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WELL, GOOD EVENING, CHINO HILLS.
WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 13TH, UH, 2022 COUNCIL MEETING.
IT'S GONNA BE A BIG NIGHT TONIGHT.
BUT WE ARE CALLING THIS MEETING
[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
TO ORDER AND, UH, ROLL CALL PLEASE.[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
KICK THINGS OFF WITH A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND OUR INVOCATION.I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE FORMER ONTARIO MAYOR, FORMER COUNTY SUPERVISOR, CURRENT CHAFFEE COLLEGE GOVERNING BOARD TRUSTEE GARY OVT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, FOLLOWED BY CHAPLAIN ROBERT HILTON FROM THE SAN BERNARDO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO DO OUR OWN VOCATION.
IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL CITY, AND I ENJOYED, UH, SERVING FOR YOUR, UH, MANY CONSTITUENTS.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IF YOU WOULD IN THE, UH, FLAGS, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FLAG OF THE UNITED, UNITED STATES, OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Robert Hilton, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department ]
EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, AND ELECTED THE BOARD MEMBERS.THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
FATHER IN HEAVEN, I THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME, THE COMMUNICATION THAT EACH MEMBER IS HERE TONIGHT, TO SET FORTH FOR THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
LORD, ASK THAT YOU WOULD TAKE EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL TONIGHT AND BLESS THEM, THEIR THOUGHTS, THEIR COMMUNICATION OF ONE ANOTHER FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CITY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNITY, LESS THIS TIME IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME.
ALL RIGHT, HAVE A SEAT EVERYBODY.
[5. NOVEMBER 8, 2022 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Adopt a Resolution reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on November 8, 2022, declaring the result and such other matters as provided by law]
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO ACCEPT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS.CHERYL, DO YOU NEED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE MORE THAN THAT? NO.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
THE CANVAS INDICATES THAT RAYMARK HAS PETER J. ROGERS AND BRIAN JOES WERE ELECTED AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICTS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR RESPECTIVELY FOR TERMS ENDING IN NOVEMBER, 2026 BY MAJORITY VOTE.
OKAY, SO WE ARE A MOTION AND A SECOND MOTION.
ONE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND.
[6. OATH OF OFFICE - Administration of the Oath of Office to Ray Marquez (District 1), Peter J. Rogers (District 2), and Brian Johsz (District 4) for terms ending November 30, 2026]
BUSINESS.WE'RE, THREE OF US ARE GONNA HEAD DOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE OUR O INDIVIDUAL OATS OF OFFICE AND WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH DISTRICT NUMBER ONE AND RAY MARQUEZ.
BUT BRIAN AND I WILL HEAD DOWN ALSO.
SO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE TO RAY MARQUEZ WILL BE BY HIS WIFE, BARBARA MARQUEZ.
BARBARA, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN RAY UP IN THE CENTER PODIUM? YOU HI.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND.
I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
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FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE.I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CONSTITUTION, OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY.
I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, WITHOUT ANY WHAT? MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY OR WELL AND FAITHFULLY.
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
OH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO ENTER.
NEXT, KURT HAGMAN WILL BE GIVING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO MAYOR PETER ROGERS.
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD TIME.
MR. MAYOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
THAT WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION IS STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA GETS ALL ENEMIES AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
DID I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY? DID I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION THAT I WILL, THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY? WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES.
DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER, WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
AND NEXT, GARY OT WILL GIVE THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S GOTTA BRING THE FAN CLUB.
THIS IS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME, BY THE WAY.
SO, UH, THE HONOR IS ALL MINE, BUT I GUESS YOU GET ONE.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES SWORN AND DOMESTIC AGAINST ALL ENEMIES SWORN AND DOMESTIC TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY AND THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER, DISCHARGE, THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION TO OUR OUTGOING MAYOR RAY MARQUEZ, FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE AS MAYOR FROM DECEMBER 1ST, 2021 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2022.
IF YOU COULD COME AROUND HERE.
WE'D HAVE SOME TRAINING ON THAT,
[7. OUTGOING MAYOR - Presentation to outgoing Mayor Ray Marquez for his dedicated service as Mayor from December 1, 2021, through November 30, 2022]
THAT IT WAS, UH, HE WAS NOT USED TO THAT.TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER RAY MARQUE FOR HIS SERVICE AS MAYOR.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, RAY HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER, CIVIC LEADER AND REALTOR IN THE COMMUNITY FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES FROM THE START, HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
IN FACT, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHINO HILLS INCORPORATION COMMITTEE, WHICH SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH CITY HOOD WAY BACK WHEN HE SERVED AS A PAST MEMBER OF THE, OF CITY'S PLANNING AND PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
AND MYSELF, RAY, AND KURT SERVED ON THAT COMMISSION AT THE SAME TIME, WAY BACK.
HE ALSO SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT FROM 2006 UNTIL HE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN 2013.
RAY SERVED AS MAYOR FOR CHINO HILLS IN 2017, AND AGAIN THIS PAST YEAR AS A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER AND RESIDENT WHO HAS SEEN FIRSTHAND A DEVASTATING IMPACT
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IMPACTS FIRE, WILDFIRES HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY.RAY MADE IT A POINT TO HELP PROTECT OUR CITY FROM THE DESTRUCTIVE PATHS OF WILDFIRES.
HE KICKED OFF THE YEAR BY HELPING COMPLETE, ALONG WITH OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL, THE PROPERTY TRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY'S FOURTH FIRE STATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOCAL CANYON AND PIPELINE AVENUE.
THE CITY PROVIDED JUST UNDER FOUR ACRES OF LAND THAT WILL PAY A AND WILL PAY A TOTAL OF $8 MILLION TO CONSTRUCT AND EQUIP THIS NEW FACILITY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN EARLY 2024.
IN RETURN, THE CITY RECEIVED THE FORMER CHINO VALLEY FIRE TRAINING FACILITY ON EUCALYPTUS, JUST BLOW BOYS REPUBLIC.
IN ADDITION, CHINO VALLEY FIRE WILL ASSUME THE COST AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL WILD LAND FIRE PROTECTION THAT THE CITY NORMALLY CONTRACTS WITH.
CAL FIRE PERFORMS SAVING THE CITY APPROXIMATELY 150,000 TO KEEP THE BALL ROLLING.
RAY AND OUR ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL WORKED ON OUR LEG WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO SECURE OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN FEMA FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S FUEL REDUCTION PROGRAM AND HELP REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR WILDFIRES.
HE IS ALSO CREDITED WITH FOR INITIATING A NEARLY FI $50,000 INVESTMENT TO PERFORM A PALM TREE INJECTION PROJECT IN CARBON CANYON.
IF, IF YOU'VE NOTICED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THAT REMOVED INVASIVE PALM TREES, THAT POSED A FIRE RISK IN ONE OF OUR CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE AREAS.
ANOTHER MAJOR PROJECT HE HELPED MOVE FORWARD THIS PAST YEAR WAS THE CARBON CANYON TRAFFIC STUDY, WHICH WAS INITIATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THAT A GROWING NUMBER OF BIG RIGS WERE TRAVELING THE ROAD AND GETTING STUCK AT THE S TURNS, CAUSING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND TIE UPS.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF BREA START INVESTIGATING WAYS TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE.
IT TOOK SEVERAL YEARS, BUT HERE WE ARE TONIGHT WITH AN ACTION TONIGHT TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE BANNING TRUCKS OVER FOUR AXLES LONG.
FINALLY, I'LL STOP GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM MY WIFE SAYING I'M FOLLOWING A CAR CARRIER AND CARBON CANYON, A CAR CARRIER.
THERE'S A LOT OF AXLES ON THAT TRUCK, BY THE WAY.
UM, ALONG WITH SAFETY, RAY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT RESIDENTS TAKE PRIDE IN.
FOR MANY YEARS, ONE OF OUR GOALS WAS TO ENSURE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. SUPPORTS PARK WAS A FACILITY OUR COMMUNITY WAS PROUD OF, AND UNDER HIS TERM AS MAYOR, WE DID JUST THAT, APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH A NEW OPERATOR OF THE BLD FACILITY.
THAT FACILITY IS NOW, UH, RETURNING TO WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE ITS ITS GLORY DAYS, ALONG WITH HOPEFULLY SOME BETTER PROFITS, UH, AS EXPECTED FROM THE COUNCIL.
AND RAY HELPED FACILITATE THAT CONTRACT AMONG THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 22, RAY WAS ALSO ABLE TO JUGGLE IN ABUNDANCE OF OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES.
HE REPRESENTS THE CITY COUNCIL ON MORE THAN 25 DIFFERENT BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, INCLUDING SERVING ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CAL CITIES, WHICH USED TO BE CALLED LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
AND IN MANY OTHER CAPACITIES, UH, UH, WITH, WITH THEM, ALONG WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, OR S B C T A RAY ALSO ENJOYS REPRESENTING THE CITY ON THE CALIFORNIA PRISON INSTITUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, AND IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER AND PAST CHAIR OF THE TRACE ROMANOS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY, OR THE J JPA, WHICH WE BOTH SIT ON, WHICH HELPS PROTECT THE 2,400 PLUS ACRES OF TRACE ROMANOS RANCH.
IN SIMPLER TERMS, RAY WAS A VERY BUSY GUY THIS YEAR.
ASIDE FROM OUR TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE TO RAY FOR HIS SERVICES AS MAYOR, WE NEED TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIS WIFE, BARBARA, FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT.
RAY, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS MAYOR THIS PAST YEAR, 2022.
FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY, NICOLE, YOU'RE A HELL OF A WRITER.
IS THAT, IS THAT ALL TRUE?
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT COUNCIL, I'M JUST A COUNCIL MEMBER.
YES, I WAS MAYOR LAST YEAR, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU, I HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH ON THE COUNCIL.
OUR STAFF IS AMAZING, AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THESE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY, I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING.
SO I JUST, JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND THEN ABOVE ALL, SHE JUST GAVE ME A DIRTY LOOK RIGHT NOW.
MY WIFE
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APPRECIATE THAT.I KNOW, UH, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE GLAD NO LONGER MAYOR CUZ WE USED TO TALK ALL THE TIME.
THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB LAST YEAR.
WE'VE GOT A FEW THINGS FOR YOU, RAY.
FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE GOT OUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, UH, KURT HAGMAN TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND HAND OFF A CERTIFICATE.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE THREE WE SWORE IN TONIGHT.
UM, THE CITY'S IN GREAT HANDS AND OBVIOUSLY THE RESIDENTS APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE COLLECTIVE GROUP DOES.
OTHERWISE, YOU'RE GONNA BE BACK IN OFFICE YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW, CYNTHIA, YOU ALL BEAT ME ON MAYORS NOW.
SO Y'ALL WILL CHECK THE BOXES THERE A LOT FURTHER THAN I AM
UM, BUT PETER TOUCHED ON A LITTLE BIT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT RAY HAS DONE OVER THE LAST YEAR, BUT I GET THE PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH HIM ON MANY OF THE BOARDS THAT WEREN'T MENTIONED, BUT OBVIOUSLY S BBC T A, BUT NOW HE'S ALSO S SCAG TRANSPORTATION CHAIR AND UM, THAT TAKES TWO DAYS.
AND SO WE'RE ALL INVOLVED IN MULTIPLE BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS I GET PAID FULL TIME TO DO THIS.
SO IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF DEDICATION FROM YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR MAYOR TO GO TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND YOU WONDERED WHY JONATHAN HAS ALL THE GRAY HAIR.
CUZ WE WERE ALL SITTING ON PARKER RECS WITH HIM WAY BACK WHEN, AND WE PROBABLY STILL GIVE HIM A LOT OF GRIEF ON THAT TOO.
BUT RAY, I DO LIKE I IHEART KURT HAGMAN'S BAG UP THERE, SO I ASSUME HE GETS MORE OF THOSE AND PASS THOSE OUT AS YOU GO TO.
UM, BUT NO, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE.
UM, HE SOLD MY LAST HOUSE TO ME AND IT'S THE, THE HOME OF MY DREAMS RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO WE HAVE THIS LONG HISTORY OF WORKING TOGETHER, WHICH REALLY, REALLY MAKES THINGS GO WELL.
