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[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CHENEY HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY 9TH, 2023.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
CHERYL, CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MAYOR ROGERS.
ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR MAYOR ROGERS.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE BOY SCOUT EDDIE CHAN FROM TROOP TWO 20 TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THIS EVENING.IF YOU CAN COME UP, EDDIE, AFTER THE PLEDGE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN HENRY AGUILAR FROM THE CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, MS. MORAN AUDIENCE, PLEASE RISE, PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL GIVE BE SEATED.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Henry Aguilar, Chino Valley Independent Fire District]
EVERYONE.HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU IN JESUS' NAME.
AND FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL EVENING.
FATHER, WE ASK IN JESUS' NAME THAT YOU WOULD MEET US HERE IN THIS ROOM AND BLESS OUR CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, MEETING THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THAT WILL BE, UH, MENTIONED.
FATHER AND LORD, WE PRAISE YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, THE ALMIGHTY GOD AND FATHER, WE LIFT UP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR MILITARY AND WE HAVE CONTINUOUS PRAYERS FOR OUR NATION.
[1. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the Week of May 14-20, 2023, as National Police Week]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 14TH THROUGH 20TH, 2023 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK TO BE ACCEPTED BY SERGEANT MJ HIGGINS.WHERE ARE YOU MJ? WELCOME BACK TO CHINO HILL.
LET'S GIVE HER, SHE LEFT US FOR A WHILE, NOW SHE'S BACK.
BRANDON, IS THIS THE CAMERA SIDE? SHE GETS ON CAMERA? YES.
UM, DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, WE RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NEARLY 900,000 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS OUR NATION.
THESE OFFICERS INCLUDE THOSE OF OUR OWN CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PROTECTING OTHERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK OUR CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR CONTINUED DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE RECOGNIZE THEIR AROUND THE CLOCK EFFORTS TO PATROL AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND BUSINESSES COMBAT CRIME BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK.
WE ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES.
WITH THAT, I AM PROUD TO PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 14TH THROUGH 20TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK TO HONOR THOSE WE WHO SERVE, OFFER, REMEMBRANCE AND SUPPORT, AND TO PAY HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
I CALL MJ MARY JEAN HIGGINS TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THIS IS FOR YOU AND I WILL LET YOU SAVE FEW MINUTES.
OH, SO I'M HUMBLED AND I'M THANKFUL FOR BEING ABLE TO ACCEPT THIS PRO PLAQUE, SORRY.
THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILLS MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE YOU.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS WEEK WE NATIONALLY HONOR THE FALLEN HEROES THAT WE HAVE, AND WE PRAY THAT WE KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS DURING THIS WEEK.
[2. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 21-27, 2023, as National Emergency Services Medical Week and Month of May as Trauma Awareness Month]
A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 21ST THROUGH 27TH.2023 IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDICAL WEEK AND MONTH OF MAY IS TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY CHIEF WILLIAMS AND DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF DEAN SMITH.
WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR? VICE MAYOR? EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE THAT PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING CARE 24 HOURS A DAY AND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THIS INVALUABLE TEAM OF HEROES INCLUDES FIRST RESPONDERS, FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS, NURSES, EDUCATORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE CRITICAL ROLE THESE INDIVIDUALS PLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF TRAUMA INJURIES.
FOR THAT REASON, WE ARE PROCLAIMING MAY 21ST THROUGH
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27TH AS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK AND THE MONTH OF MAY IS TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH.THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, GENTLEMEN.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME WORDS TO SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION CHIEF.
UH, VICE MAYOR MORAN, UH, WE APPRECIATE THESE KINDS OF PROCLAMATIONS AS THEY RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK THAT OUR STAFF DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
IT'S MANY OF THE THINGS THEY SEE AREN'T INTENDED FOR A LIFETIME OF PEOPLE TO SEE.
SO WE WANNA HONOR THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE OUT THERE DOING THE WORK.
AND, UH, SECONDLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ALWAYS TAKE A STEP FORWARD TO COLLABORATE WITH US AND START PROCESSES AND, AND MAKE PHONE CALLS TO NINE ONE ONE BEFORE WE ARRIVE, TO REALLY PROVIDE AN EXTRA LAYER OF, UH, COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE AT THE FIRE DISTRICT BELIEVE THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE, UH, INITIATIVE BETWEEN, UH, THE FIRE DISTRICT PERSONNEL AND OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
SO WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU NEXT.
[3. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May as Wildfire Awareness Month]
CHIEF WILLIAMS AND DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF SMITH WILL JOIN THE MAYOR, WE ARE PROCLAIMING MAY AS WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH DEVASTATING WILDFIRES THREATEN OUR STATE EVERY YEAR.THE COMBINED IMPACTS OF DROUGHT AND CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS CALIFORNIA CREATE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS THAT CAN ENDANGER LIVES, PROPERTIES, AND OUR ECOSYSTEM.
THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IN IS CONTINUOUSLY WORKING WITH OUR CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL TO ENSURE OUR COMMUNITY IS PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL WILDFIRES AND TO EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS ON WHAT TO DO BEFORE WILDFIRE SEASON IS UPON US.
DEPUTY CHIEF SMITH NOW WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL.
ISN'T HE COMING IN? YOU GOT MAKE HIM TALK.
I'M GONNA, HEY, IF HE WANTS TO, I'M GONNA STEP IN.
UH, SO AGAIN, WE HAVE ANOTHER RECOGNITION, UM, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WE ENTER INTO THE SUMMER MONTHS THAT, UH, OUR RESIDENTS ARE MINDFUL OF ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM TO HELP PROTECT THEMSELVES.
I BROUGHT THIS UP HERE CUZ I WANTED YOU TO SEE IT.
IF YOU GO TO OUR CHINO VALLEY FIRE.ORG WEBSITE AND YOU GO TO SAFETY TIPS, OUR COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PAGE AND WILDFIRE TIPS, YOU'LL FIND THIS DOCUMENT.
THIS DOCUMENT WILL HELP YOU, UH, FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEFEND YOUR HOME, HOW TO PREP YOUR HOME, AND HOW TO BE PREPARED IN ADVANCE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL CHECKLISTS IN HERE THAT ARE VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND, UH, IN, IN THE, UH, SPACE THAT YOU, UH, GET CONFUSED OR LOST, UH, YOU CAN ALWAYS DIAL 9 0 9 9 0 2 5 2 6 OH AND YOU'LL GET THE FIRE DISTRICT.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR NEEDS YOU MAY HAVE.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, UH, TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE MAYOR FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
[4. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May as Asian Pacific Islander Month]
A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY IS ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER JENNIFER HOLT CAMP, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE VICE MAYOR? YOU WANNA HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER JOIN US? JEN, DO YOU WANNA HAVE YOUR YOU WANNA HAVE YOUR DAUGHTER JOIN US? SHE WANNA JOIN US? SHE CAN BE LIKE HER MOM AND BE INVOLVED THIS MONTH RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICANS TORN NATION'S HISTORY AND CULTURE.THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS PROUD TO BE HOME TO A LARGE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATION THAT CONTRIBUTES GREATLY TO THE PROSPERITY AND ENRICHMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH AND INVITE OUR RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION IS OUR OWN PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER JENNIFER
AND I KNOW SHE PROBABLY HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY, IF NOT, SHE WILL NOW.
SO HERE'S A PROCLAMATION AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY FOR ISSUING THIS PROCLAMATION.
UH, IT'S MY HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN OUR CITY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL AND CITY FOR ALWAYS SEEKING TO BUILD COMMUNITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, ALWAYS SEEKING TO BUILD BRIDGES AND TO REACH OUT TO ALL POPULATIONS IN OUR CITY.
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NOW IS THE[5. 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.]
TIME FOR 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 FOR TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS WANG LEE WANG, H U A N G L I.
UM, SO I WAS ACTUALLY HERE LAST WEEK, UM, FOR THE COMMISSIONER, UM, UH, AT AND T CELL TOWER.
SO TODAY I ACTUALLY WANTED TO ADDRESS YOU GUYS BECAUSE, UM, AT AND T REP WAS HERE BASICALLY SAYING THAT THE CELL TOWER EMITS NO RADIATION, WHICH IS WRONG, LIKE COMPLETELY WRONG.
AND RESEARCH ACTUALLY SHOWS THERE'S A LINK BETWEEN CELL TOWER RADIATION AND CANCER, AND THE SOURCES FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST AND ALSO HAVING A CELL TOWER CLOSE TO US, IT IMPACTS WILDLIFE.
SO ABUNDANCE OF LITERATURE DEMONSTRATES ADVERSE IMPACTS TO THE ENVIRONMENT WITH DECLINES IN INSECTS, BIRDS AND WILDLIFE AND BIRDS, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY LOSE ORIENTATION WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CELL TOWER.
AND THIRD IS, I REMEMBER ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS ACTUALLY SAID, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE BENE BENEFITS VERSUS RISKS.
SO IF WE, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE STREET MUST SACRIFICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE POPULATION IN CHINO HILLS, THEN WE SHOULD CONSIDER HAVING THE TOWER TO BE AT LEAST 1000 FEET AWAY FROM THE NEAREST HOUSE RIGHT NOW IS 250 FEET.
SO THAT'S MY COMMENT AND I ACTUALLY HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO MAKE 10 COPIES, SO JUST THE SUPPORT, YOU CAN BRING IT OVER TO THE CITY CLERK.
I ALSO WAS AT THE MEETING, UM, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, AND IN THE ESSENCE OF TIME, UH, I'D LIKE TO READ, UH, SOME THINGS THAT I WROTE.
I SUBMITTED, UM, SOME EVIDENCE, BUT I WILL ADDRESS THAT SHORTLY.
UM, SO I'M HERE TO OPPOSE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AT AND T TOWER, AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON MAY 2ND.
I'M HERE TO APPEAL THAT DECISION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO PUT A MORATORIUM AND NEGOTIATE A RELOCATION OF THAT TOWER TO A LOCATION AWAY FROM, UH, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RESIDENCES.
I ASK THAT YOU HOLD, UH, TRUE TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS, WHOM YOU PROMISE TO PROTECT AND SERVE.
I HAVE SUBMITTED THREE SOURCES, RESOURCES TO YOU FOR EVIDENCE.
THE FIRST ONES FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.
THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN AND TRUSTED ORGANIZATION, AND THEY CLEARLY STATE ON THEIR WEBSITE THAT THEY RELY ON THE I A R C OR THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND THE NTP OR THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM.
THERE'S A DIAGRAM, UH, ON THERE THAT SHOWS THAT THE RF, UH, RF SPECTRUM FALLS ABOVE A MICROWAVE.
ALL RIGHT, SO THE SECOND, UH, PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT I SUBMITTED WAS THE NTP RESEARCH OVERVIEW.
SO THE NTP RESEARCH OVERVIEW SAYS THAT, UH, THEY FOUND THAT THE HIGH EXPOSURE TO RFR USED BY CELL PHONES WAS ASSOCIATED WITH CLEAR EVIDENCE OF AN ASSOCIATION WITH TUMORS IN THE HEARTS OF MALE RATS.
SOME EVIDENCE IN ASSOCIATION WITH TUMORS AND THE BRA BRAINS OF MALE RATS, EVIDENCE OF ASSOCIATION WITH TUMORS IN THE ADRENAL GLANDS.
IN ADDITION, UH, THERE'S SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN DNA DAMAGE IN THE FRONTAL CORTEX OF THE BRAIN, BLOOD CELLS OF FEMALE MICE, HIPPO, THE HIPPOCAMPUS.
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SO I'M NOT GONNA BORE YOU WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT STUDIES HERE, THE FULL TEXT OR EXCERPTS OF THAT TEXT AS AN EVIDENCE NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE, UM, EXCERPTS FROM THE PAGE 305 PAGE OF THE NTP.SO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REJECT.
UH, ONE IS, UH, THE ASSERTION OF THE APPLICANT THAT HIS STUDY IS RELEVANT.
IT IS AN OLD STUDY FOR TWO TO 4G.
5G IS KNOWN TO BE EXCEEDING, FAR EXCEEDING THE RF, UM, OF, UH, THE TWO G STUDY.
UM, THE SECOND THING THAT I WANNA POINT OUT IS THE FCC CANNOT CITE THE FCC.
FCC IS KNOWN, AND IT'S IN THE STUDY THAT THEY ARE NOT THE, THE STUDY IS 1996, SO IT'S NO LONGER RELEVANT, SO WE CAN NO LONGER LOOK AT THE FCCS, UH, DOCUMENTATION AND RESULTS OF THEIR FINDINGS.
SO ALL I ASK IS A MORATORIUM AND A CHANCE TO NEGOTIATE, AND I'M HOPING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE OPEN TO THIS.
GOOD EVENING, DEAR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS YANG CHEN AND I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN REGARDING THE, UH, PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN AT AND T CELL TOWER IN CHINO HILLS.
IN ADDITION TO THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP THE FOLLOWING POINTS.
FIRSTLY, WE WERE INFORMED BY THE COMMITTEE THAT THE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE PROPOSAL TO BE DECLINED UNLESS THERE ARE CONFIRMED HEALTH REASONS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IT SOUND LIKE IT'S SAYING THAT, UH, SAYING NO TO AT AND T IS AGAINST THE LAW.
HOWEVER, IT IS, UH, DIFFICULT FOR ME AND MY NEIGHBORS TO BELIEVE THAT THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS DO NOT HAVE A SAY, UM, IN THE USAGE OF ITS OWN LAND, UH, APART FROM ZOOING REGULATIONS.
IN FACT, IF THE COMMUNITY OPPOSES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWER, THE CITY CAN DECLINE THE PROPOSAL.
ALSO, AT AND T MAY CHALLENGE THE CITY'S DECISION.
LEGALLY, IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO SEE THAT, UM, THE CITY WILL NOT EVEN PUT UP A FIGHT FOR ITS RESIDENTS.
THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY CAN SAY NO.
AND I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE OF CHINO HILLS.
SECONDLY, I'M QUESTIONING THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROCESS.
UH, WE RECEIVED A PIECE OF PAPER ASKING FOR RESI RESIDENT'S OPINION ON THIS PROJECT, BUT WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE RESULTS.
UM, I HOPE THE CITY CAN PUBLISH THE NUMBER OF APPROVALS AND OPPOSITIONS RECEIVED ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
THIRDLY, REGARDING THE HEALTH CONCERNS, WE SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER THE LONG TERM EFFECTS AND POTENTIALS THAT WE DO NOT KNOW YET.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE HERE THAT IN 1950S SMOKING WAS NOT CONSIDERED UNHEALTHY.
