* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.
           
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GOOD EVENING FOR OUR 
          [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UH, CITY OF CHINO HILLS COUNCIL MEETING FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH. 
          MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ROLE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. 
          ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UH, WE WILL BE LED IN OUR INVOCATION, OR SORRY, IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY RONNIE GEIER, AND THEN TO BE FOLLOWED, UH, BY OUR INVOCATION WITH, UH, CHAPLAIN ERNESTO GARCIA FROM CHINO VALLEY, UH, FIRE DISTRICT. 
          SO, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE STAND IN HONOR OF 
          [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
THE MOST LOVING COUNTRY AND ENTIRE WORLD, AND THE ONE THAT WE ARE MOST BLESSED TO BE LIVING ON AFTER ME. 
          THE WORDS, PLEASE FOLLOW, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDUCEABLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL TWO. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU RONNIE CHAPLAIN. 
          THANK YOU FOR HAVING 
          [ INVOCATION: Chaplain Ernesto Garcia, Chino Valley Fire Department]
ME. 
          LET'S PRAY. 
          LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY. 
          LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR HEALTH AND OUR ABILITY TO BE HERE. 
          LORD, WE ASK YOU TO BE HERE WITH US. 
          LORD, WE INVITE YOU HERE, LORD, AND ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR GUIDANCE AND ALL THE DECISIONS AND ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GOING ON THROUGH THIS PLACE. 
          LORD, I ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR FAMILIES WHILE EVERYONE IS HERE DURING THIS MEETING. 
          PROTECT OUR HOMES, BE WITH US AND PROTECT THIS CITY. 
          LORD, KEEP YOUR HAND UPON IT AND GUIDE US THROUGH THIS NEW YEAR COMING IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. 
          AMEN. 
          AMEN. 
          THANK YOU, CHAPLAIN. 
          THE FIRST ITEM 
          [1. OUTGOING MAYOR - Presentation to outgoing Mayor Art Bennett for his dedicated service as Mayor from December 1, 2024, through November 30, 2025]
ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION FOR THE OUTGOING MAYOR TO MAYOR ART BENNETT FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE FROM DECEMBER 1ST, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR BEING HERE FOR THIS EVENING. 
          TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ART BENNETT FOR HIS OUTGOING TERM AS MAYOR. 
          UM, MAYOR IS ALWAYS A FUN JOB. 
          IT'S A DUTIFUL JOB, AND SOMETIMES IT COULD BE A TEDIOUS JOB. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZE, UH, OUR OUTGOING MAYOR. 
          UH, ART HAS BEEN, UH, ACTIVE IN OUR CITY FOR, UH, 30 YEARS THROUGH CIVIC COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT CHINO HILLS. 
          HIS, UH, EARLY INVOLVEMENT STARTED IN 1993 WITH OUR, UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY'S FIRST GENERAL PLAN. 
          AND HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WAS ADVISING, UH, THE COMMUNITY ON THAT. 
          HE WAS FIRST APPOINTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, AND HAS SINCE BEEN, UH, REELECTED FOUR TIMES. 
          UH, THIS PAST YEAR WAS ART'S FOURTH TERM AS MAYOR, AND IT, UM, AND IT WAS FILLED FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH HIS STEADY LEADERSHIP AND, UM, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH ALL THE FIVE OF US ON THE, ON THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          WE, WE DO OUR BEST TO WORK AS A TEAM, AND WE PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS DO SO. 
          WELL. 
          YEAH, WE DO. 
          UM, SOME OF HIS WORKS, UH, THIS LAST GO ROUND, WE'RE INSTALLING OUR CITY'S FIRST SAVE STATION, UH, TOWERS AT GRAND AVENUE AND COMMUNITY PARK TO PROVIDE, UH, 24 7 ACCESS TO LIFESAVING A ED DEVICES, UH, GUIDING OUR CITY'S EFFORTS, UM, TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS DURING PSPS, UH, SHUTDOWNS DURING, UH, WILDFIRE, UH, WORRIES, UH, FROM, UH, FROM SANTA ANA WIND EVENTS, UH, PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF DURING OUR, UH, ILLUSTRIOUS JUNE CITY HALL FIRE, WHICH WE'RE FINALLY GETTING THROUGH AND, UH, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINED OUR, UH, OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO 
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SERVE THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT ALL OF THAT. 
          SO, IF YOU CAME DURING, DURING THE INTERIM TIME, WE HAD SET UP A, UH, A TEMPORARY ESSENTIAL CITY HALL BACK WHERE OUR, OUR YOUNG FOLKS ARE, ARE BACK THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. 
          UH, HE, UH, SPEARHEADED OUR FIRST E-BIKE AWARENESS WORKSHOP AND EDUCATED OUR FAMILIES AND OUR, UH, OUR YOUNGER RESIDENTS ON HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE ON E-BIKES. 
          AND, UH, NOT ONLY THAT, WE ALSO CELEBRATED OUR $10.1 MILLION, UH, UM, REHABILITATION PROGRAM FOR, UH, CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK. 
          AND IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE LATELY, PLEASE GO BY AND SEE IT, BECAUSE IT TRULY HAS BEEN JUST A BLESSING TO, TO SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE. 
          'CAUSE SO MANY FAMILIES IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE, UH, ARE, UH, ARE OUT THERE ACTIVELY AND THANKFULLY FOR, UH, FOR MAYOR BENNETT, WE, WE HAVE THAT LEADERSHIP. 
          UM, AND OH, I'M NOT GONNA GO THROUGH ALL YOUR WHEREASES, IF THAT'S OKAY. 
          . 
          THAT'S FINE. 
          YOU KNOW, HE SERVES ON THE, HE, HE'S OUR LIAISON TO, TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, TO THE FIRE DISTRICT. 
          UH, HE SERVES ON THE, ON THE SCHOOL BOARDS, UH, MEASURE G OVERSIGHT BOARD. 
          ART HAS A STEADY EYE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, FINANCES AND MONEY. 
          SO WE'RE, WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM THERE, KEEPING AN EYE ON EVERYTHING FOR US. 
          ART, UM, IS A RETIRED, UH, PROPERTY TAX OR, UH, UH, HE HAS A DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A PROPERTY TAX. 
          UH, WHAT, UH, CONSULTANT, CONSULTANT EVALUATOR. 
          HE'S, UH, AND HE'S, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CERTAINLY DEFINES, UH, MY LOVE OF ART IS HIS, HIS TIME SERVING OUR NATION IN, UH, IN THE MARINE, OR SORRY, IN THE ARMY, UH, DURING, UH, VIETNAM. 
          YOU KNOW, HE'S, HE'S CERTAINLY A PROUD VETERAN. 
          HE'S THE ONLY ONE OF THE FIVE OF US THAT IS. 
          SO WE, WE LEAN ON HIM WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT REVOLVES AROUND JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HONOR OUR VETERANS. 
          AND WE ARE, WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM HERE. 
          UM, ART'S CERTAINLY A BUSY MAN. 
          UH, HIS WIFE NIKKI. 
          UH, YOU GUYS BEEN MARRIED FOR 58 YEARS. 
          58 YEARS. 
          MY GOD. 
          YOU KNOW, WHAT A BLESSING, UH, NIKKI WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT WITH US TONIGHT, BUT JUST WANTED TO, UH, THANK YOU ART FOR BEING OUR MAYOR FOR THIS, UH, LAST, UH, TERM, AND JUST WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, PLEASE. 
          ALL RIGHTY, BY ALL MEANS, YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT, UH, SERVING AS MAYOR IS, YEAH, YOU MAY RUN THE MEETINGS, BUT YOU HAVE ONE VOTE JUST LIKE ALL THE REST OF US. 
          I AM SO PRIVILEGED TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE REST OF MY FELLOW, FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          WE REALLY, UH, WE HAVE OUR DIFFERENCES OCCASIONALLY, UH, BUT THE REAL REALIZATION IS THAT, UH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US LOVE THIS CITY. 
          AND WE'RE DEDICATED TO DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS CITY THE WONDERFUL CITY IT IS FOR, AND BENEFIT FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. 
          WE ARE ALL VERY CONSERVATIVE NATURE. 
          UH, WE MAINTAIN VERY GREAT FISCAL POSITION FOR THE CITY. 
          UH, WE HAVE A RESERVE THAT'S ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 65%, UH, OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH MOST CITIES ARE LUCKY IF THEY HAVE 10 OR 15%. 
          UH, BUT WE ARE STILL ALWAYS LOOKING FORWARD TO TRY AND RELIEVE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. 
          WE HAVE ISSUES THAT WILL BE COMING UP VERY, VERY SOON IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT ARE GONNA AFFECT US FINANCIALLY, THAT WE ARE HAVING TO, UH, SERIOUSLY LOOK AT ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE CITY. 
          BUT WE ARE DOING THIS BECAUSE WE LOVE THE CITY, AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT OF THE CITY, UH, IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, AND THAT IS PROUD TO CALL THIS THE PLACE THEY CALL HOME. 
          SO, TO MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, THANK YOU, EACH ONE OF YOU, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE A GREAT TEAM TOGETHER. 
          UH, PETER AND I ARE THE ONLY FOUR TERM MAYORS. 
          UH, BRIAN, UH, HE FELT THE, THE EFFECTS OF COVID AS, AS I DID MY LAST TERM. 
          UH, I MISSED MY STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS. 
          HE TOOK ON THE MAYORSHIP AND HE, HE MISSED HIS VERY OPENING, UH, UH, CHRISTMAS PARTY BECAUSE OF COVID. 
          AND COVID HAD A DRASTIC EFFECT ON EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. 
          IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF THIS CITY THAT WE HAD CLOSED CITY HALL. 
          WE HAD COUNCIL MEETINGS BY ZOOM, AND NONE OF US LIKED IT. 
          UH, WE HATED IT BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE LIKE. 
          WE WANNA SEE OUR RESIDENTS HERE IN, IN THE, UH, THE, THE AUDIENCE. 
          AND IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, YOU CALL ANY ONE OF US, THE DISTRICTS THAT WE ARE IN, IS SOMETHING WE HAD TO DO TO, TO FULFILL A LEGAL OBLIGATION AND A THREAT OF, UH, UH, SOME LAWSUITS IF WE DIDN'T GO TO DISTRICTS. 
          BUT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE DON'T CARE WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE CITY, WE REPRESENT EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT. 
          IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES, 
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YOU CALL ANY ONE OF US, OUR NUMBERS ARE VERY AVAILABLE AND YOU WILL NOT BE TURNED DOWN BY ANYONE AS FAR AS, WE MAY NOT HAVE A TOTAL ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION RIGHT AWAY, BUT WE'LL GET YOU ONE. 
          AND YOU MAY NOT BE TOTALLY HAPPY WITH IT, BUT IT WILL BE FAIR. 
          SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN. 
          I WISH YOU MUCH SUCCESS IN THIS COMING YEAR. 
          WE STILL HAVE SOME THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THAT ARE, UH, SERIOUS ISSUES FOR THE CITY, BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, IT'S, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THE, UH, UM, SUPPORT OF ALL OF YOU, BUT ALSO THE CONFIDENCE THAT I'M HANDING THIS OVER TO YOU. 
          UH, AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE CAPABLE HANDS AND I REALLY DO THANK YOU FOR THIS AND CITY OF CHINO HILLS, I LOVE YOU GUYS. 
          I REALLY DO. 
          THANK YOU, SAMIR. 
          I LOVE, IF I DON'T FOLLOW THE SCRIPT, I'LL GET YELLED AT. 
          SO, UH, ANDREW GARCIA FROM CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM'S OFFICE, PLEASE. 
          WELL, THANK YOU SIR. 
          NICE TO MEET YOU. 
          UH, THANK YOU FOR THE INTRODUCTION, AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY JUST SAID, MY NAME IS ANDREW GARCIA AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM. 
          ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSWOMAN YOUNG KIM, I JUST WANT TO EXTEND OUR SINCEREST APPRECIATION TO MAYOR ART BENNETT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. 
          MR. BENNETT, YOUR STEADY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPACT. 
          THANK YOU, MR. BEN, FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND FOR ALWAYS PUTTING PEOPLE AT CHINO HILLS FIRST. 
          WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, CONGRESS. 
          HOW DO YOU WANNA DO PHOTOS? UM, WE DID THE COUNCIL PHOTO BEFORE, BUT YOU WANNA DO THIS, LIKE I SAID, I GOTTA LISTEN TO THE BOSS HERE. 
          JUST SNAP ONE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. 
          YEAH. 
          I WANT ME TO GO THROUGH YOUR PHONE WHILE YOU'RE DOING YOUR THING. 
          GO AHEAD, PASSWORD. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          BOARD, ANDREW. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, THEN. 
          NOW FROM SENATOR KELLY ROS OFFICE, WE HAVE BRAXTON COMING TO JOIN US. 
          ALRIGHT, BRAXTON ALRIGHTYY FOLKS, THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. 
          UH, AGAIN, MY NAME IS BRAXTON DIFFERENT TOUM. 
          I'M A DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE WITH STATE SENATOR KELLY CTO'S OFFICE. 
          I'LL JUST KEEP IT BRIEF. 
          UH, COUNCILMAN ART BENNETT, YOU ARE AN EXEMPLAR OF A PUBLIC SERVANT. 
          YOU UPHOLD, UH, THE STANDARDS THAT YOU'VE SET FOR YOURSELF EVERY SINGLE DAY, FROM YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR COUNTRY, TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR CITY. 
          UH, THAT'S JUST BEEN SHOWN EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT YOU'VE COME INTO WORK. 
          UM, YOU ALWAYS EXTEND THE MOST WARM AND WELCOMING GRACE TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE DIFFERENT EVENTS, UH, THAT HAPPEN AROUND THE CITY. 
          UM, HE'S ALWAYS CHATTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO GET TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY AND KNOW ITS PROBLEMS. UH, AND WE, UH, ARE JUST TRULY BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR, UH, TIME AND COMMITMENT HERE WITH THE CITY. 
          SO, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE STATE SENATE OF THE CAL OF CALIFORNIA, WE'RE JUST HERE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNI RECOGNITION. 
          AND, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, UH, YOUR, YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY AGAIN. 
          WELL, THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT, SENATOR. 
          HI. 
          THANK YOU DEN. 
          ALRIGHT, UH, NOW REPRESENTING ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHILLIP CHEN. 
          WE HAVE, UH, JENNA FER PUN. 
          I DON'T, SORRY, I'VE GOT A WEIRD NAME. 
          SO, SO SORRY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
          WELL, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME IS JENNA HOFFENBERG AND I'M ON, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER PHILLIP CHEN'S OFFICE. 
          WE JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, SIR, FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AS MAYOR THIS PAST YEAR. 
          YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE BENEFIT TO THIS CITY AND IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE FOR OUR OFFICE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU. 
          SO WE JUST WANNA HONOR AND RECOGNIZE YOU TONIGHT, SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS CITY, AND WE JUST WISH YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST AS TO MOVE FORWARD. 
          SO, WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND PLEASE TELL PHIL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          MANY. 
          OH, SHE DID. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ON BEHALF OF COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN. 
          SUZETTE DANG, PLEASE. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          MY NAME IS SUZETTE DANG FROM COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S OFFICE. 
          IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TONIGHT. 
          AND I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, FROM BOTH OF US, FROM ALL OF US, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, FOR YOUR EFFORT AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. 
          WE LOVE YOU. 
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AND NOW ON BEHALF OF SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN IN, UH, WE'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AS MAYOR OF CHINO HILLS FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH, UH, 2024 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2025. 
          WE THANK YOU. 
          UH, WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN . 
          SO THANK YOU. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. 
          YOU GUYS ARE THE IMPORTANT ONES. 
          GOOD JOB GUYS. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          NOW THE FUN PART. 
          WE'LL HAND OUR, UH, OUR CITY GIFT. 
          HOPEFULLY I DON'T TRIP OVER. 
          SO HERE, WHY DON'T WE GET BEHIND OR GET BEYOND THE RIGHT HERE PODIUM. 
          SURE. 
          SO, ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES, ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS, THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT TERMS, MAYOR. 
          IT'S ALWAYS A, UH, A FUN SACRIFICE THAT WE MADE FOR, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE RAISE OUR FAMILIES AND GROW UP. 
          YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THEM GROW UP IN A CITY THAT WE'RE PROUD OF. 
          AND YOUR YEAR AS MAYOR CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTED TO THAT. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          BY ALL MEANS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN BEHIND THIS IT SAYS PARKWAY. 
          I'M NOT SURE JUST HOW MY NEIGHBORS ARE GONNA FEEL WHEN I REPLACE THE STREET SIGN. 
          WE SHALL SEE. 
          WE WON'T TELL 'EM WHEN WE'RE DOING IT TONIGHT. 
          FINE. 
          SO WOULD YOU GUYS WANT TO COME DOWN FOR A PHOTO? ALL RIGHT. 
          NICOLE, I'M LOOKING AT YOU. 
          SHE'S LIKE, OH, THAT WASN'T A, I KNOW. 
          I DON'T FOLLOW THIS, CHRIS. 
          I DON'T CARE. 
          WE TOOK THOSE PICTURES OFF FRONT MOMENT. 
          IT IS IN THE MOMENT. 
          I KNOW, I KNOW. 
          WE DID. 
          HONESTLY, WE ARE SO HAPPY TONIGHT TO GIVE UP THE SPACE FOR THE I AND JAZZ BAND, WHICH WE'RE GONNA HEAR IN A COUPLE MINUTES. 
          YOU'VE HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT ME, SO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THEM FOR EXHIBIT HERE. 
          ALRIGHT, COME ON TEAM IN ADVANCE. 
          SORRY, WE TOOK PHOTOS ALREADY ON THE STAIRS. 
          I'M GETTING YELLED AT. 
          WE'LL TAKE MORE. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          CONGRATULATIONS. 
          BEHIND EACH ONE OF US, YOU KNOW, IS A STRONG SPOUSE, AND THAT'S WHERE, UM, UH, NIKKI ISN'T HERE THIS EVENING, BUT WE HAVE A LOVELY BOUQUET, UH, FOR HER BECAUSE TRULY WHEN WE GET THOSE PHONE CALLS AND THOSE EMAILS AT ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL TIME OF DAY AND NIGHT AND WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS, WE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AVAILABLE AND IT'S OUR SPOUSES THAT SEE US OFF WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE EVENING AND HOLIDAY EVENTS. 
          SO PLEASE, UH, MAKE SURE TO GIVE HER OUR LOVE. 
          WELL, I SEE. 
          I AM SO LUCKY BECAUSE I'LL GET CREDIT FOR BRINGING HER FLOWERS TONIGHT AFTER THE MEETING. 
          , IF YOU WONDER WHERE I FOUND THEM AT THIS TIME OF THE NIGHT. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          COOL. 
          NEXT, WE WILL HAVE 
          [2. Ruben S. Ayala High School Jazz Ensemble - Performance of holiday music]
A PERFORMANCE OF HOLIDAY MUSIC BY THE RUBEN S ALA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE WATER. 
          THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 
          WE ARE THE ENSEMBLE. 
          I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK OUR COUNCIL 
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MEMBERS FOR THE ABSOLUTE AND POWERFUL SUPPORT THAT THEY GIVE US IN THE ARTS, AND WE COULDN'T BE HERE WITH, WITHOUT THEM. 
          SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR INVITING US HERE TONIGHT. 
          I ALSO WANTED TO, UH, CONGRATULATE MR. R BENNETT AND HIS GRANDSONS ACTUALLY WENT TO ALA THEY'RE ALUMNI FOR MYLA, SO WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT HIM AND AS WELL AS YOU AS, UH, THE CITY OF UNA HILLS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HERE YOU GO. 
          1, 2, 3, 4, 1. 
          PARENTS, FEEL FREE TO WALK UP AND ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 
          UH, SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE IL HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE. 
          WE WANT TO CATCH US AGAIN SOMETIME SOON. 
          WE'RE GONNA BE AT THE SHOPS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH. 
          THAT'S OUR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL. 
          UM, SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM THANK YOU EVERYBODY. 
          WE HAVE ONE MORE IN STORE FOR YOU AND, UH, THEN WE'LL KICK OFF THIS MEETING AGAIN. 
          HERE WE GO, EVERYBODY. 
          1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1. 
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BLESSING TO HAVE. 
          IT'S TRULY A 
          [ RECESS TO HOLIDAY RECEPTION]
BLESSING TO HAVE SO MANY TALENTED, UH, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE IN THIS CITY. 
          SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SHARING YOUR TALENTS WITH US THIS EVENING. 
          UM, MOM AND DADS, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE PHOTOS, PLEASE FEEL FREE. 
          AND, UM, WE WILL BE HAVING OUR HOLIDAY RECEPTION IN THE ATRIUM, UH, FOR THE NEXT 10 MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE. 
          SO TAKE PHOTOS, DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE TO DO. 
          WE GOT 10 MINUTES. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYBODY. 
          EVERYBODY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THE ILA HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ ENSEMBLE. 
          YEAH, BUT TALENTED KIDS. 
          I JUST, GOD, I WISH I COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT. 
          UM, ALRIGHT, 
          [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
WE WILL GO TO OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT. 
          THANK YOU MAYOR JOES. 
          GOOD EVENING COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS. 
          A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR HOLIDAY EVENTS. 
          THE CHINO HALL BOAT PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE THIS FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM 50. 
          ENTRIES WILL FOLLOW THE PARADE ROUTE BEGINNING AT CITY CENTER AND SHOPS DRIVE. 
          THE PARADE WILL THEN HEAD SOUTH ON PEYTON DRIVE AND MAKE A U-TURN AT EUCALYPTUS AVENUE BEFORE HEADING BACK NORTH ON PEYTON DRIVE. 
          MANY SURROUNDING STREETS WILL CLOSE EARLY AT 6:30 PM SO BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE MAP ONLINE FOR PARKING AND STREET CLOSURE INFORMATION. 
          AND ALSO THIS FRIDAY, DON'T FORGET, IT'S THE DEADLINE TO ENTER THE PHOTO CONTEST. 
          AND HERE ARE SOME DATES AND CLOSURES TO TAKE NOTE OF FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 
          PASSPORT SERVICES ARE CLOSED THROUGH JANUARY 2ND, CITY HALL AND THE CITY YARD WILL BE CLOSED BEGINNING DECEMBER 24TH AND WILL REOPEN ON JANUARY 2ND. 
          ALL CITY RECREATION FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 24TH, 25TH, 31ST, AND JANUARY 1ST. 
          NO STREET SWEEPING CITATIONS WILL BE ISSUED BEGINNING DECEMBER 22ND, AND ENFORCEMENT WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 2ND. 
          IF YOUR REGULAR TRASH COLLECTION DAY FALLS ON OR AFTER CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR'S DAY. 
          TRASH PICKUP WILL BE DELAYED BY ONE DAY. 
          AND HOLIDAY TREE RECYCLING WILL BE UNDERWAY FROM DECEMBER 26TH THROUGH JANUARY 15TH. 
          AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PIA REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          I THINK WE'RE GOOD. 
          UH, DANIEL, I THINK IT'S, BUT STARTING JANUARY ONE WHERE FAIRFIELD RANCH AND A COUPLE OF OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS ARE GONNA HAVE THEIR TRASH DAYS CHANGED. 
          RIGHT? TRASH DAYS ARE CHANGING, I THINK, WHAT, STARTING JANUARY ONE FOR SOME NEIGHBORHOODS? UH, I DON'T THINK IT'S JANUARY ONE. 
          I THINK IT'S, IT'S MORE LIKE FEBRUARY. 
          OH, FEBRUARY MAY HAVE, UH, STREET SWEEPING CHANGING CHANGES ALONG WITH THAT. 
          BUT, UH, IT'S, THEY PUSHED IT BACK FURTHER AWAY FROM THE, UH, UH, HOLIDAYS BASED ON THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION. 
          PERFECT. 
          VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          AND WE 
          [3. 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.]
WILL BE MOVING ON TO 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 WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS. 
          THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. 
          MADAM CITY CLERK, WE HAVE TWO, MY APOLOGIES. 
          WE HAVE TWO PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS FOR AGENDA ITEMS, HOWEVER THEY ARE FOR DISCUSSION CALENDAR ITEMS NUMBER 15 AND 17. 
          SO WE WILL HEAR THOSE ITEMS WHEN THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS ARE HEARD. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SO OTHER THAN THAT, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKER PARTS. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          UH, AT THIS TIME 
          [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS:    Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR ANY LEV UH, ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS I HEARING? ALL RIGHT. 
          SENIOR HEARING, THEN WE'LL BE MOVING 
          [ CONSENT CALENDAR (11 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.]
ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 
          WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES, I CAN PULL ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION UP FOR ME? ALRIGHT. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION FROM PETER? YEP. 
          OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM RAY. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          THEN WE'LL 
          [15.  Appropriate $1,000,000 from General Fund and authorize execution of three-year agreement with Social Work Action Group (SWAG), with two (2) one-year renewal options, in amount not-to-exceed $1,000,000 to provide homeless intervention services]
BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 15. 
          APPROPRIATE $1 MILLION FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND, UH, AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SWAG, WITH TWO ONE YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION TO PROVIDE HOMELESS INTERVENTION SERVICES. 
          WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER FOR THIS ITEM. 
          JOANNE JANIS. 
          MS. JANIS, GOOD EVENING, JOANNE. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          HELLO THERE. 
          HI. 
          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 
          WELCOME TO THE SEAT, BRIAN, AND THANK YOU. 
          WELCOME RAY TO THE VICE MAYOR SEAT. 
          AND, UH, RAY, UH, OUR CONGRATULATIONS FOR A GREAT YEAR. 
          UM, KUDOS TO WHOEVER DESIGNED THIS WEBSITE. 
          I REALLY LIKE IT. 
          UH, JUST A FEW WORDS TONIGHT. 
          I'VE EXPRESSED IN THE PAST ABOUT MY CONCERNS FOR THE HOMELESS PROBLEMS. OUR COUNTY'S HOMELESS POINT IN TIME REPORT REVEALED. 
          WE HAVE 3,837 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, AND THE SECOND AND FOURTH HIGHEST NUMBER POSITION IN THIS REPORT ARE THOSE INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS. 
          AND THEY ARE A CHALLENGE TO THESE OUTREACH GROUPS TO ACCEPT THEIR HELP. 
          THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS IN OUR CITY IS THREE. 
          AND YES, THAT NUMBER IS VERY LOW, BUT HOW ACCURATE IS THAT COUNT? WE KNOW HOMELESS PEOPLE WILL VENTURE INTO OTHER CITIES 
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TIME TO TIME AND WILL REMAIN IN THOSE CITIES. 
          CODY WAS PROOF OF THAT. 
          HE WAS KNOWN FOR HANGING OUT IN THE CITY OF CHINO IN ONTARIO FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. 
          IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO CONTRACT WITH SWAG AND WE SEE AN INFLUX OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, DO WE HAVE A BACKUP PLAN TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION? MAYBE PROP 36 UNDER THE TREATMENT MANDATED PORTION OF THE LAW WILL HELP, BUT I'M HOLD, I'M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH ON THAT ONE. 
          MY CONCERN IS ONE OF THESE, IF ONE OF THESE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS CAUSE HARM TO A RESIDENT AND THAT RESIDENT QUESTIONS AS TO WHY WE ARE NOT ADDRESSING THE HOMELESS PROBLEM, WHAT WILL YOU TELL THEM? OUR COUNTY HAS A HOPE SHERIFF'S OUTREACH TEAM, WHICH CONSISTS OF FOUR MEMBERS, AND THEY ARE COVERING OVER 20,000 SQUARE MILES, WHICH IS A LOT OF AREA TO COVER OUR CITY OF CHINO. 
          I MEAN, THE CITY OF CHINO HAS THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE TEAM TO ADDRESS THEIR HOMELESS COUNT OF 33 31. 
          IT WAS DUE TO THE ACTION OF A SWAG OF A SWAG WORKER THAT HELPED TO GET CODY PROCESSED FOR AN EVALUATION AT THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RECOVERY BASED ENGAGEMENT SUPPORT TEAM, KNOWN AS OUR BEST. 
          HE SUBMITTED PAPERS TO THE AGENCY AND HE ADVISED ME TO DO THE SAME, WHICH I DID. 
          AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THAT ADVICE. 
          HE PROVIDED THESE ACTIONS LED TO OUR BEST, ACCEPTING OUR PAPERWORK, WHICH IN TURN LED TO THE COURT JUDGE ORDERING TO BE EVALUATED FOR ARROW AT ARROWHEAD REGIONAL GENERAL HOSPITAL. 
          THAT STORY WILL PROBABLY BE TOLD AT A LATER DATE. 
          I KNOW THE MONEY FACTOR IN THIS CONTRACT MIGHT BE A CONCERN TO SOME OF YOU, BUT IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO CONTRACT WITH SWAG, WHICH I'M HOPING IS NOT THE CASE, PLEASE COME UP WITH A BACKUP PLAN. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. 
          HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. 
          THANK YOU ALL. 
          THANK YOU, MR. THANK YOU, GEORGE. 
          ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT MR. HILL. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. 
          THIS EVENING WE'RE ASKING YOU TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH SWAG TO CONTINUE THEIR SERVICES IN CHINO HILLS FOR ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS WITH AN OPTION FOR TWO YEARS RENEWAL. 
          UH, THE CITY INITIALLY CONTRACTED WITH SWAG IN OCTOBER OF 22 TO COMPLETE AN INDEPENDENT HOMELESS CENSUS ANALYSIS, UH, HOMELESS CENSUS AND ANALYSIS. 
          UM, OF THE ASSESSMENT OF OUR NEEDS. 
          IN MARCH OF 23, THE CITY ENTERED ITS FIRST HOMELESS INTERVENTION SERVICES AGREEMENT SWAG. 
          THAT AGREEMENT WAS EXTENDED ANOTHER YEAR IN MARCH OF 24 AND WAS LATER EXTENDED THROUGH DECEMBER OF 25 USING THE BALANCE OF OUR ARPA MONEY. 
          TO DATE, THE CITY HAS SPENT APPROXIMATELY 696,000 ON SWAG, UH, ALL UTILIZING, UH, THE ARPA MONEY THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE. 
          I HAD PLANNED AT THIS POINT TO PASS THIS OFF. 
          UH, THERE REMAIN OF THE PRESENTATION TO SWAG. 
          HOWEVER, WE WERE INFORMED JUST BEFORE THE MEETING THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. 
          SO IF YOU WILL ALLOW ME, I'LL ATTEMPT TO GET STUMBLE THROUGH THEIR PRESENTATION AND ABBREVIATED VERSION AND KEEP IT SHORT AS POSSIBLE. 
          SO, REAL QUICKLY, I'M NOT THERE, NOT THE EXPERT ON IT, BUT I WILL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR PHILOSOPHY. 
          THEIR VISION IS RESTORING HUMANITY ONE PERSON AT A TIME. 
          THEY FOCUS ON SERVICING THE CHRONICALLY, UH, HOMELESS AND SWAGS MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE, EDUCATE, AND INSPIRE INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH TREATMENT AND SUPPORT. 
          UH, THE UNIQUENESS ABOUT SWAG FOR US HAS BEEN, IS THAT THEY MEET CLIENTS IN THE FIELD. 
          THEY ACTUALLY GO OUT AND CONTACT 'EM WHERE THEY'RE, WHERE THEY'RE LIVING. 
          UH, THEY COORDINATE TREATMENT AND PLACEMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND THEY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR INTAKE WITH THE, UH, WITH THE TREATMENT FACILITIES. 
          I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND SKIP OVER THE SLIDE. 
          I DON'T THINK I CAN REALLY GIVE IT APPROPRIATE. 
          UH, FIELD, UH, SWAG DID PROVIDE US A COUPLE, UH, RESEARCH MODEL, UH, PROJECTS THAT HIGHLIGHT THEIR PROGRAMS IN 21. 
          UH, THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SACRAMENTO CONDUCTED A STUDY HIGHLIGHTING SWAGS INTERACTIVE APPROACH AND FOUND THAT THEIR MODEL IMPROVES CRISIS STABILIZATION AND STABILITY. 
          AND THE OUTREACH MODEL PROVIDES REAL-TIME NAVIGATION AND LEADS TO HIGHER PLACEMENT AND TREATMENT SUCCESS. 
          AGAIN, IN 2021, A PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ARTICLE, UM, DEALING WITH THE POLICE RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS, AND IT WAS A PARTNERSHIP FOR COMPREHENSIVE COMPASSION FOUND, UH, THE FOLLOWING. 
          THE RIALTO MODEL SUCCEEDED BY INTER, UH, INTEGRATING POLICE, CODE ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC WORKS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ALONG WITH SWAG, AND DEMONSTRATED THAT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS REQUIRES A CO, UH, COORDINATED REAL TIME INTERVENTION. 
          WE'VE ALL SEEN A SHIFT IN POLICY IN RECENT YEARS. 
          UH, MOST OF 'EM ARE EITHER, THEY ALIGN WITH SWAGS PHILOSOPHY AND THEY ALSO HELP SOME OF THE CITY, UH, LAWS TO BE ENFORCED. 
          UM, THE US SUPREME COURT, UM, MADE A DECISION IN 24, JUNE OF 24 THAT ALLOWS CITIES TO NOW ENFORCE, UH, APPROPRIATE ANTI CAMPING LAWS. 
          T IS SHIFTING AWAY FROM THEIR PRIOR FOCUS OF HOUSING FIRST AND THEIR MOVING TOWARDS TREATMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
          AND THE CALIFORNIA POLICY LAB HAS IDENTIFIED, AS MS. JANICE MENTIONED, ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH ARE THE KEY DRIVERS TO HOMELESSNESS, UH, IN THIS COUNTRY. 
          PROP 36, UH, AS WE ALL KNOW, AND WE DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, ITS, UH, 
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YOU KNOW, EFFECTIVENESS SO FAR, BUT OFFENDERS WITH MULTIPLE DRUG, UH, RELATED CONVICTIONS MAY BE CHARGED WITH FELONIES THAT MANDATE DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND FAILURE TO COMPLETE THESE PROGRAMS CAN RESULT IN UP TO THREE YEARS OF PRISON. 
          AND THERE'S ALSO AN EXPANSION UNDER SB 43 THAT EXPANDS THE GRAVELY DISABLED DEFINITION TO ALLOW BETTER PATHWAYS, UH, TO INTERRUPT ADDICTION. 
          SOMETHING WE'RE ASKED A LOT OF TIMES, AND I, I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU THE SPECIFICS, BUT I'LL GIVE YOU THE DETAILS THAT THEY PROVIDED US. 
          UH, THEM NOT BEING HERE, I CAN'T GIVE YOU A LOT MORE. 
          BUT, UH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONNECTIONS, THEY'VE HAD 52 WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS. 
          THEY'VE PLACED ONE PERSON IN RECUPERATIVE CARE. 
          THEY'VE PROVIDED SEVEN MOTEL VOUCHERS. 
          THEY'VE PROVIDED TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR FIVE INDIVIDUALS, AND THEY'VE CONNECTED 27 INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND DETOX. 
          I WILL TELL YOU THAT THEY'VE CONVEYED TO US MANY TIMES. 
          THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, IS THEY DO GET 'EM INTO SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETOX. 
          OFTENTIMES THEY DON'T STAY AND THEY, YOU CHECK THEMSELVES OUT. 
          SO IT'S A CONSTANT REOCCURRING. 
          SO SWAG IS CONSTANTLY MAKING CONTACT WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS TO TRY TO GET 'EM IN TO SERVICE. 
          UH, WE HAD ONE CASE STUDY THAT THEY, WE THOUGHT A SUCCESS STORY FROM SWAG THAT WE THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT. 
          IT'S A 48-YEAR-OLD MALE HERE IN TOWN. 
          HE'S EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS FOR 10 YEARS. 
          AND HIS BARRIERS OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH, AS WE MENTIONED, THAT'S WHAT MOST OF 'EM ARE. 
          UM, SWAG FIRST BEGAN INTERACTING WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL IN 2022. 
          UM, THEY, AT ONE POINT, THEY CORRECT HIM WAS THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT AT 10 DIFFERENT TIMES. 
          BUT HE REPEATEDLY DECLINED EVALUATIONS OR REFERRALS, UH, INTERVENTION SWAG AT ONE POINT. 
          UH, HE STARTED BEGINNING, UH, EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH EPISODES AND EX EXPRESSED SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. 
          SWAG IMMEDIATELY FACILITATED HIS ADMISSION TO CANYON RIDGE MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITAL IN CHINO, WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT. 
          UM, AT ONE POINT HE WAS DISCHARGED WITHOUT THE NEXT STEPS AND STRUGGL TO ACCEPT FOR THE TREATMENTS SWAG. 
          PICKED HIM UP, CONNECTED HIM, BEGIN WITH THE, UM, CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT, AND WHERE HE HAS NOW BEEN FOR THREE WEEKS. 
          AND AFTER MULTIPLE 10 ATTEMPTS AND SETBACKS, HE'S NOW OFF THE STREETS. 
          AND ON A PATH TO RECOVERY, THAT'S THEIR MOST RECENT, UH, SUCCESS STORIES. 
          WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW. 
          UH, JUST A FEW OF THE AREAS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON. 
          AND THAT IS THAT THEY FOCUS ON ACCOUNTABILITY, PRIORITIZING SAFETY AND TREATMENT, ASSERTIVE INTERVENTION. 
          THAT'S PART OF THEIR DAY-TO-DAY CONTACT WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS. 
          MANY OF 'EM ARE CONTACTED ALMOST DAILY. 
          UH, THEY WORK HARD TO PREVENT, UH, PREVENTABLE DEATHS. 
          AND THEY TRY TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING THEM. 
          AND WITH THAT, UM, I WILL SAY THAT WE WERE CONTACTED LATE TODAY, SO I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND. 
          THEY DID ASK TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH US REGARDING THE CONTRACT. 
          UH, THE CITY ATTORNEY MIGHT WANT TO GIVE SOME CLARIFICATION, BUT BASICALLY THEY WOULD LIKE, UH, WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT, BASICALLY IN SUBSTANTIAL FORM AS PRESENTED AND, UH, WITH NO ADDITIONAL MONEY. 
          AND THEN WE WILL GO BACK AND TALK TO THEM. 
          CITY MANAGER WILL MEET WITH THEM EITHER THIS WEEK OR NEXT TO FURTHER CONVERSATION. 
          UM, MAYOR JOSEPH, I COULD JUST AMEND WHAT'S IN THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION, UM, TO SAY, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, SOCIAL WORK ACTION GROUP IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE FORM ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT, UM, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. 
          THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO BE NEGOTIATED. 
          UH, YOU KNOW, A FEW TERMS IF THEY NEED TO BE BEFORE EXECUTING IT. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MA'AM. 
          ANY COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? ANY THOUGHTS? I WISH SWAG WAS HERE. 
          YEAH, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. 
          I HAVE A LOT OF FAIR AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS FOR 'EM. 
          THEN WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO MAYBE TABLE THIS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION IF THEY AREN'T HERE TO, I WOULD SECOND THAT, IF THAT'S A MOTION. 
          PETER? PARDON? TO TABLE. 
          TABLE NOW. 
          THE CONTRACT WAS RENEWING. 
          NEED TO DO RIGHT NOW, EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          I A AGAIN, I THINK THAT WE COULD TALK TO SWAG. 
          THEY WOULD PROBABLY CONTINUE IN THE INTERIM ON SOME KIND OF INTERIM BASIS, PROBABLY IF WE WERE COMING BACK IN THE FIRST MEETING OF JANUARY TO TALK TO THEM. 
          BUT I, THAT WOULD BE OUR ONLY DRAWBACK. 
          BUT IS, IS THERE ANYTHING UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT WE CAN GO MONTH TO MONTH WHILE WE'RE CONTINUING TO NEGOTIATE? YEAH, NOT AT THIS POINT. 
          WE USED ALL OF OUR ARPA MONEY. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY CURRENTLY. 
          WELL, THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 
          HOW MUCH IS GONNA BE UP FOR NEGOTIATION? I, I, I THINK IT'S REALLY MORE JUST THE OVERALL CONCEPT AND OUR APPROACH TO IT IS REALLY WHAT THEY WANNA TALK TO BEN ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. 
          THEY JUST KIND OF PRESENTED IT WITH US TODAY. 
          THEY'D LIKE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR APPROACH TO THE OVERALL PROGRAM. 
          MM-HMM . 
          SO WE TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND PRESENT IT, ASK FOR AUTHORITY AND THEN WE WOULD COME BACK. 
          WELL, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, JUST ONE POINT, AS YOU'VE, UH, UH, COMMENTED, UH, THIS AGREEMENT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THE MONTH, UH, IN THE NORMAL PRACTICE. 
          THEY WOULD'VE BEEN HERE. 
          I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAD QUESTIONS. 
          WE WOULD BE ABLE TO VET THEM. 
          WHAT, WHAT WE'RE, UH, OFFERING AS AN OPTION IS, UH, THE, TO GIVE ME SOME LEVEL OF AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE THE AGREEMENT, UH, SO THAT WE CAN BRING IT BACK TO YOU FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION. 
          UH, I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE'RE GOING TO, UH, EXECUTE ANYTHING CLEARLY NOT OUTSIDE THE AUTHORITY YOU GIVE US, BUT AS YOU'RE 
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AWARE, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT ANOTHER HOMELESS RESOURCE, UH, WITH THE COUNTIES, A NAVIGATION CENTER. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE CONVERSATION VERY LATE IN THE GAME, BUT PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT SWAG WANTS TO HAVE WITH US, LOOKING AT HOW THOSE, UH, TWO EFFORTS MIGHT WORK TOGETHER. 
          AND SO, UH, IF, UH, I THINK WE DID GET REASSURANCES FROM SWAG THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE SERVICE. 
          IT JUST WOULD BE US OPERATING WITHOUT A CONTRACT. 
          AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME WIGGLE ROOM TO ALLOW ME TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT THAT IS LIMITED IN SCOPE AND LIKELY BRING BACK A, A FULL CONTRACT. 
          ALRIGHT, WELL I THINK WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE. 
          I'D LIKE HAVE SOME MR. MAYOR. 
          OH, CYNTHIA AND CYNTHIA FIRST. 
          UM, SO I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE IT SAYS THE CONTRACT, BUT WE KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME WHEN IT WASN'T GONNA BE FUNDED BY THE ARPA MONEY ANYMORE. 
          THIS SWAG HAS BEEN A BLESSING TO THE COMMUNITY, OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY. 
          WHEN WE FIRST CONTRACTED WITH THEM, I DID A RIDE ALONG AND I WAS THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED. 
          SO I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO DIMINISH WHAT THEY'VE DONE. 
          I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE GREAT. 
          IT'S, IT'S LIFE CHANGING. 
          BUT AGAIN, WE KNEW THIS TIME WOULD COME WHEN THE FUNDING WOULD STOP FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. 
          SO I THINK THAT THE BROADER PICTURE WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS THAT WHAT LEVEL OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENT AS A COUNCIL DO WE WANNA PROVIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITY? AND AS BEN SAID, NOW WE HAVE THIS OTHER FACTION COMING IN WITH THE COUNTY. 
          SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT TO DISCUSS, NOT JUST WITH RENEWING THE CONTRACT, BUT MAYBE IT'S EVEN PART OF OUR GOAL SETTING. 
          IT'S LIKE, AS A COUNCIL, WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES DO WE WANNA COMMIT TO THIS, THIS CRISIS? BECAUSE WE KNOW IT VARIES CITY TO CITY, BUT THERE'S JUST, THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS THAT I'M, I'M BUMMED THAT THEY'RE NOT HERE. 
          I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TOO, BUT I THINK AS A COUNCIL, THAT'S THE BIGGER PICTURE WE HAVE TO DISCUSS IS WHAT ARE WE WILLING TO COMMIT FOR THIS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY HERE. 
          ONE SECOND. 
          UH, OUR, AND THEN I'LL CONNECT YOU PETER. 
          YOU KNOW, I, I THINK WE'RE ALL HAVING THIS, THE ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN PAYING $250,000 A YEAR. 
          IT WAS PROPOSED TO GO UP TO $300,000 A YEAR. 
          WE'VE ONLY HAD THREE PEOPLE IN THE PAST. 
          AND, UH, JOANNE TO YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THIS, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TURNED OUR BACK TO THIS ISSUE. 
          UH, THANK GOD WE DON'T HAVE THE ISSUE THAT SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING CITIES HAVE. 
          BUT I WOULD ASK, ALRIGHT, IF WE COULDN'T CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF A INTERIM MONTH TO MONTH BASIS BASED ON OUR CURRENT, UH, CONTRACT, WHICH IS $250,000 A YEAR, AND POSSIBLY EXTEND THAT CONTRACT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS WHILE WE DISCUSS THIS FURTHER AT APPROXIMATELY $20,000 A MONTH. 
          AND THEN WE NEED TO ASK OURSELF BECAUSE OF THE, UH, ISSUE THAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT, THE WEST END GROUP THAT IS LOOKING AT THE SAME PROBLEM, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AND SEE WHICH GROUP IS BEST GONNA FACILITATE ANY POTENTIAL HOMELESS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. 
          BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE THREE AND YOU'RE TALKING NOW 30 $300,000 A YEAR, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR, UH, FOR, FOR EACH HOMELESS SEEMS A LITTLE BIT EXCESSIVE. 
          AND, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE INSENSITIVE 'CAUSE BELIEVE ME, I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS PERSONALLY. 
          AND, UH, SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO, TO TAKE A LITTLE BREATHING ROOM BECAUSE WE'RE UP AGAINST THE END OF THE MONTH. 
          I WOULD SUGGEST THAT IF IT'S POSSIBLE, BEN, I WOULD GIVE BEN THE AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE ON OUR BASIS, UH, OR ON OUR BEHALF FOR AT LEAST A, A MONTH TO MONTH FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, UH, SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM BACK IN HERE. 
          YOU CAN TALK TO 'EM AND WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT THE BIGGER PICTURE LOOKS LIKE. 
          BECAUSE BETWEEN THIS AND $200,000 A MONTH FOR $2 MILLION, UH, COMMITMENT FOR 10 YEARS ON THE OTHER ISSUE, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. 
          SO WE'D BE TALKING ABOUT A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR THAT WE WOULD BE COMMITTING TO THIS ISSUE THAT THANK GOODNESS HAS NOT BECOME, UH, A REAL PROBLEM IN THE CITY. 
          BUT WE WANT EVERY INDIVIDUAL PERSON INVOLVED IS VALUABLE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF, UH, NO MATTER ALMOST WHAT THE COST. 
          BUT THERE IS SOME BEARING OF TO REALITY. 
          SO I, I, THAT'S KIND OF MY, I'LL DOWN OFF MY ART BASICALLY SAID WHERE I WAS GONNA GO WITH ALL MY NOTES HAD TO DO WITH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY VERSUS THE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          AND PART OF IT IS TIED TO THE NAVIGATION CENTER AND THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS GONNA BE TAKING PLACE THAT'S PROPOSED BY THE COUNTY TO BE HA TO BE LOCATED IN FONTANA. 
          AND THE, AT LEAST THE INITIAL REQUEST, I KNOW THERE'S SOME BANTERING BACK AND FORTH AS FAR AS COSTS, BUT ART'S, RIGHT, THEIR REQUEST IS FOR A 10 YEAR COMMITMENT AT $200,000 A YEAR FOR FIVE BEDS. 
          WE'RE NOT GONNA POPULATE FIVE BEDS. 
          WE KNOW THAT. 
          NO, NOT RIGHT NOW. 
          THINGS COULD CHANGE. 
          AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT $300,000 FOR SWAG. 
          SO I THINK THERE'S, SOME OF THESE ARE TIED IN. 
          MAYBE WE DO DEFER FOR A, A, A MONTH OR TWO IF WE CAN GET AWAY WITH, UH, AN AGREEMENT FROM SWAG TO, TO REVISIT THIS AND LOOK AT THE WHOLE FISCAL PICTURE TO SEE WHAT THE, WHAT OUR BANG FOR THE . 
          CAN I MAKE ONE OTHER COMMENT TOO? NO, NO. 
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OKAY. 
          , YES, BY ALL MEANS, YOU KNOW, IN THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU WERE READING, THERE WAS AN INSTANT GIVEN OF, OF SUCCESS STORY THAT SOMEONE WAS PUT INTO CANYON RIDGE, WHICH IS IN CHINO. 
          UH, BEN AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. 
          WE, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY TRACTION WITH IT, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY ARE A FACILITY RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD THAT TAKES CARE OF THESE KIND OF ISSUES. 
          AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WE REALLY NEED TO, TO PUSH HARD ON WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN COME UP WITH A CONTRACT WITH AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THAT THAT IS CLOSE SO THAT IF WE HAVE ISSUES, WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BUSING PEOPLE OR TAKING PEOPLE ALL THE WAY OUT TO, TO, TO FONTANA. 
          SO IT COULD BE AN ANSWER TO TWO THINGS. 
          SWAG AND THE, UH, THE REASONABLE CENTER THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, THAT'S $20 MILLION IN TOTAL, I GUESS, AND 2 MILLION TO US OVER 10 YEARS. 
          SO I THINK WE, WE HAVEN'T EXHAUSTED IT YET, BUT SINCE THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE HAS BEEN SUCCESS AT THAT LOCATION, MAYBE THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT. 
          IF I CAN COMMENT REALLY QUICK. 
          SO THEY, SO EXITS ARE CURRENTLY HAVE NINE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN TOWN. 
          SO THE POINT IN TIME IS THREE, RIGHT? AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY FOCUSED ON. 
          AND THAT IS PROBABLY OUR THREE COMPARED TO NINE IS SIMILAR RATIO TO EVERYBODY ELSE SAYS THEY HAVE 25, THEY MIGHT HAVE 75. 
          SO IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT A THIRD OF WHAT THEY HAVE A THIRD TO 50%. 
          UM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SWAG AND ALL THESE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IS THEIR BOOTS ON THE GROUND, RIGHT? YEAH. 
          SO WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE, SO WITH THE, WITH THE NAVIGATION CENTER, THEY DON'T BRING US BOOTS. 
          THEY HAVE SERVICES FOR US TO PUT PEOPLE INTO. 
          THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT WE ALL SEE IS WE CAN'T GET 'EM. 
          I MEAN JOANNE'S TALKED ABOUT IT NUMEROUS TIMES. 
          IT'S HARD TO GET THESE INDIVIDUALS TO GO IN. 
          SO YOU NEED, I'LL CALL 'EM SOCIAL WORKERS, PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS THAT CAN MEET WITH THESE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY. 
          AND THE TERM WE'VE USED WITH SWAG MANY TIMES IS KIND OF TO BUG 'EM. 
          BUT YOU BUG 'EM TO DAY IN AND DAY OUT TRYING TO GET 'EM TO GO INTO TREATMENT. 
          AND THAT'S USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS WE DON'T HAVE RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF SWAG IN THE CITY. 
          THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, THAT'S NOT THEIR SPECIALTY. 
          CODE ENFORCEMENT'S NOT THEIRS. 
          THEY DO PARTNER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE C CODE, BUT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE THE CONTACT WITH HOMELESS, THE NINE, I'M GONNA GO TO NINE INSTEAD OF THE THREE, IS THE SWAG INDIVIDUALS. 
          NOW THEY ADMIT PRO, GETTING THEM INTO TREATMENT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY. 
          AND THE STUDIES SHOW THAT, BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW CANYON RIDGE, THE DIFFERENCE WITH SWAG IS SWAG DOESN'T USUALLY USE MANY COUNTY FACILITIES 'CAUSE THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT INTAKE PROCESS. 
          THEY USE VERY LITTLE, THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO USE A LOT OF OTHER TREATMENT PROGRAMS. THIS INDIVIDUAL OUGHT TO BE SUICIDAL. 
          THAT'S WHY THEY WENT TO CANYON RIDGE. 
          THEY GOT 'EM ON A 51 50 AND THEY TOOK 'EM TO CANYON RIDGE. 
          SO MOST 51 FIFTIES, THEY WILL GET 'EM INTO CANYON RIDGE OR TO ARROWHEAD, SOMEBODY THAT ACTUALLY SPECIALIZES IN THAT. 
          THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. 
          BUT CANYON RIDGE DOESN'T COME OUT IN THE FIELD. 
          UM, THERE ARE OTHER CENTERS. 
          THERE'S AN IN, THERE'S A, UH, RESOURCE CENTER IN UPLAND THAT ALSO TAKES SOME INDIVIDUALS. 
          UH, THE CITY OF UPLAND USES THEM. 
          I THINK MONTCLAIR MIGHT BE USING THEM. 
          SO THERE ARE OTHER FACILITIES. 
          SO SWAG DOES USE A LOT OF OTHER FACILITIES. 
          JUST CANYON RIDGE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PSYCHIATRIC. 
          MANY OF THESE, WHILE THEY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH, THEY'RE NOT PSYCHIATRIC PER SE. 
          A LOT OF 'EM ARE DRUG ALSO RELATED. 
          SO THAT'S THE CHALLENGE WE'RE HAVING. 
          WE'RE THIS IS REALLY THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ROD. 
          VICE P MARQUEZ. 
          THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. 
          APPRECIATE IT. 
          FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, YES, THERE'S A PROBLEM IN, IN, UH, CALIFORNIA WITH HOMELESSNESS. 
          I KNOW DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, I'M INVOLVED WITH S-S-B-C-T-A, THE COG, THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR US. 
          SCAG, IT'S PRIORITY HOMELESSNESS AND EVEN CAL CITIES, WE JUST CAME UP WITH OUR FOUR PRIORITIES AND ONE OF THEM IS HOMELESSNESS, BUT THERE'S MANDATES THAT ARE PUT ON US WITH NO FUNDING. 
          SO I KNOW THIS LEAGUE OF CITY'S LOOKING AT FUNDING FOR CITIES TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD ON PROGRAMS LIKE THIS. 
          UM, I KNOW BEFORE WE HAD SWAG, I WAS, UH, I SUPPORTED IT, UH, PRIOR TO US ACTUALLY SIGNING OUR FIRST CONTRACT. 
          AND I STILL SUPPORT IT TODAY. 
          BUT MY ONLY CONCERNS ARE IS WE ONLY HAD 95 CONTACTS WITH INDIVIDUALS THE LAST THREE YEARS. 
          I KNOW BECAUSE OF PROP 36 WE'RE VERY LIMITED AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO WITH SOMEBODY THAT HAS MENTAL PROBLEMS OR DRUG ABUSE PROBLEMS. AND UNTIL THAT GETS WORKED OUT, I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS TRULY DOES WORK. 
          I KNOW DR. 
          G, UM, THE DIRECTOR FOR MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE COUNTY ASKED ME TO SIGN THE LETTER LETTER SUPPORTING THE WELLNESS CENTER IN FONTANA. 
          UM, WHICH I'VE DONE, I'VE ACTUALLY TOURED VICTORVILLE AND THAT'S SUCH A GOOD PROGRAM UP THERE WITH WRAPAROUND SER SERVICES. 
          THEY SERVICE OVER, THEY HAVE 200 BEDS AND IT'S ABOUT 90% FULL RIGHT NOW. 
          IT'S A WORKING MODEL THAT I SEE THAT I CAN ENVISION FONTANA TO BE, OR EVEN ONTARIO. 
          UM, BUT AS FAR AS THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR A MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE, WITHOUT HAVING SUPPORT, UH, FROM THE COUNTY AS FAR AS LAWS, UM, FUNDING SOURCE, UM, WE CAN'T MANDATE ANYBODY INTO TO SERVICES TO GET HELP. 
          AND UNTIL THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS, UH, AGAIN, I THINK IT'S GREAT TO TO HAVE SWAG, BUT WE AS A CITY ARE VERY FISCAL FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY. 
          NOW I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME OTHER OPTIONS. 
          IF THOSE ARE THE OPTIONS DO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY, YEAH, LET'S DO IT. 
          BUT RIGHT NOW, FINANCIALLY 
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I'M REALLY CONCERNED AS FAR AS, UH, WHERE WE ARE WITH L AND LS AND CFDS AND, AND THE MONIES THAT, UH, THAT WE DON'T HAVE. 
          SO IT'S A BIG CONCERN I HAVE. 
          AND YOU KNOW, MY HEART GOES OUT TO, TO JOANNE AND HER FAMILY. 
          I KNOW CODY, WE TRIED HARD AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW ALL FIVE MEMBERS UP HERE, UM, SUPPORTED YOU AND CODY AND UM, IT'S A SHAME THAT WE DIDN'T GET TO WIN, UH, THAT BATTLE WITH HIM. 
          BUT AGAIN, WE'RE NOT QUITTING. 
          IT JUST SAID, I THINK WE NEED TO STEP BACK AND SORT OF TAKE A LOOK OF, OF THE OPTIONS. 
          AND I KNOW YOU, YOU BROUGHT IT UP, ROD UPLAND IS THINKING ABOUT MOVING OVER TO, I'M SORRY, MONTCLAIR IS THINKING ABOUT USING THAT NONPROFIT IN UPLAND. 
          I HAVE NO INFORMATION ON THAT. 
          I'D LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION, UM, ON THAT, UH, PROGRAM. 
          IT'S A NONPROFIT AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE PRETTY REASONABLE. 
          SO, UM, IF NOTHING ELSE, MAYBE WE GO TO A ONE YEAR CONTRACT AND THEN, AND THEN WE LOOK AT ALL OUR OPTIONS. 
          UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION. 
          ALRIGHT, WELL IF WE HAD A PREVIOUS MOTION SECOND, I SECOND QUICK QUESTION FOR ROD BEFORE WE FINISH UP. 
          IT'S JUST QUICK BY ALL MEANS. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SO I KNOW THAT VARIOUS CITIES IN THE REGION CONTRACT WITH SWAG. 
          SO I'D BE CURIOUS TO KNOW, UM, WHAT THEIR CONTRACT DOLLAR AMOUNT, LIKE IS IT, IS IT A FLAT RATE FOR ALL OF THE CITIES? IS IT BASED ON HOW MANY THEY SERVE? LIKE IT'S BASED ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS PER, PER WEEK. 
          SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE. 
          SO WE HAVE 80 HOURS A WEEK IS WHAT WE HAVE. 
          MM-HMM . 
          THAT'S WHAT'S BASED ON, MOST OF 'EM ARE SIMILAR TO THAT. 
          BEN AND I HAD LOOKED AT IT YEARS AGO WITH CHINO. 
          IT'S VERY, VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH WHEN CHINO WAS USING SWAG ALSO. 
          SO, UM, IT IT'S, IT'S NOT CHEAP, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. 
          I TELL YOU, IF YOU HAD TWO OFFICERS AND, AND THEY WOULDN'T BE THE RIGHT PEOPLE, BUT IF YOU HAD TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, IT'D COST YOU 250 TO $300,000 WITH BENEFITS. 
          WELL THAT'S WHAT'S HARD BECAUSE LIKE, YOU KNOW, CHINO HAS TRIPLE WHAT WE DO OR YOU KNOW, FOUR TIMES, BUT THEY'RE PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT. 
          WELL THEY ARE NOW THEY HAVE POLICE OFFICERS AND TWO OR THREE POLICE OFFICERS AND ONE OR TWO SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO. 
          YEAH. 
          SO THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. 
          A LOT OF 'EM THAT HAVE THEIR OWN PDS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS. THAT IS ANYTHING. 
          UH, WE TALKED TO UPLAND LAST WEEK. 
          UH, UPLAND HAS FOUR INDIVIDUALS. 
          I THINK THEY HAVE, UH, TWO OR THREE POLICE OFFICERS AND A SOCIAL WORKER ALSO, OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. 
          SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROGRAMS. THAT'S HOW A LOT OF 'EM RUN. 
          THEY RUN IN COMBINATION DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY HAVE. 
          BESIDES GOING DOWN TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, MONTH TO MONTH OR JUST ONE YEAR, I'D BE CURIOUS IF, YOU KNOW, DOES IT, DOES IT HAVE TO BE TWO PEOPLE AT 80 HOURS A WEEK? CAN IT BE THREE DAYS A WEEK? SO I'LL TELL YOU, WE'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO THEM BEFORE TOO. 
          WHEN WE FIRST BROUGHT IN SWAG, I ASKED THAT OF, BEN, WHY DON'T WE TRY TO DO A PARTNERSHIP WITH, WITH ANOTHER CITY AND SPLIT THE COST AND SOUNDS LIKE SWAG WAS, WELL WE WERE GOING TO WITH CHINO AT ONE POINT, BUT THEN CHINO WENT AWAY FROM SWAG AND THAT KIND OF DIDN'T WORK. 
          SWAGS TOLD US, WE'VE ASKED 'EM IF WE HAD SOMETHING LESSER AND THEY'VE TOLD US FIVE DAYS A WEEK. 
          'CAUSE JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE STAFF AND THEY DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO PUT 'EM THE OTHER DAY. 
          SO IT'S REALLY A COST MODEL FOR THEM. 
          ALL RIGHT, WELL THEN WITH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, GOOD OLD ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE. 
          I'D LIKE TO DO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION JUST TO SEE IF WE COULD DO THREE MONTHS AND, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY CONTINUE TO TALK TO SWAG, SEE, YOU KNOW, EVALUATE THE UPLAND, YOU KNOW, POSSIBILITY AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING AND THEN WE CAN MAYBE BRING IT BACK. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. 
          I'M, I'M, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION IF WE'RE GONNA DO IT. 
          LOOK AT MAYBE JUST THE INTERIM THREE MONTH EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING CONTRACT AT EXISTING RATE OF THE TWO 50, WHICH WOULD BE PROBABLY JUST OVER, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN 60 AND $70,000 AND FOR THREE MONTHS. 
          SO I, I'LL MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION OR SECOND. 
          I GOT A QUESTION. 
          UM, I KNOW WE, WE DEAL WITH THE CITY OF CHINO ON SOCIAL SERVICES. 
          IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN ALSO MAYBE TALK TO THE CITY OF CHINO FOR THEIR, FOR THEIR SERVICES? YEAH, BY ALL MEANS HAVE BEEN, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO EXPLORE THAT. 
          UH, THERE'S DIFFERENT CHALLENGES WITH ANYONE WE WOULD PARTNER WITH. 
          I I DO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVING SPOKEN TO YOU INDIVIDUALLY ARE COMMITTED TO OUR EFFORTS. 
          UM, MAYBE THE LACK OF SWAG BEING HERE IS ACTUALLY THE BLESSING THAT WE'RE GONNA PULL THIS BACK. 
          UH, WHAT THE MOTION I'M HEARING IS THAT WE WILL, UH, UH, APPROACH, UH, SWAG FOR A THREE MONTH, UH, AGREEMENT WITH THE PAYMENT TERMS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ON A MONTH TO MONTH, YOU KNOW, COST BASIS AS ROD POINTED OUT, IT'S TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, TWO INDIVIDUALS, UH, WITH SOME SUPERVISION BUT 80 HOURS. 
          I THINK WE CAN WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THAT. 
          AND WE DID GET A COMMITMENT FROM SWAG THAT THEY WANTED TO CONTINUE SERVICE. 
          THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE CAN'T REALLY DO THAT WITHOUT AN AGREEMENT. 
          SO, UH, IF THAT'S THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, WE CAN, UH, MOVE FORWARD, UH, WITH THAT. 
          YEAH, I THINK THAT GIVES US A CHANCE TO KICK THE TIRES AND REALLY JUST MAKE SURE WE, YOU KNOW, WE FINE TUNE THIS. 
          SO I MADE A MOTION COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT SECONDS. 
          SO TO GO WITH THE THREE MONTH EXTENSION. 
          OKAY. 
          WE NEED A VOTE. 
          I ALREADY, OKAY. 
          LIZ, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          SO YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT IN PARLIAMENTARY HELL RIGHT NOW. 
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SO YOU HAVE A SUBSTITUTE MOTION, WHICH YOU WILL NEED TO VOTE ON, BUT THEN YOU'LL NEED TO VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION. 
          CAN WE? ALRIGHT, SO THEN IF WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE, LET'S VOTE THAT DOWN AND THEN I'LL DO ANOTHER MOTION TO UNDO MY YES. 
          THEN  HAVE US DO, MOTION GOES FIRST. 
          SO I'M LISTENING TO THE LADY WITH THE LAW SCHOOL . 
          SO BETH, LET'S, LET'S CLARIFY FIRST WHAT WE'RE DOING. 
          SUBSTITUTE, YOU COULD DO THIS, YOU COULDN'T, YOU CAN VOTE ON A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. 
          I'M JUST SAYING AFTER YOU DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO VOTE ON THE MOTION. 
          SO SUB SUBSTITUTING THE MOTION, YOU'RE GONNA SUBSTITUTE IT AND THEN NOT A SUBSTITUTE MOTION. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          SO THAT'S A YES FOR THREE MONTHS. 
          YES. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          NOW WE'RE GONNA VOTE DOWN THE OTHER ONE. 
           MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO. 
          OKAY, NOW YOU VOTE ON THE MAIN MOTION 'CAUSE YOU'VE NOW SUBSTITUTED IT. 
          ARE YOU SAYING WE HAVE TO VOTE OR? YES, YOU HAVE TO VOTE AGAIN. 
          'CAUSE YOU'VE, YOU'VE SUBSTITUTED THE MOTION. 
          ALL YOU TOOK A VOTE TO SUBSTITUTE THE MOTION. 
          NO VOTE WITH THE APPROPRIATE. 
          I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GET TO DO WHAT YOU WANNA DO. 
          , NO AND YES OR NO VOTE. 
          YOU KNOW WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING? YES. 
          YOU WANNA VOTE FOR THIS? YES. 
          NOW 'CAUSE YOU'VE NOW SUBSTITUTED IT'S NOT A MOTION TO TABLE ANYMORE. 
          YES, IT'S A MOTION TO CONTINUE FOR THREE MONTHS. 
          ALRIGHT, PERFECT. 
          OKAY, WE'RE DOING YES. 
          YES. 
          IT'S A YES ROBERT ORDER. 
          I WANNA GET A CLARIFICATION. 
          SAY SO WHAT, WHAT IS THIS MOTION NOW? THIS IS THE MOTION TO, UH, UM, AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE FOR THREE MONTHS. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL TO S TO FOUR BY CITY ATTORNEY. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          WALK IN YOUR VOTES. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO. 
          ALL RIGHT, SOUNDS GOOD. 
          [16.  Receive and file report on Carbon Canyon Emergency Response Updates on water supply, evacuation orders and routes, temporary road closures, emergency communications, emergency preparedness training and education, discuss and provide direction, as appropriate]
MOVING ON TO ITEM 16. 
          RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT ON CARBON CANYON EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATES, UH, TO BE PRESENTED BY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER ROD HILL. 
          JUST WANNA KNOW A LITTLE BIT BETTER, BUT I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO GET YOU THROUGH TONIGHT. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. 
          THIS EVENING WE HAVE A PRESENTATION RELATED TO EMERGENCIES IN CARBON CANYON AREA. 
          GOOD JOB. 
          I THINK WE HAVE QUITE A FEW RESIDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE JUST ON THIS ITEM. 
          UH, SOME OF OUR UNIQUE CHALLENGES RELATED TO THE CANYON, UM, INCLUDE THE FACT THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE ROAD THROUGH THE CANYON. 
          IT TRAVELS FROM CHINO HILLS IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO BREY AND ORANGE COUNTY, OVER A THOUSAND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE CANYON AREA. 
          AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS THAT UTILIZE CARBON CANYON ROAD DAILY TO TRAVEL BETWEEN THE INLAND EMPIRE AND THE ORANGE AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREAS. 
          THE NUMBER, THE QUESTIONS WE TYPICALLY RECEIVE RELATED TO THE CANYON DEAL WITH THE WATER SUPPLY, EVACUATION ROUTES, ROAD CLOSURES, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. 
          SO WE'RE, THOSE ARE THE AREAS WE'RE GONNA FOCUS ON TONIGHT. 
          THE CITY HAS, UH, CURRENTLY HAS SIX WATER RESERVOIRS AND 10 PUMP STATIONS SERVICING THE COUNTY, OR PARDON ME, SERVICING THE CANYON. 
          ALL THE CITY OWNED WATER FACILITIES IN CARBON CANYON AREA ARE EITHER ALREADY HAVE BEEN UPGRADED OR WILL BE UP, UH, UPGRADED BEFORE THE END OF DECEMBER TO ACCOMMODATE GENERATOR CONNECT GENERATOR CONNECTIVITY THROUGH TRANSFER SWITCHES. 
          THIS WILL ALLOW THESE FACILITIES REMAIN, REMAIN OPERATIONAL DURING POWER OUTAGES, SUCH AS THOSE EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR DURING THE, UH, EDISON POWER, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFFS ALL, UM, MOVING THE NEXT SITE, EVACUATION ORDERS AND ROUTES. 
          EVACUATION ORDERS ARE DETERMINED COLLABORATIVELY BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE, WITH POLICE BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR EXECUTING EVACUATIONS. 
          THERE ARE TWO DESIGNATED EVACUATION ROUTES. 
          UH, BOTH OF 'EM ARE IN CHINO HILLS, UH, WITH ONE OFF VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD AND THE OTHER OFF CANNON LANE. 
          PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OPENING THOSE GATES IN THE EVENT OF AN EVACUATION ORDER, AND ALL EVACUATION ROUTES WILL BE STAFFED. 
          ALL REENTRY TO THE CANYON DURING EVACUATION ORDERS ARE TO BE TWO CARBON CANYON ROAD. 
          UH, CHP IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF, THAT'S THE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT, SORRY, THE FINAL STAGES OF UPDATING THEIR EVACUATION PLANS FOR THE ENTIRE CITY. 
          AND I ALSO WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE EVACUATION GATES WERE ALL INSPECTED IN NOVEMBER AND ALL WERE FUNCTIONING. 
          HOWEVER, MAINTENANCE WAS REQUESTED FOR ONE OF THE GATES AND THE RESPONSIBLE HOA IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THAT GATE SERVICED. 
          UH, ROAD CLOSURES WE EXPERIENCED, UH, TEMPORARY ONE THIS LAST SATURDAY. 
          UH, ROAD CLOSURES OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR, UH, AND THE LENGTH AND OF CLOSURE VARY BASED ON THE TYPE OF INCIDENT AND THE LOCATION. 
          UH, CHINO HILLS PD, UM, HAS DEVELOPED REROUTE PLANS TO ADDRESS VARIOUS CLOSURE SCENARIOS TO FACILITATE SMOOTHER TRAFFIC FLOW. 
          CHPD, UM, HAS SEVERAL COORDINATION MEET, HAS HAD SEVERAL COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES, INCLUDING CALTRANS HIGHWAY PATROL IN THE CITY OF BREA. 
          AND MORE RECENTLY, BREA HAS COMMITTED TO ASSISTING WITH ROAD CLOSURES AND ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING AN ADDITIONAL COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH THEIR PLAYERS PARTNERS. 
          UH, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS, UH, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ARE OFTEN IMPACTED NEGATIVELY TO CELL SERVICE BASED ON TOPOGRAPHY OF THE CANYON POWER OUTAGES SUCH AS THOSE RELATED TO THE, UM, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, UH, PSPS EVENTS CAN ALSO NEGATIVELY IMPACT, UH, CELLULAR SERVICE, HOME PHONE SERVICE, AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY. 
          STAFF HAS SECURED AN FCC LICENSE AND IS WORKING ON FUNDING IN A LOCATION FOR AN AM BROADCAST 
          [01:05:01]
SYSTEM AS ANOTHER MECHANISM TO SHARE EVACUATION AND EXTENDED CLOSURE INFORMATION WITH THE CANYON AREA. 
          UH, I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IS ALSO IN THE, UH, FINAL STAGES OF DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING THEIR OWN TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEM TO ENHANCE MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE CANYON. 
          UM, AT THE LAST SECTION WILL BE ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, AND WE OFTEN RECEIVE QUESTIONS FROM RESIDENTS ON WHERE THEY CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ON WILDFIRE SAFETY AND PREPAREDNESS. 
          SO WE WANNA LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR IN SEPTEMBER, THE CITY HOSTS A DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP, AND IT TYPICALLY INCLUDES SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION RELATED TO WILDFIRE RELATED, UH, TOPICS. 
          THE CITY ALSO HOSTED A COMMUNITY WILDFIRE MEETING IN THE WESTERN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB EARLIER THIS YEAR FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING FIRES IN LA COUNTY. 
          UH, THAT MEETING WAS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          CHINO VALLEY FIRE, UH, ALSO HAS THEIR OWN READY SET GO PROGRAM RELATED TO FIRE, UH, WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS. 
          THE CANYON RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EVACUATE BEFORE THE GO ORDER, IN ORDER TO AVOID, AVOID THE, UH, TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS THAT OFTEN OCCUR WITH FIRE EVACUATIONS. 
          AND LASTLY, THE CITY RECENTLY SHARED INFORMATION ON THE COUNTY'S BLOCK PARTY AND LEASE DOSE PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS ON OUR WEBSITE. 
          AND WE ALSO SENT THE INFORMATION OUT TO NATIONAL NIGHT OUT HOST AND THE HOAS IN THE CITY. 
          AND WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH, ROD. 
          UH, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUEST TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO, WE DO NOT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          AND COLLEAGUES, ANY COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? WELL, THIS IS A, I MEAN, THIS IS BOTH RAY AND I LIVE IN THE CANYON. 
          I'VE LIVED THERE 37, 38 YEARS. 
          IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE, UH, NO MATTER WHAT. 
          I MEAN, SOME, SOMEONE THE OTHER DAY LAST NIGHT SAID, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO ABOUT IT? THERE'S PEOPLE RACING THROUGH THE CANYON. 
          I SAID, HELL, WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, SAME HIGH SCHOOL, BOB WAS AT OUR CAR CLUB, WOULD LEAVE ON SATURDAY MORNINGS AND DO ROAD RACES THROUGH CARVIN CANYON. 
          IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. 
          IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE. 
          SO IT'S, UM, IT'S TWO-WAY, BUT WE'RE, I THINK THE FOCUS, WHAT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS ARE WONDERING IS WHEN THERE IS A ROAD CLOSURE, HOW CAN THEY GET OUT? YEAH. 
          NOW, THERE WAS TALK OF OPENING A COUPLE OF THE GATES TO WORK THEIR WAY. 
          PINE VALLEY WAS ONE OF 'EM. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S THE QUESTION IS, DO WE OPEN A GATE BECAUSE THE ROAD IS CLOSED? OR DO WE THAT, DO WE DO THAT, SAVE THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR A TRUE EMERGENCY? WHAT WE WITNESSED LAST JANUARY, WHICH I DON'T THINK AT THAT POINT AT THE PINE VALLEY PEOPLE, THEY'D BE RUNNING ALSO IF, IF THEY WERE IN A SIMILAR CON CONDITION. 
          BUT I KNOW THERE'S ISSUES I KNOW WITH POLICE, UM, IT'S THE MORE PROACTIVE WE CAN BE ON INCIDENTS IN THE CANYON, THE BETTER WE'LL BE. 
          WE KNOW, WE, WE EXPERIENCED WITH THE, UH, THE DEATH THAT TOOK PLACE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, UM, TOOK A WHILE, TOOK 12 AND A HALF HOURS, AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS AN ISSUE. 
          BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE WAS COMMUNICATION WITH CITY OF BREA AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ENTERED THE CANYON IN BREA. 
          AND WE'RE TURNING AROUND AT FELDSPAR, WHICH IS WHERE WE, WHERE I LIVE, WHERE WE LIVE, AND TURNING AROUND BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW. 
          SO THERE'S LOTS OF LITTLE THINGS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON. 
          I'M SURE THAT'S TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW, NOW BECAUSE OF THOSE INCIDENTS. 
          BUT IT'S, IT'S A, IT'S A REAL ISSUE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COMPLETELY SOLVE IT BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE NATURE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING YEAH. 
          UM, BAD DRIVERS AND THEY'RE TEXTING AND OR THEY'RE DRINKING, WHICH WE ENCOUNTERED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. 
          IT'S A TOUGH ISSUE. 
          BUT I KNOW WE CAN IMPROVE THINGS, BUT CAN WE REMOVE IT OR SOLVE IT? I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S AN ISSUE. 
          WELL, I THINK THIS CERTAINLY PUTS IT ON THE RADAR FOR EVERYBODY. 
          UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUE. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          UM, YEAH, I KNOW THAT WE HAD A MEETING, THERE WAS A BIG FIRE ACT, YOU KNOW, LAST JANUARY IN, UH, PASADENA AREA. 
          AND I THINK IN MARCH WE HAD A BIG COMMUNITY MEETING. 
          SO WE, WE ADDRESSED, WE LISTENED TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ADDRESSED THE ISSUES. 
          PART OF IT WAS WATER, UM, RESERVOIRS, UH, HYDRANTS, UH, DO WE DO, UH, ANNUAL INSPECTIONS? AND I THINK WE USED TO DO 'EM EVERY FIVE YEARS. 
          NOW IT'S EVERY TWO YEARS, I BELIEVE. 
          EVERY YEAR. 
          EVERY YEAR. 
          PERFECT. 
          THAT'S EVEN BETTER. 
          UM, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT EVACUATION AND I, I BELIEVE STAFF WAS LOOKING AT THAT. 
          HAVE WE COME UP TO A CONCLUSION AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING? I KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT. 
          I MAY NEED, UH, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO HELP ME WITH THIS. 
          BUT, UH, WHAT WE, WE HAVE A REGULAR GROUP CONSISTING OF STAFF FROM THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UH, POLICE, UH, OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES TO LOOK AT TRAFFIC ISSUES. 
          AND WE DID GET, UH, FROM, UH, YOU COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ AND THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS, A REQUEST TO HAVE THAT TEAM LOOK AT IT. 
          I BELIEVE, UH, THEY WERE IDENTIFYING, UH, UH, SOME OPTIONS. 
          BUT, UH, DANIEL, DO YOU RECALL THE SPECIFICS OR WAS IT GONNA BE ADDITIONAL, UH, STUDY, UH, IN ORDER TO FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES? 
          [01:10:03]
YEAH, THAT WAS DISCUSSED AS AT A RECENT TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING. 
          UM, HOWEVER, IT WOULD, UH, ENTAIL A, A MORE IN-DEPTH, UH, STUDY TO DETERMINE WHICH, UM, UH, POTENTIAL AREAS CAN ACCOMMODATE, UH, AN EVACUATION ROUTE. 
          UH, AT THIS POINT WE'RE, WE'RE LIMITED, UH, BASED ON EXISTING CONDITIONS. 
          UM, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK INTO IF, UH, IF DIRECTED BY THE COUNCIL. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU, DANIEL. 
          UM, ACTUALLY WE'VE HAD TWO HEAD ON COLLISIONS THE LAST, I'M GONNA SAY SIX WEEKS. 
          MM-HMM . 
          OR SO. 
          UM, WE AL ALSO, UH, POOR DOUG SPARKS HAD SOMEBODY HIT HIS FENCE AGAIN ON THE S TURNS, PROBABLY 20 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS. 
          SO THERE'S ISSUES WITH PEOPLE DRIVING TOO FAST. 
          SO MAYBE ENFORCEMENT, MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING THERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKEND. 
          UM, I, I JUST, WE, WE JUST GOTTA DO A LITTLE BIT MORE. 
          AND MATTER OF FACT, UH, WE DID MAKE CONTACT WITH CALTRANS. 
          CALTRANS IS LOOKING AT SAFETY ISSUES. 
          SO THEY'RE GONNA BE HAVING THEIR TEAM COME OUT AND THEN MEETING WITH CITY COUNCIL OR OUR CITY MANAGER TO COME UP WITH SOME SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM. 
          BUT, AND AGAIN, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE BEST, BUT I, SATURDAY, I COULDN'T, UH, COME TO THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY 'CAUSE OF A, A HEAD-ON COLLISION. 
          SO I WAS STUCK AT HOME. 
          UM, SO I CAME DOWN OLD CARBON CANYON ROAD, SO THEY DIRECTED ME BACK INTO CARBON CANYONS. 
          I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN, SO GOING TOWARDS WESTERN HILLS GOLF COURSE. 
          SO I DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD GET THROUGH AZURE. 
          RIGHT? BUT I DID GET STOPPED AT AITE. 
          I ASKED THE POLICE OFFICER, WHERE DO I GO? HE GOES, JUST GO STRAIGHT. 
          SO THEN I WENT STRAIGHT AS, I WENT STRAIGHT, I MADE A LEFT ON CARRIAGE HILLS. 
          I WAS GONNA GO HOME NOW. 
          SO I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN. 
          BUT WHEN I WAS ON TOP OF THE HILL LOOKING DOWN, IT WAS ALL THE WAY TO SLEEPY HOLLOW TRAFFIC. 
          SO, AGAIN, I KNOW WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF BREA, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB. 
          'CAUSE I KNOW WE SAY THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THEM, BUT AS A SATURDAY, WE WERE, THERE'S NO COMMUNICATION BECAUSE IT WAS JAM PACKED PEOPLE MAKING U-TURNS AT, UH, OLD CARBON CANYON ROAD. 
          'CAUSE THEY WERE GOING THROUGH CARRIAGE HILLS TRYING TO GET AROUND ALL THE TRAFFIC. 
          AND THEN THEY HAD TO MAKE A U-TURN AND GO BACK UP LIKE I DID. 
          UM, AND THEN ALSO TO, AS YOU'RE RIGHT, PEOPLE WERE MAKING UTURN. 
          THEY WEREN'T GOING THROUGH AS YOU'RE RIGHT, THEY WERE MAKING U-TURNS AND GOING BACK INTO CARBON CANYON. 
          SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S TRAINING. 
          I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE THE EXPERT AND YOU GUYS DO SOME REALLY GOOD JOBS. 
          THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS, WHATEVER YOU COULD DO AS FAR AS TRAINING TO MAKE TRAFFIC JUST DURING, DURING INCIDENTS WHERE THERE'S ISSUES AND PROBLEMS THAT WE JUST DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE GOING THROUGH THE CANYON. 
          SO, YEAH. 
          WELL, I THINK, YOU KNOW, STAFF CERTAINLY SEES THE DIRECTION, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T AN EASY ISSUE TO CONTEND WITH, SO PLEASE, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S A RECEIVE AND FILE. 
          SO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THOSE ISSUES. 
          I KNOW WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO HOPEFULLY STREAMLINE THINGS GOING FORWARD. 
          BUT, UH, WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE BEFORE WE GO THERE, CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN LISTENING? AND YOU HAVE, YOU'VE BEEN HERE QUITE A WHILE, SO, YOU KNOW, I HAVE THAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBER, HONOR MAYOR, AND THE REST OF CITY COUNCIL. 
          YES, THE CHINO POLICE DEPARTMENT. 
          WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT, UH, DIFFERENT OPTIONS, ESPECIALLY EVERY TIME WE HAVE AN INCIDENT AND WE REVIEW THAT INCIDENT AND SEE WHAT WE COULD DO BETTER. 
          AND WE CONTINUE TO TRY AND DO BETTER. 
          LIKE THE CITY MANAGER SAID, WE, WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH BREA. 
          UM, WE DID EXPAND OUR EVACUATION ROUTES TO A FULL CITY EVACUATION, UH, PLAN. 
          THE, I KNOW THE SLIDESHOW SAID WE WERE, THAT WAS IN PROGRESS. 
          WE HAVE COMPLETED THAT. 
          ONE OF THE THINGS WE LEARNED FROM THE EATON FIRE AND PALISADES FIRE IS THAT IF WE HAD TO GET PEOPLE OUTTA THE COUNTY QUICKLY, OUR EXISTING EVACUATION PLAN WASN'T ROBUST ENOUGH. 
          SO WE EXPANDED THAT THROUGH A, FOR A FULL CITY EVACUATION PLAN WHERE WE PLAN TO, UH, CLOSE ADDITIONAL INTERSECTIONS TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THAT, OUT OF THE CANYON. 
          SO, BUT AS FAR AS TRAFFIC CONCERNS, WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH, WITH BREA, THEY'VE BEEN VERY GOOD PARTNERS AND WE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH CALTRANS AND I CONTINUALLY, AS I GET NEW STAFF AND NEW SERGEANTS, UH, WORK ON TRAINING AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. 
          THANK YOU CHIEF. 
          CYNTHIA, ONE QUICK THING. 
          SO I AGREE WITH, WELL, YOU WERE SAYING LIKE, PETER, WE CAN'T PREVENT THESE THINGS FROM GONNA HAVE, ACCIDENTS ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, BUT WHAT WE CAN CONTROL TO A CERTAIN POINT IS OUR COMMUNICATION MODEL. 
          AND I KNOW THERE'S NUANCES IN EVERY ACCIDENT, SO I'M NOT BLAMING ANYONE, BUT I, WHAT I SHARED WITH BEN, AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE, IS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE A PROTOCOL IN, IN WRITING A POLICY. 
          I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. 
          SO THIS 12 HOUR CLOSURE, SO DO WE COME UP WITH A HARD NUMBER THAT IT SAYS, OKAY, IF THE CANAAN'S GONNA BE HARD CLOSED, LET'S SAY FOUR HOURS OR MORE. 
          OKAY, WHAT HAPPENS FROM THERE? DOES IT GO TO NICOLE THEN? DOES NICOLE CALL THE PIO AND BREO OR DOES IT GO TO THE PD OR FIRE? IT'S LIKE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING, A PRO A POLICY, I DUNNO IF THAT'S THE RIGHT WORD, BUT PROTOCOL OF WHEN THERE'S HARD CLOSURES. 
          I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT DISASTER, I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT. 
          I'M TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE HARD CLOSURES. 
          SO WHEN WE GET THE INCIDENT REPORT FROM PD, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ALREADY BEEN 
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SOMETHING PUT IN PLACE. 
          AND HOW IS THAT GONNA PLAY OUT? BECAUSE I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, OUR RESPONSE FROM EVERYONE IS THAT, WELL, EVERY SITUATION'S DIFFERENT, BUT WE CAN AT LEAST HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE. 
          AND IF THEY HAVE TO DEVIATE FROM THAT PROTOCOL, THEN LET THEM DO IT. 
          BUT FOR NOW, IT'S LIKE, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A PROTOCOL. 
          OH YEAH, WE NEED A PLAYBOOK. 
          I MEAN, WHO'S GONNA PUT, WHO'S GONNA GET THAT CALL PUBLIC WORKS AFTER HOURS AND GET THE READER BOARD ON THE BRAA SIDE SAYING ROAD CLOSED, DON'T COME, DON'T COME IN THE CANYON. 
          SO, AND I KNOW I'M PREACHING THE CHOIR, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE LIKE, LET'S ACTUALLY LIKE GET SOME ACTION, A PROTOCOL ON THIS. 
          WELL, NO, I THINK, I THINK YOU'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT. 
          AND IT'S, I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ALWAYS DEAL WITH IN CHINO HILLS IS WE'RE IN THAT WONDERFUL LITTLE NUB OF THE COUNTY WHERE WE BORDER ORANGE COUNTY, LA COUNTY, YOU KNOW, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, AND WE'RE IN SAN BERNARDINO. 
          AND WHEN IT COMES TO STATE HIGHWAY 1 42, DEALING WITH TWO DIFFERENT CALTRANS DISTRICTS AND GETTING COMMUNICATION, LET ALONE A WHOLE NOTHER COUNTY AND A WHOLE NOTHER CITY. 
          YOU KNOW. 
          BUT I THINK, CYNTHIA, YOUR POINT, WE CERTAINLY NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME PROTOCOL. 
          AND I KNOW, RAY, YOU HAD SOME MORE, I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, AS FAR AS OUR FIRE OR FIRE CHIEF, OUR POLICE CHIEF, YOU'RE AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL, SIR. 
          I KNOW I'VE CALLED YOU NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE WE HAD AN ISSUE. 
          CHARLIE BLANK CALLED ME AND HE WAS STUCK THERE ON CHINOS PARKWAY. 
          ONE CALL WITH YOU. 
          YOU TOOK CARE OF THAT. 
          'CAUSE THE ACCIDENT WAS ON THE S TERMS. SO WE, YOU, YOU, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE, WE'VE DONE BETTER EVERY TIME. 
          I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT. 
          I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. 
          ALSO, GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU JUST SAID, CYNTHIA, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. 
          UM, AS FAR AS COMING UP WITH A PLAN, AND I KNOW I'VE TALKED TO CITY MANAGER AND EVEN ROD, THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS TO FIGURE OUT IF IT'S MORE THAN FOUR HOURS. 
          WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? I, I BELIEVE YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING AT THAT IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. 
          IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, I THINK, UH, WE HAVE INTERNAL PRACTICES AND WE HAVE, UH, GUIDANCE ON HOW WE WOULD HANDLE AN, UH, ANY INDIVIDUAL INCIDENT. 
          THEY EVOLVE. 
          AND OFTENTIMES, ESPECIALLY THE ONE WE'VE ALL BEEN REFERRING, THE 12 HOUR CLOSURE, UH, NO ONE PREDICTED AT THE BEGINNING, UH, THAT, UH, THAT CLOSURE WOULD TAKE THAT LONG. 
          I THINK IT'D BE VALUABLE. 
          AND ONE OF THE REASONS, UH, THAT, UH, I ASKED ROD TO BRING SO MANY ITEMS TO THE COUNCIL IS IN ADDITION TO COUNCIL DIRECTION, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF RESIDENTS ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN ALL THESE OTHER AREAS. 
          AND SO TONIGHT, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE RECEIVING FILE, WE WERE LOOKING FOR SOME, UH, KIND OF DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON THE ITEMS THAT MAKE SENSE TO BRING BACK AT, UH, MAYBE WITH SOME MORE DETAIL. 
          AND WHAT I'M HEARING IS, IS GIVING THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW, UH, FOR, UH, TRAFFIC CLOSURES USUALLY RESULTING FROM A, A COLLISION, UH, WHAT DECISIONS ARE MADE AND WHAT HAPPENS AT THE CITY LEVEL TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT, UH, AND HOW FREQUENTLY THEY'RE GONNA BE UPDATED. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN BRING BACK, UH, EARLY NEXT YEAR. 
          UH, IT'S ALSO BE GREAT FOR, UH, UH, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS TO GIVE SOME INSIGHT INTO WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE CLOSURE. 
          SO I, I THINK WE CAN BRING, UH, THESE INDIVIDUAL ISSUES BACK, EITHER FOR ADDITIONAL DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL OR AT THE VERY LEAST, UH, FOR SOME TYPE OF, UH, JUST COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC. 
          WE CAN DO THAT. 
          VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION, CHIEF OF POLICE, UM, WE HAD AN ACCIDENT SATURDAY, I THINK THE ROAD WAS CLOSED MAYBE A COUPLE HOURS, AND THEN ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS CLOSED FOR 12 AND A HALF HOURS. 
          CAN YOU TELL US THE DIFFERENCE WHY IT WAS 12 AND A HALF HOURS? YES, I CAN. 
          SO THE, THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON, ON IN THE CANYON FOR THE 12 AND A HALF HOURS, UH, FOR, UH, IT RESULTED IN A FATALITY. 
          SO ANYTIME WE'VE GOT A FATALITY, IT REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF INVESTIGATION. 
          ALONG WITH THAT FATALITY, IT WAS ALSO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. 
          SO, UM, IMAGINE ANY HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION, AND I THINK WE ALL THROUGH TELEVISION SHOWS, UNDERSTAND HOW LONG AND HOW IN DEPTH A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION TAKES. 
          THIS WAS BASICALLY A VEHICULAR HOMICIDE CASE. 
          SO NOT ONLY WERE WE INVESTIGATING A, A HOMICIDE, A VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, BUT IN THIS CASE, THE, THE SCENE OF THE CRIME WAS SO, UH, WAS SO LARGE THAT IT TOOK A LOT OF OUR RESOURCES THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD TO CALL IN SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR, FOR DIFFERENT CAMERAS AND SUCH, UM, TO RECORD THE ENTIRE SCENE. 
          SO NOT ONLY WERE WE TRYING TO GET THE ROAD OPEN, BUT WE WERE TRYING TO INVESTIGATE A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, AND WE WERE ALSO CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AT THE SAME TIME. 
          SO IT'S QUITE COMPLEX WHEN WE HAVE ALL OF THOSE FACTORS INVOLVED. 
          THANK YOU, CHIEF. 
          UM, QUICK QUESTION. 
          YES, MR. YES. 
          THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY ODD QUESTION. 
          HOWEVER, IS THERE ANY WAY THAT WE HAVE ANY ROUTES THAT THE CITY COULD CONSTRUCT EXIT EMERGENCY, EXIT ROADWAY FROM CARBON CANYON, EITHER TO SOMEHOW CONNECT WITH EUCALYPTUS OR GO THROUGH BOLANO? I MEAN, IS THERE ANY WAY, BE IT ALL CIRCUITOUS OR WHATEVER, BUT DO 
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WE HAVE ENOUGH PROPERTY OR ACCESS TO IT TO WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY BUILD SOME EMERGENCY ROADWAYS THAT WOULD ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM? I MEAN, IT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE TO LOOK AT, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S THE ONLY TWO ROUTES YOU HAVE IF YOU'RE IN SLEEPY HOLLOW. 
          UH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYWHERE WHERE WE'RE DOING ALL THESE NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EVERYTHING IN THE CANYON, IF THERE'S A WAY TO TAKE AN, EXTEND AN EXISTING ROAD THAT'S BEEN BUILT BY A DEVELOPER TO SOMEHOW CONNECT WITH EUCALYPTUS OR GO UP THROUGH CANYON LANE IS, IS HORRIBLE. 
          BUT SOME, SOME WAY MAYBE THROUGH, UM, SUMMIT RANCH UP AND OVER THE HILL TO ANO, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT. 
          UH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. 
          I THINK IT, IT WOULD BE BEST FOR US TO BRING THAT BACK WITH SOME LEVEL OF DETAIL, BUT JUST IN SHORT, WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE ARE SOME EMERGENCY, UH, UH, EVACUATION ROUTES THAT, UH, UH, WOULD ROUTE TRAFFIC THROUGH EXISTING, UH, UH, PRIVATE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE GATES THAT, AS ROD POINTED OUT, ARE DESIGNED TO BE OPEN FOR AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. 
          UH, I THINK, UH, UH, UH, FORMER MAYOR BENNETT, UH, YOU ARE ALSO REFERRING TO A VARIETY OF ROADWAYS THROUGHOUT THE CANYON THAT MAY OR MAY, UH, BE ABLE TO SERVE, UH, UH, ADDITIONAL EGRESS, I'LL CALL IT. 
          THE CHALLENGE IS, IS THAT MANY OF THEM ARE NOT GOING TO BE, UH, EASILY TRAVELED. 
          AND SO I THINK OUR ENGINEERING TEAM WILL HAVE TO POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, IF, IF, UH, WHAT OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE, AND THEN MAYBE GIVE SOME LEVEL OF AN EXPECTATION OF HOW MUCH THEY'D HAVE TO BE IMPROVED IN ORDER TO SERVE ANY, UH, UH, VIABLE USES. 
          BUT WE CAN BRING THAT BACK AS A, AS A FURTHER DISCUSSION. 
          UH, JUST TO WRAP OUR ARMS AROUND THE PROBLEM. 
          YEAH, EASE OF TRAVEL IS ONE THING, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, EVEN IF IT'S HARD TO TRAVEL, BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL AND GET OUT OF THERE IS FAR MORE. 
          SO IT, THAT WOULD BE MORE FOR AN EVACUATION THAN AN ACCIDENT. 
          IT WOULD BE, YEAH. 
          THEN, YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING AT EVACUATION, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 
          BUT WE ALSO, MAYBE THERE'S ONE OF THOSE ROUTES THAT WE COULD PICK THAT COULD HELP IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS WHERE WE HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, HARD ROAD CLOSURES THAT WOULD TAKE THEM INTO ANOTHER AREA IN THE CITY THAT THEY'RE FAMILIAR WITH, TO WHERE THEY WOULDN'T, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD GET TO THEIR ULTIMATE, UH, DESTINATION. 
          SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING I THINK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE LOOKED AT IT IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK THE TIME IS HERE THAT WE, WE NEED TO DO THAT. 
          SURE. 
          WELL, I THINK WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF DISCUSSION ON IT, AND I THINK, UH, STAFF CERTAINLY SEES WHERE WE'RE KIND OF MOVING ON THIS. 
          SO I'LL MOVE. 
          THEY RE RECEIVE AND FILE. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SECOND. 
          DO YOU NEED A VOTE ON THAT? I THINK WE DO. 
          DON'T WE? SIMPLIFIED? YES. 
          WHO IS THE SECOND? THERE YOU GO. 
          OKAY. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN WE'RE ON TO ITEM, SORRY FOR THE COUGH. 
          ITEM 
          [17.  Adopt resolution declaring undeveloped, 19,280 square-foot residential parcel (APN No. 1020-631-14) located at 13650 Third Street in City of Chino as exempt surplus land, and finding such action exempt from California Environmental Quality Act; appropriate $65,000 to Community Development Department budget for expenses related to sale of property for Phase 1 Environmental Assessment, real estate brokerage fees, and escrow/title related fees; authorize City Manager to proceed with sale and execute all related documents on behalf of City; and authorize staff to begin process for sale of Sleepy Hollow Community Center located at 16801 Rosemary Lane]
17, ADOPT RESOLUTION DECLARING UNDEVELOPED, UH, 19 1,900 AND 280 SQUARE FOOT RESIDENTIAL PARCEL AS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND. 
          AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH SALE AND BEGIN PROCESS FOR THE SALE OF THE SLEEPY HOLLOW COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          UH, PRESENTATION TO BE GIVEN BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR LA THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. 
          IN DECEMBER OF 2023, THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO EXPLORE THE SALE OF SEVEN SURPLUS PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO BE UNNECESSARY FOR PUBLIC USE BY THE CITY. 
          AFTER INITIAL EVALUATION AND RESEARCH, UH, THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 13 650 THIRD STREET IN THE CITY OF CHINO WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE FIRST PRIORITY. 
          UH, THIS PROPERTY IS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR DISPOSITION DUE TO THE FACT THATS VACANT LAW IN A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. 
          IT'S LESS THAN ONE HALF ACRE, SO IT IS EXEMPT FROM MOST REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE SURPLUS LAND ACT. 
          CURRENT HOUSING MARKET SUPPORTS THE SALE OF RESIDENTIALLY ZONED LAND, AND THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. 
