Sep 12, 2023 City Council Meeting

[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]

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WELCOME.

I'D LIKE TO CONVENE THE MEETING OF OUR CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2023.

AND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

EXCELLENT.

ALL RIGHT.

IF, IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY TO STAND, WE'RE GOING TO DO, UH, A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY CYNTHIA MORAN, AND IN OUR INVOCATION LED BY CHAPLAIN ROBERT HILTON OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO HE TOLD ME TWO MINUTES AGO, SO PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN SALUTING OUR FLAG.

READY TO BEGIN? I, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION HONOR GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

GREAT JOB.

[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Robert Hilton, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department]

I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS HERE, THE BOARD AND THE COUNCIL, AND THE STAFF BECAUSE OF PRAYER FOR ME, GOING THROUGH THE TIMES THAT WAS BEEN ROUGH AND I FELT THE PRAYERS FROM YOU GUYS.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THIS GROUP THAT YOU'VE PUT TOGETHER, MEN AND WOMEN TO LOOK OVER OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY, CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THEM AS THEY WORK TOGETHER ONE-ON-ONE.

PRAY FOR OUR SCHOOLS.

WE PRAY FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE PRAY FOR OUR PARENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

LORD, I ASK THAT YOU BLESS, STRENGTHEN, AND PULL US ALL TOGETHER AS ONE IN GOD WE TRUST.

IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

[1. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming September as National Emergency Preparedness Month]

THIS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR JOYCE LEE, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? COME ON OVER THE CHAIR FOR JOYCE.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE, THIS IS PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

SO SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

THIS NATIONWIDE COORDINATED EFFORT IS HELD EACH YEAR TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES AND TAKING ACTION.

ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL, WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES TO FOLLOW DURING, BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY.

TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, JOYCE LEE HERE.

JOYCE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR WORKSHOP TAKING PLACE ON THE 28TH AND THINGS IN GENERAL AS FAR AS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS? PERFECT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR ROGERS.

SO, DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOCUSES ON READINESS, EDUCATION AND PROMOTING FAMILY AND COMMUNITY DISASTER PLANNING.

UM, AND SO DURING THIS MONTH AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO CREATE AN EMERGENCY PLAN WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND EXERCISE IT AS WELL AS BUILDING AN EMERGENCY KIT AND THEN ENHANCING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCTOR SAFETY MEASURES TO TAKE, UH, DURING, BEFORE AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY.

SO, LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, WE WILL BE HAVING A EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP AT 7:00 PM AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THAT WORKSHOP WILL GO OVER TOPICS INCLUDING HOW, HOW TO BUILD AN EMERGENCY PLAN, WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION TIPS, AS WELL AS EVACUATION PROCEDURES AND PUBLIC

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THERE'LL ALSO BE INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS HOSTED BY NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, AND THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM, AND MANY OTHERS.

UH, THE FIRST 300 ATTENDEES WILL ALSO RECEIVE A FREE PARACORD RESCUE BRACELET, WHICH IS OUTFITTED WITH A COMPASS, A SAFETY WHISTLE, AND A FLINT FIRE STARTER, UM, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

AND THEN FOR MORE PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT CHINO HILLS.ORG/EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.

THANK YOU.

GOOD.

ALRIGHT, WELL, THANK YOU JOY.

ON BEHALF OF, UH, MY COLLEAGUES ON CITY COUNCIL IN THE CITY, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION TO PROUDLY DISPLAY IN YOUR OFFICE.

AND, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP TAKE PLACE ON THE 28TH.

RIGHT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEP, YOU'RE WELCOME.

LET'S DO A QUICK PHOTO.

IS THE LENS CAP ON PHONE ? YEAH.

IT LOOKS LIKE A CAPS ON, NO .

SORRY.

MORE RELIABLE.

MORE RELIABLE THAN THOSE OLD DINOSAUR CAMERAS.

ALRIGHT, READY.

[2. 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.]

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.

COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

BEFORE I CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER, OUR CITY ATTORNEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

YES.

WITH REGARD TO THE STONEFIELD MATTER THAT IS BEING, UH, UH, STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT MATTER BE CONTINUED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT THEREFORE THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS, UM, BE CONTINUED.

ALSO, WITH THAT SAID, THE COUN THE, THE COMMUNITY WILL HAVE THE, THE RIGHT TO, UM, PROVIDE THEIR COMMENTS THIS EVENING, BUT IT'S BEING REQUESTED THAT THEY HOLD THOSE UNTIL THERE'S A PRESENTATION IN A MONTH AND THEY'D BE MORE APPROPRIATE AT THAT TIME TO GET THEIR COMMENTS, BUT THEY CAN GIVE THEM THIS EVENING IF THEY WANT TO.

OKAY.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ETHAN TATUM.

DANIA ARMAN FROM THE LET IT BE FOUNDATION.

WELCOME.

THERE YOU GO.

I WANNA THANK THE COUNCIL FIRST FOR INVITING US HERE TODAY.

UH, MY NAME'S ALEXIS LAPORE.

I'M THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP COORDINATOR WITH THE LET IT BE FOUNDATION.

AND TODAY WE HAVE, UM, OUR AMBASSADOR TEAM HERE TO TALK ABOUT CHILDHOOD, CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS.

SOMEONE LET THEM TAKE OVER.

HI, MY NAME'S ETHAN LAUREN AND I'M THE CAPTAIN OF THE AMBASSADOR TEAM.

THE TEAM THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

WE ARE HERE REPRESENTING 38 MEMBERS FROM 10 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THAT ARE ALL WITHIN OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT LET IT BE.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, LET IT BE IS A NONPROFIT FOUNDATION THAT FOCUSES ON FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN WITH EITHER CANCER OR LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES.

WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THE WHOLE FAMILY AT LEDE, SO THAT INCLUDES THE PARENTS AND THE SIBLINGS, NOT JUST THE KID.

WE FOCUS ON THE WHOLE ENTIRE FAMILY AND WE, SPECIFICALLY THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP TEAM, FOCUS ON EVENTS FOR OUR FAMILIES.

SO I'M GONNA LET MY TEAM TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE EVENTS.

WE DO MANY EVENTS HERE AT THE LED B FOUNDATION AND ONE PROGRAM THAT WE RUN IS CALLED LOVE.

LOVE IS A SIX WEEK PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE FOR THE SIBLINGS CHILDREN, AND WE BRING 'EM INTO OUR OFFICE AND THERE'S A THERAPIST THERE WITH US AND WE JUST TALK TO THEM AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT ALL THEIR FEELINGS THAT THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW ARE COMPLETELY VALID AND EVEN KNOW THAT SIBLING IS GOING THROUGH A SUPER HARD TIME AND ALL THE ATTENTION MIGHT BE ON THEM RIGHT NOW.

WE JUST WANNA LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY'RE STILL IMPORTANT AND THEY STILL MATTER.

THE NEXT EVENT IS FAMILY DANCE, WHICH IS RUN BY US.

IT IS OUR BIGGEST EVENT OF THE ENTIRE SEASON THAT WE PREPARE FOR.

UM, AND IT'S A TIME WHERE WE GET ONE-ON-ONE WITH ALL OF THE KIDS AND IT'S JUST SUPER FUN.

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SO THE MAIN FOCUS OF LET IT BE CURRENTLY IS OUR GOLD OUT.

SO FOR SEPTEMBER, WHICH IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, PEOPLE WEAR GOLD TO

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SO, UH, WE SELL SHIRTS AND BRACELETS LIKE THE ONES WE'RE WEARING NOW.

AND WE ALSO ASK LOCAL SCHOOLS TO PARTICIPATE WITH A, UH, UH, SPIRIT DAY OR FOOTBALL GAME OR SOME OTHER EVENT.

AND WE ALSO HAVE LOCAL SCHOOLS FROM LAST YEAR'S GOLD OUT SIGNING UP FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS REALLY NICE.

BUT ON THAT MESSAGE, WE DO HAVE A FAVOR THAT WE'D LIKE TO ASK OF THE BOARD.

SO WE WANTED TO ISSUE GUYS A CHALLENGE.

IF WE WERE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, GIVE YOU GUYS SOME OF THE SHIRTS THAT WE'RE WEARING TODAY, WOULD YOU GUYS BE WILLING TO WEAR THEM AT YOUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING? UH, WE DID WANNA MENTION TOO THAT CHINO DID SAY YES TO THIS CHALLENGE.

SO , THEY, SO WE WANTED TO ASK, CAN WE COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE WANNA BUY SOME OF THOSE BRACELETS.

GIVE HER THE MONEY.

LARGE.

MY BOSS.

MEDIUM.

THANK YOU.

THIS IS VERY FAST.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK, THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THAT SUN SHIRT? SURE.

EXTRA LARGE.

I'M GONNA BLING, I'M GONNA BLING MY NOW.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

LARGE, PLEASE.

ALRIGHT.

EXTRA LARGE.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU START THE CONSENT CALENDAR, OKAY.

I MADE A MISTAKE.

CAN I COURT MISTAKE? YEAH.

UH, DOUBLE EXTRA LADDER.

I DUNNO.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BE PAPAS .

MR. MAYOR, CAN I, WOULD YOU MIND IF I WAS TO DO THIS NOW? SURE.

UM, I MADE A MISTAKE EARLIER.

I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AND I WAS THINKING THE PLANNING COMMISSION ITEM WAS ACTUALLY STONEFIELD.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON NUMBER 19 STONEFIELD.

SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING AT THAT TIME.

SO I JUST WANT, I MADE A MISTAKE, I APOLOGIZE, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A, A PLANNING COMMISSION WHERE WE DON'T, WE'D HAVE TO PULL IT TO DISCUSS IT.

SO I GAVE YOU MISINFORMATION, SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.

SO DO I SPEAK THAT I MADE A MISTAKE? SO CAN I SPEAK OR NOT? MS. PAPAS IS THE COMMENTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE ITEM OF STONEFIELD YEAH, I'LL CALL YOU AT THAT TIME.

OH, THAT'S FOR STONEFIELD? YES.

THEN I JUST WANNA CONFIRM THEN FOR, UH, LENNY LARSSON.

IS THAT THE SAME FOR YOU AS WELL? AND THEN, UM, ANYTHING IN CARBON CANYON? OKAY, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT.

AND I KNOW MR. CLARK IS ALREADY THERE.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO KAITLYN MCINNIS.

HELLO.

UM, MY NAME IS KAITLYN MCINNIS.

I LIVE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER WITH MY HUSBAND.

UH, TODAY I WANNA TALK ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

CHINO HILLS ONLY HAS ONE PUBLIC BUS ROUTE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL RESIDENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS OTHER THAN CALL AHEAD RESERVATION SERVICES.

AS A CITY, WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO ATTRACT YOUNG WORKERS AND FAMILIES IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN THE HEALTH OF OUR ECONOMY.

BY 2030, MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z WILL MAKE UP 58% OF THE WORKFORCE.

OUR GENERATIONS WANT ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE TRAVEL EXPENSES, REDUCE OUR CARBON EMISSIONS, AND IN ORDER TO SPEND LESS TIME IN TRAFFIC, UM, AND MORE TIME SPENDING OUR DISPOSABLE INCOMES ON GOODS AND SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES.

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION, 71% OF PEOPLE WHO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE US ARE WORKERS, AND 7% ARE STUDENTS.

PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES TO CARS WILL ALSO HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND MAKE LIVING IN OUR CITY MORE APPEALING FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING, AND ESPECIALLY CAR USERS.

I'M ASKING THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL PUT TOGETHER AN EQUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN ORDER TO MAKE OUR CITY LESS CONGESTED, LESS POLLUTED, AND MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

REALLY QUICK, YEAH.

IF, IF YOU COULD GIVE YOUR INFORMATION TO, UM, OUR CITY CLERK.

SO I SERVE ON THE OMNI TRANS BOARD, ALONG WITH RAY MARQUEZ'S ALTERNATE, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ON WHAT DICTATES THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IN OUR CITY, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE UNDER OMNI TRANS JURISDICTION.

AND YOU COULD EVEN ATTEND A BOARD MEETING AND, AND SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS WITH THAT BOARD AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY DICTATE HOW MUCH RESOURCES WE GET.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE D.

WAS THAT OKAY? MM-HMM.

.

THAT WAS GOOD.

GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR ROGERS, VICE MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL MEMBER CITY STAFF AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS.

SUZETTE

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FIRST, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR VICE MAYOR MORAN FOR PRESENTING INVOCATION AND PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE.

UH, THIS MORNING AT OUR REGULAR BOARD, MEET REGULAR SUPER BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING IN SAN BERNARDINO.

JUST WANTED TO SAY YOU DID A GREAT JOB AND HOPEFULLY THE TRAFFIC WASN'T TOO BAD FOR YOU.

UM, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S.

NEXT DOCUMENT SHERE IS EVENT IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 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 ACCOMMODATE A LARGE, UM, TURNOUT.

AND IT IS LIMITED TO THREE STANDARDIZED FILING BOXES OF DOCUMENTS PER VEHICLE.

THIS WILL BE A DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT AND IT IS FREE FOR ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS.

PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED THROUGH EVENTBRITE.COM TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS.

AND ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, BETWEEN 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM SUPERVISOR, HACKMAN WILL BE HOSTING AN ANNUAL VETERAN CLAIMS EVENT AT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE LOCATED 1 4 0 1 0 CITY CENTER DRIVE IN CHINO HILLS.

WE'LL HAVE OUR COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS ON SITE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS EXISTING CLAIMS, CONDUCT BENEFIT ASSESSMENT INTERVIEWS, COMPLETE, UM, CLAIM FORMS AND PAPERWORK ISSUE, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY VETERAN ID CARDS AND FILE COMPENSATION CLAIMS. PLEASE BRING, UH, YOUR DD FORM 2 1 4 AND LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR HAGMAN.

AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5 FOR ANY COUNTY RELATED QUESTIONS.

AND IF YOU NEED ANY RESOURCES AND, UM, SIGN UP FOR SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S NEWSLETTER.

AND, UM, DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR UPDATES ON FUTURE UPCOMING EVENTS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SUZETTE.

APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT WE HAVE JOHN BRUNER.

EVENING MAYOR JOHN VICE MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF.

UH, FIRST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, YOUR EFFORT IN CON PUTTING TOGETHER CONCERTS IN THE PARK THIS YEAR.

WE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT OF IT.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS A SCREAMING SUCCESS, AND, UH, CITY DESERVES A LOT OF, LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR THAT.

UM, WE HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS IT RELATES TO 2023.

THE FIRST IS, UH, THE LEWIS COMPANY'S WESTERN HILLS PROJECT.

UH, HISTORY MAY NOT REPEAT, BUT IT DOES RHYME.

UH, LET THE H OF FIRE BE AS A WARNING THAT, UH, FORCED, UH, NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC, UH, TO EXIT THAT AREA MIGHT BE A SUBSTANTIAL ISSUE FOR US.

WE DON'T WANT TO REPEAT THAT AGAIN, AND I REALLY THINK IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

SO PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND AS YOU CONSIDER THAT PROJECT.

UH, FURTHER, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, UH, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF SIGNATURES THAT OPPOSE THE PROJECT.

UH, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER FOR THE COUNCIL, BUT IN CASE WE DO, WE'RE READY TO DO SO.

REGARDING PROJECTS AT EUCALYPTUS AND PEYTON, UH, PREVIOUSLY YOU VOTED AND, AND EACH OF YOU SPOKE OUT AGAINST THOSE, UH, DENSITY PROJECTS AT THAT INTERSECTION SAYING IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE.

I ASK YOU TO KILL ANY PROJECT THAT MIGHT BE UNDER, UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THE AREA, AGAIN, AS IT'S JUST SIMPLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA.

PROP TWO 18, UH, SUPPORTED BY THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND A PETITION PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL.

UH, PROP EIGHT, PROP TWO 18 FOR YOUR REFERENCE.

WE HAD THE QUESTION, UH, THAT DIDN'T REALLY GET ANSWERED AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, MAINLY BECAUSE OF AN ERROR ON MY PART.

BUT ANYWAY, IT DIDN'T GET ANSWERED.

AND THAT QUESTION WAS, UH, FOR ANY TAX FEE OR OTHER INCREASE PROPOSED BY WAY OF PROP TWO 18 BALLOT PROCEDURE, CAN THE CITY ADD AND COUNT THE NUMBER OF RETURN BALLOTS THAT RESPONDED BY SELECTING THIS QUESTION? AND THE QUESTION IS, OR WOULD BE, I APPROVE THE CITY PROPOSAL AS SUBMITTED, WOULD A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL PLEASE ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY IF THIS QUESTION CAN BE ADDED TO FUTURE BALLOTS? FINALLY, IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY PREP PREPAREDNESS, WHICH IN MY OPINION THIS WHOLE, ALL OF THIS TIME HAS BEEN DE DEVOTED TO, I SUGGEST THAT WE ASK S C E TO COME AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL TO TELL THEM WHAT THEY HAVE DONE IN THE CANYON, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FURTHER AND WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED AND WHAT NEEDS TO HA WHAT THE TIMEFRAME IS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, JOHN.

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JUST WANTED TO TALK TO OUR CITY MANAGER REAL FAST.

DID WE NOT HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR MEDICINE JUST RECENTLY? YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

UH, UH, I'LL LOOK TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE IF THEY REMEMBER WHAT EXACT MEETING THAT WAS, BUT THOSE ISSUES WERE BROUGHT UP RECENTLY BY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

ADDISON.

I'LL, I'LL GET THAT, UH, INFORMATION TO MR. BRUNER ABOUT WHAT THEY PRESENTED AND WE CAN POINT YOU TO WHERE IN THE RECORDING THEY TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THAT THEY'VE DONE.

I BELIEVE THEY ALSO SUBMITTED A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION, SO WE CAN SEND HIM THE LINK.

GREAT.

WE CAN GET THAT.

THAT'LL BE AT THE, UH, DISASTER FAIR.

FAIR TOO.

UH, I THINK IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT ALSO.

THEY WILL BE AT THE DISASTER, UH, AT THE EMERGENCY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FAIR ALSO.

OKAY.

THAT'S IT FOR, UH, COMMENTS? NO, I HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

JACQUELINE EL? YES.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

MY NAME IS JACQUELYN ALDAY AND I'M A DISTRICT FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA JAY TORRES'S OFFICE REPRESENTING THE 35TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

AND I WANNA TAKE THIS TIME TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO ALL OF YOU.

I KNOW I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF YOU IN PERSON AND I WANNA THANK MAYOR ROGERS FOR BEING VERY WELCOMING TO OUR OFFICE.

UM, FROM THE DAY THAT WE HAD THE BOAT PARADE, THAT WAS THE FIRST FOR OUR OFFICE TO SEE BOATS WHERE THERE'S NO WATER.

SO WE HAD A LOT OF FUN.

I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, AND THEN JUST PRETTY MUCH BE A POINT OF CONTACT ANYTIME IF THE CITY NEEDS ANY, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT FOR FUTURE GRANTS, UH, OPPORTUNITIES WE ARE OPEN TO HELPING TO SUPPORT.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTS COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THAT YOU HAVE A SUPPORT, UH, SYSTEM HERE WITH US IN OUR OFFICE.

AND ALSO, I JUST WANNA FLAG, THERE'S SOME GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR OFFICE.

I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF ROUND TABLES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

UM, WE HAD HOME OWNERSHIP ROUNDTABLE, UM, HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING ROUNDTABLES WITH VETERANS AND OUR SENIORS.

UM, AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO PARTNER UP WITH OUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE CAN PARTNER UP AND, AND DO THINGS, UM, AND PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

AND I ALSO DO WANNA FLAG THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE, UM, IN YOUR DISTRICT AND THAT'S A STUDENT, UM, OR FORMER STUDENT, A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT IN CHINO HILLS THAT EARNED A CONGRESSIONAL AWARD.

UM, SO I'M GONNA BE DOING OUTREACH TO YOUR OFFICE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN PARTNER UP AND PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER WHERE WE CAN MAKE IT FORMAL.

IT'S A VERY, VERY HONORABLE THING TO RECEIVE.

UM, SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE THE CITY ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION.

UM, AND ALSO WE ARE CURRENTLY HOSTING COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING WORKSHOPS.

UM, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU, UM, HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOMEONE IN OUR OFFICE, BUT I DO REALLY WANNA, UM, EMPHASIZE THAT THOSE ARE UP AND COMING IN THE UPCOMING YEAR, IN FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND THEY CLOSE PRETTY EARLY.

SO HAPPY TO HELP WITH THAT PROCESS.

AND THEN JUST BE HERE AS A POINT OF CONTACT AND PLEASE LET OUR OFFICE KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO AND SUPPORT THE CITY, THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING YOUR COMMENTS AND WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON.

SO WITH MY COLLEAGUES, ANYBODY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ON ANY UPCOMING VOTES? NO.

NO, NO.

NOTHING.

OKAY.

WE'LL

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (13 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]

THERE ARE 13 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

YES.

UH, CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS THREE THROUGH 15, LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING ARRAY.

YEAH.

I'LL JUST PUT ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

OKAY.

CYNTHIA, THE HUMAN SERVICES ONE.

UM, I'M LOOKING FOR THE NUMBER.

YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS, UH, NUMBER, UM, THAT ONE ALSO.

OKAY.

WHICH ONE WAS THAT? 12.

12 CLASSES.

12.

THANKS RYAN.

OKAY.

12.

NO, NO.

NUMBER EIGHT FOR ME.

OH.

OH, OKAY.

DIDN'T YOU WANT 11? PROBABLY.

SO 11 WAS THE, UM, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICES.

OH, OKAY.

OH, HERE IT IS.

NUMBER 12.

YEAH, PLEASE.

NUMBER 12.

YEAH.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT? NOTHING FROM ME THOUGH.

SO WE HAVE, UH, FOUR AND 12.

AN EIGHT.

AN EIGHT, ALRIGHT.

AND EIGHT.

YEAH.

YES, PLEASE.

THAT WAS FOR ME.

AND MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER OF THE, UH, ITEMS. OKAY, I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

EITHER WAY.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

[4. Receive and file City Official Report pursuant to Section 2.2.5 of City Official Travel Expense and Reimbursement Policy for period of June 27 through September 11, 2023]

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GREAT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, BASICALLY THIS IS, UH, I ATTENDED A J P I A RISK MANAGEMENT FORUM, UH, LAST WEEK, AND THERE IS A COST TO IT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY PAID BY J P I A.

SO I ALSO SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CAL CITIES.

SO I DO GO TO SACRAMENTO OR THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, BUT IT'S PAID FOR BY CAL CITIES, ALSO S SCAG.

UM, UH, WHEN I HAVE A, AN EVENT WITH S SCAG, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS.

AND IF THERE'S A COST TO IT, NORMALLY THE S SCAG ORGANIZATION WILL PICK THAT UP.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS S B C T A.

I'M GETTING READY TO GO TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO LOOK AT THE FIRST EVER.

IT'S CALLED ZEMO ZERO EMISSIONS, UH, LOCOMOTIVE, UH, HYDROGEN FUELED.

AND I GOT INVITED TO TO BE THERE, UM, AT THE MEETING OCTOBER 15TH.

THAT'S PICKED UP BY SS B C T A.

SO EVEN THOUGH THIS DOES SHOW UP, UH, MOST OF THE TIME THAT I GO OUT OF, OUT OF TOWN, IT'S PICKED UP BY THE ORGANIZATION.

SO I JUST WANNA CLARIFY THAT.

OKAY.

SO, MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.

WE, WE HAVE A MOTION.

READY? SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND.

OKAY.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

OKAY.

THE

[8. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A2021-185 with Chino Valley Unified School District in amount of $772,060 for additional School Resource Officer coverage at Chino Hills elementary, junior high, and high schools as needed through May 23, 2024]

THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE AGREEMENT WITH CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ADDITIONAL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER COVERAGE.

MR. MAYOR, I PULLED THE ITEM.

JUST, I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND OUR, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK SCHOOL SAFETY IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TRY TO KEEP, UH, AT THE FOREFRONT WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE THE DAY AND TIME WE LIVE IN.

SO IT'S, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, NOW AN ADDITIONAL SS R O UH, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, YOU KNOW, PATROLLING, YOU KNOW, UM, LARGE CUNA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOLS WITHIN CHINO HILLS.

AND I JUST PULLED IT FOR JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

I WAS GONNA PULL IT ALL.

SO IT'S THE SAME INTENTION OF LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE DO FUND PORTIONS OF THAT, UH, OF THAT, OF THOSE OFFICERS.

YEP.

SO IT'S, IT'S MONEY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WELL SPENT.

SO WHEN YOU SEE US SOMETIMES, UH, YOU KNOW, WATCH OUR NICKELS AND DIMES UP HERE, IT'S TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.

SO, WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS, JUST ONE, ONE QUICK COMMENT.

UH, CITY MANAGER, I JUST WANT, FOR MY CLARIFICATION, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS RECENTLY.

SO THE SS SS R O OFFICERS, WE USED TO PAY 50 50, 50% SCHOOL DISTRICT, 50% US.

THE THIRD ONE THAT GOES THROUGHOUT THE CITY IS ACTUALLY PLAYED A HUNDRED PERCENT BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU GUYS.

ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, MR. MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND AND OKAY.

OR SECOND'S.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

THE NEXT ITEM IS

[12. Adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2023-24 increasing Community Services Fund Budget by $7,523 and authorize execution of agreement with City of Chino in amount of $192,522.48 to provide Human Services Programs]

THIS ITEM IS TO ADOPT A BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION, INCREASING THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FUND BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHINO FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. CYNTHIA? UM, THE ONLY REASON I PULLED THIS, I KNOW PREVIOUSLY I'VE, I'VE MENTIONED TO BEN THAT, UM, WE FUND PART OF THIS.

SO THE, THE BRANDING NEEDS TO SHOW THAT THIS IS A, A CITY THING THAT'S BEING OFFERED TO OUR RESIDENTS AND WE'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THAT.

BUT IF WE CAN CONTINUE PUSHING OUT THAT INFORMATION SO THEY DON'T JUST RELY ON A SCHOOL SITE TO GET THIS INFORMATION.

SO ANYWHERE, LIKE IN THE LOBBY OR WHERE WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENT PAMPHLETS WHERE PARENTS ARE GOING TO BE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE PAMPHLET THAT'S ON OUR WEBSITE THAT HAS OUR LOGO ON IT AS WELL.

IF WE COULD GET THAT OUT THERE, UM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND I KNOW THAT VALERIE ALREADY MENTIONED KIND OF, UM, ADDING, LIKE REVAMPING AND ADDING SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOPE ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO IT'S TALK DO, AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE SCHOOL, UH, THE RESOURCE, UH, HUMAN RESOURCES PROGRAMS MM-HMM.

THAT WE, THAT CHINO RUNS AND WE COOPERATE WITH MM-HMM.

AS FAR AS OUR, OUR FAIR SHARE OF PROGRAMS. YEAH.

SO WE STILL HAVE A RESOURCE CENTER ON PIPELINE AT THE OLD LA SERRANO SCHOOL.

MM-HMM.

, IT'S, UH, CHINO VALLEY ADULT SCHOOL NOW.

SO, UH, FAMILIES CAN GO THERE TO GET EVERYTHING FROM HELP FILLING OUT FORMS, THEY CAN USE A COMPUTER.

UM, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST FOR GETTING, YOU KNOW, FOOD AND CLOTHING RESOURCES.

IT'S, IT'S REALLY A, IT'S A HUB WHERE, UM, PARENTS CAN GO TO GET ASSISTANCE.

SO, UM, IT'S BEEN, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN NOW ART? 'CAUSE WHEN ME AND JOSEPH STARTED IT, YEAH, IT'S BEEN, OH MY GOODNESS, IT WAS PROBABLY 15 YEARS, PROBABLY AT LEAST.

YES.

AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

AND THAT SITE IN CHINO HILLS HAS A, A CASE MANAGER THAT WORKS THERE FULL TIME.

SO, UM, THE INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO PUSH THAT OUT THERE, BECAUSE AGAIN, JUST LIKE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF CHINO FOR HUMAN SERVICES, UM, SERVICE, YOU KNOW, THE HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT.

SO I'D LIKE TO GET THAT OUT THERE TO OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.

OKAY.

THAT'S IT.

YEAH.

CYNTHIA AND I HAVE BEEN ON THE, UH, HOPE OR HELPING

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SO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES TAKE CARE OF THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE REALLY IN NEED.

IT'S, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IN THIS DAY AND TIME AND IN THIS CITY THAT WE HAVE STUDENTS OUT THERE THAT DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR MEALS ARE GONNA COME FROM.

UH, THEY DON'T HAVE A NECESSARILY A, THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY HOMELESS.

UH, THEY DON'T HAVE CLEAN CLOTHES, DRY CLOTHES WHEN IT'S RAINING.

SO IT'S GOOD THAT THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT REALLY REACHES OUT TO THEM.

SO, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, PETER.

ALRIGHT.

HAVE A MOTION.

AND SECOND.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

ALL RIGHT.

EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU ALL.

OUR NEXT ITEM

[16. Adopt urgency ordinance by 4/5th vote regarding dangerous animals and establishing an Administrative Hearing Process entitled: "An Urgency Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Chapters 6.04 and 6.16 of Title 6 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code Regarding Dangerous Animals, Potentially Dangerous Dogs and Vicious Dogs and Establishing an Administrative Hearing Determination Process and Finding That the Ordinance is Not a Project Under the California Environmental Quality Act; introduce regular Ordinance regarding dangerous animals and establishing an Administrative Hearing Process entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Chapters 6.04 and 6.16 of Title 6 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code Regarding Dangerous Animals, Potentially Dangerous Dogs and Vicious Dogs and Establishing an Administrative Hearing Determination Process and Finding That the Ordinance is Not a Project Under the California Environmental Quality Act" for first reading by title only and waiving further reading; and adopt resolution ratifying designation of and expressly designating, Inland Valley Humane Society and S.P.C.A. as primary Animal Control Enforcement Agency for City of Chino Hills and finding resolution is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act]

THIS ITEM IS TO ADOPT AN URGENCY ORDINANCE BY FOUR FIFTH VOTE.

INTRODUCE A REGULAR ORDINANCE AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION REGARDING DANGEROUS ANIMALS AND ESTABLISHING AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS AND EXPRESSLY DESIGNATING INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SS P C A AS PRIMARY ANIMAL CONTROL ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

ALRIGHT, AND ROD, YOU'RE UP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

UH, INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY APPROACHES CITY WITH CONCERNS ABOUT THE CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE AND HOW IT PREVENTS THE RETURN OF ANIMALS TO THEIR OWNERS IF THEY'RE DETERMINED TO BE EITHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR DANGEROUS.

IN RESPONSE TO THIS CONCERN, THE PROPOSED CODE AMENDMENT WAS DRAFTED TO ALIGN THE MUNICIPAL CODE WITH THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE, WHICH DEFINES AND REGULATES BOTH POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND VICIOUS ANIMALS.

THE AMENDMENT ESTABLISHES CONDITIONS, UH, RELATED TO THE RELEASE AND RETURN OF ANIMALS, WHICH FURTHER IS INTENDED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY.

ADDITIONALLY, THE CODE, UH, WAS AMENDED AND ESTABLISHES AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS TO DETERMINE IF DOGS ARE EITHER POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR VICIOUS.

AND THIS NEW PROCESS WILL EXPEDITE THE DETERMINATION, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY HANDLED BY THE COURTS, AND HAS BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED AND DELAYED, UH, SINCE THE ONSET OF COVID.

THE NEW HEARING PROCESS ALSO INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO APPEAL THE ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION TO THE CITY MANAGER AND ULTIMATELY TO THE SUPERIOR COURTS.

THE STAFF FEELS THIS AMENDED ORDINANCE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ANIMAL OWNERS AND SHOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE UNNECESSARY DELAYS RELATED TO THE SAFE RETURN OF ANIMALS OR THEIR OWNERS.

AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

OKAY.

YES.

SOMETHING ELSE.

SO, UM, SO ROD, SO WE CAN MAKE IT UNDER MORE UNDERSTANDABLE FOR THE PUBLIC, CAN WE DO LIKE A LITTLE SCENARIO? SO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HE HAS A VERY AGGRESSIVE DOG NAMED CHLOE, AND SO CHLOE IS GONNA, CHLOE SOUNDS AGGRESSIVE.

CHLOE BITES ME.

SO CHLOE GOES TO DOGGY JAIL.

SO HOW DOES THIS CHANGE THINGS NOW WITH HIS ORDINANCE? SO CURRENTLY THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PRO A HEARING PROCESS WITHIN ITS CODE MM-HMM.

.

SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NOW IS, IS THAT THEY WOULD GO THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCESS AT I V H SS, AND THEY WOULD MAKE A DETERMINATION ON THE DOG.

IF THE DOG WAS DETERMINED TO BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OR DANGEROUS, THEY WOULD IMPLEMENT CERTAIN STANDARDS THAT THE DOG WOULD HAVE TO MEET, SUCH AS THERE'S INSURANCE STANDARDS, THERE'S FENCING AND CANING STANDARDS, LEASHING MUZZLE STANDARDS THAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT FOR THOSE ANIMALS BEFORE IT'S RETURNED.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A POSITIVE GOOD THING FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE DOG OWNERS.

YEAH.

WE ALREADY IMPLEMENT THESE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT THIS REALLY WHAT IT DOES, IT ALLOWS US ADMINISTRATIVE, IT ALLOWS THE RETURN OF THE ANIMALS MORE QUICKLY.

OKAY.

AND IT IMPLEMENTS AN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE COURTS.

UH, MOST RECENTLY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS WORKED WITH US, BUT IT'S BEEN VERY DELAYED TO GET THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM FOR SOME OF THESE HEARINGS.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.

GOOD NEWS FOR CHLOE.

PETER.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SHE IS VICIOUS.

SHE'S VICIOUS.

LUCKY TO DEATH.

YEAH.

, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ON, ON THIS? UH, BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS, I DO DO WANNA MENTION THAT WE DID HAVE SOME MINOR REVISIONS TO THE ORDINANCE, THE URGENCY ORDINANCE, AND THOSE WERE DISTRIBUTED ON THE DAES AS WELL AS PLACED IN THE PUBLIC BOOK.

OKAY.

THANK YOU MS. MERRIT.

I HAVE TO MOVE THE ITEM.

OKAY.

BRIAN.

MOTION, MOTION TO ACCEPT.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM, THEN I'LL SECOND IT.

OKAY.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE ZERO.

OKAY.

[17. Adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2023-24 increasing CFD Regional Fund Budget by $762,750; award bid and contract to Pub Construction, Inc., in amount of $833,526.86; authorize City Manager to approve cumulative change orders up to ten percent ($83,352.69) of awarded contract amount; and determine project to be exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act for Crossroads Park Playground Retrofit and Parking Lot Expansion Project]

UH, CITY COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.

I'M VICTOR YANES, YOUR SENIOR ENGINEER FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND TENAYA.

I'LL BE PRESENTING A BRIEF BACKGROUND TIMELINE AND PROJECT INFORMATION FOR CROSSROADS PARK, PLAYGROUND RETROFIT AND PARKING LOT EXPANSION PROJECT.

UM, SO TO GO OVER A QUICK SUMMARY, WE'RE JUST GONNA GO OVER THE BACKGROUND, SOME TIMELINE, UM, SOME SCOPE REVISIONS FROM THE OLD SCOPE TO THE NEW SCOPE, UH, BUDGET COST BREAKDOWN OF THE DIFFERENCES, AND SOME FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

UH, JUST A QUICK REFRESHER OF WHERE THIS, UH, CROSSROADS

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IT'S LOCATED ALONG CHINO HILLS PARKWAY AND CARBON CANYON ROAD.

AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE AREA HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, THAT IS WHERE THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION WILL BE, UM, IMPLEMENTED.

UM, AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE SKETCH HERE WILL, WHICH WILL BE THE PROPOSED DESIGN, UM, WHICH WILL BE THE NEW SCOPE, AND WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT LATER.

AND, UH, TO REFRESH OURSELVES WITH THE BACKGROUND TIMELINE, UM, IT'S, IT STARTED IN JULY, 2021, WHERE, WHERE THE CITY WAS AWARDED THE PROPOSITION 68 PER CAPITA GRANT AND SELECTED CROSSROADS PARK TO IMPLEMENT THIS FUNDING.

UH, THIS WAS LATER THEN IMPLEMENTED TO BE FORMALLY, INFORMALLY DONE, UH, WITH JUST REMOVING AND REPLACING THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

UH, BUT THEN LATER ON DISCOVERED TO REALIZE THAT, UM, SOME NEW REVISIONS NEEDED TO BE REQUIRED.

AND, UH, WE THEN SELECTED DESIGN GROUP TO PERFORM THOSE UPDATED REVISIONS, WHICH I'LL GET INTO IN FURTHER SLIDES.

AND, UH, WITH THESE NEW REVISIONS.

THIS WAS RECENTLY, UM, BID IN JUNE AND ON JULY THERE WERE FOUR CONTRACTORS WHO, UH, WHO WERE, WHO BID THIS PROJECT.

AND PUB CONSTRUCTION INC.

WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

SO IF, UH, THIS WAS APPROVED AND SELECTED, UM, BY TODAY ON OCTOBER, 2023, WOULD BE BE BEGINNING OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT.

AND IN JANUARY, 2024, WE ANTICIPATE COMPLETING THIS PROJECT.

UM, SO TO GET INTO MORE DETAIL OF THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF THE WORK, IT WAS JUST SIMPLY TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND AND REPLACE IT WITH THE NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, WHICH WAS ALREADY PURCHASED AND IT'S CURRENTLY, UH, IN THE CITY YARD.

UM, HOWEVER, AFTER UH, REVIEWING THE, UH, PROJECT LOCATION AND UPDATES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO MEET THE A D A ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND, UH, WE DECIDED TO, UH, PROVIDE NEW REVISIONS FOR THAT SCOPE, WHICH DOES INCLUDE IMPROVED GRADING MODIFICATIONS TO MEET IN ALL INCLUSIVE FACILITY STANDARDS FOR THIS, UH, PLAYGROUND, UH, WHICH, WHICH REQUIRES IMPROVED CONCRETE PATHWAYS, AND ALSO, UH, REMOVING THE EXISTING, UH, THE, UH, PORT IN PLACE, UH, PIT.

AND REPLACING THAT TO MEET A D A STANDARDS.

WE ALSO HAD TO INCLUDE THE PARKING LOT EXPANSION, WHICH DOES INCLUDE ADDITIONAL A D A STALLS AS WELL AS REGULAR PARKING SPACES.

UM, SO WHEN WE INCLUDED THIS ADDITIONAL REVISION TO THE SCOPE, UM, I WANTED, UH, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY FUNDED FOR $387,000, UM, AND ALSO SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO CHINO HILL'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PROVIDING SOME FUNDING, WHICH ALLOWED US TO PURCHASE THE, UH, NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND GET THAT SOARED SO WE CAN GET THAT READILY ACCESSIBLE FOR THE NEW CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.

AND, UH, BASED ON THE NEW SCOPE WITH THE NEW ADDITIONS THAT WERE REQUIRED FOR THE A D A COMPLIANCE, UH, THE NEW FUNDING, UH, CAME OUT TO 1.15 MILLION, UH, WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, UH, THE NEW CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE PUB CONSTRUCTION BEING $833,526, UH, TO BEING THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

AND, UM, THAT WOULD TOTAL TO BE 1.15 MILLION.

AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT BW W AND COMPANY INC, WAS AT THE APPARENT LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AT THE TIME.

HOWEVER, WE, THE CITY STAFF DEEMED, UH, THIS CONTRACTOR TO BE NON-RESPONSIVE, AND THEREFORE, PUB CONSTRUCTION INC WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

SO IN CONCLUSION TO THE FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, THE CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2324, INCREASING THE REGIONAL FUND BUDGET FOR CROSSROADS PARK, UM, BY $762,750, AND ALSO A WARD PUMP CON PUMP CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $833,526 FOR THE CROSSROADS PARK PLAYGROUND RETROFIT AND PARKING LOT EXPANSION PROJECT.

UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

RAY, YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES, SIR, REAL FAST.

REGARDING THE PARKING LOT, UM, HOW MANY SPACES ARE WE GONNA BE ADDING? WHERE ARE WE GONNA BE ADDING SPACES? WE'LL BE ADDING APPROXIMATELY 16 STALLS TO ADA A STALLS THAT WILL BE ACCOMMODATED FOR THAT AS WELL.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I HAVE ONE QUICK THANK YOU.

AND JUST IN CASE, UM, SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AREN'T FAMILIAR WITH THE LOCATION OF THIS PARK, CAN YOU LET US KNOW THE PROXIMITY WHERE CROSSROADS PARK IS IN OUR CITY? YEAH, SO CROSSROADS PARK IS LOCATED WITHIN,

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IT'S ALONG THAT VICINITY AND IT'S JUST SOUTH OF WHAT WE NOW CALL VETERANS PARK.

SO IT'S BY CONCERTS IN THE PARK? YEAH.

YES, BY CONCERTS.

THE PARK CATTY CORNER FROM THE, JUST IN CASE SOMEONE'S WONDERING WHERE THIS IS.

SO BOTH PARKS USED TO BE CALLED CROSSROADS PARK, AND MANY YEARS AGO WE RENAMED THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THAT, UH, VETERANS PARK.

SO IT'S JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

THANK YOU.

AND THE ONLY POINT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS IS RIGHT TURN IN, RIGHT TURN OUT, RIGHT OFF OF, UH, CHIN HILLS PARKWAY.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT, YEP.

WE ALSO HAVE VENITA, VILLA FLORES ADJACENT TO THAT, TO THAT PARK AS WELL, SO WE CAN HAVE ACCESS THROUGH THAT.

JONATHAN, I'M GONNA TURN TO YOU FOR A SECOND.

PULL UP THAT OLD MICROPHONE.

CAN YOU GIVE US A, A BRIEF LITTLE TIMELINE AS FAR AS, UH, HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS AND HOW THIS THE INITIAL CONCEPT CAME ABOUT? WELL, UH, THIS IS A FIRST, THERE, THERE IS AN, UH, AN INCLUSIVE PARK, WHICH IS A, A PLAYGROUND FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES.

THIS, THIS IS A LOCAL FIRST.

I MEAN, I KNOW ANOTHER CITY OR TWO ARE NOW PURSUING IT, BUT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.

IT DATES BACK TO THE TIMEFRAME THAT WAS, UH, SHOWN ON THIS, ON THE, UH, POWERPOINT HERE.

AND, UM, THE REASON WHY IT WAS ATTRACTIVE TO THE COMMUNITY OR TO THE CITY, UH, FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE IS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THE CITY, UM, WHERE OUR PLAYGROUNDS ARE, UM, A D A ACCESSIBLE TO A POINT.

THIS ONE WOULD BE, UM, A HUNDRED PERCENT A D A ACCESSIBLE.

REALLY THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ONE IS, IS THAT YOU WILL SEE LOTS OF RAMPING.

SO SOMEBODY WHO'S ON A WHEELCHAIR WILL BE ABLE TO RAMP, UH, TO WHEEL THEMSELVES TO CERTAIN, UM, AMENITIES THAT'S ON THE PLAYGROUND ITSELF.

AND SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE AND JUST TRYING TO BE UNIQUE AND OFFER, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY SOME, UH, OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO, UH, RECREATE AND SUCH.

AND, UM, HENCE THE IDEA OF, UH, HAVING THIS, UH, THEN OF COURSE WE WENT TO THE, UH, CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAY BACK WHEN.

AND, UH, THE, UH, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

AND, UM, THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER FAMILY WHO'S, UM, BEEN PROACTIVE AS IT RELATES TO DONATING AS WELL FOR, UM, PROJECTS SUCH AS THESE.

AND SO, UH, THANKFULLY $125,000 WAS, UH, DONATED BY THE, UH, THE FOUNDATION AS WELL.

AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT, UH, ONE THING STARTED WITH THE PLAYGROUND, OF COURSE, BUT THEN THAT BY HAVING THE PLAYGROUND, YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UH, ACCESSIBLE WA UH, PATHWAYS TO GET TO THE PLAYGROUND.

IF YOU'RE GONNA BUILD A PARK, UH, YOU'RE GONNA DO THIS TYPE OF AMENITY.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE LLANO AS WELL, WHERE LLANO, WE HAVE PICKLEBALL THERE AND WE'RE NOW INCREASING THE PARKING THERE TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CAPACITIES OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE THERE.

AND THE REASON WHY WE BELIEVE THAT THE PARKING IS, UH, UH, CRUCIAL TO BE ADDED AT THIS PARK AS WELL IS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT.

IT'S ALREADY A POPULAR PARK ALREADY WITH, UH, GAZEBO.

YOU CAN, UH, IT'S A RESERVABLE GAZEBO THERE, EXCUSE ME.

AND, UM, THERE'S TENNIS THERE, TENNIS COURTS THERE AS WELL, VERY POPULAR AND SUCH.

I SEE SOME OF OUR TENNIS COURT PEOPLE, UH, RIGHT OUT THERE, THE STEWY AND, UM, BUT, UM, IT, UH, UM, SO WITH THAT CAME OF COURSE THE PLAYGROUND AS WELL FROM THAT STANDPOINT.

SO ONE THING KIND OF, YOU HAD TO DO THIS AND YOU HAD TO DO THIS, HENCE, UH, WE WENT FROM THE BUDGET ORIGINALLY TO THE CURRENT BUDGET THAT WE HAVE NOW IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS FULLY ACCESSIBLE FOR THE USERS OF THE PARK.

SO I'LL SAY ANY PARENT THAT HEARS ABOUT THIS THAT HAS A CHILD WITH SOME TYPE OF DISABILITY, LET'S SAY AUTISM, THEY ARE OVERJOYED TO HEAR THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE THE KIDS NEED A SPECIAL TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT, A TOUCHY FEELY TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT.

AND I THINK A LOT OF OUR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT'S GONNA HOST THE PERFECT ATMOSPHERE FOR THE KIDS.

EVEN THIS MORNING I GAVE A LITTLE TALK TO OUR ROTARY GROUP, UM, A LITTLE STATE OF THE CITY FOR CHINO HILLS, AND I MENTIONED THIS, AND ONE OF OUR, ONE OF OUR MEMBERS HAS A CHILD THAT FITS IN THAT CATEGORY, AND HE HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROJECT, AND HE WAS OVERJOYED, EVEN TEXT HIS WIFE DURING THE MEETING TO LET HER KNOW.

SO ANY PARENT THAT HAS A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY IS GOING TO BE, UH, OVER THE MOON, HAPPY THAT THIS IS HERE FOR THEIR KIDS.

SO ONE, THE THING MAYOR IS, IS THAT, UH, THE FOUNDATION ALSO OVER TIME HAS, UM, DONATED, UH, ADAPTABLE SWINGS THAT WE'VE INCLUDED AT OUR VARIOUS PARK SITES AS WELL.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE ACCOMMODATING TO ALL USERS WHEN IT COMES TO ALL OF OUR PARKS AND SUCH.