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[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]

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WELL, WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR MARCH 28TH, 2023, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR CHINO HILLS.

IF I CAN GET, WELL, HOLD ON, WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL FIRST.

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

ALL RIGHT.

[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]

AND WITH THAT, IF EVERYBODY WOULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ART BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY OUR INVOCATION FROM, UH, CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT CHAPLAIN MARCO MIRANDA, THIS EVENING, AS WE HAVE IN OUR AUDIENCE SEVERAL VIETNAM VETERANS THAT ARE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR SERVICE, I WISH TO HAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US REMEMBER ALL THE SACRIFICES THEY'VE MADE TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY THE WAY IT IS AND THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON EARTH.

SO, WITH THAT, PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

READY? BEGIN MY PLEDGE AGENTS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WISH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, WE HAVE LIBERTY.

YES, JUSTICE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Marco Miranda, Chino Valley Independent Fire District]

PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE, YOUR MERCY, THE GREAT LOVE THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN US.

LORD, I LOOKED UP THIS MEETING HERE AND WE, UH, ASKED THAT YOU WOULD BE PRESENT HERE WITH US, LORD, AND, AND THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS MEETING.

LORD, I PRAY YOU TO GIVE THE COUNCIL, UH, WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO MAKE GOOD CHOICES, TO AN HONOR AND PLEASE YOU AND SERVE THE PUBLIC.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

[3. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming March 29 as Vietnam War Veterans Day]

OUR FIRST PRESENTATION FOR THIS EVENING IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MARCH 29TH IS VIETNAM WAR, VETERANS DAY, TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE 55 PLUS CLUB MEMBERS, VICTOR WEAVER, RICK MCDONALD, SAL AVILA, AND GEORGE DEFRANK.

PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM.

COME ON OVER.

THANK ROBERT .

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE WELL REPRESENTED.

OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR THE MILLIONS OF BRAVE AMERICANS WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

LET'S HEAR IT FOR 'EM.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU DIDN'T RECEIVE THAT 50 YEARS AGO, DID YOU, ? NO, NO.

NOT QUITE.

MORE THAN 58,000 INDIVIDUALS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN VIETNAM AND MANY THOUSANDS MORE WERE WOUNDED IN COMBAT.

WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND THANK OUR VIETNAM VETERANS FOR

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ALL THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE VIETNAM VETERAN GEORGE DEFRANK FROM OUR 55 PLUS CLUB, UH, VETERANS GROUP, TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HIS THOUGHTS.

SO, GEORGE, IT'S ALL YOURS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR ROGERS, ON BEHALF OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS IN THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB, AND I SHOULD SAY THE REST OF THE CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, HONORING ITS VIETNAM VETERANS ON THE EVE OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE US MILITARY ENDING COMBAT OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM, MARCH 29TH, 1973.

ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB WHO JOINED US TONIGHT.

LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT OUR COUNTRY HAS COME A LONG WAY IN HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ARMED FORCES WHO SERVED DURING THIS VERY UNPOPULAR WAR.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY WANTS ANYBODY ELSE? KEEP IT TO A HALF AN HOUR? ART , AS, AS THE MAYOR WAS TALKING ABOUT, THE RECEPTION WE JUST GOT WITH THE STANDING UP, UH, IT IS CLEARLY DIFFERENT THAN WHEN MANY OF US CAME HOME.

UH, WE WERE SPIT ON, WE WERE CALLED BABY KILLERS.

THERE WAS ALL KINDS OF PROTESTS.

IT WAS NOT A GOOD TIME.

UH, MANY OF US, PROBABLY UNTIL MAYBE ABOUT THE LAST 10 TO 15 YEARS, WEREN'T REALLY PROUD THAT WE ARE VIETNAM VETERANS BECAUSE OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACT THAT WE FELT COMING BACK HOME.

BUT SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND, THERE WAS 3 MILLION PEOPLE SERVED DURING THE MILLION OR DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, 150,000 WERE WOUNDED.

THERE'S STILL 1500 THAT ARE MIA MISSING IN ACTION.

WE DON'T KNOW WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THEM.

SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT ANYONE THAT SERVED IN VIETNAM, UH, NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL OF YOUR SERVICE, WHETHER YOU WERE IN HEAVY DUTY COMBAT OR YOU WERE THERE IN SUPPORT, WHATEVER YOUR FUNCTION, YOU WERE THERE FIGHTING FOR OUR, OUR UNITED STATES.

ALL OF THE RIGHTS THAT WE QUESTION ABOUT THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW WITH A CRAZY MENTALITY THAT'S OUT THERE IN OUR, OUR GOVERNMENT, WE ALL FOUGHT.

SO PEOPLE COULD EXPRESS THOSE, THOSE THOUGHTS.

SO KEEP THAT IN MIND.

WE WERE PROUD TO SERVE WHEN WE DID IN WHATEVER CAPACITY IT WAS.

WE'VE HAD PEOPLE IN OUR GROUP THAT WERE, UH, WOUNDED AND HAVE PURPLE HEARTS.

UH, THE SCARS MENTALLY ARE THE ONES THAT DON'T GO AWAY AND THAT NOBODY REALLY, REALLY RECOGNIZES.

BUT THANK YOU FELLOW CLUB MEMBERS.

UH, THE CAMARADERIE THAT WE HAVE, THE CONNECTION THAT WE HAVE IS SOMETHING THAT NOTHING AND NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY FROM US.

AND OUR GROUP DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN THIS CITY, AND THE ENTIRE 55 PLUS CLUB DOES AS WELL.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE, THE SUPPORT THIS EVENING, AND WE ARE HAPPY THAT THERE'S THIS RECOGNITION THAT'LL BE EFFECTIVE, UH, TOMORROW.

SO IF YOU SEE A SERVICEMAN OR A SERVICE PERSON, NO MATTER WHAT WAR THEY WERE IN, IF THEY'RE WEARING SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN IDENTIFY THEM AS A VETERAN, GO UP TO THEM AND MAKE A POINT OF THANKING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE.

WELL, VIETNAM VETS, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR, MY COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE PROCLAMATION, UH, FIRST OF ALL, HONORING YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING RESIDENT HERE IN CHINO HILLS AND REPRESENTING THE, THE VETERANS, UH, NO MATTER WHAT WAR OR WHAT, WHAT SERVICE.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

WE'LL DO A, A PHOTO OP AGAIN, LAST CHANCE.

ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD.

LET'S DO A PHOTO OFF UP HERE.

[4. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming April as National Autism Acceptance Month]

OKAY.

THE NEXT ITEM ON THE

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AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL AS NATIONAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY CLARA GARCIA, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS FOR THE AUTISM SOCIETY INLAND EMPIRE.

PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR PODIUM.

WE HAVE NICOLE AUTISM IS A PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER AFFECTING THE SOCIAL COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY IT.

AS MORE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BECOME SKILLED IN RECOGNIZING AUTISM, MORE CHILDREN ARE BEING DIAGNOSED ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, RESULTING IN RATES AS HIGH AS ONE IN 44 CHILDREN NATIONALLY.

THAT'S A HUGE NUMBER.

PROPORTIONALLY, WHILE THERE IS NO CURE FOR AUTISM, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM RECEIVE AN EARLY IN INTENSIVE TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, THEY LEAD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED LIVES.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COLLEAGUES ON THE CITY COUNCIL, I HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS NATIONAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH HERE IN CHINO HILLS.

TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE CLARA GARCIA, DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS FOR O THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF INLAND EMPIRE.

CLAIRE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US A FEW WORDS AND EDUCATE US A LITTLE BIT MORE ON AUTISM, JUST, HI.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR, I ALWAYS GET CHOKED UP AT THESE THINGS BECAUSE IT'S, WE HARDLY PUT OURSELVES OUT IN THE PUBLIC.

UM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO, TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING AN INCLUSIVE SPACE FOR OUR FAMILIES THERE.

OUR FAMILIES ARE IMPACTED, AND RIGHT NOW WE ARE, UH, IN CALIFORNIA, THE CDC JUST ANNOUNCED ONE IN 22 CHILDREN.

SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYONE TO, TO SAY, HEY, WE, WE ACCEPT AUTISM.

THERE'S JUST MEANT SO MANY LAYERS.

UH, WE HAVE THE AUTISM SOCIETY OF INLAND EMPIRE.

IT'S, IT, THE ILAND EMPIRE IS AS BIG AS, UH, WEST VIRGINIA.

THE OUR POPULATION IS AS BIG AS WEST VIRGINIA, SO IT'S A WHOLE STATE, RIGHT? UM, SO WE, WE ARE PROVIDING PROGRAMS, INCLUSIVE, SAFE SPACES, UH, AND, AND I CAN'T STRESS SAFE SPACES ENOUGH BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE ARE DOING SO MANY THINGS AND, AND, AND POLICE, UM, UH, AGENCIES ARE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH US BECAUSE THEY WANT TO COLLABORATE.

AND, UM, WE JUST GOT A GRANT TO DO A SUMMER CAMP FOR, FOR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS AND THEIR SIBLINGS, UH, HERE IN CHINO, NOT IN CHINO HILLS, BUT IN CHINO, WHICH IS VERY CLOSE.

AND, UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE, WE TRIED TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE, UM, UM, SORRY, LOST FOR WORD, BUT, UH, WE TRY TO PROVIDE AS, UH, AS MUCH AS, UM, THAT'S NOT OUT THERE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE INNOVATIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU, UM, YOU KNOW, INVITED US AND, AND ARE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE, WE ARE HEARD.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

REALLY APPRECIATE.

[5. RECOGNITION - Recognizing the Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce and Executive Director Zeb Welborn on all their recent accomplishments]

THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS A RECOGNITION, RECOGNIZING THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND EX EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ZEB WELLBORN, ON ALL THEIR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

ZEB, PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM.

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER HERE, ZED.

ANYBODY ELSE COMING UP FROM THE CHAMBER OR CHAMBER BOARD? THIS IS FOR THE CHAMBER ALSO.

CAN I COME CHAIR AS LONG? YEAH, DEFINITELY.

OKAY.

SO CAN I HAVE, UH, ALL OF OUR CHAMBER FOLKS COME UP HERE? COME ON, BUDDY.

HI.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, REPRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCILS, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CHINO VALLEY

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES HERE FOR THE RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND AWARDS.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS, PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE CHINO VALLEY.

