Nov 23, 2021 City Council Meeting

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ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY

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

AND THEN, UH, OUR INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR JODY MOORE FROM TRANSFORMATION CHURCH.

SO ANNA STEVEN, PLEASE GO UP TO THE CENTER.

WE'RE ALL HERE.

THERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT.

SO ANNA STEVEN LEAD

[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

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THANK YOU GUYS.

[ INVOCATION: Pastor Jody Moore, The Transformation Church]

SO LET US DO THAT NOW, FATHER, WE THANK YOU.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND YOUR MERCY THAT COVERS THIS LAND.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED ON THIS CITY AND THIS VALLEY, LORD GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE HUMBLE AND STEADY LEADERSHIP OF THIS MAYOR, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF.

AND SO LORD GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS CITY, CONTINUE TO BLESS ITS LEADERS WITH WISDOM AND FAVOR THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM YOU.

I PRAY LORD GOD, THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO, UH, STEADY US AS WE NAVIGATE THROUGH THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE, PANDEMIC, UM, ECONOMIC TURMOIL IN THE NATION, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS HERE IN THIS STATE.

THAT REALLY ONLY YOU CAN, UH, GIVE US THE ANSWER TO.

SO WE THANK YOU RIGHT NOW IN ADVANCE FOR DOING THAT.

LASTLY, LORD GOD, WE STAND IN AGREEMENT AND WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR FRIENDS IN RASHIKA WHILE SHIKA, WISCONSIN, UH, SUCH A TRAGEDY THAT TOOK PLACE THERE WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH THE FAMILIES, BE WITH THE VICTIMS, LORD GOD, THOSE WHO LOST LOVED ONES.

THOSE WHO ARE IN THE HOSPITALS, STEEL INJURED FROM THIS TRAGEDY.

UH, AND FROM THIS, UM, THIS SITUATION, LORD GOD, I PRAY FOR SPEEDY HEALING.

UH, NOT JUST PHYSICALLY OF THOSE WHO WERE IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING, WE ASK THIS IN THE MATCHLESS NAME OF YOUR SON, A MAN.

HEY MAN.

THANK YOU, JODY.

ALL.

ALRIGHT, PLEASE BE SEATED.

AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BE

[ CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION Select Mayor and Vice Mayor for terms of December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2022]

SO AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN NOMINATIONS, OPEN NOMINATIONS.

OKAY.

I'LL NOMINATE RAY MARQUEZ FOR MAYOR.

HEY, ALL SECOND.

WE HAVE AN NI DO WE NEED TO VOTE SCREEN'S BLANK? YEP.

SEE TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T MAKE ANYTHING EASIER.

LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

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I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALSO COUNSEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

THANK YOU AND AT THIS TIME WE'LL BE TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR VICE MAYOR.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO NOMINATE, UH, MR. PETER ROGERS, AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS SEEING AND HEARING NONE UNLOCKING YOUR VOTES MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL MY FRIENDS THAT CAME UP TO .

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, RAY AND PETER WHO LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER FUN YEAR WITH YOUR STUDY LEADERSHIP.

AT THIS TIME,

[1. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming Chino Hills as a Purple Heart City]

UH, PRONTO PROCLAIMING CHINO HILLS IS A PURPLE HEART CITY.

SO THIS IS ALWAYS THE AWKWARD PART.

WHITE, UH, MR. GEIER, WILL YOU JOIN THE MIRROR AT THE PODIUM PLEASE? YOU STAND WHEREVER YOU WANT.

RONNIE, YOU'VE EARNED IT.

MR. RONNIE GUY.

ALL RIGHT.

OUR CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS AT CHINO HILLS HAVE ALWAYS HAD GREAT ADMIRATION AND GRATITUDE FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE ARMED FORCES.

VETERANS HAVE PAID A HIGH PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOMS BY LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHILE THEY CHOOSE TO DEFEND, DEFEND OUR LIBERTIES AND OUR CONSTITUTION, MANY CITIZENS, UH, OF OUR COMMUNITY EVER RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL AND RECOGNITION OF BEING WOUNDED IN COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN RONNIE GEIER, UH, THE NATIONAL OR THE RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS, UH, IS THE FINAL POSTING FOR MANY OF OUR VETERANS.

UH, THEY FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II, KOREA DURING THE COLD WAR VIETNAM AND IN OUR CURRENT WAR ON TERROR AND NOW LAY AT REST THERE EACH MONTH.

LOCAL VETERANS SALUTE THESE HEROES WHO ARE LAID TO REST AT RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY.

THE, UH, THESE INLAND EMPIRE VETERANS ENSURED THAT OUR WELL, MY, MY GRANDPARENTS WERE THERE TOO, OR THEY'RE UM, IT'S, IT TRULY IS A PLACE TO, TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH.

AND I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE A UNIQUE CITY.

WE REALLY PUT A LOT OF OUR HEART INTO RECOGNIZING OUR VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SIGN THAT WE HAVE ON THE, UH, ON THE DISPLAY, WE HAVE THOSE THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND WE THOUGHT AS A CITY COUNCIL AND AS A CITY, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO SHOW.

WE WANTED TO TAKE PRIDE, THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT, UM, THAT OUR, SOME OF OUR VETERANS HAVE BEEN, HAVE BEEN INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

AND WE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE RECOGNIZED AND THAT WE TEACH FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT THAT SACRIFICE ISN'T, UH, ISN'T EASY.

SO TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, WE WERE PROUD OF PROCLAIM CHINO HILLS, THE PURPLE HEART CITY, UH, TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR NATIONS, MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WOUNDED, OR KILLED BY THE ENEMY WHILE SERVING AND PROTECTING OUR FREEDOMS THAT ARE ENJOYED BY ALL AMERICANS.

AND TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION IS MR. RONNIE GUYER, VIETNAM VETERAN.

SO PLEASE, UM, RONNIE, ANYTHING LIKE TO SAY, THANK YOU.

