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GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL FOR FEBRUARY 25TH, 2025.I'M GONNA ASK EVERYONE, THE POLICE STAND AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS GOING TO BE LED BY VICE MAYOR BRIAN JOSEPH THIS EVENING, AND THE INVOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY FATHER ELMER GZA ST.
PAUL, THE APOSTLE CA CATHOLIC CHURCH.
SO PLEASE REMAIN FOR THAT AS WELL.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
ME.READY? I ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLORIDA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ INVOCATION: Father Elmer Galiza, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church]
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND GOODNESS.MAY YOUR FACE CONTINUALLY SHINE UPON US SO THAT YOUR WAYS MAY BE KNOWN IN OUR CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
LORD, WE GIVE YOU OUR LAND, OUR HOMES, OUR LABOR, AND OUR CITY.
LOOK WITH FAVOR ON OUR CITY, PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND LEADERS, AND ENRICH OUR LAND SO THAT WE MAY BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS.
WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL BE HONORED AND LIFTED UP IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, LORD, FOR ALL OUR CIVIL SERVANTS.
THANK YOU FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE.
MAY YOU CONTINUALLY BLESS THEM.
MAY YOU GENEROUSLY GIVE TO EACH OF THEM WISE AND DISCERNING HEARTS TO SKILLFULLY GOVERN THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY.
GIVE THE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL IS TOUGH, AND ALL THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY.
WISDOM SO THAT THEY MAY FIND SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING PROBLEMS. DISTINGUISH BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG, AND BEING ORDERED TO STABILITY, PROSPERITY TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR EMPOWERING YOUR PEOPLE TO VERNE AND LEAD OUR CITY WITH FULL CONFIDENCE.
IN YOUR LOVE AND MERCY, LET MORE PEOPLE OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO YOU.
MAY YOU CONTINUE TO REVITALIZE OUR CITY WITH NEW LIFE.
MAY EVERY PERSON, MARRIAGE, FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND ENJOY THE BLESSINGS OF YOURS.
LET THE BENEFITS OF YOUR GOODNESS INFLUENCE EACH OF US AND THE WHOLE CITY.
WE ASKED ALL THIS IN JESUS' NAME.
[3. PRESENTATION: City Tile to Sean O’Connor for his service with the City from July 6, 1999 to February 21, 2025]
ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF A CITY TILE TO SEAN O'CONNOR FOR HIS SERVICE WITH THE CITY FROM JULY 6TH, 1999 TO FEBRUARY 21ST, 2025.SEAN, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE? MM-HMM
ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
WE ARE BOTH HONORED AND SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO AN OUTSTANDING MEMBER OF THE CHINO HILLS TEAM.
IT IS WITH TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE TO PRESENT SEAN O'CONNOR A CITY TILE FOR HIS 25 AND A HALF YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
SEAN FIRST STARTED WITH THE CITY BACK IN JULY OF 1999 AS OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SUPERVISOR.
AFTER ABOUT SIX YEARS, HE WAS PROMOTED TO MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER, A ROLE IN WHICH HE THRIVED AND ULTIMATELY COMPLETED HIS REMARKABLE CAREER.
SEAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY WERE VAST AND INVALUABLE AS A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS MANAGER.
SEAN WAS SECOND IN COMMAND TO THE CITY'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT AND OVERSAW OVER 60 EMPLOYEES WHO MAINTAINED THE CITY'S 44 DIFFERENT PARKS, 3000 ACRES OF OPEN SPACES,
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RIGHTS, RIGHTS OF WAY, FACILITIES, VEHICLES, AND EQUIPMENT.DESPITE THE WIDE RANGE OF RESPONSIBILITIES, SEAN WAS ABLE TO MANAGE EACH AREA WITH REMARKABLE PROFESSIONALISM AND GAVE EACH ASPECT OF HIS WORK HIS FULL AND COMPLETE ATTENTION.
OVER 25 YEARS, JOHN BUILT AN IMPRESSIVE LEGACY.
SOME OF HIS MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE SERVING 15 YEARS AS THE CITY'S REPRESENTATIVE OF FOR BOARD MEMBER ON THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION REVIEW COMMITTEE AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OBTAINING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR INITIATING OUR WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE GRAZING SHEEP AND GOATS TO REDUCE FIRE FUEL IN THE OPEN SPACE.
I'M SURE YOU ALL SAW THE, THE GOATS AND SHEEP IN ON, ON OUR WONDERFUL HILLS, UH, IN THE PAST AND INSTITUTING VARIOUS GRADE OR GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS IN THE CITY, INCLUDING TURF REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTING, HAZARDOUS TREE REMOVAL, AND REPLACEMENT GPS INVENTORY OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, TREES AND MODERNIZATION OF OUR VEHICLE FLEET TOWARDS CLEAN AIR, ELECTRIC, AND COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.
REGARDLESS OF THE PROJECT OR RESPONSIBILITY, IT WAS SEAN'S DEEP INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE THAT TRULY MADE HIM AN ANCHOR IN THE CITY'S OPERATIONAL SUCCESS THROUGH THE YEARS.
IF YOU WERE TO ASK ANY STAFF MEMBER IN THE CITY WHAT THEY APPRECIATED MOST ABOUT SEAN, THEY WOULD EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR HIS ABILITY TO SEAMLESSLY WORK ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS.
HIS COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT PAIRED WITH HIS WILLINGNESS TO HELP AND ADDRESS PROBLEMS HEAD ON, MADE HIM A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS.
SORRY, THE PAGES ARE STICKING TOGETHER.
HIS PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS AND CALM DEMEANOR ARE ALSO EVIDENT IN HIS FREQUENT INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC, WHERE HE HANDLES A WIDE RANGE OF CONCERNS WITH EASE AND EFFICIENCY, ENSURING THAT EVERY RESIDENT FELT VALUED.
SEAN, WE WILL TRULY MISS HAVING YOU AROUND THE CITY, BUT WE KNOW YOU'LL ENJOY YOUR WELL-EARNED RETIREMENT, ESPECIALLY AS YOU EMBARK ON NEW ADVENTURES TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH YOUR WIFE.
ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY AND WISH YOU THE VERY BEST IN YOUR RETIREMENT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS BEFORE I GIVE YOU THESE CERTIFICATES, ET CETERA? COME ON UP.
I'M, I'M BOTH BLESSED AND HONORED.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I'VE REACHED THIS POINT.
UM, I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT I WAS GONNA LIVE TO BE 60 YEARS OLD, LET, LET ALONE RETIRE.
UM, ALONG THE WAY, I HAD, UH, A COUPLE BOUTS WITH CANCER, HAD A BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AT ONE, UH, AT ONE POINT IN MY LIFE.
SO, JUST, JUST REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AT THIS TIME.
UH, I REALLY HAVE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE, WITH YOUR, WITH YOU AND THE, AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSIONS, OF COURSE, THE OTHER EMPLOYEES, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WHO WORK, UH, YOU KNOW, TIRELESSLY 24 HOURS A DAY, THEY GET THE, THE WORK DONE.
IT'S SOMETIMES THEY CAN BE THE UNSUNG HEROES AT TIMES, SO I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE THEM.
BUT, UH, I, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND, UH, IT'S REALLY A, A HEARTFELT THANKS TO EVERYONE.
THIS EVENING WE HAVE CERTIFICATES FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES.
THESE ARE ALL CONGRATULATORY CERTIFICATES AND SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL, UH, AND OTHER ENTITIES, UH, RECOGNITIONS, UH, CERTIFICATE CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION, UH, FROM YOUNG KIM, A ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE OR RECOGNITION FROM ASSEMBLYMAN PHIL CHEN AND FROM SUPERVISOR KURT HAMAN.
UH, LIKEWISE A CERTIFICATE OF, UH, RECOGNITION.
SO WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU HOLD ONTO THOSE IN A MOMENT.
BUT ANYONE THAT'S BEEN AROUND THE CITY OF, OF CHINO HILLS KNOWS THAT IT IS A DISTINCT HONOR.
WE DO NOT GIVE MANY OF THESE CITY TILES OUT.
UH, ONE COULD SAY THAT HE HAD TO WORK A LOT OF YEARS TO BE ABLE TO GET ONE OF THESE, BUT OF COURSE, IT, IT IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, IS, UH, NOTEWORTHY OF HANGING UP AND REMINDING YOU OF ALL OF THE, HOPEFULLY BETTER TIMES THAN YOU HAD BAD TIMES.
BUT, UH, THIS IS SHAW O'CONNOR, YEARS OF SERVICE, JULY 6TH, 1999 TO FEBRUARY 21ST, NINE OR 2025.
UH, IT IS SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL.
AND SEAN, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE, PETER AND I WERE AT A, A RECEPTION THAT WAS IN YOUR HONOR ON THURSDAY DOWN
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AT THE YARD, AND YOU CAN'T BELIEVE HOW SAD THE STAFF IS ABOUT SEEING HIM LEAVE.UH, WE WERE ABLE, I WAS ABLE TO TELL THEM THAT DAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS BEHIND EVERY GOOD AND SUCCESSFUL MAN, THERE IS A LOVING WIFE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE A GREAT TIME, BUT ALSO IT TAKES A WONDERFUL MAN TO HAVE A GREAT STAFF AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS, YOU DON'T REALIZE EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING FROM THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE TO OUR PLUMBING, OUR STREETS, EVERYTHING ELSE, THE THINGS THAT YOU ALL ENJOY AND WE ALL ENJOY AS RESIDENTS ARE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO THAT DEPARTMENT.
AND SEAN HAS DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF RUNNING THAT.
SO, UH, SEAN, CONGRATULATIONS.
APPRECI, APPRECIATE, AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND, UH, UH, YOU WANT, WE'LL HOLD ONTO THESE TWO.
HEY MAYOR, CAN WE ALL TAKE THE PICTURE? WE'RE WITH THEM? YEAH.
OR YOU WANT, WE CAN BE BEHIND YOU.
YEAH, WE CAN MAKE THE FUNNY, FUNNY FACE FUNNY EARS FOR THE EARS.
BE DATE ALL OF OUR LIVES A WHOLE LOT EASIER WHEN THOSE CALLS COME IN THAT ARE 24 HOURS A DAY AND THERE'S A, A, A LEAK IN YOUR, YOUR PIPES AND, AND WATER SHUT DOWN OR WHATEVER.
THESE ARE THE GUYS, THIS ARE THE GUYS THAT'S BEEN BEHIND GETTING THE PEOPLE THERE TO, UH, CLEAR IT UP FOR YOU.
WHY DON'T WE DO BOTH? WE ALL GOOD? I AGREE.
HEY, YOU BETTER ONE, MARY PAT COMES.
SO WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO MOVE.
[4. INTRODUCTION: New Employee: Cheryl Melendez, Management Analyst II, Community Development Department]
THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EMPLOYEE, CHERYL MELENDEZ, MANAGEMENT ANALYST, TWO FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? HOW YOU DOING? ALRIGHT.
I, WELL, AS WE ARE SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO ONE EMPLOYEE, WE ARE HAPPY TO WELCOME ANOTHER.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME CHERYL MELENDEZ AS OUR NEW MANAGEMENT ANALYST, TWO IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
BEFORE JOINING US, CHERYL WORKED FOR LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE FOR OVER EIGHT YEARS, MANAGING A GRANT FUND PROGRAM THAT WORKED WITH LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.
PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT AS A PERMIT TECHNICIAN AND FOR THE INTERNET INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PUBLISHES THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES USED IN CHIN HILLS.
CHERYL AND HER HUSBAND JOE HAVE THREE SONS AND LIVE IN LA HABRA.
SO WELCOME TO THE TEAM, CHERYL.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, PLEASE? YOU MUST SAY SOMETHING.
I'M, I'M JUST THRILLED TO BE HERE.
UH, THIS IS A WONDERFUL CITY AND EVERYONE HAS SMILES THAT WORKS HERE, SO I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
[5. RECOGNITION: 2024 Photo Contest Winners]
THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2024 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS, COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, BOZA.WE WILL JOIN THE MAYOR TO PRESENT.
YOU'RE READY TO BE WORKED? OH, YES,
EACH YEAR WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST AND ALL THE IMAGES RESIDENTS CAPTURE TO SHARE THEIR PRIDE IN OUR CITY.
IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS, AND WE ARE SURE HAVE A LOT OF TALENT IN CHINO HILLS.
IN ADDITION TO A PRIZE, EACH WINNER WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AS WELL AS CERTIFICATES FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS TO HELP PRESENT THE CERTIFICATES.
AND TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CONTEST IS COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, VANESSA OSA.
ALRIGHT, SO FIRST OF ALL, UM, WE'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO SUBMITTED PHOTOS THIS YEAR.
UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF GREAT ONES AND SO THE COMPETITION IS ALWAYS SUPER TOUGH FOR THIS
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COMPETITION.UM, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK OUR JUDGES, UM, WHO HAD THE CHALLENGING TASK OF FINDING, UM, THE WINNERS.
SO, UM, I THINK, UH, PETER'S DEFINITELY ON THAT ROSTER AND BRANDON BACK HERE AS WELL.
UM, SO, UH, TODAY WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING OUR WINNERS WITH SOME PRIZES.
SO EVERYBODY'S GONNA GET A GIFT CARD FROM THE SHOPS AT CHINO HILLS.
SO OUR THIRD PLACE WINNERS ARE GONNA GET A $50 GIFT CARD.
OUR SECOND PLACE WINNERS WILL GET A $75 GIFT CARD.
OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS WILL GET A HUNDRED DOLLARS GIFT CARD, AND THEN OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNERS WILL GET $250.
UM, AND ALTHOUGH ALL OF OUR PARTICIPANTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY KNOW THAT THEY'VE WON, NONE OF THEM KNOW WHAT PRIZE THEY'VE WON.
SO IT'LL BE A BIG SURPRISE AS WE CALL THEM UP HERE.
UM, I WILL CALL EACH OF YOU UP HERE INDIVIDUALLY AND WE'LL HAVE YOU STAY UP HERE SO THAT WE CAN GET A GROUP PHOTO AT THE END.
UM, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP RIGHT IN.
SO, UM, LET ME SEE MY, LET ME GET MY CERTIFICATES HERE.
ALRIGHT, SO FIRST IN THE ANIMALS CATEGORY AND THIRD PLACE WE HAVE STEVEN WOOD FOR SUBMITTING BEAUTIFUL MARERE AND COLTS.
AND THEIR PHOTOS WILL BE UP ON THE SCREEN THERE.
THIS IS HIS GIFT CARD AS WELL.
INDIVIDUAL GROUP, WE'LL DO A GROUP, BUT I'LL HAVE YOU LINE UP OVER HERE FROM THE SLIDE.
IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE ROGER SUE FOR SUBMITTING PRINTS OF THE HILLS.
AND IN FIRST PLACE FOR THE ANIMALS CATEGORY, WE HAVE TY HIGGINSON FOR SUBMITTING FLY CATCHER COURTSHIP IN THE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE CATEGORY.
IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE MARLEY POURIER FOR SUBMITTING OAK TREE DOWNS TRAIL.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAVE JOHN CLAUDE FEL FOR SUBMITTING VIEW OF THE SCULLY RIDGE, UH, FROM CHINO HILL STATE PARK.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE LEE CHEN FOR SUBMITTING BEAUTIFUL CHINO HILLS AFTER SNOW.
SO WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO OUR HOMETOWN PRIDE CATEGORY IN THIRD PLACE.
WE HAVE JOE BARTEL FOR SUBMITTING PAUL LEAVES DURING THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS.
AND IN SECOND PLACE, UH, WE HAVE JOHN CLAUDE CLAUDE FELTER AGAIN FOR SUBMITTING BABS HINDU TEMPLE CHINO HILLS.
IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE EMMA CARTER FOR SUBMITTING CASCADING WATERFALL AT ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK IN THE DIMMING DAYLIGHT.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS KATIE KIM FOR SUBMITTING MY NECK OF THE WOODS.
I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S HERE THOUGH.
ALRIGHT, SO ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR WINNERS, PLEASE.
UM, LASTLY, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE A PICTURE, BUT LASTLY, I WANNA JUST INVITE EVERYBODY OUT.
UH, NEXT WEEK ON MARCH 6TH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER'S RECEPTION AND ART SHOW, UM, FROM SIX 30 TO SEVEN 30 AT ARC CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER.
ALL THESE PHOTOS HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP ON CANVASES AND THEY WILL BE ON DISPLAY IN OUR LOBBY OVER THERE.
SO COME ON OUT AND, UH, YOU CAN MEET THE WINNERS AND TAKE PHOTOS AND EVERYTHING.
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AND THEN MAYBE IF YOU, AND THEN I'LL DO ONE.I, I DON'T NEED TO BE IN SPOUSES.
[6. PRESENTATION: Carbon Canyon Fire Safe Council - Projects in Progress ]
IS THE PRESENTATION BY THE CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL REGARDING PRO PROJECTS IN PROCESS TO BE PRESENTED BY ERIC JOHNSON.MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M ERIC JOHNSON FROM THE CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
I'M HERE WITH DUSTIN HOGG, ALSO FROM THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
AND WE JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE OVERVIEW ON THE HISTORY OF THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, WHICH I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE AWARE OF AND, AND ESPECIALLY AFTER LAST, LAST NIGHT'S EVENTS AND, UM, KIND OF WHERE WE WANT TO GO FROM HERE.
SO, AS WE ALL KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DEVASTATING FIRES IN CARBON CANYON AROUND THIS AREA OVER THE YEARS.
YOU KNOW, 29 58, 78, 19 90 2008, 2020, WE COULD ADD TO THAT LIST ALSO.
SO THERE WAS, WE ALL KNOW WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH FIRE.
AND SO AFTER THE TWO, AFTER THE 1990 FIRE INTO 2001, THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE CANYON ON, ON THE CUNA HILL SIDE OF THE CANYON DECIDED WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
AND SO THEY FORMED THE CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL AFTER THE 2008 FIRE THAT WENT THROUGH ON THE BRAA SIDE AND THE VILLAGE SIDE.
THOSE OF US ON THAT SIDE SAID, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
AND SO INSTEAD OF FORMING OUR OWN FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, WE, WE REALIZED THAT WE'RE ALL ONE CANYON AND WE WORKED TOGETHER AND JOINED UP AND HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER EVER SINCE.
SO WE HAVE, WE DO NEWSLETTERS TWICE, TWICE A YEAR.
WE DO OTHER EDUCATIONAL MAILERS.
WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT HAS NUMEROUS LINKS AND GOOD PIECES OF INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE TO PREPARE, GET READY TO EVACUATE, TO EVACUATE, AND ALSO TO HAVE LOTS OF GOOD EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION.
WE'VE ALSO GOT GRANTS IN THE PAST TO HELP WITH THE RUN OVER REMOVAL IN, IN THE CREEK THAT AFTER THE 2008 FIRE, THE FREEWAY COMPLEX FIRE, UM, BURNED AND WE HAD A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY GET A, GET A HANDLE ON THE ARUNDO.
SO THAT'S BEEN A MULTI-AGENCY EFFORT OVER THE YEARS, AND WE'RE, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY, PRETTY CLOSE.
AND THEN THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CREEK CLEANUP OF OTHER NON-NATIVES.
UM, AND I KNOW THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS, HAS REALLY HELPED A LOT WITH THOSE EFFORTS OVER THE YEARS.
AND JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW THAT AREN'T AWARE OF THE TERM ARUNDO, WHAT IS A COMMON NAME FOR THAT PLANT? UM, I, I CALL IT ARUNDO.
AND SO IT'S A, IT'S A KIND OF A BAMBOO LIKE PLANT THAT IS, IS, UM, IT, IT SOAKS ALL THE WATER AND SOAKS ALL THE LIFE OUT OF THE CREEK, AND IT'S VERY FLAMMABLE.
SO IT, IT TURNS GREEN, IT'S NICE AND GREEN FOR A WHILE.
IT LOOKS LIKE BAMBOO SHOOTS, BUT THEN IT DRIES OUT AND THEN IT'S VERY FLAMMABLE.
AND BECAUSE IT'S SOAKING UP ALL THE WATER, THERE'S NO WATER TO HELP, UM, WITH THE FIRES ALSO.
SO IT'S, I THINK PEOPLE MORE, MORE COMMONLY THINK OF IT AS BAMBOO.
BUT YES, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GAVE THAT DISTINCTION.
IT, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S WIDESPREAD AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF.
AND SO WE ALSO DO BRUSH DROP OFF DAYS WORKING WITH, UM, THE, THE, THE CITY'S TRASH PROVIDER REFUSE, REFUSE PROVIDER TO DO TWICE A YEAR, DR.
UM, BRUSH DROP OFF WHERE THERE'S A, A, A, UM, A CONTAINER THERE THAT PEOPLE CAN BRING THEIR BRUSH.
AND SO WE USUALLY FILL UP TWO CONTAINERS WHEN WE DO THAT EVERY YEAR OR TWICE A YEAR.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY HELPS TO CLEAR OUT THE BRUSH IN THE CANYON ALSO.
AND THEN OUR BIG EVENT THAT THE TRUNK OR TREAT.
AND SO WITH THE HEADLESS HORSEMEN, THE WORLD FAMOUS HEADLESS HORSEMAN FROM
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SLEEPY HOLLOW, UM, WE, WE GET HUNDREDS OF OF PEOPLE THAT COME OUT TO THAT.THE, THE CITY SUPPORTS IT FANTASTICALLY.
THE FIRE DISTRICT SUPPORTS IT, THE THE FIRE, UM, TRUCKS ARE OUT THERE.
AND SO IT'S REALLY A FANTASTIC EVENT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T BEEN BEFORE.
IT'S USUALLY RIGHT AROUND HALLOWEEN, OF COURSE.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL PROUD OF IN THE CANYON.
AND AGAIN, THE NEWSLETTER, WE'VE, WE'VE DID EVACUATION GUIDES THAT WE DELIVER TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN THE CANYON, BOTH ON THE BRAA SIDE AND THE CHINO HILL SIDE.
AND SO WE ALSO HAVE THOSE EVACUATION GUIDES ONLINE, HOW TO PREPARE, WHAT TO DO BEFORE THE FIRE COMES, HOW TO EVACUATE WHEN THE FIRE'S COMING, BUT WITH THE, WITH THE, WITH THE MESSAGE THAT YOU NEED TO LEAVE, THAT YOU'RE NOT HELPING ANYBODY BY STAYING.
AND WE'RE STILL WORKING HARD ON THINGS IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING THE RADIO REPEATER AT THE WATER TANK, UM, ABOVE A LINDA VILLAGE.
AND SO THIS WILL BE A, A, UM, A PRIVATE FREQUENCY THAT ANYBODY WITH A HAM RADIO IN THE CANYON CAN USE WITHOUT, YOU DON'T NEED A HAM LICENSE.
AND SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND ALSO COMMUNICATE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WHEN WE DON'T HAVE POWER, WHEN WE DON'T, AREN'T ABLE TO.
WE DON'T HAVE WIFI, WE DON'T HAVE CELL SIGNAL, WE DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY.
AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S, IT'S SOLAR POWERED AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AND GET GOOD INFORMATION OUT THERE BECAUSE AS WE ALL KNOW WITH, IF THERE'S NOT GOOD INFORMATION, THERE'S A VACUUM AND BAD INFORMATION FILLS IT.
SO THAT'S THE GOAL OF THIS, OF THIS, UM, RADIO REPEATER.
AND WE'LL BE DOING LOTS OF WORK OVER THE NEXT YEAR AS WE GET UP AND ONLINE AND REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS EDUCATION, WHERE TO BUY RADIO, HOW TO USE A RADIO, HOW TO USE THE SYSTEM.
UM, WE'RE WORKING ON A PET EVACUATION HANDOUT, BUT OUR, OUR BIG GOAL GOING FORWARD IS GONNA BE HOUSE HARDENING.
YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT FIRES ARE GONNA HAPPEN.
WIND BLOWING FIRES ARE NOT STOPPABLE THE BEST, WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP YOU AND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS TO HARDEN YOUR HOUSE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING, TRY TO WORK WITH THE, THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN THE AREA WITH BOTH CITIES, WITH THE, THE FIRE DISTRICT TO COME UP WITH SOME EDUCATION MESSAGES, GET THE WORD OUT, WHAT YOU CAN DO, WHAT'S EASY TO DO, WHAT'S A LITTLE HARDER TO DO, AND THEN SEE IF WE CAN WORK ON SOME FUNDING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOUSE.
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT AS A FIRE SAFETY COUNCIL AND WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO LOOK FORWARD AND, AND, AND, AND HOPEFULLY KNOCK ON WOOD AND THE NEXT FIRE DOESN'T COME FOR A WHILE.
UH, ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? RAY, I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU GUYS DO A FIRE STUDY, UM, AS FAR AS FIRES EITHER THROUGH THE STATE PARK OR AROUND THE STATE PARK SINCE THE EARLY 19 HUNDREDS? UH, HILLS FOR EVERYONE DID THAT STUDY AND IT WAS AN EXHAUSTIVE STUDY.
THEY WENT BACK THROUGH A, A CENTURY IN THE LAST CENTURY IDENTIFIED WHERE THERE EVERY FIRE WAS WHAT STARTED IT, WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.
AND SO IT PROVIDED A LOT OF FANTASTIC INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE FIRE START.
AND FOR INSTANCE, THEY DON'T START IN THE STATE PARK, THEY START ALONG ROADS, THEY START ALONG HOUSES.
SO PEOPLE, WE ALL START FIRES.
AND SO THAT WAS A FANTASTIC STUDY TO PROVIDE THAT DATA.
YEAH, YOU SHARED IT WITH ME AND I THANK YOU.
ALSO, IS THERE ANY CAMERAS IN THE STATE PARK THAT YOU ARE, THAT, THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? NO.
SO IF THERE IS A FIRE, IS ARE THERE CAMERAS THAT WE CAN CONNECT TO? UH, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH, UM, WITH CAL STATE FULLERTON, PUTTING SOME, SOME KIND OF SENSOR CAMERAS IN.
THERE WAS SOME IN, IN, I THINK IN, IN EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY RECENTLY THAT ACTUALLY DETECTED A FIRE.
SO, UM, I'M NOT AWARE, BUT I, I'M SURE THAT PARK WOULD BE OPEN TO CERTAIN THINGS LIKE THAT.
I KNOW THAT, UM, IT'S PART OF ORANGE COUNTY AND IT'S PART OF BREA AND PART OF CHINO HILLS.
DO THEY HAVE A CERT PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF BREA BREA THAT YOU GUYS, UH, ARE INVOLVED IN? UH, YEAH.
UH, WE, WE DON'T, THERE'S, THERE'S CROSSOVER BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO ARE CERT MEMBERS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, BUT THEY'RE, THEY'RE SEPARATE.
UH, BUT CERTAINLY A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED THROUGH CERT IS IT HELPFUL FOR FIRE PREPAREDNESS AND, AND ALL THAT.
SO WHEN WE DO DRILLS, OFTENTIMES IT'S A DRILL AROUND AN EARTHQUAKE, BUT SOMETIMES WE'LL DO DRILL AROUND A FIRE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY, UM, IN 2020 MOBILIZED TO HELP THE CITY, UM, EVAC OR GET THE WORD OUT THAT PEOPLE NEED TO LEAVE.
AND JUST THE LAST QUESTION, MAYOR, REAL FAST.
WE ARE ACTUALLY A FIREWISE COMMUNITY, IS THAT CORRECT? WE ARE, YEAH, BOTH BREA AND CHINO HILLS, WHICH WILL HELP YOU ON YOUR INSURANCE.
AND SO IF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, YOU CAN GET THE CERTIFICATE ON OUR WEBPAGE THAT YOU CAN TAKE TO YOUR INSURANCE CARRIER TO GIVE SOME TYPE OF DISCOUNT.
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT, YEAH, VERY LITTLE.
SO HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT PAYING FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT YOU DO? WHAT'S YOUR MEANS OF PHRASING MONEY OR, OR FUNDING SOME OF THESE PROJECTS? UH, IT COMES FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
IT COMES FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY GENEROUS TO THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, A LOT OF IT COMES FROM DONATIONS JUST FROM CITIZENS IN, IN THE CANYON.
THE RADIO REPEATER WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE, UM, CALIFORNIA FIRE CONSORTIUM.
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ACTUALLY JUST GOT A RECENT GRANT TO HELP WITH OUR NEWSLETTERS FROM CAL FIRE, THAT'S A FIVE YEAR GRANT.AND SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING, WE'RE ALWAYS ASKING, WE WE, THE H THE HOAS IN THE CANYON ALSO DONATE.
AND SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A MULTI-PRONG EFFORT.
WE DID, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB, THE WHOLE TEAM, SO WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE AND WATCHING OUT FOR THOSE IN THE CANYON.
ANY QUESTIONS DOWN HERE? ALRIGHT, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION, WE AS A CITY TROLL ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS THAT THEY ARE THEIR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE.
THIS, WHETHER IT'S FIRE, UH, POLICE ACTIVITY, WHATEVER, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL HAS TAKEN THAT TO THE NTH DEGREE.
YOU DO WATCH OUT FOR YOURSELF AND IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, I KNOW THEY, THEY HAVE TO GIVE VERY FEW, UH, BRUSH CLEANING OR FINES BECAUSE YOU GUYS DO IT ON YOUR OWN.
YOU WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE, THE CITY TO AND, AND WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT TO HAUL THAT DEBRIS OFF.
SO IT'S, IT'S APPRECIATED WHAT YOU DO TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES BECAUSE YOU KNOW IT BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
AND SLEEPY HOLLOW AND CARBON CANYON IN GENERAL ARE JUST, UH, A VERY UNIQUE PLACE ON EARTH AND, AND ESPECIALLY HERE IN CHINO HILLS, UH, CARBON CANYON AND THE EQUESTRIAN COMMUNITY ARE THE TWO AREAS IN THIS.
AND, AND LOS SOOS ARE THE AREAS THAT REALLY CARBON OR CHINO HILLS BUILT ITSELF AROUND.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IN YOUR RESIDENTS AND UH, WE WILL CONTINUE AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A CITY, UH, TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOU.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR, UH, COMMENTS AND AND PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR.
THE GENTLEMAN BEHIND YOU, WHAT'S HIS NAME? DUSTIN.
BECAUSE I DON'T RECOGNIZE HIM WITHOUT HIS WIFE
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.THANK YOU MAYOR BENNETT AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS.
JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
THE CITY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH IVHS WILL HOST A MOBILE PET VACCINE AND MICROCHIP CLINIC THIS FRIDAY FROM FIVE TO 6:00 PM OUTDOORS AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER, SINGLE VACCINES WILL BE OFFERED AT COST RANGING FROM 10 TO $40 AND MICROCHIPPING FOR $30 A PET.
AND CHINO HILLS, ALL DOGS OVER FOUR MONTHS OLD ARE REQUIRED TO BE MICROCHIPPED UNDER THE CITY'S GETTING TO ZERO PROGRAM, AND THE CITY PROVIDES A REBATE OF UP TO $30 FOR PROPERLY LICENSED DOGS AND RECREATION NEWS.
CHINO HALL'S TEENS IN GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12 ARE INVITED TO APPLY TO SERVE ON THE CITY'S TEEN ADVISORY BOARD.
THE BOARD PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRACTICE LEADERSHIP AND LIFE SKILLS.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH OR UNTIL THE FIRST 60 ARE RECEIVED, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE@CHINLEHILLS.ORG SLASH TAP.
AND LASTLY, CALTRANS IS CONTINUING FLUID OIL REDUCTION OPERATIONS AND TREE TRIMMING ALONG STATE ROUTE 1 42 THIS WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM DAILY, EXPECT DELAYS IN A FLAGGING OPERATION FROM AITE DRIVE TO CANNON LANE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PI REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUICK QUESTION FOR BEN ABOUT THE VACCINATION CLINIC.
UM, HOW DID WE COME UP WITH JUST AN HOUR FOR THAT? I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.
UH, THAT IS THE TIMEFRAME THAT, UH, IVHS HAS PUT FORWARD.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD QUITE A, A BIT OF PARTICIPATION IN THAT.
THEY THINK THAT THAT'S THE IDEAL TIME.
UH, WE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE IF YOU THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE A LONGER, UH, TIME PERIOD.
BUT, UM, I WOULD HATE TO TURN ANYONE AWAY.
SO IF YOU CAN KIND OF TRACK WITH US AFTER THIS IS OVER, IF WE HAD TO TURN ANYONE AWAY OR IF THEY, IF PEOPLE ARE STILL IN LINE AT SIX O'CLOCK, IF THEY'RE GONNA SERVE THEM AND THEN FINISH EVERYONE BEFORE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CUT THE LINE OFF AT THE TIME, BUT THEN STILL SERVE EVERYONE, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT AND REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, SORRY, JUST A QUICK ONE.
I GUESS IF WE'RE GONNA BE ON THE IVHS STUFF, UM, I KNOW I SAW, I FOLLOW THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY HAD TWO, UH, PUPPIES THAT THEY FOUND IN CHINO HILLS.
UM, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO GO ADOPT FROM IVHS, IF IT'S A CHINO HILLS FOUND DOG, THEY CAN GET IT FOR FREE, RIGHT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE HAVE A, A PROGRAM WHEREBY IF THE DOG ORIGINATES IN CHINO HILLS, UH, OUR CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS CAN ADOPT THOSE DOGS WITHOUT CHARGE.
THE CITY PAYS THAT CHARGE, SO, PERFECT.
I SAW A GERMAN SHEPHERD AND A BERNICE SOMETHING OR OTHER.
SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A PUPPY AND YOU WANT ONE FOR FREE AND YOU LIVE IN CHINO HILLS, GO GET ONE.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
ANNOUNCEMENTS TAKEN FROM, UH, CLOSED SESSION? THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.[7. 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 must 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 a maximum of three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person may vary depending on the total number of speaker cards received. This comment period will generally be limited to 30 minutes per meeting, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting.]
CHERYL, AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS WHICH MUST[00:35:01]
BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS ITEM AND THAT IS FROM JIM GALLAGHER.
UH, MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS, UH, I REALLY AM HERE WITH JUST A QUESTION, UH, REGARDING ITEM 13 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
UH, THAT'S THE ONE WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING DESIGN AND PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
I HAPPEN TO LIVE ON ONE OF THOSE STREETS.
SO IT'S REALLY A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE BIDDING PROCESS MIGHT BE NORMAL AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ANY SNAGS, UH, WHEN COULD WE EXPECT, UH, THE PAVING TO START? WOULD IT BE SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH QUARTER? BECAUSE THIS IS UNDER PUBLIC WORKS.
HOW ABOUT IF WHEN WE CALL THAT ITEM I WOULD, I WAS PULL THAT ITEM.
YEAH, WE'LL PULL THE ITEM AND GET YOU AN ANSWER FOR IT.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS SECTION? ALL RIGHT.
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (7 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.]
TIME WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CONSENT ITEM.WE HAVE, UH, SEVEN ITEMS. UM, ANYBODY WANT TO PULL POLL ITEM NUMBER 13? OKAY, NUMBER 13.
AND I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THE REMAINDER.
[13. Adopt resolution approving design and plans for construction of FY 2024-25 Street Improvement Program Project encompassing six miles of public roadway at Green Valley, Whirlaway, Palisade Street and Ashwood Lane residential areas; authorize staff to solicit bids for construction; and determine project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act]
TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DESIGN AND PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 24 25 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, PRO PROJECT.SO YES, I JUST WANTED TO, THIS COMES UP ALL THE TIME BY RESIDENTS.
HEY, WHEN, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GET AROUND TO OUR STREET? AND I THOUGHT SINCE THIS WAS LAID OUT SO NICELY ON OUR STAFF REPORT THAT I WOULD PULL IT AND JUST MENTION SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WILL BE, AND THERE EACH HAS A GENERAL NICKNAME TO THE REGION, AND IF THEY WANT TO ACCESS OUR STAFF REPORT TO GET SOME MORE DETAILS, THEY CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
BUT FOR THE, ASSUMING WE APPROVE THIS, THIS, UH, ITEM, THERE'S A FOUR AREAS THAT ARE, ARE BEING DISCUSSED HERE ON OUR STAFF REPORT.
THE GREEN VALLEY RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHICH IS WHERE JIM LIVES, AND IT NAMES A NUMBER OF STREETS, WHIRL AWAY LANE, RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND IT NAMES A NUMBER OF STREETS, A PALISADE STREET RESIDENTIAL AND AN ASHWOOD LANE RESIDENTIAL.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S STREETS THAT ARE, THAT ARE UNDER EACH OF THOSE BULLET POINTS.
SO IF YOU ARE CURIOUS AS TO IF YOU FALL INTO THE QUEUE THIS TIME AROUND, AND WE DO A FEW OF THESE, UM, DEPENDING UPON BUDGETING, ET CETERA, YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR STAFF REPORT TO SEE IF THERE'S SPECIFIC TREAT NAMED OTHERWISE.
JIM DID ASK A GOOD QUESTION IS THIS, IS, THIS IS APPROVED THEN WE GO OUT TO BID.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE GENERAL ANTICIPATED TIMING THAT THESE PROJECTS MIGHT BE INITIATED? SURE.
UH, IF IT IS APPROVED TONIGHT, WE WILL ADVERTISE, UH, TYPICALLY ADVERTISEMENT AS ABOUT A MONTH.
UH, WE COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL TO AWARD THAT CONTRACT, UH, WHICH TAKES ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A TIMEFRAME OF SOMETIME, UH, THIS SUMMER.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT A JUNE, JULY, UH, TIMEFRAME.
UM, AND THAT'S ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE A, A CONTRACTOR THAT'S READY TO GO.
UH, SOMETIMES IT GETS DELAYED A LITTLE BIT DEPENDING ON THE CONTRACTOR'S SCHEDULE.
UH, BUT IT WILL BE DONE SOMETIME THIS SUMMER.
DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY PROJECTS TEED UP FOR LATER IN THE YEAR AS FAR AS OUR STREETS ARE CONCERNED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS? MM-HMM
UH, THIS IS THE ONE, UH, FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
UH, WE HAVE A RECURRING PROJECT WHERE WE, UH, AIM TO IMPROVE AS MANY OF THE RESIDENTIAL ROADS, UM, UH, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER PROJECTS, UH, THAT WILL REPAIR OUR, UM, OUR, OUR MAIN STREET SUCH AS, UH, WE HAVE, UH, PEYTON AVENUE THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, RESURFACED, UH, BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD, SOCAL CANYON.
SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE.
UM, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO WITH EUCALYPTUS AND PROBABLY RIGHT.
WE HAVE EUCALYPTUS AS PART OF THE, UH, THE WATERLINE PROJECTS.
SO WE, WE EXPECT A VERY BUSY, BUSY SUMMER, A REALLY BUSY YEAR.
UM, WE JUST ASK THAT ALL RESIDENTS, PLEASE BE PATIENT DURING ALL THESE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.
UH, IT WILL BE A BIT OF AN INCONVENIENCE WHEN YOU APPROACH CERTAIN AREAS, BUT PLEASE, UH, BE PATIENT.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL, UH, AROUND CONSTRUCTION ZONES.
WE'RE VERY PROUD BY THE WAY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE ALWAYS BRAG ABOUT OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
UH, AS FAR AS OUR ATTENTION TO THAT'S ONE OF THEIR PRIORITIES.
SAFETY AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE TWO OF MY MAIN PRIORITIES.
AND I THINK MOST OF US, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, IF THERE'S ISSUES WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WE TRY TO
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ADDRESS IT QUICKLY.OUR, OUR ROADS ARE ALWAYS TOP NOTCH.
OUR WATER SYSTEMS, YOU CAN'T SEE THAT FOR A LOT OF THE CITIES IN CALIFORNIA.
AND, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT I, I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WHAT WE DO WITH, WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT.
FOR, UM, TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THERE IS A SCHEDULE RIGHT, FOR THE WHOLE CITY REGARDING STREETS WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY GET DONE.
SO THERE IS A SCHEDULE FOR EVERYBODY.
EVENTUALLY EVERYBODY WILL GET THEIR STREET TAKEN CARE OF.
UH, ONE OF THE STREETS THAT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IS GRAND AVENUE HEADING TOWARDS, UH, DIAMOND BAR.
I KNOW THERE'S NO HOUSES AROUND IT, BUT THIS ROAD IS STARTING TO LOOK REALLY SHABBY AND I KNOW I BROUGHT THIS UP TO YOU, SO I KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT THAT AND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'LL WE'LL MAKE SOME REPAIRS.
IT'S ON OUR LIST AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET TO IT WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO.
THAT PROGRAM MAINTENANCE, HOW OFTEN IS IT, IS THAT LIKE BASICALLY EVERY FIVE YEARS? I BELIEVE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS IT'S, IT'S MORE THAN FIVE YEARS.
UM, AND IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE WEAR AND TERROR ON THOSE STREETS.
UH, UH, BASED ON THE VOLUME OF, OF VEHICLE TRIPS, UM, I, RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A SEVEN TO 10 YEAR TIMEFRAME OF WHEN WE GO BACK AND, UH, AND REPAIR THOSE ROADS.
UH, IT COULD BE A SLURRY SEAL, UH, BUT DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION OF THOSE ROADS, IT COULD BE A FULL-ON, UH, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ASPHALT.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
[15. Review and provide policy direction regarding allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to public service projects (Paws 4 Success, House of Ruth, County Library Adult Literacy Program, Chino Neighborhood House Food Assistance Program, Anthesis Learning Labs, Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board and Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity)("Projects"); award Program Year 2025-26 CDBG funding for Projects; and authorize staff to decrease 2025-26 grant awards for Projects proportionately, with no grant award decreasing to lower than $5,000, if allocation is decreased by Department of Housing and Urban Development and it will impact maximum allowable allocation (15 percent of total CDBG funds) to public service funds]
HEARING.UH, NUMBER 15, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THIS FOR US? UH, YES.
THIS ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE POLICY DIRECTION REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT ANALYST HERNANDEZ TO PRESENT THE ITEM.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO ALLOCATE THE PUBLIC SERVICE PORTION OF THE CDPG FUNDS.
UH, HUD HAS NOT RELEASED THE ACTUAL ANNUAL ALLOCATION, BUT WE ESTIMATE THAT IT'LL BE SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR YEAR, WHICH WAS ABOUT 407,000.
15% OF THAT WHICH IS 60 1050 CAN BE ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE GROUPS.
COUNSEL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ALLOCATE THE FULL AMOUNT, A PORTION OF THE AMOUNT OR NO FUNDS TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE SEVEN PROPOSALS FOR CONSIDERATION, TOTALING 120,535.
ALL SEVEN APPLICANTS ARE PREVIOUS GRANT AWARDEES, NOT NECESSARILY PRIOR YEAR, BUT THEY'VE ALL RECEIVED GRANT UM, AWARDS BEFORE.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THEIR PROPOSAL AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AS A REMINDER, INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD, WHICH IS A PREVIOUS GRANTEE, IS ALSO OUR FAIR HOUSING PROVIDER AND THEY WILL BE ALLOCATED FUNDS FOR THOSE SERVICES AS PART OF THE AUCTION PLAN APPROVAL, WHICH IS IN MAY.
UH, SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ALL JUST BE JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A ALLOCATION THAT WE CAN SPREAD, UH, $61,050.
THE TOTAL OF THE REQUESTS FROM THE SEVEN APPLICANTS IS 120,535.
OBVIOUSLY IT'S TWICE WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
SO I'M SAYING THAT SO THAT THE PUBLIC WILL UNDERSTAND WHEN WE GET INTO DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW, HOW OR IF WE'RE GOING TO SPREAD THE MONEY AND ALSO SO THAT THE APPLICANTS WILL KNOW WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST.
I DOUBT THAT ANY MAY GET EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT WITH THAT WE'LL LET YOU, UH, GO FROM THERE.
WAIT, RAY, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION.
WHEN THE ALLOCATION HEAD BASICALLY WANTS THIS RECOMMENDS THAT WE ACTUALLY DO IT AT 10,000 MINIMUM.
THE MINIMUM, THE MINIMUM, UH, YES WOULD BE PREFERABLY NO LESS THAN 10,000.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS ON THIS IF YOU WANNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE OH YES, EXCUSE ME.
WE WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE PUBLIC MARY, UH, HEARING, DO WE HAVE, WE HAVE SPEAKER REQUESTS? YES, WE DO.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS DAVID MIX FROM ANTHESIS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF ANTHESIS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.
UM, ANTHESIS SERVICES WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 1966 AS THE POMONA VALLEY WORKSHOP DURING A TIME WHEN PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WERE INSTITUTIONALIZED AND SEGREGATED FROM GENERAL SOCIETY AS YOU KNOW TODAY, UM, THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT AND, AND OUR WORK AND THOSE 15 PARENTS WHO STARTED AN THESIS IN THE POMONA VALLEY WORKSHOP IN THEIR GARAGE, UM, FOLKS LIKE ROBERT AND GINA AND ROGER GEORGE AND CHRIS AND NATHANIEL ARE ALL WORKING AROUND THE CITY HERE, MAINTAINING AND SUPPORTING,
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UM, THE WAY OF LIFE THAT WE ALL ENJOY.UM, THIS REQUEST IS IN SUPPORT OF OUR LEARNING LAB AT REBEL RANCH, WHICH WE HAVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOLKS OVER THERE.
I CAN SPEAK AS A PARENT OF A CHILD WHO WENT TO REBEL RANCH OF A YOUNG LADY WHO WAS ALMOST NON-VERBAL, HAVING BEEN SEGREGATED FROM THE GENERAL POPULATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL TO A YOUNG LADY WHO'S OUT THERE NOW LEADING HORSES AND TRAINING HORSES AND TRAINING OTHER PEOPLE, UM, THE LEARNING LAB HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL FOR US IN HELPING PEOPLE DEVELOP SKILLS FOR COMMUNITY INTEGRATION, CARING FOR ANIMALS, CARING FOR THE RANCH, GENERAL RANCH WORK.
UM, OVER THE LAST A FEW MONTHS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND PARTNERING AT REBEL RANCH, UM, WE HAVE INCREASED, UM, OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO 17 WITH A GOAL FOR THIS, UH, PROGRAM PERIOD OF 28.
AND FOR THIS REQUEST TO INCREASE THAT TOTAL NUMBER SERVED TO 36.
UM, OVER THE COURSE OF THIS WORK, UM, WE'VE ALSO INCREASED INCREASED AS AN ORGANIZATION, OUR OUTREACH IN THE CHINO HILLS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
WE DID FOUR OUTREACH EVENTS IN THE LAST YEAR AS WE LOOK TO INCREASE OUR NUMBERS AND SUPPORT OF CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS OVERALL.
UM, SOME OTHER REALLY POWERFUL NUMBERS JUST IN THE FEW MONTHS THAT WE HAVE, UM, BEEN WORKING, DOING THE, UH, DOING THE ACTIVITIES AND, AND THE LEARNING LAB SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION AT REBEL RANCH.
UM, OF THE 14 PEOPLE THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A 24 WEEK COURSE PERIOD, TWICE, TWO HOURS A WEEK, UM, FOUR OF THOSE FOLKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLACED IN JOBS AND OTHER RELATED CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR RANCH WORK.
SO IT'S A REALLY POWERFUL PROGRAM AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PREVIOUS SUPPORT AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THAT AND FURTHER EXPAND OUR FOOTPRINT AND OUR SUPPORT OF CHINO HILL'S RESIDENTS.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, I WOULD JUST MAKE A COMMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, YOU KEEP MENTIONING REBEL RANCH, THAT'S THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS P FOR SUCCESS.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE WORKING WITH DAVID OVER THERE.
THEY WENT OVER NOT ONLY FROM THE CANINE TYPE OF TRAINING FOR UH, FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT NOW WITH EQUINE THERAPY.
AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S BEEN VERY, VERY, UH, SUCCESSFUL.
I ALSO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I WAS ABLE TO, UM, GO TO THE BREAKFAST RECENTLY, THE MAYOR'S BREAKFAST WHERE ANTHESIS WAS THE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AND ACTUALLY SOME OF THE PEOPLE I'LL SAY WHO HAVE GRADUATED, UH, INTO COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE WERE THERE AND SPOKE AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PROGRAM AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL'S SELF-ESTEEM AND FOR THEIR ABILITY TO BE MAINSTREAMED.
AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM AND WE HERE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, LOVE SEEING THEM.
THEY'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP OUR, UH, IT SOUNDS CRAZY, BUT OUR RESTROOMS CLEAN DURING THE DAY WHEN PEOPLE ARE IN AND OUT AND, UH, THEY'RE JUST REALLY HAPPY PEOPLE AND, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE HAVING THEM HERE IN OUR FACILITY.
ALRIGHT, NEXT, NEXT IS DAVID HARRISON AND CARLOS ROJAS FROM REBEL RANCH.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GONNA BE NEXT.
YEAH, THAT WAS A PAID POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ESTEEMED COMMUNITY LEADERS.
MY NAME IS DAVID HARRISON AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF APOSTLE SUCCESS DOING BUSINESS AS REBEL RANCH.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO CHAIR THE IMPACT REBEL RANCH HAS HAD IN THE CHINLE HILLS COMMUNITY AND HOW OUR, YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH OUR GRANT PROPOSAL WILL HELP US EXTEND OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES TO EVEN MORE CHILDREN.
AT REBEL RANCH, WE BELIEVE IN THE TRANSFORM TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF ANIMAL ASSISTED LEARNING.
THROUGH EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING AND THERAPY ANIMAL PROGRAMS, WE OFFER IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT NURTURE ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS COMMUNICATION, TEAMWORK, SELF-CONFIDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING, AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION.
THESE SKILLS EXTEND FAR BEYOND THE RANCH SHAPING THE WAY OUR PARTICIPANTS NAVIGATE THROUGH SCHOOLS RELATIONSHIPS AND THEIR FUTURES WITH CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE.
OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE WITNESSED IN CREDIBLE SUCCESS STORIES, WE HAVE SEEN CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE WITH SOCIAL ANXIETY FIND THEIR VOICES AT RISK, YOUTH DEVELOP TRUST AND RESPONSIBILITY, AND STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS GAIN INDEPENDENCE AND CONFIDENCE.
OUR PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, OFFERING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN LEARN AND GROW.
THE GRANT WE ARE PROPOSING WILL FUND A FOUR MONTH LONG EXPER EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL GAIN LIFE SKILLS THROUGH WORKING WITH A PERSONAL COACH TO LEARN BASIC HORSEMANSHIP, GROUNDWORK, AND WRITING.
THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW US TO EXPAND OUR REACH TO EVEN MORE SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN.
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I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE CARLOS ROJAS, WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAM.ALRIGHT, UH, GOOD EVENING MAYOR.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
MY NAME IS CARLOS ROJAS AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY SHARE MY JOURNEY AND HOW REBEL RANCH TRANSFORM TRANSFORMED MY LIFE.
I DISCOVERED REBEL RANCH, THE WORK PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO AND PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
PRIOR TO THIS, I HAVE PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS PROGRAMS, BUT NONE HAD LASTING IMPACT.
IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT ATTENDANCE, IT WAS ABOUT COMMITMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE PROGRAM REQUIRED ME TO PUT IN EFFORT AND EXPECTED TANGIBLE RESULTS, WHICH INSTILLED IN ME A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT.
ONE OF THE MOST PROFOUND CHANGES I EXPERIENCED WAS IN MY PERCEPTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
PREVIOUSLY, MY INTERACTIONS WITH AUTHORITY FIGURES WERE PREDOMINANTLY NEGATIVE.
HOWEVER, AT REBEL RANCH I ENGAGED WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO GENUINELY CARED ABOUT MY SUCCESS.
THIS SHIFT HELPED ME, POSITIVE, HELPED ME BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP AND ALTER MY OUTLOOK ON AUTHORITY.
THE PROGRAM ALSO ENHANCED MY SOCIAL SKILLS AND PROVIDING ME WITH NEW NEWFOUND SENSE OF BELONGING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THROUGH WORKING WITH ANIMALS AND INTERACTING WITH VOLUNTEERS, I LEARNED TO REGULATE MY EMOTIONS, PARTICULARLY ANGER, AND BECAME MORE OPEN TO EXPRESSING MYSELF.
THIS ENVIRONMENT ENCOURAGED ME TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, HELPING ME REALIZE THAT WHILE WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES, WE SERVE COMMON COMMONALITIES THAT UNITE US.
UH, REBEL RANCH TAUGHT ME SELF-WORTH AND BUILD MY CONFIDENCE, ENABLING ME TO EMBRACE MY EMOTIONS WITHOUT FEAR.
BY SETTING AND ACHIEVING GOALS, I GAINED A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT I HAD NOT FELT BEFORE.
THE PROGRAM'S EMPHASIS ON PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY AND INTEGRATION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MY DEVELOPMENT.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROGRAM CAN HAVE THE SAME TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECT ON OTHERS BY TEACHING SELF-WORTH, BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND ENCOURAGING EMOTIONAL OPENNESS.
BUBBLE RANCH HELPS INDIVIDUALS FIND THEMSELVES AND RECOGNIZE THE SHARED HUMANITY AND NOT OF US.
DON'T ALWAYS GET TO HEAR ACTUAL SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE PERSON THAT'S RECEIVED IT.
AND, UH, WE, WE KNOW THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU, YOUR GROUP DOES, DAVID.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AND CARLOS, ACTUALLY, AFTER GOING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, HE'S HELPED US TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS FOR ADDITIONAL KIDS.
SO HE DIDN'T JUST PARTICIPATE AND LEAVE, HE PARTICIPATED AND HAS BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND, AND IS TRYING TO GIVE BACK.
SO YEAH, HE WONDERFUL TO BE ABLE TO PAY FORWARD SOMETHING.
AND THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL, POSITIVE PROGRAM AND IMPACT.
NEXT IS CARMEN GARCIA FROM THE INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS CARMEN EILEEN GARCIA.
I'M THE CEO AT INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD AND OUR AGENCY WAS FOUNDED MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO.
IT STARTED AS A COMMUNITY BASED AGENCY AND WE REMAIN A COMMUNITY BASED AGENCY IN, IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
WE PROVIDE, UH, FAIR HOUSING AND LANDLORD TENANT MEDIATION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN CHINO HILLS.
LAST YEAR WE PROVIDED SERVICES TO 139 RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS AND WE HELP WITH WHAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER EVERYDAY DISPUTES.
SO IF A LANDLORD AND A TENANT ARE DISAGREEING OVER A REPAIR ISSUE OR A RENT ISSUE OR SOME OTHER ISSUE LIKE THAT, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE AND WE HAVE MEDIATORS WHO CAN BRING THE PARTIES TOGETHER AND IT'S ALL VOLUNTARY MEDIATION.
SO IF BOTH PARTIES WANT TO, UM, USE OUR SERVICES, THEN WE SEE WHETHER WE CAN CREATE SOME KIND OF, UM, GROUND WHERE MAYBE BOTH SIDES MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETELY HAPPY, BUT THEY FIND A COMPROMISE SO THAT THEN THE, THE DISPUTE CAN BE, UM, RESOLVED.
AND SO THIS HELPS IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS BECAUSE IT DECREASES CONFLICT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT ALSO PROMOTES HOUSING STABILITY.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO IS WE PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING SERVICES.
AND FAIR HOUSING SERVICES ARE IMPORTANT SO THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, FIND PLACES TO LIVE AND KEEP THE HOUSING THAT THEY HAVE.
UM, SO I WANNA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PROVIDING THESE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN PEOPLE APPROACH US WITH THESE SERVICES, SOMETIMES THESE DISPUTES ARE VERY TIME CONSUMING BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE HEARD.
SO RESIDENTS WANT AN AGENCY WHERE THEY CAN CALL US AND WE LISTEN TO ALL OF THEIR CONCERNS AND THEN WE LISTEN TO THE, TO THE OTHER SIDE PERHAPS.
AND THEN AFTER THAT WE, UM, REMAIN NEUTRAL AND WE TRY AND
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ASSIST THEM IN RESOLVING THEIR PROBLEMS. AND SO THIS HELPS CITY STAFF BECAUSE MANY TIMES CITIES, UM, DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICES TO RESIDENTS THAT MAY HAVE HOUSING PROBLEMS. AND SO, UM, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A VERY ESSENTIAL SERVICE AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL TO THE RESIDENTS.SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I, I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION.
QUESTIONS, UM, OH, BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, CAN I GET SOME CLARIFICATION FROM ALMA? UM, HERE'S ELLA ELMA.
WERE YOU SAYING THAT THERE'S ANOTHER POCKET OF MONEY THAT THIS ORGANIZATION IS ELIGIBLE FOR ME OR IS GONNA ROLL OVER? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? YES.
SO, UM, AS PART OF OUR HUD REQUIREMENT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FAIR HOUSING SERVICES.
WHICH COMES OUT OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THE MONEY.
SO, UM, INLAND FAIR HOUSING IS THE PROVIDER OF THOSE SERVICES, SO THEY WILL BE ALLOCATED THAT PORTION FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUCKET.
SO WHEN WE'RE DOING THE ALLOCATION, THEY'RE NOT PART OF THE EQUATION.
YEAH, THE, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR RIGHT NOW IS LANDLORD AND TENANT MEDIATION.
WHICH DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE S NOT MANDATED.
SO THAT'S WHY IT COMES OUT OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
THANK YOU ALMA, HOW MUCH WAS THAT SUM? DO YOU RECALL HOW MUCH THAT SUM IS? THAT'S SAYS A DIFFERENT PRICE.
NEXT IS KEVIN CISNEROS FROM CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT, VICE MAYOR JOES AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I AM THE BOARD PRESIDENT FOR CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.
AND AS YOU KNOW, FOOD INSECURITY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ISSUES THAT WE FACE IN CALIFORNIA AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CERTAINLY IS NOT IMMUNE TO THAT ISSUE.
STATISTICS AND OUR SERVICE LEVELS SHOW THAT THE NEED FOR GROCERY ASSISTANCE IS GREATER NOW THAN IT HAS BEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN AND EVEN PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC.
NEEDY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY GO WITHOUT PROPER FOOD EVERY DAY DUE TO A VARIETY OF FACTORS INCLUDING LOW WAGES, JOB LOSS, INJURIES, ILLNESS, AGE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR DIVORCE.
WHILE ALL OF US ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO HARD TIMES, CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY ARE MOST AT RISK AND THEY MAKE UP A LARGE NUMBER OF THE CLIENTS THAT WE SERVE SINCE 1945, THE CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE HAS WORKED TO ENSURE THAT FAMILIES AND SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE FOOD ON THEIR TABLE, ENABLING OUR STUDENTS TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL AND ALLOWING OUR SENIORS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
THE CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE PROVIDES A STORE LOCATED HERE IN THE CHINO VALLEY THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO COME IN EVERY MONTH TO SELECT THE GROCERIES THAT THEY NEED TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT THEY DO NOT HAVE IN THEIR PANTRY AND CUPBOARDS.
EACH MONTH WE PROVIDE GROCERIES TO 350 FAMILIES AND SENIORS THAT LIVE WITHIN THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 1,200 INDIVIDUALS EVERY MONTH WHO MEET THE COUNTY'S EXTREMELY LOW TO MODERATE INCOME REQUIREMENTS.
IN ADDITION TO OUR MONTHLY GROCERY SERVICES, EACH YEAR OF THE CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE PROVIDES BACKPACKS, THANKSGIVING MEALS, SENIOR CARE PACKAGES, AND MORE FOR OUR COMMUNITY EACH YEAR WE ALSO HOST A CHRISTMAS TOY GIVEAWAY FOR FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE, PROVIDING TOYS TO OVER 350 CHILDREN AND A NEW BICYCLE TO EVERY FAMILY.
WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL OF THESE SERVICES TO OUR NEIGHBORS FREE OF CHARGE.
AND THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH CDBG PLAYS A HUGE ROLE IN OUR ABILITY TO DO SO.
THE AMOUNT THAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHINO HILL'S RESIDENTS.
THE NUMBER OF 850 INDIVIDUALS IS UNDERSTATED ON OUR APPLICATION AND WILL LIKELY BE CLOSER TO 1,200 INDIVIDUALS EVERY MONTH.
175 OF THOSE 1200 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS.
OUR REQUEST OF 20,000 EQUATES TO $9 AND 52 CENTS PER AN INDIVIDUAL PER MONTH TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE GROCERIES THAT THEY NEED.
ADDITIONALLY, THE AMOUNT REQUESTED WILL BE COMPLETELY ALLOCATED TOWARDS FOOD FOR OUR CHINO HILLS NEIGHBORS IN NEED.
TOGETHER WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR LOW INCOME NEIGHBORS IN NEED BY ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE GROCERIES ON THEIR TABLES.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? OKAY, THANK YOU KEVIN.
NEXT IS GRISELDA FLORES FROM THE CHINO HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER STAFF AND RESIDENCE.
MY NAME IS CDA FLORES FROM THE JAMES SINO HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT OUR ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM.
THE GOAL OF OUR LITERACY PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST ENGLISH SPEAKING ADULTS TO READ AND WRITE AT A LEVEL THAT WILL HELP THEM SUCCEED AND ACCOMPLISH GOALS IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
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PARTICIPANTS VARY BUT OFTEN INCLUDE APPLYING FOR A JOB, PASSING A WRITTEN AND DMB EXAM, HELPING THEIR CHILDREN WITH HOMEWORK OR OBTAINING A GED OR OTHER DEGREE THAT WOULD BETTER QUALIFY THEM TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE OR IMPROVE THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS.OUR PROGRAM SERVES THE COMMUNITY DIRECTLY BY OFFERING TWO DISTINCT SERVICES.
ONE IS INDIVIDUAL TUTORING IN WHICH LEARNERS ARE PAIRED ON ONE-ON-ONE WITH VOLUNTEER TUTORS FOR INSTRUCTION AND READING AND WRITING.
THE OTHER PROGRAM IS A SET PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES INSTRUCTION ON DMB GUIDELINES AND PRACTICE TESTS AND COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR SENIORS NEEDING TO RETAKE THE WRITTEN OR ONLINE EXAM.
AND THEN WE RECENTLY JUST ADDED A COMPUTER BASICS COURSE AS WELL THAT WE HELP, UM, INDIVIDUALS EITHER APPLY FOR A JOB OR LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT COMPUTERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT, UM, COME IN AND INQUIRE THAT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY AND IT CONTINUES TO EXPAND DURING THIS QUARTER.
WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY DOUBLED OUR, OUR AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE TUTORS.
THESE DEDICATED TUTORS ARE EAGER TO TAKE ON NEW LEARNERS, THUS WE ARE ACTIVELY ADDING AND ASSESSING NEW LEARNERS.
FOR QUARTERS ONE AND TWO HELP.
WE HAVE SURPASSED 520 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION AND WE ARE HEADED TO OVER THOUSAND HOURS, UM, AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
THIS PROGRAM HAS HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF OUR LEARNERS.
MANY OF OUR LEARNERS HAVE ALSO EXPRESSED HAVING MORE CONFIDENCE WHEN INVOLVING THEMSELVES WITH THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WHEN ASSESSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
ONE OF THE LEARNERS APPLIED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS ON HER OWN.
ANOTHER ONE, UM, VOTED ON THE PREVIOUS ELECTION.
SO IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING THAT SHE DID THAT ON HER OWN.
AND WE HAVE ANOTHER LEARNER WHO PARTICIPATED IN, UM, VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY AND ALSO WE HAD ONE THAT WAS ABLE TO SING AND THE CHOIR IN ENGLISH.
SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEIR PROGRESS.
UM, THEY HAVE DEVELOPED CONFIDENCE TO LEARN.
UM, WE CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY BY HELPING THOSE IN NEED DEVELOP THE COMPREHENSION COMMUNICATION SKILLS THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO.
THINGS SUCH AS FINDING NEW JOBS OR ADVANCING IN THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT OR OUR RESIDENTS SUCCESS, HELP FURTHER THEIR WELLBEING AND ALSO SUPPORT OUR CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
WITH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING MANY MORE ADULTS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PARENTS, EMPLOYEES AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AND I OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
ONE, ONE CLARIFICATION, WHICH I THINK IS ALWAYS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S GREAT, IS THAT THIS PROGRAM IS NOT, IT'S, IT'S FOR PEOPLE THAT THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH AND THEY CAN'T READ OR UNDERSTAND THINGS.
AND SO IT'S AN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAM, WHICH IS PRETTY AMAZING.
UM, SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT AT FIRST GLANCE, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S WHAT THE PROGRAM IS.
BUT YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY AMAZING PROGRAM.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER ON THIS ITEM IS SABRINA ALMAREZ, HOUSE OF RUTH.
MY NAME IS SABRINA RAZ, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR AT HOUSE OF RUTH.
AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TONIGHT.
FOR 47 YEARS, HOUSE OF RUTH HAS SERVED EASTERN LOS ANGELES, WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES IN CHINO HILLS.
WE'RE A COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY OFFERING EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL SHELTER, RAPID REHOUSING, A 24 HOUR HOTLINE, COUNSELING, CHILDREN'S COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES.
IN THE PAST YEAR, HOUSE, RUTH DELIVERED 17,335 HOUSING SERVICES, INCLUDING RENTAL SUBSIDIES, EVICTION PREVENTION, MOVING ASSISTANCE, AND EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHERS IN BOTH LA AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES.
IN CHINO HILLS ALONE, WE PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR 11 CHINO HILL SURVIVORS WITH 234 SERVICES, INCLUDING HOUSING AND FAMILY WITHIN THE CITY.
OUR COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS FOR 40 ATTENDEES WITHIN THE CITY, WITHIN EXTENSIVE TOPICS, INCLUDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, TEEN DATING, VIOLENCE, AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND ASSISTING ABUSE VICTIMS. AS A LONGTIME RECIPIENT OF CDBG FUNDING FROM CHINO HILLS, WE'VE PROVIDED CRITICAL SERVICES TO SURVIVORS.
DEMAND FOR HOUSING NAVIGATION AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
WE AIM TO USE CDBG FUNDING TO SUSTAIN OUR HOUSING SERVICES.
THIS PAST YEAR WE HAD A PROPERTY MANAGER OUT OF CHINO HILLS REACH OUT TO US TO SEE IF WE COULD PROVIDE SUPPORT TO A TENANT IN ONE OF HER UNITS.
SHE KNEW ABOUT THE TYPES OF SERVICES WE OFFERED AND SHE DESPERATELY WANTED TO HELP THIS PERSON REMAIN HOUSED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE ABUSIVE PARTNER MADE LIFE DIFFICULT FOR THIS PERSON AND SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE HER UNIT DUE TO FINANCIAL BARRIERS.
AS A RESULT, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE PREVENTION FUNDS SO SHE COULD REMAIN IN THE PLACE SHE CALLED HOME.
OUR COMMITMENT TO CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS REMAIN STEADFAST, WHETHER RESPONDING TO HOTLINE CALLS, PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER, OFFERING HOUSING RESOURCES, OUR EDUCATING
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ON VIOLENCE PREVENTION.WE'RE DEDICATED TO YOUR SUPPORT AND WE HOPE CONTINUE.
CBG FUNDING WILL ENHANCE OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT, OUR HOUSING PROGRAM, CONTRIBUTING TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR PR PRESENTATIONS? NO, THERE ARE NOT.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? MS. OKAY.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOOD TO BE HERE.
UM, WE DID PUT IN A GRANT REQUEST FOR CDBG FUNDS FOR, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR BRUSH WITH KINDNESS PROGRAM.
UH, IT'S A PROGRAM FOR AGING IN PLACE SENIORS, PEOPLE WHO ARE PHYSICALLY OR FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED, UH, TO STAY IN THEIR HOME.
UH, SO IT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR HOMEOWNERS, UM, WHO, UH, QUALIFY UNDER HEAD GUIDELINES, UH, FOR SERVICES ANYWHERE FROM A RAMP BEING BUILT.
UH, BUT SPECIFICALLY, UH, THIS GRANT WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, WORK ON SOME ROOFS.
WE HAVE A CHALLENGE WITH OUR SENIORS, UM, LOSING THEIR INSURANCES BECAUSE THEY'RE, UH, BEING CALLED OUT BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES FOR THEIR ROOFS BEING COMPROMISED AND OTHER THINGS.
SO WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE HAVE A PARTNER, UM, UH, CONTRACTOR WHO IS, UH, ACTUALLY WORKED ON THE FAIRWAY DRIVE, UM, PROPERTIES WITH US AND PROVIDED THAT ROOFING FOR $2,500.
UM, BASICALLY IT WAS JUST HIS LABOR AND I THINK EXPENSES.
SO WE'RE HOPING TO EXPAND ON THAT AND BE ABLE TO USE THE FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE A FEW OF OUR SENIORS IN CHINO HILLS, UM, AND HELP THEM BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT ONCE THE ROOF GOES, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING FOLLOWS.
AND, UH, THAT'S WHY OUR BRUSH WITH KINDNESS PROGRAM IS REALLY, UM, IMPORTANT.
UH, WE MATCH THESE FUNDS WITH THE FUNDS THAT WE RAISE FROM OUR RESTORE, UM, OUR HOME IMPROVEMENT THRIFT STORE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THE OTHER SIDE OF IT COMES.
UM, AND THEN OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HELP MAKE IT HAPPEN AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND THANK YOU.
WE APPRECIATE THE HOMES FOR VETERANS.
THAT'S SO CLOSE,
ANY, ANY OTHERS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE? SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK UP HERE FOR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS.
WE'VE GOT A TOUGH TASK BEFORE US.
WE'VE GOT MORE REQUESTS THAN WE HAVE.
I'LL THROW OUT A FORMULA, SEE IF THEY COULD STICK.
LET'S, LET'S, I LOVE TO HEAR IT.
OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY OUT HERE, THEY'RE PET PROJECTS FOR US.
WE'VE ENCOURAGED SOME TO ASK FOR MORE OVER THE YEARS, SUCH AS HOUSE, HOUSE OF RUTH, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'RE CHALLENGED WITH THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO HAND OUT.
60, $60,000 FOR SEVEN REQUESTERS.
SOME ASKING FOR 12,000, SOME ASKING FOR 25,000.
UH, I KNEW, I KNOW WE DO SOME PORTION FOR INLAND FAIR HOUSING, UH, ALREADY WITH ANOTHER PORTION OF OUR CDBG FUNDS THAT GO TO THEM ALL SUGGEST, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GRAB ONTO THIS TO KEEP THE, KEEP IT EQUAL AND THE FORMULA, UH, SIMPLE MATH IS TO $10,000 TO, TO THE THALMAN LIBRARY HOUSE OF RUTH, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE AND THESIS, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
I MEAN, HOW DO YOU SPLIT THINGS UP FAIRLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT $10,000 IS THE MINIMUM? I MEAN, SOME, WE COULD GO TO 6,500 OTHERS, WE GO TO 15,000, BUT SINCE THAT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR US, I THOUGHT MAYBE 10,000 WITH THE GROUP THAT I JUST READ OFF MIGHT BE AN EQUITABLE WAY TO DO THIS WITHOUT, UH, A WHOLE LOT OF DEBATE.
ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS? I THINK IT SOUNDS GOOD.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE LIBRARY'S A GREAT THING, BUT IT'S THE COUNTY LIBRARY.
UH, I THINK THERE'S POTENTIAL FUNDING ELSEWHERE.
SO WHAT WOULD WE THINK IF WE ONLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS WE DIDN'T MENTION WHO WE WOULDN'T GIVE ANYTHING TO.
I DID, WELL, I DIDN'T READ INLAND FAIR HOUSING AS OKAY.
AS MY, SO IF WE EXCLUDE INLAND FAIR HOUSING, UH, AND WE EXCLUDED THALMAN, THERE WOULD BE $60,000 BASICALLY THAT WE COULD DIVIDE BETWEEN FIVE MM-HMM
REQUESTS AND WE COULD GIVE THEM $12,000.
JUST ANOTHER WAY OF SPLITTING IT.
ALL I CAN SAY IS YOU WON'T BE ALLOWED IN THE LIBRARY AFTER THEY HEAR THIS.
I'M TRYING TO KEEP THINGS NICE AND PIECES PEACEFUL.
I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S A, IT'S A INTERESTING NOTION THAT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S A COUNTY LIBRARY.
IT'S OUR BRANCH, BUT I WOULD NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE OR SUPPORT CUTTING OFF THEIR MONEY BEFORE.
WE KNOW FOR SURE IN THE FUTURE THAT THEY'RE
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GONNA GET THAT MONEY FROM THE COUNTY.WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'LL GET THAT MONEY FROM THE COUNTY.
IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE ANOTHER, AN OPTION, UH, OR A SECOND OF THAT MOTION.
NO, I PETER NO AGREE PER NO, I, I WAS AGREEING WITH PETER'S RECOMMENDATION.
SO IT'D BE 10,000 PER WITH NOTHING GOING TO FAIR HOUSING.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THAT? GOOD.
AND JUST TO SUMMARIZE THIS, UH, AGAIN, WE ARE SORRY THAT THOSE I, I'M, OH, FOR SURE.
THESE ARE ALL VERY, VERY GOOD, UH, REQUESTS AND EVERYTHING.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, SO WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT BEST WE CAN.
AND, UH, WE HOPEFUL THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT AND, UH, UNDERSTAND THE POSITION WE'RE IN.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS.
UH, IF YOU WANT TO SNEAK OUT, NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO DO IT.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE, UM, PUBLIC
[16. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that do not appear on the agenda. Please complete and submit to the Deputy City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card. Comments will be limited to a maximum of one minute per speaker. The time allotted per person may vary depending on the total number of speakers received. This comment period will generally be limited to 30 minutes per meeting, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting.]
COMMENTS.NON AGENDIZED ITEMS 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 A MAXIMUM OF ONE MINUTE PER SPEAKER.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS RONNIE GEER.
ALWAYS A JOY TO BE HERE, JUST TO WATCH AND LEARN AND SEE WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING FROM ALL OF YOU.
AND LIKE LAST NIGHT AS WELL, LAST NIGHT I WENT TO THE MEETING ABOUT, UH, FIRES AND WHAT TO DO AND WE'RE VERY, VERY, UH, AT RISK.
AND, UH, I WALKED INTO THE DOOR AFTER I FINALLY FOUND OUT HOW TO GET INTO THE PLACE THAT WAS HAPPENING.
'CAUSE I COULDN'T SEE IT AT NIGHT AND I HADN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE.
AND I, I JUST, I, I WENT WITH, WHICH WAY DID HE GO, BOYS? WHICH WAY DID HE GO? YEAH, I LEARNED EVERYTHING.
ALSO, MAYOR, YOU DID A GREAT JOB TODAY IN THE, IN THE PRAYER, UH, ANNUAL PRAYER, UH, BREAKFAST.
YOU WERE OUTSTANDING AND YOU SET THE, SET THE, UH, THE LOVE.
ANYONE ELSE? OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE D.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT, VICE MAYOR JOES COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
MY NAME IS SUZETTE DANG, WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S, OFFICE SUPERVISOR HAGMAN.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE'LL BE HOSTING A FREE DOCUMENTS SHRED EVENT.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN FLYERS THAT'S BEEN, UM, CIRCULATING AND I KNOW THE CITY ALSO HAS IT ON THEIR WEBSITE.
THE ACTUAL PRINT OF FLYERS ARE OUTSIDE.
THE DATE WILL BE SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH.
TIME WILL BE BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES.
CAPACITY LOCATION WILL BE AT THE SHOP'S OVERFLOW PARKING LOT AND I BELIEVE THE ADDRESS THAT SHOWS UP ON THE MAP IS 1 3 9 2 0 CITY CENTER DRIVE IN CHINO HILLS.
UM, WE ARE LIMITING TO THREE, UM, STANDARDIZED FILING BOXES PER VEHICLE.
AND THIS IS A FREE EVENT FOR ALL COUNTIES, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
OKAY, FOUR IN SEVEN YEARS AGO, OUR FATHERS BROUGHT FORTH ON THIS CONTINENT, A NEW NATION CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY AND DEDICATED TO THE PROPOSITION THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.
NOW WE ARE ENGAGED IN A GREAT CIVIL WAR TESTING, WHETHER THAT NATION OR ANY NATION SO CONCEIVED AND SO DEDICATED CAN LONG ENDURE.
WE ARE MET ON A GREAT BATTLEFIELD OF THAT WAR.
WE HAVE COME TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF THAT FIELD AS A FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THOSE WHO HERE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THAT NATION MIGHT LIVE.
IT IS ALL TOGETHER FITTING AND PROPER THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS.
BUT IN A LARGER SENSE, WE CANNOT DEDICATE, WE CANNOT CONSECRATE, WE CANNOT HALLOW THIS GROUND.
THE BRAVE MEN LIVING IN DEAD WHO STRUGGLE HERE HAVE CONSECRATED IT FAR ABOVE OUR POOR POWER TO ADD OR DETRACT THE WORLD.
WILL LITTLE NOTE NOR LONG REMEMBER WHAT WE SAY HERE, BUT IT CAN NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY DID.
HERE IT IS FOR US, THE LIVING RATHER TO BE DEDICATED HERE TO THE UNFINISHED WORK, WHICH
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THEY WHO FOUGHT HERE HAVE THUS FAR SO NOTABLY ADVANCED.ANY OTHERS? THERE ARE NO OTHER SPEAKER CARDS.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE WILL HAVE OUR SAFETY,
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
UH, UPDATES FROM FIRE AND POLICE.JEREMY ALT DEPUTY CHIEF OF VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.
JUST A FEW COMMENTS FOR US THIS EVENING.
UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS DID WANT TO EXTEND HIS GRATITUDE AND THANKS.
HE WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THAT COMMUNITY MEETING IN CARBON CANYON AT WESTERN HILLS LAST NIGHT.
ALONG WITH, UH, DANIELLA O'TOOLE, OUR FIRE MARSHAL.
A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK AND COMMENTS FROM THE CHIEF.
IN ADDITION, UH, A FEW COMMENTS AND ANSWERS SOME QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ FOR THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL REGARDING, UH, CAMERAS IN THE CANYON AND STATE PARK.
WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE SIX CAMERAS WITHIN THE CITY.
FOUR OF THEM TECHNICALLY VIEW THE CANYON AREA, AND THERE ARE TWO ADDITIONALLY LOWER IN THE STATE PARK.
THOSE CAMERAS ARE PART OF A GREATER NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CALLED THE ALERT CALIFORNIA NETWORK OF CAMERAS.
ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC WITH INTERNET ACCESS CAN ACCESS THE VIEW OF THOSE CAMERAS.
THE EASIEST WAY FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO ACCESS THOSE IS THROUGH WHAT'S CALLED THE WATCH DUTY APP.
UH, THIS APP, WHICH IS FREE FOR DOWNLOAD ON EITHER ANDROID OR IOS DEVICES.
IT GOT A LOT OF TRACTION AND, AND, UM, NOTORIETY IN THE RECENT FIRES IN LA.
A LOT OF DISCUSSION IN THE MEDIA ABOUT THAT APP.
IT'S AVAILABLE TO ANYONE FOR FREE.
THAT APP, UH, CONTAINS A LOT OF INFORMATION REGARDING ACTIVE FIRES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
ANYONE CAN ACCESS THAT APP AND GET, UH, INFORMATION IN A TIMELY FASHION FOR ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION.
AND ADDITIONALLY, THEY CAN LITERALLY CLICK ON AN, CLICK ON AN ICON AND PULL UP A CAMERA VIEW JUST FOR THEIR, FOR UH, INFORMATION.
IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE THAT WE'VE USED FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, JUST TO REITERATE, THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IS, UH, A 5 0 1 C3 NONPROFIT THAT'S IN SUPPORT FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT.
AND, UH, WHAT THAT ESSENTIALLY IS, IS A GREAT GROUP OF CITIZENS HELPING EACH OTHER TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE PREPARED AND SPREADING THE NEWS AND BEING CONNECTED IN PREPAREDNESS FOR, UH, FIRES AND OTHER EVENTS IN THE CANYON.
FINALLY, I JUST WANNA CALL ATTENTION.
UH, THE SHEENA VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION IS HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL ST.
UH, UPCOMING ON SATURDAY, MARCH 8TH, HERE AT THE SHOPS.
IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, THEY CAN OBTAIN TICKETS.
THE EASIEST WAY IS THROUGH THE SOCIALS OR CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION ON, UH, AND THERE'S LINKS THERE.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A RECENT CASE INVESTIGATED BY THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH, 2025, A MALE SUBJECT ENTERED A LOCAL BUSINESS AT THE 13,000 BLOCK OF PEYTON DRIVE IN CHINO HILLS.
HE STOLE APPROXIMATELY $200 IN MERCHANDISE BEFORE FLEEING.
LUCKILY, A CLERK AT THE BUSINESS WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUBJECT'S VEHICLE TO RESPONDING DEPUTIES, TUNA HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S.
MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAM MEMBERS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE INVESTIGATION AND WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A POSSIBLE SUSPECT VEHICLE UTILIZING THE CITY'S AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS.
THEY THEN CREATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC LINEUP OF THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STORE CLERK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT AS THE SUSPECT WHO HAD COMMITTED THE THEFT.
THE MET DEPUTIES WERE THEN ABLE TO OBTAIN AN ARREST WARRANT FOR THE SUBJECT AND ON FEBRUARY 20TH, LOCATED AND ARRESTED HIM.
BESIDES BEING AN EXAMPLE OF GREAT POLICE WORK BY, UH, THE DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTIES AND DETECTIVES, AND HOW THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS ASSISTS US IN SOLVING CRIMES.
THE OTHER REASON I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THIS CASE IS DUE TO THE PASSING OF PROPOSITION 36, THE HOMELESS DRUG ADDICTION AND THEFT REDUCTION ACT PASSED BY VOTERS IN NOVEMBER OF 2024.
THIS SUBJECT WAS CHARGED WITH FELONY SHOPLIFTING BECAUSE OF MULTIPLE PREVIOUS THEFT RELATED CONVICTIONS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
BEN, UH, NO UPDATE FOR TONIGHT, MAYOR.[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board Vice Mayor Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee]
UH, I'M FIRST UP WITH THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.THEY GAVE US THE, UH, LCAP, UH, UPDATE, BUT MOST OF THE EVENING WAS, UH, TAKEN UP BY STUDENTS AND PARENTS, UH, SUPPORTING THE, UM, TRYING TO REINSTATE THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AT CHINO HIGH SCHOOL.
AS YOU MAY KNOW FROM THE NEWS, IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THERE WAS A DROWNING DEATH, UH, LAST SUMMER.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE PERSON THAT AT THE TOP OF THE RESPONSIBILITY LIST IS THE ONE THAT GETS FIRED.
SO, UH, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THAT ATHLETIC
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DIRECTOR.SO THAT WAS PRINCIPALLY THE, THE MAIN ISSUES THAT EVENING.
UH, SO NEXT WE HAVE VICE MAYOR OF JOE.
TODAY WE HAD OUR MEETING FOR WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT.
THE BULK OF THE TIME WAS JUST, UM, UH, UH, ANNUAL REVIEW FOR OUR GENERAL MANAGER.
OTHER THAN THAT, NOTHING TO REPORT.
UM, I ATTENDED NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, THE GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE.
WE APPROVED MEASURE I EXTENSION REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324 FOR LOCAL STREET PROGRAMS. WE APPROVED THE SAN BERNARDINO COG INLAND REGIONAL ENERGY NETWORK PROGRAM.
WE APPROVED THE UPDATES ON THE SAN BERNARDINO REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
WE HAD, UH, BRIEFINGS ON STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION BY OUR LOBBYISTS METRO VALLEY COMMITTEE.
WE APPROVED LONG RANGE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, UH, TRANSIT COMMITTEE FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 25, OPERATORS ALLOCATION, MOUNTAIN TRANSIT.
WE APPROVED STRAIGHT TRANSIT, ASSISTANT FUEL POPULATION, STRAIGHT STATE APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26, LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26 APPROVED STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM, APPORTIONMENTS APPROVED.
UH, PETER, COUNCIL COMMENTS? COUNCIL
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COMMENTS? JUST A COUPLE THINGS.WE'VE GOT A UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LAST YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, UH, OFF OF EUCALYPTUS NEAR BOISE PUBLIC.
HOW IS IT GOING? WHAT'S THE TIMING ON INITIATION OF THE PLANT FOR US TO DRAW WATER OUT OF THE GROUND AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF NOT DOING SO? WHERE ARE WE AT? SURE.
UH, FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, JUST WANT TO, UH, SHARE THAT.
UH, WE ARE BUILDING A WATER TREATMENT PLANT, AND THAT IS TO, UH, TREAT A CONTAMINANT IN OUR GROUNDWATER.
UH, IT'S A 1 2 3 TCP CONTAMINANT, UH, TCP STANDING FOR TRI CHLORO PROPANE.
UM, IT'S NOT CURRENTLY IN OUR, IN THE WATER THAT'S, UH, DELIVERED TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
UH, ALL OF OUR WATER WELLS HAVE BEEN OFF, UH, SINCE WE DISCOVERED THAT, UH, CONTAMINANT, EVERYTHING THAT WE DELIVER TO OUR RESIDENTS IS, UH, UH, IMPORTED WATER, UH, THAT WE GET FROM, UH, VARIOUS, UH, WATER PURVEYORS.
UM, CONSTRUCTION ON THAT PLANT IS GOING VERY WELL.
I, I'D SAY WE'RE ABOUT 95% COMPLETE.
UM, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, UH, A WALL, UH, A PERIMETER WALL SECURITY WALL, UH, THAT'S BEEN RECENTLY COMPLETED.
UH, THE ONLY REMAINING ITEM IS, UH, PICKETS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
UM, I WILL SHARE THAT IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LARGE GRAFFITI CANVAS.
UM, BUT IT IS COATED, UH, WITH A GRAFFITI COATING SO THAT IF IT DOES GET HIT, IT'S EASILY, EASILY, UM, CAN BE EASILY WIPED OFF.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE DID PLANT, UH, A, UH, CREEPING FIG.
SO IN A COUPLE OF YEARS YOU'LL SEE THAT FIG COMPLETELY TAKE OVER THE WALL AND IT'LL PROVIDE, UH, UH, BEAUTIFUL, UH, LANDSCAPE.
UH, ALL THE LANDSCAPING HAS BEEN INSTALLED.
UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE ARE WRAPPING UP DOING FINISHING TOUCHES.
WE'VE, UH, HAD SEVERAL INSPECTIONS BY THE WATER BOARD.
UH, THEY DO HAVE A COUPLE OF REQUIREMENTS THAT WE NEED TO COMPLY WITH.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ARE STILL, UM, MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR EXISTING, WELL, WE HAVE SIX WELL THAT HAVE BEEN INACTIVATED.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THOSE READY SO THAT WHEN THE THE TREATMENT PLANT IS COMPLETED, WE CAN ACTIVATE OUR WELLS, UM, AND PUMP ALL THAT WATER TO THE TREATMENT PLANT.
UM, WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, WE EXPECT TO BE DONE IN LATE MARCH, EARLY APRIL, AND BE ABLE TO PRODUCE OUR OWN WATER.
UH, ONCE IT'S UP AND RUNNING, WE WILL DELIVER, UH, 3 MILLION, UH, GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY INTO OUR, UH, WATER SYSTEM.
SO STARTUP IS RELATIVELY QUICK.
YOU'RE SAYING ONCE, ONCE IT'S OPERATIONAL, I KNOW MANY TIMES TESTING HAS TO TAKE PLACE, ET CETERA.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YES, WE'RE IN THE PRO WE'RE IN THE TESTING PHASE RIGHT NOW.
AND AGAIN, CHINO HILLS IS NOT THE ONLY ENTITY.
THERE'S A NUMBER OF CITIES THAT HAD TO SHUT DOWN THEIR WELLS BECAUSE OF THE REEVALUATION MANY YEARS AGO.
BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OR, OR WAS IT THE WATER RESOURCES BOARD? I DON'T KNOW WHAT AGENCY IT WAS THAT, THAT CHANGED THE PARTS PER MILLION PARTS PER BILLION REQUIREMENT.
AND THAT ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATED A NUMBER OF CITIES FROM DRAWING WATER OUT OF, OUT OF THE GROUND, INCLUDING CHINO HILLS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST EXCLUSIVE TO CHINO HILLS, IT'S A NUMBER OF CITIES THAT IT, IT'S, IT'S NOW HAVING TO PUT IN THESE TYPES OF PLANTS.
AND, UH, NO, UH, MONTE VISTA WATER DISTRICT HAD TO PUT SOMETHING IN, I, I THINK A NUMBER OF CITIES HAD TO DO THIS.
SO IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO SOURCE AS A MIXTURE.
WE HAVE FIVE SOURCES OF WATER.
WE'VE BEEN UTILIZING FOUR OF 'EM WITHOUT THE GROUNDWATER.
NOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE ALL FIVE SOURCES.
I'M SURE WE'LL ALL TAG TEAM ON THIS, BUT LAST
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NIGHT IT WAS ALLUDED TO, BUT I HAVE MORE THAN ONE MINUTE, SO I CAN GIVE A LITTLE MORE TIME.UH, WE MET LAST NIGHT, WE MEANING THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR, MANY OF OUR PARTNERS, INCLUDING FIRE POLICE, SCE, WAS THERE FOR AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP THAT WAS PUT TOGETHER BASED ON WHAT WE WITNESSED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY WITH THE TRAGEDIES THAT TOOK PLACE, UH, WITH ALL THE FIRES AND THE WINDS, ET CETERA.
SO, UH, RAY CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA AND WE, WE WERE KIND OF ON THE SAME PAGE AS FAR AS WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE, THE EFFORTS THAT CHINO HILLS HAS IN PLACE ON TOP OF, UH, WHAT I TERMED WHAT DID WE LEARN FROM THE TRAGEDIES OF THOSE OTHER CITIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT WE MAY NEED TO INCORPORATE INTO OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
SO AT WESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE, WHICH IS WHERE RONNIE GOT LOST, UH, WORKING HIS WAY OVER, UH, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS HELD AND IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
THE, THE PLACE WAS MAXED OUT, LITERALLY MAXED OUT.
AND THEN PEOPLE LINED THE WALLS STANDING.
SO IT WAS 225 OR SO PEOPLE, IS WHAT I MENTIONED TO MARYANNE, IS WHAT WAS MY GUESSTIMATE AS TO THE, TO THE NUMBER.
POLICE, FIRE, UH, SCE AS I MENTIONED, AND OUR, MANY OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, UH, MARK FROM WATER AND DANIEL SPOKE, AND WE HAD JOYCE AND NICOLE SPOKE ON COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT, AND BEN WAS OUR FACILITATOR.
SO IT WAS A BIG TEAM EFFORT AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL ACCORDING TO ALMOST EVERYBODY THAT I SPOKE WITH.
AND I'M SURE RAY WILL BE ABLE TO FILL IN SOME OF THE GAPS.
SO I'LL HAND IT OFF TO RAY, IF YOU DON'T MIND ART.
UM, YEAH, LET, LEMME START THERE.
UM, THE REASON THAT WE DID THIS, UM, THE FIRES IN JANUARY, WE HAD WELL OVER, UM, THERE'S FIVE FIRES.
THEY BURNED OVER 49,000 ACRES.
UM, IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THERE WAS ACTUALLY ALMOST 16,000 HOMES THAT WERE DESTROYED, OVER 2000 HOMES THAT WERE DAMAGED.
MATTER OF FACT, PETER, PETER AND MYSELF TALKED ABOUT THIS.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE 14,100 ACRES IN THE STATE PARK OF BRUSH.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE OVER 3000 ACRES THROUGHOUT CHINO HILLS.
AND, UH, WE HAVE 1,750 ACRES AT RESS.
AND MY QUESTION TO PETER AS WE WERE TALKING, COULD THIS HAPPEN TO CHINO HILLS? AND I BELIEVE, UH, IT'S A GOOD POSSIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A WIND-DRIVEN FIRE.
BUT WHAT'S REALLY REMARKABLE WITH US IS THAT WE HAVE SUCH A GOOD, UH, SAFETY PARTNERS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE ONE OF THE BEST FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ONE OF THE BEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
BUT WE NEED TO EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE WAS ACTUALLY 45 FATALITIES THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED, UH, AMONGST TWO FIRES.
THE EDEN FIRE IN THE PACIFIC PALISADES, PEOPLE WAITING TOO LONG BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO LEAVE.
SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT PETER AND MYSELF TALKED ABOUT ACTUALLY WITH CITY MANAGEMENT.
WE, WE WANT TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY TO, TO DO THIS READY SET GOAL PROGRAM, WHICH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INITIATED MANY YEARS AGO.
SO IT JUST SOMETHING, IT'S A PASSION THAT WE HAVE.
UM, I WAS WORRIED AND, BUT I DO WANT TO COMPLIMENT ALL THE HOA IN THE GATED COMMUNITIES.
SO THERE WAS A BIG TURNOUT FROM ANO OAK TREE DOWNS, UH, THE MOBILE HOME PARK.
UH, THE MANAGER THERE, CHRISTINE, UM, BASICALLY PUT FLYERS OUT FOR EVERYBODY.
FRIENDS FROM SLEEPY HOLLOW WERE THERE IN FOREST VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD.
FRIENDS THERE FROM THERE WERE THERE.
UM, SO IT WAS REALLY REMARKABLE EVENT YESTERDAY.
IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST PEOPLE I'VE EVER SEEN AT ONE OF OUR EVENTS IN A LONG TIME.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR DOING SUCH A REMARKABLE JOB.
PETER ROGERS, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INPUT.
I WANT YOU TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS.
UH, GOING INTO MY REPORT, I'VE ACTUALLY ATTENDED METROLINK UH, COMMS MEETING.
I ATTENDED THE SCAG LEGISLATIVE COMMUNICATION AND MEMBERSHIP MEETING COMMITTEE OF THE, WELL, ACTUALLY I ATTENDED THE LATINO CAUCUS, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING.
UM, I ALSO ATTENDED CAL CITY'S BOARD MEETING, AND I GOT A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION.
AND WE DID TALK ABOUT PROP 46 AND WE WERE TRYING TO REALLY, UH, REVISE IT OR RESEND IT, BUT WE COULDN'T DO THAT WITH THE LEGISLATORS.
SO WE ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH A NEW PROP 36.
SO YES, IT'S WORKING FOR THEFT.
UH, WE'RE GETTING CONVICTIONS ON FELONIES, BUT AS FAR AS PEOPLE ON FENTANYL OR DRUGS, THEY HAVE TO BE ARRESTED THREE TIMES AND CONVICTED BEFORE THEY'RE EITHER MANDATED TO GET TREATMENT PROGRAM OR BASICALLY DO SOME TIME IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO DO THAT.
SO THAT'S AN ISSUE, NOT JUST IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THROUGH THROUGHOUT ALL OF CALIFORNIA.
NOBODY'S CONVICTING, UH, PEOPLE ON, ON DRUGS.
THEY GET ARRESTED, THERE'S NO CONVICTIONS.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT CAL CITIES IS TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD AT THE STATE LEVEL TO
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START PUTTING PRESSURE FOR CONVICTIONS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN OUR CITY THAT ARE HOMELESS.UH, CODY, UM, IS A, HIS MO HER MO HIS MOTHER IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, JOANNE JENIS.
AND, UM, THEY'VE TRIED TO GET HIM HELP, HE'S REFUSING IT, BUT WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO GET HIM THE HELP THAT HE NEEDS BEFORE HE WINDS UP KILLING HIMSELF.
AND HE'S ACTUALLY HAD A COUPLE OVERDOSES ALREADY.
SO, UH, WE ALSO HAD A BRIEFING, BRIEFING BY REVA FIELDMAN AND OUR CITY MANAGER, I GUESS, HAD A, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO YOU ACTUALLY MET HER AND TALKED TO HER AND SHE SAID SOME INTERESTING THINGS.
SO BASICALLY SHE SAYS THE STATE FIRE MAPS ARE GONNA BE COMING OUT IN MARCH, AND BASICALLY WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE IN THE HIGH AREA ALL ACROSS THE CHINO HILLS.
SO JUST SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
SHE SAYS THE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES SHOULD NOT BE USING THESE MAPS, BUT THEY DO.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
SHE FEELS THAT THERE'S GONNA BE NEW BUILDING STANDARDS TO HARDEN NEW HOMES.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY LEGISLATION THAT'S THAT SHE'S HEARD OF THAT, UH, SHE STARTED TALKING TO US ABOUT AN INTERESTING THING.
SHE SAYS, THERE'S A PROGRAM AND I GAVE HER INFORMATION TO OUR CITY MANAGER, AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL CHECK INTO IT.
IT'S, UH, THROUGH THE STATE INSURANCE, IDGH, SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
BUT IF YOU CAN GET YOUR HOME CERTIFIED.
DID SHE USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE? THIS HAS HAPPENED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE SOMEBODY'S PAYING $8,000 A YEAR FOR INSURANCE.
WHEN THEY WERE CERTIFIED, IT REDUCED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 800 BUCKS.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET SOME INFORMATION AND IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING HERE IN CHINO HILLS, HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THAT.
UM, SHE ALSO MENTIONED THAT, UM, VOLUNTEERS AND SHE, SHE'S THE CITY MANAGER, RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF M MALIBU, AND SHE'S INVOLVED IN ALL THESE ORGANIZATIONS UP, UP IN DOWN CALIFORNIA.
SO SHE'S REALLY IN THE, IN THE KNOW, SHE RECOMMENDED THAT OUR, IF WE HAD A VOLUNTEER SER PROGRAM, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER.
SO I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN AGENDIZE TO DISCUSS THAT IN THE FUTURE.
AND SHE JUST SAYS THAT THEY'RE VERY ESSENTIAL FOR DISASTERS.
YOU NEED VOLUNTEERS TO BE THERE ON THE GROUND.
YOU KNOW, OUR POLICE AND FIRE DO A GREAT JOB, BUT YOU KNOW, WE, WE NEED TO GET VOLUNTEERS TOO INVOLVED.
AND THEN ALSO, SHE VERY, SHE'S STRESSED ON TREES, UH, INVASIVE TREES SUCH AS PALM AND EUCALYPTUS.
AND THAT EVEN CAME UP LAST NIGHT, ESPECIALLY EUCALYPTUS HAS AN OIL IN IT, VERY FLAMMABLE LIKE ARUNDO.
UH, THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE VEGETATION THAT WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
AND IF WE CAN MITIGATE THOSE ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN SPACE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.
AND, UH, I'M GONNA GO TO TENNIS COURTS, CROSSROAD PARKS, BUT BEFORE I GO THERE, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH, UM, ELLA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE ABLE TO USE TENNIS COURTS.
AND, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY DID THE CRUNCH, THE NUMBERS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT'S GONNA COST US ABOUT $53,000 A YEAR.
SO INSTEAD OF JUST PAYING $53,000 A YEAR, I WANT TO ASK JONATHAN, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO MAYBE PUT LIGHTS AT CROSSROAD PARK AT THE TENNIS COURTS? IS THAT SOMETHING, IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER? UH, THANK YOU MAYOR OR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ.
UH, UM, AND, UM, YES, WE'VE, UH, CRUNCHED SOME NUMBERS IN ADDITION TO, JUST TO ADD ANOTHER, UH, LAYER ON TOP OF THAT, UH, RENTAL FEES.
IT WOULD COST US ABOUT $24,000 TO HAVE STAFF THERE, WHICH WE WERE GOING TO BE COMMITTED TO, UM, AT A YELLOW.
SO IT'S IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF OVER $70,000 OF USE FOR A FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR SIX HOURS EACH.
UM, TENNIS IS EXTREMELY POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT WOULD BE, UM, WHETHER OR NOT I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA OR NOT, UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING IF, UH, WITH THE COUNCIL'S BLESSING TO TAKE THE ITEM, UH, TO THIS, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
UH, OF COURSE, UH, INVITING THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE AROUND, UM, CROSSROADS PARK.
UM, TENNIS IS, UH, IS, UH, OUR COURTS ARE EXTREMELY IMPACTED.
UH, AND SO I THINK THAT IF, UM, UM, IT'S THE, GETS THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, I THINK IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE BECAUSE IT WOULD ADD TO OUR INVENTORY WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING TO BUILD THE COURTS THEMSELVES.
SO, UM, ANYWAYS, SO YEAH, I THINK A GOOD SPOT TO START WOULD BE THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SO THEY CAN, UH, CANVAS OR AT LEAST, UM, UH, TALK TO THE COMMUNITY AND SEE WHAT, UH, WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE ON IT, AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
AND THEN ANO PICKLEBALL, COURTS, I SEE THAT THEY'RE CLOSED AGAIN.
HOW'S THAT COMING? THE COURTS, WE, UH, ENDED UP RESURFACING THE COURTS, UM, OR DOING SOME REPAIR WORK TO THE COURTS.
UM, AND I WOULD SAY THIS, WE WOULD ASK OUR FRIENDS WHO ARE OUR PICKLEBALL PLAYERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND OTHERS THAT, UH, HEED THE WORDS OF STAY OFF THE COURTS WHEN YOU SEE SIGNAGE THAT TELLS YOU TO DO SO.
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ON THAT SUBJECT.UM, BUT YES, THE COURTS HAVE BEEN, UH, REPAIRED AND, UH, THEY LOOK GREAT AS, AS DOES, UH, THE COURTS AT, UM, GRAND AVENUE PARK, THE, UM, PARKING LOT.
UM, AND I CAN TALK 'CAUSE I'VE, UH, I'M IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH DANIEL'S, UH, CREW, UM, THE PARKING LOT.
UM, WE, UH, THE NEW SECTION TURNED OUT WONDERFUL.
UM, THE EXISTING PARKING LOT NEEDED, UM, WAS NOT ACCEPTED BY THE ENGINEERING, UH, DIVISION.
AND SO, UM, THERE'S THREE DATES THAT IS IN THE MONTH OF MARCH THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GO BACK IN AND DO SOME MORE EXTENSIVE REPAIR TO THE EXISTING COURTS SO THAT IT LOOKS REPRESENTATIVE OF COURSE.
AND, UH, HOPEFULLY THAT WILL FIX THE, FIX THE PROBLEM AT THAT POINT.
BUT, UH, WE HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT, UH, UH, CLOSURES OF THE, UH, PARK, BUT, UH, I THINK WE'RE ALL CONFIDENT NOW THAT, UH, ONCE WE GET PAST THOSE, THE WORK IN THE PARKING LOT, THEN WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
ONE LAST THING ON PICKLEBALL, UH, BLD BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING ACTUALLY MARCHELLO
AND I WOULD SAY WITHIN 60 DAYS THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE UP EIGHT COURTS.
SO, UM, THEY TOLD ME ABOUT IT.
I WANTED TO GO AND TAKE A LOOK AT IT MYSELF, UM, WHICH I DID.
AND WHEN I WENT TO INSIDE BLD, UM, I KNOW THAT THEY'RE DOING WORK.
UM, I KNEW THAT THEY WERE DOING, UH, SOME FILLS, UH, PUTTING ASTROTURF AND I WOULD, IN MY MIND, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE, THE WHOLE FILL AND IT WAS JUST THE INFIELD.
SO I KNOW BRIAN AND, AND, UM, CYNTHIA WENT THERE.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOME CONCERNS, SO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, YOU GUYS PLEASE DO SOMETHING THERE.
'CAUSE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
REAL FAST CELL SITES THAT CAME UP QUITE A BIT LAST NIGHT.
UM, AND I KNOW IT'S COME TO FRONT OF US BEFORE AND WE'VE ACTUALLY TURNED THEM DOWN, BUT I THINK, UM, THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES WE NEED, UH, EVERYBODY'S LOSING LANDLINES AND, UH, PEOPLE NEED TO COMMUNICATE AND ESPECIALLY IT SEEMS LIKE IN OAK TREE DOWNS AND ANO THERE'S A PROBLEM.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WE CAN REACH OUT TO, TO SEE, UM, IF THEY CAN MAYBE DO AN ASSESSMENT TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THOSE AREAS.
UM, DURING THE FIRE SAFE COUNSEL, UM, PRESENTATION TONIGHT, THEY TALKED ABOUT, UH, US HAVING THE DESIGNATION OF FIRE SAFE CITY, WHICH WE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN THAT.
BUT HAVE WE PUSHED THAT INFORMATION OUT IN THE PAST OR TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY CAN GO ON THAT WEBSITE AND GET A PRINTOUT TO SHOW THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY AND POSSIBLY GET A DISCOUNT? UH, YES.
THE, UH, UH, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT ACTUALLY TOOK THE LEAD ON SECURING THAT, NOT ONLY FOR CHINO HILLS, BUT FOR CHINO.
AND THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS, THE CITY'S EFFORTS AND OTHER LIKE AGENCIES, WE'VE TRIED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF, UH, OF THAT DESIGNATION, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.
THAT DESIGNATION SHOULD, UH, PROVIDE YOU WITH, UH, A TOOL TO GET YOUR, UH, UM, INSURANCE RATES, UH, FOR FIRE REDUCED.
HOWEVER, WE'RE HEARING THAT, UH, NOT EVERY, UH, AGENT KNOWS HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME WAY FOR US TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, UH, INFORMATION TO HELP, UH, SOMEONE CONVEY THAT, THAT STATUS TO THEIR, THEIR AGENT.
BUT IT WAS THROUGH, UH, THE EFFORTS OF THE FIRE DISTRICT WITH, IN COORDINATION WITH THE CITIES THAT WE SECURED THAT, UH, DESIGNATION.
I BELIEVE THERE'S 50 AGENCIES, UH, IN THE STATE THAT HAVE, UH, UH, MADE THAT AVAILABLE.
DO YOU RECALL HOW WE PUSHED THAT INFORMATION OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS? OR LIKE, OH, I KNOW IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED HERE.
SO I KNOW IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
I THINK WE WERE WAITING ON A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ON EXACTLY HOW THE RESIDENTS CAN USE IT AS A TOOL BEFORE IT'S BEEN PUSHED OUT THROUGH THE CITY'S PLATFORMS. BUT ONCE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION, IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE PLAN ON MAKING AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS.
THAT'S MAYBE EVEN HOW WE DO WATER BILLS SOMETIMES, OR YEAH, JUST WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND I CAN PROVIDE A, A A TERM CLARIFICATION.
SO WE ARE A FIREWISE COMMUNITY, BUT THE LIST THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS TALKING ABOUT, THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THAT LIST IS THE FIRE RISK REDUCTION COMMUNITY LIST.
YOU CAN FIND THAT ON THE STATE, UH, CAL FIRE'S WEBSITE.
THERE'S INFORMATION THERE INCORRECT.
SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO GET IT EASIER TO ACCESS FOR OUR RESIDENTS WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW TO STUDENT GOVERNMENT DAY.
AND RAY WAS RIGHT, BRIAN AND I ALONG WITH CITY MANAGER, UM, DANIEL AND JONATHAN, WE WENT OUT TO OUR LITTLE QUARTERLY PILGRIMAGE TO BLD.
UM, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS TO SAY THE LEAST.
UM, I WANNA LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT, VISIT IT ON A FREQUENT BASIS, THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THE, THE REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT STILL NEED TO BE MADE.
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AS ACCOUNTABLE AS WE ARE ABLE TO.THERE'S, IT'S A DELICATE BALANCE WITH THEM TO DO THAT.
UM, WE IDENTIFIED SOME LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY AND PROBABLY IN ABOUT A WEEK, BEN, YOU'RE GONNA LET BRIAN AND I KNOW IF THAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.
SO, UM, WE'RE JUST DOING THE BEST WE CAN AND IT'S ALWAYS BUSY WHEN WE GO AND YEAH, TRY TO BE PATIENT AND GET A, AN ACCURATE TIMELINE FROM THEM.
YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING TO THAT, RYAN? UH, I KNOW ONE OF THE BIG, UH, INITIATIVES THAT THEY'RE PUSHING IS TO GET MORE PROGRAMMING FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL THERE IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, CAMPS AND, AND OUTREACH, UM, EVENTS.
BUT YEAH, WHILE CYNTHIA AND I WERE THERE, WE, YOU KNOW, INTERACTED WITH NORMAL PARK GOERS.
YOU KNOW, I'M A BASEBALL DAD, SO I ALREADY KNOW WHAT MY
BUT IT WAS NICE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM FOLKS FROM OUT OF TOWN.
UH, ESPECIALLY A CERTAIN HIGH SCHOOL IN SANTA ANA THAT I WENT TO.
THEY WERE THERE FOR THEIR GIRLS SOFTBALL, SO IT WAS GOOD TO TALK TO SOME OF THEIR, UH, THEIR PARENTS.
UM, BUT NO, THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
WE WISH IT WAS CERTAINLY A LITTLE BIT QUICKER, BUT WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION DOWN THE ROAD.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR MY COMMENTS.
YOU HAVE ANY OTHERS? MY ONLY ONE WAS JUST GONNA ASK, UM, IN TERMS OF THE SKATE PARK, WHERE ARE WE WITH NEXT STEPS? I KNOW WE'VE HAD, WE HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD.
WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, OUTREACH EVENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST TO REACH OUT TO THE SKATE COMMUNITY.
UM, HOW'S IT GOING? SO WE'VE IDENTIFIED, UH, A SCOPE OF WORK THAT EXCEEDS THE BUDGET.
UH, IN ESSENCE, WE WENT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, THE SKATE COMMUNITY, ASKED THEM WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
WE HAVE, UH, DEDICATED FUNDING FROM THE CITY.
WE ALSO HAVE SUPPLEMENTARY, UH, FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY THROUGH, UH, KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN EXTEND, UH, THAT TIMEFRAME FOR THE GRANT FOR, UM, UH, THE COUNTY.
UH, AND THEN, UH, SETTING A SCOPE THAT'S CLOSER TO THE BUDGET.
WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, BUT, UH, I ANTICIPATE THAT YOU'LL SEE THIS, UH, UH, MOVE FORWARD IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
UH, I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, MIKE KRIEGER, UH, FIRE BOARD MEMBER.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF HIM RECENTLY.
UH, THANKS FOR BEING HERE TO SUPPORT.
WE HAVE A BOY SCOUT IN THE, UH, AUDIENCE.
WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND, UH, TELL US WHAT YOUR NAME IS AND WHY YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT? WHAT RANK YOU'RE WORKING ON? UM, HI, I'M, I'M VI I'M PART OF THE BOY SCOUT TROOP TWO 20 MM-HMM
I'M NOT ACTUALLY HERE FOR RANK REQUIREMENT.
I AM HERE TO WORK ON MY COMMUNICATION MERIT BADGE, WHICH REQUIRES ME TO SIT IN ON A CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OR ANY OF THE SORT.
SO I, I'VE JUST BEEN LIKE TAKING NOTES ON THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN HERE WHOLE TIME.
YOU PICKED THE RIGHT AGENCY TO ATTEND.
A LOT EASIER HERE THAN MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHERS.
UH, I KNOW I, I PASSED OR WAS INVOLVED WITH THE COURT OF EAGLE COURT OF HONOR FOR YOUR TROOP, UH, JUST ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO.
AND I THINK WE HAD FOUR EAGLES THAT EVENING.
AND YOUR CUB SCOUT SUPPORTING GROUP IS HAVING A, A, A PASSOVER, UH, CEREMONY HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS THAT I'LL BE ATTENDING ALSO.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR, UH, INVOLVEMENT AND, UH, KEEP WORKING TOWARDS THAT EAGLE.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING, UH, TO TAKE WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
SO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP HERE TONIGHT.
UH, ALTHOUGH THE CITY DOESN'T OFFICIALLY ENDORSE OUR ANNUAL MAYOR'S, UH, PRAYER BREAKFAST, I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS MORNING, UH, MAYOR EUNICE EUNICE OLA AND MYSELF, UH, HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF, UH, SPEAKING TO A THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE PRAYER BREAKFAST.
OUR SPEAKER, KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS, UH, RILEY GAINES, WHO HAS GRAIN GAINED NATIONAL CELEBRITY WITH HER STANCE ON, UH, NO MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS, NO BIOLOGICAL MEN IN WOMEN'S SPORTS.
UH, SEVERAL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL IN THE AUDIENCE WERE THERE.
AND, UH, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY WELL ATTENDED.
AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR MY, UH, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND TODAY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, REALLY NO OTHER COMMENTS.
IT'S NOT ALREADY BEEN COVERED BY MY, UH, MY COHORTS UP HERE TONIGHT, BUT I AM GONNA TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADJOURN.
OH, WE HAVE ONE, ONE FOLLOW UP.
I ADJOURNED IN THE HONOR OF, UH, UH, KURT, OR EXCUSE ME, CHUCK, UH, LANGER.
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NOW HAVE THE FINAL INFORMATION.HIS, UH, MEMORIAL SERVICE IS GOING TO BE NEXT WEEK, UH, AT ST.
PAUL, UH, MARCH 16TH, THE SIXTH AT NINE 30 IN THE MORNING TO 10 30.
WE'LL BE MEETING THE FAMILY 10 30 TO, UH, ON TO ABOUT PROBABLY NOON WILL BE THE, UM, MEMORIAL FOR HE AND HIS WIFE SHARON, WHO PASSED AWAY FOUR YEARS AGO.
AND THEN, UH, WE'LL BE GOING OUT TO RIVERSIDE MEMORIAL OR TO THE VETERANS CEMETERY FOR ONE O'CLOCK, UH, AND TO OUT THERE.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY AN UPDATE ON THAT.
SO WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO ADJOURN
[ 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.]
THIS, THIS EVENING IN, UH, RIAM 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.MAY WE AS A COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND HONOR THEM.
AND WITH THAT, WE CONCLUDE OUR MEETING TONIGHT.