[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO OIL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR WHAT IS TODAY, JANUARY 13TH.
UH, MADAM ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ROLE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN INVOCATION FROM CHAPLAIN BUTCH GARCIA WITH CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Adam Houde, Chino Valley Fire District]
LET'S PRAY.LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, LORD, AND WE WELCOME YOU HERE IN THIS MEETING.
LORD, WE ASK YOU TO JUST HAVE YOUR HAND UPON ALL THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY, LORD, AND ASK YOU TO PLEASE BE WITH ALL THE MEMBERS HERE TODAY AND EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, BE WITH THEIR HELP.
LORD, I ASK YOU TO, TO KEEP YOUR HAND UPON THEM, LORD, IN ANY STRUGGLES THEY MIGHT HAVE AND THAT YOU MAY BLESS THEM.
LORD, I ASK YOU TO BE WITH THE, UH, CONTEST THAT THEY'RE HONOR TODAY, LORD.
AND, AND JUST BLESS THEM, UH, CONTESTANTS.
LORD, WE ALSO BRING BEFORE YOU THE, UH, TRAFFICKING AWARENESS.
LORD, I ASK THAT YOUR HAND BE UPON THAT LORD.
AND I THANK YOU THAT IT IS RECOGNIZED LORD, AND IT IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
AND I ASK THAT YOU ACT SWIFTLY IN THAT SITUATION AND COMFORT THE HEARTS THAT ARE HURTING AND THAT I ASK YOU THIS.
[5. RECOGNITION - Recognition of City’s Annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest Winners]
TIME, WE HAVE A RECOGNITION OF THE CITY'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY HOME DECORATING CONTEST WINNERS.AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, THE CITY HOSTS OUR ANNUAL HOME DECORATING, UH, CONTEST EVERY YEAR WHERE WE ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO SHOW OFF THEIR HOLIDAY SPIRIT FOR, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE CITY AND ESPECIALLY THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THIS YEAR WE RECOGNIZED, UH, WINNERS IN THREE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, MARY AND BRIGHT HOLIDAY SPIRIT AND BEST THEME.
EACH WINNING HOUSEHOLD WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE FOR, UH, UH, GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM THE CITY, UH, AND A CERTIFICATE FROM THE CITY.
UH, EACH GIFT CARD IS $50 TO ROSCOE'S, SO NOT, NOT A BAD THING FOR, UH, FOR SHOWING OFF THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
AND IN ADDITION, THE WINNERS WILL BE GIVEN A, UH, A YARD SIGN TO DISPLAY IN THEIR HOUSE DURING, UH, DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
UH, A FEW WINNERS ARE WITH US THIS EVENING AND ARE, UH, THEY'RE IN THE AUDIENCE.
SO WHEN I PLEASE CALL YOUR NAME, UH, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO JOIN ME FOR A PHOTO, AND THEN WE WILL ULTIMATELY TAKE A CRO PHOTO.
SO THE WINNER OF MARY, THE MARY AND BRIGHT CATEGORY IS THE ASTRON T ASTRON.
COME ON DOWN ON, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
HOW YOU DOING MY MAN? GOOD, GOOD.
DID YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL? MM-HMM
THEN WE'LL GO WITH OUR HOLIDAY SPEAR CATEGORY.
UH, THE JUDGES SELECTED THE CA FAMILY.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UH, THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT THE ELLOS FAMILY WITH OUR BEST NAME, IT'S REALLY JUST NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR RESIDENTS COME UP WITH TO SHOW OFF FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR, FOR PARTICIPATING.
WANT YOU, WE'RE GONNA GO, WE'RE GONNA CENTER TO THE CENTER.
OH, YOU ALREADY GET YOUR GIFT CARDS OR ARE THEY WITH? OKAY, LET'S SEE.
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FROM ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ALONG OR AS WELL AS THE CITY.LET SOMEBODY TAKE ONE OF ALL OF US OR THE POOL SIDE.
WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE UP THERE? SOMETHING? YEAH, LET'S DO IT.
WHAT PART OF TIME YOU GUYS OH, OKAY.
BRIAN, WHERE I DIDN'T HEAR RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
[6. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming January 11, 2026, as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day]
THEN OUR NEXT ITEM FOR THIS EVENING FOR RECOGNITION IS, UH, WE ARE PROCLAIMING JANUARY 11TH AS NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS DAY.UM, HUMAN TRAFFICKING SADLY, CONTINUES TO BE A GLOBAL, UH, PROBLEM THAT, YOU KNOW, PLAGUES SO MUCH A MODERN SOCIETY.
UH, THE MODERN DAY EXPLOITATION.
THIS MODERN DAY EX, UH, EXPLOITATION DEPRIVES VICTIMS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS, CIVIL RIGHTS AND PERSONAL DIGNITY.
AS A SOCIETY, WE MUST SUPPORT ALL LEVELS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BY REPORTING SUCH CRIMES AND WORK TO STRENGTHEN LAWS THAT SEND AN UNWAVERING MESSAGE TO ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO PROFIT FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY TO SPREAD, UH, KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS TO HELP STOP THIS HEINOUS CRIME.
AND TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OR FROM THE CITY IS OUR POLICE CHIEF CAPTAIN L GERARD.
WELL, THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR VICE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
I'M HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND I APPLAUD THE COUNCIL'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING TARGETS THOSE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND EXPLOITS THEM, DENYING THEM THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, FREEDOM AND DIGNITY.
ALL TOO OFTEN WHEN WE HEAR OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, WE THINK OF PROSTITUTION, BUT THE REALITY IS LABOR TRAFFICKING AND DEBT.
DEBT BONDAGE ARE JUST AS PREVALENT.
DEBT BONDAGE OCCURS WHEN INDIVIDUALS ARE FORCED TO WORK WITHOUT COMPENSATION TO PAY OFF.
NEVER ENDING DEBTS USUALLY INCURRED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO MIGRATE TO THIS COUNTRY.
MANY TIMES THE ONLY HOPE FOR THESE VICTIMS IS FOR SOMEONE TO BECOME SUSPICIOUS OF THEIR SITUATION AND CONTACT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
PUBLIC AWARENESS IS OFTEN THE KEY TO RESCUING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
SO AGAIN, I THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS TO THIS ISSUE.
UH, IF RESIDENTS BECOME AWARE OF WHAT THEY SUSPECT AS HUMAN HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IT CAN BE REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE AT 8 8 8 3 7 3 7 8 8 8.
OR YOU CAN ALSO REPORT IT ANONYMOUSLY@WETIP.COM AND YOU CAN ALSO CALL 9 1 1 FOR IMMEDIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT]
OKAY, NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT.AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JOES COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT, SINCE IT'S THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR, WE WANTED TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY OF THE CITY'S LOW INCOME RATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS QUALIFYING APPLICANTS CAN RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT ON THEIR MONTHLY WATER METER CHARGE FOR ONE YEAR.
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND AT THE UTILITY BILLING COUNTER AND ONLINE AT THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND FOR TRASH SERVICES.
A REMINDER THAT HOLIDAY TREE RECYCLING IS UNDERWAY AND RESIDENTS CAN PLACE THEIR TREES OUT AT THE CURB ON THEIR DESIGNATED COLLECTION DATE THROUGH THIS FRIDAY.
WASTE MANAGEMENT IS ALSO UPDATING SOME RESIDENTIAL TRASH COLLECTION ROUTES AND CHANGES ARE BEGINNING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2ND, LESS THAN 25% OF ADDRESSES ARE AFFECTED AND AFFECTED.
RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED DIRECTLY BY WASTE MANAGEMENT IF THEIR SERVICE DAY IS CHANGING.
RESIDENTS CAN ALSO VISIT WASTE MANAGEMENT'S WEBSITE AND USE THEIR INTERACTIVE MAP UNDER THE HELPFUL RESOURCES SECTION TO SEE IF THEY'RE AFFECTED.
AND LASTLY, CITY FACILITIES AND THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON JANUARY 19TH IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
DAY AND TRASH SERVICE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER? ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU IN HEARING NONE.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
ACTIONS OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THERE IS NO REPORTABLE ACTION AND THE COUNCIL BE, WILL BE RETURNING TO, UM, CLOSED SESSION AT THE, UH, END OF THE PUBLIC SESSION.[00:10:01]
MUCH.[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS: At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any item appearing on the agenda, except that testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Those persons wishing to address the City Council must complete and submit to the Deputy City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person may vary depending on the total number of speaker cards received. This comment period will generally be limited to 30 minutes per meeting, so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting.]
TIME, WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON, UH, PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS.THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT, UH, TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK, HAVE REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, MADAM, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ANYBODY, UH, WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE? ALRIGHT,[ CONSENT CALENDAR (4 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
SEE YOU IN HEARING NONE.WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS. WOULD ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LIKE TO PULL AN ITEM? MR. VICE MAYOR, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
I THINK I TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS. CAN I JUST ASK THE QUESTIONS? DON'T IT? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S FINE.
CAN I DO THAT, MARK, OR, YEAH.
UM, REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 10 REGARDING OUR FUND BALANCE, I BELIEVE IT'S $58 MILLION.
THIS LAST FINANCIAL, AND I GUESS IT'S GOING DOWN TO 38 MILLION.
AND THAT'S THE DRASTIC, THE BIGGEST DRASTIC, UH, DIFFERENCE THAT I'VE SEEN SO FAR THE LAST MAYBE YEAR OR SO.
IS THAT NORMAL? IS MONIES THAT REVENUES HAVEN'T COME IN YET, IS WHY IT'S DROPPING DOWN TO 38 MILLION? YES, WE DO TYPICALLY GET OUR, UH, PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IN DECEMBER AND APRIL.
SO IT'S NOT, THAT'S A LARGE CHUNK OF OUR GENERAL FUND REVENUE.
SO IT SHOULD POP UP A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEN THE SECOND THING IS, I THINK IT'S A GREAT DEAL FOR US.
OUR POLICE CONTRACT, IT'S $1.6 MILLION PER PER MONTH, UH, JUST UNDER ABOUT $20 MILLION.
BUT I THINK THAT'S SUCH A GREAT DEAL AND I JUST WANTED TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW.
YES, IT SEEMS LIKE A BIG NUMBER, 1.6 MILLION, BUT IT'S WELL WORTH THE MONEY THAT WE'RE SPENDING.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MOVE THE ITEM MOTION BY PETER A SECOND BY RAY MARK IN YOUR VOTES.
[12. 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]
THAT WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.UH, WE ARE GONNA REVIEW AND RECEIVE AN UPDATE TO THE CITY HALL FIRE DECLARATION.
THANK YOU, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
TONIGHT WE ARE REVISITING THE, UH, EMERGENCY, UH, DECLARATION THAT TOOK PLACE FROM THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED, UH, IN, UH, JULY.
UH, WHEN WE LAST MET IN DECEMBER, WE WERE WORKING TOWARD, UH, SOME OF THE LAST PIECES OF THE, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CITY HALL.
AND, UH, WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY, UH, DUE TO THE HOLIDAY CLOSURE.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT AT OUR NEXT MEETING, WE WILL LIKELY HAVE, UH, FULL BIDS, UH, TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL RELATED TO, UH, RECONSTRUCTING ALL OF OUR PUBLIC COUNTERS THAT WERE DAMAGED THROUGH THE WATER.
UH, UH, DUE TO WATER DAMAGE, UH, WE ARE PROBABLY ON TRACK TO INCREASE THE COST.
UH, UH, THAT'S GONNA BE RECOVERED THROUGH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY.
UH, WE'VE BEEN QUOTING 4.5 MILLION SINCE THE BEGINNING, UH, OF THIS PROJECT.
UH, NOW THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT, WHETHER IT'S CABINETRY AND WIRING, UH, UM, PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF MAKES ME THINK THAT THAT NUMBER WILL MOVE.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT DATA AS OF RIGHT NOW.
UH, WE CONTINUE TO NEED, UH, THE COUNCIL'S, UH, EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE, UH, THE CONTRACTS.
BUT, UH, FOR NOW, I ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE, UH, NEW NUMBERS FOR YOU.
BUT THE CURRENT STANDING IS WE'VE, UH, UH, PAID APPROXIMATELY $3.45 MILLION WITH ROUGHLY 200 AND, UH, 19,000, UH, UH, UH, UH, BEING REIMBURSED TO THE CITY.
UH, WE'VE CARVED OUT A PORTION OF THE BUDGET FOR DIRECT COSTS THAT WEREN'T ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRE THAT THE CITY HAS, UH, UH, SPENT.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, THE NUMBERS ARE EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE WHEN WE LAST MET, UH, BEGINNING OF DECEMBER.
UH, WITH THAT, IF THERE AREN'T ANY COMMENTS, TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE, UH, BEN'S ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE REPAIRS.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY RAY SECOND, A SECOND BY CYNTHIA MORAN.
ALRIGHT, OFF TO ITEM 13, PUBLIC COMMENTS
[13. 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.]
FOR NON AGENDIZED ITEMS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.UH, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.
MADAM, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK MAYOR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
ALL RIGHT, THEN WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO OUR SAFETY UPDATES.FIRE CHIEF DAVE WILLIAMS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JOES.
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TWO THINGS.I WAS OUT, UH, AT OUR MEETING OUT AT STATION 68 TODAY.
UH, THE PROJECT'S MOVING ALONG.
UH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PHASE WHERE THEY BASICALLY DIG OUT TRENCHES TO LAY IN CONDUIT PIPING AND, AND THOSE KINDS OF ITEMS. UH, ONCE THAT'S DONE, THEY'LL BURY THOSE HOLES UP AND START POURING CONCRETE.
UM, UH, CLEARLY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE HAD A COUPLE MORE RAIN DELAYS, WHICH WERE UNFORTUNATE FOR US WHEN THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE PROJECT, UH, BUT WE STILL WERE BELIEVE WERE ON TASK TO FINISH BY THE END OF THE YEAR, UH, OR LIKELY THE BEGINNING OF THE, THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
UH, SECONDARILY, UH, THE AMBULANCE, AND WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO AMBULANCES IN QUITE SOME TIME.
UH, LAST WEEK THERE WAS A RULING, UH, PROVIDED DOWN BY THE APPELLATE COURT, UH, AND IT WAS FOUND IN OUR FAVOR TO, UH, BASICALLY REVERSE THE INJUNCTION.
UM, SO THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD NEWS.
UH, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GO UP TO THE SUPREME COURT STATE, SUPREME COURT, BUT, UH, WE DON'T BELIEVE, I MEAN, THERE'S A MINIMAL CHANCE FOR THEM TO HEAR THAT THREE TO 5% IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD.
AND SO WE'LL SEE WHERE THAT GOES.
UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S JUST ONE STEP CLOSER, UH, TO US BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE OVERALL, UH, AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICES VIA CHINO VALLEY FIRE AND OUR PARTNERSHIP PRIORITY TO OUR RESIDENTS.
AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG ROAD.
UH, WE'RE STILL VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, UM, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN REPORT ABOUT THAT ON THIS AT THIS TIME.
AND, AND SO WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO, TO, UH, USE THE MECHANISMS AVAILABLE TO US TO SECURE THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THAT'S GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE AMBULANCE CONTRACT.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF WILLIAMS? ALL RIGHT, SEE UNION.
UH, CHIEF GERARD, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
THEFT BY FRAUD OR, UH, FALSE PRETENSE HAS BECOME ALL TOO COMMON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED NUMEROUS CASES AT COUNCIL MEETINGS LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
IN A RECENT CASE HERE IN CHINO HILLS, AN UNSUSPECTING VICTIM WHO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING A NEW HOME, RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM SOMEONE POSING TO BE AN AGENT FROM THEIR ESCROW AGENCY.
THE SUSPECT REQUESTED THE VICTIM WIRE $500,000 TO AN ACCOUNT LISTED ON THE EMAIL, AND THE VICTIM COMPLIED.
THE ACCOUNT WAS LATER FOUND TO BE FRAUDULENT.
YES, WHILE THE VICTIM IS CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THEIR BANK TO RECOVER THEIR FUNDS, IT IS UNKNOWN IF THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE OUR RESIDENTS AND REDUCE SUCH INCIDENTS, INCIDENTS THAT CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A FREE FRAUD AND SCAM PREVENTION WORKSHOP AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER ON JANUARY 21ST, 2026 FROM FIVE TO 6:00 PM ALONG WITH CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT STAFF, OTHER AGENCY TOPIC EXPERTS WILL PREVENT FRAUD AND SCAM PREVENTION STRATEGIES.
WHILE THIS WORKSHOP IS BEING HOSTED TO OUR ASSIST, OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS WHO ARE OFTEN THE MOST TARGETED OF THESE CRIMES, EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, INTERESTED RESIDENTS CAN CONTACT THE CHIN HOST POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALIST, ANGELA WILSON AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 6 8 3 7.
AND I HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS OUT AT THAT EVENT.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND THANK YOU.
UH, CHIEF, I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN ISSUES IN THE PAST WITH, UH, COPPER WIRE, UH, TAKEN DOWN FROM THE WIRES THAT WE HAVE.
UM, I NOTICED OVER THERE BY CARRIAGE HILLS, WAS THAT ANOTHER COPPER WIRE SITUATION WHERE THEY THEY SOLD THE WIRE? YES AND NO.
SO I THINK IT WAS, UH, AN AN ATTEMPTED COPPER WIRE WIRE TENT, AND WE'VE HAD ABOUT SIX OF THEM NOW SINCE JULY.
UM, AND WE HAVE APPREHENDED ON TWO OF THOSE INSTANCES.
WE APPREHENDED, UH, SUSPECTS, UH, IN PROGRESS.
THE LATEST ONE, UH, NIGHT BEFORE LAST, I THINK THEY INTENDED TO STEAL COPPER WIRING.
IT TURNS OUT THEY ACTUALLY STOLE, UH, FIBER OPTIC CABLE.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I DON'T THINK THE RESELL VALUE ON FIBER OPTIC CABLE IS AS HIGH.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL DISCOURAGE THEM FROM COMING BACK.
CHIEF, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION AND ALSO WHAT A GREAT JOB KEEPING UP THE GOOD WORK.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? ALRIGHT THEN
[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER UPDATE AND NOTHING, NOTHING TO ADD, MAYOR.[ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board Council Member Rogers Chino Desalter Authority Board Tres Hermanos Conservation Joint Powers Authority ]
THANK YOU MR. CITY MANAGER.WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS.
YOU KNOW WHAT, UH, WE, WE WERE ACTUALLY DARK.
I FORGOT TO TELL THE CLERK ABOUT THAT, SO I APOLOGIZE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT CHIN VALLEY FIRE? UH, YES, I MISSED THE MEETING, UH, THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER, UH, PRIOR TO THE HOLIDAYS.
UH, BUT WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT, SO I WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING.
RAY AND I DID ATTEND A MEETING IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
SO WE WERE AT TRACE ROMANOS, UH, AND TRACE ROMANOS, IT WAS AS USUAL, VERY SHORT MEETING.
AND THE DISCUSSION ITEM, WHAT THAT WAS A MEETING? YEAH, THAT WAS, IT WAS EIGHT MINUTES IS STILL A MEETING.
UM, THE PROPERTY LEASE, IT HAD TO DO WITH THE, ANOTHER CATTLE GRAZING, UH, OPERATION ON, ON THE PROPERTY AND THE PROBABILITY OF USING THE HOME THAT, THAT WAS HOUSING AN INDIVIDUAL HAD A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP
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WITH CITY OF INDUSTRY, THAT INDIVIDUAL PASSED AWAY.NOW THEY MAY USE THAT HOME FOR IT MORE LIKE AN OFFICE.
SO THAT WAS MORE THE DISCUSSION.
SOUND ABOUT RIGHT, BEN? THAT'S, YEAH.
AND THEN THE ONLY THE OTHER MEETING THAT I ATTENDED, UH, BOARD MEETING WAS CHINO SALTER AUTHORITY, OR CDA.
AND AS USUAL, WE JUST TALK ABOUT A CONTRACTS LEFT AND RIGHT, UH, CONSTRUCTION CROP CONTRACTS, PURCHASE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS, AND FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS.
AND THE ONLY OTHER THING WE DID WAS WE ELECTED OFFICERS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
AND I WAS ELECTED AGAIN TO BE THE CHAIR FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW OF CDA.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS EXACTLY, BUT I'M THE CHAIR OF CDA, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.
AND ALSO ELECTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
THAT WILL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, I HAVE NOTHING.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, UH, FIRST OF ALL, CONGRATULATIONS.
BEN MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT RECENTLY THAT YOU WILL BE DEPARTING YOUR EMPLOYMENT IN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS OR SO FROM, SO, ALTHOUGH WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL RUN YOU THROUGH THE GAUNTLET, UH, IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT
AND AGAIN, THERE'LL BE MORE TO SAY LATER, BUT, BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DECISION.
ALRIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, UH, PRETTY MUCH ECHO THE SAME THOUGHTS, UH, BUT, UH, UM, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
UH, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF, UH, THINGS GOING ON, NOT ONLY, UH, IN OUR STATE, BUT IN OUR NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD.
UH, CAN KEEP YOU UP YOUR, UH, UH, STRONG PRAYERS FOR EVERYONE AND ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON BECAUSE, UH, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR IM IMPROVEMENT IN THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING, UH, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, BEN, A QUESTION TO YOU, IS THIS OKAY WITH YOUR WIFE? I KNOW SHE RETIRED A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
UM, I WANTED TO THANK CITY STAFF OR MANAGE CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
WE ACTUALLY DID A SITE TOUR OF SLEEPY HOLLOW COMMUNITY BUILDING.
