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[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
SCHEDULED MEETING IN CHINO HILLS CHIN, OUR CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR DECEMBER 10TH.UH, FIRST WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE ROLL CALL.
UH, AS WE ALL RISE FOR THE FLAG SALUTE, I'M GONNA ASK A FELLOW VIETNAM VETERAN RONNIE DYER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION THIS EVENING, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN BY CALVARY CHAPEL.
CH UH, PASTOR JACK HIBBS, YOUR HONOR, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN HONOR OF ALL THOSE WHO FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND, UH, AND ENJOY THE, THE LUXURIOUS HERE OF FREEDOM.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TWO.[ INVOCATION: Calvary Chapel Chino Hills]
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS CITY THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TO RESIDE IN, TO RAISE OUR CHILDREN IN NOW, OUR GRANDCHILDREN.IN WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD PRESIDE OVER THE DEALINGS OF THIS EXCELLENT CITY COUNCIL AND THE WELFARE AND THE CARE OF THIS PARTICULAR GROUP OF CITIZENS THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US.
LOVE THIS COUNTRY, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, AND YOU'VE ALLOWED THIS CITY TO BE AN ENVY TO SO MANY.
WE ASK YOU TO BE THE ONE WHO IS THE CHIEF IN BEING CONSULTED IN ALL THAT WE DO.
[1. NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Adopt a Resolution reciting the fact of the General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024, declaring the result and such other matters as provided by law]
FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024, DECLARING THE RESULT IN SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW.THE CANVAS INDICATES THAT ART BENNETT AND CYNTHIA MORAN WERE ELECTED AS MEMBERS OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL FOR DISTRICTS THREE AND FIVE, RESPECTIVELY, FOR TERMS ENDING NOVEMBER 28TH, 2028.
AT THIS TIME, WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
WE'LL MOVE AND ON SECOND MOTION PASSES, FIVE ZERO.
[2. OATH OF OFFICE - Administration of the Oath of Office to Art Bennett (District 3) and Cynthia Moran (District 5) for terms ending November 30, 2028]
ADMINISTRATIVE OF THE OATH OF OFFICE.BUT BEFORE WE HAVE YOU COME DOWN, IF I COULD HAVE YOU SIGN THE OATH THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU FOR YOUR OFFICIAL RECORD.
AND THEN IF YOU'LL JOIN US DOWN THE FRONT.
FIRST WE WILL START WITH PASTOR JACK HIBBS, ADMINISTERING THE OATH OF OFFICE TO MAYOR ART BENNETT, FOLLOWED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN RECEIVING THE OATH OF OFFICE BY HER SON, RICHARD WALLACE.
I ART BENNETT, I, ART BENNETT, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THAT I SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT I TAKE THIS OATH WITH NO RESERVATION.
I TAKE THIS OATH WITH NO RESERVATION AND WITH
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NO MENTAL EVASION.WITH NO MENTAL EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES, DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER UPON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
MR. WALLACE, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT AND THEN WE'LL GRAB THAT BIBLE.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING IT.
I, CYNTHIA MORAN, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND, THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE, THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY, THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION FREELY WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, WITHOUT ANY MENTAL RESERVATION OR PURPOSE OF EVASION, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY, AND THAT I WILL WELL AND FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES UPON WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER DISCHARGE, THE DUTIES OF WHICH I AM ABOUT TO ENTER.
[3. INTRODUCTION - New Employee: Jenny Tran, Payroll Analyst, Finance Department]
ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEE JENNY TRAN, WHO IS A PAYROLL ANALYST FOR THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.JENNY, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? HOW ARE YOU? ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME JENNY TRAN AS OUR NEW PAYROLL ANALYST IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
PRIOR TO JOINING US, JENNY SPENT EIGHT YEARS AS A PAYROLL COORDINATOR IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AFTER COMPLETING HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT UC RIVERSIDE.
SHE THEN STARTED HER CAREER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN 2018 AT THE CITY OF GLENDALE IN 2018, AND IN 2021, TRANSITION TO THE CITY OF ONTARIO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
HERE IS YOUR OFFICIAL PIN AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? SURE.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, AND THEN I'M EXCITED TO BE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILL.
[4. OUTGOING MAYOR - Presentation to outgoing Mayor Cynthia Moran for her dedicated service as Mayor from December 1, 2023, through November 30, 2024]
PRESENTATION TO THE OUTGOING MAYOR CYNTHIA MORAN FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICES.MAYOR, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN OUR NEW MAYOR? SO NICE MEETING YOU.
LIKE ME BEING OVER HERE, HUH? A LITTLE LESS PRESSURE MAYBE.
JUST REMEMBER, PRESSURE MAKES DIAMONDS
TONIGHT WE RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER CYNTHIA MORAN FOR HER SERVICE AS MAYOR.
OVER THE LAST YEAR, CYNTHIA HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN CIVIC AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CHINO HILLS FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS.
WHILE HER EARLY VOLUNTEER WORK WAS SCHOOL FOCUSED, SHE IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS ROLES.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, AS A MEMBER OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, SHE WAS FIRST ELECTED TO THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL IN 2012 AND WAS REELECTED IN 2016 AND 2020.
AND AGAIN THIS YEAR, THIS PAST YEAR WAS CYNTHIA'S THIRD TERM AS MAYOR, AND IT WAS FILLED FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH A LONG LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE THE CITY'S LAUNCH OF A NEW VI VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT PER OR PERMIT SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO HELP MAKE APPLYING FOR A PERMIT MORE CONVENIENT REOPENING CROSS ROCK CROSSROADS PARK AFTER IT WAS RENOVATED TO INCLUDE THE CITY'S FIRST INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND.
IN OTHER WORDS, CYNTHIA HAD A REMARKABLE BUSY YEAR.
WITH THAT SAID, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE WOULD
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LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AS MAYOR THIS LAST YEAR.AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOU TO SCALE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? HUH? WE ALSO HAVE A FEW REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
FIRST REPRESENTING CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM IS JOHN.
JOHN, YOU CAN COME RIGHT HERE.
I'M WITH CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM OFFICE.
WHAT A YEAR TO BE THE MAYOR OF CHINO HILLS.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR MANY MEETINGS AND I SIT THROUGH EVERYTHING, UM, LA LAST YEAR.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH THIS POLITICAL TURMOIL IS, UH, VERY DIFFICULT TO BE A LEADER OF THE CITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE DISTRICT 40.
UM, BUT NO, UH, SUCCESS ONLY COMES AFTER OVERCOMING THE, UH, HARDSHIP.
SO, UM, AND, UH, MAYOR CYNTHIA MORAN HAS BEEN COOPERATING WITH OUR FEDERAL OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
WE, WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME, UH, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING DONE, AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE THIS KIND OF, UH, UH, COOPERATION AND THIS KIND OF COOPERATION AND, UM, FRIENDSHIP ONLY BENEFITS THE CONSTITUENTS, UH, ACROSS THE DISTRICT.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATE ON YOUR SUCCESSFUL TERM AND ALSO CONGRATULATE, UM, MY GOOD FRIEND MR. R BENNETT, TO BE THE NEW MAYOR FOR CHIN HILLS.
NEXT, REPRESENTING ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHIL CHEN.
HI, HOW ARE YOU? HOW YOU GUYS DOING? GOOD, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, CITY COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME IS NEWTON VIAN CO.
I'M A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE HERE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHILIP CHEN.
AND WE ARE JUST INCREDIBLY HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE AND, AND REMEMBER ALL THE, UH, AMAZING PROGRESS AND WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR OUR CITY FOR THE IN THIS LAST YEAR.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO READ FROM THE WORDS OF ASSEMBLYMEN CHEN HIMSELF ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED AND EXEMPLARY SERVICE.
AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, OVER THE YEARS, YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, WISDOM AND INTEGRITY, LEAVING AN UNDENIABLE MARK ON THE CHINO, ON THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY.
IT SERVES BEST WISHES FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS.
IT'LL BE, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU BOTH AND THANK YOU, CYNTHIA.
OUR GROUP PHOTO, UH, OF COURSE WE TOOK PRIOR TO THE MEETING TONIGHT.
SO AT THIS TIME, I DON'T KNOW, SHOULD I ASK YOU IF YOU WANT HAVE ANY COMMENTS? I WANT BE AS ONE AS PETER LAST YEAR.
AS LONG AS WE HAVE THAT QUALIFYING STATEMENT.
I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK FROM THE HEART AND I'LL MAKE IT REALLY BRIEF.
BUT, UM, AS WITH MY LAST TWO MAYORAL TERMS, THERE'S ALWAYS UNEXPECTED SURPRISES AND CHALLENGES.
AND THIS TERM WAS NO EXCEPTION.
SO, UM, TONIGHT'S THEME IS GRATITUDE.
IT'S GRATITUDE TO STARTING WITH THE SHERIFFS STANDING IN THE BACK, AT WHICH TIME SOME MEETINGS, WE HAD SIX OF YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR POLICE CHIEF AL GERARD, FOR NAVIGATING SOME DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES DURING OUR MEETINGS.
YOU GUYS, ALL I HAD TO DO WAS LOOK BACK THERE AND I FELT SAFE.
AND I JUST, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS, UM, TO OUR CITY STAFF, TO OUR CITY CLERK, CITY MANAGER, AND CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, INDIVIDUALLY, I COULD TALK A LOT ABOUT ALL OF YOU, HOW MUCH YOU SUPPORTED ME.
UM, TALKED ME OFF THE LEDGE, UM, SUPPORTED ME TO KNOW THAT I COULD CONTINUE WITH MY TERM AND, UM, GIVING ME CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AT THE SAME TIME.
UM, AND TO ALL THE DIRECTORS IN YOUR VARIOUS CAPACITIES IN MY NORMAL MAYOR MAYORAL ROLES.
UM, ALWAYS SUPER SUPPORTIVE, UM, TO THE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, TO THOSE OF YOU THAT WOULD EMAIL OR TEXT ME, EVEN IF YOU DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH ME.
BUT, UM, YOUR SUPPORT REALLY, REALLY MEANT A LOT.
UM, YOU KNOW, OUR, OUR CHAMBERS MAY LOOK QUITE DIFFERENTLY THAN THEY STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF MY TERM, BUT THE REASON WHY ALL FIVE OF US ARE HERE AND, UH, WHAT WE CONTINUE
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TO DO FOR YOU WILL NOT CHANGE.UM, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WON'T BE PERMANENT, BUT WE JUST KIND OF ROLL WITH A TIDE AND, AND WE, WE TAKE IT AND WE CAN HANDLE IT.
AND, UM, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY COLLEAGUES FOR HAVING MY BACK.
I TRULY MEAN THAT ALL OF YOU IN YOUR OWN WAY, YOU REALLY HAD MY BACK AND COMING FROM YOU GUYS, THAT'S A LOT.
YOU MUST HAVE REALLY FELT SORRY FOR ME,
UM, SO IT WAS, IT WAS A GREAT YEAR.
DID NOT ACCOMPLISH AS MUCH AS I HAD HOPED TO WITH SOME DISTRACTIONS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M NOT HERE FOR YOU 110% WITH THE NEW MAYOR HERE.
AND, UM, I'M EXCITED AND HOPEFULLY, UH, WISH YOU THE BEST ON YOUR TERM AS MAYOR.
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR REELECTION, BUT THANK YOU EVERYONE.
IT WAS, UH, A TERM I COULD NOT HAVE DONE WITHOUT ALL OF YOU.
YEAH, WE ALREADY TOOK THE PHOTO.
OH, AND CYNTHIA, I'M SORRY, THERE WAS A CERTIFICATE UP HERE FOR, FROM SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION AWARD TO CYNTHIA MORAN IN HONOR OF THE DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS THE MAYOR OF CHINO HILLS FROM DECEMBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2024.
[5. CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS - Performance of holiday music]
I THINK IT'S THE TIME FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HOLIDAY, UH, FESTIVITIES AND HOLIDAY CHEER.SO I'M GOING TO INVITE THE CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS, UH, TO COME UP.
THEY'RE GONNA PERFORM SOME HOLIDAY MUSIC FOR US, AND THEN THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH A BRIEF RECEPTION, UH, OUTSIDE IN THE FOYER.
SO, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE WAITING TO, TO HEAR SOME GREAT SOUNDS.
ALRIGHT, I'LL, I'LL INTRODUCE US WHILE MY GROUP IS COMING IN.
WE ARE THE CHINO VALLEY COMMUNITY CHORUS.
AND I'M REBECCA GORDON, THE DIRECTOR,
WE'RE GOING TO SING A COUPLE NUMBERS FOR YOU, AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH A FAMILIAR KILL.
IT'S, I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT OURS IS A JAZZY VERSION, AND WE'RE GONNA DO A LITTLE SCAT SINGING.
SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE A JAZZ SINGER, YOU CAN JOIN US.
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I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE EACH SONG.THE SECOND ONE IS A CALYPSO, IT'S A CARIBBEAN SONG.
WE'VE GOT SOME PERCUSSION PLAYERS.
GLEN GORDON ON EGG SHAKER AND ROZ ON THE CLAWS.
PEACE DISHONOR, BORN TO SHOW US LOVE FROM ONE ANOTHER.
BEFORE WE DO OUR LAST SONG, UH, WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO COME AND HEAR OUR FULL CONCERT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO MONDAY, THE 16TH AT THE LDS CHURCH ON THE CORNER OF PEYTON AND EUCALYPTUS STARTS AT SEVEN.
UM, OUR LAST SONG WILL BE, WHO PUT THE PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE? PUT THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE.
WHO TIED THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ON WITH A BOWL? DON'T KNOW.
LAST NIGHT THERE WERE NO PRESENTS.
BY NOW LET GIFTS OUR WHO PUT THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS UNDER THE TREE.
I REALLY WANNA KNOW BECAUSE WAS IT NOT TRUE THEN? IT MUST BEEN CHRISTMAS, ME AND YOU WITHOUT BEING SEEN
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CLEAN LAST NIGHT INSIDE.NOW THEY'RE GONE FROM WHO IT MUST HAVE BEEN SANTA SANTA.
THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES OFF OF THAT.
CAN'T THE MILK CAR, MY MERRY NIGHT CAR? BEST OF LAST NIGHT WHILE WE WERE STARTING TO STORE SOMEONE ATE THOSE TREAT AND MORE WHO WAIT, THE CHRISTMAS COOKIES OFF OF THAT TRADE? WAS IT? NO WAY.
I REALLY WANNA KNOW BECAUSE WAS IT JUST, NO, IT MUST BEEN SANTA SANTA PRESENT PRESENTS OF THE NOT ME WHO TIE THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS UP WITH A BALL.
LAST NIGHT THERE WERE NO PRESENTS.
BY NOW LET GIFTS OUR FINAL WHO PUT THE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US MAYOR BENNETT AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
NOW WE, EXCUSE ME NOW WE WILL BREAK
[ RECESS TO HOLIDAY RECEPTION]
FOR A HOLIDAY RECEPTION.IF EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO GO OUT TO THE LOBBY.