THEY HAVE ACHIEVED SOME REMARKABLE MILESTONES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF.

AND AT THIS YEAR'S WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER EXECUTIVES CONFERENCE, THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED WITH A LIST OF IMPRESSIVE AWARDS.

THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF CHAMBER EXECUTIVES, ALSO KNOWN AS WEI, IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS 21 WESTERN STATES AND SERVES TO PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF CHAMBER EXECUTIVES.

OUR VERY OWN CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAS AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING CHAMBER PROGRAM AWARD FOR THEIR SUCCESS WITH THE UPSKILL CHINO VALLEY PROGRAM, AND THEY ALSO RECEIVED A COMMUNICATION, A COMMUNICATIONS HONORABLE MENTION AWARD FOR THEIR VIDEO TITLED THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER RECEIVES $1 MILLION FROM, FOR THE UPSCALE CHINO VALLEY PROGRAM.

SO LET'S, LET'S DO THIS PART FIRST, AND THEN I'M, WE'LL DO A PART B TO THIS.

SO, IS ZEB GOING TO BE THE RECIPIENT OR DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FROM THE BOARD THAT WANTS TO, LET'S, LET'S HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE BOARD, BECAUSE Z'S GONNA BE, UH, CALLED UP AS WHO'S ON THE BOARD HERE, JEFF? THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I CAN DO IT FROM RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S FINE.

GOOD MORNING.

HAPPY.

WELL, THIS IS FOR THE CHAMBER AS, AS A WHOLE.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO VALLEY WORK FOR CHINO HILLS, UM, CITY COUNCIL, WE'VE GOT, UH, CERTIFICATES FROM EVERYBODY.

AND YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THE GROUP YEP.

BECAUSE YOU, YOU ASSOCIATE WITH HIM, SO CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS, JEFF.

OH, GO FOR IT.

LET'S SEE.

SPONTANEOUS.

SURE, WHY NOT? SPONTANEOUS.

ACTUALLY, I'VE BEEN A MEMBER WITH THE CHAMBER FOR ABOUT, UH, FOUR YEARS NOW.

FOUR AND A HALF YEARS.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PROBABLY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

AND IT'S JUST AMAZING THAT THE, UM, SUCCESS THAT, UM, ZEBA HAS PUT TOGETHER WITH HIS STAFF TO BE ABLE TO AFFECT OUR, UH, COMMUNITY ALL THROUGH COVID AND EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES WERE ABLE TO STAY OPEN AND FUNCTION AS NORMAL AS THEY COULD DURING COVID.

SO, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT EVERYBODY WITH, UM, THE CHAMBER STAFF AND WITH ZAB DID A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THAT.

THANK YOU.

HEART BEACH B TO THIS.

SO, ZEB, THIS IS GONNA BE YOU IN ADDITION, CHAMBER PRESIDENT ZEB WELLBORN RECEIVED THE EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD.

WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE ENTIRE CHAMBER TEAM FOR THEIR HARD WORK, DEDICATION AND PASSION FOR THE CHAMBER AND ITS MEMBERS.

UM, AS YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH MANY NETWORKING EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS THAT CHAMBERS CREATE A FORUM FOR BUSINESSES TO COME TOGETHER, AS JEFF SAID, UH, SHARE IDEAS AND COLLABORATE.

WE ARE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED THESE FOR THESE EFFORTS.

ALSO, JOSH'S SON, WE HAVE A VIDEO FROM JOSH, UH, WHO UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T MAKE IT, AND HE'S THE, THE, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD RIGHT NOW.

SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA RUN THAT.

AND THEN, UH, HAND OFF SOMETHING TO Z ALSO THE, THERE WE GO.

MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CHIN CITY COUNCIL.

THERE'S THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE OR YOUR RECOGNITION FOR OUR PROGRAM.

NEVERTHELESS, I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, YOUR RECOGNITION OF THIS PROGRAM MEANS A LOT TO US.

WHY? BECAUSE IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE VALUE OF INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY'S WORKFORCE.

UPSKILLED CHINO VALLEY WAS DESIGNED WITH THIS BELIEF IN MIND THAT WE NEED TO HELP PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP SKILLS THAT THEY CAN SUCCEED IN THE MODERN WORKFORCE.

AND WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU AS OUR PARTNER NOW.

WE BELIEVE THAT INVESTING IN OUR LOCAL BUSINESS AND WORKFORCE IS THE KEY TO MAKE CHINO HILLS A THRIVING AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORKING ALONGSIDE OF YOU TO MAKE CHINO HILLS BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, TO WORK, AND TO DO BUSINESS.

THANKS AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT, JOSH.

THANK YOU.

NOW, A LOT, LOT OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PROGRESS THAT THE CHAMBERS MADE, UH, I THINK CAN BE POINTED.

UH, I THINK EVERYBODY POINTS IN ONE DIRECTION, AND, AND ZEB HAS BEEN THE CATALYST FOR IMPROVING,

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UH, RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES WHEN IT COMES TO CHAMBER AND BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE AT THE CHAMBER LEVEL.

AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS, I WAS ON THE CHAMBER BOARD FOR NINE YEARS, AND IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS AN INTERESTING DEBATE AS TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CHAMBER WHEN YOU VISIT OTHER CITIES.

AND YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE STRONGEST ENTITY IN TOWN, BUT I WILL SAY THAT THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THAT STATEMENT CANNOT BE MADE FOR THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SO, WITH THAT, ALSO AT THIS WASY CONFERENCE, UM, Z WAS GIVEN AN, UH, A RECOGNITION AS A CHAMBER EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR FOR WESTERN WESTERN ASSOCIATION CHAMBER.

SO IT'S THE WHOLE WEST COAST.

YEAH, THE WESTERN HALF OF THE UNITED WESTERN, HALF OF THE UNITED STATES.

UH, SO QUITE A, QUITE AN HOUR.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, ALONG WITH THE, THE USUAL, UH, LEADERS IN OUR REGION THAT REPRESENT CHINO HILLS AND CHINO VALLEY.

SO, ZEB, UH, THE MIC IS YOURS TO SAY A FEW WORDS, AND THEN WE'LL DO ANOTHER A PHOTO WITH EVERYBODY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

YEAH, I THINK, UH, SO, SO, UM, IT WAS AN UNEXPECTED THING WHEN WE WENT UP TO THE CONFERENCE, UH, THAT, THAT WE WERE GONNA BE RECOGNIZED IN THIS WAY.

UH, AND SO IT WAS A VERY COOL, A SURREAL EXPERIENCE AT THAT MOMENT, BUT I KIND OF LOOK BACK ON THE, THE TIME.

SO I TOOK OVER ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO, UM, AND WHEN I TOOK OVER, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, OUR CHAMBER WAS STRUGGLING.

UH, WE WORKED HARD TO KIND OF REVIVE IT IN A NORMAL WAY.

AND THEN WHEN COVID HIT, IT KIND OF DEVASTATED A LOT OF OUR BUSINESSES.

AND THAT FELT LIKE THAT WAS A TIME WHERE WE REALLY STEPPED UP TO HELP SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN A SUBSTANTIAL WAY.

AND I KNOW THAT IN CHINO HILLS, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE CHINO HILLS BUSINESSES RECEIVED JUST SOME P P P LOANS, ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION TO HELP THEIR BUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT.

WE WERE AT THE FOREFRONT OF ADVOCATING FOR THOSE FUNDS FOR OUR BUSINESSES.

WE HAD MEETINGS WITH OUR, UH, FEDERAL ELECTEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BUSINESSES WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THIS EXTREMELY UNCERTAIN, UNPREDICTABLE TIME HAD THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM TO STAY OPEN.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M MOST THRILLED ABOUT IS THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE, I MEAN, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP BUSINESSES STAY OPEN, AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT ON NUMEROUS OCCASION THAT BUSINESSES WOULD'VE GONE OUT, HAD NOT BEEN FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CHAMBER.

UH, GOING, GOING ON FORWARD, WE IMPLEMENTED THAT UPSKILL CHINO VALLEY PROGRAM, WHICH I KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND ENTITIES.

UH, BUT THAT IS A PROGRAM WHERE, UM, COMING OUT OF COVID AND GOING INTO THE FUTURE, THERE IS GONNA BE THIS BIG WORKFORCE SHORTAGE.

SO WE WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

WE WANTED TO COME UP WITH A PROACTIVE PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GONNA BE STRONGER HERE THAN ANOTHER COMMUNITIES.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE REALLY GOT RECOGNIZED FOR AT THAT W A C E CONFERENCE, WAS THE, THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED FOR UPSKILL CHINO VALLEY, AND THE WORK THAT WE PUT IN IMPLEMENTING THAT PROGRAM.

AND, UM, SO, SO LIKE WE MENTIONED, IT'S THE WESTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A SCOPE AND SCALE, THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE VIDEO THAT WE GOT RECOGNIZED FOR OUR CONFERENCE.

THERE WAS THREE VIDEOS THAT WERE CHOSEN, UH, ONE OF THEM, SO IT WAS OURS, WHICH IS IN THE BACK OF OUR CHAMBER BUILDING IN A PARKING LOT, UH, WHERE WE GOT A CHECK FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

AND THE VERY NEXT VIDEO WAS ON THE 50 YARD LINE AT THE LAS VEGAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENT.

AND SO WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST VEGAS, LA, SAN FRANCISCO.

AND THE FACT THAT THEY RECOGNIZE US FOR THE WORK WE'RE DOING IS REALLY PHENOMENAL.

AND I WILL SAY THAT IT'S NOT, UH, IT'S THE GROUP OF FOLKS THAT COME TOGETHER TO HELP PUT THIS TOGETHER.

SO, ONE, IT'S FAMILY FOR DEDICAT ARE GIVING ME THE TIME TO PURSUE THIS TYPE OF WORK AND SUPPORT THOSE BUSINESSES.

SO, UH, I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE CINDY, MY SON'S SEBASTIAN, MY DAUGHTER ELENA, AND MY LITTLE ONE WHO'S BEEN RUNNING AROUND PLACE, LEONARDO.

AND THEN BOTH MY PARENTS ARE HERE TODAY AS WELL.

AND THEY'VE BEEN, UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, OUR CHAMBER TEAM.

WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A PHENOMENAL STAFF.

AND SO I MENTIONED THAT WE'VE JU UH, AND IT'S, IT'S RECOGNITION, BUT IT'S ALSO, UM, LIKE GOOD WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND IT, IT'S BRINGING IN REVENUE AND RESOURCES.

AND SO IT'S THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE.

OUR STAFF HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED ON NATIONAL LEVELS.

UH, RENEE HAS BEEN PICKED UP TO BE WORKING WITH THE US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT RELATED WORK.

SO WE'VE DEVELOPED A REALLY STRONG TEAM HERE.

WE'RE DOING A LOT OF REALLY GREAT WORK WITH OUR YOUTH IN THE CHIN VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO, WITH MY STAFF, DO ME A FAVOR, JUST RAISE YOUR HAND REAL QUICK.

SO WE'VE GOT A PHENOMENAL TEAM OF FOLKS THAT WORK TOGETHER, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THESE VOLUNTEERS.

I MEAN, THESE ARE BUSINESSES, THEY RUN THEIR BUSINESSES FULL-TIME, AND THEY DEVOTE THEIR TIME TO HELP THE LARGER BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

AND SO WE HAVE A STRONG BOARD OF DIRECTORS, A STRONG, UH, UH, BA, UH,

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A STRONG TEAM OF AMBASSADORS.

THEY REALLY HELP BRING OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AND I THINK WHEN WE THINK OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, YOU MIGHT THINK OF NETWORKING, YOU MIGHT THINK OF STUFF, WHAT I THINK OF AS I THINK OF WE'RE PROBLEM SOLVERS FOR OUR BUSINESSES TO HELP BUILD A BIGGER, BETTER BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TO HELP MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.

AND, UH, I THINK THE LAST THING I'LL LEAVE OFF WITH IS, IS I FEEL LIKE WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF REALLY BIG, EXCITING THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

I KNOW SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE GONNA COME TO FRUITION, SO, UH, THIS IS JUST A TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

SO THANK YOU GUYS.

SO WE'RE GONNA CONVERGE IN THE FRONT OVER HERE, AND NICOLE AND ANYBODY ELSE.

BUT NICOLE, TAKE SOME OF THE INITIAL PHOTOS OF OUR GROUP.

I JUST THOUGHT THAT, OH, GO TIGHTER.

LOT TIGHTER.

50 THERE STILL AT ONE YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT TOUR DUTY WAS WITH TIME.

I'M SURE THERE'S SEPTEMBER.

HE'S READY.

SEPTEMBER 69.

I WENT OVER JUST AFTER I TURNED 21.

THAT'S WE'RE ALL.

OKAY.

OKAY.

READY? ONE, TWO, WHAT'S,

[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.

MAYOR, NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING.

UH, MAYOR COUNSEL.

OKAY,

[6. 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.]

THE NEXT ITEM IS 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, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK CONTRERAS A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.

COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

MAYOR, WE DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS, AND ONE OF THE SPEAKERS ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER 10.

DID YOU WANNA TAKE THAT NOW OR PULL IT? LET'S TAKE IT WHEN WE PULL, WE'LL PULL 10 THEN.

OKAY.

OKAY.

BUT, SO A LITTLE BIT LATER.

OKAY.

THE FIRST SPEAKER IS JOANNE.

JANICE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

SEE .

UM, I'M GONNA TRY AND GET THROUGH.

THIS IS VERY PERSONAL.

I WAS VERY PLEASED WHEN I SAW ITEM NUMBER 10 APPEAR ON THE AGENDA ABOUT RETAINING SWAG SERVICES WITH A FENTANYL AND OPIATE PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY, AND THAT INCLUDES IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

I CAN'T SEE HOW THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS POPULATION DECREASING UNTIL WE GET A HANDLE ON THIS EPIDEMIC OF DRUGS, ESPECIALLY FENTANYL COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES.

DRUG ADDICTION, ALONG WITH MENTAL ILLNESS COUNTS FOR LOG PER LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS IN OUR STATE.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU ARE AWARE, BUT AFTER LONG-TERM USE OF METH AND FENTANYL, WHICH ARE BOTH HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, IT CAN CAUSE PARANOIA, PSYCHOSIS, HALLUCINATION, AND BRAIN DAMAGE.

CHINO HILLS HOMELESS POPULATION NUMBER DOESN'T COMPARE TO MANY OF THE LARGER CITIES IN OUR STATE, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

SPOTTING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS SLEEPING ON THE BUS STOPS AND HIDING OUT IN BUSHES.

AND OUR CITY IS SAD AND CONCERNING.

ACCORDING TO THE OUTREACH GROUP, SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP SWAG, THEY COMPLETED A CENSUS IN OUR CITY.

THEY

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INTERACTED WITH 19 HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL WITH SEVEN CONFIRMED TO BE LIVING IN XENA HILLS.

THE REASON I'M HERE TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THIS TOPIC HITS HOME FOR OUR FAMILY.

THIS, THIS IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO SHARE, BUT I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO HEAR HOW FENTANYL AND METH HAVE TO IMPACTED OUR LIVES.

OUR 27 YEAR OLD SON IS PRESENTLY LIVING UNDERNEATH A OVERPASS AND UNDERPASS HERE IN SHEENA HILLS IS DEALING WITH EXACT SAME MENTAL ISSUES I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY DUE TO HIS ADDICTION TO METH AND FENTANYL.

DID WE EVER THINK WE'D BE EXPERIENCED SUCH A NIGHTMARE WITH OUR SON? NO.

AT AN EARLY AGE, OUR SON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING ADHD AND ASPERGER'S WITH BOTH HINDERING HIS MENTAL JUDGMENT.

AT TIMES HE STARTED SMOKING MARIJUANA AS A WAY TO ADDRESS SOME OF HIS EMOTIONS, WHICH FOR HIM, WE BELIEVE WAS A GATEWAY TO OTHER DRUGS.

WE ADDRESSED HIS DISABILITIES BY SEEKING A BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST AND WORKED WITH THE SCHOOLS TO SEE THAT HE GRADUATED ON TIME.

THE LONG-TERM USE OF METH AND OTHER HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUGS HAS COMPOUNDED SOME OF US ALREADY EXISTING MENTAL CHALLENGES.

WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO MANY DIFFERENT COUNTY AGENCIES TO GET HELP FOR OUR SON WHILE HE WAS STILL LIVING AT HOME, AND NOW HE'S LIVING ON THE STREETS.

TRYING TO GET THE APPROPRIATE HELP HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, AND I HAD TO REACH OUT TO STAFF MEMBERS AT SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE AND RAY MARQUEZ TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE.

RAY HAS TRULY BEEN A GODSEND IN HELPING US RECOVERY BASED.

OUR BEST IS A COUNTRY, UH, COUNTY AGENCY THAT ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HAVING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

THE COUNSELORS TRAVELED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, PLACED THE RESIDENCY, BUT THEY DO NOT GO TO THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS.

THE COUNSELORS AT OUR BEST WERE TOP-NOTCH, AND WERE MAKING SOME HEADWAY WITH OUR SON, BUT DUE TO THE RED TAPE INVOLVED TO GET HIM END OF REHAB, OUR SON CHANGED HIS MIND DURING THE WAITING PERIOD.

OUR BEST HAS CLOSED THEIR MY SON'S CASE BECAUSE HE IS NOW LIVING ON THE STREETS.

I'M GONNA FINISH MY SPEECH WHEN THE COMMENT PERIOD COMES AND RAIN.

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART FOR ALL YOUR, THANK YOU, JOANNE.

OKAY, THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JOHN DEAN.

GOOD EVENING.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS MAYOR ROGERS AND, UH, CITY STAFF AND CITIZEN OF CHINO HILLS.

ON JUST A QUICK, UM, DISTRICT EVENT UPDATE.

SO WE'LL BE HAVING OUR DISTRICT OFFICE OPEN HOUSE ON APRIL 12TH FROM THREE TO FIVE.

UM, PETER AND, UH, BRIAN WENT THERE.

IT WAS A PRETTY NICE OFFICE.

IT'S AT THE, UM, AT, UH, RIGHT AFTER THE EXIT, UM, WEIR CANYON IN ANAHEIM HILLS.

UM, THIS IS NOT FAR OF A DRIVE FROM CHINO HILLS.

AND, UM, UH, WE'LL BE HAVING SOME LIVE REFRESHMENTS AND MAKE SURE TO BRING IN A CERTIFICATE, .

AND, UM, UM, THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, JOHN.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR OPEN HOUSE.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT WITH OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS.

OKAY, SO NEXT IS CONSENT CALENDAR.

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

WELL, FIRST WE NEED TO ANNOUNCE IT.

CONFLICT.

IS THERE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST? ANNOUNCEMENTS? CONFLICTS? NO.

NO, NO, NO.

GOOD.

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (13 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.]

NO CONFLICT.

OKAY.

THE NEXT IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

I JUST WANNA MAKE MENTION AFTER POSTING OF THE AGENDA, UH, CONSENT CALENDAR, ITEM NUMBER 18 WAS REVISED TO CORRECT CHINO HILLS, PARKWAY STATE, ROUTE 42 TO CHINO HILLS PARKWAY STATE, ROUTE 1 42, WHICH THE REVISION WAS UPLOADED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND PLACED AT THE DIAS AND THE PUBLIC BINDER.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

SO DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANY THAT WE'RE GONNA SET ASIDE? 10.

OKAY, SO OTHER THAN 10? ANYBODY? BRIAN? NO, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

NO.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

YES.

16 AND 18.

16 AND 18.

CYNTHIA? NO.

OKAY.

LOOKING FOR A MOTION WITH, FOR THE REMAINDER? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

OKAY.

THE MOTION IS SECOND.

OOPS.

NEED BE? WE CAN DO A VOICE VOTE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I, THE VOTING'S NOT WORKING.

SO LET'S DO ROLL CALL.

OKAY.

SO MAYOR ROGERS.

YES.

VICE MAYOR MORAN? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOES? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ? YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

IT JUST POPPED UP BY THE WAY.

IT JUST POPPED UP, MAN.

OH, .

IT TOOK A WHILE.

[10. Authorize execution of one-year agreement with Social Work Action Group in amount not-to-exceed $250,000 to provide homeless intervention service]

OKAY.

SO ITEM NUMBER 10.

SO THIS IS AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP OR SWAG, THE AMOUNT OF $250,000 TO PROVIDE HOMELESS INTERVENTION SERVICE.

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AND I KNOW WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER.

SO, JOANNE, COME ON UP.

YEAH, MY NIECE.

OH, NO, WE DO HAVE HECK GETTING, HECK GETTING OLDER.

OKAY, LET ME CONTINUE.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A SWAG WORKER AFTER ONE OF THE WORKERS LET OUR SON USE THEIR CELL PHONE TO CALL HOME.

WHEN THEY APPROACHED HIM AT HIS ENCAMPMENT, SWAG ASSISTED OUR SON WITH SOME NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND PROVIDED HIM WITH A FEW ITEMS. THEY WERE, THEY WERE ALSO SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING OUR SON TO ACCEPT A RIDE TO THE MERRILL CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT IN FONTANA, WHICH IS THE FIRST AND BIG STEP INTO AGREEING TO ACCEPT HELP.

THE CSU FACILITY CAN ONLY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR A 24 HOUR TIME PERIOD.

UNFORTUNATELY, OUR SON RAN OUT OF THE FACILITY THE NEXT MORNING.

WE THINK THAT IF THE SWAG WORKER COULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY WITH HIM, HE MIGHT HAVE AGREED TO ENTER INTO A REHAB FACILITY.

BUT THAT'S JUST SPECULATION.

WE'VE HAD A VERY PLEASANT EXPERIENCE WITH INTERACTION WITH SWAG WORKERS, AND IT SEEMS THAT THEY MADE A CONNECTION WITH OUR SON.

THE ONLY OTHER PER, THE ONLY PERSON THAT PERIODICALLY CHECKS ON OUR SON NOW IS OUR SON-IN-LAW.

OUR SON-IN-LAW FOUND HIM ON SATURDAY MORNING, SLEEPING ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD IN FRONT OF SUBWAY.

HE HAS TAKEN PICTURES AND VIDEOS THAT REFLECT OUR SON'S ERRATIC BEHAVIOR AT TIMES AND THE LOCATION OF WHERE HE HAS BEEN SLEEPING.

EVERY TIME OUR HOME PHONE RINGS, WE WONDER IF THAT WILL BE THE CALL LETTING US KNOW.

THEY FOUND OUR SON DECEASED FROM O DRUG OVERDOSE.

WE'VE HAD MANY INTERACTIONS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WITH OUR SON, AND STILL WHEN HE WAS STILL LIVING AT HOME FOR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES.

ONE TIME OUR SON ACCIDENTALLY OVERDOSED ON FENTANYL.

AND WHEN THE ASSISTANCE OF A SHERIFF DEPUTY AND MY HUSBAND, THEY WERE ABLE TO RESUSCITATE, RESUSCITATE HIM ON ANOTHER OCCASION.

OUR SON WAS HALLUCINATING, SO WE CALLED THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT HOPING THEY COULD CLASSIFY HIM AS A 51 50, BUT BECAUSE HE WASN'T THREATENING TO KILL OR HARM HIMSELF, THAT WAS NOT AN OPTION WITH VERY HEAVY HEARTS.

WE HAD TO SERVE OUR SON WITH A RESTRAINING ORDER BECAUSE OF HIS ANGER BEHAVIOR ISSUES.

WE WERE HOPING THIS ACTION WOULD MAKE HIM AGREED TO GET HELP, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

ALL THE DEPUTIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE THAT HAVE INTERACTED WITH US HAVE BEEN SO WONDERFUL.

COMPASSION, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE COURT SYSTEM AND LEGAL SYSTEM IS ANOTHER SAGA WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH.

OUR SON HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND A POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.

HOW DOES A HOMELESS DRUG ADDICT WHO DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE OR A CAR, GET TO A COURT TO TAKE CARE OF TICKETS? THEY DON'T.

SO THEN A BENCH WARRANTS ISSUED, AND ONCE PEOPLE SEE HIM ACTIN ACTING ERRATIC OR DISPLAYING SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR, THEY'LL CALL THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT.

THE DEPUTIES WILL THEN ARREST HIM FOR THOSE OUTSTANDING BENCH WARRANTS TRANSFERRED TO WEST VALLEY, AND THEN HE'S OUT IN A MATTER OF A FEW HOURS BECAUSE THE TICKETS WERE MISDEMEANORS.

THIS ACTION HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH THE SAME RESULTS OF BEING RELEASED IN A FEW HOURS.

IT IS A VICIOUS CIRCLE WITH NOTHING BEING ACCOMPLISHED, BUT MORE FINES RACKING UP.

THEY WERE TO KEEP HIM JAIL LONG ENOUGH, HE MIGHT DETOXIFY AND AGREE TO GET HELP.

OR BETTER YET, MAYBE A JUDGE WOULD ORDER COURT ORDER REHAB.

YES, THIS, A MATTER MATTER AFFECTS MY FAMILY PERSONALLY.

BUT IF YOU DON'T VOTE YES TO ATTAIN SWAG SERVICES, PLEASE LOOK FOR ANOTHER VIABLE SOURCE AND NOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THIS PROBLEM.

UNDERNEATH ALL THE DIRT AND THOSE RAGGA CLOTHES THAT YOU SEE ON THESE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, THERE WAS A PERSON WHO NEEDS HELP AND HOPE TO GOD ONE OF THESE OUTREACH WORKERS WAS SUCCESSFULLY IN GETTING THEM TO ACCEPT THE HELP.

BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, I'M READING A BOOK, A WONDERFUL BOOK THAT WAS ACTUALLY A GUEST SPEAKER AT CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES AND A ZOOM MINI THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH, WITH RAY.

AND IT TALKS IN HERE SAYING THAT THE PRISONS ARE NOT KEEPING THEM WHERE THEY GET THE SERVICES AND EVEN MENTIONS.

AND HERE ARE HOW THESE DRUGS ARE RUINING THE BRAIN, THE WHITE MATTER OF THE BRAIN.

SO WE'VE GOT A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY, IN OUR CITY, AND IN OUR BACKYARD WITH THE FENTANYL, AND WE GOTTA ADDRESS IT AND HELP THESE HOMELESS PEOPLE.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

I'M SORRY FOR SHEDDING SOME TEARS.

THANK YOU, JOANNE.

APPRECIATE THAT'S IT WITH THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

THAT'S IT.

WITH THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD.

WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP HERE.

COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? NO, JUST I APPRECIATE STAFF.

I KNOW THEY'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO BRING SWAG IN.

I KNOW THEY'VE LOOKED AT WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN OTHER CITIES, AND I THINK THEY'LL CERTAINLY CONTINUE TO BE A POSITIVE, UH, FORCE HERE IN TOWN.

I'M GLAD WE'VE GOT THIS ON THE AGENDA.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WORKING WITH THE HAGMAN OFFICE, WE, UH, INTERVIEWED SWAG SEVERAL YEARS AGO, PROBABLY AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF PANDEMIC.

AND I MENTIONED IT TO BEN AT THE TIME THAT THIS MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING INTO MAYBE A SHARED, UH, A SHARED CONTRACT WITH A CHINO CITY OF CHINO WHO WAS USING THEIR SERVICES AT THE TIME.

AND, UM, AND THEN JUST THINGS GOT IN THE WAY, THE PANDEMIC GOT IN THE WAY.

AND I'M GLAD THIS HAS COME FORWARD AGAIN, TO, TO TALK ABOUT.

AND WE'RE DOING MORE OF AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACT VERSUS A SHARED CONTRACT.

SO THIS IS, THIS IS GOOD THAT IT'S STEPPED UP, UH, YEAH.

TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.

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JOANNE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

UH, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED PERSONALLY.

I'VE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH, UH, SOME ADULT CHILDREN, AND IT, IT'S HEART WRENCHING.

IT JUST TEARS YOUR HEART OUT BECAUSE YOU GET 'EM INTO A HOSPITAL, YOU GET GET THEM ADMITTED, AND THEY CHECK THEMSELVES RIGHT OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE OVER 21 YEARS OF AGE.

AND UNTIL THEY HIT BOTTOM, THERE'S NOTHING REALLY WE CAN DO.

UH, THE WHOLE ISSUE OF HOMELESS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING PROACTIVELY IS A CITY BEFORE IT BECOMES A PROBLEM.

UH, WE MAY NOT SEE THAT MANY.

EVERY TIME WE HAVE A COUNT, WE HAVE LIKE TWO OR THREE, IT SEEMS LIKE, AND WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE'S MORE THAN THAT AROUND.

THEY ARE VERY GOOD ABOUT HIDING.

UH, THEY'RE NOT PROUD OF THEIR SITUATION, SO THEY HIDE AND THEY HIDE VERY EFFECTIVELY.

BUT WHEN THEY START GETTING INTO, UH, SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND OUR PARKS AND, UM, WE'VE HAD RESIDENTS DURING NATIONAL NIGHT OUT COMPLAINING ABOUT PEOPLE IN THEIR, THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, DEFECATING IN THE, IN THE PARKS AND, AND JUST HORRIBLE THINGS, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO SURVIVE THESE PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT A CRIME TO BE HOMELESS.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERY TIME THAT SOMEONE IS, UH, RETAIN OR DETAINED FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S, IT'S A GUT-WRENCHING THING.

AND UNTIL THE UNITED STATES WAKES UP AND REALIZES THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, COUPLED WITH THE FENTANYL THAT'S GOING ON, THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE IT ONE TIME, THEY'RE DEAD.

UM, SO WE AS A CITY JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE MAKING A COMMITMENT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND HOPEFULLY HELP NATIONALLY US COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF SOLUTION THAT THAT WORKS.

BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING THESE PEOPLE, MANY OF WHICH ARE JUST VERY YOUNG PEOPLE THAT SHOULD BE OUR FUTURE, THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN BE GIVEN A CHANCE.

AND THE MENTAL ISSUES THAT GO ALONG WITH IT, THEY MAY HAVE MENTAL ISSUES TO START WITH, BUT THEN THE DRUGS, THEY, THEY, ANY CONS WILL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, MARIJUANA TO SOMEBODY THAT'S BIPOLAR IS THE WORST THING THAT YOU CAN DO TO SOMEBODY.

IT'S, UH, THEY TRY TO SELF-MEDICATE AND THEY JUST GO FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHER.

AND IT, IT'S, IT'S HORRIBLE.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE VERY PERSONAL REMARKS, BUT BELIEVE ME, YOU HAVE BELIEVE THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL'S, UH, PROMISE THAT WE ARE GOING TO COMMIT TO WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A COUNCIL TO TRY AND HELP ALL OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS ADDRESS THIS VERY SERIOUS AND, AND JUST HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE EPIDEMIC THAT'S OUT THERE.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UM, A COUPLE THINGS I WANNA SAY.

FIRST OF ALL, JOANNE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE HEARTFELT WORDS.

UM, UM, YOU'RE A FIGHTER AND I JUST KEEP UP THE FIGHT, CUZ WE'LL, WE WILL, WE WILL WIN IT.

UM, ARGUMENT MADE A COMMENT ABOUT HITTING ROCK BOTTOM WITH FENTANYL.

ROCK, ROCK BOTTOM IS BEING DEAD.

EXACTLY.

SO THERE'S NO ROCK BOTTOM.

IT'S YOU'RE GONNA DIE.

YEAH.

UM, REGARDING SWAG, WE DID HAVE A CONTRACT, IS THAT CORRECT? WAS $30,000? IT WAS MORE OF A, LIKE A TEST CASE.

YEAH.

SO WHEN WE, EXCUSE ME, UH, WHEN WE ORIGINALLY REACHED OUT TO SWAG TO, UH, PUT TOGETHER A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE, THEY COULD NOT ACCOMMODATE US AT THE TIME FOR DIRECT SERVICE.

SO WE STARTED OUR ENGAGEMENT WITH A, UH, ASSESSMENT.

AND SO FOR 45 DAYS, THEY WERE IN OUR TOWN WITH MULTIPLE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES TO GET A, A SENSE OF WHAT OUR, UH, HOMELESS, UH, POPULATION LOOKED LIKE.

AND THEN WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A CONTRACT BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, UH, THAT WOULD INCLUDE, UH, 12 MONTHS OF, UH, SERVICE WITH DIRECT INTERACTION IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER.

UM, WE DO A COUNT ONCE A YEAR RIGHT.

ON PEOPLE THAT ARE HOMELESS IN OUR CITY.

OUR LAST COUNT, I BELIEVE, WAS WITH FIVE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

OKAY.

I KNOW WITH, UH, THE SWAG TEAM, I BELIEVE THAT THERE'S MORE THAN FIVE AND I THINK THEY'LL HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THEM RESOURCES TO HELP THEM MOVE FORWARD TO EITHER GET HELP OR TO A PLACE TO LIVE.

UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO THE CAPTAIN ABOUT THIS, UH, ISSUE AND PROBLEM, AND HE'S BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AND I WANT TO THANK HIM AND ALSO THE HOPE TEAM FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I TRULY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND ONCE AGAIN, JOANNE, THANK YOU.

UM, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS AND YOU'RE ONE OF MY GUEST SPEAKERS, UH, AT A MEETING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR LEAGUE OF CITIES.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU, JOANNE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.

I KNOW THAT, UM, I WENT ON A, UH, A RIDE ALONG WITH THE SWAG TEAM FOR AN AFTERNOON AND IT WAS

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VERY EYE-OPENING.

UM, SOME OF IT WASN'T SO SURPRISING, BUT WHAT WAS SURPRISING WAS WHEN I LEARNED THAT, UM, ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN OUT THERE WAS YOUR SON AND I TALKED TO YOU ON THE PHONE AND I SHARED MY STORY ABOUT MY BROTHER WHO HAD BEEN ON THE STREETS FROM 16 UNTIL HE DIED AT 32 ON THE STREET.

SO IT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS WELL.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE WHEN SOMEONE SEES A FAMILY THAT CAN TAKE THEIR BROTHER OR SISTER BACK AND YOU CAN'T BECAUSE THEY'RE VIOLENT OR THEIR OWN DRUGS ARE THEY STEAL FROM YOU.

OR LIKE, MY MOTHER WAS GONNA GET EVICTED FROM HER APARTMENT BECAUSE MY BROTHER MADE A RUCKUS ALL THE TIME.

SO IT'S HARD TO SEE YOUR LOVED ONE ON THE STREET, AND THAT'S WHY WE RELY ON THE PROFESSIONALS LIKE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LIKE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THIS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO THEM WHEN THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS CAN'T.

SO, UM, I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE GONNA, YOU KNOW, LOOK INTO THIS AND, UM, HOPEFULLY HAVE IT HERE FOR A YEAR.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE CO UM, QUESTIONS.

UM, IN THE CONTRACT UNDER, SO SCOPE OF SERVICES, IT WAS PRETTY SPECIFIC, BUT WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN IS WHAT IS THE, THE FOLLOW UP AND REPORTING GONNA BE AND HOW OFTEN, SO ARE WE GONNA GET REPORTS LIKE MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, ABOUT HOW MANY CONTACTS WERE MADE, TYPES OF THINGS? HOW IS THERE A PRIVACY THING INVOLVED WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO DIVULGE IF THEY'RE MALE OR FEMALE OR HOW OLD THEY ARE? HOW WILL THAT WORK? VICE MAYOR MORAN, I'M GONNA, UH, UH, DEFER THAT QUESTION TO OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WHO WORKED WITH SWAG DIRECTLY TO PREPARE THIS CONTRACT.

COULD YOU, MY, UH, VICE MAYOR, THE MEETINGS WILL, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY ESTABLISHED AS HOW OFTEN WE'LL HAVE THEM, BUT WE WILL MEET WITH THEM.

THEY WILL PROVIDE US INFORMATION.

SOME OF THE INFORMATION WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL THOUGH.

IT WILL INVOLVE PEOPLES, PEOPLE'S PICTURES, NAMES, SPECIFICS ABOUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE WOULDN'T SHARE PUBLICLY.

SO THEY WOULD PROVIDE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION TO DO THAT.

ON THEIR FIRST REPORT, THEY GAVE US INFORMATION ON FOUR OR FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY ACTUALLY PLACED IN REHAB DURING THAT 45 DAYS.

SO WE WERE, SEE, WE DID SEE SOME PROGRESS WITH THAT AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE BACK HERE NOW.

OKAY.

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO KEEP THE, THE COUNCIL APPRISED OR MAYBE ADDED TO OUR 1 1 1 MEETINGS.

BEN, UM, UPDATES ON SWAG HAS ALSO TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD MAKE PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL PERIODICALLY TOO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT TOO.

YEAH.

SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THEN JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR, UM, THE PUBLIC THAT WAS READING THE AGENDA, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHERE THE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM FOR THIS PROGRAM? THE $250,000? YEAH.

THESE ARE FROM YOUR, UM, RESCUE AMERICAN RESCUE FUNDS RELATED TO COVID.

AND IT'S, UH, 250.

YOU HAD ALLOTTED 300,000 FOR SERVICES, AND THIS WOULD BE 250 TO THAT 300,000.

WE WERE HOPING FOR SOMETHING SMALLER, UH, SWAG BECAUSE OF THIS, THE SCOPE OF SERVICES AND THE PROXIMITY TO OTHER AGENCIES, THEY, THEY HAVE TO GIVE US A TEAM AND THAT TEAM IS A FULL-TIME TEAM.

SO THEY WILL, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A FULL TEAM FOR, UH, THAT ONE YEAR.

SO I'LL USE UP ABOUT $250,000 FOR THAT.

300.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU CYNTHIA.

AND SWAG IS, UH, WILL BE A GROUP THAT THEY'RE, UH, THEY'LL WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR TEAM AND OUR POLICE, BUT THEY'RE CIVILIANS.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE NOT IN A UNIFORM.

AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANY TIMES, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ON THE STREETS FOR WHATEVER REASON, IDENTIFY BETTER WITH THOSE THAT ARE FOR BETTER LACK OF A WORD IN THE TRENCHES WITH THEM VERSUS A, A POLICE OFFICER THAT MIGHT WALK UP AND, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT, UH, TAKEN ABACK BY THAT.

AND, AND SO THIS IS A TEAM WE THINK THAT'LL DO WELL FOR US, EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A LARGE POPULATION, UH, WE'VE ALL AGREED THAT WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF IT WHILE WE CAN, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW, HOW, HOW THIS IS, UH, SPREADING THROUGHOUT ALL THE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE GREAT WEATHER AND ET CETERA.

SO THIS IS A PROACTIVE APPROACH BY THE CITY FOR, FOR NOW.

AND THEN WE'LL EVALUATE IN A YEAR AND SEE, UH, WHAT WE NEED TO DO, UH, TO, UH, ENHANCE OR CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE HAVE.

BRIAN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE? YEAH, JUST ONE OTHER, JUST A ADDITIONAL COMMENT TO WHAT JOANNE SPOKE ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO FENTANYL.

IT'S, IT'S AMAZING.

I HAVE TWO KIDS IN, IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NOW THEY'RE HANDING OUT NARCAN TO SCHOOL OFFICIALS.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, TRULY IS AFFECTING KIDS.

I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH ACCIDENTAL OR PARTIES OR MAKING A MISTAKE, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S TRULY A SOCIETAL PROBLEM NOW.

AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK OUR SOCIETY TO WHAT ART SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH WITH THIS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S SAD THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME NASAL SPRAY THAT'LL SAVE A KID FROM AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE OR YOU KNOW, A KID WHO PARTIED TOO HARD.

BUT WE NEED, YOU KNOW, WE NEED THINGS LIKE SWAG, WE NEED, YOU KNOW, THIS KIND OF APPROACH.

SO I'M GLAD THAT THIS IS MOVING FORWARD.

UH, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, MR. MAYOR.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND, UH, GIVE IT IT TO RAY.

MM-HMM.

.

THAT'S FINE.

ALL RIGHT, MS. BOAT.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[16. Adopt Resolutions ordering Fiscal Year 2023-24 Engineer's Reports for Chino Hills Landscape and Lighting District No. 1, Vellano Landscape and Lighting Maintenance District, Los Serranos Lighting Maintenance District, and Chino Hills Special Maintenance Areas 1 and 2]

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ALL RIGHT.

NEXT ITEM.

17.

16.

16.

16.

16.

16, 16.

THIS IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ORDERING FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 24, ENGINEER REPORTS FOR CHINO HILLS LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, THEANO LANDSCAPE AND LIGHT MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, LOS SERRANOS LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, AND CHINO HILLS SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREAS ONE AND TWO.

ALL RIGHT.

READY? RENEE, JUST REAL FAST, I DIDN'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON WHEN I SAID THE NUMBER , I ACTUALLY MEANT 15.

SO THAT'S ON ME, BUT WE ALREADY VOTED ON THAT AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.

THANK YOU.

I'LL SECOND.

ROGER.

SECOND.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[18. Determine transfer of portion of City-owned land along Carbon Canyon Road to State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for Carbon Canyon Road Widening Project is for public purpose; authorize Mayor to execute Grant Deed in substantially the form attached to staff report subject to negotiations with Caltrans; authorize execution of Cooperative Agreement No. 08-1761 with Caltrans to contribute fixed amount of $510,000 toward funding Capital Construction of Modifications for Carbon Canyon Road State Route 142 southbound at intersection with Chino Hills Parkway State Route 142; find land transfer and Cooperative Agreement 08-1761 exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act; and direct City Clerk to record Grant Deed upon review and approval of City Manager and City Attorney]

OKAY.

NEXT ITEM.

NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 18.

IS THIS THE NUMBER YOU WANTED? THAT IS THE ONE.

OKAY.

I HAVE MY GLASSES ON AT THAT TIME.

OKAY.

THIS IS TO DETERMINE TRANSFER A PORTION OF CITY OWNED LAND ALONG CARBON CANYON ROAD TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CALTRANS FOR CARBON CANYON ROAD.

WANY PROJECT IS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSE AUTHORIZED MAYOR TO EXECUTE GRANT DEED AND SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED TO STAFF REPORT, SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS WITH CALTRANS AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NUMBER 0 8 1 7 6 1 WITH CALTRANS TO CONTRIBUTE FIXED AMOUNT OF F 510,000 TOWARD FUNDING CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATIONS FOR CARBON CANYON ROAD STATE ROUTE 1 42 SOUTHBOUND AT INTERSECTION WITH CHINO HILLS PARKWAY STATE ROUTE 1 42, FIND THE LAND TRANSFER AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT 0 8 1 76 1 EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

REAL QUICK, UH, WHAT I WANTED TO SAY ON THIS, WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, A SERIES OF PROJECTS PROBABLY SEVEN YEARS AGO WITH JOHN BELINSKY, WHICH WAS A DIRECTOR FOR CALTRANS.

MIKE BOHAM WAS ALSO THE DIRECTOR.

WE MADE A LOT OF IMPROVEMENT, SIDEWALKS IMPROVEMENTS IN CARBON CANYON.

SO WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD.

SO WE'RE FINALLY HERE TO BASICALLY WIDEN CARBON CANYON AT CHINO HILLS PARKWAY.

SO THIS WAY STACKING ON CHINO HILLS PARKWAY WILL GO INTO CARBON CANYON.

SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL MOVE, UM, TRAFFIC A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF.

DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

ALSO CALTRANS, I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO OUR NEW DIRECTOR CATALINA, IF WE CAN SORT OF REACH OUT TO HIM AND JUST SORT OF TELL HIM THANK YOU.

I'D APPRECIATE THAT.

AND WITH THIS, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM ONE SECOND.

MOTION SECOND.

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL.

[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]

MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER NICOLE.

THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

JUST A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SOME UPCOMING EVENTS.

POPUP CITY HALL WILL BE TAKING INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY IN VISITING 99 RANCH MARKET ON APRIL 1ST FROM EIGHT TO 11:00 AM GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CITY SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE AND RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS TO THE CITY, POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND FIRE DISTRICT.

WE WILL ALSO BE GIVING AWAY A FREE POCKET SIZE FLASHLIGHT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, AND WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE OUT AT OUR FREE EASTER EXCITEMENT EVENT ON SATURDAY APRIL 8TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT COMMUNITY PARK.

FAMILIES CAN ENJOY EGG HUNTS FOR ALL AGE LEVELS, PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY CRAFTS, A CRAFT FAIR, AND MORE FOR CHILDREN WITH ANY SPECIAL NEEDS.

THERE WILL BE A SMALLER, MORE CONTROLLED EGG HUNT IN A DESIGNATED AREA AT THE EVENT WHERE CHILDREN CAN GATHER EGGS AT THEIR OWN PACE.

AND LASTLY, WE JUST WANTED TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL POWER OUTAGES IN THE COMMUNITY.

RECENTLY, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON OVERSEES SUPPLYING POWER TO CHINO HILLS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYING THE COMMUNITY OF OUTAGES.

WHETHER PLANNED OR NOT, RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP TO FIND OUT WHEN OUTAGES OF ANY KIND MAY AFFECT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD BY VISITING SCE.COM/OUTAGES.

ONCE THERE, YOU GO TO THE PREFERENCE CENTER UNDER MY ACCOUNT AND CHOOSE TO RECEIVE ALERTS BY EMAIL, TEXT, OR VOICE CALL.

AND WE JUST WANNA REMIND RESIDENTS THAT IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT TO REPORT OUTAGES, UH, TO SCE, JUST IN CASE THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF THEM.

OUTAGES CAN BE REPORTED ONLINE AT SCE.COM/OUTAGES OR BY CALLING SCE 806 1 1 1 9 11.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY P REPORT FOR TONIGHT.

[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]

RIGHT.

THANK YOU, NICOLE.

ALL RIGHT.

AND FROM FIRE CARLOS.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS COUNSEL, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE CONFIRE, UH, JPA IS POISED AND READY TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL HAS BEEN MOVED FROM MARCH 23RD TO APRIL 6TH BY THE COUNTY.

THE FIRE DISTRICT IS LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME.

THE FIRE STATION 68 PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD AND CURRENTLY IN THE FINAL PHASES OF SQUA CONSTRUCTION.

DOCUMENTS ARE BEING ANALYZED IN FINAL.

ELEVATIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING DRAWN UP.

WE HOPE TO BE MOVING, UH, TO

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A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REAL SOON.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY AND, UH, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF RAIN COMING THIS EVENING, WE'D LIKE TO REMIND RESIDENTS THAT SANDBAGS ARE AVAILABLE AT FIRE STATION 64 IN CARBON CANYON AND FIRE STATION 62 IN THE BUTTERFIELD AREA.

THE LIMIT IS 25 SANDBAGS PER HOUSEHOLD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE@WWW.CV I FD.ORG.

AND A QUICK SAFETY MESSAGE FOR RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS, THE DISTRICT RECEIVE ITS FIRST SNAKE BITE CALL FOR THE YEAR IN THE STATE PARK.

MOST BITES OCCUR BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER WHEN SNAKES ARE AND HUMANS ARE MOST ACTIVE OUTDOORS.

UH, MOST BITES OCCUR WHEN A RATTLESNAKE IS HANDLED OR ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED AGAINST BY SOMEONE WALKING OR CLIMBING, AND MANY WHO WEAR EARPHONES DURING THEIR HIKES.

WHEN I HEAR THE RATTLE WARNING, IF A RATTLE SNAKE SCENE, PLEASE STAY AWAY AND CALL ANIMAL CONTROL.

IF BITTEN, UH, MOVE TO A SAFE PLACE AND IMMEDIATELY CALL 9 1 1.

THANK YOU.

AND THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, DEPUTY CHIEF, OUR POLICE CHIEF GARTH GAAL.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNSEL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE ON FRIDAY, MAY 10TH, SUSPECT'S FORCED ENTRY AND BROKE INTO THE ALACIA LA LUZ DEL MUNDO CHURCH IN LOS SERRANOS, STEALING NUMEROUS ITEMS, INCLUDING A SAFE CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY $18,000 IN US CURRENCY.

DETECTIVES OBTAINED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND UTILIZED TRAFFIC DATA FROM THE A L P R CAMERAS AND IDENTIFIED THREE SUSPECTS FIVE DAYS LATER.

ON MARCH 15TH, TWO OF THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED WITH A PORTION OF THE STOLEN CASH.

TODAY, MARCH 28TH, THE LAST SUSPECT WAS FINALLY ARRESTED IN WEST COVINA, ALSO WITH A PORTION OF THE STOLEN CASH AND TWO OUNCES OF METHAMPHETAMINE.

ALL THE SUSPECTS ARE LONGTIME LOS SERRANOS RESIDENCE AND WERE IDENTIFIED AS JOSEPH FLORES, DAVID JIMENEZ, AND ERIC CERVANTES.

ALL THREE SUSPECTS WERE BOOKED INTO THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER.

ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST, DEPUTIES ARRESTED LLOYD SOMERVILLE WAS STOLEN MAIL IN THE 13,000 BLOCK OF MEADOW CREST HAD FOR RESPONDING TO A CALL FOR A SUBJECT BREAKING INTO MAILBOXES.

ALSO, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST, DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A THEFT IN PROGRESS AT THE LOWE'S ON PEYTON.

DEPUTIES LOCATED JOSE CERVANTES WITH STOLEN LOWE'S MERCHANDISE.

BOTH OF THE ABOVE SUB SUBJECTS WERE ARRESTED AND BOOKED INTO THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER.

ALSO, WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF RAIN AND THE EVENTUAL, UH, BLOOM IN THE CHINO HILL STATE PARK, I'D LIKE TO REMIND THOSE RESIDENTS VISITING THE FLOWER BLOOM ON THE WEEKENDS TO PLEASE PARK IN DESIGNATED PARKING AREAS AND TO OBEY ALL TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROLS CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

AND BE COGNIZANT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT DO LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, CHIEF.

APPRECIATE

[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Rogers Chino Hills Community Foundation Board Water Facilities Authority Board Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez Cal Cities (League of California Cities) Latino Caucus Legislative Committee Omnitrans Board Southern California Association of Governments Legislative Communications and Member Committee Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) Board]

IT.

ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS.

AND LOOKS LIKE I'M FIRST ON THE AGENDA HERE, SO WE'LL TALK, I'LL TALK ABOUT TWO ITEMS. ONE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD.

WE ARE HAD A MEETING LAST, LAST, UH, WEEK.

WE MEET SIX TIMES A YEAR, NOT COUNTING THE PROJECTS WE WORK ON.

AND WE ARE ADDING A, A NEW BOARD MEMBER, UH, THAT'LL COME BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.

SO WE'RE HOPEFULLY ADDING NEW BOARD MEMBER RICK SHEBA TO THE, TO THE BOARD.

UH, WE DISCUSSED A, A PART-TIME ART GALLERY THAT THE SHOPS IS OFFERING UP AT, AT AN EMPTY LOCATION THAT, THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING, THAT THE FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES SOME VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE FOR.

UH, AND IT'S IN DEBATE MODE RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE THAT HAPPEN OR NOT.

BUT IT'S A PROPOSED ART GALLERY THAT HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE ARTWORK OF MANY OF THE LOCALS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WE DO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER WITH THE HIGHLIGHTED ART SHOWS WE DO THERE.

WE'VE GOT OUR, TO KICK OFF THE SEASON, WE'VE GOT OUR CONCERT SERIES STARTING UP.

UH, DEREK BORDEAUX, VERY POPULAR INDIVIDUAL, UH, WHO'S PERFORMED MANY TIMES IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS WILL BE PERFORMING ON APRIL 21ST, UH, $10 TICKETS, WHICH IS WHAT WE TRADITIONALLY CHARGED.

$10 ARE AVAILABLE NOW ON THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WEBSITE AND BRING A PICNIC AND HANG OUT, AND IT'LL BE A GREAT CONCERT FOLLOWED BY IN, UH, THE NEXT ARTIST.

WE'LL BE ON JUNE 16TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND, HI, HIS NAME IS ANDY VARGAS.

AND WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT ABOUT US LANDING, ANDY, IS THAT ANDY IS THE LEAD SINGER FOR SANTANA.

SO HE WILL BE PERFORMING ON AT OUR CONCERT STAGE, WHICH IS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OUTDOORS ON JUNE 16TH.

AND LASTLY, THE END OF OUR CONCERT SERIES, WE'LL DO A THROUGH CONCERT PACKAGE WILL BE LYNN FDMA.

SHE'S PERFORMED A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE VERY POPULAR.

UH, IF ANY OF YOU WATCHED THE GRAMMYS, LYNN WAS ONE OF THE THREE SINGERS THAT BACKED UP STEVIE WONDER THAT EVENING, AND SHE WAS ON CAMERA A LOT THAT EVENING AT THE GRAMMYS.

SO LYNN, WHO WAS A FAIRLY LOCAL RESIDENT, LOCAL, UH, NEARBY,

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UH, WILL BE PERFORMING FOR US ON SEPTEMBER 15TH.

THOSE TICKETS ARE NOT ON SALE YET.

THE DEREK BORDO TICKETS ARE ON SALE.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE, UH, COMMITTEE, THE WINE WALK COMMITTEE, UH, WILL START MEETING.

WE, WE HAD A BRIEF MEETING YESTERDAY.

WE'LL START MEETING OUR TEAM, UH, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO KICK OFF OUR EFFORTS TO ORGANIZE FOR THIS YEAR.

AND, UH, THAT'S THE MAIN FAN FUNDRAISER.

I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT MANY TIMES.

IT'S A HUGE COMMUNITY EVENT.

IT'S TURNED INTO A, A LIFE OF ITS OWN, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD TO PUT IT ON.

WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.

WE'RE PUSHING ABOUT A HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS LAST YEAR.

AND IF YOU RECALL, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT, UH, THE EVENT, UH, PROFITED.

THE, THE FOUNDATION, WHICH ALL THE MONIES GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY, $124,000 PROFIT LAST YEAR.

AND WE BEAT IT BY PREVIOUS YEAR WAS 123,000.

SO WE WE'RE KIND OF IN THAT SWEET SPOT AT THE MOMENT.

WE WANNA THANK ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS FOR THAT.

WE ALLOW 1300 TICKETS TO BE SOLD.

IT BECOMES A COTTAGE INDUSTRY, AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, ALMOST PEOPLE STAYING ON THE STREET CORNER.

UH, SO PLEASE, PLEASE JUST KIND OF LOOK THE OTHER WAY AS THEY'RE TRYING TO HAWK THEIR TICKETS, HOPEFULLY FOR THE FACE VALUE OF THE TICKETS.

BUT EITHER WAY, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT EVENT AND WE'VE STARTED PLANNING ON THAT.

AND THE OTHER COMMITTEE THAT I'M GOING TO REPORT ON IS OUR WFA, OUR WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY, WHICH IS THE STATE WATER THAT WE RECEIVE.

UH, BOARD MEETING.

UH, REVIEWED OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR UPCOMING 2324 AND WENT LINE BY LINE DISCUSSING WHAT WE WILL PROBABLY BE APPROVING AT A, UH, A FUTURE BOARD MEETING.

WE, OUR GENERAL MANAGER, WHO'S BEEN THERE ALMOST 20 YEARS, OR APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS, TERRY CAITLIN, IS RETIRING.

SO WE, UH, HAD TO EXTEND A CON CONTRACT WITH HIM TO KEEP HIM ON BECAUSE, UM, THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY POPULAR POSITION FOR PEOPLE TO APPLY FOR.

SO WE HAD TO KEEP HIM ON LONGER TO HELP MENTOR THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY BE COMING ON.

AND THEN WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION ON DIFFERENT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, SO WFA AGAIN, OUR STATE WATER.

UH, AND WE ARE ONE OF FIVE MEMBER AGENCIES.

AND THE TREATMENT PLANT, BIG TREATMENT PLANT IS IN UPLAND.

SO IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO VISIT SOMEDAY, I'M SURE WE CAN ARRANGE FOR TOURS.

THAT'S IT FROM MY END.

AND MOVING ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER ART BENNETT.

YES, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A RELATIVELY SHORT MEETING, UH, IT WAS JUST UNDER AN HOUR, BUT, UH, UH, OF THINGS THAT AFFECT US IN THIS CITY.

UH, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION, UH, AND SOME PUBLIC SPEAKERS ABOUT THE, UH, RECENT RASH OF, UH, FIGHTS AT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.

AND, UH, VERY FAVORABLE, UH, COMMENTS ABOUT THE POLICE AND, UH, OUR POLICE AND SROS RESPONSE TO THAT.

UH, THEY WERE ABLE TO CROSS THAT AND, AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF, UH, PUNITIVE ACT ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THOSE THAT WERE IN INVOLVED.

SO, UM, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY IT.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

BRIAN WITH WEST VALLEY.

ALRIGHT.

MOSQUITO.

WE HAD OUR, UH, MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING.

UH, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY JUST GEARING UP FOR, UH, WHEN THE RAINS FINALLY END AND THE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF MOSQUITOES THAT WE WILL END UP HAVING.

UH, NEXT MONTH, THE DISTRICT'S PLANNING ON DOING A FLYOVER TO LOOK FOR GREEN POOLS AND FOLKS THAT HAVE ABANDONED, UH, LARGER BODIES AND WATER ON THEIR PROPERTIES TO GO, UM, TO GO AFTER THOSE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE MOSQUITO INFLUX, BUT WE'RE EXPECTING IT TO BE PROBABLY PRETTY, PRETTY NASTY WITH THE REIGNS WE'VE HAD.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS IT.

AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. MAYOR, I'M GONNA CUT OUT EARLY.

I CAN, OH, I THINK I CAN CATCH 30 MINUTES OF MY SON'S BASEBALL GAME, SO, OKAY.

WE, WE ARE EFFECTIVELY DONE VOTING, SO, YES, SOUNDS GOOD.

SAY HI AND MOVING ON TO, UH, COUNTS MEMBER RAY MARQUEZ.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY POLICY COMMITTEE.

UM, I'M THE CHAIRPERSON OF THIS COMMITTEE.

WE REPRESENT ABOUT 64 CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL GUEST SPEAKER TALKING ABOUT IMPACTS OF FENTANYL.

AND JOANNE, JANICE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR HEARTFELT STORY.

REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

NO, IT WAS DIFFICULT, BUT YOU HAD A, A REALLY GOOD AUDIENCE AROUND CALIFORNIA, SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

UH, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WAS THERE.

UH, ADRIAN GARA, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, OFFICE OF THE MAYOR DO TALK, GLORIA IF SAN DIEGO.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THEIR ACTION PLAN REGARDING FENTANYL AND ALSO LEGISLATION THAT THEY'RE SPONSORING.

WE, UH, APPROVED LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.

WE APPROVED OR SUPPORTED AB 1708 UCCI BILL BASICALLY PUTTING TEETH BACK IN PROP 47.

SO WE SUPPORTED THAT, WE'RE MOVING THAT FORWARD.

AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT SUBSTANCE USE DISCUSSION.

WE HAD A GUEST SPEAKER, SAM KEIS.

HE

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IS, HE IS AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER WITH THE TIMES AND BIG, BIG, UH, UH, ORGANIZATIONS, BUT HE'S ALSO AN AUTHOR.

SO HE GOT TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS BOOKS AND THE IMPACT ON, ON FENTANYL THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.

AND YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE BOOK, WHICH I WAS SURPRISED ABOUT.

I SORT OF THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS COMING ACROSS THE BORDER.

WELL, IT'S NOT.

IT'S A SYNTHETIC DRUG.

ANYBODY CAN GET THESE CHEMICALS SHIPPED TO YOUR HOUSE.

AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE GETTING THESE DRUGS RIGHT TO THE HOUSE.

AND, UM, THEY'RE MAKING THIS DRUG.

AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS THE NUMBER ONE DRUG THAT IS KILLING THE MOST PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

LET ME MOVE TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE, WHICH IS THE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE FOR LATINO CAUCUS.

UH, WE BASICALLY SUPPORTED, I WON'T GO TO EACH ONE OF THESE BILLS, CLIMATE CHANGE BILLS.

WE SUPPORTED FIVE HOMELESSNESS.

WE SUPPORTED THREE HOUSING BILLS.

WE SUPPORTED THREE IN GENERAL PURPOSE BILLS.

WE SUPPORTED THREE OMNI TRAN WORKSHOP.

WE HAVE 15 CITIES THAT WE SERVE 11 MILLION PASSENGERS ANNUALLY.

CONNECTIVITY, DIRECT ACCESS TO 12 METRO LEGAL STATIONS, INCLUDING A DIRECT CONNECTION TO ONTARIO AIRPORT.

WE REVIEWED THE TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND DIRECTION.