ADDITIONALLY, LET ME USE THE CASE OF DUPANT.
DUPANT DID NOT PLEAD GUILTY UNTIL 2016, ADMITTING THAT ITS CHEMICAL USED ON PANTS CAN CAUSE CANCER, WHICH IT OWN SCIENTISTS DISCOVER IT AS EARLY AS THE 1990S SCIENCE EVOLVES.
CPRI TENDS TO HIDE UNFAVORABLE FACTS FOR THEIR PROPHETS AND HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF.
UM, HOWEVER, WHO PAID THE COST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DIED OF LUNG CANCER IN THE 1950S? WHO HELPED THOSE PEOPLE WHO DEVELOPED CANCER BECAUSE OF DUPONT'S PRODUCTS? WHERE WILL AT AND T BE IF SIMILAR SITUATION OCCUR? 5G JUST CAME OUT NOT LONG AGO.
HOW CAN THEY BE SO CONFIDENT THAT THERE'S NO HOUSE IMPACT ON PEOPLE? THE SCHOOL, THE SCHOOL IS JUST, UH, DOWN THE HILL HALFWAY.
UM, I'M ASKING THIS COUNCIL NOT TO PUT ITS RESIDENT'S HOUSE AT RISK WITHOUT ANY FIGHTS OR NEGOTIATIONS AND TO RECONSIDER THE APPROVAL.
CAN YOU REPEAT THAT NAME? CHERYL? PENNY HUGH.
MY NAME IS PENNY WHO, AND I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN ABOUT THE PROPOSED AT AND T CELL PHONE TOWER CONSTRUCTION ON ONE RIDGE DRIVE, AND I ALSO COUNSEL TO RECONSIDER ITS APPROVAL.
WILL THE POTENTIAL HOUSE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE CELL PHONE TOWER ARE IMPORTANT? I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT THIS TOWER, UM, THE IMPACT THIS TOWER COULD HAVE ON THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IN CHINO HILLS, PARTICULARLY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, MY FAMILY AND I BOUGHT OUR DREAM HOUSE ON WINTER RIDGE DRIVE.
AFTER SEARCHING OVER THREE YEARS, WE CHOSE CHINO HILLS BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL VIEW, WILDLIFE PEACEFULNESS, AND THE CONVENIENCE OF SHOPPING CENTERS.
WE INVESTED ALL OUR LIFE SAVINGS AND COMMITTED TO A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE MOVE HERE, KNOWING IT IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITY IN THE SAN BERNARD BERNARDINO COUNTY.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, ONE IN RIDGE DRIVE IS A HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER
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LOCATION IN CHINO HILLS WITH MILLION DOLLAR HOMES AND A BEAUTIFUL VIEW.I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CELL PHONE TOWER, WHICH WILL DECREASE OUR PROPERTY VALUE AND MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR HOMEOWNER TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.
BECAUSE IF I KNEW THAT THERE WILL BE A CELL PHONE TOWER CLOSE TO MY RESIDENCE, I WOULDN'T HAVE EVEN CONSIDERED MOVING TO THE STREET.
MOREOVER, ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL OF REALISTIC ECONOMICS, HOMES WITHIN 200 METERS OF A CELL PHONE TOWER EXPERIENCE AN AVERAGE DECLINE OF 3.9% IN PROPERTY VALUE.
ANOTHER STUDY IN SPATIAL HEDONIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF CELL PHONE TOWERS ON LAS VEGAS REAL ESTATE MARKET FOUND THAT HOMES LOCATED WITHIN 0.1 MILES OF A CELL PHONE TOWER HAD AN AVERAGE PRESS REDUCTION OF 5.9%.
THIS DECREASE IN VALUE COULD LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSSES FOR HOMEOWNERS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS A DECREASE IN TAX REVENUE FOR THE CITY.
FURTHERMORE, THE CITY AND AT AND T SHOULD CONSIDER A MORE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL AND GLOBAL EFFECTOR ZERO EMISSIONS IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AS RESIDENTS.
EACH OF US IS ALREADY PAYING MORE THAN 10,000 EACH YEAR ON PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS 13% OF THE CITY TOTAL REVENUE.
WELL, IT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPARE TO WHAT AT AND T CAN OFFER IF IT'S ALREADY A SIGNIFICANT, BUT IF IT, IT'S ALREADY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY OUT OF OUR LIVING EXPENSES AND WE EXPECT THAT THE CITY COULD PRIORITIZE OUR HEALTH ENVIRONMENT AND PROPERTY VALUE.
IN CONCLUSION, I URGE THE COUNCIL TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE LONG-TERM EFFECT OF THIS DECISION ON THE REAL ESTATE MARKET AND THE HOMEOWNERS.
I URGE THE COUNCIL TO PRIORITIZE THE WELLBEING AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ITS RESIDENTS AND CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE LOCATION FOR THE CELL PHONE TOWER.
NEXT WE HAVE SUNIL MA BA, BONNIE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS, I'M, I'M, I'M ALSO HERE ON, UH, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF CHINO HILLS IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL THE WIRELESS FACILITY BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS AND WANDERING BRIDGE DRIVE.
I LIVE ALSO LIVE ON WANDERING BRIDGE DRIVE, AND THIS IS MY HOME THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUBLISHED IN THIS PAPER AND THAT YOU'VE SENT OUT TO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS.
UM, WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT THIS WIRELESS FACILITY IS GONNA DO TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND MY NEIGHBORS HAVE ALREADY DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AND I'M NOT GONNA REITERATE ANY OF THAT.
YES, MY WIFE JUST CURRENTLY IS IN REMISSION OF THYROID CANCER.
OKAY? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS GONNA DO TO HER AND ME IN THE LONG RUN, LONG-TERM TERMS OF OUR, OF OUR HELP.
NUMBER TWO, THIS IS CLEARLY A SORE EYE FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES ON THE STREET AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.
UM, ONE OF THE, UH, THE LADIES MENTIONED ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES.
UM, WE'RE ALREADY HAVING ISSUES WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES RENEWING OUR POLICIES.
UM, I WAS WITH AAA FOR OVER 25 YEARS AND THEY CANCELED IT.
AND NOW I HAVE TO JUMP EVERY SINGLE YEAR FROM ONE INSURANCE COMPANY TO THE OTHER.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, THE RATES KEEP GOING UP.
NOW IMAGINE ANY OF YOU GUYS, IF YOU GUYS WERE LIVING ON THAT STREET, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THE TOWER TO BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU? I GUARANTEE YOU IT WOULD NOT HAVE GONE THROUGH BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE THE SAME, WE DON'T.
WE ARE ALL HERE BECAUSE OF THAT, BUT NO ONE LISTENS TO US.
WE WERE HERE LAST WEEK, THEY JUST LISTENED TO US AND, AND THEY JUST WALKED AWAY.
HERE WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS JUST LOOK AT US, JUST LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS TO YOU.
THERE COULD BE POSSIBLE INCREASE OF VANDALISM BY BUILDING THIS UNIT UP THERE.
PEOPLE COULD BE CAMPING OUT THERE, GRAFFITI, ALL OF THAT STUFF.
AND THESE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING DOWN, DOWN TO MY BACKYARD.
I CAN'T EVEN GO OUT THERE AND ENJOY MY BACKYARD ANYMORE.
AND AS, AS WELL AS WHAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE, YOU KNOW, RAISED THEIR CONCERNS.
I EARNESTLY REQUESTED THE CITY TO RECONSIDER INSTALLING THIS WIRELESS FACILITY ON THIS STREET.
UH, I'M NOT FEELING WELL TODAY, BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
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UH, I ONLY HAVE TWO POINT NUMBER ONE.I REALLY, REALLY BACK ALL CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IF YOU CAN REVIEW WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.
YOU GUYS WERE NOT HERE EXCEPT MR. MARCUS, RIGHT? YOU CAN BE OUR, YOU KNOW, WITNESS.
LAST WEEK WAS AT AND T COMMISSIONER MEETING, NOT CHINO HILL COMMISSION FOR ANY COMMISSIONER MEETING THE WHOLE TIME, WHATEVER.
ATK GUYS JUST SAID, STANDING HERE SAID ABSOLUTELY ZERO RADIATION AND ALL THOSE COMMISSIONER, NO DOUBT THEY AGREE, HE SAID ABSOLUTELY ZERO RADIATION.
AND ALL OF US TRIED VERY HARD CONVINCE THEM THEIR RADIATION.
AND THOSE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY SAID, THEY FIRST SAID, OH, I'M NOT WORKING FOR AT AND D YOU ARE, YOU ARE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN THE WHOLE TIME.
JUST CONVINCE US EVERYTHING IS FINE.
I MEAN, THOSE COMMISSION, REMEMBER, I THINK THAT WAS AT AND T COMMISSIONER NOT
OKAY? THEY, THEY KEEP CONVINCE US, ACCEPT IT AND DON'T LET US HAVE CHANCE AND WHATEVER THEY SAID, JUST FOR AT AND T, IF YOU GUYS HAVE CHANCE, PLEASE REVIEW WHATEVER HAPPENED LAST WEEK.
WE ARE CHINO HILL RESIDENT, AND AFTER THEY HELP AT AND D, THEY JUST APPROVE.
I, I, I I URGE YOU GUYS LOOK AT THAT.
I HAVE ANOTHER PLAN B IF YOU GUYS HAVE TO APPROVE IT TO HARM YOUR ARRESTED, PLEASE LOOK AT MY PAPER.
I HAVE SOME NEWSPAPER, THIS PAPER WITH HIGHLIGHT, UH, IN RADIUS, LIKE HALF MILES.
LIKE THERE WERE TWO OTHER TOWER T-MOBILE AND VERIZON.
ONE OF THEM LIKE 800 FEET FROM STAN, THE OTHER ONE ABOUT 1000 FEET FROM GOOGLE MAP FROM RESTED.
WHY THEY WANT TO PUT THIS ONE 200 FEET BEHIND OUR BUTT.
ARE WE SECOND DEGREE RESTING? 200 FEET VERSUS 1000 FEET, 800 FEET ALREADY THERE.
PLEASE CHECK AND CHECK MY MAP TOO.
NEXT WE HAVE MOHAMMED, UH, I'M UNABLE TO READ THE LAST NAME.
UH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THAT WAS PROBABLY THE LAST ENTRY.
UH, I STAND, UH, I'M A LONG-TERM RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS, 1996 ON WANDERING RIDGE.
MY HOUSE IS PROBABLY THE SECOND HOUSE IN VIEW OF THAT TOWER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HILL.
UM, I, I STAND OPPOSED TO THE TOWER.
UH, I AGREE WITH MOST OF THE POINTS THAT MY FELLOW CITIZENS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE RAISED.
UH, AND THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN, UM, I DEAL WITH, UH, OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, EYE DOCTORS.
I GO TO A LOT OF HEARINGS, A LOT OF HOSPITALS, COMMITTEES, X, Y, Z.
BUT THE EMITTING LAST WEEK WAS, UH, RATHER, UH, SYMBOLIC.
IF ANYTHING, THE COMMISSION TOOK ALL THE COMMENTS VERY LIGHTLY.
THEY EVEN JOKED ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES.
OH, IF YOU WANNA SELL YOUR HOUSE, I CAN SELL YOUR HOUSE FOR YOU.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST TAKEN VERY LIGHTLY.
UH, WAS NOT NOTHING SERIOUS, BUT THE CITIZENS HAD TO SAY.
SO I HOPE THE COUNCIL TAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SERIOUSLY.
UH, TWO POINTS THAT I HAD RAISED.
THIS IS GONNA BE A TOWER THAT NEEDS ELECTRICITY.
THEY'RE GONNA PROBABLY GONNA RUN THE CABLES UNDERGROUND AND IT'S GONNA HAVE A BACKUP GENERATOR FOR SURE, FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION, WHICH MEANS PROBABLY GONNA RUN ON DIESEL, WHICH THE AT AND T UH, REP CONFIRMED THAT IT'LL BE A DIESEL FUEL UP THERE, WHICH THEY HAVE TO CHANGE, WHICH THEY HAVE TO FIRE UP ONCE A MONTH JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S WORKING.
AND I'M SURE THEY HAVE TO CHANGE THE FUEL ALSO, BECAUSE THE FUEL WILL LOSE ITS VOLATILITY AND THE FUEL PROBABLY GONNA DRIP.
IT'S A FIRE HAZARD AND IT'S AN ACCESS FOR, UH, PEOPLE WITH BAD INTENTIONS TO DO SOMETHING UP THERE.
SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL THOSE ANGLES, UH, AS A, AS A COMMUNITY.
ANOTHER POINT IS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I WAS VERY PROUD.
ALL OF US ARE VERY PROUD TO THIS DAY OF THIS CITY STANDING UP WITH HOPE FOR THE HILLS AGAINST EDISON AND THE ENTIRE EDISON PROJECT.
THAT WAS THE DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH FIGHT.
AND I AM SEEING THIS ONE, UM, WHEN THE TOWERS ONLY A FEW, FEW FEET FROM PEOPLE'S RESIDENTS, INCLUDING MINE.
ON THE LAST POINT, I'M ASSUMING THAT THE CITY IS A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION,
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UH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OF ITS CITIZENS AND THAT IT IS TRANSPARENT.I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S DISCLOSED IN THE PAPERWORK.
WHAT IS THE COMPENSATION THE CITY OF GEN IS GETTING FROM AT AND T CURRENT AND FUTURE PAYMENTS? UH, IF THAT WILL BE DISCLOSED TO US OR NOT.
AGAIN, I STAND OPPOSED TO THE TOWER.
I WAS ALSO AT THE MEETING LAST WEEK, AND I, AS THE YOUTH OF CHINO HILLS WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY DISPLEASURE FOR THE BUILDING OF THE AT AND T TOWER.
UM, I HAVE NOT LIVED HERE AS A SIGNIFICANT RESIDENCE SINCE I'M VERY YOUNG.
I'VE ONLY LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS, BUT I DO PLAN ON HOPEFULLY STAYING HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
UM, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW I, AS A YOUNG PERSON WILL BE AFFECTED BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANY HEALTH COMPLICATIONS.
AND AS SOMEONE WHO ATTENDS LOCAL SCHOOLS, I CAN SAY THAT A LOT OF US DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF THINGS LIKE 5G AND RADIATION AND THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE, UM, LIKE THAT WE CAN EXPERIENCE FROM THIS TOWER OR MANY OTHER LIKE TOWERS LIKE THIS.
THERE'S ALREADY TWO TOWERS IN THAT AREA, AND WE FEEL LIKE ANOTHER TOWER IS VERY MUCH OVERKILL, ESPECIALLY SINCE MANY OF THE RESIDENTS DON'T REALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT CELL SIGNAL PROBLEMS UP THERE.
EVEN A LOT OF AT AND T RESIDENTS, LIKE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AT AND T.
UM, I, I WENT TO, UH, SCHOOL HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND I FEEL LIKE, UM, AS A YOUTH, I JUST WANT TO AGAIN, EXPRESS THAT THIS IS VERY CONCERNING FOR ME.
ARE YOU, UH, IN HIGH SCHOOL? YES.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
MY NAME IS, UH, CHRISTOPHER FELIX.
I RESIDE ON 26 78 LOOKOUT CIRCLE.
I WAS ALSO HERE LAST WEEK AND, UH, WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE RESULT, INITIAL RESULT FOR THE AT AND T WIRELESS, UH, PROPOSED PLAN.
UM, I DID GIVE A SPEECH, UH, I BELIEVE STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART LAST WEEK.
I WON'T REITERATE EVERYTHING THAT, UM, WAS SAID BECAUSE ALL OF THE COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY, UH, WERE VERY WELL SPOKEN.
I DO WANT TO GIVE A QUICK BREAKDOWN, UM, OF SOMETHING I DID SAY INITIALLY, I GREW UP IN THE SURROUNDING AREA OF PHILLIPS RANCH AND WENT TO SCHOOL AND PLAYED SPORTS ALL MY LIFE IN CITIES OF POMONA DIAMOND BAR AND CHINO HILLS.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW WHAT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN I WAS IN MY ROOM AND MADE MY DREAMS AND GOALS IN LIFE, IT WAS ALWAYS TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
IT WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING I LOOKED TO AS PRESTIGIOUS AND LUXURIOUS.
AND I WAS, UH, VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE MY FIRST PROPERTY GOING ON THREE YEARS NOW.
AND NOW I'M SENDING MY SON TO EAGLE CANYON.
HE'S BEEN GOING THERE FOR TWO YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, I I FEEL LIKE THE HEALTH COMPLICATIONS THAT COULD ARISE IN THE FUTURE, UM, ARE BEING OVERLOOKED FOR NOT US ONLY, BUT FOR THE, THE KIDS AS WELL.
UM, AS A SECOND ITEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP IS THE STUDY DONE BY THE THIRD PARTY COMPANY, G C B SERVICES.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ON BY READING THIS REPORT.
NOT ONCE DO I SEE ANY MENTION OF 5G, WHICH, UH, VERY CONVENIENTLY WAS, UH, HOW CAN I SAY THIS? UH, IT WAS CONFIRMED AT THE END OF LAST WEEK'S PRESENTATION AFTER EVERYBODY SPOKE.
SO I AM QUESTIONED THE LEGITIMACY, THE LEGITIMACY, LEGITIMACY OF A STUDY WHERE RESIDENTS WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT A CELL TOWER DISGUISED AS A WATER TANK THAT HAD NO MENTION OF 5G.
AND WE WERE LET KNOWN THAT IT WAS GONNA BE 5G AFTER EVERYONE SPOKE,
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AND THERE WAS NO OPTION FOR A REBUTTAL BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T A DEBATE.FURTHERMORE, IF YOU WERE TO LOG ONTO THE WEBSITE FOR G C B SERVICES, THEY SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT THEY ARE SPECIALIZED IN TWO G, 3G AND 4G RADIATION STUDIES.
SO, UH, IT'S, IT'S JUST, IT'S BAFFLING REALLY.
AND I THINK THE, THE NAIL ON THE COFFIN WAS THE, THE FACT OF HOW WE WERE LAUGHED AT FOR THE INITIAL REAL ESTATE PROPERTY VALUES AND ALSO HOW A SPOKESPERSON WAS ABLE TO COME UP HERE AND SAY, AFTER HE WAS ASKED FOR, WHAT ARE THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY? NO RADIATION.
THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING AND, AND HEARING US OUT, UM, FROM LAST WEEK'S MEETING.
I MEAN, IT SAID ON THE PAPER THAT I DIDN'T GET, NORMALLY I GET THIS PAPER THROWN AT MY HOUSE EVERY, EVERY SATURDAY THIS WEEK.
I HAD TO BEG A NEIGHBOR FOR IT.
ANOTHER THING IS THEY WANTED US TO DO OUR HOMEWORK ON THIS CANCER STUDY FOR THESE, UH, THESE, UH, TOWERS FOR THESE PEOPLE HERE.
AND THEY WANTED THE PEOPLE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK.
I WAS WONDERING WHY THE CITY DOESN'T DO THE HOMEWORK ON THE CANCEROUS STUFF FROM THE FCC.
AND IT'S A, IT'S DONE AT BERKELEY.
IF YOU WANNA READ THIS PAPER, YOU MAY.
UM, I AM ALSO HERE ON RESPONSE TO THE, THE HOMES BEING BUILT ON, UM, THE CANYON.
AND THEY SAY THAT, UM, THEY'RE SAYING ALL SORTS OF STUFF ABOUT THESE HOMES AND DEVELOPMENTS.
THERE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT THEY'RE NOT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THEY'RE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HOMES PLANTED ON, ON THE BOTTOM OF HOUSES ON HILLCREST THAT CAN'T EVEN GET WATER PUMPED UP TO THEIR HOMES, WHICH IS A FIRE HAZARD.
I THINK THE CITY SHOULD MAKE THESE PEOPLE WHO WANNA MAKE DEVELOPMENTS HAVE RECLAIMED WATER TANKS OR SOMETHING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS FIRES.
AND THEY WERE PLANTING TO PLANT A LOT OF TREES.
I MEAN, TAKE OUT OUR OAK TREES AND PLANT MORE TREES, WHERE ARE THEY GONNA GET THE WATER? ANOTHER THING IS I HAVE, I HAVE, UH, ANOTHER PAPER ON THE CONTAMINATION OF OUR WATER WELLS THAT WAS ALREADY PROVEN, IN FACT, A FEW YEARS BACK.
AND THIS, WELL, THE WELLS HAVE NOT PROVIDED, UH, WE HAVEN'T GOT, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN PROVIDED THE INFORMATION THAT OUR WATER IS SAFE TO MAKE MORE DEVELOPMENTS, YOU KNOW, AND, AND, UH, THEN I GET ANOTHER LETTER TODAY STATING THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE MORE HOMES NEAR THE, UH, GOLF COURSE OR WHATEVER.
IT WAS JUST GIVEN TO ME TODAY.
ANOTHER 40 SOME HOMES OR 30 SOME HOMES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE DOING THIS IN THE CANYON.
IT'S A HAZARDOUS AREA ALREADY.
PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES CAN'T GET, CAN'T GET FIRE INSURANCE, LET ALONE WATER.
SO IT, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL OF US.
SO IF YOU CAN KIND OF, OH, I WANTED TO STATE ALSO AT THE COMMISSION BOARD THERE WAS THIS WOMAN THAT STATED THAT SHE COULD SELL HER HOME FOR THESE POOR PEOPLE THAT WERE WONDERING ABOUT THE HOMES BEING, UH, AN ISSUE, YOU KNOW, DEPRECIATION AND VALUE, AND SHE CAN SELL HER HOME, OUR HOMES NOT CARING WHETHER THEY'RE LIVING COMFORTABLY FOR 30 SOME YEARS OR NOT.
AND, UM, IT WAS JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH FOR US.
THERE WAS MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE.
THE WHOLE AREA WAS FULL BACK AND FRONT AND THERE A HOUSE MORE THAN 70 PEOPLE.
SO, UH, THERE WAS ANOTHER STATEMENT THAT WAS SAID.
OH, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU TIMES UP BILLY FOR THREE MINUTES, BUT THANK YOU.
I LIVE IN OAK TREE DOWNS, AND THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT THAT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON.
THE MOST PRESSING CONCERN TO ALL CANYON RESIDENTS IS WILDFIRES.
IN THE SUBSEQUENT EVACUATIONS, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN EVACUATED THREE TIMES SINCE 1988.
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AS A UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE CHAOTIC EVACUATIONS IN PANIC.PEOPLE IGNORE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, DRIVE OVER FIRE, DEPARTMENT HOSES DRIVE ERRATICALLY, CAUSING ACCIDENTS, ENDANGERING OF CELLS, OTHERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS.
NEW REGULATIONS ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE PENDING DEVELOPMENTS SAFER.
YET THIS ONLY INCLUDES THE ACTUAL HOMES.
NOWHERE ADDRESSED ARE THE EVACUATION PLANS FOR RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.
THERE ARE THOSE THAT SAY THAT ALL OF CHINO HILLS IS A HIGH FIRE RISK AREA.
THAT'S TRUE, BUT THOSE OF US WHO LIVE WITHIN CARBON CANYON FACE THE ADDED DAILY CHALLENGES OF CONGESTION CAUSED BY EXTREMELY NARROW AND RESTRICTIVE ROADWAYS.
A TRAFFIC STUDY FROM WASHINGTON DC SAYS, A THEORETICAL CAPACITY FOR A TWO-LANE UNDIVIDED ROADWAY, SUCH AS CARBON CANYON IS 13,000 VEHICLES PER DAY.
IN 2019, A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF SAN BERNARD OR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS SAYS THAT WE ARE HAVE AN EXISTING FLOW OF NEARLY 17,000 CARS PER DAY.
THAT'S EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY 10 TO 15% PER YEAR.
UM, WHAT IS BEING DONE TO MITIGATE THE TRAFFIC ISSUES THROUGH THE CANYON? HOW DOES THE CITY PLAN TO IMPROVE THE EVACUATION PLANS? WHEN WILL THE LIGHT AT CANYON HILLS ROAD BE INSTALLED? WHEN ARE THE CHOKE POINTS ON CANYON HILLS ROAD GOING TO BE ADDRESSED? ALSO, THE EXISTING WATER PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ALREADY INADEQUATE.
THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE TAPPING INTO AN EXISTING EIGHT INCH LINE.
WHAT'S BEING DONE TO RESOLVE THAT PRESSURE ISSUE? NOW THAT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS BEING MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS, HOW IS THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS GOING TO HANDLE LITIGATION BROUGHT AGAINST THEM EITHER IN INDIVIDUAL OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS FOR DAMAGES? THERE ARE ADDITIONAL HOMES PROPOSED FOR CHINO HILLS IN THE CANYON, HIDDEN OAKS, 107 HOMES, WESTERN HILLS 187 HOMES, STONEFIELD DEVELOPMENT, 28 HOMES.
THAT IS ADDING 372 HOMES TO AN ALREADY CONGESTED, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA.
ALL CANYON RESIDENTS WOULD LIKE A COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION OF HOW ADDING THESE 372 HOMES THROUGH THIS FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT WILL BENEFIT THE EXISTING RESIDENTS AND NOT JUST THE DEVELOPERS IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
ALSO, WHAT APPEARS THAT OAK TREE DOWNS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE E I R, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT ON THESE PROJECTS WOULD HAVE ON OAK TREE DOWNS.
ALSO, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT COST $8,000 TO APPEAL A DECISION MADE BY THE S THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT IS EGREGIOUS AND IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE.
CAN YOU REPEAT THE NAME PLEASE? MEL SARK.
IF YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, SIR, WE CAN HEAR YOU.
IF YOU SPEAK IN THE MIC PHONE, IF YOU CAN EXCUSE ME, SPEAKING TO MY MICROPHONE.
I LIVE IN OAK TREE DOWNS, UH, 1616 IGER COURT.
UH, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR OVER 30 YEARS IN THAT AREA AND, UH, VERY, UM, PROUD TO LIVE IN CHINO HILLS AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE COUNCILS AND, UH, THE PUBLIC SERVICES HAVE DONE FOR US.
AND I'M HERE NOW TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN.
UM, ACCORDING TO THE ER ARE, UH, DRAFT DOCUMENTS.
THE TRAFFIC VOLUME ON CARBON CANYON ROAD HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED EVERY YEAR SINCE THE INCORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
IT IS NOTED AND APPARENT THAT THE STUDY THAT THE CARBON CANYON ROAD IS INADEQUATE TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC AND THE ONGOING PROBLEM, IT CANNOT BE MITIGATED.
IN ADDITION TO SHEER VOLUME OF VEHICLES, BICYCLES, PEDESTRIANS, EGRESS, AND INGRESS TWO AND FROM THE VARIOUS
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RESIDENTIAL CONNECTOR, ROADS CONTINUES TO CREATE MAJOR PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CANYON.RECENTLY, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS PROPOSED SEVERAL NEW RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS IN VARIOUS AREAS THROUGHOUT CARBON CANYON.
TWO PROPOSED HODS HOUSING PROJECTS, PROJECTS.
HIDDEN OAKS PARADISE RANCH ARE DESIGNATED TO ENTER AND EXIT AT CARBON CANYON ROAD IN CHINO HILLS.
AT THE MAY 2ND, 2023 MEETING, MR. HOFFER STATED THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR THE 2024 BUDGET YEAR.
THE E I R STUDY RECOMMENDS THAT THE APPROVAL FOR THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT, THIS SIGNAL IS TO BE COMPLETED.
THEREFORE, I PROPOSE THAT THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT IS POSTPONED FOR APPROVAL UNTIL THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT CANYON HILLS ROAD AND CARBON CANYON R UH, ROAD IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL.
THANK FOR YOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
I'LL SPEAK FAST SO I CAN GET IT ALL IN.
I AM AN ATTORNEY FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND A 27 YEAR RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS, 25 OF THOSE IN CARBON CANYON.
WE ARE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO REVIEW THE PROPOSED PARADISE RANCH PROJECT AND TO WITHHOLD FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE FOLLOWING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
CITIES NEED TO CONSIDER THE LIABILITY OF BUILDING IN A HIGH FIRE ZONE AND ALLOWING BUILDING TO BE POSITIONED WHERE EVACUATION BECOMES DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS.
ENTRANCE TO THE PARADISE RANCH IS BEING PROPOSED 200 FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE AND EXIT TO OAK TREE DOWNS COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH THE SAME ROAD THAT THE HORSE STABLES AND HILLCREST SHARE.
THIS IS A WINDY, SMALL TWO-LANE ROAD.
IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT THE EVACUATION PLAN LEFT OUT A SIGNIFICANT ANALYSIS.
