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[ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
WELCOME TO THE JUNE 13TH, 2023 CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.AND FIRST OFF, WOULD LIKE TO ASK CHERYL FOR A ROLL CALL.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOES ONE MOMENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S IS ON THE PHONE.
LET ME, I SAYING TO ME THIS WAY.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S, NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
RIGHT.IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO STAND AND WE'RE GOING TO DO, UH, CHAPLAIN KEITH ROBBIE FROM CHINO VALLEY.
FIRE IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND, UH, AN INVOCATION FOR ALL OF US.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN THE VISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Keith Roby, Chino Valley Independent Fire District]
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SO INCLINED, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEADS WITH ME.DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COMMIT THIS MEETING TO YOU TONIGHT.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ABUNDANT BLESSINGS AND FOR ALL WHO ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND THE OPPORTUNITY YOU'VE GIVEN US TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY.
WE PRAY FOR YOUR CONTINUED PROTECTION ON THE RESIDENTS OF OUR CITY AND THE CONSTITUENTS THAT WE SERVE.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD WATCH OVER AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, GIVE THEM WISDOM AND STRENGTH.
WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT ARE SICK OR INJURED, AND FOR THOSE THAT HAVE LOST LOVED ONES, GIVE THEM STRENGTH, COMFORT, AND HEALING.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF THOSE.
WE RECOGNIZE TONIGHT FOR THEIR DEDICATION, LEADERSHIP, AND SERVICE.
AND MAY YOU GIVE OUR CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED WISDOM FOR THE AGENDA.
SET THEM BEFORE THEM THIS EVENING.
WE DESIRE YOUR GLORY AND BLESSING IN ALL WE DO.
DIRECT OUR THOUGHTS, WORDS, DECISION AND ACTIONS OF WHAT WOULD PLEASE YOU AND WHAT WOULD BENEFIT THOSE THAT HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THIS LEADERSHIP.
[1. RECOGNITION - 2022-23 School Resource Officer of the Year Deputy Noel Negron]
FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS RECOGNITION OF THE 2223 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR, DEPUTY NOEL NOEL NEGRO.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? DEPUTY, PLEASE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A FUN RECOGNITION.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I AM HONORED TO RECOGNIZE OUR VERY OWN CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DEPUTY NOEL NEGRO AS THE 20 22 20 23 SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
DEPUTY MCN EARNED HIS THIS HONOR BY DEMONSTRATING AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF WITHIN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SERVING AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER REQUIRES A UNIQUE SET OF SKILLS, PATIENCE, AND DEDICATION.
AND DEPUTY NEGRO HAS EXEMPLIFIED ALL OF THESE QUALITIES AND MORE, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE PRAISE YOUR ABILITY TO COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS.
WHAT A BALANCING ACT THAT IS TO HELP CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WITH 27 YEARS OF SERVICE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SIX OF THOSE AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, YOU'VE DEVELOPED A WELL-EARNED REPUTATION AMONG YOUR PEERS FOR BEING A CALM, RESPECTFUL, AND WILLING TO HELP ANYONE IN NEED, WHETHER IT'S A STUDENT JUST HAVING A BAD DAY OR A COMPLEX INVESTIGATION.
SO, DEPUTY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NAMED OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR.
I'VE GOT SOME CERTIFICATES TO HAND OFF TO YOU, AND I'LL JUST LIST THEM VERY QUICKLY.
WE HAVE CERTIFICATES, OBVIOUSLY FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, FROM, UH, COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN,
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AND FROM OUR CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM.AND WE HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHILLIP CHEN AND SENATOR KELLY STO AND SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN.
SO MAKE SURE AND PUT THESE UP AT THE, AT THE, UH, STATION AND SHOW OFF ALL THE CERTIFICATES.
BUT FOR NOW, I'D LOVE IT IF YOU'D HAVE A SAY A FEW WORDS AND KIND OF, UH, SURE.
KEEP IT TO 10 OR 15 MINUTES, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UH, HE JOKES, BUT I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO BE LONG-WINDED, SO
BUT, UH, IT, BY FAR IN ALL MY YEARS, UH, I'VE BEEN SERVING THIS, LIKE, THIS COMMUNITY FOR, UH, 23 OF MY 27 YEARS.
UM, THIS BY FAR HAS BEEN PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING POSITIONS AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
UM, YOU DO WEAR A LOT OF HATS.
UH, I I FELT IT WAS A LOT EASIER DEALING WITH GANG MEMBERS THAN IT WAS SOMETIMES TO DEAL WITH, UH, STUDENTS OR, UH, OR THE PARENTS OR, UH, THE SCHOOL, UH, BALANCING THE ACT WITH THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION.
BUT I WANT TO THANK, UH, MY DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION, UH, CAPTAIN GOODELL AND HIS ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
UM, THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUPPORT OF, UH, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, UH, DR.
BONE CHRISTIANI OVER AT CHIN HO'S HIGH SCHOOL AND THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, BOARD AND THEIR SUPPORT, UH, IN, IN ORDER TO GET THE JOB DONE.
IT IS NOT, UH, AN EASY TASK AND YOU DO HAVE TO BALANCE A LOT.
BUT WITH THE HELP OF EVERYONE, UH, TOWARDS ONE GOAL, IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.
SO I BASICALLY ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN EASY TASK AND ALL OF US, UH, ONE TEAM TOWARDS ONE GOAL, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, TO HELP THE SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AT THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
STEVE, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? WHY NOT? THANK YOU, MAYOR ROGERS.
UH, I HAD THE, UH, OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH NOEL.
UH, THE FIRST TIME I WAS ASSIGNED TO CHINO HILLS.
WE WERE PATROL PARTNERS TOGETHER.
UM, I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR, UH, 21 OF HIS 23 YEARS HERE.
UH, HE'S WORKED HIS ENTIRE PATROL CAREER HERE IN CHINO HILLS, UM, SERVING THE RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY.
UM, AND HE, HE IS A GREAT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
UM, LIKE HE SAID, UH, IT IS, UH, EASIER DEALING WITH, UH, KNOWN CRIMINALS SOMETIMES THAN, UH, NAVIGATING SOME OF THE POLITICS OF SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF.
SO HE'S THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB AND, AND, UH, UM, I'M, I'M PROUD TO HAVE HIM AS OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.
[2. RECOGNITION - Ayala High School Percussion Ensemble Winter Guard International Percussion World Champions]
THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS A RECOGNITION OF THE AYALA HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE, WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION WORLD CHAMPIONS TO BE ACCEPTED BY BAND DIRECTOR TIMOTHY TROT AND MEMBERS OF THE AYALA HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, TO CARVE OUT A LITTLE TIME AS THE SUMMER'S BEGINNING.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND I ALWAYS LOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE AMAZING TALENT OF OUR YOUTH IN CHINO HILLS.
AND THIS GROUP IS NOTHING SHORT OF ASTOUNDING.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE I ELLA HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE FOR BEING NAMED THE 2023 WINTER GUARD INTERNATIONAL PERCUSSION WORLD CHAMPIONS, WHICH TOOK PLACE AT DAYTON, OHIO.
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WHILE COMPETING AGAINST OTHER TOP TIER ENSEMBLES, THE IEL BULLDOG SHOWED OFF THE PEAK OF THEIR VISUAL AND CREATIVE TALENTS DURING THE PRODUCTION ENTITLED PAST TO THE PRESENT, PERFORMERS DID BACK BENDS, HUNG UPSIDE DOWN, AND PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT PRODUCING AN OVERALL EXCEPTIONAL SHOWCASE, EARNING THEM A SCORE OF 97.9 TO CAPTURE FIRST PLACE IN THE COUNTRY TO MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE.THE SECOND PLACE TEAM WAS OUR VERY OWN CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, WHO EARNED A SCORE OF 97.2.
THEY HAVE A WAY OF DOING THAT OVER THE YEARS, BACK AND FORTH LIKE THAT, JUST A 0.7 SHY OF THE BULLDOGS.
FOR ANYONE THAT'S KEEPING SCORE HERE IN, UH, IN TOWN, WE ARE PROUD OF THE, OUR TOP TWO HIGH SCHOOL PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES IN THE WORLD.
THEY'RE BOTH RIGHT HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WHICH IS VERY, VERY COOL TO SAY.
CONGRATULATIONS, AYELLA, UH, ON THIS INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT.
AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, MA'AM? WHY NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT? THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS AND VICE MAYOR MORAN AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO, TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY AND OUR CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AYALA HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IT'S GREAT THAT, UM, THE, TO GO OUT, NOT ONLY, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS TELL THE STUDENTS THAT WHEN WE GO OUT AND COMPETE AND GO ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, WE NOT JUST REPRESENT AYALA HIGH SCHOOL, WE ALSO REPRESENT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS SINCE WE ARE FROM CHINO HILLS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
AND SO WE'RE SO PROUD TO BRING THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
ANY ONE OF THE STUDENTS WANT REPRESENTATIVE, WANT TO STEP UP AND SAY ANYTHING WHO'S NOT SHY? HERE? GO AHEAD.
IN FACT, I'M NOT LEAVING UNTIL ONE STUDENT
WHO'S TAKING A SPEECH CLASS? GO FOR IT.
YOU'LL GET EXTRA CREDIT LATER.
WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO DO THIS.
UM, I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PERCUSSION PROGRAM AT AYALA FOR ALL FOUR YEARS OF MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.
AND I MUST SAY, I DON'T BELIEVE MY HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE WOULD'VE BEEN ANYTHING SIMILAR WITHOUT THE PERCUSSION PROGRAM.
I LEARNED SO MANY SKILLS THAT PROVE BENEFICIAL FOR ME LATER IN LIFE, FROM LEADERSHIP TO TEAMWORK, TO JUST BEING ABLE TO PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE AND PERFORM FOR PEOPLE, FOR PUTTING AN AUTHENTIC VERSION OF WHAT DO YOU WANT TO EXPRESS IN FRONT OF SO MANY PEOPLE IN STADIUMS THAT WHERE YOU DON'T KNOW ANYONE.
AND YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF ANY INHIBITIONS TO CREATE A PERFORMANCE THAT PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.
EVEN PEOPLE WILL THINK ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE AT TIMES THAT THEY JUST THINK ABOUT MUSIC.
AND IT'LL BE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THEM LATER.
BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING.
AND THAT FEELING OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WITH THAT IS SOMETHING I'LL HOLD FOREVER GOING OUT OF THIS PROGRAM.
AND YEAH, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CITY AND MY HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL THESE FINE PEOPLE HERE, WHICH WE, THERE'S PLENTY MORE.
AND YEAH, I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF THIS.
I'VE GOT CERTIFICATES FROM ALL OF THE ELECTIVES THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER.
SO I'LL HAND THIS OFF TO YOU AND JUST SHARE IT AT SCHOOL.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING CHINO HILLS PROUD.
SO LET'S DO A GROUP PHOTO AND THEN PARENTS, AFTER BRANDON HAS FINISHED THE SHOT, IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING AND DO SOME PHOTOS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO.
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OKAY.SO JUST GOT SEVERAL GROUPS ON CAMPUS COMING UP THIS NEXT GO AROUND.
IS IT TOO COLD FOR YOU? MY HAIR DOWN? THERE'S, I HAVE IT ON MY, THERE'RE 30 BEFORE.
CAUSE THEY HAVE A, UH, THE PIT, WHICH IS ALMOST, UH, XYLOPHONES AND DRUMS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND THEN THERE'S, OH MY GOODNESS.
THEY PROBABLY HAVE FIVE BASS DRUMS. THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF TENORS
[3. 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.]
SMS. NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM APPEAR ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.
PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST, A SPEAK CARD.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DANG.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL MEMBER CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
THIS IS SUZETTE DNG WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR HAGMAN AND THE ENTIRE TEAM HAGMAN.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO ATTEND OUR OPEN HOUSE LAST WEDNESDAY.
IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS ENGAGE IN ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.
WE HOPE THAT THE OPEN HOUSE PROVIDED YOU WITH SOME VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO THE NUMEROUS COUNTY SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
ALSO, A HUGE THANK YOU TO CHINO VALLEY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS FOR PREPARING THE FOOD.
HOT DOGS WERE A BIG HIT, AND WE HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED AN ICE CREAM PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR HAGMAN.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE, UH, WINNERS TO OUR RAFFLE PRIZES SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S ANNUAL JOB FAIR AND RECORD CLEARING EVENT IS ONLY TWO DAYS AWAY.
THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH, BETWEEN 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AT THE ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
ALL TERMINAL ONE LOCATED 1940 MOORE WAY IN ONTARIO.
SUPERVISOR HAGMAN WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LAW OFFICE OF OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENDER, AND ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAVE PARTNERED TO BRING OVER 50, UH, EMPLOYERS AND RESOURCES.
QR CODES FOR MAP AND REGISTRATION ARE ON THE FLYER, AND YOU MAY ALSO CALL 1-800-451-FIVE 6 2 7 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 380 JOB SEEKERS PRE-REGISTERED, AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING MANY MORE.
