[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
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WELCOME TO OUR JANUARY 24TH, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
YOU.IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ART BENNETT, AND THEN OUR INVOCATION LED BY PASTOR LYNN WELLS OF CALVARY CHAPEL.
IF YOU PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND GO ALONG WITH ME AS WE SALUTE THE FLAG OF THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH.
I PLEDGE LADIES TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
[ INVOCATION: Pastor Lin Wells, Calvary Chapel]
GOOD AFTERNOON.I THOUGHT I WOULD JUST, UH, BRIEFLY START, UH, PRAYER WITH PROVERBS CHAPTER 15, VERSE 22.
IT SAYS, WITHOUT COUNSEL, PLANS GO AWRY.
BUT IN THE MULTITUDE OF COUNSELORS, THEY ARE ESTABLISHED.
AND TONIGHT, LORD, WE PRAY THAT AS, UH, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS MEET, AND AS THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE AREA HERE IN CHINO HILLS AS THEY MEET GOD, WE PRAY THAT YOUR WISDOM WOULD PREVAIL.
WE PRAY THAT THERE IS INDEED WISDOM IN A MULTITUDE OF COUNSEL.
WE PRAY FOR UNITY, AND WE ASK YOU TO PRESIDE OVER THIS TIME.
AND WE PRAY ALL OF THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
THANK YOU, PASTOR, FOR BEING HERE.
[6. INTRODUCTION - New Employees: Joyce Lee, Emergency Services Coordinator, City Manager’s Department, Darrell Chindlund, Community Services Coordinator II, Community Services Department, and Eduardo Morales, Payroll Technician, Finance Department]
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES, JOYCE SLEE, DARRELL C***K, AND EDUARDO MORALES.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM UP.
WELCOME, WELCOME, AND WELCOME.
TONIGHT, WE'RE EXCITED TO WELCOME A FEW NEW FACES TO OUR CHINO HILLS TEAM.
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NEWBIES TO THE CITY.
UH, JOYCE LEE JOYCE, UH, EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR.
PRIOR TO JOINING US, SHE SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS AN EMERGENCY MANAGER.
DURING HER TIME IN THE AIR FORCE, JOYCE JOYCE WAS ALSO COMPLETING HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGEMENT WITH, UH, AT COLUMBIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY.
I'M GOING TO HAND OFF TO YOU YOUR OFFICIAL PEN.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN YOUR ROUND
I'M GONNA GIVE EACH ONE OF YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU WISH, BUT I'LL CONTINUE WITH THE INTRODUCTIONS FIRST.
NEXT UP, UH, LET'S WELCOME COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR TWO.
UH, PRIOR TO JOINING US, DARYL SPENT 18 YEARS WORKING FOR THE CITY OF ONTARIO IN THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT, IN CASE THEY SEE THIS, I DON'T WANNA SAY TOO MUCH, BUT GOOD.
DURING HIS TIME AT ONTARIO, DARRYL CREATED TWO WATER SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE RECEIVED AWARDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA PARKS AND RECREATION SOCIETY.
AGAIN, THAT CHRIST PARENT RIGHT THERE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE, LET'S WELCOME OUR NEW PAYROLL TECHNICIAN, EDUARDO MORALES.
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WORKED FOR A NATIONWIDE PAYROLL OUTSOURCING COMPANY AFTER COMPLETING HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.KNOWN AS A PARTY SCHOOL, BY THE WAY, BUT THAT'S
UH, YOU'LL BE HERE A LONG TIME.
THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE JUST KNOW, THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
DO ANY OF YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.
UH, I WANNA FIRST SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR ROGERS, AND THANK YOU COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY.
UM, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL YOU IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF CHENA HILLS.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND REPRESENT CHINO HILLS.
IN MY SHORT TIME IN THIS CITY, I'VE ALREADY BEEN EMBRACED AND SEEN SUCH A SOLID FOUNDATION OF TEAMWORK.
I REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO GROWING WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND GROWING WITH THIS CITY AND PROVIDING THE BEST I CAN FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY.
UM, I WILL THANK EVERYONE AS WELL, JUST FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S, UM, IT'S BEEN GREAT SO FAR.
I WILL THANK KRISTA, ESPECIALLY FOR HAVING ONE INTERVIEW WITH ME AND SAYING THIS IS THE ONE, UM,
AND I, IF YOU'RE ON THE PAYROLL, I'M SURE I'LL GET TO KNOW YOU VERY WELL.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH, GROUP PHOTO.
ARE WE STILL IN IT? THANK YOU ALL.
[7. PRESENTATION - Presentation on Commercial Market Overview by JLL]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION ON COMMERCIAL MARKET OVERVIEW BY J L L TO BE PRESENTED BY ERIC WESTED, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND BLAKE KAPLAN, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT.YOU NEED TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND STAFF.
OUR PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON.
CHINO HILLS ON, ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE.
UH, OVERALL, THE CHIN HILL'S, UM, RETAIL MARKET IS VERY HEALTHY.
WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF ACTIVITY, A LOT OF NEW TENANTS, LOT OF INTEREST IN, IN EV, EVERY VACANCY.
UH, ONE THING, MR. CERTAINLY, CERTAINLY THERE'S NO LACK OF, UM, IN MATTER.
UM, LACK OF INTEREST IN OUR CITY.
SO WE'RE, UM, AND OVERALL WE SEE, UM, A GREAT YEAR AHEAD.
WE'LL GET INTO IN MORE DETAIL HERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS OUT THERE, BUT I THINK OUR CITY WILL EXCEED WHERE OTHERS MAY, MAY FAIL.
SO THE FIRST SLIDE HERE IS A SLIDE THAT WE SHARED WHEN WE PRESENTED TO YOU LAST YEAR.
UM, THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS COMING OUT OF, UH, COVID, HOW WE WERE DOING RELATIVE, UH, TO BEFORE.
AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD JUST TO SHOW HOW WE HAVE BEEN TRENDING.
SO THIS SLIDE HIGHLIGHTS FOOT TRAFFIC, PRE COVID D ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS BEFORE COVID, WHICH IS THE, UH, GRAY GRAPH COMPARED TO ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS FOLLOWING COVID, WHICH IS THE, THE BLUE OBVIOUSLY TOWARDS RIGHT FOLLOWING COVID FOOT TRAFFIC TO OUR RESTAURANTS IN RETAIL DROPPED IMPACTED SALES.
UH, BUT OVER TIME WE RECOVERED.
AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO, TOWARDS THE END OF 2021, WE WERE ALL EXCITED TO, UH, GET OUT AND FOOT TRAFFIC GOT RIGHT BACK UP TO WHERE IT WAS PRE COVID, BUT IT DROPPED FALLEN CHRISTMAS OF LAST YEAR, A YEAR FROM AGO NOW.
UM, WHY? BECAUSE DURING COVID WE GOT CERTAIN NEW HABITS.
WE LIKE OUR PHONES, WE LIKE TO ORDER ONLINE, AND THOSE HABITS HAVE REMAINED.
SO THE SALES AND CHIN HILLS ARE THE SAME ACTUALLY, IN MANY CASES.
A LOT OF RETAILERS, RESTAURANTS ARE DOING, UH, BETTER, BUT A LOT OF THOSE SALES NOW ARE BEING DELIVERED TO HOMES.
SO THIS SLIDE DOESN'T REFLECT THOSE.
THIS IS JUST FOOT TRAFFIC GOING TO OUR RESTAURANTS, GOING TO OUR RETAILERS.
UM, SO YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, WE'RE CHINO HILLS PEOPLE.
ARE THEY STAYING HOME MORE THAN OTHER PEOPLE? IN FACT, NO, WE'RE DOING BETTER.
UH, JUST FAR AS REFERENCE POINT, WE PULLED, UM, SANTA MONICA AND WE'RE AT 88% AVERAGE.
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78.SO IN OUR COMMUNITY, MORE PEOPLE GO OUT TO SHOP THAN IN OTHER COMMUNITIES, OR, UM, TAKE A NEIGHBORING CITY JUST JUST UP THE FREEWAY, JUST TO THE EAST.
SO EVEN IN THAT CASE, UH, WE'RE STILL PERFORMING BETTER.
MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT TO SHOP IN OUR COMMUNITY THAN IN OTHER CITIES.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE UPCOMING YEAR, THE YEAR THAT'S AHEAD OF US? AND WE ALL READ THE NEWS, WE ALL READ A LOT OF PREDICTIONS FOR ONE MAY COME, AND I THINK EVEN THE BEST OF ANALYSTS WILL, WILL ADMIT THAT.
UM, IT'S ALL JUST A PREDICTION.
IT'S ALL JUST LOOKING IN THEIR CRYSTAL BALL.
WHY, WHY THE IMAGE? NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT IS AHEAD OF, UH, OF US, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE, BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING BREWING IS A LOT OF RETAILER BANKRUPTCIES.
UM, I DON'T FORESEE THAT IMPACTING OUR, UM, OUR CITY A GREAT DEAL, BUT A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE OTHER FACTORS BELOW.
ARE WE HEADING IN TO A, TO A RECESSION, TO A, TO A MARKET CORRECTION? HOW DEEP WILL IT, WILL IT BE? UM, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL HEADING MORE AND MORE TOWARDS, WE LIKE OUR FASHION, BUT WE LIKE IT AT A, AT A DISCOUNT.
SO MAYBE MANY OF THE FULL PRICE STORES, MANY OF THE STORES WE SEE, RIGHT? NO NEXT DOOR AT THE SHOPS, MAY, MAY HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY AS, AS A RESULT OF OUR HABITS SHIFTING FROM FULL PRICE TO, TO DISCOUNT, UM, GO, UM, BUSINESS EXPENSES.
UM, MANY RETAILERS AND RESTAURANTS OUT THERE MAY DO BETTER SALES THAN THEY DID A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY'RE LOSING MONEY.
THEY'RE, A LOT OF THEIR PROFITS HAVE BEEN, UH, BEEN TAKEN BY INCREASED COST OF GOODS, UM, INCREASED LABOR COSTS.
SO CO UM, SO WE'RE IN HEADING INTO A PERIOD HERE WHERE I, THINGS LIKE THE SUPPLY CHAIN COULD ACTUALLY TURN GOOD SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES INTO BANKRUPTCY.
SO, AND THEN LASTLY, CONSUMER, CONSUMER SHOPPING BEHAVIOR.
TYING BACK TO WHAT I MENTIONED, UM, ABOUT LIFESTYLE, FASHION, WANTING, UM, BUYING DISCOUNT.
WE LIKE OUR BRANDS, BUT WE LIKE THEM CHEAP.
UM, WE'RE, I THINK THAT GOES INTO WELL BEYOND THAT.
SO ALL IN ALL, HERE WE'RE GETTING INTO A TIME PERIOD WHERE THINGS ARE SHIFTING, WHERE WE NEED TO KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON OUR RETAILER RESTAURANTS AND CERTAINLY SHOP LOCAL.
HELP ESTABLISH A LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THRIVE IN WHAT COULD BE A VERY TOUGH TIME.
OH, I'M GOING THE WRONG WAY HERE.
I'M I'LL, I'LL CONTROL IT FOR YOU.
IF YOU CAN GO BACK, IT WOULD BE GREAT.
UH, LET'S JUST DOUBLE CONFIRM.
OH, WE'LL JUST GO WITH, WITH THIS SLIDE.
UM, SO VACANCY, SO AVAILABILITY AND, AND VACANCY IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SO WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? AVAILABILITY IS CAN BE A VACANT SPACE.
IT ALSO COULD BE A SPACE THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR, FOR SUBLEASE.
IT COULD BE A SPACE THAT'S CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY TENANT, BUT THE LANDLORD CAN LEASE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE SHOULD HE FIND A NEW TENANT.
VERSUS VACANCY IS WHAT YOU SEE.
IT'S A VACANT SPACE THAT'S SITTING THERE THAT YOU COULD LEASE YOURSELF TOMORROW AND, AND, AND MOVE INTO.
AND AS YOU SEE THOSE MATCH UP VERY CLOSELY IN OUR CITY.
SO IT'S NOT ALL THESE HIDDEN VACANCY THAT'S OUT THERE WITH STRUGGLING RETAILERS.
TENANTS THAT ARE OPERATING ARE, ARE HEALTHIER, THEY'RE DOING WELL.
AND IT'S NOT LIKE THE LANDLORD IS SUBLEASING OR THE SPACE OR LEASING THE SPACE BEHIND THE SCENES.
UM, AND OUR VACANCY IN THE CITY OVERALL IS LOW.
UM, AND IT'S REALLY IS TIED TO WITHIN THREE SHOPPING CENTERS.
IF WE LOOK AT TOTALITY, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE 7% IS EITHER WITHIN CROSSROADS COMMONS AND THE SHOPS.
THOSE THREE GET FILLED, WE WILL HAVE A VACANCY RATE THAT MOST CITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOULD ENVY.
SO HOW DO WE GET THERE? AND WE'LL DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO EACH OF, UM, OF THOSE THREE SHOPPING CENTERS NEXT.
SO, UH, GOING THROUGH SOME OF THOSE VACANCIES THAT WE'VE RECENTLY BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH, PARTNERS, DEVELOPERS AND, UM, AGENTS WITHIN THE MARKET IS THE SHOPS AT CHINO HILLS.
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS
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ON SOME NEW USERS THAT ARE GONNA BE OPENING UP IN THE NEXT COMING MONTHS, ALONG WITH SOME OPERATORS THAT'LL BE APPLYING FOR SOME PERMITS.AND I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THERE'S GONNA BE SOME EXCITING NEWS.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, IS ERIC WAS RELAYING, UM, RELAYING TO THE FASHION, UM, IN THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RETAIL USES THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING.
NEW YORK AND CO SPACE IS AN EXACT EXAMPLE OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT AND THE TRANSITIONS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
LOOKING AT A SPACE THAT'S CLOSE TO WHERE SOME OF OUR FOOD, OUR FOODIES AND OUR RETAILERS ARE, THAT WAS AN OBVIOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RELOCATE THE, THE, UM, THE RETAIL SPACES TOWARDS THE PANERA AND TOWARDS WHERE THE SILVER LAKE RAMEN IS.
AND THEY CHOP THAT SPACE ACTUALLY UP INTO A FEW DIFFERENT USERS.
AND ONE OF THE USERS, I CAN'T ANNOUNCE JUST YET, BUT I CAN'T ASSURE YOU, WE WILL ALL BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT, IS A NATIONAL RESTAURANT USER THAT'S IN FINAL LEASE NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS FOR A PORTION OF THE SUITE.
I'M HOPEFUL THAT WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WE'LL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE WHO THAT GUY IS.
UM, AND I THINK EVERYBODY WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO HEAR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT.
ALONG WITH THAT, IT WAS CHOPPED UP INTO SPACES FOR THREE SPACES FOR THE NEW YORK AND CO SPACE AND RECENT OPERATORS THAT HAVE SIGNED LEASES IS LOVESAC.
I THINK WE'RE ALL FAMILIARIZED WITH THE BEANBAG CONCEPT FROM THE PAST, BUT THEY'VE ACTUALLY MODERNIZED AND COME INTO MORE OF A LUXURY FURNITURE CONCEPT WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY DESIGN YOUR FURNITURE THERE, BEAN BAGS, DIFFERENT FABRICS ALONG WITH SOFAS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AND RECOVERY WITH, UM, UH, UH, SORRY, REMOV, SORRY, THE MIC'S KIND OF FIDGETING RIGHT NOW.
REMOV AS WELL, WHICH IS A TATTOO REMOVAL, NOT A, IS OVERLY EXCITING, BUT IT IS AN OPTION AND A, AN OPERATOR THAT'S IN THE RETAIL COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN LOOKING FOR A HOME HERE TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH REMOVING THEIR TATTOOS.
UM, AND AS WE SLOWLY MOVE DOWN THE, THE PAGE HERE, RESTORE CRYOTHERAPY HAS BEGUN CONSTRUCTION ON THEIR SPACE AS WELL.
THIS IS AN IV DRIP TYPE OF OPERATION, I THINK WITH COVID AND A LOT OF US, WE'VE ALL GOT KIND OF ACQUAINTED WITH THE IV DRIP, WHICH THEY'RE DOING LARGE EMERGENCY PACKAGES TO ASSIST WITH AVOIDING THE COVID MEASUREMENTS, ALSO DIFFERENT SALINE PACKETS AND ALSO CRYOTHERAPY, WHICH HELPS WITH MANY, SO SORENESSES, UM, AND REJUVENATES YOUR BODY.
SO THOSE GUYS WILL BE JOINING THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
UM, ANOTHER OPERATOR THAT WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AS OF 45 MINUTES AGO FOR THE J CREW SPACE IS THE STAND.
BERGER HAS SIGNED A LEASE FOR 3,500 SQUARE FEET ON THE J CREW SPACE.
THERE ARE A REGIONAL OPERATOR THAT SELECTS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT IRVINE, THROUGHOUT THE WEST SIDE, THROUGHOUT THE VALLEY.
AND THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES ON GOING TO COMMUNITIES WHERE THERE'S LARGER GATHERINGS OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE THE FIRST INLAND EMPIRE LOCATION FOR THEM OUTSIDE OF ORANGE COUNTY IN LA AND THEY ARE IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS WITH THE IRVINE COMPANY AND ALONG WITH WESTFIELD, VESTA AND MANY DEVELOPMENT GROUPS THAT, UM, WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF TO BE ABLE TO HAVE LANDED.
THESE GUYS, THEY ARE HEALTH CONSCIOUS.
THEY ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF BURGERS, WRAPS AND SALADS.
I EAT THERE OFTEN, SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE HAD THEM BRING A HOME TO CHINO HILLS AS I GREW UP HERE.
SO WITH THAT, UH, COUPLE NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR RENEWALS.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.
WHO'S STAYING AND WHO'S GOING? GOT SOME GOOD UPDATES HERE THAT PF CHANGS HAS RENEWED ALONG WITH RAW SUSHI, CPK, HOTTIES FRIED CHICKEN VANS IS A RETAILER ALSO VERY EXCITING AND SLEEP NUMBER.
SO WITH THAT I PASS IT ON TO ERIC.
CAN I, UM, ASK A QUICK QUESTION TO BLAKE BEFORE WE GO ON? SURE.
SO WHAT, UM, WHAT SPACE DID RESTORE TAKE OVER? RESTORE TOOK OVER? I'M KIND OF BLANKING RIGHT NOW.
WAS IT, WAS IT ANOTHER, UH, SAME INDUSTRY TYPE LIKE SPA TYPE OF, NOT THE BEVERLY HILL HILLS MED SPA SPACE? NO, BUT UM, CUZ WHAT I'M GETTING IS, CAUSE I THINK WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE ABOUT BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE SALES TAX AND WE HAVE A LOT OF, UM, SPA TYPE BUSINESSES IN THE SHOPS.
AND I THINK WE HAD BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE THAT IT'S UP TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY MANAGER IF HE WANTS TO GO OVER, LIKE THE PERCENTAGE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY NEGOTIATED THAT WE WOULDN'T GO OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF, UM, SPA TYPE ESTABLISHMENTS BECAUSE IT'S BETTER TO HAVE IT SOMEONE THERE THAN IT'S SITTING EMPTY.
SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS THOUGH, IF AT LEAST THAT RESTORE REPLACED ANOTHER SAME TYPE OF BUSINESS, OR DID IT RE REPLACE A BUSINESS THAT WAS GENERATING CELL TAX? LET ME GET YOU THE UPDATED SITE PLAN AND GET THAT OVER TO YOU.
RESTORE IS GONNA HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT OFFERINGS FROM INFRARED SAUNA TO IV DRIPS TO CRYO, AND THEN WE CAN LOOK AT IT.
THE MED SPAS YOU'VE SEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF DABBLE IN SIMILAR
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OVERLAPS, BUT THIS ONE IS, UH, A NATIONAL OPERATOR AND I'LL LOOK AT YOU, THE SITE PLAN, FOLLOW US.SO THE, UH, NEXT CENTER THAT HAS, UM, ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST PART OF THE REMAINING VACANCY WITHIN THE CITY IS, IS THE CROSSROADS.
AND IT IS A CENTER THAT WE HAVE BEEN DILIGENT WORKING ON NOW FOR, FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
AND IF YOU GO THERE TODAY, YOU MIGHT NOT SEE MUCH AND YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? WHAT, WHAT ARE THESE GUYS DOING? BUT IN FACT, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
AND THERE'S A BUYER THAT IS PURCHASING EVERYTHING THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, AND WHEN THAT TAKES PLACE, WHEN THAT ESCROW CLOSES AND THEY'RE DILIGENT TO PURSUING THEIR APPROVALS AND WANNA CLOSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND MEETING ALL THEIR MILESTONES.
BUT WHEN THAT HAPPENS, YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF ACTIVITY ON THE SITE, UH, OVER AND OVERNIGHT IT WILL CHANGE WITH, UM, SOME DEMOL, SOME NEW CONSTRUCTION AND A LOT OF RE TENANCY.
UH, WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO A MULTITUDE OF RETAILERS THAT WANT TO BE AT THIS LOCATION.
SO THE FACT THAT SITTING THERE VACANT IS NOT, BECAUSE, AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF MY REPRESENTATION IS NOT BECAUSE OF LACK OF INTEREST IN THE CINO HILLS.
IT'S A OWNER THAT HAS CERTAIN OBJECTIVES THAT ULTIMATELY CONCLUDED IN THEM AND SELLING EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH AN ESCROW PROCESS BEFORE THEY CAN LEASE THOSE SPACES AND GET THEM FILLED.
UH, BUT IT IS IN MOTION AND IT'S DUE TO CLOSE HERE, HOPEFULLY IN THE EARLIER PART OF THIS YEAR.
SO WE CAN SEE ACTIVITIES, SO WE CAN GET THIS, UM, THESE BUILDINGS FILLED AND GET SOME ADDITIONAL SALES TAX.
WHAT TYPE OF BUSINESSES ARE, ARE SHOWING SOME INTEREST? I KNOW A BUILDING OR TWO IS GONNA BE TORN DOWN.
BUT WE HAVE, UM, WE ARE, WE'RE SEEING, WELL, SPORTING GOODS WANTS TO COME BACK TO THE SHOP, TO THE CENTER.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UM, WE'RE SEEING, UM, DIFFERENT TYPE OF, UH, GROCERY STORES THAT WANT TO BE HERE AS WELL AS AS MISCELLANEOUS MERCHANDISE STORES.
SO ULTIMATELY OUR, OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL TO CYNTHIA'S POINT IS TO DRIVE SALES TAX.
SO WHENEVER POSSIBLE THAT IS, THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA ACHIEVE.
AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY LOOKING FOR BUSINESSES THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE MUCH OF IN THIS COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR OUR, THERE'S, THERE'S A, UM, THE, ONE OF THE EXPANSIONS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AS A RESULT OF THIS WILL ENSURE A LOT OF SALES TAX FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR A LONG TIME.
THAT MUCH I CAN G GUARANTEE YOU.
ERIC, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I KNOW AT ONE TIME WE WANTED MIXED USE THERE AT THAT LOCATION.
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY IN THE FUTURE? IT'S STILL A, A POSSIBILITY.
I, UM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS LOOKED AT CLOSELY WITH, WITH THE CURRENT OWNER.
UH, AGAIN, IT'S ULTIMATELY SELLING THE SITE.
I THINK FROM A FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING, I THINK THE DIRECTION OF KEEPING IT, UM, VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHAT'S THERE TODAY, UM, RE A RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER WITH A LOT OF MID-SIZE RETAIL IS, IS WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY HAPPEN.
AND THEN BIG BOX NOWADAYS ISN'T REALLY FUNCTIONAL ANYMORE.
HAS TO BE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AS FAR AS SITES.
THE TIP MOST ACTIVE RETAILERS TODAY ARE BETWEEN 30 TO 50,000, WHICH IS VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE SPACES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS SHOPPING CENTER.
QUICK QUESTION, PART OF WHAT'S HIGHLIGHTED OF COURSE IS THE FORMER SPORTS LA WE UNDERSTAND THAT'S GONNA BE DEMOLISHED AND GONNA BE THE SITE OF THE GAS STATION FOR COSTCO, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO IS THAT A DIFFERENT, THE BALANCE OF THAT RETAIL ACQUISITION, IS THAT ANOTHER BUYER OTHER THAN COSTCO? OR ARE YOU AT LIBERTY SAY IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT'S ALL TIED.
BUT, BUT IT ALL, IT ALL WILL, WILL, WILL FIT.
SO NO, IT'S ALL, THAT'S DEFINITELY PART OF IT.
SO THE SPORTING GOODS WILL BE DEMOLISHED IN FAVOR RELOCATING COSTCO GAS SO THEY CAN GET THE NEEDED STACKING AND, AND CIRCULATION, SO, OKAY.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, UM, THE COMMENTS AND THIS BEEN A, UM, DEFINITELY BEEN A LABORER LOVE HERE WITH, UM, WITH THIS OWNER AND KIND OF WORKING WITH THEM.
AND AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR TO, UM, UH, TO THE CROSSROADS IS WE'RE TALKING TO RETAILERS THAT WANT TO BE IN OUR CITY AND IT'S LIKE, HELP US FIND A HOME AND THE TWO LOGICAL CHOICES, TWO, TWO CENTERS THAT WE HAVE SPACES THAT ARE ABOVE 10,000 FEET AS THESE OF THE CROSSROADS THAT'S GOING THROUGH THEIR TRANSIT STATION THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT AND THEN COMMENTS.
AND HERE WE DON'T HAVE A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP, BUT STILL WE HAVE CERTAIN OWNERSHIP OBJECTIVES THAT HAVE TO BE OVERCOME AND CERTAIN NATIONAL RETAILERS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MEET THEIR OBJECTIVES.
UM, BUT WE'RE KIND OF BEEN WORKING THROUGH AND FINDING RETAILERS AND WE BELIEVE WE HAVE SOMEONE NOW AT THE TABLE THAT IS GENUINELY INTERESTED.
AND I THINK WE CAN COME TO TERMS WITH THE OWNERSHIP SO WE CAN GET THE TOYS.
RUSS, UH, FROM A TOYS BABY RUSS BOX FILLED.
I'D LOVE TO TAKE YOU TO LUNCH AT THE EGYPTIAN RESTAURANT.
WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, BIT MORE
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EXACTLY.WE HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD THAT CONSTRUCTION STARTS TOMORROW, I THINK EVERY WEEK FOR TWO YEARS NOW.
AND ACTUALLY, ERIC, ERIC, TO YOUR POINT, I DON'T THINK A LOT OF TIMES THAT THE PUBLIC REALIZES THAT IT'S NOT FOR LACK OF INTEREST IN CHINO HILLS OR FOR LACK OF THE PART OF JOANNA AND HER STAFF OR YOU GUYS.
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S THE INFLEXIBILITY OF A CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER, LIKE YOU SAID, CHALLENGES THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO MEET.
SO I THINK EVERYONE REALLY NEEDS TO REALIZE THAT, SO I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP.
A HUNDRED PERCENT STAFF IS ALWAYS ON IT.
THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN.
SO THIS HAS NOT BEEN, THE VACANCIES WE HAVE IN OUR CITY IS CERTAINLY NOT BECAUSE OF STAFF OR BECAUSE OF THEIR EFFORTS.
THEY'RE, YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON THEM, THAT'S FOR SURE.
SO WE'RE, UM, SO WE'RE, I THINK THE, UM, SO JUST TO MENTION HERE, WE HAD A COUPLE OF TENANTS ACTUALLY BE ACHI, UH, BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE AND MEET OWNERSHIP OBJECTIVES.
SO WE ARE STARTING SMALL HAIR WITH CO NINJA AND THEN WE WORKED OURSELVES UP TO A RESTAURANT.
NOW WE'RE GONNA GO ALL THE WAY WITH GETTING THE BIG BOX FILLED HERE.
SO IT'S OUR MAIN GOAL FOR 2023.
SO, UM, HAVE US ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE SLIDES? WELL, THIS CENTER HERE, VACANCY FACTOR IS ALMOST ZERO, RIGHT? SEEMS LIKE EVERY PLACE THERE.
NO, NO, THIS ONE IS THERE A LOT OF THIS ONE? YES.
YEAH, THE OLD SOUP PLANTATION.
UM, AND THEN THE TOYS, PAVERS ARE, SO THE VACANCY FACTOR HERE IS ACTUALLY QUITE HIGH AND CROSSROADS HAS A BIGGER CHUNK, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PORTION AFTER, UM, CROSSROADS IS RIGHT HERE AT THE COMMONS.
THE REASON I SAY THAT, I GO TO LUCILLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WHOLE CENTER'S FILLED.
OH, I KNOW THERE'S THE TENANTS THAT ARE THERE DO WELL, AGAIN, VALIDATING THAT IT'S NOT OUR CITY, THAT IT'S THERE IN THE TRAFFIC'S THERE, THE INTEREST IS THERE, THE CUSTOMER IS READY TO, TO WALK IN THAT DOOR.
AS SOON AS IT OPENS UP, IT'S MORE OVERCOME THESE OWNERSHIP OBJECTIVES SO WE CAN, CAN GET THE SPACES FILLED AND DRIVE THAT SALES TAX.
THE PROPERTY ACROSS THE STREET AT ACTUALLY THE CITY OF CHINO, CORRECT.
ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH THAT PROPERTY AT ALL? AS FAR AS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT? WE'RE NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED, BUT WE ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S OCCURRING.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UM, THE OWNERSHIP'S PLAN IS TO UTILIZE MOST OF IT FOR RESIDENTIAL, OH, SORRY, THE EMPTY LOTS THAT ARE THE EMPTY LOT NEXT TO HOBBY LOBBY AND THEN THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS NEXT TO BABIES OR US.
WHAT WHAT DO YOU SEE WITH THOSE EMPTY LOTS? WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THOSE? OR WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PITCH IT AS? A FEW.
SO NEXT, DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE TOYS, UM, SEVERAL OF THE RETAILERS THAT WE HAVE, HAVE SPOKEN TO ARE LOOKING AT ACTUALLY EXPANDING BEYOND THE TOYS FOR US BABIES THAT OUR FOOT FOOTPRINT.
SO TO MAKE IT A LARGER RETAIL STORE.
UH, TOYS RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT 64,000 FEET.
UH, WE HAVE LOOKED AT RETAILERS AS LARGE AS 88,000 FEET.
SO THEY WILL TAKE THE MAJORITY OF THAT PORTION.
AND JUST BECAUSE OF HOW PARKING PING IS AT THE, UH, SOUTH SIDE OF, OF THE SHOPPING CENTER OR AT THAT PARKING LOT, THAT MAKES SENSE FOR IT TO BE AN EXPANSION OF THE RETAILER.
AND THEN THE OWNERSHIP DECIDED THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD MULTI-TENANT SHOP SPACE, UM, ON THAT PROPERTY.
SO IT WILL BE U SO RIGHT NOW THE MOST RECENT PLANTS HAVE UNITS ANYWHERE FROM 1500 UP TO 4,500 SQUARE FEET ON THAT PROPERTY.
ERIC, QUESTION ABOUT SOUP PLANTATION? YES.
UH, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE UP AND RUNNING FOR A VERY BRIEF PERIOD.
AND OF COURSE IT'S RE IT'S RESTAURANT SITE, UH, OR SPACE.
COULD YOU CONTACT MARKET BROILER IN THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE? THEY SEEM TO LOVE TO GO INTO EXISTING, UH, RESTAURANT SPACE AND THEY'RE A GREAT RESTAURANT.
UM, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST WITH, UH, OUR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS.
UH, BUT I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE TALKED TO BECAUSE THIS IS, SEEMS TO ME LIKE AN IDEAL SPACE.
UH, THEY DO BROILED, UH, FISH AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S, THEY, THEY LIKE TO MOVE INTO EXISTING SPACE AND JUST RENOVATE IT.
SO IF YOU COULD CHECK THAT OUT, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT.
I LIKE THEIR CONCEPT A LOT AS WELL.
MENTION, UH, UH, JUST GONNA MENTION THAT THE PLANTATIONS FUNCTIONALITY, THE WAY IT WAS BUILT OUT ARE A LITTLE BIT STRUGGLING FOR SECOND GEN SPACES.
IT ALMOST IS LOOKED AT KIND OF AS A RETROFIT, BUT, UH, MARGARET BOILER, UM, HAS, AS YOU SAID, BEEN LOOKING AT SOME OTHER SECOND GEN LOCATIONS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE BUILT OUT, SECOND GEN, BUT, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO THE BROKER THAT REPRESENTS THEM.
THEY HAVEN'T SHOWN INTEREST, BUT IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ON THEIR, UM, ON THEIR, THEIR MAP FOR SURE.
UM, OBVIOUSLY SUP PLANTATION FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE NOBODY WANTED TO REALLY TOUCH THE SAME SILVERWARE THROUGHOUT THE COVID PROCESS.
SO IT WAS A BANDAID PEELED OFF AND YEAH.
AN ABILITY FOR ANOTHER FULL SIT DOWN.
AND WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST ACTUALLY FROM SECOND GEN OPERATORS.
IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THEY CAN MATCH OWNERSHIPS, UH, OBJECTIVES.
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BEST WAY OF SAYING IT.BECAUSE I MEAN, WE, BUT I'LL GET YOU AN ANSWER EXACTLY FROM THE UPDATED MARKET FOR BROKER.
AND I'LL GET, I'LL, I'LL FLIP IT OVER TO THE TABLE.
I THINK IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
AND I MEAN, WE, WE HAVE A NEED FOR A UPSCALED, UH, SEAFOOD RESTAURANT WITHIN THE CITY.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ONE CURRENTLY OF THAT SCALE.
SO WE HAVE CONTACTED KING'S FISH HOUSE AT RANCH AS WELL, AND THEY ARE SHOWING INTEREST IN THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY, PREFERABLY THE SHOPS.
UM, THEY ARE A HARDER NEGOTIATOR, SO MAKING SURE WE BRING THESE TWO TOGETHER, WE GOTTA DO IT VERY, VERY LOVINGLY.
I KNOW LAST YEAR WE WENT, A COUPLE OF US WENT TO VEGAS AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE THERE, AND THERE WAS A COMPANY CALLED BACKSTAGE OR BACKLOT.
IT'S LIKE MORE OF AN AMUSEMENT TYPE THING.
BACKLOT OUT OF TEXAS, I THINK.
IT WAS HARKINS, UM, ENTERTAINMENT.
WAS THAT GONE ANYWHERE OR THEY'RE STILL THINKING ABOUT IT? UM, SO RIGHT NOW THE, THE, THE CITY STAFF AND THE TEAM IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE, THE SHOPS OWNERSHIP ON HOW TO ACCOMMODATE IN THE SECOND PHASE, POTENTIALLY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD DO THAT.
THEY ARE STILL EXTREMELY INTERESTED IS HARKENS OBVIOUSLY HAS A LOCATION UP THE STREET AND TO DO A, I PICK THEATERS STYLE CONCEPT, LIKE THE BACK LOT WHERE YOU CAN HAVE FULL DINING EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF OUR HOMES IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THEY WANT TO DO.
SO THEY'RE ABSOLUTELY INTERESTED AND THEY'RE STILL AROUND THE HOOPS, UH, WAITING FOR THAT.
IS HARKINS GOING TO GO THROUGH SOON WITH THE REMODEL THAT WE HAD APPROVE, LIKE WITH THE BAR AND THE EXPANSION OR THE UPGRADING? THEY, THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD.
THAT'S GOOD WITH SO MANY, I THINK WHAT WAS A REGION, ONE OF THE OTHER MOVING THE REGAL? YEAH.
REGAL'S CLOSING A BUNCHES CLOSE THE BUNCH GOOD.
THEY'RE A PRIVATE COMPANY, SO THEY'RE IN A VERY GOOD POSITION RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE BASED OUTTA SCOTTSDALE, CORRECT? CORRECT, YES.
AND THE WIFE IS A CHIROPRACTOR AND DESIGNED ALL THE THINGS.
CAN'T TELL YOU THAT ALL, BUT IT MAY BE MAYBE
YEAH, WE HEARD ALL THAT WHEN THEY OPENED UP.
IT'S, IT'S A NICE TALK ABOUT THE NEW WIFE OR THE OLD WIFE.
ANYBODY ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR.
LOOKING FORWARD FUN THINGS FOR THE CITY.
[8. PRESENTATION - Presentation on Chino Basin Water Conservation District and District basin tours]
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CHINO BASIN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT AND THE DISTRICT BASIN TOURS TO BE PRESENTED BY ELIZABETH ZA, GENERAL MANAGER.GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY.
I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE CHINO BASIN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, AND I'M HERE TO INVITE YOU TO OUR GROUNDWATER BASIN AND SUSTAINABILITY TOUR.
WE HAVE TWO TOURS COMING UP THIS SPRING AND SUMMER.
SO, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, WE ARE ONE OF 15 INDEPENDENT WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE CAPTURE WATER FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND WE STORE IT FOR LATER USE.
IN THIS CASE, IN THE CHINO GROUNDWATER BASIN, WHICH IS, UH, AN AQUIFER BENEATH OUR FEET THAT SERVES THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, CHINO, ONTARIO, MONTCLAIR UPLAND, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND FONTANA AMONG A FEW OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
AND IT PROVIDES UP TO HALF OF THE DRINKING WATER, UH, FOR THESE COMMUNITIES AS A WHOLE.
SO ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPES OF WATER RESTRICTIONS THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ARE EXPERIENCING IS BECAUSE OF THAT AQUIFER.
IT'S WHERE WE STORE WATER DURING WET YEARS SO THAT WE CAN USE IT DURING DRY YEARS.
AND, UH, WHAT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU TODAY IS, UM, THE INFILTRATION BASINS THAT WE USE TO PUT WATER, UH, IN THAT AQUIFER.
SO, UH, WE OWN A SERIES OF INFILTRATION BASINS THAT RUN ALONG THE SAN ANTONIO CREEK CHANNEL, UH, AND ANOTHER ONE ALONG THE WEST CUCAMONGA CREEK CHANNEL.
UH, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE WATERWISE COMMUNITY CENTER IN MONTCLAIR, WHERE YOU WILL HAVE, UH, A SHORT AND I THINK ENTERTAINING PRESENTATION.
UH, AND THEN WE WILL GET IN A BUS AND GO TO THE TOP OF THE WATERSHED, WHICH IS RIGHT AT THE FOOTHILL OF MOUNT BALDY AND SEE THE, UM, SAN ANTONIO CREEK IN ITS NATURAL SPLENDOR.
AND THEN WE WILL COME DOWN AND VISIT EACH ONE, UH, WELL, ONE OF THREE OF OUR INFILTRATION BASINS.
UH, SOME THAT TAKE STORM WATER, SOME THAT TAKE IMPORTED WATER FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOME THAT TAKE RECYCLED WATER FROM OUR OWN COMMUNITY.
SO YOU'LL GET A GOOD OVERVIEW OF HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT WE WILL HAVE WATER NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER IS THAT WATER IS REALLY THE FOUNDATION OF IT ALL.
IT'S WHY PEOPLE CAME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE, WHY THEY SETTLED HERE, AND IT'S
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THE FOUNDATION OF OUR ECONOMY AND OUR ABILITY TO BUILD BUSINESSES AND TO BUILD OUR COMMUNITY.SO ALL OF THAT RELIES ON OUR AQUIFER AND AT THE CHINO BASIN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, WE HAVE BEEN PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR GROUNDWATER SINCE 1949.
AND THIS IS REALLY JUST A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE BEHIND THE SCENES INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NORMALLY, UH, NO ONE EVER GETS TO SEE, EXCEPT FOR OUR FIELD STAFF AND SOME INTREPID COYOTES.
SO,
I HEAR THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT WILL BE JOINING US.
UH, SO WE HAVE THE TWO DATES FEBRUARY 16TH, AND WE ALSO HAVE JUNE 1ST.
UH, SO PLEASE, FOR ANYONE ON THE COUNCIL, ANY STAFF IN THE CITY, UM, IF YOU KNOW OF ANY COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM SEEING, UH, HOW OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND AS A CLOSING NOTE, YOU KNOW, AS WE JUST SAW TWO, UH, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS OF MAJOR STORMS COME THROUGH CALIFORNIA AND EVERYONE WAS BEMOANING THAT, YOU KNOW, SO MUCH OF THIS WATER IS GOING INTO THE OCEAN AND THE MIDDLE OF THIS DROUGHT.
WELL, WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW IS THAT BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITIES FURTHER SOUTH ON THE WATERSHED HAVE INVESTED IN, UM, GROUNDWATER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT 70 YEARS, NONE OF THAT WATER THAT FALLS IN OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO THE OCEAN.
THAT GOOD CONCLUSION? QUICK, JUST QUICK QUESTION, JUST ANECDOTALLY, FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT ON THIS PHOTO MM-HMM.
SO SEE THAT, UM, SORT OF FAT CYLINDER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PICTURE.
UM, I WOULD SAY MAYBE THREE FEET DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THAT.
THE, THE BIG FAT ONE, NOT THIS YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
UM, SO IT, IT WENT UP TO, I WANT TO SAY 28 FEET IN THAT PARTICULAR BASIN.
UM, I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THAT PICTURE AND, AND THEY'LL SPILL INTO THE NEXT ONE DOWN AND THEN OKAY.
AND WE ACTUALLY, WE, WE RECEIVED A FLOCK OF CANADIAN KEYS, WHICH WAS SUPER FUN TO SEE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, WE'RE GOOD.
[9. PRESENTATION - Presentation on Chino Hills Water System]
NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE CHINO HILLS WATER SYSTEM TO BE PRESENTED BY PUBLIC WORK STRUCTURE.DANIEL, YOU KEEP IT ABOUT 55 MINUTES.
YOU MENTIONED I HAD 60 MINUTES EARLIER.
YEAH, I'LL, I'LL TRY TO CUT IT SHORT.
UM, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, STAFF, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
MY NAME IS JAN BOBADILLA, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND THE CITY ENGINEER HERE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
UM, BACK, UH, SOMETIME LAST YEAR, EARLY PART OF LAST YEAR, I HAD A, A TEAM MEMBER COME OUT AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR, ON OUR WATER, UM, SYSTEM.
UH, MARK PARLEY, OUR UTILITIES MANAGER.
UH, SO THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING, OR EXCUSE ME, PRESENTATION IS, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, OUR EXISTING SYSTEM AND THEN JUST GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE STAND WITH THE DROUGHT, UM, AND OUR, AND OUR WATER SUPPLY.
UM, WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, OUR DIVERSIFIED WATER SOURCES, UM, CURRENT SITUATION WITH THE DROUGHT, OUR SUPPLY AND DEMAND, UM, WATER CONSERVATION.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL FINISH UP WITH SOME QUESTIONS.
UH, BUT PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY.
SO I'LL START OFF WITH INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OVER 21,000 SERVICE CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, UM, WHICH IS, UH, WITH THE POPULATION OF ABOUT 82,000, UH, RESIDENTS.
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
WE OWN AND MAINTAIN 329, UH, MILES OF WATER LINES.
WE HAVE 18 RESERVOIRS, 10 PUMP STATIONS, UM, AND, UH, 10 WELLS.
UM, DO WE MAINTAIN THE FIRE HYDRANTS? YES, WE DO.
HOW MANY, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WE HAVE? UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FIRE HYDRANTS WE HAVE.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN.
SO I'LL, I'LL SAY THEY'RE, WE HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE THOUSAND.
I GOT A QUESTION PERTAINING TO FIRE HYDRANTS.
UH, IN SANTA FE SPRINGS, WE USED TO MAINTAIN THE MINI FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OUR WATER DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS THEM, UH, THE HYBRIDS.
DO THEY DO IT YEARLY? YES, THEY DO.
UH, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, UH, THE IMAGE HERE, UM, ALL 10 WELLS ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CHINO.
UH, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS, UH, THE LIMITS OF THE GROUNDWATER BASIN AND ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF HILLS.
UM, SO WHERE WE PUMP OUR WATER IS, UM, OUT OF THE CITY OF CHINO.
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NINE OF THEM ARE OFFLINE.WE ONLY HAVE ONE THAT'S ONLINE.
AND THAT'S, UH, WALL 15, UH, THE WALL THAT WE JUST, UH, ACTIVATED, UM, I WANNA SAY, UH, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER OF LAST, UH, LAST YEAR.
AND THEY'RE OFFLINE BECAUSE, BECAUSE OF 1 23 TCP, TRI CHLORAL, PROPAN.
RIGHT? MANY CITIES, MANY CITIES, NO.
THERE'S SEVERAL CITIES AND WATER AGENCIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH THIS CONTAMINANT.
UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU AT HOME, THIS CONTAMINANT, UH, WAS PROBABLY SOMETIME IN THE SIXTIES OR SEVENTIES.
YOU HAD, UH, WITH THE AGRICULTURE BUSINESS, YOU HAD CHEMICALS THAT WERE PUT INTO OUR, OUR, UM, OUR FIELDS.
AND ULTIMATELY THAT PERCOLATED DOWN INTO THE GROUNDWATER.
IN, UM, JUST IN 2017, UH, WE GOT NOTIFICATION FROM, UH, THE WATER RESOURCES BOARD THAT THE, THE LIMIT OF, UH, OF HOW MUCH WE CAN HAVE IN OUR WATER WAS, UH, SUCH A SMALL AMOUNT THAT WE HAD TO SHUT OFF ALL OF OUR WELLS OFF.
UM, BUT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
WE JUST BROKE GROUND A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
UH, WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT PLANT UP AND RUNNING, UH, BY, UM, UH, LET'S SEE, I WANNA SAY ABOUT SEPTEMBER OF 2024.
UH, WE INVESTED 18 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION DESIGN, UH, PROPERTY ACQUISITION TO, TO BUILD THAT, UH, PLANT.
AND THAT PLANT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED ON EUCALYPTUS AVENUE, JUST WEST OF THE 71 FREEWAY, UM, NEXT TO THE OLD FIRE STATION.
THEY WILL ALL PUMP TO BOOSTER PINE STATION, WHERE WE HAVE OUR TREATMENT PLANT.
WE'LL TREAT THE WATER AND DISTRIBUTE THAT WATER INTO OUR, INTO OUR SYSTEM TO OUR RESIDENTS.
AND DANIEL, WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, BECAUSE THE THE WELLS ARE DOWN RIGHT NOW, WE'RE PAYING FOR WATER.
SO ONCE THIS ACTUALLY, WE CAN START USING THIS WATER, OUR COSTS SHOULD GO DOWN, CORRECT.
OUR COSTS WILL GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
UM, UH, NORMALLY WE, UM, OUR, OUR, UH, OUR PORTFOLIO IS WHERE HALF OF OUR WATER USES IS FROM GROUNDWATER.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE HAVING TO RELY MORE, MORE ON IMPORT BECAUSE WE CAN'T, UH, PUMP, UH, OUR WATER.
AND THIS WILL ALL BE FOR POTABLE WATER.
AND IN YOUR REPORT, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT POTENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO BETTER UTILIZE, UH, RECLAIMED WATER WITHIN THE CITY.
WE, YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
UM, BUT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO EXPAND OUR, UH, OUR, UH, OUR RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM.
UM, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DO HAVE A, A FAIRLY DIVERSE, UH, UH, WATER SOURCE, UH, PORTFOLIO.
UM, AS, UH, ELIZABETH MENTIONED FROM THE CHINO, UH, UH, WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
UM, UH, WE HAVE OUR CHINO BASIN, WHICH, UH, ESSENTIALLY IT'S A, IT'S A LARGE BATHTUB THAT'S, UH, UNDER THIS AREA.
UM, THAT'S WHERE WE, UH, WE PUMP OUR WATER.
ALL OF OUR WALLS WILL PUMP OUT OF THE CHINO BASIN, UH, ONCE WE GET THAT, UH, PLANT UP AND RUNNING.
UH, WE ALSO WORK, UH, COLLECTIVELY WITH MONTE VISTA WATER DISTRICT.
UM, CURRENTLY THEY ARE PUMPING, UH, UH, PORTION OF OUR WATER RIGHTS SINCE WE WERE UNABLE TO PUMP OUR OWN.
UM, AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ALSO DO PROVIDE IMPORT WATER FOR, UH, FOR US.
UH, THE SAME WITH WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
UM, THAT'S A PLANT IN, UH, THE CITY OF UPLAND WHO PROVIDES US WATER FOR A MONTE VISTA WATER DISTRICT.
UM, AND THEN CHINO BASIN DESAL AUTHORITY, THAT WAS A, UH, A PLANT THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED.
UM, UM, AND THEY'RE BASED OUT OF ONTARIO WHERE, UH, THEY PUMP WATER OUT OF, UH, CHINO BASIN.
THEY TAKE ALL THE SALTS OUT, UM, AND, UH, THEY PROVIDE US WITH DRINKING WATER.
UM, AND THEN I DID MENTION THE INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY.
THEY ARE A RECYCLED WATER, UH, PROVIDER.
UM, SO ANOTHER PARTNER WITH US.
UM, WHAT YOU SEE HERE AT THE DIAGRAM, I WANTED TO PUT THIS ON THERE SO YOU CAN HAVE A, A VISUAL IN TERMS OF, UH, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN, UH, THE WATER AGENCIES AND HOW WE GET OUR WATER HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THAT IMAGE, UH, THAT'S THE CITY.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU GOT THE CHINO BASIN.
UM, THE BOTTOM RIGHT, IT'S CHINO BASIN.
UH, SO WATER'S PUMPED OUTTA THE CHINO BASIN.
IT'S PUMPED OUT BY A MOVI WATER DISTRICT, UH, BY THE CDA, UH, AND WITH THE CITY WELLS.
AND I GOES STRAIGHT INTO OUR, UH, INTO OUR SYSTEM.
UM, AND THEN OUR IMPORT WATER COMES FROM, UM, THE, UH, THE BAY DELTA UP IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA.
UM, IT, UH, IT TRAVELS TO, TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE STATE WATER PROJECT.
UM, A BIG UNDERTAKING THAT WAS BUILT IN THE 1960S.
UM, AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS GROWING, THERE WAS A NEED TO PROVIDE WATER TO THIS AREA.
UM, SO THAT PROJECT WAS BUILT TO, TO BRING THAT WATER, UM, TO 27 MILLION CUSTOMERS HERE IN, UH, IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO THAT WATER GOES, UH, FROM THE BEIT DELTA TO THE STATE WATER PROJECT, UH, THROUGH, UH, METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT WHO, UM, UH, SALS OUT WATER TO I U A AND TW W FFA THAT ULTIMATELY COMES TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
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UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, UH, A SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT OVER THE LAST, UH, THREE, FOUR YEARS.UM, WE'VE HAD THE DRIEST RAINY SEASONS, UH, THREE RAINY SEASONS, UM, RECENTLY.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, GOVERNOR NEWSOM, UH, ENACTED, UH, AN EXECUTIVE ORDER.
AND THAT WAS, UH, WITH THE GOAL OF RE REDUCING OUR WATER CONSUMPTION BY ABOUT 20 TO 30%.
UM, HERE AS, UM, AT THE CITY, UH, THE CHINO HILLS COUNCIL, WE, UH, WE TOOK ACTION OURSELVES.
AND, UH, ON JUNE 1ST, WE WENT FROM A STAGE TWO, UH, WATER ALERT TO A, UH, A HIGH WATER ALERT, A STAGE THREE, TAKING US FROM BEING ABLE TO IRRIGATE, UM, OUTDOORS THREE DAYS, UH, A WEEK TO, TO TWO DAYS A WEEK.
UM, AND WHAT WE'RE REAPING IS ABOUT A 14%, UH, WATER REDUCTION TO DATE.
UM, WE WANT TO GET CLOSER TO 20 TO 30%.
UM, BUT, UM, I, I THINK WE'RE TAKING GOOD STRIDES.
THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD SOME GOOD RAIN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UH, I THINK WE'LL, WE'LL GO A LONG WAY IN, IN MEETING THOSE GOALS.
UM, JUST RECENTLY, UH, BACK IN ON DECEMBER 13TH, UM, METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT ANNOUNCED, UH, ADDITIONAL CUTS, UH, TO THE POINT WHERE OUR IMPORT, UH, WATER WAS RE, UH, REDUCED BY ABOUT 70%.
UM, THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT HIT TO, TO OUR OPERATION.
UM, AND, UH, UH, UM, SO WE'VE BEEN SCRAMBLING TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO, UM, UH, TO FIND ADDITIONAL WATER, UH, RESOURCES.
AGAIN, ONCE WE GET OUR TREATMENT PLAN UP AND RUNNING, UH, I THINK WE'LL BE, WE'LL BE HEALTHY.
UM, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE RELYING ON RESIDENTS TO, TO CUT BACK ON WATER, UH, USAGE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE, UH, WATER SERVICE TO, TO YOU ALL.
ANY GUESSTIMATE, DANIEL, AS TO WHEN ALL THOSE WELLS ARE BACK ONLINE AS MARKED ON A CALCULATION AS TO HOW MUCH POTENTIAL WATER PER DAY WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THOSE NINE ADDITIONAL WELLS? SURE.
WE, WE HAVE RIGHTS OUT OF THE BASIN FOR ABOUT, UH, CLOSE TO 42, UM, A HUNDRED ACRE FEET OF WATER.
I, I USE THE TERM ACRE FEET, CUZ THAT'S THE, THE WORD OR THE TERM USED IN, IN THE WATER INDUSTRY.
UM, UH, AN ACRE FOOT OF WATER IS ABOUT 325,000 GALLONS OF WATER.
THAT'S JUST TO PUT THAT IN PERSPECTIVE.
UM, SO ONCE WE GET ALL OF OUR WALLS UP AND RUNNING, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUMP THAT WHOLE AMOUNT.
SO THEY, THEY AREN'T ABLE TO PUMP AS MUCH AS, UH, AS THEY WOULD LIKE TO, WHEREAS WE WOULD LIKE TO, BUT YES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO PUMP ALL OF OUR OWN GROUNDWATER.
QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, DANIEL.
I KNOW, UM, WE'RE OBLIGATED, IT'S CALLED ARENA REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
UM, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO ZONE FOR 3,729 HOUSES WITH A 70% OR 30% REDUCTION IN WATER USAGE.
THAT IS SORT OF, WE'RE TELLING AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR WATER.
HOW'S THAT GONNA AFFECT US IN THE FUTURE, HAVING TO ZONE FOR 3,729 HOUSES? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
UM, AND THAT'S A QUESTION I'VE ASKED MYSELF WHERE WE'RE AT, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO CUT BACK ON WATER USAGE, YET THEY'RE STILL ASKING US TO, TO BUILD MORE.
SO, UH, AT SOME POINT SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE TO THE POINT WHERE EITHER THEY GIVE US MORE WATER OR FIRST ON TOP OF THAT, JUST WE ARE.
WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING BACK ON THAT.
IT'S A GREAT DEBATE POINT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL, BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY FORTUNATE AS FAR AS SOME OF THE WATER ACCESSIBILITY THAT WE HAVE.
A LOT OF CITIES, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, DON'T HAVE THAT SAME ACCESSIBILITY, AND YET THEY'RE BEING FORCED BY THE STATE TO PUT IN THESE ADDITIONAL UNITS ALSO.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A KEY QUESTION.
UM, AS WE LOOK, UH, UH, FURTHER INTO OUR DROUGHT CONDITIONS, UM, WE, WE'VE HAD A, A GREAT START WITH A RAINY SEASON.
UM, OUR RAINY SEASON GOES FROM OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.
UM, TO DATE, WE'RE AT ABOUT 169% OF, UH, OF A NORMAL, UM, AVERAGE.
UH, AT, AT THIS POINT, UM, HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
WE'VE, UH, LET'S SEE, WE'VE HAVE, UH, 15 INCHES OF RAIN FROM OCTOBER TO, TO NOW, UM, WHERE THE AVERAGE FOR A FULL RAINY SEASON IS ABOUT 12 INCHES, UH, FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
UM, OUR SNOW LEVELS WE'RE AT 245% OF NORMAL, UM, AS OF TODAY.
UM, AND OUR RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE AT 97%, UH, OF AVERAGE LEVELS.
AND THOSE ARE THE, THE, THE RESERVOIRS, UM, UP IN THE, UH, THE BAY DELTA AREA THAT, THAT FEED INTO, UH, INTO THE BAY DELTA.
UM, ON THE RIGHT YOU HAVE, UH, AN IMAGE OF, UH, LAKE OROVILLE, UM, AND YOU SEE THE, UH, THE TOILET BOWL RING.
UM, WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, THAT'S THE PHOTO FROM 2021, YOU CAN SEE HOW, HOW LOW THE, THE WATER LEVELS ARE COMPARED TO, UH, WHERE THEY NORMALLY ARE.
UH, HISTORICAL AVERAGE WATER LEVEL'S, ABOUT 780 FEET, WHERE, UH, THEY'VE GOTTEN DOWN AS FAR AS FAR AS 694 FEET.
SO, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT CRISIS.
UM, AND WE'RE AT THE POINT NOW WHERE LAKE OROVILLE IS ACTUALLY RELEASING WATER, UH, CREATING ENOUGH CAPACITY SO THAT AS, AS WE GET MORE RAINS, AS THE SNOW BEGINS TO MELT, THERE'LL BE ENOUGH CAPACITY IN THE RESERVOIRS TO
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TO, TO TAKE ON THAT WATER.IT'S GREAT TO SEE OROVILLE EVERY DAY THAT THE RAIN WAS GOING ON.
NOW WAS LOGGING INTO OROVILLE TO SEE HOW IT WAS RAISING 10 FEET A DAY, 12 FEET A DAY.
AND I THINK THEY'RE THE MAX YOU CAN PUT THERE IS, LET'S SAY 900 FEET OR SO.
SO IT'S ONLY A HUNDRED AND SMALL CHANGE DOWN FROM ITS MAXIMUM CAPACITY BEFORE THEY HAVE TO START RELEASING.
THE, THE MAX ELEVATION'S ABOUT 900 FEET.
UM, AND THE GREAT QUESTION, THE GREAT DEBATE IS, IS A DROUGHT OVER, UM, UH, DEPENDS ON WHO YOU ASK.
UH, SOME EXPERTS SAY, NO, IT'S NOT OVER.
UH, BOTTOM LINE IS WE STILL NEED TO BE, UH, CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR WATER USAGE.
WE'VE HAD ONE REALLY GOOD RAINY SEASON OR A GOOD START TO THE RAINY SEASON, BUT ONE RAINY SEASON ISN'T GONNA MAKE UP FOR, UM, ALL THE BAD RAINING SEASONS WE'VE HAD.
UM, WITH THAT BEING SAID, WELL IN HERE AND JUST, YOU KNOW, AND ONE, AND YOU KNOW, ONE THING JUST TO ALSO REMIND, REMIND RESIDENTS 10 YEARS AGO, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PASSED AND, OH GOSH, WHAT WAS IT? UM, WHATEVER THE INITIATIVE WAS, WHAT PROPOSITION ONE THAT WAS GONNA FUND, UH, WATER STORAGE AND, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL RESERVOIRS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND NONE HAVE BEEN BUILT.
SO ONCE AGAIN, WE LET ALL THIS WATER GO BACK INTO THE OCEAN
NOW, WHEN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR, UH, WATER SUPPLY PORTFOLIO, UH, THE TOP TABLE HERE SHOWS, UM, HOW MUCH WATER WE HAVE RIGHTS TO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE TOTAL, WE HAVE 31,000 ACRE FEET, UH, PER YEAR OF WATER.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SECOND TABLE SUPPLY WITH, UH, THE RECENT METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, UH, WATER RESTRICTIONS, YOU START TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS SIGNIFICANTLY DECLINED FROM 31,000 DOWN TO 12,518.
UM, CHINO BASIN, THAT'S THE WATER THAT WE PUMP OUT OF THE, OUT OF THE GROUND.
UH, AGAIN, WE, WE ARE UNABLE TO PUMP A WHOLE OUT OF IT.
WALL 15, WE CAN PUMP ABOUT A THOUSAND ACRE FEET, UH, PER YEAR.
UH, THE REST ARE BEING PUMPED BY METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.
UM, THE, THE SECOND ITEM HERE IN MONTE VISTA WATER DISTRICT, WE'RE DOWN FROM 8,400 DOWN TO 4,500 PER PER YEAR.
UM, AND AGAIN, THAT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S IMPORT WATER THAT WE ARE RESTRICTED ON.
UM, SAME THING WITH WFA, ANOTHER IMPORT WATER SOURCE THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, REDUCED FROM 14,000 DOWN TO, UH, 818.
UM, AND THEN CDA, THERE'S NO IMPACT CAUSE THAT'S, UH, THAT'S GROUNDWATER.
UH, SO WE HAVE THAT, THAT FULL CAPACITY.
NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR CITY DEMAND, UM, YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND THEY ARE AROUND, THEY HOVER AROUND 13,000.
UM, UH, JUST LAST YEAR WE WERE AT JUST A LITTLE BIT OVER 13,000.
UM, WE ARE PROJECTING THIS YEAR BASED ON A 14% REDUCTION FROM LAST YEAR TO BE AT ABOUT 11,200.
UM, SO IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THAT STEP TO GO TO A STATE, A STAGE THREE, AND WE KEPT OUR SAME, UH, CONSUMPTION, WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH WATER.
UM, JUST BECAUSE NOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT 14%, I KNOW A FEW YEARS AGO TO 2015 WHEN WE WERE IN THAT EXTREME DROUGHT, WE TOOK MEASURES AND WE RE REDUCED, UH, TURF AND WE PUT IN DECOMPOSED GRANITE AND, AND DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS.
I THINK WE CAME DOWN 25, 26, 27, 20 8%.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT 14%, IT'S NOT ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE COMPARED TO WHAT WE DID.
BUT ALL THOSE MEASURES ARE STILL IN PLACE.
SO IT'S HARDER TO, TO DO ANOTHER 28% WHEN WE WERE, AND WE WERE ONE OF THE LEADERS IN THE REGION AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE REDUCED FOR USAGE IN THE CITY, WHICH WAS GREAT TO SEE.
WE WERE HONORED FOR THAT IN THE REGION.
SO 14%, I'M SURE A LOT OF CITIES HAVE DONE NOTHING.
AND, AND TO COUNCIL BENNETT'S POINT, UM, WE ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR, UH, UH, RECYCLED WATER, UH, SYSTEM RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE PARKS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE CITY ARE IRRIGATED WITH RECYCLED WATER.
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA, IF WE WERE TO BE ABLE TO, SEEMS LIKE I E A U HAS NO SHORTAGE OF, UM, RECLAIMED WATER TO PROVIDE TO US IN AN OPTIMUM SITUATION, HOW MANY, ANY WILD GUESS ABOUT HOW MANY ACRE FEET WE COULD UTILIZE OF RECLAIMED, WHICH WOULD OF COURSE THEN REDUCE OUR NEED FOR POTABLE AND INCREASE THE AVAILABLE WATER TO GO OUT TO RESIDENCE? ANY WILD NUMBERS? I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER.
THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT, IT'S HARD TO GET IT TO, TO RESIDENTS.
UM, WE, WE, WE HAVE OUR SYSTEM THAT WE, WE PROVIDE TO OUR PARKS, TO CERTAIN BUSINESSES, UH, TO CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES, BUT NOT TO INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.
UM, BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE IF, UH, IF THAT KIND OF PROGRAM WOULD BE YEAH.
AND I KNOW CAP ON HOW MUCH WE CAN USE IN RECYCLED WATER.
I KNOW THERE'S OTHER AGENCIES THAT HAVE ALREADY MAXED OUT ON HOW MUCH THEY THEY USE IN RECYCLED WATER, AND WE HAVEN'T.
WE NEED INFRASTRUCTURE TO DELIVER.
WELL, I KNOW THAT'S GONNA BE A BUDGET ITEM
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THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR.THERE'S BEN, BECAUSE WE ARE AWARE OF THIS, BUT AREAS LIKE THE WHOLE CARBON CANYON AREA, UH, WESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE, UH, A LOT OF AREAS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE BIG WATER USERS, OBVIOUSLY FOR EVERY ACRE FOOT WE SAVE IN POTABLE WATER AND REPLACE IT WITH, UH, UM, RECLAIMED, UH, WE'RE ARE RECYCLED.
WE'RE GONNA BE IN, IN GOOD SHAPE.
SO IT'S GOING TO ENTAIL US SPENDING SOME MONEY TO DO IT, BUT THE LONG TERM EFFECT AND BENEFIT TO IT IS GONNA BE IN, YOU KNOW, WELL WORTH IT.
SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT FURTHER LATER IN THE YEAR.
BUT DIDN'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT CLEARLY IT WILL HELP US OUT.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR GRANT FUNDING ALSO TO SEE IF WE CAN YEAH, EXACTLY.
THERE WAS A TANK THAT WE WERE GONNA REPLACE A COUPLE YEARS AGO UP THERE ON VILLAGE OAKS, AND WE STARTED THE PROCESS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE SHUT IT DOWN.
WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT TANK? ARE WE GOING TO DO IT IN THE FUTURE? NO.
WHAT WE DID WAS WE, THE REASON THERE WAS A TANK, UM, AND I FORGET THE NAME, THE, THE NUMBER OF THAT TANK WE WERE LOOKING TO DEMOLISH THAT TANK AND REBUILD A NEW ONE.
UM, THE, THE COST WAS ASTRONOMICAL AND WE FELT THAT WE COULD REALIGN THE TANK AND GIVE US ANOTHER 15 TO 20 YEARS OKAY.
MOVING ON TO WATER CONSERVATION.
UM, SO WHAT, WHAT CAN WE ALL DO AS, UH, AS RESIDENTS? UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE, UH, THE STAGE THREE ALERT.
UM, ESSENTIALLY IRRIGATING NO MORE THAN, THAN THAN TWICE, UH, A WEEK.
THERE, THERE ARE ADDITIONAL OF OTHER ITEMS THAT, UH, PERTAIN TO THAT STAGE THREE.
AND YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL THE DETAILS ON THAT.
UM, IF IT'S RAINING, YOU CAN TURN OFF YOUR SPRINKLERS.
UM, WHAT I RECOMMEND IS, IF, IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS TO ALSO INSTALL A, A SMART IRRIGATION CONTROLLER, UM, I HAVE ONE AT MY HOME, AND IT'S A GREAT TOOL.
UM, I CAN PROGRAM MY, MY WHOLE IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
IT AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF BEFORE RAIN.
I HAVEN'T HAD MY SPRINKLERS TURN ON IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, UM, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MUCH WATER.
UM, SO AGAIN, IT, IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE TOOL.
WE DO HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THAT CAN ASSIST IN TERMS OF SETTING IT UP.
UH, WE, WE WORK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT CAN HELP IN THAT, UH, IN THAT ASPECT.
SO THEY CAME OUT FOR FREE AND SET MINE UP.
THEY WILL, THEY WILL COME OUT FOR FREE.
UM, A LEAK CAN, CAN WASTE ABOUT 3,200 GALLONS A YEAR IF IT GOES, UH, UH, UH, WITHOUT FIXING.
UM, YOU CAN MODIFY YOUR LANDSCAPING.
UM, YOU DON'T NEED TO GO TO, I MEAN, COMPLETE ARTIFICIAL TURF, BUT EVEN JUST GOING TO DROP TOLERANT PLANTING, UM, MODIFYING YOUR ACTUAL IRRIGATION, YEAH, YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF WATER IN, UH, IN THAT WAY.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, UH, YOU CAN VISIT OUR, OUR WEBSITE@CHINOHILLS.ORG.
UH, WE HAVE A HOST OF DIFFERENT, UH, WATER SAVING TIPS.
UH, AGAIN, WE WORK WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS WHO OFFER DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, DIFFERENT REBATES.
UH, SO PLEASE VISIT AND, UH, AND AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE, UH, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO, TO OUR STAFF.
NOW WITH THAT, WE GOOD? BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
CITY JUST SENT OUT SOME INFORMATION ABOUT SOME, UM, TURF REPLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK THE CITY, WE JUST SENT OUT SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURF REPLACEMENT.
DID WE SEND SOMETHING OUT? TURF REPLACEMENT, UH, WE SENT OUT AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT WATER SAVING PROGRAMS AND REBATES.
SO IF THEY WANNA VIEW THEM DIRECTLY, THAT, UM, REDIRECT IS CUNA HILLS.ORG/REBATES.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD APPLIANCES, BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS THAT THEY CAN ACCESS.
ALL RIGHT, DANIEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE YOU GONNA YIELD SOME OF YOUR TIME BACK TO THE, UH, SIT COUNCIL THEN? ABSOLUTELY.
ANY ACTION TAKEN OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? MARK, UH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING.
[10. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council, whether or not the item appears on the agenda, except testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Please complete and submit to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.]
THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE THE COUNCIL.WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHARON WILKINS.
PULL THAT MICROPHONE DOWN SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL STAFF, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, I WANTED TO
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COME AND SAY MY FAREWELLS TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.I ENJOYED WORKING WITH MARSHALL EVANS ON THE 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEES.
I WAS VERY THANKFUL TO RECEIVE A GETWELL CARD FROM BENJAMIN MONTGOMERY
UH, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE THAT SAID PRAYERS FOR ME, CUZ AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, I DECIDED TO RECYCLE SOME BATTERIES AND I DRAGGED THEM ALONG THE SIDEWALK AND THEY ALL FELL APART AND LEFT STAINS ON THE SIDEWALK.
SO I THOUGHT, WELL, I NEED TO CLEAN THAT UP.
WELL, IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP, I FELL AND FRACTURED MY HIP.
AND I'VE BEEN IN THE, UM, SEVERAL DIFFERENT PLACES SINCE THEN.
AND I, UH, HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH ALL THE STAFF THOUGH, AND ALL THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND I AM GOING TO MISS YOU, BUT I WILL BE GOING TO UP TO BE CLOSER TO MY SON WHO LIVES IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UTAH, WHICH I THINK IS ONLY LIKE 15 DEGREES THERE TODAY.
SO I, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA LEAVE? DON'T, LIKE, I DON'T LIKE THE COLD PROBABLY, BUT I'LL BE STAYING IN INSIDE A LOT.
AND AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS CUZ I KNOW THAT WITHOUT THE PRAYERS THAT PEOPLE WERE GIVING FOR ME, I WOULDN'T HAVE RECOVERED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THEY PUT A PIN IN AND LET'S SAY, BUT A ROD AND SCREW IN MY HIP.
SO IT'S NOT AS BAD AS A BROKEN HIP, BUT IT'S A FRACTURE.
THE ONLY THING THAT I REGRET A LOT IS THE MANY TIMES THAT I HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED FROM ONE AMBULANCE SERVICE TO ANOTHER AMBULANCE SERVICE.
CUZ THEY, FIRST, THEY TOOK ME TO, TO ONE HOSPITAL AND THEN THEY HAD TO TRANSFER ME TO ANOTHER HOSPITAL.
AND I FIGURED I HAD NINE TIMES I HAD TO BE PULLED OUT OF THAT BED AND PUT INTO ANOTHER FACILITY.
AND I WISH THAT THEY COULD FIX THAT SO THAT WE ONLY HAVE TO BE TAKEN.
THEY TOOK, TOOK POMONA AND FROM POMONA, THEY TOOK ME TO ST.
BUT THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY SORRY.
AND, UH, I'LL BE SEEING YOU AND I'LL BE RAISING PROBABLY IN ANOTHER CITY IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN.
I'LL BE GETTING UP AND SAYING MY PEACE.
AND, UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING TO ME.
WE HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU WILL BE DOING THAT.
AND FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU'VE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR CITY, OUR YOUNG CITY, AND I WISH YOU'D GET THIS SOUND SYSTEM FIXED CUZ I'M ASKING THE WOMAN NEXT TO ME, CAN YOU HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING? AND SHE'S SAYING, NO, I CAN'T HEAR IT EITHER, BECAUSE, SO I THINK I MUST BE GOING THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME THAT YOU'VE SPENT WITH US, SHARON, ON EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR THE LIBRARY, ESPECIALLY ALL THOSE YEARS OF COMING HERE AND GIVING REPORTS ON LIBRARY AND PROGRESS AND BOOK SALES, ET CETERA.
YOU'VE BEEN A STAPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU.
SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING ART YOU HAD.
YES, SHARON, UH, AS MY UNSUNG HERO LAST YEAR.
UH, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ABOUT TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR BEING OUR OFFICIAL CITY WATCHDOG
UH, EVERYBODY HAS LOVED ALL THIS.
WELL, MARYANNE GAVE ME THAT NAME AND, AND I HAD TO LIVE UP TO IT.
WELL, IT WAS VERY ACCURATE, COMPLETE TO WITH YOUR, UH, DOGS ON YOUR SOCKS AND YOUR SCARF WITH YOUR DOGS.
AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMMENTS EVERY TIME THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE HERE.
UM, WHEN WE TALKED OVER THE WEEKEND AND YOU TOLD ME THAT, UH, THIS COMING MOVE OF YOURS, AND AS I RECALL, YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT VERY SOON, PROBABLY AROUND THE 1ST OF FEBRUARY.
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, THAT QUICK.
I'M, I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT, UH, SO THAT WE COULD EACH THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU DID, UH, AND HAVE DONE THROUGH THE YEARS.
SH SHARON, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE GONNA BE MOVING, SO I'M VERY SAD TO HEAR THAT YOU'RE, UH, DEFINITELY A, A FIXTURE IN THESE CHAMBERS AND I'M GONNA MISS SEEING YOUR TIARAS.
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THEM SO WELL.AND THE THING I WILL REMEMBER ABOUT YOU MOST IS THAT WHEN I WAS NEWLY ELECTED, YOU INTRODUCED YOURSELF AND I BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT YOUR CITY PIN WAS BEING WORN UPSIDE DOWN.
AND YOU QUICKLY TOLD ME THAT THAT WAS INTENTIONAL BECAUSE YOU WERE, WERE KEEPING AN EYE ON ME AS A NEWLY ELECTED.
AND THAT WHEN THE PIN TURNED RIGHT SIDE UP, I HAD PASSED QUOTE LIKE PROBATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR TURNING YOUR PIN RIGHT SIDE UP FOR ME.
WE STILL DO THAT, BY THE WAY, PETER, STOP IT.
AND, UM, SO I WISH YOU VERY WELL AND GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR DEDICATION, UM, TO OUR CITY.
YOU'RE GONNA, YOU'RE GONNA BE MISSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, OKAY? AND SO YOU TAKE CARE, I'LL BE BACK.
MADAM CHAIR, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.
SOME OF MY FOND MEMORIES WAS, WERE YOU COMING TO OUR MEETINGS, UH, WITH A COOKBOOK AND SOME STUFF TO LIKE FLOUR? YOU WERE MAKING SOME SORT OF A, UH, YOU WERE MAKING A CAKE OR SOMETHING TRYING TO TELL US ON HOW TO BE GOOD PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
AND DAVE RIS, YOU AND HIM WOULD GO IN, GET INTO IT AND, UM, YOU DIDN'T BACK DOWN.
AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH YOU.
I'LL, I'LL COUNT AND VISIT YOU.
UH, CUZ I'M REALLY GONNA MISS CALIFORNIA LIVED HERE EVER SINCE I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
AND, UH, THAT'S A LOT, LOT OF YEARS, LOT OF YEARS.
AND I'VE LIVED IN MANY DIFFERENT CITIES AND, BUT I THINK THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST ONES CUZ I CAME FROM LINWOOD, UH, PARAMOUNT, LINWOOD DIFFERENT PLACES.
AND THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST PLACE THAT I'VE LIVED SO FAR.
I ALSO GOT TO WORK ON A COUPLE OF COMMITTEES WITH YOU AT 4TH OF JULY, MY MOM AND MYSELF.
AND THE LAST THING IS I, YEAH, I'M OLD, BUT I STILL SNOW SKI.
SO NEXT TIME I GO TO PARK CITY, I'M GONNA PICK YOU UP.
HEY, WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH AND WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU.
AND I LOVE SEEING THE CITY FLAG, AND I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE IT.
AND LIKE MY DAD, MY STEPFATHER, I GOT HIM A CITY PIN TO BE BURIED WITH HIM.
I DON'T REMEMBER IF I PUT ONE ON MY HUSBAND WHEN HE WAS BURIED, BUT, UH, EVENTUALLY I WILL BE.
HE WAS CREMATED AND EVENTUALLY I'LL BE BURYING HIM IN ST.
WELL ACTUALLY WASHINGTON, UTAH, NEXT TO HIS MOTHER AND FATHER.
THEY HAVE EXTRA PLOTS THERE AND THEY'RE GONNA LET US BURY 'EM CLOSE TO HIS PARENTS.
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
EAGLE MOUNTAINS GAIN IS CHINO HILLS LAWS.
OKAY, SHERIFF, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JEFF VACCA.
UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.
UH, MY NAME IS JEFF BACK AND I'M A CHINO HILLS RESIDENT.
I COME BEFORE YOU, UH, THIS EVENING AS A MEMBER OF THE CHINO VALLEY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE.
OUR GROUP HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO TOUR CHINO HILL CITY HALL ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET A BEHIND THE SCENE TO LOOK INTO THE DAILY OPERATION OF CITY HALL, UM, AND THE, UH, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH CITY HALL.
UM, AT EACH DEPARTMENT WE VIEWED A PRESENTATION ON HOW AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENT DOES AS WELL AS, UM, ANSWERS FROM ALL THE STAFF THAT WE HAD ON WHAT THEY DID, HOW THEY DID IT, AND THE MIRACULOUS THINGS THAT GO ON HERE.
UM, THESE PRESENTATIONS THAT WE RECEIVED WERE INFORMATIVE AS THE CITY STAFF THAT PRESENTED THEM.
UM, WERE ALSO VERY INFORMATIVE.
ALSO THAT DAY WE RECEIVED A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK OF THE, UH, TOUR OF THE LIBRARY AND ALSO CHINO HILLS PD.
UM, IT WAS JUST AMAZING TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
AS I LOOK AROUND THIS CHAMBER, UM, I SEE MANY OF THE STAFF THAT PARTICIPATED, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR US TAKING THAT TIME.
UM, THOSE PRESENTATIONS WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE.
THEY WEREN'T DONE IN FIVE MINUTES.
SO I WANNA JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY DID ON THOSE.
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VALLEY, UH, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE TWO HOUSES THAT WE ARE BUILDING IN THE FAIRFIELD RANCH AREA.
UH, WE FINALLY HAVE CLEARED ALL THE HURDLES WITH THE CITY.
UM, IT'S NOW STOPPED RAINING SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO START GRADING.
SO IF YOU DRIVE PAST THERE ON FAIR, UM, FAIRVIEW FAIRWAY, UM, FAIRWAY, FAIRWAY, EXCUSE ME, FAIRWAY BOULEVARD, UM, YOU WILL SEE MACHINERY OUT THERE.
WE ARE GRADING THE LOTS, GETTING READY TO GET THE RETAINING WALLS BUILT AND EVERYTHING.
SO WE DO HAVE EXCITEMENT GOING ON WITH THOSE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
JUST QUICK QUESTION AND ETA ON WHEN THIS, I MEAN, IS THERE A GUESSTIMATE AS TO WHEN THE PROJECT COULD BE CONCLUDED? THE PROJECTS WE'RE, WE ARE HOPING, UM, LATER ON THIS YEAR, A LOT OF THE GRADING AND STUFF GOES ON, HOW THE WEATHER GOES.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE EXPECTING MORE RAIN AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND GRADING EQUIPMENT AND RAIN JUST DON'T MIX.
SO WE'RE HOPING, YOU KNOW, LATER ON THIS YEAR.
BUT I WILL BE HERE TO GIVE UPDATES AS WE MOVE ALONG.
AND JEFF, AS PEOPLE WANT TO PARTICIPATE OR HELP, WE'RE VOLUNTEER, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT THAT? SURE.
THE BEST WAYS TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS, UM, POONA POONA, PAVONA VALLEY, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, IT'S PV HABITAT.ORG.
UM, YOU CAN GO ON THE INFO OR YOU CAN EVEN, UM, E THE INFO INFORMATION THERE FOR, UM, EMAIL IS THERE.
AND THEY CAN GET ALL THAT TYPE OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION ON WHAT THEY CAN DO TO EITHER DONATE TIME, MONEY OR WHATEVER.
AND I'M SURE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR WHAT TRADESPEOPLE TO HELP WE TRADE.
IT DOES, IT CAN BE TRADES PEOPLE, BUT IT'S ALSO, WE LOOK ALSO TO THE, UM, SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE SCOUTS AND STUFF, UH, TO DO, UM, DAYS TO WHERE THEY HELP FEED OR, UM, ASSIST THE DIFFERENT TRADES PEOPLE.
SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM ALL AGES.
ARE THEY RUNNING BOTH OF THOSE, UH, PROPERTIES SIMULTANEOUSLY OR, UH, IT WILL BE PRETTY MUCH SIMULTANEOUS.
IT'LL BE WHERE WE POUR A FOUNDATION, THEN START, UM, WORK ON IT, POUR THE OTHER FOUNDATION, AND THEY'LL BE PRETTY MUCH IN TANDEM, BUT ONE WILL PROBABLY BE MAYBE 30 DAYS BEHIND IF OF COURSE, IF EVERYTHING GOES TO PLAN.
AND JEFF, ARE YOU STILL IN THE PROCESS OF CHOOSING RECIPIENTS FOR THE HOMES? WE, YES.
WE HAVE NARROWED DOWN THE PROCESS TO A FEW THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE FINAL, UM, PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DANG.
MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL MEMBER CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S, OFFICE SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S.
NEXT DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT THAT EVERYONE'S BEEN WAITING FOR WILL BE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 11TH AT MONTCLAIR CITY HALL PARKING LOT.
LOCATED 5 1 11 BENTO STREET IN MONTCLAIR.
EVENT IS BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE TR SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY.
IT IS LIMITED TO THREE STANDARDIZED BOXES OF DOCUMENTS PER VEHICLE.
THIS WILL BE A DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT, AND IT IS FREE FOR ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, NEXT IS SUPERVISOR HACKMAN IS STILL SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR BUSINESS AT THE QUARTER TO HIGHLIGHT, UH, BEST PLACES TO WORK OR TO DO BUSINESS WITHIN THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
IF YOU OWN OR KNOW OF A WORTHY BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOMINATE THEM.
WINNERS WILL RECEIVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THEIR BUSINESS FACILITY WITH A TOUR.
SO PLEASE LOG ONTO SUPERVISOR HACKMAN'S WEBSITE@SBCOUNTY.GOV SLASH B OSD NUMBER FOUR, TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS.
AND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL OUR OFFICE, UM, AT (909) 465-5265.
AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO WISH OUR COMMUNITY A VERY HAPPY, UH, BELATED LUNAR NEW YEAR.
WISHING YOU LOTS OF HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PROSPERITY IN 2023.
I'M THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FOR THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE LATEST UPDATES OF SOME OF OUR CHAMBER PROGRAMS. UM, IN TERMS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WE DO HAVE OUR JOB FAIR TOMORROW RUNNING FROM ONE TO 3:00 PM AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
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OVER 167 JOB SEEKERS.UM, AND WE HAVE OVER 30 BUSINESSES SIGNED UP, UH, TO BE PART OF THE JOB FAIR, WHICH WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
IN PREVIOUS YEARS, I UNDERSTAND WE'VE ONLY HAD AROUND 20 JOBS THAT YOU COULD SHOW UP.
SO THIS IS A RECORD NUMBER FOR US.
UM, ANOTHER, UM, MENTIONABLE UPDATE IS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, ONE OF THE EARLIEST ADOPTERS OF THIS PROGRAM THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH IS THE CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL HOSPITAL, WHO HAS AGREED TO, UM, OFFER 36 INTERNSHIPS TO 36 STUDENTS IN THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN TERMS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
UM, I DO WANNA MENTION THAT EVERY WEDNESDAY WE DO HOLD BUSINESS WORKSHOPS THAT ARE OPEN, UM, THAT START AT SEVEN 30 AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, AND TODAY WE DID A WORKSHOP FOR 600 STUDENTS AT, UH, COUNTRY SPRINGS.
UM, NEXT I WANT TO THANK, UM, FIRST OF ALL, EVERYONE HERE AND, UH, SPECIAL MENTION TO CITY, CITY MANAGER BEN MONTGOMERY AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER, VALERIE MCCLUNG FOR WORKING WITH US ON THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE CHINO VALLEY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE.
UM, THE GROUP HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
I, IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST TOURS WE'VE HAD THUS FAR.
UH, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH US.
I ALSO WANNA THANK, UH, THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING US TO BRING, UM, AROUND 25 STUDENTS TO THE POLICE STATION.
THEY GOT A CHANCE TO SEE HOW THE POLICE, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS, UH, GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE, UM, AND ASK SOME REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
UM, AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR PUBLIC EVENTS, OUR SALUTE TO PUBLIC SAFETY IS SET TO, TO, UM, TO BE ON APRIL 4TH, 2023.
UM, YOU JUST HAVE TO VISIT THE CHINO VALLEY, UH, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITE.
AND THEN, UM, A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT THE CHAMBER IS OFFICIALLY GOING TO BE PUTTING ON A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE THAT IS SET TO BE IN AUGUST, WHICH WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
WE ARE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF IT.
SO I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO ANNOUNCE ANYTHING YET, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PUT ON THIS EVENT FOR THE CHINO VALLEY.
OKAY, WITH THAT, MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
ANYBODY HAVE CONFLICTS? TAKE TWO ON THERE.
[ 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.]
THEN WE'RE MOVING ON AGAIN TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ONE OF THOSE ITEMS, BRIAN? NO, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR, PLEASE.
[16. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A2021-065 with Lance, Soll and Lunghard LLP, increasing total not-to-exceed amount to $341,590 for financial auditing services for Big League Dreams Chino Hills, LLC as operated by TC Sports Group, LLC]
SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 16.AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO AGREEMENT NUMBER A 2021 DASH 65 WITH LANCE SOLE AND ARD, L L P INCREASING TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 341,594.
FINANCIAL AUDITING SERVICES FOR BIG LEAGUE DREAMS OPERATED BY TC SPORTS.
I JUST WANNA SAY A COUPLE COMMENTS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A BIG INVESTMENT IN THIS PROPERTY OF 18 MILLION.
UM, OVER THE YEARS, UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED PROBABLY NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY, UM, AT THIS PROPERTY.
AND I KNOW WE REALLY, NOT THAT WE DIDN'T DO FINANCIALS, BUT WE REALLY RELIED ON THE VENDOR TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION ON THE AUDIT.
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE TAKING THE LEAD NOW ON THIS JUST TO HOLD EVERYBODY ACCOUNTABLE AND THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
[17. Appoint Council Member Marquez as delegate to California Joint Powers Insurance Authority Board]
NEXT ITEM.APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER RAY MARQUEZ AS DELEGATE TO THE J CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY BOARD.
DO WE HAVE A LITTLE, ANYBODY HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THE TRANSITION? DO YOU WANT WHY WE'RE DOING THIS? OKAY.
YEAH, I CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS.
SO THE, SORRY, LEMME PULL MY REPORT OUT HERE.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT GOVERNS THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY IS COMPOSED OF A GOVERNING BODY THAT HAS REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH, UH, THE MEMBER CITY AGENCY, CURRENTLY COUNCIL MEMBER ART BENNETT SERVES ON THAT, UH, BOARD.
THEY ALSO ELECT A NON-MEMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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THAT MEETS MONTHLY TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.AND THEY SET POLICIES FOR THE AUTHORITY.
THERE'S CURRENTLY AN UNSCHEDULED VACANCY ON THAT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ HAS EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST TO SERVE ON THAT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE, HE MUST BE THE DELEGATE TO THE BOARD.
SO THIS, UM, STAFF REPORT HERE IS TO APPOINT HIM AS DELEGATE TO THE J P I A BOARD, UH, THEREFORE ALLOWING HIM TO APPLY FOR THAT POSITION.
A LITTLE MORE HISTORY ON THAT.
UH, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THEIR, THE BOARD AND EXPRESSED AN INTEREST OR, OR SEEING IF I WAS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, UH, BECAUSE OF RAY'S INVOLVEMENT WITH CALC CITIES AND WORKING HIS WAY UP THROUGH LEADERSHIP THERE, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR HIM TO, UH, POSSIBLY, UH, APPLY FOR THIS INSTEAD OF MYSELF.
SO I, UH, SENT INFORMATION TO HIM AND TO THE CITY, AND I AM WILLING TO STEP DOWN AS DELEGATE, UH, TO THIS BOARD AND PASS THAT TO, UH, RAY SO THAT HE CAN FORMALLY APPLY FOR THAT VACANCY ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL MOVE THIS ITEM AND I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
MOVING ON.PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.
THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UH, JUST TWO QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
WORK CONTINUES ON PHASE ONE OF THE COMMUNITY PARK REHABILITATION PROJECT, A FULL PARK AND PARKING LOT CLOSURE.
OUR CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FIELDS ONE, THREE, AND FOUR ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY FEBRUARY 17TH.
AS A NEAR COMPLETION FIELDS ONE, THREE, AND FOUR.
AND, UH, FIVE AND SIX WILL BE REOPENED FOR LIMITED AND ALLOCATED USE ONLY.
BUT FIELD TWO WILL REMAIN CLOSED WITH AN EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE OF JUST A WEEK AFTER AT FEBRUARY 24TH.
ACCESS TO THE EUCALYPTUS AND MCCOY LOOP REMAINS OPEN AND PARKING AND TRAIL ACCESS IS AVAILABLE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND CLOSURES AND DATES OF EACH PHASE MAY ADJUST DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, AVAILABILITY OF SUPPLIES, OR CONSTRUCTION DELAYS.
BUT RESIDENTS CAN ALWAYS VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/COMMUNITY PARK FOR THE LATEST PROJECT INFORMATION.
AND IN OTHER NEWS, CALTRANS CONTINUES TO WORK ON PROJECTS AFFECTING THE 71 FREEWAY, AND THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WILL SOON BEGIN A JOINT PROJECT TO RECONSTRUCT THE 71 91 INTERCHANGE.
THE 71 91 INTERCHANGE PROJECT WILL CREATE A NEW TWO-LANE FLYOVER CONNECTOR RAMP FROM EASTBOUND 91 TO NORTHBOUND 71, AND WILL REMOVE THE CONNECTOR.
LOOP COMMUTERS IN THE TRAVELING PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP FOR PROJECT UPDATES AND CONSTRUCTION ALERTS TO STAY INFORMED ABOUT ROADWAY IMPACTS AND DELAYS AFFECTING THEIR COMMUTES.
AND THEY CAN VISIT RCTC.ORG/ 71 DASH 91 INTERCHANGE TO SIGN UP FOR THOSE ALERTS.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
OKAY.MOVING ON, DEPUTY CHIEF SMITH.
LET'S HEAR THE, LET'S HEAR YOUR REPORT.
UH, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
UH, DURING THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, WE WERE, UH, WE HAD A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR OUR CHINO VALLEY FIRE PERSONNEL.
WE RESPONDED TO 1000 232 9 1 1 INCIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, UM, THE MONTH OF JANUARY, ALSO WITH THE RES THAT WE MENTIONED AND EARLIER IN THE, IN THE MEETING.
UM, ALSO PRESENTED TO US OUR CHALLENGES WITH INCREASED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND SO FORTH THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
BUT, UM, BUT FORTUNATELY, UH, NO MAJOR, UH, COMMUNITY, UM, EVENTS, UM, THAT FACE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, UM, HAS PUBLISHED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME IN THE COUNTY'S HISTORY FOR THE AMBULANCES GOING OUT TO A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS.
THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH ALL, UM, 11 OTHER AGENCIES AND CITIES WITHIN THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, ARE ENTERING INTO THAT PROCESS INTO A COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS THAT WILL, UM, HOPEFULLY, UH, IF SUCCESSFUL, ALLOW US TO PROVIDE A MORE RESILIENT AND SERVICE ORIENTED AMBULANCE EXPERIENCE FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTY AT LARGE.
UH, THE FIRE DISTRICT IS, UH, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF, UM, ON MOVING FORWARD ON THE FIRE STATION 68 PROJECT, LOCATED AT SOCAL CANYON PARKWAY AND PIPELINE AVENUE.
UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY, UM, IN THE, UH, SITE PLAN REVIEW AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, PROCESS WITHIN THAT.
AND WE'RE HOPEFUL TO BREAK GROUND IN LATE SUMMER OR, UM, EARLY FALL OF THIS YEAR.
LAST, AS CHIEF WILLIAMS REPORTED, UM, CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND ALL OF YOU, UM, THAT HELPED US IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, UM, BOTH IN TOY DRIVES AND, AND, UH, COMMUNITY
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EVENTS RELATED TO SENIORS.AND, UM, IN SUPPORT OF OUR FIRE FOUNDATION.
WE'RE CERTAINLY THANKFUL FOR YOUR REPRESENTATION AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS.
AND, UH, WHILE JANUARY, IT REMAINS A LITTLE BIT LIGHT, UM, FOR US.
WE'RE CERTAINLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, UH, CHINO VALLEY MAYOR'S PRAYER BREAKFAST COMING UP, AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL THERE.
UH, CHIEF SMITH, UH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, I MISSED THE LAST BOARD MEETING, BUT THERE WERE SOME SUBSTANTIAL, UH, AND SIGNIFICANT ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE AS TO DO A COUPLE NEW STAFF MEMBERS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US WHO THOSE WERE? SURE.
UM, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS WE DO HAVE A NEW CLERK OF, OF THE BOARD, ANGELA, ANGELA ROBLES, WHICH JOINS US FROM THE CITY OF CHINO.
UM, IN ADDITION, UH, OUR FIRE CHIEF NOW HAS AN EXECUTIVE STAFF MEMBER, AND THAT'S RITA PRO.
UH, ALSO JOINING US FROM THE CITY OF CHINO.
SO THAT MAKES THREE THAT CAME FROM THE CITY OF CHINO.
ARE THEY STILL TALKING TO YOU,
WE'RE TRUTHFULLY, WE ARE, WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU DIDN'T PICK FROM OUR RANKS.
WE, WE LIKE OUR, OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, SO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
I, I NOTICED A REN A RENDERING OF THE FIRE STATION WAS ADDED ON TOP OF THE SIGN AT THE SITE, THE FUTURE SITE.
THEY ADDED THE RENDERING TO IT, SO YEAH.
CAN YOU GIVE A REVIEW OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF'S, UH, REPORT? CAN YOU THUMBS UP? THUMBS DOWN.
WE HAVE ONE NEUTRAL AND ONE THUMBS UP, SO YOU MAY HAVE TO WORK ON THE NEUTRAL.
MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MEMBER COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE.
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, DEPUTIES INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP ON A DODGE CHARGER NEAR PEYTON DRIVE AND ROCK SPRINGS.
ROCK SPRINGS DRIVE THE VEHICLE FLOOD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ONTO THE FREEWAY AND INTO LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
WITH SPEEDS REACHING OVER A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FLEE THE DEPUTIES, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLED ON FOOT.
AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL, BOTH JUVENILE SUSPECTS WERE APPREHENDED.
IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE AND ITS OCCUPANTS HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS AND SHOOTING AT OTHER MOVING VEHICLES IN BOTH SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES.
I'D LIKE TO GIVE A CASE UPDATE, UH, FROM DECEMBER.
ON DECEMBER 18TH, UH, 2022, A MALE SUSPECT ENTERED VICTORIA'S SECRET AT THE SHOPS AND TOOK OVER $1,200 IN STOLEN MERCHANDISE.
THROUGH INVESTIGATION, THE SUSPECT WAS IDENTIFIED AS CHRISTOPHER LOKEY, WHO IS A CONVICTED FELON AND CURRENTLY ON POST-RELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
LO LOWKEY WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED.
HE APPEARED IN COURT THIS WEEK AND WAS SENTENCED TO 16 MONTHS IN STATE PRISON.
AND THEN, AS A REMINDER, UH, THURSDAY THE 26TH, WE WILL BE DOING OUR POINT IN TIME HOMELESS COUNT WITH CITY STAFF AND WITH OUR MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT DEPUTIES THAT'LL TAKE PLACE IN THE MORNING.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Rogers Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board Water Facilities Authority Board Vice Mayor Moran Omnitrans Board Plans and Programs Committee Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce Board Chino Valley Independent Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez Southern California Association of Governments Legislative Communications and Membership Committee]
RIGHT.MOVING ON TO OUR COUNCIL REPORTS.
I HAVE TWO REPORTS TO PROVIDE.
RAY, GO AHEAD AND JUMP IN ON THE FIRST ONE IF, UH, NEED BE, UH, TRACE ROMANO'S CONSERVATION AUTHORITY BOARD.
WE ARE, UH, EACH YEAR WE'RE, WE FORMED A FEW YEARS AGO, WE STARTED OUT IN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY AS A HOST SITE.
AND AS OF THIS LAST MEETING, WE HAVE NOW TRANSITIONED TO OUR COMMUNITY ROOM HERE, UH, TO HOST FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
OUR, OUR BOARD, UH, EVERYBODY'S WELCOME.
WE DO IT ONCE A MONTH ON A WEDNESDAY EVENING.
AND BEN MONTGOMERY IS NOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, I BELIEVE THE TITLE IS FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR.
AND WE HAD A RE REORGANIZATION, UH, OF CHAIR AND DEPUTY CHAIR OR WHATEVER THE TITLE IS, VICE CHAIR.
AND, UH, STAN LU FROM DIAMOND BAR IS OUR NEW CHAIR.
AND THAT WAS A RECORD, RIGHT? HIS FIRST MEETING? YEAH.
AND HE'S A NEW CHAIR, CORRECT? YES, IT WAS, IT WAS A RECORD.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A RECORD HAPPENED WITH SCHOOL BOARD.
OH,
I'M REPRESENTING THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE, AND THE, IN THE DEPUTY CHAIR POSITION.
SO, UH, EVERYBODY'S INVITED AGAIN TO, TO JOIN.
AND THEN NEXT YEAR LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TO MAKE THE DRIVE AGAIN BACK TO THE CITY OF INDUSTRY.
BUT FOR NOW, WE'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, UH, CLOSE QUARTERS.
ONE, ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS TOO, PETER, EVERYBODY THAT NOW IS ON THE BOARD, THEY LOVE OUR CITY HALL.
SO, AND THEN OUR CITY MANAGER, CITY CLERK.
SO THAT'S GENERALLY WHAT TOOK PLACE AT THE MEETING.
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NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.AND THEN THE OTHER REPORT I HAVE IS WITH THE W FFA, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY, WHICH IS OUR STATE WATER THAT WE PROCESS IN UPLAND AT OUR PLANT.
WE'RE ONE OF THE FIVE MEMBER AGENCIES FOR A LONG TIME NOW.
AND WE ALSO HAD A REORGANIZATION.
WE ELECTED NEW OFFICERS AND WE APPROVED, UM, OUR MID-YEAR BUDGET, UH, WITH SOME CHANGES.
WE DID A PRE-PURCHASE ON SOME HUGE VALVES THAT MAY TAKE, UH, CLOSE TO A YEAR TO RECEIVE.
SO WE'RE, WE HAVE A PROJECT COMING UP AND WE ORDERED THOSE VALVES FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
UM, BUT THE BULK OF OUR TIME WAS SPENT IN CLOSED SESSION.
WE HAVE A, OUR GENERAL MANAGER, TERRY CAITLIN, IS RETIRING IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE GOING OUT FOR, UM, A NEW GENERAL MANAGER.
SO, TOM, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU ARE ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE.
YOU MAY QUALIFY, UH, IF NOT, WE, WE WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE HR PROCESS IN CLOSED SESSION TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE GONNA HANDLE THINGS.
IF YOU'RE IN THE WATER WORLD AND INTERESTED IN BECOMING A GENERAL MANAGER, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED.
MOVING ON, VICE MAYOR MORAN, UH, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT FOR THE PLANS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? UH, YES, WITH RESPECT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UH, BOARD, JULIA HAS COVERED MOST EVERYTHING.
UH, ONE THING SHE MENTIONED THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE COMING UP.
UH, THERE WAS A DEBATE ON, ON THE BOARD TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT FOR THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, UH, THEY, THE CHAMBER HAD TAKEN OVER THE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT THEY HAVE AND THE DEC THERE WERE SOME, SOME GOOD THOUGHT OUT DECISIONS ABOUT THE, THE LEADERSHIP, THE, THE, UH, LADIES WHO ARE, ARE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS WITHIN THE BOARD AND WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND IT WAS DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD DROP THE, THE, UH, GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR AND GO WITH THE, UH, WOMEN'S, UH, UH, FORUM OR CONFERENCE.
SO, UH, THAT'S A VERY SUB SIGNIFICANT THING.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR, UH, COVERING THE REST OF THAT REPORT.
WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT, UH, AS DEPUTY, UH, CHIEF SMITH MENTIONED, UH, THE MAIN THING I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WAS THAT WE KNEW WHO THE NEW, UH, MEMBERS ARE THAT REP ARE RUNNING, BASICALLY THE, UH, UH, THE DISTRICT BEHIND THE SCENES.
AND WITH RESPECT TO THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, I, I HEARD, UH, CYNTHIA COMMENTING ABOUT RAY, A RECORD ABOUT, UH, SOMEONE BEING NEWLY INSTALLED AND BEING MADE TO PRESIDENT.
WELL, AS WE ALL KNOW, UH, TWO MEETINGS AGO, UH, WE HAVE THE, THE TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE, OUR TRUSTEES FOR THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WERE NAMED PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT, UH, THE MOST.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE DISTRICT, SO FAR, THE TWO MEETINGS I'VE BEEN AT, UH, HAVE BEEN RUNNING SMOOTHLY.
THE MAIN DISCUSSION, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING, UH, LAST WEEK WAS THAT, UH, THE NEW SCHOOL DOWN IN THE PRESERVED, UH, SCHOOL, PRESERVED SCHOOL NUMBER TWO, UH, IS GOING TO BE NAMED A LEWIS W MARINO SCHOOL.
UH, IT WAS DEBATED THAT IT MIGHT BE ACADEMY, BUT THERE WAS, UH, A STRONG FEELING FOR THE FACT THAT IT SHOULD BE CALLED A SCHOOL.
UH, SO THAT IS BASICALLY THE END OF MY REPORTS.
CAN I ASK A FAVOR OF YOU? UM, I KNOW THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN CHINO IS BRAND NEW.
AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF US HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN IT.
COULD YOU SET UP A TOUR? IS THAT POSSIBLE? I WILL DEFINITELY TRY TO DO IT, CUZ I KNOW I HAVEN'T.
THE THE FIRST TOUR THEY HAD ON IT WAS BASICALLY JUST HUSH HUSH.
AND IT WAS, I THINK, BASICALLY BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF.
UH, I THINK, YES, I THINK WE'D ALL LIKE TO SEE IT.
IT WAS BASICALLY ALMOST $200 MILLION.
AND SADLY, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THERE'S BEEN VANDALISM THAT HAS OCCURRED ALREADY AT THAT NEW PLANT.
UH, BUT THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GREAT FEATURES ON THAT.
SO I WILL MAKE AN EFFORT, UH, THROUGH THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THROUGH, UM, THE FERTIL FACILITIES, FACILITIES PEOPLE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET US ON A MUTUALLY CONVENIENT DAY.
HEY, MR. MILLER, EVERYBODY'S INTERESTED? SURE.
ALL WITH VECTOR CONTROL, YOU KNOW, VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD.
IT WAS MOSTLY JUST OUR, UH, ANNUAL REORGANIZATION.
UH, WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER, UH, COUNCILMAN FROM CHINO, UH, FLORES HAS REPLACED, UH, MARY LOA ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AND, UH, I'M A NEW MEMBER FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR WHATEVER THAT'S WORTH.
AND LASTLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ.
UM, I ATTENDED S CAG LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
UM, WE HAD THE DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR STEPHAN SHAW, UH, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE STATE BUDGET.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING A 297 BILLION BUDGET THIS FISCAL YEAR.
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WE HAVE A SHORTFALL RIGHT NOW OF $22.5 BILLION, BUT HE STATED THAT OUR REVENUES, UH, PROBABLY ARE NOT GONNA BE WHERE THEY THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE.SO POSSIBLY COULD BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 BILLION SHORTFALL.
GREAT IS WHAT THEY'RE ANTICIPATING.
UM, QUESTION WAS ASKED OF HIM, ARE WE IN A RECESSION? AND HE MUST HAVE SAID NUMEROUS TIMES, WE'RE NOT IN A RECESSION, BUT HE DID STATE THAT THE ECONOMY HAS REALLY SLOWED DOWN.
SO AGAIN, WE'LL, WE'LL SEE, UH, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
WE ASKED HIM ON THE STATE RESERVES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE 35.6 BILLION, A RAINY DAY FUND.
WE ASKED HIM IF ANY OF THAT WAS GONNA BE USED IN CASE, UH, THERE WAS A NEED FOR IT.
HE STATED, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA USE ANY OF THAT MONEY.
HE GOES, WELL, WE JUST WILL CUT.
SO IF THE MONEY DOESN'T COME IN, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE OTHER CUTS.
UM, HE STATED THAT HOMELESSNESS IS STILL A PRIORITY AND MONEY'S RECEIVED BY ANY CITY WILL BE, UM, AUDITED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
UM, DURING THE MEETING, I ACTUALLY GOT, UH, 2023 STATE LEGISLATION OUTLOOK AND PRIORITIES.
I GAVE A HANDOUT TO EACH ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THERE'S FOUR SPOT BILLS THAT WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT, AND A LOT OF THEM HAVE TO DO WITH HOUSING.
IT'S AB SIX, AB SEVEN, AB NINE, AND SB FOUR.
SO LET'S STAY ON TOP OF THAT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE.
UM, WE HAD A PRESENTATION BY OUR DIRECTOR, CAROLYN COLEMAN.
SHE WENT OVER CAL CALC CITY'S YEAR IN REVIEW AND NEW PRIORITIES FOR THE YEAR.
UM, CALC CITIES REPRESENTS 492 CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
UM, ALSO THE NEW MAYORS IN COUNCIL ACADEMY IS GONNA BE FEBRUARY 1ST AND SECOND.
UM, THE LAST TWO YEARS AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE RESOLUTION.
UM, AT THE LAST MINUTE, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD ON, UH, HOUSING, AND, UH, IT DIDN'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE.
AND THE PEOPLE THERE FELT LIKE THEY WEREN'T BEING LISTENED TO.
SO THERE WILL BE A NEW POLICY THAT WILL GO INTO EFFECT.
SO NEXT YEAR, THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
SO IT WAS REALLY HAPPY TO, TO HEAR ABOUT THAT.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
OKAY, MOVING ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, RAY, SINCE YOU'RE ON A ROLL.UM, PLEASE, CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, YOU MADE, YOU MAKE CYNTHIA, MYSELF, THE COUNCIL, THE CITY, THE CITY MANAGER LOOKED REALLY GOOD.
UM, THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY NAMED CAROLYN THAT CALLED ME, UH, PERTAINING TO TRESPASSING THERE IN CARBON CANYON, OFF VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD.
AND WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS YOU HAD SOMEBODY ARRESTED.
YOUR TEAM THERE, POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, YOU GUYS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB, SO THANK YOU.
UM, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN NAMED ROB ROSSON THAT COMES TO OUR MEETINGS, AND HE'S, UH, I THINK THE PRESIDENT OF, I THINK HE'S A PRESIDENT OF HAMPTON MANOR.
IT'S A CONDOMINIUM PROJECT OF ABOUT 104 UNITS.
UM, HE HAD REACHED OUT TO ME A FEW MONTHS BACK ABOUT THE FIRE INSURANCE, AND THEY WERE PAYING ABOUT $26,000 A YEAR.
IT DRASTICALLY WENT UP TO $184,000 A YEAR.
AND THEY SAID THEY HAD ENOUGH RESERVES TO BASICALLY HANDLE THAT FOR ONE YEAR, BUT THEY WERE GONNA BASICALLY PROBABLY FILE BANKRUPTCY NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY.
SO A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, THE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, MIKE KRIEGER, OH, HE'S GONE.
BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANKS TO MIKE MIKE'S IN INSURANCE.
UH, HE TURNED ME ON TO A COUPLE PEOPLE.
WE FOUND A COMPANY THAT CHARGED $30,000 A YEAR WITH HIS COST SAVINGS OF OVER $154,000.
SO MICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR, UM, REACHING OUT TO US AND, UH, GETTING US THAT INFORMATION.
UM, I'VE BEEN DRIVING, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, I LIVE IN CARBON CANYON AND I DID SEE SOME WORK THERE IN CARBON CANYON.
AND DANIEL, CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? UH, YES, COUNCIL, REMEMBER, UM, WE HAVE, UH, A GROUP BY THE NAME OF SALWA THAT IS, UH, CLEANING UP, UH, THE CARBON CANYON.
THEY'RE DOING WEED ABATEMENT AND JUST GENERAL CLEANUP.
UM, THE, THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OR, OR THE, THE LIMITS ARE FROM, UH, CHINO HILLS PARKWAY, ALL THE WAY OUT TO, UH, TO THE TREMENDOUS, WHICH IS BY THE OLD, UH, LIQUOR STORE.
UM, AND, UH, JUST A QUICK SHOUT OUT THAT IS, UH, BEING FUNDED BY, UH, KURT HAVINGS, UH, OFFICE.
SO THANKS TO HIM FOR, FOR THE FUNDS, DANIEL.
ALSO, UM, WITH THE REINS THAT WE JUST HAD, THERE WAS A LOT OF LITTLE BIT MUDSLIDES THAT ACTUALLY WENT INTO CARBON CANYON.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU, YOU CALLED DANIEL ONE DAY AND THE NEXT DAY IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.
I KNOW YOU MADE CONTACT WITH CALTRANS, BUT THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THAT.
UM, I GOT A QUESTION TO ASK, AND I'M A CITY MANAGER AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
UM, WE EACH HAVE X AMOUNT OF MONEY TO GIVE TO NONPROFITS AND, UM, I CALL SURROUNDING CITIES.
AND I'D LIKE TO BA BASICALLY AGENDIZE THIS AND MAYBE DISCUSS IT BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ASKING FOR, UM, WORKER'S COMP, INSURANCE DRIVER.
I MEAN, UH, DRIVER'S INSURANCE.
I THINK WE'RE ASKING FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS WHERE I KNOW THE SURROUNDING CITIES, AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN GOOD STANDINGS, THEY CAN RECEIVE THAT MONEY.
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AND AGAIN, IF WE CAN MAYBE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, MAYBE AGENDA THAT FOR DISCUSSION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.AND THEN ALSO, UH, YOU DID MENTION IT EARLIER, THE GROUNDBREAKING, THE 91 71.
AND THIS IS A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT PROBABLY FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
THEY ACTUALLY DID A GROUNDBREAKING, UH, THE INITIAL COST WAS GONNA BE ABOUT 90 MILLION.
I THINK NOW IT'S OVER 130 MILLION, AND IT SHOULD BE DONE BY 2025.
I DO GOTTA APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE.
I WENT TO KARAOKE LAST NIGHT,
THOSE ARE, CAN YOU GIVE US A SAMPLE OF YOUR NO, YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS BRIAN'S BIRTHDAY.
IF MY VOICE WAS BETTER, WE'D BE SINGING.
WE WANT YOU TO SING A SOLO SOLO.
DANIEL, YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE ON MY LIST.
I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO FOR ME.
SO, UM, THE AREA BETWEEN ON BUTTERFIELD, RANCHO BETWEEN PICASSO AND SOCAL CANYON, THAT LITTLE STRETCH THERE ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, WHICH I THINK PREEMPTED YOU, THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MILES PER HOUR.
SO AT THE TIME, I HAD ASKED THAT THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE LOOK INTO IT TO LOWER IT.
UM, NOW EIGHT YEARS LATER, WE'VE HAD A LOT MORE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA AND I'M, I WOULD JUST LIKE THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND TO CONSIDER REDUCING IT FROM 50 TO 45 IN THAT STRETCH, BECAUSE IT STILL SEEMS PRETTY FAST CONSIDERING THE AMOUNT OF CARS WE HAVE THERE.
AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER THING IS, AND I KNOW THIS IS A CALTRANS ISSUE, BUT IF YOU COULD REACH OUT TO CALTRANS WHEN YOU GET OFF, UM, EUCLID BUTTERFIELD NORTHBOUND AT THE 71, UM, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THOSE LANES WERE STRIPED, YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO BEFORE A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT'S JUST INTERESTING THAT LIKE THE THREE LANES AT THE TOP OF, AT, AT THE END OF THE LANE, UM, TWO OR THREE OF 'EM ARE GOING LEFT AND ONLY ONE IS GOING RIGHT.
AND AS YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY, 80% OF THE CARS THAT GET OFF THERE ARE GOING RIGHT.
SO FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I MEAN, CAN THEY JUST LOOK AT IT, MAYBE HELP IT A LITTLE BIT AND LIKE CHANGE THE STRIPING OR SOMETHING.
SO MORE CARS ARE STACKED TO TURN RIGHT THEN LEFT.
UH, UH, MAYOR ROGERS AND I ATTENDED THE, UH, CHINO VALLEY CHAMPION GRAND OPENING AND RIBBON CUTTING LAST, UH, WEEK ON THE 18TH.
UH, THERE WAS WELL OVER A HUNDRED PEOPLE THERE.
YOU, YOU PROBABLY SAW IT IN THE PAPER OVER THE WEEKEND.
UH, A LOT OF HISTORY OF THAT PAPER, UH, WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, FIRST EDITION, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1887, SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE.
UM, SO YEAH, AND WE, WE HONORED THE, UM, CHAMPION ALSO AS BEING THE VERY FIRST MEMBER OF THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
SO IT WAS A, A NICE, UH, UH, EVENT.
SO JUST WANTED TO, UH, UH, PUBLICLY, UH, ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.
UM, ON OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, IT IS GOING TO BE FEBRUARY 14TH, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE VALENTINE'S DAY.
UH, ANYBODY IS PLANNING ON BEING HERE THAT NIGHT, MAKE SURE THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF THINGS WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER BEFOREHAND, SO THAT BRING YOU A DATE.
AND THEN YOU, YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO BE WORRYING ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A DEAL BREAKER, I THINK.
UH, BUT AT ANY RATE, UH, KEEP THAT IN MIND.
UH, ON THE 22ND OF, OF NEXT MONTH, THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY IS GONNA HAVE, UH, HAPPEN HERE IN, IN, UH, CHAMBERS.
UH, IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT THING TO SEE LOCAL STUDENTS FROM OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS COME IN AND BASICALLY SIT AND TAKE THE PLACE OF EACH ONE OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS AND EACH ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS.
IT'S ALWAYS A VERY, VERY, UH, EDUCATIONAL EVENT FOR THE KIDS.
AND, UH, IT'S AMAZING HOW EYE-OPENING IT IS TO SEE WHAT THAT YOUNGER GENERATION IS ALL ABOUT.
WE'VE GOT SOME VERY, VERY BRIGHT AND ASTUTE, UH, STUDENTS IN OUR, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING.
AND THEN, UH, A CHAMBER, THE CHAMBER IS HAVING AN EVENT, UH, WHICH IS COMING UP WITH THE 28TH OF NEXT MONTH, WHICH IS THE, UH, MAYOR'S, UH, PRAYER BREAKFAST.
UH, THEY'RE PLANNING ON HAVING ABOUT 700 PLUS PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.
I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ALMOST RUNNING OUT.
SO IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THAT, YOU CAN GO ON THE CHAMBER SITE OR TALK TO JULIA BACK THERE, AND THEY CAN GET YOU IN INVOLVED WITH THAT.
UH, THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE CITY, UH, SUPPORTS.
WE DO THAT INDIVIDUALLY, UH, TO HAVE OUR SEPARATION OF STATE AND, AND, UH, AND, UH, RELIGIOUS, UH, EVENTS.
SO, BUT IT IS COMING UP AND IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT THING.
DARRYL STRAWBERRY IS GONNA BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
UH, SO IT SHOULD BE A, A FUN EVENT.
SO, UH, AT ANY RATE, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS EVERYBODY AND KEEP IN MIND ALL OF THE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY JUST TORN
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APART WITH THE TWO DEPUTIES AND HAVE BEEN SHOT.AND I KNOW WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT SHORTLY.
ALL OF THE, UH, SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, NONE THE LEAST OF WHICH IS IN MONTEREY PARK, UH, ON THE LUNAR, UH, HOLIDAY.
I MEAN, JUST, YOU KNOW, THE CELEBRATION.
UH, IT, IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE SIGN OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR NATION RIGHT NOW.
AND IN LINE WITH THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO IS TALK TO OUR LEGISLATORS AND MAKE, GET SOME OF THESE CRAZY LAWS OFF THE BOOKS THAT ARE JUST DOWNPLAYING PR, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, CRIMES THAT ARE GOING ON.
UH, WE, WE NEED TO GET TOUGHER ON CRIME.
THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING ALL THESE BAD THINGS NEED TO BE PUT IN JAIL AND KEPT THERE.
SO, UH, I'LL GET DOWN OFF MY SOAPBOX, BUT, UH, THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS ARE TONIGHT.
IT'S FUNNY, I HEARD SOMEBODY ON THE RADIO SAY, MAKE CRIME ILLEGAL.
SO YEAH, COOL FIGURE, RIGHT? YEAH.
MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO IN CALIFORNIA.
UH, JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TODAY.
THEY APPROVED THE, UH, ADDITIONAL DEPUTY POSITION FOR THE SRO.
SO ADDING ONE MORE TO CHINO HILL'S, UH, PD RANKS.
THAT'LL BE GREAT TO HAVE THEM OUT AT THE, UH, JUNIOR HIGHS.
I HAD, UH, UH, REACHED OUT TO HIM REGARDING SOME FLOODING IN LOS SERRANOS, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE GOLF COURSE.
THERE'S A LOT OF LOW SPOTS AND SO IT SOMEWHAT BLEEDS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THAT.
UM, WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD MAYBE LOOK AT, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE BETTER SIGNAGE REGARDING TRUCK TRAFFIC.
SO THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, WITH CHINO BUILDING.
UH, A GREAT NUMBER OF, UH, WAREHOUSES IN CHINO.
THE, UH, THE TRUCK TRAFFIC FROM OFF OF, SO, UH, ON THE 71 INTO THE CITY OF CHINO HAS GOTTEN A LOT HEAVIER.
AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, RECENTLY I SENT BEN A PHOTO OF A BIG RIG THAT WAS MAKING A THREE POINT TURN ON FAIRFIELD RANCH ROAD, CUZ IT WENT THE WRONG WAY.
NOTHING LIKE SPENDING FIVE MINUTES WATCHING A GUY WHO'S NEVER BEEN IN CHINO HILLS TRY TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE A THREE POINT TURN AT A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU CAN COME TO CARPENT CANYON ANYTIME THIS.
WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON THAT.
SO I DUNNO IF BETTER SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, MIGHT BE A, AN OPTION FOR US.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAD MENTIONED BLD EARLIER.
I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR B L D AND THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE STILL LOOKS PRETTY SHABBY.
THE PARKING LOT ITSELF LOOKS BAD.
THE, THE, THE LANDSCAPING LOOKS BAD AS WELL.
THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE, YOU KNOW, IN THE, UH, THE PARKING LOT, ALL THE CONCRETE CUTOUTS FOR OUR TREES, HALF OF THEM ARE EMPTY NOW.
YOU KNOW, WE TOOK SUCH A, YOU KNOW, A BIG EFFORT TO TRY TO GET THEM TO ACTUALLY STEP UP AND IT'S BEEN A WHILE.
SO IF WE CAN MAYBE GET A REPORT, AN EMAIL BACK FROM, YOU KNOW, FROM YOU BEN, ON WHAT'S GOING ON.
ARE YOU AND I ON THE
YOU AND I, JERRY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA WANT TO LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, BUT YEAH, WE CAN SCHEDULE A TOUR.
I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT TO REPORT ON.
I DO WANT TO REITERATE WHAT, WHAT ART TALKED ABOUT.
WE DID HAVE A, A GREAT RIBBON CUTTING AT THE CHAMPION LAST WEEK.
UM, AND MARYANNE SHOWED OFF, UH, HER HIGHLIGHT PIECE OVER HER DESK, WHICH IS, UM, VERY NOTEWORTHY.
I SENT IT TO VALERIE AND IT'S A FRAMED BUSINESS LICENSE THAT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS ISSUED, AND THE ISSUE NUMBER IS 0 0 0 1.
SO THE FIRST BUSINESS LICENSE THAT WE EVER ISSUED AS A BRAND NEW CITY, MARYANNE HAS A COP HAS THAT HANGING OVER HER DESK.
SO IT WAS KIND OF FUN TO SEE THAT.
UM, MCCOMBS, I MENTIONED THIS TO BEN, BUT BEN OR JONATHAN IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, CAN WE GET A REPORT, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL ON MCCOY.
SO WHAT'S HAPPENING AT MCCOY AND LET'S LAST YEAR, WHAT TYPE OF ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN PLACE, HAVE WE ENHANCED OUR OR HORROR SHOWS OR, OR OTHER SHOWS THAT ARE THERE? AND ALSO WHAT, WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE PLANNED FOR SOME ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE A YEAR AGO.
WHAT, WHAT MIGHT BE IN THE PIPELINE FOR ENHANCEMENTS FOR THE FACILITY? SO JUST A SIMPLE REQUEST.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM: Adjourn in memory of Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies, Isaiah Cordero who passed away in the line of duty on December 29, 2022 at the age of 32, and Darnell Calhoun who passed away in the line of duty on January 13, 2023 at the age of 30]
GOING TO ADJOURN AND WE ARE TOUCHED ON IT, BUT WE'LL DEVIATE FROM OUR NORMAL ADJOURNMENT AND I WILL READ OUR ADJOURNMENT, UH, FOR THIS EVENING.TONIGHT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTIES, ISAIAH CORDERO, WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON DECEMBER 29TH, 2022 AT THE AGE OF 32.
AND DARNELL CALHOUN, WHO PASSED AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY ON JANUARY 13TH, 2023.
OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN FOR THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHO HAVE HAD TO EXPERIENCE NOT ONE BUT TWO DEVASTATING LOSSES.
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WE ALSO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF THE 11 VICTIMS WHO LOST HER LIVES DURING THE TRAGEDY IN MONTEREY PARK JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO ON SATURDAY EVENING, WE WERE DEVASTATED TO HEAR OF THE UNIMAGINABLE HAPPENING IN A COMMUNITY SO CLOSE TO OURS IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AN EVENTFUL, UH, AN EVENT FULL OF JOY, PEACE, AND CELEBRATION, HONORING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR AND THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE INSTEAD GRIEVING THE LOSS AS WELL AS THE SEVEN VICTIMS KILLED AT HALF MOON BAY.THE SENSELESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE ARE FELT BY ALL IN CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE.
OUR ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, UH, GRIEVES ALONGSIDE OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES OF RIVERSIDE AND MONTEREY PARK AND ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY THESE TRAGIC EVENTS, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST AND MOST HEARTFELT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO ALL.
SO WITH THAT SAD ADJOURNMENT, WE ARE ADJOURNED FOR TWO WEEKS.