WE REVIEWED OUR NEAR TERM PRIORITIES AND LONG RANGE OPPORTUNITY AREAS.

THE NEXT COMMITTEE THAT I SERVED ON IS S SCAG LEGISLATION COMMUNICATION, UH, MEMBERS COMMITTEE, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IN SACRAMENTO, WE THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE A SLOW YEAR, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY 2,632 BILLS THAT WERE SUBMITTED THIS, THIS YEAR FOR TWO YEAR SESSION.

SO S SCAG IS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT 191 BILLS AND THEY'RE TAKING A POSITION ON 11 BILLS RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU.

EXCELLENT.

APPRECIATE IT.

[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]

AND, UM, MOVING ON THEN TO COUNSEL COMMENTS.

CYNTHIA, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.

OKAY, GOOD.

THANK YOU.

RAY, YOU PREPARED TO MAKE COMMENTS WHERE YOU WANT ME TO MOVE ON? SURE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE CHIEF.

UH, BASICALLY YOU ATTENDED A MEETING I COULDN'T ATTEND AND THAT WAS A CARE CARE JAILS HOA.

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THAT.

AND YOU PROVIDED A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION TO THE HOA.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR STAFF AND YOUR, YOUR SUPPORT.

UH, CITY MANAGER.

I KEEP ON HEARING SMART CITY, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

CAN WE CHECK INTO THAT? AND AGAIN, I KNOW WE PROBABLY ARE ONE ALREADY, BUT WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET THAT DESIGNATION, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO, TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT IF WE COULD.

AND THEN PICKLEBALL LIGHTS UPDATE ALONG PARK.

I GUESS WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF INQUIRIES REGARDING THAT.

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

WHERE ARE WE NOW WITH THIS PROJECT? WELL, UH, THE RAIN WAS NOT, UH, KIND TO US, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ AND, UM, WORK IS CONTINUING UP THERE.

THEY'VE, THEY, UH, HAVE BOARD, UM, AND RAN THE LINES.

AND SO, UM, I TALKED WITH JARED MANUEL YESTERDAY WHO'S, UH, INVOLVED WITH THE PROJECT AND, UH, HE SAID THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE END OF APRIL, 1ST OF MAY PERIOD OF TIME.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS OF COURSE THE TIME HAS CHANGED SO THERE'S MORE LIGHT IN GENERAL FOR PEOPLE TO BE OUT THERE.

SO, UM, BUT UM, THERE HAS BEEN DELAYS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER OF COURSE.

AND, UM, SO, UM, BUT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL GET IT DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

AGAIN, END OF MAY, END OF APRIL, EARLY MAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THEN THE LAST THING, THE PERSON TO MY RIGHT, I JUST WANNA SAY A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF REGARDING POT, POTHOLES, ROUTE, ALL OF CHINO HILLS.

YEP.

I THINK I'VE HIT ALL OF THEM, , SO THANK YOU FOR FIXING THEM.

I APPRECIATE IT.

.

THAT'S MY REPORT.

VERY GOOD.

ALRIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THIS IS SPRING, UH, BREAK.

YOU'VE NOTICED THAT THE SCHOOLS, IT'S NICE IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL, UH, IN THE MORNING OR THE AFTERNOON NEAR SCHOOLS, YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE YOUR WAY WITHOUT GETTING STUCK IN THE TRAFFIC.

BUT, UH, THAT, AS I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, UH, THOSE LITTLE ONES, UH, DON'T NECESSARILY WHAT THE TRAFFIC RULES ARE.

THEY WILL JUMP OUT IN FRONT OF YOU IF YOU'RE NOT WATCHING.

SO, UH, BE EXTRA CAREFUL WITH THEM AROUND.

UH, TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO BE JUDGING THE WATER CONSERVATION CONTEST.

UH, SO, YOU KNOW, WE GET GREAT CON UH, UH, PARTICIPATION IN THAT EACH YEAR.

SO, UH, WE WILL BE HAVING THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO JUDGE THOSE, UH, THOSE POSTERS AND THAT, UH, BEFORE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON THE 11TH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A FEE WORKSHOP AT FOUR 30.

UH, AND ANYONE THAT'S INTERESTED IN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR FEES, UH, WE GET PUBLIC COMMENTS SOMETIMES ABOUT THAT.

SO IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE FOR THE FEE WORKSHOP, IT WILL BE AT FOUR 30 ON APRIL 11TH BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.

UH, ALSO, OF COURSE, BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL BE HAVING A CELEBRATION OF EASTER HOLIDAY.

UH, I WOULD, UH, ASK THAT EVERYONE, UH, CHRISTIAN OR NOT, UH, UH, PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT THE REASON FOR THAT HOLIDAY IS ALL ABOUT AND, UH, GIVE IT PRAYERFUL CONSIDERATION.

AND FINALLY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY FELLOW

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VIETNAM VETERANS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.

UH, AND MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL AND, UH, NON BAD EVENTFUL EVENT TOMORROW, UH, AS YOU CELEBRATE, UH, THE CELEBRATION OF THE ELIMINATION AND THE TERMINATION, IF YOU WILL, OF, UH, THE VIETNAM WAR.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR SERVICE, SO THANK YOU.

SAME.

GOOD.

THAT'LL DO.

ALL RIGHT.

AND JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON MY END.

HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH OUR STATE SENATOR CTO LAST FRIDAY.

UH, HE WAS IN TOWN FOR THE EVENT THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT FOLLOWING THIS, BUT, UH, WE HAD A CHANCE TO INTERACT.

WE WE'RE INTERACTING WITH ALL OF OUR ELECTEDS THAT, THAT AFFECT, UH, YOUR IMPACT OUR CITY, UH, MORE OF A MEET AND GREET APPROACH TO IT.

WE'RE NOT REALLY BRINGING FORWARD LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS, WE'RE JUST MORE GETTING TO KNOW PEOPLE A LITTLE BETTER.

AND KELLY CTO WAS RECENTLY ELECTED, UH, THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING.

HIS, HIS, UH, HE'S GOT A CRAZY DISTRICT FROM HERE TO ENZA BORREGO CRAZY.

UH, SO WE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH HIM AND THEN, THEN WE ALL MOVED ON TO CHINO HILL STATE PARK.

AN EVENT TOOK PLACE THERE, UH, SPONSORED BY HILLS FOR EVERYONE.

AND THE HILLS FOR EVERYONE IS THE GROUP THAT HELPED FORM CHINO HILL STATE PARK A DECADE OR TWO BEFORE.

WE WERE ACTUALLY A CITY.

AND THEY'RE SLOWLY ADDING PUZZLE PIECES THROUGH, THROUGH, UM, PURCHASES OF LAND.

AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE THERE AT THE STATE PARK, UH, TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, SOME FUTURE PURCHASES.

AND AGAIN, ADDING SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES ON TOP OF IT TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE, UH, PARK.

SO WELL RUN EVENT BY, UH, BY HILLS FOR EVERYONE.

WE HAD OUR KIDS ART EXPLORATION, WE MEANING THE FOUNDATION, UH, HELD OUR KIDS ART EXPLORATION.

THIS WAS THE FOURTH ONE WE'VE HELD.

SEE SEVERAL VOLUNTEERS THAT TOOK PLACE THAT HELPED OUT IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.

SO THANK TO THE VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAD A TOTAL OF 30 VOLUNTEERS, UH, ATTENDING AND HOSTED AT THE SHOPS.

AND WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND DIFFERENT STATE KIDS WOULD ROTATE TO DIFFERENT STATIONS.

AND WE SOLD OUT AND SOLD OUT, MEANING WE BOOKED OUT BECAUSE IT'S A FREE EVENT FOR THE KIDS.

240 KIDS, THREE DIFFERENT SESSIONS, UH, 80 EACH.

SO GREAT TIME.

IT WORKED OUT GREAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I KNOW WE ASKED THIS QUESTION, BUT I GUESS IT'S TIME FOR AN UPDATE ON CARBON CANYON BRAA CITY COUNCIL.

WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THEIR PROGRESS IN, UH, THUMBS UP OR, OR MOVING FORWARD WITH THE TRUCK, THE FIVE AXLE AND ABOVE TRUCK, UH, ORDINANCE.

UH, THE CITY OF BRAA STILL WORKING WITH, UH, THEIR RESPECTIVE CALTRANS DISTRICT TO, UH, GET THE, OKAY.

UM, WE, WE DON'T HAVE A DATE YET IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY PLAN ON TAKING THE ITEM TO THEIR COUNCIL.

ONCE WE DO GET THAT DATE, UH, STAFF WILL BE THERE.

UM, AND WE'LL TRY TO MOVE THIS ALONG AS SOON AS WE CAN.

OKAY.

SO I'M GUESS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY EASY, IS THE CALTRANS THE, THEIR DISTRICT KIND OF PUSHING? ACTUALLY SACRAMENTO IS WITH THE PROBLEM.

YEAH.

SO IT'S IN SACRAMENTO RIGHT NOW, BUT BREA IS HOLDING UP BECAUSE OF SACRAMENTO INSTEAD OF, THEY'RE WAITING FOR IT TO BE APPROVED THROUGH SACRAMENTO.

RIGHT.

WE SIGNED IT, THEN IT COMES TO US.

RIGHT.

BUT DOESN'T BREA HAVE TO APPROVE IT BEFORE WE GO TO SACRAMENTO? THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IT.

YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT, THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

YEAH.

THAT BREA HAS APPROVED IT AS A COUNCIL, AS WE DID.

THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THEIR COUNCIL YET.

UH, THEY APPROVED IT AT THE STAFF LEVEL TO, TO SEND A CALTRAN FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.

ONCE CALTRAN GIVES THE OKAY.

THE, THE COUNCIL BODY WILL APPROVE IT.

OKAY.

SO KIND OF DOING IT BACKWARDS COMPARED TO WHAT WE DID.

WE'LL TALK, WE'LL TALK OFF LATER.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

UM, SO IN CASE, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANY OF OUR COUNCILS MEMBERS

[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn in tribute and honor of those who serve and have served in the Armed Forces at home and abroad. Their sacrifice and strength protect the goals and ideals that have made this Country great.]

THERE, NOTHING.

OKAY.

THEN WE'LL ADJOURN IN TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD, THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT.

AND AGAIN, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

APPRECIATE IT.