ALL FLYERS, UM, PRINTED FLYERS ARE OUT BY THE LOBBY, AND AS, AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN CONTACT, UM, SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S, DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5 FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL FELLOW RESIDENTS STAFF.
UM, BRIEFLY WANTED TO COME UP.
I, I'M STEVE ELI, A CHINO HILLS RESIDENT OF, UH, ALMOST 26 YEARS NOW.
I'M YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE ON THE INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY BOARD.
AND, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND IN THE HERE AND THERE, THERE WAS, UH, A MENTION OF SOME OF IUA THAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT,
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UM, IN THE SENSE OF WHEN PEOPLE GET THEIR, UH, WATER BILLS, THE, THERE'S A CHARGE THERE THAT SAYS, I EUA, AND THAT'S A PASS THROUGH CHARGE.AND THE QUESTION IS, SHOULD I EUA BE BILLING PEOPLE DIRECTLY FOR THAT AS OPPOSED TO RUNNING IT THROUGH THE CITY? UM, FIRST OFF, UH, THAT, THAT HAS BEEN RAISED BEFORE.
UM, AND ACTUALLY LAST MONTH, I, UH, AT OUR BOARD MEETING IN MAY, I ASKED OUR STAFF TO COME BACK TO US WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE, HEY, JUST, JUST MOVE THE CHARGE TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
I U A HAS HISTORICALLY PASSED THROUGH THE CHARGES.
NOW WHAT DOES IUA DO? RIGHT? I MEAN, I, I ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES, SO I'M NOT GONNA, WE'RE NOT GONNA GO THERE, BUT, BUT WE DEFINITELY HAVE, UH, WE, WE, WE PROTECT THE SEWER WATER THAT COMES.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU TAKE A SHOWER, IT GOES TO YOUR STREET, GOES TO A BIGGER PIPE, AND ALL THAT IS OWNED BY THE CITY EVENTUALLY MAKES IT TO A MUCH BIGGER PIPE THAT COMES BY GRAVITY FLOW TO I E WAY WE TAKE THE, THAT WASTEWATER, WE TREAT IT, WE TURN YOUR SHOWERS INTO FLOWERS.
WE, WE, WE WILL ALSO TAKE THE SOLID WASTE THAT COMES OUT OF ALL OF THAT, TAKE IT TO OUR COMPOSTING FACILITY IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, UM, THAT IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST INDOOR COMPOSTER AND TURN IT INTO COMPOST.
AND WE ALSO DON'T TRUCK OUR WASTE TO ARIZONA.
UM, THAT'S WHAT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN $20 A MONTH THAT YOU SEE ON YOUR WATER BILL IS FOR NOW, ANOTHER CHARGE THAT THE CITIES COLLECT FOR US, OR FOR THE REGION, I SHOULD SAY, IS, UH, CONNECTION FEES.
SO THAT PEOPLE WHO BUILD NEW CONSTRUCTION HAVE TO BUY INTO THE SYSTEM THAT THE TAXPAYERS OF THE REGION.
RIGHT NOW, WERE ABOUT 900,000 PEOPLE IN THE REGION FROM HERE IN CHINO HILLS ALL THE WAY TO FONTANA, UM, HAVE ALREADY BUILT UP.
UM, RIGHT NOW WHAT WE DO IS WHEN YOU COLLECT THE FEE, SO SOMEONE BUILDS A HOUSE OR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, THEY PAY THE FEE DIRECTLY TO CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
THE CITY CURRENTLY KEEPS THAT MONEY IN AN ACCOUNT, THE SEGREGATED ACCOUNT, AND GETS INTEREST ON THAT AMOUNT.
SO RIGHT NOW, AS OF, UH, I BELIEVE THE END OF APRIL, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND ITS ACCOUNT HAD ABOUT 3.4 MILLION THERE.
NOW, IF IUA IS GONNA HAVE TO START DIRECT BILLING, THAT MONEY WOULD LIKELY SIT IN AN IUA ACCOUNT SINCE WE WOULD BE THE ONES COLLECTING IT.
SO I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULDN'T DO IT, WE COULDN'T DO IT.
WE, WE WON'T CHANGE, WE CAN'T CHANGE.
BUT WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT WE GOTTA, WE GOTTA LOOK AT IT AND EVERYTHING YOU DO HAS AN ACTION OR REACTION.
AND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T, PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY, WHY IS THIS CHARGE, WHY AM I GETTING CHARGED FROM THE CITY? RIGHT? I MEAN, THE PROP, THE PROP TWO EIGHTEENS OUT THERE NOW.
SO, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE ON CHINO'S CONNECTION ARE SAYING, WELL, GEEZ, LET'S NOT DO IT.
WELL THAT WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT AND WE'LL SEE IF, IF THE VOTERS, IF THE VOTERS SAY NO, OR ON THE TWO 18, THEN THAT'LL BE THAT.
BUT AS FAR AS FUTURE BILLING FOR THE COLLECTION ON THE, UM, CONSTRUCTION FEES AND THE MONTHLY CHARGE, THE, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AND SEE AND, AND TALK TO CHINO HILLS AND THE OTHER SEVEN CONTRACT AGENCIES AND DETERMINE OR SIX CONTRACT AGENCIES AND DETERMINE IF IT WORKS FOR EVERYBODY.
RIGHT NOW WE DON'T BILL ANYBODY ANYTHING, RIGHT? WE DON'T HAVE A BILLING SYSTEM.
JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, WASTE MANAGEMENT NOW IS STARTING TO BILL SEPARATELY, BUT THEY ARE OUR COMPANY THAT BILLS PEOPLE.
ANYWAY, I JUST THANK YOU, STEVE, FOR BEING HERE.
I'LL, I'LL, I'LL TRY TO GO TO CHINO NEXT WEEK CUZ APPARENTLY SOME OF THEIR COUNCIL FOLKS HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
I AM THE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A COMMUNITY EVENT COMING UP ON THURSDAY THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS AND, UH, RESIDENTS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ARE AWARE OF.
UM, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON IS HOSTING A WILDFIRE SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ON THURSDAY.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE ON THURSDAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BUSY DAY.
UH, BUT, UH, WE'RE AT 6:00 PM WE ARE INVITING RESIDENTS TO COME TO THE JESSE TURNER CENTER IN FONTANA, UM, AS A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR THE COUNTY.
AND WE ARE GONNA BE GIVING A WILDFIRE SAFETY UPDATE, UM, ON THE EFFORTS AND THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT WE'RE OFFERING TO RESIDENTS.
UM, WE'RE GONNA BE UPDATING, UH, THE COMMUNITY ON THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING TO PROTECT AND HARDEN OUR GRID.
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SHUTOFFS.UM, THE PSPS IS WHAT IS MOST COMMONLY REFERRED TO.
WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING, UM, RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS TO TALK ABOUT OUR CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAMS, UM, AND WAYS THAT WE CAN ASSIST.
SO WE ENCOURAGE ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS TO COME, ESPECIALLY CHINO HILLS, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE.
I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
WELL, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU IN PERSON.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.
I KNOW YOU'RE THE NEW JENNIFER SHAW.
UM, YOU MIGHT WANNA, UM, REACH OUT TO CARMEN KENON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, UM, TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TO LET 'EM KNOW ABOUT THESE EVENTS COMING UP.
AND I THINK CHERYL OR COULD GET YOU THE LEADERSHIP.
IS IT CHARLIE BLANK STILL? YOU CAN DO IT VIA ZOOM TOO.
YES, THAT'D BE VERY BENEFICIAL.
VERY COMMITTED GROUP SO YOU CAN GET THE INFORMATION FROM CHERYL.
I'M THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FROM THE OOPS, REPRESENTING THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
UM, AND HERE ARE SOME OF OUR UPDATES, UM, IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR RENEE MATA AND PRESIDENT ZEEB WELLBORN WILL BE GRADUATING FROM THE UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TOMORROW IN SACRAMENTO.
THE TALENT PIPELINE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A DIRECT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR JOB SEEKERS AND TO IMPROVE THE HIRING PROCESS FOR BUSINESSES.
OUR CHAMBER IS LOOKING FORWARD TO IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM LATER THIS YEAR IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THIS MONTH WE WILL BE HOSTING TWO ROUND TABLES.
THE FIRST IS A ROUND TABLE WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY, DISCUSSING INDUSTRY PAIN POINTS, THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES, AND HOW THEY'D LIKE TO SUPPORT THE WIDER COMMUNITY.
THE SECOND IS A ROUND TABLE FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZEN POPULATION.
NATIONALLY, THERE HAS BEEN A RISE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PEOPLE WHO ARE AGED 55 AND OVER.
SO WE'RE HOSTING A ROUND TABLE WITH LOCAL, LOCAL SENIOR CITIZEN COMMUNITY GROUPS TO SUPPORT ANY BUSINESS GROWTH BY PROVIDING A ROADMAP OF ESSENTIALS FOR STARTING YOUR BUSINESS IN THE CHINO VALLEY.
ADDITIONALLY, NEXTGEN, OUR GROUP OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, WILL BE SUPPORTING THE CHINO HILLS HABITAT, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN BUILDING THEIR NEW HU HOMES IN JULY.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THEIR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY THIS FRIDAY.
NEXTGEN IS A YOUNG PROFESSIONALS INCUBATOR GROUP FOR PEOPLE AGES 21 TO 40, WHO ARE LOOKING TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN THEIR COMMUNITY SEEKING BUSINESS MENTORSHIP AND TO BUILD THEIR NETWORK IN STUDENT PROGRAMMING.
WE'VE RECENTLY BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH KAISER PERMANENTE HOSPITAL IN ONTARIO, WHO HAS OPENED THEIR DOORS TO STUDENTS IN THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESERVING, INTERNSHIPS, AND ALL THEIR DEPARTMENTS FOR C V U S D STUDENTS.
SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO HAVE STUDENTS IN C V U S D TO REACH OUT TO THE CHAMBER TO SUPPORT STUDENTS LOOKING FOR INTERNSHIPS, APPRENTICESHIPS, AND VOLUNTEER WORK.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, THE TASTE OF CHINO VALLEY WILL BE HOSTED NEXT WEEK AT THE SHOPS IN CHINO HILLS FROM FIVE 30 TO 8:00 PM IT'S OUR FESTIVAL CELEBRATING ALL OF OUR RESTAURANTS TICKETS ARE STILL FOR SALE ON OUR WEBSITE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC EVENT.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME SMILING FACES AND FULL BELLIES.
AND FINALLY, THESE, THESE WERE SOME UPDATES FROM THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER.
THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO, UH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST.DOES ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT AS WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE? SCENE NONE.
BRIAN, ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD, SIR.
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY DEPARTMENT BUSINESS.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (12 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
WE HAVE OUR CONSENT CALENDAR WITH ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 15.WOULD BRIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING? NO, SIR.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE.
AND I'LL SECOND, WE ARE GONNA TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND LOCKING YOUR VOTE AS WELL SO WE CAN DISPLAY IT.
I'M GONNA START THE VOTE THERE.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? UH, YES.
LET ME JUST, ALL RIGHT, SO NEXT UP, RAY PULLED TWO ITEMS.
[8. Authorize City Manager to execute Amendment No. 37 to Agreement A94-93 (County Agreement 94-765) with San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in amount of $17,905,168 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for law enforcement services]
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AMENDMENT NUMBER 37 TO AGREEMENT A 94 DASH 93, UH, WITH SAN BERNARDINO[00:30:01]
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 17,905.SORRY, DEPUTY, YOU JUST, YOU JUST GOT A DECREASE IN PAY
FISCAL YEAR 2324 FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
WELL, WHAT I WANNA SAY, FIRST OF ALL, YOU GUYS DO SUCH A GREAT JOB, JUST LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, YOU DESERVE MORE MONEY, BUT NOT THAT MUCH
UM, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
UH, WE GET VALUE FOR, FOR OUR DOLLAR.
UM, OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT ARE PROBABLY PAYING SAY, 40, 50, 50, UH, MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
AND FOR WHAT WE PAY AND FOR WHAT WE GET, IT'S EXCELLENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU CAPTAIN CHIEF AND ALSO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF, UH, THE COUNTY SHERIFFS FOR DOING A GREAT JOB FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS, UH, ONE ITEM.
COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ? YES, MA'AM.
[15. Authorize execution of Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. A2023-060 with Santa Ana Watershed Association (SAWA) to extend term of agreement to June 30, 2024, for Carbon Canyon Biomass removal due to delays caused by primary bird nesting season]
AND THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 15, AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO AGREEMENT NUMBER A 2023 DASH SIX WITH SANTA ANA WATERSHED ASSOCIATION OR SAWA TO EXTEND TERM OF AGREEMENT TO JUNE 30TH, 2024 FOR CARBON CANYON BIOMASS REMOVAL, UH, DUE TO THE DELAYS OF THE PRIMARY BIRD NESTING SEASON.I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, COMMUNITY, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE, UM, IN THE CREEK PAD BIOMASS, UH, WITH THE PALM TREES AND SO ON.