IT IS NOT ONLY HUMAN TRAFFIC, BUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ANIMAL EVACUEES THAT WILL NEED TO ESCAPE.
HAS THAT BEEN CALCULATED INTO THE PLAN, NOR THE TRAILERS THAT WILL NEED TO BE USED COMING AND GOING TO RESCUE THOSE ANIMALS AND HELP THEM ESCAPE? WE ALSO WILL NEED TO TRAVEL ON THIS SMALL, WINDY ROAD.
THE ADEQUACY OF STAFF TO HELP IN AN EVACUATION ALSO SEEMS TO COUNT ON CELL SERVICE WORKING AND THE AMOUNT OF STAFF AVAILABLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE CANYON.
WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED OR EVEN THAT IT'S GONNA BE POSSIBLE.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMMUNITIES IN THE CANYON NOW, AND EACH WILL BE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AND EXIT CARBON CANYON AND TRAVEL WHATEVER DIRECTION MIGHT STILL BE OPEN.
WHY DO WE TALK ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF A REAL ANALYSIS OF AN EVACUATION PLAN? AND IF IT'S SAFE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 50 HOMES BECAUSE OF THE LIABILITY THAT FALLS ON THE CITY AND THE STATE.
IF SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS DUE TO AN EVACUATION ANALYSIS THAT IS NOT BASED ON LEGITIMATE EVIDENCE AND ANALYSIS OF ALL THE COMMUNITIES CURRENTLY IN THE CANYON, WILL THIS CITY BECOME LIABLE FOR ALLOWING THE INCLUSION OF WRONG STATISTICS AND INADVERTENT OR INTENTIONALLY ADMITTED COMMUNITIES AND FACTS? THE COMMUNITIES IN CAR, IN CARBON CANYON, ON CANYON HILLS INCLUDE HIDDEN HILLS, OAK TREE DOWNS, WESTERN HILLS, AND THE HOMES AND LIVESTOCK AT THE STABLES.
AN ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT A SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE BLOCKED THE GWENNO VALLEY DEVELOPMENT WHEN IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT NEW RESIDENTS IN THE AREA WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO A DEADLY BOTTLENECK DURING AN EVACUATION.
OUR SMALL WINDY ROAD AND LACK OF ANY SIGNAL CLEARLY PRESENTS A POTENTIAL DEADLY SITUATION.
ARGUING THAT HOMES THAT COULD HELP FIREFIGHTERS WITH ACCESS IS ALSO NOT A VALID WINNING ARGUMENT.
ADDITIONAL PEOPLE COMPETING FOR THIS SAME SMALL ROAD CAUSES MORE WILDFIRE DEATHS.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ROB BONTA HAS REALIZED THE WILDFIRE RISK.
HE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH GUIDELINES ARE VOLUNTARY TO FOLLOW, NOT FOLLOWING THEM LEAVES A LEGAL RISK.
I LEAVE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THIS A STATEMENT FROM YOUR PLANNING COMMISSIONER, MS. VOIGT, MY HUSBAND AND I SAID WE WEREN'T GOING TO BUY IN CARBON CANYON.
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YOU FOR COMING.THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PLEASE SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE.
MY NAME IS EDWIN SUCO AND I'M A HOMEOWNER IN, UH, ALL THREE DOWNS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK EVERYONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER TO PLEASE REANALYZE AND REVIEW THE MITIGATION MEASURES PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER OF PARADISE, UH, PARADISE RANCH.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE 2000 PLUS DOCUMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED HAS ALSO BEEN STUDIED PROFESSIONALLY BY INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE AND SOME STILL ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
I WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UH, IN THAT STUDY, IN THE DRAFT E I R IT NOTES THAT UNDERSIZED ROADWAYS, UNDERRATED BRIDGES AND CULVERTS, STEEP GRADES AND PINCH POINTS, REMOTENESS AND INADEQUATE POINTS OF INGRESS ANDRESS TWO AND FROM THE SITE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE DIFFICULTIES THAT FIREFIGHTERS CAN EXPERIENCE WHEN RESPONDING TO A WILDFIRE.
WE WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY POSTER DOCUMENTS THAT PROVIDE MITIGATION MEASURES FOR THE SUBSTANDARD AND UNSAFE INFRASTRUCTURES.
NOW, FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS MITIGATION MEASURE IN A RIGHTFUL MANNER CAN BE DEEMED AS NEGLIGENCE AND CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS LEGAL ISSUES.
CAUSE IT INVOLVES SAFETY AND LIVES NOT ONLY FOR THE FUTURE RESIDENTS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, BUT US THE COMMUNITY OF OCRE DOWNS, WHICH IS, WHICH IS JUST A NEXT DOOR.
MAY S CHERYL, CAN WE HAVE, UM, LIKE AN ONDECK CIRCLE SO THE NEXT SPEAKER CAN BE WAITING TO COME RIGHT UP? CAN WE DO THAT? WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE MORE SPEAKER.
DO YOU MIND IF I CAN HAND IT OUT TO EVERYONE? THE CITY CLERK.
FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR EVERYONE'S TIME HERE.
MY NAME IS ME FROM, I'M THE RESIDENCE OF CHINO HILLS.
I'VE BEEN IN THE CARBON CANYON SPECIFICALLY ON 2017.
UM, IT'S, IT'S BEEN A SURPRISE WHEN WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK.
WE DO HAVE OVER 60 PEOPLE ATTENDS HERE LAST WEEK, AND WE DO HAVE OVER 100 RESIDENTS THAT SIGNING, SIGNING ABOUT THE OP OBJECTIONS OF THE PERES RANCH AS, UM, EDWIN WAS PENSIONED EARLY ON IN REGARDING THE DRAFT THAT IS UNDER SIZE ROAD UNDER BRIDGES, BECAUSE WE THINK THE PROJECT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE DRAFT NOTED, AS HE MENTIONED, UNDER SIZE ROAD, UNDER RATED BRIDGES AND CULVERT, STEEP GRADE AND PINPOINT REMOTENESS IN ADEQUATE POINT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS.
TWO FROM THE SITE ARE EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFICULTY WHERE THE FIREFIGHTER CAN EXPERIENCE, WHERE THE, THE RESPOND, THE WILDFIRE.
THAT'S TRUE THAT WE HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY AS WELL.
WE CAN, AND ALSO WE ASK MANY, UM, DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT IT'S, HE MENTIONED AS WELL.
WE CANNOT FIND ANY ME MITIGATION MEASURE AND STANDARD DESK AND SAFETY INFRAS STRUCTURE.
THE DANGERS TO THE LIFE AND THE SAFETY EXTENDS TO THE RESIDENTS WHO ALL THE NEIGHBORING AREA, WHEN THE TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS BLOCK EMERGENCY VEHICLE AND EVACUATIONS WITH MORE THAN 50 ADDITIONAL VEHICLE, WHICH IS THAT IS VERY MODERATE WHEN YOU HAVE 50 HOUSE IS MORE THAN 50 FROM THIS PROJECTS, THE UNDERSIZE AND INADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURES BLOCKING EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTERING THE SAME TIME.
THE PURPOSE OF 2020 PROTECTIONS PLAN IS TO MINIMIZE THE LOSS OF THE LIFE.
DESPITE THIS, THERE IS NO RECOMMENDATION OR MEDICATIONS TO THE LOSS OF THE LIFE.
THE INJURY CAUSED BY THE TRAFFIC CONJUNCTION TIME DAILY AND CAR IN CARBON CANYON ROAD CLOSURE.
THE CARBON CANYON EVACUATION GUIDE TO NOT PROVIDE MITIGATION'S ALTERNATIVE.
ACCORDING TO THE SUMMARY ON THE EMERGENCY ACCESS, NEW MITIGATION MEASUREMENT ARE REQUIRED.
NEIGHBORING CARBON CANYON ROAD RESIDENTS MEMBER IN, UH, REMEMBER IN 19 99, 19 90 2008
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AND 2020 BLUE RIDGE WILDFIRE ARE TERRIFYING.FFA EQUATIONS, A SEPARATION WILDFIRE STUDY IN THE AREA NOTED THE CARBON CANYON ROAD, UH, HOTSPOT WILDFIRE.
IT'S INCREASING EVERY EIGHT MONTHS.
AND, UM, BY 50%, 2012, 2008 18.
NOW, IN THIS SIGNIFICANT CONCLUSION, STATED APPEAR ADDING A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING PARK SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THE BURNING FIRE IN THE NEAR PARK.
COULD THE FAILURE ADDRESS OF THE IMPACT EDITION CAR ON THE UNDERSIZED ROAD, UH, IN ADEQUATE POINT OF THE EGRESS EG CORRECTION OF PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSIONS OR THE CITY AS WELL, COULD THE, UH, COULD THE APPROVAL LY WITH THE BE, UH, BECOMING A PERING, UH,
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE DOING WELL.
THE PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL BE AWKWARD IN THE FUTURE.
GOOD VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL CITY STAFF.
I HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS WITH US TONIGHT.
THIS SIGN SAYS, UH, NO DENSITY PROJECTS AT RED PARK.
THIS IS MY FOURTH TIME IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL REGARDING THIS SUBJECT.
AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE CITY CONTINUES TO LOOK AT THE PROBABILITY OF PUTTING, UH, A SENIOR CENTER AT ON THE PARKING LOT, UH, AT EUCALYPTUS.
AND PEYTON, WHEN YOU'VE ALREADY SAID DENSITY, UH, BUILDING IN THAT AREA IS JUST NOT APPROPRIATE.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS CONTINUING, BUT IT IS A REAL CONCERN TO ME.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE EVERY MEETING AND I WILL BE HERE EVERY MEETING UNTIL SOMEBODY MAKES A BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH, UH, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO.
MEANING WE'D LIKE TO TURN THAT INTO A PARK.
AND I, I RE I APPRECIATE THAT THE COST OF DOING THAT WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.
WE'RE PROBABLY ON MY BACK OF AN NAPKIN TALKING ABOUT 30, $40 MILLION TO ACTUALLY BUY THE LAND, BUILD IT, MAINTAIN IT.
WE WE'RE NOT A POOR CITY, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SITTING AROUND IN OUR, IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT.
ON THE SAME, ON THE SAME, SAME TOKEN, I I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE CITY HAS CONSIDERED ALL OF THE OPTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO IT, TO, TO ACTUALLY FUND SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SECONDLY, I I HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT THERE IS, THERE IS NO STUDIES THAT TELL US HOW THE EXISTING PARKS ARE BEING USED.
WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE ACTUAL, UH, USE OF THEM AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ENJOY THOSE PARKS.
I THINK THAT THOSE PARKS MAYBE COULD BE REPURPOSED FOR A BETTER USE.
AND I'D LIKE THE CITY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN MAKE BRIEF COMMENTS REGARDING THESE SUBJECTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE OFF CALENDAR.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WON'T DO THAT.
UH, WE'VE GOT 200 PEOPLE PLUS IN GROUPS OF FACEBOOK AND NEXT DOOR THAT ARE WAITING FOR THE COUNCIL TO SAY SOMETHING.
LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WATCHED THE MEETING LAST WEEK.
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT MOHAMMED OBSERVED.
ACTUALLY, I, I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING.
I REPLAYED IT BECAUSE IT WAS, IT WAS JUST, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW THE, I DIDN'T KNOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THIS CITY.
SECONDLY, THE PEOPLE OUT IN CARBON CANYON, I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME COMMON THREADS THERE.
I THINK THE COUNCIL'S GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
SUZETTE DANG, WITH YOUR COUNTY, UH, SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE.
I'M HERE TO SHARE SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S.
UPCOMING EVENTS FIRST SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S.
UM, DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT WILL BE ON SATURDAY JUNE 3RD AT THE CHINO CITY HALL PARKING LOT, LOCATED 1 13 2 20 CENTRAL AVENUE IN
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CHINO.BETWEEN 9:00 AM UNTIL 12:00 PM OR UNTIL SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE TWO SHREDDING TRUCKS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE TURNOUT.
IT IS LIMITED TO THREE STANDARDIZED FILING BOXES OF DOCUMENTS PER VEHICLE.
THIS WILL BE A DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT AND IT IS FREE FOR ALL SAN BERNARD BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED THROUGH EVENTBRITE.COM TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS.
UM, SECOND SUPERVISOR, KURT HACKMAN.
IT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH, BETWEEN 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM IN FRONT OF OUR DISTRICT OFFICE.
LOCATED 1410 CITY CENTER DRIVE, RIGHT HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
JOIN SUPERVISOR HAGMAN AND COUNTY DEPARTMENTS FOR FUN FOOD AND ACCESS TO REGIONAL RESOURCES AND INFORMATION.
IN ADDITION TO MANY COUNTY DEPARTMENTS PROVIDING RESOURCES, OUR WONDERFUL CHINO HILLS PD AND CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE TO, UM, FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
AND WE WILL HAVE SERVICES BUS FROM ASSESSOR RECORDER CLERKS, UM, DEPARTMENT BOOK MOBILE FROM LIBRARY, AND AN ELECTRIC BUS FROM TRAN.
WE ALSO PLAN TO PROVIDE ICE CREAM TO BEAT THE HEAT AND FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED BY CHINO VALLEY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, PLEASE RSVP@SUPERVISORHAGMAN.EVENTBRITE.COM PRE REGISTERS.
ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE AN EXTRA RAFFLE TICKETS FOR FUND PRIZES.
AND LASTLY, PLEASE SAVE THE DATE FOR SUPERVISOR.
SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S ANNUAL EXPUNGEMENT IN JOB FAIR ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH, BETWEEN 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT THE ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
OLD TERMINAL ONE LOCATED 1940 MORWAY IN ONTARIO.
WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LAW OFFICE IS A PUBLIC DEFENDER AND ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO BRING TOGETHER MANY EMPLOYERS AND RESOURCES.
QR CODES AND MAP AND REGISTRATION IS ON THE FLYER.
AND YOU MAY ALSO CALL 1-800-451-FIVE 6 2 7 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AND AS ALWAYS, UM, FOR ANY COUNTY, UM, RELATED INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5.
THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER, BUT CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY HAS A STATEMENT.
GOOD EVENING, VICE MAYOR MORAN CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
UH, IF THE VICE MAYOR WOULD LIKE, UM, IN ANTICIPATION OF, UH, THE COMMENTS RELATED TO THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT, UH, I WORKED WITH STAFF TO COME UP WITH SOME, UH, KIND OF INFORMATION ALONG THE LINES OF WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED TONIGHT, WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, AND WHAT WE'VE RECEIVED IN PRINT.
