[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
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THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.
UM, WE'LL BE CONVENING OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED, UH, CITY OF CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, MADAM, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING ROLE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
UM, WOULD ANY KID HAND UP LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? NOT ALL AT ONCE.
COME LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WHEREVER YOU LIKE, LET'S GET, YOU'LL SPEAK INTO THIS MICROPHONE AND YOU CAN JUST WING IT AND THEN FOLLOWED.
AFTER THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WILL BE OUR INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN ERNESTO GARCIA FROM CUNA VALLEY FIRE.
SO PLEASE STAND AND CONTINUE BEING STANDING.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
BUT ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR TOSTAN ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND DISPOSABLE WITH AND JUST ALL AND CHAPLAIN BEFORE YOU COME UP, YOUNG MAN.WHAT'S YOUR NAME? AND ENZO, I'M SORRY.
[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Ernesto Garcia, Chino Valley Fire District]
THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL TALL.OH LORD, WE WELCOME YOU HERE TODAY, LORD.
LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE.
WE ASK YOU TO FILL THIS ROOM WITH YOUR LOVE AND YOUR JOY.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS FULL ROOM TODAY, LORD.
AND I ASK YOU TO BLESS EVERYONE HERE, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN, LORD, THAT YOU KEEP YOUR HAND UPON THEM, PROTECT THEM AND GUIDE THEM LORD, IN YOUR WAYS.
LORD, I ASK YOU TO JUST BE WITH EVERYONE THAT'S HERE FOR ANYTHING, UH, JOYFUL THAT'RE CELEBRATING AND ANY KIND OF HAPPINESS THAT THEY'RE COMING HERE WITH TODAY.
AND WITH THOSE, WITH ANY CONCERNS, I ASK YOU TO JUST BE WITH THEM IN THEIR HEARTS AND GIVE THEM PEACE AND YOUR PRESENCE.
LORD, I ASK YOU TO BE WITH OUR, UH, ALL OUR LEADERSHIP IN THE ROOM TODAY, LORD, AND BE WITH THEIR HEARTS AND SETTLE THEIR ISSUES WITH THEM WITHIN THEMSELVES, LORD, SO THAT THEY CAN, UH, HANDLE THEIR BUSINESS TODAY.
LORD, I ASK YOU TO JUST GIVE THEM PEACE AND THEIR PRESENCE, LORD.
AND UH, I JUST ASK THIS IN JESUS NAME.
[3. INTRODUCTION - New Employees: Hue Quach, Assistant City Manager, City Manager’s Department and Samantha Contreras, Environmental Program Inspector II, Engineering Division]
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES.OUR FIRST EMPLOYEE THAT WE WILL BE INTRODUCING TONIGHT IS HUGH K, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IN THE CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT.
HUGH, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALWAYS FUN TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE NEW EMPLOYEES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHANNEL HILLS.
I WANNA WELCOME, UH, WELCOME HIM TO TO US.
UH, MR. KACK COMES AS OUR NEW, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
UM, AFTER ROD, UH, FELL UPWARDS INTO, UH, THE CITY MANAGER POSITION, UH, HE STEPPED INTO THE ROLE ON APRIL 20TH AND TO FILL THAT VACANCY, HE BRINGS 15 YEARS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE, MOST NOTABLY SERVING AS THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF ARCADIA, WHERE HE OVERSAW FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, RISK MANAGEMENT, AND MANAGED THE CITY'S 130 OR YEAH, $130 MILLION OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS.
MOST RECENTLY HE SERVED AS, UH, INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF SIERRA MADRE, AND PREVIOUSLY AS A CONSULTANT FOR THE CITY OF SOUTH PASADENA.
HE HOLDS A MASTER'S OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND BACHELOR OF SCIENCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM CAL STATE LA AND HE'S ALSO FLUENT IN CANTONESE AND VIETNAMESE.
SO OUTSIDE OF WORK, HE ENJOYS TRAVELING, STAYING ACTIVE, PLAYING, UH, PICKLEBALL,
WE KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT PICKLEBALL IN THIS TOWN.
HE AND HIS WIFE ARE ACTIVE IN LOCAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS.
UM, I MADE A FEW WORDS ACTUALLY.
UH, FIRST I JUST WANNA BASICALLY SHARE MY SINCERE THANKS TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE AND STRESS.
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OF COURSE, UH, ALSO THANK ROB FOR THIS, UH, TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.UM, YOU KNOW, MY FIRST SURVIVAL IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UM, YOU IMMEDIATELY FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL CITY, UH, ONE THAT TAKES VERY MUCH PRIDE IN TERMS OF PROVIDING SERVICES, HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AT THAT, UH, TO OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
AND SO WITH THAT, I ALSO FEEL THE SAME SENTIMENT.
AND OF COURSE, UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO, UH, CONTINUE, UH, ALONGSIDE MY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS STAFF OF THE CITY IN CONTINUING TO SERVE AND IMPROVE THE CITY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE A PHOTO, YOU WORK HERE.
AND THEN NOW WE WILL BE INTRODUCING SAMANTHA CONTRERAS, OUR NEW ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM INSPECTOR TWO IN THE ENGINEERING DIVISION.
AH, COME TO, COME TO WE'LL SAVE TIME.
BEFORE TAKING THIS NEW POSITION, SAMANTHA SPENT NINE YEARS WITH THE CITY OF MONTCLAIR'S ENVIRONMENTAL COM AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR.
IN THIS ROLE, SHE FOCUSED ON STORM WATER AND PRE-TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND CONDUCTED INSPECTIONS, UH, TO ENSURE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WERE COMPLIANT.
SHE HAS A BACHELOR IN HUMAN SERVICES FROM CAL STATE FULLERTON.
CYNTHIA IS AN ALUM AND HOLDS AN ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INSPECTOR GRADE ONE CERTIFICATE THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT AND ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
I AM TRULY THANKFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO BE HERE AND I'M HONORED TO SERVE THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY.
UM, CHANGE CAN BE SCARY, BUT I COULD SAY IN THE PAST MONTH IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE AND I AM SO LUCKY AND HAPPY TO BE HERE AND I'M TRULY LOOKING FORWARD, UM, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THIS NEXT CHAPTER.
[4. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May 7, 2026, as National Day of Prayer]
BE, UH, AGAIN, INVITING CHAPLAIN, UH, GARCIA TO COME UP.UH, WE ARE, UH, PROCLAIMING MAY 7TH, UH, 2026 AS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.
IN 1998, UH, RONALD REAGAN, UH, AMENDED THE JOINT RESOLUTION PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED BY CONGRESS TO PERMANENTLY RECOGNIZE THE FIRST THURSDAY OF MAY AS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER.
THIS DAY INVITES AMERICANS OF ALL FAITHS TO PRAY FOR OUR NATION.
SO, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK IF THE CHAPLAIN WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT, UH, OUR RESOLUTION.
UM, IT'S A TRUE HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS TODAY AND TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROCLAMATION.
WE RECOGNIZE THE LORD, WHETHER WE'RE HAVING, UH, GOOD DAYS, BAD DAYS, SAD DAYS, EVERY EMOTION IN BETWEEN, UH, WE TURN TO HIM AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER.
SO IT IS ONLY RIGHT THAT WE HONOR HIM IN THIS WAY ALSO.
AND I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT WE HAVE HERE THAT RECOGNIZES THAT ALL IN THIS ROOM, IT REMINDS ME OF, UH, THE BOOK OF JOSHUA, WHERE IT SAYS, TO BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS IN YOUR FAITH.
AND ALL YOUR LEADERS IN THIS CITY ARE DOING EXACTLY THAT, UH, WITH THIS CERTIFICATE.
SO, UH, WE HONOR THEM AND WE THANK THEM.
I PERSONALLY THANK THEM AND, AND I'M HONORED TO STAND BY THEM.
OH, TOO MANY ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.
[5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming April 30th as National Arbor Day]
TO ITEM FIVE.PROCLAIMING APRIL 24TH AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY IN 1872, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THERE'D BE A SPECIAL DAY FOR PLANTING TREES.
THE HOLIDAY WAS NAMED ARBOR DAY AND WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITH THE PLANTING OF MORE THAN 1 MILLION TREES IN NEBRASKA.
TREES ENHANCE CIVIC PRIDE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR LOGO.
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PROPERTY VALUES AND CONTRIBUTE TO ECONOMIC VITALITY AND BEAUTIFUL AREAS.AND ABOVE ALL, HELP MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BEAUTIFUL.
LIKE MANY RESIDENTS, I TAKE PRIDE IN THE VARIETY OF TREES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
AFTER ALL, WE ARE A TREE CITY, USA AND HAVE OVER FOUR, UH, 47,500 CITY OWNED TREES.
SO WHEN YOU SEE ALL THOSE WORK CREWS, THEY'RE WORKING ON THOSE.
UM, LIKE MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, I TAKE PRIDE IN ALL OF THIS.
UH, OUR, UH, OUR, UH, CITY WILL BE PROCLAIMING APRIL 24TH AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL, UH, RESIDENTS TO CONTINUE PROTECTING OUR URBAN FOREST.
AND SO TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AS OUR LANDSCAPE INSPECTOR OZZY LOPEZ.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU MAYOR JOE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS ARBOR DAY PROCLAMATION.
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ARBOR DAY AND ITS CONTINUED COMMITMENT, CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENT STEWARDSHIP, WHICH ALLOWS US TO KEEP OUR CITY BEAUTIFUL AND MAINTAIN THE T UH, TREE CITY USA STATUS.
UM, JUST LAST WEEKEND, WE, UH, HOSTED AN EVENT, UH, ARBOR DAY EVENT AT MORNINGSIDE PARK.
UM, WE ENDED UP PLANTING ABOUT TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 150 TREES, DIFFERENT SPECIES, AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE TIME, IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
UM, AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK, UH, THE RESIDENTS, UH, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, OUR CONTRACTORS AND STAFF FOR MAKING IT A A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
UM, ALSO, UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE HARD WORK, UM, THAT'S IMPORTANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY.
[6. RECOGNITION/PROCLAMATION - Winners of the 25th Annual Water Conservation Design-A-Sign Contest and Teacher Award and proclaiming May as Water Awareness Month]
BE MOVING ON TO, UH, I THINK PROBABLY WHY A LOT OF YOU ARE HERE.WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, PROCLAIMING OUR WINNERS OF THE 25TH ANNUAL, UH, WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN, A CONTEST, UH, DESIGN ASSIGNED CONTEST AND TEACHER AWARD PROCLAIMING MAY AS WATER AWARENESS MONTH.
AS YOU KNOW, WATER IS OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE WITH, UH, WITH CALIFORNIA'S EVER-GROWING POPULATION.
THE DEMANDS ON THIS RESOURCE CONTINUE TO INCREASE EVERY YEAR.
THE CITY OF CHEETO HILLS JOINS OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND PROCLAIMING MAY AS WATER AWARENESS MONTH TO ENCOURAGE WATER CONSERVATION.
IT IS IMPORTANT EVERY, UH, THAT EVERY RESIDENT DOES THEIR PART TO PROTECT THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE.
SO, UM, ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION IS OUR WATER USE EFFICIENCY COORDINATOR.
UM, THANK YOU MAYOR JOES AND COUNCIL, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM, I PROUDLY ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION.
I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WE CONTINUE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE WORLD OF WATER CONSERVATION.
I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO OUR RESIDENTS WHO WORK VERY HARD AT CONSERVING WATER IN, IN MANY WAYS.
AND, UM, THOSE WHO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WATER SAVING PROGRAMS. IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO WORK ALONGSIDE YOU AND, UH, TO SPEAK TO ALL OF YOU.
WATER IS AND WILL BE OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE.
IT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN EVERY ONE OF OUR LIVES.
UH, FROM BASIC NEEDS LIKE DRINKING WATER TO LEISURELY ACTIVITIES LIKE SWIMMING IN A SWIMMING POOL, UH, ALL THE WAY TO IRRIGATING OUR LANDSCAPES THAT NOT ONLY PROVIDE HAPPINESS TO US, BUT ALSO PROVIDE FOOD AND LIFE TO OUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEM.
THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER CONSERVATION BECOMES MORE APPARENT EVERY DAY.
TAKE CARE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE NOW IN HOPES FOR A BETTER FUTURE.
THE MORE KNOWLEDGE WE GAIN, THE BETTER OUR DECISIONS BECOME AND THE STRONGER WE CAN GROW AS A COMMUNITY.
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IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN SPEAKING WITH ME ABOUT WATER SAVING PROGRAMS OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'VE LEFT A FLYER OUTSIDE, UH, THE, THOSE DOORS RIGHT THERE.UM, IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME, IT HAS MY EMAIL AND MY PHONE NUMBER.
UH, LET'S CONTINUE WORKING ON, UH, WATER CONSERVATION TOGETHER AND, UH, CREATE A BETTER TOMORROW.
NOW FOR THE FUN PART, RIGHT? OH YEAH.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE OH, TWO PARTS.
NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR, VANESSA OSA, TO, TO, UH, HELP ME INTRODUCE THE WINNERS WHO OUR 25TH ANNUAL WATER CONSERVATION DESIGN, UH, SIDE CONTEST.
THIS YEAR'S THEME WAS FLOWING TOWARDS A BETTER TOMORROW.
WE, UH, WE RECEIVED OVER 950 ENTRIES SUBMITTED FROM STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN CHINO HILLS OR ATTEND SCHOOL HERE ALL THE WAY FROM KINDERGARTEN TO 12TH GRADE.
THE CONTEST PROMOTES WATER AWARENESS AND HELPS STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE VALUE OF WATER.
THE WINNING POSTERS WILL BE CONVERTED INTO STREET SCIENCE, WHICH YOU MIGHT SEE IN SOME OF OUR PARKS OR IN FRONT OF SCHOOLS.
UM, AND THEY WILL ALSO BE DISPLAYED HERE IN OUR LOBBY FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
EVENTUALLY, THESE SIGNS WILL BE PLACED, UH, THROUGHOUT OUR CITY.
UH, WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, VANESSA, MIKE IS YOURS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MAYOR JONES.
UM, SO FIRST, UH, WE ARE GONNA GO AHEAD AND REPRESENT, OR EXCUSE ME, UH, RECOGNIZE ALL THE SCHOOLS THAT HAD THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION.
UM, AS YOU HEARD, WE HAD A TON OF, UM, ENTRIES THIS YEAR.
WE WERE LIKE OVER 300 MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
SO I DUNNO WHAT WE DID THIS YEAR, BUT GOOD JOB GUYS.
UM, SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE THE SCHOOLS.
SO IN THE KINDERGARTEN CATEGORY, UM, LOVING SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL HAD THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, I, I DON'T THINK THEY WERE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE TO GET THAT AWARD TO THEM.
UM, AND THEN IN BOTH THE FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE CATEGORY AND THE FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORY, WE HAD ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION.
UM, AND, AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY HAD ANYBODY HERE TODAY.
PRINCIPAL LOPEZ, RIGHT? YES, THIS IS PRINCIPAL LOPEZ
UM, AND IN THE SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORY, WE HAD AYLA HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE HIGHEST PARTICIPATION.
SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. SPELLMAN, I THINK BY SAY YOU'RE SNEAK UP.
SO IF SHE'S NOT HERE, YOU ARE, BOTH OF YOU ACCEPTING THIS AWARD.
WE HAVE, UH, MRS. Y BOY AND MR. SPELLMAN
AND, UH, MOVING ON WITH, UH, WELL WE'LL DO THIS ONE TOO.
UM, SO WE ALSO, UM, WANNA RECOGNIZE OUR TEACHERS.
'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE COULDN'T DO THIS CONTEST WITHOUT OUR TEACHERS.
UM, AND SO WHAT WE DO EACH YEAR TO ENCOURAGE OUR TEACHERS TO PARTICIPATE IS WE ENTER THOSE THAT HAD, UM, OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION.
WE ENTER THEIR NAMES INTO A DRAWING AND, UH, WE RAFFLE OFF A A HUNDRED DOLLARS HOBBY LOBBY GIFT CARD.
SO THIS YEAR, UH, MR. SPELMAN FROM AYLA HAD, UM, AMAZING, UH, PARTICIPATION.
UM, I THINK HE GETS, UH, UH, WELL HE'S GOT A BUNCH OF PERIODS, SO I THINK HE PROBABLY, UH, HAD THIS RIGGED A LITTLE BIT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.
UM, BUT YEAH, THANK YOU TO MR. SPELMAN AND ALL THE OTHER TEACHERS THAT PARTICIPATED IN OUR CONTEST.
WE TRULY COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOU, SO THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT, MR. PELMAN, HERE YOU GO.
ALRIGHT, DO WE WANT TO TAKE THIS PICTURE? YEAH, LET'S TAKE THIS PICTURE AND THEN WE'LL GO TO THE KIDDOS.
LET'S MOVE INTO THE CENTER RIGHT HERE.
YOU GUYS THROW YOUR PRESENTATION.
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THANK YOU.AND FOR OUR WINNERS THIS EVENING, UM, OUR THIRD PLACE WINNERS ARE GONNA RECEIVE A A HUNDRED DOLLARS SHOPS GIFT CARD.
OUR SECOND PLACE WINNERS RECEIVED $150 SHOPS GIFT CARD.
AND OUR FIRST PLACE WINNERS RECEIVED $250 TO THE SHOPS.
UM, SO PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THEY CAME IN, UM, OUR STUDENTS HAVE LITTLE HANDS, SO WE HANDED THEM A BUNCH OF, UH, THEIR CERTIFICATES ALREADY.
UM, SO WE, UM, WILL GIVE THEM THEIR CITY CERTIFICATE WHEN THEY COME UP HERE.
BUT THEY ALSO RECEIVED CERTIFICATES FROM CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES, CONGRESSWOMAN KIM, SENATOR STO, ASSEMBLYMAN CHIN, AND COUNTY SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S OFFICE.
UM, SO STUDENTS WE'RE GONNA CALL YOUR NAME.
WE'LL HAND YOU YOUR CERTIFICATE AND THEN YOU CAN HANG OUT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PICTURE AND THEN THEN PARENTS, LET US GET OUR FEW OF OUR CITY PICTURES.
AND THEN YOU GUYS ARE ALL WELCOME TO COME ON UP AND GET PICTURES AS WELL.
UM, SO IN THE KINDERGARTEN CATEGORY IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAD CARLY TANG FROM LOVING SAVIOR OF THE HILLS.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAD SKYLER MAYORAL FROM GLEN MEAD ELEMENTARY.
MOVING ON TO OUR FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE CATEGORY.
IN THIRD PLACE WE HAD LUNA CHU FROM OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAD LUMINOUS FLORES FROM OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAD MACY YEN FROM EAGLE CANYON ELEMENTARY.
IN OUR FOURTH THROUGH SIXTH GRADE CATEGORY IN THIRD PLACE, WE HAD EVAN TAO FROM WICKMAN ELEMENTARY.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAD KEVIN LOU FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAD CHLOE LIA FROM ROLLING RIDGE ELEMENTARY.
IN OUR SEVENTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE CATEGORY.
IN THIRD PLACE WE HAVE VENUS TAN FROM ALA HIGH SCHOOL.
IN SECOND PLACE WE HAD CATHERINE CHEN FROM MYLA HIGH SCHOOL.
AND IN FIRST PLACE WE HAD ANYA YADADA FROM CANYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH.
SO ONCE AGAIN, UH, JUST TO FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT MAYOR JOE SAID, UM, AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SIGNS WERE CONVERTED INTO METAL SIGNS THAT WERE OUT THERE, UM, IN THE LOBBY.
THOSE WILL BE IN THE ROUNDABOUT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
AND THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE ARE GONNA GET MOVED OUT TO OUR PARKS AND THEN CYCLE CONTINUES.
SO, UM, GO AHEAD AND CHECK THEM OUT.
UM, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THESE PICTURES.
THE CERTIFICATE PARENTS, COME ON.
DON'T STAND IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAMERA.
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LOOK AT THE ALL.THANK YOU GUYS FOR DOING THIS.
AND PARENTS, IF I WERE YOU, THIS IS PROBABLY A GOOD CHANCE, UNLESS YOU WANT TO SIT FOR AN ENTIRE COUNCIL MEETING TO GO
WELL, WE ARE PARENTS, AREN'T WE? NOT A, OH, OKAY.
WHY IS EVERYBODY ELSE HERE TONIGHT? HMM.
WHY IS EVERYBODY ELSE HERE? CARBON CANYON, THE WHITE, THE
OH, WE'RE GONNA GET BEAT UP ON IT, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE ON TOP OF IT.
[7. PRESENTATION - Teen Advisory Board 2025-26 Year End Update and Recognition of Outgoing Members ]
ONE MORE PICTURES TAKEN FROM YOUR BUDDY.THIS IS OUR, UH, YEAR END UPDATE AND RECOGNITION OF AR ECHOING MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TEEN ADVISORY BOARD.
AND BEFORE I HAND OVER THE MIC FOR THE, THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD PRESENTATION, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE FOUR OF OUR OUTGOING MEMBERS.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD HAS EMPOWERED OUR LOCAL YOUTH BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AS LEADERS, BUILD VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS, AND ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND TO HELP ME PRESENT OUR CERTIFICATES IS OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES COORDINATOR.
UH, WE HAVE A, WELL, WE HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, SENIOR OUTGOING SENIORS TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT, BUT APPARENTLY I'M NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THEIR SCHEDULE.
UM, THEY'RE ALL VERY INCREDIBLY BUSY.
UM, SO WE ONLY HAVE ONE JOINING US TONIGHT.
SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, ASK JAYDEN ALMAN TO COME JOIN US AT THE FRONT.
UH, I'M GONNA GIVE A PRESENTATION IN JUST A MINUTE ABOUT ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE.
JAYDEN'S ONE OF OUR OUTGOING SENIORS, SHE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A YEAR, UM, VOLUNTEERED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF HOURS TO, UH, GIVE BACK TO OUR TEEN COMMUNITY, UH, PROVIDE, UH, SOME ASSISTANCE WITH OUR TEEN, UH, LEADERSHIP SUMMIT AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE THIS YEAR.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU, UH, MAYOR AGAIN AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR HAVING US TONIGHT.
I'LL BE GIVING A, UH, PRESENTATION, UH, HERE WITH OUR CHAIRPERSON, SOPHIA BOIAN.
UH, WE'RE GONNA BE GIVING AN UPDATE ON WHAT THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN UP TO THIS PAST TERM AND ALL THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT THEY'VE ACHIEVED.
SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
UM, TO START OFF, THE ROLE OF THE, UH, TEEN ADVISORY BOARD IS TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP AND, UH, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, UH, VOLUNTEERISM AND PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS, EVENTS, WHILE FOSTERING A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEENS CAN DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS AND HAVE A VOICE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
UH, THIS YEAR OUR BOARD WAS, UH, COMPRISED OF 13 VOTING MEMBERS AND SIX, UH, MEMBERS AT LARGE FOR A TOTAL OF 19.
UH, SOME OF THE GRADE BREAKDOWNS, AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, WE TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER ALL OF THE GRADES FROM SEVENTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE.
UM, WE DIDN'T HAVE, UH, VERY MANY SEVENTH GRADERS APPLY LAST YEAR.
UM, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY ON THE BOARD, BUT WE DID HAVE A PRETTY GOOD, UH, MIXTURE OF EVERY OTHER GRADE.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE THE SCHOOL BREAKDOWN UP THERE FOR YOU.
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HAVE OUR, UH, JUNIOR HIGHS, UH, AND OUR HIGH SCHOOLS UP THERE.WE ALSO HAVE ONE FROM LEGACY CHRISTIAN, WHO IS A HOMESCHOOLER ONE, UH, CHINO HALL'S RESIDENCE THAT WENT TO CHINO HALLS, UH, CHINO HIGH, EXCUSE ME, AND ANOTHER THAT WENT TO THE WEB SCHOOLS IN CLAREMONT.
OUR MEETINGS FOR THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD, UH, SPANNED FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH MAY.
UM, THE MEETINGS WERE LED BY OUR CHAIRPERSON, MS. SOPHIA BNI, UM, AND THE MINUTES WERE TAKEN BY OUR SECRETARY, MS. SABRINA CHEWY.
UM, THE ORIENTATION, UH, WAS HELD ON JUNE 28TH OF LAST YEAR.
AND WE ALSO HAD A PLANNING MEETING RIGHT BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM ON AUGUST 23RD, WHERE MEMBERS CAMPAIGNED, UH, FOR OFFICER POSITIONS AND SET GOALS FOR THE 25 26 TERM.
SOME OF THOSE GOALS, UH, THAT THEY HAD SET FOR THEMSELVES WERE TO FULFILL THE COMMITTEE ROLES, FULFILL NEW COMMITTEE ROLES, EXCUSE ME, UM, CONDUCT A SERVICE PROJECT OUTLINE, UH, THEIR TEAM RELATED, UH, UH, OTHER TEAM RELATED, UH, PROGRAMMING EVENT NEEDS FOR THE YEAR, UH, AS WELL AS HOST A TEAM BUILDING DAY.
UM, AND, UH, THE BIG ONE IS TO HOST A TEAM LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOR THE FIRST TIME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH THE PRESENTATION ON THE TEEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT.
AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, THIS PAST MARCH ON THE 21ST, WE HELD OUR FIRST ANNUAL CHINO HILLS TEEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, UM, MEMBERS OF THE TE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD PLANNED AND HOSTED.
UM, AND WE ALSO WANTED TO FOCUS ON PERSONAL GROWTH, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
AND MOST OF ALL, WE WANTED TO GET TEENS EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
WE WANTED THEM TO SEE HOW MUCH IS OUT THERE FOR THEM, AND WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THEM WITH GOOD RESOURCES FOR THE FUTURE.
UM, WE HAD ABOUT 112 REGISTERED TEENS IN 78 IN ATTENDANCE.
THAT'S ABOUT 70% OF THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SHOWED UP, WHO REGISTERED, UM, PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED A LUNCH AND A LITTLE GOODIE BAG WITH SOME GIVEAWAYS.
UM, SO THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WE STARTED OFF THE DAY WITH A INTRODUCTION SPEECH FROM MAYOR JOE'S.
AND THEN WE CONTINUED TO KEYNOTE SPEAKER TRENT MCKINNEY, WHO TALKED ABOUT MINDSET, PERFORMANCE, RESILIENCE AND LEADERSHIP IN SPORTS SPECIFICALLY.
AND THEN WE WENT TO OUR CIVIC LEADERSHIP PANEL WITH CITY LEADERS, MAYOR JOE'S COUNCILWOMAN, CYNTHIA MORAN, AND FORMER CITY MANAGER BENJAMIN MONTGOMERY.
AND THEN DURING LUNCH, UM, THE KIDS WERE ALLOWED TO GO TO A RESOURCE FAIR, WHICH WE HAD A COUPLE OF BOOTHS.
WE HAD COLLEGES, DIFFERENT CITY ORGANIZATIONS.
THEY WERE FREE TO EAT THEIR LUNCH AND GO EXPLORE.
WHEN THEY GOT TO THE SUMMIT, THEY WERE GIVEN A PASSPORT IN WHICH THEY COULD GET STAMPED BY EACH OF THE VENDORS IN RETURN FOR A RAFFLE TICKET AT THE END FOR SOME GIFT CARDS.
UM, AFTER LUNCH, WE HAD TWO GUEST SPEAKERS.
WE HAD GRACE KAS FROM THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, SPEAKING ON FINANCIAL READINESS STARTING AT THE YOUNGER AGES.
AND THEN WE HAD ZEV WELLBORN FROM THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TALKING ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
UM, AND THEN WE HAD TEEN ADVISORY BOARD BREAKOUT SESSIONS LED BY TEEN ADVISORY BOARD BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAD CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, WE HAD LEADERSHIP 1 0 1 AND LEADERSHIP MINDSET.
UM, THESE ARE A COUPLE PICTURES.
WE HAD A SPECIAL SURPRISE VISIT FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NORMA TORRES.
UM, SHE GRACED US WITH HER PRESENCE AND TALKED TO THE PARTICIPANTS.
IT WAS A REALLY SPECIAL MOMENT.
AND THEN THE OTHER PICTURES ARE JUST PICTURES OF THE, UH, BREAKOUT ROOMS LED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS.
UM, AND THEN, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD OUR PANEL UP THERE, OUR GUEST SPEAKERS, AND A PICTURE OF THE PARTICIPANTS, SOME OF THE, UH, ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT, UH, OUR BOARD, UH, ACCOMPLISHED.
UM, THIS YEAR, THEY UNANIMOUSLY, UH, APPROVED A STRUCTURAL UPDATE TO, UH, IMPROVE, UH, NOT JUST THE, UH, ENGAGEMENT, BUT THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR BOARD FOR THE NEXT TERM.
IN 26 27, UM, THEIR VOTE WAS TO REMOVE THE TITLE OF MEMBER AT LARGE.
UM, WE WERE REMOVING THE SEVEN, UH, POSITION MEMBER AT LARGE POSITIONS TO STREAMLINE THE BOARD TO 19 MEMBERS TOTAL.
UM, INCLU, UH, NOT INCLUDING OUR, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION STUDENT MEMBER.
UM, THE STUDENT MEMBER, UH, WAS, IS DESIGNATED AS AN EX OFFICIO, UH, POSITION, UM, ON THE BOARD.
THE STUDENT MEMBER WILL RETAIN THEIR OFFICER ROLE AND, AND, UH, RETAIN THEIR VOTING RIGHTS AS WELL.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, UH, REDEFINED SOME OF THE OFFICER STRUCTURE ON THE BOARD, UH, ESTABLISHING NEW ROLES, UM, WHICH WOULD BE THE CHAIR, THE VICE CHAIR, THE REMOVAL OF THE SECRETARY POSITION.
BUT IN NOW HAVING THE HISTORIAN AND THE PROJECTS COORDINATOR, UM, THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION STUDENT, UH, WILL REMAIN AS A MEMBER OF AN OFFICE, AS AN OFFICER ON THE BOARD.
UM, AND ALL MEMBERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE, UH, TO RUN FOR, UH, AN OFFICER POSITION.
A PRIMARY REASON FOR REMOVING THE MEMBER AT LARGE POSITION.
UH, WE HAD SEVEN, UH, MEMBER AT LARGE STUDENTS WHO WERE RESTRICTED FROM RUNNING FOR OFFICER POSITIONS.
AND A LOT OF THEM PUT IN JUST AS MUCH HARD WORK AND WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD.
SO THEIR DECISION TO REMOVE THAT POSITION, UM,
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ALLOWED A LOT MORE EQUITY ONTO THE BOARD.UM, A LOT MORE ENGAGEMENT, A LOT MORE PARTICIPATION FROM EVERYBODY.
UH, FURTHER, UH, THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD, UH, DONATE OR VOLUNTEERS COUNTLESS HOURS TO A MAJOR.
UM, BASICALLY ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS.
UM, HERE YOU SEE A LIST OF OUR EVENTS.
I WON'T NAME THEM ALL 'CAUSE THERE'S SO MANY.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A COUPLE THAT AREN'T ON HERE.
UM, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE DID, UH, LAST WEEK, UH, ATTEND THE IU EIGHT EARTH DAY EVENT AND THE, UH, CHINO HILLS EARTH DAY TREE PLANTING EVENT, UM, WHERE WE ASSISTED WITH SOME OF THE TREE PLANTING AS WELL.
I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE HOSTED THIS YEAR, OUR TEENS NIGHT OUTS.
UM, EARLIER LAST SUMMER, WE HAD THE TEEN SUMMER MOVIE NIGHT, WHICH WAS HOSTED BY THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE LAWN.
UM, IT WAS FOR THE AGES RANGING FROM 13 TO 17.
STUDENTS WERE ALLOWED TO BRING THEIR CHAIRS, BLANKETS, WHATEVER THEY WANTED.
WE HAD 42 TEENS IN ATTENDANCE AND CONCESSIONS WERE AVAILABLE, AND THE PROCEEDS WENT TO SUPPORT THE CITY TEEN PROGRAMS. WE ALSO HAD THE HALLOWEEN ESCAPE ROOM, WHICH THE THEME WAS THE MISSING VALENTINE.
UM, THEY WERE TASKED WITH FINDING OUT THE STORY OF THE MISSING VALENTINE.
UM, IT WAS FOR TEENS RANGING 13 TO 17.
AGAIN, IT WAS HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT NIGHTTIME.
UM, WE HAD 30 KIDS WHO REGISTERED, BUT ONLY 18 IN ATTENDANCE.
UM, CLUES WERE HIDDEN ALL THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
THERE WERE SPOOKY MUSIC PLAYING.
UM, AND THEN THE TEENS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE ESCAPE ROOM RECEIVED PRIZES AND PIZZA AND SNACK WAS PROVIDED.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE, SOME GOALS FOR OUR INCOMING BOARD FOR THE 26TH 27TH SCHOOL YEAR.
WE WANT TO ESTABLISH STREAMLINE COMMITTEES TO SUPPORT NEW BOARD STRUCTURES AND INCREASE ENGAGEMENT.
WE ALSO WANT TO ADD AT LEAST ONE NEW ADDITIONAL SERVICE PROJECT NEXT TERM.
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE YEAR ROUND COLLABORATION WITH STAFF ON TEEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL HOPEFULLY ALLOW US TO CONTINUE HAVING A VOLUNTEER PRESENCE AT THE VARIOUS, UM, EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT LIFE SKILL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES TO THE TEENS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE WANT TO HOST OUR SECOND ANNUAL TEEN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IN THE 26 27 SCHOOL YEAR.
IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, JUST GOOD JOB.
IT'S NOT EASY TO GET UP IN FRONT OF, YOU KNOW, A GROUP AND B, AS ELOQUENT AS YOU WERE.
AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE, THE TAB MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.
YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND THANK YOU TO VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ FOR SPEARHEADING THE CREATION OF THE TAB.
YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
IF I MIGHT, UM, NO, I WILL TELL YOU I'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME, AS MOST EVERYBODY KNOWS, 32 YEARS TO BE EXACT.
AND WE HAVE, THIS WAS OUR THIRD BITE AT THE APPLE AS IT RELATES TO THIS, UH, GROUP.
THE TEENS, UH, CAN BE, UH, A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH SOMETIMES OR GET ORGANIZED AND SUCH, BUT I WILL TELL YOU AND THE TAB MEMBERS, LET ME KNOW HOW APPRECIATIVE YOU ARE OF MR. JACOB.
JACOB IS, JACOB HAS, UH, PERSONALLY TAKEN THIS PROGRAM TO, UH, LEVELS THAT WE HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE.
AND THIS GROUP HERE IS SO ENGAGING AND I REALLY ENJOY LISTENING TO THEM TALK.
UM, THEY HAVE A GREAT PRESENCE.
I KNOW THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, I SEE OUR CHAIR OUT THERE, SAMANTHA, JAMES PEREZ, UM, AND THE ACCOLADES THAT, UM, STAFF HAD RECEIVED.
BUT, UM, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE WOULDN'T BE AS SUCCESSFUL IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF TEENS.
AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
WELL, I THINK IT'S, IT'S TRUE WE'RE BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS AND WITH EVERYBODY'S HARD WORK, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
SO THANK YOU TO TAB FOR BEING INVOLVED AND THANKS JACOB FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
ALRIGHT, AND WITH THAT, WE WILL
[8. PRESENTATION - Legislative and Insurance Market Update given by California Department of Insurance Outreach Analyst Judith Pina]
HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM OUR, UH, WE, WE'LL GET A LEGISLATIVE INSURANCE MARKET UPDATE BY DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE OUTREACH ANALYST JUDITH PENA.LEMME MAKE SURE I HAVE THIS JUST THING.
UM, GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
I'M AN OUTREACH ANALYST FOR THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
PLEASE THINK OF ME AS YOUR PERSONAL LIAISON TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE MY CONTACT INFORMATION PROVIDED IT IN THE FOLDER.
UM, THIS IS NOT AS A, AS A FUN, UH, STUFF THAT WE WERE JUST CELEBRATING NOW, BUT, UM, INSURANCE IS, YOU KNOW, A VERY IMPORTANT TOPIC.
AND RIGHT NOW IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT'S AFFECTING MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
UM, IT AFFECTS HOMEOWNERS, IT AFFECTS SMALL BUSINESSES, UM, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, AND EVEN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, RIGHT? WE'RE
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GETTING A LOAN FOR A HOME.UM, SO TODAY I'M GONNA TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE INSURANCE MARKET, WHAT REFORMS ARE UNDERWAY, AND HOW THESE CHANGES AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES.
ALRIGHT, SO CALIFORNIA INSURANCE HAS BEEN UNDER, UM, PRESSURE.
WE'RE SEEING MORE SEVERE WILDFIRES AND FREQUENT NATURAL DISASTERS.
UM, HIGHER REBUILDING COSTS AND INFLATION ON MATERIALS AND LABORS.
WE KNOW WHAT IT WAS TO BUILD A HOME 10 YEARS AGO IS NOT WHAT IT IS, UM, TODAY.
SO ALSO, UM, RISING REINSURANCE COSTS.
SO REINSURANCE IS THE INSURANCE THAT INSURERS BUY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM NATURAL DISASTERS.
AND WHEN THOSE COSTS GO UP, IT AFFECTS ALL OF US.
AND BECAUSE OF ALL OF THIS, SOME COMPANIES HAVE STOPPED WRITING NEW POLICIES, OTHERS HAVE REDUCED COVERAGE AND RAISED RATES AT THE SAME TIME.
THE FAIR PLAN HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY, UM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MEANT TO BE THE LAST RESORT, AND IT HAS BECOME THE FIRST FOR MANY.
UM, THE KEY QUESTION HAS BEEN AT THE DEPARTMENT, HOW DO WE STABILIZE THE INSURANCE MARKET? SORRY, QUICK, WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING WHAT THE FAIR PLAN IS? OKAY, SO THE FAIR PLAN IS, UM,
SO THAT'S WHEN THE FAIR PLAN WAS CREATED.
A LOT OF FOLKS ARE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE FAIR PLAN IS A STATE, UM, IT'S A STATE INSURANCE.
WHEN IT'S NOT ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAY INTO THE INSURE TO THE FAIR PLAN.
SO THE FAIR PLAN HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN FOLKS WERE BEING DROPPED, UM, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY.
I MENTIONED, UH, THE LAST RESORT HAS BECOME THE FIRST AND ONLY FOR MANY, AGAIN, THE QUESTION, HOW DO WE STABILIZE THE INSURANCE MARKET? THERE ARE A FEW EFFORTS UNDERWAY.
ONE IS THE SAFER FROM WILDFIRES.
SO SAFER FROM WILDFIRES REQUIRES INSURERS TO OFFER DISCOUNTS TO WILDFIRE.
UM, IF A HOME, IF, IF A CONSUMER TAKES WILDFIRE SAFETY ACTIONS, THIS INCLUDES BUILDING DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND YOUR DWELLING YOUR HOME, UM, THINGS LIKE HAVING A FIRE RESISTANT, UH, TILE ROOF, UH, DOUBLE PAINTED WINDOWS.
UM, SO THAT IF IF YOU REDUCE YOUR RISK, YOUR PREMIUM SHOULD REFLECT THAT.
BY LAW, IF YOU'VE TAKEN ANY OF THESE STEPS, INSURERS ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT.
NOW, I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT, UM, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 4% HIGHER.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WINDOWS AND MAKING IMPROVEMENTS.
IS THAT CALLED HOME HARDENING? YES.
AND SO, BUT, BUT OUR INSURERS ALSO NEEDED, UM, BETTER TOOLS TO PREDICT FUTURE RISK, AND THAT'S WHERE THE SUSTAINABLE INSURANCE STRATEGY COMES IN, INTO PLAY.
SO SUSTAINABLE INSURANCE STRATEGY ALLOWS INSURERS TO USE FORWARD LOOKING CATASTROPHE MODELS TO EVALUATE RISK.
SO THEY, THEY CAN PLAN, UH, FOR FUTURE RISKS, NOT, UH, RELY ON PAST LOSSES.
UM, HISTORICAL DATA DOES NOT REFLECT CURRENT OR FUTURE RISK.
UM, BUT IF INSURERS USE THESE TOOLS, CATASTROPHE MODEL IN CALIFORNIA WAS THE ONLY MAJOR STATE THAT DID NOT ALLOW INSURERS TO USE CATASTROPHE MODELING WHEN COMING UP WITH THEIR POLICY RATES.
SO, UM, SO WITH THE MOVING FORWARD WITH ALLOWING INSURERS TO USE CATASTROPHE MODELS, UM, IN RETURN, THEY MUST, UM, THEY, THEY AGREED TO WRITE 85% OF THEIR NEW POLICIES IN HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS.
OKAY, SO A FEW OF THOSE COMPANIES THAT HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE MERCURY, CSAA, FARMERS, AA, PACIFIC SPECIALTY, AND CALIFORNIA CASUALTIES.
SO THOSE ARE THE, UH, UH, COMPANIES SO FAR THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO WRITING, UH, POLICIES IN HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS.
SO WE TALK, WE TALK ABOUT MITIGATING YOUR HOME.
WE KNOW THAT REPLACING YOUR HOME, UM, REPLACING YOUR HOME, SORRY, REPLACING YOUR ROOF, UH, REPLACING YOUR WINDOWS HARDING, YOUR HOME DOES NOT COME CHEAP, ESPECIALLY FOR FOLKS ON FIXED INCOMES.
THAT'S WHEN, UM, ASSEMBLY, THAT'S WHERE ASSEMBLY BILL 8 8 8, IT'S THE SAFE HOME GRANT PROGRAM COMES INTO PLAY.
SO THIS PROGRAM HERE PROVIDES GRANTS TO LOW, UH, HOME, LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN HIGH FIRE RISK AREAS.
AND THIS GRANT HELPS PAY FOR DEFENSIBLE SPACING, UH, REPLACING, UM, WINDOWS AND, UH, REPLACING OUR ROOF.
BUT PREPARING FOR A DISASTER IS NOT ONLY PART OF THE SOLUTION, WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS ARE ABLE TO DISCOVER, UH, I'M SORRY, DISCOVER, UM, RECOVER AFTER A DISASTER.
I FORGET TO SWITCH THE, THE SIDE
SO WE'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM WILDFIRE RECOVERY, FROM HEARING FEEDBACK FROM WILDFIRE SURVIVORS AND OUR INVESTIGATIONS INTO INSURANCE COMPLAINTS.
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WANT PEOPLE OR FOLKS TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AFTER DISASTER, NOT A PARTIAL ONE.A BIG CONCERN IS SMOKE CLAIMS, SMOKE DAMAGE.
ABOUT HALF OF WILDFIRE COMPLAINTS INVOLVE SMOKE DAMAGE.
THERE ARE NO CLEAR CURRENT, NO CLEAR CURRENT, UM, UH, HEALTH STANDARDS WHEN IT COMES TO ADDRESSING SMOKE DAMAGE.
THROUGH OUR INVESTIGATIONS, WE HAVE RECOVERED OVER 23 BILLION, UH, FOR CONSUMERS, AND ABOUT 50 MILLION OF THAT WAS RELATED TO SMOKE DAMAGE.
UH, HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ARGUING WHETHER THEIR HOME IS SAFE TO LIVE IN.
UM, WE'VE ALSO SEEN COVERAGE GAPS AND DELAYS.
UM, FAMILIES RUN OUT OF TEMPORARY HOUSING OF THEIR, UM, REPLACEMENT COSTS CAN BE UNDERESTIMATED AND CLAIMS CAN ALSO JUST TAKE TOO LONG TO PROCESS.
SO WE ARE PUSHING FOR REFORMS THAT HELP SPEED UP THE CLAIM PROCESS.
WE WANT INSURANCE COMPANIES TO PLAN AHEAD FOR DISASTERS AND STRONGER COVERAGE FOR CONSUMERS.
THAT BRINGS US, UH, TO THE FAIR PLAN.
THE FAIR PLAN WAS MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY, UH, BUT IT HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY.
UM, THE CHALLENGES THAT WE SEE WITH THE FAIR PLAN INCLUDE LIMITED COVERAGE, UM, CLAIMS HANDLING ISSUES.
UM, THE COMMISSIONER ALSO ACTUALLY TOOK, UH, ACTION AGAINST THE FAIR PLAN FOR DENYING SMOKE, UH, CLAIMS. UH, SO WE WANT TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING OVERSIGHT ON THE FAIR PLAN, EXPANDING COVERAGE, AND THE GOAL IS TO TRANSITION PEOPLE BACK INTO THE TRADITIONAL MARKET.
WE WANTED TO POPULATE THE FAIR PLAN.
AND BECAUSE OF ALL THESE CHALLENGES, THE COMMISSIONER HAS SPONSORED SOME BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED AND, UM, TO IMPROVE, UH, AND TO IMPROVE THE MARKET AND STRENGTHEN PROTECTION.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO, UM, UM, THE SMOKE, UH, DAMAGE, UH, RECOVERY ACT.
SO THIS ADDRESSES ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS, WHICH IS SMOKE DAMAGE.
SMOKE DAMAGE CLAIMS ARE COMPLICATED BECAUSE HISTORICALLY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN CLEAR PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE, SOMEONE GOES OUT TO YOUR HOME, DETERMINES IF THAT, UH, HOME IS SAFE TO GO BACK TO, TO LIVE IN.
THAT DOES NOT EXIST, UM, CURRENTLY FOR SMOKE DAMAGE CLAIMS. SO THIS BILL WILL, WILL CREATE, WILL CREATE SCIENCE-BASED STANDARDS, UM, ESTABLISH CLEAR GUIDELINES FOR TESTING AND RESTORATION.
UM, SMOKE DAMAGE ISN'T JUST AN INSURANCE ISSUE, IT'S ALSO A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS.
UM, AGAIN, HOMEOWNERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY OR ARGUE WHETHER THEIR HOME IS SAFE TO LIVE IN.
ANOTHER BILL IS A, A SENATE BILL 8 76.
IT'S A DISCOVER, I'M SORRY, DISASTER RECOVERY FOR AND PERFORM ACT.
SB 8 76 FOCUSES ON SPEEDING UP RECOVERY FOR HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS.
IT STRENGTHENS CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ADDRESSES DELAYS IN CLAIM, UH, CLAIMS PAYMENTS.
UM, ALSO REQUIRES INSURERS TO HAVE A DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN, DOUBLES PENALTIES, UH, FOR UNFAIR CLAIM PRACTICES.
AND IT ALSO REQUIRES FIVE DAY STATUS UPDATE FOR CONSUMERS WHEN THEIR ADJUSTED CHANGES SO THAT THE CONSUMER IS NOT LEFT IN THE DARK.
IT ALSO EXPANDS ADDITIONAL LIVING EXPENSE BY A HUNDRED PERCENT OF POLICY LIMITS OR WHATEVER IS ON THE CONSUMER POLICY LIMITS.
UM, IT EXPANDS UPFRONT, UH, PAYMENTS WITH INTEREST PENALTIES OF, UM, LATE.
SO THIS IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE DELAYS AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY.
IT ALSO ENSURES, UM, REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATES ARE UPDATED ON NEW, UM, ON NEW, ON NEW AND RENEWAL POLICIES.
IT ESTABLISHES MANDATORY BUILDING CODE UPGRADE COVERAGES SO THAT THEY WILL BE INCLUDED WHEN PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO, WHERE PEOPLE ARE REBUILDING.
AND IT ENSURES HOMEOWNER CAN REBUILD TO CURRENT STANDARDS, NOT OUTDATED ONES.
THIS, UH, PREVENTS UNDERINSURANCE OR PRICES AFTER A DISASTER AND HELPS FAMILIES RECOVER FASTER.
SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE RECENT WILDFIRES WERE UNDERINSURED AND DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE UNDERINSURED UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.
SO WE WANNA PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.
AND WE HAVE, UM, AND HERE WE HAVE THE MAKE IT FAIR ACT.
BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH OF THE FAIR PLAN, UM, THERE IS A NEED FOR STRONGER OVERSIGHT AND MODERNIZATION, MEANING BETTER PROTECTION.
THIS BILL STRENGTHENS OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
UM, AB 1680 ALSO, UH, REQUIRES, UM, TO, UM, REQUIRES THE FAIR PLAN TO FOLLOW THE INSURANCE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AND ALSO REQUIRES OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO HANDLE CLAIMS FASTER.
IT EXPANDS COVERAGE OPTIONS AND ALLOWS PEN ALLOWS PENALTIES.
THE GOAL IS NOT TO GROW THE FAIR PLAN.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE WANNA STABILIZE THE FAIR PLAN.
AND AGAIN, WE WANNA TRANSITION PEOPLE BACK INTO THE, UH, TRADITIONAL, UH, INSURANCE MARKET.
SO WE KNOW THAT WHEN INSURANCE WORKS, HOMEOWNERS REBUILD, COMMUNITIES CAN INVEST, COMMUNITIES ACT RECOVER.
SO HERE WE WELCOME YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP, UM, WITH THE CITY AS THESE EFFORTS MOVE FORWARD.
WE ENCOURAGE YOUR ENGAGEMENTS AND SUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AND HELPING STABILIZE, UM, THE INSURANCE MARKET.
AND HERE I'M JUST GONNA THROW IN, I'D
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LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.IT'S A, UM, PROGRAM THAT WE, UH, MONITOR.
IT'S A STATE PROGRAM OFFERS LOW COST AUTO INSURANCE FOR, UH, INCOME ELIGIBLE DRIVERS.
YOUR CAR DOES HAVE TO BE VALUED AT 25,000 OR LESS, HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAN RECORD FOR THE PAST, UH, THREE YEARS, I BELIEVE, BUT IT COULD BE AS LITTLE AS $200 A YEAR DEPENDING ON THE COUNTY.
IT'S ONLY WHAT THE STATE REQUIRES, BUT IT, IT'S A GREAT OPTION FOR FOLKS WHO ARE, ARE, YOU KNOW, HAVING ISSUES WITH THAT.
UM, AND HERE IS, UH, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR CONSUMER ALERTS IF YOU, UH, WANNA, UH, RECEIVE UPDATES ON ANY INSURANCE ISSUE, UM, ANYTHING GOING OUT RELATED TO INSURANCE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND DO SO BY, UM, SIGNING UP TO RECEIVE OUR CONSUMER ALERTS.
OUR OUR DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS STATEWIDE EDUCATION SERIES.
IT'S A BIMONTHLY, YOU HAVE EXPERTS ONLINE WHO CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
THE NEXT ONE THAT WE HAVE COMING UP IS ON JUNE.
IT'S GONNA BE ON RESIDENTIAL INSURANCE.
SO IF, UM, YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE HOP ON.
SO YOU CAN ALSO FIND THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE.
AND AGAIN, HERE IS OUR, OUR CONTACT INFORMATION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
YOU COULD CONTACT US AT ONE 800.
UM, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY COULD CONTACT TO CONTACT US IF, UM, THEY ARE NOT BEING TREATED FAIRLY, WANNA REPORT FRAUD OR ANY QUESTION THAT THEY MIGHT WANNA, UM, WANT TO ADDRESS.
IF PEOPLE ARE NOT REPORTING, WE DO NOT KNOW THAT IT IS HAPPENING.
SO WE ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO, TO CONTACT US IF THEY HAVE ANY ISSUES.
UM, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, JUST REAL QUICK, UH, OBVIOUSLY YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT COMMUNITY, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT MEETING ACTUALLY WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THE, UM, AUDIENCE RIGHT NOW.
OF THE NEIGHBORS FROM CARBON CANYON, HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EITHER BEEN CANCELED OR THREATENED TO BE CANCELED WITH YOUR INSURANCE? CAN I ASK HOW THE AIRPLANE, SO THIS IS, UH, A REAL ISSUE FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
IT IS, AND IT'S, UH, WE NEED AS MANY ADVOCATES AS WE CAN GET IN SACRAMENTO BECAUSE, AND IT'S NOT JUST CHINO HILLS OBVIOUSLY, BUT WE ARE IN A VERY VULNERABLE AREA AND WE SEEM TO BE RECEIVING THE, UM, THE NON CONSIDERATION FROM THE STATE WHEN IT COMES TO RESOLVING THE ISSUE.
I KNOW, UH, RAY'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS ALSO, BUT IT'S A REAL ISSUE FOR US.
AND AGAIN, THE TIMING IS PERFECT FOR YOU TO BE HERE TO MAYBE BRING THIS BACK TO YOUR, TO YOUR BOSSES THAT IT'S IT'S A REAL PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THEY CAN, THEY CAN TURN THEIR BACK TO.
THAT'S WHY, UM, THE COMMISSIONER HAS BEEN WORKING OVER A YEAR PUTTING THIS SYSTEM IN PLACE AND, UH, WE ARE SEEING INSURANCE COMPANIES COME BACK.
THE COMP FIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES, UM, THE ONES THAT I MENTIONED ALREADY, UH, HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ARE READY TO OFFER POLICIES AND FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN, UM, HIGH RISK AREAS.
YEAH, JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS.
UM, REGARDING THE FAIR PLAN, THAT IS ONLY FOR FIRE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE, CORRECT? IT IS ONLY FIRE.
AND YOU WERE REQUIRED TO GET THAT WRAPAROUND INSURANCE TO COVER THE REST, IT ONLY COVERS FIRE.
SO IF I HAVE A, LIKE FURNITURE AND SAY MY CAR, WHATEVER IN MY HOUSE AT THE TIME A FIRE DOES HAPPEN, DO I NEED A SUPPLEMENT, UH, POLICY TO COVER THAT FOR THE CAR? I I BELIEVE THAT'S WITH YOUR CAR INSURANCE.
I DON'T THINK IT CII COULD BE WRONG.
WHAT ABOUT THE FURNITURE AND I'M SORRY, THE FURNITURE IN THE HOUSE? YES.
THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY THE FAIR PLAN.
SO YOU NEED ANOTHER POLICY? YES.
AND THEN ALSO WE DO HAVE A FIRE SAFE COUNSEL, UH, BECAUSE WE HAVE A FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IN CARBON CANYON.
UM, I'VE HEARD IN LAURA'S OFFICE, COMMISSIONER THAT POSSIBLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT WE MIGHT GET A DISCOUNT ON OUR INSURANCE.
CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT AT ALL OR FOR WHAT? I'M SORRY FOR THE, IT'S CALLED A FIRE SAFE COUNCIL FOR, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M, I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER.
BITE OFF FOR YOU AND GET THAT FOR YOU.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WHEN IT COMES TO THIS.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD TO PETER'S POINT, SO MANY FOLKS HAVE THEIR INSURANCE CANCELED.
WELL, I THINK WHAT'S FRUSTRATING BRIAN TOO, SO I'M WITH STATE FARM AND WHEN I WAS RENEWING MY POLICY AFTER MY INCREASE, SO I FORGOT WHAT IT IS, GREG, BUT WE'RE IN LIKE A, OUR FIRE DISTRICT, WE'RE IN A SPECIAL DESIGNATION THAT WHATEVER IT'S CALLED.
SO I WAS SAYING TO MY INSURANCE AGENT, I SAID, WELL, DOESN'T THAT, YOU KNOW, QUALIFY FOR LIKE A DISCOUNT? AND SHE WAS KICKING IT BACK TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAYING IT REALLY DOESN'T GIVE US ANYTHING.
SO IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING ALL THESE DIFFERENT ANSWERS.
AND I CAN APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION, BUT I GUARANTEE YOU THAT ALL OF THOSE BILLS THAT THEY'VE JUST INTRODUCED, ALL I SAW WAS MORE JOBS BEING CREATED, MORE BUREAUCRACY.
IT'S LIKE, OKAY, LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE COMPLIANT.
LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE THIS, IT'S LIKE,
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SO I KNOW I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S, I APPRECIATE HER BEING HERE, BUT IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING FOR EVERYONE.SO THANKS MAYOR MARK HAS, I'M SORRY GREG.
I, I TALKED AND WHAT IS, WHAT IS THE DESIGNATION THAT WE HAVE? I THINK YOU'RE REFERRING TO HIGH HAZARD AREA OR VERY HIGH HAZARD AREA? NO, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S FIRE A DESIGNATION.
NOT, NO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOOD.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT, BECAUSE OUR DISTRICT IS LIKE, UM, LIKE A FIRE SAFE COMMUNITY OR SOMETHING OR YEAH, IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LIKE A FIRE SAFE COMMUNITY THAT'S ACKNOWLEDGED BY FIREWISE FIREWISE.
BUT EVEN WITH THAT, SO I SAID TO MY INSURANCE PERSON, I SAID, ARE WE GETTING ANYTHING BEFORE BEING IN FIREWISE? AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO, I GOT OUR INCREASE.
UM, I'VE BEEN CANCELED TWICE WITH ALLSTATE AND UH, WITH THE HELP OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, WE WENT OVER WHEAT ABATEMENT, WE WENT OVER WHERE THE STATION WAS AND OUR WATER PRESSURE AND I GOT REINSTATED TWICE.
SO AGAIN, IF THEY DO CANCEL YOU, UH, JUST START ASKING FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION.
GO TO THE FIRE, UH, DISTRICT AND THEY'LL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO HELP YOU KEEP YOUR INSURANCE.
JUDITH, YOU WANT TO COME UP? YES.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR YOU AND, AND I AM LISTENING AND I UNDERSTAND AND THAT HAS HAPPENED ALSO.
I'VE HEARD TOO MANY, FOR MANY, UM, SPOKE TO MANY CONSTITUENTS.
SO SAY FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'RE BEING CANCELED BECAUSE SOMETHING, A ROOF ISSUE OR WHATEVER, BUT ONCE THEY GET THAT SQUARED AWAY, IT'S NOT, THEY GET REINSTATED OR THEY DON'T GET CANCELED.
AND YOU DO HAVE THE RIGHT, IF YOU ARE IN A HIGH-FI RISK AREA, YOU CAN ASK YOUR INSURER, UM, WHATEVER THEY'RE GRADING YOU AT THE, THE PERCENTAGE YOU CAN ASK FOR THAT AND THEY SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO CHANGE THAT SCORE IF POSSIBLE.
SO YOU HAVE PERFECT, THANK YOU.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
CHARLIE, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND GIVE OUR BEST TO THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT]
TO OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION, UH, MANAGER REPORT.THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JOES COUNSELS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU TONIGHT.
A NEW CODE REPORT PORTAL TO SUBMIT CODE ENFORCEMENT CONCERNS WILL LAUNCH ON MONDAY, MAY 4TH.
THE MOBILE FRIENDLY PLATFORM WILL REPLACE RESIDENTS SUBMITTING CONCERNS THROUGH THE CURRENT ONLINE REQUEST TRACKER SYSTEM.
RESIDENTS WILL STILL USE REQUEST TRACKER FOR PUBLIC WORK CONCERNS SUCH AS STREET AND SIDEWALK REPAIRS, WATER LEAKS, LANDSCAPING ISSUES, AND OTHER CONCERNS.
TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND IN EVENTS, THE CITY INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO GET A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
DURING A FREE OPEN HOUSE EVENT ON MAY 13TH, THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ALONG CITY CENTER DRIVE NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SHOPS DRIVE JUST NEXT TO THE FARMER'S MARKET.
CITY STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT ONGOING PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING, HEARING NONE MADAM ASSISTANT
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
CITY ATTORNEY, ANY ACTIONS TAKEN ENCLOSED SESSION THAT NEED TO BE REPORTED ON, UH, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL? NO, THERE ARE NO REPORTABLE ACTIONS.WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC
[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.]
COMMENTS ITEM NINE.AT THIS TIME, UH, 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 CHAMBER.
SO, MADAM CITY CLERK, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE AGENDA, HOWEVER, WE HAVE SEVERAL.
THEN WELL THAT WILL MOVE ON TO
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? NOPE.SO YOU IN A HEARING THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (4 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
CONSENT CALENDAR.WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS, ITEMS 10, 11, 12, AND 13.
ALRIGHT, VICE MAYOR HAS VOTE NUMBER 13.
ANY FURTHER? ALRIGHT THEN WITH THAT WE WILL, UH, VOTE ON VOTE THE REMAINDER.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, WOULD THAT PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES? MOTION PASSES.
AND THEN WITH THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OR VICE
[13. Authorize execution of three-year Revocable Non-Exclusive License Agreement with Camery Cattle Company, LLC, for livestock grazing for City-owned open space property west of Ridgegate Drive and Mystic Canyon Drive (APNs 103309114,103309118, 103318128, 103318132) for a $2,500 annual fee, and find that entering into said License is exempt from review pursuant to Section 15304 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (Minor Alterations to Land)]
MAYOR MARQUE, UH, POLLED.ITEM 13, AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF A THREE YEAR REVOCABLE NON EXCL EXCLUSIONARY LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH KAARI CATTLE COMPANY LLC FOR LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK GRAZING ON CITY OWNED OPEN SPACES.
LIKE I SAID, I HAD BEEN CANCELED TWICE AND ONE OF THE REASONS I GOT REINSTATED WAS BECAUSE OF GRAZING CATTLE ACROSS MY WAY.
SO THEY KEEP THE, THE WEEDS DOWN.
UM, I DID TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THERE IS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S LOOKING, SINCE WE HAVE SO MUCH OPEN SPACE IN OUR, OUR AREA THAT THERE WE'RE LOOKING AT MORE AREAS TO DO CATTLE GRAZING.
AND IS THIS A NEW PERSON OR IS THIS AN EXISTING PERSON THAT, UH, FOR CATTLE GRAZING? WELL, THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING AT VARIOUS AREAS IN THE CITY TO EXPAND THE CATTLE GRAZING PRO OR PROGRAM.
SO RIGHT NOW THEY'RE CONTINUING TO EVALUATE AREAS AND DESIGNATE WITH AREAS THAT MIGHT WORK AND THEN THEY'LL DO AN RFP AND INVITE OTHER PROPOSERS TO COME IN
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AND, UH, MAKE PROPOSALS ON POSSIBLY DOING GRAZING IN OUR CITY.UH, BUT THIS WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT, UH, ONLY MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET REINSTATED WITH, WITH OUR INSURANCE IN THE FUTURE.
SO, UH, WITH THAT I'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS ITEM.
WE'LL TAKE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
NOW WE'LL MOVE TO THE DISCUSSION
[14. 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 ]
CALENDAR, REVIEW AND FILE AND UPDATE TO OUR NEVER ENDING CITY HALL FIRE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.THAT'S HOW IT FEELS, MR. CITY MANAGER.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS UPDATE NUMBER 16 RELATED TO THE CITY HALL FIRE EMERGENCY, UH, RELATED TO THE JUNE 23RD 25 FIRE.
UH, TOTAL DAMAGES ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.4 MILLION WITH THE MAJORITY OF COSTS COVERED BY C-G-P-I-A.
OUR INSURANCE PROVIDER, UH, COMPLETION OF REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED IN MAY OF 2026.
AND WITH THAT I CONCLUDE MY REPORT.
THAT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? NOPE.
LOOKS LIKE GREAT PROGRESS HAS MADE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS ON SOME CABINETRY, SO IT'S GREAT EVER ONWARD.
ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND TO CONTINUE THE, I'LL MOVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN AND A SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
WITH THAT, WE'RE ON TO ITEM 15,
[15. Accept Mayor’s nomination and ratify appointment of Student Member to Parks and Recreation Commission with term expiring April 30, 2027]
ACCEPT MAYOR'S NOMINATION AND RATIFY APPOINTMENT OF A STUDENT MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND REC, UH, COMMISSION WITH THE TERM EXPIRING APRIL 30TH, 2027.SO THIS IS ONE OF THE FUN TIMES, UM, AS MAYOR.
SO MY NOMINATION IS, UH, TANIKA RAJU.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF, DO I, CAN SHE COME UP FIRST OR DO WE VOTE FIRST? WE SHOULD PROBABLY VOTE FIRST.
I SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
ALL RIGHT, NOW IT'S YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR JOS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SELECTING ME TO BE THE PARKS AND RECS STUDENT MEMBER.
I'M SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS TO BETTER, UM, SUSTAIN THE INVOLVEMENT OF TEENS ON OUR CITY GROUNDS.
UM, I THINK THAT OUR NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH AND LEADERS ARE SO CAPABLE, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO BRING AWARENESS TO THEM AND HELP INTEGRATE THEM EVEN MORE THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERING.
THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH AND I'M SO EXCITED TO SERVE MY TERM.
OH, YOU'RE NOT GETTING OUT THAT EASY.
SO WHERE DO YOU GO TO HIGH SCHOOL? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? YOU KNOW, FAVORITES, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
I ATTEND THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY AS A CYBERSECURITY PATHWAY.
UM, I'M A DANCER, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I GO TO TO THE POINT DANCE STUDIOS.
UM, I PARTICIPATED IN CHEER AS CHEER CAPTAIN, UH, FOR ONE YEAR.
AND I'M CURRENTLY THE SOPHOMORE CLASS VICE PRESIDENT AT MY SCHOOL AND WILL BE THE JUNIOR CLASS VICE PRESIDENT NEXT YEAR.
AND YOU'RE CURRENTLY ON TAB? YES, I AM IN TAB.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO FOR A LIVING? UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAJOR IN BUSINESS, SPECIFICALLY AT BERKELEY AS MR. MAYOR
UH, I HOPE TO GET MY, UM, EVENTUAL MBA AND HOPEFULLY START MY OWN BUSINESS.
WELL YOU'RE GONNA DO A GREAT JOB.
I KNOW YOU'VE DONE A GREAT, UH, A GREAT JOB ON THE TAB AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON THE, UH, PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
ALRIGHT, AND THEN WITH THAT WE HAVE ONE
[16. Appoint one member to Parks and Recreation Commission to fill unexpired term of Greg Higgins through November 30, 2026]
MORE APPOINTMENT TODAY.APPOINT ONE MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF GREG HIGGINS THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH, 2026.
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW ALL NINE CANDIDATES OR APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITION, HAD SOME GREAT INDIVIDUALS, A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS I'VE TAGGED FOR MAYBE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER, OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONS DOWN THE ROAD.
BUT AT THIS POINT I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, UH, KIM SCHLUTER FOR THE POSITION OF PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
UH, KIM BRINGS A STRONG COMMUNITY BACKGROUND.
23 YEARS, WASN'T IT? BUT YOU SAID KIM, 23 YEARS IN TOWN, AND SHE'LL HAVE A GREAT PERSPECTIVE ON DECISION MAKING WITHIN THE, UH, PURVIEW OF THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
UH, AS FAR AS THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY, UH, KIM IS A PROFESSOR AT NORCO AND, AND CHAFFEE COMMUNITY.
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OKAY.BUSINESS IN THE, IN BUSINESS, BY THE WAY, OUR PARKS AND REC COMMISSION, UH, STUDENT COMMISSIONER, UH, IN BUSINESS.
AND JUST WANTED TO READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HER, UH, INVOLVEMENT WAS LOOKING A LITTLE BIT MORE TOWARDS THE RECREATION SPORTS SIDE OF THINGS BECAUSE, UH, GREG HIGGINS HAD REPRESENTED THAT AS, UH, THE COMMISSIONER OR PRESIDENT OF A YSO FOR SO MANY YEARS PREVIOUSLY.
SO KIM, I'M GONNA READ FROM HER, HER RESUME.
CHINO HILLS LITTLE LEAGUE, UH, BOARD EXECUTIVE, VICE PRESIDENT BOARD, OR DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT, PLAYER AGENT PURCHASING AGENT, TEAM PARENT, A YSO CERTIFIED COACH, REFEREE REGIONAL VOLUNTEER, AND TEAM MANAGER, UH, EVEN FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IN IN MANY OF OUR ADULT PROGRAMS. TEAM MANAGER FOR ADULT WOMEN'S SOCCER.
SHE'S ALSO BEEN TEAM LEADER FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
HEART WALK AMONG OTHER THINGS.
SO, NICE RESUME TO BRING YOUR EXPERIENCE LEVEL, KIM TO, TO THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION.
UH, IT'S ONE OF OUR FAVORITE COMMISSIONS, AT LEAST, UH, RAY AND I.
'CAUSE THAT'S, THAT WAS WHERE WE GOT OUR START ALSO.
SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO, TO MAKE A MOTION FOR KIM LOOTER TO BE A PARKS AND TION.
I'LL TAKE YOU AS A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND IT.
COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AS PETER MENTIONED, I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY FOR 23 YEARS.
UH, MY FAMILY HAS GROWN UP HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO BE INVOLVED WITH ALL OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES INVOLVED HERE.
MY DAUGHTER ACTUALLY SAT ON THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION AS A STUDENT MEMBER.
MY SON CURRENTLY WORKS AS A RECREATION LEADER AT CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY PARK.
AND THEN I WAS FORTUNATE TO SPEND ABOUT CLOSE TO TWO YEARS AS PART OF THE FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AND IT WAS VERY TOUCHING TO ME, AND I'M BEYOND THRILLED TO BE BACK IN THE FOLD AND CAN'T WAIT UNTIL IT STARTS.
DO YOU KNOW THAT'S THE BEST COMMISSION? I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT PARKS OF MEXICO COMMISSION IS THE VERY BEST COMMISSION.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? IS THAT RIGHT, PETER? I'D, WELL, I, IT REALLY IS SECOND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THAT'S FIRST CONGRAT YOU BOTH.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO
[17. Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0006-2025 - 2092 Chino Hills Parkway (Yireh Church), Tony Kim, Applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. CUP-0006-2025 for the operation of a Religious Institution (Yireh Church) at 2092 Chino Hills Parkway, and determining project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act, subject to Conditions of Approval]
PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS.UM, NO ACTION IS REQUIRED UNLESS TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO HAVE A MATTER REVIEWED.
SO THAT'S ITEM 17, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR 20 OR 2092 CHINO HILLS PARKWAY.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ITEM 17 FOR REVIEW? NO.
SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON PUBLIC
[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.]
COMMENTS.UH, ITEM 18, PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.
PLEASE, UH, COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK AND REQUEST A SPEAK CARD.
MADAM CITY CLERK MAYOR, WE HAVE 14 SPEAKER CARDS, WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE TIME TO TWO MINUTES IF THAT'S WHAT YOU SO CHOOSE PER SPEAKER.
I I'M FINE WITH THREE, BUT YOU'RE FINE WITH THREE? YEAH.
WE'RE ALL GONNA BE IN IT TOGETHER, GUYS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS REYES GLIO, SIR.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I LIVE IN, UH, BUTTERFIELD RANCH AND, UM, ON MYSTIC CANYON ROAD.
UM, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF ONE TO 3:00 AM DRIVERS ARE YOUNG DRIVERS ARE COMING AND DOING DONUTS.
AND, UM, I CONTACTED FIRST, UM, TRISTAN CRUZ, WHO I BELIEVE IS NO LONGER HERE, BUT HE TOLD ME THAT, UM, I KNOW BY TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, THEY HAVE SPEED BUMPS.
AND HE SAID, OH, THEY HAVE A SPEED BUMP.
I MEAN, A POSTED SPEED LIMITS, UM, ON MYSTIC CANYON, BUT NO ONE REALLY PAYS ATTENTION.
UM, I HAVE CALLED POLICE DISPATCH, BUT I'M NOT GONNA GO OUT AT ONE OR TWO OR THREE IN THE MORNING AND CONFRONT THESE DRIVERS.
MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE'S GONNA COME AND PLOW INTO ONE OF OUR WALLS OR OUR HOMES.
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AND I'M, I LIVE RIGHT BY BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.I TALKED TO THE CROSSING GUARD.
UM, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS SAID, I, I'M AGAINST SPEED BUMPS.
HE GOES, BECAUSE WE WE'RE IN A HIGH FIRE, YOU KNOW, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
UM, I DO APPRECIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT I UNDERSTAND TOO THAT, YOU KNOW, A DONUT IS NOT A PRIORITY CALL.
UM, BUT WHEN SOMEONE CRASHES INTO THE A BLOCK WALL OR INTO A HOUSE, THAT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, A SERIOUS MATTER.
YEAH, I THINK WE ALL ROD, REAL QUICK ABOUT THAT.
I THINK WE ALL HEAR PEOPLE, WHETHER IT'S ON THE 71 OR MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE CANYON, YOU KNOW, EXCESSIVE SPEED IS SOMETHING WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON, SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT UP.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, ONE QUICK THING, ROD, WITH WHAT HE'S SAYING.
SO CAN, UH, WE SEE IF IT'S ELIGIBLE TO BE REVIEWED BY THE TRAFFIC COMMITTEE FOR HIS SPECIFIC CONCERN AT A LATER TIME? I KNOW WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT NOW, BUT WITH, WE CAN DEFINITELY BRING THAT UP.
WORK WITH WE CAN ALSO, I'M SURE, UH, THE CHIEF WILL ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT IT ALSO.
I ALSO, UM, EMAILED, UM, DENISE AND SHE, UH, SENT ALL MY CONCERNS TO SERGEANT HARPER AND, UH, SO, AND A LOT OF MY, UH, FELLOW NEIGHBORS, THEY'RE CONCERNED.
I THINK WE ALL SHARE THOSE CONCERNS.
I GET WOKEN UP BY IT TOO, SO THANK YOU, RAY.
WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING IT SERIOUS.
ALRIGHT, MADAM CITY CLERK JULIA STIFF, MA'AM.
I CAN BARELY SEE OVER THE PODIUM HERE SPEAKING TO THE MICROPHONE, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, I AM, I'M SURE THE FIRST IN NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO IS A CARBON CANYON RESIDENT OR SOMEONE CONCERNED ABOUT THE WIDENING OF THE S-CURVE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF CALTRANS.
I AM REQUESTING CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT IN PUSHING THEM FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THEIR CHOICE.
UM, MY FIRST STEP, WELL, I FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE PLAN WHEN SOMEONE IN THE CARBON CANYON SOCIAL MEDIA GROUP POSTED A COPY OF THE NOTICE.
AND I AM PROBABLY ONE OF THE 10 TO 15 CLOSEST HOMES TO THE S-CURVE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE HOME WITH THE, UM, WINDMILL AT THE TOP, I'M RIGHT DOWN THE BACK HILL FROM THAT.
I HEAR ALL THE TRAFFIC IN THE S-CURVE FROM MY LIVING ROOM.
UM, IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT IN THE S-CURVE, I'M ONE OF THE FIRST TO KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE I HEAR IT OCCUR.
UH, WHEN I CONTACTED CALTRANS, ONE OF MY COMMENTS WAS THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED THIS NOTICE, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE MY RESIDENCE IS NOT WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE PLANNED CONSTRUCTION, I WAS NOT OWED.
NOTICE THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF A TRANSPARENCY ISSUE FOR ME.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE FROM CALTRANS AT THIS POINT IS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY PLAN TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE WIDENING OF THIS TO UNDERSTAND, UM, IN POINT OF FACT, DO THEY INTEND TO REOPEN, UH, CARBON CANYON TO LARGE TRUCK TRAFFIC AS A RESULT OF THIS? AND I AM SOMEWHAT CONCERNED WITH RESPECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY WIDENED THE APRON ENTERING INTO CARBON CANYON IN A EXPENSIVE PROJECT THAT DIDN'T REALLY GO ANYWHERE, THAT THIS IS REALLY PART OF A SERIES OF PLANNED PROJECTS INTENDED TO REALLY RESHAPE AND RECHARACTERIZE CARBON CANYON.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, I UNDERSTAND EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME CONCERNS THAT I REALLY DO.
SO MY HOPE AT THIS POINT IS TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION SO THAT WE AS CITIZENS CAN, UH, RESPOND AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO CALTRANS DIRECTLY ADDRESSING THEIR POINTS AND THEIR PROJECTS.
AT THIS POINT, I SIMPLY DON'T HAVE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO MAKE MY OWN ASSESSMENT.
MR. MAYOR, OH, WAIT, I THINK WHY DON'T WE HOLD OFF ALL OF OUR COMMENTS TO THE, I'M SURE THIS IS VERY GERMANE TODAY.
WELL, I'M SURE WE'RE HAVE A LOT.
I JUST ASKED OUR PUBLIC WORKS, UH, UH, DIRECTOR, WHAT, WHAT THE STORY IS ON THIS AND WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT THIS.
THE MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR MAY 4TH, SO WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING EITHER AT THIS POINT.
IS THAT CORRECT? DANIEL? CAN YOU JUST I THINK THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT, UH, SO MAY 4TH IS A, A MEETING BETWEEN, UH, CHINO HILL STAFF AND A CALTRANS TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION.
AT THAT POINT, WE'LL COME BACK TO, UH, THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC, UH, WITH MORE INFORMATION.
UM, AND THEN WE'LL STILL HAVE AN INTERNAL DISCUSSION ABOUT A, A PUBLIC HEARING.
ONE, ONE OTHER FINAL LITTLE TIDBIT IS I DID ALSO WRITE TO PHILIP CHEN AND PHILIP CHAD AND SAID THANK YOU.
I FORWARDED YOUR MESSAGE TO CALTRANS
I'LL OF, I'LL ALSO SEND IT TO OUR STATE SENATOR AS WELL, BUT I I, I APPRECIATE IT.
I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE.
ALRIGHT, OUR NEXT SPEAKER, SHA SHANE.
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AU SHANE, WELCOME.WELL, UH, GOOD EVENING, UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SHANE MASU AND I'M HERE TONIGHT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AS YOUR, UH, NEW GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
UH, OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, MEET WITH CITY STAFF, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT ENGAGEMENT AND REALLY BUILDING ON THE ROBUST, UH, RELATIONSHIPS ESTABLISHED BY MY COLLEAGUE MELISSA BOYD.
I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE HER TONIGHT AND THANK HER FOR ALL HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT I KNOW THAT SHE'S BEEN, UH, HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
UH, IN MY ROLE, I WORK CLOSELY WITH THE, UH, CITIES AND, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS SCE SERVICE TERRITORY, UH, REALLY IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION ON SHARED PRIORITIES.
WHILE I PREVIOUSLY, UH, SUPPORTED CITIES IN THE COACHELLA VALLEY, UH, I NOW WORK WITH THE CITIES OF CHINO HILLS, CHINO YUCAIPA, YUCCA VALLEY, 29 PALMS, AS WELL AS THE CITIES IN AND COMMUNITIES, EXCUSE ME, IN THE UNINCORPORATED PORTION OF SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS.
UH, BEFORE I, UH, THE INLAND EMPIRE IS MY HOME.
I, UH, I TAKE PRIDE IN WATCHING THE REGION, UH, GROW AND, AND AND SUCCEED.
UH, BEFORE I WRAP UP, I WANTED TO SHARE THE EDISON INTERNATIONAL, THAT'S S E'S PARENT COMPANY.
UH, IT'S CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR IT'S LINE WORKERS SCHOLARSHIP.
THIS IS A $25,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN WANTING TO BECOME A LINE WORKER WITH SCE.
UH, HELPS PAY FOR TUITION AND AS WELL AS, UH, THE NECESSARY MATERIALS.
SO APPLICATION, WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS UNTIL MAY 8TH.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WELL, I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT, UM, UM, UH, I, I WANTED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE S CURVES ALSO.
UM, I'VE ACTUALLY LIVED IN CHINO HILLS, VERY CLOSE TO THE S-CURVE.
UM, I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 1970, SO I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON CARBON CANYON ROAD.
UH, FOR YEARS, CARBON CANYON ROAD RESIDENTS HAVE DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON CARBON CANYON ROAD.
AND ONE OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WAS WITH HEAVY DUTY AND LONG TRUCKS.
MANY ARE GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT AND, UH, GOING AROUND CURVES VERY BRISKLY AND, UM, ESPECIALLY BLIND CURVES.
I I HAPPEN TO LIVE ON A BLIND CURVE EVERY TIME I COME OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY.
UM, IF SOMEONE COMES RIPPING AROUND THAT CURVE, I ACTUALLY IN DANGER OF BEING HIT.
UM, ANYWAY, UM, RECENTLY AFTER A LONG DELAY, THE CITY WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE A RESTRICTION ON TRUCKS ON CARBON CANYON ROAD.
AND IT TOOK YEARS AND YEARS FROM, I REMEMBER THEY WERE WORKING ON IT FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.
AND I'M, UM, EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, HOW THIS, UH, EXPANSION OF THE S-CURVE IS GOING TO AFFECT THAT RESTRICTION.
UH, THE BIG TRUCKS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. THEY IMPEDE OTHER TRAFFIC.
UM, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE GOING WAY TOO FAST AND, UM, UM, TO ALLOW MORE OF THEM THROUGH.
IF THIS ALLOWS MORE THROUGH, I WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED.
AND, UM, SO I, I WAS HOPING TO FIND OUT WHETHER THIS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THE CITY WOULD, WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON WHETHER OR NOT THIS WOULD AFFECT IT.
I AM HIGHLY OPPOSED TO, UH, RELINQUISHING THE RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE NOW ON THE BIG TRUCKS ON CARBON CANYON ROAD.
YOU WERE THE SPEAKER WE CALLED.
YOU KNOW, AS I COME TO THIS PODIUM, I'M REMINDED OF A STORY IN THE CHINO CHAMPION TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT PODIUMS
ANYHOW, YOU CAN MAKE IT GO UP AND DOWN IF YOU REALLY LIKE.
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OOH, NOTHING BUT CADILLAC SERVICE IN CHINO.ACTUALLY, I WANT, I I, THIS LAST WEEKEND, UH, THERE WAS A 200 ACRE WILDFIRE IN CARBON CANYON.
UH, CARBON CANYON ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR 24 HOURS, NO WESTBOUND ACCESS ON HIGHWAY 1 42 FROM CHINO HILLS.
UH, WE'RE LUCKY IF THE FIRE WAS MUCH WORSE.
WHAT WAS THE EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN? THE ISSUE'S BEEN BROUGHT BEFORE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
UH, THE RESPONSE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, IT'S A DIFFICULT PROBLEM, BUT WE'RE TIRED OF HEARING THIS TIRED EXCUSE.
WHILE POPULATION AND TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED ON CARBON CANYON ROAD, DUE TO STA STATE MANDATES TELLING US WE NEED DENSER POPULATION.
ALONG WITH THE GROWTH EXPLOSION IN EASTVALE AND CHINO, THERE'S BEEN NO INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR AN EASTWEST ROADWAY, UH, TO ACCESS THIS, THIS INCREASED POPULATION.
ACCORDING TO LAST WEEK'S CHINO CHAMPION CALTRANS WANTS TO EXPAND THE S TURNS ON CARBON CANYON ROAD TO ACCOMMODATE FOUR AXLE TRAFFIC AND REVERSE THE BAN ON TRUCK TRAFFIC.
THIS MOVE BY THE STATE SEEMS TO PUSH A RECENT SPECIAL INTEREST REQUEST FOR A SHORTER ROUTE AHEAD OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF CITIZENS THAT USE THAT, USE THAT ROAD AND LIVE IN CHINO HILLS.
WE STILL DON'T HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN YET.
BUREAUCRATS FROM SACRAMENTO WANT TO ADD TRUCK TRAFFIC AFTER THE CITY FOUGHT AGAINST IT FOR 10 YEARS.
WE WANT AN EVACUATION PLAN BEFORE YOU INCREASE OUR RISK BY ALLOWING MORE TRUCK TRAFFIC WITH PACIFIC PALISADES, ALTADENA AND LA HAA, IT TOOK JUST ONE FIRE.
THOSE CITIES DID NOT HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN.
102 PEOPLE DIED IN LA HAA BECAUSE THE ROADS WERE BLOCKED.
WE HEAR THAT FROM CITY COUNCIL THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL EVACUATION ROUTES.
HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE THAT THESE RESULTS ARE BLOCKED.
THESE ROUTES ARE BLOCKED WITH LOCKED GATES LEADING INTO PRIVATE, GATED COMMUNITIES.
THESE ROUTES HAVE ALSO NOT BEEN GIVEN SIGNAGE.
THE PEOPLE LIVING IN CARBON CANYON HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A PLAN.
NO ONE SEEMS INTERESTED IN FIXING THIS PLAN.
UH, I'VE LIVED IN SUMMIT RANCH ALONG THE
PETER, WHAT'S YOUR EVACUATION PLAN? I'M GONNA GO OUT FEL BAR AND TURN LEFT.
THANKS FOR LETTING ME TALK TO YOU GUYS.
GREG AND I SHOULD HAVE TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER,
THIS IS, UH, KIND OF A GOT A LOT OF US REALLY CONCERNED, ONCE AGAIN, WITH ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE.
UM, I WANT TO JUST FOCUS ON ONE ASPECT OF THAT, AND THAT IS THAT, UH, ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL METHODS OF OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS, AND SO FORTH, PROTECT THEIR PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY IS THE PRACTICE OF DRILLS.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS LIVE-IN FIRE TRAINING, FORCIBLE ENTRY AND VENTILATION TRAINING, SPECIALIZED RESCUE TRAINING AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRAINING.
TO MENTION JUST A FEW, UH, SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND HOSPITALS ALSO HAVE EARTHQUAKE, EXTREME WEATHER AND ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS.
THERE'S SPECIALIZED MULTI-AGENCY DRILLS EACH MAY HEAR, WHICH I THINK IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA, WHICH ALLOWS ITS MEMBERS TO MEMORIZE PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES.
BASICALLY, THE CITY OF CHINO WORKS WITH THEIR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND SEEK CIVILIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING, ALSO KNOWN AS CERT AND, AND WHICH MYSELF AND SEVERAL OF MY NEIGHBORS HERE HAVE ATTENDED AND PARTICIPATED IN.
THERE'S A FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU CAN HAVE ALL SORTS OF PLANS FOR EMERGENCIES, BUT IF THE PERSONNEL AND COMMUNITY HAVE NEVER ACTUALLY TESTED AND PRACTICED THESE PLANS, THE ABILITY TO ACT QUICKLY IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE FACED WITH IMMINENT DANGER.
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TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE SAME APPROACH AND COMMITMENT TO READINESS HAS NOT BEEN APPLIED TO OUR EVACUATION ROUTES.NO DRILLS, NO TESTING, NO CLEAR GUIDELINES DISTRIBUTED TO EACH AND EVERY FAMILY IN THE CANYON ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
IN THE CASE OF 2008, WHERE BOTH ENDS OF THE CANYON WAS ON FIRE.
BASICALLY, AFTER WITNESSING THE CHAOS AND LOSS OF 102 PEOPLE IN LA HAENA, 85 PEOPLE IN PARADISE, 28 PEOPLE IN THE PALISADES IN EATON FIRE, AND THE DESTRUCTION OF SEEMINGLY COUNTLESS HOMES AND BUSINESSES, WE HAVE SEEN TIME AFTER TIME, THESE FIRES ARE NOW MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER.
INCLUDE THE EVACUATION EXERCISES IN THE MULTI-AGENCY DRILLS IN MAY.
LET TEST THEM OUT, FIND THE WEAK SPOTS, EVALUATE THE BOTTLENECKS, AND REVISE THE STRATEGY.
DESIGN AND DISTRIBUTE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS IN PRINT AND ONLINE FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO LIVE IN THE CANYON AND ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF WIND-DRIVEN FIRESTORMS. AND FINALLY, BUT A NOT SO SIMPLE SUGGESTION IS TO BEGIN SERIOUS PLANS ON CREATING AT LEAST TWO ADDITIONAL EVACUATION ROUTES THAT CAN SAVE SO MANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORS LIVES.
UM, I'M HERE TO AGAIN TALK ABOUT, UH, SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ALREADY, AND PARTICULARLY THE S TURN, UH, SITUATION.
I'M ASKING THE CITY TO FORMALLY REQUEST THAT CALTRANS PAUSE, THE 1 42 S-CURVE PROJECT IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS BEING ADVANCED UNDER A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
YET THERE ARE CLEAR QUESTIONS ABOUT SAFETY, EVACUATION RISK, AND POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE ROADWAY USE.
THEY REQUIRE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND FULL PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY BEFORE ANYTHING MOVES FORWARD.
CARBON CANYON ROAD CURRENTLY HAS A TRUCK RESTRICTIONS FOR A REASON.
ANY WIDENING THAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR LARGER TRUCKS TO NAVIGATE THIS CORRIDOR RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS WHETHER THOSE RESTRICTIONS CAN REALISTICALLY BE MAINTAINED.
THE CITY SHOULD NOT SUPPORT ANY DESIGN THAT COULD UNDERMINE EXISTING POLICY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.
CARBON CANYON IS A NARROW ROAD AND A HIGH RISK FIRE ZONE.
WE ALL KNOW THAT INCREASING VEHICLE CAPACITY OR CHANGING TRAFFIC BEHAVIOR WITHOUT FULLY ANALYZING EVACUATION IMPACTS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
RESIDENTS NEED TO KNOW THAT SAFETY NOT THROUGHPUT IS A PRIORITY.
WHILE WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE ACCUSATIONS, WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST FULL TRANSPARENCY, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SCALE OF LOGISTICS EXPANSION IN THE NEARBY CITIES AND POTENTIAL FOR REGIONAL TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
RESIDENTS ARE ASKING FOR FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL STUDIES, MODELING, AND COMMUNICATIONS TIED TO THIS PROJECT.
WE'D APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE HELPING US OBTAIN THOSE DOCUMENTS AND THOSE REVIEWS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA.
MA'AM, I THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
I'VE SPOKEN HERE SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST SIX TO NINE MONTHS REQUESTING AN UPDATE ON THE EVACUATION PLANS, UM, FOR THE CARBON CANYON AREA.
AND I HAVE YET TO SEE ANYTHING COME OUT.
AND WITH THE FIRE WE HAD JUST RECENTLY, IT'S A MUCH BIGGER CONCERN.
AND OUR FIRE SEASONS ARE STARTING EARLIER AND EARLIER EVERY YEAR.
AND, UM, WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE A PLAN.
WE NEED TO TEST THE EMERGENCY EXIT GATES.
WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW THAT WE CAN GET OUT IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE.
SO WE'RE ASKING RESPECTFULLY, WHEN WILL WE HAVE A PLAN SO WE CAN TEST IT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU JIM GALLAGHER.
UM, TO START, I DO STAND RESPECTFULLY AS WELL WITH OUR CA UH, CARBON CANYON RESIDENTS AND SUPPORT, UH, WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
I'M HERE ON FOR ANOTHER REASON, THOUGH.
I I'M HERE TO COMPLIMENT TONIGHT.
AND BY THE WAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PODIUM.
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APPRECIATE PODIUM MORE THAN ANYTHING.UM, JUST RECENTLY THE TRACE ROMANO'S CONSERVATION AUTHORITY SPONSORED A THREE MILE HIKE WITHIN ITS, UH, THE PROPERTY.
I MIGHT SAY THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING EVENT.
I DO WANT TO THANK CHINO HILL CITY STAFF THAT PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND HELPED ORGANIZE IT AND, AND ESPECIALLY OUR REPRESENTATIVES ON THE CONSERVATION AUTHORITY.
UH, THAT WAS PHENOMENAL AND I CAN SEE WHERE THAT THINGS LIKE THAT HELP BUILD COMMUNITY AND I THINK THEY'RE IMPORTANT.
UH, ANOTHER THING ABOUT EARTH DAY, UH, WAS, UH, JUST RECENTLY THEY MENTIONED THE MORNINGSIDE PARK TREE PLANTING.
UH, I LIVE RIGHT, UH, BEHIND MORNINGSIDE PARK.
AND I'VE WATCHED THEM CLEAR THE SHRUBBERY THERE, UH, OVER TIME AND CLEAN IT UP.
AND I STARTED TO NOTICE, UH, INCREASED NEIGHBORHOOD INTEREST IN THAT PARK.
ONCE IT BECAME CLEARED, PEOPLE STARTED GOING DOWN INTO THE PARK, UH, UM, OBSERVING THE FOLIAGE AND, AND ENJOYING IT.
AND THEN THE TREE PLANTING THE OTHER DAY ON EARTH DAY WA WAS OUTSTANDING.
UH, I MIGHT SAY THE CITY DID ANOTHER OUTSTANDING JOB PLANTING 150 NEW TREES.
I THINK THINGS LIKE THIS DO HELP BUILD COMMUNITY AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR, UH, SUPPORTING THAT.
AND ONE FINAL NOTE, UH, COUNCILMAN BENNETT, I JUST WANNA SAY, AS LIA LIAISON TO, UH, THE CHINO VALLEY, UH, UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, IF YOU COULD ALSO PERHAPS EXERT A LITTLE INFLUENCE AND MAYBE ASK ON OUR BEHALF, MAYBE THEY COULD PUT IN A PODIUM.
MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR, UH, LETTING ME SPEAK.
I'M GOING TO TOUCH A FEW MORE POINTS ON THE, UH, WIDENING, UH, IDEA, UH, BY CALTRANS OF THE, UH, ES CURVES.
AND I AGREE, AND I TRY NOT TO REPEAT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, THAT I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS WAS RELATED.
BUT WE ALL WONDER AND WE, WHY THIS DECISION WAS MADE AND A FEW POINTS WERE BROUGHT UP.
BUT, UH, BASICALLY WE WE'RE ALL ASKING WHY.
'CAUSE WE ALL GREATLY APPRECIATE THE FINE WORK THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS DONE IN RESTRICTING THE TRUCKS, UH, UH, THE DOUBLE DECKER TRUCKS, DOUBLE TRAILER TRUCKS THAT ARE REALLY THE DANGEROUS ONES CAUSING ALL THE DAMAGE AND, AND SAFETY HAZARD.
AND THAT TOOK A LOT OF WORK IN MANY YEARS.
AND WE, UM, REALLY APPRECIATE.
SO WE, WE WONDER WHAT THE, UH, THE RATIONALE IS FOR WIDENING.
SO IT WAS TOUCHED UPON, THERE'S SOME HIDDEN AGENDA THERE, BUT EVEN THE CALTRANS DOESN'T KNOW WHAT ONE HAND'S DOING THE OTHER, IF YOU WIDEN THE SCUR, YOU'RE EXPOSING SLEEPY HOLLOW, WHICH IS JUST AS DANGEROUS.
UH, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN THERE WHEN YOU, IF YOU HAVE LARGE TRUCKS COMING THROUGH, WHEN THE LAST TIME THE TRUCKS WERE WERE ON THE LOOSE ON, UH,
AND THEN, UH, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S KIND OF NEGLECTED.
'CAUSE EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT THE YES CURVES.
I LIVE VERY NEAR, UH, I'M A 28 YEAR RESIDENT.
SO I'VE RECORDED A LOT OF, UH, INTERESTING THINGS ALONG CARBON CANYON, BOTH DRIVING, UH, AND FROM MY VANTAGE POINT IN CARRIAGE HILLS.
AND I'VE RECORDED A LOT, UH, PHOTOGRAPHICALLY.
SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH ALL, ALL THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THROUGH THE YEARS.
AND, UH, WE, THE IDEA OF THE COMMUNITY IS TO MAKE A ROAD SAFER.
AND IT'S GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS. WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT MORE UNSAFE.
SO YOU DID A GREAT JOB GETTING RID OF THOSE TRUCKS.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT SOME EXCUSE, YOU KNOW, TO BRING THEM BACK.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE STATE IS ALWAYS THE CULPRIT IN THIS.
'CAUSE I REMEMBER ATTENDING, UH, MANY MEETINGS 10 OR 12 YEARS AGO WHEN AN ALTERNATE ROAD WAS PLANNED THROUGH NORTH OF, UH, CHINO HILLS AND LINKING UP BREA.
UH, AND, UH, ACTUALLY CALTRANS WAS, WE MET WITH THE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR, UH, SEVERAL TIMES AND CALTRANS WAS SUPPORTING THAT IDEA, BUT THE STATE KILLED IT.
SO NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STUCK WITH CARBON CANYON ROAD.
WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT IT OPENED UP TO TRUCKS AGAIN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL, UH, FIRST TIMER, LONG TIME LIVER IN, UH, CHINO HILLS BEFORE IT WAS EVEN CHINO HILLS, UH, 54 YEARS TO BE EXACT.
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I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT.IT SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
IT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A LOT OF WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TALKED TO BEFORE.
UH, I LIVE ON THE ERNS, PROBABLY HALF OF THE ERNS IS MY PROPERTY BOUNDARY.
AND, UH, I'VE SEEN THE EXPANSION OF THE S TURNS BEFORE.
THIS MIGHT BE THE THIRD TIME THEY'VE DONE SOMETHING WITH IT.
UH, IT DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.
I MEAN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, FIVE AXLE TRUCKS.
THEY, THEY, YOU GUYS, GREAT JOB ON, YOU KNOW, REDUCING IT TO, YOU KNOW, FOUR AXLE OR LESS.
YOU KNOW, EVEN IF YOU WIDEN IT, WHAT'S IT GONNA DO? IT MIGHT SPEED UP TRAFFIC, BUT THAT'S REALLY NOT THE PROBLEM IN THE ES TURNS.
UH, I'VE BEEN A RACE CAR DRIVER SINCE I WAS 15.
AND IF ANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, UH, RACING ON LONG STRAIGHTAWAYS WHERE IT'S DANGEROUS, THEY PUT A CHICANE MM-HMM
WHAT TO SPEED UP TRAFFIC? I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY.
I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF MONEY BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE AND IT DIDN'T DO ANY, ANY JUSTICE OF SPENDING THAT MUCH MONEY.
UH, INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS, YOU KNOW, TRUCK DRIVERS GOING THROUGH THERE.
I MANY TIMES HAVE GONE DOWN THERE AND GOT IN THE TRUCK AND DROVE THE TRUCK OUT OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVERS DID NOT KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE AROUND THE TURN, UH, WIDEN IT.
I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING.
I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME.
UH, I THINK SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IS CENTRAL AND SOQUEL CANYON GOING, CONNECTING THAT'S BEEN THERE.
THEY'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, MEETINGS ON IT.
UH, I KNOW IT WAS PROJECTED, BUT THEN I THINK IT GOT SHUT DOWN BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT IT TO HIGHWAY GOING THROUGH THE STATE PARK.
WELL, NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE WALK THROUGH THE STATE PARK 'CAUSE THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD ENJOY IT.
IF THERE WAS A ROAD GOING THROUGH THERE, AT LEAST YOU COULD ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL NON INHABITED, UH, AREA.
BUT THE ESNS IS BEEN THE PROBLEM, I THINK, WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE SO FAR.
AND, AND I JUST THINK THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE AGENDA WITH CALTRANS TO GO OVER WHAT EXACTLY THEY'RE GONNA DO.
I HEARD THEY'RE GONNA BUILD RETAINING WALLS AROUND MY PROPERTY TO ACHIEVE THE ADDED AREA FOR THE EXPANSION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR JOE, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS OF CHINO HILLS.
MY NAME IS SUZETTE D WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HACKMAN'S OFFICE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE HONOREES TONIGHT, INCLUDING OUR NEW, UM, EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS THE NEW, UM, EMPLOYEES FOR PARKS AND RECS.
AND JUST WANTED TO SAY KUDOS TO ALL THE YOUNG ADULTS HERE.
I'M SO AMAZED HOW MATURE EMPLOYEES THEY ARE, SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM AND TO, TO THEIR PARENTS.
SO, UM, IT'S ALL ALMOST THAT TIME OF THE YEAR SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN'S.
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WE ARE HOSTING OVER 20 COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONAL PARTNERS.
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COUNTY UPDATES AS WELL AS EVENTS COMING UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT (909) 465-5265.ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
EXCUSE ME, DAVE, SIR, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD EVENING.
I, I THINK EVERYTHING'S BEEN SAID THAT, THAT I WAS GONNA SAY ALREADY, BUT, UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE ONE POINT UNDERLINING ALL OF THAT IS THESE KINDS OF THINGS, THE LONG-TERM THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR YEARS.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE ACCOMPLISHED BY LIMITING THE TRUCK TRAFFIC, WHICH TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE'S TIME OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL AND NOW IS BEING UNDONE
I'VE BEEN LIVING OUT HERE IN 38 YEARS, YOU KNOW, UH, WE'RE ALL NEIGHBORS.
UH, WE UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THERE.
I'M HARDENING A LOT OF MY STUFF, CUTTING BACK TREES, UM, YOU KNOW, DOING ALL OF THE THINGS IN THE FIRE SAFETY STUFF.
I'VE TALKED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY.
THEY KNOW THAT THEY ACTUALLY SEND ME SATELLITE PHOTOS AND THEY CONGRATULATE ME FOR CUTTING BACK THINGS.
UM, IT'S WILD, YOU KNOW, IT'S TODAY'S WORLD.
UM, AND THEY'RE NOT CANCELING ME.
UM, BUT I'M WORRIED THAT WE'RE, OUR PRIORITIES ARE HAZY.
'CAUSE I'VE READ NOW TWO BOOKS ON MAJOR FIRES, UH, THAT HAVE HAPPENED RECENTLY.
AND I'VE WATCHED A NUMBER OF VIDEOS WITH SHARED VIDEOS, DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON THESE THINGS, AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING.
AND THE MAJOR THING IS PEOPLE GETTING STUCK AT THE LAST MINUTE.
EVERYBODY HERE, BILL, UH, BOB, GREG, WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A PLAN AND WE HAVE TO HAVE OTHER EXITS OUT.
TWO EXITS OUT WITH THAT MANY PEOPLE.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, WHAT, HOW MANY HUNDREDS OR MORE HOMES ARE THEY PLANNING, UH, TO COME IN.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE VIDEOS OF ALL THESE PLA I KNOW PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE PARIS PARADISE.
I KNOW PE TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IN THERE.
AND THEY, THESE WERE NOT, THESE WERE FIRES IN AREAS LIKE OURS AND PEOPLE DIED.
AND I THINK WE HAVE TO PUT THE PRIORITY ON THAT.
ADDING TRUCKS TO THIS MESS IS JUST EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM.
UM, AND, AND THE LIFESTYLE THAT THAT, THAT WE ALL ENJOY.
UH, PEOPLE WHO LIVE RIGHT ON THAT CURVE, I HEAR IT.
AND MY HOUSE IS WAY BACK AND I HEAR ALL THE TRUCK TRAFFIC, I HEAR ALL THE MOTORCYCLES, I HEAR ALL THE SPEEDING.
THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITHOUT ADDING A LOT OF BIG TRUCKS AND MORE OF THEM.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO PULL TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS.
AND WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH EACH OTHER.
I ALWAYS FIND OUT ABOUT THESE THINGS, YOU KNOW, AT THE LAST MINUTE.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO PULL TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, TALK TO CALTRANS, TALK TO THESE PEOPLE, AND GET SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, NOT FOR BEZOS, HIS COMPANY OR ANYTHING ELSE.
OUR FINAL SPEAKER IS BRIAN, MASTER BRIAN
DID YOU GUYS CARPOOL
YEAH, I'VE BEEN A LONG-TERM RESIDENT IN CARBON CANYON, UH, SUMMIT RANCH.
UM, SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO, UH, THE STATE HIGHWAY 1 42 S-CURVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER 2 0 2 5 1 2 1 0 9 7.
UM, THIS, I'M APPROXIMATELY ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET AWAY FROM THIS PROJECT.
HAVING THEM WHERE THEY SAY, HEY, WE JUST MADE NOTICE TO PEOPLE WITHIN THREE TO 500 FEET IS JUST BIZARRE.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THAT'S THE BARE MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENT.
UM, THE REGION ALREADY HAS INVESTED IN HIGHWAY, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HAVE AND CARRY THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC.
THERE'S STATE HIGHWAY 57 STATE, UH, 60 AND THE 91 FREEWAY STATE HIGHWAY 1 42 IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR LARGE, UH, TRAFFIC FOR TRUCKS.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S ANOTHER, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AMAZON TRUCKS THAT ARE ALREADY DRIVING THROUGH THERE RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE BEING DISPATCHED AND ACTUALLY PUSHED THROUGH THERE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ILLEGAL TO DRIVE THEM.
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KNOW THIS.WE'VE BEEN RECORDING THIS, WE'VE BEEN REPORTING IT.
I'VE READ REPORTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, EVEN GIVING 'EM THE DOCK NUMBERS OF ALL THESE TRUCKS.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ENFORCEMENT JUST ON THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, YEAH, IT'S ILLEGAL, BUT THEY'RE STILL DRIVING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE GETTING STUCK.
AND I'VE BEEN ALMOST HIT WITH MY CAR WHEN THEY DR.
DRIVE ACROSS THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES MULTIPLE TIMES.
SO WE NEED MORE ENFORCEMENT ON THAT.
UM, THE NEXT PART ON HERE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, AND EVERYBODY'S KIND OF TOUCHED ON A LOT OF THE STUFF ALREADY, IT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT.
UM, WE DON'T WANT THIS TO BE TREATED AS A FREIGHT WORKAROUND FOR ANY PRIVATE OR CORPORATE INTERESTS.
UM, RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S REALLY CLOSE TO BEING SOMETHING THAT'LL BE THE TRANSIT CONNECTION BETWEEN BREA, THEIR NEW, UH, FACILITIES FOR AMAZON AND THE NUKE FACILITY THAT WE HAVE OUT HERE IN, UH, IN CHINO AND OVER IN, UH, NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE OVER NEAR PRADO.
SO THIS SEEMS LIKE RIGHT NOW MAYBE IT'S A POSSIBILITY OF SOME SORT OF A CONNECTION THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO TRY AND ENFORCE OR TRY TO PUSH WHERE THERE'S ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE A STREAM OF TRAFFIC TRUCKS.
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE A TRAIN GOING THROUGH THERE EVERY DAY.
THE ROAD'S NOT SETTLED FOR THAT AND FIRE SAFETY ALONE.
YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAFETY PLANS IN, IN PLACE.
AND AGAIN, TOO MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE ADDING MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS MOVING IN HERE.
THERE'S NO PLANS TO GET ANYBODY EVACUATED OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE A, A DISASTER HAPPEN.
AND THIS FIRE WE JUST HAD, THAT SHOULD SERVE US AS A BRIEF LITTLE QUICK REMINDER THAT THIS IS SOMETHING VERY TOPICAL.
WE NEED TO GET, GET TO THE BOTTOM OF.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I'LL GO AHEAD AND FILE IT, BUT THERE'S CICA AND SOME OTHER, YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT NEED TO BE KIND OF ADHERED TO BY LAW, TRANSPARENCY AND DISCLOSURES THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ALL THE COMMUNICATIONS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
THIS NEEDS TO BE DISCLOSED TO ALL OF US AS RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA ON THAT CARBON CANYON.
WE ALL NEED TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THAT AND BE PART OF A PUBLIC HEARING.
ALRIGHT, WOULD THAT BE IN OUR FINAL SPEAKER, UH, FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO OUR,
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
UH, SAFETY UPDATES, FIRE AND POLICE.HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS IN ATTENDANCE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT OUR CURRENT FIRE RECRUIT ACADEMY IS GOING WELL, IT'S UNDERWAY SEVERAL WEEKS IN.
WE'D LIKE TO OBVIOUSLY HAVE THEM COME TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AT, IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.
UH, GO AHEAD AND REACH OUT TO STAFF TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, IF THAT'S OKAY.
CARBON CANYON FIRE THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES THIS EVENING AND MENTIONED, UH, THAT STARTED IN THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY, WAS WEST OF LIN VILLAGE IN THE CITY OF BREA, AND ENDED UP BEING MAPPED AT A LITTLE OVER 200 ACRES AND WAS STOPPED TWO MILES FROM CITY LIMITS.
ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IN BREA WAS THREATENED, HOWEVER, NO HOMES WERE DAMAGED OR INJURIES REPORTED.
WE DID HAVE SEVERAL ENGINE COMPANIES COMMITTED TO THAT INCIDENT AS WELL AS OUR WATER TENDER.
UH, ADDITIONALLY, OUR BATTALION CHIEFS WERE BOTH ENGAGED IN THE INCIDENT, ONE BEING ON THE DIVISION THAT WAS THE HOT DIVISION.
UH, HE WAS ABLE TO, UH, BE ENGAGED ON THAT.
AND ONE OF OUR BATTALION CHIEFS WAS ALSO AT THE COMMAND POST THROUGHOUT THAT FIRST OPERATIONAL PERIOD.
THE FIRST FIRE WAS, WELL, OR PARDON ME, THE FIRE WAS WELL MITIGATED UTILIZING MASTER MUTUAL AID WITH NO STRUCTURES LOST OR INJURIES REPORTED AS STATED.
UH, THAT'S THE END, UNDER END OF MY REPORT.
UH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
SEEING, HEARING NONE, CHIEF GERARD.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
I DO WANNA JUST SPEAK BRIEFLY ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS I HEARD TONIGHT AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS ON EVACUATION PLANS.
UM, SO THE, THE, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES HAVE AN EVACUATION PLAN FOR CARBON CANYON IN SOME AREAS OF SOCO CANYON AND FAIRFIELD RANCH ROAD.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WHEN I CAME HERE, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE EASTERN FIRES, WAS EXPAND THAT PLAN.
SO LOOKING AT CARBON CANYON, WE KNOW BASICALLY THERE'S, THERE'S TWO WAYS.
THERE'S ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT, DEPENDING ON EAST AND WEST.
WE DO HAVE THE, UH, EMERGENCY GATES ON CANYON LANE AND VALLEY SPRINGS.
UH, I CAN'T RELEASE OR OR TELL YOU WHICH WAY YOU'LL BE DIRECTED TO GO WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE THE FIRE'S AT, WHAT WIND CONDITIONS ARE, WHAT THE WHAT WHILE WORKING WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY MANAGEMENT, UM, WHICH WAY WE'RE ALLOWED TO GO.
SO AS SOON AS WE KNOW WHERE, WHERE A FIRE WILL BE AND WHAT THE SAFEST WAY TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE CANYON, WE'LL BE RELEASING THAT THROUGH TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ALSO THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
I DO ADVISE EVERYBODY, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR SB
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READY APP THROUGH THE COUNTY OR NOTIFYING ME THROUGH THE CITY, WE'LL GET THOSE NOTIFICATIONS OUT PEOPLE AS QUICK AS WE CAN.UM, WE ALSO HAVE OUR UNITS, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH EVACUATION NOTICES, AND WE'LL GET INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS WE CAN.
WHAT I CAN ASSURE THE COMMUNITY IS THE MAIN THING WE DID AFTER THE EASTERN FIRES IS EXPAND THAT EVACUATION PLAN TO OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY AND GET PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE CANYON AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, AND THAT INCLUDES, UH, CLOSING OFF MANY OF THE MAIN INTERSECTIONS IN THE CITY TO IMPROVE THE SPEED OF EGRESS OUT OF THE CANYON.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I GOT A THANKS, MAYOR MARQUEZ, I GOT A QUESTION TO THE FIRE CHIEF.
I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME SORT OF A PROGRAM THIS SUMMER REGARDING EVACUATION OR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
CAN YOU TOUCH A LITTLE BIT? READY, SAY GO.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? AND IS THAT IMPORTANT? SEVERAL OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKE ABOUT IT.
YOU TALKED ABOUT HOME HARDENING.
SO ESSENTIALLY HAVING ALL YOUR, BASICALLY HAVE A BAG READY TO GO.
BE READY TO GET OUTTA YOUR HOME AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
HAVE YOUR HOME HARDENED, MEANING HAVING COMBUSTIBLE FURNISHINGS AWAY FROM THE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOME, KEEPING YOUR HOME SAFE.
BUT BETTER THAN THAT IS BEING PREPARED TO GET OUTTA YOUR HOME IN A, IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
IF THERE'S, IF THERE IS A FIRE IN THE GENERAL AREA, BE PREPARED TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE FACING IN THE, IN DIRECTION THAT'S GONNA BE BETTER FOR YOUR EGRESS AND HAVE A PLAN.
SO AS THE CHIEF STATED, OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA BE DEPENDENT ON WHERE THE FIRE'S LOCATED, WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA HEAD WHETHER WE'RE HEADING WEST OR EAST, BUT BE READY TO GET OUTTA THERE IN A MOMENT'S NOTICE.
UH, DON'T BRING TOO MANY ITEMS. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US THAT MAY HAVE SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
SO HAVE THOSE THINGS PREPARED AS WELL AHEAD OF TIME.
JUST A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, CHIEF.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE HAVE A FIRE IN THE AREA, YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE BUSY, PDS GONNA BE BUSY.
SHOULD WE LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ONCE THE FIRST NOTICE IS GIVEN? SHOULD WE LEAVE THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME? WHEN YOU SAID WHEN THE, WHEN THE NOTICE IS GIVEN, ARE YOU REFERRING TO EVACUATION, UH, WARNING, CORRECT ORDERS OR VOLUNTARY? SO VOLUNTARY, I WOULD SAY YES.
AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S GONNA BE DEPENDENT ON HOW FAR AWAY THE FIRE IS.
AS AN EXAMPLE, THE FIRE THAT WE HAD ON SATURDAY STARTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES AWAY FROM CITY LIMITS.
IF PEOPLE DECIDE TO LEAVE EARLY OR THEY'D RATHER STAY AT THEIR HOME TO, UH, BE THERE WITH THEIR ANIMALS AND THEIR, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, UH, THAT IS A PERSONAL CHOICE.
HOWEVER, AS THE FIRE APPROACHES, UM, AS WE'VE, AS MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE STATED, UH, WE ONLY HAVE ONE WAY AND ONE WAY OUT OTHER THAN PINE VALLEY ESTATES AND ANO.
SO AGAIN, THAT'S A PERSONAL CHOICE.
BUT YES, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE WHEN THERE IS AN ORDER OR A, A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION NOTICE GIVEN WOULD BE TO, UH, GET OUTTA THERE SOONER THAN LATER BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC CONCERNS.
AND JUST ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU TALKED ABOUT HOME HARDENING.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, COULD YOUR HOUSE BE SAFE ENOUGH TO SHELTER IN PLACE? IS THAT A TERMINOLOGY? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT THAT'S CORRECT.
AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GONNA BE SITUATIONALLY DEPENDENT ON HOW CLOSE THE FIRE IS AND HOW SEVERE IT IS.
IF IT'S A WIND-DRIVEN FIRE, THERE'S OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT.
BUT YES, THAT IS A CON, A CONSIDERATION.
AND I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP JUST, YOU KNOW, WITH REGARDS TO THE FIRE, AND BREA WANTED TO COMMEND CITY STAFF ALONG WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.
UM, RESIDENTS MIGHT NOT KNOW, BUT WE OPENED UP THE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR, UH, FOR RESIDENTS FROM BREA TO GO THERE IF, IF NEED BE.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR JUMPING INTO ACTION ON THAT.
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TO CITY MANAGER UPDATES.RODNEY, I'LL KEEP IT REALLY QUICK.
UM, ONE, WE DO HAVE THAT EMERGENCY RADIO AM BROADCAST SYSTEM.
IT'S CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS, THE ANTENNA IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE FOR THE CANYON.
AND SECOND OF ALL, IN NOVEMBER, I DID TEST ALL THE GATES PERSONALLY WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
WE DROVE OUT AND TESTED ALL THE GATES TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL WORKED IN THE CANYON.
SO, AND AT THAT, I'LL LEAVE IT.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, UH, CITY MANAGER, A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE ON VALLEY SPRINGS ROAD AND I KNOW YOU'VE MADE CONTACT WITH THE PRESIDENT THERE TO FIX THAT GATE.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S BEING WORKED ON.
CORRECT? WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ANO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
UM, THE GATE IS OPERATIONAL, SO WE CAN'T ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY OPEN THE GATE, SO, BEAUTIFUL.
THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT, I'M NOT GONNA GO PER THE NAME, BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, WE COULD USE THAT ROAD FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES ONLY, BUT CITY ATTORNEY, UM, IS THERE DOCUMENTATION THAT THE ROAD THAT I'M THINKING ON CANNON LANE COULD BE USED, UH, FOR EVACUATION? SO THERE, UM, YEAH, THERE WAS AN EASEMENT DEDICATED TO THE CITY WHEN THAT MAP WAS ADOPTED THAT ALLOWED, UM, ABOUT ALLOWED USE OF CARBON, ALLOWED USE OF, UM, CANON.
UH, YOU HAVE ALLOWED USE OF IT, UM,
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BY THE CITY.THE CITY COULD CLOSE IT FOR ROAD CLOSURES AS WELL.
SO THE, THE CITY MANAGER, THE POLICE CHIEF, AND THE FIRE CHIEF CAN ALL CLOSE IT FOR ROAD CLOSURES.
SO IF, FOR INSTANCE, CARBON CANYON IS, UM, CLOSED DOWN TEMPORARILY, THE CITY IS ALLOWED TO ACCESS THAT ROAD FOR THE PUBLIC TO, UM, LEAVE AND, YOU KNOW, HAVE ACCESS.
IT'S GOOD THAT YOU DIDN'T USE PINE VALLEY ESTATES AS THE SAMPLE OF WHAT YOU WERE REFERRING TO.
ALRIGHT THEN WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Metro Valley Study Session Transit Committee Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Unified School District Board]
COUNCIL REPORTS.WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD, NOTHING OF REAL SUBSTANCE OCCURRED AT THE MEETING.
UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, S-V-C-T-A METRO VALLEY STUDY SESSION AND TRANSIT COMMITTEE.
UH, METRO VALLEY, UH, WE BASICALLY REVIEWED SOME PROJECTS AND TASK, UH, GENERAL OVERVIEW BY THE RE BY EACH REGION THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WE DID AN RFP FOR ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
AND THEN WE DID MEASURE I VALLEY MAJOR STREET PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027 TRANSIT COMMITTEE, FISCAL YEAR BUDGET TASK REVIEW, AND S-C-R-R-A METROLINK BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THE OLYMPIC COMING UP IN 2028.
UM, I SERVED ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE AND WE TALKED WITH OMNI TRANS AND ALSO METROLINK AS FAR AS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS FOR THE OLYMPICS.
VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, C-V-U-S-D.
ANYONE THAT'S READ THE CHAIN OF VALLEY, UH, CHAMPION OVER THE WEEKEND, UH, GOT THEIR EARFUL OF, UH, AND, AND PLENTY TO READ ABOUT THE, UH, GOINGS ON AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THE, UH, RAISE THAT WAS PROPOSED, UH, WAS, DID, WAS TURNED DOWN THREE TO THREE TO TWO.
UH, THE ISSUE OF THE, UH, PODIUM CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.
I HAVE HAD CONVERSATION WITH SOME OF THE BOARD MEMBERS.
I AM CHAIRMAN OF THE MEASURE G COMMITTEE, WHICH MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT.
I WILL BE TALKING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT FACILITIES TO SEE, UH, IF THERE IS A AMEN, UH, AN AMENABLE, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR, UH, RESOLUTION OF THAT EXISTENCE, BUT, OR THAT ISSUE.
BUT, UH, IT, IT'S REALLY UP TO THEM, BUT I AM FIGHTING FOR THE SAME THING.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
RIGHT.WOULD YOU MIND GOING ON WITH COUNCIL COMMENTS, SIR? SURE.
UM, THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
UH, IT'S GREAT TO GIVE A LOT OF, UH, UM, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION FOR THE CHILDREN THAT WORK SO HARD ON THE POSTERS.
UM, FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT WERE HERE TONIGHT TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE S TURNS, UH, BELIEVE ME, UH, YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL.
UH, THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES.
WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO HAS LIVED IN CHINO HILLS, UH, SINCE, SINCE THE SINCE CITY HOOD, BACK ON, UH, DECEMBER 1ST, 1991, HAS ALWAYS HAD A CONCERN ABOUT CARBON CANYON, SLEEPY HOLLOW, UH, THAT ENTIRE AREA.
UH, WE HAVE ALL LIVED IN FEAR OF WHAT HAPPENS IF WE GET A FIRE IN THAT AREA.
UH, IT'S, IT'S AN AREA THAT PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE LOVE IT.
THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
MOST OF WHO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN SLEEPY HOLLOW HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE BEFORE CITY HOOD.
THERE IS NO WAY TO WIDEN SOME OF THE AREAS IN THERE UNLESS THE STATE DECIDES TO START BUYING UP PROPERTIES AND, AND EXPANDING THE, THE, UH, ROADWAY.
AND WE THINK, UH, I'M PRETTY SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW, UH, POPULAR THAT WOULD BE.
BUT WE ARE WORKING, UH, AS A A COUNCIL, WE'RE COMMITTED TO YOUR SAFETY, TO THE SAFETY OF EVERY PERSON IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
AND WITH THIS ANNOUNCED, UH, WIDENING OF THE S TERMS, WE'RE REAL CONCERNED ABOUT, LIKE YOU SAY, 10 YEARS, WE FOUGHT TO GET THE TRUCKS OUTTA THERE.
AND WE DON'T KNOW, REALLY KNOW AT THIS POINT WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE GONNA DO THIS IF IT'S PRESSURE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, UH, TO ALLOW TRUCKS TO GET BACK GOING IN THERE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, THE REAL RATIONALE IS, BUT WE WILL BE WORKING, UH, WITH THE STATE AND, UH, WHATEVER THE AGENCY IS THAT WE CAN DO.
AND THIS COUNCIL HAS YOUR BACK AS, AS MUCH AS WE CAN POSSIBLY DO.
SO, UH, THAT'S THE END OF MY COMMENTS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK, UH, OUR, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH BRAA FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR JUMPING ON THIS AND, AND COMMUNICATING THE CITY FOR COMMUNICATING WITH OUR MESSAGE BOARDS AT THE FRONT END OF CARBON CANYON ROAD, WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO, UH, TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO THROUGH ACCESS.
UH, SO IT WAS AN INTERESTING DAY BECAUSE IT'S SUPPOSED TO RAIN AND YOU WOULDN'T THINK THAT, WELL, IT STARTED, BUT IT WAS WIND DRIVEN, OBVIOUSLY,
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BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY WINDY WHERE I LIVE IN CARBON CANYON.AND THEN THANK GOODNESS THE, UM, THE RAINS CAME TO HELP STOP THAT.
I HAPPENED TO BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER THAT EVENING.
UH, THE FOUNDATION WAS HOSTING A, A CONCERT AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT, UH, JUST BEFORE THE CONCERT STARTED, I HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS ALSO POSSIBILITY OF BREA RESIDENTS SHOWING UP TO, TO BE A SHELTER.
SO WE HAD, UH, WE HAD SOME VISITORS FROM THE, UH, RED CROSS.
SO I GREETED THE RED CROSS INDIVIDUALS AND THEY WERE IN THE WILLOW ROOM, AND WE HAD A FEW VISITORS FROM BREA.
WE LET THOSE VISITORS INTO THE CONCERT, WHICH EVERYBODY ELSE HAD TO PAY TO GET INTO THE CONCERT.
BUT A COUPLE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS JUST FREELOADING PEOPLE FROM BREA.
WE DIDN'T LOOK AT IT THAT WAY.
WE WERE LOOKING AT IT AS BEING GRACIOUS HOSTS TO THOSE THAT WERE INCONVENIENCED BY HAVING TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES.
YEAH, SO WE HAD SOME, THE RED CROSS, THEY WERE, THEY WERE SO GRACIOUS AND THEY, THEY JUMPED ON IT.
I KNOW ONE INDIVIDUAL AT LEAST IS FROM Y BELINDA, AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE GENTLEMAN WAS FROM, BUT IT WAS, UH, THEY HAD TO MARSHAL THEMSELVES TOGETHER TO COME IN.
SO IT WAS GREAT TO SEE THEM SHOW UP.
AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY STAYED, BUT IT WASN'T ALL THAT LONG, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
AND, UM, NEXT UP WE DID HAVE THE CONCERT AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD TO BRING IT INDOORS, WE COULD OUT TO OUR CONCERT.
BUT AT THAT MORNING HAD TO WORK WITH CITY STAFF AND WE BROUGHT THE CONCERT IN TO THE, UH, THE BIG ROOM IN, UH, AT THE CHIN HOST COMMUNITY CENTER AND KOBE CORDELL OR KOBE CAL, ONE OR THE OTHER.
WAS THERE, YOU, YOU CAN GUESS.
BUT WE DID HAVE TO BRING IT IN.
IT WAS ACTUALLY, IT WAS A SMALLER CONCERT ANYWAY, BECAUSE THE TICKETS WEREN'T SELLING AS QUICKLY BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE SEEING THAT THERE WAS RAIN IN THE FORECAST AND THEY KNEW IT WAS AN OUTDOOR EVENT.
SO WE, BUT WE DID BRING IT INDOORS AND THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE BLOWING PRETTY HARD AS THE CONCERT WAS GOING, AND THEN IT WAS STARTING TO RAIN.
I DID WANT TO BRING UP ALSO, AS JIM DID, UH, THE TRACE ARMOS HIKE, AND WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
I JUMPED IN, I DIDN'T HIKE THE WHOLE THING, BUT I DID DO SOME HIKING AND TOOK SOME PHOTOS ALONG THE WAY.
UH, BUT WE HAD 615 INDIVIDUALS AND JIM DID MENTION IT, BUT I'LL, I'LL REITERATE IT.
I HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE ASK, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS ON A WEDNESDAY MORNING? AND I SAID, TODAY'S EARTH DAY.
AND THAT WAS KIND OF THE, THE, THE MODEL FOR US TO FOLLOW, TO OPEN THIS UP.
AND EVERYBODY WENT, OH, OF COURSE.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT.
WE, MEANING TRACE ROMANO'S CONSERVANCY, UH, THAT WE'VE OPENED THIS UP THIS WAY.
WE'VE HAD, UH, A FEW TOURS IN THE RECENT PAST THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO ABOUT A HUNDRED PE PEOPLE PER MORNING OF THREE DIFFERENT BUS TOURS WITH DOCENTS.
THIS WAS TOTALLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA DO IT AGAIN, UH, HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA DO TWO OR ONE, BUT THIS WAS OUTSTANDING.
AND AGAIN, 615 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED.
SO THIS WAS SUCH A COOL THING TO HAVE.
I'M SURE THAT'S THE MOST, POSSIBLY THE MOST THAT HAVE EVER BEEN ON THAT PROPERTY AT ANY ONE TIME IN ITS FULL HISTORY, WOULD BE MY GUESS.
AND, UH, JUST LASTLY, YES, THANK YOU.
I, IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST EVERYBODY HAS DEPARTED.
UH, BUT THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE CARBON CANYON COMMUNITY, AND THOSE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN IN CARBON CANYON ROAD ITSELF.
IT WAS DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THAT, ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF WIDENING WAS THE FACT THAT THEY WERE POSSIBLY GOING TO ELIMINATE THE FIVE AXLE TRUCK RESTRICTION THAT WE HAD WORKED SO HARD TO PUT IN PLACE.
SO IT, IT WAS REALLY KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, POP A BUBBLE TYPE OF FEELING WHERE, WELL, WHY ARE THEY DOING THIS? SO WE DO NEED TO FIND OUT WE'RE, WE'RE ALL WORKING ON AS ART ED.
AND I'M SURE RAY HAS A FEW WORDS ALSO ON THIS, OR MAYBE EVERYBODY DOES, BUT IT'S, WE ARE DEFINITELY GONNA JUMP INTO THIS MORE.
SO IT'S ONLY BEEN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THAT THEY STARTED MARKING THE CANYON, AND THEN WE STARTED AD HEARING THAT THEY WERE POSSIBLY GONNA CHANGE THOSE TRUCK RESTRICTIONS AND, AND REVERSE THEM.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, I MEAN, AS A CARBON CANYON RESIDENT, I DID NOT DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING.
I STRONGLY OPPOSE CAL TRANSPLANT TO, TO, UM, WIDEN IF IT'S GOING TO LEAD TO THEM USING THAT AS A REASON TO ALLOW THE FIVE AXLES, UH, UH, VEHICLES, UH, BACK ONTO CARBON CANYON ROAD.
IT'S, IT'S A DISASTER WHEN YOU HAVE A BIG VEHICLE LIKE THAT.
I'VE HAD WAY TOO MANY CALLS FROM MY WIFE AS SHE WAS COMMUTING THROUGH THE CANYON TO, TO HER JOB WITH A PHONE CALL.
PETER, YOU NEED TO CALL, YOU NEED TO CALL THE CAPTAIN.
I'M FOLLOWING A CAR CARRIER RIGHT NOW IN CARVING CANYON.
YOU KNEW THEY WOULD NEVER MAKE THE TURN.
AND I JUST DON'T SEE ENGINEERING WISE HOW THEY CAN MAKE THIS WORK WITHOUT REALLY CUTTING INTO SOME PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES.
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HOW THEY'RE GONNA ENGINEER THIS ANYWAY.DO YOU HAVE A, I'VE GIVEN THAT, I JUST, DO YOU NEED, I'M IMAGINING WHAT THE STATE'S GONNA DO.
BUT IT, IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING TO SEE THIS HAPPEN AND, UH, WE'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR THOSE, UH, EIGHT TO 10 YEARS TO BAN THE FIVE AXLES AND NOW TO HAVE THE POSSIBILITY OF REINSTATEMENT, IT'S GONNA CREATE MORE BOTTLENECKS AS WE KNOW, AND JUST D DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARDS.
AND NO, IT'S NOT, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE NEW TO THIS, BUT THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE SPECULATING THAT WE'RE, OR WHOEVER THE DECISION MAKERS ARE, THAT THEY'RE IN IT TO ACCOMMODATE AMAZON.
I'M SURE THAT'S FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH AS FAR AS ACCOMMODATING AMAZON.
THEY MAY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK ON THAT IF IT DOES COME TO PASS.
BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH AMAZON.
IT JUST HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH, I DON'T THINK THEY REALLY WANTED TO BAN THE TRUCKS FROM THE BEGINNING.
AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF PRESSURE.
SO THAT PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF, UH, IN THE COMING, IN THE COMING MONTHS TO SEE IF WE CAN EITHER PUT A HALT TO IT OR GET SOME ASSURANCES THAT IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN AS FAR AS, UH, THE RESTRICTIONS BEING LIFTED.
SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR, OUR STATE SENATOR AND OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND ANYBODY ELSE THAT WE CAN TO SEE IF WE CAN TURN THIS AROUND.
WE DIDN'T WORK THIS HARD JUST TO WATCH THIS EVAPORATE, WHICH I KNOW ALL OF US, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY PETER AND RAY, YOU KNOW, HAVE DONE SUCH A BIG JOB WITH BANNING TRUCKS.
AND NOW TO SEE IT GO UP IN A PUFF OF SMOKE IS NOT, NO QUESTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS? UM, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK COMMENT.
UM, IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT OUR, UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LIKE BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING INTO TOWN.
SO I ALWAYS FIND IT INTERESTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN PEOPLE THINK THAT WE'RE HIDING, LIKE WHAT BUSINESSES ARE COMING INTO TOWN AND THERE'S THIS STRAT OF MYSTERY WHEN TENANT IMPROVEMENTS ARE HAPPENING.
SO I THINK IT WAS YOU WHEN LAST TIME YOU WERE MAYOR, UM, PETER, WE WOULD DO PERIODICALLY, LIKE WHAT'S DEVELOPING.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD KIND OF BRING BACK.
SO IF WE SEE SOMETHING THAT COMES ACROSS THE TABLE THAT LIKE, WOW, YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK RESIDENTS MIGHT WANNA KNOW WHAT'S OPENING UP, WHETHER IT'S A NEWER RESTAURANT OR JUST SOMETHING.
I THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE PROACTIVE IN SHARING WITH COMMUNITY ACTUALLY AFTER PERMITS HAVE BEEN PULLED OF COURSE, OR SOMETHING THAT LIKE, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
BUT I JUST, I SHAKE MY HEAD WHEN I, I READ THINGS LIKE, OH, I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE PUTTING THERE.
IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL PUBLIC INFORMATION, SO LET'S SHARE IT.
LET'S, LET'S KIND OF LIKE SHARE WHAT THE GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING WITH WHAT'S DEVELOPING AND DIFFERENT THINGS AS, AS YOU WANNA SHARE IT.
I REMEMBER WE DID THAT AND IT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING.
SO JOANNE WOULD DO IT ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS.
SO IF WE CAN BRING THAT BACK, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
UM, AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M JUST, I KNOW WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE CANYON ALL NIGHT.
SO, UM, I JUST THINK THAT THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY I HAVE THAT I WANT THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW IS THAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE TEAM IN THE END.
UM, WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO GET THERE.
AND I CAN GUARANTEE THAT YOU, WITH THE FIVE OF US, IT'S, THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S GONNA BE NO GROUP THAT'S GONNA WORK HARDER WITH OUR STATE OFFICIALS TO TRY TO RECTIFY THIS.
SOMETIMES WE FIND OUT THINGS THE SAME TIME YOU DO.
WE'RE JUST LIKE YOU GUYS, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE ON CITY COUNCIL, WE HAVE LIKE STAFF HERE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE STATE'S GONNA BE TRANSPARENT WITH US EITHER.
WE KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING THROUGH, BUT WE'RE ALL COMMITTED AND I JUST REMIND EVERYONE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM.
WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING IN THE END.
IF ONLY WE WERE WITHIN 500 FEET SO WE COULD GET THE OFFICIAL NOTICE.
AND THE GENTLEMAN, I THINK THAT THAT'S IN THE FRONT THAT SPOKE ABOUT BUTTERFIELD.
ME, BECAUSE I LIVE, I LIVE IN THE SOUTH SIDE.
AFTERWARDS, AFTERWARDS, AFTER THE MEETING, FIND YOU WATER.
AFTER THE MEETING'S OVER, WE'LL CHAT.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY, UM, WE, WE HEAR YOU AS FAR AS CARBON CANYON, WE TRULY DO.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, WE DID RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL AND UH, WE INSTRUCTED THE CITY MANAGER TO SEND THAT LETTER OVER TO THE CHINO CHAMPION, WHICH YOU PUT IN THE NEWSPAPER.
WE WANTED THE COMMUNITY TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS, GO ABOUT, GO AROUND ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
UH, PETER, MYSELF, FOR SEVEN YEARS, WE WORKED ON IT.
THE FIRST YEAR NOTHING HAPPENED AND WE MADE A MISTAKE.
WE DIDN'T GO TO THE CITY OF BREA FOR THEIR HELP.
SO IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE BREA CAME ON BOARD.
ONCE THEY CAME ON BOARD, WE STARTED MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS.
BUT AGAIN, IT TOOK ABOUT A TOTAL OF SEVEN YEARS FOR THE TRUCK RESTRICTIONS.
WE WERE TOLD ONCE WE GOT THE RESTRICTIONS THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT IF THEY EVER MADE REPAIRS ON THE S TERMS THAT THEY MIGHT CONSIDER TRUCK TRAFFIC.
SO THAT WAS TOLD TO US A LONG TIME AGO.
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TALKED ABOUT ROUNDABOUTS IN CARBON CANYON, WHICH TO ME THAT'S STUPID TOO, RIGHT? YEAH.INSTEAD OF A LIGHT DO A ROUNDABOUT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SO, UM, ONCE WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS, THE FIRST THING WE DID, WE SENT THE LETTER TO THE PAPER TO, TO GET THE COMMUNITY INVOLVED.
WE MADE A PHONE CALL TO THE CITY OF BRAND, SPOKE WITH CECILIA H SO THEY'RE ON BOARD, THEY'RE GONNA HELP US.
THIS IS TWO CAL TRANS DISTRICTS, SEVEN AND EIGHT.
SO WITH THE HELP OF ORANGE COUNTY, WITH THE HELP OF US AND THE COMMUNITY, I DON'T THINK THIS IS GONNA GO ANYWHERE.
BUT BESIDES THAT, UH, WE DID REQUEST A HEARING.
ALSO, WE REQUESTED THAT WE HAVE A MEETING WITH CALTRANS TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? SO THAT'S SCHEDULED, I BELIEVE FOR MONDAY, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, MONDAY MORNING.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE BEING PROACTIVE.
UM, WE ARE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY ACCIDENTS.
UH, THERE'S A GENTLEMAN, MR. SAI, THAT LIVES ON ENGLISH ROAD THAT GOT HIT BY A TRUCK ON THE S TURNS AND WAS HURT SEVERELY.
SO AGAIN, WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, WE WILL BE PROVIDING DATA OF ALL THE ACCIDENTS ON THE ESNS, UM, AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN.
BUT AGAIN, WE NEED THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE TRANSPARENT.
SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO REALIZE WE ARE TRANSPARENT.
WE CAN ONLY DO IT WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE'RE GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.
AND SO AS WE DO THE HEARING, HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL SHOW UP AND SUPPORT THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT TRUCK TRAFFIC.
UM, I HAD A WORKSHOP WITH S SCAG AND I ATTENDED, UH, A WORKSHOP AT, UH, ORANGE COUNTY.
IT'S WHERE THE HONDA CENTER IS.
IT'S ABOUT 200 ACRE DEVELOPMENT WHERE THEY'RE GONNA BE PLAYING THE LA 28 VOLLEYBALL GAME OLYMPICS.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA BE HAVING A, A CONCERT HALL THAT WILL BE BUILT NEXT YEAR, A 5,000 SEAT CONCERT HALL.
THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING TWO MORE STRUCTURES FOR A TOTAL OF 9,000 PARKING SPACES.
UM, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A TWO MILE TRAIL AROUND THE WHOLE COMPLEX.
THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING 2000 APARTMENTS THERE.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A, A FOOD CORE CENTER WITH 21 RESTAURANTS, SEVEN BARS, AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A RIVER WALK WHERE THEY'RE GONNA ACTUALLY HAVE A, A PORTABLE DAM THAT WILL HOLD THE WATER, PUSH IT BACK, AND THEY'LL HAVE LIKE A RIVER WALK, EXCUSE ME, RIVER WALK ALONG THE FLOODPLAIN.
SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF GREAT IDEAS.
ALL THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE PROBABLY ABOUT SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE OLYMPICS, UH, HAPPENED IN 2028.
IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT PROJECT.
IT'S GONNA BE JUST LIKE SAN ANTONIO WITH THE RIVER WATCH.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE HAVE A HEALTHY TRADITION.
COME UP, TELL US WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO AND WHY YOU'RE HERE.
BECAUSE YOU SPENT TWO HOURS AND 15 MINUTES.
YOU CHOSE POORLY WITH THE MEETING, YOU WOULD COME TO
WHY DON'T YOU ALL SIT TOGETHER? WHAT THE COOL KIDS UP FRONT? WHAT'S GOING ON? WE DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER.
OH, I WAS GONNA SAY CHRISTIAN LOVE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR GIRLS SOFT OR, OR BASKETBALL TEAM.
ALRIGHT, SO WHAT CLASS ARE YOU HERE FOR AND WHAT'D YOU LEARN? WE'RE HERE FOR MR. ZUMA'S AP GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS CLASS.
NOT ALL OF US ARE AP BUT WE'RE, WE'RE HERE IN SPIRIT, SO.
OKAY, WELL NOW YOU'RE ON CAMERA SO IT'S OFFICIAL.
YOU CAN PULL THE, YOU CAN PULL THE VIDEO.
YEAH, WE HAVE A TV STATION IN THE BACK.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU LOG IN TOMORROW MORNING AND ON THE CITY WEBSITE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PROVE THAT YOU WERE HERE.
SO IF YOU WANT, I DON'T KNOW, SOME KIDS WANT SELFIES, SOME PEOPLE JUST WANT ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER YOU WANT, WE'LL DO IT FOR YOU.
ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE A REQUEST.
CAN WE GET ALL FIVE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL OF US? OH SURE.
WE'LL CALL YOU FOR A SELFIE WHEN WE'RE DONE.
AND THEN, UM, JUST FOR MY COUNCIL COMMENTS, UM, I KNOW WHEN I HAD SPOKEN TO MARYANNE ABOUT WHAT I WANTED TO DO AS MAYOR, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD MENTIONED WAS, UM, US EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING A, UH, SISTER CITIES, UM, PROGRAM.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SUCH A DIVERSE COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'D BE NICE TO START TO REACH OUT.
I KNOW WHEN I GREW UP IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, WE HAD A, A JAPANESE CITY AND A NEW ZEALAND COMMITTEE OR A CITY THAT WE WERE, YOU KNOW, SISTER CITIES WITH AND THEIR KIDS WOULD COME IN THE SUMMER AND WE'D SEND OURS THERE.
I JUST THINK IT'D BE SOMETHING INTERESTING TO POTENTIAL
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TO EXPLORE.I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST NAPA VALLEY,
ALRIGHT, SO THAT'S, UH, MY ONLY COMMENT.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM: Adjourn in memory of Chino Hills resident Robert "Bob" Francis Gannon who passed away on March 16, 2026, at the age of 85.]
SADLY TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA BE A JOURNEY INTO MEMORY OF BOB GANNON.MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNEW BOB.
UM, BOB PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 16TH AT THE AGE OF 85 YEARS OLD.
BOB WAS A LONGTIME CHINO HILLS RESIDENT SINCE 1983.
UM, HE WAS ACTIVE, HE WAS AN ACTIVE AND DEDICATED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY.
HE SERVED, UH, AS ONE OF OUR PARKS AND REC COMMISSIONERS FROM 2001 TO 2017.
UH, HIS COMMITMENT TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHINO HILL'S NCE REFLECTED RESIDENCE REFLECTED HIS DEEP SENSE OF SERVICE BEYOND HIS DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
BOB WAS ALSO A DEVOTED CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
FOR 35 YEARS, HE HAS SURVIVED BY HIS LOVING WIFE, DONNA, WHOM WE ALL KNOW FROM THE CHAMBER AND, UH, HIS EXTENDED FAMILY.
AND WE WANT HIM, OR WE WANT HIS FAMILY TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
SO WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD EVENING.