* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] [00:00:03] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL FOR JUNE 24TH, 2025. UH, ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, IN THE MOMENT I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO ALL STAND AND JOIN ME IN THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ALSO REMAIN STANDING. FOR OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING WILL BE GIVEN BY FATHER ELMER GZA OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAL. LUKE, THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH. READY, BEGIN ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. NATION, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, AN INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY. I JUSTICE ALL. FATHER, [ INVOCATION: Father Elmer Galiza, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church] DEAR THE FATHER AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE AND GOODNESS. MAY YOUR FACE CONTINUALLY SHINE UPON US SO THAT YOUR WAYS MAY BE KNOWN IN OUR COMMUNITY. LORD, WE OFFER WHAT WE HAVE, OUR HOMES, OUR LABOR, AND OUR CITY. LOOK WITH FAVOR AND OUR CITY, PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AND LEADERS AND ENRICH OUR LAND WITH YOUR GOODNESS SO THAT WE MAY BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS. THANK YOU LORD, FOR ALL OUR CIVIL SERVANTS, THANK YOU FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE. MAY YOU CONTINUALLY BLESS THEM. MAY YOU GENEROUSLY GIVE TO EACH OF THEM WISE AND DISCERNING HEARTS TO SKILLFULLY GOVERN THE PEOPLE IN OUR CITY. GIVE THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL STAFFED AND THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY, WE CALL HOME WISDOM SO THAT THEY MAY FIND SOLUTIONS TO PRESSING PROBLEMS, DISTINGUISH BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG AND BRING ORDER STABILITY AND PROSPERITY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR EMPOWERING YOUR PEOPLE TO GOVERN AND LEAD OUR CITY WITH GOOD CON CONFIDENCE. IN YOUR LOVE AND MERCY, MAY YOU CONTINUE TO REVITALIZE OUR CITY WITH NEW LIFE. MAY EVERY PERSON, FAMILY, SCHOOL, AND BUSINESS IN OUR COMMUNITY ENJOY THE BLESSINGS OF GOD. LET THE BENEFITS OF YOUR GOODNESS INFLUENCE EACH OF US AND THE WHOLE CITY. WE ASKED ALL THIS IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU FATHER. I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PRESENTATIONS THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT WILL NOT BE HEARD AND WILL, UH, BE HEARD AT OUR JULY 8TH MEETING. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, PUBLIC INFORMATION [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] OFFICER REPORT. NICOLE. THANK YOU MAYOR. AND GOOD EVENING COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. UM, LAST NIGHT THERE WAS AN ISOLATED EQUIPMENT FIRE INSIDE CITY HALL THAT ACTIVATED THE BUILDING'S FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT WATER DAMAGE TO THE FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY CONTAINED. THANKS TO OUR CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT. OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, CITY HALL WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TODAY AND WILL REMAIN CLOSED THROUGH AT LEAST TOMORROW, JUNE 25TH. WHILE EVALUATION AND CLEANUP EFFORTS CONTINUE, CITY OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND WORKING TO DETERMINE WHEN IN-PERSON SERVICES CAN SAFELY RESUME. LIMITED. CITY SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE VIA PHONE AND ONLINE, AND RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT CHINO HOLES.ORG FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND APPRECIATES THE PUBLIC'S PATIENTS AND UNDERSTANDING AS THE SITUATION EVOLVES. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR TONIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? THE PIO. [ PUBLIC COMMENTS - AGENDIZED ITEMS] ALRIGHT. CHERYL, WOULD YOU READ THE UH, INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY OF 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 TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AS OF THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS. ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK THAT DID NOT FILL OUT A CARD? ALRIGHT, THEN [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] NOT SEEING ANY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONFLICT AND INTEREST IN LEVI ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY ANYTHING TO REPORT? ALRIGHT. CITY BUSINESS CONSENT. [ CONSENT CALENDAR (14 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.] CALENDAR ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 17. ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANY ITEMS? 12. OKAY. PETER WAS GONNA PULL 1217. 17. OKAY. CLEAR QUESTIONS ON 17. A MOTION TO UH, I LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER. ALRIGHT, SECOND. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. COUNCIL. THERE WE GO. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. OKAY. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO [12. Authorize write-off of $41,755.39 in uncollectible utility accounts receivable and $40,001.85 in general accounts receivable for total of $81,757.24 incurred prior to May 31, 2024 and appropriate $93,000.89 from various funds for Fiscal Year 2024-25 write-off of uncollectible accounts] AUTHORIZE THE WRITE OFF OF $41,755 AND 39 CENTS [00:05:01] IN UNCOLLECTABLE UTILITY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND $40,001 AND 85 CENTS IN GENERAL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, UH, INCURRED PRIOR TO MAY 31ST, 2024. YEP. I WILL TAKE IT. THANK YOU. PROBABLY FOR KRISTA, I DON'T KNOW. I THINK SO. SO DIDN'T WE PUT PLACE THE THINGS IN PLACE, DEPOSITS, ET CETERA, THAT WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE HIGH NUMBERS THAT WE SEEM TO SEE EACH YEAR ON THIS? THESE ACCOUNTS? WE DO HAVE DEPOSITS IN PLACE, UM, BUT WE BASE IT OFF OF THE FIXED CHARGES. SO WE DON'T HAVE A VARIABLE BASED ON WATER CONSUMPTION. AND, UH, AS NOTED, THE SB 9 98 REALLY KIND OF EXTENDED HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR US TO LOCK OFF OR HOW MUCH TIME WE HAVE TO GIVE BEFORE WE CAN LOCK OFF FOR NONPAYMENT. SO IT'S TWO, THREE BILLS THAT PEOPLE CAN SOMETIMES ACCUMULATE BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO LOCK OFF. AND I'M JUST AMAZED THAT WE STILL CAN ACCUMULATE THAT MUCH MONEY, ESPECIALLY ON INDIVIDUALS. YOU KNOW, I SEE A RICK NEIL 1500, ASHLEY MITCHELL, 1500 SUE BUTTRESS 1400, ALL OF A SUDDEN THESE ARE JUST INDIVIDUALS, NOT BUSINESSES THAT WE ACCUMULATE THOSE TYPES OF SUMS AND THEN WE CAN'T, I GUESS WE COULDN'T, UH, TRACK DOWN BRIAN SERRANO WITH THE A $300 BILL TO KNOCK OVER A STREETLIGHT. UH OH, YOU SAID BRIAN. I STARTED TO GET WORRIED. YEAH. WELL THEN THERE'S BRIAN JOES WHO'S, UH, OR MATT MCGINNIS $8,700 FOR KNOCKING OVER A FIRE, A FIRE HYDRANT. WE CAN'T TRACK THESE PEOPLE DOWN. AND ARE THERE INSURANCE, I MEAN, WE FIND SOMETIMES THE INSURANCE WON'T PAY. DO THEY HAVE INSURANCE? THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT GO. I THOUGHT WHEN WE, AT ONE POINT WE HAD TALKED WHEN IT CAME TO THE WATER COST OF PUTTING IT ON, ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF. WELL, WHAT HE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE TO A STREETLIGHT, SO, OH, OKAY. THAT WAS, UM, WE HAVE SOME ACCOUNTS SEWER THAT ARE PUT ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL. UM, THOSE WERE THE ONES THAT WE DON'T BILL WATER FOR. SO THOSE WILL BE COMING AT THE NEXT MEETING. UM, BUT IT'S NOT THE ENTIRE CITY. AND EVEN IF WE PUT IT ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL, IT REALLY, WE REALLY COULD ONLY DO THE SEWER. THE WATER COMPONENT IS VARIABLE. THAT WOULDN'T, HOW DO OTHER CITIES DO THIS IF PEOPLE ARE FREE RIDERS WHEN IT COMES TO WATER BILLS? I MEAN, WE'RE KIND OF DOING EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS OUT THERE. . OKAY. YEAH. AND BETH, ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS AS FAR AS, UM, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT FIRE HYDRANT STREETLIGHT, THEY TOOK 'EM OUT. IS IT JUST TOO EXPENSIVE TO PURSUE THEM IF THEY DON'T HAVE INSURANCE? SO I'D HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT. I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE FACTS ON EACH OF THOSE. PROBABLY THERE WOULD BE THAT KIND OF WEIGHING. I KNOW, UM, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR COMES TO ME AND ASKS ABOUT THE UTILITY BILLS FREQUENTLY AND THERE'S, THERE ARE CERTAIN CONSTRAINTS THEY WORK UNDER, BUT AS TO THESE PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY DAMAGE ISSUES, WE COULD LOOK AT EACH ONE. BUT YEAH, PROBABLY BY THE TIME WE LOOK START LOOKING AT IT, IT STARTS TO ADD UP TO I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW. YEAH. OKAY. WELL IT'S JUST FRUSTRATING TO SEE US ACCUMULATE ANOTHER 40 OR $50,000 ON WATER BILLS. RAY HAS TO CALL QUESTION ON OBJECTION TO IT. TO OUR CHIEF. QUICK QUESTION. WHEN WE DO AN ACCIDENT REPORT OR DAMAGE PROPERTY REPORT, DO WE GET INFORMATION SUCH AS LIKE YOUR INSURANCE LICENSE, STUFF LIKE THAT? UH, YES. THAT WOULD BE, UH, ALL PART OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT. YOU'D HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THEIR INSURANCE INFORMATION REGISTRATION. SO, BUT AGAIN, IF THAT'S, IF THEY HAVE INSURANCE, SO, BUT I DON'T KNOW AS FAR AS THE COLLECTION OF, OF DAMAGES, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS THERE. BUT THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE X-RAY REPORT. WE WOULD'VE THAT INFORMATION. PERFECT. DO WE SEND THEM TO COLLECTIONS? WE, WE DO, YEAH. IF AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME. SO THESE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS. YEAH. AND WE LEAVE THINGS IN COLLECTIONS EVEN THOUGH WE WRITE THEM OFF. YEAH. SO, OKAY. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO OUR ATTENTION AND PUBLIC'S ATTENTION THAT, UH, IT'S FRUSTRATING TO WATCH THESE HAPPEN LIKE THIS WHEN I THOUGHT WE HAD MECHANISMS PLACED, BUT I UNDERSTAND WITH CERTAIN BILLS THAT ARE IN PLACE WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT IS PREVENTING US FROM BEING MORE PROACTIVE IN A TIMELY MANNER ON PURSUING SOME OF THESE. SO, DUNNO IF I WANNA MAKE A MOTION FOR IT, BUT I GUESS I'LL, ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, LUCK IN THE VOTE. ON, ON MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS [17. Authorize agreement with RJM Design Group, Inc., in amount not-to-exceed $1,682,245 for preparation of design plans and specifications for Pinehurst Park Community Center and Splash Pad Project] TO AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH RJM DESIGN GROUP. AND THIS IS FOR THE PINEHURST PARK COMMUNITY CENTER AND SPLASH PAD PROJECT. THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THE DESIGN GROUP. THIS IS JUST A PUBLIC COMMENT BY MYSELF ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE SOUTH END IN GENERAL. UM, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A, A GROWING MINORITY [00:10:01] FACTION, UM, CRITICIZING THE FACT THAT WE'RE DOING A COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE SOUTH END. IT'S NOT NEEDED. THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM AT THE REGULAR COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THAT ASSERTION. SO, UM, AND IT WAS ALSO SAID THAT, UM, THE HOUSING TRACKS ON THE SOUTH END ALREADY HAVE CLUBHOUSES, WHICH WE DO NOT. UM, I HAVE VISITED MANY OF THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND RIGHT COMPLETELY. SO THEY DO HAVE PUBLIC AREAS FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY COMMON AREAS BECAUSE THEIR, THEIR LIVING SPACES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH MAYBE TO HOST SOMETHING THAT THEY WANNA HAVE. SO, BUT OUR HOAS DO NOT HAVE COMMUNITY CENTERS ALREADY. THIS IS MUCH NEEDED. UM, WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF DEFICIENCIES IN OTHER PARTS OF OUR BUDGET. UM, AS A COUNCIL, WE HAVE COMMITTED TO THIS AND ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH IT. UM, SO, UM, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, BUT I JUST, IT WAS FINALLY GETTING ENOUGH TO ME WHERE THERE WAS SOME, A LOT OF MISINFORMATION GOING OUT THERE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. SO I JUST WANTED TO PULL IT AND USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT. AND WE'RE STILL A YOUNG CITY. WE'RE STILL PUTTING INTO AMENITIES. IT'S, IT'S SLOWED DOWN, BUT WE'RE STILL PUTTING NEW THINGS IN. WE'RE ONLY 33 AND A HALF YEARS OLD. MM-HMM . AND AS WE KNOW, WE NEED ANOTHER COMMUNITY CENTER. OURS IS BOOKED OUT, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TRYING TO DISTRIBUTE AMENITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MM-HMM . THEY'RE MOSTLY CONCENTRATED IN THE CENTER PART. AND WE, WE KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT TWO THINGS. ONE, IT'LL NEVER BE CHEAPER THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW, WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT. AND ALSO, HOW ARE YOU GONNA GIVE UP, UH, ALL THE MONEY THAT THE COUNTY HAS STEPPED UP TO PROVIDE TO US, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE COST OF PROPOSED COST OF THIS. SO IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT IF THE TIME IS RIGHT. READY? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CYNTHIA, AS FAR AS THIS INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE, IS THIS SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE YOUR, YOUR COUNCIL SUPPORTS YOU, JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE SUPPORT YOU. AND THEN DATA REGARDING CITY MANAGER. WHERE DO MOST OF THE KIDS LIVE? I KNOW LIKE WHERE LIVE NOW, UH, IN CARBON CANYON, WE USED TO HAVE KIDS BEFORE. NOW THEY'RE ALL OLD LIKE ME. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE KIDS LIVE NOW IN BUTTERFIELD. IF, DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A, A VETTED SOURCE LIKE THE, UM, LIKE THE CENSUS SPECIFICALLY BY, UH, THAT, THAT DISTRICT OVER ON THE SOUTH SIDE. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE, THE, THE SIDING FACTORS FOR US RELATED TO THE LOCATION IS WE'VE GOT A LARGE, UH, UH, MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING, UH, DEVELOPMENT APARTMENTS RIGHT NEXT TO THE SITE. AND THAT TENDS TO HAVE YOUNGER, UH, UH, TENANTS. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, UH, OUR OTHER, UH, HIGH SCHOOL, UH, CHINO HILLS HIGH IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO IT. SO WE THINK THERE'S GONNA BE QUITE A BIT OF, UH, YOUTH ACTIVITY AT THE FACILITY. AND AS, UH, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN POINTED OUT, WE DON'T HAVE A FACILITY LIKE THAT, UH, ON THAT SIDE OF, OF TOWN. WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE, UH, MYSTIC CANYON FACILITY, BUT THAT IS A TINY, UH, UH, VERY NARROWLY USED, UH, UH, FACILITY. AND THE ACTIVITY GOING ON AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER HERE, JUST NEAR THE CITY, UH, HALL COMPLEX IS, UH, VERY, VERY ACTIVE. SO IT ISN'T LIKE WE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A GOOD, UH, UH, UTILIZATION FROM THE MINUTE WE, WE OPENED THAT FACILITY. JUST MY LAST COM COMMENT, MR. MAYOR. UM, I KNOW OUR SUB SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM, THE FIRST WEEK THAT IT'S OUT, IT'S, IT'S ALREADY CLOSED BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY YOUNG KIDS THAT WANNA BE PART OF THIS. AND WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS IS WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE SUMMER CAMPS IN THAT AREA, SO. GREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YEAH, I'LL JUST CHIME IN AS WELL. SURE. JUST ANECDOTALLY, WHEN I WAS AT CUP SCOUT LEADER IN THE BOY SCOUT LEADER, UM, I WOULD USE THE FIRE STATION. UH, THEY HAVE A, A MULTIPURPOSE ROOM AND , YOU SHOW UP AND THE GIRL SCOUTS ARE BEFORE YOU OR THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS, AND THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO BOOGIE ALL THE, THE LITTLE GUYS OUT SO THAT ANOTHER GROUP CAN COME IN AND USE IT. THERE'S CERTAINLY A NEED ON THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN, SO I THINK THIS IS GONNA FILL A NEED. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE BURSTING AT THE SEAMS IN A LOT OF WAYS. ONE LAST COMMENT. ALRIGHT. JUST REAL FAST. UM, I KNOW STAFFING, IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY'RE NOT, COULD WE SHIFT SOME STAFF AROUND TO OFFSET THE COST FOR STAFFING? YES. OUR, OUR, UH, RECREATION STAFF IS CENTRALIZED HERE AT CITY HALL AND AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE STAFF SERVING IN BUILDINGS THAT MAY NOT HAVE PROGRAMS IN THAT BUILDING. IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO HAVE THEM ALL CLUSTERED TOGETHER. WHEN WE DEPLOY STAFFING FOR THIS FACILITY, WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT REDISTRIBUTING STAFF, IN ADDITION TO ADDING STAFF, WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THAT NEW FACILITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW JONATHAN DOES A GREAT JOB WITH STAFF, SO THANK YOU JONATHAN. APPRECIATE IT. SMILE. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, SIR. SECOND. ALRIGHT. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. [00:15:06] MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, MOVING ON TO THE [18. Authorize execution of Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement with Animal Resource Center of Inland Empire (ARC) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to become a member agency for animal care and shelter services; committing the City to funding 15 percent of capital improvements currently estimated at $8.5 million along with ongoing operational costs starting Fiscal Year 2027-28 estimated at $900,000 annually; appropriate $162,500 from General Fund in Fiscal Year 2025-26; and appoint one Council Member to serve as Director and one to serve as Alternate to ARC JPA Board of Directors] DISCUSSION CALENDAR. CHERYL, WOULD YOU FOR THE RECORD, READ INTO, UH, THE RECORD WHAT, UM, ITEM NUMBER 18 COVERS? UH, YES. THIS IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT WITH ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OF INLAND EMPIRE EMPIRE, ALSO KNOWN AS ARC JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. UM, CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY IS GOING TO PRESENT GOOD EVENING MAYOR, UH, BENNETT CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. UH, ON APRIL 22ND, UH, 2025. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED, UH, STAFF TO PROCEED WITH JOINING THE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTER OF THE INLAND EMPIRE, OR ARC, AS WE CALL IT, UH, FOR THE, UH, ASSUMPTION OF, UH, ANIMAL CARE AND SHELTER SERVICES. UH, TO FORMALLY START THAT PROCESS, WE SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE ARC BOARD. UH, THE ARC BOARD APPROVED OUR, UH, UH, PARTICIPATION, UH, IN THE ARC, UH, JPA AND, UH, THE APPROVAL OF ALL OF THE OTHER MEMBER AGENCIES WAS NECESSARY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO JOIN. AND THAT APPROVAL WAS GIVEN BY THE OTHER THREE, UH, UH, FOUR AGENCIES, UH, BEING, UH, ONTARIO, CHINO, MONTCLAIR, AND A, UH, UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF THE, UH, SAN COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO. UH, TONIGHT'S STAFF BRING BEFORE YOU, UH, THE, UH, ACTION FOR THE COUNCIL TO AUTHORIZE US TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO JOIN THE ARC. UH, JPIA, UM, MEMBERSHIP WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025, BUT IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE ASSUMPTION OF, UH, ANIMAL CARE AND, UH, CONTROL SERVICES UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2027. UH, CURRENTLY ARC IS OPERATING OUT OF A TEMPORARY FACILITIES WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES. UH, AND WE WOULD NOT COME ON BOARD UNTIL, UH, THE NEW, UH, UH, PERMANENT FACILITY, UH, WERE, UH, UH, CONSTRUCTED. UM, BY JOINING ARC NOW, UH, WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR CURRENT, UH, PARTNER, THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY. UH, WE'VE ALREADY CONFIRMED THAT THEY WOULD, UH, UH, BE WITH US THROUGH THE TRANSITION INTO, UH, ARC, UM, AND, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO POINT OUT SOME OF THE COSTS THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH US JOINING, UH, THE NEW JPA. UM, WE BASICALLY HAVE COSTS IN THE OPERATIONAL CATEGORY, WHICH IS THE DAY-TO-DAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING THE SERVICES. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR OBLIGATIONS FOR THE, UH, UH, CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FACILITY. UM, IN, IN PARTS THE, UH, UM, OPERATIONAL COSTS, UH, ARE ESTIMATED AT $900,000 A YEAR, UH, FOR THAT FIRST YEAR. UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OUR, UH, MUCH LIKE WE HAVE WITH IVHS, THE OPERATING COSTS ARE OFFSET BY, UH, THE LICENSING REVENUE THAT THAT COMES IN. UM, WE ALSO THEN, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, UH, CAPITAL COSTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, UH, PART ONE OF THAT, UH, COST WOULD BE ROUGHLY $162,000 TO COVER SOME OF THE PHASE ONE, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF THE LAND, UH, AND THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE, UH, FOR, UH, OUR SPECIFIC USE. NOW, IT, THERE'S JOINT AVAILABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, BUT, UH, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR EQUESTRIAN, UH, UH, NEEDS IN CHINO HILLS, UM, PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS THE PURCHASE OF A TRUCK AND, UH, UH, EQUESTRIAN TRAILER, UH, THAT WOULD SUPPORT OUR NEEDS. UH, THE SECOND PART OF THE COSTS ARE THE BIG EXPENSES FOR OUR SHARE OF, UH, UM, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY. AND THAT WOULD BE $8.5 MILLION. UH, THAT'S GONNA BE PAID OVER 12 YEARS. UH, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THAT IN ADDITION TO THE OPERATING COSTS, WE HAVE THIS $8.5 MILLION EXPENSE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE RECORDED. UH, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS USE, UH, IT'S ALSO, UH, WORTH POINTING OUT THAT TONIGHT WE'RE SEEKING, IN ADDITION TO IF THE COUNCIL GIVES DIRECTION TO JOIN THE JPA, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING FOR A, UH, BOARD MEMBER, UH, [00:20:01] REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE COUNCIL. UH, BECAUSE WITH OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE, IN THE JPA, UH, THE COUNCIL HAS A SEAT ON THE BOARD AS A DIRECTOR, UH, IT'S, NO, IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT, UH, A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE WAY THE COUNCIL, UH, MAKES, UH, DECISIONS. UH, ALL OF YOU HAVE AN EQUAL VOTE. UH, AND SO AS LONG AS WE HAVE A QUORUM AND AS LONG AS WE HAVE A MAJORITY VOTES PASS, BUT THE STRUCTURE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT COSTS, UH, BEING BORN BY DIFFERENT CITIES, THEY USE A MEMBER, UH, SHARE, UH, PROGRAM WHEREBY, UH, YOUR OPERATING COSTS, YOUR CAPITAL COSTS ARE ALL DRIVEN BY THE CALCULATIONS ON HOW MUCH OF THE, UH, OPERATION EACH CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR. AND SO THAT WILL, UH, ALLOCATE, UH, ALSO HOW VOTING OCCURS. UM, IT'S SET UP IN A, IN AN INTERESTING WAY. FIRST YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH QUORUM, WHICH IN THIS CASE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE FIVE MEMBERS, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, TO ESTABLISH A FULL QUORUM OF THE, OF THE BOARD. UH, UM, HOWEVER, YOU ALSO HAVE THE MEMBER SHARE COMPONENT WHERE THERE NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 50% OF THE, UH, SHARE, UH, MEMBERS SHARE REPRESENTED. UH, TO GIVE YOU ACTUAL NUMBERS, UH, IN THIS CASE, ONTARIO, UH, HAS 53% OF, UH, THE MEMBER SHARE. SO IN ORDER TO HAVE A QUORUM, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE THREE, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATIVES, AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE A TOTAL OF AT LEAST 53%. AND WHEN WE'VE, WHEN THAT BODY WILL VOTE, THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO HAVE, UH, TWO DIFFERENT WAYS FOR VOTING, DEPENDING ON, ON THE ITEMS, YOU CAN HAVE A REGULAR VOTE, WHICH IT'S JUST A SIMPLE MAJORITY, UH, UH, REPRESENTED IN 50%, UH, UH, OF THE AGENCY VOTING SHARE. SO, TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE, YOU COULD HAVE THE CITIES OF, UH, CHINO, CHINO HILLS, AND ONTARIO THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE QUORUM BECAUSE WE'VE GOT THREE OF THE FIVE, AT LEAST THERE. AND ONTARIO COULD VOTE WITH THEIR SHARES BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LARGER SHARE OF 53%. SO ON A REGULAR VOTE THERE, THERE COULD BE, UH, UH, NO, NOT ALL THREE AGENCIES, BUT THE 53% COULD CARRY ON A REGULAR VOTE. HOWEVER, FOR CERTAIN AREAS, THE SPECIAL VOTING, AND THIS COVERS THINGS LIKE BUDGET DEBTS, THE ISSUANCE OF DEBTS AND AMENDMENTS, AND, AND CONFIRMING WHO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT HAS A HIGHER THRESHOLD WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE, IN ADDITION TO THE QUORUM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE, UH, THE, UH, AT LEAST TWO MEMBER AGENCIES. SO IN ESSENCE, ONTARIO COULDN'T CARRY A VOTE ON THEIR OWN. UM, AND THIS IS ALL KIND OF, UH, PRESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT, BUT I THINK THE, THE POINT, UH, THAT I ALWAYS, UH, WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IS THAT THIS TIES DIRECTLY TO THE COSTS THAT ARE, UH, INCURRED BY EACH AGENCY. SO THAT'S THE LOGIC BEHIND IT. UM, I THINK THAT'S THE, THE BASICS, UH, OF THE AGREEMENT. UH, I'D BE HAPPY TO, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT WE ALSO HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES, UH, FROM THE CITY OF ONTARIO, JORDAN VOCK, WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PULLING, UH, ALL THE CITIES TOGETHER. AND THEN WE HAVE, UH, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR, UH, ARC ALSO IN CASE YOU HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT, ABOUT THE AGENCY. BUT I, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE QUICK ONES. FIRST, MAY I, DO YOU HAVE A QUICK QUESTION? GO RIGHT AHEAD. JUST A COUPLE ONES FOR BEN. SO, UM, SO ONCE WE ESTABLISH WHO OUR DIRECTOR'S GONNA BE FOR CHINO HILLS, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT UTILIZING THEIR SERVICES, IS OUR NEW DIRECTOR GONNA HAVE VOTING RIGHTS EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2024? YES. OKAY. THAT'S MY ONE QUESTION. AND THEN, UM, WHO, WHO ARE THE FIVE AGENCIES THAT CURRENTLY SERVE? AGAIN, REMIND US. IT IS, AND, AND I'LL GIVE YOU THEIR VOTING SHARES AS WELL. ONTARIO, 53%, CHINO, 20%. CHINO HILLS WOULD BE AT 15, MONTCLAIR AT EIGHT, AND THEN THE COUNTY PORTION AT 4%. OKAY. SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT SOMETHING CAN GET PASSED WITH SAYING TWO AGENCIES, IT'S THE PERCENTAGE THAT'S WHAT'S COUNTING WHEN, WHEN WE'RE EXPLAINING TO PEOPLE LIKE HOW SOMETHING CAN GET, CAN GET PASSED WITH THIS NEW BOARD WE'RE GONNA BE A PART OF. YEAH, THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE HURDLES. FIRST YOU HAVE TO HAVE A, A QUORUM. SO LET'S SAY IF, UH, YOU KNOW, ONTARIO BY THEMSELVES, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE 53%, THEY COULDN'T RUN A MEETING BY THEMSELVES. YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, TWO OTHER ENTITIES, UH, UH, IN ADDITION. BUT THE VOTE VOTING SHARES COULD CARRY SIMPLY OFF OF, UH, THE PROPORTION, UH, ASSIGNED TO ONTARIO. THAT ALSO MEANS, THOUGH, THAT THE OTHER FOUR AGENCIES COULDN'T CARRY ON THEIR OWN BECAUSE THEY DON'T, UH, CONTROL A MAJORITY SHARE. SO THERE'S SOME CHECKS AND BALANCES AND IT'S WEIGHTED ACCORDING TO THE COSTS, BUT, [00:25:01] YOU KNOW, ALL OF THAT IS PART OF THE EXISTING AGREEMENT. UH, THERE, UH, ONCE THE, THE COUNCIL WAS REPRESENTED, THEN OF COURSE YOU WOULD TALK AND SEE IF MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, MIGHT NEED TO CHANGE. I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH NEARLY AS MUCH INTERACTION WITH THE CITY OF ONTARIO AS RAY AND PETER DO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY DO. SO MY QUESTION TO MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE, BECAUSE BASICALLY ONTARIO'S RUNNING THE SHOW. YEAH. AND SO MY QUESTION TO MY COLLEAGUES IS LIKE, DO YOU FEEL THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME, UM, GUIDING PRINCIPLES THAT WE DO WITH OUR ANIMAL WELFARE AND MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY GONNA BE AT THE MERCY OF WHAT ONTARIO DICTATES FOR GOOD OR WORSE, I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING IN DETRIMENT TO THE CITY OF ONTARIO, IT'S JUST IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE AN AGENCY THAT HAS 52, 50 3%, YOU KNOW, VOTING. SO THEY DO, THEY SHARE OUR, WHAT WE HAVE ALL SPOKEN ABOUT, THEY DO. MY TAKE ON IT IS THAT, UH, THE, THE WHOLE TEAM PAUL, UH, ESPECIALLY AND HIS WIFE ARE, ARE ANIMAL ADVOCATES AND THEY'RE DOING THIS FOR THE RIGHT REASON. THEY WERE GONNA GO OUT ALONE, I THINK AT ONE POINT. IS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN DECIDED THAT, OKAY, WE'VE GOT OTHER CITIES THAT AREN'T PLEASED WITH THE CARE OR THE, UH, BUSINESS OF RUNNING THE, UM, IVHS. SO WE, THEY DECIDE LET'S EXPAND IT TO A JPA AND, BUT THEY'RE DOING IT FOR THE RIGHT REASON AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE PONY UP A LOT. TO START OFF, ARE THESE DIRECTOR MEETINGS GOING TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? YEAH. UH, YES. THEY'LL BE HELD THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT NINE O'CLOCK AT THE ONTARIO, UH, CITY COUNCIL. AND IT, UH, CITY COUNCIL, UH, MEETING HALL IS AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. MM-HMM . OR NINE O'CLOCK? I THINK IT'S EIGHT. EIGHT. IT'S EIGHT O'CLOCK. OKAY. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW. ART. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RAY? I GOT SORT OF A SILLY QUESTION AND THE SILLY QUESTION IS, UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING A REPLICA DODGER STADIUM IN ONTARIO. IT SHOULD BE READY NEXT YEAR AT THIS TIME. MY QUESTION IS, ARE WE GONNA HAVE A BOX ? WHAT? AND IF THEY DO, PLEASE INVITE US. . THOSE ARE MY PERFECT ANIMAL, MIKE. PRO QUO. THAT'S FUNNY. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT A COUPLE IF YOU DON'T MIND. YEAH, GO OVER. UM, YEAH, I, I I LIKE TO HEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNCIL IN ONTARIO SHARES OUR VALUES WHEN IT COMES TO ANIMAL CONTROL. MY KIND OF CONCERN IS JUST WHAT HAPPENS WITH FUTURE COUNCILS AND IF WITH 53% THEY COULD PRETTY MUCH VETO WHAT THE OTHER 47% WANTS. IS THAT A POSSIBILITY? YES. AND TO THAT POINT, I KNOW WE WANT A SEAT AT THE TABLE. THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR 15% OF A SEAT OR FOR 15% OF THE TOTAL. UH, WHEN IT COMES TO IT, AND IT'S NOT A SLIGHT ON ONTARIO BY ANY STRETCH, IT'S JUST WE'RE OUTLAYING A LOT OF MONEY AND CAN, AND PUTTING OURSELVES INTO THIS JPA IN PERPETUITY FOR THE MOST PART. AND IT'S STILL ONLY 15% OF THE VOTE. SO I JUST, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. AND THEN THE CHAMPION HAS ALREADY DONE A, UM, AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHANGE ORDERS. SO WE'LL END UP HAVING TO EAT A PERCENTAGE OF THE CHANGE ORDERS. RIGHT. SO BEING PART OF THE JPA MEANS THAT WE'RE ALL, UH, ALL THE MEMBER AGENCIES ARE IN ESSENCE ON THE HOOK FOR COSTS. SO AS THE BOARD MAKES DECISIONS ON WHETHER IT'S OPERATIONAL COSTS OR AS, AS EVERYONE IS EXPERIENCES, IF, UH, THE 8.5 MILLION IS BASED ON AN ESTIMATE OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. SO EVEN IF, UH, UH, ALL COMES IN EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT IT, IF THE BOARD WITH REPRESENTATION FROM THE CITY, EVEN THOUGH THE VOTING SHARES ARE, UH, ARE 15%, UH, THE, UH, BOARD COULD ELECT TO, UH, HAVE A LEVEL OF SERVICE OR, UH, SOME LEVEL OF EVEN INDEBTEDNESS THAT, THAT WE WOULD THEN ULTIMATELY, UH, BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR. SO, UM, I I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT, UH, WHILE THE MEMBER SHARE, UH, IS, UH, VOTING SHARE IS, UH, 15% THERE, THERE IS, UH, MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT, THAT THERE'S, UH, KIND OF A, AN ART TO, UH, THE PARTICIPATION ON A BOARD AND THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE, I BELIEVE WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THESE MEETINGS, A VOICE THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU HAVE CURRENTLY WITH, UH, IVHS. AND THAT'S BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE, AT LEAST THAT I'VE HEARD. UH, ONE OF THEM IS, IS BEING ABLE TO, UH, BE AT THE DAIS FOR THOSE DECISIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF IS, DO THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL AGENCIES THAT ARE LIKE [00:30:01] PENDING THAT WILL BRING OUR COSTS DOWN THAT ARE, THAT MAY BE HAPPENING, OTHER CITIES JOINING OR ARE THEY ACTIVELY PURSUING ANY OTHER CITIES? I DON'T BELIEVE THEY CURRENTLY ARE. UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THAT? UH, JORDAN. HEY JORDAN. HI MA'AM. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. UM, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF INTEREST MM-HMM . SINCE THIS KIND OF CAME PUBLIC AND IS MOVING FORWARD AND WE HAVEN'T FOUND A RIGHT FIT TO ADD TO THE CURRENT FOUR, POTENTIALLY FIVE, BASED ON THE DECISION TONIGHT, THERE WILL BE INTEREST ONCE WE FIGURE OUT THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY AND THEN IF WE WANT TO ENTERTAIN CONTRACT, UM, AGENCIES THAT WE WOULD CHARGE ACCORDINGLY TO OFFSET THE COST FOR THE MEMBER AGENCIES. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I, THAT WAS REALLY WHAT I WAS WONDERING, SO, OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP. ALRIGHT. DO, DOES THE APPLICANT, WELL THAT'S NOT REALLY APPLICANT, BUT WE WANT HEAR ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR ANYTHING FROM ARC REPRESENTATIVES? DID YOU NEED TO CORRECT ANYTHING YOU NEED? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD APPROPRIATE? I, I THINK I JUST PROVIDE A LITTLE CONTEXT ON THE CHINO CHAMPIONS ARTICLE THAT CAME OUT THAT THEY ASKED FOR SOME INFORMATION DURING OUR PROBABLY BUSIEST WEEK WE'VE HAD YET, OR OPENING THIS TEMPORARY SHELTER. WE TOOK OVER SERVICES FOR MONTCLAIR EARLY BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS WITH THEIR PREVIOUS CONTRACT. AND WE'RE ALSO OPENING UP A FACILITY THIS WEEK FROM ONTARIO AND CHINO THAT ARE MOVING DOGS OVER THERE. SO WE WENT TO THE BOARD FOR A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE TEMPORARY FACILITY. SO THAT WOULDN'T IMPACT CHINO HILLS. THAT'S NOT AN OPERATIONAL COST THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE PASSED ALONG. THAT ALSO WAS A VERY HIGH NUMBER BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD IF THINGS WERE OCCURRING THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. WE HAD TO TACKLE A NEW TRANSFORMER FROM SCE, WE HAD TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS. IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE PROBABLY A FRACTION OF THAT COST AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO ARTICULATE THAT DURING THE CHINO CHAMPION BASED ON THEIR TIME OF WHEN THEY WANTED TO PUBLISH AND THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF HAD TO DO TO GET DONE. SO THAT WOULDN'T BE PASSED ON TO CHINO HILLS ANYWAYS. BUT JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ON THAT. AND WE ALSO, ONE OTHER THING ON THE MOU, THIS WAS ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED BETWEEN ONTARIO AND CHINO AND SO THERE WAS THIS FIRST THOUGHT OF TWO AGENCIES AND HOW ARE THEY ALL GONNA WORK TOGETHER? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THAT THE DIRECTION FROM WHAT THE BOARD'S GIVEN IS THAT WE'RE COLLECTING AREAS WITHIN THE MOU FOR US TO CONSIDER IN ABOUT A YEAR WHEN WE HAVE A YEAR'S DATA OF, OF CALLS FOR SERVICE AND REALLY THE TRUE DIVIDE BETWEEN THE CITIES AND ALL THE CITIES NOW WORKING TOGETHER AND BRING BACK AND CONSIDER MAKING THIS MOU EVEN STRONGER THAT COULD ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU. SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE CONTEXT ON THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WELL WE HAVE BASICALLY TWO ITEMS BEFORE US. WE NEED TO MAKE, TAKE A VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO IN FACT JOIN THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND IF THAT VOTE IS AFFIRMATIVE THEN WE WILL GO FURTHER AND UH, SELECT THE DIRECTOR AND A ALTERNATE. IS THAT CORRECT? UH, AND I, SORRY, I'LL ADD THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO APPROPRIATE $162,500 IN THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROCESS. OKAY. SO IT'S APPROVAL OF THE JPA RIGHT. APPROVAL OF THE EXPENDITURE THEN THE VOTE ON THE DIRECTOR. THAT'S CORRECT. SO ONE I THREE DIFFERENT VOTES. WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE OR CAN WE DO IT AT ONCE OR WHAT, HOW, WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? I THINK WE CAN DO TWO IF, IF YOU WANTED TO, UH, APPROVE OR VOTE ON ONE AND TWO. OKAY. UH, MEMBERSHIP AND THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MEMBERSHIP AND THEN HAVE YOUR DELIBERATION ON WHO SHOULD BE THE OKAY. UH, REPRESENTATIVE AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ONE AND TWO, WHICH IS THE ADJOINING AND THE COST. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FOUR ONE WITH JOE'S VOTING NO. ALRIGHT. UH, I WILL, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? I'M GONNA MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR MR. ROGERS. OKAY. I'LL SECOND THAT. DIRECTOR. ALRIGHT. AS THE DIRECTOR? YES. AND YOU FOR ALTERNATE I'D BE HAPPY TO STEP THERE. RAY, RAY YOU FOR ALTERNATE? YEAH. AND I SECOND, UH, RAY FOR SEC FOR ALTERNATE. SO CAN WE VOTE ON BOTH AT THE SAME TIME? OKAY. SO I JUST WANNA GET THE MOTIONS CORRECT. RAY MADE THE MOTION FOR BOTH. BOTH. OKAY. AND I'LL SECOND BOTH. JOE'S SECOND. BOTH. SO WE'VE GOT ROGER, WE'VE GOT ROGERS AND MARQUEZ ALTERNATE. YES. ALRIGHT, LET ME START YOUR VOTE. OKAY, HERE WE GO. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ARC WE'RE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO A, UH, A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU GUYS FOR SURE. ALRIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. [19. Adopt resolutions confirming 2025-26 Engineer's Annual Levy Reports for Chino Hills' Landscape and Lighting District No. 1, Vellano Landscaping and Lighting District, Los Serranos Lighting Maintenance District, and Special Maintenance Areas 1 and 2, and ordering levy and collection of assessments, respectively and for the Vellano Landscaping and Lighting District, only, resulting in an increase to the applied rate over the prior year] UH, THE FIRST ITEM ON THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING THE 2020 5 26 ENGINEER'S ANNUAL LEVY REPORTS FOR CHINO HILLS LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, ANO LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT LOS SERRANOS LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT AND [00:35:01] SPECIAL MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS ARE AREAS ONE AND TWO AND ORDERING LEVY AND COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS, UH, RESPECTIVELY AND THE ANO LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT ONLY RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE AP APPLIED RATE OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. AND, UH, MICHELLE LEE, UH, WILDEN IS GOING TO PRONOUNCE OR, UH, PREPARE THE, UH, PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. UM, EACH YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONAL COSTS PRESENTED IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORTS AND SET THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RATES WITHIN THE DISTRICTS. UM, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE ANNUAL REPORTS HAVE BEEN ON FILE WITH THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE SINCE MAY 13TH. THERE ARE FIVE DISTRICTS BEING REVIEWED AND EACH DISTRICT PROVIDES A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO THE PARCELS FUNDING THE OPERATION. UM, THE FIRST LOS SERRANOS LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT PROVIDES STREET LIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE LOS SERRANOS NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, THE SERVICE INCLUDES THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF THE STREET LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE ENERGY COSTS AND THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE RATE FOR THIS YEAR. THE ANO LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPED AREAS, PARKS, STREETLIGHTS, UM, AND THERE IS AN 8% INCREASE TO THE APPLIED RATE BEING PROPOSED FOR THIS YEAR TO COVER INCREASED COSTS IN THE DISTRICT. UM, BUT THE RATE DOES REMAIN BELOW THE MAXIMUM APPROVED RATE. UH, LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING. DISTRICT NUMBER ONE CONSISTS OF 10 DIFFERENT ZONES. IT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPED AREAS, PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND STREET LIGHTS, AND, UM, THERE ARE NO CHANGE IN THE RATES FOR THAT DISTRICT EITHER. AND THEN SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA, ONE PROVIDES STREET SWEEPING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY AND SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA TWO PROVIDES ROAD MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN SLEEPY HOLLOW AND THERE IS NO RATE CHANGE FOR EITHER OF THOSE. UM, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT FOR ME? NO. ALRIGHT. I WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ANYONE REQUESTING TO SPEAK? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS. ALRIGHT, LAST CALL. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. BRING IT BACK UP HERE. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE COMING UP NOW PUBLIC MOTION [20. 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 three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person may vary depending on the total number of speakers received: three (3) minutes for 1-10 speakers; two (2) minutes for 11-15 speakers; and one (1) minute for 16 or more speakers.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.] OR [ PUBLIC COMMENTS - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS] COMMENTS ON NON AGENDAS ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? I DO HAVE ONE. I'M GONNA READ THE, UH, STATEMENT, BUT I ALSO WANNA MAKE NOTE THAT WE RECEIVED ONE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH EMAIL. IT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED ON THE ES AS WELL AS OUT IN THE PUBLIC BOOK. UM, 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. WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD AND THAT WOULD BE SELENA. GOOD EVENING. HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? THE TWO OR THREE? THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. UM, HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OUR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE UNDER ATTACK ICE RAIDS IN SURROUNDING CITIES. I'M SURE YOU HAVE ALL SEEN THE VIDEOS DOCUMENTED. UM, THEY'VE LEFT FAMILIES TRAUMATIZED AND TERRIFIED TO GO TO WORK, TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND, UM, WHAT ARE WE DOING ABOUT THIS IN OUR OWN CITY? ARE WE GOING TO BE SILENT? THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT IMMIGRATION EITHER. IT'S ABOUT RACISM, IT'S ABOUT WHITE SUPREMACY AND STATE VIOLENCE. WE SAW IT CLEARLY LAST WEEKEND WHEN A WOMAN SHOUTED RACIAL SLURS AND ASSAULTED PEACEFUL PROTESTORS RIGHT HERE IN CHINO HILLS WHERE WE, THERE WAS A PROTEST OF ABOUT A THOUSAND PEOPLE. I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE. WHAT IS OUR RESPONSE TO THIS? WHEN WE SEE HATE CRIMES TAKE PLACE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THIS CITY COUNCIL SPECIFICALLY PASSED AN ANTI HATE RESOLUTION. CYNTHIA WOULD BE NICE IF YOU WOULD PAY ATTENTION, BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY UPHOLDING AN ANTI HATE RESOLUTION? IS IT JUST WORDS OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE TRULY BELIEVE IN AND VALUE? WE CAN'T STAY SILENT WHEN WE SEE THESE THINGS HAPPEN. UM, OUR LGBT COMMUNITY, IT'S NOT JUST IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THAT OUR LGBT COMMUNITY, OUR YOUTH ARE BEING HARASSED BY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY SONYA SHAW, WHO HAS MADE IT HER PERSONAL MISSION. IT SEEMS TO SHAME AND ATTACK QUEER AND TRANS STUDENTS. UM, LET'S NOT PRETEND THAT WE DON'T SEE THE CONNECTION HERE. ART IS, AREN'T YOU A PART OF THE SAME CULT CALVARY CHAPEL THAT FUELS ALL OF THIS HATE AGAINST OUR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS? AND WE HAVE TO NAME THE BIGGER PICTURE HERE. FASCIST LEADERS IN OUR COUNTRY ARE CONTINUING GENOCIDE AND PALESTINE AND THEY'RE SPREADING [00:40:01] THEIR VIOLENCE INTO OUR COMMUNITIES NOW. ICE RAIDS AND ANTI-TRANS LAWS, SCHOOL BOARD ATTACKS, TRYING TO DEFUND PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT'S ALL PART OF THE SAME VIOLENT PLAYBOOK WE'VE SEEN OTHER CITIES. UM, I NOTICED THAT DRUPA VALLEY RECENTLY TOOK A STAND THAT THEY POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THEY DECLARE FIRM SUPPORT FOR ALL RESIDENTS, UM, DESPITE THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. UM, THAT WAS GOOD TO SEE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA CHOOSE IN THIS CITY. I HOPE WE DO NOT CHOOSE SILENCE. UM, SILENCE IS COMPLICITY. UM, I HOPE THAT WE, THIS COUNCIL DOESN'T FOLLOW, UM, ONTARIO CITY COUNCIL. I SAW THE MAYOR OVER THERE, UM, A COUPLE DAYS AGO DISMISS, UM, ALL OF THE RACIALIZED VIOLENCE BY ICE, UM, THAT'S HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND, UM, THAT IS COWARDICE AND THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP I THINK ANY COMMUNITY DESERVES. SO I ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROTECT OUR MOST MARGINALIZED AND UPHOLD, UM, THE ANTI HATE RESOLUTION? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. ALRIGHT, THEN MOVING ALONG, WE HAVE SAFETY, [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] UH, UPDATES. FIRE PLEASE, CHIEF WILLIAMS. UH, THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS JUST I WANNA SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE CITY FOR WHAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. I WANT TO, UM, GIVE, UM, UH, A, A SPACE OF GRATITUDE TO OUR FIRE PERSONNEL THAT, THAT RESPONDED AND, AND ASSISTED WITH THE CITY WITH THEIR NEEDS. SO AGAIN, WE STAND READY FOR ANY NEEDS THAT ANYWHERE WE CAN ASSIST THE CITY, UH, THE CITY MANAGER WITH ANY NEEDS YOU HAVE WITH SPACE OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT COMES TO MIND. SO PLEASE, UH, DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT IF NEEDED. ALRIGHT, AND DAVE, PLEASE, UH, PASS ON OUR, UH, REGRETS THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO, UH, MEET THE SEVEN NEW FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS. UH, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THEM AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING. UH, SO WE WILL FU WE WILL SET THAT UP FOR A FUTURE DATE WHEN THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL IF WE KNOW WHAT NORMAL IS. . OKAY. AL, I GOT A QUESTION. YES, CHIEF, REAL FAST. WHEN YOU HAVE A, A SITUATION LIKE YOU HAD WITH SPRINKLERS GOING OFF, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY YOU SHUT OFF THE SPRINKLERS, DO YOU DO ANY, UM, LIKE WATER VACS? I MEAN, DO YOU DO ANYTHING TO MINIMIZE THE WATER DAMAGE? YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, A BIG PART OF OUR OPERATION IS FOR THE PUBLIC'S PURVIEW IS, IS SALVAGE AND OVERHAUL. SO, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE FIRST THING THAT WE WANT TO DO IS CONTROL THE FIRE, CONTAIN IT, EXTINGUISH IT, UH, BEYOND THAT OR EVEN PRIOR TO THAT, UH, COMPLETION THAT WE'LL START THE SALVAGE AND OVERHAUL. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR US IS WE'LL COME IN WITH SHEET PLASTIC SHEETING, UH, OTHER, OTHER, UM, TYPES OF TOOLS LIKE THAT COVER UP, UH, VALUABLE MATERIAL, WHETHER THAT'S PAPERWORK, WHETHER THAT'S COMPUTERS, UH, WE, WE HAVE OUR TRUCK COMPANY AND WE'RE ABLE TO, UH, IN MANY CASES SQUEEGEE A BIT OF THE WATER OUT OF THE PROPERTY BEFORE YOU CAN GET A COMPANY. LIKE IN THE CASE THAT YOU USE SERVPRO, THERE'S MANY COMPANIES OUT THERE. UH, BUT WE CAN START TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THOSE, UH, ISSUES PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL. AND THEN, THEN TRYING TO SECURE THE BUILDING AT THE REQUEST OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY OWNER. IN THIS CASE, IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT 'CAUSE IT'S OUR CITY PARTNER. AND SO WE'RE GONNA OBVIOUSLY, UH, UH, GO THROUGH THOSE MEASURES. AND WE ALSO HAVE SUMP PUMPS. IF THE WATER IS VERY DEEP AND IT'S IN POOL LIKE SETTINGS, WE CAN ALSO EVACUATE WATER OUTTA THERE. UH, UH, WELL WE DO THAT QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY IN THE CANYON WHEN WE HAVE HEAVY RAINS FOR THOSE RESIDENTS OUT THERE. SO WE, WE ARE, WE ARE EQUIPPED, UH, TO START TAKING CARE OF THE INITIAL PART OF THOSE, UH, PROCESSES. BUT AGAIN, THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH, WITH A COMPANY LIKE A SERVPRO AS AN EXAMPLE, UH, TO COME OUT AND FINALIZE AND, AND GET EVERYTHING BACK ON TRACK. CHIEF, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK, CAN YOU PLEASE LET THE GUYS KNOW WE DO APPRECIATE THEIR HARD WORK. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. YOU THANK YOU, SIR. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR QUICK RESPONSE. IT, UH, HELPED MINIMIZE THE, UH, THE, THE DAMAGE. UH, OKAY, AL THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, AND ANY RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. I WANNA SHARE ANOTHER RECENT CASE. THE AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHINLE HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE RECENTLY INVESTIGATED ON MAY 29TH, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM CHINO HILLS DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A REPORTED THEFT AT THE COSTCO LOCATED ON PEYTON DRIVE IN CHINO HILLS. A FEMALE VICTIM REPORTED HER WALLET WAS STOLEN FROM HER SHOPPING CART WHILE SHE WAS IN THE SELF-CHECKOUT AREA. SURVEILLANCE FOOT SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE REVEALED A COORDINATED DISTRACTION THEFT CARRIED OUT BY TWO MALE ADULTS AND ONE FEMALE ADULT. THE SUSPECTS FLED IN A SILVER TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WITH A TEMPORARY LICENSE PLATE, WHICH MATCHED A VEHICLE USED DURING A SIMILAR CRIME EARLIER IN THE DAY AT TRADER JOE'S, I'M SORRY, EARLIER IT WAS ON MAY 9TH. THEY, UH, A CRIME HAD OCCURRED AT THE TRADER JOE'S, VERY SIMILAR TO THIS, WITH A SIMILAR VEHICLE. UH, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM THE VICTIMS REPORTED THE UN UNAUTHORIZED USE OF HER BANK CARD AT THE WALMART. IN POMONA. DEPUTIES REVIEWED SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND CONFIRMED THE SAME SUSPECT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED. ADDITIONAL FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY WAS REPORTED AT FAMOUS FOOTWEAR IN CHINO, CALIFORNIA. UTILIZING OUR CITY'S AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AND OUR DEPARTMENT DATABASES, OUR CRIME ANALYST WAS [00:45:01] ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE VEHICLE AND LOCATE IT NEAR GRAND AVENUE AND ROSWELL AVENUE. IN THE CITY OF CHINO. CHINO STATION'S MET DEPUTIES WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THREE INDIVIDUALS AND FOLLOWED IT UNTIL A MARKED PATROL UNIT WAS ABLE TO ARRIVE. THE MARKED UNIT ATTEMPTED A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD. A PURSUIT ENSUED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES AND ENDED IN THE CITY OF ONTARIO. DURING THE PURSUIT, THE SUSPECTS THROUGH SEVERAL ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG THE 15 FREEWAY AND AFTER A BRIEF FOOT PURSUIT, ALL THREE SUSPECTS WERE APPREHENDED. A VEHICLE SEARCH YIELDED MULTIPLE CELL PHONES, NEW SHOES AND CLOTHING BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FRAUDULENTLY PURCHASED. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED. THE SUSPECT'S FONTANA RESIDENCE, WHICH LED TO THE RECOVERY OF CLOTHING WORN DURING THE MAY 9TH THEFT CASHED AND ADDITIONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. ALL THREE SUSPECTS WERE THEN ARRESTED FOR MULTIPLE COUNTS OF THEFT AND CONSPIRACY AND BOOKED AT THE WEST VALLEY DETENTION CENTER. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CHIEF? JUST REAL FAST. CHIEF, I KNOW WE HAD A NO KEEN PROTEST. THAT WAS BA BASICALLY PEACEFUL, RIGHT? THERE WAS NO, WE DIDN'T ARREST ANYBODY. IT, IT WAS A LAW ABIDING. YES, SIR. WE, THERE WAS NO ARREST MADE. I, I BELIEVE THERE WAS ONE REPORT OF A VANDALISM AND THERE WAS A, UH, A REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE, BUT, UH, BETWEEN SOME INDIVIDUALS, BUT THE ONLY CRIME REPORT TAKEN WAS A REPORT OF A VANDALISM. BUT IF THERE WAS A SITUATION AT, AT THAT PROTEST, THEY COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN YOU GUYS WOULD GO OUT AND INVESTIGATE. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT, MOVING ALONG TO [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Vice Mayor Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee] OUR LAST ITEM COUNCIL REPORTS. UM, I HAVE NO REPORT FOR THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING AND I COULDN'T EVEN GET IT ON ONLINE. UH, BUT FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT, UH, THERE WERE MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, AND, AND THINGS GOING ON THAT EVENING. UH, THERE WAS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR DEPUTY CHIEF JEREMY ALT, 20 YEARS FOR CAPTAIN TRAVIS YOUNG, 15 YEARS FOR BATTALION CHIEF BRIAN TURNER, CAPTAIN ANDREW SIMPSON, CAPTAIN, UH, BOBBY POPE AND CAPTAIN DAN FRY. ADDITIONALLY, THEY AGREED TO THE NEW EMPLOYEE, UH, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, ACCOUNTING MANAGER, BOBBY TOW. AND OF COURSE WE MET THE, UH, SEVEN NEW FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS THAT WE WILL MEET AT A FUTURE DATE. UH, ADDITIONALLY THERE WAS A RESOLUTION, UH, ADOPTING THE, UH, THE CURRENT, UH, 25 26, UH, BUDGET. UH, ADDITIONALLY THERE WERE SOME ITEMS ON RESOLUTION WITH, UH, THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION, UH, APPROVING THE, UH, UM, CONTINUED CONTRACT WITH, WITH THEM WITH CAL FIRE. AND ALSO THEN, UH, THEY AWARDED THE CONTRACT ON THE NEW FIRE STATION, WHICH WILL SERVICE US AS FIRE STATION NUMBER 68. AND, UH, THOSE WERE THE PRIMARY ISSUES. SO, UH, THAT'LL END MY REPORT. UH, VICE MAYOR JOES. ALRIGHT, UH, TODAY WE HAD OUR VECTOR, UH, AND MOSQUITO, UH, BOARD MEETING. WE PASSED OUR ANNUAL BUDGET. AND, UM, THE ONLY THING OF ANY INTEREST, WHICH YOU ARE GONNA BE HEARING FROM PAUL ON ABOUT IS WE, UH, CREATED A NEW PROCEDURE TO DEAL WITH SOMETHING I HAD NEVER HEARD OF FLEA BORN TYPHUS, WHICH APPARENTLY THERE ARE ISSUES WITH, UM, PEOPLE FEEDING FERAL CATS AT PUBLIC PLACES, MAYBE LIKE AT CITY HALL AND THAT, UM, AND THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE OF A LOT OF CATS SHARING THIS FLEA BORNE DISEASE AND THAT IT FITS NEAR A PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC PLACE. UM, IT CAN REALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM, LIKE IF IT'S NEAR A SCHOOL, A LIBRARY. AND THE EXAMPLE THAT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GAVE WAS, UH, IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, UM, LIKE A MOBILE HOME PARK THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY FOR SENIORS AND SOME NICE LADIES BEEN FEEDING CATS AND THE CATS HAVE MORE KITTENS AND MORE AND MORE. AND THEY HAD A BIG OUTBREAK OF TYPHUS. SO IT'S GONNA BE ON YOU GUYS. SO THAT WAS IT. IT'S JUST A NEW PROCEDURE FOR US FOR VECTORS. ALRIGHT, IT'S ALL COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ MAYOR. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. UM, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE WHERE WE ADVISED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE. UH, WE REVIEWED THE FISCAL YEAR 20 24, 20 25 BUDGET ACTION PLAN FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER. WE AWARDED CONTRACTS FOR THE FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL SERVICES. UM, WE WENT OVER THE FEDERAL COMPLIANCE UPDATE, UH, SMART COUNTY MASTER PLAN. WE GOT AN UPDATE THERE. AND THEN MEASURE I FOR 2025 POPULATION ESTIMATES. I PUT TOGETHER A 12 MEMBER AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR MEASURE I. AND, UH, THEY WILL BE GOING TO OUR LOCAL CITIES, UH, WITHIN SB CTAS, UH, JURISDICTION AND BE COMMUNICATING WITH ALL THE COUNCILS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. UH, LEGISLATIVE, WE BASICALLY HAD A MEETING, UH, WE WENT OVER STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES. [00:50:01] UH, METRO, METRO GOLDLINE, FOOTHILL EXTENSION CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY. WE HAVE, UH, FOUR NEW STATIONS AND I DID GO TO THE OPENING FOR THE POMONA NORTH STATION, UH, THIS PAST WEEKEND AND METRO VALLEY, UH, THEY, THEY ELECTED NEW, UM, CHAIR PEOPLE. ACTUALLY, IT'S THE SAME CHAIR INDIVIDUAL. HELEN TRAN IS THE CHAIR AND THE VICE CHAIR IS JESSE ARM FOR TRANSIT. THE CHAIR IS JOHN TRE, VICE CHAIR IS JOE BARKER JR. AND FOR TRANSIT, THE STATE OF GOOD REPAIRS FOR 20 24, 20 25. PROGRAM ALLOCATION. AND THEN MEASURE I, WE PUT TOGETHER A TOOLKIT THAT WILL BE GOING OUT TO ALL CITIES. THAT'S MY REPORT. ALRIGHT, UH, COUNCIL COMMENTS, [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] UH, CYNTHIA, PLEASE. SURE. JUST A FEW. I HAVE A, UM, A QUESTION REAL QUICK FOR CAPTAIN GERARD. UM, SO A LOT OF US DON'T HAVE LANDLINES ANYMORE. WE USE OUR CELL PHONES TO MAKE A NINE ONE ONE CALL. AND SO, UM, THAT DISPATCH GOES TO SOMEONE THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS FAMILIAR WITH ACTUAL CITY STREETS OR, UM, LANDMARKS IN OUR CITY. IS THAT CORRECT? THEY MAY NOT PERSONALLY BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE CITY LANDMARKS, BUT ALL OF OUR ADDRESSES THAT GO IN THE 9 1 1 SYSTEM ARE GEOLOCATED THROUGH THE COMPUTER. THE REASON I BRING THIS UP IS I, I HAD A NEIGHBOR THAT HAD VOICED SOME FRUSTRATION JUST WITH, UM, OBVIOUSLY YOUR ADRENALINE IS PUMPING WHEN YOU'RE MAKING A 9 1 1 CALL. BUT I WANTED TO REMIND RESIDENTS THAT IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE A CALL LIKE THAT, BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT STREET YOU'RE AT. YOU CAN'T SAY THIS HAPPENED BY CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, THEY'RE NOT GONNA KNOW REAL QUICK POMONA RINCON ROAD. SO JUST RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU MAKE THESE CALLS, YOU'RE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THE STREET IT'S HAPPENING AT, THINGS LIKE THAT. THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE IS NOT NECESSARILY GONNA KNOW THE LANDMARKS OF COMMUNITY PARK OF THINGS LIKE THAT. SO JUST, IT JUST MADE ME REALIZE THAT A LOT OF US WHEN WE CALL, IT'S WE ASSUME THAT WE CAN SAY THESE LANDMARKS AND THE RECEIVING PERSON MIGHT KNOW ALL THIS. RIGHT? IT'S DEFINITELY HELPFUL IF THEY KNOW THE STREET, THE ADDRESSES, BUT THEY'RE GONNA AIR THAT CALL OUT ANYWAY AND WE'RE GONNA HEAR IT. SO REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION YOU GIVE, IT'S STILL GONNA BE RELAYED TO THE DEPUTIES WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT. SO YES, IT'S ABSOLUTELY HELPFUL THE MORE, MOST SPECIFIC INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE. BUT IF ALL YOU KNOW IS YOU'RE BY COMMUNITY PARK, THAT INFORMATION'S STILL GONNA BE RELAYED TO OUR DEPUTIES AND WE'RE STILL GONNA RESPOND TO THE BEST WAY WE CAN. OKAY, GREAT. THANKS. AND THEN THE OTHER LAST THING IS OBVIOUSLY LIKE A LOT OF US, WE WERE, I WAS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN THE, UM, SITUATION AT BIG LEAGUE DREAMS HAD TRANSPIRED AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT IT'S UNFOUNDED. BUT I WILL SAY THAT BEING IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT AND SEEING ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT WERE DEPLOYED SO FAST, IT JUST MADE ME SO GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN OUR CITY OF CHINO HEALTH AND KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, BESIDES YOU GUYS, WE HAVE ALL OF THESE SHARED RESOURCES, UM, WHEN GOD FORBID SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT LIKE THAT WOULD HAPPEN. UM, AND AGAIN, I KNOW WE ALWAYS SAY THIS, BUT AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY SAY HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND PLEASE STAY SAFE OUT THERE. YOU GUYS ARE GETTING A REALLY BAD RAP AND WE SUPPORT YOU GUYS 100%. WE WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE TO SAVE OURS AND WE HAD YOUR BACKS A HUNDRED PERCENT. SO WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS. CHIEF, WHO ARE THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED, UH, LAST NIGHT AT BLD? THE CHINO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ONTARIO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE ONTARIO POLICE DEPARTMENT PROVIDED AIR SUPPORT AS WELL. MM-HMM . THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ONTARIO. PETER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO YOUR COMMENTS NEXT? SURE. UH, I WAS GONNA ASK ABOUT PLD, BUT WE'RE GOOD ART AND I HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, VISIT WITH, UH, HES HOTELS AND SUITES. THEY DID A RE GRAND OPENING. UH, THEY PUT A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS INTO, INTO THEIR FACILITY THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE A HOTEL, UH, GROUP THAT LIKES TO STAY CURRENT AS, AS BEST THEY CAN. THEY'VE GOT SOME OUTSTANDING PROPERTIES, UH, AROUND THE REGION. AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME. ACTUALLY, WE, IT WAS, WAS IT 16 YEARS AGO, DO YOU THINK THAT WE FIRST DEDICATED OR OR SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. AND IT WAS, IT WAS FUN TO REMINISCE WITH, WITH DON ERRORS. UH, ONE OF THE OWNERS THAT AND ACTUALLY HAD A PICTURE OF PETER IS MAYOR THAT YEAR AND ME STANDING BEHIND HIM, UH, FOR THE ORIGINAL GRAND OPENING. SO IT WAS KIND THE TWO OF US GREAT FOR, FOR US TO BE THERE. RIGHT. YEAH, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THIS AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY, UH, INTEREST IN THEIR SUCCESS. AND THEN JUST LASTLY, UH, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR SHOWING, UM, CONFIDENCE AND SUPPORT ON REPRESENTING THE CITY ON THE, THE NEW ARC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO THANK YOU ALL. ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, I ATTENDED, UH, S SCAG LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE AND WE WENT OVER, UH, 2025 A ADVOCACY UPDATES. UH, WE WENT OVER THE STATE BUDGET UPDATES. UM, WE HAD A TWO DAY RETREAT IN LONG BEACH AT THE MAYA AND WE WENT OVER THE STRATEGIC PLAN PRI FOR PRIORITIES FOR S SCAG, UH, RE REVISITED, UH, OUR FIVE YEAR BUDGET HISTORY. UM, THIS YEAR OUR BUDGET IS GONNA BE $415 MILLION. [00:55:01] WE ADVISE OUR OVERALL WORK PROGRAM AND THEN WE CAME UP WITH THE PRESIDENT, UH, THREE PRIORITIES, CLAIM, TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY, HOUSING PRODUCTION, REGIONAL PLANNING IN SUPPORT OF THE 2028 OLYMPICS AND PARA OLYMPIC, UH, GAMES. UM, I DID ATTEND, I WENT TO SACRAMENTO AND I GOT TO ATTEND THE JAC UH, UH, MEETING. THANK YOU RYAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME GO. SURE. I'M SURE YOU ENJOYED YOUR TRIP. OH, IT WAS GREAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS IN SACRAMENTO AND BASICALLY WAS PUT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND IT HAD TO DO WITH THE STATE PARK AUDIT. UM, AFTER THE AUDIT, I WANNA SAY POOR SARAH INGER IN THE AUDIENCE THERE, UM, WAS SPEAKING TO A GENTLEMAN NAMED, UH, JAY CHAMBERLAIN AND HE WAS THE CHIEF, UH, FOR THE PARKS. AND I KNOW HE WAS GIVING YOU SOME LITTLE BIT OF CRAP. AND I WENT IN THERE AND I STARTED TALKING TO HIM AND WHAT MY CONCERNS WERE. AND, AND INITIALLY I TOLD HIM, HABITAT IS IMPORTANT TO ME TOO. I LOVE THE STATE PARK AND MY COMMUNITY, BUT I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING FOR FUEL MODIFICATION AND UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? BECAUSE IT'S AN ISSUE FOR MY COMMUNITY, UH, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF HOUSE FIRES, IT'S ALSO BECAUSE OF FIRE INSURANCE. SO THESE ARE ISSUES, CONCERNS THAT I DO HAVE. UM, HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH MY CITY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GO TO HIM, WHICH I FOUND OUT LATER TALKING TO THE CITY MANAGER. WE DID, WE INITIATED MEETINGS. BUT IF WE CAN INITIATE A MEETING WITH HIM IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BECAUSE I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THE STATE PARK AS FAR AS WEIGHT ABATEMENT AND UH, FUEL MODIFICATIONS. UM, QUESTION FOR YOU DANIEL. UM, WE'RE NOT THE STATE PARK. I KNOW IT'S NOT AS BIG AS THE STATE PARK, BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF OPEN SPACE. ARE WE ASSESSING OUR OPEN SPACE TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER FOR, UM, PREVENTION OF ANY FIRES IN THE NEAR FUTURE? UH, WE DO AND, AND WE PARTNER, UH, QUITE WELL WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT IN TERMS OF, UM, HAVING THEM GO OUT AS WELL WITH US. UH, WHENEVER THERE ARE ANY CONCERNS FROM OUR STAFF AND OR THE PUBLIC, UM, SAFETY'S, UH, OUR PRIORITY. SO WHENEVER THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITIES TO GO OUT AND, UH, AND ASSESS IT, WE WILL, UH, WE GET OUT THERE. UH, WE HAVE OUR TEAM THAT'S CURRENTLY DOING, WE ABATEMENT, UH, SO THERE ARE EYES OUT ON THE FIELD, SO IF THEY NOTICE SOMETHING, THEY WILL REPORT BACK TO US AND WE WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SURE. AND THEN CHIEF, I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. WITH THE NEW FIRE MAPS THAT ARE OUT THERE, I GUESS PROBABLY WELL OVER 80% OF OUR CITIES NOW IS IN A EITHER HIGH HIGHER, EXCUSE ME, HIGH FIRE ZONE OR EXTREMELY HIGH. SO MY QUESTION, SO THE PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T INVOLVED LAST TIME, IS THERE ANY SPECIFIC THINGS THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IN THE NEAR FUTURE? SO I'LL TRY TO UNPACK THE QUESTION THE BEST I CAN. SO YOU'RE CORRECT. ABOUT 85% OF THE CITY NOW, UH, BASED OFF OF THE NEW DESIGNATION THROUGH THE STATE FALLS IN EITHER HIGH OR VERY HIGH ZONES. UM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO BETWEEN THOSE TWO DESIGNATIONS, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. SO IF YOU WERE ALREADY IN THE HIGH, THEN WHAT YOU WERE DOING BEFORE IS STILL APPROPRIATE. UH, IF YOU FIND YOURSELF AND YOU WEREN'T IN EITHER ONE OF THOSE, UH, THERE'S ANOTHER LEVEL WHICH IS MODERATE, BUT IF NOW YOU ARE ACTUALLY IN THE HIGH OR THE VERY HIGH, YOU'LL BE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THOSE, UH, WHATEVER ONE YOU FALL IN, WHICH, AND AGAIN, IN THE CASE OF BOTH OF THOSE, THEY BOTH, UH, MAINTAIN THE SAME REQUIREMENT WITH CLEARANCE. AND, UH, AGAIN, ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE FIRE DISTRICT IF YOU NEED SOME MORE CLARITY ABOUT WHAT THAT IS, AND WE'LL PROVIDE YOU THAT. WE'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THAT AND WE WILL, UH, GIVE YOU THE WHATEVER TOOLS THAT YOU NEED TO, TO UH, GET THAT TAKEN CARE OF. CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SARAH, THANK YOU FOR GONNA SACRAMENTO. TRULY APPRECIATE THAT AND CHIEF GABLE APPRECIATE THAT. ONE LAST QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR THE CITY MANAGER. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COULD DO THIS. I'D LIKE TO AGENDIZE IT ON HARDENING OF HOMES. I KNOW ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION WE'RE DOING IT. IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO RETROFIT THEIR HOUSE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION THERE OF WHAT THEY CAN DO, NUMBER ONE, AND WHAT IS THE COST FOR A, FROM A HOME FOR A HOMEOWNER THAT IF THEY DECIDED TO DO THAT. SO IF WE COULD HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, I'D APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S IT. ALRIGHT, BRIAN. ALRIGHT. MY ONLY, UH, ITEM WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR RAY. I KNOW WE HAD OUR COLLEAGUES FROM CHINO UP AT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE AT WE AS WELL. WOULD YOU MIND TOUCHING ON WHAT THEY WERE UP THERE FOR SURE. THEY ACTUALLY HAD TWO ITEMS, BUT THE ONE I DO REMEMBER SINCE I WAS PART OF THE PRISONS, THEY WERE UP THERE FOR THE CHINO PRISON AND THEY WERE ALSO PUT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO IT DID, IT'S MOVING FORWARD. SO, SO ANOTHER, ANOTHER AUDIT REGARDING WHAT? UH, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY. PUBLIC SAFETY. IT'S MORE INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, JUST THAT THE PRISON'S REALLY OLD. IT NEEDS A LOT OF, UM, IMPROVEMENTS AND THEY'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY. PERFECT. WELL, I'M GLAD THE STATE DECIDED TO AUDIT IT. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR. I FORGOT ONE THING. IF YOU DON'T MIND, GO RIGHT AHEAD. OKAY. [01:00:01] I GOT SOMETHING IN THE MAIL THAT I WANTED TO SHARE. IT'S FROM, UM, ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND THEY'RE HAVING AN EVENT THIS WEEKEND. THEY HAVE A NEW MINISTRY CALLED WALKING WITH MOMS IN NEED MINISTRY, AND THEY'RE OPENING A, UH, PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER. UM, SO THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM THEY'RE HAVING TOURS AND IT JUST SAYS THE NEW CENTER WILL PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE TO WOMEN FACING UNEXPECTED PREGNANCIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT'S LOCATED, UM, IT'S ACTUALLY OVER ON CHINO AVENUE, 36 83 CHINO AVENUE. IT'S, UH, THE AUXILIARY AREA IN CHINO. IT'S WHERE THAT, UM, THE NONPROFIT USED TO BE HILLCREST, HILLVIEW ACRES. YEAH. SO I JUST WANTED SHARE THAT THAT'S THIS WEEKEND. THOUGHT IT MIGHT INTEREST THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHTY. GREAT. UH, COUPLE THINGS. UH, BACK ON JUNE 11TH, I ATTENDED THE, UH, CHINO STATE OF THE CITY EVENT. VERY, VERY, UH, GREAT EVENT. UH, THEY ACTUALLY HAD TWO BUSINESSES OF THE YEAR THIS TIME. UH, ONE WAS JINGER'S, UH, MEAT MARKET AND THE OTHER WAS DR. HILL, THE VETERINARIAN, UH, CLINIC OR CHINO VETERAN HOSPITAL ON, UH, CENTRAL AVENUE. SO THAT WAS A REALLY WELL ATTENDED MEETING AT THE, UH, PLAINS OF FAME. UH, AS PETER MENTIONED, WE WENT TO THE, UH, GRAND REOPENING OF, HES, UH, COMING UP ON THE 28TH OF JUNE, I WILL BE ATTENDING A A A A, UH, RIBBON CUTTING FOR SEVEN NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS ON MORNING FIELD, JUST BEHIND LOVING SAVIOR. THAT'S KIND OF AN INBUILT, UH, PIECE OF, UH, PROPERTY. UH, THEN OF COURSE, UM, OUR NEXT MEETING WILL NOT BE UNTIL JULY 8TH. UH, REASON I BRING IT UP IS BECAUSE WE WILL BE DARK ON THE SECOND MEETING OF, UH, JULY. SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY, UH, OF THAT. UH, ALSO COMING UP ON THE, UH, UH, NINTH OF, WELL, EXCUSE ME, JULY 2ND WILL BE OUR CONCERTS IN THE PARK CELEBRATION OR CELEBRATING, UH, THE 4TH OF JULY. SO, UH, THERE'S LOTS OF STUFF OUT THERE ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THAT. UH, JULY 9TH BATTALION CHIEF, UH, JOE DESOTO, WHO WE ALL KNOW IS GONNA BE RETIRING, SO THAT'LL, THAT'LL BE A, A KIND OF, OF THE SAD THINGS. BUT, UH, GOOD TO SEE HIM, UH, GET REWARDED FOR HIS LONG SERVICE. AND THAT SAME DAY, UH, COSTCO GRAND REOPENING WILL BE HAPPENING. AND THEN ON JULY 20TH, THE GOOD SHEPHERD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILL BE, UH, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS. AND ACTUALLY THEY OPENED THIS FACILITY 10 YEARS AGO, UH, AND I ATTENDED THAT. SO THOSE ARE THE MAJOR THINGS COMING UP. UH, THAT'S REALLY THE END OF MY COUNSEL COMMENTS? YES. REAL FAST. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS TWO OUTSTANDING CITIZENS OF THE YEAR. YES. BUT THERE WAS ONE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR THAT WAS CENTRAL BOSCO, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. WELL, ACTUALLY THESE WERE THE TWO BUSINESSES OF THE YEAR. NO, THEY WERE THE INDIVIDUALS, BUT THEY WERE, BUT THERE WAS A BUSINESS OF THE YEAR, WHICH WAS CENTRAL BOSCO ALSO AT THE END. OKAY. SO THERE WAS THREE AWARDS. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION. ALRIGHT, WELL WITH [ 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.] THAT THEN, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING TONIGHT IN MEMORY, UH, OR, UM, THIS 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 SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS PROTECT US ALL. MAY WE AS A COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND HONOR THEM AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES AND GOD BLESS THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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