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HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE

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[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, MAY 11TH, 2021 AT 7:00 PM.

UM, ROLL CALL PLEASE.

MAYOR JOS HERE.

VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.

YEAH, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

THANK

[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

YOU, MATT AND CITY CLERK, WE WILL BE DOING OUR, I WILL BE LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN VOCATION FROM OUR CHIN OF ELLIE INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT CHAPLAIN, KEITH ROBY.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND JOINING ME.

ALL RIGHT, READY? BEGIN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALL

[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Keith Roby, Chino Valley Independent Fire District]

RIGHT.

AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR CHAPLAIN ROBY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.

PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME, DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY AND FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.

AS WE GATHER TONIGHT, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE IN OUR MIDST AND HELP US TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT WOULD HONOR YOU.

WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND WATCH OVER OUR CITY.

WE PRAY FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO PROTECT THEM, GIVE THEM WISDOM AND STRENGTH.

WE PRAY FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THE WISDOM TO CONTINUE TO USE THE RESOURCES YOU HAVE PROVIDED WISELY.

GIVE THEM UNITY OF THOUGHT THAT THEY MAY CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND GROW OUR CITY FOR THE GOOD OF ALL THOSE THAT HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LEADERSHIP.

LET US USE THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED WISELY.

GLORIFY YOUR NAME.

WE PRAY THIS IN CHRIST'S PRECIOUS NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

CHAPLAIN.

[4. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 11-17, 2021, as National Police Week]

THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA OR PRESENTATIONS, THE FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 11TH THROUGH 17TH.

I'M SORRY THAT DATES INCORRECT.

IT WOULD BE MAY 9TH THROUGH 15TH, 2021 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS THIS TO BE ACCEPTED BY CAPTAIN GOODELL.

WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, BEFORE WE RECOGNIZE, UH, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW CHIEF OF POLICE HERE IN CHINO HILLS, CAPTAIN GARTH GOODELL, CAPTAIN GOODELL BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER OF 1993 AS RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFF.

AND YOU MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR TO SOME OF US HERE IN CHINO HILLS.

HE PREVIOUSLY WAS A DEPUTY FROM 2003 TO 2006, AND THEN CAME BACK AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERGEANT FROM 2012 TO 2016.

MOST RECENTLY HE WAS CAPTAIN OF THE EMPLOYEE RESOURCES DIVISION RESPONSIBLE FOR DAILY OPERATIONS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE HIRING, BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS, PAYROLL, HOMELESS OUTREACH, AND A COUPLE OF OTHER DUTIES DURING HIS CAREER WITH THE DEPARTMENT, HE HAS WORKED A VARIETY OF ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING CUSTODY, PATROL, NARCOTICS GANGS, AND SWAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.

AND A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS CREDENTIALS ARE, UH, HIS WORK WITH THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, THE NET NATIONAL TACTICAL OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN JAIL ASSOCIATION, FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION, THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE AMONG MANY OTHERS.

I'M SURE THEY'VE GOT GREAT CONVENTIONS.

HE'S EARNED HIS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT FROM UNION UNIVERSITY AND, UM, OH, INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY AND HIS MASTER'S OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM CAL BAPTIST.

HE ALSO IS A GRADUATE OF THE FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT, EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION, LEADERSHIP TRILOGY, AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE AT THE DRUCKER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT.

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AND WHAT A, WHAT A BETTER WAY TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW CAPTAIN THEN DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK DURING THIS WEEK, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF POLICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT OUR NATION FOR THE DEDICATION THAT THEY HAVE TO THERE TO ENFORCING OUR LAWS.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL ONE A THANK YOU CAPTAIN GOODELL FOR, UH, FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, JOINING OUR TEAM AND HAVE HIM, UH, ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

BUT BEFORE THAT CHIEF ON BEHALF OF ALL THE HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHINO HILLS, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED TO BE YOUR ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE CHALLENGES AND WORKING WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

[5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 16-22, 2021, as National Emergency Medical Services Week and the month of May as Trauma Awareness Month ]

NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR CLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH THROUGH 22ND, 2021 AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK.

AND THE MONTH OF MAY AS TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH, THIS IS TO BE ACCEPTED BY DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAMS. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

ALL RIGHT.

EMERGENCY SCHEME, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE THAT PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

THE, THIS INVALUABLE TEAM OF HEROES INCLUDE FIRST RESPONDERS, EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIANS, NURSES, MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS, EDUCATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND MANY OTHERS.

THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE THAT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TEAMS PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF DRAMA OR TRAUMA INJURIES.

DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, WE ARE ESPECIALLY APPRECIATIVE OF EMS WORKERS AS THEY WORK SACRIFICING THEMSELVES ON THE FRONT LINES FOR THE WELLBEING OF OTHERS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.

SO FOR THAT REASON, WE ARE PROCLAIMING MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 21ST AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK AND THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY AS NATIONAL TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH.

SO CHIEF WINES PLEASE, FEW WORDS.

UH, FIRST I'D LIKE TO WELCOME MY LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNER, KEVIN GOODELL.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE HAVING YOU HERE.

I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

UM, AS THE MAYOR STATED, THIS IS REALLY A COMMUNITY EFFORT.

IT TAKES, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT TAKES FIRE SERVICES.

IT TAKES OUR PRIVATE PARTNERS WITH AMR AND THE COMMUNITY TO ALL PITCH IN TOGETHER TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.

SO WE APPRECIATE ALL OUR PARTNERS AND WE THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[6. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 16-22, 2021, as National Public Works Week]

NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 16TH THROUGH 22ND, 2021 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK TO BE ACCEPTED BY ALEXIS DEL POINT.

OMAR ESPINOSA, JAKE LOW-KEY, MARK MURRAY AND AMANDA WILBUR, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? COME ON BY.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

I LIKE TO START WORST MASK EVERY DAY.

THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CHINO HILLS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS.

WE ARE PROUD OF THE DAILY EFFORTS OF OUR SKILLED PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES THAT ALLOW US TO HAVE CLEAN WATER, FLUSH OUR TOILETS COUNT ON CLEAN PARKS AND WELL-MAINTAINED MAINTAIN STREETS.

JUST TO NAME A FEW OF THE ITEMS THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS, STAFF WORK ON EVERY DAY.

AND ALTHOUGH THEY OPERATE BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY'RE TRULY INDISPENSABLE TO OUR CITY.

WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM BY RECOGNIZING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY.

THEREFORE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WANT TO PROCLAIM MAY 16TH THROUGH THE 22ND AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.

AND TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION IS ONE OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE, ALEXIS DEL PONTE.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON WITH HER FELLOW STAFF.

SO PLEASE THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, I'M ALEXIS FROM THE ENGINEERING DIVISION AND HERE WITH ME TONIGHT, WE HAVE JAKE FROM WATER USE EFFICIENCY, AMANDA, FROM WATER METER SERVICES, MARK FROM PARKS AND LANDSCAPE AND OMAR WITH SANITATION ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS OUR PLEASURE

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TO ACCEPT THE PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PROCLAMATION.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THE ENTIRE CITY STUFF, UH, FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE IN HELPING US PROVIDE A CENTRAL PUBLIC SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN AND WHILE THEY'RE UP HERE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN FUN AS MAYOR.

YOU GET ASKED TO GO SPEAK TO COMMUNITY GROUPS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES.

AND I WOULD SAY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS THE ONE ASPECT OF GOVERNMENT THAT HAS THE MOST IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF IT'S GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC WORKS TEAM LIKE THIS, THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU TRULY WANT THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON AND YOU WANT POWER OR YOU WANT WATER, YOU WANT SEWER.

YEAH.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR LIVES.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

[7. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May as Water Awareness Month]

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR CLAIMING ME AS WATER AWARENESS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY JAKE LOW-KEY.

HEY, JAKE, COMING BACK, COME ON.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING? ALL RIGHT.

WITH CALIFORNIA IS EVER-GROWING POPULAR WITH CALIFORNIA HAVING AN EVER-GROWING POPULATION.

THE DEMAND FOR OUR MOST PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE WATER IS STEADILY INCREASING.

SO DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS JOINS CALIFORNIA AWARENESS, THE CALIFORNIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE WATER AWARENESS AND CONSERVATION AND ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION IS OUR OWN WATER USE EFFICIENCY COORDINATOR.

JAKE, CAN YOU HELP ME THE LAST TIME? LOW-KEY OH, OKAY.

I LIKE IT.

UH, JAKE LOW-KEY JAKE FORGERS.

UH, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THIS WATER AWARENESS PROCLAMATION.

IT'S TRULY A TEAM EFFORT.

AND I FEEL VERY GIFTED THAT I GET A WHOLE MONTH DEDICATED TO WATER AWARENESS, WHICH IS A SUBJECT TO THAT I'M REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT.

AND I LOVE DOING, YOU KNOW, EVEN DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, WE'VE MADE A LOT OF GREAT PROGRESS IN REDUCING OUR RESIDENTIAL WATER USE, BUT OUR OWN CITY WATER USE AS A WHOLE.

AND WE'VE DONE ALL THIS WHILE MAINTAINING OUR HIGH STANDARDS.

EVEN DURING THESE CHALLENGING TIMES, BY ANY MEASURE, WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, BUT WE SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN THE PROGRESS WE'VE GAINED SO FAR.

AND WE SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN OUR STANDINGS AS THE LEADER OF WATER CONSERVATION FOR THIS REGION.

SO IT'S TRULY A TEAM EFFORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

MAYOR JONES.

IF I GET TO SAY A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

SO JAKE, JAKE DOES, JAKE DOES A TERRIFIC JOB.

AND FOR RESIDENTS THAT ARE WATCHING, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT WATER USAGE AT YOUR HOUSE, IF YOU'RE A TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT, I MEAN, JAKE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION.

SO WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD NUMBER FOR THEM TO CALL YOU JAKE? YEAH.

NINE OH NINE FIVE SEVEN THREE FOUR THREE SIX.

OH, I CAN BE REACHED UP AT NUMBER.

YEAH.

AND YOU'RE JUST A GREAT RESOURCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

[8. RECOGNITION - Winners of the 20th Annual Water Conservation Design a Sign Contest and Teacher Award: Kindergarten, 1st Place Lucas Chen, Eagle Canyon Elementary School Kindergarten, 2nd Place Ryan Jo, Rolling Ridge Elementary School Kindergarten, 3rd Place Aden Wang, Rolling Ridge Elementary School Grade 1 - 3, 1st Place Angela Gu, Gerald F. Litel Elementary School Grade 1 - 3, 2nd Place Chloe Mulia, Rolling Ridge Elementary School Grade 1 - 3, 3rd Place Kira Zhilin Zhang, Chaparral Elementary School Grade 4 - 6, 1st Place Selina Gu, Gerad F. Litel Elementary School Grade 4 - 6, 2nd Place Jill Wang, Rolling Ridge Elementary School Grade 4 - 6, 3rd Place Zilin (Fiona) Bi, Butterfield Ranch Elementary School Grade 7 - 12, 1st Place Priyasha Panigrahi, Ruben S. Ayala High School Grade 7 - 12, 2nd Place Catherine Gruen, Sage Oak Charter School Grade 7 - 12, 3rd Place Elia Wong, Chino Hills High School Teacher Participant Award Stephanie Farmakis, Rolling Ridge Elementary School]

OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS THE RECOGNITION OF THE WINNERS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN ASSIGN CONTEST AND TEACHER AWARD.

VANESSA, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR? ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, VANESSA.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS YEAR WE HELD OUR 20TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN ASSIGNED CONTEST.

THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS EVERY DROP COUNTS AND WE RECEIVED OVER 130 SUBMITTED, SUBMITTED ONLINE ENTRIES FROM STUDENTS WHO LIVE OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN CHINO HILLS ALL THE WAY FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE, THE COTTON, THIS CONTEST PROMOTES WATER AWARENESS AND HELP STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE VALUE OF WATER.

THE WINNING POSTERS WILL BE CONVERTED INTO STREET SIGNS AND DISPLAYED IN AND AROUND CITY HALL.

EVENTUALLY THE SIGNS WILL BE MOVED TO BE DISPLAYED IN DIFFERENT PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND TO HELP ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S CONTEST.

WE HAVE OUR VERY OWN COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, VANESSA DOSA.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MARY JO'S.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY OUR STUDENTS COULDN'T BE HERE LIKE THEY NORMALLY ARE WITH US, UM, IN, IN THE ROOM.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY'RE WATCHING AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE THEM COMING IN THIS WEEK TO PICK UP THEIR PRIZES.

SO FOR, UM, THE FIRST OR EXCUSE ME, THE SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS, THEY'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A $10 GIFT CARD TO CHICK-FIL-A AS WELL AS A $20 GIFT CARD TO THE SHOPS.

AND THEN OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS IN THE

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KINDERGARTEN.

FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE CATEGORY AND THE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORIES, THEY WILL ALL RECEIVE A KINDLE FIRE TABLET.

AND THEN THE WINNERS OF OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORY WILL RECEIVE A, AN HP LAPTOP.

VERY EXCITING.

SO FOR THE KINDERGARTEN CATEGORY IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAD KINDERGARTEN AIDEN WANG FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.

IN SECOND PLACE.

WE HAD RYAN JO FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAD LUCAS CHIN FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY IN OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE CATEGORY AND THIRD PLACE WE HAD FIRST GRADER, KIRA ZANG FROM CHAPARRAL ELEMENTARY IN SECOND PLACE.

WE HAD FIRST GRADER, CHLOE MALIA FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.

AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE SECOND GRADER.

ANGELA GOO FROM LIDL ELEMENTARY IN OUR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORY WE HAVE IN THIRD PLACE, FOURTH GRADER, FIONA BUY FROM BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY IN SECOND PLACE.

WE HAVE FOURTH GRADER, JILL WANG FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.

AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE FIFTH GRADERS SELENA GU FROM LIDL ELEMENTARY.

ALL RIGHT, AND MOVING ON TO OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORY IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE 11TH GRADER, ELLIA WONG FROM CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL IN SECOND PLACE.

WE HAVE EIGHTH GRADE CATHERINE GRUIN FROM SAGE OAK CHARTER SCHOOL.

AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE 11TH GRADER.

PANIC, ARI FROM IOLA HIGH SCHOOL.

ALL RIGHT.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE ALSO, UH, WE RELY ON OUR TEACHERS FOR THIS CONTEST, UM, TO GET THEIR STUDENTS, TO DO THESE, UM, CONTESTS AND STUFF THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

SO, UM, THE TEACHERS WITH THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION ARE ALWAYS ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE.

AND SO THIS YEAR WE HAD A A HUNDRED DOLLAR HOBBY LOBBY GIFT CARD UP FOR GRABS.

AND THIS YEAR'S WINNER WAS MS. STEPHANIE PHARMA KISS FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THERE WERE NO REPORTED BLACK FROM TAKING THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council, whether or not the item appears on the agenda, except testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Please raise your hand via Zoom or dial *9 to be selected from the meeting cue. Individual audience participation is limited to three minutes per speaker.]

THANK YOU WITH THAT.

WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC AT THIS TIME.

AT THIS TIME MATTERS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT THOSE ITEMS APPEAR ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS EXCEPT PUP, EXCEPT TESTIMONY ON 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 AND CITY CLERK HANDS RAISED AS WELL AS SOME SUBMITTED COMMENTS TO ALL RIGHT.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SUZETTE.

DANG.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.

SUZETTE.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR JONES, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBERS, OUR CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.

THIS, THIS IS THAT DANG WITH FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE.

FIRST TIME, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS OF THE 20TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN ASSIGNED CONTEST, GREAT JOB, SHARING YOUR CREATIVE TALENTS AND HELPING TO BRING AWARENESS TO CONSERVING WATER.

SO GREAT JOB AND A WARM WELCOME TO CAPTAIN GOODELL TO CHINO HILLS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THIS MORNING AT 10:00 AM.

THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION WERE SWORN IN AND CONDUCTED THEIR FIRST MEETING AT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER IN SAN BERNARDINO.

THE PUBLIC CAN VIEW LIFE AND ARCHIVE MEETINGS ON THE COUNTY'S REDISTRICTING WEBSITE, WHICH IS WWW.SETREDISTRICTING.COM.

THAT CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS ALERTS VISITORS TO UPCOMING MEETINGS, SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND OTHER FEEDBACKS AND READ THE LATEST NEWS ON REDISTRICTING.

THE SITE ALSO ALLOWS VISITORS TO BECOME FAMILIAR AND EXPERIMENT WITH THE MAP, DRAWING A TOOL THAT WILL ALLOW ANYONE TO CREATE AND SUBMIT THEIR OWN WITH DISTRICTING PLANS INCORPORATING THE LATEST DATA ON POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS AND CITY BOUNDARIES.

THE DATA ON WHICH THE 2021 REDISTRICTING WILL BE BASED.

WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

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RELEASES IT IN THE FALL.

NOW FOR THE COUNTY CODE OF FASCINATION BY THE NUMBERS AS OF TODAY, TOTAL DOSES ADMIT ADMINISTER TO SAN COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE AT 1,000,300, 612.

HOW NEW RESIDENTS AT LEAST PARTIALLY VACCINATED ARE 726,314.

AND NUMBERS FROM COUNTY RESIDENTS FULLY VACCINATED ARE AT 571,745.

WE ARE AT MODERATE ORANGE TEAR AND VACCINATION IS OPEN TO ANYONE 16 AND OLDER.

AND WHILE APPOINTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED, WALK-UPS TO COUNTY OPERATED SITES ARE NOW WELCOME OR ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY INFORMATION ON COUNTY ASSISTANCE OR PROGRAMS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO OUR COUNTY DISTRICT OFFICE LOCATED IN CHINO HILLS BY CALLING (909) 465-5265.

THAT IS IT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SUZANNE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEFF.

UH, MR. AND GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.

UM, I AM JEFF VACA.

I'M A 31 YEAR RESIDENT APPEAL HILL.

I AM ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND I'M JUST, I'M PLEASED TO SEE, UM, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, UM, ITEM NUMBER 14, WHICH IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE TWO LOTS THAT, UM, HABITAT IS HOPEFULLY GOING TO BUILD ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND JUST LOOK FORWARD, UH, WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE CITY TO GET THESE TWO HOMES BUILT AND HAVE VETERANS' FAMILIES, UH, MOVE INTO THEM.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RONNIE GUYER.

GOOD EVENING, MR. GUYER, SIR.

HERE WE GO.

ALOHA.

ALOHA.

OH, GOOD.

OKAY.

HI, GOOD EVENING.

UH, THIS IS, UH, UH, ANOTHER VETERAN WHO HAS SEEN THE BENEFITS OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AT WORK, UH, WITH GOOD END RESULTS, UH, DEDICATION TO, UH, NEW HOMES THAT, UH, DO, UH, DO FIND THEIR WAY TO, UH, TO DESERVING FAMILIES.

IT'S A JOB WELL DONE.

I AM ONE WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO BE PRESENT, UH, VIA ZOOM LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE I HAD AN EYE OPERATION THAT MORNING, A CATARACT OPERATION.

AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, WHEN THE DOCTOR TOOK OFF THE BANDAGE OFF MY ONE EYE, THAT WAS NOW NEW.

UM, I SUDDENLY FOR A FELLOW THAT STARTED WEARING GLASSES IN THE THIRD GRADE, UH, AND SINCE, UM, COULD SUDDENLY SEE WHAT THE WORLD REALLY DOES LOOK LIKE IN HIGH DEFINITION, 10 80 OR 4K OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST REALLY TERRIFIC.

AND I, I, I HAVE SINCE GONE BACK ON THE MINUTES OF, OF THE LAST LAST MEETING AND A CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND IT WAS STUNNING, THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND, UH, AND WE HAVE A NEW, UH, POLICE CHIEF, AND I WISH HIM ALL THE BEST, UH, FOR, FOR NOT ONLY FOR HIM, BUT ALSO EVERYONE THAT HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR.

AND THANK HIM AGAIN IN ADVANCE FOR THE PROTECTION THAT HE IS ALL OF US AND OUR LOVED ONES HERE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

ONE THING THAT WAS A BENEFIT OF GETTING A NEW SET OF EYES, MEANING ON MY ONE EYE, MY RIGHT EYE WAS, I COULD REALLY SEE BETTER THAN I'D EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS AT THE PRAYER BREAKFAST, THE MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST THAT WAS HANDLED, UH, THAT WAS ENJOYED 350, UH, GUESTS.

AND, UH, THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE MAYORS OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF CHINO AND THE CITY OF TWO HILLS AND STAFFS.

UH, THE, UM, UH, THE EVENT WAS VERY TOUCHING AND VERY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE WE HAD A GUEST SPEAKER, KIRK CAMERON, UH, GROWING PAINS, TV, FAME, WHO'S GROWN UP.

UM, HE HAS BECOME AN ELDER STATESMAN IN HIS PRESENTATION OF WHAT, UH, BRINGING, BRINGING HEAVEN TO EARTH OR ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN IN A PHRASE THAT HE, THAT HE QUOTED ABOUT, UM, ABOUT BRINGING HAPPINESS TO OTHERS AND HAVING PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE VERY DEARLY LOVED AND TO, UH, BE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FREEDOM TO BE ALL THAT WE ALREADY ARE.

GOD.

SO I JUST KNOW THAT WE CAN'T BE WELL HERE ON THE PLANET EARTH IF WE CONTINUE OUR FREEDOM.

AND, UH, THIS LAST YEAR HAS BEEN A LOT OF LESSONS IN A LOT OF WAYS, BUT, UM, IT COMES TIME WHEN WE DO HAVE TO SEE THAT, UH, PERHAPS WE GET MORE FOCUSED ON THE FREEDOM AND THE THINGS, UH, THEN, UH, THEN THAN WE DID DURING THE, DURING YOUR LAST YEAR ANYWAY,

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AND EVENT TO REMEMBER, AND, UH, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS VERY, VERY, VERY MUCH A CHINO VALLEY, UH, INSTITUTION THAT YOU'D HAD AND THE, THE VERY GLORIOUS, WARMTH AND LOVE THAT YOU PRODUCED IN TODAY'S MEETING WAS UNSURPASSED.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS, ALL THAT YOU'RE DOING.

I LOVE THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. GUYER, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, I'M GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO TALK.

THEY HAVE THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF NINE, FOUR NINE IN THEIR PHONE NUMBER.

HELLO, GOOD EVENING.

HELLO? YES.

HI.

HI, GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS ANGIE BELLIN SUELA AND I'M WITH THE, THE CLUB OF CHINO HILLS, INLAND EMPIRE.

WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

TODAY.

I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE AWARDEES, THE RECIPIENTS OF THE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CHOICE.

THE FIRST ONE IS SYDNEY BOY ZELLE SENIOR AT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THE SECOND ONE GOES TO KAYLA CAMPBELL.

WHO'S ALSO A SENIOR AT, UM, A YELLOW HAT.

SO WE CONGRATULATE THEM AND WISH THEM THE BEST IN THEIR ENDEAVORS.

AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS OUR FUNDRAISERS.

UM, IF YOU'RE COVID HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, BUT WE REALLY THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS COME OUT AND SUPPORTED US.

AND I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER, CYNTHIA MORAN FOR ARRANGING, UM, CITY CERTIFICATES, UM, TO BE GIVEN TO THESE VERY DESERVING YOUNG LADY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU, ANGIE.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

GOOD NEWS.

OKAY.

THAT IS THE FINAL HAND THAT I SEE RAISED, UM, WRITTEN.

I AM GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE WRITTEN COMMENTS.

THE FIRST COMMENT IS FROM JIM GALLAGHER, GREETINGS MAYOR, JOE'S COUNCIL STAFF, AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.

NORMALLY, I LIKE TO SPEAK IN PERSON AT COUNCIL MEETINGS, BUT I HAVE ANOTHER OBLIGATION.

SO I WILL SUBMIT MY THOUGHTS IN WRITING AT THIS TIME.

CHINO HILLS IS A FAMILY ORIENTED COMMUNITY.

ISN'T IT.

WE HAVE A VARIETY OF RELIGIOUS REPRESENTED FAITHS AND A DIVERSITY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL OPINIONS.

OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE US CONSTITUTIONAL FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS TO EXPRESS OUR BELIEFS, THOUGHTS, AND EXPRESSIONS IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, REGARDLESS OF THEIR PARTICULAR POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR SOCIAL EXPRESSION IN RECENT YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS COUNCIL GRAPPLED WITH OUR CURRENT SIGN ORDINANCE, IN ORDER TO ASSURE IT FULLY COVERED ALL FORMS OF EXPRESSION WHILE MEETING LOCAL PUBLIC ACCESS REQUIREMENTS.

ONE THING I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON IS THAT MOST OF US DO NOT APPRECIATE OUTRIGHT HATEFUL, THREATENING, OR HARMFUL EXPRESSIONS.

WE ALSO VALUE THAT OUR COMMUNITY CHILDREN ARE NOT EXPOSED AS MUCH AS WE CAN HELP IT TO THOSE FORMS OF EXPRESSION.

EVEN THOUGH PROTECTED.

THIS BRINGS ME TO MY MAIN CONCERN.

YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT MANY RESIDENTS ARE DISPLEASED ABOUT PARTICULAR POLITICAL VENDOR BOOTHS POPPING UP AROUND OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY.

THE MESSAGING ON BANNERS AND T-SHIRTS FOR SALE IS DEPICTING GUNS, FIST FIGHTING AND UPSETTING, JEEZ DIRECTED AT OUR CURRENT NATIONAL AND STATE LEADERSHIP.

YES, THEY HAVE PROTECTED SPEECH.

I AM NOT APPROVED, BUT ADMIT I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I SAW THE MESSAGE OPENLY REFERENCING SEXUAL ACTS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I UNDERSTAND IF SOMEONE DOESN'T LIKE THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT ISN'T THERE A BETTER WAY TO DIALOGUE OR DEBATE OUR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES.

I AM PARTICULARLY SHOCKED BY OBSCENITIES DISPLAYED USING THE F-WORD AND REFERENCING PARTICULAR SEX ACTS ON T-SHIRTS AND HATS.

THEY ARE SELLING.

I CHECKED WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CITY MANAGER, MONTGOMERY, AND WAS TOLD THE VENDORS HAVE A CITY BUSINESS LICENSE, AND THEY CAN SELL ON THE SIDEWALKS.

IF THEY DO NOT BLOCK PUBLIC ACCESS, THEY APPARENTLY ALSO CAN GET AWAY WITH SALES ON NON-MONITORED PRIVATE PROPERTY.

WHAT ARE THE BOUNDARIES ON THIS? IF THE BOOTHS DISPLAYED SEXUALLY OBSCENE HATE MESSAGES AGAINST THIS COUNCIL OR THE LOCAL POLICE, WOULD IT BE DIFFERENT? SO I ASK ARE THE OPENLY OBSCENE MESSAGES ON THIS MERCHANDISE SOLD DAY BY DAY BY OUTSIDE VENDORS, ON OUR CITY STREETS, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE KIND OF MESSAGES WE WANT OUR KIDS, OUR GRANDKIDS TO BE SEEN DOES THIS ALSO HURT LOCAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY? WHEN THEY SIT UP IN FRONT OF STORES OR OFFICES, ISN'T THERE A BETTER WAY TO GET THEIR POLITICAL MESSAGES ACROSS INSTILL, SELL THEIR MERCHANDISE.

I KNOW YOU CAN NOT RESPOND TO THIS NON-AGENDA COMMENT, BUT THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.

THE NEXT COMMENT IS AN ANONYMOUS COMMENT.

THIS PERSON SAYS CITY OF CHINO HAS LOW INCOME, SENIOR DISCOUNTED WATER AND TRASH RATES FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.

WHEN WILL CITY, WHEN WILL CHINO HILLS OFFER IT, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW WATER USERS OR MEDICAL BASELINE, SINCE WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE AND SOMEONE USES JUST

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THREE GALLONS A DAY.

IF SOMEONE DOESN'T USE ANY WATER OR TRASH SERVICE FOR A BILLING PERIOD OR LONGER, SHOULDN'T THEY BE CHARGED A NOMINAL FEE.

SO CAL GAS CHARGES ABOUT $3 AND 80 CENTS INSTEAD OF OVER A HUNDRED.

WHY HASN'T CHINO HILLS USED CARE ACT FUNDING TO HELP WATER UTILITY CUSTOMERS LIKE OTHER CITIES, GOOGLE LA DWP, PLEASE RESPOND WITH ANSWERS.

THAT IS THE FINAL COMMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CITY CLERK.

UM, AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK FOR ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING COUNCIL AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NONE,

[ 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.]

WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE THE POLL, ANY ITEMS I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE? OH, I WAS GOING TO PULL ONE SECOND.

OH, I'M SORRY.

NOW I'M JUST GONNA PULL JUST FOR COMMENT AND I DON'T NEED ANY REPORT, UM, TO, SO I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM 18, SO WE WILL DO 10, UH, 10 THROUGH 17 AND 19.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

AND I'LL SECOND THAT WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO THAT WAS A MOTION BY MAYOR JONES.

SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS VOTE IS MAYOR JOE'S VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

ALL

[18. Adopt resolution approving design and plans, authorize staff to solicit bids, and determine project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act for Los Serranos Safe Routes to School (East) Street Improvement Project pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6]

RIGHT.

ITEM 18, UH, PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, LOW, LOW SERRANO SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS, EAST STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

I JUST PULLED THIS ITEM JUST BECAUSE I KNOW WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON INFRASTRUCTURE, THAT'S COMING TO THE LOW SERRANO'S NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT AND DON'T WORRY, DANIEL, I THINK I GOT THIS.

I'M JUST GONNA READ YOUR STAFF REPORT.

YOU DID GREAT WORK.

UM, THE CITY RECEIVED GRANT FUNDING FROM SPC TA IN THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 AND A $375,000 IN CDBG FUNDING.

SO THAT WILL BE USED TO PUT IN, LOOK TO SEE IF WE HAD THE MILEAGE TO PUT IN, UM, UH, IMPROVEMENTS FOR, UH, PAVING, DRIVEWAYS, CURB, AND GUTTER, AND STREETLIGHTS AND SIDEWALKS ON EL MOLINO BOULEVARD FROM MONTECITO DRIVE TO LOW SERRANO'S BOULEVARD ON LUGO AVENUE BETWEEN DEL NORTA AVENUE AND VALLEY VISTA.

AND THEN ON GIRD AVENUE BETWEEN DEL NORTE AND VALLEY VISTA.

SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION ALMOST.

WE HAVE QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, SIR.

DO YOU RECALL? YOU MAY OR MAY NOT, BUT WHAT THE CUMULATIVE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE FUNNELED INTO THE IMPROVEMENTS AT LOW SERRANO'S, UH, I KNOW, AND MUCH OF IT COMES FROM GRANT FUNDING, ET CETERA, SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.

IF YOU RECALL THE TOTAL AMOUNT, UH, NEARLY $22 MILLION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LOS RONALD'S NEIGHBORHOOD.

OKAY.

AND I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE'VE SAID THIS MANY, MANY TIMES THAT WE REALLY PUT A FOCUS ON THIS.

WHENEVER WE COME UP WITH ANY GOVERNMENT FUNDING IN ANY WAY OR FUNDING FOR STATE FUNDING, WE ALWAYS DIRECT IT TO, TO LOW SURROUNDS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.

AND TO YOUR POINT, WE, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR, OUR, UH, OUR LETTER OF ASK FOR EARMARKS FROM CONGRESSWOMAN KIM, YOU KNOW, YET AGAIN, WE ASKED FOR EVEN MORE FUNDING ON THIS.

SO THANK YOU, DANIEL.

WOULD THAT ALL REMOVE THE ITEM? ALL SECONDS.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND MA'AM CITY CLERK, MAYOR JOE'S YES.

VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BENNET.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.

YES.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

ALL

[20. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A2019-055 with Benjamin Montgomery extending term to March 31, 2026; establishing a salary range; and increasing salary to $241,429 effective April 1, 2021, $253,500 effective April 1, 2022, and $266,172 effective April 1, 2023, subject to cost of living adjustments]

RIGHT.

THEN WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.

UM, OKAY.

UH, COULD YOU DO, UH, AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WITH BEN BENJAMIN MONTGOMERY EFFECT, UH, EXTENDING TERM TO MARCH 31ST, 2026 AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

DO I NEED TO READ ALL THAT? OR CAN WE JUST DO ESTABLISHING A SALARY RANGE AND INCREASING SALARY FROM 241,429 EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2021 TO A 253,500 EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2022 AND 266,172 EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2023 SUBJECT TO COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS WITH THAT SERVER REPORT.

DO WE HAVE A REPORT OR CAN WE JUST, UH, JUST VOTE ON IT BRIEFLY, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AT LEAST SAY SOMETHING ONE HOT NEXT TO YOU ARE BOTH A MONTH.

YEAH, SURE.

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UH, THE CALIFORNIA LAW WAS CHANGED, UM, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THAT REQUIRED THAT THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT BE NOT PLACED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR GENDERS THAT BE DISCUSSED OPENLY.

AND AS YOU'VE NOW READ INTO THE RECORD AND MADE PUBLIC WHAT THE SPECIFIC CHANGES ARE TO OUR PROPOSED, WE MADE TO SEE MANAGER'S CONTRACT THAT IS ALL DONE TO BE COMPLY WITH THE, UH, THE LAW.

AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, BUT IT'S, IT'S, I THINK WHAT YOU JUST STATED PRETTY SUCCINCTLY STATES SETS FORTH WHAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE.

AND, AND I I'LL JUST ADD THAT THIS WAS, UH, AS SET FORTH IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE CITY COUNCIL DID MEET IN CLOSED SESSION.

UM, TWO MEETINGS AGO TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER AS PERMITTED BY LAW.

AND, UM, THIS RECOMMENDATION WAS BROUGHT FORTH AS A RESULT OF THAT.

WELL, THANK YOU MR. CITY ATTORNEY, IF WE, YES, I SMEAR MARQUEZ.

YES.

MR. ATTORNEY, THESE ARE BASICALLY JUST COMMENTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, UM, THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT AND I'M JUST GOING TO SAY OUR CITY MANAGER HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.

UM, I WISH WE COULD AFFORD TO PAY YOU, OR YOU COULD BE THE HIGHEST PAID CITY MANAGER IN THE REGION.

AND I KNOW BASED ON A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE DID A SALARY SURVEY AND YOU'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

I'M JUST SAYING FOR THE MONIES THAT WE DO SPENT YOU ARE WORTH IT.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE JOB YOU DO.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

WITHOUT FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.

SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNET, MADAM CITY CLERK.

I JUST WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS.

OKAY.

OH, SORRY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR JOE.

YES.

THE VICE MAYOR MARQUETTE.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.

YES.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.

YES.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO SPEECH, NO SHORT MEETING.

HE WAS TAKING HIS MASK OFF.

I KNEW THIS WAS COMING FOR THE NEXT ITEM.

SORRY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THEN WITH THAT QUESTION, I THINK LAST TIME WE DID THIS, I THINK RIGHT AFTER WE DID THIS, THE CITY MANAGER DECIDED TO RETIRE.

SO YOU'RE NOT GONNA RETIRE, RIGHT? UH, NO, SIR.

NO, SIR.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD

[21. Approve lien process for delinquent water, sewer, and trash charges, accept report of delinquent charges, and direct staff to mail notices to affected properties; set Public Hearing for July 13, 2021; execute agreement with San Bernardino County Auditor Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector for collection of special taxes, fees, and assessments for Fiscal Year 2021-22; and adopt resolution increasing deposits on water, sewer, and trash services and determining resolution exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act]

POINT.

RIGHT.

UM, 21 APPROVED.

DO I HAVE TO READ THIS WHOLE ONE AS WELL? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

WE'LL FIND THAT DIMENSION JUST, OKAY.

ITEM 21 APPROVED CLEAN PROCESS FOR DELINQUENT WATER, SEWER AND TRASH CHARGES AND ACCEPT REPORT FOR THESE DIRECT CHARGES ARE DELINQUENT CHARGES AND DIRECT STAFF TO MAIL NOTICES TO AFFECTED PROPERTIES.

WE'RE GOOD.

COOL.

COULD YOU THINK MR. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE ITEM TO, UH, BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS IN RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT WATER, SEWER AND TRASH DELINQUENCIES WHEN REVIEWING THE UTILITY ACCOUNT, WRITE-OFFS AT THE SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2020 CITY COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL ASKED STAFF TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A LEAN PROCESS TO MITIGATE THE LARGE NUMBER OF UNCOLLECTABLE ACCOUNTS.

EACH YEAR.

OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE CITY HAS WRITTEN OFF $272,268 IN UNCOLLECTABLE UTILITY ACCOUNTS.

IT IS ANTICIPATED THE UTILITY ACCOUNT, WRITE OFF AMOUNTS FOR THE NEXT TWO.

FISCAL YEARS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LARGER THAN NORMAL BECAUSE THE CITY HAS NOT LOCKED OFF WATER ACCOUNTS SINCE JANUARY, 2020.

INITIALLY WE WERE SUBJECT TO A LONGER WAITING PERIOD DUE TO SB NINE, NINE, EIGHT, WHICH PROHIBITED RESIDENTIAL SERVICE FROM BEING DISCONNECTED UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN MARCH, 2020, GOVERNOR NEWSOME ISSUED EXECUTIVE ORDER AND 29 20, WHICH SUSPENDED LOCK OFFS FOR UNPAID UTILITY ACCOUNTS INDEFINITELY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WITHOUT WATER LOCK OFFS.

AS A MEANS TO ENCOURAGE PAYMENT, UTILITY DELINQUENCIES HAVE INCREASED TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH STAFF, CONTINUES TO SEND DELINQUENT NOTICES, MAKE COURTESY CALLS AND REFER CUSTOMERS TO THE COUNTY FOR OTHER ASSISTANCE TO HELP COLLECT ON THESE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS WHILE THE DELINQUENCIES ARE CONCERNING, THEY ONLY REPRESENT A VERY SMALL FRACTION OF THE TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED BY THESE FUNDS.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE 2020 WRITE-OFFS REPRESENTED POINT 11% OF THE TOTAL REVENUE, THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS FOR THE COLLECTION OF UTILITY DELINQUENT CHARGES BY PLACING A LIEN OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON THE TAX ROLL LIENS CAN ONLY BE PLACED ON ACTIVE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE IN THE PROPERTY OWNER'S NAME, THEREFORE IS NOT LIKELY.

THE LEAN PROCESS WILL HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ANNUAL WRITE-OFFS PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

GENERALLY, THE CHARGES WRITTEN OFF ARE BECAUSE CUSTOMERS NEGLECTED TO PAY THEIR FINAL BILL.

AFTER CLOSING THE ACCOUNT.

IF WE PROCEED WITH THE LEAN PROCESS, IT WOULD NOT BE COST-EFFECTIVE TO LEAN AN ACCOUNT WITH A DELINQUENT BALANCE OF $25 OR LESS.

THIS TABLE SHOWS THE NUMBER OF ACCOUNTS

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WITH THE DELINQUENT BALANCE OVER $25 AND THE AMOUNT DELINQUENT AS OF JANUARY 31ST, 2021.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE MAJORITY OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS ARE HELD BY TENANTS, NOT PROPERTY OWNERS.

IF COUNCIL WISHES TO PROCEED WITH THE LEAN PROCESS, THEY WILL NEED TO ACCEPT THE REPORT OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS OVER $25 AND DIRECT STAFF TO MAIL LETTERS, TO EACH PROPERTY OWNER, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION ON THE LIEN PROCESS AND THE PAYMENT DEADLINE OF JULY 30TH, 2021.

THE PROPERTY OWNER MUST PAY BY THE DEADLINE TO AVOID HAVING THEIR BALANCE PLACED ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL IN FISCAL YEAR 21, 22.

ONCE THE JULY 30TH DEADLINE PASSES STAFF WILL NEED TO LOOK UP EACH ACCOUNT TO CONFIRM THE ACCOUNT BALANCE IS STILL DELINQUENT AND LOOK UP THE OWNER INFORMATION ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE STILL THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER.

THIS TIME CONSUMING PROCESSES NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT ONLY PROPERTY OWNER ACCOUNT BALANCES ARE PLACED ON THE TOP.

ROLLING.

AND IF IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT LEFT UNCOLLECTED ON CLOSED ACCOUNTS, STAFF RECOMMENDS INCREASING THE CITY'S UTILITY DEPOSIT AMOUNTS TO MITIGATE THE WRITE OFF AMOUNTS.

DEPOSITS ARE GENERALLY CHARGED USING UTILITY CUSS.

I'M SORRY, CHARGED TO UTILITY CUSTOMERS UPON OPENING AN ACCOUNT OR AFTER AN ACCOUNT HAS BEEN LOCKED OFF.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY HAS SET DEPOSIT AMOUNTS THAT WERE LAST ADJUSTED IN DECEMBER, 2016.

THE PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE PROVIDES THAT DEPOSITS FOR UTILITIES MAY NOT EXCEED THREE TIMES.

THE ESTIMATED MONTHLY BILL STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE DEPOSIT AMOUNTS BE INCREASED ON JULY 1ST, 2021 TO REFLECT THREE TIMES THE MONTHLY UTILITY RATES THAT WILL BE IN PLACE ON THAT DATE, EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE LARGER WATER METERS, THE PROPOSED TOTAL DEPOSIT FOR A TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNT WITH A THREE-QUARTER INCH WATER METER IS $274 AND INCREASE A $54 FROM THE CURRENT TWO 20.

IF APPROVED STAFF IS PROPOSING THAT THE DEPOSITS WILL BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BASED ON THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED UTILITY RATES.

THIS WOULD KEEP THE DEPOSITS IN LINE WITH CURRENT UTILITY RATES AND MAKE IT LESS LIKELY THAT UNPAID BALANCES REMAIN ON CLOSED ACCOUNTS.

IF COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LEAN PROCESS, THE FIRST THREE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL NEED TO BE APPROVED.

THEY COVER APPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEAN PROCESS, ACCEPTING THE REPORT OF DELINQUENT CHARGES AND DIRECTING STAFF TO MAIL NOTICES TO AFFECTED PROPERTIES AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.

IF COUNSEL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH INCREASING THE UTILITY DEPOSITS, THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION INCREASING THE DEPOSIT AMOUNTS WILL NEED TO BE ADOPTED.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE WE TAKE COUNCIL QUESTIONS.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE DO.

THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED.

HOWEVER, I DO HAVE ONE WRITTEN COMMENT TO READ INTO THE RECORD.

YES MA'AM.

THIS IS FROM AN ANONYMOUS WRITER.

CHINO HILLS NEEDS TO REDO TEARS TO REFLECT THOSE WHO USE WATER FRUGALLY ULTRA EFFICIENTLY AND OR REQUIRE WATER MEDICAL BASELINE VERSUS INEFFICIENT USE THAT ONLY RESULTS IN A FEW EXTRA DOLLARS PER MONTH.

MY NEIGHBOR RECENTLY FILLED THEN DUMPED OVER A THOUSAND GALLONS FROM A 12 FOOT ROUND WASTE HIGH ABOVE GROUND POOL.

THE COST WAS A FEW DOLLARS.

HE THEN REFILLED IT AT A COST OF ANOTHER FEW DOLLARS.

THE BASE AMOUNT FOR SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL IS OVER A HUNDRED DOLLARS EVEN WHEN NOT ONE DROP HAS BEEN USED AND UP TO 740 800, 748 GALLONS.

AND THE NEXT 748 GALLONS IS A FEW DOLLARS.

THERE SHOULD BE A LOWER STARTING COST JUST TO HAVE THE WATER SERVICE AND THEN ADDITIONAL INCREASING AMOUNTS TIERS FOR THOSE WHO USE MANY THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU WITH THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION? SO BEFORE US TONIGHT IS, UM, TO COLLECT DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS, NOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH WATER RATES EXCEPT FOR THE DEPOSIT PART OF IT.

CORRECT.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL.

ALL RIGHT, MR. ROGERS, YOU'RE THE WATER GURU.

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

I LIKE IT, MR. BENNETT, I THINK TO THE EXTENT THAT THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE WRITE OFFS SLIGHTLY BY INQUIRY, BASICALLY WE'LL BE COLLECTING THAT DEPOSIT.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S ABOUT A 24% INCREASE, UM, I STILL THINK IF THAT HELPS US OUT WITH THE COLLECTIONS, WHEN THESE PEOPLE WALK AWAY WITHOUT PAYING THEM THAT, UH, THAT'S NOT A BAD THING.

I DON'T THINK THAT THE GENERAL RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE TO SUBSIDIZE PEOPLE'S BAD BEHAVIOR BY LEAVING THE CITY, UH, OWING A LOT OF MONEY.

SO I THINK IT'S A MINIMAL, UH, EFFORT AND IT'S A ONE-TIME CHARGE.

SO YES, MR. MAYOR, WELL, KRISTA, JUST A QUICK QUESTION.

IF WE LIKE RIGHT NOW, I BELIEVE WE DO A COLLECTION

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AGENCY THAT IF A BILL ISN'T PAID, IT GOES TO A, TO A COMPANY TO TRY AND COLLECT THE ACCOUNT IS CLOSED.

IF THEY DON'T PAY, WE TURN IT OVER TO A COLLECTION AGENCY AFTER 60.

AND WOULD YOU RECALL WHAT THE PERCENTAGE WOULD BE AS FAR AS MONIES THAT WE DO COLLECT FROM A COLLECTION AGENCY? I DON'T HAVE THAT OFFHAND, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY MINIMAL.

OKAY.

SO I KNOW WE WERE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE CLEANING A PROPERTY SO ONLY NOT FOR 10, CORRECT.

BUT YET ONCE THEY WERE TO DO THAT, WE WOULDN'T REALLY BE SENDING THEM NOTICES.

SO BASICALLY THE TIME OF SALE IS WHEN WE'D ACTUALLY RECEIVE ANY MONEY SCRIPT, UM, AT THE TIME OF SALE OR WHEN THEY PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES.

YES.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IF THE COUNTY, GENERALLY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF A LIEN BEING DELINQUENT, WE'LL FORECLOSE ON THE PROPERTY, NOW THAT MAY NOT BE, I MEAN, MOST PROPERTY OWNERS PEE ON THE AMOUNT OF WATER.

BILL WILL PROBABLY PAY THAT OFF AND BE FORECLOSED UPON, BUT IT'S USUALLY AT THE FIVE-YEAR MARK THAT THE COUNTY DELINQUENT OR CONSIDERS A DELINQUENCY WHERE THEY'LL FORECLOSE.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD NOTE TOO, IS THAT I DON'T THINK THIS IS, AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE STRESSED TO P THESE, UH, THE WATER CUSTOMERS IS ANOTHER.

UM, AND MAYBE THEY DON'T THINK ABOUT IS WHEN HE'S GOT A COLLECTION, THIS HITS THEIR CREDIT.

AND THAT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.

I MEAN, ANYONE THAT KNOWS HOW CREDIT WORKS, YOU GO TO BUY A CAR AND YOU GET YOUR CREDIT DINGED.

THAT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE, UM, MARK ON YOUR CREDIT.

AND, AND I REALIZE THERE'S SOME PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THAT COMMENT OR THAT ISSUE, BUT I WAS JUST POINTING OUT.

THERE ARE PENALTIES, IF YOU WILL, FOR NOT PAYING THE BILLS.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

AND IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A LIEN FOR SERVICES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RENDERED AND THE ART'S POINT, THE REST OF THE RATE PAYER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GET STIFFED FOR BAD ACTORS AND OPIATE.

IT'S NOT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF, YOU KNOW, OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS BECAUSE NOW A BIG BULK OF THEM ARE RENTERS, BUT HEY, YOU KNOW, WITH WATER, I DON'T THINK WATER PRICES ARE GOING TO GO DOWN ANYTIME SOON, RIGHT? DANIEL NOW, SO THIS, THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO COMPOUND AND SPIRAL.

AND IF WE CAN AT LEAST GET A HANDLE ON THIS, JUST TO START IT OFF, I SAY, WE GO FOR IT.

AND IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO REGARDING RENTERS SINCE THEY'RE THE BIG CHUNK OF THE FOLKS THAT WALK AWAY, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO OPTIONS.

UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE SENT THEM TO COLLECTIONS, WE HAVE TO REMOVE IT FROM THEIR ACCOUNT AND LOCK OFFS ARE, UH, MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN SENDING SOMEONE TO COLLECTIONS.

WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET LOGGED OFF.

SO, UH, WONDERFUL.

WELL THEN WITH THAT, YES, MR. WEINBERG, YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION PERTAINING TO TENANTS.

COULD THE PROPERTY OWNER SIGN SOMETHING STATING THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WATER BILL, IF THEIR TENANT DOESN'T PAY IT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD MAYBE LOOK AT QUESTION BEING LOOKED INTO WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? WELL, THEY'RE STILL RESEARCHING.

YEAH.

THE, THE, THE, WE THINK THAT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU CAN REQUIRE IT.

UM, YOU CAN ASK THEM VOLUNTARILY IF THEY WILL DO IT, BUT REQUIRING IT IS PROBLEMATIC.

AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THIS, MAYBE THEY CAN UP THEIR DEPOSIT TOO, AS FAR AS A SECURITY DEPOSIT AND MAYBE OFFSET SOME OF THESE COSTS AND THEN REIMBURSE US PROPERTY OWNERS ARE BENEFITING FROM NOT HAVING FROM NOT HAVING A LANDSCAPE AND VETERAN VEGETATION ON THEIR PROPERTIES DIE.

SO THEY ARE BENEFITING FROM IT.

SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT.

TRUE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU THEN WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE THE ITEM.

I'LL SECOND.

IT ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND YET.

MAYOR JOS? YES.

VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.

YES.

COUNSEL FOR BENNETT.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER.

ROGER MOTION PASSES FIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[22. Adopt resolution approving Site Plan Review 19SPR04 for development of 220 multifamily residential attached townhomes located at northeast corner of Butterfield Ranch Road and Avenida de Portugal and adopt Ordinances entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Adopting Zone Change 19ZC02 Changing the Zoning Designation of the Vila Borba TTM 16414 Property From Commercial General (C-G) to High Density Residential (RM-2) on Lot 1, Changing From High Density Residential (RM-2) to Medium Density Residential (RM-1) on Lot 2 and Changing Lot A (SCE Easement) and Lot B (Water Quality Basin) From High Density (RM-2) to Private Open Space (OS-1) for the Modified Vila Borba Tentative Map No. 16414” and “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Adopting Specific Plan Amendment 19SPA01 to The Shoppes Specific Plan 04SP01 (Amendment No. 5 to Shoppes Specific Plan 04SP01) for Transfer of 60 Units From the Modified Vila Borba Tentative Map No. 16414 to The Shoppes II Mixed Use Site Located at the Southeast Corner of Shoppes Drive and City Center Drive” - Second Readings (Introduced April 27, 2021) ]

WITH THAT.

WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING SITE PLAN REVIEW 19 S P R O FOUR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 220 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL ATTACHED TOWNHOUSES TO BE LOCATED OFF THE BUTTERFIELD, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KIM.

THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE VILLA BORBA TRACK MAP ONE SIX FOUR ONE FOUR AMENDMENT ON APRIL 27TH.

THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VILLA BARBARA TRACK MAP AMENDMENT.

AND THEY REQUESTED THAT WE RETURN TO REVIEW THE SITE PLAN REVIEW 19 SPR OH FOUR TO BRING FORWARD, UM, VIEW SIMS, UH, OF THE, OF THE BELOW COMMUNITY, WHICH SHOULD CONSIST OF 220 TOWNHOMES.

AND THE VIEW SIMS, UH, WOULD SHOW WHAT THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE FROM BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD AVENUE, D PORTUGAL

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AND STATE, ROUTE 71.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE SOME CROSS SECTIONS OF THE DETENTION BASIN AND KRISTA STIR.

THE ARCHITECT FOR THE PROJECT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE VIEW SIMS. AND WE COULD PROBABLY GO THROUGH THESE FAIRLY QUICKLY.

THIS IS JUST A, UH, AERIAL MAP.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE THE TRACK MAP, ONE SIX, FOUR, AND FOUR, AN ORANGE, AND THEN THE OFFSITE BASIN.

AND HERE IS OUR FIRST VIEW SIN.

CHRIS, ARE YOU, UM, ARE YOU AVAILABLE? LET ME ALLOW HIM TO TALK.

HELLO? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND THANK YOU, KIM, FOR ALL THE EXCELLENT WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS PROJECT.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR INPUT AND COLLABORATION.

UM, AS KEN MENTIONED, UH, THIS WAS BROUGHT FORTH A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THE REQUEST WAS TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE, HOW THE PERIMETER OF THE, OF THE, UH, PROPOSED COMMUNITY WOULD FEEL FROM THE STREET SCENES.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, WE PREPARED A FEW, UH, UH, PERSPECTIVES AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

UM, SO AS WE WALKED THROUGH THESE, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, UM, WHAT MAY BE MOST OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE, HOW THE PRESENTATION WAS PREPARED IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER, YOU'LL SEE THE OVERALL SITE PLAN.

AND THERE WAS BASICALLY AN ORANGE CONE THAT SHOWS THE, UH, POINT OF VIEW OF THE, OF THE PERSPECTIVE.

THE PICTURE IN THE TOP LEFT IS THE PICTURE TAKEN AS A STREET SCENE, AS IT LOOKS TODAY, UH, YOU'LL NOTICE A RED BOX IN THERE.

SO THE PERSPECTIVE IS MORE FROM THE PERSON WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK THAN IT IS FROM ACROSS THE STREET OR IN A CAR.

IT'S MORE OF A PERSON WALKING DOWN THE SIDEWALK.

SO THIS YOU FIRST VIEW IS OBVIOUSLY COMING DOWN, UH, BUTTERFILL GROUND ROW, I'M LOOKING SOUTHEAST AND AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT PAGE, UH, WE'RE JUST BASICALLY FARTHER SOUTH DOWN BUTTERFIELD.

AND NOW LOOKING BACK DOWNHILL ACTUALLY, BUT LOOKING NORTHEAST, UM, DOWN INTO THE PROJECT A LITTLE BIT THERE, UM, AND THEN WE'RE MOVING DOWN AROUND AS WE TURN ONTO AVENUE PARTICLE, THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE VIEWS ON AVENUE PORTUGAL.

UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE SECONDARY ENTRANCES, UM, INTO THE COMMUNITY AND IT SHOWS HOW THE HOMES UNDER THAT STREET AND ACTIVATE THAT STREET.

YOU CAN SEE THE LOW COURTYARD FENCES, UM, AND THE TWO STYLES THAT ARE OCCURRING IN THE COMMUNITY OF THE SPANISH STYLE AND THE ITALIANATE STYLE.

UM, AND YOU CAN SEE THE, HOW THE BUILDINGS ARE ANCHORED IN THERE AND HOW THE ELEVATIONS, THE ARCHITECTURE WRAPS AROUND THE CORNERS.

UM, WE HAVE SINGLE STORY ROOF ELEMENTS IN THE PORCHES, OR WE HAVE LOTS OF DETAILS SUCH AS SHUTTERS AND RECESSED WINDOWS AND, UM, DIFFERENT DETAILS IN THE LEAVES.

AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE TOP LEFT, THAT'S THE EXISTING CONDITION.

AND THEN IN THAT RED BOX SHOWS YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FROM THAT PERSON STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON THIS ONE.

UM, AND AS WE MOVE TO THE NEXT VIEW, A LOT OF PORTUGAL, UH, THIS WOULD BE CLOSER TO THE MAIN ROUNDABOUT THAT IS EXISTING OUT ON AVENUE DE PORTUGAL.

RIGHT NOW I'M LOOKING INTO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THERE IS SOME TOP BOX GRAPHY DIFFERENCES THAT YOU CAN START TO SEE EXPRESSING THESE PERSPECTIVES HERE AS WE MOVE ALONG.

AND I ACTUALLY THINK TO ADD SOME MORE DYNAMIC ELEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE STREET.

UH, THIS VIEW IN PARTICULAR, YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE DETAILS THAT OCCUR ON NOT ONLY ALL FOUR SIDES, BUT THOSE THAT FACE THE PERIMETER STREETS.

WE HAVE SOME ALLIE BROWN ROOF OVER THE WINDOWS.

UH, WE HAVE CONTINUOUS, UH, CONTINUING THAT HEADER DETAIL AND, UH, THE RECESS PANEL BELOW THE WINDOWS.

UM, SOME GABLE END DETAILS.

UM, THIS ALSO EXPRESSES THE, UH, COMMUNITY VIEW FENCING THAT WILL OCCUR THAT WILL ACTUALLY SOMEWHAT BLEND IN WITH ALL THE LANDSCAPING THAT'S PROVIDED.

AND THEN OUR NEXT VIEW, SORRY, THIS IS A DUPLICATE.

THAT'S FINE.

WE CAN PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT, KIM, IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING BACK TO THAT ONE, I KIND OF RUSH PAST THAT ONE.

I DIDN'T WANT TO GO, OH, THIS WAS A DUPLICATE.

OKAY.

SORRY.

DID YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS? OR JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME MORE OF THE DETAILING THAT OCCURS ON THE ITALIAN EIGHT ITALIANATE STYLE IS EMPHASIZED BY ITS HORIZONTAL LAYERING OF THE ELEMENTS.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WITH THE HIP BROS AND THEN WITH THE CORBELS AND THE, UH, CAPITOL LABORERS THAT ARE ACCENTED AT DIFFERENT TRIM COLOR.

AND THEN AGAIN, WE GET TO SEE THAT PUMP COLOR FROM THE ACCENT COLORS ON THE, ON THE SHUTTERS.

SO THANKS FOR DUPLICATING THAT, BECAUSE I THINK I RUSHED BY THAT ONE WHEN IT CAME UP.

SORRY, QUICK QUESTION ON THE SETBACK ON THAT, THAT LAST SLIDE, UH, FROM

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KIRK, FROM THE CURB AND GUTTER TO THAT ROD IRON FENCE, WHAT WOULD THAT DISTANCE BE ROUGHLY? UH, LET ME LOOK AT THE, THE, UH, LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS HERE.

SO LOOKING AT THE LANDSCAPE DRAWINGS, IT APPEARS THAT THE TUBULAR FENCE IS ABOUT FIVE OR SIX FEET FROM THE BACK OF SIDEWALK, CURB AND GUTTER.

GO AHEAD.

SO MAYBE 15 FEET FROM CURVING GUTTER.

THAT WOULD BE MY ESTIMATE, CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN EXISTING PARKWAY, THAT'S FIVE OR SIX FEET, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR FIVE FOOT SIDEWALK AND THEN AT LEAST ANOTHER FIVE FEET TO THAT TUBULAR STEEL FENCE.

OKAY.

AND THEN THOSE BUILDINGS, UH, TO THAT TUBULAR FENCING ABOUT HOW FAR AT THE END IT'S CLOSEST.

YEP.

PERFECT.

YEAH.

SO PERPENDICULAR FROM THAT FENCE TO THE CLOSEST CORNER, WHICH IS IN THE RIGHT HAND BOTTOM CORNER OF THAT, THAT PERSPECTIVE THAT'S UH, ABOUT 40 FEET.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO BE SURE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, UH, IF A CAR WERE TO SOMEHOW, UH, YOU KNOW, GET LOOSE OFF OF THE ROAD THERE, UH, THERE'D BE A SAFETY ELEMENT.

THERE'D BE A BUFFER BASICALLY BEFORE IT COULD GET ANYWHERE CLOSE TO ANY OF THE UNITS.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT.

THANK YOU.

YEAH.

UM, AND SO HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW AS YOU ACTUALLY TURNED THE CORNER FROM BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD ONTO AVENUE TO DAVE PORTUGAL, UM, SIMILAR TO THE, UH, VIEWS THAT WERE PROVIDED IN THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE.

YOU COULD SEE HOW THE ARCHITECTURE WRAPS AROUND ALL FOUR SIDES.

AGAIN, EMPHASIZING THAT SINGLE ROOF ELEMENT ON THE, ON SOME OF THE PORCHES THERE AND SHOWING AGAIN THE ITALIAN STYLE JUXTAPOSED, UH, BUT IN, IN CONCERT WITH THE SPANISH STYLES.

AND THAT VIEW IS, UH, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR, THERE'S A, WHAT I CALL THE OVERFLOW PARKING OR THE PARKING FOR THE PARK THERE ON AVENUE, THEY PARTICLE THIS VIEW IS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THAT PARKING LOT.

AND THEN I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE VIEW.

UM, THIS WOULD BE THE VIEW, UM, APPROXIMATELY FROM THE, UH, I THINK IT'S THE ON-RAMP TO THE FREEWAY.

NOT WAY OUT IN THE FREEWAY, THERE WILL BE A, A, UH, A RETAINING WALL AROUND THE PORTION.

AND THEN OF COURSE, FOR THE, THE COMFORT OF THE RESIDENCE, THERE'S A SOUND ACOUSTICAL WALL AROUND THE PERIMETER UP HERE.

UM, SO THERE'S A CONCRETE MASTERING SOUND PERIMETER WALL AROUND THE BUILDINGS, AND YOU COULD SEE IT CHANGES TO ONE TO THE LEFT THERE THAT CHANGES INTO A VIEW WALL THAT HAS CLASS IN IT.

AND AGAIN, UH, UH, STILL SHOWING OUR BEST SIDE, UM, OF OUR COMMUNITY OUTWARD TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE FREEWAY GETS TO STILL APPRECIATE ALL THE DETAILING THAT OCCURS ON THE BUILDINGS.

UM, AND THEN COMING UP NEXT, I THINK IS THE, UM, DETENTION BASIN.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR ITEMS FOR ME ON THE ARCHITECTURE.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON.

I THINK WE'RE PROGRESSING.

I THINK HE JUST ASSURED US THAT FROM THE STREET VIEW THAT YOU WERE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY PART OF THE BASIN.

YEAH.

CAUSE IT'S YEAH.

SO, UH, THIS IS THE BASIN.

SO, UM, THE BASIN ISN'T REALLY CHANGING IT FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW FROM THE STREET.

UH, WHAT'S CHANGING IS THAT ACCESS ROAD.

SO THE PICTURE ON THE TOP RIGHT.

IS WHAT YOU CURRENTLY SEE OUT THERE NOW.

AND, UM, ON YOUR SCREEN, IT MIGHT BE PRETTY SMALL.

THERE'S A TUBULAR STEEL GATE THERE AT THE BACK OF SIDEWALK, UM, THAT WHEN THAT ROAD IS CHANGED OR IMPROVED, THAT THE GATE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO MOVE FARTHER AWAY FROM BACK TO THE SIDEWALK.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE ACTUALLY FARTHER FROM THE STREET.

SO IT'LL BE A LESS OF A VISIBLE ELEMENT ON THE EDGE OF THE STREET.

THEY'RE FLANKED WITH FENCE.

AND THEN THERE'S A SECOND GATE FURTHER DOWN.

UM, IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE CAN SEE THAT THE SECTION THERE'S ANOTHER GATE FURTHER DOWN THAT ACCESS ROUTE.

SO THIS FIRST SECTION SHOWS PRETTY MUCH THE, UH, TOPOGRAPHY OF BUTTERFIELD, RIGHT AT THE DETENTION BASIN.

AND YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR DOWN IT IS FROM, FROM THE STREET LEVEL UP AT THE TOP, RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN THE BASIN IS ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THAT IMAGE THERE.

AND THEN THAT'S SHOWING YOU WHAT IT WILL BE LIKE WHEN IT'S REVEGETATING.

AND THEN THIS IS SHOWING THE SECTION STARTING FROM THE RIGHT THROUGH BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD.

YOU SEE THE EXISTING PARKWAY AND THEN SOME DISTANCE AWAY ABOUT 40 FEET IS THE PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD.

AND SINCE IT DOES DO A HAIRPIN TURN, ALMOST A U-TURN, UH, WE SEE IT AGAIN ON THE FAR LEFT THERE, UH, AS IT APPROACHES THE DETENTION BASIN, UM, THAT SECOND PART THAT'S ON THE FAR LEFT, THERE IS WHERE THE TUBULAR STEEL FENCE AND GATEWAY OCCUR.

AND THEN THIS IS AN OVERALL VIEW, UH, ALMOST A DRONE SHOT, THE WILL OF THE DETENTION BASIN,

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HOPEFULLY AS IT GETS REGURGITATED HERE QUICKLY AFTER THE BURN SCAR THAT HAS OCCURRED TO IT.

UNFORTUNATELY, THANK YOU.

UM, AND YOU'RE WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING HIM BE PRESENT.

UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, UM, HOPEFULLY FIND APPROVAL FOR THE RESOLUTION IN THE ORDINANCES TONIGHT.

AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I THINK I'M SATISFIED.

THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT ON, UH, ON GETTING THE SITE ON GETTING THESE VIEWS.

I KNOW LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS IS KIND OF BLAND, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS OR FOR KIM, I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS PROJECT FINALLY MOVE FORWARD.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN DORMANT FOR A WHILE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED FOR THE MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMEY HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS MANAGED TO THE CLERK.

OKAY.

AND THERE WERE NO SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM I ASKED BEFORE.

MAYBE YOU DID.

OKAY.

MAYBE I'M WRONG.

IT'S VERY POSSIBLE.

THAT'S MY WIFE.

OKAY.

MAYOR JOE'S COUNCIL, OUR MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.

MARK HAS, SORRY.

THREW ME OFF NOW.

COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.

THANK YOU.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

ALL RIGHT.

WE DIDN'T GO TO THE MAYOR PRO TEM ROUTE, SO WE WEREN'T TOO OFF GUARD.

[23. Receive and file Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) update]

ALL RIGHT.

WELL THAT WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 23, RECEIVE AND FILE CORONA VIRUS DISEASE.

COVID 19 UPDATE BENJAMIN.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, UH, AS IS OUR PRACTICE, WE LIKE TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC ON ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH OUR RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

WE ARE IN A GREAT, UH, CHANGE OF PACE.

AND, UH, OUR LAST FEW REPORTS HAVE BEEN, UH, SHARING THINGS THAT ARE GETTING BETTER AREAS WHERE WE ARE REOPENING, UH, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, UH, CONTINUE TO WORK, TO PROVIDE, UH, VACCINATION OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR RESIDENTS, UH, AT THE MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER.

EVEN TODAY.

UH, WE HAD A OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION.

UH, I WANT TO MAKE THE POINT TO THE PUBLIC THAT TODAY'S EVENT, UH, DID NOT REACH CAPACITY.

AND SO AS, UH, THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, SUZETTE DANG, UH, POINTED OUT, UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT LIKE YOU USED TO AND GO THROUGH ALL OF THE HOOPS AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH UNIVERSAL THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

IT'S, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GET AND THERE'S NO CHARGE, CORRECT? PARDON ME? NO, NO CHARGE.

CORRECT.

CORRECT.

AND SO MY POINT THAT'S A GREAT POINT IS IT'S NO CHARGE, BUT ALSO IF YOU'RE USED TO THE SIGNIFICANT HURDLES YOU USED TO HAVE TO TRY AND GET IN FOR A VACCINATION YOU'LL NOW IS THE TIME TO POP IN.

IF YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE A VACCINATION, UM, A COUPLE OF OTHER POINTS, UH, THE STATE RELEASED UPDATED GUIDANCE ON MAY 3RD FOR THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS.

UH, THIS IS, UH, PROVING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING TO IMPLEMENT IN THE FIELD, MAINLY BECAUSE THERE'S SOME CONFUSION ABOUT WHO SHOULD AND WHO SHOULDN'T WEAR A MASK, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE OUTSIDE THE FACE COVERING, UH, UM, EXEMPTION IS PRIMARILY AIMED AT THOSE WHO HAVE HAD VACCINATIONS, BUT ALSO THERE ARE PROVISIONS TO WHERE, IF YOU'RE IN A CROWDED SETTING.

SO IF YOU'RE AT A BASEBALL GAME AND THERE'S 30 PEOPLE ALL SITTING IN THE BLEACHERS, YOU SHOULD BE WEARING YOUR MASK.

IF YOU'RE OUT AND YOU'RE NOT AROUND PEOPLE, OR IF YOU'RE VACCINATED, THERE'S A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY NOW.

AND SO WE JUST WANT PEOPLE TO BE, UH, UH, CAUTIOUS, UH, BUT, BUT, UH, THEY ALSO HAVE A LOT MORE FREEDOM NOW WITH, WITH WHERE THEY CAN WEAR THEIR MASK, UH, OUTDOORS.

UH, WE ARE HAVING, UH, OR HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AS OF JUNE 1ST, UH, GAZEBO RENTALS ARE COMING BACK, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC ARE CHALLENGED.

THERE HAS BEEN RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO, UH, GATHERINGS, UH, BUT WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT, UH, SUFFICIENT GUIDANCE FROM THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, BRING THAT BACK.

AND THEN THE STATE ALSO GAVE US GUIDANCE ON, UH, HORSE SHOWS.

AND SO NOW WE ARE, UH, TAKING INTEREST IN, UH, UH, PEOPLE'S ABILITY, UH, TO, OH MAN, I DIDN'T SEE THAT THIS COOL GRAPHIC, UH, NOW, UH, WE CAN START, UH, REACHING OUT TO THE PUBLIC FOR, UH, HORSE SHOWS.

UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR, UH, OUR, UH, STATE'S CHANGING GUIDANCE AND MOVE TOWARD OPENING UP AND RESTORING AMENITIES AS QUICKLY AND AS THOROUGHLY AS POSSIBLE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER, ANY COMMENTS COOL THEN WITH

[24. Approve 2021-2022 Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant Program and authorize City Manager to execute agreements and related documents]

THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO OUR

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PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 24, APPROVE A 2021, 2022 ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UH, WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE 2122 PROGRAMMING HERE.

OUR ALLOCATION FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR IS 449,286.

IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 18,884 FROM PRIOR YEAR UNSPENT FUNDS, MAINLY FROM ADMIN ADMINISTRATION PORTION AND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS AND LITERACY PROGRAM EVENTS THAT WERE COUNSELED TO DO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

THIS YEAR'S FUNDS ARE PROPOSED TO BE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS 20% TO ADMINISTRATION, WHICH INCLUDES THE MANDATE TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE LAND HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD, 14% TO PUBLIC SERVICE GROUPS, WHICH WERE ALLOCATED AT THE FEBRUARY 23RD COUNCIL MEETING 65% TO THE LOS TORONTO'S INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, AND ONE PERSON TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

IN ADDITION, THE 18,844 PRIOR YEAR SPEND FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT GRAHAM FOR A TOTAL OF 25,000.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY YEAR FOR THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

IT'S A TOTAL OF 26 APPLICATIONS HAVE FREEDOM RECEIVED TO DATE.

USUALLY WE AVERAGE ABOUT 10 A YEAR, A TOTAL OF EIGHT HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

ONE IS PENDING REVIEW AND THE REST WERE EITHER DENIED OR THE APPLICANT WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN ASKED TO SUBMIT SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.

ANY IDEA WHAT THE AVERAGE, I GUESS, AMOUNT WOULD BE THAT AN APPLICANT COULD POTENTIALLY GET A PHOTOGRAPH WHERE DEAN 5,000 IS THE THANK YOU.

UM, WE ARE ALSO REQUESTING A MODIFICATION TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GUIDELINES CURRENTLY.

UM, APPLICANTS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO APPLY ONCE ONE TIME, UH, PER HOUSEHOLD PER ADDRESS.

UM, AND SO WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THAT BE MODIFIED TO ALLOW APPLICANTS TO APPLY REAPPLY EVERY 10 YEARS.

UM, THE REASON FOR THAT IS THAT IN 2012, WE INCREASED THE GRANT AMOUNT FROM 2000 TO 5,000.

AND IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF INCREASE FROM PAST APPLICANTS, KIND OF WANTING TO REAPPLY BECAUSE THEY'VE ONLY RECEIVED 2000 AS OPPOSED TO THE 5,000.

UM, SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE 10 YEAR, UM, UH, DATE.

UM, AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, PROPOSING OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROGRAM, UM, INCLUDING POTENTIALLY INCREASING THE GRANT AMOUNT AND OTHER CHANGES JUST BECAUSE THE COST OF LIVING AND SUPPLIES HAS INCREASED.

UM, AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE FOR TODAY.

AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? MA'AM NO, WE DO NOT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS.

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE.

THE ITEM COULD HAVE A MOTION BY MYSELF A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR.

MARK HAS MET HIM CITY CLERK, MAYOR JOS.

YES.

VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BENNET.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.

YES.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.

YES.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM ALL

[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]

RIGHT.

PUBLIC INFORMATION, OFFICER REPORT.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR OUR COUNTY'S CURRENT COVID STATUS.

AS OF YESTERDAY EVENING, WE REMAINED STEADILY IN THE ORANGE TIER.

OUR DAILY NEW CASE RATE IS THREE PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

AND THE POSITIVITY RATE IS AT 1.7%.

OVER 87,000 CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TESTED IN OUR POSITIVITY RATE IS NOW UNDER ONE.

AT 0.7%.

THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 296,000 CONFIRMED CASES IN THE COUNTY AND 4,494 DEATHS.

AND THEN CHINO HILLS ALONE, 5,863 CASES AND 56 DEATHS.

THE COUNTY CONTINUES TO EXPAND VACCINE EFFORTS OVER 45% OF ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE DOSE AND JUST UNDER 34% ARE FULLY VACCINATED.

AND IN CHINO HILLS TODAY, WE REACHED 50% OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE FULLY VACCINATED, THAT'S POSITIVE AND MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

AND JUST TO EXPAND ON WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER SHARED EARLIER, UM, WALK-INS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED AT ALL COUNTY RUN VACCINATION SITES AND ALL COUNTY, ALL VACCINE EVENTS THAT WE HOLD IN CHINO HILLS ARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.

SO WE WILL HAVE UPCOMING VACCINE CLINICS ON JUNE 1ST AND A WEEK LONG CLINIC FROM JUNE 7TH THROUGH 11TH.

APPOINTMENTS WILL OPEN ABOUT A WEEK IN ADVANCE FOR ALL OF THESE VACCINE CLINICS, BUT WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED ALL DATES WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

UM, SO IN THE MEANTIME AHEAD OF THESE DATES, THERE ARE MANY LOCAL VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE AND ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 16 IN THE COUNTY

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WHO LIVES OR WORKS HERE CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE OR BY PHONE.

UM, ALSO WE CONTINUE TO HOLD FREE.

COVID TESTING LOCALLY FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE ANOTHER TESTING EVENT SCHEDULED FOR MAY.

19TH APPOINTMENTS WILL ALSO OPEN ABOUT A WEEK IN ADVANCE AND THE COMMUNITY CAN ALWAYS VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND DETAILS ON HOW TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A VACCINE OR TESTING ALONG THOSE SAME LINES.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO HOLD BLOOD DRIVES EVERY TUESDAY AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT THROUGH THE END OF JUNE APPOINTMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED AS WELL.

HOWEVER, WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTED AND ANYONE CAN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DONATE ONLINE OR BY PHONE.

THERE'S ALSO A NEW PROGRAM.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS TO HELP FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS STRUGGLING TO AFFORD INTERNET SERVICE DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT PROGRAM PROVIDES MONTHLY DISCOUNTS FOR BROADBAND SERVICE FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS AND ROMAINE BEGINS TOMORROW AND ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS CAN ENROLL THROUGH THEIR PARTICIPATING PROVIDER, INCLUDING SPECTRUM AND FRONTIER OR ONLINE AT THE LINK ON THE SCREEN.

AND, UH, AND RECREATION IN CITY NEWS.

RECREATION CLASSES HAVE RETURNED OUTDOORS WITH MODIFICATIONS IN PLACE.

CLASSES ARE BEING ANNOUNCED ON A MONTH BY MONTH BASIS.

SO BE SURE TO STAY TUNED AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE JUNE CLASS SCHEDULE ONLINE AND KEEP AN EYE OUT THROUGH THE CITY, SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU NOTIFY SYSTEM FOR WHEN THOSE CLASSES ARE RELEASED.

THE TURF RENOVATION PROJECT IS UNDERWAY ON THE LARGE SIDE OF THE VILLA BORBA DOG PARK.

DURING THIS TIME, THE SMALL DOG SIDE OF THE PARK REMAINS OPEN AND IS SEPARATED IN TWO SIDES.

SO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL DOGS CAN ENJOY THE DOG PARK.

AND THE SCHEDULE ANTICIPATES A FULL REOPENING ON SATURDAY, MAY 29TH, JUST AHEAD OF MEMORIAL DAY, UNLESS WEATHER CAUSES DELAYS.

AND LASTLY, WE ARE INVITING ALL RESIDENTS TO JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS VIRTUALLY ON THURSDAY, MAY 27TH AT 4:00 PM THROUGH ZOOM.

THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY OUR VERY OWN MAYOR JOS AND THE THEME THIS YEAR IS UNITY WITHIN COMMUNITY.

AND THAT'S REFLECTING ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE LAST YEAR, THE PANDEMIC AND THE STRENGTH AND PERSEVERANCE WITHIN OUR CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY.

UM, AS THE CITY APPROACHES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, THE EVENT WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK TODAY AS COMPARED TO ONE OF OUR FIRST ANNUAL BUDGETS AND OVERVIEW OF NEW PROJECTS IN THE CITY AND HIGHLIGHT THE UNSUNG HEROES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY MAY 21ST AND RESIDENTS CAN REGISTER AND LEARN MORE ONLINE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PIO REPORT.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME THIS EVENING, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, NICOLE.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

VERY THOROUGH.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]

PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATES, NEW GUY.

I WANT TO GIVE, UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS FROM TIME TO THINK AND PREPARING MAYOR VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SO A FEW THINGS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

UH, WE RECEIVED, UH, FROM OUR CONCERNED CITIZENS, UH, SPECIFICALLY SOME, UH, HOMELESS ISSUES WITHIN THE CITY.

UM, SPECIFICALLY, UH, DAVID JAMES, WHO WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, CHAMPION AND LOOKING INTO MR. JAMES CONTACT, I CONTACTED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HOPE TEAM.

THEY HAVE CONTACTED MR. JAMES SIX TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

UM, WE'VE OFFERED HIM HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UM, WHICH HE HAS REFUSED EVERY TIME.

UM, THE HOPE TEAM WILL BE OUT AGAIN THIS WEEK TO CONTACT MR. JAMES AGAIN AND SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES OR IF HE'LL BE WILLING TO ACCEPT, UM, ANY, UH, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR HOUSING ASSISTANCE.

ADDITIONALLY, ON TUESDAY, MAY 25TH, UM, OUR OTHER HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM IN THE COUNTY IN ROADS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UM, ALSO THROUGHOUT THE CHINO VALLEY AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING A FREE COVID VACCINATIONS TO ANY HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT THEY ENCOUNTER.

THAT'S TUESDAY, MAY 25TH.

UH, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A CONCERNED CITIZEN ON, UM, SPEEDING AND STREET RACING, UM, OVER IN THE AREA OF BUTTERFIELD RANCH, UH, SOCO CANYON AND PICASSO.

I TALKED TO OUR TRAFFIC, UH, CORPORAL AND DEPUTIES, AND THE LAST THREE MONTHS THEY'VE ISSUED OVER 50 CITATIONS FOR VEHICLE CODE VIOLATIONS IN THAT AREA.

AND THEY'VE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE INLAND EMPIRE STREET RACING TASK FORCE, UH, TO ADDRESS, UH, POP-UP CAR SHOWS AND STREET RACING WITHIN THE CITY.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO COLLABORATE WITH THEM.

UM, TODAY ALSO, WHAT WAS A GOOD DANCE, YOU KNOW, HILLS, UM, FOR, UH, OUR MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAM DEPUTIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MARIJUANA TEAM DEPUTIES FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM, SERVE TWO SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE CITY AND WERE ABLE TO CONFISCATE APPROXIMATELY 600 MARIJUANA PLANTS FROM TWO INDOOR GROWS.

UM, THERE WERE NO SUSPECTS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY DURING THAT TIME, BUT CODE ENFORCEMENT COLLABORATED WITH US.

AND, UM,

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THAT WAS A SUCCESSFUL, UH, OPERATION TODAY.

THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR ANY PUBLIC SAFETY TALKING POINTS, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.

IF A RESIDENT KNOW, SINCE WE HAVE, UH, THESE HOMELESS RESOURCES COMING OUT TO CHINO HILLS, IF A RESIDENT HAS A CONCERN THAT I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THEY SEE SOMEBODY LIVING IN A PLACE THAT THEY NORMALLY SHOULDN'T BE OR OUT IN THE PARK.

WHO, WHO SHOULD THEY CONTACT AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REGARDING IT, UH, AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPART? I MEAN, THEY CAN CONTACT SERGEANT LAURA ADDIE.

UM, HER EMAIL IS L A D D Y@SBCSD.ORG.

AND SHE IS IN CHARGE OF THAT, OR THEY CAN GO ON THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WEBSITE AND THERE IS AN EMAIL LINK FOR THE HOPE TEAM SPECIFICALLY, AND THEY CAN ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THEY CAN ALSO REACH OUT TO ME AT THE STATION, UH, AT, UH, (909) 364-2003.

AND I'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS OR DIRECT THEM TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCE INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, SIR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING STUFF WITH THE STREET RACING AND BUTTERFIELD.

UH, WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER INHERIT PROBLEM IN CARBON CANYON, AND I KNOW CARBON CANON IS A STATE HIGHWAY, AND I KNOW THAT OUR JURISDICTION IS SORT OF IN A GRAY AREA, BUT IF YOU COULD, UH, IN THE FUTURE, MAYBE DO SOMETHING DOWN THERE, WE'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

CAUSE WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS IN CARBON CANYON.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

IF IT'S A AFFECTING CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A STATE HIGHWAY, UM, WE'LL BE PROACTIVE IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

AND I'LL RELAY THAT TO THE, UH, TRAFFIC DEPUTIES ALSO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU CAPTAIN.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, CHIEF WILLIAMS, UH, MAYOR JOE'S VICE MAYOR.

MARK IS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

UH, IT'S PRETTY FITTING TODAY IS, OR THIS IS EMS WEEK AND, UM, I, THE, THE PHRASE UNITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CAUGHT MY EYE AND IT'S, UM, AGAIN, IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND UNDERSTAND THAT ONE THING I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT HERE IS ABOUT NOT JUST TRAUMA CARE, BUT I JUST RECEIVED A REPORT THIS WEEK REGARDING OUR IT'S CALLED A CARES REPORT, CARDIAC ARREST REGISTRY OF ENHANCED SURVIVAL IN THAT DOESN'T EXIST WITHOUT THE HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANTED IT TO THE UNITY WITH THE COMMUNITY IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR US.

I BRING IT UP BECAUSE IN 2020, WE ARE NOW AT 50% OF SURVIVABILITY WITHIN CHINO HILLS.

IT'S VERY, VERY SIGNIFICANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT NUMBER MEANS.

UM, CAUSE IT AGAIN, RELATES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, IT'S EVALUATED BY SOMETHING CALLED OOSTVEEN CRITERIA.

AND SO WHEN SOMEONE GOES THROUGH CARDIAC ARREST HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, THEIR, UM, ABILITY TO THRIVE AS CLOSE TO NORMAL AS POSSIBLE IS WHAT THAT IS BASED ON IN HERE IN, UH, CHINO HILLS.

IT'S 50% SURVIVABILITY AT THAT LEVEL.

AND IF WE'RE COMPARING THAT TO THE NATION, INTO OUR LOCAL JURISDICTION, I HAVE SOME NUMBERS HERE WITHIN THE ISOMER REGION, WHICH IS ALL SAN BERDINO COUNTY.

THAT NUMBER IS AT 21 AND A HALF PERCENT IN CALIFORNIA.

IT'S AT 29.1% AND NATIONALLY IT'S AT 29.2.

BUT IF THAT HAPPENS TO YOU HERE IN CHINO HILLS, UH, 50%, ALMOST DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AS THEY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THAT THEY COME ACROSS IN THEIR DAILY LIVES AND THEY START THAT PROCESS A CPR BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TO OUR CLASSES AND THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

UM, THEY START THAT PROCESS FIRST RESPONDERS, UH, ARRIVE ON SCENE, CARRY IT FORWARD.

AND AGAIN, 50%.

SO, UM, MOST OF, YOU KNOW, A FIREFIGHTER POOR SIAN IN HIS TEAM AND THE GOOD WORK THEY'VE DONE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IT'S IN FITTING FOR EMS WEEK.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT IN THIS.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WOW.

BEN FIFTH AND PATENT 500.

THAT'S GREAT.

YEP.

YEAH, REALLY GOOD.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]

ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.

WOULD YOU MIND REPORTING ON YOUR ASSIGNMENTS? THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

FIRST OF ALL, LEAGUE OF CITIES, WE HAD A DINNER OR I'M SORRY, A ZOOM MEETING, THE INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION.

AND WE HAD PROBABLY THE BEST SPEAKER WE'VE EVER HAD SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN.

SO I HAD TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF YOU I'LL LET HIM KNOW.

OKAY.

HE HAS TOPICS THAT HE TALKED ABOUT WITH THE ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE UNDERGROUND OR TUNNELING PROJECT FROM METRO LINK STATION RANCH, CUCAMONGA TO THE AIRPORT.

HE ALSO TOUCHED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VEGAS BULLET TRAIN FROM RANCHO METROLINK TO VEGAS.

AND THEN HE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SPECED SPACE X AND HE'S LIKE A LITTLE KID WHEN HE STARTS TALKING ABOUT SPEAR SEX.

SO, UH, THE LATINO CAUCUS, THERE WAS NO MEETING.

UH, THIS, UH, THIS PAST MEETING WAS CANCELED SPC TA OR THE OLD SANDBAG.

UH, WE HAD A BUDGET WORKSHOP OR BUDGET WAS APPROVED.

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WE ADOPTED A REGIONAL EQUITY EQUITY RESOLUTION, SPC ESTABLISHED AN EQUITY AD HOC COMMITTEE AND CAME UP WITH EXCUSE ME, AN EQUITY RESOLUTION.

I'M ALSO WORKING ON THE PROJECT WAS THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE.

SO IT WAS A COLLABORATION DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, UH, SCAG REGIONAL COUNCIL.

WE APPROVED THE 2021, 2022 BUDGET.

WE ALSO ADOPTED A RACIAL EQUITY EARLY ACTION PLAN.

UM, WE S OUR PRESIDENT OR PAST PRESIDENT, UH, REX RICHARDSON FROM COUNCIL MEMBER FROM LONG BEACH.

UM, THIS PAST YEAR WAS PRETTY, UM, INTENSE, UH, WITH COVID AND, UH, NONE OF THE MEETINGS WERE EVER HELD IN PERSON.

THEY'RE ALL ZOOM.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR HIS EFFORTS THIS PAST YEAR, AND THEN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

WE JUST, WE JUST HAD A GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR SCAG.

WE APPROVED A COUPLE OF, UH, BYLAW AMENDMENTS.

WE APPROVED THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET IN ASSESSMENT CITY ASSESSMENTS FOR 2021, 2022.

WE RATIFIED THE NEW SCAG OFFICER'S CLINT, LAURA MOORE FROM THE CITY OF EAST FAILS.

NOW THE PRESIDENT OF THIS GIG, JAN HARNICK IS NOW VICE-PRESIDENT FROM PALM DESERT AND SUPERVISOR CARMEN RAMIREZ FROM VENTURA COUNTY IS NOW THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.

LET'S SEE NOTHING, UH, NOTHING NEW FOR SCHOOL BOARD STATUS QUO AND, UM, FOR OMNITRACS THERE'S JUST CONSENT CALENDAR.

AND THEN WE HAD CLOSED SESSION ON REVIEW FOR OUR CEO.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THOSE TWO.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM ROGERS.

YES.

I HAVE CHINO TO ASSAULT HER AUTHORITY FOR A STEP, A NICE QUICK MEETING.

THIS IS A TIME OF YEAR WHEN ALL, ALL BOARDS ARE APPROVING THEIR FISCAL YEAR BUDGETS.

SO WE APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 21, 22 CAPITAL AND OEM BUDGETS.

AND OUR, OUR LAWYER CDA LAWYER, UH, UPDATED US ON BROWN ACT REVISIONS, AND THEN SOME GENERAL COMMENTS FROM THE DIFFERENT ENTITIES.

SO IT WAS QUICK MEETING, GOOD MEETING EVERYTHING'S ON TRACK.

THE NEXT STEP IS CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

WE HELD OUR MEETING YESTERDAY, SO WE MEET SIX TIMES A YEAR.

THE MAIN MEETING IS ALWAYS THE ANNUAL MEETING.

SO WITH OUR ANNUAL MEETING, WE SAID GOODBYE TO A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE TERMING OUT AND CHOSE NOT TO RE UP ONE, STILL LINNEA LEWIS, WHO HAS ACTUALLY MOVED FROM THE COMMUNITY AND GRAZE CAPS WHO HAS TO REDEPLOY SOME OF HER PRIORITIES ARE FAMILY RELATED.

SO WE WANT TO THANK BOTH OF THEM FOR OUR LONGTERM, UM, DEDICATION TO THE CHINOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

WE ALSO GREETED FOR THE FIRST TIME AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS INDIVIDUAL, SAMANTHA JAMES PEREZ AS A NEW BOARD MEMBER.

AND JUST AS A REMINDER, WE'RE A BOARD OF 16 INDIVIDUALS AND IT'S A VERY PROACTIVE GROUP.

WHAT ELSE DID WE DO? WE ALSO APPROVED, UH, OUR BUDGET FOR UPCOMING YEAR.

WE HAD, SINCE IT'S OUR, OUR ANNUAL MEETING, WE ELECTED THE OFFICERS AGAIN, THERE'S 16 INDIVIDUALS AND, AND FOR OUR, OUR, THE, UH, OFFICERS FOR THE FOUNDATION.

SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS WERE ELECTED.

IT WAS THE SAME SLATE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR, WHICH IS MYSELF AND CYNTHIA AND PETER OF TANO AND MARY FALL HABER.

AS THE OFFICERS, WE MADE A DONATION.

ALSO, WE VOTED TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE, UH, THE VETERANS GROUP IN TOWN THAT COME OFF THE 55 PLUS CLUB.

WE DONATED $2,500 FOR THE FLAGPOLE AND LIGHTING THAT GOES WITH THE FLAGPOLE THAT WILL BE AT THE VETERANS ACCOMPANY, THE VETERANS MONUMENT, AND IT SENDS TO FINISH UP THE VETERANS MONUMENT THAT'S AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE $10,000.

I THINK THEY'RE VERY CLOSE AND ALL THE HAGMANN OFFICE COULD HAVE AN OFFICE DONATED A, A CHUNK OF MONEY ALSO.

AND THEN THE FOUNDATION DONATED $2,500.

SO I THINK THEY'RE CLOSE TO THEIR GOAL.

AND THEN WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WINE WALK, WHICH IS IN PLANNING MODE AND IT WILL BE OCTOBER 9TH AND THAT'S ALL WE'VE GOT.

FANTASTIC.

THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER, ROGERS COUNCIL MEMBER, BENNET OF PUBLIC, OR, UH, UH, COUNCIL COMMENTS, PLEASE.

UH, WELL, OF COURSE I WANT TO WISH ALL OF OUR MOMS AND MOMS TO BE, UH, FOR THE, UH, MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND THAT, UH, UH, WE JUST HAD, AND HOPEFULLY, UH, FAMILIES GOT TOGETHER AND, UH, GOT THIS, HAVE SOME FACETIME TOGETHER.

UH, IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT OF ALL OF THE HOLIDAYS THAT WE'VE HAD TO MISS AND, UH, THE FAMILY GET TOGETHERS ARE PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST.

UM, BUT AT ANY RATE, UH, JUST

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WANTED TO WISH EACH AND EVERY MOM AND MOM TO BE, UH, A CONTINUED WONDERFUL YEAR OF MEMORIES AND GOOD HEALTH.

AND THAT'S REALLY IT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

FANTASTIC COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, SOMEONE HAD JUST, UM, TEXTED ME WHEN YOU'RE GIVING YOUR REPORT FOR THE COVID.

THEY WERE ASKING THAT, UM, NOW THAT THE PFIZER VACCINE IS APPROVED FOR 12 TO 15 YEARS OLD, WILL THEY BE ELIGIBLE AT THE COUNTY VACCINATION EVENTS? THEY ALL, ONCE THE COUNTY, TH THIS, THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH, I GUESS, A FURTHER PROCESS.

IT HAS TO BE OFFICIALLY, I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ENTITY BESIDES THAT.

SO I, IT'S NOT QUITE DONE YET, BUT I UNDERSTAND THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT, SO THAT'S COOL.

OKAY.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, UM, I KNOW A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARK HAS BROUGHT IT UP AT THE LAST MEETING ABOUT, UM, STREET VENDORS AND CHINO HILLS.

AND, UM, I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THIS.

UM, AND I CAN UNDERSTAND RESIDENT'S FRUSTRATION WHEN WE KIND OF THROW UP OUR ARMS AND WE TALK ABOUT LEGISLATION IN 2018 AND FREE SPEECH AND YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING.

AND I KNOW THAT BEN YOU'VE GIVEN, UM, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, SOME THINGS TO, TO LOOK AT MISSION VA WHO HAS AN ORDINANCE, UM, IT'S REQUIRING SIDEWALK VENDORS DESIGNED TO PROTECT MINORS FROM PUBLIC DISPLAY OF HARMFUL MATERIAL.

UM, I KNOW PETER HAD A GOOD POINT WHEN THINGS DON'T HAVE TEETH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO DO SOMETHING TO PEOPLE.

BUT I REALLY THINK THAT WE MAY NEED TO MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT BECAUSE THE KIND OF STUFF THAT WENT ON IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN CHINO HILLS.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR US AS LEADERS TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT SOMETHING, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS, IT'S JUST, IT'S RIDICULOUS.

IT'S UTTERLY RIDICULOUS.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, MY KIDS ARE OLDER NOW, BUT IF MY KIDS WERE YOUNG, WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING LIKE YOURS AND THEY WALKED BY AND, UM, I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIND SOME WAY THAT WE CAN, UM, CAN DEAL WITH THIS.

SO HOPEFULLY MARK, YOU CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND WE CAN, UH, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO, BUT I WANTED THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT, THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER.

UM, AND THEN DANIEL, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT WEED ABATEMENT.

SOME RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT WONDERING, UM, CAUSE AS SOON AS THE RAIN STOPS, THINGS START TURNING BROWN REAL QUICK, REAL FAST, AND THEN EVERYONE GETS PRETTY SPOOKED, RIGHTFULLY SO ABOUT, UM, THE DANGER OF FRESH AND EYE CATCHING FIRE.

SO, UM, HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE FOR THE ENTIRE PROCESS TO LAST? SO IF RESIDENTS ARE LISTENING, LIKE, ARE WE TALKING TO THE END OF JUNE OR LIKE, WHAT WILL THE, LIKE THE WHOLE TIMELINE, AS FAR AS GETTING EVERYTHING DONE FOR OUR OPEN SPACE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE STAFF OUT, UH, UH, PERFORMING WE'D HAVE EVEN ACTIVITIES IN THE OPEN SPACE.

UH, WE TYPICALLY WE DO TWO PASSES.

WE SHOULD BE FINISHING UP WITH ONE PASS IN THE NEXT MONTH AND THEN WE'LL START WITH THE NEXT PASS, UM, IN JUNE.

AND WE'LL PROBABLY GO THROUGH, UH, THROUGH AUGUST.

WE'RE TYPICALLY WE HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THAT HELP OUT WITH, UM, WITH WEED ABATEMENT.

WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY, UH, VOLUNTEERS THAT COME OUT, UM, THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF A COVID, WE AREN'T ABLE TO USE THOSE VOLUNTEERS.

SO WE'RE HAVING TO USE MORE, UH, MORE MANPOWER WITHIN OUR SERVICES AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT.

UM, SO IT IS GONNA TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

SO WE ASK INDIVIDUALS TO BE PATIENT WITH US IF THEY DO SEE A, UH, AN EMINENT, UH, PROBLEM, LET US KNOW.

WE'LL TRY TO GET TO IT AS SOON AS WE CAN.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE BRIAN.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM AND I WAS ALSO GOING TO BRING UP THE STREET VENDOR ISSUE AND I KNOW PROBABLY ALL OF US OVER THAT TWO WEEK PERIOD CALLED OUR CITY MANAGER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT.

AND, UM, UH, I KNOW THAT THIS IS A CHALLENGING ISSUE BECAUSE OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH, WHICH, UH, JIM BROUGHT UP EARLIER IN HIS COMMENTS, BUT I HOPE WE CAN FIND, CAN FIND SOME WAY OF LEGALLY MAKING THIS EFFORT TO SHUT DOWN BASED ON WHAT CYNTHIA DOES READ ON THAT, ON THAT MEMO OF THE, UH, THE USE OF LANGUAGE AND HOW IT AFFECTS KIDS.

SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO I WANT TO WELCOME OUR CHIEF, OUR NEW CHIEF OF POLICE, GARTH GOODELL.

WELCOME.

WELCOME BACK.

THAT'S ALL I AM.

ALL RIGHT.

VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, REGARDING THE VENDOR, I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR CITY MANAGER ON THAT, UM, RIGHT OFF THE BAT, THEY WERE BLOCKING ACCESS TO THE CROSSWALKS, ADA ACCESS AND VISIBILITY ON THE CORNER OF, UM, BUSY ROADS.

AND WE, WE TOOK CARE OF THAT.

UH, THAT WAS PART OF THE PROBLEM.

THE OTHER PROBLEM, I THINK RIGHT NOW, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT IT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION ON PROFANITY AND SO ON.

UM, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UM, TAKING ALL THIS, ALL THE COUNCIL UP HERE, SERIOUSLY ON TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, UM, CITY MANAGER, UM,

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THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, UH, WE, WE DO BRUSH PICKUPS TWICE A YEAR AND TWO WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A RUSH PICKUP AND THE DUMPSTER WAS LEFT OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND I KNOW LAST MEETING, WE WERE GONNA REACH OUT TO THE FIRST COUNCIL, CHARLOTTE BLANK.

AND I JUST WAS, THAT WAS THAT DONE AS OF YET.

SO, UM, AFTER FINDING OUT, UH, THROUGH YOUR REPORT THAT THE DUMPSTER HAD NOT BEEN PICKED UP, WE REACHED OUT TO OUR HAULER TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE THEY WERE GOING TO CIRCLE BACK WITH, UH, MR. BLANK ON, UH, UH, WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT I, I HAVE NOT HEARD A REPORT ON THAT AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AND, UH, ENSURE THAT MR. BLANK HAS BEEN CONTACTED.

AND JUST, JUST AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET RID OF THAT DUMPSTER, UH, CANDID LANE.

ISN'T A VERY WIDE ROAD AND IT'S NOT WELL LED EITHER.

AND THE DUMPSTER IS VERY DARK AND I JUST WOULD HATE FOR SOMEBODY TO RUN INTO THAT OVER THE WEEKEND OR IN THE FUTURE, IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING I'D REALLY, AND THEN I'LL ALSO BE REACHING OUT TO THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.

IT'LL BE HELPFUL IF THEY KEEP US DIRECTLY, UH, INFORMED OF, OF, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY WORKED DIRECTLY WITH REPUBLICAN THIS CASE, BUT IF THE CITY'S IN THE LOOP TOO, WE CAN, UH, ENSURE THAT, UH, THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IS PUT ON THAT PROJECT.

YES, SIR.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, MOTORIZED BIKES, I'M SEEING THEM ALL OVER TOWN NOW I'M SEEING THEM ON THE SIDEWALKS.

I'M SEEING THEM IN TRAILS AND MR. HILL, YOU PROVIDED ME SOME REALLY GOOD INFORMATION TODAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, BUT MAYBE WE CAN MAYBE UPDATE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE SEEING IT MORE.

AND IF YOU CAN JUST SORT OF EDUCATE US, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

JUST A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.

SO THANK YOU ROD.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, I DID GET TO TOUR A STORAGE FACILITY.

I WANT TO THANK CYNTHIA MORAN FOR SETTING THAT UP.

IT'S PRETTY REMARKABLE.

AND THANK YOU ALSO CITY MANAGER FOR, FOR ATTENDING.

UH, THE YOUNG LADY THERE THAT GAVE US THE TOUR, DID A VERY GOOD JOB AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN ASSET TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, LIGA CITIES.

I AM NOW ONE OF THE 51 DIRECTORS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BEING INVOLVED WITH LEAGUE OF CITIES.

AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOME BENEFITS FOR OUR CITY BY BEING ON THE, AS A DIRECTOR AND GRADUATIONS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UM, ONE OF OUR MAIN EVENTS, UH, IS THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

THIS WILL BE HAPPENING SEPTEMBER 23RD IN SACRAMENTO AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST EVENT, THE LAST THREE YEARS IT'S BEEN SHUT DOWN.

AND, UH, SO THIS'LL BE THE FIRST EVENT, SEPTEMBER 23RD.

AND THEN I DID TALK TO DIANE MORALES FROM CALTRANS AND ALSO OUR GREAT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR GAVE ME SOME GOOD INFORMATION TOO.

UM, ON THE 71 IN LA COUNTY.

SO THEY'RE INITIATING PHASE ONE FROM RIO RANCHO ROAD TO MISSION.

SO I WAS UNDER THE DEPRESSION WAS GOING TO BE LIKE TWO, THREE YEARS FROM TODAY, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY STARTING IT LIKE NEXT WEEK.

SO WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, IT SHOULD BE DONE AND MOVE FORWARD.

THAT WOULD BE PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO WILL BE FROM MISSION TO THE 10 FREEWAY.

SO SOME GOOD THINGS WILL BE HAPPENING ON THE 71 PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN CHINO HILLS BE A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, PATIENT AS YOU'RE DRIVING THROUGH THE 71, GETTING TO THE 10 FREEWAY.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND THEN JUST TO TOUCH ON, UH, THE PRIOR ISSUE THAT WE BROUGHT UP REGARDING THE VENDOR, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS, UH, CITY COUNCIL BEATS ON THE DRUM WHEN IT COMES TO A LOSS OF LOCAL CONTROL, THIS IS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CONTROL BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WHERE SACRAMENTO, IN ORDER TO, IN ORDER TO, TO STOP CITIES FROM GOING AFTER FOOD VENDORS AND OTHER TYPES OF VENDORS THAT WERE THEN ILLEGAL UNDERNEATH THE, UH, UNDER THAT CITY LAW, THE STATE SAYS, WELL, GUESS WHAT, NOW THERE'S NO LAW AND THIS IS WHAT YOU GET.

SO ONCE AGAIN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO HARP ON IT AND TRY TO MODIFY THINGS AS BEST WE CAN UNDERNEATH CURRENT LAWS, BUT GUESS WHAT? THE LEGISLATURE KEEPS PASSING THIS STUFF.

SO, YOU KNOW, DON'T GET SHOCKED AND SURPRISED WHEN WE START TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THESE TYPES OF ACTIONS.

SO, YOU KNOW, I, IT'S ALWAYS, I, SORRY THAT IT'S A COP OUT, THAT WE THROW OUR HANDS UP AND SAY, HEY, CAN'T DO ANYTHING, BUT GUESS WHAT CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

GOVERNOR IN SACRAMENTO HAS REALLY TAKEN AWAY OUR AUTHORITY.

SO WE'LL BE EVALUATING THIS, YOU KNOW, TO FIND WAYS AROUND THE MARGINS.

UM, I WANTED TO ASK MISS LOMBARDO, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING DOWN NOW WITH PEOPLE GETTING BACK OUT THERE WITH BUSINESSES REOPENING, I THINK THERE WILL BE THINGS, UH, A FOOT WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT IN TOWN.

SO JUST A QUICK LITTLE SNAPSHOT OF WHERE WE'RE AT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, MA'AM WHERE WE, WE TRY TO KEEP THE COMMUNITY UPDATED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR COMMERCIAL CENTERS AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

UM, WE SEE MOST OF THE ACTIVITY AND FOOD SERVICE USES.

FOR EXAMPLE, AT THE SHOPS, THERE'S GOING

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TO BE A ROCKY MOUNTAIN, CHOCOLATE YOGA SIX, FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO WORK OUT PRESSED JUICERY, URBAN FISH, TACO A NEW KLATCH COFFEE IS GOING TO GO IN WITH THE DRIP COFFEE IS, AND THEN A SILVER LAKE RAMEN ON EACH OF THESE USERS, EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T HEARD OF THEM BEFORE, WHEN YOU DO THE RESEARCH THERE LOOK TERRIFIC SUMMER IN SANTA MONICA, SANTA BARBARA.

SO THEY'RE VERY HIGH END, SO THEY REALLY WILL CREATE MORE HAPPENING PLACES, CERTAINLY AT THE SHOPS THERE ALSO SEE A TESLA CHARGING STATION FOR THOSE OF YOU, WITH YOUR TESLAS AT THE SHOPS THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

UM, OTHER, OTHER, UM, ACTIVITIES THAT ARE VERY GOOD NEWS AT THE COMMONS IS EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR THAT PHARAOH FOODS TO COME FORWARD WHILE THEY ACTUALLY PULLED THEIR BUILDING PERMITS.

SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THEY WILL BEGIN TO, UM, WORK ON THE INTERIOR AND THAT WILL BE OPENING.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY THIS YEAR, BUT IN THE, IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, IT'S STILL A VERY BIG, BIG BUILDING, BUT WE, WE HOPE WILL BE OPEN SOON, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IT'S HOPEFULLY SOON.

UM, OTHER THINGS COSTCO IS EXPANDING, UM, RELOCATING ITS GAS STATION THEY WERE PROPOSALS TO DO SO.

UM, OTHER TENANTS ARE A DIVINE MEDITERRANEAN ALSO AT THE COMMON.

SO, SO A LOT IS HAPPENING AND AT THE RIN CON THAT THREE-STORY MEDICAL BUILDING HAS BEEN PURCHASED BY AN MRI.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OPENING SOON AS WELL, AN MRI FACILITY, SO THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COOL.

ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL THEN WITH THAT, UH, THANK YOU STAFF.

IT'S NICE TO SEE MORE PEOPLE IN HERE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH,

[ 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.]

WITH THAT WE WILL ADJOURN TONIGHT IN MEMORY AND HOPE AND ADJOURN AND TRIBUTE AND HONOR OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND, UH, 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 OUR COUNTRY.

GREAT.

SO WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.