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WE HAVE NOTHING ON HER SCREEN, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
[ 4:00 P.M. - SPECIAL MEETING/WORKSHOP - CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL]
AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S CHINESE AND SPANISH INTERPRETATION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM, IN THE BACK OF THE CHAMBERS FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUIRING INTERPRETATION SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC WORKSHOP.DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS OR WAS IT HE'S MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN SPANISH AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN CHINESE AND THEN WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WHEN I STARTED THIS, I INTERPRET BUT I THOUGHT THOSE MEMBERS IN ARE UNPARALLELED.
I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE IT IN CANTONESE AGAIN.
[1. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding the City's Redistricting Workshop. Those persons wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete and submit to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.]
NEXT, OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY REGARDING THE CITY'S REDISTRICTING WORKSHOP.WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME.
[ CITY'S REDISTRICTING WORKSHOP]
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE JEFF SEMINARY WHO WILL PRESENT A PRESENTATION ON THE CITY'S REDISTRICTING AND ALLOW FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE.WE WOULD JUST ASK THAT IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT THEY COME UP TO THE MIC SO THAT THEY CAN BE HEARD ON THE TV STATION.
CHERYL, WOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IF WE WERE TO GO DOWN THERE WITH THE AUDIENCE? IS THAT A PROBLEM? ANYBODY? NO.
I'M GOING TO GO DOWN IN THE PRESENTATION.
MY NAME IS JEFFERSON MINETTI I'M WITH NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS CORPORATION.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON ON THIS ACTUALLY, THE SUN'S COMING OUT.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY IT WAS A RAINY AFTERNOON, BUT UH, PERFECT TIMING SUN.
UM, SO THIS AFTERNOON, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A WORKSHOP.
SO THE 4:00 PM SESSION WILL BE A REDISTRICTING WORKSHOP.
WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH A QUICK PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE PUBLIC MAPPING TOOL.
UM, AND SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AT 7:00 PM, WE'RE HAVING OUR PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH THE SECOND HEARING.
AND WE'LL BE TALKING MORE SPECIFICALLY AND GETTING FEEDBACK AND BE ASKING FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE WANT TO IDENTIFY WITHIN THE CITY OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
SO IN TERMS OF TONIGHT'S WORKSHOP, WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROJECT TIMELINES, THE NEXT STEPS IN HEARINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.
AND THEN WE WILL STOP ASK QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM, FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND THEN WE'LL DO A REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC MAPPING TOOL.
SO WHY IS THE CITY REDISTRICTING? SO AS YOU RECALL, CHINO HILLS SWITCH FROM AN AT-LARGE, WHICH MEANS THAT EVERYONE WITHIN THE CITY IS ABLE TO VOTE FOR EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER TO BUY DISTRICT ELECTIONS IN JULY OF 2017.
AND THAT WAS DONE THROUGH, UH, THE PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 312.
IN THAT PROCESS, THE CITY COUNCIL CREATED STAGGERED TERMS BY DISTRICT.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE DISTRICTS ONE, TWO AND FOUR TERMS, AND IN NOVEMBER OF 22, EXCUSE ME, NOVEMBER OF 2022 AND DISTRICT THREE AND FIVE TERMS. AND IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, THE PROCESS NEEDS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE WE CAN HAVE THOSE ELECTIONS, THE NEW DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA, THE 2020 CENSUS DATA, AND THE NEW MAPS MAP THAT GETS GETS APPROVED.
WE'LL INCLUDE THE NEW DECENNIAL CENSUS DATA.
AND WE'LL ALSO TAKE INTO EFFECT PRIOR TO THE NOVEMBER OF 2022 ELECTION.
SO, AND NOVEMBER POINTING TO 22 ELECTIONS AND BEYOND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE NEW LINES THAT WE DRAW.
JUST ONE, ONE QUESTION, JUST RESTATING WHAT YOU JUST SAID FOR THE AUDIENCE TO UNDERSTAND, JUST BECAUSE YOU VOTED IN
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2020 AND YOUR, UH, NEXT ELECTION WOULD BE IN 2024, THE DISTRICT CHANGES MAY REQUIRE THAT YOU END UP VOTING TWO YEARS SOONER AND LIGHT.LIKEWISE, JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTING IN 2022, THAT MAY GET DELAYED TO 2024, BASED UPON WHAT DISTRICT YOU FINALLY END UP IN, BECAUSE THE VOTING FOR ONE, TWO AND FOUR WILL STILL HAPPEN NEXT YEAR AND THREE AND FIVE AND 2024.
IS THAT ACCURATE? SO IT'S THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS YES, IT'S POSSIBLE.
IT DEPENDS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, HOW YOU REDRAW THE LINE? WELL, I'M JUST SAYING AFTER WE GET THE LINES REDRAWN, JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE IN A DISTRICT LAST YEAR OR LAST ELECTION, YOU MAY CHANGE DISTRICTS AND THAT WILL AFFECT WHEN YOU VOTE NEXT.
YES, YOU MAY, YOU MAY CHANGE THIS AND MAYBE WHO YOU'RE VOTING FOR BECAUSE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOUR DISTRICT CHANGES, YOU MAY NOT BE VOTING FOR THE SAME POTENTIAL POTENTIALLY.
AND SO THE OTHER THING TO REMEMBER TOO, IN THIS PROCESS, WHEN, WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE WILL BE DETERMINING YOUR, YOUR FINAL MAPS, YOU, YOU HAVE TWO POINTS HERE.
FIRST, YOU DETERMINED THAT THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE MAP, THE SECOND THING THAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER, AS WELL AS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE ELECTION SEQUENCE.
SO YOU CAN SAY, HERE ARE THE DISTRICTS THAT WE WANT TO VOTE IN 2022, YOU'RE THE DISTRICTS THAT WOULD WANT TO VOTE IN 2024, THAT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL.
AND THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
SO SOMETHING, SOMETHING THAT, THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED IN THE PROCESS AS WELL.
SO LET'S TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT, ABOUT THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS, BECAUSE THE FAIR MAPS ACT AND AB 8 49 SETS OUT VERY SPECIFIC HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE PROCESS.
88 49 MAKES SPECIFIC MENTION THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO INITIAL PRE-DRAFT MAP HEARINGS.
AND THOSE ARE HELD PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE GRAPH MAPS.
WE HAD ONE ON JULY 14TH AND TODAY, DECEMBER 14TH WILL BE THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT.
THESE ARE BASICALLY FOR EDUCATION AND THEN TO SOLICIT INPUT ON COMMUNITIES OF THE CITY IN THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFYING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE IN A MOMENT, BUT, AND THAT'LL BE AT THE SPECIFIC FOCUS.
UH, THIS EVENING, WE'LL BE HAVING TWO HEARINGS ON THE DRAFT MAPS, WHICH WILL BE TAKING PLACE ON JANUARY 25TH AND FEBRUARY 22ND.
AND FOR THOSE, WE WILL CONSIDER ANY MAPS THAT GETS SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE MAPPING TOOL, OR IF WE ARE REQUESTED AS NDC TO DRAW SOME MAPS AS WELL.
UM, ANY OF THOSE WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD AND WILL BE, WILL BE DISCUSSED AND REVISED DURING ONE OF THOSE TWO HEARINGS, THE MAP HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE.
AND SO AT THE FEBRUARY 22ND HEARING, THAT WILL BE THE FIRST, UH, READING OF THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE.
AND THEN WE HAVE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 22ND WILL BE THE SECOND READING.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT, THAT AB 8 49 MAKES VERY SPECIFIC MENTION OF, HAS TO BE POSTED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO ADOPTION.
AND THE FINAL ON THE BOTTOM HERE IS ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT DEADLINE, APRIL 17TH FOR, SINCE YOU HAVE A NOVEMBER ELECTION, APRIL 17TH IS THE LAST DAY THAT THE MAP CAN BE APPROVED AND MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGISTRAR VOTERS BY NO LATER THAN THAT DAY, TO GIVE THEM ENOUGH TIME TO GET EVERYTHING SET UP FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER ABOUT, ABOUT SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL REDISTRICTING PRINCIPLES.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT, BUT THERE ARE THREE MAIN SETS OF REDISTRICTING RULES AND GOALS THAT WE FOLLOW THROUGH THE PROCESS.
AND WE PUT THEM INTO THREE MAIN BUCKETS AND CATEGORIES.
THE FIRST IS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE TRUCK, THE FEDERAL LAWS, AND THAT SPECIFICALLY TIES INTO THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
FIRST IS THAT ALL DISTRICTS HAVE TO HAVE GENERALLY EQUAL POPULATION.
AND WHEN I SAY GENERALLY EQUAL POPULATION, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE EXACT, BUT THERE'S CASE LAW ASSOCIATED THAT SAYS YOU CAN HAVE A NO BRAINER DEVIATION THAN 10% BETWEEN YOUR LARGEST DISTRICT AND YOUR SMALLEST DISTRICT.
AS YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY OF THE EXISTING DISTRICTS WITH THE 2020 DATA, YOU'LL SEE THAT WITH THE NEW 2020 DATA AND YOUR EXISTING DISTRICTS, THAT POPULATION DEVIATION IS GREATER THAN 10%.
AND THAT IS NECESSITATING THE REASON AS TO WHY YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
SECOND IS RELATED TO THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT IS THAT THERE CAN BE NO RACIAL GERRYMANDERING IN THE MIDDLE BUCKET.
AND YOU SEE, YOU'LL SEE HERE CALIFORNIA CRITERIA FOR CITIES THAT IS THE LAW THAT SPECIFICALLY PERTAINS TO THE FAIR MAPS ACT OR AB 8 49.
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AND THAT IS A LAW THAT WAS PASSED IN 2019.SO IT'S BEEN, BEEN A LOT THAT'S BEEN ENACTED SINCE YOU WENT THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING, EXCUSE ME, WENT THROUGH THE DISTRICT IN PROCESS.
IT HAS FOUR RANK ORDERED CRITERIA AS TO WHAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN DRAWING YOUR LINES.
FIRST, THE DISTRICTS HAVE TO BE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTIGUOUS, MEANING THAT THERE CAN BE NO SEPARATE ISLANDS FROM A DISTRICT WHEN PRACTICABLE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE UNDIVIDED NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
AND WE'LL TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS THIS EVENING, BUT THOSE ARE SOCIOECONOMIC AREA G AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT SHOULD BE KEPT TOGETHER FOR THE PURPOSES OF AN EFFECTIVE AND FAIR REPRESENTATION.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BOUNDARIES AND THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE COMPACT.
AND WHEN WE SAY COMPACT, THAT MEANS THAT THE DISTRICTS DO NOT PI BEST ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GET TO A MORE DISTINCT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE DISTRICTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A FAMOUS DISTRICT OUT OF NORTH CAROLINA THAT LOOKS LIKE THE BAR BELL.
SO IT HAS A POPULATION HERE OR A POPULATION THERE.
AND ONE VERY THIN SLIVER CONNECTING THE, CONNECTING THE TWO PARTS OF THE DISTRICT TOGETHER.
THAT WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE OF A NOT COMPACT DISTRICT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE IN BUCKET.
NUMBER THREE, WE HAVE SOME OF THE OTHER TRADITIONAL REDISTRICTING PRINCIPLES.
SO WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER W RESPECTING VOTERS CHOICES AND CONTINUITY IN OFFICE AND MINIMIZING VOTER SHIFTED TO DIFFERENT ELECTION YEARS.
COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT BROUGHT UP THE POINT WHERE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THERE COULD BE POTENTIALLY AREAS THAT GET SHIFTED DIFFERENT ELECTION YEARS.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN A DISTRICT THAT WOULD VOTE IN 2022, BUT YOUR LINE GETS REDRAWN AND YOU MOVE TO A DISTRICT THAT WOULD VOTE IN 2024.
THAT'S A POTENTIAL THAT HAPPENS, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO MINIMIZE WHEN WE LOOK AT REDRAWING THOSE LINES.
THE OTHER THING TOO IS POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH.
SO YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, AND WE'LL GET TO THIS IN A MOMENT.
UM, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINO HILLS HAVE GROWN AT A FASTER PACE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS.
IF, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC PLAN THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING UP, OR THERE'S AN AREA WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE A BIG APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT YOU KNOW, IS, IS GOING TO GET BUILT WITHIN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
YOU CAN SLIGHTLY UNDER FILL THAT DISTRICT.
IT HAS TO BE WITHIN THAT 10% DEVIATION.
SO YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T GO OUTSIDE OF THAT 10% DEVIATION, BUT YOU COULD SLIGHTLY UNDERFILL THAT WITHIN THE 10% DEVIATION, KNOWING THAT THIS APARTMENT COMPLEX OR A SPECIFIC PLAN IS GOING TO GET BUILT.
AND THEN THAT DISTRICT KIND OF GROWS INTO ITSELF OVER THE, OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, YOU CAN DO THAT, BUT AGAIN HAS TO BE WITHIN THE 10% DEVIATION, WHICH IS ALLOWABLE, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT MAY POTENTIALLY HAPPEN, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THERE'LL BE IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS OR NOT.
AND WE DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC NUMBER OF UNITS OR WHICH POTENTIALLY ENDS UP BEING VOTERS, UH, THAT COULD BE, UH, REPRESENTED IN THOSE AREAS.
IF WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
UH, I MEAN, MY THINKING IS EVERY 10 YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADJUST BASED ON ACTUAL POPULATION TO TRY AND ANTICIPATE IT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT PUBLIC INPUT, THE PUBLIC WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ANTICIPATE WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
UH, WE WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME WITH IT.
WE'D HAVE TO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GO THROUGH AND SAY, OH, YOU KNOW, I HAVE ONE AREA THAT'S ADJACENT TO MINE THAT HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS FOR 20 YEARS.
UH, IF IT BUILDS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS SOMEHOW, UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO ANTICIPATE THAT, BUT IT COULD END UP IN A SKEWING OF MORE THAN 10% OF THE DISTRICT.
SO I GUESS I'M JUST PRESENTING, NOT A PROBLEM, BUT A POTENTIAL ISSUE TO TRY AND ACCOMMODATE OR ADDRESS WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE WHERE OTHER MULTI-FAMILIES GOING TO GO IN OR LARGE UNITS AND THEN SAY NOTHING OF WHAT THE LEGISLATURE IS DOING TO US AND CHANGING AND TAKING AWAY OUR ABILITY TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO ACTUALLY PLAN AND DOING AWAY WITH SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL AND ADU IS, AND THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES.
I'M JUST THROWING THOSE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND CONSIDER, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY DO IT.
AND WE WANT TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.
THAT'S OUR FIRST PRIORITY, OUR, FOR OUR FIRST PRIORITY TOO.
SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU, THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS, IS THAT IF, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE WITH RELATIVE CERTAINTY THAT, YOU KNOW, OKAY, THAT THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, UH, THERE'S A BUILDING PERMIT THAT'S THAT'S IN, IN HAND, BUT, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS AREA IS GOING TO BUILD, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD CONSIDER.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, LIKE WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, THE, THE FEDERAL AND THE CALIFORNIA CRITERIA HAVE TO HAVE TO TAKE PLACE FIRST IN TERMS OF PRIORITIES OF WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING.
AND SECONDLY, WITHIN THAT, IF YOU WERE TO CONSIDER
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THAT, THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT TAKING PLACE, FOR EXAMPLE, IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO FALL WITHIN THAT 10% DEVIATION FOR YOU TO HAVE ILLEGAL MAP.CAN I HAVE ANOTHER CLARIFICATION ON THIS? OKAY.
REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, THIRTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE HOMES.
WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR, FOR THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS FOR THE NEXT CYCLE.
AND THEN IN YEAR NINE, WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE ANOTHER CYCLE.
AND AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE THERE.
SO AM I HEARING YOU CORRECTLY? I BELIEVE THAT AT THE TIME THAT WE ADOPT THIS MAP, THERE HAS TO BE THAT 10%.
BUT WHAT I'M STATING WITHIN THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS, DEPENDING ON WHERE THESE HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE GOING, IT CAN NOW BE GREATER THAN MAYBE 20% DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WINTER DISTRICT FROM THE LOWEST TO THE HIGHEST.
SO MY QUESTION WAS WHAT HAPPENS THEN? THE TIME THAT WE ACTUALLY ADOPTED THE MAPS WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE DO HAVE PRESENTLY WE'RE OKAY.
BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THINGS CHANGE AND PEOPLE ARE DEVELOPING THE 3,729 UNITS, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR BONUS UNITS, ARE WE SUPPOSED TO TELL THEM, NO, THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
OR SO THOSE, THOSE TWO, THOSE TWO ITEMS ARE COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE PROCESS OF REDISTRICTING.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE COMPLIANT WITHIN THAT 10% DEVIATION WITH THE, WITH THE 20, 20 DATA THAT WE'RE PROVIDING YOU.
AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS BACK IN 2017, YOU WEREN'T USING 2017 DATA, YOU WERE USING 2010 DATA.
AND YOU HAD TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THE 2010 DATA.
YOU HAVE IT, THE SAME THING HERE, WHEN YOU GUYS APPROVE A MAP, IT HAS TO BE WITHIN THE 10% DEVIATION WITH THE 20, 20 DATA THAT WE ARE PROVIDING YOU.
AND THE NEXT TIME WILL BE 2030 DATA.
I THINK THAT ANSWERS A QUESTION CAUSE WE, WHO KNOWS, I MEAN, IF WE HAD A CRYSTAL BALL, WE'D ALL BE OUT THERE INVESTING, SO WE'RE MILLIONAIRES.
AND THERE'S CERTAINLY THE CENSUS BUREAU IN THE, IN THE STATE HAS NO, NO EXPECTATION THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO PREDICT WHEN THOSE WOULD BE, SO YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND, AND AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT DEVELOPMENT, IT'S SOMETHING WE DID, YOU KNOW, FOR CERTAIN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND AGAIN, IT MIGHT NOT BE APPLICABLE, BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE HAD, YOU'VE HAD DEVELOPMENT IN THE PAST AND HERE LET'S, LET'S GET TO THIS HERE RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO HERE'S, HERE'S YOUR, YOUR NEW, UH, 2020 CENSUS DATA.
SO YOUR, YOUR TOTAL POPULATION IS 78,545.
SO THE TABLE THAT I'M SHOWING YOU HERE SHOWS YOUR EXISTING DISTRICTS, BUT WITH THE NEW 2020 DATA IN PLACE.
SO NOW YOU CAN SEE YOUR LARGEST DISTRICT IS DISTRICT FOUR WITH, UH, 18,084 RESIDENTS.
AND DISTRICT TWO IS THE CURRENT WITH THE WAY THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DRAWN IS THE SMALLEST WITH, UH, 14,130 RESIDENTS.
SO COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS HERE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DEVIATION FROM THE IDEAL, THIS IS HOW WE CALCULATE A PERCENTAGE DEVIATION.
THAT IDEAL NUMBER IS JUST THE MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS.
YOU TAKE YOUR, TAKE YOUR INTIMATE, YOUR TOTAL POPULATION AND DIVIDE BY YOUR NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN THIS INSTANCE, FIVE.
SO WE SEE HERE, YOU'LL SEE, ON THE, ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE HERE, EACH OF THE FIVE DISTRICTS MUST CONTAIN ABOUT 15,710 PEOPLE.
THAT'S JUST 78, 5 45 DIVIDED BY FIVE.
THAT'S HOW YOU GET, GET TO, IF YOU HAD PERFECTLY EQUAL DISTRICTS, THAT'S WHAT THE NUMBER WOULD BE.
AND THEN WE TAKE THE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE WITH THE 2020 DATA IN YOUR EXISTING DISTRICTS AND SAY, ARE YOU BELOW, ABOVE THAT IDEAL? OR ARE YOU BELOW THAT IDEAL? AND THAT'S HOW WE DETERMINE POPULATION DEVIATION.
AND IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN IN PERCENTAGE BETWEEN THE LARGEST DISTRICT AND THE SMALLEST DISTRICT.
SO YOU'LL SEE HERE, DISTRICT FOUR, CURRENTLY, IT'S THE LARGEST DISTRICT AT 15.1, 2% OVER THAT IDEAL DISTRICT TWO IS THE SMALLEST AT 10.05% BELOW THAT IDEAL.
YOU ADD THOSE TWO TOGETHER, AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET YOUR 25.17% POPULATION DEVIATION, WHICH IS ABOVE 10%.
AND AGAIN, NECESSITATING THE REASON WHY WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THIS MAPPING TOOL IS MOVE AROUND THE BOUNDARIES SO THAT THE DISTRICTS ARE ALL INDIVIDUALLY CONTIGUOUS AND MOVE AROUND THE BOUNDARIES WITH THIS TOOL THAT WILL ADD OR SUBTRACT FROM THAT NUMBER TO WHERE, WHEN WE FINALLY MOVE ALL OF THE NUMBERS OR THE LINES AROUND THAT, IDEALLY THEY'LL ALL END UP WITH CLOSE TO 15,700.
AS LONG AS AGAIN, YOUR DEVIATION IS BELOW THAT 10% WE MENTIONED HERE, UH, THE ETHNIC DISPERSION BETWEEN THOSE, IS THAT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONSIDER? YES.
UM, SO WHAT WE'LL, AND THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
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AT, IS THERE A POTENTIAL TO DRAW, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, A, A MAJORITY, UH, PROTECTED CLASS IN VOTING DISTRICT YOU WANT TO BE LOOKING AT, AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU SEE THIS IN, IN THE DISTRICT, OR EXCUSE ME, IN THE, IN THE, THE, UH, ONLINE MAPPING TOOL YOU WANT TO BE LOOKING AT CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.AND THEN THAT'S YOUR, UM, YOUR, YOUR NUMBERS HERE DOWN ON THE BOTTOM.
SO YOU'LL SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, HERE, UM, IN TERMS OF ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION DISTRICT ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, HAS, HAS THE HIGHEST CURRENTLY DRAWN, UM, CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION FOR, FOR ASIAN-AMERICANS AT 44%.
UM, WE WE'D HAVE TO LOOK AND SEE IF, IF THERE IS THE ABILITY TO DRAW A MAJORITY ASIAN AMERICAN DISTRICT OR A MAJORITY HISPANIC DISTRICT, THERE MAY BE.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING, AGAIN, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AND LOOK AT IT IN OUR ANALYSIS.
I MEAN, AS A FACTUAL REALITY, WE KNOW THAT IN CERTAIN AREAS OF OUR CITY, CERTAIN ETHNICITIES HAVE HAD THE TENDENCY TO CLUSTER, UH, IT'S FAMILIARITY.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS WHY THEY DO IT.
AND THAT'S NOTHING THAT WE CHOOSE TO DO.
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE PLACING THEM SOMEPLACE.
THEY JUST HAPPEN TO END UP IN THE SAME AREA, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE IN AN AREA WITH FAMILIAR PEOPLE AND PEOPLE OF SIMILAR VALUES AND BELIEFS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY CON YOU KNOW, CONTROL OVER, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS, I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK WE NEED TO FLUSH IT OUT UPFRONT.
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN GERRYMANDER THESE THINGS.
AND BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE VIOLATIONS, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GERRYMANDER THINGS AROUND BY POLITICAL OR ETHNIC, UH, UH, IDENTITY OR IDENTITY, AS I UNDERSTAND THE ONE OF THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN.
BUT I THINK OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO TRY AND HIT 15,700, HOWEVER WE CAN, AND WHATEVER POPULATION IS WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY IT.
OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY AND REDO EVERY SO, SO RACE, CAN'T BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR AS TO THE DISTRICTS THAT YOU DRAW.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE ANALYSIS ANALYSIS, LIKE I MENTIONED, THAT WE WILL DO IS TO SEE, IS THERE THE ABILITY TO DRAW A, A MAJORITY PROTECTED CLASS DISTRICT? YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, FOR EXAMPLE, A DISTRICT ONE WITH, WITH, WITH THE, WITH THE CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS, YOU'RE AT 44%, UM, ASIAN AMERICAN CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.
IS THERE AN ABILITY TO MOVE THOSE LINES AROUND AND, AND CAPTURE A MAJORITY ASIAN AMERICAN DISTRICT? THERE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL, WE'LL DO THE ANALYSIS ON.
AM I THE ONLY ONE ASKING QUESTIONS HERE? I MEAN, WELL, I WANT JEFF TO FINISH HIS PRESENTATION AND I WAS OKAY, YOU'RE HITTING AND YOU'RE HITTING A LOT OF THEM.
AND SO WITH, WITHIN THE, THE MAPPING TOOLS, AND AGAIN, I'LL, I'LL SHOW, I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE ALL THIS IS.
UM, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEE BY CENSUS BLOCK WHERE YOUR, UH, CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION IS.
AND SO I'M SHOWING YOU THESE VISUALLY ONE THING THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE, UM, DISTRICT DISTRICT THREE LOOKS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN, THAN YOUR EXISTING MAP.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY THE CENSUS BUREAU CHANGES AROUND THE CENSUS BLOCKS EVERY 10 YEARS.
I'LL, I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.
UM, NEXT DOOR OR A COUPLE OF CITIES NEXT DOOR, WEST COVINA, THEY HAD THEIR CENSUS BLOCKS GET MOVED TO THE POINT WHERE ONE OF THEIR DISTRICTS THAT THEY HAD DRAWN THAT WAS CONTIGUOUS.
AND IN 2017, WHEN THEY WENT TO DISTRICT THING IS NO LONGER CONTIGUOUS BECAUSE THEY MOVED THE CENSUS BLOCKS AROUND.
YOU'LL SEE THERE IN DISTRICT THREE, OUT ON THE, ON THE WEST SIDE OF DISTRICT THREE WORK COMES MORE TO A POINT WHERE THAT WAS MORE OF A, OF A CURVED LINE.
THAT IS, THAT IS THE EXISTING DISTRICT, BUT WITH THE, WITH THE NEW CENSUS BLOCK.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DISTRICT, BUT AGAIN, JUST THAT, THAT CENSUS BLOCK CHANGED.
AND WHEN WE PUT IN OUR OVERLAYS, IT, IT FOLLOWS THE CENSUS BLOCKS.
SO JUST, JUST LIKE I SAID, SO YOU UNDERSTAND, SO YOU UNDERSTAND, HEY, THAT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
IT'S, IT'S THE CLOSEST APPROXIMATION THAT WE CAN GET TO THE EXISTING DISTRICT THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, THIS IS WHERE YOUR, YOUR CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION IS FOR LATINO AMERICANS.
ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT TOO, UM, WHEN YOU'LL SEE HERE, THE, THE NUMBERS, WHEN YOU'LL SAY, UM, DISTRICT FOUR IS 15, 15%, UM,
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UH, ABOVE THE IDEAL, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE DISTRICT TWO AT MINUS 10%.SOME PEOPLE ASK, DOES THAT MEAN THAT DISTRICT TWO SHRUNK? AND THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS NO, IT JUST MEANS THAT AT A, ON A RELATIVE BASIS, DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE GREW FASTER THAN DISTRICTS.
YOU HAD HIGHER RELATIVE GROWTH ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THE CITY THAN YOU DID IN THE NORTHERN THAT'S WHERE ALL THE APARTMENTS WERE HAVE, HAVE GONE IN SINCE THE LAST ONE AND DISTRICT FOR HAVING THE HIGHEST SPANIC POPULATIONS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THIS CITY.
THERE'S A LITTLE SORENTOS, AND THERE IS A LARGE, UH, AMOUNT OF ASIAN OR HISPANIC POPULATION THERE.
WHEN YOU GET TO THE ASIAN ONE, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND UP AT THE NORTH END OF THE CITY.
I WILL PREDICT BEFORE WE SEE THE MAP, THAT THAT IS WHERE THE ASIANS, UH, POPULATION IS BECAUSE THEY MOVED IN FROM WALNUT AND HACIENDA HEIGHTS.
AND, AND THOSE AREAS, AND SEEMED TO HAVE PICKED THAT AS AN AREA THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND WANTED TO MOVE INTO.
SO THE ETHNIC DISPERSION, I SAY, WE CAN'T GET THEM TO MOVE.
SO WHAT DO WE DO? I MEAN, IN A REALLY REDO EVERYTHING TO TRY AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY GERRYMANDER BASED ON ETHNICITY, WHICH I DON'T THINK IS WHAT THE INTENT IS.
RACE CAN NOT BE A DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE, OR THE ONLY DETERMINING FACTOR WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT DRAWING THESE LINES.
HOWEVER, AGAIN, LIKE I WAS MENTIONING, ONE OF THE ANALYSES THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS TO DETERMINE, IS THERE AN ABILITY TO DRAW A MAJORITY PROTECTED CLASS SEAT? YEAH, THANKS.
JUST CC THE OTHER, THE OTHER MAPS.
AND I'M SORRY, I KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT TRYING TO BE, UM, ANTI, THIS IS JUST A MATTER, THESE ARE ISSUES THAT WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME OF WHO WE REPRESENT AND TRYING TO BE AS COMPLIANT AS WE CAN.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE IN VIOLATION, BUT WE CAN'T TELL THE PEOPLE TO MOVE.
SO WHAT'S THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE.
JUST TRY AND MOVE THE DISTRICTS AROUND TO WHERE WE, AND AGAIN, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY NOT ASKING PEOPLE TO MOVE.
THIS IS THE DATASET THAT WE'RE GIVEN.
AND WITHIN THE DATASET THAT WE'RE GIVEN, FOLLOWING THE PARAMETERS, THE LEGAL PARAMETERS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HERE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
SO AGAIN, HERE'S YOUR ASIAN AMERICAN CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.
AND ONE THING THAT I, I FORGOT TO MENTION, BUT FOR ALL OF THE, THE MAPS HERE THAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU, THE COLOR CODING IS THE SAME.
SO BLUE AND PURPLE COLORS ARE LOWER PERCENTAGES FOR A PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC.
THE ORANGE AND REDDISH COLORS ARE HIGHER.
AND AGAIN, GREEN IS 50 TO 65% OF A PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC.
SO AS YOU WERE MENTIONING, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY DOES HAVE, PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICTS ONE AND PARTS OF DISTRICT FOUR, UM, HAVE PRETTY HIGH PERCENTAGES OF, UM, ASIAN AMERICAN CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.
CAN WE SEE THE PERCENTAGE NUMBERS ON THE, THE PREVIOUS SLIDE? DID THE, I DON'T THINK THE NUMBERS GOT TRANSFERRED OVER OR IS IT JUST BECAUSE THE NUMBERS, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PERCENTAGES IS THE SAME.
THAT'S THE DEVIATION, THE DEVIATION.
REMEMBER THAT THAT'S SHOWING YOU THE POPULATION DEVIATION FOR EACH DISTRICT, BUT FOR THE, FOR EVERYONE.
BUT IT'S NOT THE DEVIATION FOR A SPECIFIC ETHNICITY.
THAT'S WHERE IT'S CONFUSING TO ME.
PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE LOOKING AT THIS KIND OF STUFF, THEY'RE GOING TO GO CRAZIER THAN WE ARE.
SO THAT'S THE NE THE, THE POPULATION DEVIATION.
IT HAS NOTHING, BUT THIS IS A REDRAWING, IF YOU WILL, OF THESE, UH, UH, DISTRICT LINES, ISN'T IT? IT ISN'T OKAY.
IT'S THE, IT'S THE EXISTING DISTRICTS OVERLAID ON TOP OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS.
AND AGAIN, THE ONLY SMALL DIFFERENCE, LIKE I SAID, C, C AND DISTRICT DISTRICT THREE ON THE WEST SIDE OF DISTRICT THREE, WHERE KIND OF COMES TO THAT POINT.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED BECAUSE THE CENSUS BLOCK HAS CHANGED.
I, I'M DEFINITELY AWARE OF THAT CAUSE THAT'S MY DISTRICT.
SO YEAH, I'M LOOKING AT AND THINKING THAT'S NOT MY DISTRICT COMING.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S CHANGED.
UM, AGAIN, ALL, ALL THE SOFTWARE, WHETHER IT BE MAPTITUDE THAT WE USE OR THE, THE ONLINE MAPPING TOOLS USE THE NEW CENSUS BLOCKS.
AND SO THAT'S LOOKING AT THE THERE'S, THERE'S NO WAY AROUND THAT.
SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE GET
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TO IN TERMS OF DATA IS WHAT'S CALLED THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.UM, AND SO WE GET DATA, FOR EXAMPLE, ON, UH, COLLEGE GRADUATES HERE GIVES YOU A VISUAL EXAMPLE OF, OF WHERE, WHERE YOU'LL SEE, UM, PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADUATES BY CENSUS BLOCK.
AND WE ALSO GET INCOME STATISTICS.
SO HERE IS, UH, WHERE INCOMES ARE $75,000 OR MORE BY DEMOGRAPHIC AND ANYWHERE WHERE YOU SEE WHITE MEANS THAT THERE WAS, THERE WAS NO.
AND AGAIN, MAKE SENSE THAN THE, THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS.
THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE CARBON CANYON PARK AND WHATNOT, WHERE THERE AREN'T, UM, POPULATIONS POPULATION YET.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE, THE KEY NEXT STEPS HERE TONIGHT.
WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AND PUB PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER TWO AT SEVEN O'CLOCK AND CHERYL THAT STARTS RIGHT AT SEVEN, RIGHT, RIGHT.
UM, WE WILL BEGIN POSTING THE DRAFT MAPS TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE.
UH, WE'VE RECEIVED THREE MAPS SO FAR, AND I'LL BEGIN POSTING THOSE TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE ON, UH, WE'LL BE HAVING TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, UPCOMING ON JANUARY 25TH AND FEBRUARY 22ND AT PUBLIC HEARING.
NUMBER THREE, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING AND REVISING THE DRAFT MAPS.
AGAIN, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ELECTION SEQUENCING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN START CONSIDERING AS WELL AT PUBLIC HEARING.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC BOUNDARIES THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE FOR YOUR DISTRICTS? AND SECOND, WHAT ELECTIONS WILL YOU HAVE DISTRICTS? WE HAVE ELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022.
WHAT DISTRICTS WE HAVE IN NOVEMBER OF 2024.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS GET TO CHOOSE, AND IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AT STARTING AT PUBLIC HEARING.
NUMBER THREE, LET ME CLARIFY THAT.
CAUSE THAT'S REALLY CONFUSING TO ME SINCE DAY ONE, WE HAVE HAD THREE, THREE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS ELECTED ON THE OFF GENERAL ELECTION YEARS, LIKE COMING UP IN 2022 AND THEN THE OTHER TWO ARE DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TERM.
YOU'RE SAYING ONCE WE GET THESE MAPS, UH, REDRAWN THAT WE CAN CHOOSE, WHICH YEAR WE WANT THOSE DISTRICTS TO BE ELECTED, THEY STILL HAVE TO BE THREE AND TWO BECAUSE WE HAVE FIVE.
WE COULD CHANGE THE DATE OF THE ELECTION.
IT'S STRICTLY BY THERE ARE, THERE'S NOTHING.
THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING YOU FROM KEEPING.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR DEAL, THE ELECTION CYCLE EXACTLY.
AS IT IS, THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING YOU FROM DOING THAT.
JUST LIKE YOU DID THIS, LIKE WHEN YOU DID YOUR DISPIRITING PROCESS, YOU HAD A CHOICE OF WHICH, WHICH DISTRICTS WILL COME UP IN THE NEXT ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN 18 AND WOULD HAVE COME UP IN 20.
AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NOTHING STOPPING YOU SAYING KEEP, KEEP THE, KEEP THE CYCLE EXACTLY HOW IT IS.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GONNA BE RUNNING NEXT YEAR.
YOU MAY BE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO RUN IT 22, HUH? YEAH.
SO WE'LL IDENTIFY A PREFERRED MAP AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.
NUMBER FOUR WILL BE THE FIRST READING OF THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE.
SECOND READING WILL TAKE PLACE ON MARCH 22ND.
AGAIN, MAPS FOR FINAL MAP WITH THE ELECTION SEQUENCE HAS TO BE POSTED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION AND EVERYTHING HAS TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE ELEMENTS LA SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, REGISTRAR OF VOTERS BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 17TH OF NEXT YEAR LA ON MY MIND, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF YOU SHOULD, YOU SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A DECEMBER 15TH DEADLINES BECAUSE A COUPLE OF COUPLE OF YEARS CITIES JUST TO THE WEST OF YOU AND LA COUNTY HAD TO HAVE EVERYTHING COMPLETED BY TOMORROW NOW.
SO YEAH, IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN A BEEN, YOU GUYS HAVE MUCH MORE TIME TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS THEN THAN THE FOLKS ON EITHER MARCH OR JUNE DEADLINES DUE.
SO THE FACT THAT THEY PREFER 17TH IS ON A SUNDAY DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
EVERYTHING'S GOTTA TO BE SUBMITTED BY THEM.
SO FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT'S WORKSHOP, UM, I'LL TAKE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ONLINE MAPPING TOOL, HOW THAT WORKS AND, UH, TAKE QUESTIONS ON THAT.
SO ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRESENTATION THAT I WENT? I THINK WE SHOULD JUST LET ART ASKS ALL THE QUESTIONS.
NO, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT REVIEW OF THE SUBMITTED MAPS.
DO ALL MAPS SUBMITTED HAVE TO BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION, BE IT HIGH LEVEL, LOW LEVEL, WHATEVER.
I MEAN, BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT ALL OF THE MAPS SUBMITTED ARE GOING TO MEET THE PLUS OR PLUS OR MINUS 10% CRITERIA OR YEAH.
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WITH THEM.SO WE WILL REVIEW THEM AND SEE IF THEY QUOTE, QUALIFY AS A POTENTIAL REVISION AND THEN GIVE THEM CONSIDERATION OR DISCOUNT THEM OUT OF HAND BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T MEET THE, SO THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
UH, LET ME GIVE YOU, LET ME GIVE YOU BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, OF ONE OF THE DECEMBER 15TH DEADLINE CITIES THAT WE WORK WITH, UH, SAN DEMAS.
SO THEY ALREADY HAVE APPROVED A MAP.
UH, WE GOT 38 MAPS SUBMITTED IN SAN DEMAS, I BELIEVE.
UM, AND SO OUT OF THE 38 MAPS, I BELIEVE THERE WERE, IT WAS EITHER SIX OR SEVEN THAT WEREN'T EITHER POPULATION BALANCED OR CONTIGUOUS.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL FLAG THOSE AND SAY, MAP XYZ IS NOT POPULATION BALANCED MAP.
ABC IS NOT CONTIGUOUS FLAG GROUPS, SO YOU'LL DO THAT.
SO WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.
AND THEN, AND THEN WE'LL DO TWO OTHER THINGS.
WHEN, WHEN WE REVIEWED THE DRAFT MAPS, NUMBER ONE, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL MAKE SURE, UM, THAT, THAT, UH, THEIR POPULATION BALANCED AND W SORRY, AND ALSO MAKE SURE ARE THERE EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE VOTING RIGHTS ACT ISSUES.
AND IF NOT BY WAY OF SAN DIVAS, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD 30, WHATEVER THAT IS 32 QUALIFYING MAPS.
IT WASN'T THAT THERE WERE 32 UNIQUE MAPS.
THERE WERE PROBABLY THREE DIFFERENT THEMES AND A LOT OF VERY SLIGHT DIFFERENTIATION ITERATIONS OF TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT THEMES.
SO, AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND THAT THAT YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THEMES WITH MULTIPLE MAPS THAT, THAT GET.
AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GROUP THOSE TOGETHER AND SAY, HERE'S A NORTH SOUTH DISTRICTS THEME.
YOU'RE THE EAST WEST DISTRICTS THEMES.
WE'LL PUT THOSE TOGETHER SO THAT IT'S NOT, YOU'RE JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH WILLY NILLY.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAD X NUMBER OF MAPS WITH THIS THEME HERE THEY ARE.
WE HAD Y NUMBER OF MAPS WITH THIS BEAM HERE THEY ARE.
AND WE'LL TRY TO GROUP THOSE TOGETHER SO YOU CAN GET PRESENTED A UNIFIED SET OF HERE'S ALL THE MAPS THAT ARE BY THIS THEME.
I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET TO THE REVIEWING OF THE PUBLIC MAPPING TOOL BECAUSE I'VE ASKED ENOUGH QUESTIONS.
AND I KNOW WE DO HAVE ANOTHER FIVE O'CLOCK COMING UP AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
SO WE HAVE TO FINISH IT UP IN 20 MINUTES.
SO I WILL ASK NO OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT.
GIVE ME ONE MOMENT HERE TO TRANSITION TO THE OKAY.
SO, UM, I'VE, I'VE PULLED THIS UP ON THE, ON THE WEBSITE HERE.
UM, BUT WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU GO TO THE LINK ON THE WEBSITE, IT WILL ASK YOU JUST TO, JUST TO CREATE A QUICK LOGIN AND IT WILL GET YOU TO THIS MAP.
SO THE MAP HERE THAT YOU SEE IS A BLANK MAP THAT HAS THE EXISTING DISTRICT THAT YOU CAN SEE AS AN OVERLAY, AND LET'S WALK THROUGH WHAT, WHAT EVERYTHING IS HERE.
SO YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, YOU'LL HAVE EACH ONE OF YOUR FIVE DISTRICTS THAT ARE COLOR-CODED.
AND YOU'LL SEE HERE TOO, AGAIN, REMEMBER HOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE POPULATION DEVIATION.
SO OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T FILLED IN ANY POPULATION.
SO EACH, EACH ONE OF THOSE DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW ARE MINUS 15,709 BELOW THE IDEAL.
YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TOOLS TO MOVE YOURSELF AROUND.
SO THE FIRST IS THE HAND TOOL, THE PAN TOOL.
SO IF YOU WANT TO, UM, MOVE AROUND TO A PARTICULAR PART OF THE MAP, ZOOM IN, ZOOM OUT.
SO, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WANT TO ZOOM IN ON THIS, OOPS, YOU WANT ME TO ZOOM IN ON THIS PARTICULAR AREA, IT ALLOWS YOU TO DO THAT.
SO LET'S SAY I WANT TO START FILLING IN A, A DISTRICT.
HOW DO I, UH, YOU'LL GO TO THE PAINTBRUSH FEATURE HERE AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS ON HOW TO FILL IN THE FIRST IS YOUR PRECINCT.
AND IF YOU WANT TO BE FILLING IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF, OF AREA, YOU'LL CLICK ON PRECINCT.
NOW, ONE THING THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU HERE TOO, IS THIS GIVES YOU, WHAT'S CALLED YOUR PRECINCT DETAILS.
SO SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU WANT TO KNOW, OKAY, WHAT
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IS YOUR TOTAL POPULATION AND YOUR CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION IN AN, IN A PRECINCT BEFORE YOU CLICK ON IT, SEE HERE, HOW I I'M, I'M HOVERING OVER THIS AND THEN LOOK ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, SEE HOW IT GIVES YOU YOUR POPULATION TOTALS AND YOUR CITIZEN VOTING AGE TOTALS FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE.SEE HOW I HOVER AND IT, AND IT CHANGES BY PRECINCT.
SO BEFORE YOUR EIGHT, BEFORE YOU CLICK ON THE MAP, YOU'LL KNOW, AS YOU WERE MENTIONING, UH, WHAT, WHAT IS THE POPULATION THAT'S GOING TO ADD TO THAT? AND WHAT ARE YOUR CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION THERE? OKAY.
YOU PICKED A PRECINCT RIGHT NOW, IF IN THIS INSTANCE THAT YOU'RE SHOWING THE PURPLE IS ACTUALLY BLEEDING OVER FROM DISTRICT ONE INTO A PORTION OF THE WESTERLY PORTION OF DISTRICT TWO.
UH, IS THAT AN ISSUE OR HOW DO WE DO IT PHYSICALLY? JUST PAINT, BRUSH THAT OUT OF THERE TO LEAVE IT.
I'LL GET INTO THAT IN A MOMENT.
SO I WAS, I WAS JUST FILLING AND I WAS JUST SHOWING YOU, AND THIS, THIS AGAIN IS I'M NOT DRAWING A MAP, THE THING, THIS, THIS IS THE MAP THAT IT SHOULD BE.
I'M JUST SHOWING, FOR EXAMPLE, I'M WONDERING WHEN ONE, WHEN PRECINCTS SEEMED TO BLEED OVER INTO TWO DISTRICT, TWO DISTRICTS, THEN HOW DO WE ADJUST THAT? YUP.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GET MORE GRANULAR IN TERMS OF, IN TERMS OF DRAWING YOUR MAP, CLICK ON BLOCK.
SO IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO START OFF AND YOU KNOW, ALL THESE AREAS, I WANT TO PUT INTO ONE DISTRICT, I KNOW THAT THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO START OFF WITH, WITH THE PRECINCT, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO ADD THINGS IN FASTER.
NOW LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, HERE, UH, I'M GETTING CLOSE TO THE BORDER OF A DISTRICT, OR, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT WANNA, MIGHT WANNA DO SOMETHING ELSE.
IF YOU CLICK ON BLOCK AND THEN YOU'LL SEE HERE, IT IT'LL GIVE YOU THE, THE PLUS SIGN.
SEE, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT, THAT'LL SHOW YOU EACH ONE OF THE CENSUS BLOCKS AND THEN YOU CAN INDIVIDUALLY CLICK ON THERE.
NOW, SEE, SEE, AS I'M CLICKING ON, THAT GIVES YOU SOME CENSUS BLOCKS AND NOT THE OTHERS THAT, THAT ALLOWS YOU TO THE FREEDOM TO REALLY GET GRANULAR DATA.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO FILL IN STUFF, LARGE CHUNKS FAST, PUT IT ON PRECINCT.
IF YOU WANT TO DO, DO SMALLER CHUNKS AND REALLY KIND OF WANT TO GET INTO THE DETAILED, GRANULAR GO, GO INTO PRECINCT.
AND THEN YOU JUST GO THROUGH AGAIN, PICKING YOUR, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, YOUR, YOUR PARTICULAR AREAS.
UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, UM, JUST IF YOU HAVE PARTICULAR AREAS THAT YOU WANT TO FILL IN LARGE AMOUNTS, YOU'LL DO PRECINCT.
IF YOU WANT TO FILL IN SMALLER AMOUNTS, YOU DO BLOCK.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE, AS YOU PUT IN MORE POPULATION AGAIN, UH, YOU'LL, YOU'LL KEEP ADDING THOSE NUMBERS IN AND IT WILL, IT WILL TALLY UP ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE HERE.
UH, HOW, HOW CLOSE YOU ARE TO THE POPULATION IDEAL AND HOW MUCH MORE DID YOU HAVE TO HAVE TO ADD IN TO GET CLOSER TO THAT? LET ME SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF OTHER FEATURES HERE.
NOW LET'S SAY THIS GREEN AREA THAT I PUT IN, I REALLY WANT THAT TO BE IN A DIFFERENT DISTRICT.
HOW DO I CHANGE THAT? THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT POTENTIAL WAYS.
FIRST YOU CLICK ON THE ERASER TOOL AND THE RESEARCH TOOL DOES THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU DID IN WITH THE PAINTBRUSH TOOL.
THE SECOND THING IS, LET'S SAY, UM, I HAVE A PURPLE PART OF THE PURPLE DISTRICT HERE, BUT I REALLY WANT THAT TO BE IN THE GREEN DISTRICT.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS WHATEVER DISTRICT YOU HAVE ON ACTIVE THAT HAS THE TARGET ON IT, THE RED THAT WILL CHANGE THAT TO THAT COLOR.
THAT'S WHY, UM, SO NOW YOU SEE, I CLICK ON THAT AND IT TURNS IT INTO GREEN AND YOU CAN KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH HERE BY CENSUS BLOCK.
AND THAT WILL WILL, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, AGAIN, TILL YOU, TILL YOU GET THE MAP THAT YOU WANT BE CURRENT DISTRICTS HERE, OVERLAID AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THOSE IN, IN BLUE.
SO YOU CAN HAVE AN, HAVE AN IDEA OF WHERE THE EXISTING DISTRICTS ARE.
AND THEN WHEN YOU ARE READY TO SUBMIT, YOU'LL, YOU'LL GO BACK UP, YOU'LL CLICK ON TOP.
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HILLS, TEST ONE, CALL IT WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE, YOU'LL HIT SUBMIT, AND THEN SEND US AN EMAIL THAT'S ON THE, UH, TO THE WEBSITE THAT WE, THE WEB, THE EMAIL ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE TO SAY, HEY, I SUBMITTED THE MAP.HERE'S THE NAME? WE'LL DOWNLOAD IT.
AND THEN PUT IT UP, UM, ON, AS, AS AN INTERACTIVE REVIEW MAP ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT YOU CAN GET A TRUE INSTANT EFFECT ON THE EFFECT OF ANY BOUNDARY CHANGE AND HOW, WHAT IT DOES TO THE ENTIRE FIVE DISTRICTS.
WOULD IT BE A GOOD THING TO START OUT WITH EVERYTHING SHADED EXACTLY AS IT IS CURRENTLY, AND THEN GO IN WITH YOUR ERASER OR YOUR OTHER PAINTBRUSH TOOL AND START DOING THE ADDING OR THE DELETING.
SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT BOUNDARY CHANGES DUE TO THE TOTAL POPULATION.
I MEAN, THAT'S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU AS THE, AS THE, HOW YOU, YOU WANT TO DO THAT PROCESS.
THE ONE THING THAT I WILL SAY IS REMEMBER THAT THE, THERE THERE'S A REASON WHY WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS REDISTRICTING PROCESS IN THE FACT THAT OBVIOUSLY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICTS ARE LARGELY OVERPOPULATED TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICTS.
REGARDLESS, THERE'S GOING TO NEED TO BE SOME POPULATION SHIFT AS TO HOW YOU RESOLVE THAT PROCESS.
THAT'S, THAT'S UP TO YOU IN TERMS OF, OF, OF HOW YOU WANT TO CONSIDER THAT.
WELL, YEAH, WELL WE'LL ALL DO IT OUR OWN WAY.
NO PROBLEM, JEFF, IF I CAN INTERJECT FOR A SECOND, UH, I HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY WITH THE TOOL AND FOR THE PUBLIC SO THAT YOU DON'T WASTE 15 MINUTES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT, YOU HAVE TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND YOU HAVE TO LOG IN BEFORE YOU'LL GET ACCESS TO THE TOOLS TO START PAINTING YOUR, UH, DISTRICT, UH, INFORMATION.
I, I WAS SITTING THERE THINKING, I KNOW JEFF SHOWED ME WHERE THESE TOOLS ARE, BUT I COULDN'T FIND THEM.
AND THEN I SAID, WELL, MAYBE I NEED TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT.
AND THEN, UM, YOU JUST POINTED THIS OUT, BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE SUBMIT PROCESS ACTUALLY SAVES THE DRAFT MAP THAT YOU'RE, UH, YOU'VE PREPARED.
AND THEN IT'S AN SECOND STEP FOR US TO CONTACT IN DC TO SUBMIT THAT AS AN OFFICIAL MAP.
SO IF I'M IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A MAP AND THEN I WANT TO COME BACK TO IT, I CAN SUBMIT OR SAVE IT AND THEN COME BACK AND CHANGE IT.
UH, BUT ALSO IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE CONSIDERED, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY TAKE ANOTHER STEP TO PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR TO TAKE IT.
AND THEN, AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, WELL, WE'LL DOWNLOAD IT FROM THERE AND PUT IT ONTO IT TO AN INTERACTIVE MAP THAT WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT AT THE UPCOMING HEARINGS.
THANK YOU THERE A WAY TO PRINT THIS OUT FIRST.
SO YOU CAN LOOK AT IT OTHER THAN ON THE SCREEN, UH, BEFORE SUBMITTING THERE, THERE SHOULD BE.
I WOULD EVEN JUST TAKE, TAKE AN IMAGE AS WELL AS THE, DO IT, DO A SCREENSHOT AND PRINT THAT OUT AND SHOT.
PAST ZERO BEFORE YOU EVEN STARTED.
SO FOR THE PUBLIC TUTORIAL THAT SOMEBODY COULD LOOK AT TO, TO TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
UM, NOW I BELIEVE WE PUT IT UP ON THE WEBSITE.
WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVE A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS AND YEAH, WE CAN, I CAN, I CAN I'LL DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE AS WELL.
WE'VE GOT A QUESTION THAT PROBABLY BEEN BLOCKED.
CAN YOU CLICK ON IT? EXCUSE ME.
CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE TRY AND EXCUSE ME, SIR.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK TO POLICE, UM, I'VE DONE THREE OF THE MAPS THAT THE GENTLEMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE BY THE STATISTICS, YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU GET THE GREEN ARROWS OR THE RED XS.
SO I BELIEVE TO SUBMIT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE GREEN ARROW OR A GREEN CHECK MARKS BEFOREHAND, AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE DEVIATIONS AND STUFF.
SO IT'S JUST A WAY TO SHOW THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THAT YOU HAVE GREEN CHECK MARKS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE MEETING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
UH, I JUST HAVE A SIMPLE QUESTION.
UH, THE NAMING CONVENTION, WHEN WE CREATE A MAP AND WE WANT TO SUBMIT IT, DO YOU RECOMMEND A CERTAIN NAMING CONVENTION SO THAT THINGS THAT ARE SUBMITTED ARE KIND OF UNIFORM.
UM, THE, THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION IS THAT YOU CAN NAME IT, WHATEVER YOU WANT.
WE HAD A, UM, ONE IN SAN DEMAS
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THAT I THINK WAS SUBMITTED.IT WAS BILL AND TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE DUDE MAP, I BELIEVE GAVE ME, IT GAVE, CRACKED ME UP WHEN I READ IT.
SO, UH, IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO THINK OF SOMETHING CREATIVE AND GIVE, GIVE ME A GOOD CHUCKLE.
AS LONG AS YOU, AS LONG AS YOU, YOU SEND US AN EMAIL SAYING, THIS IS, THIS HAS THE NAME OF THE MAP.
THAT THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.
I THINK WHAT WE'RE GOING TO WRAP THIS UP.
GOING BACK TO THE CONTINUITY OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN FIND WHAT BLOCK THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE IN? SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THE CONTINUITY GOING? BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW.
I KNOW THAT ART IS DISTRICT THREE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE IN DISTRICT THREE, HE LIVES.
SO CAN WE GET, WHICH I DON'T WANT HIS ADDRESS, BUT CAN WE GET THAT HE'S IN BLOCK 82 OR TRACK 86 OR HOWEVER THAT WORKS SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE THE CONTINUITY CAN BE.
UM, USUALLY FOR, FOR PRIVACY ISSUES, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, THAT WE REVEAL.
UM, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, WE CAN CIRCLE BACK WITH ON, AND TALK WITH STAFF AT BENTLEY.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU AS WE MOVE FORWARD ON THIS WORKSHOP, THERE IS PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK ON THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, THERE WAS PUBLIC COMMENT ORIGINALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION.
UM, IT'S A WORKSHOP, SO IT'S UP TO YOUR DISCRETION IF YOU WANT TO ALLOW IT BEYOND THAT OR NOT.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE A STEP-BY-STEP TUTORIAL OR JUST LIKE BULLET POINTS AS TO, AS, AS BEN WAS MENTIONING? OKAY.
FIRST THING YOU DO IS YOU LOG IN AT THIS SITE.
THE SECOND THING YOU DO IS BOOM.
AND I THINK IF WE PUT THAT UP ON THE WEBSITE, I THINK WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
AND WE HAVE THAT AND, AND LET ME, I'M, I'M 99% SURE.
AND IF NOT, WE'LL PUT THAT UP HEAD.
WE BOTH CHERYL AND I CONFIRMED.
SORRY FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE THINGS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS RIGHT DONE, RIGHT.
AND AT THE SAME TIME WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S JUST GOING TO BE ISSUES THAT MAY APPLY TO OTHER ENTITIES OR OTHER CITIES, BUT MAYBE DON'T TO US.
AND, BUT WE'LL TRY AND MEET ALL THE CRITERIA.
AND I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE QUESTIONS.
SOME CITIES WE WORK WITH YOU, YOU DON'T GET, DON'T GET IT.
FIRST OF ALL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE PEOPLE SHOW UP NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO, TO GET FEEDBACK, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO THESE AND NOBODY SHOWS UP AND YOU DON'T GET FEEDBACK.
SO IT'S MUCH MORE HELPFUL TO US TO BE HEARING ABOUT WHAT DON'T HAVE LIVES.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S MUCH MORE HELPFUL TO GET FEEDBACK AS TO WHAT YOU GUYS ARE THINKING SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH WHAT YOU WANT.
SO THE QUESTIONS CAN PRECLUDE US GETTING OFF ON THE WRONG TRACK TO START WITH, YOU KNOW, CAUSE IF WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME, IT DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD.
SO I'M GLAD THAT BEN WASTED THE TIME SO HE COULD TELL US WHAT WE DID WRONG.
WE'LL HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN AT SEVEN AFTER SEVEN.
AND WE'LL TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST THOUGH.
AND THE PUBLIC THAT DID ATTEND TONIGHT OR TODAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
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THANK YOU.[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
THANK YOU FOR BEING ATTENDING TODAY.AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
THIS TIME, IF WE COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, MR. WILLIAMS, OR CHIEF WILLIAMS. IF EVERYBODY COULD PLEASE STAY IN AND PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AFTER ME READY, BEGIN.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Bob Hilton, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department]
STANDING, PLEASE, MR. HILTON FROM SAN BERNARDINO, SHERIFF HEATH JOPLIN.AH, IT'S BEEN LONG SEASON MAYOR.
THANK YOU, MEMBERS AND BOARD MEMBERS.
WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THE COMMUNITY.
THINGS THAT WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE CITY
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OF CHINO.I THANK EACH OF YOU MEMBERS FOR DOING THAT AND TAKING PART, BEING THE EYES AND EARS AND THE VOICE OF CHINO HILLS IN THE COMMUNITY.
THAT'S INVITE GOD IN THIS MEETING TONIGHT, FATHER IN HEAVEN.
I THANK YOU FOR THE JOY THAT THESE MEMBERS HAVE IN BEING THE VOICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND FOR CITY OF CHINO HILLS, I ASKED HER TO KEEP THEM SAFE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY LORD, I ASK THAT YOU BLESS THEIR FAMILIES, KEEP THE, FROM ANY HARM OR HEALTH ISSUES.
LORD, I ASKED ALSO THAT YOU BLESS THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONES IN THE TORNADOES AND HARD LORD.
JUST GIVE THEM STRENGTH, GIVE THEM PEACE AND BLESSING.
I THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF CHINO, MY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MY POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL, A LOT OF ASS, ALL THESE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN BLESSED, THEN YOU WOULD, WE SEE OUR PRAYERS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME.
[4. Receive input from community on redrawing of election district boundaries]
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REDRAWING OF ELECTION ELECTION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE ARE CHINESE AND SPANISH INTERPRETATION SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ROOM.
THAT'S LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC REQUIRING INTERPRETATION SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING ANDRAS MARQUEZ AND FELIX ZAN WILL REPEAT THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LANGUAGES.
AND WE WANT TO START THIS THEN MOS LOCATION .
WE SHOULD HE DON'T SEE, SAY, I'M GOING TO USE THE CANTONESE AGAIN.
NEXT, MR. JEFF SEMINARY, WE'LL BE PROVIDING THE REPORT.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JEFF SIMONETTA WITH THE NATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS CORPORATION.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU THIS EVENING.
AND TONIGHT WE'LL BE HAVING THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
AND THIS IS THE SECOND OF FOUR REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR REDRAWING THE LINES WITH REGARDS TO THE 2020 CENSUS.
SO TONIGHT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE PROJECT TIMELINES AND PR, AND WE'LL BE ASKING MORE SPECIFICALLY TO BE, UH, GETTING FEEDBACK ON DEFINING NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
UH, WE'LL ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS IN HEARINGS.
AND, UH, WE HAD A PUBLIC WORKSHOP EARLIER REGARDING THE, UH, REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC MAPPING TOOL.
SO WE HAVE SOME GOOD PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THERE AND IT WAS ABLE TO WALK THROUGH THE MAPPING PROCESS AND, UH, AND, AND THAT AS WELL.
SO WHY IS THE CITY REDISTRICTING, AS YOU RECALL, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS SWITCHED FROM AT LARGE DISTRICTS, WHICH MEANS THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THE CITY CAN VOTE FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO BY DISTRICT ELECTIONS IN JULY OF 2017, BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 312, THAT AT THAT TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL USED THE 2010 CENSUS DATA, UH, FOR DRAWING THEIR LINES.
EVERY 10 YEARS, WE HAVE AN UPDATE OF THE CENSUS AND THE NEW DISTRICTS WILL HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE 2020 CENSUS DATA.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE HERE WAS WE DISCUSSED THE DISTRICTS TERMS ARE STAGGERED.
SO CURRENTLY DISTRICTS ONE, TWO AND FOUR TERMS END IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 AND DISTRICTS THREE AND FIVE TERMS AND NOVEMBER OF 2024, WHEN WE ADD IN THE NEW 2020 REDISTRICTING DATA, ALL OF THE DISTRICTS, ALL OF THE MAPS AND, AND ELECTIONS TAKING PLACE NOVEMBER OF 2022 AND BEYOND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE NEW MAPS THAT, THAT WE DRAW.
AND WE'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF THOSE.
THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS IS VERY CLEARLY DEFINED AND SPECIFICALLY PERTAINS TO AB 8 49.
THERE ARE FOUR, AT LEAST FOUR REQUIRED HEARINGS.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN ONE OF THE TWO, WHAT WE CALL INITIAL PRE-DRAFT HEARINGS.
THE FIRST ONE TOOK PLACE ON JULY 13TH.
THAT TONIGHT WILL BE THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.
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THESE ARE TWO REQUIRED.WHAT WE CALL PRE-DRAFT MAP HEARINGS, WHICH ARE HELD OBVIOUSLY PRIOR TO THE RELEASE OF THE DRAFT MAPS.
THE MAIN FOCUS OF THESE TWO ARE EDUCATION, AND WE'LL ALSO BE SOLICITING INPUT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL ON WHAT YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY AS YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOUR COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
WELL, THEN HAVE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE DRAFT MAPS, AND THOSE ARE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 25TH AND FEBRUARY 22ND.
THOSE TWO HEARINGS ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO GET FEEDBACK REGARDING THE MAPS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND TO GIVE US DIRECTION AS TO MAYBE AREAS THAT YOU WANT TO REVISE OR CHANGE TO SEE MAPS COMING BACK IN THE FOURTH HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 22ND AND THE MAP HAS TO BE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE.
SO THAT'LL BE THE FIRST READING OF THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE.
AND THEN WE PLAN ON HAVING MAP ADOPTION.
THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE ON MARCH 22ND, THERE ARE TWO KEY FINAL KEY DEADLINES THAT ARE IMPORTANT.
UH, THE FINAL DRAFT, THE FINAL MAP MUST BE POSTED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO ADOPTION OR FINAL ADOPTION.
SO THAT MEANS THAT THE MAP HAS TO BE POSTED NO LATER THAN MARCH 15TH.
AND THIS PROCESS HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 17TH, 2022.
THAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR US TO SUBMIT THE MAP TO THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE 2022 ELECTION.
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT REDISTRICTING RULES AND GOALS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
THE FIRST IS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND PERTAIN TO THE FEDERAL LAWS AND PARTICULARLY THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT HAS TWO MAIN KEY COMPONENTS.
FIRST DISTRICTS HAVE TO HAVE GENERALLY EQUAL POPULATION AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE EXACTLY EQUAL POPULATION, BUT THERE'S CASE LAW THAT STATES THAT THE DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE FROM THE SMALLEST DISTRICT, THE LARGEST DISTRICT CAN BE NO GREATER THAN 10%.
AND THAT'S, YOU'LL SEE WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, UH, YOUR CURRENT DEVIATION, MEANING THE EXISTING DISTRICTS WITH THE 2020 POPULATION DATA PUT INTO IT IS MORE RATER THAN THAT 10% DEVIATION, WHICH IS NECESSITATING THE REASON WHY WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
SECOND IN THE MIDDLE BUCKET THERE, YOU'LL SEE WHAT WE CALL CALIFORNIA CRITERIA FOR CITIES.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S CHANGED AND IT IS A NEW LAW.
AND BACK IN 2017, THE CALIFORNIA CRITERIA FROM CITY SPECIFICALLY PERTAINS TO AB 8 49, WHICH IS CALLED THE FAIR MAPS ACT AND WAS PASSED IN 2019.
SO TWO YEARS AFTER YOU DID THE DISTRICT IN PROCESS, THE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER HERE IN THAT BUCKET IS THAT THESE CRITERIA THAT ARE STATED IN AB 8 49 ARE RANK ORDERED.
SO THE FIRST PRIORITY IS THE DISTRICTS HAVE TO BE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONTIGUOUS, MEANING THAT THERE CAN BE NO ISLANDS OR DISCONNECTED PIECES.
SECOND, WHERE PRACTICABLE, THEY HAVE TO HAVE UNDEFILED, UNDIVIDED NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
WE'LL TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE EXACT DEFINITION OF THAT, BUT GENERALLY THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS THAT SHOULD BE KEPT TOGETHER FOR ITS PURPOSES OF EFFECTIVE AND FAIR REPRESENTATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THE DISTRICTS ALWAYS SHOULD ALSO SHOULD HAVE EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BOUNDARIES, WHETHER THEY BE MANMADE OR NATURAL, AND THEY HAVE TO BE COMPACT, MEANING THAT YOU DO NOT BYPASS ONE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO GET TO A MORE DISTINCT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
FINALLY, ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE IN BOX, NUMBER THREE, WE HAVE THE OTHER TRADITIONAL REDISTRICTING PRINCIPLES THAT WE FOLLOW.
UM, TWO THAT ARE IMPORTANT THERE.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RESPECTING VOTERS CHOICES, CONTINUITY IN OFFICE AND MINIMIZING VOTERS THAT ARE SHIFTED TO DIFFERENT ELECTION YEARS, WE TRY TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GET SHIFTED BETWEEN ELECTION CYCLES.
SO LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'RE CURRENTLY IN A DISTRICT THAT WOULD VOTE IN A 20, 22 CYCLE, BUT THE LINES GET MOVED AND YOU WOULD MOVE TO A 20, 24 DISTRICT.
WE TRY TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT GET SHIFTED.
SECOND, AS YOU'LL SEE, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME AREAS WITHIN THE CITY THAT HAVE HAD FASTER POPULATION GROWTH THAN OTHERS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE'RE NECESSITATING THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
LET'S SAY FOR EXAMPLE, THAT YOU MAY HAVE A SPECIFIC PLAN OR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT YOU KNOW IS GOING TO GET TO GET BUILT.
YOU HAVE TO REMAIN WITHIN THAT 10% DEVIATION.
BUT IF YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT WILL TAKE PLACE, YOU CAN SLIGHTLY UNDER FILL THAT DISTRICT THAT ESSENTIALLY ALLOW THAT DISTRICT TO GROW INTO ITSELF.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SLIDE HERE AND TALKS A LOT ABOUT THE REASON WHY WE'RE NECESSITATING THE PROCESS OF MOVING FORWARD.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, YOUR CURRENT TOTAL POPULATION IS 78,545 RESIDENTS.
AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD LINE FROM THE TOP, YOU'LL SEE DEVIATION FROM THE IDEAL AND PERCENT DEVIATION.
AND THIS IS HOW WE CALCULATE THAT.
ARE YOU ABOVE OR BELOW THAT 10% THRESHOLD?
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SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE IDEAL DISTRICT, THAT SIMPLY IS A MATH EQUATION.SO WE TAKE YOUR TOTAL POPULATION OF 78,545 AND DIVIDE BY FIVE.
SO AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, EACH OF THE FIVE DISTRICTS MUST CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 15,710 PEOPLE.
THEN WE TAKE THE EXISTING DISTRICTS AND SAY HOW MUCH ABOVE OR BELOW THAT NUMBER THAT WE CALCULATED IS YOUR DEVIATION.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THE LARGEST DISTRICT CURRENTLY IS DISTRICT FOUR AT 18,084 PEOPLE.
AND IT'S 2,375, UH, CITIZEN CITIZENS ABOVE, UH, YOUR, YOUR IDEAL.
AND THEN THE SMALLEST DISTRICT IS DISTRICT TWO, WHICH IS A 10.05% BELOW THAT IDEAL DEVIATION.
WHEN YOU ADD UP, YOU TAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LARGEST DISTRICT AND THE SMALLEST DISTRICT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU HAD A TOTAL DEVIATION OF 25.17%, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY BIGGER THAN THE 10% THAT'S ALLOWABLE.
AND AGAIN, THE REASON WHY WE'RE NECESSITATING GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, AGAIN, DISTRICT FOUR AND FIVE ARE THE SOUTHERN MOST DISTRICTS, AND THAT HAS HAD GENERALLY SEEN THE MOST DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
ONE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER TOO, IS THAT WHEN YOU SEE HERE, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, DISTRICT TWO, HAVING A 10% BELOW THE IDEAL DEVIATION, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT DISTRICT SHRUNK.
IT JUST MEANS THAT IT GREW AT A SLOWER RELATIVE PACE THAN THE OTHER DISTRICTS, PARTICULARLY DISTRICTS FOUR AND FIVE ON THE BOTTOM.
YOU'LL SEE TWO AS WELL, UH, WHICH IS SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT WHEN WE LOOK AT PROTECTED CLASS VOTING AND THE POTENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO DRAW A MAJORITY PROTECTED CLASS VOTING SEAT.
WE LOOK AT CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION, AND THAT IS DEFINED AS ANY CITIZEN WITHIN THE CITY THAT IS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO VOTE.
UM, BUT IT'S JUST ANYONE, ANY CITIZEN WHO IS OVER 18 YEARS OF AGE AND THEREFORE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, AND YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND CURRENTLY WITH THE WAY THAT THE DISTRICTS ARE DRAWN.
UH, THE DISTRICT ONE HAS THE HIGHEST, UH, ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH, UH, 44% OF THE CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION WITHIN THAT DISTRICT.
NOW HERE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES, WE'LL SHOW YOU DEMOGRAPHIC DATA BY DISTRICT AND THE COLORING TWO THINGS.
I WANT TO POINT OUT HERE, THE COLORING SCHEME FOR ALL OF THE SLIDES THAT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU ARE THE SAME.
SO THE PURPLE AND BLUISH COLORS ARE A LOWER PERCENTAGE FOR A PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC.
AND, UH, THE ORANGE AND REDDISH COLORS ARE HIGHER PERCENTAGES FOR A PARTICULAR DEMOGRAPHIC.
THE SECOND THING THAT YOU'LL SEE HERE IS THAT THE DISTRICT LINES DO NOT, AND PARTICULARLY IN DISTRICT THREE ON THE WESTERN EDGE, DO NOT EXACTLY ALIGN WITH THE WAY THAT THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES ARE.
AND THERE'S A SPECIFIC REASON FOR THIS EVERY 10 YEARS, THE US CENSUS BUREAU, REDRAWS THE CENSUS BLOCKS AND THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHY THEY, THEY REDRAW THE CENSUS BLOCKS THE WAY THAT THEY DO, BUT THE MAPS THAT WE USE FOR BOTH THE MAPPING SOFTWARE AND OUR OWN INTERNAL MAPPING SOFTWARE CALLED MAPTITUDE JUST FOLLOWS THOSE, THOSE NEW CENSUS BLOCKS.
SO THAT'S JUST AN OUTLINE OF THE, OF THE CENSUS, THE NEW CENSUS BLOCK AND THE CLOSEST APPROXIMATION THAT WE CAN GET TO, TO THE, THE EXISTING DISTRICTS THAT YOU HAVE.
UM, SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, YOU HAVE YOUR LATINO CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION, AND PARTICULARLY THERE ARE SOME CONCENTRATIONS OF LATINOS, PARTICULARLY WITHIN DISTRICT FOUR AND DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT TWO, HERE'S YOUR ASIAN AMERICAN CITIZEN VOTING AGE POPULATION.
AND AGAIN, MOST CONCENTRATIONS ARE IN THE WESTERN PORTION OF DISTRICT ONE, AS WELL AS THE LONG, THE 71 CORRIDOR IN DISTRICT FOUR.
AND AGAIN, THE COLOR CODING FOR EACH ONE OF THESE CENSUS BLOCKS IS THE SAME FOR EACH ONE OF THE MAPS THAT I'M SHOWING HERE.
WE ALSO GET WHAT'S CALLED THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY DATA.
AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT IS IS EVERY HOUSEHOLD GETS A CENSUS, THE CENSUS FORM, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S EITHER EVERY ONE IN 15 OR EVERY ONE IN 17 HOUSEHOLDS GETS A LONGER FORM SURVEY.
IT'S CALLED THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.
AND IT ASKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM, HAVE YOU GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL? HAVE YOU GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE? WHAT'S YOUR INCOME? WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPOKE AT HOME? DO YOU HAVE CHILDREN AT HOME? AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET THE DATA FOR, FOR SOME OF THESE THAT WE'RE SHOWING YOU HERE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS THE PERCENTAGE OF COLLEGE GRADUATES, UH, BY CENSUS BLOCK, AS WELL AS WE CAN GET INCOME STATISTICS TOO.
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UM, AND THIS SHOWS HERE THE, UH, INCOMES OF $75,000 OR MORE WITHIN, WITHIN THE DISTRICTS AS WELL.SO THE MAIN COMPONENT THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING IS DEFINING NEIGHBORHOODS AND DEFINING COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST.
AND SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO, I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH WHAT THE SPECIFIC DEFINITIONS OF THOSE ARE.
AND AT THE END OF MY PRESENTATION, UM, WE I'LL BE INVITING PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL AS COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK FROM THE COUNCIL AS TO WHAT YOU WANT TO DEFINE AS YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST AND WHAT TO REMEMBER HERE IS THAT THE FEEDBACK THAT YOU'RE GIVING US ON THESE DEFINITIONS OF AREAS THAT YOU WANTED TO FIND WILL GIVE US AN IDEA OF THE AREAS THAT YOU POTENTIALLY WANT TO KEEP TOGETHER IN A DISTRICT.
SO HOW DO WE DEFINE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS? MORE SPECIFICALLY, A NEIGHBORHOOD IS EXACTLY LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD THINK IT IS.
YOU CAN HAVE A NATURAL BOUNDARY.
SO MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, STREAMS, IT CAN HAVE AN UNNATURAL BOUNDARY, LIKE A CANAL MAJOR ROAD STREETS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, OR IT CAN BE AN AREA AROUND A PARTICULAR LANDMARK.
SO AROUND A PARK OR A SCHOOL AROUND A NEIGHBORHOOD OR DOWN AROUND, UH, DOWNTOWN, LIKE THE, LIKE THE CIVIC CENTER HERE, THAT COULD BE AN AREA OF DEFINED AS A NEIGHBORHOOD.
WHEN WE TAKE THAT IDEA OF COMMUNITY OF INTEREST, IT TAKES THAT IDEA OF A GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND ADDS ON TOP OF IT, A SHARED ISSUE OR CHARACTERISTIC.
SO IT CAN BE A SHARED SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC INTEREST.
IT COULD BE AN AREA THAT IS ZIMMERLI IMPACTED BY EITHER CITY OR COUNTY'S POLICIES.
AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU AT THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON YOUR COMMUNITY STORY.
AND SPECIFICALLY THE SECOND QUESTION ON THE BOTTOM, THERE WOULD THIS COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM BEING INCLUDED WITHIN A SINGLE DISTRICT FOR ITS PURPOSES OF ITS EFFECTIVE AND FAIR REPRESENTATION, OR WOULD IT BENEFIT MORE FROM HAVING MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIVES? THAT'S A POLICY CHOICE THAT WE'RE ASKING FEEDBACK FROM YOU ON.
AND AGAIN, WE WELCOME THAT FEEDBACK.
ONE IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER THE DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST CAN NOT INCLUDE RELATIONSHIP WITH POLITICAL PARTIES, INCUMBENTS, OR POLITICAL CANDIDATES.
AT OUR LAST HEARING, WE GAVE SOME POTENTIAL IDEAS FOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES, AND THIS IS SOME OF THE INITIAL FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, BUT, BUT AGAIN, ONE MORE, MORE SPECIFIC DIRECTION.
IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER HERE ON THIS IS THAT THIS IS BY NO MEANS AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST.
IF THERE'S THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO ADD, THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO TAKE AWAY, WE'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO, TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK ON THIS.
SO WE TALKED ABOUT CARBON CANYON, SLEEPY HOLLOW EAGLE CANYON, THE VELANO NEIGHBORHOOD VILLAGE OAKS, AND OAK RIDGE, THE BUTTERFIELD RANCH AREA, AS WELL AS LOW SERRANO'S.
SO AT THIS EVENING, THE PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION WILL BE SPECIFICALLY PERTAINING TO WHAT IS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WHAT ARE ITS BOUNDARIES.
AND THEN WE'LL BE ASKING FOR COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND THEN ACTION ON GIVING US FEEDBACK PERTAINING TO THE AREAS THAT MEET EACH ONE OF THOSE AB 8 49 DEFINITIONS OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITHIN A SINGLE DISTRICT FOR ITS PURPOSES OF WHAT'S EFFECTIVE AND FAIR REPRESENTATION, FINAL SLIDE HERE, AND THEN WE'LL SEND IT BACK FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE KEY NEXT STEPS.
SO AGAIN, WE HAVE OUR, WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY WORKSHOP AT FOUR PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, NUMBER TWO IS TONIGHT WHEN WE WE'VE HAD, UH, THREE MAPS SO FAR THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
UM, AND SO WE'LL BE POSTING THOSE TO THE PROJECT WEBSITE AND WE'LL BE ASKING FOR MAPS THROUGH PROBABLY MID JANUARY OF 2022, TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
NUMBER THREE, JANUARY 25TH WILL BE PUBLIC HEARING NUMBER THREE, AND THE FIRST OF THE POST RAF MAP HEARINGS, WHERE WE'LL TAKE THOSE MAPS AND WALK THROUGH, UM, THE, THE, YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ON THAT.
WE'LL BE ASKING FOR FEEDBACK AND WE'LL REVISE THOSE DRAFT.
ONE OTHER THING TO MENTION, AND THIS WAS DISCUSSED THAT AT THE WORKSHOP IS THAT THERE'S SORT OF A TWO-STEP PROCESS HERE IN TERMS OF, OF HOW THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS TAKES PLACE.
FIRST, YOU'LL IDENTIFY THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE MAP, BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO EITHER KEEP THE ELECTION SEQUENCE IN THE WAY THAT IT IS, OR, OR CHANGE THAT.
SO YOU HAVE, YOU HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES.
SO AGAIN, DEFINING THE PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES OF THE MAP AND THEN TALK ABOUT THE ELECTION SEQUENCE.
NUMBER FOUR WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 22ND, AND THAT WILL BE TO IDENTIFY YOUR PREFERRED MAP.
AND IT'LL BE THE FIRST READING OF THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE.
MARCH 22ND WILL BE WHEN THAT MAP WILL BE ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE.
AND THAT FINAL MAP, AGAIN, MUST BE POSTED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS PRIOR TO ADOPTION.
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ALL OF THIS HAS TO BE COMPLETED BY NO LATER THAN APRIL 17TH, 2022, TO SUBMIT THAT MAP TO THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO BE READY IN TIME FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO BASICALLY OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO STAY UP HERE TOO.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? WE HAVE NONE, I GUESS YOU'RE THINKING YOUR JOB REAL EASY.
THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO US.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS WE'LL GO WITH OUR FIRST.
YEAH, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP AT THE WORKSHOP EARLIER AND, AND I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST, THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FIVE EXISTING DISTRICTS.
ONE, TWO AND FOUR, UH, HAVE ELECTION DATES THAT WILL BE COMING UP NEXT YEAR IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 DISTRICTS, THREE AND FIVE HAVE ELECTIONS THAT WILL BE COMING UP IN NOVEMBER OF 2024, AS WE START TO REDEFINE THESE DISTRICTS.
AND BECAUSE WE NEED TO MEET THESE 10% OF THE 15,700, UH, PEOPLE WITHIN EACH DISTRICT, SOME DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO SH TO SHIFT WHAT YOU MAY BE IN DISTRICT I'M IN DISTRICT THREE, OR HAVE DISTRICT THREE.
THERE MAY BE SOME PEOPLE IN DISTRICT THREE THIS YEAR THAT AFTER THE, WE DO THE MAP THAT THEY MAY BE IN DISTRICT FIVE, OR THEY MAY BE IN DISTRICT FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHOSE RESIDENT FALLS WITHIN THE NEW DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE DATE THAT THEY NEXT VOTE.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE MUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND WE MUST GET THE POPULATION WITHIN EACH OF THE FIVE DISTRICTS WITHIN 10% OF THE 17,510 PEOPLE.
SO JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS, YOU NEED THE, YOU NEED TO MONITOR THIS PROGRAM.
AND IN APRIL, WHEN THESE LISTS GO TO THE VOTER REGISTRAR'S LIST OR OFFICE, THE REASON THEY'RE GOING IS BECAUSE THE VOTER REGISTRAR NOW HAS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS ARE GOING TO BE GETTING BALLOTS FOR THE PROPER ELECTION.
SO KEEP IN MIND THAT AFTER THESE DISTRICT MAPS ARE REDRAWN, HOWEVER, THEY'RE TWEAKED, YOU COULD VERY WELL BE UP FOR A VOTE IN 22, BUT IT MAY CHANGE TO 24 OR VICE VERSA.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, THEN RAISE IT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET AN EXPLANATION THAT IS SATISFACTORY TO YOU.
CAUSE THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND JUST KNOW, BY DEFINITION OF LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE IS GETTING, GETTING THE NEW DISTRICTS UNDER THAT 10% DEVIATION THRESHOLD.
SO BY DEFINITION, SOME AREAS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE MOVED AROUND PLUS, AND MINUS W WE TRY TO MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SHIFTED BETWEEN THOSE ELECTIONS CYCLES.
THAT'S MR. BENNETT, APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, MELVIN, JUST A COUPLE OF, UM, THOUGHTS ABOUT THE, THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE'RE, WE'RE BREAKING IT DOWN.
SO, UM, FOR VELANO, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S REALLY A NEED TO SEPARATE THAT OUT.
UM, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A MICRO COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE OTHER DATA COMMUNITIES WITH, WITH THAT LEVEL OF INCOME.
UM, IN CARBON CANYON, WE HAVE, UM, TREE DOWNS, UM, STUFF LIKE THAT.
I JUST THINK IT'S A MICRO-COMMUNITY IF THAT'S IT, AND THEN VILLAGE VILLAGE JOKES AND OAK RIDGE IS A COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO TOO, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IS, UM, THE GLEN RIDGE COMMUNITY IN BETWEEN PIPELINE AND PEYTON.
IT'S, IT'S DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF ORIGINAL HOMEOWNERS THAT HAVE LIVED THERE FOR 30 PLUS YEARS.
UM, BE INTERESTED TO SEE THE DEMOGRAPHICS WITH AGE AS WELL.
AND SOME OF THOSE AREAS, UM, BUTTERFIELD RANCH, UM, THERE WAS A LONG TIME AGO WHERE YOU COULD JUST LUMP AND SAY BUTTERFIELD RANCH, BUT BETWEEN BUTTERFIELD RANCH AND, YOU KNOW, WICKMAN, THERE'S THIS THERE'S LOT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES NOW.
AND I DON'T SEE 'EM FAIRFIELD RANCH ON THIS.
I THINK THAT'S A DEFINITE COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.
UM, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
I'M GOING TO LOOK UP MY FAR RIGHT TO MISS MR. MAYOR JOE'S UH, NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO TOUCH ON FAIRFIELD RANCH BEING, NOT ON THE LIST, BUT I THINK EVERYTHING THAT'S SENT THE AD, IT IS GOOD WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE COMMUNITIES AND THE TRACE AND THE INITIAL LIST IS VERY GOOD.
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THIS LOOKING FORWARD TO KIND OF JUMPING INTO THE TOOLS AND SEE, SEE WHAT WE CAN, UH, POSSIBLY COME UP WITH TO FIND TUNE I'M DISTRICT TWO, WHICH HAS THE, HAD NO GROWTH IN THE LAST 10 YEARS.AND BRIAN IS DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH HAD THE MOST GROWTH.
SO IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW WE FINE TUNE THESE BOUNDARIES TO EVEN IT OUT.
UH, BUT, UH, THIS WAS ACTUALLY A FEW OF US ATTENDED A WORKSHOP PRIOR TO THIS MEETING.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THE SIMILAR INFORMATION ON THAT.
JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL FAST.
FIRST, FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW THAT, UH, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR ARENA NUMBERS.
THAT'S THIRTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE UNITS.
THAT REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT THIS BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON 2020 CENSUS DATA, CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO THINK OF, THINK OF THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS AS A, AS A SNAPSHOT IN TIME.
SO WHEN YOU WENT THROUGH THE, THE 2017 DISTRICTING PROCESS, YOU WERE USING THE 2010 CENSUS DATA.
SO YES, IT'S, IT'S USING, WHATEVER'S THE MOST RECENT CENSUS DATA THAT WE HAVE AND NOW WE'D HAVE 2020.
SO YES, IT, YOUR POPULATION NUMBERS WILL OBVIOUSLY CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS.
AND BASED ON THE DATA THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED 10 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE OF ARENA ARENA, NUMBERS AREAS SUCH AS LIKE WHERE BRIAN, WHERE HE'S REPRESENTS IN CYNTHIA, THAT WAS THE GROWTH AREAS.
SO WE'LL PROBABLY SEE THIS AGAIN IN ABOUT 10 YEARS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENCE IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS.
SO AT THIS TIME IT'S BACK TO US FOR A MOTION AND SECOND, WHO WOULD LIKE TO MOTION AND MAKE A MOTION MAYER.
IF THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY ACTION AT THIS TIME, THAT NEEDS TO HAVE I PUT THAT ON THERE, BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE THAT IF WE WERE GOING TO HAVE, SO WHATEVER SHE SAYS, I DO MY MISTAKE.
SO THIS IS, UH, THIS NEXT, UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS
[5. OUTGOING MAYOR - Presentation to outgoing Mayor Brian Johsz for his dedicated service as Mayor from December 1, 2020, through November 30, 2021]
THANK YOU.THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
UM, IS VERY, UM, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY I'M GOING TO GET EMOTIONAL, BUT, UM, THIS, THIS GENTLEMAN DID WONDER WONDERFUL JOB.
SO I NEED TO GO TO THE PODIUM AND MOVE FORWARD ON THIS NEXT ITEM THAT I HAVE A SMILE ON MY FACE.
SO BRIAN, WILL YOU JOIN ME AFTER YOU, MR. SO HERE WE GO TONIGHT, WE RECOGNIZE A COUNCIL MEMBER, BRIAN JOS FOR HIS SERVICE AS MAYOR FROM DECEMBER 1ST, 2020 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2021.
RYAN WAS FIRST ACTIVE IN CHINO HILLS WHEN HE WAS ELECTED TO SERVE ON THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.
AND THAT WAS BACK IN 2013 AND THEN A READ MY NOTES HERE AND AGAIN, IN 2015 AS PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, AND THEN IT GETS TO 2016, HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL ON AUGUST 14TH, 2017, AFTER HIS FULFILLING HIS APPOINTMENT TERM, HE WAS ELECTED TO SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER, 2018 AND REPRESENTS DISTRICT FOR 2021.
HE WAS THE FIRST TERM AS MAYOR OR HIS FIRST TERM AS MAYOR WAS 2021.
AFTER THE UNPRECEDENT EVENT OF 2020, BRIAN WAS POINTLESS, POTE POISED WITH A CHALLENGE TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
ONCE AGAIN, I DO, I AM GETTING EMOTIONAL WITH BRIAN CAUSE, UM, UM, HE WAS ON THE FAR BOARD LIKE ME, UM, BUT HE, HE JUST AN AMAZING PERSON HAS WONDERFUL FAMILY.
AND, UH, I SEE AS TWO BEAUTIFUL KIDS TO MY RIGHT.
AND, UH, AGAIN, BRIAN, I KNOW IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR LAST YEAR, BUT YOU DID IT LIKE A GENTLEMEN, MAN.
SO NOW LET ME GET BACK TO THE SCRIPT HERE.
HE KICKED OFF THE YEAR BY LAUNCHING AN IDEA FOR THE CITY UTILITY BOX ART PROJECT.
AND ALL I CAN SAY ON THIS IS THAT YOU HAVE THE PRETTIEST PICTURES IN YOUR DISTRICT.
THE PROJECT WAS AIMED TO BEAUTIFY A TOTAL OF 54 CITY OWNED UTILITY BOXES INTO COOL WORKS OF ART, WHICH HE DID.
BRIAN ALSO TOOK PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY SAFETY BY REQUESTING A SERIES OF WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SAFETY AWARENESS WORKSHOPS HOSTED BY OUR WONDERFUL CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THESE WORKSHOPS EMPOWERED WOMEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING A VICTIM AT HOME.
WHILE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, THROUGH INSTRUCTION IN TABLETOP SCENARIOS, HE ALSO BROUGHT FORWARD THE IDEA OF
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A CITY FLAG DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS AT THAT FLIGHT CONTEST WOULD BE AWARDED PRIZES IN JANUARY.AND IT DOES DISCUSSION WILL ENSURE OR ENSURE US TO, TO FIND OUT IF WE REALLY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD ON A CITY FLAG, WE FOUND NEW WAYS TO CONTINUE THE STATE OF THE CITY FADDISH TRANSITION BY HOSTING OUR FIRST EVER VIRTUAL EVENT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT WAS PRETTY HARD TO DO, BUT YOU DID IT WITH FLYING COLORS AS A PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS LESSON, BRIAN WAS ABLE TO WELCOME OUR COMMUNITY BACK TO THE RETURN OF MOST OF OUR MAJOR EVENTS, SUCH AS EVENTS LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION, CONCERTS AND MOVIES IN THE PARK NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND TRICK OR TREAT LIKE ALL MAYORS LOVE BEING MAYOR DURING THE CITY.
HISTORICAL EVENTS IS ALWAYS FUN.
RYAN WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE PART OF SOME MAJOR MILESTONES IN CHINO HILLS THIS PAST YEAR, THE CITY'S FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP DEAN ENCOURAGING, ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRIDE IN OUR CITY BY CLEANING UP LITTER AND DEBRIS ALONG THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS IN SIDEWALKS, TRAILS AND PARKS KUDOS TO YOU, BRIAN, THAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE STORE PURCHASED THE MCCOY CRUST, 3M AND RECREATION CENTER PROPERTY FOR HOW MUCH DID DEAL-MAKER.
HE IS THE DEDICATION OF THE NEW FLAGPOLE THAT OUR MILITARY MONUMENT AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS, THE VELANO BLOWN ON PARK.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS GUY HAS A HECK OF A SERVE.
UM, WE PLAYED THE FIRST GAME AND I THINK I WHIPPED IT RIGHT? NO, I WHIPPED UP ALL THESE EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021, RYAN WAS ALSO ABLE TO JUGGLE A FULL-TIME JOB WHILE BEING A GREAT HUSBAND.
AND FATHER IS ONE OF THE KIDS, A BEAUTIFUL WIFE, ASIDE FROM OUR MOMENTOUS GRATITUDE TO BRIAN FOR HIS SERVICES MAYOR, WE NEED, NEED TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIS WIFE AND THEIR TWO KIDS, STEPHEN AND HANNAH FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT.
LET'S NOT FORGET ABOUT THEIR DOG AND WHAT'S THE DOG'S NAME.
IT'S PRETTY SPOILED RIGHT NOW, BRIAN, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR D FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS MAYOR IN 2021.
SO IF WE CAN GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE SO AT THIS TIME I DO HAVE GIFTS TO GIVE TO HIM, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE.
LIBBY, CAN YOU COME UP HERE FOR A SECOND? THIS IS FROM YOUR CITY AND YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU FOR WONDERFUL JOB THIS PAST YEAR AND LOVE YOU.
WELL, UM, I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SHARE MY HUSBAND FOR A CAUSE THIS BIG, SO THANK YOU.
YEAH, I GOT ANOTHER SCRIPT I GOT TO GO TO.
RIGHT? SO MY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, I'M GOING TO INVITE HIM UP HERE.
OUR SUPERVISOR FOURTH DISTRICT, MR. KURT HAGMAN.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY HI, PRINT IT OUT YET, BUT I'M GIVING YOU A RIDE.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE REPRESENTING THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THE UNITED STATES IS THIS PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER.
WHAT THIS LAST MEETING HERE IS PATHS FOR IT OUT.
NOW, BRIDE BECOMES ONE OF THE MID, THE MAYOR'S CLUB OF CHINO HILLS THAT EVERYONE OF YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN MAYOR.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES US SO STABLE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S A FESTIVE SEASON.
SO I TRY TO BRING THE SANTA HAT, WHICH I COULDN'T FIND.
SO MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME THIS ONE, SO I GOT TO WEAR THIS TO GET PHOTOS, GET PHOTOS QUICK.
IF I FOLLOW MY DAUGHTER'S INSTRUCTIONS CORRECTLY, THERE WE GO.
SO YEAH, IT WAS A TOUGH YEAR FOR BRIAN.
THIS FIRSTHAND TO BE A MAYOR HERE
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IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE HAVE SUCH A STABLE GOVERNMENT.IT'S NOT LIKE ANY OF THE CITY IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
WE HAVE THE SAME WONDERFUL PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE SAME WONDERFUL CITY THE WHOLE TIME.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE GOT GREAT LEADERSHIP ON THE COUNCIL AND BRIAN DID A HECK OF A JOB, BUT HE CAME INTO LIKE THE COUNTRY OR THE WORLD'S BIGGEST EVENT IN THE LAST 75 YEARS AT PANDEMIC.
AND SO WHAT YOU DON'T SEE BETWEEN THE PITCHERS TO STAFF IS THAT BRIAN HAD TO REPRESENT THE CITY ON A DAY IN DAY OUT BASIS, WEEKLY PHONE CALLS WITH THE COUNTY WEEKLY, CHANGE YOUR RULES WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHEN NO ONE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE PANDEMIC.
IN FACT, TOMORROW, WE ALL HAVE TO WEAR MASKS AGAIN.
SO MIGHT AS WELL GET USED TO IT AGAIN, BUT IT CHANGES ALL THE TIME.
SO HE WAS SHOWING HIS LEADERSHIP UNDER FIRE, LITERALLY OF WHEN THE BIGGER EVENTS OF THE CENTURY COME INTO CHINO HILLS AND HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
AND SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A HOT YEAR.
ON BEHALF OF ALL THE RESIDENTS AND SHE KNEW HILLS AND THE BIG PARTNERSHIP YOU HAD WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, THE, OF YOUR TERM AS MAYOR.
AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE A MIRROR AGAIN, WHEN THESE DAYS AND WELCOME TO THE MAYOR'S CLUB HE LOOKED, HE LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
I LIKE TO CALL UP REPRESENTING CONGRESSMAN YOUNG KIM JOHN DEAN.
NO, I HAD TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BRINGING BACK.
UM, THANK YOU FOR HAVING OUR OFFICE HERE.
MY NAME'S JOHN, AND I'M A REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE CONGRESSWOMAN JOHN KIM, UM, AS THE CONGRUENT WOMEN ALWAYS SAY, UH, CHINO IS HER FAVORITE CITY, BUT THIS RIGGING SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE I WANT TO SAY.
NOT ONLY JUST AS A FUEL STUFF, BUT ALSO AS A CITIZEN OF CHINO HILLS.
UM, THANK YOU, MAYOR JOSIE AND THE REST OF THE CITY STAFF OR OVERCOMING THE ROUGH, UH, KOBE YEAR 2021.
UM, I KNEW THERE WERE CITIES THAT WAS STRUGGLED TO HAVE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, BUT CHINO HILLS IS ALWAYS FINANCIALLY SOUND AND WELL-MANAGED AND MAYOR JOSIE IS ALWAYS HERE FOR THE CITY AND SHOW APPLE THAT YOU'VE BEEN, UM, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR LEADERSHIP AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO A NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORK WITH YOU ALL NEXT YEAR.
AT THIS TIME, I LIKE TO CALL UP, UH, REPRESENTING SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN, NATHAN BOUSE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION AND GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
I'M SO GLAD TO BE HERE TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER, BRIAN JONES, AS HE ROTATES OUT AND MAYOR MARQUEZ ROTATES IN THROUGHOUT YOUR TERM AS MAYOR, I GOT TO WITNESS YOUR INCREDIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW THAT YOUR SUPPORT OF THE, OF THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS AT WHICH WE OFTEN SEE EACH OTHER.
IT'S ONE THING TO HEAR OF A BUSINESS, ESTABLISHING AN A CITY OR A FAMILY I'M SETTING UP AS RESIDENTS HERE, BUT IT'S ANOTHER TO HEAR THAT THE SPECIFIC REASON IS BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THIS GOVERNMENT HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO CULTIVATE.
SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND, AND SAY ON BEHALF OF SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN AND THE RESIDENTS OF THIS DISTRICT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
SOME WOMEN, CHIN CAN BE HEARD, BRIAN, BUT HE GAVE ME, GIVE ME THIS TO GIVE
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TO YOU.SO AT THIS TIME WITH THE GRATITUDE OF OUR COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU A COUPLE OF THINGS.
HERE'S THE PLAQUE FOR WONDERFUL SERVICE THIS PAST YEAR TO A WONDERFUL PERSON.
SO AT THIS TIME, ALL MY COUNCIL MEMBERS COME DOWN AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH BRIAN.
LET'S HAVE FUN AND SAY SOMETHING, BUT BESIDES THAT, LET ME HOLD ON FOR A SECOND.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE RATES YOU GUYS BETTER GET READY TO ORDER FOR MORE STAFF.
I'M GOING TO SAY THERE'S ONLY SEVEN OTHERS THAT WERE MARRIED, THAT AREN'T IN THIS ROOM.
UM, IT'S, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE AS MAYOR, AS, AS MAYOR.
MARK HAS SAID, IT'S MORE THAN JUST THE SECOND AND FOURTH TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH.
IT REALLY IS ALL OF THOSE PHONE CALLS WITH THE COUNTY, WITH THE STATE, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE ON.
AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE MARRIED DURING THAT TIME.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T TOUCH ON THAT, I THINK ALL FIVE OF US REALLY, REALLY GOT TO ALL OF US, WAS THE ABILITY TO GO TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND ACTUALLY HANDOUT, HANDOUT THEIR TAX DOLLARS BACK TO THEM TO HELP KEEP THEM AFLOAT.
COVID COVID-19, HASN'T BEEN A FUN.
IT HASN'T BEEN A FUN TIME TO BE MARRIED.
IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE AND IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE AND WE'RE A CITY THAT TRIES TO DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY.
WE DIDN'T IMPOSE ANYTHING ON ANYBODY.
WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE TOOLS TO BE SAFE AND YOU TAKE THEM.
YOU DON'T TAKE THEM, THAT'S ON YOU, BUT WE WANT TO DO AT LEAST HAVE IT THERE FOR YOU.
AND THROUGHOUT THAT WHOLE TIME, I THINK WE SAW OUR CITY COME BACK EVEN STRONGER.
IT'S YOU KNOW, WE'VE REALLY HAD THAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
YOU COULD TELL FROM THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, WHEN EVERYBODY WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GO SEE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND THE KIDS COULD SEE THEIR TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN GREAT TO SEE US, YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE THAT.
PHOENIX, JUST REEMERGED FROM THIS.
AND I KNOW WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WOODS YET AS EVIDENCED BY US HAVING TO GO BACK A LITTLE WAYS TOMORROW WITH MASKS, BUT WE WE'RE, WE'RE A GREAT CITY.
WE'RE A GREAT CITY BECAUSE OF PRIOR LEADERSHIP, LIKE WITH CURT, WITH OUR CURRENT COUNCIL, WATCHING ALL OF THEM AS MAYOR MADE MY JOB EASIER BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE HOW YOU DO IT AND HOW YOU DO IT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN OTHER CITIES AND OTHER MAYORS THAT ARE COMPLETELY DYSFUNCTIONAL COUNCILS THAT ARE FIGHTING AMONGST EACH OTHER, FIGHTING AGAINST STAFF, FIGHTING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE MY MOM AND DAD ARE HERE.
MY DAD, STEVE, AND MY MOM, WHEN, AND THE CITY THEY COME FROM, THEIR COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE FAIRLY CONTENTIOUS.
AND SO WHEN THEY GOT HERE AND SAID, WELL, WHERE'S EVERYBODY.
HE SAID, WELL, THIS IS ABOUT RIGHT FOR US.
THIS IS ABOUT RIGHT FOR US BECAUSE OUR RESIDENTS TRUST US, OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THE KIND OF CITY THAT WE ARE.
THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEM.
SO IT'S WHEN YOU HAVE A CITY LIKE THAT, THAT MAKES IT EASY TO BE MAYOR.
AND YOU KNOW, THERE CERTAINLY IS TIME TO PUT IN, BUT, UM, BUT IT'S BEEN AN HONOR.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE, WHEREAS IN HERE TOO.
UM, IT'S, UH, IT IT'S TRULY JUST BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A GREAT YEAR AND IT'S BEEN FUN FOR THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO TELL OR FOR THEIR CLASSMATES OR THE KIDS THAT LITERALLY I HAD A LITTLE, I HAD A KID AT A LITTLE LEAGUE SAY, HEY, UH, HOW DO I GET ONE OF THOSE KEYS TO THE CITY? I PULLED OUT MY KEYS.
I'M LIKE, IT'S A LITTLE KEY FOB.
THERE'S REALLY, THERE'S REALLY NO MAGIC KEY TO THE CITY.
BUT, UM, BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN FUN FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE FAMILY TO BE A PART OF THIS, TO, TO BE THE FIRST LADY AND THE FIRST SON AND THE FIRST DAUGHTER AND THE FIRST GOLDEN DOODLE OF CHINO HILLS.
IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS BLESSING.
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I DIDN'T WANT SHOW, CAN DO ME A FAVOR.CAN YOU GET A COUPLE OF 30 YEAR PINS OR HAVE SOMEBODY DO THAT SO I CAN GIVE THAT TO HIS PARENTS? YEAH.
I WAS GOING TO SAY MY MOM OWNED HER OWN SIGN COMPANY FOR GOD KNOWS 23 YEARS.
[6. CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AND RUBEN S. AYALA HIGH SCHOOL - Choir Ensembles: Video performances of holiday music]
NUMBER SIX, CHINO HILLS SCHOOL.SHE ENABLES HIGH SCHOOL AND RUBIN HAS HIGH YELLOW.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHOIR SAMBAL AND IT SAYS VIDEO HERE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE AUDIO.
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I JUST WANT TO SAY HEARTFELT, THANK YOU TO CHINOS HIGH SCHOOL AND ALSO A YELLOW HIGH SCHOOL FOR A VIDEO VIDEOING THIS AND ACTUALLY SENDING ME SONGS TO US.AND HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE'LL ACTUALLY SEE THEM IN PERSON BECAUSE THEY ARE REMARKABLE.
SO, BUT, UH, LET THEM KNOW THAT WE TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
[ RECESS TO HOLIDAY RECEPTION]
TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A RECESS.WE HAVE A RECEPTION IN THE LOBBY AND PLEASE JOIN US FOR ABOUT THE NEXT 10, 15 MINUTES.
WE'LL GO HAVE SOME TREATS THERE FOR YOU.
THERE'S SOME I LIKE TO LOOK TO THE ATTORNEY WAS ALREADY ACTUALLY IN CLOSED SESSION.
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THANK YOU.[7. 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.]
THIS TIME WE HAVE 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 FOR TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO ME.
THE CITY CLERK, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO COMMON COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, AND THERE IS A TIMER THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VIEW WHILE YOU WERE MAKING YOUR COMMENTS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BRIAN AND DEBRA MONTOYA.
UM, AS YOU MENTIONED, WE'RE BRIAN AND DEBBIE MONTOYA.
WE'VE BEEN RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS FOR 29 YEARS AND WE LOVE OUR CITY.
UH, WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS AN IDEA TO HELP PROMOTE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES IN CHINO HILLS AND MAKE THIS AN EVEN BETTER COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T NOW AND NEVER HAVE A WORK FOR ANY KIND OF A CAR COMPANY OR SOLAR PANEL COMPANY OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UH, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST CITIZENS.
WE TAKE LONG WALKS HERE IN CHINO HILLS, ALMOST DAILY, AND WE SEE A LOT OF ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES OR A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL THEM.
ZEVS SOMETIMES THE CHINO HILLS AT, AT, UH, CHINO HILLS PARKWAY AND GRANT.
WE'LL SEE AS MANY AS EIGHT ZEVS WHILE WE'RE WAITING TO, FOR OUR GREENLIGHT TO CROSS, UH, SINCE 2013, WE'VE DRIVEN OVER 120,000 MILES IN ZEVS AND WE THINK THEY'RE FANTASTIC.
TWO YEARS BEFORE ACQUIRING OUR FIRST CAR, WE HAD NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, BUT WE HEAR AND READ A LOT OF MISCONCEPTIONS AND THINK THAT EDUCATION IS REALLY A KEY TO PROVIDING PEOPLE THE FACTS SO THAT THEY CAN MAYBE INVESTIGATE ALSO, UM, A Z V OWNERSHIP.
BUT, UH, THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE IS THAT WE THINK THAT THE PERCENTAGE OF ZB OWNERSHIP IN OUR CITY MIGHT MAKE CHINO HILLS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGES OF EARLY ADAPTERS OF ZEVS OF ANY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE PROPOSED AN IDEA FOR OUR CITY TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF Z V REGISTRATIONS IN CHINO HILLS, AS WELL AS THE PERCENTAGE OF Z, Z V ACQUISITIONS BY OUR RESIDENTS SINCE JANUARY OF 2020.
AND HOPEFULLY THESE PERCENTAGES ARE AT LEAST LET'S SAY 2% AND 7% RESPECTIVELY AND GROWING RAPIDLY, MAYBE CHINO HILLS COULD BEGIN A GRASSROOTS EFFORT, DECLARE THAT 10% TOTAL Z V OWNERSHIP AND 20% Z V ACQUISITION SINCE 2020 AS GOALS FOR EVERY CITY.
BEFORE THE END OF THIS DECADE, WE CALL THIS CONCEPT, CREATING A BREATHE EASY CITY, E A Z E, WHERE THAT KIND OF STANDS FOR EARLY ADOPTERS OF ZERO EMISSIONS.
LIKE YOU, WE LOVE OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S BEAUTY SAFETY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE GET HERE.
HOW FANTASTIC WOULD IT BE TO ADD A DESIGNATION AS BEING ONE OF THE FIRST, IF NOT, AMERICA'S VERY FIRST BREATHE, EASY CITY.
WE'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO HELP PROMOTE THE IDEA.
HOWEVER, WE NEED SOME ASSISTANCE GATHERING DATA AND THEN ADVANCING OUR CONCEPT.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASKED THE COUNCIL TO HELP US LEAD THE CHARGE.
WOULD YOU MIND LEAVING YOUR INFORMATION WITH THE CITY MANAGER? BE HAPPY TO, OKAY.
AND THAT'S A GREAT TONE SET BY THE WAY.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS PETER PATEL.
I REPRESENT VAPS AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, AND I'M HERE TO ON BEHALF OF VAPS TO WISH ALL THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS AND STAFF MEMBERS HERE, COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE VERY, VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON, AND CERTAINLY HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS A VERY BLESSED SEASON.
AND MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU ALL, AND YOUR FAMILIES AS WELL.
MOVING ON TO BRIAN RYAN, YOU DID A WONDERFUL JOB THIS YEAR, WHO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR PAST.
ANOTHER FIRST THAT YOU ACHIEVED WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU ATTENDED A VAPS DEVALLE CELEBRATIONS.
AND I HOPE YOU HAD A JOYOUS OCCASION TO WITNESS THE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF VEGETARIAN ITEMS THAT WERE ON DISPLAY ON THAT DAY.
AND OF COURSE, THE MEMORABLE FESTIVITIES THAT WE HAD HERE, WE WOULD HUMBLY LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, HUMBLY, THANK YOU AS THEY WERE VERY, VERY HELPFUL IN THE PLANNING PROCESS AND THEN VISITORS THAT WE HAD LIKE TO THANK THE
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CITY STAFF AND COUNCIL FOR THE HELP THEY GAVE US ON THEIR CITY PERMITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT LED TO THE WONDERFUL FESTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE ON THAT DAY.YOU HAVE THE HONOR, AND I HOPE YOU DO ATTEND TO COME TO THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR VAPS HINDU TEMPORARY IN CHINO HILLS AND OUR DEVALLE FESTIVALS IN 2022.
AND CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY AS WELL.
ON ANOTHER NOTE BPS CHARITIES THIS YEAR, OBVIOUSLY WE HAD A VERY BAD COVID YEAR.
AND WITH THAT IN HAND, WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES, NOT JUST LOCALLY, BUT IN OUR CITIES SURROUNDING A FEW STATS REAL IN 2020 WITH, WITH, WITH A SUPPORT DURING OUR FOOD DRY, WE DONATED OVER 7,500 POUNDS OF PACKAGED FOODS AND 1000 HOT MEALS TO ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOUTH EMERGING STRONGER THAN MIDNIGHT MISSION ANAHEIM, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ET CETERA, TO THE MANY, MANY HOSPITALS IN THE REGION FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND LA COUNTY.
UH, WE PARTNERED WITH A US REPRESENTATIVE, YOUNG KIM SENATOR, JOSH NEWMAN ASSEMBLA AND ELOISE GOMEZ, VARIOUS, UH, FOR MANY OF THESE EFFORTS THIS LAST SUNDAY, WE WERE IN SKID ROW AND HANDED OUT 500 HOT MEALS TO THE RESIDENTS AT SKID ROW AS WELL.
HAVING SAID THAT, UM, I INVITE YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN TO JOIN US NEXT YEAR IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FIRE, FRIDAY CELEBRATIONS AND A PERSONAL REQUEST AFTER 10 YEARS, I THINK VAPS HAS CERTAINLY MADE AN IMPACT IN THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY DIVERSE AND I WILL HUMBLY LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS DOES HAVE A DEVALLE DAY, UH, POSTED NEXT YEAR, WHETHER IT BE A DEVALLE WEEK OR DEVALLE DAYS SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN JOIN US.
AND I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THE LIGHT SHOW, WHICH OUT DOES DISNEYLAND, AS WE ALL KNOW, UH, WILL BE THE MOST SPECTACULAR THING YOU'LL EVER SEE THIS YEAR.
WE HAD LITERALLY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS THAT TOOK PART IN VIEWING THOSE CELEBRATIONS.
AND IT WAS A VERY JOYOUS OCCASION.
SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF HE'S GONE, WE HAVE A BANNER OUTSIDE, THE BEAUTIFUL BANNER THAT TOOK AN IMAGE OF, UH, VAPS UM, A WEDDING THAT WAS THERE, AND IT WAS VERY NICE THAT YOUR CULTURAL DIVERSITY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO OUR CITY.
ONCE AGAIN, MAYOR MARCO IS CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
WE HAVE SUZETTE DANG GOOD EVENING.
MAYOR MARQUEZ PAST MAYOR JOE'S FACE NEAR ROGERS CITY, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS SUZETTE DANG WITH FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND CHAIRMAN KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE ON A SATURDAY, JANUARY 15TH, 2022, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN IS KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH COPY WITH KURT.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO MEET WITH HIM IN PERSON AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS AND UPDATES AND HEAR UPDATES ABOUT THE COUNTY LOCATION.
WE'LL BE AT THE ONTARIO POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATED 2,500 SOUTH ARCHIBALD AVENUE IN ONTARIO, PLEASE RCP@SUPERVISORHAGMANDOTEVENTBRITE.COM.
AND ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 22ND, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS WILL HOST A DRIVE THROUGH MOBILE SHREDDING EVENT THAT EVERYONE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO.
UM, IT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE OVERFLOW PARKING AT THE SHOPS.
IT WILL START AT 9:00 AM TILL 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY.
WE ARE ASKING, UM, TO LIMIT THE BOXES TO THREE STANDARD SIZE FILE BOXES TO BE SHREDDED, UM, PER VEHICLE.
UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT 909 4 6 5 5 2 6 BY, UM, WITH THAT.
AND WE WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.
FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BRIAN ON A JOB.
WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME AMAZING LEADERS HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
AND SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU, BUT CONGRATULATIONS, BRIAN, ON A, ON A JOB WELL DONE.
I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH THE CHAMBER.
I FEEL, I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN A LONG TIME AND THAT'S FOR A LOT OF REASONS, YOU KNOW, COVID BEING ONE OF THEM AND ALSO I HAD A NEWBORN AND SO THAT'S BEEN KEEPING ME PRETTY BUSY.
SO I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE A LITTLE MORE OFTEN.
I DO PLAN TO DO THAT MORE IN THE FUTURE, BUT I DO WANT TO
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TALK ABOUT THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE WORKING ON CALLED UPSKILLED CHINO VALLEY.THE PROGRAM IS KIND OF LIKE THIS FOUR PRONGED APPROACH TO ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY IT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, IT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, IT'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKFORCE IS, IS THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THERE'S A CHALLENGE WITH BUSINESSES RIGHT NOW FACING WORKFORCE CHALLENGES.
SO WE WANT TO WORK HARD TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT SUPPORT FROM OUR COUNTY AND FOR DIFFERENT AGENCIES TO HELP US PURSUE PROGRAMS, TO HELP US IN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ARENA.
BUSINESSES ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH THAT RIGHT NOW.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I'D LOVE THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO SUPPORT ON THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SIDE.
I'M SOMEBODY WHO WAS BORN AND RAISED IN CHINO HILLS.
I DON'T REMEMBER GETTING ANY KIND OF INTRODUCTION INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD EXTREMELY BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY AND KNOW THAT IT HAS IMPACTS ON OTHER COMMUNITIES.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO HELP BRING HERE IS THIS PROGRAMMING TO HELP SUPPORT ENTREPRENEURSHIP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, I THINK WOULD BE A GREAT PROGRAM FOR US TO PURSUE HERE, TO HELP CONNECT BUSINESSES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BEFORE PROBLEMS ARISE, TO SOLVE ISSUES AND SOLVE CHALLENGES FOR OUR REGION.
SO BY DEVELOPING A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE A GROUP OF PEOPLE TOGETHER THAT ARE SEEN AS LEADERS IN THEIR, IN THEIR COMPANIES AND IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT'D BE A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THIS AREA.
AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SIDE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER IN THIS AREA.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE FORESEE PROGRAMMING TO HELP IDENTIFY CHALLENGES, FIX ISSUES, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN ECONOMIC VIABILITY INTO THIS.
SO I PRESENTED A PLAN I'VE KIND OF SHARED THAT PREVIOUSLY WITH, WITH SOME OF YOU AND SOME OF THE CHAMBER STAFF OR SOME OF THE CITY STAFF.
AND THAT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT I THINK WOULD BE VALUABLE ASSETS TO THIS COMMUNITY AND SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU.
WE ARE PARTNERED WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES ON THIS.
SO COUNTY STATE, FEDERAL HAVE ALL EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SUPPORTING US IN THIS EFFORT, NOT TO MENTION THE BUSINESSES THAT WE REPRESENT OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND LET YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT'S KEPT ME VERY BUSY ALSO, WHICH IS WHY I HAVEN'T ALSO BEEN HERE AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
SO, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA FOR THESE, THE PLANNING OR THE PLANS THAT YOU DO HAVE THE CITY MANAGER DOES HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT WE JUST, THAT YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT.
THEN WE'LL GET, WE'LL BE GETTING BACK TO YOU.
THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD THAT I HAVE IS RONNIE GUYER, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR, HAPPY HOLIDAYS, JOY AND HAPPINESS.
ALWAYS GREAT EXAMPLE WAS THIS EVENING ALREADY.
AS WE COME BACK FROM A BREAK, WE HAVE A CHANGE IN POWER, VERY LOVINGLY, VERY RESPONSIBLY.
EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYBODY ELSE.
THINGS GET DONE IN A CORRECT WAY.
AND IF SOMEONE'S NEW, THEY GROW IN THE OFFICE AND THEY BRING MUCH NEEDED AND APPRECIATED NEW WAYS OF LOOKING AT THINGS IN WHICH ALL OF US BENEFIT SOME OF, SOME OF THOSE THINGS.
UH, BRIAN, UH, MAYBE WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF YOU WERE, YOU WERE, UH, A JUUL FOR US.
I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU JUST BEING HERE ON FOR YOUR MEETINGS.
UH, I ALSO VERY DEEPLY APPRECIATE THAT.
I WAS ONE OF THE TWO THAT YOU WERE IN YOUR, YOUR LAST PRESENTATION SAYS MAYOR, UH, FOR, UH, MAKING, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UH, THE PURPLE HEART CITY AND THE S AND THE, UH, I WAS MAILED A PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN, UH, BEAUTIFULLY OF, UH, OF US AS IN FRONT.
AND OF COURSE THAT MADE FACEBOOK GORGEOUS PICTURE, GORGEOUS PICTURE, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE THIS LAST WEEKEND, THIS LAST WEEKEND WAS THE BOAT PARADE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, I WAS THE SANTA CLAUS FOR THE AFTER PARTY AT CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, WHICH IS SOUTH OF THE PARADE WHERE THE TRAILERS, THE BOAT TRAILERS, AND UP IN OUR PARKING LOT IN THE FRONT PART OF OUR CHURCH.
AND I SAW PEOPLE PARKING THEIR CARS AT SIX O'CLOCK IN OUR PARKING AREAS, AND THEN WALKING UP TO THE PARADE ALL HAPPY, AND I'M SITTING THERE AND THEY WANT TO TAKE PICTURES OF SANTA CLAUS.
IT WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE IN FRONT, AND I WAS LOOKING WESTWARD.
SO I SAW THE PEOPLE LEAVE AFTER PICTURES WERE TAKEN.
AND THEN I SAW THEM ALL COME BACK IN A MASS ALL AT ONCE.
AND IT WAS GLORIOUS TO SEE BECAUSE THEY WERE ALSO HAPPY AND JOYOUS, JUST EXACTLY THE WAY WE WE'VE BEEN SEEING IT SEEING HERE, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN IT IN A BIG GROUP ALL AT ONCE.
LIKE THAT NEVER IT'S WONDERFUL WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.
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ONLY SAW ONE OR TWO MASKS BEING WORN THE WHOLE NIGHT AND PEOPLE CAME IN AND THEY STAYED.WE HAD SANTA CLAUS SAYING, WE LOVE YOU.
AND, AND WE, WE LET YOU BE YOURSELF HERE.
AND THEY STAYED AND THEY STAYED AND THEY LOVED, AND WE HAD MUSIC FORM FOR THEM, UH, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT THEY COULD EAT.
AND THEY KEPT COMING BACK FOR MORE AND MORE CRAZY SANTA CLAUS PICTURES.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT WAS A LOVING NIGHT THAT STARTED AT THE BEGINNING WITH GREAT PLANNING AND THE PLANNING ENDED UP IN TOTAL JOY FOR THE CITY AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE.
YOU DID A FINE JOB, AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN IT WITH THE CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH OR THE CITY OR ALL OF THAT STAFF BEST I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND I'VE BEEN DOING IT HERE FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS AND 20 YEARS WITH THE CHINO CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALOHA.
WELL DONE, MERRY CHRISTMAS, MERRY CHRISTMAS MONTH, MARTY.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM, BUDDY.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, IF I, IF I MAY, I FORGOT THAT I HAD A SMALL PRESENTATION FOR YOU AS WELL.
UH, ON BEHALF OF THE DPAP S DEVALLE, WE CELEBRATED HAD SUITES THAT WERE BLESSED BY, UH, THE IMAGES OF GOD.
AND WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THOSE TO YOU AND STAFF THIS EVENING.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION TO THE COUNCIL UP HERE.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS, ABSTENTIONS? SURE.THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY THANK YOU, SIR.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (12 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.]
TIME I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.WE HAVE 12 ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL AN ITEM? NO, JUST ITEM 19, JUST FOR A QUICK COMMENT, 19.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE.
[19. Accept San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program grant in amount of $170,965 and Transit Stop Access Program grant in amount of $77,989; and adopt resolutions authorizing submittals of claims to SBCTA for TDA Article 3 Funds for Sierra Vista Drive (West) and Del Norte Avenue (North) Improvements and Montecito Drive Transit Access Improvement Projects, respectively]
THEN BRIAN, YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEM NINE 19, JUST, JUST A QUICK COMMENT.UH, I KNOW WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WHEN WE GET GRANT MONEY OR AT OUR OTHER, UH, FUNDS THAT WE CAN PUT TOWARDS LOW SERRANO'S THAT WE TRY TO HIGHLIGHT IT.
SO THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE ADDING ADDITIONAL, UH, BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES DOWN THERE IN THE AMOUNT OF GEEZ, ABOUT ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WITH THAT.
WELL, WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM AGAIN? SPC TA WHAT AN ORGANIZATION, YOU KNOW, MOTION AND THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, MR. BENNETT VOTE, PLEASE.
[20. Introduce Ordinance establishing no campaign contribution limits for City Elective Office Candidates entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Title 1, Chapter 1.16, Elections, by Adding New Section 1.16.020 Establishing No Campaign Contribution Limits for City Elective Office Candidates and Determining This Action is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act" For first reading by title only and waive further reading]
THIS TIME.WE'D LIKE TO MOVE DOWN TO OUR DISCUSSION CALENDAR ITEM.
NUMBER 20, ITEM NUMBER 20 IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CITY ELECTIVE, OFFICE CANDIDATES ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AMENDING TITLE ONE CHAPTER ONE POINT 16 ELECTIONS BY ADDING NEW SECTION ONE POINT 16 0 2 0.
ESTABLISHING NO CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CITY ELECTIVE OFFS, OFFICE CANDIDATES, AND DETERMINING THIS ACTION AS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PER FIRST, READING BY TITLE ONLY AND WAVING FURTHER READING THIS ITEM IN 2019, THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED ASSEMBLY BILL 5 71, WHICH ESTABLISHED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT DID NOT ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWN CITY OF CHINO HILLS WAS ONE OF THOSE CITIES ON NOVEMBER 10TH, WE BROUGHT IT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL AND COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE OPTIONS AND TOOK NO ACTION AT THAT TIME, THEREBY ASSUMING THE LIMITS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED FOR THE STATE.
AFTER THAT FACT, WE FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL REV REGULATIONS THAT WERE ADDED, UM, TO THE REPORTING OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS.
UH, SOME THINGS SUCH AS HAVING TWO CLOSURE ACCOUNTS EACH YEAR AND HOW YOU TRANSFER MONIES AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU COULD TRANSFER MONEY AS IF YOU HAD NO DEBT.
SO WE BROUGHT THOSE NEW RE RE REGULATIONS TO THE COUNCIL AND NOVEMBER 23RD, AND THE COUNCIL
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DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NO LIMITS FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND BY DOING SO THERE WOULD BE NO, UM, NONE OF THESE REGULAR REGULATIONS WOULD APPLY.SO THAT'S WHAT IS HERE BEFORE YOU.
WE REPORT ON AT THIS TIME, DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS FOR THIS ITEM AT THIS TIME, BRINGING IT BACK UP TO THE DIAS HERE.
NOW I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM THE FIRST AND SECOND CALL FOR A VOTE MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
THERE WAS A COMMENT CARD, MR. VACCA.
I'M JUST GOING BACK TO HAVING PEOPLE HERE, PLEASE.
[21. Waive Public Employee Pension Reform Act 180-day waiting period to rehire retiree Joe Dyer to perform various civil engineering, traffic engineering and land surveyor related duties on limited term basis; authorize City Manager to create new Engineering Manager position and establish an appropriate salary range; and adopt resolution certifying the need for appointment of Joe Dyer prior to passage of 180-days following retirement]
ITEM ITEM 21 IS TO WAIVE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REFORM ACT 180 DAY WAITING PERIOD TO REHIRE RETIREE, JOYED, JOE DYER, TO PERFORM VARIOUS CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, AND LAND SURVEYOR RELATED DUTIES ON A LIMITED TERM BASIS, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HILLS TO PROVIDE THE REPORT, GETTING NEW MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.THE ITEM BEFORE YOU SEED NEEDS TO WAIVE THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REFORM ACTS 180 DAY WAITING PERIOD FOR JOE DYER.
UH, THE CURRENT CITY'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.
UH, MR. DYER RECENTLY NOTIFIED THE CITY OF HIS INTENTION TO RETIRE FROM FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT ON JANUARY 14TH, JOE POSSESSES OVER 40 YEARS OF MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE WITH 13 YEARS.
MOST RECENTLY HERE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AND HE'S OFFERED TO CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THE CITY IN A PART-TIME CAPACITY, FROM A VARIETY OF CRITICAL ENGINEERING FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING CIVIL ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, AND LAND SURVEYING.
THE LAST TWO BEING UNIQUE IN THAT NO OTHER STAFF MEMBERS HAVE THOSE LICENSES FOR TRAFFICKING ENGINEERING OR LAND SURVEYING.
UH, IF APPROVED THE RESOLUTION WOULD ALLOW MR. DYER TO RETURN TO PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE 180 DAY WAITING PERIOD.
AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? WELL, IF THE ITEM SECOND, I GOT A QUESTION BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A BENEFIT FOR THE CITY? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE WAIVED THAT PERIOD.
UM, HE IS RETIRED, UM, AND THEN NOW WE'RE JUST PAYING SALARY.
NO BENEFITS IS THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
THE WAY THE CALCULATION WORKS IS REQUIRED UNDER THE, THEY CALL IT PEPPER.
THE PUBLIC EMPLOYER, UM, REFORMAT IS THAT THEY CAN ONLY BE PAID THERE AND THEIR ACTUAL HOURLY SALARY SALARY GOING FORWARD.
SO IT WOULD ONLY BE THE HOURLY RATE, WHICH IS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN WE'D PROBABLY PAY A CONSULTANT FOR THE SAME SERVICES.
AND THEN IT GIVES US TIME TO THAT.
IF WE'RE GOING TO HIRE SOMEBODY IN THE FUTURE, WE HAVE A COCKTAIL TABLE AND HE CAN ONLY WORK FOR, UH, 18 MONTHS IN THAT CAPACITY UNDER SB, SARAH.
I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND CALL FOR VOTE.
[22. Provide direction on allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and authorize City Manager to identify and pursue additional funding sources through granting agencies for projects identified for ARPA funding]
NUMBER 22 IS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION ON ALLOCATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS.AND WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM AFTER THE REPORTS.
MAYOR MARK HAS CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO INITIATE THE DISCUSSION OF HOW THE CITY COULD POTENTIALLY USE THE RAW, ROUGHLY $10 MILLION.
WE RECEIVED FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.
AS MANY OF US KNOW THROUGH, UM, MEDIA REPORTS, THE, UH, LAW WAS SIGNED, UH, IN MARCH OF, EXCUSE ME, 2021, WHICH, UH, ALLOCATED $1.9 TRILLION, UH, INTO A CORONA VIRUS, UH, FISCAL RECOVERY PROGRAM, UH, OF THAT 1.9 TRILLION, A TRILLION DOLLARS, UH, 350 BILLION, UH, WAS SET ASIDE FOR EMERGENCY FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE STATE, UH, TERRITORY OR LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
UH, UH, THE S L F R PROGRAM, WHICH COVERS, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, UH, PROVIDES THE ROUGHLY $10 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS THAT CAN BE USED TO, UH, PAY FOR COSTS THAT HAVE BEEN INCURRED BETWEEN MARCH OF 2021 AND FOR TWO AND A THREE AND A HALF YEARS AFTER THAT THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2024.
SO WITH, UH, THIS, UH, SUPPORT, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAD TO, UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN SPEND, UH, THE, UH, ARPA MONEY.
UH, THE MOST FLEXIBLE MECHANISM FOR SPENDING THIS FUNDING IS IF A CITY IS ABLE TO SHOW THAT THE MONEY, UH, WOULD HAVE NORMALLY COME INTO THE CITY'S COFFER, UH, IF NOT FOR
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THE PANDEMIC AND AS A RESULT, IF THE CITY HAD LOST REVENUE, UH, WE'RE ABLE TO THEN USE THIS MONEY IN, IN A FLEXIBLE WAY, IF NOT, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO USE IT FOR DIFFERENT SPENDING CATEGORIES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, BUT FOR TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS IT'S RARE THAT WE GET SUCH A LARGE INFUSION OF ONE-TIME CASH.UH, WE'RE PROPOSING A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, USE THAT MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION OF WHAT THE PRIORITIES MIGHT BE FOR STAFF TO, UH, ALLOCATE THAT FUNDING.
UH, SPECIFICALLY WE'RE HOPING THE COUNCIL, UH, CAN GIVE US GUIDANCE ON WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PRIORITIZE OUR EFFORTS.
AND, UH, THE STAFF WOULD THEN BRING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION A MORE, UH, VETTED BUDGET PROCESS.
UH, NORMALLY THROUGH OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE PRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL WITH, UH, OUR WORK PLAN.
UH, THE CITY COUNCIL EVALUATES IT, AND THEN WE MOVE IT FORWARD.
UH, THIS BEING, UH, A UNANTICIPATED, UH, SOURCE OF FUNDING, WE'RE KIND OF TAKING IT OUT OF CYCLE, BUT WE'RE AT LEAST MOVING IT IN THE NORMAL PROCESS WHERE WE WANT TO GET SOME FEEDBACK, UH, FROM THE COUNCIL.
UH, IN ADDITION, UH, THERE ARE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR FUNDING AND, AND AS THE CITY MANAGER, I'D LIKE TO, UH, GET SOME, UH, SOME GUIDANCE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ON THESE PROJECTS, BECAUSE WE MAY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY OTHER SOURCES THAT WE CAN USE TO PAY FOR THESE PRIORITIES.
UH, SPECIFICALLY AS AN EXAMPLE, OUR, UH, UH, CHAIR OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS APPROACHED ME AND OTHERS IN THE CITY TO SHARE THAT HE MAY HAVE A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.
AND SO TO KIND OF PULL BACK BEFORE WE GO TO, UH, ANY OTHER FUNDING, UH, UM, UH, OPPORTUNITY OR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH OUR ASS, WE, I'M HOPING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK SO THAT WE DON'T GO ASKING FOR SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD RATHER, UH, SHIFT THE PRIORITIES DIFFERENTLY.
AND SO WORKING WITH STAFF IN THE CITY, WE'VE IDENTIFIED OVER $20 MILLION OR PROJECTS THAT HAVE HIGH VALUE.
WE FOCUSED ON, UH, THE AREAS THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY THE MOST.
UH, WE TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM FUNDING, A PROJECT THAT HAS ONGOING, UH, COSTS THAT WE'RE USING A SINGLE, YOU KNOW, ONE TIME, UH, FUNDING.
IN SOME CASES WE DO ANTICIPATE THERE'LL BE ADDITIONAL COSTS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH ANY PROJECT, BUT, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, WE'VE BASICALLY BROKEN THE PROJECT DOWN INTO A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FUNDING AREAS.
AND THEN WE'VE IDENTIFIED BOTH RECOMMENDED PROJECTS AND, UH, THOSE THAT YOU MAY WANT TO SHIFT A HIGHER PRIORITY THAN WE INITIALLY, UH, CATEGORIZE THEM AT, I WOULD OFFER TO THE COUNCIL IF I CAN RUN THROUGH THE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS REALLY QUICKLY, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT EITHER THE RECOMMENDED OR OTHER PROJECTS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO EITHER MYSELF OR WITH SUPPORT OF THE TEAM HERE TO KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH, UM, OUR FIRST CATEGORY OF STREETS AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, WE SPEND ROUGHLY A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR ON STREET PROJECTS, EVERYTHING RANGING FROM A SIMPLE SLURRY SEAL TO A FULL, UH, RE UH, RECONSTRUCTION.
WE FIND THAT, UH, THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON OUR STREETS, UH, GO A LONG WAY.
SO HAVING ONE-TIME FUNDING TO PROVIDE A MUCH, UH, MORE ROBUST STREET PROGRAM, WE ANTICIPATED WOULD BE ABLE TO SAVE US COSTS BECAUSE WE'D BE ABLE TO DO PROJECTS A LITTLE MORE QUICKLY, UH, AND IT WOULD ALSO HAVE A LONGTERM BENEFIT.
SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD THIS ESTIMATE OF PUTTING $2 MILLION TOWARD OUR STREET, OUR STREET PROGRAM.
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE YEARS, UH, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INCUR THE COST AND MAKE THE SPENDING.
WE'RE NOT PROPOSING THAT WE WOULD DO A SINGLE YEAR OF 2 MILLION.
IT'S JUST THAT THAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL INVESTMENT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, SO THAT WE COULD RAMP UP OUR PROGRAM AND PUT MORE DOLLARS TO WORK OUT OUT ON THE STREET.
UH, WE ALSO CHOSE OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES AS A, UH, CATEGORY FOR FUNDING.
UM, THERE IS A INTEREST IN A SPLASH PAD, UH, THAT HAS POPPED UP OVER THE YEARS AND, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UH, I SHOULD ADD THAT, UH, IN PREPARATION FOR, UH, OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING AND THE ARPA DISCUSSION, UH, WE, UH, BROUGHT SEVERAL WHAT I'LL CALL MOTHBALLED OR KIND OF LEGACY PROJECTS, UH, BEFORE THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION
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FOR THEIR INPUT AND BUY-IN, AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY FOUND, UH, THERE WAS A GOOD SUPPORT FOR, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION IN THIS CASE, UH, THE SPLASH PAD WOULD ALSO LIKELY INCLUDE A NEW RESTROOM, UH, SO THAT IT WOULD INCLUDE A PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO CHANGE AND, YOU KNOW, GET, UH, PREPARED FOR THE FUN OUT ON THE SPLASH PAD.AND WE, WE, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WOULD COST IN ROUND NUMBERS, A MILLION DOLLARS, UM, THROUGHOUT AS, UH, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF, UH, TREE AND LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE CITIES, WHETHER IT'S IN OUR PARKS OR IN OUR, UH, OPEN SPACE AREAS.
UH, AND WE WOULD, UH, PRESENT THAT AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS, UH, OVER THE NEXT X NUMBER OF YEARS TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL TREE TRIMMING, BUT ALSO RAISING OF THE TREE CANOPIES FOR A FIRE PREVENTION WOULD BE A GOOD CATEGORY FOR SPENDING.
UM, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TRAILS THROUGHOUT THE CITY PUSH TO PERTAINING TO THIS ONE TOPIC.
UM, WE DO HAVE A LOT OF DEAD TREES THROUGHOUT OPEN SPACE WITH THIS MONEY.
COULD THAT BE USED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE DEAD TREES? YES, SIR.
UM, WE ALSO, THROUGH OUR TRAIL SYSTEM HAVE OPERA HAVE AREAS WHERE WE THINK MORE THAN JUST THE NORMAL MAINTENANCE IS NEEDED.
AND SO, UH, PUTTING AN INVESTMENT IN REPAIRING THOSE TRAILS, UH, TO CORRECT EROSION ISSUES OR ANY OTHER NUMBER OF, UH, IN, UH, MORE THAN NORMAL MAINTENANCE WOULD, WOULD BENEFIT FROM AN INVESTMENT OF THIS SORT.
UH, IF YOU SKIP DOWN, YOU'LL SEE.
WE ALSO HAVE A VERY, UH, WELL ATTENDED AND USED, UH, SKATE PARK.
AND, UH, OVER THE YEARS IT'S BEEN PRESENTED THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER SOME ENHANCEMENTS TO THE STATE, UH, TO THE SKATE PARK, UH, LIGHTING, THE SKATE PARK HAS BEEN PROPOSED, UH, CREATING SHADE STRUCTURE AREAS, AND SEATING SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IF A FAMILY GOES TO LET YOU KNOW, LITTLE JOHNNY, UH, GRIND, UH, AND THE SKATE PARK, UH, MOM AND DAD MAY CAN SIT IN THE SHADE OR ON A, ON A BENCH IN THE AREA, UH, IN ORDER TO, TO WATCH HIM.
AND WE ALSO, UH, HAVE A PARKING LOT THERE THAT, UH, EVERY NOW AND THEN, UH, UH, ENTERTAIN SOME DONUT, UH, ACTIVITIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN, UH, CHANGES TO THE PARKING LOT TO PROHIBIT THAT ACTIVITY.
SO WE BELIEVE ROUGHLY A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS WOULD PROVIDE FOR THOSE ENHANCEMENTS.
ARE WE STOPPING AS YOU GO? AND AS YOU GO, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO JUMP IN.
SO JUST WITH THE SKATE PARK, UM, ENHANCEMENTS IS GOOD, BUT I THINK TOO, WHAT I WAS TRYING TO CONVEY TO YOU BEFORE IS THAT, UM, MAYBE JONATHAN CAN HELP ME.
IT'S, IT'S THE MODERNIZATION OF THE ACTUAL SWIMMING POOL, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE ESCAPE, THE BOWL.
SO TO ME, THIS IS, THESE ARE ALL GREAT ENHANCEMENTS, BUT ALSO THE MODERNIZATION OF THE ACTUAL FACILITY THAT KIDS ARE SKATING ON, WHETHER IT BE LIKE THE KIND OF SURFACE IT'S ON OR THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU SEE, IT'S LIKE, WE HAVE IT PRE PRE HISTORIC SKATE PARK.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER AREAS, SO I'M THINKING, WELL, WE PRESENTED HERE DOES NOT, UH, UH, INCLUDE COSTS FOR RESURFACING OR CHANGING THE ACTUAL BOWL OF THE SKATE PARK.
IT WOULD BE TO ADD AMENITIES AROUND IT.
AND, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO, UH, IF THAT'S A HIGH PRIORITY, WE WOULD LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO DO MORE THAN JUST, UH, ELEVATE THE EXISTING BOWL.
I JUST WANT TO JUST SHARE MY THOUGHTS BECAUSE THAT'S, OH, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I LIVE A COUPLE OF STREETS DOWN FROM THE SKATE PARK AND, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR POINT OF SEEDING, EVERY PARENT THAT GOES OUT THERE, IF THEY'RE BRINGING THEIR LAWN CHAIR WITH THEM, CAUSE THERE'S LITERALLY NOWHERE TO SIT.
YEAH KNOW, AND I THINK ONCE WE GET SOME LIGHTS THERE, I THINK THE, THE GRAFFITI AT NIGHT MIGHT HOPEFULLY GO, GO DOWN.
SO IT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT I THINK ART, YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, UM, WITH RESPECT TO THE, UH, THE SHADE AND SEATING AND EVERYTHING.
UH, COULD WE ALSO INCLUDE, OR SEPARATELY INCLUDE, THERE'S BEEN A REAL NEED AT THE DOG PARK TO DO THIS, UH, TO HAVE SHADE.
UH, AND I KNOW THAT THE ASSOCIATION, UH, THE GROUP THAT'S, UH, BEHIND THAT THE DOG PARK FOR CHINO HILLS, UH, THEY'VE WANTED TO DO THAT.
COULD WE, IF WE'RE GONNA DO SHADE AND SEATING AT THIS, UH, THIS LOCATION, MAYBE WE COULD ALSO CONSIDER SOMEPLACE FOR THE DOG PARK AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THAT AT THE DOG PARK, THE, UH, THERE'S A FUNDING PROGRAM GOING ON FOR, UH, FOR SHADE AND JONATHAN CAN GIVE MORE DETAIL THERE, BUT I THINK TO YOUR POINT, UM, WHEREVER WE COULD FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, LEVERAGE THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE ADDITION OF AN AMENITY, WE WOULD, UH, I WOULD JUST SAY IN THIS CASE, WE'RE JUST KEEPING THEM A LITTLE BIT SEPARATE SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN GIVE DIRECTION AND BACK A COUPLE ITEMS, THE SPLASH PAD, UH, WE ALL KNOW THAT A SUPERVISOR HAGMAN HAS HAD A DESIRE
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FOR A SPLASH PAD SINCE WHEN HE WAS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR BACK IN 2008.UH, AND SINCE HE AND PETER CAN MAYBE ADDRESS THIS, I DON'T KNOW, BUT SINCE HE HAS, UH, EXPRESSED THE NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, POSSIBLY HAVING SOME MONEY FOR FUNDING, WOULD THAT BE A GOOD CONSIDERATION, UH, TO CAP HIM FOR THIS? AND THEN A REALLY QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT THIS IS THE INITIAL COST OF IT? HOW ABOUT THE OUT THE, UH, ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ON, ON A FACILITY LIKE THAT? CAUSE I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT, WE HAVE TO DEFINITELY KEEP IN MIND HOW MUCH IT'S GOING TO COST US ON A GOING FORWARD BASIS.
SO I JUST MENTIONED THAT NOW IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE VETTED OUT TOTALLY, BUT IT IS OBVIOUSLY ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU'VE SELECTED OR RECOMMENDED.
SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ASK THAT QUESTION NOW.
EXACTLY THE DIALOGUE I WAS HOPING FOR.
WE HAVE HAD INTEREST EXPRESSED BY, UH, CHAIRMAN HAGMAN IN A, IN A SPLASH PAD, AS HE PUT IT.
IT'S ONE OF THE FEW PROJECTS HE WASN'T ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH DURING HIS TIME ON THE COUNCIL.
AND HE WOULD LOVE TO HELP US GET THERE.
I'LL ALSO POINT OUT THAT, UH, AT THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, WE DID HAVE A VARIETY OF OPINIONS ON WHETHER OR NOT A SPLASH PAD IS A VALUABLE AMENITY IN THE CITY.
UM, WHAT WE WOULD DO MOVING FORWARD TO YOUR POINT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT IS, UH, IN ADDITION TO IDENTIFYING MORE OF THE TRUE COSTS WE ANTICIPATE TO BUILD IT, IT WOULD INCLUDE ONGOING COSTS FOR IT.
AND ANY OTHER CONSIDERATIONS ALONG THE WAY THEN OF COURSE, THE MOST IMPORTANT PROBABLY THE QUESTION IS WHERE, SO, OKAY.
BUT I JUST WANT, BEFORE WE GOT TOO FAR ALONG, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THOSE COUPLE POINTS.
I JUST WANT TO SHYMAN CHIME IN A LITTLE BIT WITH CYNTHIA AND BRIAN PERTAINING TO THE SKATE PARK.
WOULD THAT BASICALLY GO TO THE PARKS REMARKS COMMISSION JUST ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS OR MAKING IT A BETTER FACILITY, OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD COME DIRECTLY TO US? UH, TYPICALLY THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION WILL GIVE, UH, INSIGHT AND GUIDANCE THAT IS BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, I THINK THAT WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY INVOLVE THEM IN THE, IN THE PROCESS.
ONCE THE BUDGET IS, UH, IS SET, THEN WE WOULD USE THEM TO HELP, UH, UH, DETERMINE THOSE AMENITIES.
OR IF THE COUNCIL HAD STRONG DESIRE TO, UH, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN POINT MODERNIZE, UH, THE FACILITY IN INCREASE THE SCOPE, UH, IN, UH, FOUR BOWL ENHANCEMENTS, UH, WE WOULD WORK WITH THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION TO GET THAT GUIDANCE.
I THINK YOU'RE HEARING FROM US THAT WE'D LIKE TO SORT OF SEE THAT.
SO IF YOU COULD MAYBE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT.
THE LAST THING IS, I KNOW WE JUST MADE A, WE JUST DID A PICKLEBALL COURT, BUT WE DIDN'T SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY.
LUCKILY IT WAS I THINK, 30,000, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A NICE CEMENT.
WELL, IT'S, UH, IT'S A FANTASTIC PICKLEBALL COURT, BUT IT SORTA DOES NEED LIGHTING.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT ABOUT IF HE COULD BRING THAT BACK TO US, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP TOO, BECAUSE ONE OF THE PARAMETERS AS WE SET THESE PROJECTS UP IS AGAIN, OUR NORMAL BUDGETING PROCESS IDENTIFIES A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
UH, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE EXPRESSED A DESIRE.
THE COMMUNITY HAS EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR LIGHTS AT THE PICKLEBALL COURT.
WE, WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE THAT IN NEXT YEAR'S NORMAL, UH, CIP BUDGET, BUT ANY PROJECT THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT IF WE WANT IT TO USE ARPA FUNDING, INSTEAD OF NORMAL BUDGETING, WE, WE WILL.
SO HEARING FROM THE COUNCIL AND FROM ARAMARK HAS SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK AT LIGHTING THE, UH, PICKLEBALL COURTS AS WELL WITH THIS MONEY.
HAS THE SUBJECT CYNTHIA BROUGHT UP ESSENTIALLY RESURFACING THE BOWL I'M GATHERING THAT'S WHAT HAS THERE BEEN TALK OF THAT OR IS THERE A NEED FOR IT? HAS THAT COME UP AS FAR AS A CONVERSATION FROM, WELL, HONESTLY, UM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, IS THAT, UH, I GUESS I'M ON, USUALLY I DON'T NEED ANY MICROPHONES TO TALK.
UM, UH, I PERSONALLY HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING AS IT RELATES TO THAT I KNOW IN THE PAST, AND THIS IS MANY YEARS AGO, WE HAD ACTUALLY PLANS IN PLACE FOR THE POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF THE SKATE PARK TO ADD CERTAIN AMENITIES THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A MODERNIZATION.
I WOULD SAY OF THE EXISTING SKATE PARK, UM, UH, BOWLS PROBABLY STILL CONTINUE TO BE A POPULAR AMENITY.
HOWEVER, UM, DO WE HAVE EVERYTHING THERE THAT IS THE, THE LATEST, UH, FEATURES THAT A SKATERS LIKE TO PERFORM ON AND, UH, PROBABLY NOT TO BE, TO BE FRANK WITH YOU, BUT, UM, I THINK WHAT WILL GO, WHAT WILL GO A LONG WAYS TO, UH, ASSISTING THIS PARTICULAR SKATE PARK AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
UM, I THINK THE ADDITION OF THE LIGHTS, UH, CERTAINLY I THINK WILL ALLOW, UH, SKATERS TO BE THERE LATER AND THEN HAVE A PRESENCE THERE THAT WILL ELIMINATE, OR WE HOPE TO MITIGATE,
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UH, SOME OF THE GRAFFITI THAT WE DO SEE DOWN IN THAT AREA AND SUCH, UM, BEEN DOWN THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE ITEMS THAT YOU SEE HERE WAS PRESENTED TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.UM, AND THEY WERE KIND OF THE TOP PRIORITIES OF THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE SPOKEN TO DOWN AT THE SKATE PARK, UM, ADDITIONAL SEATING, SOME SHADE AND, UH, AND S AND SUCH.
SO, WHICH JUST KIND OF REFLECT 20 YEARS AND YEARS AND THAT TYPE OF ENHANCEMENT.
I'VE JUST GOT ONE MORE QUESTION.
IF YOU'RE DONE PETER, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE A NORMAL CIP THING, BUT WITH COVID, AND I DON'T THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO USE TRADITIONAL WATER FOUNDS ANYMORE, AND EVERYBODY CARRIES AROUND THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR YETI'S OR THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR NALGENE BOTTLES.
CAN WE LOOK AT, AT OUR MOST UTILIZED PARKS, UM, GETTING THOSE BOTTLE, REFILL WATER FOUNTAINS, AS OPPOSED TO THE NORMAL ONES IT'S IN HERE SOMEWHERE.
I SAW, I SAID SOMETHING, I THINK THAT'S, I'M GOING TO SAY MY GOD, YOU GUYS REMIND READERS OUT.
OH, WELL, UH, BUT IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED, RIGHT.
PUBLIC HEALTH CAN SAY, OH, WELL WOULD BE UNDER PARKS.
WHAT WAS THAT? I WILL COME BACK TO IT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S THAT, THAT'D BE A PERFECT DISCUSSION AT THAT TIME FOR THAT.
YOU KNOW, UH, CALLING AN AUDIBLE WITH A LIST THIS LONG, IS THERE ANYTHING ON THIS LIST THAT THE COUNCIL SEES THAT'S NOT LISTED AS A RECOMMENDED PROJECT THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO CONSIDER? I'LL, I'LL START OFF BY SAYING THE TOP ITEM OF THE COMMUNITY PARK REFRESH IS SOMETHING THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL BRING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF OUR CIP PROJECT.
UH, THAT PARK IS 12, 13 YEARS OLD.
UH, WE'VE HAD LONG, UH, UH, THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THE TURF WAS REPLACEMENT.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD, WOULD COME AT ANOTHER TIME TRIGGERED THAT, UH, TWO YEARS AGO WENT AND THEN COVID HIT.
AND SINCE THE FIELDS WERE CLOSED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, WE FIGURED THAT, OKAY, WE COULD KICK THE CAN DOWN ROAD A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE WERE GOING TO BE NO USE ON THOSE FIELDS.
AND I KNOW NOW IT'S KIND OF IT'S TIME.
YES, WE ARE AT THE END OF THE LIFE THERE FOR SURE.
BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS LIST WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT NOW, IF NOT, I'LL, I'LL MOVE ON.
WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK TO IT.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.
UH, OH, I THINK I WENT THE WRONG WAY.
UH, PLANNING, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.
UM, WHAT WE, UH, HAVE IDENTIFIED HERE ARE A COUPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO DO SOME SERIOUS THINKING ABOUT OUR CORE INFRASTRUCTURE IN ORDER TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY, A STORM DRAIN MASTER PLAN WOULD COST ROUGHLY $700,000, UH, WOULD PROVIDE, UH, CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT OUR, OUR STORM SYSTEM, UH, THAT WOULD THEN DRIVE, UH, THE FUTURE ACTIVITY IN THE CITY.
AND THEN AS, UH, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ HAS ALREADY MENTIONED TONIGHT, AND IT SEEMS TO BE PART OF EVERY MEETING, UM, OUR RENA OBLIGATIONS AND OUR, UH, UH, UH, OBLIGATION TO CHANGE AND MODIFY OUR HOUSING ELEMENT IN GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
UH, WE BELIEVE THAT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THIS, UH, FUNDING SOURCE WOULD HELP, UH, PAY FOR, UH, MUCH OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, PERFORMING IN THAT AREA.
UH, LOOKING AT PUBLIC FACILITIES AND VEHICLES, UH, THIS BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S 13 YEARS OLD.
UH, WE ARE FINDING THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS HERE ARE REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT MAINTENANCE.
IT HAS QUITE A BIT OF DOWNTIME, UH, AND WE BELIEVE, UH, THAT THIS ONE-TIME MONEY BEING SPENT ON, UH, THE HVAC SYSTEMS HERE AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS, UH, WOULD NOT ONLY GO A LONG WAY TOWARD FIXING, UH, A GROWING PROBLEM OF A REPAIR, BUT ALSO WE WOULD INCLUDE ENHANCEMENTS TO, UH, MAKE THOSE, UH, HVAC SYSTEMS INCLUDE, UH, UM, MECHANISMS THAT WOULD IMPROVE HEALTH, YOU KNOW, WAYS TO KILL THE BUGS AND NOT JUST CIRCULATE COOL AND HEAT THE AIR.
SO ARE THOSE ALL ROOF-MOUNTED AT THIS POINT? I BELIEVE SO.
EVERYTHING'S ON THE ROOF, CORRECT? DANIEL.
IF WE WERE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT, UH, COULD WE INCORPORATE AT THE SAME TIME TOTAL, UH, ROOF RESURFACING? CAUSE I WAS IN YOUR OFFICE HERE OTHER DAY, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, WE HAVE ROUGHLY SIX, UH, WE NEED TO GET THAT RESOLVED.
UH, ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE UP THERE OR NOT TO CONSIDER SOME SORT OF SOLAR PANELS TO AT LEAST AUGMENT A LITTLE BIT OF OUR ENERGY USE BECAUSE I MEAN, THE PHOTO VO-TECH, UH, CELLS THAT
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CAN BE PUT UP THESE DAYS, UH, CAN BE VERY, VERY LIGHTWEIGHT THAT WOULDN'T HAVE TO RE YOU KNOW, RE ENFORCE THE ROOF.BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO BE UP THERE ON THE ROOF DOING SOMETHING MAJOR LIKE THIS, UH, IF WE COULD AGAINST IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THAT, THAT IS ENERGY ISSUES.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, DOING SOMETHING WITH FILTERS IN THE HPAC SYSTEM IS GREAT FOR GETTING AIRBORNE POLLUTANTS AND THINGS THAT ARE CAUSING SICKNESS, UH, OUT OF THE AIR THAT'S COMING IN TO THE, TO THE EMPLOYEES.
AND WE KNOW WE HAVE A ROOF LEAK PROBLEM.
SO IF WE CAN KIND OF INCORPORATE ALL OF THOSE, WHICH WOULD PROBABLY JUMP THIS NUMBER UP, BUT I THINK IF WE'RE GOING TO GET INVOLVED UP THERE, UH, WE GOT TO CONSIDER THOSE ADDITIONAL ITEMS AND DO IT ALL AT ONCE, RATHER THAN GET BACK UP THERE, WORKING ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO UNDO OR, YOU KNOW, CAUSE ADDITIONAL, UH, DAMAGE TO, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPAIRED.
SO JUST A THOUGHT THAT THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND PART OF THIS PROCESS TOO, IS, UH, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE FOCUSING ON HVAC, WE MAY LEVERAGE THAT PROJECT, UH, WITH A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL, UH, GENERAL FUND MONIES TO DO OTHER COMPONENTS OF IT.
BUT YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL DEFINITELY MAKE THAT NOTE.
AND WHEN WE BRING THIS FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL, WE MAY CHANGE THE SCOPE OF IT BEYOND JUST AN HVAC REPAIR.
AND YOU MENTIONED THE FACT THAT WE CAN TIE SOME OF THIS TO OUR NORMAL GENERAL FOAM CIP STUFF.
MAYBE THIS IS THE THING, THIS IS THE BIG CHUNK AND ADD ADDITIONAL OUT OF THE OTHER FUNDING.
IF WE CAN DO THAT, IF WE CAN AFFECT CO-MINGLED LEE'S DOLLARS, UH, AND JUST DO IT A BETTER JOB ONE TIME.
UM, WE HAVE AN INTERESTING SITUATION AT THE CITY YARD, UH, AS IF I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY CORRECTLY, WE INHERITED THAT FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT.
UH, THAT BUILDING IS, IS NICE, UH, AS OPPOSED TO BEAUTIFUL HERE, BUT IT'S, IT'S OLDER AND IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION.
THANK YOU G WHEN WE GOT THAT FROM YOU GUYS, UH, BUT IT'S, IT'S OLD TECHNOLOGY, THE MULLIONS, THE STEEL, THE GLASS, IT'S ALL LIKE, I MEAN ON A HOT DAY, AS IT GETS HERE IN CHINO HILLS, YOU CAN STAND INSIDE THE BUILDING AND STILL FEEL ALL THE HEAT.
UH, WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE IS A PROJECT THAT WOULD REPLACE, UH, THE CITY'S GLASS FOR AN EFFICIENCY COMPONENT.
UH, IT WOULD PUT IN MODERN, YOU KNOW, GLASS WITH MODERN, UH, HEAT, UH, UH, UH, RETENTION FOR THE COLD DAYS AND EXCLUSION ON THE, ON THE OLD, ON THE OTHER DAYS.
SO THAT'S, UH, THE, THE BASIS FOR THIS PROJECT HERE IS TO BE ABLE TO, TO FIX UP THE FRONT OF THE CITY YARD FACILITY.
PARDON ME? WE RENT THAT BUILDING.
WE ALL KNOW WHEN WE TALKED TO ME ABOUT THE YARD, THE ONE IN CHINO AND CHINO, CHINO.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, CAN WE DO ANYTHING ABOUT RE RELOCATING THE BUILDING INTO JAIL FOR $125,000, UH, WITH OUR NEXT ALL THOSE CAR REPAIR SHOPS? YEAH, THE NEXT PROJECT LISTED HERE IS ANYONE WHO'S BEEN TO CITY HALL KNOWS THAT WE MADE QUICK, UH, ENHANCEMENTS TO, UH, BARRIERS, UH, INSTALLING BARRIERS AT CITY HALL.
MANY OF THEM ARE HANGING FROM THE CEILING.
WE WOULD MAKE THOSE PERMANENT BY GETTING A LITTLE BIT NICER, A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, BUILT IN BARRIERS, UH, FOR ROUGHLY A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO IMPROVE, UH, SAFETY, AS WE LEARNED FROM, UH, WHERE WE'RE GOING AGAIN, WE THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO PAY BENEFITS FOR, FOR TIME, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE GOING FORWARD.
CAN WE GET THE STATE TO FUND ANY OF THAT SINCE COVID THING IN HERE IS THAT ARE THE BARRIERS.
AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE DID USE GRANT FUNDING INITIALLY TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DID, UH, AND WE WILL LEVERAGE WHEREVER WE CAN, UH, DOLLARS, BUT THAT'S HOW, AT LEAST THIS IS THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE THINK IS NECESSARY FOR THE NEXT COMPONENT.
UH, WE ALSO IDENTIFIED SOME, UH, UH, ENHANCEMENTS OR PROJECTS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO, UH, ENHANCE OUR INVESTMENT IN THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY, UH, WITH AN ADDITIONAL STATIONARY CAMERA, UH, AND, UH, POTENTIALLY TO ADD SOME, UH, UH, MOBILE CAMERAS, WHETHER IT'S ON A TRAILER THAT CAN BE PARKED AT AN AREA WHERE WE NEED, UH, ADDITIONAL COVERAGE OR, UH, ON, UH, MOBILE, UH, COMMAND VEHICLES OUT IN THE FIELD.
AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE, UH, ARE LOOKING FOR THE $250,000 HERE.
UM, ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING TO BRING TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR QUITE A WHILE, IS IT A HOMELESS INTERVENTION KIND OF FIELD SERVICES CONTRACT? IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS PUT ON HOLD DURING, COVID NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF FUNDING, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HAVE THESE INTERACTIONS OUT IN THE FIELD WITH THE PANDEMIC
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CONCERNS.UH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT THAT WILL RUN FROM 70 TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, WHICH YOU'RE SEEING HERE AT 300,000 WOULD BE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS TO FUND THAT PROGRAM INITIALLY, UH, WITH THIS INFUSION, UH, STARTUP CASH.
AND THEN WE WOULD ANTICIPATE, UH, THAT IS THE TYPE OF INVESTMENT WE'D CONTINUE GOING FORWARD, UH, FROM THE CITY'S, UH, REGULAR, THAT'S THE NAME OF THAT GROUP THAT WE INTERVIEWED THAT CHINO USES? YES, CHINO USES A GROUP CALLED SWAG SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP.
THEY HAVE A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT IN ESSENCE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF INTERACTING WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BUT TALKING TO A COP ISN'T THE SAME AS TALKING TO A GUY IN FLANNEL WHO REALLY IS A SOCIAL WORKER AND GETS YOU.
AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD TO OUR, UH, OUR SERVICES.
AND WE HAVE A LOCATION FOR THAT, UH, UH, SERVICE TO BE LOCATED THERE.
YEAH, THE, THE BEAUTY OF THAT, UH, PROGRAM IS, IT, IT, IT KINDA IS MOBILE AND IT WORKS OUT IN THE FIELD AND IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A, UH, UH, A HOMELESS RESOURCE CENTER.
UH, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE NEXT STAGE, UH, IN SOME DAYS, UH, THE CITY MIGHT HAVE A NEED FOR, FOR THAT TYPE OF A LOCATION, BUT THIS WOULD, WOULD GET US ON THE GROUND RUNNING WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS.
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANY OF THIS MONEY COULD BE USED TO ENHANCE A POTENTIAL LOCATION THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE FUTURE, NOT IN THIS PROPOSAL NOW, BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING PROACTIVE, PURE, AND SIMPLE.
WE NEED TO GET ON BOARD WITH THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
THAT'S THE BEST TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ONE GOING FORWARD.
AND THEN, UH, THIS LAST ITEM IS THE ENHANCED PUBLIC INTERNET AT CITY, UH, FACILITIES.
UM, WE, WE HAVE SOME, UH, LOW-HANGING FRUIT THAT WE THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THROUGH REGULAR BUDGETING, BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR SOME SEED CAPITAL TO PROVIDE, UH, IN ESSENCE, THE ABILITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
SO IN THIS CASE HERE, YOU COULD PULL UP YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER AND BE ABLE TO ACCESS OUR INTERNET, UH, INSIDE THE BUILDING.
BUT IF YOU WERE IN THE PARKING LOT, YOU WOULD, AS WE SAW THROUGH COVID MANY PEOPLE FOUND THAT THEY NEEDED, UH, MORE ACCESS THAN THEY TYPICALLY HAD AT THEIR HOMES.
AND THIS WOULD JUST BE A WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT PROVIDING THAT AT PARKS AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES, WE ESPECIALLY NEEDED AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE YEARS, TO ME, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE HUB FOR ANY DISASTER OR ANY ISSUES CALLING CENTERS.
THAT'S THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GO.
AND I KNOW INTERNET'S A LITTLE BIT IFFY THERE AT TIMES ANYWAY.
SO I THINK WE ADDED JUST MAKE THE BIG COMMITMENT TO ENHANCE BESIDES HERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SOME PARTS, JUST A QUICK QUESTION, PERTAINING TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
DO WE HAVE GENERATORS THERE SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CENTERS WITH THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING COMMUNITY CENTER? YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE MENTIONED ENHANCING INTERNET SERVICES AT PARKS.
THIS PROBABLY ISN'T NECESSARILY THE TIME TO REALLY DIG INTO THIS, BUT I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACT OR, YOU KNOW, TALK TO ME ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE 44 PARKS.
I MEAN, WE'RE BEAUTIFUL, OR MAYBE IT'S 45.
NOW I CAN NEVER KEEP THAT STRAIGHT, BUT I THINK THERE ARE PARKS WITHIN OUR CITY THAT ARE UNDERUTILIZED.
AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO COME TO GRIPS WITH AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE TO DETERMINE, ESPECIALLY BEFORE WE START SPENDING MORE MONEY TO ENHANCE THEM, IF LONG-TERM, THEY'RE NOT NEEDED AND WE COULD PUT THEM TO USE FOR ANOTHER PURPOSE AND I'M NOT AGAINST PARKS, I'M ALL FOR IT.
AND I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL WHEN THEY'RE UTILIZED.
UH, WHEN WE BECAME A CITY, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ATHLETIC FACILITIES.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH SCHOOLS.
UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOWN FROM LIKE 33 OR 35,000 DOWN TO 27 OR 28,000.
WE HAVE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS THAT THANK GOD ARE NOT AS FULL AS THEY USED TO BE.
UH, THE ATHLETIC USE AND FIELDS WE'VE STILL HAVE A NEED FOR THOSE, BUT I WONDER IF WE HAVE ALL OF THE NEEDS THAT WE DID 30 YEARS AGO WHEN WE BECAME A P A SCHOOL OR A CITY, AND WE HAD A BUNCH OF YOUNG FAMILIES, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OLDER FAMILIES, THE NORMAL CYCLICAL, UM, BEHAVIOR IN A CITY IS PEOPLE MOVE INTO A CITY WITH FAMILIES, YOUNG FAMILIES, AND THEY GROW UP.
AND THEN THE PARENTS USUALLY GO AHEAD AND SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO DOWNSIZE.
AND A NEW CROP OF YOUNG FAMILIES COME IN WITH KIDS.
THOSE PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT LOVE THIS CITY AND ARE EMPTY NESTERS.
NOW WE'RE, WE'RE KEEPING NEW FAMILIES FROM COMING IN AND THAT'S HAD ITS EFFECT ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND I'LL GET DOWN OFF MY SOAP BOX, BUT IT ADDRESSES, I THINK IT NEEDS, WE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT BIGGER CONCERN.
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WHAT IS OUR LONG-TERM NEED GOING FORWARD? AS FAR AS A LOT OF THE POCKET PARKS THAT WE REQUIRED TO BE BUILT IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS? I THINK WE NEEDED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THEM AND SEE IF THERE'S ANOTHER USE AND HOPEFULLY ANOTHER CITY OR CITY USE THAT WE CAN PUT THEM TO.THAT MIGHT BE BETTER THAN JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, CAUSE SOME OF THOSE PARKS, I KNOW, HAVE WE STRIPPED THE, THE GRASS OUT OF THEM AND PUT, YOU KNOW, DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS IN.
AND SO I THINK THERE WAS NO OTHER TIME TO BRING IT UP.
MIRAMAR HAS ALSO RAISED THAT, UH, UH, OUR PLAN AND, AND AS INDICATED EARLIER, OUR PARKS AND REC COMMISSION IS CHARGED WITH GIVING GUIDANCE ON, ON HOW OUR, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR PARK AMENITIES AND, AND WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC TO IDENTIFY THAT, UH, WE ANTICIPATE BRINGING TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, THIS SPECIFIC DISCUSSION, YOU KNOW, IS 44, THE RIGHT NUMBER OF PARK.
WHAT REALLY IS A PARK AS RAISED BY, UH, MIRA MARQUEZ IS A STRIP OF GRASS APART.
DO WE HAVE CERTAIN LEVELS OF AMENITIES THAT HAVE TO EXIST TO REALLY BE A PARKING? WOULD THAT LAND BE BETTER PURPOSE AND OTHER WAY? AND THEN WE'D PROBABLY HAVE TO ALSO TALK WITH OUR EITHER CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, HOW WE ACQUIRE THAT LAND, HOW WOULD WE THEN REPURPOSE IT, WHETHER IT'S FOR PRIVATE USE OR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC USE ALL THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT I ANTICIPATE WILL OCCUR IN 2022.
THEY COULD HAVE BEEN PRE PROP TWO 18 AND ACQUIRED AS A DEDICATION BY THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OR WHATEVER THAT HAPPENED THAT HADN'T TO PROVIDE IT BECAUSE BACK THEN THEY COULD, WE COULD ACQUIRE PROPERTY THAT WAY, BUT YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT IS.
AND, AND I, I AGREE TOTALLY THEN WITH THE, WITH RAY, THAT IT'S AN ISSUE WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS BECAUSE WE WANT THE PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN THAT ARE UTILIZED TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY HAVE.
HEY, BEN, SINCE WE JUST REAL QUICK, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKS, TWO THINGS THAT JUST, WE GOT SKIPPED OVER ON THE LIST, BUT I JUST WANT TO VERBALLY EXPRESS THAT I THINK THE IMPORTANCE WE HAVE FOR HIS NEW MOBILE RECREATION VEHICLE.
AND THEN A NEW MOBILE STAGE VEHICLE, OUR SHOW WAGONS OLD AND TIRED.
SO THOSE TWO THINGS I THINK, UM, I'M SURE WE ALL AGREE.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT OUT LOUD FOR STAFF, SO THEY KNOW THAT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
THAT SHOULD PROBABLY BE MOVED OVER TO RECOMMENDED.
AND THEN OTHER ONE TOP, TOP PRIORITY AS THE NEW MR. KENYON COMMUNITY BUILDING.
IF, IF IT HAS, IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN TO THAT, MR. CANNON COMMUNITY BUILDING, I SUGGEST YOU GUYS GO VISIT YOU BETCHA IT'S IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE, BUT ISN'T THERE MAYBE A DEVELOPING CONCEPT FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THE MR. CANYON COMMUNITY BUILDING BUILDING CURRENTLY IS, UH, DESIGNED FOR OUR TINY TOTS PROGRAM.
UH, AND, UH, FIRST QUESTION WOULD PROBABLY BE, IS THAT THE PURPOSE WE WOULD WANT FOR A COMMUNITY BUILDING THERE, BUT STAFF, UH, AGAIN, I GOTTA TAKE MY HAT OFF FOR CREATIVITY SINCE WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT AREAS, THE QUESTION CAME UP OF, SHOULD WE DO A FACILITY AT MISTY CANYON, OR SHOULD WE CONSIDER MAYBE ADDING A, UH, A LOCATION AT PINEHURST PARK AS AN ALTERNATIVE? AND SO, UM, WE ANTICIPATE THAT IT'S GOING TO COST ABOUT $3 MILLION.
UH, REPLACING IT AT MISTY CANYON MAY BE THE RIGHT WAY OR PUTTING IT AT A DIFFERENT PARK, ESPECIALLY, AND I KNOW THIS CAME UP, UH, WHERE WOULD WE PUT THE, THE SPLASH PAD? UH, THERE'S THE POTENTIAL THAT PINEHURST PARK COULD HAVE ADDITIONAL PARKING, A SPLASH PAD AND MAYBE A SMALL COMMUNITY BUILDING.
SO ALL OF THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING BACK AND, AND LOOK FOR FUNDING ASSOCIATED WITH IT, BUT IT'S BEEN ON OUR RADAR FOR AWHILE.
HOWEVER, IT PLAYS OUT OR WHERE IT GETS PLACED.
IT HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PROGRAM THAT IF YOU TALK TO ANY RESIDENT THAT IT'S ABLE TO USE OUR TINY TOTS PROGRAM, THEY, THEY JUST LOVE IT.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY REALLY APPRECIATES US, GIVING THEM THE TINY TOT PROGRAM.
IT IS A VERY POPULAR PROGRAM AND AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING OR BEING UNPOPULAR, IT IS NOT A PROFITABLE PROGRAM.
UH, AND THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S NOT A VALUABLE INVESTMENT, BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO PENCIL OUT A $3 MILLION INVESTMENT FOR A PROGRAM THAT IS LIMITED IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE CAN SERVE AND DOESN'T RETURN AN OFFSET OF COSTS, WHICH WE DON'T LOOK FOR IN MOST OF OUR, UH, CHILD ORIENTED RECREATION PROGRAMS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT INTERNALLY IS ARE THOSE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED SOMEWHERE ELSE? OUR SCHOOLS ARE DOING MORE FOR THAT AGE GROUP, PRIVATE ENTITY.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD DEFINITELY WANT TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL.
AND THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION IS THE BIGGER QUESTION OF WHAT, WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD HAVE THAT, THAT, THAT SERVICE.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY NEED TO EXPLORE A LITTLE FURTHER.
AND JONATHAN, HE'D PROBABLY WANT TO PULL TOGETHER HOW MANY TINY
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TOTS HAVE WE SERVICED IN THE PAST, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR A YEARLY BASIS.DOES IT PENCIL OUT IF YOU HAVE 25 KIDS IN A PROGRAM AND SPEND TO SPEND A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS JUST EXCLUSIVELY RETAINING TOPS? NO.
SO SINCE THE NEW PROGRAMS HAVE COME UP, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE IS AFFORDABLE AS OUR CITY PROGRAM.
A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE TINY TOP PROGRAM, CAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO THE PRIVATE PROGRAMS, BUT THEN HE BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT.
NOW THAT SCHOOL HAS A LOT OF FREE STUFF, BUT THEN THE SCHOOL, THAT'S WHY THIS IS THE CONVERSATION SHOULD BE EXCLUSIVE SERIOUS POLICY DISCUSSION.
AND THIS IS EXACTLY, I'M SO GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO SNOWBALL INTO MORE DISCUSSIONS FOR SURE.
GET BACK TO PARKS AND RECS SO THEY COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION.
SO WE'LL PUT THAT THE DISCUSSION OF TINY TOTS ON THEIR AGENDA AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK, YOU KNOW, AND IF WE'RE LOOKING AT FUNDING AND, AND LOOKING AT UNDERUSED OR UNDER UTILIZED FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN SLEEPY HOLLOW ON ROSEMARY IS NOT UTILIZED BECAUSE IT'S BASICALLY, THERE'S NO PARKING THERE'S, IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT.
IT WAS A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE THAT WAS REMODELED IN THE EARLY DAY I WAS ON PLANNING COMMITTEE.
IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LATE NINETIES.
I THINK YOU BRING THAT UP, BUT IT WASN'T TOTALLY BUILT LIKE THAT.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS IT'S NOT UTILIZED AND IN THIS HOT REAL ESTATE MARKET, WE HAD TO SELL THAT PROPERTY AND UTILIZE THAT FOR ANOTHER COMMUNITY CENTER SOMEPLACE ELSE.
AND PART OF THE DISCUSSION ON PARK FACILITY.
SO YES, IT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED.
I MEAN, THAT'S, IT'S JUST PROPER USE OF OUR ASSETS.
THE LAST AREA HERE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOSELY CALLING PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS.
UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A PROGRAM IN THE CITY.
OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING ALLOWS US TO SET ASIDE UP TO 15% OF OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION TO BE ABLE TO FUND PUBLIC SERVICE PROJECTS.
UH, THE CITY COUNCIL WORKS WITH STAFF.
WE ACTUALLY, I THINK HAVE THAT CALL GOING RIGHT NOW FOR PROJECTS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE TO THE CITY, THEIR PITCH FOR SERVICES THAT COULD BE FUNDED.
IT, WHETHER IT'S A HOUSE OF RUTH OR LITERACY PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY, IT'S, IT'S MORE OF THE TOUCHY FEELY TYPE OF PROGRAMS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED HERE IS IF THE COUNCIL'S INTERESTED, WE WOULD BELIEVE THAT WE COULD ALLOCATE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY.
500,000 IS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
AND THEN WE WOULD BUILD AROUND WITH THAT BUDGET, A PROGRAM WHERE THE COUNCIL WOULD THEN BE ABLE TO SOLICIT, UH, UH, PROJECTS FROM THE COMMUNITY LIKELY FROM NONPROFITS AS AN EXAMPLE, UH, THE PROJECT THAT, UH, ZEB WELBORN PRESENTED TONIGHT IN HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS, THE UPSCALE CHINO HILLS COULD BE THE TYPE OF PROJECT YOU COULD PUT UNDER THIS UMBRELLA.
BUT THIS REALLY IS SUCH A, YOU KNOW, A THOUGHT PROCESS IS THAT IF THE COUNCIL SAID THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY WE'D LIKE TO HAVE, THIS IS KIND OF THE CATCH, ALL THAT, THAT WE WERE PRESENTING.
HOW MUCH DO WE ANNUALLY TRADITIONALLY PUT IN CDBG? IT'S ABOUT $65,000 A YEAR.
AND THIS WOULD BE FOR MULTIPLE YEARS, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.
CAUSE I THINK ON THAT LIST OF ALL THE OTHER PREVIOUS ITEMS, WE SAW A FAIR AMOUNT OF 50 GRAND HERE, A HUNDRED GRAND THERE THAT COULD CERTAINLY HAVE AN IMPACT NOT TO SAY THAT THIS WOULDN'T, BUT I THINK A HALF A MILLION, A LOT OF MONEY, A LOT OF MONEY.
AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH GETTING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR OUR CDBG.
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE AN APPLICANT ONE YEAR THAT GETS A LOT OF MONEY AND THEN DOESN'T EVEN FILE THE NEXT YEAR.
UH, BUT YOU KNOW, WE BLAME EVERYTHING ON COVID, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF REAL ISSUES WITH THE FACT THAT IT'S IMPACTED COMPANIES AND NOT FOR, NOT FOR PROFITS THAT COULD HAVE UTILIZED MONEY THAT JUST DON'T EXIST BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO WORK IT.
WELL THE FEEDBACK THAT 500 IS PROBABLY TOO MUCH IS VALUABLE.
WE CAN EASILY, YOU KNOW, CUT IT IN HALF, DROP IT TO A 100.
IF, IF YOU HAVE ANY GUIDANCE ON WHAT YOU THINK THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO, TO MOVE THAT.
I THINK A HUNDRED SOUNDS MORE THAN FAIR IF ANNUALLY WE'RE DOING 60.
SO WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT FOR WHEN WE BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND IF YOU RETHINK IT AND YOU DECIDE YOU WANT IT UP, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S EASY FOR US TO THROW MORE.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING IN CLOSING ON SCAG SPC, TA BROADBAND THERE'S MONEY THERE.
AND THEN ALSO FOR THE GENERAL PLAN, THERE'S MONEY AT SCAG
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THAT SARAH TO DO THAT.SO WE ALSO NEED TO TALK TO CONGRESSMEN, KIM AND STATE SENATOR NEWMAN, THANK YOU.
AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
SO MAYBE PROVIDING THIS LIST TO THEM OR STAFF, AND MAYBE THEY CAN SORT OF HELP US WITH THAT TOO.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ACTUALLY RAY, WE HAD TALKED TO LEDGE COMMITTED, TALKED ABOUT POSSIBLY VISITING A COUPLE OF OUR LEGISLATORS AT THEIR OFFICE JUST TO KIND OF PROMOTE THAT SORT OF THING.
SO DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS OR YES, WE DO.
MAYOR VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
I AM A 31 YEAR RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS.
I AM ALSO A BOARD MEMBER WITH THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS WITH THESE, UH, CDBG TYPE FUNDS, UM, THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER, AS WE HAD ZEB SPEAKING EARLIER, WE'RE TRYING TO DO AN UPSCALE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.
UH, WE DO HAVE OUR CHAMBER OFFICE THAT IS IN CHINO.
UM, BUT IT DOES SERVE FOR BOTH CHINO HILLS AND GINO.
UH, WE ARE DOING AN INTERIOR REMODEL, UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, COME TO YOU WITH ASKING FOR SOME FUNDS TO HELP US WITH THAT REMODEL.
UH, WE'RE TRYING TO UPSCALE IT TO WHERE BUSINESSES CAN COME THERE TO DO INTERVIEWS, TO WORK WITH INTERNS.
UM, JUST TO GIVE IT A, A REFRESH TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A BRAND NEW TYPE BUSINESS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GATHER THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST LOOKING THAT, UH, THE CHAMBER STEPPED UP OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS TO HELP ALL THE BUSINESSES, UM, IN THE CHINO VALLEY THROUGH COVID WE HAD WEEKLY ZOOM MEETINGS WITH, UM, STATE STAFF, UM, SENATORS, ASSEMBLY, PEOPLE OF CITY COUNCIL, PEOPLE HERE JUST TRYING TO HELP THE BUSINESSES REGULATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PAPERWORK TO GET GRANTS, TO GET LOANS.
UM, AS YOU WERE SAYING EARLIER, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS GOING TO THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH THE MICRO GRANTS, GIVING THEM MONEY TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE CHAMBER HAS SERVED THE CITY VERY WELL.
AND WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN LOOK INTO YOUR HEARTS TO GIVE US A LITTLE BACK TO HELP OUR INTERIOR REDESIGN.
QUICK QUESTION, JEFF, ISN'T THAT BUILDING OWNED BY THE CITY OF CHINO? YES, IT IS.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN FURNITURE, COMPUTERS, UH, AS WE WERE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER WAS SAYING, YOU KNOW, ONE TIME EXPENDITURE, NOT SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES, YOU KNOW, ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST AN UPGRADE TO THE FACILITY.
AND IF I COULD JUST ADD IN MY 43 SECONDS, UH, MY NAME IS DEANNA.
I AM THE OWNER OF INFUSION ZONE, LASER TAG, LOCATED IN CHINO HILLS.
AND WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO OPEN SHOP BEFORE I EVEN CAME TO THE CITY, I WENT TO THE CHAMBER OFFICE.
UM, THE, AND I WAS TAKEN ABACK WALKING INTO THAT OFFICE.
UH, HERE, I HEARD WORDS LIKE PREHISTORIC OUTDATED, AND I REALLY WONDERED HOW DO THEY SUPPORT THE BUSINESS? HOW DO THEY SUPPORT BUSINESSES IF OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE NOT EVEN MAKING INVESTMENTS INTO THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.
SO I TOO WOULD SUPPORT IF YOU GUYS COULD FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS.
AS JEFF HAS SAID TO GIVE, UM, OUR CHAMBER SOME FUNDS TO JUST UPDATE THE FACILITY, JUST TO INTERRUPT REAL QUICK OR TO ADD TO THAT, I WAS ON THE BOARD FOR NINE YEARS UNTIL A FEW YEARS AGO, WE TALKED ABOUT MOVING FROM THAT FACILITY A LITTLE CLOSER TO CHINO HILLS TO KIND OF SHARE, BUT ALSO TO UPGRADE THE PROFESSIONALISM OF THAT FOOTPRINT WITHOUT A NICE CONFERENCE ROOM.
AND WE WERE LOOKING AROUND ACTUALLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND THEN IT KIND OF JUST WAS SHELVED TO CREATE A MORE PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT, RIGHT? IT, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, A NEW BUSINESS OWNER WALKING INTO THAT BUILDING, I THOUGHT, UM, THEY, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INVESTMENT HERE AND HOW ARE THEY INVESTING IN THEIR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, TO BE HONEST.
SO WE LOOKING FOR EMOTION ON THIS OR WHAT, WHAT ARE WE I'D APPRECIATE.
I'VE I'VE I'VE RECEIVED QUITE A BIT OF FEEDBACK.
I THINK, UH, EMOTION, UH, AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL A MORE FORMAL, UH, BUDGET ON THE ITEMS LISTED AS RECOMMENDED.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADD ANY THAT WASN'T IN THE RECOMMENDED CATEGORY.
AND IMPORTANTLY, IS THERE ANYTHING ON THIS LIST? YOU WOULDN'T WANT ME TO SEEK
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CURT'S MONEY OR SOMEONE ELSE'S FUNDING FOR IT.SO A RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD AS WELL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION.
I THINK WE SAID ENOUGH UP HERE.
SO SECOND YOU GOT WHAT WE, WHAT OUR INTENTIONS ARE.
SO I'VE GOT A SECOND ALSO TO THAT OR TAKE ALL THIS MONEY AND FUND ONE YEAR OF LNL ARE ALL NOW UPSIDE.
MOST OF THE PASSES, FIVE ZERO.
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AND I'M GOING TO MOVE THROUGH SCHEDULING IS MR. PETER ROGERS, AND I'M GOING TO BE OKAY.SO THIS, UH, MANY, MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MANY DIFFERENT COMMITTEES THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ON.
UM, SOMETIMES EVEN PEOPLE SUCH AS MIKE OR WHATEVER, WHO KNOWS THIS, THEY LOOK AT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS LOOK AT THIS GO, WOW, THAT'S A LOT OF COMMITTEES YOU'RE ON COMPARED TO, TO SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, ELECTED, UH, BODIES.
SO WE'VE GOT LISTS OF COMMITTEES.
THERE'S AN INTEREST LIST THAT CIRCULATED AND MANY OF US WILL FILL OUT THAT INTEREST LIST AND SUBMIT IT TO WENDY.
LUCKILY THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, UH, THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF VYING FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S SPOTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SO IT'S PRETTY EASY TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO I WAS GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK TO ASSIST CHERYL AND EVERYBODY AS TO THE PR THE PROPOSED COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES.
AND MAYBE WE CAN STREAMLINE THIS A LITTLE BIT.
AGAIN, WE HAVE AN INTEREST LIST HERE.
UM, THERE WAS A THERE'S VERY FEW DISAGREEMENTS AS FAR AS WHAT THE REQUESTS ARE FOR THE COMING YEAR.
UH, THE FIRST ONE ACTUALLY BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. I PUT MY NAME BACK INTO IT.
I'D ALWAYS BEEN ON IT, UH, HANDED IT OFF TO CYNTHIA.
LAST YEAR, I THREW MY HAT INTO THE RING, JUST IN CASE SHE DIDN'T PUT IN.
SHE DID PUT IN, SO I'LL TAKE MY NAME OFF FOR THE INTEREST.
AND THEN AS WE GO, GO DOWN A BOAT PARADE AT THE MEN'S PRISON.
IN FACT, RAY, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, I DUNNO, IF YOU, YOU WERE POINTING TO OFFER THAT UP, IF SOMEONE YEAH.
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OVER THE MEN OR WOMEN'S PRISON, UM, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO.
SO IF WE DON'T HEAR ANYTHING, I'M JUST GOING TO GO DOWN THE LIST AND THEN JUST SEE IF THERE'S ANY DISAGREEMENTS.
SO THAT'S MEN'S AND WOMEN'S PRISON, THE JOINT POWERS, INSURANCE AUTHORITY, UH, ART, YOU, YOU WOULD BE THE NAME OR WHERE YOU WANTING OFF OF THAT.
I REMEMBER WHEN YOU AND I CHATTED ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK THE STAFF BASICALLY REPORTS TO THAT UNLESS WE HAVE TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER ON IT.
DO WE HAVE TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER ON IT? YEAH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT WE ALSO ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE ADD ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER SO THAT WE HAVE OPTIONS OF THE THREE OF US, IF ONE CANNOT MAKE IT IN CASE THE COUNCIL MEMBER CAN'T MAKE.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR POSSIBLY CHERYL, ARE YOU SAYING, OR IS IT STAFF, BUT WE WERE LOOKING TO ADD ROD HILL TO BENNETT, THE RICE.
I WASN'T SURE IF YOU WANTED A BACKUP.
AND AGAIN, JUST HEADING DOWN, UH, NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH THE CHINO BASIN TO SALT OR AUTHORITY, WATER MASTER SUNSETS.
I'VE BEEN ON THAT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.
IT GOES OFF TO A DIFFERENT ENTITY NOW, OTHER THAN CHINO HILLS.
SO THAT ONE WE WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH FOR A FOUR TO SIX YEARS, CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, NO DISAGREEMENTS, UH, CHINO HILLS FINANCE AD HOC COMMITTEE IN THE RECENT PAST, IT WAS, IT WAS RAY AND BRIAN, BRIAN, UH, JUST ACCUMULATION OF A FEW THINGS GOING ON.
DIDN'T PUT YOUR NAME DOWN AS AN INTERESTED PARTY.
SO WE HAVE ONE DEFICIT THERE WHEN IT COMES TO BEING ON IT.
SO WE HAVE ART SHOWING INTEREST AGAIN.
NO INTRO, NO ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER.
UM, CONTINUING ON CHINO VALLEY, FIRE DISTRICT BOARD.
WE HAVE YOU DOWN AS THE BACKUP AT LEAST A YEAR AGO, JOHN AS BACKUP.
BRIAN, AS THE ALTERNATE HANGING OUT WITH MIKE HARVEY AND CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT LIAISON TO BOARD MEETINGS.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO STAY ON IT? YEAH, I DO ACTUALLY.
SO BRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE ALTERNATE? YOU CAN BE THE VAULT BECAUSE YOU GOT KIDS IN SCHOOL.
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HAVE EIGHT HOURS OF MY LIFE, FRAN AND JOE'S BRYANT.AND THEN I'LL STILL BE ON THE, UH, CITIZENS.
UH, THERE'S A CURRENT AD HOC COMMITTEE, FLAGGED DESIGN.
UM, BRIAN AND I ARE ON IT PROBABLY WON'T BE AROUND THAT MUCH LONGER.
THAT WILL BE EXPIRING, BUT I GUESS JUST TO CONTINUE ON INTO THE NEW YEAR, IF WE'RE ALL GOOD, I E POLICY I'M ON THAT.
AND WITH ART AS THE BACKUP, UH, LEAGUE OF CITIES ARRAY AS THE PRIME, AND THEN THE REST OF US ARE THE BACKUP SAYS WE'RE ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES.
SO ALL OF US SHOULD BE ON THERE AND WE ALL ARE, BUT WE HAVE YOU DOWN AS KIND OF THE PRIME OR LEAD LIGA CITIES, LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE, UH, BRIAN AS AN ALTERNATE.
NO, I THINK THAT WAS JUST AN OVERSIGHT FOR WE'RE ALL ON IT.
YOU CURRENTLY ARE ALL ON THERE, BUT TO YOUR POINT, UM, MAYOR MARK HAS, I CAN MOVE EVERYBODY OVER TO DELEGATES AS OPPOSED TO HAVING A DELICATE IN THE ALTERNATE.
UM, LEAGUE OF CITIES, LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE, UH, THAT'S A VOLUNTEER ROLE.
AND, UH, SO I THINK RAY, YOUR, YOUR ED, AS FAR AS LEAGUE OF CITIES, UH, LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE THERE, WASN'T MOVING THEN BRIAN, FROM THE REMEMBER READ THIS MEETING.
SO HE WAS SAYING THAT, IS THERE A NEED FOR HIM OR A SECOND, TO BE HONEST, I'LL STAY ON IT.
IF THERE IS A NEED, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE IN THE OKAY.
SO BRIAN AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AT THE CITY, THE STANDING COMMITTEE, BRIAN, I ARE ON THAT.
THERE'S BEEN NO, NO REQUESTS FOR CHANGES.
OMNITRACS AT CYNTHIA IS ON AND RAY, AS THE BACKUP PRATO BASIN, REGIONAL COMMITTEE, RAY IS ON AND THERE IS NO BACKUP PROPERTY TAX AD HOC COMMITTEE.
UM, WE HAVE ART AND BRIAN AND THAT STAYS THAT WAY.
PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, WHICH WERE THE WONDERFUL UTILITY BOXES THAT WERE ALLUDED TO EARLIER.
UH, YOU AND I ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE AND THERE'S BEEN NO REQUEST TO CHANGE THAT.
UH, SPC TA BOARD, UH, RAY IS ON AND CYNTHIA, AS THE BACKUP SAN BERNARDINO SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK FORCE, BRIAN IS CURRENTLY ON.
AND I LAST MET MY LAST AND FIRST MEETING.
THEY MAY BE VICE CHAIRS AND THERE'S SO MANY JOKES THAT CAN BE COME OFF THE SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASKFORCE, WHICH YEAH, WE DID THOSE ALL LAST YEAR.
SO WE DON'T NEED TO REPEAT THEM A SOCIAL MEDIA AD HOC COMMITTEE.
DIDN'T THROW IN HIS HAT FOR AS A SECOND.
YOU WANT TO BE ON A SUNDAY? YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE.
TRANSPORTATION AD HOC COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE DOWN, BRIAN DID NOT PUT HIS NAME BACK IN.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO GO ON THE TRANSPORTATION AD HOC COMMITTEE WANTED TO OPEN IT UP? IF NOBODY, I TRIED TO JUMP ON AS MUCH AS I COULD AND I'M FINE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? SOMETHING I'LL GO IN THERE.
IT'S UM, RAY AND I ARE THE PRIMARIES ON IT.
WE HAVE A CYNTHIA AS A BACKUP WFA, WATER FACILITIES, AUTHORITY.
I'M I WENT IN, I'M STILL SHOWED INTEREST AS THE PRIME AND THEN ART AS THE BACKUP ON THAT.
AND LASTLY, WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL, UH, BRIAN PUT IN FOR IT AS HE HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST YEAR OR SO.
LOVE THOSE MOSQUITOES DOES THAT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT, THAT LINEUP.
MOTION TO APPROVE AS A SECOND.
[24. Provide direction on 2022 City Event Calendar dates]
COMMUNITY SERVICE DIRECTOR MARSHALL'S PROVIDE REPORT.I SHALL MERE MARQUEZ AND VICE, UH, ROGERS, UM, OR VICE MAYOR, I GUESS ISN'T IT? UM, NO BARE ADVICE.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES CITY EVENT CALENDAR.SO THESE EVENTS THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU ARE THE EVENTS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING.
AND, UM, UH, THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF OUR VETERANS, A SALUTE TO THE, UH, VETERANS, UH, EVENT THAT WE HAD, UH, JUST, UH, A FEW WEEKS AGO.
AND SO ANYWAYS, UM, AS PART OF OUR PROCESS FOR SELECTING, UH, DATES AND STUFF, NEEDLESS TO SAY, UM, REALLY ALL OF THE EVENTS, ESPECIALLY THE SPECIAL EVENTS OF THEIR ANNUAL EVENTS TYPICALLY WILL TAKE PLACE AROUND THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT, UH, A HOLIDAY OR A SEASON BEGINS.
AND SO ON WHAT WE DO AS A PROCESS IS, IS THAT WE LOOK AT OUR ENTIRE CALENDAR.
WE HAVE OUR PROGRAMMING, UH, BROKEN UP INTO FOUR SECTIONS.
WE HAVE, UM, OUR WINTER SEASON, WE HAVE OUR SPRING SEASON.
SO WINTER IS EIGHT WEEKS IN LENGTH.
SUMMER IS EIGHT WEEKS IN LENGTH AND FALL IS 16 WEEKS IN LENGTH.
AND SO WE TAKE A LOOK AT ALL OF EVERYTHING THAT WE DO LITERALLY FROM SPECIAL INTEREST, UH, PROGRAMMING, UM, TO STUFF LIKE, OF COURSE AQUATICS AND, AND, AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON.
AND THEN, UM, THEN WE LOOK AT OUR CALENDAR AND THAT'S HOW WE KIND OF ESTABLISH THESE DATES THAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE, UM, UH, CALENDAR FOR 2022.
SO, UH, WHAT WE TRY TO DO OF COURSE IS TO, UH, SPACE THEM OUT ACCORDINGLY, BUT ALSO KEEP IN MIND, UM, THAT THERE, NEEDLESS TO SAY CERTAIN EVENTS LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY, UH, SHOULD BE OCCURRING, UH, AROUND THE 4TH OF JULY.
AND SO, UM, UM, SO WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU AS OUR PROPOSED DATES FOR THE UPCOMING, UH, UH, CALENDAR YEAR AND, UM, AND TO GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY, UM, THE, OUR EASTER EXCITEMENT EVENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN OFFERED ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE THE EASTER, UM, ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE.
UM, OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK SERIES OF COURSES, UH, IS A, UH, SIX OR EIGHT WEEK CONCERT SERIES.
AND THAT TAKES PLACE ON WEDNESDAYS.
OF COURSE, WE START IN EARLY JUNE AND GO TILL THE 1ST OF AUGUST.
WE ALWAYS SPACE THE CONCERT AND THE PARK SERIES IN BETWEEN THE SCHOOL YEAR.
BASICALLY SCHOOL GETS DONE, CONCERTS BEGIN, SCHOOL STARTS.
UM, SCHOOL GETS GOING AGAIN, OUR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION.
UM, IT IS A DATE THAT TYPICALLY WILL FLOAT AROUND.
UH, WE HAVE NOT BEEN DOING IT ON, UM, THE ACTUAL DAY.
UM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN ON A SATURDAY, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE ROTATED THE PROGRAM OVER TO THE, UM, VETERANS PARK.
IT, UM, INCLUDES A CONCERT COURSE PLUS BOOTHS AND OTHER TYPES OF THINGS, OPPORTUNITY FOR NONPROFITS AND FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO TAKE PLACE THERE.
SO THAT ONE KIND OF SWINGS THIS YEAR OF COURSE THE SATURDAY, JULY 2ND IS, UH, JUST BEFORE THE, UH, THE FOURTH, WHICH IS ON A MONDAY, UM, OUR TRICK OR TREAT IT'S CITY HALL, UH, EVENT.
UM, DOESN'T ALWAYS ACTUALLY HAPPEN ON HALLOWEEN.
UM, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE SHOPS TO ENSURE, OF COURSE, SINCE THEY'RE OUR PARTNERS IN THIS PROGRAM, THAT WE'RE DOING IT ON A DATE THAT MAKES A LEVEL OF SENSE WHEN THE EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE, TYPICALLY ON A WEEKEND, WE WILL GO.
SO IF IT'S A SATURDAY OR A SUNDAY, WE WILL DO THE EVENT ON A FRIDAY.
AND THAT HAS WORKED OUT WELL WITH THE, WITH THE SHOPS IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, IT JUST SO HAPPENS.
UM, UH, HALLOWEEN IS ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSALS TO ACTUALLY DO IT ON THAT DAY.
IT'S A GOOD OPENER FOR THE PARENTS TO GO TO.
AND THEN OF COURSE, AND THEY PREFER IT PERSONALLY BEING ON THE ACTUAL DAY AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE TO ADDRESS THEIR KIDS ONE TIME.
SO THAT'S A POPULAR, POPULAR THING.
UM, NEXT UP OF COURSE, IS OUR SALUTE TO SERVICE VETERAN'S BREAKFAST AND CELEBRATION WONDERFUL EVENT.
UM, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR, UH, ESTEEMED VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO, UH, GRACED HIS WITH HIS, UH, HIS PRESENCE THIS YEAR AT THE EVENT AND SUCH, UM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH THAT PARTICULAR EVENT.
WE HAVE NOT DONE THAT EVENT ON THE ACTUAL VETERAN'S DAY.
UM, THE REASON WHY WE, WE STARTED OFF, WE DID NOT DO A VETERANS DAY EVENT ON VETERANS DAY IS BECAUSE WE WERE ALWAYS THE NEW GUY IN TOWN.
AND SO, UM, TRADITIONALLY PEOPLE WILL FIND THEIR WAY ON TO OTHER EVENTS THAT THEY TRADITIONAL WISE HAVE BEEN ATTENDING FOR MANY YEARS.
UM, WHEN I LOOKED ACTUALLY, IT WAS INTERESTING.
I LOOKED AT THE NEWSPAPER AFTER THE FACT AND SAW WE HAD A PICTURE IN THERE OF OUR EVENT THE DAY BEFORE.
AND THERE WAS PICTURES OF OTHER PEOPLE'S EVENTS ON THE ACTUAL DAY.
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THERE ARE ACTUALLY PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED OUR EVENT ON THE PICTURE FOR THE ACTUAL VETERAN'S DAY.
SO WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS.
I KNOW, UM, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT
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OF COURSE HAS HAD CONVERSATIONS ALSO WITH THE 55 PLUS CLUB, UM, FOLKS AND STUFF.UM, I WILL SAY, UM, UH, THE MAJORITY, UM, UH, THINK THAT THE DAY THAT WE HAVE IT IS, IS A GOOD DAY.
HOWEVER, IF THE COUNCIL SO DESIRES TO HAVE SOMETHING ACTUALLY ON VETERAN'S DAY, WE CAN PIVOT AND CERTAINLY DO IT ON THAT DAY.
OUR TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, OF COURSE, AS YOU KNOW, IS KIND OF THE KICKOFF TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON OR THE, UH, AND SUCH TYPICALLY WE ALWAYS, UH, NOT TYPICALLY WE ALWAYS DO IT.
UH, THE, UH, WELL ACTUALLY I'M GOING TO GO WAY BACK.
WE USED TO DO IT ON THE COUNCIL MEETING DAY.
SO, BUT LATELY WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT ON THE SATURDAY, THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH IN DECEMBER, AS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SHOPS, THEY DO THEIRS, THEIR UNVEILING OF THE TREE EARLY, EVEN BEFORE THANKSGIVING, THAT STANDPOINT, THAT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY FOR US, BUT ANYWAY, SO THAT'S WHEN WE TRADITIONALLY DO THAT, CERTAINLY COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE COINCIDE WITH THE COUNCIL MEETING.
WE PIVOTED OFF OF THIS PARTICULAR DAY ORIGINALLY TO A SATURDAY IS, IS BECAUSE THE WAY THE COUNCIL MEETING SAT A COUPLE OF THE YEARS WAS SO, YOU KNOW, THAT SECOND TUESDAY WAS SO FAR INTO DECEMBER ALREADY, THAT IT WAS LIKE, GEEZ, THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS WELL INTO, YOU KNOW, TWO WEEKS ALREADY, AND NOW WE'RE FINALLY HAVING THE EVENT AND SUCH.
SO THAT'S WHY WE PICKED THE FIRST SATURDAY IN, UM, IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE CHINO HILLS BOAT PARADE, UM, THAT IS, UM, THAT'S AN EVENT THAT WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR, UM, OUR, UM, TEAM, UH, NOT ONLY CITY STAFF, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT TEAM OF THE LADIES OF THE QUANTIS CLUB WHO WORKED CLOSELY WITH US THIS YEAR AND SUCH WHAT WE DO WITH THAT PARTICULAR DAY.
AS WE LOOK AROUND THE AREA TO SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING IN THE AREA AND TRY TO KIND OF BE THE EXCLUSIVE EVENT ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY AS IT MAY BE.
UM, OF COURSE THERE'S AN AFTER PARTY WITH SANTA CLAUS AT, AT THE CHURCH AND, OH, THERE HE IS SANTA IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND SO ANYWAYS, THAT'S A PARTICULAR EVENT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD WANT TO LOCK IN AN ACTUAL DATE HERE.
OF COURSE, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS IS ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL.
AND SO THAT ONE KIND OF EVOLVES ONCE WE START THE MEETINGS UP, BUT TYPICALLY IN JULY ISSUE PERIOD OF TIME, I ALREADY SET ASIDE, WE THINK THE DATE, WHICH WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF NEXT WEEKEND, NEXT FRIDAY, CORRECT FOR NEXT YEAR ORIGINALLY, THAT'S WHAT WE WANTED TO DO THIS YEAR, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT A WEEK OUT FROM CHRISTMAS.
WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CONFLICT ON THE STREET THAT WAS GOING TO PREVENT THAT EVENT FROM HAPPENING IF WE CLOSED THE STREETS.
SO WE DEFERRED TO THE 10TH INSTEAD OF THE 17TH, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED LOOKING STAFF, SORRY, STARTED LOOKING AT CALENDARING, WHATEVER THAT EQUIVALENT DAY IS FOR THE FOLLOWING 16TH OR 17TH.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK AHEAD, BUT THAT IS A CONSIDERATION ON BOAT PARADE DAY, CORRECT.
IS WHAT'S HAPPENING THAT, ARE WE GOING TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO ILO HIGH SCHOOL FOR SOME TYPE OF TOURNAMENT OR WHATEVER? SO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT.
THOSE ARE REALLY OUR MAJOR EVENTS THAT WE DO THAT HAVE AN ATTACHMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE, WITH A HOLIDAY OR SEASONAL PERIOD OF TIME AND SUCH.
AND SO, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO ANY COMMENTS THAT THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
WELL, IT'S, I, YOU KNOW, I THINK, UM, LAST YEAR, I GUESS, MAN, I SOLD THIS YEAR, THIS NOVEMBER, WE HAD HEARD FROM A COUPLE OF, UH, VETERANS THAT TOOK OFFENSE TO THE EVENT, NOT BEING, UH, THE SALUTE TO SERVICE, UM, EVENT, NOT BEING ON VETERANS DAY ITSELF.
AND, UM, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ART WOULD WANT TO CHIME IN, ON, ON WHAT HE FOUND THROUGH THAT.
SO I THINK THAT PART OF THAT PROMPTED THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT, HEY, WHY DON'T WE DO THINGS ON THE ACTUAL HOLIDAY FINALLY, UH, BEING A VETERAN AND BEING INVOLVED WITH THE 55 PLUS VETERANS GROUP.
UH, YEAH, I GOT SOME CRITICISMS ABOUT HOW WOULD YOU LET THAT HAPPEN? THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING THE EVENT ON, ON VETERANS DAY? UH, WE GOT, I GAVE THEM, PROVIDED THEM THE HISTORY OF IT AND WHY, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN COMPETING WITH, BECAUSE WE ONLY BEEN DOING THIS FOR LIKE FIVE YEARS AND OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES HAD BEEN DOING IT FOR DECADES.
SO I THINK BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK THE ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR WAS GREAT.
IT DID ALLOW SEVERAL OF US TO GO TO EVENTS ON VETERANS DAY.
SO I THINK THAT PROPOSING TO DO IT LIKE WE DID, IF THEY WANT TO CRITICIZE ME FOR THIS AGAIN, THEY CAN DO IT, BUT I THINK IT WORKED OUT FINE.
I THINK WE SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT THIS WAY.
AND THEN IT DOESN'T INVOLVE THE STAFF HAVING TO WORK ON A HOLIDAY ALSO.
SO THERE'S A SMALL SAVINGS TO THE CITY FOR THAT.
THAT'S NOT DRIVING, BUT IT'S, IT'S JUST ANOTHER, UH, BENEFIT TO US STILL BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE EVENT IN RECOGNITION AND NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL WORK OUTSIDE OF WORK HOURS.
SO IF I MIGHT COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, UH, ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT, UH, BEN AND I HAD SPOKEN ABOUT THAT, UH, WE THOUGHT MIGHT, UH, KIND
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OF OFF THE VETERANS DAY, UH, THE ACTUAL VETERANS DAY IN SUCH AS MAYBE DO SOMETHING VERY BRIEF, VERY KIND OF CEREMONIAL, UH, NOT EVERYBODY OF COURSE HAS TO ATTEND, BUT HAVE SOME SORT OF SOMETHING AT THE MONUMENT ON THE EARLY MORNING PORTION OF VETERAN'S DAY ITSELF.SO LETTING EVERYBODY KNOW WHO'S IN ATTENDANCE, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT'S EARLY ENOUGH THAT WOULD THEN NOT, UH, IMPEDE PEOPLE'S ABILITIES TO GO ELSEWHERE ON SUCH.
SO WITH THE KNOWLEDGE COMING OUT OF THIS MEETING, IF WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, AS FAR AS THE DATE, WE COULD LOOK TO DO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT ALSO KIND OF TIE OUR CELEBRATION IN WITH THE ACTUAL DAY AS WELL.
I THINK THAT THE BREAKFAST AND THE SALUTE DOING IT THAT WAY IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO JUST GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ON THE 10TH.
AND THEN IF THE INDIVIDUALS WANT TO GET TOGETHER AS A SMALL GROUP, JUST TO, UH, GET TOGETHER FOR A BRIEF CEREMONY, INFORMAL, UH, ON OUR OWN, ON, ON ACTUAL VETERAN'S DAY THAT WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY.
SO I WOULD JUST PROPOSE THAT THE DATE YOU HAVE IS FINE.
RIGHT? AND THANK YOU FOR BRIAN FOR THE BRINGING THAT UP.
AND I THINK THE ONLY, THE ONLY HOLIDAY IN MY OPINION, THAT I THINK WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE SHIFT BACK TO IT WOULD BE JULY 4TH, THE ACTUAL DAY.
UM, AND WHEN WE USED TO HAVE IT AT BLD, THAT WAS GREAT.
UM, YEAH, I KNOW PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
SO IN MY OPINION, THAT'S THE ONE THAT I WOULD PUSH FOR ACTUALLY BEING ON THE HOLIDAY, BUT I WANT TO HEAR YOUR OPINIONS AND I CAN SUPPORT THEM, I THINK, TO BEING ACTUALLY DOING THAT.
AND OF COURSE, WHAT W WHAT WE HAVE DONE ALSO DONE IS WE HAVE FORGONE THAT CONCERT IN THE PARK THAT WEEK AND USE THAT AS PART OF THE CELEBRATION.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER, UH, THAT BEING A, THIS COMING YEAR, WHETHER THAT WOULD AFFECT THE, OUR ABILITY TO GET A BAND TO PLAY FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
SO, YEAH, I THINK I'D HAVE TO LEAVE THAT UP TO THE STAFF TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN COME UP WITH, BUT I WOULD SUPPORT HAVING IT ACTUALLY ON THE DAY.
THERE'S NOT AS MANY CELEBRATIONS IF YOU WILL.
ON THE 4TH OF JULY, I THINK IN SOME RESPECTS IS THERE, IT'S NOT AS CRITICAL, UH, ON OTHER DAYS MAYBE, BUT THE FOURTH IS THE FOURTH IS THE FOURTH.
CAUSE WHEN IT WAS AT BLD, IT WAS JUST DAY.
I THINK DAYTIME WOULD BE DAYTIME WOULD BE, WOULD BE NICE.
SO THAT WAY EVERYBODY COULD HAVE A CONCERT, MAYBE WATCH THEIR ILLEGAL FIREWORKS FROM CHINO.
WE DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE WITH THEM.
AND THE REASON IT WAS SWITCHED BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS SO HOT PEOPLE CRITICIZE THE FACT THAT IT WAS NOW TAKING MID DAY AND PEOPLE WEREN'T, THE TENANTS WAS DWINDLING AS WE WENT ON.
THAT'S WHY THE CHANGE TOOK PLACE A HANDFUL OF YEARS AGO.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS IF WE HAVE ENOUGH LEAD TIME, WE CAN DO ANYTHING INCLUDING COOL OFF THE DAY.
I LOVE THE CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE SPRINKLERS.
WELL MAYBE THE SPLASH PAD WILL BE OPEN BY THEN.
CAN WE GIVE YOU MORE? CAN WE GIVE YOU DIRECT FEEDBACK ON THAT IN A MONTH OR TWO? WE'LL SEE YOU HAD PLENTY OF TIME, RIGHT? OR DO WE WANT TO SAY THE FOURTH AND THAT'S IT? I, I, IT SOUNDS LIKE CYNTHIA MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO, OH NO, IT'S THIS.
IF WE WANT TO CHANGE IT, IT'S A BIG DEAL.
WE CAN'T WAIT A COUPLE MONTHS.
THEY LET ME TO HAVE IT ON THE FOURTH.
NOW HOW'S EVERYBODY FEEL ABOUT IT.
DON'T DO THAT TO THEM DOING IT TO THE BOARD.
WHERE'S IT GOING TO BE? IS IT GOING TO BE A BLD COMMUNITY PARK? SORRY, JONATHAN.
UM, I THINK IT'S, I ACTUALLY, I THINK AND NOTHING WRONG WITH A BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, OF COURSE.
UM, BUT BIGLEY DREAMS IS VERY SEGMENTED.
UH, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S EACH BALL FIELD, WE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME LAYING IT OUT JUST FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE FLOW OLD COMMUNITY PARK WAS ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING.
PEOPLE COULD WALK AND MEANDER AROUND AND NOT HAVE TO GO UP AND DOWN AND AROUND AND UP AND DOWN AND AROUND AND SUCH.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, UM, WE MAINTAIN, WE MAINTAIN VETERANS PARK AS THE PRIMARY LOCATION.
IT'S A GOOD POINT BY, UH, IF HE'S GOING THERE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S IS, IS THAT CERTAINLY PARKING IS ALWAYS A CONCERN, NO MATTER WHERE WE DO THINGS IN SUCH, UM, WHERE I'VE LEFT IT WITH LEAGUE DREAMS, IS, IS THAT ANY REQUESTS THAT WE MAY HAVE USING BIGLY DREAMS IS, IS THAT BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY SET THEIR CALENDAR WAY, WAY, WAY IN ADVANCE BECAUSE THEY HAVE TOURNAMENTS AND SUCH.
SO IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE 4TH OF JULY LANDS WILL, WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY EVEN HAVE A TOURNAMENT ON THAT WEEKEND.
SO MY GUESS IS AS THEY PROBABLY ARE GOING TO HAVE A TOURNAMENT THE SECOND AND THE THIRD THAT WEEKEND, FOR SURE.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME LOGISTICAL THINGS AND SET UP AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS AS WELL, WE CAN CERTAINLY STRIVE TO DO IT ON THE FOURTH WE COULD.
AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT OPEN TO STAFF TO THEN KIND OF SEE WHAT'S GOING TO BE THE BEST ALTERNATIVE RELATED
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TO THE ACTUAL LOCATION AND STUFF.I KNOW VETERAN'S PARK HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED OVER TIME AND, AND SUCH.
SO, UM, CERTAINLY, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT COULD BE STILL AN ALTERNATIVE, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I THINK BOTH, BOTH OPTIONS ARE GOOD OPTIONS.
CAN WE GET A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THAT, UM, ON THE, ON THE ENTIRE LIST I WANT YOU TO, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE? ARE WE GOOD WITH THIS? ARE WE GOING TO MAKE THE CHANGE FOR JULY 4TH TO JULY 4TH? OKAY.
THEN I'LL INCORPORATE THAT IN ACCEPTANCE OF THE LAID OUT DATES THAT HE'S JUST GIVEN US WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JULY 4TH, PUTTING IT ONTO THE MONDAY, THE ACTUAL DATE.
[25. Introduce an Ordinance regarding Urban Lot Split Subdivision and Housing Developments under Senate Bill 9 entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Title 16 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code to Add Section 16.10.150 Urban Lot Split Subdivision and Housing Development and Finding Proposed Municipal Code Amendment 21MCA03 Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act" - For first reading by title only and waive further reading]
MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER 25.THIS ITEM IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE REGARDING URBAN LOTS FOOT SUBDIVISION AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS UNDER SENATE BILL NINE, ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE.
ADD SECTION 16, 10, 1 50 URBAN LOT SPLIT SUBDIVISION AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND FINDING PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 21 MC A ZERO THREE EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY IN WAITING FOR THE READING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE THEM.
UM, ACTUALLY RYAN WILL PROVIDE A BRIEF STAFF REPORT.
YOU COULD EVEN GET THEM HERE ALL NIGHT TO DO THE REPORT.
YOU MAY REMEMBER THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 21, MCA ZERO.
UH, THIS MUNICIPAL COMA MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT WAS INITIATED AS RESULT OF THE SIGNATURE OF SB NINE BY THE GOVERNOR ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, SB NINE MANDATES THAT LOCAL AGENCIES MINISTERIALLY APPROVED URBAN LOT SPLITS AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS CONSISTING OF UP TO TWO DWELLING UNITS ON PROPERTIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR SINGLE FAMILY.
RESIDENTIAL USE THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT IMPLEMENTS THIS MANDATE AND ALSO ESTABLISHES OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS TO REGULATE THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD PROHIBIT THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS IN CERTAIN AREAS OF CARBON CANYON, WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD CREATE A SPECIFIC ADVERSE IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY DUE TO FIRE HAZARD.
AND THERE ARE ROADWAY CONCERNS.
STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT C COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE AS PROPOSED A SUBJECT TO THE ERRATA SHEET THAT WAS PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, EARLIER THIS EVENING.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
YOU'VE GOT THIS OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS AND NO ONE WISHING, LET ME BACK UP TO US ANY DISCUSSION FOR ME? YUP.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
UH, MOVING ALONG PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
SINCE WE LAST MET THE CDC EXPANDED BOOSTER ELIGIBILITY OF THE PFIZER VACCINE TO INCLUDE ALL FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE, AGES 16 AND OVER WHO RECEIVED THEIR SECOND DOSE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AGO, THE COUNTY IS CONTINUING TO OFFER THE PFIZER VACCINE, THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON VACCINE BOOSTER DOSES AND FREE FLU SHOTS.
AND WE'LL BE HOLDING ANOTHER VACCINE EVENT NEXT TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21ST AT THE MCCOY CENTER FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A FREE COVID TESTING EVENT AT THE MCCOY CENTER.
TOMORROW FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE FOR BOTH EVENTS AND WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME BLOOD DRIVES.
WE'LL ALSO BE CONTINUING EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF DECEMBER FROM 12 TO 5:00 PM AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, PARKING LOT APPOINTMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED.
HOWEVER WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTED.
IF SPACE ALLOWS, AS YOU ARE ALL AWARE, TRASHCAN TRASH COLLECTION IN OUR CITY CONTINUES TO BE IMPACTED BY A WORK STOPPAGE AT REPUBLIC SERVICES, WHICH IS THE CITY'S CONTRACTED A TRASH HAULER AS A RESPONSE TO THE CONTINUED DELAYS OUR COMMUNITY IS FACING IN THEIR TRASH SERVICES.
THE CITY HAS OPENED A TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL TRASH DROP-OFF LOCATION AT CHINO HILLS CANBY PARK.
THE DROP OFF LOCATION IS BEING STAFFED BY THE CITY AND IS OPEN FROM 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND FROM 9:00 AM TO 4:00 PM, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, WE'RE ASKING RESIDENTS IN AN EFFORT TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO IS IN NEED
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OF TRASH DISPOSAL.PLEASE ONLY DROP OFF REGULAR BAGS OF TRASH THAT YOU WOULD NORMALLY PLACE IN YOUR COLLECTION BIN.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR NO YARD WASTE RECYCLING OR BULKY ITEMS, PLEASE.
AND WE GREATLY APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE AND TRULY THINK OUR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND UNDERSTANDING AS REPUBLIC SERVICES WORKS TO RESOLVE THEIR LABOR ISSUE.
THE CITY IS REVIEWING ALL OPTIONS IN THE EVENT THAT DISRUPTION CONTINUES AND WE'LL COMMUNICATE ANY UPDATES THROUGH THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.
SO PLEASE BE SURE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ALL OF THOSE.
IN THE MEANTIME, REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS ASKED RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO BRING ALL CARTS OUT TO THE CURB ON THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED TRASH DAY.
IF THE TRASH IS NOT SERVICED, PLEASE BRING THE CARTS BACK IN AND THEN BRING THEM OUT ON YOUR NEXT REGULAR SERVICE DAY.
EXCESS MATERIAL CAN BE BAGGED AND LEFT NEXT TO THE CART.
AND ONE SERVICE FOR ZOOMS. THE CONTAINERS WILL BE EMPTY AND ANY BAGS WILL BE COLLECTED AS WELL.
AND JUST AS A REMINDER, UM, THE CITY WILL NOT ISSUE ANY CODE ENFORCEMENT CITATIONS FOR TRASH CONTAINERS LEFT OUT DURING THE WORK STOPPAGE NICOLE, ON THAT POINT, BEN, COULD WE GET AN UPDATE JUST FROM WHAT YOU'VE HEARD? THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE FIVE OF US ARE HEARING MORE AND MORE SORRY TO INTERRUPT.
I'M HEARING MORE AND MORE FROM RESIDENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY END IN SIGHT? DO WE HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING, ANY FRESH OFF THE PRESSES UPDATES? FORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, UPDATES OR INFORMATION THAT THE WORK STOPPAGE HAS CONCLUDED.
UM, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WHILE CHINO HILLS IS BEING IMPACTED BY THIS, THERE ARE MANY CITIES THAT ARE CONTRACTING WITH REPUBLIC THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED.
SO, AND THAT'S NO WORTHY BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE ISSUE IN OUR REGION.
UM, OUR, UH, STAFF ME INCLUDED HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO THE OTHER CITY MANAGERS TO MAKE SURE THAT REPUBLIC KNOWS, UH, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO US.
UH, WE RECOGNIZE THE, UH, TEAMSTERS UNION, UH, ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE, UH, FOR, UH, THEIR, UH, INTERESTS.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN SHARING WITH REPUBLIC, ALL OF THE IMPACTS, ALL OF THE FEEDBACK WE'VE RECEIVED FROM OUR RESIDENTS, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS A BIG DEAL NOT TO BE ABLE TO, UH, HAVE YOUR TRASH IT'S AT A TERRIBLE TIME OF THE YEAR.
WHEN MANY OF US ARE GENERATING MORE THAN, UH, THAN AVERAGE TRASH AS, UH, NICOLE POINTED OUT, WE'RE PURSUING EVERY, UH, UH, MECHANISM.
WE CAN THIS A RECENT INSTALLATION OF A, OF A DROP-OFF POINT IS ONE, AND WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO EXPLORE ANY OTHER POSSIBLE OPTIONS.
BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM REPUBLIC MANAGEMENT THAT, UH, WHAT LEVEL OF PROGRESS THEY'RE MAKING IN THEIR NEGOTIATIONS.
AND THERE'S AN ISSUE LIKE THIS BECOME A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WITH OVERFLOWING TRASH CANS, AND NOW WE'RE ASKING THEM TO THROW GARBAGE BAGS IN THE BACK OF THEIR CAR TO BRING TO COMMUNITY PARK, AT WHAT POINT DO WE, I GUESS, AT WHAT POINT DO WE REALLY, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY, BUT SO OUR OFFICE IS EXPLORING OPTIONS.
THERE IS IN THE CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLIC, A REFERENCE TO WHEN, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD AND WORK STOPPAGES.
SO WE'RE REVIEWING THOSE OPTIONS AND WORKING WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO DEAL WITH THIS PRETTY QUICKLY, BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUSLY BUILDING VERY QUICKLY.
UH, BEN ONE HAS A QUESTION WITH RESPECT TO THE INSTRUCTION.
WE JUST TOLD PEOPLE TO TAKE YOUR TRASH CANS OUT AND PUT THEM OUT PERIOD, DURING YOUR NORMAL DAYS.
WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR TRASH CANS OUT? AND THEY HAVE A STREET SWEEPING DAY, OUR STREETS REVERSED.
IF WE HAVE THOSE TRASH CANS THERE.
I KNOW IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE STREET SWEEPERS COME ON A DIFFERENT DAY THAN TRASH DAY, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PUT THEIR, THEIR CANS OUT THERE AND LEAVE THEM OUT THERE? CAUSE THAT'S, I'VE SEEN THAT ALREADY STARTING TO HAPPEN.
UM, IS THAT JUST GOING TO BE ANOTHER PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SWEEP.
IF THEY'VE GOT TRASH CANS OUT THERE, IT IS OUR GOAL TO ALWAYS BE ABLE TO STREET SWEEP THE STREETS AS THOROUGHLY AS POSSIBLE.
THIS IS SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE, UH, THAT WE ASK THAT ANYONE WHO IS ABLE TO PULL THEIR TRASH CANS BACK IN, THEY SHOULD, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT EVERYONE CAN'T, AND THAT'S WHY CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL, WILL NOT BE, UH, TAKING ACTION, UH, ON, ON THIS.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU LEAVE YOUR TRASH CANS OUT OR WE WERE ALL HOPING THAT THIS WILL RESOLVE ITSELF FAIRLY QUICKLY.
I THINK IN ESSENCE, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS A POTENTIAL SINGLE MISSED, UH, STREET SWEEPING OCCURRENCE.
IF, IF THIS RESOLVES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, SINCE WE SWEEP EVERY OTHER WEEK TRASH TRASHCAN, ISN'T GOING TO GET A TICKET.
I JUST WONDER IF THEY KICK IT OVER THERE AND WE HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE TRASH CANS, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS HAVE A VERY, VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.
SO YEAH, I KNOW IT'S BEEN LIKE REALLY INCONVENIENT.
WE ALL, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT SOMETIMES TOO, WE JUST HAVE TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
IF YOU'RE AN EMPTY-NESTER AND YOUR TRASH CAN IS LIKE A QUARTER FULL
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AND HE LIVED BY A FAMILY OFFER UP SOME OF THE SPACE IN YOUR TRASH CAN.IT'S LIKE, IT'S NOT THAT HARD.
SO I KNOW THIS IS REALLY INCONVENIENT, BUT YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE REALLY WORSE.
SO JUST TRY TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR, SHERRY SPACE IN THE TRASHCAN.
THE CITY DID A GREAT JOB DEPLOYING THE 40 YARD BEEN THERE TODAY.
AND LET'S JUST GET THROUGH, I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.
WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE INFORMATION AS WE GET, IT WILL BE PUT ON THE WEBPAGE, RIGHT.
SO THIS ONE IS TALKING TO BE SURPRISED SOON AS WE GET SOMETHING POSITIVE, THAT INFORMATION WILL GO OUT, CORRECT? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND AGAIN, I, I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CONTRACT, WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS RIGHT NOW, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
I'M GOING TO, UH, SAFETY UPDATES.
I THINK I JUST HAD A FEW HOLIDAY REMINDERS, UM, JUST FOR SOME OF THE FACILITY CLOSURES.
SO THANK YOU COUNSEL AND MR. CITY MANAGER, UM, JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAYS.
NEXT WEEK, THAT CITY HALL PASSPORT SERVICES WILL BE CLOSED THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST AND APPOINTMENTS WILL RESUME JANUARY 3RD.
THERE WILL BE NO STREET SWEEPING CITATIONS DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD BEGINNING NEXT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23RD, UM, AND ENFORCEMENT WILL RESUME JANUARY 3RD, CITY HALL AND CITY YARD WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING DECEMBER 24TH AND REOPENED ON JANUARY 3RD AND CITY RECREATION FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 24TH AND 25TH AND DECEMBER 31ST AND JANUARY 1ST.
AND THAT COMPLETES MY BI REPORT.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]
UPDATES, UH, POLICE CHIEF, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT TWO RECENT SUCCESS STORIES THAT WE HAD ON JULY 25TH, UH, 2021.WE HAD TWO SUSPECTS STEAL OVER $1,500 IN MERCHANDISE FROM COSTCO.
DO YOU CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATION OUR STATION? DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED BOTH SUBJECTS WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED LAST TUESDAY ON DECEMBER 7TH AND BOOKED INTO JAIL FOR GRANT THEFT.
BOTH SUBJECTS WERE ON PROBATION AT THE TIME OF THEIR ARREST.
NOVEMBER 21ST, 2021, A BUFFALO WILD WINGS EMPLOYEE WAS PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY A SUSPECT WHO BRANDISHED A FIREARM DURING THE ATTACK THROUGH CONTINUED INVESTIGATION STATION DETECTIVES IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT WHO WAS ARRESTED THIS MORNING AND THE FIREARM USED IN THE ASSAULT WAS ALSO RECOVERED.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT WE HAVE OUR TOY DRIVE BOXES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR TWO MORE DAYS, AT WHICH TIME WE'LL COLLECT THE BOXES AND UNWRAPPED TOYS, WHICH WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY DURING THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT TOY DRIVE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, BEGINNING AT 5:00 PM AT THE CHINO HILLS STATION.
THAT'S ALL I, UH, GOOD EVENING.
UM, MAYOR MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, AS EVERY, UM, SEASON HAS A DIFFERENT ELEMENT WHEN IT COMES TO WEATHER.
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY OF A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS VERY, VERY WET TODAY.
UH, IT WAS VERY COLD AND, UH, SO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE DRIVING.
UH, WE, WE DID RESPOND TO A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, SO BE CAUTIOUS WHILE YOU'RE OUT THERE DRIVING.
THE OTHER PIECE ABOUT TODAY WAS, WAS, WAS THE WIND.
AND I SAW A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TREES DOWN AND THIS WILL ALSO BRING WIRES.
SO BE HYPERVIGILANT WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE, UH, BE MINDFUL.
WE DO HAVE OUR WASHES THAT COME THROUGH OUR CITY AND THOSE CAN BE VERY, VERY DANGEROUS AREAS, UH, TO BE, UM, AGAIN, I DID MENTION THAT IT WAS COLD.
UH, IT MADE SURE THAT USING PROPER HEATING ELEMENTS, UH, WHEN YOU'RE, YOU'RE WARMING YOUR HOUSES, UH, WE'RE GETTING INTO THE SEASON OF, OF, OF USING, UH, LOGS AND, UH, JUST MAKE SURE THAT USING THE PROPER, UH, HEATING, UH, TECHNIQUES AND ELEMENTS, UM, AS YOU'RE, UH, WARMING YOUR LIVING SPACES, UM, UH, AS FAR AS THE FIRE DISTRICT GROWS, WE WILL BE CLOSED BOTH CHRISTMAS EVE, CHRISTMAS DAY, NEW YEAR'S EVE, NEW YEAR'S DAY.
AND, UH, WE'RE VERY, VERY, VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE, UH, TOMORROW AND INVITE EVERYBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY LIKE TO COME OUT AS OUR 20TH YEAR OF OUR MAKE A CHILD SMILE.
UH, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE, UH, THOSE THAT ARE LESS PRIVILEGED THAN US.
UM, IT'S A, IT'S A NEAT EXPERIENCE TO WALK WITH.
UM, SOME YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH WALMART, UH, ONE OF OUR PARTNERS AND THEY'RE PICKING OUT, UM, ITEMS FOR THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
UM, SO IT'S A VERY, IF YOU HAVEN'T PARTICIPATED AND WOULD LIKE TO COME ON OUT, UM, IT'S A VERY, UH, UNIQUE EVENT AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HOST IT AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
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THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO GO TO COUNCIL REPORTS.SEE, I AM, YOU DID HAVE A MEETING THIS MORNING.
UM, I DID NOT BRING MY VACCINATION CERTIFICATE, WHICH I NEEDED, SO I HAD TO GO BACK HOME.
SO I DID GO BACK TO THE WOMAN'S ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AND THEY WERE WORKING ON A PROJECT, THE AUDIO VIDEO, THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS THAT THAT PROJECT HAS DONE.
COVID SHOT INMATES, 86% EMPLOYEES, 80% CAL CITY'S, LATINO CAUCUS, NO REPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
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WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT AC A SEVEN, AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH PROPERTY RIGHTS.AND THERE'S AN INITIATIVE THAT WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD NEXT YEAR.
AND AT THIS TIME WE TOOK NO POSITION, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OUR OPTIONS AS SPEECH CTA.
UH, WE REAPPOINTED MRS. CYNTHIA MORAN TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEAR TERM EXPIRING IN TWO YEARS.
UH, WE DID AN RFP FOR AERO MAINTENANCE FACILITY, HYDROGEN FUEL UPGRADE PROJECT, UM, GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE.
WE ESTABLISHED A FREE SCHEDULE OR FEE SCHEDULE FOR USE OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS.
WE ALSO WENT OVER A BUDGET SCHEDULE FOR 20 22, 20 23.
WE IMPLEMENTED AN ENERGY ENERGY NETWORK, INCLUDING RIVERSIDE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
AND RIGHT NOW THAT'S ESTABLISHED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
WE WILL NOW TAKE CHARGE OF THAT AND INLAND ENERGY NETWORK.
THOSE ARE MY REPORTS GOING TO MY RIGHT, MR. VICE MAYOR, MR. ROGERS.
COUPLE OF THINGS ACTUALLY HAVE TO, TO REPORT ON ONE IS CHINO BASIN TO ASSAULT HER AUTHORITY OR CDA.
ON DECEMBER 2ND, WE HAD A FAIRLY LIGHT AGENDA, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT A PROBLEM, PROPERTY, DEDICATION, OR QUICK CLAIM ON A PIPELINE PROJECT IN EAST VAIL.
WE HAD ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR AND WE HAD DID IT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE COMING YEAR.
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR CDA AND THAT'S IT FOR CDA.
ALSO, WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING LAST WEEK FOR WFA OR WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
AND IT WAS, UH, JUST A QUICK ONE ITEM AND HAVING TO DO WITH CHLORINE AT WHICH WHAT WE USE TO GET TO, TO CLEANSE THE STATE WATER.
UH, AND THE PRICES HAVE GONE UP BIG TIME.
SO OUR, OUR, OUR DIRECTOR, UM, OUR GENERAL MANAGER WANTED TO, UM, ADJUST THE PRICING.
WE SPEND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON CHLORINE.
AND SO HE WANTED TO DO A, A QUICK UPDATE ON THE COST AND APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD.
SO THOSE ARE MY TWO WATER REPORTS.
WELCOME COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
YES, THIS IS A VERY EASY TONIGHT.
UH, CHINO VALLEY, INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT.
THE CHIEF MENTIONED, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON, UH, TOMORROW'S EVENT FOR MAKE A CHILD SMILE, SMILE, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BREAKFAST AT EIGHT 30 IN THE MORNING.
THERE'S A VOLUNTEER BRIEFING AT NINE 15, AND THEN THE EVENT, UH, UH, STARTS AT NINE 30.
AND YOU REALLY, IT'S SUCH A COOL SIGHT.
SEEING THE SCHOOL BUSES BEING ESCORTED IN BY, YOU KNOW, RED LIGHTS AND SIREN AND SEEING THE KIDS HOW EXCITED THEY ARE.
ONE STORY I HEARD ABOUT, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST YEAR.
UH, THE, THESE KIDS NEVER HARDLY EVER BUY ANYTHING FOR THEMSELVES.
THEY'RE ALWAYS BUYING SOMETHING FOR SIBLINGS.
THIS ONE LITTLE GIRL BOUGHT A BIKE, SO HER DAD WOULDN'T HAVE TO WALK TO WORK.
SO MAYBE WE CAN START TO GET IT AS WELL.
MY NEXT REPORT IS FOR CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
YOU HEARD ZEB A GREAT REPORT TONIGHT, AND ZEV IS DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS.
AND I WOULD AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT WHAT, UH, THE CHAMBER OFFICES LOOK LIKE.
THEY'RE, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDING, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OLD ON THE INSIDE AS WELL.
AND THEY PRETTY MUCH SCRIPTED OUT.
SO YEAH, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM OUT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
UM, JUST ONE THING, GIVEN IT'S KIND OF LATE, UM, JONATHAN, PLEASE PASS ALONG TO YOUR STAFF.
WHAT A GREAT JOB THE BOAT PARADE WAS THIS YEAR.
UM, THE FACT THAT THE PHONE LIGHT UP THINGS THAT THEY HANDED OUT TO EVERYONE, I'M ASSUMING THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS, CHIEF, SO GREAT JOB, AND EVERYONE HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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JUST A MINUTE.UH, LIKEWISE, THE BOOK PARADE WAS WONDERFUL.
THE WEATHER COOPERATED IT WASN'T NEAR AS COLD AS WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.
UM, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE MORE CANDY FOR THE YOUNG MARINES TO HAND OUT.
I WAS LOOKING BACK AT THE ONE THAT WAS WALKING NEXT TO OUR CAR.
AND BY THE TIME SHE HAD JUST BARELY MADE THE CORNER ONTO PEYTON NEAR THE MORMON CHURCH.
UH, NOBODY HAD TOLD HER SHE NEEDED TO PACE.
SO I KEPT DOING A SHOUT OUT TO OUR YOUNG MARINES AS WE WERE GOING DOWN AND PEOPLE WERE GOING, WHY ARE THEY THERE? THEY'RE NOT HANDING OUT CANDY.
YOU KNOW, SO THE PEOPLE ON THE FAR END OF THE PARADE, THEY GOT STIFFED WHEN IT CAME TO CANDY, GOT HANDOUTS, BUT, UM, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF TIMES, THANK YOU TO QUANTIS CLUB.
AND I THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT ALLOWED US, UH, RIDES IN THE PARADE.
AND YES, THIS IS A, THIS, THIS IS A CHRISTMAS SEASON.
UM, I I'M A CHRISTIAN, SO I'M GOING TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS, UH, AND DO NOT FORGET THAT JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON, BUT ALSO TO ALL OTHER FACE, WHETHER IT'S KWANZAA OR,
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UH, I'M TRYING TO THINK, UM, HANUKKAH, HANUKKAH, OR ANY OTHER FAITH THAT YOU HAPPEN TO PRACTICE, YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS YOU ALL.AND MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AND A VERY PROSPEROUS 2022, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, IT CAN'T GET MUCH WORSE, SO IT'S GOT TO BE BETTER.
SO LET'S, LET'S HOPE THAT I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
UH, JUST WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR BEING DILIGENT WITH LOW SERRANO'S PARK AND THE RESURFACING FOR THE MATERIAL THAT THEY HAD UNDERNEATH THE PLAYGROUND.
WE HAD SOME MAIN NOT MAINTENANCE, UH, WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HAPPENING.
SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT GET DONE.
THANK YOU AGAIN, THE BOAT PARADE WAS WONDERFUL.
GLAD TO GLAD TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE.
IT WAS REALLY JUST KIND OF NICE.
UH, IT'S NICE TO SEE THINGS OPENING BACK UP AND WITH THAT, JUST HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, THEY SAY YES.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF STAFF HAD A TRANSITIONAL YEAR THIS YEAR.
AND A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS TOOK OVER FROM SOMEONE THAT HAD LEFT OUR CITY STAFF.
SO ALBERT AND MIKE ADAMS, ESPECIALLY PLUS THE TEAM IN GENERAL, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO I MET WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS.
IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY RETURNING TO A LITTLE MORE NORMALCY.
WE KEEP SAYING THAT, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE REALITY WAS GREAT.
MY WIFE KEPT SAYING, ISN'T IT GREAT FOR US TO BE BACK AS WE WERE CRUISING ALONG ON OUR, ON OUR CAR, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY.
SO THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE.
UH, CONGRATULATIONS BRIAN ON A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR AS MAYOR.
YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND I'VE TOLD YOU THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO THERE'S NOTHING NEW ON THAT OTHER THAN I APPRECIATE.
AND I, I SHOULD ALSO JUST THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THE KINDNESS FOR OLIVIA AND THE KIDS.
THAT WAS VERY NICE TO SEE THOSE FLOWERS.
UH, I WOULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM KURT HAGMAN.
SOME OF THE LITTLE HIGH FIVE WITH AN EASTER BUNNY HERE.
I WAS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT WATER CONSERVATION, BUT I THINK I'LL DEFER BECAUSE IT'S, UH, IT'S AFTER 10 AND IT RAINED ALL DAY.
SO IT'S PROBABLY NOT TO TALK ABOUT IT, BUT I AM GOING TO GO A LITTLE DEEPER ON WATER CONSERVATION, MAYBE OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR, BUT PAPER PETER, PLEASE TELL THE PEOPLE THAT HAD THEIR SPRINKLERS STILL ON TO TURN THEM OFF.
I MEAN, KNOW, IT'S FRUSTRATING TO DRIVE BY PROPERTIES.
YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE CITY 200 CONTROLLER PROGRAM.
THAT'S THAT'S WEB ENABLED MONITORING.
I'M GLAD WE HAVE A PLAN B IN PLACE FOR TRASH.
THEY WERE ASKING WHAT'S THE CITY'S PLAN.
AND THERE WE HAVE AT LEAST THAT WE THINK A NICE ALTERNATIVE AND THEN HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYBODY.
ALL RIGHT, PETER, THANK YOU REAL QUICK.
I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF EMAILS.
A MATTER OF FACT, WE GOT ONE, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ABOUT ONE 20 IN THE MORNING AND WE RESPONDED BACK ABOUT 1 30, 1 40 IN THE MORNING.
NEXT DAY, WE CAME UP WITH A PLAN OF ACTION THERE AT THE COMMUNITY PARK.
PUBLIC WORKS, CITY MANAGER FOR MOVING FORWARD ON THAT.
UH, BRIAN, IT WAS A PLEASURE THIS PAST YEAR.
YOU AS MAYOR, I'VE LEARNED A LOT, SO HOPEFULLY I'LL DO A GOOD JOB.
I APPRECIATE YOU WERE A GREAT VICE MAYOR.
AND THEN AS FAR AS THE BEAUPRE DAY, THANK YOU STAFF, UH, UM, AND COMMUNITY FOR ATTENDING.
UM, I LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY SEES INGREDIENTS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
UM, NOW I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING IN TRIBUTE IN HONOR, OF THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH, PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEAS THAT HAD MADE THAT HAS MADE THIS COUNTRY.