[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
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WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCILS MEETING FOR JUNE 27TH, 2023.
SHALL WE DO, UM, ROLL CALL? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US.I'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY FATHER JOSEPH FROM ST.
PAUL, THE APOSTLE CHURCH THAT WILL LEAD US IN AN INVOCATION.
BEGIN 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.
[ INVOCATION: Father Joseph Pilotin, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church]
WE REMAIN STANDING IN THE ROOM OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, ALL ALMIGHTY.FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR CALLING US TOGETHER DAY TO DAY.
IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT FOSTER AND ADVANCE THE MISSION OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
WE ACCEPT THIS TASK IN TOTAL DEPENDENCE UPON YOU.
FOR IT IS YOU WHO BEGAN THIS WORK, YOU WHO GUIDED, AND YOU WILL BRING IT TO FULFILLMENT.
SEND YOUR CREATIVE SPIRIT UPON US.
OPEN OUR HEARTS TO RECOGNIZE YOUR PRESENCE AMONG US.
OPEN OUR MINDS TO RESPOND TO YOUR CALLING.
ENABLE US TO DRAW UPON THE WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE OF YESTERDAY AS WE RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS OF TOMORROW.
GIVE US FREEDOM TO SPEAK THE TRUTH BOLDLY AND WITH KINDNESS.
GIVE US PATIENCE TO LISTEN OPENLY WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
GIVE US CONFIDENCE TO DISCOVER AND EXPLORE NEW POSSIBILITIES.
GIVE US WISDOM TO DISCERN WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD.
AND JUST GIVE US COURAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR ONGOING WORK OF CREATION.
AND WE CALL UPON THE INTERCESSION OF SAINT PAUL TO CONFIRM OUR PRAYER AND TO SUPPORT OUR ENDEAVORS.
ALL GLORY, HONOR AND PRAISE ARE YOURS, HOLY GOD, FOR ALL AGES.
IN THE NAME, THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
[3. INTRODUCTION - New Employee: Nicholas Liguori, Community Development Director]
THE FIRST ITEM ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS PRESENTATION TO INTRODUCE A NEW EMPLOYEE, NICHOLAS LEGGO, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.NICK, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM.
ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE NICHOLAS LAGO AS OUR NEW COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
AS CHERYL SAID, NICK BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN STRATEGIC PLANNING, LAND USE, ZONE POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
IN ITS NEARLY 20 YEARS OF CAREER WITH THE CITY OF CHINO, WHERE HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR LEADERSHIP TEAM, WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A SKILLED LEADER AND PLANNER JOIN OUR TEAM, WHO HAS SUCCESSFULLY OVERSEEN COMMUNITY-WIDE PROJECTS, NEGOTIATED MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, AND STRATEGICALLY LED THE CITY OF CHINO THROUGH ITS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
MOST NOTABLY, NICK LED THE CITY OF CHINO THROUGH A CONS COMPREHENSIVE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, AND TWO HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATES, WHICH WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL AS WE COMPLETE OUR CURRENT GENERAL PLAN, UPDATE AND IMPLEMENT OUR NEW HOUSING ELEMENT.
OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS ALWAYS STRIVED TO MAINTAIN THE AESTHETIC BEAUTY OF CHINO HILLS, WHILE
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ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OUR RESIDENTS, FOR OUR RESIDENTS.AND WE ARE MORE THAN CONFIDENT THAT NICK WILL KEEP THE CITY MOVING FORWARD AS WE PROGRESS.
LUCKILY FOR US, NICK AND HIS FAMILY ARE NO STRANGERS TO THE CHINO VALLEY AS THEY'RE LO LIFELONG RESIDENTS OF CHINO.
ASIDE FROM HIS WELL-ESTABLISHED CAREER AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, NICK ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY OUTDOORS, GARDENING, CAMPING, BACKPACKING, AS WELL AS HIKING ON THE CITY'S EXTENSIVE TRAIL SYSTEM.
SO NICK, WELCOME TO THE TEAM HERE AT CHINO HILLS.
WE HAVE A, A LITTLE SIMILAR TO THIS RIGHT HERE, A LITTLE PIN FOR YOU AS A WELCOME.
WE GO ALL OUT FOR OUR NEW DIRECTORS HERE.
SO, AND, UH, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
I'M THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
I THINK THE CITY, UH, HAS DONE WELL IN TERMS OF ITS DEVELOPMENT OVER THE YEARS, UH, BY BALANCING, UH, THE NEEDS OF CHANGE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO PRESERVING, UH, THE NATURAL OPEN SPACE, WHICH REALLY GIVES THE CITY ITS BEAUTY.
AND I AM, UH, REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO CARRY ON IN A LINE OF, UH, PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS THAT WILL ENDEAVOR TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE CITY AND MAINTAIN ITS SCENIC BEAUTY.
SO I REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR SUPPORT.
AND I AM HERE, UH, FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
SINCE TODAY IS ONLY MY SECOND DAY ON THE JOB, I'M STILL DOING A LOT OF LEARNING.
UM, BUT I'M, UH, I'M HAPPY TO SERVE THIS PUBLIC AND I HOPE TO MEET UP WITH YOU AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
GREAT FOR YOU TO JOIN US, NICK.
SEVERAL OF US HAVE KNOWN NICK OVER THE YEARS, SO THE LEARNING CURVE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN NORMAL.
[4. INTRODUCTION - Introduce new Manager Griselda Flores and Assistant Manager Christina Morita from the James S. Thalman Chino Hills Branch Library]
ON OUR AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW MANAGER, GRISELDA FLORES, AND ASSISTANT MANAGER CHRISTINA MARITA FROM JAMES S THALMAN, CHINO HILLS LIBRARY.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? COME ON OVER.
NEXT UP, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR TWO NEW MEMBERS OF JAMES S THALMAN BRANCH LIBRARY.
JOIN US TONIGHT IS THE NEW MANAGER, GRISELDA FLORES, AND ASSISTANT MANAGER CHRISTINA MORITA.
ALTHOUGH THEY'RE BOTH NEW IN THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS HERE IN CHINO HILLS, THEY'RE NO STRANGERS TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM.
THEY BOTH JOIN US WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MANAGEMENT AND ARE THRILLED TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WITH PLENTY OF SPECIAL EVENTS.
BEING RIGHT NEXT TO THE LIBRARY, WE GET TO SEE FIRSTHAND JUST HOW WELL VISITED THIS, TRULY THIS LIBRARY TRULY IS.
AND IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES.
LAST I HAD HEARD, THIS IS THE MOST VISITED LIBRARY IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, AND ESPECIALLY WITH CHECKING OUT BOOKS, ET CETERA.
SO IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE OUR LIBRARY HERE, AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO CONTINUE TO USE THE LIBRARY.
THERE'S GREAT, UH, UH, RESOURCES INSIDE OUR LIBRARY.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE BOTH OF YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, AND I'VE GOT SOME CERTIFICATES OF WELCOME FOR YOU ALSO.
BUT FIRST, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO.
WELL, THANK YOU EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.
UM, AND AGAIN, AS MR. PETER ROGERS MENTIONED THAT IT IS THE HIGHEST CIRCULATING LIBRARY IN THE WHOLE COUNTY.
SO WE ARE VERY PROUD AND EXCITED TO KEEP BUILDING AND, UM, WORKING WITH EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US, AND THANK YOU, MAYOR FOR THAT WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION.
UM, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE, UM, AT OUR LIBRARY AND TO BE A PART OF THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW.
OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM, WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO SIGN UP AND COME IN.
IT'S FOR ALL AGES, BUT IT'S TO ENCOURAGE LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE FROM CRADLE TO CAREER AND BEYOND.
WE'VE GOT PROGRAMS ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR, UM, FOR KIDS.
SO MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AT 1130, WE ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON ON THURSDAYS.
WE ALSO HAVE VERY SPECIAL PERFORMANCES.
THIS WEEK WE HAVE A BIRD SHOW, EXOTIC
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BIRDS COMING.AND, UM, THE LAST TIME WE HAD AN ANIMAL SHOW, WE GOT SO BUSY IN THE LIBRARY OVER THE DAY, WE HAD ALMOST A THOUSAND PEOPLE COME TO OUR ANIMAL SHOW.
SO WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME, TAKE APART, COME HELP US MEET OUR CIRCULATION GOALS, AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND AND IMPROVE THE LITERACY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP OUR COMMUNITY STRONG AND THRIVING.
YOU'RE WELCOME HERE, MR. MAYOR.
THE NAME OF THE LIBRARY, WHAT, WHAT'S IT CALLED? AND WHO IS THAT GENTLEMAN? JAMES THOMPSON WAS YOUR PREDECESSOR ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO HE WAS ORIGINAL COUNCIL MEMBER.
I UNDERSTAND HIS WIFE CHRIS VISITED HERE TODAY CAME, WAS A GRANDSON.
[5. INTRODUCTION - New San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Deputies: Dustin Leonard Abel Duran Jeron Radcliffe Kaelan Johnson Hector Rodriguez Stephanie Ortega Jake Dances]
NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DEPUTIES POLICE CHIEF GOODELL.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR TO INTRODUCE YOUR DEPUTIES.
ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILLS, UH, CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME SEVEN NEW EMPLOYEES TO THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND JOINING ME AT THE PODIUM IS OUR POLICE CHIEF, UH, GOODELL.
SO I'M GONNA HAND THIS MIKE OVER TO YOU TO DO THE, UH, HONORS OF INTRODUCING THE NEW DEPUTIES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANTED TO, UH, TAKE A MINUTE TO INTRODUCE THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, UH, GENERALLY, UH, WHEN WE DO GET, UH, NEW DEPUTIES, IT'S, IT'S ONE OR TWO AT A TIME, UM, THROUGH ATTRITION OR TRANSFERS OR PROMOTION.
UM, THIS TIME WE'RE FORTUNATE TO GET SEVEN BRAND NEW DEPUTIES, UM, OF THE 14 CONTRACT CITIES AND EIGHT COUNTY STATIONS.
THEY CHOSE TO WORK IN CHINO HILLS.
SO THAT SAYS SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY ALSO.
SO OUR FIRST DEPUTY IS, UH, DUSTIN LEONARD, ABLE DURRAN, JAR RADCLIFFE, KAYLIN JOHNSON, HECTOR RODRIGUEZ, STEPHANIE ORTEGA, AND JAKE DANCES.
SO ONCE THEY COMPLETE THEIR FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM, THEN YOU'LL SEE 'EM OUT ON THE STREET, UH, BY THEMSELVES.
AND, UH, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THEM GET TO WORK.
AND WE'VE GOT, UH, AGAIN, BUDGET SPARING, NO BUDGET.
[6. RECOGNITION - Recognizing Country Springs Elementary School, Odyssey of the Mind Team for winning 2nd place in State Tournament]
NEXT WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION OF COUNTRY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ODYSSEY OF THE, THE MINE TEAM FOR WINNING SECOND PLACE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT TO BE ACCEPTED BY COACH CATHERINE OSMAN.AND STUDENTS, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT.
YOU WOULD SAY THAT, AS I MENTIONED AT OUR LAST MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE SUCCESS STORIES OF OUR YOUTH IN, UH, CHINO HILLS.
AND TONIGHT WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
ON BEHALF OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE COUNTRY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, ODYSSEY OF THE MINE TEAM FOR WINNING SECOND
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PLACE IN THIS YEAR'S STATE TOURNAMENT HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RIVERSIDE BACK IN MARCH.THE MIND IS A CREATIVE CHALLENGE TEST CONTEST THAT HAS STUDENTS TACKLING FIVE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS THAT ALL REQUIRE DIFFERENT SKILL SETS.
SOME OF THIS YEAR'S PROBLEMS, INCLUDING TASKS THAT HAD STUDENTS DESIGNING, ACTING, COOKING, AND MUCH MORE TO HELP INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND TELL US A BIT MORE ABOUT THEIR SUCCESS AS THEIR COACH.
UH, I AM KIND OF BREAKING A ODYSSEY TRADITION HERE.
USUALLY THE TEAM DOES EVERYTHING FOR THEMSELVES.
YOU CAN'T EVEN BUTTON A BUTTON FOR THEM OR YOU GET POINTS OFF, BUT IN THIS CASE, I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THEM CUZ THEY WOULDN'T BRA BRAVE ABOUT THEMSELVES.
THE WAY I'M GOING TO, THIS ALL STARTED ONE COLD, RAINY NIGHT IN FEBRUARY.
OUR TEAM WAS FINISHING UP OUR PROPS AND WONDERING HOW TO GET THEM SAFELY THROUGH THE RAIN FORECAST FOR THE NEXT DAY TO MORENO VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TO COMPETE IN THE ODYSSEY OF THE MINE REGIONALS.
MOST OF OUR PROPS WERE MADE OF PAPER, CARDBOARD, OR PAPER MACHE, AND SOME WERE QUITE BIG, INCLUDING AN ENORMOUS GIFT BOX ON WHEELS.
BUT WE AND OUR PROPS SURVIVED THE DELUGE THE NEXT DAY WON AND WENT ON TO STATE COMPETITION.
ONE SECOND PLACE THERE, WHICH GAVE US THE RIGHT TO GO FROM MAY 24TH TO 28TH TO THE ODYSSEY WORLD FINALS IN MICHIGAN.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SUPPORTED US IN OUR ODYSSEY THROUGH THE ODYSSEY PROGRAM, PAYING FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP FEES OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS AND DONATING GENEROUSLY TO OUR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO MICHIGAN.
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BEEN SUPPORTING ODYSSEY AS AN ADJUNCT PROGRAM FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
O ODYSSEY OF THE MINE, AS THE MAYOR SAID, IS A CREATIVITY COMPETITION SPONSORED BY NASA AND ARMEN HAMMER SODA.
IT IS OPEN TO STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO POST-COLLEGE.
THERE ARE AGE DIVISIONS MEANT TO MAKE JUDGING FAIR, INCLUDING K2 CALLED PRIMARY DIVISION.
DIVISION ONE COMPRISING GRADES THREE TO FIVE, DIVISION TWO GRADE SIX TO EIGHT, WHICH IS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SO ON.
OUR TEAM IS VERY DIVERSE, NOT ETHNIC WISE, YOU MAY NOTICE, BUT AGE WISE, WE HAVE MOSTLY A DIVISION ONE TEAM.
WE HAD THIRD GRADERS THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS MOSTLY, BUT LET ME INTRODUCE MY THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS.
THEY'RE NOW, OF COURSE, ONE GRADE UP, SO YOU KNOW, THEY MADE GRIMACE AT ME WHEN I SAY.
BUT, UM, ETHAN CHUNG WAS OUR THIRD GRADER.
STEP OUT AND SAY HI,
PEYTON CHAN AND KIMBERLY LEE ARE FIFTH GRADERS, BUT YOU MAY NOTICE WE ALSO HAVE CHASE SON, WHO WAS A SECOND GRADER.
SINCE THE OLDEST CHILD DETERMINES THE DIVISION YOU'RE IN, WE WERE KICKED UP INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPETITION AND IT WAS MUCH HARDER.
BUT, UM, SABRINA, WHO KICKED US UP THERE IS WORTH IT.
SHE NOT ONLY PERFORMED BRILLIANTLY, SHE ALSO WROTE OUR SCRIPT.
AND BY THE WAY, SHE WON THE DESIGN, THE YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST AT OUR SCHOOL.
SO YES, OUR ODYSSEY SKIT PROBLEM WAS THE WALLS OF TROY, ALL ABOUT THE GREEK EPIC CLASSIC POEM, THE ILIAD AND THE TROJAN HORSE.
WE SPENT OUR MEETINGS FOR THE FIRST THREE MONTHS JUST READING TOGETHER THE ILIAD.
AND WE DIDN'T FINISH THE FIFTH 500 PAGE PLUS TOME, EVEN THOUGH CHASE WOULD READ AHEAD AND TELL US WHEN WE COULD SKIP A CHAPTER BECAUSE IT WAS ALL WARFARE.
BUT WE DID READ ENOUGH TO KNOW ABOUT ITS CHARACTERS.
ITS BEAUTIFUL, DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE AND THE THEME OF PRIDEFULNESS.
SO OUR SCRIPT WAS ABOUT PRIDEFULNESS AND HOW ATHENA GODDESS OF WISDOM AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES CREATIVELY OPERATES STILL IN THE MODERN DAY.
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WAS FIERCE.AFTER ALL, THESE WERE CONSIDERED THE BEST TEAMS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES AND COUNTRIES.
AND CONSIDERING OUR AGE STATUS, PERHAPS PLACING 33RD IN A FIELD OF 54 TEAMS WASN'T BAD.
WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT ODYSSEY FINALS.
THERE WERE INTERESTING AND EXCITING THINGS TO DO EVERY DAY.
THERE WAS A CREATIVITY FESTIVAL.
WE WENT TO THE BROAD, WHICH IS THE ART MUSEUM CONNECTED TO LACMA DOWNTOWN.
THERE WAS A FLOAT AND BANNER PARADE, A HUGE CLIMBING TREE, A PLENTIFUL BUFFET OF DELICIOUS INTERNATIONAL FOODS EVERY DAY FOR LUNCH, WATCHING OTHER TEAMS PERFORM.
AND A, UM, AND LIGHT SHOWS AND FAMOUS PEOPLE AT OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES.
BUT THE BEST THING WAS ME MEETING OTHER CREATIVE, HARDWORKING KIDS FROM AROUND THE NATION.
26 STATES WERE REPRESENTED AND AROUND THE WORLD FROM POLAND, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, KOREA, SINGAPORE, AND MEXICO.
THERE WERE 749 TEAMS ON THAT CAMPUS DOING ODYSSEY.
IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME, AND WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN THERE REPRESENTING CHINO VALLEY.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM? NOPE.
SO ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, TAKE ONE STEP FORWARD.
HOW ABOUT OUR OLDEST REPRESENTATIVE THAT KICKED, KICKED THE TEAM INTO THE, UM, THE, THE JUNIOR HIGH LEVEL? COME ON OVER.
I THINK THAT ODYSSEY OF THE MIND WAS REALLY FUN.
IT, UH, MADE US THINK OF CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS, AND I MADE NEW FRIENDS.
WELL, WE'VE GOT SOME FUN THINGS FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING THE CHINO VALLEY AND MAKING US PROUD.
WE'VE GOT SOME SMART, SMART KIDDOS IN TOWN, AND, UH, YOU SHOW OFF, YOU MAKE US LOOK GOOD.
SO THANKS FOR SHOWING UP FOR US.
THE, UH, THE EFFORTS THAT YOU MADE.
AGAIN, SO MUCH COMPETITION WAS FANTASTIC.
SO THANK YOU FOR COACHING ALSO.
SO WE'VE GOT SOME CERTIFICATES FOR ALL OF YOU.
SO WE'VE GOT 'EM IN BUNDLES HERE, AND THEY ARE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM, ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHILLIP CHEN, STATE SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN, STATE SENATOR KELLY SERTA.
UH, WE HAVE SUPER, UH, SUPERVISOR KURT SU, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN, AND OF COURSE FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SO EACH OF YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE OF THESE.
AND SO, CHASE, WE HAVE THIS FOR YOU, ETHAN.
LET'S HEAD OVER TO THE CENTER.
FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND STAND BY THE PODIUM OUT THERE ONCE NICOLE IS DONE.
AND THEN WE'LL THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.
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IS THAT COVERED AGAIN? THANK YOU.[7. HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER - Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Ad hoc Committee Members for their volunteered time and assisting in establishment of the program]
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS FOR THE HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER TO BE PRESENTED TO THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD, ALSO KNOWN AS TAB AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME IN ASSISTING IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE TAB BOARD.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE TEEN ADVISORY AD HOC COMMITTEE AS THIS YEAR'S HIGHLIGHTED.
VOLUNTEERS AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS INCLUDE ESTHER KIM, CAITLIN TU C2, NICOLE TORRES, DANIEL SATAN GANG, AND PURINA PIANA, PIANA PIANA, VERI JAVARI, VERI VERI.
THIS GROUP HAS BEEN SELECTED THANKS TO THE, THEIR VOLUNTEER TIME ASSISTING AND ESTABLISHING THE RECENTLY INFORMED TEEN ADVISORY BOARD OR T A B TAB.
THROUGH COUNTLESS HOURS OF ON-CAMPUS RESEARCH STUDIES AND SIX COMMITTEE MEETINGS, THE COMMITTEE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK THAT WAS LATER PRESENTED TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL.
FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, THE T B IS NOW OFFICIALLY CREATED AND STARTED ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS BACK IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR.
THANKS TO THE UNWAVERING DEDICATION, INSIGHT, INSIGHTFUL PERSPECTIVES AND CREATIVE IDEAS, THE TAB IS ON ITS WAY TO BECOMING A VALUABLE OUTLET FOR THE YOUNG ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS, CULTIVATE LIFE SKILLS, AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC GOVERNMENT.
WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE THE MEMBERS OR A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS HERE THIS EVENING.
SO WOULD EITHER OF YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES.
UM, WELL, THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND READY TO GET THIS COMMITTEE STARTED.
YEAH, REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THE COUNCIL ALLOWED US TO START THIS PROGRAM IN OUR CITY.
I'D LIKE TO THANK JENNIFER AMP AND JACOB ALASKA FOR HELP GUIDING US THIS YEAR.
YOU WANNA SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PROCESS? I KNOW IT'S SPONTANEOUS, BUT GO FOR IT.
I'M ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
IT WAS MY PRIVILEGE OVER THE LAST YEAR TO WORK WITH, UM, THE TEENS ON THIS, THE CREATION OF THIS BOARD.
UM, AND THANK YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US ALSO TO CREATE THIS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY IMPORTANT AND VITAL IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT WILL ALLOW OUR STUDENTS AND TEENAGERS NOT ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, BUT TO HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD WITHIN OUR CITY.
THEY'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, HELP US TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY FACE, PROGRAMS THEY WANT TO SEE, AND ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.
IT WAS A REAL, UM, HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH NICOLE AND PANA WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT, AND THE OTHER STUDENTS WHO CANNOT BE HERE.
UM, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THEIR DEDICATION TO OUR CITY, THEIR HARD WORK.
UM, THERE WAS LOTS OF HOURS OVER ZOOM MEETINGS, IN-PERSON MEETINGS, A LOT OF, UM, POLICY AND PROCEDURES THAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH TO CREATE THIS.
SO I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND CONGRATULATE THEM FOR THEIR BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT.
SO WE'VE GOT CERTIFICATES FOR THE WHOLE TEAM, SO I WON'T HAVE THEM HOLD THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT FROM THE SAME GROUP THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER FROM OUR CONGRESSWOMAN AND STATE SENATORS AND, AND OUR SUPERVISOR, ET CETERA.
SO I, I'LL SET THESE ASIDE AND WE'LL DO OUR GROUP PHOTO, AND THEN MAYBE JENNIFER, YOU CAN TAKE THESE OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HANDLE IT.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I SAY A COUPLE WORDS REAL FAST? YES, PLEASE.
FIRST OF ALL, JEN, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH NICOLE, UM, WHEN WE WERE DOING INTERVIEWS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE, UM, PARK AND RECREATION,
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UM, YOUTH ADVISORY PERSON.UM, JEN, I CALLED YOU AND YOU DIDN'T SAY WHAT, UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.
YOU JUMPED RIGHT ON BOARD AT THE BEGINNING.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, JEN, FOR STEPPING UP TO HELP THESE FIND YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND THEN NICOLE, YOUR VISION, YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, OF ACTION TAKEN OUT? A CLOSED SESSION, MARK.THERE WERE NO ANNOUNCEMENTS TO, UH, MAKE AFTER TONIGHT'S CLOSED SESSION MEETING THERE.
[8. 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.]
MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THIS SUBJECT MATTER 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.
JAMILAH, AND COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DANG.
WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
SUZETTE DENG WITH YOUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HECKMAN'S OFFICE.
FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HONOREES TONIGHT AND TO OUR WELCOME TO THE NEW EMPLOYEES WHO ARE VERY FAMILIAR AS WELL.
UM, I HAVE A VERY, UM, HAPPY UPDATE, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S ANNUAL JOB FAIR WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.
WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, ASSIST AND HELP MANY ATTENDEES.
THE FINAL NUMBER WAS WE HAD 502 TOTAL ATTENDEES OUT OF 523 REGISTERED JOB SEEKERS.
WE ALSO HAD 79 ON THE JOB ON THE SPOT INTERVIEWS THAT WERE CONDUCTED.
AND WE ALSO SCHEDULED 214 FUTURE INTERVIEWS, AND THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS TEAM ASSISTED 105 INDIVIDUALS TO START THE RECORD CLEARING PROCESS.
SO IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR MANY, AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAD.
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CONTACT SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S, UM, DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5 FOR ANY COUNTY RELATED QUESTIONS.
AND SIGN UP FOR SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S NEWSLETTER TO RECEIVE COUNTY UPDATES AS WELL AS FUTURE EVENTS.
AND, UM, WE WISH EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY AND SAFE INDEPENDENCE DAY.
I'M THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR FROM THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH, UH, SOME CHAMBER UPDATES.
WE RECENTLY HOSTED THE TASTE OF CHINO VALLEY WITH RESTAURANTS FROM THE CHINO VALLEY, AND WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOST THIS EVENT AT THE SHOPS IN CHINO HILLS.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE, UM, MANY DIFFERENT CUISINES AND, UH, PROVIDED ENTERTAINMENT
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FOR OVER 400 GUESTS.UM, SO IT WAS A VERY FRUITFUL EVENT.
UM, SOME FUTURE EVENTS FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO KNOW IN JULY AND AUGUST.
THE, UH, FIRST IS AN EVENT WE'RE HOSTING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, UH, WHICH IS AN ECONOMIC FORECAST, UM, WITH RENOWNED ECONOMIST, DR.
THIS WILL BE HOSTED AT RICHARD NIXON LIBRARY, JULY 13TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AND THEN ON JULY 27TH, WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR BUSINESS AWARDS DINNER AT CHAFFEE COLLEGE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM FIVE 30 TO 8:30 PM IN AUGUST, WE WILL BE HOSTING THE FIRST EVER WOMEN'S CONFERENCE.
UH, THAT WILL BE AUGUST 10TH, UH, FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM ALSO HOSTED AT CHAFFEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
UH, TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THEM.
AND THEN LASTLY, IN AUGUST, ALSO, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR FIRST INNOVATION COUNCIL AND THE GRADUATION FOR OUR, UH, PILOT PROGRAM, THE CHINO VALLEY LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE.
