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[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
THE, UH, CHIN HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 25TH, 2024.AT THIS TIME, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG.
UM, FOLLOWING THE PLEDGE, PLEASE REMAIN STANDING.
TONIGHT'S INVOCATION WE'LL BE GIVEN BY CHAPLAIN ROBERT HILTON OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
MAYOR MIRANDA, IF I COULD JUST NOTE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS AND VICE MAYOR BENNETT ARE NOT IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT, BUT ALL OTHER MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
QUESTION TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUALLY WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Robert Hilton, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department]
COUNCIL, ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS.FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU COME HERE TODAY, TONIGHT AND REACH DOWN DEEP IN OUR HEARTS TO GET CITY OFFICIAL THINGS, COMMUNITY, THE CITY OF TUNA HILLS, TO COME TOGETHER AS ONE FATHER.
I ASK THAT WE PRAY TOGETHER AT CHINO, THE CITY HILLS, THE COMMUNITY, PRAY TOGETHER AND UNITE US ONE.
WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR PRECIOUS NAME, AMEN.
[6. RECOGNITION - Recognizing Daniel Benson of Ayala High School for being named Inland Empire Varsity Boys Swimmer of the Year]
ON THE AGENDA IS RECOGNITION, RECOGNIZING DANIEL BENSON OF AYLA HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING NAMED INLAND EMPIRE VARSITY BOYS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR.DANIEL, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING, DANIEL.
TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE AMAZING TALENT THAT OUR YOUTH CONTINUE CONTINUES TO DISPLAY IN OUR COMMUNITY YEAR AFTER YEAR.
FIRST OFF, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE A YALA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, DANIEL BENSON, FOR BEING NAMED THE INLAND EMPIRE VARSITY BOYS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR AFTER ANOTHER CALL, HONOR.
HE'S NOT EVEN RELATED TO HIM, AND HE'S CLAPPING AGAIN.
AFTER COMPETING AT THE CIF SOUTHERN SECTION DIVISION TWO FINALS AND WINNING TWO INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AFTER ONE RELAY, DANIEL RIGHTFULLY EARNED THE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR HONOR.
TO TOP IT ALL OFF, DANIEL IS ALSO THE AYLA HIGH SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER FOR THE 5,100 AND 200 FREESTYLES, THE HUNDRED BUTTERFLY AND BACKSTROKE, AND THE 200 MEDLEY AND FREESTYLE RELAYS.
IN OTHER WORDS, HE'S AN AMAZING SWIMMER WITH A BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HEALTH CITY COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR YOU, DANIEL, FOR BEING NAMED INLAND EMPIRE VARSITY BOYS SWIMMER OF THE YEAR.
AND WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME THROUGHOUT ALL MY SWIMMING YEARS AND MY BROTHERS FOR SITTING A GREAT ROLE MODEL, ROLE MODEL FOR ME AS THEY WERE SWIMMERS AS WELL.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO, GO THAT UP HERE AND I'LL HAVE YOU THAT.
GRETCHEN, WHERE YOU GOING? ARE YOU GO? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?
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RUBEN ESELLA HIGH SCHOOL IS VERY PROUD OF HIM AND ALL THE BOYS, UM, IN THE FAMILY, UM, THEY ALL SW SWAM FOR US AND THEY DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB.SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FAMILY, UH, BENSON.
WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS AND YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY.
OH, DANIEL, I FAILED TO MENTION WE HAVE SOME OTHER THINGS FOR YOU.
WE HAVE CERTIFICATES FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES FOR YOU, AND FROM CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM, AND FROM, UH, SENATOR KELLY STO AND FROM ASSEMBLYMAN PHIL CHEN, AND FROM OUR OWN COUNTY SUPERVISOR, FOURTH DISTRICT KURT HAMAN.
[7. RECOGNITION - Recognizing Chino Hills High School Varsity Baseball as 2024 Division 5 Baseball CIF Champions]
RECOGNITION, RECOGNIZING THE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASEBALL AS THE 2024 DIVISION FIVE BASEBALL, CIF CHAMPIONS TO BE ACCEPTED BY COACH ALEX SANCHEZ AND THE TEAM.SO, HI COACH SANTOS, NICE TO MEET YOU IN PERSON.
SO WE'LL HAVE YOU GUYS IN AND WE'LL HAVE THE TEAM THERE.
AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE GIVING THEM A CERTIFICATE.
FIRST, I'M EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM FOR WINNING THE 2024 DIVISION, DIVISION FIVE CIF CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE HUSKY SECURED THE TITLE AFTER DEFEATING THE SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL, VIKINGS FOUR TO ONE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN LAKE ELSINORE.
NOT ONLY WAS THIS THE FIRST CIF BASEBALL TITLE FOR THE HUSKIES, BUT IT WAS THE FIRST FOR ANY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HEAD COACH ALEX SANCHEZ ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM.
AND COACH SANCHEZ, BEFORE WE TAKE A GROUP PHOTO, I'M GONNA HAVE YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SEASON, AND THEN I'M GONNA HAVE YOU PULL THESE CERTIFICATES OUT.
AND WE'LL, SINCE YOU KNOW THE, THE TEAM, THEY'RE ALREADY CLIPPED TOGETHER WITH ALL THESE CERTIFICATES.
SO I'LL HAVE YOU NAME THE TEAM AND WE'LL CONGRATULATE THEM.
BUT WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON? OKAY, THANK YOU.
WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US MAYORS, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
UM, THIS SEASON, YOU KNOW, WAS A VERY LONG ONE, AS MOST SPORTS ARE NOWADAYS.
UM, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS PRETTY UNIQUE FOR US IN, IN THE SENSE THAT IT WAS KIND OF A, OUR FIRST YEAR AS A GROUP TOGETHER LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST YEAR AS A HEAD COACH, BUT THIS YEAR WAS THE YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF DIVE INTO IT AND, AND, AND, AND GO GUNG HO WITH, WITH TRYING TO BUILD A NEW CULTURE.
AND I GOTTA GIVE CREDIT TO THESE YOUNG MEN UP HERE THAT YOU GUYS SEE STANDING IN FRONT OF US, BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM PUTTING IN THE HARD WORK AND BELIEVING IN US IN, IN REGARDS TO THE MESSAGE WE WERE TRYING TO GIVE THEM, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE THE ONES WHO REALLY PUT IT TOGETHER.
AND, AND AS THE MONTHS WENT ON, WE REALLY GOT A CHANCE TO SEE THEM GROW AS A TEAM, GROW AS INDIVIDUALS, AND GROW AS YOUNG MEN.
UH, THAT'S KIND OF BEEN ONE OF OUR, OUR MESSAGES TO THEM IS TO ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, PUSH YOURSELVES, CHALLENGE YOURSELVES AND, AND ALWAYS STRIVE TO GET BETTER.
AND AS A GROUP AND AS A COLLECTIVE UNIT, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND AS THE MONTHS KEPT MOVING ON AND MOVING ON, THE TEAM JUST KEPT GETTING STRONGER AND STRONGER.
AND WE GOT TO THE POINT WHERE WE WERE PROBABLY MIDWAY THROUGH THE SEASON AND WE WERE ABOUT TO START OUR LEAGUE PLAY.
AND IN ONE GAME THAT STICKS STANDS OUT FOR ME.
WHERE FOR ME IT WAS KIND OF LIKE, OKAY, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE OKAY.
AND IT SHOWED, IT SHOWED ME A LOT OF HEART THAT THESE BOYS HAD.
AND THAT WAS OUR THIRD GAME AGAINST DAMIEN.
WE PLAY EVERY LEAGUE MEMBER THREE TIMES IN A WEEK.
AND, UH, THE FIRST GAME THEY BEAT US.
SECOND GAME WE HAD IT, IT SLIPPED AWAY.
THEY GOT US TO, BUT WE WERE IN THAT THIRD AND FINAL GAME WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD HAVE PROBABLY JUST GIVEN UP AND QUIT, BUT WE KEPT BATTLING WITH THEM AND GOING BACK AND FORTH.
AND IT CAME DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH.
WE WERE DOWN BY TWO RUNS WITH, WITH, UH, MAYBE ONE STRIKE TO GO.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET TWO RUNS INTO TIE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN EXTRA INNINGS AND THE BALL GAME ENDED IN A TIE 'CAUSE OF DARKNESS.
BUT I THINK FOR ME, THAT WAS A GAME THAT REALLY SHOWED ME THE, THE DEDICATION AND THE COMMITMENT THESE BOYS HAD TO EACH OTHER AND, AND TO THE PROGRAM.
AND FROM THAT POINT ON, I KNEW THAT WE WERE GONNA BE OKAY.
AND SURE ENOUGH WE WENT ON TO, TO WIN EVERY SERIES AFTER THAT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE A REALLY GREAT RUN DURING THE PLAYOFFS.
