[00:01:00] GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE OCTOBER 8TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR CHINO HILLS. [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] AT THIS TIME, CHERYL, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE ROLL? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AT THE CONCLUSION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR TONIGHT'S INVOCATION FROM FATHER ELMER ELMER FROM SAINT PAUL THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH. AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A CHINO HILLS WELCOME. YOU HAVE JUST ARRIVED LAST WEEK, AND WE SAID A FOND FAREWELL, FOND FAREWELL TO FATHER JOSEPH. SO WELCOME. AND WITH THAT READY BEGIN, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ INVOCATION: Father Joseph Pilotin, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church] NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. ALMIGHTY AND TRIUNE GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATEFUL HEART. WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR ALL OF YOUR MIGHTY WORKS. THANK YOU FOR CREATING US AND SUSTAINING US DAY BY DAY. WE THANK YOU TONIGHT TRYING GOD FOR THESE SERVANTS. OUR MAYOR, OUR VICE MAYOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL CITY STAFF AND THOSE WHO WORK AND SERVE THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THE WAY OF SERVICE THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO TAKE UP ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US HERE. WE ALL COME TO THIS ROOM TONIGHT AS COMPLEX HUMAN BEINGS, CARRYING BURDENS, CARRYING JOY AND HOPE, TRUSTING THAT YOU ALONE CAN HOLD US TOGETHER IN YOUR LOVE AND PEACE. HELP US, LORD, TO TRUST YOU MORE, MORE THAN OUR FEARS, OUR WOUNDS, AND EVEN OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AND SO WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BE GLORIFIED TONIGHT THROUGH THE DECISIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. GIVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS THEY DELIBERATE ON THE ITEMS BEFORE THEM. MAY EVERY DECISION BE RIGHTEOUS IN YOUR SIGHT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL. LORD GOD, ALLOW THIS AGREEMENT TO HELP THEM FLOURISH RATHER THAN WITHER. COME TOGETHER RATHER THAN DIVIDE. HELP THEM TO FIND WAYS OF FRAMING THINGS, WAYS THAT BIND RATHER THAN TEAR APART. WE PRAY FOR WISDOM, FOR STRENGTH, FOR COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD FOR ALL CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS. GRANT THAT OUR CITY WOULD BE KNOWN AS A RIGHTEOUS CITY, A CITY WITH DEEP FAITH IN YOU AS A CITY OF PEACE AND HOPE. A CITY WITH HEALTHY HOMES. A CITY THAT WELCOMES THE STRANGER. A CITY THAT CARES FOR THE NEEDY. A CITY THAT DEFENDS THE INNOCENT FROM EVILDOERS. WE THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE GIVING THEIR LIFE IN THE SERVICE OF ALL AND ALL THOSE WHO WORK TO MAKE THIS CITY A PLACE WE CALL HOME. WE ASK THIS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 6TH THROUGH 12TH, 2024 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. [1. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October 6-12, 2024, as Fire Prevention Week] TO BE ACCEPTED BY FIRE CHIEF WILLIAMS, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? CHERYL, I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH KIM CAREW, WHO IS GOING TO BE ACCEPTING FOR THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, AND SHE HAD HER DATES MIXED UP. SO DO WE STILL HAVE HER NUMBER? BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO. IF YOU COULD TELL HER, IF SHE CAN BE HERE IN TEN MINUTES, WE CAN STILL DO IT AND WE CAN MOVE HER TO THE END. YES. IF YOU HAVE HER NUMBER, YOU CAN TEXT HER THAT REAL QUICK. YES. HELLO. WELCOME, CHIEF. OKAY. THIS WEEK COMMEMORATES THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE OF 1871, WHICH KILLED MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE, LEFT 100,000 HOMELESS, [00:05:08] DESTROYED MORE THAN 17,000 BUILDINGS, AND BURNED MORE THAN 2000 ACRES. THE THEME THIS YEAR IS SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION, ROUGHLY THREE OUT OF FIVE DEATHS HAPPEN IN HOMES WITHOUT WORKING SMOKE ALARMS. IN HOMES WITH PROPERLY WORKING SMOKE ALARMS, THE RISK OF DYING IN A HOME FIRE IS CUT IN HALF. THE CITY JOINS OUR CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT IN ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES WHILE AT HOME, AT WORK OR AT SCHOOL. HERE WITH ME TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION IS OUR FIRE CHIEF, DAVE WILLIAMS. AND HE'S ALSO GOING TO TELL US A LITTLE MORE OF FIRE PREVENTION. AND AS ALWAYS, WE'D VERY HAPPY TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION FOR FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, CHIEF, AND WE'LL WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU. SO I'LL JUST KEEP IT SHORT. I JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY STAFF. WE HAVE THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SIDE OF OUR BUSINESS, WHICH IS WHEN THE EMERGENCIES OCCUR OUT IN THE FIELD AND THE FOLKS RESPOND ON THE FIRE ENGINES AND THEY TAKE CARE OF. IN THIS CASE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRES AND THEY MITIGATE AND MANAGE MANY INCIDENTS. WE ALSO HAVE THE OTHER SIDE OF OF OF THE BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE FIRE PREVENTION SIDE. AND REALLY, AS YOU GET ALONG IN YOUR CAREER AND YOU START TO DEVELOP, YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S REALLY ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PREVENT THESE INCIDENTS FROM EVEN HAPPENING. SO I HAVE WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE BEST FIRE PREVENTION OR LIKE THE NEW NAME WE CALL IT, IT'S COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION. WE HAVE THE BEST IN THE STATE, DEFINITELY IN THE COUNTY, BUT IF NOT THE WHOLE STATE, LED BY OUR PHENOMENAL FIRE MARSHAL. AND THEY HAVE A GREAT TEAM. THEY'RE ALWAYS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. ALL THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE IS ON OUR WEBSITE AGAIN RELATED TO SMOKE ALARMS. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS JUST TO BE MINDFUL EVERY TIME WE HAVE A TIME CHANGE, WHETHER IT'S THE FALL FORWARD OR THE OR THE SPRING FORWARD OR THE FALL BACK, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD REMINDER FOR YOU TO CHECK THE THE BATTERIES IN YOUR SMOKE ALARMS. MANY ARE HARDWIRED, BUT THEY DO HAVE A BATTERY BACKUP, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER ELEMENT OF SAFETY WHEN IT COMES TO DEALING WITH FIRES IN A RESIDENTIAL SETTING. SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE FIRE DISTRICT SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS VISIT OUR WEBSITE. THERE'S LOTS OF INFORMATION, AND OUR COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SLASH FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO YOU TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR FOR HONORING US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SHARE REAL QUICK. IF I WALK BACK IN THE FIRE SERVICE, WE GET FOLKS TAKING PHOTOS WITH ICE CREAM OF SOME SORT. OH, OKAY. MAYOR MORAN, I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IT WILL BE ABOUT 15 MINUTES, SO WE CAN ALWAYS MOVE IT BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ANOTHER POINT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO THAT BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WANTED TO BE HERE. SO WE WILL MOVE TO THE PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, TO BE ACCEPTED BY RHONDA BELTRAN AND [3. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month] PAT BELL OF THE HOUSE OF RUTH. COME UP AND JOIN ME, LADIES. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS, AGES, RACIAL, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ECONOMIC GROUPS. IN CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 35% OF WOMEN AND 31% OF MEN EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIMES. AS A RESULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HERE IN CHINO HILLS, THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH THE HOUSE OF RUTH TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELP CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY FOR US ALL. ALL OF THEIR SERVICES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND OFFER TO OUR RESIDENTS FREE OF CHARGE. TONIGHT WE HAVE PAT BELL AND RHONDA BELTRAN FROM HOUSE OF RUTH TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND TELL US MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM. AND AS AN ASIDE, WE HAVE AS A CITY HAVE WORKED WITH HOUSE OF RUTH AND SUPPORTED THEM FINANCIALLY THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK PROGRAM GRANT FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. AND THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE WHAT THEY DO. BUT IT IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION TO SUPPORT WITH YOUR TIME, TALENT OR TREASURE TO SUPPORT THIS GREAT, GREAT ORGANIZATION. SO WITH THAT, LADIES, I WANT TO PRESENT YOU THIS PROCLAMATION. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU AND LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU. PAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. WE ARE JUST EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. AND YES, WE HAVE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP FOR MANY YEARS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THIS GREAT CITY. ANYTHING FROM CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES TO EMERGENCY SHELTER TO PERHAPS HOUSING SUPPORT WITH HOUSING SUBSIDIES. [00:10:09] WE ALSO, ON A PROACTIVE LEVEL, DO QUITE A BIT OF PREVENTION EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, REACHING OUT TO THE YOUTH SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE LEARNING WHAT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ARE AND WHAT WARNING SIGNS ARE FOR DATING VIOLENCE. SO WE TRY TO TACKLE THE YOUNG ONES SO THEY CAN GROW UP TO HAVE HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS. SO IF ANY OF YOUR RESIDENTS NEED EMERGENCY SERVICES, YOU'RE WELCOME TO CALL OUR HOTLINE AND VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HOUSE OF RUTH INC. ORG THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST SAY A QUICK INVITE. WE DO HAVE A SURVIVORS PANEL TOMORROW AT OUR OUTREACH LOCATION AT 599 NORTH MAIN STREET. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, IT'S AT 6:00 TOMORROW EVENING. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR OH, I JUST WENT BLANK. OUR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WHICH WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH FROM 6 TO 8, AND ALSO AT OUR OUTREACH OFFICE AT 599 NORTH MAIN STREET. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO, AND HONOR THOSE THAT HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. THANK YOU. PLEASE. CONTINUE AND LOOK FOR HIM WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OR WHEREVER YOU SEE FIT. YES. OKAY. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT. [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] THANK YOU. CHERYL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MORAN, COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS. JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT. THE CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING TO A NEW EMERGENCY ALERTS MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO GO LIVE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. THE NEW PLATFORM ALLOWS USERS TO RECEIVE CRITICAL EMERGENCY ALERTS, CITY NEWS AND EVENTS, AGENDA NOTICES, AND BID NOTIFICATIONS VIA EMAIL OR TEXT IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE. OVER 60 LANGUAGES ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING ENGLISH, MANDARIN CHINESE, AND SPANISH. THE NEW SYSTEM ALSO ALLOWS USERS TO ENTER THEIR CHINO HILLS ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOCATION SPECIFIC ALERTS THAT MAY ONLY AFFECT A SMALL AREA OF THE CITY. USERS WHO ARE ALREADY SUBSCRIBED TO THE CITY'S NOTIFY ME ALERTS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM AND WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE ALERTS AND RECREATION NEWS. RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN US IN THEIR BEST COSTUMES FOR A FREE TRICK OR TREAT EVENT AT THE SHOPS ON OCTOBER 31ST, FROM 3 TO 5 P.M.. CHILDREN CAN ENJOY TRICK OR TREATING CRAFT STATIONS AND A COSTUME CONTEST, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 4 P.M. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN TREAT BAG AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT CHINO HILLS.ORG/EVENTS. AND LASTLY, WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT THE GRAND AVENUE PICKLE PICKLEBALL COURTS AND HOCKEY RINK RESURFACING PROJECT WAS COMPLETED LAST WEEK. RESIDENTS CAN ENJOY THE UPGRADED AMENITY WITH UP TO FIVE COURTS FOR PICKLEBALL PLAY, AS WELL AS DEDICATED HOURS FOR HOCKEY AND ROLLER DERBY. AND WE HAVE A SHORT VIDEO SHOWING THE NEW COURTS, WHICH WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, THERE WE GO. THANK. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT, NICOLE. IT WAS A GREAT VIDEO. THAT'S A LONG TIME COMING. WELL, WE CAN SAY THAT WE HAVE VETTED THE PROCESS. SO WITH THAT, CHERYL, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [4. 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 Deputy 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.] WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS, WHICH TONIGHT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY. THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. FOR THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD AND THAT WOULD BE JIM GALLAGHER. [00:15:03] THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. SPECIFICALLY, I'M ADDRESSING THE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH OBSERVANCE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING LATER. MY MOTHER, AS I'VE MENTIONED IN THE PAST, IS A TWO TIME BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR. SHE'S 93 YEARS OLD NOW. SHE'S BEEN THROUGH IT. WE WENT THROUGH IT WITH HER, AND I HAVE TO CREDIT THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. AND THE RESEARCH THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT I THINK HELPS TO SAVE LIVES. PEOPLE LIKE MY MOTHER. I HAVE BEEN A FREQUENT PARTICIPANT WITH THE MAKING STRIDES ORGANIZATION WHEN ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAD IT OVER IN THE CITY OF CHINO. AND LATELY THEY'VE MOVED IT OUT TO THE INLAND EMPIRE, AND IT'S NOT AS ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS. AT ONE TIME, I REMEMBER THAT WE USED TO DO MAKING STRIDES HERE IN CHINO HILLS, AND I THINK IT BRINGS HOME THE ISSUE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE RESIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT MAYBE WE LOOK INTO BRINGING MAKING STRIDES OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT HERE AT CHINO HILLS, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY THAT WE COULD OBSERVE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, MAYBE NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE MOVE ON TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS. [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] JUST REAL QUICK FOR THE BREAKING, MAKING, MAKING STRIDES FOR BREAST CANCER WALK. FORTUNATELY, THIS YEAR, IT DID GET MOVED TO CHINO. SO IT'S RIGHT NEXT DOOR THIS YEAR. SO I HOPE EVERYONE WILL PARTICIPATE IN IT. AND IT WAS FURTHER IN INLAND EMPIRE RANCHO CUCAMONGA FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAD IT. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE IT BACK ON THE WEST END AGAIN IF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT. YES. ARE THERE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR. [ 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.] RAY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO PULL? OKAY. BRIAN. OH, MAN. ART? NONE AND PETER. NONE. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. PLEASE VOTE. ONE SECOND. LET ME GO AHEAD AND START THIS. OH, I DID IT AGAIN. BECAUSE IT'S NON AGENDA. AGENDAS. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEMS INITIATED BY COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE AND APPOINT TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. [13. Establish a Public Safety ad hoc Committee and appoint two Council Members to ad hoc Committee to discuss and review various issues related to General Plan Safety Element Update] THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MORAN. CITY COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT STEMMED FROM THE AUGUST 13TH JOINT COUNCIL MEETING, WHERE WE HAD THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWING THE SAFETY ELEMENT COMPONENTS. AND THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS MADE REGARDING THE PLAN BY MANY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AS, EXCUSE ME, THE MAYOR ASKED IF IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE FOR US TO FORM A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE. SO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT, AND SUGGESTION FROM STAFF IS THAT AN AD HOC COMMITTEE WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE WAY TO HAVE A COUPLE OF THE COUNCIL. MEMBERS, SINCE IT HAS TO BE LESS THAN A QUORUM, WHICH COULD ONLY BE TWO OF YOU. OVERSEE THE FINAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE COMMENTS. WORK WITH STAFF TO. ENSURE THAT THE COUNCIL'S CONCERNS ARE MET, AND WE ANTICIPATE THIS PROCESS WOULD TAKE MAYBE SIX MONTHS, BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY MOVING FORWARD WITH THE SAFETY ELEMENT AND THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATES, AND THIS WOULD FIT RIGHT IN WITH THAT PROCESS. OKAY, GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU, BEN. AND YES, I DID BRING IT UP DURING THE SAFETY ELEMENT WORKSHOP. AND SO WITH THAT SAID, I WISH TO EXPRESS MY INTEREST TO SERVE ON IT AND THEN GET FEEDBACK FROM YOU. GENTLEMEN, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SERVE WITH ME ON THIS, OR IF YOU SUPPORT ME ON IT FOR GOOD. OKAY. I THINK WE'D ALL LIKE TO BE ON IT. BUT WE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAD INITIATED THIS, AND I THINK BRIAN'S VERY APPROPRIATE TO BE ON THIS ALSO. I'D LOVE TO BE ON IT. MAYBE SOMEDAY DOWN THE ROAD. YEAH, I THINK SO. I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. OKAY. AND I JUST THINK SPECIFICALLY SO THIS CLARIFICATION OF WHAT THE POINT OF OUR AD HOC COMMITTEE IS, IS BECAUSE I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT A LOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FIRE AND POLICE. BRIAN AND I WERE SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT STRENGTHENING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINO VALLEY SCHOOLS IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. SO I'D LIKE US TO FOCUS ON THAT. I'D LIKE US TO MEET WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD SO WE CAN BE ON THE SAME PAGE, SO TO SPEAK, WHEN THERE'S A DISASTER, BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF A DISASTER HAPPENS DURING SCHOOL HOURS, AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO COORDINATE AND BE ON THE SAME PAGE WITH THIS. SO THAT'S WHAT WE KIND OF WANT TO EXPLORE. MADAM MAYOR, IF I COULD, IF YOU DON'T MIND. THIS IS FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. JUST LIKE WHAT SHE SAID. I LIKE THE GENERAL PLAN. OR GENERAL PLAN? YES, MA'AM. [00:20:01] I WOULD LIKE TO LIKE WHAT CYNTHIA SAID TO DO SOMETHING MORE AFTER THIS IS ESTABLISHED. BECAUSE I BELIEVE WE DO NEED A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, AN ONGOING COMMITTEE. AND I THINK IT'S REAL IMPORTANT THAT WE AT LEAST DISCUSS IT TO SEE IF THERE'S A NEED FOR IT IN THE CITY. WE CAN REVISIT IT AFTER SIX MONTHS AND SEE WHERE WE AT, AND THE SCHOOLS REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I MET WITH LITTLE ELEMENTARY. OH, PROBABLY TWO YEARS AGO, BECAUSE NO ONE HAD TALKED TO THEM ABOUT WHAT DO WE DO IN THE IF THERE'S A DISASTER GOING ON? YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING NOW WITH THE NEW RAPTOR SYSTEM PEOPLE, THEY CAN LOCK DOWN THE SCHOOL. BUT WHAT'S SOMETHING WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEBODY HAS TO VACATE THE SCHOOL AND WHERE DO THEY GO? SO IT DID GET WORKED OUT, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT ALL OF THE CAMPUSES CLEARLY WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE THAT, AT LEAST THE ONES IN CHINO HILLS. SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT. SO YEAH. GREAT. SO PETER, YOU HAD MADE A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND IT. SORRY. SECOND. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. MAYOR MORAN, IF YOU COULD JOIN US BACK AT THE PODIUM. [2. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month] MISS CREW IS HERE. OH, THERE SHE IS. THERE. OKAY. SO LET ME ANNOUNCE THE. WE ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTING A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY KIMBERLY KAREW OF PEACE LOVE TOTE. YOUR STUDENTS. KIM'S A TEACHER AT COUNTRY CANYON, CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH, AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHER FABULOUS THINGS SHE DOES WITH THIS. OH WAIT, THAT'S THE WRONG ONE. OKAY. SO EVERY OCTOBER, AMERICANS OFFER INCREASED SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING OR AT RISK OF BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER TOUCHES THE LIVES OF MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY, FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING BREAST CANCER, AS WELL AS THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF DEDICATED ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO STRIVE EACH DAY TO DEFEAT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. TO ACCEPT TONIGHT'S PROCLAMATION IS KIM CAREW OF PEACE LOVE TOTE, AND SHE'S GOING TO TELL OUR RESIDENTS MORE ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES TO INCREASE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, AND ALSO WHAT SHE DOES TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH TREATMENT. SO WITH THAT, KIM, I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS PROCLAMATION FROM OUR CITY AND HAVE YOU AND HAVE YOU SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS KIM CAREW. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS FOR 32 YEARS, AND IT HAS JUST BEEN THE MOST WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. I'VE BEEN A TEACHER AT CANYON HILLS FOR 19 YEARS, SO I LOVE OUR COMMUNITY. NINE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST BREAST CANCERS TO HAVE. AND AT THE TIME I THOUGHT, OH MY GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. BUT NOW, ALMOST TEN YEARS LATER, IT HAS BROUGHT ME SO MUCH JOY BECAUSE NOW I'M IN A POSITION WHERE I CAN HELP OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH. AND BECAUSE OF CYNTHIA AND SO MANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, I AM JUST SO HAPPY THAT I CAN HELP PEOPLE WHERE I LIVE AND MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY'RE LIVING IN A GREAT PLACE, TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS. [14. Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0004-2024 - 4050 Chino Hills Parkway, within the Chino Hills Shopping Center, Boqian, LLC, applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0004-2024 to determine that the sale of alcoholic beverages for offsite consumption at Boqian Galleria Market, located at 4050 Chino Hills Parkway, serves the public convenience or necessity, and determining that the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval] NO ACTION IS REQUIRED UNLESS TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE MATTER. WE HAVE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER CP 0004 2024 AT 4050 CHINO HILLS PARKWAY AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NUMBER [15. Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0002-2024 - MS Lady Med Spa, 2983 Chino Avenue, Suite A7, located within the Rolling Ridge Plaza, Hong Juan Shan, applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0002-2024 for the operation of a massage establishment (MS Lady Med Spa) at 2983 Chino Avenue, Suite A7, and determining that the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval] CP 002. 2024 MISS LADY MED SPA AT 2983 CHINO AVENUE. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL EITHER OF THESE ITEMS? OKAY, IF NOT CONTINUING. CHERYL. NEXT WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL THAT DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA. [16. 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 Deputy City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker. ] AGAIN, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK. [00:25:02] A REQUEST TO SPEAK, CARD AND COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOUR SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JANELLE RUIZ FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS. HI, JANELLE. WELCOME. IS THIS ON ALREADY? OH, YEAH. HONORABLE MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF. I'M THE NEW PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER. JANELLE RUIZ. WHILE I MAY BE NEW TO MY ROLE, I'M NOT NEW TO SOCAL GAS. I'VE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY ALMOST 14 YEARS. YOU MAY REMEMBER MY PREDECESSOR, LEAH PETERSON, OR EVEN ART MARQUEZ FOR HIS SHORT STINT. BUT I'M HERE TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE MYSELF AS YOUR NEW POINT OF CONTACT, SHOULD YOU NEED ANYTHING. I HAVE LEFT MY BUSINESS CARDS WITH THE CITY CLERK. AND LASTLY, I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER THIS RELATIONSHIP AND TAKE YOU ALL ON THE JOURNEY AS SOCAL GAS EMBARKS TO BE THE CLEANEST, SAFEST, MOST INNOVATIVE ENERGY COMPANY IN AMERICA. SO THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU AND WELCOME. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR IF I COULD. JANELLE. YES. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A HOUSE IN DOWNEY. IT'S A HYDROGEN HOUSE. YES WE DO. CAN WE TOUR THAT? IS THAT POSSIBLE OR. ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD LOVE TO HOST YOU ALL. IS IT YOUR PERSONAL HOUSE? WHAT WAS THAT? IS IT YOUR HOUSE? NO, NO, IT'S NOT THAT, RAY. I'M. RAY. OH, YEAH. IT'S A HYDROGEN HOME. SO IT'S ALL RUN ON OUR ON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT OUT THERE AS OUR HYDROGEN START BLENDING WITH HYDROGEN. CORRECT. THAT'S THE PLAN. THAT'S THE GOAL. AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST STEP TO THAT. THANK YOU. HE HAS A HYDROGEN CAR SO HE'S DEFINITELY INTO THAT. HYDROGEN OVER HERE. FILL UP THERE IF HE CAN. DO YOU HAVE A PUMP FOR IT? DO WE? I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT. SO THIS IS KIND OF LIKE DISNEYLAND'S HOUSE OF THE FUTURE WAY BACK IN THE DAY. SURE. YEAH. COOL. YEAH. I'M SORRY. MOST PEOPLE DON'T REMEMBER. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL ORGANIZE THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. MA'AM. NEXT WE HAVE DANIEL. DANIEL VELLA. HELLO, DANIEL. HI THERE. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL VELA. I RESIDE AT 5038 AG GATE ROAD HERE IN CHINO HILLS. I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO FOLLOW UP ON A CONCERN I RAISED 30 DAYS AGO REGARDING 110 CODE ENFORCEMENT LETTERS SENT TO ALTERA HOMEOWNERS ABOUT DISPLAYING HOA ELECTION CAMPAIGN SIGNS. AT THE TIME, I REQUESTED THAT AN APOLOGY LETTER BE SENT TO THE AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS, CLEARLY STATING THAT NO FINES, INVESTIGATIONS OR REPERCUSSIONS WOULD RESULT FROM DISPLAYING THESE SIGNS. I ALSO REQUESTED THAT THESE LETTERS BE ISSUED IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, MANDARIN TO ENSURE ALL HOMEOWNERS CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE. IN ADDITION, I ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION ON WHETHER THE RELATED CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY CLOSED. IT HAS NOW BEEN 30 DAYS SINCE I ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL, AND DURING THAT TIME, THE ALTERA HOA ELECTION WAS HELD ON OCTOBER THE 3RD LAST THURSDAY AND A NEW BOARD HAS BEEN ELECTED. DESPITE THIS, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE OR UPDATE TO THESE REQUESTS. THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION IS PROLONGING ANXIETY AND UNCERTAINTY AMONG THE AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS, INCLUDING MYSELF. I STILL FEEL UNSURE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE CASES AND WHETHER FURTHER ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST THEM. I'M HERE TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY ASK ONCE AGAIN, HAVE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT CASES BEEN OFFICIALLY CLOSED? WILL AN APOLOGY LETTER BE SENT TO THE AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AS REQUESTED? I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER WITH THE URGENCY IT DESERVES. THE RESIDENTS OF ALTURA DESERVES CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND CLOSURE ON THIS ISSUE. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING A TIMELY RESPONSE AND A RESOLUTION TO THE ONGOING CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE JASPER. HI, JASPER. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. I GUESS IN THE THEME OF OCTOBER BEING THE NEW BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, I WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO A FACT. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY THE GAZA BASED CANCER CHARITY TOWARDS HOPE AND PEACE, AT LEAST 361 PALESTINIAN CANCER PATIENTS SAY THEY WERE NOT RECEIVING THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE THEY NEEDED AFTER LEAVING. IF I COULD INTERRUPT, THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE SUBJECT MATTER. JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. APPRECIATED. ELIZABETH, I'LL REMIND THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS ELIZABETH. I KNOW YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST WEEK. THIS IS GOING TO LEAD UP, BUT IT'S TAKING FROM MY TIME TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS TO YOU. THIS IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO LEAD UP TO ME ASKING FOR DIVESTMENT FROM CATERPILLAR, WHICH IS A $2.5 MILLION BOND [00:30:07] THAT THE CITY INVESTS IN. AND SO IT IS RELATED. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE IF I COULD HAVE MY SECONDS BACK. NOW THAT IS THAT ACCEPTABLE TO YOU, ELIZABETH OR SO YOU ARE CERTAINLY ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON DIVESTMENT, BUT YOU DIDN'T START OUT YOUR COMMENTS THAT WAY. CORRECT? IT'S LEADING UP TO THAT. IT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR A DIVESTMENT. SO IS THAT OKAY OR THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. IF I COULD HAVE MY TIME BACK. IF YOU CAN'T, I'LL JUST TRY MY BEST. ALL RIGHT. SO GOING BACK, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY CARRIED OUT BY THE GAZA BASED CANCER CHARITY TOWARDS HOPE AND PEACE, AT LEAST 361 PALESTINIAN CANCER PATIENTS SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT RECEIVING THE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE THEY NEED AFTER LEAVING THE EMBATTLED GAZA STRIP FOR EGYPT. THOSE ARE THE LUCKY ONES. SO A DOCTOR AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF GAZA'S ONLY CANCER CENTER, THE TURKISH PALESTINIAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL, SAYS AT LEAST 10,000 PALESTINIANS WITH CANCER STILL REMAIN IN THE ENCLAVE WHERE ISRAELI ATTACKS HAVE DESTROYED THE HEALTH SYSTEM, WHOSE HOSPITAL WAS BOMBED IN OCTOBER, IS NOW IN EGYPT. REASON I BRING THAT UP. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME MY TIME BACK IS AGAIN. I'VE COME. IT'S BEEN ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT'S KIND OF CRAZY TO THINK ABOUT THAT, BUT I'VE BEEN COMING FOR ABOUT 11, TEN MONTHS, YOU KNOW, RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVEST FROM THEIR $2.5 MILLION CATERPILLAR BOND. THE REASON BEING THAT THIS CATERPILLAR BOND OR CATERPILLAR AS A COMPANY, I'LL REMIND AGAIN, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A LOT OF THEIR MACHINES TO EDF, WHICH IS THEN USED TO BASICALLY DESTROY PALESTINIAN HOMES, SUPPORTING OCCUPATION, SUPPORTING COLONIALISM, SUPPORTING, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT DESTRUCTION. ALSO, THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL NEWS STORY YOU CAN LOOK UP IN 2003 WHERE I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE AT AN AMERICAN AMERICAN ACTIVIST NAMED RACHEL CORRIE WAS RUN OVER BY A CATERPILLAR MACHINE. SO BASED ON THAT ALONE, I THINK WE SHOULD DIVEST. AND, YOU KNOW, SOME CONCERNS I'VE HEARD COME UP. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE, I THINK CHINO VALLEY FOR PALESTINE, WE'VE HAD AN ACCOUNTANT LOOK AT EVERYTHING, AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WHICH WE'VE PROVIDED THAT WILL STILL YIELD A 4.1%. SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE ANYTHING FINANCIALLY. YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GAIN FROM A MORAL PERSPECTIVE. SO THAT'S NUMBER ONE. SO YOU DON'T LOSE ANYTHING FINANCIALLY. NUMBER TWO I'VE HEARD WELL IF WE DIVEST FROM CATERPILLAR WE SHOULD DIVEST FROM EVERYTHING BECAUSE EVERYTHING SUPPORTS ISRAEL. AND THE ANSWER IS NO. YOU'RE KIND OF WRONG ABOUT THAT. NOT EVERYTHING SUPPORTS ISRAEL. THAT'S WHY I'M NOT LISTING FIVE OTHER COMPANIES HERE. I'M JUST LISTING CATERPILLAR. SO REALLY THE ASK IS JUST CATERPILLAR. YOU KNOW, I STILL THINK I HAVE HOPE IN THE CITY COUNCIL. I'VE SEEN GREAT THINGS FROM RAY AND BRIAN AND PETER WITH THE ANTI-PALESTINIAN HATE RESOLUTION, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE. SO THAT'S WHAT'S GIVING ME HOPE TO, YOU KNOW, THE 10TH MONTH, 11TH MONTH, ALMOST A YEAR NOW, COMING BACK ASKING FOR THIS BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S POSSIBLE. I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT DIFFICULT. AGAIN, AS ALWAYS, IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION OFF LINE TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS MORE THAN HAPPY. THANK YOU. NEXT IS SARAH. GOOD EVENING. ASSALAMU ALAIKUM. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE ARE GATHERED ON THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF THE TONGVA NATIVE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WHOSE FORCED DISPLACEMENT IS GOING IS AN ONGOING INJUSTICE. WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE THE BENEFICIARIES OF LIVING ON THE LAND THAT WAS NEVER CEDED AND HONORED THEIR HISTORY OF AND RESILIENCE. TODAY, OCTOBER 8TH. IT MARKS A WHOLE YEAR SINCE THE BRUTAL ISRAELI GENOCIDE IN GAZA HAS STARTED, AND 76 YEARS OF THE ONGOING ETHNIC CLEANSING OF INDIGENOUS PALESTINIANS. FOR DECADES. PALESTINIANS, CAN YOU PLEASE. I PROMISE IT WILL CONNECT TO CITY BUSINESS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY SO WE GIVE THE SPEAKERS A LOT OF LATITUDE AND ANYTHING CONNECT ANYTHING. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT, ANYTHING TO CONNECT, BUT PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF WHAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY IS SAYING AND STICK TO CITY BUSINESS AND ANYTHING CAN CONNECT. BUT I FELT WE WERE GIVEN ENOUGH LATITUDE AND IT'S BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. SO CAN YOU PLEASE STICK TO CITY BUSINESS? PATIENCE IS VIRTUE. ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU WAIT, YOU WILL SEE HOW IT'S CONNECTED. THANK YOU. REPEAT TO THIS. YEAH. YEAH. SO, ARE YOU SPEAKING ON DIVESTMENT? IS THAT. ARE YOU ALSO SPEAKING? ALL RIGHT. YES. THANK YOU. FOR DECADES, PALESTINIANS HAVE ENDURED VIOLENCE, DISPLACEMENT AND APPETITE. AND YET THIS COUNCIL, DESPITE REPEATED CALLS FROM THE COMMUNITY, HAS FAILED TO DIVEST FROM THE $2.5 MILLION BOND WITH CATERPILLAR, A COMPANY WHOSE BULLDOZERS ARE DIRECTLY COMPLICIT IN THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION. APPETITE. WE'VE HEARD THE WORD COMPLICATED THROWN AROUND WHEN IT COMES TO PALESTINIAN LIVES FOR DECADES. [00:35:06] LET ME AND COMPLICATE THINGS FOR YOU. LET'S IMAGINE PALESTINIANS BEING EUROPEAN, WHITE, BLOND, WITH BLUE EYES. IS IT SIMPLE NOW? ONE MORE THING. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE CHANCE RIGHT NOW TO APOLOGIZE AND TO CONDEMN THE ISLAMOPHOBIC ANTI-PALESTINIAN COMMENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THIS CHAMBER. SINCE YOU HAVEN'T CAME OUT WITH ANY STATEMENTS TO DENOUNCE THESE HATEFUL REMARKS, THAT IS GOING TO PUT US ALL AT RISK. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE CHANCE RIGHT NOW TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE CONDEMN THESE THESE REMARKS. WE CONDEMN HATE IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOTHING. SILENCE. DIDN'T EXPECT ANY LESS. LASTLY, LET'S NOT FORGET THAT JESUS WAS PALESTINIAN. ISRAEL CAN GO TO HELL AND FREE, FREE PALESTINE. MADAM MAYOR, IF WE COULD ASK THAT THE LAST 10S BE DISREGARDED AS IT WAS NOT CITY BUSINESS. ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. CHERYL. MOVING ON TO SAFETY UPDATES. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] FIRE! CHIEF WILLIAMS. CHIEF. YOU'RE UP. OKAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. EXCUSE ME. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND COMMUNITY FOR ATTENDING OUR OPEN HOUSE THIS YEAR. WE HAD OVER 1500 ATTENDEES. IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT, AND WE ENJOYED CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND MY PERSONAL FAVORITE STORY TIME WITH SPARKY. THANK YOU AGAIN TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING THE FIRE DISTRICT. ALSO, WITH THE RECENT EARTHQUAKES AND ONGOING FIRES, WE WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY. EXCUSE ME. ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDFIRE SAFETY. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE CAL FIRE WEBSITE AS WELL AT READY FOR WILDFIRE.ORG. AND WE WANT TO SHARE THAT WE ACTIVELY, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS TO PROVIDE FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION AND WILL HAVE A PUBLIC OUTREACH BOOTH AT THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS EXPO ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH. PLEASE BE SURE TO STOP BY AND VISIT OUR DEDICATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF. WE ALSO WOULD LIKE THE TO INVITE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY TO OUR ANNUAL STATE OF THE FIRE DISTRICT EVENT HAPPENING ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH AT FIRE STATION 61 FROM 1115 TO 1. TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT CHINO FIRE FOUNDATION.COM. I ALSO LEFT A FEW BROCHURES ON THE FRONT COUNTER FOR ANY RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ONE AND SEE IF THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE. AND THEN FINALLY, IN CONCLUSION, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THAT THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FIRE AGENCIES, ORGANIZED THE FIRST ANNUAL INLAND EMPIRE GIRLS EMPOWERMENT CAMP FOR EIGHT GIRLS AGES 14 TO 18. THE PURPOSE OF THE CAMP IS TO ENGAGE TEENS, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FIELD OF FIRE SERVICE, AND EMBRACE THE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS YEAR, THE CAMP IS TAKING PLACE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA FROM NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THIRD, AND IT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THAT REGISTRATION HAS REACHED CAPACITY. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EVENT FOR YOUNG FEMALES WHO MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S A SPACE FOR THEM IN THE FIRE SERVICE, SPECIFICALLY, ON THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SIDE, WE DO GET A PRETTY ROBUST INTEREST ON OUR FIRE PREVENTION SIDE AS WE WERE RECOGNIZED WITH TONIGHT, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE ANY YOUNG LADIES THAT MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST ON THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SIDE, WHICH MEANS YOU'RE A FIREFIGHTER OR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC IN THAT ASPECT TO COME AND JOIN AND TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHERE YOU MIGHT FIT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LIEUTENANT. POLICE CHIEF. POLICE LIEUTENANT JUAREZ. YES, MA'AM. GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PROUDLY INTRODUCES THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS WITH EASY, EASILY IDENTIFIABLE BLUE ENVELOPES AND OR WEARABLE PRODUCTS WITH THE PROGRAM LOGO ALLOWING THEM TO BE IDENTIFIED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AS HAVING A CONDITION OR DISABILITY THAT MAY IMPACT COMMUNICATION OR REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATIONS OR AWARENESS DURING AN INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. THESE ENVELOPES CAN HOLD THE PERSON'S IDENTIFICATION, EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION, AND ESSENTIAL VEHICLE DOCUMENTS LIKE VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND PROOF OF INSURANCE. THE ENVELOPE CONTAINS A SECTION WHERE A PERSON CAN ADD HANDWRITTEN NOTES TO PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH ADVICE FOR COMMUNICATING WITH THE CONTACT PERSON. IN TURN, THE LOGO SHOULD NOT INFLUENCE IMPORTANT DECISIONS OR OFFICER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS. THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTED BY THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CHIEFS OF POLICE. PARTICIPATION IN THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM IS AT NO COST, ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY, SELF MANAGED, AND DOES NOT INVOLVE REGISTRATION. THE CHINO HILLS STATION WILL BE PROVIDED WITH BLUE ENVELOPES TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS AT THEIR REQUEST, OR THEY CAN RECEIVE THEM AT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT OUR HEADQUARTERS IN SAN [00:40:03] BERNARDINO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MARIO. MAYBE AT A FUTURE COUNCIL MEETING, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND EITHER YOURSELF OR AL BRINGING ONE JUST AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. I THINK IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD THING FOR THE PUBLIC TO TO KIND OF SEE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT CAN BE VERY MISLEADING. SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT. OKAY. MOVING ON. COUNCIL REPORTS FROM CIW SIM CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN. [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Moran California Institution for Men and Women’s Citizen Advisory Committees Council Member Johsz Omnitrans Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Rogers Chino Desalter Authority Board] JUST A COUPLE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF SOME EVENTS THAT HAPPENED AND ARE HAPPENING. SO THERE CURRENTLY I'M STILL DOING THE TATTOO REMOVAL PROGRAM. THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 80 INCARCERATED PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM DURING AT THE THREE FACILITIES. THE TARGET AREAS ARE THOSE VISIBLE TATTOOS LOCATED ON THE FACE, NECK, HANDS AND WRISTS AND THEY'RE GETTING A VERY GOOD RESPONSE OF THIS SERVICE. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE, BUT THEY HOLD FUNDRAISERS AND GIVE MONEY BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY DO QUARTERLY FOOD SALES, AND THE SECOND QUARTER FOOD SALE BENEFICIARY WAS THE CHINO HIGH SCHOOL BOOSTERS CLUB. THEY ALSO HAD A REENTRY FAIR THAT WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INCARCERATED PERSON'S REENTRY RESOURCE FAIR PROVIDED FOR THE INCARCERATED POPULATION TO CONNECT WITH OUTSIDE RESOURCES IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR UPCOMING RELEASE, AND TO EXPLORE THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THEM AND TO END THE CYCLE OF RECIDIVISM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT FROM THAT. SO MOVING ON TO COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. OMNITRANS. OMNITRANS WAS PRETTY STANDARD MEETING. THE BULK OF IT WAS CLOSED SESSION REGARDING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. WE APPROVED THE US 395 PHASE TWO PROJECT TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR PROPERTIES IN HESPERIA AND VICTORVILLE. 12 PROPERTIES. WE ALSO APPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HIGHWAY PATROL FOR SERVICE FREEWAY SERVICE. WE DISCUSSED THE SAN BERNARDINO COG WORK PLAN AND ALSO POLICIES. THOSE ARE MY REPORTS, MA'AM. OKAY. THANK YOU. PETER. YES. PROBABLY SIMILAR TO BRIAN. I PROBABLY TOOK ME LONGER TO DRIVE TO ONTARIO TO GET TO THE MEETING THAN THE MEETING LASTED, SO THERE WASN'T A LOT TO REPORT. THAT HAS TO DO WITH CHINO HILLS. AND WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CLOSED SESSION AND THAT WAS IT. OKAY, RAY, DO YOU HAVE SOME CLOSING COUNSEL COMMENTS? [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN THAT'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. HE'S A SUPERVISOR FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY, LEWIS COUNTY. HE SET UP A WORKSHOP MEETING IN EL CENTRO WHERE BASICALLY RALEIGH, AND WE TALKED ABOUT GEOTHERMAL. SO WE WENT THERE IN PERSON. AND WHAT WAS INTERESTING ABOUT THE GEOTHERMAL, THERE'S A PROCESS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY GET LITHIUM AND THEY'RE THEY'RE ANTICIPATING IN THE FUTURE, ACTUALLY TO PRODUCE MORE LITHIUM THAN THEY DO IN CHINA. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. ALSO, I ATTENDED A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING FOR THE LATINO CAUCUS. I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH, BUT I'M TRYING TO LEARN, SO MAYBE IN THE FUTURE. I JUST GOT APPOINTED TO AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. IT'S CALLED ADVANCING EQUITY. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CAL CITIES. AND THEN ALSO THE CHINO HILLS STATE PARK HAD A TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR THE DISCOVERY CENTER. GOT TO ATTEND THAT. AND I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, FOR JONATHAN REGARDING THE TENNIS COURTS AT YALE. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD ON THAT. DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THAT? THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. THE LAST WORDS THAT WE HAD HEARD IS THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON THE SCHEDULE TO PROVIDE US WITH THE DATES DAYS AND DATES THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE COURT. SO WE'RE IN THE FOLLOW UP STAGE WITH THEM AS IT RELATES TO THAT. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE INFORMATION SHORTCOMING. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THIS HARD WORK. I KNOW IT'S TAKEN A LITTLE WHILE, BUT YOUR STAFF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, TRULY APPRECIATE IT. REGARDING VILLANO PARK, WE HAVE PICKLEBALL COURTS THERE. WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDING SOME PARKING SPACES. CAN YOU ELABORATE WITH ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? YES, WE DO HAVE PICKLEBALL AT VILLANO PARK. WE JUST AS YOU SAW THIS EVENING, THE VIDEO OF GRAND AVENUE PARK. SO THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WE DID NOT WANT TO START THE RESURFACING PROJECT SLASH PROJECT FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PARKING UNTIL THAT WAS COMPLETED. AND SO THE LAST OF MY KNOWLEDGE IS, IS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO START THAT PROJECT ON NOVEMBER 18TH AND WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY ABOUT A 4 TO 6 WEEK TIME FRAME AS IT RELATES TO THE EXPANSION OF THE PARKING LOT DURING THAT TIME. WE'LL ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PARK BEING DOWN, AND WE WILL ALSO DO THE RESURFACING OF THE PICKLEBALL COURTS THERE AS WELL. SO THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO CLOSE DOWN THE PARK ON TWO OCCASIONS AND IT'LL WORK OUT NICELY BECAUSE OF COURSE, WITH GRAND AVENUE BACK UP AND RUNNING WITH PICKLEBALL, PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GO THERE WHILE THE OTHER PARK IS BEING WORKED ON. SO WE'RE HOPEFUL 4 TO 6 WEEKS FROM THAT PERIOD OF TIME FROM NOVEMBER 18TH ON. [00:45:06] JONATHAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. TELL YOUR STAFF, THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU REGARDING E-BIKES AND SCOOTERS. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE SOCO CANYON AND I NOTICED FIVE OF BICYCLES, E-BIKES GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR ON THE SIDEWALK. WHAT ARE WE DOING? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT THIS? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? SO STAFF FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALL BEEN LOOKING AT WHAT MIGHT MAKE SENSE FOR REGULATING E-BIKES. IT'S A COMPLEX ISSUE BECAUSE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE, THE BICYCLE WHERE IT'S LOCATED, LIKE YOU POINTED OUT ON SIDEWALKS, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S PEDAL ASSIST, HOW POWERFUL THEY ARE. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. YOU COULD BAN BICYCLES ALL TOGETHER ON SIDEWALKS. YOU COULD DO ONLY E-BIKES OF A CERTAIN CLASS. SO STAFF'S UNPACKING ALL THE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF IT, AND WE'LL ANTICIPATE WE'LL BRING SOMETHING BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MY ONLY CONCERN, I GUESS, IN WEST HOLLYWOOD, A GENTLEMAN GOT HIT BY EITHER E-BIKE OR A SCOOTER. MOTORIZED SCOOTER. AND ACTUALLY HE DIED. SO I JUST WOULD REALLY WANT US TO, ESPECIALLY ALONG EUCALYPTUS LOOP THAT WE LOOK AT THAT AREA SPECIFICALLY. SO BUT THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. THANK YOU BRIAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR. NO JUST A JUST A QUICK IT WAS NICE TO BE OUT AT THE BATTLE OF THE BONE ON FRIDAY NIGHT, A FEW OF US WERE THERE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO CHINO HILLS FOR WINNING IT AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND THAT YELLOW WIN WAS CHINO HILLS HIGH. I CAN READ THE SCOREBOARD SO I. I KNOW HOW IT WENT, BUT NO, IT WAS A GOOD GAME. IT WAS A GOOD GAME. THANK YOU. BRIAN. ART? YES. FOR THOSE THAT AREN'T GOING TO THE WINE WALK, WHICH PETER WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS SATURDAY. THE WHAT IS IT? THE 17TH ANNUAL MUSIC IN MOTION FIELD SHOW WILL BE GOING ON WITH BANDS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA. RAY AND I ARE BOTH GOING TO GO THERE AND BE PART OF THE JUDGING AND OR GIVING OUT THE AWARDS, I SHOULD SAY, NOT THE JUDGING, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT QUALIFIED FOR THAT. I KNOW WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE, BUT I CAN'T. I COULD NEVER GIVE HIM A SCORE. BUT AT ANY RATE, THAT WILL BE GOING ON. IF YOU DO GO TO THE WINE WALK, YOU CAN SEE CHINO HILLS HIGH AND AYALA PERFORMED BECAUSE THEY'RE LATER IN THE EVENING AROUND 730 OR 8:00. SO IF YOU STILL WANT TO DO BOTH THINGS AND HAVE A REAL FUN DAY, BE SURE TO COME OVER FOR THAT. ALSO, THAT DAY IS ALSO YOM KIPPUR, SO TO OUR JEWISH BRETHREN, WE WANT TO WISH THEM A GOOD YOUNG YOM KIPPUR. MONDAY, THE 14TH OF MONDAY IS WHAT USED TO BE STRICTLY CALLED COLUMBUS DAY. IT IS NOW, OF COURSE, ALSO CALLED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY. AND I KNOW WE HAVE PEOPLE COMMENTING ABOUT THE FACT OF THEIR THE LANDS WE SIT ON AND EVERYTHING ELSE. NONE OF US KNOW EXACTLY PRECISELY WHERE THAT IS, BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE IT. LOS ANGELES WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO ADOPT THAT ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, OR MAYBE A LITTLE LONGER. SO OTHER THAN THAT WE WILL BE ALL OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE AT THE CAL CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO IN LONG BEACH NEXT WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SO WE WILL BE PRETTY MUCH OUT OF TOUCH EXCEPT BY PHONE. BUT THAT'S THE END OF MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PETER. ALL RIGHT. JUST ART BROUGHT IT UP. WE HAVE THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, A FUNDRAISER FOR COMMUNITY DONATIONS, AND THAT TAKES PLACE THIS COMING SATURDAY AT THE SHOPS. AND THAT'S THE WINE WALK. IT'S THE 13TH ANNUAL WINE WALK, AND IT'S. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS, 80, 80 AND CHANGE VOLUNTEERS, AND IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A GREAT DAY AS WE RAISE FUNDS AND CREATE A COMMUNITY SYNERGY FOR, FOR THROUGH THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR CITY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. STILL A FEW TICKETS AVAILABLE IF YOU GO ONLINE TO PURCHASE YOU CAN JOIN IN ON THE ON THE FUN AND THE SOCIAL INTERACTION THAT TAKES PLACE THERE OTHERWISE. AND I WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH WITH THE WINE WALK AND ABLE TO GET TO MUSIC AND MOTION. SO IT DOES GO TILL NINE OR SO 830. PASS OUT SOME AWARDS. I PASSED OUT SOME AWARDS, YES. SO ANYWAY THANK YOU ALL THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN WINE WALK COMING UP THIS COMING WEEKEND. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I'M SO EXCITED. WE ARE UNDER AN HOUR, SO REALLY QUICKLY WE HAVE SOME TIME. I SEE THERE'S TWO GENTLEMEN IN THE VERY BACK ROW THAT I SUSPECT ARE STUDENTS, AND I NEED ONE OF YOU OR BOTH OF YOU TO COME UP AND LET US KNOW WHERE YOU'RE FROM, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE NOT DOING THIS FOR YOUR HEALTH, SO IT'S GOT TO BE SOME INCENTIVE HERE. WE LIKE IT WHEN WE HAVE VISITORS. GO FOR IT. [00:50:02] HELLO. IS MY NAME IS MASON FORT. WE ARE HERE FOR OUR GOVERNMENT CLASS TO COME AND JUST SEE ON HOW A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS AND HOW IT IS RUN. WHAT SCHOOL ARE YOU FROM? IOWA HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY, WONDERFUL. AND I'M JACK PERRY, BY THE WAY. WE'RE BOTH SENIORS AT IOWA HIGH SCHOOL. GREAT. GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU CAME ON A MEETING. THAT WASN'T SO LONG, SO KUDOS TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE THAT CAN COME UP? SHE'S DUCKING HER HEAD. I THINK SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE. SHE CAN. ALL RIGHT. ARE YOU A STUDENT? COME ON UP, GENTLEMEN. YOU CAN TAKE A SEAT NOW. HE'S A STUDENT OVER HERE, A STUDENT, AND SHE'S A STUDENT. IF YOU WERE HERE, I WAS LIKE, BEING ON TV. THANK YOU. I'M A FRESHMAN AT CAL POLY POMONA. I'M HERE FOR MY INTRO TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CLASS. REQUIRED TO GO TO EITHER A CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR A COUNTY DIRECTOR BOARD MEETING. SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DRIVE IN SAN BERNARDINO. WELL, WELCOME. WHAT'S YOUR MAJOR? A HISTORY MAJOR. NICE. IT'S A GE REQUIREMENT. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS IS AN ALUM OF CAL POLY POMONA BRONCOS. I THINK IT'S A YOUNG LADY RIGHT THERE. IF SHE FEELS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF. SHE ACTUALLY LOOKS FAMILIAR. LET'S SEE HERE. HI. HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD. ANOTHER ONE? ACTUALLY, I'M. I'M IS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM MOUNT SAN ANTONIO. OKAY. I'VE BEEN IN, LIKE, FIVE YEARS, SO I'M A SOPHOMORE YEAR TO TRANSFER UNIVERSITY IN FULLERTON. I'M ALSO IN GENERAL ED FOR STUDIO ART. THAT'S WONDERFUL. RIGHT NOW IS TAKING AMERICAN POLITICS A LITTLE HARD FOR ME RIGHT HERE? I WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GOING THERE, TO GET TO KNOW AROUND. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AWESOME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S A GENTLEMAN OVER HERE. OH, WE HAVE A STUDENT. OH, OKAY. OH, YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH. YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE MADE EYE CONTACT. YEAH. HIDING UNDER THE SEATS. I'M SORRY. THAT'S OKAY. I'M ALSO FROM IOWA, SO I'M JUST FOR THE GOVERNMENT CLASS. AND WE'RE JUST LEARNING ABOUT HOW JUST THE GOVERNMENT WORKS. IT COULD BE CITY MEETINGS, IT COULD BE OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. AND WE'RE JUST LEARNING ABOUT HOW EXACTLY THEY WORK AND JUST DESCRIBE THE IMPRESSIONS THAT WE HAD AND OBSERVATIONS THAT WE HAD ABOUT THE MEETING. AND WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN? SENIORS. WELL, SENIORS. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. WELL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. EXTRA CREDIT. YEAH. AND WITH THAT LEAVES MY FINAL COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO WELCOME SOME FAMILIAR FACES BACK TO OUR MEETING. SHARON, JOANNE, BOB. AND WE HAVE FIRE DIRECTOR SARAH RAMOS HERE THIS EVENING. WE HAVE BATTALION CHIEF DE SOTO HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. AND WE GOT OUR COLLEGE STUDENTS. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS REAL QUICKLY. I CAN'T HAVE DIALOG BACK AND FORTH WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE ABOUT THE ALTERA, ALTERA HOA, BUT I WILL SAY THAT I THINK THAT SOME OF THE FRUSTRATIONS AND REQUESTS HAVE RUN ITS COURSE WITH STAFF AND I THE LAST TIME I WAS MAYOR, I, I REMEMBER BEING WILLING TO TO COME TO ONE OF YOUR HOA MEETINGS. SO IF AND I WAS I WAS NOT I WAS MY INVITATION WAS NOT ACCEPTED. SO I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE AGAIN. I WOULD LOVE TO COME AND TALK WITH YOU GUYS, NOT SPEAK TO YOU GUYS I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH. AND I THINK THAT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, I, I THINK THAT THERE'S SOMETHING FRACTURED GOING ON THERE. I DON'T WANT TO HELP FIX IT. OKAY. SO I'VE NEVER LIVED IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS AN HOA, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT FOREIGN TO ME, BUT I CAN STAND BY OUR CITY STANDARDS AND WHAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE ALL THE RESIDENTS HAVE SAFE STREETS AND SAFE PARKS AND CLEAN PARKS AND WELL PAVED STREETS. SO I WILL COME AS YOUR CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO TALK AT YOUR HOA MEETING, IF YOU WILL ACCEPT MY MY INVITATION. OKAY. AND THEY KNOW HOW TO GET AHOLD OF ME. GREAT. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TONIGHT. [ 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 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 ALSO, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PREPARING IN FLORIDA FOR THAT POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING, IMMINENT, DEVASTATING HURRICANE THAT'S OCCURRING. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.