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[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
RIGHT.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 12TH, 2021.
WOULD YOU MIND SPEAKING ROLE? YES, MAYOR JOE'S HERE.
VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT HERE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS HERE.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
JOINING ME FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE FOLLOWED BY OUR INVOCATION BY PASTOR MICHAEL ABIJAH FROM OLIVE CHURCH HERE IN CHINO HILLS.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHICH IS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND, UH, PASTOR, IF YOU WOULD DO YOU'RE THE OWNERS AND GRACING US WITH GOD'S PRESENCE TONIGHT.
I DO NOT SEE THE PASTOR ON THE CALL.
HOWEVER, IF YOU IDA, PASTOR, AND YOU ARE ON THE CALL, PLEASE DIAL STAR NINE.
IF YOU'RE ON A PHONE TO RAISE YOUR HAND, OKAY.
I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED AND I DO NOT SEE HIS NAME APPEARING ON THE SCREEN.
[ INVOCATION: Pastor Michael Obadja, Abbalove Church]
WE'LL CALL AN AUDIBLE AND I'LL JUST GIVE A VERY QUICK INVOCATION.SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE JOINING ME.
UM, LORD, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING YOUR PROTECTION OVER THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS DURING THESE TRYING TIMES, NOT ONLY ARE THESE TRYING TO ENTER OUR CITY, BUT THEY ARE FOR OUR NATION AND FOR OUR STATE, PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM TO, TO, TO ACT IN INAPPROPRIATE WAYS AND TO TRULY DO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF, OF ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OF OUR, UH, ALL OF OUR, UM, ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF OUR NATION.
[3. INTRODUCTION - New Employee: Chris del Rosario, Senior Human Resources Analyst, Human Resources Division]
INTRODUCTIONS, NEW EMPLOYEE, CHRIS DEL ROSARIO, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES, ANALYST, HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION.AND I KNOW I HAVE HER BIO RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE DOING IT THIS WAY RIGHT NOW.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME CHRIS TO OUR TEAM PRIOR TO JOINING US.
CHRIS SPENT TWO AND A HALF YEARS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA WORKING FOR MARICOPA COUNTY AS A HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST.
SHE GREW UP IN SAN FRANCISCO OR IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA AND RECEIVED HER BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN LIBERAL STUDIES FROM UC SB.
SHE STARTED HER CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE CITY OF HAYWARD IN 2002 AND VARIOUS HR POSITIONS.
SHE THEN WORKED FOR THE CITY OF SAN MATEO IN 2011 AS THE SENIOR HR ANALYST, MANAGING RECRUITMENT'S TRAINING CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDIES UNTIL MOVING TO ARIZONA IN 2018.
THEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2020, SHE MOVED BACK TO CALIFORNIA TO BE CLOSER TO FAMILY.
SHE HAS TWO CHILDREN, A SON WHO'S 25 AND A DAUGHTER WHO IS 20.
CHRIS IS AN AVID SPORTS FAN OF ALL THE BAY AREA TEAMS. AND I HOPE THAT BERKELEY GOLDEN BEARS ARE ONE OF THEM.
AND PRIOR TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, SHE LOVED THE TRAVEL.
SHE IS SUPER EXCITED TO BE BACK IN THE GOLDEN STATE AS WE ARE TO HAVE HER BACK.
SO WELCOME TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, CHRIS.
[4. RECOGNITION - Recognition of winners of City’s Annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest]
AND THEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR RECOGNITION OF WINNERS OF THE CITY'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST.THE PAST THIS PAST HOLIDAY SEASON, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HOSTED ITS ANNUAL HOME, UH, ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST.
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AND TODAY WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS IN EACH OF THE BEST ARE IN EACH CATEGORY, CLASSIC HOLIDAY AWARD, BEST IN SHOW AND BEST HOLIDAY SPIRIT AWARD.EACH OF THESE, UH, EACH HOUSEHOLD WILL RECEIVE A $50 GIFT CARD TO THE SHOPS AND CHINO HILLS.
AND, UM, UH, CHERYL, WILL THERE BE A PHOTO TO GO ALONG WITH EACH ONE? OR I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT PERHAPS.
UM, DENISE COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION OR PUT IN SO MUCH WORK.
I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON A STEP ON THEIR PARADE.
I'M NOT REALLY SURE, BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT.
WELL, THE CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE, UH, THE BEST IN SHOW AWARD WAS THE JUNK FAMILY, UH, NEXT, THE BEST, UH, IN HOLIDAYS.
NEXT, THE BEST, UH, HOLIDAY SPIRIT AWARD.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE WINNER FOR THE MOST CLASSIC HOLIDAY AWARD IS THE NEW KIRK FAMILY.
WELL, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATE.
WE HOPE TO TRULY KEEP THIS FESTIVE SPIRIT GOING, UH, INTO, UH, INTO NEXT OR INTO THIS YEAR.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS.
[5. WINTER HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER - Recognition of Ray Ocampo for volunteering his time with Chino Hills Auxiliary Radio Team (CHART) and Citizen's on Patrol]
ITEM FIVE, OUR, A WINTER HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER, UH, RECOGNITION OF RIO COMPO FOR HIS VOLUNTEERING, HIS TIME WITH THE CHINO HILLS ON JEWELRY, RADIO TEAM CHART AND CITIZENS ON PATROL, UM, RIGHT.IT'S WITH, UH, I THINK RAY'S ON THE CALL, CORRECT.
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER SERVICES WITH THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM AND CITIZENS ON PATROL.
RAY BECAME A MEMBER OF THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM IN 2009 AND WAS AWARDED A TEN-YEAR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PIN FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
HE ALSO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS A MEMBER OF THE CITIZENS ON PATROL AFTER FOUR YEARS OF VOLUNTEER WORK, RAY NOW SERVES AS THE VICE COMMANDER OF THE GROUP.
AND IN 2018 WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS THE CITIZEN ON PATROL OF THE YEAR.
WHAT AN HONOR, UH, RAY SAYS THAT HIS VOLUNTEERING PROVIDES HIM WITH SATISFACTION TO GIVING BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY AND ALLOW SAM TO SET AN EXAMPLE FOR HIS CHILDREN, WHICH WE GREATLY APPRECIATE.
GREY HAS BEEN A CHINO HILLS RESIDENT SINCE MID 1990S, AND CURRENTLY LIVES HERE WITH HIS WIFE AND KIDS WHO HAVE ALL MOVED BACK TO RAISE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN AFTER RETIRING IN 2015 AS A CAREER, UH, AS A CAREER, UH, FEDERAL SERVICE OFFICER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HE NOW SPENDS HIS TIME ENJOYING GARDENING, BONSAI, PROPAGATION, WOODWORKING, TRAVELING TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
PETER, MAYBE I CAN GIVE YOU SOME TIPS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND VOLUNTEERING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND RAY'S ON THE CALL WITH US TONIGHT.
AND RAY, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR WORK.
SO WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR A HERE'S SOME WORDS ABOUT JUST WHAT VOLUNTEERING TO OUR SUMMIT OR TO OUR CITY MEANS TO YOU.
UH, I APPRECIATE ALL THE RECOGNITION AND THANK YOU FOR, FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN DONE.
UH, SO A SEESAW IN THE VOLUNTEERING, WE WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO SPEND MORE TIME DOING LAST YEAR.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND WE DIDN'T REALLY GO OUT THAT MUCH.
WE, UM, WE MEET ALL THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE WATCHES, UH, CBDS, THE NATIONAL LIGHT OUT.
WE MISS THE HAM, RACHEL, UM, OH, FIELD VIEW AND, UH, UH, HOPEFULLY THE HERO WILL BE A MORE ACTIVE YEAR.
AND WE, WE CERTAINLY SHARE THOSE SENTIMENTS.
WE LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND GOING AROUND WITH OUR WONDERFUL CITIZENS ON PATROL VOLUNTEERS AND RAY, YOU HAVE TO DO ME A FAVOR.
I BOUGHT A HAM RADIO LAST YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW TO USE IT.
SO I'M GOING TO NEED TO COME TO ONE OF THE CHARTS MEETINGS WHEN WE'RE IN PERSON.
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KNOW I CAN VIOLATE FEDERAL, UH, COMMUNICATIONS.WELL, IF I START GETTING ON IT AND MAKING CALLS.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN PERSON SO YOU CAN TEACH ME.
I KNOW YOU'RE VERY MUCH WELCOME.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR, UH, ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK.
UM, AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA MOVE UP, UH, TWO ITEMS. I'M GOING TO BE MOVING UP, UH, ARCH TWO OF OUR, UM,
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
MAYOR.CAN WE DO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THAT WORKS.
MR. CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD YOU MIND REPORTING ANY ACTIONS TAKEN OUT OF CLOSED SESSION TO THE PUBLIC PLEASE? YEAH.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, CAN YOU, YES, SIR.
UH, THE, I WANT TO REPORT OUT THAT THE CITY HAS ENTERED INTO A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH WG P ALANO LLC.
UH, THE WTP VELANO OWNS THE, UH, PROPERTY IN THE BLONDEAU DEVELOPMENT AREA, WHICH USED TO BE THE GOLF COURSE.
AND, UH, THEY HAD CONSTRUCTED A CHAIN-LINK FENCE AROUND THAT GOLF COURSE WHEN IT DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN THE GOLF COURSE.
UH, THERE WAS A DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CITY AND WTP BOLANO ABOUT THE USE OF CHAIN-LINK FENCE.
UM, THE PARTIES HAVE ENTERED INTO THE SETTLEMENT AND WT P VELANO IS NOW OBLIGATED TO REMOVE THAT FENCE WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
UH, AND, AND THE SETTLEMENT IS JUST ON THAT SUBJECT MATTER ONLY.
AND SO THE, THE FENCE WILL BE REMOVED WITHIN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, UM, AT THE END OF MY REPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, AND THEN, UH, CHERYL WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND THEN WE'LL BRING UP THOSE TWO ITEMS. SO AT THIS
[6. 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 PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, THIS IS A TIME FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT THEY APPEAR ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, UH, TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS OR EXCEPT THE TESTIMONY OF PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIA ZOOM OR DIAL STAR NINE TO BE SELECTED FROM THE MEETING QUEUE INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
YES, WE DO HAVE TWO HANDS RAISED AND I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT TO READ TO YOU.
SPEAKER IS JESSICA GUNDER HI, CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES, NO SPEAK UP.
EVERYONE KEEPS CALLING YOU THAT.
HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
WHEN I BEGAN MY TIME IN CHINO HILLS FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I REMEMBER TELLING MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT I FELT LIKE I HIT THE JACKPOT FOR JOBS.
I WALKED INTO A HARMONIOUS ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE COUNCIL SUPPORT STAFF AND STAFF WORK COHESIVELY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
OVER MY YEARS IN CHANNEL HILLS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE SPECIAL OLYMPIC WORLD GAMES CELEBRATION FOR THE POLISH AND LAOTIAN ATHLETES IN 2015, THE CITY'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT IN 2016, THE GRAND OPENING OF PINEHURST PARK IN 2017, THE CITY-WIDE WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAINING AND ACTIVE SHOOTER EXERCISE IN 2018, THE GRAND OPENING OF LOS DRAMAS PARK IN 2019, THE EVER INVOLVE THE EVOLVING ANNUAL BOAT PARADE, AND FINALLY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DRIVE IN MOVIE, THE 2020 WHILE NO EVENTS OR PROGRAMS GO WITHOUT CHALLENGES.
THE BEAUTIFUL, THE BEAUTIFUL THING THAT I DISCOVERED ABOUT THE CHINO HILLS WAY IS THAT EVERYONE INVOLVED TRULY HAS THE GREATER GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY.
I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN BLESSED MORE THAN TO HAVE HAD A STRONG STAFF TO GUIDE OPEN-MINDED COLLEAGUES, TO COLLABORATE WITH AND THE SUPPORTIVE AND PROACTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK WITH.
I'M PROUD OF THE WORK I'VE DONE WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM, WHETHER IT WAS YOUTH PROGRAMS, SPORTS PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PROGRAMS, OUR PARKS AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES, THE HEALTHY HILLS PROGRAM, OR MOST RECENTLY THE VIRTUAL RECREATION PROGRAM.
I HOPE I PROVIDED MY STAFF WITH THE SUPPORT TOOLS AND RESOURCES.
THEY NEEDED TO BE CONFIDENT IN THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS MOVING FORWARD WHILE I MIGHT NOT HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL THE ANSWERS.
I HOPE I EMPOWERED MY TEAM TO GET CREATIVE AND MAKE THINGS HAPPEN TO POSITIVELY SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY TO SERVE, AND I TRULY HOPE I'VE LEFT A POSITIVE IMPACT ON EVERYONE THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED.
AND I'LL CONCLUDE MY, MY COMMENTS TONIGHT BY QUOTING THE GREAT WINNIE THE POOH, HOW LUCKY I AM
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TO HAVE HAD SOMETHING THAT MAKES SAYING GOODBYE SO HARD.I THINK OUR LOSS IS CERTAINLY UPLANDS GAIN, SO WE WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST IN YOUR, UH, IN YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
AND DON'T FORGET US LITTLE PEOPLE DOWN HERE IN THREE AND GOVERNMENT.
WE KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB.
YOU'LL DO A GREAT JOB, JESSICA.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US FOR FIVE YEARS.
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, JESSICA.
BEST WISHES WE KNOW YOU'LL SUCCEED IN UPLAND.
JUST FINISHING UP THE, BUT THE BEST YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED.
MADAM CITY CLERK AT THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO JIM GALLAGHER.
DID HE MEAN JIM? GOOD EVENING? IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
MAYOR GREENINGS MAYOR CITY, COUNCIL STAFF, AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.
AS WE ALL KNOW LAST WEDNESDAY, WE WITNESSED THE HEART A VIOLENT INSURRECTIONIST THOUSANDS OF ANGRY PEOPLE, DIRECT FEED OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, POLICE AGENCIES, AND NATION'S CAPITOL BUILDING.
NOW THIS ATTACK RESULTED AS YOU KNOW, IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND DECKS.
I ADDRESS YOU OUR LOCAL GOVERNING BODY AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY CATHERINE WALKER, WHO MUST BE AS DISTURBED AS MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS AT THIS UNLAWFUL VIOLENT INSURRECTION THAT ATTEMPTED TO FORT A LEGALLY BINDING NATIONAL ELECTION AND CAPTURE AND OR KILL DULY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AT OUR NATION'S CAPITOL.
THIS WAS BASED ON UNPROVEN CLAIMS THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WAS RIGGED IN SPITE OF THE LACK OF DEMAND, DEMANDS, RIPPLE, EVIDENCE, AND DISMISSED, AND OVER 60 VARIOUS STATE COURT CHALLENGES.
NOW I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU PUBLICLY AND FIRMLY COMMUNICATE TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO ONE OF OUR MOST SACRED DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.
THAT'S THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOLLOWED BY A LAWFUL TRANSITION TO POWER.
NOW, LAST YEAR, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU EXPRESSED A PROPER PUBLIC STATEMENT WHEN YOU PRAISED OUR LOCAL BLACK LIVES RALLIES FOR EXERCISING, THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, PEACEFULLY, NO ATTACKS ON PROPERTY OR PERSON.
I WAS PRETTY PLEASED TO HEAR THAT.
SO THIS TIME THE CONVERSE, I THINK MUST BE DISPLAYED TO LET ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT VIOLENCE AND DAMAGE TO OUR INSTITUTIONS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO AN ELECTION OUTCOME.
AND WHY DO I SHARE THIS? SOME OF OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND AN ADJOINING COMMUNITIES WERE EITHER PRESENT IN WASHINGTON, DC LAST WEDNESDAY AND OR SYMPATHETIC ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO THE REBELLION.
IMAGINE IF THIS WAS WAY THE LAST SCHOOL BOARD OR CITY COUNCIL ELECTION MANIFESTED ITSELF, I RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE THIS COUNCIL AND OUR POLICE CHIEF TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE STATEMENTS AND THE PROPER TIME ALLOWS.
AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING THERE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER, EXCUSE ME, IS SUSAN DANG.
HAPPY NEW YEAR MAYOR, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS WHO ARE JOINING IN FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE, WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY AND SAFE NEW YEAR.
UM, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS OF CHINO HILLS ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST, AND ALSO TO OUR VOLUNTEER WINTER HIGHLIGHT VOLUNTEER RADIO COMPO.
WE HAVE PROVIDED SUPERVISOR HAGMAN HAD PROVIDED A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION, HOPEFULLY THAT THOSE WILL BE IN THE MAIL.
UM, I BELIEVE THE CITY HAS, UM, HAD THEM IN POSSESSION RIGHT NOW.
AND JESSICA, WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY MISSED AT THE I MISS YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN YOUR FUTURE.
I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SCREEN.
UM, I TRY TO PUT UP THE NEXT SUPERVISOR HACKMAN'S DOCUMENTS, READING EVENT FLYER TO MY BACKGROUND.
SO I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN SEE IT, BUT THE NEXT EVENT WILL BE IN MONTCLAIR.
THE DATE IS SATURDAY, JANUARY 30TH.
TIME WILL BE 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY.
UM, LOCATION ADDRESS IS FIVE ONE ONE ONE BENITO STREET IN MONTCLAIR.
AGAIN, FIVE ONE, ONE, ONE BENITO STREET IN MONTCLAIR DESK.
THE PARKING LOT OF MONTCLAIR CITY HALL, UM, FOR ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CALL OUR OFFICE.
AND I KNOW, UM, BEN YOU'VE BEEN PHENOMENAL AND AMAZING FOR DISSEMINATING ALL THE COUNTY INFORMATION TO THE CITY.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT LONG,
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BUT I DO WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT, UM, AS FAR AS THERE ARE SO MUCH INFORMATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 AND ALONG WITH, UM, UH, NEW INFORMATION ON THE, UH, ON THE COVID WEBSITE, ALONG WITH THE VACCINE INFORMATION.SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET ON THE SP COVID-19 DOT COM.
AGAIN, IT'S SB COVID-19 DOT COM.
AND IF YOU NEED ANY REALTIME INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL AT (909) 387-3911.
THAT'S THE HELPLINE FOR COVID-19.
THERE WAS A LOT OF, UM, INFORMATION ON THERE.
UM, AS I MENTIONED REGARDING THE VACCINE LOCATIONS AND, UM, UH, DIFFERENT PHASES AND IT IS A LITTLE CONFUSING, BUT IF YOU GO AHEAD AND GO ON THE WEBSITE, IT IS EXPLAINED AND THE COUNTY IS ADAPTING TO THE STATE RECOMMENDED, UM, VACCINE DISTRIBUTION.
SO FOR ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE OR GO STRAIGHT TO THE DASHBOARD, WHICH IS SD COVID-19 DOT COM.
IT WAS THAT WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE INFORMATION THAT YOU GIVE US FROM THE COUNTY.
ALL RIGHT, AT THIS TIME, UH, WE ARE GOING TO START ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS.
UH, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS BRAD FRED HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, CITY STAFF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MY FELLOW CITIZENS.
UM, I'M HERE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS ABOUT ISSUES THAT HAVE RECENTLY HAPPENED THIS PAST NOVEMBER.
I WORKED SEVEN DAYS AS A VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO OR FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNANDINO AS A, UM, POLL WORKER SUPERVISOR AT A POLLING PLACE UP IN MOUNT BALDY IN THAT POSITION.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH ANY ELECTION, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME TYPE OF FRAUD.
I MEAN, THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE INACCURATE ADDRESSES OR PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE SIMILAR NAMES AND, YOU KNOW, AREN'T PAYING AS MUCH ATTENTION WHEN THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, REGISTERING TO VOTE, BUT MOST OF THESE ARE CLERICAL OR PAPERWORK ISSUES OR THINGS WHERE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT AS THOUGHTFUL AND IS NOT AS, AS, AS THOROUGH AS THEY SHOULD BE.
THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE COULD NOT BE IMPROVEMENTS.
THERE CAN ALWAYS BE IMPROVEMENTS TO THINGS, BUT WITH THE, WITH THE INCREASED TURNOUT THAT WE HAD OVER THIS PAST ELECTION IN CALIFORNIA AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION, I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF WHAT WAS DONE, WHAT WAS DONE BY ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS AND TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT MY HARD WORK, BUT JUST THE HARD WORK OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED MORE HOURS THAN I DID.
AND PUT MORE EFFORT INTO THIS TO HAVE IT QUESTIONED BY PEOPLE WHO AREN'T EVEN WILLING WHEN IT IS COMPLETE ABLE FOR YOU, ME OR ANYONE ELSE TO GO TO ANY POLLING SITE OR ANY REGISTER OF VOTER SOPHOS ANYWHERE IN THE NATION AND WATCH THEM DO ALL THE WORK THIS ON THERE'S NOTHING THAT IS DONE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WHERE PEOPLE CAN REVIEW OR SEE THIS TO HAVE THAT QUESTIONS.
AND THEN TO NOT HAVE A COMMENT, UM, A PRESS RELEASE OR SOME TYPE OF STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE CITY IS VERY CONCERNING, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE ATTENTION THAT WAS PAID THIS PAST SUMMER WITH THE PROTEST, I LISTENED TO MULTIPLE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY, UM, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES, ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS, COMPLAIN AND TALK ABOUT THE TRAVESTIES OF CHURCHES BEING BURNED AND STUFF LIKE THIS.
BUT THE FOREFRONT AND MOST PROMINENT IDEAL OF OUR DEMOCRACY WAS BROKEN INTO.
AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE GOOD WORK, AND EVERYONE SAID, YOU KNOW, THE CAPITOL POLICE SPELLED IN THEIR WORK, THEY DID NOT.
THEY PROTECTED PEOPLE OVER CITIZENS, BUT YET TWO OFFICERS AND FOR THE PEOPLE DIED.
AND YET THERE'S NOT BEEN THE PRESS RELEASE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S VERY CONCERNING IN MY EYES AND I THINK IT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY BE ADDRESSED.
I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER HANDS RATES.
HOWEVER, I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT TO READ.
THIS COMMENT IS FROM CHECK STEWIE, CHUCK AND SHARON STEWIE, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY APPRECIATION TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR OUR HIKING TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SINCE THE LOCKDOWN AND SUBSEQUENT RESTRICTIONS ON OUR CITY'S RECREATION PROGRAMS, TENNIS CLASS IN PARTICULAR, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO FREQUENTLY
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HIKE THESE TRAILS IN THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OUR CITY WHILE THEY ARE AMAZING AS A CITY RESIDENT FOR OVER 22 YEARS, I'LL ADMIT I HADN'T REALIZED HOW BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN THEY ARE SO MUCH SO THAT MY FRIENDS FROM SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY TRAVELED TO OUR CITY TO HIKE THE TRAILS.ALSO, THIS CITY IS VERY LUCKY AND BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH GREAT LEADERSHIP.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THAT IS THE ONLY, UH, COMMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS PORTION.
I DO HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS FOR A ITEM FURTHER IN THE MEETING.
AND THANK YOU TO THE STEWARDS FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
I'LL ASK IF WE HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS, SEEING NONE, I'M[19. Appoint two members each to Parks and Recreation, Planning, and Public Works Commissions with terms expiring November 30, 2024]
GOING TO BE MOVING UP TWO ITEMS, UM, TO THE FRONT OF THE LIST.THESE ARE GOING TO BE CITY COUNCIL ITEMS, 19 AND 20 AND COUNCIL OR, UH, UH, ITEM 19 IS THE APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO EACH, TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNING, PUB AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION WITH TERMS EXPIRING NOVEMBER 30TH, 2024.
SO WITH THAT, I CAN THINK OF A LITTLE BIT OF A REPORT ON THAT EVERY YEAR WE, UH, EVERY TWO YEARS WE HAVE STAGGERED TERMS FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS.
AND EVERY TWO YEARS IN THE EVEN YEARS, WE HAVE COMMISSIONERS WHOSE TERMS HAVE EXPIRED.
THE CITY COUNCIL THEN OPENS UP A RECRUITMENT TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS.
THEY, UH, LOOK AT THOSE APPLICATION, THEY CONDUCT INTERVIEWS IF THEY SO CHOOSE, AND THEN THEY MAKE THEIR APPOINTMENTS TYPICALLY IN DECEMBER, BUT ON ELECTION YEARS, A WE GENERALLY DO IT IN JANUARY.
SO, UH, FOR THIS PARTICULAR MEETING, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MORAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, BOTH HAD, UH, APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE.
WELL THEN WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK US OFF LET'S LET'S DO CYNTHIA, BECAUSE I THINK HERS SON IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE UNDERSTOOD FROM HER COMMENTS WHERE SHE'S AT ON THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AND MS. MORAN, OKAY, SO CHERYL, I DON'T MAKE THE MOTION.
I JUST PRESENT MY NOMINATIONS TO COUNSEL.
YOU MAKE YOUR NOMINATIONS AND THEN COUNCIL, WE NEED A MOTION SECOND AND A VOTE TO RATIFY.
AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT PATRICK HAMAMOTO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UM, MICHAEL CLIPS GO TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION AND ROBERT NOVELLA TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WITH ALL OF THEM WITH TERMS ENDING 20, 24 CONCURRENT WITH MINE.
SO MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.
CHERYL, IF YOU COULD JUST INDULGE ME FOR A MOMENT.
I KNOW ONE OF MY COMMISSIONERS, ROBERT KYBELLA IS ON THE LINE AND I JUST THINK HE WANTED TO BRIEFLY MAYBE SAY SOMETHING CAUSE HE CALLED IN AND HE'S REAPPLYING TAKE THEM OUT.
AND THEN WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, I'M GOING TO MAKE A ROLL CALL.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS MOTION FIVE, ZERO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE THREE.
AND THEN I GUESS AT THIS POINT WOULD LIKE THE, SAY ANYTHING? YES.
LET ME GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE HIS, MY, THERE WE GO.
HE SHOULD BE RECEIVING A MESSAGE IN JUST A MOMENT TO UNMUTE HIS, MY MICROPHONE.
I WAS A LITTLE, UH, A LITTLE WORRIED THEREAFTER.
UH, THERE WAS NO VOTE, BUT, UM, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR, UH, FOR, UH, VOTING THE VOTING ME IN HERE FOR THE NEXT TERM AGAIN, HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE THIS, THIS, UH, JUST WONDERFUL CITY.
AND, UH, AGAIN, I CONTINUE MY GOAL FOR 2021 FOR, UH, TO CONTINUE TO COMMIT, UH, TO SERVE, UH, AGAIN, UH, MY BACKGROUND AS FAR AS WHAT I, AND TO, UM, THE, UH, MEMBERS, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE, UH, PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
SO AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING.
BE SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY EVERYONE.
UH, AS, AS MAY PEOPLE KNOW, UH, ONE OF MY COMMISSIONERS, UH, BILL MCDONALD, UH, RESIGNED THE END OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE HE MOVED OUT OF THE CITY.
SO I HAD ONE UNFILLED SEAT THAT I HAD NEEDED TO
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FILL.UH, WHAT I CHOSE TO DO IS I WENT AHEAD AND I AM RECOMMENDING REAPPOINTMENT OF JENNIFER, A WHOLE CAMP AS MY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER AND SHARON BOYCE AS MY, UH, PUBLIC OR ME PLANNING COMMISSIONER.
UH, BOTH OF THEM ARE RECENT, UH, APPOINTEES.
I HAVE DRILLING VACANCIES THAT WERE LEFT AND TONIGHT I'M, I MUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
I HAD NO LESS THAN 17 APPLICANTS, VERY, VERY WELL QUALIFIED PEOPLE, UH, THAT PUT IN THEIR NAME AND REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.
I REVIEWED THOSE EXTENSIVELY AND NARROWED IT DOWN TO THREE.
WHAT I BELIEVE WERE THE HIGHEST QUALIFIED PEOPLE AND CONDUCTED ZOOM INTERVIEWS WITH THEM LAST WEEK.
AND I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE I HAVE COME UP WITH SOMEONE THIS EVENING THAT I'M GOING TO, UH, ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE AN APPOINTMENT OF, UH, THIS PERSON, UH, HAS, IS A CIVIL ENGINEER, HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH CIVIL ENGINEERING, UH, FOR OVER 20 YEARS, UH, IN THE AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE, TRANSPORTATION, DESIGN, DRAINING SYSTEM, DESIGN, WATER SYSTEMS, GENERAL CIVIL, UH, ROGUE WORK, COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, GRANT WRITING, FUND STRATEGY, FUNDING STRATEGY, UH, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, UH, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE COMPLIANCE, OFFICER AND FEDERAL LABOR, UH, COMPLIANCE OFFICER, UH, HAS A DEGREE IN BUSINESS OR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, UH, FROM CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH.
UM, THIS PERSON HAS A VERY, VERY UNIQUE, UH, QUALIFICATION FOR US SINCE JUNE OF 2019 TO PRESENT.
UM, I'M GOING TO GIVE UP THE TECH SEX.
SHE HAS BEEN THE ASSOCIATE ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF CHINO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERING.
SHE SERVED AS ASSOCIATE ENGINEER AND CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA FROM OCTOBER OF 16 TO, UH, UM, WELL, THE DATES ARE WRONG HERE, UH, BUT SHE SERVED THERE, UH, BEFORE THAT, AND THEN SERVED OVER IN WALNUT FROM 2008 TO 2016 RESUME.
THAT IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE MAJOR, MAJOR PROJECTS THAT SHE'S WORKED ON IN THE CITY OF, UH, UH, COVINA CITY OF WALNUT TO SIGNAL HILL AND POMONA.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT THIS APPLICANT, NATALIE ALVINA, UH, IS GOING TO BRING A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE WELL-QUALIFIED AND WITH A VERY UNIQUE CONNECTION TO THE CITY OF CHINO, SHE HAS WORKED OR LIVED HERE IN CHINO FOR 15 YEAR CHINO HILLS KIMI FOR 15 YEARS.
SHE HAPPENS TO BE IN MY DISTRICT, ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT, UH, BUT I AM VERY PLEASED TO RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL, NATALIE ABILA TO FILL THE, UM, CONSECUTIVE TERM WITH ME, UH, ON OUR PUCKS, THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK FOR A, UM, UH, SECOND THING AN APPROVAL.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM ART A SECOND FROM REA MADAM CLERK.
WOULD YOU MIND CALLING THE ROLE MAYOR JOE'S YES.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT NATALIE IS ON THE LINE AND ALSO JENNIFER, UH, HOPE CAMPUS ON HERE.
SO, UH, NATALIE, COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME SOME COMMENTS, INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE STAFF AND TO THE COUNCIL, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE JENNIFER MAKE SOME COMMENTS AS WELL.
SO CONGRATULATIONS THAT LEE, YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN VOTED AND APPROVED TO BE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK YOU.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN, AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UM, SERVING AND, AND GIVING MY INPUT AND, AND SHARING MY EXPERIENCES WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS ONE OF MY COMMISSIONERS.
UH, JENNIFER, ARE YOU ON THERE? YEAH, LET ME UNMUTE HER MIC.
MAYOR JONES, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCILMAN BENNETT, COUNCILMAN ROGERS, UNTIL SALOON MORAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT AND CONFIDENCE WITH ME.
I'VE HAD, UM, AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE SO FAR BEING ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE LEARNED A LOT.
WE HAVE AMAZING STAFF THAT WE GET TO WORK WITH AND AN AMAZING COMMUNITY,
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AMAZING CITIZENS.I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO CONTRIBUTE TO MY COMMISSION AND RETURNING TO A BIT OF, OF NORMAL ACTIVITIES.
AS FAR AS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION CLASSES GO.
IN THE MEANTIME, I AM ENJOYING HIKING, ALL THE BEAUTIFUL CHILLS FOR THE CHILLS CHALLENGE.
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PROVING VOTE AND CONFIDENCE IN ME IN CONTINUING TO SERVE AND THANK YOU TO COUNCILMAN BENNETT FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT.
BELIEVE ME, I HAVE NEVER HAD A COMMISSIONER THAT HAS BEEN AS ACTIVE ONLINE AND WITH FEEDBACK AND PRAISING OUR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY AND JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
AND, YOU KNOW, I CHOSE YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN.
THEN YOU INDICATED THAT YOU UTILIZE OUR PARKS AND REC AND OVER THE LAST YEAR, ALL OF YOUR POSTS THAT HAVE TRULY ILLUSTRATED DEATH.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR AGREEING TO SERVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS ON PARKS AND REC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR, UH, THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR CITY AND STEPPING UP TO SERVE.
IT'S CERTAINLY ON THE COMMISSION CAN SOMETIMES BE A THANKLESS JOB, BUT IT'S A NECESSARY JOB.
SO WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THESE NEW REAPPOINTMENTS FROM CYNTHIA AND FROM ART AT THIS TIME, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 20.
[20. Appoint one Council Member to serve as Alternate Board Director on Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority and appoint Daniel Bobadilla, Public Works Director/City Engineer, to serve as Alternate Board Member on Chino Basin Watermaster Board]
A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE BOARD, UH, BOARD DIRECTOR ON TRACE ROMANOS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY AND APPOINT DANIEL BOBADILLA PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE BOARD MEMBER ON CHINO BASIN, WATER MASTER BOARD.SO AT THIS TIME WE WOULD NEED TO, UH, DISCUSS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE AS ALTERNATE, UM, TRUST HER MODELS, CONSERVATION AT THE DOOR.
I GUESS WE'LL TAKE NOMINATIONS.
CYNTHIA EXPRESSED SOME INTEREST EARLY ON OR IN, UM, DECEMBER.
ARE YOU STILL INTERESTED? SO I'D PROBABLY BE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS ALTERNATE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY PETER AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY RAY.
WOULD THAT MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ROLE MAYOR JO'S YES.
VICE MAYOR, NO COUNCIL MEMBER BENNET.
AND I'M SORRY, DANIEL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT.
THOSE VOTES AND MOTIONS WERE FOR BOTH THE APPOINTMENT OF CYNTHIA AND OF DANIEL, CORRECT? YES MA'AM.
AT THIS TIME, NECK, UP TO WATER MASTER DANIEL.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (10 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.]
THIS TIME WE WILL TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR.UM, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANY ITEMS OFF OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR FURTHER EVALUATION, RE CYNTHIA? NO.
WELL THEN WITH THAT, UM, MEMO TO THE CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR? NO, WE DO NOT.
AND I WILL TAKE A MOTION BY PETER AND A SECOND BY ART, MADAM CITY CLERK, MAYOR BENNETT, MAYOR JONES, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
I THINK THAT'S LORDE BENNETT, BUT YES.
[17. Provide direction on allocation of Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus funds]
ALL RIGHT.AND THIS TIME, AND WE WILL, UH, HIT THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR, THIS PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND AS FOR ALL MATTERS WHERE STAFF AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ANTICIPATED.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIA ZOOM OR DIAL STAR NINE TO BE SELECTED FROM THE MEETING QUEUE INDIVIDUAL AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST ON ITEM 17, PLEASE.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR ITEM 17.
WE HAVE COMMENTS FOR ITEM 18, THOUGH.
THEN ITEM 17, PROVIDE DIRECTION ON ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CORONA VIRUS FUNDS, MR. CITY MANAGER, MAYOR JOS.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, UH, TONIGHT STAFF, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS, UH, CARES ACT MONEY THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.UH, THE CITY RECEIVED IN TWO SEPARATE, UH, ALLOCATIONS $245,000, AND THEN A SUBSEQUENT ALLOCATION OF $413,000 FOR A TOTAL OF $659,000.
I IN PRIOR MEETINGS, THE COUNCIL GAVE STAFF DIRECTION TO ALLOCATE, UH, THIS MONEY IN THREE WAYS.
FIRST FOR A, UH, A MICRO BUSINESS, UH, UH, GRANT PROGRAM.
UH, LATER WE, UH, INCLUDED A SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM AND, UH, THE COUNCIL GAVE STAFF DIRECTION TO PURSUE, OR AT LEAST INVESTIGATE A, UM, A MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM.
UH, WE'VE HAD GOOD SUCCESS WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS, UH, UH, OR THE MICRO ENTERPRISE BUSINESS PROGRAM WHERE $245,000 WAS ALLOCATED.
UH, UH, WE ANTICIPATE THE AWARDS TO THOSE BUSINESSES WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $120,000.
UH, THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, UH, WE ALLOCATED, UH, THE COUNCIL ALLOCATED $250,000 AND WE'RE STILL PROCESSING THOSE APPLICATIONS.
AND THEN WE ALSO, UH, UH, THE COUNCIL ALLOCATED $163,000 FOR THE POTENTIAL, UH, A MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM.
UH, WHAT WE FOUND WITH THE APPLICATIONS FOR BOTH THE MICRO ENTERPRISE AND SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAMS, WE ANTICIPATE, UH, THAT, UH, WE WILL RUN OUT OF FUNDING FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
UM, SO WHAT WE'RE SEEKING DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS, UH, WOULD THE COUNCIL LIKE, UH, TO REALLOCATE FUNDING FROM THE MICRO ENTERPRISE GRANT PROGRAM? AND AS A REMINDER, THAT PROGRAM WAS FOR BUSINESSES WITH FIVE OR FEWER EMPLOYEES.
UH, ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE MONEY LEFTOVER.
I, EVEN THOUGH THE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS FOR BUSINESSES WITH 35 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES, THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE THINK COULD USE A REALLOCATION OF THE MICRO ENTERPRISE MONEY AND POTENTIALLY, UH, TO REALLOCATE THE MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM MONEY.
UH, WE HAD $163,000 ALLOCATED TO THAT PROGRAM.
WE REACHED OUT TO, AND THAT MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM WOULD ALLOW RESIDENTS TO GET A VOUCHER THAT THEY COULD THEN TURN INTO A PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS FOR MEALS.
UH, HOWEVER, IN OUR OUTREACH TO THE RESTAURANTS, WE HAD INITIAL INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM, BUT THIS PROGRAMS, UH, PRESCRIBED, UH, REQUIREMENTS BY HUD.
UH, IT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT TOO ONEROUS.
AND SO ULTIMATELY I BELIEVE WE ONLY HAD ONE BUSINESS TURN IN AN APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.
SO SEEING THAT WE HAVE LIMITED INTEREST FROM THE RESTAURANT, UH, OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO REALLOCATE THAT MONEY TO, UH, ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS. I'LL STOP THERE FOR QUESTIONS.
AND THEN WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER AREAS WHERE WE WOULD LIKE, UH, UH, UH, DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL.
SO WOULD YOU WANT US TO KICK OFF THAT INITIAL DISCUSSION ON THE REALLOCATION OF THOSE TWO FUNDING SOURCES TO THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM? OR HOW WOULD YOU ENVISION US GOING DOWN THIS ROUTE? UH, YES, PLEASE.
UH, BECAUSE SOME OF THE OPTIONS WOULD BE CONTINGENT ON WHETHER OR NOT WE NOW HAD MORE MONEY.
WELL THEN I'LL TAKE COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES BEFORE I SPEAK AND WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK JUST, OKAY, WELL, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, UM, REGARDING THE MONEY THAT'S LEFT OVER FOR THE MICRO LOANS, HOW MUCH MONEY IS THAT CLARIFICATION? I BELIEVE WE ARE ANTICIPATING $120,000 LEFT OVER FROM THAT PROGRAM.
AND THEN AS FAR AS MEALS FOR SENIORS, HAVE WE TALKED TO ANY SENIOR GROUPS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY NEED FOR, UM, MEALS, I'M GOING TO ASK STAFF TO JUMP IN AND HELP ME WITH THIS ONE, BUT I KNOW INITIALLY WE ASSESSED THE NEED AND WHAT OTHER RESOURCES WERE AVAILABLE.
AND WE FOUND THAT THERE WERE, UM, I WOULD CALL IT MORE COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDED EXPANDED SERVICES.
AND SO, UH, THE SHORT ANSWER WOULD PROBABLY BE THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY BEING SERVED THROUGH OTHER PROGRAMS. WE WERE LOOKING TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE OR ADD TO THOSE PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE CHALLENGES IS, IS THEY REALLY CAN'T PARTICIPATE
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IN MULTIPLE.UH, AND SO WHILE THIS PROGRAM WOULD HAVE HAD TO, UM, APPEAL TO SOMEONE WHO DIDN'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN A DIFFERENT PROGRAM, UH, ALMA, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I KNOW YOU'RE ON THE LINE.
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND ON WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE REACHED OUT AS TO WHO'S POSSIBLY BEING SERVED ALMA.
I DO SEE HER AND I DO SEE THAT SHE IS UN-MUTED WELL, MAYBE, WELL, MAYBE YEAH, SOMETIMES THEY HAVE THEIR HEADSET MUTED.
SO I CAN'T HEAR ME, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
UH, SO WE DID REACH OUT TO, UM, WE LOOKED AT THE CITY AS A WHOLE AND THEY WERE, WE HAD ABOUT A A HUNDRED PLUS SENIORS THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN THE COUNTY'S PROGRAM.
AND THEN ANOTHER, MAYBE 50, I BELIEVE IF I RECALL CORRECTLY THAT WERE PARTICIPATING, UM, WITH THE CHINO PROGRAM.
AND SO THEN ARE THEY PRECLUDED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM IF THEY PARTICIPATE IN THE COUNTIES OR THE CITY CHINOS PROGRAM, RIGHT.
THEY CAN'T, UM, THEY CAN'T BE RECEIVING BENEFITS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES, SO THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH, UM, AS WELL AS ANYBODY THAT'S RECEIVING ANY, UM, FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, UM, FROM THE SNAP PROGRAM OR ANY THING LIKE THAT.
SO IF YOU GOT FOOD STAMPS, YOU COULDN'T PARTICIPATE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, UH, BENNETT OR ROGERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? STAND BACK, YOUR INITIAL REQUEST OR THE INITIAL AMOUNTS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANS POTENTIALLY TRANSFERRING MICROFUND $120,000 TO SMALL BUSINESS.
AND THEN WHAT IS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE OTHER FUND THAT WE POTENTIALLY COULD TRANSFER $163,000 ROUGHLY? AND WHAT'S THAT PLAN CALLED RIGHT NOW? EXACTLY THE MEAL VOUCHER PROGRAM IS HIS MEAL VOUCHER.
I JUST WANT TO BE SURE I HAVE MY NOTES, RIGHT.
UM, SO WE'RE TALKING A TOTAL OF 263,000 OR $83,000 THAT WE COULD TRANSFER TO SMALL BUSINESS AND HOPEFULLY GET A FEEL MORE NEAT.
AND I SHOULD PROBABLY ADD THAT WHILE WE HAVE $250,000 ALLOCATED TO THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, WE HAVE A $430,000 REQUEST BASED ON THE APPLICATIONS WE'VE RECEIVED.
SO, SO THIS WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THAT AND STILL LEAVE US MAYBE 50,000 ROUGHLY, RIGHT.
AND, AND IF WE WERE TO, IF THE COUNCIL WERE WILLING AND, AND, AND TAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO REALLOCATE THAT MONEY, WE WOULD ALSO ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER REOPENING THE, UH, THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF BUSINESSES TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A CONDITION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT IN OUR, UH, RESTRICTIONS FOR APPLICATIONS THAT WE WOULD ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER REVISING.