UM, TICKETS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THAT.
THAT'LL BE HOSTED ON AUGUST 27TH, UM, ALSO AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
UM, AND THAT IS THE END OF MY COMMENTS.
AND THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS PORTION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT, THEN MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, CONFLICTS
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
OF INTEREST, ANYBODY CONFLICT OF INTEREST BEFORE WE DO THIS? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.[ CONSENT CALENDAR (14 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.]
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO PULL? BRIAN? NO, SIR.I SECOND, WHO IS THE MOTION MADE BY? I THINK MR. BENNETT.
AND THEN THE SECOND, MR. JOE'S.
BENNETT, CAN YOU PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTE? BOOM.
I'M NOT GONNA PUSH IT FOR YOU.
YOU DID? AND IT JUST SWITCHED OUT.
NOT REALLY SURE WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[13. Approve new position titles and job descriptions: Capital Projects and Facilities Superintendent, Community Services Manager, and Human Resources Supervisor; and adopt resolution approving salary ranges for Capital Projects and Facilities Superintendent, Community Services Manager, Human Resources Supervisor, Senior Account Technician, Account Technician I/II, Utility Billing Account Technician I/II, Payroll Technician, Maintenance and Operations Manager, and City Clerk, and determining action exempt from California Environmental Quality Act]
ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 13, IS TO APPROVE NEW POSITION TITLES AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS, RIGHT? YES.UM, WHAT I WANTED TO, ON THIS ITEM, I'M HAVING A HARD TIME APPROVING IT BECAUSE OF SALARY SURVEYS.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S, UM, NEW RANGES AS FAR AS SALARY, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A SALARY SURVEY, BUT IT WASN'T PART OF OUR PACKET.
SO WITHOUT THAT INFORMATION, I HAVE A HARD TIME MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD.
WHEN DO WE NEGOTIATE, ISN'T THAT THE PROPER TIME TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS, UH, TWO BARGAINING GROUPS, AND WE TYPICALLY NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS FOR A MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT, UH, RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2024.
SO WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR, PLUS A FEW MONTHS IN OUR EXISTING CONTRACT.
UH, THE ITEMS THAT ARE BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL TODAY ARE, UH, OUR TYPICAL PROCESSES IS WE IDENTIFY, UH, CHANGES.
WE BRING THEM FORWARD, UH, IDEALLY DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS OR ALSO, UH, AT, UH, LABOR NEGOTIATION TIME.
SO, UH, THIS IS A, UH, OFF CYCLE, AS IN, IT'S NOT DURING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, BUT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR PRACTICE TO LOOK AT THIS IN, UH, CONNECTION WITH OUR BUDGET PROCESS.
AND THEN ALSO TOO, ON, I KNOW UNDER FISCAL, UM, I REALLY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS.
THEY SAY IT'S IN THE BUDGET, BUT I DID KNOW, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING MILLION DOLLARS MAYBE LESS THAN THAT.
THE TOTAL ON THE INCREASES? NO, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROPORTIONS.
UH, I, I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, OUR, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WHO SERVES AS OUR HR DIRECTOR, UH, HAS, UH, A DOLLAR AMOUNT.
BUT, BUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, IN MANY CASES, THESE ARE EXISTING POSITIONS WHERE AN INCREMENT OF THEIR NORMAL SALARY IS INCREASING, UH, RANGING FROM A COUPLE PERCENT TO 6%.
SO IT WOULD BE A, A PORTION OF THAT.
BUT I THINK THE POINT IS, IS THAT, UH, YOU'RE ASKING WHAT, YOU DON'T HAVE THE COMPLETE FISCAL IMPACT HERE.
IT IS BAKED INTO THE BUDGET THAT WE PRESENTED.
AND, AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD.
BUT THIS WAS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, AND I THINK THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A DISCUSSION ITEM, WHICH NOW IT IS.
BUT, UH, AGAIN, I CANNOT VOTE ON THIS UNLESS I HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
AND THE SALARY SURVEYS ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO
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ME.AND, UM, I WAS A UNION PRESIDENT AT ONE TIME, SO I KNOW THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DO A SALARY SURVEY.
AND THEN ALSO, I'VE ACTUALLY, UM, BEEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AGENCIES.
UM, SO I'VE WORE BOTH HATS, AND I JUST WAS VERY SURPRISED THAT THIS WAS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITHOUT, UH, ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.
AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BEN, SO, UM, THIS WAS OUTLINED IN THE BUDGET, THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT WERE GETTING RE REASSIGNED WITH NEW CLASSIFICATIONS AND SO FORTH, RIGHT? THIS IS, IT'S TRUE.
WELL, BOTH IN OUR, UH, BUDGET WORKSHOP AND IN OUR BUDGET SESSION AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE CHANGES WE WOULD BE PROPOSING AS PART OF THE BUDGET.
SO, BECAUSE THIS WAS ALREADY APPROVED IN THE BUDGET THAT WE APPROVED, THIS IS A FORMALITY TO HAVE IT ON A CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? YEAH, WE, IT'S SPECIFICALLY ON THIS AGENDA ONE, IT IS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED, UH, UH, IT WASN'T TO SURPRISE ANYONE, UH, BUT I THINK, UH, THE KEY ISSUE IS THAT WHEN YOU CHANGE SOMEONE'S DUTIES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CORRESPONDING JOB DESCRIPTION.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THE FISCAL DESCRIPTION HERE.
WHAT THIS TRULY IS ACCOMPLISHING IS LETTING THE COUNCIL KNOW WE'VE MADE THESE NEW, UH, JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND NEW CATEGORIES, AND THEY GET MEMORIALIZED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
ANYBODY ELSE? BRAD, DID YOU WANT TO CHIME IN? I SEE YOU LOOK AT, YOU'RE CHOMPING AT THE BIT.
NO, NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD.
I JUST HAD MY NOTES READY IN CASE YOU HAD ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
UH, ANYBODY LIKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS? I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.
[22. Authorize execution of five-year maintenance agreement with Anthesis Services in total amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 to provide day porter custodial services]
NEXT ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 22, IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FIVE-YEAR MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH ANTHESIS SERVICES.I JUST, I PULLED THAT MORE FOR INFORMATIONAL.
UM, CUZ OF WHEN YOU READ THE, ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, IT SAYS, YOU KNOW, FOUR YEARS, A MILLION DOLLARS CUSTODIAL SERVICES AND, AND THESIS IS A PROGRAM THAT OUR CITY HAS WORKED WITH FOR SO MANY YEARS.
WHAT, JONATHAN, WHAT OVER 20 YEARS CENSUS THE CITY HALL.
IT USED TO BE LIKE, COME ON A VALLEY WORKSHOP.
BUT, UM, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT IT.
AND I'M JUST GLAD THAT AS A COUNCIL WE SUPPORT, UM, FUNDING THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITHIN ENTHESIS.
I CAN'T IMAGINE JUST NOT HAVING THEM.
AND IT STILL SURPRISES ME HOW MANY AGENCIES DO NOT UTILIZE THIS SERVICE? HOW MANY CITIES? I THINK WE'RE LIKE THE ONLY ONE IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
JUST, UM, SIGNED ON WITH THEM.
SO, UM, CAN YOU JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, UM, OH, NO, NO.
JONATHAN, I'M LOOKING AT YOU
UM, CUZ WHOEVER WANTS TO JUST TELL, SO IF SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE ENTHESIS DOES FOR US, NO, I, I'D BE HAPPY TO, TO CHIME VICE MAYOR.
UH, ENTHESIS IS A GROUP THAT PROVIDES WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR, UH, UH, DEVELOPMENTALLY CHALLENGED OR, UH, DISABLED, UH, INDIVIDUALS HERE AT THE CITY DURING THE DAY.
WE HAVE A PORTER SERVICE THAT HELPS KEEP THE, UH, CITY HALL CLEAN.
THEY DO A VARIETY OF JANITORIAL, UH, UH, PROGRAMS. AND WHAT WE HAVE THROUGH ANTHESIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THESE INDIVIDUALS, UH, UH, MEANINGFUL WORK.
THEY PROVIDE AN AMAZING, UH, UPLIFT TO STAFF.
UH, THE ATTITUDE THAT IS EXPRESSED, UH, BY THE ENTHESIS TEAM MEMBERS, UH, ARE, UH, PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF, UH, ANY GIVEN DAY FOR MANY OF US.
UH, THEY SERVE HERE IN TEAMS OF THREE EMPLOYEES WITH A JOB COACH, UH, AT CITY HALL, AND THEY ALSO SERVE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO, WITH, WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.
[23. Introduce ordinance cleaning up various sections of the Chino Hills Municipal Code entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Various Sections in the Chino Hills Municipal Code to Conform with Current Practices Including Certain Procedures, Holidays, Enforcement Authority and Determining the Project is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act” for first reading by title only and waiving further reading]
IS OUR DISCUSSION CALENDAR.THE FIRST ITEM IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE CLEANING UP VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE.
AND I WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A CLEANUP AMENDMENT TO THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VARIOUS SECTIONS, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH EVERY DEPARTMENT TO REVIEW AND CLEAN UP THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO EVENTUALLY REPEAL THE COUNTY CODE, WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE IN DECEMBER OF 1991.
AS PART OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE CODE, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BRING CLEANUP ORDINANCES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL.
AS THEY OCCUR FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ARE SEVERAL SECTIONS AND AREAS NEEDING REVISIONS FOR CLARITY, THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
SOME OF THESE CHANGES INCLUDE ADDING CITY HOLIDAYS THAT ARE OBSERVED, BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE CODE.
CLARIFICATION OF OFFICERS WHO ARE DESIGNATED TO HAVE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FOR CODE VIOLATIONS AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES.
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RECOMMENDS INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE AS NOTED AND OUTLINED IN THE WRITTEN STAFF REPORT, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.WELL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE WE CONTINUE TO CHIP AWAY AT, AT, UH, WHAT WE INHERITED FROM THE COUNTY AND MAKE PROGRESS ON OUR, UH, VARIOUS, UH, ORDINANCES.
SO WE HAVE, UH, DIS THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION.
OTHER THAN YOUR REPORT, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE GOING TO OKAY.
SO QUESTIONS FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM IF I COULD.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? OKAY.
[24. Introduce ordinance amending the Chino Hills Municipal Code relating to Claims for Damages and City Payments entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Chapter 3.08 Claims Against the City in its Entirety, Adding Chapter 3.09 "City Payments," and Renumbering Sections 3.08.080 Through 3.08.120 to 3.09.010 Through 3.09.050, Deleting Sections 3.08.130 Through 3.08.150, and Finding This Action Exempt From Review From the California Environmental Quality Act" for first reading by title only and waiving further reading]
THE NEXT ITEM IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES AND PAYMENTS.AND I WILL PROVIDE THE REPORT ON THIS AS WELL.
THIS ONE WAS DONE SEPARATELY, JUST SO YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT WAS A LITTLE MORE EXTENSIVE THAN JUST A CLEANUP ORDINANCE.
THIS ITEM IS TO AMEND THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY AND CITY PAYMENTS.
SECTION 19 9 15, A THREE WAS ADDED TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE, ALLOWING FOR CLAIMS TO BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY IF EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
THE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION PRESENTED STAFF WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT PROCESS AND PROPOSE CHANGES IF THE PRACTICES WARRANTED THEM.
STAFF BELIEVES THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT A STREAMLINED PROCESS UTILIZING A COMBINATION OF CURRENT SOFTWARE AND TOOLS TO PROCESS CLAIMS MORE EFFICIENTLY.
WE ARE PROPOSING A DEDICATED WEBPAGE TO PROVIDE CLAIMANTS WITH VITAL INFORMATION FOR PRESENTING A CLAIM AND ALLOWING FOR AN ONLINE OPTION USING DOCUSIGN IN ADDITION TO OUR CURRENT DELIVERY METHODS OF PERSONAL DELIVERY US MAIL, AND BY ATTACHING A COMPLETED SIGN FORM TO AN EMAIL SENT TO A DEDICATED EMAIL ADDRESS.
STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING TO MOVE PART OF CHAPTER 3.08 TO ITS OWN CHAPTER 3.09 ENTITLED CITY PAYMENTS.
THE REVISED WORDING MORE CLEARLY ARTICULATES CURRENT PRACTICES AND SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT BUDGETED PAYROLL AND DEMANDS FOR PAYMENT ARE PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL VIA THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.
IT ALSO ALIGNS THE DEMAND FOR PAYMENT APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THE AUTHORITY LIMITS OUTLINED IN THE PURCHASING SYSTEM CHAPTER OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THEREFORE, STAFFRON RECOMMENDS INTRODUCE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.08 TO ALLOW FOR SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES ELECTRONICALLY, IN ADDITION TO PERSONAL DELIVERY, MAIL AND EMAIL, AND ADDING SECTION 3.09 TO DELINEATE BETWEEN TORQUE CLAIMS AND DEMANDS FOR PAYMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE ORDINANCE, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
QUESTIONS? AGAIN, THIS IS CLEANUP OF, UH, OF OUR CODES.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I MOVE THE ITEM
AND AGAIN, ANY DISCUSSION, FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALL RIGHT.
[25. Provide direction regarding Chino Valley Independent Fire District’s (CVIFD) request that City pay all or portion of $176,314 in fees associated with Fire Station 68 project for environmental review, land use entitlement, development impact and building permit, and if CVIFD's request is approved, authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to Property Transfer and General City Facilities Development Impact Fee Payment Agreement A2021-004 providing City pay said fees, subject to approval by City Attorney as to form]
ITEM NUMBER 25.TO PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING THE CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT'S REQUEST THAT CITY PAY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE STATION 68 PROJECT, CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY WILL PRESENT.
UH, CITY COUNCIL, UH, OCCASIONALLY WE HAVE, UH, UH, OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCUSS, UH, REQUEST THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, UH, ON A VARIETY OF ITEMS, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC.
UH, THIS DISCUSSION NEEDS TO OCCUR, UH, UH, WITH, UH, PUBLIC INPUT.
SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KIND OF WALK THROUGH WHAT'S, UH, BEEN REQUESTED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT, AND I, AS A CITY MANAGER, AM SEEKING DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED AND AUTHORIZATION ON HOW TO PROCEED.
UM, IT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR TONIGHT IS A DIRECTION ON HOW TO, UH, ADDRESS A REQUEST BY THE FIRE DISTRICT TO HAVE, UH, SOME OF THE FEES THAT ARE CHARGED BY THE CITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE STATION 68.
UH, AS A PROJECT, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF, UH, REVIEWS AND EFFORTS THAT ARE DONE BY THE CITY AND BY CONTRACTORS, UH, THAT HAVE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THEM.
UH, IF THE COUNCIL, UH, SO DESIRES TO, UH, HAVE A FEE REDUCTION, UH, IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE A, UH, AMENDMENT TO OUR EXISTING PROPERTY AGREEMENT, WHICH TALKS ABOUT HOW, UH, THE CITY HAS SUPPORTED THIS PROJECT, UH, SO FAR.
I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT SOME OF THE TERMS THAT ARE IN THE EXISTING AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE.
UH, THE CITY AND THE FIRE DISTRICT ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT IN 2021, UH, THAT PROVIDES FOR, UH, BOTH CITY AND FIRE DISTRICT, UH, UH, UH, ITEMS. IN TERMS OF SUPPORT, UH, THE CITY, UH, WILL BE PROVIDING TO THE FIRE DISTRICT, UH, UP TO FOUR ACRES, UH, AS THE SITE FOR,
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UH, THE FUTURE FIRE STATION.UH, THE CITY'S ALSO MAKING A MONETARY CONTRIBUTION, UH, TOWARD THE BUILDING AND OUTFITTING OF, OF THIS, UH, NEW FIRE STATION.
UH, TO THE TONE OF, UH, 8 MILLION, UH, TOWARDS THAT PROJECT, UH, THE FIRE DISTRICT IS, UH, TRANSFERRING, UH, JUST OVER A HALF AN ACRE 0.62 ACRES OF LAND AND STRUCTURES TO THE CITY.
UH, IT'S AN OLD FIRE STATION OFF OF EUCALYPTUS, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT SITE.
UH, THE FIRE DISTRICT IS ALSO ASSUMING THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE WILDLAND FIRE PROTECTION, UH, COSTS.
IT'S ESSENTIALLY AN INSURANCE POLICY IF WE HAVE, UH, WILDFIRES.
AND THE, THE FIRE DISTRICT IS ASSUMING THOSE COSTS AT THE TIME OF THIS AGREEMENT.
THAT WAS ROUGHLY $150,000 A YEAR.
UM, THE, UH, ADDITIONAL TERMS WOULD, THE CITY IS GOING TO EXPLORE A FUTURE FIRE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE.
UH, THE CURRENT CONTRIBUTIONS, UH, MADE BY THE CITY, THE 8 MILLION.
UH, THE CITY HAS A, UH, DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE WITH A GENERAL PURPOSE, UH, UH, COMPONENT TO IT.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY FUNDING, UH, THIS FIRE, UH, UH, CONTRIBUTION.
SO THE CITY IS CHOOSING NOT TO DO OTHER PROJECTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE FIRE, UH, STATION.
UH, AND THROUGH OUR NEGOTIATIONS, UH, THE CITY, UH, AND THE FIRE DISTRICT AGREED THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AT A SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SOLELY FOR, UH, FIRE, UH, USE.
AND SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AND, UH, US STUDYING, ADDING A NEW SEPARATE FEE.
AND THEN, UH, OUR LAST TERM, WHICH IS RELEVANT TO THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT, WAS THAT THERE WAS A GENERAL PROVISION IN THE DOCUMENT THAT, UH, UH, UH, OBLIGATED THE FIRE DISTRICT TO PAY FOR THE VARIETY OF COSTS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED, UH, WITH THE S Q A ANALYSIS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT.
UH, WE DO HAVE A STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FIRE DISTRICT, AND, UH, IT IS NOT COMMON, UH, UH, TO HAVE, UH, FIRE PERSONNEL, UH, EXECUTE A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
SO WE ENTERED INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS THE CITY'S EXPERTS, UH, UH, AND THE CITY TO HAVE A, UH, DIRECT ROLE IN ASSISTING WITH THIS PROCESS.
UH, NOW THE FIRE DISTRICT IS THE LEAD AGENCY.
THEY BRING IT TO THE CITY ULTIMATELY FOR, UH, ANY, UH, REVIEW UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL.
UH, THE CITY WILL BE, UH, THE, UH, HAVE DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL PROJECT, UH, UH, POWER FOR THIS PROJECT.
UH, BUT THE FIRE DISTRICT IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE THEIR OWN CONSULTANTS.
UH, IT'S IMPORTANT, UH, THAT I PO POINT OUT THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BECAUSE, UH, THE COMPLEXITY OF BRINGING FORTH A PROJECT LIKE THIS IS VERY HIGH.
AND SO THE CITY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT, UH, HAS, UH, A MECHANISM FOR BEING ABLE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON THIS.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, UH, AGAIN, TO POINT TO THE, UH, COMPLEXITY OF THIS, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF FEES THAT ARE ANTICIPATED IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THIS PROJECT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE FIRST FEE TYPE OF ENTITLEMENT PROCESSING, THIS WILL INVOLVE, UH, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, CONSULTANTS, UH, TO LOOK AT, UH, UH, ALL OF THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS AND, AND, UH, A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR STAFF.
TYPICALLY, THE WAY THIS WOULD WORK IS A PROJECT, UH, LEAD AN, AN OUTSIDE AGENCY, UH, WOULD PAY ALL OF THESE COSTS AS PART OF THEIR, UH, DEVELOPMENT OBLIGATION.
UM, WHAT, UH, THIS ALSO WOULD NORMALLY INCLUDE, AND YOU'LL SEE THE TOP FOUR FEES.
THE MECHANISM FOR THAT IS THE CITY REQUIRES A TRUST DEPOSIT.
IN ESSENCE, YOU PUT DOWN WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE COST WILL BE, AND THEN BASED ON THE ACTUAL BILLING, UH, THERE COULD BE EITHER ADDITIONAL, UH, MONIES NECESSARY OR A REFUND TO THE APPLICANT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO ENTITLEMENT PROCESSING, THERE'S GONNA BE BUILDING PERMITS BOTH FOR THE FIRE STATION AND AN APPARATUS BUILDING, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE GRADING PERMIT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, BOTH FOR THE STATION AND THE APPARATUS.
BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ARE THE WAYS THAT, UH, THE CITY RECOVERS COSTS FOR, UM, UM, INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, IN THIS CASE, UH, MANY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS, UH, DON'T HAVE A FEE, UH, FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT BECAUSE OF THEIR SPECIAL USE.
BUT THINGS LIKE SEWER AND WATER AND STORM DRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE FEES ARE STILL PART OF THIS.
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UM, SO, UH, THOSE DIFFERENT FEE TYPES ARE LISTED.THE COST, UH, AGAIN, UH, RANGE FROM 52,700 FOR ENTITLEMENT, 29,000 FOR ONE COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING PERMIT.
UH, AND THEN 8,300 AND, AND IT'S LISTED HERE.
I THINK THE, THE LAST COLUMN THAT I ADDED THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, SO THAT AS WE CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT THE FEES WILL BE, UH, WAIVED BY THE, UH, COUNCIL OR MORE ACCURATELY PUT ABSORBED BY THE CITY, INSTEAD OF BEING PAID BY THE DISTRICT, IS HOW THAT IMPACT WORKS, WHETHER IT'S A DIRECT COST OR AN INDIRECT COST.
SO WITH THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS, THAT $52,000 WHEN WE HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW DOCUMENTS, OUR CITY ATTORNEY, UH, UH, CHARGE HAS A CHARGE FOR THE CITY.
THEY'RE NOT EMPLOYEES LIKE, LIKE, LIKE, UH, WE ARE, UH, MANY OF THE PEOPLE AT THE DIA.
SO THERE'S A DIRECT COST TO THE CITY TO PROVIDE THAT LEGAL REVIEW.
UH, IF WE HAVE TO HIRE AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT, UH, WE WILL, UH, HAVE TO PAY THOSE COSTS.
AND I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE NUMBER HERE WAS NOT THE ASK FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT.
THE FIRE DISTRICT SAID, WHAT UH, RELIEF CAN THE CITY, UH, GIVE? AND SO WHAT, UH, IS PRESENTED FOR TONIGHT IS ALL OF THE ANTICIPATED COSTS LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL.
BUT GOING BACK TO THE VARIOUS V TYPES, SAME WITH BUILDING PERMITS, WE ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE A STAFF COMPONENT TO IT, BUT ALSO CONSULTANT.
SO AS YOU CONSIDER, WHAT LEVEL, IF ANY, UH, TO CONSIDER, KNOW THAT IF WE HIRE A CONSULTANT, UH, THAT'S MONEY THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO EXPEND, UH, VERSUS IF WE USE STAFF, THEN WE JUST WOULDN'T RECOUP THE COST OF THAT STAFF, UH, AND CHARGE IT TO THE, UH, THE FIRE DISTRICT GRADING PERMIT WORKS THE SAME.
WHAT'S VERY DIFFERENT THOUGH, IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES IS THAT THE 50 1020 9,000, $30,000 LISTED HERE, UH, THIS IS NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF STAFF TIME.
IF THE FIRE DISTRICT DOESN'T PAY THE IMPACT FEE, THEN THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE THAT TO, UH, THE, UH, IMPACT FUND ON BEHALF OF THE FIRE DISTRICT.
AND SO, UH, WITH THAT KIND OF, UH, UH, DISTINCTION, UH, UH, I JUST WANTED TO TEE IT UP.
UM, THE COUNCIL HAS A COUPLE OPTIONS.
UH, YOU COULD, UH, DETERMINE THAT THE FIRE DISTRICT SHOULD PAY ALL OF THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
UH, YOU COULD ABSORB OR, UH, ASSUME ALL OF THOSE, UH, FEES, UH, FROM THE CITY AS A CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE PROJECT.
OR WE COULD WORK OUT A, UH, A PROPORTION OR, OR SHARE OR SOME OTHER, UH, UH, MECHANISM FOR, UH, DIVVYING UP THOSE FEES.
UH, IT SHOULD POINT OUT THAT IF THE COUNCIL TAKES ANY POSITION WHERE THE CITY WOULD, UH, UH, UM, ASSUME THE PAYMENT FOR THESE FEES, WE WOULD, UH, THEN ALLOCATE THAT TO OUR, UM, UH, GENERAL CITY FACILITIES FEE FUND, THE SAME AREA WHERE, UH, WE PAID BEFORE.
AND, AND LASTLY, UH, SHOULD THE COUNCIL DIRECT, UH, ANY OF THE OPTIONS, UH, THAT REQUIRE A CHANGE, SO AN ASSUMPTION OF THESE FEES, THEN I WOULD ASK THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, WHICH CURRENTLY DOESN'T COVER THAT, UH, THAT, UH, EVENTUALITY, UM, GOING BACK TO, I'M SORRY.
ALL RIGHT, I'M OUT OF WHACK NOW, BRANDON.
UH, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE AS YOU CONSIDER THESE FEES THAT, UH, ANY DIRECT COSTS, WHETHER THEY'RE IMPLEMENT, UH, IMPACT FEES, UH, OR, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR THE STATION OR THE APPARATUS, UH, THOSE FEES HAVE A DIRECT, UH, REDUCTION IN AVAILABLE FUNDING, UH, FOR THE CITY.
AND THAT WOULD BE THE SAME FOR THE OTHER AREAS WHERE THERE'S BOTH A STAFF COM UH, UH, COMPONENT AS WELL.
SO, UH, I'LL CLOSE THERE AND THEN, UH, FOLLOW THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION.
WELL, THANKS BEN, FOR THE REPORT.
UH, A COUPLE OF COMMENTS UP HERE, AND THEN I'LL SEE IF ANYBODY FROM FIRE WANTS TO, WE'VE GOT FIRE VERY WELL REPRESENTED HERE THIS EVENING WITH, UH, THREE BOARD MEMBERS AND COUPLE OF DEPUTY CHIEFS AND THE CHIEF.
SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK UP, WE'LL ENTERTAIN THAT.
BUT YOU RAISED YOUR HAND, SO, OKAY.
YOU HAVE, WELL, WE HAVE TWO FORMER FIRE BOARD MEMBERS ON COUNCIL.
WHAT YOU LET YOU MAKE YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS FIRST, AND THEN I'LL, I'LL CHIME IN.
