Nov 28, 2023 City Council Meeting

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE WITH YOU GUYS TONIGHT.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING, WE'RE GOING TO, I'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN FOLLOWED BY INVOCATION BY PASTOR JOEL PICKETT OF CALVARY CHAPEL CHINO HILLS.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN HONORING OUR GREAT COUNTRY.

I PLEDGE ALL ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY OF JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ALRIGHT? ALRIGHT.

[ INVOCATION: Pastor Joel Pickett, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills]

LET'S PRAY.

FATHER GOD IN HEAVEN, WE COME BEFORE YOU NOW, BEFORE THE CITY MEETING, NOT AS AN ACT OF RELIGIOSITY OR REPETITION, BUT RATHER OF DESPERATION.

GOD, WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF YOUR GOOD HAND UPON THIS CITY.

WE CRY OUT FOR YOUR MERCY, YOUR GRACE AND YOUR BLESSING.

GOD, WE KNOW WE, NONE OF US DESERVE IT IN THE LEAST BIT, LORD.

AND YET YOU GIVE IT.

AND WE LOOK TO YOU FOR THAT.

LORD, WE TAKE THIS MOMENT TO CONFESS AND REPENT BEFORE YOU, LORD, IN SO MANY WAYS, ALL OF US HA HAVE BROKEN LORD, YOUR LAWS AND YOUR STATUTES, YOUR COMMANDS.

AND LORD, FOR TOO LONG, MANY OF US HAVE STOOD BY THE SIDELINES AND SAT ON THE BENCH.

GOD, WE'VE WASTED TIME, WE'VE WASTED EFFORT.

UH, WE'VE WASTED, WASTED MONEY ON TIMES AT THINGS THAT DO NOT PROFIT.

AND BEFORE WE ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING SPECIFIC, GOD, WE ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS.

LORD, WE ARE TRUSTING IN THE SCRIPTURES THAT SAYS, IF WE CONFESS OUR SINS, THAT YOU'RE FAITHFUL AND JUST TO FORGIVE US AND CLEANSE US OF ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS, LORD GOD, WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM.

WE NEED THE WISDOM OF GOD TO KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHEN TO DO IT, AND HOW TO DO IT.

THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF TOPICS AND ISSUES ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT, AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD GRANT INSIGHT INTO HOW TO BEST DEAL WITH THESE TO THE LEADERS WHO YOU HAVE GRANTED AUTHORITY AND POWER AT THIS TIME.

GOD, WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, AND WE ASK THAT YOU'D HELP US AS A CITY TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US.

WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD STEER THE SOLUTIONS TO THE WAY THAT PLEASES AND HONOR YOU BECAUSE WE KNOW, LORD, THAT YOU HAVE THIS CITY'S BEST DESIRE, BUT ONLY AS WE DO AS YOUR WORD HAS TOLD US TO DO.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE, THE SAFETY OVER THE, OVER THE CITY, OVER THE YEARS, AND WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD PUT A HEDGE OF PROTECTION AROUND LORD THE CITY'S BORDERS.

WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD TURN AROUND THOSE WHO HAVE ILL INTENT AND THAT YOU WOULD BRING THOSE, UH, WHO HAVE THE CITY'S GOOD IN MIND.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR POLICE OFFICERS, UH, OUR FIREFIGHTERS, AND AND SO MANY MORE.

WE ASK THAT YOU'D BLESS THEM, PROTECT THEM THIS NIGHT.

BUT WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE, THE CHURCHES OF THE CITY AND WOULD THEY SAY FAITHFUL TO GOD'S WORD.

AND LORD, ABOVE ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON THAT WE ARE COMING INTO.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE, WHICH IS ONLY FOUND IN JESUS.

AND WE THANK YOU THAT AS WE PUT OUR FAITH IN HIM, UH, WE'VE RECEIVED THAT SALVATION.

GOD, YOU'RE GOOD.

YOU'RE GRACIOUS.

AND WE ASK THAT YOU BE GLORIFIED AND PLEASED WITH THE MEETING BEFORE US, AND WE PRAY THIS IN THE NAME OF JESUS THE SAVIOR.

AMEN.

THANKS JOEL.

AS MAYOR AND ART BENNETT AS VICE MAYOR.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

[ CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION Select Mayor and Vice Mayor for terms of December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024]

ALL RIGHT.

WE ARE A SLIGHT DEVIATION TO OUR NORMAL EVENING.

IT'S SOMETHING WE DO EVERY YEAR AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS OUR CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON A, A MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR THAT WILL COMMENCE ON DECEMBER 1ST.

SO, UM, WITH THAT, ANYBODY WISH TO SAY ANYTHING OR DO ANYTHING? YEP.

MR. MAYOR? YEAH.

UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NAME CYNTHIA MORAN

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CAN I DO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THAT? , CAN I TAKE THAT AS A SECOND? ALAN WAS GETTING ALL EXCITED.

RAY, I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR MY, UH, MY SECOND YEAR AS MAYOR PETER.

YES.

I, YEAH.

MAYOR FOR LIFE.

I'LL TAKE THAT AS A SECOND.

YES.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING CHINO HILLS AS PURPLE HEART CITY TO BE ACCEPTED BY RONNIE GEIER.

YOU'RE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

IT'S FUNNY.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE VOTING ON MOTION PASSES.

[4. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming Chino Hills as a Purple Heart City]

RONNIE, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR, PLEASE? THANK YOU.

HI, MAYOR HERE.

OH, I LOVE IT, DON'T YOU? OH, I DO.

I REALLY DO.

ALRIGHT, TWO FUN PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT.

OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS FROM CHINO HILLS HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION AND GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY.

IN THE ARMED FORCES, VETERANS HAVE PAID A HIGH PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM BY LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND THE LIBERTIES OF OUR CONSTITUTION.

WE ARE PROUD OF CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL IN RECOGNITION OF BEING WOUNDED IN COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN RONNIE GEIER.

THE RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS THE FINAL POSTING FOR MANY OF OUR VETERANS.

THEY FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM, IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WARS, AND ARE NOW AT REST.

EACH MONTH, LOCAL VETERANS SALUTE THESE HEROES WHO ARE LAID TO REST AT RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY.

THESE INLAND EMPIRE VETERANS ENSURE EVERY VETERAN HAS A MOURNER IN ATTENDANCE AT THEIR CEREMONY.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE ARE PROUD AND THE COUNCIL, WE ARE PROUD TO PROCLAIM CHINO HILLS AS A PURPLE HEART CITY TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR NATION'S MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, WOUNDED, OR KILLED BY THE ENEMY WHILE SERVING TO PROTECT THE FREEDOMS ENJOYED BY OUR, BY ALL AMERICANS.

SO, TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, UH, OUR WOULD LIKE TO INVITE OUR, OUR VERY POSITIVE INDIVIDUAL SHOWS UP MANY, MANY OF OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS TO, TO, UH, EDUCATE US, BUT ALSO TO, TO, UH, THANK US FOR THINGS THAT WE DO IN TOWN.

AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE BESIDES JUST OUR TOWN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND RONNIE IS OUR GO-TO GUY, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, MANY THINGS IN THE MILITARY, ESPECIALLY HE BEING A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT.

SO RONNIE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE, UH, PROCLAMATION PRESENTATION.

RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS WHERE MY FATHER IS BURIED.

WORLD WAR II, WHERE MY WIFE IS BURIED AND WHERE I WILL BE BURIED WHEN IT COMES TIME.

THE LAST 10 YEARS I'VE BEEN ASSISTING AND DOING SOME OF THE, UH, CEREMONIES FOR FAMILIES THAT ARE NOW LOSING THEIR LOVED ONES WHO HAD PURPLE HEARTS OR NOT.

AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT'S REALLY QUITE AN HONOR TO BE SO CLOSE TO PEOPLE THAT FEEL THAT THEY ARE SO CLOSE TO GOD AT THAT MOMENT.

'CAUSE I AM TOO RIGHT WITH THEM.

AND IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

AND THAT COMES FROM ME BEING IN THE MILITARY DRAFT FOR TWO YEARS.

WE'RE HOLY.

THE US MILITARY IS HOLY.

GOD NEEDS MORE LOVE IN THE WORLD, AND IT ONLY COMES WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE FREE AND WHO'S OUT THERE BRINGING MORE FREE TO THE WORLD AND PROTECTING IT AND PUTTING A BROAD SMILE ON GOD'S FACE.

THE US MILITARY, THE US MILITARY IS HOLY.

I'VE NOT BEEN SAYING THAT AT MY PRESENTATIONS ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE LAST YEAR.

THE CITY REFLECTS THAT IN THE WAY THAT THEY, UH, GOVERN THE WAY THAT THEY BRING JOY AND HAPPINESS TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WHO CONTINUE TO MAKE US SAFE EVEN WHEN THE FIRES ARE THREATENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOD, FOR THE HONOR OF BEING IN THE UNITED STATES SERVICE.

AND, UH, FOR MAYOR TOP SHOP.

TOP SHOP.

THANK YOU, .

YOU'RE WELCOME, RONNIE.

EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

SO JUST A QUICK NOTE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR

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AS WE THANK ALL OUR VETERANS, IT MAY BE IN THE AUDIENCE, INCLUDING ART, UH, WE'VE GOT FOR YOU, FIRST OF ALL, A CHALLENGE COIN THAT WE PRESENTED THAT WAS PRESENTED AT THE VETERAN'S EVENT HERE IN CHINO HILLS, UHHUH THAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED OUT ON.

SO WE GOT THAT FOR YOU.

AND OF COURSE, THE PROCLAMATION.

WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE HERE.

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A COMMEMORATION, RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL OF BOYS REPUBLIC, DELLA RABIA.

SO RONNIE, THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL DO A PHOTO.

GOD BLESS YOU.

ALSO, THE NEXT

[5. COMMEMORATION - Recognizing the Centennial of Boys Republic Della Robbia Wreath Program and a presentation of holiday wreath]

REATH.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU? FINE.

YOU CAN ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO BE DON, GO AHEAD AND GRAB THE BEST ANGLE.

ALL RIGHT.

TONIGHT I'M PLEASED TO TAKE PART IN COMMEMORATING THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROIA WREATH PROGRAM AT BOYS REPUBLIC.

THE PROGRAM IS FIRST INTRODUCED BY BOYS REPUBLIC, FOUNDER MARGARET B. FOWLER IN 1923, IN WHICH ONLY A DOZEN WREATHS WERE PRODUCED AND SOLD ON THE STREETS OF PASADENA.

FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, BOY REPUBLIC NOW PRODUCES AND SHIPS OVER 50,000 WREATHS EACH YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE AMAZING THING ABOUT THESE WREATHS IS THAT THEY ARE ALL PRODUCED AT BOYS REPUBLIC RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET THROUGH OUR WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM THAT GIVES DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE VALUE OF HONEST WORK RESPONSIBILITY AND SELF-CONTROL.

WITH US TONIGHT IS BOYS REPUBLIC, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRIS BURNS, ALONG WITH ALUMNUS VALERIE CHAVEZ AND HER TWO KIDS, JEWEL.

ALRIGHT, CHRIS, PLEASE, UH, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR GUESTS AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THE STELLA ARABIA PROGRAM, AND THEN I'LL HAND OFF TO YOU THE PROCLAMATION WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

YOU GOT IT.

ALRIGHT, CHRIS, THANK YOU AGAIN.

WELCOME.

WE'LL HANG THIS PROUDLY IN CITY HALL AND UH, LET'S DO A PHOTO.

SO, I, I WANT TO THANK YOU.

I'M CLEARLY JUST THE BENEFICIARY OF AMAZING STEWARDSHIP ON THE PART OF MARGARET FOWLER AND VISION, NOT ONLY TO START THIS PROGRAM A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, UM, WHICH HAS PROVIDED SO MUCH SELF SUPPORT TO US OVER THE YEARS.

A FEW YEARS BACK, WE, WE CELEBRATED SELLING OUR 3,000,003.

SO THAT'S A LOT OF OF MONEY THAT'S BEEN GENERATED TO, TO INVEST BACK INTO OTHER PROGRAMS. UH, ALL THE OTHER VOCATIONAL THINGS THAT WE OFFER THAT I GET TO SHOW THESE GUYS TOMORROW WHEN THEY COME ON OUT AND VOLUNTEER, UM, ARE THINGS THAT THE WREATH PROGRAM HAS HELPED SUPPORT, UM, UH, THE, THE VISION OF SHE AND HER, HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS COMMUNITY.

SO, UM, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW BOYS REPUBLIC STARTED IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IN 1907, BUT REALIZED THAT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO DO.

SO WE MOVED TO THE, THE CHINO VALLEY IN 1909 AND HAVE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE.

SO WE'VE HAD AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.

UM, MANY OF YOU ARE ROTARY MEMBERS.

SOME OF YOU KNOW, THE, THE LOCAL ROTARY MEETS OVER ONE OF THE LOCAL ROTARIES.

WE HAVE THREE, UM, MEETS OVER AT BOYS REPUBLIC.

SO WE ENJOY A, A, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY.

BUT I'LL, I'LL TELL YOU, ALL OF THAT PALES IN COMPARISON TO THESE TWO BEING WITH ME TONIGHT.

UM, I STARTED AS A COUNSELOR IN THE UNITS LONG BEFORE I GOT INTO ADMINISTRATION AND VALERIE'S MY STUDENT IN THE NINETIES BACK IN OUR MONROVIA PROGRAM AND WATCHING HER BECOME THE WOMAN MY WIFE AND I JUST HAD DINNER WITH, WHICH SHE AND THIS INCREDIBLY GOOD LOOKING YOUNG MAN.

AND, UM, IT JUST, UH, IT HUMBLES ME TO SEE HOW FAR YOU'VE COME AND THE CHOICES YOU ARE MAKING FOR YOUR FAMILY NOW, YOUR SON AND YOUR DAUGHTER.

AND IT, AND IT'S WHY ALL THE STAFF OVER THERE ENGAGE IN WHAT WE DO.

SO I AM, I'M BLESSED.

GO BACK TO OUR PRAYER FROM A MINUTE AGO.

I FEEL INCREDIBLY BLESSED TO BE HERE REPRESENTING THE AGENCY AND TO BE HERE, UM, IN THE PRESENCE OF YOU TWO.

SO THANK YOU BOTH.

THANK YOU PETER.

CHRIS, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, THIS IS , THIS IS CITY.

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BUT HERE'S THE PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND MY COLLEAGUES ON CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR HONORING YOU FOR A HUNDRED YEARS OF ROIA REPRODUCTIONS.

ALRIGHT, YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU BET.

LET'S DO A LITTLE PHOTO.

DO WE HAVE ANY PRESENTA OR ANY, UH, ACTION TAKEN OUT? A CLOSED SESSION? BETH, UM, MR. MAYOR? NO.

[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]

REPORTABLE ACTION.

LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AT CHERYL.

ALRIGHT,

[6. 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.]

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.

A SPEAK CARD.

COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS RYAN SONENBERG.

WELCOME RYAN.

GOOD EVENING.

MY NAME'S, UH, DIRECTOR RYAN SONENBERG OF THE CHINO BASIN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.

UH, WE'VE BEEN DEDICATED TO REPLENISHING OUR LOCAL AQUIFER, THE CHINO GROUNDWATER BASIN SINCE 1949.

OUR REGION USES THE AQUIFER LIKE A WATER SAVINGS ACCOUNT, PUTTING WATER IN DURING RAINY YEARS AND WITHDRAWING THAT DURING DRY YEARS.

THIS YEAR WAS A GREAT YEAR AND OUR BASINS ARE STILL FULL OF SNOW MELT FROM THIS HISTORIC SIERRA MOUNTAIN SNOW PACK FROM LAST WINTER.

AND WE ARE STORING AS MUCH WATER AS WE CAN IN THE GROUND.

I'M HERE TO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND LET YOU KNOW THAT NEXT YEAR, 2024, WE'LL MARK THE CHINO BASIN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY.

WE WERE STARTING, OH, OH, I'M SORRY.

UH, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO THE CEL UH, CELEBRATORY EVENT IN JANUARY, ALSO WHERE WE WILL BE BEARING A TIME CAPSULE IN THE GUARDIAN COMME COMMEMORATING 75 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE'LL BE DUG UP IN ANOTHER 75 YEARS FOR POSTERITY.

CEREMONY WILL BE ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AND LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.

WE INVITE YOU TO CONTRIBUTE AN ITEM TO THE TIME CAPSULE REPRESENTING YOUR COMMUNITY AT, AT ITS MOMENT IN TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUYS' CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP.

HOPE TO SEE YOU GUYS THERE.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, RYAN.

NEXT IS MIKE CARGILL.

WELCOME .

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, BEFORE I START THERE, YOUR TREE OUTSIDE IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.

YOU'VE ALL WORKED HAND IN GLOVE IN THE PAST.

WELL DONE.

WE LOVE IT.

SO I AM MIKE CARGILL AND I'M RUNNING TO BE YOUR CONGRESSMAN, BUT THIS EVENING I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A NAME THAT'S COME UP A COUPLE TIMES.

GENTLEMAN NAMED BOB GOODWIN.

NOW, I'VE NEVER MET MR. GOODWIN BEFORE AND I ONLY KNOW WHAT I'VE READ ABOUT HIM.

IN AN ARTICLE SOMEONE FORWARDED ME FROM THE PROPAGANDA PUSHING DAILY BULLETIN.

NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE FAILING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP ONLY PUSHES STORIES THAT FOMENT DIVISION AND CONFLICT, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW WE LIVE OUR LIVES HERE.

AND THAT'S NOT HOW CHINO HILLS BECAME ONE OF THE PREMIER CITIES IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA.

BUT SOMEHOW THIS FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATION HAS MANAGED TO GET ITS HOOKS INTO THIS COMMUNITY AND ONE OF ITS STALWART VOLUNTEERS.

AND IT'S TRYING TO TEAR IT APART BECAUSE THEY THRIVE ON DRAMA.

NOW, AS I SAID, I DON'T KNOW MR. GOODWIN, BUT I DO KNOW YOU AND I KNOW THIS IS MOST UNCHARACTERISTIC OF ALL OF YOU.

YOU'VE DEVOTED YEARS OF YOUR LIVES TO THIS CITY AND IT SHOWS, AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD OF MR. GOODWIN, HE'S A GOOD MAN AND A MODEL OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM, AND

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SO KNOWING ALL OF THAT, MY FIRST INSTINCT THEN WAS TO LOOK FOR AN OUTSIDE AGITATOR.

AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHO THAT IS.

MY HOPE AND HUMBLE ADVICE TO ALL OF YOU IS TO QUICKLY MAKE PEACE WITH MR. GOODWIN PUBLICLY AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP THAT FORWARDS THIS WONDERFUL CITY AND REMOVE THIS INFECTIOUS SCRAP OF DISCONTENT FROM PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND ENTER THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, UNITED IN PURPOSE AND DIRECTION.

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MIKE.

THANKS FOR BEING CHINO HILLS.

NEXT IS DONALD FOSTER.

WELCOME.

GOOD EVENING.

UH, I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION IN CHINO HILLS.

MY TIME, UH, I'VE BEEN HERE 30 YEARS AND 20 OF IT.

I'VE BEEN RETIRED, SO I GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO FOCUS ON ALL THE CONSTRUCTION.

IT'S ONE OF MY HOBBIES AND I WANT TO COMPLIMENT ON MOST OF IT.

OR PRACTICALLY, 99% OF IT, I FEEL PRETTY SAFE RIGHT NOW UNDER THIS ROOF.

MM-HMM.

, I'VE SEEN THE HINDU TEMPO GO UP AND NOW I'M WATCHING THE, UH, THE UH, UH, WHAT'S THE, UH, COPTIC CHURCH? COPTIC CHURCH GO UP AND I'M MM-HMM.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THEY'RE WORKING AND THEY'RE DOING A FIRING JOB.

I NOTICED THE CROSSROAD PARK IS FENCED UP AND LOCKED UP BECAUSE IT'S UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

THEY'RE FOLLOWING.

IN OTHER WORDS, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE CITY CODES, THE STATE CODES SAFETY CODES.

UH, I NOTICED THAT THE, AT THE COPTIC CHURCH, I NOTICED THAT AT THE CROSSROAD PARK.

AND UNFORTUNATELY I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE, UH, BUDDHIST TEMPLE.

I, LAST SUNDAY WAS THE BIGGEST GATHERING THEY EVER HAD THERE.

AND I HAD MY FINGERS CROSSED THEY WOULDN'T HAVE A, AN EMERGENCY, A FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A POLICE AND A AMBULANCE AND ALL THAT WOULD'VE HAD A A HECK OF A TIME.

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD MY HOPES UP WHEN I SEEN THE AREA BEING FENCED IN FOR CONSTRUCTION.

BUT AFTER TWO MONTHS THEY SHUT IT DOWN AND NOW THEY'RE BUSIER THAN EVER.

HELLO.

WHAT'S GOING ON? WE CAN'T HAVE THAT.

WE OWE IT TO THE PUBLIC TO KEEP US SAFE.

THEREFORE, AND I HATE TO SAY THIS, IT SHOULD BE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.

I CHURCH AND ALL UNTIL CONSTRUCTION IS FINISHED.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER CARD, UNLESS THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS NOT SUBMITTED A CARD, WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOOD.

THANK YOU, CHERYL.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (6 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.]

SEE IF ANYBODY WISHES TO PULL ITEMS BETWEEN SEVEN AND 12.

JUST HAVE A QUESTION PERTAINING TO THE MINUTES.

CAN WE CHANGE THERE INSTEAD OF, UH, METROLINK? YOU SAY S SCAG ON MY REMARKS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE RIGHT ON JUST THE WRONG ORGANIZATION.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO PULL ANYTHING, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION.

NICOLE, WE'VE NEVER COME OVER TO YOU SO QUICKLY FOR YOUR REPORT.

SO WE'LL, WE'LL HOLD THAT.

ANYBODY WISH TO PULL ANYTHING? OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]

ARE YOU PREPARED? YES.

YOU'RE PREPARED TO DO THIS.

IS GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND IT WAS RECEIVED FOR OUR ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT COVERING FISCAL YEAR 2021 THROUGH 2022.

SO LET'S TURN TO OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER AND LET'S SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY.

THANK YOU MAYOR ROGERS.

AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

UH, JUST A FEW QUICK COMMENTS.

WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR TEAM FOR RECEIVING THE EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING AWARD.

THE AWARD

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THIS IS THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING, AND RECOGNIZES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR PREPARING THE REPORT IN A MANNER THAT FOSTERS TRANSPARENCY AND FULL DISCLOSURE.

TO VIEW THE REPORT, VISIT THE CITY'S PUBLIC RECORDS PORTAL@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH PUBLIC RECORDS AND SELECT A CFR FOR UPCOMING EVENTS.

WE HOPE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY AT THE CITY'S OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.

FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS WILL START AT 5:00 PM AND THE CEREMONY DELIGHT.

THE TREE WILL BEGIN AT 6:15 PM FOLLOWED BY SANTA'S ARRIVAL.

ALSO UPCOMING, THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE 2023 PHOTO CONTEST IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15TH.

WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED GIFT CARD PRIZES RANGING FROM 50 TO $250, AND YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CONTEST RULES AND ENTER ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH PHOTO CONTEST.

AND LASTLY, WE JUST WANTED TO REMIND RESIDENTS THAT ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED THROUGH DECEMBER 15TH FOR CONCRETE REPAIRS.

DURING THIS TIME, THE PARKING LOT AND PARK AMENITIES WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR USE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY, VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS OF NICOLE? GOOD.

ALRIGHT, LET'S

[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]

MOVE ON TO, UH, CARLOS WITH OUR DEPUTY, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF FOR, UH, CHINO VALLEY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR ROGERS COUNSEL, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

THE FIRE DISTRICT JUST RECEIVED CONFIRMATION THAT THE AMBULANCE TRANSPORT RFP WILL BE BROUGHT BEFORE THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

ON DECEMBER 5TH, CHIEF WOUNDS WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH THE CITY MANAGER OF MONTGOMERY REGARDING MEETING TIMES IF AVAILABLE.

WE ASK OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THE COUNTY'S BOARD OF COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE DISTRICT FOR A BETTER AND MORE ROBUST MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT CONTINUED SUPPORT.

THE DEADLINE COMMU THE DEADLINE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL FRED AL BURNS AWARD IS DECEMBER 31ST.

FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT, WHO DO NOT KNOW FRED BURNS.

UH, HE SERVED AS A US UH, ARMY STAFF SERGEANT, WHERE HE WAS A PARATROOPER IN WORLD WAR II.

HE ALSO SERVED AS A LEADER OF 22 MEN IN THE GROUP, KNOWN AS A PATHFINDER GROUP WHO FOUGHT IN MAJOR WARS, INCLUDING THE INVASION OF NORMANDY ON D-DAY, IN WHICH HE WAS ONE OF SIX TO SURVIVE HIS GROUP.

HE ALSO FOUGHT, UH, THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND RECEIVED TWO PURPLE HEARTS, TWO BRONZE STARS AND FOUR BATTLE STARS FOR HIS HEROISM.

AS A CHINO WHO'S RESIDENT AND A FORMER FIRE BOARD DIRECTOR, THE DISTRICT HAS HONORED SERGEANT BURNS WITH THE FRED AL BURNS AWARD, WHICH IS, UH, PRESENTED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IN THE AREA OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, AND SUPPORTING THE FIRE DISTRICT MISSION TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AND SAFEGUARDING THE COMMUNITY.

MORE INFORMATION ON THAT CAN BE FOUND ON C VFDS, UH, WEBSITE@CVD.ORG UNDER QUICK LINKS.

AND LASTLY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING TIME WITH OUR COMMUNITY SENIORS AT THE SENIOR DELIVERY ON DECEMBER 5TH AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

QUESTIONS, CARLOS? ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR POLICE CHIEF AL GERARD.

HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE CITY STAFF.

UH, AS WE ARE NOW FULL SWING INTO THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, WE CAN EXPECT INCREASED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN OUR RETAIL SHOPPING AREAS.

UH, WHILE THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INCREASED OUR PRESENCE IN THE SHOPS AND OTHER RETAIL AREAS WITH EXTRA PATROLS AND SURVEILLANCE TO DE DETER CRIME, WE REMIND EVERYONE TO REMAIN VIGILANT DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

PLEASE LOCK YOUR VEHICLES WHEN SHOPPING AND DON'T LEAVE PACKAGES, PURSES, OR OTHER VALUABLES VISIBLE IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES.

PLEASE KEEP PURSES SECURED ON YOUR PERSON AND NOT LEFT UNATTENDED IN SHOPPING CARTS OR ON CHAIRS OR STOOLS WHILE DINING.

PLEASE BE ALERT TO INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO DISTRACT YOU TO SEPARATE YOU FROM, UH, PURSES OR OTHER VALUABLES.

PLEASE BE ALERT WHEN LEAVING SHOPPING AREAS OR BANKS WITH PACKAGES AND OR CURRENCY.

AND IF YOU BELIEVE YOU ARE BEING FOLLOWED, PLEASE CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY.

I'D ALSO MAKE LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.

UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BEGINNING THE, THE, THE DEPLOYMENT OF ITS BODY-WORN CAMERAS.

UH, IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, AND LAST FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH, THE CH THE CHINO HILL STATION DEPLOYED ITS CAMERAS AND ALL CHINO HILL DEPUTIES WILL NOW BE UTILIZING BODY-WORN CAMERAS ON DUTY.

UH, BODY-WORN CAMERAS WILL SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE OUR DEPUTIES AND SUPERVISORS CAN UTILIZE TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF POLICING, ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

GREAT.

COOL.

I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, CAPTAIN.

UM, ARE YOU STILL ACCEPTING TOY DONATIONS FOR YOUR DRIVE? WE ARE, YES.

AND WE'RE, WE CAN, WE'LL, WE WILL ACCEPT THEM DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EIGHT TO 5:00 PM AT THE, UH, THE LOBBY OF THE POLICE STATION.

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR HOSTING A GREAT COFFEE WITH A COP AT OUR SOUTHERN ALBERTANS, SO IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND THANKS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AS WELL.

YES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENHANCED, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH THESE DAYS.

VERY VALUABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE EXPOSURE TO YOU AND YOUR DEPUTIES.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THANK YOU VERY

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MUCH.

WE CAN, WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE IT.

AND THANK YOU FOR, UH, COUNCILWOMAN MORAN'S, UH, ORGANIZING THAT EVENT AND THE STAFF THERE AT THE ALBERTSONS.

THAT WE'LL HEAD ON OVER TO COUNCIL REPORTS.

EXCELLENT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS TO THE CHIEF? OKAY.

ALRIGHT THEN WITH

[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Rogers Water Facilities Authority Board Chino Hills Community Foundation Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Council Member Marquez Southern California Association of Governments Legislative/Communications and Membership Committee Southern California Regional Rail Authority Board]

I HAVE TWO, BOTH OF 'EM VERY BRIEF.

ONE WAS, UH, IS WFAW WA W WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY.

AND I WILL SAY THAT THE MEETING WAS PRIMARILY, UH, A CLOSED SESSION, WHICH YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT.

AND THE OTHER THINGS WE'RE JUST APPROVING SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR SERVICES SUCH AS SCADA AND VALVE REPLACEMENTS, ET CETERA.

SO KIND OF BORING STUFF.

BUT, UH, MOST OF IT WAS, UH, CLOSED SESSION.

AND THEN MOVING ON TO CHIN HOST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE MEET TWICE, UH, ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS.

SO WE MEET SIX TIMES A YEAR AND WE WERE HAPPY.

WE HAVE A BOARD OF 16 INDIVIDUALS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WELCOME BACK A FORMER BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS ON FOR MANY YEARS, GRACE CAPS, WHO, UH, SHE'S RETIRING NOW FROM THE CAPITAL GROUP AND SHE'S GONNA HAVE SOME TIME AVAILABLE AGAIN.

SO SHE, WE APPROACHED HER AND SHE'S GONNA RETURN.

SO WE VOTED TO BRING HER BACK AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL, WILL, UH, BE ADDRESSING THAT AT THE NEXT, UH, COUNCIL MEETING.

AS FAR AS ACCEPTING HER NOMINATION, WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, WELL, WE VOTED FOR, WE'RE GOING TO NOW GIVE A, A DONATION EACH YEAR TO THE CHINO HILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHO WAS IN NEED OF SOME SUMS. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT ON A YEARLY BASIS.

WE VOTED FOR ONE TIME SUM AND WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED WITH A YEAR ON A YEARLY BASIS DONATING TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

AND THEN OTHERWISE JUST NORMAL CONVERSATION.

WE DID A WINE WALK REVIEW, WHICH WE HADN'T MET SINCE WINE WALK.

SO WE DID A WINE WALK REVIEW OF THE SUCCESSES OF THAT, OF THAT EVENT.

AND I THINK THAT WAS PRIMARILY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

SO WITH THAT IN MY REPORTS, MOVING ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S.

UH, OUR MEETING WAS CANCELED, SO I HAVE NO REPORT.

OH, AWESOME.

COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ AND MY MEETINGS WERE COUNSELED IAL REPORT.

HEY.

REALLY? ACTUALLY TWO OF 'EM.

WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND I'M GONNA LEAD IT OFF BECAUSE I HAD ASKED, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, NICK AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO DO A LITTLE REVIEW OF WHAT'S ON OUR PLATE THESE DAYS.

OH WOW.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH ALL THIS TIME ON OUR HANDS HERE? GO HOME.