ORIGINALLY WE HAD A REQUIREMENT AND THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT IS THAT A BUSINESS NEEDED TO BE, UH, HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE AND BE ACTIVE AS A BUSINESS AS OF JANUARY 1ST, UH, 2020.
UM, WE WOULD ASK THAT, UH, THAT DATE BE CHANGED TO MARCH 17TH, 2020.
UH, OUR ORIGINAL GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THAT A BUSINESS WAS OPERATIONAL PRIOR TO COVID.
IN THIS CASE, WE'RE WOULD SHIFT THAT DATE TO THE CITY'S, UH, CITY COUNCIL ACTION ESTABLISHING, UH, THE COVID CORONA VIRUS EMERGENCY, UH, THAT WAY, UH, ANY BUSINESS THAT MAY BE CAME ON BOARD RIGHT BEFORE THE PANDEMIC THAT'S STILL VIABLE, THAT STILL NEEDS ASSISTANCE.
WE WOULDN'T PRECLUDE THEM FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE NEXT ROUND OF, UH, OF, UH, UH, FUNDING AND, UH, APPLICATION AVAILABILITY.
SO TO RECAP, THE MONEY ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED TO SMALL BUSINESS IS ALL USED UP.
IF WE WERE TO TRANSFER THE $283,000 TO THERE, THERE'S CURRENTLY AN EXCESS NEED OF AROUND WHAT $250,000 OR 200,000 CALCULATOR OUT.
AND SO IF IT'S 200,000, THAT WOULD LEAVE POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS $83,000 IN EXCESS OF THE CURRENT NEEDS OR REQUESTED NEEDS, AND WE CAN OPEN
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IT BACK UP AND SERVICE, HOPEFULLY SOME ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE ASKED THAT DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO BE GIVEN TO THEM.THAT WOULD BE THE COMPLETE GOAL TO REALLOCATE MONEY THAT CURRENTLY ISN'T BEING USED IN THE MICRO ENTERPRISE, UH, TO TAKE MONEY THAT WAS ORIGINALLY, UH, UH, PROGRAM FOR A POTENTIAL PROGRAM MEAL VOUCHER AND MOVE ALL OF THAT INTO THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, AND THEN ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS WITH THE REVISED, UH, BUSINESS START DATE OF MARCH 17TH.
COULD I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THAT RIGHT NOW? OR DO YOU HAVE OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU NEED TO PIECEMEAL A APPROVED? WELL HERE.
LET ME, LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS AND THEN WE CAN GO DOWN THAT ROAD.
I HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW FOR MR. ROGERS.
UM, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE SWITCHING THE DATES.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF BUSINESSES THAT I KNOW PERSONALLY LIKE LUCHADOR, BUT BASICALLY THEY DON'T HAVE TO PUT OUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE COVID YET, AND THEY'VE BEEN, UH, TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ALLOWING, SO WE CHANGED THE DATE TO HELP THEM TO GET THIS GRANT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN MR. BENNETT, DO YOU WANT TO RESTATE YOUR MOTION? OKAY.
WELL BASICALLY READ AS REITERATED AND AS WE UNDER OFF STOOD, NOW BEN'S INTENTION.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THAT, THAT PROCEDURE TRANSFER THE MONEY, CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND GO FROM THERE.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING THE MIC, THE REMAINING MICRO ENTERPRISE GRANT FUNDING AND THE MEAL VOUCHER, PROGRAMMING, OR PROGRAM FUNDING TO THE SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, REOPEN THAT, AND THEN CHANGE THE DATE TO MARCH 17TH, 2020.
SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GET ROGER SECOND.
WOULD THAT, UH, MADAM CITY CLERK AIR JOE'S YES.
AND THEN MR. MONTGOMERY MAYOR JOE'S OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE CORONAVIRUS UPDATE.
BEFORE YOU KICK IT OFF, WE WILL START OFF WITH, UH, MEMPHIS CITY CLERK.
I DO HAVE ONE HAND RAISED AND I HAVE SEVERAL EMAILS TO READ.
HOW ABOUT WE DO THE HAND RAISE FIRST AND THEN WE GO TO THE RATE THERE, THE WRITTEN, OKAY.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JIM GALLAGHER.
MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF, AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.
UM, I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE CITY IS WORKING ACTIVELY, KEEP MOVING FUNDS, YOU KNOW, IN HELP OF OUR SMALL BUSINESS.
UM, AND AS YOU KNOW, THE COVID NEW STRAIN AND THE THIRD SURGE WAVE IS REALLY UPON US, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S NOT PRETTY, I HATE THE ISOLATION AND MASK AS MUCH AS ANYBODY, BUT I DO IT TO STAY ALIVE.
SO LET ME JUST REMIND YOU BRIEFLY THE WORLDWIDE, WE HAVE 1.7 MILLION DEATHS, 400,000 DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES.
CALIFORNIA HAS THE THIRD HIGHEST DEATH RATE IN THE COUNTRY.
A TOTAL CASES OF TWO POINTS, 8 MILLION, 30,000 PLUS DEATHS.
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO NOT LIVE IN A BUBBLE, BUT SAN BERNARDINO HAS RECENTLY HAD A BIG SURGE IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS.
IT EXCEEDS ALL THE OTHER COUNTIES IN SURGE AT THIS MOMENT.
UH, NONETHELESS, I MEAN OUR TOTAL VETS AND CASES ARE STILL A LOT LESS THAN LOS ANGELES, WHICH IS THE EPICENTER OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT I MIGHT REMIND YOU, IT'S ONLY SEVEN MILES FROM US, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, UM, HERE IN CHINO HILLS, UH, YOU'LL PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT WE'VE ONLY HAD 13.3 DEATHS, WHICH IS, I GUESS, GOOD TO KNOW, UH, 5,300 SOME ODD CASES.
AND THE CITY OF YUCAIPA, WHICH I'M GOING TO BRING UP IN A MOMENT HAS 8,000 SOME ODD CASES AND 104 DEATHS.
SO IN LIGHT OF ALL THE HEALTH CONCERNS, I SEE THAT OUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS HAVE ALL HAVE TO DO SUED THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNOR NEWSOME TO OVERTURN THE STAY AT HOME ORDER, ALLEGING OVERREACH UNDER THE STATE'S EMERGENCY ACT.
THE ONE SIZE FITS ALL APPROACH, THEY SAY IS NOT HELPING OUR COMMUNITIES RECOVER AT 19 LEAST IMPACTS LIKE OUR RURAL OR DESERT COMMUNITIES.
HOWEVER, I MIGHT MENTION BIG BEAR WAS A NATIONAL NEWS.
WHEN TWO CASES OF THIS NEW STRAIN WAS FOUND JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AND AGAIN, I'LL MENTION YOU KAIPA, WHICH IS OUT THERE AT THE END OF OUR COUNTY HAS TO BE ROTARY 106 DEATHS.
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I'M SURPRISED THAT THE CITY OF YUCAIPA AND CHINO HILLS HAVE OPTED TO FILE AN AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS AND SUPPORTIVE AS LAWSUIT.I MEAN, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I BELIEVE THIS COMMUNICATES THE WRONG PERCEPTION TO OUR RESIDENTS, THAT THE STATE IS NOT IN TOUCH WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT THE NUMBERS TELL US THEY HAVE NO CHOICE, BUT TO ACT IN THE WAY THEY HAVE.
I DON'T KNOW OF COURSE IN FAVOR OF GETTING ALL SUPPORT FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
BUT IF HALF OF OUR POPULATION IS STRICT AND IN A HIGH PERCENT PASSING AWAY DUE TO THE RUSH TO REOPEN, THEN WHEN WILL YOU BE BETTER OR WORSE AS A COMMUNITY? SO AGAIN, I'LL ADDRESS THE SBA IS OFFERING ALL KINDS OF HELP, UH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S OFFERING ALL KINDS OF HELP.
I THINK WE SHOULD REALLY FOCUS WHERE WE CAN TO GET AS MUCH HELP FOR OUR BUSINESSES OR WE CAN AND RECOGNIZE THAT WE'D BE BETTER STEWARDS IF WE PRESSED OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR MORE FINANCIAL RELIEF.
UH, THANK YOU, MR. GALLAGHER, UH, WRITTEN COMMENTS.
THE FIRST COMMENT IS FROM MARY MCCARTHY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MARY MCCARTHY AND I'M SPEAKING UP TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL PASSING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA.
THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS HAVE BEEN DEEMED BY THE COURTS TO BE ILLEGAL.
AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND ITS NECESSITY IS OVERWHELMING.
IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL WASTING TIME AND LEGAL RESOURCES ON THIS.
INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND THE PANDEMIC, I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO RESEND THEIR LETTER AND SUPPORT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS.
THANK YOU FOR ANY CONSIDERATION, MARY AND GLENN MCCARTHY.
THE NEXT LETTER IS FROM LISA GREAT HOUSE.
MY NAME IS LISA GREAT HOUSE AND OUR FAMILY HAS LIVED IN CHINO HILLS FOR 23 YEARS.
HOW DISAPPOINTING IT WAS TO SEE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL VOTE, VOTE TO JOIN THE LAWSUIT FILED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO TO OVERTURN THE STATE'S STATE HOME ORDER.
THE ORDER HAS HURT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
NOBODY IS DISPUTING HOW DIFFICULT THE LAST 10 MONTHS HAVE BEEN FOR BUSINESSES.
THE ONE I WORK FOR INCLUDED IT IS THE FAILURE OF OUR STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE ENOUGH TO KEEP OUR STRUGGLING BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AFLOAT, BUT REVERSING THIS ORDER DURING THE DANGEROUS COVID-19 SURGE WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF RIGHT NOW IS NOT ONLY FOOLISH.
IT IS DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS AND IS POTENTIALLY PUTTING THOUSANDS OF CHINO HILLS CITIZENS AT RISK.
WE ARE ALREADY SEEING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES DEFYING THE ORDER WITH RESTAURANTS, OPENLY, OPENLY SEATING, OUTDOOR DINERS, AND MANY EVENING ALLOWING INDOOR DINING.
DOES ANYONE REALLY THINK THAT OUR REFUSAL TO ENFORCE THE STATE ORDER ISN'T CONTRIBUTING TO THE SURGE WE'RE SEEING WE'RE SEEING.
AND YES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS A HUGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, BUT OUR RESIDENTS ARE NOT ONLY TRAVELING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
THEY ARE TRAVELING TO ORANGE, RIVERSIDE, AND LA COUNTIES AS WELL, WHICH IS PART OF THE REASON WHY COMMUNITY SPREAD IS OUT OF CONTROL.
THAT WAS WHY THE STATE ORDER WAS DESIGNED AROUND REGIONS.
COUNTY-WIDE OUR POSITIVITY RATE IS AVERAGING MORE THAN 21%, A TRULY STAGGERING NUMBER AND THE HIGHEST IN THE STATE.
IT CERTAINLY SEEMS THAT ON THE COUNTY LEVEL AND HERE IN CHINO HILLS, A BIG PART OF THE REASON FOR THIS COURT FILING IS POLITICAL STATEWIDE.
PEOPLE ARE TAKING THEIR FRUSTRATIONS ABOUT THE FALLOUT FROM THIS PANDEMIC OUT ON THE GOVERNOR.
WHEN HE IS TRYING HIS BEST TO SAVE LIVES.
THERE IS NO ROOM FOR POLITICS DURING A PANDEMIC, A LOST BUSINESS CAN BE REESTABLISHED, BUT A LOST LIFE CANNOT.
I WISH OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD SPEND THEIR TIME TRYING TO BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION FOR CONTAINING THIS VIRUS.
MAYBE FOCUSING ON HELPING LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS SPEEDING UP THE VACCINE ROLLOUT INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME AND LEGAL RESOURCES ON ILL-ADVISED COURTROOM ANTICS, LISA, GREAT HOUSE.
THE NEXT COMMENT IS FROM JIM CASE.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JIM CASE AND MY FAMILY HAS LIVED IN CHINO HILLS OVER 21 YEARS.
MY WIFE, DIANE AND I ARE SPEAKING UP TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN WITH THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL PASSING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA.
THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS HAVE BEEN DEEMED BY THE COURTS TO BE LEGAL AND A SCIENCE BEHIND IT.
SINCE THE CITY IS OVERWHELMING.
THE BEST WAY TO END THIS CRISIS IS TO FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS, OUR STATEWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS NOT TO OPPOSE IT.
IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL WASTING TIME AND LEGAL RESOURCES ON THIS.
INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND THE PANDEMIC, WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO RESCIND THIS LETTER AND SUPPORT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THE HEALTH AND BEING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE, THE CITY.
NEXT, WE HAVE EMAIL FROM HARRIET SNYDER.
MY NAME IS HARRIET SNYDER AND I AM A CHINO HILLS RESIDENT.
I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL PASSING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA.
ORDERS HAVE BEEN DEEMED BY THE COURTS TO BE LEGAL.
AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE NECESSITY IS OVERWHELMING.
IT IS FRIGHTENING AND DISCOURAGING TO SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL GO AGAINST THIS LIFESAVING ORDER AND WASTE TIME AND LEGAL RESOURCES ON THIS.
INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE, THE PANDEMIC ITSELF, THE CITY'S PRIORITIES SHOULD BE KEEPING IT CITIZENS SAFE,
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AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, AND WORKING ON STOPPING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AS A STAY AT HOME ORDER IS BASED ON, I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO RESEND THEIR LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA, STAY AT HOME ORDER AND SUPPORT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
MY NAME IS IS BRENDA CAPELLA AND I LIVE I'VE LIVED IN CHINO HILLS SINCE 1988.
I'M SPEAKING TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH YOUR LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA.
I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THIS.
SCIENCE HAS PROVEN THAT PEOPLE NEED TO REMAIN AT LEAST SIX FEET DISTANCE AND WEAR MASKS.
EVEN OUR CLOTH MASKS ARE ONLY 77% EFFECTIVE TO WANT TO OPEN UP.
IF PEOPLE EAT OR DRINK, THEY NEED TO REMOVE MASS AND PUT THE WAITRESSES AND OTHER PATRONS IN DANGER, PASSING EACH OTHER, GOING THROUGH THE DOOR AND GOING TO RESTROOMS, MAKE THIS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS.
I PERSONALLY HAVE PASSED PEOPLE AT CASA PONCHOS AND PANDA EXPRESS WHO ENTERED AND REFUSE TO WEAR MASKS, PUTTING OTHERS IN DANGERS TO FIGHT THIS ORDER IS TO CONFIRM THAT PEOPLE DO NOT NEED TO CONSIDER THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
EVEN WHEN PEOPLE RECOVER FROM THE VIRUS, MANY PEOPLE ARE LEFT WITH THE TAIL LUNG PROBLEMS, CHANCES FOR BLOOD PLOTS, BRAIN DAMAGE, LOSS OF TASTES AND SMELL PARALYSIS, HEART ATTACKS, ET CETERA.
WE ARE NEAR EVERYONE HAVING A VACCINE AND TO GO AGAINST THE ORDER WHEN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN DOING MUCH BETTER THAN OTHER STATES PER CAPITA IS APPALLING.
THIS IS A SHORTSIGHTED IDEA THAT NOT ONLY ENDANGERS PEOPLE'S LIVES, BUT ALSO AFFECTS THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA.
OUR CITIES SHOULD PUT THEIR FOCUS ON THE PANDEMIC AND KEEPING CHINO HILLS A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE.
JOINING THE LAWSUIT IS COUNTERPRODUCTIVE AND VERY DANGEROUS.
PLEASE SEND THE LETTER CONCERNED CITIZEN HEALTH.
OUR NEXT EMAIL IS FROM CANDY SOURCE.
MY NAME IS CANDY SORES AND I LIVE IN CHINO HILLS.
I WAS UNHAPPY TO SEE THAT THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL SUPPORTS IGNORING MEDICAL SCIENCE AND IS ATTEMPTING TO OVERTURN THE PUBLIC HEALTH STAY AT HOME ORDER.
WE ARE IN THE THROWS OF A DEADLY, DEADLY PANDEMIC, AND I EXPECT THE LEADERS OF MY CITY TO SUPPORT SCIENCE AND TO HELP ALL OF US SAFELY GET THE HEALTH EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO NORMAL MORE QUICKLY.
NEXT, WE HAVE AN EMAIL FROM VINCENT KENNER T GOOD EVENING, CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS VINCENT HENNER T AND I AM SPEAKING HERE TO RAISE MY CONCERN WITH THE COUNCIL'S PASSING A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA.
THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS HAVE BEEN DEEMED BY THE COURTS TO BE LEGAL.
AND THE SCIENCE IS BEHIND ITS NECESSITY IS OVERWHELMING.
I AM TIRED OF POLITICIANS TREATING SCIENCE AS A POLITICAL TOOL.
SCIENCE DOES NOT CARE WHAT PARTY YOU ASSOCIATE WITH.
THIS IS NOT ONLY A WASTE OF TIME AND MY TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BUT IT IS AN AFFRONT TO THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS.
OUR FELLOW CITIZENS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH IN OUR NATION.
SINCE THIS PANDEMIC STARTED, I WOULD LEAVE A GROTESQUE SCAR.
IT WOULD LEAVE A GROTESQUE SCAR ON THE CITY'S LEGACY TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS WASTEFUL USE OF OUR RESOURCES, RESCIND THIS LETTER AND FOCUS ON KEEPING THE CITY AND ITS CONSTITUENTS SAFE.
NEXT, WE HAVE AN EMAIL FROM CHRISTINE MASTER.
HI, MY NAME IS CHRISTINE MASTER.
I AM A RETIRED RN AND NURSE PRACTITIONER AND A 34 YEAR CHINO HILLS RESIDENT.
I AM VERY SUPPORTIVE AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE EXCELLENT JOB OUR CITY COUNCIL DOES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR CITY.
HOWEVER, AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CITY'S FILING AN AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES LAWSUIT TO OVERTURN THE CALIFORNIA STAY AT HOME ORDER, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND FEEDBACK FROM THE ELECTORATE.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE MOTIVE ON ITS SURFACE, IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO EXERCISE MORE LOCAL CONTROL BASED ON LOCAL CONDITIONS AND TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO ADMITTEDLY HAS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC LOSSES.
MY CONCERN LIES THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO AN IRRESPONSIBLE LESSENING OF RESTRICTIONS AT A TIME OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VIRAL LEVELS AND AN ICU CAPACITY OF 0%.
ALTHOUGH OUR CURRENT MEMBERS ARE RELATIVE.
OUR SURROUNDING CITIES HAVE ALARMING NUMBERS OF CASES AND DEATHS CHINO 10,575 CASES AND 72 DEATHS COMPARED TO CHINO HILLS, 4,376 CASES AND 11 DEATHS.
ORANGE COUNTY NOW HAS 2,150 50 REGISTERED DEATHS.
THE VIRUS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CITY OR COUNTY BORDERS.
OUR HOSPITALS ARE ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE AND CANNOT CONTINUE ON THIS PATH.
MY HOPE IS THAT ANY FUTURE DECISIONS REGARDING LESSENING OF RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE MADE WITH PUBLIC CONSULTATION AND GUIDED BY SCIENTIFIC FACTS AND REGIONAL DATA AND NOT POLITICAL BELIEFS UNSUPPORTED
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BY THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY.ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF ECONOMIC RELIEF SHOULD BE SOUGHT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WILL NOT ENTAIL PUTTING THE PUBLIC EFFORT OR RISK THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PROTECTION OF ITS CITIZENS SHOULD ALWAYS BE GOVERNMENT'S HIGHEST PRIORITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, CHRIS MASTERS.
THE LAST EMAIL THAT I RECEIVED BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED IS BY GABRIEL ALFARO.
HELLO BELOW IS MY PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ITEM 18 ON THE AGENDA, AND MORE GENERALLY THEIR LETTER OF SUPPORT TO OVERTURN THE STATEWIDE, STAY AT HOME ORDER.
MY NAME IS GABRIEL ALFARO, AND I'VE LIVED IN CHINO HILLS, MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AND WHILE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ADVOCACY AND OUR COMMUNITY, I SO FAR HAVEN'T FELT THE NEED TO DIRECTLY SPEAK WITH YOU, THE COUNCIL ABOUT ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES, BECAUSE SO FAR I FELT THAT WHILE WE'VE HAD OUR, WE WE'VE HAD DISAGREEMENTS, I'VE ALWAYS GIVEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DIFFERENCE TO YOUR DECISION MAKING ABILITIES AND THE OFFICES YOU HOLD.
HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF YOUR RECENT ACTIONS, I'VE DECIDED THAT I MUST SPEAK UP TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH THE PASSAGE OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR OVERTURNING THE CALIFORNIA.
THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS HAVE BEEN DEEMED BY BOTH THE FEDERAL COURTS, AS WELL AS STATE COURTS TO BE LEGAL.
AND THE SCIENCE BEHIND ITS NECESSITY IS OVERWHELMING.
IT'S DISHEARTENING TO SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL WASTING TIME AND LEGAL RESOURCES ON THIS.
INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND, THE PANDEMIC PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS LIVES IS ALWAYS JUST TASTEFUL.
BUT NOW IN LIGHT OF THE FACT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA RATES OF INFECTION IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
I STRONGLY URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO STOP PLAYING POLITICS WITH PEOPLE'S LIVES, RESEND THIS LETTER AND SUPPORT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY.
SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO FUNCTION AS A SOCIETY.
I DO SEE ONE OTHER HAND RAISED FOR COMMENTS.
YOU WANT ME TO TAKE THAT OTHER COMMENTS, MR. MR. GOLDMAN? OH, CITY COUNCIL.
UM, I, AS YOU KNOW, MR. MAYOR, I WAS ONE OF THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT WAS AT THE MARCH 17TH MEETING EMERGENCY MEETING WHEN COVID FIRST HIT THE CITY.
UM, WE ARE NOW AT THAT POINT WITH OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DEATH PANELS, WE'RE HAVING TO RATION CARE.
IF, IF SOMEONE, IF, IF ONE OF YOU WERE TO GET AN ACCIDENT ON YOUR WAY HOME FROM THIS MEETING OR FROM WORK, YOU KNOW, THEY EMT AND FIRST RESPONDERS ARE, ARE, HAVE A VERY RIGID SET OF REQUIREMENTS.
AND IF I WAS IN THE ACCIDENT THAT I WAS IN 17 YEARS AGO, THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE THAT I WOULD NOT GOTTEN THE CARE OR GOTTEN ANY CARE.
AND EVEN IF I DID, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT INSTEAD OF GOING INTO SURGERY AND I SEE YOU RIGHT AWAY, I'D BE STUCK IN, YOU KNOW, IN THE ER, WAITING FOR A BED UNTIL SOMEONE PASSED AWAY.
UM, I HAVE FAMILY THAT LIVES IN, IN AUSTRALIA AND I'VE HEARD THE CITY COUNCIL AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THE STATE SAY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THIS THAT WE'VE HAD THE SOLUTION FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, WHAT TO DO THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE LARGE CELEBRATIONS.
THERE WERE CONTACT TRACING AND THEY WERE REOPENED COMPLETELY.
AND NEW ZEALAND IS IN AN EVEN BETTER SINCE I DO FEEL FOR BUSINESSES, BUT WE'VE SEEN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT REOPEN AND DO THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING UNTIL WE HAVE A SHUTDOWN OR, YOU KNOW, HAVE PEOPLE WEARING MASKS ALL THE TIME, ALL YOU KNOW, EVERYWHERE.
I AM GLAD TO SEE THAT THE MEETINGS HAVE GONE FROM BEING BACK IN CHAMBERS TO VIRTUALLY AGAIN, WITHOUT YOU OR STAFF MEMBERS THERE TO INCREASE SELF DISTANCING FROM EVERYONE.
WE NEED TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, A SWISS CHEESE APPROACH WHERE WE'RE WEARING MASKS, SAME SUCCEED APART, NOT INTERACTING WITH ANYONE OUTSIDE OF OUR HOUSEHOLD.
UM, WITHOUT A MASK ON, YOU KNOW, GETTING VACCINATED, USING CONTACT TRACING, YOU KNOW, I'VE COME IN CONTACT WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD COVID AND HAD TO ISOLATE I'VE YET TO GET A CALL FROM THE COUNTY FROM A CONTACT TRACER.
UM, I, I RECOMMEND, AND I I'D RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY IMMEDIATELY, UM, ADVOCATES, EVERYONE EITHER DOWNLOADS OR ACTIVATES THE, UM, THE EXPOSURE ALERTS THAT ARE ON ALL IPHONES AND ANDROID PHONES.
AND WE IMPLEMENT THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO DO MORE UNTIL WE STOP THIS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT CAN GET BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE THROUGH WHAT WE NEEDED TO, UNTIL WE START TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY AND SOCIAL DISTANCE AND DO ALL THE OTHER STEPS THAT HAVE BEEN SET FROM THE VERY BEGINNING AND NOT ALLOW OUR CITIZENS TO KEEP DISREGARDING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
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ALL[18. Receive and file Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) update]
RIGHT.WITH THAT, WE WILL, UH, GO TO THE UPDATE.
SO OFF PAPAGO, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR HAS BECOME, I'M SORRY.
CHERYL, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING AS, UH, HAS BECOME OUR CUSTOMER LIKE TO UPDATE, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL ON COVID RELATED ACTIVITY THAT HAS OCCURRED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? UH, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT, UH, ON DECEMBER 16TH, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RECEIVED ITS FIRST SHIPMENT OF THE PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE.
UH, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DECEMBER 21ST, UH, WE RECEIVED THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF MEDINA, UH, COVID-19 VACCINES, AND THOSE ARE CURRENTLY, UH, BEING DEPLOYED, UH, ACCORDING TO THE STRUCTURE SF BY THE STATE, UH, ON DECEMBER 22ND, UH, THE CITY, UH, SUBMITTED A LETTER TO GOVERNOR NEWSOME STATING AND SUPPORTIVE LOCAL BUSINESS AND THAT, UH, COINCIDES OR AT LEAST A DOVETAILS WITH WHAT MANY OF THE COMMENTS HAVE BEEN, UH, REGARDING THE, UH, UH, RELATED ACTION ON JANUARY 5TH, WHERE THE CITY, UH, FILED THE AMICUS LETTER IN OF, UH, THE COUNTIES, UH, CORTEZ, UH, ADDITIONALLY, UM, UH, THE COUNCIL I'M SURE IS AWARE.
AND THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, UH, WE'VE DISCUSSED PUBLICLY THE DESIRE TO GET OUR, UH, STREET SWEEPING EFFICIENCY BACK UP BY ADDING, UH, OUR, UH, IMPORTANT COMPONENT.
HOWEVER, GIVEN THE RECENT, UH, UM, REISSUING A STAY AT HOME ORDERS AND THE SCHOOLS STILL BEING, NOT, UH, BACK, UH, COMPLETELY OPEN FOR RESIDENTS.
UH, WE HAVE DETERMINED TO PUT THAT, UH, EVENTUAL, UH, RE ISSUING OF, UH, STREETS, SWEEPING CITATIONS ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
SO ANYONE WHO IS WONDERING ABOUT WHEN THAT MIGHT KICK OFF AGAIN? UH, NO TIME SOON.
I THINK WE ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE SAYING IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL, UH, AFTER JANUARY 31ST, BUT IT'LL DEFINITELY BE, UH, UH, AFTER THAT AND WITH, UH, DUE NOTICE AHEAD OF TIME.
UH, LET'S SEE, UH, LASTLY, UH, STAFF CONTINUES TO EVALUATE THE IMPACTS OF THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS AND THE CONDITIONS IN THE FIELD.
WHEN WE DETERMINE WHAT, UH, OPERATIONS WE'RE GOING TO REOPEN IN THE CITY CURRENTLY, UH, WE HAVE OUR CLOSURES, UH, EARMARKED THROUGH JANUARY 31ST.
I ANTICIPATE WE WILL BE SPEAKING WITH THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AT THE NEXT MEETING, UH, TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WILL BE EXTENDING THAT CLOSURE.
AND, UH, I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MONTGOMERY.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? MY COLLEAGUES, NO, I'M TRYING TO SCROLL TO SEE EVERYBODY.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
AND WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC INFORMATION, OFFICER REPORT.DENISE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IN COUNCIL? UH, I HAVE GOTTEN SOME UPDATED STATISTICS FOR OUR COUNTY ON COVID CASES.
WE LAST MET ON DECEMBER 7TH AND THE CONFIRMED CASES MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THAT TIME.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE COUNTY TO OVER 230, 1000, NEARLY 230, 2000 CASES.
WE POSITIVE CASES IN CHINO HILLS IS ALSO MORE THAN DOUBLED SINCE DECEMBER 7TH, WITH 4,310.
UM, OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TESTED IN THE LAST MONTH AS WELL.
THE POSITIVITY RATE IN CHINO HILLS IS 12.4%, WHICH DOES, IS TRENDING LOWER.
I'M SORRY, THAT'S THE COUNTY RATE THAT I GOT OFF THE WEBSITE YESTERDAY.
UM, AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IN CHINO HILLS IS 18.2%.
I'VE CHECKED THAT AGAINST THE OTHER CITIES IN OUR COUNTY, AND WE ARE AMONG THE LOWEST IN HERE IN THE WEST END OF THE COUNTY.
THE DEATHS IN THE COUNTY HAVE REACHED OVER 1500 AND I WOULD LIKE TO RESTATE, UM, I DID HEAR ONE OF OUR CALLERS COMMENT THAT WE HAD HAD 13 DEATHS IN CHINO.
I WENT BACK AND DOUBLE CHECKED.
WE STILL SHOW 11 ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE AND THAT HAS BEEN HOLDING.
SO, UH, JUST TO UPDATE THAT BACK, UH, THE CITY MANAGER DID, UH, DISCUSS ALREADY THE OPERATIONS UPDATE AND WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT THERE ARE SOME NEW TOOLS ON THE COUNTY COVID-19 WEBSITE, SP COVID-19 DOT COM AND THERE'S A QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION CALCULATOR.
UH, IT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE FOR YOU.
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EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WITH COVID OR YOU'VE BEEN SICK.SO YOU CAN SEARCH THAT INFORMATION ON THE COVID PAGE, UH, AND IT COULD HELP YOU MAKE SOME DECISIONS ABOUT ISOLATION AND QUARANTINE YOURSELF OR, OR FAMILY MEMBERS.
UH, IN ADDITION, THE COUNTY HAS ALSO PUT A LOT OF HEALTH INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATIONS.
UH, THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED TO HELP PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET INFORMATION FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE ABOUT THE VACCINATION AND, UH, SOME OF THE VARIOUS DETAILS AROUND THEIR APPROVAL AND THOSE THINGS, UM, THE COUNTY AND THE STATE HAVE, HAVE LONG TALKED ABOUT THE TIERS OF VACCINATIONS.
AND THE PLAN IS MOVING ACCORDING TO THE PLAN THAT WE ALWAYS HAVE HEARD.
UH, HOWEVER, YOU ARE SEEING A LOT OF CONSTERNATION IN THE MEDIA ABOUT, UH, OLDER AMERICANS THAT CANNOT GET A TEST YET.
UH, THEY'RE NOT TO THAT LEVEL IN THE VACCINATION ROLLOUT AT THIS POINT, UH, CALIFORNIA IS, UH, WORKING ON PHASE ONE A, WHICH REALLY STRIVES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING IN ASSISTED LIVING OR SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.
SO IN THE COUNTY, I MEAN, IN, IN OUR COUNTY, LET ME REVIEW MY NOTES.
WE ARE IN PHASE ONE A AND THERE ARE THREE, THREE CHAIRS IN PHASE ONE, A WE'RE AT LEVEL TWO, TIER TWO.
I KNOW IT GETS VERY CONFUSING WITH ALL OF THAT.
SO, UM, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON HEALTHCARE, HEALTHCARE PEOPLE.
UM, WE COMMUNICATE REGULARLY WITH THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH THEM ABOUT, UH, HOW HELPFUL IT WOULD BE IF THERE WERE INFORMATION THAT COULD GIVE OUR OLDER RESIDENTS, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPECTATION ABOUT WHEN THEY MIGHT EXPECT TO BE, UH, READY FOR THE VACCINES FOR THAT LEVEL.
AND WE DO EXPECT THEM TO BE RELEASING SOMETHING SOON.
AGAIN, I, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO STRESS.
IT REALLY IS GOING ACCORDING TO THE PLAN THAT, UH, WAS INITIALLY RELEASED ABOUT TAKING PEOPLE IN ORDER OF THEIR RISKS.
THE NEXT THING I HAVE TO REPORT IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING VERY SUCCESSFUL TESTING EVENTS THAT OUR MCCOY FACILITY IN CHINO HILLS, UM, THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WE HAVE THE COUNTY CHANGED THE DATE ON US TO SATURDAYS.
SO THE TESTING AND CHINO HILLS IS, WAS HELD ON THE NINTH.
WE, THEY DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE, WHICH IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.
SO THEY, THEY HAD 599 APPOINTMENTS MADE AND THEY ALSO ACCOMMODATED OVER 242 WALK-INS.
SO THERE WERE MANY TESTS PROVIDED ON THIS LAST SATURDAY, AND WE HEARD STORIES OF PEOPLE GETTING THEIR RESULTS ON MONDAY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT NEWS, FUTURE DATES AND CHINO HILLS SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD.
AND THEN IN FEBRUARY, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 3RD AND 17TH.
AND IN MARCH, THEY'VE GIVEN US THREE DATES, MARCH 3RD, 17TH AND 31ST.
AND AGAIN, THOSE EVENTS ARE RUN BY THE COUNTY 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
THE COUNTY HANDLES REGISTRATION, AND THEY ACTIVATED ON THEIR WEBSITE GENERALLY FIVE TO SEVEN DAYS IN ADVANCE.
UM, SO WE HOPE OUR RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TESTING OPPORTUNITIES.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION OUR, UH, HAPPY NEWS TRAILS CHALLENGE.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD A TRAILS CHALLENGE AND WE DID IT AGAIN HERE IN JANUARY.
SO DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY, WE'RE ENCOURAGING OUR RESIDENTS TO GET OUT AND HIKE.
WE DO HAVE 48 MILES OF TRAILS IN CHINO HILLS, AND WE HAVE A TERRIFIC CHINO HILLS APP THAT HELPS YOU LOCATE THE TRAILS, FIND OUT HOW HARD THEY ARE, WHERE YOU SHOULD PARK.
AND CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT 53 PEOPLE HAVE LOGGED OVER 1200 MILES HIKING IN THE HILLS, AND IT'S A COMPETITION AND THERE ARE PRIZES.
SO GO ONLINE AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT IN SIGN UP TO RECORD YOUR, YOUR, UH, TIME YOU SPEND ON THE TRAILS.
AND THEN THE LAST THREE, LAST THING IS BLOOD DRIVE.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A HIGH NEED FOR BLOOD AND THE BLOOD LIVESTREAM BLOOD DRIVES ARE GOING ON EVERY TUESDAY DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY FROM 12 TO FIVE.
SO THEY'VE BEEN HAVING VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENTS AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO DO THEM WEEKLY.
AND AGAIN, THE BENEFIT IS, IS THAT YOU, YOUR BLOOD IS TESTED FOR COVID ANTIBODIES.
IF YOU DO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
AND THAT COMPLETES MY ROLE, RIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DENISE.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES PLEASE? ALL RIGHT.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]
WILL BE MOVING ON SAFETY UPDATES, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A WONDERFUL, HAPPY AND HEALTHY HOLIDAY SEASON.
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I FIRST WANT TO CONGRATULATE RAYEL COMPO FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE WINTER HIGHLIGHTED, UM, VOLUNTEER, UM, AND TO ALSO THANK ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AT THE STATION, SO WE COULDN'T GET ACCOMPLISHED HALF THE THINGS WE DO WITHOUT THEIR HELP.UM, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, COVID HAD PLAYED A LITTLE BIT OF HABIT AND WE HAD TO, UH, SOCIAL DISTANCE AND KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF, OUT OF THE OFFICE AS MUCH AS WE COULD FOR THEIR HEALTH.
AND, UH, WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS NEXT YEAR THINGS CAN GET BACK TO NORMAL BECAUSE WE REALLY MISSED OUR VOLUNTEERS.
UM, AS MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE, WE WERE AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL.
UM, THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE, UM, APPROACH TO ELIMINATE CRIME AND PUBLIC USES ON NUISANCE PROBLEMS, UM, ASSOCIATED WITH ALCOHOL.
UM, OUR FIRST OPERATION WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 22ND.
IT IS GOING TO BE A COMPLIANCE INSPECTION, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT AT SEVERAL SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, THERE WAS A LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN.
UM, IT'S CURRENTLY GOING AROUND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IT'S HASHTAG LET THEM PLAY CA UM, THIS HAS BEEN A MOVEMENT TO ALLOW, UM, KIDS TO KIDS AND STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN OREGON ORGANIZED GROUP SPORTS.
UM, THERE IS A RALLY, UM, SCHEDULED FOR THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY THE 15TH AT 4:00 PM AT THE INTERSECTION OF PEYTON AND GRANT.
UM, IT'S CALLING FOR A YALA CHINO HOST, DON LUGO AND CHINO HIGH SCHOOL, UM, ALL TO COME AND TAKE A PARTICULAR CORNER AT THE INTERSECTION AND, UH, EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS, UM, IN, IN THAT RALLY.
UM, AT THIS POINT WE, UH, AT THIS POINT WE DON'T ANTICIPATE, UM, ANY PROBLEMS WITH THAT REALM.
WE ANTICIPATE IT BEING PEACEFUL.
UH, WE HAVE HOWEVER, REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UM, AND THEY PROVIDED THE DO'S AND DON'TS, UM, TO THE PRINCIPALS AND THE COACHES THAT BEING SAID, WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION INDICATING OR LEADING US TO BELIEVE THAT THE SCHOOLS OR THE COACHES ARE THE ONES THAT ARE PUSHING THIS AGENDA.
HOWEVER, WE FELT IT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION, TO GET IT OUT.
WE'VE ALSO TAKEN, UM, APPROPRIATE.
UH, UH, SO WE'VE INCREASED OUR STAFFING LEVELS AS WELL IN CASE THINGS DO GO A LITTLE SIDEWAYS.
UM, AND LASTLY, UM, THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS OUR PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IS, IS, UM, QUICKLY APPROACHING.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR INTELLIGENCE DIVISION BASED ON ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS, UM, UH, AT OUR CAPITOL.
UM, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NO THREATS, NO PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF THREATS, UM, REFERENCED THIS IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS CLOSELY AS THE STATE APPROACHES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY STATEMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CAPTAIN WALKER, ANY QUESTIONS FROM A COUNCIL? I JUST HAD A QUICK ONE.
UH, JOHN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GIVE UP PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES, BUT WHAT IS A COMPLIANCE CHECK WITH REGARDS TO THE ADC GRANT? UM, SOME OF THE, UH, SOME OF THE COMPLIANCE CHECKS ARE THERE HAS TO BE PROPER, UM, POSTINGS, STICKERS AND, OR ADVERTISEMENTS, UM, INSIDE THE BUSINESS LOCATIONS.
UM, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL GO IN AND LOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A PROPER, UH, THE PROPER POSTING TO THE OTHER, THAT THE INFORMATION ON THERE IS ACCURATE, WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE ABC.
HEY, JOHN, I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT FROM YOU.
UM, WE INVESTED IN A VEHICLE, A LICENSE MONITOR SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
CAN YOU GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON HOW THAT'S WORKING FOR US FOR STOLEN CARS? YEAH, SO IT'S, UM, REFERRED TO AS AOPR AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, MANY THROUGHOUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF WHICH, UH, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS, AND IT HAS BEEN PAYING DIVIDENDS.
UM, WE RECEIVE ALERTS WHEN THERE WERE STOLEN VEHICLES THAT ARE ENTERING OR EXITING OR A CITY.
UM, MY STAFF IS BECOMING VERY WELL VERSED ON THE TECHNOLOGY AND HOW TO, UM, RESPOND TO THAT LOCATION IN FIND THAT VEHICLE.
UM, THIS TECHNOLOGY IS EXTREMELY, I'VE BEEN TOLD JUST BECAUSE WE KNOW MOST PEOPLE COMING TO THE CITY TO COMMIT MAJOR CRIMES.
AREN'T TYPICALLY DRIVING THEIR OWN VEHICLES.
UM, THEY WILL STEAL A VEHICLE AND COME INTO OUR CITY OR OTHERS TO COMMIT THOSE CRIMES.
SO, UM, IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY, I'VE BEEN TEJAS AS, UH, AS I MENTIONED, AND, UM, WE ARE PREPARING A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR COUNCIL ENDED UP COMING MEETING AS WELL.
SO JUST, I THINK THE OFFICERS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.
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ALL RIGHT.WITH THAT DEPUTY CHIEF HOPKINS, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CHOSEN COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT THE DISTRICT IS SUPPORTING AND IS PROVIDED, UH, OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL.
WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL NURSE TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM IS CALLED THE MERCHANT COMMUNICATION NURSE SYSTEM, OR WE CALL IT E CNS.
THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SYSTEM OR EMS IN SAN MARINO COUNTY IS MUCH MORE THAN A RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE SYSTEMS CHAIRMAN ACCOUNTING INVOLVES A BROAD PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COOPERATION FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES TO THE PRIVATE AMBULANCE TRANSPORTS A SYSTEM IS ULTIMATELY DESIGNED WITH THE CARE OF OUR CITIZENS IN MIND, SERONO COUNTY'S EMS SYSTEM INCLUDES 26 EXCLUSIVE OPERATING AREAS OR EOS, OR A VAST REGION OF OVER 20,000 SQUARE MILES TO ENHANCE THE DELIVERY AND CREATE MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM.
THE COUNTY IS PRIORITIZING NEW INNOVATIONS IN THE AREA OF PREHOSPITAL CARE.
THE NEW ECS PROGRAM IS ONE SUCH INNOVATION.
THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO TRIAGE INCOMING NINE 11 CALLS.
YOU TURN THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF CARE THAT IS REQUIRED.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEWEST SYSTEM ASSURES THAT OUR RESIDENTS GET THE APPROPRIATE CARE AND PRIORITIZES RESOURCES TO BE USED ON THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY.
THE CNS PROGRAM IS DYING TO ASSIST IN FREEING UP AMBULANCES AND FIRE DISTRICT RESOURCES TO ALLOW THOSE RESOURCES TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTS WITH CRITICAL NEEDS.
AS AN EXAMPLE, TOO MANY AMBULANCES CAN OVERWHELM OUR MEDICAL FACILITIES.
THIS CAN CAUSE OFFLOAD DELAYS FOR PATIENTS IN AMBULANCES FROM MINUTES TO HOURS, AND EVEN OVERWHELMED THE STAFF AT THE HOSPITAL FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS AS THE POPULATION HAS GROWN IS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE IN THE COUNTY HERE AT OUR LOCAL HOSPITALS, AS YOU KNOW, THE POPULATION HAS GROWN, BUT THE HOSPITAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROWTH STILL HAS RELATIVELY REMAINED THE SAME.
CALLING NINE 11 FOR ANY EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING NON-EMERGENCY NEEDS HAS ALSO INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
NOT EVERY NINE 11 CALL NEEDS LIGHTS AND SIRENS TO RESPOND.
FORTUNATELY, THE NEW ECS PROGRAM CAN MAKE THE DISTINGUISH BETWEEN EMS UNITS AND HOW THEY'RE DEPLOYED THESE CNS PROGRAM.
EMPLOYEES TRAINED IN REGISTERED NURSES LOCATED IN THE NINE 11 DISPATCH CENTER TO HELP GUIDE THE CALLERS TO THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES.
WHEN A CALL COMES INTO THE NINE ONE ONE CENTER AT THE DISPATCHER, ASK A FEW PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS, AND BASED ON THE CALLER'S RESPONSE, A DISPATCHER EITHER IMMEDIATELY SENDS EMS RESOURCES OR REFERS THE CALLS TO THE ECN S NURSE DCNS NURSE THEN ASKED FOR MORE TARGETED QUESTIONS WHILE STILL HAVING THE ABILITY TO SEND AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
IF NEEDED, AS YOU KNOW, DURING THIS TOUGH TIME OF COVID, THE HOSPITALS ARE AT CAPACITY AND BEYOND, AND BY HAVING A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM, WE CAN REDUCE THE MAN AND ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS IN RECEIVING THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE.
ALSO IN AN EFFORT TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, THE FIRE DISTRICT, WORKING ALONG WITH OUR LOCAL EMS AUTHORITY UNDER THE COVID PROTOCOLS HAS PURCHASED A USED AMBULANCE FOR THE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT PROTOCOL AS A SAFETY BACKUP FOR WHEN THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED.
IF NO PRIVATE ANSWERS AMBULANCES ARE AVAILABLE TO TRANSPORT A PATIENT, THE HOSPITAL BY PROTOCOL, THE FIRE DISTRICT CAN JUMP STAFF, WANT THAT AMBULANCE AND PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOSPITAL.
UH, IF, IF NEEDED THESE TWO ITEMS ARE IMPORTANT, MOVE FORWARD FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE SERVE.
AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
HEY, WHERE WILL THAT AMBULANCE BE HOUSED? CURRENTLY THAT AMBULANCE IS HOUSED AT STATION 61 AND RIGHT NEXT TO OUR TRAIN CENTER, UH, THAT, THAT STATION, WE HAVE MULTIPLE ENGINE COMPANIES.
UH, WE HAVE OUR TRUCK COMPANY AND OUR ENGINE COMPANY, WHICH ALLOWS FOR A MORE OPPORTUNITY IF NEEDED TO JUMP STAFF ONTO THAT UNIT.
AND I'M SURE WESLEY'S GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB WITH THAT ECS PROGRAM.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT TO SEE HER IN THAT ROLE.
UM, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY ELSE SEEING NONE.
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RIGHT, THEN WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS, VICE MAYOR.FIRST OF ALL, LEAGUE OF CITIES, KENO CAUCUS, I GOT REAPPOINTED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND I'M GOING TO SHIFT DOWN TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AT 40 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
WE HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS, UH, SUPERVISOR PAUL COOK AND SUPERVISOR JOE BAKA ATTENDED THE FIRST MEETING.
KURT HAGMAN WAS ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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JULIE MCENTIRE TURNED OUT.SO CHRIS WILL BE STEPPING IN FOR HER MS. RIDE MONIES.
WE GOT AN UPDATE FOR THE 2021, 2022 BUDGET.
WE'RE GOING TO BE THE BUDGET AMOUNT IS $186 MILLION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UM, ALSO WE DID APPROVE A CONTRACT MANAGEMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH H M TB FOR THE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL RANCH CUCAMONGA TO A CHERRY HILL AIRPORT AT A COST OF $27 MILLION.
WE DID CANCEL OUR MEETING FOR METRO VALLEY AND ALSO TRANSIT SCAPES TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
WE HAD AN OVERVIEW OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL.
THE FIRST PHASE IS BASICALLY BEING DONE TODAY, 520 MILES FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO LA AT ANAHEIM.
THE FIRST PHASE UNDER CONSTRUCTION IS ONLY 119 MILES.
THE SECOND PHASE IS 300 MILES FROM SACRAMENTO TO SAN DIEGO.
THE TOP SPEED WILL BE 200 MILES AND THERE'LL BE 24 STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM.
UH, WE JUST GOT APPROVED ARE MORE ACCEPTED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCE BOARD, OR CARB ACCEPTED SCAPES, UH, CONNECT SOME SOUTHERN CAL.
WE GOT UPDATES FROM RANDALL LEWIS.
HE'S OUR BUSINESS PARTNER WITH SCAG AND, UH, SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HE HAD OR ISSUES THAT HE SORT OF TALKED ABOUT WAS OFFICE SPACE.
I GUESS THERE'S AN OVERABUNDANCE OF OFFICE SPACE IN THE REGION.
HE'S CONCERNED THAT THEY WILL CLOSE A MOM AND POP OPERATIONS PROBABLY WILL CLOSE AND MAYBE NOT OPEN UP IN THE FUTURE.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE GRANTS.
UM, HE STATED THAT A LOT OF CITIES ARE DOING A REVENUE TASKFORCE WHERE BASICALLY THEY'RE MEETING INDIVIDUALLY CITIES TO TALK ABOUT RESOURCES AND REVENUES.
SO AGAIN, IT'D BE SOMETHING THAT I'D BE INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
ALSO, THE HOUSE MARKET IS VERY STRONG BECAUSE RATES ARE DOWN CONSTRUCTION COSTS IS REALLY GONE THROUGH THE ROOF.
SO A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT WERE PROBABLY GOING TO BE HIGH DENSITY WHERE IT'S CHEAPER OVERALL COST TO BILL AND MENTAL LINK.
THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT THERE.
UM, LET'S SEE, UM, FOR SCHOOL BOARD AND NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT, THERE WAS A REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD AND JOE SCHAFER WAS, UM, SELECTED TO SERVE AS PRESIDENT AGAIN, ALONG WITH, UM, TRUSTEE
AND I THINK HE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME HIM TO START ON BEING OUR LIAISON WITH THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO I THINK SHE'S DONNA, SHE'S GOING TO BE GIVING YOU THE OPTION TO UNMUTE.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JONES AND VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
UH, I WANTED TO TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBER, UM, OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
AND AS THE LIAISON IS A COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN MENTIONED FROM THE BOARD TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SO A BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT MYSELF, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME AND AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH ME, UH, I'M A RETIRED A 33 YEAR TEACHER, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED THAT, UH, BOTH, UH, DON LUGO AND YELLOW HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, MY WIFE JAN IS ALSO A RETIRED, UH, CHINO VALLEY, UH, TEACHER OF 30 YEARS WITH THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND FINISHING UP AT KENNY HILLS JUNIOR HIGH.
UM, WE HAVE RESIDED IN CHINO HILLS SINCE 1992.
IN FACT, WE MOVED IN FIVE MONTHS AFTER THE CITY INCORPORATED.
UH, AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO CHILDREN, UH, SON, STEVEN WHO'S, CHEMICAL ENGINEER OVER IN ARIZONA, MARRIED WITH, UH, WITH ONE DAUGHTER.
UM, AND, UH, OUR DAUGHTER, MELANIE, WHO IS, UH, WHO IS HERE IN CHINO HILLS AND CURRENTLY IS WORKING AS A, UH, UH, WHEN SHE CAN, OF COURSE, WITH COVID AS A, UM, AS A DANCE INSTRUCTOR.
AND, UH, BOTH OF THEM ARE, UH, ATTENDED, UH, SCHOOLS IN CHINO HILLS, UH, UM, GRADUATES OF A YELLOW HIGH SCHOOL, EXCUSE ME.
AND I JUST WANTED TO, UM, UH, SAY HELLO AND, UH, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
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THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, DON.AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE YOU IN PERSON SOMETIME SOON.
AND, UM, WE'VE ALWAYS PRIDED OURSELVES ON, UH, THE GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE JUST HAD SOME CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT, AND WE ALSO WELCOMED A NEW BOARD MEMBER SUPERVISOR, UH, JOE BAKA, JR.
ALL RIGHT, LAST BUT NOT LEAST COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU, BRIAN.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S CHINO BASINS, ASSAULTER AUTHORITY, AND THE CDA MET, UH, RECENTLY LAST WEEK AND MANY OF OUR APPROVAL ITEMS HAD TO DO WITH THE SOUTH ARCHIBALD CLEANUP PROJECT AND WE APPROVED A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND, AND, UH, PIPELINE SPECIFIC PIPELINE CONTRACTS.
ALSO SOME OF OUR BUSINESS ITEMS INCLUDED, UH, AS A LOT OF ENTITIES ARE DOING THAT RIGHT NOW, ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
SO WE TRANSITIONED TO HER RUPA AS THE CHAIR CITY AND ONTARIO AS VICE CHAIR OF CITY.
I THINK CHINO HILLS WE'LL FOLLOW THAT GROUP.
WE, UH, I WAS ELECTED TO THE, UH, AGAIN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE CDA.
EA WE HAVE, NEXT ONE IS OUR CHINOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
WE MEET EVERY TWO MONTHS, SIX TIMES A YEAR.
WE HAD, UH, SEVERAL, UH, IT WAS A FULL AGENDA FOR SURE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE APPROVED AS A BOARD WAS A REQUEST FROM THE CITY AS THEY ARE EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING THEM AT CROSSROADS PARK, A, AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AND INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND IS IT WOULD BE SPECIFIC SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.
AND, UH, IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL, BUT AS FAR AS THE FOUNDATION IS CONCERNED, WE APPROVED A DONATION AND IT'S, IT'S A, UH, CO-MINGLED DONATION, WHICH WAS PRETTY EXCITING.
MEANING THE FOUNDATION DID APPROVE $50,000 TO DONATE.
AND THIS WAS CO-MINGLED WITH A FAMILY IN TOWN, THE APPELBAUM FAMILY, NICKY AND HOWARD, AND THOSE TWO INDIVIDUALS HAVE DONATED SUMS OF MONEY IN THE PAST MANY TIMES, DIRECT IT TOWARDS, UM, ITEMS THAT WE CAN QUIT AT PARKS TO ASSIST WITH KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.
SO THEY, UH, VERY GENEROUS WITH THEIR DONATION THIS YEAR, WHICH WAS DONATED TO THE FOUNDATION.
SO THEY DONATED $50,000 FOR THE PARK.
IF THE PARK HAPPENS, THEY DONATE IT TO THE FOUNDATION, BUT IT'S DESIGNATED FOR THE PARK.
SO THE FOUNDATION WILL BE DONATED A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH WAS THE REQUESTED SUM FOR, UH, FOR THE INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND AT CROSSROADS PARK.
SO I KNOW JONATHAN MARSHALL AND TEAM ARE WORKING ON AND PUBLIC WORKS, WORKING ON PULLING TOGETHER SOME GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS PARK ALSO, WHICH I THINK IS OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE.
SO WE MAY SEE SOME VERSION OF, UH, CONSTRUCTION OR SOME CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING PRETTY SOON, MEANING IN THE NEXT YEAR, HOPEFULLY, AND WE'LL HAVE AN INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND DESIGNATED THAT CROSSROADS PARK KIDS.
ANY KID CAN PLAY ON THIS EQUIPMENT, BUT THIS IS SPECIFIC FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.
UH, WE ALSO APPROVED A SUM OF APPROXIMATELY $3,700, $3,600 FOR PUBLIC ART.
UH, THE COUNCIL THAT INITIATED A PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AND THE FOUNDATION HAS A, UH, REPRESENTATIVE ON THERE ALONG WITH TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SOME COMMISSIONERS FROM THE CITY.
AND WE ARE KICK-STARTING PUBLIC ART WITH, UH, WRAPPING SOME ELECTRICAL BOXES WITH SOME PHOTOS AND ARTWORK AROUND TOWN.
SO IT'S GOING TO KICKSTART NOW WITH A DONATION FROM THE FOUNDATION, WHICH THAT'S ONE OF OUR MISSIONS IS FOR ART AND THE ARTS, UM, IN TOWN.
SO WE APPROVED $3,600 FOR THAT.
WE REVAMPED OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND WE'VE HAD VARYING DEGREES.
THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN AROUND 12 YEARS, SO WE'VE, WE TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS TO SEE WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T WORK.
AND WE DID REVAMP OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM OR GIVING PROGRAM, AND MANY OF THE MONIES THAT WE DONATED TO OTHER ASPECTS.
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TO SUMMER DAY CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS, WHICH WE'VE GIVEN TO FOR YEARS, BUT W W WE'VE RECONFIGURED THE PROGRAM.SO I THINK IT'S 13,000 OR SO DOLLARS THAT WE'RE DONATING AND, UH, MORE FAMILIES CAN UTILIZE THE FOUNDATION FUNDS AS THEY APPLY TO, UH, FOR THE FOUNDATION, UM, THROUGH ALMA ALMA HERNANDEZ FOR SUMMER DAY CAMP.
UH, WE ALSO SENT OUT, WE HAVE A HUGE VOLUNTEER CORPS, WHICH WE'RE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT VOLUNTEER CORPS OBVIOUSLY IS, UH, IN NEUTRAL RIGHT NOW, AS WE ALL ARE, UH, WITH THE INABILITY TO SPONSOR MANY OF OUR EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE.
WE FAIRLY RECENTLY CANCELED THE HOME TOUR, WHICH WE WERE GOING TO HOST IN APRIL, UH, CONCERTS.
WE DO CONCERTS IN MANY OF THOSE MAY BE BUMPED TO THE FALL IF WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
UH, BUT WE COMMUNICATE WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE.
AND A VOLUNTEER LETTER WENT OUT RECENTLY ASKING IF ANYBODY OUT THERE CAN PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE FOR THE FOUNDATION, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO MARKETING.
AND ALSO WHEN IT COMES TO SOME GIVING PLANS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO BE MORE SOPHISTICATED WITH SOME OF OUR GIVING PLANS IN TOWN THAT WILL ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO PUT US IN A WILL OR ALLOW DONATIONS FROM FAMILIES FOR SPECIFIC NEEDS IF NEED BE FOR THE FOUNDATION TO UTILIZE.
AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BROADEN OUR FOOTPRINT WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING PROGRAMS, UH, WE'RE GOING TO START REVAMPING OUR WEBSITE SOON AND PLANNING WILL START SOON FOR WINE WALK, WHICH WAS POSTPONED THIS YEAR.
UH, IT WAS THIS PAST YEAR AND OCTOBER 9TH IS ON THE CALENDAR.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
AND I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR NOW.
WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS CAN BE PUT TO WORK AT THE, UH, THE WINE WALK AND ALL THE OTHER EVENTS THAT THE FOUNDATION HOSTS.
SO YEAH, FINGERS CROSSED TO THAT.
SO, UH, WITH THAT CITY, CAN WE HAVE MORE COMMENTS? OH, ONE MORE.
AND RAY AND I TAG TEAM ON THIS, MY NAME HAPPENS TO BE ON IT RIGHT NOW THAT RAY AND I TAG TEAM AS FALSE REPRESENTATIVES FROM, UH, CHINO HILLS ON THE TRES HERMANAS CONSERVANCY AUTHORITY, UH, CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.
UH, SO MEANING WE RECENTLY HAD, UH, WE'RE TRANSITIONING CITY OF INDUSTRY WAS OUR HOST FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UH, UP UNTIL MARCH, WE MET IN PERSON IN, IN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY.
AND NOW WE, UH, ADD SOMETHING MA UPCOMING MEETING DIAMOND BAR WILL BE OUR HOST.
UH, ONE OF THE, UH, ONE OF THE CITIES PARTICIPATING WITH THE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.
SO THEY WILL BE PART OF OUR, THAT THEY'LL TAKE THE LEAD ON HOSTING.
UM, WE DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO OUR BYLAWS.
AFTER TWO YEARS, BYLAWS WERE PUT IN PLACE AT THE VERY BEGINNING, WE'RE DOING SOME FINE TUNING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, AUTHORITY GROWS STRONGER AS TIME GOES ON.
WE ADDED AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR POSITION, SO THAT ALLOWS ALL THREE CITY MANAGERS TO PARTICIPATE AT ONE LEVEL OR ANOTHER, UH, WITH THE AUTHORITY.
UH, WE, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, THE USE OF THE PROPERTY AND MAYBE OPENING IT UP FOR SOME OTHER ENTITIES TO POSSIBLY ACCESS.
THAT'LL BE A DEBATE ITEM AT THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING OUR FEET ON THE GROUND MORE AND MORE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'VE PASSED THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS HANGING OVER OUR HEAD FOR A LONG TIME.
WE'RE A LITTLE MORE FREE TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES OF THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF LAND IN THE, BETWEEN CHINO HILLS AND DIAMOND BAR.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT? YOU SAID IT ALL, SIR.
THEN WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP.
WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK ON THAT.
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ALL RIGHT.CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
UM, WE ARE ALL HOPEFUL THAT, UH, UH, 2021 WILL END UP BEING, UH, A LOT EASIER YEAR ON OUR BUSINESSES.
WE HOPE THAT THINGS CAN TURN AROUND THAT THE NUMBERS WILL, UH, PROVIDE FOR BUSINESSES TO REOPEN AND GET BACK ON THEIR
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FEET.AND RE-EMPLOY A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED.
UM, OUR CITY COMPARED TO SO MANY OTHERS IS REALLY IN GOOD FISCAL SHAPE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CITY BEING IN FISCAL SHAPE DOESN'T NECESSARILY EQUATE TO ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES BEING A GOOD FISCAL SHAPE.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU AS YOU CAN, UH, GO AHEAD AND, UM, VISIT THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOUT AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND WHATEVER BUSINESSES CAN EXCEPT, UH, PEOPLE IN THEIR STORES, UH, TRY AND CHOP CHINO HILLS WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
AND, UM, JUST, UH, I WILL TELL YOU PERSONALLY THAT YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT YOU ARE SAFE WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE.
UM, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE MASK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T, BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT WEAR MASKS WEAR GLOVES OR SANITIZE YOUR HANDS OR WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY AND STAY AS DISTANT AS POSSIBLE.
AND RIGHT NOW UNDER STAY AT HOME ORDER, WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH THAT OR NOT, UM, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU STAY AT HOME, UH, AND DON'T GO OUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO, UH, BECAUSE, UH, THERE ARE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT CAN, UM, BE INFECTED AND, UM, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT CARRIES IT TO THEM.
SO, UM, AGAIN, UM, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND, UM, BLESSINGS IN THE YEAR, 2021.
UH, CYNTHIA, I JUST HAVE ACTUALLY, UM, NOTHING REALLY SIGNIFICANT READING AN ARTICLE.
UM, IT WAS ACTUALLY WRITTEN BY A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND IT'S ON CIVIL DISCOURSE AND IT WAS A COUPLE PAGES AND I WANT READ A COUPLE OF PAGES, BUT I'M GOING TO READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF HIS ESSAY THAT ACTUALLY WON AN AWARD BECAUSE IT'S IT'S REALLY APPROPRIATE FOR THE TIME.
AND IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THIS INSIGHT FROM A 17 YEAR OLD WHEN ASKED ON 60 MINUTES, HOW HE AND GINSBURG GOT ALONG.
SO WELL, JUSTICE SCALIA REPLIED, I ATTACK IDEAS.
THAT IS THE CORNERSTONE OF PROPER CIVIL DISCOURSE, THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WITHOUT PERSONAL ATTACKS.
IT IS BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER, NOT BURNING THEM DOWN.
IT IS NEITHER SIDE ACTIVELY TRYING TO WIN.
YEAH, BOTH SIDES COMING OUT AS WINNERS.
IT IS EXERCISING OUR FREEDOM OF THOUGHT AND SPEECH TO EDUCATE OTHERS.
IT IS LISTENING, RESPECTING AND CARING FOR OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.
IT IS CREATING A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY WHERE EVERY CITIZENS VOICE IS HEARD.
IT IS MAKING SURE OUR GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS WORK FOR ALL AMERICANS THROUGH A SYSTEM OF SEPARATION OF POWERS AND CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT FACILITATES COOPERATION AND COMPROMISE, REGARDLESS OF HOW POLARIZED WE ARE.
IT IS SCALIA AND GINSBURG BECOMING BEST FRIENDS, NOT IN SPITE OF THEIR DIFFERENCES, BUT BECAUSE OF THEM.
AND IF HE'S REFERRING TO THE SUPPORT FORMER SUPREME COURT JUSTICES.
SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS TONIGHT LANE HAVING YEAR, ANY POINT IN THESE TIMES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RIDERS.
UH, HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR, AS WE'VE ALL BEEN SAYING, AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE BETTER THAN 2020 I READ OR I'LL REITERATE WHAT, UH, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT SAID ABOUT DOING OUR BEST TO SUPPORT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES.
WE, WE CAN'T SAY IT TOO MANY TIMES.
SO RESTAURANTS ARE THE ONES WE HEAR ABOUT SO OFTEN, BUT THERE ARE OTHER BUSINESSES OUT THERE, PERSONAL SERVICES, BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY THAT THAT NEED YOUR HELP AND LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THEM.
UH, AND I JUST WANTED TO DO A PERSONAL THANKS TO OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, FOR THEIR DEDICATION, TO THEIR JOB AND TO THE CITY AS WE DEAL WITH THE PANDEMIC, THEY'RE THERE AT WORK EVERY DAY.
AND I THINK THAT THANK THEM FOR THEIR GREAT ATTITUDE.
SO IT'S GOOD TO GET SOME ATTABOYS FROM, UM, AND GIRLS FROM, FROM, FROM US TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE WATCHING AND APPRECIATE ALL THEIR EFFORTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO JUST INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC.
AND WE HAVE FULL SERVICES GOING ON AT CITY HALL AND THANK YOU TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND AGAIN, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
THANKS VERY MUCH, PETER, FOR YOUR COMMENTS, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
UM, I DO HAVE A FEW THINGS I LIKE TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THE CARPET CAN HIT FIRE SAFE COUNCIL GETS, AND THERE WERE THREE AREAS OF CONCERN THAT THEY WANTED SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY THAT MAYBE COME THE NEXT MEETING AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS ABOUT OAK TREES.
I GUESS THERE ARE TREES THERE.
THEY'RE GETTING CUT DOWN AND I'M SORRY.
SO THIS, HOPEFULLY WE'LL ASK SOMEBODY THERE AT THE MEETING, ALSO THE LAST FIRE TO RISK COMMUNICATION
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ISSUES WITH BETWEEN THE CITY OF BRIA AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.AND WE'D LIKE TO SORT OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND THEN ALSO EMERGENCY AS FAR AS IT EXITS OUT OF CARBON CANYON CANYON LANE AND BELLY SPRINGS ROAD CAME UP AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY TALK ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.
UM, I DO WANT TO TAKE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
UH, LAST SATURDAY THEY HAD COVID TESTING AND YOU GUYS ARE GETTING SO MUCH EFFICIENT.
I MEAN, PEOPLE WERE WERE IN AND OUT WITHIN FIVE TO 10 MINUTES.
UM, WELL PARK DEVELOPMENT, THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH TRASH AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ROD HILL FOR, UM, TAKING CARE OF THAT ISSUE AND PROBLEM, AND WORKING WITH REPUBLIC ALSO A BALANO RECENTLY WE HAD SOME ISSUES THAT GOT PLENTY SETTLED.
I GOT A TEXT FROM MIKE, MICHAEL CONRAD, THE PRESIDENT
HE JUST WANTED TO TELL COUNCIL CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.
THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB AND THEN JOINED THE BOARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE STILL AROUND, IF YOU'RE THERE, I'D LIKE TO GET A STATUS ON THE ARENA.
WELL, ON THE PROTEST, ARE YOU HERE BY ANY CHANCE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
YOU WANTED AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THE ARENA, IF YOU DON'T MIND B2.
WELL, WE HAD OUR APPEAL, UH, LAST WEEK WE WERE IN THE FIRST SESSION.
UM, THERE WERE SIX AGENCIES BEING CONSIDERED AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EACH GROUP.
UM, WE PRESENTED OUR INFORMATION.
I BELIEVE THE BOARD MEMBERS LISTENED AND HEARD.
I BELIEVE THEY UNDERSTOOD HOW CHALLENGING IT IS FOR A CITY LIKE CHINO HILLS THAT IS HILLSIDE TO, UM, HAVE ADEQUATE SITES.
AND THEY ALSO, I BELIEVE APPRECIATED SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE MADE REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF THE JOB, THAT ACCESSIBILITY NUMBERS AND ALSO THE HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT.
UM, HOWEVER THE BOARD DID VOTE TO DENY OUR APPEAL AND THAT, THAT VOTE WAS FOUR OF THE SIX VOTING TO OPPOSE ONE VOTED.
UM, I WOULD PRESUME, UH, NOT TO, NOT TO DENY AND THE OTHER ONE VOTED TO ABSTAIN.
UM, AND AS A SIDE NOTE, I, I BELIEVE THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE BOARD.
I BELIEVE ALL THE APPEALS ARE BEING DENIED.
THERE WAS ONLY ONE MINOR EXCEPTION THAT I KNOW OF SO FAR.
UM, FROM OUR STANDPOINT, WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WILL HAVE THE NUMBER THAT IS WITHIN OUR DRAFT RISK ALLOCATION, AND WE WILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH PUBLIC BEATINGS SO WE CAN GET LOTS OF PUBLIC INPUT ON HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THAT THAT NUMBER WILL PRESENT.
WELL THEN WITH THAT, UM, MY COMMENTS JUST WANTED TO WISH THE CITY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY STILL CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WE DECLARED THIS EMERGENCY BACK ON MARCH 17TH AND WE STILL FIND OURSELVES, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE, UH, THE END OF THE TUNNEL ON THIS THING, UH, TO, TO OUR RESIDENTS, PLEASE CONTINUE TO WEAR YOUR MASKS, SOCIAL SOCIALLY DISTANCE YOURSELVES, PLEASE UTILIZE THE COUNTY'S.
UM, COVID TESTING SYSTEM IT'S EFFICIENT, IT'S QUICK, YOU GET YOUR RESULTS IN A QUICK MANNER.
UH, MAKE SURE YOU TALK TO YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT GETTING THE VACCINES AND WHERE YOU ARE IN EACH OF THE DIFFERENT PHASES, BECAUSE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH IS GOING TO GET US TO, UH, TO A PLACE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE ALL THE WONDERFUL EVENTS THAT CYNTHIA AND PETER AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WORK ON AND THAT OUR PARKS AND REC STAFF, UM, YOU KNOW, PUT ON.
I, I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE A CONCERT IN THE PARK.
MY GOD, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER, BUT WE NEED TO NOT KEEP OUR, YOU NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES, EYES ON THE PRIZE ON THIS ONE.
SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU KNOW ARE NECESSARY.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT A FUN THING, BUT YOU KNOW, WE, WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE KNOW IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.
[ 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.]
THAT, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING, SADLY, IN MEMORY OF MIKE EVENGER, WHO PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 8TH OF[01:55:01]
THIS YEAR.MY, UH, WE ADJOURNED IN MEMORY OF MIKE EVENGER.
UH, HE AND HIS WIFE, SARAH RAMOS, SEVEN JUROR, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS FOR 20 PLUS YEARS.
MIKE PLAYED A ROLE, A MAJOR ROLE IN SUPPORTING SARAH, UH, THROUGHOUT HER SERVICE ON THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT COURT.
HE WAS KNOWN AS A GOOD HEARTED PERSON AND A GREAT NEIGHBOR.
UM, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO, TO HIS WIFE, SARAH, AND TO THEIR THREE CHILDREN, GEORGE HANNAH, AND SCOTTY, AND TRULY TO THE ENTIRE AVENGER FAMILY.
I KNOW ALL FIVE OF US HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH SARAH.
AND THE NEWS THAT WE GOT WAS CERTAINLY SAD TO SAY THE LEAST.
AND I KNOW A RAN MYSELF SERVE ON THE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH HER AND HAD A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.
AND, UH, IT'S, WE, WE SEND NOTHING BUT SO MUCH AND PRAYERS TO THE ENTIRE EVENGER FAMILY IN THIS TIME.
IT CERTAINLY IS CERTAINLY IS SAD.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING REAL QUICK, IF NOT, UM, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEMORY OR ADJOURN THE MEETING.
WELL WITH THAT, UM, ALL RIGHT.
WELL WITH THAT IN, IN ADDITION TO A JOURNEY OF MEMORY OF MY DEAR FRIEND, MIKE EVENGER, WE WILL ADJOURN ATTRIBUTE 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.
SO WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.