CAUSE I KNOW RAY WANTED TO SPEAK.
FIRST OF ALL, YES, BRIAN AND MYSELF BOTH SERVED ON THE FIRE BOARD FOR MANY YEARS.
UH, WHEN I WAS ON THE FIRE BOARD, WE ACTUALLY ADDED THE FOUR STATION IN CHINO, PLUS THE TRAINING CENTER.
VERY PROUD OF THE ORGANIZATION.
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THE BETTER, IF NOT THE BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN CALIFORNIA.UM, VERY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
WE ARE THE BIGGEST, UH, SQUARE MILES COMPARISON TO CHINO.
WE'RE, WE'RE A LOT BIGGER THAN CHINO.
UH, I THINK WE'RE 43 SQUARE MILES, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IN CHINO HILLS.
SO WE DO NEED THE FOREST STATION TO, NOT THAT OUR RESPONSE TIMES ARE BAD IN CHINO HILLS, THEY'RE GOOD, BUT I WANT THEM TO BE BETTER FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO, UM, I'M OPEN TO ACTUALLY PAYING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, THE $176,314 TO WAIVE THOSE FEES.
SO THAT'S, THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.
BRIAN, MY QUESTION WAS GONNA BE, WHEN WE WERE ORIGINALLY NEGOTIATING THIS AGREEMENT WITH THE DISTRICT, DID DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES COME UP OR ANY OF THESE ANCILLARY CHARGES COME UP? LIKE, OR IS THIS JUST OUT OF THE BLUE? NO, UH, UH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
IT DID COME UP, AND IT IS COVERED IN THE AGREEMENT THAT THOSE COSTS WOULD BE ABSORBED BY THE FIRE DISTRICT, BUT WITH NO SPECIFICITY.
IT WAS JUST A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT, UH, KNOWING THAT THIS WOULD BE A COMPONENT OF MOVING FORWARD, UH, IT WAS COVERED, BUT WE DID NOT GIVE ANY LEVEL OF DETAIL LIKE WHAT WE HAVE TODAY.
UH, ON THE SAME VEIN, UH, I WOULD AT A MINIMUM, UH, BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND WAIVE ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE THE NON-DIRECT FEES, WHICH WOULD BE, UM, ABOUT THE DIRECTOR OF ABOUT JUST 81,000 AND CHANGE.
SO I WOULD AT A MINIMUM SAY WE SHOULD WAIVE THE BALANCE OF THOSE.
BUT I CAN GO WITH, UH, WITH WHAT, UH, UH, RAY SAYS AND, AND GO AHEAD AND WAIVE THE ENTIRE FEE.
IS CYNTHIA THE ANYTHING? THOSE WERE MY THOUGHTS AS WELL.
I'M THE SAME MR. MAYOR, JUST ONE, ONE OTHER THING, UM, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS, UH, STATION, THE COST WAS A LOT LESS.
AND I KNOW BECAUSE OF MATERIALS, UM, AND, UM, UH, FEES FOR EMPLOYEES TO ACTUALLY BUILD IT, CONSTRUCTION COST IT DRASTICALLY HAS GONE UP QUITE A BIT.
SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS SOONER THAN INSTEAD OF LATER.
SO, SO BEFORE WE VOTE ANYBODY, WHICH SAY ANYTHING FROM FIRE BEFORE WE PROCEED, DID BEN GIVE A THOROUGH ENOUGH REPORT OR, OR CHIEF, WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY? UH, FIRST OF ALL, UM, CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE THOROUGH REPORT.
UM, I APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION.
UM, OBVIOUSLY TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ'S POINT, UH, THE COSTS HAVE GONE UP EXTREMELY, UH, TO A LARGE AMOUNT.
AND, UH, ANY ASSISTANCE THAT WE COULD BE PROVIDED WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
REMEMBER THAT THEY HAVE ASSUMED THE PAYMENT GOING FORWARD OF APPROXIMATELY WHAT, $150,000 PER YEAR? MM-HMM.
WELL, I'M NOT GONNA LET 'EM OFF THAT EASY.
NO, THAT USED TO BE THEIR COST.
MIKE, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? BECAUSE IF YOU SAY SOMETHING, I MIGHT SAY, FORGET IT.
OH, THEN, THEN MIKE'S NOT HERE TOO.
I THINK, I THINK THE CITY'S COST THIS YEAR WOULD'VE BEEN IN EXCESS OF 200,000.
DO YOU WANT COUNTER THAT? YEP.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.
AND I'LL SECOND DIRECT ANY DIRECTION.
THANK YOU FOR THE FULL SUM IT, YOUR MOTION IS FOR THE FULL SUM THAT'S STATED RIGHT HERE, 176,000.
AND THEN WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED? AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THAT THAT'S PART OF YOUR MOTION.
I THOUGHT THAT, AND I SECOND THAT MOTION PART OF YOUR SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THIS.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT THIS DISTRICT IS FANTASTIC.
OUR RESPONSE TIMES OUR SURVIVABILITY WITH HEART ATTACKS IS LIKE 60 PLUS PERCENT COMPARED TO, UH, WAY LESS NUMBER NA, NATIONALLY.
SO YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS WITH THIS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY, AND WE NEED THIS FIRE STATION.
CAN WE ALSO GET A PROMISE NOT TO COME BACK FOR MORE MONEY? SAY SOMETHING.
AND ON THAT NOTE, MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO.
WELL, MR. BENNETT, REAL FAST, THE RESPONSE TIMES, ARE THEY PRETTY GOOD? THEY ARE FANTASTIC.
AND BELIEVE ME, I'VE, I'VE, UH, PERSONALLY USED THEM, BUT THEY'RE GREAT
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WE HAVE A RECEIVE AND FILE UPDATES BY SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP ON A HOMELESS OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION SERVICES, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HILL TO PRESENT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
AS YOU RECALL, WE USED, UH, ENGAGED WITH SWAG LAST FALL TO PROVIDE A HOMELESS ASSESSMENT, UM, REPORT FOR YOU, UH, MIDYEAR.
AND AT THIS POINT, YOU CAME BACK TO STAFF AND ASKED US IN MARCH TO ENTER INTO A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
SO THEY BEGAN SERVICES WITH US IN APRIL TO PERFORM HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES FOR THE CITY.
UH, THE SWAG TEAM TYPICALLY OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, AND DURING THEIR FIRST COUPLE MONTHS, THEY IDENTIFIED NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE FOLLOWED UP WITH
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THESE INDIVIDUALS OVER A HUNDRED TIMES, UH, DURING THEIR SHORT TENURE WITH THE CITY.UH, IN ADDITION TO THESE DIRECT CONTACTS, THEY'VE ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT TO ADDRESS SOME BLIGHTED CONDITIONS WITHIN THE CITY.
COMMUNITY SERVICES TO PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING AND CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEEDS WITHIN THE CITY RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS.
AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AARON PETROV.
HE'S THE VICE PRESIDENT OF SWAG TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THEIR PROGRAM AND ALSO TO INTRODUCE HIS TEAM, UH, TO THE COUNCIL IN THE CITY.
CITY COUNCIL, CITY LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY OF CHINO HILLS.
FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO SAY WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO SERVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
IT'S TRULY A BLESSING TO SERVE THOSE, THE LEAST OF US.
UM, AND I LIKE TO START OFF BY JUST SAYING THIS COMMUNITY IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN COMMUNITIES WE NORMALLY SERVE IN.
YOU KNOW, THANKFULLY YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A HOMELESS PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, NORMALLY WE'RE THINKING LIKE, HOW CAN WE PROACTIVELY ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT'S JUST EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY? BUT THANKFULLY THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE.
SO I WANTED TO START OFF WITH THAT.
UM, WHAT WE DO, OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE AND EDUCATE, UM, ON BEHALF OF THOSE THAT CAN'T DO THAT FOR THEMSELVES.
YOU OFTEN HEAR IN COMMUNITIES THAT WE NEED MORE RESOURCES.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH CAN BE TRUE.
UM, BUT RESOURCES ARE THERE FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN NEED.
AND THE POPULATION THAT WE SERVE ARE OFTEN UNABLE TO ACCESS THOSE RESOURCES BECAUSE OF THEIR CAPACITY.
UM, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, MENTAL CAPACITY, UM, OR BEING AFFLICTED WITH A SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE.
AND WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WITHIN A COMMUNITY, THOSE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE.
UM, AND THEN EVERYBODY DOES PLAY AN INTEGRAL ROLE INTO SERVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
UM, AND, AND THIS IS HOMELESSNESS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
WE DO SERVE IN MULTIPLE CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THE POPULATION WE SERVE IS THE LITERALLY HOMELESS POPULATION.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WHO'S COUCH SURFING, UM, YOU KNOW, COLLEGE STUDENT, UH, SINGLE PARENT WITH THEIR CHILDREN, LIVING WITH FAMILY.
THOSE ALL FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF HOMELESSNESS.
BUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE INDIVIDUALS WE TARGET.
WE TARGET PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ASKING FOR HELP.
AND YOU CAN, YOU CAN IMAGINE IF SOMEBODY'S LIVING ON THE STREETS NOT ASKING FOR HELP, YOU KNOW, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S OFTEN AS IT'S LABELED.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WE'RE SERVING.
THIS IS SELF-DISCLOSED, MENTAL ILLNESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
ALMOST 99% OF PEOPLE WE SERVE ARE IDENTIFY WITH THOSE TWO ISSUES.
UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE TO THINK THAT IT'S OFTEN SCHIZOPHRENIA.
UM, BUT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY ARE THE NUMBER ONE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE SEE.
AND TO THE POINT THAT IT'S SO DEBILITATING THAT SOMEBODY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, JUST THE THOUGHT OF TRYING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IS SO DEBILITATING.
AND THEN FROM THERE, THEY'LL OFTEN SELF-MEDICATE WITH DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
AND SO IN SERVING THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UM, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES THE COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD THAT MANY TIMES IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
UM, CITY, YOU KNOW, I GOTTA GIVE IT TO THE CITY HERE FOR A HIGH LEVEL OF QUALITY OF LIFE.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT CITIES THAT WE ALL, I DON'T HAVE TO NAME ANY OF THE CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE A HUGE HOMELESS PROBLEM.
UM, QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES SUFFER ACROSS THE BOARD.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH TAKES LAW ENFORCEMENT, ABSOLUTELY THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.
EVERYWHERE WE WORK, DEFENSE AND PROACTIVE APPROACH TO DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS, UH, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE SAFETY NETS THAT ARE THERE TO PROTECT THEM, AND OFTEN FALL IN LAW ENFORCEMENT'S LAP.
AND THAT'S WHO, THAT'S, THOSE ARE OUR PARTNERS.
THAT'S WHO WE WANT TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE IN DEALING WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION.
CUZ ALTHOUGH BEING HOMELESS IS NOT A CRIME, THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS ARE OFTEN COMMITTING CRIMES THROUGH THEIR USAGE OF, OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND TRESPASSING.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I I THINK, UH, UM, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T POLICE PEOPLE OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.
UM, YOU KNOW, BUT I APPLAUD THE CHIEF HERE AND HIS TEAM FOR HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, UH, FOR THEIR CRIMES.
YOU KNOW, I SHOULD BE, I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
WE ALL NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
AND SO, UM, THAT ALONG WITH THE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS HERE, UM, AND THE HOPE TEAM, THE SHERIFF'S HOPE TEAM, AND THE SHERIFF'S, UH, OR THE COUNTY'S INROAD TEAM, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO BE THAT FIRST LINE OF, OF SOCIAL WORKERS WHO CAN MEET THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE, AGAIN, NOT ASKING FOR HELP, BUT CLEARLY IN NEED.
UM, TO DATE FROM APRIL TILL NOW.
UH, HERE'S A LIST OF SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE CONNECTED PEOPLE TO.
UM, AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S DIFFERING FROM COUNTY PROVIDED SERVICES, UM, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, AND THEN AT THE BOTTOM YOU'LL SEE DMV, UM, SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICES.
WE ALSO, WE WILL OFTEN USE THINGS LIKE HELPING SOMEBODY GET A DRIVER'S LICENSE TO BUILD A RAPPORT AND HELP SOMEBODY
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ACHIEVE A LEVEL, A GREATER LEVEL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY, UH, YOU KNOW, WHICH COMES NATURAL TO, TO MANY OF US.BUT AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING AS, AS MINUTE AS UNABLE TO GET THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE THAT WILL KEEP SOMEBODY FROM MOVING TO THE NEXT STEP.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE.
UH, AND IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF HANDHOLDING.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THAT EVERYBODY'S MADE IN GOD'S IMAGE AND WORTHY OF THE BEST LIFE POSSIBLE, YOU KNOW, AND THAT LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BEING ABLE TO BE CLEARHEADED IN OFFICE SUBSTANCES, YOU KNOW, IS, IS THE FIRST PLACE THAT WE START WITH PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY DESERVES HOUSING.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, I BELIEVE THAT'S, EVERYONE DESERVES THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S OFTEN SPOKEN OF HOMELESSNESS AS A HOUSING CRISIS.
AND ALTHOUGH THAT MAY BE TRUE FOR PEOPLE, UH, WHO HAVE ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES, LIKE SENIORS WHO CAN'T GO BACK TO WORK, THE POPULATION WE'RE SERVING, AND ESPECIALLY HERE THEY ARE, THEY IDENTIFY AS BEING RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS, AND THEY HAVE FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO THEY CAN GO BACK HOME WITH, BUT IT'S THROUGH THEIR ACTIVITIES AND, AND THROUGH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT KEEP THEM COMING BACK TO THE STREETS.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S THE CLIENTELE THAT WE TARGET.
AND IT TAKES, YOU KNOW, 101 ENGAGEMENTS FOR A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE SENSE, BUT THOSE SAME INDIVIDUALS OFTEN TAKE UP A LOT OF THE RESOURCES FOR FIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND AGAIN, SO WE WANT TO BE THAT FIRST LINE OF, OF ASSISTANCE.
UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF AND HIS TEAM FOR, YOU KNOW, KEEPING EVERYBODY SAFE AND, AND THE CITY FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE, YOU KNOW, IN A, IN A DIFFERENT CAPACITY WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO ALSO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK THAT SLIDE WAS, WE HAD ANOTHER SLIDE UP.
UM, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO DEVELOP A RESPONSIBLE COMPASSION CAMPAIGN.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD ONE WISH, IT WOULD BE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO NOT GIVE TO HOME, NOT GIVE TO PANHANDLING, TO HOMELESSNESS.
WHAT WE SEE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING IN FROM, FROM OTHER OUTSIDE CITIES BECAUSE PANHANDLING IS BENEFICIAL TO THEM.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD ONE WISH, AGAIN, IT WOULD BE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO NOT GIVE TO PANHANDLING THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT SOMEBODY ON THE STREETS.
IT SUPPORTS THEM IN THEIR ADDICTION.
UM, THERE AGAIN, THERE'S RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THAT, IF, IF THE PANHANDLING STOPPED, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WOULD DO ONE OF TWO THINGS AND, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, COMMIT MORE CRIMES TO GET THEIR, THEIR DRUGS OR THEY WOULD TURN TO US AND SAY, I'M FINALLY READY.
SO, UM, AGAIN, THAT'S MY ONE WISH TO THE COMMUNITY IS NOT TO GIVE THE PANHANDLING.
YOU GUYS ARE HANDLING BUSINESS AND GETTING EVERYBODY OUTTA HERE, SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP ANY EXTRA TIME.
DID YOU WANNA INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM? ERIN? INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM.
I'M VERY FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM.
WOULD YOU LIKE, INTRODUCE, AND MAYBE WHEN YOU INTRODUCE THEM, COULD THEY FACE THE AUDIENCE SO OUR COMMUNITY CAN RECOGNIZE THEM WHEN THEY'RE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY? YEAH.
CAUSE I'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF THOSE.
MY NAME'S DAVID REYES WITH SWAG.
MY NAME IS MONICA SAPIEN WITH SWAG.
MY NAME IS TRAVIS VAN NORMAN WITH SWAG.
MY NAME IS BROOKE ZARIA WITH SWAG.
BROOKE IS LEADING THIS PROJECT WITH TRAVIS.
SO IF YOU SEE THEM IN THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, FEEL, STOP 'EM, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANY ISSUES THAT, THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT HOMELESSNESS.
UH, IT'S OUR ATTEMPT TO BE PROACTIVE IN OUR CITY, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW IT, WE DON'T HAVE A MAJOR HOMELESSNESS POP, UH, PROBLEM, BUT IT'S STILL IS THERE AND IT COULD GET AWAY FROM US VERY QUICKLY IF WE ARE NOT PROACTIVE IN OUR, IN OUR EFFORTS.
CYNTHIA, YOU MENTIONED YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
I JUST HAD A COUPLE COMMENTS AND LIKE YOU HAD ALREADY MENTIONED, OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES A GREAT JOB WITH THE HOPE PROGRAM.
SO BY NO MEANS IS THIS A REPLACEMENT, THIS IS JUST A GOOD PARTNERSHIP AND I'M GLAD THAT WE FOUND YOU.
UM, I DID A RIDE ALONG WITH SOME OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS AND IT WAS JUST VERY EYE-OPENING AND JUST GOD BLESS YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO.
AND EVEN IF WE CAN HELP ONE PERSON OUT THERE, I THINK IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY THAT WE COULD HAVE SPENT BECAUSE WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
AND, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO OUR CITY MANAGER OR ROD IF YOU HAVE A SITUATION, UM, WITH A FRIEND OR A FAMILY MEMBER THAT'S FROM CHINO HILLS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM.
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, WE ALL HAVE, WE ALL HAVE ISSUES WITH DIFFERENT FAMILY MEMBERS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, OR REACH OUT TO OUR CAPTAIN CUZ HE'S ALWAYS HERE TO, TO HELP AND SUPPORT US AS WELL.
UM, AND THE ONE THING I WAS GONNA ASK YOU, HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO OMNI TRAINS FOR, UM, BUS PASSES FOR SOME OF SOME OF THE CLIENTS YOU NO, WE HAVEN'T.
UM, AND TO BE HONEST, WE RARELY GIVE PEOPLE BUS PASSES BECAUSE THEY CAN EASILY GET OFF TRACK AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR PRIORITIES THAT'S TO KNOW CHANGED.
SO OUR PURPOSE IS ALWAYS LET'S GO RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU, LET'S NOT WASTES TIME'S.
UM, SO THANKFULLY WE HAVEN'T HAD TO THOSE.
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THANK YOU MR. MAYOR ALL.FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO.
UM, I KNOW WE HAD, WE HAD THAT COUNT ONCE A YEAR.
I THINK WE HAVE SIX PEOPLE IS WHAT WE, OUR LAST COUNT WAS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, SIX, SEVEN, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS THAT IT'S PROBABLY DOUBLE THAT YOU JUST SAID WE DON'T SEE 'EM.
SO WITH THE CARE COURT AND ALSO LAURA'S LAW, WILL THEY HELP YOU IN THE FUTURE BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT, WHERE THEY ARE OR WHAT THEY NEED, UM, IS THERE, HOW, HOW DO WE REACT TO THAT TODAY? WE JUST TALKED TO 'EM AND THAT'S, THAT'S IT.
OR, WELL, UM, YOU CURRENTLY, UNLESS SOMEBODY'S LIT 51 50, UM, YOU KNOW, OR OR UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP, IT'S THEIR CHOICE.
IT'S THEIR CHOICE IF THEY WANT TO NOT ADDRESS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OR THEIR SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE.
AND WE DO OFTEN FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE, IN MY OPINION, UNABLE TO, TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES THEY NEED.
SO WE, ALTHOUGH WE NEVER WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY ANYBODY'S RIGHTS, BUT, BUT WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE DYING THROUGH THEIR BEHAVIOR AND THEIR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO CARE COURT AND LAURA'S LAW TO BE ABLE TO HELP SOMEBODY WHO CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES.
AND ALTHOUGH IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS, I THINK THAT THE SAN COUNTY, SAN COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO JUST SIGNED ON RECENTLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I DON'T WANNA SAY I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT THAT IS ONE MORE TOOL FOR US TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE, THEY CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES, THEY WILL BE OKAY.
UM, ALSO, I'M THE, UH, CHAIRPERSON FOR, UM, FOR CAL CITY'S, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION BY ALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S, UM, THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.
VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM, BUT OUR HOPE TEAM IS JUST AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER.
AND THEN ALSO, UH, SUE KING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NORTH ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC COLLABORATION IN ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH ORANGE COUNTY ON WHAT THEY DO.
SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
UM, THERE'S PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME AND THEY KNOW FIRSTHAND WHAT YOU DO, AND I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
AND THE LAST THING IS, I WANT TO SAY FOR EVERY ONE PERSON WE DO HOUSE, THEY SAY THERE'S SIX MORE PEOPLE THAT COME BEHIND THEM THAT, THAT BECOME HOMELESS.
SO I KNOW YOUR YOUR JOB IS, IS VERY DIFFICULT, BUT JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW I'LL TALK TO RESIDENTS AND THEY'LL SAY, WELL, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST ARREST THE HOMELESS? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND THIS, THIS ISN'T, YOU CAN'T ARREST YOUR WAY OUT OF THIS.
THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT GENUINELY NEED A SOFT, SOFTER HAND THAN, YOU KNOW, OUR WONDERFUL DEPUTIES SHOWING UP.
AND IT'S JUST, IT'S A BLESSING TO HAVE YOU GUYS IN THE COMMUNITY TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, HELP THAT MULTI-PRONG APPROACH WITH YEAH.
SO, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM.
I WORKED DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES IN THE LATE SIXTIES AND THROUGH THE SIXTIES UP UNTIL AFTER YEAR 2000, I WORKED IN THAT GENERAL AREA AND I WENT THROUGH SKID ROW ON A DAILY BASIS.
THEY WOULD BE AT THE OFF RAMPS ON THE FREEWAYS WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK.
NOW IT HAS ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOME POLITICIZED THAT WE'VE GOT A HOMELESS PROBLEM.
WELL, WE AS A COUNCIL DECIDED QUITE A LONG TIME AGO THAT, YEAH, OUR COUNTS ARE LOW, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WANNA BE PROACTIVE AND MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A PROBLEM.
BECAUSE AS WE TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES, IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A CRIME TO BE HOMELESS.
UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW, AND MYSELF PERSONALLY, THEY CAN DEAL WITH HAVING A, A CHILD THAT WAS HOMELESS AT ONE POINT IN TIME, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY GUT WRENCHING WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW FOR MONTHS IF THEY'RE EVEN ALIVE.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO FINALLY WAKE UP AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF SOCIETALS MANY PROBLEMS WE HAVE, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE CHOSEN YOUR ORGANIZATION TO HELP US MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T BECOME A PROBLEM IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
IT'S NOT ONLY FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAFETY, BUT ALSO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
NOBODY LIKES, THEY, THEY LIKE, PEOPLE LIKE TO LOOK AND, AND POINT FINGERS THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE PEOPLE ARE PANHANDLING NEAR THE STORES.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE NICE STORES, WE HAVE NICE RESIDENTS AND YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY'S ON THE, THE STREET AND THEY WANT TO PANHANDLE A LITTLE BIT, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HELP THEM OUT, BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY HELPING THEM LONG TERM UNLESS THEY GET INVOLVED, UH, LIKE YOUR GROUP IS GOING TO.
SO I'M LOOKING SO FORWARD TO YOUR GROUP MAKING AN IMPACT AND KEEPING US IN THAT POSITION WHERE IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
AND YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S NOT, UH, THE CLEANEST JOB IN THE WORLD.
UH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE THAT, UH, HAVE SOME ISSUES AND, UH, CLEANLINESS IS THE LEAST OF THEIR WORRY WHEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE GONNA LAY THEIR HEAD THAT NIGHT OR HOW THEY'RE GONNA PUT FOOD IN THEIR, THEIR STOMACH.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO AND UH, THIS COUNCIL REALLY APPRECIATES IT.
DIDN'T WE MEET AT KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE A FEW YEARS AGO? THREE YEARS AGO? YES.
AND VERY IMPRESSIVE PRESENTATION THEN.
AND I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO BEN AND SAID, WE OUGHT TO KEEP THEM ON OUR RADAR WHEN THE TIME COMES.
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IT COULD ALL WORK OUT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE HAVE A TEAMWORK NOW GOING, AND ALL OF YOU ARE GONNA BE A PART OF OUR CITY TEAM AND OUR, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL HELP KEEP, UM, SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS, UH, GET THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION WHEN THEY ARE KIND OF SEARCHING FOR THAT DIRECTION.SO, MR. MAYOR, ONE, ONE LAST COMMENT IF I COULD.
UM, I SIT ON THE METROLINK BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WE LOSE PROBABLY ONE TO TWO PEOPLE A WEEK THAT DECIDE TO END THEIR LIVES BY WALKING IN FRONT OF A TRAIN.
SO WHATEVER YOU GUYS COULD DO TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN OUR CITY, I WOULD FULLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S ONE AREA OF THE POPULATION THAT DOESN'T GET ADDRESSED VERY OFTEN.
I'M A VERY PROUD VIETNAM VETERAN, AND THERE ARE SO MANY VETERANS THAT ARE FALLING BETWEEN THE CRACKS.
THE NUMBER SOMEWHERE AROUND 22 VETERANS A DAY ARE COMMITTING SUICIDE BECAUSE THEY, THEY'VE JUST LOST, LOST HOPE TO LIVE.
THEY'VE, THEY'RE JUST IN THE BOTTOM THAT THEY FEEL THAT THEY'VE BEEN FORGOTTEN.
AND THAT'S ANOTHER AREA THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR GROUP TO TARGET IS, IS VETERANS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST REGULAR CITIZENS.
VETERANS WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY ARE STILL HAVING THESE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS. AND A LOT OF THIS, THE, THE ISSUES WITH HOMELESS, LIKE YOU SAY, IT, IT'S NOT ALL DRUG ADDICTS.
UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, BIPOLAR AND SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT JUST MESS PEOPLE'S MINDS UP.
AND IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO GET A GRASP ON WHAT'S NORMAL.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, SO IT'S GREAT MEETING YOUR TEAM.
WE'LL MAYBE GET SOME UPDATES A FEW TIMES A YEAR OR WHENEVER YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE OR, OR OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM THINKS IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND, UH, REPORT IN ON WHAT'S, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR SUCCESS RATE.
SO COULD YOU LEAVE YOUR BUSINESS CARDS WITH CHERYL? YES.
WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY VOTING ON YOU.
ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK? I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
DO WE WANT TO HAVE, DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK JOANNE
I PERSONALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH SOME OF THESE MEMBERS FROM SWAG AND COMMUNICATION.
THEY ARE TRULY, TRULY A BLESSING.
I KNOW THEY'RE DOING THEIR HARDEST WORK TO TRY AND CONVINCE MY SON TO GET HELP.
AND I, YOU KNOW, I'M IN COMMUNICATION WITH WOMEN AND I'M SO BLESSED THAT THE COUNCIL AND HELPING OUR VETERANS, IT'S NOT JUST THOSE, LIKE, IT'S MENTAL, LIKE ART SAID, IT'S VETERANS, IT'S ALL SORTS.
AND IT'S, AS TIME GOES ON, WE'RE JUST GONNA SEE, I THINK MORE AND MORE THIS DRUG PROBLEM THAT'S COMING INTO OUR COUNTRY IS JUST OUTTA CONTROL.
AND IT'S THE METH AND FENTANYL THAT IS AFFECTING THEIR MENTAL BRAIN CELLS.
AND, YOU KNOW, IF, UH, THERE'S A MOVIE CALLED BEAUTIFUL BOY, IT'S ON NETFLIX.
AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S MY STORY AND IT TAKES A WHILE FOR YOUR BRAIN TO REPAIR.
AND THIS IS WHERE MY SON IS DEALING WITH ON TOP OF HAVING THE ASPERGER'S AND ADHD.
SO THIS TEAM HAS TRULY, TRULY BEEN A BLESSING AND I JUST CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR VOTING TO TAKE THE CONTRACT WITH HIM.
JOANNE, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
I KNOW YOU SHARED YOUR STORY TO OUR PARTNER CITIES WITH CAL CITIES, RIGHT? A COUPLE MONTHS AGO RIGHT ON.
REALLY TOUCHED A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT CITIES.
YEAH, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME, RAY, UM, SAM QUINONES, THE AUTHOR OF THE LEAST OF US, ABOUT THE FENTANYL.
AND IT, THE STORIES ARE JUST GUT WRENCHING IN SOME OF THOSE BOOK.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ, BUT IT'S VERY ENLIGHTENING.
SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME IN THAT ZOOM MEETING.
SO IT'S A RECEIVING FILE, SO NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
[ PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS - This portion of the City Council Agenda is for matters from the June 20, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting. No action is required unless two members of the City Council wish to request a review of the matter, in accordance with Section 16.58.070 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code. Expiration of the public appeal period on Planning Commission Item(s) 5b, 5c and 7a is July 5, 2023, 5:30 p.m.]
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS.THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED UNLESS TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE MATTER.
WE HAVE DESIGN REVIEW NUMBER 4 92 AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT FOR 1 62 19 VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD.
WE HAVE DESIGN REVIEW NUMBER 4 83 AT 15 6 51 PALOMINO AND EXTENSION OF TIME FOR TENTATIVE TRACK MAP 1 8 3 93.
OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS. UM, I KNOW I'M GONNA PULL OR REQUEST TO PULL ONE, BUT, UM, I'LL GO DOWN THE LINE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL, SO I'M GONNA REQUEST TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 29.
YOU NEED A SECOND? I'LL DO THAT.
CAN WE MAKE A MOTION? NOT ANYTHING ELSE TO PULL.
DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING ON THE OTHER TWO? ANYTHING AT MOMENT? NO, WE'LL JUST BRING IT BACK FOR A HEARING.
OKAY, SO THAT'LL COME THAT AT A LATER TIME.
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ALL RIGHT.SO WE VOTE ON, WE DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THIS.
WE CAN DO ANYTHING CAUSE WE'RE JUST PULLING.
WE'RE PULLING ITEM 29, HAVING TO DO WITH, UH, PROPERTY OFF OF, UH, CARBON CANYON ROAD.
[30. Adopt resolutions confirming Engineer's Annual Levy Reports for Chino Hills' Los Serranos Lighting Maintenance District, Vellano Landscaping and Lighting District, Landscape and Lighting District No. 1, and Special Maintenance Areas 1 and 2, and ordering levy and collection of assessments, respectively]
TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THE MEETING.THE FIRST ITEM NUMBER 30 IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORTS MANAGEMENT ANALYST DO POINT WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW ME, MY NAME'S ALEXIS DANTE.
I AM ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS, UM, SPECIFICALLY IN THE PARKS AND LANDSCAPE AND STREETS AND FLEETS SECTION EACH YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONAL COSTS PRESENTED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORTS AND SET THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RATES WITHIN THE DISTRICTS.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SINCE MAY 9TH.
THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS BEING REVIEWED AND EACH DISTRICT PROVIDES A BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS FUNDING THE OPERATION.
THE LOS SERRANOS LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PROVIDES STREET LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE LOS SERRANOS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE SERVICES INCLUDE THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE STREETLIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE ENERGY COSTS.
THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE ASSESSED RATE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
THE ANO LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPED AREAS, PARKS, AND STREET LIGHTS.
AN 8% INCREASE IS BEING PROPOSED TO COVER THE INCREASE IN MAINTENANCE COSTS.
DO YOU READ IT? LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NUMBER ONE CONSISTS OF 10 DIFFERENT BENEFIT ZONES.
IT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPED AREAS, PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND STREET LIGHTS THROUGHOUT EACH ZONE.
THERE'S NO CHANGE IN THE ASSESSED RATE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA, ONE PROVIDES STREET SWEEPING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA TWO PROVIDES ROAD MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND SLEEPY HOLLOW.
THERE'S NO CHANGE TO THE BEST RATE FOR THE SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREAS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR WE ALSO HAVE OUR CONSULTANTS, MICHELLE LASSEY, AND WE'LL SAY DAZ HERE FROM WIL.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS ON, UM, OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE? DO WE, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK? WELL, LET ME OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AS ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 30.
WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DIOCESE.
MOTION TO APPROVE AND I'LL SECOND OKAY.
[31. Authorize City Manager to execute Communications License Agreement with AT&T subject to negotiation by City Manager and approval to form by City Attorney; adopt resolution approving Wireless Conditional Use Permit No. 22WCUP03 for development of an AT&T Wireless Communications Facility in City-Owned Open Space at Stagecoach Trail between Wandering Ridge Drive and Rock Springs Drive and determining project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act; alternatively decline to enter into Communications License Agreement and adopt resolution denying as moot an application for Wireless Conditional Use Permit No. 22WCUP03 for development of an AT&T Wireless Communications Facility in City-Owned Open Space at Stagecoach Trail between Wandering Ridge Drive and Rock Springs Drive ]
NEXT ITEM THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS TO AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH AT AND T OR ALTERNATIVELY TO DECLINE TO ENTER INTO A COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE AGREEMENT.INTERIM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CRABTREE WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
UM, WHO'S COMING DOWN? WE'LL, UH, PRESENT THIS ITEM FOR YOU, MIKE.
ALL YOURS? UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, BEFORE YOU IS AT AND T WIRELESS PROJECT, UH, AT STAGECOACH TRAIL FOR A FULL WATER TANK, UM, UNDER CASE NUMBER WIRELESS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 22 WCU P ZERO THREE.
A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
UH, STARTING, UH, IN 1996, UH, UNDER THE FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS START STARTED TO BEGIN TO HAVE, UM, LESS ABILITIES TO REGULATE WIRELESS FACILITIES.
UH, FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, UH, WE ARE LIMITED TO PRETTY MUCH, UH, LOOKING AT DESIGN AND LOCATION THAT'S REALLY BASED ON COVERAGE GAPS.
UH, AT THE SAME TIME, SOCIETY HAS BECOME, UH, INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.
UH, AND WITH THAT, UH, WITH THESE PROVIDERS, UH, THE, UM, THEIR, UH, SERVICES HAVE BEEN NEEDED AT A MUCH GREATER DEMAND, UH, AND NEEDING TO REACH A LARGER POPULATION.
UH, IN DOING SO, UH, A LOT OF PROVIDERS ARE FINDING THESE OPEN SPACE, UH, PUBLIC AREAS, UH, ON TOP OF, UH, TOP OF THE HILLS,
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UH, TO PUT MAJOR FACILITIES TO, UM, TO, UH, GET THOSE INCREASED RANGES.AS FOR THOSE POPULATED AREAS THAT HAVE THOSE, UH, COVERAGE GAPS, UH, WITH A COMMUNITY LIKE CHINO HILLS AND THE, UH, TOPOGRAPHY THAT WE, UH, WE POSSESS, UH, THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR THESE MAJOR FACILITIES ARE ON TOP OF THESE HILLS.
MOST OF THESE HILLS THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY ARE CITY OWNED PUBLIC OPEN SPACE.
SO TONIGHT, COUNCIL HAS TWO DIRECTIONS, UH, AND TWO DECISIONS TO MAKE.
UH, ONE IS THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY LICENSE.
UH, GIVEN THAT IT IS OWNED BY THE CITY, UH, THE CITY HAS THE RIGHT TO GRANT OR DENY, UH, TO ENTER INTO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
AND AS WELL AS A DECISION ON THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, AS THE CITY BEING THE LAND USE REGULATOR, UH, THE CITY IS CONSTRAINED BY CERTAIN FINDINGS TO MAKE WHETHER IT IS DENIED OR APPROVED.
UM, AND IN ADDITION WITH THAT, UH, WE ALSO ARE, THE CITY IS ALSO CONSTRAINED BY, UH, FEDERAL, UH, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION LAW AND REGULATIONS.
SO TONIGHT, UH, AT AND T IS PROPOSING A NEW WIRELESS FACILITY, UH, LOCATED ALONG STAGECOACH TRAIL.
UH, THIS PUBLIC OPEN SPACE PROPERTY IS BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS DRIVE AND WANDERING RIDGE DRIVE.
UH, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET TO THE CLOSEST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ALONG WANDERING EDGE DRIVE AND APPROXIMATELY A THOUSAND FEET FROM ROCK SPRINGS.
ROCK SPRINGS DRIVE ABOUT SOUTH A THOUSAND FEET.
UH, AT AND T IS PROPOSING TO HAVE A 900 SQUARE FOOT LEASE AREA ENCLOSED WITH A BLOCK WALL, AS WELL AS A 30 FOOT TALL, 24 FOOT DIAMETER, UH, FULL WATER TANK.
UH, ALL OF THE ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT WILL BE INSIDE THE FULL TANK, UH, AND AS WELL AS INSIDE THE BLOCK WALL ENCLOSURE.
UH, THERE WILL ALSO BE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE TO HELP SCREEN THE FACILITY AS WELL.
THERE'S VARIOUS PHOTO SIMULATIONS, UH, FROM DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINTS, UH, ONE FROM RIM ROCK AVENUE, UH, CHINO AVENUE AND WANDERING RIDGE DRIVE.
UH, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MAJOR FACILITIES, UH, REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 200 FEET FROM A RESIDENTIAL ZONE, A MAXIMUM 35 FEET IN NON-RESIDENTIAL ZONE, AND A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST A THOUSAND FEET FROM THE NEAREST LEGALLY ESTABLISHED MAJOR FACILITY.
UH, THE PROPOSED, UH, AT AND T FACILITY MEETS ALL OF THESE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD REQUIREMENTS, UH, MEANING THE 200 FOOT TO RESIDENTIAL ZONE.
UH, IT'S ONLY 30 FEET, UH, AND TOTAL HEIGHT, AND IT'S APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET TO THE NEAREST MAJOR FACILITY.
QUICK QUESTION, WHAT'S CONSIDERED A MAJOR FACILITY? OKAY, GOOD QUESTION.
UH, MAJOR FACILITY, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN A MAJOR FACILITY AND A MI MINOR FACILITY IS A MAJOR FACILITY, IS A STANDALONE FACILITY.
SO MEANING THAT IT'S NOT ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE OR BUILDING OR ANY TYPE OF UTILITIES.
AND ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION, IS THERE ANY LOCATION ON THIS SITE THAT COULD LOCATE THIS TOWER MORE THAN 200 FEET FROM ANY RESIDENTIAL AREA? YEAH, AS, AS PART OF OUR REVIEW, WE, WE LOOK AT WHAT'S CALLED AN ALTERNATIVE SITE ANALYSIS, AND WHETHER THEY WOULD BE OFFSITE AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OR EVEN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING ON, UM, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY, IF THEY WERE TO GO FURTHER AWAY, SAY FROM WANDERING RIDGE, THE TOPOGRAPHY STARTS TO GO DOWN, MEANING THAT YOU FURTHER YOU GO DOWN, THE HIGHER THE TOWER HAS TO BE, UH, AND THE HIGHER THE TOWER HAS TO BE BECAUSE IT HAS TO GET OVER TO THE, TO THE HILL TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE RANGE OF THE POPULATION OF THE GAP AREA.
SO MICHAEL, I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE MAJOR, UM, FACILITIES.
WHAT ABOUT, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS? DO WE KNOW WHAT THE DISTANCE IS? YEAH, I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT? THIS THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, HOW FAR IS THAT FROM THIS, UH, TOWER? UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? I, I BELIEVE IT IS, IT'S OVER A THOUSAND FEET.
I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT, UH, DISTANCE, BUT IT'S OVER A THOUSAND FEET.
AND THEN ALSO THE SCHOOL SORT OF SITS IN A BOWL TOO, RIGHT? CORRECT.
I MEAN FOR STREET LEVEL, YEAH.
SO WITH THAT, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE WIRELESS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AT AND T PROJECT.
UH, AS THE, UH, CITY, UM, CITY OWNED OPEN SPACE AND AS THE, UM, AS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY, THE CITY ALSO HAS, UH, THE RIGHT TO, UH, DENY OR DECLINE TO ENTER INTO LICENSE AGREEMENT.
UH, IN DOING SO, YOU DO HAVE THE OPTION TO DENY THAT, UH, IN DOING SO, YOU WOULD ALSO HAVE TO DENY THE C U P.
UH, THE C P WOULD BE DENIED BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF
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AT AND T HAS NO PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE LAND.MICHAEL, IF THE SITE WERE DENIED, WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE FOR CELL SITES IN THAT AREA? WOULDN'T THEY BE LOCATED OR POSSIBLY LOCATED ON STREET LIGHTS? UH, WHICH WE THEN HAVE NO SAY SO ABOUT.
IS THAT AN ALTERNATIVE TO A CELL TOWER IN THAT AS TO THE PROPOSED? IS THAT, THAT THAT IS A POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITY? UM, WE DO HAVE THE AT AND T REPRESENTATIVE HERE, AND I, I WOULD DEFER THAT SPECIFIC ANSWER TO OKAY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO, WELL THROW OUT QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT BE IN ANTICIPATION OF SOME DISCUSSION, SO, OKAY, NO PROBLEM.
AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF I MIGHT JUST ADD TO THE STAFF REPORT ON THE, ON THE LEGAL COMPONENT, BECAUSE THIS IS ON CITY PROPERTY, THE COUNCIL HAS MORE CONTROL, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR, UM, SITE THAN IF THEY GO TO PRIVATE PROPERTY OR THEY GO TO THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THOSE SITUATIONS, UM, REALLY THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE NO ABILITY OR VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU COULD DENY THOSE USES CUZ THE FINDINGS ARE INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE.
UM, AND SO, AND THAT'S BEEN PROVIDED THE MATERIAL, BUT WE'LL MAKE THAT CLEAR IS, UH, THE COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE TO GRANT THIS LICENSE OR APPROVE THIS, BUT THE RESULT COULD BE THAT THE, UH, CELL FACILITIES OR THE, THE TRANSMITTING FACILITIES WILL END UP CLOSER TO RESIDENTIAL OR TO OTHER USES SUCH AS SCHOOLS OR BUSINESSES.
AND IF THEY TAKE THEM TO, IF AT T GOES TO, AGAIN, A PRIVATE SIDE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, THE COUNCIL REALLY WON'T HAVE ANY ABILITY TO, TO STOP THAT.
THERE'S NO DISTANCE REQUIREMENT THAT'S 200 FEET IN CITY CODE REGARDLESS WHETHER IT'S ON A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC.
THOSE WOULD BE CONSIDERED MINOR FACILITIES IF THEY WOULD BE LOCATED ON STREETLIGHTS OR ANYTHING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
AND THAT THERE IS NO DISTANCE REQUIREMENT.
AND TO ACCOMMODATE THE SAME TYPE OF COVERAGE, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, IS THAT CORRECT? ANY IDEA OF HOW MANY, UH, STREETLIGHT POLES WOULD HAVE TO HAVE CELL SITES ON THEM TO ACCOMMODATE THIS TYPE OF COVERAGE? UH, IT'S A FAIR ASSUMPTION.
THERE WOULD BE MORE, UH, BUT I, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO HOW MANY, OH, MAYBE THE, MAYBE AT T COULD ADDRESS THAT.
AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES COMING.
THE 5G YOU'RE LIKELY GOING TO SEE IN WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS THE, THE SMALLER FACILITIES ALONG ALL OF THE RIGHT OF RIGHT-OF-WAYS, UM, WHICH IS INTENTIONAL.
THEY, THEY WANT THEM CLOSE TO ALL OF THE CARS AND THE USES, AND THEN SOME OF THESE MAJOR FACILITIES OR LARGER FACILITIES TAKE UP MORE SPACE, BUT THEY'LL PUT 'EM ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, UM, OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, YOU KNOW, IF, IF A CITY WILL LEASE TO THEM.
BUT IF THEY, IF THEY GO TO PRIVATE PROPERTY, AGAIN, YOU'LL HAVE VIRTUALLY NO ABILITY TO REGULATE THEM.
THE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TOOK AWAY THE CITY'S RIGHTS TO REGULATE THESE COUPLE DECADES AGO, AND PARTICULARLY ON THE HEALTH GROUNDS, THEY'VE MADE IT CLEAR THAT, UH, YOU CAN'T EVEN CONSIDER WHAT SOME PEOPLE CONSIDER TO BE THE HEALTH RISKS OF THESE FACILITIES.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR MIKE.
SO THE, UM, THE, THE CELL PHONE TOWER THAT WENT UP BY LOVING SAVIOR SCHOOL A WHILE BACK, IS THAT ON, THAT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AS WELL, RIGHT? THAT IS.
AND SO WHAT'S THE DISTANCE FROM THAT ONE, THAT SCHOOL? THAT'S, IT'S VERY CLOSE.
BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT GOT PUT IN THERE.
WHAT, LIKE EIGHT YEARS AGO? YEAH.
BUT THAT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
YES, THAT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND THEN WE GOT INTO THE THING ABOUT WHEN WE HAVE SOME THAT BECOME DILAPIDATED, WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF TEETH TO GET THEM TO THE STANDARDS OF UP KEEPING IT.
IF IT STARTS LOOKING BAD, YOU DO HAVE MORE AUTHORITY.
AGAIN, IF IT'S THE COUNCIL AND IT'S A CITY AND THERE'S A LEASE WITH THE PROVIDER AND IT'S ON CITY PROPERTY UNDER THE LEASE OR LICENSE, THEN YES, YOU HAVE MORE ABILITY TO CAUSE THEM TO DO THE PROVIDER TO UPKEEP THE, UM, YOU KNOW, CUP KEEP MAINTENANCE.
UM, I'M NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT'S PERFECT, BUT IT, IT GIVES YOU MORE AUTHORITY AND RIGHTS THAN IF IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS PREMATURE, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN GETTING SOME INQUIRIES ABOUT, UM, FIRE HAZARD.
CAN WE HAVE OUR FIRE CHIEF WEIGH IN ON THAT? WE COULD TO BE PRE PREEMPTIVE.
SO WE WE COULD DO THAT IF YOU WANT.
LOOK, WE'LL LET MICHAEL FINISH HIS YEAH.
THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY I AM DONE.
UH, BEFORE WE EXCUSE MICHAEL, I, I WOULD ASK THAT, UH, IN ADDITION TO HAVING THE FIRE CHIEF WEIGH IN, UH, MIKE, COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, CONDITIONS OR PROCESS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, GENERATORS, I THINK IS, UH, UH, RELATED TO, UH, VICE MAYOR'S QUESTION ABOUT, UH, UH, HOW THE PROCESS WORKS BEFORE WE HAVE THE CHIEF WEIGH IN? YEAH, SO AS, AS PART OF OUR REVIEW PROCESS, UH,
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WE, UH, WE SEND THE PLANS, UH, IN DETAIL OVER TO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT REVIEWS IT.THEY REVIEW THE EQUIPMENT, THEY REVIEW, UH, WHETHER IT'S DIESEL, GAS, PROPANE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THEY CONDITION APPROPRIATELY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PROPER MEASURES IN PLACE, UH, TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS.
SO FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DISTRICT IS INVOLVED WITH THE REVIEW AND THEY CONDITION APPROPRIATELY.
IS THERE ANY DETECTION SYSTEM, LIKE SAY IF THE SMOKE, IF IT DOES GENERATOR, DOES CATCH ON FIRE, IS THERE ANY MONITOR THAT, UH, WILL SEND A SIGNAL OUT? UM, THAT WE KNOW? I WILL DEFER THAT QUESTION TO OUR AT AND T REP ON THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR NOW? YEAH, OPEN IT UP.
MR. MAYOR, REAL FAST, UM, CITY MANAGER MICHAEL, THIS HAS GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
AND JUST A CLARIFICATION, CITY ATTORNEY, IF WE SAY NO TODAY, ANY COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR PRIVATE PROPERTY, IF THEY HAVE ENOUGH ROOM, THEY COULD ACTUALLY PUT THE SITE THERE AND WE HAVE NO SAY SO.
IT WOULD BE VERY UNLIKELY THAT YOU COULD TURN IT DOWN.
IT STILL HAS TO COME BACK TO THE CITY, UM, AND GET APPROVAL, IF YOU WILL.
BUT REALLY WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES IS IF YOU CAN PROVE THAT THERE'S SOME PLACE THAT'S AVAILABLE THAT THEY CAN GO, UM, THAT YOU CAN FORCE THEM POTENTIALLY TO MOVE.
BUT THE WAY THAT WORKS IN PRACTICES, IT'S REALLY NOT, IT WON'T HAPPEN.
I MEAN, ONCE THEY GET A PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCKED DOWN, UM, AND THEY CAN SHOW THEY HAVE THE NEED, WHICH THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO CAUSE THEY WON'T BUILD THEM UNLESS THEY HAVE THE NEED, THEN YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SAY NO EFFECTIVELY.
AND, AND FURTHER, IF THEY PUT ON, DECIDE TO GO ON A PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SAY SO.
AGAIN, IT'S HEAVILY REGULATED.
UH, WE'RE EXPECTING, I MEAN, MOST CITIES ARE GONNA SEE OVER THE NEXT DECADE.
THE RIGHT OF WAY IS PARTICULARLY IN MORE, UM, UH, DEVELOPED AREAS, UH, THE THE 5G, SMALL FACILITIES ALONG THEM, UM, AS THEY GET THE SMARTER CARS AND DIFFERENT, I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE IT'S HEADED.
I'M NOT, NOT ADVOCATING ANYTHING, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WATCHING WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THE SMALLER FACILITIES ALONG THE RIGHT OF WAYS AND THERE'S MANY CITIES THAT ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF THOSE IN PLACE.
WELL, I THINK IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO BE LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND ALTERNATIVES.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO HEAR WITH THAT.
WE'RE, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE'RE, BUT FIRST SINCE CHIEF'S NAME CAME UP, LET'S, UH, TURN TO OUR, OUR FIRE CHIEF TO SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
SO, UM, CAN, UH, VICE MAYOR MERAN, UH, PLEASE, UH, EXPRESS THE QUESTION AGAIN SO I UNDERSTAND.
UM, THE LEVEL OF FIRE RISK, THE LEVEL OF FIRE RISK TO THE CELL PHONE TOWER TOWERS, SO I CAN REALLY JUST ADDRESS HOW WE, HOW WE ADDRESS IT, AND THEN WHAT MY EXPERIENCE TELLS ME.
SO EVERYTHING THAT WE ADDRESS COMES FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE CODE.
AND SO THESE ARE, UH, VERY SAFE, UH, WITH RESPECTS TO THE, UM, THE DIESEL GENERATORS, I BELIEVE IS PROBABLY WHAT THE QUESTION REVOLVES AROUND MM-HMM.
UH, I CAN JUST SPEAK TO THE EXPERIENCE HERE LOCALLY.
I HAVE YET TO SEE AN ISSUE WITH THAT, WITH RESPECT TO ANY KIND OF A FIRE CONCERN.
THAT'S WHAT WAS MY, MY QUESTION? ANY OF OUR EXISTING TOWERS, HAVE WE HAD ANY PROBLEMS? RIGHT.
UM, WITH OUR RESIDENTS, WE HAVE WEED ABATEMENT.
SINCE THIS IS A STRUCTURE, YOU'D HAVE TO DO THE SAME THING.
CORRECT? UH, THAT, THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION.
I WOULD, I WOULD MAKE THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT'S YES, BECAUSE THOSE TOWERS LIKELY RESIDE IN THOSE AREAS WHERE ABATEMENT IS, IS, UH, IS REQUIRED.
AND SO YEAH, YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK AROUND THAT AS FAR AS WHAT THE EXACT, UM, REQUIREMENTS ARE.
I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO MY COMMUNITY RISK, UH, MY FIRE MARSHAL, WHICH I DON'T HAVE HERE TONIGHT, BUT YES.
REQUEST TO SPEAK, UH, APPLICANT, IF THE APPLICANT WISHES TO SPEAK.
GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND, UH, STAFF, UH, APPRECIATE YOU HAVING ME UP HERE TODAY TO, UH, ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AND, UM, IF THERE ARE FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PALM BANK, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AS WELL.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR AT T BEEN WITH AT T FOR 25 YEARS NOW.
I RESIDE OUT OF RIVERSIDE AND MY TERRITORIES,
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UH, UH, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND ANNUAL COUNTY, AND ALSO SERVE AS THE STATEWIDE TRIBAL LIAISON FOR AT AND T.UM, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE BACK HERE AGAIN.
NOW, WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN DECEMBER REGARDING ANOTHER CELL SIDE.
SO, UH, I THINK I'LL GET TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED PREVIOUSLY REGARDING, UM, WELL FIRST, HOW ANY SMALL CELLS WOULD IT TAKE TO REPLACE THIS LARGE ONE HERE? AND, UH, I DID ASK THAT QUESTION FROM OUR NETWORK FOLKS, AND THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY WOULD TAKE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 40 SMALL CELLS TO REPLICATE THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY NEEDED FROM THIS CELL SITE.
AGAIN, THAT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN ESTIMATE, SO WE WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL WE ACTUALLY DESIGNED, ENGINEERED THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY, BUT THEIR ESTIMATE IS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 SMALL CELLS.
UM, I KNOW RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL IN THE PROCESS, UH, WITH ADMINISTRATION, UH, TO COMPLETE THE SMALL CELL AGREEMENT.
SO RIGHT NOW AT AND T HAS NO PLANS TO DEPLOY SMALL CELLS WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
WE ARE TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE, UH, NEED FOR COVERAGE OF CAPACITY WITH THESE MACRO CELL SITES.
UM, AND RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY, UH, STOPPED OUR SMALL CELL DEPLOYMENT.
SO, UM, NOT TO SAY IT DOESN'T COME BACK AND PICK UP, SO I DON'T WANT TO GIVE THAT FALSE HOPE THAT WE'RE ONLY GONNA PUT, UH, MACRO CELL SITES, CUZ OUR NETWORK FOLKS WILL DECIDE WHICH WAY THEY WANT TO GO INTO IN ORDER TO DEPLOY, UH, FACILITIES TO RESPOND TO COVERAGE AND CAPACITY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, UH, WE CAN'T EVEN DEPLOY A SMALL CELL, UH, WITHIN THE CITY BECAUSE THERE IS NO SMALL CELL AGREEMENT RIGHT NOW.
UNTIL WE GET THAT SIGNED, THEN WE CAN START APPLYING IF WE DECIDE TO DO SO.
AND TYPICALLY A SMALL CELL SITE, WHERE DO YOU A SMALL CELL WOULD BE A STREET UTILITY.
UM, SO A STREET LIGHT, WHICH WOULD BE CLOSER TO HOUSES.
UH, IT WOULD BE AROUND THE PUBLIC RIGHTWAY AROUND THE SIDEWALK.
THE, THE QUESTION THAT WAS ASKED ABOUT OTHER POTENTIAL SITES OR LOCATIONS ON THIS SITE, UH, IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE ELEVATION, UH, IS POSS PROBLEMATIC.
IS THERE, IN YOUR OPINION, ANY OTHER LOCATION THAT'S FURTHER THAN 200 FEET AWAY FROM ANY OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL THAT A SITE COULD BE PUT ON? AND EVEN IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A LOWER ELEVATION, THEN HOW HIGH WOULD THE, THE, UH, TOWER HAVE TO BE TO ACCOMMODATE THE SAME ELEVATION? BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT'S IT'S LINE OF SIGHT TYPE.
SO I, I'LL HAVE JT SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO THIS SITE HERE, BUT I IN GENERAL, UM, OF COURSE WE WOULD ALWAYS GO AS HIGH AS WE WOULD LIKE TO GO AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE FIRST IT GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW OTHER CARRIERS TO THAT CELL SITE.
BUT I THINK WE'RE, WE ARE HANDCUFFED HERE IN THIS CITY BECAUSE OF THE HEIGHT LIMITATIONS REGARDING CELL SITES, WE CAN'T GO UP HIGHER THAN 35 FEET.
SO IT REALLY DOESN'T ALLOW FOR A CO LOCATABLE CELL SITE, UH, WITH THAT HEIGHT LIMITATION, UM, SPECIFICALLY TO THAT SITE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS AN, AN, AN ALTERNATIVE LOCATION THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO INSTALL.
MAYBE JT CAN CLICK ABOUT THAT.
HE IS WITH OUR SITE ACQUISITION COMPANY THAT IS, UH, UH, WE'VE CONTRACTED OUT FOR THIS APPLICATION.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JERMAINE TAYLOR.
I AM A REPRESENTATIVE OF AT AND T AND I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION ABOUT ANOTHER LOCATION AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO KEEP, GET ANOTHER LOCATION MORE THAN 200 FEET AWAY? AND WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO DO WITH THE HEIGHT OF IT IF IT'S IN A DIP OR SOMETHING AND NOT QUITE THE SAME ELEVATION, GROUND ELEVATION AS THE PROPOSED SITE? IS IT POSSIBLE TO FIND ANOTHER LOCATION WITHIN 200 FEET? YEAH, NO FUR, NO FURTHER OUT THAN 200 FEET ON THIS SITE.
UH, NO, THIS, THIS AREA IS FULLY RESIDENTIAL AND, UH, DUE TO THE SETBACKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND ANY, ANY OTHER LOCATIONS.
UM, THERE WAS AN ALTERNATIVE SIDE ANALYSIS THAT WAS PROVIDED TO MICHAEL WITH THE SUBMITTAL THAT, YOU KNOW, SHOWED THE RESEARCH THAT WAS DONE IN REGARDS TO OTHER LOCATIONS.
SO THERE'S REALLY NO OTHER LOCATION THAT'LL BE SUITABLE FOR THIS COVERAGE OBJECTIVE.
UM, IN REGARDS TO THE HEIGHT, DUE TO THE 35 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT, THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY LOW.
SO THAT'S WHY, YOU KNOW, BY THE, BY THE SITE BEING UP ON THE HILLTOP, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE COVERAGE DOWN LOW OVER THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE SINCE THERE'S NO LOCATION DOWN LOW, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE COVERAGE FOR THAT WHOLE AREA.
SO IT'S BEST FOR THE SITE TO BE UP ON A HIGHER HILL DUE TO THE HEIGHT TO COVER THE BOTTLE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALSO, I'D LIKE TO, I MEAN, I'M NOT THERE AT THESE DISCUSSIONS, BUT I KNOW THAT WE ENCOURAGE OUR SITE ACQUISITION MANNERS TO ENGAGE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY BEFORE WE EVEN MOVE FORWARD.
UM, SO WE DON'T WASTE EACH OTHER'S TIME IN REGARDS TO, OH, WE COULD HAVE DONE THIS SITE INSTEAD OR, SO WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK FROM THE CITY TO SAY, HEY, WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR US TO PUT THIS CELL SITE? BECAUSE CITY STAFF KNOWS THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BETTER THAN WE DO.
AND SO WE ALWAYS, UH, SOLICIT THAT FEEDBACK WHEN WE'RE DOING THE APPLICATION PROCESS.
YEAH, I'M JUST ANTICIPATING SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT IT FROM THE PUBLIC AND I THOUGHT IF I ASKED THE QUESTION, YOU CAN ADDRESS IT UP FRONT.
AND THEN THEY CAN DEAL WITH THAT AS THEY UNDERSTOOD.
SO IT'S JUST, AND THEN I'LL, I'LL
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JUST REMIND THIS BODY AS WELL AS THAT, AT AND T IS THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER OF FIRSTNET, WHICH IS THE ONLY MOBILE BROADBAND PROVIDER, UH, SERVING FIRST RESPONDERS AT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.SO WHEN YOU ARE, UM, UM, WHEN YOU HAVE AN APPLICATION FROM AT AND T IN FRONT OF YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS APPLICATION NOT ONLY IS TO SERVE CUSTOMERS THAT ARE ON AT AND T COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, BUT THIS IS ALSO GONNA IMPACT FIRST, UH, RESPONDER AGENCIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED TO FIRSTNET.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JOHN BRUNER.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF, NEIGHBORHOOD MEMBERS, UH, NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS, FACEBOOK FRIENDS.
WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF THEM NOW.
UM, FIRST THING I REALLY WANT TO ADDRESS IS THE SEWER RATE INCREASE.
UM, CAN I, CAN I, MARK, IS THAT APPROPRIATE? YEAH, NO, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AT AND T WIRELESS.
YOU WOULD'VE NEED TO HAVE BROUGHT THAT UP DURING PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, SO BE IT.
UH, SO REGARDING AT AND T THIS IS WHAT I HEARD FROM THESE DISCUSSIONS.
WILL, WILL OTHER, MY QUESTIONS, WILL OTHER PROVIDERS BE PUT, UH, WILL BE, WILL OTHER PROVIDERS BE PUTTING THEIR CELL SITES IN THE AT AND T STRUCTURE AT SOME POINT IN TIME? WOULD YOU APPROVE A TOWER PROJECT? KNOWING THAT MANY FEES HAVE ORIGINATED, MANY FIRES HAVE ORIGINATED UNDER TOWER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND US, I UNDERSTAND THE CHIEF SAID, UH, WE'VE NOT HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THAT.
THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE NATIONALLY OR IN CALIFORNIA NECESSARILY.
WOULD YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU KNOWINGLY APPROVE AN UNOCCUPIED TOWER IN A DESIGNATED HIGH FIRE AREA? WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR POLICY CANCELED AS A RESULT OF A HIGH FIRE AREA IN THIS, IN THIS SPECIFIC NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THE PLANNING DIDN'T GIVE US ANY GEO COORDINATES, SO I'M STILL AT A LOSS AS TO EXACTLY WHERE THIS TOWER IS GOING TO BE PUT.
FRANKLY, I UNDERSTAND IT'S 200 FEET FROM RESIDENCE THAT HELPS.
UH, DIDN'T KNOW THAT BEFORE I GOT TO THIS MEETING.
UH, WHY IS THE TOWER SO CLOSE TO THE NORTHERN BORDER? I THINK WE'VE KIND OF ANSWERED THAT.
WHY ARE YOU CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL THAT GIVES INSURANCE CARRIERS ANOTHER REASON TO DECLINE OR SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE A HOMEOWNER'S PREMIUM? UH, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT ASKING.
UH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE, THE COUNCIL TO ASK PLANNING, PLANNING IF THEY COULD REVIEW THAT ALTERNATIVE SITE, UH, ANALYSIS.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY KEY KEY POINT.
UH, THE FACT IS THAT, UH, REGARDING HEALTH, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S SORT OF A MOOT, MOOT POINT.
SO I WON'T GO THERE, BUT IT DOES REMIND ME OF THE, UH, OF THE COMMERCIALS I USED TO WATCH WHEN I WAS A KID.
UH, AND, UH, THEY WERE, THEY WERE ALWAYS SAYING CIGARETTES ARE JUST FINE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS.
PLEASE CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS TOO AND SOLUTIONS FOR THIS PROPOSED, UH, G UH, 5G CELL TOWER.
UM, THERE ARE VARIOUS 5G RELATED LAWSUITS, LEGISLATION, AND ACTIONS, AND I HAVE EMAILED THESE TO EACH COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE CITY CLERK.
MOST RECENT IS THE HISTORIC CASE.
DECIDED IN 2021 BY THE US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT THAT JUDGED IN FAVOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH GROUPS AND PETITIONERS AND FOUND F C VIOLATED SEVERAL FEDERAL LAWS WHEN THE FE, UH, F C C DECIDED IN 2019 NOT TO UPDATE THEIR GROSSLY OUTDATED 1996 WIRELESS RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE LIMITS FOR CELL TOWERS.
IN ANOTHER LANDMARK, UH, LEGAL DECISION, A FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE HELD THAT A CITY IN NEW YORK ACTED IN ITS AUTHORITY TO DENY 18 WIRELESS AND ANTENNAS FOR FROM VERIZON ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN DIRECT CHALLENGE TO THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996.
THERE ARE OTHER ONGOING CASES REGARDING
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RADIATION AND RELATED CANCER AGAINST AT T AT T, VERIZON, FCC AND OTHERS.WHAT CAN CHINO HILLS DO? THERE ARE NUMEROUS US CITIES AND TOWNS THAT ARE PASSING ORDINANCES TO RESTRICT 5G AND CONSTRUCTION OF WIRELESS ANTENNAS NEAR HOMES AND SCHOOLS WITH THE AUTHORITY THEY HAVE.
AND THEY VOTED AND PASSED POLICIES TO HALT 5G, RESTRICT THE ROLLOUT INTO NEIGHBORHOODS AND REQUIRE FURTHER STUDIES BEFORE ANY DEPLOYMENT, CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN AB 57, SB 6 49 TO BE EXEMPT FROM HAVING TO INSTALL 5G AND CELL ANTENNAS ON THEIR FIRE STATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HEALTH.
AS PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS FOUND BRAIN DAMAGE FROM CELL TOWERS ON FIRE STATIONS.
THERE'S NUMEROUS CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES.
THERE'S CONFERENCE OF MAYORS STRONGLY OPPOSING F C C PROPOSALS TO GRANT PROVIDERS SUBSIDIZE ACCESS TO LOCAL PUBLIC PROPERTY AND DICTATE HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENTS MANAGE THEIR OWN PUBLIC PROPERTY.
OKAY? SO WE HAVE AT AND T'S OWN ANNUAL REPORT WARNING SHAREHOLDERS OF RISK OF SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL LOSSES RELATED TO ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, INSURANCE COMPANIES WHO SAY THAT THIS HIGH RISK IS SIMILAR TO LEAD AND ASBESTOS.
SO WHY WOULD THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND, YOU KNOW, EXPOSE ITS RESIDENCE, YOU KNOW, TO THIS KIND OF A RISK.
YOU ARE NOT LIMITED TO DESIGN.
YOU CAN LEGISLATE ORDINANCES, UH, I'M SORRY, BUT THE FCC SITE SAYS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETE COVERAGE, CELLULAR COVERAGE, AND I DISPUTE ANY ASSERTION OF NEED.
I JUST ASKED YOU TO RECONSIDER.
I ASKED YOU TO PLEASE JUST CONSIDER YOUR CONSTITUENTS, CONSIDER THE HEALTH, CONSIDER THEIR WELLBEING.
THESE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE.
LET'S LOOK AT THE, THE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS HERE.
MAY THE LORD GUIDE YOUR DECISION.
I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL FOR REVISITING THE ISSUE THIS EVENING.
I'M ELAINE ANDERSON AND HAVE LIVED AND OWNED A HOME IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SAFE CITY FOR 31 YEARS, SINCE 1992.
ONE OF THE ISSUES I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE VULNERABILITY OF THIS PROPOSED SPACE TO FIRE.
OVER 10 YEARS AGO, I WAS REFUSED A HOMEOWNER'S POLICY DUE TO LIVING WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF AN AREA DEEMED VULNERABLE TO THE RISK OF A BRUSH FIRE.
ADD TO THAT NOW, THE WEATHER CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN DRYER AND COMPOUND THAT WITH THE KNOWN RISK OF PUTTING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN SUCH AN AREA, I FEEL LESS SAFE THAN I DID 31 YEARS AGO.
I FEEL LESS SAFE FOR MY NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE, WORK, OR GO TO SCHOOL AT A DISTANCE OF LESS THAN 1,320 FEET FROM A TOWER.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST STATED NOVEMBER 14TH, 2022, THAT IF YOU ARE A MINIMUM OF 13,000, I MEAN 1,320 FEET FROM A TOWER, YOU ARE LIKELY SAFE.
THE PROPOSED TOWERS ONLY SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE OF ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORS, LET ALONE ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING MYSELF, THAT LIVE CLOSER THAN THIS METRIC.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST.
IN THE SAME ARTICLE SITES, SEVERAL STUDIES, A 2018 STUDY THAT SHOWS SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, EXCUSE ME, SCHOOL-AGED ADOLESCENTS EXPOSED TO RFR HAVE DELAYED MOTOR SKILLS, SPATIAL WORKING MEMORY AND ATTENTION COMPARED TO THOSE EXPOSED TO LOWER LEVELS.
A 2011 REVIEW FOUND A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN CANCER INCIDENTS AMONG THE POPULATION LIVING NEAR A POWERFUL CELL BASE STATION.
FINALLY, A 2021 RESEARCH STUDY IN MADRID NEIGHBORHOOD MEASURING EMRS AND PEOPLE EXPOSED TO HIGHER RADIATION VALUES PRESENT MORE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, NIGHTMARES, AS WELL AS SLEEP FOR YOUR HOURS.
WE LIVE IN CHINO HILLS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FAMILIES WHEREVER THEY MAY BE AT HOME, OUTSIDE AT SCHOOL, OR WORK.
THIS TOWER WILL TAKE THAT SAFETY WE HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS AND THREATENED TO KNOCK IT DOWN.
IF THIS TOWER PASSES, WE WILL CAMPAIGN TO VOTE EACH ONE OF YOU OUT OF OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSION.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.
MY NAME IS DANIELLE URBAN AND I AM A LOCAL REALTOR.
SO I AM HERE JUST TO ADDRESS THE FINANCIAL IMPACT OF PROPERTY VALUES WITHIN THE AREA OF THESE CELL TOWERS.
WHILE THE PROMISE OF 5G TECHNOLOGY BRINGS UNDENIABLE BENEFITS, IT IS CRUCIAL TO CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS HAS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RESEARCH IN THIS AREA, REVEALING THAT THE
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PRESENCE OF CELL TOWERS WITHIN VIEW OF HOMES CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY VALUE LOSS STUDIES PUBLISHED BY REPUTABLE UNIVERSITIES AND DATA SITES CONSISTENTLY INDICATE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE VISIBILITY OF CELL TOWERS AND DECREASED PROPERTY VALUES.THE JOURNAL OF REAL ESTATE FINANCE AND ECONOMICS FOUND THAT HOMES WITHIN 1,500 FEET OF A CELL TOWER EXPERIENCED AN AVERAGE DECREASE IN 7.7% OF THEIR VALUE.
SIMILARLY, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY HIGHLIGHTED THE HOMEOWNERS WITH A DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT TO CELL TOWERS, SUCH AS THESE EXPERIENCED DEVALUATIONS RANGING FROM TWO TO 20%.
JUST SEEING PEOPLE PROTEST THEIR LOOMING PRESENCE PROVIDES AT LEAST AN ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT THESE TOWERS ARE AN ISSUE TO PROVINCIAL BI, TO POTENTIAL BUYERS IN THE FUTURE.
A 2014 STUDY BY THE NATIONAL INTU INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY FOUND THAT 94% OF ITS RESPONDENTS SAID CELL TOWERS AND AT TENANTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WOULD IMPACT HOW THEY IN INVESTED AND IF THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A PROPERTY AND HOW MUCH THEY WOULD PAY PAY FOR IT.
NOW LET'S GET SPECIFIC TO THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
WITHIN A HALF MILE RADIUS OF THESE PROPOSED TOWERS LOCATIONS, WE HAVE OBSERVED 19 HOMES LISTED, GONE UNDER CONTRACTOR SOLD WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS.
I HAVE PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO YOU GUYS.
THEY RANGE IN VALUE FROM 739,000 TO 2.2 MILLION, WHICH COULD ACCOUNT FOR A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL IMPACT, A POTENTIAL LOSS OF ANYWHERE BETWEEN 81,000 TO 242,000 CALCULATED AND 11% LOSS, WHICH IS HALF OF THE VALUE CALCULATED BY CAL BERKELEY.
THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTS HOMEOWNERS INVESTMENTS AND FINANCIAL WELLBEING, BUT IT ALSO HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNTY PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
I WOULD ENCOURAGE HOME HOMEOWNERS IF THIS GOES UP TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR REASSESSMENT DUE TO DECREASE IN PROPERTY VALUE UNDER POSITION EIGHT.
ALTHOUGH PROPERTY TAXES ARE A LOCAL REVENUE SOURCE, IT AFFECTS THE STATE BUDGET AS WELL.
DUE TO THE STATE'S EDUCATION FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT DECREASES THE STATE SPENDING OBLIGATION FOR EDUCATION WITHIN THE POTENTIALLY IMPACTED AREAS, THERE ARE 284 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT COULD APPLY FOR THIS.
I IMPLORE YOU TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS THAT WOULD MINIMIZE THE VISUAL IMPACT ON OUR CHERISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, WHILE STILL ACCOMMODATING THE ROLLOUT OF 5G TECHNOLOGY.
BY PRIORITIZING THE CONCERNS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND PRESERVING THE FINANCIAL OR BEING OF HOMEOWNERS, WE CAN SAFEGUARD THIS ABILITY AND GROWTH OF OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.
UM, I CURRENTLY RESIDE ON WANDERING RIDGE DRIVE AND THE PICTURES THAT YOU GUYS HAVE POSTED UP THERE, THAT'S MY HOME UP THERE.
UH, THIS IS THE PROPOSED SITE OF THIS 5G AT TT AT T TOWER WHERE THE CITY IS PLANNING ON BUILDING.
IT'S GONNA BE VISIBLE TO ME EVERY SINGLE DAY BECAUSE IT'S GONNA SIT IN MY BACKYARD.
UM, WE'VE ASKED THIS QUESTION WHY THIS SITE HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE DESIGNATED SITE.
GO PICK ANOTHER AREA, ANOTHER LOCATION.
I'M SURE IT'S, IT'S, IT'S THERE.
NOT, NOT NECESSARILY IN MY BACKYARD HERE.
UM, WE'VE ALREADY HAD ISSUES WITH INSURANCE COMPANIES.
IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO FIND ONE TO INSURE OUR PROPERTY, LET ALONE THE HIGH PREMIUMS AND RATES THAT WE'VE BEEN PAYING FOR IT.
UM, INSURANCE EXCLUSION IS A STANDARD PRACTICE FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE TO EXCLUDE HEALTH DAMAGES FOR WIRELESS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
THE INSURANCE AUTHORITIES SWISS LY RELEASED A WHITE PAPER CLASSIFYING 5G AS A HIGH EMERGING RISK CAUTIONING THAT POTENTIAL CLAIMS FOR HEALTH IMPAIRMENT MAY COME WITH LONG LATENCY.
IF INSURANCE COMPANIES WON'T TAKE THE RISK.
WHY SHOULD WE? I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM AAA BEEN BEING WITH THEM FOR OVER 25 YEARS WHERE THEY CANCELED MY INSURANCE POLICY STATING THAT MY DWELLING IS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT THEY CONSIDER HIGH BRUSH FIRE EXPOSURE, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE ACCORDING TO THE EXCHANGES UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES.
AND THIS IS WHERE THE CITY WANTS TO BUILD A 5G TOWER.
UM, I SENT EMAILS TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT VANDALISM.
THERE'S ALREADY GRAFFITI UP THERE RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
I DUNNO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ACTUALLY GONE OUT THERE AND TAKEN A LOOK.
UM, AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING.
IMAGINE ONCE THIS TOWER GOES UP, WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
DON'T FORGET, WE'VE ALSO ALSO MENTIONED ABOUT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WE HAVE KIDS THAT GO THERE AND THE CITY COMPLETELY OVERLOOKED THIS IMPACT OF 5G TECHNOLOGY AND WHAT IT'S GONNA COST TO THEIR HEALTH.
YOU STATED YOU WANTED EVIDENCE.
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THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER DECLARED RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION TO BE CANCER, CAUSING PEOPLE WITHIN 50 TO A HUNDRED FEET, 150 METERS RADIUS.EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS LIKE DIFFICULTY TO CONCENTRATE, APPETITE LOSS, HEADACHES, MIGRAINES, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, THE LIST GOES ON.
I WANT TO QUESTION YOU, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING OUT FOR US AND THE MEMBERS THAT LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
HERE WE ARE, HUNDREDS OF US SIGNED PETITIONS AND OPPOSE THIS TOWER FROM BEING BUILT IN OUR BACKYARD.
CLEARLY, OUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD AT AND T AND THE CITY WILL WORK TOGETHER AND BUILD THIS TOWER.
AND WE, THE FAMILIES WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS AND DEAL WITH THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM.
CLEARLY THIS IS PROFIT OVER PUBLIC HEALTH.
I WANT YOU, THE CITY, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION.
IF THIS WAS BACKYARD, WOULD YOU WANT THIS? I'M SORRY SIR.
THE PROPOSED SITE OF WHERE THE CITY IS PLANNING ON INSTALLING THE 5G AT AND T TOWER IS ESSENTIALLY MY BACKYARD.
AND YOU MUST HAVE ALREADY SEEN IT.
THIS IS MY HOUSE AND THAT'S WHERE THE TOWER'S GONNA BE BUILT.
WHY PICK A LOCATION SO CLOSE TO HOMES? CHINO HILLS IS VAST WITH SO MUCH LAND FOR YOU TO BUILD THIS 200 AND 200 FEET FROM MY HOUSE AND PROPERTY LINE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS WIRELESS TOWER IS GOING TO DO TO ME AND MY FAMILY IN THE SHORT AND LONG TERM OF OUR HEALTH.
I'M CURRENTLY IN REMISSION OF THYROID CANCER AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS 5G TECHNOLOGY IS GOING TO DO TO ME IN TERMS OF RADIATION.
THIS IS TRULY PUBLIC CONCERN, AND ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.
YOU HAVE COMPLETELY IGNORED COMMUNITY VALUES IN THIS DECISION MAKING.
IN DOING SOME RESEARCH OF LIVING NEAR A CELL TOWER, IT IS STATED THAT THESE WITHIN A HUNDRED METER WERE EXPOSED TO RADIATION AT A HUNDRED TIMES NORMAL.
AN AUSTRALIAN STUDY FOUND THAT CHILDREN LIVING NEAR TV IN FM BROADCAST TOWERS, WHICH AMIDS SIMILAR RADIATION IN CELL TOWERS, DEVELOP LEUKEMIA AT THREE TIMES THE RATE OF CHILDREN LIVING SEVEN MILES AWAY.
ACCORDING TO A GERMAN STUDY CITED@EMFHEALTH.COM, IF YOU LIVE WITHIN A QUARTER OF A MILE OF A CELL PHONE ANTENNA OR TOWER, YOU MAY BE AT RISK OF SERIOUS HARM TO YOUR HEALTH.
CANCER RATES HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITHIN 400 METERS OF CELL PHONE TOWERS OR ANTENNAS.
A GERMAN STUDY FOUND THAT OUT.
THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY STUDIES HAVE FOUND THAT LEVELS OF RADIATION EMITTED FROM CELL PHONE TOWERS CAN DAMAGE CELL TISSUES.
AND D N A CAUSING MISCARRIAGE, SUPPRESSING IMMUNE FUNCTION, AND CAUSING OTHER HEALTH MAJOR PROBLEMS. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN THAT I HAVE ENDURED.
IMAGINE IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY MEMBER WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL? PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES.
IF YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROPOSAL, OUR CITY RESIDENTS WILL MAKE SURE TO CAMPAIGN AND VOTE.
ALL YOU APPOINTED COUNCIL AND PLANNING, COMMISSIONING MEMBERS DOWN, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO SPREAD THE WORD.
