May 10, 2022 City Council Meeting

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IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

[ INVOCATION: Jeremy Goble, Eagle Scout, Troop 220]

UH, PLEASE PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE MANNER OF PEACE.

WE PRAY FOR UNITY AND THIS BEING TODAY, WE ALL COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP, UNITED PASSION AND PURPOSE COME AND HELP US MAINTAIN UNITY.

AS WE DISCUSS CERTAIN MATTERS FOR OUR CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE PRAY FOR OPEN HEARTS AND YS PROMOTE BETTER IDEAS.

YOUR GOD, YOU SEEK YOUR HONOR TO EVERYTHING WE DO AND SAY.

SO WE LIFT UP THIS MEAN TO YOU.

DNR, MISS FIND OUR HEARTS AND MINDS BY YOUR SPIRIT AND USE THERE.

THEY MET YOUR MOTHER.

COME ON UP.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE RIGHT HERE.

GREAT.

AT SCHOOL

[3. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 15-21, 2022, as National Public Works Week]

WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? THANK YOU.

ALL I GOT TO SAY BEFORE I GET STARTED, WE HAVE THE BEST STAFF HERE.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.

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

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

JUST TO NAME A FEW THINGS, ALTHOUGH THEY OFTEN ARE BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY ARE INDISPENSABLE.

WE HOPE YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO STOP BY THE PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE BEFORE JOINING US TONIGHT TO SEE ALL THE GREAT WORK THEY DO FOR A COMMUNITY IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR MANY SERVICES.

IT IS MY PLEASURE.

TRIPLE PLANE, MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST HAS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION IS ONE OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS TO NAIL TRUJILLO JOINED BY HER FELLOW PUBLICAN, EXCUSE ME, PUBLIC WORK STUFF.

YOU KNOW WHAT THESE DO SUCH A GREAT JOB.

I'M INTIMIDATED BY THESE EMPLOYEES CAUSE YOU GUYS ARE JUST AMAZING.

SO COME ON UP TO NAIL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UM, ON BEHALF OF CHINO HILLS PUBLIC WORKS, WE DO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND WE WANT TO EXTEND OUR THANKS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR ENDLESS SUPPORT.

SO THANK YOU AS WELL AS THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENTS.

UM, AND WE CONTINUE TO SERVE AND SUPPORT OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR CITY COUNCIL EVERY DAY.

SO THANK YOU.

DO YOU KNOW, CAN YOU INTRODUCE THE OTHER PEOPLE? OH YES.

SO THIS IS, UM, FRANK, HE WORKS IN SANITATION AND THEN THIS IS ALFONZO.

HE WORKS IN FACILITIES AND THEN THIS IS NISHA.

SHE IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR.

AND THEN THIS IS JAKE.

HE'S OUR WATER CONSERVATION SPECIALIST.

[4. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 15-21, 2022, as National Police Week]

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 15TH THROUGH 21ST, 2022 IS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK TO BE ACCEPTED BY CHIEF GOODELL DURING OUR NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WE RECOGNIZE AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEARLY 900,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS THE NATION.

THESE OFFICERS, INCLUDING THOSE OF OUR CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT OTHERS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I

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AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE LET YOUR MEN AND WOMEN OF YOUR DEPARTMENT KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEM.

AND I AM PROUD OF AS FAR AS A PROCLAMATION TO BASICALLY STAYED HERE, MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST HAS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK POLICE WEEK.

EXCUSE ME.

AND WOULD YOU, DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS TO SAY, SIR, THANK YOU, MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF, UH, YOU KNOW, 2021 WAS A SOBERING REMINDER OF HOW DANGEROUS, UH, ANY FIRST RESPONDER WORK IS.

UH, LAST YEAR WE LOST A SERGEANT DOMINIC VAKA TO AN AMBUSH ATTACK AND WE LOST, UH, DETECTIVE ARMANDO CANTU TO COVID THAT HE CONTRACTED ON DUTY.

UM, SO ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN, UH, THAT KNOW POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I HUMBLY ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

ARE WE A SAFE CITY AT CHINO HILLS? UH, YEAH, WE ARE AN EXTREMELY SAFE CITY, BUT WE CAN ALWAYS BE SAFER.

SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING ON THAT.

UM, WE ARE THE SIXTH SAFEST CITY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BASED ON POPULATION AND THE 18TH SAFEST CITY OVERALL.

AND WHAT ABOUT STOLEN CARS? IS THAT, IS THERE ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT STOLEN CARS IN OUR CITY? THEY HELP THEM TO COME IN OUR CITY SURE.

STOLEN CAR.

SO THE CITY HAS WHAT WE CALL, UH, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.

UM, THE COUNCIL WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH A FEW YEARS AGO TO, UH, FUND THAT PROGRAM.

SO WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL, UH, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS IN THE CITY.

AND WHAT THAT DOES IS GIVES US INVESTIGATIVE LEADS, UM, FOR, UH, CROOKS THAT COME INTO OUR CITY AND WE'RE ABLE TO SEE THEM ENTER THE CITY AND LEAVE THE CITY BASED ON THEIR LICENSE PLATE, VEHICLE TYPE COLOR OF CAR AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO RECOVER MULTIPLE STOLEN VEHICLES AS WELL AS THE REST PEOPLE THAT COME INTO THE CITY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT?

[5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 15-21, 2022, as National Emergency Medical Services Week and the month of May as Trauma Awareness Month]

PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDE LIFESAVING CARE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.

THEY ENDED VALUABLE TEAM PIROS INCLUDING FIRST RESPONDERS, FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS, NURSES, EDUCATORS, POLICEMEN, JUST TO NAME A FEW, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE.

THESE INDIVIDUALS PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS, PARTICULARLY THE CASE OF TRAUMA INJURIES FOR THAT REASON, WE ARE PROMOTING MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WEEK.

AND THE MONTH OF MAY IS PROM AWARENESS MONTH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND DEPUTY CHIEF NATHAN.

UH, WE JUST, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE? THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THAT PROCLAMATION AND CITY COUNCIL AND STUFF AS WELL.

AND ON THE HEELS OF THE POLICE CHIEF, JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER THAT, UH, NOT ONLY IS THIS ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN CALIFORNIA TO LIVE IN, IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE HIGHEST SURVIVABILITY RATES IN THE NATION.

AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS, IF YOU WERE TO SUFFER A CARDIAC ARREST EVENT HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY, BECAUSE OF THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR PARAMEDICS DO EVERY SINGLE DAY, THE CHANCE OF YOU SURVIVING THAT CARDIAC EVENT ARE THROUGH THE ROOF WHEN IT COMES TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.

AND SO, AGAIN, IT'S ALL THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES AND THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR BEING THERE FOR US IN OUR TIME OF NEED AS WELL.

SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND IT'S AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

[6. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May as Wildfire Awareness Month]

AND THIS IS PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY AS WELL.

FIRE AWARENESS MONTH.

HAVE YOU LOOKED FAMILIAR, DEVASTATING WILDFIRES THREATEN OUR STATE EVERY YEAR, THE COMBINED IMPACTS OF DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS CALIFORNIA CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THAT CAN INDEED YOUR LIVES, PROPERTIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS CONTINUALLY CONTINUOUSLY WORKING WITH CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, LOCAL AGENCY, AND THE CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL TO ENSURE COMMUNITY IS PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL WILD FIRES AND EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ON WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT TO DO FOR WILDFIRE FIRE SEASON IS UPON US.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS, PLEASE? ANY COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MAYOR AGAIN, AND CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF,

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UH, WE ATTENDED A MEETING YESTERDAY FOR OPERATIONAL AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND ALL THE DIFFERENT FIRE AGENCIES.

AND WE WERE INFORMED AS YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING INTO ANOTHER SEASON OF DROUGHT, UH, WHICH MEANS OUR VEGETATION IS STRESSED AND IS ON THE BRINK OF, UH, BEING EXPLOSIVE IF IT CATCHES ON FIRE.

AND SO AS WE CAME OUT OF BLUE RIDGE, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, UH, THAT'S FRESH ON OUR HEARTS AND MINDS.

AND SO WE WOULD WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC AND, AND THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN CHINO HILLS AND CERTAINLY OUR BUSINESSES TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU MAINTAIN YOUR DEFENSIBLE SPACE, HELP US HELP YOU WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION AND WE ARE IN A CONSTANT STATE OF OPERATIONAL READINESS IN THE EVENT.

ANOTHER FIRE OCCURS.

YEAH.

AND JUST REAL FAST.

OH, MY UNDERSTANDING, WERE YOU EVER A FIRE CHIEF SOMEWHERE ELSE BEFORE YOU CAME HERE? WHAT WERE YOU A FIRE CHIEF OUT CITY OF ROWLANDS? ISN'T THAT AMAZING? WE COULD ACTUALLY GET FIRE CHIEFS TO COME TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND THIS DEPARTMENT YOU WOULD CONSIDER AS ONE OF THE BEST, A HUNDRED PERCENT.

GOOD.

GOOD JOB, BUDDY.

THIS WAS

[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

UH, THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKING IN CLOSED SESSION.

THE CP COUNSEL.

NOW THANK YOU, SIR.

SO THERE'S NOTHING AT ALL IN CLOSED SESSION.

WAIT.

SURE.

WE WERE IN CLOSED SESSION, BUT THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION.

OH, OKAY.

UNDERSTOOD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEAH.

THANKS.

I'M GOING TO ASK AGAIN, UH, IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.

I KNOW IT'S GETTING LONGER.

YES.

THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE FILING OF LITIGATION AGAINST, UM, ONE, UH, SIX DIFFERENT ADDRESSES ON RANCHO HILLS DRIVE RELATED TO THE REMOVAL OF TREES FROM THE OPEN SPACE AND THEY ARE 15 30, 1, 15 33, 15 35, 15 37, 15 39 AND 1541 RANCHO HILLS DRIVE.

UM, SO THE CITY WILL BE, UH, COMMENCING LITIGATION AGAINST THESE PROPERTIES.

WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO REACH OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS INVOLVED, UM, POTENTIALLY INVOLVED IN, UH, DESTROYING, UH, PUBLIC PROPERTY, THE CITY TREES IN THE OPEN SPACE.

WE'RE INTERESTED IN RESOLVING THESE RATHER THAN THROUGH LITIGATION, BUT, UH, WE NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND IN THAT VEIN, UM, THE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WERE INVOLVED WITH THE, UH, PROSECUTION OF, UH, TREES BEING REMOVED BEHIND THEIR HOME HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO RESOLVE THEIR ISSUES.

AGAIN, OUR GOAL IS TO TRY AND RESOLVE ALL OF THESE, UM, DISPUTES, UM, QUICKLY AS, AS, AS POSSIBLE, BUT WHILE RECOVERING THE MONEY DUE TO THE CITY.

SO THESE TREES CAN BE REPLACED AND, UH, WE CAN GET THINGS BACK TO THE WAY THEY USED TO LOOK BEFORE THEY WERE REMOVED.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE THAT THIRD.

TIME'S ALWAYS THE CHARM.

IT IS A JOB CAN MOVE IN.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PUBLIC COMMENTS MAYER.

BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

UM, I'VE BEEN GETTING REPORTS BACK FROM, UH, THE AAV ROOM AND IT SEEMS THAT WE HAD A POWER SURGE THAT, UH, START RESTARTED SOME OF THE SYSTEMS, BUT I BELIEVE YOUR VOTING, UH, SHOULD BE ON BOARD RIGHT NOW AND THEY ARE RECORDING THE MEETING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY.

[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.]

CLERK.

COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS UP WELL BORN, UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ED WELBURN.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I, I WANT TO KIND OF SET SOME INTENTIONS, I GUESS, FROM OUR CHAMBER.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL, WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD OVER THE LAST OH POSTCODE IN THE POST COVID PHASE AND THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE CALLING UPSKILLED CHINO.

SO IT'S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND IT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE CREATING PROGRAMS AROUND.

WE'RE ALSO

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SO IT'S KEPT OUR, ME AND OUR TEAM VERY BUSY, BUT WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO HIRE A BUNCH OF FOLKS TO HELP US OUT WITH THAT.

SO WE HAVE HIRED A NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, A NEW MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR, AND A NEW MARKETING DIRECTOR.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HIRE A NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST AS WELL.

SO THIS IS GOING TO GIVE US A LOT MORE CAPACITIES OVER THE NEXT YEAR.

I HOPE TO BE ATTENDING A LOT MORE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND JUST GIVING YOU UPDATES ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS IT RELATES TO THAT PROGRAMMING.

UH, I JUST GOT BACK FROM THE CITY FROM CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.

WE DID AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP FAIR THERE.

THIS, UH, THIS AFTERNOON, UH, SUPER SUCCESSFUL.

WE HAD 20 YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND THESE KIDS WERE, UH, THE STUFF THAT THEY WERE SELLING WAS AMAZING.

THERE WAS SOME GAL THAT WAS SHE'S IN THE NINTH GRADE AND SHE HAS ALREADY WRITTEN THREE LIKE FULL FLEDGED BOOKS THAT SHE'S SELLING ON AMAZON.

SO THAT WAS SUPER IMPRESSIVE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER STUDENTS THAT ARE USING THE INTERNET AND SELLING ON ETSY AND SELLING THESE REALLY COOL THINGS.

AND SO THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS WITH THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS AND SOME OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS THAT CAME TO THE EVENT.

AND THEY ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM SOME OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS. I HAD BEEN RECENTLY AS THE PRESIDENT OF OUR CHAMBER OF THE U S CHAMBER WAS LOOKING FOR EXCEPTIONAL CEOS OF LOCAL CHAMBERS TO HELP FACILITATE AND RUN THIS PROGRAMMING ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE U S CHAMBER AS THEY, THEY CHOSE THE 30 DIFFERENT CHAMBER EXECUTIVES FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

SO I'M ONE OF THOSE EXECUTIVES.

AND SO WE'RE LEARNING A TON ABOUT WORK.

AND THE REASON WHY THEY'RE DOING THIS IS BECAUSE THERE IS A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE THAT IS GOING TO BE, AND IT IS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UH, AS AN EXAMPLE, WE VISITED, I JUST WENT AROUND TO WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR SEAT, LEMONGRASS, BEAST, JOE OMNIA, DENTAL CARE, EVERY SINGLE STORE THAT I WORKED INTO WERE ALL TELLING ME, THEY'RE HAVING CHALLENGES THAT ARE AFFECTING THEIR BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THIS WORKFORCE SHORTAGE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE CHAMBER IS TRYING TO PROACTIVELY WORK ON WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AT THE CHAMBER THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF.

LASTLY, WE DO OUR NORMAL CHAMBER STUFF, WHICH IS HOSTING EVENTS AND PUTTING ON PROGRAMS. SO WE DO HAVE OUR TASTES OF THE CHINO VALLEY, WHICH IS COMING UP ON MAY 26.

IF YOU WANT TO SAMPLE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS AROUND THE AREA, THAT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GO.

WE DO HAVE ABOUT 20 RESTAURANTS CONFIRMED.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO, CO-HOSTING THE SAINT OF THE CITY FOR CHINO HILLS.

AND SO THAT'S COMING UP AS WELL ALSO.

SO MY TIME IS UP.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH IS YOUR JAM.

WHERE IS THE EVENT TAKING PLACE WITH THE TASTE? SO THE TASTE IS GOING TO BE IN THE SHOPS AT CHINO HILLS, AND THAT'S OUR FIRST TIME DOING IT AT THIS LOCATION.

WE USED TO DO IT AT THE CHAFEE COLLEGE COMMUNITY CENTER.

WE ARE DOING IT AT THE TOP OF THE CHERRY HILLS IS WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

OUR RESTAURANTS ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

IT SHOULD BE A GREAT, GREAT EVENING.

SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO ATTEND.

IT'S A TICKET PURCHASE TO ENTER.

YES.

SO YEAH, SO THE TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ON THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER WEBSITES.

UH, THEY ARE THERE, YOU CAN, UH, PURCHASE SPONSORSHIPS AND YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE ON THE DAY OF, AT THE EVENT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL GOOD.

NEXT IS RONNIE GUYER.

UM, WONDERFUL TIME TO BE HERE AND I SEE THE TIMERS ARE ON DARN IT, SON OF A GUN.

UM, THE LAST TIME I WAS UP HERE AND WHICH WAS THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I MENTIONED THAT THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA WAS GOING TO, UH, PUT INTO BECAUSE OF OUR WATER SITUATION, UH, PUT INTO OUR, INTO A REDUCTION OF THE AMOUNT OF TIMES EVERY WEEK.

WE CAN WATER OUR LAWNS, OUR GRASS, ET CETERA, FOR WHERE WE'RE AT THREE TIMES A WEEK NOW.

AND, UH, AND IT WASN'T REPORTED THAT HE WAS GOING TO INSTALL GOING BACK TO ONE TIME A WEEK, UH, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

I MEAN, GEE WHIZ, WE ARE REALLY, UM, IN A VERY DIFFERENT TO KIND OF SITUATION THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, UH, IN, IN THIS LAST MANY YEARS.

UM, AND I COMPLIMENTED, UH, BOTH THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS, UH, EVERYONE TO DO WITH THE MANAGING OF WATER.

UH, THE WONDERFUL JOB YOU'VE BEEN DOING TO WHERE IT CAME, WHERE WE COULD INCREASE IT LAST TIME UP A LITTLE BIT, EXCUSE ME, IT'S A TWO TIMES A WEEK.

AND, UH, AND NOW WHEN I SAID THAT THE NEWSPAPER THAT WAS PROBABLY THE END OF THE SAME WEEK AT THE TOP AND THE COMMUNITY NEWS FROM, UH, MARIANNE NAPOLI'S, WHO ALWAYS IS THERE AND HERE TO, UM, TO FOLLOW EVERYTHING THAT'S, THAT'S BEING DONE HERE.

THE HEADLINE READS CHINO VALLEY, WON'T GO TO

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UM, AND I'D ALSO LIKE, YOU KNOW, MARIANNE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY DETAILED IN HER WORK AND A VERY QUICK, UH, WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE HER AS A JOURNALIST HERE COVERING WHAT SHOULD BE COVERED CORRECTLY.

AND SHE DOES THAT EVERY SINGLE TIME.

UM, SO WELL DONE TO HER AND WELL DONE TO THE CITY.

AND, UH, I WANT TO THANK HER AGAIN FOR LETTING US KNOW FIRST, BEFORE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAD DECLARED, THEY WERE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING TWICE, TWICE A WEEK WATERING, INSTEAD OF ONE WILL BE OUR MOTTO AND LOS ANGELES IS MOTTO THAT.

UH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, RONNIE.

NEXT TO SARAH AVENGER.

HI EVERYONE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY, CYNTHIA? HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

THANK YOU.

I'M JUST CAME FORWARD TODAY BECAUSE I, WHEN I WAS TALKING TO MY NEIGHBOR, AS WE WALKED OUR DOG EARLY THIS MORNING, SHE NOTIFIED ME OF THE SITUATION AT THE POST OFFICE WHERE SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUT HER LETTER IN ON SATURDAY MORNING.

AND, UM, SHE GOT THIS GREEN GOOK ON HER HAND AND SHE PUT TWO IN AND THEN WHEN SHE PUT HER SECOND, LIKE WHEN SHE PULLED IT OUT, SHE NOTICED THE GREEN BOOKS.

SO WHEN SHE WENT THE SECOND ONE, SHE PULLED IT OUT CAUSE SHE GOT A LITTLE ALERTED AND, UM, THAT WAS AWFUL TO HAVE STICKY GOOK.

SO SHE WAITED UNTIL THE POST OFFICE OPEN AND DEMANDED THAT THEY WENT AND EMPTY OUT THE, UM, THE BINS.

SO SHE COULD RETRIEVE HER LETTERS.

AND THEY HAD COMMUNICATED TO HER THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED.

AND, UM, THAT APPARENTLY THEY PUT THAT STICKY STUFF AND THEN THEY CAN PUT STUFF IN AND STILL THE LETTERS.

SO I JUST I'M COMING FORWARD, UM, AWARENESS FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO WITH THE POST OFFICE, BUT THEY DID COMMUNICATE TO HER THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK.

SO MAYBE AS AN OPTION INSTEAD OF PUTTING YOUR LETTERS OUTSIDE IN THE BIN, MAYBE TAKING THAT EXTRA TIME, JUST TO WALK IT IN, ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEEKEND.

YOU DON'T WANT YOUR LETTERS SITTING THERE AND, UM, VULNERABLE TO POSSIBLY BEING STOLEN.

CAUSE YOU'LL NEVER KNOW.

YOU'LL NEVER KNOW IF IT HAPPENS.

SO THAT'S ALL.

AND I WANTED TO SAY HI, I HAVEN'T BEEN BORN HERE IN A LONG TIME.

GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD.

PERFECT.

ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY.

MOVING ON.

OKAY.

LET'S GO

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

ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO, THERE ARE NONE.

THANK YOU.

MADAM CITY CLERK AT THIS

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (6 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]

WE HAVE SIX ITEMS. ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANYTHING LOOKING TART? NOTHING.

NOPE, NO.

NOPE.

BRIAN REMOVE THOSE ITEMS. I'LL SECOND IT.

OKAY.

CALL FOR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU.

KARA DISCUSSION,

[14. Review and file update for emergency repairs at Well 15 and determine by four-fifths vote the need to continue emergency repairs at Well 15 until action is terminated]

WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW AND FILE UPDATE FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT WELL 15 AND DETERMINED BY FOUR-FIFTHS NEED TO CONTINUE EMERGENCY REPAIRS WHILE 15 UNTIL ACTION IS TERMINATED.

OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DANIEL.

YES.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR COUNCIL AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, APRIL 26TH, 2022, THE COUNCIL APPROVED OR AUTHORIZED A CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH PURE LIGHT FOR EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT WALL 15.

UH, WE ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING THAT CONTRACT.

WE SHOULD HAVE A FINALIZED SOMETIME THIS WEEK AND SO ON SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS AT WALL 15 COMPLETED SOMETIME IN JULY.

UM, SO WITH THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE COUNCIL CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS. SO CONSIDER THIS AS AN EMERGENCY REPAIR AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE COUNCIL UNTIL THE ITEM IS COMPLETE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

OH, MANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE SALE.

WE DO NOT HAVE ANY, BRING IT BACK UP TO HERE.

ANY CHECK-IN CALL FOR VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU.

THE NEXT

[15. Design Review No. 487 - 2019 Scenic Ridge Drive, Alan Gao and John Tom on behalf of Yalan Liu, Applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Design Review No. 487 for development of a 4,540 square foot, two-story single-family detached residence, with an attached 705 square foot three-car garage, and determining project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act, subject to conditions of approval]

COMMISSION MATTERS.

DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANYTHING? OH, IT'S GOING TO BE A FAST MEETING.

OKAY.

MOVING ON.

AND WE'RE COMING TO THE PUBLIC

[16. Adopt resolution declaring results of proceedings for adopting Solid Waste Disposal (Trash) Rates and Charges in accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and if no majority protest exists, introduce an Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Setting the Amount of Solid Waste Disposal (Trash) Rates and Charges Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 5471 Et. Seq. and Determining the Project is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act - For first reading by title only - Waive further reading]

ITEM NUMBER 16,

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AND IF NO MAJORITY PROTEST EXISTS, INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS SITTING THE AMOUNT OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL, TRASH RATES AND CHARGES PERSUADED TO HEALTH SAFETY CODE, SECTION 5 41 E T SECTION AND DETERMINING THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR THE FIRST READING TITLE.

ONLY WAY FURTHER READINGS AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THERE'S A YOUNG LADY THAT DID HAVE SOME CONCERNS.

DID YOU WANT TO COME ON UP OR 'CAUSE? I CAN'T HEAR YOUR GUY.

OKAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE? AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MATTER, I KNOW THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU.

WE DON'T HAVE A MICROPHONE.

DO WE? I THOUGHT SHE'S COMING UP.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM.

SO IN THIS ITEM, DID YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR? WELL, THE REASON WHY I'M HERE AND MY FELLOW RESIDENTS, SOME, MOST OF THEM, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE ON FIXED INCOMES.

AND EVERY TIME WE SEE IN THE PAPER THAT THE NEXT THING'S GOING TO COME UP, IT'S GOING TO COST YOU THIS.

WE SAID FOR FULL PRICES AND EVERYTHING ELSE GOING UP, YOU'RE LEAVING US PRETTY STRAPPED FOR EVERY CENT YOU GUYS CAN GET OUT OF THIS.

I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

THEY DON'T LIKE IT.

WE JUST DON'T NEED ANY MORE MONEY COMING OUT OF OUR RETIREMENT FUND.

THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU, MATT, FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO OTHER COMMENTS.

SO THIS TIME I'M GOING TO CLOSE AND THEN BRING IT BACK UP TO THE COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL? WE HAVE A REPORT ON WHAT'S.

THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HELL HAS A REPORT TO PROVIDE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU DECEIVED MEAN IS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED SOLID WASTE RATES ASSOCIATED WITH OUR NEW WASTE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.

THAT GOES INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1ST.

UM, JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

OUR PRACTICE IN RECENT YEARS HAS BEEN ASKED COUNCIL TO APPROVE A FIVE-YEAR RATE SCHEDULE BASED ON A, NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.

AND WE'RE CONTINUING THAT PRACTICE WITH THE TWO 18 HEARING TONIGHT BEFORE YOU, OUR CURRENT RATES SCHEDULES, UH, EXPIRED ON JUNE 30TH, 2021, MEANING THAT WE HAVE NO APPROVAL FOR ADDITIONAL RATE INCREASES WITHOUT COMPLETING THIS NEW TWO 18 PROCESS.

OUR CURRENT RATES WERE BASED ON REPUBLIC SERVICES, EXISTING CONTRACT, AND THE NEW PROPOSED RATES ARE TONIGHT ARE BASED ON WASTE MANAGEMENT'S NEW CONTRACT.

THAT TAKES EFFECT JULY 1ST.

THE PROPOSED RATES WILL INCLUDE A MAXIMUM 5% ANNUAL INFLATION FACTOR.

HOWEVER, THE ACTUAL INCREASE WILL MAYBE LOWER AND WILL BE BASED ON TWO FORMULAS, WHICH INCLUDE THE SERVICE COMPONENT, UH, WHICH IS BASED ON THE CPI FOR ALL URBAN CUSTOMERS, UH, LESS FOOD AND ENERGY, UH, ON THE U S CITY AVERAGE, AS WELL AS THE FUEL COMPONENT, WHICH IS THE PRODUCER PRICE INDEX FOR FUEL AND RELATED PRODUCTS.

SPECIFICALLY THE COMMERCIAL NATURAL GAS COMPONENT OF IT.

ALL THEIR VEHICLES WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE ON NATURAL GAS.

UH, AS MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, UH, SOLID WASTE RATES ARE SUBJECT TO THE TWO 18 PROCESS.

THIS TWO 18 PROCESS, UH, ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR ASSESSING NEW RATES, WHICH INCLUDE NOTIFICATION OF IMPACTED RATE PAYERS, CALCULATION OF PROPOSED RATES OF PROTEST PROCESS FOR REPAIRS TO POSE THE INCREASE AND A PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT.

THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO INITIATE THIS PROCESS ON FEBRUARY 22ND.

AND TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING AND PROTEST BALLOT COUNTING ARE HERE, UM, ARE HERE FOR THAT REASON.

AND HERE ARE A FEW FACTS.

UM, THERE WERE 29,601 NOTICES MAILED TO 22,779 DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.

AND IT WOULD REQUIRE 11,390 PROTESTS VOTES IN ORDER TO PROHIBIT THE RATE INCREASE.

THE TWO 18 PROCESS REQUIRES NOTICES AND PROTESTS BALLOTS TO BE MAILED AT LEAST 45 DAYS PRIOR TO THE NIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING AND TABULATION PROCESS.

AND THE CITY ISN'T APPLIANCE WITH THIS REQUIREMENT, IF THERE'S NOT A MAJOR, A MAJORITY PROTEST, THE COUNCIL MADE THEN CONDUCT.

THE FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE SAID IN JULY FOR SOLID WASTE RATES.

AND THEN A SECOND READING WOULD OCCUR ON MAY 24TH AND THE PROPOSED RATES WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST TO COINCIDE WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE NEW SOLID WASTE CONTRACT.

UH, WITH THAT, UM, STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THE COUNCIL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AS YOU ARE, UM, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, CERTIFYING THE BALLOT RESULTS.

AND IF NO MAJORITY PROTESTS EXISTS,

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UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PORTION OF THE PRESENTATION.

AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO SCOTT COPEL WITH COPELAND GRUBER, PUBLIC FINANCE, TO GIVE YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION RELATED TO THE BALLOT COUNT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.

MY NAME IS SCOTT KOPPEL WITH THE, FROM COPPELL AND GRUBER PUBLIC FINANCE, WHERE THE PROP TWO 18 CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY AND ASSISTED WITH THE MAILING OF THE BALLOTS THAT WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE PROTEST FORMS. THERE WERE 6,680 BALLOTS RETURNED TO US, UM, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO SCAN OR, WELL, MOST OF THOSE 858 OF THOSE WE COULDN'T COUNT OR SCAN BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T FILLED OUT PROPERLY, MEANING THEY EITHER WEREN'T SIGNED, THEY WEREN'T OR WERE NOT MARKED PROPERLY.

AND THE TOTAL BALLOTS FOR UNIQUE PROPERTIES THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SCAN TOTAL 5,529.

AND AS ROD MENTIONED, IN ORDER TO HAVE MAJORITY PROTESTS, YOU WOULD HAVE NEEDED 11,390.

ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE, BUT I CAN, I COMMENT, WE DO THIS EVERY TIME WITH TWO 18 MARK, COULD YOU DEFINE PROPOSITION TWO 18 AND HOW AND BRIEFLY HOW IT CAME ABOUT AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENT OF EACH CITY IS TO, UH, TO PROCEED WITH THIS TYPE OF BALLOTING? CERTAINLY, UH, IN NOVEMBER OF 1995, THE VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION TWO 18.

UH, IT WAS A STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURE.

IT WAS DRAFTED BY THE, UH, HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYER ASSOCIATION AND IT COVERED, UH, TAXES, UH, ASSESSMENT, DISTRICTS, AND FEES THAT ARE IMPOSED BY CITIES AND UNDER THE FEES THAT, UH, COME UP MOST FREQUENTLY, THERE'S THE WATER, THE WASTEWATER AND THE, UM, SOLID WASTE OR TRASH FEES.

AND SO THE CITY IN COMPLIANCE WITH PROP TWO 18, WHENEVER THESE RATES ARE NEED TO BE INCREASED BASED UPON IN THIS CASE, THERE'S A NEW HOLLER IN THE CITY AND THE RATES ARE BEING INCREASED PURSUANT TO THE NEW CONTRACT.

UM, IN THE CASES WITH WATER, IT'S USUALLY BASED UPON THE COST OF WATER INCREASING.

UM, SO, AND, AND WASTEWATER THE COST OF SERVICE GOING UP IN THIS CASE, IT'S, IT'S A SOLID WAY SERVICE AND THE WAY IT IS DEFINED IN A PROP TWO 18, THE PROCESSES THAT, UH, ALL OF THE RATE PAYERS, WHICH ARE THE CUSTOMERS, AND THEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE CUSTOMERS RECEIVING NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED INCREASE.

AND THEY ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO PROTEST THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASE AND UNLESS A MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RATE PAYERS PROTESTS FILING WITH THE CITY, THE PROCESS DOCUMENTS THAT WERE SENT OUT THE RATES AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO THEN INCREASE THE RATES UP TO THE AMOUNT SET FORTH IN THE MATERIALS THAT WERE SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

SO THIS WAS, THIS IS A PROCESS THAT, UM, IT'S NOT A APPROVAL PROCESS.

UH, IT'S A PROTEST PROFITS PROCESS, BUT THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CITY'S REQUIRED TO DO UNDER WHAT THE VOTERS PASSED.

OKAY.

SO IT'S A STATE OF CALIFORNIA MANDATED PROCESS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

IT'S NOT CUSTOMIZED BY THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

IN FACT, WE, AND BASED UPON MY CONVERSATIONS WITH LYNN GROOVER THIS EVENING, AND I'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, AS FAR AS THE PROCESS AND NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC, PROVIDING THEM WITH OUR ENVELOPES TO MAIL IN THE PROTESTS, WE, WE REALLY MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC THE BEST WE CAN KNOWS WHAT THE PROCESS IS AND GIVES THEM GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST.

YEAH.

MARGARET, JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE QUESTION.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, THERE'S PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE OR PEOPLE AT HOME, IF YOU CHOSE NOT TO VOTE, VOTE, WHAT DOES THAT VOTE ACTUALLY MEAN? YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PASSIVELY VOTING.

YES.

OKAY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLERK.

JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT THE PROCESS.

THE CITY SET UP.

IT'S THE ONE THAT WAS SET UP BY ACTUALLY THE VOTERS THAT VOTED ON THIS AND THE FEES ARE A PASSIVE TYPE PROCESS, OR IT REQUIRES AN ACTIVE PROTEST FOR ASSESSMENT, DISTRICTS AND TAXES.

THOSE REQUIRE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS OR TAXPAYERS.

SO THE HOWARD JARVIS GROUP, THEY, THEY SET OUT DIFFERENT PROCEDURES FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF

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AND WE, WE JUST FOLLOW THOSE RULES AS THEY WERE WRITTEN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YES.

UM, ROD, CAN YOU RIFF FOR BACKUP TO THE BACKGROUND SLIDE? YOU HAD THESE THINGS BECOME VERY, VERY CONVOLUTED AND HARD FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE REITERATE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS VOTE RIGHT NOW AND WHY THE RATES HAVE TO BE APPROVED AS IT STATES THE CURRENT APPROVED RATES NET REQUIRED WERE ACTUALLY CANCELED OR OUT OUTDATED.

JUNE 30TH OF LAST, WE HAD TO DO A TEMPORARY CONTINUATION CONTRACT WITH REPUBLIC TO GET THE CURRENT SERVICE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? THE RATES, WE ONLY HAD APPROVAL FOR EIGHT INCREASES THROUGH JUNE LAST YEAR THROUGH JULY.

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO OUT TO ANOTHER CARRIER UNTIL WE HAD WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE HEARINGS RELATED TO CHOICE OF A NEW WASTE DISPOSAL CONTRACT.

SO THOSE CURRENT RATES WERE BASED ON REPUBLIC.

THE CURRENT, WE WENT AHEAD AND AWARDED THE INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE SERVICES ON JANUARY 25TH.

THESE RATES ARE GONNA COME INTO EFFECT IN, UH, BAXLEY JULY 1ST.

CAN YOU ALSO EXPLAIN, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT WAY.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE A DIFFERENT BILL RIGHT NOW.

WE GET A WATER BILL THAT INCLUDES, UH, SEWAGE OR, UH, TRASH EVERYTHING ELSE.

WHAT IS THAT NEW BILL GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR OUR RESIDENTS? SO WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL HANDLE ALL THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BILLING, UH, REPUBLIC CURRENTLY HANDLES THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING, BUT THEY WILL HANDLE BOTH GOING FORWARD EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST.

THERE'LL BE A SLIGHT OVERLAP AS OUR WATER BILLING HAS TO CLOSE OUT FOR THE BALANCE OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO THROUGH THE END OF JUNE 30, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP.

SO THEY MIGHT HAVE A SMALL BILL FROM THE CITY THAT COVERS THE END OF JUNE, AND THEN ALL SERVICE GOING FORWARD EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST WILL BE BUILT, DIRECTED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT.

OKAY.

SO WE WILL BE GETTING IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH, UH, WHAT IN NOTIFICATION ON THE WEBSITE, UH, THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER NET, HOW THEIR BILLING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

THEY GET ONE BILL RIGHT NOW AS OF JULY 1ST OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BASED ON THIS OVERLAP, UH, THEY WILL GET ONE BILL FROM THE CITY FOR WHAT, AND THE, AND THE WASTE WILL BE BY, UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

WATER AND SEWER WILL BE BUILT BY THE CITY IN WASTE OF PEOPLE, THE WASTE MANAGEMENT GOING FORWARD.

OUR PUBLIC, OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM IS WORKING RIGHT NOW ON BILL INSERTS AND MESSAGING TO GO OUT RELATED TO THIS AND THAT.

SURE.

SOME OF IT'S PROBABLY ALREADY PREPARED.

IT'LL BE GOING OUT SHORTLY.

YEAH.

I JUST THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW FOR US TAKING THE ACTION TONIGHT TO OUTLINE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LISTENING AND THE PEOPLE HERE AND FOR MARIANNE.

SO WE CAN GET THAT OUT IN THE PRESS AND PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND THEY'RE GOING TO START GETTING TWO BILLS, UH, INSTEAD OF JUST THE ONE THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN GETTING SINCE CITY HOOD.

AND IT'S JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.

SO EVERYBODY WILL UNDERSTAND, UH, ONE LAST THING, IF WE CAN WE REMEMBER OR RECALL WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN THE CURRENT BILLING FOR TRASH, THE TRASH COMPONENT VERSUS THE NEW CONTRACT, WHAT THAT WILL GO FROM AND TO IT'S CURRENTLY RESIDENTIAL STANDARD, RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, $25 AND 2 CENTS.

AND THE NEW RATE WILL BE $26 AND 25 CENTS FOR A DOLLAR 23 INCREASE PER MONTH.

OKAY.

I JUST WANTED TO, UH, WE UNDERSTAND PEOPLE ON FIXED INCOMES EVERY, EVERY DOLLAR AND EVERY PENNY MAKES A DIFFERENCE, BUT, UH, THESE ARE NOT ASTRONOMICAL INCREASES.

SO, UH, THAT'S ALL, I JUST WANTED THAT CLARIFICATION.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, I SCREWED UP AGAIN TO DO THE STAFF REPORT FIRST AND THEN OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO I'M GOING TO OPEN IT UP AGAIN AND THEN WE'LL CLOSE REAL FAST.

SO SUSAN, SUSAN SHAKER FROM OUR OFFICE, THEY DID NOTE CAMP.

UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THERE'S A MISTAKE ON THE POWERPOINT.

SO OUR CURRENT APPROVED SOLID WASTED RATES ACTUALLY EXPIRED JUNE 30TH, 2022.

SO THE LAST RATE SCHEDULE THAT WAS ADOPTED WAS GOOD UNTIL JUNE 30TH, 2022, NOT 2021 I SAW.

OKAY.

OKAY.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY BECAUSE WE EXTEND THE CONTRACT.

YEAH.

SO WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO THE PROP TWO 18 PROCESS ANYWAY, REGARDLESS OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE CONTRACT, BECAUSE THE LAST RATE TABLE THAT WAS ADOPTED, WENT THROUGH THIS, THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE IN, BUT IT IS CORRECT SAYING AT THE CURRENT RATES WERE BASED ON THE REPUBLIC SERVICE AGREEMENT.

OKAY.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AND THAT CATCH.

THANK YOU.

SO I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP RIGHT NOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

COME ON UP.

LEE W WILL THIS BE A QUARTERLY BILLING OR MONTHLY BILLING FROM A WASTE MANAGEMENT? IT WILL BE MONTHLY, MONTHLY, MONTHLY, ANY CHANCE? I KNOW THAT IT'LL BE HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT, UH, WITH DOING QUARTERLY

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IT MIGHT IN FACT, THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT THEY DID IT, IT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO THEM AND DETERMINE IF THEY CAN SEND THAT QUESTION.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK WASTE MANAGEMENT WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM, IF THEY HAVE THAT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

CAUSE, UH, SOUTH PASTINA, I THINK THAT'S, UH, ATHENS, UH, IS QUARTERLY BILLING AND WASTE.

MANAGEMENT'S DOING QUARTERLY BILLING UP IN RENO FOR MY SISTER'S PROPERTY.

WE DO HAVE LILLY FROM A WASTE MANAGER IN THE BACK.

SHE'S IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S WILLING TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR, MAY I, BEFORE WE, I WANT TO JUST POINT OF CLARITY FOR THE MINUTES.

SO WE JUST REOPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO IF WE COULD FINISH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN CLOSE THE HEARING BEFORE WE GET, I THOUGHT, OKAY, SURE.

SHE GOING TO MAKE, UH, DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS OR SHE GETS THE CONSULTANT RESPOND.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SO CAN WE DO THAT? YEAH.

OKAY.

COME ON UP.

SORRY FOR THE CONFUSION.

YEAH.

THE REOPENING WAS SO THAT PEOPLE COULD REACT TO THE STAFF REPORT.

CORRECT? THAT WAS MY MISTAKE.

SO I APOLOGIZE.

SO DO WE HAVE AN AUTO DEDUCT PROP PROGRAM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, LILLY THAT, UM, INSTEAD OF I DON'T MAIL ANY STAMPED ITEMS ANYMORE, IT'S ALL COMING OUT OF MY CHECKING ACCOUNT.

DO YOU HAVE THAT PROGRAM IN PLACE? WE DO.

I MEAN, WE HAVE VARIOUS FORMS OF PAYMENT.

OBVIOUSLY SOME PEOPLE STILL CHOOSE TO DO THE TRADITIONAL MELLON.

WE CAN DO OVER THE PHONE.

WE CAN, WE DO ONLINE PAYMENT WHERE YOU SET UP YOUR ACCOUNT AND YOU CAN LOOK AT WHAT YOU OWE AND PAY US.

YOU GO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A DROP DEAD LINE THAT EVERY UTILITY BILL, WHEN YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR FULL AMOUNT, BUT THERE'S VARIOUS CHOICES THAT YOU CAN HAVE TO PAY YOUR INVOICE.

IN ADDITION TO THE TRADITIONAL MANNER, I CAN RESPOND TO THE MONTHLY CYCLE.

OBVIOUSLY THE MONTHLY WAS BECAUSE THAT WAS PUT IN THE CONTRACT.

IF THE CITY WISHES FOR US TO LOOK AT QUARTERLY, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF DISCUSSION.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE US TO DO.

IT'S EARLY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE WE TRIGGER THE BILLING FOR THIS NEW CONTRACT.

SO, SO LOW KEY ONLINE, IS THAT CORRECT? EXCUSE ME.

YOU CAN PAY ONLINE.

YES.

SO IF I WANTED TO PAY FOUR MONTHS AHEAD, I COULD DO THAT.

YOU COULD DO HOWEVER YOU WISH.

IF YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN OPEN AN ACCOUNT.

WE WILL BE SENDING ALL THIS INFORMATION TO THE CUSTOMERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING HOW YOU CAN OPEN THE ACCOUNT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THERE'S VARIOUS OPTIONS TO MAKE PAYMENTS, INCLUDING NOT PAYING YOUR WHOLE BILL.

YOU CAN PAY WEEKLY, HOWEVER, YOUR FLEXIBLE, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY.

IF NOT CLOSETS OF REBECCA BACK TO US FOR ANY QUESTIONS, I, I, MY POINTS OF CLARIFICATION WERE THERE.

NOW I WILL MAKE ONE COMMENT.

WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT A WASTE MANAGEMENT COULD GO TO KEEP IT AT MONTHLY.

LIKE IT WAS IN THE CONTRACT OR QUARTERLY.

I WOULD ADVISE AGAINST THE QUARTERLY, JUST TO LEE'S POINT, BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A REAL BURDEN FOR SOME PEOPLE.

SO I THINK WE LEAVE IT MONTHLY AND LET THE PEOPLE CHOOSE THE BEST WAY.

I LIKE THE FACT THAT ONE OPTION WAS BY TELEPHONE.

SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO SAVE THE STAMPS OR THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER THAT COULD, THEY'LL GET THE HARD COPY BILL IN THE MAIL, THEY COULD CALL UP AND MAKE THE PAYMENT THAT WAY.

AND I'M SURE ALMOST EVERYBODY, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T HAVE, UM, THEY COULD, INSTEAD OF WRITING A CHECK, THEY COULD GIVE THEIR ROUTING NUMBER AND DO IT THAT WAY.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT EASY, UH, FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN AND GIVE THEM THE VARIETY OF, OF BEING ABLE TO DO THAT.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE NO QUESTIONS.

NOTHING.

NO, SIR.

I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING SENIOR RATES.

AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ARE FOR MONEY OR WHATEVER.

IS THERE ANY THING, MAYBE WE CAN'T DO IT TODAY, BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, THAT IF THERE'S MONEY, A POT OF MONEY, SOMEWHERE THAT WE CAN PUT ASIDE TO MAYBE HELP US SENIORS, WE'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE OUT THERE FOR A DIFFERENT RATE STRUCTURE OR ANY, ANY OTHER FINANCING OPTIONS.

WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO THANK YOU, SIR.

I APPRECIATE THAT AT THIS TIME.

NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS.

IF I CAN GET A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION.

I'LL SECOND CALL FOR VOTE.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO MORE FORMAL.

OH MY APOLOGIES FOR ONE WITH,

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JOE'S VOTING NOW.

MY APOLOGIES.

THANK YOU, BRIAN.

[17. Introduce Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Title 16 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code Chapter 16.02 - Definitions, Chapter 16.04 - Zoning Districts Designated, Chapter 16.10 - Residential Districts, Chapter 16.18 - Recreation and Open Space District, Chapter 16.30 - Scenic Resources Overlay District, Appendix A Land Use Matrix, and Delete Chapter 16.26 - Agricultural Preserve Overlay District, and Finding Proposed Municipal Code Amendment 22MCA01 Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act - For first reading by title only - Waive further reading]

NUMBER 16.

STILL PUBLIC HEARING.

INTRODUCE ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AMENDING TITLE 16, THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 16.02.

DEFINITION CHAPTER 16.04, ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATED CHAPTER 16.10, RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT CHAPTER 16.18 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE.

DICK'S DISTRICTS CHAPTER 16.30 SCENIC RESOURCE OVERLAY, DISTRICT APPENDIX A LAND USE MATRIX AND DELETE CHAPTER 16.26 AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE OVERLAY DISTRICT FINDING PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 22 MCA D WE'RE EXCEEDING ZERO ONE EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.