Jul 08, 2025 City Council Meeting

CHERYL, YOU WANNA ANNOUNCE THESE? I'M SORRY I WAS OH YEAH.

TRYING TO GET THE MIC TO WORK.

WE HAVE TO GET OUR PHOTOGRAPHER SLASH EVERY OTHER DUTY HEARING IN PLACE TONIGHT.

PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING JULY IS PARKS MAKES LIFE BETTER.

THE FIRST ITEM IS A

[1. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming July as Parks Make Life Better Month]

MONTH TO, ALRIGHT.

UH, COULD WE PLEASE HAVE, UH, LET'S SEE.

ARE YOU GONNA COME UP CHERYL ON THIS ONE? NO, I'M SORRY I DON'T HAVE THOSE NOTES ON THE MAYOR'S NOTES.

SO GIMME JUST ONE MOMENT.

LET ME FIND THIS.

THIS IS TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF.

TRULY ARE, AND THAT PARKS AND CREATION TRULY DOES MAKE LIFE BETTER.

SO UP PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR WHEREVER UP AT THE PODIUM ON, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GROUP.

GOOD DEAL.

COME ON UP.

HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? GOOD.

GOOD.

CHINO HILLS PLACE A HIGH PRIORITY ON THINGS THAT IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, SUCH AS PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACES AND RECREATION PROGRAMS. EACH OF THESE PROVIDES MANY BENEFITS FOR OUR RESIDENTS, LIKE RECREATIONAL EXERCISE, PLACES TO GATHER AND COME TOGETHER, OR SIMPLY SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS IN BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENTS.

TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO PROCLAIM JULY AS PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.

WE HAVE SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF.

PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US WHAT YOUR ROLE IS HERE, UH, ON THE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT RESIDENTS WILL ENJOY.

HELLO, MY NAME IS NATHAN AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM.

UH, I WORK AT GRAND AVENUE PARK AS A SPECIALIST AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE HONOR OF BEING ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

UH, ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT IS SO WONDERFUL WITH WORKING FOR THE SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM IS THAT IT IS IMMEDIATE PROOF OF HOW THE PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER.

BECAUSE EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR ALL OF THE CHILDREN, JUST BEING ABLE TO HEAR THEIR LAUGHTER AT THE PARKS, UH, WHETHER OR NOT THEIR KIDS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THE SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM OR EVEN JUST THE CHILDREN WHO ARE THERE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AT THE PARKS AND, UH, EVERY SINGLE DAY RUNNING ALL OF THE CHILDREN THROUGH THE VARIOUS GAMES AND ACTIVITIES THAT THEY GET TO PARTAKE IN, IS JUST AN EXCELLENT REMINDER OF HOW MUCH THE PARKS AND THIS DEPARTMENT BRINGS FAMILIES TOGETHER, BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND JUST TRULY MAKES A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE AND ENJOY THEIR TIME IN.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS KATIE TANG AND I SERVE AS A SPECIALIST FOR TEEN PROGRAMMING HERE IN THE CITY.

IN MY TIME AT THE CITY, I'VE GOTTEN THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE TO NOT ONLY WORK BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT ALONGSIDE THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

FROM THE TEAMS THAT FREQUENT THE TEA TEEN ACTIVITY CENTER, TO THOSE WHO ATTEND OUR TEAM NIGHT EVENTS.

AND TO OUR TEEN ADVISORY BOARD, I'VE GOTTEN TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND THEIR CREATIVITY, RESILIENCE, AND THEIR DESIRE TO BE HEARD.

EACH INTERACTION IS A REMINDER OF HOW CAPABLE AND THOUGHTFUL OUR YOUTH

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I'VE SEEN HOW MUCH IT MEANS FOR TEENS TO HAVE A COMMUNITY THAT BELIEVES IN THEM, AND THAT THESE PROGRAMS AREN'T JUST ACTIVITIES, THEY'RE LIFELINES, THEY'RE WHERE CONNECTION HAPPENS AND WHERE TRUST IS BUILT AND WHERE WE FIND THE VOICES OF TOMORROW'S LEADERS.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST.

THERE YOU GO.

UH, THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS ROBERT GONZALEZ.

I AM THE ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR AQUATICS PROGRAM AND I'M ALSO THE FACILITY ASSISTANT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND ONE THING I WANNA SAY IS THAT I, WHEN I REALLY ENJOY WORKING FOR THE CITY, I ENJOY MY JOB.

ONE THING I REALLY FIND IS THAT I LOVE, I LOVE, SORRY, .

I LOVE HELPING KIDS, ESPECIALLY TEACHING THEM HOW TO SWIM.

I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE, EVEN FOR NOT EVEN JUST KIDS, TEENAGERS, ADULTS.

AND I FEEL THAT, I FEEL CONF SO SORRY.

UM, SORRY.

SO ONE OF THE MOST MEANINGFUL PARTS OF MY JOB IS TEACHING CHILDREN WATER SAFETY AND HELPING THEM BUILD CONFIDENCE AS THEY LEARN HOW TO SWIM.

UM, THESE ARE NOT JUST, UH, SUMMER ACTIVITIES AND STUFF THAT WE DO.

WE'RE TEACHING 'EM SAFETY, WE'RE TEACHING 'EM HOW TO BE SAFE, SURVIVAL INSTINCTS.

AND IN THE END OF THE DAY, I TRULY JUST WANT TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT FOR THESE KIDS.

AGENDA, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING AUGUST 5TH AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT TO BE ACCEPTED BY JOYCE LEE.

ALRIGHT, WELL I'M GONNA PRESENT THIS WITH THE ONLY LADY AND TAKE YOUR HANDS AND WE'RE GONNA DO A PHOTO OP REAL QUICK, SO COME ON OVER YOUR FACE.

[2. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming August 5th as National Night Out]

JOYCE LEE, PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM.

YOU'VE BEEN RATHER BUSY LATELY.

CHINO HILLS IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION.

A KEY PART OF THAT SAFETY IS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

EACH YEAR, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT BRINGS NEIGHBORS TOGETHER TO SUPPORT CRIME PREVENTION, UH, CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS, AND STRENGTHEN THOSE CONNECTIONS.

AND CHINO HILLS NEIGHBORHOODS HOST THEIR OWN EVENTS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FIREFIGHTERS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF TRY TO VISIT AS MANY EVENTS AS POSSIBLE.

AND WE DO ABOUT 25 EVENTS, UH, WITHIN OUR CITY, AND WE'RE ONE OF THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATING CITIES, UH, WITHIN THE NATION.

UH, HERE TO TELL US MORE ABOUT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED IS OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR JOYCE LEE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR BENNETT AND COUNCIL.

THIS YEAR, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY BUILDING CAMPAIGN HELD THROUGHOUT THE NATION, AS THE MAYOR SAID, TO PROMOTE POLICE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

THESE PARTNERSHIPS, UH, HELP COMBAT CRIME, HEIGHTEN DRUG PREVENTION AWARENESS, AND STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOOD COMRADERY.

NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHINO HILLS PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR BY HOSTING THEIR OWN POTLUCKS, ICE CREAM SOCIALS, BLOCK GATHERINGS, TONS OF FOOD, AND FIND TIMES.

UM, I CAN ATTEST TO A FEW OF 'EM.

AS OF ALL COUNCIL, THEY CAN TELL YOU IT'S A GREAT TIME.

ENCOURAGE YOU TO HOST OR ATTEND AN EVENT IN YOUR AREA.

UH, RESIDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN, IN HOSTING A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT CAN REGISTER ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG SLASH NNO BY JULY 22ND TO RECEIVE A FREE ORGANIZATIONAL KIT, KIDS GIVEAWAY KIT, AS WELL AS A BANNER AND CUSTOMIZED EVENT FLYERS.

CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, POLICE DEPUTIES, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT PERSONNEL, ALONG WITH MCGRUFF, THE CRIME FIGHTING DOG.

AND SPARKY, THE FIRE SAFETY DOG WILL VISIT AS MANY REGISTERED EVENTS AS POSSIBLE.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE OR HOSTING AN EVENT, PLEASE VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/NNO AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO HOST AN EVENT EACH YEAR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.

YOU ARE WHAT MAKES THIS, UH, SUCH A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM FOR OUR CITY AND SUCH A GREAT AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM.

SO THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT,

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OF THE NEW CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS.

NEXT WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION

[3. INTRODUCTION - New Chino Valley Fire District Firefighters / Paramedics: Julian Alvarado Matthew Shields Gabriel Avila Oscar Topp Robert Figueroa Adam Webb James Mathias ]

WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM ALONG WITH CHIEF WILLIAMS WHO WILL INTRODUCE HIS TEAM.

ALRIGHT, DON'T YOU JUST GO RIGHT AROUND THERE.

THERE YOU GO.

WE'LL LET YOU INTRODUCE HIM INDIVIDUALLY.

I KNOW THE CHIEF WANTS TO BE HERE AS WELL.

AND BY THE WAY, I WAS, UH, PRIVILEGED LAST, UH, BOARD MEETING TO MEET YOU ALL AT THE FIRE BOARD, UH, FIRE DISTRICT MEETING.

SO IT'S LIKE VISITING ALL GOOD FRIENDS, AND I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON AND YOU CAN TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEIR PROCESS IS FROM HERE.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME SEVEN NEW EMPLOYEES TO THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.

WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE ONE OF THE BEST FIRE DISTRICTS IN THE NATION, AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ALL IN OUR CITY.

BEFORE WE TAKE A GROUP PHOTO, I'D LIKE TO HAVE CHIEF WILLIAMS INTRODUCE HIS TEAM AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THEM.

AND CHIEF, YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE BATTALION CHIEF AND GO FROM THERE.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I'M GONNA HAVE BATTALION CHIEF CHUCK KENNY, UH, DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.

I JUST WANT TO WELCOME THESE GENTLEMEN.

I I'VE HAD MULTIPLE TIMES, I HAD A ANOTHER CHANCE TO SIT WITH THEM THIS MORNING AND I CAN, UH, REST ASSURED THE COMMUNITY'S GONNA BE A GOOD AD FOR THE NEXT 30, 40, 50 YEARS.

SO, UH, I'LL HAVE CHUCK KENNY, UH, DO THE INTRODUCTIONS.

ALRIGHT, THANKS.

CHIEF MAYOR BENNETT, COUNCIL STAFF, UH, AGAIN, MY NAME'S CHUCK KENNY, BATTALION CHIEF WITH THE DISTRICT, AND TONIGHT I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING THE NEWEST MEMBERS OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE FAMILY.

UM, THIS IS MEMBERS OF TOWER 13.

I'LL START WITH JULIAN ALVARADO.

JULIAN BEGAN AS A CHINO VALLEY FIRE EXPLORER BEFORE GAINING EXPERIENCE AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC WITH CAL FIRE RIVERSIDE.

IN HIS FREE TIME, JULIAN ENJOYS SURFING, FISHING WITH FRIENDS AND SHAPING SURFBOARDS.

NEXT WE HAVE GABRIEL AVIA.

GABRIEL BRINGS EXPERIENCE FROM LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IN HIS FREE TIME, GABRIEL ENJOYS SNOWBOARDING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, RIDING DIRT BIKES, AND WORKING WITH HIS HANDS, ESPECIALLY WELDING.

ROBERT FIGUEROA.

ROBERT BRINGS HIS EXPERIENCE FROM DALLAS FIRE RESCUE WHERE HE SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, ROBERT ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, CAMPING, FISHING, AND EXPLORING NEW PLACES TO EAT.

JAMES MATHIAS JAMES BRINGS EXPERIENCE FROM HIS TIME WITH CARLSBAD FIRE DEPARTMENT.

HE AND HIS FAMILY ENJOY TRAVELING AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.

MATTHEW SHIELDS.

MATTHEW BRINGS EXPERIENCE FROM LAKESIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, LOMA LINDA FIRE DEPARTMENT AND RURAL METRO AMBULANCE.

IN HIS FREE TIME, MATTHEW ENJOYS FISHING FREE DIVING, BOATING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND CAMPING WITH HIS FAMILY.

OSCAR TOP OSCAR BRINGS EXPERIENCE FROM HIS CAREER WORKING WITH CAL FIRE.

IN HIS FREE TIME OSCAR ENJOYS FISHING, SURFING, AND BODYBUILDING.

AND ADAM WEBB.

ADAM BRINGS FIVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM NORTH COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, INCLUDING THREE YEARS AS AN EMT, AND TWO YEARS AS A PARAMEDIC.

IN HIS FREE TIME, ADAM ENJOYS MOUNTAIN BIKING, HIKING, CAMPING, AND RIDING BOTH MOTORCYCLES AND DIRT BIKES.

UM, THEY'VE JUST FINISHED THEIR EIGHT WEEK ACADEMY.

THEY WILL GET THEIR STATION ASSIGNMENTS TOMORROW AND THEY HIT THE FLOOR AS SOON AS SATURDAY.

WOW.

SO WELCOME.

YEAH, LET'S WAIT TO GET ONE GUY A LITTLE BIT SHORTER THAN ME.

GUYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE GREATEST DEPARTMENT AROUND.

[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]

INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT COUNCIL AND RESIDENCE.

JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.

CITY HALL REMEDIATION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE JUNE FIRE AND WATER DAMAGE.

WHILE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, FULL RESTORATION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY DURING THIS TIME AND CITY

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SERVICES HAVE CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

THE TEMPORARY CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTERS OPEN IN THE CITY HALL LOBBY AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH ALL IN-PERSON CITY HALL SERVICES DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.

AND JUST THE FIRST WEEK, STAFF AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER HAVE ASSISTED OVER 250 CUSTOMERS WITH UTILITY BILLING PAYMENTS, PASSPORT APPOINTMENTS, BUILDING PLANNING AND ENGINEERING PERMIT PICKUPS AND MORE.

THE CITY'S IT TEAM RELOCATED ALL COMPUTERS AND CITY PHONES INTO NEW TEMPORARY WORKSTATIONS FOR 72 CITY HALL EMPLOYEES.

THROUGHOUT THE CLOSURE AND TRANSITION STAFF, MAINTAINED SERVICE COMMUNITY SERVICES HOSTED ALL SUMMER PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INCLUDING MOVIES AND CONCERTS IN THE PARK AND THE CITYWIDE INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION, WHICH HAD AN ESTIMATED 4,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE.

WE ALSO LAUNCHED OUR NEW MOBILE RECREATION VEHICLE, WHICH IS NOW IN USE AT OUR SUMMER SITES.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUED CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY FOR PHASES OF THE MAJOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECT AND FINAL PERMITS FOR COSTCO ENGINEERING.

RELOCATED AND HELD PRE-BID MEETINGS AND CONTINUED TO MANAGE OUR MAJOR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

HUMAN RESOURCES CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS FOR EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND FINANCE, STAYED ON TRACK WITH ALL THE CITY'S ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ENSURING ALL VENDORS AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUE TO BE PAID ON TIME AND OTHER NEWS.

THE 2024 WATER QUALITY REPORT IS NOW AVAILABLE AND PROVIDES INFORMATION TO CHINO HILL'S CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THEIR DRINKING WATER AND THE RELIABILITY OF THE WATER SUPPLY.

RESIDENTS CAN VIEW THE REPORT ONLINE@CHINOHILL.ORG SLASH CCR AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ALRIGHT, ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GOOD.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU NICOLE.

[4. 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.]

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA IZED ITEMS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS WHICH MUST 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.

AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS. ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

CONFLICT OF

[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]

INTEREST, LEVI, ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANY MEMBER, UH, HAVE ANY ABSTENTIONS DUE TO THAT? ALRIGHT.

AND JUST AS INFORMATION, WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY REPORT FROM, UH, CLOSED SESSION BECAUSE WE HAD NONE THIS EVENING.

SO MOVING ALONG TO

[ CONSENT CALENDAR (4 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.]

CITY DEPARTMENT BUSINESS, WE HAVE A CONSENT CALENDAR OF FOUR ITEMS. ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY? NOT FOR ME.

ALRIGHT, THEN I WOULD, UH, EIGHT FOR INFORMATION.

OH, EIGHT FOR INFORMATION.

ALL RIGHT.

SO HOW ABOUT A, UH, A MOTION ON FIVE, SIX, AND SEVEN? I MADE A MOTION I, I'LL SECOND.

ALRIGHT, WALK IN YOUR VOTES.

MOTION PASSES.

FOUR ZERO.

ALRIGHT, ITEM EIGHT.

[8. Authorize execution of agreement with City of Chino in amount of $270,029.08 to provide human services programs for Fiscal Year 2025-26]

ITEM EIGHT IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHINO FOR HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. ALRIGHT, YOUR QUESTION, WE'RE, WE'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH IT, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S WATCHING OUR MEETING, IT MIGHT SEEM KIND OF UNUSUAL THAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF CHINO FOR SOMETHING THAT'S KIND OF VERY BROAD AS HUMAN SERVICES.

SO AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE, UH, LIZ, LAURA, COME UP AND GIVE US JUST THE ELEVATOR KIND OF, UH, DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS AND HOW MUCH IT HAS BENEFITED CHINO HILLS THROUGHOUT THE DECADES RIGHT NOW.

JONATHAN.

DECADES PROBABLY.

WHO DOESN'T, WHO ISN'T FAMILIAR, IT'S, UM, ACTUALLY IT WAS A REALLY, THE, THE BRAINCHILD OF A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING OUR FORMER SUPERINTENDENT, UM, MR. WAYNE JOSEPH AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, AND A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE WHO SAW THE NEED.

ACTUALLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, UH, THERE ARE FOUR STAFF THAT'S HERE AND I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EACH OF THEM FOR, UH, BEING HERE.

UH, THE CITY OF CHINO CERTAINLY DOES THE, UH, THE HEAVY LIFTING AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROGRAM.

AND JUST AS WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, UH, BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK AS FAR AS A PD AND STUFF, UM, THIS TRULY IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. BEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK.

SO, IN ATTENDANCE HERE THIS EVENING, UH, WE HAVE MONICA TITO CLINICAL PROGRAM MANAGER.

WE HAVE CARRIE LARSON, HUMAN SERVICES SUPERVISOR.

WE HAVE MICHELLE MEZA, COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR THE HOPE RESOURCE CENTER.

AND OF COURSE, WHO YOU MADE REFERENCE TO, UH, REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MS. LIZ LARA FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM SPECIALIST.

GOOD EVENING.

OH, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO, TO COME BACK HERE, SEE EVERYONE, OUR FRIENDS AT, UH, CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

UM, I JUST A CLARIFICATION AS WELL.

SO I AM PART OR I OVERSEE, I MANAGE TO THE HOPE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH IS JUST LIKE A LITTLE TINY NUGGET OF WHAT OUR PARTNERS AT THE CITY OF CHINO DO.

AND WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT HEAVY LIFTING, IT IS A LOT BROADER THAN JUST, UM, OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PART.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT? SURE.

AND THEN I'LL GO INTO JUST REALLY HOPE REAL QUICK.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

CARRIE FRANCO, SUPERVISOR CITY OF CHINO.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

UM, LIKE LIZ WAS SAYING, THE CHINO HUMAN SERVICES ENCOMPASSES NOT ONLY HOPE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, MCKINNEY-VENTO, BUT ALSO OUR COUNSELING PROGRAM.

SO THAT TEEN AND YOUTH COUNSELING UNDER THAT UMBRELLA, AS WELL AS TOPE TOBACCO USE PREVENTION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

UM, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO FOSTER A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH CITY OF CHINO HILLS, SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES ALL THROUGHOUT CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED.

SO THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

AND, AND JUST A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE HOPE PROGRAM ITSELF.

UM, FOR ANYONE

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UM, THAT NOT EVERYONE IN CHINO, CHINO HILL, SOUTH ONTARIO, NOT ALL FAMILIES WERE AS STABLE AS, AS WE'D LIKE.

AND A LOT OF STUDENTS WERE GOING TO SCHOOL AND REALLY KIND OF STRUGGLING WITH EITHER CLOTHING OR THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL SUPPLIES OR EVEN LUNCH OR FAMILIES ON THE VERGE OF BEING EVICTED AND REALLY KIND OF AFFECTING THE STABILITY.

AND THAT'S WHERE, UH, THE, THE PROGRAM CAME, UH, CAME FROM.

AND SO IT'S OVER 10 YEARS OLD AND I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT, I I LOVE TO COME AND REPORT EVERY YEAR.

IT'S BECOME STRONGER AND STRONGER THANKS TO THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT OF THE CHINO VALLEY.

AND I JUST, THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT.

WE'VE BEEN GIVEN GRANTS FROM, AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR BEING A MODEL COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE.

AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE HAVE ALL THESE STAKEHOLDERS WHO GENUINELY ARE INVESTING TIME, ENERGY, MONEY INTO MAKING SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES THAT ARE DISADVANTAGED AND REALLY GOING THROUGH SOMETHING, FEEL THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY.

AND THAT HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.

WE'VE SERVED THOUSAND OVER THE PAST THOUSANDS, OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS.

WE HAVE A COMMUNITY CARE CLOSET, UM, THAT IS STOCKED.

WE DO NOT EVER HAVE TO EVEN GO OUT AND, AND POST, YOU KNOW, LIKE, WE'RE NEEDING THIS.

WE HAVE OUR FAITH-BASED, WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS.

UH, THE, I SEE JIM HERE, UH, DEMOCRATIC CLUB JUST CAME IN WITH, UM, WITH A GREAT DONATION.

WE, UM, WE HAVE BECOME A SAFETY NET FOR A LOT OF FAMILIES AND A LOT OF STUDENTS IN OUR, IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE HERE IN THIS ROOM AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY, REALLY DO CARE ABOUT FAMILIES AND ABOUT CHILDREN.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND THAT IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

BOTH CYNTHIA AND I WERE INVOLVED RIGHT FROM DAY ONE, 10 YEARS AGO.

WE WENT TO THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY LAST YEAR.

AND OF COURSE WAYNE WAS HONORED FOR STARTING IT.

BUT, UH, FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW, HOPE IS HELPING OUR PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

AND WE DO HAVE ONE CENTER THAT, UH, DOES A LOT OF DISTRIBUTION RIGHT HERE, UH, IN OUR CITY WITH A LOS ELEMENT, LOS SORENTOS ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.

SO, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED, WE WOULDN'T REALIZE THAT IN THE AFFLUENT COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN, THAT THERE ARE CHILDREN OUT THERE, SOME OF 'EM ARE, ARE BASICALLY HOMELESS, UH, DON'T HAVE, UH, IN NEED CLOTHES AND FOOD AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

AND HOPE DOES SO MUCH TO, TO BRIDGE THAT GAP AND HELP THEM OUT.

AND IT'S GREAT THAT THEY'VE GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THEY DON'T EVEN NEED TO GO ON DRIVES TO GET THE STUFF.

IT'S JUST BEING VOLUNTARILY, UH, FUNDED AND EVERYTHING.

CORRECT.

SO DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO, YEAH, THANK YOU.

CELEBRATE FOR THAT.

APPRECIATE THE PROGRAM.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

WE'RE HAPPY TO PARTNER.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MUCH FOR YOUR UPDATE.

QUICK QUESTION.

SO JUST FOR ME, UM, I JUST WANNA FIRST OF WANNA THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

UM, IS THIS SOCIAL SERVICES CONTRACT OR IS THIS JUST HOPE? YEAH.

SO CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR ME? SO THE FUNDING GOES TO THE CITY OF CHINO AND WE HAVE THE COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE HOPE PIECE AND MCKINNEY-VENTO PIECE.

THE COUNSELING IS WHAT, UM, WE ADDITIONALLY HAVE A COLLABORATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE COUNSELING PORTION, BUT ULTIMATELY THE CONTRACT IS WITH CITY OF CHINO.

MM-HMM .

WE ARE CONTRACTED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND RECEIVE FUNDS ALSO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SERVICES.

I WANNA SAY.

I'VE SEEN SOME OF YOUR WORK.

MY WIFE WAS A TEACHER DJ MARSHALL, AND I NEVER REALIZED THAT A LOT OF KIDS ACTUALLY LIVE IN THE CAR.

AND IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU GUYS HELPING THEM, YES.

IT'D BE A LOT WORSE THAN WHAT IT IS.

SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.

YOU DO APPRECIATE IT.

I DON'T, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE AS MANY FAMILIES AS WHAT WE HAVE WHO ARE LIVING IN THE CAR.

AND THE, THE ONE STAT THAT REALLY IS, IS HITTING US, UM, EVEN GREATER IS, UM, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES THAT WE ARE SEEING HOMELESS.

AND SO THESE ARE IN HOTELS IN MOTELS, DOUBLE DUTCH UNSHELTERED, UM, THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES WITH ZERO TO FIVE HAS INCREASED OVER 23% IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

THAT IS LIKE AN INCREDIBLY HORRIFIC NUMBER.

AND SO WE ARE SEEING THESE FAMILIES SHOWING UP AT SCHOOLS.

THEY'VE GOT LITTLE ONES AND THEY'RE STAYING IN CARS OR MOTELS, WHICH IS SO UNFORTUNATE.

IT GOES BACK TO THE HOUSING AND JUST HOW EXPENSIVE HOUSING HAS BECOME.

BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING.

IT'S A, IT'S A CRISIS FOR SURE.

IT'S TO THE TUNE OF ABOUT 1800 KIDS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN IT.

OR IS IT MORE THAN THAT? WE'RE OVER 2000 IDENTIFIED AND WE ALWAYS SAY THAT WE UNDER IDENTIFY FOR SURE.

THESE ARE KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT WANNA STAY UNDER THE RADAR UNLESS THEY FEEL THEY'RE SAFE TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND KIND OF SAY, YES, I NEED ASSISTANCE.

A LOT OF THEM, AND ESPECIALLY NOW IN OUR CLIMATE NOW WITH IMMIGRATION AND WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, THEY'RE NOT GONNA WILLINGLY SAY, YOU KNOW, I, I NEED SUPPORT.

YOU KNOW, I YEAH.

THEY WANT TO GO UNDER THE RADAR.

AND THAT'S ABOUT SIX OR 7% OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

'CAUSE WE'RE AT ABOUT 26,000 NOW, AS I RECALL.

YEAH, RIGHT.

PROBABLY.

BUT YES, WE'RE PROB CLOSER TO LIKE EIGHT TO 10 PER AGAIN, I BELIEVE IT'S, WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO 10%, BUT THOSE IDENTIFIED, YES.

IT'S OVER 2000.

ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR ALL.

WELL, THANK YOU ALL THAT YOU DO.

NO, ALL GOOD.

PETER, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT? THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

IT DID.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE, I'LL MOVE THAT PLEASE.

SECOND AND A SECOND BY SOMEONE SECOND.

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AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, DISCUSSION

[9. Adopt resolution by four-fifths vote of City Council pursuant to Public Contracts Code Section 20168 finding emergency exists within City, authorizing City Manager to contract with R&R B Inc., dba Servpro of Chino/Chino Hills, TK Elevator Corporation, Pivot Interiors, Inc., and other contractors, as needed, without need for competitive bidding pursuant to Section 22050, and finding project exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act as emergency repair; authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements and amendments to agreements related to repair and restoration of City Hall, including but not limited to, R&R B Inc., dba Servpro of Chino/Chino Hills and TK Elevator Corporation, Pivot Interiors, Inc., and other contractors as needed, for remediation of fire and water damage to, and reconstruction of, building, elevator, cubicles, and purchase of replacement workstations pursuant to Chino Hills Municipal Code Section 2.08.065.A.1; direct staff to place item on agenda of next regularly scheduled City Council meeting, and at each subsequent regularly scheduled meeting thereafter, to review emergency action and determine, by four-fifths vote, whether there is need to continue the action; and find all above actions are exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act as emergency repairs]

CALENDAR.

UH, YOU WANNA READ INTO THE RECORD WHAT WE'RE, UH, COVERING, CHERYL? SURE.

THIS IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION BY FOURTH FIFTH'S VOTE OF THE CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE SECTION 2 0 1 6 8, FINDING AN EMERGENCY EXISTS WITHIN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE REPAIR AND RE RESTORATION OF CITY HALL.

AND OTHER, I'M SORRY FOR REMEDIATION OF THE FIRE AND WATER DAMAGE TOO.

AND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING ELEVATOR CUBICLES AND PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT WORKSTATIONS.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? OR, OR BEN, DO YOU WANNA MAKE AN UPDATE REPORT ON THAT? YES.

AS TO WHAT, WHERE WE'RE AT AND WHAT OUR PROGRESS PROGNOSIS IS? ? HAPPY TO SIR.

UH, GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, JUST AS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, TO KIND OF SET THE STAGE ON JUNE 23RD, UH, WE HAD AN ISOLATED EQUIPMENT FIRE, UH, UH, THAT, UH, HAPPENED AT ONE OF THE WORKSTATIONS HERE AT CITY HALL ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

UH, THE FIRE CAUSED THE BUILDING'S FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLERS TO ACTIVATE.

UH, AND SO CITY HALL SUFFERED IN ADDITION TO THE FIRE, THE SMOKE.

WE ALSO HAD WATER DAMAGE, UH, THROUGHOUT A LARGE PORTION, UH, OF THIS BUILDING.

UH, AGAIN, THE INCIDENT STARTED ON THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT THE WATER FLOW, UH, PERMEATED, UH, NOT ONLY THE SECOND FLOOR, BUT A LARGE PORTION OF THE, THE SECOND FLOOR, UH, CITY, UH, HALL.

UH, THE DAMAGE WAS SO EXTENSIVE THAT WE ENDED UP HAVING TO CLOSE CITY HALL TO THE PUBLIC FOR A NUMBER OF DAYS, UH, UNTIL JUNE 30TH.

AND WE REOPENED TO THE PUBLIC ACTUALLY IN THIS ROOM HERE, UH, WHICH IS ONE OF THE, THE RARE, UH, AREAS OF CITY HALL THAT DIDN'T SUFFER DAMAGE.

AND SO OUR TEAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY RESILIENT AND FLEXIBLE, AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING OUT OF, UH, UM, NEW OFFICES.

UH, IN THE INTERIM, WE NOW HAVE ESTABLISHED SOME WORK AREAS FOR CITY STAFF, UH, IN PORTABLE OFFICE TRAILERS JUST ADJACENT TO CITY HALL.

UM, AND THIS PROJECT IS MORE THAN JUST THE CITY.

UH, WE HAVE A GREAT INSURER, THE CALIFORNIA, UH, UH, JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AGENCY THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH.

THEY ALSO HAVE, UH, CONSULTANTS, CLAIM ADJUSTERS THAT'S WORKING WITH US.

AND THEN, UH, OUR STAFF AND CONTRACTORS THAT ARE SPECIALIZED IN THIS TYPE OF RECOVERY, UH, ARE ALSO INVOLVED.

UH, THE GOAL IS TO KIND OF DIAGNOSE THE DAMAGE.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY DAY WE DISCOVER SOMETHING ELSE GOT WET OR DAMAGED ALONG THE WAY.

UH, WE ARE REPLACING CEILING TILES, CARPET FURNITURE, UH, COUNTERTOPS, A VARIETY OF AREAS, UH, UH, HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.

AND SO THEY'VE BEEN REMEDIATED.

AND WE'RE STARTING TO START LOOK AT THE RE RECONSTRUCTION PHASE.

UM, AND SO A PROJECT OF THIS SCOPE, ORDINARILY IF IT WASN'T IN AN EMERGENCY, UH, THE CITY WOULD, UH, CONTRACT OUT FOR ALL OF THAT WORK THROUGH AN OPEN COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.

UH, HOWEVER, THE, UH, PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE DOES ALLOW FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, IN AN EMERGENCY, AS DECLARED BY THE COUNCIL TO, UH, UH, FOREGO THE PUBLIC PROCESS, UH, IN ORDER TO MORE QUICKLY, UH, MOVE, UH, ALONG, UH, WITH THE PROCESS.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE CON, UH, BRINGING TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT IS, UH, AN ITEM THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO, UH, WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, WORK WITH OUR CONTRACTORS, HAVE THE CITY MANAGER, UH, UH, UH, BE ABLE TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS BASED ON THAT EMERGENCY, UH, UM, UH, AUTHORIZATION UNDER THE PUBLIC CONTRACTS CODE.

UM, WITH THE ITEMS LISTED TONIGHT, UH, WOULD, IN ADDITION TO, UH, ALLOWING US TO NOT HAVE TO DO COMPETITIVE, UH, BIDDING, WHICH WOULD TAKE QUITE A BIT OF TIME, OUR GOAL IS TO RESTORE, UH, CITY HALL TO FUNCTIONALITY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

UH, BUT ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER ME TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS IS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

AND THAT WOULD ALSO, UH, ALLOW US, UH, TO MOVE MORE QUICKLY.

UH, THIS ALSO, THIS ACTION ALSO, UH, ESTABLISHES THAT BECAUSE THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SQL PROCESS, UH, FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS.

AND, UH, E IF WE, IF THE COUNCIL TAKES THIS ACTION TONIGHT, WE WOULD ALSO, UH, BRING THIS BACK AT SUBSEQUENT COUNCIL MEETINGS TO GIVE YOU UPDATES, UH, AND TO CONTINUE, UH, UH, GETTING, UH, AUTHORIZATION FOR THIS TO BE A EMERGENCY.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE SYNOPSIS OF WHERE

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WE ARE.

I MIGHT ADD TOO AND CON, UM, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT I'M NOT STEPPING, UH, OUTTA LINE HERE.

UH, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO GO TO COMPETITIVE BID, THE JPA WILL BE OVERSIGHTING OR OVERLOOKING EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS, AND THE SILVER LINING IS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE COVERING THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS, BUT IT'S NOT THAT WE HAVE ABSOLUTE FREE HAND TO DO WHAT WE WANT.

THEY STILL WILL BE OVER OVERLOOKING OR LOOKING OVER OUR SHOULDER BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA BE COVERING IT.

SO, UH, NOT BEING A COMPETITIVE BID DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE ARE ARE GONNA BE DISABLED TO THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND AND HIRE ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY.

UM, SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE, THE CITY KNOW, OR THAT THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT, UH, WE'RE STILL GONNA BE MONITORED BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER.

AND THAT'S A, A VERY IMPORTANT THING.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR JUST COMMENT? YES, COMMENT.

SO, I'VE BEEN AROUND QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, AND I'VE BEEN ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED BESIDES THE ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF WITH RELOCATION, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE BACK TO OUR ROOTS.

WE'RE BACK IN TRAILERS AGAIN AS WE USED TO BE .

UM, BUT SERVPRO, THE, THE VENDOR THAT TOOK OVER FROM A COUPLE HOURS INTO THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH, I'VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEIR, AT LEAST FROM, FROM MY POINT OF VIEW, I'M NOT HIP DEEP IN IT, BUT SERVPRO IS THE COMPANY THAT'S BEEN, UH, DOING EVERYTHING HERE ESSENTIALLY.

AND THEY, I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH HOW PROFESSIONAL THEY ARE AND HOW, HOW THEY MOVE SO QUICKLY TO GET THINGS DONE.

SO, UH, I GIVE THEM FIVE STARS ON MY YELP REVIEW , SO THANK YOU.

BUT SERVPRO HAS DONE A GREAT JOB, AT LEAST FROM MY POINT OF VIEW.

SURE.

I JUST WANNA SAY THE JPIA, THEY'RE A GREAT ORGANIZATION.

THEY HAVE A LOT OF CONTRACTORS, UH, THAT THEY'VE USED OVER THE, THE YEARS AND MONTHS, AND I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT THEY'RE PART OF THIS BY HELPING US OUT.

NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO, DO WE HAVE A TIMELINE OR A BUDGET BY ANY CHANCE FOR THIS BUDGET? YOU KNOW, UH, I, I'D HAVE TO COUCH ANY NUMBERS I WOULD GIVE YOU BY, IT CHANGES THREE TIMES A DAY, NOT EVEN DAILY.

UH, OUR INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF FOR THE REMEDIATION.

SO THAT'S JUST MAKING SURE THE WATER DAMAGE HAS BEEN STOPPED, UH, AND CUTTING OUT PIECES OF WALLS TO DO THOSE INSPECTIONS.

PULLING UP CARPET, REMOVING TILES.

SO JUST BASICALLY FREEZING THE DAMAGE WHERE IT IS.

UH, AND THEN THE RESTORATION, WHICH INCLUDES THINGS LIKE OUR, OUR, UH, TEMPORARY OFFICES AND STUFF THAT COULD BRING THE TOTAL TO THE 4 MILLION TOTAL.

SO A MILLION AND A AND A HALF.

UH, ANOTHER TWO AND A HALF ON TOP OF THAT, THAT NUMBER WAS LAST WEEK'S NUMBER.