WE REALIZE, UM, IT'S AN ISSUE AND A CONCERN THAT WE ALL HAVE HERE ON THE DIOCESE IN OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT WE'RE SORT OF MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UM, REGARDING THE BURBS, WHEN WE CAN ACTUALLY CUT WEEDS AND WHEN WE CAN, WHEN WE CAN'T.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY A PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF THIS.
AND IS THERE GONNA BE A SCHEDULE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES HAPPEN THIS FISCAL YEAR? YES.
WE'RE SCHEDULED, OR, UH, SAWA IS SCHEDULED TO START THE WORK SEPTEMBER 15TH, UH, THE DAY AFTER, UH, BEHING SEASON ENDS.
SO THEY'LL, THEY'LL GET OUT THERE, UH, BARRING ANY EMERGENCIES, AND THEY'LL TRY TO CLEAN IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING ALL MY PHONE CALLS ON THIS, THIS ITEM.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS ONE ITEM, SIR.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? YES.
[16. Adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2022-23 reallocating funding in various projects with a net effect of zero; add City Hall Office Reconfiguration Project to American Rescue Plan Account Project List; and find that project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act]
WE MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.NUMBER 16 IS TO ADOPT A BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FOR THE CITY HALL.
AND TO ADD THE CITY HALL OFFICE RECONFIGURATION PROJECT TO THE ARPA PROJECT LIST, CITY MANAGER, MONTGOMERY TO PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, TONIGHT'S ITEM IS, UH, BROUGHT BEFORE YOU TO SERVE TWO PURPOSES.
ONE, WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON, UH, THE CURRENT STATUS OF SEVERAL, UH, ARPA PROJECTS, BUT ALSO TO DO A LITTLE, UH, READJUSTMENT OF, OF THE BUDGET.
UH, IN, IN SHORT, UH, THERE THE, UH, AMERICANS, UH, UH, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021, ALLOCATED TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, ROUGHLY 10 MILLION.
UH, THIS IS BEING TREATED BY STAFF AND THE COUNCIL AS ONE TIME MONEY, UH, A AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN A COUPLE AREAS WITH A, A, YOU KNOW, A SET, UH, PURCHASE.
WE, UH, SPENT, UH, MONEY TO ENHANCE OUR MYSTIC CANYON, UH, SITE WHERE WE HOST OUR, UH, TINY TOTS.
AND WE BROUGHT THAT PROGRAM BACK ONLINE.
UH, AFTER MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE, UH, INTERIOR AND THE, UH, UH, AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM, UH, WE'VE, UH, ISSUED PURCHASE ORDERS FOR A COUPLE NEW VEHICLES.
OUR MOBILE WRECK VEHICLE, UH, AND A SHOW WAGON.
UH, WE'RE WORKING ON PARKING LOT REHABILITATIONS AT, UH, 12 PARKS, UH, 11 HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY.
UH, WE ARE DOING, UH, EXTENSIVE TREE TRIMMING THROUGHOUT OUR PARK AND OPEN SPACE AREAS.
UH, WE'VE MADE MODIFICATIONS, IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE CITY HALL, TO, UH, TWO OF OUR MAIN COUNTER AREAS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
WE'LL BE DOING ADDITIONAL, UH, ENHANCEMENTS, UH, TO THE COUNTER AREAS ON THE TOP FLOOR SOON.
UH, WE'RE WORKING ON NEW, UH, HVAC SYSTEMS HERE AT THE LIBRARY, THE CITY HALL, AND, UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
ALL OF THESE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU THROUGH THE
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$10 MILLION, UH, THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH ARPA.UH, IN ADDITION, WE BROUGHT ON AIR OUR SWAG OR SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP TEAM TO PROVIDE, UH, UH, IN THE FIELD, UM, SUPPORT FOR, UH, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UH, AND, UH, WE STILL HAVE A FEW PROJECTS, UH, IN THE WORKS TONIGHT.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE COUNCIL'S, UH, APPROVAL ON ARE A COUPLE BUDGET MODIFICATIONS.
UM, WE'VE COMPLETED PROJECTS LIKE THE MYSTIC CANYON, UH, UH, PROJECT BELOW BUDGET WE'VE COM.
UH, WE'VE COMPLETED, UH, OUR, UM, EXCUSE ME, OUR GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, WHERE WE HAD ALLOCATED FUNDING.
AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE COUNCIL, UH, TO DO IS SUPPORT OUR PROPOSAL THAT WE TAKE $92,500, UH, IN AVAILABLE BALANCE AND ALLOCATED TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF A SECOND REMOTE CONTROL MOWER AND TRAILER.
UH, AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, WITH OVER 3000 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE IN THE CITY, WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING TO MANAGE THE PLANT MATERIAL.
AND WITH OUR SLOPES, WE FOUND THAT, UH, WHILE WE HAVE LARGE TRACTORS THAT ARE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN CUTTING, UH, THE TURF, UH, HAVING THIS NEW REMOTE MOWER THAT WE PURCHASED RECENTLY HAS BEEN VERY, UH, VERY PRODUCTIVE IN OUR SLOPE AREAS THAT NORMALLY WOULD'VE HAD HAND CREWS.
SO WE THINK A SECOND MOWER WILL, WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARD US MEETING OUR OBLIGATIONS TO, UH, TO CUT TURF.
UH, WE'RE ALSO FINDING THAT BECAUSE THIS IS FEDERAL MONEY, THERE ARE SOME, UH, NUANCES TO HOW IT'S SPENT, UH, THAT, UH, UH, MAKE, UH, CERTAIN PROJECTS DIFFICULT.
ONE SPECIFICALLY, UH, FOR TONIGHT IS THE SKATE PARK ENHANCEMENT.
WE'RE WE, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SKATE PARK ENHANCEMENT, BUT WE HAVE $125,000 ALLOCATED THROUGH ARPA FUNDING THAT WE'RE REQUESTING GET, UH, REA REALLOCATED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, THERE'S A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT'S INVOLVED IN, UH, US IMPLEMENTING A NEW, UH, SKATE PARK ENHANCEMENT THAT WOULD BE BETTER SPENT WITH FREER DOLLARS THROUGH A GENERAL FUND.
UH, AT THE SAME TIME THOUGH, WE ARE LOOKING TO TAKE A PROJECT THAT WAS GENERAL FUND, UH, UH, IN A RECONFIGURATION OF SOME OF THE WORK AREAS AND PUT THAT IN THE APA FUNDING SO THAT THEY BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT.
AND IN ESSENCE, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE MODIFICATIONS AND THE NEW PROJECT.
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ONE COMMENT ON THAT REMOTE MOWER.
UH, THOSE OF US THAT SAW THE, UH, STATED THE CITY VIDEO, THERE WAS A PICTURE OF THAT, AND THAT'S REALLY A COOL MACHINE.
AND IT OBVIOUSLY, UH, IT'S SAFER FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY MUCH SELF-PROPELLED AND GOES WHERE WE TELL IT TO GO.
AND, UH, THE LIKELIHOOD OF SOMEONE GETTING HURT ON SOMETHING, TIPPING OVER OR WHATEVER, WORSE CASE IT TIPS OVER OR THEY PUT IT UP, MAYBE MAKE A FEW, UH, REPAIRS.
BUT THAT, THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD THING TO, UH, UH, ENHANCE OUR STAFF'S ABILITY TO GET THOSE HILLS, UH, MOWED DOWN.
CUZ WITH ANYTIME WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIN, WE HAVE HUGE WEEDS, SO THAT'S GOOD.
WE, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
SO WE TAKE THIS TO A VOTE THEN TO APPROVE IT? YES, WE'RE GOOD NOW.
I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND I'LL MAKE, I'LL DO A SECOND.
[17. Provide direction for allocation of Community Organization Support Funds from Waste Management for Fiscal Year 2023-24]
IS ITEM NUMBER 17, TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUPPORT FUNDS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 23, 24.ALL RIGHT, BEN, YOU'RE, I'LL GIVE THIS ONE ALSO.
UM, THROUGH OUR CONTRACT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT, UH, THERE IS A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THEM TO PROVIDE THE COUNSEL WITH $40,000 THAT WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARD SUPPORTING, UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UH, UH, IMPACT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UH, THAT GIVE SERVICE IN SOME WAY TO OUR RESIDENTS.
UH, A YEAR OR SO AGO, THE COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION FOR THE $40,000 TO BE ALLOCATED WITH $15,000 GOING TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, UH, THE, THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
AND WITH THE REMAINDER $25,000 BEING GIVEN $5,000 TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER
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SO THAT THEY COULD DIRECT WHICH, UH, ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS, UH, WE GET THIS $40,000 ANNUALLY.WE'RE COMING UP ON A NEW FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WHAT WE PROPOSE TO THE COUNCIL IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THIS, UH, UH, UH, FUNDING AS ALLOCATED IN THE PAST, ANOTHER 15,000 TO THE, UH, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THEN A NEW $5,000 FOR EACH OF YOU TO DIRECT.
CURRENTLY, THERE IS ROUGHLY $6,000 OUTSTANDING FOR THE COUNCIL TO DIRECT FROM THIS YEAR, AS THE POLICY WAS WRITTEN.
IT WILL ROLL OVER AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT MONEY FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO ALLOCATE.
YOU'LL JUST GET A NEW $5,000 ON TOP IN ORDER TO, UH, AGAIN, UH, UH, PASS IT OUT TO WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT CHINO HILLS.
CAN YOU LIST SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THIS, UH, ROUND? DO YOU HAVE, I MEAN, WE CAN PROBABLY PULL YEAH.
UH, WE HAVE GIVEN TO, UH, PRICELESS PETS, UH, A LOCAL, UH, ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS, UH, ANIMALS.
UH, WE'VE GIVEN TO, UM, ANGELS, UH, SPECIALS, ANGELS FOUNDATION, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES WITH, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN.
UH, WE'VE GIVEN, UH, TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, WE'VE GIVEN TO PAUSE FOR SUCCESS.
UH, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS DIRECTED TO SUPPORT THE, UH, FIRE EXPLORER PROGRAM, THE POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM, SO A VARIETY OF, OF AGENCIES, UH, Y M C A, UH, ALL AREAS ANDTHE AND, UH, SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT A VARIETY OF CAUSES AND, AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY.
AND ALSO HEART TO SERVE AND HARD TO SERVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR WOMEN'S FACILITY.
SO HOW MANY, WHAT'S THE DURATION OF THIS, THESE ANNUAL PAYMENTS? I, I KNOW WE SHOULD KNOW, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, IS THAT DURING THE ENTIRE TERM OF THE CONTRACT? YES.
SO WE HAVE AN EIGHT YEAR CONTRACT, SO FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, SIX YEARS, WE WILL HAVE THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BRIAN, ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GREAT.
I THINK IT'S JUST A NICE WAY TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, JUST HOW THE CITY, YOU KNOW, OR THE COUNCIL'S IN TUNE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL THESE LITTLE GROUPS THAT, YOU KNOW, A THOUSAND BUCKS HERE AND THERE CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WELL, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM LOOKING FOR A SECOND.
I DO IT CAUSE I ALWAYS INTERRUPT PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHY I NEVER SEEN A MOTION A SECOND.
[18. Adopt resolutions adopting a budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and establishing Fiscal Year 2023-24 Appropriations Limits for City of Chino Hills and Community Facilities Districts No. 10 (Fairfield Ranch) and No. 2015-1 (Vila Borba)]
THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324, AND ESTABLISH THE FISCAL YEAR 2324 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT.I THINK THIS IS THE MOST I'VE HAD TO SPEAK IN A LONG TIME.
UH, SO FOR TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO PRE PRESENT, UH, PRIMARILY TO THE PUBLIC, THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE, UH, UH, EXTENSIVE BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 24TH.
UH, TONIGHT I HAVE A VARIETY OF SLIDES THAT'LL JUST WALK THROUGH THE, THE MAJOR ASPECTS OF THE BUDGET.
THE NORMAL PROCESS IN A WORKSHOP IS ALL OF THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR SUPPORTING STAFF ARE, ARE IN CITY HALL, UH, IN THE CHAMBER HERE, UH, WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR BUDGET IN ORDER TO, UH, DEVELOP A WORK PLAN FOR, UH, THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WHAT'S NEW TO OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT AND WAS DISCUSSED, UH, WHICH I THINK HAS A LOT OF VALUE TO THE PUBLIC, IS, UH, WE NOW INCLUDE SOME, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT HOW A BUDGET IS DEVELOPED.
THE, THE BACKGROUND AND PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH AS A STAFF AND AS THE COUNCIL, UH, AS OUR, UH, LEADERS AND POLICY, UH, UH, DIRECTORS.
UH, IT, IT'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM THE BUDGET THAT MANY OF US DO IN OUR HOMES, UH, BUT WHAT WE DO IS WE START BY LOOKING AT OUR CURRENT AND PRIOR YEAR'S BUDGETS TO, AS KIND OF A, A HISTORICAL ROADMAP.
AND WE LOOK AT THE, THE QUANTITY OF THE PROGRAMS, THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS, AND THEN EVERY DEPARTMENT DEVELOPS A NEW BUDGET BASED ON THAT HISTORICAL INFORMATION.
AND THEY, IN, YOU KNOW, THEY, UH, ADD NEW PROGRAMS, UH, AS NEEDED.
UM, MANY OF THOSE, UH, BUDGET, UH, CHOICES THEN NEED, UH, FORECASTING, WHETHER IT'S LOOKING AT, UH, LOCAL OR REGIONAL TRENDS
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TO GET, UH, AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE, THE NEED MAY BE OR WHAT THE COST, UH, MAY BE FOR THOSE SERVICES.UH, AND WE LOOK AT, AT HISTORICAL COSTS IN ORDER TO COME UP WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS FOR THE BUDGET.
AND THEN THAT BUDGET IS PREPARED WITH THE GUIDANCE FROM THE COUNCIL THAT'S GONNA LOOK AT BOTH OUR OPERATING, WHICH IS THE DAY-TO-DAY, UH, UH, ACTIVITY AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH IS MORE LIKE, UH, INVESTMENTS, UH, FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, SEVERAL BUDGET CHALLENGES, UH, UH, UH, AROSE AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET.
UH, WE HAVE SOME AREAS WHERE REVENUE IS NOT INCREASING, UH, QUICKLY, AND SO THAT'S FAIRLY FIXED, SO WE HAVE TO COPE WITH THAT.
UH, SOME REVENUE IS UNPREDICTABLE.
UH, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UH, A LOT OF ACTIVITY THAT'S TIED TO DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CITY'S CONTROL WITHIN OUR, UH, AREA OF EXPENSES OR EXPENDITURES.
UH, INFLATION IS IMPACTING EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE CITY.
AND ALL OF OUR WAGES AND COST OF GOODS AND ENERGY COSTS ARE IMPACTED BY, UH, THE SAME INFLATION THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING.
UH, WE HAVE CONTRACTS FOR SERVICE, UH, WHETHER IT'S TREE TRIMMING OR STREETS.
UH, ALL OF THAT IS IMPACTED BY, UH, UH, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS.
AND THE BEAUTY OF A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT IS THAT IT FREEZES OR AT LEAST CONTROLS TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, THOSE INCREASES.
UH, BUT WHEN YOU RENEGOTIATE THEM, THERE'S USUALLY KIND OF, UH, A LITTLE BIT OF STRETCH AND CATCH UP, UH, THAT IMPACTS THE BUDGET.
UH, AND THEN WE ARE A CITY THAT'S AGING.
UH, MANY OF THE, UH, PIECES OF INFRASTRUCTURE WE INHERITED FROM THE COUNTY ARE STARTING TO FAIL.
AND SO OUR COST OF, UH, INVESTING IN THAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAINTAINING THAT INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, IS ONE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE CHALLENGES WHEN YOU HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET.
UH, WE TALKED IN DETAIL AT THE, UH, AT THE WORKSHOP, BUT, BUT SOME OF THE BIG BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS I WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF IS THAT YOUR CITY HAS A BALANCED BUDGET.
UH, WHEN WE LOOK AT, UH, OUR OPERATIONS IN GENERAL FUND AREAS THAT WE HAVE CONTROL OVER, UH, WE ARE MATCHING OUR 55.3 MILLION TO THE EXPENDITURES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
SO WE'RE NOT SPENDING, UH, OUR FUND BALANCE OR RESERVES.
WE HAVE 33.9 MILLION, YOU KNOW, IN THE SAVINGS ACCOUNT, AS YOU MIGHT SAY, UH, WHICH REPRESENTS 61%.
UH, OUR CITY IS OF OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
THIS IS A VERY HEALTHY, UH, PERCENTAGE.
IT'S A VERY HEALTHY AMOUNT OF MONEY, UH, UH, AND IT'S OUR SAFETY NET FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, UNPLANNED EXPENDITURES.
IN ADDITION TO THE UNRESTRICTED FUND BALANCE OF 33 MILLION, WE HAVE 43.8 MILLION IN TOTAL FUND BALANCE, OR TOTAL RESERVES BECAUSE THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS HAS, UH, ALLOCATED, UH, RESERVES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
AND SO WE HAVE EVEN MORE RAINY DAY MONEY AS YOU, UM, MIGHT CALL IT.
UH, SET ASIDE, DUE TO THE FISCAL STEWARDSHIP OF THE COUNCIL, UH, WE HAVE, UH, WITH ALL OF THAT GOOD NEWS, THERE ARE A COUPLE AREAS IN THE CITY WHERE, UH, WE ARE SPENDING MONEY, UH, OUTSIDE OF, UH, THE, THE IMMEDIATE REVENUE THAT'S COLLECTED FROM THESE PROGRAMS. OUR LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WHICH COVER ROUGHLY HALF OF THE CITY, UH, DO NOT HAVE, UH, SUFFICIENT REVENUE TO COVER ALL OF THE OPERATIONS.
THIS IS, UH, DUE TO THE, UH, PROPOSITION TWO 18 RESTRICTIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW THE CITY TO, UH, RAISE THE ASSESSMENTS THAT, UH, GENERATE REVENUE HERE.
AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UH, IS THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WILL RESULT IN 3.9, ALMOST 4 MILLION OF, UH, ACTIVITY OR EXPENDITURES THAT ARE OCCURRING WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING, UH, REVENUE FROM THE LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT.
AND THAT 4 MILLION IS BEING MADE UP WITH GENERAL FUND, UH, REVENUE FROM OTHER SOURCES.
UM, WE ALSO HAVE AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAM.
UH, WE COLLECT A LITTLE OVER ALMOST 2 MILLION IN, UH, REVENUE, UH, THROUGH THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT WE CHARGE FOR.
BUT A LARGE, UH, COMMITMENT FROM THE COUNCIL AND A LARGE EXPENDITURE OCCURS.
UH, THAT'S, UH, CONSIDERED AN INVESTMENT IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHINO HILLS THAT DOES NOT HAVE AN EXPECTATION TO, UH, UH, GENERATE REVENUE.
AND SO THAT ALSO IS PAID FOR OUT OF THE, UH, REVENUE THAT COMES INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
AND, BUT IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE LANDSCAPE IN LA LIGHTING BECAUSE, UH, THERE IS NO PROPOSAL THAT THEY WOULD EVER COVER THE FULL COST.
UH, WHEN YOU HAVE, UH, CONCERTS IN THE PARK THAT'LL BE KICKING OFF SOON, UH, UH, THERE'S NO COST FOR ATTENDEES, BUT THAT STILL HAS AN EXPENSE FOR THE CITY.
AND THEN OUR STREET SWEEPING PROGRAM IS MUCH SMALLER AMOUNT, BUT IT'S ALSO A PROGRAM WHERE THE ASSESSMENTS DON'T MATCH
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THE EXPENSES.BUT, UM, AS WAS POINTED OUT EARLIER, UH, BY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, ONE OF OUR LARGEST EXPENDITURES IN CHINO HILLS IS $18.4 MILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
UH, THAT IS OFFSET BY A CERTAIN LEVEL OF REVENUE.
SO ANYONE WHO'S WATCHING AT HOME WILL NOTE THAT WHAT WAS APPROVED AS A 17 MILLION CONTRACT, UH, 18 MILLION IS THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE.
BUT THERE'S A REVENUE OFFSET BECAUSE THERE IS A COMPONENT OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT SERVES COUNTY AREA.
AND SO THE COUNTY GIVES US CREDIT FOR THAT.
UH, BUT EVEN WITH ALL OF THOSE COUNTERBALANCES, EVEN RECOGNIZING THE FULL VALUE THAT WE GET FROM SHARING THE RESOURCES, UH, THROUGH A SHERIFF CONTRACT, UH, THE INCREASE IS 1.2 MILLION OVER LAST YEAR.
AGAIN, IT'S STILL AN INCREDIBLE VALUE, BUT IT'S A LARGE COMPONENT OF OUR 55 MILLION GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
UH, AND THEN LASTLY, UH, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THESE OPERATING BUDGET ITEMS, WE HAVE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE PUTTING 16.5 MILLION OUT INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, AND OUR, UM, UH, PUBLIC WORKS, UH, CITY ENGINEER, UH, DIRECTOR, UH, DANIEL BOBADILLA WILL GO OVER SOME OF THE KEY PROJECTS THAT ARE, WILL OCCUR NEXT YEAR, UH, AFTER I FINISH UP WITH THE GENERAL BUDGET UPDATE TODAY.
SO, LOOKING AT, UH, OUR COMPLETE BUDGET, UH, THIS CITY GENERATES, UH, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY $9 MILLION ROUNDED.
UH, THAT REVENUE IS COMING FROM A COUPLE KEY SOURCES, CHARGES FOR SERVICES, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, OUR WATER SEWER PROGRAMS, UH, UH, PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS THE 1%, UH, ASSESSMENT ON, UH, ALL OF YOUR PROPERTY.
UH, WE ALWAYS NOTE FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY DOES NOT GET THAT FULL 1%.
SO YOUR CITY DOES A LOT WITH A VERY, VERY SMALL SLICE OF THE, THE TOTAL PILE PIE.
CINDY, I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
SURROUNDING CITIES SUCH AS ONTARIO AND CHINO, WE GET THE 4%, WHAT, WHAT ARE THEY GETTING? UH, TRIPLE THAT PERCENT, ANYWHERE FROM 12 TO 15%, CORRECT? YES.
UH, AND THAT'S A, A FACTOR OF WHEN THIS CITY WAS INCORPORATED.
UH, UH, NEWER CITIES DID NOT GET THE SAME FAIR SHARE AS A LOT OF, UH, OLDER CITIES HAD.
UM, OUR SALES AND USE TAX IS ANOTHER LARGE COMPONENT.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO DRIVE HOME THAT, UH, SHOPPING LOCAL AND, UH, CHINO HILLS DIRECTLY BENEFITS, UH, OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, HERE IS ANOTHER BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF OUR REVENUE BY SOURCE.
ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS IN OUR BUDGET DOCUMENT.
THERE ARE ALSO, UH, A LITTLE MORE USER-FRIENDLY EXAMPLES ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, BUT AGAIN, UH, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, TO OPERATE A 100 AND, UH, 49 MILLION, UH, CITY.
UH, AND THEN OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE 151 MILLION.
UH, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO, UH, UH, 1 49, 1 51 A 2 MILLION SPREAD VERSUS REVENUE IS WE TEND TO SAVE OVER TIME IN A VARIETY OF THESE PROGRAMS, WHICH WILL SHOW UP IN THE CIP PROGRAM, CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
UH, HOWEVER, IF WE FAST FORWARD TO THE GENERAL FUND, UH, REVENUES, AS I POINTED OUT HERE IS WHERE THE COUNCIL HAS THE MOST CONTROL.
UH, THIS IS, ARE ALL SOURCES OF REVENUE THAT THE CITY HAS A, A FLEXIBILITY IN HOW THEY DEPLOY THIS THROUGH EXPENDITURES.
AND THIS IS WHERE WE PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY BALANCE OUT SO THAT WE'RE NOT, UH, SPENDING RESERVES.
YOU CAN SEE HERE, UH, OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE PROPERTY TAX IS 35%.
SO EASILY 50% OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE IS COMING FROM, UH, TWO SOURCES.
UH, AND SO OTHER, UH, SLICES OF THE PIE ARE ILLUSTRATED, UH, FOR YOU HERE.
UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND, THIS IS JUST, UH, A, UH, A MORE NERDY WAY TO LOOK AT THE MONEY RATHER THAN A, A, A, A PIE CHART.
SO, UH, AGAIN, UH, THE SAME DATA JUST PRESENTED DIFFERENTLY.
SO, UH, THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES, AGAIN, UH, ABSOLUTELY BALANCING, NOT SPENDING MORE MONEY THAN WE'RE TAKING IN, BUT A LOT OF THAT IS GOING TOWARD OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM.
AGAIN, TO DRIVE IT HOME, IT IS A HIGH VALUE.
YOU WOULD EASILY SEE MORE THAN HALF OF THE BUDGET, UH, GOING TO, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY IF WE HAD OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THERE'S JUST VALUE IN SHARED RESOURCES THROUGH A SHERIFF'S CONTRACT, UH, PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, ALL OF THE ACTIVITY GOING ON IN OUR PARKS AND ON OUR STREETS THAT AREN'T DIRECTLY PAID, UH, FOR BY OTHER RESOURCES, UH, IS A LARGE SHARE.
UH, AND THEN, UH, THROUGH OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WHERE WE HAVE RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS, AND A COUPLE
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OTHERS, THERE'S A LARGE, UH, PIECE OF THE PIE, UH, THERE.UH, AGAIN, LOOKING AT ALL OUR VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS, OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE FOR THE PUBLIC, UH, UH, UH, MANAGES OUR MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTS, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, EVERYTHING FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO, UH, RISK MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEALS WITH EVERYTHING FROM BUILDING PERMITS TO, UH, PLANNING, UH, AND CODES.
UH, OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT KEEPS THE BOOKS AND, AND MAKES REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THINGS LIKE DEVELOPMENT FEES.
UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DOES EVERYTHING FROM OUR WATER TO OUR, UH, STREETS, TO PARKS, TO FACILITIES LIKE THE ONE WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN CAPITAL PROJECTS ARE THE BIG EXPENSES, UH, UH, IN PROJECTS THAT, UH, HAVE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS, UH, IN THE CITY.
UH, WE DID, UH, PROPOSE, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL, A COUPLE PERSONNEL CHANGES.
UH, WE RECLASSED A FEW POSITIONS, WHETHER IT WAS OUR, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST TO A, UH, FROM A SENIOR TO A HUMAN RESOURCES SUPERVISOR.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO DO IN CHINO HILLS IS WE HAVE A RELATIVELY SMALL STAFF, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WORK THAT'S GETTING DONE, THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS MATCHED BY THE AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THEM IN THEIR, UH, UH, POSITIONS.
AND SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE IS, UH, WE'RE, UH, ALIGNING THE WORK THEY DO WITH THE PROPER TITLE TO, UH, TO EMPOWER THEM TO DO THAT.
WE'RE ALSO ADDING AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, UH, AIAN, WHAT'S NOTEWORTHY ABOUT THIS IS THIS PERSON'S GONNA BE WORKING IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WITH A LOT OF THE INCREDIBLE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE, WHETHER IT'S OUR WATER OR OUR SEWER PROGRAMS. THINGS HAVE JUST GOTTEN SO TECHNICAL THAT YOU REALLY DO NEED, UH, AN IT GURU TO HELP YOU, UH, MANAGE THE PUMPS AND THE SCADA SYSTEMS THAT DO REPORTING FOR ALL OF THAT.
UH, IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, UH, WE'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME, A VERY FLAT ORGANIZATION.
COVID CAME AROUND AND OUR PROGRAMS SHRANK, AND NOW THEY'VE GROWN BACK TO WHERE, UH, THEY ARE IN A NORMAL, UH, UH, PATTERN.
AND SO WE'RE MATCHING, UH, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES, UH, MANAGEMENT OPERATION.
UH, INSTEAD OF HAVING A SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR, NOW'S THE TIME FOR US TO HAVE A MANAGER, SOMETHING WE HAD MANY MOONS AGO.
AND NOW WE'RE GETTING, UH, THOSE EXTRA RUNGS, UH, LET'S CALL IT IN THE LADDER.
UH, PUBLIC WORKS IS SEEING SOME FACILITIES, UH, SUPERVISOR, UH, TALENT, UH, BEING, UH, UH, ELEVATED TO THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND FACILITIES, UH, SPECIAL, UH, SUPERINTENDENT, SORRY, UH, UH, UM, TITLE AGAIN TO MATCH THE WORK THEY DO TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES, UH, NECESSARY.
WITH THAT TITLE, WE'VE GETTING A NEW, UH, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER WITH ALL THE ACTIVITY IN THE ENGINEERING FUNCTION, AND THEN TWO NEW MAINTENANCE WORKERS, ONE IN FACILITIES, AND, UH, ONE IN SEWER.
IS THAT RIGHT, DANIEL? THAT'S CORRECT.
AND SO, BUT AS A SUMMARY, UH, 150 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES GOING TO 1 54, UH, ARE PART-TIME, PERMANENT PART-TIME.
THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK LESS THAN 40 HOURS, BUT ARE PERMANENT AND HAVE BENEFITS.
UH, AGAIN, THAT BRINGS OUR TOTAL UP TO 161 STILL BELOW THE ALL-TIME HIGH WE HAD JUST PRIOR TO THE 2008, UH, UM, UH, ECONOMIC, UH, UH, DOWNTURN.
UH, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR RESERVES.
HERE'S A GOOD ILLUSTRATION, UH, OF THE, UH, PIE CHART REPRESENTATION, 77%, UH, BEING UNRESTRICTED AND, AND AT THE CITY COUNCIL'S DISCRETION.
AND, AND BEN, WHAT IS THE TYPICAL CITIES RESERVE AMOUNT TO OF THEIR BUDGET? IT, IT, IT RANGES.
SOME CITIES HAVE AS MUCH AS WE DO, BUT MOST ARE HAPPY WITH SOMEWHERE IN THE 25 TO 30% RANGE.
UH, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A, YOU KNOW, HALF OF WHAT WE, UH, HAVE AS FAR AS RESERVES AND THE, AND THE 60 TO, YOU KNOW, IN THIS CASE, 70 THROUGH 7%.
SO BECAUSE OF OUR CONSERVATIVE APPROACH SINCE DAY ONE, WE'RE ABOUT TWO OR THREE TIMES.
AND, AND IT'S BEEN WORTH NOTING THAT THIS IS WHERE THE COUNCIL MAKES BIG DECISIONS ABOUT, UH, INVESTMENTS.
WE SPENT 8 MILLION OF THIS, UH, UH, FUND BALANCE LAST YEAR TO INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY PARK, UH, REFRESH, UH, WITH NEW TURF AND, AND REVAMP FACILITIES.
SO IT IS A SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR, UH, PROJECTS THAT YOU NEED TO DO, UH, IN THE FUTURE.
VERSUS GOING IN THE HOLE AND HAVING TO BORROW MONEY TO DO IT.
UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS, UH, THAT WE'VE ALREADY TOUCHED ON BRIEFLY IS THAT THERE ARE SUBSIDIES,
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UH, IN OUR, UM, UH, VARIOUS PROGRAMS. I'M GONNA SKIP THIS ONE TO GET TO THE FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK.AND THE COUNCIL PUT A LOT OF TIME AND SCRUTINY INTO THE OUTLOOK BECAUSE AS WE POINTED OFF AT THE BEGINNING, UH, WE, WE FORECAST WHAT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE GONNA BE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THEN WE TAKE THAT AND WE LOOK AT WHAT WE THINK THE NEXT YEAR AND PROGRAMMING OUT FIVE TOTAL YEARS CURRENT PLUS FOUR.
AND WE ALWAYS USE THE ANALOGY OF A CRYSTAL BALL, AND THAT GETS FOGGY OR THE FURTHER OUT YOU GO.
BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE, AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL FOCUSES ON PRETTY, UH, UH, PRETTY STARKLY, IS THAT, UH, WE LOOK AT FIVE YEARS OUT WITH A SUBSIDY LIKE WE HAVE IN THE LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT GROWING FROM 4 MILLION TO 5.7 MILLION.
BUT WHAT'S EVEN MORE IMPORTANT IS WHEN YOU ARE ESTIMATING REVENUE AND YOU'RE ESTIMATING EXPENDITURES IN A SNAPSHOT IN TIME, YOU START TO SEE THAT DIFFERENCE GROW DRAMATICALLY.
WE GO FROM HAVING, UH, ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 43.8 MILLION TO 11.3 MILLION.
AGAIN, THIS IS A KIND OF FORECAST OF IF NOTHING CHANGED, IF WE DON'T INCREASE OUR REVENUE, IF WE KEEP ON THE CURRENT PATH OF EXPENDITURES, IF THE LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT, UH, EXPENDITURES AREN'T, UH, CURTAILED, IF WE DON'T FIND NEWER, MORE EFFICIENT WAYS TO DO THINGS, UH, THIS IS THE PATH WE ARE ON.
UH, THIS NEVER GETS IMPLEMENTED, BUT IT'S A GOOD MECHANISM FOR IDENTIFYING WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGES.
AND SO, I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW DO WE RAISE REVENUE? I KNOW OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS, BUT MOST OBVIOUS IN THE PUBLIC WORKS ARENA, TRY TO CONTROL COSTS AS BEST THEY CAN.
THEY CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS.
MANY OF OUR PARKS NOW HAVE, UH, TURF THAT, UH, THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS, UH, IN ORDER TO LOWER MAINTENANCE COSTS AND WATER COSTS.
UH, BUT WE ALWAYS FOCUS A LOT ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S A WAY FOR US TO LOOK AT THE FUTURE AND THEN MAKE DECISIONS NOW THAT WILL, WILL, YOU KNOW, UH, RIGHT.
CITY MANAGER, I GOT A QUESTION.
A COUPLE THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE TOO.
I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THIS RECYCLE WATER THAT SAVED US SO MUCH MONEY OVER THE YEARS.
WE'RE USING RECYCLED WATER, SET OF POTABLE WATER TO PARKS MM-HMM.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, FIND THE ELECTRIC, UH, POLES AND SWITCHING 'EM OVER TO L L E D THAT CUT OUR COST BY HALF.
SO I FIND KUDOS TO YOU AND KUDOS TO YOU, SIR.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DANIEL BOBBA, WHO WILL GIVE YOU THE C I P PROGRAM.
UM, SO THE, UH, THE PROPOSED 2324 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IS PROPOSING 26 NEW PROJECTS, UM, OF WHICH I'LL BE COVERING, UH, SOME OF THE MAJOR PROJECTS.
I THINK THERE'S 12 OR 13 OF THEM.
UM, BUT IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE AND PLEASE.
UM, SO BEN TALKED EARLIER ABOUT, UM, SOME, UH, SOME CHARTS HERE.
SO, UH, AND CHARTS BEING NERDY, SO I TOOK IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AND I COMBINE A CHART PLUS A, UH, OR A TABLE AND A PI PIE CHART JUST TO, UH, ONE UP BEN.
BUT, UH, WE, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF, OF FIVE DIFFERENT PROJECT TYPES.
WE HAVE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, UH, PUBLIC FACILITIES, UH, SEWER STREETS, AND, UH, WATER AND RECYCLED WATER, UH, THAT MAKE UP OUR 16, UH, 0.5 MILLION, UH, WORTH OF, UH, C I P PROJECTS.
UM, UH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE, THE PIE CHART, UH, STREETS MAKES UP ABOUT 43%, UH, WATER AND RECYCLED WATER MAKES UP 25%, UM, UH, AND SEWER 16%.
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE, UH, THE FUNDING SOURCES.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 10 FUNDING SOURCES NOW THAT'LL PAY FOR OUR, UM, UH, CIP PROJECTS THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, UH, WITH WATER UTILITY, UH, OUR COMMUNITY FACILITIES, DISTRICT FUNDS, OR CFD FUNDS AND DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, MAKING UP THE, THE BIGGEST CHUNKS HERE.
NOW WE GO INTO SOME OF OUR MAJOR PROJECTS, UM, AGAIN, TALKING ABOUT OUR FIVE CATEGORIES.
UH, ONE OF THE, UH, CATEGORIES IS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
UM, ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS WE HAVE THERE IS THE ALTERRA PARK PLAYGROUND REPLACEMENT.
UH, WHAT THIS WILL DO IS REPLACE AN, UH, AN AGING, UH, PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE.
UH, WE CURRENTLY HAVE SAND, UH, AS OUR, UH, FALL ATTENUATION SYSTEMS. WE WANT TO ADD SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE, UM, FORGIVING.
UH, SO A PLAY MATTER TYPE STRUCTURE.
UM, THEN MOVING ON TO THE VETERANS PARK, UH, ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, UH, THAT PARK WE'VE SUFFERED FROM SIGNIFICANT, UH, OUTAGES.
IN OUR, IN OUR WALKWAY LIGHTS, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 19 WALKWAY LIGHTS, UH, AT THAT PARK.
AND ON A GIVEN OCCASION, WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT ARE OUT.
UM, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS WE HAVE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES.
SO THE GOAL HERE IS TO REPLACE THE, THE CONDUITS, THE WIRING, THE FOUNDATIONS, AND THE WHOLE POLES ALTOGETHER
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SO THAT, UH, WE CAN HAVE LIGHTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.AND WE'LL MAKE THEM, UH, L LEDS TO BE A LOT MORE EFFICIENT AS WELL.
UH, MOVING OVER TO OUR PUB, UH, PUBLIC FACILITIES CATEGORY.
UH, WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS THERE.
UH, THE FIRST ONE BEING THE COMMUNITY CENTER REPAIR AND REPLACE.
UH, WHAT THAT ONE WE'LL DO IS, UM, REPLACE ALL THE CARPET IN THE BANQUET ROOM.
UH, WE'RE GONNA INSTALL LOCKABLE STORAGE CABINETS FOR THE SMALL KITCHEN, UH, AND ALSO RECONFIGURE THE EXISTING CUBICLE SPACES.
UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF, UH, EMPLOYEES THAT ARE A BIT CRAMMED UP, SO WE WANNA BE ABLE TO, UH, MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE FOR, FOR OUR STAFF THERE.
UM, MOVING ON TO THE MCCOY IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO DO A, A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, UM, UH, RENOVATION THERE.
UH, ONE IS A NEW ROOF ALTOGETHER, UH, THE ROOF.
UM, WE'VE HAD SOME, SOME LEAKS.
UH, WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE FASCIA BOARD THAT'S ROTTING OUT.
UM, ALL NEW PLYWOOD, UM, UNDER THE ROOF.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT RENOVATING THE, THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RESTROOMS AS WELL.
UH, REFINISHING THE BANQUET, UH, HALL FLOOR, AND THEN ALSO REHABBING THE PARKING LOT.
IF YOU'VE SEEN THE PARKING LOTS, IT'S, UH, IN SOME DESPERATE NEED OF IMPROVEMENTS, SO, WE'LL, WE'LL BE TOUCHING ON THAT AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY HERE IN THIS CATEGORY, WE HAVE THE CITY YARD IMPROVEMENTS.
UM, UH, AS, AS BEN TALKED ABOUT, WE DO HAVE SOME FACILITIES THAT ARE AGING.
AND THE CITY YARD, UM, IS, IS ONE OF THOSE FACILITIES.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, RESTROOMS. WE HAVE A TOTAL EVADING STAFF MEMBERS, THE MAJORITY BEAN MEN, AND WE ONLY HAVE TWO, TWO STALLS, SO, UH, YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT, UM, UH, THE KITCHEN AND RESTROOM, UH, RENOVATIONS AS WELL.
UM, SO THE EXISTING KITCHENS AND RESTROOMS ARE IN SOME DIRE NEED OF IMPROVEMENTS.
WE'LL, WE'LL FIX THAT UP AND THEN ALSO GIVE IT A GOOD, UH, COAT OF PAINT, UH, ON THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE IN STREETS CATEGORY, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FIVE PROJECTS, UM, THAT THAT'LL MAKE UP OVER, UH, $5 MILLION.
AND, UH, WE'LL RENOVATE ABOUT EIGHT, UH, MILES OF STREETS ALTOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS BUTTERFIELD RANCH, UH, PAVING REHAB.
UH, THAT'LL COVER FROM SOCAL CANYON TO, UH, TO PINE AVENUE.
WE HAVE, UH, FAIRFIELD RANCH ROAD THAT'LL, UH, THE LIMITS OF THAT PROJECT ARE MONTE VISTAS, SOCAL CANYON PARKWAY.
UH, THE LIMITS ARE ARTINO AVENUE TO STATE ROUTE 71, UM, POONA RINCON FROM SOCAL CANYON PARKWAY TO PICASSO DRIVE.
UM, AND THEN, UH, LASTLY, WE HAVE THE ANNUAL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHERE WE GO OUT AND SELECT THE VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL ROADS.
UH, WE'LL DO A SLURRY SEAL, UM, AND, UH, MAKE BIGGER IMPROVEMENTS WHERE NEEDED.
UH, BUT THAT'LL COVER ABOUT FIVE MILES WORTH OF, UH, RESIDENTIAL ROADS.
UM, AND THEN GOING INTO OUR LAST CATEGORY HERE, UH, WATER AND RECYCLED WATER, WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS IN THIS, UH, IN THIS CATEGORY HERE.
UH, THE FIRST ONE IS, UH, THE ENGLISH ROAD, RECYCLED WATER LINES.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE IS, IS INSTALL, UH, A RECYCLED WATER LINE, UH, TO ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK.
UH, THAT PARK RIGHT NOW IS ALL ON, UH, PORTABLE WATER.
WE WANNA BE ABLE TO IRRIGATE THAT, THAT ENTIRE PARK WITH, UH, RECYCLED WATER.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'LL PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO ANY, UM, RESIDENT, UM, OR EQUESTRIAN PROPERTY ALONG ENGLISH ROAD, AND BE ABLE, UH, FOR THEM TO, TO CONNECT TO THAT, UM, UH, THAT RECYCLED WATER LINE, UM, FOR THEM TO USE ON THEIR, THEIR LARGE FIELDS, UH, OR EVEN TO BE ABLE TO, UH, USE WATER FOR THEIR, UM, THEIR, UH, THEIR LIVESTOCK.
BECAUSE CURRENTLY THEY, WITH, THEY'RE GONNA WATER TO KEEP DUST DOWN WITH THE CORRALS OR WITH THE, UH, ARENAS.
THEY'RE USING REGULAR DRINKING WATER.
AND WHERE DID THEY HAVE TO TIE INTO THAT? WHAT'S THE, THE CURRENT, UM, CLOSEST SOURCE OF THE RECLAIMED TO TIE INTO, TO RUN IT UP THERE? THE CURRENT LINE RUNS ALONG PEYTON AVENUE, AND IT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH ENGLISH ROAD.
SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL CONNECT THAT PEYTON AND RUN IT UP THROUGH ENGLISH ROAD THROUGH THE BACKSIDE AND OVER TO ENGLISH RINGS PARK.
AND I'M ASSUMING THERE'S GONNA BE A PUMP PUMP STATION REQUIREMENT UP TOWARDS THE WEST END OF, UH, ENGLISH ROAD TO GET IT UP OVER THE HILL TO ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK? OR IS THAT NOT, IT'S NOT ALL GRAVITY, IS IT? NO, NO.
IT, IT WILL BE, UH, IT'LL BE PUMPED UP, YES.
AND, AND LOOKING AT THAT PROJECT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE IS, UH, IT'LL FREE UP OVER 114 MILLION, UH, GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, THAT'S APPROXIMATELY 360 HOUSEHOLDS, UH, OF WATER PER YEAR.
SO, YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE THING THAT WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE TOO IS IT'S NOT JUST CHEAPER WATER, BUT WHEN WE HAVE THESE, UH, DROUGHT, DROUGHT PERIODS AND WE HAVE, WE NEED THAT POTABLE WATER FOR EVERY ACRE FOOT OF RECLAIMED WATER WE USE FOR IRRIGATION, THAT FREES UP POTABLE WATER FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO DRINK AND WASH THEIR CLOTHES WITH AND, AND RESIDENTIAL USE.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT THING THAT, UH, THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO OUR PART IN GETTING THE USE OF THE RECLAIMED WATER, WHICH THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF TWO AREAS THAT CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE IT.
ALONG WITH, UM, CARBON CANYON AS WELL, RIGHT.
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THE GOLF COURSE AND, UH, SOME RESIDENTIAL USE IN THERE.WE'RE LOOKING AT VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS, ONE BEING A WESTERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB.
UM, AND THEN ALSO TO VETERANS PARK.
CUZ I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S, THOSE ARE HUGE HELPS TO US, UH, DURING DROUGHT IS TO JUST FREE UP MORE POTABLE WATER.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, UM, ALONG THE LINES OF, UH, WATER SHORTAGE.
IF WE EVER GET TO A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO, UM, SHARE RESOURCES, UH, WITH THIS PROJECT HERE, THE POMONA, UH, EMERGENCY INTERCONNECTION, WE WILL PROVIDE A CONNECTION POINT BETWEEN CHINO HILLS AND POMONA SO THAT WE CAN EITHER DELIVER WATER TO THEM, OR IF WE NEED WATER, WE CAN HAVE WATER DELIVERED BACK TO US.
BACK ON STREETS, UH, THE POMONA RAINCON ROAD, UH, PAVEMENT REHABILITATION, THAT IS ALONG WHERE THE, THE NEW BIZ PARK IS GONNA GO, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WILL THERE BE ANY REIMBURSEMENT OR ANY PARTICIPATION BY THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PROPERTY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS TYPE OF, UH, IMPROVEMENT? OR IS IT JUST NOT OUT THERE FAR ENOUGH, LONG ENOUGH OR, YOU KNOW, CLOSE ENOUGH FOR US TO GET ANY MONEY OUT OF THE DEVELOPER FOR THAT? THERE ARE CONDITIONS, UH, THAT WILL BE SET ON THE DEVELOPER.
WE'LL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND OUT WHAT THOSE CONDITIONS ARE, UM, AND ALSO LOOK AT THEIR TIMELINE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO OUT AND IMPROVE A ROAD AND THEN HAVE THEM COME BACK AND, AND TEAR IT UP.
UH, SO DEPENDING ON THEIR SCHEDULE, WE MAY DELAY THIS, BUT WE'LL STILL GET A DESIGN READY TO GO SO THAT IT'S, UH, READY TO BE BUILT, UM, WHEN THE TIME COMES.
CAUSE I'M THINKING THE ANALOGY WOULD BE LIKE WHEN A STREETLIGHT HAS TO GO IN, THERE'S THE FUND PUT ASIDE TO WHERE THERE'LL BE A FAIR SHARE, UM, CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS STREETLIGHTS.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS, WITH THIS REHABILITATION OF THE STREET, IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD GET SOME FROM THE FUTURE DEVELOPER.
HEY, DANIEL, I HAVE A QUESTION PERTAINING TO WATER.
UM, OUR WELL WATER, WE HAVEN'T BEEN USING THAT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS NOW.
WHEN DO WE ANTICIPATE THE WELL WATER WE'LL BE ABLE TO START USING? WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A, A 1 23 TCP UH, TREATMENT PLANT ON EUCALYPTUS, UH, BY THE OLD FIRE STATION.
UM, CONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND HAVE THE, UH, THE PLANT UP AND RUNNING BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DECEMBER OF 2024.
AT THAT POINT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF OUR, OUR WELLS BACK, UH, IN OPERATION SAVINGS.
HOW MUCH OF A SAVINGS WILL THAT ROUGH, ROUGH NUMBERS DO YOU HAPPEN TO AT, AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR.
WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE? THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR ME? OKAY.
ANYTHING ELSE? SO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY BRIEF COMMENTS BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? IT WAS PRETTY GOOD.
I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT, WHERE DID YOU GO TO COLLEGE? UH, I WENT TO CAL POLY POMONA FOR UNDERGRAD AND USC FOR, UH, THAT'S THOUGHT, POSTGRAD THOUGHT.
ANYTHING QUICK FOR DANIEL? UM, ARE WE GONNA HAVE ON THE BUTTERFIELD, UM, REHABILITATION? ARE WE GONNA HAVE LIKE BUFFERED BIKE LANES, LIKE I SEE ON CENTRAL WHEN YOU'RE ENTERING? UM, CHINO, I KNOW SOME OF THEIR, THEIR STREETS HAVE THESE NEW CONFIGURATIONS.
I DUNNO IF THEY GOT A GRANT FOR THAT OR FOR LIKE, UM, FOR BICYCLE LANES AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF THAT IN OTHER CITIES.
WE, WE WON'T DO IT INDIVIDUALLY.
WHAT WE'LL DO IS, UM, WE'RE LOOKING AT A, UH, UH, GLOBAL, UH, APPROACH THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, UH, WHERE WE CAN DO IT.
AND ONCE WE HAVE A DESIGN, THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'LL, WE'LL START LOOKING FOR GRANT FUNDING.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, BUTTERFIELD IS A, IT'S JUST, IT'S A HUGE JOGGING AREA.
IT'S A HUGE THOROUGHFARE FOR PEOPLE FROM OUT OF THE AREA TOO.
SO ANY KIND OF INNOVATIVE THINGS OR SAFETY THINGS WE CAN DO TO, TO INVEST IN THAT PART WOULD I THINK WILL BE GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT.
ANYTHING, ANYTHING? BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY BRIEF ITEMS BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET? NO, SIR.
I JUST APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS OF THIS.
I THINK WE'VE CERTAINLY DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE ON CITY BUDGET AND, UH, THANK CITY STAFF AND BE PUBLIC FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THEIR THOUGHTS ON THIS.
WITH THAT, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND, UH, DOES ANYBODY PUT IN TO, UH, MAKE A COMMENT? YES.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER, JOHN BRUNER.
MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF RESIDENCE.
UM, I'M SORT OF AN ACTIVE PERSON ON SOCIAL MEDIA THESE DAYS, AND ABOUT ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO, I STARTED TO NOTICE A LOT OF COMMENTS THAT, UH, PEOPLE HADN'T RECEIVED THE, THE BALLOT FOR THE, UH, SEWER.
AND SO I, I PUT UP WITH THIS FOR A LITTLE BIT AND SORT OF GOT MY ATTENTION, FRANKLY, I WENT OUT AND SAID, UH, TO EVERYBODY
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IN OUR GROUPS, UH, WHO DIDN'T RECEIVE THESE.AND TO MY SURPRISE, THE NUMBERS WERE QUITE STAGGERING.
UM, DOING THE MATH, IF, IF I ASSUMED THAT 26,000, UH, PIECES OF, OF, UH, OF THE BALLOT WAS PUT IN THE MAIL, I, UH, I BELIEVE THAT AS MANY AS 6,000 6,500 MIGHT HAVE BEEN MISSING SOMEHOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IN THE WORLD THIS MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED, WHETHER IT WAS, UH, SOME SORT OF AN IT GLITCH, WHETHER IT WAS IN THE MAIL SYSTEM.
THERE'S NO WAY, THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW.
BUT, UH, I'M REALLY CONCERNED THAT, UH, WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT WERE DISENFRANCHISED BECAUSE THEY JUST SIMPLY DIDN'T GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.
AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A VOTE, IT'S A PROTEST, BUT I MEAN, IT'S SIMILAR TO A VOTE AND EVERY VOTE COUNTS IN THAT SENSE.
SO I, I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL SOMEHOW LOOK INTO THIS.
I THINK THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION IS, IS MORE OF AN IT SOLUTION THAN, THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
AND THE OTHER PART OF THE SOLUTION IS, UH, GETTING MR. JARVIS TO SORT OF RETHINK HIS, UH, PROPOSITION FOR SURE.
BUT THAT SAID, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT HERE.
I'M, I'M HOPEFUL THAT SOMEBODY PICKS THIS UP AND TAKES A LOOK AT IT.
ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE GATHERED IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, SO IT COULD BE, IT COULD BE RECREATED IF YOU WANT.
ANYBODY ELSE MAKE A COMMENT HAVING TO DO WITH THE BUDGET? MARK? ANYTHING I, I NEED TO DO DIFFERENT HERE? OKAY.
WITH THAT, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO MR. MAYOR? CAN I MOVE THE ITEM? YES.
MOVE THE ITEM AND I'LL SECOND, I GOT A QUESTION.
RAY WILL SECOND, BUT HE DOES HAVE A QUESTION.
ALRIGHT, MADAM CITY CLERK, WE DO A PROP TWO 18.
WHERE, WHERE DO WE GET THE INFORMATION? AS FAR AS THE MAILERS WE MAIL TO? WE GET THE REPORT FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE OF THE, UM, HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE LISTED ON THEIR TAX ROLL.
UH, 2022 WAS THE TAX ROLL THAT WE RECEIVED.
UM, WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME CALLS REGARDING SOME BALLOTS THAT DID NOT GET RECEIVED.
SO WE DO MAIL THOSE BALLOTS OUT WHEN WE GET THE PHONE CALLS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE TAX ASSESSORS ON SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT WE, UM, IDENTIFY AND WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE GET CORRECTED.
BUT IT COMES FROM THE TAX ROLE.
IF, UM, THEY SOLD THEIR PROPERTY AFTER THAT ROLE WAS PRINTED, THEN THERE MIGHT BE, UM, SOME DISCREPANCIES THERE.
SO AGAIN, WHEN THEY CONTACT US, WE LOOK INTO IT AND TRY TO GET THEM THEIR BALLOT.
AND DO WE USE A THIRD PARTY SERVICE AS FAR AS MAIL MAILER, OR DO WE DO IT OURSELVES? WE DO.
WE, UM, WE DO IT THROUGH THE POST OFFICE IN BULK MAILING, BUT OUR CONSULTANT, UM, IS THE ONE WHO HANDLES THAT.
AND THEN WE GET THE REPORTS OF WHAT PIECES WERE MAILED AND WE CERTIFY THAT REPORT.
ANYTHING ELSE ON OUR BUDGET ADOPTION? NO.
WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[ BUDGET RELATED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS]
ALL RIGHT.SO WE HAD TO VOTE ON THE BUDGET FIRST BEFORE WE COULD ADDRESS THESE.
BOTH OF THESE ITEMS ARE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. SO ONE, MOTION, SECOND, AND VOTE WILL TAKE CARE OF BOTH OF THE ITEMS. OKAY? OKAY.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I MOVE THE ITEMS? YEAH, I WAS GONNA SEE IF ANYBODY WANTED TO PULL EITHER ONE.
SO, BRIAN, YOU'VE MOVED THE ITEM.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
THANK YOU.NOW, WE'LL, WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR INFORMATION ITEMS, AND WE'RE GONNA KICK THINGS OFF WITH, UH, PUBLIC INFORMATION, UH, UH, OR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER'S REPORT.
SO OUR BACKUP PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, BRANDON
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DAPPER BRANDON IS, THANK YOU.READY TO, UH, PROVIDE A REPORT.
AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING SOME CITY NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
UH, FIRST OFF, UH, WE WANTED TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC THAT OUR ONLINE UTILITY BILL PAY SYSTEM WILL BE TEMPORARILY OFFLINE FROM JULY 20 TO 23RD DUE TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND SOFTWARE UPDATES.
DURING THIS TIME, UTILITY PAYMENTS CANNOT BE MADE ONLINE OVER THE PHONE OR IN PERSON.
CUSTOMERS, UH, MAY SEND PAYMENT BY MAIL OR USE THE DROPBOX LOCATED INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT CENTER PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE LIBRARY.
AUTOMATIC PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED.
UM, IN RECREATION NEWS, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, A NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED AT THE ANO PARK PICKLEBALL COURTS.
UM, THIS NEW L E D LIGHTING FIXTURE MINIMIZES LIGHT POLLUTION WHILE MAXIMIZING THE VISIBILITY OF OUR QUARTZ THAT NOW ALLOW EXTENDED PLAY HOURS UNTIL 10:00 PM DAILY.
I SEE ROD PLAYING BACK THERE,
THAT'S, WE ARE ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF OUR SUMMER CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND OUR MOVIES IN THE PARK SERIES, WHICH BOTH, UH, KICKOFF THIS WEEK.
UH, SO CONCERTS IN THE PARK STARTS TOMORROW, JUNE 14TH AT SEVEN O'CLOCK AT VETERANS PARK WITH PERFORMANCE BY, UH, A BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE BAND, UH, CALLED WOODY AND THE LONG BOARDS.
UM, SO COME BY VETERANS PARK TOMORROW, UM, AT SEVEN O'CLOCK FOR A NICE, FUN CONCERT, AND WE'LL KICK OFF THE CONCERT SERIES.
UM, WE'RE ALSO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF MOVIES IN THE PARK, WHICH ALSO STARTS THIS WEEK ON JUNE 15TH, UM, AT THE CHINOS COMMUNITY CENTER WITH A SHOWING OF MINIONS, THE RISE OF GREW.
UM, THE SHOW APPROXIMATELY STARTS AT 8:00 PM UM, SO GET THERE EARLY SO YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR SPOT AND, UM, HAVE SOME FUN UNDER THE STARS.
UH, FOR A FULL LISTING OF CONCERTS AND MOVIES, PLEASE VISIT WWW.CHINOHILLS.ORG/EVENTS.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
ON TO OUR FIRE CHIEF DAVE.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS AND, UH, COUNSEL AND STAFF.
UH, THE ONLY THING I WANNA REPORT ON TONIGHT IS, UH, REALLY THE AMBULANCE, UH, STATUS, UH, AT THE MOMENT, UH, COUNTY STAFF IS, UH, MADE A DECISION TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH BOTH, UH, THE CONFIRE JPA, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE YOUR OWN, YOUR OWN CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT AS A MEMBER.
AND, UH, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CURRENT PROVIDER, WHICH IS AMR, UH, PENDING STAFFS, UH, DECISION.
THEY WILL AT SOME POINT, UH, LIKELY IN EARLY JULY, WE'RE HOPEFUL TAKE THEIR RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR CONSIDERATION.
SO I HAVE NO OTHER DETAILS RIGHT NOW AS TO, UM, THE RESULT, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT, UH, THE POSTURE.
AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP OUR HOPES UP AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS? YES, RAY, CHIEF, UM, THIS ACTUALLY GOES IN FRONT OF THE BOARD.
CAN YOU LET US KNOW SO WE CAN GIVE TESTIMONY? ABSOLUTELY.
YEAH, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL, UH, IS AWARE.
UH, AND IF THEY WOULD, UH, LIKE TO ATTEND, THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE DATES OF WHEN THAT'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE PLACE.
OKAY, MOVING ON TO OUR POLICE CHIEF GARTH.
MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE.
ON MAY 30TH, DAVID CATLAN LEFT A PACKAGE OUTSIDE HIS PARENTS' HOUSE AND STATED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE PACKAGE WAS A BOMB.
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CONTACTED OUR SHERIFF'S BOMB ARSON PERSONNEL WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND DETERMINED THE PACKAGE WAS A HOAX.
DURING THE INTERIM THAT EVENING, CALLEN ALSO POSTED SEVERAL, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA THREATS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL.
DEPUTIES CONTINUED WORKING THAT CASE AND THE NEXT MORNING LOCATED CATALENT AND ARRESTED HIM FOR, UH, TERRORIST THREATS AND SEVERAL OTHER RECENT RELATED CRIMES NICE, UM, THAT HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN.
ON THURSDAY, JUNE 1ST, AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, THE DEPUTIES RECEIVED A REPORT OF A BURGLARY ON PROGRESS AT LARIOS MARKET.
DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE JUST AS THE SUSPECTS JUMPED INTO A VAN AND FLED THE SCENE, UM, WHICH LED TO A VEHICLE PURSUIT ONTO THE 60 FREEWAY.
ONCE ON THE 60 FREEWAY, THE, UH, SUSPECTS COLLIDED INTO A U PS TRUCK AND GOT WEDGED BETWEEN THE, UM, CONCRETE WALL AND THE U PS TRUCK.
THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY CHINO HILL'S DEPUTIES, AND THE PASSENGER FLED THE SCENE ON MAY 1ST.
DEPUTIES TOOK A VEHICLE, A BURGLARY REPORT AT THE ALBERTSON'S PARKING LOT WITH THE VICTIM'S CREDIT CARDS BEING USED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
DEPUTIES WORKED THAT CASE FOR OVER
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A MONTH.AND ON JUNE 1ST, LOCATED THE SUSPECT IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA WHERE HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED.
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH, DEPUTIES RECEIVED A REPORT OF A MALE LOOKING INTO VEHICLES AND CASING RESIDENCE FOR POSSIBLE BURGLARIES, UH, NEAR HONEYSUCKLE.
AND BLUE BELL DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE SCENE LOCATING VICTOR VEGA AND FINDING HIM IN POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE.
AND HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED AS WELL.
HIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO LOCATED AND TOWED DUE TO EXPIRED REGISTRATION OVER ONE YEAR.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, QUICK, QUICK QUESTION.
IN THE NEWS IN PARTICULAR, TODAY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESS ABOUT THESE STREET TAKEOVERS WHERE GUYS ARE DOING DONUTS IN THE STREET AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME OF THAT ON A VERY LIMITED BASIS, THANK GOODNESS.
BUT, UH, HAS THAT BECOME A, A PROBLEM FOR US? AND WHAT TYPE OF, IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, WHAT TYPE OF PENALTY OR ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES DO WE HAVE IF SOMEBODY DOES THAT? SO WE WORK CLOSELY WITH, UM, UH, HIGHWAY PATROL.
THEY HAVE ACTUAL STREET RACING TASK FORCE, UM, AND THEY'RE ALSO THE ONES THAT ASSIST US WITH OUR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT.
SO, AS FAR AS CHINO HILLS, UM, THEY'LL HAVE WHAT THEY CALL FLASH MOB TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA EVENTS, UM, WHERE SEVERAL, UM, PEOPLE AND VEHICLES WILL SHOW UP AT A SCENE, UM, DUE STREET TAKEOVERS, AND THEN, UM, IMMEDIATELY FLEE RIGHT AFTER THAT.
UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD, UH, A BIG ISSUE IN CHINO HILLS LIKE THAT.
UM, WE DID HAVE A FEW SMALLER ISSUES IN, UM, VACANT COMMERCIAL PARKING LOTS, UM, AND WE WORKED WITH THE CITY AND INSTALLED, UH, SPEED BUMPS IN SOME OF THOSE PARKING LOTS.
UM, BUT, UH, IT HASN'T BEEN A BIG ISSUE, BUT WE HAVE AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO STOP THAT.
YEAH, THE LARGEST ONE WAS PROBABLY THE ONE, MAYBE A MONTH OR SO AGO OVER IN THE HO HOBBY LOBBY PARKING LOT.
WHAT? WASN'T THERE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP THERE? UM, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER, WHETHER IT WAS A CAR SHOW OR WHETHER THEY WERE DOING ANY VANDAL, UH, TYPE STUFF.
IT WASN'T THERE SOMETHING GOING ON OVER THERE QUITE SOME TIME AGO? YEAH.
IT WAS A UNPERMITTED, UH, INITIALLY A UNPERMITTED CAR SHOW.
UH, NOT SO MUCH A, A TAKEOVER.
BUT WE RESPONDED TO THAT AND, UM, EVERYBODY WAS DISPERSED.
WELL JUST, YEAH, JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S A PROBLEM AND IT'S KILLING PEOPLE, SO IT'S, UH, WE JUST DON'T WANT TO BECOME A PROBLEM SO WE CAN STAY AHEAD OF IT.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Moran Southern California Association of Governments Energy and Environment Committee Council Member Bennett California Institution for Men and Women’s Citizens Advisory Committees 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 Association of Governments Regional Council Transportation Policy Committee Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) Board of Directors Contracts, Operations, Maintenance and Safety Committee]
ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS.CYNTHIA, UH, FIRST GAG ENERGY, ENVI ENERGY ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAD A LOT OF PRESENTATIONS TO THE TUNE OF AN HOUR AND A HALF.
UM, A LOT OF CONNECTS, LOCAL STUFF, UM, CLEAN TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY.
UM, WHEN I FEEL THAT THERE WAS A PRESENTATION THAT IMPACTS US DIRECTLY AND IS INFORMATIVE, I WILL SHARE THAT.
BUT I WAS HAPPY TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THE INFORMATION.
FIRST OF ALL, THE CAL CITY'S LATINO CAUCUS.
WE PUT TOGETHER AN AGENDA FOR OUR MIDYEAR RETREAT, WHICH WILL BE NEXT WEEK WEEKEND.
OMNI TRANS ATTENDED THAT MEETING.
WE APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING PLAN.
WE HAD THE ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS, PRESIDENT JOHN DRE AND VP FRANK NAVARRO FROM COLTON ARE STILL VP AND, UH, PRESIDENT, S B C T A.
UM, WE HAD ELECTION OF OFFICERS, OUR SUPERVISOR CHAIRPERSON, DON ROWE IS NOW THE PRESIDENT.
AND THERE'S SOME KNUCKLEHEAD FROM ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, FROM CHINO HILLS, RAY MARQUEZ AS VICE PRESIDENT
UM, WE APPROVED THE NEW CONTRACT FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RAY WOLF.
WE APPROVED AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO FOR STATE ROUTE 60 AT SAN CENTRAL AVENUE BY DYNAMIC ENGINEERING FOR JUST UNDER 4 MILLION.
WE APPROVE NEW CONTRACT FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DARREN KETTLE.
WE APPROVE THE 20 23 20 24 BUDGET.
WE REVIEW THE RECOVERY AND OPERATING STATEMENTS.
IT'S STILL A DEFICIT, BUT WE'RE PROBABLY ABOUT 30, 40% OF WHAT IT WAS PRIOR TO COVID.
AND ART HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT, UH, WE DIDN'T LOOK PAST YOU.
YOU SAID HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT.
I MISSED THE C I M AND C I W MEETINGS THIS MORNING CUZ MY GREAT GRANDKIDS ARE IN TOWN FROM, UH, FROM DES MOINES, IOWA.
I SPENT A LITTLE QUALITY TIME WITH THEM, SO I, HOPEFULLY THAT IS UNDERSTOOD.
I'VE NOTIFIED THEM AND LET THEM KNOW I WOULD NOT BE THERE FOR THAT REASON.
AND THE CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD, UH, THE LAST MEETING, IT WAS PUBLICIZED IN THE PAPER AND IN SOCIAL MEDIA THERE WAS SOME MISUNDERSTANDINGS
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ABOUT, UH, MONEY THAT WAS GOING TO BE DONATED BY THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER LEADERSHIP COHORT, IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT? UH, FOR USE OF A BENEFICIAL USE.AND ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS POSSIBLY GOING TO BE FOR THE, UM, HOME CENTER AT DON LUGO THAT GOT STOPPED.
THERE WERE SOME ISSUES WITH IT AND THEY DECIDED TO USE THAT MONEY FOR THE, UH, OF WHAT DEFIBRILLATORS.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.AND LET'S START OFF WITH BRIAN.
UH, NO, REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. STAFF FOR HELPING TO ACCOMMODATE ME, UH, DOING THIS REMOTELY.
AND, UH, ANOTHER SMOOTH MEETING AS ALWAYS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.
UH, AS I ALWAYS DO, WHEN SCHOOL IS OUT, I HARP ON, UH, MAKING EVERYBODY TAKE TIME TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS.
THESE LITTLE ONES, THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT NOT BEING IN SCHOOL AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T ALWAYS LOOK FOR CARS.
SO, UH, LET'S, LET'S OVERT ANY TRAGEDIES.
AND OF COURSE, THIS, UH, NEXT SUNDAY COMING UP IS FATHER'S DAY.
SO, UH, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL FATHERS, GRANDFATHERS GREAT-GRANDFATHERS.
UH, IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SURVIVING, UH, PARENTS OUT THERE, UH, BE SURE TO MAKE THEIR DAY EXTRA SPECIAL AND THANK THEM FOR ALL THAT THEY'VE GIVEN YOU TO, UH, MAKE YOU THE PERSON THAT YOU ARE TODAY, WHETHER THAT'S GOOD OR BAD.
SO
GREAT STATE OF THE CITY MAYOR FOR THOSE THAT ATTENDED.
IT WAS, UM, IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
AND I LOVE THE GIVEAWAY, WHICH WAS POSTCARDS, TUNA HILL'S, POSTCARDS, SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT IN THE MAIL, MARYANNE'S NODDING HER HEAD.
AND, UM, IT'S A HOT COMMODITY, SO THE STAFF WON'T GIVE ME ANYMORE.
AND I'M TRYING TO SMOOCH SOME OFF LIKE I DO.
UM, ALL FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENDED THE PRADO DAM, BICENTENNIAL MURAL RESTORATION, RIBBON CUTTING.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I JUST, I'M SO PROUD OF ALL OF US BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE CITIES THAT COULD HAVE ATTENDED IN THE REGION.
UM, NOT ONLY DID WE SHOW UP, ALL FIVE OF US SHOWED UP.
AND EVEN ADJACENT CITIES, YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD A ONE OR TWO, BUT IT'S LIKE, I THOUGHT THAT WE'RE ZERO.
SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT THAT WE WERE ALL THERE IN FORCE.
WE ARE ALL VERY PATRIOTIC ON THIS COUNCIL.
AND IT EVEN GOT A MENTION FROM COUNTY COUNTY SUPERVISOR, UM, KAREN SPIEGEL FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
SO THAT WAS JUST, AND BOTH OUR CONGRESS REPRESENTATIVES WERE THERE THAT, SO IT WAS, IT WAS JUST AN AWESOME DAY.
RELATING TO THE POSTCARDS, OUR, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THIS EVENING'S THE ONE THAT PUT, DESIGNED AND PUT THE POSTCARDS.
POLICE CHIEF, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
I HAD A, A YOUNG LADY THAT, UH, REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT A, A A CALL THAT HAPPENED AND YOU RESPONDED TO HER.
SO I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME AND TALKING WITH HER.
AND THEN ALSO, UM, YOU'RE AMAZING.
THE REASON I SAY THIS IS WE'VE BEEN HAVING RACES IN CARBON CANYON PROBABLY TWO, THREE WEEKS AGO FOR ABOUT THE LAST TWO, THREE MONTHS.
UH, NORMALLY STARTS THURSDAY NIGHT, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE, BUT IT STOPPED.
UM, MR. JONATHAN MARSHALL, THE LIGHTS AT ANO, WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS.
UM, HAVE YOU BEEN OUT THERE? NOT YET, BUT I PLAN TO DO SO.
I KNOW THEY'VE, UH, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ALREADY.
PEOPLE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT THEY ARE, HAVE BEEN ERECTED IN, THEY'RE USING THEM.
WELL, I DO HAVE A PICKLEBALL THING.
I'M GONNA, I THINK I'M GONNA GO PLAY TONIGHT, UHHUH, BUT, UH, QUICK QUESTION.
IS THERE A MOTION DETECTOR ON THE LIGHTS OR DO THEY SHUT OFF AT 10 O'CLOCK? YEAH, THEY SHUT OFF AT 10 O'CLOCK AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
SO, UM, WE DIDN'T GO THE ROUTE.
UH, OUR TENNIS COURTS, UH, THAT WE HAVE IN TOWN, JUST, THEY DON'T HAVE THE PUSH BUTTON WHERE YOU, YOU PUT 'EM ON, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY'S THERE AND SUCH.
BUT THEY DO GO OFF AT 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
AND WE HAVE, UH, FOUR LOCATIONS.
UM, WITH ALL THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT WE RECEIVED THIS PAST YEAR, UM, ARE WE GONNA HAVE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP AT ALL? AND I'M JUST SORT OF CONCERNED WITH, UH, FUEL THAT WE HAVE LIKE IN, UH, STATE PARK AND SO ON, JUST TO GET, GET READY FOR IN CASE THERE IS A FIRE.
I HAVEN'T DISCUSSED THAT WITH OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UH, ROD OR IS THAT IN THE WORKS? WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS.
I DON'T HAVE THE DATE WITH ME, UM, CURRENTLY, BUT WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS, CURRENTLY PLANNING THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT MR. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED LAST MEETING ABOUT THE TRUCK STUDY AND I KNOW THAT WE STILL NEEDED SOME INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF BREA.
DID ALL THAT INFORMATION GET PACKAGED AND SENT TO SACRAMENTO? IT, IT'S ALL
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PACKAGED.UH, CALTRANS DOES HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, COMPONENT OF THE, OF THE STUDY.
SO WE'RE GOING BACK AND FORTH AND TRYING TO ADDRESS ALL THE COMMENTS AT THIS POINT.
UM, WE'LL GET THAT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
AND THEN ALSO I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT, UH, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN FOR HIS OPEN HOUSE.
AND THEN ONE QUICK QUESTION, SPLASH PAD, CAUSE I'VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS LATELY, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUR BUDDY, KURT.
SO MY QUESTION IS, WHERE ARE WE WITH US? SO YOU WANNA TAKE IT DANIEL? SURE, I CAN.
SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, NEGOTIATING WITH THE, UH, A DESIGNER TO PROVIDE PRELIMINARY, UH, SITE PLANS FOR THAT.
WE PLAN ON COMING TO COUNCIL, UM, UH, THE NEXT MEETING, UH, TOWARD THAT CONTRACT.
AND THE LOCATION IS PROPOSED TO BE AT PINEHURST PINEHURST PARK.
PEOPLE IN CARBON CANYON ARE VERY DIFFICULT, AND I'VE BEEN GETTING SOME PHONE CALLS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WELCOME SIGN AS YOU COME IN FROM TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IN OFF OF CARBON CANYON.
I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY LOCATION.
THE CITY FROM THE WHITE AND GREEN SIGN.
SOMETHING THAT SAYS, WHICH WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME TYPE OF I KNOW IT'S A CHALLENGE.
YEAH, THERE'S, THIS SAYS THE, THE CITY AND THE POPULATION.
AND I KNOW WE DO HAVE A LIQUOR, SOME PROPERTY THERE TOO, WHERE WE, WE WANTED TO PUT A SIGN.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO FIRE BOARD MEMBER MIKE KRIEGER FOR BEING HERE.
AND, AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT TOOK HIS FOUR OR FIVE MINUTES, IT TURNED OUT TO BE, BUT I YOU A BOARD MEMBER, VICE PRESIDENT OF DV LIVE.
SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, STEVE.
SO ARE TWO ELECTEDS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN, UH, STATE OF THE CITY WAS MENTIONED.
THERE IS A VIDEO HALF HOUR VIDEO THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT.
JUST GO TO CHINO HILLS.ORG AND SEARCH, SEARCH IT OUT.
AND YOU'LL LEARN, UH, MAYBE A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE CITY YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
THE FOUNDATION DOES HAVE, UH, A CONCERT SERIES.
AND THE NEXT ONE WE HAD TO, I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT WE HAD TO POSTPONE IT DUE TO, UH, A CONFLICT.
BUT WE NOW HAVE A DATE OF AUGUST 11TH FOR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT, UH, HE'S THE LEAD SINGER FOR SANTANA, AND HE WILL BE OUT HERE ON AUGUST 11TH.
THE TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE NEXT WEEK.
WE HAD TO UP THE PRICE A LITTLE BIT COMPARED TO THE 10 BECAUSE HE'S CHARGING MORE MONEY THAN THE OTHERS HAVE CHARGED.
SO YOU CAN GO TO CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.ORG OR.COM AND ABOUT A WEEK AND START PICKING UP YOUR TICKETS FOR THAT $15 TICKETS.
AND A REMINDER, UH, THAT ART JUST MENTIONED TO ME THAT OUR NEXT COUNCILS MEETING AND FOLLOWING MEETINGS THEREAFTER START AT 6:00 PM NEW TIME, 6:00 PM TO JUMP INTO THE, UH, INTO THE, THE PARADE OF OTHERS THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR TIME OR, OR AT 6:00 PM YEAH.
AND WE CANCELED, WE CANCELED SOME MEETINGS TOO.
AND SOME MEETINGS WERE CANCELED.
OH, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? IT WAS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA THAT HOW IN WE GO DARK IN THE SUMMER WITH SOME OF THE DATES.
UH, WE DID, AS WE'VE DONE FOR MANY YEARS NOW SINCE SUMMER'S A LITTLE BIT, UH, LESS AGGRESSIVE WITH AGENDA ITEMS. WE DID THIS TONIGHT IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR, VOTE ON CANCELING THE SECOND MEETING OF JULY AND THE SECOND MEETING OF AUGUST.
AND WHILE THEY WERE AT IT, THEY LOOKED WAY AHEAD.
WE ALWAYS CANCEL THE MEETING THE LAST DECEMBER MEETING, WHICH IS AT CHRISTMAS TIME.
SO THREE MEETINGS IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WILL BE CANCELED NOW.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN EVEN THOUGH WE'VE CANCELED THE JULY OR AUGUST 2ND MEETING, WE HAVE CONVENED FOR A SPECIAL ITEM.
IF, IF THERE'S, UH, THE NEED TO.
SO WE DO, WE DO MONITOR IT CLOSELY.
ANYTHING ELSE OR MAY BEFORE WE OFFICIALLY ADJOURN? GOOD.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn in tribute and honor of those who serve and have served in the Armed Forces at home and abroad. Their sacrifice and strength protect the goals and ideals that have made this Country great.]
IN MEMORIA AND IN HOPE ADJOURN IN TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD, THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT.