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WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU MIND TAKING A ROLE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
AND THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL, UH, HAVE OUR, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BE FOLLOWED BY AN INVOCATION BY PASTOR HOSTER.
UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK, WOULD ONE OF THE YOUNG LADIES IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE
ONE OF OUR TAB BOARD MEMBERS, SO PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND THEN KICK US OFF.
MY NAME IS OLIVIA APTEKAR, AND I'M ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD OF CHINO HILLS.
UM, IF EVERYONE CAN PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.[ INVOCATION: Pastor Dennis Hostetler, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills]
AND THEN PASTOR.WOULD YOU PLEASE, UH, BOW YOUR HEADS AND CLOSE YOUR EYES AND JOIN ME IN A WORD OF PRAYER.
UM, ALMIGHTY GOD, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
WE THANK YOU FOR CREATING EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US FOR GIVING US LIFE AND SUSTAINING US DAY BY DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE CALLING YOU HAVE GIVEN TO EVERYONE HERE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR CITY AND OUR STATE, AND OF COURSE OUR COUNTRY.
THANK YOU THAT THIS YEAR WE ENJOY THE BLESSING OF REACHING A MILLSTONE OF 250 YEARS AS ONE NATION UNDER GOD.
AND MAY WE ALL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF ALL THE BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY.
AND MAY WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES.
UH, IN THE BIBLE, YOU HAVE SAID THAT CITIZENS OUGHT TO OBEY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES, AND THAT YOU HAVE SET UP THESE VERY AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH PEACE AND PROMOTE THE RULE OF LAW, AND THAT THOSE IN AUTHORITY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, OUGHT TO BE YOUR SERVANTS HONORING YOU AND DOING WHAT IS, UH, PLEASING IN YOUR SIGHT.
SO THEREFORE, WE PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR.
WE PRAY FOR ALL OF OUR ASSEMBLED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND FOR ALL OF THE VARIOUS CITY OFFICIALS, THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND LORD, THAT WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WOULD GRANT EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, WISDOM, STRENGTH, AND COURAGE TO GOVERN OUR CITY EVEN AMONG CHANGING TIMES.
MAY YOU GIVE EVERYONE WHO HAS A ROLE OF GOVERNING OR HELPING OR ASSISTING IN ANY WAY, GIVE THEM ALL A SENSE OF THE TRUE WELFARE AND THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY, AND IN ELEVATED DESIRE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND JUST, AND LORD, EVEN THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER, WHEN AT TIMES THERE MAY BE HONEST DISAGREEMENT, NOT SURE IF THAT REALLY HAPPENS, BUT IT COULD
AND SO WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THE AGENDA SET BEFORE THEM NOW, THAT IT WOULD PROMOTE THE BLESSINGS AND GOODNESS OF OUR CITY AND ALL OF THOSE WHO WORK, LIVE AND COME THROUGH THIS CITY.
AND WE PRAY ALL OF THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME.
[5. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 17-23, 2026, as National Public Works Week]
OUR AGENDA IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH 23RD, 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK TO BE ACCEPTED BY PUBLIC WORK STAFF LETITIA MEDINA.LET ESDA TONY KAPP AND GUSS MORALES.
WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT GUYS, COME ON UP.
THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE FUN TIMES WHEN WE GET TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES DO EVERY DAY.
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CONTRIBUTES TO THE HEALTH QUALITY AND WELLBEING OF OUR RESIDENTS.
ALTHOUGH THEY OFTEN OPERATE BEHIND THE SCENES, THEY'RE CERTAINLY INDISPENSABLE, UH, IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR MANY SERVICES.
WE PROCLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD IS NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK.
AND LIKE I SAID, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC WORKS TEAM HERE.
AND SO YOU GOT VOLUNTOLD TO, TO SPEAK? NO, I VOLUNTEERED.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE VITAL ROLE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
MY NAME IS LETITIA MEDINA AND I'M AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I'M JOINED TONIGHT BY LET THE ESTRADA,
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TONY KAPP AND GUSS MORALES, WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE SERVE THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE.
GOOD JOB MR. BOBADILLA, BEING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
ANY COMMENTS? I'D JUST LIKE TO SHARE THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF, UH, ALL THE, THE EXCELLENT WORK THAT THIS GROUP DOES.
UM, THEY HAVE A REAL SENSE OF, UH, COMMUNITY AND PRIDE IN, IN EVERYTHING THEY DO.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
IF YOU, YOU KNOW, YOUR WATER TURNS ON, YOUR STREETS ARE PAVED.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE EFFORTS OF THESE GUYS.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE TRULY JUST SILENT WHEN THEY ARE DOING GOOD WORK.
GLAD TO HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION AND OH, OKAY.
I JUST WANNA REMIND EVERYONE WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR PUBLIC WORKS OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW FROM THREE 30 TO FIVE 30 WILL BE LOCATED, UM, RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FARMER'S MARKET ON SHOPS DRIVE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE CLOSING DOWN THAT STREET.
SO IF EVERYONE WANTS TO COME, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR STAFF OUT THERE PROMOTING THE DIVISION, EACH DIVISION.
AND UM, WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE SAMPLE OF WHAT WE DO IN PUBLIC WORKS.
IT'S YOUR TAX DOLLARS THAT WORK.
ANYWAY, HERE, LET'S GO TO THE FRONT.
AND WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING
[6. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 10-16, 2026, as National Police Week]
ON TO, UH, WE'LL BE ASKING OUR POLICE CAPTAIN CHIEF GERARD TO COME UP.UH, THIS IS NATIONAL, UH, POLICE WEEK.
AND DURING THIS, WE RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ACROSS THE NATION.
THESE OFFICERS, INCLUDING OUR OWN CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, HAVE DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO PROTECTING OTHERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK OUR DEPUTIES, UH, FOR THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR THEIR AROUND THE CLOCK EFFORTS TO PATROL AND PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, VISITORS, AND BUSINESSES.
AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO PROCLAIM MAY 10TH THROUGH THE 16TH AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
AND SO THAT WE CAN HONOR THOSE WHO, UH, WHO SERVE, OFFER A REMEMBRANCE AND SUPPORT AND PAY HOMAGE TO THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF SERVICE.
WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR JOE, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, NATIONAL POLICE WEEK IS A TIME FOR US TO REMEMBER AND HONOR OUR FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WHILE ALSO SHOWING SUPPORT FOR THE LOVED ONES OF THE FALLEN.
EVERY DAY, THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND DEPUTY SHERIFFS BEGIN THEIR SHIFTS PREPARED TO MAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR THOSE THEY HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT, WHILE THEIR LOVED ONES WAIT AT HOME, PRAYING THAT THEY WON'T HAVE TO.
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAD TWO MEMBERS MAKE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
THIS LAST YEAR, DEPUTY HECTOR CUEVAS, JR.
OF THE VICTORVILLE STATION AND DEPUTY ANDREW NUNEZ OF THE RANCHO CUCAMONGA STATION.
WE HONOR BOTH DEPUTIES AND SEND THOUGHTS TO THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THEM WE WILL NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICE THEY MADE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IT IS MY HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, AND ONCE AGAIN, AS I HAVE DONE SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND ADMIRATION.
THEY SHOW FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL, AND SPECIFICALLY THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE CHINO HILLS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OKAY, THEN NOW WE WILL BE MOVING
[7. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming the week of May 17-23, 2026, as National Emergency Services Medical Week and Month of May as Trauma Awareness Month and National Wildfire Awareness Month]
ON TO A PROCLAIMING, UH, THE WEEK OF MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDICAL WEEK AND THE MONTH, UH, AND THE MONTH OF MAY AS TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH AND NATIONAL WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH.UH, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ARE VITAL, ARE A VITAL PUBLIC SERVICE THAT PROVIDE LIFE SAVING CARE 24 HOURS A DAY AND SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THESE INDI, THESE, UH, INVALUABLE, UH, TEAMMATES OF OURS AT THE CITY INCLUDE FIRST RESPONDERS, FIREFIGHTERS,
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PARAMEDICS, NURSES, EDUCATORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS, JUST TO NAME A FEW.HERE IN CHINO HILLS, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CRITICAL ROLE THEY PLAY IN KEEPING OUR CITY, UH, SAFE AND PREPARED.
AS A CITY, WE ARE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH OUR FIRE DISTRICT AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO ENSURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE INFORMED, PREPARED AND PROTECTED, ESPECIALLY AS WILDFIRE SEASONED APPROACHES.
SO, WITH THAT AND RECOGNITION OF THESE ONGOING EFFORTS, WE ARE PROUD TO PROCLAIM MAY 17TH THROUGH THE 23RD AS EMS WEEK AND THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY AS TRAUMA AWARENESS MONTH, AS WELL AS WILDFIRE AWARENESS MONTH.
AND TO ACCEPT THESE PROCLAMATIONS, OUR FIRE CHIEF CHIEF WILLIAMS HERE, GUYS.
SO COUNSEL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, UH, MAYOR JOE'S, UH, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE.
UM, AS MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WERE SAID, WERE AN ALL RISK DEPARTMENT.
SO WE DO FIRE, WE DO EMS, WE DO ASTHMA, WE DO IT ALL TRAUMA.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP OUR FOLKS, 'CAUSE IT, WITHOUT THEM, THIS WOULDN'T GET DONE.
I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO WORK AT MANY DEPARTMENTS, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS STATE, AND I CAN TELL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, UH, THAT YOU HAVE, UH, WITHOUT QUESTION, HAVE THE BEST FIRE DISTRICT, THE BEST FIRE DEPARTMENT, UH, IN THE ENTIRE STATE, IN MY OPINION.
UH, SLIGHTLY A LITTLE BIASED, BUT I'VE BEEN AROUND, I'VE SEEN A FEW THINGS.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR FOLKS THAT DO ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT THEY DO ON, ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO RECEIVE THE, UH, PROCLAMATION.
AND THEN NOW WITH THAT, YOU, YOU'RE STAYING UP HERE.
[8. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May as Asian American and Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month]
MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH.UH, THIS MONTH WE HONOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN, UH, AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS TO OUR NATION'S HISTORY.
THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS IS PROUD TO BE HOME TO A LARGE NUMBER OF ASIAN AMERICAN AND NATIVE PACIFIC HAWAIIAN, OR NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER POPULATIONS.
AND THEY ALL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TO THE PROSPERITY AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS COMMUNITY IS, UM, MAKES UP THE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR CITY'S POPULATION WITH JUST OVER 40%.
SO, TO ACCEPT THIS, WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY CHINO VALLEY, UH, FIRE MARSHAL LENA LYNN, WHO WAS JUST UP HERE.
SO LENA, PLEASE, AFTER YOU, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU DIDN'T TELL ME I HAVE TO SPEAK.
WELL, UM, MR. UH, MAYOR AND A MEMBER OF COUNCIL MEMBERS, I REALLY JUST WANNA SAY I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TO, UM, BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THIS.
AND I'M ALSO VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
[9. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming May as Mental Health Awareness Month]
MS. UH, CUMMINGS AND MS. JANIS, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP? YOU CAN COME THROUGH HERE.MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING, REDUCE STIGMA, AND HIGHLIGHT THE VALUE OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT.
MENTAL HEALTH IS A FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING, INFLUENCING THE QUALITY OF LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY.
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AS A CITY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING AWARENESS, FOSTERING INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES, REDUCING STIGMA AND SUPPORTING INITIATIVES AND EVENTS, MENTAL HEALTH FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.AND TO ACCEPT THIS, WE ARE JOINED BY, UH, NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR MENTAL ILLNESS COORDINATOR, KEONI CUMMINGS, AND OF COURSE, OUR ONE OF OUR FAVORITE RESIDENTS, MS. JOANNE JENIS.
SO PLEASE WOULD, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.
UM, AND HONORED TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THIS, UH, PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF NAMI.
UH, JUST QUICKLY ABOUT WHO WE ARE, UH, WE'RE THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS.
AND SO WE ARE A PEER LED ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES EDUCATION, UH, AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY FOR FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES AND FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE SUPPORTING, UH, LOVED ONES LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
AND SO, IN ADDITION TO BEING OUR EDUCATION COORDINATOR, I ALSO HAVE A SIBLING THAT IS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DEAR TO MY HEART.
UM, AND ALWAYS VERY GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHEN CITIES AND, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE INVESTED IN THE, THE HEALTH AND WELL WELLBEING OF THEIR CITIZENS.
SO, JUST HONORED TO BE HERE, I'M SURE.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING KAYNA AT ACTUALLY A SUPPORT GROUP.
IT'S AT A LOCAL CHURCH CALLED CIRCLE OF HOPE, AND IT'S FOR CARETAKERS OF LOVED ONES THAT ARE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE 650 LOCATIONS, I BELIEVE, UH, WITH NAMI.
AND IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE, ALSO, OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BE HEALTH HAS A 24 7 AT CCRT, THE COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.
IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY, UM, AS YOU SEE MY GREEN PEN, GREEN SYMBOLIZES, UM, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, AND THERE IS A STIGMA.
PEOPLE WILL SAY, OH YEAH, I HAVE BLOOD PRESSURE, I HAVE BLOOD PRESSURE.
BUT YOU NEVER HEAR ANYBODY SAY, I HAVE SCHIZOPHRENIA, OR I'M DEALING WITH, UM, SEVERE DEPRESSION.
THERE IS A STIGMA BEHIND IT, AND WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THAT.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S 2024, THE 23% OF ADULTS SUFFERED WITH, UH, MENTAL ILLNESS.
AND THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE YOUNG ADULTS THAT ARE REALLY SUFFERING THESE DAYS.
BUT THANK YOU ROD AND THE CITY FOR MAKING THIS, UH, PROCLAMATION.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, I THINK CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, EVEN, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR MEN, THERE'S ALWAYS A STIGMA FOR ASKING FOR HOPE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
IF YOU KNOW YOU NEED IT, ASK FOR IT.
RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHY WE LIKE TO, UH, HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION SO SPREAD A LITTLE BIT MORE AWARENESS.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING WILLING TO COME.
YOU'RE GONNA BE IN AN OFFICIAL PHOTO.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT]
OUR AGENDA IS THAT PUBLISH INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR COUNCIL AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU TONIGHT.
REGISTERED VOTERS ARE ABLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS FOR THE JUNE 2ND STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION IN WHICH VOTERS WILL CHOOSE CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICES.
AS A REMINDER TO VOTERS SERVES A SECURE BALLOT DROPBOX LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CHINO HILLS LIBRARY, OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY.
VOTERS CAN ALSO RETURN BALLOTS TO DROPBOX, LOCATED IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE HERE AT CITY HALL DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AND ON ELECTION DAY UNTIL 8:00 PM ALSO IN RECREATION NEWS AND EVENTS.
A NEW SUMMER EDITION OF THE CITY'S IN THE HILLS BROCHURE IS NOW AVAILABLE AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ON CITY NEWS AND RECREATION CLASSES.
BE SURE TO GRAB A COPY OR CHECK IT ON, CHECK IT OUT ONLINE TO FIND INFORMATION ON POPULAR SUMMER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SUMMER DAY CAMP AQUATICS AND THE CONCERTS AND MOVIES IN THE PARK SCHEDULES.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, SEEING A HEARING? NONE.
WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO IF THERE WERE ANY ACTIONS
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN.
CLOSED SESSION MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
THEN THAT WILL BE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC
[10. 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.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, UH, WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
MADAM CITY CLERK, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS.
ALRIGHT, THEN WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING ON.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EVENING? NO.[00:20:01]
RIGHT.[ CONSENT CALENDAR (10 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.]
NONE.UH, WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS? MR. MAYOR, I GOT A QUESTION.
SO THERE'S 10 ITEMS, I BELIEVE.
UH, NINE, BUT YEAH, WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUE.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS TO ADOPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[21. 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 ]
DISCUSSION CALENDAR, OUR NEVER ENDING REVIEW AND FILE UPDATE FOR THE CITY HALL FIRE EMERGENCY DECLARATION.WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, IT STARTED OFF SAYING THE NEVER ENDING, SO I WAS GONNA, I WON'T REPEAT THAT AGAIN.
BUT YEAH, THIS IS UPDATE NUMBER 17 TO THE CITY HALL FIRE EMERGENCY.
THE EMERGENCY WAS RELATED TO A FIRE IN CITY HALL AND RESULTING, UH, WATER DAMAGE FROM THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
UH, THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE OF RESTORATION, PRIMARILY INVOLVES REPLACING CABINETRY AND GLASS AT THE, UH, CUSTOMER COUNTERS.
THE PROJECT COMPLETION IS STILL PROJECTED FOR THE END OF THIS MONTH, MAY, AND RESTORATION COSTS ARE RIGHT AT 5.4 MILLION WITH THE VAST MAJORITY, ALMOST ALL OF IT COMPLETELY PAID BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
UH, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? WITH THAT? I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUETTE, AND I'LL SECOND LOOK IN YOUR VOTES PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
[22. Approve allocation of prior year’s unexpended carryover funds in amount $21,712.46 to Home Improvement Program; approve 2026-27 Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant Program and authorize City Manager to execute grant agreement with Department of Housing and Urban Development, and subrecipient agreements with San Bernardino County Library, James S. Thalman Chino Hills Branch ($11,655), House of Ruth ($11,655), Chino Neighborhood House ($11,655), Anthesis ($11,655), Paws 4 Success ($11,655), and Inland Fair Housing and Mediation Board ($18,200), in connection with 2026-27 Action Plan]
GONNA MOVING ON TO PUBLIC HEARING.ITEM 22, APPROVE ALLOCATION OF PRIOR YEARS UNENDED CARRYOVER FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,712 AND 46 CENTS FOR A HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
APPROVE, OR SORRY, APPROVE OUR 20 26 20 27 ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUB RECEIPT AGREEMENTS.
WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE A REPORT BY OUR ANALYST, SARAH, SARAH SNYDER.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE'RE HERE THIS EVENING TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE CDBG ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE 20 26 20 27 PROGRAM YEAR.
UM, OUR ALLOCATION FOR THIS UPCOMING YEAR IS 300,008, SORRY, $388,505, WHICH IS ABOUT 12,000 OR 3% LESS THAN WHAT WE SAW FROM LAST YEAR.
IN ADDITION, THE CITY HAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000 IN UNSPENT PRIOR YEAR FUNDS FOR ADMIN FROM ADMINISTRATIVE AND PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES FROM THE 20 24 20 25 PROGRAM YEAR.
UM, THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION ABOUT 77,000, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE 20% FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
WE'LL GO TOWARDS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, INCLUDING THE INLAND FAIR HOUSING AND MEDIATION BOARD FOR FAIR HOUSING SERVICES, WHICH IS MANDATED BY HUD 58,000, OR THE MAXIMAL ALLOWABLE 15% FOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS. UM, THESE FUNDS WERE ALLOCATED AT THE FEBRUARY COUNCIL MEETING, UM, TOWARDS THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
UM, DUE TO THE REDUCTION IN THE CITY'S OVERALL ALLOCATION, WE DID HAVE TO REDUCE AMONGST ALL FIVE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BY $345.
UM, 40 40,000 WAS ALLOCATED FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND THEN WITH THE PRIOR YEAR, UNSPENT FUNDS WE'RE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 21,000 TO THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
SO OVERALL, WE'LL HAVE 61,000 FOR THAT PROGRAM, AND THEN $212,000 WAS ALLOCATED TOWARDS LOS SERRANO'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, WE'RE RUNNING THIS ITEM.
WELL, WITH THAT I WILL TAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND WE NEED TO OPEN, OH, SORRY.
LET'S OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE DO NOT.
WE'RE CLOSING OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, DO I HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTE.
[23. 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 minutes for 1-10 speakers; two minutes for 11-15 speakers; and one 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.]
BE TAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION AT THE CITY COUNCIL THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY OR SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK.
MADAM CITY CLERK, WE HAVE THREE SPEAKER CARDS.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SAPNA PATEL.
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GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.MY NAME IS SA PATEL AND I'M HERE WITH MY DAUGHTER MIMA, WHO'S SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE.
SHE SAW ME ANDM HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
MY PARENTS CAME TO THIS COUNTRY SEARCHING FOR OPPORTUNITY TODAY, OUR FAMILY IS PROUD TO CALL CHINO HILLS HOME.
OUR FAMILY AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE ABILITY TO FREELY WORSHIP AND GRATEFUL FOR THE ECONOMIC FREEDOM.
THIS COUNTRY AFFORDS US A CHANCE THAT ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM.
IT IS THIS PROMISE THAT AFFORDED B-A-P-S-D OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH ITS HOME HERE IN OUR WONDERFUL CITY.
TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF AMERICA'S INDEPENDENCE THIS SUMMER, OUR TEMPLE IS HONORED TO HOST A OFFICIAL AMERICA'S BLOCK PARTY CELEBRATION AS A PART OF AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY.
OUR THEME IS THEY SEE ROOTS AMERICAN DREAMS. WE INVITE THIS, WE INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO JOIN US ON JULY 3RD EVENING AND JULY 4TH ALL DAY FOR LIVE MUSIC, ART, EXHIBIT, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, FOOD AND GUIDED TOURS.
AND THIS KIND OF CELEBRATION WOULD NOT BE COMPLETE WITHOUT ITS VERY OWN DAYLIGHT AND SOUND SHOW THAT WILL BE HAPPENING EACH NIGHT.
WE WOULD BE HONORED TO HAVE OUR CITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS PRESENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO EXPLORING TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY FOR THIS HISTORIC MILESTONE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN CH IN KEEPING CHINO HILLS A WELCOMING HOME FOR ALL OF US.
GOD BLESS OUR CITY, AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.
AND, AND JUST IF YOU DON'T KNOW, UM, THE, THE AMERICA TWO 50 COMMISSION HAS A WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN FIND BLOCK PARTIES ACROSS THE NATION.
SO I'M SURE WE'LL SEE THE ONE AT BAPS.
BUT IF YOU ARE HOSTING A BLOCK PARTY FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY, MAKE SURE TO REGISTER IT SO YOU CAN TRY TO TRULY CELEBRATE WHAT WE'RE CELEBRATING.
ALRIGHT, SIR, I DON'T WANT TO GET ANYBODY'S MONEY.
I JUST WANT TO FIND OUT HOW YOU GUYS STAY MOTIVATED WHEN YOU'RE SO FRUSTRATED BY WHAT'S GOING ON.
I'M TRYING TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF LANDSCAPING AT OAK RIDGE PARK.
I GO IN THERE, I PUT IN PLANTS.
I TILL EVERYTHING ONLY TO WATCH THE KIDS ON THEIR E-BIKES AND E MOTORCYCLES.
OTHER PEOPLE WERE STARTING TO PUT PLANTS IN, THEY GET TORE UP.
HOW DO YOU KEEP MOTIVATED? TELL ME, I'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY OF ONE KID WHO TOLD ME TO GET OUT OF HIS WAY.
I CALLED 9 1 1 A HALF HOUR LATER, THE DEPUTY THAT SHOWED UP BASICALLY SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? WE CAN'T CHASE 'EM.
IF THEY RUN A STOP SIGN AND GET HIT, WE'RE LIABLE.
IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING LIKE HAPPENED IN TUSTIN WHERE A 70-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHICH I'M 72, WAS HIT AND KILLED? WE'VE HAD KIDS DIE IN THIS CITY ON THEIR E-BIKES.
HOW DO YOU STAY MOTIVATED? WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME? WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DIRECTLY COMMUNICATE BACK TO, I WILL MEET WITH ANYBODY HERE AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
WELL, I THINK ANY ONE OF US WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO, TO CHAT WITH YOU OFFLINE.
I LIVE RIGHT BELOW MR. BENNETT.
I TALKED TO HIM SEVERAL TIMES.
HE PROBABLY PUT IT, I I THINK WE WE SHARE YOUR, WE SURE DO.
WE WE SHARE YOUR, UM, THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALL ARE DEALING WITH.
I KNOW I SAW, OH GOD, I CAN'T GET INTO IT.
I KNOW AMAZON SAID THEY'RE NOT SELLING E-BIKES ANYMORE ONLINE, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO CHAT WITH YOU, UH, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY.
ALSO, I'VE, SEVERAL TIMES CALLED THE CITY, UH, ON THE SIDEWALKS AT, BEHIND THE PARK GOING UP TO THE SCHOOL.
SHE DIDN'T GO DOWN, BUT SHE STUMBLED.
I CALLED THE CITY, REPORTED IT BECAUSE THE SIDEWALK IS RAISED.
SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET OUT HERE AND GRIND THAT DOWN.
I I WILL TALK WITH YOU, UH, TOMORROW MORNING IF YOU LIKE, AND WE WILL HAVE STAFF ADDRESS IT WITH YOU AS WELL.
SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I I'M NOT, I I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.
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COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND.WE, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A SENSE OF FRUSTRATION FOR ALL OF US, SIR.
MR. MAYOR, CAN I SPEAK UP FOR A SECOND? BY ALL MEANS, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, SIR, THERE, YOU GOT A POLICE CHIEF RIGHT BEHIND YOU TO YOUR RIGHT.
CAN YOU JUST LET HIM KNOW THAT THE DATE AND TIME WHERE YOU'RE HAVING THESE ISSUES, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I CAN LOOK ON MY PHONE AND FIND OUT WHEN THE NINE ONE, IF YOU COULD SHARE WITH HIM, I'D APPRECIATE THAT AFTER THE MEETING.
BUT IT'S AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.
I, WE, WE UNDERSTAND SIR, HAVING, HAVING A HIGH SCHOOLER.
I SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR CONCERNS.
ALL RIGHT, MR. GOODWIN, BACK BEFORE YOU START, CAN YOU SMILE PLEASE? CAN I WHAT? CAN YOU SMILE? I'M SMILING.
I'M HERE TO RE REINTRODUCE OR RE RE KEEP THE TAR OR THE TALK GOING ABOUT THIS CRAZY IDEA OF WIDENING THE S TURNS IN CARBON CANYON.
I WANNA REMIND EVERYBODY THIS ROADWAY SERVES RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES.
IT'S AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROUTE.
IT, IT'S THERE FOR WILDFIRE EVACUATIONS AND A CRITICAL REGIONAL MOBILITY DURING EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS.
IT IS A CONSTRAINED CANYON ROADWAY WITH OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS, DOCUMENTED SAFETY CONCERNS, DIFFICULT GEOMETRY, WILDFIRE EXPOSURE, CONGESTION ISSUES, AND IGNITED EVACUATION ALTERNATIVES.
RESIDENTS ARE REQUESTING A COMPLETE AND PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY REGARDING THE ISSUES IN CARBON CANYON WITH THIS PROJECT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE REPORTS, THE FUNDING SOURCES, THE, THE ALLOCATIONS, THE TRUCK TURNING ANALYSISES, UH, CONSULTANT STUDIES AND AGENCY, OR I'M SORRY, RELATED AGENCY CORRESPONDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL INTENT OF THIS PROJECT.
THE PUBLIC DESERVES COMPLETE BENT TRANSPARENCY REGARDING TOTAL ANTICIPATED COSTS, LONG-TERM OPERATIONAL IMPACTS, TRUCK MOVEMENT IMPLICATIONS, FREIGHT RELATED PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS, AND WHETHER 1 42 IS ULTIMATELY BEING POSITIONED AS A PROTECTED SAFETY CORRIDOR OR INCREMENTALLY TRANSFORMED INTO SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.
ALONG THOSE LINES, THERE WAS A COMMENT MADE BY A RESIDENT TALKING ABOUT THE BRIDGE IN SLEEPY HOLLOW THAT SAYS IT WAS BUILT IN 1925.
HAS IT EVER BEEN RETROFITTED? HAS IT EVER BEEN EXAMINED? HAS IT EVER BEEN TESTED? WHO KNOWS? IS IT GONNA SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC THESE TRUCKS ARE GONNA BRING? YEAH, IT IS KNOWN THAT AMAZON THROUGH ITS DEVELOPERS ARE DIRECTLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
FREQUENTLY FUNDS, IMPROVEMENTS ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS AND LOCAL ROADS TO FACILITATE THIS TRUCK ACCESS.
IS THIS WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES? AND IF SO, WHO'S GETTING PAID? SIMPLE QUESTION.
UM, I KNOW THAT BREA IS ON BOARD IN OPPOSITION TO THIS.
I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER POSTED A COMMENT ON ONE OF THE WEBSITES.
I KNOW OUR CITY'S BEHIND THE OPPOSITION ON THIS.
WE NEED TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON NOBODY BUT NOBODY, BUT NOBODY DESERVES THE S TURNS TO BE WIDENED.
I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THERE'S ALREADY, UM, SURVEY MARKERS DOWN IN THE CANYON.
THERE'S ALREADY SURVEY MARKERS ON THE S TURNS, CONES, FLAGS.
I ALREADY SEE ORANGE PAINT ON THE ASPHALT, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD.
AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT CAN BE HAPPENING.
I KNOW WE CAN'T SPEAK TO IT NOW, BUT I'M SURE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES HAD A MEETING WITH CALTRANS THIS WEEK.
I'M SURE THEY'LL SPEAK TO THAT.
BUT THANK YOU FOR VOICING YOUR CONCERNS.
I KNOW WE ALL FIVE OF US SHARE THAT.
UH, MADAM CITY CLERK, WAS THAT OUR FINAL SPEAKER? THAT WAS OUR FINAL SPEAKER.
ALRIGHT, THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
TO OUR SAFETY UPDATES.UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
JUST A COUPLE THINGS, UH, JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL AND, AND WITH, UM, WITH THE COMMUNITY ALIKE THAT, UH, AT THIS POINT WITH THE AMBULANCE, UM, SERVICES, UH, THE STATE HAS DECIDED, THE STATE SUPREME COURT HAS DECIDED TO NOT HEAR THE CASE AT THIS POINT.
UM, THAT'S REALLY ALL I CAN SAY.
WE'RE STILL, UH, IT'S NOT STILL ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO WHERE WE WANT IT TO BE, BUT IT'S JUST ONE STEP CLOSER.
SO WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
UH, NEXT THING IS THE FIRE STATION IS GOING WELL.
IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DRIVE BY, UH, SOKO CANYON, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, EVERYTHING OTHER THAN MAYBE THE RAFTERS LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING UP.
AND SO WE, UH, LOOK LIKE WE MIGHT HAVE, UH, CAUGHT UP A LITTLE BIT FROM SOME OF THE RAIN, UH, CHALLENGES
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THAT WE'VE HAD.SO, UH, UH, CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BEING DONE CLOSE TO THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR.
AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE A GRAND OPENING.
AND THEN, UH, FINALLY, I THINK, UH, IN THIS NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, I'LL HAVE TO CONNECT WITH, UH, THE CITY, UH, UH, MANAGER ABOUT BRINGING OUR NEW HIRES THAT ARE IN THEIR ACADEMY TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU CHIEF WILLIAMS. YEAH, IT'LL BE NICE TO SEE STATION EIGHTS IS GOING UP.
AND GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.
[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
CITY MANAGER UPDATE.ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS.
[ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Council Member Moran Omnitrans Board Council Member Rogers Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board Chino Hills Community Foundation]
VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.UH, SO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD.
UH, WE, WE, WE WENT OVER A WORK, WE HAD A WORKSHOP AND WE HAD ADOPTION OF THE SB COG FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND 2027.
UM, WE HAD A FIRST READING OF MEASURE I THAT'LL BE MOVING FORWARD.
THAT'S A HALF CENTS SALES TAX FOR ROADS.
UH, WE DID A PRESENTATION ON SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PLAN WITH OUR COG SB COG.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN TRAN BOARD, THANK YOU FOR COVERING FOR ME.
UM, SO WE HAD A FEW, UM, LENGTHY PRESENTATIONS.
SO THE BOARD ADAPTED THE 20 26, 20 31 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE ORGANIZATION, THE 2027 SERVICE PLAN, AND THEN THE 2027 ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
AND THEN IN CLOSED SESSION, WE EMPLOY, UH, WE APPROVED THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR THE CEO GM, AARON ROGERS.
UM, I GOT TO KNOW HER VERY WELL WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY, SO, UH, WELL DESERVED, HAPPY TO SUPPORT, UM, HER CONTRACT RENEWAL.
AND, UM, WE DID SOME EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THAT THE ORGANIZATION OMNI TRANS, BECAUSE THEY REALLY HAVE A LOT OF SOLID EMPLOYEES.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST THE RECRUITMENT IS STILL WHAT'S HARD.
SO, UM, ANYONE THAT'S LOOKING FOR POSITIONS OR HAS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT WANNA GET INTO TRANSPORTATION, THEY SHOULD CHECK OUT OMNI TRANSITS.
THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
SO, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT.
ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU, BRIAN, I WAS GONNA ASK AARON ABOUT IT.
UM, THEY DO HAVE THE COMMITTEES AND PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD, I WAS ON, UM, THE PLANS AND PROGRAM SUBCOMMITTEE, WHICH, UM, I REALLY ENJOYED.
COULD YOU FIND OUT IS AN ALTERNATE? IF I'M ABLE TO SERVE ON A SUBCOMMITTEE, I CERTAINLY WOULD CALL ERIN ON MY WAY.
THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE A, A MARKETING KIND OF SUBCOMMITTEE THAT I REALLY HAD A LOT OF INPUT ON AND I ENJOYED IT.
I FELT I HAD SOMETHING TO OFFER.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, WE HAVE THE CHINO BASIN DE SALTER AUTHORITY BOARD, AND THEN THE CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
UH, FIRST UP, CHINO BASE, CDA CHINO BASIN DE SALTER AUTHORITY.
SO THAT'S THE, WE'RE MEMBERS OF THAT ORGANIZATION WHEN WE ARE, WE HAVE TWO PROCESSING PLANTS, ONE IN HARPA, ONE IN CHINO TO TAKE BRACKISH WATER OUTTA THE GROUND AND PROCESS IT FOR DRINKING WATER.
AND THESE MEETINGS CAN BE QUITE TECHNICAL AND QUITE BORING.
UM, BUT SO WHAT WE NORMALLY DO ARE WE RE REVIEW POLICIES AND WE REVIEW CONTRACTS HAVING TO DO WITH THE TWO PROCESSING PLANTS AND ALL THE WATER WELLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE.
SO THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO REPORT THAT WILL, I WANNA HEAR MORE ABOUT BRACKISH WATER.
WELL, LET ME, I'LL PUT A REPORT TOGETHER FOR NEXT TIME.
YEAH, SO ON CDA, IT'S JUST MORE OF THE SAME OF APPROVING WITH OUR SEVEN MEMBER AGENCIES, THE DIFFERENT, UM, PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON AROUND THE REGION.
AND THEN NEXT UP ARE, UH, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
AND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION MET YESTERDAY.
WE MEET EVERY TWO MONTHS, AND WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 17 PLUS YEARS NOW.
AND IT WAS OUR ANNUAL MEETING, MAY IS OUR ANNUAL MEETING.
AND SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT QUICKER IN THAT REGARD.
BUT WE DID APPROVE OUR UPCOMING BUDGET FOR, FOR, UH, STARTING JULY 1ST.
AND ALSO WE APPROVED THE OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR, AND WE RETAINED THE SAME OFFICERS, WHICH WOULD BE MYSELF AND CYNTHIA AND MARY FA HAPER AND PETER ANO AS TREASURER.
SO, AND THEN WE START TALKING ABOUT A COUPLE OF THE BIG EVENTS COMING UP, INCLUDING WINE WALK.
OCTOBER 10TH, TICKETS HAVE GONE, SALE DATE JULY.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
COMMENTS.COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, UH, YES.
UH, FOR ALL OF THE MOMS, UH, GRANDMOTHERS AND GREAT-GRANDMOTHERS THAT MIGHT BE IN, IN THE AUDIENCE OR, UH, LISTENING, UH, TO THIS, UH, I, I HOPE THAT YOU ALL HAD A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY.
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STILL HAVE PARENTS THAT ARE ALIVE, UH, KEEP SPOILING THEM BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOSE THEM, IT'S, UH, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT LOSS AND IT, IT LEAVES A BIG VOID IN YOUR HEART.SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU THAT, UH, HAD A GREAT MOTHER'S DAY.
UH, WE WILL BE ENDING THE SCHOOL YEAR BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.
SO, UH, THE KIDS ARE GONNA BE OUT THERE STARTING PRETTY SOON, SO BE EXTRA DILIGENT ABOUT WATCHING FOR THEM.
UH, THEY DO NOT, UH, UH, WORRY ABOUT STREET SIGNS AND, AND WHEN THEY'RE OUT PLAYING, UH, THEY MAY NOT BE AS SAFE AS THEY THEY SHOULD BE.
AND, UH, THEY WILL BE ON THE E-BIKES.
AND, UH, WE COULDN'T DISCUSS IT DURING YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAD A, A, A A SESSION LAST NIGHT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE WITH E E-BIKE.
SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, OUR CITY IS ALL OVER IT, BUT IT IS A NATIONAL PROBLEM.
UH, THERE, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST THINGS THEY EVER DID FOR YOUNG KIDS.
UH, IT WAS, ESPECIALLY IN AN AFFLUENT COMMUNITY OR COMMUNITY WHERE OUR PARENTS, JUST WITHOUT RESEARCHING WHAT TYPES OF BIKES KIDS SHOULD, UH, HAVE BASED ON AGE, UH, THEY'RE BUYING BIKES THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE LEGALLY RIDING AND THAT THEY'RE NOT SAFE FOR THEM TO RIDE.
SO, UH, WE ARE ON TOP OF THAT, JUST SO YOU KNOW THAT.
AND THAT'S ALL MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT.
COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN.
I WANTED TO, JONATHAN, THANK YOUR STAFF FOR A WONDERFUL VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION DINNER FOR ALL OF OUR CITY VOLUNTEERS.
AND JUST A REMINDER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T REALIZE, WE HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CITY.
SO WHERE WOULD, IF SOMEONE'S LIKE LISTENING TO THIS AND THEY WANNA VOLUNTEER FOR THE CITY, WHERE WOULD YOU DIRECT THEM? WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? I THINK I'D REFER 'EM TO COMMUNITY SERVICES IS WHERE IT START WITH.
CAN I GIVE YOUR CELL PHONE UP RIGHT NOW? UH, NO.
THAT WOULD BE, UH, NOT APPRECIATED.
UM, ACTUALLY THERE'S A LINK ON THE, UH, CITY WEBSITE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, RELATED TO VOLUNTEERS.
SO THEY CAN DO THAT, OR CERTAINLY THEY CAN CALL CITY HALL AND THEY CAN BE DIRECTED ACCORDINGLY.
UM, JUST WANTED TO, AGAIN, PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
UM, CHIEF, UM, GOES WITHOUT SAYING, UM, THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL, I KNOW THEY WOULD LET ME SPEAK FOR THEM, THAT WE HAVE YOUR BACKS A HUNDRED PERCENT.
UM, YOU'RE ALWAYS IN OUR PRAYERS.
THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE.
I KNOW THAT, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL IS UNDER SO MUCH SCRUTINY.
UM, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US SAFE, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU.
UM, I KNOW RAY AND PETER, YOU'RE GONNA SPEAK ABOUT THIS IN MORE DETAIL, BUT, UM, IN RELATION TO, UM, YOU KNOW, THE S-CURVES.
SO I HAD A, A FRIEND OF MINE THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR YEARS, AND SHE LIVES IN CARBON CANYON.
SO SHE'S LIKE, CYNTHIA, I'M READING IN THIS PA IN THE PAPER.
LIKE, WHAT I, WHAT SHOULD I DO? SO FOR SOMEONE THAT IS NOT AS, UM, THAT, THAT WOULDN'T COME TO A MEETING AND READS ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS, I THINK THE QUESTION I WANNA ASK STAFF AND OF OUR COLLEAGUES IS THAT DO WE HAVE, UH, LIKE MAYBE PUT TOGETHER LIKE A MOBILIZATION PLAN? I CAN APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT A LOT OF RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT IT OUT THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE NEED TO COME TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND WE NEED TO LET CITY COUNCIL, UM, YOU KNOW, KNOW HOW WE FEEL.
UM, I KNOW THAT ALL OF US COMMENTED THIS IN VERY MUCH DETAIL AT OUR LAST, UM, MEETING.
AND UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME TO THE MEETING TO LISTEN, WE'RE NOT HERE, HERE ARE COMMENT.
SO PEOPLE THAT CALL ME AFTER THE MEETING, I ENCOURAGE THEM TO WATCH THE MEETING AND FAST FORWARD TO ALL OF OUR COMMENTS.
UM, BUT IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.
I SAID IT AT THE LAST MEETING, WE A HUNDRED PERCENT ARE ON THE SAME SIDE.
UM, I THINK WHAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FIND OUT FOR THESE RESIDENTS IS ARE WE GONNA GIVE THEM GUIDANCE ON EMAILING KELLY STO, PHIL CHEN, DO THEY NEED TO SHOW UP AT A CALTRANS PUBLIC MEETING? ARE WE GONNA HAVE LIKE LETTERS THAT THEY CAN LIKE, ENCOURAGE THEM WHERE TO SEND THEM? IT'S LIKE, I THINK THAT THE MORE TOOLS WE GIVE, LIKE THE AVERAGE RESIDENT THAT IS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, BUT DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING TO A MEETING.
AND I DON'T WANT, THE ONLY INFORMATION THEY GET IS WHAT IS JUST OUT THERE FLOATING AROUND.
I WANT US, THIS IS, WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
THERE'S, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO NO DISAGREEMENT HERE.
WHAT CAN WE, WHAT CAN THEY DO TO HELP THE CAUSE? WELL, AND I THINK TO YOUR POINT, MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING NICOLE WE CAN MAYBE LOOK AT, IS WHEN THERE ARE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS FOR CALTRANS MM-HMM
WE PUMP OUT WHATEVER THE ADDRESS IS OR THE EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN TRULY MAKE THEIR VOICE KNOWN.
'CAUSE THE FIVE OF US, YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER TAKEN A VOTE ON IT, BUT YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT WE FOUGHT ALL THOSE YEARS TO GET TRUCKS BANNED, YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU, YOU, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR, UH, WHERE OUR HEART IS ON IT.
SO IF WE CAN MAYBE PUMP THOSE, UH, YOU KNOW, PUMP THOSE CON PUMP THAT CONTACT INFORMATION OUT DURING THOSE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS, I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD THING TO CYNTHIA'S POINT, MAKE IT VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO SUPPORT IT.
IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT SAYS,
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ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT THE SITUATION? HERE ARE THE THREE THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP.AND POSTING ON NEXTDOOR AND FACEBOOK, I KNOW IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER.
SO OTHER THAN, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY REACHING OUT TO THE STATE AGENCY THAT IS DOING WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, YOU KNOW, WE, YOU KNOW, WE, WE NEED A CONCERTED EFFORT FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE IN THE SAME BOAT WITH YOU.
WE WANT TO STOP THIS, STOP THIS THING.
SO, YOU KNOW, NICOLE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S ON, YOU KNOW, YOUR MARCHING ORDERS AND IT'S ON US SO WE CAN HELP RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND PROCESS.
AND WE'LL SHARE AND WE'LL SHARE WITH OUR SOCIAL MEDIAS.
SO, UM, THAT CAN CONCLUDES MY COMMENTS.
COUPLE THINGS, ONE, I'LL, I'LL TURN TO YOU AGAIN, JONATHAN, YOU CAN PASS ON KUDOS.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS, UH, THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN I RECEIVED MY IN THE HILLS BROCHURE.
AND IT'S A GREAT COMMUNICATION TOOL FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND EVERY RESIDENCE RECEIVES ONE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S NOT IMMEDIATE DOES, IT'S NOT IN LAST WEEK'S NEWS, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS GENERALLY TAKEN PLACE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BRING PEOPLE UP TO SPEED.
HOPEFULLY THEY HOPEFULLY TAKE A CHANCE OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ WHAT IT'S CON CONTAINED IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S SO WELL DONE.
IT'S ONE OF THE, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST PUBLICATIONS IN THE REGION WHEN IT COMES TO CITY COMMUNICATIONS.
SO PASS THAT ON TO YOUR TEAM THAT PUTS THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER.
ALSO, NICOLE AND TEAM ALSO FOR PUTTING TOGETHER THIS PUBLICATION THAT GOES OUT QUARTERLY.
AND IF I MIGHT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS, UH, WE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING A SURVEY ALSO TO GAIN PEOPLE'S INPUT ON, UM, WHAT, UH, ABOUT THE BROCHURE AND HOW THEY RECEIVE IT AND SUCH.
AND SO, UM, LASTED, I HAD HEARD WE HAD OVER 250 RESPONDENTS TO THE SURVEY, WHICH WAS GOOD.
WE FELT, UM, AS IT RELATES TO IT.
UM, JUST RECEIVED, I LIVE IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH AND JUST RECEIVED THEIR NEWSPAPER BROCHURE WITH SO MANY LINES OF PRINT THAT YOU YEAH.
COULDN'T EVEN COMPREHEND WHAT THEY WERE TRYING TO SAY.
SO, SORRY LONG BEACH, BUT, UH, CHINO HILLS IS BETTER.
YOU LEAVE MAYOR RICHARDSON ALONE, BUT IT'S A GREAT PUBLICATION.
A FEW OF US HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, UH, SOME INDIVIDUALS YESTERDAY.
UH, NICK, UM, DANIEL DANIEL WAS THERE.
NO, THIS IS A DIFFERENT TOPIC.
OH, THIS IS THE T AND T ASIAN MARKET THAT WE MET WITH SOME EXECUTIVES.
AND HE WAS POINTING DOWN THE ROAD.
THAT'S THE NEXT THING I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT.
NICK, UH, WE MET WITH A, AN EXECUTIVE THAT CAME DOWN FROM THIS TNT ASIAN SUPERMARKET THAT'S GOING IN AT THE COSTCO CENTER, 66,000 SQUARE FOOT.
AND IT'S, UM, IT'S CANADIAN, RIGHT? IT'S CANADIAN BASED AND IT'S INCREDIBLY POPULAR AND WELL RECEIVED.
AND WE'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST, UH, LOCATIONS IN CALIFORNIA OR SOMETHING.
PARDON? I THINK GELSON'S OF CANADA.
GELSON'S OF CANADA MIGHT BE THAT.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT, YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WHAT I WAS REALLY GETTING AT, BESIDES, THEY'RE HOPING TO OPEN BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S, BUT THEY'RE GONNA HIRE 350 PEOPLE TO WORK AT THIS SUPERMARKET.
SO THAT'S THE, THE COOL THING ABOUT IT IS, IS THE JOBS THAT MAY BE COMING TO THE COMMUTE, TO THE, THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
SO IT WAS A GOOD MEETING, JUST, IT WAS HELD AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
SO WE WEREN'T THE, THE LEAD ON THIS MEETING, BUT IT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A FEEL FOR WHAT'S COMING IN.
IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO KNOW AHEAD OF TIME WHAT TO EXPECT.
UH, WHEN COMPANIES COME IN, SOMETIMES THEY JUST OPEN UP AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT 'EM UNTIL WE CUT THE RIBBON.
SO, BUT THEY ARE GONNA DO A JOB FAIR, ET CETERA.
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THAT'S THE IMPRESSION I'M GETTING, IS THAT THEY ARE THE GELSON'S OF THE ASIAN SUPERMARKET WORLD.
SO WE'LL SEE IF THAT TRANSLATES.
AND THEN, UH, LASTLY FOR ME IS, UH, THE TOPIC OF THE SS TURNS, AND WE DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, IT WAS DELAYED BY A WEEK ON CALTRANS REQUEST, BUT WE DID HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET MYSELF AND RAY AND A NUMBER OF CITY STAFF MEMBERS.
ACTUALLY, THERE WERE SEVEN STAFF MEMBERS FROM OR EIGHT FROM CHINO HILLS, INCLUDING ROD AND HUGH AND DANIEL AND, UH, NICK, AMONG OTHERS.
WE HAD, THERE WERE SEVEN REPRESENTATIVES, UH, FROM CALTRANS.
AND THIS WAS A VIRTUAL WE WANTED TO MEET IN PERSON, BUT IT WAS VIRTUAL, INCLUDING THE CALTRANS DIRECTOR AND THEN TWO REPS FROM BREA.
SO IT WAS A BIG CONTINGENT, AND IT WAS, UM, IT WAS A GOOD KICKOFF MEETING AS TO
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WHAT CHINO HILL'S POINT OF VIEW IS.AND WE ARE, WE LET EVERYBODY KNOW, AND WE SAID IT LAST MEETING ALSO, WE HAVEN'T COME TO A VOTE, HAS BEEN SAID, BUT WE ARE ALL AGAINST THIS PROPOSED PROJECT IF IT LEADS TO ALLOWING THE OVER FOUR AXLE VEHICLES TO COME BACK ONTO THE, TO ROAD LEGALLY.
SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, IF THAT'S THE END RESULT OF WIDENING THE S TURNS TO ALLOW THAT, THEN WE'RE, WE'RE ALL AGAINST IT.
AND RAY AND I, BOTH BEING CANYON RESIDENTS, HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR POINTS OF VIEW.
AND THERE'S, UM, AND BREA DEFINITELY EXPRESSED THEIR POINTS OF VIEW, AND THE INDIVIDUAL THAT DID THE TALKING ON THEIR BEHALF WAS QUITE VERBAL AS FAR AS HIS CONCERNS FOR ALLOWING FIVE AXLE AND ABOVE TRAFFIC BACK ON.
SO ON THE BREA SIDE, AND REMEMBER THERE ARE DIFFERENT CALTRANS DISTRICTS.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO CALTRANS DISTRICTS NOW.
AND, UM, IT WAS, IT WAS VERY, THEY WERE VERY V VERBAL ABOUT IT, AND WE WERE WANTING A LITTLE MORE CLARIFICATION BECAUSE, UH, AS WE ALL KNOW, WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS WAS A PERMANENT DETERMINATION BY CALTRANS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
AND CALTRANS DOESN'T HAVE NECESSARILY THE SAME INTERPRETATION OF WHAT WAS ALLOWED BY CALTRANS.
SO I THINK WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THE STEPS TO DETERMINE, UH, WHAT THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE IS THAT'S IN PLACE.
AND WE DID EXPRESS THE FACT THAT WE WERE, THAT WE WERE CERTAINLY WILLING TO TAKE THIS DOWN THE ROAD CONSIDERABLY, SO TO SPEAK.
SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO RAY BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH THERE, AND IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO TALK UP, BUT, UH, VICEMAN MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS? YES, SURE.
LET, LEMME START AT THE BEGINNING FOR MY COMMENTS HERE.
UM, I DID ATTEND, UH, THE 91 ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHING TO REPORT THERE.
UM, THE SCAG ASSEMBLY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY FIREBOARD, THANK YOU FOR ALL ATTENDING.
I REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL FIVE OF YOU SHOWING UP.
UM, I WAS A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.
UH, I SAW I WOULD LOOK OUT AT MIKE AND HE'D BE MAKING FUN OF ME.
SO THAT SORT OF PUT ME AT EASE.
SO I GOT TO ATTEND THE EAC MEETING, THE REGIONAL COUNCIL MEETING.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE STAG GENERAL ASSEMBLY? WHOSE CORONATION WAS IT THERE? THERE'S, THERE WAS A RATIFICATION AND I GUESS SOME KNUCKLEHEAD IS PRESIDENT NOW.
THAT'S ME, RAY MARQUEZ CONGRAT.
I HAVE A GREAT VP, UH, JENNY CROSSWHITE FROM SANTA PAULO.
AND THEN, UH, MY SECOND VP IS ACTUALLY PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON, THE MAYOR OF RIVERSIDE.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY FIREBOARD, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE.
UM, WE, WE RATIFIED THE ELECTION.
WE ALSO APPROVED THE ASSESSMENT AND THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 26, 27.
AND, UH, THAT'S SAT THEN, UH, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
I WANNA SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, YOU HAD A WORKSHOP YESTERDAY AND, UM, I REALLY GOT A LOT OUT OF IT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, UH, BUT IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
SO I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
UM, I KNOW, UM, YOU KNOW, CHIEF WAS IS THERE ANYTHING GOING ON IN GARDEN GROVE RIGHT NOW WHERE PARENT IS BEING HELD LIABLE? FOREST? YEAH, SO IN GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S A MOTHER OF, I BELIEVE, A 14-YEAR-OLD, UH, JUVENILE WHO IS OPERATING AN E-BIKE UNSAFELY, WHO COLLIDED WITH A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER OUTSIDE ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.
I BELIEVE THE GENTLEMAN WAS, UH, I IN HIS SEVENTIES OR EIGHTIES.
AND ULTIMATELY SUCCUMBED TO THOSE INJURIES IN THAT CASE, UM, BECAUSE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD WARNED HER, UH, PREVIOUSLY, AND THAT WAS CAUGHT ON BODY-WORN CAMERA, THAT SHE WAS AWARE THAT THE, HER JUVENILE WAS OPERATING THAT BIKE UNSAFELY, UH, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY DOWN THERE IN ORANGE COUNTY HAS CHARGED HER NOW WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
SO, UM, THE, THE PENALTIES OF THESE ACTIONS, IF E-BIKES ARE OPERATED, LET ME E-BIKES AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, E MOTORCYCLES.
IT WAS NOT AN E-BIKE THAT THE YOUNG MAN WAS OPERATING.
AND JUST LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BUY YOUR CHILD A TESLA TO OPERATE YOUR 12-YEAR-OLD CHILD, SHOULDN'T, YOU SHOULDN'T BUY THEM A TESLA BECAUSE IT HAS AN E IN FRONT OF IT.
YOU SHOULDN'T BUY THEM A MOTORCYCLE, WHICH IS WHAT A LOT OF THESE, UH, PARENTS ARE DOING.
AND IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE A PARENT WHO'S BEING CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER IN ORANGE COUNTY.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THE JUVENILE IS SUBJECT TO SOME ALSO PROSECUTION, BUT I'M NOT AWARE OF WHAT THAT IS EXACTLY, SIR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION ON THE DIFFERENT CLASSIFICATIONS TOO, OF THE, THE E-BIKES.
TELL YOUR OFFICERS THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING.
UM, GETTING BACK TO CALTRANS, UM, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG PROCESS FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, PETER, MYSELF, NOT THAT WE'VE TAKEN A LEAD BECAUSE IT'S ALL, ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER MADE IT HAPPEN.
BUT THE FIRST, UH, FIRST TIME WE ACTUALLY TRIED TO GET TRUCK RESTRICTIONS, UH, THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF FAUX PA ON OUR BEHALF.
UM, WE DIDN'T, WE, WE THOUGHT WE NOTIFIED THE CITY OF BREA INITIALLY, AND FOR THE FIRST YEAR, NOTHING, UH, WAS DONE BY BREA BECAUSE THEY NEVER REALLY GOT
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THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE MOVING FORWARD.SO WE HAD A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE HAD TO DO TO DO TRUCK RESTRICTIONS, AND WE DID 'EM ALL.
SO SINCE THEN, UH, SEVEN YEARS LATER, WE GOT THE TRUCK RESTRICTION AND WE WERE REALLY HAPPY.
BUT WE'RE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS IN CARBON CANYON.
UH, WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS AT THE ERNS.
A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, DOUG SPARKS FRIEND OF OUR, ALL OF OURS, HIS HOUSE HAS BEEN HIT PROBABLY SEVEN TIMES, UH, WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HIS FENCE.
AND JUST, UH, LAST MONTH HE GOT HIT THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH.
SO, UM, THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE AND A PROBLEM.
SO WE WERE INTERESTED ON THE ESNS, MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, MAKING IT SAFER.
WE WERE TRYING TO SLOW DOWN TRAFFIC BECAUSE ABOUT IT, BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, WE HAD A PERSON GET KILLED, UM, ON CARBON CANYON.
JUST BEFORE YOU GOT TO CHANNEL HILL PARKWAY, IT WAS A HEAD-ON COLLISION.
SO WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO PUT SIGNALS, SLOWING TRAFFIC DOWN, UM, MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THE S TURNS, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GET A CURVE BALL WHERE THEY START TALKING ABOUT MAKING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE S TURNS.
BUT THEY WANT TRUCK TRAFFIC NOW IN CARBON CANYON.
SO, UH, FIRST PERSON I CALLED WAS MY GOOD BUDDY, PETE ROGERS.
AND I TALKED TO, WELL, I CAN'T SAY THAT, UM, I CAN'T SAY THAT
SO WE TRIED TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH CALTRANS, WHICH WE DID INITIALLY.
WE WERE TRYING TO MEET IN PERSON, BUT HE JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT WITH CATALINA, WHICH IS A DISTRICT GATE, UH, REPRESENTATIVE.
SO WE, WE AS A CITY ARE VERY TRANSPARENT.
SO I KNOW IN THE COMMUNITY, PEOPLE WILL TELL US THAT, UH, WE WANT YOU GUYS TO BE TRANSPARENT.
WELL, I'M GONNA SAY WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD PARTNER WITH THE NEWSPAPER.
UH, OUR REPORTERS SITTING IN THE BACK.
AND SO AS SOON AS WE GOT A NOTICE THAT THERE WAS GONNA, THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE A HEARING, AND THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT TRUCK RESTRICTIONS, WE REACHED OUT TO THE NEWSPAPER AND THE CITY MANAGER.
I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR JUMPING ON TOP OF THAT AND GETTING THAT DONE.
SO RIGHT AFTER THAT WAS DONE, WE WANTED TO HAVE A, UH, A MEETING WITH OUR PARTNERS, WHICH IS BREA THIS TIME, RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING.
SO WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING, UH, LAST MONDAY.
SO WE WANTED, WE WANT A HEARING, OKAY, SO IN OTHER WORDS, THIS WHERE WE CAN INVITE TO THE PUBLIC AND GET PUBLIC INFORMATION OR PUBLIC SUPPORT.
UH, SO WE WANT A HEARING ALSO.
WE WANNA FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
'CAUSE WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE SAYING BECAUSE ONE MINUTE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE S TERMS, AND THEN THERE'S LIKE A PAUSE AND THEN THEY THROW IN, WELL, MAYBE TRUCK TRAFFIC.
THEN WE HEARD BECAUSE OF, UM, THE AMAZON THAT SORT OF CAME UP IN CONVERSATION IN BREA, THAT THIS WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THEY COULD OPEN UP, UH, TRUCK TRAFFIC THROUGH CARBON CANYON.
SO WE HAD A CONCERN, UH, PUBLIC SAFETY FOR PETER AND MYSELF.
UH, WE WANTED, IF YOU'RE GONNA, IF YOU ALLOW TRUCK TRAFFIC, FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T WANT IT, BUT IF YOU ALLOW IT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
I GUESS ON THE S TURNS, IT'S $15 MILLION.
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING IMPROVEMENTS THERE.
BUT WE HAVE BRIDGES THAT NEED TO BE REDONE.
WE NEED TO PASSING LANES, WE NEED LIGHTS.
WE'RE TALKING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO CARBON CANYON BEFORE, UM, AS FAR AS TRUCK TRAFFIC.
BUT WE DON'T, WE DON'T WANT IT.
AND SO, UM, I, I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW WE ARE, WE'RE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.
UH, WE'VE TALKED TO CLAIRE SLAUGHTER BACK.
SHE'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL PERSON.
SHE'S IN SUPPORT NOT TO HAVE TRUCK TRAFFIC.
WE'VE MET WITH AND TALKED TO KELLY STO, OUR STATE SENATOR.
HE'S ON THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
PHILIP CHIN, OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBER'S GONNA SUPPORT US.
KURT HAMAN, THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND HE'S GONNA SUPPORT US.
SO ALL I'M STATING, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE CERTAIN STEPS.
SO I THINK THE NEXT STEP IS ACTUALLY A HEARING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SET UP RIGHT NOW.
BUT I THINK WE AS A GROUP ARE GONNA BE GETTING TOGETHER TO STRATEGIZE.
I'M NOT GONNA SAY THAT TOO, LOUD BUT TO STRATEGIZE, BASICALLY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
WE'RE COORDINATING ALREADY INTERNALLY ON A TEAM TO STRATEGIZE OVER THIS CASE A PLAN.
ONCE WE HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING, WE ARE GONNA REACH OUT.
I PROMISE YOU, WE WILL REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GET YOUR, YOUR INVOLVEMENT.
'CAUSE WITHOUT YOU GUYS, IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
SO WE NEED EVERYBODY TO WORK TOGETHER.
BUT I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT YOUR CITY COUNCIL UP HERE, ALL FIVE OF US, UM, ARE GONNA WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE NO TRUCKS GO THROUGH CARBON CANYON.
THANK YOU MR. VICE MAYOR AND YEAH, I WON'T EXPAND ON THAT, BUT YEAH, WE'RE, WE'VE GOT YOUR BACK.
I SEE YOU GUYS LAUGHING IN THE BACK.
WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT SCHOOL YOU GO TO AND WHY YOU'RE HERE.
YES, BY ALL MEANS, STATE YOUR NAME, WHO YOUR TEACHER IS, WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
YOU GUYS GOT A FIGHT SONG AT SCHOOL? PROBABLY.
CAN YOU SING IT OR SENIOR ALMA MATER? UH, MY NAME'S DANIEL BAD.
I GO TO ONTARIO CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL.
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ZIMA.UH, MY NAME'S ALSO DANIEL, BUT DIFFERENT LAST NAME AND I ALSO GO SAY
WHAT IS YOUR LAST NAME? DANIEL.
THIS IS THE WAY YOU GET EXTRA CREDIT.
'CAUSE YOU'RE, MY LAST NAME IS OSO.
WELL YOU GUYS PICKED A GOOD ONE.
WE HAD A BUNCH OF ONTARIO CHRISTIAN KIDS AND IT WAS A LONG MEETING, SO OH REALLY? YOU LUCKED OUT.
AND THEN I KNOW WE HAD OUR TAB BOARD MEMBER.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING? THANK YOU GUYS.
IT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING TODAY, BY THE WAY.
I DON'T SEE THAT MANY, I DON'T SEE THOSE MANY, THAT MANY PEOPLE CHUCKLING IN THE BACK, SO.
OH NO, I WAS JUST, 'CAUSE I WAS TALKING TO HIM EARLIER ABOUT BUYING AN E-BIKE AND I MEAN,
WHAT DOES AN E-BIKE GO FOR? HOW MUCH? I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH? IS IT LIKE 1400? YEAH.
PARENTS DON'T BUY YOUR KIDS AN E-BIKE OR AN E MOTORCYCLE.
KIDS AREN'T GOING, YOU KNOW, TO COSTCO SPENDING, YOU KNOW, 1500 BUCKS.
SO DON'T DO IT IN CHINO HILLS.
YEAH, BUY A HUFFY OR A SCHWINN.
I, I HAVE AN E SCOOTER INSTEAD.
IS THAT, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S FINE.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I DON'T GET ARRESTED FOR THIS.
HEY,
AT THE CAR GIRLS, YOU GUYS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I THINK YOU HAVE A FRIEND AT THE END OF YOUR, YOU KNOW, COME ON.
HEY ROD, BEFORE THEY COME UP, THAT WORKSHOP THAT WE HAD YESTERDAY ON E-BIKES, THAT'S GONNA BE ON OUR WEBPAGE, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
WE ALREADY HAVE IT UP ON OUR WEBPAGE.
WE HAVE THE LAST VIDEO, THE LAST TIME THEY DID IT FROM LAST YEAR.
THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
UM, BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
UM, WE APPRECIATE HOW YOU GUYS ADDRESS THE TOPICS, ESPECIALLY ON E-BIKES 'CAUSE THAT'S VERY COMMON IN HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND VERY, NOT ONLY INFORMATIVE, BUT REASSURING THAT WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESSES ALL THESE ISSUES.
DO WE INTRODUCE OURSELVES? YES.
I'M OLIVIA'S SISTER AND I GO TO CHIN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, MY NAME IS VALENTINA JUAREZ AND I GO TO YALA HIGH SCHOOL.
AND YOU GUYS ARE HERE FOR SCOUTS? YEAH.
WE'RE HERE FOR, UM, A GOVERNMENT BADGE.
WE HAD ATTEND A CITY MEETING AND I'M ALSO PART OF THE GIRL SCOUT TROOP, BUT ALRIGHT.
WELL YOU GUYS CAME TO A, A DECENT ONE, SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT I WILL JUST SAY CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO RAY FOR TAKE A BREAK TAKING OVER AT SCAG.
HE'S GONNA BE A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE AS HE ALWAYS IS ON HIS REGIONAL BOARDS.
[ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn with deep gratitude, respect, and appreciation for the brave individuals who serve and have served in the Armed Forces. Their selfless contributions protect us all. May we as a community continue to support and honor them.]
AT SEVEN OH THREE, I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.HAVE A GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.