ALL THESE PEOPLE WE HAVE HERE HAVE COME TOGETHER FOR ONE REASON.
PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS, EVERYBODY TO VOICE THEIR CONCERN.
NO 5G CELL TOWER NEAR MY HOME.
GOOD EVENING, UH, CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER ATTENDEES.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE MY CONCERN OVER THIS PROPOSAL.
THIS PROPOSED TOWER IS OVER, WOULD BE OVER MY BACKYARD.
WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IN 1991, UH, WITH THE PROMISE THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE OPEN UNDEVELOPABLE LAND BEHIND US SO THAT NO ONE WOULD BE UP ABOVE US.
I KEEP HEARING THE NUMBER OF 30 FEET.
WHEN I LOOK UP ON THAT HILL, I'M ALREADY LOOKING UP 50 TO A HUNDRED FEET.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS, BUT ANOTHER 30 FEET IS GONNA, UH, PRESENT WHAT I CONSIDER AN OBJECTIONABLE DESIGN FOR MY BACKYARD.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WOULD CHOOSE TO, TO HAVE PUT AS A, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, UM, OBJECTIONABLE MONUMENT IN MY SENSE.
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I'M ALSO SPEAKING FOR A NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR WHO'S UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT BECAUSE OF, OF WORK OBLIGATIONS.UH, THEY'VE BEEN THERE ABOUT 15 TO 20 YEARS.
LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN OVER THERE OVER 30 YEARS.
UH, WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS, UH, LARGE TOWER.
I ASSUME THAT LARGE TOWERS MEAN LARGE POWER, SMALLER TOWERS.
UH, YOU KNOW, SMALLER CELLS SHOULD HAVE LESS OF THESE KIND OF HEALTH RISKS TO THEM.
UM, AND THEY'D ALSO BE CLOSER TO WHERE THE THINGS WOULD BE USED AS WAS MENTIONED ALONG THE STREETS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
UM, I DON'T THINK THERE'S TOO MANY CARS SHOULD BE UP ON THE HILL.
AND IN FACT, THAT'S ONE OF MY OBJECTIONS IS THAT THAT WOULD BRING ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, UM, VISITORS, MAINTENANCE CREWS AND SO FORTH, UP ONTO THAT HILLSIDE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, AREN'T THERE NOW.
AND WE'D PREFER NOT TO KEEP THEM.
WE HAD A FIRE ON THAT SAME HILLSIDE A FEW YEARS AGO.
UM, OUR HOUSE WAS ONE OF THE ONES CANCELED BY FARMERS BECAUSE OF FIRE RISK, BECAUSE OF A STRUCTURE THAT WAS BURNT, A HOUSE LOST IN, UH, IN, UH, ANOTHER FIRE.
AND SO WE WERE CANCELED FOR OUR POLICY.
WE'VE HAD TO, UH, REDO OUR POLICY A COUPLE TIMES DUE TO THAT BEING IN THAT FIRE ZONE.
UM, I WOULDN'T CHOOSE TO BUY FROM A COMPANY THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, OVERRULE THE RESIDENT'S WISHES AGAINST THIS.
SO I DON'T REALLY SEE THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
THEY, THEY DON'T HAVE A POTENTIAL SALE IN, IN MY HOUSE.
UM, MY HOUSE IS, UH, NOT IN THAT PICTURE ON WANDERING RIDGE, BUT WE'RE VERY CLOSE.
UH, JUST A COUPLE DOORS OVER, LIKE I SAID, UH, BEING IN OUR BACKYARD, IT'S HARD TO AVOID SEEING IT LOOKING UP, HAVING THAT THING TOWERING HIGH ABOVE US.
SO I'D ASK YOU, UH, THIS COUNSEL TO DECLINE THIS.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO OPPOSE THE AT AND T CELL TOWER.
UM, I THINK IT'S KIND OF CRAZY HOW IT'S ONLY 200 FEET AWAY FROM RESIDENCES, ONLY HALF A MILE, WHICH IS HALF OF THE FOUR LAPS AROUND A TRACK.
AT MY HIGH SCHOOL, HALF A MILE IS ABOUT 2,640 FEET.
SO THE FACT THAT I COULD EVEN RUN IT IN PROBABLY THREE MINUTES IS IN JUST FOR HALF A MILE, BUT FOR 200 FEET, I COULD PROBABLY SKIP IT IN LIKE 30 SECONDS.
SO THAT'S INSANE HOW CLOSE IT IS TO RESIDENCES.
I, UM, I AM GOING TO SOON BE ENTERING THE JOB FIELD AND PURCHASING A HOME WITHIN THE NEXT 10 OR SO YEARS.
AND I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO PURCHASE ONE IN CHINO HILLS, BUT I, I HOPE THAT, UM, IF, WELL, I KNOW THAT IF THIS 5G TOWER PASSES, IT'S PROBABLY BOUND THAT MORE ARE GONNA PASS.
AND I DON'T PER, I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN A NEAR A CELL TOWER, ESPECIALLY A 5G ONE WHERE MY HEALTH AND MY CHILDREN'S HEALTH OR ANY OTHER HEALTH RISKS WILL BE PRESENT, ESPECIALLY MISCARRIAGES AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO AFFECT NEW FAMILIES AND EXISTING FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE CHILDREN AND DON'T WANNA SEE THEM DIE OF CANCER.
SO I'M HOPING THAT YOU GUYS CAN PLEASE DECLINE THIS AND THINK ABOUT US, THE COMMUNITY, AND HOW WE ARE ACTUALLY FEARFUL OF THE LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS THAT THIS CAN PRESENT TO US.
AND WE ARE REALLY, REALLY HOPING THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THE BETTER CHOICE FOR US, THE COMMUNITY.
MY NAME IS DEREK O'HANLON AND I'VE LIVED IN THE ROLLING RIDGE AREA SINCE, UH, 1988.
I LIVED THERE AND IN OH TWO, WE HAD A FIRE ON THAT SAME RIDGE.
THE FIRE STARTED AT, UH, ROCK SPRINGS AND BURNED ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE FIRST CUL SAC.
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TOOK, UH, AT LEAST TWO TO THREE CHAPTERS, HELICOPTERS TO COME IN, PUT THE FIRE OUT.UH, THAT THING BURNT FOR A FEW HOURS, SO, I MEAN, UH, THAT'S, IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY.
AND, UH, AND, AND, AND TWO WEEKS LATER IN THE CHINO CHAMPION I READ IT WAS DUE TO A VEHICLE, UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE UP ON THAT RIDGE.
SO TO BUILD THAT TOWER, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING CONTRACTORS UP FROM ROCK SPRINGS ALL THE WAY OVER.
YOU GUYS MAY NOT KNOW WHAT, HOW FAR THAT IS, BUT IT, IT'S PRETTY FAR.
SO YOU'RE GONNA BRING CONTRACTORS UP, VEHICLES UP ON THAT RIDGE AND THAT THAT SITE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED.
SO THEY'RE GONNA BE DRIVING UP ON THAT RIDGE AND, AND THAT, TO ME, THAT'S A DANGEROUS THING.
AND IF IT HAPPENED BEFORE, IT CAN HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND, UH, I JUST DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO PUT THAT TOWER RIGHT THERE.
WHY 200 FEET? I, I DON'T GET IT.
THEY SAY THE, THE RIDGE IS AT THE HIGHEST POINT BEHIND THE HOUSES AT 200 FEET, AND I KNOW THAT HILL, CAUSE I LIVE THREE HOUSES FROM THERE, THAT RIDGE GOES UP AND IT FLATTENS OVER.
SO THEY MAKE IT SOUND LIKE THE HIGHEST POINT IS 200 FEET FROM THE H CLOSEST HOUSE.
IT DOESN'T, IT GOES OUT STRAIGHT ON THAT RIDGE.
SO, UH, I WOULD HOPE YOU CONSIDER NOT BUILDING IT THERE.
AND INSURANCE THING IS FOR REAL.
UH, I JUST GOT MY NEW STATEMENTS, $3,100 FOR A YEAR.
I HAVE TWO OTHER HOUSES IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES, AND I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE.
OTHER PEOPLE ARE TELLING ME THEY GOT CANCELED.
SO WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOT TO HAVE HOMEOWNER INSURANCE? I MEAN, I KNOW STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S HAVING PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE 200 HO OTHER HOUSES, WHICH I DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING HOMEOWNER INSURANCE WAY CHEAPER THAN $3,100.
SO HOPE YOU CONSIDER NOT BUILDING THIS SITE.
AND, UH, I'M SURE THE HOMEOWNERS ON THIS BLOCK WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
UH, MY ISSUE HAS TWO CONCERN, ONE, RADIATION, SECOND ONE LOCATION.
IF YOU HAVE THOSE PAPER, I SUBMIT, MAYBE YOU CAN LOOK AT ME.
UH, IT'S TOO SMALL FOR YOU GUYS.
IS FREEWAY 71 GRANT AVENUE, CHINO HILL, PARKWAY 60.
AND WE ALREADY JUST KNOW CHINO HILL.
WE ALREADY HAVE TWO TOWERS, OKAY? T-MOBILE, VERIZON, AND SPRING.
SPRING MAYBE BELONG TO, I REMEMBER.
BUT THOSE THREE, LOOK AT THIS.
THEY ALL LIKE, I GUESS ONE I I I ALREADY MEASURED MAYBE OVER 1000 FEET FROM RESTON.
WHERE IS RESTON? LOOK AT THIS CIRCLE ALL REST IN THIS CIRCLE.
AND LOOK AT THE A IS AT AND T PROJECTED PUT HERE AND ALL SURROUND ALL REST.
IT'S NOT ONLY ONE SIDE, IT'S 306 DEGREE, ALL RAISED.
SO THIS CIRCLE IS RAISED AND THAT'S WHY THEY HAD NO CHOICE.
THEY HAVE PUT 200 FEET BECAUSE IT'S JUST A SMALL LAND, SMALL CIRCLE LAND HERE AND ALL THIS AND MAYBE 2000 HOUSES AND THEY TRIED TO PUT HERE.
OKAY, IF YOU HAVE TO PUT IT, WHY DON'T YOU PUT TOGETHER WITH T-MOBILE, VERIZON, SPRING, ALL TOGETHER.
WHY AT AND T IS SO SPECIAL? OKAY, ONLY ONE MINUTE.
SECOND, I WANNA TALK ABOUT RADIATION.
THIS GENTLEMAN AT AND T GENTLEMAN, FIRST MEETING, HE SAID ZERO RADIATION, THEIR CELL PHONE TOWER IS ZERO RADIATION.
NOBODY OBJECT THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE.
I MEAN, NOT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
I TEST ALL THE, UH, RADIATION.
THAT'S PART EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID.
OKAY, AND LOOK, T-MOBILE, VERIZON.
LOOK, THE, THE, THE LOCATION IS DISTANCE.
HOW COME HE CAN SAY ZERO RADIATION?
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HOW CAN YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT ANYWAY? WHAT IS 200 FEET FROM HERE TO THE BACK WALL AND COME BACK, REDUCE SIX FEET, 60 FEET TOTAL IS ABOUT TWO 60 FROM HERE TO THERE.UH, MR. TAYLOR FROM AT AND T ASK, DO YOU WANT CELL PHONE SERVICE OR NOT? RHETORICALLY, OF COURSE, THAT'S A FALSE QUESTION BECAUSE CELL PHONE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE IN THE AREA.
AND IN ADDITION TO CELL PHONE, THERE'S LANDLINE AND THERE'S HIGH, HIGH SPEED INTERNET.
SO THE QUESTION IS, UH, WHY NOW? THE AREA AT AND D SUPPOSEDLY WILL COVER WHAT'S FILLED OUT IN THE 1980S.
SO FOR THREE DECADES, WHY NO ONE HAVE PROPOSED TO BUILD CELL TOWER IN THAT OPEN SPACE UNTIL NOW? I THINK THAT'S QUESTION.
I WAS IN MY BACKYARD THE OTHER DAY, UH, WATCHING THE SUNSET.
THEN NOTICE THAT THE OPEN SPACE ADJACENT TO MY BACKYARD, NEW SHOES ARE GROWING UP EVERYWHERE.
SOME OF THEM HAS ALREADY REACHED FOUR FEET TALL.
AND JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE CITIES CREW CAME AND MOWED DOWN THE MUSTARD WEED, UH, THAT WAS IN FULL BLOOM.
SO WHAT I SAW WAS BASICALLY THAT YOU WERE PRESSABLE OR OF NATURE.
THE MORE YOU CUT IT, THE MORE YOU GROW ABOUT.
AND OVER THE DECADES, WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS CYCLE YEAR OVER YEAR.
SO IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT THE OPEN SPACE AFTER YEARS ACCUMULATION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS HAS BECOME TINDERBOX.
SO AT THIS PART CAN BURN THE WHOLE AREA.
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, UH, CITED, UH, COMMON SENSE TO EXAMINE AT AND T FROM ANY, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
ACTUALLY, UH, I BEG TO DIFFER.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST GO TO THE SITE AND DO A BRIEF SURVEY.
I THINK ANY REASONABLE PERSON WILL REALIZE YOU'RE BUILDING ON THE PILE OF DRY KINDLING SURROUNDED BY DENSELY POPULATED RESIDENTIAL AREA.
IN ADDITION TO SINGLE FAMILY HOME, THERE ARE LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SO JUST IMAGINE THAT THE, UH, PARENTS RUSHING TO THE SCHOOL TRYING TO RETRIEVE THEIR CHILD WHILE THE THREE IS SWARM.
THE ONLY THREE ACCESSIBLE IS SWARM BY FIREFIGHTERS TRYING TO CONTAIN THE FIRE.
25,000 HOME WERE BURNED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS, LOST TO WILDFIRE.
AND YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT SAFE FARM HAS STOPPED WRITING NEW HOMEOWNER INSURANCE CITING A VERY SIMPLE REASON, RAPIDLY INCREASING CATASTROPHE LOSSES.
SO I JUST HOPE YOU CONSIDER LIABILITY FACTOR.
PENNY, WHO? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
WHO AND I, ON BEHALF OF THE CONCERNED RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS, WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE AT AND T TOWER.
AS YOU'RE AWARE, DESPITE THE OVERWHELMING OPPOSITION EXPRESSED DURING THE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING, WE FELT OUR CONCERN WERE NOT ADEQUATELY CONSIDERED.
THIS LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT HAS LEFT US DISILLUSIONED AND DISHEARTENED, BUT WE WERE VERY HAPPY THAT AT LEAST THE TWO, UM, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WERE WILLING TO HEAR US AGAIN IN THIS MEETING.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, GIVING US ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
AND IN RESPONSE TO THE DISREGARD WE EXPERIENCED, WE TOOK IT UPON OURSELF TO TAKE ACTION.
UH, WE CREATED AN ONLINE PETITION, ONE DOOR TO DOOR THROUGHOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO GAUGE THEIR OPINION ON THE TOWER.
WHILE SOME ACKNOWLEDGED THE NEED
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FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL, BUT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL WE SPOKE TO EXPRESS THEIR DISAPPROVAL OF THE TOWER PROXIMITY TO THE HOMES, THE CONSENSUS WAS CLEAR.IT IS JUST TOO CLOSE TO THE HOME.
IT RAISES ISSUES RELATED TO HOUSE DEVALUATION OF PROPERTY FAIR, HEATHER, AND NUMEROUS OTHER VALID POINTS THAT OUR NEIGHBOR HAS ALREADY PRESENTED.
AND IN A SPAN OF JUST ONE WEEK, WE MANAGED TO COLLECT AN IMPRESSIVE 155TH SIGNATURES FROM CHINO HILL'S RESIDENCE WHO STAND UNITED IN ALL POSITION TO THIS PROJECT.
I BELIEVE THE NUMBER WILL BE HIGHER IF WE HAVE MORE TIME.
UM, AND I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS MATERIAL TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE MEDIA, AND IT SHOULD BE IN YOUR HAND RIGHT NOW, UM, FOR OUR SIGNATURES.
AND WE HAVE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO DEMONSTRATE THE STRENGTH AND UNITY OF OUR VOICE, URGING THE CITY TO ADOPT A POLICY PROHIBITING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANY CELL PHONE TOWER WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF CHINO HILLS RESIDENCE.
OUR HOME IS OUR MAJOR FACILITY.
WE GO TO SCHOOL, WE GO TO WORK, WE GO TO SHOPPING CENTER, BUT WE ALWAYS GO BACK HOME 24, 24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THAT WE ARE ATTACHED TO.
SO IT IS CONSIDERED OUR MAJOR FACILITY.
AND ALLY FOLLOWING THE LAST MEETING, DELL HAS BEGAN TO SURFACE REGARDING THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE PROCESS AND THE PROCEDURE IN PLACE.
WE QUESTION WHETHER THE CONSIDERED REGION MADE ARE SOLELY INFLUENCED BY THE CITY'S FINANCIAL GAIN OF $5,000 PER MONTH TO LEND THE LAND TO AT AND T THE COST SAVING BENEFIT FOR AT AND T BY PUTTING THE TOWER ANYWHERE THEY WANT OR ANY UNDISCLOSED DEALS THAT MAY COMPROMISE THE VALUE WE HOLD DEAR, THOSE FACTOR ALONG, CANNOT OVERWEIGHT OUR EXPECTATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL PRIORITIZE THE WELLBEING, DESIRE OF THE RESIDENTS OVER ANY EXTERNAL INTERESTS.
WE STAND HERE TODAY, NOT ONLY AS THE RESIDENTS VOICING OUR CONCERNS, BUT ALSO AS ADVOCATES FOR THE, UH, ATED, UM, PRINCIPLE UPON WHICH OUR CITY WAS BUILT.
IN CONCLUSION, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF CHIN HILLS RESIDENCE.
WE HAVE RALLIED TOGETHER TO AGAINST THE TOWER, AND IT, IT IS OUR HOPE THAT YOU CAN REEVALUATE THE DECISION.
THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD THAT I HAVE IS ANN SCHUL VAR.
SO MY NAME IS VARNEY AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS.
AND I LIVE NEAR THE PROPOSED SITE OF THE AT AND T 5G CELL PHONE TOWER.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HARMFUL EFFECTS OF THE 5G CELL PHONE TOWER TO ADULTS, AND PARTICULARLY TO CHILDREN.
AS EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS VERY NEAR THE PROPOSED CELL PHONE TOWER, SAY JUST DOWN THE STREET.
I CHOOSE THE PROSPECTS OF BETTER HEALTH WITHOUT A CELL PHONE ANTENNA IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD COMPARED TO THE POTENTIAL HARMFUL EFFECTS OF RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FOR THE MERE CONVENIENCE OF GOOD CELL PHONE RECEPTION.
BY THE WAY, I'VE BEEN LIVING IN CHINO HILLS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS WITHOUT GOOD CELL PHONE RECEPTION.
AND IT ISN'T THE END OF THE WORLD.
OKAY? CHILDREN ARE MORE VULNERABLE TO RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION THAN ANY OTHER GROUP.
THE SKULL OF FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IS FOUR TIMES THINNER THAN AN ADULT.
AND THE SKULL OF 10 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IS HALF THE THICKNESS OF AN ADULT.
GIVEN THIS DISPARITY IN THICKNESS LOGICALLY, IN A STUDY IN 2018 FOUND THAT CHILDREN'S BRAIN ABSORBED TWO TO THREE TIMES THE RADIATION OF AN ADULT BRAIN.
IN STUDIES OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION, 10 YEAR OLDS SHOWED LOWER VERBAL SCORES, HIGHER INTERNALIZATION AND TOTAL PROBLEMS IN GENERAL.
IN F IN FIVE TO SIX YEAR OLDS, GREATER RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE SHOWED REDUCED VISUAL MOTOR COORDINATION.
IN A 2004 PILOT STUDY INVOLVING FUNCTIONAL BRAIN SCANS OF FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAD WORK FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS IN FIRE STATIONS WITH TWO G CELL TOWERS, THE RESEARCH HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE ONLY PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS SYMPTOMS OF SLOWED REACTION TIME, LACK OF FOCUS, LACK OF IMPULSE CONTROL, SEVERE HEADACHES, ANESTHESIA LIKE SLEEP, SLEEP DEPRIVATION, DEPRESSION, AND TREMORS, WAS THE RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM THE TOWERS.
FOLLOWING THIS STUDY, THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS THEN WENT ON TO OPPOSE THE USE OF FIRE STATIONS AS BASE TOWERS FOR, UH, BASE STATIONS FOR TOWERS.
NOW, WITH THE EMERGENCE OF 5G TECHNOLOGY, THERE'S ALSO A FRENZY TO ADOPT THIS TECHNOLOGY WITH LITTLE TO NO SCIENTIFIC DATA AS TO ITS EFFECT ON CHILDREN.
SO DO WE, UH, ARE, ARE WE AS CITIZENS OF CHINO HILL, SIMPLY SLAVES WHO BOW TO LARGE CORPORATIONS TO BE CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED WITH 5G RADIATION? DO WE AS A CITY SIMPLY COMPLY TO THE POTENTIAL HARMFUL HEALTH EFFECTS,
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DEPRECIATION, FARMING, UH, PROPERTY VALUE, FIRE RISK? BECAUSE A LARGE CORPORATION IS GIVING THE POULTRY SUM OF $5,000 PER MONTH FOR A CELL PHONE TOWER, DO WE AS A SOCIETY REALLY NEED THE GENERAL POPULATION TO SPEND MORE TIME ON THEIR CELL PHONES WITH THE RATES OF OBESITY, MYOPIA, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS SKYROCKETING IN OUR SOCIETY? AND IN TERMS OF THE SPACES, UH, YOU KNOW, I HIKE ALL OVER CHINO HILLS, RIGHT ABOVE CHINO AND CHINO HILLS PARKWAY.THERE'S, IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY ELEVATED HEIGHT, AND IT'S ACTUALLY PROBABLY HIGHER THAN WHERE I'M AT.
AND THAT'S A GREAT AREA BECAUSE THERE'S NO HOMES THERE, THERE'S NO SCHOOL THERE.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT THAT SPOT CAN'T BE USED FOR A CELL PHONE TOWER.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOUR POINT.
UH, MAYOR PETER ROGERS, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FROM A, UH, FIRE HAZARD AND INSURANCE POINT OF VIEW.
I KNOW MANY POINTS HAVE BEEN ITERATED, UH, BY SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS.
UH, IT IS A, UH, THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ACCESS ROAD BUILT.
MOST LIKELY, I HOPE THEY ACCESS IT BY A ROAD.
UH, CURRENTLY THE HILL IS INACCESSIBLE BY MOST PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE RESIDENCE AND THOSE WHO KNOW HOW TO GET BACK THERE OR HOP THEIR FENCE BEHIND THEIR BACKYARD.
SO PRETTY, UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF WILDLIFE THERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT I'M SURE WHEN THE TOWER IS BUILT, THERE WILL BE A ROAD BUILT, WHICH WILL GIVE ACCESSIBILITY TO PEOPLE.
AND THIS WILL OPEN THE RANGE FOR VANDALISM AND FOR OTHER ISSUES TO COME UP.
AND BY VANDALISM, I JUST DON'T MEAN GRAFFITI OR PEOPLE LOITERING AROUND.
YOU HAVE AN ACCESS, IT'S A NICE VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE CH POMONA VALLEY, CHINO VALLEY FROM THAT AREA.
YOU'LL ALSO GET PEOPLE WHO ARE ANTI 5G TECHNOLOGY.
I WAS ACTUALLY GOOGLING, UH, ON SEARCH ENGINES, UH, 5G FIRE HAZARDS.
AND WHAT I WAS EXPECTING WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I FOUND.
WHAT I FOUND IS THAT, UH, THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE ANTI 5G TECHNOLOGY WHO ACTUALLY PUT THOSE PLACES ON FIRE, WHICH IS KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, A REBELLION.
AND I SAID, WOW, THAT'S KIND OF A WEIRD THING THAT I, THAT I, YOU KNOW, THAT HAPPENS THERE.
NEXT POINT HERE IS THAT IT HAS A DIESEL ENGINE AS A BACKUP.
AND SINCE IT'S THE DIESEL GENERATOR RUNNING ON DIESEL FUEL, IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLENISHED EVERY NOW AND THEN CHECKED AND EVENTUALLY AFTER YEARS.
NO MATTER HOW YOU SEAL IT, NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF A JOB YOU DO, IF ANY OF US WORKED ON CARS, ANYTHING THAT HAS MECHANICAL PROPERTIES WILL FOR SURELY WILL WITHER AWAY WITH WEATHER.
THE SEALS WILL GIVE OUT AND IT'LL START DRIPPING FUEL.
THINGS WILL HAPPEN TO IT, AND THERE'LL BE MITIGATION.
NO MATTER HOW GOOD OF A SERVICE RECORD YOU HAVE, IT'LL HAVE ISSUES.
AND THAT FUEL WILL SEEP INTO THE SOIL AND IT'LL BECOME PART OF THAT.
AND IN CASE THERE'S ANY SPARK OR ANYTHING, IT'S A VERY BIG FIRE HAZARD.
UH, AND, UH, THE POSSIBILITY IS THERE, UH, AGAIN, UH, REGARDING THE INSURANCE, I'M, I'M A 25 YEAR OLD RESIDENT IN THAT AREA.
MY HOUSE IS THE THIRD HOUSE FROM THE TOWER FACING THE HILL.
AND I'VE BEEN DECLINED BY, I WAS WITH FARMERS FOR ALL OF MY SERVICES.
FARMERS POLITELY DECLINED TO ME.
I'M PAYING ABOUT 3,100 THE SAME RATE.
AND THE MINUTE THE FARMERS FINDS OUT, WELL, I DON'T HAVE FARMERS NOW.
I GOT SOME OUT STATE, UH, JOKERS, UH, EVERY YEAR I'M CHANGING.
EVERY YEAR I HAVE TO SWITCH CUZ THEY, THEY DO ONE YEAR AND THEY SEND YOU A LETTER LY SAYING, WE'RE DIMINISH CUTTING YOUR SERVICES.
UH, ONCE THE TOWER'S THERE, I'M SURE THE RATES WILL GO TO 4,000.
IT'LL JUST BE DECLINED COVERAGE ALTOGETHER.
SO I ASKED THE COUNCIL TO MAKE A DECISION, UH, WITH ALL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE RESIDENTS AND BY THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ARE WE GOOD? VERIZON, DID YOU NEED, OR AT T DID YOU NEED TO SAY RESPOND BEFORE WE, UH, CLOSE IT? UM, NOT MUCH, UH, THAT I CAN RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS.
I RESPECT THEIR, THEIR INPUT THEY PROVIDED TO THE CITY.
UM, AGAIN, OUR, OUR GOAL IS JUST TO ADDRESS THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY NEEDS IN THAT AREA.
AND, UH, WE ARE ABIDING BY ALL, UH, CITY ORDINANCES, LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS.
SO, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME, HAVING US HERE.
CAN YOU, BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN, UM, I, I KNOW YOU BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE, BUT CAN YOU COMMENT AGAIN BECAUSE IT HAS COME UP SO MUCH ON WHY IT IS SO CLOSE TO THE, UH, TO THE HOMES
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AND WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH TO DECIDE THAT YOU COULDN'T MOVE IT FURTHER OUT.CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN? YEAH, THAT WOULD'VE TO BE, UH, A JT WHO, WHO, UH, WE HIRED HIS FIRM TO DO THIS APPLICATION ON BEHALF OF ATT, WHICH IS SMARTLINK.
SO THE QUESTION IS, WHY WAS THIS LOCATION SELECTED AND WHY? YEAH, IT'S COME UP NUMEROUS TIMES AND I KNOW YOU ALREADY EXPLAINED IT, BUT CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN IT AGAIN SINCE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STUFF COMING IN AND OUT MM-HMM.
THEY SAY 200 FEET FROM THE HOME, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY A GUIDELINE THAT WAS SET BY PLANNING.
SO IT'S NOT, THE SITE IS NOT ACTUALLY 200 FEET AWAY FROM THE HOME.
200 FEET IS THE SETBACK FROM THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO FOR THIS PARTICULAR AREA, THERE'S NO SPACE THAT IS OPEN TO BUILD THE SITE AND IT DOESN'T MEET THE SETBACKS.
SO WHEN WE MET WITH THE CITY AND DISCUSSED THIS LOCATION WITH THE CITY THEY WERE IN AGREEANCE TO US MOVING FORWARD.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT SITE IS THERE.
IT'S, IT'S SURROUNDED BY RESIDENTIAL.
THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, OTHER OPTIONS THERE FOR THAT AREA.
SO THAT'S WHY THAT LOCATION AND, AND BASED ON THE COVERAGE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE, THAT WAS THE AREA THAT LIKE NORTHERN CHINO HILLS, THAT PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS MOST OPTIMAL OR, YES.
WHEN PEOPLE BRING UP, WHY'D YOU PICK THAT NEIGHBORHOOD? YES, WE, THAT AREA WAS SELECTED DUE TO THE GAP IN COVERAGE.
AND THEN THE GENTLEMAN THAT HAD THE, THE MAP, UM, THAT SHOWED WHERE LIKE SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, C COMPANIES THAT PUT, LIKE ONE WAS IN DIAMOND BAR, ONE WAS FAR AWAY.
I'M SURE THAT'S PRIVATELY OWNED LAND.
BUT HAD YOU, HAD YOU LOOKED IN THOSE AREAS TOO? OH YEAH.
WE, WE PROVIDED ALL THAT INFORMATION TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW, PETER.
SO I THINK THAT'S IT FOR AT AND T.
WHAT WE WILL DO IS CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING OH, SORRY.
BRING IT BACK UP FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, I JUST GOT A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY.
FIRST OF ALL, INSURANCE, UH, CITY MANAGER, I KNOW THAT WE MADE CONTACT WITH THE INSURANCE COMMISSION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROBABLY MAYBE SIX, EIGHT MONTHS AGO.
SO, UM, WE DID COMMUNICATE WITH THEM, UH, BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING CANCELED.
SO IT REALLY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CELL TOWER, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THE STATE PARK WOULD BE AN EXAMPLE.
ALL THE OPEN SPACE, WE HAVE 3000 ACRES OF, OF OPEN SPACE.
UM, WE'VE EXPRESSED TO THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS A, A GOOD, UH, WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM.
UM, WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB, BUT WE'RE PENALIZED BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PARADISE? UM, SO YOU ARE RIGHT.
A LOT OF INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE LEAVING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
UM, WE AS A CITY ARE TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE DEALING WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF OUR SENATORS, UH, TRYING TO MAKE A, A DIFFERENCE AND TO PROVIDE INSURANCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE DID HAVE A, A CONDOMINIUM PROJECT IN BUTTERFIELD WHERE THEIR RATE RATES WENT UP BY $80,000 FOR A HUNDRED UNITS.
UH, WE WORKED WITH AN INSURANCE COMPANY TO GET THAT DOWN TO ABOUT 15,000.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE AWARE OF THE INSURANCE PROBLEM.
UM, JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS GOING TO A MEETING ABOUT SEVEN 30 IN THE MORNING AND I CALLED OUR CITY MANAGER CUZ PEOPLE WERE IN OPEN SPACE.
AND WHO WERE THOSE INDIVIDUALS? YOU, YOU, YOU HAD FOUND OUT FOR ME, YOU TALKED TO D DANIEL.
CAN YOU SORT OF TALK ABOUT THAT PLEASE? UH, SURE.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ CALLED THAT MORNING BECAUSE HE HAD OBSERVED A CREW WORKING IN, UH, CITY, UH, OPEN SPACE AND IT INCLUDED A, A COUPLE VEHICLES.
AND SO, UH, WE TEND TO TRACK, UH, THE ACTIVITY OF, OF OUR, UH, CONTRACTORS WORKING IN PUBLIC RIGHTS AWAY.
AND, UH, AFTER SPEAKING TO THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND HAVING TEAM GO OUT AND ACTUALLY, UH, SPEAK WITH THEM, UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS VERIZON.
UH, AND SO I THINK THE POINT THOUGH, UH, THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE TO THE COMMUNITY IS WE DO WORK TO REGULATE OUR, UH, UH, PARTNERS WHO ARE OPERATING IN THE CITY.
UH, BUT IN ADDITION TO STAFF LEVEL, WE HAVE EYES AND EARS WITH OUR COUNSEL AND OTHERS WHO ARE, UH, OBSERVING ACTIVITY AND JUST CALLING THE QUESTION ALONG THE WAY.
ALSO TOO, THERE ARE GATES HERE, DANIEL, THAT ACTUALLY, UM, NO, NOT EVERYBODY CAN DRIVE THOSE ROADS, RIGHT? THERE'S ACTUALLY GATE THAT BLOCKS ACCESS.
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THAT POINT.UM, THE OTHER THING IS, CHIEF, UM, I WAS IN THE FIRE SERVICE AND OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT.
DO ANY OF THESE SERVICE ROADS, IS THERE ANY BENEFIT SUCH AS A FIRE BREAK? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UH, IS A CONSIDERATION? IF I UNDERSTAND THE CORRECT, THE ANSWER, THE QUESTION IS THAT DO THE THE ROADS PROVIDE US ACCESS TO, UH, ANY EVENT THAT THERE'S A FIRE? CERTAINLY, YEAH.
THAT WOULD PROVIDE US ACCESS TO BE ABLE TO GET IN THERE AND MITIGATE ANY, UH, FIRES THAT MAY EXIST.
WELL, THE POINT IS, IS WHEN WE TRY TO CUT LINE, WOULD THAT ROAD ACT LIKE A FIRE BREAK? SO IN OTHER WORDS, THE SPREAD OF FIRE HITS THE ROAD POSSIBLY.
IT ACTUALLY, WOULD THAT STOP THE FIRE? UH, IT ABSOLUTELY WOULD.
IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WOULD BE PUT IN BY A DOZER LINE, BUT IT WOULD BE ALSO BE AN AREA THAT WE WOULD ANCHOR OFF OF.
IT'S A SAFE AREA, UH, FOR US TO START OUR WORK AND BASICALLY GO DIRECT TOWARDS THE FIRE TO, TO.
SO THAT COULD BE SORT OF A BENEFIT.
UM, ALSO, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND BASICALLY, UM, 5G IS SORT OF SOMETHING NEW.
UM, I, I JUST WANNA SAY KUDOS TO THIS COUNCIL.
UH, WE HAD A BATTLE AND I SEE BOB GOODWIN AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE IN THE BACK.
WE, AT ONE TIME HAD, UH, 200 FOOT POWER LINES IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CITY.
UH, WE FOUGHT THAT BECAUSE IT WAS IN 150 FOOT EASEMENT.
THE TOWERS WERE 200 FEET TALL AND YOU HAD LIKE SWING ARMS THAT WENT OUT AND, UH, 500 KV ELECTRICAL OR, UH, ELECTRICAL CURRENT LINES WOULD GO THROUGH THERE AND IT WOULD BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 25 TO 50 FEET FROM A HOUSE.
WE WANT IT, THE CITY HAD TO PAY ABOUT $5 MILLION TO FIGHT THIS.
SO DO WE CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY? YES.
DO WE CARE ABOUT PROPERTY PRICES? WE DO.
UM, MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE DON'T DO THIS, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT SMALL SITES, CORRECT? I'M TALKING TO YOU AT AND T.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, THEY COULD BE PUT ON LIGHT POLES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, WHICH THEY WOULD BE CLOSER TO THE HOUSES THAN SAY 200 FEET.
THEY WOULD BE ANYWHERE FROM MAYBE 10 FEET TO MAYBE 15 FEET FROM A HOUSE.
MY UNDERSTANDING, THE SPACING'S RIGHT AROUND 200 FEET, 150 TO 200 FEET.
SO IF WE GO TO SMALL SITES, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF THEM ON LIGHTPOST THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
SO I NEED A WAY, WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE BEST THING FOR MY COMMUNITY CUZ WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU GUYS SAY WE'RE LISTENING.
AND IF WE COULD PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE, WE WOULD.
BUT THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE SAME SITUATION.
THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA LIVE CLOSER TO, TO THOSE TOWERS OR TO THE ANTENNA, AND THEY'RE GONNA BASICALLY BE OUT HERE TOO.
AND, AND, AND THEY, THEY HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS.
UM, SO THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED AND I WENT TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WEBPAGE.
SO RV WAVES ARE A FORM OF ENERGY, OKAY? ELECTRIC MA MAGNETIC SPECTRUM.
THEY'RE POSITIONED BETWEEN AN FM RADIO WAVE AND A MICROWAVE.
SO THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO, TO FIND OUT BECAUSE THAT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.
RV WAVES ARE NON-IONIZING, MEANING THAT THE ENERGY WAVES CANNOT DAMAGE DNA WITHIN A CELL.
THIS COMES FROM THE AMERICAN OR CANCER SOCIETY WEBPAGE.
THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY FROM AN RV WAVE DECREASES AS IT DISTANCE FROM THE BASE STATION INCREASES.
SO THE FARTHER AWAY FROM THE BASE STATION, IT DECREASES AS FAR AS R RF WAVES, THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE US FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION, THE FCC STATES THAT THE RV WAVES FROM A SOUTH TOWER EXPOSURE NEAR HOMES AND SCHOOLS ARE TYPICALLY THOUSANDS OF TIMES BELOW SAFETY LIMITS.
AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO FIND, TO GET THAT INFORMATION.
SO, UM, BUT 5G IS FAIRLY NEW, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT.
UM, BUT EVEN OUR CELL PHONES, WHEN WE GOT OUR CELL PHONES, WE WERE TOLD POSSIBLY WE COULD GET CANCER BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE TO OUR HEAD.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE, UM, THE BEST DECISION FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT IF WE SAY NO TO THIS, OKAY, IT'S GONNA BE COVERED AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA REALLY SEE IT.
IT'S AESTHETICALLY, IT'S GONNA LOOK PLEASING, I BELIEVE A WATER TOWER ON A HILL.
UM, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE OVER AT CVS, UM, RIGHT THERE ON THE CORNER OF, UH, PEYTON AND CHINO HILLS PARKWAY.
AND YOU LOOK AT THE, IT LOOKS LIKE A, A TOWER.
A TOWER, SO YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL IT'S IN ANTENNA.
THEN YOU GO TO MCDONALD'S ON CHINO HILLS PARKWAY AND THERE'S A WATER TOWER THERE, AND THAT'S AN ANTENNA.
SO WE HAVE THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND AGAIN, I WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR YOU THAT LIVE CLOSE TO IT.
UM, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE AN ICEO.
I DON'T WANT IT TO BE A HEALTH HAZARD.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN.
THIS HAS BEEN GONE THROUGH AS FAR AS WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
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AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ATTENDED THOSE, UH, MEETINGS, BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS NUMEROUS MEETINGS.IS THAT RIGHT, DAVE? ON THIS? AT LEAST ONE.
I CAN'T, I I DON'T RECALL THAT IT WAS CONTINUED.
I BELIEVE THEY TOOK YOU ONE MEETING.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY TRUTHFULLY APPRECIATE, UM, ALL YOUR INFORMATION THAT YOU SHARED WITH US TODAY.
AND I JUST HAVE TO DO WHAT I BELIEVE IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, I KNOW RESIDENTS UP IN THE NORTH PART OF TOWN MIGHT NOT ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SOUTH, BUT HAD TO BE, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE COME UP WITH A, UH, CELL TOWER IN, UM, IN CITY OWNED OPEN SPACE OFFICE OF SOCAL CANYON ACROSS FROM, I THINK IT'S WHAT AL ALTERRA PARK, UH, DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM IT.
AND AT THAT POINT, WELL, AT THAT POINT I HAD STATED THAT I JUST PHILOSOPHICALLY, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF SELLING CITY PROPERTY, CITY OPEN SPACE.
AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT AND SAY, I I DON'T ON THIS END.
UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT 5G.
WE'RE NOT, AND AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAID, NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
YOU CAN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CERTAIN ITEMS, AESTHETIC, YOU KNOW, WHATNOT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALSO LOOK AT IT FROM, IT'S A FACT THAT IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.
SO I'M NOT GONNA BE SUPPORTIVE.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET ME TELL YOU THAT I AM SO HAPPY THAT THE CITY GETS ENGAGED, THAT YOUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD HAS GOTTEN ENGAGED.
UM, I'VE TAKEN A REAL EXCEPTION TO A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TONIGHT, COMPLETELY IGNORING COMMUNITY VALUES.
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE, THE TRUTH.
UH, AS, UH, COUNCILMAN MARQUEZ WAS TALKING ABOUT, WE FOUGHT FOR YEARS AND SPENT OVER 5 MILLION FIGHTING SOUTHERN CAL EDISON BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE, UH, COMMISSION TO GET THOSE 198 FOOT TOWERS TAKEN DOWN.
THAT IS A PRETTY BASIC COMMITMENT BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO GET THAT DOWN AND TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND VISUALLY, UH, AS GOOD A, A, UH, YOU KNOW, SITUATION AS WE COULD.
UM, BEING THREATENED THAT YOU'RE GONNA VOTE US OUTTA OFFICE, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY.
UH, IF, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO REVERT TO, TO GET YOUR WAY, THEN GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
IF YOU CAN COME UP WITH A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S GONNA BETTER REPRESENT YOU, I DARE YOU TO FIND ONE.
CUZ EVERYONE ON THIS COUNCIL IS DEVOTED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY.
AND WE DO NOTHING REGARDLESS OF OUR DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE IN.
WE DO NOTHING THAT'S NOT IN THE OVERALL BEST INTEREST OF OUR CITY.
UM, THEY TALK ABOUT, UH, LOSING FIRE INSURANCE, THOUGH, THE LOSS OF FIRE INSURANCE IS HAPPENING WITH OR WITHOUT THE TOWERS.
IT'S HAPPENED TO PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL.
THEY CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND, AND THEY FEEL YOUR PAIN ABOUT INCREASES GOING UP, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS POTENTIAL, UH, SITE IN THIS, UH, UM, CELL TOWER.
OKAY? I HEARD ONE PERSON SAY, HEY, AND I, MY, MY WIFE WOULD PROBABLY LOVE THIS.
UH, SHE SAYS, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED, WE DON'T NEED ALL THE CELL COVERAGE WE GET BECAUSE WE'VE GOT LANDLINES.
WE'RE OLD FASHIONED AND WE GOT WIFI.
RIGHT? WELL, I WOULD BEG TO DIFFER WITH YOU.
UH, YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, CANCERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THESE THINGS UP TO YOUR EAR ALL DAY LONG? UH, AND FOR HOW MANY YEARS? UH, NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH THAT.
THE TECHNOLOGY'S THERE, THE NEW 5G.
DOES ANYBODY OUT THERE REALLY KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS GOING TO BE? BE NOBODY DOES.
WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S IN THE OVERALL BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY.
AND, AND WE INCLUDE IN THAT YOUR HEALTH AND WELFARE.
WE DON'T WANNA DO ANYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IS HARMFUL FOR YOU, BUT THERE IS A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SELF COVERAGE, UH, OR CELL COVERAGE IN THE CITY.
IT HAS TO GO RIGHT BACK TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.
I MEAN, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF YOU WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO, UH, THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN YOUR CITY, AND YOU DON'T HAVE A LANDLINE ANYMORE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT, UH, YOU KNOW, STONE AGES LIKE MY WIFE AND I, UH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE GOOD CELL COVERAGE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I, I'M AFRAID TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT YOU WANT, BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR BECAUSE YOU MIGHT GET IT.
WELL, THE ALTERNATIVE, WHICH I ASKED THE QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY SO YOU COULD HEAR
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IT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 30 OR 40 MINIMUM SMALL SITES THAT WILL GO IN WITHOUT US HAVING ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT AND NO CONTROL.BECAUSE IF THEY PUT 'EM ON STREET LIGHTS, WE ARE OUT OF THE GAME.
AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU FIGURE OUT HOW CLOSE THOSE, UM, STREETLIGHTS ARE TO YOUR HOUSE, YOU GOTTA BE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT CELL SITES GOING UP ON THOSE EVERY FEW HUNDRED FEET IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAN A, THAN A NICE VISUAL, UH, TOWER THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM YOUR PROPERTY.
SO I SEE PEOPLE SMILING AND YOU'RE THINKING, OKAY, I'M, I'M FULL OF CRAP.
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT'S WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AND I'M SIDING WITH WHAT, UH, WELL, I'M DIFFERING FROM WHAT, UH, BRIAN'S TALKING ABOUT.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE, IT, IT'S A, IT'S A TOSS UP HERE.
WHAT DO WE DO THAT'S RIGHT OR WRONG? I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT FOR YOU TO GET THE COVERAGE YOU NEED AND TO HELP YOUR AREA BE ABLE TO BE MORE RESPONS, BE RESPONSIVE IN THAT FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS.
HOW MANY BUSINESSES OR HOME BUSINESSES THESE DAYS, YOU NEED GOOD CELL COVERAGE.
SO AT ANY RATE, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR, UH, BUT WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT A HARD DECISION.
BUT AGAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND YOUR, AND YOUR INPUT SHOWING UP TONIGHT SHOWS THAT YOU DO CARE.
BUT HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HEARD UP HERE THAT WE DO CARE TOO, AND IT'S A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE, BUT WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHAT'S IN THE OVERALL BEST INTEREST OF NOT ONLY YOU, BUT THE ENTIRE CITY.
SO, UH, I'LL GET DOWN OFF MY SOAPBOX.
CYNTHIA, YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YEAH, MY CRAZY NOTES WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN TALKING, I'M TRYING TO COVER EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE BROUGHT UP.
UH, BRIAN BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT.
SO WE ARE REVISITING WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE TOWER IN BUTTERFIELD.
AND I REMEMBER BRIAN'S POSITION OF NOT WANTING TO PUT CELL TOWERS IN OPEN SPACE.
AND ACTUALLY I SUPPORTED, I DID NOT SUPPORT THAT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IN SOME CASES IT DOES BELONG IN OPEN SPACE.
FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S A TRAIL IN BUTTERFIELD WHERE THERE'S GONNA BE A TOWER, THEY'RE DOING A STAGING AREA, IT'S OFF A HIKING TRAIL, THERE'S NO HOMES AROUND IT.
IS THAT CITY OPEN SPACE? YES, IT IS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES, IT IS.
SO I'M, IT'S NOT THAT I'M FOR OR AGAINST THE OPEN SPACE PART, BRIAN.
SO I JUST THINK SOMETIMES IT HAS TO BE CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND THAT'S WHY I SUPPORTED THE OTHER ONE.
UM, ONE THING I WANTED TO GET OFF MY CHECKLIST HERE.
SO I THINK IT WAS MR. BRUNER THAT MADE A COMMENT EARLY ON THAT, UM, HE DID NOT GET A NOTICE OF THE PROJECT AND WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL HAVE RESIDENTS THAT COME UP AND IT JUST, UH, IT JUST ADDS TO THIS, YOU KNOW, POSITION OF DISTRUST WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY SAY THEY DIDN'T GET A NOTICE.
SO, CAN I HAVE STAFF COMMENT ON WHO GOT NOTICES OF THIS TOWER AND WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE AND WHERE IT WAS AND HOW BIG IT WAS GONNA BE? I'M GONNA ASK, WELL, SURE.
DO YOU WANT WEIGH IN? I'LL START WITH THE GENERIC.
THE GENERIC, AND THEN I'LL ASK, UH, UH, PART OF A PROJECT, UH, WOULD BE TO, UH, KNOW, NOTIFY THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS, UH, IN, WITHIN A RADIUS.
UH, DAVID, DO YOU RECALL WHAT THE DIRECT RADIUS WAS FOR THIS PROJECT? AND I'LL LOOK FOR A NOD FROM OUR PLANNING MANAGER, BUT, UH, TRADITIONALLY THERE'S 300 FEET, BUT I BELIEVE FOR ANTENNAS IT IS INCREASED DISCREDIT 1000 FEET, ONE TO 1000 FEET.
SO ANY PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN 1000 FEET OF THIS SITE WOULD'VE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE, OKAY.
CAUSE I JUST, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS HAPPENING.
SO, BY A SHOW OF HANDS, IF YOU LIVE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF THIS PROJECT, CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU DID NOT GET A NOTICE ABOUT THIS PROJECT? THANK YOU.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT, CUZ YOU KNOW, THINK YOU DID NOT GET A NOTICE, SIR.
SO THE NOTICE SAID WATER TOWER NEVER SAID SO THE NOTICE WAS INCORRECT.
IS THAT TRUE? I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE EXACT LANGUAGE ON THE, ON THE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND.
I'M HAVING STAFF LOOK THAT UP, SIR.
IT'S, THESE ARE, THESE ARE MY COMMENTS RIGHT NOW.
UH, I, I JUST SHOULD CLARIFY TOO, BUT OKAY.
SO THIS IS THE CITY GIVING 700 MORE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
AND THEN, UM, WHAT ELSE I HAVE HERE? SO, AND THEN AGAIN, WE ARE IN A POSITION NOW THAT WE CAN APPROVE OR WE CAN DENY IT, BUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN, SO RESIDENTS KNOW, AND I THINK YOU GUYS ARE, YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, THAT THERE'S GONNA BE TIME WHEN SOMEONE
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COMES TO US AND THEY DON'T WANT A TOWER OR IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE ON THEIR FRONT, FRONT LAWN RIGHT THERE.AND JUST SO EVERYONE'S CLEAR THAT IF IT'S NOT ON CITY OPEN SPACE, OUR HANDS ARE, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ON FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY WHEN THEY DO THAT.
SO I'M GLAD YOU GUYS BROUGHT THAT UP.
UM, ARE YOU STILL LOOKING, DAVID? YES.
I'M, GIVE HIM TIME TO LOOK AND YOU CAN TALK TO PETER.
SAY, MR. MAYOR, REAL FAST, THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE DID HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING SO THEY COULD TALK THEN NOW IT'S SORT OF CLOSED AND IT IS CLOSED.
MICHAEL, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO, UH, WHAT, UH, YEAH, I, I CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT THE NOTICE.
UH, THE NOTICE DOES SAY FULL WATER TANK.
UH, THERE'S NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN 4G OR 5G.
UH, ONE THING I WILL NOTE THAT, UH, WHETHER THIS COMES IN AT 4G OR 5G, HYPOTHETICALLY, IF, IF THEY DO INSTALL A 4G WHEN THEY COME IN AND DO A MODIFICATION TO INSTALL 5G, TO UPGRADE THEIR TECH, THEIR TECHNOLOGY, UH, THAT'S JUST AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS CUZ THAT'S CONSIDERED A MINOR MODIFICATION.
SO THAT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO AT THE POINT OF THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN 4G AND 5G, PUBLIC RESIDENTS WOULDN'T BE NOTIFIED, UH, IF THEY WERE DOING THE EQUIPMENT BECAUSE IT'D BE CONSIDERED MINOR MODIFICATION.
AND THAT'S ALL STIPULATED UNDER FEDERAL LAW THAT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY.
SO ALL WE CAN CONTROL IS THE LO OR IDENTIFY IS THE LOCATION AND THE DESIGN, CORRECT? YES.
AND MR. MAYOR, IF I MIGHT, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOW, UNDER THE PROPOSAL SECTION IT READS, THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO INSTALL A STEALTH WIRELESS FACILITY IN THE FORM OF A 24 FOOT DIAMETER FAUX WATER TANK, APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN HEIGHT IN THE OPEN SPACE ADJACENT TO STAGECOACH TRAIL BETWEEN ROCK SPRINGS DRIVE AND WANDERING RIDGE DRIVE.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY ATTENDING THIS EVENING AND EXPRESSING YOUR POINTS OF VIEW.
IT'S, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROCESS AND WE RESPECT THAT PROCESS.
AND WE HAVE HAD SOME OTHER SIMILAR, UM, PROPOSALS.
WE DID APPROVE ONE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AS CYNTHIA MENTIONED, AND BRIAN MENTIONED IN A, IN A DIFFERENT AREA, DIFFERENT DYNAMICS.
BUT I DO RECALL THAT, UM, PART OF OUR DISCUSSION IS IT MAY NOT BE A, UH, ONE SIZE FITS ALL THAT IT'S GONNA BE A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT, THAT, UH, EACH ONE IS ITS OWN CASE BY CASE BASIS, IF THAT LEAVES A LITTLE MYSTERY.
I HAVE ONE MORE, ONE MORE QUICK COMMENT TOO.
AND THEN I THINK SOMEONE WAS TALKING EARLIER ABOUT, UM, COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CITY COUNCIL.
AND, UM, I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR THE EMAILS THAT THEY SENT WITH, YOU KNOW, YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL.
BUT I ALSO WANNA BRING UP THAT I PERSONALLY DID NOT GET A PHONE CALL FROM ANYBODY.
IT'S PUBLISHED ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
SO, MOVING FORWARD FROM THIS PROPOSAL AND THIS PROJECT, HOWEVER IT ENDS UP, IT'S LIKE, YOU GUYS HAVE ACCESS TO US, YOU HAVE OUR PHONE NUMBERS, YOU CAN PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL US AND WE CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT CONCERNS.
SO IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN SUCH A FORMAL SETTING WHERE, AND, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE TOO, UM, YOU KNOW, NERVOUS TO TALK AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANY CONCERNS YOU HAVE MOVING FORWARD EVER TO REACH OUT TO ANY OF US, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE MAY BE IN DISTRICTS, BUT LIKE PETER SAID, WE SERVE EVERYONE.
WE NEVER WANTED DISTRICTS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
WE SERVE ALL OF YOU AND WE'RE ACCESSIBLE BY PHONE.
SO PLEASE START SOME COMMUNICATION DIALOGUE THAT WAY WITH US, CUZ THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT YOU GUYS TO DO.
AND PETER, LET ME JUST ADD ONTO THAT ABOUT PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE CELL TOWER THAT, OR YEAH, FOR THE CELL TOWER THAT I REF I REFERENCED, UH, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, YOU KNOW, AT THAT POINT THE, THE RADIUS NOTIFICATION WAS 300 FEET.
AND BECAUSE WE HAD INPUT AND WE HAD DISCUSSION MM-HMM.
SO EVERYBODY THAT WAS IN THAT 700 FOOT GAP, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT UNDER NORMAL RULES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ENGAGEMENT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEPT YOU INFORMED.
SO, YOU KNOW, AS THE CITY ATTORNEY SAID, WE WERE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE AT LEAST YOU HAD YOUR THOUGHTS AND, UH, YOUR, UH, FEELINGS KNOWN ON THE ITEM.
MR. MAYOR, JUST, I'M GONNA FOLLOW UP ON A QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS BASICALLY, UM, IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE ACTED AT, AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE PULLED THIS ITEM, WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED AT THAT TIME? SO, ON, UH, THE COUNCIL, UH, AGENDA, THERE'S, UH, A SECTION FOR PLANNING MATTERS, UH, TO, AS, AS IT WAS EXECUTED TONIGHT, IT TAKES TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO PULL IT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE, UH, COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT, UH, WHEN THESE ITEMS COME TO THE COUNCIL, UH, AGENDA, THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH A PROCESS AND VETTED THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S
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BEEN DESCRIBED BY, UH, WITH STAFF INPUT AND ROUTING THESE PROJECTS THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IF NECESSARY, ALL THAT WORK HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES.AND SO WHEN YOU SEE A PROJECT ON THE, THE PLANNING MATTERS, THEY HAVE BEEN FULLY VETTED AND THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE PLANNING, UH, COMMISSION BEFORE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD.
EVERYBODY GOOD? UP TOP WITH, UH, OKAY.
SO WE'RE GONNA PROCEED TO A VOTE, LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.
I'LL MAKE THE VERY UNPOPULAR MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH AT AND T SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION BY CITY MANAGER AND APPROVAL TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, ADOPT RESOLUTION, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
AS COVERED IN THE AGENDA, UH, I WANT EVERYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW THAT IN MY HEART OF HEARTS, I REALLY BELIEVE THIS IS A BETTER DECISION FOR YOU AS RESIDENTS THAN HAVING 30 OR 40 SMALL TOWERS RIGHT ON YOUR CURB OR IN YOUR BACKYARD.
UH, THEY, I I JUST DO SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT.
SO I, I'M, I'M MAKING THAT MOTION.
NEED THE MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THROWING ME UNDER THE BUS.
WELL, BUT I, I WAS GOING TO SAY, LET YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR WAY AND JUST VOTE AGAINST IT.
AND IF THAT'S THE WHAT WE'RE HEARING HERE, THEN FINE.
I'LL, I'LL TAKE, I'LL WITHDRAW THAT AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DENY THIS AND PUT IT TO REST.
SO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE MOTION TO DENY THIS.
SO WE'RE NOW VOTING TO DENY THIS NOT TO APPROVE THIS CORRECT.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S CLEAR.
SO WHEN WE SEE THE VOTE, IT'S TO DENY THIS.
WAIT, COUNT SOME MIRANDA TO DENY, RIGHT? WE'RE, WE'RE, WOULDN'T YOU? YES.
FOUR AND ONE ASKED ONE ABSTAIN.
IF THERE'S A PROCESS, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT.
HOPEFULLY, I, I HOPE THAT THIS DECISION WORKS OUT TO YOUR, UH, BENEFIT.
IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD GO NOW BECAUSE WE'VE GOT IT'S MORE CITY HOME BUSINESS TO DO.
STICK AROUND IF YOU WISH, BUT NOW'S ENOUGH ALTERNATIVE.
WELL, I'M TRYING TO GET LET THEM KNOW THE MEETING'S NOT OVER YET.
WELL, HE'S GOING TO THE BATHROOM NOW, BUT, OKAY.
SO WE, WE, WE STILL HAVE A MEETING, SO PLEASE GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
WOULD YOU GUYS, CAN YOU CELEBRATE OUTSIDE? CAN WE GET THE SMALL CELL SITES? HEY GUYS.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE EVERYTHING.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT OR LEAVE THE COUNCIL CHAMBER SO WE CAN PROCEED WITH OUR MEETING.
PUT THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF LIKE PROM.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING YOUR CONVERSATIONS OUTSIDE? WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE OUR MEETING.
ACTUALLY, WE'RE HAVING A DEPUTY CAPTAIN.
CAN WE HAVE OUR, OUR SHERIFF REMIND THEM THEY NEED TO LEAVE.
YEAH, WE'RE STILL IN A MEETING.
THE, THE STRONG ARM OF THE LAW.
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CELL.THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO TONIGHT'S MEETING.
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REPORT PUBLIC.NICOLE'S BACK TO, UH, NICOLE WITH OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE.
THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND OUR REMAINING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
JUST A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS RETURNING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST.
FIRST FROM SIX TO 9:00 PM NEIGHBORHOODS PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR BY HOSTING THEIR OWN GATHERINGS, INCLUDING POTLUCKS AND BARBECUES.
THOSE WHO REGISTER THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS ONLINE@CHANNELHILLS.ORG SLASH NNO BY TUESDAY, JULY 18TH, WILL RECEIVE A NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING KIT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST IN RECREATION NEWS CONCERTS IN THE PARK CONTINUES THIS WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 PM WITH THE TRIBUTE TO THE WHO BY WHO.
GENERATION AND MOVIES IN THE PARK CONTINUES THIS THURSDAY AT 8:00 PM WITH THE SHOWING OF SONIC TWO.
NEXT MONDAY, MONDAY, JULY 3RD, RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO BRING THE FAMILY OUT IN RED, WHITE, AND BLUE TO THE CITY'S INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION TAKING PLACE AT VETERANS PARK FROM SIX TO 9:00 PM OR FROM FIVE TO 9:00 PM EXCUSE ME.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND HAS FAMILY FRIENDLY FUN FOR ALL TO ENJOY, INCLUDING GAME BOOST ROLLING ENTERTAINMENT AND LIVE MUSIC.
CHINO VALLEY YOUNG MARINES WILL PRESENT THE COLORS DURING AN OPENING CEREMONY AT 6:30 PM AND MUSIC FEATURING A TRIBUTE TO JOURNEY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DSB AT 6:45 PM THE INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION DOES NOT INCLUDE FIREWORKS, AS ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL, AND CHINO HILLS.
AND SPEAKING OF FIREWORKS, JUST BE SURE TO KEEP IN MIND THOSE DOGS AT HOME ON 4TH OF JULY.
CHECK TO ENSURE YOUR PET IS WEARING AN ID AND THE MICROCHIP CONTACT INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE.
IF YOU DO FIND A LOST PET, OR IF YOUR PET GOES MISSING, CALL THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND IN RECOGNITION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY CITY FACILITIES, THE LI AND THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4TH.
TRASH SERVICE WILL BE DELAYED BY ONE DAY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
AND LASTLY, IN CHINO HILLS, WE ARE LUCKY TO LIVE WHERE WE CAN EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF NATURE.
AND WITH SO MUCH OPEN SPACE COMES AND NEEDS TO COEXIST WITH MANY FORMS OF WILDLIFE, INCLUDING COYOTES.
COYOTES ARE OFTEN SEEN IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN PARKS, IN SEARCH OF WATER AND FOOD.
WE JUST WANNA SHARE A FEW REMINDERS FOR RESIDENTS TO NEVER FEED A COYOTE AND SOAR PET FOOD INSIDE CLEAR BRUSH AREAS NEAR HOME TO REDUCE, UH, HIDING PLACES FOR COYOTES, AND ALWAYS SUPERVISE SMALL CHILDREN AND PETS.
AND IF YOU SEE A COYOTE, BE SURE TO USE NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT WELCOME IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PIO REPORT FOR THIS EVENING, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A QUICK COMMENT, LIKE, JOIN ALL YOUR OTHER CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND GO WATCH THE FIREWORKS IN CHINO.
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CHIEF NUMBER ONE FIRE CHIEF.DID YOU HEAR THAT'S CHIEF NUMBER ONE.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I HEARD FIRE.
I WOULD, I WOULD TRACK, I WOULD TRACK MY LAST COMMENT.
I, I HAD TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
WAIT TILL WE GET TO THE SAFETY, UH, CHAMBER OF SAFETY EVENT.
UH, MAYOR ROGERS COUNSEL, UH, REAL QUICK ON THE AMBULANCE, UH, FRONT, UH, WE CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE COUNTY.
UH, WE FEEL, UH, VERY POSITIVE STILL TO THIS POINT.
THEY, THEY ARE IN NEGOTIATIONS, MEANING THE COUNTY IS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH US AND WITH AMR. UH, WE FEEL VERY POSITIVE ABOUT WHAT WE THINK THE OUTCOME'S GONNA BE.
SO WE'LL JUST KEEP WORKING THAT.
AS SOON AS I HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN, UH, TELLING YOU WE'RE UNDER NEGOTIATIONS, THEN I'LL BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT AT THAT POINT.
UH, UH, WITH THE 4TH OF JULY, UH, COMING AROUND THE CORNER, I JUST, UH, WANT TO, UM, LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THEY CAN, UH, FOR IF THEY, UH, FIND ANY ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, THEY CAN CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AT (909) 465-6837, OR THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE@WWW.CVIFD.ORG, AND YOU CAN REPORT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, AND YOU CAN DO THAT ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUSLY IF YOU CHOOSE TO.
SO IT'S A SAFE WAY TO, TO MAKE REPORT.
AND THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, UH, THAT I WANNA SAY TONIGHT IS THANK YOU TO, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF FOR THE CLOSE AND COLLABORATIVE, UH, EFFORTS FOR OUR STATION 68 PROJECT.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, FOR YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT.
UH, AND, UH, WAIVING THOSE FEES.
IT'S, UH, VERY HELPFUL FOR US AT THE FIRE DISTRICT.
UH, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE.
ON JUNE 23RD, A MALE SUSPECT WALKED INTO THE CHASE BANK AND ATTEMPTED TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT USING A STOLEN IDENTITY OF A COLORADO VICTIM.
THE BANK CONFIRMED THE VICTIM'S IDENTITY AND CALLED LAW ENFORCEMENT.
DEPUTIES ARRIVED TO THE BANK AND ARRESTED THOMAS DYER FOR IDENTITY THEFT.
ON JUNE 24TH, DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO STOP A VEHICLE DRIVING RECKLESSLY THROUGH THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD AND LED DEPUTIES ON A PURSUIT ONTO PEYTON AND DOWN ENGLISH SPRINGS ROAD.
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TERMINATED AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AND THE DRIVER WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED FOR FELONY EVADING.I'D ALSO LIKE TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO REFRAIN FROM USING THEIR CELL PHONES WHILE DRIVING AND TO OBEY TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND ROADWAY SIGNS, AS WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, INCLUDING VEHICLES INTO PARKED CARS, BUSINESSES, AND RESIDENTIAL FRONT YARDS.
ANY QUESTIONS? THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR, UH, COUNCIL REPORTS.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Rogers Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez Cal Cities (League of California Cities) Legislative Committee Public Safety Committee San Bernardino County Transportation Authority General Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee Southern California Association of Governments Legislative Communications and Membership Committee Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink) Board]
I'VE GOT ONE THAT I WILL REVIEW AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ CAN STEP IN ANY TIME ON THIS ONE IF HE WISHES.AND THAT'S OUR TRACE ROMANOS REPORT AND TRACE ROMANOS.
UH, WE MEET ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
RIGHT NOW IT'S HERE AT, UH, THIS CITY HALL.
IT ROTATES FOR THE THREE CITIES.
AFTER THE NEXT MEETING, WE WILL NOW THEN GO TO A, UM, UH, SIX TIMES A YEAR VERSUS MONTHLY.
SO WE HAVE JULY MEETING HERE, AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.
THE BIG, THE BIGGEST CONVERSATION, BECAUSE USUALLY WHAT WE EXPERIENCE WITH OUR MEETINGS ARE APPROVING, UH, TREASURER'S REPORTS AND PAYMENT REGISTERS AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THIS TIME WE, WE HAD A LITTLE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON, UH, EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF OPENING UP THE PROPERTY, UH, TO THE PUBLIC ON A VERY LIMITED BASIS.
HOW DO WE MAKE THAT HAPPEN? UH, STAFF, UH, GOT TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND THEY'RE GOING, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA COME TO PROPOSE SOMETHING IN THE JULY MEETING, BUT THE INITIAL PROPOSAL WAS TO SOMETIME, POSSIBLY IN SEPTEMBER TO INITIATE A TOUR OF THE FACILITY, A LIMITED TOUR, POSSIBLY A REGISTRATION, OR FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.
DEPENDING UPON HOW MANY PEOPLE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE FOR THAT MORNING OR FOR A TOUR OR TWO, WE MAY HAVE, UH, SOME DOCENT, SOME KNOWLEDGEABLE DOCENTS IN PLACE AT A, THERE'S BEEN PROPOSED TO HAVE THREE STOPS ALONG THE PROPERTY.
MORE TO COME ON THAT, BUT THAT WAS OUR, OUR DISCUSSION THAT EXTENDED, UH, OH, FOR A FEW MINUTES.
RAY, ANYTHING ON THAT? NO, THAT'S IT.
UM, HOW DOES IT LOOK RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS SIGNUP? HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WE ANTICIPATING ANTICIPATING TO BE PART OF THE TOUR? UH, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO ESTIMATE.
SO WHAT WE'RE WORKING AT IS THE, UH, UH, CONSTRAINT IS GOING TO BE VEHICLES.
UH, THE GOAL WILL BE TO HAVE A CONTROLLED TOUR, UH, UTIL UTILIZING SHUTTLES.
AND SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE'RE DESIGNING IT TO ACCOMMODATE 100 ATTENDEES.
UH, UH, I THINK THE BOARD, ESPECIALLY, UH, UH, MAYOR ROGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ BEING ON THAT BOARD, HAVE EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THIS NOT BEING THE ONLY TOUR.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA STRUCTURE IT TO BEST, UH, ACCOMMODATE AS MANY AS POSSIBLE, AND THEN LIKELY WE'LL REPLICATE IT AT ADDITIONAL TOURS.
THE ONLY OTHER THING IS, UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO EVENTUALLY ONE OF THESE DAYS TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE PLANS.
THAT WAS, UH, TRACE ROMANOS, AND THEN MOVING ON, BRIAN WITH THE WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR.
WE HAD OUR, UH, MONTHLY BOARD MEETING TODAY.
ONLY REAL THING OF NOTE IS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE RECEIVED WORD FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WITH TEMPERATURES HEATING UP THIS WEEKEND, GETTING INTO THE NINETIES, THIS IS WHEN YOU'RE GONNA START TO EXPECT TO SEE MORE MOSQUITOES OR START FLOATING AROUND.
SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU DO ALL THE NORMAL STUFF WE TELL YOU TO DO.
EMPTY ALL YOUR POTS AND CHECK ANY NEW STANDING WATER.
AND THEN JUST SOMETHING TO NOTE FROM HER ALSO WAS THE FACT THAT IN TEXAS AND IN FLORIDA, THEY'VE FOUND MOSQUITO OR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED WITH MALARIA FROM FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN TRAVELING, UM, ABROAD AND GOING TO THOSE STATES.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING OUT ON VACATION TO DISNEY WORLD, UM, PUT ON SOME, UH, MOSQUITO, UH, REPELLENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, YOU'VE GOT A FEW TO REPORT ON.
CAL CITY'S LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
THERE REALLY WASN'T MUCH TO REPORT ON, BUT I GUESS AB 2011 GOES INTO EFFECT ACTUALLY JULY 1ST.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT ANY COMMERCIAL SITE IN CHINO HILLS, IF THEY CHOOSE TO, UM, USE THAT FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS THAT THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD BY.
SO HOPEFULLY, UM, ALL OUR FACILITIES ARE HAPPY AND HOPEFULLY WILL MAKE SALES TAX FOR US.
UH, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR LEAGUE OF CITIES, UH, WE HAD A MEETING OVER IN POMONA.
WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON HOMELESSNESS.
UH, WE HAD THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THEIR HOMELESS OUTREACH.
TEAM PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN BY CAPTAIN DEREK AND LIEUTENANT KITCHENS.
THEY, THEY ACTUALLY BUILD A RAPPORT AND RESPECT, JUST LIKE OUR PEOPLE HERE, THE HOPE TEAM, SO THEY CAN HAVE A GOOD OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION AND PROVIDE A PLACE TO LIVE WITH WRAPAROUND
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SERVICES.AND EVERYTHING HAPPENS LIKE RIGHT NOW.
IF SOMEBODY NEEDS SOMETHING WRAPAROUND SERVICES OR THEY NEED A PLACE TO STAY, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
UH, YOUNG LADY FROM ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH ORANGE COUNTY, SUE YANG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NORTH ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC, UH, COLLABORATIVE.
SHE TALKED ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM, THEIR WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND, AND HOUSING.
AND WHAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE AN APP LIKE HOTEL.COM.
SO IF SOMEBODY NEEDS A PLACE TO STAY, THEY HAVE THE APP, THEY CAN ACTUALLY DIRECT THEM TO WHERE THERE'S AN OPEN BED, WHICH IS NICE.
S B C T A GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE, WE DID THE FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23, BUDGET ACTION PLAN.
FOR FOURTH QUARTER, WE DID AN RFP FOR FREEWAY SERVICES AND CALL CALLBACK CALL BOX, ANSWERING SERVICE.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLAN WAS UPDATED.
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT'S WORK PLAN IN REVIEWING COMPETITIVE GRID OR GRANTS, EXCUSE ME, REVIEW SOCIAL MEDIA USE REVIEW, MEASURE I 2023, POPULATION, UH, ESTIMATES, METRO VALLEY STUDY SESSION, NOTHING TO REPORT TRANSIT COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE A NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, RICK DENISON, CHAIR FROM YUCCA VALLEY.
AND OUR VERY OWN JOHN DURE FROM MONTCLAIR MAYOR IS NOW THE VICE CHAIR.
WE REVIEWED THE FISCAL YEAR, 20 23, 20 24, STATE OF GOOD REPAIRS AND PROGRAM ALLOCATION IN TRANSIT OPERATION ALLOCATION, SCAG, LEGISLATIVE COMMUNICATION AND MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE.
WE JUST REVIEWED THE STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES.
AND THEN BAD NEWS FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WE HAVE A SHORTFALL OF REVENUES OF 30, 31 0.5 BILLION.
AND THAT NUMBERS IN ANTICIPATED TO GROW.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, CYNTHIA? OKAY.
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COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CYNTHIA.GOOD JOB, RIGHT? OH, I DID HAVE SOMETHING.
I, I WANTED TO, UM, I WANTED TO THANK STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS, UM, WIRELESS PROJECT.
UM, SO MUCH TIME AND RESOURCES GO INTO THIS WHEN WE GET AN APPLICANT.
AND SO I KNOW WE DON'T TAKE IT LIGHTLY, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A PROCESS IN GOVERNMENT AND THIS PROCESS ENDED THIS WAY, BUT, UM, IT DOESN'T DISCOUNT ALL THE TIME THAT HAD TO GO INTO IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND, UM, GOVERNMENT WAS IN PROCESS TONIGHT.
BUT I WANNA THANK STAFF FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
THIS IS, I KNOW HOW IT'S A BIG PROJECT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK ALL MY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO ATTEND, OR THAT DID ATTEND THE CPAC UH, MEETING.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR LEGISLATION.
UH, CITIES CAN'T SPEND TAXPAYER MONEY AND NOR CAN CAL CITIES.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FUNDRAISER.
WE RAISED A LITTLE OVER BETWEEN 30 AND $40,000.
THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED.
UM, I DO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT, UM, UH, SUMMER'S COMING, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ORGANIZED AS FAR AS A COOLING CENTER.
AND I DID GET A, AN EMAIL SENT TO ME.
AND THEN I DID ATTEND A MIDYEAR MEETING WITH THE LATINO CAUCUS, AND, UM, I LEFT THE ROOM FOR A LITTLE BIT WHEN I CAME BACK.
I'M GONNA BE PRESIDENT IN A COUPLE MONTHS,
SEE? SEE, HE DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH.
THAT WAS THE EXTENT OF THE SPANISH RIGHT THERE.
I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH, AND I'M THE ONLY REPUBLICAN YEAH.
ART, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? UH, YES.
UH, YOU KNOW, A COMMENT TALKING ABOUT THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT ISSUE.
AND AS A RESULT, THERE'S GOING TO BE, THEY SUSPECT THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE INCIDENTS OF HEARTWORMS. SO IF YOU DON'T ALREADY TREAT YOUR PETS DOGS IN PARTICULAR FOR FLEAS, TICKS, AND HEARTWORM, BE SURE THAT YOU GET THAT COVERAGE.
UM, BECAUSE YOU, YOU, YOU WANNA KEEP YOUR FREE FUR BABIES, UH, HEALTHY.
SO, UM, JUST A, A SIDE THING, IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THAT.
UH, WE'VE OBVIOUSLY GOT A JULY 4TH, UH, CELEBRATION COMING UP, SO, UH, I KNOW IT WAS COVERED PARTLY BY NICOLE.
UH, I HOPE THAT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY CELEBRATION, UH, DURING THE, THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND.
UH, BE SURE TO THANK A VETERAN, IF YOU SEE ONE.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, DAVID CRABTREE FOR YOUR, UH, HELP DURING THIS INTERIM PERIOD.
UH, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY, I THINK YOU'VE, YOU'VE FIT RIGHT IN AND DONE A GREAT JOB.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY.
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GLOWING REVIEWS ON YOU COMING AND, UH, WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.SO WELCOME TO THE TEAM AND, UH, BEN, HAVE A GREAT TRIP.
UH, YOU'RE GONNA BE MEETING YOUR DAUGHTER, YOUR, UH, OR YOUR TOUR GUIDE AND, UH, HAVING SOME FUN.
UH, YOU'LL MISS THE NEXT MEETING, BUT, UH, ENJOY THAT TIME OFF.
YOU, YOU NEED TO TAKE MORE VACATION.
SO, AT ANY RATE, UH, THAT'S MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT.
UH, YEAH, JUST HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY, LIKE EVERYBODY SAID, YOU KNOW, UM, JULY 3RD FOR THE CITY CELEBRATION.
THAT'S HOW I KNOW MY WIFE LOVES ME, CUZ IT'S MY 19TH ANNIVERSARY.
AND SHE GETS TO SPEND A WONDERFUL EVENING HAVING PEOPLE COME UP AND NOT BEING OUT AT A NICE DINNER.
SHE COULD GO OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT YEAH, SO HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.
AND I KNOW ART AND NIKKI, YOU GUYS HAVE ONE ON, ON THE JULY 8TH.
WE, I SHOULD SAY THAT, OR I'LL GET IN TROUBLE.
IT'S, IT WILL BE OUR 56TH ANNIVERSARY.
WELL SEE, I'M SAFE AT THIS POINT.
SHE DOESN'T WANNA RETRAIN ANYBODY ELSE.
SO, UH, SO HAPPY ANNIVERSARY IN ADVANCE TO MY WONDERFUL BRIDE OF 56 YEARS.
AND THEN THE OTHER, ONLY OTHER THING TO TOUCH ON IS FILL UP YOUR GAS TANK, UH, BEFORE JULY 1ST CUZ GAS IS GOING UP YET AGAIN IN CALIFORNIA.
THE LEGISLATURE DIDN'T STOP IT.
SO, YIPPY, THANKS FOR THAT BRIGHT REPORT.
UH, I LEFT MY NOTES IN THE CAR, SO I DON'T HAVE MANY, BUT, SO YOUR CONCLUSION, BUT I, BUT I DID MAKE NOTE LOOKING OVER THIS WAY.
DAVID, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING WE'VE SAID IT IN THE RECENT PAST, BUT YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB FOR AN INTERIM TO STEP IN THE WAY YOU DID AND JUST ACT AS IF YOU'RE PART OF THE TEAM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
SHOWS YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, AND HOPEFULLY YOUR LOVE OF CHINO HILLS THAT YOU NOW HAVE IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE IT BEFORE.
SO GREAT CHOICE TO BRING IN DAVID, AND HE KEPT THE TEAM GOING AND FOCUSED, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
EVERY MEETING IS EXACTLY LIKE THIS.
I KNOW FOR YEARS THEY WERE DONE ONE AND DONE IN HALF AN HOUR, 40 MINUTES.
UH, AND TONIGHT WE ACTUALLY, WE DID PRETTY WELL.
AREN'T YOU HAPPY WE STARTED AT SIX INSTEAD OF SEVEN, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
WE'RE PRETTY EFFICIENT IN GENERAL, BUT WE DO LIKE TO VET THINGS OUT.
WE LIKE TO LET PEOPLE SPEAK, UH, WHEN THEY NEED TO SPEAK.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT.
YOU'RE GONNA ENJOY YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE AND PUT DAVID ON SPEED DIAL JUST IN CASE FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE OF MONTHS,
UH, AGAIN, SEE MOST PEOPLE ON THE 3RD OF JULY AT THE COMMUNITY PARK, NO, AT THE UH, COMMUNITY COM, AT THE PARK PARK, VETERANS PARK FOR OUR CELEBRATION FOR CROSSROAD.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL ADJOURN
[ 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 MEMORY, 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.