IF YOU'D LIKE, I'D LOVE TO, UH, KIND OF WALK THROUGH SOME OF THE ITEMS, IF, IF YOU HAVE THAT.
UH, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, SO YOU'RE GONNA GIVE THOSE COMMENTS, BUT THEN WE'RE NOT OPENING UP PUBLIC COMMENTS AGAIN.
CHERYL, I THOUGHT YOU HAD MENTIONED WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WANTED TO SPEAK ON ZOOM BEFORE WE, THEY HAVE NOT JOINED THE MEETING.
WE DID TRY TO CONTACT PERFECT.
DIDN'T WANT, DID NOT SKIP SOMEONE.
MAYOR, CAN I SAY SOMETHING REAL FAST? FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT SPOKE TONIGHT.
UH, WE'RE NOT DISRESPECTING YOU, SO I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT.
BUT CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU PLEASE LET THEM KNOW WHY WE CANNOT RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS? SO ON THESE ARE FOR CONSIDERATION.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS ARE BEFORE YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO REVIEW IT.
IT'S AN UP OR DOWN, UM, RESPONSE.
WE THERE, IF TWO OF YOU DECIDE TO REVIEW IT, THEN, THEN IT CAN COME BACK AND THERE WOULD BE FULL PUBLIC COMMENT AND DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.
BUT IF YOU WERE TO INTERACT TODAY, UM, THEN IT WOULD, UH, COULD LEAD YOU TO PEER BIASED.
IF YOU WERE TO ASK QUESTIONS, THEY MIGHT LEAD IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION.
AND WHEN YOU HEAR ITEMS LIKE THIS, IT'S A QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTER.
YOU'RE SORT OF SITTING LIKE A JUDGE WITH A JUDGE'S HAT, AND YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO COME IN WITH BIAS.
SO THAT'S WHY WE COUNSEL THE COUNT, COUNSEL THE COUNCIL TO, UM, NOT ASK QUESTIONS OR RESPOND OR MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT IT PREMATURELY.
UM, IS THAT IT, RAY? OKAY, GO AHEAD, MR. MONTGOMERY.
UH, VICE MAYOR MORAN AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, AS WAS POINTED OUT TONIGHT, UH, AT THE MAY 2ND MEETING, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS.
THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT CONSISTS OF 50 HOMES LOCATED, UH, APPROXIMATELY 85 ON APPROXIMATELY 85 ACRES.
UH, DO WE HAVE A ILLUSTRATION? OKAY, THANKS.
UM, AND IT'S, UH, LOCATED ON CANYON HILLS ROAD.
AN ILLUSTRATION IS ON THE SCREEN FOR THE PUBLIC WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT.
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ON, UH, THE AGENDA AS A PLANNING COMMISSION MATTER.AND SIMILAR TO, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTED, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER PULL THE ITEM OR NOT PULL THE ITEM BECAUSE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, I'VE WORKED WITH STAFF TO PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN ADVANCE OF THIS MEETING AS, AS IT RELATES TO THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY THE PUBLIC TONIGHT.
IN, IN OTHER, UH, MEETINGS SPECIFICALLY, I'D LIKE TO BRIEFLY, UH, COMMENT ON, UH, THE FOLLOWING TOPICS OF THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS IN THE CARBON CANYON AREA.
UH, UTILITIES, CARBON CANYON ROAD TRAFFIC, EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS, UH, FIRE SAFETY, UH, ACTIONS THE COUNCIL CAN TAKE TONIGHT.
AND, UH, ACTIONS THE PUBLIC CAN TAKE, UH, THE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS FOR THE CARBON CANYON AREA.
UM, WHILE A CARBON CANYON AREA, AREAS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF CHINO HILLS, UH, BEFORE WE CAME A, UH, BECAME A CITY IN 1991.
UH, THERE'S ALSO, UH, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES THAT WERE, UH, FROM THE COUNTY PRIOR TO US BECOMING A CITY.
UH, WHEN CHINO HILLS INCORPORATED, IT ACCEPTED THESE DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL AS ZONING OF MUCH OF THE LAND FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING REGULATIONS FOR MUCH OF THE CANYON HAVE REFLECTED, UH, THE ABILITY FOR LIMITED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
UH, THIS WAS RECENTLY REFOR REINFORCED WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE, UH, WHICH WAS COMPLETED LAST YEAR.
UH, CHINO HILLS ALSO HAS DONE FURTHER WORK TO MODIFY OUR ZONING CONTROLS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CANYON, PLACING NEW STANDARDS TO HELP REALIZE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE, UH, HILLSIDE DEVELOPMENT.
UH, AN EXAMPLE, UH, IS THE CLUSTERING, WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED HERE, UH, UH, WHICH FOCUSES DEVELOPMENT, UH, FOOTPRINTS ON LESS IMPACTFUL AREAS.
UH, THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT SCENARIO THAT THE PARADISE RANCH, UH, APPLICANT FOLLOWED.
AND EVEN GOING LOWER D DENSITY THEN ALLOWED, UH, PROPOSING 50 UNITS INSTEAD OF, UH, 82.
UH, THERE WAS CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT UTILITIES.
UH, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE SERVED BY A WATER PUMP STATION AND A SEWER LIFT STATION, UH, LOCATED ON CANYON HILLS ROAD.
UH, THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS ASSUMED IN OUR RECENTLY UPDATED WATER AND SEWER MASTER PLANS.
AND, UH, STAFF'S INITIAL EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT SHOWED THAT THE PROPOSED, UH, PROJECT COULD BE SERVED BY THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES THAT EXIST.
UH, AND ADDITIONAL FURTHER PLAN CHECKS WOULD BE REQUIRED AS THE PROJECT PROCEEDS.
UH, A LOT OF COMMENTS HAVE BEEN SURROUNDING, UH, CARBON CANYON TRAFFIC.
UM, AS A COUNCIL IS AWARE, CARBON CANYON ROAD CROSSES TWO CITY BOUNDARIES, UH, CHINO HILLS AND BREA, UH, AS WELL AS TWO COUNTIES, UH, AND TWO SEPARATE CALTRANS DISTRICTS, UH, RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG CARBON CANYON ROAD AND COMMUTERS FROM SURROUNDING CITIES IN ORANGE AND SAN BERNARD BERNARDINO COUNTIES UTILIZE THE ROAD DAILY.
AND I THINK WE HAD COMMENTS TONIGHT ABOUT, UH, HOW HOW FREQUENT, UH, THE TRIPS ARE ON, ON THE ROAD.
THE ROAD IS VERY, UH, GEOGRAPHICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSTRAINED, AND ANY POTENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVE WIDENING, UH, AND INCREASING CAPACITY IS HINDERED BY HILLSIDES, UH, UH, BLUE LINE STREAMS AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
UH, SINCE 20, UH, 11, THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE, UH, TRAFFIC COLLISION FATALITIES, UH, IN THE CANYON.
UH, THERE'S BEEN QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN THAT, BUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED WITH STATE RESOURCES TO GIVE, UH, THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC THE, THE ACTUAL COUNT RECORDED.
UH, I'LL QUALIFY THAT BY SAYING THAT'S, UH, UH, FOR A TRAFFIC CON COLLISION WHERE THE FATALITY OCCURS ON SCENE.
IF SOMEONE IS TRANSPORTED AND MAYBE EXPIRES, UH, AFTER GETTING TO THE HOSPITAL OR EN ROUTE THAT'S NOT IN THIS UH, UH, UH, NUMBER, BUT WE WANTED THE PUBLIC TO, TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER CARBON CANYON ROAD, UH, BUT THE CITY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, BREA AND CALTRANS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE PROPOSED RESTRICTION OF TRUCKS.
UH, AND A TRUCK IS DEFINED AS A VEHICLE WITH FOUR OR MORE AXLES, UH, AND THE CITY IS, UH, WORKING CLOSELY WITH CALTRANS TO, UH, PROHIBIT THOSE TRUCKS FROM COMMUTING THROUGH, UH, UH, CARBON CANYON.
ADDITIONALLY, CALTRANS IS EVALUATING THE LONG TERM, UH, STRATEGY OF, UH, MODIFYING THE SWITCHBACK PORTION OF THE ROAD IN ITS EASTERN END TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.
UH, ANY NEW CARS ON THE ROAD, UH, CAN CAUSE SOME, UH, LEVEL OF, UH, IMPACT.
UH, BUT NO SINGLE NEW DEVELOPMENT, UH, PROJECT CAN LEGALLY BE, UH, MADE RESPONSIBLE BY THE RESPONSIBLE BY THE CITY TO CURE, UH, CARBON CANYON ROAD
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ISSUES.UH, HOWEVER, THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PROJECT, UH, LOOKED AT VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, UH, AND, UH, THE, UH, LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE AREA.
UH, AND WHILE THERE ARE, UH, UM, UNAVOIDABLE IMPACTS, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH TRAFFIC, UH, THE, UH, GENERAL PLAN AND OTHER, UH, UH, IMPROVEMENTS OUTWEIGH, UH, THOSE IMPACTS, AS WAS CONSIDERED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, HOWEVER, AND THIS CAME UP TONIGHT AS A CONDITION OF DEVELOPMENT, UH, THE PARADISE RANCH, UH, DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO PAY ITS FAIR SHARE CONTRIBUTION TOWARD, UH, THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
UH, THE CITY HAS SECURED MONEY, UH, UH, FROM OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CANYON AND CALTRANS, AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS MAKING, UH, THE INSTALLATION OF THAT, UH, UH, SIGNAL A PRIORITY.
UH, THERE WERE COMMENTS TONIGHT ABOUT EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS.
UH, IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE PARADISE RANCH PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN TWO ACCESS POINTS, INCLUDING ONE, UH, WITH A ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED KNOX BOX, UH, UH, WHICH CAN BE USED TO, UH, DURING EVACUATION ORDERS.
UH, THERE, UH, THE CITY ALSO HAS A EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, UH, WHERE FIRE AND LAW ARE AWARE OF, UH, UH, UH, VARIOUS ROUTES THROUGHOUT THE, THE CANYON FOR, UH, EMERGENCY EGRESS.
UH, OFTENTIMES WE HAVE COMMENTS ABOUT, UH, HOW DO WE, WHY DON'T WE PUBLISH ALL OF THOSE ROUTES? THE CONCERN IS, IS THAT IF YOU GET FIXATED ON ONE ROUTE, IT MAY NOT BE THE, UH, ROUTE NECESSARY BASED ON WHAT HAPPENS, UH, IN A, UH, EMERGENCY EVENT.
SO, IF YOU THINK I'M ALWAYS GONNA GO DOWN THIS ROAD, WELL, IF THE FIRE'S THERE, WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE GOING DOWN THAT ROAD.
THERE'LL BE DIRECTION FROM, UH, FROM, UH, FIRE AND LAW, UH, CONTROLLING THAT.
UH, EGRESS, UM, FIRE SAFETY HAS, UH, HAS COME UP IN MANY OF THE COMMENTS.
UH, THE PARADISE RANCH APPLICANT AND THEIR FIRE PROTECTION ANALYSTS WORKED, UH, TO DEVELOP, UH, A FIRE PROTECTION PLAN FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, THE PLAN, UH, INCORPORATES, UH, SCIENCE AND RESEARCH BASED ON, UH, SITE SPECIFICS.
UH, AND IT INCLUDED DETAILED REVIEW OF THINGS LIKE PREVAILING WIND AND HISTORY.
SO, UH, AS PART OF THE REVIEW AND WHAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE APPLICANT AND CONSIDERED BY THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WERE LOTS, UH, UH, TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION, UH, FOR, UH, SAFETY, UM, FOR TONIGHT, UH, COUNCIL ACTION.
UH, LATER TONIGHT, THE CITY WILL, THE CITY COUNCIL, WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THE PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS, UH, AS WAS MENTIONED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
IF TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, PULL THIS ITEM FOR REVIEW, THE ITEM WILL BE BROUGHT, BROUGHT BACK TO ANOTHER MEETING.
UH, HOWEVER, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL TO BE AWARE THAT THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION WILL BE CONSTRAINED BY A NUMBER OF, UH, LAWS.
FIRST, THE PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED RURAL RESIDENTIAL UNDER THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING.
SO THE APPLICANT IS ENTITLED TO AN APPROVED, UH, TENTATIVE MAP, UNLESS ONE OF THE 10 FINDINGS, UH, UH, CANNOT BE MADE AS SHOWN IN THE RESOLUTION, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE SUBDIVISION DESIGN AND IMPROVEMENT CONS IS CONSISTENT, UH, WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, THAT IS PHYSICALLY SUITABLE FOR THE SITE OR DAMAGE, UH, TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
SO THERE'S REALLY VERY NARROW WINDOW OF WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD BE ABLE TO CONSIDER, UH, TO REVERSE, LET'S SAY, UH, THE DECISION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SECOND, UH, THE APPLICANT SUBMITTED THE, UH, PROJECT UNDER SB THREE 30.
SO THE CITY MUST APPROVE UNLESS THE COUNCIL FINDS THAT THERE IS A SPECIFIC ADVERSE IMPACT, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY, UH, BASED ON, UH, WRITTEN HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS, POLICIES, CONDITIONS, UH, AND APPLICABLE, UH, LAW.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, UH, TO MAKE EITHER OF THE ABOVE FINDINGS OF ADVERSE IMPACT MUST BE SUPPORTED BY OBJECTIVE, UH, EVIDENCE.
UM, THE CITY CANNOT DOWNSIZE, UH, THE PROPERTY AT THIS POINT WITHOUT FACING SERIOUS, UH, UH, RISK, UH, UH, AS A TAKING OR AS, UH, UM, THE CITY CONSTRICTING THE PRIVATE PROPERTIES OWNER'S RIGHTS.
AND SO, UM, FOR THE PUBLIC, THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT THE CITY CAN'T JUST SAY, DO 20 UNITS INSTEAD OF 50 UNITS, IS THE POINT THERE.
UH, AND AS WAS MENTIONED BY ONE OF THE RESIDENTS TONIGHT, UH, THERE IS AN OPTION FOR A, UH, UH, INDIVIDUAL TO, UH, SEEK AN APPEAL, UH, TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S ITEM.
SO, JUST WANTED TO, TO, UH, KIND OF
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SUMMARIZE ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S GONE ON IN MANY AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED, UH, UH, THROUGH BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, AND TONIGHT.[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
WE HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES TONIGHT? NO.[ CONSENT CALENDAR (9 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.]
CALENDAR.BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL? NO, MA'AM.
RAY, WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.
[15. Adopt Resolution declaring Stage II - Moderate Water Conservation Alert and authorizing implementation of water conservation restrictions in accordance with Chino Hills Municipal Code Title 13, Chapter 13.08 Water Conservation, Section 13.08.070 Stage II Prohibitions and Restrictions - Moderate Water Conservation Alert and determining these actions are exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act]
THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.THE FIRST ITEM IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE STAGE TWO MODERATE WATER CONSERVATION CONSERVATION ALERT TO BE PRESENTED BY WATER EFFICIENCY COORDINATOR.
THIS IS YOUR FIRST APPEARANCE AS OUR NEW WATER CONSERVATION COORDINATOR.
YEAH, I ACCEPTED A PROCLAMATION.
UH, WE GOT A LOT OF RAINFALL WITH THIS PAST WINTER.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN IN STAGE THREE FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, AND WE'VE REALLY, UM, REALLY IMPROVED, YOU KNOW, WATER CONSERVATION.
WE'VE PUSHED FOR OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE DOWN ABOUT 20%, UM, WHEN WE WERE LAST YEAR.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL.
UM, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR RESERVOIRS ARE FULL AS OF NOW, AND, AND WE'VE BEEN PUSHING TO GET PEOPLE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. AND, UM, WITH THAT, WE ARE LOOKING TO GO FROM STAGE THREE CONSERVATION ALERT TO STAGE TWO CONSERVATION ALERT.
UM, BASICALLY THE BIGGEST THING IS, UM, THE WATERING DAYS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING TWO WATERING DAYS PER WEEK.
UM, OR I'M SORRY, YEAH, TWO WATERING DAYS PER WEEK, AND THEN WE WOULD BE MOVING TO THE THREE DAYS PER WEEK.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING.
EVERY OTHER RESTRICTION IS THE SAME, JUST BEING WATER CONSCIOUS, UM, MAKING SURE THAT ANY, UM, IRRIGATION VALVES ARE FIXED IF THEY'RE BROKEN, NO RUNOFF IN THE SIDEWALK OR THE STREET.
UM, SO THE BIGGEST CHANGE WILL BE THE THREE DAYS, UH, PER WEEK.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR DANIELLE? PUBLIC COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENT? OH, ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION? I'M SORRY? ARE YOU DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION? YEAH.
SO THIS TIME I'M GOING, BECAUSE THIS IS A, UH, DISCUSSION CALENDAR, I'M GONNA OPEN UP, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS BEFORE WE CLOSE IT? OKAY.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE PRESS EXCUSE? ARE WE GOING TO HAVE NOTIFY THE PRESS AND HAVE THEM GET THIS IN THE PAPER SO PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE THREE DAYS WEEK? CORRECT? YES.
AND WHEN WILL THAT BE EFFECTIVE? UM, I'M CONTACTING THEM TOMORROW.
UM, JUST SO ONCE WE ANNOUNCE IT HERE, THEN IT WOULD BE OFFICIAL, AND THEN WE CAN CONTACT THEM AND GET IT OUT THERE.
I'M ALSO GONNA CONTACT, UM, NICOLE AND HAVE THEM RELEASE IT INTO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, UM, JUST SO THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE.
ANYONE ELSE? DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVED? MOVED.
[16. Wireless Conditional Use Permit 22WCUP03, Applicant: Jermaine Taylor with Smartlink, on behalf of AT&T Wireless; The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Wireless Conditional Use Permit No. 22WCUP03 for development of an AT&T Wireless Communications Facility within city-owned open space consisting of 15 panel antennas, 36 remote radio units, six surge suppressors, one microwave antenna, 18 DC power trunks, mounted inside a 30-foot tall tower disguised as faux water tank, and equipment enclosure with one walk-up cabinet on proposed concrete pad, 20KW compact generator with 105-gallon diesel fuel tank, four DC 12 surge suppression units, four fiber winder boxes, one telco box and one ciena box mounted on an H-frame, one step-up and step down transformer with disconnect switch, one electric meter mounted, one fiber meet-me-point pull box, and equipment enclosure comprised of 30' x 30' 8' high CMU wall enclosure, adjacent to Stagecoach Trail between Rock Springs Drive and Wandering Ridge Drive ]
OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS IS PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS FOR MATTERS FROM THE MAY 2ND, 2023 PLANNING, COMMISSION MEETING.NO ACTION IS REQUIRED UNLESS TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE MATTER.
AND THIS WOULD BE FOR THE WIRELESS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AT AND T AS WELL AS THE PARADISE BRANCH PROJECT.
DO I HAVE ANY, UM, TWO MEMBERS THAT'D LIKE TO PULL THIS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ASK, ASK THIS QUESTION.
UM, 5G, UM, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, SO IN ORDER FOR ME TO DISCUSS THAT, I'D HAVE TO PULL IT, CORRECT? CORRECT.
UM, I WOULD CONSIDER PULLING IT.
SO LIKE, SO WHAT DO WE DO NEXT? YEAR'S TWO? WE DO NOT NEED A VOTE ON THAT.
WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
[17. Paradise Ranch Residential Project, Applicant: True Life Companies - The Planning Commission adopted resolutions certifying the final Environmental Impact Report, adopting Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and adopting a mitigation monitoring and reporting program under California Environmental Quality Act for Paradise Ranch Residential Project and approved Tentative Tract Map 20286, Site Plan Review 19SPR03, Tree Removal Permit 19TRP01, Tract Home Design Review No. 466 to develop a single-family residential subdivision consisting of 50 homes on approximately an 85.2-acre property, with average lot size of approximately 8,262 square feet located on Canyon Hills Road; the 50 single-family homes will range in size from 3,311 square feet to 3,984 square feet and provide between four and five bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, three-car attached garage and a driveway providing at least two additional onsite parking spaces; existing single-family will remain as Lot 51, approximately 16.8 acres, as amended subject to Conditions of Approval]
17 HERE.DO I HAVE TWO POLLS, OR ARE WE JUST MOVING ON? I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS, UM, THE GOVERNMENT, UM, AGAIN, LET ME LEMME GO BACK TO MEASURE YOU.
UH, BACK IN THE EARLY 19, MID 1990S, WE AS A COMMUNITY VOTED TO LOWER DENSITY IN CHINO HILLS.
UH, BUT WE HAVE ALL THESE MANDATES THROUGH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, ADUS, UM, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ADUS, WE HAVE NO SAY SO ANYMORE.
SB NINE, ANY PROPERTY OUT THERE COULD ACTUALLY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO PROPERTIES AND BUILD A FOURPLEX.
WE HAVE NO SAY SO THAT CONCERNS ME.
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SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ENTITLED, WELL, CAN'T REALLY DISCUSS IT, BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED JUST TO LET THE, THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT, AND AT THAT TIME, I WOULD NOT WANNA PULL THIS ITEM.NEXT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.
CHERYL? YES, THIS ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER
[18. Approve allocation of prior year's unexpended carryover funds in amount of $47,889.25 to Los Serranos Infrastructure Improvements Project; approve Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant Program; and authorize City Manager to execute grant agreement with Department of Housing and Urban Development, and subrecipient agreements with San Bernardino County Library, James S. Thalman Chino Hills Branch ($15,000), House of Ruth ($17,600), Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board ($24,200), and Chino Neighborhood House ($20,000) in connection with Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Action Plan]
18 TO APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF THE PRIOR YEARS UN EXPENDED CARRIER FUNDS AND APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 20 23 24 ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM TO BE PRESENTED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST HERNANDEZ.GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR THE ANNUAL APPROVAL OF THE CITY BG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE 2324 PROGRAM YEAR.
OUR ALLOCATION FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR IS 430,672.
THERE WAS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION OF ABOUT 48,000 THAT WAS UNSPENT FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
FUNDS HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE FUNDS BASED ON THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PERCENTAGE.
20% WAS ALLOCATED TO ADMINISTRATION.
THAT INCLUDES AN ALLOCATION OF 18,200 TO INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION FOR FAIR HOUSING SERVICES, WHICH IS MANDATED BY HUD.
14% WAS ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS, WHICH WERE ALLOCATED BY A CITY COUNCIL BACK IN FEBRUARY.
20% WAS ALLOCATED TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANT, WHICH INCLUDED 6,000 THAT WAS ALLOCATED AT THE FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY MEETING AS WELL.
THE REMAINING 46% WAS ALLOCATED TO THE LOS SERRANOS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, AS WELL AS WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THE 47,900 FROM PRIOR YEAR ALSO BE ALLOCATED TO THE SAME PROJECT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND IF I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE ATTORNEY QUESTIONS.
I THINK SINCE IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING, I'M GONNA OPEN IT UP BEFORE WE BRING IT BACK UP HERE.
CHERYL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS.
WOULD ANY, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT MATTER? NOT WELL.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, MADAM VICE MAYOR.
NEXT WE HAVE OUR, UM, MOTION PASSES.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
INFORMATION REPORT BY YOU TONIGHT.VICE MAYOR MORAN, AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, STAFF AND CO AND, UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
UH, I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SOME CITY NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
I'M GONNA JUMP STRAIGHT TO RECREATION NEWS.
UM, SO IN THE WORLD OF RECREATION, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SUMMER 2023, SORRY,
UM, WE'RE, SO, WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SUMMER 2023 RECREATION GUIDANCE CITY NEWS IS NOW AVAILABLE.
UM, AND IT HAS BEEN MAILED TO RESIDENTS, BUT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.CHINOHILLS.ORG/REC BROCHURE.
AND SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED, UH, ITEMS IN THAT, IN THAT BROCHURE INCLUDE THE FULL LINEUP AND SCHEDULE FOR THE ANNUAL SUMMER CONCERTS AND MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES, WHICH RETURNS MID-JUNE.
UM, REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, SO MAKE SURE YOU HOP ON THERE AND REGISTER FOR THE UPCOMING CLASSES.
NEXT UP IS THE, UH, CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES OPEN HOUSE AND RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO THIS SUPERIOR EVENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CITY'S POPULAR SUMMER RECREATION PROGRAMS. AND IS THIS SATURDAY, MAY 13TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER DOWN THE STREET.
UH, BRING THE CHILDREN ALONG TO PARTICIPATE IN CRAFTS WITH, UH, WATCH CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS AND MEET OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF.
AND LASTLY, IN THE WORLD OF RECREATION, OUR AVAILABLE PARK IS, UH, CURRENTLY CLOSED ON THE LARGE DOG SIDE, UM, FOR TURF RENOVATION PROJECT.
HOWEVER, THE SMALL DOG SIDE OF THE PARK IS OPEN AND SEPARATED INTO TWO SIDES.
SO ALL DOGS MAY CONTINUE TO ENJOY VISITING THE PARK.
THE SCHEDULED ANTICIPATION OF A FULL REOPENING IS, UH, SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH, UNLESS WEATHER CAUSES ANY DELAYS.
AND LASTLY, UH, WE'D LIKE TO, UH, INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO, UH, JOIN US AT THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY EVENT, UM, HOSTED BY OUR MAYOR PETER ROGERS.
THE THEME THIS YEAR IS EXPLORE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 31ST, UH, AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
IT STARTS AT FIVE 30 WITH AN OR DURA RECEPTION, AND THEN THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS STARTS AT SIX 30.
IT'S $25 PER PERSON, AND THE DEADLINE TO RSVP IS MAY 16TH, WHICH IS COMING UP QUICKLY.
UH, SO TO REGISTER FOR A TICKET, VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/SLASH SOC.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
NEXT, WE HAVE A REPORT FROM, UM, CHIEF DAVE WILLIAMS FROM CHIN VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT.THANK YOU, VICE MAYOR AND COUNSEL.
UH, JUST HAVE A COUPLE REPORTS TONIGHT, IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE.
WE DID HAVE A FIRE AT OUR, UH, AUTOMOTIVE, UH, STRUCTURE WHERE WE, UH, MAINTAIN ALL OF OUR VEHICLES.
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I DON'T WANNA SAY FORTUNATELY, WE DID LOSE ONE FIRE ENGINE.UH, BUT I SAY FORTUNATELY THAT IT WAS ONE OF OUR OLDER RESERVE ENGINES, SO I GUESS IF IT, IF IT HAD TO HAPPEN, THAT'S, UH, A BETTER SCENARIO THAN SOMETHING THAT WAS, UH, JUST PURCHASED, UH, UH, DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE WAS MINIMAL.
AND SO WE ARE, UH, ALREADY BACK OPERATING INSIDE THAT STRUCTURE.
WE DO STILL HAVE A BIT OF CLEANUP AND, AND SOME, UH, STUFF TO TAKE CARE OF THERE.
BUT, UH, WE ARE BACK OPERATING, UH, IN THAT, UH, PRO IN THAT STRUCTURE.
UH, I ALSO HAPPENED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, IN MY VISIT TO, UH, DC TWO WEEKS AGO, I MADE, UH, CONTACT WITH, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF THE US FIRE ADMINISTRATION.
AND, UH, WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE'RE GONNA GET A, A FAIR AMOUNT OF SUPPORT TO PUT A PODCAST REGARDING OUR VERY OWN CARDIAC CARE PROGRAM.
I WAS THERE FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE, BUT TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY SHARE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE CHINO VALLEY.
CAUSE I THINK IT'S THE REST OF THE NATION SHOULD BE DOING IT.
AND SO, UH, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT'S GONNA BE PROVIDED TO US.
UH, ALSO FOR RESIDENTS IN, UH, COUNSELORS PURVIEW, UH, WE DO HAVE A WILDLAND TRAINING.
UH, IT GETS QUESTIONS EVERY YEAR, SO I THOUGHT I'D MENTION IT ON MAY 17TH AND 18TH.
YOU MAY SEE SOME HELICOPTERS FLYING AROUND THE CANYONS AND ABOUT THE EUCALYPTUS AREA, IT'S OUR, OUR ANNUAL WILDLAND, UH, REFRESHER TRAINING THAT WE DO TO GET PREPARED LEADING INTO THE SEASON.
SO IF YOU SEE HELICOPTERS, UH, ON THOSE TWO DAYS, RESIDENTS, UH, JUST BE MINDFUL THAT IT'S, IT'S TRAINING AND, UH, NOTHING, UH, OUTSIDE OF THAT.
AND THEN IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE, I BELIEVE, UH, MOST ARE, BUT THE, UH, THE DATE IS EXTENDED TO MAY 15TH WITH RESPECTS TO, UH, CONSIDERATION FOR THE RFP FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES WAS MOVED, UH, TO THE 15TH.
SO, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY REPORT, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
NEXT, WE HAVE OUR POLICE CHIEF GOODELL.