I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A NEW ONE, UH, TO, TO BOTH ART AND PETER'S POINT IS THAT, UH, THE GOOD THING IS, IS THAT THAT IS A PROFESSIONAL COMPANY LIKE SERVPRO TELLING US WHAT THEY FORECAST IT WOULD TAKE TO GET US BACK TO THE, UH, THE STANDARD WE WERE BEFORE THE EVENT.

UH, BUT IN ADDITION TO HAVING SERVPRO, AS YOU POINTED OUT, RAY, THE C-J-A-P-I-A DOES THIS ALL THE TIME, SO THEY KNOW WHAT THE SCOPE SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

THEY KNOW WHAT THE RESTORATION PROJECT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.

UH, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PRESIDENT OF C-G-A-P-I-A, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S AWARE.

AND SO WHILE THE NUMBER MAY, UH, BOUNCE AROUND, I THINK THE KEY MESSAGES IS THAT THIS IS A COVERED EVENT.

UH, SO OUR INSURER WILL BE PAYING FOR THE MAJORITY, UH, UH, OF IT, UH, JUST OUR DEDUCTIBLE, UH, UH, IT WOULD BE THE CITY'S EXPENSE AND THAT THEY'RE COMMITTED TO RESTORING US TO, UH, THE LEVEL THE CITY HALL WAS BEFORE THE, THE, THE FIRE.

ONE LAST QUESTION OR FOLLOW UP QUESTION.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, OUR EMPLOYEES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO US, THE WATER, WATER THAT LEAKS.

WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE FOR WATER, FOR STANDING WATER? DOES IT CREATE A HEALTH PROBLEM THAT WE KNOW OF IF IT'S NOT ADDRESSED? I THINK MANY OF US HAVE HEARD STORIES OF, YOU KNOW, UH, WATER LEAKS IN HOMES, UH, WHICH IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT FROM A CITY HALL, UH, THAT WE, WHAT WE'RE REALLY WORKING FOR IS NOT ONLY THE AESTHETIC REPAIR, BUT ENSURING THAT WE DON'T HAVE LONG-TERM PROBLEMS LIKE MOLD.

UH, WE DON'T WANT CORROSION ON OUR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT THAT GOT WET.

UH, WE DON'T WANT HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH STANDING WATER.

AND SO MUCH OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR HAS BEEN IN THAT PHASE OF REMEDIATION, MAKING SURE THAT ANY DRYWALL THAT GOT WET IS REMOVED.

SO WE DON'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MOLD TO GROW.

AND TO, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ'S POINT IS THAT'S A KEY INVESTMENT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE HEALTH OF OUR, UH, STAFF IS PRESERVED BY NOT HAVING ANY OF THOSE, UH, ISSUES BECOMING PART OF, UH, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE OF, OF CITY HALL.

RIGHT? WELL, THERE'S NO SECOND STORY ABOVE THIS ROOM.

I THINK SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE, THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW, WELL, YOU, IF YOU'RE SITTING HERE, YOU THINK, WHAT HAPPENED? I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S NO BIG DAMAGE IN HERE,

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UH, IF YOU WERE TO GO LOOK RIGHT BEHIND THAT WALL, YOU'LL SEE WALLBOARDS MISSING.

OH, YEAH.

CEILING TILES ARE GONE.

UH, THERE ARE JUST FROM, FROM RIGHT.

WITHIN A DAY OR SO AFTER THIS HAPPENED, EACH ONE OF US ON THE COUNCIL HAD BEEN IN HERE EXAMINING WHAT'S GOING ON, SEEING THE DEVASTATION.

UH, WE'VE ALL TAKEN MULTIPLE TOURS, EVEN AS RECENT AS YESTERDAY.

AND I THINK, UH, CYNTHIA WAS WALKING AROUND TODAY, WE'VE GOT, UH, FOUR TEMPORARY TRAILERS IN WHAT WE CALL THE OLD SHOPS TWO SITE, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE FIRE DISTRICT.

UH, ON THAT THURSDAY, RIGHT AFTER TWO DAYS AFTER THIS HAPPENED, THERE WAS OVER 30 SERVPRO EMPLOYEES IN HERE JUST TEARING OUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WET CARPETING AND WET, UH, CEILING TILE.

THERE WERE LITERALLY, I MEAN, HOW MANY TONS OF DEBRIS WAS TAKEN OUT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO LITERALLY OPEN EVERYTHING UP TO FIND OUT WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS.

BUT THEY HAD, NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE 30 SERVPRO IN HERE, WE HAD PEOPLE FROM RECREATION, UH, SOME OF THESE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE REPRESENTING AND TAKING THE, UH, THE, UH, RESOLUTION.

TONIGHT WERE ACTUALLY IN HERE, LIFEGUARDS, UH, REC STAFF IN HERE, HELPING INDIVIDUALS BOX UP THEIR INDIVIDUAL WORKSTATIONS.

IT'S JUST AMAZING THE, UH, COOPERATIVE, UH, EFFORT THAT EVERYBODY HAS PITCHED IN ON.

SO, UH, YEAH, THE SILVER LINING IS THAT WHEN IT'S ALL DONE, IT'LL BE ALMOST LIKE A FISH LIFT THAT THE CITY'S CALLS GETTING AFTER 17 YEARS OF BEING IN THIS BUILDING.

BUT I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH FOR ALL OF THE STAFF AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR BEHALF THROUGH JPA, UH, AND TRYING TO GET US BACK TO NORMAL.

BUT I THINK THE ONE THING THAT WE DIDN'T, UH, GET YOUR QUESTION ANSWERED, RAY, IS IT'S LOOKING LIKE WHAT, ALMOST AT LEAST TWO MONTHS, UH, BEN IS WHAT THE ANTICIPATED IS, UNLESS SOMETHING CRAZY SHOWS UP.

THE INITIAL ESTIMATE WAS THAT WE COULD, UH, BE BACK OPERATIONAL, NOT, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY 100% RESTORED, BUT WE COULD BE OPERATIONAL TO THE NORMAL CAPACITY, UH, WITHIN TWO MONTHS.

HOWEVER, WE CONTINUE TO FIND NEW AREAS THAT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL, UH, UH, RECONSTRUCTION.

AND SO WE, WE DON'T KNOW, UH, I WOULD SAY THE WINDOW IS BETWEEN TWO AND SIX MONTHS.

SO WHEN I TALK TO THE REPRESENTATIVE C-J-P-I-A, THEY SAY THAT A PROJECT COULD TAKE SIX MONTHS.

OUR TEAM THINKS TWO MONTHS, AND I THINK THAT WE WILL BE PUSHING AGGRESSIVELY TO BE CLOSER TO TWO, TWO MONTHS RATHER THAN THE FAR OUT WINDOW OF SIX MONTHS.

AND WHAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS DURING THE DAY, THIS IS ABOUT THE ONLY SECTION OF CITY HALL THIS OPEN THE COMMUNITY ROOM IN THE BACK HAS PEOPLE WORK WORKSTATIONS IN THERE WITH COMPUTER SETUPS.

SOME OF THE AISLES THAT YOU'RE SITTING IN RIGHT NOW HAVE STAFF WORKING IN IT.

UH, YOU SAW THE WALL WHEN YOU CAME INTO CITY HALL.

THAT TEMPORARY WALL, UH, THAT KEEPS PEOPLE IN THIS AREA, THE RESTROOMS AREN'T WORKING AND FUNCTIONAL, SO PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO GO, UH, TO THE LIBRARY ACROSS.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY REQUIRED BY OUR STAFF.

SO, YOU KNOW, UH, THANK GOD IT DID, IT WAS NOT WORSE THAN IT WAS.

AND I DO WANNA MENTION ONE THING THAT THE, UH, INVESTIGATION, INITIAL INVESTIGATION.

SO THERE WAS NO NEGLIGENCE ON ANYONE'S PART THAT CAUSED THIS BUYER.

IT WAS A, SOME SORT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT OVERHEATED A COMPUTER STATION.

AND TWO STATIONS BASICALLY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE COM THE FIRE WAS PRETTY MUCH CONTAINED TO THOSE.

IT WAS IN THE GENERAL AREA OF WHERE WE, UH, ISSUE PASSPORTS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

BUT LIKE YOU SAY, WHEN THE BOTH OF THOSE, UH, UH, SPRINKLER SYSTEMS WENT ON, THEY WERE ON FOR OVER A HALF AN HOUR AND LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER GOT INTO THAT AREA.

AND OF COURSE, BEHIND THESE WALLS, WE DON'T HAVE WOOD STUDS, WE HAVE METAL STUDS, AND THERE'S A CHANNEL IN ALL THOSE METAL STUDS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT WATER DOES, IT'LL GO FIND ITS, UH, ITS OWN PATH.

SO IT, IT'S JUST CAUSED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF, UH, OF DAMAGE.

SO I WILL CALL FOR THE QUESTION HERE, UH, FOR AN ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE SECOND? SURE.

ALRIGHT, SECOND.

SO WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE HERE AND IT TAKES A FOUR FIFTHS.

SO LOCK IN YOUR VOTE.

ALRIGHT, MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO

[10. Adopt resolution adopting a written report regarding residential sewer charges for all residential parcels to which City provides sewer-only service for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and directing such charges be collected on tax roll for Fiscal Year 2025-26]

PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE PUBLIC HEARING, CHERYL? SURE.

THE, THIS IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A WRITTEN REPORT REGARDING RESIDENTIAL SEWER CHARGES FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL PARCELS TO WHICH THE CITY PROVIDES SEWER ONLY SERVICE FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26.

FINANCE DIRECTOR ER IS TO PRESENT.

ALRIGHT, KRISTA, WHAT'S THAT? GOOD, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

UH, EACH YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL MUST APPROVE PLACING THE SEWER CHARGES FOR SEWER ONLY ACCOUNTS ON THE COUNTY TAX ROLL AT A PUBLIC

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HEARING.

CURRENTLY, THE CITY BILLS APPROXIMATELY 20,600 CUSTOMERS FOR SEWER SERVICE ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

AMONG THESE CUSTOMERS, 222 ARE RESIDENTIAL SEWER ONLY ACCOUNTS.

THESE CUSTOMERS ARE BILLED SOLELY FOR SEWER SERVICE AS THEIR WATER IS PROVIDED BY ANOTHER AGENCY.

AND TRASH SERVICE IS BILLED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 26.

THE TOTAL ANNUAL SEWER CHARGES WILL AMOUNT TO $495 AND 12 CENTS PER PARCEL.

THIS IS COMPRISED OF TWO COMPONENTS, $324 AND 24 CENTS FOR THE IEA SEWER TREATMENT CHARGE.

AND $170 AND 88 CENTS FOR THE CHINO HILL SEWER FEE AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING.

IF THERE'S NO MAJORITY PROTEST, I RECOMMEND THAT THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE SEWER CHARGES REPORT AND DIRECT STAFF TO HAVE THE CHARGES COLLECTED VIA THE TAX ROLL.

TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

AND A QUESTION THAT EVERYONE ASKS, IS THERE A TWO 18 VOTE REQUIRED UNDER THIS PARTICULAR ACTION ITEM? THE TWO 18 HAPPENED WHEN WE ADOPTED THE RATES.

THESE ARE JUST PASSING THROUGH RATES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED AND WE KNOW THAT.

I JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS IT.

UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, JUST LET EVERYBODY KNOW A REMINDER OF THIS WE'RE COLLECTING ON BEHALF OF, UH, A UA, OUR SEWER AGENCY.

OH YEAH.

WE'RE WE'RE DOING IT ON THEIR BEHALF.

WE WISH THEY WOULD COLLECT ON THEIR OWN, BUT THAT'S DIFFERENT STORY.

ALRIGHT, WELL I'M OFFICIALLY GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? WE DO NOT.

INTO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO WISHING TO SPEAK TONIGHT? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD.

I WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, BRING IT BACK UP HERE FOR A, UH, RES A, UH, A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

I'LL MOVE THE ITEM.

ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND.

ALRIGHT, MOVE A SECOND.

[11. 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.]

THE SPEAKER IS JIM GALLAGHER.

AND I THINK THE RECORD SHOWS WHAT THE GUIDELINES ARE FOR THIS.

AND BECAUSE THERE'S ONE HE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

WELCOME JIM.

UH, I'M, I'VE COME HERE TONIGHT, UH, FOR AN ITEM THAT DOES DEEPLY DISTURB ME.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE BIG BEAUTIFUL TAX BILL THAT WAS PASSED THIS PAST WEEKEND.

AND OF COURSE ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THAT I NOTED WAS 10,000 MORE HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICERS WERE GOING TO BE HIRED TO A TUNE OF $75 BILLION.

UM, WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS BASED ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN LOS ANGELES AND OTHER COMMUNITIES, UH, THAT THE WAY THAT SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT WHEN, UH, CITIZENS ARE BEING, OR NON-CITIZENS ARE BEING ARRESTED AND DEPORTED, UH, IT SEEMS TO ME THERE'S TWO TYPES OF AGENTS.

JUST ONE SECOND.

CAN, CAN I, UH, CAN WE PAUSE THIS TIME FOR A SECOND? UM, MARK, IS THIS OUT OF THE AREA OF CITY BUSINESS? BECAUSE IN FACT THAT IS A, IT IS VERY MUCH BUT CONCERNED.

I NEED TO HEAR A LITTLE MORE ABOUT WHAT HE'S YEAH.

I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU THE CAUTION TO SAY OH YEAH, I KNOW.

WE WANT YOU TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK.

I'M NOT SPEAKING TO SOMETHING BROAD THAT I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE INFLUENCE ON, SO, OKAY.

JUST SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT, APPRECIATE THAT.

GO AHEAD AND PROCEED.

SO TO ME, THERE'S TWO TYPES OF AGENTS THAT I'VE BEEN SEEING, AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE AS WELL ON THE NEWS.

THERE'S THE ONES THAT ARE FULLY UNIFORMED THAT DO COME IN, UH, IMMIGRATION TRUCKS AND, AND VEHICLES.

THEN THERE'S THE OTHERS THAT AREN'T.

THEY'RE, THEY COME IN UNMARKED CARS.

THEY COME, UH, IN CASUAL, UH, CITY CLOTHES.

UH, ALL OF THEM ARE MASKED.

UM, WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THEY HAVE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE NOW IS SOME OF THEM MAY IN FACT MAY NOT BE, UH, FEDERAL AGENTS THAT ARE DULY CONSTRICTED BY OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I WOULD PRESS UPON OUR LOCAL POLICE, AND THIS IS WHERE IT GETS LOCAL.

I DO THINK WE HAVE A RIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL POLICE TO PERHAPS BE INFORMED IF THEY'RE IN FACT GOING TO COME INTO THIS CITY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE YET OR NOT THAT THEY SHOULD BE INFORMED THAT WHEN THEY'RE COMING, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE OUR LOCAL POLICE AT LEAST BE ALLOWED TO GET A LIST OF WHO IS TAKEN SO THAT, THAT THEY CAN INFORM THEIR LOVED ONES OR THEIR FAMILY.

AND, UH, WE FOLLOW SOME KIND OF DUE PROCESS.

UH, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT.

I DO THINK THAT THIS HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DIVIDE OUR COMMUNITY IN MANY WAYS.

UH, PEOPLE WILL TAKE NOTE WHEN ICE COMES IN.

I THINK PEOPLE MAY IN FACT, UH, START TO PUSH BACK LIKE YOU'VE SEEN IN LOS ANGELES.

I THINK, UH, THE SUPPORT OF OUR POLICE WHO CANNOT ASSIST, BUT AT LEAST CAN, UH, INTERVENE TO THE POINT WHERE THEY CAN GET A LIST OF WHO'S BEEN TAKEN, I THINK MIGHT HELP.

SO I APPRECIATE IT.

UH, I, I AM CURIOUS TO WHAT, UH, SHERIFF IS ALL SET, HEAR ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU JIM.

THAT IS THE ONLY SPEAKER THAT WE HAVE IN THIS.

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UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS FOR FIRE.

AND MOVING ON TO SAFETY UPDATES.

[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

UH, REALLY I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME STATS THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY.

UH, RELATED TO THE 4TH OF JULY.

IT WAS THE SECOND BUSIEST IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS WITH A TOTAL OF 49 CALLS THAT IS BETWEEN BOTH CITIES, BUT I'LL HONE IN A LITTLE BIT ON SOME STUFF IN FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

BUT WE TYPICALLY RUN ABOUT 33 EMS CALLS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CALLS, UH, AND UH, PER DAY.

WE RAN 26 ON THAT DAY.

HERE'S WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING ON, WE HAD, ON THE NON-STRUCTURE FIRE RELATED CALLS, WE NORMALLY RUN 1.2 AVERAGE.

UH, WE RAN 17 ON THAT DAY.

WOW.

AND THEN ON THE STRUCTURE FIRES WE WOULD, UH, QUALIFY USUALLY AS ABOUT A 0.3 AVERAGE.

AND WE RAN TWO STRUCTURE FIRES THAT DAY.

SO THOSE ALL WERE RELATED TO, UH, UH, THE, THE FIREWORKS AND THAT, UM, WE CONFISCATED 360 POUNDS OF FIREWORKS AND THREE CITATIONS WERE WRITTEN IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

SO THOSE ARE JUST SOME INTERESTING STATS.

UH, ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THAT THE RESIDENTS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB, UH, I WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, CAUTION.

AND AGAIN, IN OUR CITY HERE IN CHINO HILLS, YOU KNOW, IT'S A A NO FIREWORKS AT ALL.

SO, UH, WE JUST ASK YOU TO BE MINDFUL OF, OF THOSE, UH, RESTRICTIONS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND SO THE MAJORITY OF THE CALLS WERE ACTUALLY IN THE AREA SERVICED BY, UH, THE DISTRICT IN CHINO.

IS THAT RIGHT? SO, SO WITH THE STATS I HAVE, I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO BREAK IT DOWN AT THIS POINT INTO TWO DIFFERENT CITIES.

I JUST WANTED TO GIVE AN OVERALL, UH, GENERAL, UH, CALL VOLUME BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR RE OUR RESPONSES SERVICE BOTH CITIES, BUT SPECIFICALLY TO CHINO HILLS, I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT WE HAD THREE CITATIONS AND I WANNA SAY, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE IN OUR OTHER PARTNER CITY, BUT THEY DO PERMIT SANE FIRE THE SANE FIREWORKS, BUT THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE FACT THAT THERE'S PROBABLY MORE, UH, INCREASE IN THAT IN CITY OF CHINO.

JUST TRYING TO ASK A QUESTION THAT THE PUBLIC MAY WANT TO KNOW.

AND IF YOU CAN'T SPLIT IT, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

UH, LIEUTENANT JUAREZ, LET ME ASK QUESTION.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

WHAT'S THE FEE THESE DAYS FOR A CITATION? WHEN IT COMES TO A FIREWORKS? IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS, ISN'T IT? UH, I, I BELIEVE IT IS A THOUSAND.

MY APOLOGIES.

I'D HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

I WANTED VERIFICATION.

THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, I KNOW THE CITY OF BREA, THEY HAVE DRONES.

SO THEY WERE UP, THEY CITED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DO IN THE FUTURE? POSSIBLY.

UH, WE DID USE DRONES IN COLLABORATION WITH, UH, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT WE PARTNER WITH.

DID WE FIND THE FIRE DISTRICT DOES? THE FIRE DISTRICT ALSO DOES HAVE ITS OWN DRONES, BUT FOR THIS PARTICULAR MISSION WE PARTNERED WITH, UH, THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO UTILIZE THEIR DRONES FOR THAT, THOSE PURPOSES.

'CAUSE ULTIMATELY THEY'RE WRITING THE CITATIONS.

UH, WE CAN WRITE AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION, BUT THEY'RE WRITING THE, THE ADDITIONAL CITATIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, UH, CYNTHIA, ANY QUESTIONS? AND LET THE RECORD, UH, REFLECT THAT.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER JOE, OR EXCUSE ME, VICE MAYOR JOE HAS BEEN HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES NOW.

UH, OKAY.

TRAFFIC.

ALRIGHT THEN, UH, POLICE UPDATE.

LIEUTENANT MORRIS? YES.

GOOD EVENING.

OEL MAYOR AND, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THE, UH, FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT.

ON JULY 3RD, 2025 AND JULY 4TH, 2025, THE CHINO HILLS MULTIPLE ENFORCEMENT TEAM, UH, TEAMED UP WITH THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE INSPECTORS TO WORK FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT.

THEY RESPONDED TO 36 FIREWORK CALLS FOR SERVICE INSPECTORS ISSUED THREE CITATIONS AND A TOTAL OF 10 POUNDS OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS WERE CONFISCATED.

WE HAD, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ARRESTS.

AND AGAIN, WE, WE REPEAT THAT, UH, CHINO HILLS, ALL FIREWORKS, INCLUDING SAFE AND SANE ARE ILLEGAL IN CHINO HILLS.

AND THAT'S IT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HAVE SOMETHING REAL QUICK FOR LIEUTENANT QUESTIONS.

LIEUTENANT JUAREZ CAN, FOR THOSE OF US THAT DON'T KNOW, UM, CAN YOU LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BLACK MAN ON YOUR BADGES? WHAT RECENTLY HAS HAPPENED? OH, YES.

UM, WHEN, UH, OFFICER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY IS WE'RE AUTHORIZED TO WEAR, UH, WEAR THE MORNING BAN ON ALL, ALL POLICE OFFICERS IN CALIFORNIA WEAR THE MORNING BAN.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE LOST THREE AND I THINK THE LAST ONE WAS A SERGEANT HELPING A, UH, UM, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAPD HELPING A, UH, STRANDED MOTORIST AND GOT HIT BY A VEHICLE.

SO THAT'S, WE, WE WERE ALLOWED TO, THE SHERIFF AUTHORIZES THE BAND TO BE WORN UP TO THE DAY OF THE FUNERAL AND THEN WE TAKE IT OFF.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT.

SO WILL KNOW MA'AM.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, RAY, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION, LIEUTENANT.

UM, I KNOW IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY WE ALWAYS HAVE BAD PEOPLE, RIGHT? WE KNOW THAT.

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE, 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN READING AND LISTENING AND SAYING THAT THERE'S CRIMINALS OUT THERE THAT ARE PRETENDING THEY'RE ICE AGENTS.

SO IF THEY WERE TO BE IN THE CITY, THERE'S NOTHING TO IDENTIFY WHO THEY ARE.

WE COULD CALL 9 1 1 TO, TO INVESTIGATE,

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CORRECT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS, UH, A SUSPICIOUS PERSON OR SOMEONE THAT BELIEVES, PLEASE DO CALL US.

UM, WE WILL DO, UM, MAKE SURE THEY, THEY ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE.

AND, BUT AGAIN, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM, AND WE HAD SOME TALKING POINTS CAME OUT WITH THE SHERIFF.

THEY DO NOT INTERVENE WITH FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT AT ALL.

SO, UM, BUT WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE.

AND IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN WE CAN ALWAYS, UH, TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.

MANAGER UPDATE BEN? UH, THE ONLY COMMENT I'LL, I'LL MAKE IS I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME OF THE, UH, RESIDENTS WHO CAME TO CITY HALL, UH, TO RECEIVE SERVICES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER.

HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, CITY

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AND I, I THANK THEM FOR THEIR PATIENTS AND, AND THEY, THEY ALL HAVE ALL BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR STAFF.

UH, I WAS TALKING TO A FAMILY TODAY THAT CAME IN FOR, UH, PASSPORTS ACTUALLY, AND THEY WERE, UH, VERY HAPPY TO HAVE LOCAL SERVICES.

SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WE'VE RECEIVED.

NOT ONLY THE BUY-IN FROM OUR STAFF, BUT OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY, UH, SUPPORTIVE AS WELL.

AND PASSPORT SERVICES ARE ACTUALLY HANDLED RIGHT HERE IN THIS, IN THESE CHAMBERS, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

AND THERE'S SIGNS IN THE LOBBY THAT SHOW WHERE THE PEOPLE NEED TO GO FOR VARIOUS SERVICES, INCLUDING UTILITY BILLING AND, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND WE HAVE GREETERS THAT HELP, UH, UH, UH, PEOPLE NAVIGATE, UH, WITHIN THE, THE, THE CONFINES OF THIS ROOM.

SO.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE CITY MANAGER.

UM, I HAVE NO REPORT TONIGHT.

UH, COUNCIL REPORTS.

[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board Vice Mayor Johsz Legislative Advocacy Committee Omnitrans Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Rogers Animal Resource Center of Inland Empire Joint Powers Authority Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board]

UH, VICE MAYOR JOE.

UH, WE, THERE WE GO.

UH, WE ENDED UP NOT HAVING OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO OMNI TRANS.

IT WAS A PRETTY MUNDANE, UM, MEETING.

WE, UH, MOSTLY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION, NOTHING OF REAL SUBSTANCE.

IT WAS A WAPNER'S FIRST, UH, GO AGAIN AT BEING CHAIR OF, UH, CHAIR BOMB ADRIAN.

SO HE RAN A SMOOTH SHIP.

GOOD.

PETER, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION WITH RESPECT TO LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE? YEAH, I, I WANNA SUGGEST A DISCUSSION AS TO PUTTING AN ALTERNATE IN PLACE BECAUSE BRIAN AND I ARE THE, THE MAINS AND WE DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO BACK US UP IF, IF ONE OF US CAN'T ATTEND.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN SCHEDULE THAT FOR A, A DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT.

MAYBE WE CAN AGENDIZE THAT FOR NEXT MONTH.

WE AS I'LL REMIND EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO FUTURE MEETING IN THE MONTH OF JULY.

SO OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE AFTER THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.

THAT'S WHY WE MADE SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT TONIGHT.

SO EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW BEFORE WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING, BUT OKAY.

AND I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND BRIAN, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THERE.

'CAUSE I KNOW YOUR WORK, UH, IS CONFLICTING WITH CITY BUSINESS A LITTLE BIT NOW.

WELL, YEAH, AND I STILL, I I STILL THINK WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY WE NEED TO NECESSARILY HAVE IT.

WELL, NEVERMIND.

THAT'LL BE A DISCUSSION FOR, IT'LL A DISCUSSION ITEM.

UH, MOVING ON.

UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ.

SURE.

I GOT A SHORT REPORT REPORT.

UH, WE APPROVED TWO CONTRACTS, ONE FOR METROLINK AND THEN ONE'S ONE ALSO FOR AERO SERVICE.

THAT'S MY REPORT.

WE PASSED IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS? YES.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS JUST CURIOUS, RAY, HAVE THEY GOT A REPLACEMENT FOR RAY WOLF? I'M SORRY? HAS THERE BEEN A REPLACEMENT FOR CARRIE? SCH IS A NEW CARRIE SCHINDLER.

SO RAY BASICALLY BE LEAVING THIS WEEK.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YEAH, HE WAS HONORED AT THE CITY COUNTY CONFERENCE, RIGHT? YEAH.

A COUPLE THINGS.

ONE, UH, THE NEW ANIMAL RESOURCE, UH, CENTER AND RE ANIMAL RESOURCE.

WE ARE NOW ON THAT COMMITTEE AND BOARD.

I ATTENDED THE FIRST MEETING THIS IN THE PAST WEEK.

AS WITH OUR PARTICIPATION, WE BOUGHT IN TO THE SYSTEM.

UH, SO OUR ONLY ITEM THAT WE TOOK TALKED ABOUT, AND AGAIN, I'M NEW TO THIS OTHERS HAVE BEEN MEETING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, UH, WAS THAT WE APPROVED THE TEMPORARY, THERE'S A TEMPORARY OPERATION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS UNTIL THE NEW FACILITY IS BUILT AND THEY APPROVED A, AN A WAREHOUSE, THE USE OF ADDITIONAL WAREHOUSE ON TOP OF THE ONE THAT THEY'VE ALREADY CONTRACTED WITH BECAUSE THEY'RE REALIZING THEY NEED MORE ROOM TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

SO THEY APPROVED, UH, SOME FUNDING FOR THAT.

AND, UH, JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT ALTHOUGH CHINO HILLS IS REPRESENTED ON THAT BOARD, WE STILL ARE BEING SERVICED BY INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

SO I, WE CAN'T FORGET THAT ASPECT THAT, UH, WE'RE ON THE BOARD BUT WE'RE REALLY, UH, THERE TO ASSIST BOARD MEMBERS IN DECISION MAKING.

BUT INLAND VALLEY IS OUR, OUR PRIMARY FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

ALRIGHT, UH, COUNSEL COMMENTS.

AND THEN CDH CHINO DESAL AUTHORITY, AGAIN, A LIGHT AGENDA ALSO FOR US.

AND WE JUST APPROVED THE FA FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.

NOTHING SIGNIFICANT FOR CHINO DESAL AUTHORITY.

SO THAT'S IT.

CYNTHIA,

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PLEASE.

TONIGHT I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR NICK.

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HI, NICK.

FOR NICK.

SO OVER, UM, AND HE'S NOT, HE'S NOT FRONT LOADED, SO HE'S ALWAYS GOOD ON HIS THINKING ON HIS FEET.

WE SEEING CYNTHIA, CAN YOU, WE CAN'T PULL, PULL YOUR MIC A LITTLE CLOSER.

UM, I HAD A RESIDENT, UM, REACH OUT WONDERING IF, UH, NEXT, THE EMPTY LOT, NEXT TO THE PUB SHOPPING CENTER WHERE THE VILLA BBA, LIKE SECOND OR THIRD PHASE IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN SOMEDAY.

I THINK THEY'RE GETTING CONFUSED WITH MAYBE WEED ABATEMENT.

HAS, IS THERE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THERE? ARE THEY GETTING READY TO START SOMETHING THERE? UM, SO THE, UM, THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN SOME GRADING FOR THE DETENTION BASIN.

NUMBER THREE.

UH, THEY'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES.

UH, LENNAR IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF OBTAINING THEIR PERMITS FROM THE ARMY CORPS AND FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.

SO, UH, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME, UM, DIRT MOVING.

ON THAT, UH, THE EAST SIDE OF BUTTERFIELD? YES.

SO, RIGHT.

AND THEN, UM, UH, HOPEFULLY CONSTRUCTION PERMITS WILL BE OBTAINED BY, UM, NEXT, UH, SPRING OR SUMMER.

NEXT SPRING.

AND I KNOW THIS PROJECT IS APPROVED, BUT CAN YOU REMIND THE PUBLIC WHAT'S GOING THERE? SO THERE WILL BE, UH, 220, UH, TWO STORY TOWN HOMES THAT'LL BE DEVELOPED AS WELL AS THE 19 LOT SUBDIVISION ON, UH, AZO STREET.

OH.

THE OTHER SIDE HAS BEEN EMPTY FOREVER.

PERFECT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

ART.

UH, REALLY NOTHING SIGNIFICANT.

VERY GOOD PETER.

JUST WANTED TO THANK CITY STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY FOR COMING OUT FOR OUR 2ND OF JULY EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE.

UH, I TOLD YOU SAY THERE WERE ABOUT FOUR ESTIMATED 4,000 PEOPLE.

IT SEEMED LIKE IT, THIS WAS ONE OF THE MORE CROWDED EVENTS THAT I'VE SEEN FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.

IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE.

SO GONE ARE THE DAYS WHEN WE USED TO DO THIS AT BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. THE MORNING OF WAS USUALLY THE FOURTH WITH THE CHILDREN'S WAGON PARADE.

AND THEN BY THE TIME NOON ROLLED AROUND, EVERYBODY WAS LEAVING BECAUSE IT WAS TOO HOT AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE, UH, FACILITY THAT HAD BEEN PUT UP WITH, UH, WATER, WATER FEATURES, ET CETERA.

THIS IS A MUCH IMPROVED PRESENTATION FOR THE LAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS, OR HOWEVER LONG WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS.

SO THANK STAFF, REC STAFF ESPECIALLY.

WE HAVE A VERY PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND THEY STEPPED, ESPECIALLY IN THE TIME WHEN WE'VE BEEN TRANSITIONING WITH CITY HALL AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.

THEY REALLY, THEY REALLY STEPPED UP.

SO THANK STAFF, PLEASE, JONATHAN.

UM, S-B-C-T-A HAD ITS FIRST AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR MEASURE I, UH, THAT MEASURE BASICALLY GOES TO 2040, BUT WE WANT TO CONTINUOUS CONTINUE IT PAST 2040.

SO WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION TO OUR CITY AND ALL THE SURROUNDING CITY PARTNER CITIES TO MAYBE EXTEND THAT PAST 2040, UM, STREETS, UM, EUCALYPTUS, CHINO HALL, PARKWAY.

I KNOW WE WE'RE DOING SOME REPAVING.

I'VE NOTICED THAT IT'S DONE ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET OR MAYBE TWO LANES, MAYBE ONE LANE NOT THE OTHER.

CAN YOU GIVE ME A STATUS OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE, WITH THE ROAD? UH, CERTAINLY.

UM, AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, UH, ON OUR STREETS.

UH, REGARDING EUCALYPTUS AVENUE.

UH, WE WILL BE PAVING OR REPAVING THE ENTIRE ROAD FROM PEYTON TOUCHING HOLES PARKWAY.

UH, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME, SOME ACTIVITIES THAT TOOK PLACE.

UM, THAT WORK IS NOT COMPLETE.

UM, THAT WILL BE DONE, UH, IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UH, WE HAVE, AS PART OF THE EUCALYPTUS PROJECT, THERE WILL BE SOME AREAS OF CHINO HOLES PARKWAY THAT DO GET REPAVED.

BUT WE HAVE A LARGER PROJECT COMING IN THE NEXT, UH, SEVERAL MONTHS WHERE WE WILL BE REPAVING ALL OF CHINO HOLES PARKWAY, UH, WITHIN THE CITY BOUNDARIES.

ASSOCIATED WITH THE, WITH THE SEWER LINE, UH, CONSTRUCTION.

UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN CONSTRUCTION ON BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD, SO CANYON PARKWAY AS WELL.

UM, AND PRETTY SOON WE WILL BE, UH, IMPROVING ENGLISH, UH, ENGLISH ROAD, UM, AS PART OF THAT WA UH, RECYCLED WATER PROJECT AS WELL.

AND THEN WATER PROJECT T, CCP 1 23, I GUESS THE STATE GAVE US A CURVE BALL OR NOW THERE'S CHANGES OR WE SOMETHING THAT, SOMETHING, ANOTHER, UH, THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER FOR THAT TO GO ONLINE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

UH, WHILE THE, THE TCP PLANT IS, UH, SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, WE CANNOT OPERATE IT QUITE JUST YET AS WE NEED TO, UH, MAKE SOME ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS, UM, OFFSITE AT SOME OF OUR WELLS.

UH, BEFORE WE CAN INTRODUCE OUR WALL WATER INTO THE FACILITY, UH, WE'RE HELPING TO HAVE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED BY, UH, BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

AND JUST THE LAST THING, REAL FAST TRUCK TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH CARBON CANYON, SERENITY, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S ALL DONE.

IS THAT, DO YOU KNOW THAT FOR A FACT? UH, I CANNOT CONFIRM THAT ANTHONY TOLD ME.

I CAN MAYBE ASK, UH, NICK, SEE IF HE'S AWARE OF TRUCK TRAFFIC.

UM, THE GRADING IS SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE.

THERE MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEANUP LEFT.

UM, ADDITIONALLY THERE WILL BE SOME WORK, UH, TYING INTO THE CITY'S SEWER SYSTEM.

AND SO THERE WILL STILL BE SOME CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC

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THANK YOU, SIR.

AND LAST QUESTION FOR DANIEL.

YOU WERE ON VACATION.

I COULD TELL.

'CAUSE YOU LOOK A LOT YOUNGER , SO GOOD JOB BUDDY.

ALRIGHT, BRIAN.

UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON RAY'S QUESTION REGARDING THE STREET PROJECTS, WHEN DO WE EXPECT, UH, BUTTERFIELD AND SOL TO BE STRIPED? UH, BUTTERFIELD IS SCHEDULED TO BE STRIPED, UH, END, UH, OF THIS WEEK.

UH, SOL WILL FOLLOW UP, UH, IF NOT NEXT WEEK, THE WEEK AFTER.

PERFECT.

IT ALL SHOULD BE BUTTONED UP BY THE END OF JULY, UH, DEFINITELY BEFORE SCHOOL RESUMES IN, IN AUGUST.

CAN'T BELIEVE.

GREAT JOB.

YEAH, NO, DEFINITELY.

AND THEN JUST, UH, JUST A QUICK THOUGHT.

I KNOW SOME OF US KNEW HORSE BOATWRIGHT WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW HE PASSED AWAY.

I THINK IT WAS LAST WEEK.

HE WAS A GOOD GUY, SO JUST KEEP HIS FAMILY AND YOUR THOUGHTS.

THAT'S IT, MR. MAYOR.