[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]

WHAT, WHAT CAN THE COMMUNITY EXPECT AS FAR AS NEW BUSINESSES COMING IN OR, OR, AND SOME TIMELINES AND CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE'VE KNOWN ABOUT.

AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GONNA LEAD WITH THE EGYPTIAN RESTAURANT AND IT'S GROUND OPENING, RIGHT? ? NO.

NICK, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

CERTAINLY.

WILL LIKELY START, UM, LATER HALF OF NEXT YEAR.

UM, SO, UH, ONE OF THE MAJOR ITEMS THAT WE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THROUGH THIS SUMMER, UM, EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR, AND IT'S THE SUMMER, WAS THE EXPANSION OF COSTCO AS WELL AS THE COSTCO GAS STATION.

SO I AM, UH, PLEASED TO SAY THAT COSTCO GOT PERMITS FOR THE, UH, DEMOLITION OF A PORTION OF THE, UM, TWO BUILDINGS AT THE, AT THE SHOPPING CENTER THERE, WHERE THEY WILL BE RELOCATING THE GAS STATION, BUILDING A BRAND NEW, UH, 16 PUMP ISLAND.

SO 32 BAY GAS STATION IN THE LOCATION OF THE FORMER STEINMART AND SPORT CHALET BUILDINGS.

UM, THAT WILL CONSTRUCTION, THAT DEMOLITION WILL COMMENCE, UM, LIKELY, UH, JANUARY 2ND OR THIRD.

AND SO THAT'LL BE THE FIRST PART.

THE GAS STATION WILL BE BUILT.

UM, THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING A EXPANSION TO THE WAREHOUSE BUILDING ITSELF.

AND THEN THE LOCATION WHERE THE EXISTING GAS STATION IS, WILL BE, UH, TURNED INTO A PARKING AREA.

TIMELINES.

IS THERE A GUESSTIMATE OF TIMELINES FOR COMPLETION? UH, UH, THE BETTER PART OF NEXT YEAR OKAY.

IS LIKELY, UM, TO TAKE PLACE.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AND ARE VERY CLOSE TO FINALIZING THE PLANS FOR FIRE STATION 68, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED, UH, ON SOCO CANYON PARKWAY.

AND THAT IS GOING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, NEXT MONTH FOR, UH, REVIEW.

AND THEN WE'LL BE COMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY.

UH, RECENTLY APPROVED IS, UH, GOLF TECH, WHICH IS A INDOOR, UM, GOLF, UH, COACHING FACILITY THAT WILL BE BUILT AT, UH, LOS SERRANOS COUNTRY CLUB.

AND, UH, SO THAT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND IT'S, UH, LIKELY TO, UM, GO INTO PLAN CHECK VERY SOON.

AND SO CONSTRUC CONSTRUCTION

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AND THEN, UH, PRIME CAR WASH IS LOOKING TO BUILD A CAR WASH FACILITY AT THE CORNER OF RAMONA ENC CHINO HILLS PARKWAY ON A VACANT TRIANGLE OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE FREEWAY, UM, THAT IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF ENTITLEMENTS AND IS LIKELY TO BE COMING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL IN JANUARY.

SO THERE'S SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE CAR WASHES ARE GETTING PRETTY FANCY THESE DAYS.

IS THERE ANYTHING UNIQUE ABOUT YEAH, THIS ONE ACTUALLY HAS A, HAS A DETAILING BAY, SO IT HAS A WASH BAY, BUT THEN IT ALSO HAS AN AREA FOR, UH, WAXING AND DETAILING, WHICH I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE ON A, UH, A CAR WASH LIKE THIS.

ANYTHING ELSE? UM, NOTHING, UH, REALLY IN ANY RUMORS, ANY GOOD GOSSIP OR RUMORS THAT WE CAN REVEAL TONIGHT? UM, WELL, UH, SO WHAT I, WHAT I CAN SAY IS THAT A FACILITY WILL BE GOING IN CALLED LOST LEVELS IN THE SHOPS, WHICH IS, UH, WHICH WILL BE NEXT TO THE STAND, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

AND, UH, LOST LEVELS IS KIND OF A RETRO VIDEO GAME CONCEPT.

UM, AND SO, UH, THAT'LL BE A FUN ADDITION NEXT TO THE STAND, WHICH IS, UH, AMERICAN, UH, INSPIRED CLASSIC DISHES LIKE HAMBURGERS AND SHAKES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S LIKELY TO OPEN THIS SPRING.

NOW I'VE BEEN TO THEIR CLAREMONT LOCATION DOWNTOWN.

IT'S FUN.

THEY HAVE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN HAVE LIKE A KID'S PARTY AND RENT OUT AN ENTIRE ARCADE AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT, IT'S A NEAT CONCEPT.

IT'LL BE GOOD TO HAVE IT AT THE SHOPS.

VERY GOOD.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR NICK? THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, BRIEF REPORT.

ALRIGHT, THEN I'VE GOT A FEW OTHER THINGS TO BRING UP.

ONE WE DID, WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP THAT TOOK PLACE, UH, A WEEK PLUS AGO WHERE ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE THERE.

IT WAS AN ACTUAL COUNCIL MEETING.

WE HAD A FACILITATOR, KEY STAFF IN ATTENDANCE TOOK PLACE OVER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND WE WERE SETTING SOME GOALS, WHICH WE REALLY HADN'T DONE A LOT OF, AS FAR AS JUST LOOKING FORWARD NEAR TERM AND LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD AS FAR AS THINGS TO AMENITIES AND THINGS TO PURSUE.

BEN, CAN YOU REVIEW THE TOP THREE GOALS? CAN YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE TOP THREE GOALS THEY'RE GONNA BE ON YOUR PLATE? UM, THAT WE SET AT LEAST FOR THIS YEAR? ABSOLUTELY.

JUST TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHAT WE FOCUSED ON WERE 14 DIFFERENT PRIORITIES THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY THE COUNCIL.

AND WE, UH, HAD TO NARROW THOSE DOWN TO THREE PRIORITIES WITH THE IDEA THAT WE'LL BE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THOSE THREE ITEMS FOR, UH, UH, THE NEXT YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF TO TRY AND GET THEM COMPLETED.

THE FIRST ITEM WAS, UH, THAT WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE, UH, LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT, UH, UH, DEFICIT AND IMBALANCE THAT WE HAVE.

THERE ARE PORTIONS OF THE CITY THAT ARE COVERED BY A, UH, L AND L AS WE CALL IT, LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING, UH, ASSESSMENT THAT IS, UH, UH, STRUCTURED WHERE, UH, WE ACTUALLY DON'T COLLECT ENOUGH REVENUE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL ADDRESS, UH, AT A FUTURE TIME WITH THE COUNCIL.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THE PUBLIC, UH, THE SECOND MEETING WAS VERY CLOSELY ALIGNED TO THAT IS THAT THE COUNCIL WANTED, UH, THE STAFF AND, AND, AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED TO FOCUS ON, UH, EXPENDITURES IN THE CITY.

UH, YOU KNOW, MANAGING OUR COSTS AND ALSO MANAGING, UH, WHERE WE CAN, IMPROVEMENTS TO REVENUE.

UH, THAT COULD BE ENHANCEMENTS AT COSTCO, THAT COULD BE NEW BUSINESSES, IT COULD BE GRANTS, UH, UH, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR FINANCIAL PICTURE.

UH, THAT WAS A PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL.

AND THEN THE THIRD PRIORITY WAS TO LOOK AT, UH, UH, DEVELOPING ANOTHER FACILITY, LIKELY A SMALL COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, UH, IN THE CITY.

UH, AND THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE DISCUSSION WAS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, UH, OF CHINO HILLS.

AND SO FOR THE CITY TO MAKE THAT AS A COMMITMENT, THERE'S STAGES WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT IT MIGHT COST, WHAT SIZE IT SHOULD BE, START TO ENGAGE WITH A, UH, ARCHITECT.

AND SO, UH, THAT IN GENERAL ARE THE THREE, UH, PRIORITIES THAT YOU'LL SEE.

UH, A FULL PRESENTATION ON THIS AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE IT WEAVED INTO OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND, UH, OTHER, YOU KNOW, DIALOGUE HERE AT THE DAIS.

AGAIN, VERY SUCCESSFUL.

I THOUGHT EVERYBODY ENGAGED NICELY, UH, ON THE COUNCIL SIDE AND ON THE STAFF SIDE.

AND OUR FACILITATOR LED US DOWN THE RIGHT PATH TO TO, TO ENCOURAGE US FOR, UH, PARTICIPATION.

AND, UH, VERY PLEASED WITH THE EVENT.

AND HOPEFULLY PUT A LITTLE MORE FOCUS ON OUR DIRECTION ALSO.

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ANY COMMENTS ON THAT BEFORE I, OKAY.

THE NEXT THING I WANTED TO BRING UP IS, UM, WE HAD HEARD THE GREAT NEWS LAST WEDNESDAY, TUESDAY.

TUESDAY, LAST TUESDAY, LAST TUESDAY FROM CALTRANS, SACRAMENTO THAT THEY HAD, UH, APPROVED THESE TRUCK RESTRICTIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

HOW LONG RAY? FIVE, SIX YEARS.

SEVEN YEARS, ACTUALLY.

SEVEN YEARS.

AND WE'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS AND WITH A LOT OF INPUT FROM COUNCIL, A LOT OF INPUT FROM STAFF CITY OF BREA, AND WE GOT THE, WE RECEIVED THE THUMBS UP IN A LETTER WITH SOME FINE TUNING TO THE, TO THE ORDINANCE THAT WILL COME TO US SOON HAVING TO DO WITH, UH, JUST THE DEFINITION OF, UH, WHAT THAT RESTRICTION IS.

A LITTLE CLEANER.

ANYTHING TO, TO INCLUDE ON THAT? MORE TO COME ON THAT, BUT AT LEAST WE'VE BEEN WHAT TYPE OF VEHICLES ARE GONNA BE PRECLUDED? JUST 'CAUSE I KNOW IT'S BEEN SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING, JUST TO REFRESH EVERYBODY'S MEMORY, REALLY.

IT'S VEHICLES OR VEHICLES THAT ARE PULLING VEHICLES.

FIVE, UH, OVER FOUR AXLES.

THAT'S CORRECT.

VEHICLES ARE A COMBINATION OF, UH, VEHICLES THAT HAVE FOUR OR MORE AXLES.

SO NO MORE BIG RIGS, WELL, SORRY, MORE THAN FOUR AXLES.

NO MORE THAN FOUR AXLES.

NO BIG AMAZON TRUCKS, WHICH I POSTED ON FACEBOOK THE OTHER DAY SHOWING THIS FIVE AXLE TRUCK TURNING INTO CARBON CANYON.

HOPEFULLY NO MORE CAR CARRIERS.

NOW THEY CAN GO ON IT, BUT NOW WE HAVE SOME MEAT BEHIND IT YEAH.

FOR, UH, TO, TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

SO AGAIN, WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO COME.

RAY, DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ON THE SUBJECT? SURE.

THANKS PETER.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY, I KNOW RAS NO LONGER A CITY MANAGER, BUT RAD WAS CITY MANAGER WHEN HE STARTED THIS PROCESS.

UM, AND I WANT TO THANK BILL, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AND BREA, IT TOOK WELL OVER A YEAR BEFORE IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD AT THE BEGINNING.

AND I GUESS THE BALL WAS DROPPED.

SO I REMEMBER CECILIA NA, MARTY SMIRNOFF, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IN CITY OF BREA, BASICALLY TOOK THE TORCH AND MOVED IT FORWARD.

SO I WANT TO THANK THEM PERSONALLY FOR DOING THAT.

PETER RIDERS WAS A LOT OF HELP ON THIS.

UM, AGAIN, IT WAS, IT WAS A TOUGH TASK.

IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO COMMIT OUR STAFF FOR STAYING ON TOP OF IT.

DANIEL DEFINITELY FOR JUMPING ON THAT AND FOR JUMPING ON IT.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AGO THAT, ACTUALLY SEVEN YEARS AGO THAT WE WERE GONNA START THIS.

BUT ABOUT FIVE YEARS, YEARS AGO, WE WERE TOLD IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN, BUT IT JUST TOOK A LONG TIME.

SO AGAIN, WE APOLOGIZE THAT IT TOOK THIS LONG, BUT I JUST WE'RE COMMITTED AS A COUNCIL AND WE FOLLOWED THROUGH AND IT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

THERE'S ONLY ONE OTHER HIGHWAY IN CALIFORNIA.

IT STATE HIGHWAY 1 52, I BELIEVE IT IS.

IT ACTUALLY HAS RESTRICTIONS, SO, WE'LL, WE WILL BE THE SECOND HIGHWAY STATE HIGHWAY.

THEY WILL HAVE TRUCK RESTRICTIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS COUNCIL UP NEAR GILROY OR THAT WAY.

SO VERY PLEASED WITH THANK YOU.

WITH THIS, IT'S BEEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WHENEVER YOU'RE DEALING WITH A BUREAUCRACY, AND I'M SURE RESIDENTS HERE FEEL THAT WAY WHEN THEY'RE DEALING WITH A CITY, BUT IT'S EVEN MORE ENHANCED WHEN WE'RE TALKING CALTRANS AND JUST SOMETHING THAT'S COMING OUTTA SACRAMENTO.

AND IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A SLOW PROCESS AND EVERY, EVERY UH, EVERY HOOP HAS TO BE JUMPED THROUGH.

AND IT WAS, AND WE DID.

THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE TOO WITH DEALING WITH CALTRANS.

THERE, THERE WAS MORE THAN ONE DISTRICT THAT WE HAD TO DEAL WITH.

WE HAD A DEAL ACTUALLY WITH, UH, TWO COUNTIES.

MM-HMM.

SO THAT WAS ANOTHER ISSUE BESIDES JUST CALTRANS.

SO THAT WAS GOOD.

OH, CYNTHIA, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO, I WAS JUST GONNA BRING UP HOW IT'S ONLY THE SECOND TIME THAT, UH, WE HAD RESTRICTIONS.

RIGHT? ONLY THE SECOND, UH, HIGHWAY THAT'S GONNA RECEIVE THIS RESTRICTION.

ALRIGHT, JUST TWO MORE QUICK THINGS ON MY END.

UH, BIG BIG LEAGUE DREAMS HOSTED AN EVENT RYAN AND I ATTENDED ON SATURDAY.

UH, A CINCINNATI REDS YOUNG PITCHER, PICTURE 24-YEAR-OLD HUNTER GREEN STARTING PITCHER.

HE, HE WAS IN ATTENDANCE AND THEY GAVE AWAY, THEY, THEY ACCUMULATED 2000 PAIR OF SHOES.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY.

DID YOU EVER RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM LARRY REYNOLDS ON THE NUMBER OF SHOES THEY GAVE AWAY? IT WAS ALL KIDS THAT WERE, WERE COMING TO BIG LEAGUE DREAMS TO RECEIVE THOSE SHOES.

UH, 1,275, UH, CLEATS, SWAG BAGS AND LUNCHBOXES WERE GIVEN OUT.

VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT.

AND, UH, IT WAS GREAT TO MEET, UH, HUNTER, HUNTER GREEN, A VERY WELL-SPOKEN INDIVIDUAL, UH, THAT, UH, REALLY IS THERE IN HIS OFF IN HIS OFF TIME.

HE DOES A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF THING AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

SO IT WAS FUN EVENT.

MR. MERRILL, CAN YOU PLEASE PUT UP YOUR LEFT HAND PLEASE SO THEY CAN SEE YOUR PALM? WELL, I'M STILL IN, I'M STILL IN PAIN FROM, HE WAS CATCHING THIS PICTURE AND THIS PICTURE THROWS OVER 103 MILES PER HOUR AND HE WAS SW THAT FAST.

SO LUCKILY THE GUN ONLY GOT IT TO ABOUT 101.

BUT YOU DIDN'T SAY IT WAS A WHIFFLE BALL.

IT WAS A WHIFFLE BALL.

WELL, IT MAY HAVE BEEN A WHIFFLE BALL.

IT MAY NOT.

THAT'S

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ANOTHER STORY.

IT MAY HAVE LEFT HIS HAND AT 102, BUT NO, IT WAS, UH, THERE WAS A LITTLE CONCERN AND I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES WHO WERE THERE, BEN WAS THERE, THE MANAGEMENT THERE, THEY WERE ALL GIVING ME ENCOURAGEMENT THAT I SHOULD PROBABLY PUT ON CHEST PROTECTOR AND A MASK IN A BIGGER GLOVE.

WELL, AT LEAST A CUP.

AT LEAST A CUP, YEAH CUP.

SO, UM, AND THANK GOODNESS HUNTER GREEN LOPPED IT IN.

THANK GOODNESS.

SO ANYWAY, IT WAS GREAT TO REPRESENT THE CITY, BUT IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THAT TYPE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH FROM BIG LEAGUE DREAMS AND, UH, HUNTER GREEN.

AND LASTLY, I DIDN'T SET YOU UP FOR THIS, BEN, BUT WE'VE HAD A FEW TACO STANDS POP UP IN TOWN AT THE LAST MINUTE LATER IN THE EVENING.

I THINK WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT IT, MA'AM.

UH, I KNOW SOME CITIES ARE NOW DEALING WITH THIS WITH, UH, CERTAIN ORDINANCES THEY'RE PUTTING IN PLACE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THOSE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW HAVING TO DO WITH SPECIFICS WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH PERMITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ARE WE PURSUING ANYTHING THAT WE CAN ADD A LITTLE MORE OOMPH TO THE, TO THE, UH, ABILITY TO SHUT 'EM DOWN QUICKLY? WELL, UH, MAYOR, WHERE WE CURRENTLY STAND IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING, UH, UH, WHENEVER THEY ENCOUNTER ILLEGAL VENDING, UH, IN MAKING SURE FIRST AND FOREMOST THAT THE VENDOR UNDERSTANDS THAT WE HAVE PROHIBITIONS AGAINST THAT WE HAVE A ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE A, UH, A SIDEWALK VENDING PERMIT.

UH, I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS, IS THAT WE FIND THAT IN MANY COMMUNITIES, UH, IT KIND OF BECOMES A REVOLVING DOOR.

YOU MAY INFORM SOMEONE AND MAKE THEM AWARE, UH, THEY MAY BE RESISTANT TO LEAVING AND IN SOME CASES THEY MAY LEAVE AND COME BACK.

ONE OF THE TOOLS THAT MANY COMMUNITIES HAVE STARTED TO DEPLOY IS ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, SEIZING, UH, EQUIPMENT.

AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF WE WERE GONNA GO THAT ROUTE, WE'D HAVE TO RETURN TO THE COUNCIL WITH A DRAFT, UH, ORDINANCE AND, AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THE REPERCUSSIONS AND, AND THE CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING THOSE MORE AGGRESSIVE, UH, MEASURES.

UH, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THAT WE'VE ONLY HAD A HANDFUL OF, UH, TIMES TO SHOW UP.

UH, ANYONE WHO TRAVELS THROUGH LA COUNTY PROBABLY SEES IT, YOU KNOW, TAKE OVER WHOLE, YOU KNOW, BLOCKS, UH, WITH THIS TYPE OF VENDING.

UH, WE, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR CODE CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS DONE SPECIAL DETAILS TO BE AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO THIS AND I THINK WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL IF IF WARRANTED.

WELL WE MIGHT LOOK TO SEE IF WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, IF THERE'S SOME LITTLE, SOME LEGAL NUANCE THAT WE CAN PURSUE.

JUST RECENTLY DID SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY CAUGHT UP WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE OR IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN FIND TOO, BUT IT MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING INTO SO IT DOESN'T GET OUTTA HAND AT ANY POINT.

ALRIGHT, WELL THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY COMMENTS, BRIAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? ALRIGHT, WELL, UM, JUST TO TOUCH ON IT, CYNTHIA ALREADY MENTIONED THE COFFEE WITH A COP, UM, EVENT.

IT WAS NICE TO HAVE FOLKS COMING IN, YOU KNOW, GRABBING COFFEE BEFORE THEY BROUGHT THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL OR HEADING OFF TO WORK.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR CHIEF AND, YOU KNOW, TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO, YOU KNOW, THE, UH, ALBERTSONS ON LOS SERRANOS, UH, COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE FOR HOSTING AND YEAH, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HUNTER GREEN OUT THERE.

I, UM, AT BLD, IT SOUNDS LIKE FROM THE MANAGEMENT THAT THEY WANT TO BRING MORE OF THESE TYPES OF EVENTS AND MORE, YOU KNOW, MLB, YOU KNOW, STARS TO, TO COME AND INTERACT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT WAS NICE TO TALK TO HUNTER AND HIS MOM AND GIRLFRIEND AND, YOU KNOW, HE SAID HE REALLY JUST WANTED TO DO SOMETHING AFTER THANKSGIVING TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO IT WAS NICE THAT HE CHOSE, UH, CHINO HILLS AND BLD.

SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT, MR. MAYOR.

SHOULD BE A GOOD, GOOD EVENT.

UH, YES, AS WE'VE MENTIONED IN THE PIO REPORT, UH, WE DO HAVE THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, UH, CEREMONY THIS SATURDAY.

UH, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS WELL ATTENDED.

UH, THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, ACTIVITIES GOING ON.

UH, SANTA CLAUS ACTUALLY, UH, IS DELIVERED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO BE SURE TO, UH, SET ASIDE THAT, UH, IT IS STARTS AT FIVE O'CLOCK.

THE PRESENTATIONS WILL START AT ABOUT SIX 15.

SO, UH, BE SURE AND DO THAT, UH, BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING ON THE, UH, 12TH, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS THE ONLY MEETING OR REMIND YOU, THAT'S THE ONLY MEETING WE HAVE IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

UH, WE TAKE OFF THE SECOND MEETING, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE LIKE THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS.

UH, ALSO THE STARTING I THINK OF KWANZA.

SO, UH, IN, UH, HONOR OF THE, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, WE WILL BE DARK ON THAT THAT EVENING.

AND, UM, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

UH, OKAY.

WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE WILL BE, UH, IN ATTENDANCE SATURDAY.

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AND, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

RAY, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, JONATHAN, DID YOU TAKE A FIELD TRIP BY ANY CHANCE TO THE FONTANA? AND IF YOU DID, CAN YOU SORT OF TALK ABOUT THAT? SOMEBODY TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA TAKE A FIELD TRIP, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

PICKLEBALL, AS A MATTER OF FACT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, UH, TODAY, UH, MYSELF AND TWO OF STAFF, UH, PAID A VISIT TO, UH, BULLOCK PARK IN, UH, FONTANA.

AND AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, THAT WAS A, UM, POPULAR PARK REFERRED TO BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE ON THAT EVENING.

AND, UH, WE'RE GATHERING INFORMATION NOT ONLY FROM THAT, UH, PARTICULAR FACILITY, BUT OTHERS THAT, UM, HOUSED ROLLER HOCKEY, UH, THAT HAVE ROLLER HOCKEY FACILITIES AND OR, UH, UH, JOINT USE TYPE FACILITIES THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, OF COURSE, IN OUR DISCUSSIONS UP AT GRAND AND AND SUCH.

AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, BRINGING BACK TO THE COUNCIL.

UH, THE INFORMATION, UH, WAS BROUGHT, UH, SOME GOOD INSIGHT TODAY AS FAR AS HOW THEY USE THEIR, UH, UH, THE BULLOCK PARK RINK, UH, THAT THEY HAVE THERE.

AND, UM, SO AGAIN, WE'RE JUST GATHERING ALL OF OUR INFORMATION TO, UH, COME BACK AT A LATER TIME.

THANK YOU JONATHAN.

YEP.

AND JUST REAL QUICK, I UNDERSTAND THE SURFACE THERE, IT'S COMPATIBLE TO PICKLEBALL AND ALSO TO ROLLER HOCKEY.

AND I DON'T, I DON'T WANT ALL THE DETAILS, BUT THEY BOTH SEEM LIKE THEY'RE PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE SURFACE.

UM, I WILL SAY THAT THE TYPES OF USES THAT DO OCCUR THERE AND, UM, THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY WHAT WAS PORTRAYED ON THAT PARTICULAR, UH, AT OUR LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD, BUT, UM, THE, THE MULTITUDE OF USERS THAT, UH, UTILIZE IT ARE, UH, SATISFIED PER AT LEAST, UH, STAFF'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY OF FONTANA.

SO THANK YOU FOR GOING OUT THERE.

I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

YEP.

UM, WE'RE GONNA BE HAVING A COFFEE WITH RAY.

UM, I'M GONNA BE PROVIDING DONUTS AND COFFEE AND THAT WILL BE DECEMBER THE NINTH.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT THIS TOGETHER FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND I WAS WAITING FOR THE TRUCK RESTRICTION SO IT FINALLY, FINALLY HAPPENED.

OH GOOD.

SO NOW I CAN DO IT THEN YOU DONUT TRUCK CAN COME THROUGH, BUT WE'RE GONNA BE BASICALLY TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING HAPPENING IN DISTRICT ONE.

SO IF YOU GUYS, ANYBODY OUT THERE WESTERN HILLS BETWEEN UH, 10 AND 12 AND ONCE AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME GOOD THINGS.

ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY ISSUES OR PROBLEMS, I'M GONNA BE GIVING YOU A GOOD, GOOD FRIEND OF MINE'S PHONE NUMBER, PETER ROGERS.

OH, YOU ARE OUR MAYOR.

SO WE'LL BE TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THAT.

BUT PETER, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.

THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A GOOD YEAR AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

YOU RIGHT, UH, CYNTHIA, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DID THIS PAST YEAR, BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE A GREAT MAYOR.

COMING UP.

AND THEN R BENNETT, I CAN FEEL THE LOUD, YOU'LL YOU'LL DO A GOOD JOB.

AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

I HER REBUTTAL NOTES TO RIGHT NOW, BY THE WAY.

THAT'S OKAY.

I LOVE THEM.

AND CYNTHIA, CONGRATULATIONS FIRST OF ALL.

WELL THANK YOU PETER.

AND, UM, I'M ALL THESE COMPLIMENTS ARE JUST GETTING ME ALL FLUSTERED .

SO, UM, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME.

UM, THE DATE OF THE BORDER SUPERVISORS MEETING THAT FIRE WAS ASKING FOR OUR SUPPORT.

COULD YOU GIVE US WHAT'S THE DATE AGAIN? OKAY, CAN CHERYL, CAN YOU GUYS PUT THAT ON THE COUNCIL CALENDAR SO THOSE OF US THAT CAN ATTEND CAN, UH, HAVE A HEADS UP ON THAT.

AND THEN, UM, BEN, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO KNOW THIS ANSWER, BUT UM, COULD WE FIND OUT HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE SIGNED UP FOR UNIFY THROUGH VALERIE? CAN? IS THERE A WAY TO FIND THAT OUT? AND THEN THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE EVERY TIME SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S AN ACCIDENT OR A ROAD CLOSURE, E NOTIFY IS SO VALUABLE AND YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET BOMBARDED WITH TEXT MESSAGES OR EMAILS BECAUSE YOU CAN CHOOSE THE CONTACT, THE CONTENT THAT GETS PUSHED INTO YOUR DEVICES.

SO, UM, I KNOW WE DO A GREAT JOB ABOUT PROMOTING IT, UM, BUT I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE SIGNED UP FIRST AND THEN, UM, IF WE CAN PUT SOMETHING ON THE WATER.

BILLS VERY EASY TO SAY, SIGN UP FOR NOTIFY, GO HERE, DA DA DA.

AND AT LEAST PUT THAT ON THE WATER BILL OR SOMETHING WHERE EVERYONE'S GONNA GET IT.

'CAUSE I THINK I ASKED YOU BEFORE, THERE'S NO EXTRA COST TO HAVE THAT ON, UH, EXTRA IN THE LITTLE MESSAGE SECTION OF THE WATER BILL.

SO JUST SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

AND THEN, UM, I THINK THAT WAS IT.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

AND ALL I CAN SAY IS, UH, GET READY FOR A GREAT RIDE.

GENTLEMEN, PUT ON YOUR SEAT BELTS.

'CAUSE THIS YEAR'S GONNA BE GREAT.

NOW YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CLAP.

WELL, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO.

IT SOUNDS SUPPOSED TO BE A MOVIE CALL FOR SOMETHING.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE ROTATE.

BUT I THINK WHAT'S GREAT IS THAT WHOEVER IS MAYOR, WE ALWAYS SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND WE JUST GIVE EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE TO PUT OUR, OUR LITTLE, UH, NUANCED PERSONALITY ON THAT PARTICULAR TERM.

WHETHER IT'S THE STATE OF THE CITY OR DIFFERENT THINGS.

BUT WE'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED EACH OTHER AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT.

SURE.

COULD BE DIFFERENT THOUGH.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE PENDING.

THANK YOU ALL.

UH, SOME, WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS IN THE EYES BEFORE WE ADJOURN.

UM, HOWARD APPEAR IN THE HEADLIGHTS.

WHY ARE SOME OF YOU HERE? IF WE GET A COUPLE OF YOU TO COME UP TO OUR, TO OUR, UH, PODIUM.

A SPOKESMAN.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPOKESMAN FOR WHY YOU'RE HERE AND YOU GET ON TV.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UH, YOU'VE BEEN VOTED IN.

HE LOST.

THAT'S RIGHT.

COME ON UP.

EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO HOME

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BUT WE KNOW HE'S A SENIOR .

SO WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THE CHIN HALL CITY COUNCIL MEETING? ALL RIGHT, SO ME AND MY GROUP OF FRIENDS AND MY OTHER FRIEND OVER THERE, UH, WE'RE ALSO, WE'RE HERE FOR A GOVERNMENT PROJECT.

UH, WE HAVE TO WRITE DOWN OR WE HAVE A FORM TO WRITE ABOUT, UH, KIND OF JUST ABOUT WHAT THIS MEETING'S ABOUT AND, UM, WHAT YOU GUYS DO.

AND THAT'S KIND OF REALLY IT.

WHAT SCHOOL ARE YOU FROM? WE'RE FROM ALA ALA.

WELL YOU, YOU CAME TO A GOOD ONE.

IF YOU'D BEEN TO THE LAST TWO, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE MORE EXCITING.

BUT THIS ONE YOU'LL GO HOME EARLIER THAN ANTICIPATED.

SO, UH, WHAT I KNOW SCORE.

SO WELCOME TO IT.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER YOUNG MAN HERE WHO'S TALKING TO DAD.

LOOKS LIKE WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOUNG ONES HERE.

SO THAT'S WHY WE SOMETIMES HIGHLIGHT, HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE KIDS THAT ARE THE YOUNG, THE YOUTH.

UM, MY NAME IS GIOVANNI PARRA.

I'M HERE WITH THE, UH, BOY SCOUT TROOP, 1776.

UM, I AM HERE IN ATTENDANCE, UH, FOR UH, TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS ON MY EAGLE SCOUT RANK.

AND JUST TO, UH, KIND OF BECOME MORE INFORMED ON THE, UH, PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, DO YOU GET SOME TYPE OF BADGE FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW? PUBLIC SPEAKING AND, UH, UH, CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY? OKAY.

THERE YOU GO.

GREAT.

YOU GOT IT.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

IF YOU NEED TO DO A PHOTO WITH, UH, MAKE SURE YOU INVITE US TO YOUR CEREMONY 'CAUSE WE ALL LOVE ATTENDING THE EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONIES.

WE'D LOVE TO CORRESPOND.

YES, WE DO.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

ALRIGHT, SO WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYBODY? NO, SIR.