AND, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THESE BOYS
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DID IT.UH, THE COACHING STAFF REALLY WORKED TOGETHER TO JUST KIND OF PUSH EACH OTHER ALONG AS WELL.
UM, SO, AND, BUT NO, WE JUST COULDN'T BE HAPPIER.
AND JUST TO HAVE THIS KIND OF RECOGNITION FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN REALLY NEAT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, JUST WALKING INTO A RESTAURANT IN THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE RECOGNIZING YOU AND ALSO JUST, AND IT ALSO JUST SHOWED THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNITY WAS INVOLVED.
YOU, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE FOLLOWING ALONG AND UH, AND TO HAVE THAT KIND OF SUPPORT WAS PRETTY UNIQUE.
AND, AND WE WERE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
I'LL HAVE YOU START JUST ANNOUNCING THEM IF THEY'RE HERE.
OUR FIRST, UH, PLAYER, UH, BRADY STALL.
BRADY JUST GRADUATED STORY, STORY BEHIND THE, THE BLONDE HERE TOO.
UM, I'LL LET THE BOYS CAN TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO BASICALLY EVERYBODY ON THE TEAM, WE ALL BLEACHED OUR HAIR KIND OF IN LIKE A, A WAY OF CELEBRATING MAKING THE PLAYOFFS AND THEN OUR RUN THROUGHOUT THE PLAYOFFS.
SO THAT'S WHY EVERYONE HAS BLEACHED HAIR.
SOME OF THEM DYED BACK AND SOME OF THEM ALREADY CUT IT OFF, BUT THAT'S WHY WE GOT BLONDE HAIR.
ANOTHER SENIOR WHO, WHO JUST GRADUATED AND IS MOVING ON.
RYAN DEWE, ANOTHER SENIOR WITH US IS, UH, CANNON BILLINGSLEY AND RETURNING AIDEN MAXON AND ANOTHER RETURNING PLAYER, MICHAEL DELUCA.
AND WHO'S, DO WE HAVE A TEAM CAPTAIN IN HERE? WHY WE HAVE THE TEAM YOU ALL? UM, FIRST I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT.
UM, WHERE COACH SAID ABOUT, UH, THE COMMUNITY REALLY SUPPORTING US.
SAME WITH LIKE GOING EVERYWHERE AND PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT.
'CAUSE THE WORK WE PUT IN, I JUST DON'T WANT IT TO BE FORGOTTEN.
UM, I DON'T THINK OUR COACHES FOR ALL THE WORK THEY PUT IN, 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GO UNNOTICED.
UM, THEY HELPED US GOING FROM LIKE THREE AND 12 LAST YEAR TO HAVING A REALLY GOOD SEASON THIS YEAR.
THIS IS LIKE THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER BEEN TO A GROUP OF GUYS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.
AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT I GOTTA HAVE A CHANCE TO LEAD THEM AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN THIS YEAR.
YOU COME UP PARENTS, YOU GUYS CAN COME UP.
CAN SOMEONE GET ONE OF THESE FOR HIM? YES SIR.
LIKE I SAID, THESE ARE FOR THE COACHES.
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THE NEXT[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR MORAN COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS TONIGHT.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO, BE SURE TO REGISTER YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH NNO BY JULY 22ND TO RECEIVE YOUR FREE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING KIT.
AND BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A SERIES OF FUN SUMMER EVENTS COMING UP.
CONCERTS IN THE PARK KICK, UH, CONTINUES THIS WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 PM WITH MUSIC BY BRUNO AND THE HOOLIGANS PLAYING A TRIBUTE TO BRUNO MARS AND MOVIES IN THE PARK CONTINUES THIS THURSDAY WITH LITTLE GIANTS.
THE CITY'S ANNUAL INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION WILL RETURN TO VETERANS PARK ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD.
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GAME BOOST AND STROLLING ENTERTAINMENT WILL BEGIN AT 5:00 PM AND THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 6:30 PM FOLLOWED BY LIVE MUSIC FROM, FROM FORTUNATE SONS PLAYING A TRIBUTE TO CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION DOES NOT INCLUDE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AS ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN CHINO HILLS.
BE SURE TO KEEP IN MIND DOGS AT HOME ON 4TH OF JULY.
CHECK IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE YOUR PET IS WEARING AN ID AND THE MICROCHIP CONTACT INFORMATION IS UP TO DATE.
IF YOU DO FIND A LOST PET OR IF YOUR PET GOES MISSING ON 4TH OF JULY, CONTACT THE INLAND VALUE HUMANE SOCIETY AT 9 0 9 5 9 4 9 8 5 8.
AND LASTLY, CITY FACILITIES AND THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON JULY 4TH.
AND TRASH SERVICE WILL BE DELAYED BY ONE DAY THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PI REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICOLE? OKAY, IF NOT, MOVING ON.
CHERYL, ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS?
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
UH, OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN, CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any item appearing on the agenda, except that testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Those persons wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete and submit to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.]
IS PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDIZED ITEMS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT TESTIMONY ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK ARE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
COUNCILS WILL BE LIMITED TO, COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONCE THE PUB THE COMMENTS HAVE BEGUN.
AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE OKAY.
MOVING ON, UM, TO MY COLLEAGUES, DO
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item. ]
WE HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS AT THIS TIME.AND ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, RAY,
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (8 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.]
DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL? I'M SORRY.AND RYAN, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I MOVE SECOND.
[17. Adopt resolutions confirming Engineer's Annual levy reports for Chino Hills' Los Serranos Lighting Maintenance District, Vellano Landscaping and Lighting District, Landscape and Lighting District No. 1, and Special Maintenance Areas 1 and 2, and ordering levy and collection of assessments, respectively]
WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORTS AND ORDERING THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS MANAGEMENT ANALYST, PONT TO PRESENT.HI, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF PUBLIC MIKE.
HERE ME, I AM ALEXIS ALPA AND I'M ONE OF THE MANAGEMENT ANALYSTS HERE IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
UH, EACH YEAR THE CITY'S REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONAL COSTS PRESENTED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORTS AND TO SET THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RATES WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
THE ANNUAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SINCE MAY 14TH.
THERE ARE FIVE DIFFERENT DISTRICTS BEING REVIEWED WITH NO PROPOSED INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 25.
EACH DISTRICT PROVIDES A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS FUNDING THE OPERATIONS, AND I'LL BE PROVIDING A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND WHAT THEY COVER.
SO WHAT ARE THE L AND LS LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS ARE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED FOR FUNDING AND MAINTAINING COMMON AREA LANDSCAPING SLOPES, PARKS, MEDIANS, IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS, LIGHTING, FENCING, UTILITY COSTS, ET CETERA.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE IS COMPRISED OF 10 BENEFIT ZONES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SET UP BY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND TAKEN OVER BY THE CITY IN
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1991.THE LLANO AND LOS SERRANOS DISTRICTS ARE SEPARATE DISTRICTS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY MUCH LATER, AND THOSE DISTRICTS ARE FULLY FUNDED AND ALLOW FOR ASSESSMENT INCREASES BASED ON SPECIFIC CRITERIA.
TWO OF THE FIVE DISTRICTS BEING REVIEWED TONIGHT ARE SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREAS, WHICH WERE ALSO TRANSFERRED FROM THE COUNTY.
SMA ONE WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND SMA TWO WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE ROAD MAINTENANCE FOR SLEEPY HOLLOW IN CARBON CANYON.
HERE'S A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND ZONES, UM, WITH APPROXIMATELY 57% OF PARCELS PAYING INTO THE L AND LS.
NOW WHAT DO YOUR ASSESSMENT DOLLARS SUPPORT? THE LISTED AMENITIES ARE SUPPORTED BY THE ASSESSMENT DOLLARS, INCLUDING 27 PARKS, 32 SPORTS COURTS, OVER 3,500 STREETLIGHTS AND NEARLY 38,000 TREES.
HOW ARE YOUR ASSESSMENT DOLLARS SPENT? THIS CHART SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF HOW THE ASSESSMENT DOLLARS ARE SPENT BY TYPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS MAKE UP FOR 47% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET.
THAT INCLUDES CONTRACTS FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE, TREE MAINTENANCE, STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE, CUSTODIAL SERVICES, AND VARIOUS MINOR CONTRACTING SERVICES.
UTILITIES MAKE UP 25% AND STAFF COSTS MAKE UP 22% OF THE BUDGET.
SEVERAL COST CUTTING STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED OVER THE YEARS TO KEEP THE L AND L COSTS DOWN.
IN JULY, 2016, LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICE LEVELS WERE REDUCED BY 10%.
IN 2017, STAFF WENT OUT TO BID FOR SERVICE LEVELS A, B, AND C AND AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR B LEVEL SERVICE.
IN NOVEMBER, 2017, SEVERAL TURF REMOVAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED REMOVING A TOTAL OF 758,000 SQUARE FEET OF TURF.
THESE PROJECTS HAVE SAVED APPROXIMATELY 30 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER ANNUALLY WITH WATER USAGE BEING REDUCED BY APPROXIMATELY 75% AND MAINTENANCE COSTS REDUCED APPROXIMATELY 30%.
IN 2018, THE CITY BEGAN TO ACQUIRE STREETLIGHTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AND CONVERT CITY OWNED STREETLIGHTS TO LED.
THE APPROXIMATE SAVINGS IS NEARLY $500,000 ANNUALLY.
SOME OF THE RECENT PROJECTS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE L AND LS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY PARK ARTIFICIAL TURF REPLACEMENT PROJECT, THE PARK WALKWAY LIGHTING LED PROJECT, WHICH CON, WHICH INCLUDES THE CONVERSION OF THE REMAINING PUMPKIN STYLE LIGHT HEADS, THE PARK RENOVATION PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES PARKING LOT, SEAL, AND STRIPE COURT RESURFACING AND REPLACEMENT OF FREESTANDING FOUNTAINS WITH WATER BOTTLE FILLER STATIONS.
THE LLANO PICKLEBALL COURT PROJECT CONSISTED OF CONVERTING THE TENNIS COURTS TO PICKLEBALL COURTS.
AND LASTLY, THE LLANO PARK PARKING STALL ADDITION IS CURRENTLY IN DESIGN.
IT WILL ADD ABOUT 15 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASED USE OF THE PARK DUE TO PICKLEBALL.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR CONSULTANT, MICHELLE LASSIE FROM WILLAN PRESENT AND AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS, MA? THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, I'VE GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT COST SAVINGS WITH WATER.
WHAT ABOUT RECYCLED WATER? WE'RE USING THAT.
WE ARE, UM, CONVERTING TO RECYCLED WATER WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO UPCOMING PROJECTS, ONE ALONG ENGLISH ROAD, UM, AND THE OTHER ONE ALONG RAMONA.
THAT ONE MAY OR MAY NOT BE RECYCLED.
ONCE WE CONVERT TO RECYCLE WATER, THERE'S A COST SAVINGS, CORRECT? YES.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I DO HAVE REGARDING THE L AND LS.
MM-HMM,
ONLY, UM, ABOUT 57% OF THE CITY IS PAYING INTO THEM.
AND THOSE PEOPLE THAT PAY UNDER
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THEM ARE RECEIVING THAT SPECIAL BENEFIT IN THEIR AREA.THOSE DOLLARS ARE SPENT IN THEIR AREA, BUT THE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BASICALLY OPEN TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY, CORRECT? CORRECT.
I HAD A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE SLIDE WITH THE PARKS.
'CAUSE I THINK WE'RE, JONATHAN, ARE WE UP TO LIKE 44 OR 45 PARKS NOW? AND SO THE NUMBER WAS LOWER.
SO THE DIFFERENCE, UH, HOW ARE THOSE PARKS WHEN THOSE ARE IN GENERAL FUND? GENERAL FUNDS? YOU COME OUT OF A GENERAL FUND.
I'M GONNA PUT IT TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF WE'RE DONE WITH QUESTIONS FOR NOW.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO, UM, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CHERYL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS? NO, WE DO NOT.
DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT? OKAY, IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND DO I HAVE A MOTION AND A, A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MOVE THE ITEM SECOND.
[18. Approve allocation of prior years unexpended carryover funds in amount of $25,268.97 to Home Improvement Program; approve 2024-25 Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorize City Manager to execute grant agreement with Department of Housing and Urban Development, and subrecipient agreements with San Bernardino County Library, James S. Thalman Chino Hills Branch ($13,279), House of Ruth ($18,969), Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board ($18,200), Chino Neighborhood House ($18,969), and Anthesis ($9,959) in connection with 2024-25 Action Plan; and approve budget amendment reallocating funding and decreasing total budget by $22,152 in accordance with 2024-25 Action Plan]
HEARING IS TO APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF PRIOR YEARS UNENDED CARRYOVER FUNDS AND APPROVE THE 20 24 25 ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM PRINCIPAL ANALYST HERNANDEZ TO PRESENT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CDBG ANNUAL PLAN FOR THE 24 25 PROGRAM YEAR.
OUR LOCATION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR IS ALMOST 408,000, WHICH IS ABOUT 22,000 OR 5% LOWER THAN THE PRIOR YEAR.
IN ADDITION, WE, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 25,000 THAT WAS UNSPENT IN, UM, 22 ADMIN AND PUBLIC SERVICE GROUP FUNDS THAT WILL BE REALLOCATED THIS YEAR.
WE ARE ALLOCATING 20% THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TO ADMINISTRATION, WHICH INCLUDES AN ALLOCATION TO INLAND FAIR HOUSING FOR FAIR HOUSING SERVICES, WHICH IS MANDATED BY HUD.
15% IS ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE GROUPS, WHICH WERE ALLOCATED BY COUNCIL TO VARIOUS NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS BACK IN FEBRUARY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE, UH, ALLOCATIONS HAD TO BE DECREASED ABOUT 5% DUE TO OUR OVERALL ALLOCATION DECREASED.
SO THE LIBRARY WAS DECREASED BY ABOUT $700.
HOUSE OF BOOTH WAS DECREASED BY A THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE WAS DECREASED BY A THOUSAND, AND ANTHESIS WAS REDUCED BY 500.
SO THEY WERE DECREASED PROPORTIONAL TO WHAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY AWARDED.
UH, THE REMAINING ALLOCATIONS, 265,000 WAS ALLOCATED TO LOS SERRANOS AND THE PRIOR YEAR UNSPENT FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
SO THERE ARE STILL EIGHT $58,000 LEFT IN THE PROGRAM.
SO THERE'LL BE A COMBINED 83,000 FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
THAT'S THE ALL I HAVE FOR YOU THIS EVENING.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ALMA? ONE, ONE THING WE WANNA TOUCH ON, I THINK USUALLY DO THIS, BRIAN.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE ALWAYS USE A PART OF OUR CDBG, UM, FUNDS FOR, UH, STREET IMPROVEMENTS IN LOS RENOS NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE CHIPPING AWAY AT IT EVERY YEAR, SO, AND IT'S PROBABLY, I DON'T KNOW, COME UP TO ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY SO FAR THAT WE'VE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THAT.
SO IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT WE'RE STILL, UM, PUTTING MONEY TOWARDS THAT.
SO, UM, I SEE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE FROM SOME OF THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER.
JUST KIND OH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION, MADAM MAYOR.
UM, THERE'S SOME AREAS IN CHINO HILLS THAT DON'T PAY IN TAIL AND L SO WE'VE BEEN USING THIS MONEY TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS, ESPECIALLY IN LOS TORONTOS.
SO ALL THE LIGHTS, THE SIDEWALKS, THE SEWER SYSTEM OR STORM BRAIN SYSTEM, WE'VE USED THIS MONEY TO MAKE THAT AREA BETTER FOR, UH, STREETS, UH, CURBS AND GUTTERS.
SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS SUBJECT? NO, WE DO NOT.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SUBJECT? OKAY, IF NOT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.
[19. 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 that do not appear on the agenda. 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 ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY CO COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK REQUEST A SPEAK CARD.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER, AND NO ADDITIONAL SPEAKER CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONCE THE COMMENTS HAVE BEGUN.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS STEVE FIGUEROA.
CHERYL, HOW MANY TOTAL SPEAKERS DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE EIGHT.
I'M WITH THE INLAND EMPIRE LATINO COALITION.
AND, UH, WE'VE MET PREVIOUSLY WITH
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YOUR CITY MANAGER WHO'S VERY NICE, BUT IT DOES INVOLVE LOS SERRANOS.I'M GLAD YOU SPEAK UP ABOUT IT.
UM, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MEET WITH CITY COUNCIL, BUT WE'VE BEEN TOLD YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO MEET WITH ANYBODY.
DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE, BUT WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT.
SO WE'RE HERE TO PLEAD TO MEET WITH, UH, ANY COUNCIL PERSON WHO'S IN THAT AREA.
UM, MR. ZENDEJAS, UH, AS YOU CAN SEE, HIS KNEES UPON EAR, HE, HE'S HAD KNEE SURGERY IN THE PAST.
HE PUT SOME SHEDS IN THE AREA, NICE LOOKING SHEDS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SO HE COULD HAVE TOOLS OUT THERE TO WORK.
HE DID A LITTLE, LITTLE STORAGE.
THEY'RE 10 BY 12, YOU WOULD THINK HE'S COMMITTED A FELONY.
UH, THE WAY YOUR, UH, UH, MATTHEW CORDOVA, UH, GOES OUT THERE AND BASICALLY SENDS HIM ALL THESE LETTERS SAYING, WELL, GET RID OF THE SHEDS.
IF YOU GO THROUGH ALL LOS SERRANOS, EVERYONE HAS A SHED, BUT WE'VE BEEN TOLD THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED.
THERE ARE MATTRESSES IN THE FRONT, THERE'S NO SIDEWALKS OVER THERE.
THERE'S MULTIPLE CARS, THERE'S TRAILERS IN THE FRONT IN THE BACK, AND EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING.
HE NEEDS ADDITIONAL TIME BECAUSE OF HIS HEALTH.
HE STRUGGLES AND SUFFERS FINANCIALLY IN OTHER AREAS.
AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WHILE THE CITY MANAGER'S BEEN REAL NICE, WE FOLLOWED HIS DIRECTION TO TRY TO GET A PERMIT, AND WE GOT TOWED OFF AT THE COUNTER.
THEY, THEY ACTUALLY TOLD, TOLD HIM OFF, BUT HE WASN'T THERE, AND HE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
THEN WE TRIED TO MEET WITH MATTHEW, UH, CORDOVA, THE CI THE PERSON TWO, THREE TIMES, BUT HE'S NEVER THERE.
WE THOUGHT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT.
WE WERE TOLD, WELL, WE DON'T CARE IF HE'S A SENIOR CITIZEN DISABLED.
THE CODE'S THE CODE, BUT I KNOW WHAT A DA IS AND 5 0 4 IS, BUT APPARENTLY YOUR CITY DOESN'T.
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, THAT MAY REQUIRE MORE TIME.
WE'RE TO ALL THE, THE LAND USE IS STILL THE LAND USE.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO BE ADVERSARIAL.
WE'RE HERE TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION IN HOPE OF BEING KINDER TO SENIOR CITIZENS AND INDIVIDUALS IN THESE AREAS.
WE UNDERSTAND THEY'RE NOT AS AFFLUENT AS LOS SERRANOS IN THE OTHER AREAS THAT THAT'S, THAT'S OBVIOUS, RIGHT? BUT YOUR UNDER FIGHTING ATTENTION IS IN LOS SERRANOS FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
BUT IF YOU DRIVE AROUND THE CITY, EVEN IF YOU GET OFF RAMONA RIGHT OFF THE FREEWAY RAMP, YOU'LL SEE THIS, UH, THIS CAR WORKING.
IT, IT, IT'S TERRIBLE THERE WHEN YOU GET OFF THE FREEWAY.
BUT IF YOU GO THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE'VE GOT, WE TOOK PICTURES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LOTS OF SHEDS AND MULTIPLE CARS.
AND BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS THREE, FOUR FAMILIES LIVING IN ONE HOUSE THESE DAYS, RIGHT? WITH THE PRICE OF RENT.
SO WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP.
UH, THE CITY MANAGER HAS OUR INFORMATION AND HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAVID, FOLLOWED BY OUDA PROPS FOR LATER COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF, PUBLIC.
I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT MIGHT MAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION FEEL SAFER AND GO MORE SMOOTHLY.
ONE, CHANGE THE SPEAKER'S CARDS SUCH THAT YOUR SIGNATURE CERTIFIES THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE CITY POLICY ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AND THAT IF YOU DISREGARD THIS POLICY, YOU FORFEIT YOUR REMAINING TIME.
YOUR MIC WILL BE IMMEDIATELY CUT AND YOUR COMMENTS WILL BE STRICKEN IN THEIR ENTIRETY FROM THE PUBLIC RECORD, BOTH WRITTEN AND VIDEO, NO WARNINGS, NO MORE SECOND CHANCES FURTHER THAT YOUR PRIVILEGE TO SPEAK WILL BE REVOKED FOR A SIGNIFICANT SPECIFIED NUMBER OF FUTURE MEETINGS.
TWO, DO NOT ALLOW PLACARDS IN THE ROWS BEHIND THE PODIUM THAT ARE VISIBLE FROM THE CAMERA.
THESE THREE ROWS RIGHT IN HERE.
UM, MAKING A STATEMENT OR SHOWING A SLOGAN THAT IS VISIBLE DURING A SPEAKER'S THREE MINUTES IS INTIMIDATING AND DETRACTS FROM THE SPEAKER'S STATEMENT, ESPECIALLY ON THE VIDEOS.
IT ESSENTIALLY GIVES EXTRA TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER.
AND AS WE'VE SEEN FOR MONTHS NOW, IS USED TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT VIOLATE THE CITY'S PUBLIC COMMENTS.
POLICY THREE, REQUIRE ONE SPEAKER TO SIT BEFORE THE NEXT IS CALLED AND DO NOT ALLOW COACHING.
I'VE SEEN PEOPLE WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF AN ISSUE BEING COACHED BY ANOTHER PERSON, OFTEN THEIR PARENT EFFECTIVELY DOUBLING THAT PERSON'S PUBLIC.
REMOVE PEOPLE FROM COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR DISRESPECTING CITY OFFICIALS.
I'M NOT SAYING KICK PEOPLE OUT WHO DISRESPECT THIS COUNTRY AND THIS INSTITUTION BY REFUSING TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION OR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SURE ARE A LOT OF THEM, THEY'RE MISSING TODAY.
WHILE MOST OF THEM, HOWEVER, IF A SPEAKER RAISES THEIR VOICE TO A COUNCIL OR STAFF MEMBER OR SPEAKS IN A THREATENING TONE, THEY SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND NOT ALLOWED BACK.
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NOT ALLOW SYMBOLS OF HATE IN THESE CHAMBERS AS THESE MAKE PEOPLE FEARFUL AND UNCOMFORTABLE.THIS WOULD INCLUDE FLAGS, BANNERS, SIGNS, CLOTHING.
ANYONE WHO DISPLAYS ONE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED AND BARRED FROM FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
THE US FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED.
A NAZI FLAG OR A SWASTIKA IS A SYMBOL OF SUPERIORITY AND HATE AND SHOULD BE BANNED.
CLERICAL ROBES ARE A SYMBOL OF FAITH AND LOVE AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED WHILE, WHILE KKK ROBES ARE A SYMBOL OF INTOLERANCE AND HATE AND SHOULD BE BANNED.
COLORFUL SCARVES LIKE THIS ONE THAT MY WIFE MADE ARE A SYMBOL OF LIFE AND BEAUTY AND SHOULD BE ALLOWED.
ISN'T IT WONDERFUL? BUT LOOK AT THIS ONE, THE KAFI.
IT HAS BEEN WORN BY ARAB TERRORISTS.
THEY LIKE TO BE CALLED PALESTINIAN TERRORISTS NOW, SUCH AS MASS MURDERERS, YASSER ARAFAT AND MARWAN BDI, AND EVERY OTHER TERRORIST IN THE ISLAMIC RESISTANCE MOVEMENT.
WHOSE ACRONYM IN ARABIC IS HAMAS? TO SOME THE KAFI IS A SYMBOL OF PALESTINIAN SELF-DETERMINATION, BUT TO THE WORLD'S CHRISTIANS AND VIEWS.
THANK SIR YOUR TIME, MS. OVER.
IT IS A SYMBOL OF ISLAMIC DOMINATION.
SIR, YOUR DISREGARD REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE AND VIOLENCE.
STOP TALKING AND SHOULD BE BANNED.
AND THE LAST FEW SECONDS OF THE SPEAKER'S SPEECH WAS NOT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR, CHERYL, WHO'S THE NEXT SPEAKER? HUDA, FOLLOWED BY SELENA.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN COMPLICIT IN SUPPORTING COMPANIES THAT ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN ACTIONS THAT GO AGAINST ITS ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND MORAL VALUES.
ONE SUCH COMPANY IS CATERPILLAR, A COOPERATION WHOSE MACHINERY HAS BEEN USED IN DEMOLISHING HOMES AND INFRINGING UPON THE RIGHTS OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS.
IT IS A GRIM REALITY THAT CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT IS BEING EMPLOYED IN TERRITORIES WHERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, GENOCIDE, APARTHEID AND ETHNIC CLEANSING ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING.
THE CITY COUNCIL ARE, AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THIS COMMUNITY, HOLDS A RESPONSIBILITY TO UPHOLD ETHICAL STANDARDS AND PROMOTE JUSTICE BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY.
YET, DESPITE KNOWING THE IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR INVESTMENTS, YOU CONTINUE TO ALLOW TAXPAYER DO DOLLARS TO FLOW INTO THE COOVERS OF COOPERATIONS LIKE CATERPILLAR, TURNING A BLIND EYE TO THEIR, TO THEIR COMPLICITY IN HUMAN SUFFERING, DIVESTMENT IS NOT MERELY A FINANCIAL DECISION.
BY DIVESTING FROM COMPANIES LIKE CATERPILLAR, YOU CAN SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT CHINO HILLS STANDS AGAINST OPPRESSION, INJUSTICE, AND VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
IT IS A STANCE IN FAVOR OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICAL GOVERNANCE.
SOME MAY ARGUE THAT DIVESTMENT IS COMPLICATED, THAT IT COULD AFFECT THE FINANCIAL STAB STABILITY, OR THAT IT FALLS OUTSIDE THE CITY'S JURISDICTION.
HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THESE CONCERNS PALE IN COMPARISON TO THE URGENCY OF STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY.
YOUR INVESTMENTS SHOULD REFLECT THE VALUES THIS CITY CLAIMS TO UPHOLD.
AND SUPPORTING COMPANIES COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE IS UNEQUIVOCALLY AGAINST THOSE VALUES.
I URGE EACH MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE GRAVITY OF THE CURRENT SITUATION.
YOU CANNOT CLAIM IGNORANCE WHEN THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR AND COMPELLING.
YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO DELAY ACTION WHEN LIVES ARE AT STAKE AND JUSTICE IS ON THE LINE.
PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELVES TO BE, TO BE REMEMBERED AS A COUNCIL THAT HESITATED IN THE FACE OF INJUSTICE.
INSTEAD, SEEK TO BE REMEMBERED AS LEADERS WHO STOOD UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT, WHO TOOK DECISIVE ACTION TO ENSURE THAT A CITY'S CITY'S DECISIONS ALIGNED WITH ITS MORAL COMPASS.
THANK YOU, SELENA, FOLLOWED BY JOER.
AS A SHOW, RESPECT FOR INDIGENOUS ROOTS.
I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE GATHER TODAY ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE TOVA PEOPLE WHO WERE REMOVED UNJUSTLY, AND THAT WE IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF THAT REMOVAL.
WE HONOR THEM AS WE LIVE AND WORK HERE TODAY IN, UM, THINKING ABOUT OUR ONGOING CONVERSATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS AROUND DIFFERENT TOPICS REGARDING TO HOW WE ARE,
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UM, ABIDING BY OR VIOLATING OUR ANTI HATE RESOLUTION.UM, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, AND I THINK I MENTIONED THIS TWO WEEKS AGO, THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN JUNETEENTH.
SO I HOPE THAT THIS COUNCIL IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE WAY I HAVE HEARD, UM, OTHER NATIONAL HOLIDAYS BE RECOGNIZED.
I, UM, IT WOULD BE A TRAVESTY TO, UM, HEAR YOU RECOGNIZE ONLY, UM, WHITE HOLIDAYS OR THOSE CELEBRATED BY WHITE AMERICANS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT JUNETEENTH IS ONE CELEBRATED BY MOSTLY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN HONOR OF AFRICAN AMERICANS.
SO LET'S, HOPEFULLY WE'RE NOT GONNA MISS THAT.
UM, AND IN HONOR OF THAT, I ALSO WANTED TO READ AN EXCERPT FROM, UM, FREDERICK DOUGLASS, WHO IS AN AMERICAN, UH, HERO IN OUR HISTORY.
AND IN THINKING ABOUT 4TH OF JULY, AN INDEPENDENCE DAY, UM, QUOTE, WHAT TO THE AMERICAN SLAVE IS YOUR 4TH OF JULY.
I ANSWER A DAY THAT REVEALS TO HIM MORE THAN ALL OTHER DAYS IN THE YEAR, THE GROSS INJUSTICE AND CRUELLY CRUELTY TO WHICH HE IS THE CONSTANT VICTIM TO HIM.
YOUR BOASTED LIBERTY AND UNHOLY LICENSE, YOUR NATIONAL GREATNESS, SWELLING, VANITY, YOUR SOUNDS OF REJOICING ARE EMPTY AND HEARTLESS.
YOUR DENUNCIATION OF TYRANTS, BRASS FRONTED IMPEDANCE, YOUR SHOUTS OF LIBERTY WITH ALL YOUR RELIGIOUS PARADE AND SOLEMNITY ARE TO HIM MORE BOMBAST, FRAUD, DECEPTION, IMP, PE AND HYPOCRISY, HYPOCRISY, A THIN VEIL TO COVER UP CRIMES WHICH WOULD DISGRACE A NATION OF SAVAGES.
THERE IS NOT A NATION ON THE EARTH GUILTY OF PRACTICES MORE SHOCKING AND BLOODY THAN ARE THE PEOPLE OF THESE UNITED STATES AT THIS VERY HOUR.
THAT'S FROM ONE OF OUR GREAT AMERICAN HEROES, FREDERICK DOUGLAS, WHO WORKED VERY HARD TO FREE ENSLAVED PEOPLE FROM, UM, THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY, WHICH I KNOW THAT WE WOULD ALL ADMONISH TODAY.
SO I HOPE THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WHEN WE COME, UM, AND RECOGNIZE AND WAVE OUR FLAGS ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
THAT'S COMING UP AND I HOPE WE UNDERSTAND HOW THOSE ARE ONGOING ISSUES THAT WE STILL NEED TO DISCUSS IN THIS CITY TODAY.
UM, FREE PALESTINE JO SIR, FOLLOWED BY JIM GALLAGHER.
UH, SO THERE ARE TWO POINTS I WANNA BRING UP TODAY.
UH, THE FIRST ONE WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I THINK DURING THE BUDGET MEETING WE BROUGHT UP, UH, THE IDEA OF HAVING SOME SORT OF A WORKSHOP TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, HAVE LIKE MORE DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING MAYBE MORE, UH, YOU KNOW, INTENSE OR, OR, UM, UH, MORE DETAILED OR MORE COMPLEX ISSUES TO HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BUILD THIS BETTER RELATIONSHIP WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, UH, BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THEN ALSO THE CITY COUNCIL.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, UH, STILL SOMETHING I'M REQUESTING.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO, I'D LOVE TO, UM, DISCUSS WITH YOU GUYS MORE MAYBE OFFLINE IN TERMS OF HOW WE COULD DO THAT, UH, IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
UH, THE SECOND THING WAS ALSO, UH, REQUESTING TO DIVEST FROM THE CATERPILLAR, CATERPILLAR BOND.
WE HAVE A 2.5 MILLION, UH, BOND HERE IN THE CITY.
IT HAS A 4% YIELD, WHICH ISN'T BAD, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER BONDS THAT CAN GET YOU SIMILAR RESULTS WITHOUT, UH, IT BEING UNETHICAL.
I WON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO GO INTO WHY THEY'RE UNETHICAL AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO.
BUT I'D ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO LOOK INTO HUMAN RIGHTS, WATCH AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UNITED NATIONS, BATES SELL, UH, CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENT TRANSPARENCY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE WHO PROFITS AND THE BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCE CENTER.
ALL OF THOSE SOURCES HAVE POSTED, UH, OR HAVE PUBLISHED DETAILED REPORTS ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF COMPANIES SUCH AS CATERPILLAR, UH, IN THEIR, YOU KNOW, UNETHICAL PRACTICES.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A VERY SIMPLE ASK AND WE, IT'S TURNING, YOU KNOW, GOOD MONEY OR SORRY, DIRTY MONEY INTO NON DIRTY MONEY.
SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK INTO, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
JIM GALLAGHER, FOLLOWED BY SARAH SAFI.
CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.
UH, UH, JUNETEENTH, I'M, SINCE WE'RE ON THAT SUBJECT, UH, THE CITY I FEEL HAS MENTIONED JUNETEENTH.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST A BLACK HOLIDAY ANYMORE, IT IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
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ALL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES PRETTY MUCH AROUND THE COUNTRY, UH, TAKE THE JUNETEENTH OFF.UH, BUT I DID A LITTLE DIGGING.
I WAS CURIOUS, WHAT ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES DOING WHEN IT COMES TO JUNETEENTH? AND I NOTICED A LOT OF THE CITIES HAVE FORMAL, UH, PRESENTATIONS, UH, UH, AND OBSERVANCES, YOU KNOW, RIALTO, ANAHEIM, RIVERSIDE, CYPRUS, EL SEGUNDO, LONG BEACH, IRVINE, ONTARIO, UH, LAWNDALE, UM, MANHATTAN BEACH, CARSON, UH, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
AND, AND I WAS KIND OF CURIOUS, WELL, MAYBE WHY AREN'T WE? AND I THOUGHT, WELL, PERHAPS MAYBE THE DEMOGRAPHIC ISN'T RIGHT.
BUT IT ISN'T JUST A BLACK HOLIDAY.
WHAT I THINK MIGHT WORK IS, UH, DURING OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK, PERHAPS, UH, NEXT YEAR, UH, IT WOULD BE NICE IF THAT CONCERT THAT FELL CLOSEST TO JUNETEENTH WAS DEDICATED TO JUNETEENTH AND BECAME A JUNETEENTH CONCERT, UH, FOR THE CITY.
I THINK IT MIGHT, UH, BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD SHOW THAT OUR CITY IS INCLUSIVE.
OUR CITY DOES CARE EVEN MORE THAN YOU KNOW, WE'VE INDICATED.
ON ANOTHER NOTE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER WAS TALKING ABOUT, UM, DISRESPECT FOR COUNCIL PEOPLE AND SO ON.
AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT, UH, LAST MEETING, AND, UH, ONE OF OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE STOOD UP.
MR. BENNETT IN PARTICULAR INTERRUPTED THE SPEAKER AND STORMED OUT.
I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE EMOTION THAT WAS BEHIND IT.
UH, HOWEVER, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A COUNCIL PERSON TO LASH OUT AT A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC NO MATTER HOW VITRIOLIC THE, UH, CONVERSATION WAS, AS IN FACT, YOUR ATTORNEY HAS EVEN INDICATED IT'S OKAY TO CRITICIZE US.
JUST MAKE SURE IT STAYS WITHIN CITY BUSINESS.
UM, MR. BENNETT DID APOLOGIZE, I NOTICED TO THE COUNSEL, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS FAIR AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE.
I ALSO THINK, UH, HE'S NOT HERE TO DEFEND HIMSELF, BUT I ALSO THINK HE SHOULD CONSIDER APOLOGIZING TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
UH, THE REASON BEING THAT WE SHOULD FEEL THAT WE DO HAVE THE FREEDOM TO SAY WHAT'S ON OUR MINDS WITHOUT FEAR OF RETALIATION AT THE POINT THAT WE'RE SAYING IT.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, SARAH, FOLLOWED BY HAW MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SALAAM, WHICH MEANS PEACE.
MY NAME IS SARAH SAFI, AND I STAND HERE TODAY, NOT ONLY AS A PALESTINIAN WOMAN, UM, THE DAUGHTER OF AN ABA SURVIVOR, UH, WHO LIVES IN CHINO HILLS, BUT ALSO AS A VOICE FOR MY PALESTINIAN PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE MOST HORRIFIC TERRORISM ACTS AT THE HANDS OF THE ISRAELII OCCUPATION.
I AM HERE TO URGE YOU TO DIVEST THE 2.5 MILLION BOND FROM CATERPILLAR, A COMPANY WHOSE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN USED IN THE GENOCIDE, DESTRUCTION, AND DEVASTATION OF GAZA AND THE WEST BANK.
FOR THE LAST 76 YEARS AND NINE MONTHS, CATERPILLARS, BULLDOZERS, AND MACHINERY HAVE BECOME IN INSTRU INSTRUMENTS OF DEMOLITION, DISPLACEMENT, APPETITE, AND GENOCIDE USED BY THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION, HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, MOSQUE, CHURCHES, AND ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO THE GROUND, LEAVING FAMILIES HOMELESS AND COMMUNITIES CHATTERED.
CATERPILLAR IS COMPLICIT IN THE GENOCIDE AND ETHNIC LANDS OF PALESTINIANS IN BOTH REZA AND THE WEST BANK, AS WELL AS THE MURDER OF US CITIZEN RACHEL CORY IN 2003.
RACHEL, AS WE ALL KNOW, WAS CRUSHED BY CATERPILLAR BULLDOZER WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION FORCES FROM DE UH, DEMOLISHING A PALESTINIAN HOME IN THE WEST BANK.
MAI WAS IN PEACE FOR 76 YEARS AND NINE MONTHS.
CATERPILLARS BULLDOZERS HAVE BEEN USED BY THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION TO ENFORCE A BRUTAL OCCUPATION THAT SUBJECTS PALESTINIANS TO ETHNIC CLEANSING, SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND A LIFE OF CONSISTENT FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY.
THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF POLITICS, IT'S A MATTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY.
THE BOND YOU HOLD IN CATERPILLAR, WHICH IS PAID USING OUR TAX DOLLARS, IS COMPLICIT IN ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN WILDLY CONDEMNED BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS, THE ICC, THE ICJ, AND HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION'S, ONGOING GENOCIDE, SORRY, THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION'S, ONGOING GENOCIDE BLOCKADE, AND FORCED, FORCED STARVATION OF ZA HAS CREATED A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS WHERE ACCESS TO NECESSITIES AND BASIC
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HUMAN NEEDS, SUCH AS CLEAN WATER, FOOD, ELECTRICITY, AND MEDICAL CARE IS SEVERELY LIMITED.I ASK YOU TO LISTEN TO THE CRIES OF STARVING CHILDREN, CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR LIMBS, CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR PARENTS, SIBLINGS AND FAMILY MEMBERS, CHILDREN WHO LOST A SENSE OF SAFETY AND GOING THROUGH UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA.
OH, WE GOT THREE MINUTES TODAY.
I THINK YOU GUYS RECOGNIZE US ALL BY NOW.
UM, AND YOU'RE GONNA PRETTY MUCH ASSUME WE'RE GONNA SAY THE SAME THING THAT EVERYBODY ELSE BEHIND ME IS ECHOING ALL OF OUR CONCERNS, UM, NEED TO BE ADDRESSED.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BROUGHT UP BEFORE AS WELL, ABOUT THE ISSUE OF DIVESTMENT.
AND I BELIEVE SOMEBODY UP HERE, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHO HAD SAID THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AND THAT THAT WAS A CITY COUNCIL MATTER.
SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY OTHER THAN MY ASK IS JUST THAT WE DIVEST FROM CATERPILLAR BONDS THAT WE HAVE.
UM, I THINK WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THE DESTRUCTION THAT IT'S CAUSED THE, YOU KNOW, COMPLICITNESS THAT THEY HAVE IN THIS GENOCIDE WITH DESTROYING PALESTINIAN HOMES, UM, CHURCHES, MOSQUES, ET CETERA.
SO, I MEAN, I, I DON'T WANNA REPEAT WHAT SARAH AND A LOT OF OTHERS HAVE SAID ALREADY, BUT, UM, I DON'T WANT MY TAXPAYER MONEY TO BE FUNDING A GENOCIDE.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AS SIMPLE AS THAT.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY OTHER THAN THAT.
IT'S NOT EVEN A FINANCIAL THING.
LIKE THERE'S OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FINANCE DIRECTOR HERE.
I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER ALTERNATIVES YOU GUYS CAN LOOK AT, TAKE THE, YOU KNOW, UM, CONCERNS OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
IT'S NOT LIKE CATERPILLAR'S THE ONLY, UH, CO I GUESS COMPANY THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT TO WORK WITH, RIGHT? SO THAT'S KIND OF MY ASK IS JUST THAT, THAT, UM, I DON'T WANT MY TAXPAYER MONEY TO BE GOING TO FUND A GENOCIDE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH KILL CIVILIANS AND ALSO OUR US CITIZEN, LIKE SARAH MENTIONED AS WELL, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR ACTIVIST AND US CITIZEN, RACHEL COREY, WHO WAS MURDERED USING, YOU KNOW, A CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CONCERNS ALL OF US, AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU GUYS ADDRESS THAT AND TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND KIND OF FOLLOW UP WITH US.
WE ALL HAVE SAME SIMILAR CONCERNS.
WORK WITH US TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT A PLAN OF SOMETHING THAT'S JUST RIGHT ETHICALLY, RIGHT? NOBODY, I DON'T WANT MY HANDS IN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, UM, UNETHICAL THINGS LIKE A GENOCIDE, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THE FIRST ASK.
AND THEN THE SECOND, I GUESS, IS ALSO KIND OF ECHOING WHAT, UH, SELENA AND JIM SAID AS WELL ABOUT, UM, JUNETEENTH.
UM, IT'S JUST KIND OF SAD TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S 2024 AND LIKE WE, IT'S A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
WE AS A CITY HAVE REALLY FAILED, YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S SOMETHING, WE HAVE NO SORT OF CELEBRATION FOR IT OR ANYTHING YET, WE'RE OUT THERE CELEBRATING JUST OTHER HOLIDAYS AND NOT REALLY GIVING ANY SORT OF CONSIDERATION TO WHAT IT ACTUALLY STANDS FOR.
IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND YOU GUYS REALLY SHOULD HAVE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO BRING UP TO YOU.
YOU GUYS ARE REPRESENTING YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
THERE'S AFRICAN AMERICAN MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS, AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICANS AS WELL.
SO JUST THE FACT THAT YOU'VE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OR DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT, IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SAFETY UPDATES
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AND LET'S HEAR FROM CHIEF WILLIAMS FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION.
OBVIOUSLY, THE 4TH OF JULY, UH, IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER.
UH, THERE ARE MANY, MANY FIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY STARTED.
THE FIRE SEASON SEEMS TO HAVE STARTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WE, WE, WE TALK IN TERMS OF FIRE SEASON, BUT THE REALITY IS, IN CALIFORNIA, FIRE SEASONS SEASON IS YEAR LONG, BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW IS THINGS ARE HEATING UP AND DRYING UP QUICKLY.
SO PLEASE BE MINDFUL AS YOU, UH, AS WE ENTER INTO THE HOLIDAY.
IF YOU HAVE, UH, BRUSH AND SHRUBS, PLEASE CLEAR THOSE OUT.
AND, UH, BE MINDFUL THAT, UH, IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, THERE ARE NO FIREWORKS, NO SAFE IN SAYING NO FIREWORKS ARE PERMITTED.
SO PLEASE, UH, BE COOPERATIVE AND RESPECTFUL OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF BRUSH, UH, AND THE STATE PARK, UH, QUITE FRANKLY, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE.
I'M MOVING ON TO CHIEF GERARD FROM OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL,
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CITY STAFF, RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.I JUST WANNA TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES TO REPORT BACK ON OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS REGARDING THE NEW MULTIAXIAL VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS THROUGH STATE ROUTE 1 42 IN CARBON CANYON.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE NEW ORDINANCE, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO INFORM DRIVERS OF THE NEW ORDINANCE.
THIS CAMPAIGN CONSISTED OF ELECTRONIC SIGN BOARDS AT THE ENTRANCE OF CARBON CANYON PRESS RELEASES, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND EVEN LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE AS REPORTED PREVIOUSLY, OUR EFFORTS THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS CONSISTED OF ISSUING, UH, WARNING CITATIONS TO OFFENDERS.
AND DURING THAT TIME, OUR TRAFFIC UNIT ISSUED TWO VERBAL AND THREE WRITTEN WARNING CITATIONS TO OFFENDING DRIVERS.
SINCE MAY 31ST, OUR CHINO HILLS TRAFFIC UNIT HAS CONDUCTED 19 EXTRA TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS IN CARBON CANYON.
THESE ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS CONSISTED OF ONE TO THREE, THREE OF OUR TRAFFIC DEPUTIES CONDUCTING SPECIAL TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN THE CANYON, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR VEHICLES IN VIOLATION OF THE NEW ORDINANCE.
WE ALSO CONDUCTED A JOINT ENFORCEMENT OPERATION EARLIER TODAY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BREA AND CHINO POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
IT WOULD APPEAR WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OUR AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.
AS THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE OPERATIONS, ONLY NINE OFFENDING VEHICLES WERE OBSERVED.
AND OF THOSE FOUR, UH, WERE TRAVELING TO OR FROM DELIVERIES WITHIN THE CANYON, AS VERIFIED BY THEIR MANIFEST, UH, ONE OFFENDING VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED TODAY AND ISSUED A CITATION.
UH, DURING THIS TIME, WE HAVE ALSO RECEIVED FOUR CALLS FOR SERVICE REFERENCE, UH, AMAZON DELIVERY TRUCKS, WHICH DID NOT POSSESS MORE THAN FOUR AXLES.
AND WE JUST WANNA REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THE NEW ORDINANCE ONLY RESTRICTS VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN FOUR, UH, AXLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE CANYON.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Moran Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board Vice Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Johsz Legislative Advocacy Committee West Valley Mosquito Vector Control District Board]
HAVE COUNCIL REPORTS.UM, SPEAKING OF THE SHORTEST MEETING THAT YOU COULD HAVE, RAY, I, I BELIEVE OUR BEN RES HARMON MEETING WAS, UM, PRETTY SHORT, RIGHT? CHERYL? LIKE UNDER 10 MINUTES, SO I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT.
UM, VICE MAYOR BENNETT IS ABSENT, UM, IN HIS ABSENCE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO REPORT ON? UM, THAT HAPPENED AT THE LAST MEETING, CHIEF, UH, MAYOR IN VICE MAYOR'S ABSENCE AT THE FIRE, AT THE FIRE BOARD FIRE.
OH, WAIT, WE HAVE SOME FIRE BOARD PEOPLE HERE.
MIKE KRIEGER, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO REPORT ON SARAH RAMOS INGER.
OKAY, SO MOVING ON, WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JOSS.
ALRIGHT, FOR LEGISLATIVE AND ADVOCACY, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING, WE MET WITH OUR FEDERAL AND STATE LOBBYIST, WENT OVER OUR, UH, REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO OUR TWO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND TO US SENATORS.
THANKFULLY, AT LEAST ONE OF EACH ITEM HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY, UM, ONE OF THOSE FOUR PERSONS.
UM, NOT TO SAY THAT FUNDING'S GUARANTEED, BUT AT LEAST IT'S BEEN PUT INTO, UH, INTO THE, INTO THE FEDERAL BILL TO GO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE TO BE WORKED ON.
SO, UH, NOTABLY, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN KIM PUT FORWARD FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL, UH, FIRE HAZARD MITIGATION FUNDING.
AND THEN, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES HAS PUT TOGETHER, OR HAS PUT IN FOR, UH, FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOS SERRANOS.
SO BETWEEN, UH, THOSE TWO REQUESTS AND THEN THE, THE OTHER TWO THAT ARE US SENATORS ARE PUTTING FORWARD, I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE FOR THAT.
SO THAT WAS THE MAIN GIST, UM, FOR OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY.
AND THEN FOR WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO, WE HAD OUR MEETING TODAY AND JUST ESSENTIALLY WENT OVER OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
DO YOU HAVE SOME COUNCIL COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MA.UM, I ATTENDED NUMEROUS MEETINGS THIS PAST, UH, MONTH WITH SCAG.
I ATTENDED A COUPLE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETINGS, LEGISLATIVE AND COMMUNICATION.
UM, WE GOT UPDATES ON STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES.
UH, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, UH, ATTENDED THE GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE, UH, TRANSIT COMMITTEE.
JOHN RE IS THE NEW CHAIR, VICE CHAIR SUPERVISOR, JOE BACA, METRO VALLEY ATTENDED.
ALSO THE NEW CHAIR THERE IS MAYOR, UH, HELEN TRAN FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
UH, VICE CHAIR IS ACTUALLY JESSE ARM.
MENEZ METROLINK IS REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT THERE, BUT SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF.
IT'S CALLED ZO ZERO EMISSIONS MULTIUNIT.
IT'S THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN THAT'S ACTUALLY POWERED BY HYDROGEN, BY ENERGY OR HYDROGEN FUEL.
SO IT'S CLEAN, 100% CLEANER GREEN ENERGY.
UM, REGARDING THINGS THAT I ATTENDED, I WENT TO THE COPTIC CHURCH OPENING, UM, THIS PAST SUNDAY.
UH, WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE, BEAUTIFUL CHURCH.
UM, I ATTENDED A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR A GOOD FAMILY FRIEND, JAVI NOR NORIEGA.
HIS FAMILY IS HERE TODAY AND MY DEEPEST SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO THE FAMILY.
UM, I WANTED TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER A STATUS ON BLD.
AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T TELL YOU THIS TODAY ABOUT IT, BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.
I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A SCHEDULE OF IMPROVEMENTS.
HOW DO WE LOOK AT THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY'RE
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SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING AT DLD CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE A PARK IN THE, UH, SOUTHERN END OF TOWN NEAR FAIRFIELD RANCH, UH, COMMUNITY THAT, WHILE IT'S OWNED BY THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, IT'S OPERATED BY BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. WE ENTERED INTO A NEW, UH, CONTRACT WITH THEM ROUGHLY TWO YEARS AGO THAT INCLUDED A SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY NEEDED TO MAKE TO THE PROPERTY, TO THE TONE OF, UH, ROUGHLY $1.8 MILLION.UH, THE, UH, SCHEDULE HAS NOT MET OUR TIMELINE, HOWEVER, UH, BIG LEAGUE DREAMS HAS INVESTED ROUGHLY $1 MILLION IN THE PARK.
IT JUST SO HAPPENS, UH, THAT I DID SPEAK WITH THE, UH, PRESIDENT OF BIG LEAGUE DREAMS OPERATIONS TODAY.
UH, WE'LL BE SCHEDULING A MEETING SOON TO TALK ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GONNA MEET THOSE DELIVERABLES, PROBABLY WITHIN, UH, THE NEXT SIX MONTHS WOULD BE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR THEM TO PULL THOSE OFF.
SOME OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT CONTINUE TO LAG ARE, UH, UH, OUTFIELD IMPROVEMENTS.
THE PARK HAS A FACADE THAT LOOKS LIKE REPLICA BALLPARKS.
UH, THEY'VE HAD LONG, UH, UH, ON THEIR, UH, DOCKET, UH, REPLACEMENT OF WOOD AND, UH, GRAPHICS IN THAT AREA THAT HAVEN'T COME TO FRUITION.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S HAS POINTED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES THAT EVEN THINGS LIKE THE, UH, PROPERTY MAINTENANCE IN THE, UH, PARKING LOTS HASN'T BEEN DONE.
UH, THEY ARE OPERATING, UH, A PARK THAT HAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
UH, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR THEM TO MAKE THAT, UH, FINAL PUSH TO GET, UH, THE REMAIN REMAINDER OF THE ITEMS, UH, TAKEN CARE OF.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE A AD HOC COMMITTEE THAT TRACKS THIS, AND I KNOW COUNCILMAN MARQUEZ HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL FROM DAY ONE IN PUSHING, UH, A NEW RELATIONSHIP.
WE HAVE A MUCH IMPROVED RELATIONSHIP.
THEY JUST STILL HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT WE NEED THEM TO TAKE CARE OF.
ONE LAST THING IS, I SAW RONNIE HERE EARLIER TODAY.
HE HAD MINOR SURGERY AND HE'S LOOKING GOOD, SO I KNOW HE PROBABLY LEFT.
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE DOING BETTER, RONNIE AND, UH, TRAFFICKING CARBON CANYON.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD, HARD WORK, SIR.
AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMUNITY HAS NOTICED, UH, THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.
OKAY, BRIAN, OH, HER FINAL COMMENT.
UM, REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO REPORT.
JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.
UM, I JUST HAD A COUPLE THINGS BASED ON SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS I HEARD.
I, I JUST WANNA KIND OF CLARIFY SOME THINGS.
SO THE GENTLEMAN, UM, THAT WAS HERE FROM LOS SERRANOS WITH THE SHED ISSUE, THEY'RE NOT HERE ANYMORE, BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT WE'RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE.
BUT I SUSPECT THAT THIS IS AN ACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE.
AND IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN WE ARE NOT ABLE TO TALK TO RESIDENTS IF THERE'S AN ACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASE.
AND THEN I WANTED TO ALSO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THE WAY THAT OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, UM, POLICY WORKS IS THAT WE ARE NOT A, UH, A PROACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
WE DON'T DRIVE AROUND LOOKING FOR VIOLATIONS.
SO, UM, YOU CAN REPORT SOMETHING ANONYMOUSLY.
SO IT COULD BE A NEIGHBOR, IT COULD BE ANYONE, BUT IT'S, IT'S ANONYMOUS IF YOU WANNA REPORT SOMETHING, BUT IT'S REACTIVE, SO SOMEONE WOULD'VE HAD TO REPORT THAT.
SO NOBODY IS GETTING, UM, PICKED ON OR SINGLED OUT.
IT'S, IT'S REACTIVE BECAUSE SOMEONE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DOESN'T LIKE THAT WHAT THEY SEE AND THEY WANNA SEE IF IT'S, UM, WITHIN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OR NOT.
I CAN'T TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT THAT, UM, WE DO WORK WITH PEOPLE.
I KNOW THAT WE HAD, UM, A COUPLE TIMES WE'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT DID NOT HAVE, UM, THEY HAD WEEDS IN THEIR FRONT YARD AND THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO PUT, UM, A LAWN IN.
SO CODE ENFORCEMENT WORKED WITH THEM TO GET THE WEEDS REMOVED AND PUT WOOD CHIPS DOWN SO IT WAS PRESENTABLE.
SO WE DO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO, UM, TO HELP PEOPLE COMPLY.
AND SO THE GOAL OF CODE ENFORCEMENT IS TO GET COMPLIANCE, UM, IN A WAY THAT IS, IS DOABLE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON CODE ENFORCEMENT, WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT FOR THAT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
AND THEN MARK, CAN YOU COMMENT, UM, THAT THIS GENTLEMAN'S ALSO GONE, BUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT HAD, UM, DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS, THAT WAS HIS OPINION.
CAN YOU LET US KNOW WHY SOMEONE COULD NOT BE COMPELLED TO STATE THEIR NAME OR SIGN THEIR NAME ON A SPEAKER CARD? UH, THE BROWN ACT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES THAT WE CAN'T REQUIRE SOMEONE TO, UM, GIVE THEIR NAME IN ORDER TO ATTEND OR SPEAK AT THE PO AT A COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, THE CARDS THOUGH, UM, SOMEBODY CAN PUT, I DUNNO, A NAME ON SO THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED TO BE CALLED, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEIR CORRECT NAME, SO.
I WAS MORE FOR HIS INFORMATION, BUT HE IS, HE HAS LEFT.
AND THEN, UM, ANOTHER SPEAKER, I DON'T KNOW IF I UNDERSTOOD IT RIGHT, BUT I THINK, UM, I THINK IT WAS JASER.
I THINK HE, YOU HAD MENTIONED, SO, UH, UM, SOME KIND OF LIKE, UH, BUDGET
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ROUND TABLE AND THE FA UH, TO FA TO FACILITATE HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY.BUT I WANTED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW, UM, THAT WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC BUDGET STUDY SESSION EVERY YEAR.
UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IF, UM, OUR BUDGET IS OF INTEREST TO YOU, YOU NEED TO LIKE TRACK THAT ON YOUR RADAR.
IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR E NOTIFY FOR YOUR PHONE AND YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE DO.
UM, YOU WON'T GET A BARRAGE OF STUFF FROM THE CITY.
YOU CAN SELECT WHAT IS OF INTEREST TO YOU, WHETHER IT'S, UH, SOMETHING THAT'S GOING OUT FOR RFPA BID, UH, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, UH, TRAFFIC, PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, PUBLIC MEETINGS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEN YOU WILL GET AN ALERT ON YOUR PHONE OR YOUR EMAIL, UM, WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THAT COMES UP, WHEN A NEW AGENDA IS POSTED, YOU WILL GET AN ALERT IF YOU WANNA TRACK THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, UM, AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL, LIKE RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, INTEREST IN THE PICKLEBALL VERSUS THE, THE, THE VERSUS THE DIFFERENT USES AT GRAND AVENUE PARK.
SO SOMEBODY WANT, WANT TO KNOW WHEN THE PARKS AND REC, UH, COMMISSION AGENDAS ARE POSTED.
YOU CAN ALSO FIND A WAY TO THAT SO YOU WON'T MISS OUT ON THE MEETING.
SO, UM, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND SIGN UP FOR E NOTIFY.
IT'S AT THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER.
YOU CLICK ON IT AND YOU'RE ALL SET.
AND AT ANY TIME, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR, UH, YOUR CHOICES.
AND ON A, ON A, A RATHER SAD AND TRAGIC NOTE.
UM, FOR YOU, MR. AND MRS. NOGA THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT, IT IS AN HONOR TO ADJOURN TONIGHT IN YOUR SON'S MEMORY.
AND I HAVE SOME THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO READ.
AND I HEARD HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE WAS WONDERFUL AND ATTENDED BY MANY WHO LOVED AND ADORED HIM THIS PAST WEEK.
AND AT WESTERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB.
[ ADOURN IN MEMORIAM: Adjourn in memory of Chino Hills resident Javi Noriega who passed away unexpectedly on May 23, 2024, at the age of 35.]
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CHINO HILLS RESIDENT JAVIER NORIEGA, OR JAVI, WHO PASSED AWAY ON MAY 23RD AT THE AGE OF 35.JAVIER WAS A VETERAN WHO PROUDLY SERVED IN THE US ARMY FOR SEVEN YEARS.
HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND HIS COUNTRY WAS EVIDENT BY HIS DISTINGUISHED MILITARY CAREER.
JAVIER'S SERVICE INCLUDED DEPLOYMENT TOURS TO AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND MANY COMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING THE AFGHANISTAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH CAMPAIGN STAR, THE ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL WITH TWO AWARDS, THE ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL, THE NATO MEDAL, AND THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.
AS A RESIDENT AND MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, JAVIER WAS A GRADUATE OF A YALA HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE WRESTLING TEAM.
JAVIER WILL BE REMEMBERED NOT ONLY FOR HIS MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT ALSO FOR HIS KIND HEART UNWAVERING LOYALTY AND THE LOVE HE SHARED WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
HIS LEGACY OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND SACRIFICE WILL FOREVER BE CHERISHED.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL OF CHINO HILLS, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND OFFER SUPPORT TO HIS PARENTS, ANNA AND FERNANDO, HIS FOUR SIBLINGS AND ALL HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AND IS WITH GRATITUDE THAT WE ADJOURN.
AND IN MEMORY OF JAVITS KNIGHT, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.