* 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] [00:00:57] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OR COUNCIL FOR SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025. UH, ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALRIGHT, UH, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO ALL STAND AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, WHICH IS GONNA BE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAY MARQUEZ, FOLLOWED BY THE INVOCATION, BY PASTOR DENNIS HOSTETTLER WITH CAL CHAPINO HILLS. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THAT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. PLEASE JOIN ME. READY, BEGIN [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] BY P TO THE FLIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TWO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH THEIR TEAM, JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, ESTHER. [ INVOCATION: Pastor Dennis Hostetler, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills] GOOD EVENING. WOULD YOU, EVERYONE PLEASE, WOULD YOU ALL JOIN US IN A WORD OF PRAYER IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND BOWING YOUR HEADS AND CLOSING YOUR EYES. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ACKNOWLEDGE OUR DEPENDENCE UPON YOU AND GIVE YOU THANKS FOR YOUR MANY GOOD WORKS. LORD, YOU ARE LOVING, GOOD AND GRACIOUS. AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING FOR THE NEEDS OF US AS INDIVIDUALS AND OUR CITY AS WELL. THANK YOU LORD, FOR CREATING US IN YOUR IMAGE AND TO EXIST IN A HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR FELLOW CITIZENS AND OUR NEIGHBORS, AND TEACH US HOW TO LOVE THOSE VERY NEIGHBORS AS WE WOULD LOVE OURSELVES. THANK YOU FOR THE ABILITY, UH, TO BE INVOLVED IN USEFUL WORK AND FOR THE HONOR OF BEARING APPROPRIATE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FOR THE BLESSING OF LIBERTY. YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US IN THE SCRIPTURES YOU SAID THAT CITIZENS OUGHT TO OBEY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, AND THAT YOU HAVE APPOINTED THESE VERY AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH PEACE AND PROMOTE THE RULE OF LAW. THEREFORE, LORD GOD, WE ASK AND WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR, FOR OUR VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND FIRST RESPONDERS. AND IN PARTICULAR FOR EVERYONE HERE ON THIS ASSEMBLED COUNCIL, WE ARE ASKING YOU, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GIVE TO EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WISDOM TO GOVERN AMID THE AFFAIRS OF CONFLICTING INTEREST AND ISSUES OF OUR CHANGING TIMES. GIVE EVERYONE HERE TONIGHT A SENSE OF THE GENERAL WELFARE AND WHAT ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT NEEDS OF OUR CITY AND A KEEN THIRST FOR JUSTICE AND RIGHTNESS. AND GIVE EVERYONE HERE PERSONAL FULFILLMENT, FULFILLMENT AND CONFIDENCE TO IMPLEMENT WHAT IS GOOD AND RIGHT FOR OUR CITY AND GIVE EVERYONE ELSE TONIGHT, LORD, AN ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER IN UNITY, EVEN THE MIDST OF SOMETIMES HONEST DISAGREEMENTS. AND SO, LORD, MAY YOU THUS BLESS THE WHOLE AGENDA THAT CONVENES TODAY, THAT IT WOULD ENSURE DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE AND SECURE THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY TO ALL THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR BELOVED CITY OF CHINO HILLS. MAY YOU GRANT ALL OF THESE THINGS CONTINUALLY UNTIL YOUR KINGDOM COMES AND MAY YOUR WILL BE DONE. THESE THINGS WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. [4. PRESENTATION - California's 175th Anniversary of Statehood] THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF CALIFORNIA'S HUNDRED AND 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF STATEHOOD. TODAY WE PROUDLY CELEBRATE THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF CALIFORNIA STATEHOOD. ON THIS DAY IN 1850, CALIFORNIA BECAME THE 31ST STATE OF THE UNION, WHICH IS KNOWN AS ADMISSION DAY. SINCE THEN, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN SHAPED BY INNOVATION, DIVERSITY, AND A RICH HISTORY. THE GOLDEN STATE IS [00:05:01] HOME TO THE LARGEST NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION IN THE COUNTRY, AND THE SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF TRIBES REMINDING US THAT THE STORY OF THIS LAND STRETCHES BACK YEARS BEFORE STATEHOOD. OVER TIME, PEOPLE HAVE COME HERE TO PURSUE NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND TOGETHER HAVE SHAPED CALIFORNIA INTO THE THRIVING STATE. WE KNOW TODAY, WE NOW WITH NOW MORE THAN TH $39 MILLION, OR LET'S TRY AGAIN. SORRY. NOW WITH MORE THAN 39 MILLION RESIDENTS, CALIFORNIA STANDS AS THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND IS THE NATION'S LEADING HUB FOR AGRICULTURAL MANUFACTURING, TOURISM, AND ENTERTAINMENT. FROM OUR MAJESTIC MOUNTAINS TO OUR GOLDEN COAST, EVERY CORNER OF CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO A COMMUNITY THAT HAS SHAPED THE STATE'S 175 YEAR LEGACY. IN SOME WAY, WE CAN SEE THIS LEGACY RIGHT HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. FOR EXAMPLE, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE INLAND EMPIRE WAS ONCE THE EPICENTER OF CALIFORNIA CITRUS BOOM, OR AS SOME OF IT CALLED THE SECOND GOLD RUSH? OR THAT ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NOW DRIVES GLOBAL TRADE AS ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP CARGO HUBS, BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. THE CHINO VALLEY'S INFAMOUS DAIRY LANDS HELPED CREATE AN AGRICULTURAL FOOTPRINT FOR LOCAL LAND, UH, LAND USE AFTER ONCE BEING THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF DAIRY COWS IN THE UNITED STATES. AND HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WE'VE LED THE WAY IN OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION. THE PUENTE CHINO HILLS WILDLIFE CORRIDOR THAT INCLUDES THE TRACER MANOS RANCH PROPERTY SET THE STATEWIDE MODEL FOR HABITAT CON CONNECTIVITY. WHILE THE CHINO HILLS STATE PARK REMAINS ONE OF THE CALIFORNIA'S MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL PRESERVES, THESE LEGACIES REMIND US THAT THE CALIFORNIA'S TRUE STRENGTH LIES NOT ONLY IN ITS BEAUTY, BUT IN THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED US GET THERE. AS WE CELEBRATE THE HUNDRED HUNDRED 75TH ANNIVERSARY, WE REMIND RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE ALL PART OF CALIFORNIA'S LEGACY AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUE SHAPING THE INCREDIBLE STATE WE ALL CALL HOME FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. ALTHOUGH TODAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL ANNIVERSARY, WE INVITE RESIDENTS TO JOIN US AGAIN AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, AS WE WELCOME SENATOR KELLY CITO TO OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE CITY'S PROCLAMATION TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. [5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming September as National Emergency Preparedness Month] SECOND ITEM WILL BE A PROCLAMATION, UH, FOR SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH. AND TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA HAVE JOYCE LEE WHO IS, UH, OUR, UH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PERSON IN THE CITY. UH, JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM. HELLO. HELLO. YOU DOING OKAY? YES. ALL RIGHTY. SEPTEMBER'S NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH. THIS NATIONWIDE COORDINATED EFFORT IS HELD EACH YEAR TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO TAKE ACTION AND LEARN PROPER SAFETY MEASURES TO FOLLOW BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY. TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, WE HAVE OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES COORDINATOR, JOYCE LEE JOYCE, PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS MONTH MEANS AND REMIND OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE UPCOMING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP. THANK YOU, MAYOR BENNETT AND COUNCIL. AS MAYOR BENNETT STATED, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND ANNUAL RECOGNITION RECOGNIZED, UH, TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS PREPAREDNESS STARTS AT HOME. THAT MEANS TAKING PRACTICAL STEPS WITH YOUR FAMILY TO GET READY BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES. TAKING STEPS NOW LIKE TALKING TO YOUR FAMILY AND LOVED ONES ABOUT YOUR EMERGENCY PLANS OR ORGANIZING IMPORTANT SUPPLIES AND KNOWING HOW YOU'LL COMMUNICATE DURING A DISASTER CAN HELP IN A BIG WAY. SIMPLE ACTIONS SUCH AS THIS AT HOME, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND RESILIENCE, AND HELP ENSURE THAT WHEN AN EMERGENCY DOES OCCUR, YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES ARE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY. THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS WILL BE HOSTING A FREE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH AT 6:00 PM AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER. TOPICS COVERED DURING THE WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE HOW TO BUILD AN EMERGENCY KIT, EMERGENCY FOOD AND WATER STORAGE, HOW TO SIGN UP FOR EMERGENCY ALERTS, THE IMPORTANCE OF WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS, DEFENSIBLE SPACE, WILDFIRE TERMINOLOGY, AND EVACUATION PROTOCOLS. A TELECOM PANEL WILL COVER WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED DURING AN EMERGENCY. AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM, CHINO HILLS POLICE [00:10:01] DEPARTMENT, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, AND MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, WILL HOST BOOTHS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS DURING THE EVENT. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE EVENT AND ALL ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE A FREE PHOTOABLE PHONE STAND WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A RAFFLE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN WIN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GIVEAWAY ITEMS. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. THANK YOU. GREAT. AND HERE WE GO. PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. IT WORKS BETTER, . [6. INTRODUCTION: New Employee: Noah Calderon, Community Services Coordinator, Community Services Department] NEXT WE HAVE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW EMPLOYEE, NOAH CALDRON FROM COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR FROM THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR PODIUM? PLEASE WELCOME TO THE TEAM. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME NOAH CALDERON AS OUR NEW COORDINATOR IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. NOAH PREVIOUSLY SERVED THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AS A RECREATION LEADER AND SPECIALIST FOR THREE YEARS WHILE COMPLETING HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN S UH, PSYCHOLOGY AT CAL POLY POMONA AFTER A BEEF TERM WITH THE CITY OF NORCO IN 2024. AS THEIR YOUTH AND ADULT SPORTS COORDINATOR COORDINATOR NOAH IS BACK TO WITH US AS A COORDINATOR AT COMMUNITY PARK. WELCOME BACK TO THE TEAM. NOAH. UH, HERE IS A CITY PEN. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, PLEASE? YES. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, FELLOW STAFF AND RESIDENTS. I'M VERY HONORED TO BE BACK HERE AS A COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR. AS SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THESE PROGRAMS, UM, AND WORKING AT THE PARKS, IT'S VERY APPARENT HOW MUCH YOU GUYS VALUE, UH, OUR OPEN SPACES, OUR PROGRAMS, AND JUST OUR COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. SO IT MADE IT VERY EASY TO DECIDE TO COME BACK AND WORK HERE. UM, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING OUR GRAND REOPENING THIS PAST WEEKEND. IT ACTUALLY REMINDED ME, UH, OF WHEN IT FIRST OPENED IN 2007 AND AT THE TIME MAYOR ROGERS VISITED, UH, MY FOURTH GRADE CLASS AND I TOLD HIM THAT HE SHOULD REALLY BUILD A SEPARATE FIELD, UH, FOR SOCCER. 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT BASEBALL IN OUR SOCCER FIELDS. UH, BUT IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE NOW 20 YEARS LATER AND SEE THAT THE PROGRAMS ARE STILL THRIVING THERE AND THAT I GET TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM THAT GETS TO MAKE SURE THE PLACE IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO DEVELOP AND GROW. SO, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS. [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] NEXT IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT. THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT COUNCIL AND RESIDENCE. JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS ON SOME EVENTS TONIGHT. THE CITY WILL HOST A FREE BULKY ITEM DROP OFF EVENT THIS SATURDAY FROM 8:00 AM TO NOON AT THE SHOP'S OVERFLOW PARKING LOT. RESIDENTS CAN PROPERLY DISPOSE OF BULKY ITEMS, APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRONIC WASTE. ALL VEHICLES MUST ENTER CITY CENTER DRIVE OFF BOYS REPUBLIC DRIVE NEAR THE LIBRARY. VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/COMMUNITY CLEANUP FOR A LIST OF ACCEPTED ITEMS AND THERE WILL BE A FREE SENIOR RESOURCE FAIR ON SEPTEMBER 19TH FROM 11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER. THE EVENT WILL FEATURE SENIOR SERVING ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING INFORMATION ABOUT BENEFITS AND SERVICES TO HELP OUR SENIORS STAY HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS, VENDOR GIVEAWAYS, LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, AND RAFFLE PRIZES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT. UH, AT [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] THIS POINT, UH, BETH, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION? YES, THERE WERE, UH, NINE OPIOID CASES THAT THE COURT, UM, EXCUSE ME, THAT THE COUNSEL CONSIDERED AND WE'VE BEEN DIRECTED TO FILE THE RELEASE SETTLEMENTS FOR THOSE NINE OPIOID SETTLEMENTS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE? UM, I WAS JUST GONNA STATE THE NAMES OF THE COMPANIES JUST SO PEOPLE KNOW AND IT CAN ALL BE LOOKED UP ON THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE, BUT THERE'S PURDUE AVOGEN, AMAL PHARMACEUTICALS, APOTEX HICKMA PHARMACEUTICALS, INDIVIOR, MYELIN PHARMACEUTICALS, SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, ZYDIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [7. 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.] MOVING ALONG TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, CHERYL, 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 AND REQUEST A SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. ALRIGHT, [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] SEEING OR HEARING NONE, UH, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. LEVI, ACTIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? [ 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.] ALRIGHT, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO [00:15:01] CITY BUSINESS. WE HAVE A CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH, UH, AS I BELIEVE, UH, 14 ITEMS. UH, ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANY OF THESE? YES. PETER? 16. SORRY. 16 AND 19. OKAY, PETER 16 AND 19. ANYONE ELSE? NO. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE REMAINDER, MR. MAYOR. ALRIGHT, MOTION SECOND. ALRIGHT, WALKING YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [16. Appropriate $252,800 from Special Maintenance Area 1 - Street Sweeping Fund and authorize execution of five-year maintenance services agreement with CMAX Commercial Maintenance, Inc., in amount not-to-exceed $2,591,100 to provide city-wide street sweeping services] ITEM NUMBER 16 IS TO APPROPRIATE. $252,800 FROM SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA, ONE STREET SWEEPING FUND AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FIVE YEAR MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CITYWIDE STREET SEAT SWEEPING SERVICES. SOMETIMES WE'LL PULL AN ITEM JUST FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CASES, UH, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE STREET SWEEPING. BEN, WHY DO WE, WHY ARE WE FUNDING STREET SWEEPING? WHAT'S THE POINT? UH, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. UM, THE, THE PRIMARY REASON THAT WE PROVIDE STREET SWEEPING IS TO PREVENT, UH, THE ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS THAT JUST HAPPENS THROUGH THE NORMAL OPERATIONS OF A STREET. FROM GETTING INTO OUR STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ENSURE, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, UH, DEBRIS DOESN'T GET INTO OUR WATERWAYS. AND SO, UH, WE DO THE STREET SWEEPING IN ORDER TO COLLECT, UH, THAT DEBRIS AND, UH, DISPOSE OF IT PROPERLY RATHER THAN HAVING IT RUN THROUGH THE STORM DRAIN SYSTEM. I KNOW IT'S, UH, BECAUSE PEOPLE COMPLAIN, WELL, WHY DO I HAVE TO MOVE MY CAR, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. BUT IT'S ALMOST AS IF IT'S MANDATORY THAT WE HAVE THIS, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO KEEP, UH, THE, UH, WATERWAYS CLEAN. AND THIS IS ONE WAY THAT WE, WE, WE ENSURE, UH, THAT WE'RE NOT CONTRIBUTING TO ANY NUMBER OF, UH, CONTAMINANTS AND, AND THOSE SYSTEMS THROUGH OUR STORM DRAIN, JUST LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. LOOKS LIKE THE, UM, THE CONTRACT HAS GROWN APPRECIABLY AS FAR AS THE COST TO DO, UH, STREET SWEEPING. THIS IS TRUE. THIS IS JUST, UH, MORE FOR INFORMATION'S SAKE. SO I'LL, I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. I GOT A QUESTION. OKAY, GO RIGHT AHEAD. THANK, THANK YOU MR. RAM. MAYOR. UM, DIDN'T WE SIGN A CONTRACT A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR STREETS SWEEPING? WASN'T THIS VALLEY VISTA? DIDN'T WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM? WE DID. WE DID. AND HOW LONG WAS THAT AGREEMENT WITH VALLEY VISTA DANIEL? WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL TERM FOR THAT AGREEMENT? WAS IT, WE EXECUTED A CONTRACT WITH VALLEY VISTA IN JUNE OF 2022, AND THAT WAS A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT. UM, HOWEVER, VALLEY VISTA WAS, UH, THE GROUP THAT CAME TO US, UH, ASKING TO PULL OUT OF THE CONTRACT. UM, SO THEY GAVE US SOME TIME TO GO OUT AND SOLICIT NEW BIDS. UM, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW. OKAY. WAS THERE AN ISSUE, LIKE WITH MILEAGE, WITH, WAS THERE A PROBLEM OR CONCERN THAT THEY HAD? THEY HAD CONCERNS WITH THE MILEAGE. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, DEMONSTRATE TO THEM THAT OUR MILEAGE WAS, UH, WAS ACCURATE, THAT WE DID GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE TO US THAT WE WERE WRONG. HOWEVER, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO PRODUCE THAT, UH, THAT INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION. DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? I'LL, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. ALRIGHT. LOCK IN THE VOTES ON ITEM 16. THANKS, MAYOR. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM 19 IS [19. Appropriate $217,300 from Open Space Management Fund and $148,000 from Oaks/Green Valley Fund to support enhanced fire risk reduction services, which includes $78,000 for tree trimming services performed by West Coast Arborists, $10,000 for biological monitoring by Leatherman BioConsulting, $27,300 for regulatory compliance for Santa Ana Watershed Association, and $250,000 for California Conservation Corps (CCC); find that exception to competitive bidding under Chino Hills Municipal Code Section 3.18.050.G applies to agreement with CCC because CCC is a governmental entity that provides cost-effective services while offering valuable skills development to young participants; authorize execution of Inter-Agency Sponsor Agreement with CCC and project agreement for fuel reduction, brush clearance and invasive species clearance in amount of $250,000; and find that proposed project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act ] TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENHANCED FIRE RISK REDUCTION SERVICES AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR FUEL REDUCTION AND BRUSH CLEARANCE. SAME TYPE OF, UH, APPROACH TO, UM, SOME QUESTIONING. OBVIOUSLY WE'RE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT FIRE RISK IN CHINO HILLS AND THEY'VE HAD SOME CHANGES AS FAR AS MAPS AND, AND, UH, LEVELS OF HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES. UH, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW? I'M GONNA ASK, UH, DANIEL BOBADILLA, OUR, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ENGINEER. UH, HE OVERSEES THE DEPARTMENT THAT, UH, UH, IS EXECUTING THIS SO HE COULD GIVE US THE BEST RESPONSE. THANKS, BEN. UM, SO RECENTLY THE STATE, UM, ADOPTED A, OR PREPARED A NEW FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY MAP AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPTED BY, UM, CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT. UM, ALONG WITH THAT NEW FIRE MAP, UH, A LARGER PORTION OF THE CITY IS NOW UNDER A HIGH FIRE ZONE, WHICH MEANS THAT FROM A CITY STANDPOINT, WE HAVE NEW REQUIREMENTS. WE HAVE TO, UM, MODIFY THE WAY WE MANAGE OUR VEGETATION, A LOT MORE TREE TRIMMING, A LOT MORE, UM, UH, LANDSCAPE, UH, OR RAISING OUR CAN TREE CANOPIES, UM, REMOVAL OF DEBT TREES. UH, IT'S A LOT MORE WORK THAT, UH, IS NOW REQUIRED OF THE CITY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT NEW ORDINANCE. UH, SO TONIGHT'S ACTION WILL, UH, AUTHORIZE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS SO THAT WE CAN START, UM, BATTLING SOME OF THOSE. UM, THE, THOSE ISSUES, WE DO HAVE FOUR SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO CARRY OUT. UM, SOME OF THEM ARE COMPLETING EXISTING PROJECTS, [00:20:01] UH, ONE BEING CARBON CANYON CREEK. UH, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE DID START WITH, UH, THE KILL AND DRILL AND KILL OF, UH, PALM TREES. WE STILL HAVE A FEW PALM TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION IN THE CREEK THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS. UH, THERE'S A COUPLE OF, UH, THERE'S MORNINGSIDE PARK IN THE NORTHERN, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE WEST SIDE OF THE CITY THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE HIGH FIRE ZONE, BUT NOW IT IS. SO NOW WE HAVE TO GO OUT AND, UM, AND CLEAN OUT A DENSE PORTION OF THE PARK. SO THOSE ARE SOME EXAMPLES. UH, THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT HAS TO BE DONE IN FUTURE YEARS. UM, AND WE WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL, UM, WHEN, WHEN WE'RE READY FOR THOSE ACTIONS. OKAY. RAY, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, DANIEL, UM, WITH THESE NEW FIRE MAPS, THERE'S LIKE THREE AREAS NOW HIGH, VERY HIGH, AND THEN WHATEVER, DIFFERENT RANGES. SO CHINO HILLS USED TO BE PROBABLY PRETTY CLOSE TO ABOUT MAYBE 18, 20% OF ALL OF CHINO HILLS THAT WAS CONSIDERED HIGH. NOW MOST OF THE CITY NOW IS EITHER IN HIGH OR VERY HIGH. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. AND IS THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY, IS THIS ACTUALLY, DO WE NEED MORE MONEY? UM, IS THIS GONNA BE ENOUGH MONEY TO, TO TAKE CARE OF THE ALL OUR OPEN SPACE AND THROUGHOUT THE CITY? NOT ALL OF IT. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER, UH, WE'LL CALL IT A PHASING PLAN. UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT, UH, TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN BECOME OR BE IN COMPLIANCE. UM, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO, TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, UH, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT A FACING PLAN WHERE WITH WITHIN THREE TO FIVE YEARS WE CAN BE IN COMPLIANCE, BUT THAT WON'T TAKE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN THE FUTURE TO MAINTAIN, UM, ALL THAT VEGETATION. IT'S NOT JUST A ONE TIME DEAL. WE CUT A TREE, WE TRIM A TREE, THAT TREE'S GONNA GROW BACK. WE GOTTA, WE HAVE TO GO BACK, UH, EVERY SO OFTEN. AND, UM, AND, UH, ABATE IT. UM, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE, WE ABATEMENT THAT WE DO ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. SO, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE AS PART OF THIS NEW ORDINANCE. WELL, I KNOW I LOOKED, I'VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY CITY IS THE OPEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE. ALL THE TREES WE HAVE, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. PLUS WE HAVE THE STATE PARK. SO THE STATE PARK, I KNOW THERE WAS AN AUDIT DONE AT THE STATE PARK. DO WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON THERE BY ANY CHANCE? WITH THE AUDIT? THE AUDIT, I WILL PUNT THAT BACK TO BEN TO GIVE AN UPDATE. SO THE, THE CITY'S THOUGHT, UH, UH, ACTUALLY KELLY CTO WAS, UH, INSTRUMENTAL AND, UH, HELPING US IMPRESS ON, UH, THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE, UH, OUR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE STATE PARK MAINTAINS, UH, THE PROPERTY, SPECIFICALLY FROM A FIRE RISK PERSPECTIVE. THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY THE JLAC OR JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE. UH, BUT THEY WORK WITH, UH, STATE AUDITORS IN ORDER TO EXECUTE THAT. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN UPDATE ON THE TIMING AS OF YET, BUT, UH, WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE STATE PARK STAFF AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL HEAR AT SOME POINT IN TIME WHAT THEIR FINDINGS ARE. BUT WE DON'T HAVE A TIMEFRAME YET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BEN. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, I WAS IN THE FIRE SERVICE TOTAL FOR ABOUT 35 YEARS. UM, PUBLIC SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I JUST WANNA THANK PUBLIC WORKS, MY COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SO THANK YOU. OKAY, THANKS PETER. YEAH, AND JUST FINISHING UP, I WAS GONNA SAY SOMETHING SIMILAR EXCEPT FOR MY LACK OF SERVICE IN THE FIRE SERVICE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE TAKE VERY SERIOUSLY. OUR PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR FIRE AND POLICE SERVICES, SOMETHING WE'VE ALWAYS SHOWN IN OUR VARIOUS TIMES ON THE CITY COUNCIL. NUMBER ONE PRIORITY TO MAKE SURE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TOWN IS SUFFICIENT WHEN IT COMES TO THE ROADS. WE'RE INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALSO POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES. SO WE'RE ALWAYS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR, OUR TEAMS WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, ANYTHING HAVING TO DO THIS, INCLUDING FIRE AND FIRE, WE'VE SEEN THE DEVASTATION THAT TAKES PLACE. WE'VE HAD OUR, OUR SHARE OF FIRES AND TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE AS BEST WE CAN HAVE AN AWESOME FIRE SERVICE. AND THEY'RE VERY PROACTIVE IN WHAT WE DO. AND THIS IS PART OF IT AS THE, THE CITY'S JUMPING IN TO, TO TAKE CARE OF MORE ISSUES OR AS MANY ISSUES AS WE CAN AFFORD TO TAKE CARE OF. SO I THINK IT'S, UH, IMPORTANT THAT WE PUSH THESE PROGRAMS AS MUCH AS WE CAN. SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, I'LL SECOND. OKAY. OKAY. BEFORE WE TAKE OUR VOTE REAL QUICK, I JUST, BEN, YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING. IT, IT MY ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOU. UH, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO THIS, BECAUSE IT, WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE CANOPY. UH, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEAVES ARE, ARE THE LIMBS THAT ARE HIGHER OFF THE GROUND. WE ALSO ARE GONNA BE REQUIRED TO TAKE DOWN SOME CITY OWNED TREES AS A RESULT OF THIS. WE WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THAT HAS TREES OUT NEAR YOUR BACKYARD OR WHATEVER. IF THEY ARE A CITY OWNED TREE, YOU HAVE TO LET THE CITY KNOW ABOUT IT. BUT DO NOT BE CUTTING THEM DOWN YOURSELF. YOU DO NOT HAVE THE, THE RIGHT TO CUT DOWN CITY OWNED TREES. WE WILL BE, BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HERITAGE TREES, UH, NOT HAVING TO REMOVE THOSE, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE AS A CITY WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THOSE TREES. UH, SO I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. [00:25:01] SO LET'S LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. OKAY. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. UH, CHERYL WILL INTRODUCE THE FOUR DIFFERENT, UH, ITEMS THAT WE HAVE AND WHO ON STAFF WILL BE GIVING A BRIEF REPORT BEFORE THE, UH, COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND MOTION. OUR FIRST ITEM NUMBER [22. Introduce Ordinance to update City’s discontinuation of Residential Water Service for Non-Payment Policy to ensure continued compliance under Senate Bill 998 entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Amending Chino Hills Municipal Code Chapter 13.05 Utility Billing, Section 13.05.060 "Billing and Collection - Generally", Section 13.05.070 “Late Payment of Utility Bills”, Section 13.05.130 “Notices” and Section 13.05.140 “Discontinuance of Service” and Finding That This Ordinance is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act” for first reading by title only and waiving further reading and approve updates to Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual Section 4.3 - Discontinuation of Residential Water Service for Non-Payment] 22 IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE TO UPDATE THE CITY'S DISCONTINUATION OF RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE FOR NONPAYMENT POLICY TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE UNDER SENATE BILL 9 98 FINANCE STRUCTURE BAER TO PRESENT. GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. TONIGHT, I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH PROPOSED UPDATES TO OUR UTILITY BILLING POLICY AND RELATED SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO GIVE SOME BACKGROUND. IN 2018, SENATE BILL 9 9 8 SET STATEWIDE RULES FOR RESIDENTIAL WATER SHUTOFFS. THIS INCLUDED ADVANCED NOTICE PROTECTIONS FOR LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND OPTIONS FOR PAYMENT PLANS. IN 2023, SENATE BILL THREE EXPANDED THOSE PROTECTIONS. OUR STAFF HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED THESE PRACTICES AND NOW WE'RE UPDATING OUR OFFICIAL POLICY AND MUNICIPAL CODE. SO EVERYTHING IS CLEAR, CONSISTENT, AND TRANSPARENT. THE FIRST SET OF UPDATES IS RELATED TO SECTIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 13.05. IN THE BILLING AND COLLECTION SECTION. WE BETTER DEFINED WHEN A BILL IS CONSIDERED DELINQUENT IN THE LATE PAYMENT. UM, IN THE LATE PAYMENT OF UTILITY BILL SECTION, WE CLARIFIED THAT LATE PENALTIES WILL NOT BE CHARGED ON BANK HOLIDAYS. IN THE NOTICES SECTION, WE REMOVE THE REFERENCE TO 21 DAYS TO PAY SINCE NO NOTICE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT TIMEFRAME. AND IN THE DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE SECTION, WE CLARIFIED THAT WATER SERVICE WILL NOT BE DISCONTINUED ON A BANK HOLIDAY. THE SECOND SET OF UPDATES IS TO OUR DISCONTINUATION OF RESIDENTIAL WATER SERVICE FOR NON-PAYMENT POLICY. THERE ARE THREE MAIN CHANGES. FIRST, WE CLARIFIED THAT THE POLICY DOES NOT APPLY IF THE SHUTOFF IS CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED ACTIONS BY THE CUSTOMER. SECOND, WE WILL NOW OFFER ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PLANS TO ALL CUSTOMERS WHO NEED THEM, NOT JUST THOSE WITH MEDICAL OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS. AND THIRD, ANY ADULT LIVING AT THE PROPERTY, NOT JUST THE ACCOUNT HOLDER, CAN NOW FILE AN APPEAL IF APPROVED. THESE UPDATES ALONG WITH THE UPDATED POLICY WILL TAKE EFFECT ON OCTOBER 23RD, 2025. I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ALRIGHT, ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR KRISTA ON THIS FOR CLARIFICATION? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST HAVE A QUICK REQUEST FOR KRISTA. UM, I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION, BUT COULD WE GET A LIST OF ALL THE CURRENT DELINQUENT COMMERCIAL WATER ACCOUNTS? I'M CURIOUS. UM, I CAN GET YOU THAT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. THAT'S AWESOME. UM, WE HAVE, I KIND OF GET A LIST OF IF THEY HAVE A LARGER BALANCE, UM, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. THE CO COMMERCIAL IS NOT KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS OF PEOPLE THAT COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS THAT OWE US FOR THEIR WATER RIGHT NOW. THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR. IT'S, IT'S NOT AS COMMON AS THE RESIDENTIAL, SO. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR. A FEW. THAT'S WHY I WAS OKAY, GOOD TO HEAR. BUT YOU CAN STILL GIVE THAT TO US. THAT'D BE GREAT. YES. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT, MOVE THE ITEM, SIR. ALRIGHT. MOTION SECOND. SECOND. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, ITEM [23. Introduce Ordinance amending Section 12.48.020 which modifies signage language and size of lettering for Government Center overnight closure to be consistent with other City signage entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Section 12.48.020 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code and Finding the Same to be Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act” for first reading by title only and waiving further reading] 23. ITEM 23 IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.4 8.20, WHICH MODIFIES SIGNAGE, LANGUAGE, AND SIZE OF LETTERING FOR THE GOVERNMENT CENTER OVERNIGHT CLOSURE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CITY SIGNAGE, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HILL WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. AS MENTIONED, UH, THIS ORDINANCE WILL MODIFY THIS SIGN LANGUAGE, UH, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RELATED TO THE OVERNIGHT CLOSURE OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. UH, THE COUNCIL ORIGINALLY ADOPTED THE CLOSURE HOURS IN AN ORDINANCE IN DECEMBER, 2024. HOWEVER, UH, AFTER THAT ADOPTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE SIGN LANGUAGE AS ORIGINALLY REQUIRED AND THE ORDINANCE WAS TOO LENGTHY, WOULD'VE REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF NUMEROUS SIZE PROHIBITIVE SIGNS. THOSE SIGNS WERE ESTIMATED AT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THREE FEET BY FIVE FEET, OR FOUR FEET BY SIX FEET. IT WAS, THEY WERE VERY LARGE SIGNS. SO AFTER THAT WE WORKED WITH THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, UH, AND DRAFTED A NEW ORDINANCE, UH, WITH THE SAME CLOSURE TIMEFRAMES AS THE SAME PARAMETERS, BUT WITH DIFFERENT LANGUAGE SIGN LANGUAGE, UH, WITH MUCH LESS REQUIREMENTS ON THE SIGNAGE AND THAT ORDINANCE. AND IT'LL ALLOW FOR SMALLER SIGNS OF APPROXIMATELY 18 INCHES BY 24 INCHES, WHICH ARE MORE COMMON, UH, AS YOU FIND AROUND THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. AND THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OR CLARIFICATION? I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM, SIR. ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 24. [24. Introduce Ordinance establishing a comprehensive process for issuing and recording Notice of Violations that pertain to use and/or development of real property entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adding Chapter 1.40 (Issuance and Recordation of Notices of Violation) to Title 1 of the Chino Hills Municipal Code" for first reading by title only and waiving further reading] THIS ITEM IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS FOR ISSUING AND RECORDING NOTICE OF VIOLATIONS THAT PERTAIN TO USE AND [00:30:01] OR DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HILL TO PRESENT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN, UH, THIS ITEM IS ESSENTIALLY RELATED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES. UM, AND IT ALLOWS THE ISSUANCE AND RECORDATION OF NOTICES OF VIOLATION, UH, FOR PROPERTY RELATED MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATIONS. THERE ARE CERTAIN ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS ASSOCIATED WITH REAL PROPERTY THAT CAN BE BOTH CHALLENGING AND TIME CONSUMING. AND THE USE OF A NOTICE OF VIOLATION PROCESS CAN BE VALUABLE TOOL IN ENSURING ABATEMENT AND CORRECTIONS OF SOME PROPERTY RELATED VIOLATIONS. THIS NOTICE WOULD TYPICALLY NOT BE USED FOR IMMEDIATE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES, THOUGH THOSE ITEMS WOULD TAKE A DIFFERENT PROCESS TO DIFFERENT ABATEMENT PROCESS THROUGH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. UM, THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION WOULD BE RECORDED AGAINST THE PROPERTY THROUGH THE COUNTY RECORDER AND WOULD PROVIDE A NOTICE TO THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER OF AN OUTSTANDING MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION WITH THE INTENT OF ENCOURAGING COMPLIANCE. THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPEAL A VIOLATION THROUGH AN INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER PRIOR TO THE RECORDING. AND ANY RECORDED NOTICE OF VIOLATION WOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY ONCE THE PROPERTY IS BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE. UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. BOTH MYSELF AND THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. POINT OF CLARIFICATION. WOULD YOU EXPLAIN A, AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF PROPERTY EVALUATION? WOULD THAT BE BETH OR YOU, UH, NOTICE OF VI THE NOTICE OF, UH, VIOLATION. DO YOU WANNA GIVE IT THE TYPE OF VIOLATION THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS CHANGE? SURE. THERE MIGHT BE A, A STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED, BUT PERHAPS THE, UM, THERE SOMETIMES WE GET STUCK WHEN THE HOMEOWNER IS MAYBE TOO INFIRM TO DEAL WITH THE SITUATION. SO, AND IT'S NOT IMMEDIATE HEALTH AND SAFETY, BUT IT IS A VIOLATION OF SETBACK LAW. SO THEN THIS MIGHT BE RECORDED ON THE PROPERTY SO THAT THE SUBSEQUENT OWNER KNOWS THAT IT'S OUT OF VIOLATION AND HOPEFULLY IT CAN BE FIXED WHEN THE PROPERTY EVENTUALLY CHANGES HANDS. OKAY. COULD THIS BE I ITEMS LIKE, UH, BUILD UNAUTHORIZED BUILDING OR IN INTRUSION INTO, UH, SETBACK AREAS? INTRUSION INTO SETBACK FOR BUILDING CODE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. THOSE WOULD BE HANDLED THROUGH A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE THROUGH THE BUILDING CODE. BUT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT PROCEDURES, THOSE PROCEDURES ON THE BOOK. BUT THIS WE DID NOT HAVE. UM, UM, FOR A LONG TIME THIS WASN'T, WELL FIRST FOR A TIME BACK, THIS WASN'T ALLOWED. BUT THIS, THERE'S NOW STATUTORY AUTHORITY THAT ALLOWS CITIES TO DO THIS. SO I'M BRINGING THIS IN. OKAY. ANOTHER UM, RAY QUESTION FOR THE PERSON. YES, THANK YOU. WHEN I FIRST GOT ELECTED, I'M NOT GONNA SAY THE PERSON'S NAME BECAUSE SHE CALLED ME A DA DUMB MAN, BUT WHAT I AM GONNA SAY IS THAT THIS IS GONNA HELP US OUT. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, WE'LL SAY ENCROACHMENT A POOL. IN ADDITION, IN ORDER FOR YOU TO CLEAR TITLE, THIS HAS TO BE CORRECTED, WHICH MEANS YOU CANNOT SELL THE PROPERTY AND CLOSE IT UNTIL THIS IS REMEDIED. IS THAT CORRECT? NOT EXACTLY. IT WILL BE ON TITLE. SO THE OWNER WILL BE NOTIFIED. GENERALLY THEY DO WANT TO CLEAR TI CLEAR THIS BEFORE THEY'LL ISSUE TITLE INSURANCE. WELL, THE TITLE COMPANY WILL CLEAR IT. RIGHT? SO IT WILL, BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THIS LAW REQUIRES IT TO BE CLEARED. BUT IT WILL AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE, THE TITLE COMPANY TO ISSUE TITLE INSURANCE WILL ALMOST ALWAYS ASK FOR IT TO BE CLEARED. AND ALSO LENDERS. LENDERS WILL REQUIRE CLEAR TITLE. YEAH. SO I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING IT. IT'S IMPORTANT. AND FURTHER QUESTIONS? NO, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. ALRIGHT. MOTION AND A SECOND. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT. ITEM 25 25 [25. Review and file update to City Hall Fire Emergency Declaration in accordance with Public Construction Code 22050 and continue to authorize City Manager to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements related to repair and restoration of City Hall under Chino Hills Municipal Code 2.08.065.A.1. on an emergency basis and determine by four-fifths vote the need to continue existence of local emergency for City Hall Fire pursuant to Public Construction Code Section 22050 until action is terminated] IS TO REVIEW AND FILE AN UPDATE TO THE CITY HALL FIRE EMERGENCY DECLARATION. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE REPAIR AND DETERMINE BY FOUR FIFTHS VOTE THE NEED TO CONTINUE THE EXISTENCE OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY HALL FIRE. OKAY, I'M SORRY. CITY MANAGER MONTGOMERY WILL PRESENT BEEN THE SYSTEM AN EXTENSION OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE THE FIRE DAMAGE. IS THAT CORRECT? EXACTLY. UH, PART OF THE PROCESS FOR ESTABLISHING A, UH, LOCAL EMERGENCY AND, UH, WITH THE ADDITIONAL, UM, AUTHORITY THAT THE COUNCIL GAVE TO ME AS A CITY MANAGER IN ORDER TO, UH, SPEED UP THE RESTORATION OF THE CITY HALL, UH, WE HAVE TO BRING THIS BACK TO EVERY REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO, UH, GIVE YOU AN UPDATE TO SHARE THE PROGRESS AND TO ESTABLISH, UH, WHETHER OR NOT, UH, I WE STILL NEED ALL OF THOSE, UH, LET'S CALL 'EM, UH, EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY, UM, TO GIVE, UH, THE PUBLIC HERE. 'CAUSE I'M, I'M FINDING MORE AND MORE NOT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE CITY HALL EXPERIENCE, UH, A FIRE ON JUNE 23RD, UH, THE FIRE, UH, CAUSED SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING. ALSO, WE HAD EXTENSIVE WATER DAMAGE. AND SINCE THAT TIME, OVER THE LAST 11 WEEKS, UH, FROM THEN TO NOW, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO RESTORE, UH, THE CITY HALL. UH, WE HAVE, UH, SUCCESSFULLY, UH, RE UH, RE RECONSTRUCTED, UH, ALL OF THE DAMAGE ON THE SECOND FLOOR STAFF THAT, UH, WORK ON THAT, UH, UH, FLOOR. AND IN THOSE AREAS HAVE RETURNED TO CITY HALL [00:35:01] FROM THE TEMPORARY WORK AREAS, BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE FIRST FLOOR, UH, WHICH, UH, EXPERIENCE, UH, MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. UM, WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE, UH, UH, OUR STAFF BACK IN THE BUILDING AT THE BEGINNING OF OCTOBER. UH, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, THE CALIFORNIA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE, UH, AUTHORITY, UH, TO, UH, MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD. THERE IS A INDEPENDENT, OR AT LEAST INDEPENDENT FROM THE CITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIM ADJUSTER THAT REVIEWS THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE. UH, WE HAVE BEEN, UH, VERY SUCCESSFUL IN A QUICK TURNAROUND, UH, BUT WE STILL HAVE, UH, QUITE A BIT TO GO. AND SO, UH, FOR TONIGHT, UH, WE ARE, UH, ASKING THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER CONTINUING THE, UH, THE, UH, EMERGENCY DECLARATION SO THAT, UH, WE CAN, UH, CONTINUE TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD. ALRIGHT. AND ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE HAVE THAT WE'D LIKE YOU TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC, WE CAN DO UNDER, UM, CITY MANAGERS UPDATES. IS THAT OKAY? UH, SURE. I'M, I'M TRYING TO KEEP THE COUNCIL WELL INFORMED AND THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE QUESTIONS CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE CITY AS WELL. ALRIGHT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION. CAN A BASEBALL GAME? NO, NO. A MOTION ABOUT A SECOND. I'LL DO A SECOND. YES. ALRIGHT. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, THAT [26. Designate Voting Delegate and Alternate for Cal Cities Annual Conference scheduled for October 8 through 10, 2025, in Long Beach, California] COMPLETES THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR ITEMS. WE NOW HAVE AN ITEM, UH, INITIATED BY CITY COUNCIL. CHERYL, WOULD YOU READ THAT INTO THE RECORD PLEASE? THIS ITEM IS TO DESIGNATE A VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE CAL CITY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 8TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2025 IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. OKAY. CAN I NOMINATE, UH, MR. MARQUEZ? I WAS GONNA NOMINATE, UH, MRS. MORAN. NO, PETER AND I ARE LEAVING. I'LL BE THERE. WE'LL BE GONE EARLY. YEAH. OKAY. I USUALLY AM. YOU'RE USUALLY THE GUY IN THAT. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA SECOND THE MOTION ON RAY MARQUEZ AND I'LL THIRD IT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. PERFECT. WHY CAN YOU VOTE? PLEASE NEED AN ALTERNATE? WE NEED AN ALTERNATE AS WELL. I'LL DO THE ALTERNATE. THAT'S FINE. OKAY. BRIAN AND WHO THAT WENT REALLY FAST. I, WHO GAVE THE SECOND? I DOESN'T MATTER. I DID HIS MOTION. MY SECOND FOR RAY AND THE ALTERNATE. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE BRIAN. SURE. ALRIGHT. IT'S JUST BRIAN. OKAY. OKAY. RAY'S WHAT? IT ALWAYS STICKS AROUND TO THE END SO IT MAKES SENSE. HE'S THE ONE THAT WENT ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT HIS PLACE. PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. SO HE'S GONNA BE THERE. MAYOR BENNETT. OH, I UNDID IT. I'M SORRY. THERE YOU GO. MOTION PASSES. FOUR ONE WITH MARQUE VOTING. YEAH. IS THAT THE FORMAL VOTE OR ARE WE FIVE ZERO. EVERYBODY ALWAYS SAYS WE VOTE THE SAME. SO THIS IS GOT IT. FORMAL VOTE. HE'S DOING IT FOR THE STATS. FOR THE STATS. LIKE THE FINAL ACT OF DEFIANCE I LIKE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER [27. Site Plan Review No. SPR-0001-2025 and Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0001-2025 - Hills View Pleasant Living Assisted Living Facility located at 2549 Madrugada Drive, Michael Frazier, applicant on behalf of Niaz Khalid, property owner: The Planning Commission adopted resolution approving Site Plan Review No. SPR-0001-2025 and Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0001-2025 for the addition of a 13,180-square-feet, to existing 14,612 square-foot main building, permitting the operation of assisted living facility and determining project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval, as amended] 27. NOW WE'RE GOING INTO, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS. ANYONE WISH TO DO OR PULL OR SAY ANYTHING WITH ABOUT 27? NO. ALL RIGHT. NOT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS VETTED PRETTY, PRETTY NICELY BY PLANNING COMMISSION. OKAY. ALRIGHT, [28. 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.] MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AG AGENDA ITEMS OR NON AGENDA ITEMS. CHERYL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ INTO THAT? WHAT THAT COVERS AT THIS TIME? PUBLIC, THE 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. AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKER CARDS, WHICH WOULD ALLOT THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. ALRIGHT, THE FIRST SPEAKER IS DOUG MCALLISTER. MR. MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, TAKING THE TIME FOR THIS EVENING. UH, MY NAME IS DOUG MCALLISTER. I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF, UH, FOR, FOR FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS. AND I'M HERE TO, UM, FIRST OF ALL, JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, BEFORE I GET INTO WHY I'M HERE. I'M HERE. UM, I WANNA JUST GIVE, UH, SOME KUDOS TO YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. UH, EVERYTHING I'M ABOUT TO TALK ABOUT, UM, MAYBE THEY'VE BEEN VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF. AND, UM, I'M HERE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT IT. IT IS THE COPPER THEFT WE'RE DEALING WITH RIGHT NOW. IT IS, UM, ACROSS THE NATION. IT'S, IT'S EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS. UM, IN CALIFORNIA IT'S THE WORST. UM, RIVERSIDE COUNTY ALONE HAS BEEN HIT OVER A HUNDRED TIMES JUST SINCE JANUARY. UM, YOU'VE BEEN HIT A COUPLE TIMES. I THINK IT'S BEEN SIX TIMES SINCE JULY, I BELIEVE. AND, UM, EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS, UM, WHAT IT IS, IS FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T KNOW, THERE'LL BE THIEVES THAT WILL COME IN, THEY'LL CUT DOWN THE POLES, THEY'LL CUT DOWN THE COPPER. AND AS COPPER BECOMES MORE AND MORE VALUABLE, WE SEE MORE AND MORE OF THIS HAPPENING. AND IT'S A LOW HANGING FRUIT, IF YOU WILL. UH, CRIME, IT'S ALSO HARD TO POLICE BECAUSE, UM, IT IS TYPICALLY IN PLACES WHERE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CARS AT THE TIME OR, OR REMOTE AREAS. AND SO, ONCE AGAIN, UM, ON BEHALF OF FRONTIER AS THEIR VICE PRESIDENT, [00:40:01] I WANT TO THANK YOUR, YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT. 'CAUSE THEY'VE, THEY'VE, THEY'VE BROUGHT SOME GREAT ATTENTION TO THIS AND I THINK THEY'VE DONE THE BEST THEY CAN, UM, AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO TO HELP US DEAL WITH THIS THING. BUT EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS, IT TAKES DOWN 9 1 1. IT TAKES DOWN THE FIRST RESPONDER SYSTEMS. IT TAKES DOWN OUR, THE CELL SITES, IT TAKES DOWN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, UM, IT TAKES DOWN HOMES, RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, HOSPITALS. UM, WE'VE HAD MIL MILITARY BASES GO DOWN, UM, IN, IN KEEPING WITH YOUR, UM, PROCLAMATION THIS, THIS EVENING FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. UM, THIS IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A HOMELAND SECURITY ISSUE. AND SO IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE FIND A SOLUTION FOR IT. MY REASON FOR BEING HERE IS BASICALLY JUST A WAY RAISE AWARENESS FOR IT. IF WE HAVE CUSTOMERS IN YOUR TOWN AND SOMETIMES WHEN THEY HAVE GONE OUT, HAVE NOT UNDERSTOOD WHY. AND 99% OF THE TIME IT'S BECAUSE OF THESE CABLE THEFTS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON. UM, AND SO I WOULD INVITE THE CITY, CITY MANAGER, UH, DEPARTMENT, WHOEVER. UM, ANYTIME THIS KIND OF HAPPENS, JUST FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME DIRECTLY. I'LL, I'LL LEAVE A CARD HERE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION. BUT, UM, ALSO TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT WE ARE OFFERING, UM, ALL OF THE CARRIERS AND EVERYONE WHO HAS USES COPPER HAVE REWARDS. UM, AND FRONTIER'S OFFERING A $15,000 REWARD FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT LEADS THE ARREST AND, AND, AND, UM, AND CONVICTION OF FOLKS WHO ARE, WHO ARE DOING THIS. UM, IT IS A CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY, UM, IN MY BOOK, BUT IS ONE THAT HAS HORRIFIC EFFECTS. IF YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO CALL 9 1 1 'CAUSE YOU FELL AND YOU CAN'T GIVE UP AND YOU WON'T GET 9 1 1 BECAUSE THEY CUT DOWN THE WIRES, THAT IS A, THAT'S A MAJOR ISSUE. SO I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS AND ONCE AGAIN, UM, I PARTNER WITH YOUR CITY AS WELL SO WE MAYBE CAN FIND A SOLUTION FOR IT. AND IF WE CAN FIND ONE THAT WORKS FOR HERE, MAYBE WE'LL FIND ONE THAT WORKS FOR THE REST OF THE NATION AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TIM BOWMAN. GOOD EVENING. I'M TIM BOWMAN, RE, HOA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. UH, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE TRASH PICKUP SCHEDULE IS GONNA CHANGE FROM FRIDAY TO THURSDAY, SUGGESTED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THURSDAY IS OUR TR UH, STREET SWEEPER. SO IF THAT WERE TO COME TO PASS, WE WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE OUR STREET, UH, SWEEPER SCHEDULE OR EVEN STREET SWEEPER IF THEY CAN'T ACCOMMODATE US. AND WE HAVE TO CHANGE ALL THE SIGNAGE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO REFLECT PROPER, THE NEW STREET SWEEP DAY. SO JUST MAKE YOU AWARE THAT THE COUNCIL, THAT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT MOVING THE STREET FEE, THE TRASH PICKUP FROM FRIDAY TO THURSDAY WON'T WORK OUT FOR US. MONDAY, TUESDAY WILL WORK FINE. WEDNESDAY, IF THERE'S A HOLIDAY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, WE'LL PUSH IT TO THURSDAY MIGHT CREATE AN ISSUE TOO. SO MONDAY, IF YOU, IF THEY NEED TO CHANGE IT, MONDAY, TUESDAY WILL BEST FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. TYPICALLY WE DON'T COMMENT ON THESE, THESE COMMENTS, BUT IS IS THERE SOME WAY, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT HE COULD TALK TO AND CAN WE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? UH, I'D ASK HIM TO JUST SHARE HIS CONTACTING INFORMATION WITH OUR OFFICE AND WE WILL REACH OUT. UH, I ANTICIPATE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, THE COUNCIL WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT A PROPOSED, UH, UH, CHANGE TO, UH, TRASH, UH, PICKUP, UH, UH, SCHEDULES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WE JUST WANTED TO BE SURE YOU GET THAT YOUR ISSUE IS GOING TO BE, UH, HAVE OUR ATTENTION AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT AS BEST WE CAN. ALRIGHT. THIRD ITEM OR THIRD PERSON? NEXT SPEAKER IS JIM GALLAGHER. ALRIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL STAFF AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. UH, FIRST I JUST WANNA SAY, HEY, CONGRATULATIONS TO US 175 YEARS STATEHOOD. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE PROUD OF. LET'S HOPE WE THRIVE FOR 175 MORE YEARS. UH, I COME TONIGHT WITH A CONCERN, I USUALLY DO. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE, UH, RAID ON THE CHINO HILLS CAR WASH ON PIPELINE AVENUE THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH. IN FACT, IF IT WASN'T FOR OUR VERY OWN REPORTER FROM THE CHAMPION, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT. UH, MOST OF YOU THAT ARE NOT AWARE OF IT WAS THERE WERE FIVE EMPLOYEES THAT WERE TAKEN AWAY BY MEN AND MASKS AND UNMARKED CARS. UH, THE, ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER, UH, THREE OF THEM WERE BEING DETAINED AT THE SANTA ANA DETENTION CENTER. MAYBE THEY'RE OUT BY NOW. AND THE FAMILIES OF THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES DID NOT EVEN HEAR FROM THEM AND HAD NO IDEA WHERE THEY WERE. UH, SO I AM KIND OF CONCERNED ABOUT THESE ONGOING RAIDS. THEY ARE NOW COMING HERE TO CHINO HILLS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW, AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T ANSWER THIS, MR. MAYOR, HAVE YOU REACHED OUT TO THE OWNER OF THAT, UH, CAR WASH? I THINK IT'S DISRUPTION IN BUSINESS IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE DO. WE DO. WE SHOULD ALL TAKE A LOOK. IT'S BEEN DONE. FANTASTIC. YEAH. UH, SAME THING. UH, CAPTAIN GERARD, ARE WE AWARE OF OTHER ACTIVITY? DO WE KEEP AN EYE ON IT? [00:45:01] I KNOW WE CAN'T INTERFERE, BUT I DO THINK THAT AS A CITY WE STILL WANT TO KEEP, UH, THIS CITY TO BE SOMEPLACE THAT WE'RE PROUD OF. NOT A CITY WHERE PEOPLE JUST COME IN AND RAID AND ARREST OUR, OUR, UH, RESIDENTS OR WORKERS AND TAKE THEM AWAY. SO, THANK YOU. MM-HMM . AND THANKS FOR REACHING OUT. I APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT, OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS BOBBY PATEL. HELLO. SOUNDS GOOD. GOOD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? HEY, I, I'VE SPOKEN TO A FEW OF YOU ABOUT A, UM, UH, A WATER BILL ISSUE AT THE WOODVIEW PLAZA. MM-HMM . UM, THIS THING'S COMING AROUND. UH, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT LETTER I WROTE? I DIDN'T REALLY WRITE IT. CHAT. GPT WROTE IT. MM. I CAN'T WRITE THIS. WELL, . OH, I'LL JUST, UH, YEAH, I CAN START. UM, RIGHT NOW THE CENTER IS BEING SERVED BY ONE MASTER METER AND IT'S IN OUR, OR MY PARCEL'S NAME. THE, UH, MANDA INC. PARCEL. THE METER IS NOT ON AMANDA INC'S LAND. AND AS I I I PUT IN HERE, I PUT A, A, A, UM, AN EMAIL THREAD FROM ME AND BEN ABOUT THE CITY'S POSITION ON IT. AND WHERE I, WE KIND OF LEFT IT AND I, I, I DIDN'T WANT COME UP HERE OUT OF TURN, BUT IT'S KIND OF TAKEN A WHILE. SO RIGHT NOW, THE, THE WAY IT IS, IT'S LIKE THE CITY SAYS TO ME THAT WE CAN'T BILL YOU BY YOUR PARCEL BECAUSE WE CAN'T PHYSICALLY, WE DON'T PHYSICALLY SERVE YOUR ADDRESS. BUT CURRENTLY THE PARCEL IS BEING BILLED BY MY ADDRESS, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE LIKE, THE METER AND EVERYTHING'S ON SOMEONE ELSE'S. SO I'M ASKING THE CITY TO, I GUESS, LOOK INTO IT OR MAYBE I, I REALLY THINK THAT, UH, THE, THE BILL SHOULD BE IN THAT GUY'S NAME. SO I'D LIKE THE CITY TO DO THAT, OR AT LEAST GIMME AN ANSWER AS TO WHY IT'S NOT. AND, UM, YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GIST OF IT. ALSO, I NOTICED THAT THE CITY'S WATER RATE STUDY IS VERY OUTDATED. UM, IT'S OVER FIVE YEARS OLD. UH, GIVEN THE COSTS OF THINGS SINCE THEN, I THINK, I THINK THE CITY'S PROBABLY UNDERTAKING IN, IN WATER CHARGES BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THIS CENTER, UM, I, I TOUCHED THIS SHEET ON THE VERY END. THE CITY CONDUCTED A EDU COUNT OF THE PROPERTY. UH, THIS SHOPPING CENTER THAT WE'RE LOCATED IN HAS A EDU COUNT OF 80 ALREADY. THE METER SIZE IS EIGHT INCH. AND ACCORDING TO THE WATER RATE STUDY, AN EIGHT INCH METER IS SUPPOSED TO BE AT CAPACITY AT A D EDU. SINCE THAT STUDY WAS, UH, SINCE THAT COUNT WAS DONE, TWO MORE RESTAURANTS HAVE COME IN. AND THE BOWLING ALLEY, WHICH I'M A PART OF, UH, IS PLANNING TO PUT A BREWERY IN. SO I WOULD IMAGINE THE EDU AT THAT PARTICULAR SITE IS GONNA BE WELL ABOVE 80 IF IT ISN'T ALREADY. SO THE CITY IS UNDERCHARGING PROBABLY SEVERAL PROPERTIES ACROSS THE BOARD THAT ARE DOING THIS. JUST AS A SIDE THING, I NOTICED. AND THAT'S IT. OKAY. THANK YOU BOBBY. YEAH, I, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, UH, I, I, I WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO THAT CENTER TO CREATE THE CHAPARRAL 300. AND, UH, MIKE, I APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR FAMILY COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP THAT SHOPPING CENTER OR HELP THAT SHOPPER SET AROUND. BUT AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, THERE'S BEEN ISSUES WITH THAT WATER METER AND BILLING FOR YEARS NOW. AND ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS IT WILL CONTINUE TO TRY AND WORK ON SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO WITHIN THE PROVISIONS OF EXISTING CODE AND LAW THAT CAN POSSIBLY RE RENEW, UH, YOU KNOW, RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. SO I JUST WANTED TO JUST AT LEAST CONFIRM THAT AND LET YOU KNOW SO THAT THE OTHER MEMBERS MIGHT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. BUT THANK YOU FOR COMING AND BRINGING IT, UH, BACK TO OUR ATTENTION. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER. ALRIGHT. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] SAFETY UPDATES. UH, WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST? CHIEF WILLIAMS. I ONLY HAVE REALLY ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO REALLY TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. I WANTED TO THANK, UH, THE CITY STAFF. UH, WE HAD A MEETING, OUR FIRST KICKOFF MEETING FOR OUR STATION 68 TODAY. I THINK THERE MUST HAVE BEEN ABOUT MAYBE 20 PEOPLE THERE. UH, I'D SAY AT LEAST FIVE OR SIX OR SO. WERE FROM THE CITY, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED, WE'RE MOVING ALONG. AND, UH, WE GOT A LOT OF THE PARAMETERS OUTLINED TODAY. UH, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO WITH, UH, STILL OBTAIN SOME, SOME TYPES OF PERMITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME HEAVY EQUIPMENT OUT THERE AND HOPEFULLY OVER THE WEEKEND WE'LL GET A, UH, A FENCING PUT UP THERE, UH, TO, TO REALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE'S A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THERE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND, UH, LOOKING [00:50:01] FORWARD TO IT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT. CHIEF DID, DIDN'T WE HAVE A BRUSH FIRE OR SOMETHING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO US TODAY WITH WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THAT? WE, WE DID, UH, IT WAS, UH, LIMIT. IT WAS KEPT TO ABOUT FIVE ACRES. IT WAS RIGHT IN ABOUT THE SAME AREA AS THE ONE WE HAD SEVERAL WEEKS BACK. IT WAS OFF THE 71 THEDO AREA. PRODO BASIN. UH, YEAH, THE DIFFERENCE FOR THIS ONE IS, IS THAT THERE WAS NONE OF IT WAS IN CHINO HILLS. UH, PROPERTY WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHICH I WOULD EITHER REFERENCE, EITHER CALL IT THE NORTH SIDE OR THE EAST SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. AND IT WAS IN RIVERSIDE COUNTIES AREA. UH, CREWS, JUST LIKE LAST TIME, DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD A LITTLE MORE HELP FROM THE WEATHER TODAY. UH, WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE OVERALL FIRE TO ABOUT FIVE ACRES AND GET IT KNOCKED DOWN. UH, I THINK WE HAD ABOUT THREE HOURS OF WORKOUT THERE AND WE WERE DONE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE, UH, TO, TO YOUR ENTIRE STAFF FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN KNOCKING THAT DOWN. APPRECIATE IT. UH, CHIEF GERARD, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE AND ATTENDANCE. ON AUGUST 30TH, 2025, THE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTED A DUI ENFORCEMENT OPERATION. DURING THE OPERATION DEPUTIES CONDUCTED 21 TRAFFIC STOPS RESULTING IN ONE ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. 10 CITATIONS FOR SPEED VIOLATIONS AND ONE FOR DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER DUI ENFORCEMENT OPERATION ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, 2025 FROM 6:00 PM TO 2:00 AM THE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT REMINDS THE PUBLIC THAT IMPAIRED DRIVING IS NOT JUST FROM ALCOHOL. SOME PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS AND OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS MAY INTERFERE WITH DRIVING. ALWAYS FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND READ WARNING LABELS ABOUT DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE MEDICINAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ARE LEGAL, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA IS STILL ILLEGAL. DRIVER'S CAUGHT DRIVING IMPAIRED AND CHARGED WITH A FIRST TIME DUI FACE AN AVERAGE OF $13,500 IN FINES AND PENALTIES AS WELL AS A SUSPENDED LICENSE. THESE OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED TO INCREASE SAFETY IN THE CITY AND ARE FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY THROUGH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT THIS EVENING. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CHIEF? NO. ALRIGHT, MOVING RIGHT [ CITY MANAGER UPDATES] ALONG. CITY MANAGER UPDATES. I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TONIGHT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL REPORTS, [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board Vice Mayor Johsz Legislative Advocacy Committee Omnitrans Board West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee Council Member Rogers Animal Resource Center Joint Powers Authority Board Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board] UM, I'M FIRST ON HERE. CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, THOSE OF YOU, UH, WHO, WHO ARE AWARE THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME THINGS GOING ON IN THE DISTRICT, UH, THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. UH, JOHN MONROE, WHO WAS ONE OF THE BOARD TRUSTEES FOR AREA FOUR, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE AREA WHERE I LIVE IN, UH, ACTUALLY, UH, RESIGNED BECAUSE OF THE FACT HE MOVED OUTTA STATE TO UTAH. UH, OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE SPECIAL MEETINGS WAS CULMINATED LAST NIGHT IN A INTERVIEW PROCESS. SEVEN PEOPLE HAD APPLIED BY THE END OF, UH, AUGUST FOR THE, UH, APPOINTMENT TO THAT UN OR UNEXPIRED, UH, TERM, WHICH GOES UNTIL, UH, NEXT ELECTION IN 2026. UH, THERE WERE SEVEN APPLICANTS. UH, BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE HEARING LAST NIGHT, THREE OF THE SEVEN APPLICANTS, UH, DROPPED THEIR, OR WITHDREW THEIR, UH, A APPLICATION. SO THERE WAS A VERY, VERY LIVELY, UH, DISCUSSION THAT WENT ON LAST NIGHT. UH, ANYBODY WITH THAT WANTS TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR SEE IT, YOU CAN, UH, CHECK IT OUT ON THE, THE BOARD SITE AS A RESULT. UH, THERE WAS A NEW, UH, BOARD TRUSTEE FOR AREA FOUR APPOINTED LAST NIGHT. SEAN SMITH, THAT'S S-H-A-U-N SMITH, I CAN TELL YOU I DO, I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM. BUT, UH, HE WAS IN, UH, SWORN IN AND INSTALLED ON THE, UH, DIOCESE LAST NIGHT. AND BECAUSE JOHN MONROE WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT AND WAS, UH, INVOLVED WITH A COUPLE DIFFERENT, UH, UH, COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, THEY WENT AHEAD AND MADE CHANGES TO THAT. UH, UH, JOHN CERVANTES WAS MADE THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE, UH, SCHOOL BOARD. AND, UH, THERE WAS A COUPLE OTHER ASSIGNMENTS MADE THAT NIGHT. WE WON'T GO INTO ALL THAT TONIGHT, BUT AT ANY RATE, THAT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. AND, UH, THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. SO MOVING ON TO, UH, VICE MAYOR JOES. ALRIGHT. FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, PETER AND I ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE, SO PETER, CHIME IN AS WELL IF YOU FEEL THE NEED. UH, WE HAD AN UPDATE FROM OUR STATE, OUR STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYIST. FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OUR EARMARKS SEEMS TO CONTINUE TO BE GOING WELL. SO THANKFULLY WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IN DC WE WILL HOPEFULLY GET MORE FUNDING FOR LOS SERRANOS AND FOR FIRE PROTECTION. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR US. AND THEN THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF THE STATE LEGISLATIVE, UH, CALENDAR. SO ALL STATE BILLS NEED TO BE, UH, PASSED THROUGH COMMITTEE AND WHATNOT, UH, BY FRIDAY. SO WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THAT FROM OUR LOBBYIST. AND THEN MOVING TO OMNI TRANS. OH, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. NO, UM, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE, UM, WHAT'S GONNA BE ON THE BALLOT WITH THE, UH, REDISTRICTING AND HOW WILL THAT AFFECT YOU? PROP 50 PROP 50 IS THE NEW REDISTRICTING MEASURE THAT, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATURES [00:55:01] PUT INTO PLACE. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS UNDER THE CURRENT DRAWN MAPS, WE WILL NO LONGER BE, WELL, WE WILL NO LONGER SHARE A CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WITH PART OF ORANGE COUNTY. IT WOULD BE CHINO, CHINO HILLS, ONTARIO, NORCO, CORONA, UP INTO CLAREMONT, AND THEN OUT ALL THE WAY TO BLOOMINGTON. SO IT WILL BE A WHOLE NEW DISTRICT FOR US. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. UM, IT'LL BE A SPECIAL, IT'S A SPECIAL, UH, BALLOT MEASURE, UH, FOR THIS NOVEMBER, I THINK NOVEMBER 4TH. SO STAY TUNED. THANK YOU. YAY. YOU GOT IT. UM, AND SO FOR OMNI TRANS BOARD, UM, HAD AN UPDATE. WE HAVE NEW HIGH SPEED BUS ROUTES COMING, UH, IN ONTARIO, I THINK DOWN HOLTON. SO THAT'LL HELP TO DO SOME INTER-CONNECTIVITY TO UH, LA COUNTY AND THEN FOR WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL. UM, NOTHING REALLY NEW TO REPORT, YOU KNOW, NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO BUGS AND RATS. SO , . SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, I ATTENDED THE S-B-C-T-A COUPLE MEETINGS. GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING. WE APPROVE APPROVED THE CLIMATE POLLUTION GRANT PROGRAM. UH, WE REVIEWED AND APPROVED SENATE BILL ONE CYCLE FIVE CANDIDATE PROJECTS. WE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR SAN BERNARDINO COG FIVE YEAR WORK PLAN, ALLEGED DAY OR ALLEGED POLICY COMMITTEE. WE MET AND WE GOT UPDATES ON STATE, STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES. TRANSIT COMMITTEE FISCAL YEAR 20 25, 20 26, OPERATOR ALLOCATION. UM, AND THEN ALSO THE OMNI TRANS BUDGET APPROVED REVIEW GOAL LINE TO MONTCLAIR PROJECT COSTS METRO VALLEY REQUEST UPDATES THROUGH 2025 PROJECTS. UM, WE HAD TWO AD HOC COMMITTEES FOR THE GOAL LINE. WE MET ON AUGUST 18TH AND, UH, S SEPTEMBER THE SECOND. WE WENT OVER THE COST SAFETY CONCERNS AND CHANGE ORDERS BOARD MEETING. WE APPROVED, UH, THE TRADE CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. WE WENT OVER THE XMU PROJECT UPDATES, PUBLIC HEARING FOR RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE WEST VALLEY CONNECTOR, AMENDMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BUDGET FOR ARROW OPERATIONS, AND THEN GOAL LINE TO MONTCLAIR. WE ACTUALLY HAD A VOTE AT THE BOARD MEETING AND WE DENIED IT. SO IT'S NOT MOVING FORWARD TO MONTCLAIR. UH, S SCAG HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS, EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION, UH, MEETING. WE DID A CLEAR AIR PROCLAMATION. WE HAD A BUDGET REVIEW. ALLEGED COMMITTEE. WE ACTUALLY HAD UPDATES. STATE AND FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. WE APPROVED THE 2024 SOLUTION CONGESTION CORRIDOR PROGRAM, UH, GRANTS AND THEN GUIDELINE FOR THE 2027 FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND THEN THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM, UH, LA 2024 OLYMPICS AND PARA PARALYMPICS, I GUESS THE CITY OF MON, UH, NOT MONTE VISTA, WHAT IS IT? UH, DOWN SOUTH. THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE GONNA BE A HOST, UH, CITY DOWN SOUTH MISSION VA HOST, MISSION VA, THERE WE GO. AND THEN ALSO, UM, CULVER CITY. SO AGAIN, I HAD SOME INFORMATION. I SHARED THAT WITH BEN. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO SOMETHING AND THEN WE APPROVE THE BUDGET. THOSE ARE MY REPORTS, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS? YES, A COUPLE OF REPORTS TO PROVIDE. ONE IS THE, OUR NEW ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM THAT WE ARE NOT PART OF YET. IT'LL TAKE PLACE IN JULY OF 27. BUT WE, SINCE WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE, UH, WE'VE BEEN INVITED ON THE BOARD. SO I'VE ATTENDED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. UH, RAY'S ATTENDED ONE OF THE MEETINGS. SO THIS BOARD MEETING THAT WE, THAT ATTENDED LAST WEEK, SEVERAL ITEMS TOOK PLACE, DISCUSSED THE PROCUREMENT, UM, AND AUTHORIZED PROCUREMENT TO SERVICE TRUCKS TO F1 TWO, F TWO FIFTIES. UH, KURT HAMAN HAD SUGGESTED MAYBE THINKING ABOUT DOING, UM, ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BUT IT WAS FOR NOW, IF THEY WANTED THE RELIABILITY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PLUGINS, ET CETERA. SO WE'RE GOING WITH TRADITIONAL SERVICE TRUCKS TO BE PART OF THE FLEET THAT ALREADY EXISTS. SO THEY'RE CONTINUING AS THEY'VE ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR A COUPLE MONTHS ACTIVE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THEY ARE, LOTS OF BUILDING BLOCKS ARE TAKING PLACE TO MAKE THIS, UH, THIS FACILITY AND AGENCY A SUCCESS. SO ONE OF 'EM WAS ADDING MORE SERVICE VEHICLES. ALSO, PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH CHINO HILLS PARTICIPATING, ALTHOUGH AGAIN, WE WON'T HAVE SERVICES FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS OR SO, UH, IS TO, FOR US TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A TRUCK, A LARGE TRUCK. [01:00:01] AND A HORSE TRAILER DEBATE TOOK PLACE WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS TO DO WE REALLY NEED A FOUR OR SIX HORSE, UH, TRAILER, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO HAVE A VERY BIG VEHICLE FOR IT. IT WENT BACK AND FORTH AND THEY DECIDED TO TABLE IT FOR A MONTH. SO MORE INFORMATION AND MORE INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE PLACE. IT'S WHAT WE REALLY NEED. DO WE NEED A TWO HORSE FOR NOW OR DO WE NEED TO BUY A FOUR AND SIX HORSE SIZE? SO THAT WENT BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT WAS TABLED. I DID SOME, UM, SOME, SOME BUSINESS ACTUALLY. UH, SELF-INSURANCE. WE AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR SELF-INSURE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND THE PURCHASE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE FOR THE 35 OR SO EMPLOYEES THAT ARE ON, ON STAFF, UH, DISCUSS THE FORMATION OF A FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY OR ARC. AND SO A BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR FRIENDS IS BEING FORMED IN ABOUT A MONTH. SO APPLICATIONS WERE, UM, THEY ADVERTISED IT AND APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, I THINK I HEARD, I THINK 11 APPLICATIONS FOR FIVE SPOTS. AND IT LOOKS AS THOUGH EACH AGENCY, WHICH IS FOUR CITIES AND THE, AND THE COUNTY, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, GETS TO SELECT ONE INDIVIDUAL, UH, PER PER AGENCY FOR THE, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FRIENDS OF ARC. UH, OTHER THINGS THAT WE DID, WHICH, UH, ADOPTED THE A FIVE PILLAR STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH I WON'T REVIEW RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO HAVE A FIVE, A STRATEGIC PLAN IN PLACE, UH, HAVING TO DO WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE DELIVERY OF ANIMAL SERVICES, ET CETERA. AND JUST THINGS IN PLACE. NOW, AGAIN, ONLY AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. UH, SO THEY'RE STILL REALLY GETTING THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND, BUT VERY ACTIVE. AND LASTLY, WE DID, UH, APPROVAL OF A TNR OR TRAP NEUTER RETURN PROGRAM FOR CATS AND THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS REQUIRED TO MAKE THAT A SUCCESSFUL, UH, PROGRAM WITHIN ARC, HAVING TO DO WITH PUBLIC INTERACTION AND WORKING WITH VET VETERINARIANS FOR THE, UH, FOR THE SURGICAL SPOTS, ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SO IT WAS A VERY ACTIVE MEETING, I WILL SAY. AND IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD GROUP THAT WE'RE INVOLVED WITH AND IT'S JUST AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC TO BE IN BECAUSE WE DON'T RECEIVE SERVICES FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS, AND YET WE'RE REPRESENTED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS A DECISION MAKER. SO IT'S AN INTERESTING PROCESS TO GO THROUGH. THAT'S IT FOR ARC. AND THEN ALSO ANOTHER BOARD MEETING THAT I ATTENDED IN THE WATER WORLD IS CDA OR CHINO DESAL AUTHORITY. ONE OF OUR, OUR WATER SOURCES, AND THIS IS MORE MUNDANE, SOMEWHAT BORING BECAUSE WE DID PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS FOR DIFFERENT CONTRACTS HAVING TO DO WITH WELLS. UH, WE DID AGREEMENTS FOR HYDRO, HYDRO GEO HYDRAULIC SERVICES. WE REVIS REVISED OUR EMERGENCY PLANS FOR THE TWO BIG FACILITIES. WE HAVE ONE IN HARPA, ONE IN CHINO, AND WE DISCUSSED RESERVE POLICIES AND INVESTMENT POLICIES. SO THAT MADE UP OUR BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT, WE'RE [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] MOVING ON TO CO COUNCIL COMMENTS. UH, CYNTHIA, COUNCIL, A MEMBER. CYNTHIA. THANK YOU. ART, JUST A COUPLE THINGS. UM, WE, UH, WE ALL WENT TO THE REOPENING OF COMMUNITY PARK. IT WAS A HUGE UNDERTAKING, A LOT OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENT, BUT WHAT A PROJECT IT IS, JONATHAN, AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE VISIT OUR COMMUNITY AND SAY, YOUR PARK IS AMAZING. SO IT'S REALLY A JEWEL IN THE RECREATION, RECREATIONAL SPORTS WORLD AND WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT IT WHEN THEY COME VISIT IT. SO SOMETHING THAT WE ALL KNOW TO BE VERY PROUD OF. SO IT WAS A GREAT JOB BY YOUR STAFF PUTTING THAT ON. UM, THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAVE, JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CHAMBER, THERE'S A WOMEN'S CONFERENCE COMING UP ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH FROM 8:00 AM TO 1:00 PM. UM, DETAILS AND REGISTRATION, YOU CAN VISIT THE CHAMBER WEBSITE. UM, IT'S A, YOU KNOW, HALF DAY EVENT OF INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN SPEAKERS. UM, IT'S OPEN TO GENTLEMEN AS WELL. AND UM, JUST IF YOU HAVE TIME THAT DAY TO COME ON DOWN, I'LL, I'LL BE THERE AS WELL. AND, UM, IT'S A REALLY GREAT EVENT THEY PUT ON. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALRIGHT, PETER. SURE, I'LL TAKE A FEW HERE. CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS A COUPLE OF EVENTS. ONE OF 'EM IS THE ANDY VARGAS CONCERT, WHICH IS THIS SATURDAY. AND ANDY VARGAS IS THE LEAD SINGER FOR SANTANA. AS I'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT, SO THAT'S MORE INFORMATION FOR MARYANNE AS FAR AS IT'S A SOLD OUT EVENT, ALL 425 TICKETS SOLD QUITE QUICKLY. ACTUALLY. WE HAD A FEW LINGERING ABOUT A WEEK AGO [01:05:01] AND IT'S ALL SOLD OUT. SO THAT EVENT. AND IN THE BIG EVENT THAT THE, THE EVENT THAT WE WORK, UH, QUITE A BIT ON FOR FUNDRAISING IS AT CHINO HILLS WINE WALK, WHICH TAKES PLACE AT THE SHOPS, AND THAT'S OCTOBER 11TH FROM FIVE TO 8:00 PM TICKETS ARE ON SALE@CHINOHILLSFOUNDATION.COM OR.ORG. AND THERE ARE $75 TICKETS AND IT'S GONNA BE A 1500 PERSON EVENT. WE RAISED, WE, EACH YEAR WE ADD ABOUT A HUNDRED. THIS YEAR WE ADDED ABOUT 50 TO BRING TO 1500, AND THAT'S ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GONNA SETTLE IN. ARE YOU GONNA SOLD OUT YET OR NO? WE'VE GOT, IT'S ABOUT FIVE WEEKS TO GO. SO WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF TICKETS LEFT, BUT IT'S BEEN SELLING, WE'RE PROBABLY AT 50% WITH MORE THAN A MONTH TO GO. SO KEEPING WITH TRADITION, IS IT THE SAME DAY THAT THE BAND COMPETITION IS MM-HMM . IT DOES. UNBELIEVABLE. AT LEAST HARVEST FESTIVAL'S NOT THE SAME. YEAH, THANK GOODNESS. THAT'S TRUE. IT WAS ONE YEAR, THE HARVEST FESTIVAL, SO IT'S A BIG EVENT THEN TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AND, AND IT WILL SELL OUT, SOLD OUT FOR YEARS NOW AND WILL SET OUT SELL OUT. SO GET YOUR TICKETS WHILE YOU CAN, AGAIN, PARTICIPATED IN THE COMMUNITY PARK REDEDICATION AND, UH, IT WAS, IT'S, IT'S AN INTERESTING, I I VISIT THERE ALL THE TIME, ALTHOUGH I DON'T ANY LONGER HAVE KIDS PARTICIPATING. BRIAN DOES, BUT, BUT, UH, WE DON'T, BUT I VISIT OCCASIONALLY BECAUSE PRIOR TO TIME ON CITY COUNCIL, ON PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, RAY AND I, UH, HELPED DESIGN THAT FACILITY MANY, MANY MOONS AGO. WE DEDICATED IT IN, UH, IF I REMEMBER FEBRUARY OF 2007. SO IT'S FUN TO GO BACK AND SEE THE FACILITY AND ALL THE AMENITIES THAT WE BUILT INTO IT BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS COMMUNITY PARK OF SIX FIELDS, WHICH IS RIGHT WHERE THE SHOPS IS, UH, ONE OF THE FIELDS, I THINK IT WAS FIELD NUMBER TWO. FIELD NUMBER TWO IS WHERE WOOD RANCH BARBECUE AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THAT ALL THAT WAS, THE SHERIFF'S WAS OVER THERE ALSO AT THE TIME OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GREAT TO SEE THAT WE KEEP OUR INVESTMENT, OUR MAJOR INVESTMENTS, UH, UP TO SPEED AND SOMETHING, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THIS COMMUNITY PARK. WE'RE, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF IT. AND THOSE THAT VISIT THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS, UH, FROM OUT OF TOWN ARE, ARE IN AWE OF THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY, HOW, HOW WELL PUT TOGETHER IT IS, AND THEN THAT WE KEEP IT UP AND WE PUT IN EIGHT TO $10 MILLION ON THIS ROUND TO, TO REDO THE ARTIFICIAL TURF AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT. SO, VERY PROUD OF THAT FACILITY, VERY PROUD. UH, LASTLY FOR ME, BOAT PARADE, I'M FIRING THE FIRST SHOT HERE AT THE BOAT PARADE. THE BOAT PARADE WILL BE, UH, ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH. SO PUT PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR AND THEY ARE SOMETIME IN LATER OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER, REGISTRATION OCTOBER 21ST THROUGH, NO, NOVEMBER 26TH. SO ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO PARTICIPATE WITHIN THE PARADE ITSELF, UH, CAN REGISTERED DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME THROUGH THE CITY. AND AGAIN, WE HAVE A NEW ROUTE AS OF LAST YEAR AND THAT ROUTE TAKES US PARTIALLY THROUGH THE SHOPS AND PARTIALLY THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HERE. AND IT SEEMED TO BE A VERY POPULAR REROUTING AND IN DOWN PEYTON AND COME BACK AROUND. SO BOAT PARADE WILL BE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH. THAT'S IT FOR NOW. I'LL KEEP REPORTING ON THAT AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT. ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RAY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, I GOT A COUPLE THINGS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. I GOT A WONDERFUL LETTER THE OTHER DAY. AND CHIEF, I WANNA APOLOGIZE TO YOU BECAUSE I MUST HAVE CALLED YOU AND HAD LIKE A HUNDRED DIFFERENT QUESTIONS. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS, IS I KNOW WHERE I LIVE IN CARBON CANYON ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. I HAVE A PREVENTION INSPECTION. SINCE MOST OF THE CITY NOW IS EITHER IN THE HIGH OR VERY HIGH AREA, ARE WE GONNA BE INSPECTING ALL THOSE PROPERTIES? MAY MAYBE I CAN ASK FOR SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE QUESTION. WHEN YOU SAY INSPECT ALL THE, OH, WELL, THE QUESTION IS, RIGHT NOW, ANNUALLY I GET INSPECTED WHERE I LIVE IN CARBON CANYON BECAUSE I WAS IN THE HIGH AREA. SO NOW MOST OF THE CITY NOW IS GONNA BE IN THE HIGHER, VERY HIGH AREA. SO MY QUESTION IS, ARE THEY GONNA BE DOING INSPECTIONS ON EACH ONE OF THE PROPERTIES? WE, WE WILL CONTINUE OUR INSPECTIONS AS, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE IN THOSE AREAS THAT REQUIRE US TO, TO INSPECT. UH, GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT'S MOST, MOST OF GENERAL HILLS ANYWAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF VEGETATION. AND THEN, UM, ALSO, UH, WE CAN ALSO ALWAYS TAKE INPUT FROM RESIDENTS WITH RESPECTS TO, IF YOU'RE IN AN AREA THAT'S NOT ON THE FRINGE OF THE WOOEY, BUT A, UH, BUT A, UH, MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY HAS A CONCERN ABOUT A PIECE OF PROPERTY, THEN THEY SIMPLY CALL US AND WE WILL GO OUT AND MAKE [01:10:01] SURE THAT WE TAKE A LOOK TO MAKE SURE IT'S MEETING, UH, CRITERIA FOR NOT REQUIRING OR REQUIRING ABATEMENT. WELL, YOU GUYS ALWAYS DO A REALLY GOOD JOB, SO THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE KEEPING ME ON MY TOES. THE SECOND THING IS, BECAUSE NOW BACK IN 2021, THERE'S A THING CALLED A HAZARD DISCLOSURE INSPECTION. AND MY QUESTION IS, DO I THINK WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THIS WITH THE REALTORS? BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IN ORDER FOR A HOUSE TO SELL THIS INSPECTION HAS TO HAPPEN. SO AGAIN, IS ARE WE GONNA REACH OUT TO THE REALTORS? SO, UM, UH, RIGHT NOW MY STAFF AND I SPECIFICALLY THE FIRE MARSHAL, UH, IS IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING, INCLUDING THE REALTORS GROUP, TO BRING THEM TOGETHER TO BASICALLY TO GO OVER, UH, WHAT'S SORT OF BEEN IMPOSED ON ALL OF US TO EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE SPECIFICALLY, UH, ALSO AS IT RELATES TO, UM, UH, TO SELLING A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE AND HOW YOU WOULD WALK THROUGH THE STEPS AND SECURING THE DOCUMENT THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THE SELLER HAS, UH, ITS OBLIGATION TO, UH, PUT THE INFORMATION OUT THAT IT'S, IT MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR, UM, THE THE HIGH FIRE HAZARD ZONE RISKS CHIEF, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE TRYING TO, TRYING TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. UH, THE SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK TO, UH, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FRONTIER WAS HERE EARLIER TODAY. UM, I KNOW I TALKED TO THE CITY MANAGER WHERE WE DO HAVE A CAMERA, UM, AS YOU'RE LEAVING CHINO HILLS OFF CARBON CANYON MM-HMM . I WAS THINKING, AND WE, WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, THAT WE PUT ONE WHERE YOU COME INTO CARBON CANYON. SO THIS WAY IF ANYBODY DOES TAKE THE WIRES, IF WE KNOW ABOUT THE TIME, WE CAN HOPEFULLY TRACK DOWN THE PERSON THAT'S DOING THIS. SO, JUST A SUGGESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD LOOK AT THAT AND, UH, MAYBE, HOPEFULLY THAT DOES HAPPEN. JUST A COMMENT QUICKLY, SIR. UH, FOR THE PUBLIC, WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO IS AN, UH, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER, WHICH IS AT THE, UH, UH, EXTREMITY OF THE CITY WITH WHERE, WHERE WE MEET WITH BREA. AND THE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER'S, UH, SUGGESTION IS, UH, WOULD AN ADDITIONAL A LPR GIVE US ADDITIONAL INFORMATION? UH, I'VE SHARED THAT WITH THE, UH, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, UM, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND THEN WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT WITH OUR IT TEAM. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. UM, THE LAST THING IS, I, I MEANT TO SAY IT EARLIER AND I DO APOLOGIZE, MAYOR, UH, WE, THERE WAS AN AGENDA FOR TRANSPORTATION AD HOC COMMITTEE, UH, WITH BRIAN, AND, UH, I JUST WANTED, WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE CITY OF CHINO. EVERYBODY WAS THERE, RIGHT? ALL THEIR STAFF MEMBERS. AND BRIAN, YOU HAD SOME GOOD QUESTIONS AND, UH, I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT AND THOSE ARE MY REPORTS. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN. ALRIGHT, UH, ONE QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW WE HAD AN E-BIKE AWARENESS, UH, WORKSHOP. JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW THAT WENT BECAUSE WE ALL SEE HIM ZIPPING AROUND TOWN NOW. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. THE EVENT WENT VERY WELL. UH, I DON'T THINK IT WAS ATTENDED AS WELL AS WE HAD HOPED. WE HAD ABOUT 25, UH, ATTENDEES. I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING FOR A LITTLE MORE. UM, BUT THERE WAS SOME GOOD INTERACTION AND I THINK SOME GOOD INFORMATION RELATED TO THE PUBLIC. PERFECT. GOOD. AND, UH, THEN JUST THE OTHER COMMENT WAS, YEAH, THANK YOU AGAIN TO STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK AND THANK YOU FOR OUR TAXPAYERS FOR, UH, ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS OVER AT COMMUNITY PARK. IT WAS, UH, A YSO PHOTO DAY, SO I GOT TO SPEND MY DAY THERE AS WELL AFTER WE, UH, HAD THE, UH, THE RIBBON CUTTING AND ADDING THOSE, WHAT, 88 SPOTS OR HOWEVER MANY 84. THERE WE GO. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO SIT THERE AND CIRCLE LIKE A SHARK WAITING FOR PARKING TO FIND A PLACE. AND IT WAS GREAT. AND YOU COULD HEAR IT FROM THE OTHER PARENTS TOO. SO THANK YOU AGAIN TO STAFF. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT CERTAINLY JUST HELPS TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE SHINE TO THAT JEWEL OF A PARK THAT WE HAVE. SO THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. ALRIGHT, UH, FIRST, FIRST POINT, KUDOS AND, AND RECOGNITION TO SARAH RAMOS, EDINGER INGER AND MIKE KRIEGER'S FIRE BOARD MEMBERS, UH, IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND, UH, IT WASN'T A REALLY LONG MEETING FOR YOU TONIGHT, WHICH IS GOOD. HOPEFULLY YOU RECIPROCATE TOMORROW NIGHT. , UM, WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNITY PARK, YEAH, IT WAS WELL ATTENDED. WE HAD OUR, UH, RECREATION VAN ON DISPLAY THERE, EXCEPT OF COURSE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN ON DISPLAY, UH, AT PARKS, UH, CONCERTS IN THE PARK. BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE COORDINATION WITH STAFF WORKING ON A SATURDAY MORNING, UH, TO PUT THAT TOGETHER. UH, PEOPLE REALLY ENJOYED THAT. UH, YOU COULD TELL THAT, UM, IT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE CONFLICT OF MUSIC IN MOTION. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER. I HAVE, UH, BEEN THE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT GOES AND ATTENDS MUSIC IN MOTION BECAUSE I'M NOT A WINE DRINKER. SO, UH, I, I HAVE COMMITTED TO BEING AT BOTH AWARDS CEREMONIES TO PASS OUT AWARDS. THERE'S GONNA BE 30 BANDS THIS YEAR AS OPPOSED TO 24 LAST YEAR. SO IT SHOULD BE AN ALL DAY DEAL. IT STARTS EARLY AFTERNOON AND GOES UNTIL ABOUT NINE, 10 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. SO [01:15:01] I'LL BE DOING THAT. UM, THE, UH, JUST SO YOU KNOW, THE CITY PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE, YOU KNOW, THE STATE NOW IS 175 YEARS OLD TODAY. THAT'S WHY WE DID THAT RECOGNITION TONIGHT. BUT OUR CITY IS GOING TO BE 34 YEARS OLD, DECEMBER 1ST. SO WE ARE MERE INFANTS COMPARED TO THE STATE AND COMPARED TO THE CITY ADJACENT, UH, CHINO IS PUSHING TO 110 NOW, I THINK. YEAH, WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. YEAH. SO, UH, BUT WE STILL HAVE A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CITY AND WE ARE PROUD OF THAT. UH, THE E-BIKE, UH, MEETING, IT WENT WELL, LIKE YOU SAY, I WISH IT HAD BEEN BETTER ATTENDED, BUT I'M GONNA TELL YOU, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SUBJECTS I'D WANT TO GET INTO DEBATE ABOUT IT. I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU REPORTS THAT I GET ALL THE TIME. I KNOW WE ALL DO, UH, WE GET EMAILS ABOUT THIS. UH, THE ISSUE OF E E-BIKES IS NOT ONLY JUST IN CHINO HILLS, BUT ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT SEEMS TO BE ALMOST OUTTA CONTROL. I KNOW IT WOULD BE HERESY ALMOST TO SAY WE OUGHT TO OUTLAW THEM. TOTALLY. UH, BECAUSE THAT'S THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES, UH, ISSUE, I GUESS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. BUT THEY, IT IS BECOMING AN ISSUE. UH, PARENTS APPARENTLY ARE OBLIVIOUS TO THIS. THEY DON'T CARE, UH, OR MONITOR THEIR KIDS WHEN THEY BUY THEM THESE E-BIKES, BUT WHEN YOU ARE SEEING THEM GOING DOWN THE STREETS, POPPING WHEELIES RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, UH, YOU SEE THEM STILL ON SIDEWALKS, YOU SEE DIRT BIKES ON THE STREET, UH, AND THESE KIDS ARE JUST INCREDULOUS ABOUT IT. AND, UH, UH, I, I MADE A MISTAKE OF TRYING TO FOLLOW ONE THE OTHER DAY AND GOT, UH, UH, TOLD I WAS NUMBER ONE. SO, UM, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT IS AN ISSUE, BUT WE'RE AWARE OF IT, BUT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO. WE'VE GOT RESTRICTIONS ON IT AND REGULATIONS TO THE CITY, BUT JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE'RE NOT OBLIVIOUS TO THIS, BUT OUR HANDS REALLY ARE TIED ON THAT ITEM. UM, ESSENTIALLY THAT'S IT. UH, THE, THE SCHOOL, BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S GONNA BE GRADUATION TIME. UH, YOU KNOW, THOSE OF US THAT, UH, WENT TO SCHOOL BACK IN THE DARK AGES, WE USED TO GO IN AFTER LABOR DAY AND, UH, UH, GET OUT IN, IN THE END OF JUNE. AND OF COURSE NOW IT'S JUST, IT'S AMAZING HOW TIME FLIES. WE'RE BARELY INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IT'S SEVERAL WEEKS INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR ALREADY. SO, UM, BUT AT ANY RATE, THAT IS ALL THE [ 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.] COMMENTS I HAVE. AND, UH, WITH THAT, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING THIS EVENING. AND WE THANK EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ARE HERE AND, AND, UH, TOOK THE TIME TO, UH, ATTEND. SO I'M GOING TO ADJOURN IN DEEP GRATITUDE, RESPECT, AND APPRECIATION OF 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 AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES AND GOD BLESS CHINO HILLS. * 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.