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[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CHINO HILLS CHAMBER OR CHAMBER.UH, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES IF YOU HAVE THEM GOING.
IF YOU CAN FIND A SEAT, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
UH, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS ROLL CALL.
UH, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ALL TO STAND AND JOIN ME AS LAURA MONTAGUE COMES FORWARD AND DOES OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY OUR INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN TED WONG OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
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.ANY FATHER, WE REMAIN STANDING.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Ted Wong, Chino Valley Fire District]
OR DARE HEAVEN, ANY FATHER ALMIGHTY GOD.WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO COME TO YOU IN PRAYER.
BEFORE OUR MEETING THIS YET THIS EVENING, WE ASK FATHER FOR STRENGTH AND WISDOM.
YOUR WORD TELLS US THAT, UH, FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT THEIR WAYS TO YOU, YOU WILL ESTABLISH THEIR PLANS.
YOU ALSO SAY THAT WHOEVER HEATS YOUR WORD WISELY WILL FIND GOOD AND BLESS ARE THOSE WHO TRUST IN YOU.
OUR PRAYER THIS EVENING IS THAT YOU MAY BLESS AND HONOR THOSE WHO ARE BEING RECOGNIZED THIS EVENING, AND FOR THE PROCLAMATIONS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED THIS EVENING, WE ALSO PRAY, FATHER, FOR THE MANY BLESSING THAT WE, YOU, YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US FOR THE SAFETY THAT, UH, WE'VE RECOGNIZE AND EXPERIENCE.
WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR OUR CITY MEMBER, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS THEM, GIVE THEM STRENGTH AND WISDOM, AND PRAY FATHER FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILY, FOR THEIR SAFETY AS WELL AS THEIR WELLBEING.
GIVE THEM FATHER SATISFACTION AND JOY IN SERVING YOU.
AND IT IS WITH GREAT GRATITUDE THAT WE COME THIS EVENING IN PRAYER.
IN YOUR SON'S JESUS NAME WE PRAY.
[3. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming May 1, 2025, as National Day of Prayer]
IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 1ST, 2025 AS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.TO BE ACCEPTED BY PASTOR DENNIS HOSTETTLER, CALVARY CALVARY CHAPEL, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ARE YOU SIR? GOOD HEARING YOU, MR. VERY GOOD.
IN 1988, PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN AMENDED THE JOINT RESOLUTION PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY CONGRESS TO PERMANENTLY RECOGNIZE THE FIRST THURSDAY OF MAY EACH YEAR AS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER INVITES AMERICANS OF ALL FAITH TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION.
JUST JOINING US TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AS PASTOR DENNIS ETTR OF CALGARY CHAPEL CHAPEL, PASTOR DENNIS, PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND HOW OUR COMMUNITY CAN OBSERVE THIS DAY.
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YOU ALL, AND I LOVE WHAT IT SAYS BEHIND US IN GOD WE TRUST THIS HAS BEEN A VERY SPECIAL WEEK FOR CHURCHES IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WE'RE COMING OFF THE CUSP OF THIS EASTER RESURRECTION OF JESUS SEASON.AND SO WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO EARNESTLY SEEK THE LORD IN PRAYER.
AND SO OUR CHURCH, UH, CALVARY CAPPUCCINO HILLS, WE'RE COORDINATING, UH, TO HAVE A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT.
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, MAY 1ST, SO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A WEEK FROM NOW.
AND IT'S GONNA BE HERE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS ON THE GAZEBO ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
SO YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE THAT IS, RIGHT UP THE STREET.
SO IT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE JUST FOR AN HOUR, UH, FROM SEVEN TO 8:00 PM SO PLENTY OF TIME TO GET HOME FROM YOUR COMMUTE FROM WORK AND JOIN US.
AND WE'RE GONNA SIMPLY OPEN UP WITH A WORSHIP SONG AND WE'LL CLOSE WITH THE WORSHIP SONG.
AND IN BETWEEN WE'LL HAVE VARIOUS PASTORS LEAD IN DIFFERENT TOPICS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, UH, LIFTING UP LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIFTING UP THE GOVERNMENT, LIFTING UP, UH, FAMILIES AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH US AS CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY.
WE WANNA SEEK THE LORD AND ASK FOR HIS CONTINUED BLESSING UPON OUR CITY.
AND SO WE INVITE YOU ALL OUT TO JOIN US.
WELL, LET ME GIVE YOU THIS CERTIFICATE OR THIS PROCLAMATION, AND THERE ARE SO MANY, WHEREAS IN HERE, WHICH, UH,
LET'S HAVE A PICTURE TAKEN IF YOU DON'T MIND.
DENNIS, WE CAN LEAVE THAT THERE.
[4. COMMERORATION: Recognizing the Centennial of Los Serranos Country Club (1925-2025)]
RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL OF LOS SERRANOS COUNTRY CLUB 1925 TO 2025 TO BE ACCEPTED BY DAVID KRAMER.MR. KRAMER, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT PODIUM? HELLO STRANGER.
YOU KNOW, TONIGHT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOS SOOS COUNTRY CLUB.
SINCE OPERATING THEIR DOORS IN 1925, THE COUNTRY CLUB HAS BECOME A CHERISHED LANDMARK HERE IN CHINO HILLS, FROM WEDDINGS AND BANQUETS TO BUSINESS MEETINGS, CHARITY EVENTS, AND GOLF TOURNAMENTS, THE COUNTRY CLUB HAS LONG SERVED AS A GATHERING PLACE FOR UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS.
A KEY PART OF THE LEGACY IS THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF TENNIS, GREAT LEGEND JACK KRAMER, WHO BECAME THE SOLE OWNER IN 1961.
JACK'S VISION FOR THE COUNTRY CLUB LED TO SIGNIFICANT ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF THE SOUTH COURSE IN 1964, AND THE CONTINUED EFFORT TO SERVING THE CO THE COMMUNITY TODAY, JACK'S LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH HIS SON DAVID KRAMER, WHO JOINS US TONIGHT TO CELEBRATE THIS HISTORIC OCCASION.
DAVID AND HIS FAMILY ARE OWNERS AND HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB ENSURING THE LOS, ENSURING THAT LOS SOOS REMAINS A BEACON OF TRADITION.
SO DAVID, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
AND I'M GONNA HAVE YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THIS ANNIVERSARY MEANS TO YOU.
OUR FAMILY IS FULL OF GRATITUDE THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN THE CHINO HILLS.
AND THANKS TO ALL OF YOU IN THE COMMUNITY, THANKS TO, UH, CINDY, JOE, JOSEPH, PETER, RAY ARK, BEN, AND ALL THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF HERE IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
AND WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS IS WE'RE FULL OF GRATITUDE AND AND WE ALSO LIKE WHAT IT SAYS UP BEHIND OUR LEADERSHIP HERE.
AND IF YOU TAKE THE LETTERS OF THE WORD GOLF AND PUT IT BACKWARDS, IT MEANS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
AND THAT'S, UH, HOPEFULLY WILL GUIDE US INTO THE FUTURE WITH ALL OF YOU, OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.
AND, UH, WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN ANOTHER A HUNDRED YEARS.
I WAS GONNA, WE'RE GONNA DO ONE PICTURE OF YOU BY YOURSELF AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL THE, THE FAMILY COME UP.
THESE ARE CERTIFICATES FROM ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.
UH, LET ME, ONE FROM THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, YOUNG KIM, ONE FROM THE STATE SENATE.
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AND PARDON? SHE'S HERE.I THINK WE NEED ALL THE KRAMERS TO COME UP.
DID YOU STILL WANT TO DO A PICTURE? YES.
WE'LL, WE'LL BRANDON, IF YOU DON'T MIND, AFTER WE FINISH THOSE, I'D LIKE THE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO STAND BEHIND THE FAMILY ALONG.
I KNOW THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT SOUND IS, DAVID.
RIGHT WHERE THE CENTER, I THINK SCOOT.
ARE WE GOOD? BRANDON CAN TAKE A, HE'LL EMAIL YOU A COPY.
[5. PRESENTATION: Presentation of Military Banner to Elijah Iverson for his military service]
OF A MILITARY BANNER TO ELIJAH IVERSSON FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE TO BE ACCEPTED BY ELIJAH AND HIS FATHER, ROMAN IVERSSON.WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? OPEN UP THE SMALL ONE OR THE LARGE ONE, OR ARE WE GOING ALL, UM, PRESENT THEM ALL TO TAKE THEM ALL.
HOW ARE YOU, SIR? PRETTY GOOD.
UM, I REQUEST MOM COME UP TOO.
TONIGHT IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR TO PRESENT A MILITARY RECOGNITION BANNER TO TO CHINO HILLS NATIVE ELIJAH IVERSSON.
ELIJAH IS A US MARINE CORPS VETERAN WHO SERVED FROM JANUARY, 2021 TO JANUARY, 2025.
THROUGHOUT HIS SERVICE, HE WAS STATIONED AT CAMP LEJEUNE, NORTH CAROLINA.
IN ADDITION TO BEING DEPLOYED TO NORWAY, ALL WHILE SERVING AS A SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST, I CAN APPRECIATE THAT.
I SPENT SIX MONTHS DOING SUPPLY IN VIETNAM.
ELIJAH, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY, UH, CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY AND AS THE FELLOW VETERAN MYSELF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO PROTECTING OUR NATION TO HELP YOU ACCEPT THIS BANNER, UH, ELIJAH, AS ACCOMPANIED BY A BIG SUPPORT GROUP OF FAMILY AND FELLOW VETERANS.
ELIJAH, PLEASE INTRODUCE THEM AND SAY A FEW WORDS AND WE WILL BE PRESENTING YOU WITH ALL OF THESE CERTIFICATES AND THE ACTUAL BENEFIT WE HAVE THE ACTUAL BENEFIT OR THE, UH, BANNER THAT WAS FLYING ON ONE OF OUR FLAG POLES WITHIN THE CITY AND A SMALL COMMEMORATIVE ONE.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING THOSE TO YOU AS WELL.
UH, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANT TO HAVE YOU AND LET YOU MEET YOUR PARENTS.
AND I'M SURE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT HOW PROUD YOU ARE OF HIM AND WHERE THE BANNERS WERE, UH, FLOWN.
UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE WHOLE COUNCIL, UM, FOR RECOGNIZING ME AND ALL VETERANS.
UM, AND I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO MY SIBLINGS JEREMY, UM, RJ JANINA, UM, MY BEST FRIEND NATE, UM, MY, UH, FIANCE'S FAMILY HERE AS WELL TO SUPPORT ME.
UM, OF COURSE MY PARENTS, MARLENE AND ROMAN, AND THEN MY BEAUTIFUL FIANCE CELINE OVER THERE.
UM, IT WAS, IT WAS AN HONOR TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND REPRESENT CHINO HILLS, UM, WITH FELLOW VETERANS OVER THERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, UM, WHO ARE ALSO FROM CHINO HILLS.
SO THAT WAS FUN TO DO, SO THANK YOU.
WELL, AS A PARENT, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF, OF MY SON
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AND HIS SERVICE.HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY, UM, JUST WELL, WELL GROUNDED YOUNG MAN.
AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT BECAUSE, UM, JUST KEPT 'EM SAFE AND I KNOW THAT ALL I'M SO GRATEFUL TO ALL THE VETERANS.
UM, WE TEND TO FORGET THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH.
UM, AND JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART HOW GRATEFUL I AM TO ALL OUR VETERANS THAT SERVE OUR COUNTRY, PAST AND PRESENT AND FUTURE.
I'M SO VERY PROUD OF THIS YOUNG MAN.
HE'S THE YOUNGEST OF MY FOUR KIDS.
UM, ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF THE VETS AND THE MILITARY.
AND WHEN, UH, I I HE WAS SERVING, I THOUGHT, WOW, UH, I DID THIS FOR HIS OLDER BROTHER YEARS AGO.
SO WHEN I LOOKED INTO IT, THEY SAID, YEAH, WE STILL DO IT.
AND OKAY, I JUST GOT THE BALL ROLLING.
I MADE A FEW CALLS AND, UM, MY FRIEND SANDY BACK THERE WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO REALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING.
AND, UH, CYNTHIA, SUCH A GOOD FRIEND.
I'M REALLY GRATEFUL YOU GUYS ARE ROCK STARS.
UM, BUT, UH, ORIGINALLY WHEN I, UM, HAD THE ORIGINAL ONE FOR MY OLDEST SON BACK THERE WHO SERVED IN THE, UH, MARINES, UM, I WANTED IT NEAR OUR OLD NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I GUESS HE WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE IT HUNG IN HIS OLD NEIGHBORHOOD.
'CAUSE THEY USED TO BE OFF GRAND AVENUE, ALL OF THEM.
AND THEY STARTED PUTTING THEM IN THEIR HOME NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU KNOW, ON THE MAIN STREET.
BUT, UH, WHEN I FOUND OUT, UH, YOU GUYS WERE GONNA DO A PRESENTATION, I JUST ASKED.
I SAID, HEY, ARE YOU GUYS STILL DOING THAT? AND THEN THEY SAID, NO, UH, WE DON'T DO IT ANYMORE.
I'M LIKE, OH, WHAT HAPPENED? OH, COVID HAPPENED
SO I SAID, OKAY, WELL THAT'S FINE.
AND I WAS GONNA LEAVE IT AT THAT.
BUT, UH, CYNTHIA, YOU KNOW, SHE DOESN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.
SO YEAH, SHE, UH, SHE GOT THAT BALL ROLLING, BUT I'M SO VERY PROUD I WAS ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY SON, UM, LIKE I DID FOR HIS BROTHER AND, UH, FOR SERVING THIS COUNTRY AND, UH, TO COMMEMORATE HIM AND, UH, SHOW SUPPORT FOR HIM.
HE'S, UH, GONNA GET MARRIED SOON TO HIS, UH, HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART.
AND I LOVE THE COMMUNITY OF CHINO HILLS AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYONE WHO SERVED THE MILITARY.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE THING.
ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
WELL, EMPER FIVE FROM AN ARMY GUY.
WE LEAVE THESE UP HERE, BUT LET, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU HOLDING THOSE AND LET'S DO IT WITH THE FAMILY.
THIS IS ALSO, OH, OH, AND THEY'LL ALSO HAVE THEM HERE, A CITY PEN AND A VETERAN'S PIN.
ALRIGHT, SO YOU CAN WEAR THOSE PROUDLY.
WOULD WOULD WE LIKE TO HAVE THE FAMILY COME UP? YEAH.
LET'S DO ONE, THE THREE OF US, OR FOUR OF US, AND THEN WE'LL DO ONE WITH ALL THE FAMILY.
THAT WOULD BE THE FIANCE AFTER THERE'RE AFTER, SHE'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE, THEY'LL BE, THERE WE GO.
HAVE THE REST OF THE FAMILY COME ON UP.
MAYOR, I, I SEE A COUPLE PEOPLE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES.
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INVITE THEM UP TO COME TAKE CLOSER PICTURES? YEAH.
ANYBODY NEEDS ANOTHER FACER? COME ON.
[6. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming April 30th as National Arbor Day]
A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING.APRIL 30TH IS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY TO BE
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ACCEPTED BY LANDSCAPE INSPECTOR MARK MURRAY.MARK, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR? THERE'S, HOW ARE YOU SIR? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
IN 1872, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT A SPECIAL DAY BE SET FOR PLANTING TREES.
THE HOLIDAY WAS NAMED ARBOR DAY AND WAS FIRST OBSERVED BY THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN 1 MILLION TREES IN, UH, NEBRASKA.
TREES ENHANCE PACIFIC PRIDE, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES, CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF BUSINESS AREAS, AND ABOVE ALL, HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BEAUTIFUL.
MANY, LIKE MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, I TAKE PRIDE IN THE VARIETY OF TREES WE HAVE IN CHINO HILLS.
AFTER ALL, WE ARE A PROUD TREE CITY USA AND HAVE 47,500 CITY OWNED TREES.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'M HAPPY TO PROCLAIM APRIL 30TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO CONTINUE PROTECTING OUR URBAN FOREST.
HERE TO ACCEPT OUR PROCLAMATION AND TELL US MORE ABOUT IT.
WITH LANDSCAPER INSPECTOR MARK MURRAY.
MARK, THERE'S THAT FIRST, THANK YOU.
UH, I JUST THANK LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL, TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR FOR ALL THE SUPPORT.
WE GET NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS ABOUT TREES EVERY YEAR AND, UH, WE DO OUR BEST TO SATISFY THE COMMUNITY AS BEST WE CAN.
WE KNOW SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO GET EVERYTHING ACCOMPLISHED, BUT WE'RE DOING OUR ABSOLUTE BEST AND THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY ITSELF FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND WHAT WE DO.
[7. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming the week of May 4 - 10, 2025 as the 56th Annual Professional Municipal Clerk’s Week]
PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2025 AS A 56TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK TO BE ACCEPTED BY RECORDS COORDINATOR.TASHA, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR? HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD, GOOD.
MANY ARE UNAWARE OF THE VITAL SERVICES MUNICIPAL CLERKS PROVIDE FOR LOCAL CITIES IN THE COMMUNITY.
MUNICIPAL CLERKS PROVIDE THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN OUR CITIZENS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER PARTNERING AGENCIES.
IN 1984 AND IN 1994, PRESIDENTS RONALD REAGAN AND BILL CLINTON EACH SIGNED A PROCLAMATION OFFICIALLY DECLARING PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK IN THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF MAY AND RECOGNIZE THE ESSENTIAL ROLE MUNICIPAL CLERKS PLAY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
OF COURSE, HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WE UNDERSTAND FULLY THAT WE COULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT A TERRIFIC C CITY CLERK AND HER ASSISTANCE.
FOR THAT REASON AND MANY MORE, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE AND PROCLAIM MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH AS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION RECORDS, UH, OR PROCLAMATION IS RECORDS COORDINATOR TASHA HUNTER.
TASHA, WHY DON'T YOU TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL OF THE CITY CLERKS STAFF COME UP AND WE'LL TAKE A JOINT PICTURE.
PLEASE TELL US WHAT, THANK YOU MAYOR BENNETT.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GRATITUDE, OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR RECOGNIZING THE 56, UH, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK WEEK MUNICIPAL CLERKS ARE ONE OF THE MANY UNSUNG HEROES OF THE CITY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KEEPING EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY BEHIND THE SCENES, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPORTING A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER DUTIES.
UM, MANY OF 'EM SUCH AS PUBLIC RECORDS, UH, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, UH, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, CITYWIDE, UM, CAMPAIGN FILINGS AND SO FORTH.
SO WITH ALL THAT, THANK YOU ALL.
AND AGAIN, IT'S AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.
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CAROL, BEFORE YOU GO UP, I'M GONNA HAVE YES, I, I HAVE QUESTION PROFESSIONAL.THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD TO, TO, TO QUOTE AND, AND WELL TO TALK ABOUT BECAUSE, UH, ALMOST EVERY PROFESSION HAS PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS, UH, AND WITHIN THE, UH, CITY OF CHINO HILLS, I'M GONNA LET YOU TELL THIS ABOUT THE DESIGNATIONS OF AND WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW MANY THERE ARE NATIONWIDE AND HOW MANY WE HAVE HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
SO, UM, WE DO HAVE CERTIFICATIONS IN THE CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT.
THE TOP IS THE MASTER MUNICIPAL DESIGNATION.
WE HAVE FOUR IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
WE HAVE 191 IN CALIFORNIA AND WORLDWIDE THERE'S 1,477.
AND WE ALSO HAVE ONE CERTIFIED RECORDS ANALYST IN THE CITY.
AND THERE'S ONLY 11 IN CALIFORNIA, ONE BEING IN CHINO HILLS, AND THERE'S 280 WORLDWIDE.
I ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO BRAG ON OUR, UH, CITY CLERKS AND MUNICIPAL CLERKS, UH, TO THINK ABOUT THAT FOUR OUT OF ALMOST 2000 OR ALL, ALL OVER THE WORLD.
SO YEAH, WE'VE GOT SOME VERY, VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED PEOPLE AND THIS STAFF, THE CITY COUNCIL, WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY RUNNING BLIND WITHOUT THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP US IN LINE AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THE ADEQUATE PAPERWORKS FILED AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL STAFF THAT WE HAVE.
CHERYL, YOU PICKED SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE TO, TO, TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION THANK YOU IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING
[8. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming May as Water Awareness Month]
MAY IS WATER AWARENESS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY MANAGEMENT ANALYST SAVANNAH AKINO.SAVANNAH, HOW ABOUT YOU? GOOD.
ALRIGHT, THIS ALMOST GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT WATER IS OUR MOST PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE WITH CALIFORNIA'S EVER-GROWING POPULATION.
THE DEMAND FOR THIS RESOURCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS JOINS CALIFORNIA IN PROCLAIMING MAY IS WATER AWARENESS MONTH TO ENCOURAGE WATER CONSERVATION.
IT IS IMPORTANT EVERY RESIDENT DOES THEIR PART TO PROTECT OUR WATER SUPPLIES.
ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION IS MANAGEMENT ANALYST, UH, ANALYST ONE, SAVANNAH AQUINO.
SAVANNAH, PLEASE TELL OUR COMMUNITY HOW THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE WATER AWARENESS MONTH.
UM, I'M PROUD TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF OUR WATER USE EFFICIENCY TEAM AT PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
UM, THE SUPPORT HAS LED TO VARIOUS WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING OUR 1, 2 3, UH, TCP WATER TREATMENT FACILITY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REACTIVATE SIX CITY OWNED WELLS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LOCAL SOURCE OF WATER.
UM, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU OUR RESIDENTS AND WATER CUSTOMERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO FOLLOW THE STAGE TWO MODERATE CONSERVATION ALERT GUIDELINES.
UM, WATER IN CALIFORNIA, AS YOU SAID, IS ONE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES, AND BY REMAINING WATER CONSCIOUS, WE'RE ALL, UM, ABLE TO HELP CONSERVE THIS CRITICAL RESOURCE AND MAINTAIN THE CHINO HILL'S LIFESTYLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
SO WE JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ALL FOR CONTINUING TO CONSERVE WATER AND STAY WATER CONSCIOUS.
AND IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ALSO HAVE SOME, UM, REBATES AND WATER SAVINGS PROGRAMS THAT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CAN HELP YOU WITH.
AND, UM, ONLINE WE HAVE AVAILABLE APPLICATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL.
SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT OR GO ONLINE AND, UM, APPLY FOR ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.
[9. RECOGNITION: Winners of the 24th Annual Water Conservation Design-A-Sign Contest and Teacher Award]
IS A RECOGNITION OF THE WINNERS OF THE 24TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN ASSIGNED CONTEST AND TEACHER AWARD COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR TO VANESSA BOZA IS TO JOIN THE MAYOR TO PRESENT AND DISTRIBUTE THE CERTIFICATES.NOW COMES ALL THE FUN THAT ALL YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, AND I WILL TELL YOU WHEN THIS IS CONCLUDED, WE WILL ALL, WE WILL HAVE THE, WE'LL BE TAKING SOME GROUP PICTURES UP HERE AND THEN WE WILL HAVE, AFTER THE OFFICIAL PICTURES, WE WILL HAVE THE, UM, PARENTS COME UP AND, AND BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL ARTISTS.
THIS YEAR WE HELD OUR 24TH ANNUAL
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WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN DESIGN CONTEST.AND THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS I'M A WATER HERO.
WE RECEIVED OVER 600 ENTER, UH, ENTRIES SUBMITTED FROM STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN OR ATTEND SCHOOL IN CHINO HILLS IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE.
THE CONTEST PROMOTES WATER AWARENESS AND HELPS STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE VALUE OF WATER.
THE WINNING POSTERS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO STREET SIGNS AND WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE LOBBY OF CHINO HILLS RIGHT HERE FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
EVENTUALLY, THESE SEA SIGNS WILL BE MOVED TO THE, UH, DISPLAY NEAR DIFFERENT PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
TO HELP ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S CONTEST, WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, VANESSA BA BAAA, AND SHE IS GONNA BE HANDING OUT AND DOING THE HEAVY WORK.
AND, UH, EACH CHILD, I'LL LET YOU TELL 'EM EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE RECEIVING SO THEY KNOW.
AND I'LL GET OUTTA THE WAY AND GET YOU, LET, LET THIS GET DONE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR BENNETT.
UM, AS HE UH, MENTIONED ALREADY, WE DID HAVE 600 ENTRIES IN THIS CONTEST, SO THE JUDGING FOR THIS IS NOT EASY.
UM, SO FIRST WE WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE SCHOOLS THAT HAD THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION IN EACH CATEGORY.
UM, SO OUR, FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN AND UM, OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORIES, UH, LOVING SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL WAS THE WINNER FOR THE MOST PARTICIPATION.
SO HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD IS PRINCIPAL OAXACA.
NO, I MEAN, UNLESS THEY WANT TO.
AND NO SURPRISE HERE BECAUSE THE OTHER SCHOOL THAT ALWAYS HAS GREAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST, UM, SO FOR OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE AND OUR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORIES, WE HAD ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT, UM, WON, UH, MOST PARTICIPATION IN THOSE TWO CATEGORIES.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S HERE, BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD AS PRINCIPAL LOPEZ.
THIRD, ENCOURAGING THE STUDENTS TO DO ALRIGHT.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR TEACHERS, WE CAN'T DO THIS CONTEST WITHOUT OUR TEACHERS 'CAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO, UH, MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO, UM, WHAT WE DO IS THE, ALL THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE, UM, HIGH PARTICIPATION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, WE PUT THEIR NAMES IN A DRAWING AND, UH, RAFFLE OFF A HOBBY LOBBY, A HUNDRED DOLLAR HOBBY LOBBY GIFT CARD TO ENCOURAGE THE TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE.
UM, AND SO THIS YEAR'S WINNER WAS MS. FLORES FROM LOVING SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL.
ALRIGHT, DO WE WANT TO TAKE THIS PICTURE FIRST? ALRIGHT, THIS OVER HERE.
UM, FOR OUR GIFTS THIS EVENING, ALL, UM, ALL OF OUR THIRD PLACE WINNERS ARE GOING HOME WITH A HUNDRED DOLLARS, UH, GIFT CARD TO THE SHOPS.
AND OUR SECOND PLACE WINNERS ARE GETTING $150 TO THE SHOPS.
AND ALL OF OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS HAVE RECEIVED $250 TO THE SHOPS, SO THEY'LL GET TO ENJOY THOSE.
UM, SO PARENTS, THAT'S WHAT I HANDED YOU, SO DON'T LOSE THOSE
UM, UH, AND SO PRIOR TO THE MEETING, WE DID HAND OUT CERTIFICATES, UM, FROM, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN KIM, UH, SENATOR STO, ASSEMBLY CHEN AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S OFFICE.
AND TONIGHT WHEN YOU GUYS COME UP, WE'RE GONNA PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATES FROM THE CITY.
UM, AND AS MAYOR BENNETT SAID, UM, THOSE METAL SIGNS THAT WERE IN THE LOBBY, THEY ALL CAME OUT AMAZING.
THOSE ARE GONNA ACTUALLY GO IN THE ROUNDABOUT FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN THEY'LL GET MOVED OUT TO, UH, NEAR YOUR SCHOOLS OR PARKS IT WITHIN THE CITY.
UM, SO STUDENTS, UH, WE'RE AS I WE SAID WE'RE GONNA CALL YOU UP HERE, GO AHEAD AND STAY UP HERE.
UM, WE'RE GONNA POSE YOU FOR A PICTURE AND THEN PARENTS, YOU CAN COME ON UP AND TAKE PICTURES AS WELL.
AND THEIR POSTER IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY REPLICATED ON THEIR CERTIFICATE AND YOU WILL SEE IT ON THE, THE BIG SCREEN? YES.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, WE'LL START WITH THE CATEGORY, OR EXCUSE ME, KINDERGARTEN CATEGORY.
SO IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE IVANKA NEW FROM COUNTRY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.
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YES.DO YOU WANT ME TO START PLACING HIM NOW, OR, UH, YOU JUST HAVE MORE TO STAND IN.
SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE ANA YU FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE SKYLER YU FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY.
MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE CATEGORY.
IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE OLIVIA KEY FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAVE CHLOE LAY FROM BUTTERFIELD RANCH ELEMENTARY.
MM-HMM
NOW FOR OUR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORY IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE ANYA YADADA FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY.
WE HAVE EVAN SONG FROM RONALD REAGAN ELEMENTARY.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE SEAN QUINN FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY FOR OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORY.
IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE ANGIE JOE FROM LEVYING SAVIOR OF THE HILLS.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAVE AMELIA GOO FROM CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAVE NATALIA POCHE FROM CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK SHE'S OUTTA TRACK MEET TONIGHT.
SO
CAN I, CAN I HAVE FOR YOU TO USE
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I SMILING HERE.MY ELSE LIKE SAVE YOURSELF LOT TIME
THERE'S A FEW OF YOU THAT I DIDN'T MEET WITH BEFORE THE MEETING.
I'LL MEET YOU IN THE LOBBY TO GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATES AND THE GIFT CARDS.
CONGRATULATIONS IN SOME CASES.
SORRY, CHERYL, WHO'S DOING OUR PUBLIC, UH, PIO REPORT TONIGHT.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO COVER TONIGHT.
FIRST, UH, THE CITY OF CUNA HILLS IS TEAMING UP WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT TO HOST AN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP ABOUT, UH, CONTAMINATION FOR RESIDENTS ON SATURDAY MAY 3RD FROM NINE, UH, FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM UH, AT THE CHINO'S COMMUNITY CENTER.
CHINO'S RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY SORT THEIR WASTE AND KEEP THEIR RECYCLING ORGANIC, ORGANIC CARTS FREE OF THE WRONG MATERIALS AND CONTAMINANTS SO THEY CAN AVOID POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION FEES.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FREE AND OPEN TO CHINO'S RESIDENCE ONLY FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE CHINO HILLS SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIVISION AT 9 0 9 3 6 4 2 6 0 6.
AND THE NEXT, UH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO REBUILD OR TO GET BEHIND THE SCENES, LOOK AND LEARN ABOUT HOW THE SERVICES PROVIDE PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DURING AN OPEN HOUSE EVENT ON TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, UH, FROM FOUR TO 6:00 PM THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ROUNDABOUT JUST OUTSIDE CITY HALL.
PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT AND IS FREE, THAT IS FREE AND GREAT FOR CHILDREN OF FAMILIES OF ALL AGES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT 9 0 9 3 6 4 2 8 0 0.
AND LASTLY, RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE 2025 TASTE OF CHINO VALLEY, HOSTED BY THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON MAY 1ST AT THE SHOPS IN CHINO HILLS FROM 5:30 PM TO 8:30 PM GRAB YOUR TICKETS AND INDULGE IN A VARIETY OF MOUTHWATERING DISHES FROM OVER 30 LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN CHINO VALLEY.
TO GRAB YOUR TICKETS, UH, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT, VISIT WWW.CHINOVALLEYCHAMBER.COM.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, NO, NO QUESTION, BUT A, A, A COMMENT, ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AT SEVEN TO EIGHT CAN GO OVER THERE AND GRAZE A LITTLE BIT AT FIVE 30 AND MAYBE GO BACK AND SEE WHAT'S LEFT AFTER THE, UH, NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM, UH, ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION? UH, THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION, MAYOR.UH, CHERYL, YOU WANT TO GIVE THE SPIEL ABOUT PUBLIC
[10. 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.]
COMMENTS? YES.THE NEXT ITEM AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.
THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUESTED SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
THE FIRST SPEAKER IS DONNA MARKY.
HELLO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
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MY NAME IS DONNA MARKY FROM CHINO, BUT I GREW UP PLAYING IN THESE HILLS JUST LIKE MY FATHER DID.BUT TONIGHT I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT ARC.
I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE SERVICE MY CITY IS GOING TO RECEIVE AFTER LEAVING INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.
THE TEMPORARY BUILDING IS VERY SMALL FOR A FACILITY THAT IS GOING TO SERVICE ONTARIO, CHINO, MONTCLAIR, AND PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
IT'S PLANNED USAGE WAS TWO TO THREE YEARS, BUT NOW I'M HEARING THREE TO FOUR.
I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING MOST OF THE ARC MEETINGS AND WE WERE INFORMED IN JANUARY BY THE INTERIM DIRECTOR THAT THERE WOULD BE A VET AT THE NEW FACILITY.
WHEN TALKING TO THE NEW DIRECTOR IN MARCH, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE A VET ON SITE AND NO SURGICAL AREA.
ARC IS GOING TO TRY TO CONTRACT WITH VETS IN THE AREA FOR MEDICAL SERVICES.
INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY HAS SEVERAL VETS ON STAFF AND A HOSPITAL.
AS YOU KNOW, I TRAP NEUTER AND RELEASE FERAL CATS FOR RESIDENTS IN CHINO.
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT DO THE SAME.
WE SCAN SCRAMBLE TO FIND CHEAP TNR SERVICES TO HELP US SUCH AS ONTARIO SPAY AND NEUTER AND PRICELESS PETS.
TRAPPERS FROM THE HIGH DESERT MORENO VALLEY, ORANGE COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO AND LOS ANGELES ARE TRYING TO GET THE SAME FEW TNR RESERVATIONS THAT WE ARE.
ONTARIO SPAY AND NEUTER ONLY DOES 10 FERAL CATS A DAY AND SOMETIMES LESS.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE IN LINE AT EARLY.
I WAS GETTING THERE BEFORE 6:00 AM AND NOW I HEAR IT, IT'S EARLIER TO GET THE CUT.
PRICELESS PETS HAS THE COUNTY GRANT, BUT I HEAR THAT'S GOING AWAY SOON IF IT ISN'T EXTENDED.
THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, FOUR OTHER TRAPPERS AND I HAVE TNR 165 CATS IN CHINO, MONTCLAIR IN ONTARIO.
THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF 13.7 CATS A WEEK.
IVHS HAS WORKED WITH US TO HELP GET AS MANY CATS FIXED AS POSSIBLE WHEN THEY HAD EXTRA SPACE.
THERE ISN'T A TNR PROGRAM AT ARC, MY FRIEND.
I UNDERSTAND THAT ARC HAS PURCHASED FIVE VEHICLES, HOW THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO COVER THE AREAS ARC CONTRACTED WITH, I DON'T KNOW, WITH CHINO HILLS ARC IS TAKING ON HALF OF INLAND VALLEY'S CLIENTS WITH A TEMPORARY FACILITY.
ARE THE DEAD ANIMALS GOING TO BE PICKED UP WITHIN 24 HOURS? ARE COMPLAINTS LIKE EXCESSIVE DOG BARKING, ANIMAL CRUELTY, DOG AND COCKFIGHTING, ET CETERA, ARE GONNA BE HANDLED ANY BETTER THAN INLAND VALLEY ALREADY IS DOING? ANOTHER IN CONCERN IS ONTARIO KEEPING THE MAJORITY CONTROL.
LIKE I TOLD MY CITY COUNCIL SEPTEMBER, 2023, THE CITY SERVICED BY INLAND VALLEY HAVE GROWN FASTER THAN INLAND VALLEY CAN KEEP UP WITH THEM.
THE CITY'S HELPED CREATE THE PROBLEM THAT INLAND VALLEY IS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH.
I WISH MY CITY HADN'T PUT US IN THIS SITUATION AND I THINK YOU SHOULD WAIT TO SEE OUR HOW ARC RUNS BEFORE YOU LOSE THE SERVICE THAT YOU SEEM TO ENJOY WITHIN INLAND VALLEY.
I THINK NICOLE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.
WHAT IS TNR TRAP NEUTER RETURN OR RELEASE AND TRAP RELEASE? YES.
YEAH, THE UP THE STREET FROM ME.
I'VE DONE 55 FOR TWO LADIES SO FAR.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICOLE ANI.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL CITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS NICOLE ANI, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA.
I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 15.
ON BEHALF OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SOME OF WHOM ARE WITH ME HERE TONIGHT, WE APPRECIATE THE CITY COUNCIL CARRYING OVER THIS ITEM FROM MARCH TO ALLOW FURTHER DISCUSSION AND DIALOGUE ABOUT SERVICE DELIVERY.
WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE PROVIDED ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR OVER 32 YEARS.
AND WE TRULY VALUE OUR PARTNERSHIP.
WE ARE PROUD OF GETTING TO ZERO EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY ADOPTABLE PETS AND APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVITY AND ENGAGEMENT OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL IN 2015 FOR HELPING US LAUNCH THIS LIFESAVING INITIATIVE FOR PETS.
ONE OF THE STRENGTHS OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS THAT WE DO NOT REMAIN STAGNANT.
WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AND USE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND AND TO BE A RESOURCE FOR PETS AND PET OWNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A VENDOR FOR THE CITY.
THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE IS UNIQUE BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY EMOTIONAL BUSINESS FROM THE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF OF IVHS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS, PEOPLE HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT PETS AND ANIMAL WELFARE.
WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT WE HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE FOR ANIMALS AND CONSTITUENTS IF YOU LET US.
MANY TIMES AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL, CONTRACTS ARE ABOUT BALANCING COST AND SERVICE.
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT SHOWS WE ARE MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND WE HAVE 75 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING EXCELLENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ON BEHALF OF THE ANIMALS.
WE URGE YOU TO SAVE TAXPAYER FUNDS OF EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND NOT CONTRACT WITH ARC JPA AND CONTINUE
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CONTRACTING WITHIN INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA AS YOUR PROVIDER FOR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROLLED SERVICES.UM, MAYOR BENNETT, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TO YOU AND THE COUNCIL.
I AM A, UH, MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA.
I'M ALSO AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION.
UM, I I'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS, THIS COUNCIL, PAST COUNCILS, CITY STAFF, UM, FOR THE TRUST YOU PROVIDED IN INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE LAST 30, 33 YEARS.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS AND IT'S COMPLETELY FAIR.
UM, I, I HOPE TO REMIND YOU THE VALUE OF THE RELATIONSHIP IVHS HAS BUILT WITH THE CITY OF, OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR SINCERE DE DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS AND WILDLIFE AND PETS IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
IVHS WAS FORMED IN 1949 BY A GROUP OF POMONA RESIDENTS LOOKING TO DEVELOP A HUMANE APPROACH TO, UH, CARING FOR THE PETS IN THEIR CITY.
WE CONTINUE THEIR WORK TODAY AND IT'S THROUGH A PHENOMENAL GROUP OF COMPASSIONATE AND DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS.
UM, HIGHLY SKILLED VETERINARY TEAM AND A LARGE DEVOTED VOLUNTEER BASE.
I-V-A-H-S IS SO MUCH MORE THAN AN ANIMAL SHELTER.
UM, OUR, OUR TEAM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE REFUGE FOR THE ANIMALS IN CARE UNTIL THEY CAN BE REUNITED WITH FAMILY OR ADOPTED.
NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT THE DIRECTION OF OUR CEO AND PRESIDENT NICOLE BANI.
UM, I MET NICOLE, UH, THROUGH A COYOTE CALL WHEN SHE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA.
I'M A RESIDENT THERE AND I WATCHED HER, UM, SPEARHEAD A PLAN TO REMEDY THE GROWING URBAN COYOTE ISSUES.
UM, AND SHE ASSEMBLED A TOWN HALL AND SHE PUT TOGETHER, UM, FISH AND WILDLIFE TO COME IN TO EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS AND, UM, UNDERLYING IDENTIFIED AN UNDERLYING SUBURBAN WATER ISSUE.
AND THE WHOLE TIME I WAS REALIZING THAT SHE WAS MITIGATING LOSS OF FAMILY PETS AND SHE WAS DOING IT VERY EXPEDITIOUSLY.
AND I, I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HER MOTIVATION AT THAT TIME SURROUNDED HER, UH, DEEPLY ROOTED PASSION TO ANIMALS.
UM, IN 2019, SHE BECAME THE LEADER OF IVHS, AND I WATCHED HER WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE AND MAKE SURE AFFORDABLE CONTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CITIES.
UM, I REALLY, I KNOW THAT INCREASING COSTS ARE A CONCERN TO OUR CITY PARTNERS AND IVHS IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING CONTRACTS AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE.
AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION SURROUNDING CHINO HILL'S FUTURE RELATIONSHIP WITH US TONIGHT, I SURE HOPE YOU CONSIDERED THE DESIRE OF RESIDENCE TO REMAIN CONTACT CONTRACTED WITH US AS WELL AS OUR SINCERE DESIRE TO REMAIN YOUR PROVIDER.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL, STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.
I'M SPEAKING ON A DIFFERENT ITEM TONIGHT.
AS YOU KNOW, I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS ONE BEFORE AND THAT'S IN RELATION TO THE, UH, RECONSIDERATION OF THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES ALLOTTED FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. UM, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF US RESTORING TO A THREE MINUTE, UH, TIME ALLOTMENT FOR THAT ITEM.
FIRST OF ALL, FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT ENSHRINED IN ARTICLE 19 OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
UH, THIS GOES BACK TO IN FACT, THE FIFTH OR SIXTH CENTURY IN ATHENS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO JAMES MADISON AND EVEN THE CREATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
UH, THE SUPREME COURT HAS CONSISTENTLY TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF FREE SPEECH.
AND I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU UP HERE AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS BELIEVE IN FREE SPEECH.
THE STATES, OF COURSE, HAVE ENACTED OPEN MEETING LAWS, UH, UH, CALIFORNIA INCLUDED, YOU KNOW, TO HELP ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT AND THAT THE CITIZENS DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK THEIR MIND FREELY.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CASES TO JOHN VERSUS THE STATE OF OREGON, NEW YORK TIMES VERSUS SULLIVAN FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT ITSELF, YOU KNOW, HELPED OPEN UP, UH, FROM THE STUDENTS AT BERKELEY.
THAT WHOLE CONCEPT OF WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING, THE POINT IS FREE STEEP SPEECH WE KNOW IS ALSO NOT ABSOLUTE.
THERE ARE FOUR THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT ARE NOT, UH, RIGHT, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THAT, LIKE ANYTHING THAT ENCOURAGES LAWLESS ACTION SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED.
ANYTHING THAT CONSTITUTES TRUE THREATS OR OBSCENITY OR EVEN, UH, LIABLE OR DEFAMATION AND CERTAIN TYPES OF, UH,
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HARASSMENT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF FREE SPEECH.BUT OTHERWISE, UH, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE DO RECONSIDER.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALLOWING THREE MINUTES FOR AGENDA ITEMS. UH, THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO APPLY RULES EVENLY.
I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE DID MOVE OUR, OUR TIME BACK TO ONE MINUTE WAS OF COURSE WE WERE TOTALLY OVERWHELMED, UH, WITH THE ISSUES THAT CAME BEFORE US OVER THE PAST YEAR.
AND I, I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WE CANNOT TREAT THEM DIFFERENTLY.
WE MUST TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME.
AND SO THEREFORE I'M ADVOCATING STRONGLY FOR, UH, THREE MINUTE.
AND, UH, OF COURSE, UH, THE 30 MINUTE LIMIT FOR, UH, NON AGENDIZED ITEMS DOES MAKE SENSE.
AND, UH, IF WE CAN SOMEHOW PRIORITIZE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, LIKE ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS AHEAD OF TIME, I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UH, VERY USEFUL.
THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS.ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? NO.
GOING RIGHT ALONG AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONE ITEM ABOVE THE CONSENT
[16. Accept Mayor’s nomination and ratify appointment of Student Member to Parks and Recreation Commission with term expiring April 30, 2026]
CALENDAR.TO APPOINT THE STUDENT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEMBER WITH TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30TH, 2026 WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME.
UH, EACH YEAR AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, UH, IT IS THE DUTY OF THE SITTING MAYOR TO ASSIGN A STUDENT MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION WHO WILL SERVE DURING BASICALLY THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR.
BUT, UH, MOSTLY THEIR SENIOR YEAR.
AND, UH, I MUST SAY THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED 16 VERY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS ANY ONE OF THEM COULD SERVE VERY, VERY WELL.
UH, A COUPLE FACTS ABOUT THE PERSON I HAVE CHOSEN.
THIS PERSON WAS BORN IN SOUTH KOREA IN 19 OR IN 2008.
THEY MOVED TO QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA AT THE AGE OF FIVE.
LIVED IN AUSTRALIA FOR FIVE YEARS AND ATTENDED A PRIVATE SCHOOL THERE.
MOVED TO CHINO HILLS IN FOURTH GRADE AND ATTENDED MICHAEL WICKMAN ELEMENTARY, THEN ATTENDED TOWNSEND JUNIOR HIGH.
CURRENTLY IS ATTENDING CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AS A JUNIOR HOPES TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE ON THE PRE-MED TRACK.
AND DREAMS OF HAVING A CAREER AS A CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEON.
THAT'S THE KIND OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REPLYING.
UH, SOME OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ARE THAT THIS PERSON WAS HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY PRESIDENT HAS WORKED WITH LIFE RESET WITH PARK RE, OR CLEANUP, HAS RECEIVED THE TOP DOG AWARD AT CHINO HILLS.
UH, THEY HAVE SWUNG COMPETITIVELY FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY ON THE VARSITY SWIM TEAM WHERE WAS RE RECOGNIZED WITH A SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD.
UH, THIS PERSON LOVES NATURE AND GOING ON WALKS AND HIKES, ESPECIALLY AT CHINO HILL STATE PARK AND LOVES TO COOK AND TRY NEW RECIPES IN THEIR TIME, THEIR SPARE SPARE TIME.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, NOMINATE TONIGHT MAY LEE AS THE INCOMING PARKS AND REC STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE, TALK TO HER OR SEE HER UP HERE BEFORE YOU TAKE A VOTE? I'M NOT SURE I CAN SPELL THORACIC
IF THAT'S MOTION, I'LL SECOND IT.
MAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH THE, PLEASE TELL THEM YOUR GIVEN NAME AND YOUR BROTHER'S NAME, WHICH ARE SO CLOSE TOGETHER AND WHY YOU CHOSE MAY TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME.
UM, SO MY GIVEN NAME IS ALI, J-U-N-S-E-O.
AND MY BROTHER'S NAME HAS A K AT THE END.
I'M MEI LEE AND I'M CURRENTLY A JUNIOR AT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO THANK MAYOR BENNETT AND THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AS WELL AS THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A STUDENT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER.
I'M TRULY SO HONORED AND EXCITED TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE AND TO SERVE OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
WHERE DO YOU WANNA GO TO COLLEGE? 'CAUSE I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE MY VOTE PACK.
WHERE DO YOU WANNA GO TO SCHOOL? FOR COLLEGE? YEAH.
UM, I WANNA GO ON THE PRE-MED TRACK.
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MAYBE LIKE JOHN HOPKINS OR UCA.AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T SAY STANFORD.
CHERYL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPECIFICS? WILL YOU MEET WITH HER LATER? DOES SHE HAS TO BE FORM IN OR FORMALLY SWORN IN AND EVERYTHING? SO, WE'LL, WE WILL SEND YOU A LETTER.
WE'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU AND THEN WE'LL SET UP A TIME TO BE ABLE TO SWEAR YOU IN.
AND YOU CAN LEAVE NOW IF YOU WISH, OR YOU CAN STAY AND AND HEAR THE REST OF THE FUN STUFF.
ALRIGHTYY LOOKS LIKE JONATHAN'S GONNA INTERACT WITH HER.
OH, I'M SURE YOU'VE GOT HOMEWORK
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (3 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
CALENDAR.ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO PULL? ANY ITEMS TO PULL? NONE.
MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE AN ITEM, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
COULD I ASK THE QUESTION BEFORE WE, DO WE HAVE TO PULL IT TO ASK A QUESTION? NO, NO.
JUST A QUESTION REGARDING THE STREETS ITEM NUMBER 13.
DO, DO WE DO NEIGHBORHOODS OR DO WE JUST PICK STREETS? 'CAUSE WE HAVE A SCHEDULE.
HOW, HOW DO WE CHOOSE COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ? WE, WE HAVE A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, A PROGRAM THAT IDENTIFIES ALL OF OUR ROADS.
IT TELLS US THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND IT, UM, IT ESSENTIALLY, UH, HELPS US PROGRAM, UH, NOT ONLY THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, BUT FUTURE YEARS IN TERMS OF, OF PAVE REHABILITATION.
SO WE TRY TO STRATEGICALLY SELECT ROADS THAT ARE, UM, AT A POINT WHERE THEY DON'T NEED A FULL RECONSTRUCTION, WHERE WE CAN DO A SIMPLE SLURRY OR A, UM, A GRIND AND OVERLAY.
UH, AND WE, WE TRY TO, UH, UH, PAVE, UH, CERTAIN AREAS OF, OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, IF, IF ANY RESIDENT EVER HAS ANY QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WHEN THEIR ROAD IS SCHEDULED TO BE PAVED, THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO, UH, LET THEM KNOW WHEN, UH, THEIR ROADS ARE GONNA BE SCHEDULED FOR, FOR IMPROVEMENT.
THANK YOU DANNY, FOR EXPLAINING THAT.
THE NEXT ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR TO APPROVE
[14. Approve City website redesign, use of new banner artwork and colorized logo]
A CITY WEBSITE REDESIGN, USE OF A NEW BANNER, ARTWORK AND COLORIZED LOGO, COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER, VALERIE MCCLUNG TO PRESENT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR, VICE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO, UH, DISCUSS WITH YOU THE WORK THAT THIS COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM HAS BEEN DOING ON A CITY WEBSITE REDESIGN.
UM, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN A CIVIC PLUS WEBSITE CUSTOMER SINCE 2006, UH, WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE FIRST CITY CONTROLLED WEBSITE THAT ALLOWED STAFF TO DIRECTLY MANAGE AND UPDATE CONTENT SINCE THAT TIME, THE CITY WEBSITE HAS UNDERGONE TWO REDESIGNS WITH LAUNCHES IN MARCH OF 2012, AND THEN AGAIN IN NOVEMBER, 2019.
AT THE JULY 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED ANOTHER THREE YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CIVIC PLUS, AND THAT WAS TO CONTINUE WEBSITE HOSTING SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES.
UM, THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDED A TRANSITION FROM OUR NOTIFY ME MODULE TO A CIVIC READY MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.
AND WE ROLLED OUT THAT UPGRADE, UH, LAST OCTOBER, AND THAT ALLOWS, UM, RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE CRITICAL EMERGENCY ALERTS AND WARNINGS, CITY NEWS AND EVENTS, AGENDA ITEMS, BID NOTIFICATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, AND ALL OF THAT VIA EMAIL AND TEXT MESSAGE IN OVER SI 60 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, INCLUDING ENGLISH, MANDARIN, CHINESE, AND SPANISH, WHICH MATCHES OUR DEMOGRAPHICS.
AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT, WE ALSO WERE ABLE TO LOCK IN A WEBSITE REDESIGN THAT WAS INCLUDED AND OFFERED IN THIS AGREEMENT AT NO ADDITIONAL COST.
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CIVIC PLUS TO REFRESH AND REDESIGN THE WEBSITE, WHICH THEY RECOMMEND WE DO EVERY FIVE TO SIX YEARS.
UM, THAT ALLOWS US TO STAY CURRENT WITH FEATURES AND OTHER CITY WEBSITES AND ALSO REFRESH THE DESIGN TO KEEP PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE WEBSITE.
UM, SO AS I I MENTIONED, UM, WE'RE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO HAVE YOU APPROVE THE REDESIGN AND ALSO APPROVE THE USE OF NEW ARTWORK THAT WILL FEATURE ON THE WEBSITE AND A COLORIZED LOGO.
SO TO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK AT THAT REDESIGN, UM, THIS IS THE BANNER
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ARTWORK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, THAT SAYS CITY OF CHINO HILLS, THAT'LL APPEAR AT THE HOMEPAGE BANNER.AND THEN ALSO THERE IS A COLORIZED LOGO.
UM, AND THOSE TWO ITEMS HAVE REALLY DRIVEN, UM, THE PALETTE OF COLORS THAT WE THINK VERY WELL REPRESENT THE CITY OF CHINO HILL HILLS WITH OUR, UH, BEAUTIFUL GREEN ROLLING HILLS.
UM, SO, UH, GIVE YOU A, A SNEAK PEEK OF THAT HOMEPAGE NOW.
SO BRANDON, GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.
AS YOU CAN SEE THE COLOR PALETTE THERE, IT IS PRETTY BRIGHT AND BOLD, BUT TO KEEP UP WITH THE, UH, TECHNOLOGY, UM, THIS IS THE NEW HOMEPAGE OF THE CITI WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH CIVIC PLUS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ARTWORK IS IN THE UPPER LEFT, YOU HAVE THE, UM, TOP NAVIGATION BAR, A SEARCH BAR THAT'S PROMINENTLY AT THE TOP OF THE, UH, HOMEPAGE.
AND THEN, UH, THOSE ICONS THAT YOU SEE, THOSE ARE CALLED SERVICE ICONS.
AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE COME TO THE CITY WEBSITE MOST TO DO.
SO THEY EITHER APPLY FOR A JOB, PAY, THEIR UTILITY BILL REPORT, CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUES, UM, SERVICE REQUESTS, THAT KIND OF THING.
THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW, UM, PHOTO BUTTONS THAT ALSO HAVE THE COMMONLY, UH, ITEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.
AND ALL YOU CAN SEE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE HOMEPAGE.
SO IT HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT TO KEEP YOUR INTEREST.
UM, WE HAVE A FEATURE ITEM FOR THE SPRING, UH, AND THE DIFFERENT, UH, QUARTERLY REC BROCHURE ITEMS THAT CAN BE ON THE HOMEPAGE ANYTIME WE RELEASE A NEW, UH, BROCHURE.
AND THEN ALSO YOU'RE SEEING THE CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY AND THAT NEW SECTION TO THE LEFT CALLED TRENDING.
UH, WHAT WILL BE FEATURED THERE IS, UM, ALL OF THE TRENDING TOPICS THAT PEOPLE COME TO OUR WEBSITE FOR.
SO IT'LL BE DRIVEN BY WEBSITE ANALYTICS.
AND THEN AT THE FOOTER YOU SEE THAT COLORIZED LOGO.
ALL OF OUR CONTACT INFORMATION IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOTER AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, WE BELIEVE THAT THE WEBSITE HOMEPAGE REALLY, UH, KIND OF DISPLAYS WHAT PEOPLE KNOW CHINO HILLS FOR, UH, AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE COMMUNITY.
AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS, UH, SHOWING YOU THE INTERIOR PAGE.
UH, WE WERE IN FACT RECORDED IT AS VIDEO SO THAT YOU COULD SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S WHAT THE TABLES WILL LOOK LIKE.
WE HAVE A GREEN, UH, SECOND LEVEL NAVIGATION ON THE LEFT.
AND THEN A NICE FEATURE HERE IS THAT THE BOTTOM SERVICE BUTTONS THAT YOU SEE ARE PINNED AT THE BOTTOM OF EVERY SINGLE PAGE.
SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO ON THE WEB WEBSITE, YOU CAN EASILY GET BACK TO DOING THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAKE ACTION WITH.
ALSO, THAT'S SHOWING THAT YOU THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE MAIN NAVIGATION AND HOW IT WILL POP OPEN.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET RID OF ONE NAVIGATION CALLED ABOUT US AND WE MOVED A LOT OF THAT CONTENT TO THE OTHER AREAS.
WE HAVE OVER 600 PAGES OF INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE.
UH, STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON COMBINING PAGES AND REALLY LOOKING AT NAVIGATION TO MAKE IT VERY USER FRIENDLY.
UM, AND THE NEXT PAGE, BRANDON, WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE, UH, FUNCTIONALITY FOR A DA COMPLIANCE.
UM, THIS HELPS US MEET TITLE TWO OF THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
ALLOWS US TO HAVE A MITIGATION TOOL CALLED AUDIO EYE THAT ALLOWS THE WEBSITE VISITOR TO, UH, MODIFY THE WEBSITE IN ANY WAY THEY NEED TO.
SO IF THEY NEED DIFFERENT COLOR CONTRAST, IF THEY NEED A LARGER FONT, WHATEVER THEY NEED, THEY CAN MITIGATE THEIR OWN UM, ISSUES BY USING THIS TOOL.
ALSO, IT HAS A REPORTING FEATURE, UH, ALONG WITH IT.
AND THEN THE NEXT FEATURE I WANNA HIGHLIGHT IS THE ABILITY ON THE WEBSITE BY THAT SELECT LANGUAGE.
AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT YOU CAN PICK YOUR PREFERRED LANGUAGE AND CONVERT ANY PAGE OF THE WEBSITE TO YOUR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.
SO WE'RE SHOWING YOU HOW WE'VE CON CONVERTED TO CHINESE AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO CONVERT BACK TO ENGLISH AT ANY POINT.
BUT THAT'S A FEATURE THAT, UH, OFFERS 60 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
SO IT'S VERY USEFUL FOR SOMEONE TO COME TO OUR WEBSITE AND FIND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND THEN, UM, NEXT PAGE BRANDON.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS WE TALKED IN THE STAFF REPORT ABOUT HOW THE WEBSITE REDESIGN IS MOSTLY COSMETIC IN NATURE, BUT THE BIGGEST FEATURE AVAILABLE WITH THIS NEW SITE IS HOW MOBILE FRIENDLY THE WEBSITE IS.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM A CELL PHONE, UM, 86%
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OF THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT THE WEBSITE, I'M SORRY, 68% OF THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT THE WEBSITE COME FROM THEIR CELL PHONE.AND SO MOBILE DEVICE USE FROM YOUR CELL PHONE IS VERY HIGH.
AND SO WE NEED TO MEET THAT NEED TO HAVE A MOBILE FRIENDLY WEBSITE.
AND SO IT SHOWS YOU HOW MOBILE FRIENDLY IT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE FOR THE WEBSITE.
UM, THAT'S MAINLY WHAT THE, UH, THE PAGES LOOK LIKE.
UM, SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU WOULD, UH, APPROVE THE REDESIGN AND APPROVE THE USE OF THE NEW ARTWORK AND COLORIZED LOGO AFTER.
UM, UH, IF YOU DO APPROVE THE WEBSITE REDESIGN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CIVIC PLUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND WITH, UH, WE HAVE A LAUNCH SLATED FOR JUNE 30TH.
AND IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT WE'LL BE DOING AS THEY'RE WORKING ON THE, UM, STRUCTURE OF THE WEBSITE AND GETTING EVERYTHING PROGRAMMED FOR US, UM, CITY STAFF WILL BE WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TO REFRESH OUR CONTENT.
WE'LL CONSIDER NAVIGATION UPDATES AND WE'LL ALSO BE REFRESHING MANY OF THE WEBSITE PAGES, LIKE THE PARKS PAGES AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT COMMONLY SOUGHT OUT INFORMATION.
SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE STAFF? READY? YES.
UM, REGARDING EMERGENCIES SUCH AS A FIRE OR AN EARTHQUAKE, WHERE WOULD THEY GO ON THIS WEBSITE TO GET INFORMATION? SO THERE'S TWO PLACES THEY'LL GO.
THEY CAN GO, UM, DIRECTLY TO, UH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
UM, BY USING THE SEARCH TOOL, THEY CAN ALSO IN THAT TRENDING SECTION, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN THE FIRE MAPS WERE RELEASED, THAT WAS A HOT TOPIC THAT PEOPLE WERE COMING TO OUR WEBSITE AND LOOKING FOR.
YOU CAN FIND THAT IN NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT IN THAT TRENDING SECTION.
SO THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES, UM, TO PLACE THEM FRONT AND CENTER MORE WITH THIS TRENDING SECTION THAT WE HAVE.
CAN YOU SCROLL DOWN AND SHOW ME EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? WE GO SURE.
IT'S, IT'S NOT LIVE, SO IT WON'T HAVE ITS FULL FUNCTIONALITY, BUT, UH, BRANDON IS ABLE TO SWITCH TO, UH, A NON-VIDEO SO THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU THAT.
SO IT'LL JUST TAKE ONE SECOND HERE.
WELL, AND I THINK TO RAY'S COMMENT, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE STILL HAVE LIKE THE FLASHING LIGHT UP TOP IF NEED BE.
WHEN THERE IS, YOU KNOW, CARBON CANYON CLOSED OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, THINGS COULD BE POSSIBLY HAPPENING.
SO IT'S MOSTLY A COSMETIC CHANGE.
SO THE EMERGENCY ALERT THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE USED TO SEEING, WHENEVER THERE'S A MAJOR ROAD CLOSURE OR A FIRE EVACUATIONS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT WILL APPEAR ON THE TOP OF THE HOMEPAGE.
IT'LL PUSH THAT BAR DOWN AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT FROM EVERY SINGLE PAGE ON THE WEBSITE.
SO YEAH, YOU'LL STILL SEE THAT.
AND THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE, UM, AS BRANDON SCROLLS DOWN, YOU'LL SEE IN THAT TRENDING SECTION WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO, THERE'S SIX BUTTONS THERE.
WE CAN GO EIGHT THERE, AND WE CAN ADD ANY CONTENT THAT IS A HOT TOPIC THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO IT GIVES US A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE HOMEPAGE.
MR. MAYOR, ONE LAST QUESTION REGARDING THE LANGUAGES.
IS THIS SOMETHING NEW OR HAVE WE ALWAYS HAD THAT ON WE PAGE? THE, THE LANGUAGE IS NOT NEW.
UM, IT IS, UH, LOCATED MORE PROMINENTLY, BUT IT IS NOT NEW.
UH, WE HAD THAT THE LAST REDESIGN AS WELL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO COMMENTS? I HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW.
RYAN AND I ARE THE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE AND I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH VALERIE ON A FEW OF THESE ITEMS, UH, PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION.
AND THEN ALSO WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THIS AS A SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE AND GAVE A BIG THUMBS UP.
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, MR. MAYOR.
[15. Provide direction for animal shelter and control service for City to either authorize the City Manager to sign a letter of intent to join the Animal Resource Center (ARC) of Inland Empire Joint Powers Authority (JPA) or remain with Inland Valley Humane Society and S.P.C.A]
TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR ANIMAL SHELTER AND CONTROL SERVICES.ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HILL TO PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WE'RE RETURNING THIS EVENING FOR DIRECTION REGARDING FUTURE ANIMAL CONTROL OR ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES.
STAFF INITIALLY BROUGHT THIS ITEM FORWARD FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AT THE MARCH 25TH MEETING AT WHICH TIME COUNCIL REQUESTED WE RETURN IN 30 DAYS FOR, UH, FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
AND DURING THAT, AT THAT MEETING, THEN SUBSEQUENT TO THAT MEETING, THERE WERE REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REPORTING, UM, COMMUNICATIONS RATES, REPRESENTATION, WILDLIFE AND VOTING STRUCTURE.
SO I'LL COVER THOSE ITEMS REALLY QUICK, UH, TONIGHT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER.
UH, FIRST REPORTING, UM, WHILE THE CITY'S PRACTICE HAD BEEN FOR MANY YEARS TO PROVIDE MONTHLY STATISTICAL INFORMATION TO COUNCIL, WHICH INCLUDED INFORMATION FROM OTHER CONTRACT AGENCIES, AND GETTING TO ZERO, IVHS DISCONTINUED THIS INFORMATION IN MID 2021 AS THEY WERE CHANGING REPORTING SYSTEMS AND WERE UNABLE TO GENERATE
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THE INFORMATION.FOLLOWING OUR MARCH 25TH MEETING, IVHS PROVIDED RE, UH, LIVE RELEASE INFORMATION, UH, FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, AND STAFF WILL WORK ON SHARING THIS NEW INFORMATION WITH COUNCIL ON A GO FORWARD BASIS.
UM, AS FAR AS, UH, COMMUNICATION IVHS HAS COMMUNICATED, THEY'RE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THEIR COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY, AND THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO INCREASE PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND COUNCIL MEETINGS.
UH, WITH REGARDS TO RATES, IVHS HAS INDICATED THAT ST.
GABRIELLE VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, UH, SERVICES AND COSTS WILL NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT CHINO HILLS AND IVHS HAS COMMITTED TO HOLDING TO THEIR, UH, PRIOR NUMBERS PROVIDED FOR 25 26 AND 26 27, 8 29, 180 4, AND 8 62 3 51.
AS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED, REPRESENTATION IVHS HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS WITH MEMBER AGENCIES.
BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER, UH, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT STAFF IS VERIFIED WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, CITY COUNCIL OR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER, IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WAS APPOINTED TO THE IVHS BOARD WITH FULL VOTING RIGHTS, IVS BOARD WOULD BECOME BOTH A BROWN ACT AND A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, UH, COMPLIANT OR REQUIRED.
UM, BOARD, UH, WILDLIFE QUESTIONS WERE RAISED AS HOW ARC MIGHT HANDLE WILDLIFE CALLS.
ARC HAS PROVIDED THE CITY WITH ARC BEING THE NEW PROPOSED, UM, OR THE NEW JPA FORMED BY ONTARIO CHINO, MONTCLAIR, AND THE COUNTY, UH, QUESTIONS WERE RAISED.
ARC HAS PROVIDED THE CITY WITH A PROCEDURAL GUIDE FOR WILDLIFE ISSUES.
ARC SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED BOTH RATTLESNAKES AND COYOTES, UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH PRIORITY FOR BOTH SPECIES AND COMMITTING TO RELOCATING RATTLESNAKES AND TRAPPING SICKER INJURED COYOTES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, LASTLY THERE WAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, UM, REGARDING THE ARC VOTING STRUCTURE.
THE ARC VOTING STRUCTURE IS GENERALLY TIED TO THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING CAPITAL COSTS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PROJECTED 15% FOR CHINO HILLS.
HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE NON-SPECIAL, UH, VOTING MATTERS REQUIRE A MAJORITY OF VOTING SHARES FOR APPROVAL AND SPECIAL MATTERS, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THINGS LIKE BUDGET BONDS, EMINENT DOMAIN INDEBTEDNESS, OR HIRING AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REQUIRE APPROVAL OF BOTH THE MAJORITY VOTING SHARES AND AT LEAST TWO MEMBER AGENCIES.
AND LASTLY, IN UNANIM VOTE OF THE MEMBER AGENCIES IS REQUIRED TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL JPA MEMBERS TO THE, UH, ARC.
UM, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS INFORMATION OR PRIOR INFORMATION PROVIDED.
I ALSO HAVE SUSAN SHAKER FROM OUR OFFICE AVAILABLE, AND WE HAVE JORDAN, UH, VLOCK FROM, UH, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FROM ONTARIO.
UH, CLINT DACKER FROM THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ARC, AS WELL AS, UH, NICOLE ANI AND HER BOARD, UH, ARE IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNSEL? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EITHER ENTITY.
I MEAN, I'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS, BUT I WAS MAYBE WAITING TO HEAR IF WE YEAH.
HAVE COMMENTS FROM ARC OR WHAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE.
WE'VE HAD, WE DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION FROM ARC.
ARC IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGH, IF YOU MIGHT HAVE THEM.
THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
THEY, WE DO NOT ASK THEM TO MAKE A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE THEM TO EITHER JORDAN OR CLINT, COME ON UP.
MAYBE THERE'S A COUPLE QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN, UH, DEAL WITH.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS INTRODUCED.
I'M THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ONTARIO, AND I ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY.
THE NOW KNOWN AS ARC WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE WEST END ANIMAL SERVICES AGENCY.
UM, SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT ON AND TO LIFT OFF THE NEW JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY WITH ME.
I HAVE CLINT, HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN JANUARY.
UH, THIS JPA STARTED AND WAS ESTABLISHED IN JULY OF 2024 WITH TWO MEMBERS, WHICH WAS CHINO AND THE CITY OF ONTARIO.
UM, THERE WAS CONVERSATIONS WITH A LOT OF THE REGIONAL CITIES AS WELL AS OPTIONS WERE LIMITED FOR ANIMAL SERVICES IN THE REGION.
THE REASON OF ESTABLISHING THIS JPA WAS BECAUSE THE CITIES ARE GROWING OUT HERE AND THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT BOTH FOR THE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE ANIMALS IS NECESSARY.
I DO WANT TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY JUST TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED TODAY THAT WASN'T ACCURATE, THAT CAME FROM THE ART SPECIFICALLY THAT WE HAVE MORE THAN SIX OR FIVE VEHICLES.
UM, WE DO HAVE A TNR PROGRAM THAT'S GONNA BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE ARC JPA, UM, THE CITY OF ONTARIO ALSO HAS A TNR PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY AS WELL THAT THEY'VE ESTABLISHED.
THERE IS THE PROPOSED, UH, VETERINARIAN WHEN WE HAVE THE SPACE TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE ONE OUTSIDE OF THE TEMPORARY FACILITY.
WE WERE GIVEN A VERY SHORT RUNWAY TO LIFT OFF THIS NEW ESTABLISHED JPA BY WAY OF, UM, THE CITY OF ONTARIO RECEIVING A NOTICE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RENEWING THE CONTRACT.
SO WE HAD TO MAKE DUE WITH WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO, BUT WE ARE, UM, GOING TO BE CONTRACTING WITH MANY VETS AND HAVE
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ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT PROCESS MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ANIMALS RECEIVE THE BEST LEVEL OF CARE.AND WE DO HAVE A VET THAT WILL BE KNOWN AS THE VETERINARIAN FOR THE JPA FOR THE TIME BEING.
ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO ADDRESS IS THE OWNERSHIP COMPONENT, IS THAT WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS IS THIS ISN'T A CONTRACT.
WHAT'S BEFORE YOU IS TO CONSIDER POTENTIALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH INTEREST TO JOIN AS A MEMBER AGENCY, TO HAVE A VOICE ON THE BOARD, TO HAVE A SEAT ON THE DIOCESE, TO HAVE DECISION MAKING, AUTHORITY AND COLLABORATION WITH THE OTHER JPA MEMBERS.
THIS IS OWNERSHIP AND 15% OF OWNERSHIP IS NOT JUST 8.5 MILLION.
IT'S ACTUALLY REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT SHOWS THE DEDICATION OF A TRUE JPA IS THAT NOT ONE CITY OWNS IT, NOT TWO CITY OWNS IT, BUT ALL THE MEMBER AGENCY OWN THE LAND, THE BUILDING THAT WILL BE ESTABLISHED, THE VEHICLES AND SUCH.
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR AS WE CAME FORWARD.
AND I'LL PASS IT OVER TO CLINT IF HE WANTS TO SAY A FEW THINGS AND WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
MY NAME'S CLINT THACKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OF THE INLET EMPIRE, ALSO KNOWN AS ARC.
I COME TO YOU TODAY JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT ARC IS GOING TO DO THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST TO FULFILL EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE STATED HERE TODAY, UH, WITH SERVICE.
UH, WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE WITH JORDAN ABOUT THE NEED OF HAVING A CENTER HERE IN THIS AREA, UH, IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTY, THAT, UH, WE HAVE CLOSER FOR RESIDENTS TO COME BY TO REDEEM ANIMALS FOR ADOPTIONS.
IT WAS JUST SEEING THIS NEED, HOW EXPLAINED TO ME, EVERYTHING FROM WHAT I READ WHEN I APPLIED FOR THE JOB, TO WHEN I NOW HAVE THE JOB, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT MESSAGE OF WE NEED, UH, SERVICES IN THIS AREA TO MAKE IT EASIER, UH, MORE EQUITABLE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS, THE CITIZENS TO COME THROUGH AND TO REDEEM, ADOPT, UH, TO BE A RESOURCE FOR THE ANIMALS.
SO I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
YEAH, COMPUTER FOR, PROBABLY FOR JORDAN.
I DON'T KNOW EITHER ONE OF YOU.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S COME UP WITH A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT I'VE INTERACTED WITH WHEN WE'RE LEADING TO THIS DAY TO MAKE A DECISION IS THE CONVENIENCE OF OUR CITIZENS AND WHERE THEY MIGHT HAVE TO TRAVEL TO THEIR, TO THEIR DESTINATION TO PICK UP THEIR ANIMAL IF IT HAPPENS TO BE PICKED UP.
HAVE YOU DONE ANY MEASUREMENT AS FAR OR, OR AS FAR AS, LET'S SAY FROM HERE, HOW FAR IT MIGHT BE TO THE PROPOSED EVENTUAL PERMANENT SITE? THANKS, COUNCILMAN ROGERS.
AND YES, EVERY CITY THAT WE HAVE, UH, BEEN INTERESTED IN ADDING AS A MEMBER AGENCY, I DO THAT MEASUREMENT.
AND SO IN DOING THAT TODAY WITH CITY HALL BEING THE CENTER POINT, OR THE LOCATION I USED IN CHINO HILLS TO THE PERMANENT SITE, WHICH IS AT 13 1 0 7 CAMPUS, WHICH IS AT CHINO AND EUCLID IS 6.4 MILES.
AND THEN IN COMPARISON TO THE SITE OF IVHS AND USING THE SAME LOCATION AS CITY HALL HERE IS 6.5.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WITH THE PERMANENT LOCATION.
AND YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT WE, UH, BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG, IF WE GO IN THIS DIRECTION, IT IS A BIG INVESTMENT THAT WE MAY, MAY NOT HAVE ANTICIPATED, LET'S SAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BECAUSE WE'RE NOW INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE, AT THE MOMENT, IF WE WERE TO JOIN THIS, THIS, THIS JPA, WE WOULD BE AT 15% OWNERSHIP.
SO THAT MEANS THAT WHEN THE FACILITY IS BUILT, WE WOULD HAVE LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF 15% OF A $40 MILLION FACILITY.
IT ALSO MEANS WE HAVE 15% OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO REPAIR DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT STILL THAT'S INTERESTING THAT I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY, THAT, THAT WE HAVE TO PONY UP A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY OVER THE NEXT 12 YEARS THAT WE WILL HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THAT FACILITY WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, WHICH IS, UH, YOU'RE CORRECT.
AND I THINK ONE THING TO ALSO MENTION ABOUT A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY IS THE SHARING OF GOVERNMENT RESOURCES.
AND THEN IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MEMBER AGENCIES, ONE OF 'EM IS GONNA PROVIDE AFTER HOURS CALL SERVICE THROUGH THEIR DISPATCH CENTER, ANOTHER ONE'S PROVIDING HUMAN RESOURCES, IT FLEET ALL THE SHARING OF THOSE RESOURCES ADD A LIMITED COST, UM, FOR THE JPA TO ENJOY AS A WHOLE.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU TOLD US ABOUT THE FUTURE LOCATION.
IF WE WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, WHAT WOULD BE THE LOCATION TODAY? IF WE STARTED SAY TOMORROW, WHICH I KNOW WE'RE NOT, WHERE WOULD THE LOCATION BE? SO CURRENTLY THERE'S A TEMPORARY LOCATION, I THINK IS WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, SIR, IS AT 1630 SHEARWATER, WHICH IS OFF OF PHILADELPHIA AND BAKER JUST NORTH OF THE 10 FREEWAY, BASICALLY A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF RIVERSIDE AVENUE.
IN THE CITY OF ONTARIO IS WHERE THE TEMPORARY LOCATION IS, THE PERMANENT SITE.
AND THAT LAND IS IN ESCROW RIGHT
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NOW IS AT 13 1 0 7 CAMPUS, WHICH IS AT RIVERSIDE AND BOND VIEW.COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ? I THINK IT'S LOCATION.
I THINK IT'S JUST NORTH OF THE 60 FREEWAY, NOT THE TIME.
AS FAR AS FUTURE LOCATION, WHAT, WHAT'S THE TIMELINE THERE AS FAR AS THE NEW, NEW, UM, THANK YOU.
I'M, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED FOR THAT QUESTION FOR SOME CLARIFICATION.
IS THAT, THAT WE PLAN FOR THAT TO BE IN MID OF 2027.
WE'RE ALL, WE'RE ALREADY STARTING THE DESIGN PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
A COUPLE, COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT.
WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE? EXCELLENT QUESTION.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE, UH, INVESTED IN A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM MANAGER, AND SHE'S HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
SO THAT HER MAIN RESPONSIBILITY IS ONE, GETTING THE WORD OUT TO THE PUBLIC OF THIS CHANGE AND HOW IT'S GOING TO IMPACT THEM, UH, HOW IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT.
AND THEN FROM THEN ON, IT'S GONNA BE CONTINUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
IT'S GONNA BE EDUCATION, IT'S GOING TO BE TALKING WITH SCHOOLS, IT'S GONNA BE TALKING WITH, UM, ADULTS, BE OUT VISIBLE IN THE PUBLIC.
UH, WE'RE WE, WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HIDE AND SAY THIS IS WHO WE ARE.
IT'S GONNA BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL OF YOUR CITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT, UH, THAT WORD RECOGNITION.
UM, ONE COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS.
WE, WE WERE BEFORE GETTING TO ZERO.
WHAT, WHAT IS OUR STATUS? WHAT, WHAT IS OUR GOAL AS FAR AS NO KILL? WELL, YOU GOTTA REMEMBER, NO KILL, IT'S NOT ZERO.
SO 90% OF THE ANIMALS THAT COME IN LEAVE ALIVE.
SO WE HAVE EVERY INTENTION OF HITTING THAT MARK IN THE COMING YEARS.
HOWEVER, WITH THE TEMPORARY SHELTER, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE, BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD AS A LIFE SAVING SHELTER.
UH, WE, OUR GOAL IS TO NOT EUTHANIZE ANY ANIMALS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED, UH, OR THAT CAN BE SENT TO RESCUE.
SO, HOWEVER, WITH THE TEMPORARY SHELTER, WE ARE LIMITED AS FAR AS BASED ON, UH, ROOM.
AND I'M TOLD THAT IF YOU, UH, IF THE CITY OF CHINO COMES ON, IT'LL BE DURING THE TIME OF THE BRAND NEW SHELTER, WHICH IS A 40,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.
AND THAT DEFINITELY WILL BE OUR FULL ON GOAL IS TO BE CONSIDERED A NO KILL SHELTER.
AND MY LAST QUESTION THAT I DO HAVE, IF WE ARE, IF JPA AS FAR AS GRANT MONEY OUT THERE IS, WOULD IT BE EASY TO GET OR IS IT SOMETHING YES, WE, WE ARE ALREADY, UH, RECEIVED A GRANT FOR $9,000 FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT WAS WRITTEN A FEW WEEKS AGO.
SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF FRIENDS OF ARC THAT THEY CAN ALSO GO OUT, UH, AND APPLY FOR THOSE GRANTS THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPAL SHELTERS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.
BRIAN? I HAVE ONE QUICK QUE DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? GO READY.
OH, AND I'VE GOT COMMENTS MORE THAN QUESTIONS, JENNIFER.
UM, BEN, SO IF, IF THE COUNCIL DID MOVE FORWARD TO SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT WITH ARC, UM, REMIND ME HOW MUCH LONGER THOUGH THE EXISTING CONTRACT IS WITH IVHS? UH, THANK YOU.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, UH, UH, NICOLE AND THE IVHS BOARD HAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY REGARDLESS OF THE DECISION TONIGHT.
AND SO THE STARTUP OF THE COMPLETED ARC SHELTER WOULD BE AS MENTIONED TONIGHT, MID 2027.
OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WOULD RUN THROUGH THAT TIMEFRAME AS WELL.
SO WE WOULD BE COVERED BY IVHS UNTIL WE TRANSITIONED OVER, UH, TO ARC, IF THAT WERE THE COUNCIL'S, UH, DESIRE, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT LIKE, LOCATION.
SO REALLY THE TEMPORARY LOCATION IS IRRELEVANT BECAUSE EVEN IF WE DID DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ARC, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE USING IT UNTIL THE BUILDING'S, THE PERMANENT BUILDING IS DONE.
WE'RE PROPOSING THAT OUR, UH, JOINING OF ARC WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE PERMANENT FACILITY IS UP AT GROUND.
I JUST WANTED THAT CLARIFICATION.
I'LL JUST, UH, NOT NECESSARILY COMMENTS OR, UH, QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU.
I, I DON'T KNOW, UH, I KNOW JORDAN MENTIONED, HEY, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE GIVEN A SHORT RUNWAY TO, UH, YOU KNOW, TO, TO GET THIS THING GOING.
AND TO THAT, TO THAT EXTENT, I, I DUNNO, I THINK IT'S A BIG LEAP FOR US TO MAKE AS A CITY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS SAID THAT WE WERE GONNA BE SHARING GOVERNMENT COSTS OR SHARING GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE SHARING GOVERNMENT LIABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO, TO THIS GOING FORWARD.
NOW HAVING PENSIONABLE EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT, AT THE JPA, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW WHERE WE'RE GONNA, WE'LL BE PAYING IN AND GETTING 15% OF THE VOTE.
YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS IF ADDITIONAL CITIES
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COME IN? WILL THAT FURTHER DILUTE THE AMOUNT THAT OUR VOTE WILL, WILL HAVE? YEAH, I GUESS WHAT'S, WHAT'S, WHAT WOULD THE STRUCTURE BE? SO I CAN REFER TO JORDAN IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT I I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU BROUGHT ADDITIONAL AGENCIES THAT WOULD CHANGE THE, UH, THE PERCENTAGE PER AGENCY, THE OWNERSHIP PER AGENCY, WE'D ALL HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT THOUGH.YOU'D HAVE TO VOTE ALSO, I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE PENSIONED AS WE KNOW IT.
THEY DON'T HAVE A DEFINED BENEFIT.
THEY'RE NOT, THEY'RE, THEY AREN'T PER, OR I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE A, YOU CAN COME UP, JORDAN, I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE MORE LIKE A 4 0 1 OR A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RATHER THAN DEFINED BENEFIT.
BUT I CAN LOOK TO JORDAN TO CLARIFY THAT.
THE WAY THE AGENCY WAS ESTABLISHED.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION WAS IN REGARDS TO IF OTHER AGENCIES WOULD JOIN, IT WOULD TAKE A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM THE BOARD, WHICH YOU WOULD HAVE A SEED ON IF YOU ARE MEMBERS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU AT THIS TIME, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING FOR ANY MEMBERS, OR NOT EVEN REALLY, WE'RE NOT LOOKING FOR OTHER MEMBERS.
WE IN FACT TURNED OTHER INTEREST AWAY.
WHAT PERCENTAGE DOES ONTARIO HAVE CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY WITH THE ESTABLISHED FOUR AGENCIES? THEY HAVE 58%.
AND SO IF WE WERE TO JOIN ON, WHAT WOULD IT BE? 53? I THINK THEY DROPPED TO 53.
SO EVEN WITH THAT, WE'D STILL WOULD
I DON'T KNOW, I IT'S A LOT OF MONEY TO SPEND TO NOT EVEN, OR TO HAVE ONE CITY TO HAVE THAT KIND OF MAJORITY, JUST IN MY OPINION, I, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR US TO SPEND TWO JUST TO MAKE THIS LEAP.
I, I DUNNO, I, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
SO I THINK I'M, I'M GONNA BE A NO VOTE, BUT I DIGRESS.
UM, QUICK QUESTION REGARDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UH, ROD, IF WE WERE TO AGREE AND MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, WOULD WE HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
AS SOON AS WE SIGN THE AGREEMENT, YES, BUT WE HAVE UNTIL 2020.
ACCORDING, ACCORDING TO ARC, YOU WOULD HAVE A SEAT RIGHT AS SOON AS YOU JOIN.
YOUR COSTS, YOUR CAPITAL COSTS WOULD BE, UH, YOUR OPERATING COSTS, I'M SORRY, WOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY, UNTIL THAT 2020, MID 20, 27 YEAR WHEN YOU MOVED OVER.
BUT YOUR CAPITAL COSTS AND YOUR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD WAS START IMMEDIATELY.
DO WE HAVE A COMPARISON OF NUMBERS AS TO WHAT OUR TOTAL COST PER YEAR WOULD BE WITH THE CAPITAL, UH, RE OR SAME FOR THE CAPITAL COST PLUS OUR, YOU KNOW, ANNUAL COSTS FOR SERVICES, HOW THAT WOULD BE COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE MAKING RIGHT NOW? YOUR CAPITAL COST FOR 12 YEARS IS APPROXIMATELY 687,500 PER YEAR.
AND THEN YOUR ACTUAL OPERATING COSTS, NOT INCLUDING REVENUES, IS APPROXIMATELY 900,000.
NOW THAT'S GONNA CHANGE, UH, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, IVY, IT'S JUST GOING UP AND THE THEY WILL GO UP ALSO.
SO THAT'S ONLY FAIR TO BOTH PARTIES.
THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE OVER TIME, BUT THERE'LL BE REVENUES TO OFFSET IT FOR BOTH CASES.
SO IVHS IS CURRENTLY, I HAD THAT NUMBER A MINUTE AGO.
IVHS IS CURRENTLY PROJECTING 8 29 FOR THIS NEXT YEAR AND 862,000 THE FOLLOWING YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2027.
UM, ARC IS PROJECTING 900,000 PRIOR TO REVENUES.
BOTH THOSE ARE PRIOR TO REVENUES THOUGH.
SO REVENUES WOULD OFFSET THOSE COSTS.
AND THEN YOUR CAPITAL COSTS FOR 12 YEARS.
UH, ONTARIO'S CARRYING THE PAPER ON IT, AND IT WOULD BE 6 87 500 A YEAR APPROXIMATELY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
UH, JORDAN, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, YEAH.
WHEN IT COMES, SORRY FOR OH, NO PROBLEM FOR JUMPING IN.
I KNOW WE HAD MENTIONED COYOTES EARLIER.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER WILDLIFE? YOU KNOW, RATTLESNAKES.
POSSUMS. I'VE HAD A CALL FOR POSSUMS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THEY'RE MEAN AND UGLY, BUT THEY'RE NICE.
WILDLIFE, ALL SORTS OF WILDLIFE.
IF YOU CAN NAME IT, WE'RE GONNA COME AND GET IT.
UH, WE, WE WILL GET EVERYTHING FROM FISH TO PARAKEETS, GERBILS, AND ALL YOUR POSSIBLE, POSSIBLE WILDLIFE.
WE'RE GONNA BE THERE TO PICK 'EM UP.
ALRIGHT, LOOK OUT ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK.
ALRIGHT, SO ART, I SAW NICOLE TAKING NOTES.
NICOLE, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO GO OUT OF TURN HERE, BUT I SAW HER TAKING A NUMBER OF NOTES.
UM, YEAH, SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON A COUPLE THINGS BECAUSE, UM, ONE OF THE COMMENTS WAS ABOUT REVENUE.
SO IN THE REPORT IT MENTIONED THAT THE REVENUE WOULD BE POOLED.
SO BASED ON THE POOLING OF REVENUE, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY, AT A 15% STAKE, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BE LOSING ABOUT $82,000 IN REVENUE.
SO, UM, AND THAT'S COMING FROM, YOU KNOW, LICENSE AND IMPOUND FEES.
SO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, WE ALSO HAVE A CANVASING PROGRAM, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN DISCUSSED.
SO IS THAT, UM, IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN UNDER ARC? BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, IS THAT YOUR REVENUES WILL DECLINE WITHOUT AN ACTIVE CANVASSING PROGRAM.
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UM, ONE OF THE COMMENTS IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS THAT ARC, JUST LIKE INLAND VALLEY, WILL BE RELOCATING COYOTES.WE DON'T RELOCATE COYOTES AND NEITHER WILL ARC.
UM, WE MAY TRAP THEM, UM, AND WE MAY TRANSFER TO A REHABBER, BUT MOST REHABBERS ARE FULL ALL THE TIME.
UM, AND SO IF YOU HAVE A SECOND INJURED COYOTE, THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO TRAP AND EUTHANIZE.
UM, AND AS FAR AS WILDLIFE, UM, THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WITH ARC, SO PLEASE CLARIFY, WAS THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RELOCATING WILDLIFE.
THEY WOULD RELEASE WILDLIFE, BUT WE, WE CURRENTLY RELOCATE.
UM, AND AS FAR AS THE WILDLIFE, AS WE DISCUSSED LAST MEETING, UM, YOU KNOW, WE TOOK IN 284 LIVE WILDLIFE LAST YEAR, 184 RATTLESNAKES RELOCATED, AND 226 OTHER, UM, SKUNKS, POSSUMS, SQUIRRELS.
SO AGAIN, THAT, YOU KNOW, TALKING ABOUT ROLLING HILLS AND BEING TREE CITY WILDLIFE IS SOMETHING THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS EMBRACED AND, AND DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BALANCING THAT, THAT, UM, COEXISTING WITH WILDLIFE.
UM, AS FAR AS THE TNR PROGRAM THAT JORDAN MENTIONED, THE ONTARIO ONE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ONTARIO RESIDENTS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
UM, AND THE PLAN IS TO SPEND, UM, ABOUT $350 CONTRACTING WITH LOCAL VETS TO DO A TNR, WHICH GIVES YOU ABOUT 508 SURGERIES BASED ON $180,000 BUDGET.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S NOW, RIGHT? SO YES, IN THE FUTURE THAT COULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, CLINT'S BEEN ON RECORD IN SAYING THAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON BEING IN THE BUILDING IN THREE YEARS.
WE, AS YOU KNOW, WE BUILT A BRAND NEW MEDICAL CENTER TWO YEARS AGO.
WE WENT THROUGH COVID, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, ESCALATING COSTS, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW WITH TARIFFS, RIGHT? ESCALATING COSTS, DELAYED PROJECTS.
AND THAT WASN'T UNDER PREVAILING WAGE.
THIS PROJECT WILL BE UNDER PREVAILING WAGE.
THERE ARE NO DEFINED PLANS THAT 40 MILLION COULD EASILY BE 60 TO $80 MILLION BECAUSE THE SIZE HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED.
AND I UNDERSTAND JORDAN HAS MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A KIND OF A BALLPARK IDEA BECAUSE THEY'RE BUILDING BUILDINGS, ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE VERY DIFFERENT.
UM, THOSE OF US WHO'VE RUN THEM BUILT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
UM, AND YES, UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SHARED LIABILITY THERE AS WELL.
SO, UM, I DO WANNA SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT I KNOW THAT THE, THE QUESTION HAD COME UP FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, UM, PREVIOUSLY AND OTHER, UM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD MENTIONED THE DESIRE TO HAVE THE SEAT ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
UM, AND WHILE OUR BOARD WAS NOT ABLE TO GRANT THAT, UM, WE ARE OPEN TO OTHER SUGGESTIONS, IF HEARING YOUR VOICE AND YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, UM, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK FORWARD.
AND AS I AL AS I ARTICULATED ABOUT THE GETTING TO ZERO, UM, INITIATIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS NOT UNDER ME, RIGHT? BUT, BUT PRIOR TO ME, UM, THAT WAS, UH, LISTENING AND HEARING YOU AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY.
AND I ENDEAVOR TO DO THE SAME THING.
AND SO WE WANNA REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND TRY TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT IF IT'S JUST ABOUT HAVING A SEAT AT THE, AT THE BOARD.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, I SHOULD CLARIFY TOO, JUST FOR YOU THAT THE TRAP AND RELEASE TERMINOLOGY WAS USED FROM A PRIOR MEETING.
WE'RE VERY AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COYOTES NOT TO TRAP AND RELEASE.
EVEN THE RELEASE COMPONENT OF THAT IS CHALLENGING.
SOMETIMES THERE'S NO INTENT IF THEY'RE TRAPPED, THEY HAVE TO BE EUTHANIZED.
JUST TO BE HONEST WITH THE COUNCIL, THAT'S WHEN IT COMES TO COYOTES IN CALIFORNIA.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I HAVE LOTS OF NOTES OF THINGS I WAS GONNA BRING UP, BUT I THINK I HAVE A FEELING FOR WHAT DIRECTION I'M GONNA GO.
SO I WON'T NEED TO, WOULD SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND, UH, MAYBE THINK ABOUT A RECOMMENDATION? WELL, I, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, AND IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP, WE ARE A VERY FRIENDLY CITY WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL CARE.
WE'RE KNOWN FOR IT IN THE REGION.
UH, NICOLE TALKED ABOUT IT JUST NOW, AND WE BROUGHT IT UP AT THE PRIOR MEETING THAT WE, UH, ENCOURAGED BILL TO THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR TO, UH, GO FOR A NO KILL EFFORT ON OUR PART.
WHEN RAY AND I WERE ON THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, THANK YOU, THANKS TO PRICELESS PETS AND OTHERS THAT STEPPED UP TO, TO BE A PARTNER IN THIS, WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT.
'CAUSE I READ THOSE NOTES EVERY MONTH THAT THEY CAME OUT WHEN WE WERE COMPARING OURSELVES TO OTHER CITIES AND HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE TAKEN IN, HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE RELEASED, HOW MANY WERE EUTHANIZED.
AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE, WE PUT OUR MIND TO IT.
AND THEN BILL CAME UP WITH GETTING TO ZERO PROGRAM THAT, UH, WAS VERY EFFECTIVE FOR CHINO HILLS.
IT WAS SPECIFIC TO CHINO HILLS, BUT IT MAY HAVE GONE OVER TO OTHER CITIES ALSO, I DON'T KNOW.
ALSO, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE STILL PAY $30 TO ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO MICROCHIP THEIR, THEIR, THEIR ANIMALS.
AND WE FELT THAT THAT MICROCHIPPING WOULD, AND THANKS TO LAURA AND HER TEAM WHO'S SITTING BACK HERE, SHE HAS A MICROCHIP READER.
AND SO THERE'S A, A AS IF YOU'RE CHINO'S
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RESIDENT AND YOU'RE PART OF CHINO'S CONNECTIONS, YOU KNOW THAT THIS COMES UP ALL THE TIME.THERE'S A DOG LOOSE HERE, THERE'S A DOG LOOSE THERE.
AND THEY, PEOPLE WOULD FIND IT.
AND IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A, A MICROCHIP READER, THEY WOULD BRING IT TO LAURA AND KEN AND THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A STEP TO BRING THOSE ANIMALS TO IVHS, WHICH WE THINK LOWERED, UH, OUR VOLUME OF ANIMALS THAT HAD TO BE RELOCATED THERE AT LEAST, EVEN IF IT WAS JUST FOR 24 HOURS.
SO WE'RE VERY PROACTIVE IN THAT REGARD.
AND SO I'VE DONE AN, I THINK WE ALL HAVE, BUT I'VE DONE A LOT OF HOMEWORK ON THIS, ESPECIALLY OVER THE PAST MONTH.
I'M GLAD WE DELAYED A MONTH SO WE COULD REALLY VET THIS FURTHER.
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO DEEP WITH THE ARCS PROPOSAL AND REFRESH MY MEMORY ON, ON IVHS AND, AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED.
SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE DIRECTION I'M GONNA GO, AND I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR THE FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AS FAR AS, UH, MY DIRECTION.
SO, WELL, HOW ABOUT WE LET ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT BEFORE YOU, MAYBE YOU GOT IT.
UM, I KNOW THE PARTNER CITIES AT, UH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CITY OF CHINO, HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH CITY OF CHINO, CITY OF ONTARIO, HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND ALSO MONTCLAIR.
SO, UM, THERE'S BEEN TALK OVER THE YEARS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
SO, UM, IF THEY BECOME PARTNERS, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THEM.
ALRIGHT, CYNTHIA? NO, NO FURTHER COMMENTS.
BRIAN, ANY OTHER? NO, I, I WOULD MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE GOING, BUT I, I WOULD MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE TO GO WITH INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? NOT HEARING ONE.
I'LL ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.
THE STAFF, UH, REPORT AND, AND RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MOVE OVER TO THE NEW ARC PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT BOARD SEAT CURRENTLY OR SOON, BUT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN TWO YEARS AFTER OUR CONTRACT WITH IVHS HAS EXPIRED IN 2027.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THEN LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
ALRIGHT, WITH JOE'S VOTING NOTE, THE NEXT ITEM, YOUR
[17. Consider options to update time limit for public comments on non-agendized items: to increase time from one to two or three minutes; consider if time selected will be based on number of speaker cards received; or make no changes; and if an option is selected, authorize and approve replacement of the following sentence “Public comments on items not appearing on the meeting agenda will be limited to one minute per person” in sub-section 4.1.4 of Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Section 1.4 - Guidelines for All Public Meetings with the option selected without further Council action]
HONOR, IS TO CONSIDER OPTIONS TO UPDATE THE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON GENDERIZED ITEMS. CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY TO PRESENT.AND YOU GONNA MAKE A REPORT ON THIS ONE, SIR? YES, SIR.
CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS TO REVISIT THE, UH, OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE.
UH, TO REVISIT THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PROCEDURES THAT, UH, SET GUIDELINES FOR ALL OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS, BOTH AT THE, UH, UH, CITY, UH, COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS.
UH, WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TONIGHT ARE A FEW OPTIONS, UH, WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CHANGE, UH, THE TIME LIMIT, UH, FOR EACH MEN, UH, EACH MEETING, UH, IN, UH, OUR POLICY SECTION 4.1.
POINT FOUR ESTABLISHES CURRENTLY A ONE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR I PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. UH, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE, UH, SECTION, THE, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT ARE, IS THE UNDERLYING SECTION IN THE POLICY WHERE IT CURRENTLY STATES PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE MEETING AGENDA WILL BE LIMITED TO ONE MINUTE PER PERSON.
AND SO WE HAVE FOUR PROPOSED OPTIONS.
THREE WOULD BE ALTERNATE, UH, ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE FOR THE TIME LIMIT.
AND THE FOURTH OPTION WOULD BE RETAINING THE CURRENT POLICY AT ONE MINUTE.
AND SO TO TRY AND, UH, MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED, UH, OPTION A HERE WOULD ALLOW THE SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS TO HAVE EITHER ONE MINUTE OR TWO MINUTES AS THEIR TIME LIMIT.
AND THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER CARDS.
LIKE AS AN EXAMPLE, UH, TODAY WE HAD FOUR SPEAKERS FOR OUR, UH, AGENDIZED ITEM.
UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IS OUR COMMENT PERIOD TO 30 MINUTES OR UNDER.
SO IN THIS FRAMEWORK, IF THERE WERE 15 SPEAKERS, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE A LIMIT OF TWO MINUTES PER, UH, PER SPEAKER.
HOWEVER, IF WE HAD 16 PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK, UH, THEN WE WOULD DROP THAT TIME LIMIT DOWN TO ONE MINUTE IN ORDER TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO SPEAK, BUT FOR A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME.
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UH, THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE INSTEAD OF HAVING KIND OF A SLIDING SCALE DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, IT WOULD BE SET SIMPLY AT TWO MINUTES.THAT WAY EVERYONE WHO WOULD COME FOR THAT, UH, UH, SECTION WOULD KNOW THAT THEY WILL HAVE ABOUT TWO MINUTES.
NOW, WE WOULD STILL WANT TO LIMIT TO 30 MINUTES TOTAL.
SO IN ESSENCE, IF 1617 PEOPLE SHOWED UP, YOU WOULD LIKELY HAVE ONLY THE FIRST 15 BE ABLE TO COMMENT UNDER THIS STRUCTURE.
BEN, TO THAT POINT, UH, IF A GROUP OF PEOPLE WANTED TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND MANY OF THE COMMENTS ARE THE SAME, WOULD IT BEHOOVE THEM TO PICK 15 PEOPLE TO SPEAK IF THIS OPTION WERE CHOSEN SO THAT EACH ONE OF THEM COULD SPEAK TWO MINUTES? UH, BUT IF 40 PEOPLE SHOW UP, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT, WE WOULD HAVE TO LIMIT TO TO ONE MINUTE.
YOU KNOW, THERE'D BE A COUPLE, AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE THE, THE WHOLE GOAL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS TO, FOR THE COUNCIL TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC AND THE SAME FOR STAFF.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE WAYS YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT IF YOU HAD A LARGE GROUP.
UH, FIRST YOU ALWAYS HAVE OPTIONS TO CONTACT THE COUNCIL OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING.
SO YOU COULD, UH, HAVE A EMAIL CAMPAIGN.
YOU COULD HAVE LETTERS, UH, WRITTEN, UH, THE COUNCIL'S ACCESSIBLE IN MORE WAYS THAN JUST AT THE MEETING.
YOU COULD ALSO COORDINATE AND SAY, OKAY, WELL 20 OF US ARE GONNA SHOW UP, BUT WE'RE ALL GONNA SPEAK FOR A MINUTE.
AND SO THAT MAY GIVE, YOU KNOW, A A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, COMPRESSION TO THE TIME.
UH, BUT IN THIS CASE, THERE WOULD ONLY BE 15 OF THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE HEARD.
YOU COULD ALSO, YOU KNOW, DO I'VE SEEN PEOPLE SAY, RAISE HANDS AND THESE PEOPLE ALL AGREE WITH US.
SO I THINK THE POINT IS, IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC'S BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED AT THE MEETING.
AND SO, UH, HAVING A DEFINED PERIOD OF TIME MAKES IT, UH, UH, MORE, UH, PREDICTABLE FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THE MEETING.
AND OF COURSE THE OTHER OVERLYING OR UNDERLYING PREMISE ON THIS WHOLE THING IS THAT THIS IS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE CITY BUSINESS AS DEFINED IN OUR, UH, AGENDA AS BEING OUR, OUR POLICY.
UH, AND ONLY THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE CITY BUSINESS, RIGHT? YEAH.
UH, THE THIRD OPTION OF THE CHANGE OPTIONS, I'LL CALL IT, WOULD BE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK FOR THREE MINUTES OR TWO MINUTES, OR ONE MINUTE.
IT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THAT PARTICULAR, UH, SECTION.
SO, AS AN EXAMPLE, IF THERE WERE 10 OR FEWER SPEAKERS, THEN THEY WOULD ALL GET THREE MINUTES.
IF YOU HAD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 AND 15, THAT WOULD DROP US DOWN FROM THREE MINUTES TO TWO MINUTES.
AND IF WE HAD A LARGE CONTINGENT AT 16 OR MORE SPEAKERS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE THAT LIMIT DROP DOWN TO ONE.
AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO GIVE PEOPLE AS MUCH TIME AS THEY NEED WHEN WE CAN, AND TO GIVE EVERYONE AN AS OPPORTUNITY, OR AS MANY PEOPLE, I SHOULD SAY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS POSSIBLE BY DE UH, DECREASING THE TIME LIMIT.
AND SO, UH, JUST TO, TO DRIVE IT HOME FOR, FOR THOSE FOLLOWING, UH, IN THE AUDIENCE.
UH, OPTION ONE WOULD BE TO HAVE ONE OR TWO MINUTES AND HAVE IT SCALE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
OPTION TWO WOULD HAVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF CERTAINTY.
IT WOULD ALWAYS BE TWO MINUTES, BUT THAT WOULD, UH, POTENTIALLY, UH, EXHAUST THE 30 MINUTES WITH 15, UH, SPEAKERS.
AND THEN THE THIRD OPTION PROVIDES THE MOST FLEXIBILITY.
UH, IN, IF IT'S A SLOW NIGHT AND THERE'S ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK, THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPTION TO SPEAK FOR A FULL THREE MINUTES, OR IT WOULD SCALE DOWN DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE FOURTH OPTION ARE HERE TO FOLLOW THE AGENDA.
OPTION TWO, THE COUNCIL COULD ELECT NOT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES.
IT'LL HAVE THAT SAME PREDICTABILITY OF A SINGLE MINUTE.
UH, THE PUBLIC WOULD STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO YOU EITHER AFTER THE MEETING IF THEIR TIME, UH, UH, RAN OUT OR TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT WITHOUT COMING TO A MEETING.
UH, BUT THIS OPTION AS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IT SINCE DECEMBER ALLOWS A SINGLE MINUTE FOR THAT COMMENT ON A NON AGENDIZED ITEM.
AND, AND I DO WANT TO, TO DRIVE HOME ONE POINT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, UH, EARLIER IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, THE REASON THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, UH, WHEN THERE'S A, UH, ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON, UH, CITY BUSINESS, BUT NON AGENDIZED, UH, ITEMS IS THAT THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE THIS MEETING IS SO THAT, UH, PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS TO HELP YOU MAKE, UH, YOUR DECISIONS.
THAT'S WHY WE ALLOW FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME UPFRONT IS BECAUSE THE PERSON SHOULD KNOW WHY THEY'RE COMING TO THE COUNCIL TO ASK YOU TO ACT IN A PARTICULAR WAY.
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UH, NON AGENDIZED ITEMS ARE SUPPOSED, OR, UH, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK YOU TO ENGAGE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GONNA ACT ON IT THAT NIGHT.SO YOU'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW UP.
STAFF IS OFTEN DIRECTED TO, UH, REACH OUT TO THAT, UH, PERSON.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY.
MOST LIKELY YOU'LL HEAR SOMEONE SAY, HEY, I I HAVE AN ISSUE IN MY COMMUNITY, CAN YOU HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO IT? SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO PRESENTED BY STAFF IS BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHED TWO DIFFERENT GOALS.
SO ANYONE WHO HAD WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE WOULD'VE NEEDED TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS DURING THE THREE MINUTE PORTION OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THAT CORRECT? SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BECAUSE THIS IS AN AGENDIZED ITEM AND NORMAL COMMENTS FOR IZED OR WOULDN'T COVER THIS BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ON THE AGENDA.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE THINKS THEY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS.
AND MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE THE, WHAT YOU SAID AND, UM, IN RESPONSE TO, UH, SOME OF THE SPEAKERS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD THROUGH OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND THEN AGAIN THIS EVENING, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NOT CONSIDERED A PUBLIC FORUM.
THE, THE, UM, THE COURT SYSTEM HAS TO FIND, UH, WHAT IS A PUBLIC FORUM.
AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS NOT A PUBLIC FORUM.
THAT MEANS THAT THERE ISN'T A RIGHT TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND TALK ABOUT ANY TOPIC THAT YOU WISH.
UM, THE COURTS HAVE DEFINED THIS TO BE A LIMITED PUBLIC FORUM, AND THAT THAT LIMIT IS THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND SO IF SPEAKERS WANT TO COME TALK TO THE COUNCIL, THEY ARE LIMITED TO TOPICS THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION.
THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TALK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WARS, THE ROLE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, THOSE TYPE OF TOPICS WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER.
WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO CUT PEOPLE OFF, UH, TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND REMIND THEM THAT THOSE ISSUES ARE NOT, UM, CITY BUSINESS.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WATCHING TONIGHT, THAT AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETELY OPEN PUBLIC FORUM AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO SEE, SAY ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT.
IT IS LIMITED TO THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
SINCE THERE'S, UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUALLY DO DOES TELL ME WHAT EACH PERSON'S, UH, THOUGHTS ARE AS, AS TO OPTIONS HERE.
AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER CLARIFICATION AS TO ANY OF THE OPTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT AREN'T POSTED, POSTED.
BRIAN, DO YOU TEE UP? I LIKE TO GO WITH I WITH, UH, WITH OPTION CI THINK THE MOST FLEXIBILITY, UH, FOR WHOEVER IS MANAGING THE MEETING, UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE, YOU KNOW, UP TO THREE MINUTES IF NEED BE, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ONE MINUTE, IF THERE ARE TOO MANY, YOU KNOW, OR NOT TOO MANY IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD, IF THERE ARE NUMEROUS SPEAKERS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT SUBJECTS, I THINK OPTION C GIVES US THE MOST FLEXIBILITY.
SO I, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M, I'M KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS.
SO YES, UM, I KIND OF AGREE WITH BRIAN.
I THINK THAT LAST YEAR WE ENDED UP, THAT'S WHERE WE KIND OF LANDED.
IT WAS ON A, ON A SLIDING SCALE, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY SPEAKERS WE HAD, WE WOULD ADJUST THE TIME AMOUNT.
BUT I JUST HAD A FEW COMMENTS WHERE I'M GLAD AS A COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE, UM, REALIZED THAT IN THE END, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING, IT'S WE HAVE TO CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS.
AND THERE'S RESIDENTS THAT COME TO THESE MEETINGS THAT WANNA SPEAK ON SOMETHING ON THE AGENDA.
AND I THINK THE REASON THAT WE, WE SPLIT TWO SECTIONS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH I'M GLAD WE, WE ARE STICKING WITH IT, IS THAT WE HAVE THE AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND THEN WE HAD THE NON AGENDA ONES AT THE END OF THE MEETING BECAUSE WHAT WAS HAPPENING THERE WAS PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS AND TO BE HEARD ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA.
AND I THINK WE KNEW IT WAS WE AND THEY FELT STIFLED.
WE NEEDED TO, WE NEEDED TO SEPARATE THAT.
UM, BUT WITH THAT SAID, I'M ALSO GLAD THAT MARK ADDRESSED THE FACT THAT CONTRARY TO WHAT MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE, THAT THIS IS NOT A COMPLETELY FREE SPEECH FORUM.
THIS IS OUR COUNCIL MEETING WITH LIMITED THINGS THAT WE CAN HEAR.
BUT I'M GLAD THAT MARK BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT TOO.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S, IT'S EASY TO LOSE SIGHT OF THAT, OF WHY WE'RE HERE, WE'RE CONDUCTING BUSINESS, UM, WE'RE HERE FOR, YOU KNOW, TO, FOR THE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH US.
AND I KNOW UNLIKE SOME CITIES, IT'S LIKE, I CAN'T THINK OF MANY CITIES WHERE THE COMMUNITY HAS EVERYONE'S CELL PHONE NUMBER THAT'S UP HERE.
THEY CAN MEET US IN PERSON, THEY CAN CALL US.
SO I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT NO MATTER WHERE WE LAND WITH THE TIME LIMIT, I'M CONFIDENT THAT PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN CHINO HILLS
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HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS, THEIR LEADERS.SO IT'S NOT THEIR, THEY'RE ONE MINUTE AND THEY'RE NEVER GONNA SEE US AGAIN.
AND WE'RE UNDER THIS LIKE, CURTAIN OF OZ.
YOU CAN FIND, PEOPLE KNOW, THEY SEE US ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO THEY HAVE A WAY TO, TO COMMUNICATE WITH US.
SO I, I'M ON THE FENCE ABOUT WHERE WE'RE, I WILL SUPPORT WHATEVER WE WE'RE GONNA DO AS A WHOLE BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO CONVOLUTED AT THIS POINT.
BUT I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE'RE STICKING TO THE SEPARATING BOTH.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AT LEAST THAT WE SEPARATE AGENDA, NON AGENDA TO GIVE PEOPLE DIFFERENT TIMES, PARTS OF THE AGENDA TO SPEAK.
AGAIN, NO QUESTIONS, BUT THAT WAS JUST MY, MY THOUGHTS ON ALL THIS WHOLE THING.
LET ME MAKE JUST ONE FOR A FOLLOW UP COMMENT TO THAT.
I THINK OUR WHOLE GOAL SHOULD BE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE REGULAR, UH, COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDEES.
THEY HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGED ON SAYING THINGS, UH, BECAUSE OF THE ONE MINUTE WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME TO GET, COME HERE AND ARE VERY, VERY COMPLIMENTARY ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CITY.
WE HAVE OTHERS THAT HAVE AN ISSUE GOING ON THAT ISN'T ON THE AGENDA, BUT WE NEED TO HEAR IT.
AND TO CUT THEM OFF AT ONE MINUTE HAS BEEN, THAT'S WHY WE'RE RETHINKING THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS OUR GOAL, IS TO GET BACK TO A, A A POINT IN TIME AND A POSITION WHERE WE CAN ALLOW NON AGENDIZED ITEMS BEING SPOKEN TO IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO EXPRESS WHAT IT IS THEY COME TO SPEAK TO US FOR AND SIT THROUGH THE WHOLE MEETING FOR UNTIL THE END TO DO IT.
PETER, AND YOUR COMMENTS? WELL, I, I MEAN, I CAN GO ALONG WITH THE GROUP.
MY FOCUS WAS GONNA BE ON TWO MINUTES, TWO MINUTES MAX, AND THEN KIND OF VARY DEPENDING UPON THE, THE QUANTITY.
I'M, I'M PRETTY EASY, BUT TWO MINUTES WAS MY, MY ORIGINAL FOCUS, TWO MINUTES WILL BE ENOUGH TIME FOR ANYBODY THAT HAD PREPARED TO COME HERE TO GIVE A TALK.
THEY KNOW AHEAD OF TIME TWO MINUTES IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WITHOUT GOING TOO FAR.
THAT'S ARE YOU SAYING, SO YOU'RE SAYING OPTION A, UM, OH, C ISN'T IT? OR I GOT A QUESTION ON THAT.
IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY A, IT DOESN'T SAY B, IT DOESN'T SAY C, OR THIS IS CONFUSING.
SO I KNOW IT SAYS ONE AND THEN IT GOES DOWN TO B.
AND THAT'S PAGE JUST SAYS ONE AND THEN TWO IT SAYS CONFUSING.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THINGS.
SO WHEN WE SET UP A STAFF REPORT, WE, WE HAVE IT IN A CERTAIN FORMAT AND SO I MIRRORED THAT.
BUT AGAIN, TO REITERATE, UH, YOUR FIRST OPTION WOULD BE TO HAVE EITHER ONE OR TWO MINUTES.
AND THAT WOULD SCALE DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SPEAKERS.
OPTION TWO OR B IN THIS CASE WOULD BE FOR YOU TO JUST SET IT AT A SIMPLE TWO MINUTES.
AND THAT WOULD GIVE THE PERSON A, A, A A, UH, CONCRETE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MUCH TIME, UH, WHAT BRIAN WAS SUGGESTING EARLIER WAS, UH, OPTION C OR A THIRD PICK, WHICH WOULD BE, UH, EITHER ONE MINUTE, TWO MINUTES, OR THREE MINUTES, DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
AND THEN THE LAST OPTION WOULD BE JUST A STATUS QUO.
SO I GUESS I WAS REFERRING TO OPTION B IN MY COMMENTS, BUT TWO MINUTES, 15 SPEAKERS, RIGHT? YEAH.
SO WE'RE, WE'LL MAX OUT AT 30 MINUTES IF WE HAVE 15 SPEAKERS.
UNLESS IT YEAH, WELL WHATEVER THE, UM, OKAY.
BUT THAT'S WHERE I WAS, RIGHT.
WHERE ARE YOU AT? I WAS GONNA GO TO OPTION NUMBER THREE.
I AGREE WITH BRIAN, BUT IT JUST, I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT IF WE GO THREE MINUTES, MAXIMUM SPEAKER WILL BE 10 SPEAKERS, PERIOD.
IF WE ALLOW THEM THREE MINUTES.
SO IF WE GO TO OP OR ACTUALLY 15 SPEAKERS, THEY ONLY GET TWO MINUTES MAXIMUM AND THEN MAXIMUM 30 SPEAKERS WOULD GET ONE MINUTE, THAT'S IT.
WELL, IF THERE ARE 16 SPEAKERS, THEY GET ONE MINUTE 16 OR THE MAX COULD BE 30.
THE, THE 30 MINUTES IS DEFINITE.
I I, IS THERE ONE ADDITIONAL CAVEAT, CAVEAT I'D LIKE TO CONSIDER WITH THIS IS THAT THE SPEAKERS UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE CHANGE THIS TIME LIMIT, THAT THAT IS GOING TO BE A HARD TIME LIMIT AT THE END OF WHATEVER THE TIME PERIOD IS THAT WE VOTE ON TONIGHT, THAT THERE MIKE WILL BE TURNED OFF BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES.
WE WON'T BE HAVING, YOU KNOW, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, IF THEY GET OFF TOPIC AND THEY GET INTO A SUBJECT THAT IS NOT CITY BUSINESS, THEN OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL CAUTION THEM AND THEY EITHER CHANGE THEIR SUBJECT OR THEY'LL, THEY'LL JUST RELINQUISH THE BALANCE OF THEIR TIME.
I THINK THAT HAS TO BE SOME THERE 'CAUSE IT PUTS SOME TEETH IN IT TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM JUST COMING UP AND ATTACKING THINGS THAT, UH, DON'T INVOLVE THE CITY BUSINESS.
SO ANYBODY LIKE TO THAT? JUST TO ADD, CLARIFY THAT MAYOR.
UH, IN OUR PAST UPDATE TO THE POLICY, UH, WE SET CLEAR GUIDANCE FOR THE PUBLIC ON WHAT WAS CITY BUSINESS.
WE ALSO SET IN THE POLICY, UH, UH, AN UNDERSTANDING
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OF WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE POLICY, WHICH IS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S GONNA ADVISE THE COUNCIL WHEN IT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS.AND IF THEY FAIL TO BRING THEIR TOPIC BACK TO CITY BUSINESS, THEY'RE GONNA LOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
UH, WE ABSOLUTELY AS A STAFF WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THE PUBLIC AND WE WANT TO, UH, MAINTAIN ORDER FOR THE COUNCIL.
UH, WE WILL BE, UH, TURNING OFF THE MICROPHONES AT THE TIMELY UH, PERIOD.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE AGAIN HERE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, UH, THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE CRITICAL OF STAFF OR THE COUNCIL OR PRAISING US, WE'RE GONNA TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME WAY.
IF IT'S CITY BUSINESS, YOU GOT A TIME LIMIT.
WHATEVER THE COUNCIL DECIDES TONIGHT, WE'LL UPHOLD THAT FOR YOU AS A STAFF.
IF THE COMMENTS DEVIATE FROM CITY BUSINESS, THE CITY ATTORNEYS, UH, WILL WEIGH IN ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S A LEGAL, UH, UH, COMPONENT TO IT.
UH, UH, AND, AND SO WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE RULES AS ALREADY ESTABLISHED.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH TIME TO GIVE IT.
UH, EACH PERSON TONIGHT JUST WANNA GET IT SAID SO THAT WE UNDER THAT UNDERSTAND PEOPLE, UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE GOING, WHAT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT, WHICH IS A PROPOSED TIME LIMIT CHANGE.
WHEN YOU WATCH SAN BERNARDINO, IT'S NOT JUST THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WHEN YOU WATCH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THEIR MIC IS SHUT OFF RIGHT AT IN, IN THEIR CASE, THREE MINUTES.
UNLESS THEY HAVE A VOLUME OF PEOPLE, THEN THEY ADJUST IT.
BUT IT, IT IS LITERALLY SHUT OFF SO THAT YOU CAN'T HEAR THAT.
AND, AND WE'RE GONNA NEED TO MAKE SURE WE, YOU KNOW, CUT OFF THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AND WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE COMMENT CARDS OR ANYTHING.
'CAUSE IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT QUANTIFIED IN THIS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE YEAH.
AND CHERYL, WOULD YOU PLEASE QUANTI OR QU RE MENTION WHAT THE CUTOFF PERIOD IS? IS IT BEFORE THE ITEM COMES UP OR AT WHAT POINT DO WE QUIT TAKING, UH, SPEAKER CARDS? CURRENTLY WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ONCE WE'VE STARTED TO HOLD THE MEETING.
SO THE SPEAKER CARDS ARE TURNED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND WE SORT THEM BASED UPON WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE AGENDAS OR NON-AG AGENDAS.
AND THEN WE DON'T ACCEPT ANY AFTER THAT FACT.
BUT I THINK BEN HAS SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT.
NO, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY THAT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL FOR US SINCE THE NUMBER OF CARDS THAT ARE TURNED IN ARE, UH, GOING TO DICTATE HOW MUCH TIME.
AND SO WE CAN'T REALLY HAVE THEM PETER IN AS THE, THE COMMENTS ARE BEING MADE.
AND IT IS DIFFICULT IF THE COUNCIL ELECTS TO CALL FOR, UH, MORE, UH, COMMENTS.
SO I, I WOULD ADVISE THAT AS THE STAFF PRACTICE, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS, UH, AS YOU SAW TONIGHT, THE CLERK WILL TELL YOU, WE HAVE FOUR FOR TONIGHT.
AND THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGER WHAT THE TIME LIMITS WILL BE.
I JUST WANT IT SAID AGAIN FOR THE RECORD.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE TURN IT IN BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND THERE'LL BE NO OTHER CARDS ACCEPTED AFTER THAT POINT.
SPEAK NOW AND WHOEVER HOLD YOUR PEACE, AND AS I COUNT THE CARDS, WE'LL MAKE A DETERMINATION WHAT THE TIME LIMITS WILL BE AND WE'LL ANNOUNCE THAT SO THAT BRANDON'S AWARE OF WHAT TO SET THE TIMER FOR AND SO FORTH.
AND IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD EXPLAIN THAT RIGHT UP FRONT THAT WE HAVE, JUST FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE X NUMBER FOR REGULAR PUBLIC CO COMMENTS AND SO MANY FOR NON AGENDA AND THAT'S, THAT'S SET.
SO, AND WE SAY THAT TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND I THINK THEN PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING IN LATE OR WHATEVER.
THEN THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME TO ANOTHER CON OR MEETING.
SO, ALRIGHT, SO WE'VE HAD ALL THIS DISCUSSION.
CAN SOMEONE LIKE TO VENTURE A MOTION ON THIS? I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE GO WITH OPTION C EITHER ONE MINUTE, TWO MINUTE OR THREE MINUTES, DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT? I'LL SECOND IT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
CAN I CLARIFY AS WELL THAT MAKING THE MOTION FOR THIS ALSO MEANS THAT STAFF WILL BE UPDATING THE POLICY AND THAT POLICY IS BEING ADOPTED.
WE WILL NOT BE BRINGING THAT BACK TO BE, UH, ADOPTED AT A LATER DATE.
WOULD YOU AGREE? THAT'S A HEY, WHATEVER THAT, WHATEVER THE LAWYER SAYS.
SO, AND THAT POLICY WILL BE IN EACH AGENDA.
SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR POLICY IS, IT'S IN THERE, IT'S SET AND IT'S, IT WILL BE IN CONCRETE AND THERE YOU GO.
IT WILL BE ON THE SPEAKER CARDS AS WELL AS WE'LL UPDATE THE AGENDA.
SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR OR GO AHEAD AND LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WAS HERE FOR THAT? UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE AND WE WILL MOVE NOW TO, UH, LET'S SEE,
[18. Design Review No. DR-0006-2025 - 12879 Fallview Court, Zhiwei Liao, applicant (on behalf of property owner, Hui Chen): The Planning Commission adopted resolution approving Custom Home Design Review No. DR-0006-2025 for construction of a 3,625 square-foot, one-story single-family residence with an attached 721 square-foot three-car garage located at 12879 Fallview Court and determining project exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval]
WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION ITEM NUMBER 18.ANY DISCUSSION? ANY WISH TO PULL IT OR ANYTHING? NO.
[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.]
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COMMENTS AND THEN NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. YES.ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT THAT RUNNING UNDER THE WIRE? WE DO HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
AND OUR FIRST SPEAKERS, JIM GALLAGHER, YOU GET 30 SECONDS.
YOU STILL ARE UNDER THE OLD RULES OF ONE MINUTE.
SO, UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE.
UH, WITH ALL THE CONFUSION RIGHT NOW AND, AND THE GUESSING THAT'S COMING OUTTA WASHINGTON DC I'D LIKE TO STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS EXTEND AN OFFER TO BOTH OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, YOUNG KIM AND NORMA TORRES.
ASK THEM IF THEY COULD COME TO THE CITY AND MAYBE PROVIDE US AN OPEN TOWN HALL FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS.
I THINK WE RESIDENTS DESERVE SOME KIND OF ANSWERS, AT LEAST AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH 'EM.
I THINK THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS THE BEST FACILITIES FOR THAT.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DING.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT, VICE MAYOR JONES.
COUNCIL MEMBER CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT, COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S FOURTH DISTRICT SUMMER OPEN HOUSE EVENT ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST FROM 5:00 PM TO 7:00 PM AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
LOCATED 1 4 0 1 0 CITY CENTER DRIVE.
MAIN COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE FOR RESIDENTS TO RECEIVE LOCAL ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND INFORMATION.
WITH INTERACTIVE HANDS-ON LEARNING ACTIVITIES, VISITING EACH BOOTH WILL ENTER YOU INTO RAFFLE.
UM, FOR FUN PRIZES PRE-REGISTERED ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE AN EXTRA RAFFLE TICKET.
FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED BY CHINO VALLEY PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, CHINO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND SNACK PRO PROVIDED BY CHINO HILL COOPS.
PLEASE RSVP AT SUPERVISOR HAGMAN DOT EVENT BRIGHT.COM.
FOR QUESTIONS 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS CHAR CHAR DESAI.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, MY NAME IS CHAR DESAI AND I'M, UM, RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS.
SO TODAY, UM, I CAME TO SHARE A PETITION THAT I STARTED.
UM, IT'S BASICALLY ASKING, UH, TO PUT OUT MORE REPRESENTATIONS TOWARDS THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH.
UM, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME LIKE TIMES WHERE WE, WE POST ON THE INSTAGRAM, BUT LIKE, HAVE MORE EVENTS TOWARDS THE, UM, ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH IN MAY.
I JUST WANNA MAKE A COMMENT, MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THAT.
YOU WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT? JUST A QUICK COMMENT.
SO, NO, I'M JUST GONNA SIT, JOHN, YOU CAN GO SIT BY TIME, BUT I JUST, UM, UM, I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS YOUNG LADY FOR SHOWING UP BECAUSE SHE HAD EMAILED ME WITH SOME, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS AND I SUGGESTED LIKE, I'M SURE MANY OF US DO THAT YOU SHOULD COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND SAY YOUR COMMENTS.
AND SORRY YOU HAD TO SIT THROUGH SUCH A LONG MEETING, BUT I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO, LIKE, YOU WANNA GET SOMETHING DONE OR SAY IT, BUT IT TAKES A LOT TO COME TO A MEETING AND ACTUALLY SPEAK YOUR THOUGHTS.
SO IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON HERE.
AND TO FURTHER THAT ON MAY 13TH, WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING ASIAN PACIFIC, UH, MONTH OR WEEK.
CORRECT? WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS IT? IS IT WEEK OR MONTH? ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH.
I, I AM, I DON'T, I I'M NOT SURE.
LE DO YOU REMEMBER, IS IT WEEK OR MONTH? MONTH, MONTH.
SEE ALREADY YOU, YOU, YOU TALKED ABOUT IT TONIGHT AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN, SO, ALRIGHT.
UM, I THOUGHT YOU HAD SAID THERE WAS FOUR SPEAKERS TO START WITH THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE.
NO, THERE WAS ONLY THREE FOR THIS PORTION.
FOUR AT THE, THE FIRST PART AND THREE FOR THIS MEETING.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
UPDATES.UM, HOW ABOUT FIRE CHIEF, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING.
UH, MAYOR BENNETT, COUNCIL, STAFF AND COMMUNITY, THE JUNIOR UNIFIED FIRE DISTRICT, CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL READINESS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION.
AS WE HEAD INTO THE MONTH OF MAY, I'M PLEASED TO PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH SEVERAL IMPORTANT UPDATES, INCLUDING AN UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT, RECRUITMENT PROGRESS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, AND A TIMELY SEASON OF SAFETY MESSAGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE.
WE'LL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD FROM NINE TO NOON AT FIRE STATION 61, LOCATED AT 5 0 7 8 SCHAEFER AVENUE IN CHINO.
THIS EVENT SERVES AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS TO OUR APPARATUS IN THE STATION.
OBSERVE LIVE, LIVE SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS, AND GAIN VALUABLE INFORMATION ON FIRE PREVENTION
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AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.WE INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO ATTEND THIS EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT IN TERMS OF STAFFING AND RECRUITMENT.
THE FIRE DISTRICT IS CURRENTLY IN BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PHASE FOR NINE, UH, FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS WHO ARE ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THEIR ACADEMY TRAINING ON OR AROUND MAY 12TH.
THESE INDIVIDUALS, UH, REPRESENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AND WILL UNDERGO RIGOROUS TRAINING AND PREPARATION FOR THEIR CAREERS IN FIRE SUPPRESSION, EMS AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION.
THIS RECRUITMENT CLASS IS PART OF OUR BROADER EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT DEPARTMENT REMAINS WELL STAFFED, PREPARED, AND ALIGNED WITH OPERATIONAL DEMANDS OF OUR GROWING SERVICE AREA.
WE HOPE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU IN THE FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AND AS THE WE, THE WARM WEATHER, UM, INCREASES OUTDOOR AL ACTIVITY ALSO INCREASES.
WE ARE, UM, ALSO SEEING A RISE IN RATTLESNAKE ACTIVITY, PARTICULARLY IN THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE AREAS OF CHINO HILLS.
THE FIRE DISTRICT URGES RESIDENTS TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN HIKING LOCAL TRAILS OR SPENDING TIME IN BRUSH COVERED AREAS.
TO MINIMIZE THE RISK OF SNAKE ENCOUNTERS, WE RECOMMEND STAYING ON A WELL USED TRAILS, AVOIDING TALL GRASS AND HEAVY UNDERBRUSH, KEEPING PETS LEASHED, AND NEVER REACHING INTO AREAS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE.
IF YOU ENCOUNTER RATTLESNAKE BACK AWAY SLOWLY AND CALMLY, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TOUCH OR MOVE IT IN THE EVENT OF A BITE.
IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION IS CRITICAL.
CALL 9 1 1 AND KEEP THE VICTIM CALM AND, AND STILL, UNTIL HELP ARRIVES.
IN CONCLUSION, THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF THE CHINO VALLEY.
WE APPRECIATE THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND SERVICE OF OUR SHARED COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, CARLOS, THERE WE'VE GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY THAT THERE WAS A COM A, A PROPOSED CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT FIRST ANNUAL CHAIN OF SURVIVAL BREAKFAST SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 7TH, UH, IT WAS CANCELED.
IS THAT STILL GONNA BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE? AND CAN YOU TELL THEM, TELL THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHAT THAT CHAIN OF SURVIVAL IS ALL ABOUT? SO, YES, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
UM, SO THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL EVENT IS FOR, SO WE'VE HAD UP TO OR CLOSE TO 50 SURVIVORS THAT ARE, UM, THAT HAVE ACTUALLY SURVIVED THE EVENT, RIGHT? SO WE WANTED TO HONOR THE SURVIVORS AND THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH, UH, WITH ASSISTING THAT LIFESAVING, UM, EVENT FOR THEM.
SO ORIGINALLY WE HAD, UH, JUNE 7TH AS, AS THE, UH, THE, THE DAY FOR THE BREAKFAST.
HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, UM, CONTACTING SOME OF THE SURVIVORS, SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE THAT TO HOPING FOR SEPTEMBER, BUT MORE INFORMATION WILL COME OUT ON THAT.
AND ANYONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD, UH, OFFICE OR CHAMBERS, UH, WILL SEE.
THERE'S A PLAQUE ON THE WALL WITH COINS THAT DESIGNATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE, HAVE NOT ONLY HAD HEART ATTACKS BUT SURVIVED.
AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL TELL 'EM AT THIS POINT.
MY, MY NEXT QUESTION IS, WHAT'S THE SURVIVAL RATE IN IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A, A HEART ATTACK IN CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED, EXCUSE ME, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE VERSUS NATIONALLY? SO WE, WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SINCE 2018 AND OUR SUCCESS RATE IS 67%, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 20 21, 20 2%.
SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS HERE.
YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, CANNOT, UH, RECOGNIZE ENOUGH.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
EARLIER THIS MONTH, THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION SPRING CLEANING.
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS A MEMBER OF THE LOS ANGELES INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE FACILITATED BY THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.
EACH YEAR, 24 AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE TASK FORCE PARTICIPATE IN A TWO WEEK OPERATION TARGETING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.
THESE CRIMES INCLUDE SEXUAL ABUSE, POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY, SEXUAL REGISTERED VIOLATIONS, AND UNDERCOVER CHAT OPERATIONS.
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MADE 73 ARRESTS.
THE CHINO HILL STATION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIVE OF THOSE ARRESTS, INCLUDING UNDERCOVER CHAT OPERATIONS, TARGETING SUBJECTS, ATTEMPTING TO VICTIMIZE MINORS BY ARRANGING TO MEET WE WITH THEM, WITH THE INTENT OF COMMITTING SEXUAL ABUSE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
UPDATES.I HAVE NO UPDATES FOR TONIGHT.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS 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]
VICE MAYOR JOES.COUNCIL MEMBER MAR UH, MARQUEZ.
UH, BRIAN SORT OF WARNED ME, HE SAID, THIS IS GONNA BE A LONG MEETING AND I HAD LIKE 10 MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT IT, SO I'M GONNA DEFER TO NEXT MEETING.
AND, AND, AND BY THE WAY, NEXT MEETING'S GONNA BE EQUALLY IS, UH, EXCITING WITH, WITH THE UHER CEREMONIAL ITEMS, SO THAT'S GOOD.
COUNCIL COMMENTS? UH, HOW, LET'S START WITH KICK IT OFF, PETER.
I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS DIRECTED AT SOME INDIVIDUALS.
SO CHIEF, PLEASE, CHIEF, COUPLE
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OF QUESTIONS.UM, HOW MANY TICKETS TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, IF YOU HAVE TO DO SOME HOMEWORK? GREAT.
HOW MANY TICKETS DO YOU THINK WE'VE GIVEN TO FIVE AXLE OR GREATER VEHICLES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE VOLUME SEEM TO YOU OR TO THE, THOSE THAT REPORT TO YOU? SO, SINCE JANUARY 1ST, 2024, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME I, I BELIEVE THE, UH, THE MUNICIPAL CODE WAS ENACTED, UH, THE DEPUTIES HAVE CONDUCTED EXTRA PATROL AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN CARBON CANYON ROAD ON 133 SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
THEY HAVE WRITTEN 105 TRAFFIC CITATIONS.
FIVE OF THOSE HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FIVE AXLE VIOLATIONS.
SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY ACTIVE IN THE CANYON.
THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME UP THERE AND, AND WE'VE ENCOUNTERED FIVE VIOLATIONS.
WE'VE WRITTEN CITATIONS FOR IT.
IT'S FUNNY, THIS HAS TURNED INTO A COTTAGE INDUSTRY, MAYBE FOR RAY ALSO, I GET CALLS, UH, MAYBE ONCE A WEEK FROM INDIVIDUALS IN THE CANYON.
THEY'RE CALLING ME, CALL THE POLICE.
THERE'S A FIVE AXLE RUNNING THROUGH THE CANYON RIGHT NOW.
SO IT, IT'S TURNED INTO TO THAT.
SO I THOUGHT, OKAY, I'LL, MAYBE HE'LL LEND YOU A SPIKE STRIP AND YOU CAN JUST GO TAKE CARE OF IT ON YOUR OWN.
BUT I DO WANNA REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS ON THAT MUNICIPAL CODE THAT ALLOWS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES FOR SURE.
EVEN THOUGH THEY DO HAVE FIVE AXLES, THEY CAN USE THE, THE CANYON IF THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE CONDUCTING BUSINESS AND A FEW OTHER EXCEPTIONS.
SO, BUT WE DO TRY AND GET UP THERE AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND WE DO SPEND AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME IN THE CANYON.
WELL, THE ONE THAT I SENT YOU A TEXT ON FAIRLY RECENTLY WAS A CAR CARRIER.
I DON'T SUSPECT THEY WERE DELIVERING THOSE CARS TO, UH, SOMEONE IN OAK TREE DOWNS OR WHEREVER IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
SO I, WE STILL SEE ROGUE DRIVERS TRYING TO, TO CUT OFF THE 60 FREEWAY AND, AND SAVE A FEW MINUTES.
SO SAW ONE PULLED OVER, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HAD JUST COMPLETED THE S TURN AND IT WAS WIPING ITSELF GOING, WOW.
I MADE IT THROUGH THERE, BUT HE WAS PULLED OVER ON HIS OWN AFTER HE COMPLETED THE S TURNS.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF, I DON'T THINK HE WAS THERE WHEN WE GOT THERE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IF THAT WAS THE ONE.
FOLLOWING UP ON A SIMILAR, NOT SIMILAR BUT, UH, SOME RECENTLY ADOPTED OUR MOTORIZED SCOOTERS.
I MEAN, WE, WE'VE OBVIOUSLY HAD A RECENT TRAGIC INCIDENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPECIFIC TO THIS, BUT HOW MUCH CONTACT HAVE YOUR DEPUTIES MADE TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT AFTER WE ADOPTED THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE NOT FOLLOWING THAT RULE? HAVE YOU HAD ANY INTERACTION AT ALL THAT YOU KNOW OF? WE HAVE HAD SOME INTERACTION.
WE HAVE NOT WRITTEN ANY ADMINISTRATIVE SITES YET FOR, UH, THE PROHIBITION OF EBIS ON SIDEWALKS.
SO ANY CONTACT THAT MY DEPUTIES HAVE MADE HAVE BEEN VERBAL WARNINGS.
I KNOW WE HAVE HAD, 'CAUSE I HAD MY STAFF LOOK AT IT RECENTLY.
WE HAVE HAD SOME CITATIONS WRITTEN AND VEHICLES IMPOUNDED FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES OR ELECTRIC DIRT BIKES THAT, THAT EITHER DIDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, SO THEY WEREN'T STREET LEGAL OR THE OPERATOR WASN'T CORRECTLY LICENSED.
WE HAVE HAD THOSE, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT MAY IS NATIONAL BICYCLE SAFETY MONTH AND I'M GONNA HAVE MY TRAFFIC UNIT, MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAMS, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM PUSHING OUT E-BIKE SAFETY AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS CONDUCTING NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND I, AND I WANT TO STRESS ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SO WE'VE, WE'VE DONE OUR FAIR WARNING, WE'VE DONE OUR, WE, WE, WE'VE EDUCATED AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO EDUCATE, BUT IT IS TIME TO START CITING PEOPLE.
UH, I'VE RELAYED TO MY STAFF HOW, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO ME.
WELL YOU JUST, YOU JUST WENT PAST MY THIRD QUESTION TO YOU, WHICH WAS EDUCATION, HOW WE HANDLING EDUCATION FROM THE POLICE SIDE OF THINGS.
IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN I HOPED FOR.
DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THESE OR NOT.
JUST FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
WE HAVE A, THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR A WHILE.
WE KNOW FOR YEARS THEY'VE, THEY'VE BEEN WANTING TO BUILD THIS FACILITY.
THEN THEY INITIATED CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
UH, RAY AND I SEE IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE CANYON.
WHERE DO WE STAND WITH THE, THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND ITS EFFORTS TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR FACILITY.
SO THE UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THEY WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE A LONG RUSTIC DRIVE ARE, UH, CLOSE TO COMPLETION.
UM, I UNDERSTAND FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE A, A PUNCH LIST OF SOME OUTSTANDING ITEMS, BUT AT LEAST THE ACTIVE, UH, WORK IS DONE THERE.
UM, THEY STILL HAVE AN ACTIVE GRADING PERMIT AND SO, UM, HOWEVER THEY ARE IN NEED OF MORE FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK.
AND SO THEY'RE CONTINUING TO, TO
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FUNDRAISE TO BE ABLE TO, UH, POUR THE FOUNDATION.SO THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS BUT IT'S SLOW.
AS ANTICIPATED, REALLY BASED ON THE HISTORY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK MY NEXT QUESTION IS WOULD BE AS FAR AS THE MOST POPULAR NON-OPEN RESTAURANT IN TOWN AND WHAT ITS PROGRESS MAY BE, BECAUSE WE SAW A REPORT FAIRLY RECENTLY THAT DID TALK ABOUT THAT.
SO THAT'S KINDA THE MOTIVATION FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE FAMOUS EGYPTIAN RESTAURANT OR, OR WHATEVER THAT FACILITY IS DEEMED TO BE.
SO, UM, IT, RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S JUST A, A SHELL BUILDING ESSENTIALLY.
UM, THAT, UH, THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE AN EGYPTIAN THEMED RESTAURANT.
DOES IT LOOK, UM, WE ACTUALLY RECENTLY HAD A SUBMITTAL, UM, FROM THE OWNER, UH, FOR, UH, TENANT IMPROVEMENTS INSIDE THAT WOULD, UH, TURN IT INTO A RESTAURANT.
AND SO THE CITY IS IN PLAN, CHECK ON THOSE, BUT WE HAVE NO, UH, KNOWLEDGE OF AN OPERATOR OR ANYTHING 'CAUSE THOSE PLANS WERE SUBMITTED BY THE OWNER.
ALRIGHT, WELL, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
ALSO, I MEAN, I'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT THE OLD JOKE ABOUT, UH, HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN TO BUILD, BUT I WON'T USE IT.
SO, MR. MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
SO THAT'S GONNA BE TEXAS BARBECUE, RIGHT? YEAH.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
GOING BACK TO E-BIKES, UM, IS THERE LIKE A CERTAIN AGE WHERE YOU HAVE TO WEAR HELMETS ON E-BIKES? I BELIEVE THE AGE OF 17 AND UNDER YOU, YOU MUST WEAR A HELMET OPERATING A, A BIKE OR AN E-BIKE.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE FLOW OF TR TRAFFIC? DO THEY HAVE TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC OR CAN THEY GO AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC? YES, AND ANY BICYCLE OR E-BIKE BEING OPERATED ON THE HIGHWAY IS SUBJECT TO THE, THE RULES OF THE ROAD.
SO THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRAFFIC WITH THE, THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC OF THE, OKAY.
AND THEN A QUESTION, HE, HE BROUGHT IT UP ON THE BIG TRAILERS THAT GO THROUGH CARBON CANYON.
I SAW THE OTHER DAY A TRAILER FOUR WHEEL TRAILER WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF CARBON CANYON BETWEEN THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES.
IS THAT OKAY TO DO? UH, REGULARLY? NO, THAT WOULD NOT BE OKAY TO DO.
UH, I, I THINK WE WERE CONTACTED OR DID RECEIVE A CALL FOR SERVICE ON THAT VEHICLE.
UH, AGAIN, BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE, THAT VEHICLE WAS GONE.
BUT NO, THAT VEHICLE WOULD, WE WOULD PROBABLY INQUIRE AS TO WHY IT WAS THERE AND SEE IF, IF WE CAN GET IT OUTTA THERE.
BUT WE, WE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY SITE IT AND OR TOW IT IF WE HAD TO, IF IT WAS OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC.
AND THEN, UH, DANIEL, THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE HAVE ON EUCALYPTUS, WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? UH, WE ARE SOLAR CONSTRUCTION.
WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF TESTING THE, UM, UH, THE FACILITY ITSELF, UH, MAKING SURE THAT ANY WATER INTRODUCED INTO THE FACILITY IS BEING TREATED PROPERLY.
UH, THAT SEVEN DAY TREATMENT STARTED YESTERDAY, UH, SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
AND IF ALL GOES WELL, WE GET A PERMIT FROM THE DEPART DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, WE WILL BE OPERATIONAL.
AND THEN LAST TIME, I THINK IT WAS LAST MEETING, YOU TALKED ABOUT P-P-F-A-S, IS THAT CORRECT? TERMINOLOGY? ANOTHER CONTAMINANT THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THIS PLANT WILL ACTUALLY HANDLE THAT TOO? YES, IT WILL.
IT'S EQUIPPED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE PFAS AND, UH, FUTURE CONTAMINANTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE AUTHORITIES.
AND THEN NICK, QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
I KNOW THE COSTCO CENTER, A LOT OF VACANT BUILDINGS THERE, I KNOW COSTCO OWNS THEM.
IS THERE ANY DIRECTION THAT WE KNOW OF THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE FILLING THOSE VACANCIES? YES.
SO THE TWO, UM, NEAREST THE FUELING CENTER.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE OLD BEST BUY AND THE OLD BED BATH AND BEYOND THAT IS GOING TO BE, UH, FILLED BY A GROCERY STORE.
AND THEN THEY'RE STILL MARKETING THE, UM, THE LAST SPACE ON THE VERY END, ON THE NORTH END OF THE CENTER.
UH, BUT YES, THEY HAVE A, A BROKERAGE TEAM THAT'S ACTIVELY MARKETING THOSE SPACES.
AND JUST ONE LAST THING, UH, REGARDING INLAND VAL VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.
WE'VE HAD A GOOD PARTNERSHIP OVER THE YEARS MM-HMM
UM, REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT IT, THE COMMUNICATION.
HOWEVER, WHATEVER HAPPENED, DISAPPOINTED, UH, BUT THEY WERE A VERY GOOD PARTNER OVER THE YEARS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.
I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR HELPING US GETTING TO ZERO.
AND LUCKILY WE HAVE TWO MORE YEARS WITH THEM.
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HAVE A GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.BRIAN? NO, JUST TO TOUCH ON THE E-BIKE THING.
I HAD TALKED TO THE CHIEF ABOUT MAKING SURE OUR, MAKING SURE THAT OUR SROS ARE REACHING OUT TO THE KIDS.
HAVING A KID AT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AND A A TEENAGE BOY TOO, UH, TO SEE THESE OTHER TEENAGE BOYS ZOOMING AROUND WITHOUT HELMETS ON, YOU KNOW, PARENTS ARE BUYING THESE THINGS.
THESE AREN'T CHEAP, THIS ISN'T,
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YOU KNOW, A HUFFY OR A SCHWINN.LIKE THESE THINGS ARE HEAVY, THEY'RE BULKY.
LIKE I SAW A KID RIDING ON THE HANDLEBAR WITHOUT A HELMET, YOU KNOW, WHILE ANOTHER KID WAS RIDING THEM.
SO, YOU KNOW, PARENTS, WE HAVE TO BEAR SOME RESPONSIBILITY TOO WHEN IT COMES TO THIS STUFF.
YOU KNOW, THESE KIDS AREN'T BUYING, YOU KNOW, $800 BIKES ON THEIR OWN, YOU KNOW, SO JUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR KIDS.
'CAUSE HEAVEN FORBID WE HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT LIKE WE SAW.
UH, SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON APRIL 9TH, UH, UH, PETER AND I WERE AT CHICK-FIL-A, WHERE THEY, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, GAVE OUT SEVEN SCHOLARSHIPS TO THEIR WORKERS THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL.
AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S GOOD TO SEE A CORPORATION, UH, PUSHING AND WELL ENCOURAGING UPPER AND UH, HIGHER LEVEL, UH, EDUCATION BY THEIR, THEIR, UM, WORKERS.
UH, JIM, YOU HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, HAVING CONGRESS, UH, MEMBERS HAVE TOWN HALLS.
UH, YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT ON, UH, THE 11TH OF FRIDAY, UH, THE US CHAMBER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD A OPEN OR TOWN HALL MEETING WITH, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM.
UH, IT WENT FAIRLY WELL, BUT THERE WAS SOME DISRUPTION AFTER THE MEETING, UH, OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH I WON'T GET INTO.
UH, THIS LAST, UH, SUNDAY OF COURSE WAS EASTER SUNDAY.
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A, A JOYFUL AND BLESSED EASTER.
AND LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR ANNUAL, OUR 30TH ANNUAL VOLUNTEER DINNER, WHICH WAS VERY, VERY WELL ATTENDED.
AND KUDOS TO OUR STAFF THAT WE'VE GOT THREE OF THE RECIPIENTS IN THE BACK ROW TODAY,
UH, BUT THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR A FINE JOB.
UH, JONATHAN, JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER, THANK YOU.
SO, UH, THAT'S ALL MY PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, OR MY COUNCIL COMMENTS.
[ 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.]
IS WITH ACTUALLY, UM, WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I HAVE TO, UH, TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.BUT TONIGHT WE ADJOURN, ADJOURN IN MEMORY TO POPE FRANCIS WHO PASSED AWAY ON APRIL 21ST AT THE AGE OF 88, AS THE LEADER OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, WHICH HAS 1.3 BILLION FOLLOWERS.
HIS WORDS AND ACTIONS HAVE HAD A GLOBAL REACH AND INFLUENCE, ESPECIALLY IN MATTERS OF THE DIPLOMACY, CULTURE, AND SPIRITUALITY.
POPE FRANCIS LIVED A LIFE OF FAITH, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO BOTH HUMANITY AND OUR BELOVED PLANET.
HIS IMPACT REACHED PEOPLE OF ALL FAITH FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD.
AS WE REFLECT ON HIS LEGACY, MAY WE CARRY FORWARD THE SPIRIT OF COMPASSION, UNITY, AND JOY, AS HE SO OFTEN PREACHED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR COMMUNITY, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THIS LOSS AND THAT, WITH THAT WE'LL CON ADJOURN.