[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
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[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
WE COULD PLEASE STAND UP FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND SHARON, CAN YOU LEAD US READY AGAIN? AND IF YOU[ INVOCATION: Father Joseph Pilotin, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church]
COULD PLEASE STAY STANDING, PLEASE.FATHER JOSEPH VOCATION, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, SHARON FATHER, JOSEPH, THE VOCATION.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS, JESUS SAYS BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
BLESSED ARE THEY WHO MOURN FOR? THEY WILL BE COMFORTED.
BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY WILL INHERIT THE LAND.
BLESSED ARE THEY WHO HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR THEY WILL BE SATISFIED.
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL FOR, THEY WILL BE SHOWN MERCY LESSER.
THE CLEAN OF HEART FOR THEY WILL SEE GOD BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR, THEY WILL BE CALLED CHILDREN OF GOD.
BLESSED ARE THEY WHO ARE PERSECUTED FOR THE SAKE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR THEIRS IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
BLESSED ARE YOU WHEN THEY INSULT YOU AND PERSECUTE YOU AND OTHER, EVERY KIND OF EVIL AGAINST YOU, FALSELY BECAUSE OF ME REJOICE AND BE GLAD FOR YOUR REWARD WILL BE GREAT IN HEAVEN.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US.
ALTHOUGH, OFTENTIMES WE ARE UNWORTHY OF THEM.
YOU GRANT US YOUR BLESSING SIDE OF LOVE AND GENEROSITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER WITH THE LEADERS OF OUR BELOVED CITY, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, THEY ARE GIFTS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THEIR POSITIONS ARE YOUR GIFTS TO THEM.
THE DAY WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS, WE BREAK THE YOU FOR PEACE.
OUR RECENT TIMES HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH CATASTROPHES ONE AFTER ANOTHER, OUR HEARTS ARE TROUBLED.
GRANT IS A PIECE THAT YOU OFFER US CONTINUALLY.
CONSTANTLY REMIND US THAT PEACEMAKERS ARE BLESSED.
MAY YOUR VOICE RESOUND IN THE HEARTS OF ALL.
AS YOU CALL US TO FOLLOW THE PATH OF RECONCILIATION AND PEACE AND TO BE MERCIFUL AS YOU ARE MERCIFUL, DO YOU ENTRUST ALL FAMILIES AND PRAY THAT THEY MAY NEVER YIELD TO DISCOURAGEMENT AND DESPAIR, BUT BECOME HERALDS OF NEW HOPE TO ONE ANOTHER.
IN THIS CHALLENGING TIME, MAY YOU CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ALL OF US, THE ONENESS OF HEART AND MIND TO WORK GENEROUSLY FOR THE COMMON GOOD TO RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF EVERY PERSON AND THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS WHICH HAVE THEIR ORIGIN IN THE IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD IMPRESSED UPON EVERY HUMAN BEING GRANT ETERNAL REST.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED, ESPECIALLY IN THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND QUICK RECOVERY TO THE WOUNDED, MAY THEY BE GIVEN PEACE AND HOPE THAT ALL SHALL BE WELL THROUGH YOUR GRACE THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD.
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
[1. INTRODUCTION - New Employees: Jacob Velasco, Community Services Coordinator I, Community Services Department; Leticia Medina, Senior Account Technician, Finance Department; Tristen Cruz, Engineering Technician, Richard Rodriguez, Maintenance Worker I, and Christopher Zavala, Maintenance Worker I, Public Works Department]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES.JACOB VELAZCO LETICIA MEDINA, CHRISTIAN CRUZ, RICHARD RODRIGUEZ, AND CHRISTOPHER'S ABBALLA WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, OUR, OUR CHINO HILLS TEAM HAS GROWN
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TREMENDOUSLY AS WE WELCOMED FIVE NEW EMPLOYEES IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE EACH NEW EMPLOYEE.
FIRST OF ALL, JACOB VELAZCO JACOB.
JACOB, DO YOU HAVE A RELATIVE NAMED GUS BY ANY CHANCE? SANTA FE SPRINGS.
YOU DON'T SEE THAT LAST NAME A WHOLE LOT.
WELL LET ME, LET ME SAY GUS WAS OUR MAYOR IN SANTA FE SPRINGS WHEN I WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNION.
SO I WAS HOPING I COULD LOOK INTO THAT.
IT'S PROBABLY RELATED TO YOU SOMEWHERE FIRST.
LET'S WELCOME OUR NEW COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR.
JACOB JOINED US WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PARKS AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT FROM THE NORTHERN UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
HE HAS 10 YEARS OF RECREATION EXPERIENCE FROM WORKING FOR BOTH THE CITY OF CHINO AND DIAMOND BAR.
JACOB STARTED AS PART-TIME RECREATION LEADER IN CHINO AND HAS SINCE BECOME A RECREATION COORDINATOR, OVERSEEING VARIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENTS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME JACOB.
AND THEY DO HAVE A PIN FOR YOU.
OUR NEW SENIOR ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN, THE TISHA MEDINA PRIOR TO JOINING US, HE HAS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE.
LETICIA SPENT NINE YEARS WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WELCOMED, COMPLETING HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AT CAL STATE FULLERTON.
WHERE'D IT GO? CYNTHIA WRIGHT ALUMNI.
HE'S PROBABLY TEXTING RIGHT NOW.
SO LETICIA THAT STARTED HER CAREER WORKING AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND EVENT PLANNER FOR A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, PASADENA, YOU WORKING BEFORE WORKING FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR AS A BILLING OR COORDINATING GILLAN COORDINATOR.
LETICIA HAS ONE DAUGHTER WHO WILL BE GRADUATING FROM CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU SHOULD BE IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH TISHA.
CONGRATULATIONS NOW, CHRISTIAN CRUISE NEXT.
LET ME INTRODUCE OUR NEW ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN.
TRYSTING CREWS CHOOSE TO AND GREW UP IN CHINO HILLS AND ATTENDED UW CALS IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
WHEN CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, WHILE WORKING TO COMPLETE HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AT CAL POLY POMONA, HE SPENT ALMOST FIVE YEARS IN RETAIL, TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
TRISTIAN DEMS STARTED HIS CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHEN HE BEGAN WORKING FOR AN ENGINEERING CONSULTANT OF MUNICIPALITY IN 2021, BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO AN ASSOCIATE ENGINEER.
IN HIS SPARE TIME, TRISHA, HE ENJOYS THE OUTDOORS TO TALK PHOTOGRAPHY.
PETER COOKING AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS LOVED ONES.
WELCOME CHRISTIAN FIANCE OR WIFE OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
HEY, NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, RICHARD RODRIGUEZ AND CHRISTOPHER SAVALA LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
RICHARD RODRIGUEZ CHRISTOPHER'S IS THE BALL.
BOTH OF THEM JOINED DUE TO SPARKED INTEREST IN THE WATER DIVISION WITHIN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
AS I ENSURE THE TWO OF YOU KNOW, WATER IS HIGH PRIORITY IN OUR CITY AND WE COULDN'T BE HAPPIER TO HAVE THE INTERVIEW.
INDIVIDUALS WHO FIND PASSION IN THEIR, IN THEIR CAREER ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
I WANT TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO OUR BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL CITY.
BUT BEFORE THAT, LET ME GIVE YOU YOUR PMS. THERE YOU GO.
SO WE STILL COME CHINO DO YOU REMEMBER ME FROM STUDENTS? WE CAN NEVER RIGHT ANSWER.
[2. PRESENTATION - COVID Recovery Overview of Commercial Business]
ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF THE COVID RECOVERY OVERVIEW OF COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES BY ERIC WESTIN, J L L MANAGING DIRECTOR.IT'S GREAT TO SEE EACH ONE OF YOU.
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THAT'S GOOD.SO WE'RE UM, SO ON AND I GUESS THE GOOD SIDE OF COVID RECOVERY THAT WE'RE ALL HERE TODAY.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN IN GENERAL FOR BUSINESSES? SO ONE INDICATION IS FOOT TRAFFIC.
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING BACK TO THE RESTAURANTS, TO RETAILERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THIS, THESE ARE ACTUAL DATA, NOT JUST ESTIMATES.
AND IT'S BASED UPON THESE LITTLE DEVICES THAT WE ALL CARRY AROUND.
UM, COMPANIES ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION, NOT NECESSARILY WHO GOES, WHERE, BUT IN GENERAL TERMS, WHICH, WHO WERE COMING FROM A CERTAIN AREA TO A SPECIFIC RESTAURANT OR A SPECIFIC RETAILER.
AND ON AVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE'RE BACK TO 89%.
BUT IF YOU'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GRAPH, THE BLUE LINE BEING TIED TO THE DATES BELOW THE GRAY LINE, BEING EXACTLY TWO YEARS EARLIER, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT BACK TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR, WE WERE BACK TO A HUNDRED PERCENT.
WE WERE BACK TO PRE COVID FOOT TRAFFIC, TO ALL OUR RESTAURANTS AND RETAILERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND THEN BECAUSE OF OMNICOM, WE TOOK A LITTLE DIP, BUT I'M CONFIDENT IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR IT, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BACK TO PRE COVID LEVELS, PROBABLY EXCEEDING THOSE AT THIS POINT, IF YOU TAKE IT, KIND OF BREAK IT DOWN FURTHER, OKAY.
WHERE IS THAT TRAFFIC? IT'S NOT UNIFORMED THROUGHOUT ALL RETAIL AND RESTAURANTS, UH, GROCERIES HAVE DONE VERY WELL.
UH, PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAD A GROCERY OUTLET OPEN UP DURING COVID, WHICH HELPED THOSE NUMBERS, HOME IMPROVEMENT.
AND WE HAVE WENT TO THOSE STORES MORE OFTEN.
AND THE FLIP SIDE, WE'RE NOT GOING IN FITNESS FACILITIES LIKE WE USED TO AND STILL BOWLING MOVIE THEATERS, AREN'T BACK PRE COVID LEVELS, OBVIOUSLY WITH MOVIE THEATER BECAUSE HOLLYWOOD ISN'T PRODUCING THE MOVIES LIKE THEY USED TO AT LEAST NOT YET.
UM, ONE IMPORTANT NOTE ON THIS SLIDE IS THE SUPERSTORES SUPERSTORES INCLUDES IN THIS CASE, BIG LOTS AND OBVIOUSLY BIG LOSS CLOSED GOT REPLACED BY GROCERY OUTLETS.
THE OTHER ONE IS HIGHER, BUT I THINK IF YOU LOOK BETWEEN SUPERSTORES AND GROCERIES, THE AVERAGE 100%, SO IT WE'RE JUST SHIFTED FROM ONE CATEGORY TO THE NEXT TO THE NEXT, ANOTHER INDICATOR OF HARBOR COMING OUT OF COVID IS TOURISM OR, OR PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING OUTSIDE CHINO HILLS TO VISIT THE TOWN EITHER FOR THE DAY OR TO STAY OVERNIGHT.
AND WE'RE EXCEEDING PRE COVID LEVELS BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM, FROM THE GRAPHS AHEAD OF YOU.
WE, AGAIN, BLUE BEING TIED TO THE DATES BELOW GRAY BEING TWO YEARS EARLIER FROM EACH RESPECTIVE DATE, WE DROPPED TO, UM, GOING INTO COVID, BUT HAVE RECOVERED EXPONENTIALLY SINCE, AND, UH, SAID WE'RE WE'RE WAY ABOVE AVERAGE AND KIND OF BREAKING DOWN THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
UM, THE BLUE BEING PEOPLE ARE COMFORT, LEAST 50 MILES, BUT NO FURTHER THAN 150.
AND THEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME FROM 150 MILES AWAY, AND WE'RE A TOURIST DESTINATION.
PEOPLE COME HERE FROM, FROM GRANT LENGTHS AND I THINK WE HAVE THE HOTELS TO BACK IT UP.
SO I THINK THEY WILL TELL IF THEY'VE OPENED UP AND ARE DOING WELL, UM, IS AN INDICATION OF IT, IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE GETTING OUR STATISTICS IS FROM OUR HOTEL, LOCAL HOTELS, HOW YOU'RE VIEWING THIS DATA HERE, AS WELL AS THE SAME AS WITH THE RETAIL FOOT TRAFFIC.
IT'S ACTUALLY BASED UPON OUR CELL PHONES, SO WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING.
BUT FROM, FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH JOANNE, I BELIEVE OUR, OUR SALES TAX NUMBERS FOR THE HOTELS ARE, ARE STRONG AS WELL.
SO I THINK THAT'S A SECOND COMBINATION OF JUST THAT.
AND THE LAST SLIDE HERE ON FOOT TRAFFIC IS JUST KIND OF SHOWING THE ENTIRE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE RECOVERY HAS BEEN UNIFORMED THROUGHOUT THIS ONE REGION.
THAT'S REALLY DOING BETTER THAN, THAN ANOTHER.
SO ANOTHER INDICATION OF HOW WE HAVE FEAR THROUGH COVID IS THE VACANCIES IN OUR RETAIL SPACE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND SO YOU HAVE BOTH VACANCY AND AVAILABILITY, VACANCY BEING SPACED THAT'S ACTUAL VACANT AVAILABILITY IS THAT PLUS SPACE THAT MAY BE OCCUPIED, BUT THAT THE LANDLORD IS MARKETING FOR, FOR, IT MAY BE.
UM, WE HAD, UH, THROUGHOUT COVID THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS DONE VERY WELL.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE GRASS.
WE HAD SOME, A SPIKE BACK IN, IN 15, WHEN BONDS MERGED WITH ALBERTSONS, WE HAD A SPIKE WHEN TOYSRUS CLOSED, BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD A SPY DURING
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COVID.AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT INDICATION OF HOW THE RETAIL END CHINO HILLS IS, IS SOLID.
AND THE VACANCY WE DO HAVE IS PRIMARILY WITHIN FOUR SHOPPING CENTERS AND KIND OF DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO THOSE RIGHT NOW.
HOW DOES OUR VACANCY COMPARE WITH LIKE SURROUNDING CITIES? ARE WE AVERAGE MORE OR LESS? WE'RE SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.
AND SO WE HAVE SPENT SIGNIFICANT TIME ANALYZING IT.
AND AS PART OF THAT ANALYZE, WE CAME UP WITH, HEY, IT'S REALLY JUST FOR SHOPPING CENTERS.
IT'S IT'S COMMENTS, IT'S CROSSROADS AT SOME AT, AT THE SHOPS.
AND THEN WE HAD SOME SIGNIFICANT VACANCY AT THE GROCERY OUTLET SHOPPING CENTER AS WELL.
AND IF WE GET THOSE FOUR KIND OF IMPROVED, THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE.
EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY IS DOING VERY WELL.
AND THESE FOUR SHOPPING CENTERS JUST HAVE THEIR OWN REASONS FOR WHY, UM, STARTING WITH THE SHOPS AND THE SHOPS HAD SOME RESTAURANTS GO OUT THE BEGINNING OF COVID, BUT AS SOON AS THOSE RESTAURANTS LEFT IMMEDIATELY, AS, AS WE CAN ALL SEE FROM GOING UP THE STREET, THOSE HAVE BEEN REFILLED WITH SOME VERY EXCITING CONCEPTS FROM SILVER LAKE RAMEN TO URBAN FISH TACOS, TO KLATCH COFFEE, ALL BEST OF CLASS CONCEPTS ARE DOING WELL.
AND I THINK JUST HELPS CREATE THAT CULINARY DESTINATION FOR, FOR CHINO HILLS FASHION GENERAL.
HASN'T DONE THAT WELL IN, IN COVID, UM, AS EXAMPLE H AND M CLOSED, BUT THE OWNERSHIP HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN KIND OF KEEPING THAT GOING.
THERE'S ALREADY A STRONG CANDIDATE THAT'S IN NEGOTIATIONS TO REPLACE THEM, AND THEN HOPE WILL BE IN POSITION TO, TO ANNOUNCE THAT SOON AS MENTIONED, WE HAD THE GROCERY OUTLET OPENER DURING COVID, AND ALONG WITH THAT, NOW WE HAVE A RILEY THAT RECEIVED THEIR PERMITS FOR, FOR THE OLD BATTING CAGES.
AND THEN THERE'S A BREWERY COMING INTO THE OLD PUB AS WELL.
UM, WE'VE BEEN VERY SENSITIVE TO THE NEIGHBORS AND KIND OF CREATING THE BEST DESTINATION WE CAN.
AND WITH THIS, THE RATE IS KIND OF THE AVERAGE RATIO.
THERE'S A SMALL VACANCY LEFT THE OLD DRY CLEANING AGENCY, AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY CASH WILL BE OF COVID WITH US WORKING FROM HOME DRESSING DIFFERENTLY, DRY CLEANERS IN GENERAL, HAVEN'T DONE AS WELL, BUT THERE'S ALREADY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INTEREST IN THAT SPACE AS WELL, AND DO EXPECT IT TO BE LEASED SOON.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF VACANCY WITHIN THE CITY IS AT THE CROSSROADS.
AND IT'S BEEN A KEY FOCUS OF US AND THANKS TO OWNERSHIP AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEABURY, UM, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT ACQUISITION AND PROCESS RIGHT NOW FOR EVERYTHING SHADED IN RED.
SO BASICALLY ALL THE VACANT SPACE AT THE SHOPPING CENTER, UH, SHOULD THIS HAPPEN? AND IF IT DOES, IT SHOULD HAPPEN THIS YEAR, IT WILL ALLOW COSTCO TO EXPAND AND CREATE A DESTINATION THAT WILL BE A STRONG GENDER TAX GENERATOR FOR THE CITY, FOR, FOR DECADES TO COME.
THERE ARE ALSO PLANS IN PLACE TO FILL THEIR MEANING VACANCY AS WELL WITH SPECIFIC TENANTS AND USERS.
SO I FORESEE OVER THE NEXT YEAR THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES HERE AT THE CROSSROADS, JUST REAL FAST, PERTAINING TO THE NEW OWNER.
WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO FINALIZE THE, I WOULD EXPECT THAT TO BE FINALIZED HERE BY MID TO LATE SUMMER.
AND LASTLY, THE COMMENTS AT CHINO HILLS, ONE THING I CAN PUT A HAND ON A BIBLE AND SAY, THERE'S NO LACK OF INTEREST IN BEING AT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND BEING IN CHINO HILLS EVERY WEEK, WE TALKED TO A DIFFERENT MAJOR OPERATOR ABOUT BEING HERE AND OUR OBSTACLES ARE NOT TENANT INTEREST.
UM, THE ANCHORS AT THE SHOPPING CENTER HAS SOME VERY RESTRICTIVE EXCLUSIVES THAT PREVENT OTHER USERS FROM, FROM COMING IN.
AND THERE'S ALSO SOME SIGNIFICANT OWNERSHIP EXPECTATIONS ON WHAT ANY NEW TENANT THAT WILL LOCATE HERE NEEDS TO DO AGREE TO.
SO WE'RE KIND OF MANEUVERING BETWEEN THOSE TWO AND WORKING TO, TO GET THE BEST USERS FOR THE CITY.
I KNOW LA LOWE'S HAD BLOCKED POTENTIAL TENANT BECAUSE OF SOME YEAH.
IT'S CONCERN TAKEN AWAY THEIR SALES, RIGHT? SO IT MUST BE TOUGH TO TRY TO FIND SOMEONE IN THE CENTRAL , BUT IT'S, IT'S A IT'S, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH A PRETTY LARGE SPACE AND ALSO THAT IT NEEDS TO LIE.
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IT IS ALSO GROUND UP.IT'S STILL VACANT LAND AND FINDING TENANTS THAT CAN AFFORD TO PAY THE RENT ON THE TERMS THAT ARE REQUIRED IS AN EFFORT, BUT WE'LL KEEP AT IT.
AND WE WORK WITH THE OWNERSHIP WE'RE WORKING WITH.
LOWE'S LOWE'S HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN RECEPTIVE TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE USERS.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY SHOULDN'T BEAR ALL THE BLAME HERE.
ANY MOVEMENT ON OUR EGYPTIAN RESTAURANT? WELL THERE, AND THEY KEEP SAYING, THEY'RE GOING TO GET THAT OPEN.
SO THAT'S IN, THAT'S IN PROCESS AND I HOPE TO HAVE SOME EGYPTIAN FOOD SOONER.
HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN NOW SINCE THEY'VE STARTED CONSTRUCTION FOR THAT SITE? OH GOSH.
UM, I'M GOING TO SAY, YEAH, EASILY, A COUPLE OF YEARS, MAYBE FIVE YEARS.
UM, WHAT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE IS THAT THE OWNERSHIP AND THE DEVELOPER OF THAT RESTAURANT IS IN EGYPT AND HAS OTHER BUSINESS VENTURES.
SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A LOW PRIORITY FOR THEM.
UM, BEFORE COVID THEY WERE INDICATING THEY WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH A RESTAURANT OR GETTING THEIR MENU TOGETHER.
SO WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT, UM, THAT WE'LL PICK UP THE LINE.
I LIKE TO USE FROM UP HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.
IT'S BEEN FOR YEARS BECAUSE IT'S TAKEN SO LONG, IT TOOK LESS TIME TO BUILD THE PYRAMIDS THAN IT IS TO FILL THE, THIS RESTAURANT.
THE PROPERTY OF JASON NORTH OF THIS SHOPPING CENTER.
IS IT THE SAME OWNER? IT'S THE SAME OWNER.
IS THERE ANY PLANS THERE THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THERE? UM, LAST I HEARD THEY WERE IN CONVERSATION WITH A RESIDENTIAL BUILDER, RETAIL, UM, RESIDENTIAL, EXCUSE ME.
SO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE PROPOSED? NO.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET SOUND ABOUT WHERE THE PUMPKIN FARM IS AND YEAH, CORRECT.
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S SUBJECT TO CHINO, CHINO OR SO THEY KNOW THEY HAD PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY AS WELL.
SO MY PREDICTION WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE SOME SOMEWHAT MIXED USE.
I'M SURE THERE'LL BE SOME RETAIL APART AS PART OF IT.
UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHERE ULTIMATELY WILL BE APPROVED OH, FOR CIRCUIT CITY INITIALLY EVAPORATED THEN OF COURSE, JC PENNEY'S CLOSED DOWN.
SO YEAH, THEY'VE, THEY'VE HAD THEIR ISSUES WITH THAT.
UH, WHAT ABOUT THE SOUP PLANTATION, UH, SITE ON THIS PROPERTY? ANY PICKERS THERE? AND WE HAVE THE RESTAURANT, WE KNOW A FEW RESTAURANTS LOOK AT IT.
MOST RESTAURANT WANTS A SPECIFIC LOOK TO THEIR BUILDING AND DON'T SEE A LOT OF VALUE IN, UM, THE, THE SOUPLANTATION IMPROVEMENTS.
SO THE OWNERSHIP WOULD REALLY LIKE TO FIND SOMEONE THAT'S WILLING TO TAKE IT AS IT IS AND UTILIZE WHAT'S THERE TO OBTAIN A HIGHER VALUE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE NEGOTIATIONS.
UM, THE OLD SAM'S BUFFET THAT HAS BEEN LEASED AND THERE WILL BE A NEW RESTAURANT OPENING UP THERE SOON.
DO WE HAVE ANY SITES IN THE CITY THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE SOMEONE LIKE US, A SEAFOOD BROILER? BECAUSE I KNOW THEY'RE BASED OUT OF RIVERSIDE.
THEY TYPICALLY ONLY GO INTO EXISTING SPACES, BUT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTERESTS SHOWN IN THE PUBLIC FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT A NICE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT AND THEY WOULD CLEARLY FIT THE BILL.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FINDING THE PROPER PROPERTY FOR THEM.
I THINK THE, THE BEST OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS JUST, THIS IS THE ONE YOU MENTIONED, IT'S THE PLANTATION.
I THINK FOR THE MOST PART, OTHER RESTAURANT SPACES HAVE HAPPILY, WELL, THAT'S WHY I KIND OF BROUGHT IT UP.
IT JUST MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO PURSUE.
AND THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS ARE RIGHT THERE OFF OF MARKET IN RIVERSIDE.
AND IT'S WELL RECEIVED AND IT'S NOT A HUGE SITE OR EVEN A HUGE PROPERTY.
SO I THINK SPACE-WISE, IT MIGHT, MIGHT BE A CANDIDATE.
SO JUST A SUGGESTION WE MIGHT WANT TO, YOU KNOW, PUT OUT A FEELER TO SEE THAT THEY MIGHT BE INTERESTED.
ERIC, WHAT IS THE PROPOSED PURPLE UM, SPOTS, WHICH IS PROPOSED THE PURPLE? IT SAYS PROPOSED AND THAT'S JUST, THAT'S PROPOSED BUILDINGS.
SO IT'S NOT PR IT'S JUST I'M WORK.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WELL, THAT WAS MY PRESENTATION THIS EVENING.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR, FOR YOUR TIME.
AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EACH ONE OF YOU AGAIN.
OF COURSE, THERE'S A LADY IN OUR COMMUNITY, SYLVIA NASH.
THAT'S BEEN TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF YOU IF YOU COULD MAYBE FOLLOW UP WITH A PHONE CALL.
SO SHE'S REACHED OUT TO YOU GUYS.
[3. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council, whether or not the item appears on the agenda, except testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Please complete and submit to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.]
AGENDA, OUR 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, WHICH 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.[00:25:01]
GEIER BIG SMILE ON MY FACE.IT REALLY TRULY IS WATCHING THE INNER INNER INTERCHANGES BETWEEN THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE GENTLEMEN THAT WAS, THAT WAS GIVING THE PRESENTATION AND SHARP ANSWERS.
AND WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT THE MAPS AND WE'RE ALL LOOKING WHERE WE LIVE AND, AND IT'S ALL MAKING PERFECT SENSE TO US AS IT'S BEING PRESENTED.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL, A WONDERFUL REFLECTION OF, OF HOW YOU DO BUSINESS.
UH, I, I WAS GOING TO, UH, ADDRESS A PROBLEM THAT I THOUGHT WAS A PROBLEM.
AND THEN WHEN I TURNED IN MY, MY, LIKE MY TAG TO, UH, UH, FOR, UH, FOR MAKING, UH, MAKING A COMMENT, UH, IT WAS ABOUT ZOOM CALLS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE DONE.
I UNDERSTAND THE ZOOM CALLS ARE FINISHED AND THAT WE ARE ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY WITH EVERYONE THAT COMES UP TO THIS DAY.
IS IT JUST REALLY RIGHT HERE AND TOGETHER, JUST LIKE WE HAD JUST NOW ARE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM THE CITY AND WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THE FINE JOB FOR US, ALL OF US IN THE CITY ARE, ARE INTERCHANGED, OR THEY CAN LISTEN AND THEN GO WITH WHAT THEY HEAR AND, AND DO, DO SOMETHING GRAND FOR US.
AND I LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, UH, IN CASE SOMEONE WANTS TO COME OUT AND SAY IT, SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
I LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING SOLID THAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SEEING RIGHT NOW.
IT'S A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THE WORLD.
AND YOU AS THE CITY COUNSELOR ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
UM, I WAS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR MYSELF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND A WHOLE NEW WAY OF FIGHTING WITH HELICOPTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND I WAS THERE FOR A TOTAL OF NINE MONTHS AND I GOT TO SEE WHAT THE WAR WAS REALLY LIKE WHERE THE SUFFERING IS AND WHERE THE MISTAKES ARE.
I SAW A FEW, UH, AND WHERE THE VICTORIES ARE AND WHY WE WERE FIGHTING AGAINST COMMUNISM THAT WAS COMING DOWN TO TAKE OVER ANOTHER COUNTRY.
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE WITNESSING.
NOW, THE DIFFERENCE NOW IS THAT THE WAR WAS BEING MISREPORTED THERE.
AND IT MISREPORTED THE VALUE OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER AS OPPOSED TO THE COMMUNIST SOLDIER.
AND IT WAS NOT FORTHCOMING AND TELLING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE EXACTLY WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE, BUT NOW A 10 80 HIGH DEFINITION AND SATELLITE TELEVISION, YOU CAN ALL SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND UNFORTUNATELY YOU'RE SEEING THE FAMILIES AND THE WAY THEY SUFFERED THE WAY GODLESS PEOPLE COME AND GO AFTER THE FAMILIES AND, AND PEOPLE HAVE TO LEAVE BY THE MILLIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, TOWARDS THE END, THE MILLIONS WERE GETTING OUT OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS DOWN TO DOWN TO SAIGON.
AND THE OVERNIGHT, THE COMMUNISTS HAD PUT MIND IN THE STREET, IN THE STREETS WHERE THEY WERE TRYING TO LEAVE THE HIGHLANDS AND THEY WERE BEING KILLED BY THE MINDS THAT THE COMMUNISTS PUT IN, UM, PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF THAT AREA.
AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE AREA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS RIGHT NOW.
I SMEAR ROGERS COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS, SUZETTE THING WITH COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND CHAIRMAN KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE.
I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
FIRST IS SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S COPY WITH HER IN THE CITY OF CHINO IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM.
LOCATION WILL BE AT THE CHINO POLICE DEPARTMENT LOCATED 5, 4, 5, 0 GORDIAN WAY IN CHINO, PLEASE RSVP@SUPERVISORHAGMANNDOTEVENTBRITE.COM AND COME JOIN SUPERVISOR HAGMAN IN PERSON TO HEAR UPDATES AND ASKING QUESTIONS.
SECOND, UM, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MICRO BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF GRANT APPLICATION IS OPENED.
IT OPENED ON FEBRUARY 28 AND WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED BUSINESS OWNERS WITH FIVE OR LESS FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.
AND THEY HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2019 ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR $2,500 FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR A LOCAL PERMIT RENEWALS, UM, PAYMENT OF DEBT ACCRUED BECAUSE OF COVID-19 OR TO PURCHASE A NEW CERTIFIED WITH TREATMENTS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SELECTSBCOUNTY.GOV, OR CALL 9 0 9 3 8 7 3 2 8 6.
AND AS ALWAYS FOR ANY COUNTY RELATED SERVICES OR RESOURCES, PLEASE REACH OUT TO OUR DISTRICT OFFICE,
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UM, AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5.THAT'S THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD.
ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE HAVE ANY, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (8 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.]
CONSENT CALENDAR.I HAVE EIGHT ITEMS. ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANYTHING? NOPE.
[12. Adopt resolution continuing existence of local emergency and provide direction on timing of cessation of Administrative Order No. 1 that permitted temporary patios for restaurants, waived certain fees for special events and temporary banners related to retail businesses, waived fees and limits on number of yard sales, and find that resolution is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act]
NEXT ITEM IS DISCUSSION CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 12, THAT IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION, CONTINUING THE EXISTENCE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON THE TIMING OF CESSATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.NUMBER ONE, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY, COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS, UH, IN ATTENDANCE.
UH, TONIGHT WE WANT TO HAVE A BRIEF HISTORY OF COVID, BUT ALSO WE'RE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON A COUPLE OF ACTIONS THAT WE'VE TAKEN ALONG THE WAY I IT'S IT'S IT'S ODD THAT AT THE SAME TIME, IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY WE STARTED DEALING WITH COVID, BUT IT'S ALSO SEEING LIKE FOREVER.
UM, IT'S BEEN ROUGHLY TWO YEARS, UH, SINCE THE GOVERNOR PROCLAIMED, UH, THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, UH, THE COUNTY DID LIKEWISE A FEW DAYS LATER, UH, WE HAD THE PRESIDENT AND THE CITY COUNCIL ALL WITHIN THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, UH, IN MARCH OF 2020.
UM, SINCE THAT, UH, INITIAL DECLARATION WE'VE BEEN PIVOTING, UH, BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS, UH, PANDEMIC, UM, WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT REALLY IS FOCUSED ON HOW THE CITY HAS MADE, UH, ATTEMPTS TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES AS THEY'VE COPED WITH THE CHALLENGES OF COVID.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, TAKEN A FEW, UH, ACTIONS TO CHANGE, UH, HOW OUR REGULATIONS, UH, AFFECT THESE BUSINESSES, UH, AND WE'VE REPORTED, UH, THOSE CHANGES AS, AS THEY'VE EVOLVED, UM, FOR A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND, UH, RECENTLY, UH, THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, UH, ALLOWED, UH, OR THEY TERMINATED THEIR EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION.
UM, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL CONTINUE, UH, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MASS.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES, UH, THAT, UH, MANY HAVE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ADDITIONAL ACTIONS BEYOND WHAT THE STATE REQUIRED US TO.
UM, HOWEVER, WE DID TAKE ACTIONS TO, UH, LESSEN OUR, UH, CODE REQUIREMENTS SO THAT OUR BUSINESSES COULD ADAPT TO THE, UH, COVID CONCERNS.
UH, THE MECHANISM FOR THAT WAS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER AND A KEY COMPONENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ARE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT.
UH, THAT FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, UH, THE COUNCIL SAW FIT TO RELAX OUR REQUIREMENTS FOR YARD, SALE FEES, UH, TEMPORARY BANNERS AND OTHER, UH, BUSINESS RELATED SPECIAL EVENTS.
UH, WE ALSO IMPLEMENTED AN EXPEDITED REVIEW PROCESS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THOSE ACCOMMODATIONS BECAUSE OF THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND THE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND SO, AS WE CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ISSUING OUR EMERGENCY ORDERS, WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER.
NUMBER ONE IS CONTINGENT ON THOSE EXTENSIONS.
UM, WE ALSO TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND, UH, SEVERAL OF THE PERMITS AND PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT, WHETHER IT'S AT A, A LARGE SCALE OR THE INDIVIDUAL PERMIT A PERSON MAY HAVE AT THEIR HOME.
UM, AT OUR LAST MEETING, WE EXTENDED THESE PERMITS AND PLANNING RELATED ITEMS FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS.
AND THAT'S TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT WHETHER IT'S THROUGH THE CHALLENGES OF FINANCING A PROJECT, OR GETTING A CONSTRUCTION, UH, STAFF, TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE PROJECT, THE COUNCIL WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ACTIVITY DIDN'T STALL AND DIDN'T HAVE THOSE PERMITS EXPIRE.
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THIS WILL CONTINUE ON ITS OWN AUTHORITY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT WE ALLOW OUR EMERGENCY ORDERS TO EXPIRE.WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TONIGHT IS THAT WE CONTINUE THE EXISTENCE OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY, UH, PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT WILL MAINTAIN ALL OF THE, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NUMBER ONE CONDITIONS.
BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO HAVE A DIALOGUE WITH THE COUNCIL AND GET INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.
IF, IF, IF DESIRED, UH, ON WHAT OUR END GAME WOULD BE FOR SOME OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER STEPS THAT WE'VE TAKEN AGAIN, TO POINT OUT ONCE THE LOCAL EMERGENCY EXPIRES, THEN OUR TEMPORARY BANNERS, OUR PATIO AND RESTAURANTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SIX OR SEVEN OF THOSE, UH, JOANNE CURRENTLY, UM, SPECIAL EVENT WAIVERS, WAIVERS OF FEES, ALL OF THOSE WOULD EXPIRE WITH THAT ORDER.
UM, THERE'S A PATH, UH, WHERE WE CONTINUE TO HAVE EMERGENCY ORDERS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THESE BUSINESSES.
UH, THERE'S ALSO A PATH THAT IF WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A LONGTERM, UH, DESIRE TO TAKE THESE, UH, BANNER OR, UH, OR SPECIAL EVENT ACCOMMODATIONS, UH, AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO THE CODE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH THAT AND OPPORTUNITIES.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS BEFORE THE PUBLIC, SHARE IT WITH THE COUNCIL AND GET ANY FEEDBACK YOU'D LIKE TO OFFER ON A TIMING THAT YOU THINK WE WILL CONTINUE TO.
UH, WE BRING THESE BACK EVERY 60 DAYS.
UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE, UH, UH, CONTINUE THE EXISTENCE.
SO THAT WOULD LAST FOR ANOTHER 60 DAYS.
BUT IF YOU HAD SOME THOUGHTS YOU WANTED TO SHARE SO THAT STAFF COULD START MOVING TOWARD ANY, UH, OPTION THAT YOU'D LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR US, AND, UH, I'LL LEAVE IT THERE, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
AND STAFF WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE IT COMES UP TO THE DIOCESE.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WE DO NOT.
I, YOU KNOW, I THINK RIGHT NOW, YEAH, THE ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE FACED WITH.
UM, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING THIS.
I DON'T THINK THAT NECESSARILY 60 DAYS AS WELL.
GOOD ENOUGH, BECAUSE I THINK 60 DAYS FROM NOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE WANTING TO GET IT ANOTHER 60 DAYS.
IT CURRENTLY RAN OUT EFFECTIVELY MARCH 1ST, IF WE DO NOTHING, IS THAT, IS THAT CORRECT? OR COULD, COULD HAVE RUN OUT MARCH 1ST? UH, I DON'T BELIEVE WHEN THIS ROD, DO YOU KNOW WHEN THIS ORDER INTO THE MONTH, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE ESSENTIALLY THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS WHEN THE ORDER WITH THE END OF 60 DAYS, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TERMINATE OR EXTENDED AT THIS POINT.
SO EFFECTIVELY IT'S, IT'S GONE, YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE AN ACTION TO TERMINATE IT, TO SPECIFICALLY TERMINATED OR TO EXTEND IT.
ONE OF THE OTHER, I, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, WE, UH, EXTEND THIS THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, JUNE 30TH, AND THEN SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, UH, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT ARE STILL TRYING TO RAMP BACK UP AND STRIVE TO RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELVES.
UH, THEY STILL CAN'T FIND WORKERS.
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON.
YEAH, THERE MAY BE, WE MAY HAVE TAKEN OFF MASKS, BUT THE PROBLEM HASN'T GONE AWAY YET.
SO I THINK WE SHOULD EXTEND IT AND WE SHOULD EXTEND IT MINIMALLY TO THE END OF JUNE.
UH, MAYBE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRST MEETING OF JUNE AND SEE IF WE NEED TO EXTEND IT FURTHER BEYOND THAT POINT.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION COUNSEL FIGHTERS MIGHT THE, THE CITY'S CODE AND STATE LAW PROVIDE.
IT CAN ONLY BE DONE IN 60 DAYS, INCREMENT INCREMENTS.
NOW THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER ALLOWED THAT 60 DAY DID AWAY WITH THE 60 DAY INCREMENT UNDER STATE LAW, BUT THE CITY'S CODE STILL ONLY HAS A 60 DAYS.
YOU CAN DO A MAXIMUM OF 60 DAYS AND WE CAN BRING IT BACK AT THE END OF THE SECOND MEETING IN MAY, AND THEN YOU CAN LOOK AT IT AGAIN.
THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE WOULD BE CHANGED THE CITY SCOPE CODE, AND THAT WOULD TAKE A WEEKLY DISCUSSION.
OKAY, WELL WITH THAT RESTRICTION, THEN I WOULD SAY LET'S, I WOULD EXTEND IT 60 DAYS, BRING IT BACK AT LEAST ONE MEETING BEFORE THAT, THAT RUNS OUT AND SEE IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAYBE EXTEND THAT 60 DAYS AT A TIME UNTIL IT'S REALLY, WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT IT'S NO LONGER ESSENTIAL.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
UM, BEN OR ROD, DO WE KEEP TRACK OF HOW MANY RESTAURANTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE PATIO DINING STILL? UH, WE DO, I'LL ASK A JOANNE LOMBARDO, OUR COMMUNITY OF ELEMENT DIRECTOR TO COMMENT ON YES.
DURING THE PEAK OF COVID WHEN IN INDOOR DINING WASN'T ALLOWED, THERE WERE, THERE WERE MANY, MAYBE AS MANY AS 20.
UM, NOW WE HAVE SIX REMAINING SIX.
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OKAY.THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION, RAY.
MY ONLY QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE, I GUESS, IN TERMS OF THE WAVING THE YARD SALE FEES, DO WE HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW MANY WE WAIVED DURING THIS TIME? I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE, BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY BRING THAT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
MAYBE IT'S JUST SOMETHING FOR A FUTURE CONSIDERATION.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF STAFF TIME NOW WITH THESE TYPES OF, UH, PERMITS BEING PULLED, SINCE IT'S ALL PRETTY MUCH DONE ONLINE, MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT GETTING RID OF THAT FEE AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT REALLY USING IT, MAYBE SOMETHING JUST TO KEEP ON OUR RADAR.
I WOULD AGREE TO EXTEND AT 60 DAYS AND THEN READ RE-EXAMINE AFTER THAT, SEE IF THERE'S ANY HEALTH ISSUES THAT HAVE RISEN.
WE THOUGHT WE WERE OUT OF THE WOODS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING CAME BACK.
AND THEN WE DISCUSS THIS AGAIN.
AND ROB, IF I'M ON THE TEMPORARY BANNERS THAT DOESN'T EXCLUDE SOMEONE FROM, IF THEY HAVE A BANNER THAT'S IN DISREPAIR FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT, LETTING THEM KNOW THEY NEED TO REMOVE OR REPLACE IT, UH, WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS, COMMUNITY ELEMENT ON THAT ISSUE.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK JOANNE MIGHT LIKE TO COMMENT ABOUT CONTINUING THE BANNER OUT WAIVER, ALLOWING THOSE BANNERS, BUT I THINK SHE MIGHT HAVE SOME COMMENTS.
SO IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE WITH THE BANNERS BECAUSE WHAT CODE ENFORCEMENT USES TO SAY IS THAT BANNER LEGAL OR NOT IS IF IT HAS A PERMIT.
SO THE FACT THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ISSUING PERMITS AND NOT CHARGING ANYTHING, UM, THERE'S BANNERS, A LOT OF BANNERS OUT THERE.
SOME THAT SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED.
SO, UM, FROM OUR STAFF STANDPOINT, THAT MAY BE ONE ITEM THAT YOU MAY WANT TO REMOVE FROM THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF BANNER CLUTTER DURING COVID AND MOST OF ITS ADVERTISING, THINGS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, CIGARETTES OR, OR, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE GAS STATIONS, THINGS THAT REALLY DON'T DON'T NEED TO BE THERE.
THEY'RE NOT REALLY ASSISTING IN BUSINESS.
I'VE BEEN SHARING WITH ROD DIFFERENT THINGS, BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY HEAVY WITH SIGNAGE AND BANNERS BECAUSE IT'S JUST, IT'S A FREE FOR ALL RIGHT NOW.
AND I CAN'T SEE US BRINGING BACK, UM, OR TAKING AWAY THE TEMPORARY BANNERS FROM THIS.
I CAN'T SEE IT IMPACTING A BUSINESS.
THAT'S JUST MY PERSONAL OPINION, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD SUPPORT, UM, REMOVING TEMPORARY BANNERS FROM, UH, FROM THE EXTENSION.
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE, PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT, QUITE FRANKLY.
I HAD A LEGAL QUESTION FOR MARK.
IF, IF WE GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER, BUT EXCLUDE TEMPORARY BANNERS, CAN WE DO THAT AND NO ISSUE THERE? YES, NO, YOU CAN DO THAT.
AND WHAT I WAS DISCUSSING EARLIER AND PUTTING IN THE FORM OF A RECOMMENDATION, I WOULD AGREE THAT WE SHOULD PULL THAT OUT.
I HAVE MIRROR JOANNE PERTAINING TO THESE ELEMENTS, TEMPORARY BANNERS, TEMPORARY PATIOS FOR RESTAURANTS, SPECIAL EVENT WAIVERS FOR BUSINESSES, WAIVERS OF YARD, SIGN FEES AND LIMITS HAVE WE'VE HAD ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL THE LAST TWO YEARS? NO.
AND IN TERMS OF THE, EXCEPT FOR THE BANNERS, WHICH WE JUST DISCUSSED, THAT HAS BEEN, THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION, BUT REGARDING THE PATIOS FOR RESTAURANT, THE OUTDOOR DINING, UH, WE'VE HAD ONE OR TWO PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, COMPLAINT OR REACH OUT W WHEN IS IT GOING TO END? OKAY.
UM, I DO AGREE WITH PETER AND IN ART, I DO BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY OR THE RESIDENTS HAVING TO DO YARD SALES, TO BASICALLY GENERATE FUNDS FOR, TO BE ABLE TO LIVE ON.
UM, I THINK WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN.
SO AT THIS TIME, MOTION I'M MOTION, BRIAN, SECOND, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, EXCEPT THE TEMPORARY BANNERS WILL BE OUT FOR 60 DAYS.
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE END OF THE 60 DAYS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CODE AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
HOPEFULLY MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.MAYOR AMERICAS AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
JUST A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE.
WE ARE CONTINUING TO PARTNER WITH COUNTY TO HOST PFIZER VACCINE EVENTS EVERY TUESDAY IN MARCH AT THE MCCOY CENTER FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FREE COVID TESTING IS ALSO CONTINUING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE MCCOY CENTER ON WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 9TH AND 30TH APPOINTMENTS OPEN A WEEK IN ADVANCE OF EACH VACCINE OR A TESTING EVENT AND CAN BE MADE ONLINE.
IF YOU NEED A COVID TEST SOONER FREE RAPID TEST KITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TESTING LOCATIONS AND LIBRARIES, INCLUDING OUR CHANNEL HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY, BLOOD DRIVES.
WE'LL ALSO CONTINUE EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF MARCH AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT FROM 12 TO 5:00 PM.
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APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE OR WALK-INS ARE ALWAYS ACCEPTED.THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ITS GENERAL PLAN AND A SEEKING INPUT TO DETERMINE THE COMMUNITY'S VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF CHINO HILLS.
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THERE WILL BE SUPPLE COMMUNITY SURVEYS.
THE PUBLIC WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE AND PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
THE FIRST SURVEY IS ON THE CITY'S CURRENT GENERAL PLAN VISION STATEMENTS, AND IT'S NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG FORWARD SLASH GENERAL PLAN.
WE WILL BE HOLDING A POP-UP CITY HALL EVENT AT LOWE'S AND THE CROSSBREDS MARKETPLACE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 19TH FROM 8:00 AM TO 11:00 AM.
FOR THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT CITY HALL DURING THE WEEK, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO, TO COME OUT AND SPEAK WITH CITY STAFF AND OFFICIALS FROM THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESIDENTS CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS HIPS, INCLUDING USING EMERGENCY BACKUP GENERATORS AND HOW TO PREPARE YOUR HOME FOR A WILDFIRE.
AND THEN JUST A REMINDER FOR OUR FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, THE WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN ASSIGNING CONTEST ENTRIES ARE DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH.
THAT THEME THIS YEAR IS HOW WE SAVE WATER DURING A DROUGHT.
AND THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO YOUNG ARTISTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE WHO LIVE OR ATTEND SCHOOL.
AND CHINO HILLS PRICES WILL BE AWARDED AT EACH AGE CATEGORY AND WINNING POSTERS ARE MADE INTO SCIENCE AND DISPLAYED IN THE ROUNDABOUT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE AND DOWNLOAD AN ENTRY FORM ONLINE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PIO REPORT.
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE TWO LOWS AND THERE IS AN ADDRESS OF PEYTON ON THAT, BUT WE MIGHT WANT TO ADD TO THAT NEXT TO COSTCO, JUST TO CLARIFY IT SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T SHOW UP AT THE OTHER ONE.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]
OKAY.MAYOR MARQUEZ, VICE MAYOR ROGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK, DEPUTIES CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A VEHICLE IN CHINO HILLS AND FOUND THE DRIVER TO BE IN POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS FOR SALE.
THE DRIVER HAD OVER 30 ECSTASY PILLS, HALF OUNCE OF COCAINE, POUND OF MARIJUANA AND AN ASSAULT STYLE RIFLE.
OUR STATION DETECTIVES FOLLOWED UP AND AUTHORED A SEARCH WARRANT FOR THAT SUBJECT'S HOUSE, NOT IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
IT WAS IN EAST VAIL AND RECOVERED AN ADDITIONAL 300 ECSTASY PILLS THAT SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE JAIL AND BOOKED ON MULTIPLE NARCOTICS CHARGES.
ON SUNDAY, MARCH SIX, WE CONDUCTED A TOBACCO BY OPERATION IN THE CITY.
WE VISITED SEVEN DIFFERENT RETAIL LOCATIONS USING OUR EXPLORER, DECOYS AND PURCHASED TOBACCO AT THREE OF THOSE LOCATIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN THREE CITATIONS FOR THOSE BUSINESSES.
LAST WEEK, WE HAD A CITIZEN REACH OUT TO EXPRESS TRAFFIC CONCERNS, UH, AT BAYBERRY AND PIPELINE, UH, REFERENCED SOME STOP SIGN VIOLATIONS.
OUR TRAFFIC DIVISION PROVIDED FOCUSED ENFORCEMENT AT THAT LOCATION AND ENDED UP WRITING 69 STOP SIGN CITATIONS JUST OVER THE FOUR DAYS IN FEBRUARY.
UH, LAST MONTH USING INFORMATION FROM OUR LPR CAMERAS, WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER FIVE STOLEN VEHICLES AND ARREST SEVEN SUSPECTS IN POSSESSION OF THOSE VEHICLES.
SO THAT'S ALL MY CRIME STATS I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
CAN I MAKE JUST A COMMENT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE THAT MAY BE HERE AND LISTENING TO THIS, THIS MEETING, WE CAN'T STOP CRYING.
I MEAN, CRIMINALS ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY DO AND THEY'RE GOING TO PICK LOCATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES.
WE CAN'T GUARD OURSELF AGAINST THAT.
BUT ONE THING WE HAVE DONE IN THIS CITY IS WE HAVE GOT A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S ACT ON THESE TIPS AND WHAT'S GOING ON THE AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS THAT WE AS A COUNCIL INVESTED IN IS A GREAT TOOL TO HELP THEM SIX VEHICLES.
I THINK HE SAID, BUT THE OTHER CRIMES THAT ARE HAPPENING, THAT THE MAILBOX THEFTS, THE CONVERTER THEFTS AND EVERYTHING, THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS CITY IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE CATCHING THESE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE TYING THEM TO SO MANY OTHER CRIMES AND THEY'RE GETTING THESE PEOPLE OFF THE, OFF THE STREETS, SO KUDOS TO OUR POLICE AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND PLEASE REFLECT THIS AND TELL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR DEPUTIES THAT WE ARE PROUD THAT THEY ARE KEEPING US SAFE.
AND I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT IF I COULD.
UM, I'M NOT GOING TO GO ANY DETAILS AS FAR AS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT THERE WAS SOMEBODY BROKE INTO A BUSINESS MEAN IN ANOTHER CITY AND THE GENTLEMAN LIVED IN CHINO HILLS AND, UM, THEY, THEY SOLD HIS CAR.
HE BROKE INTO HIS HOUSE AND WE ACTUALLY FOUND THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF, OUT OF THE CITY.
AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
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YOU.I REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE THAT.
UH, WE CONTINUE TO STAFF PARAMEDIC AMBULANCES 24 HOURS A DAY.
AND IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE RESPONDED TO A HUNDRED MEDICAL AIDS AND TRANSPORTED A TOTAL OF 44 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL.
SINCE JULY 3RD, WE'VE RESPONDED TO FORTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE MEDICAL AIDS AND TRANSPORTED A TOTAL OF 2008 PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THOSE AMBULANCES.
SWITCHING GEARS RECENTLY, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RECENT STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY HERE AT CITY HALL.
AND WE ARE CERTAINLY THANKFUL FOR THE WORK DONE BY THE CITY STAFF AND THE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL.
UM, WE'RE SO EXCITED, UH, WITH THE TYPE OF STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND THAT ARE, UH, GOING INTO BUSINESS AND COLLEGE AND CAREER FIELDS.
AND SO IT'S JUST EXCITING TO BE A PART OF THAT AND TO SEE THAT.
SO WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT ON THAT AND MAKING THAT EVENT HAPPEN.
AND THEN AS ALWAYS, WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT FROM THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF, AND CERTAINLY OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE, THAT THEY GIVE TO THE, THE FIRE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
SO OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH INTO REPORT.
THANK YOU, CHIEF QUICK QUESTION.
HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'LL HAVE A NEW STATION.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO IS THAT LIKE NEXT MONTH OR SO, AS YOU CAN TELL WITH ALL THE, UH, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND CERTAINLY THE, UH, THE, THE BUILDING, UH, OR LACK OF WORKERS OR, UM, AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WE'RE ANTICIPATING, UM, AT LEAST PROBABLY 18 TO 24 MONTHS FOR THE BUILD TIME ON THE FIRE STATION.
AND THE GIRLS KNOW THAT YOU GUYS DO A TREMENDOUS JOB.
MOVING ALONG, COUNCIL REPORTS, MAYOR MARK IS, CAN YOU, CAN YOU LEAD IT OFF? SURE.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Marquez League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Board of Directors Latino Caucus Board San Bernardino County of Transportation Authority Board Southern California Association of Governments Regional Council Transportation Committee State Route 91 Advisory Committee Vice Mayor Rogers Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board Council Member Moran Chino Valley Unified School District Board Omnitrans Board Southern California Association of Governments Energy and Environment Committee]
OFF WITH CAL CITY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.WE HAD A LENGTHY DISCUSSION ON STATE HOUSING LAWS AND NEXT STEPS TO RETAIN LOCAL AUTHORITY.
THERE WAS GOING TO BE A BALLOT MEASURE, AND APPARENTLY THAT DIDN'T GO THROUGH BECAUSE OF SIGNATURES AND MONEY.
SO THAT MEASURE WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL 2026.
MOVING ON, WE HAD DISCUSSION ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY OF CLIMATE CHANGE.
THE STATE BUDGET HAS OVER $1.2 MILLION FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS FOR WILDFIRES AND FOREST RESILIENCE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR URBAN GREENING TO EXPAND TREE CANOPIES.
AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SOME OF THAT MONEY COULD BE USED FOR OPEN SPACE.
YOU CAN CHECK INTO THAT CAL CITY, STRONGLY OPPOSES CALIFORNIA ROUND TABLE BALLOT MEASURE.
IF MEASURE PASSES SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANTLY WILL JEOPARDIZE CITIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO LOCAL RESIDENTS AND DID SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THE CITY MANAGER.
AND I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT FOR RESOLUTION.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED SUPPORTIVE AB 1599, KEELAN.
UH, THE BILL WOULD REPEAL PROP 47.
SO WE AS CAL CITIES TOOK A POSITION REAL STRONG POSITION AND BASICALLY AS TO APPEAL OR 47, EXCEPT CANNABIS, THE BOARD ESTABLISHED A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE AND ALSO THE NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE MAY 13TH, 14TH, AND THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL BE SEPTEMBER 7TH AND EIGHTH, OR EXCUSE ME, SEVEN 30 THE NIGHT IN LONG BEACH, LATINO CAUCUS, NOTHING TO REPORT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
WE GOT AN UPDATE ON DIRECTORATES PASSENGER RAIL PROJECT.
WE TALKED ABOUT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23.
TOTAL MONIES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT $188 MILLION.
WE WILL NOW BE MEETING IN PERSON IN THE NEAR FUTURE, STARTING TOMORROW, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HOUSING TRUST FRAMEWORK PRESENTATION.
I SORT OF LIKED THIS CAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AMONGST OURSELVES AND WITH JOANNE, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY THAT IF WE CAN'T BUILD ALL OUR UNITS HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WHAT CAN WE DO? THE TRUST CAME UP AND THERE'S SOME CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW MOVING FORWARD.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT WHERE WE CAN MOVE SOME UNITS TO OTHER CITIES, SCAG REGIONAL COUNCIL.
WE WENT OVER STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATES, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT THERE.
AND THE STATE ROUTE 91 ADVISORY COMMITTEE, ALL WE DID WAS REORGANIZATION FOR THE MEETING AND REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT.
SO NEXT UP IS VICE MAYOR ROGERS.
YAY, CHINO, THE SALTER AUTHORITY.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE QUICKEST WE'VE HAD IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE'RE STILL, UM, DOING A VIRTUAL MEETING.
UH, WE EXTENDED THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION AND WE HAD SOME UPDATES FROM THE GM.
LET'S SEE FOR CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE INDOOR MASK MANDATES FOR K THROUGH 12 SETTINGS ENDS ON MARCH 11TH AT 11:59 PM.
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SO WHEN THE STUDENTS RETURNED TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MARCH 14TH, MASS FOR INDOOR SETTINGS WILL BE OPTIONAL MASK OUTDOORS IS UNCHANGED AND WILL STILL REMAIN OPTIONAL.AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT FOR SCHOOL BOARD FOR OMNI TRANS.
UM, THE ONLY THING OF INTEREST THAT, UM, TO SHARE IS THAT, UM, OMNITRACS IS UNVEILED A NEW PROGRAM CALLED IT'S AN UBER RIDE PROGRAM.
AND, UM, IT PROVIDES A HALF FARE SUBSIDY OF UP TO $15 PER UBER, I FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.
AND, UM, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE GOING TO JUST START IT ON TRIPS BEGINNING OR ENDING IN FONTANA, GRAND TERRACE, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, OR REDLANDS.
IF THE PILOT PROVES SUCCESSFUL, THEY'RE GOING TO DO A FULL SERVICE FULL SERVICE AREA ROLLOUT SCHEDULED LATER FOR THIS YEAR.
SO I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND GENERAL HEALTH.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS INTERESTING TO SHARE.
UM, UM, I THINK IT'S BASED ON THE CURRENT, UM, DEMOGRAPHICS OF RIDERSHIP OF SENIORS.
UM, YEAH, SO IT WAS BASED ON, UM, AND THEN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY WAS SCAG.
THE ONLY THING RAY HAD, THE SAME PRESENTATIONS I DID FOR THE GAS COMPANY AND FROM EDISON, UM, SEE, DID A VERY INTERESTING, UM, PRESENTATION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, A SUBSIDY FOR, FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING.
SO I, I THINK RIGHT NOW, JOANNE, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, A DEVELOPER MIGHT HAVE TO SHOW THAT THEY HAVE LIKE PR PROPOSED SPACE IT FOR IT, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIKE MAKE THEM LIVE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
THEY NEED TO PROVIDE THE, THE HOOKUPS.
SO SOMEONE COULD COME IN AND SET IT RIGHT UP, BUT THEY TO ACTUALLY INSTALL IT.
SO TO KIND OF LIKE MOVE IT FORWARD.
EDISON IS IF A PROJECT MEETS THE CRITERIA, THEY'LL SUBSIDIZE THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR IT TO BE CONNECTED.
AND I'LL SHARE THAT WITH BEN TO SHARE WITH DANIEL AND YOU.
AND THAT'S WHAT I JUST WANT TO SAY.
THANK YOU FROM THE, OUR CITIZENS.
WE STARTED THAT PROGRAM PROBABLY WELL OVER A YEAR AGO, OMNI RIDE, BUT I'M SEEING IT IN DIFFERENT CITIES NOW.
SO WHAT ARE THE CITIES? IS IT BLOOMINGTON? I SAW IT IN MONTCLAIR.
YOU HAVE THE THIRD ONE? YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
SO THANK YOU FOR INITIATING THAT COUNCIL
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COMMENTS.UM, ONE THING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN THIS NEXT WEEKEND, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME.
SO, UM, YOU'LL BE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT LATE ON MONDAY, UH, FOR WHEREVER IT IS YOU NEED TO BE.
UH, BUT UH, THE KIDS WILL BE OUT LONGER.
HOPEFULLY THEY'LL HAVE LONGER DAYS.
SO JUST BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT RONNIE MADE.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE LIVING IN TRYING TIMES EVERYBODY IS HOT AND BOTHERED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE GAS PRICES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T NEED TO REPEAT WHAT THOSE PRICES ARE HAVE ON EVEN SOME OF THE DISCOUNT, BIG DISCOUNT, UH, MEN OR DISTRIBUTORS ARE, ARE RAISING THEIR PRICES CRAZY.
I AM AT THIS POINT, VERY THANKFUL.
I'M NOT DRIVING 35 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ANYMORE BECAUSE IT COSTS YOU THE NATIONAL DEBT TO JUST GET TO AND FROM WORK.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE SO FOCUSED ON THE GAS PRICES RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE FORGETTING ABOUT THE BIGGER REASON WHY WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ECHO THAT RODNEY WAS TALKING ABOUT IS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US NEED TO JUST KIND OF GET OUTSIDE OF OUR COMFORT ZONE AND START GIVING SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT TO THOSE PEOPLE.
THE TWO, TWO POINT, HOWEVER, MANY MILLION REFUGEES THAT ARE EXITING UKRAINE RIGHT NOW.
UM, IF YOU HAVE THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL VET OUT THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN PROVIDE REAL RELIEF TO THESE PEOPLE, UH, AND CONSIDER IT, UH, WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE FOLKS HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER THAT IS DOING ATROCITIES.
UH, RONNIE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, THE EFFECTS OF WAR.
UH, ANY OF US THAT SERVED IN THE WAR SAW A LOT OF BAD THINGS HAPPENING AND A LOT OF DEATH.
AND IT IS WHEN IT GETS INVOLVED WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN.
AND IT WAS ONE THING TO GET DRAFTED, TO GO INTO THE ARMY.
BUT WHEN YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GET OUT OF THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE YOU'RE 18 TO 60 YEARS OF AGE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE BEING STAYED.
YOU ARE FORCED TO STAY IN FIGHT FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS WILLINGLY, DOING IT WILLINGLY BECAUSE THEY CARE SO MUCH ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY, BUT THE TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TO THE FAMILIES AND TO THE WIVES AND THE CHILDREN, IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY TEAR-JERKING.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK EVERYBODY TO KEEP THEM ON YOUR PRAYER LIST AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN FINANCIALLY DO TO HELP OUT THE CAUSE THERE, SIGN UP FOR IT AND DO IT,
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BUT YOU KNOW, KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS.UM, GREAT JOB TO OUR STAFF FOR PUTTING TOGETHER STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY, JONATHAN, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THAT IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
WE ALL ATTENDED THE CHINO STATE OF THE CITY, OUR NEIGHBORS, AND IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND IT'S NICE TO GET BACK OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK I KNOW PETER DID IT AS WELL, THE LITERACY DAY, UM, IT HIDDEN TRAILS AND IT'S JUST NICE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN.
AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MONDAY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A MASK AT SCHOOL.
UH, WANTED TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AND CITY STAFF.
I THINK IF YOU'VE BEEN TRAVELING DOWN GRAND, OH GOSH, NO.
IF YOU GO TO TURN LEFT ON A BOYS REPUBLIC DRIVE, YOU'LL NOW SEE THAT WE'VE QUEUED UP.
HOW MANY MORE CAR SPOTS IT'D BE AT LEAST A FOUR.
CAUSE I THINK IT WAS ALWAYS A DANGEROUS THING THAT YOU WOULD SEE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET INTO THE SHOPS.
AND IT WENT BACK UP INTO THE CENTER LANE.
SO THINKING TO STAFF FOR A PUSHING THAT FORWARD LOOKS GOOD AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL IMPROVE SAFETY FOR US.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PD FOR GETTING A NEW ATV, TO BE USED A SOUNDED LIKE A HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT, RIGHT, ROD THAT THEY CAN NOW USE TO PATROL AT CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
AND HOPEFULLY IF WE DON'T HAVE TO USE IT FOR RESCUES OUT IN THE STATE PARK, BUT IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT AS AN OPTION TO ECHO CYNTHIA'S POINT.
IT'LL BE NICE ON MONDAY TO HAVE THE KIDS KNOW THE KIDS AT CHINO VALLEY SCHOOLS NO LONGER HAVING TO WEAR MASKS ST.
PATRICK'S DAY IS COMING UP NEXT WEEK.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT UBER EARLIER.
JUST UBER, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF IT.
AND THEN TO ECHO ART'S COMMENTS ON UKRAINE.
MY DAD'S GRANDMA IS FROM UKRAINE, A LITTLE TOWN ON THE POLISH BORDER AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY THERE ANYMORE, BUT JUST TO WATCH WHAT THOSE POOR PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH NOW IS JUST GUT WRENCHING.
AND THEN IF AT SOME POINT WE CAN REACH OUT TO CONGRESSWOMAN KIM'S OFFICE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO TAKE REFUGEES IN, OR IF THEY'LL, IF THAT'S EVER GOING TO BE A PROGRAM FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT, BUT IF WE CAN JUST KEEP IT ON THE RADAR TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING TO HELP OUT PEOPLE, IF THEY DO END UP COMING HERE.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S IT JUST PRAY FOR THAT POOR COUNTRY.
I'D LIKE TO REITERATE A COUPLE THINGS.
CYNTHIA MENTIONED AT A GREAT TIME WITH A STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY.
SO GREAT JOB TO OUR STAFF WHO PUTS ON A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND THE STUDENTS AS USUAL WERE AMAZING AS FAR AS THEIR, THEIR, UH, THEIR SKILL SETS.
AND IT GIVES US GREAT HOPE THAT WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT KIDS IN THE CHINO HILLS SCHOOL SYSTEM, UH, HIDDEN TRAILS, CONTINUATION OF EDUCATION HERE.
HIDDEN TRAILS ALWAYS PUTS ON A STELLAR PROGRAM WHEN IT COMES TO LITERACY DAY AND HAD A GREAT TIME, UM, READING TO THE KIDS AND TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CIVICS.
I KINDA MISSED THAT AS I TOLD THE KIDS, I USED TO DO THAT OFTEN, AND HAVEN'T DONE IT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL SEVERAL YEARS.
SO JUST TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CHINO HILLS AND, AND HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH THE KIDS, UH, FOUNDATION, A COUPLE OF THINGS COMING UP.
WE DO ON APRIL 8TH, WE HAVE R AND B AND SOUL SINGER LYNN PHILMONT.
AND THOSE ARE $10 TICKETS JUST AS WE'VE DONE FOR YEARS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL GET THE GAZEBO, UH, ON APRIL 8TH FROM SIX TO EIGHT OR SO, AND BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS AND YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKETS@CHINOHILLSFOUNDATION.COM OR.ORG, BOTH OF THEM.
AND ALSO WE HAVE A KIDS' ART PROGRAM THAT WE SPONSOR AND THAT'S TAKING PLACE ON MARCH 26TH.
I BETTER JUMP ON IT BECAUSE THERE'S THREE SESSIONS OF ONE HOUR.
EACH FIRST TWO SESSIONS ARE NOW SOLD OUT OF, I DON'T REMEMBER, I'LL SAY 50 KIDS EACH, AND WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE SPOTS LEFT MAYBE 20 OUT OF 50 REMAINING FOR THE THIRD HOUR, WHICH IS 12 TO ONE O'CLOCK.
AND THAT TOO CAN BE FOUND ON CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.COM OR.ORG.
AND THEN WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING COMING UP ON, ON MONDAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER POSSIBLE DONATION TO, UM, POSSIBLY SPONSORING THE REC VAN, A NEW REC VAN AND A NEW SHOW WAGON.
BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT AS A BOARD ON, ON MONDAY.
AND JUST AS A KIND OF, I BROUGHT THIS UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO OR FAIRLY RECENTLY, BUT AS WE'RE STARTING TO APPROACH BUDGET SEASON AND PLANNING, I WANTED TO BRING UP AGAIN, A COUPLE OF OUR FACILITIES.
I BROUGHT UP MCCOY, IT NEEDS SOME TENDER, LOVING CARE.
IT NEEDS SOME SPIT AND POLISH, AS THEY SAY, WE NEED TO PUT SOME MONEY INTO THE BUDGET TO FIX UP THE FACILITY, UM, KNOCK AWAY SOME OF THE COBWEBS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.
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A STRAW THERE.OCCASIONALLY I'VE VISITED BRIAN AND, AND STEVEN, HIS SON, STEVEN, HAS HE PLAYED GAME THE OTHER DAY.
AND WE DID TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT COMMUNITY PARK NEEDS A LITTLE TLC ALSO WITH SOME PROJECTS AND WE DEDICATED IT WAS IT WAS IT OH, 7, 8, 7.
AND IT'S TIME TO DO A FEW THINGS THERE.
I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO EVENTUALLY A NEW, NEW, UH, ARTIFICIAL TURF THERE IT'S IT'S PAST ITS WARRANTY WHERE 13 YEARS OR SO INTO IT.
WE'VE HAD GREAT LIFE OUT OF IT.
SO THAT'S GREAT, BUT WE NEED TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS.
SO AS WE CONSIDER THE BUDGET COMING UP, WHO MIGHT WANT TO THINK ABOUT INTEGRATING THAT INTO, HEY, I CAN SEE THAT I CAN SEE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE ALREADY.
IT'S PROBABLY HAPPENING, BUT JUST AS A LITTLE NUDGE OR A LITTLE REMINDER, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
JUST GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL FAST.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE CHIEF.
I GOT CALLED FROM A YOUNG LADY FROM THE COMMUNITY, UH, CONCERNED ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY CHIEF, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A PROFESSIONAL CITY MANAGER.
SHE LEFT THAT MEETING FEELING LIKE WE LISTENED TO HER AND THAT WE CARE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
UM, WE MADE CONTACT WITH A GENTLEMAN NAMED ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAY YARDO AND WE TALKED TO THEM A LITTLE BIT ABOUT .
SO WE HAD A ZOOM MEETING, JOANNE AND MYSELF, AND I FELT IT WAS VERY EYE OPENING IN A SENSE THAT THEY LISTENED TO WHAT OUR ISSUES WERE ON AB 1398.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET BACK TO US HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK, I'M HOPING, BUT THEY TOOK IN A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT WE PROVIDED THEM.
AND ALSO SCAG WAS HOPING TO HAVE A SPECIAL HEARING AT THE STATE LEVEL.
AND IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THAT'S MOVING FORWARD.
SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT, BUT JOANNE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THAT MEETING OR THE ZOOM MEETING? YOU SUMMARIZED IT VERY WELL.
WERE YOU SURPRISED THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD THAT MEETING? I KNOW YOU HAD PUT IT TOGETHER, RAY.
BASICALLY WE HAVE A HOUSING ELEMENT THAT NEEDED TO BE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON FEBRUARY 22ND.
I'M NOT MISTAKEN BECAUSE WE DID NOT DO IT BY THAT TIME.
THERE COULD BE SOME PENALTIES.
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT OUR CONCERNS ARE IN THE SCAG REGION.
SO THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, THERE'S 191 TOTAL CITIES AND OUT OF THE 191, TOTAL CITIES, THERE'S ONLY SEVEN THAT HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN COMPLETED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES WITHIN THE SIX COUNTY AREAS OF SKATE, BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE THE OTHER CITIES IN CALIFORNIA.
SO THERE'S, THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
AND I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
AND BASICALLY ON AB 1398, INSTEAD OF AN EIGHT YEAR CYCLE, IT CAN ACTUALLY GO DOWN TO A FOUR YEAR CYCLE.
AND THAT'S A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE.
SO WE, WE SORT OF LET THEM KNOW WHAT OUR ISSUES WERE.
SO HOPEFULLY SOMETHING WILL COME OUT OF IT.
UM, THE NEXT THING IS, UM, OPENING DAY, I GOT TO ATTEND OPENING DAY FOR LEAGUE.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS SORT OF, UH, TOUCHES MY HEART.
UH, PETER, MYSELF, WE'RE INVOLVED WITH YOUTH SPORTS COACHING AND BEEN PRESIDENTS FOR SOME WEEKS.
AND ALSO I DID TO 10 CHINO HILLS AND CANYON HILLS OPENING.
DAN REALLY SORT OF BROUGHT A SMILE TO ME, TO MY FACE BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WE JUST HAD ONE LITTLE LEAGUE.
IF WE DIVIDED IT INTO FOUR AND ALL FOUR LITTLE LEAGUES HATED EACH OTHER.
SO THEY ACTUALLY HAD AN OPENING CEREMONIES FOR CHINO HILLS AND CANYON HILLS TOGETHER.
SO IT BROUGHT A SMILE TO MY FACE.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM: Adjourn in memory of Richard Wilkins who passed away on February 28, 2022, at the age of 82]
SO THAT'S MY REPORT AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND I LIKE TO GO TO THE PODIUM HERE FOR A SECOND.I'LL HAVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND THE HONOR, GENTLEMEN AND RICHARD WILKINS WHO PASSED AWAY AT 82 YEARS OLD ON FEBRUARY 28TH, RICHARD WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT, RETIRED MACHINIST, ACTIVE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER.
HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE CITY VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH IN 1998, WHERE HIS DEDICATION TO KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON OUR PARKS AND GRAFFITI, VANDALISM IN ANY DAMAGE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED IN THE CITY.
HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS LOVING DEVOTION TO HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, SHARON WILKINS, AND SHARING HER PASSION FOR
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COMMUNITY SHARED AS A TED IN MANY CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND RICHARD WOULD DRIVE HER AND PATIENTLY WAIT OUTSIDE AND SHE WOULD STAY.OR AFTER THE MEETING, SHE'D BE IN HERE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR TALKING TO US AND POOR RICHARD WAS OUTSIDE.
SO RICHARD SHARON CELEBRATED THEIR 61ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO HIS WIFE, SHARON, THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND SHARON, I, ALL I CAN SAY IS WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM.
AND HERE'S A CERTIFICATE FOR HIM.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY, I LIKE TO BE ABLE TO BE HEARD.
I LIKE TO TAKE THE MASK OFF, BUT THE COMMUNITY HAS COME TO MY AID SO MUCH BECAUSE OF ALL THE SICKNESSES HE HAS HAD SINCE OCTOBER I'VE HAD THE AMBULANCE SERVICES THERE, AT LEAST.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES FROM CHINO HILLS, BUT HE'S BEEN IN 13 AMBULANCES IN THE LAST SINCE OCTOBER.
AND, UH, IT'S BEEN VERY TRYING FOR US FOR ME, BUT, UH, MY CHURCH, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS HAS GIVEN ME THE STRENGTH TO GO ON AND NOT TO BE NEGATIVE ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVERY TIME THEY CAME AND IT WASN'T EASY BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY WOULD HAVE TO PICK HIM UP AND THEY REALLY DID A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB.
AND THEY ALWAYS TOOK HIM WHERE I ASKED HIM TO TAKE HIM TO.