* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:01:01] I HAD LIKE TO [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR AUGUST 8TH, 2023. SO, WELCOME, AND WE'RE GOING TO FIRST HAVE ROLL CALL, CHERYL. ALL, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GET EVERYBODY TO STAND UP. WE'LL ALL LEAD IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THEN PASTOR KEN ELVIN FROM FROM C V C C OR CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH WILL LEAD US IN A, UH, INVOCATION. SO PLEASE JOIN ME, I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ABOUT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THE LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, PASTOR, GOOD. [ INVOCATION: Pastor Ken Elben, Chino Valley Community Church] IF YOU COULD BE SEATED IF YOU WANT TO, LET'S PRAY TOGETHER. LORD, THANK YOU THAT WE CAN LIVE IN THIS CITY. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE, AND THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERS THAT SERVE HERE. WE PRAY FOR THE MEETING TONIGHT TO GO AS YOU PLAN, LORD, TO, UM, DO WHAT YOU WOULD DO, AND THAT'S TO SERVE OTHERS. AND I THINK THAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR CITY, PEOPLE SERVING EACH OTHER. SO TONIGHT WE LIFT THIS MEETING UP TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO, UM, SERVE OUR CITY AND PUT THEIR SELVES ON THE LINE EACH DAY. AND I PRAY THAT, UM, WE WILL SERVE OTHERS IN YOUR NAME. JESUS. AMEN. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THE FIRST ITEM [11. RECOGNITION - Presentation of Certificate of Commendation to Police Chief Garth Goodell for his dedicated service to the Chino Hills Community] ON THE AGENDA IS THE PRESENTATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION TO POLICE CHIEF GARTH GOODELL FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? I'M UP. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS BITTERSWEET FOR US, BUT I'VE GOT A SCRIPT I'M GONNA STAY FOCUSED ON. WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME VERY COOL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. CAPTAIN GOODELL, WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE ARE PROUD OF YOU ALSO FOR WORKING YOUR WAY UP THROUGH THE SYSTEM. UH, CAPTAIN GOODELL HAS BEEN OUR CHIEF OF POLICE SINCE MAY, 2021. CAPTAIN GOODELL BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER, 1993 AS A RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFF. SINCE THEN, HE HAS WORKED A VARIETY OF ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING CUSTODY PATROL, NARCOTICS GANG, SWAT, AND OF COURSE, CAPTAIN OF CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT. DURING YOUR CAREER HERE, YOU WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH RESIDENTS IN NEW WAYS THAT HAVE INSTILLED CONFIDENCE, SAFETY, AND SECURITY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED, WE COLLABORATED WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO HOST OUR FIRST EVER SERIES OF WOMEN'S PERSONAL SAFETY AND AWARENESS WORKSHOPS. THESE WORKSHOPS WERE CRUCIAL TO EQUIP THE WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND PREVENT THEM FROM BECOMING A VICTIM. YOU THEN HELD A COMMUNITY-WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION REGARDING CRIME TRENDS AND COMMUNITY CONCERNS. DURING THE MEETING, RESIDENTS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS. SO IN RESPONSE, YOU LED CHINO HILLS PD IN A MULTI-AGENCY OPERATION TO COMBAT THE UNLAWFUL TRAFFICKING OF STOLEN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THAT RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF 112 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND 28 ARRESTS IN JUNE OF 2022. AND YOU ORGANIZED A CATALY CONVERTER ETCHING EVENT WITH A LOCAL AUTO SHOP. YOU HELPED LEAD A FIGHT AGAINST SMASH AND [00:05:01] GRAB THEFTS THAT HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BEEN A SIGN ON A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. UNDER YOUR COMMAND, CHINO HILLS PD IDENTIFIED A BURGLARY RING AND ARRESTED THE SUSPECTS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER 20 BURGLARIES IN CHINO HILLS AND NUMEROUS OTHER CITIES ACROSS THREE COUNTIES IN SAN BERNARD IN, UH, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOUR TEAM ALSO ARRESTED A GROUP OF SUSPECTS FROM LA COUNTY RESPONSIBLE FOR STEALING UP TO $400,000 IN JEWELRY FROM A CHINO HILLS BUSINESS AND WHO COMMITTED ROBBERIES AT THREE OTHER JEWELRY STORES IN NEIGHBORING CITIES. BEYOND MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE STREETS, YOU ARE ALSO CREDITED FOR ESTABLISHING A STRONGER SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM TO DEVELOP A SERIES OF SAFETY PSAS THAT PROVIDE TIPS TO AVOID MALE THEFT AND RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES. ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS DEDICATED TO ENGAGING WITH OUR RESIDENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CAPTAIN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AT CHINO HILLS. WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST AS THE NEW DEPUTY CHIEF OF PERSONNEL AND EMERGENCY SERVICES BUREAU. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE GONNA BE LOCATED IN SAN BERNARDINO, SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT OTHERWISE, CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT TERM OF SERVICE IN CHINO HILLS AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITIZENS TO KEEP OUR SAFETY RECORD STRONG AND OUR REPUTATION STRONG. AND WE'RE HANDING IT OFF NOW, WHICH WE'LL GET TO IN A LITTLE BIT. UM, BIG MAN, BIG SHOES TO FILL IN THAT REGARD. SO CHEAP. I'M GONNA LET YOU SAY A FEW WORDS AND WE'VE GOT CERTIFICATES FROM THE USUAL SUSPECTS. UM, UH, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. AND IF ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WISH TO SAY SOMETHING THROUGHOUT, MORE INVITED, YOU'RE MORE THAN INVITED TO SAY A FEW WORDS. CHIEF, CHIEF, REAL FAST. I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. YOU ARE VERY, YOU'RE A HARD WORKER, YOU'RE A VERY, YOU'RE A GOOD COMMUNICATOR AND WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE CAN ALWAYS GO TO YOU. WE'RE GONNA MISS YOU, WHICH LOVED US WITH SOMEBODY THAT CAN, WE'RE HANDLE THIS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, DONE FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'LL BE, YOU'LL BE MISS GAR. UM, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU TOOK, UH, LET AL KNOW THAT I'LL TEXT HIM AT WHY ARE YOU SMILING? I'M NOT THAT HIGH MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNIC. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMUNICATION. AND LET HIM KNOW THAT I'LL BE TEXTING HIM AT UNIQUE HOURS WHEN I'M DOING MY CITIZEN'S ARRESTS OUT THERE, AND YOU'LL STILL BE INVITED TO THE CITY CHRISTMAS PARTY. SO I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL BE THERE AND WE'RE GONNA REALLY MISS YOU. MM-HMM. , CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION. GOOD JOB, GARTH. GARTH. YEAH. I, I THINK YOU'RE THE THIRD CAPTAIN OR CHIEF OF POLICE THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS THAT HAS BEEN PROMOTED TO DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T REALIZE, WE, WHEN WE BECAME A CITY, CHOSE TO GO WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR OUR POLICE COVERAGE, AND IT'S THE LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES, 21,000 MILES. SO THESE GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COUNTYWIDE THAT PROTECT OUR CITIZENS. SO IT'S A VERY, BEEN A VERY, VERY GOOD CHOICE. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S, IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL GETTING TO KNOW YOU. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE SERVED HERE OVER NINE, UH, YEARS, PERIOD, IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. BUT, UH, IT IS A, UH, PROMOTION THAT'S WELL DESERVED. WE, WE, LIKE YOU SAY, IT'S BITTERSWEET. WE HATE TO SEE, TO SEE YOU MOVE ON, BUT AT THE SAME TIME CONGRATULATE YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE NEW RESPONSIBILITIES. AND YOU HAVE IN FACT LEFT IT IN GREAT HANDS, UH, WITH YOUR FORMER LIEUTENANT. AND WE HAVE A NEW LIEUTENANT, AND WE'LL MEET THEM IN A MOMENT. BUT, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AND WE WISH, WISH YOU NOTHING, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, GOD WILL CONTINUE TO SHOWER YOU WITH BLESSINGS AND, UH, GOOD HEALTH AND SAFETY. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. AND I'LL ADD TO WHAT EVERYBODY HAS SAID. YOU KNOW, SO OFTEN YOU HEAR ABOUT COMMUNITY POLICING, AND I THINK GARTH REALLY, YOU KNOW, TAKES THAT TO HEART. 'CAUSE ANY, ANYTIME WE HAD RESIDENTS THAT WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT AN ISSUE OR HE, YOU KNOW, WOULD STOP US, GARTH WAS ALWAYS MORE THAN WILLING TO SIT THERE AND TO SPEAK TO RESIDENTS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS AND REALLY INGRATIATE HIMSELF, UH, INTO THE COMMUNITY. SO OUR LOSS IS, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S GAIN. SO BEST OF LUCK. CONTINUE MOVING UP IN YOUR CAREER. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR. WELL, THE MAYOR MADE ME SOUND LIKE I DID A WHOLE BUNCH OF HARD WORK, BUT TRULY, UH, THE HARD WORK AND APPRECIATION GOES TO MY STAFF. UM, THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND THE SWORN STAFF THAT [00:10:01] ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY, UH, PUTTING IN THE, THE HARD WORK. UH, WE DID GET A LOT ACCOMPLISHED. AND, UH, THERE'S NO REASON THAT'S GONNA STOP WITH, UH, CAPTAIN GERARD AT THE HELM EITHER. UM, AS COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT HAD HAD SAID, UH, I HAVE WORKED HERE. THIS IS MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME. UM, I'VE WORKED HERE, UH, OVER NINE YEARS, UH, BEGINNING IN 2003. SO FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, I'VE SPENT NINE OF 'EM HERE. UM, THAT'S MY, UH, LONGEST ASSIGNMENT AT ANY ONE LOCATION. UM, SO IT IS BITTERSWEET, AS THE MAYOR SAID. UM, I TRULY APPRECIATE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP THAT THE, UH, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL HAS WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRULY, UH, SOME OF THE MOST SUPPORTING PEOPLE YOU, YOU'LL EVER FIND. AND, UH, THEY DO TRUST US, BUT THEY ALSO VERIFY. SO, UM, APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UH, SOMETIMES WE DO GET IT RIGHT. AND, UH, CAPTAIN GERARD JUST GOT PROMOTED AND, UH, SO HE'LL BE THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR OUR STATE OF CHINO HILLS DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. HE'S THE ONE THAT, UH, PUT IN ALL THE, UH, THE BUDGET STUFF, THE OPERATION STUFF MADE, MADE ME LOOK SMART. AND THEN WITH, UH, LIEUTENANT JUAREZ COMING ON BOARD TOO, UH, TO BACKFILL. UH, CAPTAIN GERARD, UH, YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS. HE'S GOT A TON OF EXPERIENCE AND TO HEAR ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT LATER. BUT ONCE AGAIN, UH, THANK YOU. I MET SOME GREAT RESIDENTS AS WELL, UM, AND I APPRECIATE, UH, THEIR SUPPORT. AND, UH, THANK YOU AGAIN. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK CHIEF, WE'RE GONNA DO A PHOTO WITH THE WHOLE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PHOTO STAND THE DOOR BEHIND. YOU WANNA SIT? WE CAN JUST STAND HERE. YEAH, THAT'S COOL. THIS IS PETERS. YEAH. ALRIGHT. YOU DIRECT US. WHERE, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SIT? YOU GUYS ARE SIT. PERFECT. YEAH. OKAY. GOOD. CHIEF AGAIN, THANK YOU. LOVE THAT STAR ON THE LAPEL. YOU REALLY ARE A SUPERSTAR. THANK YOU. YOU, THANKS. [12. RECOGNITION - Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Chino Hills Girls Softball 8U Red Team - First Place District Tournament Champions] NEXT ON THE AGENDA, WE HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO THE CHINO HILLS GIRLS SOFTBALL EIGHT AND UNDER RED TEAM FOR BEING THE FIRST PLACE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ON UP COACHES. COME ON, LEAH. KEEP MOVING. COME ON OVER HERE. STEVEN, COME ON UP. NOW THAT'S A SETUP. STEPHEN, COME ON OVER HERE. FIRST OF ALL, I'VE KNOWN THIS KID, KID , THINK MAYBE HIS WHOLE LIFE ARE CLOSE TO IT. AND YOUR PARENTS. YEAH. SO WE GO WAY BACK ALONG WITH OUR KIDS. ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CHINO HILLS GIRLS SOFTBALL EIGHT AND UNDER RED TEAM FOR TAKING FIRST PLACE AT THE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT. THEY WENT UNDEFEATED IN THE TOURNAMENT, EARNING THEM A CHANCE TO COMPETE IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THESE YOUNG ATHLETES FOR THIS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE KIDS REAL QUICK. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM JOIN US THIS EVENING. SO WELCOME TO CHINO HILLS CITY HALL, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THEIR COACH, STEVEN FALLS, TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND SHARE SOME OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP FUN THAT YOU EXPERIENCED. WE'LL GET TO SOME CERTIFICATES IN A COUPLE MINUTES. WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU, UM, TO THE CITY FOR, FOR HAVING US HERE. NUMBER ONE. I THINK THIS IS A A IT'S PRETTY COOL, ESPECIALLY FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO, TO GET IN FRONT. IT'S PRETTY CROWDED HERE. UH, WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR TOO, AND IT'S DEFINITELY, THERE'S, IT'S MORE CROWDED. UH, SO IT'S REALLY COOL FOR THEM TO JUST BE RECOGNIZED, UH, BY THE CITY AND, AND EVERYONE FOR, UH, THEIR AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. UM, JUST REAL QUICK, JUST SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THEY HAD THROUGH THE SEASON. UM, WE HAD A 27 AND SEVEN, UH, WIN-LOSS RECORD. SEVERAL OF THOSE LOSSES WERE VERY, VERY CLOSE LOSSES. AND, UH, I THINK ME AND THE ASSISTANT COACHES, THE PARENTS PROBABLY AGREE WE SHOULD HAVE WON THOSE, YOU KNOW, . UH, BUT THEY WERE VERY CLOSE LOSSES. UM, SO JUST AN OUTSTANDING RECORD OVERALL. UM, WE PLAYED AGAINST SOME OF THE TOUGHEST COMPETITION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR SURE. UM, YOU KNOW, TRAVELING DOWN INTO SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY A LOT AND JUST ALL [00:15:01] OVER THE PLACE, JUST PLAYING A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT TEAMS THAT, UM, WITH REALLY, REALLY TALENTED, UH, SQUADS AND, UM, JUST DID A GREAT JOB. UH, WE WERE THE CAMARILLO TOURNAMENT CHAMPION, SO WE TRAVELED OUT TO CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA QUITE A DISTANCE. UM, PLAYED A LOT OF, UM, A LOT OF REALLY GOOD TEAMS OUT THERE. ENDED UP TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS THERE AS WELL, ALONG WITH, UH, WHAT MAYOR SAID WAS THE, UH, DISTRICT TOURNAMENT CHAMPION, WHICH WAS MORE LOCAL. UM, AND WE, LIKE, UH, MAYOR SAID WE ENDED UP ADVANCING TO THE, UH, TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT AS A RESULT. AND WE ENDED UP JUST ONE GAME SHY OF ADVANCING TO THE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT, WHICH IS THE ABSOLUTE, UH, FARTHEST THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY GO AT THEIR AGE LEVEL, UM, WHICH IS REALLY QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. SO WE ALMOST MADE IT, WE WERE RIGHT THERE, UM, CAME UP JUST A LITTLE BIT SHORT. BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST SO PROUD OF 'EM FOR EVEN GOING THAT FAR. THEY, THEY DID AN AWESOME JOB AND, UM, WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF THEM. SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A QUICK GIST OF, UH, OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF, OF THE ENTIRE SEASON. THEY DID A GREAT JOB. SO STEVEN, I'M GONNA GET YOU TO READ OUT THE CERTIFICATES. THEY'RE BUNDLED TOGETHER. UH, AGAIN, WE HAVE OUR NORMAL CITY OF CHINO HILLS. WE HAVE OUR CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM CERTIFICATE. GET THROUGH ALL OF THESE. WE HAVE OUR STATE SENATOR KELLY STO PRESENTING A CERTIFICATE, ANOTHER STATE SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN. AND OF COURSE OUR, OUR HOMEGROWN COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN. SO WE'LL DO THE OFFICIAL GREETING. I KNOW THEY'RE ALL SET UP, BUT WE'LL CALL EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY SO THEY GET THEIR NAME MENTIONED HERE IN CITY HALL. UH, WE DON'T WANNA BYPASS THAT. AND THEN WE'LL HAND 'EM THE BUNCH OF CERTIFICATES AND THEN WE'LL DO ANOTHER GROUP PHOTO. SO WHY DON'T YOU CALL OFF THEIR NAMES AND THEN JUST TAMMY ERTZ SURE. AS WE'RE GOING. OKAY. FIRST ONE, UH, CAMDEN FALLS. CONGRATULATIONS. THE SECOND ONE, JESSE TREJO. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S CALL AN AUDIBLE HERE. LET'S DO THIS. BUT IF WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO, WE DON'T WANT THEM TO HAVE TO HOLD THESE PLUS HOLD THE BANNER. SO WHY DON'T WE JUST COLLECT THEM AGAIN OKAY. AND YOU CAN HAND THEM BACK BACK SURE. WHEN WE'RE, UH, SURE. YEAH, NO PROBLEM. . WE'LL TAKE THESE AND KIND OF STACK THEM HERE. AND THEN WE'LL DO A ALIYAH CAMACHO, MARLEY ANGUIANO, AALIYAH ALVAREZ, AALIYAH, AUSTIN, BELLA CORREA, JOCELYN HINOJOSA, STELLA PINEDO, AUBREY OCHOA. WHO'S GONNA BE MARIAH VAAS? I'LL SAY ONE MORE MARY, IF IT'S OKAY. OUR BACK GIRL, AUSTIN FALLS AS WELL. AWESOME. OKAY. HUH? RUNS IN THE FAMILY, HUH? ALRIGHT, LET'S DO A, NICOLE, WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO STAND? WE'LL GO BACK IN THE CENTER, SAME LINE THAT YOU GUYS WERE IN, WHERE YOU CAME UP, AND WE'LL TAKE ONE PHOTO. GIRL, STAND EXACTLY WHERE YOU WERE, RIGHT IN THIS END. IN PARENTS, WHEN SHE'S DONE, YOU GUYS CAN COME UP AND TAKE PHOTOS. EXCUSE ME. NICE HAT, LEAH. YEAH. PERFECT. AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALL [00:20:10] NO CITY EMPLOYEES THOUGH, YOU GOTTA GO BACK. OH, YOU'RE OFF THE CLOCK. OKAY. , IS SHE RIGHT THERE? ALRIGHT GUYS, LOOK AT YOUR MOM'S CAMERA. POOR, CONGRATULATIONS ON. NEXT [13. INTRODUCTION - New Employees: Erica Carrico, Utility Billing, Finance Department and Al Girard, Police Chief, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department] WE MOVE ON TO THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES. ERICA RICCO, UTILITY BILLING FINANCE DEPARTMENT. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ERICA. AWESOME. I YOU PREPARED A, A BIG CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TO THE CITY SPEECH, RIGHT? YES, YES. GOOD. IT'S VERY LONG. ALL RIGHT. WE LOVE DOING THIS WITH OUR NEW EMPLOYEES. UH, ON BEHALF OF THE THIS CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ERICA AS OUR NEW FULL-TIME ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN, ONE IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. ERICA HAS PREVIOUSLY FILLED A TEMPORARY ROLE IN THIS DEPARTMENT UNTIL A SPOT OPENED UP FOR HER TO JOIN THE CHINO HILLS FAMILY PERMANENTLY. PRIOR TO JOINING US, ERICA BUILT HER CAREER IN THE TITLE INDUSTRY WHERE SHE WAS AN OR TITLE INDUSTRY, WHERE SHE WAS AN ESCROW OFFICER FOR 20 YEARS. AFTER MOVING HOME TO CHINO HILLS FROM ST. LOUIS, SHE DECIDED TO CHANGE HER CAREER FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ERICA ENJOYS WORKING AND LIVING IN CHINO HILLS AND HIS MOM TO A VERY SPIRITED FIVE YEAR OLD LITTLE BOY WHO IS STARTING KINDERGARTEN IN CHINO HILLS. THIS FALL STARTED YET, LIKE YESTERDAY, NO, HE HASN'T. OKAY. COMING UP. OKAY. TO HEIGHTS. YEAH. GREAT SCHOOL. WELCOME TO THE TEAM, ERICA, OFFICIALLY ON BEHALF OF THIS, YOUR MY COUNCIL, UH, COLLEAGUES. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, KEEP IT TO 10 MINUTES OR SO. IF YOU DON'T MIND. I'M JUST VERY EXCITED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE. BE GOOD. I'M EXCITED. SO HERE'S YOUR OFFICIAL PEN. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF AL GERARD. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR? ALL RIGHT. PODIUM, NOT OFTEN. WE HAVE TWO POLICE CHIEFS IN OUR PRESENCE AT THE SAME TIME. WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, YOU GOT IT. ALTHOUGH WE ARE SAD TO SEE IF, SEE OUR CHIEF GODELL LEAVE US. WE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO HAVE CHIEF GERARD TAKE COMMAND, UH, OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO SOME OF YOU BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN THE LIEUTENANT AT OUR STATION SINCE 2021 AND WAS PROMOTED TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF THAT SHE WAS PROMOTED BY, UH, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF CORONER SHANNON DIKES, TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, EFFECTIVELY JULY 29TH. SO JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. PRIOR TO THAT, CHIEF CHIEF GERARD, HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU GOTTEN USED TO THAT YET? CHIEF GERARD? NO. OKAY. CAPTAIN? YES. CHIEF, NO. YEAH. CHIEF GERARD SERVED AS A SERGEANT HERE IN CHINO HILLS BACK IN 20 11, 20 12. NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE IS NO STRANGER TO OUR COMMUNITY. CHIEF GERARD'S RESUME ALSO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. HE HAS BEEN WITH THE SAN MARIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR 29 YEARS AND HAS WORKED A VARIETY OF ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING CORRECTIONS PATROL IN THE CITY OF RANCH CUCAMONGA. DID HE PATROL YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? THAT'S, THAT'S NARCOTICS SPECIALIZED ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COURT SERVICES. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, REALLY CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL DESERVED PROMOTION. WE ARE CONFIDENT OUR COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT COVERAGE AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND OUR SHERIFF'S, OUR WHOLE TEAM, OUR SHERIFF'S TEAM. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS. I SEE YOU BROUGHT THEM WITH YOU. AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE TEAM AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE FOR CHINO HILLS. THANK YOU. WELCOME. [00:25:05] AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. UM, IT'S MY GREAT HONOR TO BE YOUR NEXT, UH, CHIEF OF POLICE, THE CAPTAIN HERE AT THE STATION. I'VE HAD THE GREAT HONOR AND OPPORTUNITY OF SERVING WITH THE UNDER THE LAST TWO, UH, CHIEFS, AND BOTH OF THEM, AS IT WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, HAVE GONE ON TO BE PROMOTED, UH, TO DEPUTY CHIEF CAPTAIN JOHN WALKER, WHO'S NOW OUR DEPUTY CHIEF AND CAPTAIN GARTH GOODELL. AND I COULDN'T HAVE SERVED UNDER TWO BETTER MENTORS. UH, AND THE ONE THING I LEARNED AND THAT I'M COMMITTED TO, UM, IS AN ABSOLUTE HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, UH, AND RESPONSIVENESS. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT TO ME. UM, WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES AHEAD OF US. IT'S AN INTERESTING, UH, ENVIRONMENT, THIS, THIS TIME OF THAT WE'RE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW. BUT I'M SURE THAT MY, MY DEPARTMENT AND OUR STATION WILL OVERCOME THAT. UM, BUT I'M GONNA BE ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING YOUR, UH, POLICE CHIEF. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY NOW TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW LIEUTENANT MARIO JUAREZ, THE MAYOR. YOU ASKED IF I, UH, PATROLLED HIS CITY. I DID WITH HIM, WITH YOU. SO, MARIO, I'VE KNOWN, WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR ABOUT 29 YEARS NOW. SO I ANTICIPATE WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP. WE WORKED CORRECTIONS TOGETHER, UH, BACK IN THE NINETIES. WE WORKED PATROL TOGETHER. WE'VE WORKED A LOT OF ASSIGNMENTS TOGETHER. SO I'M ABSOLUTELY FAMILIAR WITH THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, HONOR AND INTELLIGENCE THAT HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE. AND I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT HE'S GONNA BE MY SECOND IN COMMAND. UH, MARIO, LIKE AS I SAID, HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR 31 YEARS. HE ALSO HAS SEVERAL ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING THE CORRECTIONS BUREAU, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CITY NARCOTICS, SWAT, UH, THE CENTRAL STATION, THE VICTORVILLE CITY STATION COURT SERVICES, AND RECENTLY THE POPULATION MANAGEMENT CENTRAL CLASSIFICATION UNIT FOR OUR CORRECTIONS. UH, MARIO LIVES IN RANCH CUCAMONGA, CURRENTLY WITH HIS WIFE, SHARON, FOR 31 YEARS. HE'S GOT TWO ADULT CHILDREN. HIS DAUGHTER, KARA, IS A PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSE, AND HIS SON MARIO, IS OBTAINING HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN MECHATRONIC ROBOTICS, AND I BELIEVE HE'S DOING THAT IN ITALY. URA ITALY. YEAH. YEAH. MARIO HOLD THE FULL-TIME DESIGNATED SUBJECTS CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TEACHING CREDENTIAL, AND IS A GRADUATE OF THE SHERMAN BOCK LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. LIEUTENANT. VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND AGAIN, WELCOME TO CHINO OS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY? OH, JUST, I'LL MAKE SURE IT'S SURE. UH, AGAIN, THE CAPTAIN, UM, WE, WE GOT TO WORK. WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE, UH, CORRECTIONS. THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF, UH, WELL, A LOT OF US DEPUTY SHERIFFS HAVE TO START IS IN CORRECTIONS. AND THEN WE WORKED, UH, THE CITY. I LIVE IN RANCH CUCAMONGA. UH, I HAVEN'T, UH, HAD THE HONOR TO WORK CHINO HILLS AS OF YET. UM, I AM USED TO RANCH CUCAMONGA AND I'M BEING A CITIZEN RANCH CUCAMONGA. I EXPECT A, A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND, AND WE WILL DEFINITELY PASS IT ON TO CHINO HILLS. AND I'M LOOKING, I'M EXCITED, UH, TO SERVE AS CITIZEN TO CHINO HILLS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN, WELCOME TO THE CITY. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S IT. NEXT [14. PRESENTATION - Presentation on Wildfire Mitigation and efforts to protect grid by Southern California Edison] WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE GRID BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO BE PRESENTED BY MELISSA BOYD, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, AND LUIS MORENA OUTAGE TEAM DIRECTOR. WELCOME. OH, GO GET IT. TESTING ONE. THERE WE ARE. OKAY. JUST TRYING TO GET IT BY . OH, OKAY. GREAT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I WAS EXPECTING SOMETHING ON THE SCREEN. UM, AGAIN, MY NAME'S MELISSA BOYD. I AM GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON. AND I WANNA THANK THE MAYOR AND ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. UH, WE HAVE A, UH, A NEW NUMBER OF WILDFIRE MITIGATION, UH, ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE DOING, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR TERRITORY, AND WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO, UH, LET US COME AND, UH, SPEAK TO SOME OF THOSE THINGS. UH, FIRST, SORRY, GET USED TO THIS. UH, THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON HAS A VERY EXPANSIVE TERRITORY. UH, MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OVER 50,000, UH, SQUARE MILES, AND THAT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE, UH, SAFE AND RELIABLE ELECTRICITY TO ALL OF THOSE RESIDENTS ON OUR CUSTOMERS. UM, THIS IS JUST A GRAPHIC [00:30:01] THAT SHOWS ALL THE WAYS THAT WE'RE WORKING HARD TO REDUCE THE WILDFIRE RISK IN OUR COMMUNITIES LIKE CHINO HILLS. UM, WE WILL GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES IN OUR PRESENTATION TONIGHT. UH, BUT THEY DO INCLUDE COVERED CONDUCTOR, UNDERGROUNDING, FIRE RESISTANT POLES, SOME AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND OUR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. UH, WE ARE SPENDING, UH, MORE THAN 5 BILLION EACH YEAR TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE AND HARDEN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, AND OUR EFFORTS ARE IMPROVING SUCCESSFUL. UH, THIS SHOWS, UH, ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH SHOWS A COMPARISON OF THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS, UH, IN 2001 COMPARED TO THE NUMBER IN 2020 2 22. AND WE'LL HAVE THE 2023 NUMBERS NEXT YEAR. UH, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THE NUMBER OF, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTDOWN EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, THEY'VE BEEN REDUCED BY 40% COUNTYWIDE. WE ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GRID. UH, C'S SERVICE AREA COVERS OVER ABOUT 99% OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND ABOUT 2000, UM, SORRY, 229,000 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS ARE SERVED BY OUR CIRCUITS IN HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS. SINCE 2018 IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, WE HAVE DONE OVER 1,162,000 EQUIPMENT INSPECTIONS INSTALLED, 546 MILES OF COVERED CONDUCTOR, AND OVER 2,900 FAST ACTING FUSES THAT ENABLE US TO, UH, TAKE CARE OF EMERGENT SITUATIONS. UH, HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF OOPS, OF WHAT A COVERED CONDUCTOR LOOKS LIKE. UH, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, UH, A TYPICAL CONDUCTOR DOESN'T HAVE THE EXTRA INSULATION AROUND IT. SO WE ARE, UM, DOING ABOUT 444, I'M SORRY, 4,400 MILES OF COVER CONDUCTOR. UM, AND IT HAS ABOUT 45% OF SCS OVERHEAD DISTRIBUTIONS LINES THAT ARE IN HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS. SO THAT'S MAKING A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. UH, WE REGULARLY INSPECT OUR EQUIPMENT, UH, FOR MAINTENANCE. THE REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT, UH, INVOLVES ABOUT 99% OF OUR WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS. OUR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, UH, CREW INSPECTS OVER, UH, 1.6 MILLION TREES. UH, WE REGULARLY INSPECT OUR EQUIPMENT FOR MAINTENANCE AS AND REPAIRS AS WELL. WE HAVE, UH, HIGH DEF CAMERAS AND, UH, WE ARE INSPECTING PORTIONS OF OUR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, UM, CONSTANTLY. OUR VEG MANAGEMENT CREW INSPECTS OVER 1.6 MILLION TREES THAT MIGHT BE A HAZARD TO OUR LINES. AND WE ACTIVELY INSPECT AND REMOVE VEGETATION AROUND OUR POLES AND OUR POWER LINES. 467 CIRCUITS WERE ASSESSED AND MITIGATED FOR HAZARDOUS TREE INFRACTIONS WITHIN C'S TERRITORY IN 2022. AND DUE TO THESE EFFORTS, UH, THE SUSTAINED OR GREATER THAN FIVE MINUTES CIRCUIT INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO VEGETATION ACCOUNTED FOR CLOSE TO 0% OF THEIR INTERRUPTIONS IN CHINO HILLS SPECIFICALLY. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED OVER 1,600 WEATHER STATIONS IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY, AND WE PLAN TO INCREASE THAT TO 18,000 BY 225 2025, EXCUSE ME. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER, UH, SHUTOFFS. P SS P S IS A TOOL OF LAST RESORT, UH, WHEN DANGEROUS FIRE CONDITIONS OCCUR, UM, FROM WEATHER OR FUELS IN THE AREA. WE ALSO HAVE A MAINTENANCE OUTAGE PROCESS. UM, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT TO OUR CUSTOMERS. WE DO HAVE A ROBUST NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. AS SOON AS THE NEED FOR A MAINTENANCE OUTAGE IS NECESSARY, WE NOTIFY CUSTOMERS 10 TO 11 DAYS IN ADVANCE VIA EMAIL, TEXT, OR VOICE MESSAGE, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE CUSTOMER HAS IDENTIFIED AS THEIR PRIMARY METHOD OF CONTACT. THOSE THAT HAVE NOT ELECTED TO GET A DIGITAL NOTIFICATION, UH, WILL RECEIVE A MAILER FROM US. UM, SOMETIMES WE DO HAVE WHAT ARE KNOWN AS UNPLANNED OUTAGES, AND THIS IS A LIST OF JUST SOME OF THE COMMON REASONS AN UNPLANNED OUTAGE MIGHT OCCUR. UH, SOMEONE HAS A LITTLE TOO MUCH TO DRINK AND HITS A POLL. SOMETIMES WE HAVE VANDALISM OR, UH, EVEN SOMETIMES BIRDS AND ANIMALS THAT DO CROSS OUR LINES. SPECIFICALLY IN CHINO HILLS. UH, THE AVERAGE FREQUENCY OF SUSTAINED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTIONS FOR THE [00:35:01] CHINO HILLS CIRCUITS HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE 2020. UH, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT A 15% DECREASE FROM 2020 TO 2021 AND ANOTHER 15% DECREASE FROM 2021 TO 2022. THE CIRCUITS IN CHINO HILLS ARE ALSO PERFORMING SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER, UH, THAN THE SC SYSTEM AVERAGE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, MOMENTARY OR LESS THAN, UH, FIVE MINUTE DURATION INTERRUPTIONS. AND THEY PERFORM ROUGHLY, UH, 50% BETTER IN 2022. THE SIGNIFICANT, UH, CHINO HILLS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS MINUTES OF SUSTAINED INTERRUPTIONS, UH, THAN EVEN SOME OF THE NEIGHBORING CITIES, UH, IN 2022, UP AS MUCH AS 52% LESS. SO HOW DO YOU SIGN UP FOR THESE NOTIFICATIONS? UH, THIS WAS SOMETHING WE WANTED TO SPEAK TO. UH, ONCE YOU, UH, HAVE LOGGED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO YOUR SETTINGS TAB, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE TO YOUR LEFT, THERE IS A SET OF OPTIONS INCLUDED THAT SAYS OUT WOULD OUTAGE ALERT PREFERENCES. UH, WE WANT YOU TO GO TO THAT SECTION THERE AND INPUT YOUR DESIRED METHOD OF CONTACT SO THAT WE CAN REACH YOU. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR OUTAGE SETTER MAP ON OUR WEBSITE AT WW.CE.COM/OUTAGE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HELPFUL RESOURCES THERE. UH, YOU ENTER YOUR ADDRESS OR THE OUTAGE NUMBER THAT YOU RECEIVED BY, UH, WHEN YOU RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION, AND IT WILL SHOW YOU A MAP OF THE OUTAGE LO LOCATION, A REPORT OF THE POWER OUTAGE. IT'LL SHOW, UH, STREETLIGHT OUTAGES, SEARCH OUTAGES. YOU CAN SEARCH THE OUTAGES BY EITHER A, YOUR ADDRESS OR CITY OR ZIP CODE. IT'LL ALSO SO SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THAT OUTAGE. UH, THE START TIME, THE ESTIMATED RESTORATION TIME, THE CAUSE OF THE OUTAGE IF WE HAVE DETERMINED IT, AND THE STATUS OF THOSE REPAIRS. SO THAT IS VERY HELPFUL. AND, UH, THE MOST ACCURATE WAY TO RECEIVE, UH, UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING AN OUTAGE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY VISIT THIS WEBSITE AND DO SIGN UP FOR THE NOTIFICATIONS. UH, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH OUR LOCAL FIRE AGENCIES. WE HAVE SOME OF THE LARGEST HEA TINKERERS TO HELP OUR LOCAL FIRE AGENCIES IN THE EVENT OF A WIDESPREAD FIRE. UH, SO THEY CAN REACH OUT TO US AT ANY TIME TO REQUEST SUPPORT DURING A P SS P OUTAGE OR PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF. UH, WE WORK WITH 2 1 1 TO ASSIST THOSE THAT MIGHT HAVE WHAT WE CALL ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS. WE MAY, UH, WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THAT ARE IN OUR MEDICAL BASELINE PROGRAM ARE PROPERLY NOTIFIED AND MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS. UH, IF YOU'RE ENROLLED IN OUR MEDICAL BASELINE PROGRAM, YOU WE'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH A BACKUP BATTERY, UH, AND HAVE PROGRAMS FOR IN, UH, IN EVENT SUPPORT VIA OUR COMMUNITY QQ, UH, CREW VEHICLES AND OUR COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER LOCATIONS. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE MEDICAL BASELINE, UM, IS, AS IF OUR RESIDENTS RELY ON CERTAIN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, UH, TO, FOR LIFE SUSTAINING, UH, CAPABILITIES, THEN WE WANT TO KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REACH OUT TO YOU AND WE LET YOU KNOW IN ADVANCE THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN OUTAGE. AND IN MANY CASES WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UM, PROVIDE A, UH, UM, A TEMPORARY GEN, UH, BATTERY OR GENERATOR FOR YOU. WE ALSO HAVE, UM, SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS THAT CAN PROVIDE REBATES ON THOSE GENERATORS. SO IF YOU ARE RELIANT ON THAT MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, WE DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LET SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON KNOW. AND THAT INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS AFFECTING, UH, CHINO HILLS, UM, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY, UH, EVENTS AFFECTING THE 24 CIRCUITS THAT SERVE THE CITY. UH, DUE TO THE FOCUS ON OUR, OUR HIGH, UM, FIRE MITIGATION AND GRID HARDENING EFFORTS IN THE CARBON CANYON AREA, UH, IN 2021, UH, P S P S ACCOUNTED FOR 41% OF THE TOTAL CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION HOURS, UH, FOR THE YEAR IN CHINO HILLS. AND IN CONTRAST, OUR P S P S ACCOUNTED FOR NEARLY 0% OF THE TOTAL CIRCUIT INTERRUPTIONS AGAIN IN 2022. SO THOSE CIRCUITS FEEDING CHINO HILLS ARE PERFORMING MUCH BETTER. UH, ON AVERAGE. UH, THERE ARE, UH, SEVERAL, UH, RESOURCES HERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU, AND I CAN PROVIDE THIS TO THE COUNSEL, UH, AFTERWARD. BUT, UH, WE HAVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS AND COMMUNITY, UH, CREW VEHICLES THAT ARE OFFERED TO OUR RE OUR RESIDENTS AND CUSTOMERS. UH, WE OFFER TRANSLATIONS FOR ANY FOLKS THAT DO NOT HAVE ENGLISH [00:40:01] AS A, UH, AS OUR PRIMARY LANGUAGE. SO WE WANT TO ALSO REACH OUT TO, UM, FOLKS THAT MAY HAVE ACCESS AND FUNCTIONAL NEEDS. WE PARTNER WITH 2 1 1. UM, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH 2 1 1, IT'S A GREAT COUNTYWIDE RESOURCE FOR RESIDENTS THAT, UH, NEED CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, UH, TO ASSIST THEM, WHETHER IT BE, UH, FOOD BANKS OR, UH, HOT MEAL DELIVERY, TRANSPORTATION, TEMPORARY LODGING. UH, WE PARTNER WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THE UPTODATE INFORMATION. UH, WE ALSO MIGHT HAVE MENTIONED THE CRITICAL CARE BACKUP BATTERY PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE CUSTOMERS WITH PORTABLE BACKUP BATTERIES TO POWER A MEDICAL DEVICE. UM, WE WON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU LET US KNOW. SO AGAIN, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS LET US KNOW ABOUT THAT SO WE CAN TAKE CARE OF YOU. UH, THERE ARE REBATES ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, ON PORTABLE BATTERIES AND GENERATORS FOR CUSTOMERS. UH, IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE LEAK RIGHT HERE, WE, UH, YOU CAN ACCESS SOME OF THOSE REBATES, UH, WHICH CAN BE HELPFUL IN THE EVENT OF A, UH, P SS P S SITUATION. UM, WE, UH, HAVE A NUMBER HERE TO CALL AS WELL, UM, FOR ANYBODY THAT IS ON THAT CRITICAL CARE BACKUP PATY PROGRAM OR IS INTERESTED IN GETTING ON THE PROGRAM. SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT AS WELL. UH, THESE ARE A NUMBER OF HELPFUL RESOURCES AND LINKS. UM, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, THEY'RE QUITE EXTENSIVE. UH, BUT I WILL PROVIDE THIS TO, UH, TO THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, UH, FOR YOUR REFERENCE AND, UH, TO CITY STAFF FOR, UH, ANY QUESTIONS THAT RESIDENTS MAY HAVE CONCERNING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PREPAREDNESS, UH, OUR NOTIFICATIONS, THE CUSTOMER PROGRAMS AND REBATES THAT WE HAVE, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, ANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS THAT WE'RE WE'LL BE DOING IN THE FUTURE. AND THESE ARE TWO NUMBERS THAT, UH, ARE VERY HELPFUL TO OUR RESIDENTS. UH, THE FIRST ONE, UH, TO THE RIGHT, THE 806 5 5 4 5 5 5 NUMBER IS OUR GO-TO GENERAL NUMBER FOR ALL THINGS RELATED TO YOUR BILL, YOUR BILL RATE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR SERVICE, UH, AND THEN THE 6 1 1 NUMBER. THAT IS A NUMBER FOR EMERGENT OUTAGE RELATED ISSUES. SO IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING AN OUTAGE AND YOU DON'T SEE IT, UH, ON THE WEBSITE, UH, YOU CAN ACCESS, BY THE WAY, OUR OUTAGE WEBSITE ON YOUR PHONE. SO IF YOU HAVE AN OUTAGE, YOU OBVIOUSLY CAN'T CHECK IT ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR PHONE, SEE IF IT'S BEEN REPORTED, IF IT HAS NOT, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CALL THIS NUMBER AND LET US KNOW SO WE CAN GET OUR CREWS, UM, OUT THERE AS WELL. AND WITH THAT, I AM CONCLUDED WITH OUR PRESENTATION. UH, DOES THE COUNCIL OR MAYOR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN ANSWER FOR YOU? FIRST OF ALL, MELISSA, GREAT JOB WITH THE PRESENT. A NICE COMPACT PRESENTATION. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. YES. QUESTIONS OF MELISSA? NO, WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, NEXT [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. MARK, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL? THERE WERE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANKS SIR. [15. 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.] AND THEN WE MOVE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT THE ITEM APPEARS ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS. PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD. COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. WE HAVE THE FIRST SPEAKER, SUZETTE DING. WELCOME, SUZETTE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. SUZETTE THING, WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE. FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHINO HILLS GIRLS, AIDEN UNDER SOFTBALL TEAM, ON THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND TO OUR NEWLY PROMOTED DEPUTY CHIEF GUARD GOODELL, AND TO THE NEWLY PROMOTED CAPTAIN GERARD, WHO WILL LEAD A CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY. OUR FOURTH DISTRICT LAND USE SERVICES OPEN HOUSE WILL BE HELD AT THE JAMES S FINO HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY TOMORROW EVENING BETWEEN 5:00 PM UNTIL 7:00 PM PLANNING, BUILDING, AND SAFETY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LAND USE SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR SERVICES AND PROCESSES TO OUR BOARD DISTRICT RESIDENTS. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE BOOTHS WITH PUBLIC [00:45:01] INFORMATION AND HANDOUTS. SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, COME ON BY AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. SECONDLY, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S SHREDDING EVENT. NEXT SHREDDING EVENT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH AT THE UPLAND MEMORIAL PARK, LOCATED 1 1 5 0 EAST FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN UPLAND. BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY TO PROVIDE TWO SHREDDING TRUCKS TO ACCOM ACCOMMODATE A LARGE TURNOUT. AND AS ALWAYS, IT IS LIMITED TO THREE STANDARDIZED FILE BOXES. IT IS A DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT, AND IT IS FREE FOR ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS. ONLY. PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED THROUGH EVENT BRIGHT.COM TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS. AND AS ALWAYS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S, DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5 FOR ANY COUNTY RELATED QUESTIONS. AND TO SIGN UP FOR SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S NEWSLETTER TO BE UP TO DATE ON RECEIVING FUTURE EVENT INFORMATION AND COUNTY UPDATES. LASTLY, THANK YOU TO THE MANY ORGANIZERS AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS WHO HOSTED AND PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE EVERYONE, TO SEE OUR FIRE, POLICE, AND COMMUNITY LEADER LEADERS PROMOTING SAFETY AND GETTING TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS. IT WAS VERY NICE. SO THANK YOU. AND GOODNIGHT. THANK YOU, SUZETTE. NEXT IS JOANNE JANIS, WELCOME, JOANNE. HELLO MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER STAFF. WELL, UM, CAPTAIN GODELL SNUCK OUT BECAUSE I WANTED TO THANK HIM PERSONALLY. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD SAID, WHAT A GREAT COMMUNICATOR HE WAS WITH THE RESIDENTS, I WANTED TO VOUCH FOR THE RESIDENT 'CAUSE HE ANSWERED EVERY SINGLE EMAIL, BE YOU KNEW, YOU KNOW MY STORY ABOUT MY SON. AND I REACHED OUT TO HIM AND HE ANSWERED ALL MY EMAILS PROMPTLY AS AND AS A BUSY MAN, AS HE IS, HE ALWAYS MANAGED TO ANSWER MY EMAILS. BUT I DID. I CAUGHT HIM. AND AS I WAS TO PRESENT THE ROSA FRIENDSHIP AND THE THANK YOU CARD, REALLY APPRECIATE HIM BEING OUR CAPTAIN, AND WE'LL MISS HIM. UM, IT WAS ACTUALLY RAY MARQUEZ WHO CONNECTED ME WITH, UH, CAPTAIN GODELL AND MADE A PHONE CALL, AND THAT'S WHAT OPENED UP THE LINE OF COMMUNICATION. SO RAY HAS BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING ME AND CONNECT ME TO RESOURCES TOO. AND I THANK YOU. AND ACTUALLY, HE INVITED ME TO, UH, A MEETING, CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES MEETING WHERE IT WAS, UH, SHERIFF SHANNON D**E, SPOKE ON FENTANYL AND, UH, LAURA'S LAW ALONG WITH HOMELESSNESS AND THE CRIMINAL CRIMES THAT ARE GOING ALONG WITH IT. AND, UH, IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE BECAUSE I'M TAKING ALL THAT IN BECAUSE OF MY SITUATION, MY SON'S SITUATION. UM, I ACTUALLY GOTTA SPEAK WITH HIM AFTERWARDS, WHICH WAS VERY NICE. AND THANK YOU RAY. AND RAY, I WANNA, CAN I GIVE YOU THIS? 'CAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SUCH INSTRUMENTAL. I WANNA THANK YOU TOO FOR EVERYTHING. MAY I PRESENT THIS TO YOU? YOU MAY APPROACH THE BENCH. THANK YOU, . GIVE IT TO THE BAILIFF. . SWEETIE, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. UM, YOU ALWAYS TOUCH MY HEART AND I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW, UM, IS, IS IT'S A BIG, UH, CHORE, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A FIGHTER. WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA FIND A SOLUTION FOR CODY. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE NEED SOME CHANGES IN THAT CRIMINAL SYSTEM. THANK YOU, JOANNE. YES, WE DO. YEAH. THANK YOU JOANNE. AND WELCOME, UH, NEW CAPTAIN, OUR THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE NEW CARDS ALREADY? THEY SAY CAN, BUT THE INFORMATION. OH, OKAY. LUCKILY IT'S THE SAME EMAIL. . THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. NEXT IS LEE GEN BEER AND WELCOME LEE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT'S BEEN 30 YEARS SINCE DEEDEE AND I MOVED OUT HERE FROM PASADENA. AND, UH, WE STARTED GOING TO THE FIRST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OVER AT THE MODULAR TRAILERS OVER ON FOUNDERS DRIVE. IT'S BEEN CHANGING SINCE THEN, BUT THIS IS STILL NICE BECAUSE IT'S NOT US NOT PRETENTIOUS LIKE LOS ANGELES CITY HALL OR PASADENA, WHERE I HAD 35 YEARS OF BUSINESS DEALINGS WITH THAT, UH, WAS JUST ALWAYS DIFFICULT. I MUST SAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING 30 YEARS HERE. THE OPENNESS, THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE, TO GET PHONE CALLS IN AND GET ANSWERS BACK ON THINGS. WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS, HEY, WHERE'S MY, UH, NEW CITY BUSINESS LICENSE AT? AND IT'S POPPED INTO THE EMAIL. DIDI MADE THE PHONE CALL [00:50:01] A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND IT SHOWED RIGHT UP. BUT, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. IT'S, UH, BEEN A FUN TIME AND WONDERFUL. THE COMMUNICATIONS, THE ABILITY TO TALK TO PEOPLE EVEN SOMETIMES AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, ART , UH, REGARDING SOME EMERGENCY THAT'S GOING ON. UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU ABOUT THAT BECAUSE, UH, A LOT OF BUSINESSES, A LOT OF OTHER CITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS COULD LEARN FROM WHAT GOES ON HERE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WHETHER IT'S, UH, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS TO, UH, , YOU KNOW, BIG BUSINESS. THEY ALL COULD LEARN FROM WHAT YOU DO HERE. AND WE DO APPRECIATE IT. UH, AND YOU KNOW, OVER AT THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, UH, YOUR PREDECESSOR, UH, CHERYL, UH, YOU KNOW, MARK, WHEN YOU'RE OUT THERE FIGHTING FOR US WITH THE CITY OF INDUSTRY ON, UH, TRACE ARMOS AND ALL THOSE THINGS, UH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER 30 YEARS. LEE, THANK YOU. THIS WAS NICE TO HAVE YOU GIVE, GIVE A LOT OF KUDOS TO INDIVIDUALS. SO THANKS FOR STEPPING UP AND, AND DOING THAT. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T EVEN, YOU KNOW, NAME 'EM ALL OR REMEMBER 'EM ALL THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE MAKE THAT PHONE CALL OVER THE, YOU KNOW, THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, JUST A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE HERE. AND, UH, WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD LEARN FROM WHAT GOES ON AND, YOU KNOW, PLUS THE THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ROUNDUP THAT YOU DO WITH THE CITY OF CHINO. AND, UH, WE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT WHENEVER POSSIBLE. SEND PEOPLE UP THERE TO, HEY, DON'T THROW THOSE TIRES IN THE TRASH CAN TAKE 'EM UP, THE HAZMAT ROUNDUP AND ALL THAT STUFF. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. APPRECIATE IT. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, TAKE CARE. THANK YOU. YES. OH, NEVERMIND. SORRY, WHAT? NOTHING. OKAY. THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER CARD. ALRIGHT. CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EVENING'S? VOTE NO. OKAY, THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO [ 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.] OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. THERE'S 14 ITEMS. SO DOES ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE ITEMS, WHICH WOULD BE FROM 16 TO 29? OH YES, MR. MAYOR. OH NO, I WASN'T LOOKING AT YOU, RIGHT. OKAY. I'M SORRY. SO, CYNTHIA 26? BRIAN? NO SIR, THANK YOU. OR NONE. I GUESS THERE'S NONE THEN FOR THIS EVENING. OH, TWO OF RAY RAY 25 AND 27, SIR. OKAY. 25, 27. ALRIGHT. AND 26 WHAT I 26. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CALENDAR. ONE SECOND. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THE FIRST ITEM, [25. Find exception to competitive bidding procedures under Chino Hills Municipal Code (CHMC) Section 3.16.110.G applies because Embankscape Equipment, LLC dba RC Mowers ("RC Mowers") has existing contract through HGACBuy and procurement process utilized by entity is substantially similar to CHMC Chapter 3.16 Purchasing System; and authorize issuance of purchase order to RC Mowers utilizing Cooperative Purchase Contract #GR01-20 in amount of $72,241.46 for purchase of remote-operated slope mower] WHICH WAS PULLED AS ITEM NUMBER 25. AND THAT IS TO FIND EXCEPTION TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES APPLIES BECAUSE IN BANK SCAPE EQUIPMENT, D B A RC MOWERS HAS AN EXISTING CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZED ISSUANCE OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO RC MOWERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,241 AND 46 CENTS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A REMOTE OPERATED SLOPE MOWER. THANK YOU, CHERYL. JUST REAL FAST, I WANT TO THANK THE CITY MANAGER AND DANIEL FOR GETTING THIS, UH, MOWER. THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR SECOND ONE, I BELIEVE WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR SO. UM, THE REASON THAT I'M SO APPRECIATIVE IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF OPEN SPACE. WE HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS. UH, WE ARE, WE KEEP ON GETTING CANCELED. OUR RESIDENTS LIVE IN CHINO HILLS, THEIR FIRE INSURANCE OR THE INSURANCE IS GOING UP. SO WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO KEEP THOSE RATES DOWN. SO I JUST WANNA SAY KUDOS TO YOU AND DANIEL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR OUR CITY. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS MO ITEM AND I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THE [26. Adopt resolution approving specifications/scope of work for McCoy Equestrian Center Barn Exterior Rehabilitation Project located at 14280 Peyton Drive; authorize staff to solicit bids for project; and determine project exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 26 TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SPECIFICATIONS AND SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE MCCO MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER BARN EXTERIOR REHABILITATION PROJECT. OKAY. SO I COULD BE MISTAKEN, BUT I THOUGHT WHEN WE HAD SPOKE ABOUT THIS AT OUR BUDGET STUDY SESSIONS, THAT, UM, PART OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE GOING TO BE INTERIOR PAINTING AND BATHROOM REMODEL. YES. IS THAT GONNA BE A SECOND PART? ISN'T THAT PART OF THIS? IS THAT PART OF THIS? I DID, I MISS IT IN 'CAUSE I, I KIND OF GLANCED THROUGH THE CONTRACT, THE SCOPE OF SERVICES AND I DIDN'T SEE IT. YOU'RE RIGHT. UH, DANIEL, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, OR ACTUALLY, UH, JARED MANUEL, OUR, UH, WHO CAN SPEAK TO THE DETAIL OF THIS. RIGHT. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. HOW ARE YA? UM, YES, THIS IS FOR THE EXTERIOR ONLY. THE INTERIOR IS GONNA BE AS A SEPARATE PHASE, UM, BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT IS GONNA BE ONE BIG ONE. [00:55:01] THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT WITH THAT. OKAY. EVERYTHING ELSE INSIDE IS GONNA BE SMALLER SCALE CONTRACTS. SO WE CAN JUST DO THAT OUTSIDE OF COUNCIL ACTION. OH. 'CAUSE IT'S UNDER THE LIMIT. OKAY. IS THAT GONNA BE AROUND THE SAME TIMELINE THOUGH? YEAH, WE HAVE TO TRY TO LAND IN, UH, JANUARY OR JONATHAN WILL. OKAY. VERY EXCITING. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. AND WITH THAT, I MOVE THE ITEM ONE SECOND. ALRIGHT. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THE NEXT [27. Adopt resolution approving design and specifications for Community Park Scoreboards Replacement Project located at 3280 Eucalyptus Ave pursuant to Government Code Section ยง 830.6; authorize staff to solicit bids for construction; and determine project exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 27 TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY PARK SCOREBOARDS REPLACEMENT PROJECT. JUST HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A, A GENTLEMAN, OUR MAYOR WAS A GREAT, UH, LITTLE LEAGUE PRESIDENT OVER THE YEARS AND I FOLLOWED BEHIND HIM. NO, YOU DIDN'T. AND THAT WAS OKAY. YOU TOOK THE LEAD. YEAH, . BUT, UM, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE WERE OLDER, THEY USED TO HAVE A THING CALLED A SCOREBOARD. AND WE USED TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD PUT THE, UM, THE RUNS PER, UH, SO THEN WHEN WE BUILT THE PARK, WE ACTUALLY HAD A SCOREBOARD. WELL, I WAS JUST THERE. MY NIECE, UH, COACHES THE SOFTBALL TEAM FROM OCEANSIDE AND THEY WERE AT THE COMMUNITY PARK. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS APPS ACTUALLY OUT THERE FOR THE, THE LITTLE ONES NOW AND EVERYBODY IS ON THIS APP. SO MY QUESTION BECAUSE OF THE APP, DO WE STILL NEED A SCOREBOARD? AND THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THIS UP. GOOD QUESTION. NO, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE QUESTION. UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY LARGE, UH, PROJECT AT COMMUNITY PARK. UH, AND ONE OF THE ITEMS IN THAT SCOPE OF WORK IS, UH, UH, RE REFURBISHING AND INSTALLING NEW, UH, SCOREBOARDS. UH, AS PART OF THE PROCESS THOUGH, WE HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE NECESSARY. WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT IS WE'RE GONNA GET BIDS ON WHAT IT WOULD COST. IT IS, UH, QUITE POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL GET THAT INFORMATION AND COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL, UH, WITH A PROPOSAL TO EITHER MOVE FORWARD OR CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND PULL THAT, UH, ITEM OFF OF THE WORK PLAN. THIS JUST MAKES, UH, THAT CONVERSATION HAPPEN WITH REAL TIME DOLLARS. UH, WE ANTICIPATE, OR WE CURRENTLY BUDGETING THAT IT COULD COST $300,000 FOR THESE SCOREBOARDS. WE WANT TO KNOW, UH, MAYBE THERE'S SOME TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL LOWER IT. UH, BUT WE WANT TO HAVE THOSE, UH, THAT INFORMATION TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL, UH, BEFORE WE DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA DO THIS PART OF THE PROJECT. ONE LAST QUE ONE LAST THING I WANT TO SAY IS, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF TEAMS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA AND THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE KEPT UP THIS COMMUNITY PARK UP OVER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW TURF. EVERYBODY LOVES OUR, OUR FIELDS THAT WE DO HAVE. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO PIGGYBACKING OFF OF RAY, I KNOW WE PUT IN SCOREBOARD MANY YEARS AGO, WE HAD SOME SPONSORS, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY. MM-HMM. JONATHAN, I'M LOOKING AT YOU. I, I DON'T THINK THEIR LIFE LASTED ALL THAT LONG AND THEY WEREN'T BEING UTILIZED THE WAY WE THOUGHT THAT THE SCOREBOARDS MIGHT BE UTILIZED SINCE YOU OVERSEE THE PARKS PROGRAMS, ET CETERA. WHAT'S YOUR THINKING AND FEEDBACK ON THIS? AND YES, I, I REALIZED ALSO WE WERE JUST GONNA DO IT A BID TO SEE WHERE WE STOOD. BUT I HAVE MY THOUGHTS ALSO ON THIS AS FAR AS THE NEED. WELL, AS MY, UH, COUNTERPART, UH, DANIEL BOBADILLA KNOWS SINCE HE VISITS A LOT OF, UH, BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, SOFTBALL IN HIS INSTANCE, UH, FACILITIES AND SUCH. AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ BROUGHT UP, UM, THINGS HAVE EVOLVED OVER TIME AS IT RELATES TO THE SCORE KEEPING OF GAMES AND SUCH. AND THE NEED, FRANKLY, FOR SCOREBOARDS, WHETHER YOU NEED 'EM OR YOU DON'T, PARTICIPATED IN A LOT OF TOURNAMENTS OVER THE LAST, UH, COUPLE MONTH PERIOD OF TIME. AND SOME PARKS HAVE SCOREBOARDS, SOME PARKS DON'T HAVE SCOREBOARDS. WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ IS REFERRING TO AS WHAT THEY CALL GAME CHANGER, IT'S A, IT'S, UH, A COMPANY THAT, UH, YOU CAN, UH, BE ANYWHERE. I'M GETTING MY GAME CHANGER UPDATES RIGHT NOW THERE. MY SON'S BASEBALL GO THERE. SO IT'S, UH, IT'S EXTREMELY POPULAR, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT ANYWHERE EVEN NEAR THE PARK. MY MOM, WHO LIVES IN ESCHELON, UH, PAYS ATTENTION TO OUR GAMES, UH, UH, THROUGH THAT, UH, AS WELL. BUT AS BEN HAD COMMENTED ON IS, IS THAT THIS IS KIND OF JUST AN INITIAL PHASE AND JUST SEEING WHAT THE COSTS ARE AND SUCH LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S, UH, UM, YES, EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS, YOU LOOK TO THE PARENT WHO'S DOING THE GAME CHANGER, WHAT'S THE SCORE? AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW YOU FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THAT STANDPOINT. AND YOU CAN FOLLOW, OF COURSE, OTHER GAMES MIGHT BE A TOURNAMENT AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE NEXT FIELD AND, AND SUCH SO ON AND SO FORTH. EVEN JUST SITTING IN YOUR SEAT, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO GET UP TO GO TO THE OTHER FIELD AND YOU JUST SIT IN YOUR SEAT AND LOOK AT GAME CHANGER IF YOU KNOW WHICH TEAM IT IS AND BOOM, IT'S GOT THE INFORMATION THERE FROM THAT STANDPOINT. SO, BUT YES, WE DID HAVE, UH, WE'VE HAD SCOREBOARDS HAVEN'T BEEN WORKING FOR, OOH, A GOOD, GOOD PERIOD OF TIME AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME. UH, UM, AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, YEAH THAT WILL COME TO THE COUNCIL FOR FINAL DECISION, I [01:00:01] GUESS IS WHAT I COULD SAY AT THIS POINT. ALRIGHT, BRIAN, I, I LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS DISCUSSION. I THINK IT'S GOOD TO AT LEAST FIND OUT WHAT'S OUT THERE. I KNOW LOGISTICALLY IT BECOMES KIND OF A PAIN IN THE BUTT FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT TEAMS 'CAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE CONTROLLERS AND LOGIN AND STUFF WALKS AWAY AT, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE BASEBALL EQUIPMENT AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WIRING WALKED AWAY FROM THE CURRENT SCOREBOARDS A LONG TIME AGO WHEN SOME MISCREANTS TOOK, UH, TOOK THE COPPER OUT OF IT. SO I, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE STAFF, UH, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST GOING OUT THERE AND SEEING WHAT'S AVAILABLE. BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, TO RAY'S POINT, GAME CHANGER REALLY IS A GAME CHANGER FOR A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF US PARENTS OUT THERE. SO, OKAY. READY? SO IT'S EXPLORATORY COST, COST, COST, UH, SEARCH TO SEE IF WE WANNA PAY FOR THIS OR NOT. OKAY, WELL I'LL MOVE THE ITEM AND I'LL SECOND IT. YEAH. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT. NEXT [30. Adopt resolution adopting written report regarding sewer charges for Fiscal Year 2023-24 and directing that such charges be collected on County Tax Roll for Fiscal Year 2023-24] WE MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A WRITTEN REPORT REGARDING SEWER CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324 AND DIRECTING THAT SUCH CHARGES BE COLLECTED ON THE COUNTY TAX RULE. THIS IS TO BE PRESENTED BY FINANCE DIRECTOR BAIER. ALRIGHT, WE, YOU'RE ON. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE ITEM UP FOR DISCUSSION IS PLACING THE SEWER ONLY RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS AS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON THE COUNTY TAX ROLL. UH, CURRENTLY THERE ARE 222 RESIDENTIAL SEWER SEWER ONLY ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THESE CUSTOMERS ARE BILLED FOR SEWER SERVICE ONLY SINCE THEIR WATERS PROVIDED BY ANOTHER AGENCY AND TRASH SERVICE IS BILLED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT. SINCE THESE SEWER ONLY ACCOUNTS THE CITY, SINCE THEY ARE SEWER ONLY ACCOUNTS, THE CITY CANNOT SHUT OFF WATER OR PULL TRASH CANS TO ENFORCE PAYMENT. ALTHOUGH THE CITY UTILIZES THE LIEN PROCESS, IT ONLY APPLIES TO PROPERTY OWNERS THAT STILL OWN THE PROPERTY AT THE TIME OF LIEN PLACEMENT AND CANNOT BE USED FOR DELINQUENT TENANTS. ON JUNE 14TH, THE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS MAILED TO ALL AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS AND CURRENT CUSTOMERS. ON JUNE 19TH, A REPORT WAS FILED TO CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, WHICH CONTAINED A DESCRIPTION OF EACH RESIDENTIAL SEWER ONLY PARCEL AND THE CHARGE FOR EACH PARCEL. AND ON JULY 22ND AND JULY 29TH, A NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE CHAMPION. THE FISCAL YEAR 2324 ANNUAL SEWER CHARGES FOR EACH PROPERTY OWNER WILL BE $384 AND 27 CENTS. THIS INCLUDES TWO COMPONENTS THAT WILL BE CHARGED SEPARATELY ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL, THE I E A SEWER TREATMENT, WHICH WILL BE $280 AND 68 CENTS ANNUALLY, WHICH IS THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PASS THROUGH AND THE CHINO HILL SEWER FEE OF $103 AND 59 CENTS ANNUALLY. AND THIS IS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WASTEWATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. IF NO MAJORITY PROTESTS EXIST TONIGHT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO FILE THE REPORT AND DIRECT STAFF TO HAVE CHARGES FOR SEWER SERVICE FOR SEWER ONLY RESIDENTIAL ACCOUNTS TO BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX ROLL. AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. ALRIGHT, RAY, I SEE RAY SHAKING HIS HEAD. NO. CYNTHIA, ANYTHING? NO. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. NO. ALRIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING SO WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SEE IF ANYBODY WISHES TO MAKE COMMENT ON THIS. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK FIRST? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT, WHICH IS ITEM 30 IN OUR AGENDA? YES. COME ON UP SIR. GOOD EVENING. SO I'M A RESIDENT THAT'S AFFECTED BY THIS AND I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO RAISE THE CONCERN THAT, UM, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE PROBLEMS PAYING OUR OWN PROPERTY TAX BILLS AND EVERYTHING, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA ASK FOR ANOTHER TWO, $300, WHICH INITIALLY SOUNDS SMALL AT THIS TIME, BUT EVENTUALLY COULD RAISE UP TO FIVE, $600. I DON'T KNOW. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT BUDGETS AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW AND IF WE'RE GONNA IMPOSE ANOTHER $300 ON OUR TAX BILLS IN THE FUTURE, UM, I'M JUST NOT ONE THAT'S HAPPY WITH THAT SITUATION. SO I'VE ALWAYS SEEN MY CONCERN IN REGARDS TO THAT. GOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SAY ANYTHING? OKAY, SO RONNIE WAS JUST STANDING UP TO BE NICE SO YOU'RE NOT COMING UP OKAY. A BREAK. SO, , IF NO ONE ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK, THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DIOCESE. ANYBODY WISH TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO? MOTION? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. MR. MAY. OKAY. HEY, CAN JUST CLARIFY, UM, IT'S [01:05:01] NOT AN INCREASE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THAT AREA, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY THEY'RE GONNA PAY THE BILL THEY CURRENTLY GET BILLED FOR THE SERVICE, BUT THIS WAY IT'LL JUST BE ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFICATION. IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING A COLLECTION VEHICLE. YEAH. JUST REAL FAST, I WANTED TO FIND OUT. IS THIS, UM, THEY WILL GET A BILL, RIGHT? THIS IS ONLY IF IT'S DELINQUENT, IT GOES ON THE TAX? NO, THIS IS FOR ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES. SO INSTEAD OF US SENDING A UTILITY BILL, IT'LL NOW JUST BE AN ASSESSMENT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL. SO WHAT WOULD AN AVERAGE BILL BE? SO IT'D BE A YEARLY BILL, CORRECT? YES. SO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324, IT'S THAT 300 AND THANK YOU. THE $384 AND 27 CENTS. SO INSTEAD OF BEING BILLED, YOU KNOW, THAT DIVIDED BY 12 MONTHLY, IT'S SHOWING UP ON THE PROPERTY TAX. AND AGAIN, I, I DO GOTTA APOLOGIZE. I DID NOT READ THIS ONE ITEM FOR WHATEVER REASON, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T READ IT OR STUDY IT. SO WHY CAN'T WE DO IT MONTHLY? JUST REEDUCATE ME, IF YOU DON'T MIND. THAT'S HOW WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT. UM, BUT THERE ARE TENANTS IN THERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO COLLECT FROM. WE HAVE NO MECHANISM TO COLLECT FROM THEM. IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO PAY, WE CAN'T SHUT OFF THEIR WATER. WE CAN'T PULL THEIR TRASH CANS. SO THIS ENSURES PAYMENT FOR THE SEWER CHARGES BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE BILL THEM FOR. COULD WE LATER, I MEAN, IF THEY DON'T PAY IT LIKE 12 MONTHS, THEN PUT A BILL, NOT IF THEY'RE A TENANT. NO. SO THIS ENSURES THAT WE WILL COLLECT FROM ALL OF THOSE 220 PROPERTIES. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING IT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. YES. IS THAT A PROBLEM? WELL, THERE ARE DELINQUENCIES THAT WE DON'T GET TO COLLECT. WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE OF DELINQUENCIES? YEAH. YOU KNOW WHAT, IT'S UP. WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS NOW, SO I APOLOGIZE, BUT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGES? I DO APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT, UM, I MEAN, I CAN COME BACK, BUT IF WE DON'T ADOPT THIS TONIGHT, ARE CITIES DOING THIS? ARE OTHER CITIES DOING THE SAME? UM, THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT DO THIS. IF THEY DON'T BILL WATER OR SUE OR TRASH, THEN THIS IS THE ONLY, YOU KNOW, THEY DO THIS INSTEAD OF HAVING A WHOLE BILLING SYSTEM FOR THAT. WE DO HAVE DELINQUENCY ISSUES WITH OTHER BILLING. YEAH, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO LIEN THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THERE'S A FEW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S MAYBE FOUR THAT ARE GOING THROUGH, UM, ON THIS ROUND OF, OF LIENS THAT WE DID. UM, BUT THAT'S JUST THE PROPERTY OWNERS. SO YOU SAID WE'RE DOING FOUR RIGHT NOW OF THE LAST PROPERTIES OF 200 PROPERTIES. SO THAT'S SMALL PERCENTAGE. WELL, NO, THAT'S CITYWIDE. SO OUR, OUR DELINQUENCIES ARE HIGHER WITH TENANTS, BUT THAT'S CITYWIDE. THIS IS JUST A SMALL POCKET OF, UM, RESIDENT OR, YOU KNOW, PROPERTIES THAT WE'RE DOING THIS FOR. BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OTHER MECHANISM. WE CAN'T SHUT OFF WATER PULL TRASH CANS. AND I DO WANNA APOLOGIZE. NORMALLY I STUDY MY PACKET. IT'S ONLY THIS ONE ITEM. I DIDN'T REALLY, I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A BIG ISSUE, SO MM-HMM. , I DO APOLOGIZE. YEAH, NO WORRIES. SO, OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR, YES. YEAH, KRISTA, JUST, JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS, ON A PROPERTY TAX BILL, YOU HAVE YOUR A BILL ALARM, UH, CHARGES, WHICH ARE BASICALLY YOUR VALUE TIMES THE 1% TAX RATE. THEN YOU HAVE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS. AND WHEN WE SECURE SOMETHING TO THE TAX ROLLS LIKE THIS, OR TO THE TAX BILL, IT GOES IN, IT'LL BE UNDERCOVER UNDER THE TWO ITEMS. AND IF THEY DON'T PAY THEIR ENTIRE TAX BILL, WHICH INCLUDE THESE, THEN THEY'RE DELINQUENT ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL. SO IT'S A GOOD WAY OF MAKING SURE THAT THIS GETS PAID. THEN THE AUDIT CONTROLLER'S OFFICE WILL TAKE THOSE SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND DISPERSE THOSE BACK TO THE, TO THE CITY OR NOW IS THERE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE ON THAT OR, OR NOT? YEAH, A 30 CENTS AN ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 30 CENTS, YEAH. YEAH. PEANUTS. OKAY. SO THE MAIN THING IS THIS IS A, A WONDERFUL WAY OF GETTING COLLECTION AND KEEPING US FROM HAVING TO CHASE DOWN DELINQUENCIES, WHICH WE CAN'T COLLECT FROM TENANTS. SO THIS JUST MAKES TOTAL SENSE TO MAKE US WHOLE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ONLY 220, UH, TWO PEOPLE. I MEAN, THAT'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE COULD END UP HAVING TO HAVE A HEARING ON EVERY YEAR ABOUT WRITING OFF THE DELINQUENCIES. SO FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, THIS MAKES JUST A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. SO I JUST WANNA GET MY 2 CENTS WORTH IT. THIS IS, THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR US. RIGHT. AND, AND I THINK TO ART'S POINT, YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST IF WE, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAD HAD THIS, WE WOULDN'T, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO EAT THE COST, FOR LACK OF A BETTER PHRASE. YOU KNOW, NOW WITH THIS AT LEAST WE'LL BE ABLE TO SECURE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S PROVIDING THIS SERVICE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER AND THE I E E WAY FOR THEIR SEWER TREATMENT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE USING THE SERVICE AND POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, THROUGH RENTERS OR TENANTS. IF WE BUILD THAT CURRENT WAY, WE WOULD NEVER BE ABLE TO SECURE IT. SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S SECURED TO THE PROPERTY. YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY IS WHERE THE SERVICE IS BEING USED, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S GOOD. THANK YOU FOR GOING FORWARD WITH IT. AND BY THE WAY, THIS EQUALS $85,307, SO THAT'S NOT CHUMP CHANGE. THAT'S [01:10:01] MONEY THAT WE WILL GET PAID AND NOT HAVE TO CHASE DOWN AND DELINQUENCIES. YEAH. MR. MAYOR, REAL FAST, KRISTA, JUST FOR MY OWN PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, I'M HAVING A PROBLEM OF PAYING 3 84 ADDITIONAL TAX BILL. SO IS THIS A BIG PROBLEM TODAY OR IT'S NOT A BIG PROBLEM TODAY? IT CAME UP BECAUSE IT'S, IT CAME UP WHEN WE WERE, UM, INITIATING THE LIEN PROCESS. YOU KNOW, THE, THE RATE OF NONPAYMENT COMES FROM TENANTS, YOU KNOW, MORE SO THAN PROPERTY OWNERS. SO WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THOSE. SO, BUT MY QUESTION IS, IS IT A BIG PROBLEM TODAY OR NOT A BIG PROBLEM? WELL, I'M, IT WAS ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE FOR US TO BRING IT FORWARD AND SEE IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE BROUGHT A SOLUTION TO, WHEN YOU SAY ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THAT, WHAT DOES THAT TRULY MEAN TO ME? HOW, HOW BIG A HUNDRED PROPERTIES, HALF THE PROPERTIES, FIVE PROPERTIES? I MEAN, IF I HAD TO GUESS OFF, GUESS OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, PROBABLY 5% OF THE PROPERTIES. SO NOT REALLY THAT BIG OF A ISSUE OF THIS SMALL SET. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. IT'S 222 PROPERTIES THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED. OKAY. YOU SAY 5% OF THEM, RIGHT? I, I'M JUST KIND OF GUESSING FOR YOU. YEAH, LESS THAN LIKE 11 PROPERTIES WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. MAYOR, UH, IF I CAN MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT. I, I BELIEVE THE CITY ATTORNEY BROUGHT THIS UP, BUT JUST TO CLARIFY, UH, CURRENTLY THIS IS BILLED DIRECTLY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. UH, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS TRULY A SHIFT OF HOW WE COLLECT THIS, UH, UH, UH, DUE AMOUNT. IT DOES NOT, UH, INCREASE THE COST. IT IS NOT, UH, A NEW COST. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY BECAUSE THIS SMALL SUBSET OF THE COMMUNITY DOESN'T HAVE MULTIPLE BILLING SERVICES. SO TYPICALLY, IF A PERSON DOESN'T PAY A BILL LIKE THIS, YOU, YOU CAN SHUT OFF THE WATER, UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE PAYING BOTH WATER AND SEWER IN THIS SMALL SEGMENT OF THE CITY. UH, UH, YOU CAN'T SHUT OFF SEWER IF WE DON'T PAY. AND AS, UH, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR BROUGHT UP, THIS WAS PART OF A, AN EARLY DISCUSSION, UH, ASSOCIATED WITH HOW DO WE INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO, UH, RECOVER REVENUE THAT ISN'T BEING PAID BY DELINQUENT, UH, UH, UH, CUSTOMER. SO IT'S NOT A NEW CHARGE, IT'S NOT AN INCREASED CHARGE, IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY OF BILLING AND JUST TO MAKE THAT, THAT CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC. SO IT'S INCREASING OUR EFFICIENCY TO COLLECT AND REDUCING OUR BILLING PROCESS ALSO, IT SOUNDS LIKE, RIGHT. AT LEAST ON THOSE, BUT ALSO TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ'S, THIS IS NOT A RAMPANT, UH, UH, A PROBLEM IS JUST WE DON'T HAVE A MECHANISM FOR, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, RECOVERING THIS. SO THANK YOU CAL CALVARY'S HERE. SO WE CAN, UH, , GUESS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND YES. . THANK YOU. RONNIE, GO AHEAD. I'M, I'M, I, WE REITERATE, IF REITERATE, I LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. OKAY. I GOT ONE MORE COMMENT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD IF WE COULD. SO BASICALLY I FACTORED, UH, 3 84 20 7 CENTS DIVIDED BY 12. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A CHARGE OF ABOUT 30 LITTLE OVER $32 A MONTH. OKAY. THAT'S NOT A BIG NUMBER. YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR BUDGET, YOU CAN WORK WITH THAT. BUT NOW WHEN I GOTTA PAY MY TAX BILL, THAT NUMBER INSTEAD OF $32 A MONTH, NOW IT'S CLOSE TO $400. SO TO ME, THAT'S A PROBLEM. IF SOMEBODY'S LI LIVING ON A BUDGET, YOU DON'T PAY IT ALL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU GOT A BILL OF PRETTY CLOSE TO $400 OR YOU PAY IT MONTHLY, YOU KNOW. WELL, WE'RE NOT SHOWING THEM TO DO THAT ANYMORE. YOU CAN PAY IT IN TWO INSTALLMENTS. SO IT'S HALF OF THAT EAST TIME. THAT'S TRUE. CAN WE DO THAT MONTHLY OR YOU PUT IT IN? NO, NO. I MEAN, YOU CAN SET ASIDE THE MONEY MONTHLY. AND SO THE TWO INSTALLMENTS, WE COULD DO THAT. YEAH. IT'S FIRST AND SECOND INSTALLMENT PROPERTY TAXES. TWO INSTALLMENTS. YES. I'M GONNA SECOND THAT THERE. A MOTION AND A SECOND. YEAH, LET'S GO TO THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES FOUR ONE WITH MARQUEZ VOTING NO. ALRIGHT, NEXT. AND ONCE AGAIN, WE ALL GET ALONG UP HERE. , WE DON'T ALWAYS AGREE. NO, WE DON'T. YES, IT'S TRUE. THE NEXT PUBLIC [31. Add new Administrative Policy Section 2.3 - Tree Trimming Resi-Pay Program to Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual and adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2023R-021 to add Table 10 for Tree Trimming Service Fees and Resi-Pay Admin Fee to Master Schedule of Fees, Fines and Penalties and determine adoption of the Tree Trimming Resi-Pay Program Policy and fees exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] HEARING IS TO ADD A NEW ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY SECTION 2.3 TREE TRIMMING RESI PAY PROGRAM AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO ADD TREAT TRIMMING SERVICE FEES AND RESI PAY ADMINISTRATIVE FEES TO THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES. THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY MANAGEMENT ANALYST PONT. WELCOME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME'S ALEXIS DPA. I'M ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS IN OUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS. AND TONIGHT I'LL BE INTRODUCING OUR [01:15:01] NEW TREE TRIMMING RESI PAY PROGRAM. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS OVER 47,000 CITY TREES. ABOUT 8,000 OF THOSE ARE TRIMMED ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE CITY'S REGULAR TREE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. AND ALL CITY TREES MUST BE TRIMMED BY EITHER THE CITY OR THE CITY'S CONTRACTOR. AND IN ADDITION TO ROUTINE TRIMMING, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RECEIVES A HIGH VOLUME OF TRIMMING REQUESTS FROM OUR RESIDENTS. HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS ARE GIVEN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY AND REQUEST TO TRIM TREES FOR AESTHETIC REASONS, TYPICALLY DO NOT MEET THE CITY'S STANDARDS TO WARRANT TREE TRIM ME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ESTABLISH A POLICY AND PROCEDURE TO ALLOW RESIDENTS TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE CITY TREES TRIMMED PRIOR TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED TRIM. TRIMMING FOR LEAF LITTER TO ENHANCE THE RESIDENT'S VIEW OR FOR PERSONAL PREFERENCE IS NOT COVERED AS, UH, THE CITY STANDARD TREE TRIMMING PRACTICES. HOWEVER, THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL ALLOW FOR SUCH TRIMMING AT THE RESIDENT'S EXPENSE AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE HEALTH OF THE TREE. TO QUALIFY FOR THE PROGRAM, THE TREE MUST BE A CITY TREE LOCATED IN THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY. IT SHOULD HAVE NOT BEEN TRIMMED WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. AND SOME SEASONAL RESTRICTIONS APPLY. CITY TREES ARE TRIMMED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE I S A STANDARDS, WHICH IS THE ACT, I'M SORRY, UM, UH, TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND INTEGRITY OF THE TREES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE CITY WILL NOT TOP TREES, WHICH IS THE ACT OF REMOVING OLIVE OR THE MAJORITY OF THE LEAF AND BRANCHES FROM A TREE'S CROWN TREE TRIMMING ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON COST RECOVERY AND CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE TREE. THE PROGRAM PROCEDURE WILL START WITH THE RESIDENT CONTACTING THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND SPECIFYING INTEREST IN THE PROGRAM. STAFF WILL EVALUATE THE TREE AND DETERMINE IF THE REQUEST QUALIFIES. IF IT DOES, AN ESTIMATE WILL BE PROVIDED BASED ON THE CITY'S CURRENT FEE SCHEDULE. AND RESIDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE SPECIFIED PAYMENT TO A FINANCE CASHIER WITHIN 60 CALENDAR DAYS. ONCE THEY PROVIDE THEIR PROOF OF PAYMENT TO PUBLIC WORKS, THE TRIM CAN BE SCHEDULED WITHIN 30 CALENDAR DAYS. DON'T FORGET THAT TOPPING HURTS TREES AND TRIMMING CITY TREES ON YOUR OWN IS ILLEGAL. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OR VISIT OUR WEBPAGE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH REPAY. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. QUESTIONS OF ALEXIS. JUST WANNA GET A CLARIFICATION AT THE LAST, UH, SLIDE. IT SAYS TRIMMING TREES OR TOPPING THEM ARE ILLEGAL. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY OWNED TREES ONLY, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, CYNTHIA? I DON'T KNOW WHOSE IDEA WAS THIS WAS, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK IT'S VERY CREATIVE. YEAH. I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD PHONE CALLS FROM RESIDENTS SAYING, HEY, LET'S GET THIS GOING AND IF A RESIDENT WANTS TO STEP UP TO DO IT. PERFECT. I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAVE A RESIDENT OUT IN THE, THE AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW. WE'LL BE SPEAKING ON THIS. OKAY. WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? NOPE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANKS FOR THE REPORT. ALRIGHT, OF COURSE. THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WITH THAT WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND DO WE HAVE ANY OFFICIAL REQUESTS TO SPEAK? WE DO. DAVE MCCORMICK. ALRIGHT, YOU'RE UP, SIR. UH, GOOD EVENING. UH, MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO CHINO HILLS 30 YEARS AGO. UH, WE MOVED ON TO SPRING CREST DRIVE. WE HAVE A DESCENDING SLOPE BEHIND OUR HOUSE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME IT WAS COVERED WITH LOW LYING GROUND COVER, MEDIUM EUCALYPTUS TREES, SMALL, A FEW SMALL PEPPER TREES. IT AFFORD US GREAT VIEWS OF THE CHINO VALLEY. THE SLOPE WAS IRRIGATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, AND WE FELT SAFE SINCE THAT TIME. THE GROUND COVER IS NOW FOUR TO FIVE FEET THICK. SOME OF IT'S DEAD. SOME OF IT'S ALIVE. THE EUCALYPTUS TREES ADJACENT TO OUR REAR FENCE ARE IN HIKE, APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 70 FEET. SHED HUGE PIECES OF THICK BARK AND LEAVES. THE PEPPER TREES HAVE GROWN TO DANGEROUS HEIGHTS, DENSITY, AND [01:20:01] THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE EVEN BEYOND. MAINTENANCE ON THE SLOPE HAS BECOME NON-EXISTENT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, EACH YEAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SANTA ANA WINDS BLOW TOWARDS OUR HOME FROM THE CANYON HORSE PROPERLY BELOW OUR HOME WAS PELTED WITH MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF HIGHLY FLAMMABLE BARK LEAVES, TREE BRANCHES, OTHER DEBRIS FROM THE CITY MAINTAINED SLOPE BELOW. GOD FORBID IF A FIRE WAS TO BREAK OUT BELOW US DURING THE HIGH WINDS, THE DEBRIS WOULD, AND TREES WOULD ACT AS A BLOWTORCH GOING RIGHT IN OUR HOME. WITH THE HELP OF THEN MAYOR MARQUEZ AND DANIEL FROM THE CITY. UH, THE THE CITY FINALLY CAME OUT AND DID SOME MINOR TRIMMING BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS LAST YEAR. IT HAD BEEN SEVEN YEARS SINCE THE TREES WERE LAST TRIMMED. THE TRIMMING THIS TIME WAS MINIMAL. UH, AND IT DID NOT INCLUDE REMOVAL OF YEARS OF DEAD BARK LEAVES BRUSH THAT HAD FALLEN ON THE SLOPE AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT. IN FACT, SHORTLY AFTER THE CITY FINISHED THE TRIM JOB, THE NEIGHBORS 70 FOOT EUCALYPTUS TREE CAME TUMBLING DOWN DURING A STORM EVENT. UH, THANKFULLY THE TREE FELL AWAY FROM THE HOMES DESPITE THE ISSUES WITH THE TREES. I DON'T WANT IT, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND, I DON'T WANT THE TREES TO BE CHOPPED DOWN. WE LIKE THE TREES, WE LIKE THE, THE HABITAT. WE ENJOY THAT. WE JUST WANT IT TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND, AND BE SAFE AND TO CLEAN UP THE MESS BEHIND THE HOUSE. UH, I THINK THE IDEA OF DOING A THING WITH THE RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IS A GREAT IDEA. UH, I'VE REVIEWED THE, THE FEE SCHEDULE AND SOME OF THE STUFF THIS AFTERNOON, AND TO ME IT JUST LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRETTY COST PROHIBITIVE BY THE TIME YOU PAY FOR ARBORISTS AND INSPECTORS AND, AND ALL THAT STUFF TO COME OUT. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD COST THAT MUCH. UH, IF I WANT TO HAVE MY MY LANDSCAPER COME OUT AND CLEAN THE LEAVES UP AND CLEAN UP THE DEBRIS BEHIND THE HOUSE, I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS CRAZY, UM, PROCESS TO GET IT DONE. NOW IF IT'S SOMETHING MAJOR TAKING, YOU KNOW, BIG BRANCHES OFF, I, I GET THAT. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT ON THE THING AND I'D APPRECIATE SOME HELP. I KNOW IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MOVE TO SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN ALL GET ALONG WITH IT. GREAT. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT, THANKS. THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER. OKAY. ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT? ITEM NUMBER 31. OKAY. SCENE NONE. THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. COMMENTS OR VOTE? GO AHEAD, BRIAN. OH, I WAS GONNA MOVE THE ITEM, BUT I THINK RAY HAS A QUESTION. YEAH. ONE COMMENT AS FAR AS FEE STRUCTURE, CAN YOU SORT OF EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? UH, BEN, IS THIS A PASS THROUGH FEE OR IS IT, UH, YES. THE, THE FEE STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO COVER THE COST OF OUR, UH, CONTRACTOR DOING THE WORK. UH, THERE'S, UH, SOME ASSOCIATED REVIEW, UH, UH, AND BUT THE PRIMARY ISSUE HERE IS SINCE THERE WILL BE A DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE PERSON WHO'S, UH, REQUESTING THE TREE TRIMMING, WE'RE PASSING THOSE COSTS BACK ON, UH, UH, TO THAT, UH, UH, INDIVIDUAL WHO WANTS THE TREE TRIMMED. MM-HMM. , UH, THIS DOES NOT, UH, PRECLUDE US FROM DOING OUR NORMAL TREE TRIMMING IT, IT WILL STILL RESPOND, WE'LL STILL DO OVER 8,000 TREES A YEAR. THIS IS JUST FOR THOSE SMALL, UH, CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE RESIDENT MAY WANT A, UH, A UH, I'LL CALL IT, UH, DISCRETIONARY TRIMMING. WE'RE STILL GONNA TAKE CARE OF, UH, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES. UH, BUT TO YOUR POINT, YEAH, IT'S JUST TO PASS THE COST BACK ON. YEAH. JUST WANNA FOLLOW FOLLOW UP QUESTION. IF BRANCHES DO FALL IN IN OPEN SPACE, WE, THEY CAN CALL US RIGHT? AND WE'LL COME OUT TAKE CARE OF THAT. IS THAT TRUE OR NOT? ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S OUR NORMAL PROCESS, YES. OKAY. AND IF THERE'S ANY DEAD BRUSH, UM, THAT'S IN THE OPEN SPACE, THEY COULD ALSO FOLLOW UP FOR THE PHONE CALL AND WE WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. CORRECT? UH, I'M GONNA ASK OUR, UM, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS OF HOW WE WOULD RESPOND TO THAT, BUT YES, YES. ANY REQUEST FOR DEAD BRUSH OR ANY DEAD MATERIAL IN THE CITY'S OPEN SPACE, UM, UH, OUR OWN CITY STAFF OR CONTRACTOR WILL GO OUT AND, UH, MAINTAIN AND ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. AND I JUST WANNA SAY ONE LAST THING IS YOU JUST SAID THIS, I KNOW YOU DO. SO THANK YOU FOR, FOR DOING THAT. THANK YOU. I'M DONE. CIRCLE K. ALRIGHT. WELL THE ONLY COMMENTS I HAVE WAS, UM, A MAJORITY OF REQUESTS THAT, THAT I GET FROM RESIDENTS IS REGARDING OVERGROWN TREE OR BRUSH BEHIND, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. AND DANIEL AND HIS DEPARTMENT ARE GREAT AND IT'S A CASE BY CASE BASIS. SO THEY'LL GO OUT AND THEY'LL INSPECT THE PROPERTY FIRST TO SEE IF THE TREE DOES NEED TRIMMING OR IF IT'S A HAZARD OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SO PUTTING THIS MECHANISM IN IS PERFECT BECAUSE IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO TRIM THEIR TREE BEFORE IT'S TIME, WE HAVE A WAY FOR THEM TO DO THAT. AND IT, IT SEEMS PRETTY REASONABLE. BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHEN RESIDENTS HAVE REACHED OUT, UM, TO GET STUFF CLEARED, UM, DANIEL AND HIS TEAM ARE ON IT VERY FAST AND, UM, VERY RESPONSIVE [01:25:01] TO IT. GOOD. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT. I AGREE WITH THAT. I, I AGREE. I THINK THIS IS, ESPECIALLY IF, IF IT'S NOT WITHIN THE NORMAL PRESCRIBED TIMING, IF THEY WANT TO HAVE IT TRIMMED AND, AND THEY'RE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT, I, I THINK THAT GIVES THEM AN OPTION. THEN THEY HAVE TO, AS A INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNER DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S WORTH IT TO THEM. BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO THIS, THE GENTLEMAN JUST SPOKE IS TALKING ABOUT APPARENTLY ACCUMULATION OF TRIMMINGS AND, AND DEBRIS THAT'S OUT UNDERNEATH THE TREES. COULD WE HAVE SOMEONE GO OUT AND SEE IF THAT CAN'T BE CLEANED UP? THAT SHOULD BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE, JUST OF THE NORMAL, UH, BRUSH CLEARING THAT WE HAVE FOR FIRE DANGER. SO I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE MAKE A, A SPECIAL TRIP TO THAT PROPERTY TO SEE. WE CAN'T GET IT CLEANED UP. UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I'M, I'M, I THINK YOU, UH, MADE A MOTION AND I WOULD SECOND IT. SURE. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, I GUESS REDUNDANT GROUP WITH DISCUSSION. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE THEN. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, DO VERY GOOD. MAYOR, WE ARE GETTING, UH, MR. MCCORMICK'S, UH, CONTACT INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP. I THINK THAT'S THE LEAST WE CAN DO. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. MOVING [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] ON THEN TO OUR PIO O'S REPORT FROM NICOLE. THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. JUST TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT. THE FALL RECREATION GUIDE AND CITY NEWS BROCHURE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ONLINE AND BEGAN ARRIVING IN MAILBOXES LAST WEEK. THE ISSUE INCLUDES INFORMATION ON CITY NEWS, FALL CLASS REGISTRATION AND SPECIAL EVENT, LIKE OUR UPCOMING PAUSE AT THE PARK TAKING PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 9TH FROM NINE TO 11:00 AM AT VILLA ORBA DOG PARK. DOGS OF ALL PAW SIZES WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN LITTLE DOG BRACES, A BEST TRICK CONTEST AND A DOG FASHION SHOW. THERE WILL ALSO BE VENDOR BOOTHS, GIVEAWAYS, DOOR PRIZES, AND KIDS CRAFT ACTIVITIES. VENDOR APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN NOW AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH EVENTS. AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR CITY MANAGER, BEN MONTGOMERY, WHO REPRESENTED THE CITY AS PART OF THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER'S LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS. THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CHAMBER, THE CITIES OF CHINO AND CHINO HILLS, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, UM, AND LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS WHERE THEY TOURED AND MET WITH DIFFERENT BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE CHINO VALLEY AS ONE OF THEIR GOALS AND GROUP INITIATIVES. THEY'VE RECENTLY PARTNERED WITH THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT AND CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION TO RAISE FUNDS AND PURCHASE AN A E D AND TRAUMA KIT THAT WAS DONATED TO OUR LOCAL BUFFALO WILD WINGS, CHINO VALLEY FIRE, ALSO TRAINED BUFFALO WILD WING STAFF MEMBERS, LEADERSHIP COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO USE THE LIFESAVING DEVICES AS WELL, AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AEDS AND CHINO HILLS AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO USE 'EM. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS. MAYOR, IF I CAN INTERJECT QUICKLY. UH, OUR CHIEF GERARD IS ALSO PART OF THE CHAMBER'S, UH, LEADERSHIP, UH, COLLABORATIVE. SO, UH, HE'S BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS PROJECT AS WELL. ALRIGHT. DON'T WANNA LEAVE HIM OUT. YOU CAN CHAT ABOUT IT LATER IF YOU WISH. THANK YOU, NICOLE. APPRECIATE IT. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] MOVING ON TO CHIEF NUMBER ONE, CHIEF WILLIAMS WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, MAYOR ROGERS. COUNSEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, I REALLY JUST HAD TWO THINGS I WANNA SAY. I WANTED TO, UH, CONGRATULATE, UM, GARTH AND HIS PROMOTION AND AS WELL, UM, UH, CHIEF GERARD. UH, THE, THE RELATIONSHIP'S BEEN PHENOMENAL. I'M GONNA MISS, UH, GARTH, HE'S SO RESPONSIVE. UH, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER, UH, WITH HIS DEPARTURE AND HE'S ALREADY SENT ME A TEXT SAYING, HEY, COME ON OUT ON THE 16TH AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND I WANTED TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL THE SUPPORT ON THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THE WARM WELCOMES AND THE ENGAGEMENT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR CHIEF FIRE CHIEF? ALRIGHT, ONTO OUR BRAND NEW CHIEF OF POLICE AL GERARD. AGAIN, OFFICIALLY WELCOME AND LET'S HEAR THE STIRRING REPORT, YOUR FIRST REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE. I HAVE A COUPLE OF CASES OF NOTE I'D LIKE TO GO OVER. UH, ON JULY 27TH, 2023, DETECTIVES AND DEPUTIES FROM THE CHINO HILLS POLICE SHERIFF'S STATION CONDUCTED A FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION FOR A FELONY THEFT BY FRAUD CASE. UH, IT OCCURRED IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. DETECTIVES AND DEPUTIES CONDUCTED SURVEILLANCE AND IDENTIFIED A MALE SUBJECT BELIEVED TO BE THE SUSPECT IN THE CRIME. DETECTIVES CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP AND DETAINED THE MALE SUBJECT. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS AUTHORED AND SERVED AT THE RESIDENCE IN THE 1800 BLOCK OF FERN AVENUE IN ONTARIO. DETECTIVES RECOVERED A LARGE AMOUNT OF US CURRENCY, FALSIFIED FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, AND FRAUDULENT US STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS. THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION, DETECTIVES DISCOVERED THE SUBJECT FOR MEMBERS OF A ROMANIAN THEFT ORGANIZATION. IN TOTAL, SEVEN INDIVIDUALS WERE ARRESTED AND BOOKED AT WEST VALLEY CHEN FOR PC FOUR 70 FORGERY AND, UH, PC [01:30:01] 180 2 CONSPIRACY. SO IT WAS A GREAT CASE BY OUR DETECTIVES AND PATROL DEPUTIES WHO FOLLOWED UP ON A THEFT CASE AND, UH, ENDED UP KIND OF BREAKING UP A THEFT RING. ON JULY 11TH, 2023, A VICTIM, ENCINO HILLS REPORTED A PERSON IMPERSONATING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STOPPED HIM FOR A TRAFFIC INFRACTION. THE TRAFFIC STOP WAS VIDEO RECORDED FROM A HOME SURVEILLANCE CAMERA. INVESTIGATORS IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT VEHICLE AS A WHITE COLORED FORD F THREE 50 TRUCK WITH CALIFORNIA EXEMPT LICENSE PLATES. THE VEHICLE HAD EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND FIRE DECALS ON THE FRONT HOOD AND REAR TAILGATE. ANDREW DEBORE. A 42 YEAR OLD RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECT DURING THE CRIME. DEBO WORE A LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIFORM DUTY BELT AND FIREARM, SAN MAR SANTO HUERTA FIRE DEPARTMENT BADGE, BATON PEPPER SPRAY AND HANDCUFFS. DEBO IS NOT A FIREFIGHTER, NOT A FIREFIGHTER ARSON INVESTIGATOR OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WITH ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL PEACE OFFICER POWERS TO ARREST OR DETAIN PERSONS. UH, ON JULY 20TH, 2023, DEBOR WAS ARRESTED BY DEPUTIES FROM THE SPECIALIZED ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ALONG WITH CHIN HILL STATION DEPUTIES. INVESTIGATORS SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT DE BOARD'S RESIDENCE AND SEIZED THE FORD TRUCK USED IN THE CRIME INVESTIGATORS RECOVERED FIREARMS, SOFT BODY ARMOR, A DUTY BELT, A FIRE INVESTIGATOR, IDENTIFICATION CARD BADGES, DECALS AND UNIFORMS WITH PATCHES FOR THE SANTA MUERTE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE SANTA MUERTE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS A FICTITIOUS FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARSON INVESTIGATIVE UNIT. DEBORE WAS BOOKED AT THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER FOR PC 2 36 FALSE IMPRISONMENT AND PC 5 38 D IMPERSONATING AN OFFICER. I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. UH, OUR STAFF UH, PARTICIPATED ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 1ST, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO COMMEND EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED FROM THE CITY STAFF FIRE AND ALSO OUR GREAT RESIDENTS. WE, WE SERVICED OVER 16 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. UH, MYSELF AND DEPUTY CHIEF ERNIE PEREZ FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ROUTE, UH, MY NEW LIEUTENANT, TWO SERGEANTS, ONE DETECTIVE, FIVE DEPUTY SHERIFFS, FIVE SHERIFF SERVICE SPECIALISTS, ONE OFFICE SPECIALIST, FOUR EXPLORERS AND SIX CITIZENS ON PATROL. AND I WOULD, UH, PARTICULARLY LIKE TO, UH, RECOGNIZE OUR EXPLORERS AND CITIZENS ON PATROL IS HOW, YOU KNOW, ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS. SO WE GET PAID FOR DOING THAT, BUT THEY COME OUT AND ARE INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR ABILITY TO, UH, SERVICE THE CITIZENS ON EVENTS LIKE THAT. SO IT WAS GREAT BY OUR, BY OUR CITIZENS ON PATROL. UH, ON JULY 14TH, THE STATION PARTICIPATED IN THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETIES. KNOW YOUR LIMIT PROGRAM. UH, THE PROGRAM RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DRINKING AND DRIVING AND IS AN INTERACTIVE WAY TO SHOW HOW MUCH OR LITTLE IT CAN TAKE TO REACH THE LEGAL LIMIT TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. DEPUTIES VISITED LOCAL EATERIES IN THE CITY AND ASKED CUSTOMERS HOW MANY DRINKS THEY HAD CONSUMED AND WHETHER THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE ABLE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. THEY ALSO ASKED 'EM IF THEY BELIEVED THEY HAD, HOW THEY THEN ASKED THEM HOW MANY DRINKS THEY HAD CONSUMED AND WHETHER THEY BELIEVED THEY WERE STILL ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY. DEPUTIES THEN INVITED VOLUNTEERS TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST TO SEE IF THEY WERE ABLE TO GUESS THEIR BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT. CUSTOMERS WERE ALSO PROVIDED INFORMATION ON ALCOHOL INTAKE AND AVERAGE BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT LEVELS. IT'S ACTUALLY A GREAT, UH, COMMUNITY EVENT. IT STARTED OFF A LITTLE SLOW. THE PEOPLE WERE HESITANT TO, UH, PARTICIPATE WITH US, BUT BY THE END OF IT, I THINK EVERYBODY WAS PRETTY PLEASED. AND, UH, IN INFORMED ON HOW LITTLE SOMETIMES IT TAKES TO, UH, UH, AFFECT YOUR DRIVING ABILITY. SO IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT EVENT AND WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THAT FU FUTURE IN THE FUTURE. UH, THE GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL SO THEY CAN MAKE SMART DECISIONS ABOUT HOW THEY WANT TO GET HOME. I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THE AVERAGE COST OF A FIRST TIME D U I, UH, OFFENSE IS APPROXIMATELY $13,500 WHEN YOU ACCOUNT FOR VEHICLE IMPOUND FEES, FINES, ATTORNEY FEES, AUTO INSURANCE INCREASES, AND OTHER PENALTIES. UH, FOR THIS, UH, UH, UH, PROGRAM, WE VISITED TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE CITY AND CONTACTED ABOUT 30 INDIVIDUALS. UH, I ALSO WOULD LIKE THE TIME JUST TO POINT, TAKE THE TIME TO POINT OUT THAT SCHOOL HAS STARTED IN THE CITY. UM, THERE'S A LOT MORE PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, UH, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PEOPLE GOING TO OR FROM SCHOOL WITH YOU, THERE'S JUST A LOT MORE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. SO PLEASE TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME. SLOW DOWN PLEASE AND OBEY THE SPEED, THE SPEED LIMIT. KNOW AND ADHERE TO SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP STUDENTS. PLEASE STOP FOR SCHOOL BUSES AND BE ALERT FOR CHILDREN RUSHING TO CATCH THE BUS OR EXITING A BUS. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AVOID BLOCKING CROSSWALKS. AND MAKE SURE, PLEASE, YOU LOOK TO YOUR RIGHT, UH, WHEN YOU'RE PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WALKING OR RIDING BIKES TO SCHOOL, PLEASE TEACH THEM SAFE WALKING AND RIDING BEHAVIORS SUCH AS LOOKING BOTH WAYS BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET, USING SIDEWALKS WHEN AVAILABLE AND CROSSING AT MARKED CROSSWALKS WITH STOP SIGNS, SIGNALS, OR CROSSING GUARDS. AND PLEASE GIVE YOURSELF A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH EACH OTHER. [01:35:01] AND FINALLY, IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE, UH, ONE OF OUR NEW P S A ANNOUNCEMENTS, OUR STATION, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, UH, WITH GARTH GADEL WHO STARTED THE PROGRAM ALONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM, HAS BEEN WORKING ON P S A ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR NEWEST P S A ANNOUNCEMENT TO, TO DEBUT RIGHT NOW. HEY, CHINO HILLS. I'M JENNIFER DAVIS WITH THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I WANNA TALK TO YOU ABOUT RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES. EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF HOMES ARE BROKEN INTO LEAVING FAMILIES FEELING VIOLATED AND HELPLESS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BURGLARIES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND IN ANY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED AND TAKE THESE STEPS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME. LOCK ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS, EVEN IF YOU'RE AT HOME OR ONLY LEAVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. ENSURE THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME IS PROPERLY LIT. SECURITY LIGHTS WITH THE MOTION DETECTOR WILL LIGHT UP THE OUTSIDE AREA OF YOUR HOUSE. MAKE SURE YOU ALSO HAVE LIGHTS ON IN YOUR REAR AND SIDE YARDS TOO. INVEST IN A VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM. IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A CAMERA THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SEE WHO COMES INTO THE FRONT DOOR AND CAMERAS PLACED TOWARDS THE FRONT SIDE AND REAR ENTRANCES AND THE EXTERIOR OF YOUR HOME TO CAPTURE SUSPICIOUS VEHICLES AND ACTIVITIES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LASTLY, BE SURE TO TRIM TREES AND BUSHES NEAR WINDOWS TO ELIMINATE HIDING PLACES FOR INTRUDERS. BY TAKING THESE SIMPLE STEPS, YOU CAN HELP KEEP YOUR HOME AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE FROM BURGLARS. AS ALWAYS, IF YOU SEE ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, DIAL 9 1 1. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DEPUTIES FOR THE SUCCESSES THEY'VE THEY'VE MADE BASED ON YOUR REPORT OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO. THANK YOU. THAT'S AWESOME TO SEE. QUESTIONS OF OUR CHIEF. YEAH, I JUST HAD A QUICK ONE. AL UH, WHAT WERE THE TWO LOCATIONS THAT YOU WERE, UH, ASKING FOLKS IF THEY WANTED TO TAKE A FREE BREATHALYZER? I BELIEVE IT WAS SEPTEMBERS AND THE PUB. OKAY. AND NOBODY GOT A FREE RIDE TO WEST, UH, WEST VALLEY AFTER THAT? NO, THAT WASN'T, IT WAS NOT AN ENFORCEMENT OPERATION. IT'S CLEARLY AN EDUCATIONAL OPERATION. WE WANT PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE. SO IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A LOT OF FUN, QUITE FRANKLY. SOUNDS LIKE SCARED STRAIGHT FOR ADULTS. I LIKE IT. YEAH, IT IS AND THEY WERE MORE COOPERATIVE AS THE EVENING GOT ON, RIGHT. ? YEAH, LIKE I SAID, AT FIRST PEOPLE WERE A LITTLE HESITANT WHEN WE WALKED UP AND SAID, HOW MUCH HAVE YOU HAD TO DRINK AND DO YOU WANT TO BREATHE INTO THE BREATHALYZER? BUT WHEN, WHEN THE DEPUTIES COMMUNICATED WITH THEM AND WE HAVE SOME HANDOUTS THAT WE GAVE THEM TO SHOW THEM SOME INFORMATION, AND BY THE END OF IT, EVERYONE WAS ACTUALLY HAVING A PRETTY GOOD TIME TRYING TO GUESS WHERE THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE AT. UH, AND THEN BLOWING INTO THE BREATHALYZER AND ACTUALLY REALIZING WHERE THEY REALLY WERE AND REALIZING IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO, UH, UH, AFFECT YOUR ABILITY TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. GOOD JOB. EXCELLENT. HAVE FUN. ALRIGHT, [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Rogers Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board Water Facilities Authority Board Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Independent Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Marquez Cal Cities (League of California Cities) Board of Directors Inland Empire Division Meeting Legislative Committee Southern California Association of Governments Legislative Communications and Membership Committee] THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR COUNSEL, UH, REPORTS. AND I'LL KICK THINGS OFF. I HAVE THREE BRIEF REPORTS. ONE IS A CHINO BASIN DES SALTER AUTHORITY, OR C D A AND THAT'S ONE OF OUR SOURCES OF WATER, WHICH IS A DESALTING, TWO DESALTING FACILITIES. AND, UM, REALLY IT WAS PRETTY SIMPLE MEETING. WE REVIEWED VARIOUS CONTRACTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE TWO PLANTS THAT WE ARE MEMBER AGENCIES OF. AND REALLY IT WAS JUST, JUST BUYING PRODUCTS, BUYING OR AGREEING TO CONTRACTS WITH DIFFERENT VENDORS ON REPAIR MOSTLY OF THE FACILITY. SO REALLY THAT WAS IT. C D A. NEXT ONE IS TRACER MANOS, UH, RAY AND I ARE ON THAT PARTICULAR, UM, CONSERVANCY AUTHORITY. AND REALLY BOTTOM LINE ON THAT MEETING, WE VERIFIED OR WE, WE MADE THE SECOND VOTE ON APPROVING BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS. SO INSTEAD OF MONTHLY, WE'RE MEETING EVERY TWO MONTHS JUST FOR MORE EFFICIENCY AND BETTER USE OF OUR TIME. 'CAUSE WE DO HAVE IN, WE HOST HERE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND WE HAVE CITY OF INDUSTRY AND DIAMOND BAR VISITING. SO WE'VE, AND FOR JUST AS WE HAD TO MAKE THE TREK THERE THE FIRST TWO YEARS, IT'S ABOUT A 45 MINUTE DRIVE. SO WE THOUGHT, OKAY, LET'S PACKAGE THINGS TOGETHER AND MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENT. SO WE RATIFIED THAT VOTE. AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT, UH, AND FINE TUNED OUR FIRST OPEN HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 23RD IN THE AM WHICH IS A SATURDAY. AND AGAIN, FINE TUNING THE DETAILS. AND WE'RE STILL DOING THAT. BUT AT THE MOMENT IT'LL BE, UH, THE WAY IT'S BEING PACKAGED RIGHT NOW, THERE'LL BE FOUR TOURS OF AN HOUR FOR EACH TOUR OF 25 PEOPLE. SO THERE'LL BE A SIGNUP PROCESS TAKING PLACE NEAR THE END OF AUGUST OR THE VERY BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. IT'LL BE PROBABLY, UH, TIED TO A, A PROCESS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, OUR TRACER MODEL'S WEBSITE FOR SIGNUP. SO IT'S REALLY GONNA BE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION TO MAKE IT FAIR, BUT, AND IT'S OPEN FOR ALL THREE CITIES REALLY. IT'S [01:40:01] OPEN, REALLY OPEN PERIOD, BUT A PREFERENCE TO OUR THREE CITIES RESIDENTS. AND THIS IS WE'RE, IT'S AN EXPERIMENT TO SEE HOW THINGS GO BECAUSE WE REALLY CAN'T OPEN THE GATES FOR PEOPLE JUST WANDER AROUND. WE'VE GOT CATTLE STEER AND DIFFERENT CRITTERS WANDERING AROUND. ANYWAY, SO WE'RE GONNA PACKAGE THIS. WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THREE DOCENT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS WHERE, UH, THERE'LL BE A 15 MINUTE OR SO 20 MINUTE PRESENTATION BY PAUL SIERRE, WHO WILL, IS A HISTORIAN. HISTORIAN AT THE MOMENT. IT'LL BE DAN HOSTETTLER. WE WILL ALSO TALK, AND THEN PROBABLY THE THIRD, UNLESS THINGS HAVE CHANGED, WE'LL BE PROBABLY SOMEONE FROM THE CITY OF INDUSTRY THAT CAN ALSO TALK ABOUT THE, THE FACILITY. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND AGAIN, WE VOTED TO, TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND JUST TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS. SO OUR, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS ARE PULLING THIS TOGETHER. AND IF SUCCESSFUL, THEN WE WILL PROMOTE THIS MAYBE A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR AT LEAST INITIALLY. SO, RAY, ANY COMMENTS JUST REAL QUICK? WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, BABY. LEMME TELL YOU. UM, ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO, OUR PARTNER CITIES, UM, INDUSTRY AND ALSO DIAMOND BAR, UH, WE WEREN'T A TEAM TODAY. WE'RE A TEAM. WE HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP. UH, YOU'RE THE VICE CHAIR RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP AND WE'RE REALLY STRONG AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP, UH, THE 1,750 ACRES THAT WE HAVE IN CHINO HILLS OPEN. AND WE HAVE ABOUT SEVEN 15 IN UH, LA COUNTY, BUT WE'VE COME A LONG WAYS. SO THANK YOU, PETER. WE HAVE, AND IT'S A GREAT BOND RIGHT NOW. IT REALLY IS FROM THOSE EARLY DAYS OF WHAT WAS BEING PROPOSED AT THE TIME, WHICH WAS A, A LARGE SOLAR FIELD TO WHERE WE'VE COME NOW WITH CITY OF INDUSTRY, UH, TAKING A STEP BACK AND ANALYZING BETTER USE FOR THAT PROPERTY AND AGREEING TO A CONSERVANCY, WE'RE ALL BETTER OFF FOR THAT. THAT 2,500 OR SO ACRE CORRIDOR IS, IS BEAUTIFUL NO MATTER WHAT THE TIME OF THE YEAR IS. AND IT WE'LL HAVE, RESIDENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. SO MY LAST REPORT WILL BE ANOTHER ONE OF OUR WATER PROVIDERS, WHICH IS W F A OR WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY. AND WE ARE ONE OF FIVE MEMBER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDES A PORTION OF THE WATER. AND THIS IS STATE WATER THAT COMES DOWN, UH, FROM, FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED IN OUR CASE TO CHINO HILLS. AND IN THAT CASE, UH, WE HAVE HAD A GENERAL MANAGER, TERRY, CAITLIN, FOR 19 YEARS. AND HE JUST RETIRED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO A LOT OF THE FOCUS WAS ON TERRY AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AS OUR GENERAL MANAGER. AND THEN WE DID TYPICAL BUSINESS. WE WENT THROUGH THE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS BECAUSE IT IS A, AN ACTUAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN UPLAND THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE FIVE MEMBER AGENCIES. AND WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF THE PRODUCTION THAT WE, THAT WE RECEIVE EACH MONTH. AND IT'S A BIG FACILITY AND IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 25 OR 30 YEARS. AND NOW WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THINGS THAT ARE IN NEED OF REPAIR, UH, UNDERGROUND LINES. IF WE DETECT A CAUSTIC ACID LEAK OR, YOU KNOW, I'M JUST USING IT AS AN EXAMPLE, THEN WE HAVE TO EXPERI, UH, EXPLORE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM, ET CETERA. SO A LOT OF OUR APPROVALS OF WHAT WE DO AT THE DIFFERENT AT THIS BOARD MEETING HAS TO DO WITH JUST KEEPING THE FACILITY GOING. AND IT IS IN GREAT SHAPE. THERE'S A STAFF OF NINE AT THIS FACILITY, AND AGAIN, IT'S OUR STATE WATER. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. WE JUST WENT THROUGH AND, AND REVIEWED REPLACEMENT PROJECTS AND INLET VALVES AND THIS AND THAT. SO, BUT WE'RE ON TOP OF IT AND IT'S A GREAT FACILITY. SO THAT'S IT FOR MY THREE REPORTS. WITH THAT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? YES. UH, MY FIRST REPORT, UH, CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT. UH, THE LAST MEETING WAS BACK ON JULY 12TH, AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAD A LAST MINUTE, UH, VISITATION BY SOME OUT OF TOWN GUESTS, SO I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A MEETING AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT AND I WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE THERE. I WANNA RECOGNIZE MIKE KRIEGER ON THE BOARD, UH, WHO IS IN THE BACK AUDIENCE. UH, THANK YOU MIKE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. UH, NEXT REPORT IS ON CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE, UH, BOARD MEETING BACK ON JULY 20TH, LAST I WAS THERE FOR FOUR AND A HALF HOURS. UH, I'M SURE THAT YOU SAW A LOT OF REPORTS ON IT. IT WAS IN THE COVERED, UH, EXTENSIVELY IN THE NEWSPAPERS. IT WAS ALSO ON TELEVISION. UM, IT WAS A VERY PASSIONATE MEETING WITH A LOT OF SCREAMING AND HOLLERING GOING ON, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE, UH, THE ISSUE THAT WAS BEING, UH, UH, DISCUSSED. AND, UH, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT , UH, THIS MORNING I ATTENDED TWO MEETINGS. I HAD THE, UH, UM, C I M AND C I W UH, MEETINGS THIS MORNING, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN, FIRST AT EIGHT 30 THIS [01:45:01] MORNING. UH, CURRENT COUNT, UH, WE WENT THROUGH, UH, ALL OF THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING, UH, AT THE PRISON. CURRENT POPULATION THERE IS 917. THERE ARE ONLY TWO FEMALES PRISONS, UH, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UH, THE OTHER ONE UP IN THE VALLEY HAS ABOUT 2,500, UH, INMATES, UH, OR RESIDENTS HAS LIKE TO BE CALLED. UH, SO SOMEWHERE IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, UH, THE CURRENT WARDEN, UH, JENNIFER COR IS TRYING TO GET ABOUT THREE TO 500 OF THOSE IN, UH, RESIDENTS TRANSFERRED DOWN TO THIS FACILITY. UH, THEY WILL STILL BE WELL WITHIN CAPACITY AND ABLE TO SERVICE THEM. A LOT OF GREAT THINGS ARE GOING ON AT THAT FACILITY AS FAR AS REHABILITATION. AND OF COURSE THEY HAD A, UH, THEY WERE IN THE NEWS RECENTLY FOR A, UH, UH, UH, RESIDENT THAT WAS RELEASED AFTER 51 YEARS OF INCARCERATION. AND, UH, I'M SURE YOU KNOW WHO THAT, THAT IS, UH, THE MEDIAN, UM, AGE IN THIS FACILITY OUT HERE. IT'S, IT'S AN OLDER POPULATION. IT'S AROUND 55 YEARS OF AGE FOR THE, UH, 917, UH, THAT ARE IN THERE CURRENTLY. SO, UM, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING. UH, IF YOU CAN SAY GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING ABOUT PRISON, BUT THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB TRYING TO REHABILITATE PEOPLE AND, AND MAKE THEM, UH, USEFUL, CONTRIBUTING, UH, UH, CITIZENS IF AND WHEN THEY, THEY, UH, SERVE THEIR TIME. UH, AT UH, NINE 15 WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE, UH, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR MEN. UH, CURRENTLY THERE ARE 2,289, UH, INMATES. THEY DO CALL THEMSELVES INMATES. UH, THERE ARE ABOUT 700 OF THOSE THAT ARE AT WHAT THEY CALL HIGH MEDICAL RISK. SO THE ONE REASON THIS PRISON HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE AT IT IS THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE OUTSTANDING STATE, UH, NOTED, UH, MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT ARE ABLE TO TREAT ALL AILMENTS. UH, AND THEY SAID BASICALLY ALMOST 90% OF THE PEOPLE ARE THERE, HAVE SOME MEDICAL ISSUE OF SOME SORT, WHETHER IT'S DIABETES, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST A MULTITUDE OF MEDICAL ISSUES. AND THIS IS THE BEST FACILITY IN THE STATE SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE, UM, UH, INMATES AND BE ABLE TO GET THEM TREATMENT. SO, UH, THAT IS THE END OF MY REPORT. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU MUCH. AND COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUETTE. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. APPRECIATE THAT. CAL CITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I SIT ON THAT. WELL, WE JUST HAD A MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO IN NEWPORT BEACH. UH, WE WENT OVER FEDERAL AND STATE UPDATES. UH, WE BASICALLY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE SEPTEMBER 20TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22ND IN SACRAMENTO. UH, WE WENT OVER THE SCHEDULE, UM, AND THEN IN 2024, THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WE GOT THE DATES OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH OCTOBER THE 18TH, THE INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION MEETING, WHICH I SERVE AS PRESIDENT THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS IS MY, THIS WAS MY LAST MEETING. SO DURING, DURING THE MEETING I WAS SMILING THE WHOLE TIME. SO WAS HAPPY ABOUT THAT. OUR NEXT PRESIDENT WILL BE CHRISTINE SCOTT FROM RANCH CUCAMONGA. SHE'LL DO A GREAT JOB FOR US. WE HAD AN EXCELLENT SPEAKER. OUR SHERIFF, SHANNON D***S, SPOKE ON PROP 47, SPOKE ON HOMELESSNESS, SPOKE ON LAURA'S LAW, AND THEN ALSO TALKED ABOUT FENTANYL. HE'S VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE FOUR TOPICS AND I REALLY BELIEVE THE NEXT YEAR HE'S REALLY GONNA BE ENGAGING SACRAMENTAL LEGISLATORS AND WHATEVER I CAN DO PERSONALLY TO HELP HIM, I WILL BE THERE FOR HIM. UM, SO THAT'S THAT. UH, THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, UH, WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE MUCH, UH, TO DO THIS PAST, UH, UH, MONTH. UH, LEMME GO A BIT DOWN TO SCAG AND OUR LEDGE, UH, COMMITTEE. WE JUST BASICALLY WENT OVER THE UPDATES. UH, THEY WERE ON, UH, THEY WERE ON A BREAK, OUR LEGISLATORS, AND WE JUST SORT OF WENT OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, SOME OF THE WINS AND SOME OF THE LOSSES AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO. SO WE, WE HAVE A PRIORITY AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON OUR, ON OUR LIST OF, UH, LEGISLATION. THAT'S MY REPORT, SIR. GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY HAVE A REPORT? BRIAN OR CYNTHIA? OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT, THEN WE'LL MOVE ON. I WANT TO DO A LITTLE HOPSCOTCH FIRST. WE'VE HAD SOME SCOUT SCOUTING REPRESENTATION HERE. UH OH. . NOW THE TIME HAS COME. SO IS THERE ANYBODY AMONG YOU NAMED JOSH? IS THERE A JOSH HERE THAT'S GOING FOR EAGLE SCOUT? YOU CAN LOOK LEFT. YOU CAN LOOK RIGHT. SO WHY DON'T YOU COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AS WE'D LIKE TO DO. I PRE-WARNED YOU ABOUT THIS. I'M SURE YOUR HEART'S BEEN RACING FOR THE LAST HOUR AND 40 MINUTES. SO WHERE ARE YOU AT IN THE PROCESS OF GOING FOR YOUR EAGLE SCOUT? UH, I HAVE ONE MORE MERIT BADGE, AND THEN I NEED TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATION SCOUTMASTER CONFERENCE AND THEN BOARD OF REVIEW. WHAT IS THAT MERIT BADGE? WHAT IS THAT, UH, YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, UH, CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. DOES THIS HELP QUALIFY FOR THAT? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO ONCE YOU WALK OUT THESE DOORS, YOU MAY HAVE COMPLETED YOUR JOURNEY THROUGH THE PROCESS OF, UH, [01:50:01] SEEKING YOUR EQUAL SCOUT. UH, AWESOME. THAT'S FANTASTIC. , SHALL I KEEP IT GOING SO YOU CAN RECORD MORE . WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. WHAT'S BEEN THE MOST EXCITING ASPECT OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IN YOUR EAGLES SCOUT, UH, JOURNEY? UM, I, I GUESS THESE LAST FEW, THEY'VE BEEN STRESSFUL, BUT THEY'VE ALSO BEEN FUN. ALL THE MAD SCRAMBLING, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING DONE. SO IT'S INTERESTING, BUT IT'S ALSO KIND OF HECTIC, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE DEDICATION. I'M, THERE'S GOOD CHANCE THAT ONE OF US WILL BE THERE AT YOUR CEREMONY WHENEVER THAT TAKES PLACE. AND AS WE ALL LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE, WE, WE ALL ATTEND AT VARIOUS TIMES. THAT IS A DEDICATION, UH, UH, OF YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT THAT WHEN IT SITS ON YOUR RESUME, AS YOU GET OLDER AND START SEARCHING OUT, UH, EMPLOYMENT AFTER YOU FINISH WHATEVER LEVEL OF EDUCATION YOU CHOOSE IT, PEOPLE TAKE NOTICE. UH, PEOPLE THAT HIRE INDIVIDUALS TAKE NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING THAT SHOWS A DEDICATION OF TIME AND, AND, AND, UH, FORTITUDE TO SEE THE WHOLE PROCESS THROUGH BECAUSE IT'S NOT, IT'S TIME CONSUMING. IT'S NOT EASY. SO GOOD FOR YOU. UH, WE'LL ADD ANOTHER EAGLE SCOUT TO OUR PORTFOLIO HERE IN CHINO HILLS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR LASTING SO LONG. ALSO THROUGH OUR, UH, ALMOST TWO HOUR MEETING UNLESS YOU, UNLESS YOU EAGLE. WHAT? YES. WHAT, WHAT IS OR WAS YOUR EAGLE PROJECT? UM, MY EAGLE PROJECT, UH, TOOK PLACE ABOUT, IN IT FINISHED JUNE 10TH, WE WERE BUILDING A COMBINATION WOODEN SIGNS AND PLANTER BOXES FOR MY LOCAL CHURCH. OKAY, WONDERFUL. VERY GOOD. ONCE AN EAGLE LAW WAS AN EAGLE. REMEMBER THAT? THAT'S RIGHT. HOW CLOSE TO 18 ARE YOU? UH, MY BIRTHDAY'S SEPTEMBER 7TH. OKAY, SO YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE CARDIAC EAGLES I REMEMBER . OKAY, GOOD. GET IT GOING MAN. GOT A COUPLE WEEKS, GET IT DONE. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU WERE HERE, THAT YOU WERE ALL HERE TO, UH, TO WATCH HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU AGAIN. LAST PIECE [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] OF BUSINESS IS, UH, OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS, BRIAN, STARTING WITH YOU. SURE. UM, JUST THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT DECIDED TO STEP UP TO HOST A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. IT'S, IT'S NICE WHEN YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL FIVE OF US GO THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND TRY TO HIT UP AS MANY AS WE CAN. AND IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS. UM, SO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY NEXT YEAR IF YOU DON'T HOST ONE, UM, PLEASE THINK ABOUT DOING SO. THE CITY TRIES TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL GIVE YOU BANNERS, WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE GOODIES TO HAND OUT. WE JUST NEED A PLACE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR YOU TO GET TO MEET YOUR, UH, MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS. AND THE OTHER ITEM, JUST TO TOUCH ON WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAD, UH, SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION. I HAVE TWO KIDS AT TWO SEPARATE SCHOOLS. MY GOD. GIVE SOME PEOPLE SOME GRACE. , GET THERE EARLY. IT IS, IT'S A, IT'S A MAD HOUSE. UH, I KNOW A COUPLE YEARS BACK AT WICKMAN, I WAS THERE WHEN A KID GOT CLIPPED BY A CAR AND IT, IT WASN'T THE DRIVER'S FAULT, IT WAS JUST THE KID DARTED IN BETWEEN CARS AND IT JUST HAPPENS. SO TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU KNOW, BE SAFE. THAT'S ALL I GOT, MR. MAYOR. ALRIGHT, COOL. ALRIGHT. UH, YES. FOLLOW UP ON, ON, UH, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. UH, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING OUR NEW LIEUTENANT DRIVE ME AROUND FOR OVER THREE HOURS. UH, VISITED SIX DIFFERENT, UH, UH, PARTIES AND, UH, IT WAS NICE. I WAS ABLE TO SHOW HIM AROUND THE CITY A LITTLE BIT. BEING LIVING IN RANCHO ALL THOSE YEARS. UH, HE DOESN'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT ABOUT, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS PHYSICALLY. BUT, UM, REALLY NICE MAN. AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, WELL SERVED, UH, TO HAVE HIM BE YOUR NUMBER TWO. SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AL ON YOUR PROMOTION. AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TIME. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, CYNTHIA. I HAVE NOTHING. EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD EVENING. YAY RAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK, UH, ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHIL CHEN. HE SET UP A MEETING ACTUALLY WITH THE, UM, CALIFORNIA STATE INSURANCE COMMISSION. UH, WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING WITH THEM AND, UH, THE ISSUE THAT WE'RE HAVING IN CHINO HILLS IS THAT WE'RE EITHER GETTING CANCELED ON OUR INSURANCE OR INSURANCE RATES ARE GOING UP. SO, UM, THE FIRST 20 MINUTES, UH, THE YOUNG LADY FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE SPOKE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT SHE HAS REQUESTED US TO DO, UH, MAKING SURE WE ABATEMENT IS DONE YEARLY. UM, WE HAVE A GOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT, GOOD WATER DEPARTMENT. UM, SO EVERYTHING THAT SHE ASKED OF A CITY TO DO, WE'RE DOING, WE'RE A FIREWISE CITY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL. SO WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. UH, MYSELF, MAYOR WAS [01:55:01] THERE, ALSO OUR CITY MANAGER. AND WE HAD A YOUNG LADY, JANICE LIM FROM THE CITY OF YOR, BELINDA. UM, THE STATE PARK, UM, IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE RATED HIGH ON OUR INSURANCE RATING. SO WE ASKED HER A REAL POINTED QUESTION, WHAT ARE, WHAT IS THE STATE DOING ON TRYING TO, UM, HELP US AT THE STATE PARK LEVEL? I MEAN, IT'S IN OUR BACKYARD. IT'S ABOUT 14,000 TOTAL ACRES. THEY HAVE BORDER CHINO HILLS. AND IF WE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT A FIRE OVER THE DATA OF FIRES THAT HAPPEN OVER THE YEARS, THEY EITHER START JUST OUTSIDE OF THE STATE PARK AND THEY RUN THROUGH THE STATE PARK. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE RATED HIGH IN CHINO HILLS. SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE MORE DIALOGUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. UM, AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME RESOLUTION, UH, EITHER LEGISLATIVELY OR THROUGH THE STATE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. UM, I ATTENDED THE J P A ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. WE ELECTED, UH, PRESIDENT, UH, MARGARET FINLEY FROM ARDY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. WE, WE ELECTED STEVE CR FROM LAKEWOOD, MARSHALL GOODMAN FROM LA PALMA, SUNNY SANTA FROM BELLFLOWER. UM, HAD THE OPPORTUNITY OF TOURING CHINO HIGH SCHOOL. AND THE PRINCIPAL, JOHN MILLER'S JUST AN INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUAL THAT SCHOOL IS. IT'S A COLLEGE CAMPUS. I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH. THE KITCHEN HAS A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND THEY HAVE A COOKING SCHOOL THERE. ALSO, THE PERFORMING ARTS STAGE, OR THE PERFORMING ARTS DEPARTMENT WAS AMAZING. UH, GREAT SCHOOL. AND I KNOW EVENTUALLY IN THE FUTURE WE'LL HAVE A PERFORMING ARTS, UH, STAGE LIKE THIS OR SIMILAR TO IT, STATE OF THE ART. UM, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, I GOT TO RIDE WITH SERGEANT RANDY. AMAZING MAN. TELL HIM THANK YOU FOR HIS TIME. TRULY APPRECIATE I HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME AND IT WAS NICE TO GET TO, TO KNOW HIM ON A PERSONAL LEVEL. UM, CITY MANAGER, I WANT TO THANK YOU. I GOT A CALL FROM DOUG SPARKS, HE'S A MASTER SERGEANT WITH THE CAL GUARD AND HE, UM, TEACHES THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY TEAM FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO HE'S LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAVE A MEETING. WE TRIED, IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT. MR. UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR FINDING A PLACE FOR US. SO WE'RE GONNA DO IT THERE AT THE, UH, THE, UH, TRAINING GROUNDS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MR. OR MRS. MCCORMICK, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING ATTENDING THE MEETING HERE TONIGHT. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR FEEDBACK IN, IN THE FU IN THE PAST, AND WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT WE CAN DO HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. BUT THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, SIR. EXCELLENT. THANKS RAY. JUST A COUPLE THINGS. UH, TWO OF 'EM OUR FOUNDATION, CHINO HOST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RELATED, UH, WE RAISE FUNDS AND WE GIVE BACK TO, UH, THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVING TO DO WITH EDUCATION OR THE ARTS OR FACILITIES. PART OF OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS HAVE TO DO WITH CONCERTS THESE DAYS AND WINE WALK. SO FIRST OF ALL, CONCERTS. WE HAVE A THREE CONCERT SERIES THAT WE'VE SPONSORED FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. CONCERT NUMBER TWO IS COMING UP THIS WEEK ON FRIDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OUTSIDE AT THE GAZEBO. AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT, BUT NOW WE'RE DOWN TO CRUNCH TIME. WE'VE SOLD ABOUT 325 TICKETS OUT OF 400, AND THIS WILL BE BY FAR THE LARGEST PROGRAM WE'VE EVER HOSTED. AND THE PERFORMERS, ANDY VARGAS, WHO IS A LEAD SINGER FOR SANTANA. AND WHEN HE IS NOT TOURING WITH SANTANA, HE HAS HIS OWN NINE PIECE BAND THAT WILL ALL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT'S COMING. FRIDAY NIGHT TICKETS ARE WHOPPING $15. UH, WE HAD TO RAISE THE PRICE A LITTLE BIT. NORMALLY IT'S 10, BUT HE'S COMING MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WE'RE USED TO. SO TO OFFSET, AND YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS@CHINOHILLSFOUNDATION.ORG, BUT I WOULD GET 'EM SOON AND THE EVENING IS FINE. YOU BRING A LOW BACK CHAIR AND BRING A PICNIC AND HANG OUT AND WE, WE HAVE A, A SNACK BAR THAT WE SELL, UH, ITEMS, DRINKS, ET CETERA, AT THE EVENT. AND YOU JUST HANG OUT FOR A COUPLE HOURS. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER ONE IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH I'LL TALK ABOUT AT AT OUR, UH, AT OUR, UH, SEPTEMBER NEXT SEPTEMBER MEETING. AND IN WINE WALK TICKETS WENT ON SALE ON TUESDAY. WE ARE PROBABLY GONNA BE AROUND 1400 OR SO, JUST UNDER 1400 TICKETS SOLD. LAST YEAR WE DID 1300, BUT IT ENDED UP BEING ABOUT 1,325. WE SOLD OUT AS WE HAVE FOR YEARS NOW FOR SEVERAL YEARS. BIG PROFITS TO BE UTILIZED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY FOR WINE WALK. IT'S A BIG SOCIAL EVENT NOW. TICKETS WENT ON SALE ON TUESDAY. WE HAVE TWO LAYERS OF TICKETS. ONE ARE WHAT WE CALL V I P, WHICH AN ENHANCED, WHICH IS AN ENHANCED TICKET. UH, BUT SOLD OUT IN FOUR DAYS. AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE OTHER THOUSAND OR SO TICKETS THAT ARE FOR SALE NOW. SO THOSE ARE $60 TICKETS. AND AGAIN, CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.ORG, YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS. THAT WILL BE ON OCTOBER 14TH. THERE WE GO. OCTOBER 14TH FOR, UH, FOR THE WINE WALK. AND AGAIN, THIS IS OUR 12TH YEAR AND THE COMMUNITY LOVES THIS EVENT AND IT, IT'S A GREAT TIME. SO WITH THAT [02:00:01] AND, AND ALSO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, WE ALL PARTICIPATED NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO VISIT SIX LOCATIONS ALSO. AND IT WAS A GREAT TIME. AND, AND PEOPLE ENJOY. WE, WE, WE ENJOYED IT. AND ALSO IT'S GREAT FOR THE NEIGHBORS TO GET TOGETHER, EXCHANGE, EMAILS, EXCHANGE, GETTING TO KNOW THEM, THEIR NEIGHBORS IS PART OF THIS. AND IT'S A LOT OF IT'S BASED AROUND SAFETY FOR FIRE AND POLICE. AND THEN I ALSO, ART AND I ALSO TOOK A TOUR LAST FRIDAY OF CHINO HIGH SCHOOL. WE'D REQUESTED THIS SOMETIME BACK AND NOW IT CAME THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE THEY START SCHOOL. SO IT WORKED OUT GREAT FOR US AND A WONDERFUL TOUR. IT IS A, IT IS GOOD SCHOOL AS YOU REFER TO IT, AS IT LOOKS JUST LIKE A JUNIOR COLLEGE CAMPUS. YEP. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. WE HADN'T BEEN, IT'S, IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE. SO WE WANT TO THANK SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR FACILITATING OUR VISIT. YES SIR. MR. MAYOR, REAL FAST. THERE'S A YOUNG LADY THAT'S SITTING IN THE BACK. SHE'S SO SHORT I COULDN'T SEE HER. I JUST WANT TO TELL JOANNE, JANICE, THANK YOU FOR THIS. I TOTALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I LOVE YOU AND THINGS ARE GONNA GET BETTER. THANK YOU. OKAY. BARBARA'S REALLY GONNA APPRECIATE THAT. SHE KNOWS MY . OKAY. UH, WITH THAT I'M GOING, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF ADJOURNMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ADJOURNMENTS? OKAY. [ 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.] WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF ADJOURN ADJOURNMENTS, UH, TODAY. ALRIGHT. FIRST TONIGHT WE'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CAL FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF JOSH BISCHOFF, FIRE CAPTAIN TIM RODRIGUEZ AND EXCLUSIVE USE NAME OF THE COMPANY, HELICOPTER PILOT TONY SOUZA, WHO LOST THEIR LIVES. OBVIOUSLY WE'VE READ ABOUT IT OVER THE LAST COUPLE DAYS IN A HELICOPTER CRASH WHILE FIGHTING THE BROADCAST, THE BROADWAY FIRE IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES OF THESE THREE, THREE BRAVE MEN. SO TRAGIC. AND ALSO WE ARE ADJOURNING INTO THE MEMORY OF FATHER MIKE MAHER, WHO WAS ONE OF MY TEACHERS WHEN I WAS AT DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL BEFORE CHURCH WAS EVEN PULLED TOGETHER. BUT I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND WHO PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 4TH AT THE AGE OF 86. FATHER MIKE WAS A FOUNDING PRIEST WHO ESTABLISHED THIS, WHO ESTABLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, THE ULTIMATE CONSTRUCTION OF ST. PAUL'S APOSTLE CHURCH IN CHINO HILLS, WHICH IS THE LARGEST PHYSICAL CATHOLIC CHURCH IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THAT'S WHY SO MANY EVENTS TAKE PLACE THERE. UH, THIS CHURCH HAS BECOME THE CORNERSTONE OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE. A WELCOME IT, IT'S A WELCOMING FACILITY AND, UH, FATHER MIKE LEFT A LEGACY THAT WILL BE UNMATCHED. AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO SAD BECAUSE THEY WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH FATHER MIKE OVER THE YEARS AND AS HE BUILT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY. SO WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST, UH, AND HEARTFELT THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO ALL THOSE LIFE LIVES THAT WERE LOST THIS YEAR. AND I'LL CONCLUDE, AS WE NORMALLY DO, WE WILL ALSO ADJOURN AND TRIBUTE AND HONOR OF THOSE WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD. THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT. SO WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED UNTIL OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.