AND, UH, THERE WAS A BROKER THAT CAME OUT TO POINT THIS, UH, CHRISTIAN.
AND I JUST WANNA APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS DID THAT AND WE TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT THAT PROPERTY.
UM, ALSO I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER AGAIN.
AND THEN ALSO, UH, MR. ROGERS, WE SET UP A MEETING WITH THE ONTARIO HOMELESS PROGRAM AND WE SORT OF WENT OVER THEIR PROGRAM.
SO, UM, YES, THEY ARE, I THINK THEY HAVE THREE HOTELS THAT THEY'RE CONVERTING INTO HOMELESS SHELTERS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
THEY HAVE TWO AND I THINK THEY'RE ADDING ONE MORE, BUT APPARENTLY THEY WILL ARREST YOU IF YOU'RE HOMELESS IN THE CITY AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU OPTIONS.
UH, EITHER YOU CAN GET TREATMENT OR PUT YOU IN A, IN A SHELTER, BUT IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE GONNA GET ARRESTED.
SO I REALLY, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT, TO PUT PRESSURE ON PEOPLE THAT, UH, NEED TO GET HELP.
UM, ALSO I HAD A MEETING, UH, PETE WAS THERE, UM, THANK YOU PETER FOR, FOR ATTENDING YESTERDAY'S MEETING.
ALSO THE CITY MANAGER AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
WE MET WITH THE HOAS IN CARBON CANYON AND UM, THERE WAS A, WE MET WITH WESTERN OR SUMMIT RANCH, UM, REGARDING THE ROAD BEING CLOSED DOWN FOR 12 HOURS.
SO WE MET, THIS WAS MAYBE ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
SO WHEN WE TALKED TO THE YOUNG LADY, SHE WAS BRINGING UP OTHER ISSUES, UH, TRAFFIC, UH, EVACUATION PLAN FIRES.
SO THEN PETER, MYSELF, UH, THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
SO THEN WE OPENED IT UP TO ALL OH HOAS IN CARBON CANYON.
SO WE DID HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING YESTERDAY.
WE CAME UP WITH ABOUT, UH, I'M GONNA SAY TOTAL 20 CONCERNS, BUT I THINK WE ACTUALLY, WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, WAS MAYBE 10.
THAT WILL PROBABLY BE THINGS THAT WE CAN DISCUSS AT A LATER TIME.
WE PLAN ON HAVING A MEETING AGAIN IN ABOUT 30 DAYS.
UM, I DID GET GET TO WALK THE TRAIL AND EUCALYPTUS TRAIL TWO TIMES LAST WEEK, AND I, THERE WAS LIKE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THERE.
WHAT, WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THAT? WHY WAS THERE SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE TRAILS? WELL, UH, SIR, I BELIEVE WE'VE GONE, AS THEY CALL IT, INTERNET FAMOUS.
UH, WE HAD SOME, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS SHOWCASE HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS ON OUR TRAIL SYSTEM AND THAT JUST PROPAGATED AND WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN TO JUST KIND OF EXPERIENCE.
WHAT I THINK OUR RESIDENTS COME TO ENJOY MOST IS THE OPEN SPACES AND A REALLY COOL VANTAGE POINT OUT ON THE TRAIL.
AND SO WE'VE JUST SEEN, IN ADDITION TO THEM USING THE TRAIL, THEY'VE BEEN IN OUR PARKING LOTS AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT USING ONE OF OUR, UH, COMMUNITY STREETS AND, UH, ALSO ENJOYING THE EQUESTRIAN, UH, HERITAGE ON ENGLISH, UH, ROADS.
SO, UH, SO FAR STAFF'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB OF TRYING TO KEEP PEOPLE,
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UH, UH, ON THE TRAILS AND NOT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND NOT TO HAVE IMPACTS, UH, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, BUT, UH, IT'S BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO THANK YOU.AND THANK YOUR STAFF TOO FOR ACCOMMODATING THAT.
MATTER OF FACT, THERE WAS A COUPLE THERE WHEN I WAS WALKING, I WAS TALKING TO 'EM AND I ASKED, THE FIRST THING I ALWAYS ASK, DO YOU LIVE IN CHINO HILLS? THEY SAID, NO.
THEY SAID THEY LIVE IN PASADENA AND SO THEY WANTED TO HURRY UP AND GET HOME AND LEAVE BY ONE O'CLOCK.
