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OKAY. GOOD EVENING OR GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME TO THE FEE SCHEDULE AND DEVELOPMENT
[ SPECIAL MEETING - 3:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL]
IMPACT FEE WORKSHOP FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, OCTOBER 14TH. ROLL CALL.ALL RIGHT. AND WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE]
IT'S GOING TO BE LED BY VICE MAYOR JOSEPH RADKE.TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.
ALL RIGHT. CHERYL, YOU WANT TO READ IN ABOUT ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME,
[1. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding the Fee Schedule and Development Impact Fees Workshop. Those persons wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete and submit to the City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. Comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker.]
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE FEE SCHEDULE AND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES WORKSHOP.THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.
AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT WE DID RECEIVE TWO COMMENTS VIA EMAIL.
THEY HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED ON THE DAIS TO YOU AS WELL AS PLACED OUT IN THE PUBLIC BOOK.
[2. Discuss and provide initial direction on annual update to Master Schedule of Fees, Fines and Penalties and new Development Impact Fee Nexus Study relating to proposed new or increased development impact fees for general governmental facilities, traffic facilities, fire facilities, and parks and recreation facilities, together with related Capital Improvement Plan, and proposed increased Quimby park dedication and in-lieu fee requirements]
LET'S SEE. BEN, DO YOU WANT TO READ THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING? YES. SO THIS IS TO DISCUSS AND PROVIDE INITIAL DIRECTION ON THE ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES, FINES AND PENALTIES AND THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES NEXUS STUDY.FINANCE DIRECTOR BAHADUR TO PRESENT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THIS WORKSHOP IS IN TWO PARTS SO WE'LL BE GOING OVER THE FEE SCHEDULE, TAKE A LITTLE BREAK AND THEN GO OVER THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES. SO WE'LL BEGIN THE WORKSHOP BY REVIEWING THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE TO USER FEES.
USER FEES ARE CHARGES FOR SPECIFIC CITY SERVICES SUCH AS RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS, PERMITS AND FACILITY RENTALS AND HELP ENSURE THAT THE COST OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IS SHARED FAIRLY BY THOSE WHO USE THEM.
CITY STAFF WORKED WITH WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES TO COMPLETE THIS UPDATE, ANALYZING SERVICE COSTS AND RECOMMENDING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TO ENSURE THE FEES REMAIN FAIR AND DEFENSIBLE. JOINING US TODAY TO WALK THROUGH THE CITY'S PROCESS IS TONY THRASHER FROM WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES.
FOLLOWING TONY'S PRESENTATION, I WILL REVIEW THE PROPOSED NEW FEES AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE.
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO TONY.
THANK YOU CHRISTINE. IS THAT WORKING? HOW ABOUT NOW? ALL RIGHT.
PERFECT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. SO I AM TONY THRASHER, THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE USER FEE STUDY.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS ON COST ALLOCATION PLANS USER FEE STUDIES. AND SO THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THAT.
BUT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT YOUR FEES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UPDATE THE STRUCTURES AND THE AND THE FEE AMOUNTS.
WHO'S INVOLVED ALL THAT KIND OF MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT? SO START OFF WITH JUST A DEFINITION OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. KRISTA TOUCHED ON THAT, RIGHT. USER FEES PROVIDE FOR PRIVATE BENEFITS UPON REQUEST OF SERVICES, EITHER DIRECTLY THROUGH THAT SERVICE REQUEST OR THROUGH A COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FEE BE REASONABLE BASED OFF OF THE REASONABLE COST OF PROVIDING THAT SERVICE. SO YOU CAN'T GO OVER 100% OF THAT.
ALSO NOTE THAT USER FEES DO NOT INCLUDE IMPACT FEES, WHICH WILL BE COMING LATER, RIGHT? THEY ALSO DON'T INCLUDE UTILITY RATES, TAXES OR ANYTHING THAT IS NOT DOESN'T FALL UNDER OUR PROP 26 FEE.
NOW. SO WHY UPDATE YOUR USER FEES? BECAUSE THEY ARE PRIVATE BENEFIT SERVICES, RIGHT? THEY ARE PROVIDING THAT PRIVATE BENEFIT. AND THE COST OF THESE RESIDE WITHIN YOUR GENERAL FUND. AND SO ANY SUBSIDY TO THESE PRIVATE BENEFITS HAVE TO COME OUT OF YOUR GENERAL TAX DOLLARS. RIGHT. AND SO THEY CAN IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO FUND GENERAL LIABILITY OR LIABILITY, GENERAL ACTIVITIES, RIGHT.
GENERAL BENEFIT TYPE ACTIVITIES SUCH AS IF YOU WANT TO SUBSIDIZE FOR PARKS AND RECREATION, PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL INITIATIVES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SUSTAINED SUBSIDIZATION CAN IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO FUND YOUR YOUR SERVICE QUALITY THAT YOU MIGHT WANT AT LEVELS YOU MIGHT WANT.
WE DON'T SEE THAT WITHIN THE CITY.
THE SUGGESTED FEES THAT YOU HAVE IN HERE ARE REASONABLE, JUST KIND OF INCREASES AND SOME DECREASES OVER THE YEARS, JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN LINE WITH THE COST OF SERVICE. BUT ALWAYS WANT TO NOTE THAT. AND, AND ULTIMATELY, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT YOUR COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES ARE SO YOU CAN MAKE THE POLICY DECISION ON WHERE TO SET THOSE FEES.
AND OF COURSE, UNDER STATE LAW, YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE COST IS IN ORDER TO SET THE FEE AS WELL. SO THE OBJECTIVES WITHIN A USER FEE STUDY ARE FIRST AND FOREMOST DETERMINE WHAT THAT COST.
PROVIDING EACH OF YOUR SERVICES ARE YOUR STAFF AND WE ASSIST THEM WITH THIS IS REVIEW OF YOUR FEE SCHEDULES TO IDENTIFY HOW SERVICES PROVIDED.
NOW BASED OFF OF HOW YOUR CURRENT SCHEDULE IS SET UP AND IDENTIFY CHANGES THEY MIGHT WANT TO MAKE TO MAKE SURE IT REFLECTS SERVICES MOVING FORWARD.
THAT'S ADDING NEW FEES, REMOVING OBSOLETE FEES, ADJUSTMENT OF THE STRUCTURES TO MAKE SURE THEY REFLECT HOW THAT SERVICE IS BEING YOU KNOW, PROVIDED. RIGHT.
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AND THEN WE USE FULLY BURDENED HOURLY RATES AND TIME DATA, RIGHT? SO WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR STAFF THAT'S DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH PROVIDING THAT SERVICE ALONG WITH HOURLY RATES.AND THAT GIVES US OUR FULL COST CALCULATION FOR EACH ONE.
NOW ONCE WE GET THAT FULL COST CALCULATION, THEN WE COMPARE THAT TO WHAT YOUR CURRENT FEE IS TO IDENTIFY THAT DELTA, WHAT THAT THAT DIFFERENCE IS BETWEEN YOUR CURRENT FEE AND FULL COST, AND IDENTIFY ANY CHANGES OR SUGGESTED CHANGES IN FEES THAT WOULD BE RECOMMENDED BY US AS WELL AS STAFF IN YOUR DEPARTMENTS.
NOW, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE SUBSIDIES WITHIN YOUR FEE SCHEDULE. THERE ALWAYS WILL BE THINGS LIKE FACILITY RENTAL PARKS AND RECREATION TYPE SERVICES CLASSES. THOSE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE SUBSIDIZED TO SOME LEVEL.
AND THEY ARE IN EVERY CITY THAT WE WORK WITH, THERE'S NO CITY WE WORK WITH THAT DOESN'T HAVE SOME LEVEL OF SUBSIDY IN THEIR FEES.
IT'S JUST YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHERE THOSE ARE SO THAT IT CAN BE MORE OF A POLICY DECISION. NOW, THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY IS THIS IS A CITYWIDE FEE STUDY. SO PRETTY MUCH ALL DEPARTMENTS ARE INVOLVED WITH THE STUDY AT SOME POINT, RIGHT. I WON'T READ THEM OFF, BUT YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, EVERY DEPARTMENTS KIND OF INVOLVED IN SOME WAY OR FORM.
I'LL NOTE THAT THE UTILITY BILLING IS UP THERE.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE UTILITY RATES.
IT WOULD IT INCLUDES THE SERVICES, THE FEE SERVICES THAT SURROUND THAT.
RIGHT. SO IF THEY NEED TO PROVIDE A DIRECT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, THAT'S NOT RELATED TO THE RATES THEMSELVES, BECAUSE THESE ARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY STAFF.
THIS IS OPERATIONAL COSTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. SO WE START OFF WITH EXPENDITURE DATA, STAFFING STRUCTURES, THE ORG STRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY WHO'S WORKING ON FEES AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE CITY. WE INCORPORATE CENTRAL SERVICE OR INDIRECT OVERHEAD THROUGH THE COST ALLOCATION PLAN THAT GIVES US, YOU KNOW, THE MEASURE OF SUPPORT PROVIDED BY YOUR CENTRAL SERVICES OF THE CITY TO THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES OUTSIDE OF OR TO THE CITIES THEMSELVES.
RIGHT? SO THEN WE USE TIME ESTIMATES, AS I MENTIONED, TO COME UP WITH WHAT IT TAKES FOR ALL DIRECT STAFF TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
AND I, I, YOU'LL HEAR ME TALK ABOUT DIRECT VERSUS INDIRECT, RIGHT? SO TIME DATA IS USED FOR ACCOUNTING FOR THE, THE ACTUAL STAFF THAT'S PROVIDING THE SERVICE IN THAT TIME.
INDIRECT COMES IN THE FORM OF OVERHEADS, RIGHT.
SO THROUGH INDIRECT. SO THEY'RE NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH PROVIDING THE SERVICE. BUT THEY ARE PART OF THE COST BECAUSE HR NEEDS TO EXIST AND NEEDS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO BUILDING IN ORDER FOR THEM TO EXIST TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.
RIGHT. AND THEN ALL THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS OF CALCULATING HOURLY RATES, CALCULATING THE COST OF SERVICE AND FEES, AS WELL AS GETTING TO SUGGESTED FEES, HAS TO BE IT HAS TO BE A VERY LOSING MY, MY, THE WORD FOR IT. BUT STAFF HAS TO BE INVOLVED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AT EACH STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WAY WE'RE USING DATA AND THE WAY WE'RE CALCULATING THINGS MAKES SENSE FOR YOUR CITY AND HOW SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED.
I'VE GONE OVER THIS A LITTLE BIT, SO I'LL GO THROUGH IT QUICK. THESE ARE THE SUMMARY STEPS OF THE SCHEDULE.
WE START OFF WITH MODEL DEVELOPMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET TO A CALCULATION OF OVERHEADS AS WELL AS FULLY BURDENED HOURLY RATES.
THEN WE MEET WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TO GO OVER THE FEE SCHEDULES, IDENTIFY CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURES, AND COLLECT AND UPDATE TIME DATA TO CALCULATE THE FULL COST OF ALL SERVICES.
WE COMPARE THAT TO THE CURRENT FEE TO IDENTIFY REASONABLE CHANGES IN SUGGESTED FEES, AND THEN WE BRING THAT TO YOURSELVES AS PART OF THIS AS A STUDY SESSION.
AND THEN ULTIMATELY IT WOULD GO TOWARDS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT'S REQUIRED IN ORDER FOR ANY FEE CHANGES. I MENTIONED THE FULLY BURDENED HOURLY RATES A FEW TIMES.
THIS IS KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF THAT CALCULATION.
IT INCORPORATES SALARIES AND BENEFITS SERVICES AND SUPPLY COSTS.
SO BUDGETED COSTS TO THE DEPARTMENTS, INDIRECT OVERHEAD COSTS FROM THE COST ALLOCATION PLAN, AS WELL AS ANY SYSTEM MAINTENANCE, INTERNAL SERVICE FUND CHARGES.
ALL OF THAT IS FACTORED INTO THE HOURLY RATES TO PRODUCE A.
ALSO MENTIONED IT'S NOT UP HERE, BUT THERE IS A PRODUCTIVE HOUR.
THERE. IT IS. THERE'S A PRODUCTIVE HOUR CALCULATION THAT WE'RE ALSO DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR WHEN STAFF IS ON THE JOB. SO IT'S NOT THE FULL, YOU KNOW, TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS IN A YEAR.
WE REDUCE THAT DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT HOLIDAYS, VACATIONS, AND ALL THAT IS FACTORED INTO THE FULLY BURDENED RATE AS WELL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A FEE FOR ANY DEPARTMENT, IT MAY BE CROSS-DEPARTMENTAL AS WELL.
SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY JUST MEAN TO SAY PLANNING IS WORKING ON THAT OR BUILDINGS WORKING ON IT. SOME OF THESE FEES, IF ANOTHER DEPARTMENT DOESN'T HAVE THEIR OWN FEE FOR PROVIDING A SERVICE, THEY WILL BE INCLUDED WITHIN ANOTHER DEPARTMENT'S FEE AS WELL.
SO THEY'RE NOT SILOED EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE OVERHEADS.
SO TIME DATA, THEY'LL BE FACTORED IN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THAT COST ALLOCATION PLAN. NOW I'M GOING TO PASS IT BACK ON OVER TO CHRIS SO SHE CAN GO THROUGH KIND OF A DEPARTMENT LEVEL REVIEW.
THANK YOU. SO FIRST I'LL COVER THE NEW FEES BEING PROPOSED FROM THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
THE FIRST ONE IS FOR AN APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.
THIS WOULD APPLY WHEN SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S DECISION ON A ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION, AND WANTS TO TAKE THAT APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR REVIEW. THE INITIAL DEPOSIT WOULD BE $900.
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THE SECOND IS A DESIGN PROFESSIONAL AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING FEE.WHEN SOMEONE MAKES A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST THAT INCLUDES BUILDING PLANS, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL BY CERTIFIED MAIL BEFORE THOSE PLANS CAN BE RELEASED.
IN SOME CASES, THAT MEANS SENDING SEVERAL CERTIFIED LETTERS FOR JUST ONE REQUEST.
THIS FEE IS BEING PROPOSED TO RECOVER THOSE MAILING COSTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE.
THERE'S A NEW FEE BEING PROPOSED FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT.
IT'S AN APPEAL FEE FOR A NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
THIS WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE WHO RECEIVES A NOTICE OF VIOLATION FROM CODE ENFORCEMENT TO FORMALLY APPEAL THAT NOTICE IF THEY DISAGREE WITH IT.
NEXT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS PROPOSING SEVEN NEW FEES IN BUILDING SERVICES.
THE APPEAL OF BUILDING OFFICIAL DETERMINATION IS PROPOSED TO BE $8,338 FOR RESIDENTS APPEALING DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR OWN HOMES.
THE FEE FOR AN APPEAL OF BUILDING OFFICIAL DETERMINATION FOR OWNER OCCUPIED RESIDENTS IS PROPOSED TO BE REDUCED TO $1,250 THROUGH AN 85% SUBSIDY.
THIS ENSURES THAT THE FEE DOES NOT CREATE A BARRIER TO DUE PROCESS, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED THIS APPROACH.
THE FEE FOR AN APPEAL TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR PLANNING DIVISION APPLICATIONS IS PROPOSED AT $1,480. THIS REFLECTS THE COST OF REVIEWING APPEALS ALREADY OUTLINED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE. AN ENTITLEMENT AMENDMENT FEE IS PROPOSED FOR APPLICANTS WANTING TO MAKE CHANGES TO AN EXISTING ENTITLEMENT.
THIS FEE WOULD BE SET AT 75% OF THE ORIGINAL APPLICATION FEE.
A HOUSING PLAN APPROVAL FEE OF $26,900 IS PROPOSED FOR NEW APPLICATIONS UNDER THE HOUSING PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE WIRELESS FACILITY UTILITY CONSENT FORM FEE IS PROPOSED AT $538 AND COVERS THE REVIEW OF UTILITY ONLY CHANGES TO WIRELESS FACILITIES.
FINALLY, AND OTHER TREE REMOVAL PERMIT FEES PROPOSED AT $4,036 FOR TREE REMOVALS NOT COVERED BY THE SINGLE LOT INFILL CATEGORY.
CRYSTAL. ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE HOUSING PLAN APPROVAL AT 269 IS THAT FOR THE ENTIRE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, OR IS THAT PER SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL? THAT'S THAT'S FOR A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THOSE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS. SO THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE IN PURSUIT OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
SO THEY WOULD BE PROJECTS THAT WOULD GENERALLY BE MULTIFAMILY IN NATURE.
AND USUALLY HAVE SOME KIND OF SUBSIDY LIKE 100% AFFORDABILITY COVENANTS OR THE OTHER THINGS. SO THEY'RE THEY'RE MINISTERIAL PROJECTS UNDER THE CODE.
BUT THAT IS THE ESTIMATED COST.
IT WOULD BE A DEPOSIT BASED THROUGH A TRUST DEPOSIT ACCOUNT, BUT THAT'S ESTIMATED COST OF PROCESSING ONE OF THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
SO THIS WOULD NOT BE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
OKAY. AND THIS WOULD BE AGAIN AN ESTIMATE.
AND THEN IT WOULD BE ADJUSTED FOR ACTUAL COST FOR ACTUAL TIME.
OKAY. JUST ONE IN THE RECORD FOR CLARIFICATION.
WHAT IT COVERED. OKAY. THANK YOU.
HEY, MAYOR. GOOD QUESTION. I GOT A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. SO BASICALLY, HOW DO WE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE DEVELOPING.
BECAUSE I KEEP ON HEARING IN CALIFORNIA THAT THERE'S A NEED FOR HOUSING.
AND THEN I KEEP ON HEARING THAT HOUSING COSTS KEEPS ON GOING UP. AND THIS IS PART OF THE PROCESS WHY IT GOES UP, BECAUSE WE'RE CHARGING MORE.
SO WHEN WE MAKE THESE CHARGES, ARE THEY THE ACTUAL COSTS OR COMPARISON OF THE CITIES? CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT TO ME, PLEASE? SO FOR SO FOR OUR ENTITLEMENT FEES IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE REQUIRE A DEVELOPER TO ESTABLISH A TRUST DEPOSIT ACCOUNT WITH THE CITY.
AND THEY GIVE US AN INITIAL DEPOSIT.
AND THEN WE CHARGE OUR TIME AND MATERIALS AND ANY CONSULTANTS THAT ARE NECESSARY AGAINST THAT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES THAT I FEEL THAT CHINO HILLS HAS, IS BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER IS JUST PAYING ACTUAL COST IN OTHER CITIES WHERE THEY HAVE A FLAT FEE A SIMPLER PROJECT WILL PAY THE SAME AS MAYBE A MORE COMPLEX PROJECT.
AND IT BALANCES OUT OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR OR TWO YEARS FOR THEM.
BUT FOR US, THE DEVELOPERS ONLY PAYING THEIR ACTUAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
MY QUESTION BACK TO YOU, BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, DO DEVELOPERS EVER GET MONEY BACK? AND I KNOW YOU'VE ONLY BEEN HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCE IS THEY DON'T THEY HAVE TO ADD TO IT.
SO SO WE ASKED FOR THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IF THEY SPEND IT, WHATEVER THEY SPEND, WHATEVER LEFTOVER, THEY GET BACK.
THAT IS CORRECT. YES. AND IN FACT, WE WE DO SPEND SOME TIME TRYING TO HUNT DOWN DEVELOPERS AFTER THE PROJECT IS DONE TO GET THEM TO RECLAIM THE FUNDS THAT WERE UNUSED,
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BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM SITTING ON THE BOOKS.THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. I'LL FOLLOW UP TO RACE.
HOW COMPARABLE HAVE YOU DONE SIDE BY SIDE TO SEE HOW COMPARABLE THEY ARE WITH SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING CITIES? THAT'S IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT WITH THE TRUST DEPOSIT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT EXACTLY COMPARING.
WE CAN HAVE A SITE PLAN REVIEW, WHICH WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE INITIAL DEPOSIT SIMILAR TO HOUSING PLAN APPROVAL AND THAT $26,000 RANGE IN A IN ANOTHER CITY.
THEY THEY COULD HAVE THE A DESIGN REVIEW FEE.
THEY COULD HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL FEE. THEY COULD HAVE THEIR THEIR SITE PLAN REVIEW FEE AND, AND ADD THOSE THINGS UP.
AND IT MAY BE A PROJECT THAT'S MORE OR LESS COMPLEX THAN ACTUALLY WHAT'S, WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED WITHIN CHINO HILLS.
SO, SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING TO COMPARE A TRUST DEPOSIT MODEL TO A FLAT FEE MODEL. GOTCHA. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU WATCHING YOUR NUMBER? OKAY.
THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS PROPOSING A FEE WAIVER FOR SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS FOR THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CHINO HILLS SCHOOLS. UP UNTIL NOW, THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR HAS BEEN WAIVING THIS FEE FOR SCHOOL EVENTS HELD AT CITY PARKS OR GAZEBOS.
THIS FEE HAS NOW BEEN ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE, BUT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING 100% SUBSIDY.
SO SO SCHOOLS WOULD CONTINUE NOT TO BE CHARGED FOR THESE EVENTS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO PROPOSING A NEW PENALTY OF $48.
THIS IS FOR PARKING IN FRONT YARDS OTHER THAN PAVED DRIVEWAYS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
SO VEHICLES PARKED IN A FRONT YARD MUST BE IN A DESIGNATED PARKING SPACE AND CANNOT EXTEND PAST THE FRONT PROPERTY LINE OR BLOCK A SIDEWALK OR OTHER ACCESS AREAS.
THIS PENALTY FOR NOT FOLLOWING THAT WOULD HELP SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT OF THAT RULE.
AND IF IT'S NOT PAID ON TIME, A $40 LATE FEE WOULD BE ADDED.
MR. MAYOR. I GOT A QUESTION ON THAT.
I KNOW WE HAVE A NO PARKING SIGN RIGHT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL.
AND MY QUESTION WOULD BE, WOULD THEY GET CHARGED $48 IF THEY'RE FOUND PARKING THERE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, I BELIEVE THE VIOLATION OUT FRONT WOULD BE PARKING IN A FIRE LANE.
SO IT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE CONDITIONS FOR THIS $48.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL FEE FOR THAT IS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE IN THE ROOM DOES, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE.
FIND OUT, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING.
FIRE LANE. IT'S $108 OR 163 WITH THE PENALTY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY.
SO MOVING ON TO FEES WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES FOR THIS UPDATE, WE CONSIDER A FEE INCREASE SIGNIFICANT IF IT HAS IF IT IS AT LEAST $10 AND REPRESENTS 7% OR MORE OF THE CURRENT FEE.
SOME FEES ARE SEEING SIGNIFICANT INCREASES DUE TO ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME REQUIRED FOR REVIEWS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SIGN REMOVAL FEE UNDER CODE ENFORCEMENT IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY $31, AND THE REINSPECTION FEE IN BUILDING SERVICES IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY 203 CRISTAE.
IS THIS OUR. CANDIDATE SIGNS SUBJECT TO A DIFFERENT CODE SECTION BECAUSE THEY PAY A DEPOSIT AND THEIR SPECIFIC ORDINANCE DEALING WITH HOW LONG THEY HAVE TO REMOVE THE SIGNS IS THAT THIS TYPE OF SIGN REMOVAL.
IN THEORY, SOMEBODY HAS CAMPAIGN SIGNS UP. THEY DON'T REMOVE THEM WITHIN.
RIGHT. WOULD THEY GET CHARGED $76 PER SEAT OR PER SIGN? I WANT TO DEFER TO ROD TO ANSWER.
OR IS THIS REAL ESTATE RELATED SIGN.
THIS WOULD BE ANY SIGNS THAT WE HAVE TO REMOVE WITHIN OUR SIGN CODE. SO IT COULD BE REAL ESTATE SIGNS, IT COULD BE SPECIAL EVENT SIGNS. IT COULD BE ELECTION SIGNS.
WE DON'T TYPICALLY ADDRESS ELECTION SIGNS VERY HEAVILY UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION IS DONE. THEY HAVE A CERTAIN TIME FRAME, BUT IF THEY'RE STILL LEFT UP, WE WOULD PULL THEM AND THEN WE WOULD BILL THE THE CANDIDATE OR THEIR IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THIS FEE.
YES. OKAY. THAT WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO PULL THE SIGN.
THAT'S COOL. NO PROBLEM. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE REINSPECTION FEE.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
SO HAVE YOU FOUND THAT YOU HAVE WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND THAT IT HAS TO BE RAISED $200 FOR THAT.
THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME THAT IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND REINSPECT.
WHEN WE HAVE USUALLY IT'S FOR PROJECTS WHERE THE CONTRACTOR IS NOT MAKING THE REQUIRED CORRECTIONS IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE BUILDING CODE.
AND SO SOMETIMES WE, WE GIVE A PUNCH LIST OR WE GIVE CORRECTIONS AND THERE'LL BE OTHER
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SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS.WE CAN GO AND FOLLOW UP AND CLEAR THAT.
BUT SOMETIMES WE'LL GET CALLED OUT TWO, THREE, FOUR TIMES TO INSPECT A PARTICULAR COMPONENT OF THE BUILDING.
AND THE CONTRACTOR IS NOT COMPLYING WITH THE CODE.
SO THEY'RE THEY'RE CALLING US TO ESSENTIALLY EXTEND THEIR TIME ON THE PERMIT OR SOMETHING, BUT THAT TAKES STAFF TIME TO SCHEDULE THE INSPECTION TO SEND OUR INSPECTOR OUT THERE.
SO, SO REALLY, THIS IS A TOOL FOR US TO UTILIZE IN THE IN THE CASE WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE CALLBACKS, WHERE PROGRESS IS NOT BEING MADE TO RECOUP OUR COSTS FOR THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WHAT DOES EQUALLY APPLY FOR ADUS? IT WOULD APPLY FOR ANY ANY BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY.
SO IT'S UP TO THE PERSON HAVING THE DEVELOPMENT DONE THAT.
THEY'VE GOT A DEVELOPER THAT'S GOING TO STAY ON TRACK AND MEET THE TIME FRAMES.
YES, YES. AND, AND WE DEFINITELY TAKE A CUSTOMER CENTRIC APPROACH, ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION.
PEOPLE ARE DOING REMODELS AND ADDITIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE HAVE FOR PARTICULAR CASES WHERE WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO RECOVER COSTS FROM REPEATED CALL OUTS FOR THINGS THAT AREN'T BEING RESOLVED. OKAY. ALL OF THESE ARE JUST POINTS OF CLARIFICATION SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS WHAT WE'RE GOING AFTER AND WHY WE HAVE TO DO IT.
SO ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THERE.
IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THERE ARE EIGHT FEES WITH SIGNIFICANT PROPOSED INCREASES.
THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE OR CORRECTION WOULD INCREASE BY $408.
THE GRANT OF EASEMENT OR QUITCLAIM REVIEW ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WOULD INCREASE BY $409.
THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THE LOT MERGER ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WOULD BOTH INCREASE BY $416.
THE MINOR EXCEPTION FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $944.
THE SPECIAL EVENTS FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $543, AND THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION AND SECURITY TRAILER FEE, AND THE TEMPORARY USE PERMIT GENERAL FEE WOULD BOTH INCREASE BY $410.
THESE INCREASES REFLECT THE ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PROCESS THESE APPLICATIONS. QUICK QUESTION WHAT TYPE OF EVENT WOULD QUALIFY AS A SPECIAL EVENT? YOU KNOW, IS IT THE CHURCH IS HAVING A FESTIVAL.
IS IT A CHARITY? IS RENTING OUT OR, YOU KNOW, HOLDING AN EVENT IN THEIR PARKING LOT? LIKE WHAT TYPE OF AN EVENT IS A SPECIAL EVENT? SO ANY OF THOSE COULD POTENTIALLY QUALIFY.
BUT THERE ARE, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS AND THERE ARE SUBSIDIES UNDER THE SPECIAL EVENTS FOR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.
SO, SO FOR, FOR NONPROFITS OR FOR THINGS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT'S A, A REDUCED OR POTENTIALLY NO FEE.
SO THIS WOULD BE, THIS WOULD APPLY FOR COMMERCIAL ENTITIES THAT ARE HOLDING A SPECIAL EVENT, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY IN A PUBLIC SPACE THAT WOULD BE DRAWING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE LIKE THE CHAMBER.
AND UTILITY BILLING. SEVERAL FEES ARE PROPOSED TO INCREASE THE SERVICE RECONNECTION FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $21.
THE AFTER HOURS WATER ACTIVATION OR RECONNECTION FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $186.
THE POLE AND REINSTALL METER FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $49.
THE BROKEN OR DAMAGED ANGLE STOP PENALTY IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY $55.
THE FIRE FLOW TEST FEE WOULD INCREASE BY $133, AND THE SEWER UTILITY DEPOSIT WOULD INCREASE BY $15.
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FIRE FLOW TEST? DO WE ACTUALLY DO THAT OR DO WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY THAT DOES THE FIRE FLOW TEST? FIRE FLOW TESTS ARE HANDLED IN HOUSE WITH OUR OWN STAFF.
WELL THEY ARE. ALSO IN UTILITY BILLING, PROPOSED INCREASES FOR WATER METER INSTALLATIONS INCLUDE A $39 INCREASE FOR THE 5/8 INCH AND THREE QUARTERS INCH METERS, A $41 INCREASE FOR THE ONE INCH METER AND $81 INCREASE FOR THE 1.5IN METER AND $86 INCREASE FOR THE TWO INCH METER AND $170 INCREASE FOR THE THREE INCH METER.
THESE CHANGES REFLECT THE COSTS AND RESOURCES REQUIRED TO INSTALL EACH METER, ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW PERSONALLY OF A COUPLE THAT HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE SIZING OF THOSE METERS. WHO DETERMINES THE REQUIRED SIZE FOR AS EXAMPLE,
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AN ADU GOING IN. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE.YEAH. SO IT'S BASED UPON THE DEMAND OF WHATEVER STRUCTURES ARE GOING TO BE BUILT ON THE BUILDING. SO THE BUILDING CODE REQUIRES CERTAIN VOLUME AND PRESSURE STANDARDS, AND SO THE METER SIZE DETERMINES WHAT'S RELEASED TO THE PROPERTY.
AND SO WE DO THOSE CALCULATIONS THROUGH THE PLAN CHECK PROCESS.
OKAY. IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN BE SURE THAT WE NOTIFY THE APPLICANT DURING THAT PLAN CHECK OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE A LARGER METER AND MAYBE LARGER WATER LINE AND OUT TO WIRE TO CONNECT.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER ONE CASE AND YOU AND I KNOW WHO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND IT WAS A BIG SURPRISE TO THEM BECAUSE A LOT OF MONEY.
SO CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT WE ADVISE THE APPLICANT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME UP FRONT THAT THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL CHARGE, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM. YEAH.
SO THAT'S ACTUALLY NOW A STANDARD PRACTICE THAT WAS BORN OUT OF THAT SITUATION THAT WE RAN INTO THAT WE HAVE ON THE APPLICATION MATERIALS THAT THEY.
THEY MAY NEED TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THEIR METER.
AND THEN WE HAVE A COORDINATION WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE EXISTING SERVICE LINE IS.
SO THAT WAY THEY CAN THINK ABOUT THAT AHEAD OF TIME WITH THE UTILITY CONNECTION.
I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THAT WE'RE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WHEN UNIQUE SITUATIONS COME UP, BECAUSE ONE SIZE DOESN'T NECESSARILY FIT ALL, AND THAT IS A PUN ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE PIPES.
BUT NONETHELESS, YEAH, WE I'M GLAD THAT WE ADDRESSED THAT.
OKAY. NO OTHER QUESTION THERE.
YEAH. CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWN, IT'S, IT'S A MORE CRITICAL ISSUE THAN OTHERS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO PROPOSED PENALTY INCREASES.
THE OBSTRUCTION OF TRAFFIC PENALTY WOULD INCREASE BY $15.
AND THE PENALTY FOR VEHICLE STORED ON THE STREET FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS WOULD INCREASE BY $20. THESE REFLECT THE ACTUAL COST OF ENFORCEMENT AND RELATED STAFF TIME REQUIRED.
I'M SURE I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE AND I'M I CAN'T REMEMBER.
WHEN POLICE CHARGE A FEE, DOES IT GO TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR DOES IT GO TO US? GOES TO US.
WHEN THEY WRITE THESE FEES, IT GOES TO THE COURTS. IT'LL GO TO THE COURTS, AND WE'LL GET A SMALL PIECE OF THIS FEE. I'LL COME BACK TO US, BUT THE MAJORITY OF IT GOES TO THE COURTS. OKAY, COOL. THANK YOU. OKAY.
FOR OUR NEXT STEPS. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 28TH.
SO ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES WOULD NEED TO BE FINALIZED TODAY TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE INCLUDED. AND FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE NEW FEE SCHEDULE IS PROPOSED TO TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUESTION ON A PAST SLIDE THAT WE PASSED.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS WAS BEFORE THE TREE REMOVAL PERMIT.
SO FOR THE PUBLIC THAT'S SEEING THIS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT VAGUE. CAN YOU DESCRIBE LIKE WHY SOMEONE WOULD BE PAYING $4,000 FOR A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT? SO THIS, THIS WOULD BE FOR TREE PERMITS THAT DON'T FALL INTO A NORMAL CATEGORY BECAUSE TYPICALLY WE'LL HAVE IF SOMEBODY HAS A PROTECTED TREE ON THE PROPERTY THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, WE KIND OF GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF DETERMINING ARE THEY ALLOWED TO REMOVE IT OR IF THEY IF, IF THEY ARE AND IT CAN BE MITIGATED, THEN WE APPLY THAT IF IT'S DISEASED OR CAUSING DAMAGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE KIND OF GIVE THEM AN OUT FROM THE MITIGATION.
THIS WOULD BE MORE APPLIED TOWARDS DEVELOPMENTS OR OTHER THINGS THAT DON'T FALL NEATLY INTO A STANDARD TREE REMOVAL PERMIT PROCESS.
SO IF I'M A DEVELOPER AND I WANT TO BUILD A TRACK OF HOMES AND I HAVE TO REMOVE A BUNCH OF TREES, IS THAT FOR THE PERMIT? IT'S NOT PER TREE OR NO, BECAUSE THERE'S A PER TREE MITIGATION FEE THAT I WAS GOING TO ASK IF SOME OF THIS MONEY'S BEEN PUT TO MITIGATION FOR OTHER. NO, THIS IS NOT SO. THIS WOULD JUST BE THE COST OF PROCESSING THE PERMIT.
SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST A STAFF COST OF EVALUATING THE PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED TREE REMOVALS. AND THEN WE HAVE A SCHEDULE BY WHICH CERTAIN TREES ARE REMOVED.
AND THEY CAN THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PAY A FEE.
THEY CAN ALSO PLANT TREES ON SITE.
SO THERE CAN BE MITIGATION OF TREES PLANTED ON SITE IN LIEU OF A MITIGATION FEE.
BUT SOMETIMES THE THE CODE WOULD PRESCRIBE REALISTICALLY MORE TREES TO BE PLANTED THAN CAN ACTUALLY BE PLANTED PHYSICALLY ON A SITE.
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AND SO THAT'S WHEN WE TAKE THE MITIGATION FUNDS AND THEN THE CITY USES THOSE TO PLANT TREES IN OTHER PLACES, LIKE IN OUR PARKS OR OPEN SPACE AREAS OR MEDIANS. SO THERE'S NO GETTING AROUND IT FOR THE DEVELOPERS.SO THEY COULDN'T AVOID THAT PERMIT BY PLANTING DIFFERENT TREES IN A DIFFERENT AREA ON THE PROJECT. IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE PERMIT. AND THE PERMIT IS WE HAVE OUR CITY ARBORIST EVALUATES THE PROPOSED TREE REMOVALS TO MAKE SURE IT'S WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF WHAT OUR ORDINANCE PRESCRIBES. I JUST THINK I'M TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND THE COST OF THIS PERMIT AND HOW PEOPLE WOULD THINK. IT'S LIKE, WELL, THEY'RE JUST APPLYING TO REMOVE SOME TREES, BUT WE HAVE AN ARBORIST INVOLVED.
THERE'S SOME PLANNING AND THINGS.
SO I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
OKAY. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR, A FOLLOW UP QUESTION BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, BEFORE IT GOES TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, COULD I SEE THE BREAKDOWN? AS FAR AS WHAT? WHY? YOU'RE SAYING IT'S BECAUSE OF COST? COULD I SEE THAT IN BLACK AND WHITE? YEAH. WE HAVE WE HAVE THAT.
YEAH. THE COST RECOVERY ANALYSIS THAT WAS PROVIDED SHOWS.
OKAY. CAN WE SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THAT? BECAUSE TO ME, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS, IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
SO. OKAY. THE ONLY THING I WROTE DOWN TO ASK A QUESTION WAS THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT OR A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM WAS TREE REMOVAL.
WELL, AS FAR AS THE NEXT STEPS GO, WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING ON THE 28TH, BUT ANY ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES MUST BE FINALIZED TODAY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ISSUES THAT WE WOULD LIKE STAFF TO READDRESS BEFORE THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE ITEM THAT'S GOING TO COME TO PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 28TH? I'VE GOT A SIMPLE QUESTION REGARDING WATER METERS.
IF I HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND I WANT TO PUT A WATER METER ON IT, I, I OWN A PROPERTY AND I WANT TO PUT A WATER METER ON IT.
CAN I DO THAT? OR DO I HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH THE BUILDING PROCESS TO, TO GET A WATER METER FOR THE COST? WOULD THAT BE A QUESTION? I WAS LOOKING AT DANIEL. SO SORRY.
THE THE APPLICANT OR THE OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY WOULD NEED TO HAVE AN APPROVED USE THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BEFORE OUR TEAM WOULD GO OUT AND INSTALL A METER.
SO MY QUESTION IS, IF I HAVE A LOT IN CARBON CANYON AND I WANT TO PROTECT MY TREES, OR IF I GOT ANIMALS ON THAT LOT AND I NEED A WATER METER, WHAT DO I DO? IF WE'RE PLANTING NEW TREES, I GOT TREES ON MY PROPERTY, EXISTING TREES, WE'LL SAY HERITAGE TREES, I GOT TREES, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO DIE.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO DIE. WELL, HOW CAN I GET WATER TO THAT PROPERTY? HE'S ASKING IF HE CAN DO AN ILLEGAL METER WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE CITY.
WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN? I'M SORRY. OH, RIGHT.
I MEAN, DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE. I CAN'T HEAR YOU. SHE'S SPEAKING TO YOU. OKAY.
SO WHAT WERE YOU SAYING? I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T HEAR IT.
YOU'D HAVE TO APPLY THROUGH THE PLANNING DIVISION TO GET AN APPROVAL FOR ANY USE ON THE PROPERTY, WHETHER IT BE FOR ANIMALS OR FOR TREES.
SO YOU CAN'T DO IT THEN, IS WHAT I'M. BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WE COULDN'T DO IT. YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT WE CAN YOU CAN APPLY FOR THE FOR THE USE. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT THAT USE IS, WHETHER PLANNING WILL APPROVE IT OR NOT.
BUT AND THE WHOLE REASON FOR THAT IS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE A METER AND THEN START USING THAT WATER FOR SOMETHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE CITY. OFTENTIMES THAT LEADS TO EAGER APPLICANTS THAT WANT TO START ON CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WITHOUT HAVING PROPER APPROVALS. SO WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ON PROPERTIES.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US.
CYNTHIA, WHEN YOU TALK, IT'S REALLY HARD TO HEAR YOU.
OH, THERE YOU GO. CAN YOU RAISE MY VOLUME, BRANDON? THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU.
THE QUESTIONS THAT WE WERE GIVEN BY BIA IS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.
SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ARE KIND OF INTERESTING TO ME. IS THERE GOING TO BE A POINT WHERE WE GET THE ANSWERS TO THIS? BEN? THOSE WERE FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE WORKSHOP, NOT FOR THIS PART. PERFECT.
SO IF WE HAVE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN YOU NEED A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS TO TO TO SCHEDULE IT FOR PUBLIC.
NO. NOTHING. NO. ARE WE GOING TO HEAR THE SAME THING AGAIN AT THE PUBLIC HEARING? NO. WE'LL CONDENSE IT FOR YOU UNLESS YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS.
IF WE IF WE HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS REQUESTED, CAN WE DO AN ABBREVIATED PRESENTATION? IS THAT APPROPRIATE? YEAH.
WE NORMALLY DO AN AN ABBREVIATED NOW PARDON ME.
YES. THE THE COUNCIL HAS TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT BUT THERE'S NO LIMIT.
YOU CAN CERTAINLY HAVE IT BE CONDENSED AT THAT HEARING IN TERMS OF THE PRESENTATION.
OKAY? YEAH. I'M JUST TRYING TO SAVE STAFF TIME AND US.
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I MEAN, IF IF WE'RE NOT PAYING MORE THAN IN THE PAST AND THE PUBLIC ISN'T, THEN WHY REPEAT IT? SO.ALL RIGHT. MAYOR, IF I CAN JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT NEEDS TO BE REQUIRED.
I UNDERSTAND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, CHANGE CONSULTANTS IN THE AUDIENCE AND TEAMS TOPICS AND WE'LL MOVE ON.
SO A FIVE MINUTE BREAK ON THAT CLOCK.
LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
THIS WHO'S GOING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE? YES. KRISTA. KRISTA IS GOING TO PRESENT ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO START.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORKSHOP, WE'LL NOW REVIEW THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE NEXT TO STUDY UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
THE STUDY EXAMINES INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC FACILITY NEEDS THAT WILL RESULT FROM FUTURE GROWTH IN OUR CITY, AND ENSURES THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTES ITS FAIR SHARE TO THE COST OF THOSE FACILITIES.
JOINING US TODAY TO WALK THROUGH THE STUDY AND ITS FINDINGS ARE CARLOS VILLARREAL AND JAMES EDISON FROM WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, THE CITY'S CONSULTANT, FOLLOWING CARLOS'S PRESENTATION.
NICK LIGUORI, OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, WILL REVIEW SAMPLE CALCULATIONS AND EXPLAIN PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO CARLOS.
THANK YOU. SO CARLOS VILLARREAL WITH WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL THIS AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE UPDATE.
WRONG DIRECTION. OKAY, HERE WE GO.
SO WE'LL START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF IMPACT FEE P 101 SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
IMPACT FEES ARE A ONE TIME CHARGE TYPICALLY IMPOSED AT THE BUILDING PERMIT STAGE OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR MOST RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
THEY ARE IMPOSED ON ALL PROJECTS WITHIN A DEFINED AREA.
IN THIS CASE, ALL OF THE FEES ARE UNIFORM CITYWIDE, SO THERE'S NO SPECIAL ZONES. IT'S ONE FEE SCHEDULE CITYWIDE.
AND THE KEY TO THE STUDY AND THE KEY TO THE FEES, IS THAT THE FEES NEED TO FUND FACILITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO SERVE NEW DEVELOPMENT, SO THEY CAN'T BE USED FOR ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, AND THEY CAN'T BE USED FOR FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE NEEDED SOLELY TO SERVE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT. WHY WOULD A CITY CONSIDER CHARGING AN IMPACT FEE? WELL, THE IDEA HERE IS THAT THERE ARE CAPITAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GROWTH AND IMPACT FEES ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT OR GROWTH WOULD PAY ITS OWN WAY.
AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS, YOUR SERVICE LEVELS WILL DECREASE.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR PARK ACRES PER 1000 RESIDENTS.
THAT WILL DECREASE AS YOU ADD MORE RESIDENTS UNLESS NEW DEVELOPMENT MITIGATES THAT IMPACT.
AND SO THE IMPACT FEES HOLD DEVELOPERS AND DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE EXTERNAL COSTS. AND THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE MORE CONGESTION, LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE, LIKE I JUST MENTIONED FOR PARKS.
AND IT PROVIDES A FUNDING SOURCE TO THE CITY THAT WOULD MITIGATE THOSE IMPACTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT TO YOUR CITY FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND THEN PLAINLY, THE IMPACT FEES FREE UP YOUR GENERAL FUND REVENUES TO BE USED FOR THOSE ONGOING SERVICES AND THOSE ONGOING NEEDS.
MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION PERTAINING TO IMPACT FEES.
WE GET RECYCLED WATER FROM ANOTHER ENTITY.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ELECTED BOARD. IF THEY DO ANY PROJECTS IN CHINO HILLS, CAN WE COLLECT FEES FOR THEM? IT DEPENDS IF THEY FALL WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT CATEGORIES THAT OUR IMPACT FEE STUDY IS CHARGING FOR.
SO IF IT'S JUST AN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT THAT ISN'T ADDING ANY INCREASED INCREASED DEMANDS, LIKE IT'S NOT ADDING JOBS OR RESIDENTS, THEN YOU WOULD NOT CHARGE FOR THAT USE. BUT IF THEY ARE, SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, ADDING AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT DOES INCREASE THAT TYPE OF DEMAND, THEN YOU WOULD CHARGE FOR THAT TYPE OF USE. WHAT ABOUT A FIRE STATION THERE? THEY HAVE THEIR INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT AND SEE IF THEY BUILD A FIRE STATION IN CHINO HILLS.
CAN WE COLLECT FEES FOR THEM? WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE FEES THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE STUDY.
IT WOULD BE A FEE FOR CITY DEVELOPMENT TO PAY FOR THAT NEW FIRE STATION.
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY A CITY DEVELOPMENT. IT'S THEIR OWN ENTITY, INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT.
RIGHT. AND IN THAT CASE, THE CITY WOULD PASS ON THAT REVENUE TO TO FUND THAT FIRE STATION BY THE FEES GENERATED BY DEVELOPMENT.
WELL, THEN WE COULDN'T DO IT THEN WE CAN'T DO IT. YES. AS WE WERE SAYING. OKAY, PERFECT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
SO IN CALIFORNIA, IT'S THE MITIGATION FEE ACT AND GOVERNMENT CODE 66000 THAT LAYS OUT HOW A LOCAL AGENCY WOULD CALCULATE AND IMPLEMENT AN IMPACT FEE.
OUR STUDY NEEDS TO DOCUMENT SEVERAL KEY FINDINGS.
FIRST IS THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT CREATES THE NEED FOR FACILITIES.
THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE USE OF THE FEE REVENUE, AND THAT THE FEES ARE ROUGHLY PROPORTIONAL TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS, SHARE OF FACILITY COSTS.
WE ALSO HAVE A FEW NON-TECHNICAL FINDINGS, LIKE DOCUMENTING THE PURPOSE OF THE FEE AND HOW THE CITY INTENDS TO USE THE FEE REVENUE.
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A FEW YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A CHANGE TO THE MITIGATION FEE ACT IN GOVERNMENT OR IN ASSEMBLY BILL 602. AB 602.THEY HAD SOME PRETTY, YOU KNOW, LARGE CHANGES TO HOW IMPACT FEES ARE CALCULATED AND IMPLEMENTED IN THE STATE.
THE FIRST SLIDE HERE DOCUMENTS SOME OF THE SORT OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN AB 602, MAINLY FOR TRANSPARENCY.
SO THE CITY NEEDS TO MAKE ITS IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE, NEXUS STUDIES AND ANNUAL REPORTING AVAILABLE ONLINE.
YOUR CITY ALREADY DID THAT, BUT NOW IT'S CODIFIED.
AND THEN THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE TO THE IMPACT FEE ADOPTION PROCESS, WHICH WE ARE OF COURSE COMPLYING WITH WHERE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF AN IMPACT FEE, THE NEXUS STUDY NEEDS TO BE ADOPTED.
AND THAT NEEDS A 30 DAY NOTICE PERIOD.
SO THE CITY HAS ALREADY PUT THAT NOTICE PERIOD INTO EFFECT.
SORRY. QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT RAY ASKED, WHO COLLECTS. SO NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO TOWN.
WE'RE BUILDING A, YOU KNOW, A HIGH RISE.
YOU KNOW, APARTMENTS, DO WE COLLECT THE MONEY FOR THE NEW ANTICIPATED STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE COMING, OR DOES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BUILD A NEW SCHOOL? THE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT COLLECTS IT DIRECTLY.
SO AS A COMPONENT PRIOR TO ISSUING A BUILDING PERMIT, WE WILL SEND THE DEVELOPER TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PAY FEES DIRECTLY TO THEM, AND THEN THEY WILL PROVIDE US EVIDENCE OF PAYMENT OF THOSE FEES.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I DID JUST WANT TO ADD REALLY QUICK THAT THE 30 DAY NOTICE THAT CARLOS MENTIONED THAT'S FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT WE DID PROVIDE 30 DAY NOTICE TO THIS WORKSHOP AS WELL.
SO FOLLOW UP TO BRIAN'S QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER IMPACT FEES THAT ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO ANOTHER ENTITY.
THAT YOU CAN THINK OF IN THE, IN THIS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE UNIVERSE.
SO WE, WE COLLECT FEES ON BEHALF OF IEA AND THEN WE REMIT THOSE FEES TO IOWA.
SO LATER ON, WE HAVE SOME FEE COMPARISONS AND, AND THERE'LL BE SOME CATEGORY OF OTHER FEES AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE LIKE THE SEWER FACILITY DEVELOPMENT FEE OR WATER CONNECTION FEE THAT WE COLLECT ON BEHALF OF IOWA.
AND THEN, AND THEN, SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE IN FACT THE ONLY ONES THAT COLLECT THEIR OWN, BASICALLY. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR OUR ATTORNEY. SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE COLLECT FEES, SAY, FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT, HYPOTHETICALLY, CAN WE GIVE THEM THE MONEY? SO WE COLLECT IT FOR OUR CITY AND THEN WE GIVE THE MONIES TO A ANOTHER ENTITY.
IS THAT GIFT TO PUBLIC FUNDS JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY? NO, THAT'S NOT A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS THEY'RE DOING.
THEY'RE NOT GIVING US THE MONEY. THEY'RE NOT.
I MEAN, THE THE APPLICANT IS NOT GIVING US THE MONEY OR MEANING WHAT I'M SAYING.
THE DEVELOPER COMES IN, PAYS IMPACT FEES, COMES TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. NOW WE DON'T GIVE IT TO ANOTHER ENTITY.
WELL, EXCEPT FOR THE IOWA THE IOWA CAPACITY FEE, BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE.
I BELIEVE THAT'S A ACTUALLY, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS.
BUT THAT'S NOT A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
REGARDLESS, IT'S A IT'S A FEE THAT THEY'RE CHARGING FOR CAPACITY, I BELIEVE. AND I'M MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE IMPACT FEES BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THAT. OH, OKAY. SO IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW ON THAT.
OKAY, SO ON FIRE. SO WE WILL BE COLLECTING THAT.
NO, THAT WILL NOT BE A GIFT OF PUBLIC FUNDS. WE'RE RAISING IT FOR THEM.
WE'RE INTERGOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO BE RAISING THAT FEE BECAUSE OUR FACILITIES WILL BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE OBLIGATED TO WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO.
NO. I MEAN, THE FIRE FEE IS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE OR NOT CHOOSE TO DO, BUT WE CAN CHOOSE NOT TO DO IT.
RIGHT, RIGHT. ALTHOUGH YOU HAVE YOU DO HAVE AN MOU YOU ENTERED INTO WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT AT SOME POINT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON. ALL RIGHT. SO IN ADDITION TO THE SORT OF HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS I MENTIONED ON THE LAST SLIDE, THERE WERE SEVERAL TECHNICAL CHANGES TO HOW IMPACT FEES SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN AB 602.
AND OF COURSE OUR STUDY COMPLIES WITH ALL OF THESE.
THE FIRST IS THAT RESIDENTIAL FEES SHOULD BE CALCULATED PER SQUARE FOOT UNLESS ANOTHER METRIC IS JUSTIFIED BY THE STUDY.
TYPICALLY, BEFORE AB 602, MOST RESIDENTIAL FEES WERE CALCULATED AS A FLAT FEE PER TYPE OF DWELLING UNIT PER SINGLE FAMILY OR MULTIFAMILY.
SO WE HAVE UPDATED THIS TO FOLLOW THIS METHODOLOGY.
AND OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU CHARGE THE FEES PER SQUARE FOOT, THEY SCALE WITH THE SIZE OF A HOME.
SO A LARGER HOME WOULD PAY A PROPORTIONATELY LARGER FEE THAN A SMALLER HOME.
IN THE NEXUS STUDY, LARGE JURISDICTIONS, WHICH ARE DEFINED AS CITIES WITHIN A COUNTY WITH MORE THAN 250,000 RESIDENTS.
LARGE JURISDICTIONS NEED TO INCLUDE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AS PART OF THE NEXUS STUDY.
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THE NEXUS STUDY SHOULD IDENTIFY THE LEVEL OF SERVICE, AND OUR STUDY DOES THAT.AND THEN IF THE FEES ARE INCREASING, THE NEXUS STUDY NEEDS TO REVIEW THE ASSUMPTIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL FEE STUDY AND EVALUATE THE AMOUNT OF FEES COLLECTED UNDER THE ORIGINAL FEES. AGAIN, OUR STUDY INCLUDES ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS.
SO THIS NEXT SLIDE JUST LAYS OUT OUR BASIC METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING AN IMPACT FEE.
WE START BY ESTIMATING DEMAND FOR DEVELOPMENT.
AND THAT'S OUR LAND USE SCENARIO.
AND THINKING ABOUT THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE RESIDENTS AND WORKERS AND THE JOBS THAT ARE IN THE CITY TODAY AND A PROJECTION OUT INTO THE FUTURE.
WE CAN THEN IDENTIFY FACILITY STANDARDS, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THESE MORE IN A SUBSEQUENT SLIDE. BUT THE IDEA HERE IS A MEASURE OF DEMAND FOR FACILITIES. THE COMMON EXAMPLE BEING PARK ACRES PER 1000 RESIDENTS USING THOSE STANDARDS, BUT ALSO ANY OTHER FACILITY PLANNING THAT THE CITY HAS DONE.
WE CAN THEN DETERMINE NEW FACILITIES AND THE THE COST OF THOSE FACILITIES NEEDED TO SERVE THE CITY, AND THEN WE CAN ALLOCATE A SHARE OF THOSE FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE GROWTH.
IN SOME CASES, THE FEES CAN FULLY FUND THE FACILITIES, AND IN OTHER CASES, IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ALLOCATE A SHARE TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
IN THOSE CASES WHERE SHARE IS ALLOCATED TO EXISTING DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE ALTERNATIVE FUNDING NEEDED TO FUND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT SHARE OF THE NEW FACILITIES. AND THEN FINALLY, WE CALCULATE THE FEE SCHEDULE AND ALLOCATE THE COSTS PER UNIT OF NEW DEVELOPMENT.
IN THIS CASE, ALL OF THE FEES ARE CALCULATED PER SQUARE FOOT FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL LAND USES.
IN THIS STUDY, WE LOOKED AT THE FOLLOWING FEE CATEGORIES GENERAL CITY FACILITIES TRAFFIC FACILITIES, WHICH COMBINES THE CITY, CURRENTLY HAS TWO TRAFFIC RELATED FEES.
THEY ARE COMBINED INTO A SINGLE FEE GOING FORWARD A PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES FEE AND A FIRE FACILITIES FEE.
THIS NEXT SLIDE LAYS OUT THE OVERARCHING GROWTH PROJECTIONS USED IN THE STUDY.
THESE PROJECTIONS WERE INFORMED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND DATA FROM SCAG.
AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS OR SO, THERE'S A PROJECTED INCREASE OF ABOUT 13,600 RESIDENTS, WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 5300 DWELLING UNITS AND ABOUT 2600 JOBS.
SO CONSEQUENTLY, WITH THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR FACILITIES, THE FEES WOULD BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THE DEMAND THAT THOSE THAT THAT GROWTH WOULD PLACE ON THE CITY'S FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
SORRY. WHEN IT COMES TO THE THE EMPLOYMENT INCREASE, DOES THE DATA THAT ARE THE SOURCE FOR THE DATA THAT YOU PULLED THIS FROM, DOES IT DESCRIBE WHAT TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT THAT WOULD BE OR IS IT JUST A MATHEMATICAL, HEY, YOU GOT THIS MANY MORE PEOPLE.
WE EXPECT THIS MANY MORE JOBS.
YEAH. SO THE EMPLOYMENT PROJECTIONS CAME FROM SKAG.
SKAG DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF JOB.
IN OUR STUDY, WE MADE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE THE BROAD CATEGORIES OF JOBS WOULD REMAIN CONSTANT INTO THE FUTURE.
SO, YOU KNOW, COMMERCIAL EVERYTHING RIDES IN THE SAME PERCENTAGE ESSENTIALLY OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY. RIGHT. EXACTLY. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SURE. JUST TO FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, YOU GET THAT INFORMATION FROM SKAG.
DOESN'T SKAG GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE CITIES? I BELIEVE SO, YEAH. BUT YEAH, WE'RE IN LINE WITH THE SKAG GROWTH FORECAST.
YES. THANK YOU. SO I MENTIONED FACILITY STANDARDS AND COST ALLOCATION.
IN THIS STUDY WE USED TWO METHODS DEPENDING ON THE FACILITY CATEGORY.
THE EXISTING INVENTORY APPROACH IS WHERE WE CAN ENSURE THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTES TO FACILITIES AT THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS.
THE MATH HERE IS WE TAKE THE EXISTING FACILITIES, DIVIDE THEM BY EXISTING DEMAND.
AGAIN, THE EXAMPLE HERE IS PARK ACRES PER 1000 RESIDENTS.
WE CAN QUANTIFY YOUR CURRENT FACILITY STANDARD AND THEN SET THE FEE SO THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT MAINTAINS THAT STANDARD ON INTO THE FUTURE.
THE SECOND APPROACH IS CALLED THE PLANNED FACILITIES APPROACH.
HERE IS WHERE THE IDENTIFIED PLANNED FACILITIES DRIVE THE FEE CALCULATION.
WE CAN IDENTIFY THE PARTICULAR FACILITIES OR THE SHARE OF THE FACILITIES THAT ARE NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN WE DIVIDE THE COST OF THOSE FACILITIES BY THE INCREASE IN DEMAND.
SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT A TRAFFIC FEE, WE HAVE THE COST OF TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS.
WE DIVIDE THAT BY THE INCREASE IN TRIPS AND THE RESULTING COST PER TRIP DRIVES THE FEE CALCULATION. THESE ARE THE APPROACHES THAT WERE USED FOR THE CATEGORIES IN THE STUDY.
AGAIN WE USE THAT EXISTING STANDARD APPROACH FOR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES FEE.
AND THEN WE USE THE PLANNED FACILITIES FEE FOR THE FIRE GENERAL CITY FACILITIES AND TRAFFIC FACILITIES. FEE CALCULATIONS.
QUESTION, SIR. YES. PERTAINING TO THE PLAN FACILITIES.
I KNOW YOU DEAL WITH A LOT OF CITIES. A LOT OF CITIES HAVE THEIR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
SO, LIKE, I WORKED FOR A CITY CALLED SANTA FE SPRINGS.
SO I KNOW WE USED TO COLLECT MONIES FOR FIRE FACILITIES.
WE DON'T HAVE A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WHY WOULD WE COLLECT MONIES FOR FIRE FACILITIES? WELL, THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT DEMAND WOULD BE GENERATED FOR FIRE FACILITIES.
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YOU'RE CURRENTLY SERVED BY A SPECIAL DISTRICT FIRE DISTRICT, RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. AND SO BUT THAT DISTRICT WOULD NEED FACILITIES TO SERVE THE GROWTH IN YOUR CITY. SO WHY IS THAT A RESPONSIBILITY SINCE YOU DID THE STUDY? WELL, YOUR RESIDENTS WOULD BE RECEIVING BENEFIT FROM THOSE FACILITIES.YOU DON'T TECHNICALLY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHARGE ANY IMPACT FEES. SO BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE LOGIC BEHIND THE FEE IS THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD BE RESIDENTS AND JOBS WOULD BE RECEIVING BENEFIT FROM THOSE FACILITIES.
AND WE CAN, WE CAN ESTIMATE THEIR FAIR SHARE.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU IMPLEMENT THE FEE IS, OF COURSE, YOUR COUNCIL'S DECISION WHEN YOU DO YOUR STUDY. DO YOU LOOK AT THE MONIES THAT THEY GENERATE? JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, DO YOU GO INTO TO THAT? WE, WE, WE DO SUBTRACT OTHER FACILITY FINANCING FROM THE COST OF THE FACILITY SO THAT NO ONE IS DOUBLE PAYING FOR A FACILITY.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. ALL RIGHT.
SO THIS NEXT SLIDE JUST SORT OF LAYS OUT THE MAJOR PLANNED FACILITIES CONTEMPLATED BY THE STUDY. IN THE BACK OF THE NEXUS STUDY, THERE'S A CIP THAT HAS DETAILS ABOUT EACH FACILITY. SO FOR GENERAL CITY FACILITIES THERE'S A TRANSFER STATION AND SEVERAL CITY GATEWAY MONUMENTS. IN THE PARKS FEE, THERE'S PARKS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE CITY'S EXISTING PARKLAND STANDARD.
AND FOR THE FIRE FACILITIES FEE, THERE ARE FIRE APPARATUS, STATION 68 AND THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FACILITY, AND A LADDER TRUCK THAT WERE IDENTIFIED BY THAT INDEPENDENT DISTRICT AS AS THE FACILITY NEEDS TO SERVE THE CITY INTO THE FUTURE.
MR. MAYOR, I GOT A QUESTION AGAIN. I APOLOGIZE.
SO TO ME, IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT MY QUESTION IS FIRE FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.
WHY ARE WE FUNDING APPARATUSES? YEAH I AGREE. FOR THE FIRE DISTRICT.
I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY NOT NECESSARILY A FUNCTION OF THE WORK THAT WE HAD DONE BY A CONSULTANT, BUT A LARGER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY'S PAST PRACTICE AND GOING FORWARD.
SO JUST TO PUT A LITTLE CONTEXT ON THIS, IS THAT WHEN WE DEVELOP THE MOU, THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE FIRE DISTRICT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF STATION 68, THERE WERE A COUPLE DEAL POINTS IN THAT AGREEMENT.
WE GAVE THEM LAND. WE GAVE THEM $8 MILLION.
THEY TOOK OVER THE COSTS FOR THE SERVICE ON THE EDGE OF THE CITY.
AND WE PUT IN THE AGREEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIRE FEE FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE TRADITIONALLY WE'VE USED OTHER FUNDS THAT COULD HAVE GONE TO GENERAL PURPOSES IN THE CITY TO PAY FOR THE FIRE DISTRICTS VARIETY OF IMPROVEMENTS.
I THINK. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, TO YOUR POINT WE WORKED WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT TO IDENTIFY WHAT APPARATUS THEY WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH, YOU KNOW, STATION 68. AND WHILE THIS WILL BENEFIT THE CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS, THE FIRE DISTRICT HAS THEIR OWN AUTHORITY TO COLLECT REVENUE FOR THAT EXACT SAME PURPOSE.
AND SO THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO DECIDE ALONG THE WAY.
WILL WE CONTINUE TO SUBSIDIZE FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE FIRE RELATED ACTIVITIES? OR WILL WE DEVELOP A VERY SPECIFIC FEE THAT WE WOULD THEN COLLECT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO USE FOR THAT PURPOSE? OR I GUESS A THIRD OPTION WOULD BE WOULD WE USE OTHER CITY MONEY FOR THAT PURPOSE? AND SO WHILE THE TEAM HAS LOOKED AT WHAT THOSE COSTS SHOULD BE IN THE FEE, I THINK THE POLICY DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SEEKING IS, IS THIS SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS TO START TO COLLECT ON THEIR BEHALF SHIFT THAT BURDEN BACK DIRECTLY TO THE FIRE DISTRICT OR DO SOME COMBINATION IN BETWEEN.
I HOPE THAT ADDED A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
NO YOU DIDN'T. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AGAIN I LOOK AT TWO THINGS.
I LOOK AT FUNDING SOURCES, ESPECIALLY PROPERTY TAX.
SO THAT CONCERNS ME. WE GET A LOT LESS MONEY THAN THEY GET, BUT WE HAVE TO BUY THEM EQUIPMENT.
BUT AGAIN, IS THIS PER THE INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS FROM LAFCO, WAS THAT IN THE DOCUMENTS STATING THAT WE WERE RESPONSIBLE? THAT'S PART OF MY QUESTION. THE OTHER PART OF THE QUESTION IS, IS ONCE WE GAVE THEM $8 MILLION, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE IT.
SO HERE'S THE $8 MILLION FOR THE FOR THE STATION, WHICH WE WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS, GOOD PARTNERS.
BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE THE END OF THE LINE. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS ANTICIPATING. YEAH. THE LAFCO DOCUMENTS INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY PASS ON
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FUNDS THAT WERE COLLECTED FOR FIRE USES BY THE COUNTY.AND OUR POSITION, MY POSITION, THE GUIDANCE I'VE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS THAT THAT WAS VERY SPECIFIC TO COUNTY COLLECTED DOLLARS.
I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FIRE DISTRICT'S INTERPRETATION OF THE LAFCO INCORPORATION DOCUMENTS AND OUR INTERPRETATION ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT OBLIGATES THE CITY IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK PART OF THE CONFUSION, AND WE RECENTLY HAD A MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF LAFCO TO GET THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON WHETHER OR NOT LAFCO DOCUMENTS TYPICALLY REQUIRE A ENTITY, A NEW ENTITY LIKE A CITY, TO COLLECT FOR AN EXISTING ENTITY LIKE THE FIRE DISTRICT. AND THEIR OPINION WAS, UNLESS IT'S EXPLICITLY CALLED OUT, WHICH IS RARE, THEN NO, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN AUTHORITY.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT ARE WE REQUIRED TO DO IT GOING FORWARD, OUR OPINION IS NO. BUT WHAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME, AND I THINK FOR THE TEAM, IS THAT IF THE COUNCIL DID WANT TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF PROVIDING THAT FUNDING, WE WANTED A SPECIFIC MECHANISM DEDICATED TO FIRE, SO WE WOULD NO LONGER USE GENERAL DOLLARS THAT COULD HAVE GONE TO OTHER USES.
I DON'T KNOW IF, BETH, YOU WANTED TO ADD AND TO ADD ON TO THAT, JUST IN 1998, THE CITY ADOPTED FEES AND THEY ADOPTED A GENERAL FACILITIES FEE.
AT THAT TIME THAT INCLUDED A LOT OF CITY FACILITIES LIKE THE CITY HALL TODAY, BUT ALSO FIRE DISTRICT, YOU KNOW, FIRE DISTRICT FACILITIES.
SO THAT WAS PART OF THE WELL, THAT WAS PART OF WHAT THE CITY CHOSE TO DO.
IT'S SOMETHING THE CITY CHOSE TO DO.
THIS IS THIS WAS A CHOICE THE CITY DID TO INCLUDE.
MY QUESTION AGAIN, IS THAT PART OF THE AGREEMENT? IS IT IN WRITING? DOES IT STATE THAT OR DID WE JUST DO IT? WE JUST DID IT. OKAY. THANK YOU.
SO WE ALL KIND OF SHARE THESE SAME SENTIMENTS.
SO DOES THIS MEAN ON THIS WORKING MATERIAL HERE THAT WE WANT LADDER, TRUCK AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FACILITY TO STAY ON IT, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. AND THEN WHEN WE MAKE THESE CHANGES, WE HAVE TO. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW AND FOR US TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT MANY PEOPLE VIEW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THE CITY'S FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE FUNDING MECHANISM, AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL DISTRICT, IT'S AN ANOMALY. SO WHEN WE ARE GOING TO MAKE THESE CHOICES IN THIS DISCUSSION, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE, LIKE WHAT YOU ALREADY SAID WHEN RAY BROUGHT UP THE PROPERTY TAX ISSUE, IS THAT THEY HAVE A FUNDING MECHANISM.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING LIKE THE BAD GUY THAT WE'RE OH, WE'RE NOT GOING TO FUND A LADDER TRUCK. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THIS. SO JUST CONTINUING TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE TWO SEPARATE AGENCIES.
YEAH. SO JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
I THINK THAT WE POSSIBLY SINCE WE PAST PRACTICES, WE'VE BEEN DOING IT RIGHT. SO WE START COLLECTING THE MONEY.
IS THIS POT OF MONEY GOING TO BE FOR THEM ONLY, WHICH IS COOL. BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND, LIKE THEY WANT TO BUILD ANOTHER STATION AND TRUST US AND THEY WANT A HELICOPTER, ARE WE GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? OR IS THIS GOING TO BE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THEY PULL FROM? AND THAT'S IT. SO I'LL ANSWER THAT.
IT DEPENDS. YOU KNOW, WE ARE SETTING UP A STRUCTURE BASED ON WHAT THEY SAY THEY NEED. NOW, COULD THEY COME TO THE CITY AND SAY THE FIRE IMPACT FEE GENERATED X MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BUY A HELICOPTER.
DO YOU WANT TO CHIP IN ON THAT HELICOPTER? THEY COULD WE JUST NOT WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO.
AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE COULD USE THIS FEE FOR SOMETHING OUTSIDE OF THE FEE.
BUT WE WOULD THEN THEORETICALLY RESTRUCTURE THE FEE IN THE FUTURE.
YEAH. JUST TO MODIFY THAT THE THE CASE LAW HAS HELD THAT YOU'RE NOT NECESSARILY OBLIGATED TO THE FIRE.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT CERTAIN NEEDS THAT THEY'VE IDENTIFIED NOW.
BUT IF ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETHING, THEY GOT A WINDFALL AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PAY SOMETHING AND THEN THEY WANTED SOMETHING ELSE OR SOMETHING BECAME SOME PROJECT THAT WAS PLANNED IS NO LONGER NEEDED.
YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO BUILD THAT.
YOU CAN SHIFT FUNDING AROUND THE COURTS DON'T REQUIRE YOU TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD 20 YEARS FROM NOW.
SO SAY THEY GOT THE DISTRICT ITSELF, GOT A $20 MILLION GRANT TO BUILD A NEW FACILITY, BUT WE'VE BEEN COLLECTING FEES FOR IT.
THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY DO THAT, BUT STILL HAS TO STAY WITHIN THE FIRE CATEGORY. YES, IT HAS TO STAY WITHIN THE FIRE ACADEMY, AND THERE MIGHT BE SOME CONSTRAINTS IF WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AT THE TIME, BUT THERE IS GENERALLY SOME FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER PROJECT BECAUSE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO KNOW TEN YEARS AHEAD OF TIME OR 20 YEARS AHEAD OF TIME WHAT MIGHT NEED TO BE BUILT.
AND I THINK JUST FOR US TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND OUR SISTER CITY NEXT DOOR,
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THEY COLLECT FEES AND THEY KEEP THEIR STATIONS.YOU KNOW, THEY THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT AS AN ONGOING CITY FACILITY.
WE JUST WRITE A CHECK AND HAND THEM THE KEYS AND WHISTLE INTO THE NIGHT.
SO WE'RE STILL RUNNING THROUGH THE MAJOR PLAN FACILITIES HERE. THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL TRAFFIC FACILITIES THAT WHO'S ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SERVICE WOULD DECREASE BASED ON THE INCREASED DEMAND FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT.
I'M NOT GOING TO READ THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF INTERSECTIONS AND SEGMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE TRAFFIC FACILITIES FEE.
AND ON THIS NEXT SLIDE, FIRST OFF, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SMALL PRINT.
THERE'S A LOT TO GET ON THE SLIDE HERE, BUT THIS IS THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEE SCHEDULE. AGAIN, ALL THE FEES ARE EXPRESSED PER SQUARE FOOT FOR EACH FACILITY CATEGORY.
THERE IS A WRINKLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE PARK FACILITIES FEE.
PARK FEES CAN ALSO BE CHARGED UNDER WHAT'S CALLED THE QUIMBY ACT, WHERE DEVELOPERS CAN EITHER PAY THE FEE OR DEDICATE THE PARK LAND.
SO DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT A RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IS IN A SUBDIVISION OR NOT, IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE QUIMBY FEE, WHICH IS HIGHER THAN THE MITIGATION FEE ACT FEE FOR PARKS. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S YOU SEE THE FEE IN LIEU OF PARKLAND DEDICATION FOR SUBDIVISIONS OR THE PARKLAND ACQUISITION FEE FOR NON SUBDIVISION RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND AT THE, I GUESS THE PUNCHLINE THERE IS THAT THE TWO COLUMNS ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, THAT WOULD BE THE TOTAL FEE PER SQUARE FOOT FOR SUBDIVISIONS OR NON SUBDIVISIONS.
THAT WOULD BE, THAT COULD BE CHARGED UNDER THE STUDY.
IF YOUR COUNCIL CHOOSES TO ADOPT THE FEES AT THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED LEVELS, I SHOULD NOTE THAT IT'S A POLICY DECISION TO IMPLEMENT THE FEES.
SO OUR STUDY IDENTIFIES THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED LEVELS.
AND FOR ANY PARTICULAR FEE CATEGORY OR FOR ANY POLICY DECISION, YOU COULD CHOOSE TO IMPLEMENT A LOWER FEE THAN THE STUDY JUSTIFIES, BUT NOT, OF COURSE, A HIGHER FEE.
I GOT A QUESTION, MR. MAYOR, REAL FAST.
THIS IS FOR NICK INSTEAD OF QUIMBY FEES.
IF THEY DEDICATE A PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR A PARK WITHIN THAT WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT, IS THERE AN LAL THAT WILL COVER THE EXPENSES.
SO THIS WAY IT DOESN'T COME TOWARDS THE GENERAL FUND.
WELL, THAT WOULD BE UP TO THE CITY TO DECIDE.
SOMETIMES THERE'S A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY IS ESTABLISHING A NEW LAL, BUT A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT COULD DECIDE, BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A PUBLIC FACILITY.
SO IT COULDN'T BE A, A PRIVATE PARK OR A PARK ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN A GATED SUBDIVISION. IF THEY WERE GOING TO RECEIVE CREDIT UNDER QUIMBY, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A PUBLIC PARK.
BUT WE COULD POTENTIALLY, AS PART OF THAT DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISH A CFD OR ANNEX INTO A CFD. BUT CHRISTA WOULD HAVE TO ADVISE US ON THAT.
SO VILLA BORBA SO VILLA BORBA IS IN CFD, AND SO THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT PARK IS FUNDED THROUGH CFD. YEAH, IT JUST DEPENDS ON IF IT'S ALREADY IN ONE OR IF WE FORM ONE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS NEXT SLIDE LAYS OUT THE PROJECTED FEE REVENUE BETWEEN NOW AND 2045. IF THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEES WERE ADOPTED, WE OF COURSE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY EXISTING IMPACT FEE FUND BALANCES THAT HAVE BEEN COLLECTED TO DATE. I SHOULD NOTE THAT FOR THE FIRE FACILITIES FEE, THAT TOTAL PROJECT COST IS ALREADY NET OF OTHER IDENTIFIED FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE IDENTIFIED FACILITIES.
BUT THE, I GUESS THE, THE OVERALL BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE IMPACT FEES, AGAIN, IF IMPLEMENTED AT THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED LEVELS, WOULD GENERATE A LITTLE OVER $102 MILLION BETWEEN NOW AND 2045.
AGAIN, ASSUMING THAT THE GROWTH PROJECTIONS ARE CORRECT AND OCCUR WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME FOR THE TRAFFIC FACILITIES FEE, YOU SEE THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL FUNDING REQUIRED. THAT'S BECAUSE SOME OF THE PROJECTS ARE HAVE EXISTING DEFICIENCIES.
SO NEW DEVELOPMENT CAN'T FUND THE SHARE ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THE EXISTING DEFICIENCY, AND MUST ONLY FUND THE SHARE OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO SERVE THAT GROWTH.
AND SO THAT EXISTING DEFICIENCY FOR THOSE PROJECTS IS ABOUT $5.7 MILLION.
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE FUNDED BY OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
AND THEN WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU SOME CONTEXT FOR WHAT THESE FEES LOOK LIKE FOR THE CITY.
I SHOULD NOTE THAT, WELL, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL FEE COMPARISON SLIDES HERE. WE INCLUDED ALL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, FUNDING FACILITIES, INCLUDING REGIONAL FEES AND THOSE FEES CHARGED BY UTILITY DISTRICTS.
SO IT'S KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, A FULL PICTURE OF WHAT'S CHARGED IN THESE OTHER CITIES, EVEN IF THEY AREN'T ALL CHARGED BY THE CITIES THEMSELVES FOR SOME CITIES,
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YOU WILL SEE A LOW AND A HIGH BAR CHART ON THIS TABLE, AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY CHARGE DIFFERENT FEES DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU BUILD IN THE CITY.SO WE JUST WANTED TO SORT OF BOOKMARK OR BOOKEND THE RANGE OF WHAT THEY COULD BE CHARGING. WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING THE CITY'S CURRENT IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE, AND THAT'S THE YELLOW BAR CHART.
AND THEN THE GREEN BAR REPRESENTS THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEES THAT YOU COULD CHARGE.
AND THIS IS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY UNIT.
SOME OF THE CITIES ARE STILL CHARGING AS A FLAT FEE PER UNIT.
OTHERS ARE CHARGING PER SQUARE FOOT.
SO WE DID THE COMPARISON FOR A SINGLE FAMILY UNIT OF 4086FT², WHICH WAS THE AVERAGE SIZE SQUARE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR FOR UNITS BUILT IN YOUR CITY.
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THE CURRENT AND THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE COMPARISON JURISDICTIONS, ALTHOUGH IT'S QUITE A WIDE RANGE, AS YOU CAN SEE. WE ALSO DID THIS COMPARISON FOR A 20 MULTIFAMILY UNIT BUILDING.
SO YOU CAN THINK OF THIS AS AN APARTMENT BUILDING. AGAIN THE, YOU KNOW, CURRENT MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE COMPARISON JURISDICTIONS. WE ALSO PREPARED THIS COMPARISON FOR A COMMERCIAL RETAIL, A PRETTY SMALL COMMERCIAL STORE.
AND I THINK THE STORY WILL BE THE SAME FOR, FOR ALL THE COMPARISONS THAT YOUR CURRENT AND MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEES FALL WITHIN THE RANGE IS OF THE FACILITIES.
IF ANYONE'S WONDERING WHY THE FEES ARE SO HIGH, THEY HAVE A PARTICULAR WATER FEE THAT'S CHARGED IN ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE CITY, BUT IT ENDS UP BEING A VERY HIGH FEE.
SO THAT THAT INFLUENCES THE, THE FEE COMPARISON THERE.
IN THIS NEXT COMPARISON HERE IS FOR A 500 ZERO SQUARE FOOT BUSINESS PARK.
AND THEN FINALLY WE DID A COMPARISON FOR 100,000 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE TYPE FACILITY. AND WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL HAND IT OVER TO YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO WALK YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMPARISONS. SURE. SO AS PART OF THIS, WE WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME ACTUAL PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PROCESSED THROUGH THE CITY.
SO THE COUNCIL CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THEY WOULD PAY TODAY VERSUS WHAT THEY WOULD PAY WITH THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIED FEE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT'S PRESENTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
SO FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITHIN THE SHADY VIEW DEVELOPMENT, IF THAT WAS TO COME IN TODAY THE, THE CURRENT FEE IS ABOUT 42,000, INCLUDING ALL OF THE VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, PLUS SOME OF THOSE OTHER FEES LIKE INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY CONNECTION FEES.
THE PROPOSED FEES WOULD GO UP TO ABOUT 58,000.
SO A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT $16,000.
YOU CAN SEE THE BULK OF THAT REALLY IS IN THE THE QUIMBY AND PARKS AND RECREATION FEES.
YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE QUIMBY FEE, THE CURRENT FEE THAT WE HAVE IS IS ONLY $867.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE THAT'S BASED ON A PLANNED FACILITY RATE FROM THE PREVIOUS STUDY IN 2017, BASED UPON A PREVIOUS PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN, WHICH LOOKED AT ONLY TWO PARKS BEING CONSTRUCTED.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE SINCE THEN. WE HAVE UPDATED PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN. WE WENT THROUGH OUR SIX CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH ADDED A BUNCH MORE UNITS THAN FROM THE PREVIOUS GENERAL PLAN.
AND SO MOVING FORWARD ON A PLANNED FACILITIES BASIS, THAT REPRESENTS THAT THAT HUGE INCREASE OF $7,300 FOR THE LAND COMPONENT, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE OF $5,400 FOR THE FACILITIES OR IMPROVEMENTS COMPONENT, BECAUSE THAT'S BASED UPON ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS TODAY.
NEXT WOULD BE A A CUSTOM HOME.
SO IF WE HAVE NEW CUSTOM HOME THAT WOULD COME IN THAT HAD 4500FT². WE'D BE LOOKING AT AN INCREASE OF ABOUT $19,000 IN IN FEES.
FOR COMMERCIAL. IF WE HAVE A SINGLE TENANT BUILDING THIS EXAMPLE WOULD BE FOR A 6300
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SQUARE FOOT SINGLE TENANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING.WE'D SEE AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 24,000 IN, IN FEES. THAT WOULD BE MAINLY DUE TO THE TRAFFIC IMPACT FEE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CHARGED FOR PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
THEN A MULTIFAMILY SUBDIVISION THE, THIS WOULD COME IN ABOUT 21,000, $22,000 HIGHER. AND AGAIN, A LOT, A LARGE COMPONENT OF THAT IS THE QUIMBY AND THE PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
THEN IN A DETACHED ADU SO PER STATE LAW, THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO CHARGE A PROPORTIONAL RATE OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES TO AN ADU.
SO WE CAN'T HAVE NECESSARILY A FLAT FEE FOR THEM.
AND SO FIRST THE FIRST THRESHOLD IS WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CHARGE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR ADUS BELOW 700FT². SO IF YOU DO GO ABOVE 700, THE METRIC THAT THE CITY USES, THE RATIO OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE ADU TO THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOUSE, AND THAT PERCENTAGE IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES THAT ARE PAID.
SO IN THIS CASE, THE ADU THAT WAS BEING BUILT WAS 29.11% OF THE OVERALL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE HOUSE. AND SO IN THIS CASE, THEY WOULD ACTUALLY PAY LESS THAN UNDER THE CURRENT BY AMOUNT BY ABOUT $290.
SO SO IT'S A NEGLIGIBLE AMOUNT IN THE OVERALL SCHEME OF IT, BUT SO SOME ADS MAY GO UP A LITTLE BIT, SOME MAY GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE PROPORTIONAL.
SO NICK, REAL FAST, IF YOU BASICALLY IS LESS THAN 700FT², WHAT'S BEING CHARGED. SO WHAT'S BEING CHARGED WOULD BE THE PLAN CHECK AND BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
THEN WE WOULD ALSO BE CHARGING ANY UTILITY FEES.
SO THEY HAVE TO GET A SEPARATE WATER METER.
SO THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY WATER METER FEES.
THEY MAY HAVE TO PAY IUA CONNECTION FEES DEPENDING UPON WHERE THEY'RE AT THE, THE AGE OF THE STRUCTURE AS WELL.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD BE CHARGING, BUT WE CAN'T CHARGE FOR TRAFFIC IMPACT OR PARKS AND REC QUIMBY THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO BASICALLY THE CHARGE WOULD BE A LOT LESS THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE FOR 700FT² OR ABOVE. YES. OKAY. THAT SECOND WATER METER THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE HAS TO BE PIPED TO THE STREET. CORRECT.
AND THEN SERVICE ONLY THE ADU.
WHY CAN'T THEY USE THE SAME WATER METER AND JUST ROUTE IT BASICALLY.
I MEAN, IT DIDN'T SEEM I THINK THIS WAS THE ISSUE WE WERE DEALING WITH IN THAT SITUATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT. SO IT DEPENDS ON IF THE ADU IS ATTACHED OR DETACHED FROM THE MAIN HOUSE.
SO IF SOMEBODY BUILDS AN ATTACHED ADU, THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE THE EXISTING SERVICE AS LONG AS IT'S SIZED APPROPRIATELY.
BUT FOR A DETACHED ADU, THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE WATER METER, SEPARATE GAS METER AND SEPARATE ELECTRICAL METER PER MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIREMENTS. THE ONLY UTILITY THEY COULD SHARE IS SEWER.
OKAY. AND THAT DOES MAKE SENSE BECAUSE YOU'D BE POWERING THAT AND IT WOULDN'T BE DIRECTLY ATTACHED TO THE THE EXISTING DWELLING.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON. SO THEN I'D LIKE TO JUST RUN THROUGH SOME OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGES THAT ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE UPDATE.
SO WE UPDATED DEFINITIONS TO REFERENCE THIS NEW NEXUS STUDY AND ANY FEE RELATED TERMS. WE ADDED A SECTION ESTABLISHING THE FIRE FACILITIES FEE.
RENAMED THE TRAFFIC SECTION FOR THE TRAFFIC FACILITY FEE BECAUSE THERE'S CURRENTLY TWO DIFFERENT TRAFFIC FEES AND WE'RE COMBINING THEM ON A GO FORWARD BASIS.
CLARIFIED THAT THE NONRESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION WILL BE CHARGED ON A PER 1000 SQUARE FOOT BASIS WHICH ISN'T ESTABLISHED SPECIFICALLY IN THE CODE.
AND THAT NEW RESIDENTIAL WOULD BE CHARGED ON A PER SQUARE FOOT BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AB 602. WE ALSO ADDED LANGUAGE EXPLAINING HOW ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS WILL BE CHARGED.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE JUST FOLLOW STATE LAW BY HAVING THE CONSISTENCY POLICY AND THE
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PROPORTIONATE RATE. SO WE'RE ESTABLISHING IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE WHAT THE PROPORTIONAL RATE IS. AND THEN WE UPDATE TABLE ONE TO REFLECT THE PROPOSED FEES WITH THE MOST RECENT CPI BECAUSE THEY ARE BASED UPON THE CURRENT NUMBERS IN THE CODE ARE BASED ON THE OLD NEXUS STUDY. SO WE'RE UPDATING ALL OF THOSE NUMBERS TO BE TODAY'S NUMBERS.WE REVISE THE SECTION SPECIFYING WHEN FEES ARE DUE BECAUSE STATE LAW HAS ALSO CHANGED SINCE THE LAST NEXUS STUDY.
WHEREAS CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS, WE HAVE TO ALLOW THE DEVELOPER TO PAY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES UPON CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, NOT NECESSARILY ON BUILDING PERMIT.
MOST LARGE SCALE DEVELOPERS STILL WANT TO PAY BUILDING PERMIT BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR THEM. IT STREAMLINES THE PROCESS TO GETTING TO OCCUPANCY, BUT WE STILL HAVE TO GIVE DEVELOPERS THE OPTION TO PAY AT OCCUPANCY.
SO WE'RE UPDATING THE CODE TO REFLECT THAT.
AND THEN WE REMOVED THE SECTION DISCUSSING PARK AND RECREATION FEE CREDITS, BECAUSE WE ARE ADDRESSING THAT IN THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE UNDER OUR DISCUSSION OF QUIMBY ACT, WHICH IS ANOTHER MUNICIPAL CODE CHANGE THAT'S REQUIRED TO UPDATE THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO QUIMBY.
THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE IS A IS AN OLDER ORDINANCE THAT WE INHERITED FROM THE COUNTY AND HAVE MADE AMENDMENTS TO OVER TIME.
SO THERE WAS A, THERE WAS AN EXCEPTION FOR PARK REQUIREMENTS IN THE LOS SERRANOS AREA FOR, FOR SOME REASON, BUT THAT AREA IS ESSENTIALLY DEVELOPED.
AND SO ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WOULD BE COMING IN WOULD BE LIKE IN A MASTER PLAN FORMAT. AND SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COLLECT PARK FEES FOR THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT.
WE ALSO REMOVED PARKS AND REC COMMISSION FROM DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT A DEVELOPER GETS TO DEDICATE LAND OR PAY A FEE.
USUALLY THAT DECISION IS MADE VERY EARLY ON IN THE PROCESSING, NOT TOWARDS THE END, WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE A COMMISSION WEIGH IN ON IT.
AND THAT WAS NOT A PRACTICE THAT HAD BEEN FOLLOWED IN THE CITY IN MANY, MANY YEARS. WE ALSO REMOVED A REFERENCE TO THE CHINO HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING. WE ADDED IN CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTING FACILITIES.
SO THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH ANOTHER PROVISION IN MUNICIPAL CODE.
WE ALSO INCREASE THE ALLOWABLE CREDIT FOR PRIVATE FACILITIES FROM 25 TO 50%, BECAUSE WE ARE AWARE THAT THE CITY HAS 44 PARKS IN OUR INVENTORY RIGHT NOW.
THERE MAY BE CASES WHERE DEVELOPMENT OCCURS THAT WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO ADD INVENTORY AND PARKS IN THAT AREA. AND SO TO GIVE THE DEVELOPER AN OPTION TO GET SOME CREDIT AGAINST THEIR REQUIREMENT BY BUILDING PRIVATE FACILITIES, NOT 100%, BUT UP TO 50% SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE.
I THINK IF THE COUNCIL WAS INTERESTED AS WELL, WE DID RECEIVE THAT EMAIL FROM THE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION.
THEY, THEY BROUGHT UP A FEW DIFFERENT POINTS.
AND SO I'D ALSO BE HAPPY TO KIND OF WALK THE COUNCIL THROUGH THAT IF IF THEY WOULD LIKE ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ARE THERE SOME HIGHLIGHTS IN HERE THAT YOU WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT? SURE, SURE.
I CAN DO THAT. SO THE, THE FIRST ITEM THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WAS THERE'S THE IDEA THAT THERE'S CERTAIN PARKS IN THE CITY THAT WE MIGHT CALL MINIMALLY IMPROVED CERTAIN NATURE PARKS OR THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE SPORT COURTS OR PLAYGROUNDS OR RESTROOMS OR OTHER THINGS.
AND SO BIA'S QUESTION WAS, SHOULD WE BE USING THAT ACREAGE WITH AN IMPROVEMENT VALUE OF 871,000 PER ACRE, OR SHOULD WE HAVE A LESSER IMPROVEMENT VALUE FOR THOSE PARKS IN THAT INVENTORY? AND SO WE THINK THAT'S A FAIR QUESTION.
IF, IF YOU DO THAT IT WOULD REDUCE THE FEES BY A LITTLE BIT.
JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE REDUCING THAT 871 TO WHICH DO YOU WANT THIS? OH, WHAT WAS THAT MINIMALLY IMPROVED VALUE? DO YOU KNOW OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD. WAS IT THE 23,900? YEAH, IT WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF THAT. I THINK YOU'RE STILL REFINING IT, BUT THAT'S.
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YEAH. YEAH. SO SOMEWHERE 23,900 FROM ACRE FROM 871.SO SO THAT WOULD REDUCE THAT OVER THE AMOUNT OF ACRES DEDICATED TO THOSE MINIMALLY IMPROVED PARKS, LIKE THE NATURE PARKS OR, OR POCKET PARKS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF FACILITIES. THEN ANOTHER OBSERVATION THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WAS THE REPLACEMENT COSTS OF SPECIAL USE FACILITIES WHICH WE, WHICH WE DID AGREE SHOULD BE MODIFIED.
SO GENERALLY WE LOOKED AT A COST OF $800 PER SQUARE FOOT TO REPLACE SPECIAL USE FACILITIES. SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE A COMMUNITY CENTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WE DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF SQUARE FOOTAGE IN CERTAIN FACILITIES THAT'S PUT INTO OUTDOOR STRUCTURES. SO THESE WOULD BE LIKE SHADE SHELTERS AND PATIOS, CANOPIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO WE SO WE ALTERED A FEW OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGES TO DO THAT AT A $200 PER SQUARE FOOT REPLACEMENT COST LEVEL FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE EXTERIOR NON-HABITABLE TYPES OF FACILITIES FROM 800 TO 200 FOR, FOR JUST THOSE LIKE COVERED PATIOS AND, AND SHELTERS AND THINGS.
NOT, NOT, NOT THE HABITABLE AREA, LIKE THE INTERIOR SQUARE FOOTAGE.
SO THAT WOULD REDUCE THE FEE A LITTLE, A LITTLE BIT.
THESE ARE THESE ARE SMALL ADJUSTMENTS.
SO WE'RE STARTING TO SEE OBVIOUSLY WITH POSSIBLE UPCOMING CONSTRUCTION, THAT $800 PER SQUARE FOOT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH IN TODAY'S CLIMATE TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES MORE, MORE OF A FACILITY SUCH AS THIS VERSUS YOUR RIGHT, SOMETHING THAT'S MORE OF A GAZEBO OR SOMETHING THAT'S LESSER, THAT MAKES THAT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE.
THEN THIRD, THEY WERE QUESTIONING WHETHER CERTAIN PARKS WE HAD IN OUR INVENTORY WERE ACTUALLY OWNED BY THE CITY.
AND, AND THEY ARE. SO EXCEPT FOR LOS SERRANOS PARK, WHICH IS A LONG TERM LEASE WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, RIGHT. THEY, THEY QUESTIONED THE AVERAGE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF A MULTIFAMILY UNIT AT 1249. THAT WAS THE AVERAGE DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD.
WE DIDN'T REALLY SEE A NEED TO, TO TRY AND UPDATE THAT BECAUSE THEY, THEY'VE ARGUED THAT MULTIFAMILY UNITS HAVE INCREASED IN SQUARE FOOTAGE OVER TIME, BUT THE CITY IN THE PAST FEW YEARS HASN'T HAD A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS.
THE SAMPLE SIZE WOULD BE SMALL, PROBABLY WOULDN'T REALLY MOVE THE NEEDLE ON THAT NUMBER. THAT'S, THAT'S STAFF'S OPINION.
NUMBER FIVE, THEY ASK ABOUT BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. AND SO THE BIG LEAGUE DREAMS FACILITY, THOSE FACILITY COSTS ARE BUILT INTO THE INVENTORY TO PROVIDE FOR THAT EXISTING FACILITY STANDARD.
SO WE CURRENTLY IN THIS NEXUS STUDY ARE TREATING BIG LEAGUE DREAMS AS IF IT WERE A CITY PARK. AND SO THE REPLACEMENT VALUE OF ALL THE STRUCTURES AND EVERYTHING PLUS THE LAND VALUE IS BUILT IN.
B I A'S CONTENTION WAS THAT IT'S IT'S OPERATES DIFFERENTLY THAN A REGULAR CITY PARK, AND SO SHOULD IT BE INCLUDED IN THE INVENTORY OR NOT.
IF THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE INVENTORY THAT WOULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER IMPACT ON REDUCTION OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION FEE.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE WITH THE SINGLE FAMILY, YOU KNOW, YOUR, YOUR PARKS WOULD GO FROM A, A $7,300 INCREASE TO A $6,500 INCREASE IN YOUR FACILITIES FEE WOULD GO FROM 3900 TO 2600.
SO IT COULD REDUCE IT A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER UNIT IF, IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
HOWEVER, BIG LEAGUE DREAMS IS A CITY OWNED FACILITY AND IS CITY OWNED CAPITAL THAT BUILT THOSE FACILITIES. AND THAT'S WHY IN THE NEXUS STUDY, WE FELT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED STAFF.
THEN THEIR LAST QUESTION WAS ABOUT THE EXISTING UNIMPROVED ACRES THAT THE CITY OWNS AND HOW THOSE WERE INCLUDED.
AND SO WE HAVE ACRES OF LAND THAT THE CITY OWNS THAT ARE UNIMPROVED THAT COULD BE UTILIZED FOR PARK FACILITIES.
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AND SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE INCLUDED THAT LAND AND SUBTRACTED IT FROM THAT EXISTING STANDARD FACILITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE BECAUSE IT'S PARKLAND, THE CITY DOESN'T NEED TO BUY BECAUSE WE ALREADY OWN IT.SO, SO THAT ACTUALLY REDUCES THE COST OF, OF WHAT OUR QUIMBY REQUIREMENT OR OUR QUIMBY FEE WOULD BE IF WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THAT ADDITIONAL PARKLAND.
SO WE'VE ALSO ADDRESSED THAT ISSUE WITH THE BIA.
SO THAT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE DETAILED THAN YOU ASKED FOR. I'M SORRY.
THAT WAS GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF? YEAH. I GOT A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING PARKLAND THAT YOU SAY WE HAVE.
IS THAT OPEN SPACE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OR SPECIFICALLY PARCELS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT SUPPOSEDLY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PARKS? YES. SO THERE'S THERE'S A COUPLE AREAS.
ONE THAT'S ALONG CHINO AVENUE, ONE THAT'S ALONG BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD THAT ARE WHERE OUR IDENTIFIED IN OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN.
SO THIS WOULDN'T INCLUDE THE THE OPEN SPACE PARCELS, THE SLOPES AND, AND ALL AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
ONE OTHER THING THAT BIA DID ASK FOR IS BECAUSE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FEE INCREASE, THEY. THEY MENTIONED THAT SOME CITY COUNCILS ARE WILLING TO GIVE LIKE A GRACE PERIOD OR A OR A MAYBE A, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, A GRANDFATHERING FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE PIPELINE OR MAYBE CHARGING 50% OF THE INCREASE ONE YEAR AND 100% INCREASE THE OTHER YEAR. THEY DIDN'T ARTICULATE ANY OF THAT IN WRITING TO ME.
SO I, I DON'T KNOW THAT I'D BE ABLE TO REPRESENT EXACTLY WHAT THEIR REQUEST WAS.
BUT BUT THEY ASKED THAT IT BE MENTIONED TO THE COUNCIL.
MR. MAYOR, AS TO THAT, WE WOULD WANT TO LOOK AT THAT FOR THE LEGAL ISSUES THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IF THE COUNCIL IS GOING TO CONSIDER THAT, BECAUSE, IN ESSENCE, THE CONCEPT OF THESE DEVELOPMENT FEES IS THAT YOU SET THE AMOUNT OF FACILITIES YOU NEED, AND THEN YOU SET THE FEE ACCORDING TO THAT.
SO ANYTHING THAT'S NOT PAID IS THEN A SUBSIDY OF SOME SORT.
SO IT MIGHT HAVE PREVAILING WAGE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE DEVELOPER.
IT ALSO MIGHT BE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IT MIGHT NEED TO BE SUBSTITUTED WITH GENERAL FUND OR SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCE FROM THE CITY TO MAKE IT WHOLE.
ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE THE POINT.
I, I THINK I AGREE WITH THEIR POINT ABOUT THE NATURE PARKS, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY ARE MINIMALLY IMPROVED, ALTHOUGH THREE OF THEM, YOU KNOW, HILLTOP, MORNINGSIDE AND TORREY PINES, I WOULD PROBABLY REMOVE FROM THE LIST, BUT THE ONES THAT HAVE JUST SIMPLE TRAILS LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOLLOW RUN, I CAN SEE, I CAN SEE THEIR POINT ON THAT.
SO I'D BE FINE WITH, WITH REDUCING IT FOR THOSE FIVE SPOTS, I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THAT.
SO IF I MAY WE DID A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT WHAT'S IN ALL OF OUR PARKS AND WE TWO, FOUR, SIX, I THINK WE HAVE NINE PARKS THAT WE IDENTIFIED THAT ARE PRETTY MUCH GRASS, DON'T HAVE A BASKETBALL COURT, A RESTROOM, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD SUGGEST INCORPORATING INTO THAT.
HAVE YOU GUYS LOOKED IT THROUGH? I'M FINE WITH IT. YEAH, I'M GOOD WITH IT. I HAVE TOTAL AGREEMENT ON THAT ONE CHANGE. OKAY.
SO WE'LL INCORPORATE THAT CHANGE.
AND THAT'S THE KIND OF CHANGES THAT THEY WANT TO KNOW.
THE CITY NEEDS TO KNOW BEFORE IT GOES TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
RIGHT? YEAH. THE OTHER REALITY IS, AND I DON'T I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS NICELY, BUT THESE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ULTIMATELY PAID BY THE DEVELOPER. THEY PAY THEM UP FRONT, BUT THEY PASS THEM RIGHT ON TO THE CONSUMER.
AND, AND THAT'S NO EXCUSE BECAUSE THE REALITY IS THAT EVERYTHING IS GETTING RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE, ESPECIALLY HOUSING.
SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE SAD REALITIES.
BUT IT'S I DON'T THINK THOSE THINGS ARE GOING TO BE COSTING US AS MUCH AS THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE ULTIMATE CONSUMER.
BUT WE AS A CITY CAN'T BE SUBSIDIZING THE DEVELOPMENT BY NOT GETTING OR NOT CHARGING AND GETTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT OF ACTUAL STAFF TIME.
AND THAT'S THE WHOLE BASIS FOR THESE INCREASES AS I UNDERSTAND IT.
SO ANYTHING WE ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO DO ON THIS? YES. BEN. MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THERE ARE TWO POINTS.
IF WE CAN REVISIT THE FIRE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE.
WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING WHO WOULD ULTIMATELY PAY FOR IT, WHETHER IT'S A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE, OUR PAST PRACTICE OF USING GENERAL FEES.
QUESTION CAME TO ME FROM KRISTA, AND I THINK CARLOS WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BEST TO ANSWER THIS, IS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING THE COUNCIL CONSIDER A CITY COLLECTED DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE. COULD THE FIRE DISTRICT ISSUE A DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE UNDER THEIR OWN
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AUTHORITY WITHOUT THE CITY? THEY THEY COULD THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO ADOPT IT IN ORDER BECAUSE THE CITY HAS THE POLICE POWERS TO COLLECT FEES WITHIN YOUR, YOUR BOUNDARIES.SO THE CITY WOULD COLLECT IT AND PASS IT THROUGH TO THE DISTRICT. SO I THINK TECHNICALLY THAT THEY COULD.
BUT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO AGREE. AND AND YEAH, THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO AGREE. BUT BUT THEY COULD CONDUCT, CONDUCT THEIR OWN STUDY AND, AND IMPLEMENT IT THAT WAY.
BUT WE'D PROBABLY END UP WITH WHAT WE HAVE NOW, RIGHT? LIKE IOWA OR, OR SIMILAR, THEIR STUDY WOULD RESULT IN WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IN A SENSE. YEAH.
AND WOULD THEN WOULD IT BE THEIR BOARD THAT WOULD DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF THE FEE? AND THEN WE WOULD ONLY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE ADOPTED IT OR.
YEAH. SO THEIR BOARD WOULD ADOPT IT FIRST AND THEN IT WOULD COME TO THIS COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION. OKAY. WELL AND THEY KNOW WHAT EQUIPMENT AND WHAT WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE BETTER THAN WE DO. WE'RE JUST IT TURNS INTO A GAME OF TELEPHONE FOR US.
WELL, WE DID MEET WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT MULTIPLE TIMES, AT LEAST TWO TIMES TO DISCUSS AND IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS.
SO YEAH, IF I COULD JUST ADD, PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT WAS THAT THE CITY WOULD PREPARE THIS STUDY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND MEET WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT THAT WAS INCLUDED AS A PROVISION OF THAT AGREEMENT.
IT DID NOT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL TO ADOPT IT, BUT IT DID REQUIRE THE STUDY TO BE PREPARED.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE DEAL POINTS THE CITY COUNCIL HAD AGREED TO BACK WHEN THAT AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT WAS APPROVED.
AND THEN THE SECOND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY AND OR FROM THE CITY TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO COLLECT IT? IS IT GOING TO GO ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL OR HOW WOULD THAT BE COLLECTED? IS IT GOING TO BE SOMETHING WHERE WE GET INTO ANOTHER IEA THING WHERE WE HAVE TO COLLECT IT AND REIMBURSE THEM? HOW WOULD THAT WORK? I DON'T THINK WE CAN SPECIFY THAT.
WELL, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING NOW.
SO CARLOS, DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON THAT? I DON'T I DON'T KNOW IF JAMES DOES.
I THINK THE BASIC STRUCTURE WOULD BE SIMILAR.
YOU WOULD COLLECT THE FEE. YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO COLLECT THE FEE. THE FIRE DISTRICT CANNOT ON ITS OWN AUTHORITY IMPOSE A FEE OR COLLECT IT.
I MEAN, UNLESS YOU IF YOU HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THAT THE AGREEMENT, OF COURSE, BUT BARRING THAT, IT'S SIMILAR. I MEAN, IF THEY PREPARED THE STUDY, THEY WOULD SUBMIT IT TO YOU FOR ADOPTION OF THE OF THE FEE PRETTY MUCH IN THE SAME STANCE AS WE HAVE NOW.
AND YOU, IN FACT, WOULDN'T HAVE TO COLLECT THE FULL FEE. THEY'RE SUGGESTING YOU COULD COLLECT PART OF THE FEE, BUT YOU'RE THE ONES WHO COLLECT IT AT BUILDING PERMIT OR YOU JUST LIKE YOUR OTHER FEES, AND YOU WOULD THEN PASS THAT REVENUE ON TO THEM.
EITHER YOU WOULD GIVE IT TO THEM DIRECTLY, OR YOU WOULD ACTUALLY HOLD IT IN YOUR OWN ACCOUNT, AND THEN THEY WOULD SUBMIT REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS. WHEN THEY HAVE CONSTRUCTED FACILITIES, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN MANAGE THAT AS WELL, OR YOU CAN INVEST ANYTHING WE COLLECT ON THEIR BEHALF AND NOT DISPERSE IT UNTIL THEY HAVE A DOCUMENTED NEED FOR IT OR REIMBURSEMENT.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW IT'S WRITTEN NOW.
RIGHT. YEAH, I THINK THAT THOSE DETAILS WOULD RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S WELL, THE AGREEMENT CALLED FOR IT TO BE DISBURSED TO THEM IN THE FUTURE.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO IT THAT WAY.
I WAS ON THE BOARD FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I WAS PART OF.
S CSDA. AND I KNOW THAT SOME SPECIAL DISTRICTS DO COLLECT THEIR OWN FEES.
SO WHAT I HEARD FROM YOU, IF WE ALLOWED THEM TO COLLECT THEIR OWN FEES.
SO THIS WAY DOESN'T PASS THROUGH.
IF WE ALLOWED IT TO HAPPEN, THEN THEY COULD COLLECT THEIR OWN FEES FOR THEMSELVES. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT YOU SAID. I MEAN, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMPACT FEES, THOSE IMPACT FEES ARE COLLECTED BY I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY'RE CALLED. WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT, IF THEY WANT TO CALL IT IMPACT FEES, I REALLY DON'T CARE WHAT THEY WANT TO CALL IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER THE FEE STRUCTURE IS AND WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT, THAT THEY CAN COLLECT IT THEMSELVES AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CITY. RIGHT.
WELL, I MEAN, I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON FIRE DISTRICTS IN ALL OF THEIR FUNDING SOURCES.
I MEAN, IF IT'S A IF IT'S A COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, THEN THAT'S SORT OF A QUASI MUNICIPAL ENTITY.
BUT IN THE CASE OF A FIRE DISTRICT, I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY MECHANISM. I MEAN, I GUESS THEY CAN TRY TO BUILD DEVELOPERS, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO DO SO.
I MEAN, THEY DO CHARGE PERMITS.
I KNOW FOR SPRING. I MEAN, THEY'RE THERE.
THEY DO COLLECT FEES AND THEY ARE AN INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT.
YEAH THAT'S TRUE. YOU KNOW, THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY ACTUALLY HAS THEY DON'T HAVE A FORMAL IMPACT FEE, BUT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A FEE THEY CHARGE TO WITH SORT OF LIKE A WILL SERVE LETTER. I THINK IT'S NOT CALLED THAT. EXACTLY. THAT WOULD BE A UTILITY. THERE IS ANOTHER WAY.
I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, I THINK FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, EITHER YOU CAN HELP THEM BY IMPOSING THIS FEE OR LEAVE IT TO THEM TO COLLECT THE MONEY THEMSELVES. I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S, AND THAT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY, RIGHT? WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS PARTICULAR MECHANISM AND HOW THAT RELATES TO THE OTHER AGREEMENTS YOU HAVE. YOU'RE JUST IN THE HOT SEAT, THAT'S ALL. SO THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST JUMP IN. I THINK THE REASON I BROUGHT THAT UP WAS SO THE COUNCIL, AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR POLICY OPTIONS, WE WERE ORIGINALLY JUST IDENTIFYING A COUPLE.
WE DO THE FEE OR WE SUBSIDIZE IT WITH SOME OTHER MECHANISM OF FEE GENERAL FUND OR
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GENERAL CITY FACILITIES FEE.OR WE COULD PUSH IT BACK ON THE FIRE DISTRICT TO SAY WHILE WE'RE WERE INVOLVED IN THE AUTHORITY, YOU COULD, YOU KNOW, ESTABLISH THE FEE UNDER, YOU KNOW, THE FIRE DISTRICTS, YOU KNOW, PROCESS WITH OUR, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATE AUTHORITY.
BUT BEFORE I MOVE OFF OF FIRE DISTRICT AND THERE MIGHT BE MORE QUESTIONS, I ALSO WANTED TO CALL OUT THAT WHEN WE IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AND EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES, ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT $13 MILLION FOR THIS FEE IS $3 MILLION TOWARD THE COST FOR STATION 68. THAT REIMBURSES THE CITY FOR COSTS THAT WE PAID I THINK OUT OF A GENERAL CITY FACILITY FEES AND CFDS IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
BUT SO A PORTION OF THAT FEE, IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO ELECT IT, WOULD COME BACK TO US BEFORE IT EVER PAID FOR ANOTHER USE BY THE FIRE DISTRICT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CALL THAT ATTENTION AS WELL.
YEAH. LET'S LET'S TALK ABOUT THE REALITY THOUGH.
IF WE PUT THE FEE ON THEM TO COLLECT FROM THE DEVELOPER.
WE'RE GOING TO BE HOLDING UP THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND PERMITTING AND EVERYTHING ELSE UNTIL WE MAKE SURE THAT THAT FEE IS PAID.
THAT COULD REALLY CREATE A BACKLOG FOR THE CITY.
I'M THINKING WE HAVE BETTER CONTROL OF IT.
I DON'T LIKE HAVING TO COLLECT IT BECAUSE I HATE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO WITH THE I.
E. A. BUT I THINK WE WOULD HAVE BETTER WOULD IMPACT US LESS IN PROCESSING PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT BY US COLLECTING IT FIRST AND THEN REIMBURSING IT TO THEM.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE EASIEST WAY.
JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION WITH NICK. IS THERE PLAN CHECKS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO, LIKE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AND HYDRANTS AND WATER FOR THE AREAS AND.
YES, YES, YES. SO THEY GOT TO GO THROUGH THE SAME.
YES. SO THEY SO THEY FOR CERTAIN PERMITS THEY APPLY SEPARATELY THROUGH THE FIRE DISTRICT.
SO NO, I MEAN WE HAVE TO VERIFY.
THEY JUST HAVE TO GIVE US PROOF THAT THEY PAID THEM, BASICALLY GIVE US THEIR RECEIPT.
SO THAT'S JUST A COMPONENT OF WHAT THEY SUBMIT TO US.
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T IMPEDE OUR ABILITY TO WORK TIMELY, THEN I WOULDN'T CARE WHEN I WOULDN'T SEE WHERE THEY'RE COLLECTING FOR LONG TERM USE, NOT SHORT IMMEDIATE PROJECT.
AND THIS IS ONLY NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS, RIGHT? YES. SO THERE'S NO GOING BACK ON IT.
SO I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
SO I KNOW WE'VE MET WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT, GOT THEIR CHRISTMAS WISH LIST OF WHAT ITEMS THEY'RE GOING TO WANT. IF, HOW DO WE GUARANTEE THAT, YOU KNOW, FUNDS THAT WE ARE COLLECTING ACTUALLY GET USED FOR THOSE ITEMS AS OPPOSED TO US JUST WRITING A CHECK TO THEIR GENERAL FUND? AND WHO KNOWS IF THEY BUY A LADDER TRUCK OR BUY, YOU KNOW, A NEW PUMPER OR SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. SO IF I COULD RESPOND TO THAT A BIT, AND THEN I'LL ASK KRISTA TO ALSO RESPOND.
BUT THAT ITS PART, THEY DO HAVE TO PROVIDE US DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THAT IT WENT.
THAT'S PART OF THE WHOLE MITIGATION FEE FUNDING ACT.
THEY NEED TO PROVIDE US WITH SOME DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW IT WENT TOWARDS THE PURPOSE OF CAPITAL FEES.
IT CAN'T JUST GO FOR MAINTENANCE OR SOMETHING.
IT HAS TO GO FOR THESE PROJECTS.
MISS BAHADUR, CAN YOU COMMENT FURTHER? YEAH. I MEAN, I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH A SITUATION WHERE IT'S BEEN PAID OUT FIRST.
IT'S ALWAYS A REIMBURSEMENT. NO, I MEAN, WELL, WE HAVE OUR OWN, SO I KNOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE.
SO YEAH, WE WOULD JUST ASK THEM FOR SUPPORT.
BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE LIKE INVOICE.
THEN THEY WOULD GIVE US AN INVOICE OF WHAT THEY PURCHASED.
AND THEN WE KNOW, I THINK WE WOULD SET UP A SYSTEM LIKE QUARTERLY, WHATEVER WE'VE RECEIVED, WE WOULD JUST REMIT TO THEM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED RIGHT NOW? THEN YOU'VE RECEIVED I DON'T THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN ANY PHYSICAL CHANGES THAT WE ARE PROPOSING. SO WE'RE ALSO THE ONE CHANGE THAT WE WILL BE MAKING IS THE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE NATURE PARKS. SO IF YOU WANTED TO INCORPORATE ANY OTHER CHANGES, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO LET US KNOW NOW SO THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 28TH WILL HAVE THOSE CHANGES INCORPORATED IN THOSE MATERIALS.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONLY ONE. IS THAT IT? ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE LAST ONE? I THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A STAFF RECOMMENDATION ON ANOTHER CHANGE.
LIKE NINE OTHER PARKS YOU WERE SAYING. YEAH. THEY EXPANDED THE LIST OF PARKS FROM WHAT BIA HAD GIVEN US. NINE PARK.
YEAH. SO THE 47.19 ACRES OF EXISTING UNIMPROVED CITY OWNED PARK LAND, THAT ONE THAT'S AND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN INCORPORATED IN WHAT THEY PERCEIVE TODAY.
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YES. OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT.SO, YOU KNOW, IF ADOPTED AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, AS IS, THE FEES WILL TAKE EFFECT JANUARY 11TH, 2026. OKAY. AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN THE FEE WORKSHOP, AND WE WILL RECONVENE BACK AT 5:00 FOR CLOSED SESSION.
SO THAT'LL DO IT. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF THAT WAS HERE.
AND YEAH, WE PUT YOU ON THE HOT SEAT.
BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL FOR OCTOBER 14TH, 2025.ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT, I'D LIKE YOU TO TO RISE AND JOIN US.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
BOB GOODWIN IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.HE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY PASTOR COLIN WARNER OF CALVARY CHAPEL, CHINO HILLS, FOR THE INVOCATION.
OKAY. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU, BOB. GOOD EVENING.
[ INVOCATION: Pastor Collin Warner, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills]
SO GRATEFUL TO BE WITH YOU GUYS.AND THOUGH I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT RUNNING A CITY, I'M GRATEFUL THAT I'M ABLE TO PRAY FOR YOU GUYS AS YOU DO SUCH A MARVELOUS JOB OF DOING SO. SO WILL YOU BOW WITH ME IN PRAYER? FATHER GOD, I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING.
LORD, SO GRATEFUL FOR THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO STAND BEFORE US.
LORD, IT'S NO EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS.
AND LORD, THEY COME, AND THEY'VE SERVED THIS CITY, SOME OF THEM FOR A LONG TIME, SOME OF THEM NEWER.
BUT GOD, I PRAY FOR EACH OF THEM THAT YOU'D CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AND PROTECT THEIR FAMILIES, THAT YOU'D CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM THE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT NEEDED TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT EVERY SINGLE CITIZEN AND CIVILIAN OF THIS CITY.
LORD, WITH THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE POLICE CHIEF TO MY RIGHT, I PRAY FOR THEM. I PRAY FOR THEIR THEIR MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT EACH OF THEM, LORD, KNOWING THAT WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THEY'RE THE FIRST ONES THAT RUN IN GIVES ME GREAT COMFORT THAT THAT THEY WILL LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAFETY OF THE REST OF US.
SO GOD, WOULD YOU PROTECT THEM.
AND AND FATHER, AS THINGS WILL BE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY AND DECISIONS MAY BE MADE TODAY, I PRAY, LORD, FOR BOTH THE CIVILIANS WHO SPEAK AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO LISTEN, THAT YOU'D GIVE GREAT WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT IN HOW TO CONTINUE TO MOVE CHINO HILLS FORWARD AS A CITY. THAT IS A BLESSING TO ALL.
GOD, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS CITY.
AND LORD, JUST AS I CLOSE, I PRAY FOR THE THE GENESIS FAMILY AS WE'LL ADJOURN IN THEIR NAME TONIGHT. I JUST PRAY THAT YOU'D BRING THEM GREAT COMFORT, LORD, AND THAT YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR HAND UPON EACH OF THEM AS THEY SPEAK AND AS THEY SHARE TONIGHT. AND SO, FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD BLESS EACH OF THESE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WE CAN ALWAYS COME TO YOU.
AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PASTOR.
[5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month]
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH TO BE ACCEPTED BY KIM CAREW.PEACE, LOVE TOTE AND SARAH DELGADO.
PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AND MISS COUNCILWOMAN MORAN AT THE PODIUM.
TONIGHT, I HAVE ASKED COUNCILWOMAN MORAN TO DO THIS PRESENTATION, SINCE SHE HAS A DEFINITE PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS SUBJECT.
AND IT'S UP TO YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ART.
WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO GIVE THIS PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING.
EVERY OCTOBER, AMERICANS OFFER INCREASED SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING OR AT RISK OF BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER TOUCHES THE LIVES OF MANY IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY, FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING BREAST CANCER, AS WELL AS THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF DEDICATED ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO STRIVE EACH DAY TO DEFEAT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION THIS EVENING, WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE WITH US TWO PHENOMENAL WOMEN KIM CAREW OF PEACE LOVE TOTE AND LOCAL RESIDENT SARAH DELGADO.
I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND TO SHARE YOUR STRENGTH AND WISDOM AND STORY. I'M GOING TO READ THIS.
I WON'T READ THE PROCLAMATION, BUT IT'S MY PLEASURE AND HONOR TO BE PRESENTING THIS TO BOTH OF YOU THIS EVENING.
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AND IF WE'LL START WITH YOU, KIM, IF YOU CAN SHARE SOME OF YOUR SENTIMENTS. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.THANK YOU. OKAY. MY NAME IS KIM CAREW, AND I'VE LIVED HERE IN CHINO HILLS FOR 33 YEARS. I'M A TEN AND A HALF YEAR CANCER SURVIVOR.
I'M TRIPLE NEGATIVE, WHICH IS A TOUGH ONE.
THANK YOU. I KNOW, I GET SO EXCITED.
THAT'S WHY I COUNT THE MONTHS TO ABOUT.
IT'LL BE ALMOST EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I DECIDED TO START A FOUNDATION WHERE I CAN HELP OTHER WOMEN GOING THROUGH BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS. I AM NOT A DOCTOR, BUT I CAN SURE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE.
SO I STARTED PEACE LOVE TOTE AND I DELIVERED TOTES THAT MAKE PEOPLE MORE INSPIRED.
A LITTLE BIT MORE POSITIVE AND DEFINITELY MORE COZY.
AND JUST RECENTLY I STARTED ON A BOARD AT CITY OF HOPE.
SO I HAVE SOME NEW STATISTICS THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE.
JUST REAL QUICK. BREAST CANCER AWARENESS STARTED ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IF YOU HAD BREAST CANCER, ONLY 44% OF THE WOMEN SURVIVED.
BUT SINCE THEN, IN THE LAST 40 YEARS UP TO NOW, WE'VE GONE UP TO 93.7%.
THANK YOU. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SHARE IS THAT, AND I FOUND THIS OUT BEING ON THE BOARD IS THAT IF WOMEN GO TO THE MAMMOGRAM THAT THEY SHOULD EVERY YEAR, EVERY OTHER YEAR, YOUR CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IS 98.9%.
THAT MEANS THAT THEY CAUGHT IT EARLY, PROBABLY BEFORE YOU EVEN KNEW YOU HAD IT.
SO I ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO DO THAT AND YOU CAN GO ONLINE, SEE MY FOUNDATION. IF YOU NEED MY HELP AND SUPPORT, I'D LOVE TO BE THERE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ACKNOWLEDGING IT TOO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS SARAH DELGADO, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION.
I'M HUMBLED, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S DEFINITELY A GIFT TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY WITH ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY IF IT WEREN'T ONE FOR THE LORD AND TWO FOR THE FAITHFUL, FAITHFUL PRAYERS OF MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY, AND MY NEIGHBORS THAT WERE JUST AMAZING PEOPLE WHO BANGED ON HEAVEN'S DOOR FOR ME TO BE HEALED. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE HERE OF CHINO HILLS WHO LOVED ON MY FAMILY, WHO STOOD IN THE GAP AND SERVED AS PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS TO MY CHILDREN.
WHEN THEY SAW THEIR MOM FIGHTING A BRUTAL FIGHT.
THEY FED MY KIDS WHEN I COULDN'T.
THEY DROPPED OFF LITTLE GOODIES TO ENCOURAGE US AND THOSE THINGS ARE DEFINITELY NEVER FORGOTTEN. AND I ALSO AM SO GRATEFUL BECAUSE I HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL SUPPORT THROUGH MY LOCAL CHURCH WHERE THERE IS A BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP CALLED NOT ALONE.
AND I'M SO PRIVILEGED TO HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL WOMEN WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS JOURNEY AS WELL, RALLY AROUND AND SHOW LOVE AND SUPPORT AND PRAYER.
AND TONIGHT, I HAVE ONE OF MY PINKY SISTERS HERE WITH ME, AS WELL AS A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBOR AS WELL, WHO I LOVE SO MUCH AND AS WELL AS MY DAUGHTER AND MY HUSBAND, AND ESPECIALLY FOR MY HUSBAND, SHAUN DELGADO. IF IT WASN'T FOR HIM WORKING SO HARD BEHIND THE SCENES, SACRIFICING EVERY DAY AT HIS WORK TO TO GIVE ME BENEFITS, TO GET HEALTH CARE, I WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
AND SO TO MY HUSBAND, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
AND THE COMMUNITY OF CHINO HILLS, I, I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE JUST WONDERFUL EXAMPLES OF HOW TO BE A TRUE NEIGHBOR TO THIS COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ROLE MODEL.
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DO YOU WANT ME TO. OKAY.THIS IS THE TOTE WITH ALL THE COZY THINGS AND INSPIRATIONAL THINGS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH THE JOURNEY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IF YOU LOOK ON THE DAIS AND AROUND THE ROOM, YOU SEE A LOT OF PINK RIBBONS AND PINK ATTIRE IN SUPPORT OF THIS VERY SPECIAL HOLIDAY AND CELEBRATION OF LIFE. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER IS DOMESTIC
[6. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month]
VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, TO BE ACCEPTED BY RHONDA BELTRAN AND PAT BELL OF HOUSE OF RUTH. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN ME? COME ON UP, LADIES. HELLO AGAIN. THANK YOU.ALL RIGHT. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS AGES, RACIAL, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND ECONOMIC GROUPS.
IN CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 35% OF WOMEN AND 31% OF MEN EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIMES.
AS A RESULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS SPREAD AWARENESS ABOUT THE ISSUE.
HERE IN CHINO HILLS. THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH THE HOUSE OF YOUTH RUTH TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELP CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY. ALL OF THESE SERVICES ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND OFFERED TO RESIDENTS AT NO CHARGE. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE PAT BELL AND RHONDA BELTRAN OF HOUSE OF RUTH TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND TELL US ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU LADIES TO PLEASE SAY SOMETHING FIRST, AND THEN I'LL FORMALLY GIVE YOU THAT AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT OF HOUSE OF RUTH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. AND THIS YEAR WE ARE ACTUALLY CELEBRATING 49 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND ALL SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO BE A CRISIS.
IT CONTINUES TO HIT HOMES ALL THROUGHOUT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECENT INCIDENT IN CHINO HILLS.
HOUSE OF RUTH IS AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SURVIVORS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE, WHETHER IT'S CRISIS INTERVENTION, ANSWERING A HOTLINE CALL, COMING INTO OUR SHELTER, RECEIVING TRAUMATIC TRAUMA INFORMED.
TRAINED THERAPY OR JUST HELPING THE KIDS UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THEM.
WE OFFER ALL OF THESE SERVICES AS WELL AS PREVENTION EDUCATION WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS.
HOUSE OF RUTH IS VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, AND WE'RE HERE TO PROVIDE 50 MORE YEARS OF SERVICE TO YOU AND ALL OF THE FAMILIES THAT LIVE HERE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR.
I'M THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR HOUSE OF RUTH. I'VE BEEN WITH HOUSE OF RUTH FOR SIX YEARS. ONE OF THE REASONS I CAME TO HOUSE OF RUTH IS MY COUSIN WAS A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I'D SAY SHE WAS A SURVIVOR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SHE PASSED AWAY ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND SO HOUSE OF RUTH NOT ONLY MEANS A LOT TO ME PERSONALLY, I HAVE A HUGE PASSION FOR HOUSE OF RUTH BECAUSE OF WHO AND WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING FOR 45 YEARS, SO IT MAKES MY JOB A LOT EASIER.
I DO WANT TO AGAIN THANK CHINO HILLS FOR HAVING US HERE THIS EVENING.
I DO WANT TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO OUR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL, WHICH IS THIS THURSDAY AT 6:00.
WE RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE LAST YEAR IN L.A. COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
AT THIS EVENT. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SURVIVOR PANEL WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE SURVIVORS THAT GET UP AND TALK ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL STORY.
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YOU DO NOT LEAVE THAT EVENT WITHOUT THAT PULL OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH AND JUST THE EXPERIENCE. AND IT'S WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM WANTING TO SHARE THAT STORY BECAUSE IT'S SO HARD FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM TO GET UP AND SHARE THAT PERSONAL STORY.AND THAT IS ON TUESDAY THE 28TH.
ALL OF THAT IS ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS HOUSE OF RUTH, INC.ORG. SO WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO VISIT.
AND I JUST ALSO WANT TO GIVE A QUICK NOTE TO.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH THAT MY MOM IS A SURVIVOR, SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT TODAY.
VERY MUCH FOR. WHAT YOU DO IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
[7. RECOGNITION - Recognizing Ruben S. Ayala High School as one of the top high schools in the Nation for 2025-26 School Year]
NEXT WE HAVE A RECOGNITION RECOGNIZING RUBEN AYALA HIGH SCHOOL AS ONE OF THE TOP HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE NATION FOR THE 2526 SCHOOL YEAR TO BE ACCEPTED BY PRINCIPAL AND ADMINISTRATORS. WILL YOU PLEASE JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? TONIGHT, WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE RUBEN AYALA HIGH SCHOOL FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE NATION BY U.S.NEWS. THE 2025 RANKINGS PUT AYALA HIGH SCHOOL AT 1,218TH IN THE NATION, 160TH IN CALIFORNIA AND FIRST IN THE CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SOME RANKING FACTORS INCLUDE COLLEGE READINESS, STATE ASSESSMENT, PROFICIENCY, AND GRADUATION RATE.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE BOTH THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF BIOLA HIGH SCHOOL FOR THIS ACHIEVEMENT.
TO ACCEPT THIS RECOGNITION, WE HAVE WITH US PRINCIPAL DIANA YARBROUGH AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AYALA HIGH SCHOOL.
DIANA, PLEASE INTRODUCE THE TEAM AND TELL US WHAT AN HONOR THIS MEANS TO YOU.
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR GAME THIS FRIDAY AND ALSO MUSIC IN MOTION ON SATURDAY.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT SAID, WE HAVE MR. NEWCOMB SECOND IN COMMAND.
WE HAVE MR. HALE AND WE HAVE MISS SCHILLER.
THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF REUBEN SALEM HIGH SCHOOL, WE WANT TO WE WANT TO SINCERELY THANK THE CITY FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE FOR US.
WE WANT TO ALSO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD AND ALL ADMINISTRATORS AND ALL STAFF AND FACULTY AT REUBEN SAR HIGH SCHOOL FOR THEIR AMAZING SUPPORT AND CONTINUED DEDICATION.
BEING RANKED IN THE TOP 5% OF HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE NATION BY U.S.
NEWS AND WORLD REPORT IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOR AND VERY HUMBLING AT THE SAME TIME.
AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HARD WORK, PASSION, AND TEAMWORK OF EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN OUR STUDENTS AND FOR HELPING TO MAKE AYALA A PLACE WHERE EXCELLENCE TRULY SHINES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION, AND CONTINUED SUPPORT YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE CERTIFICATES, OF COURSE, FROM THE CITY, FROM SUPERVISOR HAGMAN FOURTH DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A STATEMENT OR A CERTIFICATE FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES, ONE FROM YOUNG KIM AND ONE FROM SENATOR KELLY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING HERE BECAUSE THERE ARE LEADERS.
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THANK YOU HONEY. NEXT IS OUR REPORT.[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
THANK YOU. AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BENNETT, COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS. JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU TONIGHT.THE CITY IS COLLECTING FEEDBACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH A COMMUNITY SURVEY TO LEARN WHICH QUALITY OF LIFE FACTORS MATTER MOST TO THEM.
THE SURVEY COVERS TOPICS THAT WILL HELP GUIDE THE CITY'S FUTURE DECISION MAKING AND IS AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH THIS THURSDAY.
THE HOME IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM HAS RETURNED AND PROVIDES ELIGIBLE HOMEOWNERS WITH UP TO $7,500 TO HELP REVITALIZE THEIR PROPERTIES.
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW AND REVIEWED ON A ROLLING BASIS UNTIL ALL PROGRAM FUNDS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED.
LEARN MORE AND APPLY. APPLY ONLINE AT YOU KNOW, DOT ORG FORWARD SLASH HOME.
IMPROVEMENT GRANT. AND LASTLY, THE CITY HAS A FULL LINEUP OF SPOOKY FUN FOR ALL AGES. BE SURE TO SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE UPCOMING HALLOWEEN EVENTS, INCLUDING A FREE SPECIAL NEEDS SPOOKY SOCIAL.
ON OCTOBER 23RD, TEENS NIGHT OUT HALLOWEEN ESCAPE ROOM FOR AGES 13 TO 17 ON OCTOBER 24TH. ACTIVE ADULTS 50 PLUS.
MONSTER MASH DANCE PARTY ON OCTOBER 29TH AND THE FREE ANNUAL TRICK OR TREAT AT THE SHOPS EVENT ON OCTOBER 31ST FROM 3 TO 5 P.M.
WITH THE COSTUME CONTEST AT 4 P.M..
FOR DETAILS ON ALL THESE EVENTS AND OTHER FALL PROGRAMS, VISIT CHINO ORG FORWARD SLASH RECREATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION? MARK, THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING, MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN LEVINE ACT.[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ALONG. CITY BUSINESS CONSENT CALENDAR.[ CONSENT CALENDAR (10 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.]
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF TEN ITEMS. NINE THROUGH 18. ANYONE LIKE TO EXCUSE ME?[8. 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.]
MAYOR. EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. SKIP OVER THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING.THAT IS WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT, SO THEN WE HAVE A MOTION.
I'LL MOVE THE ITEM. ALL RIGHT.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
[19. 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]
ANYONE WISH TO I THINK BEN, YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS.CORRECT. THEN THIS IS THE NORMAL THING WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE THE DAMAGE.
THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. FOR THE PUBLIC WITH THIS TODAY ROUGHLY 16 WEEKS AGO, WE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN CITY HALL ON OUR SECOND FLOOR, WHICH RESULTED IN TWO OF OUR SPRINKLERS ACTIVATING.
AND WE HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE THROUGHOUT CITY HALL COMPLEX.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SINCE THE INITIAL INCIDENT WE HAVE RESTORED MUCH OF CITY HALL.
OUR STAFF HAS LEFT THEIR TEMPORARY WORK AREAS, AND THEY ARE NOW BACK IN CITY HALL.
WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE PUBLIC AREAS.
OUR ELEVATOR IS STILL DAMAGED, BUT WE'VE DECOMMISSIONED OUR STORAGE PODS.
THE TEMPORARY OFFICE SPACES IN TRAILERS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO CITY HALL WILL BE REMOVED BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.
AND SO WE'RE VERY FAR ALONG ON THE RECOVERY SINCE THE FIRE.
HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL TOOK AN ACTION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY MANAGER IN ORDER TO MOVE THE PROJECT AS QUICKLY AS WE HAVE.
LET'S CALL IT GRACE AS WE FINISH UP THE PROJECT.
SO FOR TONIGHT, WE WOULD NEED A BY 4/5 APPROVAL.
THE CITY COUNCIL'S ACTION TO CONTINUE THE EMERGENCY ACTION.
WE WILL WE WILL BRING UPDATES BACK TO THE COUNCIL AS AT EVERY SUBSEQUENT CITY COUNCIL MEETING UNTIL WE'VE COMPLETED THE PROJECT.
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL, ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THIS, THEN I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
ALL RIGHT. WE ONLY HAVE ONE PLANNING COMMISSION MATTER TONIGHT.
[20. Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0003-2025 Jerry Kanjanawijit, applicant - Earth and Essence Wellness Spa at 15911 Pomona Rincon Road - The Planning Commission adopted a Resolution approving Conditional Use Permit CUP-0003-2025 for operation of massage establishment (Earth and Essence Wellness Spa), and determining project exempt from review under California Quality Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval, as amended]
ITEM 20. ANY DISCUSSIONS YOU WISH TO.NO COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. MOVING TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR NON AGENDIZED ITEMS.
[21. 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.]
CHERYL I THINK THIS COULD BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN NORMAL. WOULD YOU PLEASE IDENTIFY OR INDICATE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO 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 TO MY LEFT A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.
WE DO HAVE FIVE CARDS, TWO OF WHICH ARE ON NON AGENDA ITEM,
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AND THREE RELATE TO THE IN MEMORIAM THAT WE WILL HAVE TODAY.OKAY. OKAY. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MIGUEL NAVA OR NAVARRE.
NAVARRE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU AS USUAL, GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MY NAME IS SERGEANT NAVAR.
I AM THE STATION COMMANDER AT THE CHINO HILLS ARMY CAREER CENTER, LOCATED ROUGHLY 200FT IN THAT DIRECTION, RIGHT IN THE SHOPPING PLAZA. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY WE'RE HONORED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO DO MORE AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AND TODAY, I WANTED TO PRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY OF FURTHERING THAT PARTNERSHIP CALLED PASE, WHICH IS PARTNERSHIP AND YOUR SUCCESS.
WE JUST STARTED THIS INITIATIVE CURRENTLY WITH THE CITY OF CHINO AS WELL AS THE CHINO POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO WE'RE JUST IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES OF THAT. THE CITY OF UPLAND HAS ALSO TAKEN US UPON THIS OPPORTUNITY.
SO WHAT THIS OPPORTUNITY IS, IT IS A WAY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OR EVEN ARMED RESERVE WHO ARE EXITING THE ARMY WITH AN ACTIVE DUTY SIDE TO FURTHER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE THAT SERVICE NOT ONLY TO OUR NATION BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY. IT WON'T HAVE ANY DIFFERENCE OR SPECIAL TREATMENT OF HOW THE APPLICATION PROCESS WORKS OR REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT JOB ROLE.
IT REALLY IS ESSENTIALLY JUST GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY AND AN INTERVIEW TO BE ABLE TO FURTHER THEIR SERVICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE OVER 2000 PARTNERS CURRENTLY NATIONWIDE. MANY ARE WITHIN CALIFORNIA, OF COURSE, FOR THAT ASPECT. AND IT IS IT IS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.
AND REALLY, OUR SERVICE MEMBERS JUST WANT TO PROVIDE AND PROVIDE AND PROVIDE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. A MAJORITY OF THE SERVICE MEMBERS DON'T STAY IN THE ARMY.
THEY ACTUALLY RESIDE AS WELL AS HERE IN CHINO AND CHINO HILLS WITHIN OUR COMPANY FOOTPRINT, FIVE LOCAL OFFICES FOR THE US ARMY THAT CONTROLS ACTIVE DUTY ARMY RESERVE, WE ROUGHLY ENLISTED 600 SERVICE MEMBERS, AND WITHIN THAT 600, APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35% DO NOT RE-ENLIST OR STAY IN THE ARMY.
SO THEY COME BACK TO THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER THEIR ROLE WITHIN THE CITY.
I HAVE LEFT SOME PAMPHLETS OVER HERE WITH THE DISTRICT CLERK FOR HERE TO SEE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. AND TRULY JUST TO START THE PROCESS, IT IS ONLY A FOLLOW UP CALL WITH MYSELF AND REALLY GOT TEAMS CALL ABOUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES OF OUR ACTUAL HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE THAT CONTROLS THE PROGRAM TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY THE DO'S AND DON'TS AND AND HOW MUCH IT CAN TRULY BENEFIT NOT ONLY THE SERVICE MEMBERS, BUT ALSO THE CITY AS WELL.
SO PENDING ANY QUESTIONS, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
BEN, WHO SHOULD HE MAKE CONTACT WITH? SHOULD HE TALK TO YOU? SURE. OUR OFFICE WILL WILL TAKE THAT INFORMATION AND GET BACK TO YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I CAN TELL YOU, AS A U.S.
ARMY VIETNAM VETERAN, 6869, YOU WILL GET MY SUPPORT BECAUSE ANYTHING WE CAN DO FOR OUR RETURNING VETERANS WE CAN'T DO ENOUGH.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT, AND WE WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS.
PERFECT, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEBORAH MADSEN.
HI, MY NAME IS DEBORAH MADSEN.
I'M A 23 YEAR RESIDENT OF SUMMIT RANCH IN CARBON CANYON.
AND I HAVE SOME CONCERNS REGARDING THE ABILITY OF US TO ESCAPE IN AN EMERGENCY VIA THE EMERGENCY ACCESS ROADS, GOING TO EUCALYPTUS AND TO VILANO.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE GATES CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND I'M WORRIED THAT IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND WITH THE CHAOS AND CONFUSION AND TRAFFIC OF MANY, MANY PEOPLE TRYING TO EXIT.
AT THE SAME TIME THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO THE GATES TO OPEN THEM IN TIME. AND I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO OPEN THE GATES REMOTELY IN SUCH A SITUATION.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUZETTE DENG.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR JONES, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS.
SUZETTE DENG WITH YOUR FAVORITE COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO ALL OUR HONOREES TONIGHT.
SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S ANNUAL VETERAN CLAIMS EVENT WILL BE ON SATURDAY,
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NOVEMBER 8TH BETWEEN 10 A.M.TO 2 P.M. AT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE, LOCATED 14010 CITY CENTER DRIVE IN CHINO HILLS. COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS WILL BE ON SITE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT EXISTING CLAIMS, CONDUCT BENEFIT ASSESSMENT INTERVIEWS, COMPLETE CLAIM FORMS AND PAPERWORK ISSUES.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY VETERAN ID CARDS AND FILE COMPENSATION CLAIMS. PLEASE BRING YOUR DD FORM 214 AND SNACKS WILL BE PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR HACKMAN.
IT IS OUR HONOR TO ASSIST YOU AT OUR THIS YEAR'S VETERAN CLAIMS EVENT, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL VETERANS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE OR ARE LOOKING FOR RESOURCES TO JOIN SUPERVISOR HECKMAN AT OUR VETERAN CLAIMS EVENT ON NOVEMBER 8TH.
AND WE HAVE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
NO BENEFIT EVALUATIONS WILL BE GUARANTEED FOR UNREGISTERED ATTENDEES.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE CALL CALLED (909) 465-5265.
AND PLEASE ASK FOR EITHER MICHAEL OR MYSELF, SUZETTE.
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR OFFICE FOR ANY COUNTY RELATED QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE. WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP.
AND OUR PHONE NUMBER AGAIN IS (909) 465-5265.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTINA SANTOS.
MY BROTHER CODY WAS KILLED IN THE HIT AND RUN ON THE 71, AND I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BE BETTER.
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO GET UP HERE AND SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT TRIED.
EVERYBODY THAT PUT IN THE EFFORT.
SWAG. THANK YOU. CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE.
THANK YOU. HE WAS. A PAIN IN ALL OF OUR BUTTS.
I KNOW, BUT HE WAS MY LITTLE BROTHER.
TO ALL THE OFFICERS THAT ALWAYS RESPONDED AND ALWAYS HELPED.
THANK YOU. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY FAMILY'S HEARTS.
WE THANK YOU. I PRAY, MR. MARQUEZ, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS HELPING AND ALWAYS REACHING OUT.
IT'S VERY APPRECIATED AND WE LOVE YOU VERY DEARLY FOR THAT.
TO THE FIEROS. THANK YOU, BOB AND CHRISTINE GOODWIN.
THANK YOU. HE WASN'T ALWAYS EASY TO TALK TO, BUT HE COULD MAKE YOU LAUGH.
AND AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO GET UP HERE AND SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY THAT REACHED OUT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS.
SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
CHRISTINA. OH, NEXT IS JOANNE.
THIS IS ONE OF MY ROCKS, YOU GUYS.
I GOT OTHER ROCKS STANDING IN THE SITTING DOWN.
BUT MY NIECE, CARRIE, SHE'S LIKE MY DAUGHTER AND SISTER.
COME BY. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.
OUR 30 YEAR OLD SON, CODY JONES, WAS KILLED ON SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 A.M.
BY A HIT AND RUN DRIVER AT THE 71 ON RAMP AND CHINO HILLS PARKWAY WHILE CROSSING THE STREET. AS I HAVE SHARED WITH YOU BEFORE, CODY FACED SOME CHALLENGES DUE TO HAVING ADHD AND ASPERGER'S. HE STARTED SELF-MEDICATING HIMSELF WITH MARIJUANA WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN MOVED ON TO USING METH AND FENTANYL.
HE ACTUALLY OVERDOSED TWICE ON FENTANYL.
HIS DRUG ADDICTION LED HIM TO A LIFE OF LIVING ON THE STREET FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. IN THOSE THREE YEARS, HIS MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT OF HIM NEEDING INTERVENTION.
METH IS A VERY HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG AND CAN CAUSE A HOST OF MENTAL ISSUES, INCLUDING BRAIN DAMAGE.
CODY WOULD BE SEEN DISPLAYING SOME OF THESE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION AND COUNTY AGENCIES TRIED THEIR BEST TO GET HIM TO ACCEPT THEIR HELP, BUT HE CONTINUED TO REFUSE IT.
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, OUR COUNTY IMPLEMENTED A COUPLE NEW STATE MANDATED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS IN NOVEMBER OF OF 2024.
I ALONG WITH MOSES FROM SWAG, THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM IN OUR CITY.
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SUBMITTED PAPERWORK TO OUR BEST.THE COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH DIVISION AT D.B.H.
AFTER NINE LONG MONTHS, A DATE WAS SET FOR A HEARING TO BE HELD AT THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT DIVISION.
ON THE FOURTH COURT DATE, THE JUDGE ORDERED A MENTAL EVALUATION TO BE ORDERED TO BE COMPLETED AT ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.
CODY WAS TRANSPORTED TO ARROWHEAD MEDICAL CENTER AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS, HE WAS RELEASED. THEY HANDED HIM A BUS PASS AND SENT HIM ON HIS MERRY WAY.
WHEN WE RETURNED BACK TO THE COURT ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH TO FIND OUT WHAT THE EVALUATION REVEALED, THE JUDGE CALLED THE EVALUATION AND COMPLETE EVALUATION CONSISTING OF ONLY SEVEN SENTENCES. THE JUDGE THEN STATED SHE WANTED HIM HOSPITALIZED UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT FOR ANOTHER EVALUATION.
I MY HUSBAND, CODY'S CARE WORKER JERRY FROM SWAGIT AARON, THE CO-FOUNDER OF SWAG, ALL SPOKE WITH THE JUDGE REGARDING CODY'S SITUATION. I TOLD THE JUDGE, WE JUST HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET HIM OFF THE STREETS BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
WE WERE ALL SITTING IN THAT COURTROOM ADVOCATING FOR CODY WHEN HE WAS ALREADY DEAD, AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
IT WAS ON OCTOBER 8TH THAT CHIEF MANSON FROM CHINO HILLS PD, CHINO PD, AND TWO OFFICERS KNOCKED ON OUR DOOR TO NOTIFY US THAT CODY HAD BEEN KILLED.
THIS WAS THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE AFRAID OF.
AND WE DIDN'T GET TO GET HIM OFF THE STREET.
THAT DREADED KNOCK. CODY DIDN'T HAVE ANY IDENTIFICATION ON.
WHICH WAS THE REASON FOR THE LATE NOTIFICATION.
NINE MONTHS TO GET HIM A COURT DATE.
32 ARRESTS WITH MOST EVERY ONE OF THEM RESULTING IN A SITE RELEASE ACTION.
AND HOW DID IT ALL END WITH HIM DYING ON THE STREET? WE BELIEVE THE SYSTEM FAILED, CODY.
WE NEED TO DO BETTER TO HELP OTHERS LIKE HIM.
THANK YOU COUNCIL STAFF, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND THE LEOS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A BIG THANK YOU TO AARON, MOSES, JERRY AND THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS THAT WORKED DILIGENTLY TO TRY AND GET CODY OFF THE STREETS, AND THE OTHER ONES THAT WERE THERE WORKING WITH.
I BELIEVE OUR LORD HAS TAKEN CODY HOME AND HE IS NOW COMPLETELY HEALED.
LOVE YOU ALL. AND BY THE WAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER COURT DATE ON OCTOBER 27TH.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF IT'S COUNTED. WE'RE GOING TO GO BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK TO THE JUDGE. WE CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION BECAUSE OF THE HIPAA LAW.
THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'S HERE.
SWAG. I WISH YOU COULD JUST STAND UP.
I LOVE YOU GUYS. I LOVE YOU ALL.
THANK YOU ALL. THANKS, JOANNE.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DEBBIE HERNANDEZ.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
STAFF. I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION FROM CALMATTERS.
AN ARTICLE DATED OCTOBER 10TH ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM. GOVERNOR NEWSOM INTRODUCED CARE COURT TO BRING PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SEVERE MENTAL ISSUES, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER LIMITED PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS INTO TREATMENT.
IT HAS HELPED FEWER PEOPLE THAN PROJECTED, BUT A NEW LAW WILL MAKE PEOPLE MORE PEOPLE, ELIGIBLE FOR IT. THE NEW LAW WILL EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR CARE COURT TO INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE A PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS AS A RESULT OF BIPOLAR DISORDER.
THE CARE COURT'S PROGRAM ALLOWS FAMILY MEMBERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, DOCTORS AND OTHERS TO PETITION THE COURTS ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WITH SEVERE PSYCHOSIS WHO CAN'T CARE FOR THEMSELVES.
ONCE A PETITION IS ACCEPTED, INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENTED WITH A VOLUNTARY TREATMENT PLAN. IF THEY REFUSE, A JUDGE CAN ORDER THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PLAN. IT HOLDS BOTH INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ACCOUNTABLE, ENSURES INDIVIDUALS GET THE CARE THEY NEED, AND GIVES JUDGES A CLEAR ROLE IN OVERSEEING AND GUIDING THE PROCESS.
THE BILL FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTATION BY LISTENING TO AND LEARNING FROM THE COUNTIES, AND I EMPHASIZE THE COUNTIES ABOUT WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT IS NOT WORKING TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE CARE COURT LEGISLATION.
HERE'S A QUOTE FROM THE ARTICLE BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM.
CALIFORNIA DOESN'T SIT ON THE SIDELINES WHILE PEOPLE FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS.
WE DON'T STAND BY WHILE PEOPLE SPIRAL ON OUR SIDEWALKS OR CYCLE THROUGH EMERGENCY ROOMS AND JAIL CELLS. WE STEP UP.
WE BUILD CARE COURT TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO TREATMENT, DIGNITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
BECAUSE CARE AND ACCOUNTABILITY BELONG AT THE CENTER OF HOW WE SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES.
DO YOU THINK AFTER LISTENING TO JOANNE AND KNOWING WHAT HAS GONE ON WITH HER FAMILY, WITH KODY'S SITUATION, THAT NEWSOM'S STATEMENT IS TRUE TO FACT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES. 2025 POINT IN TIME HOMELESS REPORT.
THE NUMBER TWO REASON FOR HOMELESSNESS IS DUE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
IN A CLOSE THIRD IS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST YOUNG PERSON THAT WE'VE LOST FROM OUR COMMUNITY TO MENTAL HEALTH
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ISSUES. SO I ASK YOU, WHAT MORE WILL WE BE DOING AS A CITY AND A COUNTY TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES? THANK YOU. THAT IS OUR FINAL SPEAKER.OKAY. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TONIGHT IN CODY'S HONOR, BUT WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY IN ADVANCE OF THAT TO EXPRESS YOUR FEELINGS AND CONCERNS.
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MOVING ON. WE HAVE CITY MANAGER.I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR STATION 68 PROJECT.
IT'S GOING VERY WELL. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING TRAILERS ON THE SITE NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS WHERE THE WEEKLY MEETINGS WILL BE HOSTED RELATED TO THE PROJECT.
AND WE HAD A MEETING THIS MORNING, AND I WAS ASSURED THAT LIKELY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO ANY LARGE TRUCKS CARRYING THE LARGE VOLUMES OF DIRT IN AND OUT OF THAT PROPERTY WILL LIKELY BE DONE FOR THE MOST PART.
SO THAT'S EXCITING FOR THE RESIDENTS AROUND THERE.
ALSO, I WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT OUR STATE OF THE DISTRICT IS ON THE 23RD.
SO IF YOU'RE IF YOU HAVE TICKETS OR IF SPONSORED, JUST KEEP THAT DATE IN MIND.
AND THEN FINALLY, YOU PROBABLY ALL RECEIVED SOME SORT OF A SURVEY FROM THE FIRE DISTRICT REGARDING OUR STANDARDS OF COVER.
SO IF YOU HAVE TIME AND YOU WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PROVIDE INPUT TO HELP US BE A BETTER ORGANIZATION, WE CERTAINLY WELCOME THAT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
CAPTAIN GERARD. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING A COFFEE WITH A COP EVENT COURTESY OF KLATCH COFFEE AT THE SHOPS.
AND THAT WILL BE THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH FROM 9 TO 11 A.M..
PLEASE COME OUT AND ENJOY A COFFEE AND A PASTRY WITH MEMBERS OF YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THIS WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY VISIT MEMBERS OF CHINO HILLS PD, BUT ALSO DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU CHIEF.
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ALL RIGHT. BEN. CITY MANAGER UPDATES.THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TONIGHT.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT.
WE HAD A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, MISS MADSEN, AND ASK ABOUT ALTERNATE ROUTES OUT OF THE CANYON DURING AN EMERGENCY.
WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED INQUIRIES FROM MULTIPLE RESIDENTS.
IN ADDITION TO THE COUNCIL STAFF FROM BOTH OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND SEVERAL OTHERS ARE LOOKING AT THAT FROM A VARIETY OF ANGLES.
WE'LL BRING THAT BACK TO THE COUNCIL IN A REPORT, AND THEN WE'LL SHARE THAT WITH ANYONE WHO'S REACHED OUT TO US DIRECTLY.
SO WE'RE WORKING ON IT AND WE'LL GET SOMETHING TO YOU VERY SHORTLY.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Vice Mayor Johsz Omnitrans Board Council Member Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Council Member Moran California Institution for Men and Women’s Citizen Advisory Committees Council Member Rogers Animal Resource Center Joint Powers Authority Board Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board]
COUNCIL REPORTS. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT FOR THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE OR CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT VICE MAYOR JOS.ALL RIGHT. AT OUR LAST BOARD MEETING ON THE FIRST, WE JUST THE ONLY ITEM OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE WAS PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC BUSSES.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I ATTENDED THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
WE GOT UPDATES ON TWO ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE WAS SAN BERNARDINO COG AND THE SECOND ONE WAS THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST UPDATES. ALSO, I DID ATTEND THE LEGISLATIVE POLICY COMMITTEE AND WE REVIEWED THE STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES. THE GENERAL POLICY WAS REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT THERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS FOR CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN. THEY'RE HAVING THEIR EVER POPULAR TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT THIS FRIDAY. AND THEY'RE CONTINUING THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE NORCO FACILITY WITH GUARDS AND INMATES TO BE TRANSFERRED.
BUT THERE'S NO EXACT NUMBERS OF HOW THAT CLOSURE OF NORCO WILL IMPACT THE POPULATION.
SO AS SOON AS THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, I'LL BE SURE TO SHARE IT WITH YOU. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OH, IT SHOULD BE CLOSED BY OCTOBER OF 26.
SO WE'RE STILL ABOUT A YEAR AWAY FOR COMPLETE CLOSURE OF THAT FACILITY.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS.
ONE IS ON THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OR ARC IS THE NEW IS THE NAME NICKNAME.
AND WE HAVE A PRESENCE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
AS OF JULY. WE'VE INVESTED INTO THE FUTURE OF THIS ANIMAL CARE FACILITY, BUT WE ARE STILL BEING SERVICED BY INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.
SO IT'S AN INTERESTING POSITION TO BE IN AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND YET NOT RECEIVING SERVICES YET, BUT AS A BOARD AND AS AN ENTITY.
THEY'RE REALLY CONTINUING TO BUILD THEIR PROGRAMS AND THEIR INVENTORY OF EQUIPMENT.
AND SEVERAL OF THE THINGS WE VOTED ON AT THE LAST BOARD MEETING.
AND I KNOW IT'S SIMPLISTIC, BUT IT'S IT'S A IT'S A BUILDING PROCESS.
THEY BOUGHT A COUPLE MORE TRUCKS. THEY'VE ALREADY HAVE SEVERAL TRUCKS IN THE INVENTORY.
THEY BOUGHT A COUPLE MORE, A COUPLE OF HORSE TRAILERS WITH CHINO HILLS
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IN MIND. THEY. SOME ADDITIONS TO STAFF, ADOPTION OF A TRAP NEUTER AND RELEASE PROGRAM, ADOPTION OF A STRATEGIC PLAN.AND WE ESTABLISHED ALSO A FRIENDS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSISTING OF FIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO A VERY ACTIVE MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE.
AND THIS IS LONG TERM WHEN WE BECOME INVOLVED, I THINK THIS CAN BE A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND, AND THE APPROACH THIS ANIMAL SHELTER WILL TAKE, MAYBE COMPARED TO THE ONE WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH.
BUT EITHER WAY, IT'S GOING TO BE A IT'S BEEN A GREAT INVESTMENT ON A THE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE ONLY OTHER MEETING THAT I ATTENDED BOARD MEETINGS CDH YOU KNOW, ALL FOR AUTHORITY AND REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT. SO I'M GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, COUNCIL REPORTS.
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EXCUSE ME. COUNCIL COMMENTS. OKAY.NOTHING REALLY TO REPORT. I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND MY DEEP SYMPATHIES TO THE FAMILY.
AND YOU KNOW, JOANNE, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A A PARENT WORK AS TIRELESSLY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THEIR CHILD AS YOU.
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW COMMENDABLE THAT IS. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT CODY HAS NOT DIED IN VAIN BECAUSE YOUR ADVOCACY IS GOING TO CONTINUE.
I KNOW THAT IN MY HEART, AND EVEN THOUGH WE DID NOT GET THE OUTCOME FOR YOUR SON, YOUR EFFORTS ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE'S SONS AND DAUGHTERS. AND YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE A TRAILBLAZER AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS WITHIN THIS SCOPE THAT IS PLAGUING SO MANY FAMILIES.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU JUST ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND INSTEAD OF COMING HERE JUST COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SYSTEM, YOU WERE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
YOU ATTENDED MEETINGS LIKE YOU JUST, YOU RESEARCH, YOU SHARE INFORMATION.
I MEAN, AND I THINK THAT IF MORE OF US TOOK TO HEART THOSE THINGS THAT MATTERED TO US, INSTEAD OF PLAYING LIKE, YOU KNOW, TOO MUCH OF LIKE THE BLAME GAME.
I MEAN, WE, WE KNOW THE DEFICIENCIES IN OUR GOVERNMENT, IN THE SYSTEM. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU WERE TRYING TO LIKE FIX IT AND ADVOCATE FOR YOUR CHILD.
SO I AM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH WE CARE ABOUT YOUR WHOLE FAMILY. AND IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY HERE TONIGHT FOR HIM. AND IT'D BE WONDERFUL THAT WE'RE JOURNEYING IN HIS MEMORY.
OKAY, PETER. WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TOP THAT, CYNTHIA. THAT YOU SPOKE FROM THE HEART. I THINK YOU SPOKE ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, AND CYNTHIA WOULD KNOW BECAUSE SHE WENT THROUGH A SIMILAR SITUATION WITH HER BROTHER IN SIMILAR RESULTS, ACTUALLY.
SO IT'S IT WAS NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL OF US THAT JOANNE TOOK SUCH A PROACTIVE APPROACH IN TRYING TO AND TRYING TO LOGICALLY WORK THE SYSTEM FOR THE BETTER GOOD OF THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED. SO, CYNTHIA, I COULDN'T HAVE SAID ANY BETTER. SO I WON'T I GUESS I'VE GOT ANOTHER REPORT THOUGH, THAT WE HOSTED THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, HOSTED A WINE WALK EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEKEND, AND IT WAS ANOTHER STELLAR EVENT.
AND A LOT OF TIME WAS PUT INTO THIS.
AND IT WAS OUR 14TH YEAR, A MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR THE FOUNDATION.
IT WILL ALL GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY AT 1300 PEOPLE WERE IN ATTENDANCE, AND I WANTED TO THANK OUR PLANNING COMMITTEE, WANTED TO THANK OUR 80 PLUS VOLUNTEERS THAT WERE THERE, INCLUDING SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE CURRENTLY, AND OUR FANTASTIC CITY STAFF THAT ARE PARTNERS IN THIS ADVENTURE TO PULL TOGETHER FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THEY WERE SO EFFICIENT AND SO ORGANIZED. SO WITH THAT, I DON'T THINK I'LL REPORT ON ANYTHING ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, THE FAMILY.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU, JOANNE.
I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A A BATTLE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST THREE PLUS YEARS. CHRISTINA, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT.
GREAT WORDS. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, JOANNE.
MY DEEPEST SYMPATHY GOES OUT TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I KNOW HOW HARD YOU TRIED.
I KNOW YOUR COMMUNITY TRIED TO REACH OUT TO CODY.
I HAD NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH CODY OVER THE YEARS.
AND AGAIN, WHEN SOMEBODY IS ON DRUGS THEY DON'T THINK THE WAY THAT THEY DO WHEN THEY'RE, WHEN EVERYTHING'S OKAY. I REMEMBER CODY'S SMILE OVER AT BRAVO BURGER WHEN HE GOT THAT JOB THERE AND GOING UP TO THE COUNTER AND HIM SEEING ME.
AND HE HAD JUST THE BIGGEST SMILE.
AND AND EVEN THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM WAS OVER AT DENNY'S WHEN HE WAS HAVING THE ISSUES WITH DRUG. I MEAN, HE TALKED TO ME. HE RECOGNIZED WHO I WAS.
AND I KNOW THAT IN HIS HEART, HE WISHES THAT HE COULD HAVE BEAT THIS, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN.
BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THE FAMILY FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. IT REALLY DOES MEAN SOMETHING. AND LIKE MR. MY COLLEAGUE COLLEAGUES UP HERE FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A
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DIFFERENCE. SO, JOANNE, GET YOUR STORY OUT THERE AND GET YOUR STORY OUT THERE, BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND A CHANGE IN THE FUTURE. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS ON CODY.HE'S GOING TO BE MISSED. CARBON CANYON ROAD CLOSURE.
WE COUNCIL MEMBERS RECEIVED NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS.
EVERY CALL I GOT, I RETURNED THE PHONE CALL.
I KNOW PETER DID THE SAME THING.
AND MY OTHER COLLEAGUES TO MY RIGHT.
THE TWO PEOPLE THAT I CALLED A WHOLE LOT TO WITHIN THOSE 12 HOURS WAS THE CITY MANAGER.
BEN, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS PICKING UP MY PHONE CALL. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS AND MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
POLICE CHIEF, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
EVERY TIME I CALL YOU, YOU PICK UP THE PHONE AND YOU GIVE ME THE LATEST INFORMATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. I MET WITH EDISON.
THERE WAS A ROUND TABLE IN THE CITY OF REDLANDS, AND I GOT TO TALK TO STEVE POWELL, THE PRESIDENT.
RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE DOING A RATE STUDY WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO OBVIOUSLY, OUR RATES ARE GOING TO GO UP. AND THE REASON THEY'RE GOING TO GO UP TO TWO THINGS.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE HARDENING ALL THE LINES AND THE HIGH AND VERY HIGH FIRE AREAS.
THEY'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY GROUND 220 MILES AT $4 MILLION COST PER MILE, AT A COST OF ABOUT $880 MILLION.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE FINAL IMPROVEMENT ON THAT. ALSO DURING PSPS, THEY SAID YOU'RE GOING TO PROBABLY SEE ABOUT A 30% INCREASE IN PSPS.
SO I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO BE READY FOR IT.
AND ALSO HE SAYS THAT THEY ARE SHORTENING THE THE GRID, THE GRIDS. RIGHT NOW THE GRID COULD BE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3030, EXCUSE ME, 20 TO 30 MILES AND THEY'RE GOING TO SHORT THEM.
SO THIS WAY IT WON'T BE DOWN AS LONG.
BUT AGAIN THEY DO THEY DO FEEL THAT IT'S GOING TO INCREASE BY 30%.
SO THAT WAS THAT MEETING WITH STEVE CAL CITY'S LATINO CAUCUS.
I'M NO LONGER THE PRESIDENT. IT'S BEEN A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT.
AND I KNOW MARY ANN ALWAYS MAKES FUN OF ME WHEN I SAY LATINO CAUCUS, BUT IT WAS VERY I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH THE CAUCUS.
AND I GOT TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIS PAST TWO YEARS.
I'M GOING TO MISS IT, BUT I'M REALLY GLAD THAT'S BEHIND ME. I DID MET WITH THE DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAUL HERNANDEZ FROM WELL, AND THAT'S WATER EDUCATION FOR LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN FRESNO, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE MARCH 27TH AND 28TH.
SO MY COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. AND THAT'S MY REPORT, SIR.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BRIAN. ALL RIGHT. I CAN ONLY ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID. WE'RE SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.
YEAH, I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE SUFFER IN SILENCE.
AND YOU TOOK THIS ON AS A CRUSADE TO DO THE LORD'S WORK AND TO GO OUT THERE AND REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND MAKE PEOPLE AWARE.
SO I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER WORDS, BUT WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU.
ALL RIGHT. JOANNE AND ED WE'VE SHARED MANY TIMES.
I CAN DEFINITELY RELATE TO A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES YOU'VE HAD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE TWO SONS, AND OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS HAD TO DEAL WITH A LOT OF THE SIMILAR QUESTIONS.
THEY THEY STICK THEM IN THE HOSPITAL.
MAYBE IF YOU'RE LUCKY, YOU CAN GET THEM IN ON A 5150 AND THEY'RE IN THERE FOR 72 HOURS, AND THEN THEY KICK THEM TO THE CURB.
IF YOU CAN GET THEM TO GO INTO A HOSPITAL VOLUNTARILY.
YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT IT BEAT? YOU PUT HIM IN IN THE MORNING.
THAT AFTERNOON? BECAUSE THEY'RE OVER 21.
THEY CHECKED THEMSELVES OUT. IT'S A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE BATTLE. AND WHAT IT DOES TO THE FAMILY IS IT JUST TEARS YOUR HEART OUT.
YOU ARE SO FORTUNATE FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT LOOK AROUND YOU.
LOOK AT THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE. LOOK AT SWAGS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CITY NOW AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY PERSONALLY.
THIS CITY IS A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WHEN THINGS ARE TOUGH, WE DO REACH OUT AND PEOPLE JOIN TOGETHER AND TRY AND MINISTER TO PEOPLE IN THEIR EMOTIONS WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH VERY, VERY TOUGH TIMES. THE ONLY THING I THINK THAT WE CAN BE THANKFUL FOR, AS TOUGH AS IT IS TO SAY, WE KNOW NOW THAT HE IS IN A BETTER PLACE.
HE IS NO LONGER IN PAIN AND SUFFERING AND GOING THROUGH THE FRUSTRATION THAT HE HAS FOR YEARS. SO GOD BLESS YOU AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT GROUP THERE.
I HAVE NO OTHER NO OTHER COMMENTS RIGHT NOW, BUT I IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE THIS
[ 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.]
EVENING IN HONOR OF ALL OF US ON THE COUNCIL TO.TONIGHT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CODY JANIS, WHO PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 4TH AT THE AGE OF 30. CODY WAS BORN IN LAWRENCE, KANSAS.
AND BY THE WAY, I LIVED THERE TWO YEARS JUST PRIOR TO HIM BEING BORN THERE AND HAD NO CLUE ABOUT THAT. HE WAS ADOPTED AT BIRTH BY HIS LOVING PARENTS, ED AND JOAN JANIS, WHO BROUGHT HIM HOME TO CHINO HILLS,
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WHERE HE LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.HE ATTENDED LYTLE ELEMENTARY, CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH, AYALA HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM BUENA VISTA HIGH SCHOOL.
CODY HAD A GENTLE HEART AND A CURIOUS MIND.
HE ESPECIALLY LOVED SPORTS AND PLAYED IN CHINO HILLS, LITTLE LEAGUE AND PONY LEAGUE UNTIL HE AGED OUT.
CODY WAS A BRIGHT AND CARING YOUNG MAN WHO NAVIGATED SOME OF LIFE'S CHALLENGES WITH COURAGE AND THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF HIS PARENTS.
HE WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO HAVE A FAMILY WHO NEVER GAVE UP ON HIM, AND WHO FOUGHT TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE HE HAD EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS, ED AND JOANNE JANIS, HIS SON ANTHONY JANIS, HIS SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW CHRISTINA AND PHILIP SANTOS, AND MANY LOVING FAMILY MEMBERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND MAY GOD PROTECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.
AND WE ADJOURN TONIGHT IN HIS HONOR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.