THERE'S SOME TREATS AND COFFEE AND SUCH FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, CORA, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
PIO REPORT.AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR MULTIPLE SEATS ON THE CITY'S PARKS AND RECREATION PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS ARE APPOINTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SERVE A TERM THAT COINCIDES WITH THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO APPOINTED THEM THIS YEAR SINCE MAYOR BENNETT AND COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN WERE REELECTED.
COMMISSIONERS PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED BY EITHER OF THEM MUST REAPPLY IF INTERESTED IN CONTINUING THEIR SERVICES.
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH COMMISSION APPLICATION AND WILL BE ACCEPTED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE UNTIL DECEMBER 19TH.
AND IN SOME HOLIDAY NEWS, THE CHINO HILLS BOAT PLAYED WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM 61.
DIFFERENT ENTRIES WILL FOLLOW A NEW PARADE ROUTE, BEGINNING AT CITY CENTER AND SHOPS DRIVE THE PARADE WILL THEN HEAD OUT SOUTH ON PEYTON DRIVE, MAKE A U-TURN AT EUCALYPTUS AVENUE BEFORE HEADING BACK NORTH ON PEYTON DRIVE.
MANY SURROUNDING STREETS WILL CLOSE AT 6:30 PM SO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE MAP ONLINE FOR PARKING AND STREET CLOSURE INFORMATION.
AND DON'T FORGET, ALSO ON FRIDAY'S A DEADLINE TO ENTER THE PHOTO CONTEST.
AND LASTLY, FOR SOME OTHER HOLIDAY NEWS, HERE ARE SOME DATES AND CLOSURES TO TAKE NOTE OF PASSPORT SERVICES ARE CLOSED THROUGH JANUARY 3RD, CITY HALL AND THE CITY YARD WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING DECEMBER 24TH AND WILL REOPEN ON JANUARY 2ND.
ALL CITY FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED ON CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.
NO STREET SWEEPING CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BEGINNING DECEMBER 23RD AND ENFORCEMENT WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 2ND.
IF YOUR REGULAR TRASH COLLECTION DAY FALLS ON OR AFTER CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR'S DAY, TRASH PICKUP WILL BE DELAYED BY ONE DAY.
AND LASTLY, HOLIDAY TREE RECYCLING WILL BE UNDERWAY FROM DECEMBER 26TH THROUGH JANUARY 17TH.
DURING THIS TIME, RESIDENTS CAN LEAVE TREES NEXT TO THEIR CARTS AT THE CURB ON THEIR REGULAR COLLECTION DAY OR CHOP IT UP AND PLACE IT IN THE ORGANICS CART.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PA REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[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.]
THE NEXT ITEM ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR ANY AGENDIZED ITEMS UNLESS THERE'S SOMEBODY, NO CONFLICT OF[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
INTEREST IN LEVI ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS.ARE THERE ANY FROM THE COUNCIL? NOT FOR ME, NO.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (13 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.]
CALENDAR.THERE ARE 13 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL? MADAM CLERK ONE, ONE ITEM.
I I THINK WE MAY HAVE GONE RIGHT OVER IT, BUT DID WE HAVE A REQUEST ABOUT ANY MEETING OR? WELL,
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WE HAD NO CLOSED SESSION DID WE, DID.BY RAY, PETER, ANNIE, I'LL DO A SECOND.
UH, ANY OTHERS? NO, I'LL MOVE, UH, THE REMAINDER.
[16. Approve Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2024, ratifying budgeted payrolls and demands paid by warrants, in form of the audited report]
IS TO APPROVE THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30TH, 2024.COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ PULLED THAT ITEM.
MADAM MAYOR OR MAYOR AND ALSO, UH, CLERK.
UM, I HAD TO SIT TODAY FOR A MEETING FOR THE COFFER FOR SAG.
IT WAS A LITTLE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF MEETING TODAY, SO I HAD TO SIT, SIT THERE AND GO OVER THE NUMBERS.
AND THEN ALSO I GOT A MEETING, UH, THURSDAY COFFER FOR S-B-C-T-A.
SO WE DO SUCH A GREAT JOB AND I JUST WANTED OUR FINANCE DIRECT DIRECTOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THE REMARKABLE WORK YOU DO AND ANY CHANGES WITH CASTING.
UM, YEAH, OUR FINANCIALS ARE WRAPPED UP PRETTY, UH, NICELY BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS, WHICH IS GREAT FOR STAFF SO THEY CAN RELAX.
UM, THE FINANCIALS THIS YEAR WERE, UH, ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH MEANS THAT THE REPORT REPRESENTS FAIRLY, UM, IN ALL MATERIAL ASPECTS, THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE CITY, AND THAT WE'VE IMPLEMENTED ALL NECESSARY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD OR GASB PRONOUNCEMENTS.
UM, THIS YEAR WE WERE LUCKY WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY NEW ONES THAT WE HAD TO IMPLEMENT EITHER BECAUSE WE EARLY IMPLEMENTED OR THEY'RE NOT DUE YET.
UM, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR DOING A REMARKABLE JOB.
AND WITH THAT, IF I CAN MAKE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION
[20. Adopt resolution adopting 2024 Conflict of Interest Code in accordance with Political Reform Act to reflect changes occurring since last biennial review in 2022]
CALENDAR.THE FIRST ITEM IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2024 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE.
AND I'LL BE PRESENTING THAT REPORT ON JUNE 25TH, 2024.
THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED THE CITY CLERK AND THE CITY ATTORNEY TO COORDINATE THE BIENNIAL REVIEW OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE FOR EMPLOYEES AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
AT THAT TIME, WE DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE CHANGES TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE.
HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO CHANGES REQUIRED FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS.
THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WAS LAST REVISED ON DECEMBER 13TH, 2022.
AND CHANGES OCCURRING SINCE THAT REVISION INCLUDED RECLASSIFICATIONS JOB TITLE CHANGES, DELETED POSITIONS AND ADDED POSITIONS IN VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS.
AND THOSE WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024 REPORT.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION THAT IS ADOPTING THE 2024 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM ALL SECOND.
YOU HAVE A SECOND? OH, ROGERS OKAY.
[21. Introduce ordinance authorizing electronic and paperless filings of Campaign Disclosure Statements and Statement of Economic Interests forms entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adding Chapter 2.50 (Electronic Filing of Statements Required by the Political Reform Act) to Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) of the Chino Hills Municipal Code Requiring Electronic and Paperless Filings of the Fair Political Practices Commission Campaign Disclosure Statements and Statement of Economic Interests Forms" for first reading by title only and waiving further reading]
ADOPT OR INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE ELECTRONIC AND PAPERLESS FPPC FILINGS.AND THAT IS, AGAIN, A REPORT I WILL, UH, REPORT ON.
SO THE CITY CLERK IS THE LOCAL FILING OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECEIVING, REVIEWING, AND STORING CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS, STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FORMS AND AB 1234, WHICH ARE THE ETHIC TRAINING CERTIFICATES.
CURRENTLY, THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ACCEPTS PAPER FILINGS.
THIS PAPER-BASED SYSTEM IS TIME CONSUMING AND INEFFICIENT WHEN AN ALTERNATIVE ONLINE SYSTEM EXISTS, ASSEMBLY BILL 2151 REQUIRES THAT WE ALSO POST THE STATEMENTS TO OUR WEBSITE.
AND WITH THE PAPER FILING, IT ADDS A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO PROVIDE A MORE EFFICIENT PROCESS.
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH NET FILE, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN THE CITY'S FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET.
NET FILE IS APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND OFFERS AT NO, ALSO OFFERS AT NO COST AB 1234 ETHICS TRAINING.
SO IT PROVIDES AN EXTRA, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, DO YOUR ETHICS THROUGH THE FPPC.
NOW YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO IT THROUGH THIS SYSTEM, AND THEN OFTEN WE WILL HAVE IN-PERSON, UH, TRAINING AS WELL.
SO YOU HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE YOUR, UH, TRAINING.
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NET FILE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY AND PROVIDE CONVENIENCE FOR COMMITTEES, INDIVIDUALS, AND THE PUBLIC.
IN ORDER FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
TO REQUIRE THAT CAMPAIGN STATEMENTS BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED, THE CITY COUNCIL MUST ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND REQUIRING THE USE OF AN ONLINE ELECTRIC FILING SYSTEM.
THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE COMPLIES WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS.
IN ADDITION, ANNUAL FILINGS OF STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FORMS BY 87 200 FILERS NOW MUST BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE
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FPPC USING THEIR SYSTEM IN ORDER TO, WITH THE TRANSITION, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL STATEMENTS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FORMS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK IN THE SAME MANNER THROUGH THIS ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK THAT YOU INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, ADDING CHAPTER 2.50 ELECTRONIC FILING STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY THE POLITICAL REAM FORMAT TO TITLE TWO, ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL OF CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRING ELECTRONIC AND PAPERLESS FILINGS OF THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST FORMS FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE O ONLY, AND WAITING FURTHER READING.
OKAY, CHERYL, QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE, WE, UH, MOVE THAT FORWARD.
UH, IS THIS STRICTLY FOR THE FORM 700? IT'S FOR BOTH.
SO THAT FOUR SIXTIES, YOU WILL BE FILING, YES, 4 60, 4 74 TENS AND WE'LL PROVIDE TRAINING IF YOU'RE NOT ALREADY USING ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.
THE THE BEAUTY OF IT IS, IS THAT ONCE YOU PUT THE INFORMATION IN, YOU CAN JUST MAKE EDITS TO IT BECAUSE IT WILL KEEP THAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR FUTURE FILINGS.
AND THEN YOU, SO THAT WILL BE FOR THE CAMPAIGN PART, UH, AS 87 200 FILERS, YOU'LL NOW BE REQUIRED TO FILE DIRECTLY WITH THE FPPC, BUT ALL OTHER CITY FILERS, EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYERS, CONSULTANTS, SO FORTH, WILL FILE WITH OUR SYSTEM.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY FILINGS FOR OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT THE FPPC DOESN'T GOVERN, YOU'LL ALSO USE OUR SYSTEM FOR THAT.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE THE ETHICS TRAINING PORTION OF THAT.
SO FOR THOSE OTHER ENTITIES, BEFORE WE WOULD JUST FILL OUT, WE'D HAVE A SHEET LISTING ALL OF THE ENTITIES THAT WE WERE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO.
UH, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BRIEFLY.
YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO DO THOSE INDIVIDUALLY? NOW, WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU DO IS PRINT OUT THE FORM THAT YOU FILE WITH FPPC, HOWEVER MANY COPIES YOU NEED FOR THOSE ENTITIES, AND THEN JUST GIVE A WET SIGNATURE TO THAT AND WE WILL FORWARD THEM ON AS WE DO NOW.
OKAY, NOW I'M SURE BEFORE WE END UP DOING IT, THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? MR. MAYOR? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM.
THE NEXT ITEM IS TO APPROVE UPDATES
[22. Approve update to Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Section 1.4 - Guidelines for All Public Meetings to include definition of Subject Matter Jurisdiction, revise Public Comments section, expand Speaker Card section, define City Attorney role, and add Signs section to Policy]
TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, MANUALS, GUIDELINES FOR ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS AND CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY WILL PRESENT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT, CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE TODAY, UH, FOR YOUR REVIEW.
UH, AND POTENTIALLY APPROVAL ARE SOME CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO THE GUIDELINES FOR OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS.
UH, THE, IN GENERAL, THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE BODY MEETINGS, INCLUDING OUR COMMISSIONS, ARE, ARE GOVERNED BY THE BROWN ACT.
AND THE BROWN ACT SETS THE FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC NOTICING, UH, AGENDAS LIKE YOU'VE SEEN FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING, UH, MAKING SURE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO MATERIALS AND TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF YOUR VOTES ARE MADE IN PUBLIC.
UH, BUT WHILE THAT'S A GOOD FRAMEWORK, UH, WE FIND THAT THIS POLICY GIVES BETTER DIRECTION AND IT SETS EXPECTATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC ON HOW THEY CAN ANTICIPATE A MEETING, UH, EITHER CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL OR ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONS, UH, WILL OCCUR.
UM, IT'S WITHOUT OVER, UH, UH, EXPLAINING IT.
IN 2024, WE HAD UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES TO HOW WE CONDUCT OUR MEETINGS.
AND IT MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO HAVE, UH, SMOOTH AND, UH, EFFICIENT MEETINGS.
AND SO WE'RE TAKING IN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK FOR, UH, WAYS TO IMPROVE THE PROCESS.
UH, WE ADDED, UH, AS PART OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES, WE ADDED A DEFINITION OF, UH, SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY, UH, SO THAT IT'S EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS CITY BUSINESS, WHAT A COMMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
UM, THERE WERE STATEMENTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT, UH, UH, ADVISING THE PUBLIC AND, AND, AND THE PRESIDING BODY THAT, UH, COMMENTS WERE ONLY, UH, APPROPRIATE IF THEY WERE ABOUT CITY BUSINESS.
UH, BUT WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER IN THE POLICY.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, PUT INTO THE POLICY THAT SINCE WHAT WE'RE REALLY DEALING WITH, OFTENTIMES WHEN THERE'S ANY DISPUTE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING IS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE, THE COUNCIL OR COMMISSION, THAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT A LEGAL OPINION.
AND SO WE WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, IS REQUIRED AND, AND IS OUR, UH, EXPERT FOR ANY OF THOSE DECISIONS ON WHAT ACTUALLY, UH, WILL BE CITY BUSINESS.
SO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WHETHER IT'S, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE COUNCIL
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OR WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY AT OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, WE COULD HAVE, UH, THOSE, UH, UH, DECISIONS AND THAT GUIDANCE BE GIVEN, UH, DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL.UH, WE ALSO PROPOSED, UH, CHANGES, UH, UH, TO EXPLICITLY PROHIBIT, UH, THAT, UH, COMMENTS, UH, UH, THAT ARE NOT WITHIN CITY BUSINESS, THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE JURISDICTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY, UH, UH, ARE NOT ALLOWED.
WE ALWAYS SAID THAT THIS IS WHAT YOU SHOULD TALK ABOUT NOW.
IT'S CLEARER WHAT YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT.
UH, AND IT ALSO, UH, UH, POINTS OUT THAT, UH, IF A SPEAKER CONTINUES TO SPEAK ON, UH, AN AREA THAT'S NOT WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE BODY'S JURISDICTION, THAT THEY COULD LOSE THEIR, UH, UH, PRIVILEGES TO SPEAK AT THAT MEETING.
WE WOULD JUST MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
UH, THE NEXT POLICY EDITION, UH, WAS, UH, WE WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
UH, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.
AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE A SECTION FOR, UH, ITEMS THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA SINCE NOW WE TAKE THAT IN TWO SEPARATE, UH, SESSIONS.
