[00:00:03] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] AT THIS TIME, WE WILL TAKE ROLL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. PERFECT. WITH THAT, I WILL BE LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN INVOCATION FROM FATHER ELMER FROM SAINT PAUL'S. ALL RIGHT. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, FATHER. FATHER AND THE SON, AND OF THE [ INVOCATION: Father Elmer Galiza, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church ] HOLY SPIRIT. GRACIOUS AND LOVING GOD, WE GATHER THIS EVENING IN GRATITUDE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF CHINO HILLS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOM WE ENJOY, THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE SHARE, AND THE NEIGHBORS WHO TRUST US WITH THE CARE OF THIS CITY. WE ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM TO GUIDE THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY STAFF AS THEY CONSIDER THE MATTERS BEFORE THEM. SHOWER THEM THE GRACE OF PATIENCE TO LISTEN, UNDERSTANDING, TO DISCERN AND CLARITY, TO DECIDE WHAT IS JUST AND GOOD FOR ALL RESIDENTS. MAY YOUR SPIRIT INSPIRE EACH OF US HERE WITH COMPASSION AND ACCEPTANCE. STRENGTHEN US TO WORK THROUGH DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT AND A GENUINE DESIRE FOR UNITY. HELP US TO HONOR THE TRUST PLACED IN US, WORKING TOGETHER WITH INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOOD. BLESS THOSE WHO SERVE OUR CITY IN MANY UNSEEN WAYS AND PROTECT ALL WHO CALL CHINO HILLS HOME. BLESS OUR CITY WITH UNITY AND PEACE, AND MAY ALL OUR ACTIONS REFLECT YOUR LOVE, GUIDANCE, AND HOPE FOR THIS COMMUNITY WE CHERISH. GRANT THIS THROUGH CHRIST OUR LORD. AMEN. THANK YOU FATHER. THE FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF A CITY TITLE TO GREG HIGGINS FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AS PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER. [4. PRESENTATION - City Tile to Greg Higgins for his years of service as Parks and Recreation Commissioner from December 12, 2006 to April 17, 2026] GREG, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE? GREG. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT, WE SAY GOODBYE TO ONE OF OUR LONGTIME COMMISSIONERS. GREG HAS SERVED OUR CITY AS A COMMISSIONER FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES. AFTER INITIALLY BEING APPOINTED TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION IN 2006 BY PETER ROGERS. DURING HIS TIME, HE PROVIDED VALUABLE INSIGHT ON COUNTLESS PROJECTS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VA DOG PARK, PINEHURST PARK, LOS SERRANOS PARK, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, VILANO PICKLEBALL COURTS AND THE RELOCATION OF COMMUNITY PARK BACK IN 2007. HE SERVED OUR CITY AS THE CITY LIAISON FOR THE SPORTS COUNCIL AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE MCCOY EQUESTRIAN PLANNING COMMITTEE. HE HAS HELPED ADVOCATE FOR ADVANCING OUR CITY TRAIL SYSTEM AND HAS SUPPORTED THE REVISE OF OUR PARK AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN. GREG SERVED FIVE TERMS AS PARKS AND REC COMMISSIONER AND AS CHAIR AS PARKS AND REC COMMISSIONER, AND IS KNOWN FOR HIS LIGHT HEARTED SENSE OF HUMOR. SMILE. SEE, THERE WE GO AND COLLABORATIVE WORK APPROACH WITH HIS FELLOW COMMISSIONERS. SO WITH THAT, TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO HONOR GREG WITH A CITY TILE. WE DON'T ALWAYS WE DON'T OFTEN HAND THEM OUT. BUT YOU'VE CERTAINLY EARNED IT. SO CONGRATULATIONS AND LOVE TO HAVE ANY WORDS IF YOU LIKE. I COULDN'T COME HERE AND NOT SAY SOMETHING. THERE YOU GO. IN A LIGHTHEARTED WAY. SO THANK YOU. JUST A FEW WORDS. I DID THINK THROUGH IN 1984 MY, MY FIRST WIFE AND I MOVED TO CHINO HILLS FROM A DIFFERENT COMMUNITY AND SETTLED IN AND DECIDED WE WANTED TO START A FAMILY HERE. IT WAS A VERY UNINCORPORATED AREA, SMALL TOWN, BUT IT WAS ALREADY STARTING TO GROW. I REMEMBER THE CANYON CORRAL WITH GREAT, WITH GREAT PLEASURE AND JOY AND OTHER IN THE, THE EARLY BOAT PARADE WHEN IT WOULD COME BY OUR HOUSE ACTUALLY SURPRISED THE HECK OUT OF ME. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS. WE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE. I GOT INVOLVED IN YOUTH SPORTS. THAT LED ME TO EVENTUALLY GETTING ONTO THE BOARD OF CHINO HILLS, AYSO. I BECAME THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER AND SERVED AS REGIONAL COMMISSIONER BACK WHEN I THINK THERE WERE 3000 PLUS KIDS IN THAT PROGRAM. [00:05:05] 3232? YEAH. YEAH. WE STARTED LOSING MEMBERS RIGHT ABOUT THE TIME I TOOK IT OVER, I THINK. SO FROM 2002 TO 2006, I DID THAT. AND AT THAT TIME, MY WIFE VALERIE MOVED DOWN HERE WITH ME AND SAID, ENOUGH OF BEING A COMMISSIONER AND THAT 60 HOUR A WEEK JOB. AND AT THAT TIME, PETER ROGERS HAD BEEN ELECTED TO COUNCIL AND ASKED ME IF I'D BE INTERESTED IN THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. IT WAS DURING THAT TIME, TOO. I HAD GOTTEN EXPOSURE WORKING WITH THE RECREATION STAFF AS A COMMISSIONER BECAUSE I WOULD WORK WITH FIELD ALLOCATIONS, SCHEDULING. I WAS INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING OF THE TRANSITION, THE LAND SWAP, AND THE TRANSITION OF THE OLD COMMUNITY PARK FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY PARK, AND GOT TO PUT IN INPUT ON THAT, WHICH LED EVENTUALLY TO THE BUILDING OF THE SHOPS AS WELL. SO BASICALLY I STARTED I STARTED IN 2006. THERE WERE THREE OF US THAT WERE NEW COMMISSIONERS, MYSELF, MIKE KRIEGER, WHO'S NOW ON THE FIRE BOARD, AND RAMON NOVA, ALONG WITH THE VETERANS RON NADEAU AND BOB GANNON, WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY. I'M SORRY TO HEAR OVER THE 20 YEARS I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK AND SEE CHINO HILLS GROW BE PARKED. I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT ALL THOSE PARKS AND EVERYTHING. I ACTUALLY WROTE ALL THIS DOWN, BUT HE CHECKED THEM ALL OFF. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS, THE BUILDING OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AT THE TIME, INNOVATIONS THAT WE MADE, PUTTING IN ASTROTURF IN THE COMMUNITY PARK AND IN GRAND AVENUE, WHICH LETS US USE THE PARK YEAR ROUND UNINTERRUPTED. SO IT'S IMPROVED. IT'S IMPROVED AVAILABILITY FOR KIDS AND SPORTS GROUPS. IT'S BEEN MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH STUDENT MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION AND WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE EX OFFICIOS. IT'S ALSO BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND SEE EVERYTHING THAT CITY STAFF DOES ON BEHALF OF THIS COMMUNITY. THEY'RE INCREDIBLE WITH WHAT THEY DO. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL IN MY ADVISORY ROLE FROM THAT PARTICULAR. I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 42 YEARS IN CHINO HILLS, THE LAST 20 ON THE COMMISSION. IT'S BEEN A REAL JOY. I LOVE IT. I NEVER WELL, I EVENTUALLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KICKED OFF THE COMMISSION, BUT I WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT CHINO HILLS UNTIL MY WIFE AND I FOUND OUR RETIREMENT HOME. SO WE'VE MOVED TO RIVERSIDE. I'VE STEPPED DOWN. BUT I'M NOT GOING TO COMPLETELY LEAVE CHINO HILLS. I INTEND TO STAY INVOLVED. I LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. AND I'D LIKE TO CLOSE BY THANKING YOU, PETER FOR APPOINTING ME AND FOR THE COMMISSION. FOR THE COUNCIL, FOR SUPPORTING ME FOR ALL THESE YEARS. I'VE TRULY ENJOYED IT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE. THANK YOU. GREG. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE CERTIFICATES FROM OUR COUNTY SUPERVISOR, OUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS, OUR BOTH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, I SHOULD SAY, AND OUR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS. SO, BRIAN, I WANT TO JUMP IN FOR A MINUTE. THIS IS PRETTY MONUMENTAL FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS ELECTED IN DECEMBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER OF OH SIX. AND IMMEDIATELY MY FIRST RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO MAKE SURE WE HAD COMMISSIONERS IN PLACE. HE'S ESSENTIALLY REPLACING MYSELF IN A WAY, BECAUSE I CAME OFF OF PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, AS DID RAY, AS DID CURT HAGMAN. ACTUALLY, A LOT OF US WERE ON. SO IT WAS A PRIME TIME TO BE ON PARKS AND RECREATION BECAUSE OF ALL THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE EXPERIENCED WITH PARKS AND OUR COMMUNITY PARKS AND EVERYTHING, THE TRAILS. SO, GREG, YOU'VE BEEN THERE FOR AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION, WHICH IS I'M IN MY 20TH YEAR NOW, 19.5 YEARS. NEVER. WE RARELY TALKED BECAUSE IT'S MY POINT OF VIEW TO NOT TELL THE COMMISSIONERS HOW TO VOTE, BECAUSE THEY'RE PART OF THE CITIZEN COMMITTEE, OF MAKING DETERMINATIONS ON WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WE DIDN'T TALK ALL THAT OFTEN. WE WOULD COMPARE NOTES OCCASIONALLY, BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T TALK ALL THAT OFTEN BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO INFLUENCE YOUR VOTE AS THE SAME WITH MY. THE OTHER TWO COMMISSIONERS DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB ALL THESE YEARS. JONATHAN WOULD ALWAYS COMPLIMENT YOU TO ME AS TO HOW YOU ESSENTIALLY, IN MANY WAYS HELPED LEAD THE. THE COMMISSION BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE COMING OFF OF AYSO, WHICH WAS OUR LARGEST YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION AT THE TIME. AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE REPRESENTATION WHEN IT COMES TO YOUTH SPORTS. SO YOU DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB, GREG, REALLY, EVERYBODY'S BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP AND HOW YOU JUMPED IN. YOU WOULD ATTEND A LOT OF OUR A LOT OF OUR EVENTS, WHICH WE ENCOURAGE OUR COMMISSIONERS TO DO. AND YOU DID. SO YOU CHECKED ALL THE BOXES WHEN IT CAME TO FULFILLING YOUR ROLE AS A CITY COMMISSIONER FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. NOW I'M GOING THROUGH THE STRESS OF INTERVIEWING NINE INDIVIDUALS THAT APPLIED APPLICATIONS CEASED LAST FRIDAY. [00:10:02] SO NOW WE'RE SCHEDULING. WE HAVE EIGHT OF THE NINE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SO THIS IS NEW TO ME TO INTERVIEW PARKS AND REC COMMISSIONER BECAUSE I'VE NEVER I HAVEN'T DONE IT IN 20 YEARS. WHAT WE WILL, WE'LL DO, BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, GREG, FOR THE FROM THE WHOLE CITY. MAYOR, CAN I JUMP IN REAL FAST TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS, MAYOR. APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I THINK I GOT TO WORK WITH YOU MAYBE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WAS A COMMISSIONER FROM 1994 TO 2006. SO WHEN YOU GOT ON THE COMMISSION, WAS THERE MORE THAN JUST ONE COMMUNITY PARK THAT YOU WERE PART OF? WHAT WAS THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARK LOCATED? THE FIRST COMMUNITY PARK WAS LOCATED BASICALLY HERE. HERE? EXACTLY. ESSENTIALLY, I MEAN THE CORNER. WELL, THERE WAS THE LITTLE POLICE STATION PIECE AND IT WAS ON THAT CORNER. AND THEN ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU. YOUTH SPORTS COUNCIL. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT? WHAT DO YOU THINK, JONATHAN? WELL, I GOT TO KNOW JONATHAN. OKAY. SO IT WAS IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE THE COMMUNITY YOUTH SPORTS COUNCIL, THE COMMUNITY GET TOGETHER, ALL THE GROUPS WOULD GET TOGETHER AND TRY TO HASH IT OUT. EVERYBODY TRIED TO GET MORE FIELD SPACE THAN SOMEONE ELSE AND MORE TIME ALLOCATIONS. BUT IT WAS REALLY A WELL-RUN PROCESS BY THE CITY TO KIND OF BALANCE THINGS OUT. YEAH. WELL, I'M GOING TO SAY BY YOU TWO, BECAUSE BEFORE THE YOUTH SPORTS COUNCIL, THEY USED TO HATE EACH OTHER, ALL THE SPORTS GROUPS. AND ONCE YOU GUYS CAME TOGETHER AS A GROUP. YEAH, I REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD DAYS. YEAH. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK. I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. AND BRIAN, I'M SORRY. NO. NO WORRIES. COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. WE MIGHT AS WELL ALL CHIME IN, RIGHT? IN 2006, WHEN YOU CAME ON BOARD, I WAS ALREADY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND HAD BEEN SINCE 1994. SO WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER REAL QUICK BECAUSE ALL THE COMMISSION MEMBERS, OF COURSE, GET TOGETHER YOU KNOW, AND YOU ARE ALWAYS INVOLVED AND HEARD NOTHING BUT THE BEST THINGS ABOUT YOU. AND PETER HAD ACTUALLY PICKED SOMEBODY REALLY, REALLY GOOD. AND HERE TIME YOU STOOD THE STAND, THE TEST OF TIME. WE HATE TO SEE YOU MOVE OUT OF THE CITY, BUT YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO DO THAT. THINGS, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO TO DOWNSIZE IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, ISN'T IT, WHEN YOU RETIRE BECAUSE THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S NO, EVERYTHING THAT COMES UP FOR SALE THAT'S SMALLER IS ALREADY GONE. YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS. YEAH. AND SINGLE STORY. FORGET THAT. FORGET ABOUT THAT. YEAH. BUT AT ANY RATE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW CAREER, WHATEVER THAT HAPPENS TO BE. I'M SURE WITHIN SIX MONTHS YOU'LL PROBABLY BE GETTING INVOLVED IN VOLUNTEER FOR SOMETHING OUT THERE. AND THE CITIES ALWAYS NEED VOLUNTEERS BECAUSE THAT'S THE BACKBONE OF WHAT KEEPS OUR COMMUNITIES VITAL IS THE VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU AT ALL OF THE CITY EVENTS THAT YOU'VE ATTENDED. SO GOD BLESS YOU AND HAPPY RETIREMENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER MIRANDA. GREG, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO GET TO KNOW YOU. AND I THINK MAYOR JOE'S THAT GREG SHOULD GET A LIFETIME EXEMPTION TO THE MAYOR'S CHRISTMAS PARTY. WE LOVE HAVING YOU GUYS THERE. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE LEAVING US, WE STILL HAVE THE HIGGINS LEADERSHIP WITH YOUR WONDERFUL DAUGHTER WHO WORKS FOR THE CITY. A SHINING STAR. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR JUST COUNTLESS DEVOTION TO THIS COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THAT CHANNEL HILLS WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN YOUR HEART. AND I WISH YOU A REALLY GREAT ADVENTURE ON YOUR NEW CHAPTER. THANK YOU. GREG. JONATHAN. YOU SHOULD I WILL ONLY SAY THIS FIVE TIMES AS CHAIR. EVERY TIME HE CAME IN AS CHAIR, HE WOULD SAY, IT'S TIME FOR THE REIGN OF TERROR. SO WITH THAT MAYOR, LET'S CLOSE THE BOOK ON THE REIGN OF TERROR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO PROCLAIMING APRIL AS DONATE LIFE MONTH. [5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming April as Donate Life Month] ORGAN TISSUE, BLOOD MARROW OR BLOOD MARROW, BLOOD MARROW, THE RIGHT WORD. BONE MARROW. BONE MARROW. SORRY. IT SAYS BLOOD MARROW ORGAN TISSUE, BONE MARROW AND BLOOD DONATIONS ARE LIFE GIVING ACTS RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE AS EXPRESSIONS OF COMPASSION TO THOSE IN NEED. MILLIONS OF LIVES EACH YEAR ARE SAVED AND HEALED BY THESE TYPES OF DONATIONS. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS CAN SIGN UP WITH DONATE LIFE CALIFORNIA DONOR REGISTRY WHEN APPLYING OR RENEWING YOUR CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ID THROUGH THE DMV. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, WE ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT DONATE LIFE BY CONSIDERING BECOMING A REGISTERED DONOR AND DO HEREBY DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL AS. DONATE LIFE MONTH AND TO ACCEPT THAT OUR. TO ACCEPT OUR PROCLAMATION IS ONE LEGACY AMBASSADOR ROBERT RALSTON. [00:15:08] SO, ROBERT, COME ON UP. THANK YOU. OKAY. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF NOTES HERE. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR, I THINK THIS IS 13 YEARS NOW, 15 YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN ACCEPTING THE PROCLAMATION EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAYOR JONES, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS BECOME FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS. AND IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS SMILING FACES. TONIGHT'S JUST ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS TO THE NEED FOR ORGAN DONATION. ORGAN EYE AND TISSUE DONATION. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO GIVE YOU A VISUAL ON HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS RIGHT NOW. TODAY, THERE ARE STATISTICALLY 103,000 PEOPLE ON THE TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST WAITING FOR THE PHONE TO RING FOR A LIFE SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANT. THE PHONE RANG FOR ME 14 YEARS AGO. I WAS ON THAT TRANSPLANT WAITING LIST FOR THREE YEARS, JUST PRAYING THE PHONE WAS GOING TO RING, GETTING SICKER AND SICKER EVERY DAY. IT FINALLY DID RING FOR ME AND I GOT THE GIFT OF LIFE. AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THE MIRACLES OF MODERN MEDICINE. AND A MAN FROM TENNESSEE AND HIS DONOR FAMILY. I GOT A SECOND CHANCE. SO THE VISUAL IS 2028. OLYMPICS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. THE LOS ANGELES COLISEUM WAS BUILT IN LIKE 1936 TO HOUSE THE FIRST OLYMPICS THAT WERE IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME. IF YOU IMAGINE THE LOS ANGELES COLISEUM HOLDS OVER 100,000 PEOPLE WHEN THE OLYMPICS COME TO TOWN, THAT OPENING DAY CEREMONY, THAT CLOSING CEREMONY, AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE OLYMPICS. THAT PLACE WOULD BE PACKED. AND IF YOU CAN IMAGINE 100,000 PEOPLE, THAT'S HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR THE PHONE TO RING. RIGHT NOW. THERE'S ABOUT 23,000 PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA WAITING FOR THE PHONE TO RING. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PHONE WON'T RING FOR 17 PEOPLE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, 17 PEOPLE WILL RUN OUT OF TIME. ON A BRIGHTER NOTE. AFTER WAITING FOR THREE YEARS FOR MY OWN TRANSPLANT TO HAPPEN. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, IN 2025 IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THIS IS JUST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, USC, UCLA, KECK HOSPITAL, LOMA LINDA. RIGHT HERE IN OUR AREA, WE HAVE 1949 LIFE SAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS. WE ALSO HAD 1585 CORNEA TRANSPLANTS. OVER 1500 PEOPLE THAT WERE BLIND GOT THEIR SIGHT BACK IN 2025. ALL THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE 99% OF THE DONORS COME FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. AND THE PINK DOT ON YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PINK DOT, PLEASE CONSIDER IT. THIS IS ALL ABOUT RAISING AWARENESS FOR THAT NEED. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THE THE REASON I BECAME AN AMBASSADOR IS TO MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE GET LUCKY LIKE MYSELF. ONLY 50% OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING CARS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE THAT PINK DOT ON THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE. DO YOU THINK MOST EVERYBODY WOULD? BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY THINK, OH, THEY WON'T TRY TO SAVE ME, WHICH IS THE FURTHEST THING FROM THE TRUTH. BECAUSE IF IF YOU ARE IN A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP YOU ALIVE OR YOUR ORGANS ARE NOT USABLE. THEY HAVE TO KEEP A CONSTANT OXYGEN SUPPLY GOING TO YOUR ORGANS OR YOUR, YOUR ORGANS AREN'T USABLE. SO THEY HAVE TO SAVE YOU FOR YOU TO BE AN ORGAN DONOR. AND THEN YOU CAN ONLY BE AN ORGAN DONOR IF TWO DOCTORS, SEPARATE DOCTORS DECIDE THAT YOU HAVE A NONFUNCTIONING BRAINSTEM, YOU'RE BRAIN DEAD AND THERE'S NO COMING BACK FROM IT. SO THAT'S HOW THAT'S WHERE THE DONORS COME FROM. AND SO IF YOU IF YOU'RE NOT A DONOR AND YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A DONOR, OR IF YOU WOULD PLEASE THINK ABOUT BECOMING A DONOR THAT PINK DOT, WE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD JUST A LITTLE BIT. ONE PINK DOT AS A TIME AT A TIME. THIS PROCLAMATION WILL BE PROUDLY DISPLAYED AT THE RUN WALK AT ZOO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. ON APRIL 25TH. SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH. THERE'S USUALLY BETWEEN 5 AND 15,000 PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP FOR THIS RUN WALK. IT'S A FIVE K RUN WALK. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF GOOD FOOD, LIVE MUSIC GAMES. [00:20:07] IT'S A, IT'S A REALLY POSITIVE EVENT. THERE'S, THERE'S ALWAYS SOME SORT OF LIVE MUSIC BY SOMEBODY. SEMI-FAMOUS. THERE WAS A BOY BAND THERE LAST YEAR AND I'M NOT REALLY A BOY BAND FAN, BUT EVERYBODY WAS GOING, OH MY GOD, THEY'RE HERE. OH, THAT'S SO ANYWAYS IT'S IT'S REALLY A BIG DEAL EVERY YEAR. AND THIS WILL BE PROUDLY ON DISPLAY AT THE AT THE RUN WALK AND THE REMEMBRANCE GARDEN. MAYORS LIKE BRIAN COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT DO A PROCLAMATION ARE HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS AND SAVING LIVES BY DOING THIS. AND THEY'RE ALL ON DISPLAY AT THE RUN WALK ALONG WITH REMEMBRANCE GARDENER OF THE DONORS, THE PEOPLE THAT CROSSED OVER AND SAVED UP TO EIGHT LIVES. ONE PERSON WITH THAT PINK DOT CAN SAVE UP TO EIGHT LIVES. SO PLEASE CONSIDER GETTING THAT PINK DOT. AND GOD BLESS YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ROB. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED AT OUR FIRE STATIONS, THANKS TO OUR FIRE BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT, THEY FLY A FLAG TO ALSO PROMOTE THIS. SO IF YOU'RE DRIVING PAST ONE OF THEM, LOOK UP. YOU'LL SEE IT. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING ON TO RECOGNITION OF TOWNSEND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. [6. PRESENTATION - Recognition of Townsend Junior High School, Canyon Hills Junior High School, and Chino Hills High School as 2026 California Distinguished Schools] CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AS 2026 CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. WE WILL HAVE UP PRINCIPAL MIKE CLOKE DAVID REES AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL LISA LEE. PLEASE COME UP. AND I'M BIASED BECAUSE MY BOTH OF MY KIDS GO TO ONE OF THESE OR GO TO TWO SCHOOLS, I SHOULD SAY ONE AT TOWNSEND AND ONE AT CHINO HILLS HIGH. SO GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. OUR AMAZING SCHOOLS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND AS A CITY, WE TAKE PRIDE IN RECOGNIZING THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS. AND THIS YEAR, THREE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. AND AS I SAID, TOWNSEND AND CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGHS AND CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL. THE CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS RECOGNITION PROGRAM RECOGNIZES EXEMPLARY INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. AND THIS. THIS YEAR'S AWARD CATEGORIES WERE EXEMPLARY HIGH ACHIEVERS, ACHIEVEMENT GAP CLOSERS, AND BEACONS OF OPPORTUNITY. SO IN ADDITION TO CONSIDERING GRADUATION RATES AND OVERALL COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, THESE THREE SCHOOLS CHECKED OFF ALL OF THOSE BOXES, EARNING THIS WELL-DESERVED DISTINGUISHED TITLE. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU AND TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, TO SPEAK. AND I KNOW MR. CLOAK'S GOT A LITTLE HITCH IN HIS GIDDY UP, BUT WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. YOU KNOW ALL THREE OF YOU JUST MAYBE TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OR HOW IT WENT. WELL, ON BEHALF OF CANYON HILLS, THANK YOU TO CHINO HILLS FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. AND IT'S DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT. AND SO IT'S GREAT RECOGNITION FOR US AS A SCHOOL. AND IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO OUR TEACHERS OUR FAMILIES, OUR STAFFS AND HOW HARD THAT THEY WORK. AND ALSO WITH THE SUPPORT OF CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND I'VE GOT ACTUALLY STUDENTS RIGHT THERE FROM CANYON HILLS WITH IT. SO AWESOME. SO WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DISTRICT AND SUPERINTENDENT DOCTOR ENFIELD, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. CLARK. WELL, DJ SAID IT WELL FOR US ALL. DJ AND I ARE COMPETITORS. WE GO TO. WE ARE PRINCIPALS OF THE RIVAL JUNIOR HIGHS, BUT WE COLLABORATE WELL TOGETHER. WE CALL EACH OTHER AND WE WORK TOGETHER RUN IDEAS ACROSS EACH OTHER. AND WE TRY TO HELP CHALLENGE EACH OTHER TO WORK FOR OUR STUDENTS. AND THEN I PASS MINE ON TO CHINO HILLS, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN FOR OUR STUDENTS. ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT. SO WE'LL CONTINUE DOING THE BEST JOB THAT WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING FOR OUR STUDENTS. GOOD JOB. MAYOR. JOSE, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUESTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND BEING HERE TO ENJOY THIS WITH US. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL. [00:25:01] I AM SO VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT THEM TONIGHT. FOR OUR PRINCIPAL DOCTOR, RANDALL BONE CHRISTIANE THIS IS A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND IT'S WITH THE EFFORT OF STAFF, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY, EVERYONE IS INVOLVED. AND AS A MOM, I'M A MOM OF THREE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. I AM SO EXCITED FOR OUR SCHOOL. I KNOW HOW HARD AND HOW DEDICATED EVERYONE IS. I SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES OF CHINO, CHINO HILLS HIGH FAMILIES HERE. I NEVER MAKE THAT MISTAKE, BUT THAT'S OKAY. WE LOVE CHINO HIGH TOO. THEY ARE AWESOME. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS IS JUST SUCH AN HONOR TO HAVE THIS AWARD. AND WE LOVE YOU GUYS TOO, BECAUSE YOU BRING US GREAT KIDS. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. OH, MR. CLARK, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS. YOU'RE GOING TO HOLD FOR BOTH. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE CENTER. THANK YOU. SO WHAT'S THE OTHER GUY LOOK LIKE? HOW'S THE OTHER GUY LOOKING? I WISH I HAD A GOOD STORY. SORRY. THANK YOU ALL. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. SEE YOU LATER. THANK YOU. WE GOTTA GET SOME EXTRA. YEAH. THAT'S ALL I'M HERE FOR. THANK YOU. SEE, STEVEN DOESN'T GET ONE. THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. [7. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of April 19-25, 2026, as National Volunteer Week] HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS GO BEYOND THEIR PAID EMPLOYMENT AND DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES TO CONTRIBUTE SERVICE, TALENT AND COUNTLESS HOURS TO OUR COMMUNITY. WITHOUT A DOUBT, OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. SO, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR ALL OF THOSE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS BY PROCLAIMING APRIL 19TH THROUGH THE 25TH AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK AND TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE LONG TIME VOLUNTEERS, GEORGE AND JANE DEFRANK. SO PLEASE. LET'S KEEP THE SPEECH TO FIVE MINUTES, OKAY? NO, I DON'T THINK. PLEASE. OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. YEAH. GEORGE IS SHY, SO I'M SPEAKING FOR BOTH OF US. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE HONOR OF ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION. ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILLINGLY GIVE THEIR TIME TO VOLUNTEER FOR OUR CITY AND MANY OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS. GEORGE AND I ARE TRULY HUMBLED AND DEEPLY MOVED TO BE RECOGNIZED AMONG SUCH A DEDICATED GROUP OF PEOPLE. WE LIVE IN. WE'VE LIVED IN CHINO HILLS FOR 43 YEARS. ONCE WE RETIRED, WE SIMPLY WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO WHAT WE CONSIDER A VERY GREAT CITY. HOWEVER, THROUGH THIS JOURNEY, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT THE TRUE REWARD ISN'T JUST THE PROCLAMATION, BUT THE SMILES OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE AND THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORTIVE TEAMS THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH. WE SHARE THIS AWARD WITH ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO WORK TIRELESSLY FOR OUR CITY. VOLUNTEERING MATTERS BECAUSE IT CONNECTS THE COMMUNITY MAKES A LASTING IMPACT ON THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. WE ARE PROUD TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE TOGETHER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. I. CALL STAR. GOLD STAR. THANK YOU. WHY? DON'T YOU KEEP ON HEARING? THANK YOU. GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN OUR LAST PROCLAMATION FOR THIS [8. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming April as Arts, Culture and Creativity Month] EVENING. WE ARE PROCLAIMING APRIL AS ARTS CULTURE AND CREATIVITY MONTH, THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CELEBRATES THE ROLE OF ARTS AND THE THE ROLE THAT ARTS AND [00:30:04] CULTURE PLAY IN OUR DAILY LIVES, AMPLIFYING THE NEEDS FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND HIGHLIGHTING THE POWER OF THE ARTS TO CHANGE OUR LIVES FOR THE BETTER. ARTS AND CULTURE SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF STUDENTS, PROVIDE KEY JOB SKILLS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BRING JOY TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO AS A RESULT, WE RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR LOCAL ARTISTS THROUGH THEIR IMPACTS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE AND WELL-BEING AND TO ACCEPT. THIS PROCLAMATION IS A MEMBER OF OUR CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ARTS COMMITTEE. MR. GLENN ANDERSON. I WANT TO TAKE THE SHORTCUT. OH. COME ON. OH, FINE. CAN YOU GO AROUND, DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. YOU'RE THE ONE GETTING THE PROCLAMATION, SO PLEASE SPEAK. NO, I MEAN, JUST YOU ALL REALIZE HOW BLESSED WE ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE'VE GOT FANTASTIC PEOPLE. ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN HAPPEN IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I, LIKE EVERYONE IN THE ROOM, HAVE LIVED HERE A VERY LONG TIME. I KNOW YOU ALL PERSONALLY, EITHER FROM CHURCH OR OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO. BUT AS FAR AS THE OVERALL COMMUNITY, THE GREATEST THING THAT WE FEEL THAT WE'RE DOING NOW THROUGH THE FOUNDATION, UNDER THE BANNER OF THE FOUNDATION, IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND THAT'S ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO, EITHER THROUGH THE CHARTS SYSTEM WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE CONCERT SERIES, WE BRING OUT ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ACTS AND DIFFERENT GROUPS FOR THE CONCERT SERIES, WHICH SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. AND ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THAT WE FEEL IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN THE DOWNTOWN ART GALLERY, WHICH BRINGS IN LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EVERY WEEK FROM IN THE COMMUNITY AND CROSS-POLLINATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T NECESSARILY INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER A LOT. WE'VE BEEN VERY BLESSED NOW TO HAVE THAT INTERACTION. AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL TO SEE. AND THAT GOES ALL THE WAY FROM WE'RE CURRENTLY RUNNING A CHILDREN'S ART SHOW WITH, YOU KNOW, KIDS ARTISTS FROM AGE 4 TO 14 THAT ARE PHENOMENAL. AND WHEN THEY GET THEIR PICTURES ON THE WALL AND THEY BRING IN THEIR FAMILIES AND THEY SEE THAT IT JUST STIMULATES A WHOLE COMMUNITY, AND THESE KIDS GO INTO THE ARTS FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE. SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED WITH THAT. IT'S A BLESSING. AND I WOULD HAVE TO SAY IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. I'M GLAD TO GET THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PEOPLE, BUT ALL THE ARTISTS AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORT THE ARTS, OF WHICH THERE'S MANY. AND EVERY SINGLE PERSON HERE AT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SUPPORTS THE ART, WHETHER IT'S YOUR CHILDREN DOING MUSIC OR ART OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE, ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND IT'S A COOPERATIVE EFFORT. BUT WE'RE BLESSED AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIKE 124 ARTISTS THERE NOW, ALL OUT OF THE COMMUNITY. NONE OF THEM KNEW EACH OTHER BEFORE. MOST OF THESE ARTISTS HAVE, YOU KNOW, 20 OR 30 CANVASES IN THEIR GARAGE THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO SHOW AND SELL. AND I MEAN, IT'S A TREMENDOUS STIMULANT FOR AN ARTISTIC THING. AND THE GOOD THING IS IT BRINGS IN PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITIES, OTHER CITIES IN THE CHINO VALLEY COME TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. THEY WANT, YOU KNOW, TO DO THAT SORT OF THING WITH THEIR GALLERIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO IT'S JUST A BLESSING. SO AGAIN, I THANK EVERYBODY HERE. I THANK THE FOUNDATION PRIMARILY, AGAIN, THE SHOPS. DARRELL GOODMAN, WHO'S ON THE FOUNDATION BOARD WITH US, HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE, BUT EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AND I APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU GLENN. ALL RIGHT. COME ON. COME OVER HERE. HEY, GLENN. HEY, BROTHER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS, JOHN. NEXT WE HAVE THE PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT. [ PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT] GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY, THE CITY WILL HOST A VOLUNTEER TREE PLANTING EVENT ON APRIL 25TH STARTING AT 8 A.M. AT MORNINGSIDE PARK. VOLUNTEERS CAN HELP PLANT ABOUT 150 TREES AND ARE INVITED TO DROP IN THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. LIMITED EQUIPMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND VOLUNTEERS WHO OWN SHOVELS ARE ASKED TO BRING THEIR OWN. ALSO IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY ON APRIL 22ND, THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE TRACER RANCH PROPERTY LOCATED ON GRAND AVENUE BETWEEN CHINO HILLS AND DIAMOND BAR. VISITORS CAN ENJOY A SELF-GUIDED THREE MILE HIKE THROUGH THE PROPERTY, STARTING FROM GRAND AVENUE PARK IN CHINO HILLS, ANYTIME FROM 9 A.M. TO NOON. EVERYONE MUST SIGN IN AT THE PARK AND RECEIVE A WRISTBAND, AND MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ONLINE@TRACER.ORG. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU NICOLE. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT THEN WITH THAT WE'LL BE AND SEEING IF WE HAD ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THAT NEEDS TO BE ANNOUNCED. [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN THIS EVENING, MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. [9. 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, [00:35:07] EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS WHICH MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE HEARINGS. THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. MADAM CITY CLERK MAYOR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT THEN, WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. [ 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 ANNOUNCEMENT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CONFLICTS? NONE. OKAY. WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. [ CONSENT CALENDAR (11 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.] MAYOR, IF I COULD JUST MAKE ONE QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. YES, MA'AM. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS BEING PULLED OFF THE AGENDA OFF CALENDAR. ALL RIGHT, SO THEN WITH THAT, WE HAVE ITEMS FOUR THROUGH 14, ITEM 16, 17, 18, 19 AND 20. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THEM? 19. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM 19. OKAY WITH THAT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO MOVE THE REMAINDER? WE HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT THEN WITH THAT ITEM 19. [19. Transfer $107,888 in Measure I Fund from Street Improvements Program FY 2024-25 Project (ST25003) to Street Improvements Program FY 2025-26 Project (ST26005); award contract to Gentry Brothers, Inc., in amount of $1,588,775 for Street Improvements Program FY 2025-26 Project for certain streets within following residential areas: Torrey Pines, Eastridge, Pinehurst, Griffin Butterfield Ranch, Overland Heights and South Trail; and authorize City Manager, at his discretion, to approve cumulative change orders up to ten percent ($158,877.50) of awarded contract amount] TRANSFER 102 107,888 AND MEASURE I FUNDS FROM STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IF I COULD. MEASURE I WHAT WHAT IS THAT, DANIEL? CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT IS? MEASURE I MEASURE I IS DERIVED FROM A SALES TAX FROM THE COUNTY, FROM THAT I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT PERCENTAGE, BUT THE CITY ITSELF GETS ABOUT $2 MILLION EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT WE PUT BACK INTO OUR PROGRAMS FOR IMPROVING OUR ROADS. IT'S ONE HALF SALES TAX AND I GUESS A LOT OF TIMES THEY BOND. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY DO A BOND TODAY IT MIGHT GET PAID WITHIN THE NEXT 20 YEARS. SO I UNDERSTAND THIS MIGHT BE ON THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. AND IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF GOOD WORK HERE IN CHINO HILLS WITH THE HALF CENT SALES TAX GENERATING $2 MILLION. SO THANK YOU. KEEP IT UP. AND THIS MONEY ACTUALLY IS JUST LEFT OVER MONEY CORRECT. FROM A YEAR BEFORE. THAT'S CORRECT. WE ARE TRANSFERRING LEFTOVER MONEY FROM LAST YEAR'S PROJECT AND APPLYING IT TO THIS YEAR'S PROJECT. GOOD JOB BUDDY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WELL, AND I THINK TO RAY'S POINT, THIS IS MONEY THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ALREADY PAID THROUGH SALES TAX. SO THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY COMING BACK. SO IT'S NICE TO SEE IT PUT TO USE. SO CAN I TAKE THAT AS A MOTION? YES, SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND I'LL SECOND. PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 21. RECEIVE AND FILE A REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF SENATE BILL 707 BY SENATOR DURAZZO TO AMEND [21. Receive and file report on impact of Senate Bill (SB) 707 Durazo; alternatively, direct staff on suggested changes; amend Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual to update Section 1.4 Guidelines for all Public Meetings to change title of policy, to add subsection 2.5 defining disruption of meeting, 4.1.6 related to restrictions on timed public comments at City Council meetings, add new subsection 7 regarding actions to be taken in response to disruptions of meetings, and amend various subsections to include provisions for remote attendance; add new Section 1.5 Disruption Policy; and renumber Sections 1.5 through 1.12 to accommodate these changes; adopt resolution adopting Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") Reasonable Accommodations Policy for all meetings of City Legislative Bodies, repealing Resolution No. 2023R-022, and finding exemption from California Environmental Quality Act, to include additional types of accommodations that can be made available, and to update and clarify related procedures] ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, MANUAL AND ADOPT RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY. MADAM CITY CLERK OKAY. BEFORE I BEGIN MY PRESENTATION, I DO WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT THE POLICY SECTION 1.4 HAD A CHANGE TO IT. WE REMOVED THE RED LINE FROM THE SCIENCE PORTION BECAUSE THAT WAS ALREADY A PART OF THE POLICY, AND IT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED ON THE DAIS AND IN THE PUBLIC BOOK. THANK YOU MA'AM. SB 707 WAS SIGNED INTO LAW ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2025, AND ITS PURPOSE WAS TO MODERNIZE THE BROWN ACT AND EXPAND. EXPAND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE LAW APPLIES TO CITIES LIKE CHINO HILLS, AS IT INCLUDES CITY COUNCILS IN JURISDICTIONS WITH POPULATIONS OVER 30,000 DEFINED AS ELIGIBLE LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT. THE CITY MUST NOW OFFER REMOTE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND LIVE STREAM COUNCIL MEETINGS. WE ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO ADOPT A DISRUPTION POLICY OUTLINING PROCEDURES FOR TECHNICAL FAILURES FAILURES, INCLUDING PAUSING THE MEETING FOR UP TO ONE HOUR TO RESTORE SERVICE AND DETERMINING WHETHER TO RESUME IF SERVICE IS NOT RESTORED. THE LAW ALSO INTRODUCES NEW TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS. WHILE NO LANGUAGE IN CHINO HILLS CURRENTLY MEETS THE STATE THRESHOLDS, THE CITY PLANS TO PROACTIVELY TRANSLATE AGENDAS INTO SPANISH, CHINESE AND TAGALOG AND DISPLAY THEM ELECTRONICALLY AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. A PUBLIC POSTING SPACE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED FOR COMMUNITY SUBMITTED TRANSLATIONS, WHICH WILL NOT BE REVIEWED OR ENDORSED BY THE CITY. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. MANY ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. INCLUDE ENHANCED AGENDA ACCESS, A DEDICATED MEETINGS WEBPAGE, EXPANDED OUTREACH AND TRANSLATION SUPPORT. THE PREVIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA RESTRICTIONS SUNSET DATE HAS ALSO BEEN REMOVED. NONTRADITIONAL TELECONFERENCING RULES HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE PROCLAIMED STATE OR LOCAL EMERGENCIES. IT EXPANDS THE JUST CAUSE PROVISION TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED FAMILY MEMBERS, AND MILITARY SERVICE OBLIGATIONS. A QUORUM MUST STILL PARTICIPATE FROM A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION, AND USE IS LIMITED TO FIVE MEETINGS PER YEAR PER MEMBER FOR COUNCILS THAT MEET TWICE MONTHLY, [00:40:05] WHICH IS IN OUR CASE. FINALLY, ADA ACCOMMODATIONS NOW ALLOW MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE VIA AUDIO VISUAL, UNLESS THE DISABILITY REQUIRES AUDIO ONLY WITHOUT MEETING LIMITS. WITH THOSE MEMBERS COUNTING TOWARDS THE QUORUM. STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT, APPROVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY UPDATES, ADOPT THE DISRUPTION POLICY AND ADOPT BY RESOLUTION AND REVISE ADA REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS POLICY. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM MY COLLEAGUES? SEEING AND HEARING NONE. THEN I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ADOPTING THESE NEW CHANGES. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES, FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. WITH THAT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM 22. [22. 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] ARE WE OR OUR BIWEEKLY REVIEW AND FILE UPDATE TO THE CITY HALL FIRE EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CODE 22050. I WILL KEEP IT QUICK. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO CONTINUE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION RELATED TO THE JUNE 23RD FIRE, KNOWN AS THE CITY HALL FIRE. WE ARE IN THE FINAL PHASE OF RECONSTRUCTION, WHICH INCLUDES REPLACING A CABINETRY AND GLASS WORK. THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS ADVISED WE CONTINUE THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF THE WORK, TOTAL REMEDIATION AND RECONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.4 MILLION, AND THE CITY'S NON REIMBURSABLE PORTION IS ESTIMATED AT 52,000. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. I THINK THIS IS YOUR FIRST ITEM AS CITY MANAGER. RIGHT? IT IS. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THE FIRE EMERGENCY. I GOT YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. SEEING AND HEARING NONE. I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS. MOTION PASSES, FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAVE ITEM 23. [23. Adopt resolution approving amendment to Master Schedule of Fees, Fines and Penalties, adding new subsidized building permit fees for voluntary home hardening projects and determining adoption of these fees is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE AND FINES AND PENALTIES. SO NICK. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. LAST YEAR, CAL FIRE RELEASED UPDATED FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAPS, WHICH NOW PLACE OVER 80% OF THE CITY INTO SOME LEVEL OF FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE. THESE NEW FIRE HAZARD DESIGNATIONS, ALONG WITH LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EATON AND PALISADE FIRES A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THAT, HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF INCORPORATING EFFECTIVE WILDFIRE PREVENTION MEASURES INTO PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, MANY HOMES IN THESE NEWLY DESIGNATED AREAS HAVE BEEN NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY SUBSTANTIAL HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE INCREASES, AND AS A RESULT, THERE IS A RENEWED INTEREST FROM THE PUBLIC IN PERFORMING VOLUNTARY CONSTRUCTION OF HOME HARDENING MEASURES IN THE CITY. IN THE INTEREST OF PROMOTING THESE VOLUNTARY HOME HARDENING UPGRADES. STAFF IS PROPOSING TWO NEW BUILDING PERMIT TYPES WITH SUBSIDIZED FEES. THE PROPOSED FEE FOR A MISCELLANEOUS NONSTRUCTURAL HOME HARDENING PERMIT WOULD BE $134, WHICH INCLUDES A 50% SUBSIDY AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING COMBUSTIBLE FENCE MATERIALS WITH NONCOMBUSTIBLE BLOCK WALL WOULD BE $404, WHICH IS ALSO SET AT A 50% SUBSIDY. ADDITIONALLY, WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENTS AND REROOF PROJECTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE NEW WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE IF LOCATED IN A FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE, AND FEES FOR THESE PROJECT TYPES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH A 25% SUBSIDY THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY. I SHOULD NOTE THAT MINOR HOME HARDENING PROJECTS SUCH AS INSTALLING BIRD STOPS, FIRE, CAULKING, WEATHER STRIPPING, FLASHING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS DO NOT REQUIRE BUILDING PERMITS. SO THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS, VICE MAYOR? THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU MAYOR. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE DOING THIS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU SAID 80% OF THE CITY IS EITHER HIGH OR VERY HIGH ON THE FIRE MAPS. ARE WE LOOKING AT A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GENERATING AT A 50%. IS THAT A SMALL NUMBER OR A BIG NUMBER? I IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE A RELATIVELY SMALL IMPACT TO THE BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE JUST THE OVERALL COST OF THE PERMITTING AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH WE EXPECT TO SEE THOSE THINGS AS MORE PEOPLE WANT TO PURSUE THESE. WE'LL SEE A PHASE IN OVER TIME, BUT I DON'T SEE LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A RUSH OF PERMITS AND IT'LL BE A, A BIG EXPENSE THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE TO BEAR ON. [00:45:01] WE'RE, WE'RE PROPOSING THE SUBSIDY TO HELP ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO AHEAD AND START THOSE THINGS TODAY. I THINK THE COST OF GOODS RIGHT NOW WITH TARIFFS AND WHATEVER IT'S PRETTY EXPENSIVE. AND I THINK EVEN THESE THINGS ARE GOING TO COST MONEY, NEW WINDOWS, WHATEVER. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE DO IT JUST BECAUSE OF THEIR FIRE INSURANCE AND THE POTENTIAL OF FIRES IN THE AREA. I, I WOULD SAY MAYBE THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IF WE WERE JUST MAYBE NOT TO CHARGE ANYTHING, BUT JUST ALLOW SOMEBODY TO, TO MOVE FORWARD ON THESE PROJECTS. I THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE INCENTIVES FOR PEOPLE TO DO THIS, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF ALL THE OPEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE AND THE STATE PARK THAT'S IN OUR BACKYARD. SO, I MEAN, THAT'S JUST MY $0.02. I IF WE COULD, IF THAT'S FEASIBLE. SO JUST MY COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC HEARING. YES. THANK YOU. OH YEAH. SORRY. ALL RIGHT. OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. SORRY. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. SECOND. SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES, FOUR ONE. MARQUEZ VOTING NO. OKAY. AND THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 24, ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO AGREE TO AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLDAN [24. Adopt resolution approving Amendment No.1 to Agreement No. A2024-175 with Willdan Energy Solutions, increasing total not-to-exceed amount to $7,253,806 for design and construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for City Yard Energy Project and making certain findings including project is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act; authorize City Manager to execute related documents on behalf of City; and appropriate $2,368,354.50 from Water Utility Fund, $789,451.50 from Wastewater Utility Fund, and transfer $100,000 in General Fund from Library Bathroom Rehabilitation Project (PF23007) to City Yard Energy Project (PF25001)] ENERGY SOLUTIONS. PRESENTATION TO BE GIVEN BY. GOOD EVENING. HELLO THERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ AND COUNCIL. THIS EVENING, I'M HERE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR EXISTING AGREEMENT WITH WILLDAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY YARD ENERGY PROJECT. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ADD FLEET ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE OVERALL PROJECT SCOPE. NOW, DURING THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE CITY YARD ENERGY PROJECT, WE INCLUDED EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. AT THAT TIME, WE MADE THE DECISION TO DEFER THAT COMPONENT BECAUSE THE FULL IMPACT OF THE EV PHASE-IN MANDATE ON LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES WAS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR. SINCE MAKING THAT DECISION, THE STATE HAS NOT BACKED OFF MUCH FROM ITS AGGRESSIVE PHASE IN PLAN. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT IMPACT FOR THE CITY IS THAT BY 2030, 100% OF OUR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY FLEET PURCHASES WILL NEED TO BE ELECTRIC. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ALREADY REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT 50% OF NEW MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY, HEAVY DUTY FLEET VEHICLE PURCHASE ARE EV. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REMAIN COMPLIANT TO DATE. HOWEVER, WITH OUR CURRENT EV FLEET MIX AND NEAR-TERM GROWTH, WE'VE NOW EXCEEDED THE AVAILABLE ELECTRICAL CAPACITY THAT THE CITY YARD'S INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT. SO, TO SUPPORT BOTH OUR CURRENT NEEDS AND ANTICIPATED FLEET EV GROWTH, WE'RE NOW RECOMMENDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY YARD ENERGY PROJECT TO INCLUDE THE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENT TO HELP ENSURE WE MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IN THIS PROCESS, WE ALSO RELEASED AN RFP FOR CONSULTANT SUPPORT TO DEVELOP OUR FLEET EV TRANSITION PLAN. WILLDAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS WAS SELECTED THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WELL. THEY CONDUCTED A THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS OF OUR FLEET, WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF TO UNDERSTAND VEHICLE USAGE AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS, AND USE THAT INFORMATION TO BUILD A LONG TERM REPLACEMENT STRATEGY THAT ALIGNS WITH THE STATE EV MANDATES, WHILE REMAINING PRACTICAL FOR OUR OPERATIONS. USING THAT VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN, WE DEVELOPED OUR LONG TERM CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN. IT INCLUDES THE NECESSARY SEPARATELY METERED ELECTRICAL SERVICE UPGRADES AND UNDERGROUND BUILD OUTS TO SUPPORT OUR FUTURE CHARGING NEEDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS. AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE BEING DELIBERATE ABOUT HOW WE IMPLEMENT IT. WE'RE ONLY INSTALLING THE CHARGING STATIONS NEEDED FOR OUR IMMEDIATE DEMAND SO WE DON'T OVERCOMMIT. THIS APPROACH GIVES US FLEXIBILITY IN CASE THERE ARE ANY LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE TIMELINES, ALTHOUGH AT THIS POINT THAT SEEMS UNLIKELY FOR MUNICIPAL FLEETS. THIS PROJECT WILL INCREASE ELECTRICITY COSTS OVER TIME, BUT BOTH THE PROJECT COSTS AND THOSE HIGHER UTILITY EXPENSES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OFFSET BY THE FUEL SAVINGS OVER THE LIFE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE. FINALLY, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE MAJORITY OF OUR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY FLEET IS OPERATED BY OUR WATER AND SEWER DIVISION. AS A RESULT, WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE PROJECT BE PRIMARILY FUNDED FROM THOSE OPERATIONS IN PROPORTION TO THEIR FLEET COMPOSITION AND ANTICIPATED CHARGING NEEDS. THE REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE COVERED BY THE GENERAL FUND, BUT THAT CONTRIBUTION HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH SAVINGS IN ANOTHER PROJECT. ONCE THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, OUR PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS WILL BE WELL POSITIONED AND EFFECTIVELY FUTURE PROOFED FOR THE LONG TERM TRANSITION TO AN ELECTRIC FLEET. THAT IS ALL I HAVE PREPARED AND I'D BE HAPPY TO WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS. PERFECT. THANK YOU JARED. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING AND HEARING NONE. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THIS ITEM. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. SECOND. OH, THERE WE GO. SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING UP TO PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. [25. 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.] [00:50:02] 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. 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 JANE DEFRANK AND SUZANNE ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AGAIN. TEN YEARS AGO, SUZANNE AND I CAME TO THE COUNCIL MEETING TO TALK ABOUT STARTING BINGO IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL WAS TO PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT TO OUR SENIOR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY, HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK. THE COUNCIL GAVE US SUPPORT BY ALLOWING US TO USE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER ROOM CREDITS FOR THE MCCOY BARN, STORAGE FOR OUR EQUIPMENT, AND A VERY FAIR ORDINANCE. WE HAVE NOW BEEN HOLDING BINGO GAMES EVERY THURSDAY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THANKSGIVING, AND WHENEVER A HOLIDAY FALLS ON A THURSDAY. FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE HAVE AN AMAZING MANAGER AND 49 MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME EACH MONTH. THANKS TO THE BINGO. THE CHINO HAS 55 PLUS CLUB HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE BACK APPROXIMATELY $65,000 TO THE COMMUNITY. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BENEFITED FROM THESE PROCEEDS ARE THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 299, ANGEL FORCE USA, ALA. BAND BOOSTERS AND AYALA CHOIR BOOSTERS. BOYS REPUBLIC PUBLIC CARING FOR THE HILLS, CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION, CHINO VALLEY FIRE FOUNDATION, CHINO VALLEY YMCA, CHINO VALLEY FRONT, YOUNG MARINES, FRONT SIGHT, MILITARY OUTREACH, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, PRICELESS PETS, REBEL RANCH AND RED BUCKET RESCUE. ALONG WITH OUR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS CONTRIBUTIONS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DONATE OVER $50,000 TO THE ADOPT A FAMILY PROGRAM HERE IN THE CITY. OCCASIONALLY. WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE 55 PLUS CLUB WITH SPECIAL LUNCHES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE YEARS. SO WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY TO COUNCILMAN RAY MARQUEZ, WHO BELIEVED IN US FROM THE BEGINNING. AND HERE'S TO ANOTHER TEN YEARS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CAN I MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? NO. THANK YOU. JANE, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN TEN YEARS. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THAT'S GONE BY REALLY FAST. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS. AND WHAT ABOUT GEORGE? IS HE INVOLVED IN THIS AT ALL? HE'S THE MANAGER. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. TELL HIM I SAY THANK YOU. SORRY. NO, NO NO, NO. WE'RE GOOD. WE NEED TO GET SOME OF THAT MONEY. GOING TO THE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF IOLA, BUT. I HAVE THEIR OWN. BINGO. OH, I'VE WORKED AT. IT'S OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS RENNIE, MISS RENNIE. GOOD EVENING. I GOT MY GLASSES, I GOT YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M ABSOLUTELY THRILLED WITH ALL OF THE CLEARING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MORNINGSIDE PARK, BUT I WAS RATHER SURPRISED WHEN I READ IN THE PAPER ON SATURDAY THAT 150 TREES WERE TO BE PLANTED IN A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA AROUND THE CREEK, AND SO I HAVE BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THREE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT'S ALL GOING TO WORK, AND THEY HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL AND VERY HELPFUL AND INFORMATIVE ABOUT SOME OF THE PLANS. BUT FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE THREE CONCERNS. AND FIRST IS WHAT KIND OF COMMUNITY INPUT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THIS KIND OF PLANTING AND THE DENSITY THAT THAT WILL CAUSE IN THAT AREA. IT'S, YOU KNOW, THERE HAS, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL I READ THAT IN THE PAPER ABOUT ANY OF THE PLANS FOR THE PARK. SECONDLY, AS WAS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE IN A HIGH RISK FIRE AREA. I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK, AND THE CLEARING THAT HAPPENED REDUCED THE FIRE DANGER. IT WAS HORRIBLE PRIOR TO THAT, BUT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE PLANTING THAT WILL BE GOING ON. AND IF IT'S GOING TO CAUSE ANOTHER HIGH DENSITY SITUATION. AND THEN I FOUND OUT THAT 40 OF THE TREES ARE GOING TO WELL, THAT THE FIRST OF ALL, IT'S BEEN REDUCED TO 100 TREES WITH AN APOLOGY TO THE PR DEPARTMENT [00:55:02] THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE EMAIL. THAT THE 40 OF THE 100 TREES ARE INCENSE CEDARS, AND TEN OF THE TREES ARE ARIZONA CYPRESS, BOTH OF WHICH ARE RATED AS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. AND THAT CONCERNS ME SINCE HALF OF THE TREES BEING PLANTED HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH FIRE DANGER RISK. THEN THIRDLY, THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE NEEDED FOR A FRESHLY PLANTED TREES AND JUST THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE IN GENERAL OF THE PARK. THE CLEARANCE THAT HAPPENED WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY TOUCHED IN YEARS. I'VE LIVED THERE FOR 25 YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT PLANTING 100 TREES AND WHAT THE MAINTENANCE WILL BE ON THAT. PLUS THE OH, THAT WAS A WARNING. 30S. THAT WITH THAT. THE MAINTENANCE NECESSARY IS, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S THE BUDGET FOR THAT? BECAUSE I HEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THERE'S NO MONEY. SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. SO I'M WONDERING IF IT MIGHT NOT BE A BIT PREMATURE TO PLANT 100 TREES AT THIS TIME BEFORE REALLY ANTICIPATING WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS AND THE VIABILITY OF IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I'M SURE WE'LL BE IN CONTACT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT THEN. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO OUR SAFETY UPDATES. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] CHIEF. YES. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. FIRST WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE'VE WE HAVE THREE BRAND NEW FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC HIRES. THEY ACTUALLY STARTED THEIR MINI ACADEMY THIS MONDAY. LOOKING FORWARD TO BRINGING THEM BACK AND INTRODUCING THEM TO THE COUNCIL SOON. I'D LIKE TO PAY ATTENTION TO OUR FIRE FOUNDATION. THE UPCOMING CAR SHOW IS GOING TO BE HELD ON MAY 30TH OF THE SHOPS FROM 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M.. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO ATTEND. IS THAT A LOT OF THE PROCEEDS OF THAT GO TO THE FIRE FOUNDATION ITSELF? FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR ATTENDING OUR RECENT FIRE OPS 101. I'M SURE SEVERAL OF YOU MAY MENTION THAT IN YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT. I WON'T CARRY ON WITH THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THAT EVENT AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE. THANK YOU CHIEF. CHIEF GERARD, THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE. LAST THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HELD ITS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE AWARD CEREMONY. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT SIX DEPUTIES FROM THE CHINO HILLS STATION WERE AWARDED THE SHERIFF'S MEDAL OF LIFE SAVING. THESE DEPUTIES INCLUDE SERGEANT ED DE LA TORRE, DEPUTY DANIEL MEDINA, DEPUTY MATTHEW NOSEK, DEPUTY TYLER VAN AMBURG, DEPUTY JAKE DANCES AND DEPUTY NATHANIEL ALTAMIRANO, WHO ACTUALLY RECEIVED TWO LIFE SAVING AWARDS. THESE AWARDS STEM FROM THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS IN CHINO HILLS, WHERE DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO MEDICAL AID CALLS AND UPON ARRIVAL FOUND SUBJECTS NOT BREATHING AND WITHOUT A PULSE. IN ALL THREE INCIDENTS, THESE DEPUTIES PROVIDED IMMEDIATE LIFE SAVING EFFORTS AND WERE ABLE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF ALL THREE INDIVIDUALS. THESE AWARDS ARE EVIDENCE OF THE TREMENDOUS SERVICE AND HEROIC ACTIONS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CHINO HILLS POLICE STATION PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS ON A DAILY BASIS. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU CHIEF. ANY COMMENTS FOR EITHER CHIEF? ALL RIGHT. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, BOTH OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL GO ON TO OUR VERY FIRST CITY MANAGER REPORT FROM CITY MANAGER ROB HILL. [ CITY MANAGER UPDATES] WELL, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT TODAY OTHER THAN TO SAY THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE. THANK YOU. PERFECT, I LOVE IT. NICE AND SUCCINCT. CAN I ASK A QUESTION, PLEASE, SIR? CITY MANAGER, IS THERE LIKE A DESIGNATION THAT WE JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED REGARDING TREES? WE ARE A TREE CITY, USA. WE'VE HAD IT BEFORE, BUT WE GOT ANOTHER YEAR OF IT. I'M LOOKING AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I THINK IT'S 32 OR 30 THIRD YEAR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW WE'RE UP OVER 30 YEARS, I BELIEVE. SO I THINK IT'S WHAT, 47,000 TREES I THINK IN THE CITY. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. SO GOOD JOB. THANK YOU TO THE ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS. [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Johsz Legislative Advocacy Committee Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Council Member Bennett California Institution for Men and Women Citizen Advisory Committees Council Member Moran Public Art Committee Southern California Association of Government Joint Policy Committee Council Member Rogers Animal Resource Center Board Chino Desalter Authority Board] I'LL REPORT ON OUR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE MEETING. AND PETER CAN CHIME IN BECAUSE WE'RE BOTH ON IT. WE MET WITH OUR FEDERAL AND STATE LOBBYISTS TO DISCUSS OUR POSITIONS ON VARIOUS BILLS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO DISCUSS OUR REQUESTS FOR FEDERAL EARMARKS FROM CONGRESSWOMAN OR CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES AND KIM. SO WE DISCUSSED THAT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, SENDING OFF REQUESTS TO OUR TWO U.S. SENATORS AS WELL. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY WITH OUR REQUESTS ACTUALLY GETTING FUNDED. [01:00:04] YOU KNOW, BOTH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD TO US. AND EVEN WAS IT LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAD THE LAST WEEK? YEAH, WE HAD AN EVENT WHERE WE ACCEPTED OVER $1 MILLION FOR PROJECTS IN LOS SERRANOS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO HELP WITH FLOODING AND STORM DRAINS AND SEWER SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. SO IT'S A GOOD THING FOR THEM. I'M SORRY, FROM NORMA. YEAH, FROM CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES. YES. CORRECT. AND THAT IS IT FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. VICE CHAIR MARQUEZ SBCTA. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GENERAL POLICY COMMITTEE. IT WAS A SHORT MEETING. THEY WANTED TO FORM AN LA 28 AD HOC COMMITTEE. AND I GOT PUT ON THAT AND THEN LEGISLATIVE WE JUST HAD UPDATES. FEDERAL AND STATE UPDATES. THAT'S IT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. C I'M AND CIW CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEES. NO REPORT FROM ME. I WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THAT MEETING. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AND SKAG JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE. JUST REAL QUICKLY. SO PETER AND I BOTH SERVE ON THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE, WHICH IS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE. I HAVE A QUESTION AT THE CONCLUSION OF MY REPORT ABOUT THAT. BUT AS YOU KNOW, THE UTILITY ART BOX PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021 AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. IT WAS HIS IDEA AT THE BEGINNING, AND WITH THE GOAL TO WRAP ALL 53 UTILITY BOXES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IN THE BEGINNING, WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT WAS GOING TO BE RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC. SO THERE WAS LIKE A PILOT INITIALLY, AND IT WAS JUST WE WRAPPED FOUR UTILITY BOXES AND EVERYONE WENT CRAZY. I MEAN, THE RESPONSE WAS AMAZING. SO BECAUSE IT WAS SO POSITIVE CONTINUING THE PROJECT WAS DECIDED. AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT MONEY THESE DAYS. THANKS TO THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND NOT SYDNEY CITY GENERAL FUNDS, JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. AND IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL ADDITION TO OUR CITY. AND RESIDENTS REALLY ARE APPRECIATING IT. SO WE'RE GETTING IN ON OUR FINAL PHASE. IT'S 2026. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE WRAPPING THE LAST 23 UTILITY BOXES. AND THE LAST MEETING, PETER AND I HELPED STAFF CHOOSE THE PHOTOS THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED TO GO ON THESE UTILITY BOXES. IT WAS A GREAT PROCESS. IT'S THE TOTAL FOUNDATION INVESTMENT HAS BEEN $32,000 FOR THIS PROJECT. SO THANK YOU, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. MY QUESTION TO YOU, ROD, IS, SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT BECAUSE THIS IS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE AND NOW THIS PROJECT IS DONE THAT OUR PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE WILL CEASE TO EXIST. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS GENERALLY THE CASE. THEY HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE THAT THEY CARRY. BUT WE ARE CURRENTLY REVIEWING ALL OF THE COMMITTEES WITH BOTH CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY. SO WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE IT OR A SIMILAR. WELL, THE ONLY REASON I BRING IT UP TO MY COLLEAGUES IS BECAUSE WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE COMMITTEE WAS GOING TO END, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE A PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, BUT IT'S KIND OF SOMETHING THAT I WANT US ALL TO THINK ABOUT AND DISCUSS LATER AT A FUTURE MEETING, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT YOU KNOW, TODAY WE WERE ACKNOWLEDGING, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO COST US MORE MONEY. AS YOU CAN SEE WITH THIS PROJECT, WE DID A COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THERE'S GRANTS OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT I THINK AS A POLICY DECISION, THE FIVE OF US NEED TO DECIDE HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE ARTS AND VISUAL VISUAL ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, LIKE THE UTILITY BOX PROGRAM? A LOT OF CITIES ARE DOING AMAZING THINGS OUT THERE. THEY'RE USING ART WITH STUFF THAT ALREADY NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE. FOR INSTANCE, LIKE A BIKE RACK AT A PARK THAT'S ACTUALLY DOES ART. SO I CAN GO ON AND ON. SO THE ONLY REASON I BRING IT UP IS AT A FUTURE MEETING. I'D LIKE US TO DISCUSS IT. IF WE WANT TO HAVE A FIXED HOW WE CAN WORK A PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE AS A FIXTURE. NOT NECESSARILY BRINGING IT FORWARD JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE A PROJECT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S LIKE HOW WE FEEL ABOUT ARTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. HOW MUCH OF A DISCUSSION CAN WE HAVE? MARC? I KNOW IT'S NOT AGENDIZED. OKAY, PUT IT ON A FUTURE ONE. OKAY, PERFECT. OKAY. BECAUSE I HAVE IDEAS. ALL RIGHT. SO SKAG JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE. SO ALL THREE POLICY COMMITTEES MET. AND, RAY, YOU DID A GOOD JOB CHAIRING THAT MEETING. I THINK IT WAS LIKE 80 PEOPLE IN THAT ZOOM MEETING. THE ROLL CALL WAS CRAZY. SO IT WAS A LENGTHY AND INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION ABOUT THE CAL 2050 POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND THE MAIN FOCUS OF WHAT STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING TO THE POLICY COMMITTEES IS THEY WANT TO HAVE A, A SUBCOMMITTEE TO GIVE INPUT. ANYTIME I'M AT THESE MEETINGS, I THINK THAT LIKE, I'M LOOKING AT IT AT THIS VERY HIGH LEVEL BECAUSE I'M IN THIS BUBBLE OF CHINO HILLS, AND IT'S MAKING ME REALIZE THE FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS OF THE REGION. WHEN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT TRENDS WITH WITH WEATHER AND POPULATION, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. SO FOR WHAT IT'S FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I'M GLAD THAT I SERVE ON IT TO GET THAT KIND OF PERSPECTIVE. [01:05:01] YOUR ROLE IS MUCH DIFFERENT. I KNOW YOU'RE INCOMING PRESIDENT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. BUT I'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE, LIKE WHAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE FINDS OUT A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT INPUT IS NOT REALLY RELEVANT TO US, BUT AS A REGION, WE KIND OF HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO WORK FOR EVERYONE. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING SINCE YOU WERE IN CHARGE? I JUST WANT TO SAY THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME OTHER AD HOC COMMITTEES BEING FORMED. L.A. 28 WOULD BE ONE AND ALSO ARENA. SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THAT, JUST LET ME KNOW. VERY COOL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, BRIAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS, ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER BOARD, AND THE DE SALTER AUTHORITY. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU BOTH. QUICK, QUICK REPORTS ANIMAL RESOURCE CENTER OR ARC TO MEET MONTHLY. AND BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A FULL CONTINGENT OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS. A COUPLE OF ITEMS ITEMS WERE SET ASIDE UNTIL ALL MEMBERS WERE THERE. SO WITH THAT, THE BIGGEST ITEM WE WORKED ON WAS SOME AGREEMENTS AS SINCE IT'S A NEW ENTITY, MORE AND MORE AGREEMENTS ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE. AND THEN ALSO WE AN ADOPTION OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2627 BUDGET. SO FOR NOW, THAT WAS IT. OKAY. AND THEN CDH YOU KNOW, THIS ALTER AUTHORITY. IT'S IT'S USUALLY CONTRACT AFTER CONTRACT THAT WE'RE APPROVING. SO NOTHING OF INTEREST. WE DID HAVE RECONCILIATION OF OUR COSTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425. AND THAT'S DONE. AND THEN ALSO AGAIN APPROVING NUMEROUS CONTRACTS FOR THE WELLS THAT ARE BEING DUG OR REHABBED OR ARE TWO WATER FACILITIES, ONE IN EUROPE AND ONE IN CHINO. THEY'RE CALLED CHINO ONE AND CHINO TWO. SO LOTS OF MONEY GOES TO REHAB THOSE FACILITIES. SO THAT'S WHAT WE MOSTLY WORK ON. PERFECT. THAT'S IT FOR THOSE. COOL. THEN WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON. YES. CAN I FOLLOW UP QUESTION WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS? I WAS AT AN EVENT AND ONE OF THE MANAGERS THERE WOULD LIKE TO DO ADOPTIONS FOR FOR US. SO WE HAVE INFORMATION FOR YOU. GREAT TO HEAR. AND ROD WILL PROVIDE THAT TO YOU. THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS WE'RE LOOKING TO DO WITH PET ADOPTION AND WITH PROVIDERS OF ANIMAL CARE IN GENERAL. SO CAHOOTS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. THANK YOU. AND THEN BEFORE WE MOVE TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, I SEE WE HAVE TWO TAB BOARD MEMBERS. SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU COME UP AND SING AND DANCE. SO COME UP. TELL US, GIVE US YOUR NAMES AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE HERE. COME ON. WE MAKE EVERYBODY DO IT. IS THERE A THIRD IN THE BACK OR JUST A FRIEND? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE FREE. MAYBE. ALL RIGHT. TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR HIGH SCHOOL, AND WHY YOU GUYS ARE HERE. HI. I'M. I'M IN EIGHTH GRADE AT CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH. VERY COOL. I'M KINSLEY ANGULO. I'M ALSO AN EIGHTH GRADER AT CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH. ALL RIGHT. SO WHY ARE YOU SPENDING YOUR TUESDAY NIGHT HERE LISTENING TO OUR RIVETING DISCUSSIONS? I JUST, I REALLY LIKE OUR CITY. AND I'M VERY GLAD TO LIVE HERE, SO I LIKE COMING TO THE MEETINGS JUST TO, LIKE, SEE MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. ARE YOU THE YOUNG LADY THAT WROTE THE ARTICLE? YES. OKAY. I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED THE PHOTO. IT WAS VERY WELL. IT WAS VERY WELL STATED. AND WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHY ARE YOU HERE? I'M ALSO HERE TO OBSERVE HOW THE PROCESS OF HOLDING A PUBLIC COUNCIL MEETING HERE IN CHINO HILLS FUNCTIONS. I WAS ALSO PLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH BEING RECOGNIZED. SO OVERALL HERE JUST TO SEE HOW THE PROCESS WORKS, WHAT'S USUALLY GONE OVER WITHIN A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YEAH. VERY COOL. ALL RIGHT. WELL MAKE SURE YOU GIVE YOUR PRINCIPAL A HIGH FIVE WHEN YOU SEE HIM TOMORROW. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. NOTE THAT THEY'RE HERE. I KNOW YOU KNOW, OUR PARKS AND REC FOLKS LIKE TO PAY ATTENTION. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO OUR COUNCIL COMMENTS. [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. JUST A FEW THINGS. I KNOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO TOUCH ON THIS. I'LL BE BRIEF. BUT LIKE JEREMY SAID, WHAT A GREAT EVENT. FIRE OPS 101. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S EVER BEEN DONE. IT WAS JUST FANTASTIC. I HAD TO WASH MY HAIR THREE TIMES TO GET THE SMOKE OUT OF MY HAIR. BUT YEAH, IT WAS I LOVED YOU, THAT ONE. BUT YEAH, IT WAS REALLY, REALLY A GREAT EVENT. I ATTENDED THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF PRADO PARK OFF OF EUCLID. AND EVEN THOUGH PRADO PARK IS LOCATED IN CHINO, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT'S A COUNTY PARK. AND AS A CROW FLIES, I'M ONLY TWO MILES FROM THAT PARK. I'M IN SOUTHERN CHINO HILLS, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE IN YEARS. PASSED BY IT A LOT. I WAS SO IMPRESSED. AND AND NORMA TORRES HAVE, YOU KNOW, COMMITTED A LOT OF RESOURCES AND FUNDING. AND IF YOU HAVE NOT VISITED THE PARK IN A WHILE IT'S JUST IT'S BEAUTIFUL. [01:10:03] THEY REDID THE DOCKS, THE SNACK BAR. THERE'S A SPLASH PAD THERE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. AND IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF MUCH MORE TO COME. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THAT AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL TAKE A VISIT TO STAFF. THE LAST BUDGET VIDEO THAT WAS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. FANTASTIC. I SHARED IT WITH SO MANY PEOPLE. IT WAS SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND. IT WAS JUST BASIC. IT JUST IT, IT REALLY WAS WELL DONE. MY QUESTION IS HOW ELSE ARE WE GETTING THAT VIDEO IN FRONT OF THE EYES OF OUR RESIDENTS? BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S NICE BECAUSE IT'S A SHORT VIDEO. IT'S 30S. IT'S VERY WELL DONE. IS IT SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN SEND IT OUT IN THE FORM OF AN E, NOTIFY THAT THEY CLICK ON IT AND IT TAKES THEM TO A LINK TO WATCH THE VIDEO. LIKE WE NEED TO GET THAT VIDEO IN FRONT OF MORE EYES. I TURN IT OVER TO NICOLE. MAYBE SHE HAS AN ANSWER FOR US. YES. SO ALL THE VIDEOS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AND WHEN WE DO BUDGET OUTREACH, WE REDIRECT EVERYONE TO THE WEBSITE. BUT WE COULD DEFINITELY LOOK AT THE ENTIRE VIDEO SERIES IS ABOUT TO WRAP UP AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. KIND OF PACKAGING THAT ALL UP AND DOING ONE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EVERYONE ON CHINO HILLS THREE. SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT TV STATION THAT WE HAVE? NO. THESE VIDEOS ARE PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY FOR SOCIAL MEDIA. TO BE IN A REALLY DIGESTIBLE FORMAT, BUT ALL THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT, EITHER ON THE WEBSITE OR THROUGH THE BROCHURE IN A WRITTEN FORMAT AND A DIFFERENT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T JUST GOING TO HAPPEN TO LOOK BEYOND THE WEBSITE AND LOOK FOR THE VIDEO, JUST WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO BE CREATIVE, TO GET THAT IN FRONT OF MORE EYES. BECAUSE IT WAS. IT WAS DONE SO WELL. I DO SEE A HAND UP, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN COME UP. OH, WHATEVER. COME ON. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY? I JUST THOUGHT YOU WERE SAYING THAT NO TIKTOK DANCES. OKAY, I KNOW THAT IN THE SHOPS. THAT'S A VERY COMMON AREA WHERE THE PUBLIC GOES TO. I'VE SEEN A COUPLE STREAMS OUT THERE FOR DIFFERENT ADVERTISING PURPOSES. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT WOULD COST ANY MONEY OR FUNDS OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ADVERTISE TO THE PUBLIC IN A MORE EFFECTIVE MANNER, THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION. COOL, I LIKE IT. THANK YOU. LIKE SUGGESTIONS? THAT'S A GREAT IDEA. WE'LL PUT YOU ON A COMMITTEE AND BE CAREFUL. AND THEN, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I KNOW THAT IT'S NOT. IT WASN'T FILMED IN THE FORMAT TO BE LIKE ON THE BIG SCREEN, BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE GET PEOPLE IN THESE CHAMBERS THAT ARE NEVER GOING TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AGAIN. THEIR CHILD IS GETTING AN AWARD OR SOMETHING. WE MIGHT EVEN CONSIDER, LIKE BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS, PUT THAT 32ND VIDEO UP ON THIS BIG SCREEN. I MEAN, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT IS WE REALLY NEED OR EVEN THE TVS THAT WE HAVE OUT IN THE ATRIUM. YOU KNOW, THEY SIT THERE AND THEY'RE NOT NOTHING'S RUNNING ON THEM. YEAH. SO ANYWAYS, GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB. ALL GREAT IDEAS THAT WE'LL NEED TO SEE THAT. THANK YOU NICOLE. MORE WORK. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. BRIAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER MORAN. COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS YES, THANK YOU. A COUPLE THINGS. ONE. BRANDON. OKAY, NOW YOU CAN I SAW IT POP UP. OH, HERE WE GO. WE'VE GOT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. YEAH IT IS. SEE, THAT'S KOBE'S BROTHER. NO, THAT WAS A JOKE LAST TIME SOMEBODY SAID THAT. SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LIVE CONCERT WITH KOBE CORDELL. THIS IS TOP AS IT SAYS, TOP TEN FINALIST ON THE VOICE ABOUT A YEAR AGO LAST LAST SPRING. SO WE TRY TO BRING DIFFERENT ACTS IN TOWN. GLEN HELPS FACILITATE THAT. AND DARREN, WHO WAS HERE EARLIER, ALSO HELPS FACILITATE THAT EFFORT THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. SO NEXT UP IS IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS FROM NOW KOBE. KOBE. CORDELL. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS PERFORMANCE. AND THEN IN OCTOBER WE WILL HAVE ANDY VARGAS RETURN. WHO'S THE LEAD SINGER OF SANTANA. SO JUST DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC THAT WE TRY TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY. DOES KOBE SING? HE'S GOING TO BE KIND OF SOUL AND R&B. OKAY, COOL. YEAH. SO THAT'S THAT'S COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YOU CAN GO ON TO THE CHINO HILLS FOUNDATION WEBSITE. SO CHINO HILLS.COM TO GET YOUR TICKETS, $20 TICKETS. SO THAT TAKES PLACE ON AUGUST OR APRIL 25TH AS IT SAYS. YES. KUDOS TO OUR FIRE TEAM. WE ALL SHOWED UP FOR IT, AS WE TEND TO ALL DO SHOW UP FOR THESE EVENTS. SO ALL FIVE OF US AND ROD SHOWED UP TO THE FIRE OP ONE OPS 101. SO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME PUT ON AND TAKE OFF THE GEAR, WHICH IS. I DIDN'T DO IT 90S, BUT IT WAS MORE LIKE 90 MINUTES. BUT THANK YOU JEREMY AND TEAM FOR FOR FACILITATING A TRULY A ONE ON ONE, AN EDUCATIONAL PRIMER FOR US ON WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT WHEN THE FIRE WORLD. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I'M SURE OTHERS WILL SAY A FEW THINGS. I IMMEDIATELY LEFT THAT IN MY SMOKY CONDITION AND WENT TO THE GREATER CHINO HILLS ROTARY CLUBS MULTICULTURAL EVENT. [01:15:05] AND THAT WAS A FUN EVENT. THEY DO A WONDERFUL JOB. IT'S A SMALL ROTARY GROUP, NOT, I BELIEVE, NINE INDIVIDUALS IN THIS GROUP. AND THEY ARE REALLY, AS I SAID IN MY LITTLE SPEECH TO THEM, THEY ARE THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD THEY THOSE NINE INDIVIDUALS RAISED SO MUCH MONEY AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY LOCALLY AND GIVE BACK BECAUSE ROTARY IS CALLED ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. SO THEY DO YEARLY, GENERALLY YEARLY INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AROUND THE WORLD, USUALLY IN THE PHILIPPINES THOUGH. SO I PRESENTED SOME CERTIFICATES ON BEHALF OF OF THE CITY AND HUNG OUT AND WATCHED A LOT OF THE MULTICULTURAL EVENTS, WHETHER IT'S MUSIC OR DANCE. SO A GREAT TIME. LOOKS LIKE YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. I CAN SEE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE. WANT TO BE GOOD? OKAY. ROD, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'VE GOTTEN PAST YOUR FIRST MEETING, SO THANK YOU. ALMOST. ALMOST. WE'RE ALMOST DONE. HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND EASTER EGG CITEMENT, WHICH WAS A. IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS SINCE WE'VE HAD OUR MEETING, SO EASTER, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, EASTER EXCITEMENT. A LOT OF PEOPLE. AGAIN, AS USUAL, 35,000 EGGS WERE WERE CHASED DOWN BY THE DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. AND THE HIGHLIGHT IS ALWAYS WATCHING OUR STAFF. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROFESSIONAL PARTY PLANNERS BECAUSE THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB WITH SO MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. SO THANK YOUR TEAM FOR EVERYTHING THEY DO FOR THE CITY TO MAKE US LOOK GOOD. AND THANK YOU, JANE, FOR BEING HERE AND GEORGE FOR ACCEPTING. AND THEY HAVE WON MULTIPLE AWARDS FROM THE CITY OVER OVER THE YEARS. JANE WAS THE MOST RECENT RECIPIENT OF THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION'S VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR. SO, JANE, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND GLEN, THANK YOU ALSO FOR ACCEPTING ANOTHER, A FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER AND ONE OF OUR UNSUNG HEROES FROM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING ON BEHALF OF CHINO HILLS ARTS OR CHARTS. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. ROGERS. COUNCIL MEMBER. BENNETT. YES. JUST LIKE THE REST OF US, WE REALLY ENJOYED THE FIRE DISTRICT'S PRESENTATION ON SATURDAY FOR. IT WOULD BE NICE IF A SUMMARY OF THAT EVENT COULD GET OUT THERE ON THE FIRE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE. BECAUSE IF YOU REALLY HAVE NEVER SPENT MUCH TIME AROUND THESE FIRST RESPONDERS AND SEE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY DO, THE ONE ON ONE BASIC CLASS THAT WE ALL SAT THROUGH FOR ALMOST FOUR HOURS ON SATURDAY BASICALLY SHOWED THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF HAZMAT SEARCH AND RESCUE. AND THE, A COUPLE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBER GOT TO USE THE JAWS OF LIFE ON BREAKING DOWN INTO A BROKEN DOWN CAR ALREADY, BUT SIMULATING EXCREMENT OR EXTRACTION OF A VICTIM. BUT IT WAS A FANTASTIC THING. AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS INVOLVED PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE SUITS ALONE THAT THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO WEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. $5,000 APIECE, AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE TWO. BECAUSE IF THEY'RE IN A FIRE, WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THAT FIRE, IT HAS TO BE DECONTAMINATED. AND IF THEY HAVE A SECOND CALL COME UP, THEY NEED TO DO THAT. SO JUST ONE LITTLE TIDBIT OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED, BUT IT WAS A FANTASTIC THING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE FIRE BOARD AND TO THE FIRE DISTRICT AND EXECUTIVE STAFF, JEREMY, FOR DOING IT. AND I THINK YOU ENDURED GOING IN THE FIRE ROOM TWICE. SO YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS WALK AROUND ALL DAY LONG IN THOSE FIRE SUITS. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE. THE OTHER THING, I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A BLESSED EASTER. HERE WE ARE. YOU KNOW, THE, THE CHALLENGE OR THE CHALLENGE IS EACH YEAR THAT THE TIME SEEMS TO GET AWAY FROM US SO FAST. BUT I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAD A BLESSED EASTER. I. NOTE THE DATE OR SAVE THE DATE WOULD BE COMING UP ON THURSDAY, MAY 7TH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. ONE OF OUR LOCAL CHURCHES IS GOING TO HAVE A PROGRAM IN THE EVENING SO PEOPLE CAN ATTEND AFTER WORK. IT WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. IT WILL BE ON THE SOUTH LAWN SOUTH OF THE GAZEBO. SO THAT WILL BE PUTTING OUT INFORMATION ON THAT. AND LORD KNOWS OUR NATION NEEDS PRAYER RIGHT NOW. SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. AND WITH THAT GOD BLESS YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I ATTENDED A COUPLE MEETINGS WITH SCAG DAC WITH EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON TRANSIT FUNDING FOR THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP DISCUSSION. AND THEN ALSO THAT WILL BE A NO CAR EVENT. SO BASICALLY THEY'RE GOING TO THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BE DRIVING IN. [01:20:04] SO THEY WANT YOU TO TAKE TRANSPORTATION TO GET THERE. SO THERE'S A DISCUSSION ON THAT. ALSO, WE DID HAVE A JOINT POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE AND YOUR INPUT. TRULY APPRECIATE IT. WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON CONNECT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2050 AND THEN ALSO TRENDS. WE WENT OVER GETTING READY FOR THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS CALLED SCS, WHICH IS DONE EVERY FOUR YEARS. AND THAT WILL BE DONE. AND THEN ALSO WE'RE GOING TO BE KICKING OFF ARENA PROBABLY IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. AND WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT GROWTH PROJECTIONS, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE ROAD TO L.A. 28. THERE WAS A PRESENTATION AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE REGIONAL DEMAND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THEN METROLINK. WE TALKED ABOUT OUR BUDGET. WE'RE UPSIDE DOWN RIGHT NOW. OUR RIDERSHIP IS DOWN AND OUR REVENUES ARE DOWN. SO WE'RE UPSIDE DOWN ABOUT $30 MILLION. AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT UP IS CUTTING SERVICE. SO THAT'S MY REPORT THERE. ALSO, PRICES PADS HAD AN EVENT ON ENGLISH ROAD, AND THEY TRIED REALLY HARD FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS AND SOME PROBLEMS. AND THEY LISTENED TO THE CITY AND EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL. AND SO WE ACTUALLY, AFTER THE LAST EVENT IN APRIL, WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING WITH LISA PRICE, MYSELF, CITY MANAGER, AND MY MY COUNTERPART TO MY LEFT HERE, PETER. AND SO BASICALLY WHAT IT CAME OUT TO IS SORT OF UNSAFE. IT'S A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. WE TALKED TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ALSO. IT JUST SAID IT WAS UNSAFE WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY SHOWED UP FOR THIS EVENT BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY KNOW IT'S UNSAFE. AND SO THEY WERE VERY OPEN AND WERE WILLING TO LISTEN AND TO, TO TALK TO US. SO AGAIN, I KNOW WE ALL RECEIVE PHONE CALLS AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. AND WE SHARED IT WITH LISA AND SHE WAS, SHE, SHE WAS REALLY GOOD WITH THAT. I DID ATTEND THE CHINO VALLEY INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT, THE THE LITTLE EVENT YOU GUYS HAD. AND WHEN I WAS ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR 29 YEARS, WE'D BE ASLEEP. YOU'D GET UP, YOU'D TURN YOUR PUT YOUR TURNOUTS ON PROBABLY A MATTER OF TEN, 15 SECONDS. WELL, THAT SATURDAY OR THAT DAY HAD ACTUALLY SIT DOWN TO PUT MY TURNOUTS ON. I'VE NEVER, EVER HAD TO DO THAT BEFORE, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT. SO I PUT MY JACKET ON AND HAD MY BUNKER PANTS ON. NOW I'M GOING TO PUT MY PACK ON AND I ALMOST FELL OVER BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF IT. SO YOU'RE WORRYING ABOUT 100 POUNDS. AND IT'S BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS THAT I HAD TO DO THAT. BUT IT WAS IT BROUGHT BACK A SMILE ON MY FACE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THAT. SO YOU DID GO IN THE BURN CENTER. DID YOU ENJOY THAT? THE FLASHOVER. OKAY. DID YOU GUYS STAND UP? DID THEY MAKE YOU STAND UP IN THERE? NO, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO. I KNOW. WELL, I'M JUST ASKING. THEY MUST LIKE YOU. OKAY. SO WE'RE REALLY LOW TO THE GROUND. DID YOU GET TO SEE THE SMOKE COME DOWN? ISN'T THAT. ISN'T THAT AMAZING? YEAH. WAS YOUR HELMET HOT AFTERWARDS? YEAH. I WEAR A HAZMAT SUIT, TOO. BEAUTIFUL. THE ORANGE ONE. GOOD JOB. UP. JEREMY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING. APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S IT SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL FOLLOW UP ON THAT. IT WAS FUN USING THE JAWS OF LIFE. I GOT TO TURN A CAR INTO A CONVERTIBLE. SO IF ANYBODY WANTS A FREE, FREE CONVERTIBLE. SWING ON BY. I'M SURE WE CAN. I CAN BUY SOME SURPLUS GEAR. JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. ONE IS WHEN WE HAD OUR RIBBON CUTTING OR DEDICATION FOR THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE. THE LAST ONE I WAS TALKING WITH STAFF AND WE OWN THE PARCEL NEXT TO IT. CORRECT. SO AFTER YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION, WE REVIEWED THE PROPERTY AND WE DO NOT OWN THAT PROPERTY. IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY NEXT TO IT. OH WELL NEVER MIND THEN. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES ONE THING OFF THE PLATE. COOL. THEN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF TOUCHING ON WHAT CYNTHIA HAD MENTIONED ABOUT PUBLIC ART, COULD WE MAYBE HAVE THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION POTENTIALLY EXPLORE, LIKE A MURAL ON THE BIG EMPTY WALL AT THE PARKING GARAGE OR THE PARKING STRUCTURE. IT JUST SITS THERE. WE'VE TALKED AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, CHIME IN. YEAH, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. GLEN IS LAUGHING BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. HE'S TALKED ABOUT PUTTING A MURAL UP AT THE SHOPS OVER THERE AT THE PARKING. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THAT. OH I SEE. YEAH. SHE'S MADE OF IT FROM AN ARTIST IN CHINA. THAT'S FANTASTIC. WE JUST COULDN'T GET IT TO THE TRACTION BEHIND IT. AND THE COST ABOUT $20,000. OKAY. WELL, MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONTINUE FOR THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. I WAS THINKING SOMETHING FOR AMERICA 250 FOR SOMETHING PATRIOTIC. YOU KNOW, LIKE AN EAGLE, LIKE A SOARING DAM TYPE. YEAH. SOMETHING. SOMETHING NICE, YOU KNOW, WITH A FLAG IN ITS TALONS GOING CRAZY. YEAH. THERE WE GO. SORRY, RONNIE. ALL RIGHT. THAT THAT. [01:25:01] AND THEN JUST ANOTHER ITEM POTENTIALLY TO EXPLORE. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT ABOUT. I REMEMBER I THINK IT WAS WHEN I WAS MAYOR LAST. WE DID A PROCLAMATION FOR NATIVE AMERICAN DAY OR NATIVE AMERICAN MONTH, AND WE HAD THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE TRIBE THAT USED TO REPRESENT OR USED TO LIVE HERE IN CHINO HILLS. AND I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A NICE THING. MAYBE IF WE FIND A PARK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE COULD POTENTIALLY RENAME TO WHATEVER THAT TRIBE WAS YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. JUST SOMETHING TO HONOR THEM. SO JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE. AND THAT'S ENOUGH FOR BRIAN'S SUGGESTIONS FOR TODAY AND TO SOMETHING SERIOUS. [ 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.] TONIGHT WE'LL BE ADJOURNING IN MEMORY OF DEPUTY LEVI VARGAS. HE PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 28TH AT THE AGE OF 30. HE WAS A CHINO HILLS NATIVE AND GRADUATE OF IOLA HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU DIDN'T SEE THE NEWS STORY, HE DIED DURING THE BAKER TO VEGAS. RUN THAT THEY HAVE ANNUALLY. LEVI WAS A DEVOTED, DEVOTED HUSBAND AND PUBLIC SERVANT WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SERVICE TO HIS COMMUNITY. HE BEGAN HIS LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER WITH THE L.A. COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN 2015 AS A CUSTODY ASSISTANT, AND SINCE THEN HAS SERVED IN SEVERAL ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, MOST RECENTLY AT THE SAN DIMAS STATION. LEVI WAS KNOWN AMONG HIS COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT HE SERVED. HIS LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH THE DEPUTIES HE REPRESENTED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WITH HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS WIFE, AMANDA. AND HE EVEN HAD A BROTHER AT ONE POINT THAT WORKED HERE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. SO ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE VARGAS FAMILY AND THEIR FRIENDS AND ALL WHO ARE GRIEVING HIS LOSS. AND WE ADJOURN IN HIS MEMORY. SO HAVE A GOOD EVENING. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.