SO THEY WERE LIKE RUNNING ALMOST.
SO THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU, REALLY? THEY DIDN'T.
THEY DIDN'T, THEY HAD TO, BUT THEY DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO.
SO, UM, ALSO I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE BIT, AND THIS IS FOR ROD.
UM, APPARENTLY, UM, A FIRE STATE COUNCIL MEETING THE OTHER DAY.
IT CAME UP ABOUT PARKING ON CANNON LANE AND MY UNDERSTANDING SOUTH OF CARBON CANYON, THIS WAS ACTUALLY INITIATED BY THE PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN CARBON CANYON.
'CAUSE THE ROADS ARE SO NARROW.
SO WE DID SOMETHING AND NOW THERE'S, CAN, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON? IT WAS REALLY IN COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS, UH, TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
BUT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO LOOK AT, UH, POSSIBLY STREET PARKING AND THE RESTRICTIONS THAT CAUSES FOR VEHICLES TO MOVE THROUGH.
AND THEY EVEN WENT FURTHER, LOOKED AT FIRE TRUCKS.
SO THEY LOOKED AT, THEY CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASKING IF IT WOULD IMPEDE THEIR FIRE TRUCKS FROM GETTING ON THE ROAD WITH SOME OF THE STREET PARKING.
IT WOULD, TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT WE PUT NO PARKING, NO STREET PARKING ON THAT ROAD.
AND THAT'S THE CURRENT CONCERN.
AND DID THAT INFORMATION GET OUT TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE? IT WAS, IT WAS SENT OUT, I BELIEVE BY THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND ALSO BY OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT STAFF.
ALSO SENT THEM A SPECIFIC LETTER.
UM, NICK, I GOT A QUESTION REGARDING A D ADU AND I KNOW THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONSENT CALENDARS.
I JUST WANNA GET, GET A CONFIRMATION.
MY UNDERSTANDING, YOU CAN ONLY HAVE TWO ADU PLUS YOUR RESIDENT ON A PROPERTY.
YOU COULD HAVE A JUNIOR AND A REGULAR A DU, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE ONE REGULAR A DU AND ONE JUNIOR, A DU PER, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
WHAT ABOUT SB NINE? CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SB NINE? UM, SB NINE IS UH, AN ALLOWANCE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL LOT SPLIT.
SO YOU CAN TAKE AN EXISTING PROPERTY AND SPLIT IT INTO TWO LOTS, WHICH COULD ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL HOME ON IT.
UM, THERE ARE SOME STANDARDS, UH, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MET AND PART OF THE LOT SPLIT COULDN'T, UM, DESTROY OR DEMOLISH AN EXISTING HOME ON, ON THE SITE.
MY UNDERSTANDING TOO, IT'S ACTUALLY TWO AND TWO.
SO YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE UP TO FOUR UNITS ON EACH PARCEL.
UH, YOU, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY, IF YOU COULD MEET, UM, THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR, FOR EACH PARCEL.
JUST THE LAST THING, UM, I'M PART OF THE AIRPORT COMMISSION.
AND, UH, MR. HAMAN, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN.
SO I'M NOW CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE AND THO THAT'S MY REPORT.
UH, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS AGAIN TO HECK OF WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE SAID.
AT LEAST WE STILL HAVE 10 OTHER TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO PUT YOU THROUGH THE RINGER.
UM, AND THEN TO TOUCH ON WHAT, UH, RAY HAD MENTIONED REGARDING THE EUCALYPTUS LOOP, JUST MY 2 CENTS, IF THE ANIMALS AREN'T YOUR ANIMALS, DON'T FEED 'EM, DON'T MESS WITH 'EM.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOME OF THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE HAVE COMPLAINED THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING UP TO THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR LIVESTOCK AND FEEDING THEM WHATNOT.
SO WITH THAT, WE WILL BE ADJOURNING.
UM, WELL, WE'LL BE GOING BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION AND THEN COMING BACK OUT IF WE HAVE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION OR WELL WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK OUT.
[ 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.]
IN MEMORY AND HOPE WITH, UH, DEEP GRATITUDE AND RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR THE BRAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE AND MAY HAVE SER WHO SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES, THEIR SELFLESS CONTRIBUTIONS.MAY WE AS A COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND HONOR THEM.
SO WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
WE'LL BE ADURING INTO CLOSED SESSION.