THANK YOU VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE.
ON SATURDAY MAY 6TH, WE HAD SIX NEW DEPUTIES START PATROL AT THE CHINO HILL STATION.
THE DEPUTIES WILL NEED TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A 17 WEEK FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PATROL AND HANDLE CALLS FOR SERVICE ON THEIR OWN.
SO YOU MAY SEE SOME NEW FACES AND INCREASED PATROL ACTIVITY OVER THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENT-WIDE NETWORK DISRUPTION WITH MANY OF OUR SYSTEMS CONTAINING HISTORICAL, STATISTICAL OR REPORT DATA, RETURNING TO THEIR FULL FUNCTIONALITY SOON.
IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY REQUESTED A COPY OF A REPORT, PLEASE CONTINUE TO BE PATIENT, AND OUR STAFF WILL CONTACT YOU AS SOON AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
RECENTLY, THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY RELATIONS TO, TO PRODUCE A SERIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THESE PSAS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE CITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS FOR VIEWING.
TONIGHT, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THE FIRST VIDEO IN THE SERIES REGARDING PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM BECOMING A VICTIM OF MELT THEFT.
JENNIFER DAVIS POLICE DEPARTMENT THIEVES CONTINUE TO USE DIFFERENT METHODS TO COMMIT THEFT, INCLUDING MALE THEFT.
UNFORTUNATELY, MALE THIEVES CAN ACCESS SENSITIVE INFORMATION SUCH AS BANK STATEMENTS AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION, BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO PREVENT MALE THEFT.
FOLLOW THESE TIPS TO HELP PROTECT YOURSELF.
IF YOU CANNOT GATHER YOUR MAIL PLAN TO HAVE A NEIGHBOR PICK IT UP AND PUT A STOP DELIVERY ON IT.
IF YOU'RE ON VACATION, INSTALL A LOCKIE MAILBOX TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE MAIL.
ONCE INSIDE THE MAILBOX, DON'T LEAVE OUTGOING MAIL IN YOUR MAILBOX OVERNIGHT, AND INSTEAD, DROP IT OFF AT THE POST OFFICE OR A SECURE COLLECTION BOX DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
SIGN UP FOR INFORMED DELIVERY NOTIFICATIONS FROM U S P S TO TRACK YOUR INCOMING MAIL.
WHEN YOUR MAIL ARRIVES, TAKE NOTE IF ANY ITEMS ARE MISSING.
AND LASTLY, BE AWARE OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND OF COURSE, REPORT IT TO US AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BY FOLLOWING THESE TIPS.
YOU CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF MAIL THEFT AND KEEP YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION SECURE.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Marquez League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Latino Caucus Board Omnitrans Board San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) Board]
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, YOU HAVE A REPORT.CHINO VALLEY, VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, THERE, THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT, UH, GOING ON.
I, I FIRST WANNA REC RECOGNIZE JOHN MONROE, UH, ONE OF OUR NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, UH, WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.
UH, THERE WAS A NICE THING THAT HAPPENED.
THERE WAS A RECOGNITION OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, AND THEY ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
AND THE ONE THING THAT CAME THROUGH LOUD AND CLEAR IS THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS WITH VERY, VERY HIGH, UH, GPAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ATTENDING, UH, DAVIS, UH, HARVARD, UH, A BUNCH OF OTHER VERY PRESTIGIOUS, UH, UNIVERSITIES.
SO, UH, THAT IS, IS, UH, JUST REALLY GREAT NEWS.
THERE WILL BE, I BELIEVE, AT THE NEXT, UH, BOARD MEETING A RECOGNITION OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE, UH, ENLISTING IN THE MILITARY.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT, UH, INDICATION THAT WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT FEEL THE REAL SPIRIT OF SERVING
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IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, UH, SERVICE.AND, UH, THAT GOES OFF TO THEM.
AND I'M EXCITED TO, TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
UH, THAT WAS THE ONLY OTHER, UH, THE ONLY ACTUAL REPORT I HAD TONIGHT.
BUT I DID WANNA MENTION SOMETHING.
I ATTENDED ON BEHALF OF MAYOR ROGERS LAST WEEK, A POLICY MEETING FOR THE INLAND EMPIRES UTILITY AGENCY.
AND AS YOU RECALL, WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH OUR WATER RATES OR WATER FEES STUDY, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOTHING MORE THAN A PASS THROUGH WITH THE LARGE PORTION OF THE FEE THAT HAS TO BE BILLED ON BEHALF OF INLAND EM EMPIRE UTILITY AGENCY.
WELL, SINCE I WAS THERE AS A GUEST, AND, UH, I'VE FIGURED WHAT THE HECK, WE TALKED ABOUT FEES IN GENERAL AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN FEES.
SO I PUT IT OUT THERE, UH, TO THE BOARD AND, UH, SAID THAT WE NEED, AS A, UH, CITY'S REPRESENTATIVES, WE NEED TO HAVE THE I E U A GIVE CONSIDERATION TO TAKING ON THEIR OWN BILLING.
AND SO THAT WHEN WE, YEAH, IT WAS GREAT.
I FORGET WHAT THE HECK, YOU KNOW, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL FALL ON THIS ORG.
SO, UM, THERE WAS ACTUALLY A COUPLE CITIES THAT WERE THERE THAT ACTUALLY THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE SOME CITIES THAT, UH, ARE INVOLVED THAT MAYBE AREN'T ALL LET IN, IN, YOU KNOW, INTERESTED IN DOING IT.
THERE'S THE PUSH AND SHOV WHETHER OR NOT IT WOULD COST OUR RESIDENTS MORE IF THEY TOOK ON THE BILLING INSTEAD OF US DOING IT.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHEN THIS THING KEY CONTINUES TO GO ON, UH, YOU KNOW, UP AND UP EACH YEAR, WHY SHOULD WE BE THE FALL GUYS AND BE COLLECTING IT ON THEIR BEHALF? AND WE TAKE THE FLACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THIS PORTION OF OUR WATER BILL GOING UP.
SO, UH, I RUNG THE BELL, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT, UH, I WAS VERY PROUD THAT WE DID THAT.
AND, UH, UH, PETER MAY NEVER SEND ME ANOTHER MEETING.
ART RAY, DO YOU HAVE SOME REPORTS FOR US? I SURELY DO.
THIS IS VICE MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITY'S LATINO CAUCUS.
UH, WE BASICALLY GOT UPDATES ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND A RECAP OF, UH, LEGISLATION DAYS.
WE ACTUALLY HAD 20 VISITS WITH OUR LEGISLATORS AT THE NOT OFFSITE OF THE CAPITOL.
UH, WE TALKED ABOUT OUR MID-YEAR RETREAT IN SAN DIEGO.
WE TALKED ABOUT FUNDRAISING UPDATES, UH, WE'RE ALL OBLIGATED TO, UM, RAISE X AMOUNT OF MONEY.
AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT OMNI TRANS BOARD.
WE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 SERVICE PLAN.
WE APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, AND ALSO WE APPROVED THE CONNECT TRANSIT PLAN, S B C T A BOARD.
WE DID AN EVALUATION OF OUR CEO, UH, RAY WOLF.
EXCELLENT GENTLEMAN, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US OVER THE YEARS.
UH, HE DID INFORM US THAT HE HAS TWO YEARS BEFORE HE RETIRES.
SO, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL START LOOKING AT WHAT OUR OPTIONS ARE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
WE TALKED ABOUT RANCH CUCAMONGO TUNNEL TO ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
WE REVIEWED S B C T 20 23, 20 24 PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND OUR, ALSO OUR BUDGET FOR SB COG METROLINK OR S C R R A.
WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, WE'D APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH A T U EMPLOYEES 1277 AGREEMENT FROM 1 1 23 TO 6 30 20 26.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES EQUIPMENT NEEDED AND THE COST.
WE'RE GONNA NEED A 13 COMPLETE TRAINS AT A COST.
IT'S PROBABLY IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
AND, UH, WE HAVE NO FUNDING FOR THIS, BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE LOOKING AT GRANTS TO HOPEFULLY, UM, COME UP THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO BUY THESE.
AND WE'RE RUNNING OUT OUT OF TIME.
SO WE HAVE FIVE YEARS TO, TO COME UP WITH A PLAN.
WE, UM, CLOSED SESSION, WE DID THE PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION WITH OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UM, DARREN, AND THAT'S MY REPORT.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
UH, CLOSING COUNSEL COMMENTS.I'M GONNA GET ON MY SOAPBOX HERE FOR A MINUTE.
UM, I'M IN, ALL OF US ARE VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AT STATE LEVEL, AND, UM, WE HAVE A THING CALLED REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
AND JOANNE, WHEN SHE WAS HERE, AND MYSELF AND SOME OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ATTENDED PROBABLY ALMOST THREE YEARS OF MEETINGS TRYING TO LOWER THAT, THAT, UH, NUMBER OF UNITS THAT WE HAVE TO ZONE FOR.
WE IN CHINO HILLS, OUR LAST CYCLE, WHICH IS EVERY EIGHT YEARS, IS A CYCLE.
OUR LAST CYCLE IS JUST OVER 800 UNITS.
THIS CYCLE, WE HAVE TO ZONE FOR 3,729 UNITS.
UM, WE DON'T WANT IT, BUT IT'S MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S A COMMUNITY CALLED HUNTINGTON BEACH THAT HAS FILED SIX LAWSUITS, HAVE LOST ALL SIX OF THOSE LAWSUITS.
THEY'RE ON THE SEVENTH LAWSUIT RIGHT NOW.
AND WHAT'S GONNA POSSIBLY HAPPEN, WHAT I'M HEARING IS THEY'RE GONNA WIND UP LOSING THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO MANDATE OR TO, UM, MOVE THEIR GENERAL PLAN FORWARD.
I THINK THE STATE'S GONNA COME IN AND PROBABLY HANDLE THAT FOR THEM.
SO DOES THAT SCARE ME? YEAH, IT DOES.
UM, THE LEGISLATION IN SACRAMENTO, THERE'S ABOUT 2,700 BILLS,
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UH, THIS PAST SESSION.AND OUT OF THE 27, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 70% OF THOSE BILLS ARE HOUSING.
UM, IN THE S SCAG REGION, WHICH REPRESENTS SIX COUNTIES, THEY'RE TELLING US WE'RE SHORT 1.3 MILLION HOMES IN OUR REGION.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE FROM SACRAMENTO COMING TOWARDS US.
SO WHEN THERE'S A PROJECT IN CHINO HILLS THAT CAN BUILD 80 HOUSES, AND THEY'RE ONLY BUILDING FOUR, THEY'RE ENTITLED, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GONNA JUMP ON THAT, BECAUSE TECHNICALLY THEY CAN BUILD 80 HOUSES.
OKAY? AND ONE OF THE THINGS THE STATE IS TRYING TO DO, AND IT'S CALLED BUY RIGHT.
UM, AND THAT MEANS THAT A DEVELOPER CAN COME INTO A CITY AND BASICALLY TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
WHY DOES THAT SCARE ME? THERE'S A FEW LAWS THAT HAVE PASSED RECENTLY THIS PAST COUPLE YEARS.
ONE OF THEM IS ESP, ESP NINE, AND I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER.
WHAT IS ESPB NINE? ANY PERSON THAT LIVES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IF THEIR NEIGHBOR DECIDES TO PUT, TAKE THEIR HOUSE DOWN, DEMO THE HOUSE, AND DIVIDE THAT LOT INTO TWO LOTS, THEY CAN BUILD FOUR UNITS ANYWHERE.
AND WE AS A CITY HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
SO THEN WE ALSO HAVE ADUS AND JUNIOR ADUS.
ANY HOUSE IN CHINO HILLS CAN BUILD AN ADU, WHICH COULD BE ABOUT A THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
AND A JUNIOR ADU ADU, WHICH IS ABOUT 500 SQUARE FEET BEFORE THIS LAW PASSED, WOULD NOT HAPPEN IN CHINO HILLS.
DOES THAT SCARE ME? YES, IT DOES.
SO I JUST WANTED TO GET THAT OFF MY CHEST.
WHY? IF WE CAN ENTITLE THE PROPERTY AT A LESSER DENSITY, I WANT TO JUMP ON IT AS LONG AS IT MAKES SENSE.
SO THAT'S WHY I VOTED THE WAY I VOTED.
LET ME GET BACK TO OTHER THINGS THAT I, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT.
FIRST OF ALL, DANIEL TCP 1 23.
CAN YOU GIMME A STATUS ON THE, ON THE WELDER OF WHAT WE'RE DOING? YES, COUNCILWOMAN MARQUEZ, UM, WE, WE HAD A BIT OF A, OF A SNAG, UH, WITH CONSTRUCTION OF OUR 1 23 TCP PLANT.
UH, WE WERE SET BACK BY, UH, BY, UM, BY EDISON OR, UH, SOME, UH, ELECTRICAL UTILITIES THAT WE WERE UNAWARE OF.
SO WE WERE ON HOLD FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS.
BUT, UH, CONSTRUCTION RESTARTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WERE WHILE UNDERWAY.
UM, WE, WE GOT SET BACK ABOUT A COUPLE MONTHS, BUT WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY, UH, BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
UH, A YOUNG LADY TALKED ABOUT OUR WELLS BEING DE UM, CONTAMINATED.
UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT GETTING MOST OF OUR WATER FROM WELLS, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE, WELL, THAT'S OPERATIONAL, THAT'S 1215.
UM, ALL OF OUR OTHER WELLS THAT ARE CONTAMINATED ARE OFFLINE.
UH, ONCE WE FINISH OUR 1 23 TCP PLANT, UH, NEXT YEAR, WE WILL GET ALL THOSE WELLS BACK ONLINE TO BE ABLE TO TREAT OUR CONTAMINANTS.
UM, I CAN REASSURE ALL THE RESIDENTS AT, UH, THE WATER THAT YOU ARE CONSUMING, THAT, UH, GETTING DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME IS COMPLETELY 100% SAFE.
UM, ALONG CARBON CANYON ROAD, I KNOW WE DID A WEED ABATEMENT, UH, PROBABLY SIX MONTHS AGO.
CAUSE THOSE BREEDS ARE GROWING UP, ARE GETTING VERY HIGH, AND I'M AFRAID THAT, UH, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT DRIVE CARBON CANDY AND THEY THROW THEIR LIT, UH, CIGARETTE BUTTS OUT THE, OUT THE WINDOW.
SO, UM, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
IF WE CAN MAYBE MAKE TO CONTACT WITH CALTRANS AGAIN, I APPRECIATE IT.
