, THIS'LL BE FUN.
I THINK THIS IS OUR FIRST, UH, MENORAH LIGHTING THAT WE'VE HAD IN TOWN.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK TO ART'S COMMENT, WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THESE EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH, UH, SHOWN.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO WISH MY COLLEAGUES MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE.
WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE NEW YEAR AND WE WILL
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn in tribute and honor of those who serve and have served in the Armed Forces at home and abroad. Their sacrifice and strength protect the goals and ideals that have made this Country great.]
ADJOURN, UH, IN MEMORY AND HOPE AND IN HOPE, UM, WE WILL ADJOURN ATTRIBUTE AN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH, PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY.