[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MADAM CITY CLERK PRESENT.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL BE
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
STARTING OUR MEETING WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY CHAPLAIN BOB HILTON THAN TO BE FOLLOWED WITH ANY VOCATION BY THE CHAPLAIN.SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, SIR, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Bob Hilton, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department]
BEFORE WE START THE MEETING MAYOR, IF I MAY, UM, I'D LIKE TO THINK HAVE A QUIET TIME FOR THE 13 OFFICERS, OUR TROOPS WERE KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN AND PRAYING FOR THEIR FAMILY.AND GOD, WE TRUST AS THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TRUST IN THIS SPORT TO MAKE DECISIONS, THE EYES AND EARS AND THE VOICE FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
I ASKED FOR STRENGTH AS SHE WORKED AS A TEAM TOGETHER AND WORK FOR THIS COMMUNITY, KEEPING THE COMMUNITY SAFE, DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I THANK YOU, THE MEN AND WOMEN ON THE BOARD AND THAT CITY AND CHINO COUNCIL.
I PRAY FOR OUR DEPUTIES WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I THANK YOU FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE, AND I THANK YOU BOARD THAT SERVED TO DO THE DUTY FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
[7. PRESENTATION - Presentation of City Tile to Patrick Hamamoto for his service as Commissioner from 2010 to 2021]
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF A CITY TILE TO PATRICK HAMAMOTO FOR HIS SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER FROM 2010 TO 2021.PATRICK, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM PLEASE? ALL RIGHT.
SO, UH, GOSH, PATRICK'S BEEN JUST A VIBRANT MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR SO MANY YEARS.
PATRICK HAS SERVED, UH, AS A CITY COMMISSIONER FOR OVER A DECADE.
HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE CHINO HILLS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION IN 2010 AND, UH, SERVED THERE SINCE, UH, DURING HIS TIME ON THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, HE PROVIDED VALUABLE INPUT ON CITY PARKS, UH, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROGRAMS IN 2019, HE WAS NOMINATED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER, CYNTHIA MORAN, UH, AND APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN THE CHINO HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION WHERE HE ASSERTED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA, WANNA SHARE SOME THOUGHTS WITH US.
I'M JUST THRILLED THAT PAT AND HIS LOVELY WIFE, KATHLEEN WAVED BACK THERE, KATHLEEN, KATHLEEN, I'D LIKE YOU TO COME UP AS WELL.
YOU GUYS ARE JUST WONDERFUL PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT WITH THEM.
SO THANK YOU, MARRIAGE MAYOR JOS.
SO FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, PATRICK HAS BEEN ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HAS PROVIDED CONCISE AND VALUABLE INPUT ON BOTH LARGE AND SMALL PROJECTS IN CHINO HILLS.
HIS DECADE OF SERVICED PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS AN ARBORIST AND HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE
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FROM BEING A LONG-TERM ACTIVE RESIDENT OF OUR CITY HELPED PROVIDE A PRACTICAL POINT OF VIEW.AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, AS A COMMISSIONER, PATRICK HELPED SHAPE THE MAJOR REWRITE OF THE CITY'S LAND USE TABLE IN PARKING CODE CRAFT, THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE.
AND MOST RECENTLY HE PROVIDED SOME GUIDANCE.
AS THE COMMISSION WORKED THROUGH THE CHALLENGING PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING CANDIDATE MULTIFAMILY SITES REQUIRED TO MEET THE CITY'S RINA OBLIGATION.
HE PROVIDED INPUT AT EVERY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING WITH A BALANCED APPROACH, ALWAYS CONSIDERING THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE RESIDENT LOOKING TO BUILD AND THE NEIGHBOR THAT WOULD LIVE NEXT DOOR TO IT.
PATRICK AND HIS WIFE, KATHLEEN HAVE LIVED IN SHIMA HOUSE FOR 32 YEARS TOGETHER.
THEY HAVE RAISED TWO CHILDREN HERE AND HAVE SIX GRANDCHILDREN.
THEY HAVE BOTH VOLUNTEERED FOR THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
HIS SERVICE HAS BEEN INVALUABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WILL GREATLY MISS HIS PARTICIPATION AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER.
BUT NO, WE WILL SEE THEM AROUND CHINO HILLS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PATRICK, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A CITY TILE IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR SERVICE ON BOTH THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY HARD TO GET A CITY TILE.
IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THING.
SO I'LL HAVE YOU A LITTLE BIT, BRIAN LATER, WE'LL DO SOME PICTURES, SO HE'LL GET FREQUENT.
AND WE'LL HAVE THAT PHOTO UP WHEN NICOLE TAKES THE CITY PHOTO AND JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS THAT WENT ON SCRIPT.
SO YOU MAY NOT KNOW SOME FACTOIDS HERE.
SO PAT IS A AWARD-WINNING WINE MAKER, SO WHERE THEY USED TO LIVE AT THE CORNER OF WOODWIND MILK, METTLER WHEN YOU WOULD SEE THOSE GRAPEVINES IN THAT CORNER LOT, THAT WAS PAT AND KATHLEEN'S VINEYARD.
AND I, IS IT FOR DOG WINERY? IS THAT A COVERED THREE DOG WINERY? OKAY.
AND, UM, HE ALSO, UM, AWARD-WINNING FUDGE AND WE ALL KNOW FROM OUR CHRISTMAS STAFF PARTIES, THAT PATRICK MAKES THE BEST DESSERTS TO SHARE AGAIN AWARD-WINNING SO YOU WILL BE MISSED, UM, ON THE COMMISSION, BUT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS WITH YOU BOTH.
SO WE WILL JUST MEET OVER FUN STUFF, DINNER AND SUCH.
SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH, UM, UH, ALSO, UM, FROM SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN, WE HAVE THIS FOR YOU AND WE HAVE FROM CONGRESSMAN CONGRESS MEMBER, YOUNG KIM, SOMETHING FOR YOU AND ALSO FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER, PHIL CHEN, ALSO ALL THESE LOVELY THINGS, BECAUSE WE THINK SO MUCH OF YOU PAD.
AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU COME UP AND SHARE SOME SENTIMENTS WITH US.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, UM, I'D LIKE TO THINK I'M MY WIFE FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.
UM, AND CYNTHIA FOR APPOINTING ME AT PLAYING WITH MR. LOGIN WITH CHRISTIAN, UM, I'D LIKE TO THINK, UM, WOW, YOUR THIRD CITY MANAGER I'VE BEEN THROUGH READY, BEN, BUT YOU'VE BEEN GOOD ABOUT IT.
AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, JUST THINK CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR EVERYTHING.
AND, UM, IT'S KIND OF WEIRD STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE PODIUM, MIA, IT'S, UM, REAL WEIRD KIND OF STANDING INSIDE PUDDING, BUT, UM, FOR MANY YEARS YOU'VE ALL SUPPORTED ME IN, I TOLD YOU ABOUT 11 YEARS AGO THAT I WOULD GIVE BACK TO COMMUNITY.
I THINK, I THINK I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IN 2010, IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO NAME YOU TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
AND YOU SERVED AS MY COMMISSIONER FOR NINE YEARS UNTIL CYNTHIA STOLE YOU AND PUT YOU ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO WE HAD A GENTLE LITTLE FIGHT ABOUT THAT, BUT I AM SO HAPPY THAT YOU SERVE THE CITY PARKS AND REC MINISTER FOR NINE YEARS.
WELL, HE'S WALKING BACK SINCE ART BROUGHT IT UP YET IN 2010, PATRICK APPLIED FOR THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, AS WELL AS I DID AN ART IN THE GOOD CHOICE.
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WE HAD BETTER THINGS IN MIND FOR YOU, CYNTHIA, WHAT CAN I SAY? DIFFERENT THINGS, DIFFERENT THINGS.[8. RECOGNITION - Presentation of Certificate of Recognition to the Ayala High School Girls' Basketball Division 3A Champions 2021]
BE MOVING ON TO OUR, UH, RECOGNITION OF, UH, OUR, UH, D UH, CHAMPIONS THAT WE HAVE, UH, INI TRUST YOU ORGANIZE YOURSELVES OVER THERE.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER WITH YOU THAN THE, UH, THE LITTLE ONES.
THEY WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, UH, WITH A 57 54 VICTORY AGAINST SAN DEMAS HIGH SCHOOL, OR NEED THEM A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE CIF, UH, SOUTH REGION TOURNAMENT.
AND, UM, HOW'D THAT GAME GO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
AGAIN, WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THE BULLDOGS FOR THIS, UH, THIS ACHIEVEMENT IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERY, EVERYBODY GETS TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT THEY WERE A CHAMPION IN A, YOU KNOW, IN A, IN A VARSITY SPORT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S COMPETITIVE IS GIRLS' BASKETBALL.
UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE OUR TEAM HERE TODAY, AND THEN WE HAVE, LET ME SEE, COACH AMBER JACKSON.
UH, SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, WOULD YOU MIND INTRODUCING YOUR TEAM MEMBERS AND TELLING US A LITTLE ABOUT THE CHAMPIONSHIP RUN? HELLO.
SO THIS IS OUR GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAM.
I'M GOING TO START FROM THE SIDE WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME TO STEP UP A LITTLE BIT.
SO THEY KNOW THIS IS ARI, MELISSA
I JUST WANT TO SAY THESE YOUNG LADIES WERE RESILIENT ALL YEAR.
THEY FOUGHT VERY HARD FOR US TO GET THROUGH THE YEAR.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WAS VERY, VERY HARD, BUT THEY STUCK IT OUT AND I'M SO PROUD OF THEM.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PARENTS AND THE FANS THAT ATTENDED ALL THE GAMES AND SUPPORTED US WITHOUT YOU GUYS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR WE WOULD HAVE GONE, BUT YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
AND FOR SOME OF YOU GUYS THAT ARE SENIORS, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU THIS YEAR, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS THAT ARE PLAYING SPORTS AND DOING OTHER THINGS, YOU GUYS ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, I, GOSH, WHAT'S MORE SYNONYMOUS WITH CHINO HILLS RIGHT NOW, THE CHAMPIONSHIP BASKETBALL AND THE WINNERS THAT WE PRODUCE.
SO WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU GIRLS HERE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO UP AT THE FRONT WITH A CERTIFICATE FROM THE CITY.
AND WE ALSO HAVE CERTIFICATES FROM COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN FROM OUR CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM AND FROM OUR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, PHILIP CHEN.
SO WE'LL JUST KIND OF CENTER OURSELVES OR
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FANTASTIC.[9. INTRODUCTION - New employee: Sara Allison, Senior Account Technician, Finance Department]
THAT, UH, WE HAVE A NEW, ANOTHER CHAMPION WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, HAVING JOINED US.THAT'D BE OUR NEW EMPLOYEE, SARAH ALISON SENIOR ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
I'LL BE HALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, CITY COUNCIL WANTED TO WELCOME YOU SARAH, TO, UH, TO THE CITY.
UM, PRIOR TO JOINING US, SARAH COMPLETED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MATHEMATICS AT UC RIVERSIDE.
HER, UH, WORK EXPERIENCE INCLUDES 10 YEARS OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, THREE YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF CHINO AND ANOTHER FIVE YEARS IN RETAIL AS A HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE MANAGER, SARAH AND HER HOME, HER HUSBAND JUERGEN HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR FIVE YEARS AND HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD SON NAMED AS EQL ONE YEARS OLD.
SO SARAH, WELCOME TO THE TEAM.
UM, I'LL SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS, AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR OFFICIAL CITY PIN FOR YOU.
AND I SAY, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE CHINO HILLS TEAM AND LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
SO SHE'S GOT, AND GRANDMA
[10. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming September as National Emergency Preparedness Month]
WITH THAT, WE WILL BE DECLARING NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH.UM, CHRIS EDDIE, OUR, UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR.
WOULD YOU MIND JOINING US SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MONTH.
UH, THIS NATIONWIDE COORDINATED EFFORT, UH, IS HELD EACH YEAR TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES AND TAKING ACTION.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES AND FOLLOW TO FOLLOW BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY.
AND ON THAT NOTE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CHRIS, UH, COME UP AND SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.
AND I THINK CERTAINLY AFTER THE BLUE RIDGE FIRE LAST YEAR AND EVERYTHING THAT WE SEE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE WELL AWARE OF AND CHINO HILLS.
SO CHRIS, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, STEVEN COUNSEL.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE AGAIN.
I'M SO YAZ, THE MAYOR SAID EVERY SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.
UM, WE SHOULDN'T REALLY NEED TO BE REMINDED WITH THE CONSTANT WILDFIRES WE SEE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR MIND.
UM, COVID HAS BEEN A HUGE THING THAT REMINDED PEOPLE THAT YOU NEED TO STOCK UP ON TOILET PAPER.
UM, BUT SOMETIMES YOU NEED A REMINDER.
SO IN LIGHT OF THAT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP COMING UP THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, IT'S GOING TO BE OVER AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, THE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE FROM SEVEN O'CLOCK TO NINE O'CLOCK.
THE DOORS WILL OPEN, HOWEVER, AT SIX 30, UM, WE HAVE SOME GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
DOING PRESENTATIONS ARE MYSELF GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT HOW TO BUILD AN EMERGENCY KIT.
WHAT KINDS OF THINGS YOU SHOULD HAVE IN IT? UM, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE THERE TALKING ABOUT WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, UH, CHINO HILLS POLICE.
DEPARTMENT'S GOING TO BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON ACTIVE SHOOTER AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR THAT.
WE HAVE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH WHO WILL BE THERE.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT COVID CAUSE I'M SURE YOU HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THAT, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING FLU SEASON.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TALKING ABOUT THOSE PESKY POWER SHUTOFFS AND WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO PREPARE IF YOU'RE OUT OF POWER FOR A LONGTERM.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SEVERAL, UH, BOOTS FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS.
THE RED CROSS IS GOING TO BE THERE.
UH, CHINO HILLS OWNED CHART, WHICH IS THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM WILL BE THERE TALKING ABOUT HAM RADIO STUFF.
UH, CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE A BOOTH CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT WILL HAVE A BOOTH, WOULD HAVE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH HAVING A BOOT, LOTS OF GIVEAWAYS, AMERICAN RED CROSS, AND OUR, UH, BLOOD DONATION PARTNERS LIVE STREAM WILL BE THERE.
AND FOR EVERYONE THAT ATTENDS, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A COOL LITTLE MULTI-FUNCTION FLATLINE COUNCIL.
YOU ALSO HAVE RECEIVED THOSE IF YOU WERE FUSED THE WHY THOSE ARE UP THERE.
SO EVERY ATTEMPT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET THOSE, THERE'S GOING TO BE QUITE A FEW OTHER, A RAFFLE PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS AND LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION.
SO PLEASE COME OUT AND LEARN HOW TO BE PREPARED.
AND REALLY THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW WITH EDISON TURN OFF THE POWER NOW FAIRLY REGULARLY, WHEN WE HAVE WIND EVENTS, YOU KNOW, I HAD QUESTIONS
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ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF A GENERATOR DO YOU NEED? WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN YOU REALLY USE TO KEEP YOUR, YOU KNOW, KEEP YOUR REFRIGERATOR GOING AND THE LIGHTS ON AND ALL OF THAT.AND THIS IS THE TIME TO COME AND ASK CHRIS, HE'S THE ANSWER, MAN, FOR THIS STUFF.
SO I ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO COME OUT FOR THIS.
[11. PRESENTATION - 57/60 Freeway Interchange Project Update - Bob Huff]
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION ON THE 57 60 FREEWAY INTERCHANGE PROJECT BY BOB HUFF.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL GOOD TO BE IN A FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, COMING OVER LA COUNTY, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF TRC.
THEY'RE AN ENGINEERING FIRM THAT DOES, UH, PUBLIC PROJECTS.
THEY ALSO HAVE AN OUTREACH ARM AND THEY GOT THE CONTRACT FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WHO IS OVERSEEING THE PROJECT.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THEM BY THE NAME OF THE ACE PROJECT, BUT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BROUGHT THEM IN AS THEIR CAPITAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE.
SO THEY'RE OVERSEEING THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE 57 60 CONFLUENCE CHOKE POINT RELIEF PROJECT.
SO ANYONE WHO IS DRIVEN THROUGH THE INTERCHANGE, AND I KNOW THAT'S MOST OF YOU BECAUSE I SEE THE STREAM OF TRAFFIC EVERY MORNING COMING DOWN GRAND AVENUE, RIGHT.
BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S DYSFUNCTIONAL.
AND IN FACT, IT'S NUMBER ONE IN CALIFORNIA, NUMBER 11 IN THE NATION FOR FREIGHT DELAYS THAT WE, WE LOOK AT IT FREIGHT DELAYS BECAUSE THERE HAPPENS TO BE MONEY FOR FREIGHT CORRIDORS AND WE'LL GET ANY POT OF MONEY THAT WE CAN, BUT IT'S ALSO THE SECOND WORST TRUCK ACCIDENT LOCATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO FIXING THIS MESS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HIGHEST REGIONAL PRIORITIES SINCE IT WAS FIRST CONSTRUCTED BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.
AND THE, I WON'T SAY ANY MORE ABOUT WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED OR WHY IT WAS CONSTRUCTED THE WAY IT WAS, BUT WE WANT TO GET IT FIXED.
UM, THIS PARTICULAR PHASE INVOLVES ACQUIRING 10 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE FREEWAY, AND THAT HAPPENS TO BE THE LA COUNTY OWNED GOLF COURSE.
UH, THEY NEED THAT PROPERTY TO CONSTRUCT OFF-RAMPS AND ON-RAMPS INTO HELP TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE WEAVING THAT GOES ON OF GETTING FROM THE 60 WESTBOUND ACROSS THE 57 TO GET OFF ON GRAND.
AND THEN LIKEWISE, IF YOU WANT TO GET ON 60 EASTBOUND, YOU GOT ACROSS TWO LANES OF 57 AND IT CREATES THE WHOLE PROJECT PROCESS THAT CREATES THE ACCIDENTS.
SO WITH LA COUNTY OWNING THE GOLF COURSE OF THIS PROJECT IS COMING TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY'S COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH LA METRO CALTRANS, SANGHA VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, CITY OF DIAMOND BAR IN CITY OF INDUSTRY.
IT MAY TAKE A VILLAGE TO RAISE CHILDREN, BUT IT TAKES A WHOLE STATE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS DONE, BUT SIX HOLES WILL BE DIRECTLY IMPACTED AND NEED TO BE RECONFIGURED, WHICH NECESSITATES THE GOLF CLOSURE.
THEY HAVE HIRED A GOLF ARCHITECT WHO HAS REDESIGNED IT, IT CLOSED SEPTEMBER 1ST IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN IN 2023.
ALL GOLF COURSE FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED.
THAT'LL BE GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESSES.
NOT THAT THEY WERE GETTING THAT MUCH, BUT, UM, THAT'LL INCLUDE THE, NOT JUST THE GOLF COURSE, BUT THE PRO SHOP, THE BANQUET FACILITY, THE CAFE AND THE DRIVING RANGE.
SHOULD SOMEONE WANT TO BOOK FUTURE BANQUETS OR GOLF TOURNAMENT? THEY CAN GET INFORMATION RESERVATIONS BY CALLING 9 0 9 8 6 1 8 2 8 2.
THAT'S THE NUMBER ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
THIS IS A MAP OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.
I WON'T SPEND MUCH TIME ON THAT.
THIS IS MORE OF THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING.
WE'LL IT WITH IMPROVED FAIRWAYS AND GREENS THREE NEW TA, UH, T'S INSTALLED AT EACH HOLE FOR A TOTAL OF FIVE, MANY MORE SAND TRAPS.
ART I'M EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
UH, THERE'LL BE A NEW MAINTENANCE FACILITY, COMPLETE NEW IRRIGATION, LITTLE, LITTLE INCIDENT.
WE FOUND OUT THAT IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE A SPRINKLER HEAD, YOU HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE WATER, THE WHOLE COURSE.
SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY WHY THINGS, WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT HAS LOOKED A LITTLE RUNDOWN LATELY, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO CHANGE THAT OUT IN HAVING UP-TO-DATE STATE OF THE ART SYSTEM, UH, COURSE PAR AND YARDAGE WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
UM, SO MOST PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW HOW'S THIS GOING TO IMPACT THEM ON THE GOLF COURSE.
SO LET ME TALK ABOUT THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN DOWN THE GRAND AVENUE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO TO THE 57 60 FREEWAY, YOU'VE LIKELY NOTICED THERE'S SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING ON NEAR THAT INTERSECTION OF GRAND IN, IN GOLDEN SPRINGS.
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BUT IT'S THE PRECURSOR TO THIS PROJECT.THAT'S WIDENING GRAND AVENUE, UH, AND EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE WIDENING THE BRIDGE OVER THERE AS WELL.
BUT, UH, WE ARE THE, THE PORTION WHERE THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THE GOLF COURSE AND ACQUIRING THE 10 ACRES FOR THE NEXT, UH, IMPROVEMENT.
UM, AND I TALKED ABOUT HOW THERE WOULD BE NEW ON-RAMPS AND OFF-RAMPS TO TAKE AWAY THAT WEAVING THAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH WILL HAPPEN PRETTY MUCH AT THE END OF THIS SPACE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE LAND FIRST, UM, ULTIMATE GOLF COURSES.
WE WON'T SPEND TIME ON THAT'S FIVE MORE COUNTY GOLF COURSES.
WE DID SOME, UH, GOLFER OUTREACH AT THE GOLF COURSE.
WE HAD A BOOTH STAFF THERE FOR FIVE WEEKS.
UH, BANNER IS WHAT'S DEPICTED ON THE LEFT, THE HANDOUT AS HE PICKED IT ON THE RIGHT OUTREACH EFFORTS.
WON'T SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME ON IT, BUT WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
AND WE HAD A BOOTH STAFFED BY, UM, MANDARIN CANTONESE, UH, KOREAN, SPANISH, AND ENGLISH, UH, TRANSLATORS, SO THAT WE COULD REACH THEM IN ALL THEIR LANGUAGES.
WE HAD HANDOUTS IN THEIR LANGUAGES AND BY THE LAST WEEK, THEY'RE 80% OF THE GOLFERS THAT, THAT CAME THROUGH, KNEW THAT THE PLACE WAS CLOSING.
UH, SEPTEMBER 1ST, UM, LET ME BACK UP AND JUST SAY AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS THE BEST WAY.
WELL, ALMOST THE BOTTOM TO GET UPDATES ON THIS.
UH, I AM YOUR COMMUNITY LIAISON, SO I'LL KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING MAJOR GOING ON.
IF YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK TOWARD THE END AND GIVE A PITCH ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING NEXT, HAPPY TO DO THAT ANYTIME.
BUT IF ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WANTS TO STAY UP TO THIS, THE BEST WAY IS TO GO TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WEBSITE, WHICH IS SGV COG.ORG/ 57 60 PROJECT UP THERE ON THE SCREEN.
AND IT'S ALSO THE LAST THING RIGHT THERE THROUGH THAT YOU CAN REGISTER TO BE UPDATED.
YOU'LL GET THE UPDATES, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IS ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS I DO.
SO IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU, IF YOU HAVE ANY SHORT QUESTIONS OR LONG QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
OH GOD, WHATEVER I WANT, LET THE LONG QUESTIONS GO.
UM, BUT NOW, HEY, I REALLY GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU, MR. HUFF, BEING HERE FOR THIS, WE HAVE SO MANY PROJECTS THAT, YOU KNOW, HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LINE AND WE JUST ARE NEVER UPDATED ON ANY OF IT.
AND WHETHER IT'S THE 71 OR WHATNOT.
I KNOW A COUNCIL MEMBER, BENNETT HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU.
JUST SO PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE NAME, BOB HUFF, BUT YOU'RE NOT MAKING THE CONNECTION.
HE SERVED AS THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND COUNCIL MEMBER IN DIAMOND BAR, AND THEN WAS OUR REPRESENTATIVE OF CHINO HILLS IN THE ASSEMBLY AND ALSO IN THE SENATE.
AND MY GOODNESS, WHAT ABOUT 2016 WAS WASN'T HER 18 REMEMBERING HIM? SO, AND ACTUALLY BOB AND I SERVED ON A COMMISSION TALKING ABOUT THIS CONFLUENCE PROBABLY 20 YEARS AGO, UH, GOING TO THE EAST, THIS, THE PICTURE THAT WAS SHOWN WAS ACTUALLY WESTBOUND.
SO IT DOESN'T REALLY SHOW THE AREA IT'S IN BALL, BUT THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE GOING EASTBOUND ON THE 60 FREEWAY.
AND YOU HAVE THOSE TWO RIGHT-HAND LANES THAT GO TO THE NORTHBOUND 57 AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A PAIN FOR THE TRUCKS TO GET OVER, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO WHAT THEY'RE BASICALLY GOING TO DO IS RUN KIND OF A SHOE FLY TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE 60 FREEWAY TO KEEP THE TRUCKS ON THAT, TO KEEP THE FLOW GOING AND THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE GOING NORTHBOUND 57 AND EASTBOUND 60.
SO THIS IS A WELL-NEEDED THING AND THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG IS, IS GOING ON, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN.
AND BOB GREAT FRIEND AND A LONG TIME.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
ALRIGHT, THANKS SENATOR
WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A THREE MINUTE BREAK.
LET ALL THE, UH, AT THE SCHOOL NIGHT WE GOT TO LET EVERYBODY GO BACK TO GO BACK HOME AND GET THE HOMEWORK DONE.
THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.
THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ELECTION TODAY.
[12. 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 complete and submit to the City Clerk a Request to Speak card. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.]
ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT THOSE ITEMS APPEAR ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM FROM THE CITY.
CLERK COMMENTS WERE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, MADAM CITY CLARK.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ERIC KIM, ERIC KIM, MR. KIM.
ALL WELL, I'LL START MY THREE MINUTES WITH A PRAYER LORD, BLESS THIS TIME.
PLUS THE WORDS THEY SPEAK AND THE YEARS OF THE YEAR
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AND JUST PRAY, MAN.I'M A FATHER OF THREE AMAZING GIRLS.
I RECENTLY ENROLLED TWO OF MY GIRLS AGES THREE AND FOUR AND TWO INTRO TO DANCE AND BALLET CLASS OFFERED BY THE CITY, WHICH IS FOR THREE TO FIVE-YEAR-OLDS DESCRIPTION ON THE WEBSITE, SAYS PER TUBES, FENCE AND RECREATION CLASSES FOR K THROUGH 12 WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE COVERING.
MY KIDS AREN'T K THROUGH 12 YET, SO THEY CAN, THEY DON'T NEED TO WEAR A MASK.
BUT I WENT WHEN I WENT, UH, THEY WERE TOLD TO WEAR A MASK.
SO I WANT TO NOTE THAT THE CURRENT WHO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WEBSITE CLEARLY STATES THAT CHILDREN FIVE AND UNDER SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK.
AND I QUOTE BASED ON THE SAFETY AND OVERALL INTEREST OF THE CHILD.
SO I ASKED WHY MY KIDS NEEDED TO WEAR A MASK WHEN THE GUIDANCE SAID K THROUGH 12, AND THIS LED TO A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH CONVERSATIONS AND EMAILS.
AND NONE OF THEM REALLY GAVE ME A REASONABLE COHESIVE EXPLANATION.
ONE PERSON TOLD ME A FIVE-YEAR-OLD COULD BE IN THE CLASS.
SO THE CLASS IS CONSIDERED KINDERGARTEN, BUT THREE TO FOUR YEAR OLDS AREN'T ALLOWED IN KINDERGARTEN AND THEY'RE CONSIDERED PRESCHOOLERS.
ANOTHER PERSON TOLD ME IT'S A CHILDCARE ACTIVITY.
WELL, THERE'S NO CHILD LICENSED CHILDCARE PROVIDER AND I CAN'T JUST DROP MY KIDS OFF AND LEAVE.
AND ANOTHER PERSON TOLD ME THEY'RE JUST FOLLOWING STATE GUIDELINES, BUT THE GUIDELINES CLEARLY SAY IT'S K THROUGH 12 AND CHILDCARE.
AND I NEVER REALLY GOT TO SEE ANY CLARITY OR LIKE NO ONE REALLY, UH, INVESTIGATED TO GET FURTHER CLARIFICATION.
IF THE CITY WAS SO ADAMANT ABOUT MANDATING MASKS FOR PRESCHOOL DANCE CLASS, THEN WHY IS IT THAT THE LIBRARY HAS A LOT OF CLASSES LIKE WORDS IN SHAKERS, PRESCHOOL, STORYTIME, LITTLE ARTISTS THAT DON'T REQUIRE A MASK, AND THOSE ARE FOR FIVE AND UNDER.
AND WHAT ABOUT INDOOR WATER POLO AND SPLASH BALL CLASS OFFERED BY THE CITY? I DON'T THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO WEAR A MASK WHEN YOU'RE DOING INDOOR ACTIVITIES, ALL SWIMMING.
UH, SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY COOK AND HE SENDS A COHESION HERE AND IT SEEMS DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION.
AND IF THE STATE REALLY WANTED THREE TO FOUR FIVE-YEAR-OLDS TO WEAR A MASK FOR BALLET CLASS, THEY WOULD'VE JUST SAID CHILDREN TO AN UP, HAVE TO WEAR A MASK, BUT THEY CLEARLY SAID K THROUGH 12 OR CHILDCARE, WHICH, UH, I THINK IT WAS FOUR SCHOOLS, NOT RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
SO EVERY CHILD'S UNIQUE, DIFFERENT IN THEIR WAY.
THEY CAN HANDLE THE MASK AND THE PARENTS KNOWS BEST HOW WELL THEIR CHILD CAN HANDLE THE MASK.
I DON'T THINK THE CITY OR THE STATE KNOWS BETTER THAN ME IF, UH, MY CHILD CAN HANDLE A MASK OR NOT.
SO IF THERE'S A LACK OF CLEAR GUIDANCE, I THINK IT SHOULD ERR, ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, UM, THAT IS FOR THE CHILDREN, NOT THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
AND I THINK PARENTS ARE SMART ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT DECISION ON THEIR OWN, THEIR OWN CHILD, WHETHER THEY WANT TO ENROLL THEIR CHILD IN A CLASS THAT'S ENDORSED.
SO JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT AND I SUGGEST, YEAH.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RONNIE GUYER.
ONCE AGAIN, UH, MAYOR, UH, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, STAFF, UH, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LOT OF LOVE AND PROFESSIONALISM IN WHAT YOU DO AND CONSIDERATIONS TOWARDS OTHER PEOPLE.
IT'S A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE FOR, UH, MANY OTHER SAME ORGANIZATIONS IN CITIES, BUT THIS ONE HAS DONE WITH A LOT OF LOVE AND HARDLY ANY CONSTERNATION BETWEEN ANYONE YOU'RE ZEROED IN PROFESSIONALLY ON WHAT TO DO, WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DO LIVE HERE AND THE INLAND EMPIRE AND, UH, YOU SUPPLANT THE ENDO'S NEEDS EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS NEEDED.
AND YOU, YOU WORK IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS, WHAT YOU DO GIVE IS WHAT IS NEEDED.
UM, I THINK A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT, AND THE REASON WHY I'M UP HERE IS BECAUSE THE NINE 11 EVENT THAT WAS HELD THIS WEEK, UH, FOR THE, UH, THE ORANGE COUNTY, UH, THE ORANGE FIRE DISTRICT, UH, ORANGE VALLEY AND ORANGE AND THE CHINO VALLEY VALLEY, UH, FIRE DISTRICT, UH, WAS THE FINEST SAME KIND OF, UH, EVENT THAT I'VE THINK I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND I'VE HAD I'VE, I'VE BEEN AT MANY OF THEM BECAUSE I WAS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, UH, GOING TO EVENTS LIKE THAT.
AND I HAVE A PERSONAL INTEREST IN THAT.
ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT WAS HONORED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, UH, A YEAR PLUS YEARS AGO, UH, IN THE WHITE HOUSE, UH, WAS A MEMBER OF MY UNIT IN VIETNAM RECORDS, SCORELINE.
AND IT WAS COVERED BY THE, BY THE MEDIA HERE, UH, IN A VERY GRAND WAY.
UH, THE MAYOR OF CHINO AND CHINO HILLS, IT DID A MARVELOUS JOB OF ALONG WITH THE OTHER TWO THAT WERE WRITING, WERE READING OFF THE NAMES OF THOSE THAT WERE, THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES FIRST RESPONDERS.
UH, ON THAT DAY, IT WAS REALLY QUITE STUNNING.
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IN FRONT OF A LARGE LETTER TRUCK FIRE TRUCK, AND ABOVE THEM IS A SCREEN SHOWING THE PERSON THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.UH, EACH ONE, AS THEY READ OFF THE NAMES AND EVERYONE THERE WAS, UM, VERY TUNED IN.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE WAY IT WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER AND THE WAY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK, DID THEIR WORK EXACTLY AS NEEDED, UH, WHICH IS HOW THEY'RE PRACTICED AT WHAT YOU DO HERE AND IN CHINOS.
