[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] [00:00:56] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT FOR MARCH 25TH. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE YOU STAND. AND IF YOU REMAIN STANDING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RON KUNZI OF THE 55 PLUS CLUB VETERANS GROUP COME UP AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THEN FOLLOWED BY PETER CHUNG, ELDER OF GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FOR THE INVOCATION. MAYOR. WE NEED TO DO ATTENDANCE. OH, I AM SO SORRY. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. SEE, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. WHAT CAN I SAY, MY FELLOW VETERANS. VETERANS. SALUTE. READY? [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] BEGIN! I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ INVOCATION: Peter Chung, Elder, Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church] HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU IN REVERENCE AND HUMILITY, SEEKING YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AS WE GATHER HERE THIS EVENING. YOU ARE THE SOURCE OF ALL THE TRUTH AND JUSTICE, THE GIVER OF PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD THE COMMON GOOD. WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS COUNCIL. THE MAYOR IS MEMBERS AND ALL WHO ARE PRESENT. GRANT US CLARITY OF THOUGHT, UNITY OF SPIRIT, AND COURAGE OF FAITH. THE CHALLENGES AHEAD. MAY THE WORK WE UNDERTAKE TODAY BE PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT AND SERVE TO UPLIFT. STRENGTHEN THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY. MAY OUR WORK BE A REFLECTION OF YOUR LOVE AND CARE. ALL THESE THINGS WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, YOU MAY BE SEATED. OKAY. OUR FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS AN INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EMPLOYEE, [4. INTRODUCTION: New Employee: Lauryn Slaughter, Management Analyst I, Public Works Department] LAUREN SLAUGHTER, THE MANAGEMENT ANALYST, ONE OF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? HELLO. WELCOME. HOW ARE YOU? LET'S SEE HOW LONG YOU CAN KEEP THAT SMILE. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME LAUREN SLAUGHTER AS OUR NEW MANAGEMENT ANALYST. ONE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO JOINING US, LAUREN BEGAN HER LOCAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAREER IN 2023, SERVING THE CITY OF LA PALMA AND THE CITY OF SAN MIGUEL. SHE EARNED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY AND HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH. HER AND HER HUSBAND, MAX, ARE CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS AND ENJOYED SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS AND PLAYING WITH THEIR DOG, JODY OR GORDY. EXCUSE ME. WELCOME TO THE TEAM. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE CITY ID BADGE. YOU'LL LOVE THAT. ALL RIGHT. BUT WOULD YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME HERE. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO GET TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH SUCH A WONDERFUL TEAM. THANK YOU. NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MARCH 29TH AS NATIONAL VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY TO BE [5. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming March 29, 2025 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day] ACCEPTED BY RON COONS, CHAIRPERSON FOR THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB AND WILL THE WILL RON AND THE 55 PLUS PLUS CLUB PLEASE, MEMBERS, PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM. COME ON UP, GUYS. [00:05:21] THIS IS ALWAYS A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION THAT I GET TO MAKE. BEING A FELLOW TO HAVE MY FELLOW VIETNAM VETERANS UP HERE. GUYS, WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS IN IN JUST IN BROTHERS, PERIOD. BROTHER IN ARMS. BUT BROTHER AND A LOT OF OTHER WAYS. WE. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SHOWING UP HERE TONIGHT. OUR CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF RESPECT AND GRATITUDE FOR THE MILLIONS OF BRAVE AMERICANS WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. MORE THAN 58,000 INDIVIDUALS MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE IN VIETNAM, AND MANY THOUSANDS MORE WERE WOUNDED IN COMBAT. WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR AND THANK OUR VIETNAM VETERANS FOR ALL THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY. AS VIETNAM VETERAN MYSELF, I AM HONORED TO HAVE THE CHINO HILLS 55 CLUB VETERANS CHAIRPERSON AND FELLOW VETERAN RON CUZZI HERE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. RON, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE REST OF OUR VETERANS WITH US TONIGHT AND TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS TO THE GROUP. AND HERE IS THE PROCLAMATION THAT I'LL GIVE TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANK YOU. YES, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. SALA VILLA, US ARMY VETERAN, AND PAUL CHRISTENSON, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE VETERAN. DENNIS FRANKENBERGER, U.S. ARMY VETERAN AND U.S. ARMY VETERAN AND MAYOR BENNETT, U.S. ARMY VETERAN. THANK YOU, MAYOR BENNETT, FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, AND IT IS AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB VETERANS GROUP. VIETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY HONORS THE COURAGE AND SELFLESS DEDICATION OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH TO SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY. THEY LEFT THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND LIVES BEHIND AND BRAVELY SERVED. CHINO HILLS IS BLESSED TO HAVE MANY OF THESE VETERANS LIVING AND SERVING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO RETURN AND TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DID NOT. IN CLOSING, A QUOTE FROM PRESIDENT HARRY TRUMAN IS A TOUCHING TRIBUTE. OUR DEBT TO THE HEROIC MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SERVICE OF OUR COUNTRY CAN NEVER BE REPAID. THEY HAVE EARNED OUR UNDYING GRATITUDE. AMERICA WILL NEVER FORGET THEIR SACRIFICES. THANK YOU. SIR. COME OVER HERE, SAL. HOW ABOUT THAT? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL AS NATIONAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH TO [6. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming April as National Autism Acceptance Month] BE ACCEPTED BY DOCTOR J. J. JOHNSTON, THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE AUTISM SOCIETY, INLAND EMPIRE. MY PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE. WHOOPS. I'VE GOT THE WRONG ONE. AUTISM. AUTISM. AUTISM IS A PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER AFFECTING THE SOCIAL, COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS OF ALL THOSE THAT ARE AFFECTED BY IT. AS MORE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BECOME SKILLED IN RECOGNIZING AUTISM, MORE CHILDREN ARE BEING DIAGNOSED ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM, RESULTING IN RATES AS HIGH AS 1 IN 36 CHILDREN NATIONALLY. WHILE THERE IS NO CURE FOR AUTISM, RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT IF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM RECEIVE EARLY AND INTENSIVE TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES, [00:10:04] THEY LEAD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED LIVES. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS NATIONAL AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE DOCTOR JOHN JOHNSTON, PRESIDENT OF AUTISM SOCIETY, INLAND EMPIRE. WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT AUTISM MONTH? AND I'M GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS, AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE IN A MOMENT. PLEASE, PLEASE TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. OH THANK YOU. SO MANY OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE PROBABLY HAVE SOMEONE THAT YOU ARE RELATED TO OR WHO IS SPECIAL IN YOUR LIFE, A LOVED ONE OR A NEIGHBOR WHO IS AFFECTED BY AUTISM OR THEIR FAMILY IS AS WELL. SO TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION HERE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE NOT JUST A GESTURE, BUT THE RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCEPTANCE AROUND OUR COMMUNITY IS JUST INCREDIBLE. AND IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, DEDICATION TO SUPPLYING THAT SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY SHINING A LIGHT ON, ON THIS WONDERFUL MONTH OF CELEBRATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I PERSONALLY HAVE THREE CHILDREN WHO ARE ON THE SPECTRUM, AND I ALSO WORK FOR EASTERSEALS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO SUPPLIES SERVICES. SO, AND WE ARE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, IN THIS COMMUNITY AND PARTNER AND WALK WITH YOU ALONG THE WAY. AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MY CALL IS GOING TO GET A PHOTO OF THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL AS DONATE LIFE MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY [7. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming April as Donate Life Month] ROBERT WALSTON, RESIDENT AMBASSADOR FOR ONE LEGACY. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? OKAY. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO HAVE COUNCILWOMAN CYNTHIA MORAN JOIN US UP HERE. SHE HAS A REAL PERSONAL STORY THAT CAN RELATE TO THIS. ROB, GOOD TO SEE YOU AS ALWAYS. THANK TO YOU, MY FRIEND. YEAH. ORGAN. TISSUE. BLOOD MARROW AND BLOOD DONATIONS ARE LIFE GIVING ACTS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE AS EXPRESSIONS OF COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED. MILLIONS OF LIVES EACH YEAR ARE SAVED AND HEALED BY THESE TYPES OF DONATIONS. THE SPIRIT OF GIVING AND THE DECISION TO DONATE ARE NOT RESTRICTED BY AGE OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP WITH DONATE LIFE, CALIFORNIA DONOR REGISTRATION OR REGISTRY. EXCUSE ME WHEN APPLYING FOR OR RENEWING THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ID CARDS AT THE DMWDMV AND I SURE HOPE YOU ALL HAVE THAT DOT ON YOUR LICENSE. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE ENCOURAGING ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT DONATE LIFE BY CONSIDERING BECOMING A REGISTERED DONOR AND DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS DONATE LIFE MONTH TO ACCEPT. THIS PROCLAMATION IS ONE. LEGACY EVENTS. AMBASSADOR ROBERT RALSTON. ROBERT, HAVE YOU TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? AND THEN I'M GOING TO HAVE CYNTHIA FOLLOW UP AND RELATE TO A PERSONAL STORY THAT SHE CAN TELL ABOUT THIS. OKAY, ROB, GO RIGHT AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, HONORABLE MAYOR BENNETT, VICE MAYOR JONES, AND ALL THE ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS. MANY FAMILIAR FACES. MY LIFE WAS SAVED BY THE GRACE OF GOD. THE MIRACLE OF MODERN MEDICINE. AND A MAN FROM TENNESSEE. HE WAS MY DONOR AND HIS DONOR FAMILY. WHICH CYNTHIA CAN ELABORATE ON. THE DONOR FAMILY IS A BIG PART. EVERYBODY WHO GETS THAT PINK DOT, MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS KNOW YOU HAVE THAT PINK DOT BECAUSE THEM FINDING OUT WHEN THE TIME HAS COME IS NOT THE TIME FOR THEM TO FIND OUT. YOU HAVE THAT PINK DOT. MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS AND BE PROUD OF IT. THERE ARE OVER 100 000 PEOPLE NATIONWIDE RIGHT NOW WAITING. FOR. FOR THE PHONE TO RING. [00:15:04] THERE'S ABOUT 3000 PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA WAITING FOR THE PHONE TO RING. I WAITED ON THAT LIST FOR THREE YEARS AND I FINALLY GOT MY TRANSPLANT. I WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 120 POUNDS, AND MY DOCTOR SAID, YOU GUYS GET YOUR AFFAIRS IN ORDER. AND YOU GOT ABOUT SIX MONTHS LEFT. OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING'S GOT TO POP WITHIN SIX MONTHS. WELL, I GOT LUCKY. I GOT MY TRANSPLANT FROM A MAN FROM TENNESSEE ABOUT THREE MONTHS LATER. AND THAT'S 14 YEARS AGO. YEAH. I WAS ABLE TO WALK ALL THREE OF MY DAUGHTERS DOWN THE AISLE IN MARRIAGE AND BACK TO SCUBA DIVING. AND I'M A MUSICIAN PLAYING GUITAR AND PIANO AND TEACHING GUITAR AGAIN. AND LIFE IS GOOD. BUT I GAVE A STACK OF MY CARDS OVER HERE. ANYBODY HERE WHO DOESN'T HAVE THAT PINK DOT ON THEIR LICENSE, PLEASE CALL ME. IT'S GOT MY PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER ON IT. I CAN HELP YOU IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT NEEDS TO GET LISTED. IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S BEEN ON A KIDNEY WAITING LIST FOR A LONG TIME, THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS. YOU CAN GET DUAL LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE LOCATION. I WAS LISTED IN AT AT SCRIPPS IN LA JOLLA. TAJ MAHAL, THE MAHAL HOSPITALS. BUT I GOT MY TRANSPLANT IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, BECAUSE THE WAITING LIST WAS MUCH SHORTER AND IT SAVED MY LIFE. I GOT IT IN THREE MONTHS, AND I WAS ABOUT A YEAR DOWN THE LIST BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA WAITING FOR A TRANSPLANT. SO IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO'S ON A TRANSPLANT LIST, GET THEM DUAL LISTED. IF THEY WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DONATION OPPORTUNITIES, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY. AND PLEASE CALL ME. YOU CAN GET ON A KIDNEY CHAIN, WHICH IS SOMETHING A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NEVER HEARD OF. A KIDNEY CHAIN IS SOMETHING WHERE YOU HAVE A YOU NEED A KIDNEY AND YOU HAVE A RELATIVE THAT WANTS TO DONATE TO YOU, BUT YOU'RE NOT A MATCH. THEY CAN DONATE TO A KIDNEY CHAIN THAT PUTS YOU IN A VERY SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALL HAD FAMILY MEMBERS DONATE TO THAT CHAIN, AND THEY FIND YOU A MATCH IN LESS THAN A YEAR INSTEAD OF WAITING SIX YEARS ON DIALYSIS. SO YEAH, PLEASE TAKE ONE OF MY CARDS, GIVE ME A CALL ALSO TODAY, LIKE I SAID, THERE'S 100,000 PEOPLE WAITING. THERE'S 23,000 PEOPLE WAITING IN CALIFORNIA TODAY. BY MIDNIGHT, 17 PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME. SO IT'S THAT IMPORTANT. GOD BLESS YOU FOR HAVING THE DOT. THANKS FOR LISTENING TO ME TALK. AND PLEASE CALL ME IF I CAN HELP. I'D BE GLAD TO. WE LOVE HAVING YOU COME EVERY YEAR AND USUALLY I DON'T PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORMAT, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN I'M THINKING, OKAY, I CAN DO THIS. I CAN PARTICIPATE THIS YEAR. SO I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO MEET ROB RALSTON MANY, MANY YEARS AGO AS LIKE THE REST OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, HE WAS JUST THIS ENERGETIC AMBASSADOR FOR DONATE LIFE. AND WE'RE LIKE, WHO IS THIS GUY? HE LEAVES GOODIES FOR US, DONATE LIFE GOODIES. HE'S INVITING US TO THE DONATE LIFE FLOAT. I MEAN, ALL THIS STUFF. SO THAT'S HOW I FIRST MET HIM. AND WHILE I COULD CAN APPRECIATE HIS HIS PASSION AND HIS CAUSE. IT TOOK MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, MAYBE FIVE YEARS AFTER I MET HIM WITH MY OWN BROTHER TO TO REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I TOLD MYSELF IT WASN'T GOING TO CRY. SO. IN 2017, MY BROTHER WAS. HE WAS UNEXPECTEDLY TAKEN FROM US, THE VICTIM OF A DRIVE BY SHOOTING. AND WE LOST HIM AT 33 YEARS OLD. AND WE HAD HIM ON LIFE SUPPORT. AND SOMEBODY FROM DONATE LIFE CAME TO TALK TO MY MOM AND SAID, WOULD YOU CONSIDER DONATING YOUR SON'S ORGANS? AND SHE'S LIKE, HE'S BEEN ON THE STREETS MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE'S BEEN INCARCERATED. WHAT COULD HE OFFER YOU? WHAT CAN HE OFFER ANOTHER HUMAN BEING? AND SHE'S LIKE, HE CAN OFFER SOMEONE ELSE LIFE. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE DID. AND THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING. BACK THEN, MY BROTHER'S ORGANS WERE FLOWN TO FIVE DIFFERENT RECIPIENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA. AND TONIGHT WE LEARNED ABOUT LIKE THE HOW YOU DO IT, IT'S THE PINK DOT. AND FOR YEARS NOW, WE'VE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO KNOW THE WHY WITH THIS AMAZING MAN AND HIS WIFE. BUT I WANTED TO SHARE ANOTHER WHY WITH YOU. WITH THE LETTER WE GOT MY MOTHER AND I FROM ONE OF MY BROTHER'S RECIPIENTS, AND THEY WROTE TO US, DEAR DONOR FAMILY, I AM WRITING THIS LETTER [00:20:04] BECAUSE MY WIFE, WHO IS THE RECIPIENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE ORGAN DONATION FROM YOUR LOVED ONE. WE ARE VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, AND WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT YOUR GIFT HAS GIVEN HER A CHANCE TO LIVE A NORMAL AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE. MY WIFE NEEDED A LIVER TRANSPLANT BECAUSE OF ACUTE LIVER FAILURE DUE TO A BAD ALLERGIC REACTION TO PRESCRIBE ANTIBIOTICS. HER CONDITION WAS CRITICAL UNTIL THE GIFT OF LIFE WAS RECEIVED FROM YOUR LOVED ONE. SINCE THE TRANSPLANT, MY WIFE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SEE AND BE WITH OUR DAUGHTER AGAIN. AND MY WIFE IS A CHRISTMAS BABY. YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR HER TO EXPERIENCE THE BEST CHRISTMAS AND BIRTHDAY, NOT ONLY OF HER LIFE, BUT ALL OF OUR LIVES. FOR THIS, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE. MY WIFE, DAUGHTER, AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOUR ACT OF KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY, AND WE WILL FOREVER CHERISH THE GIFT MY WIFE RECEIVED FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES FROM MY WIFE AND I. PLEASE THANK THE FAMILY. YOU SAVED MY WIFE'S LIFE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AS I RECALL, DIDN'T FIVE FAMILIES GET TOUCHED WITH THE SAVING OF LIFE? WITH THE ONLY LETTER WE RECEIVED? FIVE FAMILIES SURVIVED OR FAMILY MEMBERS SURVIVED. I THINK IT'S. YEAH, IT'S AMAZING THAT WE CAN, EVEN IN DEATH, BECOME HEROES TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP, BE SURE TO SIGN UP AND JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE AMPLE TIME TO REFLECT ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM AND YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT MAY TOUCH YOU AT SOME POINT IN YOUR LIFE. SO GOD BLESS YOU BOTH. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP HERE. OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT. [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT, COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS. JUST A FEW QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING ITS LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR 2025, AND IS SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT ON THE DRAFT PLAN THROUGH APRIL 17TH. THE HMP IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT THAT IDENTIFIES ACTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS NATURAL AND MAN MADE DISASTERS OR HAZARDS AND REDUCE THE POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY. TO VIEW THE DRAFT AND SUBMIT COMMENTS, VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/HMP. IN EVENTS, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL BE GIVING AWAY FREE COMPOST, MULCH AND WOODCHIPS ON APRIL 5TH AT 7:30 A.M., WHILE SUPPLIES LAST AT THE SHOPPES OVERFLOW PARKING LOT. THE EVENT IS FOR CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS ONLY, SO PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SHOW YOUR ID AS PROOF OF RESIDENCY AND BRING YOUR OWN SHOVELS OR CONTAINERS. AND JUST A FEW REMINDERS. APPLICATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE STUDENT PARKS AND REC COMMISSIONER POSITION THROUGH APRIL 4TH. THERE'S A FREE, BULKY ITEM DROP OFF EVENT ON APRIL 12TH FROM 8 A.M. TO NOON AT THE SHOPS FOR CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS, AND TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR BREAKFAST WITH THE BUNNY ON APRIL 12TH. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE AT THIS POINT, WE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ACTION TAKEN IN [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] CLOSED SESSION? MARC. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY. [8. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any item appearing on the agenda, except that testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Those persons wishing to address the City Council 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.] AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. 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. SO MAYOR, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS FOR THIS SECTION. AND FIRST, IT'S KERRY WALKER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS KERRY WALKER. I'M A RESIDENT OF CHINO, A TEACHER AT CHINO AT CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS WORKED BESIDE THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR OVER 32 YEARS. THIS COLLABORATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO I'VE REACHING ITS GETTING TO ZERO GOAL IN 2017. [00:25:01] WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ZERO EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY AND ADOPTABLE PETS IN 2024. THE IVS TEAM CARED FOR THE FOLLOWING CITY OF CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY NEEDS 1769 SERVICE CALLS 735 ANIMALS HANDLED, INCLUDING WILDLIFE. 117 PETS BECAME MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY THROUGH ADOPTIONS. 42 PETS WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS OR FAMILIES. WE HAVE RESPONDED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY'S CONTRACT NEEDS TO. 51 ANIMAL BITES 56. CRUELTY CALLS 236. NUISANCE NUISANCE CALLS. IN FEBRUARY AND AUGUST, WE HELD LOW COST VACCINATION CLINICS AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER, SUPPORTING 274 PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE. WE ATTENDED SUPERVISOR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE IN JUNE. PET THERAPY DOGS HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN NOVEMBER AT CHINO HILLS HIGH AND AT THE OAKMONT SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WE HAVE LAUNCHED PROGRAMS FOR CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS TO VOLUNTEER, CONTRIBUTE TO THE SOCIALIZING OF SHELTER ANIMALS THROUGH BEHAVIOR ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES LIKE DOGS PLAYING FOR LIFE AND CATS. POSITIVITY PRO. MY FAVORITE IS THE HUMANE HEROES READING PROGRAM, ENABLING YOUNGER COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO BRING BOOKS, CHAIRS, AND VOICES TO A JUDGMENT FREE LOVING AUDIENCE WITH TAIL DISPLAYING TAIL WAGGING GRATITUDE FOR THEIR YOUNG READERS. OUR ORGANIZATION CARES ABOUT THE PRIORITIES OF THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND TO SUPPORT LIFELONG PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EXPANSION OF VETERINARY SERVICES. WE HAVE A GOOD MOBILE, WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE OF REACHING COMMUNITY NEEDS BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VETERINARY CARE TO ALL ANIMALS AND ASSISTING IN THE REDUCTION OF OVERPOPULATION WITH CITY WITH OUR CITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I'VE HAS SERVED THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF ITS EXISTENCE, WE HAVE DEDICATED OUR LEVEL OF HIGH PUBLIC SERVICE AND BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR THE ANIMALS IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE AS LONG AS THIS CITY SEES FIT TO CONTRACT WITH OUR ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CARRIE. CARRIE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE WERE COMMENTS BASED ON ITEM NUMBER 16, WHICH WE'LL BE DISCUSSING LATER ON. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. FOR A FAMILY THAT IS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE. HER HUSBAND LARRY, FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHINO AND ALSO INVOLVED WITH THE COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS. SO TO YOUR FAMILY, THE WALKER FAMILY, THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE IT. I WILL TELL YOU, WE WERE AT THE GRAND OPENING OF THE GRAND AVENUE WITH THE GRAND AVENUE WHEN. WHEN THE BEFORE YOU WERE INCORPORATED. AND THAT WAS QUITE A QUITE AN ADVENTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH. MR. MAYOR, CAN I SAY SOMETHING REAL FAST? YES. MR. WALKER. I SEE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY PARK ONE. THE FIRST ONE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR. I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. AND THANK YOU. YEAH, LOTS. LOTS OF FINGERPRINTS IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH WITH LARRY WALKER IN THE FAMILY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT ITEM OR PERSON IS NICOLE BRESCIANI. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NICOLE BRESCIANI. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA. FOR OVER 32 YEARS, THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY HAS PROVIDED ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES TO THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY. I GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY AND I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON BEING A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES FEEL COMFORTABLE BRINGING THEIR PETS AND WHERE ANIMALS ARE SAFE TO HEAL, GROW AND FIND THEIR FOREVER HOME. EVERYTHING WE DO AT I'VE IS WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MIND. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO SERVE CHINO HILLS AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED PERVASIVE COMPLAINTS SURROUNDING SERVICES TO THE CITY. WE HAVE ALSO NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY FORMAL NOTIFICATION OF DISSATISFACTION FROM CHINO HILLS OR ANY OTHER CITY WE SERVE. TO READ ABOUT CONCERNS OVER SERVICE OR COMMUNICATION TONIGHT IS CONFUSING AND DISHEARTENING. WE CANNOT ADDRESS AN ISSUE WE HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF, AND IT IS NOT WITHIN OUR STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES TO HAVE CONCERNS, WHETHER CONTRACTUAL OR CITIZEN BASED, GO UNRESOLVED. I'VE HAS BEEN FORTHRIGHT SURROUNDING THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THE COST OF CONTRACTS WITHIN THE CITIES WE SERVE. THESE COSTS ARE BASED ON POPULATION, NUMBER OF ANIMALS, [00:30:01] A NUMBER OF CALLS FOR SERVICE. THIS POOLED USE AND COST STRUCTURE HAS BEEN USED TO DETERMINE SERVICE COSTS FOR OVER 40 YEARS. CITIES HAVE A CHOICE IN CONTRACTING ANIMAL CARE SERVICES. THAT DECISION ISN'T WITHIN YOUR AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY YOU REPRESENT AND SERVE. I AM HERE TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE DECISION YOU ALL MAKE THIS EVENING IS BASED ON HOW YOU WANT TO OPERATE AND CONTROL THOSE SERVICES GOING FORWARD, NOT ABOUT WHETHER IHS HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO THIS COMMUNITY. IF THIS COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF BELIEVE THE JPA IS A BETTER FIT FOR CITY RESIDENTS AND PETS AND A MORE ECONOMICAL APPROACH FOR TAXPAYERS, THEN PLEASE MAKE THAT DECISION ON THOSE MERITS. BUT PLEASE DO NOT MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT QUALITY OF SERVICE, CARE AND COMMUNICATION WITHOUT ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO FORMALLY KNOW AND ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. MY STAFF AND I WORK INCREDIBLY HARD TO ENSURE OUR CLIENTS RECEIVE THE VERY BEST SERVICE, AND I HOPE AS A COUNCIL, YOU RECOGNIZE AND CONSIDER THIS AS YOU DISCUSS THIS ITEM THIS EVENING. I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS DURING THE ITEM FOR AGENDA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, NICOLE. NEXT IS JOANNE. JANICE. WELCOME HOME TO ALL THE VIETNAM VETS. ART. MY HUSBAND'S A MARINE. FORMER MARINE VIETNAM VET. ALSO. AND TO BLESS ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT DONATED ORGANS IN THOSE FAMILIES THAT WERE AFFECTED AND AND WHO WERE RECIPIENTS. AND TO THE AUTISM. I HAVE A GRANDSON AUTISM AND WE'RE GETTING ANOTHER ONE TESTED. SO I'M TALKING ON ITEM NUMBER 12 TODAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR STAFF COUNCIL. I HAD SOME INTERACTIONS WITH SOME OF THE SWAG WORKERS THAT ARE ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT INCLUDES MY HOMELESS SON. I RAN INTO THE WORKERS WHEN I'M IN THE AREA OF CHINO HILLS MARKETPLACE, THE AREA IN WHICH MY SON IS KNOWN TO BE LINGERING AROUND. IN MY CONVERSATION WITH THEM, I HAVE SEEN THEIR AMBITION TO TRY AND HELP MY SON. AND I ACTUALLY SAW THEM TRYING TO INTERACT WITH ANOTHER HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL. THEY'RE TRYING VERY HARD TO GET MY SON TO ACCEPT HELP, BUT IT CONTINUES TO REFUSE. WE'VE DISCUSSED WHAT HOBBIES, SPORTS, AND MUSIC THAT MY SON LIKES IN ORDER TO TRY AND GET MY SON TO OPEN UP AND START A DIALOG WITH HIM. APPARENTLY THERE ARE DAYS WHERE MY SON WILL SIT AND TALK WITH HIM, BUT THEN THERE ARE DAYS HE JUST WALKS AWAY. I'VE SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE ABOUT MY SON HAVING ADHD AND ASPERGER'S. ASPERGER SYNDROME IS A FORM OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. PEOPLE WITH ASPERGER'S CAN HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, WHICH COULD BE A FACTOR INTO WHY HE MAY NOT WANT TO TALK WITH THE SWAG WORKERS, ALONG WITH THE FACT THAT HE MIGHT BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS AT THAT TIME ALSO. BUT THE WORKERS DON'T GIVE UP. ALTHOUGH OUR HOMELESS COUNT NUMBER IS LOW, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT OUR CITY IS ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE YES TO AMEND THE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SWAG. I APPRECIATE ALL THOSE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF THAT HAVE RETURNED MY EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS REGARDING ISSUES WITH MY HOMELESS SON. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU JOANNE. THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS I HAVE. ALL RIGHT THEN. MOVING ALONG TO CITY BUSINESS. FIRST CONFLICT OF INTEREST. [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] ANYONE NEED TO REPORT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS? NONE TO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY BUSINESS. WE HAVE A CONSENT CALENDAR. [ 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.] WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE INTRO TO CONSENT CALENDAR? WE HAVE SEVEN ITEMS ON CONSENT, SO JUST DOES ANY COUNCIL WISH TO PULL ANY. OKAY. ANYONE? ALL RIGHT. RAY, YOU HAVE ONE? I'D LIKE TO HAVE 212 AND 13. 12 AND 13. PETER, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER. ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT A MOTION. SECOND. A SECOND TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER. LOCKING YOUR VOTES. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. RAY. OKAY. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 12. [12. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. A2024-053 with Social Work Action Group increasing total not-to-exceed amount to $500,000 and adding additional scope of services and compensation for Fiscal Year 2025-26 to provide homeless intervention services] THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT. AMENDMENT FOR SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP SWAG. WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT. JUST COMMENTS. WE WANTED THIS. I THINK WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR HOW MANY YEARS NOW? CITY MANAGER BEN CLOSE TO THREE YEARS. I BELIEVE OUR RELATIONSHIP I THINK WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. HOW MANY PEOPLE DO WE ACTUALLY HELP? IS THERE ANY LIKE GOOD, GOOD STORIES THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY? SO IT'S INTERESTING THAT CHINO HILLS IS A VERY SMALL POPULATION OF PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, WOULD IDENTIFY AS HOMELESS. LAST YEAR'S COUNT I BELIEVE WAS 7 OR 9. IT WAS FOUR THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE. AND ROD CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M GETTING THE WRONG, THE, THE NUMBERS WRONG, BUT I THINK THE SWAG GROUP DOES A GOOD JOB OF [00:35:01] HELPING A LOT OF THESE RESIDENTS GET RESOURCES. IT'S BEEN AN INVESTMENT FROM THE COUNCIL, BUT IT DOES SERVE A SMALLER POPULATION. BUT I THINK IT JUST SHOWS THE COMMITMENT THAT THE COUNCIL HAS MADE OVER THE YEARS. JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. I KNOW THERE WAS A PROPOSITION, I THINK 36 THAT WAS PASSED, AND I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE JOANNE WAS TALKING ABOUT HER SON CODY, TRYING TO GET HIM HELP. WE PASSED IT. BUT BASICALLY MY UNDERSTANDING WHEN I WAS IN SACRAMENTO LAST WEEK THAT THERE'S REALLY NO COMMITMENT FROM THE STATE AS FAR AS FUNDING OR HELP IS FUNDING THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE INCARCERATED. SO IF A PERSON DOES GET ARRESTED THREE TIMES AND CONVICTED, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPTION TO EITHER GET HELP OR DO SOME TIME. SO I KNOW SACRAMENTO, EVERY LEGISLATOR THAT I TALKED TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, LAST WEEK, THEY DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THIS, BUT I KNOW WE AS A COMMUNITY ARE TRYING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TO HELP PEOPLE. I THINK MY SWAG WAS ONE OF OUR FIRST STEPS THAT WE TOOK. AND AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW, I KNOW CODY, I KNOW CODY IS A LITTLE KID, GREAT KID. HE'S EVEN A GOOD PERSON NOW. I'VE TALKED TO HIM A COUPLE TIMES, BUT HE NEEDS HELP TO GET HELP. AND I'M JUST HOPING IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT WE'LL FIND A FUNDING SOURCE FOR PROP 36. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE MOTION. IF NOBODY ELSE HAS ANY COMMENTS, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE MAYBE NEW TO COUNCIL MEETINGS OR WATCHING FOR THE FIRST TIME, PEOPLE MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT WHAT SWAG IS. NOT ALL FOLKS REACT WELL WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT COMES TO THEM. SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF A WAY TO HAVE A FRIENDLY FACE THAT'S NOT WEARING A BADGE AND A GUN, COME UP TO HIM AND TRY TO OFFER HIM ASSISTANCE. SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THIS GROUP. I HOPE. SO, THAT WAS IT. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. IN A MINUTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY. WOULD YOU READ THE DESCRIPTION OF ITEM 13? [13. Receive and file Annual Report on General Plan Implementation for Calendar Year 2024 and direct staff to file copy of report with California Department of Housing and Community Development and Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation] AND ITEM NUMBER 13 IS THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024. I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS, A COUPLE, I GUESS LAST MONTH WE ACTUALLY HAD A WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNITY MEETING AND WE GOT HIT HIT UP PETER AND MYSELF ON WHY ARE WE DEVELOPING PROPERTIES IN CHINO HILLS. AND WE TRIED TO EXPLAIN, ACTUALLY, PETER DID A SUPER JOB AND I TRIED TO HELP HIM THE BEST I COULD. AND WE TALKED ABOUT ARENA. AND SO SO I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THIS. WE DO HAVE A CERTIFIED PLAN. I BELIEVE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST OF 2022. IS THAT CORRECT? NICK. OKAY. WE WERE THE FIRST CITY IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO GET A CERTIFIED PLAN THROUGH HCD. OUR TOTAL UNITS ARE 3729 UNITS. QUESTION FOR NICK. DO WE BUILD THE UNITS? WE WE DO NOT BUILD ANY UNITS. WE RELY ON THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO BUILD HOUSING. OKAY. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE UNITS DON'T GET BUILT? DO WE GET PENALIZED FOR IT? WHAT'S OUR OBLIGATION? SO OUR OBLIGATION AS IT STANDS, IS TO MAKE SITES AVAILABLE WITHIN THE CITY THAT COULD BE DEVELOPED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OR ARENA NUMBER THAT WE ARE GIVEN BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS. SO WE HAVE TO ZONE SITES OF SUFFICIENT SIZE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT AT SPECIFIC DENSITIES THAT ARE DESIGNATED BY THE STATE. SO WE BASICALLY SET THE TABLE AND THEN IT'S THE DEVELOPER'S JOB TO COME ALONG, ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY AND BUILD. AND JUST LAST QUESTION, DO WE AS A CITY, DO WE MANDATE THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD OR ZONE FOR 3729 OR DOES THE STATE ALLOW OR THROUGH SCAG PUT IT ON OUR SHOULDERS THAT WE HAVE TO ZONE FOR THAT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES. THE, THE STATE THROUGH SCAG GIVES US A SPECIFIC NUMBER THAT WE HAVE TO TARGET AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR GENERAL PLAN TO CONFORM TO THAT NUMBER. NICK THANK YOU FOR THOSE. THANK YOU SIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY, RAY, THANK YOU FOR ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE THE AVERAGE PERSON OUT THERE HAS NO CLUE WHAT RINA IS ALL ABOUT AND WHAT THE MANDATE IS BY THE STATE. WE KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT IF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ALONG WITH MOST OF THE COUNTRY, HAS A HOUSING SHORTAGE, BUT TO MANDATE TO TWO MUNICIPALITIES BASICALLY, AND TAKE AWAY THEIR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS OR EAT AWAY AT THEM AND TELLING US THAT WE HAVE TO BUILD. THERE ARE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. [00:40:02] BUT AGAIN, THE ULTIMATE IS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE DEVELOPERS THAT ARE WILLING TO BUY PROPERTIES AND DEVELOP PROPERTIES, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DO IT UNLESS THE ECONOMY IS THERE, AND IT'LL JUSTIFY THE MASSIVE EXPENDITURE. SO YOU CAN I GET YOUR RECOMMENDATION? A MOTION. HOW ABOUT A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. [16. Provide direction for animal shelter and control services for City and authorize City Manager to sign letter of intent to join Animal Resource Center of Inland Empire Joint Powers Authority currently comprised of the cities of Chino, Claremont, Montclair, and Ontario] WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THE THE THE CITY IS LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FOR ANIMAL SHELTER AND CONTROL SERVICES FOR THE CITY. AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT TO JOIN ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OF INLAND EMPIRE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF THE CITIES OF CHINO, CLAREMONT, MONTCLAIR AND ONTARIO. YOUR REPORT BEN? MAYOR. ACTUALLY, OUR ANIMAL CONTROL PROGRAM IS OVERSEEN BY THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, ROD HILL. HE WILL GIVE THE REPORT. ALL RIGHT. ROD, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING IS SEEKING DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL AS IT RELATES TO FUTURE ANIMAL CONTROL AND SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR CHINO HILLS. AS MOST ARE AWARE, INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY CURRENTLY PROVIDES ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES TO CITIES WITHIN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY, EVEN LA HABRA. THEY PROVIDE SHELTER SERVICES AND. THE CITY HAS CONTRACTED WITH IHS. AS MENTIONED EARLIER, SINCE 1992, THE CITY'S CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH IHS EXPIRES IN JUNE 30TH, 2025, WITH AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL FOR JUNE 30TH TILL JUNE 30TH, 2027. RECENTLY, THE CITIES OF ONTARIO CHINO, MONTCLAIR, ALONG WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, FORMED THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER, JPA OF THE INLAND EMPIRE TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES AND SHELTER SERVICES TO ITS MEMBER AGENCIES. THE ARC, AS IT'S KNOWN, WILL BE CONSTRUCTING A NEW STATE OF THE ART SHELTER FACILITY AT THE WEST END OF ONTARIO, AND IS EXPECTED WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF EARLY 2027. THERE ARE LIMITED ANIMAL CONTROL AND SHELTER RESOURCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE IN THE REGION WITH IBS, AND NOW ARC IS THE ONLY TWO CURRENT OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE CHINO HILLS. THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES ARE THAT IBS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A PRIVATE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHILE ARC WILL BE A PUBLIC AGENCY WITH A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE UP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ITS VARIOUS MEMBER AGENCIES. AS A MEMBER AGENCY OF ARC, MEMBERS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY SHARE IN THE COST, BUT THEY'LL ALSO HAVE AN OWNERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING RESPONSIBILITIES. THE CITY'S MEMBERSHIP PERCENTAGE IS CURRENTLY PROJECTED AT 15%, BUT THAT CAN FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON THE MEMBER AGENCIES THAT JOIN THE 2025 IBS. COST FOR CHINO HILLS ARE CURRENTLY BUDGETED AT 829,000, WHILE THE 2020 728 ARC COSTS ARE PROJECTED AT 900,000. IT'S JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A RELATIONSHIP THERE JUST IN THE NUMBERS, SO THEY'RE NOT GREATLY DIFFERENT. AS AN AAC MEMBER, THOUGH, CHINO HILLS WOULD ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A PORTION OF THEIR INITIAL CAPITAL AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS, WHICH IS WHICH ARE ESTIMATED AT 687,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE FIRST 12 YEARS OF THE MEMBERSHIP. OUR COSTS MAY DECREASE AGAIN IF JP ADMITS ADDITIONAL MEMBER AGENCIES. THE AAC HAS EXTENDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHINO HILLS TO JOIN THE JPA AS A MEMBER AGENCY, WITH A PLAN TO TRANSITION FROM IV TO AAC ON JULY 1ST, 2027. IF THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN JOINING THE JPA, THE INTENT TO JOIN THE CITY MANAGER NEED TO AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO ISSUE A LETTER OF INTENT TO JOIN, WHICH WOULD THEN TRIGGER THE PROCESS OF HAVING JPA BOARD AND EXISTING MEMBER AGENCIES ALSO APPROVE THE CITY'S MEMBERSHIP PRIOR TO JULY 1ST OF 2025. AND THERE'S A LOT IN THE REPORT, BUT THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. MYSELF, ALONG WITH CITY MANAGER AND SUSAN SHAKER FROM OUR OFFICE ARE ALL HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS. I WAS GOING TO MAKE COMMENTS, BUT QUESTIONS. GO FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS. WELL COMMENTS AND INTERMIXED WITH QUESTIONS. SO CURRENTLY THE SHELTER IS JUST OFF THE 71, YOU KNOW, IN INTO POMONA. WHERE WOULD A NEW SHELTER BE LOCATED? IT WOULD BE AT CAMPUS IN CHINO AVENUE. SO JUST THE OTHER SIDE OF EUCLID OFF OF CHINO AVENUE. OKAY. THAT'S WHERE THE NEW SHELTER IS GOING TO BE. SHELTER, NOT THE TEMPORARY ONE THEY PURCHASED IS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I THINK JUST CHINO HILLS IS KIND OF UNIQUE. IS THERE A PLAN FOR WILD ANIMAL, YOU KNOW, CONTROL ON THAT END? I THINK WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A DIFFERENCE WITH THE CALLS WILL GENERATE THAN ONTARIO. WE HAVE TALKED TO THE BOARD OR THE REPRESENTATIVES, I SHOULD SAY, FROM ONTARIO, AND THEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT THEY WOULD HAVE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR US. A LOT OF OUR WILD AND. I CAN'T SPEAK ENTIRELY FOR I'VE TO THE CALLS THEY GET, BUT I CAN TELL YOU FROM EXPERIENCE FROM OTHER AGENCIES, THEY PROBABLY GET A NUMBER OF COYOTE CALLS, COMPLAINTS. IT'S A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST EDUCATION. WHEN IT COMES TO COYOTES. I'VE DOES COME OUT FOR RATTLESNAKE CALLS WHEN IT'S A. WHEN IT'S A POPULATED AREA LIKE A PARK OR SOMETHING, THEY WILL COME OUT AND ASSIST US. WE'VE COORDINATED SOME TRAINING WITH IHS IN THE [00:45:04] LAST YEAR OR SO TO HELP WITH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE STAFF. WITH THAT. THE AAC STAFF HAS COMMITTED. THEY WILL PROVIDE SIMILAR SERVICES. WE WOULD BE THEIR PRIMARY AGENCY. THEY'VE ALSO COMMITTED TO GETTING A A TRUCK IN A HORSE TRAILER SIMPLY TO HELP US IN THE EVENT OF EVACUATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I CAN'T SAY IT WILL NEARLY HANDLE THE NUMBER OF HORSES WE HEARD TODAY. WE HAVE 150 TO 200 HORSES PROBABLY IN THE CITY, SO IT WOULD BE JUST A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE A TRAILER AVAILABLE TO HELP US WITH THAT TOO. SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO CHINO HILLS. ALL RIGHT. I'LL LET OTHER PEOPLE ASK QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? NOT RIGHT NOW. NO. I'LL ASK ONE. WHAT ABOUT DECEASED ANIMALS? HOW ARE THEY BEING HANDLED CURRENTLY AND HOW WOULD THEY BE HANDLED UNDER ARC? SO I COULD TIMELINE, I'D HAVE TO REFER TO SUSAN, BUT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A TIMELINE. I WANT TO SAY IT'S WITHIN 24 HOURS. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. WITHIN 24 HOURS, THEY HAVE TO PICK UP A DECEASED ANIMAL IN PUBLIC IN THE PUBLIC AREA, LIKE ON A ROADWAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEY HAVE 24 HOURS TO PICK IT UP. IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR TYPE SERVICE FOR ARC. THEY WOULD DO THE SIMILAR TYPE OF SERVICE. THE SERVICES SHOULD BE SIMILAR BETWEEN BOTH OF THEM. RIGHT? ARC IS NOT STANDING UP YET AT THIS POINT. IT'LL STAND UP FOR ITS MEMBER AGENCIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY MEMBERS JULY 1ST, BUT WITH ALL INTENT. THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD GO. THE THE DIFFERENCE IS IN WHAT WE'VE HEARD OVER TIME IS, IS THAT MAYBE COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON THE BOARD OR HAVE MORE SAY IN IT. WHAT ARC WOULD DO IS GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT ON THE BOARD. SO SERVICES SHOULD BE VERY SIMILAR, BUT THEY WOULD GIVE THE COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY SIT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR IT. THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST, I WOULD SAY, DIFFERENCE, BESIDES THE FACT THAT YOU WILL NOW BE HAVE OWNERSHIP IN IT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE OWNERSHIP COST OF CONSTRUCTING THE NEW FACILITY ALSO. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO BIG DIFFERENCES. PETER QUESTIONS. NO QUESTIONS. JUST MAKE A COMMENT. OKAY. RAY. QUESTIONS. I GOT COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS. SO LET ME TRY AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I FIRST GOT ELECTED BACK IN 2013. AND I REMEMBER WHEN I, ONE OF MY FIRST MEETINGS, IT WAS PROBABLY GROUPS OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT COLORED SHIRTS, LIME GREEN, HOPE FOR THE HILLS, RED, WHATEVER. AND THERE WAS A GROUP THAT WANTED TO DO NO KILL. SO I KNOW CYNTHIA MYSELF, WHEN WE GOT ELECTED, ALL THESE T SHIRTS, DIFFERENT COLORED T SHIRTS IN THE AUDIENCE. AND I KNOW RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING, I GOT INVOLVED WITH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, I BELIEVE WITH ART INITIALLY. AND THEN PETER AND I'M GOING TO SAY WE PROBABLY WORKED ON THAT FOR OVER TWO YEARS DEALING WITH IVHS AND I HAVE TO SAY, THE GENTLEMAN AT THE TIME WAS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BILL HARTFORD. I CONSIDER HIM A FRIEND OVER THE YEARS. WE WERE LITERALLY PRESIDENTS. HE WAS ONE FOR CHINO HILLS. I WAS ON CANYON HILLS, PETER WAS ALSO PRESIDENT CANYON. CANYON HILLS. SO WHENEVER WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO GET INFORMATION, SOMETIMES IT WAS DIFFICULT, BUT I ALWAYS HAD. I COULD ALWAYS CALL BILL DIRECTLY TO A CELL NUMBER AND GET INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED SO THAT I TRULY APPRECIATE. AND THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN NAMED JIMMY JIM THAT USED TO WORK FOR THEM TOO, AND HE WAS REALLY JUST A GREAT EMPLOYEE. BUT OVER THE YEARS, WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES. AND I KNOW ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE IS THAT WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A SAY. SO I MEAN, THERE'S A PROBLEM. WE GO TO THE CITY MANAGER, CITY MANAGER, GO TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HOPEFULLY GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. BUT I REALLY WOULD HAVE LIKED TO BE ONE OF US OR TWO OF US, HOWEVER, GET ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THAT WASN'T THEIR MODEL ON HOW THEY LIKE TO DO BUSINESS. AND THAT HAS ALWAYS SORT OF BOTHERED ME. SO WHEN ONTARIO CAME ON BOARD AGAIN, THERE WERE SOME ISSUES, BUT AGAIN, I VHS AND I KNOW NICOLE SAID IT, YOU GUYS DO A GOOD JOB. BUT MY ONLY ISSUE THAT I DO HAVE IS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A MEMBER ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND THAT'S IF I WAS TO VOTE FOR ARK, IT WOULD MAINLY BE BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT MAIN REASON. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. OKAY. OKAY. SO I'LL JUST JUMP IN THE COMMENTS THEN. SIMILAR IN NATURE. RAY AND I WERE THE THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR, FOR PROBABLY MORE THAN TWO YEARS WORKING WITH BILL AND TEAM. WE ARE ACTUALLY THE INDIVIDUALS THAT INITIATED GETTING TO ZERO. WE WORKED WITH BILL TO COME UP WITH A NO KILL EFFORT, AND WE WERE DOING ALL OF OUR HOMEWORK, AND WE WERE GETTING THE DEFINITIONS OF WHAT WAS REQUIRED OF IT. AND BILL SAID, I'M ON IT. I'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY FOR CHINO HILLS. SO CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THAT WHERE WE PUSHED FOR, IN A SENSE, A NO KILL THROUGH OUR PARTNER, AND THAT WAS GETTING TO ZERO. I STILL WEAR THE T SHIRT ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS OR THE POLO SHIRT. AND THE OTHER THING IS, IS WE ARE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE ONLY CITY THAT CONTINUES TO PAY MAYBE AFTER A DECADE FOR MICROCHIPPING. SO WE PAY $30 FOR ANY RESIDENT THAT WANTS TO MICROCHIP THEIR DOG. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE, I THINK, MORE THAN MOST OF THE COMMUNITIES IN [00:50:01] THE REGION WHEN IT COMES TO WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL CARE AND REALLY HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE WITH INLAND VALLEY, BUT I HAVE SEEN AN EROSION OF COMMUNICATION. I WILL SAY THAT OVER THE YEARS. AND THAT THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE, I THINK. AND THE OTHER THING, I WAS GOING TO MAKE THE SAME COMMENT THAT HAS COME UP NOW THAT'S PART OF MY NOTES, IS THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A PRESENCE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND MAYBE IT'S NOT CHINO HILLS ONLY. MAYBE IT WAS A REPRESENTATIVE, AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE AGENCIES THAT PARTNER UP. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THAT'S I THINK IT'S BEEN FLOATED AND NEVER APPROVED OR BY THE BOARD. SO THAT'S BEEN A CONCERN ALSO IS HOW DO WE REIGNITE THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE USED TO HAVE ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS WITH I'VE? AND THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED, I'VE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF ENTITIES, OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE WHEN I RUN INTO THEM ONTARIO, MONTCLAIR SPECIFICALLY THAT HAVE SHOWN AND CHINO HAVE SHOWN A, A NEED TO WANT TO BREAK OFF AND DO THEIR OWN THING BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT THERE'S BEEN AN EROSION OF COMMUNICATION THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND THEY MAY HAVE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES. THAT'S BEEN MY BIGGEST ISSUE, NOT SERVICE, BECAUSE SERVICE HAS BEEN REALLY QUITE GOOD OVER THE YEARS. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD TO BRAG ABOUT INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, BUT THERE IS THAT ELEMENT OF I'M. I'M STRUGGLING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THERE'S A COST ELEMENT TO THIS THAT IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. THE BUY IN. WHATEVER THE SUM IS GOING TO BE, LET'S SAY IT'S $8.5 MILLION TO BUY IN THAT WE CAN PAY OFF OVER A 12 YEAR PERIOD. IT LOOKS LIKE 12 YEARS IN THE STAFF REPORT. I KNOW THERE WAS DEBATE ABOUT THAT. AND IN THE ACTUAL MONTHLY OR THE ACTUAL YEARLY. YEAH. IS IT'S GOING TO BE A BIT MORE, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY MORE, BUT A BIT MORE. BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE A PRESENCE ON AN AGENCY THAT WE CAN HELP STEER OUR OWN DIRECTION. BUT IN ANOTHER HAND, ON THE OTHER HAND, I'VE HAS REALLY DONE A GREAT JOB OF SERVICING OUR COMMUNITY. SO IT'S A REAL CONUNDRUM RIGHT NOW AS TO WHAT DIRECTION TO GO ON THIS. BUT I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE IN PUSHING FOR ANIMAL CARE, AS I SAID EARLIER IN IN THE REGION, AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE KNOW IT. MOST OF THE AGENCIES KNOW IT, SO THAT'S GOOD FOR NOW. FOR ME, IT IS A HIGH PRIORITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE ANIMALS, SOMETIMES THEY STRAY AWAY AND THEY LUCKILY GET REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THAT'S A GREAT PART. I'M A NUMBERS GUY, AND THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THIS, THAT WITH A COUPLE LARGE CITIES BREAKING OFF FROM THEIR EXISTING CONTRACT WITH I'VE AND CREATING THIS JPA, THE CONCERN I HAVE IS THERE IS GOING TO BE THERE'S GOT TO BE A REDUCTION IN THE REVENUES THAT ARE CURRENTLY GOING ON AND BEING RECEIVED BY I'VE. IT JUST MAKES COMMON SENSE TO ME. IF YOU HAVE 4 OR 5 CITIES LEAVING, THERE'S GOING TO BE LOSS OF REVENUE. WHERE'S THAT GOING TO GET MADE UP? I WOULD HATE FOR US TO BE IN A POSITION WHERE WE STAY AND DON'T GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION TO THAT, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, BECAUSE IT COSTS SO MUCH TO RUN A FACILITY LIKE IVES THAT THE EXPENSES GO UP. THERE'S NOT THE REVENUE THERE BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF PARTNERS THAT HAVE BELONGED TO IT ARE NOT THERE, AND THEREFORE THEY'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH THE MONEY SOMEHOW. AND IF WE STILL REMAIN. IT JUST SEEMS LOGICAL TO ME THAT OUR COSTS COULD GO UP SIGNIFICANTLY. NOW, WE'VE HAD GREAT SERVICE WITH THEM FOR CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BEN, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S 30 YEARS. SO I MEAN, THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. WE CANNOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT. SO THAT'S ALL REALLY, REALLY GOOD. BUT THERE IS THIS OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S NO REASON FOR US TO GET ANY KIND OF DISCUSSION ABOUT WHY THESE OTHER CITIES WANTED TO BREAK UP AND MAKE THEIR OWN JPA BUT THE REALITY IS IT'S BEING OFFERED TO US. SO I THINK IT'S PRUDENT UPON US AND FOR US TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, WHAT THE SERVICES ARE, WHETHER THEY LINE UP AND WHAT THE OVERALL COST IS GOING TO BE TO US, NOT ONLY WITH BUY INS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR PHYSICAL STRUCTURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE WITH I'VE, BUT WITH POTENTIAL ANNUAL COSTS GOING UP BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WHICH HAS TO BE UNKNOWN PROBABLY AT THIS POINT. SO THOSE ARE MY BIGGEST CONCERNS IS THE NUMBERS. SO WOULD YOU MIND? I KNOW NICOLE SAID SHE WAS HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR ROD AS WELL. [00:55:03] SOMEBODY HAD TO HAVE FACTORED THIS IN, RIGHT. WITH, YOU KNOW, WITH MONTCLAIR AND CHINO AND CLAREMONT AND ONTARIO LEAVING WITH THE PROJECTED COST WILL BE INTO THE FUTURE. AND BECAUSE LIKE ART, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT AS WELL. BUT ON MY END, I'M THINKING IN A DIFFERENT WAY. IF WE JOIN A JPA, WE SINK ALL THIS MONEY IN AND WE DON'T LIKE THE SERVICE. ARE WE GOING TO BE OUT THE MONEY THAT WE'VE WE'VE SUNK. YOU KNOW, WE JUST SPENT $10 MILLION ON A SPLASH PAD TONIGHT. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S IT. AND I AGREE, AND THAT WAS MY WHOLE POINT IN BRINGING THIS UP BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD THAT NICOLE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND POSSIBLY ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE RAISE ON THE DAIS. AND THIS IS A GOOD TIME. IS IT TOTALLY UP OR YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? WE WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP AND ADDRESS SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS. OKAY. OUR CITY IS SORT OF PROACTIVE AND I'M GOING TO BE ADDRESSING OUR CITY MANAGER. SO WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS PROBABLY THE LAST YEAR OR SO. HAVE WE COMMUNICATED WITH IVES THAT NOT THAT WE'RE NOT HAPPY, BUT CHANGES COULD HAPPEN. DID WE EVER MEET LIKE IN FRONT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DID THEY EVER COME BACK TO US? AND WHATEVER CONCERNS THAT WE DID HAVE, DID THEY COME BACK TO US? SURE. THANKS FOR THAT. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN IN DIALOG WITH SEVERAL CITIES THAT WERE LOOKING AT OTHER ANIMAL CONTROL OPTIONS. SO ON ONE HAND, ROD AND MYSELF HAVE MET WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM ONTARIO TAKING THE LEAD, PLUS A VARIETY OF CITIES TO LOOK AT OPTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, I'VE IS PRESIDENT AND CEO, AND I'M SURE THEIR BOARD WERE AWARE THAT THIS EFFORT WAS GOING ON. WE DID HAVE A MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ANIMAL CONTROL MY ENTIRE TIME HERE WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AND THIS WAS A WATERSHED MOMENT. IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THE FIRST TIME I HAD EVER MET THE BOARD, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL CITIES WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT MEETING. THE BOARD REPRESENTATIVES, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO, GAVE ASSURANCES THAT ANY OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED BY THE AGENCIES WOULD BE ADDRESSED. WE HAVE AN ONGOING DIALOG WITH STAFF AT I'VE ABOUT THE NUANCES OF HOW THEY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. IN THE STAFF REPORT, WE POINTED OUT THAT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING HAD NOT OCCURRED, AND WE EVEN SAID THAT THERE HADN'T BEEN COMMUNICATION. BUT YESTERDAY WE SPOKE WITH NICOLE, AND SHE POINTED OUT THAT SOME OF THE COMMUNICATION THAT SHE SENT WAS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THE COMMITMENTS THAT THE BOARD MADE AT THAT MEETING. THINGS LIKE GIVING US A PROJECTED COST FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR A LITTLE BIT EARLIER AND OTHER ASSURANCES RELATED. SO I GUESS TO YOUR QUESTION, WE'VE MET NOT ONLY WITH THE OPERATORS OF THE AAC SYSTEM, BUT ALSO WITH IVES. AND VHS HAS BEEN AWARE OF ALL OF THAT ACTIVITY. ONE LAST FOLLOW UP QUESTION. MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S A NEW PARTNER, SAN GABRIEL SAN GABRIEL HUMANE SOCIETY, OR WAS THAT EVER DISCUSSED WITH US JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY PRIOR TO THEM DOING IT? SO I PERSONALLY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE JOINT OR MERGER ALONG WITH THE NOTICE THAT WENT OUT TO EVERYONE, I DON'T. AND IF I MISS SOMETHING, I'LL BE CORRECTED. BUT I DIDN'T FIND OUT ANYTHING SPECIFIC. WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH I'VE TO ENSURE WHAT IMPACT THIS WOULD HAVE ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE SHORTLY AFTER CALLING THE QUESTION, WE RECEIVED ASSURANCES FROM NICOLE THAT IT WOULDN'T IMPACT OUR ORGANIZATION. AS THE CITY MANAGER, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAD AND ART EXPRESSED IT TO A CERTAIN EXTENT IS THE DEPARTURE OF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF AGENCIES WILL HAVE SOME IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION. ON ONE HAND, IT CREATES BANDWIDTH OR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE STAFF TO WORK BACK IN THE AGENCIES THAT REMAIN. BUT THERE'S ALSO FIXED COSTS, I'LL CALL IT ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE POSITIONS. SO WHEN WE RAISE CONCERNS IN THE STAFF REPORT AND OUR COMMUNICATION IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'LL GET SERVED AS WE, YOU KNOW, FEEL IS NECESSARY, THAT WE WON'T BEAR ANY COST FOR PEOPLE WHO I'LL JUST CALL IT IDLE OR NOT PART OF THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS. I'VE SINCE SEEN THE STAFF REPORT HAS REACHED OUT TO STAFF. [01:00:02] WE POINT OUT THAT THIS YEAR WE'RE ANTICIPATING A 15% INCREASE, WHICH IS LARGER THAN NORMAL, BUT THERE'S BEEN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE CONTRACT ALLOWS FOR THAT. A RE DISTRIBUTION OF COSTS. SINCE OUR CONVERSATION WITH IVES, THEY HAVE GIVEN ADDITIONAL ASSURANCES THAT THE, YOU KNOW, INCREASING CURVE OF THE COST THEY WOULD WOULD HOLD THAT MORE STEADY. THEY WOULD ABSORB THOSE COSTS. BUT THAT WAS NOT CLEAR TO US AT THE TIME WE TOOK THIS ACTION. SO AGAIN, LONG WINDED ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEZ, BUT IN THAT DIALOG, WE HAVE MORE ASSURANCES, BUT WE DON'T CLEARLY KNOW HOW THE MERGER OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS WILL AFFECT THE CITY. AGAIN, WE HAVE ASSURANCES. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, THEY TALK ABOUT I'VE VEHICLES AND STAFF ALSO SERVING THAT COMMUNITY. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT WOULD DETRACT FROM WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO US, BUT THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT IF WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH IBS, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO MEAN. YOU KNOW, BOOTS ON THE GROUND. HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT THE ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR FOR THOSE PEOPLE? AND BEFORE I GIVE UP THE MIC, I DO WANT TO JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT. WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TONIGHT, THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW AAC WILL PROVIDE SERVICE. THE KEY DIFFERENCE IS, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER ON THE BOARD, YOU WOULD HAVE A DIRECT SAY IN HOW THOSE SERVICES ARE SET UP. SO WE WOULD ANTICIPATE BY THE TIME IN 2027, WE COULD HAVE MADE SURE THAT THE WILDLIFE COMPONENT HAD BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. ANY OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS, MUCH LIKE MODELING AFTER WHAT WE SEE AT IHS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS. OKAY. YEAH. COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, UNDERLYING THEME WITH ALL OF US, AND I THINK I CAN AGREE WITH THAT TOO. AND THINGS THAT I NOTICED, LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IS I THINK THAT WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH A LOT OF SPECIFICS, LIKE WHAT ARE WE UNHAPPY WITH? IF WE FEEL THE LEVEL OF SERVICE OF IHS IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE. IF THAT'S THE CASE, IF THAT'S WHAT IF WE THINK ABOUT IT. SO WE USED TO GET MONTHLY REPORTS INTAKE REPORTS, HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED. IT WAS LIKE A SPREADSHEET AND THEN IT FALLS BY THE WAYSIDE. AND I CAN JUST SPEAK FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT THIS IS A VERY HARD WORKING COUNCIL TO THE POINT THAT SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE WE'RE OUR OWN ANIMAL CONTROL ADVOCATES BECAUSE LIKE WITH RAY AND PETER DURING THE GETTING TO ZERO, ALL THE THINGS WE DO. SO I FEEL LIKE, LIKE OUT THE GATE, THERE'S A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM AND THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM I'VE. AND THEN I FEEL LIKE THEN IT KIND OF GOES BY THE WAYSIDE. LIKE WE WERE VERY EXCITED AND PROUD WHEN WE IMPLEMENTED THE THE MICROCHIPPING REBATE THINGS LIKE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE LIKE COLLABORATION TO PUSH OUT THESE GREAT SERVICES THAT CAME FROM US, NOT THEM, THAT WE NEED TO LET OUR RESIDENTS KNOW, YOU KNOW, FREE ADOPTIONS. IF THE STRAY CAME FROM CHINO HILLS, TO THIS DAY, I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN. LIKE, I WOULD LOVE TO GET A LIST OF WHAT, WHAT ANIMALS INTAKE ANIMALS CAME FROM CHINO HILLS AND, AND PROMOTE TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE ANIMALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION FOR FREE. SO I THINK THAT WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO WHEN WE CONTRACT WITH ANYONE IS WHAT IS OUR WHAT IS OUR EXPECTATION OF SERVICE? IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE AGENCY IS DOING ANYTHING WRONG. I MEAN, THEY COULD THEY COULD BE WORKING FINE AND THEY DO. BUT WHAT IS OUR LEVEL OF EXPECTATION AND WHAT WHAT DO WE WANT AS A SERVICE LEVEL FOR OUR RESIDENTS? THE CONCERNS I HAVE ON THE FLIP SIDE WITH THE PROPOSED NEW JPA IS AGAIN, LIKE WHAT MOST OF YOU HAVE SAID, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT FOR THE NEW FACILITY GETTING, SIGNING ON TO A VERY LONG TERM CONTRACT, I THINK 10 OR 12 YEARS. AND ONCE WE'RE IN, IF WE DON'T LIKE IT. PERSONALLY, I THIS IS A PUBLIC FORUM. WHAT CONCERNS ME IS LIKE, I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE BOARD, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PERSONALITIES WITH A LOT OF CITIES, AND WE DON'T HAVE 100% VOTE ON THAT. WE HAVE A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT WE HAVE INTO IT. SO WHOEVER'S GOING TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD, WE MAY HAVE A VOTE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE EQUAL WEIGHT AS ONTARIO. SO AND IT'S NOTHING AGAINST THE OTHER CITIES, BUT YOU'RE DEALING WITH A LOT OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EGOS. OKAY. SO THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME ABOUT A BOARD LIKE THAT. BUT THEN ON THE FLIP SIDE, I LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING REPRESENTATION I'VE. AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT THAT IDEA WAS NOT ENTERTAINED AT ALL. SO I'D LIKE TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT I THINK THAT WOULD SOLVE A LOT OF THINGS. AND I THINK IT WAS YOUR IDEA, PETER, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE LAST THING THEY WANT IS TO GET BOMBARDED WITH ALL THEIR [01:05:02] CONTRACT CITIES HAVING A BOARD SEAT. BUT WHAT IF THERE WAS ONE BOARD SEAT THAT WAS REPRESENTING ALL OF THE AGENCY. SO, PETER, YOU'RE ON THE BOARD OR ART OR SOMEONE, BUT YOU'RE REPRESENTING THE TEN CITIES. THEY CONTRACT WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA. THE ONE THING OKAY, FLIPPING BACK TO THE OTHER ORGANIZATION, THE, THE NEW ONE. SO WHEN I READ THAT THERE WAS, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR AN INVESTMENT IN A HORSE TRAILER. AND LIKE THE TRUCK, IT WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND, 150,000. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, LIKE IN THE FRONT END, IT LOOKS GREAT. BUT WHAT I WORRY ABOUT IS US LOSING CONTROL OF HAVING THE FIRST RIGHT OF A RIGHT OF REFUSAL OR RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO HAVING THOSE, THOSE TRUCKS OR HORSE TRAILERS. SO I DON'T WANT TO PAY FOR SOMETHING AND THEN HEAR FROM THEM THAT ANOTHER CITY IS USING IT WHEN WE'RE THE ONES THAT PAID FOR IT, BECAUSE EVERYONE NEEDS EACH OTHER'S MONEY AND THEY WANT, THEY NEED, THEY NEED OUR MONEY. SO I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE KIND OF TIGHTER AS FAR AS LIKE THE USE ANY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS WE MAKE IN EQUIPMENT LIKE THAT OR VEHICLES WHERE I DON'T CARE IF IT'S JUST SITTING IN OUR PARKING LOT HERE. IT'S OURS. WE PAID FOR IT, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ON CALL FOR US, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TROUBLE WITH SOMETIMES WITH OTHER THE OTHER AGENCY IS THAT IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO DO A FASTER CALL BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE TRUCKS OUT IN POMONA OR CHINO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I THINK THAT WAS IT. THAT'S IT FOR NOW. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH. JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE CYNTHIA SAID, COMMUNICATION'S BEEN COMING UP A LOT TONIGHT. FOR ME, I TEND TO JUDGE THINGS AS A COUNCILMAN BASED ON HOW MUCH COMMUNICATION I GET FROM RESIDENTS. AND OTHER THAN PAYING YOUR TRASH BILL, YOU KNOW, FOR AN OUTSIDE AGENCY, THE ONE THAT PROBABLY TOUCHES MOST ON RESIDENTS IS ANIMAL CONTROL, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE YOUR DOGS ARE REGISTERED AND THEY HAVE THEIR SHOTS UP TO DATE AND EVERYTHING. AND IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION, I GET ALMOST NOTHING FROM THE PUBLIC WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH I'VE. IVHS AND THAT MIGHT JUST BE ME. AND SO I JUDGE A LOT OF THINGS BASED ON THAT. IF THERE'S NO SMOKE FOR ME, I DON'T SEE A FIRE. SO THAT'S JUST MY $0.02. BUT I'M I'M ONE OUT OF FIVE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. NO. THIS WILL BE MY LAST. I APOLOGIZE. IT'S SORT OF FUNNY. SO, NICOLE, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU. YOUR DAD I'VE KNOWN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED BACK IN 2013, I WENT TO RANCHO CUCAMONGA TO VISIT THEIR SHELTER, AND I WENT TO UPLAND. BEFORE I GOT HOME, YOUR DAD CALLED ME AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY I WAS THERE. SO I EXPLAINED TO HIM WHY I WAS THERE AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO. SO SO TWO YEARS GOES BY. I'M AT PEACE, AND JIM'S THERE, AND YOUR DAD'S THERE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR DAD BUYS ME A GLASS. I DON'T DRINK, BUT HE BOUGHT ME SOME WINE. SO THE GLASS COMES TO MY TABLE, AND IT WAS FROM YOUR DAD. SO HE COMES UP TO ME AND HE GOES, YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT THIS IDEA FROM AUSTRALIA GETTING TO ZERO. SO AGAIN, IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE. HE'S A LITTLE HARD HEADED. IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE AND YOU KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW I'M TEASING. BUT HE DID IT. YOU KNOW, PETER AND MYSELF BEAT HIM UP A LITTLE BIT AND HE CAME AROUND AND WE WERE REALLY HAPPY. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I HAD AT THE TIME WAS PRICELESS PETS WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED. THERE WERE SOME ISSUES DEALING WITH PRICELESS PETS AND IVHS BUT I KNOW NOW YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP AND I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON THAT. I KNOW IT WAS SORT OF DIFFICULT AT TIMES, BUT YOU GUYS CAME TOGETHER. SO THANK YOU. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS UP HERE OR COMMENTS APPROPRIATE TO BRING UP NICOLE. YES. TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE. NICOLE. COME ON UP. AND UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES YOU'RE NOT ON THE CLOCK. WELL, RAY, IF IT WOULD IF I'D HAVE KNOWN. I JUST NEEDED TO BUY YOU A GLASS OF WINE AT PIZZAIOLI. WE CAN GO RIGHT OVER THERE. I THINK THERE'S AN ETHICS VIOLATION IN THERE SOMEWHERE. IF I WAS DOING THAT TONIGHT. I DID JUST WANT TO SPEAK ON A FEW THINGS. YOU KNOW, A FEW YEARS AGO, 2021, WHEN I WAS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL FOR THE CONTRACT AT THAT TIME, THE SAME COMMENT GOT BROUGHT UP ABOUT MONTHLY REPORTS. THE MONTHLY REPORTS ARE SENT OUT TO THE STAFF EVERY MONTH. STILL, THAT HASN'T CHANGED. SO IF THAT'S NOT GETTING TO THE COUNCIL AGAIN, I CAN'T CONTROL THAT. WE DO THE ADOPTIONS FOR THE CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS FOR CHINO HILLS PETS. RIGHT. THIS IS THE, THAT'S THE, THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL ASKED A LONG TIME AGO. BUT WHAT WE HAD SHARED A COUPLE YEARS AGO WITH STAFF IS THAT IT'S SO FEW BECAUSE YOU GUYS WERE REIMBURSING US. IT WAS SO FEW ADOPTIONS THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO BOTHER BILLING YOU FOR THAT. AND WE HAVE SO MANY PROMOTIONS THAT GO ON ALREADY THAT WE WOULD WE WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND TRACK THAT INTERNALLY AND TALK ABOUT IT WITH THE, WHEN SOMEBODY COMES UP FROM CHINO HILLS, WE'RE DEFINITELY PROMOTING THAT. BUT WE'RE [01:10:03] OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WIDE RANGE PROMOTION FOR THAT, OF COURSE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS THAT I HAVE EVER HEARD THAT YOU GUYS WERE REIMBURSING US FOR MICROCHIPS. I KNOW YOU REQUIRE IT UNDER YOUR MUNICIPAL CODE, BUT AGAIN, THAT COMMUNICATION STREAM IS TWO WAYS. AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, BEN'S BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND DEALING WITH ANIMAL CONTROL, BUT AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A CHANGEOVER OF STAFF, RIGHT. A NEW HCM, OUR TEAM IS DIFFERENT. BUT, YOU KNOW, RAY, I'VE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM YOU, CYNTHIA. I'VE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM YOU. YOU KNOW, WE I'VE GIVEN MY PERSONAL AND HOME NUMBER MY CELL NUMBER AND MY HOME NUMBER TO STAFF. THERE IS NEVER A MOMENT THAT WE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND APPROACHABLE AND WILLING TO COMMUNICATE. WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS. WE TELL ALL OF OUR CITY PARTNERS THAT WE MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE. SO YES, TO HEAR THE COMMUNICATION OR THE BLANKET STATEMENTS ABOUT COMMUNICATION. IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN WE ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF ALL THE TIME. IF IT'S NOT ME, IT'S MY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MARIANA DE LOS SANTOS. SO AND SUSAN, I KNOW SUSAN AND ROD AND MARIANA SPEAK REGULARLY. SO OBVIOUSLY IF THAT'S OF CONCERN WE CAN REGROUP AND TALK TO THE STAFF ABOUT HOW WE BRIDGE THAT GAP. BUT SPEAKING ABOUT SOME THINGS, I DO WANT TO CLARIFY, WE'VE MET WITH THE ARC AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO SIT HERE TONIGHT. I THINK NONE OF US WANT TO SIT HERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT AND BELABOR THE ISSUES THAT MIGHT BE GOING ON WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES. THIS IS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY. AS I SAID, I GREW UP HERE PRIOR TO INCORPORATION AND AFTER INCORPORATION. SO THERE ARE NUANCES HERE THAT ARE DIFFERENT AND THERE ARE SERVICE EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE DIFFERENT. WHEN WE MET WITH THE ARC, THEY ARE NOT HANDLING WILDLIFE LIKE WE ARE. AND I KNOW BEN MENTIONED THAT THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU BECOME, IF YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THAT TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THEY MAY BE READY FOR THAT. THEY DO NOT RELOCATE WILDLIFE LIKE WE DO. WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH FISH AND WILDLIFE. THEY KNOW WHAT WE DO. THEY APPRECIATE WHAT WE DO BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET OUT HERE UNLESS IT'S, YOU KNOW, A BEAR THAT'S ACTIVELY BEING AGGRESSIVE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DISPATCH RESOURCES. THEY JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH. SO THERE ARE NUANCES. WE DO RELOCATE THE WILDLIFE. WE, WE HANDLE RATTLESNAKES, RATTLESNAKES, NOT JUST IN PARKS, BUT WE'VE GONE TO PEOPLE'S HOMES. THEY'VE GOT GRANDCHILDREN PLAYING THERE. WE TAKE THEM OUT OF THE BACKYARD. I RECEIVED A CALL ONE DAY FROM RAY. HE'S LIKE, HEY, WHY ARE YOU GUYS RELOCATING TO RATTLESNAKE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME IN THE OPEN SPACE? AND WE SAID, WE'LL DO BETTER BECAUSE NO, THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. YES. AND THE OPEN SPACE, BUT MAYBE NOT IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE A COUNCILMAN, BUT BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE APPROPRIATE THING TO DO. SO THOSE ARE ONGOING DIALOGS THAT WE HAVE WITH COUNCIL, WITH STAFF ABOUT HOW TO BETTER IMPROVE SERVICE. SO THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN SERVICE. YES. YOU'RE GOING TO A POOLED USE MODEL. YES. YOU'RE GOING TO A MODEL THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. IT HASN'T BEEN. I HEARD A COMMENT AND I, I THINK IT WAS YOU, RAY, THAT MADE THE COMMENT A FEW MINUTES AGO ABOUT MAYBE IT'S ONE PERSON THAT REPRESENTS THE WHOLE GROUP, AND I APOLOGIZE IF I GOT THAT WRONG. ALL PETER, ABOUT ONE PERSON REPRESENTING ALL CITIES AND MAYBE THAT'S ONE BOARD POSITION, WE'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THAT CONVERSATION. WE ARE A PRIVATE NONPROFIT. HAVING GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, ELECTED OFFICIALS ON OUR BOARD TRIGGERS A QUASI GOVERNMENTAL EFFECT. RIGHT? AND SO IT HAS TO DO WITH SPHERE OF CONTROL. AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE IN 75 YEARS. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THAT CONVERSATION. IF IT'S OF SOMETHING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO AT LEAST HAVE ONE VOICE. WE COULD REVISIT THAT CONVERSATION AND ALSO TALK TO OUR, OUR LEGAL COUNSEL. BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. WE, WE HAVE BEEN A PROUD PARTNER AGAIN FOR OVER 32 YEARS, AND WE'RE SAD TO SEE YOU GO OVER CONTROL ISSUES. BUT AGAIN, IT IS IN YOUR PURVIEW TO MAKE THAT DECISION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LET'S CLARIFY THIS COMMENT ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE. THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. YEAH. SO EXCUSE ME, THE WAY THE PROGRAM WORKS IS ANY RESIDENT WHO GETS THEIR ANIMAL MICROCHIP CAN GET A REBATE DIRECTLY FROM THE CITY, FROM US. AND SO AS, AS NICOLE POINTED OUT, I'VE RUN SO MANY PROGRAMS THAT THEY HANDLE MICROCHIPPING ON THEIR END. BUT IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT WHO GETS YOUR ANIMAL MICROCHIP AT YOUR LOCAL VETERINARIAN, YOU CAN BRING YOUR RECEIPT TO THE CITY, AND THEN WE'LL PAY YOU BACK UP TO $30 FOR THAT. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY IT'S NOT TRACKING ON THEIR RADAR. WE'VE HAD THIS PROGRAM FOR ALL THE WAY BACK WHEN WE INSTITUTED THE REQUIREMENT FOR MICROCHIPPING. NICOLE, THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL TO RELOCATE THE RATTLESNAKE IN FRONT OF HIS HOUSE. BY THE WAY, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. [01:15:03] ANYTIME, ANYTIME. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE. JUST ONE. DO WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS RIGHT NOW? BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE CONCERNS AND WE ALL HAVE THOUGHTS ON OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH I'VE. BUT IF WE DON'T NEED TO LEAP RIGHT THIS SECOND, CAN WE MAYBE CONTINUE IT FOR A DIFFERENT TIME TO GO ALSO? WELL, I JUST ADD THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THE REASON WE'RE HERE IS BECAUSE THE ART GROUP HAS EXTENDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PARTICIPATE. AND WHILE WE ARE NOT EXPECTING THAT WE WOULD TAKE SERVICE UNTIL JULY 1ST OF 2027, THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO THE SCOPING OF WHAT THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CHANGES. WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION TONIGHT. WE COULD BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH, YOU KNOW, ANY FUTURE INFORMATION, BUT OUR GOAL WAS TO HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CERTAINTY WITH I'VE AS TO THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICE UNTIL A NEW OPPORTUNITY TO GO WITH ARC, BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW, IDEALLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, SO THAT THEY'LL KNOW WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED. PLUS, I SHOULD POINT OUT, THERE IS A KIND OF PROTRACTED PROCESS FOR BECOMING A MEMBER OF ARC. WE WOULD HAVE TO ISSUE A LETTER OF INTEREST. THE ARC BOARD WOULD THEN HAVE TO ACCEPT THAT LETTER OF INTEREST. THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO DISTRIBUTE THAT TO ALL OF THEIR MEMBERS, AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO US TO FINALIZE. SO THERE'S THERE'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TONIGHT, BUT I'D LOVE TO HAVE THE QUESTION ANSWERED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO. I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. ART. YEAH, I CAN APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT. WHAT ARE WE CALLING IT? ARK. THAT ARK WANTS TO KNOW OUR POSITION SO THEY CAN DO PLANNING, YOU KNOW, ARCHITECT, THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE REPRESENT A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THIS PROJECT, AND I WOULD HATE FOR US TO RUSH INTO A DECISION BASED ON THEM NEEDING TO KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO PONY UP TO THE TABLE. SO I SUSPECT WHETHER WE JOIN THEM OR NOT, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE SIZE OF THEIR FACILITY AT ALL, GIVEN HOW MANY STRAYS THEY'RE GOING TO GET FROM CHINO HILLS. SO I CAN APPRECIATE THAT, THAT THEY'RE KIND OF USING THAT PERHAPS STRONGER. MAYBE THEY COULD SCOPE IT WITH, WITH OR WITHOUT CHINO HILLS, BECAUSE THERE MUST BE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO POTENTIALLY JOIN THAT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE ON THE RADAR. SO THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SCALE UP. I WOULD IMAGINE WHEN THEY'RE DESIGNING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, RIGHT? I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE SOME CAPACITY FOR GROWTH IN THE DESIGN. I JUST KNOW THAT THEY ARE ASKING CITIES TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SOME COMMITMENT BEFORE THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO LINE THIS UP WHERE WE ARE NOW. BUT I MEAN, DEFINITELY TONIGHT IS NOT THE DROP DEAD DATE. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO PUSH THIS AT LEAST A MONTH DOWN THE ROAD SO WE CAN HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THINGS. AND IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR NICOLE AND TEAM THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANSWERED. YEAH, BUT I AGREE. WE DON'T WANT TO PROTRACT THIS, AND I AGREE. I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SAN GABRIEL ORGANIZATIONS MERGER TO KNOW WHAT IMPACT THAT IS AND WHAT MUNICIPALITIES THAT INVOLVES, BECAUSE WE ARE, AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE ONLY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY CITY THAT'S INVOLVED WITH THIS. SO I'D HATE FOR US TO SOMETHING TO CHANGE IF IT GETS LARGER AND THAT OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE CHANGES SOMEHOW. SO, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? COULD YOU ADDRESS THAT? SURE, YEAH, I CAN. DID YOU WANT TO FINISH MOTION OR DID YOU WANT ME TO? LET'S GET AN ANSWER TO THAT IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT. SURE. SO THE CITIES THAT ARE CONTRACTED WITH WITH THROUGH SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY OR TEMPLE CITY, SAN GABRIEL, AND THEN THEY HAVE A SHELTERING CONTRACT WITH DOHERTY. SO DOHERTY DOES THEIR OWN ANIMAL CONTROL. SO THERE IS NO NEGATIVE IMPACT. THERE'S ALREADY AN EXISTING OPERATING BUDGET, AN EXISTING CONTRACT OR EXISTING CONTRACTS WITH THOSE CITIES. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE MEETING WITH THEM TO BRING THEM INTO CONTRACT FOLD WITH HOW I'VE CONTRACTS. AND THEN THIS YEAR WE ARE REEVALUATING STAFFING LEVELS COSTING, WHICH IS WHY AND CONTRACT PARTNERS, RIGHT. AND SO WE HAVE MULTIPLE CITIES WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO US FOR SERVICE. AND SO WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE THE FAQS ON THE WEBSITE ARE SAYING HOW YOU'LL SEE I'VE VEHICLES. IT'S BECAUSE THE BRANDING IS MERGING. SO WE'VE ACQUIRED SAN GABRIEL UNDER THE PARENT CORPORATION OF HUMANE SOCIETY OF POMONA VALLEY, INC. WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING BUSINESS AS INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND DOING BUSINESS AS SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST. SO THE LOGO WILL BE THE SAME, REPRESENTING BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. AND KEEPING THOSE ENTITIES SEPARATE IN TERMS OF CAMPUS AND OPERATION, [01:20:04] THERE'S A DIFFERENT OPERATING HOUR. THERE'S JUST, IT'S A, IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT OPERATION. HOWEVER, HAVING SAID THAT WHAT WE BRING TO THE TABLE WITH THAT IS OUR EXPERTISE AND ENHANCED VETERINARY SERVICES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH. BUT THAT'S NOT AFFECTING THE CITY PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE OR OUR CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS. SO THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A SERVICE DECLINE. WE'RE TAKING THIS YEAR TO REEVALUATE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND THEN REALLOCATING THE PIECES AS APPROPRIATE. SO MOVING FORWARD, THERE SHOULD BE SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE. SO WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE WE DON'T KNOW YET, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TAKING THIS YEAR TO DO THAT BECAUSE THERE ARE CITIES THERE, BUT THERE ARE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED A CONTRACT WITH THEM. THERE'S OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST TO CONTRACT WITH US. SO WE'RE REEVALUATING ALL OF THAT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? YES, SIR. NICOLE 15%. I GUESS OUR COST WILL GO UP ABOUT 15%. DO WE KNOW APPROXIMATELY WHAT THAT WHAT THAT EQUALS 15% TOTAL CONTRACT. YOUR CONTRACT RIGHT NOW IS WITH A 15% IS 829,000 WITH A 4% CPI FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627, WHICH TAKES IT TO ABOUT 862,000. SO JUST THE 15% IS HOW MUCH THAT TAKES IT TO 829, WHICH IS IN THE STAFF REPORT. OKAY. BUT WHAT'S THE 15%? THE ADJUSTMENT? OH, YOU MEAN THE DELTA BETWEEN. YEAH. BUT YOU KNOW, SUSAN, WHICH IS BASICALLY A REDUCTION IN POOLED USE BECAUSE YOUR POOLED USE IS 14% WHEN WE WHEN WE REDID THE POOLED USAGE, BUT THAT WOULD TAKE YOUR CONTRACT EVEN HIGHER. YOUR CONTRACT WOULD BE AT 734 948,248. OKAY. DO YOU DO AN ASSESSMENT PER THE POPULATION? SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU'RE LOSING PRETTY CLOSE TO 300 PEOPLE. WHAT ARE YOU GAINING ON THE BACK END? LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, THE OTHER CITIES ARE GOING TO BE JOINING. WHAT'S WHAT'S THE PERCENTAGE? I MEAN, HOW MANY POPULATION THEY'RE GAINING ON THERE? IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT IT'S THREE CITIES FOR THREE CITIES. RIGHT. BECAUSE I KNOW THE AGENDA HERE SAID CLAREMONT WAS IN THE JPA. THEY ARE NOT IN THE JPA. SO THE IT'S, IT'S NOT EQUIVALENT. BUT WHAT I WOULD ALSO EXPRESS TO YOU IS THAT LET'S SAY WE'RE REDUCING OUR INTAKE BY 40%. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A 40% EFFORT EITHER BECAUSE THERE'S SIGNIFICANT HOARDING CALLS IN THOSE CITIES THAT ARE LEAVING SIGNIFICANT CRUELTY, SIGNIFICANT VICIOUS DOG ROOSTERS, COCKFIGHTING, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. WE'VE BEEN ON MAJOR INCIDENTS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT TAKE UP A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME. SO THAT'S GOING TO FREE UP RESOURCES TO THEN REALLY EVALUATE WHAT ARE THE RESOURCES OR THE SERVICE GAPS THAT MAYBE WE'RE MISSING IN YOUR CITY OR ANYWHERE ELSE, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND HAVE THAT HONEST CONVERSATION WITH BEN AND ROD AND SAY, OKAY, LOOK, WE'VE REEVALUATED. HERE'S WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO ACCOMPLISH A OR WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH B, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. YEAH, I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA. IF WE DO, IF WE DO EXTEND THIS FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS, I LIKE THAT. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DID HEAR FROM A COUPLE OF US SEAT AT THE BOARD, EITHER THROUGH THE REGION OR WHATEVER IS VERY IMPORTANT. SO WHATEVER YOU COULD DO, MAYBE YOU CAN COME BACK IN 30 DAYS AND YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR US. TO ME, THAT'S REAL IMPORTANT. SO THAT'S IT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SECOND PETER'S MOTION. ALL RIGHT. DID YOU CATCH THAT, LENNY? WHAT? THE MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO CONTINUE THE ITEM IN ABOUT 30 DAYS. THEN NEXT MONTH. AND THAT'S NOT CONCRETE ON 30 DAYS, IS IT? JUST GIVE YOU ADEQUATE TIME TO GET ANSWERS. ADDITIONAL ANSWERS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL GET A FIRST AND A SECOND. LET'S LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. YEP. THANK YOU. NICOLE. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT. VERY ILLUMINATING. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS. ITEMS NUMBER 17 AND 18. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ? SURE. NUMBER 17 IS THE DESIGN REVIEW THE 3644 OR MAIN DRIVE. [17. Design Review No. DR-0007-2025 - 3644 Ermine Drive, Serge Meyer, Applicant (on behalf of property owner, Brian Benson): The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Custom Home Design Review No. DR-0007-2025 for construction of a 1,379 square-foot two-story addition to an existing 1,321 square-foot single-story, single-family detached residence located at 3644 Ermine Drive and determining project exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act] [18. Addendum No. 2 to Final Environmental Impact Report - Vila Borba Residential Project (SCH No. 2004081134), Lennar Homes of California, LLC, Applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution adopting Addendum No. 2 to Certified Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), which was prepared to evaluate the potential impacts of project implementation on the Crotch’s Bumble Bee for Vila Borba Residential Project located South of Pine Avenue on east and west sides of Butterfield Ranch Road] THE APPLICANT IS SERGE MEYER. AND THEN NUMBER 18 IS AN ADDENDUM NUMBER TWO TO FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR VILLA BORBA RESIDENTIAL PROJECT. LENNAR HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, LLC IS THE APPLICANT. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED UNLESS TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THIS WISH TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE MATTERS. OKAY. ANYBODY? EVERYBODY OKAY WITH THESE TWO ITEMS? I JUST SOMETHING FUNNY. I'M NOT GOING TO PULL ANY OF THEM, BUT IN ITEM 18, THERE'S REALLY A CROTCH'S BUMBLEBEE. YEP. SORRY, I DON'T SEE CROTCH IN AN AGENDA ITEM TOO OFTEN, SO IT JUST MADE ME LAUGH. SO SORRY. THAT'S THE THE DAD OF A TEENAGE BOY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? [19. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time, members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that do not appear on the agenda. Please complete and submit to the 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.] NON AGENDIZED ITEMS? SURE. [01:25:02] 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. CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. THE FIRST ONE IS JANE DEFRANK. COME ON UP, JANE. TALK FAST. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL AND STAFF. ON FEBRUARY 28TH, THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB HAD THEIR ANNUAL ELECTION, AND I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT I AM NO LONGER THE PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT, PAULA BROCK. SHE WILL BE LEADING THE CLUB FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. AND I WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CITY IN OUR PARTNERSHIP. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY AND WE ENJOY WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YOU, JANE, YOU YOU ALSO HAVE A NEW TREASURER AS WELL. I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE COMING IN. I DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU WILL BE WITH ME, BUT WE'LL TRY. JANE, YOU WANT TO MENTION YOUR NEW TREASURER AS WELL? YES, WE DO HAVE A NEW TREASURER AS WELL. HER NAME IS MELBA BROWN. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS ON FRIDAY. THE NEXT SPEAKER IS JIM GALLAGHER. GOOD EVENING. YOU MIGHT RECALL IN THE LAST ONE OF THE LAST MEETINGS I READ OFF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS, WHICH IS A FAMOUS TWO MINUTE SPEECH. MY POINT AT THE TIME WAS TO TO SHOW THAT A FAMOUS TWO MINUTE SPEECH COULDN'T BE COMPLETED IN ONE MINUTE. AND I'M REALLY HERE TO OBJECT TO THE ONE MINUTE FOR NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. AS YOU CAN SEE, JANE HAD TO REALLY STRUGGLE TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT. SHE DID A GOOD JOB DURING THAT TIME. I THINK MOST EVENTS, IF PEOPLE WANT TO ANNOUNCE THEM, DO TAKE MORE THAN ONE MINUTE. SO I'M GOING TO PLEAD WITH YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER. GIVE US AT LEAST TWO, IF NOT THREE MINUTES. THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR STILL FOR AGENDA ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS ACTUALLY GIVES FIVE MINUTES, WHICH I THINK IS TOO MUCH. BUT I CERTAINLY THINK THREE MINUTES IS FAIR. AND IF WE WANT TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC, IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO TO BRING OUT ITEMS THAT STILL CAN BE CITY BUSINESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JIM. THAT'S ALL THE CARDS I HAVE. ALL RIGHT THEN. MOVING AGAIN. SAFETY AND UPDATES. FIRE CHIEF WILLIAMS. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL, COMMUNITY AND STAFF. REALLY? I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO REPORT TONIGHT OTHER THAN I JUST DID WANT TO MENTION THAT WE DID HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME PRESS FOLKS YESTERDAY REGARDING THE FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES. WE'RE AWARE THAT THE MAPS ARE OUT. WE DO HAVE A PLAN TO BRING THAT INTO AN AGENDA ITEM THROUGH THE CITY MANAGER, TO GIVE A SLIGHT LITTLE PRESENTATION ON APRIL 8TH TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS OUT IN IN THE PUBLIC. I GUESS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO REASSURE THE COMMUNITY THAT THAT THE NOTHING FOR US HAS CHANGED. CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT STANDS READY, AND WE'VE DEALT WITH LARGE SCALE INCIDENTS IN OUR JURISDICTION. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MANAGE THOSE TYPES OF INCIDENTS. THIS IS MERELY THE STATE HAD TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEFINE, BY DEFINITION, WHAT CERTAIN AREAS QUALIFY AS EITHER HIGH FIRE ZONE OR VERY HIGH OR MODERATE OR HOWEVER THEY DECIDED TO WORK THOSE AREAS OUT. SO AGAIN, WE'LL PROVIDE A MORE THOROUGH PRESENTATION. THE INFORMATION JUST WAS HOT OFF THE PRESS AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING. AND SO UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I DO HAVE MY FIRE MARSHAL HERE WHO'S GOT A BIT MORE OF THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE THAT SHE CAN PROVIDE. OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE PROVIDING A PRESENTATION ON APRIL 8TH. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE WE WE ALL GOT HIT WITH THAT SAME THING. WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE MAPS YET, OR AT LEAST IT'S DIFFICULT TO WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN FURNISHED. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT WE CAN BRING THAT UP AND GET BETTER. APPRIZED OF WHAT IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE. ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW I DID TALK TO THE CHIEF YESTERDAY. I WAS AT THE MOVIES, WATCHING A MOVIE, MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS. MY WIFE AND MYSELF EATING POPCORN, DRINKING SODA. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ALARM CAME OFF. A FIRE ALARM WAS PUSHED. AND MY QUESTION TO YOU, CHIEF, DO YOU WORK WITH ANY BUSINESSES SUCH AS MOVIE THEATERS? TO ME, IT SEEMS LIKE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AND I BROUGHT IT TO YOUR ATTENTION. I WAS JUST WONDERING YEAH, YEAH, WE WE WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH ANY BUSINESS OR ANY, ANY GROUP IN, IN OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE THEM WITH OUR DIRECTION ON WHAT A FIRE DRILL SHOULD LOOK LIKE, [01:30:02] THE SERIOUSNESS OF IT. PROVIDE THE EDUCATION TO STAFF. WE OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. FOLLOWING OUR CONVERSATION, MY FIRE MARSHALL AGAIN, WHO'S HERE IS IS ON IT. SHE DID SEND ME AN EMAIL TODAY. I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH HER ABOUT OUR FOLLOW UP THAT I WOULD BE GOING OUT TO HARKINS DIRECTLY TO JUST DISCUSS IT WITH THEM AND SHARE WHAT OUR CONCERNS ARE. AND SHE DID INFORM ME THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO NOT ONLY PERFORM QUARTERLY FIRE DRILLS, BUT ALSO TO DOCUMENT IT. SO I'LL JUST GO HAVE A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION WITH THEM, REALLY IN THE SPIRIT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND SHARE WITH THEM THAT THERE WERE SOME DIGNITARIES HERE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAY IT WAS CONDUCTED. AND WE'RE REALLY HERE AS A AS A PARTNER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR OPERATION, YOUR BUSINESS IS SAFE. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE YOU THE EDUCATION. SO YEAH, CERTAINLY ANY, ANY BUSINESS COULD REACH OUT AND WE WOULD HELP THEM WITH THAT. CHIEF. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THE ONLY CONCERN I HAD IS AS IT WAS GOING ON BEFORE THE ALL CLEAR WENT OUT, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF EMPLOYEES BASICALLY LIKE LAUGHING AND JOKING AND BASICALLY TELLING THE PUBLIC THIS WAS A DRILL BEFORE IT WAS ACTUALLY CONFIRMED. SO THOSE ARE JUST MY CONCERNS. SO THANK YOU. AND MR. MAYOR, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK COMMENT, MAYBE FOR BEN AND FOR DAVE. IN LIGHT OF THESE NEW MAPS COMING OUT, IS IT POSSIBLE TO REACH OUT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SINCE THE BIGGEST DRIVER FOR WHATEVER'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THIS CITY IS GOING TO BE THE STATE PARK TO SEE WHATEVER MITIGATION EFFORTS THEY'RE GOING TO PUT FORWARD. YOU KNOW, MONEY PLANS, ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL DEALING. WELL, NOT ALL OF US, BUT MANY OF US ARE DEALING WITH INSURANCE BEING CANCELED AND WHATNOT. SO IF IT'S A STATE RESPONSIBLE AREA, MAYBE THE STATE CAN TELL US WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. YEAH. IF I CAN RESPOND SLIGHTLY IT'S IT'S TECHNICALLY NOT STATE RESPONSIBILITY AREA. IT'S LRA BECAUSE THE CITY BOUNDARY AND THE JURISDICTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT FOLLOWS THE CITY BOUNDARY. SO EVERYTHING WITHIN THAT LINE IS ACTUALLY QUALIFIED AS LRA. YES, IT IS A STATE PARK. TO SOMEWHAT TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SOME OF IT MAY BE A FOREGONE CONCLUSION. IT'S REALLY THINGS THAT ARE BEING REDEFINED JUST BY TERM. HOWEVER, I WILL BE IN SACRAMENTO NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY, AND I DO PLAN TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SEVERAL OF OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT IT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY THINGS WE CAN DO, OR IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN BE AFFORDED TO US BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE? AND IT'LL CERTAINLY BRING THAT BACK. PERFECT. THANK YOU CHIEF. ALL RIGHT, CHIEF, JUST REAL FAST. HALF THE PARK, THE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY PARK, STATE PARK. HALF OF IT IS OUR PROPERTY RIGHT IN ORANGE COUNTY. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. ON THE ORANGE COUNTY SIDE, IT IS CONSIDERED SRA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. CHIEF GERARD, PLEASE. PLEASE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, I ATTENDED THREE DIFFERENT EVENTS WHERE THE HARD WORK AND EXCELLENT SERVICE OF OUR CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMBERS WERE HIGHLIGHTED. IN THE AFTERNOON, I ATTENDED THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SALUTE TO PUBLIC SAFETY, WHERE DEPUTY MATUSH NOSIK WAS RECOGNIZED AS CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTY OF THE YEAR, AND DENISE TYO WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR. BOTH OF THESE EMPLOYEES MODEL THE VERY BEST IN PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY COMMITMENT. I THEN ATTENDED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARDS, WHERE DEPUTIES OMAR GOMEZ AND STEPHANY ORTEGA RECEIVED THE SHERIFF'S LIFE SAVING AWARD FOR THEIR QUICK ACTIONS DURING A STABBING EVENT IN CHINO HILLS, WHICH SAVED THE LIVES OF BOTH THE VICTIM AND THE SUSPECT INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT. LATER THAT EVENING, I ATTENDED THE ONTARIO ELKS LODGE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARDS, WHERE DEPUTY MATUSH NOZIK WAS AGAIN SELECTED AS THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S DEPUTY OF THE YEAR. I COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND IT IS MY HONOR TO SHARE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH YOU AND THE RESIDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AL. CITY MANAGER UPDATES. THANK YOU. [ CITY MANAGER UPDATES] MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO POINT OUT THAT WE HAD ON OUR AGENDA AN ITEM RELATED TO THE PROPOSED PINEHURST SPLASH PAD AND COMMUNITY CENTER, WHEREBY WE WERE RATIFYING AN ACTION THAT I TOOK TO BRING FORWARD A NEW ALLOCATION FROM THE BOARD. THEY VOTED ON THAT TODAY, AND WE DID, THROUGH KURT HAGMAN'S EFFORTS AND THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, WE'VE SECURED ANOTHER 1.5 MILLION, BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO 10 MILLION IN COUNTY FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. SO VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT KURT HAGMAN HAS FOUND ANOTHER MILLION AND A HALF FOR US. SO THANK YOU. AND THAT IS BASICALLY ONE HALF OF THE 20 PROPOSED. YES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL REPORTS. [01:35:02] I'M I'M ON HERE FOR. YES. PARDON ME. DID YOU GIVE A REPORT? POLICE DEPARTMENT. DID YOU GIVE? HE JUST DID. OKAY. YEAH. THEN I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH HIM. SO DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR. FOR HIM REGARDING BURGLARIES. I GOT A PHONE CALL. I WAS IN BAKERSFIELD LAST WEEK AND THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN THAT CALLED ME PERTAINING TO HOA COMMUNITIES BEING BROKEN INTO. IS THERE IS THIS GOING AGAIN? IS IT I KNOW IT STOPPED. AND THEN CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING? YES. WE DID EXPERIENCE AN INCREASE IN BURGLARIES IN DECEMBER OF 2024, AS WELL AS JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. WE SAW THEM RISE IN DECEMBER, SPIKE IN JANUARY AND THEN DROP A LITTLE BIT IN FEBRUARY. I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT IN MARCH WE'VE. WE'VE ONLY HAD THREE. BY COMPARISON, THE TIME FRAME I DISCUSSED THE 1ST DECEMBER OF 2024, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. WE HAD 22 BURGLARIES DURING THAT TIME FRAME AND WE EXPERIENCED 44. SO DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF BURGLARIES IN THE SAME TIME FRAME OF THIS YEAR. IN RESPONSE, WE REDEPLOYED OUR MET TEAM, OUR DETECTIVES, TO HELP US WITH RESPONSE TIME TO BURGLARY ALARMS. WE ALSO USED OUR CRIME ANALYST POSITION TO FORECAST PROBABLE TIMES WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE BURGLARIES. AND WE PAID OVERTIME TO PUT MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET TO COMBAT THOSE BURGLARIES. I DID MEET WITH A GROUP OF LIKE, POLICE CHIEFS IN NORTH ORANGE COUNTY LAST WEEK, AND I FOUND THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR THEY'VE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES WHERE THEY'VE SEEN A SPIKE IN BURGLARIES OVER A COUPLE MONTH PERIOD AND THEN DECREASE BASED ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BURGLARIES, SOME SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE THAT WE'VE HAD AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS. IT'S PROBABLE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ARE BEING COMMITTED BY SOUTH AMERICAN THEFT GROUPS. AND SO THEY HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHERE THEY WILL HIT, THEY WILL HIT A COMMUNITY FOR A WHILE AND THEN MOVE ON TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HAPPENED IN CHINO HILLS. WE DID ALLOCATE RESOURCES TO COMBAT IT, AND WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE SINCE THAT TIME. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MOVING ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS I'M SHOWN AS HAVING REPORTS FOR CHINO VALLEY FIRE [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board 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 Council Member Rogers Chino Hills Community Foundation Board Water Facilities Authority Board] DISTRICT, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOTHING TO REPORT TONIGHT. VICE MAYOR JOSH. WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL. OKAY. WE HAD A BOARD MEETING THIS MORNING. ONLY THING OF REAL SUBSTANCE TO REPORT BACK ON IS SOMETHING THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT, BUT CAME BEFORE US. WE SIGNED A MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARDS IN LA COUNTY, BECAUSE THE ISSUE THAT THEY'RE COMING ACROSS IS WITH ALL THE BURNED OUT HOMES IN MALIBU AND PALISADES AND ALTADENA, YOU NOW HAVE HOMES THAT AREN'T THERE ANYMORE, BUT THEY'RE STILL POOLS. AND SO WITH THE RAIN AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE SEEN, YOU'RE NOW GETTING A LOT MORE GREEN POOLS AND NOBODY THERE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. SO IT'S JUST OVERWHELMING THERE. YOU KNOW, THEIR CAPACITY. SO THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE PAYING US FOR OUR STAFF TIME TO GO ASSIST THEM. SO SOMETHING LIKE 12,000 POOLS, SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, ASTRONOMICAL THAT THEY'RE JUST NOT BUILT FOR. SO WE'RE THERE TO HELP IF NEED BE, BUT IT WON'T BE TO THE DETRIMENT OF OUR RESIDENTS. IT'S ONLY IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO SO. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. TO MY REPORT IS ON THE GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE. WE REVIEWED THE BUDGET FISCAL YEAR, THIRD QUARTER REPORT. FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. ASSESSMENT DUES BY ALL PARTNER AGENCIES. MEASURE I REVENUE ESTIMATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. ALLOCATION PLANNING. SAN BERNARDINO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WENT OVER A FIVE YEAR PLAN UPDATE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE EQUITY FRAMEWORK UPDATE LEGISLATIVE POLICIES. WE BASICALLY GOT UPDATES FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, METRO VALLEY. WE HAD AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 2025 2026. WE ALSO GOT AN UPDATE ON THE RESILIENT PLANNING EFFORTS AND THEN ALSO MEASURE I ARTERIAL PROGRAMS, ALLOCATING PLANNING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026 AND TRANSIT FISCAL YEAR 2025 2026. LOW CARBON TRANSIT OPERATION PROGRAMS POPULATIONS SHARED. THOSE ARE MY REPORT, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. I HAVE TWO TO REPORT ON THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BOARD MEETING. AND WE AGAIN, THERE ARE 16 INDIVIDUALS ON THAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 YEARS. AT THIS TIME AROUND. WE THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, WE TALK ABOUT, AS I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN MY OTHER REPORTS BUDGET. SO THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR FOR BUDGET. AND WE TALKED IN DETAIL ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526. AND THE FOUNDATION IS IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT WE'RE FINE TUNING OUR BUDGET. WINE WALK WINE WALK IS DEFINITELY CALENDARED NOW FOR SET FOR OCTOBER 11TH, ECOMMENTS FIRST AND TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE IN LATE JULY. [01:40:01] I KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S A VERY POPULAR EVENT. SO PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING US, WHEN ARE TICKETS GOING TO BE ON SALE? LATE JULY. AND LASTLY, WE FINE TUNED ALSO OUR KIDS ART EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE THIS PAST SATURDAY WHEN WE MET A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE WE HAD ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS IN PLACE. WE HAD 180 KIDS SIGNED UP OVER ONE HOUR FOR THREE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS, AND AN AVERAGE OF 50 KIDS SHOWED UP WITH THEIR PARENTS. SO WE HAD 150 KIDS THERE. IT TOOK PLACE OVER AT THE SHOPS. IT'S A FUN EVENT, A GREAT EVENT, AND WE LOVE HOSTING IT. SO THAT'S IT FOR THE FOUNDATION. AND THEN MOVING ON TO WFA WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY, THE BOARD OF FIVE MEMBER AGENCIES. AND IN THIS CASE, WE AGAIN TALKED ABOUT OUR PRELIMINARY BUDGET, JUST FINE TUNING THAT IN CASE WE NEED TO, WHICH WE'LL APPROVE THAT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. AND JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION, THE BUDGET IS HOVERING AROUND $40 MILLION JUST FOR THE WFA, WHICH IS THE STATE WATER THAT COMES DOWN AND WE HAVE A WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN UPLAND. THE FIVE MEMBER AGENCIES SHARE THE COSTS OF THAT OF THAT FACILITY. AND AGAIN, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND STAFFING. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. AND THAT IS OH, THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THERE WAS A TREATMENT. THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT DID A SHUTDOWN FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS ON THEIR OWN BEHALF TO DO REPAIRS ON THE MAJOR PIPELINES. THAT GIVES US AND OUR PLANT THE ABILITY TO DO REPAIRS. WHICH DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THAT OFTEN. USUALLY IT'S AN EMERGENCY, THIS TIME WITH NO WATER FLOWING THROUGH. WE'RE ABLE TO DO PIPE REPAIRS AND PUMP REPAIRS. AND SO THEY DID A MAJOR REPORT ON THE THINGS THAT THEY ACCOMPLISHED DURING THAT SHUTDOWN IN FEBRUARY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR WFA AND MY REPORTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL COMMENTS. [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS TO PIGGYBACK ON FOUNDATION WITH WHAT PETER WAS SAYING. OUR EVENTS ARE THE BIGGEST REVENUE DRIVERS AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. BUT IF YOU FEEL CALLED TO DONATE TO THE FOUNDATION THROUGH CHARITABLE GIVING VARIOUS THINGS, YOU CAN ALWAYS GO TO OUR WEBSITE. CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.ORG AND MAKE A DONATION TO PETER ROGERS. OKAY. BUT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THAT THERE'S MANY WAYS TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION FINANCIALLY. AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY A TICKET TO ONE OF THE EVENTS WE GET. WE HAVE A LOT OF GENEROSITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND PEOPLE WILL READ AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER OR LEARN ABOUT SOMETHING. AND WE'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE DO SOME VERY GENEROUS GIVING. SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND JUST ONE QUICK LIKE KIND OF AN ANNOUNCEMENT. SO THE CHINO HILLS HORSEMEN'S ASSOCIATION REACHED OUT TO ME BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND SOME BOY SCOUTS THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO DO PRESENTATION OF COLORS AT VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND I WAS THINKING OF 220, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER HANDY. SO ANYWAYS, I'M PUTTING IT OUT THERE TO YOU GUYS, TO WHOEVER. SO EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE A NUMBER I CAN SHARE WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING SOME SCOUTS TO DO THAT, AND THEY REALLY WANT TO INCLUDE THE YOUTH IN THEIR UPCOMING EVENTS. AND WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. AND I'M DOING ANOTHER EAGLE COURT OF HONOR WITH ONE OF THEIR BOYS ON SUNDAY, SO I WILL BRING IT UP TO THEM AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. RAY, HOW ABOUT YOU FOR COUNCIL COMMENTS? SURE. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO SAY WE WENT TO SACRAMENTO SUMMIT WAS THERE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OR SECRETARY FOR COSTA TOK'S OFFICE. SHAKEN. HE BASICALLY SHARED WITH US, I GUESS OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS PEOPLE HAVE DIED ON OUR ROADS HAS GONE UP ABOUT 48%. HE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE FEDERAL MONIES COMING INTO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION. WE ALSO MET WITH SIX LEGISLATORS AND ALSO SPEAKER ROBERT RIVAS. AND THEN WE GOT TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONER OR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER. LAURA. SO HE MENTIONED THAT HE SUPPORTS CLIMATE RESILIENT DISTRICTS. THEY'RE CALLED CRDS. IT'S A TAX INCREMENT, SORT OF LIKE RDA. AND HE'S ADVOCATING FOR FUNDING TO ASSIST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN BRINGING THEM ONLINE. AND THIS IS BASICALLY WITH FIRE RELATED ISSUES. HE IS WORKING WITH THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, CALDERON ON AB 888, LISA, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH THE CALIFORNIA SAFE HOMES GRANT PROGRAM TO REDUCE LOCAL AND STATEWIDE WILDFIRE LOSSES. THIS WOULD HELP US WITH THE FAIR PLAN. THE COMMISSIONER IS ALSO WORKING ON AN INSURANCE PACKAGE, WHICH SHOULD BE RELEASED IN THE COMING WEEKS TO HELP US WITH INSURANCE. THE PACKAGE WOULD MODEL EFFORTS IN OTHER STATES TO COLLECT DATA ON HOME INSURANCE POLICIES, INCLUDING THE NUMBER OF FAIR PLANS, UNINSURED HOMES, INSURED HOMES, ETC. THE STATE AND BY JURISDICTION. SO HE HAS A LOT ON HIS PLATE AND HOPEFULLY THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WILL BRING SOMETHING TO US. THE GAY SKEG ALSO. [01:45:04] I HAD A MEETING THE OTHER DAY AND WE TALKED ABOUT PROGRAM UPDATES. AND THIS WILL BE IN THE DESERT MAY 1ST AND SECOND. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT SPONSORSHIP UPDATES AND I'M THE CHAIR FOR THIS. AND MY MAIN GOAL WAS TO BEAT CURT HAGMAN. I BEAT HIM BY $1,000. OKAY, I'LL LET HIM KNOW I'M HAPPY. YEAH. I ATTENDED A METROLINK COMMS MEETING. I WENT TO A LEAGUE OF CITIES. I ATTENDED THE INLAND DIVISION MEETING AT EL DORADO COUNTRY CLUB. I DID MISS THE STATE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, SO I APOLOGIZE. COUNCIL. I ALSO ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. IT'S CALLED ADVANCING EQUITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA THAT I ALSO ATTENDED A WELL FOR WATER EDUCATION CONFERENCE. THAT'S CALLED UNTAP AND THAT WAS ACTUALLY IN BAKERSFIELD. AND THEN I HAVE A QUESTION THAT I'D LIKE FOR US TO MAYBE AGENDIZE TO TALK ABOUT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, OUR NOTIFICATIONS. NICOLE. WHEN WE NOTIFY LIKE ON EMERGENCIES IS THAT THROUGH THE, WE GET TEXAS TECH'S RIGHT THROUGH THE CELL SERVICE? YES, WE HAVE TEXT AND EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS THAT RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP FOR. OKAY. WHEN WE HAD THAT MEETING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT WESTERN HILLS, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT CELL SITE CELL COVERAGE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO TO IMPROVE THAT. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T PUT UP CELL SITES, BUT WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE THAT BETTER. YOU KNOW, FIND OUT THE AREAS THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS AND SEE WHAT WE AS A CITY COULD EITHER HELP TO CORRECT THAT PROBLEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS, YOU KNOW, I'M AT THE VERGE OF GETTING GETTING RID OF MY PHONE AND JUST GOING WITH CELL. BUT THAT'S JUST A CONCERN THAT IF WE CAN ADDRESS IT, I APPRECIATE IT. AND THAT'S IT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. PETER. YES. THANK YOU. SPEAKING OF THE FOUNDATION, WE DO FOUNDATION DOES HAVE ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ALSO IS A SOMEWHAT OF A FUNDRAISER, BUT WE DO IT MORE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL OUR CONCERT SERIES, WHICH WAS INITIATED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND THIS YEAR OUR FIRST ONE IS COMING UP ON APRIL 5TH. BY THE WAY, MARY ANN, THANK YOU FOR COVERING THE FOUNDATION SO DILIGENTLY OVER THE YEARS. YOU'VE DONE REALLY GREAT FOR FOR US TO GET THE WORD OUT ON WINE WALK OR ANY OF THE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE'RE DOING. AND WE JUST HAPPEN TO HAVE CONCERTS COMING UP. DEREK BORDEAUX, WHO'S BEEN. YOU'RE ON IT. GOOD FOR YOU. HE'S HE'S BEEN WITH US SEVERAL YEARS NOW. HE'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR SINGER AND HE WILL BE PERFORMING AT THE GAZEBO OR THE CONCERT STAGE, AS I CALL IT, HERE IN CHINO HILLS ON APRIL 5TH, 7 P.M. AND THAT'S AGAIN OUTSIDE. AND THIS TIME THIS YEAR, RAW SUSHI IS WILLING TO STEP UP. THEY'VE VOLUNTEERED TO PROVIDE SOME FOOD ITEMS, I THINK FOR AT $5 FOR SUSHI OR WHATEVER THE CALIFORNIA ROLLS, WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO DO, ALONG WITH WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE WITH OUR SNACK BAR, BUT THAT'S. TICKETS ARE ON SALE, AS CYNTHIA MENTIONED AT CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION.COM OR.ORG. AND AGAIN APRIL 5TH, 7 P.M. AT THE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. ALSO SALUTE TO SAFETY, WHICH WAS MENTIONED BY OUR CHIEF. IT'S REALLY WHEN YOU TALK TO INDIVIDUALS THAT ATTEND THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S ONE OF THE MORE POPULAR EVENTS THAT TAKES PLACE, ESPECIALLY BY THE CHAMBER, BUT IN GENERAL, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HONOR OUR OUR SAFETY PERSONNEL, FIRE AND POLICE AND PRISONS, WE INCORPORATED IN A FEW YEARS AGO ALSO SO WONDERFUL TO ATTEND. IT WAS VERY EFFICIENT. CHIEF, I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED YOU DID NOT GO OVER. GO, GO AFTER YOUR CHIEF TO YOUR RIGHT. AT LEAST KEVIN MENSON HAD A FEW WORDS FROM CHINO TO SAY. SO WE KIND OF EXPECT A A REDO AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. JUST YOU TWO GO AHEAD AND JUST KIND OF DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. I HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THE CHIEF TO MY RIGHT. OH, BOY. HERE WE GO. YEAH. OKAY. WHAT CAN I SAY? ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. YES. I WAS GOING TO BRING UP AFTER WITNESSING HOW WE HANDLE OUR PROCEDURES AND THE THINGS WE'VE CHANGED TO, TO ACCOMMODATE SPEAKERS, TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD EVALUATE. BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL IF WE NEED TO DO IT PUBLICLY VERSUS JUST, JUST DOING IT TO SWITCH IT TO EITHER TWO MINUTES OR BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL THREE MINUTES. I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY ELSE AGREES, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. BUT ONCE THAT CAME OUT IN DECEMBER, I BELIEVE WHEN WE PUT OUT OUR PLANS FOR SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT DID SEEM QUITE SHORT. NOW WE CAN DO THAT IF WE HAVE 20 PEOPLE, 25 PEOPLE SPEAKING. BUT ON THE GENERAL WEEK TO WEEK OR COUNCIL MEETING, THE COUNCIL MEETING IT 2 TO 2 OR THREE MINUTES. I STILL LIKE BIFURCATING THE THE PLAN WHERE WE HAVE SPEAKERS THAT TALK ABOUT JUST THE [01:50:04] AGENDA ITEMS AND THEN SPEAKERS AT THE END THAT HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO CHAT ABOUT, AS LONG AS IT HAS TO DO WITH CHINO HILLS, YOU WERE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING. BRYANT. LOOK LIKE YOU WERE. NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY, I AGREE. JUST THE FLEXIBILITY SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE DOWN THE ROAD. IS THAT YOUR LAST COMMENT STILL? I'M STILL GOING. OKAY. I JUST KNOW I JUST WANT TO BE BECAUSE I KNOW CAN WE GIVE HIM ONE MINUTE SO I ONLY GET ONE MORE MINUTE. ONE MORE MINUTE. OKAY. WHEN YOU'RE ON THE CLOCK AND THE CLOCK IS NOW WORKING AGAIN, BY THE WAY, AND THIS ONE I WAS GOING TO JUST MORE OF A HEADS UP TO OUR, MY COLLEAGUES, BUT ALSO TO THE RESIDENTS THAT THERE IS A IS INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY. THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR FIVE FIVE WATER SOURCES, BUT IUA ON TOP OF DOING RECLAIMED WATER FOR US. SO THE PURPLE PIPE WATER. THEY ALSO ARE SEWER AGENCY. WE ARE REQUIRED, AT LEAST AT THE MOMENT TO BILL ON THEIR BEHALF. BUT. AND AS ALL THE AGENCIES ARE THAT THAT IUA SERVICES. BUT IUA IS PROPOSING OR PLANNING A RATE INCREASE FOR MIDSUMMER. HOW MUCH. 9% OR 25. 26 AND 9% FOR 26. 27. AND I BELIEVE THE BOARD WILL BE THEIR BOARD WILL BE DISCUSSING IT EITHER THE APRIL MEETING OR THE MAY MEETING. SO THIS HAS COME UP I'M PART OF SINCE I'M THE WATER GUY. I'M ON THE BOARD FOR THIS WHAT'S CALLED IWA POLICY COMMITTEE, AND THAT'S OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM ONTARIO AND CHINO AND MONTCLAIR. ET CETERA. ET CETERA. THAT ATTEND THIS NOT ALWAYS EVERY MONTH, BUT MOSTLY MONTHLY MEETING. AND THAT'S WHERE DEBATE REALLY STARTED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO ABOUT THE PROPOSED RATES. SO AS A HEADS UP, IT'S GOING TO BE A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION. AND STEVE ELI, WHO'S OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE, SAID IF WE NEED FOR HIM TO COME IN ALONG WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER TO GIVE SOME TYPE OF REPORT OR TALK ABOUT IT, HE'S WILLING TO DO THAT EVEN AT OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, IF NEED BE, DEPENDING UPON THEIR TIMELINESS. BUT AGAIN, A PROPOSED 9% INCREASE FOR EACH OF THOSE YEARS. THE PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THIS, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT OVER THE YEARS, SOMETIMES DEPENDING UPON HOW WE OUR BUDGET IS SET, WE HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE FAMOUS 218 VOTE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S NOT JUST SPECIFIC FOR CHINO HILLS, IT'S THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT REQUIRES THIS 218 VOTE. IT'S COMING FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AS A AS A BALLOT TO INCREASE IN THIS CASE, 9% TIMES TWO FOR RATE INCREASES. SO IT LOOKS LIKE CHINO HILLS IS RAISING THE RATE, BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S A. AND WE'RE DOING IT ON THEIR BEHALF, AS CHINO HAS TO DO, AS ONTARIO HAS TO DO AS THE OTHER MEMBER AGENCIES. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO TRIGGER A TWO VOTE, BUT IF IT DOES, IT HAS TO GO QUICK. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE BAKED INTO OUR INTO OUR BUDGET AS AN IN ANTICIPATION FOR RATE INCREASES. SO I GUESS STAFF IS DOING SOME HOMEWORK ON THAT RIGHT NOW. DANIEL AND TEAM ARE LOOKING INTO IT, AND I GUESS WE'LL KNOW BETTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WHETHER THERE'S GOING TO BE A RATE INCREASE THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. BUT DID WE BUILD THAT INTO OUR OUR OUR BUDGET, OR DO WE HAVE TO DO IT TO 218 VOTE? YES. SO MORE TO COME. BUT I JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A HEADS UP THAT IT'S NOW A HOT TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ON THE WEST END OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT COVER IT. DANIEL, ANYTHING, MAYBE NOT ANYTHING THAT I'M MISSING HERE BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A HEADS UP FOR EVERYBODY THAT IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING IN ADDITION TO WE JUST MENTIONED, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE CA BOARD IS LOOKING TO VOTE ON THIS LIKELY AT THEIR APRIL MEETING. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE MORE TO DISCUSS ONCE WE KNOW THOSE EXACT PERCENTAGE INCREASES. OKAY. WELL, I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THAT VOTE. WE DO THINK SO IF WE WANT TO BRING IN STEVE AND STEVE OFFERED, HE SAID, I'LL BE HAPPY TO COME IN AND EXPLAIN OR JUSTIFY WHY WHY WE'RE DOING THIS. TAKE HIM UP ON THAT. TAKE HIM UP ON IT. I GUESS WE'RE TAKING THEM UP. YEAH, WE'LL DEFINITELY REACH OUT. AND WE'LL ALSO REVIEW OUR CURRENT PROP 218 AUTHORITY AND SHARE IT WITH THE COUNCIL. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE AND HOW THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO COLLECT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I AM DONE NOW. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXTRA MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. NO. NO PROBLEM. AND TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, THE REASON THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US IS THAT [01:55:01] THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T REMEMBER, WE HAVE TO COLLECT THE MONEY ON THEIR BEHALF. SO IT WILL BE INCLUDED ON YOUR WATER BILL EACH MONTH. SO THAT INCREASE WON'T BE COMING FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, BUT IT'LL BE THEIR INCREASE THAT WE HAVE TO COLLECT AND REIMBURSE FOR THEM. I HAVE BEEN I GET ON A BANDWAGON EVERY YEAR WHEN THIS COMES UP. I THINK THEY OUGHT TO DO THEIR OWN BILLING. THERE'S A WHOLE DEBATE BEHIND THAT. BUT I'LL JUST SAY THAT THAT THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON. AND IF WE HAVE TO DO A 218 VOTE, WE HAVE TO SEND IT OUT LIKE WE'RE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE ICU A FEES, BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE COLLECT IT FOR THEM. SO I'LL STOP WITH THAT FOR NOW. RECEIVE A FEE AS PART OF THE BILLING. WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE OR WHATEVER THE DEFINITION IS, BUT THE REALITY IS PEOPLE KEEP LOOKING AT THAT AND THINKING, OKAY, WHAT ARE WE DOING? SO I'LL LET YOU DO YOUR COMMENT. THAT'S WHY IT SAYS I E YOU A PASS THROUGH. SO MAYBE WE CAN BOLDED AND UNDERLINED IT AND REALLY MAKE IT STAND OUT. I HAVE NOTHING, SIR. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP FOR SURE WITH PETER'S COMMENTS WITH RESPECT TO THE NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. PUBLIC HEARING. AFTER JOANNE YOU KNOW, WE HEARD WHAT HAPPENED TO HER WHEN WE NEEDED TO HEAR WHAT WAS GOING ON. AND HEAR YOUR COMMENT, PETE OR JIM, WE FULLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS BEING A TWO MINUTE, BUT HOW CAN YOU DO IT IN ONE MINUTE? IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. OKAY. WE HAVE ASKED BEN TO AGENDIZE THIS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS. I SUSPECT THAT ONE OF THE OPTIONS WOULD BE TO GO BACK TO A PROPORTIONATE THING. SO MANY MINUTES, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SPEAKERS THERE ARE ON THE NON AGENDIZED, JUST LIKE WE HAVE HAD DONE IN THE PAST. WE DID IT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE COULD DISCUSS IT, BUT THAT WE COULD ALSO CUT PEOPLE OFF WHEN THEY GET AFAR FROM CITY BUSINESS. SO THAT WAS THE INTENT OF IT. BUT IT WILL BE COMING BACK UP AND WE WILL PROBABLY BE LOOKING AT A CHANGE IN THAT, I WOULD SUSPECT. BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING IT. AND THANK YOU, JIM AND JOANNE, FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. IT'S IT'S HAS FELT AWKWARD. IT REALLY HAS, BUT IT WAS DONE FOR A SPECIFIC REASON. AND HOPEFULLY THAT REASON DOESN'T YOU KNOW, SURFACE BACK AGAIN. SO REALLY, I HAVE NO OTHER PUBLIC OR COUNCIL COMMENTS TONIGHT. BUT TONIGHT IT IS WITH SADNESS THAT I HAVE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF DAVID MEYERS, [ 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.] WHO PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 10TH AT THE AGE OF 73. DAVID WAS THE FOUNDER OF HILLS FOR EVERYONE, WHERE HE LED THE CHARGE TO ESTABLISH THE CHINO HILLS STATE PARK, WHICH NOW PROTECTS OVER 14,000 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE AND SERVES AS A VITAL CONNECTION BETWEEN FOUR COUNTIES. HIS VISION AND COMMITMENT ENSURED THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS COULD EXPERIENCE THE NATURAL BEAUTY IN SOME OF THE MOST URBANIZED REGIONS OF OUR STATE. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO DAVID'S FAMILY, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES. HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON IN THE HILLS, TRAILS AND OPEN SPACES WE FOUGHT SO HARD TO PRESERVE. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN OUR MEETING TONIGHT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.