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[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
JOINING US FOR A REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MARCH 10TH.UH, MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND TO BE ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
WITH THAT, WE WILL BE, UM, HAVING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THAT I WILL LEAD TO BE FOLLOWED UP BY AN INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN MIRANDA FROM CHINO VALLEY.
FIRE IS THE CHAPLAIN HERE? HE'S HERE.
ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE WORLD.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Marco Miranda, Chino Valley Fire District]
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR.COUNCIL ATTENDEES, LET'S PRAY.
FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE, YOUR MERCY, THE GREAT LOVE THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN THIS.
LORD, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THIS MEETING.
WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON IT.
I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP EVERYBODY.
UH, THIS COULD BE MAKING CHOICES TONIGHT, UH, TO HAVE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND ALSO THAT THEIR, THEIR JUDGMENTS WOULD BENEFIT THE PUBLIC FATHER GOD.
I ALSO WANNA LIFT UP, UH, ALL FIRST RESPONDERS HERE IN ENC, CHINO HILLS IN CHINO VALLEY, FIRE, POLICE, PARAMEDICS.
AND I PRAY THAT YOU'D BE WITH THEM, THAT YOU'D PROTECT THEM AND BRING THEM HOME SAFELY.
[4. PRESENTATION - City Tile to Luther Martin for his years of service with the City from March 14, 2005 to March 20, 2026]
THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF A CITY TILE TO LUTHER.MARTIN LUTHER, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM PLEASE? ALRIGHT,
THESE ARE ALWAYS THE FUN TIMES AND THE SAD TIMES AT THE SAME TIME.
UH, TONIGHT WE'RE HONORED, UH, AND SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, UH, LUTHER.
IT IS WITH OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE THAT WE RECOGNIZED 21 YEARS WITH THE CITY.
LUTHER JOINED IN MARCH OF 2005 AS A LANDSCAPE INSPECTOR BEFORE QUICKLY BEING PROMOTED TO A PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SUPERVISOR IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
AND SINCE THEN, YOU KNOW, LUTHER HAS BEEN IN VERY, UH, PUBLIC FACING ROLES, WHICH WHEN YOU GET TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC, IT'S ALWAYS FUN.
UM, AND SINCE THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST, HE'S BUILT SUCH A GREAT REPUTATION AS A STRONG EMPLOYEE, A STRONG WORKER.
WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HIM FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS.
HE TRULY IS ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT IF YOU CALL, HE'S, HE'S KNOWLEDGEABLE.
HE UNDERSTANDS, UH, THE ROLE, UH, AS A, UH, A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE.
HE'S BUILT A STRONG REPUTATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS FOR HIS RESPONSIVENESS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COURTESY.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD TO DELIVER A COUPLE OF MESSAGES THAT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE THE, UH, MOST, UH, WELL ACCEPTED BY PUBLIC RESIDENT, BUT HE DOES IT WITH PROFESSIONALISM OR HE DID IT WITH PROFESSIONALISM.
AND EVERY TIME AS A CITY, WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM DO THAT.
SO, UM, EVERYONE AT CHINO HILLS KNOWS HOW MUCH THEY LOVE OUR, UH, PARTS AND TRAILS, AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF LUTHERAN'S HARD WORK.
SO YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE ALL THEIR REQUESTS AND ALL OF THE, UH, COMPLAINTS THAT HE'S RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS.
SO AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY AND BUDGETS HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER, LUTHER'S CONSISTENTLY BEEN ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS.
AND SO DESPITE THAT CHALLENGE, HE DID IT WITH PROFESSIONALISM.
AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO HAVE HAD HIM HERE AS LONG AS WE DID.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU A CITY TILE.
AND PLEASE, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
ALL I CAN SAY IS I, UH, HAD A GREAT TIME AT, UM, SEEMS LIKE I WAS JUST STANDING HERE AND, UH, BEING WELCOME TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
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YES.ALL OF OUR EXPERIENCES ARE EQUALLY A PART OF ALL THIS.
SHE'S BEEN TO ALL THE CHRISTMAS PARTIES.
HEY, GUYS ARE ALWAYS WEARING ALL THE RAFFLES AND ALWAYS LOOKING GOOD TOGETHER.
YEAH, SHE HAS A BETTER HAT TONIGHT.
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR HAT.
OH, I'LL GET SORRY HERE LUTHER, I'LL GET YELLED AT.
[5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming March as Women’s History Month]
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.UH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS A TIME FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE WOMEN, UH, WOMEN'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR SOCIETY.
THIS YEAR'S THEME SELECTED BY THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S, UH, HISTORY ALLIANCE IS LEADING THE CHANGE, WOMEN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
UM, THIS THEME HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN CREATING LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, FINANCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIETAL SYSTEMS. SO HERE IN CHINLE HILLS, WE'RE PROUD TO, UH, CELEBRATE MANY STRONG WOMEN FROM OUR FIRST MAYOR IN 1991, GWEN NORTON PERRY, TO OUR CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CYNTHIA MORAN, AND THE VERY, UH, BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE US IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND IN THE FIRE DISTRICT.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO, UH, IT'S MY HONOR TO PROCLAIM MARCH AS, UH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND TO ACCEPT THIS IS ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL DEPUTIES, DEPUTY MALLORY LIPPERT.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME A TICKET.
