* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:59] GOOD [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] EVENING EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CUNA HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 26TH, 2024. AND I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. CHERYL, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT AT THIS [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] TIME. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG. AND AFTER THE PLEDGE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR TONIGHT'S INVOCATION BY PETER CHUNG, ELDER AT GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. READY BEGIN P JULY FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR RICHARD. STAND ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH NO JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ INVOCATION: Peter Chung, Elder, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church] HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE JOURNEY THROUGH HOLY WEEK, WE HUMBLY SEEK YOUR PRESENCE AND REFLECT ON CHRIST BOUNDLESS LOVE AND HIS SACRIFICE ON THE CROSS FOR OUR SINS. MAY THIS AWARENESS FILL US WITH CONFIDENCE, KNOWING THAT YOU, OUR GOD, OUR EVER PRESENT IN OUR LIVES. YOU ARE THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY GOVERNING HEARTS, MINDS, AND DESTINIES. LORD JESUS. THIS EVENING WE LIFT UP OUR LOCAL LEADERS, THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCILS, COMMISSIONERS, POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND ALL WHO SERVE OUR CITY. WE PRAY THAT THEIR HEARTS REMAIN ATTUNED TO JUSTICE, COMPASSION, AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. MAY THEY SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE IN EVERY DECISION, RECOGNIZING THAT THEIR ACTIONS HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON OUR STREETS, SCHOOLS AND HOMES. GRANT THEM DISCERNMENT OR HOLY SPIRIT AMID THE CLAMOR OF AGENDAS AND OPINIONS. MAY THEY PERCEIVE YOUR QUIET GUIDANCE. LET THEM BE TRUE. SO LEADERS PRIORITIZING THE NEEDS OF OTHERS ABOVE THEIR OWN. FOR OUR MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR, WE ASK FOR WISDOM. A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN PROGRESS AND PRESERVATION. MAY THEY CHAMPION UNITY, BRIDGING, DIVIDE, AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF BELONGING TO OUR CITY COUNCILS. WE PRAY FOR COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION. MAY THEIR DEBATES BE RESPECTFUL, THEIR DISAGREEMENTS CONSTRUCTIVE AND THEIR RESOLUTIONS BENEFICIAL FOR ALL. LET THEM REMEMBER THAT THEIR DECISIONS RIPPLE THROUGH FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND DREAMS. AND TO ALL WHO LABOR BEHIND THE SCENES, THE PUBLIC SERVANTS, SANITATION WORKERS, LIBRARIANS, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS, BLESS THEIR UNSEEN EFFORTS. MAY THEY FIND THE PURPOSE IN THEIR TASK, KNOWING THAT EVEN THE SMALLEST SERVICE CONTRIBUTES TO OUR COMMUNAL WELLBEING. LORD, WE LIFT OUR LOCAL MUNICIPALITY TO YOU. MAY IT SHINE AS A BEACON OF KINDNESS, A REFUGE FOR THE WEARY AND TESTAMENT TO COMMUNITY SPIRIT. ALL THESE THINGS WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, THE JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. [1. PRESENTATION - Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to Southern California Junior All American Cheer Competition winners (Jr Pee Wee and Pee Wee Divisions)] THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR ALL AMERICAN CHEER COMPETITION WINNERS, JUNIOR PEEWEE, AND PEEWEE DIVISIONS. WILL THE COACHES FROM EACH TEAM HELP THE MAYOR PRESENT THE CERTIFICATES, PLEASE? HERE COME OUR COACHES MY [00:05:01] HANDS. I'M GONNA HAVE YOU STAND TO THE LEFT OF ME. SO WHEN YOU WATCH THE MEETING, YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF ON TV. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE OUR LOCAL CHEER TEAMS FOR WINNING FIRST PLACE IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR ALL AMERICAN CHEER COMPETITION. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL ON THIS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT. WE KNOW HOW MUCH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION YOU ALL PUT IN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE MEMBERS OF BOTH THE JUNIOR PEEWEE AND PEEWEE TEAMS, UH, JOIN US TONIGHT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M GONNA HAVE YOU GUYS SPEAK BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW YOUR SEASON WENT AND WE COULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAMS. UM, BEFORE I HAND IT OVER, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ALL OF THE, UM, TEAM MEMBERS TONIGHT ARE GONNA GET A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. THEY WILL ALSO GET, UM, SOMETHING FROM OUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN, UM, OUR SENATOR, UH, KELLY SARTO, AND OUR SENATOR JOSH NEWMAN, AND OUR CONGRESSMAN YOUNG KIM. AND THAT'S THE PACKET, THAT'S THE PRIZE PACKAGE THIS EVENING. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE'RE GONNA GET THAT OFF TO EVERYBODY AFTER WE HAVE YOU TALK ABOUT THE TEAM AND HOW THE SEASON WENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME'S YVETTE VASQUEZ. UM, I HAVE A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR THIS CITY AND ALSO THIS PROGRAM. I HAD THE HONOR OF GROWING UP, UH, CHEERING THROUGH CHINO HILLS, BULLDOGS JUNIOR ALL AMERICAN. AND NOW I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF COACHING MY DAUGHTER AND THESE LOVELY LADIES OVER HERE. UM, I WAS ABLE TO COACH THE JUNIOR PEEWEE SQUAD THIS SEASON, AND THESE GIRLS TRULY DESERVE THE RECOGNITION. THEY'VE WORKED SO HARD. UM, STARTING WITH FIVE PRACTICES A WEEK, SATURDAY GAMES, AND THEN DOWN TO THREE PRACTICES A WEEK OUT AT CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK, RAINER SHINE THEIR OUT THERE, AND I JUST AM SO PROUD OF THEM, HOW HARD THEY'VE WORKED. NOT ONLY OUR SQUAD, BUT E EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR GIRLS OUT THERE. THEY, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF THEM. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING. UM, UNFORTUNATELY NOT ALL OF OUR GIRLS ARE HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CALL OFF THE ONES WHO ARE, AND WE'LL CALL ALL OF THEM. JASMINE CORTEZ COULD NOT JOIN US TONIGHT. MACY DOLL. WE HAVE LEAH CHER, WE HAVE ALI FERDO. COME ON UP, SWEETIE. WE HAVE LORELEI LAGGER. MASSINO LOTS. WOO. WE HAVE MILAN MON OWENS. WE HAVE DELILAH RENDON, WE HAVE VIOLET WIND. SHE'S SO MAD. THAT'S OKAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND RECOGNIZING THESE GIRLS WITH ALL THEIR HARD WORK. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AFTER NICOLE TAKES THE PICTURE, PARENTS. OKAY, I'M GONNA DO ONE RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT YOUR PARENTS. NEXT WE HAVE [2. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming March 29, 2024 as Vietnam Veterans Day] A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MARCH 29TH, 2024 AS VIETNAM VETERANS DAY TO BE ACCEPTED BY 55 PLUS CLUB MEMBER RONALD COSEY. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? SURE. OKAY. OKAY. UH OH. WATCH OUT FOR CHUCK TROUBLEMAKER. CHUCK, GET HIM OVER THERE. OKAY. [00:10:04] OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR THE MILLIONS OF BRAVE AMERICANS WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. MORE THAN 58,000 INDIVIDUALS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN VIETNAM AND MANY THOUSANDS WERE WOUNDED IN COMBAT. WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND THANK OUR VETERAN VIETNAM VETERANS FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY. TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION TONIGHT, WE HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB VETERANS GROUP, AND I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO THE PRESIDENT. SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION THAT WE'RE PROUDLY GIVING YOU GUYS, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND WHOEVER ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UM, GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU MAYOR MORAN. OH, SORRY. ON BEHALF OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB VETERANS GROUP, I'D LIKE TO THANK THIS CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, HONORING THESE BRAVE VETERANS ON THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 29TH, THE 51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE US MILITARY ENDING OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM AND MARCH 29TH, 1973. SERVING YOUR COUNTRY BY PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE IN SERVICE TO YOUR FELLOW CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY IN WARTIME, IS THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICIAL ACT. OUR VIETNAM VETERANS ARE HEROES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW THEM AND WORK WITH THEM. AND THE VETERANS GROUP IS A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR FOR ME. I WANNA CLOSE WITH A QUOTE FROM RONALD REAGAN. SOME PEOPLE LIVE AN ENTIRE LIFETIME AND WONDER IF THEY'VE EVER MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. A VETERAN DOES NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM. OUR THANKS TO ALL OUR VIETNAM VETS FOR MAKING THAT DIFFERENCE. AND I MAY QUOTE, UM, THERE'S A, UM, KIND OF A OLD TIME QUOTE HERE. UM, I LIKE TO SAY ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL. AND I'D SAY, UM, IF YOU HAPPEN TO ON FRIDAY OR ANY OTHER DAY, FOR FACT, IF YOU DO NOTICE A VETERAN, MAYBE HE HAS IT ON A, ON A HAT, ON A SHIRT OR SOMETHING. IF IT SAYS VIETNAM VET, OR IF IT DOES, IF IT JUST SAYS, VETERAN, THANK HIM FOR YOUR SERVICE. BUT ALSO SAY, WELCOME HOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, SURE. OKAY. YOU KNOW, NOT ALL VIETNAM VETERANS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE REPRESENTED HERE TONIGHT. UH, AND NOT EVERYONE IS A MEMBER OF THE 55 PLUS CLUB. UH, ALL OF US ARE CLEARLY OLD ENOUGH TO BE IN, IN THE, IN THE CLUB . BUT, UM, CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THAT IF YOU SEE A VETERAN, THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND THANK THEM FOR RISKING THEIR LIVES. BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. SOMEONE PAYS A PRICE FOR IT. AND AS RON SAID, ALL OF US GAVE SOME, BUT SOME CA GAVE ALL AND DIDN'T COME HOME. SO, UM, I SALUTE YOU. GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE. ALL. WE HAVE SEVERAL PURPLE HEART RECIPIENTS IN THIS GROUP AS WELL. THEY GOT WOUND IN COMBAT. THANK YOU. ART. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA [3. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming April as Arts, Culture and Creativity Month] IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL IS ARTS, CULTURE AND CREATIVITY MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY CHARTS. MEMBER GLEN ANDERSON, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? COME ON UP, GLEN, JOIN ME ON MY LEFT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CELEBRATES THE ROLE ARTS AND CULTURE PLAY IN OUR DAILY LIVES, AMPLIFYING THE NEED FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO CHANGE OUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER. ARTS AND CULTURE SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS, PROVIDE KEY JOB SKILLS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, BRING JOY TO OUR COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT, [00:15:01] WE RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR CHINO HILLS ARTISTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY CULTURE AND WELLBEING. TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION IS A MEMBER OF THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ARTS COMMITTEE, GLEN ANDERSON. AND BEFORE I HAND IT OVER, GLEN, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION THAT I'LL BE GIVING YOU, BUT WE COULD THINK OF NO ONE MORE FITTING TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION THAN GLEN, BECAUSE HE'S SO INVOLVED AND PASSIONATE ABOUT PROMOTING ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM, FROM, UH, THE CONCERTS THAT YOU SEE AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER TO THE NEW, UM, VERY SUCCESSFUL DOWNTOWN ART GALLERY IN THE SHOPS, UM, YOU NAME IT. HE IS JUST REALLY PASSIONATE AND IS A, A MOTHER OF AN ARTIST. I, I THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE IT. SO HERE'S A PROCLAMATION AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, GLEN. THANK YOU. UM, ON BEHALF, REALLY, OF ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK SO HARD TO MAKE THE ARTS FLOURISH IN THE VALLEY, REALLY THIS AWARD GOES TO ALL OF THEM. AND I'LL SHARE THAT WITH ALL OF 'EM. THEY WORK VERY HARD, WHETHER IT'S THE KIDS' ARTS EVENTS FOR THE SCHOOLS, WHETHER IT'S THE CONCERT SERIES, WHETHER IT'S THE ART GALLERY. WE CURRENTLY AT THE ART GALLERY HAVE 64 LOCAL ARTISTS WITH MASTER WOOD CARVERS THERE AND QUILT EXHIBITS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS. BUT THE ARTS IN THE CHINO VALLEY AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS ARE FLOURISHING LIKE NEVER BEFORE. AND THAT WE OWE, CERTAINLY WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS CITY COUNCIL THAT'S VERY SUPPORTIVE. WE HAVE A REALLY TREMENDOUS FOUNDATION BOARD THAT'S VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND ALL OF, WHETHER IT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OR OUR VETERANS OR ALL OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE. AND IT'S A WONDERFUL SITUATION CURRENTLY FOR THE CITY. LONG TERM. WE'RE BRINGING GENERATIONS OF KIDS NOW THAT ARE BEING IMMERSED IN THAT. AND LIKE CYNTHIA MENTIONED TO HER SON, WHETHER IT'S WITH THEATER ARTS AT THE SCHOOL OR ANYTHING THAT WE DO, BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. SO IT'S ALL OF YOU THAT MAKE ALL OF THAT POSSIBLE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA, [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] WE HAVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT. THANK YOU, CHERYL. AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LOOKING TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION STUDENT POSITION. THE COMMISSION MEETS ONCE A MONTH TO DISCUSS ITEMS RELATED TO PARKS, RECREATION, TRAILS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ARE DUE BY 4:00 PM ON APRIL 5TH. IN UPCOMING EVENTS, THE CITY WILL BE GIVEN AWAY FREE COMPOST MULCH AND WOOD CHIPS TO CHINO HILLS RESIDENCE ON APRIL 6TH AT THE SHOPS OVERFLOW LOT FROM 7:30 AM UNTIL SUPPLIES LAST. PLEASE BE PREPARED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF RESIDENCY IN THE FORM OF AN ID AND BRING YOUR OWN SHOVELS OR CONTAINERS. AND ON APRIL 30TH, RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. THE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER BY OUR VERY OWN MAYOR CYNTHIA MORAN. AND THE THEME THIS YEAR IS CHINO HILLS, AS PAINTED BY THE NUMBERS. THE EVENING WILL HIGHLIGHT ALL COMMUNITY, ALL THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND RECOGNIZE UNSUNG HEROES IN OUR CITY. TICKETS ARE $45 AND INCLUDE A FORMAL DINNER. GUESTS MUST RSVP ONLINE IN ADVANCE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE BY MONDAY, APRIL 15TH. AND LASTLY, WE WANTED TO REMIND RESIDENTS TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THE FREE EASTER EXCITEMENT EVENT THIS SATURDAY AT COMMUNITY PARK. THE FAMILY EVENT INCLUDES FREE EGG HUNTS PHOTOS WITH THE EASTER BUNNY, A CRAFT FAIR AND MORE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS HELD OUTDOORS AND THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND. THE CITY IS CLOSELY MONITORING LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST, SO PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA BEFORE ATTENDING THE EVENT. AND THE CASE THERE ARE EVENT CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE DUE TO RAIN, AND THAT INCLUDES MY PIO REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, NICOLE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICOLE? NO. OKAY. MOVING ON. DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS, RAY BRIAN? NO, MA'AM. OKAY. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA [4. 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.] ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME ONLY 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 TO MY LEFT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD. [00:20:01] COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER TONIGHT. AND ONCE THE FIRST SPEAKER HAS STARTED, WE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING ANY MORE COMMENT CARDS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DAVID DONALD FOSTER, FOLLOWED BY SARAH RAMOS AVENGER. GOOD EVENING. UH, WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB SINCE DAY ONE. UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE ARE NOT CONTRIBUTING VERY MUCH TO THE TRASH PICKUP. THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES. THEY'RE STILL OVERLOADING THE 96 GALLON CONTAINERS, WHICH IS, I THINK IS A WAY MORE THAN WE NEED. BUT EVIDENTLY, SOME PEOPLE, I GUESS, HAVE A BUSINESS GENERATING TRASH ANYHOW. THEREFORE, I PROPOSE ON THE BLACK CONTAINER THAT IT'D BE PICKED UP ONCE A, UH, ONCE A WEEK. AND IF THE LID ISN'T CLOSED, DON'T TAKE IT UP, FORCE 'EM TO GET ANOTHER CONTAINER. NUMBER TWO, GREEN AND BLUE. I RECOMMEND THAT WE ONLY PICK THEM UP EVERY OTHER WEEK. AND AGAIN, IF THE LID DOESN'T CLOSE, DON'T PICK IT UP. FORCE THEM TO GET ANOTHER CONTAINER AT A COST, OF COURSE. UH, THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE IS TO WEIGH EACH CONTAINER AND CHARGE ACCORDING TO THE WEIGHT. WE NEED TO GET A HOLD OF THIS TRASH. IT'S, IT'S, IT'S EXCESSIVE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IF THIS DOESN'T WORK, I SUGGEST THE STATE IMPLEMENT A TAX ON PREPACKAGED FOODS. WE NEED TO GET A HOLD OF THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SURE. I NOTICED OUR TIMER STOPPED. MAYOR. YEAH. I THINK WE HAVE THE TIMER. WE NEED TO CORRECT THE TIMER. WE'RE AT TWO MINUTES TONIGHT? YES. OKAY. TWO MINUTES. SO CITY CLERK WILL CORRECT THAT. THANK YOU. THAT HAS BEEN DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS EXCUSE. EXCUSE ME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH RAMOS INGER, FOLLOWED BY IRAM KHAN. OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. DURING THE LAST MEETING, THERE WAS A LOT OF HATE SPOKEN FROM THIS VERY PODIUM. SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE DIRECTED TOWARDS MY CHURCH. MY PASTOR, AND ME AS A PARISHIONER, WE'RE TOLD, INTENT, IMMENSE POWER. THEY CAN BE INSTRUMENTS OF LOVE, AFFECTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT, UPLIFTING TO THOSE IN NEED. THEY CAN ALSO WEAVE STORIES, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND INSPIRE ACTION. BUT WORDS CAN ALSO BE MISUSED, SPREADING HATE, TEARING DOWN OTHERS, AND FUELING DIVISION. THIS MISUSED IS WRONG AND EVIL. I DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONALLY AS THE BIBLE TELLS ME. BLESSED OUR YOU. WHEN PEOPLE INSULT YOU, PROSECUTE YOU. PAUSE. CAN YOU PAUSE A MOMENT, PLEASE? AND FALSELY IS, UH, FALSELY ALL KINDS OF EVIL AGAINST YOU. CAN YOU PAUSE PLEASE? ONE MOMENT. HE'S, I'M, I'M NOT, WE'RE GONNA, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE COUNCIL SAID WE'RE GONNA STICK TO CITY BUSINESS MOVING FORWARD. MM-HMM. . I'M, YES, THAT TOO. SO, NOT THAT THIS IS ABOUT CITY BUSINESS. IF THIS IS ABOUT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED IN THE PAST REGARDING THE PALESTINIAN ISRAEL ISSUE, ET CETERA, THE COUNCILS DECIDED TO MOVE ON AND IS ONLY GOING TO TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS. NOW. IT, IT, I'M, I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THERE. THERE'S HATE SPOKEN FROM THIS. AND I'LL, I'LL RESPECT THE CITY AS WELL. MM-HMM. . UM, OKAY. SO IF THAT'S, I'M GONNA RESPECT THE CITY. 'CAUSE I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD RESPECT THE CITY AND THE RULES AND SUCH. THANK YOU. BUT BEFORE I WALK AWAY, I HAVE A LITTLE TIME. I, I'M, I DO WANT TO, UM, SAY JESUS LOVE IS, IS A GIFT. SARAH. MS. INGER. YES. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS DIRECTED US. THIS IS NOT UNDER OUR PURVIEW. SO I'M SORRY. I'M GONNA HAVE TO HAVE YOU STOP YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I'LL RESPECT THAT. THANK YOU FOR RESPECTING MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND I'LL JUST PRAY IN THE BACK FOR THOSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SARAH. THANK YOU. IRAM. KAHAN FOLLOWED BY ED. UH, GOOD EVENING. UM, IN MY KIDS' SCHOOL, THEY HAVE THIS PHRASE THAT THEY TEACH THEM FROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IT'S, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, THEN SAY SOMETHING. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BEING A BULLY, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE STEALING, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE BREAKING THE RULES, SAY [00:25:01] SOMETHING. AND WHY DO WE TEACH THEM THIS? IT'S SO THAT ONE DAY THEY GROW UP AND THEY FOLLOW THAT. RIGHT? BUT ISN'T IT ALSO TRUE THAT KIDS LEARN BY EXAMPLE? AND WE'RE SAYING A LOT OF THINGS, BUT NOBODY'S REALLY LISTENING TO US. THEY'RE GONNA LEARN THAT WHAT WE'RE TEACHING THEM, WE DON'T ACTUALLY PRACTICE THAT. SO WE'RE EXPECTING IT FROM THEM, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA DO IT. UM, AND I THINK THIS IS WHY THE FRUSTRATION LEVEL HAS INCREASED A LOT IN THIS LAST FEW MEETINGS. I ACTUALLY WANTED TO JUST KIND OF TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BURDEN OFF OF MY HEART. AND THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA SAY THIS, IS THAT I'M JUST REALLY TIRED AND I'M, I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO TEACH MY KIDS THE RIGHT THING TO DO WHEN ALL THE EXAMPLES ARE SHOWING THE OPPOSITE. I'M TIRED OF FEELING THAT MY KIDS ARE BEING GOOD. MAYOR I'M NOT. THIS IS WE'RE, I MEAN, I'M, LET HER SPEAK. IM JUST SAYING SOMETHING. I KNOW, MA'AM, BUT THAT'S IN MY HEART. UM, LET HER SPEAK. IT'S NOT UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCIL. SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STOP YOUR COMMENTS. YOU WANNA LEAVE? STOP. WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAYOR. YES. I SUPPOSE WE JUST SHUT DOWN THE MEETING. GO OFF. BRIAN, MARK. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. TO ASK THE SPEAKER TO STAY ON TOPIC AGAIN. I, IF SHE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT, SAY SOMETHING, SEE SOMETHING. THAT'S SOMETHING THE POLICE TALK ABOUT. IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S FINE. BUT IF THIS IS GOING BACK TO AGAIN, COUNCIL LIMITING SPEAKING TIME. IF HAVE LAST MINUTE AGENDA ITEMS, IF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO INTERRUPT, THEN YOU, THEN THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE PREPARED TO LEAVE THE DIOCESE AND HAVE THE SHERIFF CLEAR THE ROOM. BUT HOPEFULLY THAT WON'T BE THE CASE AND THAT PEOPLE WILL ADHERE TO THE RULES AND STICK WITH CITY BUSINESS. OKAY, MA'AM, CAN I JUST SAY, ASK ONE QUESTION THOUGH. IF WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK HERE FOR OUR CITY AND FOR ANYTHING THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING, WHERE DO WE TALK, MA'AM? WHERE DO WE TALK? NOBODY'S LISTENING. WE HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. IT HAS TO BE UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE CITY COUNCILS IF THERE'S A SITUATION YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. SO HOW COME OTHER CITIES HAVE, UH, LISTENED TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND PASS RESOLUTIONS? WHY IS OUR CITY NOT MARK, IF IT'S NOT A CITY FOR, IF IT'S NOT AN ISSUE FOR CHINO HILLS, WHY IS IT FOR OTHER CITIES? WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A BREAK. YEP. AND THE PERSON THAT'S IN THE BACK OF THAT ROOM SHOOK, FLAGGING OR TAKING OUR AMERICAN FLAG AND HOLDING IT UPSIDE DOWN. GET OUTTA HERE. FIRST AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT RIGHT. VIOLATION. THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT. YOU NEED TO LOOK UP YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT. MR. OKAY. THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO RECONVENE OUR MEETING AT SIX 40. CHERYL, WHO'S OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. YES. JUST SO THAT I MIGHT MARK, SORRY. UM, THERE'S BEEN SOME QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS CITY BUSINESS? UM, AND, AND JUST TO CLARIFY THIS FOR PEOPLE. 'CAUSE THERE WAS A, A QUESTION ABOUT IF, IF I CAN'T TALK HERE, WHERE CAN I SPEAK? UNDER LAW OF PUBLIC, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS CONSIDERED TO BE A QUASI-PUBLIC FORUM. UM, WHICH MEANS IT'S NOT A JUST COMPLETELY OPEN PUBLIC FORUM. AND, AND WHAT IT IS, IT'S LIMITED TO CITY BUSINESS. UH, PUBLIC PARKS, UM, SIDEWALKS, UH, PLACES OF PUBLIC GATHERING, UM, OUTSIDE OF CITY HALL, ARE CONSIDERED TO BE PUBLIC FORUMS OUT THERE. YOU CAN HOLD SIGNS, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WANT. THERE IS NO LIMITATION ON SPEECH OTHER THAN HATE SPEECH AND PORNOGRAPHY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IN THIS CHAMBER, IT'S CITY BUSINESS. FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE YEAR, THE COUNCIL DID ALLOW PEOPLE TO SPEAK ABOUT THINGS THAT WEREN'T CITY BUSINESS. THEY WERE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ISSUE GOING ON, ON THE GAZA STRIP. THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO LET THAT OCCUR. AND THEN AFTER SEVERAL MEETINGS, THE COUNCIL LOOKED AT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WAS TAKING AND DECIDED THAT IT WAS GOING TO NOT ALLOW THAT ANYMORE. NOT JUST THE GAZA STRIP ISSUE, BUT ANYTHING THAT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS. AND SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO GO BACK TO JUST CITY BUSINESS AND CITY BUSINESSES. THINGS LIKE, UM, THE STREETS AND THE CITY, THE PARKS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THE CITY DOES HAVE SOME JURISDICTION OVER. IF PEOPLE ARE FEELING AFRAID IN THE CITY BASED UPON ACTIVITIES OCCURRING IN THE CITY, THEN THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THOSE. IF THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, WHETHER IT'S FIRE, POLICE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CONDITIONS OF OUR ROADS, OUR PARKS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS ARE WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS JURISDICTION OVER. SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOME GUIDANCE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANNA SPEAK TONIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MARK. CHERYL. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ZIAD, FOLLOWED BY MARGARET. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. OUR DEMOCRACY IS UNDER ATTACK BY THIS ASSEMBLY, THE INFRINGE IN OUR [00:30:01] FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT, NOT TO SPEAK. AND THEY FAIL TO ACT TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY BY EXPOSING THE CITY TO, UM, LAWSUITS. AND WE, THE COMMUNITY WERE GONNA BE, UH, TAXPAYER CAN PAY, PAY FOR TO DEFEND THESE LAST WORDS. THEY FAIL THE OBLIGATION TO TREAT ALL COMMUNITY IN THE CITY EQUALLY. THEY MADE THE ARAB AND MUSLIM COMMUNITY UNSAFE AND UNWANTED. THE DOUBLE STANDARD OF THIS ASSEMBLY IS PROBLEMATIC. I'M WONDERING WHY WAS IT ISLAMOPHOBIA OR A RACISM OR THE COMBINATION OF BOTH? A NEW GENERATION WILL INHERIT THIS ASSEMBLY AND THEY WILL BE ASHAMED OF THE PRES, THEIR PRE PREDECESSOR. UM, PROPER ACTION. THE REASON FOR THE INEQUALITY, BECAUSE THE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT REPRESENT ACCURATELY THE COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHIC. 50% OF THE COMMUNITY IS WOMEN. AND I SEE ONLY ONE WOMEN MEMBER. 40% ARE ASIAN. AND I SEE ZERO MEMBERS. AND THAT HAS TO CHANGE. THANK YOU, MARGARET. FOLLOWED BY JEN. WE ALL CAME HERE WITH A LIMITED AND MINIMAL KNOWLEDGE OF HOW CITY GOVERNMENT WORKS. NAIVETY OR IDEALISM. WE THOUGHT THAT GIVEN ALL THE FACTS, WE HAD A SIMPLE ASK THAT ANYONE WITH AN OUNCE OF MORALITY COULDN'T DENY. INSTEAD, YOU THREATENED US, THREATENED TO ARREST US FOR SIMPLY SHOWING UP. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS YOUR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH BROWN SKIN. NO ONE CHALLENGED YOU. NO ONE THREATENED YOU. NO ONE SPOKE RUDELY TO YOU. WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS SPACE. WE DIDN'T KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE BROWN ACT. WE ALL WERE GIVEN A CRASH COURSE IN THIS BECAUSE WE HAD TO LEARN REAL QUICK HOW TO HANDLE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL THAT WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT. WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT COMING TO YOU AS THE ETHNIC MAJORITY OF THIS CITY WITHOUT REPRESENTATION, WOULD BE SO WROUGHT WITH RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION FROM THE VERY PEOPLE THAT BROUGHT AND WROTE AN ANTI HATE RESOLUTION THEMSELVES. WE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE NUANCES OF BACKDOOR DEALS AND THE RACIAL BIAS THAT WILL BE, THAT WOULD HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH. THANK YOU JEN. JEN FOLLOWED BY TODAY. WE ARE NOT ASK, WE ARE NOT HERE TO ASK YOU FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU WON'T GIVE US ANYTHING YOU DON'T ALL WANT TO. UNLESS THERE'S A KNOWN FIVE OH VOTE, YOU WON'T DARE CHALLENGE ONE ANOTHER. SO WE ARE HERE TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT YOU WORK FOR US. THIS CHART, YOUR ORGANIZATION CHART, THIS CHART SAYS THAT YOU WORK FOR US. MM-HMM, . YEP. WE DON'T SUCCUMB TO YOU. YOU DON'T LIKE THAT. WE ARE HERE JUST AS MUCH AS WE DON'T LIKE THAT YOU'RE UP THERE. AND WE ARE GOING TO REMIND YOU OF THAT UNTIL NOVEMBER. KEEP MAINTAINING YOUR BEAUTIFUL PARKS WHILE YOU IGNORE THE ABANDONED VACANT BUSINESS PARKS, YOUR EXCESSIVE HOUSING PROJECTS, AND HIGH TRAFFIC. THE FAIL FAILING SCHOOL BOARD THAT CAN'T ATTRACT TEACHERS TO WORK AND YOUR RESIDENTS. WE WANT THIS ALL ON PUBLIC RECORD THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, THE ETHNIC MAJORITY REPRESENTING 71% OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY ARE HERE TO TAKE BACK OUR REPRESENTATION, OUR POWER, OUR LAND, OUR CITY. WE WANT IT ON RECORD THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN A REPEATED DESIRE TO LEAD WITHOUT DEMOCRACY. THANK YOU SOFTEN, FOLLOWED BY ZOO HIRE KHAN UNDER SECTION 54 9 54 0.3. OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TO ADDRESS, UH, LEGISLATIVE. BUT BY THE SECTION C, YOU CANNOT PROHIBIT US FROM SPEAKING, UH, CRITICALLY OF YOUR POLICIES AND SERVICES IN REGARD TO HOW YOU HAVE TREATED OUR DEMAND FOR THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. YOU HAVE FAILED YOUR COMMUNITY. MAYOR, WE'RE GOING, WE'RE NOW GOING TO PUBLICITY. MA'AM, CAN YOU CUT THE SPEAKER? MA'AM, CAN YOU PLEASE PAUSE FOR MOMENT? NOW WE'RE GOING BACK AND CEASE FIRE ISSUE AGAIN. THE COUNT THERE, PEOPLE CAN COME UP AND CRITICIZE. THEY STARTED BY CRITICIZING ME AND [00:35:01] MY LEGAL OPINION. AND THAT'S FINE. AND THEY CAN COME UP AND CRITICIZE THE COUNSEL. UM, GENERALLY, BUT NOW WE'RE GETTING BACK INTO CEASE FIRE ISSUES. SO IF YOU CAN KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO CITY BUSINESS, PLEASE. WE DEMAND THAT YOU DIVEST OUR MONEY FROM COMPANIES THAT COMMIT, SUPPORT, SUSTAIN, OR, UH, MATERIALITY. BENEFIT FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CRIMES OF GENOCIDE. THIS IS OUR BUSINESS. WE'RE GETTING BACK TO NEXT SPEAKER. THE SPEAKER'S BEEN GIVEN TWO OPPORTUNITIES. NOW. MA'AM, YOU ARE USING OUR MONEY. YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO, YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO PAUSE AND SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR HAVE TAKE A SEAT. THANK YOU. ZHAR. K. AND WHO'S AFTER THAT? CHERYL FARZANA FARZANA. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF MY MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND CITIZENS OF CHINO HILLS. THIS IS MY FIFTH TIME STANDING AT THIS PODIUM TO TALK ABOUT HOW I'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN IN THE CITY. AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, I SHARED MY STORY AT OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TOWNSEND JUNIOR HIGH. I SHOWED MY YEARBOOK SHOWING MULTIPLE SIGNATURES, CALLING ME A TERRORIST, SAYING I LOVE BOMBS. EVERY DAY I WENT TO SCHOOL IN THIS CITY I WAS CALLED A TERRORIST BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF MY SKIN AND THE RELIGION I WORSHIP. AND NOW MY ABILITY TO SHARE MY STORY AND THAT OF MY PEOPLE'S HERE IN THE CITY AND ABROAD IS SLOWLY BECOMING SILENCE. AND IT'S DEEPLY ALARMING. AND IT RAISES MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CITY'S COUNCIL'S ABILITY TO HANDLE COMPLEX TOPICS. TIME AND LOSS OF RESOURCES SEEMS TO BE CONCERNED TO YOU, BUT IT TOOK 12 MONTHS TO MAKE A SIMPLE VOTE, WHETHER OR NOT TO HAVE A HYBRID COURT AT GRAND AVENUE PARK. IF THIS IS YOU DOING YOUR BEST, THEN I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU. IT'S NOT CLOSE TO BEING ENOUGH. IF I HAD A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DONE AT MY JOB, I WOULD NOT BE IN A GOOD SPOT TO GET A RAISE OR MAYBE EVEN HAVE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF WORKING AT THAT PLACE. IF YOU ALL HELD YOUR POSITIONS AT A LARGER CITY WHERE THE STAKES WERE HIGHER, THAT CITY WOULD BE LAGGING BEHIND. BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE UNABLE TO OVERCOME CERTAIN OBSTACLES AND HOW TO NAVIGATE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, YOU GUYS ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY. AND FRANKLY, YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT YOU GUYS EVEN THOUGHT OF SILENCING A TOPIC BECAUSE YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S FAILING YOUR CIVIC DUTY. AND IT'S A MOCKERY TO THE VALUES OF FREE SPEECH IN THIS COUNTRY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN HOW WE'VE PROVEN HOW THE TOPIC THAT WILL SILENCE IS UNDER AND ABLE TO BE DISCUSSED AS LEGAL. SEE JURISDICTION. IF YOU CAN'T PUT UP WITH EXPECT EXPECTATIONS OF YOUR POSITION, THEN PLEASE RESIGN TONIGHT. THANK YOU. BAR FOLLOWED BY SOPHIA. THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN COMPLETELY INSENSITIVE AND TONE DEAF TO THE SUFFERING AND PLEA OF OUR COMMUNITY. BY CHOOSING NOT TO GET INVOLVED AS A CITY, YOU MAKE US ALL COMPLICIT IN BECOMING THE GENOCIDAL GENERATION OF OUR TIMES ALREADY BACK INTO THE, UM, ISSUE. WAIT, I'LL TRY TO REJECT THIS AND WILL NOT BACK DOWN AND STAY SILENT. THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT CITY BUSINESS. THEY WANT GIVE, THEY CAN CRITICIZE THE COUNCIL, UH, AND, AND ME AND STAFF AS FAR AS WHAT, HOW WE CARRY OUT OUR DUTIES. BUT WE'RE GETTING BACK INTO THE DISCUSSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISSUES. DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? WE WOW. TO BEAR WITNESS AND SPEAK OUT. WE DECLARED THAT WE ARE THE MORAL CAMPUS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE OPPRESSED AND HE, THE COLLECTIVE SPIRITUAL CALL OF OUR TIME. WE WILL MEET THE BRUTAL BRUTALITY OF THE OPPRESSIVE. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT CITY BUSINESS. MA'AM, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS TO SAY THAT'S NOT THAT YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND LEFT. CAN I READ OUT A QUOTE? CAN YOU READ WHAT ABOUT CITY BUSINESS? A QUOTE. CAN I READ OUT A QUOTE? IF IT'S ABOUT CITY BUSINESS, HEARTACHE AT INJUSTICE AND SUFFERING OF OTHERS IS A SYMPTOM OF HUMAN CONNECTION. MAY OUR HEARTS ALWAYS ACHE IN WAYS WE NEVER KNEW IT COULD. THANK YOU. SOPHIA. FOLLOWED BY HANYA HANYA, SOPHIA. SOPHIA FIRST FOLLOWED BY HA HANYA. UM, GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, I WANNA TALK ABOUT, HERE I GO AGAIN, LIKE CHANGING MY SCRIPT. 'CAUSE ALL THESE VIOLATIONS, APPARENTLY I'M, WE ARE ALL DOING, BUT I WANNA TALK ABOUT, [00:40:01] UM, PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I GO OUT THERE, THE WAY YOU GUYS ARE IGNORING US RIGHT NOW, UM, IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE NOW EVERYONE'S GONNA LOOK AT ME AND THINK I'M SOME LIKE, UH, PERSON THAT JUST WANTS TO GO OUT AND, YOU KNOW, CAUSE TROUBLE. IT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE. UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TO ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK, THE ONE THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO REFURBISH, AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND SAY, WHY ARE YOU GOING AROUND BOMBING PEOPLE AND STUFF LIKE THAT. LIKE, WE, WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO CHANGE THIS IN OUR CITY. WE NEED TO CHANGE THE CULTURE. WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE LIKE ME. UM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME MORE INTERFAITH STUFF GOING ON HERE. UM, EVERY TIME THERE'S A PRAYER HERE IS I'M, AND I CAN'T, I CAN'T PRAY WITH YOU WHEN YOU'RE SAYING IN JESUS' NAME, WE DIED ON THE CROSS. WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT AS MUSLIMS. LIKE, MAKE IT MORE GENERAL, OKAY. SAY IN GOD'S NAME. MAKE IT MORE NEUTRAL. OKAY? BRING IT IN A MOM. WORK, WORK ON THAT. YOU KNOW, BRING, BRING IN, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WILL REPRESENT US ALSO. UM, YOU KNOW, AND THEN STOP CENSORING US. YOU KNOW HOW, HOW ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE SCHOOL AND COUNCIL MEMBERS A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICIALLY WISH THE MUSLIM RAMAD END. I DON'T MIND IF YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T NEED THAT VALIDATION. I REALLY DON'T. BUT MY KIDS ARE WATCHING YOU AND SO ARE YOURS. IGNORING OUR FAITH, IGNORING OUR TRADITIONS, IGNORING OUR PALESTINIAN CAUSE, CENSORING US BECAUSE WE CALL ON YOU TO BE, UM, TO STOP THE ENDING OF THE FIRE. SO LET ME TELL YOU, MAYOR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VIOLATION. THIS IS, THIS IS GETTING BACK. YES, SIR. THIS IS GETTING BACK INTO NOT, THIS IS NOT CITY BUSINESS AGAIN, AGAIN, HANIA FOLLOWED BY HA TEAM. HI, I'M HANIA KHAN. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT'S CONCERNING TO ME THAT YOU GUYS SEE US AS A THREAT. THAT YOU SCOFF AND YOU SMIRK WHEN WE WALK IN. THAT WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO SIT FRONT ROW ANYMORE. YOU'VE ALIENATED US AND REFUSED TO HEAR OUT THE CONCERNS OF SEVERAL CITIZENS. WHEN MINORITIES ARE TELLING YOU THAT YOU'RE BEHAVING RACISTLY, YOU'RE BEING RACIST. LISTEN TO THEM. YOU WORK FOR THE CITY. AND WE ARE THE CITY. CHINO HILL SENDS 900,000 OF OUR TAX DOLLARS, $900,000 OF OUR TAX MONEY DIRECTLY TO ISRAEL'S WEAPONS. AND THAT MAKES THIS A CITY ISSUE. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT IS NOT WITHIN THAT IS AN INCORRECT, IT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS. SO YOU CANNOT, YOU NEED TO HAVE A SEAT. NEXT CHAIR T FOLLOWED BY JOS. WHO, WHO'S THAT AFTER HIM? HA. TEAM FOLLOWED BY JASER. THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE. SO OUR VETERANS WERE HERE TODAY AND HONORED US AND OUR VETERANS REMIND US THAT FREEDOM IS NOT FREE LIKE MR. ART BENNETT SAID. BUT THEIR SACRIFICES EMBODY THE PURSUIT OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, NOT JUST FOR SOME, RIGHT? WHEN WE SAY FREEDOM, WE MEAN FREEDOM FOR ALL. I HOPE THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN WHEN YOU SAY THAT. LET'S HONOR THEIR LEGACY BY ADVOCATING FOR SOCIETY WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND EQUALITY HERE AND ABROAD. TODAY, WE STAND ON THE PRECIPICE OF A BETRAYAL OF OUR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IN A COWARDLY ACT OF CENSORSHIP, HAS BARRED US FROM UTILIZING ESSENTIAL DIGITAL VIDEO EQUIPMENT UNDER THE GUISE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CONVENIENCE. LET'S CALL IT WHAT IT IS. AN OUTRIGHT SUPPRESSION OF OUR VOICES, A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO SILENCE, DISSENT, AND MUZZLE THE TRUTH. THE CITY MANAGER'S FEEBLE EXCUSE ABOUT COSTS AND LOGISTICS ARE INSULTING TO OUR INTELLIGENCE AND DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. THIS MOVE ISN'T JUST ABOUT INCONVENIENCE IN RESIDENCE, IT'S ABOUT CENSORING CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ATROCITIES THAT HAPPEN HERE AND ABROAD ABOUT THE ANGUISHED CITIZENS OF CHINO HILLS. SAME AS WE SAW AT OTHER CITIZENS LIKE AARON BUSHNELL AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED UNDER THE WEIGHT OF POLITICIANS INDIFFERENCE. WE CANNOT LET THIS STAND. WE MUST HOLD OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR THE MINORITIES IN OUR DISTRICT. WE DEMAND THE IMMEDIATE RESTORATION OF A MULTIMEDIA EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OR A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE THAT RESPECTS OUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD. OUR DEMOCRACIES AT STAKE, AND WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. NOW, I UNDERSTAND WHY IMPLEMENTING TERM LIMITS FOR POLITICIANS IS NECESSARY TO PREVENT COMPLACENCY AND FO FOSTER ACCOUNTABILITY, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO A MORE DYNAMIC AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. JOER, FOLLOWED BY AISHA. HELLO CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS ALSO MY FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME, UH, BEING HERE. UH, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO START OFF, I'LL CHANGE, UH, WHAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN A LITTLE BIT. UH, IT'S, I I'M GONNA CRITICIZE, [00:45:01] UH, YOU KNOW, MARK HENSLEY, THE CITY ATTORNEY'S DEFINITION OF CITY BUSINESS, IF THAT'S OKAY. I HOPE THAT'S CITY BUSINESS. I HOPE I DON'T GET, GET CAUGHT OFF FOR THAT. BUT I'M, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LITTLE HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DEFINES CITY BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'VE PROVIDED BEFORE OTHER CITIES WHO'VE COMMENTED ON THIS ISSUE AND WHO'VE, AGAIN, WE'RE BACK INTO THE ISSUE OF THE GAZA STRIP ISSUE AND, AND WHATNOT. IF YOU WANT TO STICK TO CITY BUSINESS, I HAVEN'T MENTIONED THAT AT ALL. YOU, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT OTHER CITIES AND THE ISSUE. PLEASE, COULD YOU TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS? SURE. PLEASE QUANTIFY IT. I'M TRYING TO, UH, BUT ANYWAY, OKAY. UH, I'M, I, I THINK WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS I'M CRITICIZING YOU, WHICH YOU JUST SAID THAT WE CAN DO. SO I'M CRITICIZING, NOT NECESSARILY, BUT YOUR DEFINITION OF CITY BUSINESS. I THINK, UH, YOU NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR ON THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'VE PROVIDED EXAMPLES OF OTHER CITIES TRYING TO, I DON'T KNOW, MAKE THE CONNECTION THAT IT IS CITY BUSINESS BECAUSE OF IT. OTHER CITIES HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE, WHETHER IT WAS FOR OR AGAINST IT, THAT'S FINE, BUT TO SAY IT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN OTHER CITIES CLOSE BY OUR SISTER CITY POMONA, WHO'S DISCUSSED IT. UM, I, I DON'T KNOW. I I, I'M, I'M GONNA CRITICIZE THAT ALSO. I DO, UH, WITH MY FEW TIME LEFT, I ALSO WANNA RESPECTFULLY CRITICIZE THE WAY THE COUNCIL HA HANDLED, UH, LAST WEEK. THERE WERE LAST MINUTE ADDED TO, UH, THE, UM, NUMBER 30 SPECIFICALLY TO THE AGENDA, UH, SAYING BASICALLY WE CAN'T DISCUSS ANYTHING RELATED TO CITY BUSINESS, UH, WHICH I CAN UNDERSTAND, BUT REALLY, I MEAN, IF YOU READ BETWEEN THE LINES, IT'S REALLY STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHICH I THINK IS RESPECTFULLY REALLY DEPLORABLE, UH, CONSIDERING HOW, HOW MUCH, UH, WE'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN TO YOU HOW, HOW IT IS RELATED. UH, SO YEAH, FREE PALESTINE, THANK YOU, AISHA, FOLLOWED BY ALIYAH. ALIYAH, YOU KNOW, MAYOR, JUST FOR A BREAK, UM, CAN YOU PAUSE A MOMENT, MA'AM, BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA HAVE, I MEAN, ESSENTIALLY A, A DISCUSSION ABOUT ISSUES BECAUSE THERE'LL BE AN ARGUMENT ABOUT WHETHER CITY BUSINESS OR NOT. YES, OTHER CITIES DISCUSS ISSUES THAT ARE NOT CITY BUSINESS. AS A MATTER OF COURSE, YOU CAN LOOK AT, I COULD NAME A HALF A DOZEN CITIES THAT SPEND HOURS ON THEIR AGENDAS ON A REGULAR BASIS TALKING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ISSUES OVER WHICH THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION. THAT DOES GO ON. AND AS I TALKED TO THE COUNCIL THE VERY FIRST NIGHT ABOUT THIS, I, I REFERENCED SOME OF THOSE CITIES. AND SO, AND, AND AT THAT POINT, YOU KNOW, AND THE CITY'S REALLY NOT BEEN FACED WITH A LOT OF THIS IN THE PAST, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT ISSUE AND THAT THOSE CITIES OFTEN HAVE MEANS THAT GO VERY LATE INTO THE EVENING, UH, TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THEY HAVE NO JURISDICTION OR POWER OVER. AND SO AFTER THE CITY HAS SEEN WHAT'S OCCURRED HERE, I, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT TO KEEP BRINGING UP, I THINK WE'RE NEED TO START CUTTING OFF THIS DISCUSSION ABOUT, SO THAT THEY'RE GETTING SORT OF IN THIS BACK DOOR OF DISCUSSING WHAT THE, THE, THE INTER THE TOPIC THAT THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA START CUTTING THAT OFF, BUT I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO EXPLAIN THAT AGAIN, IT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS. AND, AND THOSE WORDS HAVE MEANINGS IN THE BROWN ACT, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THAT AND THEY WANNA TALK ABOUT WHATEVER THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT. BUT AGAIN, IT DOESN'T MAKE IT CITY BUSINESS, EVEN IF OTHER CITIES TALK ABOUT IT. UM, THAT'S IT. WE, OUR MONEY GOES IS CITY BUSINESS WHERE WE SPEND OUR MONEY. AGAIN, I, YOU KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST TWO TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND STUFF. WE DON'T, WE DON'T F THE CITY DOES NOT FUND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE DON'T, YOU HAVE NO SAY OVER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET. SO, THANK YOU, MARK. MA'AM, YOU CAN CONTINUE, YOU CAN BEGIN. THE CITY MANAGER, THE CITY MANAGER PROVIDED US TWO WEEKS AGO REGARDING HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY HAS BEEN SPENT ON THIS ISSUE. YES, I GUESS GENOCIDE IS COSTLY. SOME PAY WITH THEIR LIVES, THEY'RE STARVING, THE MAIN BOUGHT BABIES. WE'RE NOT GETTING INTO DISCUSSION. IF YOU'RE SUBJECT MATTER, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STOP, MA'AM, IF YOU'RE GONNA GO INTO THAT SUBJECT MATTER THAT HE JUST EXPLAINED, WE, BY THE TIME THAT WAS SPENT, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S THE SAME THIS'S GOING BACK DOOR ON THE SAME ISSUE. IF YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS AGAIN, BRINGING IT UP THROUGH A SIDEWAYS DISCUSSION DOESN'T MAKE IT CITY BUSINESS. WHAT WE SUPPOSED TO DO? GO ON THOSE ROADS ONLY. HOW WOULD WE ADDRESS OUR ISSUES? AS I EXPLAINED, YOU CAN GO OUT IN THE PARKS, YOU CAN CONTACT YOUR SENATOR, YOU CAN TALK TO YOUR CONGRESS PEOPLE, YOU CAN CONTACT THE PRESIDENT. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THIS ISSUE. AALIYAH, FOLLOWED BY IMAN. AND AFTER THAT, CHERYL, HOW MANY SPEAKERS ARE LEFT? WE HAVE 12, INCLUDING THESE TWO. ALIA, SFI, I'M, UH, A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS, WHICH SERVES CHINO HILLS. UM, THIS MEETING HAS BEEN A MOCKERY SO FAR. UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY VAGUELY [00:50:01] STATED WHAT CITY BUSINESS COULD BE, BUT I ASSURE YOU GOES BEYOND STREETS AND PARKS. UH, WE DEF DEMAND THAT YOU DEFINE WHAT CONSTITUTES CITY BUSINESS IN A MORE PROFESSIONAL AND THOROUGH MANNER. IT ISN'T WRITTEN DOWN ANYWHERE IN GOVERNMENT POLICY. AND SO THERE'S NO WAY TO ACTUALLY KNOW. THEREFORE, WE ARE AT LIBERTY TO MAKE THE CASE OF WHAT WE CONSIDER CITY'S BUSINESS TO BE. WHEN YOU SEE THE MAJORITY SHOWING UP FOR THREE MONTHS CONSISTENTLY VOICING CONCERNS ABOUT A PARTICULAR ISSUE, IT IS YOUR DUTY TO RECOGNIZE CONCERNS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS CITY BUSINESS BECAUSE IT AFFECTS THEM. INSTEAD, YOU KEEP COMING UP WITH CLEVER WAYS TO LIMIT DISCUSSION WITH THE PUBLIC AS, UH, ADDITIONALLY, THE WAY THAT CITY MONEY IS SPENT IS ALSO A CITY BUSINESS ISSUE. THEREFORE, THIS GROUP IS DEMANDING THAT YOU DIVEST OUR MONEY FROM COMPANIES THAT COMMIT SUPPORT OR SUSTAIN OR MATERIALLY BENEFIT FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CRIMES OF GENOCIDE, APARTHEID AND ETHNIC CLEANSING. THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH FEDERAL MONEY. THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE PRESIDENT. THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE CONTRACTS AND THE THINGS THAT THIS CITY ENTERS INTO THAT ARE DIRECTLY TAKING MONEY FROM THE RESIDENTS HERE TO BENEFIT THE CITY. THANK YOU, IMAN. FOLLOWED BY ALEJANDRA, BUT FINE, WE WON'T TALK ABOUT GLOBAL OR NATIONAL ISSUES BECAUSE HERE IN AMERICA WE DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER. LET US REMIND YOU THAT THIS COUNCIL WROTE AND PASSED AN ANTI HATE RESOLUTION SHORTLY AFTER OCTOBER 7TH. THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY ADOPTED AND PASSED WITH SUCH IMMEDIACY IN RELATION TO GLOBAL INCIDENTS. HOW DO WE KNOW? BECAUSE ART BENNETT SAID SO HIMSELF. AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS HAPPENED OCTOBER 7TH AT OUR CANCEL MEETING ON THE 10TH OF OCTOBER. WE MADE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE ATROCITY. AND LIKE YOU SAY, TO BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN'T SPREAD AND GET TO OUR SHORES IN GREAT FASHION, I MEAN, THERE'S ALREADY TOO MANY PROTESTS GOING ON, SO IT'S SPREADING. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS WHERE OUR CITY STANDS ON THIS. THIS WERE YOUR EXACT WORDS, MR. BENNETT. MAYOR, WE AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA BUSINESS. COMMENT. PLEASE PAUSE. MAYOR. MAYOR, THANK YOU, ALEJANDRA, FOLLOWED BY ZIAD. I THINK THIS IS A DUPLICATE. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. OKAY, GOOD EVENING. UH, MR. BENNETT, YOU STAND UP PROUDLY FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH IS TO, YOU KNOW, UPHOLD JUSTICE FOR EVERYBODY AND FOR EVERYBODY TO HAVE THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS SUPPORTED. BUT YOU ACTUALLY DON'T LOVE FREEDOM AND THE SUPPORT OR SUPPORT THE FIRST AMENDMENT, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU MAKE DISPARAGING REMARKS ABOUT PROTESTORS EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT, RIGHT? IT'S SO, IT'S NOT SURPRISING HOW YOU'VE BEEN TREATING US. THESE ARE YOUR WORDS ABOUT PROTESTORS, WHICH HOW AMERICA WAS FOUND WAS ACTUALLY A RAID OR A RIOT. YOU COULD SAY THE BOSTON TEA PARTY. SO WE'RE JUST PROTESTING. WE'RE NOT EVEN RAIDING LIKE HOW THE BOSTON TEA PARTY PEOPLE DID, BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT PROTESTERS JUST CAN'T SPREAD AND, AND GET TO OUR SHORES IN, IN GREAT FASHION. I MEAN, THERE'S ALREADY TOO MANY PROTESTS GOING ON. OUR CONGRESS, UH, WOMAN'S OFFICE WAS, UH, HAD PROTESTORS, UH, UH, WITHIN THE LAST DAY OR TWO. SO IT'S, IT'S SPREADING AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT, WHERE OUR CITY STANDS ON THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR ENCOURAGING US TO BRING THIS FORWARD. SO MAKING SURE YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CITY STANDS. WELL, YOUR CITY DOES NOT STAND WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. WE'RE TELLING YOU WHERE WE STAND AND TO CALL US, LIKE, YOU KNOW, SAYING WE'RE LIKE A DISEASE THAT WE'RE SPREADING SO RACIST. SO YEAH, YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT PROTESTORS AND ALL THE VETERANS THAT DIED FOR US, THEY SUPPORTED US, EVEN IF WE DISRESPECT, THAT IS STILL SUPPORTED IN UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT, RIGHT? SO IF YOU LOVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT AND THE CONSTITUTION, WELL GUESS WHAT? THAT COMES WITH THE DISRESPECT. THAT'S JUST HOW IT IS. IT'S STILL OUR FREEDOM. SO I BELIEVE THAT ZION WAS A DUPLICATION. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO DELL, FOLLOWED BY ANISE. OKAY, SO, OKAY, WHO'S, WHO'S UP NOW THEN? DELL. DELL AND MAYBE THEY'RE IN THE RESTROOM, CAN PUT A-N-E-E-S. AND WHO IS AFTER HIM AFTER THAT IS LENE. OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A CITY BUSINESS. THE COUNCIL HERE HAS A FIDUCIARY DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TAXPAYER MONEY OF CHINO HILLS IS [00:55:01] INVESTED PROPERLY IN THE RIGHT PLACES. SO YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE INVESTMENT THAT HAPPENS IN THE CITY IS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. ONE OF THE SHADIEST THINGS THAT YOU GUYS DID LAST MEETING WAS SO MANY PEOPLE CAME UP AND SAID, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ADD A CLAUSE THAT YOU DIVEST. AND NOBODY COMMENTED ON ANYTHING. NOBODY SAID ANYTHING. THIS IS A DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY THAT YOU HAVE THAT IS WITHIN YOUR CITY BUSINESS JURISDICTION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT INVEST FUNDS IN COMPANIES THAT ARE DOING UNETHICAL BUSINESSES. THANK YOU, . IT'S FOLLOWED BY KERSHA. SO IF I UNDERSTAND MARK CORRECTLY, IF A MATTER AFFECTS A RESIDENT'S MENTAL HEALTH, THEN WE SHOULD GO AND COMPLAIN TO OUR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS. SO THIS CENSORSHIP THAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST WEEK, A HUNDRED PERCENT WENT AGAINST RESOLUTION, WHICH YOU GUYS KNOW IT. NUMBER 2, 0 2 3. AND I'LL SAY IT IS A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS DENOUNCING ANTISEMITISM AND CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF HATRED TO AFFIRM CHINO HILL'S COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT COMMUNITY ARE YOU REFERRING TO? ARE WE NOT YOUR COMMUNITY? WE'RE JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORDS THAT YOU WRITE VERSUS THE ACTIONS THAT YOU TAKE BECAUSE WE MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THIS COMMUNITY. NOW, CENSUS COLLECTION SAYS THAT WE ARE A MAJORITY AND YOU MAKE UP ONLY 29% OF OUR CITY. SO IT WOULD APPEASE THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE DEMANDS OF THIS CITY. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE US. YOU DON'T SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA OR IN THIS CITY. AND PERHAPS THIS IS WHY YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO RELATE TO US. YOU DO NOT SHARE OUR WORRIES, OUR FEARS, OUR GRIEF, AND IT SEEMS ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT YOU DO NOT SHARE OUR VALUES OR PASSION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, FAIRNESS, OR EVEN DEMOCRACY. THANK YOU, KERSHA KERSHA, FOLLOWED BY THE, WE ARE REALLY RATHER QUITE UPSET BECAUSE YOU HAVE REFUSED TO ALLOW A DEMOCRATIC DISCUSSION TO OCCUR. REMEMBER THAT LITTLE THING CALLED DEMOCRACY? REMEMBER THE WHOLE REASON FOR THE BROWN ACT? WE HAVE SEEN OTHER CITY COUNCILS WHO WOULD UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS A CITY ISSUE. UH, WE THINK THAT THEY PROBABLY GRAPPLED WITH THE SAME ISSUES THAT, UH, QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS PROBABLY ARE. HEY MAYOR, I'VE ALREADY, THEY ASKED THEMSELVES, I'VE ALREADY BROUGHT UP THIS ISSUE THAT PLEASE POSSIBLE PLEASE, WE'VE ALLOWED PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS TONIGHT ABOUT OTHER CITIES. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS JUST GETTING INTO THE SAME ISSUE. THEY TALK ABOUT CITY BUSINESS. HOW COULD YOU EVEN KNOW, UM, WHO WOULDN'T SUPPORT IT IF YOU WEREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT IT? OF COURSE, ALL YOU DO IS GO THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER AND IT MIGHT BE LIKE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD SAY IT MIGHT BE LEGAL, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT ETHICAL. SO FOLLOWED BY ISA OR ISA. HOLD ON PLEASE, SISTER, PLEASE. MUSLIM NOWAN. AND THEY'LL NOT LET US TAKE BREAK FOR BREAK OUT PASSING OR PRAY. SO YOU CAN BREAK. YEAH, YOU'RE TALKING BY ANYTHING. THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE RESTART? THANK YOU. AS WRITTEN IN YOUR RESOLUTION. NOW THERE IS FOUR. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHINO HEALTH DOES RESOLVE DETERMIN MIND AND ORDER AS FOLLOW SECTION ONE, THAT THE CITY OF CHINO HEALTH CONDEMNS ALL FORMS OF HATE, RACISM, AND VIOLENCE. PERPETRATED, TOLERATED OR ENCOURAGED BY ANY GROUP OR ANY INDIVIDUAL. SECTION TWO, THAT THE CITIES OF CHINO HILLS IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ALL RESIDENTS AND ADVANCING EQUITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE. WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO LITERALLY IGNORE US FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS THAT WAS HIT, PERPETRATED BY YOU. WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO ENACT MEASURES FOR OF CENSORSHIP ON THE 71% OF MAJORITY OF CHINO HEALTH THAT WAS NOT BEING COMMITTED TO PROTECT ALL RESIDENTS. WHEN YOU DECIDE AGAINST DEMOCRACY FOR ALL, FOR A DEMAND BY THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY, YOU ARE NOT BEING COMMITTED TO PROTECTING JUSTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE. DO YOU CONDEMN YOUR OWN RACISM WHEN YOU SO CLEARLY DESPITE YOUR PRESENCE, DO YOU [01:00:01] CONDEMN THE VIOLENCE YOU'RE PERPETUATED WHEN YOU TRY TO ARREST US FOR SIMPLY EXISTING IN THE SPACE? YOU SEEM TO HOLD SO DEAR AND SACRED. DO YOU CONDEMN YOUR OWN ACTIONS? BECAUSE WE DO, THANK YOU. WE, EXCUSE ME, ISA, ISA. NO, SELENA. SELENA FOLLOWED BY PAUL. SO I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH WE HAVE BEEN TREATED SINCE COMING HERE IN EARLY JANUARY AND UM, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO ADDING ITEM NUMBER 30 IN A VERY UNDERHANDED WAY. YEAH, YOU FOLLOWED THE RULES, YOU DID IT 24 HOURS AHEAD OF TIME, BUT WE ALL WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO, YOU THINK YOU STOPPED US? YOU THINK YOU'RE CLEVER FINDING WAYS TO SUPPRESS THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, THE VOICES OF THE MASSES. BUT CHINO HILLS IS A TINY LITTLE POCKET OF THE WORLD. AND IT'S, UM, PRETTY CLEAR AT THIS POINT THAT THE COUNCIL IS SERIOUSLY OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE GLOBAL WORLD, WITH HUMANITY AND WITH THEIR OWN COMMUNITY. IT'S VERY SAD, BUT WE WON'T BE SILENCED. AND EACH OF YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR COMPLICITY. THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT AGAINST ALL FORMS OF OPPRESSION HERE IN ABROAD. AND WE, UNLIKE YOU, WILL ACTUALLY TAKE THE ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI HATE RESOLUTION THAT YOU PASSED. WE ARE ACTUALLY UPHOLDING IT. YOU ARE NOT COUNCIL MEMBER JOE, YOU SAID NEVER AGAIN NEEDS TO MEAN SOMETHING TO CHINO HILLS. AND FOR SOME OF US IT REALLY DOES MEAN SOMETHING. AND THAT'S WHAT'S BROUGHT US HERE SINCE JANUARY. BUT FOR YOU ALL, IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE ARE JUST PRETTY WORDS ON PAPER. WE'VE DEMONSTRATED OUR COMMITMENT. WE CAME TO YOU HOPING THAT YOU WOULD MEET US HALFWAY. BE FAIR-MINDED PEOPLE. AND INSTEAD WE'VE COME TO LEARN THAT OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY IS FULL OF HEART AND WE ARE THE PROBABLY THE BEST PART OF THE MORAL PART OF THIS CITY. WE'RE THE ONES WHO'VE SHOWN COURAGE AND LEADERSHIP DURING ALL THIS TRAGIC TIME IN OUR COUNTRY. SO WHEN WE'RE ASKED LATER ON WHAT WE DID DURING A GENOCIDE, WE WILL KNOW THAT WE PROUDLY STOOD UP FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT, UNLIKE YOU ALL. SHAME ON YOU ALL FREE PALESTINE FROM THE RIVER TO THE MORNING. SHOW IT IF YOU WANT THE SNACK, SHOW IT. SIT DOWN. OKAY, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. CHERYL PAUL, OUR LAST SPEAKER. PAUL, ARE YOU OUT THERE? NO, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS UNDER PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY, THANK YOU CHERYL. OKAY, EARLIER I HAD ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND I WAS HEARD. NO. SO NOW WE GO [ CONSENT CALENDAR (11 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.] ONTO CONSENT CALENDAR. RAY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL TONIGHT, BRIAN? NO. ART, NO. PETER 15, NUMBER 15. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR. PLEASE VOTE. OKAY. THE MOTION. I'M SORRY. I MADE THE MOTION. AND PETER SECONDED. THANK YOU. AND PETER PULLED, UM, 15 CHAIR. GOT IT. MM-HMM. . COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. OH, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN AND PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY PARK IMPROVEMENTS PHASE THREE, EXPANSION OF PARKING LOT AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS. OKAY, IT'S ALL YOURS, PETER. JONATHAN, CAN YOU DO A QUICK DESCRIPTION MORE, MORE FOR THE PUBLIC THAN ANYTHING ELSE? WHAT PHASE THREE OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY PARK, UH, THE LOCATION WILL BE. LEAVE NOW. NOW ACTION. OKAY, PETER, [15. Adopt resolution approving design and plans for construction of Community Park Improvements (Phase III - Expansion of Parking Lot and Site Improvements) Project; authorize staff to solicit bids for construction; authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A2023-165 with Ludwig Engineering Associates, Inc., for total agreement amount not-to-exceed $152,888 for additional engineering design services and assessment to repair and restore existing storm water facility (concrete V-Ditch Channel) and adjacent area; authorize City Manager to approve cumulative change orders up to ten percent ($15,288.80) of awarded contract amount; and determine project exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] ITEM NUMBER 15. JONATHAN, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE, UH, PHASE THREE IS GONNA BE FOR THE PUBLIC? AND THEN ALSO [01:05:01] HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS ARE WE GOING TO BE GAINING FROM THIS, UH, PROJECT? WELL, MY COMPADRE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DAIS HERE, UH, DANIEL PROBABLY HAS AS, AS MUCH. OKAY. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME VDI WORK THAT WE ARE HAVING TO DO. MAYBE YOU WANT TO DESCRIBE THAT PORTION OF THAT DANIEL? SURE. UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, WHAT, SO WHAT, WHAT PHASE THREE INCLUDES IS THE EXPANSION OF THE PARKING LOT AT COMMUNITY PARK. UH, CURRENTLY WE ARE LOOKING, WE HAVE A DESIGN, UH, FOR TWO DIFFERENT PHASES OF, UH, THAT EXPANSION. ONE IS ON THE, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PARK. THAT'S THE, THE EXISTING, UH, GRASS AREA. WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD, UH, JUST OVER A HUNDRED PARKING SPACES. UH, WE DO HAVE A SECOND PHASE, UH, WHICH WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL PARKING. UH, ANOTHER I BELIEVE 60 PARKING SPACES, UH, CLOSER TO EUCALYPTUS. UH, SO WE ARE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO, UH, TO SOLICIT BIDS. UM, DEPENDING ON COST WE MAY PROCEED JUST WITH ONE PHASE AT THIS POINT. OKAY. UM, AND THEN ANOTHER, UH, COMPONENT OF THIS, UH, THIS ITEM HERE IS TO AUTHORIZE OUR EXISTING CONSULTANT TO DO SOME, UH, SOME HYDROLOGY AND SOME DESIGN FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO A SWALE THAT WAS DAMAGED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARK. UH, WITH THE HEAVY RAINSTORMS WE HAD THIS LAST, UH, WINTER, UM, WE HAD A LOT OF RUNOFF FROM OFFSITE PROPERTIES THAT DAMAGED THE, THE SWALE. UH, AND IN FACT IT DAMAGED SOME OF THE, THE NEW ARTIFICIAL TURF. UM, I FORGET THE NUMBERING OF THE FIELDS, BUT SOME OF THE FIELDS, UH, ABANDONED FIELDS. SO THE, THE GOAL IS TO REDESIGN THIS AND COME BACK AT A FUTURE DATE TO AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION FOR NEW, NEW S SWES AND OTHER, UH, FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS. OKAY. GOOD. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE TO THE PROJECT OTHER THAN PARKING AND SWALES? PARKING AND SWALES. OKAY. CAN I MAKE A COMMENT QUICK? YEAH. FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW THIS LAYS OUT, IF YOU GET A HOLD OF OUR AGENDA ON PAGE 114 OF 405, THERE'S A DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS WHERE THESE AREAS ARE GONNA BE IMPROVED. 'CAUSE I ALWAYS BELIEVE A PICTURE'S WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. SO JUST SO THEY CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT IF THEY CHOOSE TO, IT'S GOING TO BE WELL USED. OH, YES. I LOOK FORWARD, FORWARD TO THIS IF IT APPROVE, IF IT'S APPROVED. WELL, GOOD. THANK YOU DANIEL. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. NEXT WE MOVE [16. Receive and file Homeless Services update by Social Work Action Group (SWAG) and authorize execution of one-year agreement with SWAG in amount not-to-exceed $265,000 to provide homeless intervention services] ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. THE FIRST ITEM IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE HOMELESS SERVICES UPDATE BY SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP AND AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH SWAG. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HILL WILL INTRODUCE THE SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. UH, THERE'S TWO PARTS TO TONIGHT'S ITEM AS MENTIONED. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE, UH, AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP FOR A SECOND YEAR OF HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES THAT'S PROPOSED FOR YOU TONIGHT. AND SECONDLY, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE FIRST YEAR OF SERVICES FROM AARON PETRO FOR THE HOMELESS, UH, ACTION GROUP, UH, SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP TONIGHT. AND HE'LL MAKE A PRESENTATION FOR YOU. NOW, COME ON UP. AARON, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE SWAG TEAM FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR, UH, YOUR REPORT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, CITY LEADERSHIP, CITY RESIDENTS. MY NAME IS AARON PETRO. I WORK WITH SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP. AND I'D LIKE MY COWORKERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES IF THEY COULD PLEASE. UH, GOOD EVENING COUNSEL. MY NAME IS BRANDON BARROW. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS NATALIE LOPEZ. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME'S ADAM UBA. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. MY NAME'S DAVID REYES. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MOSES GARZO. GOOD EVENING. I'M LARISSA COLE. HELLO. AND I'M MELISSA. AND DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS NATALIE? YES. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CALL YOU BACK YET. NO, YOU'RE GREAT. JUST LOOKED. IT'S BEEN BUSY. I'LL CALL THANK, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING OUR TEAM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. NOT TO DRAG ON THE MEETING, BUT JUST TO PUT A NAME WITH A FACE OR A FACE WITH A NAME. YEAH. UM, BECAUSE THESE ARE THE CARING PEOPLE THAT WORK IN YOUR STREETS. UH, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NOT ALL OF THEM. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THERE'S A TEAM OF TWO, UM, OR THREE OR FOUR AT TIMES. UM, YOU KNOW, BUT WE, WE ARE HERE FIRST AND FOREMOST TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE'RE HERE TO SERVE AND SERVE THE LEAST OF US. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE HAVE VETERANS WHO HAVE RISKED THEIR LIFE TO ALLOW A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY WHO NOBODY HAS TO SLEEP ON. THE STREETS AND NOBODY SHOULD. AND THERE'S, WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IS PEOPLE WHO ARE DEEP IN THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR TEAM FIGHTS DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO TRY TO BREAK THROUGH THOSE BARRIERS. AND SO, UM, HOMELESSNESS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANNA DRAG THIS OUT, BUT HOMELESSNESS, ANYBODY WHO'S JUST COUCH, [01:10:01] COUCH SURFING, IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE ADULTS LIVING AT HOME, THEY COULD FALL UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF HOMELESS AND CAN TAP INTO PRETTY MUCH ANY HOMELESS PROGRAM. UH, AND THOSE TYPES OF INDIVIDUALS GET 99% OF THE RESOURCES. AND THEN THE OTHER 1% ARE THE PEOPLE THAT WE SEE ON THE STREETS, PANHANDLING, WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THOSE RESOURCES OFTEN THROUGH THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR. AND OUR PHILOSOPHY IS TO ADDRESS THOSE PEOPLE AND TO WORK WITH THOSE PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO MEET 'EM WHERE THEY'RE AT. UM, OUR CLIENTS THAT WE SERVE, THEY DO NOT GO TO OFFICES. THEY, THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR HELP. THEY'RE ACTUALLY DENYING HELP OVER AND OVER AND OVER BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF, OF THEIR ISSUES. AND WE DO. SO, UM, WE TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UM, IN, IN DOWN THE WAY. UM, BUT LAW ENFORCEMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS. ANYBODY WHO'S WORKING WITHIN THE CITY, UH, YOU KNOW, ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME PEOPLE WE ARE, AND THEY'RE SEEING THEM IN THE PARKS, IN THE SHOPPING CENTERS. UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A COMMON MISCONCEPTION ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE STREETS. WHAT I HEAR AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S ALL SCHIZOPHRENIA. UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY RARE. LESS THAN 5% I THINK, OF PEOPLE WE DEAL WITH OR HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA. IT'S OFTEN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY THAT HAD REACHED A LEVEL THAT HAS ALLOWED THAT INDIVIDUAL TO NOT MAKE THOSE APPROPRIATE DECISIONS AND, AND HAVE STARTED TO UTILIZE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL IN A WAY THAT'S INAPPROPRIATE. AND THAT, AGAIN, THAT, THAT COLLABORATION REQUIRES WE ARE COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE WITHOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST US ON A DAILY BASIS. UM, I'M GONNA HAVE MY COWORKER, NATALIE, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHRISTIAN OR MOSES. MOSES TALK ABOUT CHRISTIAN, AN INDIVIDUAL THAT, UH, MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AND, UH, SOME OF THE JOURNEY, THE JOURNEY THAT WE'VE BEEN ON WITH HIM. YEAH. SO WE, WE PRETTY MUCH COME, UH, FACE TO FACE WITH CHRISTIAN ON A DAILY BASIS. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN SUFFERING FROM SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO GET HIM INTO, UH, CERTAIN PLACES. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD. I'M JUST GONNA READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE. UM, HIS BARRIERS ARE MENTAL HEALTH, METH, MARIJUANA. UM, SINCE 2022, CHRISTIAN HAS ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH SWAG, DESPITE BEING PRESENTED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR TREATMENT, BEDS AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. HE CONSISTENTLY DECLINES THESE SERVICES, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS HAS RESULTED IN A NOTICEABLE DECLINE IN HIS MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING, MANIFESTING IN A, IN SELF-HARMING ACTIONS SUCH AS CUTTING HIS FACE AND EXPERIENCING DISRUPTIVE OUTBURSTS. CHRISTIAN HAS CANDIDLY EXPRESSED THOUGHTS OF SELF-HARM AND HARM TO OTHERS, PROMPTING HIM TO BE PLACED ON A 51 50 HOLD, RECOGNIZING THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION. OUR DEDICATED TEAM REMAINS STEADFAST IN OUR COMMITMENT TO CONNECTING HIM WITH THE SERVICES THAT WILL POSITIVELY IMPACT HIS WELLBEING. WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER HIM ON HIS JOURNEY TOWARDS IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH AND MORE FULFILLING A MORE FULFILLING LIFE. THAT'S CHRISTIAN. NATALIE, CAN YOU BRIEFLY SPEAK ABOUT, UM, OUR WORK WITH CODY? SO, CODY, HE'S, WE'VE KNOWN HIM FOR TWO YEARS. HE HAS MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, METH, AND HE USES FENTANYL. SINCE OUR INITIAL ENCOUNTER WITH CODY IN 2022, SWAG HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO FOSTERING CONNECTIONS AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO, UM, SORRY, UM, VITAL SERVICES FOR CODY. CODY HAS COMPLETED SARC ASSESSMENTS WHERE THOSE ARE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS. HE'S BEEN OFFERED HOUSING, HE HAS BEEN PLACED ON A 51 50 HOLD, AND HE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET, UM, SERVICES THAT WAY. WE'VE LINKED HIM TO MANY STREET PROVIDERS, DESPITE FACING, UM, SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES. CODE IS CURRENTLY STRUGGLING AND STRUGGLING TO FULLY EMBRACE THE SUPPORT AVAILABLE. I CAN'T, I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD. UH, WITH, WE'RE USING CODY, UH, AND CHRISTIAN AS EXAMPLES OF, UM, INDIVIDUALS THAT IT, IT REALLY, IF, IF YOU COULD SIT ALONGSIDE US, YOU KNOW, ON ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SAYING, I WANT HELP. I I DON'T LIKE THIS LIFE. UM, AND WE TRY TO HELP YOU KNOW, THEM, MAKE THOSE RIGHT DECISIONS AND, AND TAKE THOSE PARTICULAR STEPS FORWARD. UM, YOU KNOW, BUT WHEN YOUR, YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS IS OVERSHADOWED WITH, WITH METH AND, AND MENTAL ILLNESS, IT, IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. UM, GETTING INTO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, WHICH IS, UH, THE FIRST STEP FOR PEOPLE THAT WE'RE SERVING, UH, IT'S VERY HARD. YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR MEDI-CAL IN ORDER. YOU HAVE TO GET A MEDICAL CLEARANCE, A PSYCHIATRIC CLEARANCE, AND THEN YOU GET ON A WAIT LIST. AND IF THAT, IF YOU GO PAST 30 DAYS, YOU GOTTA DO ALL THAT OVER AGAIN. AND ANYBODY THAT'S DEALT WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE, YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO STRIKE WHILE [01:15:01] THE IRON'S HOT. AND, YOU KNOW, AS SOON AS SOMEBODY STARTS TO WITHDRAW, UM, SO DOES THEIR DESIRE TO GET THAT TREATMENT BECAUSE THEY, THEY GET VERY SICK. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I DESCRIBE IT AS THE WORST FLU WHEN YOU'RE, UM, WITHDRAWING FROM OPIOIDS. AND THE LAST THING SOMEBODY WANTS AT THAT TIME IS TO SIT AND DO PAPERWORK AND WORRY ABOUT INSURANCE ISSUES. IT'S ABOUT GETTING THEIR NEXT HIGH. SO OUR OUR, UM, WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY ARE VERY SLIM AND VERY SMALL TO TRY TO CAPITALIZE ON THOSE THINGS. UM, AND, UH, IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND PEOPLE WILL OFTEN SAY, YOU KNOW, WHY ARE YOU WORKING WITH SOMEBODY WHO DOESN'T WANT THE HELP? YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S FUTILE, BUT IT REALLY ISN'T. BECAUSE IF, IF YOU'RE NOT, WE BELIEVE, IF YOU'RE NOT TRYING TO ACTIVELY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO ACCEPT THAT HELP THAT THEY NEED, WE WILL END UP LIKE LOS ANGELES OR SAN FRANCISCO WHERE YES, WHEN YOU'RE READY, CALL US. OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA CREATE A COMMUNITY FOR YOU AND YOU COULD STAY THERE AND WE'RE GONNA ALLOW ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO HAPPEN. UM, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE ALSO ARE HAPPY TO WORK HERE, BECAUSE UNLIKE THE UNFAIR COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE TO YOU GUYS EARLIER, WE REALIZE THAT YOU DO CARE ABOUT THE LEAST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND, AND THOSE ARE THE LEAST OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY ARE SUFFERING MORE THAN ANY OF US. ALL OF US COMBINED. AND HERE'S A COUPLE, WE WON'T GET INTO THE COUPLE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS THAT, UM, QUICKLY MADE BETTER DECISIONS AND ARE ON THEIR PATH TO A BETTER LIFE. ONE OF THEM WAS A VETERAN. UM, YOU KNOW, AND THE REALITY, PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR THE REALITY OF THINGS. BUT COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES LIKE THIS THAT ARE VERY GIVING HELP, ENABLE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE STREETS TO STAY THERE. UM, THE INDIVIDUALS WE PICTURED, THEY DON'T HAVE TO, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO STEAL LIKES IN SOME COMMUNITIES TO GET THEIR DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. PEOPLE GLADLY WALK UP TO 'EM AND GIVE 'EM MONEY, FOOD, IT IS IN ABUNDANCE. MONEY JUST COMES, IT FLOWS TO PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THEIR, UH, YOU KNOW, THEIR APPEARANCE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN IT, WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME. UM, SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ASK THE COMMUNITY IS, YOU KNOW, PLEASE THINK ABOUT WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING. UM, THERE ARE PLENTY OF FOOD RESOURCES, UM, AND I MEAN, WE'RE HERE. PLEASE REFER PEOPLE TO US IF SAY, HAVE YOU TALKED TO SWAG? UH, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE GLAD TO MEET WITH ANYBODY HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT OUR SERVICES ARE TO BETTER EDUCATE YOURSELF. SO YOU CAN SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU $10, BECAUSE I KNOW WHERE THAT'S GONNA GO. YOU KNOW, LET ME TRY TO RECONNECT YOU WITH SWAG. UM, AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, I WOULD NEVER DENY ANYBODY FOOD. UM, BUT WE COULD CONFIDENTLY SAY, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY IN NEED OF FOOD, WE WILL GLADLY COME AND MEET THEM AND PROVIDE THEM WITH A MEAL. BUT MORE THAN THAT, HELP THEM GET OUT OF THE, THE MESS THAT THEY'RE IN. UM, SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING WE, WE MOCKED UP. IT'S NOT ANYTHING OFFICIAL. WE DID PUT THE CITY LOGO ON THERE. I ACTUALLY, I REALLY, I WAS JUST SAYING I LIKE THAT FLYER AND I'M HOPING THAT MAYBE WE CAN, UM, CRAFT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO GET ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT'S, I LIKE THAT WE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP SPREAD THAT AWARENESS BECAUSE IT TRULY IS, IF, IF PANHANDLING STOPPED TODAY OR GIVING TO PANHANDLING, UM, THE PEOPLE WE SERVE WOULD BE FACED WITH ONE OF TWO DECISIONS, AND THAT WOULD BE TO GET HELP OR TO, UM, STEAL TO GET THEIR, THEIR MONEY FOR THEIR NEXT HIGH. SO, UM, THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL. UM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT, THAT'S JUST AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND AGAIN, WE, WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME, UM, REALLY HANDHOLDING AND WALKING PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT ARE IN, UM, A GREAT NEED. AND, YOU KNOW, I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DIRECT RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT. UM, THERE'S BEEN MANY STUDIES. ONE WAS DONE, UM, UCI, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, AND UNITED WAY ESTIMATED THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE LITERALLY LIVING ON THE STREETS, COST OF COMMUNITY OVER $400,000 A YEAR JUST TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMELESSNESS, UM, VERSUS A PROACTIVE APPROACH, WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO DO. SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE LEAST OF US IN THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. DID ANY ANYONE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WELL, I GOT A QUESTION. UM, WHEN YOU, THERE'S PEOPLE ON THE STREET. I, YOU, ME MENTIONED ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS EARLIER WHEN YOU DO AN ASSESSMENT ON HIM. UM, BUT HE SOUNDS LIKE HE'S COHERENT, BUT WE KNOW THAT HE ISN'T. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD DO AT THAT TIME? LIKE A 51 50? WE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEFINITELY CRITERIA THAT WOULD ALLOW SOMEBODY, AND OFTEN IN THIS SITUATION TO BE CATEGORIZED AS GRAVELY DISABLED. BUT EVERY, ALMOST EVERY INDIVIDUAL ON THE STREETS KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY AND WILL SAY, OH, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY NO, NO, I'M FINE. I ACTUALLY, I'M JUST GOING TO MY MOM'S. I DID EAT EARLIER. I'M, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GET THEIR WAY OUT OF THAT, THAT GRAVELY DISABLED. UM, IT'S A 51 50 SITUATION. UM, I MEAN THAT'S, I WISH WE COULD, I, IF WE HAD THAT ABILITY, WE WOULD BE DOING THAT EVERY DAY. UM, BECAUSE WE SEE PEOPLE AT THEIR WORST IN CRISIS MOMENTS. BUT IT STILL DOESN'T CONSTITUTE A 51 50, IN MY OPINION. I WISH WE COULD, BUT IT, BUT NOT UNDER THE LAW. JUST TO FOLLOW UP QUESTION, IF WE KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL AND THERE'S A HISTORY THAT WE KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM MM-HMM. , DO WE, IS THAT DOC, IS [01:20:01] IT DOCUMENTED ANYWHERE? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. UM, WE HAVE, WE DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. UM, NOW I'M THINKING ABOUT IT. I SHOULD HAVE PROVIDED ONE OF OUR FLOW CHARTS. WE DO A VISUAL FLOW CHART OF ALL THE, ALL THE INTERACTIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR DIFFERENT CLIENTS. AND YOU CAN SEE PROGRESS. YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'VE ACCEPTED AND THEY'VE TAKEN CERTAIN STEPS TOWARDS GETTING OFF THE STREETS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU KNOW, THEY GET BEAT UP OR, YOU KNOW, THEY DISAPPEAR. AND, AND THEN ALL THAT PROCESS HAS TO START OVER. BUT WE ABSOLUTELY DOCUMENT EVERYTHING. YOU REALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S TALK ABOUT CARE COURT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED, BUT IT'S MUCH, YOU KNOW, IT'S FAR OUT BEFORE WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW THAT'S GONNA PLAY OUT. BUT, YOU KNOW, UNLESS WE, THIS IS JUST ME TALKING POLITICALLY, UNLESS WE REPEAL PROP 47, 57 AND AB 1 0 9, UM, PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO BE HIGH OUT OF THEIR MIND ON THE STREETS. AND, YOU KNOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND IT'S REALLY UNFORTUNATE THAT, UM, WE ARE ALLOWING THAT TO HAPPEN. BUT THAT'S THE VOTERS, YOU KNOW, SAME PEOPLE THAT GIVE TO PANHANDLING, YOU KNOW, ARE, UM, PASS THOSE BILLS. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. THOSE ARE GOOD QUESTIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST. WE SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN GREAT NEED, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT SAYING, HELP ME RIGHT NOW, OR HELP ME IN THE WAY THAT I WANT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING. THESE ARE FANTASTIC SALESPEOPLE AND ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE THOSE STEPS TO REACH THE LIFE THAT WE THINK THEY DESERVE. AND THEY, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE DEEP DOWN THEY WANT IT TOO. WELL, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT. YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM. CORRECT. PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I WORKED DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES FROM 1990 TO 2000, UH, A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY FROM SKID ROW. THE PAN HANDLERS ROUTINELY MADE IT UP TO, INTO OUR AREA TO, TO GET THE MONEY FOR, FOR DRUGS AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO THE PROBLEM ISN'T NEW, BUT I'LL SHARE WITH YOU SOMETHING VERY PERSONAL, AND I CAN DO THIS BECAUSE JOANNE'S IN THE, IN THE AUDIENCE, AND WE CAN, WE RELATE. I HAVE, AS AN ADULT SON WHO'S GONNA BE 54 HERE IN AUGUST, HE'S BIPOLAR FOR THE LAST 26 YEARS WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS. I RAISED HIS TWO SONS BECAUSE HE COULDN'T COPE. HE GETS PUT IN FROM TIME TO TIME ON A 51 50, AND THEY'LL EXTEND THAT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS UNTIL HE CAN GET ON A, THE THERAPEUTIC DOSE OF MEDICATION. BUT UNTIL THEY ACCEPT IT AND DO IT AND STAY ON THOSE MEDICATIONS, THEY CAN'T, THEY, THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE, THANK YOU FOR SHARING. WE, WE DO THIS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE, UM, EITHER VERY PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, UH, WITH OURSELVES OR WITH FAMILY MEMBERS ALSO THAT WE SEE, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE HEAR ALL THE TIME IS WHY PEOPLE JUST NEED TO HELP THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW? BUT I MEAN, NONE OF US DID THIS ON OUR OWN. NONE OF US ARE HERE BY OUR OWN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL HAD HELP AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE. 'CAUSE WE REALIZE THAT WE'RE NO, ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD AM I NOT IN, YOU KNOW, CODY A CHRISTIAN SPOT RIGHT NOW. YEAH. PETER. YES. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE SWAG TEAM FOR BEING HERE IN TOWN. I'M, I'M HAPPY THAT WE TOOK THIS PROACTIVE APPROACH AND WE'RE A COMMUNITY THAT AT LEAST AT THE MOMENT, HAS A SMALLER POPULATION THAN MOST. AND WE WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE, EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, WE CAN HAVE TENDER LOVING CARE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS VERSUS THE MASS AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT MANY OF THESE CITIES EXPERIENCE. AND THEY DON'T GET THAT SAME TYPE OF CARE. HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS WOULD YOU SAY YOU TOUCH, UH, ON A WEEKLY BASIS? HOW MANY DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS HERE IN CHINO HILLS? MM-HMM. IN CHINO HILLS. UM, SO WE HAVE OUR, OUR SET CLIENTELE THAT WE'VE, THAT ACTUALLY LAY THEIR HEAD DOWN SOMEWHERE ON THE STREETS IN CHINO HILLS. UM, BUT WE ALSO GET A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN FROM POMONA AND CHINO. UM, I WOULD, AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO A, WE DO A GOOD JOB OF NOT ASSISTING THOSE PEOPLE. UM, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? YOU KNOW, WE, THIS IS WHAT WE DO. WE DON'T OFFER HOUSING. UM, NOT RIGHT OFF THE BAT, YOU KNOW, BUT WE GET PEOPLE COMING LOOKING FOR HOUSING. OH, I HEARD, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN CHINO HILLS NOW BECAUSE WE USED TO WORK IN CHINO. UM, SO ALL THAT TO SAY, WHAT WOULD YOU GUYS SAY? MAYBE SIX, SIX ACTIVE CLIENTS. SIX ACTIVE CLIENTS, AND MAYBE A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE EVERY WEEK THAT HAVE, HAVE CAME IN FROM THE SURROUNDING CITIES. BUT WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, LET 'EM KNOW IF, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T MET YOU BEFORE. UM, AND, AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE'RE OFFERING SUBSTANCE CONNECTION TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT. SO, UM, THEY OFTEN TURN AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, GO BACK TO THE CITY THEY CAME FROM. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING IN GENO HILLS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. YES, THANK YOU. AND, UM, THANK YOU GUYS. I THINK I'VE SPOKE WITH SOME OF YOU BEFORE. SO DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING RIGHT? YEAH, I WAS JUST, JUST GONNA ASK ANECDOTALLY, HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU NEED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A PERSON? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. BEFORE THEY, OR ACTUALLY WILLING TO, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, WILLING TO SEEK HELP OR, YOU KNOW, [01:25:01] DO YOU HAVE TO CATCH 'EM ON A GOOD DAY? THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION. SO, UM, THE CLIENTS HERE IN CHINO HILLS HAS SKEWED OUR NUMBER ABSOLUTELY. ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. IT WAS 13 AND A HALF, UM, ATTEMPTS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY CONNECT SOMEBODY TO THAT. UM, BUT HERE, CODY AND CHRISTIAN, UM, I THINK WE'RE AT 101 OF ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS LIKE A HUNDRED ENCOUNTERS. SO THEY'VE REALLY SKEWED IT. BUT THAT, THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT TO THE LOVING COMMUNITY THAT HELP, HELPS ENABLE HIM, YOU KNOW, IN OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE IT'S NOT SO NOT SO FRIENDLY, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BETTER LUCK AND THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HEAR ONE OF OUR CLIENTS IS ARRESTED, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY IN THE PENAL SYSTEM, BUT, YOU KNOW, I, I SAY, ALRIGHT, THIS IS, THIS COULD BE THEIR ROCK BOTTOM. YEAH. BECAUSE BEING ON THE STREETS ISN'T THEIR ROCK BOTTOM BECAUSE THEY'RE DELIVERED FOOD. AND, AND SO HERE, I'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS, I'LL DEFINITELY GET BACK TO YOU. BUT THEY, THE NUMBERS ARE SKEWED HERE BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S COMFORTABLE BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY. BUT I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO WHAT YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT PANHANDLING, DON'T ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. DON'T, DON'T SUBSIDIZE BAD HABITS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO CONTINUE. ABSOLUTELY. AND I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE, EVERYONE HAS A STORY. MM-HMM. , EVERYONE IS SOMEONE, SONS OR BROTHER AFTER ART GAVE HIS STORY. THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO GET INTO WHAT I WAS GONNA GET INTO, BUT I'LL, I'LL I'LL TRY REALLY QUICKLY. SO I'VE SHARED IT WITH SOME OF YOU THAT, UM, MY BROTHER FROM THE TIME HE WAS 16, UM, UNTIL 32, WAS IN AND OUTTA JAIL, ON AND OFF THE STREETS. I'VE TALKED WITH A ANOTHER FRIEND WHO HAS DEALT WITH THE SAME THING, DRAINED MY MOTHER OF EVERY DIME SHE HAD. UM, HE DIDN'T WANT HELP SEVERELY, UM, UM, MENTAL ILLNESS, UM, AND DRUG ADDICTION, BUT NOT A VIOLENT PERSON. AND IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, SOMEONE TOOK HIS LIFE OFF THE STREETS AT 32 AND HE WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN POMONA. AND IT WAS, HE'S BETTER OFF IN HEAVEN THAN BEING SUFFERING ON THE STREETS. BUT IF HE HAD, IF HE HAD A GROUP LIKE YOU, I TRULY BELIEVE HE MIGHT HAVE EXTENDED HIS LIFE. SO GOD BLESS YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. UM, AND I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT, OH ART, NOW YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY. SO I JUST THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A PAIR IN SUITS TONIGHT, BUT WE ALL HAVE STORIES TOO. AND WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU GUYS, AND IT'S EASY TO JUDGE AND CRITICIZE WHEN YOU'RE IN A SUIT AND YOU'RE BEHIND THIS. BUT ALL OF US, ALL OF OUR STAFF, WE HAVE STORIES. WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU. AND, UM, FIVE YEARS AGO THEY STARTED PUTTING THIS UP HERE 'CAUSE OF ME. BUT, UM, JUST THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. BUT I JUST THINK WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT EVERYONE HAS A FAMILY AND A STORY. SO GOD BLESS YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU. CYNTHIA. CAN I CHIME IN REAL FAST? UM, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW AND ACTUALLY IN THE AUDIENCE, UM, PROP 47 WAS SORT OF MISLEADING 10 YEARS AGO. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. UM, I WOULD SAY I'VE BEEN ON THE POLICY COMMITTEE FOR CAL CITIES PUBLIC SAFETY AT CHAIR IN LAST YEAR. UM, WE ARE NOW THE LEGISLATION LEVEL. THEY'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT REPEALING IT OR MAKING CHANGES. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. UH, THEY'RE LISTENING AT, UH, THE LEGISLATORS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE SOME CHANGES AND GIVE MORE HELP FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING OUT THE STREET. YEAH. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. AND THIS IS DISCUSSION ITEM. DO WE NEED TO, UM, ACT ON THIS? WE ARE ALSO APPROVING AN AGREEMENT, SO WE DO NEED TO TAKE A VOTE, BUT I HAVE A ONE SPEAKER ON THIS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE A PUBLIC SPEAKER ON THIS? YES. OUR PUBLIC SPEAKER IS JOANNE, JEN KIM. SOMEBODY LOWER THAT SO I CAN SEE HER. . I'M CHEESY. I KEEP TELLING YOU RAY, I NEED MY STOOL HERE. . UM, AM I ON TWO OR ON TWO MINUTES TODAY? IT'S TWO MINUTES AND IT'S TWO MINUTES. OKAY. IT'S GONNA BE, I'M GONNA HAVE TO CUT IT THEN. UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY FOR ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS PROBLEM WE HAVE HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. ALTHOUGH THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN OUR CITY IS LOW, THE PROBLEM DOES EXIST AND NEEDS ATTENTION. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THIS PROBLEM HITS HOME FOR ME BECAUSE MY SON, CODY, IS ONE OF THOSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN OUR CITY THAT HAS A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEM AND SOME MENTAL ISSUES. HE ALSO HAS A DHD AND ASPERGER'S. UM, HE OVERDOSED ON FENTANYL IN 2021 AND SURVIVED. BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT NOT WITH THE SAME OUTCOME. GOOD OUTCOME. THERE WERE A COUPLE OTHER RE OUTREACH TEAMS BESIDES SWAG THAT WORK WITH SOME OF THE HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OUTREACH TEAM IS HOPE AND INROADS, WHICH IS PART OF THE COUNTY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. I'M [01:30:01] SO VERY THANKFUL FOR THESE GROUPS THAT ARE WORKING HARD TO GET MY SON TO ACCEPT THEIR HOUSE AND SWAG HAS BEEN A TRUE BLESSING. THERE ARE SEVERAL PROGRAMS THAT OUR COUNTY IS WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE PROGRAMS ARE MEANT TO ADDRESS THOSE DEALING WITH MENTAL ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS, THOSE PROGRAMS ARE CARE CORPS, LAURAS ACT, AND SB 43. AND NOW PROP ONE. THERE'S CERTAIN CRITERIA THAT IS NEEDED TO QUALIFY THESE PROGRAMS ALONG WITH A LOT OF RED TAPE. WILL THESE PROGRAMS HELP TO THOSE GET HELP TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS OFF THE STREET? MY SON MAY BE, UM, I SURE HOPE SO. TIME WILL TELL. RAY HAD, UH, MET WITH CODY AND HE ACTUALLY PROVIDED SOME FOOD AT A RESTAURANT. AND CODY TALKED TO CODY AND HE SAW HIS MENTAL ILLNESS CAME. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO SAY. I WROTE TO STATE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE CRISIS AND OUR FLAWED MENTAL SYSTEM. WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT 47. MY SON'S BEEN ARRESTED 12 TIMES AND THE ONLY THING THAT CAME OUT OF IT HE WAS RELEASED WAS THE BURNING OF OUR SHERIFF'S RUBBER ON THEIR TIRES. I WANT TO THANK THE SHERIFF'S, THE CITY, THE COUNCIL, EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR HELP. AND I FEEL YOUR HEARTS, YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY MORE SPEAKERS? NO MORE SPEAKERS. OKAY. SO DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. I'LL SECOND. YEP. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [17. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 4 to Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement A92-024 with San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG), now referred to as San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG), to provide Board of Directors with authority to adjust methodology for assessing member agency dues and additional changes without needing to amend JPA agreement as Board is expected to increase membership dues from $19,252 in Fiscal Year 2023-24 to $44,798 in Fiscal Year 2024-25, enabling SBCOG to provide more services to members] THE NEXT ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT WITH SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENT. UH, CI, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HILL WILL INTRODUCE THE NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD EVENING. UH, COUNSEL, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT WITH THE CITY'S AGREEMENT, UH, WITH SAN BERNARDINO SAN UH, SAN BERNARDINO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, ALSO KNOWN AS SANDBAG, AND NOW REFERRED TO AS SB COG, ALLOWING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MODIFY MEMBERSHIP DUES AND TO PROVIDE ENHANCED REGIONAL PLANNING SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS. WITH US TONIGHT, WE HAVE, UH, MONIQUE ARIANO FROM, UH, SP CO TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT AND GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION. HI, GOOD EVENING. UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR INVITING ME OUT AND THIS DISCUSSION TONIGHT HAS BEEN VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME. SO I APOLOGIZE THAT I'M ALL WEEPY, BUT I'M GONNA TRY AND GET THROUGH THIS. THIS ISN'T A SAD TOPIC, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO RECOVER. UM, AGAIN, I'M MONIQUE ANO WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. UM, AND I, UH, AGAIN, I'M GRATEFUL TO CHAT WITH YOU TONIGHT. WE HAVE FOR ACTION AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR FOR OUR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, UM, WHICH INCLUDES A COST INCREASE OF MEMBER DUES, UM, WHICH I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT THE PURPOSE, WHY WE'RE DOING IT, HOW WE GOT THERE. AND, UM, ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE INTERRUPT ME ALONG THE WAY, OR WE CAN DO THAT AT THE END. SO WHO IS ESPB COG? SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IS THE COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR OUR COUNTY. IT INCLUDES, UM, A GOVERNING BOARD OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF THE 24 CITIES AND TOWNS AND THE FIVE COUNTY SUPERVISORS. UH, WE ARE GOVERNED BY THAT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND THE GOAL REALLY IS TO HAVE A STRONG REGIONAL STATE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP VOICE. UH, WE ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE MEMBER DUES AND ALL THE CITIES PAY MEMBER DUES ACCORDING TO THE COST ALLOCATION ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY CURRENTLY. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHICH ARE NOW EXPENDED. SO WHY ARE WE IMPORTANT? REALLY THE GOAL FOR US IS TO FILL THE GAPS FOR LOCAL AGENCIES. ALL THE CITIES HAVE ISSUES THAT ARE, THEY ARE DEALING WITH FROM THE STATE LEVEL, BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY FIT INTO A NICE BOX. UM, SOME CITIES HAVE RESOURCES, OTHER CITIES DON'T. SO WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, HOUSING, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE ON, UM, FIND MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAYS OF DOING THINGS RATHER THAN EACH AGENCY TAKING THESE ITEMS ON BY THEMSELVES. UH, PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE WORK ON ARE LISTED HERE, BUT I'M GONNA HIGHLIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF 'EM, UM, IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. THE FIRST ONE IS THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION NURSE SYSTEM. WE WORKED REALLY WELL AND HARD WITH OUR CONFIRE PARTNERS AS WELL AS THE, UM, THE COUNTY CHIEFS TO CREATE THIS PROGRAM WHEREIN, UH, REGISTERED NURSES BECOME A PART OF THE DISPATCH PROCESS. UH, WHEN A CALLER CALL CALLS NINE ONE ONE FOR HELP, THE DISPATCHER IDENTIFIES WHETHER IT'S AN EMERGENCY OR NOT. IF IT'S AN EMERGENCY, IT GOES THROUGH THE REGULAR PROTOCOLS. IF IT'S NOT AN EMERGENCY, IT GETS FUNNELED THROUGH THIS NURSE PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL, UM, OF REALLY ADDRESSING THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE AT THE MOMENT. SO IF IT'S GETTING A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT OR REFILLING A PRESCRIPTION OR FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO, UH, MAYBE AN URGENT CARE FACILITY, NOT NECESSARILY THE EMERGENCY ROOM, THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM. UM, IT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 2020, UM, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE COVID PANDEMIC. AND THE RESULTS THUS FAR HAVE BEEN, UH, A DECREASE IN DISPATCHED AMBULANCES, WHICH WAS ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS THAT THE CHIEFS WERE LOOKING AT. UM, MORE AMBULANCES ARE AVAILABLE FOR EMERGENCIES NOW, AND THEN THOSE LOW ACUITY PATIENTS ARE GIVEN THE POINT, THE CORRECT POINT OF CARE. UM, AND TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN NO NEGATIVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. [01:35:02] UH, SO THE STATISTICS THAT WE, WE HAVE CURRENTLY, THIS IS AS OF DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR FROM 2020, UM, DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, UH, 2020 TO THAT POINT. UM, SO WE'RE, WE DIVIDED THE CALLERS BY SUBREGION. SO CONFIRE COVERS 85% OF THE COUNTY AND WITHIN THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE WEST VALLEY IS ABOUT 6.8% OF THE CALLS. AND THEN AGAIN, I'M SORRY, THIS PROGRAM WAS NOT WORKING AT CAPACITY JUST BECAUSE OF STAFFING LEVELS. THEY WERE TRAINING. UM, IT IS NOW WORKING AT CAPACITY AND THE DATA, THEY ANTICIPATE THESE NUMBERS WILL PROBABLY LIKELY STAY THE SAME, ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS WILL INCREASE OVERALL. I RAN, I RAN IS A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WESTERN COUN, UH, WESTERN RIVERSIDE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND THE COACHELLA VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO FILL GAPS IN EXISTING EMER ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES. THE GOAL IS TO ACCELERATE ACTION IN THE REGION, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE. AND THE PROGRAM IS FUNDED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION BY RATE PAYERS THAT ARE CUSTOMERS OF SOCAL GAS AND SOCAL EDISON. AND THE THREE MAIN AREAS THAT I RUN COVERS ARE PUBLIC SECTOR PROGRAM, WHICH IS REALLY BUILDING THE CAPACITY AND KNOWLEDGE TO ENABLE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES AND TO DEMONSTRATE BEST PRACTICES. UH, WE DO WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, WHICH IS TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A TRAINED WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT AND REALIZE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SAVING, UH, GOALS ACROSS THE SECTOR. AND THEN CODES AND STANDARDS. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR LOCAL BUILDING DEPARTMENTS TO BUILD INDUSTRY SUPPORT, UM, TRAIN AND ENABLE LONG-TERM STREAMLINING OF THE ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS THE SMART COUNTY MASTER PLAN. UM, THIS IS A COUNTYWIDE PROGRAM THAT IS ACTUALLY FUNDED THROUGH THE COUNTY. THEY HAVE, UH, PROVIDED A MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO CREATE REALLY A ROADMAP FOR IMPROVING OUR COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. SO THE GOALS REALLY ARE TO ADDRESS GROWING TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, FIND WHAT THAT EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES IS, AND THEN TO BREAK DOWN SILOS AMONG JURISDICTIONS AND ACROSS SECTORS. SO WE HAVE EMERGENCY SECTORS, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS, WE HAVE ALL OF THESE SECTORS THAT REALLY NEED TO WORK TOGETHER. AND THAT'S REALLY THE GOAL OF THIS, THIS PLAN, WE COMPLETED AN EARLY ACTION PLAN BACK IN JULY THAT IDENTIFIED THAT LOW HANGING FRUIT READY TO GO PROJECTS. UM, SOME OF THE MORE INTERESTING ONES. UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT A CAD TO CAD PROGRAM, AGAIN, WORKING WITH CONFIRE AND THE FIRE CHIEFS. UM, AND THAT GOAL IS TO LEVERAGE EXISTING, UM, INLAND EMPIRE PUBLIC SAFETY OPERATIONS PLATFORMS TO CONNECT NEIGHBORING EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTERS AND COOPERATING AGENCIES THROUGH CLOUD HOSTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. SO WHAT WE LEARNED WITH THE PROBLEM WAS IS THAT ONCE A UNIT IS DISPATCHED, THERE NECESSARILY ISN'T INFORMATION THAT'S CROSSING JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. THEY LIKE HAVE TO ACTUALLY PICK UP A TELEPHONE CALL CALL PEOPLE. SO, UM, WE'RE LEARNING THAT THESE ARE REALLY INEFFICIENT METHODS OF, OF DOING THINGS. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE THAT. UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IMPLEMENTING SMART SE, SMART INTERSECTIONS AND SMART CORRIDORS AND THEN A, UH, ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE PLAN FOR THE REGION. ANOTHER SERVICE THAT WE OFFER FOR OUR MEMBER AGENCIES IS GRANT ASSISTANCE. SO WE ACTUALLY RE RESEARCH, UH, GRANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES AND WE ALSO HAVE WRITTEN GRANTS FOR OUR MEMBER AGENCIES. WE WR REWRITE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONAL GRANT APPLICATIONS AND THEY'RE IN THE AREAS OF, UH, AFTER TRANSPORTATION SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS AND REAP. I'M GONNA FOCUS ON REAP BECAUSE THAT'S A REALLY BIG DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT CAME INTO OUR REGION. UM, IN 2020 WE RECEIVED ABOUT $2 MILLION. AND WHAT WE USED THAT FOR WAS HELPING OUR JURISDICTIONS WRITE THEIR HOUSING ELEMENTS, DO SITE INVENTORY ANALYSIS TO, UM, ADDRESS THE MANDATES THAT THE STATE IS REQUIRING FOR REAP 20 OR 2.0. WE WERE AWARDED QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, WHICH I'M GONNA SHOW YOU IN THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT THAT THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THAT. SO FOR REAP 2.0, WE AWARDED $17 MILLION FOR THIS REGION AND THIS IS HOW WE BROKE IT OUT BASED ON THE APPLICATION AND THE PROGRAM, UH, REQUESTS THAT WE MADE. SO WEST VALLEY IS LOOKING AT ABOUT 3.9 MILLION. SO I TOOK THIS INFORMATION IN JULY TO OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO GIVE THEM AN UPDATE ON THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WITH THE MONEY THAT THEY ALLOCATED FOR US. UM, I ALSO HAD TO GIVE THEM A LOOK AHEAD THAT SHOWS THE EXPEND THOSE FUNDS WERE EXPENDED AND IF WE'RE LOOKING OUT TO 26, 27, WE WILL BE IN DEFICIT BECAUSE THE MEMBER DUES CURRENTLY DO NOT COVER THE COST OF ONE STAFF MEMBER, WHICH IS ME, . I HAVE A GRANT WRITER THAT'S CONTRACTED. SO, UM, IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING BY 26 27, THEN WE WILL BE IN DEFICIT. YOU SAID WE WERE IN EAST, WE ARE EAST VALLEY OR WEST VALLEY. I'M SORRY. WHICH REGION ARE WE IN AGAIN? CHINO HILLS. WE'RE IN THE WEST, IN WEST VALLEY. WHAT CITIES DO [01:40:01] YOU CONSIDER IN WEST VALLEY? EVERYTHING THAT IS WEST OF THE TWO 15. SO QUITE A FEW. OKAY. YEAH. SO WHY ARE THESE CHANGES IMPORTANT? WHAT, WHAT THE BOARD REALLY IDENTIFIED WHEN I GAVE THEM THAT UPDATE AND SHOWING THAT THERE WILL BE A DEFICIT IN A FEW YEARS IF WE DO NOTHING, IS THAT THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON ARE A VALUE TO THE REGION. AND SO IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AND ALSO DO MORE, THE BOARD IS WAS TRYING TO WEIGH WHETHER OR NOT ARE WE GONNA JUST SUSTAIN OURSELVES OR ARE WE ACTUALLY GONNA MAKE THIS A VIABLE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS? AND SO THEY WENT WITH THE LADDER AND ESTABLISHED AN AD HOC OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO US TO STAFF ON HOW THEY WANTED TO PROCEED. SO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AD HOC INCLUDED THESE MEMBERS AND THEN WE ALSO ESTABLISHED A CITY MANAGERS AD HOC, WHICH PROVIDED US THE INFO, UM, FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION AS WE PUT THE PROCESS TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD RECOMMENDATIONS. SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, UM, IS THAT, WELL FIRST LET ME GIVE YOU A, A LOOK AT WHAT OUR, OUR SISTER AGENCIES BUDGET AS FAR AS THEIR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. SO THAT TOP ONE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG BUDGET'S ABOUT 4.1 FOR JUST THEIR ADMINISTRATION. WR COG 2.3 CAG 2.8. SO THAT AVERAGE IS ABOUT 3 MILLION. AND TO DATE, SB COG, UH, IS RIGHT AROUND 658,000. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FACT THAT SB COG AND S-B-C-T-A SHARE STAFF. SO COG DOESN'T HAVE TO FUND AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPLETELY. WE DON'T HAVE TO FUND CFOS COMPLETELY. SO IT REALLY DOES PROVIDE A COST SAVINGS, BUT WE ALSO ARE KIND OF LIMPING ALONG TOO. SO THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE FUNDING STRUCTURE ARE, UM, WELL THE EXISTING CONDITION IS THAT WITHIN THE CURRENT JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, THE MEMBER AGENCY DUES ARE, UM, IDENTIFIED THROUGH A MECHANISM OF 50% POPULATION AND 50% ASSESSED VALUATION. UM, AND THEN WE HAD TWO FLAT RATE INCREASES SINCE 2016. ONE WAS FOR $5,000 ACROSS THE BOARD AND ONE WAS FOR 8,000. THEY'RE REALLY JUST TO COVER THE COSTS OF, OF INCREASING. UM, AND THEN SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FROM HERO WERE REALLY WHAT WE USED TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT OUR WORK PLAN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND THOSE ARE NOW EXPENDED. UM, CURRENT DUES FOR, UH, CHINO, UH, CHINO HILLS ARE 19,252. WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASE IT WOULD GO UP TO 44,000. AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO IS, UM, TO ESTABLISH BASELINE SERVICES FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBER AGENCIES AND THEN ADD ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. SO IF THERE'S OTHER PROGRAMS THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO JUST A FEW OF THE JURISDICTIONS THAT THEY WANT TO COLLABORATE ON, WE CAN ACTUALLY HELP FACILITATE THAT. UM, SO WE WOULD NEED TO MODIFY OUR JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, UM, SO THAT WE CAN CHANGE THE DUES CALCULATION. WHEN WE APPROACHED OUR CITY MANAGERS WITH THIS PROPOSAL TO INCREASE, THEY WERE FINE WITH THE INCREASE, BUT THEY WERE VERY ADAMANT THAT THE ASSESSED VALUATION MECHANISM IS JUST COMPLETELY OUTDATED. SO WE NEEDED TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO THIS. SO WHAT WE WILL DO, UM, BASED ON DIRECTION FROM BOTH THE AD HOC AND THE BOARD IS TO UPDATE THAT CALCULATION SO THAT IT'S 50% POPULATION AND 50% GENERAL FUND BASED SALES AND PROPERTY TAX REVENUES. AND THOSE ARE GONNA BE BASED ON ACTUAL ALLOCATIONS FROM THE STATE. AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL IMPOSE AN ANNUAL COST INCREASE ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR 2%, WHICHEVER IS LESS. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK WHEN COSTS CONTINUE TO GO UP. AND THEN THIS IS THE PROCESS AGAIN THAT WE TOOK. WE LOOKED AT THE SISTER AGENCY, UM, METHODS FOR HOW THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A DUE STRUCTURE. UH, WE LOOKED AT OUR EXISTING DUES AND THE AMOUNT PER JURISDICTION AND WE IDENTIFIED THREE OPTIONS FOR THE AD HOC AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE BOARD, UH, TO VET THROUGH AND, AND UH, GIVE US DIRECTION ON HOW TO, HOW TO PROCEED. AND SO WE LOOKED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT POPULATION, WE LOOKED AT A HUNDRED PERCENT TAX REVENUE, AND THEN WE LOOKED AT THAT 50 50 POPULATION TAX REVENUE SPLIT. UM, AND THEN, UH, THAT LEADS US TO AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR BECAUSE WE WILL BE DEVIATING FROM THAT COST ALLOCATION CALCULATION. SO THE CURRENT PROGRAMS AT CHINO HILLS, UM, ENGAGES WITH US ON IS THE REAP PROGRAM THROUGH SCAG. WE WORK ON THE I IRE PROGRAM TOGETHER. WE COLLABORATED AGAIN ON THE ECNS PROGRAM AND THEN THE SMART COUNTY MASTER PLAN. AND THEN THIS IS A DIAGRAM OF THE COST ALLOCATION SHARE ACROSS THE COUNTY. SO I JUST KIND OF WANNA, IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A COUNTERCLOCKWISE, OH NO CLOCKWISE PERSPECTIVE, THE FIRST FIVE AGENCIES THERE ARE REALLY COVERING HALF THE COST OF THE ENTIRE $1.5 MILLION INCREASE. UM, AND THEN THE REST, THE HALF, THE OTHER HALF OF IT IS GONNA BE COVERED BY THE, THE 20, THE 20 OTHER AGENCIES. AND CHINO HILLS IS AT NINE O'CLOCK. YOU CAN SEE THAT 3%. YEAH. AND SO WE DID AN ANALYSIS TO JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF IF YOU WERE TO FILL THE GAP YOURSELF AND HIRE STAFF AND OR HIRE CONSULTANTS, THIS IS WHAT AN AVERAGE COST WOULD BE IF WE LOOKED AT, UM, OPTIONS AROUND THE, THE REGION. [01:45:01] AND SO AGAIN, THAT $1.5 MILLION COST INCREASE IS GONNA BE TO FUND EXISTING STAFF AND HIRE SOME NEW STAFF AND THEN A CONSULTING TEAM. UM, SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY INCREASE TO THREE STAFF MEMBERS. AND THE GOAL OF THAT IS TO INCREASE OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CREATE A LIAISON PROGRAM, UM, CREATE REGIONAL ADVOCACY. 'CAUSE WE, WE, WE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED BUT WE DON'T HAVE IT. AND THEN INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO WRITE GRANTS AND TO COORDINATE THAT RESEARCH, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT TO OUR MEMBER AGENCIES. AND THEN, UM, CONSULTANT RESOURCES WOULD BE NECESSARY TO DO ALL THAT. AS A PART OF THE AD HOC, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT OTHER COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENT PROVIDE. UH, THESE WERE JUST OPTIONS THAT WE PROVIDED TO THEM. THESE WILL BE MOVING INTO DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE TO IN TO INCREASE THE WORK THAT'S GONNA BE ON THE WORK PLAN ONCE THESE AMENDMENTS ARE ALL APPROVED. SO THESE ARE JUST REALLY TOPICS TO START DISCUSSION ON. OUR TIMELINE IS WE HAD BOARD APPROVAL IN JANUARY FOR THIS AMENDMENT TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE COST INCREASE TO MOVE FORWARD. AND FROM APRIL, I'M SORRY, THROUGH JAN FROM JANUARY THROUGH APRIL, WE ARE NOW ASKING OUR MEMBER AGENCIES TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BEGIN THE NEW DUES STRUCTURE AS OF JULY 1ST. THAT'S IT. , ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS? CHERYL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE DO NOT. OKAY. SO, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE DISCUSS WITH COUNSEL? I JUST HAVE ONE. OH, OKAY. ARE IT LOOKS LIKE THE, LOOKS LIKE THE TOTAL BUDGET IS GOING TO GO FROM $470,000 A YEAR TO THE MAY AND HALF. YES. SO ABOUT A 320% INCREASE. MM-HMM COUNTYWIDE. IF WE LOOK AT OURS, OURS IS ABOUT A 230% INCREASE. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE INCREASED AS MUCH AS THE TOTAL BUDGET. AND IF, IF WE LOOK ON PAGE 1 37 OF 4 0 5, THERE'S A GOOD BREAKDOWN IN COMPARISON FROM US IN ALL 24, UH, JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY. SO, UH, I GUESS MY QUESTION WOULD BE RODDEN, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS FAIR, BUT FROM A BUDGET BUDGETARY STANDPOINT, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR BUDGET, UH, WORKSHOP YET FOR THE 2020 4 25 FISCAL YEARS. THIS WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1ST, THE BEGINNING OF THAT FISCAL YEAR. UH, I'M ASSUMING THIS KIND OF AN INCREASE IS NOT, UH, UH, SIGNIFICANT FOR US. FINANCE IS AWARE OF IT. I'LL REFER TO KRISTA, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S PROBABLY ALREADY INCLUDED IN YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET THAT YOU'RE, IT ALREADY WORKING ON NOW IT IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET IT'S BEEN INCORPORATED. ASSUMING HAS YOU APPROVED TONIGHT THAT, THAT'S ALL I, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. I WILL SECOND IT SECOND. SORRY. YOU WANT A SECOND? IT DOESN'T MATTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT THIS EVENING. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. I KNOW YOU'RE A REPRESENTATIVE ON, ON THE THIS COG, THERE'S NOTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD, UH, AFTER, THE ONLY THING I WANNA SAY IS FOR WHAT WE'VE BEEN PAYING OUT FOR A COG, WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN WHAT, IN OUR ANTICIPATION, THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO IN THIS COUNTY, ESPECIALLY IN THE, THE WEST END. THERE'S A LOT MORE WE WANT TO DO AND THIS IS GONNA PROVIDE GREAT THE SERVICES FOR THAT AND GRANT MONEY. SO THANK YOU RAY. THANK YOU. [18. Extension of Time No. EXT-2024-0001 for Tentative Tract Map No. 16414 and Site Plan Review No. 19SPR04, Lennar, applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving extension of time EXT-2024-0001 to grant a 36-month extension to Tentative Tract Map No. 16414 and Site Plan Review No. 19SPR04 to subdivide approximately 23 acres of vacant land and develop 220 multifamily residential attached townhomes located at the northeast corner of Butterfield Ranch Road and Avenida De Portugal, subject to conditions of approval as amended and finding that none of the conditions described in Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines calling for subsequent Environmental Review are present] PLANNING COMMISSION MATTER. CHERYL? YES. SO WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS UNLESS TWO MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL REQUEST A REVIEW. NOPE. NOPE. OKAY. [19. Adopt resolution awarding bid and contract with Tanko Streetlighting, Inc., in amount of $361,900 pursuant to California Government Code Sections 4217.10 through 4217.18 to convert 295 walkway light fixtures to LED; design and construction/ replacement of 29 walkway light fixture poles in City parks; authorize City Manager to modify scope of work and amend agreement to exceed contract amount up to $36,190; adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2023-24 increasing General Fund Budget for Citywide Parks Walkway Lighting LED Project by $84,700 for Citywide Parks Walkway Lighting LED Upgrade Project; and determine project exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] NEXT WE GO ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, WHICH IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION WARNING, BID AND CONTRACT TO TANGO STREET LIGHTING, UH, PUBLIC WORK SUPERINTENDENT MANUEL TO PRESENT. THAT'S WHY JARED WAS OUT THERE. THAT'S WHY I WAS HERE. LUCKY YOU. THAT'S WHY I AM HERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MORAN BY SMEAR BENNETT COUNCIL, I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOMMEND ADOPTING A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH TANKO STREET LIGHTING FOR THE CITYWIDE PARKS WALKWAY LIGHTING UPGRADE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF THE EXISTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND RETROFIT THE REMAINING NON LED WALKWAY LIGHTS THROUGHOUT CITY PARKS. SEVERAL OLDER PARKS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT, SO WE ARE ALSO PRE-PLANNING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN WALKWAY LIGHT POLES THAT ARE IN POOR CONDITION. TANKO STREET LIGHTING IS THE CITY'S STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE VENDOR AND PROVIDED THE ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGN AND RETROFITS FOR THE STREET LIGHTS WE ACQUIRED FROM SCE IN 2016. AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THAT PROJECT AND THE IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIGHTING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO IT MADE SENSE TO CONTINUE THAT SUCCESS IN OUR PARKS BY IMPROVING AND STANDARDIZING THE LIGHTING DESIGN, WARRANTY ADMINISTRATION, AND MAINTENANCE METHODOLOGY. AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT, THE PARK LIGHTS WILL CONSUME ABOUT HALF OF THEIR CURRENT ENERGY AND PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED $38,000 IN ANNUAL SAVINGS. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OF OUR PARK LIGHT POLES WILL BE UNIQUELY TAGGED AND LOCATED IN OUR EXISTING GIS DATABASE, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR THE SAME MAINTENANCE RESPONSE CAPABILITIES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR STREET LIGHTING SYSTEM. FINALLY, WE'RE RECOMMENDING MOVING $84,700 OF BUDGET SAVINGS FROM PARKS REPAIR PROJECT PK 2 3 0 0 5 TO GAP FUND THE BUDGET SHORTFALL FOR THIS PROJECT. AND [01:50:01] THAT IS ALL I HAVE PREPARED FOR YOU AND WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, JARED. UM, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? WE DO NOT. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? IF NOT, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JARED BEFORE COUNCIL DISCUSSION? NOPE. MADAM MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. OKAY. BRIAN, I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, JERRY. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] NEXT ITEM IS SAFETY UPDATES. IF WE COULD HAVE, UH, FIRE CHIEF WILLIAMS COUNSEL. UH, THE ONLY THING I WANNA REPORT TONIGHT IS JUST TO BRING HIM UP TO DATE ON THE AMBULANCE. WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE RFP, UH, AND WE EXPECT TO BE LIVE ON OCTOBER 1ST AND WE'RE STILL EXCITED ABOUT OUR FIRE STATION AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY THROUGH THAT PROCESS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW CONTRACT. THREE MORE YEARS. . WE HOPE YOU WORK. CONTINUE TO WORK AS LONG AS YOU WANNA WORK. , CHIEF GERARD. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, AND ANY RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. I AM HAPPY TO REPORT. WE RECENTLY RECEIVED OUR FIRST AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER OR A LPR EQUIPPED PATROL UNIT. I HAVE REPORTED THE COUNCIL MANY TIMES IN THE PAST HOW USEFUL, UH, THE CITY STATIONARY A LPR CAMERAS HAVE BEEN IN ASSISTING POLICE STAFF WITH CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. OUR NEW A LPR MOUNTED PATROL UNIT WILL ENABLE US TO GREATLY EXPAND OUR ABILITY TO UTILIZE THIS TECHNOLOGY FOR INVESTIGATORY PURPOSES. THE BEST PART IS THE MOUNTED A LPR CAMERAS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH A HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT. NICE. ALSO, WE ALSO RECENTLY RECEIVED OUR FIRST TWO PATROL UNITS WITH THE SHERIFF'S HIGH LOW EVACUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS IN MANDARIN CHINESE. IN 2023, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT INTRODUCED THE HIGH LOW EVACUATION WARNING SYSTEM, WHICH CONSISTS OF A UNIQUE HIGH LOW SIREN WELL FOLLOWED BY AN EVACUATION ADVISEMENT IN IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH BECAUSE OF THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF CHINO HILLS. I REQUESTED OUR AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION ADD THE ADVISEMENT IN MANDARIN CHINESE. I WANT TO THANK THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT FOR ASSISTING US WITH THIS PROJECT. AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE ON HAND AND DEMONSTRATED AT OUR CRIME PREVENTION SYMPOSIUM FOR OUR ASIAN COMMUNITY AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER ON APRIL 3RD. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO REPORT. THANK YOU. OKAY. [ CITY MANAGER UPDATES] CITY MANAGER UPDATES. ARE YOU UPDATING ANYTHING? WE HAVE NO UPDATES ON THAT. OKAY. OKAY. [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Moran Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board Vice Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Committee Transit Committee Council Member Rogers Chino Hills Community Foundation Board Water Facilities Authority Board ] COUNCIL REPORTS FOR, UH, TRACE HARMO. I JUST HAVE SOME BRIEF REPORTS. UM, OUR MEETING WAS RATHER SHORT. UM, WE DID NOT HAVE, UM, A CLOSED SESSION, BUT, UM, OF INTEREST WHERE WE, THE BOARD AUTHORIZED, UM, STAFF TO CONDUCT ADDITIONAL PUBLIC ACCESS TOURS OF TRACE ROMANO'S RANCH DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING POPULARITY. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE, IT WAS SO POPULAR THAT THE WAITING LIST IS LARGE ENOUGH THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN GONNA BE ADVERTISING THESE TOURS BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST THAT THEY ARE GONNA GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THIS NEXT TOUR. SO HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE MORE. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD, PETER? JUST THAT WE TALKED ABOUT OUR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. MM-HMM. THE BUDGET WAS APPROVED. YEP. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE, UH, VICE MAYOR BEN BENNETT. YES. CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. UH, FOR THE SECOND TIME, I, UH, WAS THERE SEVERAL MINUTES IN ADVANCE OF THE HEARING AND COULD NOT GET ON THE PROPERTY. UH, THE PROTESTORS WERE OUT FRONT WITH THE, UH, SIGNS AND LINED THE ENTIRE PART OF, UH, RIVERSIDE DRIVE. SO I COULDN'T EVEN ACCESS THE HEARING ROOM. SO I DID NOT PHYSICALLY ATTEND THE MEETING. I DID WATCH IT ONLINE AND IT'S BEEN REPORTED IN THE PAPER, SO NO, NO REPORT. BUT WE WILL WISH ALL OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS A HAPPY SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK. YEAH. BRIAN, WHAT DO YOU HAVE? UH, WE HAD A LACK OF A QUORUM, SO WE HAD NO MEETING. OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. THANK YOU. MADAM MAYOR. S-B-C-T-A GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE. UM, WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION. WE STARTED THE EVALUATION ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE THE BOARD OF ATTORNEY ALSO IN THE MIDDLE OF LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. UH, WE MOVED FORWARD MEASURE I COMPLIANCE AUDITS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 22, 20 23 MEASURE I REVENUE ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25. LEMME GO TO LEGISLATION POLICY COMMITTEE. UH, WE JUST DID UPDATES ON STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES. METRO VALLEY, WE DID THE ANNUAL RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION UPDATES AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE. NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU RAY PETER? YES. UH, WFA WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY, WHICH IS THE STATE WATER THAT WE, UH, SOURCE. UH, I THINK OUR BIGGEST ITEM. WE DID DISCUSS PRELIMINARY BUDGET AS EVERYBODY IS DOING IT WITH THEIR AGENCIES, BUT WE ALSO, UH, DID A CLASS AND [01:55:01] COMP STUDY, WHICH WE HADN'T DONE IN MANY YEARS. THERE'S, UH, EIGHT EMPLOYEES PLUS A GM AND WE LOST A KEY EMPLOYEE FAIRLY RECENT TO A BIGGER AGENCY BECAUSE, SOLELY BECAUSE OF SALARY. SO THAT WAS A REAL DRIVER TO, OKAY, LET'S STAND BACK AND SEE HOW WE STAND. AND WE WERE ON THE LOWER END. SO, UH, THE BOARD AGREED AFTER REVIEWING THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY AND THE COMPARABLES TO OTHER WATER AGENCIES, UH, NONE ARE REALLY SIMILAR SIZE BECAUSE WE'RE PRETTY SMALL WITH NINE EMPLOYEES TOTAL COMPARED TO IUA OR SOME OF THE OTHERS. BUT WE TRIED TO DO AS BEST WE COULD AND WE AGREED ON A, ACROSS THE BOARD RAISE FOR EACH OF THE, UH, EMPLOYEES AND THE CLASSIFICATIONS THAT THEY FALL INTO. AND EACH ONE IS A DIFFERENT PERCENT. BUT THAT WAS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST, UM, ITEM THAT WE, UH, TACKLED THAT, THAT MEETING LAST WEEK. SO THAT WAS IT. OKAY. YOU WANNA DO COUNSEL? YOUR [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] CLOSING COMMENTS CONTINUE? MM-HMM. . OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'VE GOT A FEW ITEMS TO REVIEW. UH, HOW'S OUR WATER PLANT LOOKING AND TIMING, ET CETERA. WE HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT IT IN A FEW MONTHS. I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF A MID-SUMMER ISH TIMEFRAME FOR, TO INITIATE PRODUCTION AFTER A TRIAL PERIOD OR A RIGHT. THERE'S A COMMISSIONING PERIOD, RIGHT. COMMISS COMMISSION. WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT COMPLETING THE PROJECT, UM, AT THE END OF THIS SPRING, UH, OR EARLY THIS SUMMER. UH, AND THEN WE HAVE COMMISSIONING, GETTING THE APPROVAL FROM THE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD, BUT WE ARE STILL, UH, ON SCHEDULE TO OPEN UP BY THE END OF THE SUMMER. YES. ALRIGHT. GOOD. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT COME ONLINE SO WE CAN PRODUCE SOME OF OUR OWN WATERS AGAIN. UH, SECOND OF ALL, ATTENDED A BREAKFAST WITH, UH, THE EASTER BUNNY ON SATURDAY MORNING. AND AS USUAL STAFF DID A GREAT JOB. HAD TO PIVOT BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, BECAUSE THEY HAD AN EASTER EGG HUNT AND THEY WERE GONNA HAVE THE EASTER BUNNY OUTSIDE. SO THIS TIME AROUND, THEY, UH, PULLED EVERYTHING INSIDE, GREAT ATTENDANCE. EVERYBODY WAS ENTHUSIASTIC TO BE THERE AND, UH, SHARE THEIR, THEIR TIME WITH THE EASTER BUNNY AND WITH STAFF. UH, THEN WENT ON TO THE CHIN HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOURTH YEAR, HAD SPONSORED A KIDS ART EXPLORATION DAY. AND, UH, OUR, OUR STAFF, GLEN, WHO WAS HERE EARLIER AND MANY TEAM MEMBERS THAT ARE IN THE CREATIVE ARTS, UH, WERE THERE TO, WE HAD VARIOUS STATIONS TO HOST KIDS FROM THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD UP TO HIGH SCHOOL AGE IF THEY WANTED TO ATTEND AT THAT AGE. SO WE HOSTED, UH, 180 KIDS THIS TIME. WE DROPPED IT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THE FOOTPRINT THAT THE SHOPS GAVE US THIS YEAR WAS SMALLER THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS. SO WE COULDN'T HAVE AS MANY KIDS THERE. BUT WE DID HAVE 180 SIGNUPS. AND I WANNA THANK OUR VOLUNTEERS. UH, A COUPLE OF, WERE HERE EARLIER, BUT VOLUNTEERS FOR HELPING OUT AT THE VARIOUS STATIONS FOR THE FOUNDATION KIDS ART EVENT. AND SPEAKING OF THE FOUNDATION, WE'VE GOT THE CONCERT SERIES COMING UP. UH, WE'VE GOT, UH, I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL THIS TIME AROUND BECAUSE TICKETS ARE ON SALE RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE THREE CONCERT SERIES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY THE TICKETS AS A THREE PACKAGE, BUT WE DO HAVE CASTELLA AND FRIENDS, AND SHE'S NEW TO OUR PORTFOLIO. SHE'S AWARD-WINNING SINGER OUT OF LOS ANGELES AREA. SHE'S EXCITED TO COME VISIT AT THE, UM, AT, TO KICK THINGS OFF ON APRIL 12TH. AND THAT'LL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS WHERE WE'VE HOSTED THIS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. A VERY POPULAR SITE. AND THIS HAS BECOME A POPULAR GO-TO, FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE JUST WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO IN TOWN, BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO TRAVEL FAR. SO IT IS IN TOWN, THE COST IS $15 A TICKET. UH, SECOND UP WILL BE MAY 3RD WITH DEREK BORDEAUX. HE, THIS IS HIS FIFTH OR SIXTH TIME IN TOWN. HE'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR WITH DOING, UH, R AND B AND MOTOWN AND, YOU KNOW, STEVIE WONDER TYPE SONGS AND ALL THAT. AND HE IS INCREDIBLY, UH, GIFTED PERFORMER. HE WILL BE HERE ON MAY 3RD AND THEN AT THE END OF SUMMER. SO WE DON'T COMPETE WITH OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK. UH, WE WAIT UNTIL AFTER THAT SERIES IS DONE. UH, WE'LL HAVE THE RETURN OF ANDY VARGAS. ANDY VARGAS IS THE LEAD SINGER FOR SANTANA. AND WHEN HE IS NOT TOURING WITH CARLOS SANTANA, AND HE'S BEEN THE LEAD SINGER FOR 20 YEARS, SO HE'S BEEN THERE QUITE A WHILE. HE HAS HIS OWN GIG. AND WE HOSTED HIM LAST YEAR AT THE END OF 23. AND WE HAD A HUGE ATTENDANCE. 400 ISH TICKETS WERE SOLD AND, UH, IT WAS, UH, IN A SENSE A SELLOUT. AND SO WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE HIM COME BACK. AND CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.COM OR.ORG, YOU CAN SOURCE THE TICKETS AND JUST AS A HOLD, SAVE THE DATE FOR THE FOUNDATION. WHILE I'M ON A ROLL HERE. THE WINE WALK WILL BE, WHICH IS OUR BIGGEST, UM, UH, FUNDRAISER. I CAN TALK MORE ABOUT FOUNDATION. JONATHAN AND I HAD A BE OF HOW EARLY YOU WERE GONNA START ANNOUNCING THE WINE WALK. SO I THINK I WANT, IT'S A SAVE THE DATE. I KNOW IT STILL COUNTS. UM, IN CASE YOU WANT TO GET YOUR TICKETS, THAT'LL BE IN AUGUST, BUT IT'S OCTOBER 12TH [02:00:01] WILL BE THE, THE DATE. THIS WILL BE THE 13TH, UM, WINE WALK. AND IT'S A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THE FOUNDATION WE ALWAYS GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. UH, WE'VE RAISED A MORE THAN $2 MILLION SO FAR, AND ALL OF IT GOES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AT THE RIGHT, FOR THE RIGHT PROJECTS. AND THEN LASTLY, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE NICOLE ON HER MARATHON RUN. YOU DID US PROUD BY NOT CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, PETER. ART, UH, SURE. UH, I WANT TO, UH, FIRST THANK THE, THE, UH, CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR A WONDERFUL SALUTE TO PUBLIC SAFETY THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK, UH, LAST THURSDAY. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, GIVE TRIBUTE TO NOT ONLY OUR CHINO HILLS, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR CHINO VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO THE TWO, UH, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE FOR, UH, MEN AND THE CITY OF CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO IT WAS WELL ATTENDED, UH, VERY DESERVING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING THOSE AWARDS. AND IT WAS, UH, AS ALWAYS, UH, JUST A REALLY NICE AND MOVING, UH, TRIBUTE TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND KEEP US SAFE, UH, EACH AND EVERY DAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. UH, WITH THIS, UH, HOLIDAY SEASON COMING UP FOR THE CHILDREN, THEY ARE OFF ON EASTER BREAK, BUT LET'S NOT FORGET THE REAL REASON BEHIND THE, THE FACT THAT THEY GET A RESPITE, UH, TO ALL MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS. I WISH THEM A HAPPY, UH, UH, GOOD FRIDAY THIS WEEK AND EASTER CELEBRATION OVER THE WEEKEND. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL OF MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU ART BRIAN? UH, JUST, UH, ONE QUICK THING. UH, I HAD THE PLEASURE TO, EXCUSE ME TO SPEAK AT, UM, WICKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD THEIR 20TH, 20TH ANNIVERSARY, SO THEY HAD A LOT OF, UH, TEACHERS COME BACK. THEY WANTED MRS. WICKMAN TO BE ABLE TO MAKE IT, BUT SHE WASN'T ABLE TO. SO I STEPPED IN, UH, STEPPED IN TO, YOU KNOW, SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. A LOT OF THE KIDS REALLY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO MIKE WICKMAN WAS. SO TO BE ABLE TO SIT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, IF HE WAS ONE OF OUR MAYORS, HE WAS, THERE WAS A MALL. IF THERE WAS A WALL, THEY'D KNOW THAT. BUT GO AHEAD. I KNOW, BUT, UM, OH, OKAY. SORRY. TOO SOON. GO AHEAD. UM, IT'S NOT TOO SOON, . BUT, UH, NO, IT WAS JUST NICE TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZE THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE, YOU KNOW, THE RETIRED TEACHERS THAT CAME BACK. I REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS GETTING BUILT 'CAUSE I LIVED BEHIND THERE. YEAH. SO CRAZY. THAT'S, UH, THAT'S ALL I'VE THOUGHT. THANK YOU BRIAN RAY. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. UM, I GOT TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO GO UP TO SACRAMENTO WITH SCAG. IT WAS OUR, UM, LEGISLATIVE RETREAT, UH, IN SACRAMENTO. OUR FIRST GUEST SPEAKER THAT WE HAD FOR DINNER WAS THE JUAN CREEL ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WE TALKED ABOUT AB 24 85. IT'S TRANSPARENCY ON ARENA, SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHOW US EXACTLY HOW THEY COME UP WITH THE NUMBERS. SO WE SUPPORT IT. S SCAG DOES AND HOPEFULLY WE GET SOMETHING OUT OF IT. ALSO, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING, UH, DIRECTOR MOSS, SHE'S A SECRETARY OF BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENCY. SHE, UM, SHE HAS OVER 6,000 EMPLOYEES UNDER HER AND 40 DIFFERENT BOARDS. FANTASTIC LADY. SHE'S, UH, HELD THAT POSITION NOW FOR THREE MONTHS. UH, ATTENDED CAL CITY'S PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, POLICY COMMITTEE IN BURBANK, UM, WHILE I WAS UP IN SACRAMENTO. I WANNA SAY DANIEL. THANK YOU. UM, THERE WAS A TRAFFIC PROBLEM ON THE CORNER OF PEYTON AND CHINO HILLS PARKWAY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH US, IT WAS CALTRANS. AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT, THAT PROBLEM. I ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE CITY OF INDUSTRY. UM, KATHY UCCI WAS, UM, PARK, THEY HONORED HER THERE AND THEY DID A VIDEO. THAT'S WHERE THEY ASKED ME TO BE PART OF THAT VIDEO. SO I WENT TO ATTEND THAT AND SHE WAS STARTING HER CANCER TREATMENT THE SAME DAY AS STATE OF THE CITY, PRICELESS PETS, HOMEGROWN, UM, ADOPT CENTER THERE IN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY. THEY HAD A, A REC, THEY RECOGNIZED PRICELESS PETS AND LISA PRICE, UH, ANO PARK. I GUESS THERE'S AN ISSUE AGAIN WITH THE SURFACE, AND JONATHAN, YOU'RE ON TOP OF THAT. AND I JUST WANNA SAY PROP 47, WE KEEP ON BRINGING THAT UP. UM, WHERE IT GETS DIFFICULT, WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY MAKE CHANGES ON IT, BUT WHAT IT GETS, IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT'S A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, SO IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN CHANGE LEGISLATIVELY, AND IT WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. SO THAT'S THE ISSUE AS FAR AS NOT BEING ABLE TO CHANGE IT AS FAST. THOSE ARE MY REPORTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT. I THINK I BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE. SO AS WE, AS WE NEAR THE ELECTION, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE ON THE, THE, THE BALLOT THAT OUR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE TALKS ABOUT AND THAT WE TAKE POSITIONS ON AS A CITY, UM, IF YOU OR PETER CAN, UM, IF WE CAN LET, YEAH, WE'LL REPORT THAT. LET OUR COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT YOU TAKING A POSITION ON, UM, SO THEY CAN BE MORE INFORMED WHEN WE VOTE ON THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS, UM, CHERYL, [02:05:01] CAN YOU, UM, LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO INVITE PEOPLE TO DO INVOCATIONS? AT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR EVERY YEAR, WE SEND A LETTER OUT TO ALL OF THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30, AND WE INVITE THEM TO, UH, SELECT A TIME TO COME AND GIVE AN INVOCATION. WE DO OFTEN HAVE GAPS WHERE, UM, WE DON'T GET ANYBODY TO FILL IN. AND WITH THOSE, WE TYPICALLY WILL REACH OUT TO THE CHAPLAINS TO FILL IN SO THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY, UM, IT'S A LETTER THAT GOES OUT. WE GIVE THEM THE DATES, THEY CALL US, THEY SET UP SCHEDULE THE DATES. A LOT OF TIMES IT'S TWO OR THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEY JUST FILL THE CALENDAR AND THEN, UM, THAT'S WHEN THEY CAN GO ON THERE. I THINK FOR THIS YEAR WE HAVE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DATES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FILLED IN. AND SO IF WE DON'T GET ANYBODY WHO EXPRESSES AN INTEREST FOR THOSE, THEN AGAIN, WE'LL REACH OUT TO THE CHAPLAINS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. I, I ALREADY KNEW THAT, 'CAUSE I REMEMBER I SIGNED THE LETTER THAT WENT OUT, BUT I JUST WANTED IT FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. SO THANK YOU, CHERYL. IN ADDITION, JUST SO THAT YOU KNOW THE LETTER ALSO, UM, AND OUR POLICY ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY CAN SPEAK AND THEN HOW THEY CAN, UH, ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn with deep gratitude, respect, and appreciation for the brave individuals who serve and have served in the Armed Forces. Their selfless contributions protect us all. May we as a community continue to support and honor them.] AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN WITH DEEP GRATITUDE, RESPECT, AND APPRECIATION FOR THE BRAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES. THEIR SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS PROTECT US ALL. AND MAY WE AS A COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND HONOR THEM. AND WITH THAT, OUR MEETING THIS EVENING IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.