IT LOOKS LIKE I CARED OUR DEAD AND WOUNDED FROM HELICOPTER TO HELICOPTER IN THE FIRST MAJOR BATTLE OF THE VIETNAM WAR.

AND I ENDED UP WALKING INTO A SILLY LITTLE SPEAR ON MY LAST OPERATION JUST BEFORE I CAME HOME.

IT'S THE SPIRIT THAT GOES RIGHT THROUGH YOUR LEG ENOUGH TO BE WOUNDED GOD'S PLAN FOR ME TO HAVE A PURPLE HEART.

AND IT'S AMAZING HOW, HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T BE UP HERE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

UH, FOR TWO REASONS, THE FIRST IS TO THANK THE CITY FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE BEDROOMS OVER THE MANY YEARS AND PARTICULARLY THIS.

AND I GET TO SHOW MY OWN PURPLE HEART.

IT'S RAGGEDY.

IT'S 56 YEARS OLD, AND I GIVE IT TO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL TO HOLD IT IN THE PALM OF THEIR HAND WHEN I SPEAK TO THEM IN SCHOOL SO THAT THEY CAN ALWAYS SAY FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, I'VE ACTUALLY HELD A PURPLE HEART IN THE PALM OF MY HAND, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PARTICULARLY MAYOR JONES FOR HIS KINDNESS TO A PURPLE HEART VETERAN HIS FAITH IN GOD.

HE IS WALKING INTO AN OFFICE,

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AND PARTICULARLY TO ME, I'M JUST A VETERAN, BUT BOY, I WOULDN'T BE ANYTHING ELSE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

HEY, RONNIE.

UM, WE GO TO THE SAME CHURCH AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO THE SAME CHURCH.

SARONY WHEN HE SINGS, HE REALLY BELIEVES IN THE LORD AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE ALL OVER THE GROUND WITH HER HANDS GOING UP IN THE AIR AND IT JUST TOUCHES MY HEART.

RONNIE, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ALL RIGHT.

AND OUR SECOND PROCLAMATION

[2. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming November 27, 2021 as Small Business Saturday]

AS WE KNOW, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE A VITAL PART OF EVERY LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL.

WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THIS DAY, WHICH IS SATURDAY TOO, TO ENSURE THAT WE SHOP AND DINE AND CHINO HILLS FIRST.

SO DON'T CROSS THE 71 TO GO SHOP AT TARGET.

KEEP IT, KEEP IT OVER HERE AND HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS OR FOR OUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS.

SATURDAY IS OUR, UH, UH, LOOK TO LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS ROSE AND CAN STUDY OF ROSA.

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UM, YOU MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF ROSES SAY WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2021 CD AT CHINO HILLS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD THROUGH THE TUNA VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE PHOTO, OP, PLEASE TELL US ABOUT, ROSA'S SAY IN THE BUSINESS AND, UH, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT MORE AND I LOVE THAT HER FIRST NAME IS ROSE.

YOU CAN'T BEAT IT, PLEASE.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MIRROR.

UM, OUR BUSINESS IS CALLED ROSE'S SAY, AND THE REASON BEING IS NUMBER ONE, MY NAME IS ROSE AND OUR FLOWERS SAY SOMETHING.

UM, IF YOU LOOK AT A ROSE, USUALLY IT'S BLANK, BUT I CAN PUT FACES, LOGO, PHRASES, SCRIPTURES, OR WHATEVER YOU WANT ON A REAL ROSE.

AND THE REASON WHY WE GOT INTO THIS BUSINESS IS MY HUSBAND RETIRED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS.

AND, UM, HE'S LIKE, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

HE GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW MY DREAM AND THAT WAS BEING A FLORISTS.

AND SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS NOW AND WE LOVE IT.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING US AND IF, IF YOU ARE ON INSTAGRAM, FOLLOW THEM, BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THEIR CREATIONS AND WORK TO SEE THOSE MESSAGES ON INDIVIDUAL ROSE BUDS.

IT'S IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

SO PLEASE I'LL WALK BACK IN.

OKAY.

AT

[3. 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.]

THE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER

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AND SO LET'S SEE WHO WE HAVE TO DO TO DO.

OKAY.

UM, OUR FIRST SPEAKER WILL BE A MIST.

DANA LAMB, MR. D I'M SORRY, MR. SORRY.

DOES ALL RIGHT.

DANA ROHRABACHER WOULD GIVE ME THAT TO, SORRY.

I'LL TRY TO TALK IN A DEEP VOICE TO ME.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME IS DANA LAMB, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN RESIDENTS IN CHINO HILLS FOR 34 YEARS.

AND I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY SAYING THAT IN MY OPINION, SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL, EVEN FOR A GREAT CITY, LIKE CHINO HILLS MUST BE CHALLENGING.

AND I'M PRETTY SURE A FRUSTRATING JOB ON OCCASION.

YOU MUST PROVIDE A PATIENT HERE FOR YOUR CITIZENS COMPLAINTS ON ISSUES, SMALL TO LARGE, WITH ALL THE EXPECTATIONS THAT YOU FIX IT, AND YOU FIX IT.

NOW, UNLIKE LARGE CITIES, MOST OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE EASY ACCESS TO YOU.

AS YOU TRY TO DO SOME GROCERY SHOPPING OR HAVE A QUIET DINNER OUT, AND YOU MUCH WATCH YOUR, YOU MUST WATCH YOUR MEAL GROW COLD WHILE YOU ARE LECTURED ABOUT A SIDEWALK NEEDING REPAIR OR AN INTERSECTION NEEDING A STOP SIGN.

SO THE POINT IS MY HAT IS OFF TO ANYONE WHO WILLINGLY TAKES ON THE ROLE OF A CITY COUNCIL PERSON AND FACES THE DEMANDS ON THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITIZENS.

ONE OF THE THINGS MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF WAS OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH HOPE FOR THE HILLS, MY ROLE INVOLVED DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO EDITING OF OUR ACTIVITIES FROM DEMONSTRATIONS TO PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS, I RECENTLY WAS GOING THROUGH THE ARCHIVES OF THE YEARS OF FOOTAGE AND IMAGES AND WAS STRUCK BY HOW OFTEN RAYMAR KIDS APPEARED RAY MAKING SIGNS FOR OUR FIRST DEMONSTRATION RAY AT THE COURTHOUSE IN LOS ANGELES, WHERE WE FIRST CONFRONTED THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION RAY AT OUR FRIENDRAISERS GETTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND TO SORRY, GET LOCAL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DONATE SERVICES AND GIFTS FOR OUR AUCTION.

IT WENT ON AND ON NOW HIS HOME WASN'T ANYWHERE NEAR THE 200 FOOT POWER POLES, BUT HE KNEW THE DEVASTATING IMPACT THEY WOULD HAVE ON THE VALUE OF OUR, OF THE HOMES IN THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR, WHERE THE PORTALS WERE GOING OUT.

SO RAY, ALONG WITH A SMALL GROUP OF ACTIVISTS BACKED BY HUNDREDS AND EVENTUALLY THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THIS HAPPEN TO HIS NEIGHBORS.

NOW, THE REASON I'M TAKING THIS STROLL DOWN MEMORY LANE IS TO POINT OUT THAT RAYMARK HAS WASN'T A CITY COUNCILMAN AT THAT TIME, NONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE PAID FOR THOSE YEARS OF WEEKLY MEETINGS, STRATEGY SESSIONS, AND TRAVELING UP AND DOWN THE STATE TO FIGHT FOR OUR CITY RE PERSONIFIED THE CITIZEN ACTIVISTS THAT IN MY OPINION, TRULY REPRESENTS THE CONCEPT OF THE PUBLIC SERVANT.

WORKING DIRECTLY WITH HIM, MADE ME UNDERSTAND THAT RAYMARK HAS, IS ONE OF THOSE QUIET PEOPLE WHO DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF NOISE AND SPEECHES.

WHEN HE SEES A NEIGHBOR STRUGGLING, HIS FIRST INSTINCT IS HOW CAN I HELP? HOW CAN I MAKE THIS RIGHT? MY WIFE AND I WERE THRILLED TO SEE HIM ATTAIN A CITY COUNCIL SEAT BECAUSE AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS OF WATCHING HIS EFFORTS BEHIND THE SCENES, HE NOW REPRESENTED US AS A CITY LEADER.

WHEN HE WAS PART OF THE NEGOTIATION WITH THE OPAQUE POLITICS OF THE CITY OF INDUSTRY OVER TRACE HER MOTTOES.

I KNEW WE WERE IN GOOD HANDS.

IN OUR OPINION, HE HAS CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED WISDOM AND INTEGRITY IN EVERY TASK HE HAS TAKEN ON AS A CITY COUNCILMAN FROM THE BEGINNING.

FINALLY, MY WIFE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK RAY MARQUEZ AND ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED ON THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL FROM THE BEGINNING BUILDING CHINO HILLS INTO THE AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT IT HAS BECOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

OUR NEXT, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKER WILL BE SUZETTE.

DANG, IS THAT GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR JOE'S VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.

CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS SUZETTE DANG WITH COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND CHAIRMAN KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S, UH, CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSES NEXT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, STARTING AT 5:30 PM TO 7:30 PM HERE AT THE CHINO HILLS AND THE CITY HALL LOBBY.

SO YOU HAVEN'T, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO PLEASE RSVP@SUPERVISORHAGMANTHATEVENTBRITE.COM CHECK IN WILL BE REQUIRED.

SO PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO REGISTER AND WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE.

UM, I ALSO HAVE TO SAVE THE DATES FOR YOU ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 15TH,

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AND AGAIN, PLEASE RSVP@SUPERVISORHAGMANDOTEVENTBRITE.COM.

AND ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND IS OUR LONG AWAITED DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT IN CHINO HILLS.

I KNOW EVERYONE HAS BEEN ASKING AND CALLING OUR OFFICE.

SO THE DATE WILL BE JANUARY 22ND, BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY.

AND THIS IS A LITTLE SPECIAL BECAUSE IT'S, UM, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WHO IS HOSTING THIS DRIVE THROUGH, UH, DOCUMENTS RUNNING EVENT, UM, DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND, WE ARE LIMITING TO THREE STANDARD SIZE FILING BOX OF DOCUMENTS PER VEHICLE.

AND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT (909) 465-5265.

THANK YOU.

AND WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING.

THANK YOU, SUZANNE.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER WILL BE, UH, SUZANNE PIERCE.

GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JOE'S.

UM, CONGRATULATIONS, RAY MARQUEZ AND PETER.

SO VERY EXCITING.

UM, I'VE BEEN LUCKY AND GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.

I REPRESENT RED BUCKET EQUINE RESCUE, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT HAS THIS KIND OF LEADERSHIP, UM, AND ATTENDANCE.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE AND MY GRATITUDE TO RAY AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND, UM, JUST THANK YOU AND TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL RED BUCKET IS TO BE A PART OF THIS FINE CITY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

RIGHT.

AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER WILL BE SUZUKI WALESA STRA I'M READING WHAT WAS SENT TO ME.

I'M SORRY.

I LIKE IT.

YOU CAN FAKE OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK.

MY NAME IS SUSIE FLEET STREET AND I LIVE AT 2 9, 2 7 ENGLISH PLACE, RANCHO DE FELICIDAD, ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING HORSE BOARDING STABLES AND CHINO HILLS.

IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE AT THIS CHANGING OF THE GUARD THAT I TAKE A MOMENT BEFORE THANKSGIVING TO SAY, THANK YOU, THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT HAVE HELPED KEEP OUR UNIQUE EQUESTRIAN NEIGHBORHOOD INTACT OVER THE YEARS BEFORE INCORPORATION, THE CHINO HILLS AREA WAS VERY RURAL WITH MANY SMALL FARMS AND RANCHES CROPS GREW HERE IN LIVESTOCK FLOURISHED, BUT TIMES CHANGE.

AND SO DID OUR CITY.

NOW WE'RE MORE SOCCER THAN STABLES AND MORE PARKLAND THAN GRASSLAND, BUT THERE'S STILL A TOUCH OF THE COUNTRY IN OUR CITY.

WHEN YOU WALK DOWN ENGLISH ROAD IN PART DUE TO ALL OF YOU, WE MIGHT HAVE COMPLETELY LOST OUR BIT OF RURAL CHARACTER, EXCEPT MANY OF YOU IN THIS ROOM.

AND MANY OF YOUR PREDECESSORS LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS, WORRIED ABOUT THE PACE OF CHANGE HERE AND HELPED US KEEP OUR IDENTITY IS ONE OF THE MOST UNUSUAL PARTS OF CHINO HILLS.

IT HASN'T ALWAYS GONE SMOOTHLY AND I'VE SOMETIMES BEEN IMPATIENT WITH SOME OF YOU WHEN I WANTED ANSWERS, BUT CHINO HILLS STILL HAS HORSES AND CATTLE AND HAWKS AND TRAILS AND BOBCAT'S AND ROOM FOR EVEN CHILDREN TO ACT A LITTLE BIT WILD.

I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE AS WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY MOVED FORWARD, BUT NOT LEFT ALL OF OUR COUNTRY, HERITAGE BEHIND ART AND PETER, BRIAN, CYNTHIA, AND RAY, AND ALL THE CITY STAFF THAT SUPPORT YOU.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP OVER THE YEARS, WHAT YOU DO MAKES A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE LIFE OF FOLKS WHO LIVE AND PLAY AND RIDE AND HORSE AROUND IN CHINO HILLS.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE RAY WHO STILL TAKES MY CALLS AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AS CHINO HILLS KEEPS EVOLVING, HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

I'M THANKFUL FOR CHINO HILLS ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITH THAT.

WE'LL

[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]

ANY MEMBERS HAVE ANY ITEMS? OKAY.

WE'LL THAT WE'LL MOVE ON

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (9 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.]

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE NUMBER 10 TO BE HOLD.

NOPE.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THEN THAT WILL BE GOING.

ITEM WILL BE APPROVING ITEMS 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,

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WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND POINT, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS.

ALL RIGHT.

[10. Appoint Denise Cattern to the Chino Hills Community Foundation Board of Directors as recommended by Board for term ending May 2025]

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S BEING PULLED THE APPOINTMENT OF DENISE KATRIN TO THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING MAY, 2025 SWANA TO W WHENEVER THE, THE APPLICANT IS HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, PULL IT IN THEIR HONOR.

AND I SEE DENISE IN BACK OF THE PODIUM IN MY YES, FOUNDATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I THINK TO OUR COMMUNITY, WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 13 YEARS NOW.

WE'VE PROBABLY RAISED A MILLION AND A HALF PLUS DOLLARS ALL GOING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WINE WALK IS PART OF IT.

AND HOME TOUR AND SOME CONCERT SERIES, WE DONATED $325,000 WHEN WE BUILT THE NEW COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND IT COULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT SOME, THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

AND WE HAVE 16 ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DENISE, UH, IS GOING TO BE OUR NEWEST ADDITION TO THE BOARD.

SO WITH THAT, WITH THE NIECE HERE, I WANTED TO, FIRST OF ALL, DO THE BOAT.

OH, TO MAKE IT A, IT'S KIND OF PRESENTS YOU WITH DENISE WITH THAT.

I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR DENISE KATRIN TO BE ON THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

ARE WE SURE THAT SHE'S HAD ENOUGH COMMUNITY? I DON'T KNOW.

LET ME HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTE.

NO JOKE VOTES, PLEASE.

CONGRATULATIONS, PLEASE.

INTRODUCE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DENISE WELL-COVERED, UM, COUNCIL.

IT'S BEEN EIGHT MONTHS SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS ROOM IN THAT SHOCKING.

WELL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

I'VE BEEN A HUGE FAN OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES AND THE CONCERT PERFORMANCES, AND THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ATTENDING THOSE EVENTS.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO FLIP.

THOSE WERE THE ONLY EVENTS I ATTENDED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO WORK.

YOU STILL MAY NOT HAVE TO WORK.

YOU MAY BE OKAY.

AND ANYWAY, SO I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION AND HOPE THAT I CAN HELP WITH THE PUBLICITY AND THE MARKETING FOR THE FOUNDATION, DENISE.

AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT OUR NEXT YEAR.

FIRST BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

I'LL TEXT YOU THE INSTAGRAM PASSWORD TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT WITH THAT.

WE'LL BE

[13. Authorize execution of revised Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A2021-010 with National Demographics Corporation (NDC) to add Exhibit A-2 to Scope of Services for City's use and Consultant's certification of Dave's Redistricting Application public mapping tool software for a one-time cost of $7,500 and authorize NDC to partner with Tripepi Smith to create, host, and update redistricting website for a period of ten years for a one-time cost not-to-exceed $3,500 for redistricting project]

NUMBER ONE, AGREEMENT NUMBER A 2021 WITH NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS CORPORATION TO ADD EXHIBIT A TWO TO SCOPE OF SERVICES FOR CITY USE AND CONSULTANTS OR CERTIFICATION, A CERTIFICATION OF DAVE'S REDISTRICTING APPLICATION, PUBLIC MAPPING SOFTWARE TOOL FOR A ONE-TIME COST OF $7,500 AND AUTHORIZED NDC TO PARTNER WITH TROY PEPPY SMITH TO CREATE HOST AND UPDATE REDISTRICTING WEBSITE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS FOR A ONE-TIME COST NOT TO EXCEED $3,500 FOR THE REDISTRICTING PROJECT.

SO MR. CITY MANAGER, THANK YOU, MARY JO'S CITY COUNCIL, UH, COMMUNITY AND ATTENDANCE TONIGHT'S ITEM IS, UH, PROBABLY ON EVERYBODY'S MIND, IF NOT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, CERTAINLY NATIONALLY OUR, UM, RECENT DATA, UH, RECEIVED FROM THE CENSUS IS GOING TO BE PART OF REDISTRICTING, UH, LOCALLY AND AT OTHER LEVELS AND STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND SO, UH, THE CITY HIRED A NATIONAL DATA CORPORATION IN DC TO ASSIST WITH THAT, UH, PROCESS, UH, THE SAME COMPANY WE USE WHEN WE FIRST ESTABLISHED OUR, OF VOTER DISTRICTS FOR THE COUNCIL, UH, HERE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

UM, TWO NEW COMPONENTS THAT WE ARE INTEGRATING INTO THAT AGREEMENT IS WE'RE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE DATA FOR THE PROCESS FOR 10 YEARS, UH, ON A WEBSITE.

AND SO WE'RE HIRING, WE'VE HIRED A SEPARATE COMPANY TO HELP US MAINTAIN ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THIS PROCESS, BUT ALSO WE'VE, UH, BEEN, UH, SEEKING THE ASSISTANCE FOR THE MAP DRAWING PROCESS.

UH, AND WHAT WE HAVE FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS, UH,

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AND THE FACT THAT, UH, MUCH OF WHAT'S REQUIRED IS TO MAKE SURE IT'S THE POPULATION IS BALANCED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE KNOW THAT OUR, OUR DISTRICT, OUR EXISTING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ARE NOT POPULATION BALANCED.

UH, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, UH, SEPARATING ANY COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.

AND SO AN ONLINE TOOL MAKES THAT EASIER.

AND SO AS, UH, THE PUBLIC, UH, WANTS TO DRAW THEIR MAPS, THIS TOOL WILL ALLOW THEM TO SEE, UH, THE IMPACTS OF PICKING THE DIFFERENT VOTER BLOCKS AS THEY DESIGN THEIR MAPS.

AND SO, UH, FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS AUTHORIZING US TO SWITCH FROM THE ORIGINAL DISTRICT, OUR MAPPING TOOL THAT WE HAD PLANNED TO THE NEW, UH, DRA, UH, THE, THE INITIALS JUST SOUND SO MUCH BETTER THAN DAVE'S REDISTRICTING APP.

UH, IT IS WIDELY USED.

IT IS PROFESSIONAL.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, UH, DOUG JOHNSON FROM NDC, UH, AVAILABLE TO SHOW A PRESENTATION OF HOW THE TOOL WOULD WORK.

SHOULD THE COUNCIL WANT TO SEE THAT, UH, DEMONSTRATION? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE'LL BRING IT BACK.

UH, WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE DEMONSTRATION? ALL RIGHT, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, SIR.

YES.

OKAY, GREAT.

SO, UH, I'M GOING TO BE WITH YOU.

UM, I ACTUALLY THINK THIS IS IN THE LONG RUN.

GOOD NEWS.

ESSENTIALLY.

WHAT HAPPENED IS DISTRICT ARM WAS WRITTEN BY A RESEARCH INSTITUTE TEAM AND THEY WERE THE VICTIM OF THEIR OWN SUCCESS.

THE TOOL WAS SO, SO POPULAR THAT THEY WERE COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED AND THEY ESSENTIALLY SHUT DOWN, UH, THE STOOL, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE STILL MAINTAINING SAFETY SET UP BEFORE, BUT THE DRA TOOL OR DAISY DISTRICT APP TOOL, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR, I THINK, 15 YEARS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

UM, AND THEY JUST, THIS FALL MADE IT ADDED ON KIND OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UH, MODULE TO IT.

SO THIS SOMETHING NEW, BUT IT'S BUILDING ON A FOUNDATION THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

AND, UH, AND I THINK YOU'LL REALLY ENJOY USING IT.

SO LET ME SHARE MY SCREEN.

SO FIRST, UM, FIRST LET ME START WITH, UM, IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THIS THERE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMEMBER EVERYTHING I'M GONNA GO THROUGH TODAY.

WE HAVE THIS VERY SIMPLE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS STEP-BY-STEP WITH SCREENSHOTS FOR EVERY STEP, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.

AND YOU'LL SEE, IT'S ONLY ABOUT 10 SCREENS.

SO YOU'LL SEE, AS I GO THROUGH THIS HOUSE, HOW SIMPLE THIS IS TO GET UP AND RUNNING ON IT.

AND YOU CAN COME BACK TO THIS PAGE AT ANY TIME THAT THE VRA TOOL, UM, AND W I SHOULD ADD THAT, WELL, IT'S CALLED DAISY DISTRICT APP, BECAUSE IT WAS STARTED BY GETTING A GUY NAMED DAVE BRADLEY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO.

UH, IT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR THAT NOW IT HAS A FULL-BLOWN, YOU KNOW, NONPROFIT WITH, I THINK THEY'RE UP TO ABOUT 15 EMPLOYEES NOW RUNNING AND MANAGING THEM.

SO, UM, YES, I, I, I, TO AGREE, WE CALL IT VRA AND HOW, YEAH.

SO WHEN, WHEN USERS GO TO THE, GO TO THE LINK FROM THE CITY WEBSITE TO THIS TOOL, THEY WILL FIRST HAVE TO LOG IN.

AND AFTER YOU LOG IN, IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

YOU JUST GO UP HERE TO MY MAP AND GO TO PUBLISH MAPS, AND WE'LL ACTUALLY GIVE A LINK THAT WILL BYPASS ALL THIS SEARCH FEES.

UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT MAPS AS YOU CAN SEE HERE.

THERE ARE 18,000 MAPS ON THE SITE.

INSIGHT IS INCREDIBLY POPULAR, BUT IF YOU JUST PUT IN AND, YOU KNOW, HE'LL, UH, THE CITY SITE WILL COME UP, THIS IS THE TEMPLATE, UM, BECAUSE I'M LOGGED IN AS ME AND THE, THE TEMPLATE IS ON MY ID.

I HAVE THE ABILITY TO EDIT, BUT USERS WON'T, THEY'LL SIMPLY CLICK, DUPLICATE AND MAKE A COPY FOR THEMSELVES.

AND THEN IN MY MAPS WILL COME UP, CHINO HILLS, 20, 20 REDISTRICTING.

I CAN DOUBLE CLICK ON IT.

IT TAKES A SECOND TO OPEN.

IT STARTS OUT AT THE STATE VIEW, AND THEN IT WILL POP DOWN TO THE LOCAL VIEW WHILE IT'S DOING THAT.

I'LL HIGHLIGHT UP HERE ON THE TOP.

LEFT IS THE KEYS, WHICH IT

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SO THERE WE SEE IT COMING INTO VIEW.

AND SO AS RESIDENTS WANTED TO DRAW IT, UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE STREETS AND OTHER FEATURES HIGHLIGHT IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NUMBERS, THESE ARE OUR PRECINCT LINES DRAWN HERE.

AND THEN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF EACH PRECINCT AND OVER HERE ARE THE FIVE DISTRICTS BY COLOR AND NUMBER.

AND SO AT A BASIC LEVEL, RESIDENTS CAN SIMPLY CHOOSE DISTRICT ONE, CHOOSE A PAINT BRUSH AND START CLICKING AND YOU CAN SEE IT, IT WILL FILL IN, AND IT WILL START TO ADD THOSE NUMBERS UP OVER HERE.

YOU'LL SEE THE NUMBERS ADDING UP BOTH FOR TOTAL POPULATION.

THESE ARE THE OFFICIAL CALIFORNIA REDISTRICT NUMBERS, NOBODY CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.

SO RESIDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING AT LATINO PERCENTAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU WOULD WANT TO FOLLOW THE VOTING AGE NUMBERS.

IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, IT'S EASY.

IT'S SWITCHED TO THE RACER AND CLICK ON EACH ONE THAT YOU WANT TO DO.

NOW, PRECINCTS ARE FAIRLY BIG.

YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS HERE.

SO AS I ZOOM IN, I CAN SWITCH TO BLOCK LIT PLAYER.

AND THEN WHEN I, WHEN I SWITCHED BACK TO THE PAINTBRUSH, IT'S AN ONLINE TOOL.

SO IT'S NOT ALWAYS AS FAST AS WE'D LIKE, BUT IT IS PRETTY FAST.

AND WHEN I CLICK ON A PRECINCT HERE, IF IT SAYS A BLOCK AND I CLICK ON A PRECINCT, IT WILL, IT WILL DO WITH THE SOFTWARE CALLED SHATTER THAT PRECINCT.

AND IT WILL COME UP WITH THE CENSUS BLOCK, INDIVIDUAL CENSUS BLOCKS IN THAT PRECINCT.

YOU CAN PICK THEM ONE BY ONE, WE'LL GET A SECOND.

THERE IT GOES.

AND IT WILL GIVE THE NUMBERS FOR EACH, EACH BLOCK.

SO IF I ONLY WANT THE WESTERN PART OF THE PRECINCT, I CAN JUST PICK ON THAT SIDE OF IT.

AND IT WILL JUST ADD THOSE IN.

THEN WHEN I'M READY FOR DISTRICT TO SIMPLY PICK ON DISTRICT TWO, SORRY, CLICKING AWAY AT THOSE.

NOW, IF THE NUMBERS ARE DISTRACTING, YOU HAVE DONE HERE IN THE OVERLAYS DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

YOU CAN UNCHECK THE, THE LABELS AND THE NUMBERS GO AWAY.

WE RECOMMENDING RECOMMEND KEEPING THOSE ON.

SO YOU CAN SEE AS YOUR NUMBERS GET, UH, GET DRAWN UP.

LET ME ZOOM BACK OUT.

YOU CAN, AS YOU'RE SEEING THAT YOU CAN USE THE PLUS AND MINUS THE HAND HERE, LET YOU PAN AROUND THE SCREEN.

SO IF I USE THE HAND, LIKE I SAID, WE CLICKED AND WITH MY MOUSE, IF I HOLD THE BUTTON DOWN, I CAN DRAG THE SCREEN AROUND.

SO IT REALLY IS AS EASY AS CHOOSE THE PAINTBRUSH, CLICK ON THE PRECINCTS OR QUICK, OR, OR PICK ON BLOCK AND THEN SHATTER THE PRECINCT IS DRAWN YOUR BLOCK, WATCH YOUR NUMBERS, AND THEN, UM, AND DRAWING YOUR MOUTH.

NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DAVE'S REDISTRICTING APP IS IT HAS A TON OF, OF POWER USER TOOLS IN THE BACKEND.

IT DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF HIDING THOSE BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY NEED THEM FOR CITY.

WE DISTRICT, MOST OF THE POWER TOOLS ARE AIMED AT MEASURING PARTISAN FAIRNESS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR STATE REDISTRICTING EFFORTS.

BUT BECAUSE THIS TOOL HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 15 YEARS, YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND FIND ALL KINDS OF RESOURCES, UM, KIND OF HOW TO GUIDE, HOW TO GET INTO THE MORE USER TOOLS.

AND UP HERE ON THE TOP, RIGHT, ARE LINKS TO THE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT TOOLS IF ANYONE REALLY WANTS TO DIG INTO THEM.

BUT AGAIN, FOR SENIOR LEVEL, THAT'S NOT REALLY NECESSARY.

ALL YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IS PAINTBRUSH.

ERASER.

REMEMBER TO CHOOSE PRECINCT OR BLOCK, DEPENDING ON WHAT LEVEL YOU WANT TO CHOOSE FROM.

AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE WELL, I SHOULD SAY, YOU CAN SHARE YOUR MAPS.

IF YOU'RE WORKING WITH SOMEBODY ELSE, EVEN BEFORE YOU'RE DONE, YOU CAN SHARE IT WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOU SIMPLY CLICK THIS AND YOU GET A URL THAT YOU CAN SEND TO THEM, AND THEY CAN SEE YOUR MATH WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

UM, YOU SIMPLY CLICK SHARE, COPY THAT EMAIL ADDRESS AND SEND IT INTO THE CITY AND SAY, HERE'S MY PROPOSED MAP.

UM, THAT WAY WE'LL WE'LL KNOW WHAT'S THERE.

AND, UH, THE CITY WILL LET US KNOW WE'LL DOWNLOAD IT, PROCESS IT, AND BE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.

AGAIN, THERE ARE TONS OF DIFFERENT POWER USER TOOLS IN THE BACKEND THAT PEOPLE MAY WANT TO GO INTO, BUT REALLY FOR CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICTING AND

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UM, AND, UH, YOU SIMPLY USE A PAINT BRUSH, DRAW YOUR MAP AND SUBMIT IT.

THE OTHER THING I WILL NOTE THOUGH, IS THAT YOU CAN ALSO GO UP HERE.

THIS IS THE TEMPLATE, CHINO HILLS, 2020 REDISTRICTING.

YOU CAN SIMPLY CLICK ON IT AND ENTER YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN NAME.

YOU KNOW, DOUG DEMO MATH.

AND YOU CAN SEE IN HERE AS THE GENERIC DESCRIPTION, YOU COULD THEN PUT IN, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER DESCRIPTION I AM TRYING TO KEEP TOGETHER THE BLANK NEIGHBORHOOD, OR I'M TRYING TO REDRAW THE LINE TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.

AND SO THAT WILL ALL BE AFFILIATED WITH A MAP AND ANYONE GETTING YOUR MAP WITH THEM.

SEE IT.

SO YOU CAN CHANGE THE NAME TO SOMETHING THAT'S MORE SPECIFIC YOUR PROPOSAL.

THAT'S REALLY ALL THERE IS TO IT, A PAINT BRUSH OR A RACER, AND THEN SHARE YOUR MAP WITH THE CITY WHEN IT'S DONE.

SO, OTHER THAN THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DOUGLAS? OKAY.

I THINK YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

GREAT PRESENTATION.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE, TO SEE IT.

COME TO FRUITION WITH THAT.

I WILL MOVE THE HOUR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.

SECOND, SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT.

[14. Discuss and provide direction on campaign contribution limits options]

WE'LL BE MOVING ON A FOUR ITEM 14, DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION, LIMIT OPTIONS, MR. CITY MANAGER.

THANK YOU, MAYOR JOE'S COUNCIL.

UH, TONIGHT'S ITEM WILL PROBABLY FEEL A LOT LIKE DEJA VU.

UH, ABOUT A MONTH AGO, A YEAR AGO, UH, ALMOST TO THE, TO THE DAY WE HAD THE DISCUSSION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT, UH, ASSEMBLY BILL 5 71, WHICH WERE, WERE REQUIRED CITIES TO ESTABLISH OR TO ESTABLISH A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS OR ACCEPT THE STATE, UH, REQUIREMENTS.

AND AT THE TIME, THE DISCUSSION WITH STAFF AND COUNCIL LED TO THE DECISION TO ALLOW THE STATE RULES TO PREVAIL.

UM, WHAT WE FOUND SINCE IMPLEMENTING, UH, THE STATE REQUIREMENTS THAT, UH, ONE, THE RULES HAVE CHANGED SINCE WE TOOK THAT ACTION IN NOVEMBER, TWICE THIS YEAR, UH, THE STATE HAS, UM, GIVEN ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE AND, UM, REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, THE PROCESS OF, UM, BEING A CANDIDATE AND HAVING CAMPAIGN, UH, UH, STAFF, YOUR TREASURER.

AND SO THE CITY HAS BECOME THIS.

THE CITY STAFF HAS BECOME AWARE, NOT ONLY THAT IS BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX TO MANAGE A CAMPAIGN.

IT'S ALSO, UH, UH, WE'VE BECOME AWARE THAT MANY CITIES ARE ACTUALLY CHANGING, UH, THEIR POSITION ON, UH, ESTABLISHING LIMITS, UH, TO KIND OF PUT IT INTO CONTEXT.

UH, WE FOUND THAT, UM, UH, THE CAMPAIGN LIMITS REALLY ARE DESIGNED TO AFFECT LARGER CITIES WHERE THE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, PAY A MUCH LARGER ROLE.

IT'S NOT COMMON THAT, UH, LARGE DONATIONS, UH, ARE SIGNIFICANTLY INFLUENCING LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UH, ELECTIONS.

UM, WE FIND THAT, UH, NOT ONLY ARE WE TOO SMALL, TYPICALLY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, UH, IT'S ALSO A, A LARGER BURDEN ON CANDIDATES TO HAVE THE EXPERTISE THAT IT TAKES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MANAGE THESE CAMPAIGNS.

UM, THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION, THE FPPC, WHICH GIVES, UH, GUIDANCE AND REGULATES, UH, CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS, UH, HAVE GIVEN, UM, TO AT LEAST AT THE STAFF LEVEL, UH, VERY CONFUSING GUIDANCE ON, ON HOW A CANDIDATE, UH, CAN CONTROL THEIR, UH, THEIR CAMPAIGN, UH, REQUIREMENTS, WHETHER IT'S, UH, IF YOU HAVE TO CLOSE YOUR CAMPAIGN, UH, ACCOUNT, UH, FOR A NEW ELECTION, UH, WHAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO WITH CAMPAIGN FUNDS LEFTOVER FROM ANOTHER ELECTION, ALL OF THESE COMPLEXITIES MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR A CANDIDATE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.

SO FOR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL AFTER DISCUSSION AND GUIDANCE, SHOULD WE ESTABLISH AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, A CAMPAIGN LIMIT THAT WOULD THEN PREVENT US FROM HAVING TO THEORETICALLY, UH, DEPENDING ON HOW THE COUNCIL DIRECTS US TO, UH, SET REQUIREMENTS.

WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE STATE REGULATIONS

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UM, STAFF BELIEVES THAT ESTABLISHING NO LIMIT, THEREFORE SOMEONE COULD CONTRIBUTE ANY AMOUNT WOULD THEN ALLOW US TO, UH, BYPASS SOME OF THE REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, UH, BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A LIMIT THAT SOMEONE COULD ACTUALLY VIOLATE.

I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO WEIGH IN AS NECESSARY TO KIND OF CLARIFY THIS, BUT, UH, FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION IN GENERAL TONIGHT IS, UH, DO YOU WANT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH A PROPOSAL TO EITHER CONTINUE TO USE THE STATE, UH, LIMITS AND THEREBY THE REGULATIONS ASSOCIATED, UH, TO ESTABLISH A DIFFERENT MONETARY LIMIT IN THE CITY AND GIVE US A DIRECTION ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ENFORCE THOSE LIMITS OR SET A LIMIT OF NO LIMIT.

AND THEREFORE THERE WOULD BE NO, UH, UM, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR STAFF.

BEN, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT WHEN WE RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, THAT THIS BILL WAS GOING TO GO INTO EFFECT, I CALLED THE, THE FPPC TO TRY AND GET GUIDANCE ON WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ONE OF THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE PASSAGE OF, UH, AB 5 71 AND THE ACTION WE TOOK LAST YEAR, MADE IT UP A SITUATE, OR CREATE THE SITUATION FOR ANY OF US TO RUN FOR REELECTION.

OTHER WISE, A NEW ELECTION, WE WERE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO CLOSE DOWN OUR CAMPAIGN ACCOUNTS.

WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO GET NEW FPPC NUMBERS.

WE, THERE WAS SOME REAL QUESTION ABOUT WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH ANY FUNDS THAT WERE ALREADY IN THE CAMPAIGN THAT WERE A CARRY OVER FROM THE PRIOR.

ONE THING THAT I GOT REAL CONCERNED ABOUT IS WE HAVE ALWAYS PROMOTED THE IDEA THAT WE LIKE PEOPLE TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY THAT HAS THE DESIRE, OR WHO IS CRAZY ENOUGH TO RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL, THE AVERAGE PERSON OUT THERE.

YOU, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CAMPAIGN TREASURE THAT RUNS ALL YOUR PAPERWORK.

THIS IS CONFUSING AS HECK TO US.

AND WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS SEVERAL TIMES FOR SOMEONE NEW TO TRY AND RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL.

WE THINK IT WOULD JUST BE REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF THIS NEW LEGISLATION.

SO WE BROUGHT IT UP, I BROUGHT IT UP TO YOU AND TO CHERYL, WE FOUND OUT THAT CHINO MOST RECENTLY JUST PASSED AN ORDINANCE, CHANGING THE WAY THEY'RE GOING TO APPROACH THIS.

AND I ASKED YOU TO PUT THIS ON, ON AN AGENDA.

SO WE COULD TALK ABOUT UNDOING THIS, AN INTENDED CONSEQUENCE, CHANGING OUR DECISION AND THE WAY WE WANT TO REPORT TO WHERE IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE THIS ONEROUS OPENING AND CLOSING EVERY, EVERY ELECTION, BUT THIS WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN.

IT JUST MAKES NO SENSE.

THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR A WHILE, WE HAVE ONE CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT, AND THAT KEEPS THE FUNDING CLEARER.

IT CREATES LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR MISTAKES IN FILING, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT ONE RUNNING BALANCE FROM YEAR TO YEAR FROM CAMPAIGN TO CAMPAIGN OF REVENUES IN CONTRIBUTIONS COMING IN AND EXPENDITURES GOING OUT.

IT MAKES IT FAR MORE EASY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO REPORT PROPERLY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABOVE BOARD AND THAT THERE'S NO PENALTIES ASSESSED AGAINST US FOR DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

SO THAT'S THE KIND OF THE BACKSTORY ON WHY THIS CAME OUT.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A RECOMMENDATION, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO WHATEVER LET'S DO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.

WELL, OKAY.

I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE PUBLIC COMMENT? WELL, OKAY.

THEN I'LL COMPLETE MY COMMENT.

UM, I I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL'S STORY ROUNDS, BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT IS LET'S TRY AND UNDO THIS UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE TO WHERE WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE WHATEVER CHINO HAS DONE TO WHERE WE BASICALLY DO NOT CREATE THIS NECESSITY TO OPEN AND CLOSE ACCOUNTS ON EVERY ELECTION.

SO THAT THAT'S MY DESIRE.

THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT, UH, MR. HANSLEY, WHERE YOU, I THOUGHT HE WAS TNF TO YOU JUST QUICKLY BEND SOME RIDE THROUGH ALL VERY WELL IT'S WE, MY OFFICE AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE DON'T PROVIDE ADVICE TO COUNCIL MEMBERS OR TO PEOPLE RUNNING FOR COUNCIL, BUT WE DO TRY AND FIND INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO GIVE OUT TO ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT MIGHT WANT TO BE CANNABIS CANDIDATES OR BE ON THE COUNCIL SO THEY CAN READ THE GUIDELINES.

AND WE'VE REALLY STRUGGLED TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S COMPREHENSIBLE AND OR COMPREHENDABLE, AND THAT CLARIFIES ALL THESE ISSUES THAT WE JUST HAVEN'T FOUND IT.

UM, AND, AND THE REGULATIONS HAVE CHANGED TWICE.

SO THAT, THAT ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT.

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THE CITY SETS ITS OWN LIMIT CITY SETS, NO LIMIT, OR YOU GO WITH THE FPPC LIMIT.

THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU SET AN AMOUNT LIMIT, THEN THE CITY HAS TO ENFORCE IT.

I MEAN, THAT MEANS MY OFFICE, OR WE MAY HAVE TO HIRE SOMEBODY ACTUALLY THIRD PARTY COUNCIL.

UM, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THE CLERK'S OFFICE WOULD WANT TO HANDLE THAT, BUT IT'S A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE THESE YOU'RE YOU'RE, YOU'RE MY BOSS.

IF YOU WILL, AS A WHOLE AND PEOPLE RUNNING, WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE GOING AFTER.

UM, THAT'S WHY IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE FPC TOO.

IT'S AN INDEPENDENT BODY.

UM, AND SO IF WE, IF THE COUNCIL DOES SET A LIMIT, OTHER THAN NO LIMIT, THEN THERE'LL BE COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.