WELL, THANK YOU MEMBER, OR THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THINKING OF ME.
UM, AND FOR THIS PROCLAMATION, RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT IT ON BEHALF OF THE MANY WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO LEAD, SERVE, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS NOT ONLY A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN WHO CAME BEFORE US, BUT ALSO A REMINDER OF THE WORK THAT CONTINUES TO ENSURE OPPORTUNITY AND EQUE.
I CAN'T TALK EQUITY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
I'M GRATEFUL TO WORK IN A COMMUNITY WHERE SO MANY WOMEN ARE MAKING AN IMPACT IN OUR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, PUBLIC SERVICE AND NEIGHBORHOODS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND FOR SUPPORTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN.
WE ALL KNOW THIS TOWN IS RUN BY STRONG WOMEN, SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT]
NEXT IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU TONIGHT.
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS LOOKING TO GAIN EXPERIENCE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR THE STUDENT MEMBER POSITION ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS TOPICS RELATED TO PARKS, TRAILS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND MORE.
THE SELECTED MEMBER ALSO SERVES CONCURRENTLY ON THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD AND ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE TWO.
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW AND ARE DUE BY APRIL 10TH.
AND IN OTHER NEWS CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE ON RAMONA AVENUE FOR A WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
AS PART OF THE PROJECT, RAMONA AVENUE WILL BE FULLY CLOSED BETWEEN BIRD FARM ROAD AND MESA BOULEVARD DURING CONSTRUCTION HOURS OF 7:00 AM TO 3:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
EXCLUDING CITY HOLIDAYS, DETOUR SIGNAGE AND TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO GUIDE MOTORISTS AROUND THE CLOSURE.
LEARN MORE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PIO REPORT FOR TONIGHT.
I THINK, UH, I KNOW I'VE MENTIONED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES, RAMONA HAD TO BE ONE OF THE WORST LOOKING STREETS THAT WE HAD IN TOWN, SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM FOR GETTING, GETTING THAT REDONE.
UM, ALRIGHT, UH, WITH THAT, UH, ANY,
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? NO REPORTABLE ACTION SEATING FROM CLOSED SESSION, MA'AM.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. CITY ATTORNEY.
[6. 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.]
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.MEMBERS TO THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.
EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARINGS, UH, 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
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AND REQUEST A SPEAK CARD, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKING CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.
ALRIGHT, THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND LEVI ACT.[ CONSENT CALENDAR (10 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
CALENDAR.WE HAVE ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH 16.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS? NOTHING ABOVE THE ITEMS. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.
WITH THAT WE ARE GONNA BE MOVING TO
[17. 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]
THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.WE HAVE, HEY, WHAT DO YOU KNOW, A REVIEW AND FILE AND UPDATE FOR THE CITY HALL FIRE DECLARATION, MR. MONTGOMERY.
UH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, ON JUNE 23RD, WE EXPERIENCED A FIRE AT THE, UH, CITY HALL THAT LED TO DAMAGE FROM BOTH THE FIRE AND UH, WATER THAT WAS USED TO SUPPRESS THE FIRE.
SINCE THAT TIME, I, UH, OR I SHOULD SAY THE FIRST, UH, MEETING AFTER THE FIRE, THE COUNCIL TOOK ACTION TO DECLARE A LOCAL EMERGENCY.
AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, UH, WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON THE PROCESS, UH, AND THE PROGRESS, I SHOULD SAY, UH, FOR THAT EFFORT TO RESTORE CITY HALL.
UH, SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, NOT MUCH HAS OCCURRED.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH OUR CONTRACTOR, UH, AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO COMPLETING ALL OF THE CUBICLE RECONSTRUCTION.
AND THEN YOU SHOULD SEE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO US BEGIN TO, UH, RECONSTRUCT AND REPAIR OUR COUNTER AREAS.
UH, THAT WORK IS GONNA BE CONDUCTED IN A WAY TO MINIMIZE THE DISRUPTION TO CITY HALL OPERATIONS.
SO A LOT OF IT WILL BE HAPPENING IN EVENINGS AND OVER, UH, THE WEEKENDS.
UH, SO WITH THAT REPORT, UH, UH, IT'S KIND OF MORE THE SAME.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, UH, BUT WE DO NEED TO SEEK THE COUNCIL'S, UH, VOTE ON CONTINUING THE EMERGENCY, UH, PROCLAMATIONS, UH, SO THAT WE CAN, UH, UH, CONTINUE TO FINALIZE THE PROJECT.
ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT, UH, THIS SECOND.
ALRIGHT, EVERYBODY VOTE LOCKING IN.
[18. 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.]
WE ARE AT PUBLIC COMMENTS ITEM 18.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, ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE, UH, COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
MADAM CITY CLERK, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX LOPEZ.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M AN OUTREACH SPECIALIST FOR REACH OUT.
REACH OUT IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS WORKED TO SERVE CHINO HILLS AND THE INLAND EMPIRE FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
MY WORK FOCUSES ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, AND I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING SOLD IN SMOKE SHOPS, INCLUDING CHINO HILLS.
I'M REFERRING TO SEVEN HYDROXY, UH, INE, MOST KNOWN AS SEVEN.
OHH, OR COMMONLY KNOWN AS GAS STATION HEROIN.
OHH IS AN OPIOID THAT ANYONE CAN BUY WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION, INCLUDING CHILDREN AS WELL WITHOUT ANY REGULATION.
KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE INCREASED ACCESS TO AN OPIOID LIKE SUBSTANCE.
SEVEN OH H HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THE FDA, NOR IS IT PRESCRIBED BY DOCTORS, NOR ARE THERE ANY ACCEPTABLE DOSAGES AS WELL.
RATHER, THESE PRODUCTS ARE BEING MARKETED AS SELF MEDICATIONS FOR QUOTE UNQUOTE NATURAL ENERGY AND MOOD ENHANCERS.
SEVEN OH H COMES IN FLAVORED PILL, POWDER, DRINK, VAPE, AND GUMMY FORMS AND VARIATIONS.
AND WHILE THIS MAY SOUND SIN INNOCENT OR HARMLESS, I ASSURE YOU THE DANGERS ARE VERY MUCH REAL.
CONCERNINGLY PEOPLE ARE ALSO USING SEVEN OH H TO KICK AN OPIOID OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION.
SUBSTITUTING ONE SUBSTANCE FOR ANOTHER.
AND HOW IT WORKS IS SEVEN OH H BINDS TO OPIOID RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN AND THUS PROVIDES USERS WITH A SENSE OF EUPHORIA OR PAIN REDUCTION.
RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT SEVEN OH H IS 13 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN MORPHINE.
PEOPLE ARE BECOMING ADDICTED TO 7 0 8 PEOPLE CAN OVERDOSE ON 7 0 8.
PEOPLE CAN AND HAVE DIED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF CONSUMING 7 0 8.
IT'S ALSO BEING REFERRED TO AS THE FOURTH WAVE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS.
AS IT STANDS, THERE IS NO STATE LEGISLATION BANNING OR REGULATING SEVEN OH H PRODUCTS.
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NEIGHBORS IN LA COUNTY, ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, ALL HAVE TAKEN MEASURES AND ENACTED REGULATIONS AROUND 7 0 8.MURRIETA TEMECULA AND MORENO VALLEY ARE JUST SOME OF THE RECENT EXAMPLES OF CITIES THAT HAVE BANNED SEVEN OH H WITHIN THE LAST MONTH.
MY TEAM WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO MEET WITH COUNCIL TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION AND EDUCATE MORE ON THIS EMERGING SUBSTANCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
CAN, CAN YOU SHARE ALL YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION? I DID WANNA MENTION THAT THE FOLDER THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU, UM, WAS DISTRIBUTED BY MR. LOPEZ AS WELL TO PROVIDE THANK YOU PERMISSION.
WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT.
ALRIGHT, MADAM CITY CLERK SUZETTE D MS. D.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JONES, VICE MAYOR.
UM, MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SUZETTE DNG WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAMAN'S OFFICE.
I HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT.
FIRST, SUPERVISOR HACKMAN'S DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT WILL BE THIS SATURDAY, MARCH 14TH AT MONTCLAIR CITY HALL, LOCATED 5 1 1 1 BENITO STREET IN MONTCLAIR.
BETWEEN 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY, IT IS LIMITED TO THREE STANDARDIZED FILING BOXES OF DOCUMENTS PER VEHICLE.
THIS EVENT IS FREE FOR ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY, AND PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED THROUGH EVENTBRITE.COM.
TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS, UH, THE LINK WILL BE HAGMAN SHRED 0 3 2 6 EVENTBRITE.COM.
AND THE SECOND EVENT IS BACKED BY POPULAR DEMAND SUPERVISOR.
KURT HAGMAN IS HOSTING A LOW COST SPAY, NEUTER AND VACCINE CLINIC ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27TH.
SPAY AND NEUTER REQUIRES ADVANCED REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION IS OPEN ON FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH AT 10:00 AM VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.
LOCATION WILL BE AT THE CHINO VALLEY, YMCA, LOCATED AT 5 6 6 5 EDISON AVENUE IN CHINO.
THIS IS OPEN TO FOURTH DISTRICT RESIDENCE IN THE CITIES OF CHINO, CHINO HILLS, MONTCLAIR, AND ONTARIO.
AND IN THE 9 1 7 8 6 ZIP CODE PORTIONS OF UPLAND APPOINTMENTS WILL FILL UP VERY QUICKLY.
SO I SUGGEST THAT YOU MARK YOUR CALENDARS.
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER ON MARCH 20TH USING THE QR CODE ON THE FLYER OR BY OR FOLLOWING THE LINK.
THAT'S ON SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S.
DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S NEWSLETTER FOR UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5.
TELL THE SUPERVISOR HELLO FOR US.
WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR SAFETY
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
UPDATES.HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENCE AND ATTENDANCE.
THE CHINOS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING AGENCIES, HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS.
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ARE PART OF A VEHICLE'S EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CONTAIN METALS WHOSE VALUE IS DEPENDENT ON THE MARKET.
A RECENT RISE IN THE VALUES OF THESE METALS HAS RESULTED IN A SPIKE IN THEFTS.
MOST TARGETED ARE HYBRID VEHICLES WHOSE CONVERTERS CONTAIN MORE OF THESE PRECIOUS METALS AND HOPE HIGH PROFILE TRUCKS AND SUVS, BECAUSE THEY'RE EASIER TO ACCESS THIEVES, USUALLY STILL CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WITH USE OF A SAW ALL ELECTRIC SAW OR BY UNBOLTING THEM FROM THE EXHAUST, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
THE MOST COMMON TIMES OF THESE RECENT THEFTS HAVE BEEN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, AND MOST THEFTS HAVE OCCURRED AT RESIDENCES.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEFT PREVENTION DEVICES AVAILABLE, WHICH CAN BE IDENTIFIED WITH A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH.
UH, WE HAVE ALSO INCREASED PATROLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN AN EFFORT TO COMBAT THESE THEFTS, BUT WE ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP AS WELL.
UH, RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO BE ALERT TO ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, AND IMMEDIATELY WE REPORT IT TO THE POLICE.
IF THEY SEE A CRIME IN PROGRESS, PLEASE DIAL 9 1 1 IMMEDIATELY.
AND, UH, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE EVENING.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR POLICE CHIEF? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, CHIEF WILLIAMS. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR JOE.
UH, REALLY THE ONLY THING I WANNA REPORT TONIGHT IS, IS FOCUSED ON THE FIRE STATION.
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN OVER THE LAST MONTH.
UM, STILL HOPEFUL THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE'LL BE RUNNING, UH, UNITS OUT THAT IF NOT, UH, BE FIRST PART OF 2027.
BUT THINGS ARE GOING WELL OTHER THAN WE JUST NEED IT TO QUIT REIGNING, UH, NO NEW REPORT ON THE AMBULANCE, UH, PROGRAM.
WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR, UH, TO THE STATE TO DECIDE WHETHER THE STATE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR THE CASE.
UH, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WAIT PATIENTLY AND BE READY AND POISED, UH, SHOULD WE GET THAT OPPORTUNITY.
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I KNOW WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, GETTING A FINAL RESOLUTION TO THE AMBULANCE ISSUE AND HOPEFULLY, GOD WILLING, CON FIRE CAN MOVE FORWARD.FIRST, MAYBE WE HAVE THE SAME THING.
I DON'T KNOW, CHIEF, YOU HAVE AN EVENT WHERE THE FI THE FOUNDATION HAS AN EVENT COMING UP OR FUNDRAISING FOR, FOR THIS SATURDAY ST.
YOU WANNA SELL TICKETS? UH, WE DO.
UH, UH, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A FOUNDATION SLASH UH, OUR LABOR, UH, UH, GROUP IS, UH, HOSTING A FOUNDATION OR FOUNDATION EVENT.
PATTY'S DAY EVENT, AND IT'S GONNA BE ON, UM, I HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET THE DATES FOR YOU.
AND HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH OF THE TICKETS? SO THE TICKETS, I, I DON'T KNOW.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU.
WELL, THE, THE, THE FOLKS WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
SORRY, I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
AGAIN, THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING DRIVEN BY THE FOUNDATION.
I JUST GET BEHIND HIM AND SUPPORT IT, SO MY APOLOGIES.
CHIEF, DO YOU WANNA PROMOTE IT? VICE MEMBER HAS THANK, THANK YOU.
MR. PRESIDENT, SAY AGAIN? MIKE, THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION WEBSITE.
UM, THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING THROUGH DIAMONDBAR, COMING INTO CHINO HILLS, AND I NOTICED A DISPLAY BOARD ABOUT A CONTROLLED BURN IN, IN TONER CANYON, I THINK IT WAS.
AND I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU.
I GUESS YOU REACHED OUT TO LA COUNTY AND I GUESS WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, MY UNDERSTANDING.
YEAH, I WAS, I WAS NOT AWARE OF AS WELL.
UH, MY, MY OPS CHIEF, UH, RECEIVED THE MESSAGE AND DID REACH OUT.
UH, THE ONLY THING THAT WE ACTIVELY WORK WITH ON THEM, I'M NOT EVEN SURE IT'S ACTIVE BURNS.
WE OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE PREPPING FOR OUR TONER DRILL, WHICH WE DO EVERY SINGLE YEAR, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT, UH, UM, ENTAILS ACTIVE BURNING.
BUT YEAH, DEPUTY CHIEF FAULT REACHED OUT TO LA COUNTY AND, AND TIED UP THE LOOSE ENDS.
MY UNDERSTANDING TOO, THERE WAS A WIND EVENT TOO.
SO AGAIN, I'M GLAD THAT, THAT, THAT GOT CANCELED.
[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ALSO TAKE OUR CITY MANAGER UPDATE, VERY FEW AND FLEETING FOR MR. MONTGOMERY.WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO,
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Rogers Animal Resource Center Board Chino Desalter Authority Board]
UH, COUNCIL REPORTS, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, S-B-C-T-A.UM, I ATTENDED SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
WE HAD A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING.
WE REVIEWED, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMPLOYMENT THIS PAST, UH, SEVEN MONTHS NOW.
SHE'S OUR NEW DIRECTOR, AND WE GAVE HER A RAISE OF 5%.
UM, WE UPDATED OUR AND APPROVED THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES, UH, REVIEW THE S-B-C-T-A AND COG FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION NETWORK, RE RESIL RESILIENCE STUDY, AND THAT WE ALSO REVIEW THE, THE FINAL REPORT, UM, CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
WE REELECTED MAYOR JOHN FROM MONTCLAIR.
VICE CHAIR IS MAYOR QUANETTA WARREN FROM FONTANA.
LCO REPRESENTATIVE IS ACTUALLY, UH, PHIL DUPER FROM LOMA LINDA.
AND THE ALTERNATE MEMBER IS RICK DENISON FROM YUCCA VALLEY.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, WE HAVE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER AND CHINO.
SO, UH, THE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OR ARC, A COUPLE OF ITEMS. WE REVIEWED THEM YEARLY BUDGET, THE MID-YEAR BUDGET TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF ADJUSTING.
REMEMBER, WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE FIRST YEAR, IN FACT, IN THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF EXISTENCE.
SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE STILL GETTING THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND.
BUT WE DID DO A MIDYEAR BUDGET ADJUSTMENT, REVIEWED RENDERINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AT THAT MEETING FOR THE NEW SHELTER.
THEY WERE HOPING TO HAVE THE SHELTER COMPLETED BY THE TIME CHINO HILLS BECAME AN ACTUAL, UH, SERVICE RECIPIENT.
THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GONNA FINISH IT IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, BECAUSE WE START, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ON THE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WE'RE NOT RECEIVING SERVICES, WE'RE STILL RECEIVING FROM INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY UNTIL JULY 1ST, 2027.
BUT THEY DID SHOW RENDERINGS AND WE GAVE A THUMBS UP TO PROCEED WITH ONE PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE, AND THEY'RE GONNA PROCEED AND WE WILL GET FURTHER REPORTS.
AND LASTLY, SINCE IT IS A NEW ENTITY, WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED PRIOR TO DOING SERVICE, IT WAS CHINO AND ONTARIO THAT INITIALLY FORMED THIS GROUP, LATER CAME ON MONTCLAIR CHINO HILLS AND THE COUNTY IN VARYING PROPORTIONS OF OWNERSHIP.
AND THE BYLAWS CALLED FOR A RESTRUCTURE IF THEY CHOSE TO DO THAT OF THE OFFICERS.
SO THAT'S THE, UH, PRESIDENT, THE CHAIR, AND THE VICE CHAIR.
SO PAUL LEON, MAYOR OF ONTARIO WAS THE CHAIR.
AND WE NOW HAVE DONE A LITTLE ROTATION.
PLEASE TELL ME YOUR PRESIDENT, I AM THE CHAIR.
NOT, YEAH, THAT'LL BE MAYBE TIMED
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OUT FOR WHEN WE ACTUALLY ARE A SERVICE OR RECEIVE SERVICES.SO IT WILL BE, THE NEW CHAIR WILL BE KURT BURTON, WHO IS THE MAYOR PRO TEM CHINO.
AND THE VICE CHAIR WILL BE JOHN DURE.
HIS NAME JUST POPPED UP A SECOND AGO AS THE VICE VICE CHAIR.
SO THAT'S THE CURRENT ROTATION.
AND CHINO DETER AUTHORITY OR CDA? YES.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE THE SAME AGREEMENT WITH THEM WHERE WE CAN ADOPT, UM, FOR, FOR FREE, LIKE WE DO WITH IVHS? THAT I DON'T KNOW.
CAN YOU FIND, I WAS, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA, THAT'S A YEAR AND A HALF AWAY.
YEAH, THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS THINKING OF.
THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT WE HAVE WITH IVHS.
WE STILL, YEAH, IF A, IF A PET WAS FROM CHIN AND THEY WAIVE THE ADOPTION FEE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OR NOT.
SO I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.
PETER, I HAVE A QUESTION TOO ON ARC.
UH, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER REGARDING ANIMALS THAT WERE EUTHANIZED.
NONE OF OUR ANIMALS ARE THERE YET.
I THINK WHAT INITIALLY, WHAT TOOK PLACE, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS WHEN JULY 1ST, WHEN ARC OFFICIALLY STARTED WITH THE, THE FOUR OTHER ENTITIES, UH, ONTARIO, MONTCLAIR CHINO, AND THE COUNTY, INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY GAVE MORE ANIMALS THAN WAS INITIALLY ANTICIPATED TO ARC.
ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY BECAME FULL ON DAY ONE, MORE THAN THEY WERE LED TO BELIEVE.
THAT'S AT LEAST THAT WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD.
AND THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME DIGGING OUT OF THAT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS THAT THEY INHERITED FROM IVHS, AND THEY'RE AT A TEMPORARY FACILITY TO BOOT.
AND SO THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO AMEND THAT NOW BECAUSE OF THAT, AND JUST GETTING THEIR FEET ON THE GROUND WHEN IT COMES TO, UM, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ENTITIES, SUCH AS THE PRICELESS PET TYPES, WHERE THEY'RE, THEY, THEY ADOPT ANIMALS OUT OF THE SHELTERS AND THOSE TYPES OF CAT AND DOG, UH, PROVIDERS.
SO THEY, THEY HAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED NOW THAT THEY HAVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH, BUT IT'S STILL SLOW GOING.
AND THAT ARTICLE YOU'RE REFERRING TO, I GUESS, UH, CLINT, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR, WAS ASKED TO GIVE A REPORT TO CHINO, AND THEY KIND OF PULLED A LOT OF THE INFORMATION.
UNFORTUNATELY TO ME, THE ARTICLE DIDN'T TALK A LOT ABOUT THE POSITIVE TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
IT WAS, IT WAS MOSTLY FOCUSING ON EUTHANASIA.
AND THE, THE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THERE'S SO MANY CATS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, AND LITTERS ARE STARTING TO TAKE PLACE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN SOME OF THE LITTER IS BEING BORN IN HOUSE.
WHO'S GONNA TAKE OVER THOSE, THOSE ANIMALS.
AND THEY ARE HAVING TO PUT DOWN ANIMALS RIGHT NOW, MOSTLY LITTLE KITTENS.
SO OVER TIME, THE GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE A 90%, UH, ADOPTION RATE.
UH, AND THAT WILL QUALIFY THEM AS A NO KILL SHELTER EVENTUALLY.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE STILL DIGGING OUT OF A SITUATION THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE, WHICH WAS INHERITING A WHOLE LOT OF ANIMALS.
AND ONTARIO IS, IS, HAS A LOT MORE ANIMALS THAN I THINK ANYBODY REALIZED THAT ARE BEING GIVEN UP FOR, FOR THE SHELTER.
I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU TRIED REALLY HARD TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS THAT GOT EUTHANIZED HERE IN CHI ENC CHINO HILLS.
UH, WE WERE ON THE COMMITTEE, RAY AND I WERE ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR A WHILE TO, TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS THAT WERE PUT DOWN.
AND THANKS TO OTHER ADOPTION AGENCIES, INCLUDING PRICELESS PETS, THAT THEY HELPED US ACHIEVE A GREATER THAN 90% FOR CHINO HILL, SPECIFICALLY, WHERE WE WERE IN A WAY VIEWED AS A NO KILL SHELTER WITHIN THE SHELTER.
CHINO HILL SPECIFICALLY, AND I STILL BRAG ABOUT THE FACT THAT CHINO HILLS, NO OTHER ENTITY DOES IT.
WE STILL ARE DOING THE REBATE.
I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH FOR THE CHIP.
AND THAT HELPS BECAUSE MANY OF THE ANIMALS THAT ARE FOUND STRAY, MANY OF THE DOGS THAT ARE FOUND STRAYS, THEY MICROCHIP PEOPLE LIKE LAURA MONTAGUE AND OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS DEVICE.
AND THEY GET BACK TO THEIR, THEIR HOMEOWNERS, THEIR OWNERS VERSUS BEING SHIPPED OFF TO, IN THIS CASE IVHS, WHERE THEY MAY SIT THERE FOR A WHILE OR FOREVER.
UH, SO WE HAVE A REALLY LOW RATE COMPARED TO MOST ENTITIES, AND WE'VE STEPPED UP OVER THE LAST EIGHT OR 10 YEARS TO PROVIDE, UH, FUNDS FOR THOSE THAT WANT A MICROCHIP.
AND LET'S SAY YOU GO TO A VET AND THEY'RE CHARGING 45, WE'LL, REBATE 35 OF IT, OR YOU CAN FIND A PLACE THAT DOES FOR 35, THEN IT COSTS NOTHING.
BUT WE HAVE A HIGH RATE OF MICROCHIPPING IN OUR CITY, UH, FOR, FOR DOGS.
WE TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR ANIMALS HERE IN TOWN.
CDH, YOU KNOW, DESAL THEIR AUTHORITY.
AND WE HAVE, AS USUAL, THERE'S A LOT OF AGREEMENTS THAT COME THROUGH FOR THE D FOR WELLS OR REHABBING WELLS, OR THE TWO PLANTS THAT ARE UNDER THE AUSPICES
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OF CDA.SO WE APPROVED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS AND THAT'S IT.
NOTHING, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT, UH, TO REPORT IN THAT CASE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
YOUR COUNCIL COMMENTS? CERTAINLY.A COUPLE OF THINGS WE, I'M SURE OTHERS WILL REPORT.
UH, MANY OF US ATTENDED THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, UH, DEDICATION LAST WEEK.
AND THAT ONE HOME WAS, WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE 50TH HOME THAT THE LOCAL POMONA BASED HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SITE, UH, CONSTRUCTED.
SO THEY HONORED THAT, THAT INTERESTING STATISTIC OF 50 YEARS OR 50 HOMES RATHER IN THE YEARS THAT THEY'VE BEEN AROUND.
SO WE DEDICATED THAT, UH, THAT FACILITY.
SO WE'RE, THAT WAS TWO AND WE'RE, WE'RE DONE I THINK FOR A WHILE.
UNLESS NICK COMES UP WITH ANOTHER PROPERTY OR SO THAT PUTS US INTO THE QUEUE.
AND THE RECIPIENTS ARE WHAT TYPE OF VETERANS? SO THE RECIPIENTS FOR BOTH HOMES.
WE DIDN'T MEET THE SECOND HOME, BUT THEY'RE VETERANS.
THIS WAS SPECIFIC FOR VETERAN HOUSING.
UH, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE GOING ON.
YOU AND I ATTENDED, UH, LAST SATURDAY, THE, THE OPENING CEREMONIES FOR CHINO HILLS AND CANYON HILLS LITTLE LEAGUES.
THEY, THEY DO, THEY DO A CO-OP EVENT.
AND BOTH BRIAN AND I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND CONGRATULATE THE, THE KIDS, THE COACHES, THE PARENTS FOR ALL THE PARTICIPATION THEY DO WITH LITTLE LEAGUE.
AND THEY'RE BOTH WELL RUN OPERATIONS.
SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE MORE KIDS GETTING INVOLVED.
WHICH WAS GREAT, JONATHAN, TO HEAR THAT BASEBALL WAS UP THIS, THIS YEAR.
UH, THE CITY HOSTED THE PHOTO CONTEST, WHICH WE GAVE OUT SOME RECOGNITION THE OTHER DAY OR LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND ATTENDED A, A RECEPTION AT CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS WHERE THE PHOTOS ARE BEING DISPLAYED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS.
SO DROP IN AND CHECK OUT THE, THIS YEAR'S VERSIONS OF THE AWARD WINNERS.
AND THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT FOR ME.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? UH, YES.
UH, AS THE UNITED STATES ARMY VIETNAM VETERAN, I WOULD JUST ASK AN EMPLOYER, EVERYONE THAT'S OUT THERE, TO PLEASE KEEP THE FAMILIES OF THE SEVEN SERVICE MEMBERS, UH, WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SINCE, UH, THIS, UH, CURRENT, UH, CONFLICT THAT'S GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
UM, IT, IT'S, WE KNOW WHEN WE STAND UP AND WE TAKE THE OATH TO SERVE OUR, OUR COUNTRY FOR ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT THERE'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT WE'LL SURVIVE THAT SERVICE AND LIVE A FULL LIFE.
AND I WANT YOU TO JUST HONOR THEM AND KEEP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PRAYER.
UM, I ATTENDED METROLINK, UH, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SO WE REVIEWED THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, BUDGET AND WE DID DO SOME AMENDMENTS.
UH, WE'RE BASICALLY GETTING READY FOR THE LA 28 OLYMPICS, SO WE REBUILT SOME OF OUR CARS, PROBABLY ABOUT A HUNDRED OF 'EM.
AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING SOME NEW VIDEO DEVICES IN THE CAB AND LOCOMOTIVES, UH, JUST TO UPGRADE THAT SYSTEM.
UM, RIDERSHIP IS DOWN AND MY CONCERNS ARE, I GUESS LA METRO AND ALSO O-C-T-C-A WANTS A REDUCTION IN THEIR, THEIR COST FOR THE METROLINK LINE.
SO WE'RE CONCERNED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OR S-B-C-T-A THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO CUT BACK OUR SERVICES JUST BEFORE THE OLYMPICS.
UM, THE EAC FOR S SCAG, WE APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.
UM, OUR LAST YEAR BUDGET, OR ACTUALLY THIS YEAR BUDGET IS GONNA BE ABOUT $269 MILLION.
UH, WE REVIEWED THE RESILIENCE, THE RESOLUTION UPDATES FOR THE EDEN PACIFIC PALISADE WILDFIRES TRANSIT.
THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WE ALSO APPROVED THE BUDGET.
AND AGAIN, OUR BUDGET THERE IS $269 MILLION.
UH, TRI COUNTIES DID AN EVENT TODAY, AND I JUST WAS VERY PROUD OF MY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
AND NICK, YOU DID A TREMENDOUS JOB.
YOU WERE PART OF A BOARD AND YOU TALKED ABOUT PROBABLY YOUR TWO FAVORITE SUBJECTS, ARENA AND HOUSING.
UH, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
SO FIRST, A QUICK QUESTION, UH, FOR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, UM, AND MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE, BUT I JUST, MAYBE I'VE JUST BEEN BLANKING ON IT.
I AUTOPAY MY WATER BILL, BUT I STILL GET A PHYSICAL BILL AND A PHYSICAL ENVELOPE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WHAT POSTAGE IS WHAT KIND OF BE ABOUT 80 CENTS NOW.
IS THERE A WAY THAT IF YOU AUTOPAY, THAT WE CAN AUTOMATICALLY OPT YOU OUT OR IS THAT AN OPTION? PAPERLESS.
IT, YOU KNOW, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
SAY WE HAVE 80,000 RESIDENTS, MAYBE 40,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR WHATEVER IT WOULD BE, THAT'S
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A GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE EVERY MONTH.SO IS THERE A WAY TO DO THAT? GOOD EVENING.
ON OUR ONLINE PORTAL, UM, EVERYONE GOT TO SELECT THEIR OPTIONS.
SO IF YOU WANT TO SO SCREWED UP AND DIDN'T DO IT, YOU JUST HAVE TO OKAY.
IT'S A LEARNING, A LEARNING NOTICE FOR EVERYBODY.
IF YOU'RE PAYING YOUR BILL ONLINE, YOU KNOW, OPT OUT OF IT.
'CAUSE YEAH, WE DON'T NEED TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY.
UM, WITH THAT ALSO, TO TOUCH ON WHAT PETER HAD SAID, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CITY STAFF AND TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.
IT WAS A, A YOUNG LADY AND HER THREE HIGH SCHOOL AGE KIDS.
SHE'S IN THE ARMY AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HER, GET THAT HOUSE.
SO WE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY OWNED THE PARCEL.
WE DEEDED IT OVER TO HABITAT AND THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF, UH, LOCAL BUSINESSES AND VOLUNTEERS, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO HER.
AND THEN, YEAH, CANYON HILLS AND CHINO HILLS LITTLE LEAGUES OPENING DAY.
AND THEN I THINK, UH, SOME OF US MIGHT BE GOING OVER THE BATTLE OF THE BONE FOR GIRL SOFTBALL'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET.
SO WHEN YOU GUYS ARE ALL DONE, LET'S GO OVER YOU YOUNG MAN.
COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I KNOW HE'S GOT THE, THE CHINO HILL SHIRT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE US YOUR WHOLE, UH, SONG AND DANCE.
OH NO, BELIEVE ME, THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ARE GONNA BE COMING UP SOON TOO.
IS THIS GOOD? PLEASE, BY ALL MEANS.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND WHAT DO YOU DO? UH, HELLO EVERYONE.
UM, I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF TEEN ADVISORY BOARD.
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY.
WHAT HIGH SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO? UH, I GO TO CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND SO WHY ARE YOU HERE? UM, I'M HERE TO LISTEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, EDUCATE MYSELF ABOUT LIKE CITY PROCESSES AND STUFF.
DOES THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD HAVE ANYTHING COMING UP, SAY ON THE 21ST? YES.
WE GOT A, UM, TEAM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.
THE NEXT GEN SUMMIT, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED.
IT'S GONNA BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE LOUD.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ANY OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE FOR CLASS BY CHANCE?
THIS IS A QUICK MEETING, SO THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA DRAG YOU DOWN.
YOU PICKED A GOOD ONE TO COME TO.
WHAT HIGH SCHOOL AND YOUR NAME? UH, I DON'T GO TO HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE FOR, UH, MY GOVERNMENT PROJECT.
AND WHAT IS YOUR GOVERNMENT PROJECT? UH, ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING.
WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GET FROM IT? UH, WE HAVE TO GET GRADED ON, UM, WE HAVE TO MAKE A SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE MEETING.
ALRIGHT, AND WHO'S YOUR PROFESSOR? UM,
IT'S A FULLY ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS, SO I FORGOT HIS NAME.
IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S RECORDED AND HE CAN'T SEE IT, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
YOU COME UP AFTERWARDS AND HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN SO YOU CAN PROVE YOU WERE HERE.
[ 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.]
AND THEN WITH THAT TO, TO TOUCH ON WHAT ART SAID, I KNOW WE'VE LOST SEVEN SERVICE MEMBERS, UH, IN THE CURRENT CONFLICT, UH, WITH IRAN.SO ONE OF THEM'S A CALIFORNIAN, I THINK FROM SACRAMENTO, A RESERVIST.
SO IN THEIR MEMORY WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING.