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[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER FOR CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL FOR NOVEMBER 26TH, 2024.AND CHERYL, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL? YES.
ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JOE'S ATTENDING REMOTELY.
IF THI AT THIS TIME WITH YOU, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG.
AFTER THE PLEDGE, UH, TONIGHT'S INVOCATION IS GOING TO BE GIVEN BY FATHER ELMORE GZA FROM ST.
PAUL, THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
AND WITH THAT, READY TO BEGIN MY
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
PLEASURE, ALLEGIANCE TO, TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND SPRO,[ INVOCATION: Father Elmer Galiza, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church]
THE FATHER AND OF THE SON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE GATHER BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE HUM THE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE IN EVERY DELIBERATION THEY MAKE.
MAY THE DECISIONS BE MADE WITH INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, AND FOCUS ON THE BEST INTEREST OF THE SEAT OF CHIN HILLS.
GRANT, THE CITY COUNCIL THE ABILITY TO LISTEN ATTENTIVELY TO ALL VIEWPOINTS, AND TO WORK TOGETHER IN UNITY TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING A GOD OF LOVE WHO IS WITH US NOW IN THIS ROOM.
YOUR GRACE HAS BROUGHT US SAFE HERE, AND YOUR GRACE WILL LEAD A SAFE HOME.
WE THANK YOU FOR MAKING US IN YOUR OWN IMAGE WITH DIGNITY AND INFINITE WORTH.
YOU HAVE GIVEN EVERY ONE OF US TO BE STEWARDS OF YOUR CREATION, TO LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES.
GRANTED, OUR CITY WOULD BE KNOWN AS A RIGHTEOUS CITY, A CITY OF PEACE AND HOPE, A CITY WITH HAPPY HOMES, A CITY THAT WELCOMES STRANGERS, A CITY THAT CARES FOR THE NEEDY, AND A CITY THAT DEFENDS THE INNOCENT.
WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AND ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON US ALL.
WE ASK ALL THIS IN JESUS' NAME.
AND FATHER SAM, THANK YOU FATHER.
AND AT THIS TIME, UM, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING
[ CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION Select Mayor and Vice Mayor for terms of December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025]
A CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION AND SELECT MAYOR, VICE MAYOR FOR A TERM COMMENCING DECEMBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025.SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR ART BENNETT AS MAYOR AND BRIAN JONES AS VICE MAYOR FOR THE YEAR STARTING DECEMBER 1ST FOR, UH, ONE YEAR DECEMBER, OR, OKAY.
AND ACCORDING TO OUR SECOND, THE SECOND'S NOT MEETING.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, SHE SAID SO ACCORDING TO THE CITY CLERK, A SECOND IS NOT REQUIRED ON THIS, UH, PIECE OF BUSINESS, SO PLEASE VOTE.
IF YOU'LL ALSO LOCK IN YOUR VOTES, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCIL MEMBER JO, WHO IS REMOTELY JOINING US.
[3. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming Chino Hills as a Purple Heart City]
ON OUR PRESENTATIONS IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING CHINO HILLS AS A PURPLE HEART CITY TO BE ACCEPTED BY RONNIE GEIER.RONNIE, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE? RONNIE
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SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE AS ALWAYS, RONNIE AND OUR CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS HAVE GREAT ADMIRATION AND GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY.
IN THE ARMED FORCES, VETERANS HAVE PAID A HIGH PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOM BY LEAVING THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO DEFEND THE LIBERTIES OF OUR CONSTITUTION.
WE ARE PROUD OF THE CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL IN RECOGNITION OF BEING WOUND WOUNDED IN COMBAT WITH AN ENEMY FORCE, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN LOCAL VETERAN RONNIE GEIER.
THE RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY IS THE FINAL POSTING FOR MANY OF OUR VETERANS.
THEY FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II KOREA, THE COLD WAR, VIETNAM, AND THE IRAQ IRAQI AFGHANISTAN WARS, AND ARE NOW AT REST.
EACH MONTH, LOCAL VETERANS SALUTE THESE HEROES WHO ARE LAID TO REST AT RIVERSIDE NATIONAL CEMETERY.
THESE INLAND EMPIRE VETERANS ENSURE EVERY VETERAN HAS A MOURNER IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS CEREMONY.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE PROUD TO PROCLAIM CHINO HILLS AGAIN AS A PURPLE HEART CITY, AND HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF OUR NATION'S MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, WOUNDED, OR KILLED BY THE ENEMY WHILE SERVING TO PROTECT THE FREEDOM BY ENJOYED BY ALL AMERICANS.
AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR CITY CHINOS, A PURPLE HEART CITY, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOU SPEAK, RONNIE.
YEAH, THIS IS MY PURPLE HEART, 1966.
IT LOOKS WORN, IT LOOKS A BIT WORN, BUT IT'S REALLY BECAUSE I SHARE MY LIVING HISTORY WITH STUDENTS IN SCHOOL.
BEEN DOING THAT FOR 25 YEARS, AND I HELP THE VETERANS, OTHER VETERANS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DUTY, DUTY THAT THEY HAD AND ARE NOW HOME, PTS AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF.
I ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET INTO OUR GROUP WHERE WE TRAIN THEM ABOUT THEIR OWN, THEIR OWN STORY, AND THEY CAN REPEAT IT TO THE STUDENTS.
AND THEY, ALL THE TIGHTNESS THAT'S IN THERE GETS OUT THERE AND THEY CAN START, THEY CAN START SHARING THEIR FEELINGS AND THEIR LOVE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THEY GET BETTER.
THEY GET BETTER, THEY REALLY DO.
SO THIS BABY LOOKS AT BUDGET, IS VERY PRIZED, VERY PRIZED.
AND SO IS THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, BECAUSE IT'S JUST AS, JUST AS PRIZED AS EVERY SINGLE PURPLE HEART BECAUSE YOU LOVE IT SOHO SO MUCH.
AND WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE IS FOR LOVE THAT WE AS MEMBERS WHO, WHO WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS, THANK YOU, LOVE YOU, AND WE SHARE OUR HEARTS FOR YOU ALWAYS.
[4. RECOGNITION - Recognizing Deputy Elias Hernandez for receiving the CHP 10851 Award]
THE RECOGNITION OF DEPUTY ELIAS HERNANDEZ FOR RECEIVING THE CHP TEN EIGHT FIVE ONE AWARD.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? WELCOME DEPUTY HERNANDEZ.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
I AM PROUD TO RECOGNIZE DEPUTY ELIAS HERNANDEZ FOR RECEIVING THE CHP 1 0 8 5 1 AWARD.
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES DEPUTIES FOR EXCELLENCE IN STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY AND IS GIVEN TO ANY DEPUTY WHO DURING A 12 MONTH PERIOD RECOVERS 12 STOLEN VEHICLES, THREE OF WHICH, THREE OF WHICH RESULT IN ARRESTS IN 2024.
DEPUTY HERNANDEZ EARNED THIS AWARD BY MAKING FIVE ARRESTS OF PERSONS DRIVING STOLEN VEHICLES AND RECOVERING SEVEN ABANDONED STOLEN CARS.
THE TOTAL VALUE OF THESE RECOVERED VEHICLES IS $420,000.
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IF THAT WASN'T IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH, THIS IS THE SECOND DEPUTY, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME DEPUTY HERNANDEZ HAS RECEIVED THIS AWARD.SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AND I SURE.
I'M SURE YOU REMEMBER FROM LAST TIME, WE HAVE CERTIFICATES FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES, CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM STATE SENATOR KELLY STO, ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHIL CHEN AND OUR OWN FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN.
AND I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST CHIN HILL CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, CONGRATULATIONS.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UH, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW I'M GONNA FOLLOW A, UH, PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT, BUT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
UM, UH, THE JOB THAT I DO PALES IN COMPARISON TO, UM, YOUR, UH, SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
UM, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE, UH, RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS, UH, FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY, UH, OUT OF THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, THAT I'VE WORKED FOR THE CITY, I'VE HAD MAJORITY OF MY CONTACTS WITH RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN POSITIVE, UM, AND HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR OPEN COMMUNICATION AND, UH, SUPPORT OF OUR STATION AND, UM, AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF REDUCING CRIME AND, UH, INCREASING THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN CHINO HILL.
I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS HERE AND I'M GONNA TAKE A PHOTO WITH THIS.
DO YOU WANT SOME OF YOUR BROTHERS IN THE PICTURE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL EACH OTHER? BROTHERS? COME ON BROTHERS.
YEAH, HE'S WALKING THE OTHER WAY.
I THINK THERE'S ANOTHER ONE HIDING BACK THERE.
[5. PRESENTATION - Tree Trimming Budget and Prioritization]
THANK YOU.I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PRESENTATION LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR TREE TRIMMING WILL NOT BE HEARD TONIGHT.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.THANK YOU CHERYL, AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR MORAN COUNSEL AND RESIDENCE.
JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
LLANO PARK WILL BE TEMPORARILY CLOSED STARTING SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH FOR A PROJECT TO EXPAND THE EXISTING PARKING LOT AND RESURFACE THE PICKLEBALL COURTS.
DURING THIS TIME, ALL AMENITIES WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THE PICKLEBALL, COURTS, BASKETBALL COURTS, GAZEBO RESTROOMS, AND THE PLAYGROUND.
THE PROJECT WILL ADD 15 NEW PARKING SPACES, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 35 FOR THE COMMUNITY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED THE PROJECT WOULD START ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, BUT IT WAS PUSHED BACK SLIGHTLY AND IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED ON TIME BY THE END OF JANUARY, 2025.
IN RECREATION, THERE ARE A FEW EVENTS FOR RESIDENTS TO SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CITY'S OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY WILL BE ON DECEMBER 7TH HERE AT CITY HALL.
FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENTS WILL START AT 5:00 PM AND THE CEREMONY TO LIGHT THE TREE WILL BEGIN AT 6:15 PM FOLLOWED BY SANTA'S ARRIVAL.
THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE 2024 PHOTO CONTEST IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH.
RESIDENTS CAN SUBMIT PHOTOS ONLINE UNDER THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FOR A CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES RANGING FROM 50 TO $250.
AND THE BOAT PARADE WILL TRAVEL DOWN PEYTON ON DECEMBER 13TH AND THE LAST DAY TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 5TH.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL THESE EVENTS ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH EVENTS.
AND LASTLY, CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED THIS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY RESIDENTIAL TRASH COLLECTION THAT FALLS ON OR AFTER THANKSGIVING DAY WILL BE DELAYED BY ONE DAY.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PIO REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICOLE? GONNA HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
SOME RESIDENTS ARE ASKING WHY THE CHANGE IN THE BOAT PARADE ROUTE THIS YEAR? IN ESSENCE, UH, THE PRIOR ROUTE TOOK AARA A SIGNIFICANT PORTION THROUGH THE BOYS REPUBLIC PROPERTY.
UH, WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE THE BOAT PARADE GO THROUGH THE PROPERTY.
INSTEAD, IT'S GONNA LOOP AROUND, UH, PEYTON AND PROVIDE MORE PARKING, UH, OPPORTUNITIES.
AND IT'S ALSO GONNA PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE, UH, VISITORS TO BE ABLE TO SIT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET AND SEE HAVE, UH, PROBABLY MORE FAVORABLE, UH, VIEWING POINTS.
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SO THAT'S THE WHOLE IDEA THERE IS TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, PARKING AND VISITOR FRIENDLY.WE'LL GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE IF IT WORKS OR NOT.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION ]
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN, ENCLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.
[6. 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.]
TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS 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 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 A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
SHE, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? THIS WOULD BE THE TIME.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF, UH,
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
INTERESTS WITH MY COLLEAGUES THIS EVENING? NO.[ CONSENT CALENDAR (12 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.]
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM.THERE ARE 12 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WOULD ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO POLL TODAY? NONE FOR ME.
I'M GONNA GO AND YES, DO A ROLL CALL.
I'M, I KEEP FORGETTING YOU THERE.
BRIAN ILINK SOMETHING NOW AND THERE.
SO, SORRY, I, I HAVE TO CALL THIS OUT IN ROLL CALL.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO VICE MAYOR BENNETT, SORRY.
CITY MANAGER OR CITY MANAGER? CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JOE.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
[19. Introduce Ordinance prohibiting E-bikes and Motorized Scooters on sidewalks entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adding Chapter 10.40 (E-bikes and Motorized Scooters Prohibited on Sidewalks) for the Chino Hills Municipal Code and Finding the Same to Be Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act” for first reading by title only, waiving further reading]
THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING E-BIKES AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS ON SIDEWALKS.AND THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER HILL.
GOOD EVENING MAYORS MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION FOR YOU REGARDING THE USE OF E-BIKES AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS ON CITY SIDEWALKS.
UM, I'LL START OFF TONIGHT WITH A, UH, BRIEF DEFINITIONS FOR EBIS AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS AND THEN HIGHLIGHT A FEW REASONS WHY THEY CAN CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR PEDESTRIANS AS WE MOVE THROUGH, UH, AS THEY, AS THEY OPERATE ON THE CITY.
SIDEWALKS, EBIS ARE DEFINED AS A BICYCLE WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, UH, NOT MORE THAN 750 WATTS, AND I HAS TO HAVE OPERATIONAL PEDALS IN ADDITION TO THE MOTOR.
UH, THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF E-BIKES IDENTIFIED IN THE VEHICLE CODE, AND THEY INCLUDE TWO WITH PEDAL ASSISTANCE ONLY, AND ONE WITH BOTH PEDAL ASSISTANCE AND A THROTTLE.
TOP SPEEDS RANGE IN THESE BICYCLES FROM 20 MILES AN HOUR TO 28 MILES AN HOUR.
MOTORIZED SCOOTERS ARE DEFINED AS TWO WHEEL, TWO WHEEL DEVICES WITH A HANDLEBARS, A FLOORBOARD FOR STANDING AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR.
AND THEY HAVE A TOP SPEED IN THE VEHICLE CODE OF 15 MILES AN HOUR.
I, WE FELT IT WAS ALSO IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THESE, THESE ARE NOT, UH, EBIS UNDER THE, UH, VEHICLE CODE.
THESE ARE LIGHTWEIGHT ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES.
WE'RE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THEM AROUND THE CITY.
THEY'RE GENERALLY, I THINK WHAT A LOT OF OUR COMPLAINTS ARE ABOUT.
UM, THEY'RE OFTEN MISIDENTIFIED AS E-BIKES.
THESE DIRT BIKES HAVE LARGER MOTORS AND DO NOT HAVE OPERATIONAL PEDALS.
THEY'RE OFF-ROAD ONLY MOTOR VEHICLES AND ARE PROHIBITED ON ALL PUBLIC ROADWAYS AND CITY PROPERTIES.
JUST WANTED TO POINT THOSE OUT BECAUSE THEY LOOK MUCH MORE LIKE A MOTORCYCLE, BUT THEY'RE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A BICYCLE.
SO THEY HAVE A, DEFINITELY CAUSES SOME CONFUSION WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE.
UM, SOME OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS, THERE ARE INHERENT SAFETY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH EBIS AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS BEING OPERATED ON SIDEWALKS, INCLUDING THEIR ABILITY TO ACCELERATE MORE QUICKLY THAN A TRADITIONAL BICYCLE AND SCOOTERS.
THEIR WEIGHT, UH, DUE TO THE MOTOR AND BATTERIES, UH, THEY HAVE INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE DUE TO THEIR WEIGHT.
AND BECAUSE THEY OFTEN ACCELERATE AND MOVE FASTER, THEIR OPERATORS OFTEN HAVE DIFFICULTY AVOIDING AVOIDING COLLISIONS WITH PEDESTRIANS ON SIDEWALKS.
THE PROS PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF STAFF AND PROHIBIT THE USE OF ALL EBIS AND MOTORIZED SCOOTERS ON CITY SIDEWALKS.
AND WITH THAT, THAT BASICALLY CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, ROD, I JUST WANNA MAKE ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS, UH, IN YOUR PACKET HAS BEEN REVISED.
A REVISED COPY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE DAIS.
IT IS OUT IN THE PUBLIC BOOK, UM, FOR ANYBODY TO VIEW, AND IT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE AFTER TONIGHT'S MEETING.
SO YOU'LL BE, UM, IF YOU CHOOSE TO INTRODUCE THIS ORDINANCE, YOU'LL BE INTRODUCING THE RED LINE VERSION THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU.
THE MAIN CHANGE WITH THAT IS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE REMOVED, UH, REFERENCES TO WHEELCHAIR
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AND OTHER POWER DRIVEN MOBILITY DEVICES.THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN CHANGES MADE TO THE ORDINANCE AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOES HAS RECEIVED A COPY AS WELL.
ROD, DID IT, DID I NOT SEE IT? ANY DISCUSSION ABOUT A HELMET REQUIRED? SO THAT'S ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE CODE ALREADY ABOUT HELMETS.
SO ANYBODY UNDER THE AGE 18 HAS TO HAVE A HELMET ON A BICYCLE ANYWAY, IN CALIFORNIA.
AND I WAS JUST TALKING TO COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ ABOUT THIS EARLIER, AND ANYBODY, NOBODY, UH, UNDER 16 CAN OPERATE A CLASS THREE BICYCLE, WHICH IS THE BICYCLE THAT CAN ACCELERATE TO 28 MILES AN HOUR WITH MOTORIZED ASSISTANCE THAT NOBODY UNDER 16 CAN OPERATE THAT BICYCLE.
AND ALL OF THEM, IF YOU'RE UNDER ANY BICYCLE IN CALIFORNIA, YOU NEED A HELMET IF YOU'RE UNDER 18.
WOULD THERE BE ANY REASON TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE IN, IN THIS ORDINANCE? JUST TO REITERATE THE POINT OR IS THAT I THINK IT'S REDUNDANT.
AT THAT POINT, I THINK WE ALREADY, I THINK THE VEHICLE CODE ALREADY HAS IT.
I THINK THEY ALREADY HAVE THE REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO WEAR 'EM.
SO I THINK WE PUT THAT BACK IN THERE.
THIS IS PRIMARILY GUIDED TOWARDS CITIES HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESTRICT BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS.
OUR CITY CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE THAT RESTRICTION.
I THINK HISTORICALLY WITH THE TRADITIONAL PEDAL POWERED BICYCLES, KIDS RIDING ON THE BIKES, YOU KNOW, YOUNGER KIDS RIDING ON THE SIDEWALKS, IT'S MAYBE SAFE, SAFER FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
THE PROBLEM IS, IS E-BIKES HAVE BECOME MORE POPULAR.
THEIR SPEED, THEIR WEIGHT, THEIR, UH, YOU KNOW, OVERALL THEIR INABILITY TO MANEUVER AS QUICKLY AS SOME OF THE OTHER BIKES SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF THAT SPEED AND WEIGHT MAKES IT MORE PRACTICAL FOR US TO REQUIRE, UH, TO RESTRICT THEIR USE SPECIFICALLY ON CITY SIDEWALKS.
AND YOU ALREADY RESTRICT THEM IN ALL THE OPEN SPACE AND PARKS.
AND DON'T WE HAVE MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS AS WELL? IS THAT A SEPARATE ISSUE OR IS IT NOT BEEN ADDRESSED OR NOT? BECAUSE I TELL YOU, YOU SEE THESE KIDS JUST HAULING DOWN THE SIDEWALK SIDE SIDEWALK.
NOT ALWAYS NECESSARILY ON A, WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT.
WE DID NOT LOOK AT, UH, PALLET MOTOR POWER SKATEBOARDS OR EVEN THE ONE, THE ONE BOARDS OR ONE CYCLES OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED.
IT'S SCOOT, NOT SOME THOSE WE DID NOT LOOK AT THOSE SAME TIME SCOOT.
SCOOTERS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE TWO WHEELS IN A HANDLEBAR.
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE SKATEBOARDS.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANNA LOOK AT SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY TRYING TO GET OUT ON A TECHNICALITY.
SO ROD, HAVE, HAVE ANY OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ENACT THIS TYPE OF ORDINANCE THAT, THAT YOU KNOW OF? A LOT OF CITIES ALREADY HAVE ORDINANCES.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A LIST OF 'EM, BUT CITIES ALREADY HAVE, UH, NO BICYCLES ON SIDEWALK ORDINANCES.
SO WE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC.
SO WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING ALL BICYCLES, WE'RE ONLY ADDRESSING EBIS.
AND THE CONCERN HAS BEEN SPECIFICALLY AROUND SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE THE EBIS ARE OPERATING ON THE SIDEWALKS IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE PEDESTRIANS.
SO PEDESTRIANS ARE MOVING INTO THE STREET TO GET OUTTA THEIR WAY, AND THAT'S CREATING SOME OF THE CONFLICT.
SO WE'RE SPECIFICALLY DOING IT IN GENERAL BECAUSE OF THAT.
I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS.
USUALLY YOU'VE REALLY HAULING AS YOU, YOU'VE TERMED IT DOWN THE SIDEWALK, COMING TO TO ILA AS AN EXAMPLE.
I'VE SEEN IT MANY, MANY TIMES AND YOU WONDER IF, IF IT'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE A GENTLE ACCIDENT BY ANY MEANS.
CHIEF, HAVE YOU, HAVE THERE BEEN ANY INCIDENTS, UH, SO FAR THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT? WE DON'T NECESSARILY TRACK E-BIKE, UH, VERSUS REGULAR BIKE, UH, TRAFFIC COLLISIONS.
I THINK WE'VE HAD ABOUT FIVE COLLISIONS INVOLVING BICYCLES OVER THE LAST YEAR.
UM, BUT I CAN SAY AT MY COFFEE WITH A COP AND AT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, UM, I HAVE HAD RESIDENTS ADDRESS CONCERN ABOUT, UH, E-BIKES AND SPECIFICALLY ON, ON OUR SIDEWALKS.
COUPLE QUESTIONS, UH, FATALITIES, BASICALLY, I WAS THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR CAL CITIES AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA THERE'S BEEN ISSUES WHERE PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
UM, HAVE WE HAD ANYTHING LOCAL THAT WE KNOW OF? I KNOW IN LOS ANGELES THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE THIS PAST YEAR.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
ALSO, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, E-BIKES, UH, TRAIL BIKES, OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLED, MOTORBIKES, WHATEVER.
AND MY QUESTION FOR THAT IS, I SEE 'EM ALL THE TIME ON BUTTERFIELD.
WHAT DO WE DO? ARE THEY CONSIDERED LEGAL ON THE STREET? SO THE, THE ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES FOR, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, ARE ARE THE SAME AS ANY OTHER DIRT BIKE.
THE ONLY PLACE THEY'RE LEGAL TO BE OPERATED WOULD BE AN OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE PARK OR ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ONCE OWNED PRIVATE LAND.
SO WE WOULD TREAT THEM AS ANY UNREGISTERED DIRT BIKE.
SO THOSE, THEY COULD BE TICKETED AND THEY COULD ALSO BE STORED OR IMPOUNDED.
I DO SEE 'EM QUITE A BIT THROUGHOUT CHINO HILLS.
DO WE NORMALLY, LIKE IF WE SEE 'EM, DO WE TALK TO 'EM? WHAT, WHAT DO WE DO? DO WE CITE 'EM? DO WE TALK TO 'EM? IT, IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON, UH, THE ACTIVITY THAT THEY'RE CONDUCTING AND, UH, HOW THEY REACT TO OUR OFFICERS, QUITE FRANKLY.
UM, I NOTICED WE DID HAVE ONE AT THE TREE LIGHTING AT THE SHOPS.
UM, I SPOKE WITH THE GENTLEMAN, UH, HE WAS A YOUNG MAN.
I DON'T THINK HE WAS QUITE AWARE, OR IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HIS PARENTS WERE AWARE OF THE LAW.
I ADVISED HIM OF THE LAW AND, AND TOLD HIM HE PROBABLY SHOULD RETURN THAT HOME AND NOT RIDE IT ANYMORE.
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HE, HE, HE FACED A CITATION OR HAVING IT STORED OR IMPOUNDED AND IT APPEARED TO ME THAT HE DID.SO I THINK THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT, UH, UH, KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT THE ELECTRIC DI BIKES ARE AS COMPARED TO THE E-BIKES.
I'M MORE HAPPY THAT YOU DID THAT.
MY LAST QUESTION, MAYOR, REGARDING THE HIGH SCHOOLS, THAT'S WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE PETER UHHUH, WE SEE THAT QUITE A BIT.
WE'VE ALREADY STARTED PUBLIC OUTREACH.
OUR COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT HAS ALREADY DONE A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF OUTREACH RELATED TO E-BIKES AND ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES.
BUT WE WILL DO MORE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS TOWARDS THEM AFTER WE PASS THIS ORDINANCE.
UM, BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO, MADAM MAYOR.
SO, UM, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD EITHER.
SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE THE ITEM AND A SECOND.
WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS? YES.
[20. Introduce Ordinance defining Government Center areas and placing limits on public access to any property owned or controlled by City entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Chapter 12.46 (Regulation of Government Center Parking Facilities) to define Government Center Areas and Adding Chapter 12.48 (Closure of Government Center Grounds During Overnight Hours) to the Chino Hills Municipal Code and Finding the Same to be Exempt From the Provisions of California Environmental Quality Act” for first reading by title only, waiving further reading]
TO THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE, DEFINING GOVERNMENT CENTER AREAS AND PLACING LIMITS ON PUBLIC ACCESS TO ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE CITY.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY CITY MAN ASSISTANT, CITY MANAGER HILL.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AGAIN.
UH, THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU ESTABLISHES A TIMEFRAME FOR CLOSING THE GOVERNMENT CENTERED GROUNDS.
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, THE GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS THE CITY TO LIMIT ACCESS TO CITY OWNED AND CONTROLLED PROPERTIES.
UH, THE PROPOSED OR PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD CLOSE THE GOVERNMENT CENTERED GROUNDS BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 11:00 PM AND 6:00 AM WHICH ARE ALSO THE SAME CLOSURE HOURS THAT APPLY TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
CURRENTLY, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD APPLY TO THE CITY HALL PROPERTY, THE POLICE STATION, THE LIBRARY, THE VACANT LOT ADJACENT TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
THE SHOP'S OVERFLOW LOT ALONG WITH ITS ADJACENT VACANT PARCEL AND WOULD INCLUDE ALL PARKING STALLS, DRIVEWAYS, WALKWAYS, AND LANDSCAPE AREAS.
UH, BEFORE YOU, RIGHT NOW, AS A MAP THAT BASICALLY SHOWS THE PROPERTIES AS, UH, OUTLINED BY THE SHOPS DRIVE, BOYS REPUBLIC DRIVE AND PEYTON DRIVE, WHICH GENERALLY IS REFERRED TO AS THE GOVERNMENT CENTER COMPLEX.
THE ONLY AREAS COVERED, UH, NOT COVERED BY THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE POST OFFICE, WHICH ARE NOT CITY PROPERTY OR CITY CONTROLLED PROPERTIES.
UH, THE PARKING STRUCTURE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS ALREADY REGULATED BY CHAPTER 12.46 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
UH, THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALLOW THE CITY, UH, CHINO HILLS, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BETTER, UH, ADDRESS CONCERNS WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER COMPLEX AFTER HOURS.
AND WITH THAT, IT CONCLUDES MY, UH, PRESENTATION AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK YOU, UM, ROD WRIGHT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR IT, ROD? SURE.
YOU, YOU MADE A COMMENT ABOUT THE LIBRARY AND THEN ALSO THE FIRE PREVENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.
SO MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO? SO WE'VE TALKED TO CHIEF WILLIAMS AND CHIEF WILLIAMS, UH, WE TALKED TO HIM LAST WEEK.
WE SENT HIM A COPY OF OUR ORDINANCE.
I BELIEVE HIS INTENT IS TO PRESENT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO HIS BOARD TO IMPLY OR TO IMPOSE A SIMILAR TYPE OF RESTRICTION FOR THEIR BOARD.
QUESTION MADAM MAYOR? YES, BRIAN.
SO WE'VE GOT A RESTAURANT THAT OPENS, STAYS OPEN PRETTY LATE ON WEEK NIGHT OR ANY NIGHT, AND WE'RE RESTRICTING THE PARKING STRUCTURE FOR THAT PARTICULAR RESTAURANT.
HOW DO WE DEAL WITH THAT? BECAUSE WE DO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARK IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE AND YET WE'VE GOT A RESTAURANT THAT STAYS OPEN PAST 11 O'CLOCK.
YEAH, I WOULD HAVE TO, WE'LL WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THAT.
IT CAME UP DURING THE COURSE OF THIS CONVERSATION AS WE, AS WE WERE IMPOSING THIS ORDINANCE, AND WE DIDN'T GO BACK AND CHANGE THAT ONE AT THAT TIME.
UM, THERE IS DISCRETION AS FAR AS OBVIOUSLY ENFORCEMENT.
I THINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY LOOKING FOR CONDUCT THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE.
PEOPLE LOITERING, THE PARKING STRUCTURES IS ALREADY A VIOLATION WITHIN THAT, UH, CODE RELATED TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE.
SO WE WILL WORK WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THAT.
AND IF IT NEEDS TO BE REVISED, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH THAT ONE.
THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE, I BELIEVE, ACTUALLY, SINCE THE STRUCTURE OPENS.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, MARK? NO.
SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BRIAN? COUNCIL MEMBER JONES O BRIAN? SORRY, I FORGOT AGAIN.
NO, I, I, YOU KNOW, I WAS GONNA KIND OF BASE, UH, MY COMMENT ON WHAT ROGERS MENTIONED.
UM, YOU KNOW, SO WITH THAT, I'M, I'LL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES? YES, MA'AM.
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YES.MY VOTE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A YES ON THIS.
BY SOME REASON I WAS LOCKING IT.
HOW'D IT SHOW UP? I CAN RESTART THE VOTE IF YOU RIGHT.
CAN YOU RESET THAT VOTE PLEASE? YES.
MAYOR MORAN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE RE LOCK IN YOUR VOTE.
UM, SAME WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
[21. Authorize City Manager to negotiate, revise and execute Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with C&C Development or with Related California to begin entitlement activities for 50-unit Affordable Senior Housing Development on property located at southwest corner of Peyton Drive and Eucalyptus Avenue (APN 1032-221-05) substantially in form attached to written staff report, subject to approval as to form by City Attorney]
TO AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AND EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT FOR THE SENIOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, LEG.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED SIX CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CERTIFIED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HOUSING ELEMENT IDENTIFIED NINE SITES IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE THE CITY'S REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF 3,729 UNITS.
ONE OF THE SITES THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IS KNOWN AS THE PARK OVERFLOW SITE.
THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PEYTON DRIVE AND EUCALYPTUS AVENUE IS OCCASIONALLY USED FOR OVERFLOW PARKING FOR COMMUNITY PARK.
50 UNITS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE SITE AVAILABLE FOR VERY LOW AND LOW INCOME SENIOR CITIZENS.
THE SITE IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AS NEAR MANY SERVICES AND AMENITIES SUCH AS PARKS, COMMUNITY CENTER, LIBRARY, GROCERY STORES, CHURCHES, AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.
IN MARCH OF 2023, THE CITY RELEASED A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE SITE.
AFTER AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF 10 PROPOSALS RECEIVED AND INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF AND OUR CONSULTANT KATHY HEAD WITH KAISER HEART, MARSTON ASSOCIATES, THREE FINALISTS WERE SELECTED AND PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL RELATED CALIFORNIA CNC DEVELOPMENT AND NATIONAL CORE.
IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM THE THREE SELECTED FINALISTS AND DIRECTED STAFF TO BEGIN WORKING WITH RELATED CALIFORNIA TO EXECUTE AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT TO BEGIN THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.
SINCE MARCH OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY AND RELATED HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BACK AND FORTH NEGOTIATIONS ON SEVERAL POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT, AND ONLY RECENTLY CAME TO TERMS THIS PROCESS WAS TIME CONSUMING AND DIFFICULT, WHICH GIVES STAFF CONCERN FOR THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT'S ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPER TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.
AFTER THE AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED, THE CITY MUST APPLY FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FUNDS FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND BEGIN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS.
THE APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL.
AND CITY COUNCIL ALSO NEEDS TO APPROVE A DEVELOPMENT AND DISPOSITION AGREEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW TRANSFER OF THE PROPERTY TO THE DEVELOPER FOR USE.
AS A SENIOR FOLDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPER THEN NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING TAX CREDIT FINANCING TO HELP FUND THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION WOULD FOLLOW, THEN LEASE UP AND FULL OCCUPANCY OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
THE CITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED THROUGH POST-CONSTRUCTION FINANCING, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS.
ALL OF THIS ILLUSTRATES THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO ENSURE TRUSTED PARTNERSHIP EXISTS BETWEEN US AND THE SELECTED DEVELOPER.
DURING AN IMPASSE AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH RELATED STAFF REACH OUT TO THE OTHER FINALISTS THAT THE CITY HOW TO COUNCIL HAD CONSIDERED CNC DEVELOPMENT STAFF PRESENTED CNC WITH THE AGREEMENT REQUESTING FEEDBACK TO ENSURE THAT OUR REQUIREMENTS WERE NOT OUTSIDE OF ACCEPTED INDUSTRY PRACTICES.
THEY DID NOT FIND ANY OF THE AGREEMENT TERMS OBJECTIONABLE AND STATED THAT THEIR PROPOSED AGREEMENT WAS FAIR FOR BOTH PARTIES BASED UPON INTERACTIONS WITH BOTH RELATED CNC DEVELOPMENT AND THAT THEY WERE BOTH PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED TO BE EQUALLY QUALIFIED TO EXECUTE.
THE PROJECT STAFF IS NOW RECOMMENDING THE COUNCIL ENTER INTO AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH CNC DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, IF IT IS THE COUNCIL'S DESIRE THAT STAFF CONTINUE WORKING WITH RELATED, WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE AGREEMENT AS DRAFTED AND MOVE ON INTO THE ENTITLEMENT STAGE WITH RELATED.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNSEL MAY HAVE.
PETER, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
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TO START? I, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS AT THE MOMENT.UM, IF, IF WE'RE GONNA PROCEED WITH THIS, I, UH, I WILL HAVE SOME COMMENTS A LITTLE BIT.
I'M GONNA START SO I DON'T FORGET.
BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
UM, I, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH RELATED, UM, IT SOUNDED LIKE FROM THE, UH, THE SEX REPORT, UM, UH, REGARDING THIS, YOU KNOW, I, IT, IT, IF WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS TO, UH, OUR DECEMBER MEETING, UM, YOU KNOW, I'LL, I'LL MAKE THAT AS A MOTION.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK AS, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR STAFF HAS WORKED HARD ON, UH, GETTING TO THIS POINT WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE AGREED WITH, UH, WITH THEM WHEN IT CAME TO, UH, TO RELATED.
SO YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF MY EMOTION.
I, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH, UH, RELATED, BUT IF WE NEED TO, UH, CONTINUE THIS TO KINDA HAMMER OUT ANY OTHER DIFFERENCES, THEN I'M, I'M GOOD TO GO.
SO, SORRY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A MOTION, BUT I'LL, I'LL LET YOU GUYS HAMMER THAT OUT.
UM, WELL, LET'S FINISH UP, UP HERE TALKING ART.
UH, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS LOOK AT MY BACKGROUND OF WHAT I'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS.
UM, SO I'VE BEEN A REAL ESTATE BROKER FOR WELL OVER 40 YEARS.
UM, I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN A UNION PRESIDENT FOR 10 YEARS.
SO I KNOW NEGOTIATIONS SOMETIMES ARE DIFFICULT AND THAT'S WHY YOU NEGOTIATE AND IT'S, SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU DID COME UP WITH A FINAL AGREEMENT.
SO BASE, BASICALLY BOTH PARTIES DID AGREE TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS YES.
IN THE AGREEMENT AS IT'S PRESENTED TONIGHT.
UM, AGAIN, THERE'S SOME INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHATEVER THE ISSUES WERE, I REALLY DON'T KNOW, BUT I WOULD WANT MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION BEFORE I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM FORWARD.
'CAUSE, UH, TO ME, NEGOTIATIONS, BASICALLY, THERE ARE SOME UPS AND DOWNS AND THINGS DO TURN SIDEWAYS.
AND SO THOSE ARE MY, MY CONDITIONS.
SO, ONE OTHER QUESTION FOR THE ATTORNEYS, SINCE WE DIDN'T, WE HAD AN ORIGINAL PERSON THAT WE WERE GONNA GO WITH, WOULD THIS OPEN UP AGAIN FOR ANOTHER RFP OR RFQ, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL 'EM? NO.
UM, SO WE CAN, IS THERE A TIMELINE OR A TIME LIMIT? I MEAN, IF WENT ON FOR YEARS, I'D SAY YOU MIGHT NEED TO GO BACK OUT, YOU KNOW, UNDER THIS, UM, CURRENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU CAN, I MEAN, IF NEED TO SPEND A MONTH OR TWO OR MORE, I MEAN, THINKING ABOUT THIS MORE, YOU CAN.
UM, AND HOW LONG, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN JUST OVER? UM, IT STARTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, RIGHT? MM-HMM.
WHAT WAS THE, WHEN DID THE COUNCIL MAKE THE DECISION OF? FEBRUARY.
I'M SURE YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION, BUT, UM, PARDON? DO YOU RECALL THE ORIGINAL VOTE THAT EVENING IN FEBRUARY? 'CAUSE I THINK I HAD VOTED AGAINST THE MAJORITY.
BUT
THIS RAY BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT.
IF, IF HE HAS QUESTIONS, IF BRIAN HAS QUESTIONS, IF ANY OF US HAVE MORE DETAILED QUESTIONS THAT WE, WE WANT VETTED OR ASKED OF STAFF BEFORE WE MAKE, 'CAUSE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT, UM, WE DON'T DO THESE PROJECTS A LOT IN OUR TOWN.
SO, UM, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WANNA COME BACK TO YOU, PETER, NOW I WAS READY TO MAKE A DECISION, BUT I'M FINE WITH MOVING ON IF THE MAJORITY, I'M KIND OF THE SAME WAY.
BUT IF, YEAH, IF THE MAJORITY WANTS MORE TIME, I'M FINE EITHER WAY AS WELL.
WELL, IN FACT, I THINK THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT, THAT HAS A CONCERN WITH IT, THAT WE OUGHT TO POSSIBLY, UH, VIEW THAT AS AS VALID.
I WOULD, UH, SUGGEST THOUGH, RATHER THAN BRING IT BACK IN DECEMBER, THE FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER IS GENERALLY KIND OF A, UH, SHORTER, SHORTER MEETING BECAUSE OF THE FACT WE HAVE THE HOLIDAY PRESENTATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
UH, IT MIGHT BE BETTER TO BRING IT BACK TO THE FIRST MEETING OF JANUARY IF, IF WE'RE GONNA EXTEND IT.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT, BEN? YEAH, I, I'LL JUST ASK OUR, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, UH, TO COMMENT.
BUT, BUT BRIEFLY, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING, UH, WITH RELATED AND THEN WE'VE LATER BROUGHT IN, UH, UH, CNC.
OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO BRING IT BACK IN DECEMBER SO THAT WE CAN GIVE IT, UH, YOU KNOW, A BLESSING WITH WHICHEVER DIRECTION WE'RE GONNA GO.
UM, REMINDING THE PUBLIC, I KNOW THE COUNCIL'S AWARE, WE DON'T HAVE A SECOND MEETING IN DECEMBER, SO IF WE DID, WE'D BE KICKING IT, YOU KNOW, SIX PLUS WEEKS AWAY FROM NOW.
UH, AND NICK, IF YOU'D WANT TO BRIEFLY, UH, IDENTIFY SOME OF THE CHALLENGES IF WE GET TO WHERE WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TOO MUCH TIME.
UM, DO WE NORMALLY COMMUNICATE WITH, UM, UH, I GUESS WITH, UH,
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GROUPS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY WIN, UH, UM, GROUPS THAT AREN'T AWARDED THE CONTRACT RIGHT OFF THE BAT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE NORMALLY DO? NO, WE WOULDN'T NORMALLY, UH, BREACH THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT WE DID IN THIS CASE AS WELL.UH, WE SOUGHT COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT, UH, UH, ONCE WE SAW THINGS WERE GETTING A LITTLE BIT BUMPY, UH, UH, SO NO, WE DIDN'T, UH, UH, UH, GO OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL BARGAINING PROCESS.
YOU WERE GONNA COMMENT ON THE TIMELINE.
UM, SO THE, THE CITY, UM, FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION MONIES FROM THE STATE, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE OUR APPLICATION IN FEBRUARY.
AND IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED TO HAVE, UM, EXECUTED AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.
UH, SO, SO MOVING THE ITEM TWO DISCUSSION IN JANUARY DOES, UH, CREATE A BIT OF A TIGHT TIMEFRAME TO, TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND, UM, FOR THIS NEXT ROUND, IT'S, UH, IT'S APPROXIMATELY $300,000, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO THE PROJECT FOR SURE.
MY PERSONAL OPINION, I, I KNOW THAT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS VERY FESTIVE AND SUCH, BUT, UM, NO, THIS IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT EXACTLY.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
SO, UM, WELL THEN I'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE TAKE AND JUST MOVE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, WHICH I BELIEVE IS DECEMBER 10TH.
I'M GOING TO START WITH VICE MAYOR BENNETT? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES? YES, MA'AM.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS? YES.
[22. Approve Amendment No. 1 to A2024-053 with Social Work Action Group, increasing total not-to-exceed amount to $415,000 and extending the contract term to December 31, 2025 to provide services to unsheltered homeless persons]
MOVE ON TO A ITEM TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT WITH SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP.THIS WILL BE PRESENTED BY CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY.
AS IT'S BECOME OUR PRACTICE, UH, WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO THE COUNCIL OUR, UH, CHANGES TO THE ARPA PROGRAM.
UM, IN MARCH OF 2021, WE RECEIVED, UH, $9.9 MILLION, UH, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UH, WITH THE COUNCIL'S DISCRETION ON HOW TO, UH, ALLOCATE THOSE DOLLARS.
AND WE'VE HAD A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, UH, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, UH, THAT WE'VE, UH, IMPLEMENTED.
UM, WHAT WE JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT, UH, ARE A COUPLE OF THE, UH, COMPLETED AND ONGOING PROJECTS AS AN UPDATE, UH, THAT WE, UH, SUCCESSFULLY PURCHASED AND INSTALLED 30 MULTIFUNCTION, UH, COPIERS AT CITY FACILITIES.
THIS GOES A LONG WAY TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE, UH, NEARING COMPLETION ON OUR ONGOING PROJECTS FOR TRAIL REPAIRS AT RIDGEVIEW TRAIL.
UH, THE CITY YARD, UH, ENERGY RESILIENCY PROJECT, UH, WAS ADDED, UH, IN OCTOBER.
BUT THE SPECIFIC ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS WE HAVE, UH, $100,000 THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED IN OUR FIRST PROPOSAL, UH, TO PUT, UH, PUBLIC SERVICE, UH, PROJECTS, UH, THROUGH A HUNDRED, UH, THROUGH THIS MONEY.
ESSENTIALLY, IT WOULD OPERATE MUCH LIKE, UH, OUR, UH, UH, SOLID WASTE, UH, FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THE COUNCIL DIRECTS THE MONEY.
BUT WE FOUND THAT THE, UH, RED TAPE AND HURDLES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEDERAL MONEY, UH, MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO, TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM LIKE THAT.
NOW WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF, UH, THE, UH, ARPA ALLOCATION TIMEFRAME.
WE HAVE TO HAVE ALL OF THE MONEY, UH, SPOKEN FOR BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS, UH, EARLY ON WE IMPLEMENTED OUR, UH, OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS SERVICES WITH, UH, SWAG OR SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP.
AND WE'RE PROPOSING THAT WE SHIFT THIS, UH, REMAINING $100,000 TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM.
AND, UH, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO, UH, UH, UH, HAVE SWAG CONTINUE TO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY FOR, UH, SEVERAL MORE MONTHS.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE COUNCIL'S, UH, CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
ART, UH, PETER AND I ACTUALLY ATTENDED A MEETING LAST WEEK, UH, UH, THAT, UM, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN STARTED UP AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT HOMELESS SERVICES IN GENERAL IN THE COUNTY.
AND IT'S A BIG TICKET ITEM RIGHT NOW WHERE THE, THE COUNTY'S TAKING THE
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POSITION TO WHERE LET'S BE MORE, UH, LET'S LOOK AT THIS AHEAD OF THE PROBLEM.AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BUCKET TO PUT THIS MONEY IN.
WE DON'T HAVE A HOMELESS PROBLEM PER SE RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF CHANNEL HILLS, BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF IT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER ADJACENT CITIES IN THE, IN THE REGION, UH, THE WHOLE WEST END SEVEN, UH, CITIES IN THE WEST END.
WE'RE IN THIS MEETING TALKING ABOUT THIS AS BEING A, A, UH, CONCERN FOR THE COUNTY.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO PUT THAT MONEY, UH, IN THE EVENT THAT WE NEED IT.
AND NOTHING, IF NOTHING ELSE TO, TO, UH, CONTINUE TO FUND SWAG FOR US, SIR.
PETER, JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT, UH, OUR HOMELESS, CURRENT HOMELESS POPULATION.
I KNOW THE NEW COUNT'S COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT BEN, OR, OR CHIEF, WHAT, WHAT DO YOU ESTIMATE IS OUR CURRENT HOMELESS COUNTS? I'M GONNA ASK OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ROD HILL, WHO WORKS MOST CLOSELY WITH, UH, OUR SWAG TEAM.
BUT I ALSO DO, UH, HOPE THAT THE POLICE CHIEF WILL COMMENT BECAUSE WHILE WE'RE FOCUSING ON SWAG RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF OUR HOMELESS INTERACTION OCCURS WITH OUR POLICE TEAM, UH, BOTH LOCALLY WITH OUR DEPUTIES, BUT ALSO THE DEDICATED, UH, RESOURCE THROUGH HOPE TEAM.
SO, UH, IF YOU WANT TO COMMENT FIRST, UH, ROD, A FEW WEEKS AGO WE HAD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN SWAG.
AND AT THAT TIME, SWAG SAID OUR NUMBER IS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TO NINE PEOPLE.
UH, THAT'S THE ACTUAL REGULAR NUMBER, BUT IT DOES SPIKE OCCASIONALLY TO ABOUT 12, I THINK, BUT IT'S USUALLY ABOUT EIGHT TO NINE PEOPLE.
AND WE DID WORK, THEY DO WORK CLOSELY WITH, UH, THE SHERIFF.
AND AS FAR AS RELOCATION, I KNOW THE ATTEMPT IS TO RELOCATE MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS TO, TO FACILITIES OR, OR TO ACCOMMODATE AS BEST WE CAN A ANOTHER SOLUTION FOR, FOR THEM.
WHAT'S OUR SUCCESS RATE WHEN IT COMES TO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? I DON'T HAVE AN ACTUAL NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME.
I CAN TELL YOU JUST RECENTLY, WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THEY ACTUALLY DID, UH, LOCATED ONE OR TWO PEOPLE FROM 4,200.
SO FROM CHINOS PARKWAY AND PIPELINE AREA, THEY RELOCATED, UH, AT LEAST ONE AND MAYBE TWO PEOPLE TO SOME MORE LONG-TERM TEMPORARY HOUSING SOLUTIONS.
SO THEY GENERALLY, THEIR APPROACH IS NOT HOUSING.
IF THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUE, THEY'LL TRY TO GET THEM INTO SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR PSYCHIATRIC CARE FIRST AND THEN HOUSING.
BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET TEMPORARY HOUSING, I BELIEVE FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS.
THEY HAD A THIRD THAT DID NOT TAKE THE HOUSING AT THE LAST MINUTE, BUT I, I THINK THEY HAD TWO THAT ALREADY WENT TO HOUSING.
IN THE LAST MONTH OR SO, JUST CURIOUS, BECAUSE THIS IS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SUM OF MONEY FOR, WHAT IS IT, 415 CUMULATIVE OVER THE NEXT, MORE THAN A YEAR, I THINK, OR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR.
WE, IT'S ROUGHLY $25,000 A MONTH THAT FOR THE TWO SOCIAL WORKERS.
BUT I THINK WE ALSO ARE EXPANDING THE, UH, NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT.
UH, WE, WE HAVE SPENT ROUGHLY 400 AND, UH, SO THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ON THIS PROJECT.
RAY HAD SOMETHING AND THEN I'LL GO TO YOU, BRIAN.
UM, WE ARE IN THE COUNTY, ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS.
S-B-C-T-A ESPECIALLY, WE FORMED A COG A FEW YEARS BACK.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET FEDERAL MONEY TO, TO HANDLE ISSUES WITH HOMELESSNESS.
OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM IN THE HIGH DESERT CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, ONTARIO, AND EVEN CHINO.
THERE'S A HIGHER NUMBER THAN US.
SO WE AS THE COUNTY ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME FEDERAL MONEY TO, TO MOVE IT FORWARD.
I KNOW QUANETTA, UH, WARREN AND, UH, GIVE HER PROPS ON THIS BECAUSE SHE GOT TOGETHER THE SEVEN CITIES ON THE WEST END.
SHE INITIATED THIS PROBABLY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
SO THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THOSE MEETINGS.
BUT, UM, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
LIEUTENANT OR CAPTAIN CHIEF, EXCUSE ME, QUESTION FOR YOU.
WITH THE NEW LAW CHANGES, DO WE, IS THERE ANY TOOLS THAT WE HAVE NOW, SOMEBODY'S HOMELESS? CAN WE MANDATE ANYTHING? SO THE, THE EASY ANSWER IS THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN THE PIKE THAT'LL ASSIST US, BUT AS FAR AS WHAT WE COULD DO WITHOUT THE ACQUIESCENCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THERE'S NOT MUCH.
EVEN WITH LAURA'S LAW AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT BEING ABLE TO, IF SOMEBODY IS GRAVELY DISABLED DUE TO A, UH, UH, NARCOTIC ADDICTION AND THEY'RE DECLINING RAPIDLY, THERE'S SOME WORK GOING ON WITH THAT TO BE BEING ABLE TO USE WELFARE INSTITUTIONS 51 50.
BUT AT THIS TIME, BASED ON THE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE, IT STILL RELIES A LOT ON, LIKE I SAID, THE ACQUIESCENCE OF THE INDIVIDUAL.
SO THEY'RE MANDATING SOCIAL WORKERS TO DO A LITTLE MORE.
UM, BUT EVEN WITH SOME OF THE, THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE VERY AWARE OF, THAT WE'RE ALL VERY CONCERNED ABOUT, THAT WE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, SOMETIMES THEY JUST DON'T ACCEPT SERVICES.
THAT BEING SAID, I DO THINK PROP 36, BECAUSE SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE DO WITH DO DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS, WE DO TYPICALLY ARREST FOR NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS AND OR THEFT VIOLATIONS.
SO I DO THINK PROP 36 IS GOING TO ASSIST US DECREASE THE
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RECIDIVISM AND MAYBE GETTING THEM SOME SER SERVICES WHILE THEY'RE IN CUSTODY.UM, BRIAN? YEAH, JUST TO CHIME IN, UM, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, AS A COUNCIL, WE CONSIDER THIS AN INVESTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING MONEY WITH SWAG.
UM, IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE, THE NUMBERS THAT WE AS A CITY SEE WHEN IT COMES TO, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, HOMELESS OR DEALING WITH THIS ARE, ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, ARE NOT LARGE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, EACH ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IS TRULY, YOU KNOW, ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE INDIVIDUAL IN OUR CITY THAT WE, WE WANT TO, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO TRY TO JUST HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A GREATER IMPACT AND EVERYTHING.
SO I, YOU KNOW, I I'M GLAD TO, YOU KNOW, TO PUSH FORWARD FOR THIS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS A STATE WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH WHAT RAY WAS SAYING, WITH PROP 36 AND, UH, LA COUNTY, YOU KNOW, CHOOSING A NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY GONNA BE GOING, YOU KNOW, OR SUFFERING OR SUFFERING'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD, UM, WITH PEOPLE THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, GOING, GOING FORWARD WITH THEIR, UH, UM, I DON'T EVEN, CAN'T EVEN REALLY THINK ABOUT THE RIGHT ONE'S, THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT, YOU KNOW, YEAH.
CONSEQUENCES WILL BE HAD, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, THEIR, UH, THEIR ACTIONS AND THAT'S, AND THEN THAT'S A GOOD THING.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT IS, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
WELL, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE COMMENTS.
UM, ART, YOU HAD ONE MORE TIME? YEAH, I, I THINK THE THING THAT WE WANNA REMEMBER, AND THIS IS WHAT THIS ONE OF THE THINGS WE DISCUSSED THAT IS GROUP, WHICH IS THE SEVEN CITIES, AND LIKE YOU SAY, AWKWARD, WHETHER, UH, WARREN IS, IS DEFINITELY, UH, UH, ONE OF THE LEADS BECAUSE WITHIN THE COUNTY, THEIR CITY IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HOMELESS POPULATIONS.
LET'S REMEMBER THAT HOME BEING HOMELESS IS NOT A, A CRIME.
I MEAN, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PUT PEOPLE IN THAT SITUATION.
BUT OUR, I I THINK THE POSITION THAT WAS BEING VOICED AT THIS MEETING IS THAT WE NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AND NOT LESS REACTIVE.
AND IF WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THE GAME ON THIS AND TRY AND PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR THESE PEOPLE AND THAT REALLY, REALLY NEED IT, BECAUSE DEPENDING ON WHAT'S MADE THEM HOMELESS, UM, WE JUST CAN'T FORGET ABOUT THEM.
WE REALLY NEED TO DO SOCIALLY, IT'S, IT'S BECOME, UH, VERY, VERY APPALLING TO SOME PEOPLE THAT SOMEBODY HOMELESS AND, WELL, WE GOT THIS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THE REALITY IS THEY DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BE THERE FOR THE MOST PART.
AND WE NEED TO PUT AN ARM, A HANDOUT WHEN WE CAN, UH, TO BE ABLE TO TRY AND RECTIFY THAT ISSUE AND HELP THEM GET BACK ON THEIR FEET.
AND SO, BEN, IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT TRIGGERED THIS TO COME BEFORE US, UM, IS BECAUSE BY THE END OF THE YEAR, ALL THESE FUNDS, UM, ARPA FUNDS HAVE TO BE OBLIGATED, AND THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND THEM UNTIL 2026.
UM, I WANNA REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT'S HEARING THESE NUMBERS THROWN OUT THAT, UM, THIS MONEY IS FROM ARPA, WHICH STANDS FOR AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.
THIS MONEY IS NOT COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
SO WHEN YOU SEE IT'S EXCEEDING, UM, NOT TO EXCEED 2 65 TO FOUR 15, UM, IS, IS BEN SAID THAT'S THE RANGE, AND IT'S NOT COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
AND I, I ECHO WHAT EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID OF, UM, THIS BEING A HIGH PRIORITY FOR US, AND I THINK EVERYTHING ELSE HAS JUST ABOUT BEEN SAID.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL CALL FOR A MOTION.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA VERBAL VOTE YES.
[23. 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.]
TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR NON AGENDIZED ITEM.I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
UPDATES.WE WILL START WITH FIRE CHIEF DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF SKI BAR.
GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
CHIN OF LIKE FIRE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO REPORT ON TWO UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS IN DECEMBER.
THE FIRST IS THE ANNUAL CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION STUFFED THE BOOT AND TOY DRIVE, WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, BEGINNING AT 10:00 AM AT THE SHOPS IN CHINO HILLS.
PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND VICTIMS OF TRAGIC EVENTS.
THE SECOND EVENT IS TO MAKE A CHILD SMILE ON
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DECEMBER 11TH, BEGINNING AT 8:30 AM AT THE WALMART IN CHINO.THIS ANNUAL EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE COLLABORATION, UM, AND GENEROSITY OF LOCAL FOUNDATION CITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITY SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS.
FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT KNOW EACH YEAR, A SELECT NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE CHOSEN BY THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, THE MAKE A CHILD SMILE PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO SHOP WITH A FIREFIGHTER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO PURCHASE ITEMS FOR CHRISTMAS.
STUDENTS ARE ALSO TREATED TO PHOTO WITH SANTA CRAFTS AND LUNCH.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM AND BRINGING CHRISTMAS CHEER TO THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THE FIRE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO PRIORITIZE FIRE SAFETY AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY FEAST.
THE DISTRICT COMPILED A LIST OF COOKING SAFETY TIPS, WHICH ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE@CHINOVALLEYFIRE.ORG.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, WE WISH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE ENTIRE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY A SAFE AND JOYOUS THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO POLICE CHIEF GERARD.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE AND ATTENDANCE.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A RECENT CASE INVESTIGATED BY YOUR CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024, CHINO HILLS DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A ROBBERY THAT OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE 2,900 BLOCK OF CHINO AVENUE.
THE FEMALE VICTIM WAS IN HER PARKED CAR WHEN AN UNIDENTIFIED SUSPECT USED A HAMMER TO SMASH THE VICTIM'S PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW.
THE SUSPECT AND VICTIM THEN STRUGGLED FOR CONTROL OF THE VICTIM'S PURSE BEFORE THE SUSPECT FORCIBLY STOLE THE PURSE AND FLED CHINO HILLS.
DETECTIVES REVIEWED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE RECORDINGS AND BELIEVED THEY IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT'S VEHICLE.
HOWEVER, THE SUSPECT'S LICENSE PLATE WAS DELIBERATELY COVERED DURING THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME.
DESPITE THE LICENSE PLATE BEING COVERED AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME, DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO DISCOVER THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER UTILIZING THE CITY'S AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEM.
WITH THAT INFORMATION, THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A SUSPECT AFTER COLLECTING EVIDENCE FROM MULTIPLE DIGITAL EVIDENCE SEARCH WARRANTS.
ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024, CHINO HILLS DETECTIVES ARRESTED THE SUSPECT WHILE SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT AT HIS MONTCLAIR HOME.
HE WAS ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY AND BOOKED AT THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER.
ALSO, THE CHINO HILLS, UH, POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL TOY DRIVE IS NOW UNDERWAY.
WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO DONATE NEW UNWRAPPED TOYS, WHICH OUR STAFF WILL BE DISTRIBUTING TO LOCAL FAMILIES NEEDING A LITTLE ASSISTANCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH DECEMBER 16TH AT THE CUNA HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT LOBBY, AND THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, DONATIONS CAN BE, UH, DROPPED OFF AT CITY HALL AND THE CITY LIBRARY HERE IN THE CITY COMPLEX, ALSO AT NUTRI SHOP ON CHINO HILLS PARKWAY.
THE STARBUCKS ON CHINO AVENUE, OAKMONT ASSISTANT LIVING, AND THE CHINO CAFE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT TONIGHT.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee Council Member Rogers Chino Hills Community Foundation Board Tres Hermanos Conservation Authority Board Water Facilities Authority Board]
VICE MAYOR BENNETT.UH, I ATTENDED THE, UH, CHINO VALLEY, UH, FIRE DISTRICT MEETING, UH, LAST WEEK.
NOTABLE SERVICE AWARDS WERE ISSUED ONE FOR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE TO WARD VICE PRESIDENT AT THE TIME, SARAH RAMOS INGER, AND 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC CORY FREESTONE.
THEY ALSO, LATER IN THE MEETING WENT AHEAD AND MADE THEIR REORGANIZATION, UH, REQUESTS OR, UH, UH, NAMED WHO THE SUCCESSORS WERE GOING TO BE, UH, FOR THE TWO TOP POSITIONS.
AND ARE SARAH RAMOS EGER, WHO IS IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, WILL BE THE NEW PRESIDENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
AND SITTING NEXT TO HER IS, OR SHORT, RIGHT THERE IS MIKE, UH, KRIEGER, WHO WILL BE THE VICE PRESIDENT.
SO WE'VE GOT THE, THE HEAD PEOPLE RIGHT THERE.
UH, SO CONGRATULATIONS, BOTH OF YOU ON YOUR APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
I KNOW IT'LL KEEP YOU VERY, VERY BUSY.
UH, NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE, UH, UH, CHINO VALLEY, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT WAS A RELATIVELY, UH, QUICK AND, UH, REALLY UNEVENTFUL MEETING EXCEPT FOR THE FACT IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FROM THE STANDPOINT, AND I'M SURE YOU SAW IT IN THE CHINO VALLEY, UH, UM, CHAMBER OR, UH, CHAMPION THIS WEEKEND, ALA'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HAS BEEN DISQUALIFIED FROM GOING ON TO CIF BECAUSE THERE WAS A REPORTING AREA OF THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL BY THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
AND WHAT HAPPENED IS BASICALLY BECAUSE THEY UNDER REPORTED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN ONE DIVISION HIGHER INSTEAD OF TWO, THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN DIVISION ONE.
AND CIF IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT DEALING WITH SPORTS AND THE, UH, CIF THEY HAVE THEIR OWN RULES BASICALLY.
AND WHEN YOU VIOLATE THEM, THERE'S BASICALLY NO ROOM FOR APPEAL.
SO, UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
I, I BELIEVE, UH, VERY SHORTLY IN, I BELIEVE OUTTA
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STATE THAT, UH, I THINK THE SCHOOL BOARD'S GONNA TRY AND WORK WITH THE ATHLETES TO SEE IF THEY CAN SOMEHOW MAKE UP FOR THIS EGREGIOUS ERROR.BECAUSE HERE, YOU KNOW, FOR SENIORS IN PARTICULAR, UM, AND, AND THE THING IS IF THEY HAD APPEALED THIS THING, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THEY COULD GO BACK A TOTAL OF 13 YEARS AND TAKE AWAY ANY TITLES.
UH, THAT WAS IN FACT, UH, ISSUED TO THE, THE TEAM, UH, DURING THAT PERIOD.
SO IT WAS, IT WAS VERY, VERY EMOTIONAL.
A LOT OF SPEAKERS AND A LOT OF VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED, UH, STUDENTS AND, AND ATHLETES AND, AND PARENTS.
SO, UM, THAT WAS VERY, VERY SAD.
BUT, UH, THAT'S ALL OF MY REPORT TONIGHT.
UM, BRIAN, UH, WE ARE NOT MEETING FOR WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO, SO, UH, SO REPORT, BUT YEAH, THAT'S DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR ABOUT CHIN VALLEY.
THAT IS, UM, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ.
UM, I ATTENDED FOUR MEETINGS, UH, TWO ONE DAY, AND THEN TWO THE NEXT, THE GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE, LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE, METRO VALLEY STUDY SESSION AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE.
UH, WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT OUR AGENDA ITEM FOR EACH ONE OF THE COMMITTEES WAS OUR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR 2025 FOR THE GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE.
WE HAD A DISCUSSION ON DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF ALL CALL BOXES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
UM, ALSO WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE SMART COUNTY MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
I WAS WONDERING PUBLIC WORKS IF YOU GUYS WOULD BE OPEN TO, TO LISTEN TO THIS.
LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE, WE WENT OVER STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES.
AND, UH, WITH THE NEW ELECTION, WE'RE CALIFORNIA, WE'RE CONCERNED AS FAR AS MONEY'S COMING TO CALIFORNIA.
UH, METRO VALLEY STUDY SESSION, REALLY NO REPORT THERE.
TRANSIT, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, 20 24, 20 25, BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND FOR TRA TRANSIT AND RAIL PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE MY REPORTS, MA'AM.
QUICKLY ON ALL OF THESE CHINOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE BOARD MET, UH, RECENTLY, AND WE, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, WE, THE CITY HAS, IS RENAMING THE LARGE ARENA AT MCCOY, THE BILL HUGHES ARENA.
AND WITH THAT, THERE'S SOME SIGNAGE THAT'S GOING UP IN THE CHINOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
AGREED TO PONY UP THE MONEY, SO TO SPEAK, FOR THE, UM, FOR THE SIGNAGE.
SO WE, UH, APPROVED $2,500 FOR, FOR THAT SIGNAGE.
ALSO, WE TALKED, I DID A REVIEW, UH, OF THE WINE WALK AND IT'S SUCCESS, WHICH I'VE ALREADY REVIEWED HERE DURING, UH, A PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING.
AND ALSO WE TALKED ABOUT THE, ALSO ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF THE CHINO HILLS ART GALLERY, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE SHOPS AND HOW, HOW IT'S BECOME A GO-TO LOCATION.
EVERYBODY'S EXCITED TO SEE IT.
THAT'S INTO ART IN THE WHOLE REGION.
PEOPLE ARE COMING OVER TO VISIT IT ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AND FRIDAY EVENINGS, AGAIN, AT THE SHOPS.
BUT THOSE ARE THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS.
UH, AGAIN, WINE WALK AND, UM, THE BILL HUGHES ARENA AND CHARTS.
UM, I'LL MOVE ON TO OUR TRACE ROMANOS MEETING.
UH, AGAIN, USUALLY A VERY BRIEF MEETING.
UH, AND THAT'S FINE BECAUSE THE OBJECTIVE IS TO NOT MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF CHANGES TO THAT 25, APPROXIMATELY 2,500 ACRE PROPERTY.
KEEP IT AS PRISTINE AS POSSIBLE.
BUT WE DID, THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF A, ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE SLASH TOUR THAT WE'RE GOING TO HOST.
IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 1ST.
UH, BUT WHAT WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DRAW FROM THE GROUPING OF INDIVIDUALS THAT SIGNED UP A YEAR AGO OR MORE, UH, WHENEVER THAT WAS BEN, I WANNA SAY IT WAS AT LEAST A YEAR AGO.
AND WE HAD FOUR TO 500 PEOPLE SIGN UP THAT MORNING.
I KNOW, UH, OUR TEAM, WENDY WAS INVOLVED WITH IT AND, AND IT, IT CRASHED A WEBSITE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
IT WAS SO POPULAR THAT WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR EACH TOUR A HUNDRED PEOPLE.
SO WE'RE DRAWING DOWN THAT, THAT NUMBER.
SO MIKE, WE, OUR GUESS IS THIS WILL DRAW DOWN THE LAST OF THOSE FIVE, FOUR TO 500 PEOPLE THAT ORIGINALLY SIGNED UP.
AND, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE'LL OPEN IT UP AGAIN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE, TWO OR THREE TOURS TAKE PLACE.
WE RENT BUSES AND THEN WE HAVE DOCENTS AT THREE LOCATIONS AND SHOW OFF THE PROPERTY TO THOSE THAT DON'T.
EVERYBODY, NO ONE HAS ACCESS TO IT REALLY.
SO WE WANT TO, UH, MAKE SURE YOU EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THE FACILITY'S LIKE, WHAT IT'S HISTORY IS LIKE, ET CETERA.
SO TRACE ARMOS, THAT WAS THAT MEETING.
AND IN WFA, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR WATER SOURCES, WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY, WE MET, UH, AND SOME JUST THE GENERAL ACTIVITIES
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OF RUNNING A BUSINESS WHERE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WE RUN A, THERE'S SOME 10 EMPLOYEES THERE.AND WE DID A SAL, A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, A 4% INCREASE.
UH, WE APPROVED A FINANCIAL CONSULTANT FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS AND WE UPDATED AND APPROVED PERSONNEL MAN MANUAL.
EVERYTHING ELSE IS, UM, EVEN MORE BORING THAN THAT IS FOR WHY
WHY DON'T YOU ROLL INTO YOUR CLOSING
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COMMENTS.LET ME GET SOME THOUGHTS TOGETHER HERE.
ONE THING THAT'S BEING INSTITUTED, AND I KNOW, UH, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE PUT OUT SOMETHING TODAY, WE'VE HAD A FEW DISCUSSIONS ON THE TOPIC, WHICH IS A, A PROGRAM THAT STARTED SOMETIME BACK, I WANT TO SAY IN DENVER, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.
CALLED THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM.
AND WELL, WE'VE ACTUALLY MET WITH ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT'S FROM OUR END THESIS TEAM.
HE BROUGHT UP, HE WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD INTRODUCE IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW, ROD, I, WE CAN KICK THIS BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A PROGRAM THAT A LOT OF, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE NOW STARTING TO INSTITUTE WHEN THEY SAW AN ISSUE WITH SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY BE AUTISTIC, LET'S SAY MOSTLY AUTISTIC, BUT OUR, OUR HIGH, HIGH, UM, ACHIEVERS ARE HIGH.
WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE RAP? HIGH FUNCTIONING? YEAH.
SOME COMMUNICATION THAT THEY CAN DRIVE.
AND MANY TIMES IF THEY'RE PULLED OVER FOR SOME INCIDENT BECAUSE OF SPEECH PATTERNS, ET CETERA, THEY MAY BE VIEWED AS MAYBE HAVING EITHER, UH, SOME TYPE OF, UH, ALCOHOL ISSUE OR SOMETHING.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THAT LEADS TO A BIGGER INCIDENT.
AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS SOMETIMES ARE KIND OF ON WITH, WITH LAW AROUND THEM.
THEY'RE KIND OF HIGH STRONG WHEN IT COMES TO THAT ANYWAY.
SO IT'S A PROGRAM THAT HELPS IDENTIFY THESE INDIVIDUALS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHEN THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE PULLED OVER.
CHIEF, DO YOU WANT TO GO INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ON THAT? WE COULD HAVE, WE HAD A MEMO ON IT THAT EXPLAINED IT REALLY GOOD TOO.
UH, YEAH, THE BLUE ENVELOPE PROGRAM, IT, IT'S A WAY FOR INDIVIDUALS.
THEY CAN, THEY CAN, UH, RECEIVE THE ENVELOPE AND WE DO HAVE THEM AT THE CHINO POLICE STATION.
NOW YOU CAN COME DOWN TO THE CHINO HILLS STATION AND RECEIVE A BLUE ENVELOPE.
AND IT'S A WAY FOR FOLKS THAT, AS YOU MENTIONED, MAY HAVE, UM, UH, DISABILITY COMMUNICATING, UH, PROPERLY OR EFFECTIVELY WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN THEY'RE PULLED OVER, DUE TO A NUMBER OF REASONS YOU MENTIONED AUTISTIC.
THAT COULD BE ANY NUMBER OF REASONS WHY SOMEBODY IS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE, UH, AS EFFECTIVELY AS THEY WOULD WANT WANT TO WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND THEY CAN EITHER PRESENT THE ENVELOPE OR I BELIEVE THROUGH THE, THE INLAND, UH, REGIONAL CENTER.
THEY'VE GOT OTHER ITEMS THAT, THAT PEOPLE CAN GET, WHETHER IT BE, UH, A WRISTBAND OR OTHER ITEMS TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS NEEDING A LITTLE EXTRA ASSISTANCE.
AND OUR DEPUTIES ARE NOW TRAINED TO IDENTIFY THOSE ITEMS. IT JUST GIVES US A LITTLE BETTER WAY OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PEOPLE WE'RE JUST WE'RE TALKING TO.
AND MAYBE JUST TAKING A, A, AN EXTRA SECOND OR MINUTE TO, UH, PROCESS THAT, OKAY, MAYBE THIS, MAYBE THIS IS WHY THIS PERSON IS REACTING A CERTAIN WAY AND THEY'RE NOT, NOT CO COOPERATING WITH US.
AND I THINK THE ORGANIZERS HOPE THAT THIS WILL ESTABLISH BETTER COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SOME FOLKS THAT, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS, DON'T COMMUNICATE WELL IN CRISIS SITUATIONS.
I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
UH, AND THERE WILL BE MORE IDENTIFYING, UH, ABILITIES.
EITHER A, MAYBE A TAG ON THE BUMPER OR, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOMETHING, THE STRAP OF A BRANDON FROM OUR OFFICE IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE INTAKE OR INTAKE WITH THE IRC, THE INLAND REGIONAL CENTER TO, UH, GATHER SOME MORE TRAINING AND TO GATHER SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS THAT WE'LL THEN SHARE WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SO THEY CAN PASS 'EM OUT WITH THE BLUE ENVELOPES.
AND THEN WE'LL START GETTING THE WORD OUT EVEN MORE SO FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT, THAT, UH, WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS THIS PROGRAM.
WE DID DISCUSS, UH, THE STAFF DISTRIBUTING THE MATERIALS.
BRANDON HAS DISCUSSED IT WITH THEM.
THEY DO BELIEVE IT'S BEST FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT DISTRIBUTE THE ENVELOPE.
SO WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ONLY, BUT WE WILL HELP THEM GATHER THE INFORMATION FOR IT.
UH, CHIEF KIND OF WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN EXPLORE AGAIN, A LITTLE MORE ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT AND CARBON CANYON ROAD WITH OUR TRUCK, NEW TRUCK ORDINANCE, STARTING TO SEE A FEW LITTLE POSTS HERE AND THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF PEOPLE SEEING LARGER VEHICLES GOING THROUGH.
AND WE CAN'T GET 'EM ALL, OBVIOUSLY, BUT I, I, AS I MENTIONED TO BEN TODAY, I CAN, UNLESS AMAZON HAS REALLY STRICT, IT'S AMAZON THAT REALLY ABUSED IT, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WITH THOSE HUGE TRUCKS AND ALSO TRUCK, UH, UH, CAR CARRIERS, UH, WITH A LOT MORE DELIVERIES GETTING READY TO START.
I CAN SEE SOME DRIVERS MAYBE WANTING TO, TO CUT THROUGH THE CANYON, SO MAYBE WE CAN CREATE
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A ANOTHER DAY OR SO OF A MUTUAL AID ENFORCEMENT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THE POINT ACROSS.CAN'T GET 'EM ALL, BUT MAYBE WE CAN AT LEAST LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT.
AND SOME OF THESE DRIVERS KNOW THAT IT'S, UH, THAT'S NOT THE ROUTE THEY WANT TO TAKE TO CUT THROUGH THE, UH, CANYON.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO CURSOR.
I'M HERE EVERY DAY, AS YOU KNOW, AND WE PUT OUT SIGNS RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF THE CITY HALL AND LIBRARY AND ON, ON THE CIRCLE OVER HERE.
AND STILL WE HAVE A LOT OF CARS STOPPING RIGHT IN FRONT OF THOSE SIGNS WAITING FOR THEIR KIDS TO COME OUT OF THE LIBRARY.
IT'D BE GREAT IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO, UH, REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THAT'S NOT A PLACE TO STOP, ESPECIALLY OVER HERE, OR BOTH SIDES BECAUSE IT IS A, THROUGH TRAFFIC LOCA OR STREET THAT, THAT THERE CAN BE SOME OTHER INJURIES THAT TAKE PLACE BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST ARE IGNORING THE SIGNS THAT SAY, DO NOT STOP HERE FOR DROP OFF OR PICK UP.
AND THEY JUST SIT AND WAIT UNTIL THEIR KIDS COME OUT.
SO IT MIGHT BE GOOD IF WE CAN ENHANCE THAT ALSO.
I'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S ADDRESSED ALSO, SIR.
WE ARE ENTERING INTO WHAT I'LL JUST CALL THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOR RIGHT NOW.
UH, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE THANKSGIVING COMING UP THIS, UH, THIS WEEK.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO BEGIN REFLECTING AND THINKING OUT LOUD AND MAYBE SHARING WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS AROUND THEM, THINGS THAT THEY TRULY ARE THANKFUL FOR.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST RAUCOUS, UH, ELECTION PERIODS, UH, IN THE HISTORY OF THE, THE UNITED STATES.
BUT THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE WHETHER YOU LIKE 'EM OR NOT.
THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE, BUT THE REALITY IS, IT SHOULDN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL IN BASICALLY THE GREATEST COUNTRY ON THIS EARTH AND WE HAVE BENEFITS AND WE ENJOY A STANDARD OF LIVING THAT VERY FEW OTHER COUNTRIES ENJOY.
AND YET WE TALK ABOUT THE HOMELESS TONIGHT, AND WE, WE REALIZE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE STILL HURTING THE, THE RISING COSTS, INFLATION, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE CAUSED PEOPLE TO BE STRAINING, UH, AND WONDERING WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE A THANKSGIVING FOR THEIR, THEIR, UH, CHILDREN.
I JUST, I WENT TO AN EVENT ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT EAGLE CAN, OR AT, UH, EAGLE, EXCUSE ME, GLEN MEAD ELEMENTARY, AND WAS TALKING TO ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO IS ACTUALLY AN ORGANIZER FOR, UH, FOOD FOR LIFE MINISTRY.
AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THEY WERE GIVING OUT LIKE 600 TURKEYS THIS LAST WEEKEND.
WELL, IF THERE'S THAT KIND OF NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY AROUND YOU IS DOING AS WELL AS, AS THEY CAN, UH, BE THANKFUL FOR THE, THE BLESSINGS THAT WE HAVE AND, UH, TRY AND, YOU KNOW, PAY THAT FORWARD IF YOU CAN.
IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE VERY, VERY, UH, FORTUNATE AND, AND HAVE EXTRA, THEN BE SURE TO MAKE THE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THEIR MAKE A CHILD SMILE AND THE FILL THE BOOT AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP.
UH, BE SURE THAT YOU, YOU BREAK OUT THE WALLET AND, AND YOU KNOW IT, IT'S NOT GONNA HURT A LOT OF US, BUT LET'S, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT, MAKE IT COUNT FOR THOSE THAT REALLY DO NEED IT.
SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE DO, WE DO THAT AND OF COURSE, CONTINUE IT ON INTO NEXT MONTH.
AND, UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT MORE ON DECEMBER 10TH.
BUT THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO DO TONIGHT IS WE HAVE SOME STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, ALL OF YOU, WOULD YOU STAND UP FOR A SECOND? THIS WAY WE'RE NOT SINGLING OUT ONE OR TWO, BUT ALL OF YOU, ALRIGHT, CAN SOMEBODY FROM EACH SIDE TELL US, COME UP TO AND TELL US WHO YOU'RE, WHY YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT, OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO ON A TUESDAY NIGHT.
YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA LEARN IN LIFE.
YOU DON'T VOLUNTEER LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN GET YOURSELF IN TROUBLE AT THAT, THAT CENTER PODIUM.
AND ONE OF YOU PICKED SOMEBODY TO BE A SPOKESMAN OR WOMAN.
WHO ARE YOU HERE REPRESENTING? UM, WHICH HIGH SCHOOL? WHAT SCHOOL? SO I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE RUBEN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND I CAME HERE TO LIKE, UH, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESSES OUR CITY GOES THROUGH IN ORDER TO LIKE PASS A, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? WHAT'S THE WORD? UM, LIKE REGULATIONS AND SUCH.
FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE E-BIKES ON SIDEWALK LAW.
I WOULD LIKE, I WAS LIKE, I WAS INTERESTED INTO LOOKING TO MORE HOW THESE, UH, REGULATIONS ARE PASSED FOR OUR CITY AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND THEM.
AND BEING HERE TODAY GAVE ME A LOT OF INSIGHT INTO HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS AND HOW IT GOES
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THROUGH AND COMING OUT OF THIS.I THINK THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO TRUST THE CITY MORE KNOWING THAT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING OUR REGULATIONS.
YEAH, SORRY YOU DIDN'T TRUST US IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I'M A SENIOR AT RUBEN ASIAH HIGH SCHOOL AND I CAME HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE IT'S FOR A PROJECT FOR US GOVERNMENT, BUT I DID LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE REALLY MENTIONING ABOUT HOMELESS BECAUSE THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR I'VE BEEN SERVING MY COMMUNITY TIME DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES FOR FRED MISSIONS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THAT, BUT I REALLY LIKED THE OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE, LIKE HAVING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC TO HAVE TO HELP AND GIVE OUT.
SO THAT'S WHY I REALLY LIKED ABOUT THIS AND THAT YOU GUYS REALLY CARE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR GOING, COMING TONIGHT AND, AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY THAT YOU, YOU'RE BRINGING, BRINGING BACK AND, AND TAKING AWAY SOME POSITIVE THINGS.
AND REALLY, YOU'RE ACTUALLY WE'RE, THIS IS A, A QUICK NIGHT FOR US, SO IT'S NOT NEAR AS CONTROVERSIAL AS NORMAL.
SO I'M, I'M HAPPY FOR YOU THAT YOU'VE GOT SOME POSITIVE THINGS OUT OF IT AND WITH THAT, I'LL STOP.
UM, RAY, THANK YOU MADAM MAYOR, FIRST OF ALL, UH, THERE'S PROPOSED REGULATION WITH SOUTH COAST A QMD.
I WANT US TO BE AWARE OF, UM, APPARENTLY, UM, THIS WILL BE MOVING FORWARD ABOUT 90 DAYS.
WATER HEATERS, FURNACES THAT ARE GAS WILL HAVE TO BE RETROFIT TO ELECTRICITY.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO, TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
WE'RE GONNA BRING IT UP WITH, UH, S-P-C-T-A TO PUSH BACK ON IT AND ALSO WITH SKA.
SO I JUST WANT US TO BE AWARE OF IT.
UM, ALSO RV BOATS, OR EXCUSE ME, RV AND BOATS.
I GOT A CALL THIS PAST WEEK ABOUT A BOAT UP IN CARRIAGE HILLS AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ROD.
SO ROD, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HITCH OR UNHITCH AS FAR AS A BOAT AND IS IT LEGAL TO, TO BE PARKED ON THE STREET? SO I SHOULD REFER THIS TO, TO THE CHIEF PROBABLY IS BEST TO DO IT.
HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY ENFORCES THAT PORTION OF IT.
WE ISSUE THE RV PARKING PERMITS, BUT THE CHIEF DOES ALL THE ENFORCEMENT FOR IT.
SO, SO ON THE PERMIT IS THAT 72 HOURS THAT YOU CAN PARK 72 HOURS AT A TIME.
YOU CAN DO THAT UP TO FOUR TIMES A MONTH OR 12 TIMES A YEAR YOU CAN DO IT.
SO THOSE ARE THE, THOSE THAT'S THE PARKING PERMIT PORTION OF IT, BUT THE ACTUAL ONE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY PARKING THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE FIELD OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT'S ACTUALLY HANDLING IT? YES, SIR.
IN REGARD TO YOUR QUESTION, WHETHER I BELIEVE THE MUNICIPAL CODE ACTUALLY LISTS A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE.
SO BOTH OF THOSE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, WHICH ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING PARKED ON CITY STREETS WITHOUT THE ANNUAL TEMPORARY PERMIT, WHICH CAN BE RE UH, OBTAINED FROM THE CITY.
WITH THAT PERMIT, UH, FOLKS ARE ALLOWED TO PARK UP TO THREE DAYS OR 72 HOURS ON PUBLIC STREETS.
NO MORE THAN, UH, 12, UH, 12 TIMES A MONTH.
DOES THE BOAT NEED TO BE HITCHED, RUN HITCHED TO BE PARKED? NOT ACCORDING TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE, TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, IT SAYS, I BELIEVE IT SAYS BOAT AND OR TRAILER TOGETHER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT INFORMATION.
UM, DANIEL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
UH, THERE'S A WATER LEAK ONCE AGAIN ON CARBON CA, OLD CARBON CANYON ROAD AND PINNACLE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT.
PINNACLE FROM OLD CARBON CANYON ROAD.
UH, PEOPLE DRIVE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.
SO THEY ASKED ME IF WE MAYBE PUT A LINE IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE E TURNS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FEASIBLE, IF WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
ALSO, I GOT TO TOUR THE HYDROGEN HOUSE IN DOWNEY.
I'M GONNA BE DOING IT AGAIN IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TOWARDS, UH, FIRST HYDRO HYDROGEN HOUSE.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A MICROGRID THERE THAT ACTUALLY CAN PRODUCE UP TO ELECTRICITY FOR A HUNDRED HOUSES.
IT'S PRETTY, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
FIRE BOARD MEMBERS, IF YOU LIKE TO TOUR AND LET US KNOW, WE'LL GET YOU IN THERE.
UM, ALSO I DID MEET WITH THE, UH, CHINO HILLS HORSEMAN ASSOCIATION.
THIS MEETING WAS SO MUCH NICER.
UH, PAST MEETINGS WERE WITH SUSAN STROM UHHUH.
UH, PROBLEM
BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES, CONDITIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH STAFF AND I LIKE TO BE PART OF THAT.
I THINK I TALKED TO ROD ABOUT THIS, SO IF YOU COULD SET THAT UP, APPRECIATE THAT.
ALSO, UH, REPRESENTING S-B-C-T-A, WE ACTUALLY HAD A RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE BARSTOW FIRST STREET BRIDGE.
IT WAS A FIRST THOUSAND FOOT BRIDGE OVER THE RAIL YARD.
AND, UH, WE USE MEASURE I MONIES, AND THIS IS GONNA COME TO AN END PROBABLY IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
SO ANY BIG PROJECT THAT WE DO AT SB CT, WE'RE GONNA NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY THAT MONEY IS BEING WELL SPENT.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS.
UM, I DID ATTEND MY FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE.
I'M THE HOST FOR THE, OR THE CHAIRPERSON.
OUR GOAL IS TO RAISE $360,000 AND, UH, WE HAVE 10 MEMBERS FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND I GOT FOUR BUSINESS MEMBERS.
SO THEY'RE DIGGING INTO THEIR POCKETS AND MY GOAL IS TO RAISE $360,000.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, ART, YOU'RE
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GONNA BE THE NEXT MAYOR.AND BRIAN, CONGRATULATIONS BOTH YOU GUYS AND CYNTHIA, YOU'RE SUCH A STELLAR, REMARKABLE LADY.
I KNOW THIS PAST YEAR WAS TOUGH, BUT YOU HANDLED IT VERY PROFESSIONAL.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM.
AND I WANNA WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
I JUST WANTED WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND, UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, THE, UH, THE BEING THE NOD TO BE, UH, VICE MAYOR.
OKAY, CYNTHIA, COULD I JUMP IN REAL QUICK ON A COUPLE THINGS? UHHUH,
UH, HE'S, UM, I'M AFFILIATED WITH A QMD ALSO THESE DAYS, AND IT'S BECOMING VERY CONTROVERSIAL AS FAR AS THE REGULATIONS.
THERE'LL BE A, THERE'LL BE A GRANDFATHER CLAUSE IN THERE IF THIS IS APPROVED.
AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S GONNA BE APPROVED, HAVING TO DO AGAIN WITH C CONVERTING GAS TO ELECTRIC ONLY NEW BUILDS AFTER A CERTAIN YEAR COULD BECOME ELECTRIC ONLY.
YOU WOULD HAVE TIME TO, TO UM, CONVERT IF NEED BE A LOT OF TIME.
BUT AGAIN, THAT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE'LL SEE WHERE IT GOES.
AND I THOUGHT, OKAY, SINCE KURT'S NAME HAS COME UP TWICE, KURT'S DAUGHTER IS SITTING IN, UH, THE AUDIENCE.
BERKELEY, SHE DIDN'T, SHE WASN'T ONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS FROM MY OUTLET THAT CAME TO SPEAK, BUT SHE'S SITTING THERE NOW.
UM, ART ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS MAYOR AND BRIAN AS VICE MAYOR.
AND I WILL SAVE MY BEAUTIFUL MAYORAL REFLECTIONS FOR OUR NEXT MEETING.
UM, BUT TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA ADJOURN,
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM: Adjourn in memory of Chino Hills resident and beloved retired employee, David Stilwell who passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the age of 73.]
UM, IN MEMORY OF A SPECIAL PERSON OF OUR COMMUNITY.FORMER CITY OF CHINO HILLS RETIRED EMPLOYEE, DAVID STILLWELL.
HE PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 13TH AT THE AGE OF 73.
DAVID RETIRED FROM OUR CITY IN JANUARY OF 2013 AS A FACILITIES MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR AND WAS NAMED AN EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR IN 2001.
HE WAS A RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS SINCE 1975 AND WAS STILL VERY ACTIVE WITH THE CHINO VALLEY LIONS CLUB WORKING THEIR CONCERTS IN THE PARK CONCESSION STAND.
HE WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN OTHER EVENTS AND CAUSES, INCLUDING MENTORING YOUNG MEN AT BOYS REPUBLIC.
ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND OFFER SUPPORT TO HIS FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ALL WHO KNEW HIM.
AND WITH THAT, OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.