WELL, AND SO MY HATS OFF TO YOU AND, UH, AND IT'S IN GOOD FAVOR OF THE, THE WAY THE MILITARY SACRIFICES ON BEHALF OF OTHERS AS WELL.
AND THAT I'VE, THAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO, TO SEE, UH, DIRECTLY.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE PERFORMING AN ACT OF LOVE EVERY TIME YOU SIT DOWN HERE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS AND IT'S FELT, AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND FLOWERED TO GREAT DEGREE THIS WEEK.
THANK YOU, MR. GUYER, AND THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THAT SERVICE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DAY.
ALL RIGHT, MS. DANG, GOOD EVENING.
MARY JO'S VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND OUR RESIDENTS THAT CHINO HILLS SUZETTE DANG WITH FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND CHAIRMAN KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR HAGMAN.
OUR ENTIRE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, MEMBERS WHO HAD ATTENDED SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S OPEN HOUSE LAST THURSDAY.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE ENGAGING IN PERSON INTERACTING WITH VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY.
BLOOD DRIVE WAS ALSO A SUCCESS WITH 18 DONORS.
REGISTERED THREE DONORS WERE DIFFER AND 16 UNITS WERE COLLECTED AND LIVESTREAM ALSO REGISTERED SEVEN FIRST TIME DONORS.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL OUR DONORS.
UM, ANOTHER THANK YOU FOR, UH, TO OUR CHINO VALLEY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS FOR PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE EVENT AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU TO OUR CHINO HILLS, UM, SHERIFFS AND COUNTY PARTNERS WHO ATTENDED AND THEIR STAFF FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
WE HAVE OUR NEXT DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT COMING UP.
IT IS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK.
WE JUST CAPACITY LOCATION WILL BE AT UPLAND MEMORIAL PARK LOCATED 1, 1 5 0 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN UPLAND.
THANK YOU, MS. DANG, WE APPRECIATE THE UPDATE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGIE VALENS, WILLA, ALL MS. VALENS WAYLAND.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS ANGIE
WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.
UM, EACH YEAR WE AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO SENIOR GIRLS FROM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FROM A YALL HIGH SCHOOL IN CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, UH, TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT GRANT, WHICH IS CALLED THE LIVE YOUR DREAM AWARD.
AND, UM, THE REASON I'M HERE IS TO GET THE WORD OUT SO THAT WE HAVE MORE APPLICANTS FROM OUR AREA.
AND THIS AWARD, UM, IS DIFFERENT IN THAT IT IS AWARDED TO A WOMAN OR YOUNG LADY WHO IS HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD IN FINANCIAL NEED AND TRYING TO FURTHER HER EDUCATION, UH, VIA TRADE SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL COLLEGE, AND THE DEADLINE FOR OUR APPLICATION IS NOVEMBER THE 15TH.
AND I'M ENCOURAGING, UM, UH, APPLICANTS TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE.
AGAIN, THAT'S S I C H I E.ORG.
UM, I ALSO HAVE, UM, SOME, UH, APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION HERE REGARDING OUR SCHOLARSHIPS, SO THAT IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO COME IN, UM, THEY ARE, CAN GO THROUGH THE, UM, ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE A QR CODE.
THAT'LL TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO OUR WEBSITE AND TO THE APPLICATION.
SO, UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT AND MAYBE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE OR AT HOME, UM, PEOPLE KNOW OF SOMEONE OR A NONPROFIT THAT WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND SOME OF THESE WOMEN.
SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND YOU CAN LEAVE THOSE WITH THE CITY CLERK.
MADAM CITY CLERK, LILLIAN ZOO, AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY
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TENNIS BRANDS AND TENNIS COMMUNITY, ED GRAND AVENUE PARK TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF USE PUBLIC FACILITIES.GRAND AVENUE PARK IS THE PARK WHO HAS SERVED RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS OR WHAT, 20 YEARS OR A SUDDEN IN SUMMER OF THIS YEAR COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS DECIDED TO RESTRICT THE PUBLIC AND YOUTH ACCESS TO TENNIS COURT AND TO LEASE IT TO A PRIVATE COMPANY, TENNIS, ANYONE WHICH AGAINST THESE POOR WHITES, PRIVATE INSTRUCTION AND PENNY'S LICENSE WITH FEEL FOR NO TRADE.
OUR CITIES SHOULD SACRIFICE THE RIGHT OF RESIDENCE OF CHINO HILLS TO ACCESS TO OUR PUBLIC FACILITY HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU THE PHOTOCOPY OF NOTICE POSTED AT THE GRAND AVENUE TENNIS COURT.
NUMBER ONE IS A CT OF CHINO HILLS PANICS CALLED RUSE.
NUMBER ONE PLAN CARDS ARE FOR TENNIS PLAY ONLY.
NUMBER TWO, PRIVATE GROUP USE AND PRIVATE INSTRUCTION ARE PROHIBITED PER COLD, 12 4200.
THE SECOND PAGE IS ALSO POSTED AT THE COURT CITY OF CHINO HILLS PLAN IS CALLED, SEE DREW'S ODD NUMBERS, NUMBERS 35 1, NO PERSON SHALL CARRY ON ALL SOLID SUIT FOR ANY OCCUPATION, BUSINESS, OR PROFESSION IN ANY PARK.
SO THIS CLEARLY VIOLATE ALL THE RULES AND REGULATION ON CT.
NUMBER THREE IS THEY HAVE POSTED IN JULY.
A PENSION PLAN IS CALLED, WOULD IT BE AN AVAILABLE MONDAYS ONCE DAYS FOUR TO 8:00 PM, BOTH CAUGHT.
SATURDAYS, 8:00 AM TO 12:00 PM CALLED ONE DUE TO CITY PROGRAM.
THESE COMPANIES PENNIES, ANYONE HAS PROVIDED PENNYS CAUSE OR 27 YEARS AT LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE ARE PLENTY OF CARS AT HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THERE ARE ONLY TWO COTTAGE GRAND AVENUE FOR ALL THE CITY RESIDENTS.
SO IT'S REALLY NOT, IT'S NOT THE ONLY PLACE THAT THIS COMPANY CAN RUN THEIR BUSINESS.
WE FEEL THEY SHOULD RUN THEIR BUSINESS AT A POP RATE PLACE HERE WITH EARNEST THREE REQUESTS, OUR FELLOW RESIDENTS, MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAINTAIN THE TRADITION OF KEEPING PUBLIC PARKS FOR THE PUBLIC, LET THE BUSINESS ENTITY TO RUN ITS BUSINESS OUTSIDE THE PUBLIC PART.
WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO HELP US TO GIVE US ALSO TO HELP US TO GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE OP OPERATE PERSON, TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY LEGAL EXPENSES AND A WASTAGE OF USE OF THE COURT BECAUSE YOU'VE REACHED YOUR TIME.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DANIEL YANG.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER.
AND, BUT OF COURSE, UH, I UNDERSTAND, UM, THANKS FOR, UH, MR. JONATHAN MARSHALL HAS BEEN RESPONDING OUR EMAIL, UH, BY THE WAY, UH, AND THE REST OF THE CHINO HILLS IN THE 2012.
AND HONESTLY, I JUST MET THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE SINCE THIS JULY.
UH, I'VE BEEN THE ONLY RUNNER TO MY OWN SPOT, BUT IN JULY AND OCCASIONALLY I, I, I, I WENT TO THE CORE AND THOSE GENTLEMAN THAT INVITED ME TO, TO, TO PLAY THE COURT, LIKE SHARE A TIME.
AND SINCE THEN, I START GOING TO PRETEND THESE ARE THE EARLY MORNING, AND THAT'S WHY THE MAIN REASON I STAND HERE, I FEEL THE VERY GOOD CHEMISTRY WITH OUR SKY, UH, WITH THESE PEOPLE WHO, UH, LIKE A BROTHER OR SUNDAY UNCLE SUNDAY, MY PART OF WHO MY FATHER IS NOT LIVING WITH ME.
MY ANYWAY, UM, BASICALLY THE POINT, UH, THAT, UH, OUR FRIEND LEADER OR RAY CRANE, UH, MAYBE, MAYBE, UH, MY, MY PETITION, MAYBE YOU CAN REVEAL THE
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TIME ON THE SATURDAY MORNING.MAYBE POSTPONE, MOVE, MOVE THE PRIVATE DAYS AND AFTER EITHER, BUT AM OKAY.
BECAUSE THE, THE
MAYBE THEY, THEY, THEY PLAY ONE GAME AND THEY DAY, AND, UH, WE COLLECT 24 PRAYER SIGNATURE HERE, WHICH IS THE DAY THE ROUTINE THEY COME IN AND WHICH IS VERY GOOD ACTIVITY FOR THOSE RECREATION BY ANYWAY, THIS IS, UH, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
I JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE IT AND JUST HOPEFULLY REVEAL THAT I KNOW THERE'S A CONTRACT ALREADY WITH A PRIVATE COMPANY, BUT HOPEFULLY, UH, LIKE A METER MODULE, SAY WE CAN DEAL WITH THE EYE SHADOW AGAIN.
AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMUNITY ACCESS, UH, WILL BE OPEN BY ALSO INCLUDING FOR PUBLIC IN THE FUTURE.
BUT ANYWAY THAT I JUST STAY HERE.
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK OUT AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS MY FIRST PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND I'M NOT NERVOUS, BUT I, I FEEL, UH, THE FREEDOM OKAY.
TO SPEAK HERE IN UNITED STATES FOR FIRST TIME I STAND FOR YOUR TIME.
WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND GIVING IT TO THE CITY CLERK.
THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER, UNLESS THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS.WOULD ANY MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL LIKE TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS, MR. VICE MAYOR, MR. MAYOR? YES.
ALL MY, I HAVE TO ITEM NUMBER 29, 30, 29 IS ACTUALLY A FINAL PARCEL MAP ON MY OWN PROPERTY ITEM.
NUMBER 30 IS I LIVE WITHIN 500 FEET OF THAT ITEM.
ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE MENTIONED? ALL RIGHT.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL PULL BOTH THOSE ITEMS, UH, 29 AND 30 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND RECUSAL BY THE VICE MAYOR.
UH, ANY OTHER MEMBERS FOR ANY ITEMS TO PULL FOR CLOSED SESSION? I'M SORRY.
SORRY FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER.
ALMOST 1921 AND 27 AT 1921 AND 27.
UH, NONE, UH, MS. MORAN, SOME OF THE SCHOOL ONES HABITAT, HABITAT HABITAT.
SO WE'LL BE TAKING 24 AS WELL.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (19 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.]
RIGHT.WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING TO ITEMS. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 20 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 AND 31.
NO, WE'RE NOT MOVING 29 BECAUSE, UH, RIGHT AT 29 AND 30 RAY ARE BOOKED IT OUT.
I CIRCLED, I NEED TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN, CHERYL.
YOU HAVE A MOTION, UH, OR I'LL MOTION, UH, ART SECONDS.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY REGISTER YOUR VOTE.
REMEMBER TO LOCK YOUR VOTES COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO, RIGHT.
[19. Authorize execution of five-year agreement with Chino Valley Unified School District in amount not-to-exceed $282,920 for School Resource Officer Program for 2021-22 school year]
PULLING UP ITEM 19, UH, AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF A FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $282,920 FOR THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM.MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS IT TO OUR POLICE CHIEF.
ALL MY UNDERSTAND WHY WE DO THIS.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING THAT WE DO.
UM, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU AND I, THIS IS BASICALLY FOR THE PUBLIC.
WHY DO WE DO THIS? AND IS THERE A BENEFIT FOR THE PUBLIC? AND IF YOU COULD RESPOND ON THAT, I APPRECIATE IT.
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WE DO THIS BECAUSE IT IS GENERALLY THE FIRST TIME JUVENILES HAVE A POSITIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACT AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, WHICH WOULD PROMOTES THE GENESIS OF FUTURE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTEXT.
IT ALSO PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR MENTORSHIP FROM THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR THOSE JUVENILES WHO MAY NOT HAVE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL IN THEIR LIFE.
AND IT ALSO DEVELOPED INDIVIDUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS WITH INDIVIDUAL KIDS ON A CAMPUS.
IT ALSO HELPS OUT WHEN WE DO HAVE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT DO INVOLVE JUVENILES, A RECENT ONE.
IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, AT THE END
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OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE HAD A JUVENILE WHO WAS SUICIDAL AND WAS CONTEMPLATING AT THE PARKING STRUCTURE, JUMPING OFF OF THE TOP TO COMMIT SUICIDE THROUGH THE RELATIONSHIP HE HAD DEVELOPED WITH THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER RESPONDED TO THAT CALL AND WAS ABLE TO TALK TO HIM AND PREVENT HIM FROM DOING THAT AND GET HIM THE NECESSARY MENTAL HEALTH THAT HE, THAT HE DIDN'T NEED.UM, WE DO HAVE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS.
SO WE HAVE AN OFFICER IN EACH ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, WE HAVE A DEPUTY AND AGAIN, I'VE HAD ENGAGEMENT WITH SOME OF YOUR OFFICERS AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU.
JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK WITH THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
AND JUST TO ECHO THAT IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
LOCK YOUR BOATS, MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO THANK YOU, RONNIE.
[21. Amend Fiscal Year 2021-22 Capital Improvement Program to add Video Marquee Monument Sign Project, adopt budget amendment resolution increasing Fiscal Year 2021-22 General Fund Budget in amount of $41,562.31, award bid and contract to Encore Image, Inc., in amount of $124,738.46, and authorize City Manager to approve cumulative change orders up to 10 percent ($12,473.85) of awarded contract amount]
THAT WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 21, UH, MAN, UH, FISCAL YEAR.BUT THE VIDEO MARQUEE MONUMENT SIGN ADOPT THE BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR THE INCREASING THE AMOUNT FOR 41,529 FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $124,738 IN CHANGE.
MR. MARQUEZ, MR. MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST, I KNOW PETER AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF FOR MOVING FORWARD ON THIS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A TIMELINE THAT THIS HAS TO BE DONE BY A CERTAIN TIME.
UH, YES, VICE MAYOR, UM, MARQUEZ.
WE WILL, UH, WE'LL HAVE THIS PROJECT COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
THANK YOU SIR, FOR MOVING THIS FORWARD.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, MADAM CITY CLERK, MOTION PASSES BY PERFECT.
[24. Authorize execution of Transfer Agreement with Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc., for construction of two single-family detached affordable homes; execution of Grant Deed, Affordable Housing Agreement, Option to Purchase and Covenants Running with the Land, and Declarations of Covenants and Restrictions on Resale; authorize Community Development Director to execute Release of Construction Covenants, for each lot; City Clerk to record all documents, respectively; and adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2021-22 increasing Affordable Housing Program Fund budget by $385,524.46 for transfer and development of land by Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc.]
24 AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH THE POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TWO SINGLE FAMILY, DETACHED AFFORDABLE HOMES, EXECUTING THE GRANT DEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT OPTION TO PURCHASE AND COVENANTS RUNNING WITH THE LAND AND DECLARATIONS OF COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BOY.ISN'T IT? BOY, THIS IS A LONG TIME COMING.
I JUST, I PULLED IT FOR, UM, COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF POMONA VALLEY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
SO IF YOU DON'T WANT WOULDN'T MIND COMING UP BRIEFLY JUST TO ANSWER A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
AND I WANT SOMEONE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOARD MEMBER, JEFF HAKA, WHO IS A CHINO HILLS RESIDENT IS HERE WITH HER TONIGHT.
UM, IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING WHEN WE HAVE A HOME BEING BUILT AND CHINO HILLS AND I'VE, I GET QUESTIONS FROM NON-PROFIT GROUPS OR STUDENT GROUPS ASKING ABOUT HOW DO THEY VOLUNTEER? IS THERE AN AGE LIMIT AND SO FORTH AND WHAT THE TIMELINE IS? SO IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF BRIEFLY TELL PEOPLE HOW TO GET THAT INFORMATION AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE OUR PUBLIC TO KNOW.
I THINK TO CYNTHIA'S POINT, THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THE COMMUNITY RALLY RALLY AROUND JUST WITH THE AMOUNT OF, AND PROFESSIONALS AND YOU KNOW, WHATNOT.
SO TAKE A VICTORY LAP, TELL US HOW WE CAN HELP.
AND LET'S, UH, LET'S GET THIS THING BUILT.
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH THE STAFF AND, AND BEING HERE.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS COMING AND IT IS EXCITING TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO BREAK GROUND.
THANK YOU, JEFF HAKA, OUR RESIDENT, AND THAT WE'RE ALSO HAVE A VOLUNTEER TOM SMITH HERE WITH US.
UM, HE'S A RESIDENT CHINO HILLS AS WELL.
SO WE DO, WE GATHERED TOGETHER ALL OF THE COMMUNITY AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'LL BE DOING IS WORKING IN PUTTING OUT CALLS FOR, UM, THOSE SUBCONTRACTORS AND DIFFERENT SKILLED PEOPLE TO COME OUT AND, UH, START THE PROJECT WITH US AND THEN GET IT TO A LEVEL WHERE WE CAN INVITE JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO COME AND VOLUNTEER AND HAMMER NAILS, AND WRITE MESSAGES ON THE SUDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ENCLOSED BEHIND DRYWALL FOR THESE, UM, VETERAN FAMILIES, UH, HABITAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE BUILD COMMUNITY AND, UH, ANY RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN SEND OUR WAY, WE'RE HAPPY TO CALL EVERYBODY IN.
UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TWO PROJECTS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THINGS IT'S KIND OF SIMULTANEOUSLY, SO ABOUT TWO SITES.
SO WE CAN HAVE TWO, UM, GRADERS.
WE CAN HAVE TWO OF EVERYTHING, UM, AND REALLY TRY TO BUILD THAT, THAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.
JEFF, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING THE AGE, AGE GROUP? IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GAMUT BECAUSE WE HAVE BROWNIES AND GIRL SCOUT TROOPS THAT BUILD LUNCH, MAKE LUNCHES FOR VOLUNTEERS.
AND WE CAN, WE CAN PRETTY MUCH FILL ANYBODY IN ON THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
IT IS 16 YEARS OLD AND OVER, UM, BUT,
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UH, JUST BECAUSE OF THE POWER TOOLS AND THE SAFETY ISSUES, BUT WE CAN FIND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO VOLUNTEER, WE'LL FIND SOMETHING FOR THEM TO DO THERE'S NOTES, TO BE WRITTEN TO VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACTORS THAT HELP US OUT.AND, UM, WE WILL PLUG EVERYBODY IN WHERE WHEREVER THEY WANT TO BE.
WHAT'S THE BEST CONTACT PHONE NUMBER IF SOMEONE'S WATCHING THIS AND THEY WANT TO GET INFORMATION.
SO YES, UM, OUR, OUR WEBSITE IS, UH, HABITAT PV.ORG.
SO H A B I T A T P V AS IN POMONA VALLEY.ORG.
AND THE PHONE NUMBER FOR OUR OFFICE IS 9 0 9 5 9 6 7 0 9 8.
AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO TALK TO ANYBODY WHO'S WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT.
AND THEN THESE TWO HOMES ARE GOING TO BE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR VETERANS.
THEY WILL BE FOR A LOWING LOW-INCOME, UM, AND UH, DISABLED VETERANS IS WHAT WE'RE BUILDING.
SO THEY'LL BE ADA COMPLIANT PROJECT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
THANKS FOR HELPING OUT OUR VETS.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
[27. Direct staff to mail shutoff notices to delinquent water utility customers following end of shutoff moratorium, resume water shutoffs for customers who are more than 60 days past due, and authorize Finance Director, or designee to grant interest free payment plans when requested by delinquent customers through first round of shutoffs]
THAT WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 27 DIRECT STAFF TO MAIL SHUTOFF NOTICES TO DELINQUENT WATER UTILITY CUSTOMERS.FOLLOWING THE END OF THE SHUTOFF MORATORIUM PULLED BY ACCOUNTS OR MAYOR MARQUETTE'S.
UM, BECAUSE OF COVID THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD A MANDATE FROM THE GOVERNOR AS FAR AS UTILITIES, BEING ABLE TO KEEP THEM ON, UH, PEOPLE WERE HAVING TRYING TIMES MAYBE NOT WORKING AND GETTING BEHIND IN THEIR PAYING THEIR BILLS.
SO THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN FAIRLY SOON, THE SHUTOFF, WHERE WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO A SHUTOFF, BUT WHAT I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO BE AFRAID THAT IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A BILL, WE WILL WORK WITH YOU.
IS THAT CORRECT? MR. CITY MANAGER? THAT IS CORRECT.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS KIND OF FOR YOUR DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED FOR THESE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS, BUT INCLUDED IN THAT IT'S ALSO THE AUTHORITY FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO, UH, DEVELOP A PAYMENT PLAN.
YEAH, I THINK, YEAH, THE ABILITY TO HAVE INTEREST FREE REPAYMENT PROGRAM OR RE AN INTEREST FREE REPAYMENT PLAN WITH THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN STRUGGLING IS A GREAT THING.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
[29. Accept final Parcel Map No. 19309 (15922 Old Carbon Canyon Road) - Raymundo M. Marquez and Barbara J. Marquez, Applicants, consisting of two numbered lots; accept cash deposits in lieu of performance and labor and materials bonds in amount of $4,620; authorize execution of Monumentation and Subdivision Agreements and accept deposit to set monuments at $1,200; and authorize City Clerk to record final map]
[30. Accept final Parcel Map No. 20329 (Old Carbon Canyon Road) - Amy Miller Living Trust, Applicant, consisting of two numbered lots; accept Labor and Material and Performance bonds; authorize execution of Subdivision Improvement Agreement; and authorize City Clerk to record final map]
WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEMS 29 AND 30 AND VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.WITH THAT THEN I WAIT TILL THE DOOR CLOSES.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MIRANDA AND A SECOND BY MYSELF.
SO WITH THAT WE WILL VOTE MOTION PASSES FOUR, ZERO.
AND THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 30, EXCEPT FINAL PARCEL MAP NUMBER 2 0 3 9 2, BUT THAT I WILL MOVE THE ITEM AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILMAN PREVENTED, MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO.
SO THEN WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR, THIS PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS FOR ALL MATTERS WHERE STAFF AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS ANTICIPATED.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD AT THE CITY.
CLERK COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
[32. Introduce Ordinance increasing stipend amounts for Commissioners entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Title 2, Chapter 2.28, Section 2.28.110 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code in its Entirety to Increase Stipend Amounts for City Commissioners and Determining This Action is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act" - For first reading by title only and waive further reading]
32, INTRODUCING AN ORDINANCE, INCREASING STIPEND AMOUNTS FOR COMMISSIONERS AND TITLED AN ORDINANCE OR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL AMENDING YADA YADA YADA, YADA FOR FIRST READ FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FOR THE READING.DO I NEED TO READ THE WHOLE THING? OH, WE SKIPPED OVER ITEM 31.
UH, NO THAT WE, THAT WAS PART OF CONSENT.
DO I NEED TO READ THE FULL TITLE FOR THIS, TO THE WORD ENTITLED? OH, COOL.
ALL RIGHT, WELL WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE INCREASING STIPEND FOR AMOUNTS FOR COMMISSIONERS ENTITLED, YADA YADA.
ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, COULD I MAKE A MOTION TO PROVE WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR?
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MARQUETTE'S SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.[33. Introduce Ordinance removing and replacing Mayor Pro Tempore with Vice Mayor entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adding "Section 2.04.150 Vice Mayor" to Chino Hills Municipal Code Chapter 2.04 and Amending in its Entirety Chino Hills Municipal Code Chapter "2.44 Disaster Relief, Section 2.44.120 Line of Succession for Council Members" to Remove the Use of Mayor Pro Tempore and Replace with Vice Mayor and Determining That This Action is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act" - For first reading by title only and waive further reading]
33 INTRODUCED ORDINANCE REMOVING AND REPLACING MAYOR PRO TEM, UH, UH, UH, MAYOR PRO TEM WITH VICE MAYOR ENTITLED, SO ON AND SO FORTH.SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.
CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS? YOU KNOW, PETER AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES AROUND WHEN THIS WAS CHANGED BY ED REALLY, BASICALLY, UH, FROM MAYOR PRO TEM TO VICE MAYOR.
MAYOR, I WILL TELL YOU AT THE TIME I DIDN'T GO WITH IT.
I'M STILL NOT SURE THAT I REALLY LIKED THE TERM VICE-VERSA AS OPPOSED TO PRO MAYOR PRO TEM.
SO I JUST MAKE THOSE COMMENTS TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE FEELS THE SAME WAY, BECAUSE IF WE WERE TO CHANGE IT BACK TO MAYOR PRO TEM, WE WOULDN'T NEED THIS AND WE MIGHT NEED SOMETHING ELSE.
SO I'M JUST THROWING THAT OUT FOR DISCUSSION.
SEE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE'S FEELINGS ARE.
I'LL GO WITH THE, I'LL GO WITH THE CONSENSUS.
I THINK JUST FOR CONSISTENCY SAKE, I THINK I'M THE ONE THAT FOUND THIS WHEN I WAS LOOKING UP ITEMS IN THE, IN OUR ORDINANCES, BECAUSE WE HAD REPLACED MAYOR PRO TEM WITH VICE MAYOR AND A LOT OF PLACES.
BUT THEN WHEN WE LOOKED, I WAS LOOKING UP THE EMERGENCY POWERS IN THE CITY IN CITY ORDINANCES AND OUR CITY CODE AND FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD LEFT MAYOR PRO TEM.
AND THAT'S NOT REALLY THE PROPER LINE OF SUCCESSION.
AND WE CAN ALWAYS GO BACK THROUGH AND EVALUATE, EVALUATE THE TITLE THAT, UH, OR THAT CHANGED THE TITLE AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
I'LL SECOND THAT, BUT I ALSO HAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE COME IN FIRST.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO CHANGE MY BUSINESS CARDS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO KEEP, WE'LL GET THE WHITE SHIRT, HOW MUCH YOU WENT TO BY THE WAY YOU'RE NOT WEARING TONIGHT, BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I'M FINE WITH, I MEAN, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
AND, BUT AS I ATTENDED A LOT OF CONFERENCES, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULD ALWAYS ASK, WELL, NOT LEAGUE OF CITIES, BUT OTHER CONFERENCES, WHAT IS PRO TEM MEAN? WHAT IS, YOU KNOW, SO I GOT IT.
I UNDERSTOOD WHAT ED WAS DOING WHEN HE MADE THAT MOTION AND WE'D ALL EXPERIENCED THAT.
SO, AND OF COURSE WE'VE ALL BEEN CALLED THE MAYOR OF VICE BY SIGHT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY A COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS WITH THAT WE WILL VOTE.
MY SCREEN IS BLANK, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S SHOWING THAT IT'S WAITING FOR ABOUT, I'M NOT,
[34. Appoint one member to Planning Commission to fill unexpired term of Patrick Hamamoto through November 30, 2024]
MOVING ON ITEM 40 OR 34.1 MEMBER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF PATRICK HAMAMOTO THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2024.SO, UH, MS. MORAN, THANK YOU GENTLEMEN, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MR. PETER
UM, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT, UM, THAT DID APPLY.
I WANT YOU TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP APPLYING.
I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE WE CAN GO YEARS WITHOUT HAVING TO FILL A COMMISSIONER POSITION, AND THEN WE'LL GO 18 MONTHS AND FILL THREE OR FOUR.
SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A COMMISSIONER POSITION WILL COME UP.
UM, PETER AND HIS WIFE, CAROLYN, UM, HAVE AN INSURANCE BUSINESS.
PETER IS VERY ACTIVE IN LOCAL ROTARY AND THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
HE'S ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UM, HE'S A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION.
SO I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HIS NAME, DAVE.
UM, AND, UH, PREVIOUSLY WHEN HE LIVED IN THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, HE WAS ON THE DIAMOND BAR PLANNING COMMISSION, JUST A NICE WELL-ROUNDED RESUME.
AND, UM, MET A LOT OF MY, MY CHECKLIST FOR WHAT I LOOK FOR IN A COMMISSIONER FOR OUR CITY.
AND, UM, I'LL LET PETER GIVE A LITTLE, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE PETER, BUT THE THINGS PODIUMS IN THE WAY.
SO IF YOU WANT TO, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE NO VOTE FIRST AND THEN A LITTLE PRESUMPTUOUS.
I DON'T KNOW I'M IN ROTARY WITH THEM.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY REGISTER YOUR VOTE ON THIS.
PETER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO STEP UP FROM DIAMOND MAR TO US, IF ANYONE NEEDS A PEN, A SIGNIFICANT MR. MAYOR TO VOTE.
CAN WE FIX THE, UH, NOT AT ALL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PERSISTENCE.
YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET UP AND SERVE US ON A COMMISSION FOR A WHILE.
WELL, I'M HONORED AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT SERVING MY CITY, MY CITY, UM, I MOVED HERE SIX YEARS AGO FROM DIAMOND BAR
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AND, UH, BOB HOFF WAS HERE AND I TOLD THEM IT WAS A GOOD MOVE FOR ME.I WAS GONNA SAY, DID YOU GET CONFUSED WHEN BABA SHOWED UP, IT'S JUST BEEN ONLY SHOWED UP TONIGHT, BUT I'VE, UH, I'VE ALWAYS TO GET INVOLVED TO DO WHATEVER I CAN FOR MY CITY.
I DID IT IN DIAMOND BAR AND I'M HERE PERMANENTLY.
UM, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY AND, UH, IT REMINDS ME A LOT OF WHERE I'M FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK, THE HILLS, THE GREENERY, UH, THE BEAUTY.
AND, UM, BUT THE GREAT THING IS WE HAVE A GREAT CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SINCE I'VE GOT, SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, UH, IT'S JUST COMPARING IT WITH OTHER CITY COUNCILS.
YOU TAKE A LOT OF YOUR FAMILY TIME AND WORK FOR THE CITY AND IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED, BUT I TRULY AM VERY, VERY HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE WHAT I CAN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
YEAH, WE WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED FOR YOU OTHERWISE.
AND I WISH YOU WOULD'VE SAID ALL THAT NICE STUFF ABOUT THE BEST COUNCIL WHEN SENATOR HUFF IS HERE.
HOPEFULLY DIAMOND BAR HERE AS THIS, THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE CHAIR OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, JERRY BLUM HERE.
SO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CONNECT AFTER THE MEETING.
CAUSE IT'S YOUR, NOW IT'S ONE OF YOUR COLLEAGUES.
THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP TO SERVE.
[35. Assign Council Members as delegate and alternate to Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce Board]
MOVING ON TO OUR ONE PUBLIC HEARING THE, THIS PORTION OF THE 35 35.AND DON'T WANT TO FORGET THAT.
ASSIGN A COUNCIL MEMBER AS DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE TO THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN WILL BE THE ALTERNATE ART FOR THE PERMANENT.
SO I'LL ASSUME THAT'S A MOTION AND A SECOND WE'LL VOTE.
[36. Approve 2020-21 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report for the Community Development Block Grant Program]
WE ARE MOVING ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING THIS PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS FOR ALL MATTERS.THAT LEGALLY REQUIRE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD TO THE CITY.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
AND THE ONE PUBLIC HEARING WE HAVE IS APPROVE 2020 21 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE SEAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SEE IF WE HAVE ANY YOU'RE FINE.
SEE IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS SEEING AND HEARING NONE.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE CDBG 2021 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT KNOWN AS THE KEEPER, WHICH SUMMARIZES THE ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE DURING THE PROGRAM HERE LAST YEAR, THE CITY WAS AWARDED ALMOST 117,000 IN CDBG FUNDS.
PLUS THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 35,000 FROM PRIOR YEARS, UNSPENT THAT WAS REALLOCATED.
18% WAS ALLOCATED TO ADMINISTRATION, WHICH INCLUDES 18,000 TO INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD FOR FAIR HOUSING SERVICES.
AS PART OF OUR MANDATE TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING, THERE WAS AN UNUSED BALANCE OF 4,000, WHICH WILL BE REALLOCATED DURING THE UPCOMING YEAR, 14,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE, WHICH WAS AN, WHICH HAS AN UNUSED BALANCE OF 8,600, WHICH WAS MAINLY DUE TO THE LITERACY PROGRAM THAT WAS NOT UP RUNNING FOR THE FULL YEAR.
AND THOSE FUNDS WILL BE REALLOCATED.
68% WAS ALLOCATED TO THE LOSS TORONTO'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.
NONE OF THE SPONSORS SPENT AS THE PROJECTS WERE ALL DUE TO COVID.
AND SO THAT BALANCE HAS BEEN CARRIED FORWARD.
IN ADDITION FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED THAT WERE EXPENDED FROM THE 2016, 17 AND 20 19 20 PROGRAM YEARS.
THERE ARE REMAINING FUNDS IN THE 1920 PROGRAM HERE THAT HAS BEEN CARRIED FORWARD.
DURING 2021, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF NINE GRANT AWARD AWARDED OF THOSE THREE WERE COMPLETED DURING THE YEAR.
AND FOUR ADDITIONAL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE JUNE 30TH IN TWO PROJECTS ARE IN PROGRESS AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER.
THE CITY ALSO SPENT 63% OF THE CARES ACT FUNDING DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR, LAUNCHING TWO BUSINESS GRANT PER BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAMS, A TOTAL OF 61 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO DATE TO DATE.
THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 230,000 FUNDS REMAINING REQUEST FOR COUNCIL DIRECTION ON THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT A LATER AT COUNCIL MEETING.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS EVENING AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
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WELL THAT, AND I'M GOING TO MOVE THE ITEM.WE HAD A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO REPUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT, MS. FREEMAN, THANK YOU, MAYOR.AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
SINCE WE LAST MET, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME UPDATES WITH VACCINATIONS.
THE FDA HAS MOVED TO THE PFIZER VACCINE FROM EMERGENCY USE APPROVAL TO, FOR FULL APPROVAL FOR THOSE AGES 16 AND OVER, WE CONTINUE TO HOLD WEEKLY VACCINATION EVENTS AT THE MCCOY CENTER EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER AND CHINO HILLS, WE HAVE JUST REACHED OVER 70% OF RESIDENTS BEING FULLY VACCINATED.
THIRD DOSE COVID-19 VACCINES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT ALL COUNTY VACCINATION SITES FOR IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEOPLE, WHICH INCLUDES OUR VACCINE OF UNSTOP MCCOY AND A PLAN FOR BOOSTER SHOTS.
FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATED IS EXPECTED TO BE ROLLED OUT LATER THIS MONTH.
SO WE'LL PROVIDE UPDATES AS THAT COMES AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A COVID-19 TESTING OF THE APP MCCOY ON SEPTEMBER 22ND FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
AND AS ALWAYS, APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTED.
SO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RECEIVE A VACCINE OR GET TESTED IS ENCOURAGED TO DO SO.
WE ARE ALSO HOSTING WEEKLY BLOOD DRIVES ON EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER, OR SORRY, THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT FROM 12 TO 5:00 PM.
APPOINTMENTS ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED, BUT WALK-INS ARE ACCEPTED AS WELL AS TOUCHED ON EARLIER.
THE WATER SHUTOFF MORATORIUM IS SET TO EXPIRE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH.
AND WITH THAT, THE STATE EVICTION MORATORIUM IS ALSO SET TO EXPIRE.
WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF SOME HELPFUL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS TO ASSIST WITH UNPAID RENT AND UTILITY BILLS.
THIS HAS BEEN SENT OUT IN ALL UTILITY BILLS THROUGHOUT CHINO HILLS, AND IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.CHINOHILLS.ORG/COVID RESOURCES.
SO ANYONE WHO NEEDS SOME FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS ENCOURAGED TO START LOOKING INTO PROGRAMS FOR REPAYMENT AND ASSISTANCE FOR AVAILABLE TO THEM.
COMING UP AT THE END OF THIS MONTH IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND ONE OF OUR WOMEN'S PERSONAL SAFETY AND AWARENESS WORKSHOPS HOSTED BY OUR CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THAT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 25TH AND ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND.
AND LASTLY, THE FALL BROCHURE WITH EVENT CITY NEWS AND CLASSES WAS MAILED TO ALL RESIDENTS.
SO THIS WAS SENT OUT IN AUGUST AND IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE.
AND JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS TO GO OVER IS WE HAVE A FREE MULCH EVENT COMING UP ON OCTOBER 2ND AT THE SHOPS BEGINNING AT 7:30 AM UNTIL SUPPLIES LAST, WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR THE CELEBRATE, THE FAMILY POSTER AND ESSAY CONTEST.
AND THOSE ARE DUE BY OCTOBER 1ST THAT THEME THIS YEAR IS EVERY FAMILY HAS A STORY WELCOME TO OURS.
SO YOU CAN FIND ALL THE DETAILS ON HOW TO APPLY WHAT MEDIUMS YOU CAN USE AND WHERE TO SUBMIT ONLINE.
ON THE CITY WEBSITE, WE ARE ALSO HOSTING OUR SALUTE TO SERVICE VETERANS EVENT AND BREAKFAST AND CEREMONY ON NOVEMBER 10TH.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THAT AS FACES LIMITED.
AND WE'RE CREATING A VIDEO OF RECOGNIZING OUR, THE LOCAL SERVICE OF OUR VETERANS.
SO WE'RE ASKING TO ENCOURAGING ANY RESIDENTS WHO ARE VETERANS OR WANT TO SUBMIT A PHOTO ON BEHALF OF VETERANS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SLIDESHOW TO DO SO ONLINE.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HOPEFULLY RECEIVE THOSE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 8TH.
AND LASTLY, THE REGISTRATION IS ALSO OPEN TO ORDER SIGNS TO RECOGNIZE OUR LOCAL VETERANS IN OUR SIGN CAMPAIGN.
IT'S A SPECIAL WAY TO THANK OUR VETERANS THROUGHOUT CHINO HILLS.
SO ANY HOUSEHOLDS WITH A VETERAN OR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER, YOU CAN ORDER A SIGN AT NO CHARGE.
IT'S OUR WAY TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND ANY HOUSEHOLDS WHO DON'T HAVE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OR VETERAN CAN ALSO ORDER ONE.
THAT'S JUST A WAY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR A FEE.
AND THOSE CAN BE PLACED ONLINE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND THE DEADLINE TO ORDER IS OCTOBER 8TH.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]
RIGHT.MOVING ON TO OUR, UH, SAFETY UPDATES, UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS. IT'S ON DEAD ON.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? HUH? IS THAT ON? NOPE.
YEAH, WE'RE JUST MESSING WITH YA.
MARY JO IS VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL, UH, STAFF MEMBERS IN COMMUNITY.
UH, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THIS SATURDAY ON NINE 11.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE PUBLIC FOR YOUR KIND WORDS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS.
WE HAD TO GET JOIN FROM BOTH LAW ENFORCEMENTS, UH, IN CHINO PD AND JUNOS POLICE, AND, UH, VERY, VERY, UH, UH, HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL.
UH, NOT ONLY FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE MAYOR JONES, BUT FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION THAT EVENT, UM, FOR US HAS A SIGNIFICANT FOCUS ON, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY BECAUSE, UH, IN OUR CASE IT WAS 343 FIRE PERSONNEL THAT LOST THEIR LIVES.
AND, UH, BUT WE, WE MUST ALSO NEVER FORGET, UH, ALMOST TO THE 3000 MARK OF THE TOTALITY OF, UM, THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES.
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UH, MYSELF AND A MAYOR, UH, JOE'S HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ OFF NAMES OF OTHER MEMBERS THAT WE MUST NOT FORGET AS WELL.SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THAT.
UM, SINCE JULY 3RD, UH, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, UM, UH, HAVE MENTIONED WE'VE BEEN STAFFING OUR ALTERNATE TRANSPORT VEHICLE, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I'D LIKE TO JUST ANNOUNCE TO DATE, WE HAVE JUST UNDER 4,000 HOURS OF, UM, STAFFED ALTERNATE TRANSPORT VEHICLE HOURS.
SO THAT'S IN ADDITION TO OUR NORMAL STAFFING.
AND, AND IN ADDITION TO, UM, THE SUPPORT THAT WE'VE BEEN SENDING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THIS, UM, AGAIN, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE WORST FILED WILDFIRE HISTORY, UM, UH, SEASON IN HISTORY.
WE'RE SEEING THAT TO COME TRUE, BUT AGAIN, WE CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS.
AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO MENTION ALSO NOTE IS THAT YOUR FIRE DISTRICTS, HOMELAND SECURITY GROUP, UH, WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL IN THE ADOPTION OF THE MEDICAL GUIDELINES USED BY FIRST RESPONDERS ACROSS THE NATION IN WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE TACTICAL EMERGENCY CASUALTY CARE GUIDELINES.
ALL OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR WONDERFUL, UH, FIREFIGHTER, UH, POOR, AND HE WAS VERY INFLUENTIAL HIM AND HIS TEAM.
AND AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN, OUR, OUR FOLKS ARE STEPPING UP ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY REACHING OUT ACROSS THE NATION AND REPRESENTING, UH, WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE LOCALLY.
AND IT'S BEING NOTICED AND OBSERVED AND, AND, UM, BEING WE'RE INFLUENCING, UH, THE NATION ESSENTIALLY, UM, ON THE RECRUITMENT UPDATE, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A NEW FIRE PERSONNEL.
SO I SAID, THIS LAST TIME I WAS HERE, IF YOU KNOW, ANY, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED, WHETHER THEY'RE EMPLOYED ELSEWHERE AND WANT TO BE EMPLOYED WITH US, WE WELCOME THEM, COME ON OVER OR, OR NEW PEOPLE TRYING TO GET INTO THE BUSINESS.
UH, WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE LOOKING TO DO SOME INTERNAL PROMOTIONS, BOTH IN THE WAY OF ENGINEER, BATTALION CHIEFS, AND, UH, UH, SOON ENOUGH HERE, WE'LL BE ALSO, UH, PROMOTING, UH, SOME MORE DEPUTY CHIEF.
SO, UM, THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD AT THE FIRE DISTRICT.
UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY TALENT PERSONNEL.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THEIR NEEDS AND, UH, GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND THE BEST WAY TO KNOW HOW.
AND THEN WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE, UH, WITH OUR OPEN HOUSE, OCTOBER 16TH, NINE TO 12, UH, BE SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS.
OBVIOUSLY COVID SITUATION IS STILL SOMEWHAT HERE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN EVENT AND WE EXPECT IT TO BE A GOOD TURNOUT AND WE WELCOME, UH, THE COMMUNITY AND FROM THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW UP.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION? YES, PLEASE.
UH, YOU TOUCHED ON TWO THINGS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO EXPAND ON A LITTLE BIT, UH, BACK IN AUGUST, THE FIREBOARD GREED AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOUR AMBULANCES NOW CALLED ALTERNATE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO TOUCH ON WHY THAT HAPPENED, BUT THEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, THE, IF YOU COULD GIVE JUST AN UPDATE ON WE'RE ABOUT TO ACTUALLY PUT ONE IN SERVICE, UH, I THINK THIS WEEK, AND THEN ALSO THE DISCUSSION THAT HAPPENED AT THE FIREBOARD MEETING, DEALING WITH A AMR CONTRACT AND THE AGREEMENT THAT YOU GOT, BECAUSE THAT WAS KIND OF A DICEY THING BECAUSE THEY'RE CONTRACTED BY THE COUNTY.
AND I KNOW YOU'LL DO A BETTER JOB EXPLAINING IT THAN I WILL WHEN I MAKE MY REPORT.
IF YOU COULD JUST TOUCH ON THOSE COUPLE OF THINGS JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO WE, UH, ARE USING THE TERM ALTERNATE TRANSPORT VEHICLE.
IF YOU LOOK AT IT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT AS AN AMBULANCE, IT'S A, IT'S A LEGAL TECHNICALITY.
UH, W WE ARE ONLY RIGHT, HAVE THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE, UH, THE PROVISION OF AMBULANCE RIGHT NOW THROUGH, UM, THE APPROVAL OF OUR LOCAL EMS, WHICH IS ISOMALT, UH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL PUBLIC PROVIDER, WHICH IS AMR. SO IT'S A, IT'S A TECHNICAL TERM THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO USE AT THIS CURRENT TIME, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT'S FUNCTIONS AS AN AMBULANCE, BUT IT'S AN ALTERNATE TRANSPORT VEHICLE, UH, REGARDING, UH, THE PURCHASE OF THE FOUR.
UM, I WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO PLACED, UH, SAFETY, PUBLIC SAFETY AT THE UTMOST PRIORITY.
IT'S NOT OUR LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE, UH, THESE AMBULANCES ARE ALL KEY, ALTERNATE, ALTERNATE TRAIN, UH, TRANSPORT VEHICLES, ATVS, HOWEVER, UM, UH, THEY SOUGHT FIT THAT IN.
AND I, AND I, A HUNDRED PERCENT AGREEMENTS THAT, UM, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT OUR LEGAL OBLIGATION, WE FELT MORALLY AND ETHICALLY THAT IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
SO I APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT ON THAT.
UH, SO WE DID, UH, WE HAVE PURCHASED, UH, THREE SO FAR.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE FOURTH ONE, UH, MUCH LIKE THE, HOW COVID HAS AFFECTED MANY OTHER, UH, AREAS OF OUR LIVES.
UH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AMBULANCES ARE ACTUALLY HARD TO COME BY RIGHT NOW DUE TO COMPUTER CHIPS AND ALL THESE OTHER ITEMS. SO WE DO HAVE THREE ON ORDER.
UH, WE HAVE ONE HAS ARRIVED IN TOWN AND WE ARE JUST DOING THE LAST FINISHING TOUCHES ON THAT VEHICLE BEFORE WE WILL PUT IT OUT IN FULL SERVICE.
UH, WE CURRENTLY, UM, UH, FOR AT LEAST THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF, ALMOST TWO MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING TWO AMBULANCES OR ATVS, UH, EVERY DAY, FULLY STAFFED IN ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT STAFFING MODEL.
AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, PURCHASED, WE PURCHASED, UH, AN ATV EARLY IN COVID WITH THE IDEA THAT, UM, THE COVID CASES WOULD GO THROUGH THE ROOF AND THE LOCAL PROVIDER
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WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MEET THEIR OBLIGATION.SO WE DID THAT AS IT FAILS SAFE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY USING THAT AMBULANCE, WHICH WE OWN IN ADDITION, UM, THE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO SECURE AMBULANCES UNDER THE CARES ACT, AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE OF THEIRS ON LOAN TO US, UH, FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND SO AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU TO OUR BOARD WHO SAW FIT TO, UH, UM, PURCHASE OUR OWN VEHICLES.
AND WE WILL SOON BE GIVEN THE COUNTY AMBULANCE BACK TO THE COUNTY AND THE EDR, OUR ORIGINAL PURCHASES IS A LITTLE BIT ALONG IN THE TOOTH AND IT'S GETTING TIRED.
SO, UM, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE THERE, AS FAR AS THE CONTRACT, IT GOES ITSELF.
SO THE AGREEMENT THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THE LOCAL PROVIDER, WHICH HAS AMR HAS BEEN STANDING SINCE, UH, JULY 3RD, IT WAS A VERBAL AGREEMENT, AND WE WERE JUST ABLE TO, UH, WORK THROUGH BOTH LEGALS.
AND, UH, AS, AS RECENTLY AS OUR LAST, OUR PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING, UH, I BELIEVE, UH, CATHERINE BENNETT, YOU WERE THERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO FINALLY GET, UH, THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT COMPLETED.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY, AS WE SPEAK, IT'S IN THE MAIL, UH, TO GET THE SIGNATURES ALL FINISHED UP AND THE REAL NEED FOR THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE RESPONSE TIMES WERE JUST TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE AMR HAD STAFFING ISSUES AND COULD NOT PROVIDE A TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS OF OUR PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITALS.
YEAH, THE, THE CRUX THERE'S, THERE'S SOME LAYERS THERE, BUT THE CRUX OF THE ISSUE IS A STAFFING ISSUE.
IT'S NOT A, UH, IT'S NOT A, UM, A FACT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE, UH, VEHICLES.
THEY HAVEN'T SOME STAFFING CHALLENGES, UH, MUCH OF IT WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT, UH, DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND THEIR INABILITY TO REALLY, UM, UH, GET PEOPLE THROUGH SCHOOLS CAUSE SCHOOL SHUT DOWN.
THERE'S SOME, SOME OTHER PRACTICES PROBABLY THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT, BUT, UM, UH, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YES, IT'S A, IT'S A STAFFING ISSUE.
AND SO, UH, AGAIN, UM, AS YOUR FIRE DISTRICT, WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THAT YOU MEET THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE STEPPED UP AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION, BECAUSE I COULD NOT HAVE GIVEN THAT.
AND IF ANYBODY EVER NEEDS ANY KIND OF CLARIFICATION AT A FURTHER DATE, YOU KNOW, MY DOOR'S OPENING UP MOVING.
AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING ACTING CHIEF.
NOW WE KNOW FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, YOU ARE THE CHIEF AND, UH, UH, CHIEF SHACKLEFORD WILL BE OFFICIALLY ON THE PAYROLL TILL THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT HE'S ALREADY OUT OF STATE AND RETIRED.
SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, YOU DO LIVE IN CHINO HILLS, CORRECT? I DO, SIR.
NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO, THERE IS A COST FOR THE SERVICE THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING NOW FOR THE AMBULANCE SERVICE.
ARE WE WHO'S PICKING THAT UP? IS IT ACTUALLY EMR? HOW DOES THAT, UM, ARE WE TALKING COST COST FOR SERVICE TO THE PERSON BEING TRANSPORTED? NO, NO.
FOR THE MANNING OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE ITSELF, UH, THAT IS CORRECT.
SO, UM, THE VERBAL AGREEMENT SINCE JULY 3RD, AS I MENTIONED, THE AGREEMENT WAS THAT THEY WOULD COVER COSTS.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE FIRE SERVICES.
BASICALLY WE BASED EVERYTHING OFF THE CFA, A RATES JUST AS A, A VERY, UM, CONSISTENT WAY TO BILL FOR THAT.
AND SO, YES, OUR PERSONNEL COSTS, UM, AND SOME ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND FUEL COSTS WILL BE CAPTURED IN THAT AGREEMENT THAT WE JUST, UM, UH, CONCLUDED.
YOU GUYS ALWAYS LOOK AT OUTSIDE THE BOX, AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR THIS.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS, AND NOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ENHANCING OUR RESPONSE TIME.
UM, I, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO TOOT OUR OWN HORN, BUT I WILL SAY THAT WE ARE, UM, WE'RE THE FIRST ONES IN THE COUNTY TO TAKE THESE MEASURES.
AND, UM, NOW THERE ARE MANY OTHER, UH, AGENCIES FIRING SEAS THAT HAVE, HAVE, HAVE WATCHED IN THEY'RE LIKE, WOW, THAT THAT'S WORKING AND IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR, AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE TWO FIREBOARD DIRECTORS THAT ARE HERE.
UH, HARVEY LUTH AND VICE-PRESIDENT MIKE KRIEGER.
UH, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EXPENDING OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, MAKING THAT COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS AND CHINO AND THE AREA COVERED BY CHINO VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BE TRANSPORTED AFTER YOUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS HAVE GOT THEM STABILIZED AND ARE SAVING THEIR LIVES.
UH, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE HOSPITALS AND IT WOULD CAUSE GREAT HARM WITHOUT YOUR INVESTMENT IN THAT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FROM THE RESIDENTS FOR MAKING THAT MILLION DOLLAR PLUS INVESTMENT ON OUR BEHALF.
THIS IS, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PILE ON TO CONTINUE SINCE YOU'RE THE NEWBIE.
SO WE HAVE TO PUT YOU UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT, UH, HAVE A QUESTION THERE'S A DEVELOPING PROBLEM IN STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND CHINO HILLS.
NOT SURE IF YOU CAN DIRECT OR STEER OR,
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OR FILL IN SOME GAPS HAVING TO DO WITH HOMEOWNERS, INSURANCES POLICIES.UM, I'VE HAD CALLS FROM SOME RESIDENTS I'VE EXPERIENCED IT NOW TWICE OF SOME OF OUR POLICIES BY HOMEOWNERS, INSURANCE CARRIERS BEING WELL, HAVING A NON-RENEWAL WHEN, WHEN OUR TERM COMES UP, BECAUSE WE LIVE TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE PERIMETERS, AND WE KNOW WHY IT'S HAPPENING.
DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S HAPPENING? IS IT, IS THERE A DEFINITION ON MAPS OR SOMETHING THAT WHY IS MY PROPERTY COMING UP AND CERTAIN NEIGHBORS AND OTHER, I HEAR ABOUT IT ALL OVER TOWN.
ARE THEY THE INSURANCE CARRIERS GOING TO THAT ZONE? AND CAN IT BE RETURNED SOMETHING ELSE WHERE MAYBE IT'S NOT AS MUCH OF A SPOTLIGHT ON US BECAUSE IT'S TURNING INTO A MAJOR PROBLEM OF HOW DO YOU GET INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR, UM, IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ADDRESS LATER BECAUSE IT, MAYBE IT'S A COMPLICATED ANSWER.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BRING THIS UP AND IT'S, IT'S MORE AND MORE I'M HEARING FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE BEING CANCELED.
UM, SO I, I WOULD, UM, I CAN OFFER, UM, SOME, SOME SLIGHT INSIGHT.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THE, THE MAGNITUDE AND THE FREQUENCY OF THE FIRES IS CONTINUING TO GROW, UM, THROUGH SEVERAL YEARS.
AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE BEING TAPPED VERY HARD.
UM, I AM AWARE OF A SOFTWARE THEY USE CALLED FIRE LINE, AND IT'S A SOFTWARE THAT INSURANCE CARRIERS USE TO PROVIDE A NUMERIC SCORE MANY TIMES TO, UM, TO PARCELS AND IN CERTAIN AREAS.
AND, UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THERE'S, UM, AND THAT'S THAT, UM, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
IT PROBABLY SHOULD BE, BUT IT'S NOT.
UH, THE OTHER PART OF IT IS, IS THEY'LL LOOK AT, UM, UM, OTHER THINGS LIKE FIRE HISTORY IN THE AREA, UM, UH, REGULARLY CONSISTENT WIND CONDITIONS IN OUR CASE, SANTA ANA'S TOPOGRAPHY.
SO ALL OF THESE, ALL OF THESE ITEMS PROBABLY COME INTO PLAY.
UM, AND I, UM, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHEN THEIR UNDERWRITERS ARE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, UM, I, I'M NOT CERTAIN THAT THERE'S THE ABILITY TO CHANGE TERMINOLOGY ON THAT.
UM, IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING I CAN LOOK INTO.
UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE, BUT, BUT I WOULD BELIEVE THOSE ARE THE FACTORS THAT GO INTO THOSE DECISIONS.
AND ESSENTIALLY, I THINK THEY LIE AT THE INSURANCE COMPANY LEVEL.
YEAH, NO, AND I GET IT, WE ALL KNOW WHY THEY'RE DOING THAT AND WHY THEY'RE RAISING RATES WITH ALSO CANCELING, BUT I WASN'T SURE BECAUSE THERE'S MILLIONS OF POLICIES AND, AND THEY, AND I'M JUST ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, JUST ANOTHER MATURED HOUSE, BUT THEY, THEY TRACK ME DOWN AND THEY TRACK ALL MY NEIGHBORS DOWN.
SO IS IT, AND IT'S NOT A ZIP CODE BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY IN 900, 709 IS GETTING CANCELED.
SO I WASN'T SURE HOW THEY'RE ZEROING IN, UH, ON, ON THE PERIMETER HOMES OR HOW THEY KNOW THAT AS IT, BECAUSE MY HOUSE HAS A DESIGNATION NEXT TO IT.
SOMEHOW SOMEWHERE THAT THAT'S POINTING, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, A SPOTLIGHT ON IT, RAY, HAVE YOU HAD ISSUES WITH THIS? YEAH.
MATTER OF FACT, I HAVE, I'M SORT OF BEING COUNSELED RIGHT NOW AND I'M FIGHTING IT ON MY UNDERSTANDING.
THERE WAS ACTUALLY A WILDFIRE OVERLAY, A MAP THAT'S OUT THERE AND WE'RE WITHIN THAT SPHERE.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE CHANGES AT THE STATE LEVEL, BUT LOCALLY YOU CAN'T.
SO PETER, I KNOW, YOU KNOW, ALL ABOUT THIS.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST.
MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD REACH OUT TO THE STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAYBE MAKE A PRESENTATION ON IT.
CAUSE IF IT'S GOING TO AFFECT NOT ONLY OUR, OUR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE CANYON, BUT OTHER ONES THAT BUTT UP AGAINST, UH, THE STATE PARK OR OTHER OPEN LAND, WE PROBABLY SHOULD REACH OUT TO, I CAN REACH OUT TO CHIN OFFICE NEWMAN'S OFFICE.
AND, BUT IT'S MORE AND MORE, I MEAN, I'M, I'M IN THAT I'M ROUND TWO.
I HAD TRIPLE A, THEY, THEY CANCELED AND THEN I HAVE NATIONWIDE.
THEY CAN SIGNS UP NEXT MONTH AND THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, UH, WHO, YOU KNOW, UM, HE'S BEEN CANCELED AND ALL OF US ARE BEING CANCELED, BUT I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS, UH, A DEFINITION ON A MAP OR SOMETHING THAT REALLY POINTED TO OUR PROPERTY, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY'RE NECESSARILY ALL THESE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE GOING THROUGH TO EACH POLICY AND SEEING ON AN OVERHEAD GOOGLE MAP WHERE THOSE HOMES ARE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S DEFINING MY HOUSE VERSUS CYNTHIA'S HOUSE.
LET'S SAY IN THE SAME ZIP CODE, PETER, DO THIS THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW AND APPEAL.
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT IS ACTUALLY BRUSH CLEARANCE.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE BACKUP TO OPEN SPACE.
SO AS LONG AS WE CAN SHOW THEM THAT WE HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION WITH CATTLE AND THEN ALSO WEED ABATEMENT, HOPEFULLY I'M HOPING THAT THAT'S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR, FOR ME, BUT I KNOW THAT'S AN ISSUE, KEY ISSUE.
UM, I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE MAP THAT VICE MAYOR MARK HAS MENTIONED.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF, IF AN INSURANCE COMPANY PER SE
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WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND JUST MAKE THEIR DECISION SOLELY BASED ON THAT OR NOT.I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT MAP AND IT DOES DESIGNATE THOSE AREAS THAT THEY WOULD CONSIDER HIGH THREAT POTENTIALLY.
CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, PLEASE? I'M KIDDING.
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED HERE.
MAYOR JONES, VICE MAYOR, MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY RESIDENTS.
IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE WE'VE HAD A MEETING.
SO I'M GOING TO GO BACK A COUPLE OF WEEKS ON SOME OF OUR RECENT ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 24TH, THE SUNGLASS HUT AT THE SHOPS, HEADACHE COMMERCIAL BURGLARY, UH, DURING THE DAYTIME, WHEN TWO SUBJECTS WALKED IN, TOOK SEVERAL PAIR OF SUNGLASSES, TOTALING, APPROXIMATELY $2,000 AND WALKED OUT THAT FOLLOWING FRIDAY, THREE DAYS LATER, THE DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE SUSPECTS AND LOCATED THEM IN THE CITY OF WALNUT, WENT IN AND ARRESTED BOTH OF THEM AND RECOVERED ALL THE PROPERTY THAT WAS TAKEN FROM THE SUNGLASSES HUT.
ALSO IN AN ONGOING EFFORT TO COMBAT UNDERAGE TOBACCO PURCHASES.
DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3RD, WE CONDUCTED TWO TOBACCO OPERATIONS AND CONTACTED 18 BUSINESSES OF THOSE 18 BUSINESSES.
THE MINERS WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE TOBACCO AT EIGHT OF THOSE BUSINESSES AND THOSE STORE CLERKS AND OTHER PEOPLE AT THE LOCATION THAT BOUGHT TOBACCO FOR THEM WERE ISSUED CITATIONS.
AGAIN, SINGING THE PRAISES OF THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS.
ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, THE DEPUTIES RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE AT CHINO AVENUE GRANT.
THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THAT VEHICLE CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THE VEHICLE, ARRESTED THE DRIVER WHO ALSO HAD TWO OUNCES OF METHAMPHETAMINE WITH HER IN THE VEHICLE.
SO THANKS AGAIN FOR THOSE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS EARLIER THIS YEAR, UH, GOING BACK A COUPLE OF MONTHS, JUNE 23RD AT CHINO HILLS RESIDENT HAD THEIR VEHICLE BROKEN INTO, UM, LAST WEEK, THE CRIME LAB WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION HIT FROM THAT VEHICLE BURGLARY.
AND THROUGH THAT, OUR DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SUSPECT LIVING IN THE CITY OF CHINO.
THEY WENT TO THAT RESIDENCE, FOUND THE SUSPECT WHO IS CURRENTLY ON PROBATION AND CONDUCTED A PROBATION SEARCH.
UH, DURING THAT SEARCH DETECTIVES RECOVERED NUMEROUS STOLEN ITEMS, INCLUDING MAIL, CREDIT CARDS, GOLF CLUBS, COMPUTERS, ELECTRONICS, AND SPORTS MEMORABILIA, UH, VICTIMS FROM THREE DIFFERENT COUNTIES.
UH, AND EIGHT DIFFERENT CITIES WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH ALL THE PROPERTY.
UM, FROM THAT, UM, BURGLARY THAT SUSPECT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO JAIL.
AND WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR HER BOYFRIEND WHO WAS ALSO INVOLVED, UH, YESTERDAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH, THE MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT TEAM, UM, AND YOU KNOW, HIS DEPUTIES ALSO, UH, GOT A CALL FOR SERVICE IN THE 16,000 BLOCK OF QUAIL COUNTRY AVENUE FOR AN INDOOR MARIJUANA GROW AND WENT TO THAT RESIDENCE AND RECOVERED 640 MARIJUANA PLANTS.
THERE WERE NO SUSPECTS AT THE RESIDENCE, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO, UH, RECOVER ALL THE MARIJUANA PLANTS AND THE PROPERTY FROM THAT RESIDENCE.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, UNLESS ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS WHEN YOU FIND THESE ILLEGAL GROWS, DO THEY HAVE THE USUAL MARKS OF TAPPING INTO ADDISON AND ILLEGAL CONVERSIONS OF THE HOUSE AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF? USUALLY? UH, YEAH, THEY DO HAVE ELECTRICAL BYPASSES.
UM, AND THEN WE WORK WITH THE CITY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT TO, UH, TAG THOSE HOUSES FOR, FOR FUTURE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHIEFS, BUT THAT WILL BE MOVING ON
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TO COUNCIL REPORTS.UH, WE HAVE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE THAT PETER AND I BOTH SIT ON.
UM, WE HAD OUR LAST MEETING, UH, FRIDAY WAS THE STATE'S DEADLINE FOR LEGISLATION TO BE PASSED.
SO, UH, I THINK MUCH AS A PAST IS PROLOGUE WHEN IT COMES TO SACRAMENTO.
UM, MOST OF THE, NOW MOST OF THE BILLS THAT TAKE AWAY LOCAL CONTROL YET AGAIN, WERE APPROVED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND THEN NOTHING.
I DON'T, I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE IF ANY LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ACTUALLY SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR YET.
I THINK HE'S BEEN WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION TONIGHT.
SO, UM, YEAH, SO STAY TUNED MORE, UH, MORE CONTROL TAKEN AWAY FROM US.
SO WE'LL KEEP HAMMERING AGAIN NEXT LEGISLATIVE CYCLE, BUT A COUPLE OF NICE ITEMS THAT DID COME FROM IT IS EARMARKS.
SO YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH NEAR MARKETING.
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INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR A SENATOR CAN PUT FORWARD TO SAY, HEY, I REALLY WANT THIS TO BE FUNDED IN MY DISTRICT.AND A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK, IT WAS TAKEN AWAY, BUT THEY ARE BACK.
AND SO WE SUBMITTED, WE SUBMITTED THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS AND ONE OF THEM WAS PICKED UP BY BOTH US SENATORS AND OUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR BRUSH REMOVAL FOR, UH, WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SO TO HAVE TWO SENATORS AND A MEMBER OF CONGRESS PUSHED FOR IT, THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US.
WE JUST NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET PAST.
AND THEN A NICE LITTLE SURPRISE THAT WE GOT WAS OUR NEW SENATOR PEDEA WHO TOOK A VICE-PRESIDENT HARRIS'S SPOT IN THE US SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA, PUT FORWARD A MILLION DOLLARS, OUR MILLION DOLLAR ASK FOR LOW SERRANO'S IMPROVEMENTS.
SO FINGERS CROSSED THAT THAT WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE, ON THE SENATE SIDE.
THEN THE SENATE BILL AND THE, THE HOUSE BILL WILL BE JOINED AND THEN SENT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS APPROVAL.
SO WE'RE JUST WAITING ON THE SENATE SIDE TO ACT.
SO THAT WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.
WE WERE SENDING A LETTER THANKING SENATOR PADILLA FOR CONSIDERING US TO HAVE TO HAVE HIM PUT US ON THAT LIST WAS CERTAINLY, UH, IT WAS AN HONOR FOR US CAUSE WE, WE CAN USE A MILLION BUCKS, UH, FOR LOW SERRANO'S INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND, UH, UH, AFTER THAT WE HAVE WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT, JUST THE USUAL TESTING RESULTS.
UM, NOTHING OF ANY REAL NOTE, UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, THE SAN BERNARDINO CASE.
OH, I'LL JUST LET YOU GO THROUGH.
SINCE WE ONLY HAVE TWO MEETINGS A MONTH, THESE ARE MY AGENDAS FOR THIS PAST MONTH, IT WAS LIKE 20, 25 OF THEM.
SO LET ME START WITH THE FIRST ONE ITEM NUMBER ONE, I'M TEASING AIRPORT COMMISSION.
WE DID HAVE A MEETING AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT PRISON.
WE DID HAVE MEETINGS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN'S PRISON, NOTHING OF A MAJOR IMPORTANCE TO REPORT LEAGUE OF CITIES, LATINO CAUCUS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WE'RE INTERVIEWING TWO PEOPLE FOR THE SOUTHERN DIVISION.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CAUCUS BYLAWS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GIVE ALL THE CAUCUSES LEADERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SO THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR BYLAWS AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
WE'LL GET IT ALL, GET INFORMATION ON THAT ON SBC TA THE SALMON WELL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, THEY ARE GOING TO BE PROVIDING TRAINING ON AB 52.
IT'S GOING TO BE RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACHIEVING A B 52 COMPLAINTS AND TRAINING.
WE'LL START IN OCTOBER, THE GENERAL POLICIES FOR METRO TRANSIT IN THE REGIONAL BOARD, NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT ON THEIR SCAG LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
WE GOT INFORMATION ON UPDATES FROM SACRAMENTO, WHICH THEY, THEY CLOSED.
EVERYBODY'S GONE HOME AND THEN ALSO FEDERAL UPDATES, UM, TRANSPORTATION.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE COACHELLA VALLEY, SANGHA GHARIAL PASSENGER RAIL CORRIDOR UPDATES.
SO IN THE NEAR FUTURE, PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS, YOU'LL SEE A RAIL SYSTEM FROM COACHELLA VALLEY GOING ALL THE WAY INTO DOWNTOWN RIVERSIDE.
AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
SO WE'LL ELIMINATE TRAFFIC OFF THE 10 FREEWAY THERE, AND THOSE ARE MY REPORTS.
MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER, MINUTE CHINO VALLEY, INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT.
IN, IN ADDITION TO THE THINGS THAT THE CHIEF WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO COVER A COUPLE OF THINGS, VERY, UH, GREAT THINGS, REALLY, UH, THEY HAD THEIR SECOND HOMETOWN HERO AWARD, UH, TOOK PLACE.
UH, LAST WEEK, UH, THE COMMENT WAS MADE THAT IT TAKES A SYSTEM TO SAVE A LIFE.
AND THE POINT BEING THAT IF IT WEREN'T FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE TAKING THE TIME TO LEARN AT LEAST INITIAL LIFESAVING, UH, PROCEDURES, THAT THESE KINDS OF THINGS, I MEAN, THEY HELP SO MUCH, UH, WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
THERE HAD BEEN A TENNIS MATCH GOING ON UP IN GRAND AVENUE PARK BACK ON JUNE 30TH OF THIS YEAR AND A MR. JASON CHIN, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, SAW A, UH, PETER, UH, PACK, UH, FALL AND HAD HEART ATTACK OR HAD A ISSUE AND, UH, PROVIDED, UH, CPR AND INITIAL, UH, LIFESAVING SERVICES NET UNTIL THE POLICE OR UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP.
SO, UH, THAT AWARD THAT'S THE SECOND ONE THAT'S BEEN AWARDED IN TWO MONTHS.
SO THAT WAS A GREAT, UH, THERE WERE SOME SERVICE AWARDS, UH, ISSUED, UH, FIVE YEARS TO OFFICE TECHNICIAN, CHRISTINE BONA, GWEN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO BATTALION CHIEF DEAN SMITH, CAPTAIN JEFF LOPEZ AND ENGINEERED TRAVIS FLICKER AND SOMEONE THAT WE KNOW VERY, VERY WELL, 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO DEPUTY CHIEF SCOTT ATKINS.
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ONE REASON THAT WE DON'T SEE HIM LIKE NORMAL IS HE HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT.AND I THINK WITHIN TWO DAYS AFTER LAST WEDNESDAY'S MEETING, UH, HE'S BASICALLY, UH, OUT OF SERVICE NOW, I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE HIM HERE THE END OF THIS MONTH IF I RECALL.
UH, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE LEAVING THE AREA LIKE THEIR CHIEFS SHALL CONFER FROM WHAT WE WERE TOLD.
HE IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM ITSELF, MOUNT SAC COLLEGE.
AND WITH HIS TRAINING, UH, PASSING THAT ON TO FUTURE PARAMEDICS, UH, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE IN GREAT HANDS FOR A LONG TIME.
SO THAT'S ESSENTIALLY MY REPORT.
AND AGAIN, CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE ATVS AND THE, UH, CONTRACT.
AND AGAIN, TO THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE, UM, HARVEY AND MIKE, WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
UH, WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MARINE, NO, UM, PARTICULARLY NOT WORTHY.
UM, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, MOSTLY CONSENT CALENDAR.
UM, LOTS OF LIVELY DISCUSSION DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, IT'S, IT'S EVER CHANGING WITH THE COVID AND POLICY.
SO, I MEAN, I CAN'T EVEN, IT'S PROBABLY CHANGING NOW AS I'M TALKING.
SO, UM, IF, IF YOU HAVE INTEREST IN KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE STUDENTS, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU WATCH THE, UM, SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ON THE, THEIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
OMNITRACS WAS MOSTLY CLOSED SESSION, LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BUSINESS EXPO IS SEPTEMBER 25TH AND THAT'S IN OUR VERY OWN SHOPS THAT YOU KNOW, HILLS.
SO MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT THAT DAY AND SUPPORT THE CHAMBER.
CALL ME, UH, WELL, WE GOT TO HAVE A ROGERS.
WE NEED OUR, UH, OUR MONTHLY WATER REPORT.
IT'S GOING TO BE BRAVE BATTER UP, UH, CHINO BASIN TO SALTA AUTHORITY, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT.
JUST A COUPLE OF CONTRACT APPROVAL BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOUNDATION.
UH, WE REVIEWED OUR NEW WEBSITE.
SO THE WEBSITE IS PROBABLY THREE QUARTERS DONE, UH, CHECKOUT CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.COM AND YOU'LL KNOW IT'S BEEN NICELY REFRESHED AND IT SHOWS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING OR HAVE HISTORICALLY DONE AROUND THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THREE WEEKS, THREE AND A HALF WEEKS.
WE HAD 1300 TICKETS ON SALE, 300 FOR VIP, A THOUSAND FOR GENERAL ADMISSION.
THE VIP IS SOLD OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AND THEN WE HAVE PROBABLY 400 ISH TICKETS REMAINING FOR, FOR, UH, GENERAL ADMISSION.
AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE SOLD OUT.
SO IT PROBABLY BE SOLD OUT IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, RAISING SOME GREAT FUNDS FOR THE FOUNDATION TO POINT TOWARDS THIS, THE NEW INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN AT SOME POINT IN THE NEXT HALF YEAR, THREE QUARTERS OF A YEAR AT CROSSROADS PARK.
SO THE FOUNDATION HAS COMMITTED A A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
WE COULD, WE CAN POSSIBLY GO UP IF WE, IF YOU NEED A LITTLE BUMP IN THAT, BECAUSE WINE WALKS ME VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR, I SEE THE SMIRK ON YOUR FACE.
YOU WANT THAT MONEY, DON'T YOU FOR YOUR PARK? UH, SO WINE WALKS, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
WE DISCUSSED SOME POTENTIAL FUTURE PROJECTS AS A BOARD, UH, REVIEWED DEREK FORD OAK CONCERT THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER RECENTLY.
AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME THERE.
DEREK PUT ON AN OUTSTANDING CONCERT.
WHAT DID I TELL YOU? MARYANN 250 OR SO PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE AND, UH, THE SYNERGY WAS, I MEAN, IT WAS JUST ELECTRIC BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS ALL ABOUT.
THIS IS MEANT TO BE A REVENUE NEUTRAL PROJECT OR VERSUS WINE WALK, WHICH IS MEANT TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS IN TOWN.
AND WE HAD A SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE BY DEREK AND, AND HIS, HIS GROUP.
I MEAN, HIS GROUP HAS JUST STELLAR EACH ONE AS A STELLAR PERFORMER.
THESE AREN'T NOVELTY ACTS THAT COME, WE HAVE A CONSCIOUS AND A PART THAT MAY MAKE THE BEATLES, WHATEVER THIS GUY REALLY KNOWS HIS MUSIC.
AND HE'S GOT THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT SOULFUL VOICE, IT WAS, IT WAS GREAT.
PEOPLE CAN ACT, KEPT ASKING WHY DON'T WE DO ANOTHER ONE THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO? WELL, WE'RE NOT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT WINE WALK COMING UP IN SOME OTHER EVENTS, BUT IT JUST SHOWS THAT PEOPLE WERE ENTHUSIASTIC TO JUST SIT ON A LAWN, BRING THEIR PICNICS AND HANG OUT AND LISTEN TO GREAT, GREAT MUSIC.
SO THAT'S DONE AND WE'LL REVISIT IT NEXT SPRING WITH A CONCERT SERIES OR, OR WHATEVER WE CHOOSE TO DO.
AND, UM, THAT'S IT, UH, THERE'S MORE AND PETER, PETER TUNNEL WAS ON THE BOARD AND HE WAS AT THE MEETING, BUT HE ALREADY SPOKE.
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DO YOUR COUNCIL COMMENTS? SURE.LET ME GET, WAKE UP MY COMMENTS.
I WAS GOING TO DO MORE, BUT I THINK WE'LL, UH, WE HAD A POP-UP CITY HALL RECENTLY SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.
AND THAT WAS, IT'S GREAT TO DO THOSE.
IT'S GREAT TO JUST BE OUT THERE AND WHOEVER'S PASSING BY IF THEY READ ABOUT IN THE PAPER OR THEY KNOW ABOUT IT, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE JUST COME ON OVER.
AND WHERE WERE WE? WE WERE AT THE GROCERY OUTLET AND, UH, THOSE OWNERS ARE, WERE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC HOSTS FOR US.
AND WE HAD GREAT PRESENCE FROM FIRE AND POLICE AND CITY STAFF.
SO GOOD JOB FOR RECOMMENDING THAT.
OH, I'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, BUT IT'S NOT.
HE LOOKED LIKE HE WANTED TO SAY SOME.
I JUST FEEL LIKE I GOT IN TROUBLE IN CLASS AND HE SAID THAT I WAS TALKING, I SAW THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
UM, JUST ONE THING I JUST WANTED TO, UM, ST.
PAUL, THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCHES, HAVING A BLUE MASS TO SUPPORT THE 29TH, THE 29TH OF SEPTEMBER TO SUPPORT, UM, FIRE AND PLEASE, AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ANYONE CAN GO.
BUT I JUST THINK THAT IS LIKE THE COOLEST THING WHEN I READ ABOUT THAT.
SO YEAH, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO COME ON.
IS THAT A THURSDAY, THURSDAY NIGHT? SO IT'S FROM SIX TO 7:00 PM AND THE ST.
PAUL, THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS LOCATED ON PEYTON RIGHT NEXT TO CITY HALL.
AND, UM, IF YOU'RE FREE DURING THAT TIME, JUST COME UP FOR AN HOUR TO SUPPORT, UM, OUR FIRE PERSONNEL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE, I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO DETAILED ABOUT IT, BUT AT THE SPEAKERS THAT WE HAD TONIGHT, I, I, I KNOW THEY'RE NOT HERE ANYMORE, BUT, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC THAT WAS LISTENING, I JUST WANTED TO THANK JONATHAN FOR THE VERY DETAILED EMAIL THAT YOU HAD SENT.
UM, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS EMAILING YOU.
AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKEAWAY OF ALL THE COMMENTS IS THAT, UM, THE COURTS ARE BEING USED BY A CITY PROGRAM.
SO THAT THAT'S REALLY, IT'S A CITY PROGRAM IN THE PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE PARKS AND REC BROCHURE.
SO IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PLACES THAT WE USE.
AND IT IS TRUE THAT WE USED TO, YOU KNOW, USE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NOW WE CAN'T RIGHT NOW, BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS IT'S A CITY PROGRAM, SO IT'S A CITY PROGRAM AND, UM, I FULLY SUPPORT IT.
AND SO I HAVE BRIAN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER.
UH, JUST ONE THING, UH, THAT I ROUTINELY GO TO THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS MEASURE M UH, EXCUSE ME, MEASURE G UH, CITIZENS ADVISORY OR OUT.
I CAN'T EVEN THINK OF IT RIGHT NOW.
UH, AT ANY RATE, I WOULD JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN UPDATE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.
SEVERAL SCHOOLS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS ARE BEING RENOVATED.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN ON A SCHEDULED RENOVATION, UH, BUT ONE THING, UH, IN OUR ADJACENT CITY AND CITY OF CHINO, THE CHINO HIGH SCHOOL, UH, RE RE-DO IS BASICALLY COMING ALONG THERE.
THEY'VE GOT A BUDGET RIGHT NOW OF $138 MILLION OF THE FIRST, ALMOST $500 MILLION OF, OF ISSUANCES OF THAT $750 MILLION BOND ISSUE.
BUT FOR THE KIDS THAT LIVE IN CHINO, THE END, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION THAT IS SO STRONG WITH CHINO HIGH, UH, THEY HAD THE LUXURY OF HAVING PROPERTY SUFFICIENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THEIR CAMPUS TO BUILD THIS NEW ONE.
SO IF YOU'RE EVER OVER IN THAT AREA, YOU WILL BE AMAZED DRIVE OVER THERE AND JUST CHECK IT OUT.
AND, UH, WITH RESPECT TO SECURITY NET, THEY'RE SPENDING OVER $25 MILLION, AND THEY'RE ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT COMPLETE WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT ON INCREASING SAFETY AND SECURITY SO THAT OUR KIDS WILL BE SAFE WHEN THEY'RE IN CLASS EACH DAY.
UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HEARD THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDIES THROUGH THE YEARS OF THE SICKOS THAT GO OUT AND SHOOT UP SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
WELL, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, IS TRYING TO TAKE, UH, YOU KNOW, TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AND PROVIDE AS MUCH SAFETY AS POSSIBLE, UH, FOR OUR STUDENTS OUT THERE.
SO THEY'RE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY DOING THAT, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN TOWNSEND JUNIOR HIGH AND, UH, WELL, JUST, YOU CAN GO ON THE WEBSITE AND YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THE LISTS OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO GIVE A CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART, UH, TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO, UH, KUDOS TO THE, UH, TO, TO GREG AND HIS STAFF FOR ALL THAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, IT'S NOT ALL THE SCHOOLS, JUST BECAUSE I LIKE TO POINT THIS OUT WELL, BECAUSE WICKMAN AND CHAPARRAL BRAND WHO ARE BRAND NEW.
WELL, THE PROBLEM IS THERE IS CRITERIA AS TO WHAT THEY CAN SPEND IT ON.
THEY HAVE THE BOND, THE BOND, BUT YEAH, SO, WELL, I STAND CORRECTED BECAUSE
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I, AND I KNOW THE MAYOR HAS CHILDREN IN THOSE SCHOOLS, SO EVEN KNOW BETTER THAN I WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING DONE, BUT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING.UM, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD LABOR DAY, UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAD A GOOD LABOR DAY.
UH, THE CELEBRATION THAT HAPPENED AT THE FIRE STATION, YOU KNOW, RONNIE, YOU HIT IT ON THE HEAD WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT IT.
I, I THINK MOST OF US UP HERE ON THE DIOCESE HAVE BEEN THERE EVERY YEAR SINCE THE TRAGIC EVENTS OF 2001.
UH, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS, BUT THAT CEREMONY AND THAT REMEMBRANCE, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOOK AND LADDER AND THE VIDEO MONITOR, AND THEN WHEN THE CHIEF AND THE OTHER FOUR INDIVIDUALS, BRIAN, AND, AND SPOKE THE NAMES OF 50 OF THE, THE VICTIMS WITH THEIR PICTURES UP THERE, UM, IT WAS JUST ABSOLUTELY IT MADE YOU CRY.
AND IF THAT DIDN'T MAKE YOU CRY, WHEN THE BAGPIPES AND DRUMS WENT OFF, DOING AMAZING GRACE, THAT'S WHEN I BROKE IN IT.
SO, UH, IT WAS A FANTASTIC, UH, TRIBUTE TO ALL THOSE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES.
AND I KNOW WE ALL PROBABLY SAW MORE SPECIALS ON NINE 11 THAN WE EVER WANTED TO SEE, BUT NOW THAT THEY'RE FREEING UP A LOT MORE OF THE VIDEO AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT, PEOPLE NEED TO WAKE UP AND SEE SOME OF THOSE JUST TO KNOW THE SEVERITY OF IT AND REALIZE THAT WE'RE WE'RE VULNERABLE.
AND WE ARE, WE JUST GOT TO WAKE UP AND MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WE PUT IN WASHINGTON ARE GONNA TAKE CARE OF US, LIKE WE NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
AND SO I'LL GET OFF MY SOAP BOX, BUT AT ANY RATE, THANK YOU AGAIN, CHIEF, AND THANK YOU TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, TOO.
THEY HAD A GREAT HONOR GUARD THAT WAS CHINO PD COUNTY SHERIFF'S FIRE DISTRICT, AND THE POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.
YOU GUYS KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK HERE WE DID.
SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE FIRE DISTRICT? THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND THE NINE 11 CEREMONY BACK IN 2001, ACTUALLY MARCHED IN SACRAMENTO RIGHT OUT FOR THE SITUATION HAPPENED IN NEW YORK, THE TWIN TOWERS COMING DOWN, I WAS THERE WITH ABOUT 15,000 OTHER FIREFIGHTERS, MARCHING DOWN SACRAMENTO, UH, THE MAIN BOULEVARD THERE TOWARDS THE CAPITOL.
BUT EVERY YEAR, SINCE YOU'VE HAD YOUR MEMORIAL, I'VE ACTUALLY ATTENDED.
BUT WHEN YOU BECOME A GRANDPARENT, IT'S NOT THAT IT'S A PRIORITY BECAUSE I MEAN, THIS WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I FEEL REALLY BAD FOR NOT ATTENDING, BUT MY GRANDSON AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER HAD OPENING CEREMONY FOR A YSO SOCCER.
UM, THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I FEEL IS VERY UNSAFE.
AND I DID TALK TO THE CITY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ABOUT, AND I THINK HE TALKED TO THE CAPTAIN AND IT'S THE TRAFFIC AFTER SCHOOL AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M OVER THERE AT CITY HALL IN FRONT OF THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
AND I'VE, I WAS COMING IN YESTERDAY.
AND AS I WAS DRIVING IN, THERE'S LIKE FOUR OR FIVE POINTS OF ENTRANCE TO THE AREA AND EVERYBODY'S GOING THE OPPOSITE WAY ON TRAFFIC.
PEOPLE ARE PARKING, NOT AT THE RED CURB, BUT ACTUALLY ON THE SIDEWALK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RED CURVE.
KIDS ARE WALKING BETWEEN CARS.
AND MY ONLY CONCERNS ARE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THE JOB I USED TO DO, IT JUST SAFETY.
AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO MAYBE RESTRICT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, WHATEVER.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE VERY SHARP AND YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT TO DO.
AND IF YOU GUYS COULD MAYBE ASSESS THAT AND THEN MAYBE COME UP WITH A BETTER PLAN, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT THERE.
SO IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING THAT I APPRECIATE IT, UM, CLASSES, I DO WANT TO BRING THIS UP, UH, CLASSES AT THE CITY PARK.
IF THEY'RE PRIVATE, YOU CAN HAVE THEM.
IS THAT CORRECT, JONATHAN? WELL, IN THE CASE OF WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON AT GRAND AVENUE IS, IS, UM, IT IS OUR CITY, A CONTRACT INSTRUCTOR WHO TEACHES ON OUR BEHALF.
UM, WE DO HAVE AN ISSUE AT OUR PUBLIC TENNIS COURTS, AS IT RELATES TO PRIVATE INSTRUCTORS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN, UH, UH, PERMITTED TO BE THERE.
AND SO I'M WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CODE ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF.
WE HAVE BEEN, UM, WHEN WE GET A COMPLAINT OF TENNIS INSTRUCTION, THEN WE GO OUT AND WE ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH WHO'S EVER OUT THERE AND THEN LET THEM KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT ALLOWED AND SUCH FOR THE MOST PART, WE'VE HAD A DECENT COOPERATION AS IT RELATES TO THAT.
UH, THE ONE GOOD THING AT GRAND AVENUE WITH OUR TENNIS INSTRUCTION THERE IS, IS THAT WE DO HAVE STAFF THAT'S THERE.
SO I KNOW MY STAFF HAS ADDRESSED, UM, AND I DON'T KNOW WHICH PERSON IT WAS THAT WAS IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING.
BUT, UM, I KNOW A JANELL HAS MADE A COMMENT TO ME THAT SHE HAS TALKED WITH THEM AS IT RELATED TO THE INSTRUCTION, KIND OF READING BETWEEN THE LINES HERE.
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE SATURDAYS
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ARE PROBABLY MORE OF AN ISSUE THAN THE AFTERNOON TIMES.UH, UM, THERE'S, UM, UH, MOST OF OUR TENNIS COURTS IN THE MORNING PERIOD OF TIME FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE COOLER IN THE MORNINGS, UM, ARE PLAYING AT OUR VARIOUS COURT LOCATION.
SO, UM, CERTAINLY WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF THERE CAN BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE.
UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW WE, UM, UM, IT'S, IT GETS DOWN TO NOT NECESSARILY ACCESSIBILITY, BUT IT GETS DOWN TO AFFORDABILITY RELATED TO BEING BACK AT A YELLOW HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, THE FEES THAT ARE BEING, UH, ASSESSED AT THIS POINT IN TIME ARE, UH, WOULD MAKE THE PROGRAM COST PROHIBITIVE FOR THE PARTICIPANT TO, TO PARTICIPATE.
AND SO, UM, HOWEVER, WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DISTRICT AS IT RELATES TO OTHER, UM, POS THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING SOME, UM, UH, OPEN COURT PLAY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LOCATIONS.
AND SO I KNOW I'LL BE HAVING A CONVERSATION TOMORROW EVENING, AS A MATTER OF FACT, WITH THE DISTRICT REP, AS IT RELATES TO THAT AND SEE WHERE WE CAN, UH, WE CAN GO ON THAT FRONT.
UM, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY WHEN, UH, CERTAINLY TENNIS IS A AS IS MOST SPORTS, UM, IS A LITTLE MORE POPULAR AND IMPACTFUL ON OUR COURTS THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE DAY AND SUCH.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THINGS AND SUCH, BUT WE'RE VERY AWARE WE WANT IT TO BE, UM, THAT'S WHY WE ONLY USE ONE COURT ON THE SATURDAYS AS OPPOSED TO BOTH OF THE COURTS ON THE SATURDAY.
UM, BECAUSE WE'RE, UH, UH, KEENLY AWARE OF, UH, THE AMOUNT OF USE THAT'S TAKING PLACE OUT THERE.
BUT IN TOTAL, UH, NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT HERE, WE'RE USING A TOTAL OF NINE HOURS OF USE AT GRAND AVENUE PARK AND THE PARKS OPEN 14 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO, AND WE'RE USING NINE TOTAL HOURS.
SO JUST TO KIND OF PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE AND JONATHAN, I THINK TO YOUR POINT, NOT EVERYBODY CAN AFFORD PUBLIC TENNIS INSTRUCTION.
SO THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF HAVING PARKS AND REC PROGRAM TO KEEP IT AFFORDABLE AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO USE THE CITY PARK THROUGH THE CITY.
THANK YOU, MR. MARSHALL, TRICIA, AT THAT, WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT OVER THERE
I APPRECIATE THAT IN THE FUTURE.
HOW ABOUT THE FUTURE NOW, PROFESSOR? NO, I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE QUICK TIDBITS.
UH, WE HAD 14 RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE, UM, AND THAT INCLUDED, UH, WELL, BESIDES THE 14 WAS ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
UH, UH, CHAIRPERSON, UH, JAMES PEREZ AND, UH, MARIANNE FROM THE CHAMPION WAS THERE AS WELL.
UM, STAFF WAS ABLE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE GOINGS ON AND, UH, WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE AT THE, AT THE PARK FACILITY OR AT THE MCCOY EQUESTRIAN FACILITY.
WE HAD TWO PARTICULAR, UH, ATTENDEES, UH, THAT, UH, SENT US INFORMATION AFTER THE FACT THEY WANTED TO ARTICULATE FURTHER ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN AT THE FACILITY.
SO STAFF IS EVALUATING THAT AS WELL.
UM, OUR, UH, STAFF, UH, IN PARTICULAR, MELISSA, ARMET OUR SENIOR RECREATION, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR HAS MET WITH SEVERAL OF THE RESIDENTS, UH, KIND OF A NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR, UH, SITUATION, UH, AND, UH, PERSONALLY MET WITH THEM TO GET THEIR INPUT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY.
UM, OUR PLAN IS, IS TO, UM, UH, PRESENT OUR INFORMATION AND OUR FINDINGS TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION KIND OF DEVELOP A PLAN ON SOME THINGS THAT WE, UH, UH, AT LEAST FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE WOULD, UH, LIKE TO POTENTIALLY PURSUE OVER THERE, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, AND, AND I KNOW THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO THE, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO STAFF AS WELL, IS, IS THAT, UM, WE HAVE ACTIVITY THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE FACILITY.
I KNOW WE HAVE A HORSE SHOW IN THE 1ST OF OCTOBER, SO THAT'LL BE GREAT TO SEE HORSES BACK OUT THERE AND WITH THE HORSE SHOW, BUT THE FACILITY IS OPEN ON A DAILY BASIS FOR OPEN RIDERS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AND IT'S FOR FREE.
AND SO, UM, WE HAVE STAFF THAT'S THERE AND, UM, UH, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, SOME TUNING UP OF SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO OUT THERE.
AND THEN, UM, BUT ALSO, UH, GETTING OUT THERE AND MARKETING THE FACILITY SO WE CAN GET SOME MORE USERS BACK ON THE FACILITY.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS IT WAS WELL RECEIVED BY THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND WE APPRECIATED THEIR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, MR. MARSHALL, UH, JUST TWO OTHER COMMENTS REAL FAST.
THE NEXT ONE ACTUALLY IS WE HAD A MEETING THROUGH SCAG.
THEY ACTUALLY SET THE MEETING UP AND IT'S WHAT WAS WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
IT WAS A ZOOM CALL AND WE ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH THEM REGARDING SB NINE, AS YOU KNOW, SB NINE IS A BIG CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
IT'S WHERE A REGULAR RESIDENTIAL UNIT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO LOTS IN EACH LOCK AND HAVE A DUPLEX.
SO I MET WITH, WE MET WITH A GUY NAMED MARK TOLLESON AND RHONDA PAQUEL, AND WE HAD ALL THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND THE CEO GENERAL MANAGER FROM SCAG.
I WAS ONE OF MAYBE EIGHT OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE THAT ATTENDED.
AND WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE,
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I DON'T REALLY THINK THEY HAD A CLEAR PICTURE.THEY KEPT ON SAYING DUPLEX, LIKE WAS ONLY GOING TO BE ONE DUPLEX.
IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO FOUR UNITS AND THEY WERE SORT OF TAKEN BACK A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.
THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE AN ISSUE OR UTILITIES.
SO WE BROUGHT ALL THESE, THIS INFORMATION TO THEM AND WE ASKED THE GOVERNOR OF MAYBE WE'RE HOPING HE COULD FEED OVER THIS.
AND I'M GOING TO GO INTO TO ANOTHER ISSUE, SCAG LIGA CITIES.
THEY'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO ALL THE CITIES IN THE AREA IN CALIFORNIA, AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO HOPEFULLY COME TOGETHER AND THEN START A VETO CAMPAIGN.
SO WE WILL BE, UH, THAT INFORMATION WILL BE COMING TO US IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER.
AND WE AS A CITY NEED TO OUR LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
THE LAST TWO THINGS WE MET, I MET WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER AT DELL HAKA.
HOLLY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CORRECT PEN, IS THAT IT? DELL HOT.
AND JUST, UH, JUST AN AMAZING PERSON, VERY MOTIVATED.
AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO WIND UP DOING SOME REALLY GOOD JOB, A REALLY GOOD JOB THERE.
AND METROPOLITAN DEPARTMENT ALSO BEEN, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU TOO FOR ATTENDING.
AND THEN JUST, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS, PETER, I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU.
THIS IS SOMETHING YOU'VE WANTED NOW FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT JOB.
AND PATRICK HAMAMOTO, HE DID A TREMENDOUS JOB OVER THE YEARS AND HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS.
THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ WITH THAT.
UM, YEAH, JUST TO TOUCH ON WHAT CYNTHIA HAD MENTIONED WITH THE BLUE MASS, UM, IF YOU ARE A ROMAN CATHOLIC, IT IT'S GOING TO BE NICE.
THE MASS WILL BE OFFICIATED BY THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, OR I'M NOT AT THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, WHICH TAKES IN RIVERSIDE.
SO IT IS OPEN TO ALL, UH, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT LIVE HERE, ALL FIRE PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS, IT'S, IT'S CERTAINLY A SIGHT TO BE SEEN AND TO ASK FOR DIVINE PROTECTION FOR ALL THEIR DAILY WORK AGAIN.
YEAH, CHIEF, UH, IT WAS A PHENOMENAL JOB, UH, FOR THE NINE 11, UH, YOU KNOW, THE NINE 11 TRIBUTE SITTING THERE WITH A 12 YEAR OLD BOY AND A EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL WHO REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH, YOU KNOW, MUCH REFERENCE TO THIS.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU SEE A BUNCH OF ADULTS COME TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, READ OFF THOSE NAMES AND, YOU KNOW, SHARE IN THAT, THAT HORRIBLE DAY AND MOVE FORWARD FROM IT, IT'S SOMETHING TO BE SEEING IT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM: Adjourn in memory of State Senator Josh Newman's Chief of Staff Marc Hanson, who passed away on August 24, 2021, the 13 U.S. service members killed in the Kabul, Afghanistan airport attack on August 26, 2021, those impacted by Hurricane Ida hitting Louisiana on August 27, 2021 on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (16 years later), and those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.]
WE HAVE SADLY A NUMBER OF THE JOURNEY MEMORIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE A JOURNEY.AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, UH, IN, WILL BE A JOURNEY AND A MEMORY OF MARK HANSON WHO PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 24TH AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 46.
MARK WAS CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OUR STATE SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN.
AND HE CERTAINLY WASN'T, UH, AN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVANT.
HE HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR, UH, CONGRESS MEMBERS, JUST NARROW NOSE BEFORE, UH, UH, BEFORE MOVING ON TO SENATOR NEWMAN'S OFFICE.
UM, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING WITH THEM, HAVE, YOU KNOW, BRIEFINGS WITH HIM AND WITH GAIL AND WITH JOSH AND, YOU KNOW, TO HEAR THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, A YOUNG GUY LIKE THAT PASSED AWAY, UH, IT WAS SAD.
HE WAS, SO WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO HIS WIFE SHANAYA AND THEIR TWO BOYS JASPER AND ENZO.
AND THEN, UH, AS WE'VE HAD A MOMENT OF SILENCE, BUT WHEN WE STARTED OUR MEETING, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE A JOURNEY IN A MEMORY OF THE 13 SERVICE MEMBERS WHO WERE KILLED AT THE, UH, THE TERRORIST ATTACK AT THE KABUL AIRPORT ON AUGUST 26TH.
UH, YEAH, THESE, YOU KNOW, THESE MEN AND WOMEN CERTAINLY ARE SOME THAT WOULD BE HELD UP FOR WHAT THEY, UH, WHAT THEY DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE BULK OF THEM WERE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAVING COME OUT OF CAMP PENDLETON.
SO I KNOW WE'VE LOST ONE FROM RANCHO AND ONE FROM THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND ONE IN NORCO.
SO WE HOLD THESE GUYS UP AS THEY HERE ARE GUYS, AND LADY IS THE HEROES THEY WERE.
AND THEN ALSO JUST WITH HURRICANE IDA, GOING THROUGH THE GULF COAST, KEEPING THE, THOSE FOLKS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, ESPECIALLY HAVING BEEN SO CLOSE TO HURRICANE KATRINA NAB THAT POOR REGION JUST KEEPS GETTING HIT.
AND THEN LASTLY, AS WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT, UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF NINE 11 ON SATURDAY, WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN OUR MEMORY OR ADJOURN, OUR MEETING AND THEIR MEMORY, UM, AND FOR THE NEARLY 3000 PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO SERVED THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS, THE WORKERS AT THOSE SITES AND EVERYBODY ELSE WHOSE LIFE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THAT TRAGIC DAY.
SO THAT YOU'LL BE CLOSING OUR MEETING, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT TRANSPORTING.