[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] [00:00:56] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING FOR THE CHINO HILLS CHAMBER OR CHAMBER? CHAMBER. NO. CITY COUNCIL. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONES IF YOU HAVE THEM GOING. PLEASE. IF YOU CAN FIND A SEAT, THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I AM 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. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. LET US PRAY. OUR DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. LET'S PRAY. [ INVOCATION: Chaplain Ted Wong, Chino Valley Fire District] OUR DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, ALMIGHTY GOD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO COME TO YOU IN PRAYER BEFORE OUR MEETING THIS THIS EVENING. WE ASK, FATHER FOR STRENGTH AND WISDOM. YOUR WORD TELLS US THAT FOR THOSE WHO COMMIT THEIR WAYS TO YOU, YOU WILL ESTABLISH THEIR PLANS. YOU ALSO SAY THAT WHOEVER HEARS YOUR WORD WISELY WILL FIND GOOD. AND BLESSED 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 BLESSINGS THAT WE USE YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US FOR THE SAFETY THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND EXPERIENCE. WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR OUR CITY, OUR 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 WELL-BEING. 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 JESUS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU TED. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 1ST, [3. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming May 1, 2025, as National Day of Prayer] 2025, AS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER TO BE ACCEPTED BY PASTOR DENNIS HOSTETLER. CALVARY. CALVARY CHAPEL, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ARE YOU SIR? ARE YOU MR. MAYOR? 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 FAITHS TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION. JUST JOINING US TONIGHT TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AS PASTOR DENNIS HOSTETLER OF CALVARY CHAPEL. PASTOR DENNIS, PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND HOW OUR COMMUNITY CAN OBSERVE THIS DAY. VERY GOOD. WONDERFUL TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL. [00:05:01] 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, CALVARY CHAPEL, CHINO HILLS, WE'RE COORDINATING TO HAVE A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER EVENT, AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, MAY 1ST. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A WEEK FROM NOW. AND IT'S GOING TO 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 GOING TO TAKE PLACE JUST FOR AN HOUR FROM 7 TO 8 P.M.. SO PLENTY OF TIME TO GET HOME FROM YOUR COMMUTE, FROM WORK AND JOIN US. AND WE'RE GOING TO 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 LIFTING UP LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIFTING UP THE GOVERNMENT, LIFTING UP FAMILIES, AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH US AS CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO SEEK THE LORD AND ASK FOR HIS CONTINUED BLESSING UPON OUR CITY. AND SO WE INVITE YOU ALL OUT TO JOIN US. WONDERFUL. WELL, LET ME GIVE YOU THIS CERTIFICATE OF THIS PROCLAMATION. AND THERE ARE SO MANY WHEREASES IN HERE, WHICH I WON'T READ COMPLETELY TONIGHT. BUT AT ANY RATE, WE DO APPRECIATE CALVARY CHAPEL, CHINO HILL COMING FORWARD AND PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PULL TOGETHER THIS AND COORDINATE THIS. BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW, THE CITY REALLY CAN'T COORDINATE IT THEMSELVES, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE THE FACILITY TO DO SO. SO THANK YOU, DENNIS. LET'S HAVE A PICTURE TAKEN, IF YOU DON'T MIND. RIGHT? YEAH, RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU. DENNIS. DENNIS. WE CAN LEAVE THAT THERE. PARDON ME. NEXT IS THE COMMEMORATION RECOGNIZING THE CENTENNIAL OF LOS SERRANOS COUNTRY CLUB, [4. COMMERORATION: Recognizing the Centennial of Los Serranos Country Club (1925-2025)] 1925 TO 2025, TO BE ACCEPTED BY DAVID KRAMER. MR. KRAMER, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT PODIUM? HELLO, STRANGER. COME ON OVER HERE. THERE YOU GO. HOW YOU DOING? FOR SURE. YOU KNOW, TONIGHT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LOS SERRANOS 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 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 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 IN SERVING THE LOS, ENSURING THAT LOS SERRANOS REMAINS A BEACON OF TRADITION. SO, DAVID, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND I'M GOING TO 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 CINDY, JOE, JOSEPH, PETER RAY, ART, 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 HOPEFULLY WILL GUIDE US INTO THE FUTURE WITH ALL OF YOU, OUR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS. AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN ANOTHER 100 YEARS. YEAH, I KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE PICTURE OF YOU BY YOURSELF, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ALL THE FAMILY COME UP. OKAY? THESE ARE CERTIFICATES FROM ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. LET ME ONE FROM THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, YOUNG KIM, ONE FROM THE STATE SENATE. KELLY. AND. ONE FROM CURT [00:10:09] HAGMAN, FOURTH DISTRICT SUPERVISOR. I THINK WE NEED ALL THE KRAMERS TO COME UP. YEAH. WE'RE GOING. WE DO? YEAH. DID YOU STILL WANT TO DO A PICTURE? YES. WE'LL TAKE ONE. TAKE ONE AND WE'LL DO. BRANDON, IF YOU DON'T MIND. AFTER WE FINISH THIS, I'D LIKE THE FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO STAND BEHIND THE FAMILY FOR SURE. OKAY, I CAN. FEEL THIS. I KNOW THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT SOUND IS. DAVID! YAY! YAY! THAT'S RIGHT. WHERE'S THE CENTER, I THINK? SCOOT THIS WAY A LITTLE BIT. CENTER IT OFF. YEAH. ARE WE GOOD? BRANDON CAN TAKE A PICTURE FOR YOU. HE'LL EMAIL YOU A COPY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, LOOK HERE. ONE. TWO. THREE. HOW'S IT GOING, SIR? GOOD TO SEE YOU. TWO DAYS. DAVID. DAVID. GOOD WORK. SEE YOU IN THREE DAYS. OF COURSE. NICE TO SEE YOU. YEAH. DID YOU GET YOUR HAIR CUT? I GET MY HAIR CUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS THE PRESENTATION OF A MILITARY BANNER TO ELIJAH [5. PRESENTATION: Presentation of Military Banner to Elijah Iverson for his military service] IVERSON FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE TO BE ACCEPTED BY ELIJAH AND HIS FATHER, ROMAN. IVERSON, WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? THE SMALL ONE OR THE LARGE ONE? OR ARE WE GOING TO PRESENT THEM ALL? HE'LL TAKE THEM ALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. SIR. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? PRETTY GOOD. I REQUESTED MOM COME UP, TOO. YEAH. HIS MOM. COME ON UP. IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR, BELIEVE ME. TONIGHT, IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR TO PRESENT A MILITARY RECOGNITION BANNER TO CHINO HILLS NATIVE ELIJAH IVERSON. ELIJAH IS A U.S. 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. WHEN ASKED WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY, ELIJAH SAID HE WANTED TO ESTABLISH A SOLID FOUNDATION AND BUILD A BETTER LIFE FOR HIM AND HIS FAMILY. ELIJAH, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY AND AS A FELLOW VETERAN MYSELF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO PROTECTING OUR NATION. TO HELP YOU ACCEPT THIS BANNER. ELIJAH IS 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 BANNER THAT WAS FLYING ON ONE OF OUR FLAGPOLES WITHIN THE CITY AND A SMALL COMMEMORATIVE ONE, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THOSE TO YOU AS WELL. 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 FLOWN. OKAY, THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE WHOLE COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING ME AND ALL VETERANS. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY SIBLINGS, JEREMY RJ, JANINA MY BEST FRIEND NATE MY FIANCE'S FAMILY HERE AS WELL TO SUPPORT ME. OF COURSE, MY PARENTS, MARLENE AND ROMAN, AND THEN MY BEAUTIFUL FIANCE CELINE OVER THERE. IT WAS IT WAS AN HONOR TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND REPRESENT CHINO HILLS WITH FELLOW VETERANS OVER THERE IN NORTH CAROLINA WHO ARE ALSO FROM CHINO HILLS. SO THAT WAS FUN TO DO. SO THANK YOU. COOL. THANK YOU. ALL. AS A PARENT, I'M VERY, VERY PROUD OF OF MY SON AND HIS SERVICE. [00:15:01] HE'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY JUST REALLY WELL GROUNDED YOUNG MAN. AND I THANK GOD FOR THAT BECAUSE JUST KEPT HIM SAFE. AND I KNOW THAT I'M SO GRATEFUL TO ALL THE VETERANS. WE TEND TO FORGET THE SACRIFICES THAT THEY'VE GONE THROUGH. AND JUST WANT TO 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. THANK YOU. I'M SO VERY PROUD OF THIS YOUNG MAN. HE'S THE YOUNGEST OF MY FOUR KIDS. THEY'RE ALL HERE TONIGHT. ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF THE VETS AND THE MILITARY. AND WHEN HE WAS SERVING, I THOUGHT, WOW, I DID THIS FOR HIS OLDER BROTHER YEARS AGO. I WONDER IF THEY STILL DO IT. 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 MY FRIEND SANDY BACK THERE WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO REALLY GET THE BALL ROLLING. AND CYNTHIA, SUCH A GOOD FRIEND. THANK YOU. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL. YOU GUYS ARE ROCK STARS. BUT ORIGINALLY WHEN I HAD THE ORIGINAL ONE FOR MY OLDEST SON BACK THERE WHO SERVED IN THE MARINES. I WANTED IT NEAR OUR OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I GUESS HE WAS THE FIRST TO HAVE IT HUNG IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE 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. SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. BUT WHEN I FOUND OUT YOU GUYS WERE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION, I JUST ASKED. I SAID, HEY, ARE YOU GUYS STILL DOING THAT? AND THEN THEY SAID, NO, 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 GOING TO LEAVE IT AT THAT. BUT CYNTHIA, YOU KNOW, SHE DOESN'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER. SO YEAH, SHE SHE GOT THAT BALL ROLLING, BUT I'M STILL VERY PROUD I WAS ABLE TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY SON LIKE I DID FOR HIS BROTHER AND FOR SERVING HIS COUNTRY AND TO COMMEMORATE HIM AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR HIM. HE'S A GOING TO GET MARRIED SOON TO HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, AND IT'S GREAT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE. AND I LOVE THE COMMUNITY OF CHINO HILLS. AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE OF EVERYONE WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY. SO THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO SAY ONE THING. ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE, CORRECT? YES, SIR. WELL, SEMPER FI FROM AN ARMY GUY. UP HERE. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU HOLDING THOSE, AND LET'S DO IT WITH THE FAMILY. THIS IS AWESOME. OH, OH, AND THEY ALSO HAVE IN HERE A CITY PIN AND A VETERAN'S PIN. ALL RIGHT, SO YOU CAN WEAR THOSE PROUDLY. WOULD WOULD WE LIKE TO HAVE THE FAMILY COME UP? YEAH. WE'LL DO ONE WITH YOU GUYS. LET'S DO ONE. THE THREE OF US OR FOUR OF US. AND THEN WE'LL DO ONE WITH ALL THE FAMILY. CAN WE GET THE FIANCE UP THEREAFTER? SHE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE UP THERE. THEY'LL BE UP HERE. THERE WE GO. NOW, THE REST OF THE FAMILY. COME ON UP. MAYOR. I SEE A COUPLE PEOPLE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE ALSO TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES. WOULD YOU LIKE TO INVITE THEM UP TO COME TAKE CLOSER PICTURES? YEAH. COME ON. YEAH. ANYBODY NEEDS ANOTHER PICTURE? COME ON. RIGHT UP HERE. I'LL TAKE IT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN USE THE CAMERA. ONE. TWO THREE. PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR MINDS AND THEY'RE SO HAPPY. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING APRIL 30TH IS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY [6. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming April 30th as National Arbor Day] TO BE ACCEPTED BY LANDSCAPE INSPECTOR MARK MURRAY. [00:20:03] MARK, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR? THERE HE IS. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. 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 NEBRASKA. TREES ENHANCED CIVIC PRIDE. INCREASED 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 FORESTS. HERE TO ACCEPT OUR PROCLAMATION AND TELL US MORE ABOUT IT IS LANDSCAPER INSPECTOR MARK MURRAY. MARK, HERE'S THAT FIRST. THANK YOU. I'D JUST 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 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 FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND WHAT WE DO. THANK YOU MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NEXT IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, [7. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming the week of May 4 - 10, 2025 as the 56th Annual Professional Municipal Clerk’s Week] 2025 AS THE 56TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK. TO BE ACCEPTED BY RECORDS COORDINATOR TASHA HUNTER. TASHA, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR? HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. GOOD, GOOD. MANY ARE UNAWARE OF THE VITAL SERVICES MUNICIPAL CLERKS PROVIDE FOR LOCAL CITIES AND 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 CITY CLERK AND HER ASSISTANTS. 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 OR PROCLAMATION IS RECORDS COORDINATOR. TASHA HUNTER. TASHA, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON? AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THE CITY CLERK'S STAFF COME UP AND WE'LL TAKE A JOINT PICTURE. OKAY, SO THERE'S THAT OFFICIAL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. PLEASE TELL US, 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 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. MANY OF THEM, SUCH AS PUBLIC RECORDS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. CITY WIDE CAMPAIGN FILINGS AND SO FORTH. SO WITH ALL THAT, THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN, IT'S AN HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. YOU NEED TO SET IT UP. [00:25:05] BEFORE YOU GO UP, I'M GOING TO HAVE YES. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD TO TO, TO QUOTE AND TO TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE ALMOST EVERY PROFESSION HAS PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS. AND WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, I'M GOING TO 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. OKAY. THIS IS LONNIE. HELLO. SO 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 1477. 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. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ALWAYS THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO BRAG ON OUR CITY CLERKS AND MUNICIPAL CLERKS 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 PAPERWORK FILED AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO 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. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION. IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY IS WATER AWARENESS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY MANAGEMENT [8. PROCLAMATION: Proclaiming May as Water Awareness Month] ANALYST SAVANNAH AQUINO. SAVANNAH. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 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 AND PROCLAIMING MAY AS 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. ANALYST. ONE SAVANNA AQUINO. SAVANNA. PLEASE TELL OUR COMMUNITY HOW THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE WATER AWARENESS MONTH. THANK YOU, MAYOR BENNETT. I'M PROUD TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF OUR WATER USE EFFICIENCY TEAM AT PUBLIC WORKS, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. THE SUPPORT HAS LED TO VARIOUS WATER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, INCLUDING OUR 123 TCP WATER TREATMENT FACILITY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REACTIVATE SIX CITY OWNED WELLS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LOCAL SOURCE OF WATER. 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 ON WATER IN CALIFORNIA. AS YOU SAID, IS ONE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCES. AND BY REMAINING WATER CONSCIOUS, WE'RE ALL ABLE TO HELP CONSERVE THIS CRITICAL RESOURCE AND MAINTAIN THE CHINO HILLS LIFESTYLE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. SO WE JUST WANT TO 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 REBATES AND WATER SAVINGS PROGRAMS THAT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT CAN HELP YOU WITH. AND ONLINE WE HAVE AVAILABLE APPLICATIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL. SO FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT OR GO ONLINE AND APPLY FOR ANY OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT IS A RECOGNITION OF THE WINNERS OF THE 24TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN [9. RECOGNITION: Winners of the 24th Annual Water Conservation Design-A-Sign Contest and Teacher Award] ASSIGN CONTEST AND TEACHER AWARD. COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR TO VANESSA BADOSA 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. WE'LL HAVE THE. WE'LL BE TAKING SOME GROUP PICTURES UP HERE, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE. AFTER THE OFFICIAL PICTURES, WE WILL HAVE THE PARENTS COME UP AND BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE PICTURES OF ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL ARTISTS. OKAY. THIS YEAR WE HELD OUR 24TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN. [00:30:02] DESIGN CONTEST AND THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS I'M A WATER HERO. WE RECEIVED OVER 600 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 SIGNS WILL BE MOVED TO A DISPLAY NEAR DIFFERENT PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF THIS YEAR'S CONTEST. WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, VANESSA BARBOZA. BARBOZA, AND SHE IS GOING TO BE HANDING OUT AND DOING THE HEAVY WORK. AND EACH CHILD, I'LL LET YOU TELL THEM EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECEIVING SO THEY KNOW. AND I'LL GET OUT OF THE WAY AND GET YOU LET THIS GET DONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR BENNETT. AS HE MENTIONED ALREADY, WE DID HAVE 600 ENTRIES IN THIS CONTEST. SO THE JUDGING FOR THIS IS NOT EASY. SO FIRST WE WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE SCHOOLS THAT HAD THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION IN EACH CATEGORY. SO FOR OUR KINDERGARTEN AND OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORIES. 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. DO YOU HAVE ANY STUDENT PARTICIPATION? CLOSE TO 10% EVERY YEAR. EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND NO SURPRISE HERE, BECAUSE THE OTHER SCHOOL THAT ALWAYS HAS GREAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST. SO FOR OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE AND OUR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORIES, WE HAD ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT WON MOST PARTICIPATION IN THOSE TWO CATEGORIES. AND I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S HERE, BUT HOPEFULLY HERE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD AS PRINCIPAL LOPEZ. OH, PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR TEACHERS. WE CAN'T DO THIS CONTEST WITHOUT OUR TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO WHAT WE DO IS ALL THE TEACHERS THAT HAVE HIGH PARTICIPATION IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, WE PUT THEIR NAMES ON A DRAWING AND RAFFLE OFF A HOBBY LOBBY $100 HOBBY LOBBY GIFT CARD TO ENCOURAGE THE TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE. AND SO THIS YEAR'S WINNER WAS MISS FLORES FROM LOVING SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL. I HAVE YOUR GIFT CARD. I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU AFTER. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. DO WE WANT TO TAKE THIS PICTURE FIRST? ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO OVER HERE. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND SO NOW THE FUN STUFF FOR OUR GIFTS THIS EVENING. ALL OF OUR THIRD PLACE WINNERS ARE GOING HOME WITH $100 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 DON'T GET TO ENJOY THOSE. SO, PARENTS, THAT'S WHAT I HANDED YOU. SO DON'T LOSE THOSE. AND SO PRIOR TO THE MEETING, WE DID HAND OUT CERTIFICATES FROM CONGRESSWOMAN KIM SENATOR SAITO, ASSEMBLYMAN CHEN, AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR HACKMAN'S OFFICE. AND TONIGHT, WHEN YOU GUYS COME UP, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH YOUR CERTIFICATES FROM THE CITY. AND AS MAYOR BENNETT SAID THOSE METAL SIGNS THAT WERE IN THE LOBBY, THEY ALL CAME OUT AMAZING. THOSE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY GO ON THE ROUNDABOUT FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THEY'LL GET MOVED OUT TO NEAR YOUR SCHOOLS OR PARKS WITHIN THE CITY. SO STUDENTS AS WE SAID, WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOU UP HERE. GO AHEAD AND STAY UP HERE. WE'RE GOING TO 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 BIG SCREEN. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL START WITH THE CATEGORY OR EXCUSE ME, KINDERGARTEN CATEGORY. SO IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE IVANKA NEW FROM COUNTRY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY. [00:35:01] YES. DO YOU WANT ME TO START PLACING THEM NOW, OR DO YOU JUST HAVE TO STAND OVER HERE? THANK YOU. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE RHIANNA. YOU FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY. AND IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE SKYLER. YOU FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY? MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE CATEGORY. AND THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE OLIVIA QUAY FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE CHLOE LEE FROM BUTTERFIELD RANCH ELEMENTARY. AND IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE JOSHUA CHEN FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY. NOW FOR OUR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORY. IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAVE ANYA YADAV FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY. IN SECOND PLACE, 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 JO FROM LIVING SAVIOR OF THE HILLS. IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE AMELIA GU FROM CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH. AND IN FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE NATALIA POSCH FROM CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL. I THINK SHE'S ON A TRACK MEET TONIGHT, SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE A PHOTO HERE. NO. CAN I HAVE YOU TO USE THE TALLER KIDS IN THE BACK? COME TOWARDS ME. COME THIS WAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET READY. BIG SMILES. JUST ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR. PARENTS COME DOWN. BIG SMILES. EVERYBODY. YOU DIDN'T WIN ME. YOU IN? CRAMER'S. YOU CAN'T SNEAK OUT. AGAIN. KEEP SMILING. [00:40:07] HERE. SMILE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A CHILD, YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TIME. YOU CAN GET CLOSER. GET CLOSER. MOMMY! MOMMY! OH, SORRY. PAPARAZZI. THANK YOU. 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. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB KIDS. CONGRATULATIONS. IN SOME CASES. THAT'S TRUE. THAT WAS A REALLY NICE ONE. THE SECOND PLACE ONE. I'M SWEATING. SORRY. CHERYL, WHO'S DOING OUR PUBLIC PIO REPORT TONIGHT? OKAY. BRANDON. BRANDON. OKAY. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT. [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I HAVE A FEW ITEMS TO COVER TONIGHT. FIRST, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS TEAMING UP WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT TO HOST AN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP ABOUT CONTAMINATION FOR RESIDENTS ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD FROM NINE FROM 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. 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 RESIDENTS ONLY. FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE CHINO HILLS SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIVISION AT 909 3642606. AND THEN NEXT, 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 FROM 4 TO 6 P.M.. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ROUNDABOUT JUST OUTSIDE CITY HALL. PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT AND IS FREE THAT IS FREE AND GREAT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF ALL AGES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AT (900) 936-4280 ZERO. AND LASTLY, RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE 2025 TASTE OF CHINO VALLEY, HOSTED BY CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON MAY 1ST AT THE SHOPS IN CHINO HILLS FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.. GRAB YOUR TICKETS AND INDULGE IN A VARIETY OF MOUTHWATERING DISHES FROM OVER 30 LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN CHINO VALLEY. TO GRAB YOUR TICKETS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT, VISIT W W W DOT CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER.COM. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT. ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AT 7 TO 8 CAN GO OVER THERE AND GRAZE A LITTLE BIT AT 530 AND MAYBE GO BACK AND SEE WHAT'S LEFT AFTER THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MARK, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION? [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CHERYL, I WANT TO GIVE THE SPIEL ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS. [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.] 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 REQUEST TO 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 MARCHESE. OKAY, DONNA. HELLO, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. [00:45:01] MY NAME IS DONNA MARCHESE 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. ITS PLANNED USAGE WAS 2 TO 3 YEARS, BUT NOW I'M HEARING 3 TO 4. I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING MOST OF THE ART 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. AAC 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 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 TEN FERAL CATS A DAY, AND SOMETIMES LESS. AND YOU HAVE TO BE IN LINE EARLY. I WAS GETTING THERE BEFORE 6 A.M. 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 FOR OTHER TRAPPERS AND I HAVE TNR 165 CATS IN CHINO, MONTCLAIR AND ONTARIO. THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF 13.7 CATS A WEEK. I. DHS 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 ARK. MY. OBVIOUSLY, I UNDERSTAND THAT ARK HAS PURCHASED FIVE VEHICLES. HOW THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO COVER THE AREAS ARK CONTRACTED WITH, I DON'T KNOW WITH. CHINO HILLS, ARK IS TAKING ON HALF OF INLAND VALLEYS. 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, ETC. GOING TO 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 HAS 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 ARK RUNS BEFORE YOU LOSE THE SERVICE THAT YOU SEEM TO ENJOY WITH INLAND VALLEY. I THINK NICOLE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DONNA. PERFECT. PERFECT TIME. YES. THANK YOU. WHAT IS TNR TRAP, NEUTER. RETURN OR RELEASE? RELEASE? YES. I DIDN'T KNOW. YEAH. UP THE STREET FROM ME. I'VE DONE 55 FOR TWO LADIES SO FAR. PERFECT. THANK YOU MA'AM. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICOLE. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MY NAME IS NICOLE BRESCIANI, 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 DIALOG 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 LIFE SAVING 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 I'VE 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 $8.5 MILLION AND NOT CONTRACT WITH OUR JPA AND CONTINUE CONTRACTING WITH INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA AS YOUR PROVIDER FOR [00:50:05] ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL SERVICES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU NICOLE. NEXT IS LAURA VIERA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK TO YOU AND THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS LAURA VIEIRA. I AM A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND SPCA, AND I'M ALSO AN OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION. I'D LIKE TO SINCERELY THANK CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS. THIS COUNCIL, PAST COUNCIL, CITY STAFF FOR THE TRUST YOU PROVIDED IN INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE LAST 33 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS AND IT'S COMPLETELY FAIR. I HOPE TO REMIND YOU THE VALUE OF THE RELATIONSHIP I'VE HAS BUILT WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND OUR SINCERE DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS AND WILDLIFE AND PETS IN YOUR COMMUNITY. I'VE WAS FORMED IN 1949 BY A GROUP OF POMONA RESIDENTS LOOKING TO DEVELOP A HUMANE APPROACH TO 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 HIGHLY SKILLED VETERINARY TEAM, AND A LARGE, DEVOTED VOLUNTEER BASE. I'VE IS SO MUCH MORE THAN AN ANIMAL SHELTER. 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 BRESCIANI. I MET NICOLE THROUGH A COYOTE CALL WHEN SHE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF WEST COVINA. I'M A RESIDENT THERE, AND I WATCHED HER SPEARHEAD A PLAN TO REMEDY THE GROWING URBAN COYOTE ISSUES. AND SHE ASSEMBLED A TOWN HALL, AND SHE PUT TOGETHER FISH AND WILDLIFE TO COME AND EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS. AND 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 DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HER MOTIVATION AT THAT TIME SURROUNDED HER DEEPLY ROOTED PASSION TO ANIMALS. IN 2019, SHE BECAME THE LEADER OF I'VE, AND I WATCHED HER WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE AND MAKE SURE AFFORDABLE CONTRACTS ARE AVAILABLE TO CITIES. I REALLY, I KNOW THAT INCREASING COSTS ARE A CONCERN TO OUR CITY PARTNERS. AND I'VE IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING CONTRACTS AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION SURROUNDING CHINO HILLS. FUTURE RELATIONSHIP WITH US TONIGHT, I SURE HOPE YOU CONSIDER THE DESIRE OF RESIDENTS TO REMAIN CONTACT CONTRACTED WITH US, AS WELL AS OUR SINCERE DESIRE TO REMAIN YOUR PROVIDER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS JIM GALLAGHER. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. I'M SPEAKING ON A DIFFERENT ITEM TONIGHT. I'M ADDRESSING ITEM 17. AS YOU KNOW, I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS ONE BEFORE, AND THAT'S IN RELATION TO THE RECONSIDERATION OF THE AMOUNT OF MINUTES ALLOTTED FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS. I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF US RESTORING TO A THREE MINUTE TIME ALLOTMENT FOR THAT ITEM. AND LET ME EXPLAIN WHY. FIRST OF ALL, FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT ENSHRINED IN ARTICLE 19 OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. 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. 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 AND CALIFORNIA INCLUDED, 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. DE JONG VERSUS THE STATE OF OREGON. NEW YORK TIMES VERSUS SULLIVAN FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT ITSELF, YOU KNOW, HELPED OPEN UP FROM THE STUDENTS AT BERKELEY, THAT WHOLE CONCEPT OF WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. THE POINT IS, FREE SPEECH, WE KNOW, IS ALSO NOT ABSOLUTE. THERE ARE FOUR THINGS THAT WE DO HAVE TO CONSIDER THAT ARE NOT 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 LIBEL OR DEFAMATION AND CERTAIN TYPES OF HARASSMENT SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED AS PART OF FREE SPEECH. [00:55:04] BUT OTHERWISE, I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE DO RECONSIDER. AS YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALLOWING THREE MINUTES FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS. 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 WITH THE ISSUES THAT CAME BEFORE US OVER THE PAST YEAR. AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE CANNOT TREAT THEM DIFFERENTLY. WE MUST TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME. AND SO THEREFORE, I'M ADVOCATING STRONGLY FOR THREE MINUTE. AND OF COURSE, THE 30 MINUTE LIMIT FOR NON AGENDIZED ITEMS DOES MAKE SENSE. AND IF WE CAN SOMEHOW PRIORITIZE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS LIKE ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENTS AHEAD OF TIME, I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU JIM. THAT IS THE FINAL SPEAKER CARD FOR THIS SECTION OF THE AGENDA. NEXT ARE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS. [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? ANYTHING TO REPORT? OKAY. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ONE ITEM ABOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [16. Accept Mayor’s nomination and ratify appointment of Student Member to Parks and Recreation Commission with term expiring April 30, 2026] IS THAT CORRECT? ITEM 16. ITEM 16 TO APPOINT THE STUDENT PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION MEMBER WITH TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30TH, 2026 WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY. EACH YEAR AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 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 MOSTLY THEIR SENIOR YEAR. AND I MUST SAY, THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED 16 VERY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. IT'S A DIFFICULT. THE GOOD NEWS IS ANY ONE OF THEM COULD SERVE VERY, VERY WELL. BUT WE DO HAVE TO PICK ONE. 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 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 APPLYING. SOME OTHER INTERESTING FACTS ARE THAT THIS PERSON WAS. HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY PRESIDENT HAS WORKED WITH LIFE RESET WITH PARK OR CLEANUP, HAS RECEIVED THE TOP DOG AWARD AT CHINO HILLS. THEY HAVE SWUM COMPETITIVELY FOR THE LAST SIX YEARS AND IS CURRENTLY ON THE VARSITY SWIM TEAM, WHERE IT WAS RECOGNIZED WITH A SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD. THIS PERSON LOVES NATURE AND GOING ON WALKS AND HIKES, ESPECIALLY AT CHINO HILLS STATE PARK, AND LOVES TO COOK AND TRY NEW RECIPES IN THEIR TIME OR SPARE TIME. SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE TONIGHT MAY LEE AS THE INCOMING PARKS AND REC STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE OR TALK TO HER OR SEE HER UP HERE BEFORE YOU TAKE A VOTE? I'M NOT SURE I CAN SPELL THORACIC LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS. I'M GLAD IT'S SPELLED OUT. YEAH. IF THAT'S MOTION I'LL SECOND IT. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. MAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO 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, RIGHT? SO MY GIVEN NAME IS CHUN LI, JUNSEO, AND MY BROTHER'S NAME HAS A K AT THE END, SO CHUN LI. AND MY NAME IS MAYOR. I'M ACTUALLY BORN IN MAY, SO. YEAH. HELLO EVERYONE, I'M MEI LI 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. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE? BECAUSE I MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE MY VOTE BACK. I WON'T SAY BERKELEY. DON'T SAY BERKELEY. WE'RE KIDDING ANYWHERE WE ROLL. SORRY. WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO? TO SCHOOL. FOR COLLEGE? YEAH. I WANT TO GO ON THE PRE-MED TRACK. SO MAYBE LIKE JOHN HOPKINS OR UCLA. [01:00:04] GOOD. WELCOME ABOARD. WOW. JOHN HOPKINS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AS LONG AS YOU DIDN'T SAY STANFORD, YOU'RE GOOD. CHERYL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPECIFICS? WILL YOU MEET WITH HER LATER? DOES SHE HAS TO BE FOR MEN OR FORMALLY SWORN IN AND EVERYTHING? YES. SO 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. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR. AND YOU CAN LEAVE NOW IF YOU WISH. OR YOU CAN STAY AND HEAR THE REST OF THE FUN STUFF. ALRIGHTY. LOOKS LIKE JONATHAN'S GOING TO INTERACT WITH HER. OH, I'M SURE YOU'VE GOT HOMEWORK. OKAY. NEXT ITEM. NOW WE WILL GO TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [ 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.] THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO PULL? ANY ITEMS TO PULL? OKAY. SEEING NONE. MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE AN ITEM, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. COULD I ASK THE QUESTION BEFORE WE DO WE HAVE TO PULL IT TO ASK A QUESTION. NO, NO. OKAY. GO AHEAD AND ASK IT. JUST A QUESTION REGARDING THE STREETS. ITEM NUMBER 13. DO DO WE DO NEIGHBORHOODS OR DO WE JUST PICK STREETS BECAUSE WE HAVE A SCHEDULE? HOW DO WE CHOOSE? COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ WE WE HAVE A PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROGRAM THAT IDENTIFIES ALL OF OUR ROADS. IT TELLS US THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD AND IT IT ESSENTIALLY HELPS US PROGRAM NOT ONLY THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR, BUT FUTURE YEARS IN TERMS OF, OF PAVEMENT REHABILITATION. SO WE TRY TO STRATEGICALLY SELECT ROADS THAT ARE AT A POINT WHERE THEY DON'T NEED A FULL RECONSTRUCTION, WHERE WE CAN DO A SIMPLE SLURRY OR A GRINDING OVERLAY. AND WE, WE TRY TO PAVE CERTAIN AREAS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF, IF ANY RESIDENT EVER HAS ANY QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF WHEN THE ROAD IS SCHEDULED TO BE PAVED. THEY CAN ALWAYS CONTACT PUBLIC WORKS, AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO LET THEM KNOW WHEN THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE SCHEDULED FOR FOR IMPROVEMENT. THANK YOU, DANNY, FOR EXPLAINING THAT, I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND WE HAD A MOTION BY BRIAN SECOND BY. OKAY. LOCK IN YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THE NEXT ITEM IS THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR TO APPROVE A CITY WEBSITE REDESIGN. [14. Approve City website redesign, use of new banner artwork and colorized logo] 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 DISCUSS WITH YOU THE WORK THAT THIS COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM HAS BEEN DOING ON A CITY WEBSITE REDESIGN. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN A CIVIC PLUS WEBSITE CUSTOMER SINCE 2006, 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. THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDED A TRANSITION FROM OUR NOTIFY ME MODULE TO A CIVIC READY MASS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, AND WE ROLLED OUT THAT UPGRADE LAST OCTOBER. AND THAT ALLOWS 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 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 CIVICPLUS TO REFRESH AND REDESIGN THE WEBSITE, WHICH THEY RECOMMEND WE DO EVERY 5 TO 6 YEARS. THAT ALLOWS US TO STAY CURRENT WITH FEATURES AND OTHER CITY WEBSITES, AND ALSO REFRESH THE DESIGN TO KEEP PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THE WEBSITE. SO AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO HAVE YOU APPROVE THE REDESIGN AND ALSO APPROVED 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 THIS IS THE BANNER ARTWORK THAT [01:05:02] WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT SAYS CITY OF CHINO HILLS THAT WILL APPEAR AT THE HOME PAGE BANNER. AND THEN ALSO THERE IS A COLORIZED LOGO. AND THOSE TWO ITEMS HAVE REALLY DRIVEN THE PALETTE OF COLORS THAT WE THINK VERY WELL REPRESENT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, HILLS WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL GREEN ROLLING HILLS. SO GIVE YOU A SNEAK PEEK OF THAT HOME PAGE NOW. SO BRANDON, GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS OUR CURRENT WEBSITE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE COLOR PALETTE THERE, IT IS PRETTY BRIGHT AND BOLD, BUT TO KEEP UP WITH THE TECHNOLOGY THIS IS THE NEW HOME PAGE OF THE CITY WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON WITH CIVICPLUS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ARTWORK IS IN THE UPPER LEFT. YOU HAVE THE TOP NAVIGATION BAR, A SEARCH BAR THAT'S PROMINENTLY AT THE TOP OF THE HOME PAGE, AND THEN 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, SERVICE REQUESTS, THAT KIND OF THING. THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW PHOTO BUTTONS THAT ALSO HAVE THE COMMONLY ITEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR ON OUR CITY WEBSITE. AND ALL YOU CAN SEE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE HOME PAGE. SO IT HAS A LOT OF MOVEMENT TO KEEP YOUR INTEREST. WE HAVE A FEATURE ITEM FOR THE SPRING AND THE DIFFERENT QUARTERLY REC BROCHURE ITEMS THAT CAN BE ON THE HOME PAGE ANYTIME WE RELEASE A NEW BROCHURE. AND THEN ALSO YOU'RE SEEING THE CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY AND THAT NEW SECTION TO THE LEFT CALLED TRENDING. WHAT WILL BE FEATURED? THERE IS 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 WE BELIEVE THAT THE WEBSITE HOME PAGE REALLY KIND OF DISPLAYS WHAT PEOPLE KNOW CHINO HILLS FOR. AND THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN THE NEXT PAGE IS SHOWING YOU THE INTERIOR PAGE. NOW THIS IS A SANDBOX SITE. THIS IS NOT LIVE. 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 GREEN 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 WEBSITE, YOU CAN EASILY GET BACK TO DOING THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAKE ACTION WITH. ALSO, THAT'S SHOWING 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, SO IT'S A LOT OF CONTENT. STAFF IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON COMBINING PAGES AND REALLY LOOKING AT NAVIGATION TO MAKE IT VERY USER FRIENDLY. AND THE NEXT PAGE WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE FUNCTIONALITY FOR ADA COMPLIANCE. THIS HELPS US MEET TITLE TWO OF THE AMERICAN WITH DISABILITIES ACT ALLOWS US TO HAVE A MITIGATION TOOL CALLED AUDIOEYE THAT ALLOWS A WEBSITE VISITOR TO 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 ISSUES BY USING THIS TOOL. ALSO, IT HAS A REPORTING FEATURE ALONG WITH IT. AND THEN THE NEXT FEATURE I WANT TO 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 CONVERTED TO CHINESE. AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO CONVERT BACK TO ENGLISH AT ANY POINT. BUT THAT'S A FEATURE THAT 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 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 86% OF THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT THE WEBSITE, [01:10:04] 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. THAT'S MAINLY WHAT THE, THE PAGES LOOK LIKE. SO IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE THE REDESIGN AND APPROVE THE USE OF THE NEW ARTWORK AND COLORIZED LOGO AFTER. IF YOU DO APPROVE THE WEBSITE REDESIGN, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CIVICPLUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND WITH. WE HAVE A LAUNCH SLATED FOR JUNE 30TH. AND IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT WE'LL BE DOING AS THEY'RE WORKING ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE WEBSITE AND GETTING EVERYTHING PROGRAMED FOR US 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 STAFF? RAY? YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. REGARDING EMERGENCIES SUCH AS A FIRE AND EARTHQUAKE, WHERE WOULD THEY GO ON THIS WEBSITE TO GET INFORMATION? SO THERE'S TWO PLACES THEY'LL GO THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 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 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? SURE. IT'S IT'S NOT LIVE, SO IT WON'T HAVE ITS FULL FUNCTIONALITY, BUT BRANDON IS ABLE TO SWITCH TO A NON-VIDEO SO THAT WE CAN SHOW YOU THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THEY'LL JUST TAKE ONE SECOND HERE. WELL, AND I THINK TO RAISE COMMENT, YOU KNOW, WELL, WE STILL HAVE LIKE THE FLASHING LIGHT UP TOP IF NEED BE WHEN THERE IS, YOU KNOW, CARBON CANYON CLOSED OR WHAT OTHER, YOU KNOW, THINGS COULD BE POSSIBLY. YEAH. 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 HOME PAGE. 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 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 HOME PAGE. MR.. MAYOR. ONE LAST QUESTION REGARDING THE LANGUAGES. IS THIS SOMETHING NEW OR HAVE WE ALWAYS HAD THAT ON OUR WEBPAGE? THE LANGUAGE IS NOT NEW. IT IS LOCATED MORE PROMINENTLY, BUT IT IS NOT NEW. WE HAD THAT THE LAST REDESIGN AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO SAY EXCELLENT JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. I HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW. RYAN AND I ARE THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE, AND I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK WITH VALERIE ON A FEW OF THESE ITEMS PRIOR TO INTRODUCTION. AND THEN ALSO, WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THIS AS A SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE AND GAVE A BIG THUMBS UP. OKAY, GREAT. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SECOND. OKAY, WELL, FIRST AND A SECOND LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OUR NEXT ITEM IS TO PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR ANIMAL SHELTER AND CONTROL SERVICES. [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] ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HILL TO PRESENT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 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 FURTHER CONSIDERATION. AND DURING THAT AT THAT MEETING, AND THEN SUBSEQUENT TO THAT MEETING, THERE WERE REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING REPORTING, COMMUNICATIONS RATES, REPRESENTATION, WILDLIFE AND VOTING STRUCTURE. SO I'LL COVER THOSE ITEMS REALLY QUICK TONIGHT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER. FIRST REPORTING. 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, I'VE JUST DISCONTINUED THIS INFORMATION IN MID 2021, AS THEY WERE CHANGING REPORTING SYSTEMS AND WERE UNABLE TO GENERATE THE [01:15:01] INFORMATION GOING FORWARD. FOLLOWING OUR MARCH 25TH MEETING, I WAS PROVIDED A LIVE RELEASE INFORMATION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, AND STAFF WILL WORK ON SHARING THIS NEW INFORMATION WITH COUNCIL AND GO FORWARD BASIS. AS FAR AS COMMUNICATION IHS HAS COMMUNICATED, THEY ARE COMMITTED TO ENHANCING THEIR COMMUNICATION WITH THE CITY, AND THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO INCREASE PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND COUNCIL MEETINGS. WITH REGARDS TO RATES, IHS HAS INDICATED THAT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY SERVICES AND COSTS WILL NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT CHINO HILLS, AND IHS IS COMMITTED TO HOLDING TO THEIR PRIOR NUMBERS PROVIDED FOR 25, 26 AND 26, 27 AND 829, 184 AND 862351 AS PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED. REPRESENTATION. IHS HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS WITH MEMBERS WITH MEMBER AGENCIES BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT STAFF HAS VERIFIED WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, CITY COUNCIL OR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBER. IF A COUNCIL MEMBER WAS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD WITH FULL VOTING RIGHTS, THIS BOARD WOULD BECOME BOTH A BROWN ACT AND A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT COMPLIANT OR REQUIRED BOARD. WILDLIFE QUESTIONS WERE RAISED IS HOW ARK MIGHT HANDLE WILDLIFE CALLS. ARK HAS PROVIDED THE CITY WITH ARK BEING THE NEW PROPOSED OR THE NEW JPA FORMED BY ONTARIO, CHINO, MONTCLAIR AND THE COUNTY. QUESTIONS WERE RAISED. ARK HAS PROVIDED THE CITY WITH A PROCEDURAL GUIDE FOR WILDLIFE ISSUES ARE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED WITH RATTLESNAKES AND COYOTES. UNDERSTANDING THE HIGH PRIORITY FOR BOTH SPECIES AND COMMITTING TO RELOCATING RATTLESNAKES AND TRAPPING SICK OR INJURED COYOTES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. LASTLY, THERE WAS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION REGARDING THE ARC VOTING STRUCTURE. THE ARC VOTING STRUCTURE IS GENERALLY TIED TO THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF OPERATING AND CAPITAL COSTS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PROJECTED AT 15% FOR CHINO HILLS. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE NON-SPECIAL 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, A UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE MEMBER AGENCIES IS REQUIRED TO ADD ANY ADDITIONAL JPA MEMBERS TO THE ARC. 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 VILLWOCK FROM THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FROM ONTARIO, CLINT THACKER, FROM THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR AAC, AS WELL AS NICOLE BRESCIANI AND HER BOARD ARE IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE WANT TO HEAR FROM EITHER ENTITY? I MEAN, I'VE GOT SOME COMMENTS, BUT I WAS MAYBE WAITING TO HEAR IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS FROM WHAT WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE. WE'VE HAD WE DO NOT HAVE A FORMAL PRESENTATION FROM AAC. AAC IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGH IF YOU MIGHT HAVE THEM. THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM THAT WE DID NOT ASK THEM TO MAKE A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EITHER JORDAN OR CLINT? COME ON UP. MAYBE THERE'S A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS INTRODUCED. MY NAME IS JORDAN PHILBECK. 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. SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THAT ON AND TO LIFT OFF THE NEW JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. WITH ME, I HAVE CLINT THACKER. HE'S THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN JANUARY. THIS JPA STARTED AND WAS ESTABLISHED IN JULY OF 2024 WITH TWO MEMBERS, WHICH WAS CHINO AND THE CITY OF ONTARIO. 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 AS 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 6 OR 5 VEHICLES. WE DO HAVE A TNR PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO BE ESTABLISHED WITH THE JPA. THE CITY OF ONTARIO ALSO HAS A TNR PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY AS WELL, THAT THEY'VE ESTABLISHED. THERE IS THE PROPOSED 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 THE CITY OF ONTARIO, RECEIVING A NOTICE THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RENEWING THE CONTRACT. SO WE HAD TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE CONTRACTING WITH MANY VETS AND HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT [01:20:02] 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 DAIS, 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. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CITY OF CHINO HILLS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME IS CLINT THACKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OF THE INLAND EMPIRE, ALSO KNOWN AS ARK. I COME TO YOU TODAY JUST LETTING YOU KNOW THAT ARK IS GOING TO DO THEIR ABSOLUTE BEST TO FULFILL EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE STATED HERE TODAY, WITH THE SERVICE. WHAT WAS SAID BEFORE WITH JORDAN ABOUT THE NEED OF HAVING A CENTER HERE IN THIS AREA, IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTY, THAT WE HAVE CLOSER FOR RESIDENTS TO COME BY TO REDEEM ANIMALS FOR ADOPTIONS. IT WAS JUST SEEN AS A NEED HELP EXPLAIN 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 SERVICES IN THIS AREA TO MAKE IT EASIER AND MORE EQUITABLE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS, THE CITIZENS TO COME THROUGH AND TO REDEEM, ADOPT, TO BE A RESOURCE FOR THE ANIMALS. SO I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION OR TWO 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 AND PICK UP THEIR ANIMAL IF IT HAPPENS TO BE PICKED UP. HAVE YOU DONE ANY MEASUREMENT AS FAR OR AS FAR AS, LET'S SAY FROM HERE, HOW FAR IT MIGHT BE TO THE PROPOSED EVENTUAL PERMANENT SITE? THANKS, COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS. AND YES, EVERY CITY THAT WE HAVE 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 13 107 CAMPUS, WHICH IS AT CHINO AND EUCLID IS 6.4 MILES. AND THEN IN COMPARISON TO THE SITE OF I'VE AND USING THE SAME LOCATION AS CITY HALL, HERE IS 6.5. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT CLOSER WITH THE PERMANENT LOCATION. IT'S EQUITABLE. OKAY. AND YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT WE BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG IF WE GO IN THIS DIRECTION, IT IS A BIG INVESTMENT THAT WE MAY OR 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. CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. 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 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 YOU ARE 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 THEM IS GOING TO PROVIDE AFTER HOURS CALL SERVICE THROUGH THEIR DISPATCH CENTER AND OTHER ONES PROVIDING HUMAN RESOURCES, I.T. FLEET, ALL THE SHARING OF THOSE RESOURCES AT A LIMITED COST FOR THE JPA TO ENJOY AS A WHOLE, RIGHT? OKAY, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'VE 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? WE STARTED, SAY, TOMORROW, WHICH I KNOW WE'RE NOT. WHAT 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 TEN 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 NOW IS AT 13 107 CAMPUS, [01:25:03] WHICH IS AT RIVERSIDE AND BONNEVILLE. THANK YOU SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER FUTURE LOCATION. I THINK IT'S JUST NORTH OF THE 60 FREEWAY. NOT THREE, NOT THE TEN. SORRY. JUST NORTH OF THE 63. NEAR VINEYARD. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. AS FAR AS FUTURE LOCATION. WHAT'S THE TIMELINE THERE AS FAR AS THE NEW? NEW. THANK YOU. I'M GLAD YOU ASKED FOR THAT QUESTION FOR SOME CLARIFICATION IS THAT WE PLAN FOR THAT TO BE IN MID OF 2027. WE'RE ALL WE'RE ALREADY STARTING THE DESIGN PROCESS RIGHT NOW. OKAY, A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT. WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE? EXCELLENT QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER. WE ACTUALLY HAVE 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, HOW IT'S GOING TO BENEFIT. AND THEN FROM THEN ON, IT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH. IT'S GOING TO BE EDUCATION. IT'S GOING TO BE TALKING WITH SCHOOLS. IT'S GOING TO BE TALKING WITH ADULTS, BE OUT VISIBLE IN THE PUBLIC. WE'RE, WE, WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HIDE AND SAY, THIS IS WHO WE ARE. IT'S GOING TO BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL OF YOUR CITIES TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT THAT REWARD RECOGNITION. THANK YOU SIR. COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. NO KILL SHELTER. WE WERE BEFORE GETTING TO ZERO. WHAT IS OUR STATUS? WHAT IS OUR GOAL AS FAR AS NO KILL? WELL, YOU GOT TO REMEMBER, NO KILL. IT'S NOT ZERO. IT'S THAT 90% MARK. 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. WE OUR GOAL IS TO NOT EUTHANIZE ANY ANIMALS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED OR THEY CAN BE SENT TO RESCUE. THAT IS OUR GOAL. SO HOWEVER, WITH THE TEMPORARY SHELTER, WE ARE LIMITED AS FAR AS BASED ON ROOM. AND I'M TOLD THAT IF YOU IF THE CITY OF CHINO COMES ON, IT WILL 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 JPA AS FAR AS GRANT MONEY OUT THERE, WOULD IT BE EASY TO GET OR IS IT SOMETHING WE. WE ARE ALREADY 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 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OF FRIENDS OF ARC THAT THEY CAN ALSO GO OUT AND APPLY FOR THOSE GRANTS THAT AREN'T AVAILABLE TO MUNICIPAL SHELTERS. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'S IT SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTION? NO QUESTIONS. BRIAN, I HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION. I HAVE A QUESTION. I'VE GOT COMMENTS MORE THAN QUESTIONS FOR BEN. SO IF IF THE COUNCIL DID MOVE FORWARD TO SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT WITH AAC REMIND ME HOW MUCH LONGER THOUGH THE EXISTING CONTRACT IS WITH IHS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN NICOLE AND THE I'VE BOARD HAS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY REGARDLESS OF THE DECISION TONIGHT. AND SO THE START UP OF THE COMPLETED AAC SHELTER WOULD BE, AS MENTIONED TONIGHT, MID 2027. OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WOULD RUN THROUGH THAT TIME FRAME AS WELL. SO WE WOULD BE COVERED BY IHS UNTIL WE TRANSITIONED OVER TO AAC IF THAT WERE THE COUNCIL'S 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 ARK. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE USING IT UNTIL THE BUILDINGS, THE PERMANENT BUILDING IS DONE. THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE PROPOSING THAT OUR JOINING OF ARK WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL THE PERMANENT FACILITY IS UP AND RUNNING. OKAY. I JUST WANTED THAT CLARIFICATION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL JUST NOT NECESSARILY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU. I, I DON'T KNOW. I KNOW JORDAN MENTIONED, HEY, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE GIVEN A SHORT RUNWAY TO YOU KNOW, TO, TO GET THIS THING GOING AND TO THAT, TO THAT EXTENT, I, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT'S A BIG LEAP FOR US TO MAKE AS A CITY. YOU KNOW, IT WAS SAID THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE SHARING GOVERNMENT COSTS OR SHARING GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE SHARING GOVERNMENT LIABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO TO THIS GOING FORWARD. NOW, HAVING PENSIONABLE EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT THE JPA, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHERE YOU WERE GOING TO WILL BE PAYING IN AND GETTING 15% OF THE VOTE. YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF ADDITIONAL CITIES COME IN? [01:30:01] WILL THAT FURTHER DILUTE THE AMOUNT THAT OUR VOTE WILL WILL HAVE? YEAH. I GUESS WHAT'S WHAT'S THE WHAT WOULD THE STRUCTURE BE? SO I COULD REFER TO JORDAN IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU BROUGHT ADDITIONAL AGENCIES, IT WOULD CHANGE THE, THE PERCENTAGE PER AGENCY, THE OWNERSHIP AGENCY, WE'D ALL HAVE TO VOTE ON THAT THOUGH. YOU WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ALSO. I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE PENSIONED AS WE KNOW IT. THEY DON'T HAVE A DEFINED. THEY'RE NOT THERE. THEY AREN'T PERFECT. THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE. IF YOU COME UP SHORT, I BELIEVE THEY'RE ALL GOING TO BE MORE LIKE A 401 OR A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RATHER THAN DEFINED BENEFIT. BUT I CAN LOOK TO JORDAN TO CLARIFY THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. THANKS, ROD. THAT IT'S NOT A PENSION. THEY'RE NOT ON CALPERS 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 SEAT ON IF YOU ARE MEMBERS. AND I CAN TELL YOU AT THIS TIME, WE'RE WE'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING FOR ANY MEMBERS. WE'RE 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? 50? I THINK THEY DROPPED THE 53, I BELIEVE 53. SO EVEN WITH THAT, WE STILL WOULD. ALL RIGHT. 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 TO JUST TO MAKE THIS LEAP, I, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT. SO I THINK I'M GOING TO BE A NO VOTE, BUT I DIGRESS. RAY, I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SURE. QUICK QUESTION REGARDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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. ACCORDING TO 2020, ACCORDING TO ARC, YOU WOULD HAVE A SEAT, RIGHT? AS SOON AS YOU JOIN. YEAH. PERFECT. YOUR COST, YOUR CAPITAL COSTS WOULD BE YOUR OPERATING COSTS. I'M SORRY, WOULD BE DEFERRED UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY UNTIL THAT 2020, MID 2027 YEAR WHEN YOU MOVED OVER. BUT YOUR CAPITAL COSTS AND YOUR MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD WOULD START IMMEDIATELY. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A COMPARISON OF NUMBERS AS TO WHAT OUR TOTAL COST PER YEAR WOULD BE WITH THE CAPITAL? I'M SAYING FOR THE CAPITAL COST PLUS OUR, YOU KNOW, ANNUAL COST FOR SERVICES, HOW THAT WOULD BE COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE CAPITAL COSTS 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 GOING TO CHANGE. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. I MEAN, IT'S JUST GOING UP AND THEY WILL GO UP ALSO. SO THAT'S ONLY FAIR TO BOTH PARTIES. THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE OVER TIME, BUT THERE WILL BE REVENUES TO OFFSET IT FOR BOTH CASES. SO IVHS IS CURRENTLY I HAD THAT NUMBER A MINUTE AGO. IT JUST IS CURRENTLY PROJECTING 829 FOR THIS NEXT YEAR AND 862,000 THE FOLLOWING YEAR BEGINNING IN 2027, AAC 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. ONTARIO IS CARRYING THE PAPER ON IT, AND IT WOULD BE SIX, 87, 500 A YEAR, APPROXIMATELY, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. OKAY. MAYBE JUST A QUESTION. JORDAN, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. YEAH. WHEN IT COMES. SORRY FOR 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 NICE ONES. I LOOKED THEM UP. THEY'RE NICE. THEY'RE NICE. NO THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE MEAN AND UGLY, BUT THEY'RE NICE. HEY, CLINT THACKER. YES. WILDLIFE. ALL SORTS OF WILDLIFE, IF YOU CAN NAME IT. WE'RE GOING TO COME AND GET IT, IS WHAT IT IS. SO WE'RE A MUNICIPAL SHELTER. WE DON'T SAY NO. WE WILL GET EVERYTHING FROM FISH TO PARAKEETS, GERBILS AND ALL YOUR POSSIBLE POSSIBLE WILDLIFE. WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE TO PICK THEM UP. FISH! ALL RIGHT. LOOK OUT! ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO 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. HI AGAIN. YEAH. SO I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON A COUPLE THINGS BECAUSE 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 GET A 15% STAKE. YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BE LOSING ABOUT $82,000 IN REVENUE. SO 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 IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN UNDER ARK? BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, IS THAT YOUR REVENUES WILL DECLINE WITHOUT AN ACTIVE CANVASING PROGRAM. WE DO THAT EVERY OTHER YEAR. SO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. AS FAR AS WILDLIFE ONE OF THE COMMENTS IN THE STAFF REPORT WAS THAT ARK, [01:35:04] JUST LIKE INLAND VALLEY WILL BE RELOCATING COYOTES. WE DON'T RELOCATE COYOTES AND NEITHER WILL ARK. WE MAY TRAP THEM. AND WE MAY TRANSFER TO A REHABBER, BUT MOST REHABBERS ARE FULL ALL THE TIME. AND SO IF YOU HAVE A SICK AND INJURED COYOTE, THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO TRAP AND EUTHANIZE. AND AS FAR AS WILDLIFE THE CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD WITH ARK, SO PLEASE CLARIFY WAS THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RELOCATING WILDLIFE, THEY WOULD RELEASE WILDLIFE, BUT WE, WE CURRENTLY RELOCATE. AND AS FAR AS THE WILDLIFE, AS WE DISCUSSED LAST MEETING YOU KNOW, WE TOOK IN 284 LIVE WILDLIFE LAST YEAR, 184 RATTLESNAKES RELOCATED AND 226 OTHER 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 DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB OF BALANCING THAT, THAT COEXISTING WITH WILDLIFE. SO JUST WANT TO CALL THAT OUT. AS FAR AS THE TNR PROGRAM THAT JORDAN MENTIONED, THE ONTARIO ONE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ONTARIO RESIDENTS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. AND THE PLAN IS TO SPEND ABOUT $350 CONTRACTING WITH LOCAL VETS TO DO 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 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. THOSE OF US WHO'VE RUN THEM BUILT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE. NO. AND YES. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SHARED LIABILITY THERE AS WELL. SO I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO THE FACT THAT I KNOW THAT THE QUESTION HAD COME UP FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ PREVIOUSLY AND OTHER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD MENTIONED THE DESIRE TO HAVE THE SEAT ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AND WHILE OUR BOARD WAS NOT ABLE TO GRANT THAT, WE ARE OPEN TO OTHER SUGGESTIONS. IF HEARING YOUR VOICE AND YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK FORWARD. AND AS I AS I ARTICULATED ABOUT THE GETTING TO ZERO INITIATIVE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS NOT UNDER ME. RIGHT. BUT BUT PRIOR TO ME THAT WAS LISTENING AND HEARING YOU AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. AND I ENDEAVOR TO DO THE SAME THING. AND SO WE WANT TO REACH ACROSS THE AISLE AND TRY TO FIGURE THIS THING OUT. IF IT'S JUST ABOUT HAVING A SEAT AT THE AT THE BOARD. OKAY. 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. THEY CAN BE REHABBED. 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. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. I HAVE LOTS OF NOTES OF THINGS I WAS GOING TO BRING UP, BUT I THINK I HAVE A FEELING FOR WHAT DIRECTION I'M GOING TO GO. OKAY. I WON'T NEED SOMEONE LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND MAYBE THINK ABOUT A RECOMMENDATION. WELL, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT 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. NICOLE TALKED ABOUT IT JUST NOW, AND WE BROUGHT IT UP AT THE PRIOR MEETING THAT WE ENCOURAGED BILL TO THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR TO GO FOR A NO KILL EFFORT ON OUR PART. WHEN RAY AND I WERE ON THAT AD HOC COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANKS TO PRICELESS PETS AND OTHERS THAT STEPPED UP TO, TO BE A PARTNER IN THIS. WE ACCOMPLISHED THAT BECAUSE 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 WAS VERY EFFECTIVE FOR CHINO HILLS. THAT 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 AS IF YOUR CHINO'S RESIDENT AND YOU'RE PART OF CHINO'S CONNECTIONS, [01:40:02] 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 MICROCHIP READER, THEY WOULD BRING IT TO LAURA AND KEN. AND THAT WOULD ELIMINATE A STEP TO BRING THOSE ANIMALS TO I'VE, WHICH WE THINK LOWERED 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 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 OUR PROPOSAL AND REFRESH MY MEMORY ON ON I'VE AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED, SO I FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE DIRECTION I'M GOING TO GO. AND I'M ALSO LOOKING TO THE FUTURE FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AS FAR AS MY DIRECTION. SO HOW ABOUT WE LET ANYBODY ELSE COMMENT BEFORE YOU? MAYBE YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I KNOW THE PARTNER CITIES THAT 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 THERE'S BEEN TALK OVER THE YEARS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY. SO IF THEY BECOME PARTNERS, I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL BE COMPATIBLE WITH THEM. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. CYNTHIA. NO FURTHER COMMENTS. OKAY. BRIAN. ANY OTHER. NO. I WOULD MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE GOING, BUT I, I WOULD MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE TO GO WITH INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? NOT HEARING NONE. I'LL ENTERTAIN ANOTHER MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION THAT WE MOVE OVER TO THE NEW ARC PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT BOARD SEAT CURRENTLY OR SOON, BUT THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN TWO YEARS AFTER OUR CONTRACT WITH I'VE IS EXPIRED IN 2027. OKAY. AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THEN LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES FOUR ONE. ALL RIGHT. WITH JONES VOTING NO. THE NEXT ITEM IS TO CONSIDER OPTIONS TO UPDATE THE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON [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] NON-AGENDA ITEMS. CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY TO PRESENT. GOOD EVENING. ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A REPORT ON THIS ONE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS TO REVISIT THE OKAY, WAIT A MINUTE. OH. WRONG DIRECTION. TO REVISIT THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PROCEDURES THAT SET GUIDELINES FOR ALL OUR PUBLIC MEETINGS. BOTH AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND OUR COMMISSION MEETINGS. WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TONIGHT ARE A FEW OPTIONS WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIME LIMIT FOR EACH MINUTE, EACH MEETING IN OUR POLICY SECTION 4.1.4 ESTABLISHES. CURRENTLY A ONE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE SECTION, 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 ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE FOR THE TIME LIMIT. AND THE FOURTH OPTION WOULD BE RETAINING THE CURRENT POLICY AT ONE MINUTE. AND SO TO TRY AND MAKE IT CLEAR WHAT'S BEING CONSIDERED OPTION A HERE WOULD ALLOW THE SPEAKERS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS TO HAVE EITHER 1 MINUTE OR 2 MINUTES AS THEIR TIME LIMIT, AND THAT WOULD DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKER CARDS. LIKE AS AN EXAMPLE TODAY WE HAD FOUR SPEAKERS FOR OUR AGENDA ITEM. 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 PER SPEAKER. HOWEVER, IF WE HAD 16 PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK, 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. [01:45:02] 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 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, 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? BUT IF 40 PEOPLE SHOW UP, WE'RE GOING TO LIMIT. WE WOULD HAVE TO LIMIT TO TO ONE MINUTE FOR THE FIRST 30. YES. YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE A COUPLE AND I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, BECAUSE THE WHOLE GOAL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS TO FOR THE COUNCIL TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE PUBLIC IN THE SAME FOR STAFF. SO THERE'S A COUPLE WAYS YOU COULD ACCOMPLISH THAT. IF YOU HAD A LARGE GROUP. FIRST, YOU ALWAYS HAVE OPTIONS TO CONTACT THE COUNCIL OUTSIDE OF THE MEETING. SO YOU COULD HAVE AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN, YOU COULD HAVE LETTERS WRITTEN. THE COUNCIL IS ACCESSIBLE IN MORE WAYS THAN JUST AT THE MEETING. YOU COULD ALSO COORDINATE AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, 20 OF US ARE GOING TO SHOW UP, BUT WE'RE ALL GOING TO SPEAK FOR A MINUTE. AND SO THAT MAY GIVE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF COMPRESSION TO THE TIME. 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 HAVING A DEFINED PERIOD OF TIME MAKES IT MORE PREDICTABLE FOR THE PUBLIC, BUT ALSO ALLOWS THE COUNCIL TO CONTINUE THE MEETING. YEAH. 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 AGENDA AS BEING OUR POLICY. AND ONLY THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE CITY BUSINESS, RIGHT? OKAY. THE THIRD OPTION OF THE CHANGE OPTIONS I'LL CALL IT WOULD BE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SPEAKER TO SPEAK FOR 3 MINUTES OR 2 MINUTES OR ONE MINUTE. IT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON HOW MANY PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR THAT PARTICULAR SECTION. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, IF THERE WERE TEN OR FEWER SPEAKERS, THEN THEY WOULD ALL GET THREE MINUTES. IF YOU HAD SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 11 AND 15, THAT WOULD DROP US DOWN FROM 3 MINUTES TO 2 MINUTES. AND IF WE HAD A LARGE CONTINGENT AT 16 OR MORE SPEAKERS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE THAT LIMIT DROPPED DOWN TO ONE AGAIN. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE PEOPLE AS MUCH TIME AS THEY NEED WHEN WE CAN, AND TO GIVE EVERYONE AS OPPORTUNITY, OR AS MANY PEOPLE, I SHOULD SAY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS POSSIBLE BY DECREASING THE TIME LIMIT. AND SO JUST TO, TO DRIVE IT HOME FOR, FOR THOSE FOLLOWING IN THE AUDIENCE OPTION ONE WOULD BE TO HAVE 1 OR 2 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 POTENTIALLY EXHAUST THE 30 MINUTES WITH 15 SPEAKERS. AND THEN THE THIRD OPTION PROVIDES THE MOST FLEXIBILITY 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. KEEP IT AT ONE MINUTE. IT WILL HAVE THAT SAME PREDICTABILITY OF A SINGLE MINUTE. THE PUBLIC WOULD STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH OUT TO YOU EITHER AFTER THE MEETING, IF THEIR TIME RAN OUT, OR TO BE ABLE TO SUBMIT WITHOUT COMING TO A MEETING. BUT THIS OPTION, AS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED IT SINCE DECEMBER, ALLOWS A SINGLE MINUTE FOR THAT COMMENT ON A NON AGENDIZED ITEM. AND I DO WANT TO DRIVE HOME ONE POINT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER IN PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE REASON THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHEN THERE'S A ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CITY BUSINESS, BUT NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. IS THAT THE WHOLE REASON WE HAVE THIS MEETING IS SO THAT PUBLIC CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS. THAT'S WHY WE ALLOW FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME UP FRONT, IS BECAUSE THE PERSON SHOULD KNOW WHY THEY'RE COMING TO THE COUNCIL TO ASK YOU TO ACT IN A PARTICULAR WAY. NON AGENDIZED ITEMS ARE SUPPOSED OR ARE SUPPOSED TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY [01:50:06] FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK YOU TO ENGAGE, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ACT ON IT THAT NIGHT. SO YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOLLOW UP. STAFF IS OFTEN DIRECTED TO REACH OUT TO THAT PERSON. AND SO THIS IS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY. MOST LIKELY YOU'LL HEAR SOMEONE SAY, HEY, 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. ALL RIGHT. TECHNICAL QUESTION. THIS IS ON THE AGENDA. SO ANYONE WHO HAD WANTED TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE 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 AGENDA ITEM. AND NORMAL COMMENTS FOR AGENDIZED ARE WOULDN'T COVER THIS BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY ON THE AGENDA. IS THAT CORRECT, MARK? YEAH. YES THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE THINKS THEY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. MAYOR, I JUST WANTED TO REEMPHASIZE WHAT YOU SAID AND IN RESPONSE TO 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 THE COURT SYSTEM HAS DEFINED WHAT IS A PUBLIC FORUM. AND A 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. 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, THOSE TYPE OF TOPICS WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS NO JURISDICTION OVER. WE'VE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO CUT PEOPLE OFF TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND REMIND THEM THAT THOSE ISSUES ARE NOT CITY BUSINESS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY IT 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. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SINCE THERE'S LET'S TALK ABOUT INDIVIDUALLY, DOES IT TELL ME WHAT EACH PERSON'S THOUGHTS ARE AS TO OPTIONS HERE? AND IF YOU HAVE FURTHER CLARIFICATION AS TO ANY OF THE OPTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONAL THINGS THAT AREN'T POSTED HERE. BRIAN, DO YOU TEE UP? I LIKE TO GO WITH, I WITH WITH OPTION C, I THINK THE MOST FLEXIBILITY FOR WHOEVER IS MANAGING THE MEETING. YOU KNOW, IF WE 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, IT'S NOT THE RIGHT WORD. IF THERE ARE NUMEROUS SPEAKERS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT SUBJECTS, I THINK OPTION C GIVES US THE MOST FLEXIBILITY. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M KIND OF LEANING TOWARDS. I HAVE A COMMENT TOO. OKAY. SO 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 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 REALIZED THAT IN THE END, THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS WE HAVE TO CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS. AND THERE'S RESIDENTS THAT COME TO THESE MEETINGS THAT WANT TO 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'RE STICKING WITH IT, IS THAT WE HAVE THE AGENDA, PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, AND THEN WE HAVE 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. THEY FELT STIFLED. WE NEEDED TO. WE NEEDED TO SEPARATE THAT. 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. GO AHEAD. ROLL YOUR EYES, BRIAN. NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. SORRY, I'M A HIPPIE, 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. 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 HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THEIR COUNCIL [01:55:02] MEMBERS, THEIR LEADERS. SO IT'S NOT THEIR THEIR ONE MINUTE AND THEY'RE NEVER GOING TO SEE US AGAIN. AND WE'RE UNDER THIS, LIKE, CURTAIN OF OZ. YOU PEOPLE KNOW THEY SEE US ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO THEY HAVE A WAY TO. TO COMMUNICATE WITH US. SO I'M ON THE FENCE ABOUT WHERE WHERE I WILL SUPPORT WHATEVER WE'RE GOING TO 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. SO YEAH, AGAIN, NO QUESTIONS. BUT THAT WAS JUST MY THOUGHTS ON ALL THIS WHOLE THING. LET ME MAKE JUST ONE FURTHER FOLLOW UP COMMENT TO THAT. I THINK OUR WHOLE GOAL SHOULD BE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDEES. THEY HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGED ON SAYING THINGS BECAUSE OF THE ONE MINUTE WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME TO 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 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 YOUR COMMENTS. WELL, I MEAN, I CAN GO ALONG WITH THE GROUP. MY FOCUS WAS GOING TO BE ON TWO MINUTES, TWO MINUTES MAX AND THEN KIND OF VARY IT DEPENDING UPON THE QUANTITY. BUT I MEAN, I'M ON THIS ONE. I'M PRETTY EASY, BUT TWO MINUTES WAS 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. SO THAT'S WHY ARE YOU SAYING SO? YOU'RE SAYING OPTION A OR C, ISN'T IT? OR I HAD A QUESTION ON THAT. SORT OF CONFUSING. IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY A, DOESN'T SAY B, DOESN'T SAY C OR DOESN'T SAY D. SO I KNOW IT SAYS ONE AND THEN IT GOES DOWN TO BE THE NEXT PAGE. IT SAYS ONE AND THEN TWO. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THINGS. YEAH. SO WHEN WE SET UP A STAFF REPORT WE HAVE IT IN A CERTAIN FORMAT. AND SO I MIRRORED THAT. BUT AGAIN, TO REITERATE YOUR FIRST OPTION WOULD BE TO HAVE EITHER 1 OR 2 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 CONCRETE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW MUCH TIME. WHAT BRIAN WAS SUGGESTING EARLIER WAS OPTION C OR A THIRD PICK, WHICH WOULD BE EITHER ONE MINUTE, 2 MINUTES OR 3 MINUTES, DEPENDING ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE. AND THEN THE LAST OPTION WOULD BE JUST A STATUS QUO. OKAY, SO I GUESS I WAS REFERRING TO OPTION B IN MY COMMENTS, BUT TWO MINUTES, 15 SPEAKERS, RIGHT? YEAH. SO WE'LL MAX OUT AT 30 MINUTES IF WE HAVE 15 SPEAKERS. UNLESS YEAH, YEAH. WHATEVER THE OKAY. THAT'S WHERE I WAS. RIGHT. WHERE ARE YOU AT. I WAS GOING TO GO TO OPTION NUMBER THREE. I AGREE WITH BRIAN, BUT IT JUST I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT IF WE GO THREE MINUTES MAXIMUM SPEAKER WILL BE TEN SPEAKERS PERIOD. IF WE ALLOW THEM THREE MINUTES. SO IF WE GO TO ACTUALLY 15 SPEAKERS, THEY ONLY GET TWO MINUTES MAXIMUM AND THEN MAXIMUM 30 SPEAKERS WOULD GET ONE MINUTE. THAT'S IT. THAT THAT'S IT. WELL THERE ARE 16 SPEAKERS. THEY GET ONE MINUTE. 16 WERE THE MAX COULD BE 30. YEAH. 16 TO 30. THEY ONLY GET. YES. OKAY. JUST A MINUTE. THE 30 MINUTES IS DEFINITE. YES. OKAY. OKAY. I'M HEARING WHAT'S GOING ON. 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 IT IS GOING TO BE A HARD TIME LIMIT AT THE END OF WHATEVER THE TIME PERIOD IS THAT WE VOTE ON TONIGHT, THAT THERE MIGHT 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 JUST RELINQUISH THE BALANCE OF THEIR TIME. I THINK THAT HAS TO BE SOME THERE, BECAUSE THAT PUTS SOME TEETH IN IT TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM JUST COMING UP AND ATTACKING THINGS THAT DON'T INVOLVE THE CITY BUSINESS. SO JUST TO CLARIFY THAT. MAYOR. YEAH. IN OUR PAST UPDATE TO THE POLICY, WE SET CLEAR GUIDANCE FOR THE PUBLIC ON WHAT WAS CITY BUSINESS. WE ALSO SET IN THE POLICY AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW THE [02:00:03] POLICY, WHICH IS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS GOING TO ADVISE THE COUNCIL WHEN IT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS. AND IF THEY FAIL TO BRING THEIR TOPIC BACK TO CITY BUSINESS, THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. WE ABSOLUTELY, AS A STAFF, WANT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR THE PUBLIC, AND WE WANT TO MAINTAIN ORDER FOR THE COUNCIL. WE WILL BE TURNING OFF THE MICROPHONES AT THE TIMELY PERIOD, AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE AGAIN, HERE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE CRITICAL OF STAFF OR THE COUNCIL OR PRAISING US, WE'RE GOING TO 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 WILL WEIGH IN ON THAT BECAUSE IT'S A LEGAL COMPONENT TO IT. AND SO WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THE RULES AS ALREADY ESTABLISHED. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH TIME TO GIVE EACH PERSON TONIGHT. GET IT SAID SO THAT WE 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 IN SAN BERNARDINO, IT'S NOT JUST THE SCHOOL BOARD. WHEN YOU WATCH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THEIR MIC IS SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THEIR CASE, THREE MINUTES. UNLESS THEY HAVE A VOLUME OF PEOPLE, THEN THEY ADJUST IT, BUT IT IS LITERALLY SHUT OFF SO THAT YOU CAN'T HEAR THEM. AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE, YOU KNOW, CUT OFF THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS AND WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE COMMENT CARDS OR ANYTHING, BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT QUANTIFIED IN THIS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VERY STRICT WITH THAT. AND CHERYL, WOULD YOU PLEASE QUANTIFY OR. MENTION WHAT THE CUT OFF PERIOD IS IS THAT BEFORE THE ITEM COMES UP, OR AT WHAT POINT DO WE QUIT TAKING SPEAKER CARDS? CURRENTLY, WE DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER SPEAKER CARDS ONCE WE 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 THEIR AGENDA OR NON AGENDIZED. AND THEN WE DON'T ACCEPT ANY MORE AFTER THAT FACT. BUT I THINK BEN HAS SOMETHING TO ADD TO THAT. NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR US, SINCE THE NUMBER OF CARDS THAT ARE TURNED IN ARE GOING TO DICTATE HOW MUCH TIME. AND SO WE CAN'T REALLY HAVE THEM. PETER IN AS THE COMMENTS ARE BEING MADE. AND IT IS DIFFICULT IF THE COUNCIL ELECTS TO CALL FOR MORE COMMENTS. SO I WOULD ADVISE THAT AS THE STAFF PRACTICE, WHAT WE WOULD DO IS, AS YOU SAW TONIGHT, THE CLERK WILL TELL YOU WE HAVE FOUR FOR TONIGHT. WE HAVE SIX 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 OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE. AND AS I COUNT THE CARDS, WE WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION WHAT THE TIME LIMITS WILL BE. AND WE'LL ANNOUNCE THAT SO THAT BRANDON IS AWARE OF WHAT TO SET THE TIMER FOR AND SO FORTH. OKAY. 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 COMMENTS AND SO MANY FOR NON AGENDA. AND THAT'S THAT'S SET. SO CAN WE SAY THAT TOWARDS THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. AND I THINK THEN PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY'RE COMING IN LATE OR WHATEVER. OKAY. THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME TO ANOTHER MEETING. SO ALL RIGHT. 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 2 MINUTE OR 3 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS. OKAY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT? I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. 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 ADOPTED AT A LATER DATE. WOULD YOU AGREE? THAT'S WHAT THE LAWYER SAYS. YEAH. SO AND THAT POLICY WILL BE IN EACH AGENDA. IT'LL BE RIGHT UP FRONT. SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW WHAT OUR POLICY IS, IT'S IN THERE. IT'S SET AND IT WILL BE IN CONCRETE. AND THERE YOU GO. IT WILL BE ON THE SPEAKER CARDS AS WELL AS WE'LL UPDATE THE AGENDA. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OR GO AHEAD AND LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. EXCUSE ME. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WAS HERE FOR THAT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE. AND WE WILL MOVE NOW TO LET'S SEE, WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION ITEM NUMBER 18. [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] ANY DISCUSSION, ANY WISH TO PULL IT OR ANYTHING? NO. RIGHT. OKAY. MOVING ON. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. [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.] [02:05:03] ARE THERE ANY SPEAKERS TONIGHT THAT WE IN UNDER THE WIRE THREE SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. OKAY. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JIM GALLAGHER. IF YOU GET 30S MAKE IT QUICK JIM. YEAH. YOU STILL ARE UNDER THE OLD RULES OF ONE MINUTE. I'M AWARE. SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE. I LIKE THAT TERM WITH ALL THE CONFUSION RIGHT NOW AND THE GUESSING THAT'S COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON, D.C., 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 ASKED 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 THEM. I THINK THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS THE BEST FACILITIES FOR THAT, SO THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS. SUZETTE DING WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HARTMAN'S OFFICE. RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN SUPERVISOR KURT HARTMAN'S FOURTH DISTRICT SUMMER OPEN HOUSE EVENT ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST FROM 5 P.M. TO 7 P.M. AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, LOCATED 14010 CITY CENTER DRIVE. MANY 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 A RAFFLE 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 PROVIDED BY CHINO HILLS COPS. PLEASE RSVP@SUPERVISOR.EVENTBRITE.COM FOR QUESTIONS. (909) 465-5265. THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS CHAVI CHAVI DESAI CHARVI. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CHARVI DESAI AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS. SO TODAY I CAME TO SHARE A PETITION THAT I STARTED. IT'S BASICALLY ASKING TO PUT OUT MORE REPRESENTATIONS TOWARDS THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH. I KNOW WE HAVE SOME LIKE TIMES WHERE WE, POST ON THE INSTAGRAM, BUT LIKE HAVE MORE EVENTS TOWARDS THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH IN MAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ABOUT THAT. WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT? JUST A QUICK COMMENT. SO NO, I'M JUST YOU CAN GO SIT DOWN. BUT I JUST I'M, I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS YOUNG LADY FOR SHOWING UP BECAUSE SHE HAD EMAILED ME WITH SOME CONCERNS AND I SUGGESTED, LIKE, I'M SURE MANY OF US DO, THAT YOU SHOULD COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND SAY YOUR COMMENTS. SO KUDOS TO YOU AND SORRY YOU HAD TO SIT THROUGH SUCH A LONG MEETING. BUT I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE TEND TO LIKE YOU WANT TO 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. YEAH. YES. AND TO FURTHER THAT, ON MAY 13TH, WE ACTUALLY ARE GOING TO ISSUE A PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING ASIAN PACIFIC MONTH OR WEEK. CORRECT. WHAT IS IT, A WEEK OR MONTH? PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH? I AM, I DON'T I I'M NOT SURE A MONTH. LENNY, DO YOU REMEMBER? IS IT WEEK OR MONTH? MONTH MONTH. OKAY, SO WE WILL BE DOING SEE ALREADY YOU TALK ABOUT IT TONIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO. ALL RIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU HAD SAID THERE WAS FOUR SPEAKERS TO START WITH, BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE. NO, THERE WAS ONLY THREE FOR THIS PORTION FOR THE THE FIRST PART AND THREE FOR THIS. GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW AT SAFETY UPDATES. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] HOW ABOUT FIRE CHIEF, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT. COUNCIL STAFF AND COMMUNITY. THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OPERATIONAL READINESS AND PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION AS WE HEAD INTO THE MONTH OF MAY. I AM PLEASED TO PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH SEVERAL IMPORTANT UPDATES, INCLUDING AN UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT RECRUITMENT PROCESS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND A TIMELY SEASONAL SAFETY MESSAGE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE WILL BE HOSTING OUR ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, MAY 3RD FROM NINE TO NOON AT FIRE STATION 61, LOCATED AT 578 SHAFFER 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 [02:10:01] 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 FIREFIGHTER RECRUITS WHO ARE ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN THEIR ACADEMY TRAINING ON OR AROUND MAY 12TH. THESE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS AND WILL UNDERGO RIGOROUS TRAINING IN PREPARATION FOR THEIR CAREERS IN FIRE SUPPRESSION. MS AND COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION. THIS RECRUITMENT CLASS IS PART OF OUR BROADER EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE 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 WARM WEATHER INCREASES, OUTDOOR ACTIVITY ALSO INCREASES. WE ARE 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 WELL USED TRAILS, AVOIDING TALL GRASS AND HEAVY UNDERBRUSH, KEEPING PETS LEASHED, AND NEVER REACHING INTO AREAS THAT ARE NOT VISIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A 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 901 AND KEEP THE VICTIM CALM AND STILL UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. IN CONCLUSION, THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TO THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO VALLEY. WE APPRECIATE THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND SERVICE OF OUR SHARED COMMUNITY. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. CARLOS, WE'VE GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY THAT THERE WAS A PROPOSED CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT. FIRST ANNUAL CHAIN OF SURVIVAL BREAKFAST SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 7TH. IT WAS CANCELED. IS THAT STILL GOING TO 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. SO THE CHAIN OF SURVIVAL EVENT IS FOR SO WE'VE HAD UP TO CLOSE TO 50 SURVIVORS THAT ARE THAT HAVE ACTUALLY SURVIVED THE EVENT. RIGHT. SO WE WANTED TO HONOR THE SURVIVORS AND THOSE WHO WERE INVOLVED WITH WITH ASSISTING THAT LIFE SAVING EVENT FOR THEM. SO ORIGINALLY WE HAD JUNE 7TH AS, AS THE, THE, THE DATE FOR THE BREAKFAST. HOWEVER, WE'RE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS CONTACTING SOME OF THE SURVIVORS. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO HOPING FOR SEPTEMBER BUT MORE INFORMATION WILL COME OUT ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. AND ANYONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE FIRE DISTRICT BOARD OFFICE OR CHAMBERS WILL SEE THERE'S A PLAQUE ON THE WALL WITH COINS THAT DESIGNATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT ONLY HAD HEART ATTACKS, BUT SURVIVED. AND YOU MIGHT AS WELL TELL THEM AT THIS POINT, MY MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT'S THE SURVIVAL RATE IN. IF YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK IN CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED, EXCUSE ME, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICTS SPHERE OF INFLUENCE VERSUS NATIONALLY. SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR SINCE 2018. AND OUR SUCCESS RATE IS 67%, WHICH IS THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 2021, 22%. SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS HERE. YEAH. IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, CANNOT RECOGNIZE ENOUGH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY, CHIEF GERARD, PLEASE. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN 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 REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS, AND UNDERCOVER CHAT OPERATIONS. COUNTYWIDE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MADE 73 ARRESTS. THE CHINO HILLS STATION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIVE OF THOSE ARRESTS, INCLUDING UNDERCOVER CHAT OPERATIONS TARGETING SUBJECTS ATTEMPTING TO VICTIMIZE MINORS BY ARRANGING TO MEET UP WITH THEM WITH THE INTENT OF COMMITTING SEXUAL ABUSE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING ON TO CITY MANAGER UPDATES. [ CITY MANAGER UPDATES] THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAVE NO UPDATES FOR TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, VICE MAYOR JONES. [ 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] IT WAS A BENIGN MEETING. NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. BRIAN SORT OF WARNED ME. HE SAID THIS WAS GOING TO BE A LONG MEETING, AND I HAD LIKE TEN MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT IT, SO I'M GOING TO DEFER TO NEXT MEETING. THANK YOU. AND BY THE WAY, NEXT MEETING IS GOING TO BE EQUALLY AS EXCITING WITH WITH THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS. SO THAT'S GOOD. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NO OTHER COUNCIL REPORTS. COUNCIL COMMENTS. LET'S START WITH PETER. YEAH. OKAY. I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS DIRECTED AT SOME INDIVIDUALS. SO, CHIEF, POLICE CHIEF, A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. [02:15:04] 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 AXL OR GREATER VEHICLES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR? WHAT'S WHAT'S THE VOLUME SEEM TO YOU OR TO THOSE THAT REPORT TO YOU? SO SINCE JANUARY 1ST OF 2024, WHICH IS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME I BELIEVE THE THE MUNICIPAL CODE WAS ENACTED. 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 VIOLATIONS. SO THEY'RE DEFINITELY ACTIVE IN THE CANYON. THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME UP THERE AND WE'VE ENCOUNTERED FIVE VIOLATIONS. WE'VE WRITTEN CITATIONS FOR IT. IT'S FINE. THIS HAS TURNED INTO A COTTAGE INDUSTRY. MAYBE FOR RAY. ALSO, I GET CALLS 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. SEE IF YOU CAN GET THEM. SO IT'S TURNED INTO TO THAT. SO I THOUGHT, OKAY, MAYBE HE'LL LEND YOU A SPIKE STRIP AND YOU CAN JUST GO TAKE CARE OF IT ON YOUR OWN. WE GET THE CALLS AS WELL, AND WE TRY TO RESPOND TO THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT I DO WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS ON THAT MUNICIPAL CODE THAT ALLOWS FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO HAVE FIVE AXLES, THEY CAN USE 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. RIGHT. 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 SOMEONE IN OAK TREE DOWNS OR WHEREVER IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN. SO WE STILL SEE ROGUE DRIVERS TRYING TO TO CUT OFF THE 60 FREEWAY AND SAVE A FEW MINUTES. SO SOMEONE 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, THAT WAS THE ONE. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY. FOLLOWING UP ON A SIMILAR, NOT SIMILAR, BUT SOME RECENTLY ADOPTED OUR MOTORIZED SCOOTERS. I MEAN, 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 THE PROHIBITION OF BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS. SO ANY CONTACT THAT MY DEPUTIES HAVE MADE HAVE BEEN VERBAL WARNINGS. OKAY. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD BECAUSE 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 GOING TO HAVE MY TRAFFIC UNIT, MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM PUSHING OUT BIKE SAFETY AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS CONDUCTING NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND. AND I WANT TO STRESS ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO WE'VE DONE OUR FAIR WARNING. WE'VE DONE OUR WE'VE EDUCATED AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE. BUT IT IS TIME TO START CITING PEOPLE. I RELAYED TO MY STAFF HOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO ME. SO. RIGHT. WELL, YOU JUST YOU JUST WENT PAST MY THIRD QUESTION TO YOU, WHICH WAS EDUCATION. HOW ARE WE HANDLING EDUCATION FROM THE POLICE SIDE OF THINGS? SO YOU'VE JUST ANSWERED THAT IT'S EVEN BETTER THAN I HOPED FOR. SO THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO NICK, A COUPLE QUESTIONS. 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. MONEY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. THEN THEY'VE INITIATED CONSTRUCTION PLANS. THEY HAVE DONE SOME WORK. RAY AND I SEE IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE WE LIVE IN THE CANYON. WHERE DO WE STAND WITH THE BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND ITS EFFORTS TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THEIR FACILITY? SO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE ALONG RUSTIC DRIVE ARE CLOSE TO COMPLETION? I UNDERSTAND FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAVE A PUNCH LIST OF SOME OUTSTANDING ITEMS, BUT AT LEAST THE ACTIVE WORK IS DONE THERE. THEY STILL HAVE AN ACTIVE GRADING PERMIT. AND SO HOWEVER, THEY ARE IN NEED OF MORE FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK. AND SO THEY ARE CONTINUING TO, TO FUNDRAISE TO BE ABLE TO POUR THE [02:20:04] FOUNDATION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THEY'RE MAKING PROGRESS, BUT IT'S SLOW. YES. RIGHT. YES. AS ANTICIPATED, REALLY BASED ON THE HISTORY. OKAY. WHAT DO YOU THINK MY NEXT QUESTION 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 KIND OF THE MOTIVATION FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE FAMOUS EGYPTIAN RESTAURANT OR WHATEVER THAT FACILITY IS DEEMED TO BE. YES. SO RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S JUST A SHELL BUILDING ESSENTIALLY. THAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WOULD BE AN EGYPTIAN THEMED RESTAURANT. WE ACTUALLY RECENTLY HAD A SUBMITTAL FROM THE OWNER FOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS INSIDE THAT WOULD TURN IT INTO A RESTAURANT. AND SO THE CITY IS IN PLAN CHECK ON THOSE, BUT WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF AN OPERATOR OR ANYTHING BECAUSE THOSE PLANS WERE SUBMITTED BY THE OWNER. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES ALSO. I MEAN, I'VE GOT WE'VE GOT THE OLD JOKE ABOUT HOW LONG IT'S TAKEN TO BUILD, BUT I WON'T USE IT OR OVERUSE IT ANYMORE. SO, MR. MAYOR, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE TEXAS BARBECUE, RIGHT? YEAH. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS GOING BACK TO BIKES. IS THERE LIKE A CERTAIN AGE WHERE YOU HAVE TO WEAR HELMETS ON E-BIKES? I BELIEVE THE AGE OF 17 AND UNDER. YOU MUST WEAR A HELMET. OPERATING A BIKE OR AN E-BIKE. AND WHAT ABOUT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC? TRAFFIC. DO THEY HAVE TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC OR CAN THEY GO AGAINST THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC? YES. ANY BICYCLE OR BICYCLE BEING OPERATED ON THE HIGHWAY IS SUBJECT TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD. SO THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 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 FOR WHEELED TRAILER WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF CARBON CANYON BETWEEN THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES. IS THAT OKAY TO DO? REGULARLY. NO, THAT WOULD NOT BE OKAY TO DO. I THINK WE WERE CONTACTED OR DID RECEIVE A CALL FOR SERVICE ON THAT VEHICLE. 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 WE CAN GET IT OUT OF THERE, BUT WE WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY CITE IT AND OR TOW IT IF WE HAD TO, IF IT WAS OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC. THANK YOU, SIR, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN DANIEL, THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT THAT WE HAVE ON EUCALYPTUS, WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? WE ARE STILL IN CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE NEAR COMPLETION. WE ARE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF TESTING THE THE FACILITY ITSELF, MAKING SURE THAT ANY WATER INTRODUCED INTO THE FACILITY IS BEING TREATED PROPERLY. THAT SEVEN DAY TREATMENT STARTED YESTERDAY. IT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AND IF ALL GOES WELL, WE GET A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES. WE WILL BE OPERATIONAL. AND THEN THE LAST TIME I THINK IT WAS LAST MEETING, YOU TALKED ABOUT PFAS. IS THAT CORRECT TERMINOLOGY. ANOTHER CONTAMINANT THAT'S IN THE WATER. SO THIS PLANT WILL ACTUALLY HANDLE THAT TOO. YES IT WILL. IT'S EQUIPPED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE PFAS AND FUTURE CONTAMINANTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE AUTHORITIES. FANTASTIC. 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 GOING TO BE FILLING THOSE VACANCIES? YES. SO THE TWO NEAREST THE FEELING CENTER. SO THAT WOULD BE THE OLD BEST BUY AND THE OLD BED BATH AND BEYOND THAT IS GOING TO BE FILLED BY A GROCERY STORE. AND THEN THEY'RE STILL MARKETING THE THE LAST SPACE ON THE VERY END ON THE NORTH END OF THE CENTER. BUT YES, THEY HAVE A, A BROKERAGE TEAM THAT'S ACTIVELY MARKETING THOSE SPACES. AND JUST ONE LAST THING REGARDING INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. WE'VE HAD A GOOD PARTNERSHIP OVER THE YEARS. I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT IT THE COMMUNICATION. HOWEVER, WHATEVER HAPPENED, DISAPPOINTED. 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. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. CYNTHIA. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] ALL RIGHT. BRIAN. NO, JUST TO TOUCH ON THE E-BIKE THING. THANK YOU. I 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 TEENAGE BOY TO 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, YOU KNOW, [02:25:01] A HUFFY OR A SCHWINN YOU'RE PICKING UP AT TARGET. 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 BECAUSE HEAVEN FORBID WE HAVE ANOTHER ACCIDENT LIKE WE SAW. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. NO MORE PREACHING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON APRIL 9TH PETER AND I WERE AT CHICK FIL A WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GAVE OUT SEVEN SCHOLARSHIPS TO THEIR WORKERS THAT ARE GOING TO SCHOOL. AND IT'S GOOD TO SEE A CORPORATION PUSHING, WELL, ENCOURAGING UPPER AND HIGHER LEVEL EDUCATION BY THEIR WORKERS. SO THAT WAS GREAT. JIM, YOU HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING CONGRESS MEMBERS HAVE TOWN HALLS. YOU SHOULD REMEMBER THAT ON THE 11TH OF FRIDAY THE U.S. CHAMBER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HAD A OPEN TOWN HALL MEETING WITH CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM. IT WENT FAIRLY WELL, BUT THERE WAS SOME DISRUPTION AFTER THE MEETING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT, WHICH I WON'T GET INTO. THIS LAST 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. BUT THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR A FINE JOB. JAKE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. JONATHAN, JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND IT WAS VERY GOOD. SO THAT'S ALL MY PUBLIC COMMENTS OR MY COUNCIL COMMENTS TONIGHT. [ 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.] IT IS WITH ACTUALLY WITH GREAT SADNESS THAT I HAVE TO 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 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 FAITHS 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 WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN. THANK YOU. MAYOR. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.