UM, OBVIOUSLY CHINO HILLS IS MY HOME AND WE'RE GONNA BE CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER AND IT JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE THE SAME CONSISTENCY ON THIS COUNCIL AND WITH GREAT LEADERSHIP.
RAY DID A FANTASTIC JOB LAST YEAR.
IT'S NOT EASY, BUT YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO DO IT.
YOU HAVE WAY TOO MUCH ENERGY ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO.
YOU PROBABLY GOT A LOT OF THESE ALREADY FOR ME.
HE'S ALSO MY COMMISSIONER ON THE AIRPORTS TOO, SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, A FEW MORE CERTIFICATES, I'D LIKE TO JOHN, JOHN IS HERE, JOHN.
SO REPRESENTING CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM JOHN DING, COME ON UP.
GOOD EVENING, RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
MY NAME IS JOHN FROM CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM'S OFFICE.
IT IS MY HONOR TO BE HERE TONIGHT FOR CELEBRATE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE SERVICE OF MAYOR RAY MARQUEZ.
MAYOR MARQUEZ AS BEING A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
HE WAS E AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CITY EVEN BEFORE I WAS BORN.
WE WERE ABLE TO WORK HARMONIOUS, UM, IMPROVING THE TRAFFIC PROBLEM WITHIN THE CITY, ESPECIALLY.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE 71 AND 91 CONJUNCTION PROJECT, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE PROJECT THE NEXT CONGRESS.
UM, HE WAS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES LEADING THE CHARGE TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFE.
UM, CHINO HILLS HAS TRULY BENEFITED, UH, FROM RAISE VISION, UH, SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP THIS PAST YEAR, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE A LOT MORE GREAT THINGS TO SAY ABOUT RAY, BUT FOR NOW I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON AND SUCCESSFUL MAYOR TURN.
AND ALSO CONGRATULATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER PETER ROGERS FOR BECOMING THE NEW MAYOR OF, FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
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UNCLE FAR.NEXT REPRESENTING, UH, SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN.
NATHAN BASS, THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.
AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR SO DILIGENTLY, UH, CORRALLING MY COLLEAGUES AND GOVERNMENT HERE TONIGHT.
UM, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, DIGNITARIES AND ATTENDANCE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I AM NATHAN BASS, REPRESENTATIVE OF SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN, STATE SENATOR FOR CHINO HILLS.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T BELIEVE IT STILL EXISTS, I HOPE THAT, UH, MY PHOTOGRAPHY, THERE WAS A, AN EXAMPLE OF BIPARTISANSHIP THAT'S STILL AROUND
IT'S A, UH, IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, RAY MARQUEZ, UM, FOR THE YEAR OF SERVICE THAT HE COMMITTED TO US AS MAYOR OF THE CITY.
UM, I'VE SPOKEN IN THIS CHAMBER BEFORE ABOUT THE, UH, THE EXCELLENT SERVICE AFFORDED TO THE RESIDENTS HERE BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF HERE AT CITY HALL.
TONIGHT, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT SENTIMENT AND EXPRESS MY STRONGEST ENDORSEMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, RAY MARQUEZ AND HIS LEADERSHIP AT THE HELM OF THIS COUNCIL.
IN HIS TERM AS MAYOR, HE MADE IMMENSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WELLBEING OF THE CITY AND MADE GREAT EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE, THE LONG-TERM VITALITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR YEARS TO COME.
OUTGOING, MAYOR MARQUEZ, YOU ARE AMONG CHINO HILL'S FINEST, UH, FOR THAT.
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE AND ON BEHALF OF YOUR FRIEND, SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO, UH, COMMEMORATE THIS CEREMONY.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEAR SERVICE AS MAYOR.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS WELL DESERVED HONOR, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND LASTLY, WE DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATIVE FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHILLIP CHEN'S OFFICE, BUT WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU ALSO.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE, WOW, THIS IS PRETTY COOL.
I GUESS WE'RE GONNA DO PHOTO WITH, UH, TEAM.
YOU WANT SIT, SIT HERE IS FINE.
COME ON,
CAN I BRING MY FLOWERS TO COVER ME? SHE'S OUT THE BOX THOUGH.
SHE'S RETIRED SO WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.
I THOUGHT IT WAS MERRY CHRISTMAS.
[8. CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHOIR - Choir Ensemble: Performance of holiday music]
HAVE A CORAL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE OF HOLIDAY MUSIC BY THE CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHOIR, DIRECTED BY REBECCA GORDON.I'LL JUST TALK, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE WARM WELCOME.
WE ARE THE, AND WE REALIZED THE LAST TIME THE SAME YEAR FOR YOU
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WAS 2019.THAT CONDITIONS, THOUGH ALLOWED US TO BE HERE TO SEE IF WE HAVE A COUPLE NUMBERS WE'D LIKE TO START WITH.
WE NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS OR THE MUSICAL MAIN.
OUR NEXT NUMBER IS CALLED CAROLYN THE KINGS, AND IT IS WHAT THE KINGS WOULD CALL A MASHUP.
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START WITH ROYAL.WE HAVE ONE MORE IF YOU WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT.
THIS ONE IS CALLED UP ON THE ROOF AND IT'S IN 1960S.
UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA DO ANOTHER ONE,
WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
WELCOME BACK AFTER A FEW YEARS.
WE'RE GOING TO DO, WE'RE GONNA GO INTO A LITTLE, UH, BREAK HERE AND WE'VE GOT A LITTLE RECEPTION OUT OUTSIDE IN THE LOBBY, 10 MINUTES OR SO.
AND THEN WE'LL RESUME OUR, OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE WILL ADJOURN UNTIL THAT TIME.
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ALL RIGHT.WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED WITH OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE'RE BACK IN THE LITTLE RECEPTION'S STILL HAPPENING OUT, MIKE, TO CLOSE THE DOOR.
THAT HOLIDAY PUNCH IS, UH, GETTING TO PEOPLE, IT SOUNDS LIKE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET BACK TO BUSINESS.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
ANNOUNCEMENTS TAKEN BETH, OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? YES, WE DO.WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE, THE CITY SETTLED THE LAWSUIT.
IT HAD FILED AGAINST DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY AND SHALL OIL, THAT LAWSUIT HAD SOUGHT DAMAGES AND OTHER RELIEF RELATED TO THE ALLEGED CONTAMINATION OF, UH, THE CITY'S DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND THE WATER WELLS, UM, WITH CHEMICAL 1 23 TRI CHLORO PROPANE.
AT ANY RATE, IT IS SETTLED, UM, IN THE AGREEMENTS ON FILE WITH THE CITY.
[9. 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.]
TRANSITION TO 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 A SPEAKER CARD TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
I HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD, AND THAT IS FROM JULIA CABRERA.
THOUGHT SHE MIGHT HAVE A FEW WORDS.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.
I'M REPRESENTING THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AND I JUST HAVE SOME SHORT UPDATES FROM, UH, UPSCALE CHINO VALLEY.
UM, THE FIRST IS THAT WE DID OUR CHECK PRESENTATIONS FOR THE RESULTS FROM OUR STUDENT PITCH COMPETITION.
UM, THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS WHO WON CAME FROM AYALA HIGH SCHOOL, UM, WHO WON A GRAM TOTAL OF $4,500.
SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE THOSE STUDENTS.
UM, I THINK THE PITCH COMPETITION SHOWED THE TALENT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, INNOVATIVE, INNOVATIVE MINDS THAT ARE GROWING IN C V U S D.
SO I WANNA CONGRATULATE THOSE STUDENTS.
UM, AND THE NEXT THING I WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS THAT OUR NEXT DAY FOR OUR LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM WILL BE WITH CHINO HILLS.
SO I WANNA THANK THE CITY, CITY STAFF AND DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR BEING THERE TO, UM, SPEAK MORE ABOUT, UH, CHINO HILLS AND, UH, WHAT INITIATIVES CHINO HILLS HAS.
UM, AND THANK YOU TO BEN MONTGOMERY, WHO IS PART OF OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, UM, AND HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL WITH HELPING US DECIDE THINGS LIKE OUR COMMUNITY PROJECT.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, I WANNA HIGHLIGHT THAT IN, UH, JANUARY 20, UH, 25TH, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR FIRST JOB FAIR OF THE YEAR, WHICH WILL BE HOSTED AT CHINOS COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, THAT'S JANUARY TW JANUARY 25TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 4:00 PM.
AND, UH, I, ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STAFF BOARD MEMBERS, WE WANNA SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO ALL CHENA HILLS RESIDENTS.
MIKE, WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? SEE IF BRIAN IS, UH, CLOSE? THERE HE IS.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE SEEING THAT? OKAY.
WITH, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
CONFLICT OF INTEREST, UH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS.ANY, HAVE ANY OTHER CONFLICT? BRIAN? ALL GOOD? NOPE.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (20 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.CAROL, I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT ITEMS NUMBER 11 AND 25 HAD REVISED ATTACHMENTS AND THAT THE CORRECTED ATTACHMENTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED ON THE DIAS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND IF YOU WANNA SEE A COPY TONIGHT, THERE IS ONE IN THE PUBLIC BOOK OUT IN THE, UM, LOBBY THERE.
SO WITH THAT, WHAT'S OUR CONSENT CALENDAR? I'LL START LOOKING DOWN THE LINE
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AND SEE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PULL.RAY, THIS WAS GONNA MAKE A COMMENT, AND I THINK CHERYL DID IT ON ITEM 11.
UM, ALL THE EXPENSES FOR MY TRAVELING ARE REPEATED BY CAL, CAL CITIES, SO THANK YOU.
I HAVE NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING.
AND I'M GONNA ALSO PULL 14, UM, AND ALSO 26.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER.
WE HAVE A MOTION, MOTION, SECOND, SECOND MOTION, AND A SECOND.
[14. Adopt Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adding Chapter 10.38 to Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Chino Hills Municipal Code to Impose Vehicle Axle Limitations to Prohibit Vehicles With More Than Four Axles to be Operated on Carbon Canyon Road (State Route 142) and Finding the Ordinance Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act” - Second Reading (Introduced November 22, 2022)]
WERE PULLED, ONE AS ITEM NUMBER 14 THAT BOTH ART AND I PULLED.AND RAY MAY WANNA MAKE COMMENT ALSO.
POSSIBLY, UH, WE'LL GO TO YOU.
CHERYL, WHY DON'T YOU, FOR THE RECORD, READ WHAT ITEM 14 IS.
IT WAS ALLUDED TO DURING ONE OF THE, UH, SWEARING INS.
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD OFFICIALLY DO FOR THE PUBLIC READ THE, UH, ITEM, AND THEN I'LL MAKE MY COMMENT.
ITEM 14 IS TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, ADDING CHAPTER THREE, 10.38 TO TITLE 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC OF THE CHEETO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPOSE VEHICLE AXLE LIMITATIONS TO PROHIBIT VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN FOUR AXLES TO BE OPERATED ON CARBON CANYON ROAD STATE ROUTE 1 42, AND FINDING THAT THE, THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
THE FIRST READING OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 22ND.
UH, I'M PULLING THIS JUST FOR GENERAL INFORMATION.
I'LL LET YOU GUYS WHO ARE, WERE INVOLVED WITH THIS COMMITTEE OF PUSHING FOR THIS FOR YEARS, UH, FILL IN THE BLANKS, BUT ESSENTIALLY BOTH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND BREA NEEDED TO FI FILE AND, UH, COME UP WITH AN ORDINANCE.
THEN THEY WILL, IT'S A REQUIREMENT BEFORE CALTRANS WILL MAKE THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENFORCE THIS.
RAY, I WANT TO, THERE YOU DIDN'T PULL OUT, THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT LIKE ANNOUNCEMENT COMMENTS.
UM, WE STARTED THIS BACK IN 2017 WITH A COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, IN CARBON CANYON ABOUT TRUCK TRAFFIC.
AND, UH, FROM THERE WE ACTUALLY DID A STUDY, BUT THERE'S TWO PEOPLE OTHER THAN MY COUNTERPART HERE TO MY LEFT, UH, MR. ROGERS.
BUT ALSO THERE'S TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM THE CITY OF BREA, CECILIA HUFF, AND ALSO MARTY SMIRNOFF.
UM, I DO WANT TO THANK THEM AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS GONNA BE IN FRONT OF THEM, THE SECOND MEETING IN JANUARY.
BUT, UH, STAFF, GOOD JOB, PETER.
AND AS YOU HAD ALLUDED TO LAST MEETING THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, I THINK THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER STATE HIGHWAY AT THE MOMENT.
WAS THAT THE ONE THAT'S KIND OF UP NEAR SAN JOSE OR GILROY OR SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT? THE NUMBER'S REALLY CLOSE.
IT'S LIKE REALLY DIFFERENCE AT THE MOMENT.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF PUSHBACK FOR A LONG TIME ON THIS.
AND, UH, HERE WE ARE, HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, BREA DOES THEIR THING IN THE MONTH OR SO, AND THEN WE'RE MOVING ON.
I JUST WANTED TO PULL IT JUST FOR INFORMATION, PURPOSE PROCEED MORE THAN JUST ASKING QUESTIONS.
ANYTHING, DANIEL ON YOUR END BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS? NO, JUST ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR BREA TO, UM, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
WELL ANSWER'S A QUICK QUESTION FOR DANIEL.
AS FAR AS TRUCKS THAT ARE DOING BUSINESS IN CARBON CANYON CONSTRUCTION, WHATEVER, THAT DOESN'T VOID THAT THEY CAN STILL DO THEIR BUSINESS, CORRECT? CORRECT.
THEY WOULD HAVE AN EXEMPTION TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL, UM, FOR AS LONG AS THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS HERE IN THE CITY.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS ELIMINATE ANY CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR CITY.
AND WOULDN'T THOSE, IF THERE ARE OVER FOUR AXLES, MORE THAN LIKELY ENTER THE CITY FROM THE BRAY SIDE AND EXIT AND GO BACK FROM THE BRAY SIDE TO ELIMINATE STAYING OR TO KEEP AWAY FROM THE S TURNS? VERY LIKELY, YES.
AND SINCE I PULLED IT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL AND I'LL, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
[26. Adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2022-23 increasing budget in various funds by $281,057; authorize execution of five-year agreement with Mariposa Landscapes, Inc., in amount not-to-exceed $10,874,200.00 to provide landscape maintenance services in north service area; and authorize execution of five-year agreement with Excel Landscape, Inc., in amount not-to-exceed $10,386,504.95 to provide landscape maintenance services in south service area and for City-wide water facility sites]
ALSO POLL NUMBER 26, AND I THINK MOSTLY BECAUSE IT'S A LARGE CONTRACT AND IT'S GOOD TO KIND OF CALL ATTENTION TO IT.I DON'T HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH IT, BUT JUST TO LETTER, EVERYBODY KNOW WE HAVE SEVERAL, UH, LARGE CONTRACTS HAVING TO DO WITH LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, ET CETERA.
SO I THOUGHT, I DON'T KNOW IF I DIDN'T GIVE ANYBODY A HEADS UP, BUT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS ACTION AND THIS NEW CONTRACT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING, AND THEN WE'LL, THEN WE CAN PROCEED.
CERTAINLY, UH, MAYOR, UH, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS, UM, UH, TO APPROVE TWO CONTRACTS FOR LANDSCAPE, UH, MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS THAT MAINTAIN OUR LANDSCAPE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, WE HAVE IT DIVIDED INTO TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS, A NORTH AND A SOUTH.
UH, THE, THE NORTH AREA IS MAINTAINED BY AZTECA LANDSCAPING, AND THE SOUTH SIDE IS MAINTAINED BY EXCEL.
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TO DO IS AWARD, UH, NEW FIVE YEAR CONTRACTS, UM, TO RETAIN THE EXISTING CONTRACT ON THE SOUTH SIDE EXCEL AND AWARD A CONTRACT TO A NEW CONTRACT FOR MARIPOSA, UH, FOR THE NORTH END.UM, AS YOU DID MENTION, THEY ARE, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY OR SIGNIFICANT, UH, CONTRACTS.
THE CONTRACT FOR MARIPOSA OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD IS 10 MILLION.
IS THAT 500 OVER A FIVE YEAR, SORRY, SORRY, FIVE YEAR PERIOD? MM-HMM.
FOLLOW UP QUESTION, DOES THAT COME, IS THAT FUNDED OUT OF OUR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FOR THE MOST PART, EXCEPT FOR WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO AUGMENT THAT? THAT'S CORRECT.
BUT THE BULK OF IT'LL BE PAID FOR OUT OF LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING? YES.
UH, DANIEL, OVER THE YEARS, UH, I'VE CALLED YOU NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS TIMES,
SO THIS HOPEFULLY WILL TAKE CARE OF, OF THOSE ISSUES YES.
AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT, UH, OUR CONTRACTORS ARE BEING HELD TO OUR CONTRACT.
AND, UM, UH, WE DO HAVE A CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT WHERE IF WE ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICES, THEN WE CAN END THE CONTRACT, UH, UH, WITHIN 30 DAYS AND FIND A CONTRACT THAT THAT'S WILLING TO DO THE WORK THAT, UH, IS BEING ASKED OF THEM.
WELL, ANY OTHER QU QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION SINCE I PULLED IT TO APPROVE.
YOU, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW, NEW CONTRACTS TO DEAL WITH, GENTLEMEN
MOVING ON TO OUR DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
I'M GONNA TURN PART OF THIS OVER TO CHERYL.
SHE'S GONNA, UH, IT'S ITEMS 30 THROUGH 32.
[30. Adopt resolution adopting 2022 Conflict of Interest Code in accordance with Political Reform Act to reflect changes occurring since the last biennial review]
THE, THE, UH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE.SO THIS ITEM IS TO ADOPT OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE EVERY TWO YEARS.
WE ARE REQUIRED BY THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSIONS TO REVIEW OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODES FOR OUR, UH, STAFF, DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES AND OUR COMMISSIONS.
WE'VE BROUGHT THIS TO YOU TWICE SO FAR.
THE FIRST IS TO TELL US TO DO IT.
THEN IT'S TO SAY, OKAY, WE KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO DO IT, AND NOW IT'S TO ADOPT THOSE CHANGES WHICH WERE PRESENTED IN A RED LINE FASHION.
SO WITH THAT, WE WOULD JUST HAVE YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION, MAKE A MOTION, AND SECOND TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.
I WAS GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE CHANGES.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BEFORE WE, I'M SORRY.
BEFORE WE TAKE A, UM, VOTE ON THIS OR FINISH THE VOTE, I DID NOT GET ANY SPEAKER CARDS IN THE PUBLIC COURSE.
ARE THERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT? ARE WE GONNA REVOTE? YES, PLEASE.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ONE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ VOTING.
FIVE ZERO CONTRARIAN, OBVIOUSLY KICK HIM TO THE CURB.
HE'S GONNA BE, HE FULLY DISPLAYED THE BOAT ONCE BEFORE, SO
WHEN DOES YOUR STANDUP BACK START?
WE DO HAVE A DEPUTY BACK HERE.
IF YOU GET OUT OF ORDER, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, HE WILL ESCORT YOU FROM THE BUILDING.
[31. Introduce Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Chapter 2.08 (City Manager) to Modify Contracting Authority, Adding Chapter 2.26 - (Department Directors) to Designate Acting Department Directors, Amending Chapter 3.18 (Contracting System) to Modify Exceptions to Competitive Bidding Limits, Sole Source, Emergency, Urgent Services and Cooperative Services and Amending Chapter 3.20 (Public Construction Contract Bidding System) to Clarify Process for Bidding for Public Projects, Add Design Build Procurement Process and Electronic Transmission of Notice of Bids and Determining This Project is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act,” for first reading by title only and waiving further reading; adopt resolution delegating authority to Public Works Director to execute and cause to be recorded Notices of Completion for all public projects contracts; add “Section 8.1 - Contract Compliance” into Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual; and remove "Section II Contract Compliance Policy and Procedures" in Procurement Policy and Procedures Manual]
ITEM 31, UH, CHERYL.SO THIS ITEM I WILL BE PRESENTING, BUT FIRST I'M GOING TO READ THE ORDINANCE TITLE.
IT'S TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.8, CITY MANAGER TO MODIFY CONTRACTING AUTHORITY, ADDING CHAPTER 2.26 DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS TO DESIGNATE ACTING DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AMENDING CHAPTER 3.18 CONTRACTING SYSTEM TO MODIFY EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING LIMITS, SOLE SOURCE, EMERGENCY URGENT SERVICES AND COOPERATIVE SERVICES.
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 3.20 PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BIDDING SYSTEM TO CLARIFY PROCESS FOR BIDDING FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS, ADD DESIGN, BUILD PROCUREMENT PROCESS, AND ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF NOTICE OF BIDS, AND DETERMINING THAT THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
I DO HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR THIS.
HONORABLE MAYOR OF VICE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU, OUR PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES A NEW CONTRACT COMPLIANCE POLICY, AND A RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE RECORDATION OF NOTICES OF COMPLETIONS AND THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDINANCE
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I JUST READ.PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE INCLUDES REMOVING THE APPROVAL AS TO FORM PROVISION FROM CITY MANAGER APPROVED CONTRACTS, BECAUSE THE PROPOSED AMENDED CHAPTER 2.08 WILL ALLOW FOR A MO MORE FOCUSED CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW, AND THE APPROVAL EST FORM WILL BE USED FOR CONTRACTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL, NON-STANDARD CONTRACTS.
AND THOSE WITH MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS TO STANDARD CITY CONTRACT TEMPLATES.
WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 2.26, WHICH WILL DEFINE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATING AND ACTING DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR IN THEIR ABSENCE.
CHAPTER 3.18 IS BEING AMENDED TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING THRESHOLD TO $10,000 OR LESS ANNUALLY OR PER PROJECT, ADDING THE LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE WRITTEN JUSTIFICATION TO BE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY COUNCIL FOR SOLE SOURCE REQUESTS.
MOVING A PORTION OF THE EMERGENCY SECTION THAT PERTAINS TO THE PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE TO CHAPTER 3.20, CHANGING THE TIMEFRAME TO USE AN EXISTING WRITTEN SERVICE AGREEMENT TO 60 MONTHS INCREASING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL THRESHOLD TO MORE THAN 50,000 AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES.
CHAPTER 3.20 PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION IS BEING AMENDED, AMENDED TO DEFINE FORMAL, INFORMAL AND EXCEPTIONS TO BIDDING FOR PUBLIC PROJECTS TO ADD IN THE LANGUAGE MENTIONED ON THE LAST SLIDE, RELATING TO EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS.
AND TO ADD THE ABILITY TO USE A DESIGN BUILD PROCUREMENT PROCESS IN ANY OTHER SPECIALIZED CONTRACTING PROCESSES THAT ARE ALLOWED BY THE PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE.
IT IS ALSO BEING AMENDED TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF NOTICE OF INVITING BIDS IN ADDITION TO MAIL OR FAXING OF THE BIDS.
IN 2017, THE CONTRACT PROCESS WAS DECENTRALIZED AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS WERE APPOINTED BY THE CITY MANAGER TO SERVE AS CONTRACT COMPLIANCE OFFICERS FOR THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS.
THE CURRENT PROCUREMENT MANUAL COMBINED PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING POLICIES.
AS PART OF THE DECENTRALIZATION, A CONTRACT COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE WAS CREATED TO FORMALIZE THE NEW CONTRACT COMPLIANCE POLICY TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL.
SEPARATE FROM THE PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL, THE PROPOSED CONTRACT COMPLIANCE POLICY CLEARLY DEFINES ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCREASES COMPETITIVE BIDDING THRESHOLDS FOR NON-PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON RISK ASSESSMENT, AND CLARIFIES WHEN APPROVAL IS DEFORMED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS REQUIRED.
THE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES WILL BE OUTLINED IN A SEPARATE CONTRACT REFERENCE GUIDE DEVELOPED BY THE COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE STEPS NECESSARY TO PREPARE CONTRACTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT COMPLIANCE POLICY AND MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO THE RECORDATION PROVISIONS FOR NOTICES OF COMPLETIONS, ALSO KNOWN ASCS.
CURRENTLY, THE CITY MANAGER IS AUTHORIZED TO RECORD NOCS UNDER $200,000, AND THE COUNCIL APPROVES NOCS ABOVE $200,000 TO ENSURE THAT THE NOTICES ARE RECORDED PROMPTLY.
AND TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR EXECUTE AND CAUSE TO BE RECORDED.
ALL NOCS, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WOULD NOTIFY COUNSEL OF ALL NOCS OVER $200,000, NOT LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE RECORDATION IF APPROVED, THIS RESOLUTION WILL TAKE EFFECT UPON ADOPTION.
TO SUMMARIZE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, DELEGATING THE AUTHORITY TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR N O C EXECUTION AND RECORDATION, APPROVE THE ADDITION OF SECTION 8.1 CONTRACT COMPLIANCE POLICY INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL REMOVE SECTION TWO CONTRACT COMPLIANCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FROM THE IN PROCUREMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL.
AND IF APPROVE, THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL TAKE EFFECT MARCH 1ST, 2023, AND ALSO INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE THAT I READ PREVIOUSLY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST ONE QUESTION.
AND THIS IS BOTH FOR BEN AND, AND DANIEL.
UH, DO YOU BELIEVE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS CLEANUP AND CHANGE IN THE APPROVAL PROCESS, UH, WILL BENEFIT THE CITY AND EXPEDITE THINGS? UH, THANK YOU.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? YES.
THIS HAS BEEN A, A VERY, UH, DETAILED, UH, PROCESS TAKEN ON BY, UH, REPRESENTATIVES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND THE GOAL WAS TO, UH, UH, HAVE A MORE, UH, PRESCRIBED PROCESS, UH, TO, UH, MANAGE RISK BETTER AND TO ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE, UH, WHO WERE VERY CLOSE TO THE PROJECT, WERE ABLE, UH, TO BE, UH, INCLUDED IN THE DECISION PROCESS.
SO WE THINK THIS WILL MAKE THINGS A LOT BETTER, UH, BOTH IN EFFICIENCY, BUT ALSO EFFECTIVENESS AND,
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AND REDUCTION IN LIABILITY.I'LL MAKE A MOTION COMMENT WHENEVER, THEN GO FOR IT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, PASS THIS ORDINANCE AS WRITTEN AND SPELLED OUT BY CITY CLERK.
DO WE HAVE SECOND FOR ONE SECOND.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ONE EITHER.
AND LAST UNDER THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
I THINK WAS THE RESOLUTION ON THERE ALSO? I THINK THAT WAS JUST A MOTION FOR THE ORDINANCE.
I THINK THEY ALSO NEED TO HAVE A RESOLUTION, A MOTION.
OH, THE RESOLUTION WAS ON THERE, BUT THEY JUST MADE A MOTION TO PASS THE ORDINANCE.
THEY MADE A MOTION TO PASS ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I SAID AT THE END.
AS, AS READ INTO THE RECORD BY CITY CLERK.
YEAH, SO IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING.
[32. Introduce Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Chapter 3.16 (Purchasing System) to Better Define the Purchasing Agent Position and Responsibilities, Increase the Thresholds for Open Market Purchases and Informal and Formal Bidding Requirements, Add Sections for Change Orders and Compliance With Federal Requirements and Determining This Project is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act," for first reading by title only and waiving further reading; and remove "Section I - General Purchasing Policy and Procedure" in Procurement Policy and Procedures Manual; add “Section 8.6 - Purchasing” and approve updates to “Section 8.8 - Surplus Property” in Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual]
ITEM NUMBER 32.UH, ANOTHER ORDINANCE ONE, AND I THINK WE TURN THIS OVER TO KRISTA, DID YOU WANT ME TO READ IT FIRST, OR KRISTA, DO YOU WANT TO, I DON'T KNOW.
OH, KRISTA, DO YOU WANNA READ IT?
THIS ONE IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.16, PURCHASING SYSTEM TO BETTER DEFINE THE PURCHASING AGENT POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES, INCREASE THE THRESHOLDS FOR OPEN MARKET PURCHASES AND INFORMAL, INFORMAL BIDDING REQUIREMENTS, ADD SECTIONS FOR CHANGE ORDERS AND COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL RE REQUIREMENTS, AND DETERMINING THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE O ONLY, AND WAIVING FURTHER READING AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT KRISTA WILL SPEAK TO IN HER REPORT.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT INCLUDES UPDATES TO THE PURCHASING SYSTEM, PART OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, A NEW PURCHASING POLICY, AND UPDATES TO THE SURPLUS PROPERTY POLICY.
SO, UM, WHAT CHERYL JUST PRESENTED WAS CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES.
AND SO THE PURCHASING POLICY IS FOR THE PURCHASE OF GOODS, LIKE MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'LL BE COVERING.
UM, OVER THE PAST YEAR, STAFF HAS PERFORMED A COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO THE PURCHASING POLICY AND PURCHASING SYSTEM.
MUNICIPAL CODE TO BETTER REGULATE THE CITY'S PURCHASES AND COMPLY WITH CURRENT LAW STAFF DETERMINE IT WOULD BE BEST TO BREAK UP THE EXISTING PROCUREMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL INTO SEPARATE POLICIES AND INCLUDE THEM IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE, IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL IN A LOGICAL ORDER.
SO THE SAME COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWED THE CONTRACT POLICY AND CODE ALSO, UM, TOWARDS THE END, REVIEWED THE PURCHASING, AND WE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MIRRORED THE SAME LIMITS AND, AND CONCEPTS FOR THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGES STAFF ADDED TO THE AUTHORITY LIMITS SECTION, THE ABILITY TO GIVE SPECIFIED STAFF THE AUTHORITY TO PROCURE GOODS UP TO AND INCLUDING $10,000.
THE PURCHASE ORDERS REQUIREMENT THRESHOLD IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 5,000 TO 10,000.
THE OPEN MARKET THRESHOLD FOR WHEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING IS REQUIRED IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 5,000 TO 10,000, JUST CORRESPOND WITH THE PURCHASE ORDER REQUIREMENT FOR INFORMAL BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.
THE RANGE FOR WHEN THREE COMPETITIVE BID, UM, SORRY, THREE COM WRITTEN COMPETITIVE QUOTES SHALL BE OBTAINED, IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE TO OVER 10,000 AND UP TO INCLUDING 50,000.
THE CURRENT RANGE IS 5,000 TO 25,000.
THE THRESHOLD FOR FORMAL BIDDING REQUIREMENTS IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE TO OVER 50,000, AND THE PUBLISHING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED.
A SECTION ON CHANGE ORDERS AND HOW THE AUTHORITY LIMITS APPLY TO THEM IS PROPOSED TO BE ADDED TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
IN THE EXCEPTIONS TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS SECTION, THE EXCEPTION THRESHOLD IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 5,000 TO 10,000 TO MATCH THE OPEN MARKET AND PURCHASE ORDER REQUIREMENT SECTION SECTIONS FOR BRAND NAME PRODUCTS, AND SITUATIONS WHERE LESS THAN THREE QUOTES CAN BE OBTAINED OR PROPOSED TO BE ADDED.
THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING TIMELINE IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 36 MONTHS TO 60 MONTHS, AND THE THRESHOLD FOR COUNCIL CONSENT FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM 25,000 TO 50,000, AND A SECTION TO ADDRESS COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL PURCHASING REGULATIONS IS PROPOSED TO BE ADDED.
THE PURCHASING POLICY INCLUDES THE NEW SIGNING AUTHORITY LIMITS THAT WERE ADOPTED BY COUNSEL ON AUGUST 10TH, 2021, AND THE NEW THRESHOLDS FOR OPEN MARKET AND FORMAL BIDDING, FORMAL BIDDING, AND THE OTHER MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGES PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
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APPROVED THE POLICY, THE PROPOSED POLICY WILL TAKE EFFECT ON MARCH 1ST, 2023, THE SAME TIME AS THE CONTRACT POLICY.THE PURCHASING SYSTEM MUNICIPAL CODE INCLUDES A SECTION FOR SURPLUS PROPERTY, WHICH WAS ALSO REVIEWED DURING THIS PROCESS.
AS A RESULT, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO BE MADE TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND SURPLUS PROPERTY POLICY.
THE REFERENCES TO PURCHASING AGENT HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH MORE SPECIFIC REFERENCES, SUCH AS CITY MANAGER AND FINANCE DIRECTOR.
THE FINANCE DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY TO DECLARE ITEMS SURPLUS HAS BEEN LIMITED TO THOSE WITH A VALUE ESTIMATED AT 25,000 OR LESS.
AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES TO THE CODE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE PROPOSED SURPLUS PROPERTY POLICY.
THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE UPDATING THE PURCHASING SYSTEM CHAPTER OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REMOVE SECTION ONE GENERAL PURCHASING POLICY AND PROCEDURE IN THE PROCUREMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL.
SO WE'LL HAVE REMOVED BOTH, SO THAT MANUAL WILL CEASE TO EXIST.
ADD SECTION 8.6, PURCHASING INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND APPROVE UPDATES TO SECTION 8.8 SURPLUS PROPERTY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL.
AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? KRISTA? ONE? YES.
KRISTA? IS IT, UM, CONCEIVABLE TO TO SAY THAT, UM, THE REASON THAT WE HAD TO INCREASE THESE LIMITS IS, IT'S NOT THAT ANYTHING IS REALLY NECESSARILY NEW CATEGORY OF THINGS BEING PURCHASED OR SOLD, BUT THAT THE ADDITIONAL COSTS FROM THE LAST TIME THIS PROCEDURE WAS PUT INTO EFFECT HAVE INCREASED IN SUCH A, A MANNER THAT BASICALLY THINGS HAVE DOUBLED, SO THE LIMITS ARE NOW BEING DOUBLED.
IS THAT A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT'S FAIRLY ACCURATE? CORRECT.
AND WE ALSO LINED IT UP WITH THE FEDERAL PURCHASING GUIDELINES.
SO THERE'S THIS 10,000, SO WE KIND OF ALIGNED THINGS THAT WAY AS WELL.
SO THIS CUTS DOWN THE ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUE OF HAVING TO HAVE CITY MANAGER MAYBE INVOLVED WITH MORE THINGS AND GIVING IT MORE TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING, UH, PROVI, TRYING TO ACQUIRE THE PR, THE, UH, UH, SERVICES OR SELL THE SURPLUS PROPERTY? YES.
AND EVERYTHING'S DOUBLED, SO IT MAKES SENSE.
JUST ADJUSTING TRANSLATION AND STUFF.
DO WE HAVE TO OPEN THIS ONE UP? SO I'M, I WAS GONNA ASK IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS FROM ANYBODY ON THIS.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION, KAREN.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND AND A SECOND.
[33. Assign Council Members to various Committees/Commissions/Boards]
EVENT THAT WE GO THROUGH AT THIS TIME, AND THAT'S FOR, UH, APPOINTMENT, EXCUSE ME, APPOINTMENTS TO OUR, UH, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, ET CETERA.NOW, UH, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SENDS OUT A, AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM TO US TO SEE IF WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO OUR CURRENT STATUS, ET CETERA.
AND WE HAVE A SPREADSHEET HERE THAT REVIEWS THE LEVELS OF INTEREST.
THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE LITTLE GAPS, OTHERWISE EVERYTHING IS THE SAME OTHER THAN, UM, WELL, ONE FOR SURE IS, UH, HAVING TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND ART IS SHOWING INTEREST IN GOING ON TO THE SCHOOL BOARD.
BUT SO THAT'S CLEAN THAT THIS, UH, SPREADSHEET IS CLEAN.
SO, UH, IT'S FILLED IN WITH, UH, BRIAN AS AN ALTERNATE, BUT WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CLEAN UP TO SEE IF WE CAN FILL THAT GAP.
SO ONE OF THEM IS THE, OR TWO OF 'EM ARE THE, UH, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN AND WOMEN'S CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
RAY HAS BEEN ON THIS FOR A FEW YEARS.
I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU HAD MENTIONED TO ME, WILLING TO GIVE IT UP.
IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THOSE TWO, UH, I'LL, I'LL TAKE THEM.
SO ART IS WILLING TO TAKE ON THOSE TWO.
UH, I CAN GO THROUGH EVERYTHING IF NEED BE, BUT, UH, FOR NOW, THE ONLY THING, OTHER THING I WAS GONNA CLEAN UP IS, UH, WELL, TWO THINGS.
ONE IS THE FLAG DESIGN CONTEST, AD HOC COMMITTEE.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE REQUIRE THAT TO BE IN PLACE ANY LONGER.
SO I WOULD, AND BRIAN'S AGREEING BECAUSE HE WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE, WE CAN ELIMINATE THAT FROM OUR, OUR PORTFOLIO OF COMMITTEES THAT WE SERVE.
THERE'S ONE OTHER, THE, UH, PROPERTY TAX AD AD VALOR COMMITTEE THAT, UH, BRIAN AND I SAID ON, I THINK WE'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT, UH, THERE ARE OTHER MEMES
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OF, UH, PERSPECTIVE FUNDING THAT WILL CLOSE THAT GAP.SO I THINK THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE THAT ONE EITHER.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE ELIMINATE THAT ONE ALSO.
THAT WAS THE ONE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE GETTING A, A BIGGER OUR FAIR SHARE FROM THE COUNTY.
AND WE'VE DECIDED THAT BECAUSE OF THE ALLOCATION FORMULA THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE WHEN PROP 13 WAS PASSED BACK IN 1978, THAT THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO CORRECT THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION BECAUSE IT DIDN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION NEWLY INCORPORATED CITIES AFTER THAT POINT IN TIME.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCES WITHIN THE COUNTY THAT CAN KIND OF BACKFILL THAT.
IS THAT SAFE TO SAY, BEN? THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, WHILE WE MAY NOT NEED THE COMMITTEE, WE WILL DEFINITELY PURSUE, UH, UH, REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS, UH, UH, WITHOUT, IF WE NEED TO START IT BACK UP, BUT IT WON'T BE NECESSARILY THE SAME NAME, BUT IT'LL PROBABLY COME, COME UNDER, UH, FINANCE COMMITTEE, RIGHT? UH, YES.
HOWEVER, UH, UH, THAT WAS ONE ITEM I WAS GONNA BRING IS THAT, UH, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET AND, UH, I BELIEVE THE DIRECTION WAS THAT THEY FELT THAT COMMITTEE MAY NO LONGER BE, UH, NEEDED AS WELL.
UH, BUT I'LL DEFER TO THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF THAT'S THE CASE.
WE, WE'VE ALL BEEN ON THAT AT ONE POINT IN TIME FOR SURE.
AND, YOU KNOW, KRISTA'S GOT THIS THING WIRED.
UH, WE GET MONTHLY REPORTS ON IT.
WHOEVER MADE THAT SUGGESTION, I WOULD SUPPORT THAT AND THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT AS WELL.
IF EVERYBODY, DOES EVERYBODY AGREE WE CAN STRIKE THAT FROM OUR LIST? YES.
AND THEN THERE'S ONE OTHER GAP THAT I'M NOTICING, AND THEN CORRECT ME IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE.
AND ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA AD HOC COMMITTEE, I HAVE MY NAME DOWN.
BRIAN AND I SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE.
WE PROBABLY MET ONCE DURING THE YEAR.
WE'LL PROBABLY MEET ONCE OR TWICE AGAIN, BUT I SEE THERE'S A GAP.
SO BRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KEEP YOUR NAME IN HERE? SURE.
I JUST WANTED TO THROW IT OUT THERE.
IF ANYBODY WANTED IT, IT'S THERE, BUT IF NOT, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO STAY ON.
LIKE YOU SAID, ONE MEETING A YEAR.
AND ONE ADDITIONAL COMMITTEE, UH, ON THE TRACE HERONS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.
TYPICALLY WE HAVE THE MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR ON THAT COMMITTEE.
I, I BELIEVE ON TRACE, THAT'S NOT HOW WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST.
WE WERE DOING IT, UH, DISTRICT ONE.
AND THEN BASED ON CYNTHIA'S ARGUMENT, WHEN SHE WANTED TO GO ON BIG LEAGUE DREAMS, UH, MY DISTRICT TOUCHES THE BOUNDARIES.
SO WE'VE KEPT IT THE LAST, THAT LAST COUPLE YEARS.
I THINK ART IS REFERRING TO BEFORE DISTRICTS, WHEN HE AND I SERVED ON TRACE HERS.
I WAS JUST THINKING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
IF WE PASS THIS, UH, EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A TWO YEAR CONTRACT.
TYPICALLY, IT, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN WE'VE SERVED ON IT, I KNOW WHEN I SERVED ON IT, I SERVED ON IT AND, AND CHAIRED THAT COMMITTEE FOR THE TWO CITIES OF DIAMOND BAR AND CHINO HILLS WHEN I WAS MAYOR FOR CHINO HILLS.
GIVEN THE FACT YOU'RE NOW THE MAYOR, RAY HAS BEEN KICKED TO THE CURB, BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO TRACE ROMANS, IT'S A TOTALLY DIFFERENT NOW, OKAY, THIS MR. IS JPA.
THEN THREE CITIES INVOLVE, UH, SEVEN MEMBERS.
THERE'S A ROTATING, UH, SCALE OR SO, OR THERE'S A ROTATING, UM, FORMULA IN PLACE.
TO, UH, TO TAKE CARE OF CHAIR, VICE CHAIR.
AND THEN WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM UH, INDUSTRY CHAIR RIGHT NOW.
CAUSE NOW THERE'S THREE INVOLVED.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A, A SLIDING FORMULA.
THAT THEY, SO I UNDERSTAND IT'S, IT'S A JPA.
SO, BUT WHAT MECHANISM DO WE HAVE IF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WANNA SERVE ON THAT, WHAT DO WE DO? IS IT GONNA BE JUST LIKE AS SIMPLE AS AN ASSIGNMENT OR DO WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THEM? HOW DOES THAT WORK? UM, I'M JUST CURIOUS.
I DON'T, I'M JUST, THIS IS LIKE ANY OTHER COMMITTEE BOARD.
I THINK THAT'S OUR ASSIGNMENTS, BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
SO DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T NEED APPROVAL BY YOUR, BY THE GPA? NO.
IN FACT, DIAMOND BARR I THINK IS GONNA HAVE ONE OPENING AND THEY'LL ASSIGN SOMETHING.
THEY'VE HAD ONE OPENING A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
ALSO, MAYOR, WE SERVE ON THEIR, ON THEIR BEHALF.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO MOVE TO DIAMOND BAR
LIKE THE STAFF CHAIR THIS YEAR, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
BUT CYNTHIA'S STILL BE, UH, AN ALTERNATE, SO, OKAY.
YOU SEE WHERE I WAS GOING? I JUST THOUGHT THAT MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE ON IT, BUT FACT A DIFFERENT CONCEPT.
IT'S NOT LIKE TRACER MONOS BEFORE THE JPA.
UM, JUST, WE USED TO HAVE A COMMITTEE CALLED FOUR CORNERS, AND THE REASON THAT I BRING THIS UP RIGHT, IS BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THERE ON THE 71 MM-HMM.
AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, MAYBE WE CAN DO IT LATER, BUT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS SORT OF IMPORTANT FOR US LOOK FORWARD, BECAUSE THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG PUSH THIS YEAR IS FOR, UH, TO MEET WITH, UM, WELL, TO MEET WITH COUNTY RIVERSIDE AS AN EXAMPLE, FACE TO FACE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO MAYBE AT THE JANUARY MEETING WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
HAVE WE OVERLOOKED ANYTHING OTHER
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THAN WHAT'S ON THIS MASTER LIST WITH EXPRESSION OF INTEREST? I JUST WANNA CONFIRM THERE WAS THE SCHOOL BOARD YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT I'M GONNA TAKE OVER THAT.SO IT'S GOING TO BE MORAN AND BENNETT OR JOSEPH.
I'M NO LONGER THE, I I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ALTERNATIVE.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE BENNETT AND THEN I'LL BE THE MEMBER.
SO WITH THIS LIST THAT YOU HANDED ME, THIS EXPRESSION OF INTEREST LIST, IT'S ALL CORRECT EXCEPT FOR SOME OF THE GAPS WE JUST FILLED IN.
SEE I HAVE ONE THAT SHOWS AND THE REMOVAL OF THOSE, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND SUBCOMMITTEES DOING AWAY WITH A COUPLE COMMITTEES AND WENDY, WHICH WEST VALLEY, WENDY POINTED OUT THAT WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND BETER CONTROL.
WHAT WE WANTED TO CLARIFY IS THAT IT IS EITHER A TWO OR FOUR YEAR TERM.
WE DIDN'T WANNA JUST GO WITH THE STATUS QUO BECAUSE WHEN THEY SENT THE INFORMATION TO US, THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD E YOU COULD EITHER APPOINT AS A TWO-YEAR OR A FOUR-YEAR TERM.
SO THAT WAS SOMETHING WE'D WANNA DECIDE TONIGHT.
YEAH, LET'S DO A TWO-YEAR TERM AND, OKAY.
SO BRIAN HAS SERVED ON THAT FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW.
AND YOU STILL WANT TO BE ON THAT, RIGHT? YEP.
BUT WE HAVE A TWO YEAR TERM, SOUNDS LIKE, YEAH, FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT.
CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
I'VE BEEN THE DELEGATE FOR YEARS.
TYPICALLY STAFF IS THE ONE THAT GOES TO IT.
IS THERE ANY REASON TO CHANGE ME AND HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE'S DELEGATE? DOESN'T MATTER TO ME.
IT'S BASICALLY SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF PRETTY MUCH MONITORS.
THE MEETINGS ARE IN LAHABRA OR SOMETHING, SO.
THAT ITEM WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE CERTAINLY DISCUSSED.
OKAY, NOW WE'RE AT A PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, THIS PORTION OF THE COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL, JANICE, FOR ALL MATTERS THAT LEGALLY REQUIRED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC INPUT.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT, PLEASE, UH, FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD AND HAND IT OVER TO WENDY OR TO CHERYL OR TO
[34. Adopt resolution ratifying Chino Valley Independent Fire District Ordinance No. 2022-03, adopting by reference and amending 2022 California Fire Code and 2021 International Fire Code pertaining to building and safety standards for application within jurisdictional boundaries of City and delegating enforcement of said ordinance to District Chief; adopt Ordinance entitled: An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Adopting by Reference and Amending the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code With Errata, and the 2021 International Fire Code Regulating and Governing the Safeguarding of Life and Property From Fire and Explosion Hazards, Hazardous Materials, and From Conditions Hazardous to Life or Property in the Occupancy of Buildings and Premises; Providing for the Issuance of Permits and Collection of Fees; and Repealing and Replacing Chapter 8.16 of the City of Chino Hills Municipal Code in Its Entirety; and find that adoption of proposed resolution and ordinance above are exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act - Second Reading (Introduced November 22, 2022)]
MR. MAYOR, FELLOW COUNSEL MEMBERS, THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THE EASIEST THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO TONIGHT.UM, WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT YOU ADOPT A RESOLUTION, WHICH, UM, IF YOU ADOPT, ADOPTS THE SAME, UH, FIRE CODE THAT THE, UH, CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT ADOPTED BACK IN OCTOBER.
WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES TO THE FIRE CODE.
THIS IS JUST KIND OF A RUBBER STAMPING THAT THE CITY'S GONNA, UH, ADOPT THE SAME CODE THAT THE FIRE DISTRICT ADOPTED, WHICH IS THE 2022 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE 21 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO.
SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANY COMMENTS, STATEMENTS FROM ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? DO WE RECEIVE ANY? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
YOU CAN GET ON CAMERA IF YOU WANT.
THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.
WE HAVE CYNTHIA'S OUR SECOND GREAT REPORT.
YEAH, ONE OF YOUR BAS YOU'RE GOOD.
SORRY YOU HAD TO STICK AROUND FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GIVE IT
SO THAT IS SUBSTANTIALLY MOST OF OUR BUSINESS FOR THIS EVENING.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
PUBLIC INFORMATION, UH, REPORTS.AND FIRST OF ALL, WE'LL KICK IT OFF WITH NICOLE AND OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER.
THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
JUST A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
THE LAST COUNTY RUN VACCINE EVENT IN CHINO HILLS FOR THE YEAR WILL BE DECEMBER 21ST AT THE MCCOY CENTER FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:30 PM THE COUNTY IN JANUARY WILL NO LONGER BE HOSTING TESTING ONLY EVENTS.
HOWEVER, FREE RAPID TEST KITS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT ANY COUNTY RUN VACCINE EVENT.
AND IN RECREATION NEWS, WE JUST WANTED TO REMIND RESIDENTS THAT THERE WILL BE A FULL CLOSURE OF COMMUNITY PARK, UH, STARTING NEXT MONDAY THROUGH FEBRUARY 3RD.
AS PART OF THE REHABILITATION PROJECT, RESIDENTS MAY STILL ACCESS THE EUCALYPTUS AND MCCOY LOOP TRAILS NEXT TO THE PARK, AND PARKING WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE OVERFLOW LOT ON THE CORNER OF EUCALYPTUS AND PEYTON.
AND IN HOLIDAY EVENTS THIS FRIDAY IS THE 30TH
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ANNUAL CHINO HILLS BOAT PARADE.DECORATED BOATS WILL TRAVEL DOWN PEYTON DRIVE AND EUCALYPTUS AVENUE, STARTING AT 7:00 PM MANY OF THE SURROUNDING STREETS WILL CLOSE EARLY ABOUT 6:00 PM SO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE CITY'S WEBSITE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH BOAT PARADE FOR AN INTERACTIVE MAP WITH PARKING AND STREET CLOSURE INFORMATION.
AND JUST A FEW HOLIDAY REMINDERS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PASSPORT APPOINTMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED THROUGH JANUARY 2ND, AND THEY WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 3RD, CITY HALL AND THE CITY YARD WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH JANUARY 2ND.
CITY RECREATION FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH THE 26TH AND DECEMBER 30TH THROUGH JANUARY 1ST, AND THERE WILL BE NO STREET SWEEPING CITATIONS ISSUED FROM DECEMBER 23RD THROUGH JANUARY 2ND.
ALSO, THERE WILL BE NO DELAYS IN, UM, TRASH PICKUP ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY BECAUSE THESE HOLIDAYS FALL ON A SUNDAY THIS YEAR.
AND THAT IS ALL FOR TONIGHT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY, QUESTIONS? GOOD JOB, NICOLE.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire]
OKAY.LET'S JUST SLIDE ALONG OUR BATTALION CHIEF.
COUNSEL, UH, THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
MY NAME IS JOE DESOTO, BATTALION CHIEF WITH THE CHINO FELLOW FIRE DISTRICT, AND I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.
UM, THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IS VERY, VERY BUSY FOR ALL OF US, BUT I CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE, UH, AND AN HONOR TO DO A LOT OF THE SERVICE THAT WE DO PROVIDE TO THE CITIZENS OF BOTH CHINO HILLS AND THE CITY OF CHINO.
I'M GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE EVENTS.
UM, THE MEMBERS OF FIRE DISTRICT HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL EVENTS ALREADY THIS MONTH, INCLUDING THE CHINO HILLS, UH, TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, WHERE WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF DRIVING SANTA, UH, TO THE AFFAIR IN ONE OF OUR FIRE ENGINES.
UH, WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL CHINO HILLS SENIOR DELIVERY EVENT.
THIS IS, UH, SOUGHT AFTER EVENT FROM MANY OF THE SENIORS THAT LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
WE SERVED OVER 200 MILLS TO OUR SENIORS AT THAT COMMUNITY CENTER EVENT.
UM, LAST WEEKEND WE HAD A FIRE FOUNDATION.
THEY HELD A, THE ANNUAL STUFFED, THE BOOT AND THE PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS THE LOCAL CHARITIES AND THE ORGANIZATIONS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE CHINO VALLEY.
TOMORROW, DECEMBER 14TH IS THE ANNUAL MAKE A CHILD SMILE EVENT.
THIS IS AN EVENT THAT WE LOOK, UH, FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR.
IT IS, UH, IT IS A GREAT PRIDE FOR US.
WE'RE A HUNDRED PLUS IDENTIFIED CHILDREN FROM THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THEY GET TO SHOP WITH UNIFORM FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS, AND DIGNITARIES.
UM, THIS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, THE FIRE DISTRICT IS HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE AT THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT TRAINING CENTER, AND THAT'S BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 AM AND FOUR.
ALL THAT INFORMATION COULD BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, PLATFORMS. AND THEN, UH, THE SAME EVENING, WE WILL ALSO BE JOINING IN THE FUN WITH THE QANTAS, UH, BOAT PARADE.
SO WE'LL BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT AS WELL.
NOW, THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF DECEMBER UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE, ALL FIRE STATIONS AND THE FIRE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE IS COLLECTING TOYS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE SPARKLE LO OF TOY DRIVE.
UM, AGAIN, THOSE, UH, DONATIONS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH LOCAL CHARITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE CHINO VALLEY.
AND THEN, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAVES, UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, IF YOU NEED SAND AND SANDBAGS, THEY'RE AVAILABLE AT THE CHINO, ALL CHINO HILLS FIRE STATIONS, SO YOU CAN GET SAND AND SANDBAGS AS WELL AS STATION 61, 63 AND 67.
AND, UH, THOSE ARE LOCATED IN CHINO.
UM, JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND, UH, GUESS WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS IN THE 23.
MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL OF CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE.
I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW CASES THAT WE'VE, UH, UM, BEEN IN, UH, LATELY.
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH, CHINO HILLS POLICE, ALONG WITH C H P ONTARIO PD AND CHINO PD, CONDUCTED AN EXCESSIVE SPEED OPERATION AND COMMERCIAL TRUCK ENFORCEMENT IN CARBON CANYON.
THAT OPERATION YIELDED 47 TRAFFIC CITATIONS, NINE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE INSPECTIONS, TWO TOWED VEHICLES, AND TWO ARRESTS.
ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, DEPUTIES CONDUCTED A D U I CHECKPOINT AT CHINO HILLS PARKWAY AND PIPELINE DEPUTIES CONTACTED OVER 700 DRIVERS, CONDUCTED 110 TRAFFIC STOPS, ISSUED 52 TRAFFIC CITATIONS, TOWED 14 VEHICLES FROM THE CHECKPOINT AND MADE SEVEN ARRESTS.
AND THEN LAST WEEK, BETWEEN MONDAY, DECEMBER 5TH AND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, SIX, RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES OCCURRED AT TWO SEPARATE APARTMENT COMPLEXES WITHIN THE CITY STATION.
DETECTIVES OBTAINED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND CONDUCTED FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECTS.
THE DETECTIVES, ALONG WITH OUR MET TEAM SERVED SEARCH WARRANTS IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, ARRESTING 47 YEAR OLD JASON MAHAL, AND RECOVERED OVER $20,000 IN STOLEN PROPERTY FROM VICTIMS IN CHINO HILLS, MAY HALL WAS ARRESTED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER.
ALSO, THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE PARTICIPATING TOMORROW IN THE MAKE A CHILD SMILE, ALONG WITH, UH,
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CHINO VALLEY FIRE AND CHINO PD.AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR SHERIFF'S DIVE BOAT IN THE BOAT PARADE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO PLEASE LOCK THEIR VEHICLES AND PLACE ANY VALUABLES AND SECURE ANY PACKAGES OUT OF SIGHT OR IN THE TRUNK WHEN SHOPPING DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
CHIEF, ARE YOU STILL COLLECTING TOYS AT THE POLICE STATION? WE ARE STILL COLLECTING TOYS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UH, THIS THURSDAY, UH, AT NOON, SO ALL DAY TOMORROW.
AND THEN THURSDAY AT NOON, WE'LL BE HAVING OUR, UH, CHINO HILLS, UH, STATION TOY DRIVE, UH, THURSDAY NIGHT FROM FIVE TO 8:00 PM OKAY.
UH, CHIEF, THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL FOR THE BURGLARIES WITH THE APARTMENT.
UH, BASICALLY WE HAVE TELL, TELL YOURMAN THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COMMUNITY.
IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE BEEN HERE IN FRONT OF US? UH, ON BEHALF? YEAH.
ON BEHALF OF, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I LIKE SHEER, UH, RAINBOW SHEER ICE CREAM.
HEY, YOUR CONVENIENCE RAINBOW SHEER.
YOU KNOWS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
I KNOW, I KNOW THE, UH, THE BROTHERHOOD.
UH, WHAT DO YOU LIKE? I, I DON'T, VANILLA.
WELL, IT DEPENDS IF IT HAS CARAMEL.
I, I LIKE VANILLA WITH CARAMEL OR, OR GOAT.
I'VE ALREADY LOST THE BAT FOR, UH, 35.
SO CYNTHIA'S DICTATING THAT WE WRAP IT UP, SO WE'LL JUST SKIP EVERYTHING ELSE.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Rogers Chino Desalter Authority Board Vice Mayor Moran Omnitrans Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez California Institution for Men and Women Citizen Advisory Committees San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board of Directors Southern California Regional Rail Authority Committee (Metrolink)]
OR WE CAN GO TO OUR COMMITTEE REPORTS, WHICH WE'LL DO.SO I'M GONNA KICK IT OFF WITH OUR CDA OR CHINO DESAL AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING.
AND AGAIN, JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS A, AN AGENCY CONSISTING OF SEVEN, UH, MEMBER AGENCIES.
SANTA ANA RIVER WATER COMPANY, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, NORCO, ONTARIO, AROPA COMMUNITY SERVICES AND WESTERN.
AND WE MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
THIS ONE WAS A FAIRLY SIMPLE GATHERING.
WE ELECTED OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR, AND CHINO HILLS ROTATED INTO THE CHAIR POSITION.
SO I WILL BE THE CHAIR OF CDA.
AND AGAIN, CDA IS ONE OF OUR, UH, FIVE SOURCES OF WATER FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND IT DESALINATE BRACKISH WATER, ESSENTIALLY.
WE ALSO HAD, UH, AS WE DID THIS EVENING, COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, AND I STAY ON AS FINANCE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, WE ALSO POINTED SOMEONE TO WHAT'S CALLED, UH, THE J P I A AQUA BOARD.
AND THAT'S, UH, COUPLE OF MEMBERS FROM OUR, INCLUDING EUNICE YOLO FROM CHINO.
AND AFTER THAT IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF GENERAL REPORTS.
SO IT WAS VERY EASY, VERY EASY MEETING.
AND WE'LL MOVE ON NOW TO, UH, CYNTHIA AND OMNI T BOARD.
KIND OF THE SAME VERY BRIEF MEETING WITH A COUPLE STAFF REPORTS.
UM, BUT SOME TIME WAS TAKEN TO SAY GOODBYE TO SOME OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, DARCY, IS IT MAC? AM I, I PRONOUNCING IT RIGHT? MC NOVO.
AND, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER OR MAYOR VAL VALDIVIA FROM SAN BERNARD BERNARDINO, UH, COUNTY SUPERVISOR DENNIS RUTHERFORD, UM, WHO ARE NO LONGER GONNA BE SERVING FOR VARIOUS REASONS, EITHER RETIREMENT OR, UM, NOT BEING REELECTED TO THEIR MUNICIPALITY.
AT THE LA THE LAST, UH, MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD, UH, MEETING WE HAD, WE RECEIVED OUR NORMAL REPORTS, UH, REGARDING, UH, WEST NILE LOCATIONS, UH, NOTHING NEW TO REPORT IN CHINO HILLS.
AND WE HAD OUR, UH, ANNUAL, UM, EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARY LIKE MILESTONES, YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS AND WHATNOT.
FIRST OF ALL, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN, C I M.
WE HAVE A NEW WARDEN, MR. JOHN MERCHANT.
UH, THE PRISON POPULATION TODAY IS TWENTY NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FOUR INMATES.
UH, THE PRISON IS GONNA BE DEACTIVATED A PORTION OF THE PRISON YARD D WHICH HOUSES 957 INMATES, WHICH IS 30% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION.
AND THIS WILL START IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR.
AND THE POPULATION NOW WILL BE REDUCED DOWN TO 2017.
INMATES CONSTRUCTION OF THE MENTAL HOSPITAL, 50 BED TO START IN THE MIDDLE OF, UH, SPRING OF 2023 AND COMPLETION WILL TAKE UP TO THREE YEARS.
MY CONCERNS ARE, AND I WANT US TO REALLY KEEP OUR EYES ON THE 957 BEDS THERE IN CHINO.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE NEED TO, OR WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THAT.
SO, UM, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN'S C I W TOTAL POPULATION HAS BEEN REDUCED DOWN TO 940 INMATES AT ONE TIME.
WE USED TO BE RIGHT AROUND 2000.
UH, SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE GUARDS AND MORE EMPLOYEES THAN WE HAVE INMATES HERE.
C I W WILL NOT CLOSE ANY PORTION OF THE FACILITY OR PRISON.
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THERE'S 200 INMATES AT FOLSOM PRISON, WOMEN'S, UH, INMATES, AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET THOSE TRANSFERRED TO C I W.S B C T A, UM, HAVE, THEY HAVE 13 BOARD MEMBERS WERE REAPPOINTED TO COMMITTEES.
I WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE GOAL LINE.
PHASE TWO COMMITTEE IS AN ALTERNATE AND REAPPOINTED TO SR 91 ADVISORY COMMITTEE, S C R A ME METROLINK.
WE, WE APPROVE APPROVED FOUR FREE FAIR DAYS.
ONE IS TRANSIT DAYS, SECOND IS TRUST EQUITY DAY.
THE THIRD IS MIKE TO WORK WEEK.
IT'S ACTUALLY A WEEK AND CALIFORNIA CLEAN AIR DAY.
SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO, TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO RIDE.
WE'RE PROBABLY RIGHT AROUND 28%, UH, OF RIDERSHIP TODAY.
UH, PRIOR TO THE, UM, COVID UPDATES ON QUARTERLY FUEL PURCHASE PROGRAM, I GOT TO WORK ON THIS FOR THREE YEARS.
WE WERE UPSIDE DOWN, PROBABLY ABOUT 7 MILLION, AND WE WERE ACTUALLY, UH, NOW WE'RE UP ABOUT $250,000.
UM, NUMBER THREE, UPDATE STATUS ON THE EARLY EARTHQUAKE WARNING.
UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST GONNA AFFECT METROLINK.
UH, WE WILL, WE WILL GET AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWNS ON OUR ENGINES, UH, IF THERE'S A, A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE.
AND THEN ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR A HIGH, OUR NEW MAYOR OF HIGHLAND, LARRY MACALLEN IS OUR CHAIR, ORANGE COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
DOUG CHAFFEE IS OUR VICE CHAIR AND CITY OF EUROPA CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BRIAN BERKSON, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
I WAS CALLING HIM WEST PEAKS, UH, THE OTHER DAY, AND I WAS ASKING HIM TO TAKE A PICTURE, AND HE LOOKED AT ME.
VERY FUNNY, RIGHT? ART? MM-HMM.
WELL, THAT'S IT FOR THE REPORTS.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
WHY DON'T YOU JUST CONTINUE ON WITH THE COUNCIL COMMENTS? SURE.UM, I ATTENDED, UH, IT'S CALLED THE LEADERSHIP, UH, UH, PORTION, UH, OF CAL CITIES.
IT'S CALLED LEAGUE LEADERS, UH, LAST WEEK.
AND, UM, WE WORKED, UH, ON THE PRIORITIES FOR 2023, UH, FOUR KEY AREAS OF GOALS WE WANT TO PROTECT AND EXPAND INVESTMENTS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE HOMELESSNESS.
UM, THIS ACTUALLY TOOK US ABOUT TWO TO THREE SEPARATE DAYS.
WE HAD A LOT OF, UH, ITEMS UNDER THIS ONE, UH, HEADING.
BUT, UH, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM.
WE KNOW THERE'S A FUNDING SOURCE ISSUE.
UM, A LOT OF THESE POOR PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREET, UM, THEY DON'T WANNA BE THERE.
THEY HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE, UH, MENTAL PROBLEMS. THEY'RE STRUNG OUT ON DRUGS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A, A PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM.
AND THERE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE IN, IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, IS DEALING WITH THE SUN.
AND, YOU KNOW, SHE FEELS VERY, UM, LIKE HER HEADS ARE TIED.
SHE WANTS TO HELP HER SON, BUT THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE TO TRULY HELP AN INDIVIDUAL THAT, THAT HAS ISSUES.
SO WE'RE HOPING, UH, WITH CAL, CAL CITY IS TO COME UP WITH SOME, UH, SOME, UH, GOALS TO WORK TOWARDS.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM.
UH, THE SECOND GOAL WAS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABILITY OF HOUSING WHILE RETAINING LOCAL DECISION MAKING.
THIS ACTUALLY STEMMED, THE MAIN ISSUE WAS LOCAL CONTROL, UM, TO REAPP APPEAL, UM, UH, SOME OF THE PROPOSITIONS THAT BASICALLY TAKEN OUR RIGHTS AS A CITY.
BUT, UH, THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DIFFERENT CITIES WHERE, UM, THEY LOOKED AT ME SORT OF FUNNY WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LOCAL CONTROL.
THERE'S A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM COMMUNITIES, WHICH ISN'T TRUE IN OUR CITY.
WE JUST WANT LOCAL CONTROL TO F TO REALIZE WHAT THE NEEDS ARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND ACTUALLY PLAN FOR THAT FOR THE FUTURE.
SO, HOPEFULLY, UH, WE'LL MAKE SOME, UH, STRIVES THIS YEAR IN LEGISLATION TO HELP US OUT.
UH, THE THIRD GOAL IS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES.
UH, PROP 47, BRIAN, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT THIS UP TO REELL.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CRIMES THAT HAPPEN, HOUSE BREAK-INS, STOLEN CARS, UH, SHOPLIFTING.
AND WE'RE REALLY STRIVING TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF THIS, EVEN THOUGH FIRE IS IMPORTANT FOR US AS FAR AS WILD WILDLAND FIRES.
BUT THIS WAS MORE, THERE WAS MORE DIALOGUE ON CRIMES HAPPENING IN COMMUNITIES.
SO WE'RE REALLY GONNA BE LOOKING AT THAT.
I'M ALSO THE CHAIRPERSON FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I KNOW MY EYES ARE OPEN ON THIS, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL MAKE SOME, UH, HEADWAY ON THIS, UH, THIS, THIS PAST YEAR OR NEXT YEAR.
UH, THE LAST GOAL IS SAFEGUARD ESSENTIAL LOCAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT FISCAL ST.
UM, WE KNOW THERE'S GONNA BE A SHORTFALL THIS YEAR AT THE STATE LEVEL, AND WE'RE AFRAID THAT THEY'RE GONNA START LOOKING AT US FOR, FOR FUNDS.
UH, THERE'S A PROPOSITION THAT'S MOVING FORWARD.
CAL BUSINESS, IT'S A BALLOT INITIATIVE, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE TRYING TO TAKE OUR MONEY.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES ON THAT AND, UH, FIGHT IT.
UM, JUST SO YOU KNOW, CALC CITY SORT OF GETS BLAMED.
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT GOES OUT TO, UM, TO MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BUT WE EXPECT CALC CITY TO DO THE FIGHT.
BUT A LOT OF TIMES THEY CANNOT USE PUBLIC FUNDS
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FOR ANY BALLOT INITIATIVE.SO WE HAVE A THING CALLED CITY PACK.
SO WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO START GOING TO FUNDRAISERS AND ACTUALLY RAISE MONEY TO LIKE, MAYBE AN APPEAL FOR PROP 47 AND SO ON.
UM, THE OTHER ONE IS NEIGHBORHOOD VOICE.
SO LEAGUE OF CITIES, THEIR EYES ARE WIDE OPEN.
THEY WANNA MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, BUT WE NEED HELP FROM, UH, THE DIFFERENT COUNCIL MEMBERS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
UM, MOVING ALONG, I ATTENDED, UH, A LUNCHEON.
IT'S CALLED M H E T, OR MANUFACTURED HOMES, UM, EDUCATIONAL TRUST.
UH, AT THE END, THERE'S A RAFFLE, AND MR. MONEYBAGS OVER TO MY LEFT, I THINK YOU GOT SEVEN 50 FOR YOUR LOCAL, UH, CHARITY.
AND, UH, RIGHT AFTER HIM, I GOT $500.
SO, UH, WE, WE DID PRETTY GOOD.
UM, ACTIVE HOLIDAY LUNCHEON THE OTHER DAY.
I GOT TO, TO HELP THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WAS OUT THERE SERVING, AND, UH, I GOT PINCHED A COUPLE TIMES IN MY BUTT.
BUT, UH, THEY HAD A GOOD TIME.
AND, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO, TO BE PART OF THAT.
I APOLOGIZE FOR PINCHING YOU, BY THE WAY,
I DIDN'T WANNA GO THERE, PETER, AND THANK YOU.
AND I DID HAVE A, A ZOOM MEETING WITH, UH, FREDDY RODRIGUEZ.
AND THEN ALSO, ALSO I HAD A ZOOM MEETING, UH, THE OTHER DAY WITH MR. CHOI, WITH EDISON.
UH, THEY'RE REALLY GONNA TRY TO, UH, COMMUNICATE WITH CITIES.
UM, AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO IS THEY WANT TO ELIMINATE THE HAZARDS FOR WILDFIRES, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE ASKING A LOT OF COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR INPUT.
UM, UH, WHEN RAY WAS ALLUDING TO THE, UH, HOMELESSNESS ISSUE, THEY DID A RIDE ALONG WITH, UM, THE ORGANIZATION SWAG THAT WE HAVE CONTRACTED.
AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE CONCLUDED THEIR, UM, WHAT WAS THE WORD WE USED IT FOR? THEY WERE DOING A, THEY WERE AN ASSESSMENT SURVEY.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT, BUT I WILL SAY THAT IT WAS EYE-OPENING, UM, IN A WAY THAT, UM, I REALIZE HOW MUCH OUR POLICE IS ALREADY SO MUCH AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND HOW MUCH THEY ENGAGE.
SO THIS WAS A GOOD SUPPLEMENT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET, UM, OUR CHIEF KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE ALL THE DEPUTIES DO, UM, FOR, FOR THIS SITUATION AND HOW YOU HELP THE, THE PEOPLE IN TOWN THAT NEED OUR HELP.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND SOME RESOLUTION.
UM, JOANNE, I DIDN'T BRING IT UP AHEAD OF TIME, BUT I NOTICED OVER AT LOVELY VILLA BORBA, WHERE THE LOTS HAVE BEEN CUT FOR SOME TIME NOW, UM, THAT THERE WAS LIKE SOME TRACTORS AND STUFF.
ARE WE HAVING SOME MOVEMENT WITH VILLA BORBA, THAT SITE, THAT PHASE? NO.
AND I'M NOT, I'M NOT AWARE OF WHY THE TRACTORS ARE THERE, BUT MAYBE THEY WERE DOING THE WEEDS, BUT IF WE COULD GET AN UPDATE FROM THEM.
SOMETIMES I HAVE RESIDENTS ASK, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH, I MEAN, ALL THE PADS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THEY HAVE THE, THE CURBS IN, RIGHT.
SO THAT TRACK AS WELL AS THE ONE THAT WAS APPROVED, UH, LAST YEAR WITH THE WALTER FAMILY, THEY'RE BOTH WAITING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY'S DETENTION BASIN THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE DRAINAGE FOR VILLA BORBA.
THAT'S STILL PROBABLY, AT LEAST A YEAR AWAY, REALLY.
SO THOSE CANNOT GO FORWARD UNTIL THOSE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ARE DONE.
BUT I WILL CHECK WITH LENAR TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THAT SIDE.
THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GONNA BE MADE BY US, OR WE'RE WAITING FOR THEM TO DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND ANY UPDATES YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THEN, UM, LASTLY, I WAS ABSENT FROM, UM, THE LAST MEETING.
I UNDERSTAND IT WAS VERY QUICK AND SHORT.
IT WAS ONLY THREE AND A HALF HOURS.
AND, UM, I WAS VISITING MY DAD UP IN OREGON FOR HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY, SO I DID WATCH ALL THREE AND A HALF HOURS.
FAST FORWARD THROUGH ART SECTION.
THANK YOU FOR APPROVING ME FOR VICE MAYOR.
I SAW ALL OF YOUR ANTICS, SO, BUT I HEARD I MISSED TWO FOLKS,
UM, BUT I DID WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT, UM, CUZ THAT WOULD'VE BEEN MY SCHOOL BOARD REPORT, IS THAT, UM, THE LAST MEETING THAT I ATTENDED, I ACTUALLY, UM, SUBMITTED A PUBLIC SPEAKER CARD TO GIVE A, A FORMAL, UM, GOODBYE.
AND THANK YOU TO, UM, OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS, JOE OR SCHAFFER AND CHRISTINA GAE ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, UM, WE HAVE APPRECIATED THE STRONG PARTNERSHIP.
UM, I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF THAT ANY TIME I REACHED OUT TO JOE OR CHRISTINA, THEY WERE VERY RESPONSIVE, UM, AND, AND VERY HELPFUL.
SO, UM, I WISH THEM WELL AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THE PART STRONG PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CITY.
UH, YES, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A CITY WATCHDOG.
SHARON WILKINS HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE CITY HOOD.
I THINK SHE, AT ONE POINT IN TIME, SHE ACTUALLY RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL.
UH, I GOT A CALL FROM HER YESTERDAY MORNING.
UH, SHE HAD A FALL ON SATURDAY AND BROKE
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HER HIP.WE'LL PROBABLY BE IN THE HOSPITAL FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
SO, UH, KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, WE LAUGH A LOT OF TIMES AT SOME OF THE STUFF SHE BRINGS UP, BUT SHE'S CLEARLY THE DEDICATED, UH, AND LOVING, UH, MEMBER OF OUR EX-OFFICIAL STAFF, I GUESS, UH, IS A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT.
UH, AS, UH, RAY HAD MENTIONED, WE BOTH ATTENDED THE, UH, MANUFACTURED HOUSING EDUCATIONAL TRUST LUNCHEON AT THE, UH, MISSION IN LAST WEEK.
AND, UH, AS, AS THEY HAVE A CASH DRAWING E AT THE END WHERE THEY PULL NAMES AND IF YOUR NAME IS PULLED, UH, YOU HAVE TO NAME THE CHARITY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE TO.
AND RAY, AS HE MENTIONED, WON $500.
I WAS FORTUNATE AND WON $750, WHICH I'M GONNA BE GIVING TO, UH, PAUSE FOR SUCCESS.
UH, SO THE CITY DID, DID WELL, 200 OR $1,250.
AND, AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE'VE DONE THAT, PETER AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER AT THAT AND NOT COME AWAY WITH IT SINCE.
SO IT'S BEEN, I THINK PETER DID WIN LAST YEAR, RIGHT? $500 BACK TO THAT MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN'S STATEMENT.
HE LEFT EARLY BECAUSE HE HAD A HAGMAN EVENT.
THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE YOU GO.
SPEAKING OF HAGMAN EVENTS, THE, UH, RECEPTION WAS OB ABSOLUTE SUCCESS.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HERE, BUT HUNDREDS.
I DON'T, BUT WE HAVEN'T CALCULATED HOW MANY ACTUALLY SHOW UP LESS.
AND THAT DIDN'T COVER THE KIDS THAT SNUCK IN BECAUSE THEY SAW A FOOD LINE.
HEY DUDES, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? OH, WE SAW FREE FOOD AS WE'RE LEAVING THE COME ON IN PLENTY OF TACOS.
SO THAT, THAT WAS A GREAT RECEPTION.
UM, LET'S SEE, THE TREE LIGHTING, UH, THAT WAS A SUCCESS AS, AS ALWAYS.
UH, THE, UH, SNOW AFTERWARDS, AFTER THE LIGHTS WENT OFF WAS, WAS GREAT.
I THINK MOVING THE PODIUM TO WHERE THEY DID, AND THEN THE, THE PERSON THAT ASSISTED THE MAYOR WITH TURNING ON THE, THE LIGHTS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT SURE.
SHE'S VERY CUTE, ISN'T SHE? SHE WAS VERY, VERY CUTE.
YEAH, I WAS, I WAS LOOKING FOR HER SIDEKICK POPEYE, BECAUSE IT WAS OLIVE, OLIVE, IT WAS THERE, YEAH.
HER GRANDDAUGHTER, FIVE-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER.
UM, THIS MORNING TALKING, I'M SPEAKING OF PAUSE FOR SUCCESS THIS MORNING.
I ATTENDED AN EVENT AT 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AT THE FACILITY.
THEY ACTUALLY, UH, PRESENTED A RETIRED MARINE AS OF SIX 30 THIS MORNING AT THE CAMP PENDLETON.
HE CHECKED OUT OF THE MARINE CORPS AFTER EIGHT YEARS.
UH, SERGEANT STEVE AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME, SORRY.
BUT, UH, HE CAME OVER AND WAS PRESENTED TO THE SERVICE DOG JIMMY.
AND, UH, THEN THEY WERE GONNA HEAD TO, UH, PEORIA, ARIZONA, WHERE THEY, HE RESIDES WITH HIS, HIS FAMILY.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY COOL THING CUZ YOU KNOW, THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THEM TO ACTUALLY SEE THE CULMINATION OF WHERE THEY'RE GIVING THE DOG TO A, UH, VET WAS, WAS REALLY MOVING.
SO, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A FEW, FEW, HE, UH, YOU KNOW, EVENTS COMING UP.
ALL OF US ARE GONNA BE VERY, VERY BUSY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT, IT IS A, A TIME THAT WE MUST REFLECT AND REMEMBER THE, UH, THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.
UH, KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU GO TO ALL OF THE THINGS.
I I, I, I PRAY THAT, UH, WE WILL HAVE A GREAT MERRY CHRISTMAS, UH, FOR THOSE THAT CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS AND A LOVING, UM, CELEBRATION OF ANY FAITH THAT YOU, UH, UH, PRACTICE.
WE'RE GONNA BE AT THE HANUKKAH CELEBRATION, I BELIEVE THIS SUNDAY, AT THE SHOPS AT SIX 30 IN THE EVENING.
UH, THERE'LL BE TONS OF OTHER CELEBRATIONS, UH, WITH RELIGIONS THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH, BUT I TOTALLY SUPPORT THEM FOR THAT.
SO LET'S PRAY FOR A, UH, UH, GOOD REMAINING PORTION OF 2022, AND THAT, UH, THE NATION AND THE WORLD TURNS ITSELF AROUND, UH, IN THE COMING YEAR.
SO, UH, GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU, AND HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND, UH, HAPPY, UH, UH, TIME OFF.
UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE THE STAFF BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT WEEK OFF BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR.
THEY, THEY CLEARLY DESERVE IT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, TODAY I HAVE THE HONOR OF ATTENDING A RECEPTION FOR, UH, OUTGOING COUNTY SUPERVISOR JANICE RUTHERFORD.
SHE'S BEEN A COUNTY SUPERVISOR HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAS REALLY BEEN A, A GOOD, A GOOD STEWARD OF, UH, COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD FROM PAST, UH, PAST ISSUES.
SO, UH, WAS ABLE TO TELL HER GOODBYE FOR ALL OF US.
UM, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, WITH OUR SWEARING IN, THANK YOU TO THE VOTERS FOR FOUR MORE YEARS FOR PETER, UH, RAY AND MYSELF.
WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE, UH, THE TRUST THERE.
UH, WANTED TO COMMEND OUR, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
UM, THIS WILL BE MY ANNUAL, DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT STUFF ON FACEBOOK OR NEXT DOOR.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, CALL IT IN BECAUSE, UH, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE ALL PROBABLY EXPERIENCED IT, WHERE YOU WAKE UP AND YOU SEE, UH, ALL YOUR MAILBOXES ARE OPEN UP AND DOWN THE STREET.
SO IN FAIRFIELD RANCH, WE HAD THAT HAPPEN.
AND THANKFULLY AN ALERT, UH, RESIDENT CALLED IT INTO THE
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SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THEY GOT 'EM GOOD.AND OF COURSE, UH, THEY'RE FREQUENT FLYERS WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, INTERACTIONS WITH THE LAW, AS THEY ALL SEEM TO BE NOW THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALLY GET PUNISHED OR GO TO JAIL OR PRISON.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAD EXTENSIVE RECORDS FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, UH, GARTH TELLING ME.
SO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, CALL IT IN.
IF SOMETHING LOOKS SUSPICIOUS, DON'T JUST POST ABOUT IT ON, YOU KNOW, CHINO HILL'S CONNECTION OR NEXT DOOR, CUZ THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US.
UM, YEAH, AND JUST WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND, UH, HAPPY HANUKKAH AND EVERYBODY.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO RAY AND BRIAN FOR BEING REELECTED ALSO.
AND, AND WITH THAT, I NEED TO READ SOMETHING THAT CHERYL GAVE ME, UH, HAVING TO DO WITH OUR, OUR COMMISSIONERS.
SO THIS IS THE OFFICIAL, THE LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION PROVIDED BY US ON THE CITY COUNCILS COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT AND HARD WORK OF DEDICATED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND EFFORT AS APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE ARTS.
OUR CITY COMMISSIONS, THE CITY HAS THREE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS, PARKS AND REC PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS.
EACH CITY COM UH, COUNCIL MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPOINTING ONE MEMBER TO EACH OF THOSE COMMISSIONS.
COMMISSIONERS SERVE A TERM THAT COINCIDE WITH THE FOUR-YEAR TERMS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO MYSELF AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ WERE, AS WE MENTIONED, RE RECENTLY REELECTED, WHICH MEANS OUR RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONER'S SEATS NEED TO BE REAPPOINTED.
THE NEW COMMISSIONER'S TERMS WILL BE EFFECTIVE THROUGH THE END OF THE APPOINTING COUNCIL MEMBER'S TERMS, WHICH WOULD BE NOVEMBER OF 2026.
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN AT, UH, CHINO HILLS DOT ORGS SLASH COMMISSION APPLICATION, UH, FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN APPLYING.
THE COMMISSIONERS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPOINT THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED ARE ALSO ABLE TO REAPPLY IF THEY'RE INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THEIR SERVICE.
THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FIVE 30 ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22ND.
ONCE ALL APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED, EACH MEMBER MAY CHOOSE TO HOLD INTERVIEWS OR NOT.
AND THEN WE EXPECT TO MAKE NOMINATIONS AT OUR JANUARY 10TH COUNCIL MEETING.
I'M SURE MARIANA PUT SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.
WE'LL PUT SOME PRESS RELEASE OUT ACCEPTING, UM, APPLICATIONS, UH, FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MOVING ON, UH, HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE ACTIVE ADULTS LUNCHEON THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, HOSTED BY OUR, OUR FIRE GROUP.
UH, THE PLACE WAS PACKED AND I KNOW THAT E EVERY, EVERY, UH, POSSIBLE SEAT WAS FILLED AND STUCK AROUND.
I STUCK AROUND FOR MAYBE 45 MINUTES.
UH, RAY WAS THERE AND CYNTHIA CRUZ THROUGH ALSO.
SO THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR THE FIRE, FIRE FOUNDATION FIREFIGHTERS FOR HOSTING THAT FOR OUR ACTIVE ADULTS IN TOWN.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR DOING THAT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS COMING UP, THEY'VE ALL BEEN MENTIONED, AND WE JUST HOPE EVERYBODY STAYS SAFE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
UH, BOAT PARADE, WE'VE GOT THAT COMING UP THIS FRIDAY.
PLEASE DON'T HAVE, UH, THE YOUNG ONES RUN INTO THE STREET.
UH, THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN YEARS PAST.
AND I KNOW THERE'LL BE SOME GLOW STICKS AND I'M SURE CANDY'S TOSSED FROM THE STREET SIDE, NOT FROM THE BOATS.
THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO AT LEAST.
AND, UM, IT'LL BE A WONDERFUL EVENT.
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AS GOOD AS WE'VE EVER HAD, THIS AS WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING THE LINEUP TO BE.
SO WITH THAT, UNLESS WE HAVE OVERLOOKED ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY, I WILL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF ADJOURNING.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn in tribute and honor of those who serve and have served in the Armed Forces at home and abroad. Their sacrifice and strength protect the goals and ideals that have made this Country great.]
IN MEMORIUM AND IN HOPE, ADJOURN AND TRIBUTE, AN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD.THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH, PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT.
AND WITH THAT, HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON.