[00:00:02] ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] MEETING FOR MARCH 10TH. MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND? MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. WITH THAT, WE WILL BE 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. OH, PERFECT. SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU BEHIND. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN ME. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT, CHAPLAIN, PLEASE. [ 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 US. LORD, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TO THIS MEETING. WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS UPON IT. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD HELP EVERYBODY. THIS COULD BE MAKING CHOICES TONIGHT TO HAVE WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AND ALSO THAT THEIR JUDGMENTS WOULD BENEFIT THE PUBLIC. FATHER GOD, I ALSO WANT TO LIFT UP ALL FIRST RESPONDERS HERE IN CHINO HILLS AND CHINO VALLEY FIRE POLICE, PARAMEDICS. AND I PRAY THAT YOU'D BE WITH THEM, THAT YOU'D PROTECT THEM AND BRING THEM HOME SAFELY. IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU CHAPLAIN. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF A CITY TILE TO LUTHER. [4. PRESENTATION - City Tile to Luther Martin for his years of service with the City from March 14, 2005 to March 20, 2026] MARTIN LUTHER, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE ALWAYS THE FUN TIMES AND THE SAD TIMES AT THE SAME TIME. TONIGHT WE'RE HONORED AND SAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO A MEMBER OF OUR TEAM. LUTHER. IT IS WITH OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE THAT WE RECOGNIZE 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, LUTHER HAS BEEN IN VERY PUBLIC FACING ROLES, WHICH WHEN YOU GET TO DEAL WITH THE PUBLIC, IT'S ALWAYS FUN. AND SINCE THEN 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 THE ROLE AS A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE. HE'S BUILT A STRONG REPUTATION WITH OUR RESIDENTS FOR HIS RESPONSIVENESS, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COURTESY, AND EVEN, I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD TO DELIVER A COUPLE OF MESSAGES THAT MIGHT NOT NECESSARILY BE THE MOST WELL ACCEPTED BY PUBLIC RESIDENTS, BUT HE DOES IT WITH PROFESSIONAL, OR HE DID IT WITH PROFESSIONALISM. AND EVERY TIME AS A CITY, WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HIM DO THAT. SO EVERYONE IN CHINO HILLS KNOWS HOW MUCH THEY LOVE OUR PARKS AND TRAILS. AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF LUTHER'S HARD WORK. SO YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE ALL THEIR REQUESTS AND ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HE'S RECEIVED OVER THE YEARS. SO AS THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY AND BUDGETS HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER. LUTHER HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN ASKED TO DO MORE WITH LESS. AND SO DESPITE THAT CHALLENGE, HE DID IT WITH PROFESSIONALISM. AND WE'RE 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. SO THANK YOU AND PLEASE, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. ALL I CAN SAY IS I HAD A GREAT TIME. IT SEEMS LIKE I WAS JUST STANDING HERE AND BEING WELCOMED TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. AND NOW HERE I AM. SO LONG. WOW. THAT'S. A LOT OF TIME. WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. YEAH. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? COME ON. YES! YEAH! PENNY! [00:05:03] COME ON. GO AHEAD. LET'S DO THIS FIRST. ALL RIGHT. COME ON. ALL OF OUR SPOUSES ARE EQUALLY A PART OF ALL THIS, SO COME ON. SHE'S BEEN TO ALL THE CHRISTMAS PARTIES. YEAH. SHE SURE HAS. HEY, YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS WINNING ALL THE RAFFLES. IT ALWAYS LOOKING GOOD TOGETHER. YEAH. SHE HAS A BETTER HAT TONIGHT. I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IN YOUR HAT. CONGRATULATIONS. YEAH. WE'LL MISS YOU, LUTHER. OH, SORRY. I'LL GET YELLED AT IF I DON'T GET IN THE BOX. GO ON. ALL RIGHT, NOW WE WILL BE HONORING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. [5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming March as Women’s History Month] WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH IS A TIME FOR US TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE WOMEN WOMEN'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS IN OUR SOCIETY. THIS YEAR'S THEME, SELECTED BY THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S HISTORY ALLIANCE, IS LEADING THE CHANGE WOMEN SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. SORRY FOR THE COUGH. THIS THEME HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP IN CREATING LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL, FINANCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND SOCIETAL SYSTEMS. SO HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WE'RE PROUD TO CELEBRATE MANY STRONG WOMEN FROM OUR FIRST MAYOR IN 1991, GWEN NORTON PERRY TO OUR CURRENT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, CYNTHIA MORAN, AND THE VERY 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 IT'S MY HONOR TO PROCLAIM MARCH AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND TO ACCEPT THIS IS ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL DEPUTIES. DEPUTY. MALLORY. SO, MALLORY. THANK YOU. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU WHEN YOU'RE NOT GIVING ME A TICKET. NOT ME. WELL, THANK YOU, MEMBER OR THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR THINKING OF ME. IT'S SUCH A GREAT HONOR. 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 A QUICK 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. THANK YOU MALLORY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW THIS TOWN IS RUN BY STRONG WOMEN, SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. NEXT IS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT. [ 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 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, EXCLUDING 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 REPORT FOR TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, NICOLE. I THINK 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. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS FROM CLOSED SESSION, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [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, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARINGS, 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, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE [00:10:04] CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC SPEAKING CARDS FOR THIS ITEM. ALL RIGHT THEN, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AND [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] LEVINE ACT. NO, NO. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. WE'RE ROCKING AND ROLLING. ALL RIGHT. CONSENT CALENDAR. [ CONSENT CALENDAR (10 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.] WE HAVE ITEMS SEVEN THROUGH 16. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER MORAN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. WE HAVE HEY WHAT DO YOU [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] KNOW A REVIEW AND FILE AN UPDATE FOR THE CITY HALL FIRE DECLARATION. MR. MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS YOU'RE AWARE, ON JUNE 23RD, WE EXPERIENCED A FIRE AT THE CITY HALL THAT LED TO DAMAGE FROM BOTH THE FIRE AND WATER THAT WAS USED TO SUPPRESS THE FIRE. SINCE THAT TIME, I. I SHOULD SAY THE FIRST MEETING AFTER THE FIRE, THE COUNCIL TOOK ACTION TO DECLARE A LOCAL EMERGENCY. AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON THE PROCESS AND THE PROGRESS, I SHOULD SAY, FOR THAT EFFORT TO RESTORE CITY HALL. SINCE OUR LAST MEETING, NOT MUCH HAS OCCURRED. WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH OUR CONTRACTOR 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 RECONSTRUCT AND REPAIR OUR COUNTER AREAS. THAT WORK IS GOING TO 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 THE WEEKENDS. SO WITH THAT REPORT, IT'S KIND OF MORE OF THE SAME. WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS, BUT WE DO NEED TO SEEK THE COUNCIL'S VOTE ON CONTINUING THE EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO FINALIZE THE PROJECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CITY MANAGER. ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS SECOND. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY VOTE. LOCKING IN. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME WE ARE AT PUBLIC COMMENTS ITEM 18. [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.] 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. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD. MADAM CITY CLERK, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKER CARDS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ALEX LOPEZ. ALL RIGHT, MR. LOPEZ, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEX LOPEZ. 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 MITRAGYNINE, MOST KNOWN AS SEVEN O, OR COMMONLY KNOWN AS GAS STATION HEROIN. SEVEN O 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 O 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. O COMES IN FLAVORED PILL POWDER, DRINK, VAPE AND GUMMY FORMS AND VARIATIONS. AND WHILE THIS MAY SOUND INNOCENT OR HARMLESS, I ASSURE YOU THE DANGERS ARE VERY REAL CONCERNS. PEOPLE ARE ALSO USING 7OH TO KICK AN OPIOID OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION. SUBSTITUTING ONE SUBSTANCE FOR ANOTHER. AND HOW IT WORKS IS SEVEN O BINDS TO OPIOID RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN AND THUS PROVIDES USERS WITH A SENSE OF EUPHORIA OR PAIN REDUCTION. RESEARCH ALSO INDICATES THAT SEVEN O IS 13 TIMES MORE POTENT THAN MORPHINE. PEOPLE ARE BECOMING ADDICTED TO 7OH. PEOPLE CAN OVERDOSE ON 7OH. PEOPLE CAN AND HAVE DIED AS A DIRECT RESULT OF CONSUMING 7OH. 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 PRODUCTS. HOWEVER, OUR NEIGHBORS IN LA COUNTY, ORANGE AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY ALL HAVE TAKEN [00:15:05] MEASURES AND ENACTED REGULATIONS AROUND SEVEN OH H. MURRIETA, TEMECULA AND MORENO VALLEY ARE JUST SOME OF THE RECENT EXAMPLES OF CITIES THAT HAVE BANNED 700 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 OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, MR. LOPEZ. THAT WAS INFORMATIVE. APPRECIATE IT. CAN YOU SHARE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION? I DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THE FOLDER THAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU WAS DISTRIBUTED BY MR. LOPEZ AS WELL, TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM CITY CLERK. SUZETTE. DANG. MISS DANG. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SUZETTE DENG WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR KURT HACKMAN'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 5111 BENITO STREET IN MONTCLAIR BETWEEN 9 A.M. TO 12 P.M. OR UNTIL THE SHREDDING TRUCK REACHES CAPACITY. IT IS LIMITED TO THREE STANDARD SIZE 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, THE LINK WILL BE HACKMAN SHRED, 0326.EVENTBRITE.COM, AND THE SECOND EVENT IS BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND SUPERVISOR CURT 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 A.M.. VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. LOCATION WILL BE AT THE CHINO VALLEY YMCA LOCATED AT 5665 EDISON AVENUE IN CHINO. THIS IS OPEN TO FOURTH DISTRICT RESIDENTS IN THE CITIES OF CHINO, CHINO HILLS, MONTCLAIR AND ONTARIO, AND IN THE 91786 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 FLIER, OR BY FOLLOWING THE LINK THAT'S ON SUPERVISOR. SAVE THE DATE EMAILS. DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR SUPERVISOR NEWSLETTER FOR UPDATES AND UPCOMING EVENTS. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT (909) 465-5265. THAT IS IT. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS DANK. TELL THE SUPERVISOR HELLO FOR US. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR SAFETY UPDATES. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] CHIEF GIROUARD, THANK YOU, AND GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING AGENCIES, HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS RECENTLY. 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. VEHICLES MOST TARGETED ARE HYBRID VEHICLES WHOSE CONVERTERS CONTAIN MORE OF THESE PRECIOUS METALS AND HIGH PROFILE TRUCKS AND SUVS BECAUSE THEY ARE EASIER TO ACCESS. THIEVES USUALLY STOLE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WITH USE OF A SAWZALL 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. 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. RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO BE ALERT TO ANY SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY AND IMMEDIATELY REPORT IT TO THE POLICE. IF THEY SEE A CRIME IN PROGRESS, PLEASE DIAL 911 IMMEDIATELY. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THE EVENING. THANK YOU CHIEF. ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR POLICE CHIEF? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, CHIEF WILLIAMS. THANK YOU. MAYOR. JOE'S REALLY. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO REPORT TONIGHT IS FOCUSED ON THE FIRE STATION. THINGS ARE GOING WELL. OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN OVER THE LAST MONTH. IT'S PUSHED US BACK SLIGHTLY. I'M STILL HOPEFUL THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL BE RUNNING UNITS OUT OF THAT, IF NOT THE FIRST PART OF 2027. BUT THINGS ARE GOING WELL OTHER THAN WE JUST NEED IT TO QUIT RAINING. NO NEW REPORT ON THE AMBULANCE PROGRAM WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR, TO THE STATE TO DECIDE WHETHER THE STATE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR THE CASE. SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO WAIT PATIENTLY AND BE READY AND POISED SHOULD WE GET THAT OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE ALL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING A FINAL RESOLUTION TO THE AMBULANCE [00:20:07] ISSUE, AND HOPEFULLY, GOD WILLING, CON FIRE CAN MOVE FORWARD. I THINK, PETER, FIRST, MAYBE WE HAVE THE SAME THING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT WHERE THE THE FOUNDATION HAS AN EVENT COMING UP OR FUNDRAISING FOR THIS SATURDAY, SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, SAINT PATRICK'S DAY BIG EVENT. YEAH. DO YOU WANT TO SELL TICKETS? WE DO. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A FOUNDATION SLASH. OUR LABOR GROUP IS HOSTING A FOUNDATION OR FOUNDATION EVENT. IT'S A SAINT PATTY'S DAY EVENT, AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON. I HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET THE DATES FOR YOU. SATURDAY THE 14TH. THERE YOU GO. SATURDAY THE 14TH. AND IT'S AT THE SHOPS. HOW MUCH HOW MUCH ARE THE TICKETS? SO THE TICKETS, I DON'T KNOW, I'LL BE THERE. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. WELL, THE THE FOLKS WHO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. SORRY, I DON'T HAVE MORE INFORMATION. AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S SOMETHING DRIVEN BY THE FOUNDATION. I JUST GET BEHIND THEM AND SUPPORT IT. SO MY APOLOGIES. OKAY. NO WORRIES. THANK YOU. CHIEF. VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SAY AGAIN, MIKE. CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION. OKAY. FOUNDATION WEBSITE. OKAY. KEEP IT DOWN IN THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU. THANKS, MICHAEL. CHIEF. REAL FAST. THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING THROUGH DIAMOND BAR, COMING IN TO CHINO HILLS, AND I NOTICED A DISPLAY BOARD ABOUT A CONTROLLED BURN IN TOWNER CANYON. I THINK IT WAS. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I GUESS YOU REACHED OUT TO L.A. COUNTY, AND I GUESS WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. MY UNDERSTANDING, YEAH, I WAS I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AS WELL. MY MY OPS CHIEF RECEIVED THE MESSAGE AND DID REACH OUT. 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 ENTAILS ACTIVE BURNING. BUT YEAH. DEPUTY CHIEF REACHED OUT TO L.A. COUNTY AND AND TIED UP THE LOOSE ENDS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. MY UNDERSTANDING TO THERE WAS A WIND EVENT TOO. SO AGAIN, I'M GLAD THAT THAT THAT GOT CANCELED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [ CITY MANAGER UPDATES] AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ALSO TAKE OUR CITY MANAGER UPDATE, VERY FEW AND FLEETING FOR MR. MONTGOMERY, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MAYOR, BUT I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. VERY FLEETING. OH, JEEZ. ALL RIGHT. HE'S ALREADY RETIRED. ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT WILL BE MOVING ON TO COUNCIL [ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Rogers Animal Resource Center Board Chino Desalter Authority Board] REPORTS. VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, SBC TO THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE THAT. I ATTENDED SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. WE HAD A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. WE REVIEWED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMPLOYMENT THIS PAST SEVEN MONTHS. NOW SHE'S OUR NEW DIRECTOR AND WE GAVE HER A RAISE OF 5%. WE UPDATED OUR AND APPROVED THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. WE REVIEWED THE SBC TO AND COG FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION NETWORK RESILIENT RESILIENT STUDY. AND WE ALSO REVIEW THE FINAL REPORT. CITY SELECTION COMMITTEE OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WE REELECTED MAYOR JOHN DUTRA FROM MONTCLAIR, VICE CHAIR, AS MAYOR ACQUANETTA WARREN FROM FONTANA. LAFCO REPRESENTATIVE IS ACTUALLY PHIL DUPAR FROM LOMA LINDA. AND THE ALTERNATE MEMBER IS RICK DENNISON FROM YUCCA VALLEY. THAT'S MY REPORT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS. WE HAVE ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER AND CHINO ALL FOR SO 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 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 MID-YEAR 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 SERVICE RECIPIENT. THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH IT IN THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF, BECAUSE WE START, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ON THE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS WERE NOT RECEIVING SERVICES, WE'RE STILL RECEIVING FROM INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY UNTIL JULY 1ST OF 2027. BUT THEY DID SHOW RENDERINGS, AND WE GAVE A THUMBS UP TO PROCEED WITH ONE PARTICULAR ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. AND THEY'RE GOING TO PROCEED AND WE'LL 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 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 NOT. OH, YEAH. THAT'LL BE MAYBE TIMED OUT FOR WHEN WE ACTUALLY ARE A SERVICE OR RECEIVE [00:25:04] SERVICES. SO IT WILL BE. THE NEW CHAIR WILL BE CURT BURTON, WHO IS THE MAYOR PRO TEM OF CHINO, AND THE VICE CHAIR WILL BE JOHN DUTREY. HIS NAME JUST POPPED UP A SECOND AGO AS THE VICE VICE CHAIR. SO THAT'S THE CURRENT ROTATION. AND CHINO DOES ALTER AUTHORITY OR CD. YES. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME AGREEMENT WITH THEM WHERE WE CAN ADOPT FOR FREE, LIKE WE DO WITH IHS? THAT I DON'T KNOW. CAN YOU FIND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A YEAR AND A HALF AWAY. YEAH. THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS THINKING OF. THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT WE HAVE WITH IHS. YEAH. WE STILL. YEAH. IF A IF A PET WAS FROM CHINO HILLS, THEN THEY WAIVE THE ADOPTION FEE. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT, SO I'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. PETER, I HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER REGARDING ANIMALS THAT WERE EUTHANIZED. NONE OF OUR ANIMALS ARE THERE YET. NO. SO A YEAR AND A HALF. OKAY. THEY WILL BE THERE. I THINK WHAT INITIALLY WHAT TOOK PLACE, AND I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS WHEN JULY 1ST, WHEN ARK OFFICIALLY STARTED WITH THE FOUR OTHER ENTITIES 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 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 I'VE, AND THEY'RE AT A TEMPORARY FACILITY TO BOUTTE. 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. CREATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ENTITIES, SUCH AS THE PRICELESS PET TYPES WHERE THEY ADOPT ANIMALS OUT OF THE SHELTERS AND THOSE TYPES OF CAT AND DOG PROVIDERS. SO 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 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 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 LITTERS BEING BORN IN HOUSE, WHO'S GOING TO 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% ADOPTION RATE, AND THAT WILL QUALIFY THEM AS A NO KILL SHELTER EVENTUALLY. AND THAT'S THE GOAL. BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE STILL DIGGING OUT OF A SITUATION THEY DIDN'T ANTICIPATE, WHICH WAS INHERITING A WHOLE LOT OF ANIMALS IN ONTARIO. IS HAS A LOT MORE ANIMALS THAN I THINK ANYBODY REALIZED THAT ARE BEING GIVEN UP FOR FOR THE SHELTER. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU TRIED REALLY HARD TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF ANIMALS THAT GOT EUTHANIZED HERE IN CHINO HILLS. SO THANK YOU. 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 HILLS SPECIFICALLY, WHERE WE WERE IN A WAY VIEWED AS A NO KILL SHELTER WITHIN THE SHELTER, CHINO HILLS SPECIFICALLY, AND I STILL BRAG ABOUT THE FACT THAT CHINO HILLS. NO OTHER ENTITY DOES IT. WE STILL WILL PAY $35. WE STILL ARE DOING. I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH OF A REBATE FOR MICROCHIPPING, 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 MONTAGU AND OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS DEVICE AND THEY GET BACK TO THEIR THEIR HOMEOWNERS, THEIR OWNERS VERSUS BEING SHIPPED OFF TO, IN THIS CASE, IVS WHERE THEY MAY SIT THERE FOR A WHILE OR FOREVER. SO WE HAVE A REALLY LOW RATE COMPARED TO MOST ENTITIES. AND WE'VE STEPPED UP OVER THE LAST 8 OR 10 YEARS TO PROVIDE 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 35, THEN IT COSTS NOTHING. BUT WE HAVE A HIGH RATE OF MICROCHIPPING IN OUR CITY FOR FOR DOGS. OH YEAH. I THINK IT'S TRUE. WE TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR ANIMALS HERE IN TOWN. WE DO. WE WALK THE WALK. YEAH. WE DO. ALL RIGHT. AND LAST ITEM VERY QUICK. CDA YOU KNOW, ALL FOR AUTHORITY. AND WE HAVE, AS USUAL, THERE'S A LOT OF AGREEMENTS THAT COME THROUGH FOR THE FOR WELLS OR REHABBING WELLS OR THE TWO PLANTS THAT ARE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF [00:30:01] CDA. SO WE APPROVED A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS. AND THAT'S IT. NOTHING, NOTHING SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR COUNCIL COMMENTS? CERTAINLY. LET ME FIND MY NOTES. [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY, BUCKLE UP. THIS SHOULD GO RELATIVELY QUICK. A COUPLE OF THINGS WE I'M SURE OTHERS WILL REPORT. MANY OF US ATTENDED THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DEDICATION LAST WEEK, AND THAT WAS TWO HOMES. WE WERE AT ONE HOME AND THAT ONE HOME WAS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE 50TH HOME THAT THE LOCAL POMONA BASED HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SITE 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 THAT FACILITY. SO THAT WAS TWO AND 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 VETERANS. SO THE RECIPIENTS FOR BOTH HOMES, WE DIDN'T MEET THE SECOND HOME, BUT THEY'RE VETERANS. THIS WAS SPECIFIC FOR VETERAN HOUSING. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE GOING ON. YOU AND I ATTENDED LAST SATURDAY, THE, THE OPENING CEREMONIES FOR CHINO HILLS AND CANYON HILLS LITTLE LEAGUES. THEY, THEY, 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 WELL-RUN OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATION IS UP, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE MORE KIDS GETTING INVOLVED, WHICH WAS GREAT, JONATHAN, TO HEAR THAT BASEBALL WAS UP THIS YEAR. THE CITY HOSTED THE PHOTO CONTEST, WHICH WE GAVE OUT SOME RECOGNITION THE OTHER DAY. OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND I ATTENDED A RECEPTION AT THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS WHERE THE PHOTOS ARE BEING DISPLAYED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF 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. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORAN. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER MORAN. COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. YES. 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 WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES SINCE THIS CURRENT CONFLICT THAT'S GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IT'S WE KNOW WHEN WE STAND UP, WHEN WE TAKE THE OATH TO SERVE OUR, OUR COUNTRY FOR ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THAT THERE'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT WILL SURVIVE THAT SERVICE AND LIVE A FULL LIFE. THOSE PEOPLE DID NOT. AND I WANT YOU TO JUST HONOR THEM AND KEEP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PRAYER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, SIR. VICE MAYOR. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I ATTENDED METROLINK. I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SO WE REVIEWED THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND WE DID DO SOME AMENDMENTS. WE'RE BASICALLY GETTING READY FOR THE LA 28 OLYMPICS. SO WE REBUILT SOME OF OUR CARS, PROBABLY ABOUT 100 OF THEM. AND THEN WE'RE PUTTING SOME NEW VIDEO DEVICES IN THE CAB AND LOCOMOTIVES JUST TO UPGRADE THAT SYSTEM. RIDERSHIP IS DOWN AND MY CONCERNS ARE, I GUESS LA METRO AND ALSO OC TCA WANTS A REDUCTION IN THEIR, THEIR COST FOR THE METROLINK LINE. SO WE'RE CONCERNED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OR SBCTA THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO CUT BACK OR SERVICES JUST BEFORE THE OLYMPICS. THE FIRST GIG WE APPROVED THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET, OUR LAST YEAR BUDGET. ACTUALLY, THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS GOING TO BE ABOUT $269 MILLION. WE REVIEWED THE RESILIENCE, THE RESOLUTION UPDATES FOR THE PACIFIC PALISADES WILDFIRES TRANSIT. THERE'S NO REPORT. THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WE ALSO APPROVED THE BUDGET. AND AGAIN, OUR BUDGET, THERE IS $269 MILLION. 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. GOOD JOB GUYS. THANK YOU. THOSE ARE MY REPORTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. FIRST, A QUICK QUESTION FOR OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND MAYBE I'M THE ONLY ONE, BUT I JUST MAYBE I'VE JUST BEEN BLANKING ON IT. I AUTO PAY MY WATER BILL, BUT I STILL GET A PHYSICAL BILL AND A PHYSICAL ENVELOPE, YOU KNOW? AND I THINK WHAT POSTAGE IS, WHAT GOT TO BE ABOUT $0.80. NOW, IS THERE A WAY THAT IF YOU AUTO PAY THAT WE CAN AUTOMATICALLY OPT YOU OUT, OR IS THAT AN OPTION PAPERLESS? YEAH. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. SAY WE HAVE 80,000 RESIDENTS, MAYBE 40,000 HOUSEHOLDS OR WHATEVER IT WOULD BE. THAT'S A GOOD CHUNK OF CHANGE EVERY MONTH. [00:35:03] SO IS THERE A WAY TO DO THAT? GOOD EVENING. YES. ON OUR ONLINE PORTAL EVERYONE GOT TO SELECT THEIR OPTIONS. SO IF YOU WANT. SO I JUST SCREWED UP AND DIDN'T DO IT. HAVE TO. OKAY, GOOD. I WAS JUST WONDERING. SO THERE. THERE YOU GO. IT'S A LEARNING A LEARNING NOTICE FOR EVERYBODY. IF YOU'RE PAYING YOUR BILL ONLINE, YOU KNOW, OPT OUT OF IT BECAUSE YEAH, WE DON'T NEED TO SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY. IT'LL LOWER YOUR WATER RATES. 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 REALLY NICE. IT WAS 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 LOCAL BUSINESSES AND VOLUNTEERS, WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO HER. SO THAT WAS FANTASTIC. AND THEN YEAH, CANYON HILLS AND CHINO HILLS, LITTLE LEAGUE'S OPENING DAY. THAT WAS WONDERFUL. AND THEN I THINK SOME OF US MIGHT BE GOING OVER THE BATTLE OF THE BONE FOR GIRLS. SOFTBALL IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET. SO WHEN YOU GUYS ARE ALL DONE, LET'S GO OVER YOU, YOUNG MAN. COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. WOW. WHO IS AN OFFICIAL SHIRT ON? I KNOW HE'S GOT THE CHINO HILLS SHIRT. SO YOU'RE WITH TAB? YES. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE US YOUR WHOLE SONG AND DANCE I GOT YOU. OH, NO. BELIEVE ME, THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP SOON, TOO. IS THIS GOOD? PLEASE, BY ALL MEANS. WHAT'S YOUR NAME AND WHAT DO YOU DO? HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M JONATHAN CHEN. I'M THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF TEEN ADVISORY BOARD. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL TODAY. THANK YOU. WHAT HIGH SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO? I GO TO CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL. OKAY. VERY COOL. AND SO WHY ARE YOU HERE? I'M HERE TO LISTEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, EDUCATE MYSELF ABOUT, LIKE, CITY PROCESSES AND STUFF. ALL RIGHT. DOES THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD OF ANYTHING COMING UP SAY ON THE 21ST? YES. WE GOT A TEEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, THE NEXT GEN SUMMIT, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. AND YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE LOUD. VERY COOL. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. THANKS, BUD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE FOR CLASS BY CHANCE? ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. THIS IS A QUICK MEETING. SO THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO DRAG YOU DOWN. YOU PICKED A GOOD ONE TO COME TO. YEAH, YOU LUCKED OUT. WHAT? HIGH SCHOOL. AND YOUR NAME? I DON'T GO TO HIGH SCHOOL. I GO TO CAL POLY POMONA. I'M A FRESHMAN. I'M HERE FOR MY GOVERNMENT PROJECT. AND WHAT IS YOUR GOVERNMENT PROJECT? ATTEND A PUBLIC MEETING. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO GET FROM IT? WE HAVE TO GET GRADED ON WE HAVE TO MAKE A SUMMARY OF THE WHOLE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. WHO'S YOUR PROFESSOR? IT'S A FULLY ASYNCHRONOUS CLASS, SO I FORGOT HIS NAME. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S RECORDED AND HE CAN'T SEE IT, SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. MAKE UP A NAME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I'M JUST GIVING YOU CRAP. COME UP AFTERWARDS AND HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN SO YOU CAN PROVE YOU WERE HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN WITH THAT, TO TO TOUCH ON WHAT ART SAID. [ 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 KNOW WE'VE LOST SEVEN SERVICE MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT CONFLICT WITH IRAN. SO ONE OF THEM'S A CALIFORNIAN, I THINK, FROM SACRAMENTO, A RESERVIST. SO IN THEIR MEMORY, WE WILL ADJOURN OUR MEETING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.