UM, WE HAVE TRAILS, UM, BEHIND, UH, ON EUCALYPTUS TRAIL, AND I KNOW WE HAD ISSUES WITH ALL THE RAINS.
WE HAD THESE BIG RUTS, AND I KNOW, DANIEL, YOU WERE GONNA DO SOME GRADING TO GET RID OF THE RUTS.
SO THIS WAY HORSES AND PEOPLE DON'T GET HURT.
HAS THAT HAPPENED AS OF YET? UH, YES.
UH, IN TALKING TO THE STAFF THAT GOT TAKEN CARE OF, UH, ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.
OKAY, IF I HAVE, IF IT, IF IT HASN'T, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S, IT'S A FAIRLY LARGE AREA STAFF, UH, INSPECTED THE, THE ENTIRE TRAIL AND ADDRESSED, UH, WHAT THEY FELT WAS, UH, OR WHAT NEEDED ADDRESSING.
BUT IF THERE'S OTHER AREAS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND, UH, I WANT TO COMMEND THIS COUNSEL, OUR STAFF, UM, WITH CARBON CANNING, WITH TRUCK RESTRICTIONS.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND WE'RE GETTING TO THE END.
BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU, WE AS A COUNCIL, WE AS STAFF HAVE STAYED IN CONTACT WITH CALTRANS AND THE CITY OF BREA.
SO I WANT TO COMMEND TO EVERYBODY UP HERE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THE TWO LAST THINGS, I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT UP TODAY ABOUT HIDDEN OAKS, WESTERN HILLS.
THEY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THERE'S NO ENTITLEMENT AS OF YET.
IS THAT CORRECT, BEN, FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS? I DON'T THINK SO, BUT I'M GONNA DEFER TO THE, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, UH, CRABTREE, RIGHT.
THERE'S NO, NO ENTITLEMENT AT THE MOMENT.
AND HIDDEN OAKS ALSO STARTED OFF ABOUT 300 UNITS, WENT DOWN TO 107, THEN DROPPED DOWN TO 50.
THEY DECIDED NOT THEY, THEY CANCELED THAT PROJECT.
THERE'S NO ENTITLEMENT EITHER FOR HIDDEN OAKS.
SO, AND I'M, YOU'RE, YOU'RE A NEW, I'M GETTING A HEAD NOD FROM MY PLANNING MANAGER, SO YES, YOU'RE A NEWBIE, SO GOTCHA.
IS THAT RIGHT, MICHAEL? YEAH, CORRECT.
SO I JUST WANTED THE, THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT IT'S NOT ENTITLED.
SO THERE'S STILL GONNA BE A PROCESS IN THE FUTURE THAT IF WE HAVE AN
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ISSUE OR PROBLEM, WE WILL HAVE, YOU'LL MATTER OF FACT, WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, THEY'LL BE GOING TO HIM FOR THIS IN THEIR NEAR FUTURE.WELL, THANKS FOR IDENTIFYING ME, RAY.
HE'S ONE OF OUR BETTER PLANNING COMMISSIONERS.
AND THAT'S, UH, ALL THAT I HAVE.
YOU JUST GAVE HER ANOTHER TIDBIT FOR THE PAPER.
ART, WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? OKAY, UH, ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT WATER ISSUES.
I KNOW SOMEONE BROUGHT UP TONIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT USE OF, UH, NON-POTABLE WATER, RECYCLED WATER, UH, FOR VEGETATION, UH, IRRIGATION AND EVERYTHING.
CAN YOU TELL US OR TELL THE PUBLIC WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR ABILITY TO TRY AND GET WATER INTO THE CANYON SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE IT FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND OTHER USES AROUND THERE? CERTAINLY, UH, CURRENTLY WE DON'T HAVE, UH, RECYCLED WATER WITHIN THE CARBON CANYON AREA.
HOWEVER, WE ARE LOOKING AT, UH, DIFFERENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO PROVIDE, UH, RECYCLED WATER, NOT ONLY TO THE GOLF COURSE AT WESTERN HILLS, BUT TO OTHER, UH, FUTURE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, UH, IN THE AREA.
YEAH, I, I KNEW WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT.
UH, AND I E U A HAS PLENTY OF RECYCLED WATER FOR US TO USE.
SO IT'S, AND OF COURSE, EVERY TIME WE FREE UP A, UH, ACRE OF POTABLE WATER FOR WITH RECYCLED, THAT JUST MAKES OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE POTABLE WATER TO OUR RESIDENTS, UH, THAT MUCH EASIER.
UM, WE ARE, TOMORROW NIGHT, UH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A CITY OF CHINO, UH, STATE OF THE CITY.
SO I WANNA APOLOGIZE TO THE TWO FIRE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE AND THE CHIEF.
SO I WILL MISS THE FIRE DISTRICT MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT I UNDERSTAND TOM'S GONNA BE THERE TOO.
HE, HE WAS MAYOR PRO OR SOMETHING, CHEETO FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, ALSO NEXT WEEK, UH, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF US COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE THERE, BUT THE CITY COUNTY CONFERENCE, WHICH IS JUST BASICALLY AN, AN OVERNIGHT THING UP AT LAKE TAHOE, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR TO PULL THE 28 COUNTIES OR CITIES OF THE COUNTY TOGETHER AND DISCUSS ISSUES THAT ARE COMMON TO EVERYONE WITHIN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
SO THAT'LL BE HAPPENING TWO DAYS NEXT WEEK.
UH, THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS.
WE NORMALLY MEET, AS YOU KNOW, THE SECOND AND FOURTH, UH, TUESDAYS OF THE MONTH.
NEXT, UH, COUNCIL MEETING IS GOING TO BE ON WEDNESDAY THE 24TH.
UH, IT IS BECAUSE ON MONDAY THE 22ND, AYALA HIGH SCHOOL IS HAVING THEIR GRADUATING CLASS.
AND ON TUESDAY WILL BE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IN THE PAST, THIS COUNCIL HAS ENFORCED ALL FIVE OF US SHOWN UP FOR OUR TWO LOCAL, UH, HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF.
UH, WE WANT TO GIVE THE SUPPORT TO OUR STUDENTS.
SO WE WILL BE GOING TO, UH, THOSE TWO GRADUATIONS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND ON WEDNESDAY THE 24TH, WE WILL START OUT THE DAY WITH A BUDGET WORKSHOP, WHICH WILL BE AT THREE O'CLOCK.
THERE'LL BE A PUBLIC WORKS BUD, UH, WORK OR, UH, EXHIBIT OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AND IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL STARTING AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
AND THEN OUR REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IN THE EVENING.
UM, AGAIN, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE JUST REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF ALL OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHEN YOU START, UH, HEARING THESE PEOPLE BE AND, AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THEIR LIVES.
UH, IT GIVES US REAL HOPE FOR THE, THE FUTURE GENERATION, AND IT REALLY DOES.
DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THE THREE OSPREYS FLYING THROUGH CITY HALL OR CITY? IT WAS OVER THE CARBON CANYON AREA, VILLAGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT FLEW, FLEW OVER FAIRFIELD RANCH.
ANYBODY KNOW WHY THEY WERE AROUND? THEY'VE SEEN HIM BEFORE.
YEAH, WELL THAT IS AIR FORCE AND I'M ARMY, SO YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE, YEAH, MAYBE, UH, IT AIN'T GREAT THAT THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT.
JUST WANTED TO, TO THANK CITY STAFF FOR WORKING WITH CALTRANS.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT THE, THE 71 IN RAMONA, THAT KIND OF FUNKY TRIANGLE, UH, INTERCHANGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH ACCIDENTS AND JUST THE WAY THAT IT'S, UM, THE WAY THAT IT'S LAID OUT.
SO THANK YOU TO PUBLIC WORKS TEAM FOR WORKING WITH CALTRANS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A PLAN TO HOPEFULLY IMPROVE THAT INTERSECTION AND MAKE IT SAFER FOR, UH, RESIDENTS THAT ARE GOING INTO LOS SERRANOS OR GOING, UH, OVER TO, UM, OH GOSH, GOING, UH, OVER TO CHINO HILLS FORD.
WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS IN THE BACK THAT HAVE STUCK OUT THIS MEETING.
I NEED ONE OF YOU TO COME UP HERE AND IDENTIFY YOUR GROUP.
WHO'S GONNA COME UP OR I'M GONNA PICK YOU SPOKESMAN.
I'M GONNA PICK YOU, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
JUST TELL US WHAT SCHOOL YOU'RE FROM AND WHY YOU'RE HERE.
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ALL RIGHT.HI, MY NAME IS LOGAN HAYDEL AND WE'RE FROM ONTARIO CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL.
NEXT, UH, ERIC RODRIGUEZ, UH, O OC OC.
WE GET A LOT OF YOU GUYS OVER HERE.
UM, ISAIAH BEK, ALSO ONTARIO CHRISTIAN.
CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, GENTLEMEN.
SO I JUST HAVE A, A COUPLE CLOSING COMMENTS.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO COUNTRY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY DONATED NINE.
THIS SHOULD BE IN THE HERE AND THERE SECTION.
1900 POUNDS OF CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS WERE DONATED TO OUR HOPE RESOURCE CENTER.
IT TOOK FIVE TRUCKLOADS, UM, TO DELIVER ALL OF THESE ITEMS. AND THE HOPE RESOURCE CENTER WANTS TO REMIND US THAT THEY'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO COLLECT, NOT CLOTHING, BUT HYGIENE SUPPLIES THROUGH THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
AND ITEMS CAN BE DROPPED OFF AT CHINO VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL AT 1 29 70 THIRD STREET IN CHINO, BETWEEN, UM, THE HOURS OF EIGHT TO 4:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AND I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, OR I NEED YOU TO COMMENT ON SOMETHING FOR ME.
UM, CAPTAIN GOODELL, SO I'VE HAD SOME RESIDENTS REACH OUT, UM, ARE WONDERING WHY WHEN THEY REPORT, IF THERE'S CERTAIN, UM, LOITERING, UM, IN A SHOPPING CENTER, UM, AND THE POLICE ARE CALLED, WHY YOU CANNOT CITE THEM OR REQUIRE THEM TO LEAVE IN IT.
I KNOW IT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT WE CALL A LETTER OF AGENCY FOR TRESPASSING, BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU GUYS, YOUR HANDS ARE TIED AND WHY YOU CAN'T TELL THAT PERSON TO LEAVE CERTAIN SHOPPING CENTERS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
UH, A LETTER OF AGENCY REFERS TO A, UH, BUSINESS THAT IS CLOSED, UH, MAYBE DURING THE NIGHT OR NON-NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER, MANAGER, OR BUSINESS OWNER TO SIGN A LETTER OF AGENCY, WHICH, UH, EMPOWERS LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, IF IT'S POSTED AND OUTSIDE OF NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS TO ARREST THAT INDIVIDUAL, UH, FOR TRESPASSING DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
UH, IF THEY'RE JUST THERE AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY'RE NOT COMMITTING ANY CRIMES, THEY'RE NOT HARM TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, UM, OR NOT, UM, SUFFERING FROM ANY, UH, MENTAL, UH, INCAPACITY OR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS OR UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A NARCOTIC, THEN THERE'S NOTHING THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN, UH, LEGALLY LAWFULLY DO TO, UH, DETAIN THAT PERSON OR, UH, TRANSPORT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE.
UH, ONCE YOU TAKE A PERSON THAT HAS A LAWFUL REASON TO BE THERE, YOU'RE DEPRIVING THEM OF THEIR PERSONAL LIBERTY TO BE THERE.
AND THEN WE, WE WILL SUFFER, UH, THE CONSEQUENCES OF THAT.
SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO UNLESS THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMMITTING CRIMES.
SO WHAT WE, WE HAVE BEEN DOING, UM, WE HAVE A, UH, DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PERSON ASSIGNED WITH US AS WELL.
SHE WORKS, UH, EIGHT TO FIVE WITH US AT THE STATION AND SHE IS A CRISIS INTERVENTION PERSON.
UM, SO OFTEN IF WE COME ACROSS, UH, PEOPLE THAT WE CONTACT MULTIPLE TIMES, WE'LL CALL HER OUT.
SHE'LL OFFER HER SERVICES AS WELL AS, UH, SWAG, UM, ALSO DURING THE WEEK AND THEY'LL COME OUT AND CONTACT THEM AND PROVIDE, UH, RESOURCES AND SERVICES AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT TO OUR PUBLIC.
AND I KNOW THAT, UH, THE SHOPPING CENTER, LIKE AT 4,200 CHIN HILLS PARKWAY AND LIKE ALBERTSON'S IN THE SOUTH END OF TOWN, THEY HAVE THE SIGNS POSTED ABOUT NO TRESPASSING.
SO OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE LETTER OF AGENCIES.
SO I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GONNA MET TEAM AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT WE'LL WORK ON REACHING OUT TO THOSE SHOPPING CENTERS THAT HAVE NOT YET SIGNED LETTERS SO WE CAN GET EVERYONE ON BOARD CUZ IT'S FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL OF THEIR CENTER AND EVERYONE.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET AN UPDATE OF HOW MANY, UM, CENTERS HAVE SIGNED ON AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET A HUNDRED PERCENT PRES PARTICIPATION.
WE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 14 SHOPPING CENTERS SIGNED ON.
AND THE IMPORTANT THING FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS OR PROPERTY MANAGERS TO REMEMBER IS THOSE MUST BE RENEWED EVERY, EVERY YEAR ANNUALLY.
SO ARE WE FOLLOWING UP FOR RENEWAL IN CASE THAT FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS ON THEIR END? YES, WE ARE.
BEFORE YOU CALL THE MEETING SURE.
CERTAINLY I'M LOOKING AT JONATHAN MARSHALL, YOU'RE JUST SITTING BACK RELAXING
PICKLEBALL LIGHTS, WHAT'S THE STATUS? MIKE KRIEGER SAYS I WAS RELAXING, SO THAT'S WHY I WAS RELAXING.
UM, PICKLEBALL LIGHTS ACTUALLY, UH, THE PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE 15TH AND 16TH BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE, UH, POURING CONCRETE IN ORDER TO PUT IN THE FOOTINGS FOR THE POLES.
AND SO THEN AFTER THAT, SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT, UH, PER PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, UH, BY THE END OF MAY, WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING READY.
[ 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.]
SO TONIGHT WE ADJOURN AND TRIBUTE AN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD.THEIR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE AND STRENGTH PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE OUR COUNTRY GREAT.
EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT EVENING IN THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.