UM, WE WANTED THE PUBLIC, ANY OR ANYONE LOOKING AT THE POLICY TO UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT TIME FOR AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE, UH, TYPICALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, UH, THAT WAY ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME AND TALK ABOUT AN ITEM THAT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED BY AND CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL, HAS THAT OPPORTUNITY EARLY ON.
UH, BUT WE ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, AS WE EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR, WHEN YOU GET A LOT OF SPEAKERS, UH, SOMETIMES IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CONDUCT A MEETING WITH HOURS, MULTIPLE HOURS OF, UH, COMMENTS.
AND SO, IN ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE PREPARED, WE WANTED TO PUT INTO THE POLICY THAT YOU MAY NOT GET WHAT WAS TRADITIONALLY A THREE MINUTE PUBLIC SPEAKER PERIOD.
THAT IT COULD VARY FROM ONE TO THREE MINUTES.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE EXECUTED TYPICALLY BY THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR, BUT THIS LETS EVERYONE KNOW WHAT'S EXPECTED.
AND GENERALLY, WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE 30 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH MEANS THAT IF WE ONLY HAD 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 PEOPLE, YOU'D LIKELY GET THE FULL THREE MINUTES.
UH, BUT IF WE GOT A LOT OF, UH, PEOPLE LOOKING TO COMMENT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTOOD YOU COULD HAVE AS LITTLE AS ONE MINUTE AND TO PREPARE TO MAKE THOSE STATEMENTS CONCISELY.
AND WITHIN THAT TIME, UH, WE ALSO ADDED SINCE, UH, UH, SIMILAR RULES FOR, UH, ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, BUT IN THIS CASE, UH, WE WOULD PLACE THAT COMMENT PERIOD AT THE END OF THE MEETING AFTER THE REST OF CITY BUSINESS, UH, HAS BEEN CONDUCTED.
AND IN THIS CASE, SINCE THERE IS NO ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, THAT THE PERSON IS SPEAKING TO, UH, WE ARE PROPOSING THAT A ONE MINUTE SPEAKER TIME LIMIT BE GIVEN FOR ALL OF THE AGENDIZED, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA TRY AND KEEP THAT DOWN TO 30 MINUTES.
UH, AND I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT IF WE HAD AN, UH, A MEETING WHERE THERE WAS MANY, MANY BEYOND WHAT WOULD REASONABLY BE ACCOMMODATED IN 30 MINUTES, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS THE OPTION TO CUT THE, THE SPEAKING OFF AT THAT 30 MINUTE TIME PERIOD.
SO THERE'S A RISK THAT, UH, IF WE HAD A TON OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK, EVERYONE MIGHT NOT, UH, GET A CHANCE, UH, TO SPEAK IF WE HELD TO, UH, TO THOSE GUIDELINES.
UM, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT THE PUBLIC, UH, ALWAYS HAS AN OPTION TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNCIL BY CALLING CITY HALL, BY SUBMITTING, UH, UH, ANY COMMENTS THEY WANT IN WRITING OR VIA EMAIL.
AND SO, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SOME, UH, RESTRICTIONS ON YOUR, UH, THE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE DAIS, UH, YOU ALSO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNCIL, UH, UH, IN, IN OTHER WAYS.
UH, WE ALSO WANTED TO CLARIFY, UH, THE PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING SPEAKER CARDS.
UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAD WERE BULK SUBMITTALS OF SPEAKER CARDS, YOU KNOW, A STACK OF PEOPLE.
AND WHAT WE FOUND IS OFTENTIMES YOU EITHER HAD SOMEONE YOU KNOW, HEY, I'M GONNA COME TONIGHT, WILL YOU PUT IN A CARD FOR ME? AND THEN THEY PUT IN A CARD.
SO WE'RE CALLING OUT PEOPLE TWICE, AND IT'S SOMETIMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL, UH, YOU KNOW, WHO'S THERE.
UH, AND, UH, IT JUST REALLY, UH, MADE IT, UH, DIFFICULT TO EXECUTE THE MEETING.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS THAT, UH, IF YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK, IT'S A SINGLE PERSON WHO BRINGS UP THEIR SPEAKER CARD, THEY CAN'T SUBMIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA TAKE THOSE SPEAKERS IN THE ORDER THAT WE RECEIVE THE CARDS.
UH, THE TYPICAL PRACTICE IS THE PERSON WRITES THEIR NAME ON THE CARD SO THAT
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IF, UH, SO THAT WE CAN CALL THEM WHEN IT'S THEIR TIME.IF FOR SOME REASON A PERSON DOESN'T WANT TO SUBMIT THEIR, UH, THEIR NAME, THE CITY CLERK'S GONNA GIVE THEM A NUMBER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HEY, I'LL, SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOUR NAME, I'LL, I'LL SUBMIT, YOU KNOW, YOUR NUMBER ONE AND JUST CALL.
WHEN I CALL YOU, CALL THAT NAME.
UH, AND THAT IT'LL BE IN THE, THE ORDER.
OFTENTIMES THE CLERK WILL GET SOMEONE WHO WILL SUBMIT AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO BE THE LAST SPEAKER.
THAT'S VERY PROBLEMATIC AND DIFFICULT TO, TO KIND OF EXECUTE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY'RE GONNA GO IN THE ORDER.
PLUS, WHEN YOU HAVE THE RISK THAT IF WE HAD 70 PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK, IF WE ARE GONNA HAVE A CUTOFF, UH, IDEALLY THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, 30 OR SO PEOPLE WOULD BE THE ONES WHO WOULD GET THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
UH, WE ALSO WANTED TO, UH, THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENT, WE RE WE REITERATE THAT, UH, THE TIME LIMITS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS.
UH, THERE'S ALSO LANGUAGE IN THERE, SAY THAT IF THE MAYOR, UH, WANTED TO DIRECT A CERTAIN, UH, AMOUNT OF TIME, THE BODY OR THE, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE CHAIR OR THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL OR THE COMMISSION HAS THE ABILITY TO, THROUGH A VOTE, UH, CHANGE THAT DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR OR CHAIR WHO'S PRESIDING OVER THE, UH, THE MEETING.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S CHECKS AND BALANCES IN ALL OF THIS.
UH, WE ALSO WANTED TO ADD A PROVISION, UH, FOR SOMETHING THAT WE EXPERIENCED THIS YEAR, UH, SOME GUIDANCE ON SIGNS.
UH, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, UH, SIGNS ARE LIMITED IN THEIR, UH, PRESENCE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
ULTIMATELY, IF YOU WANT TO BRING A SIGN, UH, YOU CAN TAKE IT IN THE OVERFLOW AREA, BUT NOT IN THE GENERAL, UH, UH, GALLERY, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING.
UH, AND IF YOU COME UP TO SPEAK AND YOU BROUGHT A SIGN, YOU JUST LEAVE IT AT YOUR CHAIR IN THE, UH, OVERFLOW AREA, AND THEN YOU CAN PICK IT UP WHEN YOU GO BACK.
UH, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE FELT SAFE AND THAT, UH, THE SIGNS WOULD NOT HAVE, UH, STICKS OR POLES OR ANY OTHER OBJECTS, UH, THAT COULD BE THREATENING OR COULD BE USED AS A WEAPON.
AND THEN, UH, MOST OF THE SIGNED PROVISIONS ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE SAFETY IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT BLOCKING SOMEONE'S VIEW, OR THAT YOU'RE NOT MAKING AN EGRESS ISSUE BY, YOU KNOW, HAVING THINGS OUT IN THE AISLES.
AND SO IT ALSO MAKES SENSE THAT THOSE SIGNS SHOULD ONLY BE A CERTAIN SIZE.
SO THEY COULDN'T BE, WE'RE PROPOSING THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE LARGER THAN, UH, 12 BY 24 INCHES.
AND THAT'S THE, UH, THE PROVISIONS AND THE CHANGES THAT ARE, UH, PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS, PETER? I JUST HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS.
DOES THIS TRANSLATE TO OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS ALSO? IT DOES.
YEAH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT OF IT.
I WILL SAY, BASED ON OUR PUBLIC INTERACTIONS THIS PAST YEAR, LESSONS WERE LEARNED.
AND WE'RE STILL A YOUNG CITY WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, WE'RE ALL 33 YEARS OLD AND COMPARED TO A LOT OF CITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOT OF ISSUES OVER TIME, AND THEY FINE TUNE THEIR, THEIR RULES AND REGULATIONS ALSO.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
SO GREAT JOB TO OUR STAFF FOR THOUGHTFULLY PUTTING TOGETHER A REVISION ON THESE, ON THE MEETINGS AND, AND THE TERMINOLOGIES WE USE, ET CETERA.
SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS.
AND, AND MARK, I KNOW YOU WENT THROUGH A LOT ALSO THIS YEAR WITH, UM, TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE REIGNED IN AND MAYBE THIS'LL HELP A LITTLE BIT WITH ANY FUTURE ISSUES LIKE THAT, CYNTHIA.
UH, LIKE WHAT PETER SAID, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ALL ONTO PAPER SO WE CAN UTILIZE IT TO BRING BACK SOME NORMALCY.
UM, ONE ITEM THAT I WAS CURIOUS HOW WE WOULD PHRASE IT WITHOUT SOUNDING RUDE OR HEARTLESS, BUT, UM, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE WERE BRINGING CHILDREN LAST YEAR AND IT WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE BECAUSE IS THERE A PROVISION FOR EXCESSIVE NOISE THAT THEY WILL BE ASKED TO WAIT IN THE LOBBY OR SOMETHING? I DON'T DO YOU GUYS, I'LL LET MARK.
DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER THAT? WELL, MARK, I MEAN, WE HAVE GENERAL ISSUES ABOUT THEM NOT BEING DISRUPTIVE.
AND I, I, I THINK IT COMES DOWN TO IF SOMEONE'S GOT A CHILD THAT IS BEING VERY NOISY, THEN THEY CAN BE ASKED TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO QUIET THE CHILD DOWN, TAKE 'EM DO DOWNSTAIRS, OKAY.
AND I SUPPOSE IF THEY CAN'T, THEN THEY CAN BE ASKED TO LEAVE.
I MEAN, THEY WOULD TREAT IT LIKE ANY OTHER ISSUE, NOT FOCUSED ON THE CHILD, BUT IS THE PERSON DISRUPTING THE MEETING? AND IF THEY ARE, THEN, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WERE MAKING NOISE JUST ON THEIR OWN OR VERY LOUD SOMETHING ELSE, THEN WE WOULD DEAL WITH IT.
I, YEAH, NO, I, I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT STEPH'S PUT INTO THIS.
I DON'T KNOW, I'M, I'M A HIPPIE IN A LOT OF WAYS WHEN IT COMES TO FREE SPEECH.
SO I, UH, I, I KIND OF AM LEERY OF A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE RESTRICT WHEN, WHEN WE RESTRICT PEOPLE'S ABILITIES,
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YOU KNOW, TO, TO REDRESS GOVERNMENT LIKE THE CONSTITUTION ASKS FOR.SO, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, LIMITING LIKE THE SIZE OF A SIGN OR WHATEVER IT IS, I GUESS WHAT, WHAT DETERMINES WHATEVER THAT SIZE IS, AND I GUESS CONSTITUTIONALLY, ARE WE ABLE TO, TO MAKE THESE CHANGES? MR. CITY ATTORNEY? UH, WE ARE MAKING THESE WITHOUT DISTINCTION AS TO WHAT'S ON, ON THE SIGN.
SO IT'S CONSIDERED IN MY MIND A TIME PLACE AND MANNER RESTRICTION.
AND THERE ARE REASONS FOR THESE RESTRICTIONS WHERE, AGAIN, SO PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE.
'CAUSE OTHER PE EVERYONE WANTS TO REDRESS THEIR GOVERNMENT.
AND THE SENSE WAS THAT MAYBE SOME PEOPLE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING IN WITH, WHEN THERE'S LOTS OF LARGE SIGNS, PEOPLE ARE SHA OR, UM, WAVING AROUND FLAGS WITH STICKS AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
YOU'RE PUTTING 'EM IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.
AND SO WE WERE KIND OF WITH WAYS TO, UH, TRY TO MAKE EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE WHILE STILL ALLOWING SOMEBODY TO HAVE A SIGN.
AND SOMEBODY COULD HAVE A, A SIGN EMBLAZONED ON THEIR T-SHIRT IF YOU WANT.
AND WE MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THAT'S NOT PROHIBITED BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT, YOU'RE NOT BLOCKING ANYBODY, YOU'RE NOT HOLDING SOMETHING UP.
SO WHEN WE'VE HAD THAT IN THE PAST, PEOPLE COME IN WITH CERTAIN COLOR T-SHIRTS WITH WORDS ON 'EM, WHATEVER, WE'RE NOT RESTRICTING THAT IN ANY WAY BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T CAUSE THE ISSUE THAT PEOPLE HOLDING UP SIGNS AND, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, SHAKING 'EM AROUND, HOLDING 'EM UP, WHATEVER THEY'RE BLOCKING SOMEBODY ELSE'S VIEW, THEY MIGHT HIT SOMEBODY UNINTENTIONALLY WITH IT.
SO THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON FOR THE SIZE ALSO, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LARGER THE SIGN GETS, THE MORE OF AN OBSTACLE IT IS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AROUND THEM.
AND WE LOOKED AT SOME OTHER CITIES AND SIZES THEY USE AND UM, SOME CITIES ARE ACTUALLY EVEN SMALLER THAN THAT.
SO WE KIND OF, WE WERE A LITTLE MODERATE ABOUT IT.
UM, SO THAT WAS, THOSE ARE THE REASONS.
ANY YEAH, MR. MAYOR, UH, REAL FAST, UM, REGARDING THE POLLS, AND AGAIN, I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A FLAG OR A SIGN, WHATEVER, BUT JUST THE IDEA, THERE'S PEOPLE COMING INTO THIS, UH, THIS COUNCIL'S CHAMBERS, THEY BASICALLY, I DON'T KNOW WHO THEY ARE.
UM, THEY, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, BUT I'M JUST, I'M GLAD THAT THAT POLE WILL NO LONGER BE INSIDE THE, THE CHAMBER THAT IF THEY DO BRING A POLE WITH A SIGN, THEY GOTTA GO OUTSIDE.
SO MY OTHER CONCERNS ARE IF SOMEBODY'S ASKED TO LEAVE AND THEY LEAVE AND THEY GO INTO THE, UH, THE FOYER OVER HERE TO MY LEFT, UM, CAN THEY HEAR THE MEETING? THERE IS A VI VIS AL AND THEN ALSO AUDIO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE AND HEAR THE MEETING.
YES, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BROADCAST THE, UH, AUDIO IN THE ROOM.
I DON'T THINK BRANDON, CAN WE DO VIDEO AS WELL? WE DO IT EVERY MEETING.
AND THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERNS ARE.
AS LONG AS THEY CAN SEE THE MEETING, WE ASK THEM TO LEAVE, THEY CAN STILL SEE IT.
YEAH, I, I THINK, UM, ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS WHEN I WAS TALKING TO MARK AND BEN ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED SEVERAL TIMES.
WELL, WHAT'S THE POLICY? YOU KNOW, SHOW US WHERE, WHERE THE POLICY IS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING TO DO OR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
WELL, WE NOW WILL HAVE IT SO WE CAN FALL BACK ON THIS AS FAR AS OKAY, THEY'RE BEING WARNED AHEAD OF TIME, THESE ARE THE RULES, UH, YOU DON'T WANNA FOLLOW THEM.
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHERE YOU CAN GO.
SO, UH, I THINK THAT'S AND I MEAN OUTSIDE.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
ALRIGHT, NOW I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.
[23. Authorize City Manager to negotiate, revise as appropriate 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]
ITEM IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO, IT'S AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT FOR A 50 UNIT AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.THIS WILL BE, UH, PRESENTED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR LAG.
THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THIS DISCUSSION IS CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST BRIEFLY COVER THE BACKGROUND FOR OUR AUDIENCE.
UH, THE SITE FOR THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING INVOLVEMENT IS LOCATED, IT'S THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PAYTON DRIVE IN EUCALYPTUS AVENUE'S, OCCASIONALLY USED FOR OVERFLOW PARKING FOR COMMUNITY PARK.
50 UNITS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE SITE IN THE CITY'S CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT.
IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL HEARD PRESENTATIONS FROM THREE SELECTED FINALISTS AND DIRECTED STAFF TO BEGIN WORKING WITH RELATED CALIFORNIA TO EXECUTE AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT TO BEGIN THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS.
SINCE MARCH, THE CITY AND RELATED HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BACK AND FORTH NEGOTIATIONS ON SEVERAL POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT, AND ONLY RECENTLY CAME TO TERMS AS WE DISCUSSED.
PREVIOUSLY, DURING AN IMPASSE, NEGOTIATIONS WITH RELATED STAFF REACHED OUT TO OTHER FINALISTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD CONSIDERED, WHICH WAS CNC DEVELOPMENT.
AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING, STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CNC DEVELOPMENT AND OUR RECOMMENDATION HAS NOT CHANGED.
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
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AND MOVE ON TO THE ENTITLEMENT STAGE.IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT CHOOSING EITHER COMPANY WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY LOST TIME ON THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
STAFF IS AT THE SAME POINT WITH BOTH DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES AND ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS WOULD COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY UPON EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH EITHER CNC DEVELOPMENT OR RELATED REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH CNC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ARE IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT.
IF THE COUNCIL DESIRES TO HEAR FROM THEM AFTER THE AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED, THE CITY MUST APPLY FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION FUNDS FROM HCD AND BEGIN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON THE ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS.
ULTIMATELY, A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL.
AFTER REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONSTRUCTION WOULD COMPEN COMMENCE UPON THE CHOSEN DEVELOPER'S SUCCESSFUL FINANCING OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE AWARD OF TAX CREDIT FINANCING.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ALRIGHT, GO RIGHT AHEAD.
UH, GOING BACK TO RELATED, CAN YOU GO BACK A, A SLIDE? SO BACK IN DECEMBER, I THINK IT IS, UH, SELECTION OF THE FINALIST, THE SELECTION OF THE FINALS BACK IN, ACTUALLY IT WAS IN 2024, SELECT PREFERRED VINYL LIST RELATED FEBRUARY, 2024.
WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? WHAT, WHAT DOES THAT STATEMENT MEAN? SO, UM, IN DECEMBER OF 2023, UH, CITY STAFF CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS OF, UM, SIX OF THE 10 PROPOSERS OF FOR THE PROJECT.
AND OUT OF THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS, THREE PROPOSERS SCORED HIGH ENOUGH TO PRESENT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND THOSE PRESENTATIONS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL WERE IN FEBRUARY OKAY.
SO FEBRUARY, 2024, WE DID CHOOSE SOMEONE.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES.
AND WHO WAS THAT THAT WAS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA? SO DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO BASICALLY COME UP WITH THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TO, UH, YES.
NEGOTIATE AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT.
DID THAT EVER TAKE PLACE? YES, THAT DID.
SO WHY ARE WE HERE? JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY? UM, THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN STAFF AND RELATED, UM, WE BELIEVE WERE PROTRACTED AND THEY WERE SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT.
AND SO WHEN WE GOT TO AN IMPASSE, UH, WE COULDN'T COME TO TERMS, UM, STAFF DID REACH OUT TO CNC DEVELOPMENT TO SEE IF, UM, THEY WOULD BE AMENABLE TO TERMS THAT THE CITY HAD PROPOSED, UM, BUT FAILED TO GET TO AGREEMENT WITH WITH RELATED TO CALIFORNIA.
AND SO STAFF, UH, BELIEVES THAT, UM, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THE COUNCIL WITH THAT OPTION BASED UPON OUR, UM, WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH, WITH RELATED OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME THAT MAYBE, UM, WORKING WITH, UH, CNC MIGHT BE EASIER IN THE FUTURE.
SO BACK UP, LEMME GO BACK A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN YOU SAID IT WAS IMPEDED OR THERE WAS SOME ISSUES WITH RELATED, SO THEN WE JUST STOPPED NEGOTIATION.
WE DIDN'T FORMALIZE, WE DIDN'T COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT AFTERWARDS.
WE, WE DO HAVE AN AGREEMENT AND WE, WE DID ULTIMATELY COME TO AN AGREEMENT WITH RELATED.
AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE, UH, REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM.
I I KNOW THAT YOU HAD SAID WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.
I THINK THEY DO HAVE, DO WE? THEY DON'T NEED A FORMAL REQUEST.
WE CAN BRING THEM IN AND WE JUST WANTED THE COUNCIL TO BE AWARE THAT THEY, BOTH PARTIES ARE HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL THEM, UH, UH, FOR THEIR, YOU KNOW, PERSPECTIVE OR INPUT ON THE PROCESS.
YEAH, I THINK AND, AND, AND LET ME, YOU, YOU'VE HEARD OUR COMMENTS UP HERE AND OUR CONFUSION AS TO WHY IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE TWO PLAYERS IN THE GAME, ONE WE'VE GOT AN AGREEMENT WITH, BUT APPARENTLY THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT BEING DIFFICULT TO WORK WITH, UH, TO CLOSE THE DEAL AND GET, GET US OVER THE, THE END ZONE.
SO I, I THINK THAT'S THE THING THAT YOU NEED TO CONVINCE US WHO WE SHOULD BE CHOOSING.
SO WHEN YOU COME UP AND, UH, MAKE YOUR REMARKS, UH, I TELL YOU WHAT, LET'S, YOU HAVE ANY ORDER IN PARTICULAR, HOW ABOUT WE DO RE RELATED FIRST WE WANNA DO THAT.
UH, CAN I GET SOME CLARIFICATION REAL QUICK? YEAH, I'M SORRY.
SO I THINK WHAT'S LOOSELY BEING THROWN AROUND AND WHAT MAY EVEN BE CONFUSING THE PUBLIC IS THE TERM AGREEMENT.
SO TO BE CLEAR, BEN, WE ARE NOT IN ANY BOUND BY ANY CONTRACT RIGHT NOW WITH EITHER WITH THIS COMPANY.
NOW THAT, THAT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD CLARIFICATION THAT MAYBE I CAN MAKE, IS THAT IN THIS PROCESS, UH, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO START THIS EXCLUSIVE NEGOTI
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NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT, WHICH BASICALLY WILL BE THE GROUND RULES FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.UH, AND SO EVEN IF WE HAD NO ISSUES ALONG THE WAY, STAFF WOULD'VE BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL THIS ENA TO EXECUTE, UH, AND THEN WE WOULD'VE MOVED ON TO THE DDA OR THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENED IS, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, IN IN, IN SUMMARY, IT'S KIND OF ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY, RIGHT? WE HAD, UH, UH, HICCUPS THAT WE DIDN'T EASILY RESOLVE.
SO I BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL, I SAID, HEY, BEFORE I KEEP GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH ONE, UH, INDIVIDUAL, WOULD YOU, CAN I BRING TWO OPTIONS FOR YOU? CAN I REACH OUT TO CNC TO SEE IF THEY MAY ALSO EITHER HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY RELATED, ARE THEY GONNA PRESENT THE SAME HICCUPS AND HURDLES AND WAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BARRIERS FOR US TO EASILY GET TO AN AGREEMENT? AND SO WHERE WE ARE TONIGHT IS AFTER GETTING, UH, AUTHORITY FROM THE COUNCIL TO REOPEN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ENA TO GIVE YOU TWO OPTIONS TONIGHT.
UH, THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE.
BUT, UH, ONCE THE COUNCIL GIVES US DIRECTION ON WHO TO EXECUTE THE ENA WITH, THEN WE'LL IMMEDIATELY START WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION FOR EVERYONE.
SO, SO WOULD WE AGREE UP HERE THAT IT MAKES SENSE TO LET'S HEAR THE, UM, GROUP THAT WE'VE GOT THE HICCUPS WITH, SO, AND LET THEM EXPLAIN WHAT THEIR PERCEPTION IS AND WHERE, YOU KNOW, WHY THINGS STALLED AND THEN WE CAN HEAR IT FROM CNC.
GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR BENNETT AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MY NAME IS LEANNE ANO.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF RELATED CALIFORNIA.
UM, I'M HERE WITH TIM JOHNSON AS WELL.
UH, HE IS A PARTNER ON THE DEAL.
UM, I DO FIRST WANNA, UH, AGAIN, APOLOGIZE TO STAFF FOR THE, THE ENA PROCESS.
UM, IT REALLY WASN'T OUR INTENT TO, TO EXTEND OR HAVE A, UM, AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF NEGOTIATING.
UM, IT IS MENTIONED THAT I DISAPPEARED OVER THE LAST FIVE TO SIX MONTHS, AND I WANNA EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED.
UM, SHORTLY AFTER WE WERE SELECTED, I WAS PUT ON IMMEDIATE MEDICAL LEAVE FOR A MATERNITY.
UM, SO I, I HAVE, I HAD MY BABY, SHE'S HEALTHY.
BUT YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS VERY IMMEDIATE.
UM, AND I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALERT STAFF.
UM, I WAS HOPING MAYBE MY STAFF WOULD'VE INFORMED, UM, YOUR STAFF WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
I SHOULD HAVE PERSONALLY REACHED OUT TO YOUR STAFF TO TELL THEM WHAT WAS GOING ON.
UM, I WOULD BE VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED, UM, AS I WAS PRETTY MUCH THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM RELATED DURING THE RFP PROCESS, THE INTERVIEW FOR NOT ONLY WITH STAFF, BUT ALSO WITH COUNSEL.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, I'M PERSONALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEEING THIS PROJECT THROUGH TO FRUITION.
WE ARE READY TO SIGN IT IF SELECTED.
UM, AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
YOU CAN EVEN GO AHEAD AND ASK ME SOME PERSONAL QUESTIONS AS WELL, BECAUSE I WAS GONE FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD.
PROCEDURALLY, I, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF US ARE QUALIFIED ENOUGH TO ASK QUESTIONS.
IS IT APPROPRIATE TO HAVE STAFF ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE STILL IN OUR MINDS, UH, HURDLE? YOU KNOW, I, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, UH, IN THE INTERIM FROM OUR LAST MEETING TO NOW, WE DID MEET WITH THE RELATED TEAM AND, UH, THEY, YOU KNOW, SOME TO, TO POINT OUT WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE'S MATERNITY LEAVE, THE CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED BY STAFF WAS JUST, HEY, THE TRANSITION WAS ODD.
WE WENT FROM A TEAM THAT WE, UH, INTERVIEWED AND THAT WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE WORKING WITH TO A NEW TEAM.
AND THAT JUST MADE IT FOR AN, AN ODD TRANSITION.
UH, AND RELATED HAS MADE MANY, UH, OVERTURES SINCE, UH, GETTING TO THE STAGE.
WE ARE NOW TO SAY THAT, THAT THAT WAS, I'LL CALL IT AN ANOMALY, UH, THAT IT WASN'T THEIR INTENT TO BE OBSTRUCTIVE.
IT WASN'T THEIR INTENT TO, YOU KNOW, SHIFT TEAMS. UH, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE EXPERIENCED.
AND I JUST FELT AS A CITY MANAGER AND KNOWING THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST DEALS, UH, AND, AND A VERY UNIQUE DEAL IN THE FACT THAT THIS ISN'T JUST US DEVELOPING A, YOU KNOW, HANDING OVER TO A PIECE OF LAND, UH, A DEVELOP, UH, LAND TO, TO BUILD ON.
IT'S GONNA BE A RELATIONSHIP FOR QUITE A WHILE.
AND WE'VE GOT MANY OTHER, UH, UH, COMPONENTS OF THIS TO EXECUTE THE DDA, WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC AND MAKING SURE.
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WANT TO MAKE THE ASSURANCES THAT, UH, WE ARE AT AN EXECUTION EXECUTABLE AGREEMENT, UH, RELATED HAS, YOU KNOW, APOLOGIZED FOR ANY ISSUES THAT CAME UP AND THEY'VE GIVEN US ASSURANCES THAT WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.THAT BEING SAID, AGAIN, UH, IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SAY WE ALSO HAVE SOMEONE WHO SCORED HIGHLY IN THE PROCESS AND THAT WE ARE, UH, UH, RECOMMENDING THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM AS WELL.
AND THEN I SHOULD JUST POINT OUT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE PUBLIC, THAT THE TEAM THAT ON THE CITY SIDE THAT DID THE EVALUATIONS AND WORKED WITH, UH, BOTH RELATED AND CNC WAS MYSELF AS A CITY MANAGER.
THE CITY ATTORNEY NICK IS OUR, UH, UH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR.
AND WE ALSO HAD, UH, A CONSULTANT WITH SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE, UH, IN, UH, THIS AREA.
SO, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT GETTING INTO THE PIECES THAT FELL APART, IT WASN'T JUST THE CITY MANAGER OR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, IT WAS A LEGAL OPINION AND A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WHO SAID, THIS IS GOING IN A DIRECTION THAT YOU MAY WANT TO PRESS PAUSE ON.
AND SO WE'VE MOVED FORWARD FROM THERE, BUT I THINK IT IS VALUABLE TO HEAR, AS WE HAVE FROM RELATED THAT THEY'RE PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD MORE SMOOTHLY.
AND THEN, LIKE YOU SAID, MAYBE HEAR FROM CNC THEIR, THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON THIS.
WELL, I, I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAPPENED.
AND I THINK AT THIS POINT WE, WE WILL HEAR FROM CNC AS TO, UH, MR. MAYOR, I GOT A QUESTION.
OH, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, PLEASE.
SO MY QUESTION ACTUALLY IS GONNA BE FOR NICK AND ALSO THE CITY MANAGER, AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND THERE WERE SOME STUMBLING AREAS, WERE WE COMMUNICATING WITH THIS COMPANY TO LET, LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES WERE? Y YES.
SO, UM, WE, UM, SUBMITTED A KIND OF A, UM, UH, WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER A, A STANDARD AGREEMENT TO KICK OFF THE NEGOTIATIONS, UH, RELATED.
UM, DIDN'T LIKE, UH, A LOT OF THE, THE LANGUAGE IN THAT AGREEMENT.
THEY JUST, UH, ASKED US TO TALK ABOUT, UH, TERMS INSTEAD DO LIKE A TERM SHEET MEMO, UH, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM.
UM, SO, UH, STAFF WORKED ON EXECUTING THAT TERM SHEET MEMO.
UM, WE BELIEVED WE HAD AGREEMENT WITH RELATED ON ALL OF THE TERMS. AND SO THE, UH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DRAFTED A NEW ENA, WHICH WE DELIVERED TO RELATED, UM, HOWEVER THAT ENA CAME BACK WITH ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO TERMS, UM, THAT THE CITY COULD NOT AGREE TO.
AND SO, UM, THAT'S WHERE, UH, WE KIND OF CAME TO AN IMPASSE THAT IMPASSE WAS, UM, COMMUNICATED TO RELATED.
AND SO THE NEGOTIATIONS, UH, STALLED AT THAT POINT, UM, UNTIL AFTER A TIME PERIOD, UH, RELATED, UM, DID COME BACK, UM, MET WITH THE CITY AND WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, WORK THROUGH THOSE LAST THREE TERMS, UM, TO THE CITY'S SATISFACTION.
WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MOMENT.
AND SEE, AND SEE IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP AND, UH, TELL US WHERE YOU'RE AT IN YOUR DI RECENT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STAFF AND WHAT YOU'RE PREPARED TO DO AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
MY NAME IS TODD CODDLE WITH CNC DEVELOPMENT AND APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY TEAM, GOING THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS, INITIALLY RESPONDING TO THE RFP, THE INTERVIEWS AND, AND TO BE BACK HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND THAT'S TRULY HOW WE APPROACH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S CITY OWNED LAND.
THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP TO HELP THE CITY ACHIEVE ITS GOALS RELATIVE TO THE POPULATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVING.
AND, AND AS IMPORTANT THE LONG-TERM OPERATIONS.
CNC DEVELOPMENT'S BEEN IN THE BUSINESS OF, OF BUILDING, MANAGING, OPERATING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
WE'VE NEVER SOLD AN AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY THAT WE'VE BUILT, WHICH IS OUR COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT, TO THE RESIDENTS, TO THE CITY.
WE LIKE TO JOKE WITH FOLKS, WE SAY, WHEN YOU GET US, YOU GET US FOR LIFE.
BUT IT TRULY IS A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT.
AS WE'RE DESIGNING THE SITE, THE MATERIALS THAT WE'RE USING, HOW WE'RE STRUCTURING THE OPERATIONS WE SELF-PERFORM, NOT ONLY ON OUR CONSTRUCTION, BUT ALSO OUR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AS WELL.
IT'S IMPORTANT WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AS IT RELATES TO OUR RESIDENTS, OUR REPORTING TO OUR LOCAL JURISDICTION PARTNER, BUT ALSO TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS PROJECT IS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE CITY TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHERE THE CITY'S BEEN VERY DILIGENT.
AS YOU'VE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, IDENTIFYING THE SITE, EVALUATING POTENTIAL PARTNERS, THE NEXT STEP IS, IS REALLY MOVING FROM THIS ENGAGEMENT PHASE.
LOOKING AT THE ENA, MOVING INTO THE DA BUT AT THE SAME TIME WORKING THROUGH WITH THE NEIGHBORS, DOING THE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH.
UH, HAVING BEEN THROUGH THAT PROCESS MANY TIMES IN THE PAST, ESPECIALLY WHEN AFFORDABLE
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HOUSING MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN THE COMMUNITY RECENTLY OR PREVIOUSLY.YOU'RE MEETING WITH NEIGHBORS, YOU'RE HAVING ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS RELATIVE TO PROPERTY CONDITIONS.
YOU'RE MEETING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THE AREA.
UH, AND WHETHER THAT'S WITHIN INDIVIDUAL NEIGHBORHOODS OR YOU'RE MEETING WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, CHURCH IN THE AREA, THE HIGH SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET, BUT HOLDING MULTIPLE MEETINGS.
THE REAL GOAL IS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO WHAT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING? WHO'S GONNA LIVE HERE? WHO'S THIS COMMUNITY GOING TO SERVE BEFORE WE EVER GET THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BEFORE WE EVER GET THE CITY COUNCIL? AND THAT'S THE COMMITMENT THAT, THAT WE TAKE AND THAT WE MAKE, NOT ONLY IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT AS WE'RE, WE'RE INTERACTING WITH THE CITY, WITH OUR RESIDENTS LONG TERM.
UM, YOU KNOW, IN CONCLUSION WE'D LIKE TO SAY WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING.
WE THINK WE COULD BE A GREAT PARTNER FOR THE CITY, AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL UP OUR SHIRT SLEEVES AND GET STARTED.
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS EVENING AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
AS I RECALL, I THINK, UH, BOTH COUNCIL MEMBER, UM, QUEZ QUEZ AND I BOTH TOURED YOUR PROPERTY IN YORBA LINDA.
AND AS I RECALL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, WAS IMPRESSIVE TO US IS NOT ONLY DO YOU MANAGE THEM, DO YOU, YOU, YOU RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THESE, CORRECT? WE DO, THAT'S CORRECT.
WHICH IS NEVER HAVE SOLD AN AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY, WHICH, WHICH IS UNIQUE WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY.
WELL, WE FOUND OUT A LOT OF 'EM.
DEVELOP 'EM, BUILD THEM, AND THEN BOOM, THEY TURN 'EM OVER AND, AND THEN YOU DON'T, YOU LOSE THAT CONTROL THAT WE AND THAT COMFORTABLENESS THAT WE HAD DURING THE PROCESS.
I RECALL MEETING YOU WHEN WE, I WAS AT YOUR OPENING.
WE APPRECI THAT AND YOU LINDA, WITH BEN AND JOANNE.
AND VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE FACILITY.
I THINK THE REASON THAT SOME OF US WENT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION WAS THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF THE FACILITY.
WHEN WE LOOKED AT YOUR, EACH OF YOUR, UH, LAYOUTS, WE'D LIKE TO MORE THE SMALL COTTAGE PLAN OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, OR AT LEAST MULTIPLE BUILDINGS.
I THINK THAT'S THE, THE GENERAL REASON WHY MANY OF US VOTED IN THAT DIRECTION.
BUT WE ARE CERTAINLY IMPRESSED WITH THE FACILITY IN Y BELINDA.
SO, UH, NOW THAT WE KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE WHOLE PROCESS, I HAVE A MAYBE A LITTLE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON, ON WHAT DIRECTION I MIGHT GO TONIGHT.
BUT, UM, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
OUR GOAL AT THE END OF THE DAY IS PRODUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HELP THE CITY MEET THEIR GOALS.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE DESIGN, THE LAYOUT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH STAFF AND REFINE.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT'S GONNA OPERATE WELL LONG TERM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, WE CONTAIN FINANCING ON.
SO AS LONG AS WE'RE MEETING THOSE PARAMETERS, WE'RE COMPLETELY FLEXIBLE.
AGAIN, WE WERE VERY IMPRESSED WHEN I VISITED YOUR OPENING.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT FOR THAT.
AND YOU DID HAVE A REQUIREMENT AT THAT ONE PROPERTY THAT THERE BE VETERANS WOULD BE GIVEN A PRIORITY.
10% OR 20%, SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IF I RECALL.
WE HAVE 20% WITHIN THAT PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.
AND WHAT WE PROPOSED TO THE CITY AS PART OF THIS PROJECT WAS HAVE A, A PREFERENCE FOR RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CITY, BUT THEN ALSO TO WORK WITH CITY ON DEVELOPING THAT VETERAN'S PREFERENCE, 20%, 25% OR, OR EVEN MORE.
BUT THAT, THAT'S PART OF WORKING TOGETHER AND SEEING WHAT THE CITY'S GOALS ULTIMATELY ARE FOR THAT.
WELL, AND YOU HAVE TO PENCIL IT OUT.
IT HAS TO MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO, UH, CYNTHIA, ANY QUESTIONS? NOT THAT IT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID.
I KNOW, UM, I ALSO, I ALSO TO TOURED THE PROPERTY, UM, WHEN JOANNE WAS STILL HERE AND WAS VERY IMPRESSED.
AND I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH, UM, MEMBERS FROM Y BELINDA AS TO THEIR OPINION ON THE FACILITY AND HOW THE WHOLE PROCESS WENT.
THEY FELT THAT THEY WERE A GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER AND THEY WERE PLEASED WITH THE, UH, COMPLETED PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WE FIRST DEBATED THIS, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSTERNATION JUST WITH NO MATTER WHO WE WOULD PICK, WHETHER RELATED OR CNC OR WHOMEVER IT WAS GONNA BE.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT PETER WAS SAYING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER THE DEVELOPMENT IS HAVE, YOU KNOW, HAS THE RIGHT FEEL FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE SPOKEN SINCE, YOU KNOW, WE INITIALLY HAD GONE WITH RELATED, YOU KNOW, UM, IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY GOING WITH CNC AND PARKING FOR, YOU KNOW, OVERFLOW AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
ARE ALL OF THOSE DEAL POINTS OR I GUESS, UH, ALL OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WE HAD INITIALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF DISCUSSED WHEN WE WERE FIRST GOING OVER THIS, IS ALL OF THAT GONNA TRANSFER OVER IF WE WERE TO, YOU KNOW, TO CHANGE HORSES MIDSTREAM? OR HOW DOES THAT NECESSARILY WORK? SO THE, UM, THE EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATION AGREEMENT IS ESSENTIALLY JUST SAYING WE'RE NOT GONNA TALK TO ANOTHER DEVELOPER WHILE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS.
SO, SO ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF, UM, THE ENTITLEMENT IN TERMS OF THE BUILDING DESIGN, PARKING, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF IS STILL
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YET TO BE DETERMINED AS WE GO THROUGH AND WORK WITH, UH, PUBLIC OUTREACH AND, AND, UM, FIGURE OUT WHAT DESIGN ALTERNATIVES WILL, WILL WORK BEST FOR THE SITE BASED UPON OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UM, WORKING THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROCESS, ALL THOSE.SO, SO, SO THOSE ITEMS ARE, ARE STILL OPEN AND CAN BE DETERMINED AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE? I HAVE.
AND I THINK THAT THE NIGHT THAT WE VOTED ON IT, I THINK WE WERE LED TO BELIEVE THAT, AT LEAST THAT'S THE WAY I FELT THAT, THAT THE DESIGN WAS SET IN STONE.
AND I WAS DISAPPOINTED 'CAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE VO THE VOTE WAS LED MORE ON WHO HAD THE BEST RENDERINGS WHEN THAT'S LIKE, SO FAR DOWN THE PIKE.
AND REALLY, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE WERE VOTING ON THAT NIGHT, BUT THAT'S KIND OF HOW I THINK WE VOTED.
THAT'S KIND OF WHY I SAID THAT WE'VE, THROUGH MORE DEBATE ON THE SUBJECT, I'M BETTER INFORMED AS TO WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
SO I DON'T YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY, LET ME MAKE TWO COMMENTS.
UH, FIRST, I, I, I HAPPEN TO GET A CALL OUTTA THE, OUTTA THE BLUE TODAY FROM CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, WHO HAPPENS TO BE ON THE YOR LINDA, UH, COUNCIL.
AND HE HAD NOTHING BUT GLOWING WORDS TO SAY ABOUT CNC AND THE CITY'S, UH, WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM, UH, THAT SPEAKS LOUDLY.
UH, ANOTHER THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS LOOKED AT IS, UH, PAST BEHAVIOR AND PAST, UH, DEALINGS ARE THE BEST PRO, UH, PREDICTOR OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE.
AND IF WE'VE BEEN HAVING ALL OF THESE STUMBLING BOX TO THIS POINT, UH, I THINK THAT, THAT THAT'S NOT A VERY GOOD SIGN OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
AND, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW COMFORTABLE WE'RE FEELING UP HERE, BUT I I, I'M VERY INCLINED TO, UH, CHANGE HORSES ON THIS ONE AND, UH, GO FORWARD WITH CNC IF YOU HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, WE HAD NUMEROUS COMPANIES, DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES THAT WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD IN CHINO HILLS AND THE FIRST COMPANY THAT WE DID CHOOSE, THEY ARE A GOOD COMPANY.
AND YOU GUYS DO SOME GOOD PROJECTS.
UM, SO DO YOU, UH, YOR BELINDA? WE DID VISIT YOR BELINDA, YES.
I DID GET, ALSO GET A PHONE CALL FROM CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, AND THEN A GENTLEMAN NAMED JEAN HERNANDEZ, WHICH HOPEFULLY NEVER CALLS ME AGAIN.
NO, HE'S, HE'S ACTUALLY A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,
THEY WERE BOTH VERY HAPPY WITH THE JOB THAT YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS.
UM, JUST FEEL FOR FRONT THAT'S SIT SITTING IN THE BACK AN OPPORTUNITY.
AND AGAIN, I, I DON'T, I REALLY DON'T KNOW SPECIFICALLY ALL THE DETAILS, BUT I DO RELY ON MY STAFF, SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I KNOW I'M GONNA BE VOTE VOTING, SO THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I'LL MOVE FOR C NNC AS THE, AS THE PRIME CANDIDATE FOR OUR, UH, NEGOTIATIONS.
OUR MOTION TO SECOND MOTION PASSES FOR ONE WITH MARQUEZ VOTING KNOWN.
[24. Assign Council Members to various Committees/Commissions/Board]
ARE TO ASSIGN COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND BOARDS.HAVE WE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, GO THROUGH THIS AND, AND LOOK AT, UH, THE CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS? MM-HMM
I, I SEE TWO GAPS THAT NEED TO BE FILLED, BUT OTHERWISE OKAY.
UH, I'D JUST, I'D JUST LIKE TO MENTION THE ONES THAT IN INVOLVE ME AND, AND WHY I AM DOING IT.
'CAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S GONNA BE MANY OTHER CORRECTIONS OTHER THAN THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW I AM THE, UM, ALTERNATE ON ALL WATER RELATED, UH, SUBJECTS AND, AND MEETINGS.
AND I'D LIKE TO PASS THAT RESPONSIBILITY, UH, TO BRIAN, IF YOU'RE WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT.
UH, CYNTHIA AND I HAD TALKED INITIALLY ABOUT MAYBE TRADING, UM, TRACER MANOS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND I THINK WE, WE FINALLY CAME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH ME, BUT I THINK YOU CAN SPEAK AS TO MAYBE HAVING RAY TAKE THAT SECOND SEAT OR WHATEVER YOU DECIDE.
WELL, I JUST, WHEN WE HAD THIS, UM, THESE DISCUSSIONS A YEAR AGO, I JUST, I REMEMBER I MADE IT CLEAR TO YOU GUYS THAT I WANTED TO TAKE TRACE ROMANOS DURING MY MAYORAL MY TERM AS MAYOR.
SO I JUST WANTED TO OFFER IT YEAH.
TO ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD WANT IT.
AND, AND I AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF, IT WOULD BE NICE IF IT WERE CLEAN CUT THAT WE COULD HAVE THE MAYOR ON IT EACH YEAR.
BUT IN THIS YEAR, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT'S BEING TRANSFERRED BACK TO, UM, CITY OF INDUSTRY.
BUT PETER IS ACTUALLY THE CHAIR.
SO WHAT DO WE DO IF WE PUT ONE OF US? NO, HE'S OUTGOING CHAIR.
I'M CURRENTLY CHAIR UNTIL THAT TAKES PLACE.
BUT SINCE IT'S GOING TO, SINCE IT'S GOING TO
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INDUSTRY, IT'LL PROBABLY BE AN INDUSTRY PERSON THAT TAKES IT OVER.SO THERE'S NO BENEFIT FOR ME GOING ON IT FOR ONE YEAR FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SO I DON'T MIND STAYING ON IT.
I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO, I KNOW RAY HAD BEEN ON IT, AND IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT OUT THERE.
AND I SERVED ACTUALLY AS CHAIR OF THAT BEFORE WE WENT TO DISTRICT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
SO PETER AND I SEEMED TO GO BACK AND FORTH, UH, ON THAT WHEN IT WAS BEING HELD OVER IN, IN DIAMOND, I COULD STAY ON IT.
I, I, OKAY, SO THAT'S UP TO YOU.
WELL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE WANTED TO SERVE.
I PUT MY NAME DOWN AS, AS YEAH.
SO THAT, THAT'S NOT A DEBATE POINT FOR ME.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF THE ALTERNATE.
ALL I'M GONNA SAY IS THIS, AND AGAIN, I DON'T MEAN TO OFFEND ANYBODY, IT JUST, ANY OF US THAT ACTUALLY PUT THEIR NAMES ON, UH, COMMITTEE PLEASE SHOW UP TO THE MEETINGS.
UM, I KNOW THAT I'M, IF I'M ON A COMMITTEE, I'M GONNA SHOW UP.
I JUST GET DISAPPOINTED WHEN SOMEBODY GOES ON A COMMITTEE AND THEY SHOW A HALF THE TIME.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO, AGAIN, THAT'S MY 2 CENTS TRES.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT IF YOU WANT TO DO IT.
NO, IF YOU WOULD LOVE TO DO IT, THEN GO AHEAD AND DO IT.
I WAS JUST KIND OF ECHOING WHAT I DID LAST YEAR WHEN I SAID I WANTED TO SERVE ON IT.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING OKAY.
YOU KNOW, DOING THAT WITH GOOD SPIRIT.
AND THE ONLY PENDING ONE THAT I, THAT I SAW ON THE LIST, THEN TRACE ROMANOS IS, HAS, UH, BEEN DETERMINED IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
I'D LIKE TO STAY WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I THINK, BRIAN, CAN YOU PUT IN HER REQUEST OR REQUEST? PARDON ME? I, I, CYNTHIA PUT IN HER REQUEST ALSO FOR IT.
BRIAN DID YOU PUT IN, AND BRIAN'S NAME WAS AN ALTERNATE, SO YOU WANNA BE THE ALTERNATE ON THAT? OH, I, YEAH.
I WATCHED THEM ANYWAY, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT EVEN ASSIGNED, BUT YEAH.
AND, AND, AND WHO KNOWS, THAT MAY CHANGE.
UM, AND HAVE WE COVERED MOST OF THE ONES THAT I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER GAPS.
I SEE THAT WE HAVE, UH, THE TRANSPORTATION AD HOC COMMITTEE.
JOE'S HAS SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO BE ON IT, BUT WE DID NOT GET A SECOND MEMBER.
DO WE WANT TO KEEP IT AS JOE'S AND MARQUEZ? ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE IT? I, I THINK I'D LOVE TO HAVE RAY ON IT.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE, IF ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE IT, WOULD YOU LIKE IT, PETER? OR, NO, I'M GOOD, CYNTHIA.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION OR WAS THAT IT? YEAH, ONE QUESTION I HAVE IS, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE, UM, LEAGUE OF CITIES INLAND DIVISION, OR LEAGUE OF CITIES.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY WE EVEN HAVE THAT ON THE LIST BECAUSE WE, WE ALL GO.
SO IT ISN'T ANY TWO PEOPLE, CHERYL.
SO WHAT I'M HEARING YOU SAY IS THAT WE DON'T MAKE THE APPOINTMENTS TO THAT BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S ON THERE, BUT'S ON IT.
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF WE ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THEM NOTIFICATION WHEN THE APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.
I THINK WE NORMALLY WOULD DE YOU KNOW, DESIGNATE WHAT A VOTING, A VOTING MEMBER.
WE DO FOR, BUT WE DO THAT AT COUNCIL MEETING.
SO AFTER THIS MEETING, WE, MANY OF THEM WILL REACH OUT TO FIND OUT WHO'S GONNA BE SERVING.
AND I, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE ONE OF THE ONES WHO REQUEST, WHEN YOU SAY SERVING, THEY ELECT THEIR BODY.
WE DON'T, AREN'T ELECTED HERE.
SO THEN WE CAN REMOVE IT FROM ATTEND MEETING, THEN THEY CHOOSE YOU.
IF THEY WANT YOU TO, TO BE THE PRESIDENT OR VICE PRESIDENT.
SO WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.
SO IS THAT CLEAR AS MUD? YEAH.
AND ARE WE, YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS YOU NEED, ALL THE INPUTS YOU NEED.
SO WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THIS.
IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IS, UM, WE HAD OKAY.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I MOVE THE MOVE OUT? MOVE OUT THAT TOO.
WHATEVER WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING.
I THINK, UH, WE'LL SECOND THAT CITY CLERK HAS DIRECTION.
I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THE MO THE MOTION WAS FROM BRIAN.
THE SECOND WAS FROM, TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO FINALIZE IT.
[25. 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.]
NON AGENDIZED ITEMS, PUBLIC COMMENTS.SO WE DO HAVE FIVE SPEAKER CARDS FOR THAT.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SHELLY REAL SLANSKY.
I'M HERE AS A 33 YEAR RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS AND A NEIGHBOR WHO HAPPENS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE HOA ALTERRA COMMUNITY.
TODAY I AM A VOICE OF MANY HERE TO SHARE THE TONE OF THE COMMUNITY.
MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM FLINT RIDGE, THE HEIGHTS PINEHURST LAS SERRANOS RANCH, JUST TO NAME A FEW, HAVE SHARED THEIR SENTIMENT OF THE LACK OF HOLIDAY CHEER TO THE RECENT DECISION OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO DISALLOW THE ANNUAL TRADITION OF 20 YEARS OF DECORATING THE ALTERRA MARQUEE, UM, MONUMENT.
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ONLY THE LAST 20 YEARS PUBLIC WORKS COMPLIMENTED US AND OUR DECOR EFFORTS.AFTER 20 YEARS, THE DECOR WAS EXCEPTIONAL.
LAST YEAR IT WAS DONATED AND WELL PERCEIVED BY MANY AS BEING ONE OF THE BEST FOCAL POINTS OF SO COOL CANYON AS IT COULD BE SEEN FROM BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD IN JANUARY OF 2024.
THE VOLUNTEERS WHO DECORATED THE MARQUEE WERE MOTIVATED TO KEEP THE CELEBRATION GOING AND DONATING TIME AND DECOR FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WHICH 44% OF OUR COMMUNITY CELEBRATES.
AFTER FIVE DAYS OF DISPLAY, THE DECOR WAS REMOVED BY THE CITY AND WE WERE APPALLED.
MANY ECSTATIC NEIGHBORS WERE SUDDENLY SHOCKED TO SEE THE DECOR REMOVED.
LEARNING APPROXIMATELY FIVE DISGRUNTLED NEIGHBORS RETALIATED TO DEFLATE THE CURRENT ENTHUSIASM.
BECAUSE OF THE RECENT HOA BOARD ELECTIONS, THIS IRRELEVANT SMALL GROUP REPORTED THE DECOR AS A CODE VIOLATION BEING A CITY OWNED MONUMENT.
THE MONUMENT THAT'S LOCATED ON SOWELL CANYON AND SLATE HAD BEEN DECORATED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS BECAUSE THE ALTERRA HOA COMMUNITY THOUGHT WE OWN THE MONUMENT AND TO FIND OUT WE DON'T OWN IT, THE CITY OWNS IT.
SO WE HAVE BEEN DO DONATING OUR TIME TO CLEAN THE MONUMENT PLANT PLANTS WEED.
AND SO IT WAS, IT'S, IT'S A MARQUEE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I KNOW IT'S A NAME TO THE STATE PARK OR TO THE ALTERRA PARK, BUT IT'S A NAME TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO A LOT OF EMOTIONS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED BECAUSE OF THIS.
SO, UM, THIS MARQUE HAS BEEN DECORATED FOR 20 PLUS YEARS, INCLUDING PARTICIPANTS WHO HAD COMPLAINED WERE ALSO THE ONES WHO HAD DECORATED FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
SO THE COMMUNITY PUT IN 112 HOURS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, PICKING UP TRASH, REMOVING WEEDS, DONATING AND PLANTING FLOWERS.
OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS GROUPS WERE ADOPTED.
SLATE DRIVE IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP ALTERRA AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCE FILLED WITH PRIDE.
I'M ASKING IF WE CAN PARTNER TOGETHER AND IF WE COULD BE CONSIDERED GRANDFATHERED IN TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION TO DECORATE THIS MARQUEE.
AND, UM, IF YOU CAN FINALIZE YOUR REMARKS, UH, I'M SORRY.
JUST TRUST THAT WE WOULD BE IN THE BEST EFFORT AND A GOOD PARTNER WITH CHINO HILLS TO DECORATE WITH THE PARAMETER.
AND IF YOU WOULD, UH, WORK WITH US.
MR. MOORE, DO I HAVE A QUESTION? YES, GO.
WELL, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, UM, I KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO COMMENT ON PUBLIC COMMENTS, BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE SUCH A CRAZY THING.
UH, IF WE'VE GOT 20 YEARS OF HISTORY THAT APPARENTLY HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE OF DECORATING FOR THE HOLIDAYS, A MONUMENT IN A, A CLOSE TO A DEVELOPMENT, WHAT'S THE HARM IN CONTINUING IT? SO, CHEW ON THAT WHILE WE, I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME OTHER PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT IT.
YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE A QUESTION SORT OF SIMILAR TO THIS, SO MAYBE BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING, I CAN SAY THIS.
UM, I KNOW THAT THERE'S OTHER MARK MARKINGS LIKE THIS, UH, NOT
IT'S NOT ALL BY CARROT HILL HILLS OR THE HOA, BUT THEY DO HAVE DECORATIONS THERE.
SO MY QUESTION IS, DO WE HAVE A POLICY? AND THEN THAT'S ONE QUESTION.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS, I KNOW WE'RE TRYING TO CUT OUR COST.
IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GIVE BACK TO THE HOA? I MEAN, JUST A QUESTION AGAIN, IT'S JUST SOMETHING I JUST WOULD AT A LATER TIME IF YOU CAN SORT OF LET, GIMME THAT INFORMATION.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
UH, UH, MR. MAYOR AND, UH, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS RICH ESK AND I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE, UH, COMMUNITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 35 YEARS.
AND I WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT ACTUALLY, MAYBE 35 YEARS AGO ON, UM, AT THE ALTRA, HOA.
AND, UH, SO I HAVE A LONGSTANDING HISTORY WITH THAT.
SO, LIKE SHELLY HAD SAID, FOR MANY YEARS THE ALTRA, HOA HAS A TRADITION OF DECORATING THE, THE ALTRA MONUMENT.
AND SO, SO WHAT'S CHANGED? YOU KNOW, UM, WHY ARE WE HERE THIS EVENING TO TALK ABOUT IT? UM, SO AS MANY OF YOU RECALL THIS PAST, UH, JANUARY, TER VOLUNTEERS IN INNOCENTLY SPARKED A CONTROVERSY
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WHEN WE DECORATED THE MONUMENT FOR LUNAR NEW YEAR.UH, SOMEONE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY COMPLAINED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
THE COMPLAINT, UH, MOST LIKELY WAS, UH, PERPETRATED, PERPETUATED FROM THE OLD GUARD THAT REMAINS UNHAPPY ABOUT NO LONGER, UH, BEING IN CONTROL.
AND WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION, CODE ENFORCEMENT RAN THIS UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, I'M TOTALLY INDIVIDUAL, UH, OVERREACTED AND HAD PUBLIC WORKS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE DECORATIONS.
SO THAT BRINGS UP A POINT, YOU KNOW, UH, SOMEBODY COMES UP TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AND CO CODE ENFORCEMENT ALL OF A SUDDEN SAYS, UM, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ACT ON THIS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF INVESTIGATION, LOOKING AT ANYTHING AND LOOKING AT ANY KIND OF DETAILS, BUT TAKING THAT PERSON'S WORD FOR IT.
AND SO THAT'S ACTUALLY, WELL, AND I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CITY IS REACTIVE AND THAT'S THE CASE OF, I GUESS BEING REACTIVE AND NOT PROACTIVE TO THINGS.
SO WE'VE HAD THAT ISSUE HAPPEN.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAD THE ADOPT A ROADWAY PROGRAM APPLICATION.
IT TOOK US ABOUT SIX MONTHS TO GET THAT APPROVED AND THROUGH, BECAUSE WE HAD THIS SAME PERSON THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH DEALING WITH CITY INDIVIDUALS AND TRYING TO GET THEIR WAY.
AND FINALLY WE WOUND UP GETTING, UH, APPROVAL FOR, UH, BEING ABLE TO, UH, ADOPT THAT ROADWAY.
AND SO WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH IT.
I KNOW JACOB VELASCO IS NOT HERE THIS EVENING, BUT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS, UH, HE PROBABLY CAN VOUCH FOR HOW MUCH WE'VE DONE.
AND THEN THE NEXT THING HAS TO DO WITH, UH, THE HOMEOWNER ELECTION SIGNS THAT WE HAD UP.
WE WOUND UP HOMEOWNERS WOUND UP GETTING, UM, THEY WOUND UP GETTING LETTERS ABOUT ABOUT IT.
AND SO WHAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING PICKED ON.
AND IN CONCLUSION, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO SAY IS, UH, WE'LL SIGN A, UM, AN AN AGREEMENT, YOU KNOW, A LIABILITY AGREEMENT.
AND, UH, BUT WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TO ACTUALLY LET US, ALLOW US TO GO AHEAD AND TO DECORATE THAT MONUMENT.
THANK YOU, RICH DARRELL GASLIN.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE AND SUPPORTING STAFF.
I'M GONNA BE RUSHING THROUGH TWO TOPICS.
THE FIRST ONE PART A, SIMPLY THIS, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY, BEG, PUSH WHATEVER TO EXTEND PINE AVENUE FROM THE 57 71 FREEWAY OVER TO CHINO AVENUE IN CHINO.
PART B, PURSUE THE TIMING OF STREETLIGHTS ALONG SOWELL CANYON PARKWAY AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD.
POMONA RECON THE WEST SIDE OF THE 71 FREEWAY AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE 71 FREEWAY.
IN LESS THAN A MILE, THERE ARE FOUR STOPLIGHTS CAUSING TRA TRAFFIC VEHICLES TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY ACCELERATE UP TO FOUR TIMES.
THIS IS AN UNNECESSARY POLLUTION, UH, PROBLEM THAT IS BEING CREATED JUST BY THOSE SIGNAL LIGHTS ALONE.
AND I'M SURE YOU AT ONE TIME, OR RATHER YOU'VE DRIVEN IN THERE, TAKES TIME TO GET THROUGH THOSE FOUR SIGNALS THERE.
NOW, IS THERE A TECHNOLOGY TO ACCESS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND TO SET TIMING OF THE, UH, SIGNAL LIGHTS ACCORDINGLY? I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE CHINO HILLS COULD SOMEHOW BE THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO DEVELOP SUCH A THING OR, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE SIGNALING COUNCIL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD WORK, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE.
AND THINK ABOUT IT, YOU CAN GET THROUGH A LOT FASTER IF ALL DONE THE, UM, THE SECOND THING HERE IS THE CHRISTMAS DECORATION ISSUE THAT IS NOW UNDER DISCUSSION.
NO CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON ALTER MONUMENT AT THE CORNER OF SO-CALLED CANYON PARKWAY IN SLAVE DRIVE, LABORED BY RESIDENT VOLUNTEERS.
ACCORDING TO GOOGLE SEARCH, AND I PARAPHRASE, IN 1870, PRESIDENT ULYSSES S GRANT SIGNED A BILL MAKING CHRISTMAS A LEGAL HOLIDAY TO CHRISTIANS.
OF COURSE, CHRISTMAS IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR.
I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY MAY OBJECT TO THE DECORATION OF THAT BEING A RELIGIOUS BASIS.
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AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, IT IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.ESSENTIALLY, CHRISTMAS IS CELEBRATED BY MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, INCLUDING NON-CHRISTIANS WHO CELEBRATE SANTA CLAUS AND EXCHANGE GIFTS FROM UNDERNEATH THE CHRISTMAS TREE WITH THE FAMILY GATHERINGS.
AND LET US, NOT EVERY YEAR, THE FAMOUS MACY'S, CHRIS CHRISTMAS PARADE IN NEW YORK CITY WITH ATTENDEES OF ALL BELIEFS, ALL HAVING A GREAT TIME.
HOW CAN ANYONE BE OFFENDED BY PEACE? I'M UP ON EARTH.
DARRYL, CAN WE, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, CAN WE WRAP UP YOUR, YOUR TIME THIS UP? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO REEMPHASIZE VOLUNTEERS WILL DO THE DECORATIONS.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
I LIVE ON SALAD COURT IN THE AL ALTERRA COMMUNITY.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF TINA HILL SINCE 2006.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN RESIDENTS OF AL ALTERRA WERE NOTIFIED WE ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED TO DECORATE THE AL ALTERRA MONUMENT MONUMENT ON THE CORNER OF SOCO CANYON AND SLAVE DRIVE.
FOR MANY YEARS, I ENTERED MY MUNI PASSING BY THE ULTERIOR MONUMENT, BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAYS, DECORATIONS PROVIDED AND ASSEMBLED BY VOLUNTEERS.
IT CONCERNS ME AND MY NEIGHBORS AS TO WHY THE ABRUPT INN TO A LONGSTANDING TRADITION.
WITHIN A HALF BLOCK OF THE ALTERRA MONUMENT, YOU WILL SEE FLINT RIDGE DECORATED WITH BEST OF LIGHTS, THREE BLOCKS FROM THE ALTERRA MONUMENT.
THE ENTRANCE TO SYCAMORE RIDGE IS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED.
I'M HERE TONIGHT IN HOPES THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS WILL RECONSIDER ITS POSITION AND ALLOW AL ALTERRA RESIDENTS TO DECORATE THE MONUMENT THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON AND CHRISTMAS SEASONS TO FOLLOW.
THE RESIDENTS OF AL ALTERRA ARE A VERY CLOSE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE FRIENDS, NOT JUST NEIGHBORS.
THIS SEASON, MORE RE RESIDENTS THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE ARE HEARTBROKEN THAT OUR MONUMENT MAY NOT COME ALIVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.
I SINCERELY HOPE THAT WHATEVER ISSUES TRANSPIRED CAN BE RESOLVED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS DANIEL BELLA.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
MY NAME IS DANIEL BELLA AND I'M HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE ALTERRA HOMEOWNERS.
THIS EVENING, I COME BEFORE YOU WITH A HEARTFELT REQUEST THAT WE BELIEVE ALIGNS WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE SEASON AND THE VALUE OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO DECORATE THE CITY OWNED MONUMENT AT THE ENTRANCE OF ALTERRA COMMUNITY.
THIS MONUMENT, WHICH PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE NAME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IS A SYMBOL OF A PLACE WE CALL HOME.
A PLACE WHERE WE RAISE OUR FAMILIES, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND SHARING THE JOYS OF THE COMMUNITY LIFE, ALLOWING US TO DECORATE THE MONUMENT.
THIS CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY WOULD NOT JUST ADD FESTIVE CHEER TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WOULD ALSO SERVE AS A BEACON OF THE CITY AND COMMUNITY TOGETHERNESS AT A TIME WHEN CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.
THIS SMALL GESTURE COULD GO A LONG WAY IN FOSTERING A SENSE OF UNITY AND PRIDE AMONG OUR RESIDENTS AND THE BROADER CITY.
AS MARK TWAIN WISELY SAID, TO GET THE FULL VALUE OF JOY, YOU MUST HAVE SOMEONE TO DIVIDE IT WITH.
THIS QUOTE REMINDS US OF THE TRUE MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAY LIES IN SHARING THE JOY WITH OTHERS.
B, BY PERMITTING US TO DECORATE THE MONUMENT, WE'RE CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT JOY, NOT ONLY WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUT WITH ALL WHO PASS THROUGH IT.
WE WOULD APPROACH THIS PROJECT WITH CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY, ENSURING THAT THE DECORATIONS ARE TASTEFUL, INCLUSIVE, AND RESPECTFUL OF CITY GUIDANCE.
OUR AIM HERE IS TO BRING LIGHT AND JOY, NOT JUST TO ALTERRA, BUT TO ANYONE WHO SEES IT.
IN CLOSING, I ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THIS REQUEST AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.
TOGETHER WE CAN SET AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO EMBRACE THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF THIS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
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IT DOES.UH, CITY MANAGER, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT LIKE WE I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE ACTION.
THIS ISN'T ON THE AGENDA EVEN.
UH, WE ARE AT THE LAST MEETING BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
IF WE DO NOTHING, I JUST HEAR THESE COMMENTS, NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN.
THAT AREA IS NOT GONNA GET DECORATED FOR THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON.
UH, CYNTHIA, IT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS OR CONCERNS? IF YOU, IF WE WANNA HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS, WE CAN HAVE A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.
WE CAN, WE CAN CALL A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO GET TOGETHER, BUT IT'S NOT AGENDA TONIGHT.
SO IF YOU WANNA HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, THE COUNCIL CAN CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.
IS THERE A WAY THAT BEN CAN WORK THIS OUT? UH, I'M NOT AWARE OF A WAY THAT I COULD WITH MY OWN AUTHORITY AS A CITY MANAGER, ALLOW THE COMMUNITY TO DECORATE, UH, A CITY PROPERTY.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, AND, AND ALMOST ALL OF THE SPEAKERS BROUGHT THIS UP.
THIS STARTED WITH A CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT.
AND, AND I KNOW I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THIS.
THE WHOLE REASON THAT WE HAVE TO AGENDIZE THIS IS I THINK WE'RE LIKELY GOING TO GET COUNTERPOINTS TO WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO DO.
I, I, I JUST FEEL THAT IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT WE COULD BRING THIS TO RESOLVE.
ITS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 15 DAYS FROM NOW.
BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE CAN HAVE IT RESOLVED IN JANUARY.
BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, WHAT OPTIONS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE.
AND AS WAS POINTED OUT, THERE WERE MULTIPLE HOLIDAYS, UH, THAT I THINK THEY'RE INTERESTED IN.
SO I, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T THINK WE CAN RESOLVE THIS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, EVEN IF WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING.
BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO BRING THIS BACK TO THE COUNCIL AND PUBLICLY NOTICE IT SO WE CAN GET ALL, UH, YOU KNOW, ASPECTS, UH, OF THE ISSUE.
AM I ALLOWED STILL TO FIND OUT FROM CYNTHIA, SINCE THIS IS HER DISTRICT, WHAT HER THOUGHTS ARE ON THIS? I'M GONNA DEFER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, SO I, I DEFINITELY HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON IT, BUT I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK ON IT.
AND CYNTHIA AND I BOTH SHARE THE NEIGHBORHOODS, SO.
I THINK FOR US, YOU KNOW, I, I WON'T SPEAK FOR CYNTHIA, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S A POLICY DECISION.
LIKE THIS CAN'T BE JUST RUSHED INTO, YOU KNOW, SADLY, AND I, BELIEVE ME, I WISH, YOU KNOW, THE
WHAT I WILL SAY TOO IS UNFORTUNATE IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WHEN SOMETHING HAS BEEN ALLOWED FOR SO LONG AND THEN IT, IT, IT'S HALTED.
IF THIS WAS HAPPENING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I WOULD'VE BEEN SPEAKING TONIGHT AS WELL.
WELL, THE, SO WE HEAR YOU, YOU, YOU'VE HEARD OUR CONCERNS.
YOU'RE HEARING THE, UH, AD ADMIN ADMONITION WE'RE GETTING FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
WE REALLY CAN'T TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE WITHOUT IT BEING AGENDIZED.
SO APOLOGIZE FOR THE TIMING OF IT.
UM, HOPE THIS DOESN'T PUT A COMPLETE DAMPER ON YOUR, YOUR HOLIDAY SPEED SEASON AND THAT, BUT WE ARE JUST GONNA HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THIS, UH, RIGHT AFTER THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.
SO WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE, UH, WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO, MOVING RIGHT ALONG, WE HAVE SAFETY UPDATES.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
DO YOU FEEL THAT WE'RE BEING STARTED? I MEAN, I FEEL WE'RE BEING STARTED.WE CAN'T COMPLETE, WE, WE, WE'VE ALREADY WENT WAY MORE THAN WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE ALREADY.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS WRITE US EMAILS, GIVE US MORE PERSPECTIVE IN THAT.
BUT, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE ON.
UH, FIRE, I THINK YOU HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, DON'T YOU? I DO.
UH, A COUPLE THINGS FOR THIS EVENING.
UH, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL SPARK OF LOVE TOY DRIVE THROUGH DECEMBER 24TH.
NEW UNWRAPPED TOYS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT MAY BE DROPPED OFF AT ANY FIRE STATION IN CHINO OR CHINO HILLS, AS WELL AS THE FIRE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.
AND PLACED IN THE SPARK OF LOVE COLLECTION BOXES, THE TOYS COLLECTED BY THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED CHARITIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN, WITHIN THE CHINO VALLEY.
UH, NEXT, UH, WE HAVE OUR MAKE A CHILD SMILE EVENT HAPPENING TOMORROW, DECEMBER 11TH, BEGINNING AT EIGHT 30 AT THE WALMART AND CHINO.
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF AND GENEROSITY OF LOCAL FOUNDATIONS, CITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITY SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS.
WE WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM.
UH, AND UH, FINALLY, UH, WE HAVE A RED FLAG WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE CHINO VALLEY INDICATING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY.
THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN PROTECTING RESIDENTS DURING RED FLAG CONDITIONS, BY ENHANCED STAFFING COMMUNITY ALERTS, AND COORDINATING WITH THE LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO RESPOND THROUGH AGREEMENTS AND MUTUAL AID.
WE, OR WE URGE EVERYONE TO ADHERE TO SAFETY GUIDELINES AND STAY VIGILANT TOGETHER WE CAN
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MINIMIZE FIRE RISK, UH, DURING THIS CRITICAL TIME.AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE FIRE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, WE WILL WISH THE CITY OF COUNCIL, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY A JOYFUL HOLIDAY SEASON AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND BY THE WAY, YOUR EVENT THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE FIRE FOUNDATION SPONSORED LAST WEEK, THE 55 PLUS ACTIVE ADULTS, UH, 275 PEOPLE I, I HEARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, BUT IT WAS A VERY GREAT EVENT AND THANK YOU FOR THE FIRE FOUNDATION, UH, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT ATTENDED REALLY, REALLY DID ENJOY THAT DAY.
AND TONS OF, UH, UH, THINGS WERE BEING HANDED OUT AS, UH, RAFFLE PRIZES THAT THE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT.
AND THE MEAL WAS FANTASTIC WHEN YOU HAVE 30 FIREFIGHTERS, UH, FE YOU KNOW, SERVING EVERYBODY, IT'S A PRETTY, UH, PRETTY COOL AND PRETTY AWESOME SITE AND VERY EFFICIENT FOR, FOR THAT MATTER TOO.
I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE PASS THAT ALONG TO THE FOUNDATION.
THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE.
THE CUNA HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING EXTRA ENFORCEMENT PATROLS IN THE CITY'S RETAIL AREAS AND PARKING LOTS.
DURING THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD.
RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO BE VIGILANT AND AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS TO HELP REDUCE THEFT, TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEFT.
SHOPPERS ARE REMINDED TO PARK AND WELL IT AREAS AND ALWAYS LOCK YOUR VEHICLE.
DON'T LEAVE PACKAGES OR VALUABLES IN PLAIN SIGHT.
CONSIDER PLACING THEM IN THE TRUNK AND TAKING THEM HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR PURSE OR WALLET.
MAKE SURE PURSES ARE SECURELY CLOSED AND DON'T LEAVE THEM UNATTENDED IN SHOPPING CARTS OR STROLLERS WHEN USING BANKS OR ATMS. SECURE CURRENCY RIGHT AWAY.
AND TRY TO AVOID EXITING BANKS WITH LARGE SUMS OF MONEY OR BANK ENVELOPES VISIBLE.
AND BE WARY OF PEOPLE INVADING YOUR PERSONAL SPACE AND TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, IT PROBABLY ISN'T.
DON'T BE HESITANT TO CALL THE POLICE.
WE ARE HERE TO ASSIST YOU IN AN EMERGENCY DIAL 9 1 1.
BUT YOU CAN ALSO UTILIZE OUR NON-EMERGENCY LINE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 6 8 3 7.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT, WISH THE COUNCIL AND STAFF MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
THANK YOU CAPTAIN CITY MANAGER REPORT
[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
OR UPDATE MAYOR BENEF.UH, NO REPORT, BUT I, I DID SEE A COUPLE OF THE SPEAKERS FROM ALTERRA LEAVE ALREADY.
IF, IF I CAN SPEAK TO SOMEONE FROM THE AREA, I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE DIRECT DIALOGUE WITH THEM FOLLOWING UP IN PREP FOR WHAT'S BEEN GIVEN.
SO I'LL GIVE YOU MY CARD AND THEN WE CAN, WE CAN TALK AFTER THE MEETING.
ANY OTHER REPORT OR UPDATE? NOPE, SIR.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Johsz Omnitrans Board West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Moran California Institution for Men and Women’s Advisory Committees Council Member Rogers Chino Desalter Authority Board]
UH, NOW TIME FOR COUNCIL REPORTS.AT TRAN IT WAS A PRETTY QUICK MEETING.
UH, MOSTLY, UM, YEAH, THE ONLY THING OF ANY REAL NOTE WAS WE HONORED, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT POTENTIALLY DIDN'T WIN THEIR REELECTION.
SO WE, WE HONORED THEM AS OUTGOING MEMBERS AND DID THEM A DUE AND GAVE THEM THEIR PLAQUES.
UH, WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO, UH, A MEETING TODAY.
IT WAS JUST MOSTLY OUR, UM, OH GOSH, OUR HOLIDAY PARTY.
SO THAT'S ALL I'VE REALLY GOT TO REPORT FOR YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT UH, RAY WOLF, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT, SO HE'LL BE LEAVING.
HE'S GIVEN US SIX MONTHS, SO, UM, I'M PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE A FEW MONTHS.
RAY WOLF, DID YOU DRIVE HIM OUT? NO, I DID.
SO, BUT UM, WE WILL BE, UM, OUR NEXT MEETING.
WE WILL BASICALLY BE FORMING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE.
WE'LL BE DISCUSSING IT AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GONNA REPLACE MR. MR. WOLF DID A GREAT JOB OVER THE YEARS.
WE RECOGNIZED TWO OUTGOING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
REBECCA SWANSON FROM ESP SPUR.
SHE SERVED ON S-B-C-T-A BOARD FOR NINE YEARS AND DEBORAH ROBINSON FROM R ALTO 24 YEARS SERVED ON THE BOARD.
AND THEN ALSO THE LAST 11 YEARS AS MAYOR FROM RIALTO.
UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BOARD MEMBERS' OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON COMMITTEES AND ALSO WE GAVE AN EXTENSION TO THE TRANSPORTATION AD HOC INVESTMENT COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, UH, VERY QUICKLY FOR, UH, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN, UM, THERE'S NOT MUCH NEW TO REPORT.
THE CAPACITY OF CIM IS, UH, 2,977.
THEY'RE HAVING A GRADUATION ON DECEMBER 20TH FOR THOSE, UH, INMATES THAT HAVE EARNED THEIR, UH, GED AND ASSOCIATE DEGREE THIS YEAR.
AND THEY'RE GONNA BE LAUNCHING, UM, A PROGRAM WITH CAL STATE LA THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT ON THE NEWS AT SOME OTHER, UM, OTHER PRISON.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, PROMISING.
MOVING OVER TO CIWA, TOTAL POPULATION 1,208.
UM, THEY'RE HAVING AN AGGRESSIVE, UM,
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TOY DRIVE RIGHT NOW IS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES.UM, THEY'RE ASKING FOR GIFT DONATIONS FOR CHILDREN AGES FIVE TO 15.
SO, UM, WHEN SOME CHILDREN ARE VISITING, UH, THEIR PARENTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, THEY CAN GIVE THEM A GIFT.
UM, PEOPLE CAN CONTACT ME IF THEY'D LIKE TO DONATE SOMETHING, 'CAUSE I'LL, I'M COLLECTING SOME AND WE'LL BE TAKING THEM OVER.
AND FINALLY, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
YES, UH, CHINO DE DESAL AUTHORITY, OR CDA, ONE OF OUR FIVE SOURCES OF WATER IN THE REGION.
AND CDA TAKES BRACKISH WATER FROM, FROM THE GROUND AND PROCESSES IT THROUGH OUR TWO FACILITIES OR PLANTS.
CHINO ONE AND CHINO TWO, ONE IS BASED IN CHINO, WHICH IS WHERE OUR WATER COMES FROM.
THE OTHER ONE SERVICES, SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBER AGENCIES, WHICH ARE THERE ARE SEVEN.
AND THAT'S IN THE CITY OF HARPA.
SO I PREFACE THAT BY SAYING NOT MUCH HAPPENED AT THE MEETING, BUT WATER IS SO IMPORTANT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE IT IS WHEN WE HEAR SOMETHING.
SO AGAIN, WE HAVE SEVEN SOURCES OF, OR FIVE SOURCES OF WATER, AND CDA IS ONE OF 'EM AND IT WAS JUST A STANDARD MEETING.
NOTHING UNIQUE ABOUT IT OTHER THAN THE, THE REPORT FROM OUR GENERAL MANAGER THAT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, OUR PRODUCTION IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL BASED ON ALL THE EFFICIENCIES THAT THEY CONTINUE TO WORK ON AT OUR TWO PLANS.
SO WE'RE OVERPRODUCING BASED ON OUR CONTRACT WITH EACH CITY.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
MUCH.HOW ABOUT YOUR, UH, COUNCIL COMMENTS? SURE.
TREE LIGHTING STAFF AS USUAL, DOES AN AWESOME JOB PULLING THESE THINGS TOGETHER.
WE HAD GREAT ATTENDANCE AND UH, SO PUSH THAT ONTO YOUR STAFF, JONATHAN, THAT THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
YOU SURE? YEAH, I AM, I AM, I'M TIRED OF INDIVIDUALLY TEXTING ALL OF THEM, SO JUST TELL 'EM, JUST TELL 'EM WHOLESALE THAT HE DID A GREAT JOB.
OUR NEW USED TREE IS THERE, WHICH IS A TREE WE INHERITED FROM THE SHOPS WHO REPLACED THEIR TREE WITH A BIGGER AND BETTER TREE.
BUT THE ONE WE INHERITED IS A DOUBLE THE SIZE ESSENTIALLY OF WHAT WE HAD BEFORE A FUN EVENT.
JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO SHOW UP FOR THE BOAT PARADE, WHICH IS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS FROM NOW.
AND WE HAVE 60 61 ENTRIES, I THINK, UH, YOU SAID, I WASN'T SURE.
I KNEW IT WAS HOVERING AROUND 60, SO 61 ENTRIES.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF, UH, THE TWO HIGH SCHOOLS WILL BE PARTICIPATING WITH THEIR BANDS AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME, A NEW ROUTE.
WE'LL SEE HOW THE ROUTE WORKS OUT.
UH, WE'RE NO LONGER GOING THROUGH BOISE REPUBLIC, WHICH WAS PRETTY MUCH A DEAD ZONE FOR 20 MINUTES CRAWLING THROUGH THERE.
NOW WE'RE EXPOSED TO THE WHOLE CITY WITH THE ROUTE WE'VE, UH, SELECTED AND WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES.
AND LASTLY, MORE OF A QUESTION FOR NICK.
SORRY I DIDN'T SET YOU UP AHEAD OF TIME FOR THIS, BUT I HAD SOMEONE IN TOWN SEND ME A TEXT TODAY WITH THIS QUESTION.
AND I DON'T KNOW, A COMPLETE UPDATE HAS TO DO WITH WHAT WE WILL CALL THE FORMER CHINO HILLS HOTEL.
WHAT IS ITS STATUS? PEOPLE ARE KIND OF CURIOUS AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND OWNERSHIP AND TIMING AS FAR AS, UH, IF THERE'S RENOVATIONS GOING ON WITH THE TIMING COULD BE AS FAR AS WHAT YOU KNOW.
SO, UM, RES RENOVATIONS ARE CONTINUING.
UM, THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE BUILDING PERMIT.
THE, UM, THEY ARE ON, I BELIEVE RIGHT NOW THERE'S SIXTH CONTRACTOR.
UM, SO, SO THERE'S SOME, SOME CHALLENGES, UH, BETWEEN THE, THE CONTRACTOR AND THE OWNERSHIP.
UM, HOWEVER, UH, PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.
IS IT OWNED BY A KNOWN ENTITY OR IS IT A PRIVATELY HELD? UM, WELL IT'S A, IT'S A FRANCHISE.
IS THAT A FRANCHISE THAT WE KNOW? YES.
SO, UM, IT'S, UH, IT'S CONVERTING TO, UM, UH, TOWN PLACE, UH, SUITES MARRIOTT, REALLY.
BUT, UM, THE, UH, BUT THEY ARE, THEY ARE BY A FRANCHISEE, RIGHT? AND SO, UM, THEY'RE STILL WORKING TO FULLY, UH, CHANGE OVER THE BRANDING OF THE HOTEL.
SORRY I DIDN'T GIVE YOU A HEADS UP SO THAT YOU COULD MAYBE PREPARED A LITTLE MORE, BUT THE QUESTION JUST CAME UP TODAY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
UM, I DID ATTEND SCAG MEETINGS.
ACTUALLY I GO TO A SERIES OF MEETINGS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE UPDATE ON THE REAP OR THE REGIONAL EARLY ACTION PLAN.
SCAG ACTUALLY SET SETS ASIDE, $23 MILLION FOR HOUSING.
SO WE NEED TO SORT OF GET INTO THAT PILE OF MONEY.
UM, ALSO THEN I WENT TO TRANSPORTATION.
WE WENT OVER THE 2024 SUSTAINABLE
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COMMUNITY PROGRAM, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS. WE ACTUALLY HAD THREE CITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.TWO CITIES BASICALLY DIDN'T QUALIFY, BUT WE WERE GONNA GIVE THEM $755,000 FOR TRA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANS.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE YVETTE MACIAS FROM SCAG COME OUT AND TALK TO OUR CITY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO START GETTING SOME OF THIS FUNDS.
UH, THE RC WE BASICALLY, UM, WE NORMALLY HAVE AN EEC ECONOMIC SUMMIT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ONE THIS PAST YEAR, BUT WE ACTUALLY PROVIDED, UM, SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, PHDS TALKING ABOUT THE ECONOMY IN VENTURA COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO, ENGLAND EMPIRE, AND, UM, REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.
UM, WE ALSO HAD A FEDERAL, UM, ELECTION UPDATE, UH, AND THEN ALSO SCAG.
TODAY WE ACTUALLY HAD OUR AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING, WHICH WAS AN HOUR AND A HALF TOO LONG, BUT I WAS THERE.
BUT CAL CITIES, WE HAD AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CAUCUSES FOR DECI BELIEVE IT IS.
AND THEN I DO WANT TO SAY CNC DEVELOPERS.
I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT I SUPPORT IT.
THE REASON I VOTED NO, AND I JUST WANTED YOU, YOU GUYS TO KNOW, I JUST DON'T LIKE THE LOCATION.
SO IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY, IT WAS ABOUT THE LOCATION AND THAT'S SOMETHING I GOTTA DEAL WITH, NOT YOU.
SO I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT, UH, MAYOR, GREAT CHRISTMAS PARTY, UM, YOUR BETTER HALF IS A LOT BETTER THAN YOU.
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW MOST DEFINITELY YOU IS SPECIAL.
SO, BUT THANK YOU SIR FOR DOING THAT.
I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
UH, JUST MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY.
I DON'T, WE WON'T BE BACK TILL THE, THE NEW YEAR STARTS.
UH, THANK YOU TO SUPERVISOR HACKMAN FOR HAVING HIS EVENT HERE IN OUR ATRIUM.
IT WAS, IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE A COUPLE HUNDRED OF OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS, UH, MOSEYING AROUND IN THE, UH, AT OUR OWN CITY HALL.
UM, OTHER THAN THAT, NO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
UM, WITH RESPECT TO AGAIN, UH, TOMORROW MORNING, UH, MAKE A CHILD SMILE.
UH, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THESE KIDS UNLOADING OFF OF THESE, UH, UH, SCHOOL BUSES BEING LED IN BY, UH, POLICE AND FIRE, UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AMAZING.
UM, ALSO, UH, IN MY MIND IS CLUTTERED WITH ALL KINDS OF GREAT THINGS.
THIS, THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR.
BUT, UH, I THINK AS WE GO FORWARD, UH, I WANT EVERYONE OVER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON TO REST UP AND ENJOY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THE, UH, WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR.
UH, IF YOU DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, HELP PEOPLE OUT, UM, PLEASE DO.
UH, WE MET ON MONDAY MORNING, UH, WITH THE ADOPTIVE FAMILY GROUP, UH, THAT SUPPORTS THAT.
THIS YEAR WE COLLECTED $13,100.
UH, THERE WILL BE 44 FAMILIES THAT'LL BE RECEIVING 250 TO $300 IN GIFT CARDS, WHICH IS GONNA BE AN ABSOLUTE HUGE HELP OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES, UH, OVER THIS, UH, HOLIDAY SEASON.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT.
UH, VERY, VERY FAMOUS BOAT PARADE, ESPECIALLY FOR A CITY THAT HAS NO LAKE TO HAVE IT IN.
BUT, UH, EVERYBODY CHUCKLES EVERY TIME THEY HEAR AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE, THE, UH, THE BOAT PARADE.
BUT THIS YEAR IT'S GONNA BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT FLOWS WITH THE NEW, UH, NEW ROUTING.
I'VE HEARD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT SOME OF THE BIGGER RIGS MAKING THAT U-TURN, THAT EUCALYPTUS, BUT I'M ASSURED THAT IT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH NO PROBLEM.
SO AT ANY RATE, LIKEWISE, UH, MAY EVERYONE HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, WHATEVER RELIGIOUS, UH, HOLIDAYS YOU CELEBRATE, BE SURE TO EMBRACE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM AND ENJOY THOSE.
[ 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.]
ADJOURN TONIGHT, UH, UH, IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE ADJOURN WITH DEEP GRA DEEPEST GRATITUDE, RESPECT, AND APPRECIATION FOR THE BRAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, THEIR SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS.MAY WE AS A COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND HONOR THEM.
AND REMEMBER, FREEDOM ISN'T FREE.
SO WITH THAT, GOODNIGHT AND SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.