          STAFF ENTERED INTO DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY OF CHINO TO SEE IF THEY WERE INTERESTED IN INQUIRING THE PROPERTY, BUT AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, THE CITY OF CHINO DETERMINED THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE PROPERTY. 
          UH, HERE'S A GRAPHIC SHOWING THE LOCATION LOT AS WELL AS A VIEW FROM THIRD STREET OF THE PROPERTY. 
          AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S A, IT'S A VACANT LOT, UM, SURROUNDED BY, UH, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STAFF BELIEVES THAT, UM, THIS, UH, PROPERTY WILL, UH, READILY SELL. 
          NICK, WHAT'S THE ZONING ON THAT? UH, THE, THE ZONING IN THE CITY OF CHINO IS, UH, RD 4.5, WHICH MEANS IT'S, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 4.5 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT IT'S RE IT APPEARS TO BE READY 
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SYLLABLE? YES. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          UH, SECONDLY, UM, STAFF IS ALSO SEEKING DIRECTION TONIGHT FROM THE COUNCIL ON PROCEEDING WITH THE PROCESS TO SURPLUS OF PROPERTIES AT 16 8 0 1 ROSEMARY LANE AND 1191 CARBON CANYON ROAD. 
          COLLECTIVELY THE SLEEPY HOLLOW COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          THIS PROPERTY WAS ALSO IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNCIL AS POTENTIAL SURPLUS LAND IN DECEMBER OF 2023. 
          THIS FACILITY HAS NOT BEEN UTILIZED BY THE PUBLIC SINCE OCTOBER OF 2023. 
          THE SIZE OF FACILITY, AMOUNT OF PARKING AND LOCATION MAKE IT LESS DESIRABLE THAN OTHER CITY FACILITIES AND ANNUAL MAINTENANCE COSTS ARE APPROXIMATELY $15,000 A YEAR. 
          I HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE PROPERTY. 
          UM, THE QUESTION WOULD BE THE PARKING. 
          IS THE PARKING GONNA BE INCLUDED? ARE WE GONNA KEEP THE PARKING FOR THE PUBLIC? SO, UH, THAT, UH, WOULD BE, UH, AN ITEM WE WOULD WANT DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL ON, BECAUSE I LIKE TO SEE IT FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          IT'S TWO SEPARATE PARCELS. 
          OKAY. 
          AND THE, UH, GRAPHIC BEFORE HE SHOWS THE TWO SEPARATE PARCELS. 
          UM, THE LARGER PARCEL IS WHERE THE COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING IS LOCATED. 
          AND THEN THE ONE, UM, MARKED 1191 IS THE, UH, PARKING. 
          SO TONIGHT, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE PROPERTY AT 13653RD STREET IN THE CITY OF CHINO TO BE EXEMPT SURPLUS, LAND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING A PHASE ONE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND BROKERAGE FEES. 
          AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO BEGIN THE DISPOSITION PROCESS FOR THE SLEEPY HOLLOW COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL. 
          I HAVE. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU NICK. 
          UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, WE DO. 
          WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. 
          DAVID MILLER. 
          MR. MILLER. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. 
          CHOSE OTHER ONE. 
          SPEAK TO THE OTHER ONE. 
          THAT'S A FLASHLIGHT. 
          YEAH, THERE WE GO. 
          GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF PUBLIC. 
          UM, FIRST I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT I LIVE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE SLEEPY HOLLOW COMMUNITY BUILDING. 
          UM, WE SHARE ONE OF THE LONG 200 FOOT LONG SIDE BOUNDARIES. 
          UM, RON NADU, MY NEIGHBOR, ALSO SHARES ABOUT 200 FEET. 
          SO WE ARE DEFINITELY VESTED IN WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON THAT PROPERTY. 
          UM, FIRST BE AWARE THAT THE IMAGE YOU SAW WAS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING. 
          IT'S A ONE ACRE LOT ON VERY STEEP TERRAIN WITH NATURAL STORMWATER DRAINAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BUILDING. 
          WITHIN CITY PROPERTY. 
          THERE ARE NO SEWERS AND NO SEPTIC SYSTEM ON THIS PROPERTY, JUST A GIANT HOLDING TANK. 
          UM, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE PROPERTY WILL EVEN PERCOLATE. 
          SO TRYING TO SELL THIS EITHER TO A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OR A RESIDENT IS PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. 
          UM, ACCOMPANYING THIS IS THE ONE AND ONLY PARKING AREA IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE. 
          THERE'S NO STREET PARKING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT. 
          UM, AS SUCH, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THE SALE OR REPURPOSING OF THIS BUILDING WILL INVOLVE UNUSUAL CHALLENGES IN A UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          AND SEVERAL OF US WOULD LIKE TO BE INVOLVED. 
          UM, MYSELF, UM, I'VE BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. 
          UM, RON MAY DO, WHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE PARKS COMMISSION AND CERTAINLY A CIVIC ACTIVIST FOR HIS WHOLE LIFE. 
          UM, THE, HOW DUSTIN AND MELISSA ARE THE CHIEF MEMBERS OF THE CARBON CANYON FIRE STATE COUNCIL. 
          ALL OF US BRING MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. 
          UM, WE SIMPLY BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENTS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED RATHER THAN JUST A QUICK SALE. 
          UM, RIGHT NOW THE BUILDING IS USED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
          THANK GOODNESS THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY MUCH AS WE JUST LEARNED UNDER ITEM NUMBER 16. 
          UM, IT IS USED AS A FIELD OFFICE AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT STORAGE AREA IN CASE OF A FIRE. 
          YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THAT. 
          UM, THE PARKING AREA, WHILE THE SIGN SAYS CITY BUSINESS ONLY IS USED BY EMERGENCY VEHICLES, ALL THE VARIOUS TRADES WHO WORK IN THE AREA, DELIVERY VEHICLES AND RESIDENTS. 
          BUT I DIDN'T SAY THAT. 
          UM, THE USE IS ALSO RECREATIONAL. 
          UM, THE PARKING AREA AND THEN THE DRIVEWAY AREA IS THE ONLY FLAT AREA IN THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          THE ONLY ONE KIDS ARE REGULARLY PLAYING BASKETBALL THERE. 
          UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED, BUT SOMEBODY'S WHEEL OF ONE OF THESE PORTABLE BASKETBALL, BASKETBALL HOOPS, UM, ON THE SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY. 
          AND THAT'S USED RECREATIONALLY. 
          SO ALL I'M REALLY ASKING IS THAT PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND RON AND DUSTIN AND MELISSA, YOU KNOW, BE CONSULTED. 
          UM, YOU KNOW, LET US GIVE YOU OUR YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. 
          I'VE LIVED 38 YEARS IN THAT SAME HOUSE NEXT TO THE COMMUNITY BUILDING. 
          I WATCHED IT GO FROM THE OLD VOLUNTEER FIRE HALL TO THIS LARGE BUILDING. 
          UM, RON NADU HAS LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, 48 YEARS, I BELIEVE. 
          UM, MELISSA AND DUSTIN 
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FOR, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT, 15, 10. 
          OKAY. 
          12 YEARS. 
          UM, SO, YOU KNOW, WE, I THINK COULD HELP AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION. 
          SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          THANK ANY FURTHER SPEAKERS. 
          WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. 
          UH, OKAY. 
          WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO US PREMIER MAYOR. 
          QUESTION FOR STAFF, UH, NICK ON THIS, IF, IF, IF WE WERE TO PROCEED ON THIS, UH, WHAT WOULD THE PROCESS BE? WILL IT GO BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION? SO THERE WOULD BE OPEN HEARINGS ABOUT THIS AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION? OR, OR WHAT'S THE PROCESS? UH, THE, UH, STATE GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES THAT ANY TIME A PROPERTY IS ACQUIRED OR TO BE DISPOSED OF BY A PUBLIC ENTITY, THE PLAN COMMISSION HAS TO MAKE A FINDING OF GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY WITH THE ACTION. 
          SO THAT IS ONE PART OF THE PROCESS IS THAT THE, UM, CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION WOULD HAVE TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER OR NOT THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL, I, I REALLY KNEW THAT. 
          BUT I WANT YOU TO PUBLICLY MENTION THAT FOR THE, UH, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE, THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE SOME INPUT, UH, IF WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS, THERE'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS ON THIS, WHICH WOULD BE GIVE YOU ADEQUATE, UH, TIME TO GO IN AND MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, DISCUSSING YOUR ISSUES AND EVERYTHING IS, IS THAT CORRECT, NICK? UH, YES. 
          WE, IT WOULD GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A ESSENTIALLY A, A RECOMMENDATION ACTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. 
          YEAH. 
          EVERYTHING THEY DO IS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL. 
          OKAY. 
          FOR FINAL ACTION, BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW PUBLICLY THERE'S THE, THE, YOU THERE'S THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION. 
          YOU WOULD BE ABLE, UH, TO HAVE SOME INPUT AND CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THE USE, THE CURRENT USE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. 
          AND I WOULD PIGGYBACK ON WHAT RAY SAID, IF PART OF THAT PROPERTY, UH, IS EX WOULD BE JUST USED FOR, UH, THE PARKING. 
          I THINK IF WE WERE TO MAINTAIN THAT PORTION OF IT AND PROVIDE PUBLIC PARKING FOR THE RESIDENTS, THAT THAT COULD BE A WIN-WIN FOR ALL OF US. 
          SO. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. 
          THANK YOU MR. BENNETT. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JUST A COUPLE THINGS. 
          I THINK IT WAS MR. MILLER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOUR COMMENTS WERE VERY, UM, WELL THOUGHT. 
          AND IT OPENED MY EYES TO A LOT OF THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT. 
          'CAUSE I'M NOT AS FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA. 
          UM, ONE THING THAT COMES TO MIND, WHAT, WHAT RESONATED WITH ME IS WHEN HE SAYS THAT THE, THE LAND IS NOT USABLE. 
          LIKE IF SOMEONE BUYS IT, THERE'S NO SEPTIC. 
          YOU KNOW, SO THAT KIND OF LIKE MADE ME THINK, WELL WHO IS GONNA BUY THIS PROPERTY? UM, SO YOU HAVE THE EXISTING BUILDING, HE'S SAYING HOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, USED BY THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, SIMILAR TO HOW SOMETIMES WE GIFT LAND, LIKE TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. 
          'CAUSE WHEN I LOOKED AT THE YEARLY COST OF 15,000, IT'S KIND OF STEEP, BUT DEPENDING ON THE RIGHT NONPROFIT, WHAT IF WE DONATED THAT BUILDING AND THEY KEPT IT AS IT IS TO A NONPROFIT THAT WOULD OWN IT AND MAINTAIN IT AND THEN IT WOULDN'T IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. 
          YOU STILL HAVE A PLACE IF THAT NONPROFIT WOULD ALLOW OTHER GROUPS TO USE IT. 
          AND THEN IT WOULD BASICALLY GET IT OFF OUR HANDS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT THE PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S NOT BEING USED AND IT'S COSTING THE CITY MONEY. 
          I GET THAT. 
          BUT THEN I'M LOOKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF, FOR THAT, THAT COMMUNITY, IF SOMEONE ELSE OWNED IT AND THEN AGREED TO MAINTAIN IT, THAT'S JUST A THOUGHT. 
          'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW EVEN HOW MUCH MONEY THIS WOULD GET. 
          I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WOULD GET. 
          BUT THAT'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER. 
          DEPENDING ON WHAT WE COULD SELL IT FOR, THEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT SOMEONE WOULD BUILD THERE. 
          BUT IT MIGHT KIND OF BALANCE IT WITH GETTING IT OFF OURS AND THEN DONATING IT LIKE WE DO FOR HABITAT TO HUMANITY. 
          NO, UNDERSTOOD. 
          AND I THINK MY 2 CENTS THAT'S KIND OF OUT THERE. 
          I'M JUST THINKING YEAH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. 
          AND I THINK MY 2 CENTS ARE I WANNA KEEP THE PARKING LOT AS A PARKING LOT. 
          YEAH, DEFINITELY DON'T SELL THE PARKING LOT. 
          KEEP IT FOR THE RESIDENTS BECAUSE THAT'S OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, GOT, YOU KNOW, VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY. 
          UM, I DO HAVE QUICK COMMENT. 
          I'VE OFTEN WONDERED, KNOWING RON, AS LONG AS I HAVE IN THAT PROPERTY AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE PROPERTY, ATTENDING FIRE SAFE COUNCIL MEETINGS THERE, AND SOME EVENTS WE HAD YEARS AGO, WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THAT PROPERTY IS SOMEONE GONNA ACTUALLY BUY IT AS A HOME? IT'S JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SET UP PROPERLY FOR A HOME. 
          UH, PARKING OBVIOUSLY IS A LITTLE CON CONCERN, BUT I I, I'VE OFTEN WONDERED WHAT, WHO WOULD BE A BUYER FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE. 
          SO MY QUESTION WAS GONNA BE THAT KIND OF LEADS INTO THAT OR FROM THAT IS IF NOBODY HAS REACHED OUT TO US TO RENT IT SINCE 2023, WHAT IS THE NEED FOR IT? YOU KNOW, IT REALLY LIKE, AND FOLKS THAT LIVE IN THE CANYON, DO WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, DOES THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL MEET THERE? DO WE HAVE WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO RENT IT. 
          UM, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE INSURANCE, WHICH HAS BEEN  THAT WE'VE GOTTEN. 
          IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO THE LAWYER'S RIGHT HERE. 
          WE, YOU, YOU KNOW, I'M JOKING, BUT NO, I, I UNDERSTAND. 
          SAID THERE'S PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD WHAT USE THAT. 
          OKAY. 
          WE JUST HAVE NOT HAD, 
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WE WERE TOLD THAT WE CANNOT WITHOUT OUR OWN PRIVATE INSURANCE, WHICH JUST TO BE MILLION, MILLION DOLLAR POLICY. 
          ALRIGHT, GOOD. 
          THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO THEN I GUESS WHAT AND THE STAFFING IT ALSO, WE HAVE TO CORRECT AND MR. MAYOR, I THINK THE OTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS WHAT IS THE OVERALL HIGHEST AND BEST USE FOR THE PROPERTY. 
          IF IN FACT, WHAT THE SPEAKER MENTIONED, UH, IS AN ISSUE ABOUT IT NOT BEING SELF-CONTAINED, IF YOU WILL, AND NOT SELLABLE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF, UH, SEWER OR WHATEVER THE, THE ISSUE IS. 
          UH, I THINK THAT IS GONNA DEPEND ON WHETHER OR NOT IT'S MARKETABLE OR NOT. 
          UH, AND TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT, UH, CYNTHIA WAS SAYING, MAYBE AN OPTION IS IF THEY WOULD ACCEPT IT TO DEED IT TO THE, UH, CARBON CANYON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, UH, FOR THEIR OWNERSHIP, THEN IT WOULD BE THEIR UP TO THEM, UH, TO HAVE TO MAINTAIN AND, AND MAINTAIN IT. 
          AND THAT, AND OF COURSE WE KEEP THE, THE PARKING LOT, BUT WE ALLOW THEM TO USE IT AND THEY HAVE THE BUILDING TO MEET IN AND WHATEVER WITH MAYBE, UH, A LICENSE TO US TO ALLOW US TO, OR THEM TO STORE WHATEVER IS BEING STORED IN IT CURRENTLY. 
          SO I THINK WE JUST NEED TO KIND OF, UM, YOU KNOW, LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX HERE AND SEE WHAT WORKS. 
          SO IF SOMEONE, IF WE HAND THAT OFF TO SOMEONE THEY HAVE TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES ON IT CORRECT. 
          AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE'RE NOT GONNA ASSUME THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES IF WE HAND IT, IF THEY PAY TAXES. 
          YES. 
          I, THERE COULD BE SOME USE THAT WOULDN'T GENERATE, UH, PROPERTY TAXES, I WOULD ASSUME. 
          BUT I THINK IF WE SOLD IT TO A GENERAL, YOU KNOW, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THEN THAT WOULD BE A BENEFIT TOO. 
          BUT THAT WOULDN'T BE MOVING THE NEEDLE FOR US AS MUCH AS THE FACT THAT IT'S A FACILITY THAT DOESN'T GET USED AND THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO, UH, UH, GET THE SALE, UH, PROFIT, UH, FROM THE FACILITY. 
          YEAH. 
          WELL, MY THOUGHT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT ONLY THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, BUT ALSO MAYBE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO GIVE THEM A HOME, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN DO BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT I KNOW WE'VE GOT BUT THREE DIFFERENT PARCELS, NICK, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ONE IN CHINO WE'RE LOOKING AT. 
          SO THE, THE ONE IN CHINO IS, UM, THE, THE PRIMARY FOCUS AS WE ARE, WE ARE READY TO, UM, GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DISPOSITION PROCESS ON THAT. 
          WE HAVE A RESOLUTION, UH, FOR THE COUNCIL TO ALLOW US TO DO THAT. 
          UM, THE SLEEPY HOLLOW COMMUNITY CENTER WAS TO, UM, UH, GIVE US DIRECTION TO AUTHORIZE THE, UM, SURPLUS OR DISPOSITION OF THAT PROPERTY TO START THAT PROCESS. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL THEN, UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUE. 
          SURE. 
          JUST REAL FAST I'VE HEARD ABOUT THIS NO SEPTIC TANK. 
          SO, NICK, TELL ME, IS THERE A SUBJECT TANK THERE? I PROPERTY SELLABLE? I, I DO NOT KNOW. 
          UM, THERE'S A, THERE'S, UH, SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO RESEARCH, UM, INCLUDING, UH, SOME OF THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WERE REFERENCED AND OTHER THINGS TO SEE WHAT, WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS THAT WOULD BE PROCEEDED TO A SALE. 
          AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BASICALLY INTERVIEW REAL ESTATE BROKERS TO GIVE US AN ASSESSMENT AS FAR AS VALUE. 
          UH, THAT THAT WOULD BE A PART OF OUR PROCESS. 
          UM, THE, UH, LISTING OF THE PROPERTY. 
          UM, WE WOULD, UH, HAVE AN APPRAISAL CONDUCTED BEFORE WE DID THAT, UH, LIKE WE DID WITH THE THIRD STREET PROPERTY. 
          I REALLY WISH WE WOULD'VE DONE THAT PRIOR TO THIS MEETING SO WE KNOW WHAT THE, KNOW, WHAT THE VALUE WAS AND IF IT COULD BE SOLD. 
          SO TO ME, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN IMPORTANT. 
          SO, TO QUESTION ABOUT SEPTIC, DANIEL, ANY THOUGHTS? I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE. 
          YEAH. 
          THERE'S AN EXISTING, UH, RESTROOM IN THE FACILITY THAT FEEDS INTO A HOLDING TANK, WHICH OPERATES SIMILAR TO A, A SEPTIC TANK. 
          YEAH. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL THEN MAYBE MY MOTION WILL BE THAT WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THE THIRD STREET PROPERTY AS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND. 
          WE DIRECT STAFF TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE USES FOR THE PROPERTIES IN CARBON CANYON, AND WE GO FROM THERE. 
          ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION. 
          YES, MA'AM. 
          SO THERE WAS A, UM, A COMMENT MADE, YOU KNOW, ABOUT RENTING THE FACILITY AND REQUIRING INSURANCE, WHICH I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. 
          WHEN I RENT MCCOY, I HAVE TO GET INSURANCE. 
          IT'S THROUGH THE CITY. 
          IT'S USUALLY LIKE A HUNDRED DOLLARS, $200. 
          SO I GET THAT. 
          BUT WHAT I'M CURIOUS ABOUT, SO IF SOMEONE WANTED TO USE THE BUILDING FOR A MEETING, I KNOW THAT WHEN A NONPROFIT GOES TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THEY'RE GETTING LIKE ONE FREE USE A MONTH, ARE THEY REQUIRED TO HAVE INSURANCE FOR A MEETING? I THINK, UM, I BELIEVE THERE'S A ONE DAY PROCEDURE THROUGH JPIA THAT, UM, FACILITIES ARE ABLE TO GET, I DON'T KNOW IF IT APPLIES TO THAT, BUT I THINK FOR COMMUNITY CENTER AND THOSE, THEY HAVE A ONE DAY INSURANCE THAT THEY CAN PURCHASE. 
          WELL, 'CAUSE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          OR LIKE THE BOYS, THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IF WE'RE TRYING TO MARKET THIS BUILDING IN SLEEPY HOLLOW FOR PEOPLE TO MEET, AND IF THEY'RE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THEY HAVE TO GET INSURANCE FOR A MEETING FOR ONE NIGHT, THEN THAT'S, THERE'S A BIG, BIG DIFFERENCE VERSUS HAVING 
          [01:40:01]
A BIRTHDAY PARTY THERE. 
          NO, EXACTLY. 
          UM, WHEN THE GIRL SCOUTS USE A COMMUNITY CENTER, ONE OF THE MEETING ROOMS OF COMMUNITY CENTER, DO THE GIRL SCOUTS GET INSURANCE? I, I HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT. 
          UM, WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE STAFF, I CAN TELL YOU CGPA DOES HAVE A, A SPECIAL EVENT PROGRAM. 
          SO YOU CAN BUY A ONE DAY INSURANCE PROGRAM OR ONE DAY POLICY FROM THEM FOR A SPECIAL EVENT. 
          RIGHT. 
          YOU CAN BUY IT THROUGH THEM. 
          I JUST DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY EXEMPTIONS FOR THAT, FOR ANY OF THE PROGRAMS. I JUST KNOW THEY DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          I ASKING A LOW COST ONE DAY KIND OF POLICY YOU CAN BUY IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL EVENT. 
          SO IF JONATHAN'S HAVING A WEDDING WITHOUT CALL, ESPECIALLY EVENT, I MEAN A MEETING. 
          YEAH. 
          AND I, I, THAT PART, I'D HAVE TO GO BACK TO COMMUNITY SERVICE STAFF. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF JONATHAN, YEAH, I, WE DO REQUIRE, TYPICALLY THOSE TYPES OF GROUPS HAVE ONGOING MEETINGS ONCE A MONTH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SUCH. 
          THEY ALL HAVE INSURANCE THROUGH THEIR GROUP. 
          YES. 
          THROUGH THEIR GROUP AND SUCH. 
          AND SO THEY'RE ABLE TO DO THAT AS FAR AS USING OUR FACILITIES. 
          ALRIGHT, WELL THEN WITH THAT, THANK YOU. 
          I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO DECLARE THE THIRD STREET PROPERTY IS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND. 
          UM, I'D LIKE STAFF TO LOOK AT THE TWO PARCELS THAT WE HAVE IN THE CANYON AND ALSO NOT LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITY OF SELLING THE PARKING LOT AND KEEPING THAT SEPARATE FOR, UH, RESIDENTS IN THE CANYON. 
          AND I'LL THAT, IS THAT CLEAR? ARE WE LEAVING ANYTHING OUT? UH, MAYOR, I THINK, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE EXEMPT SURPLUS, APPROPRIATING THE $65,000, UH, TO EXECUTE IT ALL RIGHT. 
          AND AUTHORIZE A CITY MANAGER FOR THE DE DEPOSITION, BUT FOR THE PUBLIC, WE'RE DEALING WITH THE PROPERTY IN CHINO, UH, ONE WAY AND WE'LL LIKELY COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL EXPLORING WHAT USES COULD BE, UH, UH, UH, FOR OTHER, SAY PURCHASERS, BUT ALSO ANY BARRIERS TO, UH, RENTAL MAYBE AS POINTED OUT BY THE PUBLIC. 
          THE BIG ISSUE IS IT'S HARD TO RENT. 
          NOT THAT THERE'S NO DESIRE TO RENT. 
          AND YOU KNOW, JUST MY QUICK THOUGHT IS, AND IT'S A DA COMPLIANT RIGHT. 
          YOU KNOW, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY ELEVATOR ELEVATOR YEAH. 
          TO HAVE FOR, YOU KNOW, FULL ACCESS FOR RESIDENCE. 
          SO THAT WAS MY MOTION WITH, WITH THE, I'LL SECOND THAT 65,000. 
          WE HAVE A SECOND. 
          YEAH. 
          JUST TO CLARIFY THE MOTION. 
          IT'S THE FIRST THREE BULLET ITEMS ON THE POWERPOINT SLIDE AND, UM, AND THEN STAFF EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS FOR THOSE OTHER PARCELS AND NOT LOOKING TO SELL THE PARKING LOT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO, I'M SORRY. 
          HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT ARE STILL HERE. 
          THIS IS ALL OF THE FUN STUFF THAT GOES WITH GOVERNMENT. 
          I'M, I APOLOGIZE. 
          OKAY. 
          WE 
          [18.  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 City Manager's authority under Public Construction Code 22050 to repair City Hall and procure necessary equipment, services, and supplies for these purposes, without giving notice for bids to let contracts, due to continued existence of local emergency caused by City Hall fire and flooding]
WILL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 18. 
          REVIEW AND FILE AN UPDATE TO THE CITY HALL EMERGENCY DECLARATION. 
          MR. CITY MANAGER, UH, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF. 
          WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER A LOCAL EMERGENCY IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE CITY HALL AFTER THE FIRE, UH, MOST OF THE WORK HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. 
          WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BRING OUR STAFF BACK INTO CITY HALL AND SERVE THE PUBLIC. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE DONE. 
          UH, WE ARE SEEKING TONIGHT AN EXTENSION OF THE, UH, UH, LOCAL EMERGENCY AND THAT DOES REQUIRE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE A FOUR FIFTH, UH, OR BETTER VOTE. 
          FANTASTIC. 
          BEN, I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT ITEM. 
          I'LL SECOND IT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          MOVE THAT ALONG. 
          SO WE'LL TRY TO GET YOU OUT HERE AT A DECENT TIME. 
          OKAY. 
          THEN WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 19. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO I THOUGHT IT WOULD. 
          UH, ITEMS INITIATED 
          [19.  Assign Council Members to various Committees/Commissions/Boards of City, as well as local and regional authorities, agencies and non-profits]
BY COUNCIL. 
          WE'RE GONNA BE ASSIGNING COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VARIOUS COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS AS A CITY. 
          MADAM CITY CLERK. 
          OKAY. 
          WHAT YOU'VE JUST SAID, , THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT WE APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBERS TO VARIOUS COM COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, BOARDS OF THE CITY, AS WELL AS LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, AGENCIES AND NON-PROFITS. 
          SO YOU, UM, CAN TAKE OVER HERE. 
          I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO RUN THROUGH THESE, BUT WHAT DO YOU GUYS USUALLY RUNS THROUGH 'EM BETTER THAN ANY OF US. 
          RIGHT. 
          DON'T, IT'S KIND OF BRIEF COMMENT IF WE DON'T HAVE TO BELABOR THE, THE POINT, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGE, IT'S LIKE, IF WE LIKE WHAT WE SEE, WE SHOULD JUST, DO WE HAVE ANY BIG CHANGES ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE OR DO WE WANT TO, THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE LITTLE TWEAKS I DID PUT IN FOR BIG LEAGUE DREAMS. HAVEN'T BEEN ON IT FOR A WHILE, BUT I DID THAT NOT, NOT KNOWING. 
          YOU CAN HAVE PARDON? GO AHEAD. 
          YOU CAN HAVE IT. 
          WELL, I WASN'T SURE, SO I JUST PUT IN I BLESS YOU. 
          ALRIGHT, SO THEN WE'LL, LET'S SWAP OUT CYNTHIA FOR PETER ON BLD. 
          OKAY. 
          WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS, UH, CYNTHIA, I I WOULD SUGGEST THAT CYNTHIA BECOME THE ALTERNATE IN MY PLACE ON OMNI TRAMS TRANCE. 
          COULD YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO THOSE YES. 
          REMOTE IF YOU WISH. 
          YEP. 
          AND I WILL GLADLY TAKE YOUR CIM UH, TWO ASSIGNMENTS. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, BECAUSE IT'S A, A CONFLICT FOR YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I'LL, I'LL DO THOSE AND THEN I'D LIKE TO RETAIN THE REST OF 
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THEM. 
          THAT'S GOOD. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          I THINK THAT'S A MOTION. 
          DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO WE HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED? ALL SECOND. 
          I THINK THAT, SIR, THAT WAS THE ONLY QUESTIONABLE ONES, I THINK. 
          OKAY. 
          DOES THAT SEEM RIGHT? DO YOU HAVE THAT? HOLD ON ONE SECOND. 
          . 
          WE WANNA MAKE SURE FOR THE TRUSS HARMS THAT WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE THAT IS APPOINTED CURRENTLY WE HAVE MARQUEZ AND ROGERS AS THE DELEGATE AND WE HAVE MARIA, CYNTHIA AS THE ALTERNATE. 
          ALTERNATE. 
          AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP THAT. 
          YEP. 
          OKAY. 
          GOOD. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          I MADE A MOTION. 
          ART MADE A SECOND. 
          LET'S ROLL. 
          I THINK THAT'S THE FASTEST WE'VE EVER DONE THAT. 
          WE'RE TRYING MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE, SIR. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          NOW WE'RE AT 
          [20.  Introduce Ordinance regarding accessory dwelling unit regulations entitled: An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills Amending Sections 16.02.220 and 16.10.140 (Accessory Dwelling Units) of the Chino Hills Municipal Code and Finding That the Ordinance is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act (for first reading by title only, waiving further reading)]
THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF OUR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA. 
          WE ARE ON ITEM 20. 
          INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS. 
          SENIOR PLANNER, PLEASE COME ON UP. 
          I AM. 
          THERE'S GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. 
          IT'S MUNICIPAL AMENDMENT NUMBER MCA DASH 0 0 0 2 DASH 2025. 
          THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE CITY'S A DU AND JADU REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS MORE CHANGES IN STATE LAW THAT WERE SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THIS OCTOBER. 
          UH, THERE WERE THREE BILLS SENATE BILL NINE, WHICH EXPANDED AND CLARIFIED THE REQUIREMENTS TO SUBMIT AN ADOPTED A DU ORDINANCE TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING COMMITTEE DEVELOPMENT FOR REVIEW. 
          UH, ASSEMBLY BILL 1154 REVISES THE JADU OWNER OCCUPANCY REQUIREMENT, WHICH USED TO APPLY TO ALL JDU AND WILL NOW ONLY APPLY TO JS THAT HAPPENED TO SHARE A SANITATION FACILITY WITH THE PRIMARY DWELLING. 
          MAKES SENSE IN THAT CASE. 
          UH, LASTLY, SENATE BILL 5 43 CLARIFIED THAT SIZE LIMITATIONS APPLY ONLY TO THE INTERIOR LIVABLE SPACE OF AN A DU OR JADU AS OPPOSED TO THE FOOTPRINT AND MADE SOME OTHER PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO STATE LAW, WHICH OF COURSE THEN NECESSITATES UPDATES TO OURS. 
          SO JUST TO VERY BRIEFLY TOUCH ON THE KIND OF OVERARCHING, UH, NET NATURE OF OUR CHANGES, WE ARE REVISING THE JADU OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT PURSUANT TO THAT CHANGE IN STATE LAW. 
          UPDATING THE LANGUAGE DESCRIBING STATE EXEMPT, ALSO KNOWN AS 6 6 3, 2, 3 UNITS TO MIRROR STATE LAW AND TO UPDATE SOME OF OUR STANDARDS RELATIVE TO THOSE, UH, CLARIFYING THE MAXIMUM SIZE STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH THE CHANGE AND UPDATING OUR PARKING REQUIREMENT EXEMPTION CRITERIA. 
          LASTLY, WE'RE SIMPLIFYING CLARIFYING SOME OF OUR EXISTING PROVISIONS. 
          UH, IF THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, THE STAFF WILL SUBMIT THE ORDINANCE TO HCD FOR REVIEW. 
          THEY THEN HAVE THE OPTION TO NOTIFY THE CITY IF THEY BELIEVE THAT ANY OF OUR ADOPTED REGULATIONS DO NOT CONFORM WITH STATE LAW, IN WHICH CASE WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. 
          UH, STAFF IS NOW RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, UPDATING THE CITY'S A DU AND JADU REGULATIONS AND FINDING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. 
          FANTASTIC. 
          NOW AND SUCCINCT. 
          UH, THANK YOU. 
          ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING? JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. 
          UM, PERTAINING TO THE ADUS AND SLEEPY HOLLOW, I KNOW THERE WAS RESTRICTIONS NOT TO BE ABLE TO DO IT, BUT THEY WERE ALLOWED OFF A CARBON CANYON. 
          SO IF THEY WERE A SLEEPY HOLLOW BUT HAD ACCESS TO CARBON CANYON, THAT WAS OKAY. 
          IS THAT STILL THE CASE? THERE'S A SET OF THREE CRITERIA. 
          IT'S DIRECT ACCESS, AVAILABLE PARKING, AND I FORGET THE LAST CRITERIA, BUT YES, WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES TO THOSE STANDARDS. 
          OKAY, PERFECT. 
          PERFECT. 
          ALRIGHT, WITH THAT I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING. 
          MADAM CITY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS? NO, WE DO NOT. 
          ALRIGHT, THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ADOPT. 
          I I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, OR SORRY, MARCHERS ROGERS GOTLEY AND THEN VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ. 
          OKAY. 
          MOTION PASSES. 
          FIVE ZERO. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          [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.]
NOW WE ARE AT ITEM 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 CITY THAT DO NOT APPEAR ELSEWHERE ON THE AGENDA. 
          PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE, UH, DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM. 
          DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK? WE DO. 
          WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. 
          IT'S SHARON STEWY. 
          MS. SHARON, PLEASE COME DOWN. 
          . 
          GOOD EVENING MAYOR. 
          CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS. 
          UM, TONIGHT I'M REPRESENTING THE CHINO HILLS 55 PLUS CLUB. 
          I'M THE INFORMATION OFFICER. 
          UM, I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT ADOPTIVE FAMILY PROGRAM. 
          IT'S, UH, RUN BY THE CITY. 
          UM, TODAY WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TURNING SOME MONEY OVER TO THE CITY THAT WE COLLECT FROM OUR MEMBERS. 
          UM, WE HAVE, HAVE VERY GENEROUS MEMBERS AND SOME OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO DONATE. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          SO INSTEAD OF ADOPTING ONE FAMILY, WE UM, DONATE JUST TO THE PROGRAM AND THEY TAKE THAT, WE USUALLY GIVE THEM IN, UH, GIFT CARDS. 
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AND SO TODAY WE TURNED OVER GIFT CARDS. 
          LAST YEAR IT WAS $13,100 IN GIFT CARDS. 
          THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO SURPASS THAT BASED ON, WE HAVE VERY GENEROUS MEMBERS, UH, 15,000, $50 IN GIFT CARDS. 
          SO THERE'S 44 FAMILIES THAT, UM, THE CITY CHOOSES TO ADOPT. 
          SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL $342 PER FAMILY IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER BICYCLES, TOYS, THINGS THAT PEOPLE ADOPT. 
          SO I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR MEMBERS, OUR VERY GENEROUS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE DONATED TO THIS PROGRAM. 
          IT'S A VERY GOOD CAUSE. 
          THANK YOU SHARON. 
          THANKS. 
          VERY NICE. 
          WHAT A BLESSING. 
          THANK YOU MADAM CLERK. 
          ANY FURTHER? PUBLIC SPEAKERS? NO, THAT IS IT. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          THAT WAS ACTUALLY A VERY GREAT COMMENT TO HEAR. 
          YEP. 
          ALRIGHT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO 
          [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATES. 
          UH, JEREMY? YES, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 
          I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF THIS EVENING. 
          UH, TWO COMMENTS. 
          FIRST, UH, WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT A DEAD AND DRY CHRISTMAS TREE IS A DANGEROUS CHRISTMAS TREE. 
          SO PLEASE KEEP YOUR TREE WATERED IF YOU, UH, CHOOSE TO HAVE A, A LIVE CHRISTMAS TREE IN YOUR HOME. 
          THAT WAY YOU CAN AVOID THAT FIRE HAZARD AND RISK. 
          AND FINALLY, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO JOINING MANY OF YOU TOMORROW MORNING, WHERE WE HAVE THE KEY EVENT FOR OUR CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION. 
          WELL, WHERE WE WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN THE MAKE A CHILD SMILE EVENT AT WALMART, WHERE WE'LL PARTNER WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, AND MANY OTHER AGENCIES WHERE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, THOSE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY TO, UH, UH, SHOP WITH ONE OF THOSE MEMBERS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY. 
          SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MAKE THIS EVENT A POSSIBILITY. 
          THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. 
          ASK. 
          THANK YOU DEPUTY CHIEF QUESTION. 
          DEPUTY CHIEF, WOULD YOU, UH, BE NICE ENOUGH TO MENTION THE REORGANIZATION, WHO THE NEW OFFICERS ARE OF THE, UH, BOARD? YEAH. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH SIR. 
          UM, BEGINNING, UH, THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2026, THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE, UM, UH, DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE MIKE KRIEGER. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MIKE. 
          YES. 
          AND I'M HAVING A MOMENT SET UP MIKE, WHO'S THE VICE HARVEY, ISN'T IT HARVEY? TOM. 
          TOM HOWIE. 
          TOM HOWIE. 
          TOM HOWIE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          HOW QUICKLY THEY FORGET. 
          YEAH. 
          WE ALL FORGET. 
          YEAH. 
          PERFORMANCE, ANXIETY. 
          UNDERSTOOD. 
          . 
          WELL, VERY GOOD. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SEE YOU IN THE MORNING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YEAH. 
          AND IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE, THE EVENT THAT THE FIRE FOUNDATION PUTS ON, IT'S REALLY A BLESSING. 
          UH, CHIEF GERARD, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, AUDIBLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE. 
          I WILL ALSO TRY AND BE BRIEF. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL SUCCEED, UH, BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS I CAN TALK ABOUT. 
          I HAVE FAITH IN YOU, AL. 
          ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. 
          THE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING EXTRA ENFORCEMENT CONTROLS IN THE CITY'S RETAIL AREAS AND PARKING LOTS. 
          DURING THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING PERIOD, RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO BE VIGILANT AND AWARE OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS TO HELP REDUCE THEFT, TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF THEFT. 
          SHOPPERS ARE REMINDED TO PARK IN WELL LIT AREAS AND ALWAYS LOCK THEIR VEHICLES. 
          DO NOT LEAVE PACKAGES OR VALUABLES IN PLAIN SIGHT. 
          CONSIDER PLACING THEM IN THE TRUNK OR TAKING THEM HOME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
          ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL WALLET. 
          MAKE SURE PURSES ARE SECURELY CLOSED AND DON'T LEAVE THEM UNATTENDED IN SHOPPING CARTS OR STROLLERS. 
          WHEN USING BANKS OR ATMS, SECURE YOUR CURRENCY RIGHT AWAY AND PLEASE TRY TO AVOID EXITING BANKS WITH LARGE SUM OF MONEY OR BANK ENVELOPES VISIBLE. 
          BE WARY OF PEOPLE INVADING YOUR PERSONAL SPACE AND TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS. 
          IF SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT, IT PROBABLY ISN'T. 
          AND FINALLY, DON'T BE HESITANT TO CALL THE POLICE. 
          WE ARE HERE TO ASSIST YOU IN AN EMERGENCY. 
          YOU CAN ALWAYS DIAL 9 1 1. 
          YOU CAN ALSO UTILIZE OUR NON-EMERGENCY LINE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 6 8 3 7. 
          ALSO, THE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL TOY DRIVE IS NOW UNDERWAY. 
          WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC TO DONATE NEW UNWRAPPED TOYS, WHICH OUR STAFF WILL BE DISTRIBUTING TO LOCAL FAMILIES NEEDING A LITTLE ASSISTANCE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. 
          DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH DECEMBER 18TH AT THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT LOBBY AND THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS. 
          YOU COULD DONATE ITEMS AT THE CITY HALL OR HERE AT CITY HALL OR THE CHINO HILLS LIBRARY HERE IN THE CIVIC CENTER. 
          NUTRI SHOP ON CHINO HILLS PARKWAY. 
          BRAVO BURGER ON PIPELINE. 
          THE STARBUCKS ON CHINO AVENUE. 
          THE ALBERTSONS ON LAOS COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE AT CHINO CAFE ON RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN CHINO. 
          AND ALSO THE GROCERY OUTLET ON AT CHINO HILLS PARKWAY. 
          THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. 
          THANK YOU ALL. 
          ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? NOPE. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 
          THEN WE'LL BE MOVING 
          [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Johsz 	Omnitrans Board Vice Mayor Marquez 	San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Council Member Moran 	California Institution for Men and Women’s Citizens Advisory Committees Council Member Rogers 	Animal Resource Center Joint Powers Authority Board 	Chino Desalter Authority Board]
ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS. 
          I'LL KICK US OFF WITH THE OMNI TRANS BOARD. 
          THE ONLY ITEM OF ANY, YOU KNOW, REAL REPORT WAS WE, UH, WE WERE GOING THROUGH OUR ANNUAL, UM, LIKE CUSTOMER SERVICE SURVEYS AND WE SAW A LITTLE SPIKE IN COMPLAINTS, BUT IT'S MOSTLY BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING SO MUCH CONSTRUCTION IN ONTARIO. 
          SO RES SO, UH, WRITERS HAVE, UH, HAVE HAD A DISRUPTION IN THEIR NORMAL, UH, BUS ROUTES. 
          SO THAT'S CAUSED, UH, CAUSED, UH, SOME CONCERNS. 
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YOU WERE SMILING, BEN? NO. 
          OKAY. 
          , WE'RE GOOD. 
          SO THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, UH, S-B-C-T-A. 
          THANK YOU SIR. 
          I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, WE DID APPROVE OUR MEETING SCHEDULE FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          UM, WE APPROVED A $200 MILLION BOND TO, TO, TO GO OUT, UH, TO BE REPAID BY MEASURE I FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE COUNTY. 
          WE REVISED THE POLICY OF THE BROWN ACT, THE ONTARIO CONNECTOR PROJECT. 
          WE CANCELED PROCUREMENT AND WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE PROJECT. 
          AND THEN WE HAVE, WE ADDED UPDATES ON THE HOUSING TRUST THROUGH THE JPA AS WELL AS MY REPORTS. 
          ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, CIM AND CIW, CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
          UM, JUST ONE QUICK THING FOR CIM BE OF INTEREST. 
          UM, THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS BED FACILITY THAT WE'VE BEEN TRACKING, IT'S IN IT FI FINAL STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION AND IT'S STILL PROJECTED A COMPLETION DATE OF FEBRUARY OF 2026 AND JUST ALLOW HOLIDAY EVENTS THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT NOTHING OTHER THAT'S SIGNIFICANT. 
          I HAVE A OMNI TRAN QUESTION. 
          CAN I PIGGYBACK ON IT REAL QUICK? BY ALL MEANS I CAN ANSWER. 
          SO I KNOW THAT THERE TRAN IS RUNNING A PROGRAM THAT THE STUDENTS RIDE FREE IN THE DISTRICT, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE'S A NUANCE WITH CHINO HILLS BECAUSE OUR ROUTES WERE CUT AND NOW WE'RE ON THAT MICRO YEAH. 
          MICRO TRANSIT DEMAND. 
          SO DOES THAT MEAN LIKE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT CHINO HILLS HIGH THAT RIDE THAT TO LIKE CHINO TO GET HOME? DO THEY HAVE TO STILL PAY? I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW. 
          OKAY. 
          I WILL FIND OUT BACK. 
          I WOULD LOVE TO BECAUSE SOMEONE SOMEONE ASKED ME ABOUT THAT. 
          I DON'T, YOU KNOW, IT, I DON'T KNOW. 
          I KNOW BECAUSE I VOTED IT ON MY THING. 
          MY SURGEON, THEY'RE LIKE, WELL I, MY KID STILL HAS TO PAY. 
          SO, BECAUSE IN FRONT OF, OF CHINO HILLS HIGH, I KNOW THERE'S A SIGN, THERE'S AN OMNI TRANS SIGN, BUT IT'S FOR THE, UH, YEAH, YEAH. 
          BUT, UH, I DON'T KNOW. 
          I'LL GET BACK TO YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          THANKS BRIAN. 
          SORRY. 
          THAT'S ALL. 
          AND THAT'S IT. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          ALRIGHT. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. 
          YES. 
          HAVE TWO REPORTS. 
          ONE'S THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER, UH, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING WE HELD, UH, RECENTLY. 
          AND UM, I'LL DO THE WATER FOLLOWING THAT. 
          SO THE, I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY, AND I'LL, I'LL PROBABLY DO IT EVERY SINGLE TIME. 
          WE, WHEN WE ACCEPTED THE DIRECTION TO HEAD TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, THIS NEW VENTURE THAT'S BEEN FORMED IN THE CITY OF ONTARIO WITH FIVE PARTICIPANTS, UH, WE ARE STILL USE USING INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AS OUR PRIME, UH, ANIMAL CARE RESOURCE UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2027. 
          BUT WE WERE INVITED TO BE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
          SO I'M GIVING THESE REPORTS, BUT WE ARE NOT BEING PROVIDED SERVICES BY THIS ENTITY YET, WHICH IS, IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HEAR THAT WE'RE, WE'RE ON IT. 
          I DUNNO IF I MENTIONED LAST TIME, UH, THAT WE DID FORM A FRIENDS OF FRIENDS OF OUR FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER AND EACH ENTITY THAT PARTICIPATES WAS, UH, ALLOWED TO NAME OR TO, UH, PROPOSE ONE INDIVIDUAL TO FORM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THAT ENTITY. 
          AND LAURA MONTAGUE IS THE CHINO HILLS REPRESENTATIVE FOR, FOR THE, FOR ARC, UH, FRIENDS OF ARC. 
          AND THAT'LL PROBABLY GET GOING AT THE FIRST OF THE YEAR WHERE WE'LL BE RAISING FUNDS TO SUPPLEMENT ANY OF THE NEEDS AND ALSO TO CREATE A FRIENDS, UH, A VOLUNTEER, A GREATER VOLUNTEER CORE THAN THEY HAVE IN PLACE ALREADY. 
          OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAD ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AGAIN, THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS STILL. 
          THEY'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR FIVE MONTHS SERVICING THE COUNTY, MONTCLAIR, ONTARIO, AND CHINO. 
          AND SO EVERY MEETING THERE'S ADDITIONS, WHETHER IT'S STAFFING OR, OR, UM, EQUIPMENT. 
          SO WE DID APPROVE, UH, VETERINARY, THE VETERINARIAN WAS ON AND THEN THE VETERINARIAN LEFT. 
          AND THEN THE VETERINARIAN IS BACK AGAIN. 
          AND WE HAVE A BIG TRAILER TO DO VETERINARY EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL SERVICES. 
          THEY'RE HIRING TWO VET TECHS. 
          WE APPROVED THE DIRECTION OF HIRING TWO VET TECHS FOR THAT. 
          AND REALLY IT'S JUST, UH, EACH MEETING WE'RE APPROVING EITHER NEW, AS I SAID, NEW EMPLOYEES, ET CETERA. 
          SO IT, IT'S A VERY VIBRANT OPERATION, BUT IT IS, IT'S SOMETHING, AS WE ALL KNOW, ANIMAL CARE IS VERY EMOTIONAL. 
          AND, UH, THE, THE HOPE IS TO EVENTUALLY HAVE A WHAT WE, WHAT IS DEFINED AS A NO KILL SHELTER. 
          THAT'S GONNA TAKE TIME BECAUSE THEY INHERITED ON JULY 1ST, WHEN THEY TOOK OVER THE RESOURCES OF THOSE FOUR ENTITIES FROM INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, THEY INHERITED MORE DOGS AND CATS THAN THEY WERE EVEN LED TO BELIEVE. 
          SO ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE IN A TEMPORARY FACILITY IN A WAREHOUSE. 
          THE NEW ONE WILL, THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'VE GOT ALL THESE DOGS AND CATS AND A COUPLE OF CRITTERS, BIRDS, ET CETERA. 
          SO IT'S BEEN A SLOW PROCESS TO, TO UH, DEAL WITH THE ANIMALS, BUT THEY'RE WORKING ON IT. 
          AND I JUST ADVISE EVERYBODY TO HAVE PATIENCE. 
          'CAUSE IT IS A NEW ENTITY AND THERE'S BEEN, WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY SEEING IT. 
          I GUESS BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR. 
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WE WANTED A PLACE TO HAVE TO, TO HAVE SOME SAY IN ANIMAL CARE, BUT NOW WE'RE RECEIVING OCCASIONALLY SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THEIR VARYING THOUGHTS ON CATS AND DOGS AND, AND HOW THE, THE CARE AND FEEDING THAT THEREOF. 
          SO THIS IS GONNA BE AN INTERESTING RIDE THAT'LL BE TAKING PLACE. 
          BUT AGAIN, UH, IF ANYBODY IS INVOLVED WITH, UH, INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, I TALKED TO A VOLUNTEER YESTERDAY THAT WANTED SOME MORE INFORMATION THAT IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CHINO HILLS, THAT IS, THAT ENTITY IS OUR SOURCE FOR THE NEXT, MORE THAN YEAR AND A HALF. 
          SO CONTINUE TO VOLUNTEER THERE IF YOU'RE VOLUNTEERING AND, UH, DONATE TOWARDS INLAND VALLEY IF YOU'RE DONATING. 
          'CAUSE THEY ARE A SERVICE PROVIDER. 
          SO, SORRY ABOUT THE LONG-WINDED, BUT I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, REASSURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE IN IT AND YET WE'RE STILL INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY. 
          THE OTHER REPORT, MUCH SIMPLER. 
          THAT'S OUR, UM, CDH, YOU KNOW, DESAL AUTHORITY, ONE OF OUR FIVE WATER WATER SOURCES. 
          AND THAT'S THE DESALTING OF WATER. 
          BRACKISH WATER. 
          AGAIN, WE'RE A MEMBER AGENCY AND REALLY IT'S MEETING IN, MEETING OUT. 
          IT'S MOSTLY APPROVING CONTRACTS FOR CHEMICALS AND, AND REHAB OF WELLS, ET CETERA. 
          AND THIS MEETING WAS NO DIFFERENT. 
          SO, NOT TO BORE YOU, BUT I WILL AT SOME POINT DO IT IN DEPTH ON SOME OF OUR WATER PROVIDERS. 
          I KNOW BEN ALWAYS CAME MUCH NEW ADJOURN . 
          GREAT. 
          OKAY. 
          [ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
AND IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND GOING INTO COUNCIL COMMENTS? COUNCIL COMMENTS. 
          LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER FOR A WHILE. 
          I WANNA HEAR MORE ABOUT THE DOGS. 
          OH, OKAY. 
          NOW I HAVE NOTHING. 
          I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS. 
          I KNOW WE WERE, IT'S PAST EIGHT O'CLOCK AND SO I WOULD HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BE SAFE EVERYBODY AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS OF, UH, THE HOLIDAY SEASON. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, I HAVE NOTHING. 
          HAPPY HOLIDAYS. 
          ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? UH, YES, UH, COUPLE. 
          THERE WE GO. 
          UH, COUPLE REMINDERS AGAIN. 
          WE HAVE MAKE A CHILD SMILE TOMORROW MORNING. 
          UH, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING THERE AROUND EIGHT 15 AND I THINK THEY ARRIVE AT ABOUT NINE O'CLOCK, SO THAT'S ALWAYS FANTASTIC. 
          150 KIDS FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BROUGHT IN, LED BY THE POLICE AND, AND FIRE. 
          AND IT, IT'S, IT'S WATCHING THEM IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. 
          ALSO, THIS FRIDAY, THE BOAT PARADE. 
          UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY, THIS WILL BE THE SECOND YEAR FOR OUR, UH, REVISED ROUTE. 
          SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE WILL ENJOY THAT, THAT EVENING. 
          UH, ALSO COMING UP, WE HAVE, UH, ON THE 15TH OF DEC, UH, DECEMBER, UH, AT THE SHOPS, WE WILL HAVE, UH, THE HAPPY HANUKKAH CELEBRATION WITH THE LIGHTING OF THE MENORAH. 
          AND I KNOW BRIAN, I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE DOING THAT AND I'LL, I'LL BE THERE WITH YOU TO SUPPORT YOU AND HOLD A LADDER FOR YOU. 
          SO DON'T FOLLOW UP. 
          RIGHT. 
          IT'S A LOAD BEARING MENORAH. 
          YEAH, I HOPE SO. 
          . 
          UH, WE'LL ALSO BE DARK OF COURSE, AS A REMINDER OF THE SECOND MEETING. 
          SO, UH, WE WILL NOT BE MEETING AGAIN UNTIL, UH, JANUARY THE 13TH. 
          SO I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR WHATEVER FAITH YOU HAPPEN TO PRACTICE. 
          ALSO A HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
          AND, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. 
          ARE YOU GOING TO DO A SPECIAL, UH, ADJOURNMENT TONIGHT AT? MM-HMM. 
          OKAY. 
          ALRIGHT THEN I'LL LEAVE THAT. 
          ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. 
          MAYOR. 
          MR. MAYOR. 
          I'LL GO REAL FAST, SIR. 
          S SCAG. 
          I ATTENDED, UH, THE EXECUTIVE, UH, ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE, WHICH ALL THE COMMITTEES GOT TOGETHER. 
          WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS IN THE REGION AND THEN ALSO THE IMPACTS. 
          RALLY 28 GAMES. 
          UM, WE WENT TO A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PARTY HOSTED BY MR. AND MRS. UH, BRIAN AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, LIBBY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          I JUST WANNA WISH EVERYBODY HAPPY HOLIDAYS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, APPRECIATE THAT. 
          UM, YEAH, 
          [ 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.]
I DON'T HAVE MUCH, BUT I WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TONIGHT IN MEMORY OF BARRY FISHER. 
          UH, BARRY FISHER PASSED AWAY ON, UH, DECEMBER 3RD AT THE AGE OF 84. 
          REALLY, BARRY AND HIS WIFE BETH, WERE PILLARS OF THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY SINCE MOVING HERE IN 1991, IF YOU KNEW, IF YOU KNEW BARRY, YOU KNEW BARRY. 
          OH, YEAH. 
          , THEY WERE BOTH VERY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED CITIZENS. 
          KISSING  DIDN'T KISS ME. 
          UH, AND BARRY, BARRY IMMEDIATELY SUPPORTED INCORPORATION, UH, THE, ALL THE EFFORTS THAT LED TO OUR CITY HOOD. 
          HE WAS A CHARTER MEMBER OF BOTH THE FRIENDS OF THE CHINO HILLS LIBRARY AND THE CHINO HILLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 
          HE SERVES ON THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, AMONG A NUMBER OF OTHER BOARDS IN THE COMMUNITY. 
          HE ALSO CO-FOUNDED THE CHINO VALLEY YOUNG MARINES. 
          UM, AND HE HAD BEEN IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVES FROM 1963 TO 1969. 
          PROFESSIONALLY, BARRY WAS THE 
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MANAGING EDITOR FOR WEST COAST MAGAZINES WHERE HE HELPED CHRONICLE THE CITY'S, UH, EARLY, UH, PROGRESS. 
          HE AND BETH WERE INVOLVED AS VOLUNTEERS IN SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR BOTH SENIORS AND YOUTH. 
          UH, THEY ADVOCATED FOR MANY LOCAL CAUSES AND EVERYTHING FROM, UM, VOLUNTEERING AT BAPS WHEN YOU GET DONE. 
          OH, GOOD. 
          UM, UM, AND OUR, UH, ANIMAL WELFARE INITIATIVE, UH, GETTING TO ZERO, IF YOU KNEW BARRY, HE LOVED ANIMALS. 
          OH, YEAH. 
          UH, HIS VOLUNTEER WORK EARNED HIM MANY HONORS, INCLUDING THE CHINO HILLS VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH AND QUARTER, THE LA COUNTY FAIR COMMUNITY HERO AND THE CHINO CHAMPION OUTSTANDING, UH, CITIZEN, UH, FOR CHINO HILLS. 
          UH, BARRY AND BETH WERE MARRIED IN 1979. 
          THEY MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 2016, AND THEY TRULY LEFT AN IMPACT ON OUR THEN YOUNG CITY NOW, MATURING CITY. 
          SO WE SEND OUR LOVE AND SUPPORT TO BETH. 
          AND YES, I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT IF, IF YOU COULD, THAT WE COULD ADJOURN LIKEWISE IN THE NAME OF, UH, JERRY ROME, JERRY EVERY COUNCIL MEETING, THE LAST TWO COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE'VE MISSED HIM BECAUSE HE USED TO SIT RIGHT IN THAT BACK CHAIR CLOSEST TO THE DOOR. 
          UH, I'VE KNOWN JERRY FOR SEVERAL YEARS. 
          UH, HE IS ON, HE WAS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN CHINO HILLS, OR CHINO, EXCUSE ME. 
          UH, THEY ADJOURNED IN HIS BEHALF LAST WEEK. 
          UH, HE IS, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ON HIM, ON B ONE ON THE, UH, CHAMPION THIS LAST WEEKEND. 
          BUT, UH, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING HIM. 
          HE ATTENDED THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL MEETING CHINO FOR LIKE THE LAST DECADE. 
          UH, HE WAS ALWAYS THERE. 
          UH, HE WAS ALWAYS AT THE, UH, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE FIRE DISTRICT. 
          I WAS HIS SEAT BUDDY. 
          WE USED TO SIT AND TALK TOGETHER AND, UH, HE WAS ALWAYS THERE, BUT, UH, VERY UNEXPECTED ILLNESS. 
          HE, UH, WENT IN THE HOSPITAL THE, THE PREVIOUS TUESDAY, AND HE PASSED AWAY AT THE, THE DAY OF OUR LAST MEETING ON THE 25TH. 
          SO WAS VERY SHORT. 
          AND, UH, I WON'T GET INTO THAT, BUT, UH, HE WAS, HE'S JUST, HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND. 
          HE SUPPORTED THE, UH, FIRE DISTRICT AND THEIR CAR SHOWS. 
          HE AND, AND BOB VIOLA AND WAL C**K WERE THE THREE HOT ROD GUYS. 
          THEY WERE ALWAYS AT THE CAR SHOWS. 
          BUT, UH, I'M GONNA MISS SEEING JERRY IN THE BACK CORNER AT EVERY ONE OF OUR MEETINGS. 
          SO I, I'D LIKE TO, UH, UH, ALSO ADJO ADJOURN IN HIS HONOR. 
          THEN WE WILL BE ADJOURNING IN MEMORY OF JERRY AND BARRY. 
          AND, AND HERE'S TO BARRY. 
          HE, HE REALLY WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDATION INDIVIDUALS, HE AND BETH FOR OURSELVES. 
          OH, HE, AND HE WAS A RIOT. 
          YEAH, HE WAS, HE WAS MY, MY PUBLIC WORKS, UH, COMMISSIONER FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. 
          YEAH. 
          YEAH. 
          COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT. 
          MOVED TO BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. 
          AND THAT'S, I GUESS WHERE THEY'VE BEEN ALL THIS TIME. 
          CHEERS TO BARRY. 
          HE'LL BE MISSED. 
          YEAH. 
          UH, HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS. 
          HAPPY NEW YEAR. 
          UH, GOD BLESS. 
          THANK.
* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.