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[ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL]
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AT OUR VERY, THE SCHEDULED, UH, CITY OF CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING.UM, MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU TAKE ROLE, PLEASE? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS IS ABSENT.
ALL OTHER MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
UH, ONE OF THE, YOU YOUNG LADIES, WOULD YOU WANT TO LEAD IT FOR US?
COME UP TO THE DIOCESE, SAY YOUR NAME AND THEN FOLLOWED BY FOLLOWING THAT, WE'LL BE CHAPLAIN TED WONG FROM CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT FOR OUR INVOCATION.
WHERE DO YOU GO TO SCHOOL? I GO TO SCHOOL AT AALA HIGH SCHOOL.
[ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG]
I PLEDGE ALLE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH THEIR LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.[ INVOCATION: Chaplain Ted Wong, Chino Valley Fire District ]
THANK YOU.OH, DEAR HEAVEN, ANY FATHER ALMIGHTY GOD, FIRST OF ALL, WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY AND GRACE UPON THE CITY THAT YOU'VE KEPT US, UH, SAFE AND GIVEN US PEACE.
WE DO PRAY THAT, UH, YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUAL BLESSING.
WE RIGHT NOW WANT TO LIFT UP OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT YOU TOO WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFETY AS WELL AS BLESSINGS FOR THEM AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY.
IN REGARDS TO THIS EVENING'S AGENDA, WE DO WANNA PRAY, FATHER, FOR THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE RECOGNIZED OR NEW EMPLOYEE AS WELL AS THE HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER, WE ASK FATHER FOR YOUR CONTINUAL BLESSING AND GUIDANCE FOR THEM IN REGARDS TO THE OTHER MANY ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND, UH, VOTED UPON.
WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR YOUR WISDOM AND CLARITY TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AS THEY MAKE THIS DECISION IN REGARDS TO THE MANY PROJECTS THAT DEALS WITH THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND UPKEEP OF OUR CITIES.
WE PLACE THAT INTO YOUR HANDS JUST AS WE PLACE FATHER THE ISSUED, DEALING WITH THE RE REIMBURSEMENT, EXPENSES AND LIMITATION AND AUTHORIZATION.
AND LASTLY, IN REGARDS TO DETERMINING THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE MANY COMMISSIONS THAT WILL BE DECIDED, WE PRAY, FATHER, FOR THESE THINGS YOUR WORD TELLS US, LORD, THAT IF WE COMMIT OUR WAYS TO YOU AND TRUST IN YOU, THAT YOU WILL BRING THEM TO PASS.
SO FATHER, WE WANT TO LIFT UP AND ALL OF OUR PLANS TO YOU AND TRUST IN YOU, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY TO FATHER, WE COMMIT OURSELVES TO YOU THAT WE WOULD ALL ACT FAITHFULLY IN THE SERVICE THAT YOU'VE CALLED US TO.
SO IT IS, WE'RE THANKFUL HEARTS THAT WE COME THIS EVENING IN PRAYER.
IN YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME WE PRAY.
[5. INTRODUCTION - New Employee: Tiffany Mars-Venegas, Administrative Assistant I, City Clerk’s Department]
THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW EMPLOYEE, TIFFANY MARS VENEGAS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, ONE IN THE CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT.TIFFANY, WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM? ALL RIGHT, TIFFANY, COME ON UP.
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ALL RIGHT.ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, UH, COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME TIFFANY VIEGAS AS OUR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE CITY CLERK'S DEPARTMENT.
PRIOR TO HER, PRIOR TO THIS POSITION, TIFFANY WORKED PART-TIME IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.
AND BEFORE THAT SHE SPENT SIX YEARS WITH THE CITY OF CORONA.
TIFFANY HAS HER EARNED HER, UH, BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM CAL STATE EAST BAY.
I REMEMBER WHEN IT'S CAL STATE HAYWARD, BUT I LIKE IT.
AND IT'S CURRENTLY, UH, COMPLETING HER MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION.
AND WHERE'S THAT GONNA BE? SAN SAN PERDU.
TIFFANY AND HER HUSBAND HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 18 YEARS AND HAVE A DAUGHTER AND TWO SONS.
AND, UH, JUST ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CONGRATULATIONS.
PLEASE GIVE US A COUPLE OF WORDS.
WELL, I WANNA THANK YOU GUYS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE TEAM AND LEARNING FROM SUCH AN ESTEEM TEAM.
UM, EVERYONE THERE, CHERYL AND RENEE, WENDY, TASHA, ALMA, THEY'VE ALL BEEN GREAT AND THEY'RE SHOWING ME THE FOOTSTEPS I NEED TO WALK IN, SO THANK YOU.
DID YOU GROW UP IN THE BAY AREA? NO.
AH, I, I, I WENT TO COLLEGE BAY AND I DIDN'T MATTER.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WE'LL GIVE YOU ONE FOR OFFICIAL PINS.
[6. HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER - Spring Highlighted Volunteer, Dar Ramirez, for Trail Adoptions Program]
UH, MOVING ON TO OUR HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER.UH, OUR SPRINGING HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER DAR UH, RAMIREZ, UH, FOR THEIR, UH, TRAILS ADOPTION PRO FOR OUR, FROM OUR TRAILS ADOPTION PROGRAM.
UH, IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE DR AS OUR HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER.
UH, DARA IS A 39 YEAR RESIDENT OF CHINO HILLS AND HAS WAS SELECTED FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR TRAIL ADOPTION PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY ADOPTING THE VIA BORBA TRAIL.
DARA IS AN ACTIVE, UH, A VERY ACTIVE MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY AND CAN BE FOUND, RUNNING, HIKING, CYCLING, AND TAKING UP A LOT OF ROOM AT OUR PICKLEBALL COURTS, WHICH ALL OF OUR, UH, RESIDENTS LOVE AT GRAND AVENUE PARK.
UH, WHEN, UH, WHEN ASKED WHAT SHE ENJOYS THE MOST ABOUT VOLUNTEERING, SHE SAID SHE LOVES WELCOMING, UH, THE COMMUNITY, UH, THE WELCOMING COMMUNITY WE HAVE AND IS PROUD TO HELP CREATE A VERY POSITIVE, UH, EXPERIENCE FOR ALL WHO VISIT OUR PARK.
SO, DAR, THANK YOU FOR ADOPTING ONE OF OUR TRAILS AND KEEPING IT CLEAN ALONGSIDE YOUR DOG, JACK.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU COME UP.
DON'T WORRY, WE GOT NO, WE'LL HAVE AN OFFICIAL, DON'T WORRY, MY MAN.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING.
PLEASE, JUST, WE HAVE A LOT OF, UH, WONDERFUL TRAILS THAT EVERYONE SHOULD, UH, CHECK OUT.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA, THIS IS OFFICIAL.
AND JAVI, YOU CAN COME UP AND AFTER, UH, AFTER NICOLE TAKES A PHOTO.
[7. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming July as Parks Make Life Better Month]
BE PROCLAIMING JULY AS PARTS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH.UH, CHINO HILLS PLACES A HIGH PRIORITY ON THINGS, UM, THAT IMPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, SUCH AS PARKS, TRAILS, OPEN SPACE, AND ALL OF OUR RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS. UH, EACH OF THESE PROVIDE MANY BENEFITS FOR OUR RESIDENTS, LIKE RECREATIONAL EXERCISE, PLACES TO GATHER AND COME TOGETHER, OR SIMPLY JUST SPEND TIME IN OUR BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT WE ALL ENJOY HERE IN CHINO HILLS.
TONIGHT WE ARE PROUD TO PROCLAIM THE UPCOMING MONTH OF JULY AS PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH.
AND TO ACCEPT THIS, WE HAVE SOME COMMUNITY SERVICES STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM.
UH, SO PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELVES AND, UH, A COUPLE OF WORDS.
SO COME ON UP AND EVERYBODY INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
THANK YOU MAYOR JOES AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, MY NAME IS NATHAN AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING THE ACTIVE ADULT SPECIALIST AT THE UH, COMMUNITY CENTER.
UH, I ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE
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IN THIS POSITION LAST YEAR, UH, ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM.AND, UH, OVER THE COURSE OF THE FEW YEARS THAT I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING FOR THE CITY, BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE YOUTH AND WITH OUR SENIOR PROGRAMS, FROM THE YOUNGEST TO THE OLDEST OF RESIDENTS, IT TRULY IS APPARENT HOW MUCH THAT THIS PROGRAM AND THE PARK SYSTEM OF THE CITY IMPROVED THE LIVES OF EVERY RESIDENT WHO IS A PART OF IT.
AND SO, JUST ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE ACTIVE ADULTS PROGRAM, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE.
A MEMBER OF THE CITY STAFF AS WELL AS MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, YOU ARE ALL THE ONES THAT MAKE OUR PARKS PROGRAMS AS SPECIAL AS THEY ARE WHO MAKE THEM EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE.
AND IT IS YOU THAT BREATHES LIFE INTO THEM EVERY DAY.
HI, MY NAME IS LUNA FONSECA AND I HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR CITY'S AQUATICS PROGRAM FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
THIS YEAR I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF BEING THE ASSISTANT AQUATICS MANAGER ON THE DECK.
AND IN THIS PROGRAM WE GET TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO SWIM AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER SAFETY IN AND AROUND THE POOL.
AND MY FAVORITE PART OF BEING A PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS GETTING TO SEE HOW MUCH KIDS CAN IMPROVE WITHIN JUST A WEEK WITHIN OUR PROGRAM.
IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THEM GET TO BECOME MORE ENCOURAGED WITHIN THE WATER.
I AM THE YOUTH SPORTS SPECIALIST.
I HAVE THE HONOR OF TEACHING OUR YOUNG MINDS THROUGH, UM, TEAMWORK AND, UH, SPORT FUNDAMENTALS.
AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS GREW UP PLAYING SPORTS, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE A SUPPORTING COMMUNITY BEHIND YOU.
AND EVERY DAY WE ARE INSPIRED BY THE KIDS FROM OUR STAFF AND ME TO JUST TO CONTINUE IMPROVING OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR PARKS.
I'M ALANDRA CIO AND I'M A VOLUNTEER FOR, UH, YOUTH PORT AT GRAND AVENUE PARK AND THE OTHER PARKS.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE HERE BECAUSE, UM, UH, TO BE A VOLUNTEER BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S AMAZING HOW, UH, I SEE YOUNG, YOUNGER PEOPLE, LIKE YOUNGER THAN ME, UH, BE ABLE TO ENJOY SOMETHING THAT I USED TO DO, WHICH WAS BEING SOCCER, BASKETBALL, AND BEING MULTIPLE SPORTS, WHICH I LIKE SEEING.
'CAUSE THE MEMORIES I HAVE WITH MY FAMILY, I GET TO RELI RE RELIVE THEM AGAIN, UH, AND SEEING THE OTHER PARENTS ENJOY THEIR YOUNG ONES, THEIR LITTLE ONES, AND SEEING THEIR PARENTS BE HAPPY, THEM GETTING WATER AFTER.
AND IT'S JUST LIKE A ME BRINGS THAT ME BRINGS BACK MEMORIES FOR ME.
UM, MY NAME IS OLIVIA LEE AND I'M ALSO A VOLUNTEER THIS SUMMER I AM A VOLUNTEER FOR MOBILE RECREATION AND LAST YEAR I WAS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT BEING A VOLUNTEER WAS GETTING TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY.
AND SINCE I WAS IN MOBILE RECREATION THIS YEAR, UM, IT WAS REALLY FUN TO GET TO KNOW THE KIDS.
THANKS FOR ALL YOU'RE DOING FOR THE STATE.
[ PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT]
INFORMATION OFFICER MANAGER REPORT.AND GOOD EVENING MAYOR JOE'S COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE ANNUAL STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WAS HOSTED BY MAYOR JOE'S THIS PAST THURSDAY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THE LIVE EVENT VIDEO, INCLUDING THE PRESENTATION OF UNSUNG HERO AWARDS, WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND WILL AIR THROUGH THE END OF JUNE ON THE CITY'S TV CHANNEL.
AND IN BUDGET INFORMATION, THE CITY IS HOSTING TWO, UNDERSTANDING THE CITY BUDGET PRESENTATIONS FOR RESIDENTS TO GET AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S BUDGET FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE STRUCTURAL DEFICIT WHERE REVENUE COMES FROM, AND TO BE A PART OF THE ONGOING CONVERSATION ON LONG-TERM FISCAL STRATEGIES.
TWO DATES WILL BE OFFERED JUNE 22ND AT 6:00 PM AND JUNE 27TH AT 10:00 AM.
PRESENTATIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE MCCOY BARN AND BOTH DATES WILL OFFER THE SAME PRESENTATION.
SO RESIDENTS ONLY NEED TO ATTEND ONE AND IN SUMMER EVENTS, CONCERTS IN THE PARK KICKS OFF TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7:00 PM AT VETERANS PARK.
AND MOVIES IN THE PARK RETURNS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON THURSDAY AT 8:00 PM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO VIEW THE FULL LINEUP, PLEASE VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/EVENTS.
AND LASTLY, SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CITY'S INDEPENDENT CELEBRATION ON JULY 1ST AT VETERANS PARK ACTIVITIES, GAMES AND FOOD VENDORS WILL START AT 5:00 PM AND THE CEREMONY AND FREE CONCERT WILL BEGIN AT 6:45 PM THE EVENT WILL CELEBRATE AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE AND THEMED GIVEAWAYS WHILE SUPPLIES LOST.
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CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.M DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR NICOLE? ALRIGHT, SEE YOUR HEARING.
[ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION]
ON TO ANY ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.MR. CITY ATTORNEY? UH, NOTHING REPORTABLE FROM CLOSED SESSION MAYOR.
[8. 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.]
PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM OF HEARING ON THE AGENDA, EXCEPT THAT TESTIMONY ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS MUST BE PROVIDED DURING THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
UH, THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO REQUEST TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK OR REQUEST A SPEAK CARD AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
MAAM, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.]
WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO NOTE? ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE NONE THEN WE'LL BE MOVING ON
[ CONSENT CALENDAR (16 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.]
TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH IS FOR REGULAR ITEMS. UH, WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MOVED WITH THAT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ AND I WILL SECOND THAT.THEN WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO ITEM 25,
[25. 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, REVIEW AND FILE UPDATE TO THE CITY HALL NEVER ENDING FIRE EMERGENCY DECLARATION, MR. HILL.GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THIS IS UPDATE NUMBER 19 TO THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION RELATED TO THE JUNE, 2025.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR, UH, CITY HALL FIRE AND RELATED WATER DAMAGE.
UH, PROJECT IS ALMOST COMPLETED AND IT'S STILL ANTICIPATED TO BE FINISHED.
UH, THE END OF THIS MONTH, I'M LOOKING AT JARED.
JARED'S NODDING HIS HEAD, SO WE'RE GONNA TRUST HIM.
SO I HOPE WE WILL ALMOST BE DONE WITH THIS.
ALRIGHT THEN WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, RODNEY.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC
[26. Receive and file annual report on vacancy rates and recruitment efforts as required by Assembly Bill 2561]
HEARINGS.ITEM 26, RECEIVE AND FILE ANNUAL REPORT ON VACANCY RATES AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL.
UH, TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS FOR THE CD'S ANNUAL REPORT IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT SECTION CODE 35 0 2 0.3, UH, WHICH IS THE STATUTORY PROVISION ADDED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 25 61.
SO THE BILL WAS SIGNED, UH, INTO LAW SEPTEMBER 22ND, UH, 2024, AND OF COURSE BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
THE LAW REQUIRES THAT PUBLIC AGENCIES PRESENT, UH, EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION, UH, AS SUCH AS VACANCY DATA RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC HEARING AT LEAST ONCE PER FISCAL YEAR.
THIS REP, EXCUSE ME, THIS STAFF REPORT AND PRESENTATION WILL CERTAINLY FULFILL THE CITY'S OBLIGATION, UH, AS IT RELATES TO THE BILL.
UM, THE BILL IN SHORT IS INTENDED TO HELP AGENCIES BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS STAFFING CHALLENGES, WHILE RECOGNIZING THAT THERE IS A STATEWIDE INTEREST IN ENSURING THAT PUBLIC AGENCIES ARE ACT ADEQUATELY STAFFED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SERVICES.
UH, AS IT RELATES TO CUNA HILLS, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME QUICK SNAPSHOT OF OUR STAFFING, UH, DATA.
SO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 26, THE CITY HAS 156 FULL-TIME POSITIONS.
FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 THROUGH MAY 29TH, 2026, THERE WERE 15 EMPLOYEES THAT SEPARATED FROM THE CITY.
HOWEVER, THERE WERE ALSO 10 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES THAT WERE HIRED DURING THAT PERIOD.
AND AS OF THE END OF MAY OF 2026, THE CITY HAS CURRENTLY 11 VACANCIES, WHICH RESULTS OF A RATE OF 7.06 VACANCY RATE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY HAS TWO RECOGNIZED ASSOCIATION.
FIRST BEING THE CH CHINO, CHINO HILL CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE CHINO HILL SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION.
UH, THE CHINO HILL CITY EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION'S CURRENT VACANCY RATE IS 3.85%.
AND THE SUPERVISOR'S ASSOCIATION IS ACTUALLY AT ZERO VACANCY RATE.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE ASSOCIATIONS, THERE IS AN UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUP.
THAT PARTICULAR CATEGORY CURRENTLY HAS A 3.21% VACANCY RATE.
SO AB 25 61 INCLUDES A 20% VACANCY THRESHOLD THAT MAY TRIGGER ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE CITY'S CURRENT VACANCY RATES ARE FAR BELOW THAT THRESHOLD, NO ENHANCED REPORTING IS REQUIRED AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT IN TIME.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE TWO OTHER AREAS, UH,
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WHICH NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN TERMS OF THE REPORTING.UH, AND THOSE PARTICULAR TWO AREAS ARE UNDER THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AS WELL AS RETENTION EFFORTS.
AND SO FOR THE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, THE CITY USES A SOFTWARE SYSTEM CALLED NEO GOV AS ITS APPLICANT TRACKING SYSTEM.
SO SUPPORT RECRUITING EFFORTS, VACANCY POSTINGS ARE ADVERTISED AT CITY'S WEBSITE.
AND EXTERNAL PLATFORMS ARE USED SUCH AS GOVERNMENT JOBS.COM AS WELL AS LINKEDIN STAFF CONTINUES TO EXPAND TO USE THESE TOOLS TO IMPROVE APPLICANT OUTREACH AND MANAGEMENT OF RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
IN OUR RETENTION EFFORTS, THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW ONBOARDING PROCESS TO PROVIDE A CONSISTENT AND STRUCTURED INTRODUCTION FOR NEW EMPLOYEES.
THIS EFFORT IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE NEW HIRE EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT RETENTION.
AS IT RELATES TO RETENTION, THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY HAD A LOW TURNOVER IN VACANCY RATES DUE TO THE CITY'S OVERALL COMPETITIVE COMPETITION COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
HOWEVER, UH, THE CITY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ITS STRATEGY TO IMPROVE RETENTION WITH ONGOING PROGRAMS SUCH AS CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION THROUGH QUARTERLY EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION AND AWARD PROGRAMS. SO, IN SUMMARY, THE CITY'S CURRENT VACANCIES ARE FAR BELOW THE VACANCY THRESHOLD OF 20% SET UNDER AB 25 61.
AS SUCH, THIS STAFF REPORT AND INFORMATION PROVIDED MEETS THE YEARLY REPORTING REQUIREMENT UNDER AB 25 61.
UH, OF COURSE, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR OUR VACANCIES RECRUITMENT ACTIVITY AS WELL AS RETENTION EFFORTS AND RETURN TO COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE, UH, WITH THAT FUTURE ANNUAL UPDATE AS REQUIRED UNDER THE LAW.
SO THIS CONCLUDES MY STAFF REPORT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT, AND OF COURSE, STAFF IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
UM, SO IS THIS AN, IS THIS LIKE AN UNFUNDED LIABILITY? MEANING WE USE SOME STAFF TIME TO BASICALLY COME UP WITH THIS REPORT? ARE WE GETTING PAID FROM SACRAMENTO, PUTTING THIS TOGETHER? AS FAR AS I KNOW, UH, WE ARE NOT.
AND THIS IS JUST PART OF THE MANDATE THAT'S REQUIRED IN TERMS OF THE REPORTING OF THE INFORMATION.
NUMBER TWO, IS THERE A CERTAIN STANDARD THAT WE HAVE TO MEET AS FAR AS VACANCY FACTORS? UH, SO THERE IS AN, OTHER THAN THE REQUIREMENT OF REPORTING WITH ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT METRICS, IF IT REACHES A 20% VACANCY RATE.
SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE REPORT ON A YEARLY BASIS, UH, THIS REPORT AS AN EXAMPLE, WOULD MEET THE REQUIREMENTS.
BUT AGAIN, IF IT GETS TO THAT 20% LEVEL, WE WOULD PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
JUST MY LAST FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS BASICALLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DEFICIT.
WE'VE NEVER LAID OFF ANYBODY IN THE PAST, BUT WE'VE BA BASICALLY HELD JOBS.
SO CAN THIS BITE US IN THE BUTT LEADER THAT IF WE ARE IN A DEFICIT AND WE DON'T HIRE SOMEBODY, WE GET BELOW 20%? WHAT HAPPENS? YOU GONNA JUMP IN? I, I'LL LEMME JUMP IN REALLY FAST FOR YOU 'CAUSE IT'S BRAND NEW FOR HIM, BUT I THINK THAT WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH A MEET AND CONFER PROCESS WITH THE ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
WE DO ELIMINATE THE POSITIONS FROM THE BUDGET PROCESS, THEREFORE OUR VACANCY RATE WOULD BE LESS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
ALL RIGHT THEN WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
I'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS FOR THIS ITEM.
AND I WANTED TO POINT OUT, BEING THAT WE'RE RECEIVING FILE, WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE A VOTE.
AND THEN WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
WE DON'T, I'LL MAKE A MOTION AND FILE.
[27. Adopt resolutions confirming Fiscal Year 2026-27 Engineer's Annual Levy Reports for Chino Hills' Landscape and Lighting District No. 1, Vellano Landscaping and Lighting District, Los Serranos Lighting Maintenance District, and Special Maintenance Areas 1 and 2, and ordering levy and collection of assessments, respectively]
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMING FISCAL YEAR 20, 26, 27 ENGINEERS, ANNUAL LEVY REPORTS AND ORDER LEVY IN COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.UH, PROJECT, UH, TO BE PRESENTED BY ALMA.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, WE ARE HERE THIS EVENING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED 26 27 ASSESSMENT RATES FOR THE FIVE DISTRICTS.
EACH DISTRICT PROVIDES A BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY, LANDSCAPE, AND LIGHTING.
DISTRICT NUMBER ONE CONSISTS OF 10 DIFFERENT BENEFIT ZONES AND EACH PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPE AREAS, PARKS, OPEN SPACE, AND STREET LIGHTS THROUGHOUT EACH ZONE.
THERE IS NO PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE ASSESSMENT.
SO TO THE ASSESS RATE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA, ONE PROVIDES STREET SWEEPING SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
AND SPECIAL MAINTENANCE AREA TWO PROVIDES ROAD MAINTENANCE SERVICES IN SLEEPY HOLLOW.
THERE ARE NO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ASSESS RATE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THE LA SERRANOS LIGHTING MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION
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COSTS OF THE STREET LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE ENERGY COSTS IN THE LAS RAMOS AREA.THERE IS NO PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE ASSESS RATE FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THE LLANO LANDSCAPING LINE DISTRICT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR LANDSCAPED AREAS, PARKS, AND STREETLIGHTS IN THE ANO AREA.
AND AN 8% INCREASE IS BEING PROPOSED FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR TO COVER THE INCREASE IN MAINTENANCE COSTS.
THE PROPOSED INCREASE RATE IS STILL BELOW THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE RATE TO BE CHARGED.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 27 REGARDING THIS? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS.
SEEING, HEARING NONE, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND THEN WITH THAT, UH, A MOTION IN THE SECOND.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, A MOTION BY VICE MAYOR MARQUE AND I WILL MAKE THE SECOND.
[28. Adopt resolutions adopting Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 and establishing FY 2026-27 Appropriations Limits for City of Chino Hills, Community Facilities District No. 10 (Fairfield Ranch) and Community Facilities District 2015-1 (Vila Borba) and direct staff to evaluate and develop long-term fiscal strategies, including potential revenue enhancement options, to address City’s financial outlook, and return to City Council with additional fiscal analysis and recommendations for consideration]
ITEM 28, ADOPT, UH, RESOLUTION ADOPTING, UH, OPERATIONAL BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26 27, AND ESTABLISHING FISCAL YEAR 26, 27 APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND DIRECT STAFF TO EVALUATE AND DEVELOP LONG-TERM FISCAL STRATEGIES, INCLUDING POTENTIAL REVENUE AND ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS.UH, PROJECT OR A PRESENTATION TO BE DONE BY OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. HILL.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UM, AS MENTIONED, TONIGHT IS YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET ADOPTION, UH, PRESENTATION.
UH, THIS APPROPRIATION TONIGHT WILL COVER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION CITY'S BUDGET, APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATION LIMITS, AND THE REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON ADDITIONAL REVENUE OPTIONS TO ENSURE THE CITY CAN CONTINUE PROTECTING THE SERVICES, OPEN SPACES, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT MAKES JUNE HILLS SPECIAL.
UH, THE 26 27 BUDGET CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE PRIORITIES ON THE SCREEN BEFORE YOU THAT MATTER MOST TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, SUPPORTING PROACTIVE POLICING, PRESERVING OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES, PREVENTING CRIME ALONG WITH ONGOING PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS.
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF THE CITYWIDE BUDGET AS PROPOSED FOR ADOPTION, UM, WITH REVENUES ESTIMATED 158 MILLION AND EXPENDITURES ESTIMATED 157 POINT, UH, 159.7 MILLION.
THESE TWO PARAGRAPHS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY FUND TYPES, AND AGAIN, THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS AND GENERAL FUND ARE THE LARGEST PORTIONS OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.
UM, AT THIS POINT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE GENERAL FUND IN JUST A BUDGET AT A GLANCE.
THE 26, UH, 27 GENERAL FUND BUDGET INCLUDES 59.2 MILLION IN ESTIMATED REVENUES AND 63.5 MILLION IN, IN EXPENDITURES, UH, RESULTING IN A $4.3 MILLION DEFICIT TO BE COVERED BY RESERVES IN THIS YEAR.
THIS APPROACH TO BALANCING THE BUDGET RESERVE WITH RESERVES IS ONLY DOABLE BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN SO FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND SET ASIDE MONIES OVER THE PAST MANY YEARS.
HERE'S YOUR FIVE YEAR CASH FLOWS YOU PRESENTED, UH, AT THE LAST MEETING, WHICH SHOWS YOUR CURRENT $4.3 MILLION DEFICIT GROWING TO APPROXIMATELY 8.3 MILLION BY FISCAL YEAR 20, 30, 31, AND AT WHICH TIME YOU WOULD BE OUT OF MONEY IN YOUR AVAILABLE RESERVE.
UM, THIS SLIDE IS NEW AND IT WAS REALLY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT THE CITY'S DONE KIND OF GLOBALLY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, TRYING TO LOOK AT WAYS IN ORDER TO, UH, I GUESS TO MANAGE REVENUES AND MANAGE COSTS AS WE GO FORWARD.
SO, UM, THE CITY'S ALREADY TAKEN EFFORTS TO ADDRESS, UH, FISCAL CHALLENGES, WHICH INCLUDED DEFERRING PROJECTS WHEREVER POSSIBLE.
UH, SO THOSE ARE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
TYPICALLY, WE EVALUATE EVERY CAPITAL PROJECT.
UM, WE KNOW JARED LIKES TO DO PROJECTS, SORRY, JARED, BUT WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT ALL OF 'EM AND DECIDE IF WE HAVE THE FUNDING AND HOW PRACTICAL THEY ARE THIS YEAR.
CAN WE BE PUSHED OUT A YEAR? UH, WE PURSUE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE, BUT TYPICALLY THOSE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ARE VERY SPECIFIC, SO THEY DON'T PROVIDE MONEY FOR THE OVERALL GENERAL FUND.
UH, WE INVEST IN LONG-TERM EFFICIENCY MEASURES, SUCH AS RECYCLED WATER, LED, LIGHTING AND TURF REPLACEMENT TO SAVE WATER THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, WE KIND OF, WE EVALUATE ALL OF OUR VACANCIES.
WE TRY TO EVALUATE DO WE NEED THE POSITION STILL? IS IT SOMETHING WE COULD HOLD OFF FOR A WHILE TRYING TO SAVE, UH, SALARIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD? UM, THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THOSE ITEMS LIKE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ MENTIONED ABOUT THE NEW, UH, REPORT COMING FROM, UH, AB 25 61.
SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT AS WE GO FORWARD.
WE ALSO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR CONTRACTS.
WE DON'T JUST RANDOMLY JUST APPROVE A COST OF LIVING INCREASES, AND WE DON'T JUST, WE ALWAYS TRY TO SEEK THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER WHENEVER WE GO OUT FOR, UH, SERVICES.
AND LASTLY, UH, WE HAVE ADVOCATED AND WE CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TEXTURE, UH, REVENUES.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER AS WE GO FORWARD.
UH, JENNIFER AND REVENUES BY TYPE.
UM, AS WE LOOK AT THIS, REVENUES,
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UH, ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE LICENSE FEES, OUR OUR LARGEST SINGLE SOURCE OF REVENUES, AS WE MENTIONED IN THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS USUALLY, THIS IS USUALLY NOT THE CASE FOR MOST CITIES.SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX, USUALLY OUR TOP REVENUE SOURCES FOR MOST CITIES.
UH, WHERE DO YOUR PROPERTY TAX DOLLARS GO? UH, ANOTHER UNIQUE PIECE.
WE ARE ONE OF THE LOWER PROPERTY TAX CITIES IN ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ALL OF CALIFORNIA.
IN REALITY, WE ONLY GET 4 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR OF, UH, PROPERTY TAX WHEN IT COMES THROUGH.
SO YOU CAN SEE A BREAKDOWN THERE OF WHERE THE REST OF THE EVERY DOLLAR OF PROPERTY TAX GOES.
UM, ON RESIDENCE, WE HAD A INQUIRY TODAY FROM, UH, ONE INDIVIDUAL AND THEY ASK US $8,000 OF PROPERTY TAXES, HOW MUCH COMES TO THE CITY.
WE ONLY GET ABOUT $320 ON AN $8,000 PROPERTY TAX PAYMENT.
RYAN, DO I I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT SLIDE.
WELL, THAT RESIDENT WAS MYSELF,
SO I ASKED ROD, WHEN I WRITE MY CHECK FOR $8,000 TO THE COUNTY, 'CAUSE EVERYONE SAYS THEY PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES AND THEY'RE NOT CHEAP.
AND I SAID, HOW MUCH DOES THE CITY KEEP OF MY $8,000? AND IT WAS $320.
AND THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS, AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE FIVE OF US ARE, FOUR OF US ARE SEEING THESE SLIDES.
SO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EDUCATION AGENCY, 27 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
IS THAT LIKE CHAFFEE COLLEGE TO PUT IN PERSPECTIVE? 'CAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT DEPARTMENT THAT IS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND RESEARCH.
I THINK THE, THE, UH, COLLEGE DISTRICTS USUALLY HAVE A SEPARATE ASSESSMENT, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT, THAT YOU'RE RIGHT.
SO MY QUESTION IS, FOR ALL OF US, IS THAT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EDUCATION AGENCY, WHAT DO THEY DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS FOR 27 CENTS OUTTA EVERY DOLLAR? AND I THINK I HAD SUGGESTED BEFORE, AND I DON'T EXPECT IT YET, BUT WE NEED A STAFF REPORT ON THAT BECAUSE I'M CURIOUS AND WE'RE ALL CURIOUS.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY THAT IT EQUATES TO.
AND I'M NOT SAYING IT'S, IT'S NOT WORTH IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S FOR.
I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.
SPECIAL DISTRICT IS VECTOR CONTROL.
UM, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS THAT THE BONDS THAT WE BOTH VOTED, WE VOTED TWICE ON.
THOSE ARE ALL THE ITEMS RELATED TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO IT'D BE THEIR PORTION, INCLUDING THE BONDS, THEIR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTIONS I HAD ON THIS SLIDE.
WELL, AND, AND I THINK JUST TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON THAT, THE REASON WE GET 4 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR IS BECAUSE WHEN WE INCORPORATED IN 1991, WE INCORPORATED SO LATE AS OPPOSED TO OTHER CITIES WITH THEM WITHIN THE COUNTY.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE WERE THE LAST PIG AT THE TROUGH WHEN IT CAME TO IT.
AND THIS IS WHAT WAS LEFT FOR, FOR THE CITY.
AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THE COUNTY TO TRY TO GET A GREATER, A GREATER SHARE OF PROPERTY TAX, UH, DOLLARS WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT.
BUT THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE TO DO IT.
BUT FOR BEING ONE OF THE MOST AFFLUENT CITIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE, WE STILL ONLY GET 4 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.
AND THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD THAT THIS SLIDE WAS THERE.
YEAH, I, I, WE DON'T WANNA BEAT THIS TO DEATH, BUT I SPENT 45 YEARS IN THE PROPERTY TAX FIELD.
UH, I WAS DOING PROPERTY TAX BEFORE PROP 13 PASSED.
I MET PAUL AGAIN AND, UH, HOWARD JARVIS, UH, I BELONGED TO THE HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION.
UH, THE REASON THAT WE ONLY GET 4% IS WHEN PROP 13 PASSED, IT WAS EFFECTIVE JUNE 8TH, 1988.
ANY CITY THAT WAS INCORPORATED SUBSEQUENT TO THAT DATE WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL ALLOCATION FORMULA.
WHEN PROP 13 PASSED, ROUGHLY TWO THIRDS OF THE PROPERTY TAXES, UH, THAT WERE PAID BY EVERYONE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EVAPORATED, THEY WERE GONE.
SO THE, THERE WAS A BILL CALLED AB 1 2 3 4.
IT WAS AN ALLOCATION BILL, AND IT DE DEVELOPED A FORMULA TO TAKE WHAT FUNDS WOULD BE LEFT AFTER THE CUTS OF PROP 13 AND DISPER ALLOCATE THOSE TO ANY DISTRICT THAT WAS IN EXISTENCE AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
THERE ARE NINE OUT OF THE 24 CITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
THEY WERE ALL INCORPORATED SUBSEQUENT TO THE PASSAGE OF PROP 13.
SO THERE ARE ALL OF US, UH, THOSE, ALL OF US IN THAT NINE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED, UH, DON'T GET A PORTION OF THAT ORIGINAL ALLOCATION.
IT JUST SO HAPPENS WE ARE, I THINK, THE LOWEST, UH, PROBABLY AM ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
UH, I HAVE MET PERSONALLY WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER.
UH, WE WE'RE TRYING TO GET A NEW ALLOCATION.
UH, THE ONLY WAY IT CAN HAPPEN IS BECAUSE PROP THIRTEENS IN THE STATE CONSTITUTION.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A LEGISLATIVE CORRECTION.
IT, I HAVE TALKED WITH JONATHAN CAPAL, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF HOWARD JARVIS.
UH, HE SAID, ART, YOU HAVE NO CHANCE.
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TO BE PASSED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS THESE DAYS.
SO THE IDEA OF GETTING MORE PROPERTY TAX ALLOCATED TO US, THAT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN LEGISLATIVELY.
AND THEN THE PRACTICAL MATTER IS IF THE COUNTY STARTS GIVING US MORE MONEY, SOME OTHER CITY IN THE, IN THE CITY OR IN THE COUNTY IS GOING TO, WE'RE GONNA BE TAKING FROM THEM.
THERE IS NO EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX SUBSEQUENT TO THE PASSAGE OF PROP 13.
SO THAT'S ENOUGH SAID ON PROP 13.
WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHOOL, CHINO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
THINGS, WE ALL KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD IT FOR YEARS, THAT TWO THIRDS OF YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL GOES TO, GOES TO SCHOOLS.
AND HEY, WE WANT OUR KIDS TO BE WELL EDUCATED AND WE WANNA FUND THAT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT THE, WE HAVE A, UH, GROWING AND AGING POPULATION IN THIS, IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
AND FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE KIDS AT HOME ANYMORE, UH, WE ARE PAYING PROPERTY TAX EVERY YEAR TO FUND ALL OF THOSE KIDS GOING TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE'VE GONE FROM 33,000 CHILDREN IN OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT DOWN TO 25,000.
UH, THERE'S BEEN A HUGE REDUCTION, BUT HAS HAVE COSTS GONE DOWN.
SO EVERYBODY LIVES IN THAT VACUUM AND WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
UH, EDUCATION IS OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, TANTAMOUNT TO, UH, A SUCCESSFUL SOCIETY.
BUT WHAT'S THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DONE WITH IT? WE HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY ONE OF THE WORST, UH, EDUCATIONAL RECORDS WHEN YOU HAVE SO MANY KIDS AT GRADE LEVEL, CAN'T EVEN PASS, UH, YOU KNOW, READING AND WRITING AND, AND, UM, UM, MATH.
SO I'LL GET DOWN OFF MY CO UH, UM, YOU KNOW, SOAPBOX ABOUT THAT.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING.
WE, THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE, UH, SOURCE OF REVENUE OTHER THAN WHAT WE CAN MAYBE TOUCH ON LATER ON.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT SINCE WE INCORPORATED ON DECEMBER 1ST, 1991, EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL THAT HAS BEEN IN RUNNING THIS CITY HAS BEEN VERY CONSERVATIVE AND HAS SPENT YOUR DOLLARS, LIKE THEY SP SPEND THEIR OWN DOLLARS.
WE'VE BEEN VERY, VERY CONSERVATIVE.
WE'VE BUILT UP TONS OF RESERVES BECAUSE OF THAT.
WE DO QUARTERLY BUDGET, UH, HEARINGS AND, AND ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE SURE IF REVENUES ARE NOT COMING IN, UH, AND, AND, AND THEIR, UH, EXPENSES ARE EXCEEDING THOSE REVENUES WE CUT BACK ON UN OR, YOU KNOW, EXPENSES AND, AND COSTS THAT WE CAN PUSH OFF TO THE FUTURE.
SO WE DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND WE'RE, WE'RE TOUCHING ON THIS.
BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION THAT WE ARE, REGARDLESS OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, THE RUBBER IS NOW MEETING THE ROAD.
AND YOU SAW THE ONE SLIDE THAT SHOWS YOU FOUR AND A HALF YEARS FROM NOW, WE ARE GONNA BE OUTTA RESERVES.
WE WILL BE IN THE SAME SHAPE AS A A ANOTHER CITY HERE IN THE, IN THE COUNTY UP NORTH OF US THAT CAN BE BROKE IF WE DON'T COME UP WITH SOME MAGICAL WAY TO GENERATE SOME MORE MONEY.
AND I'VE SAID ENOUGH FOR THIS RIGHT NOW.
AND, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NICE POINT OF THIS SLIDE IS IT'S NOT ABOUT IT BEING WOE IS ME, BUT WE WANT RESIDENTS TO TRULY KNOW YOU PAY YOUR PROPERTY TAXES EVERY YEAR.
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR $1 GOES AND THIS IS WHERE IT GOES.
AND CHINO HILLS, WE GET 4 CENTS OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE PARKS, THE PROGRAMS, THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK, EVERYTHING THAT WE UH, THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE FOR QUALITY OF LIFE COMES FROM THAT 4 CENTS ON EVERY DOLLAR.
SO WE JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
YEAH, IF I COULD JUMP IN REAL FAST, UM, FIRST OF ALL OUR REALLY GOOD COMMENTS.
UM, I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT EXACTLY THE VARIOUS COUNTIES, SPECIAL DISTRICTS, WHO ARE THEY? WHAT DO WE GET FOR 7 CENTS PER DOPE FOR THE DOLLAR AND THEN ALSO THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EDUCATION AGENCY.
I WANT TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND HOW MUCH MONEY WE TALKING ABOUT.
BUT AS FAR AS THE 24 CITIES IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, THERE'S ONLY TWO OF THE CITIES, ONE LESS THAN US.
AND THEN RANCH CUCAMONGA GET 6%, BUT THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 50 TOTAL CITIES THAT GET ABOUT WHAT WE GET.
SO IF WE TRY TO DO THIS WITH THE COUNTY, IT'S NEVER GONNA WORK.
BUT IF WE DO THIS LEGISLATIVELY THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH 50 CITIES BEHIND IT, I THINK WE COULD DO SOMETHING.
SO AGAIN, I KNOW TOWNSEND WAS LOOKING AT THAT AND I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO INITIATE THAT AND UH, SEE WHAT, WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT TO GET A LEGISLATIVE FIX.
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SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.ANOTHER SMALL THING, COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, UM, NICOLE OR ROD, SO I NOTICED SOME PEOPLE TRYING TO TAKE PICTURES OF THESE SLIDES.
ARE THEY AVAILABLE SOMEWHERE THEY CAN GET THEM LATER ON OUR WEBSITE OR PERHAPS UH, WE HAVE A DEDICATED WEBSITE PAGE CHINO HILLS.ORG/CITY BUDGET AND THERE'S A LINK TO WHERE DO YOUR PROPERTY OR WHERE DO YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO? THAT BREAKS US DOWN AS WELL AS SALES TAX.
ALRIGHT, JUST ONE LAST, THE VICE MAYOR MARK HAS ONE LAST COMMENT.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE PAY A LITTLE OVER $20 MILLION, THE BEST AMOUNT OF, EXCUSE ME, BEST AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT.
THE COUNTY DOESN'T PAY IT FOR US.
BUT I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT, THAT OUR OBLIGATION IS ABOUT $22 MILLION AND WE DON'T GET ANY REALLY HELP FROM THE COUNTY.
BUT AGAIN, IS IT WORTH THAT MONEY 22 MILLION? YES IT IS.
BUT I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW WE'RE GIVING THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY 16 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT'S RAISED IN PROPERTY TAX.
THAT'S PROBABLY A GREAT POINT.
I THINK PEOPLE SEE COUNTY SHERIFF AND THEY DON'T REALIZE WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CONTRACT FOR THEM TO PROVIDE POLICE SERVICES TO CHINO HILLS.
'CAUSE WE CAN PROVIDE POLICE DEPARTMENT IF WE WANTED IT.
AND YOU KNOW, US, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER THAN THE CITY AT CHINO AND THEIR ENTIRE POLICE BUDGET IS THE SIZE OF OUR ENTIRE CITY BUDGET.
'CAUSE THEY NOW ADDED AVIATION AND HELICOPTERS AND WE'RE NOT WINNING ANY HELICOPTERS HERE IN TOWN.
SO IT, THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF D***S ARE A PHENOMENAL RESOURCE FOR US.
AND THEY'RE WORTH EVERY PENNY AND CHIEF GERARD MAKE SURE TO KEEP COSTS DOWN.
AND WE NEED, I JUST WANNA SAY IT REAL FAST.
I STARTED STUTTERING WHEN I STARTED LOOKING AT THE SHERIFF.
UH, OUR CHIEF HERE, PLEASE DON'T ARREST ME.
AND THE LAST COMMENT IS, I WILL SAY THAT IF YOU EVER NEED A HELICOPTER, THEY DO HAVE RESOURCES.
40 KING IS HERE WHENEVER YOU NEED IT.
THE BEST DECISION THAT OUR ORIGINAL COUNSEL EVER MADE WAS TO DECIDE TO CONTRACT WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF.
THEY HAVE A COVERAGE AREA OF 21,000 MILES.
WE RUN FROM, WE ARE THE WESTERLY MOSTS CITY IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.
WE RUN TO STATE LINE, WE RUN TO NEEDLES.
THAT AREA THAT THEY HAVE ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE, ALL OF THEIR HELICOPTERS, ALL OF THEIR SWAT, YOU NAME IT, WHATEVER IT IS, IF WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES A LOT OF RESOURCES, WE CAN PULL, PULL ON ALL OF THAT.
IF WE HAD OUR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE'D BE PAYING FOR EVERY POLICE UNIT EV EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THEIR BUDGET.
AND OUR ADJACENT CITY, CHINO HAS A WONDERFUL POLICE DEPARTMENT.
KEVIN MINTON OVER THERE RUNS A FANTASTIC STAFF, BUT THEIR BUDGET'S OVER $50 MILLION.
SO IT JUST GIVES YOU A COMPARISON.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL SLIDES THAT I THINK YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN.
SO IN A SIMILAR APPROACH, UH, BREAKDOWN OF HOW WE GET OUR SALES TAX DISTRIBUTED, APPROXIMATELY 83 MILLION IN SALES TAX IS GENERATED IN CHINO HILLS WITH ONLY ABOUT 10.7 MILLION.
UH, COMING BACK TO THE CITY WITH THE STATE KEEPING THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE MONIES, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE CITY GENERAL ONLY RECEIVES SALES TAX ON TAXABLE PURCHASES MADE WITHIN THE CITY.
SALES TAX ASSOCIATED WITH PURCHASES MADE BY RESIDENTS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS IS ALLOCATED TO THOSE OTHER CITIES WITH NO BENEFIT TO CHINO HILLS.
SO IF YOU SHOP ACROSS THE FREEWAY, IT'S, YOU'RE GONNA PAY A HIGHER SALES TAX RATE AND THAT WILL ALL GO TO THE OTHER CITY.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO WALMART OR TARGET SAM CLUB OR SAM CLUB, ANY OF THOSE PLACES, IT'S STAYING THERE.
AND I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S CONFUSING.
I MEAN I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR 30 SOME YEARS.
MANY OF THOSE BUSINESSES WILL CALL THEMSELVES, THEY WANT BE ASSOCIATED WITH CHINO HILLS.
THEY'LL USE CHINO HILLS AS THEIR NAME, BUT THEY ARE NOT IN OUR CITY.
SO, OH, THE WALMART OFF OF GRAND SAYS, UH, WHAT IS IT, CHINO HILLS, WALMART OR YEAH, SORRY.
BUT THEN THE ONE THAT'S ON THE NORTH PART OF TOWN IS THE CHINO TARGET.
IT'S RIGHT OR NOT IN CHINO HILLS.
SO CHINO HILLS PLAZA IS NOT IN CHINO.
I THINK IT DATES CHINO BACK MANY YEARS, BUT IT CAN BE CONFUSING.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS.
UH, I SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT UM, WELL OUR SALES X RATE IS SEVEN AND THREE QUARTERS.
THAT IS ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE AREA WITH CHINO AT EIGHT, UH, EIGHT AND THREE QUARTERS ONTARIO.
EIGHT AND THREE QUARTERS CORONA AT EIGHT, THREE QUARTERS.
MONTCLAIR AT NINE DIAMOND BAR AT NINE AND THREE QUARTERS IN POMONA.
SO WE ARE A VERY LOW SALES TAX.
SO PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING OVER TO EASTVALE TO SHOP NOW IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT, KNOW WHAT THAT IS? I DID NOT PULL, I PULLED THE ADJACENT, I'M SURE HIGHER THAN OUR AS WELL JURISDICTION.
I DIDN'T PULL OUTSIDE OF THAT AREA.
YEAH, DON'T SHOP IN EASTVALE, CHINO HILLS RESIDENCE PLEASE.
SO, UH, BUT IF YOU GO TO THE RIO RANCHO TARGET IN POMONA, IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
LA COUNTY IS ALMOST ALL OVER 10%.
ROD, THIS $10.7 MILLION THAT WE GET IN LOCAL SALES TAX, WHAT ARE THE TWO LARGEST, UH, PAYERS OF, SO OUR SOURCES OF OUR SALES TAX.
SO WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL 'CAUSE CONFIDENTIALITY, WE CAN'T REALLY SHARE WHO OUR SALES TAX PRODUCERS
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ARE UNLESS THEY HAVE A LARGER GROUP.BUT WE HAVE SOME MAJOR RETAILERS IN SOUND.
I, I JUST, I GUESS I SHOULD LEAVE IT AT THAT.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE AN INDUSTRIAL SALES KIND OF, UH, BUSINESS THAT ALSO PAYS US BI CAN'T SHARE IT'S CONFIDENTIAL WITH, UNLESS THE CATEGORY'S MUCH BIGGER THAN THAT.
BUT OF THOSE LARGE RETAILERS DO, DO, ARE CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS PAY THE BULK OF THAT? OR IF WE HAPPEN TO HAVE MAYBE A STORE THAT'S A LARGE RETAILER, UH, THAT SHOPPERS COME IN FROM LA COUNTY BECAUSE THEIR RATES ARE HIGHER.
UH, SO AND MAYBE 70% OF THAT'S PAID BY SOMEBODY OUTSIDE THE CITY AND NOT OUR RESIDENTS.
SO SIMILAR TO THAT, THAT COMMENT, UH, WE HAD DID DO A, WE HAD A SURVEY DONE BY ONE OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS AND APPROXIMATELY 65% OF OUR SALES IN CHINO HILLS ARE ACTUALLY COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY.
SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT ONE RETAILER THAT'S ACTUALLY FOR THE LARGER RETAILERS IN TOWN.
WE FOUND THAT, UM, ABOUT 65% ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE.
SO THEY'RE COMING FROM ANYWHERE FROM CHINO AND ONTARIO AND POMONA AND WALNUT EVEN AND DIAMOND BAR.
ALL THOSE JURISDICTIONS ARE COMING.
CORONA, WE, THEY DID A SURVEY BASED ON WHERE ALL THE RESIDENTS ARE, ALL THE INDIVIDUALS PURCHASING WERE COMING FROM.
AND THEY WERE QUITE DIVERSE, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY.
ONLY ABOUT 30 TO 35% IS PAID BY OUR RESIDENTS.
AND ISN'T THE BEST TAX PAID IS ONE PAID BY SOMEONE ELSE?
ALRIGHT, AND, AND JUST ANOTHER COMMENT.
UM, AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGETS, UH, CHINO'S BUDGET FOR SALES TAX ALONE IS ABOUT $61 MILLION, WHICH IS LARGER THAN OUR GENERAL FUND, JUST THEIR SALES TAX, UH, REVENUE.
AND THEN FOR ONTARIO IT'S OVER 200.
OBVIOUSLY A BIGGER CITY, BUT ONTARIO'S OVER 200 MILLION GIVES YOU A PERSPECTIVE.
WE'RE AT 10 MILLION, 10.7, CLOSE TO 11.
UM, THESE OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE SIX TIMES OUR AMOUNT, 20 TIMES OUR AMOUNT.
SO JUST SO YOU KIND OF HAVE AN IDEA WHERE WE'RE, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHAT THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE AS A CITY.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RETAIL MALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE VERY GOOD ONES, BUT THEY'RE NOT, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THEM.
WELL, LOOKING AT YOUR CHART, IS IT SAFE TO SAY THAT IF WE WERE ON THE SAME RATE AS SOME OF OUR SURROUNDING CITIES LIKE CHINO AT 8.875%, WOULD THAT AMOUNT TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS DOUBLE TO ROUGHLY $21 MILLION? THE ESTIMATES IS IT WOULD DOUBLE TO CLOSER TO 20 MILLION, BUT YEAH, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'D DOUBLE TO CLOSER TO 20 MILLION AND WE'RE IN A $4.3 MILLION DEFICIT THIS YEAR.
WOULD THAT GO A LONG WAYS TO HELPING US OUT? YEAH.
THE DIFFERENCE WE'D GET IS ABOUT $11 MILLION WE'LL SAY.
AND SO, AND WE HAVE A DEFICIT OF ABOUT 4 MILLION.
SO THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A SURPLUS THEN OF ABOUT 7 MILLION THAT YOU COULD THEN SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE RESERVES TO REBUILD YOUR RESERVES OVER TIME.
SO YOU'D HAVE ANOTHER NEST EGG AT SOME POINT.
I HAVE TO ADMIT IT, INFLATION MIGHT PASS REVENUES AGAIN AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT IT SHOULD GIVE YOU, I WOULD HOPE ANOTHER, WE HAVEN'T DONE THE CASH FLOW, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT HOPEFULLY ANOTHER 10, 15, 20 YEARS BEFORE YOU'D HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION WHERE YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE RESERVES.
AND THE GOOD NEWS IS 60 OR 70% OF THAT WOULD BE PAID BY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF OUR CITY.
JUST WANNA DRIVE THAT POINT HOME.
MARQUE, TWO, TWO THINGS REAL FAST.
INTER INTERNET SALES, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? I KNOW THERE WAS A BIG ISSUE, UH, WITH CITIES LIKE ONTARIO AND RANCHO.
SO DO WE GET OUR FAIR SHARE? IT GOES TO THE COUNTY POOL, IT'S ALLOCATED BACK TO THE CITY THROUGH THE COUNTY POOL.
SO IT'S NOT A DIRECT BASED ON WHERE THEY PURCHASED FROM.
IT GOES TO THE COUNTY POOL AND GETS ALLOCATED BACK TO US.
THE BIG THING WAS A LOT OF THE INTERNET SALES FOR THINGS LIKE AMAZON AND STUFF WERE GETTING ALLOCATED BACK THAT WAY ALSO.
BUT THEY'VE CHANGED SOME OF THAT DEPENDING ON THE POINT OF SALE.
AND THAT OFTENTIMES IS NOW GOING TO EASTVALE AND OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE LARGE AMAZON WHERE I'LL USE AMAZON FOR EXAMPLE, LARGE AMAZON WAREHOUSES, THEY ARE ACTUALLY GETTING THE ACTUAL SALES TAX DIRECTLY IF THAT'S WHERE THEY DISTRIBUTED THE PRODUCT FROM.
ONE LAST QUESTION REGARDING BIG BOX STORES THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT CHINO HILLS.
HAVE WE STARTED COMMUNICATING WITH THEM SO THIS WAY THEY CAN MAYBE CHANGE THEIR MODEL AND MAYBE START DOING SOME SALES TAX, UM, THAT ARE VACANT.
SO WE ARE CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH SOME OF OUR BIG BOXES.
UM, NICK LAGO IS, WORKS CONSTANTLY WITH SOME OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS.
SAME ONCE THEY GAVE US SOME OF THE NUMBERS, UH, MEETS WITH THEM ON A BIMONTHLY BASIS OR SO JUST TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE, MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.
HE HAS SOME NEW STUFF COMING ON BOARD.
I THINK YOU'LL SEE IT OVER THE NEXT, UH, SIX MONTHS.
THERE ARE SOME NEW BIG NAMES COMING TO THE CITY.
I THINK THAT'LL BE GOOD FOR US.
AGAIN, IT'S NOT GONNA FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS GOOD FOR US.
IT STILL JUST LENDS ITSELF TO THE FACT THAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN CHINO HILLS.
IT'S STILL A VERY ATTRACTIVE MARKET FOR PEOPLE.
THEY FEEL THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD ECONOMY FOR THEM TO BE IN.
SO PEOPLE DO WANT TO COME AS WE HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE.
SO I'LL TRY TO MOVE ON FOR YOU HERE.
THIS CHART PROVIDES YOU A BREAKDOWN OF THE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES BY DEPARTMENT WITH EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC WORKS BEING YOUR TWO LARGEST DEPARTMENTS.
UM, AS MENTIONED EARLIER, SOME OF OUR KEY EXPENDITURE INCREASES FOR THE NEW CURRENT, UM, FISCAL YEAR FOR 26 27 INCLUDE A COST INCREASES OVER LAST BUDGET YEAR OF 24 POINT, UH, 20, I MEAN, SORRY, 2.4 MILLION RELATED TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, TREE MAINTENANCE IS UP A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS.
INSURANCE COSTS ARE UP 357,000 AND STREET SWEEPING COSTS ARE UP 367,000.
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AND WE HAVE TO DO STREET SWEEPING IN ORDER TO STAY LEGAL WITH THE FEDS WHEN IT COMES TO STORMWATER RISE IF WASTEWATER, I MEAN OUR STORMWATER COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.YEAH, IT'S NOT A PRACTICE A CHOICE, IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO.
NOTHING BUT RAIN OR RAIN IN THE DRAIN, RIGHT? YEAH, EXACTLY.
UH, THIS SLIDE GIVES YOU A SUMMARY OF YOUR GENERAL FUND RESERVES WITH YOUR UNRESTRICTED RESERVE.
THE HIGHLIGHTED NUMBER THERE, UH, BEING THE MONIES THAT ARE PROJECTED THAT WERE PROJECTED TO END 26 27 AT 25.4 MILLION.
THESE ARE YOUR RAINY DAY FUNDS THAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER.
AND THE SOURCE OF MONEY IS BEING USED TO BALANCE THIS BUDGET AND YOU'RE PROJECTED FOR SHORTFALLS IN THE FUTURE.
UM, WE'VE USED THIS, UH, LAST PRESENTATION ALSO.
IT JUST SHOWS THAT YOUR REVENUES ARE NOT GONNA CATCH UP TO, ON OUR CURRENT PROJECTIONS ARE NOT CATCHING UP TO EXPENDITURES.
AND THIS IS A VERY CONSERVATIVE PROJECTION.
WE'RE PROJECTING BOTH REVENUES, EXPENDITURES GROWING AT 2%.
WE'VE SEEN EXPENDITURES IN RECENT YEARS GROWING AT GREATER THAN 2%.
SO THIS DISPARITY COULD ACTUALLY GET WIDER WITH REVENUES.
THE GAP BETWEEN REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES, UH, INCREASING EVEN MORE.
UH, AGAIN, THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU ON THE BOTTOM THE BLACK LINE THAT, UM, RESERVES WOULD BE EXHAUSTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2029 AND OR 20 29 30 AND 30 31.
YOU'D BE EXHAUSTED SOMEWHERE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH 30 31.
SO JUST AN OVERALL SUMMARY OF THE PRESENTATION WITH THE GENERAL FUND IS THAT REVENUES ARE AT 59.2 MILLION.
YOUR DEFICIT IS AT 4.3 MILLION.
WE ARE PROJECTED TO HAVE ENDING FUND BALANCE, UH, AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE OF 25.4 MILLION AT THE END OF 26, 27.
AND ALL OF YOUR RESERVES WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
RESERVES, UM, WOULD BE EXHAUSTED BY 20 30 31.
A SUMMARY OF CAPITAL PROJECTS INCLUDED IN YOUR 26 27 BUDGET ARE YOU HAVE 18 PROJECTS, UM, INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR A TOTAL COST OF ABOUT 11, UH, 0.3 MILLION.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ARE NOT PAID FOR OUTTA YOUR GENERAL FUND, THOUGH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ARE OUT OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
UM, ENTERPRISE FUNDS, OTHER SOURCES LIKE THAT.
ONLY ABOUT A QUARTER MILLION ARE GENERAL FUND.
WELL, AND, AND I THINK EVEN JUST TO TOUCH ON THAT AS WELL IS, YOU KNOW, OUR LOBBYING WITH, YOU KNOW, THE GREAT HELP FROM CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES TO BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, BRING WHAT OVER A MILLION DOLLARS FOR IMPROVEMENTS FOR LOS SERRANOS ISN'T.
YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THAT WOULD FALL INTO THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S MOSTLY UNDER THE STORM DRAIN ITEM FOR 1,000,090 2000.
I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS THAT ONE STORM DRAIN ITEM.
BUT YEAH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALSO TAX MONEY COMING BACK THAT WE'VE BEEN PUSHING HARD FOR.
AND, AND THAT IS THE OTHER THING WE'RE SOLICITING ALWAYS WE HAVE PROPOSALS OUT TO ALL OF OUR CONGRESS PEOPLE ALONG WITH THE GRANTS THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER.
SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR THAT.
SO IN SUMMARY, THIS BUDGET CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT PRIOR AND SUPPORTS PRIORITIES INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, WILDFIRE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, BUT THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND YEAR WITH A DEFICIT.
AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S TIME THAT WE START TALKING ABOUT, UM, REALLY HOW WE ADDRESS THIS GOING FORWARD.
SO ADDITIONAL REVENUE SOURCES WILL BE NEEDED TO MAINTAIN EXISTING SERVICES, UH, IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.
I DON'T THINK YOU'D WANT TO EXHAUST ALL OF YOUR REVENUE SOURCES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR OR BEFORE THE END OF, UM, 20 29, 20 30.
UH, HERE ARE POTENTIAL LONG-TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGIES.
YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE EARLIER IN THE MEETING.
UM, A BUSINESS LICENSE TAX, YOU WOULD HAVE TO REQUIRE VOTER APPROVAL.
UM, THE NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY SMALL IN ALL HONESTY.
TO GET TO THAT $3 MILLION NUMBER, YOU'D BE CHARGING SOME OF YOUR BIG RATE RETAILERS, HUGE DOLLAR AMOUNTS.
YOU'D BE IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS YOU'D BE CHARGING.
I DON'T KNOW HOW PALATABLE THAT IS FOR THEM OR FOR YOU TO CHARGE THOSE KIND OF RATES.
UM, AGAIN, THE LOCAL TRANSACTION OF USE TAX IS REALLY WHAT MOST PEOPLE TERMS OF SALES TAX.
IT WOULD GENERATE PROBABLY ABOUT 11 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS REQUIRES VOTER APPROVAL.
WE ASSUME BASED ON THE NUMBERS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, APPROXIMATELY 65% OF IT WOULD BE PAID BY NON CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS.
BE PAID PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY.
THE PARCEL TAX NUMBER, THIS WOULD BE PAID BY ALL PROPERTY TAX OWNERS.
UM, IT WOULD BE A SPECIFIC TAX TYPICALLY.
AND UM, IT WOULD BE BASED ON THE PROJECT IN WHICH YOU'RE GONNA FUND FOR IT.
PROPERTY TAX, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH IT.
WE THINK IF THE STATE WOULD GIVE US 7%, SO THAT'S THREE MORE PERCENT WE MIGHT GET TO 5%.
IT'S, AS YOU ALL DISCUSSED EARLIER, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT UP ROAD BATTLE TO GET THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE IT.
AND THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD REQUIRE.
IT WOULD AFFECT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE CITY.
AND LAST, UH, INCREASING FEES AND USER FEES.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK US, WHY DON'T WE JUST CHARGE MORE? THOSE ARE VERY LIMITED.
WE CAN ONLY CHARGE THE COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED.
SO IT'S VERY LIMITED IN ANY REVENUE WE'D GET OUT OF FEES.
IT WOULD BE LESS THAN A MILLION DOLLARS.
I CAN GUARANTEE IT'D PROBABLY BE IN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS, LOW HUNDREDS.
HOW MUCH? IT WAS A 2% INCREASE.
LOOKING AT KRISTA, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT WAS? I THINK IT WAS JUST A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND.
YEAH, WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 2 MILLION, MAYBE A LITTLE OVER NOW IN
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TOT.SO IT COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER.
IT MIGHT HAVE GROWN OVER TIME.
WE DID THAT RIGHT DURING COVID AND WE WENT FOR THAT ADDITIONAL 2%.
SO YEAH, NOTHING LIKE CHARGING YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW TO STAY IN A HOTEL.
SO THE ACTIONS TONIGHT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU ARE ADOPT 26 27 OPERATING IN CAPITAL BUDGETS.
ESTABLISH THE APPROPRIATION LIMITS FOR THE CITY.
AND WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO DIRECT STAFF TO IDENTIFY AND PRESENT REVENUE ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS TO YOU AT A FUTURE MEETING.
AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
WITH THAT YOU TAKE ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL OPEN THIS 'CAUSE WE HAVE IT AS A PUBLIC HEARING.
I KNOW WE HAVE ONE, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKER SO FAR.
CITY COUNCIL STAFF, FELLOW RESIDENTS, BY THE WAY.
UM, THIS ISN'T A NEW ISSUE AS YOU KNOW.
I MEAN WE'VE BEEN KICKING THIS AROUND FOR 10 YEARS NOW.
I RECALL RAD BARTLEY, I MEAN, SPEAKING ABOUT IT YEARS AGO, THAT GOING DOWN THE, GOING DOWN THE ROAD, WE WERE GONNA HAVE A SERIOUS DEFICIT IF WE DIDN'T DO SOMETHING.
AND I SEE THAT THE CITY HAS DONE ALWAYS PROACTIVELY AS WELL AS REACTIVELY DONE THE RIGHT THINGS AS YOU MENTIONED.
JUST TO REITERATE, I MEAN, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTED WAS YOU PURCHASED THOUSANDS OF STREETLIGHTS AND OUTDOOR LAMPS, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED COSTS BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO TAKE OVER THE MAINTENANCE AND RETROFIT WITH LED TECHNOLOGY.
UH, YOU HAD MAINTENANCE DEFERRALS.
I KNOW A LOT OF TIMES YOU DEFERRED MAINTENANCE, UH, AND PUSHED IT OFF TO WHERE IT WAS MORE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.
YOU KNOW, LANDSCAPING AND TREE TRIMMING STUFF.
JUST RECENTLY THEY TREE TRIMMED THE HECK OUT OF, UH, THE PARK BEHIND MY HOUSE.
I WAS REALLY PLEASED WITH THAT.
BUT THEY HELD OFF FOR A LONG TIME.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DELAYS, UH, NON-ESSENTIAL FACILITY REPAIRS, SIDEWALK UPGRADES, CERTAIN ROADWAY PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, HOWEVER, DELAYED A LOT OF TIMES.
AND ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, IN MIND YOU WANTED TO MAINTAIN THIS BUDGET.
I KNOW THAT EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS, LIKE, UH, YOU HEAVILY INVESTED IN LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE EFFICIENCIES, SUCH AS, UH, RECYCLED WATER.
UH, WE'VE KNOWN THAT NOW FOR YEARS.
AND THE USAGE FEES, I HAVE NOTED OVER THE YEARS THAT YOU'VE INCREASED USAGE FEES FOR CERTAIN, UH, UH, CITY EVENTS AND CITY, UH, RECREATIONAL, UH, OFFERINGS, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL PERMITS AND DEVELOPMENT FEES.
WHAT WE HAVE, THE FOLLOWING ISSUES, LOOM PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE HAVE THAT 2.4 MILLION INCREASE IN PUBLIC SAFETY THAT YOU MENTIONED.
UH, THAT INCLUDES FIRE AND POLICE, WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS.
I MEAN, WE'VE REALIZED THAT WE ARE IN A HEAVY, UH, FIRE PER OWN AREA.
THE STATE MAPPING, I THINK HAS SHOWN THAT, UH, WE HAVE RE RISING OPERATIONAL COSTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN, UH, FOR EVERYTHING, UTILITY SERVICES, MATERIALS, AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO CITY OF CHINO ENACTED A 1% SALES TAX MEASURE V HELP THEM REALIZE 25 TO $28 MILLION ANNUALLY.
I SUGGEST TAKE SOMETHING TO THE VOTERS, TAKE SOMETHING TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASK THEM, SHOW THEM WHAT WE MIGHT LOSE IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING.
A 1% SALES TAX, I DON'T THINK WOULD HURT TOO MANY PEOPLE.
AND I SAY THIS, BY THE WAY, AT THE RISK OF BECOMING A DEMON IN THIS COMMUNITY.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS? WE DO NOT, UH, WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO SPEAK? SIR, PLEASE COME UP, UH, GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION REGARDING TO THE RESERVES THAT YOU HAVE THERE.
YOU KNOW, TO PUT IT SIMPLISTICALLY, WHEN WE, IF I HAVE A RESERVE AND I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE MONEY, I'LL PUT IT IN THE CD OR PUT IT SOMEWHERE EVERY, I, YOU MAY KNOW THIS QUESTION TO BE ABLE TO TELL ME NOW OR OFF THAT GO LOOKER, BUT DO WE HAVE THAT MONEY SOMEWHERE PHYSICALLY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THAT? IF THAT'S REALLY RESERVED? I'LL ANSWER REALLY QUICK.
I, IT'S ALL IN POINT SORT OF MARK STOPPING ME.
BUT I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT WE DO INVEST ALL KRISTA INVESTS ALL OF OUR MONEY AS A CITY TREASURER.
ALL OF OUR AVAILABLE MONIES ARE INVESTED.
LAKE POOLS OR COUNTY POOLS OR STATE POOLS.
YEAH, YOU CAN LOOK ON OUR, UH, OUR BUDGET OR, UH, IN OUR, UH, AGENDAS EVERY MONTH.
YOU CAN SEE PRETTY MUCH TO THE PENNY WHERE EACH ONE OF OUR DOLLARS ARE INVESTED.
SO YEAH, EVERYTHING IS INVESTED IN, INTO THE MARKET.
WE'RE PRETTY CONSERVATIVE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, RIGHT, KRISTA? WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT PLAYING RISKY.
WE USE AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR TO ACTIVELY MANAGE OUR PORTFOLIO.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE A BUCKET OF MONEY THAT'S SITTING THERE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF THAT MONEY.
OH YEAH, NO, WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE THE MARKET WHEN IT GOES UP AND DOWN.
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YOU SIR.WOULD ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC LIKE TO SPEAK, SEEN AND HERE? OH, SIR, PLEASE.
AND GIVE US YOUR NAME WHEN YOU, UH, WHEN YOU COME UP.
BEEN A RESIDENT OF, UH, CHINO HILLS FOR ABOUT 30, 30 YEARS.
HOW ARE YOU? WE HAVEN'T BEEN A PERSON.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING THROUGH EMAILS.
I HAVE TO COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR DOING AN AWESOME JOB OF MANAGING THE CITY.
UM, HOWEVER, UM, I'VE GOT SOME, SOME CONCERNS.
UH, MY NAME IS KEVIN GEORGE, MY WIFE AND BRIDGE.
AND I HAVE LIVED IN THE RED IN CHINO HILLS FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS.
AND, UH, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SITS ALONG THE BORDER OF POMONA AND, UH, CHINO HILLS.
AND OVER TIME, UH, WE'VE NOTICED THAT OUR STREETS AND GREENBELT AREAS APPEAR TO RECEIVE LESS MAINTENANCE AND ATTENTION THAN ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY.
MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS ARE IN NEED OF RESURFACING, AND THE GREEN BELT AREAS ARE RUN ALONG THAT RUN ALONG THE COMMUNITY, HAVE EXPERIENCED ONGOING NEGLECT.
OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH NEIGHBORS AND GATHERING SIGNATURES OVER 150 WHO SHARE THE SAME CONCERNS.
AND I'M SURE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE RESIDENTS WHO SHARE THESE SAME SENTIMENTS.
UM, THESE SIGNATURES REFLECT A STRONG DESIRE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF CARE AND ATTENTION THAT OTHER COMMUNITIES IN CHINO HILLS ENJOY.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE CITY REVIEW THE CONDITION OF OUR STREETS, PROVIDE A CLEAR MAINTENANCE TIMELINE, AND CLARIFY ANY JURISDICTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MAY EXIST BETWEEN CHINO HILLS AND POMONA.
BECAUSE OUR PROPERTY TAX BILLS REFLECTS THAT.
THE FACT, I MEAN, YOU GUYS REALLY KIND OF BROKE IT DOWN WHERE OUR PROPERTY TAXES GO, BUT, UM, THE FACT THAT THESE SERVICES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE PAYING FOR
HOPEFULLY OUR MESSAGE IS CLEAR AND TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I REALLY DO SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO, UH, GIVE, UH, MS. WENDY WHO IS SITTING OVER THERE, YOUR, UH, YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO WE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
YEAH, WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE, UH, WE ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND WE NORMALLY DON'T ADDRESS THINGS FROM THE DIOCESE, BUT JUST ONE THING FOR A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY, THINGS MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHERE I LIVE IN FAIRFIELD RANCH, WE HAVE OUR, OUR OWN, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR OWN DISTRICT THAT WE PAY A COUPLE GRAND A YEAR FOR ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE AND WHATNOT.
SO SOMETIMES THINGS, APPLES AND ORANGES DON'T ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME, BUT WE WANT MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE BEING TAKEN CARE OF.
AND IF YOU'RE AT THE VERY NORTH PART OF THE CITY, SOME OF THOSE RESIDENTS ARE EVEN IN POMONA.
AND THE WAY THAT THE CITY LINES WORK, THEY'RE, THEY'RE POMONA RESIDENTS, BUT THEY THINK THEY'RE IN CHINO HILLS.
SO PLEASE, UH, COMMUNICATE WITH WENDY AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET EVERYTHING WORKED OUT AND WE'LL TALK WITH YOU ABOUT IT.
HOW, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE WORK THAT OUT BETWEEN, I MEAN, THAT LINE, YOU KNOW, THAT CITY THAT, UH, COUNTY LINE LA COUNTY VERSUS SAN BERNARDINO, THAT'S CALLED THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION.
SO, UH, THAT IS A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL, UH, THING WE CAN GO THROUGH AND TRY TO CLEAN UP THE LINES.
SOMETIMES THEY DO IN TERMS OF, UM, LIKE I KNOW WHERE I GREW UP IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, SOME OF, THERE WERE SOME STREETS THAT WERE KIND OF LONG BEACH, KIND OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AND YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY TO ACTUALLY HAVE IT CLEANED UP.
SO THEY WOULD GO RIGHT ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE RIVER.
LIKE EVEN WHERE I LIVE IN FAIRFIELD RANCH, IF YOU WATCH WHERE THE CITY LINES ARE, SOME OF CHINO DIPS IN BY, UH, BY A BLD OR BY A BIG LEAGUE DREAMS AND THEN COMES BACK OUT.
IT'S, IT'S JUST A FUNCTION OF HOW THINGS WERE INCORPORATED.
SO IT IT, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE OLD LEGACY, YOU KNOW, THINGS.
BUT WE, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO WORK WITH YOU AND MAKE SURE WE GET YOU YOUR ANSWER, SIR.
NOW, I DID HEAR FROM ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS, ONE OUR ORIGINAL NEIGHBORS, JACK DALTON.
HE SAID THAT HE, HE WENT ON THE WEBSITE AND HE NOTICED THAT OUR STREET WAS ON THE SCHEDULE TO BE REPAVED.
IS THAT TRUE? I TALK WITH WENDY.
WE WILL, OR WE WILL, WE WILL HAVE OUR WONDERFUL, UH, PUBLIC WORKS TEAM REACH OUT TO YOU.
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SUPPOSED TO DO A BACK AND FORTH, BUT YEAH.THEY ARE ON A PROGRAM MAINTENANCE.
WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE HERE.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET YOU ANSWERS AND WE WILL, UH, HAVE WHICHEVER ONE OF US REPRESENTS YOU.
WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE BY, I WANNA, I WANT TO THANK CYNTHIA FOR GIVING ME A CALL AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT I WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC HEARING.
I, I ACTUALLY SIGNED ONE OF THE LITTLE, UH OH, VERY COOL.
I'M SORRY BRIAN, I JUST WANNA DO A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
THESE SPEAKERS HAD, UM, WERE NON AGENDIZED ITEMS. SO THESE ISSUES ARE NOT THE BUDGET.
SO THIS IS WHY THEY WEREN'T CALLED UP FOR THIS.
SO I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE SPEAKING ON THE BUDGET, MY MAN, RIGHT? NO.
SO WE HAVE TO WAIT, I'LL CALL YOU BACK THEN WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP.
IT IT, I'M ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS THAT IS WORKING WITH KEVIN AND I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH, I'LL CALL YOU UP AT, AT THE NON YEAH, YOU ALL HAVE TIME.
WE'LL GIVE YOU YOUR THREE MINUTES QUESTION.
ALRIGHT, WELL THEN WITH THAT I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, CITY MANAGER.
UM, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHAT CFDS OR L AND LS ARE AND DOES EVERYBODY IN CHINO HILLS PAY THEM AND PEOPLE THAT DON'T PAY INTO THE L AND LS AND CFDS? IS THERE A MECHANISM THAT WE'RE GENERATING MONEY SUCH AS C-C-D-B-G FUNDS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS? SO NOT EVERYBODY IN THE CITY PAYS INTO AN L AND L LANDSCAPE AND LIGHTING DISTRICT OR A CFD.
THAT'S A COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.
SO THEY'RE NOT EVERYBODY'S PAYING INTO THEM.
UM, IF THEY'RE NOT PAYING INTO 'EM, IF IT'S NOT GRANT MONEY, LIKE CDBG.
AND OCCASIONALLY WE DO HAVE SOME CDBG MONEY THAT'S USED FOR SOME PROJECTS IN SPECIFIC AREAS.
THEY CAN'T USE IT THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IT HAS TO BE USED IN CERTAIN TARGETED AREAS.
UM, THEY WILL USE THAT MONEY OTHERWISE IMPROVEMENTS, MAINTENANCE ITEMS COME RIGHT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT'S THE OTHER CHALLENGE YOU HAVE IS SO YOU DO HAVE THOSE COMPLEXITIES, BUT CDBG IS VERY RESTRICTED WHEN IT CAN BE USED.
LOTS OF TIMES WE DO GET GRANTS FOR CERTAIN PARTS OF TOWNS.
WE'LL TAKE LOS SERRANOS FOR EXAMPLE, BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE CURB AND GUTTER IN THEIR ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD OR STREETLIGHTS IN ALL THEIR AREAS.
SO WE WILL APPLY FOR GRANTS AND TRY TO GET SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOLS PROGRAMS FOR THOSE SUCH AS, OR THE STORM DRAIN PROGRAM THAT, UH, CONGRESSWOMAN TORRES GAVE US MONEY.
SO WE DO SEEK THAT OUT, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE, OTHER THAN GENERAL FUND, WE DON'T HAVE A SOURCE TO FUND THOSE OTHER PROGRAMS. AND THEN AS FAR AS THOSE TYPES OF FUNDS, LIKE TO SAY LOS TORONTO, AND I KNOW BRIAN KNOWS THIS, THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, WE'VE PROBABLY HAVE RAISED OR GOT GRANT MONEY ALL OVER $20 MILLION.
WE DID AN ANALYSIS A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WE WERE OVER $20 MILLION.
YEAH, LOS ARMANDO HAS BEEN PUNCHING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT WHEN IT COMES TO SPECIAL FUNDING.
WHENEVER WE HAVE ANY FEDERAL FUNDING, THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THOSE FUNDS HAVE GONE FOR THE MOST PART.
SO WE'RE CERTAINLY PROUD OF THAT.
UH, JUST IN THE WAY OF KIND OF SUMMARIZING WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE WE MAKE THE FORMAL VOTE ON ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS CITY BACK TO CITY HOOD.
UH, I WAS ON THE GENERAL PLANNING ADVISORY COMMISSION.
I SPENT 14 YEARS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THIS IS MY 18TH YEAR ON THE CITY COUNCIL.
I HAVE NEVER IN THE, IN ALL THAT HISTORY, WE'RE GONNA BE 35 YEARS OLD DECEMBER 1ST OF THIS YEAR.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN US IN SUCH POOR FINANCIAL SHAPE AND ALL BECAUSE OF ISSUES THAT ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL AND BECAUSE OF EXPENSES.
THINGS LIKE THE STATE MANDATING THINGS WITH OR ISSUING SOME, UH, SEED MONEY TO PUT A PROGRAM INTO EFFECT AND THEN PULLING THE FUNDING ON IT AND SAYING, OKAY, IT'S NOW MANDATED YOU PAY FOR IT.
UH, I THINK WE'VE ALL KNOW WHERE OUR ECONOMY IS IN RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA.
IT'S LIKE IT MAY BE THE FOURTH LARGEST GLOBAL ACCOUNT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, BUSINESS.
BUT THE REALITY IS THERE'S A LOT OF MISSPELLING OR OR MISSPENDING IN THE, IN THE, UH, STATE.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE HEARD THE, THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE IN IN THE AUDIENCE OR IF YOU'RE WATCHING THIS ON TELEVISION, YOU SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS.
YOU SEE THE ONLY ONE VIABLE, UH, EXPLANATION TO PROVIDE ALTERNATE REVENUE SOURCES.
UH, YOU MAKE THE DECISION OF HOW VALUABLE YOU THINK THIS CITY IS, HOW MUCH YOU ENJOY LIVING IN THIS CITY, HOW MUCH VALUE IS ATTRIBUTED TO YOUR PROPERTY THAT YOU OWN, UH, BECAUSE OF THE MAINTENANCE THAT WE DO, THE UPKEEP TO THIS CITY, THE PROGRAMS WE PROVIDE.
AND GIVE IT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT ABOUT PUTTING YOURSELF IN OUR POSITION AND SAYING, OKAY, HOW WOULD I COME UP WITH THESE ADDITIONAL REVENUES IF I WERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL? AND I THINK YOU CAN ONLY COME UP TO ONE CONCLUSION.
UH, JIM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING AND OUTLINING ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
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HAVE DONE PROACTIVELY TO TRY AND CUT THE EXPENSES.BUT YOU HAVE OBVIOUSLY SEEN, UH, THE ONLY REAL VIABLE ALTERNATIVE.
AND I HOPE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE OUR RESIDENTS GET OUT THERE AND SUPPORT YOURSELVES AND THIS CITY COUNCIL IN DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY, UH, AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO KEEP OUR, THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY GOING FORWARD AND TO MAINTAIN IT AND TO KEEP US FROM BEING INSOLVENT BY THE YEAR, UH, FISCAL YEAR 20 30, 31.
SO WITH THAT, UM, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A MOTION UNLESS WE HAVE OTHER, AS A MOTION FURTHER COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO COMMENT BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION.
DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN? WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
SO JUST SO THE PUBLIC IS CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING, SO HE'S NOT GONNA HIT THE GAVEL AND YOUR TAXES ARE ERASED.
BECAUSE CONTRARY TO WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS A CITY COUNCIL, WE CANNOT RAISE YOUR TAXES.
FOLKS, WE CAN DO THAT AS A BODY, AS A VOTING BODY WHEN YOU GO TO THE POLLS IN NOVEMBER.
IF THAT WILL BE TO BE THE CASE.
SO BEFORE US, WE'VE LISTENED TO THE STAFF REPORT AND THE STAFF WANTS US TO, IF WE WANT RECOMMENDATIONS BACK.
SO I THINK ART HAD SAID IT BEST AS WELL.
UM, I THINK STAFF HAS GIVEN REASONABLE OPTIONS FOR WHAT TO DO IN THE FUTURE.
AND AGAIN, SOME ARE VIABLE, SOME ARE NOT AS VIABLE BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE NEED SO WE DON'T NEED A CRYSTAL BALL BECAUSE WE CAN SEE RIGHT HERE THAT WHAT OUR DEFICIT IS.
SO WE KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY NEEDS TO BE RAISED TO OFFSET THAT.
SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION.
WITH THAT SAID, WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO BACKFILL, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INFORMATION ON THE POTENTIAL OF THE UM, HE'S CALLING IT SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
IT'S A USE, UH, YEAH, IT'S A USE TAX BASICALLY IT'S A SALES TAX FOR ALL.
SO, SO TRANSACTION AND USE TAX.
I WOULD BE INTERESTED FROM MY PERSPECTIVE TO SEE THAT AS LIKE THE TOP VIABLE OPTION AND TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THAT WOULD PLAY OUT AND WHAT IT WOULD MEAN IT, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA COME BACK TO US.
'CAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TONIGHT.
WE'RE JUST VOTING ON GETTING, GIVING STAFF DIRECTION OF WHAT TO COME BACK WITH MORE INFORMATION.
IS THAT CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO.
SO CAN WE TAKE THAT AS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BUDGET WITH DIRECTION TO COME BACK AT A FURTHER COUNCIL MEETING WITH THE OPTION OF A SALES TAX INCREASE? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE ITEM TONIGHT, WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT THE TWO BUDGETS, CAPITAL BUDGET, OPERATING BUDGET, ESTABLISH THE APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND DIRECT US TO COME BACK AND PRESENT YOU WITH REVENUE OPTIONS.
I HEAR WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT THE, UH, TRANSACTION.
I, I DON'T ANYONE TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE PUBLIC.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO THINK IT.
THIS MEETING, WE ALL AGREED THAT, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENING HERE.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO COME BACK TO US, RIGHT? YEAH.
WELL, AND I THINK TO CYNTHIA'S POINT ALSO, THE FIVE OF US, WE CANNOT RAISE YOUR TAXES.
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE VOTERS WOULD HAVE TO VOTE ON.
YOU COULD VOTE YES AND YOU COULD VOTE NO, BUT WHATEVER THAT DECISION IS, WE WILL TAKE WHATEVER THAT DIRECTION IS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET A SALES TAX INCREASE, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, KIND OF PAD THE BUDGET.
AND NONE OF US EVER WANT TO GO TO YOU FOR A TAX INCREASE BY ANY MEANS.
SO IF YOU APPROVE IT, THEN THAT GOES US, YOU KNOW, THROWS US DOWN, RUN ONE ROAD.
IF YOU SAY NO, THEN WE START LOOKING AT CUTS.
I'M SORRY CHERYL, YOU WERE SAYING SOMETHING.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE RESOLUTION THAT WILL BE ADOPTED, UM, TONIGHT TO ADOPT THE BUDGET WAS, UH, AMENDED.
THE RED LINE HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED ON THE DAAS AND IT'S BEEN IN THE PUBLIC BOOK AND IT'S ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE.
SO WHEN YOU ADOPT IT, IT'LL BE THE AMENDED VERSION.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE AND CLARIFY MY RECOMMENDATION.
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND THAT WE ADOPT THE 2026 OPERATING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGETS, ESTABLISH APPROPRIATION LIMITS FOR THE CITY, CF D 10 AND CF D 2015 DASH ONE.
AND WITH THE STAFF P I'M DIRECTING STAFF TO COME BACK TO US AT THE FIRST MEETING IN JULY WITH A VIABLE, UH, RECOMMENDATION THAT CAN HELP US, UH, WITH OUR PRESENT REVENUE ENHANCEMENT, UH, OPTIONS.
SO IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH FOR STAFF DIRECTION SO THAT I CAN TAKE THAT AS A MOTION? IT IS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
AND BELIEVE ME, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ANYBODY LIKES TO TALK ABOUT BY ANY MEANS, BUT WE OWE IT TO RESIDENTS TO, UM, PUT IT UP TO YOU 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONES THAT ARE GONNA BE MAKING, UH, THE DECISION FOR US AND WE'LL GO DOWN WHICHEVER ROAD YOU CHOOSE.
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE GOING
[ BUDGET RELATED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS - All matters listed on the Budget Related 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.]
TO BUDGET RELATED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS. WE HAVE ITEM 29, 30, AND 31.UM, DOES ANYBODY WANT ANYTHING TO BE PULLED FOR THE BUDGET RELATED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS?
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I'LL TAKE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT.AND, UH, SECOND BY VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, PLEASE LOCK IN YOUR VOTES.
THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL BE, YOU'RE GONNA BE UP, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
[32. 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.]
UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL OR GUARDING ANY ITEMS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT DO NOT APPEAR ON THE AGENDA.PLEASE COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK AT REQUEST TO SPEAK CARD.
MADAM CITY CLERK, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS NDA.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO CHINO HILLS AND FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE FEW WORDS TONIGHT WITH YOU ALL.
MY NAME IS NDI GAIA AND I'M A VOLUNTEER AND A COMMUNITY MEMBER AT THE BAP RIINA MAN YOU IN CHINO HILLS.
I CAME HERE TO AMERICA FROM MUMBAI, INDIA BACK IN 2009 AT 21 YEARS OLD WITH A SUITCASE AND A LOT OF HOPE IN MANY WAYS.
MY STORY IS WHAT WE CALL DEI ROOTS, AMERICAN DREAMS, HOLDING ONTO THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS I WAS RAISED WITH WHILE BUILDING A NEW LIFE IN THIS COUNTRY.
THIS JOURNEY EVENTUALLY BROUGHT ME TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN 2021.
AND THE BAPS MONTH YEAR BECAME AN IMMEDIATE ANCHOR.
THIS FAITH GAVE ME FAMILY, BUT CHINO HILLS IS NOW MY HOME.
I HAVE A SPECIAL JOY OF HAVING MY PARENTS HERE WITH ME VISITING FROM INDIA TO HAVE THEM SEE THEIR DAUGHTER STANDING HERE PROUDLY REPRESENTING HER COMMUNITY.
HER FAITH, AND HER ADOPTED COUNTRY IS A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AMERICA PROVIDES US AS OUR NATION CELEBRATES.
BAPS LOS ANGELES IS YOUR HONOR TO MARK THIS MILESTONE WITH THE AMERICA TWO 50 CELEBRATION, THE PROGRAM KNOWN AS DEISI ROOT'S, AMERICAN DREAMS. WE ARE CREATING A PERMANENT INDEPENDENCE PLAZA ON OUR CAMPUS, FEATURING THE UNITED STATES, CALIFORNIA STATE, AND THE P-O-W-M-I-A FLAGS AS A LASTING TRIBUTE TO THE FREEDOM SACRIFICES AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE MADE STORIES LIKE MINE POSSIBLE.
WE WILL ALSO BE DEDICATING AN AMERICA TWO 50 TIME CAPSULE, PRESERVING REFLECTIONS FROM RESIDENTS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO YOU.
WE WARMLY INVITE THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ALL THE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT BY CONTRIBUTING A MESSAGE OR AN ARTIFACT TO THE TIME CAPSULE.
AND BY JOINING US FOR THE DEDICATION CEREMONY THIS JULY 4TH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING CHINO HILLS.
SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO CALL HOME JAY SUMINA.
AND GOD BLESS THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I WANT MOM AND DAD TO COME UP.
OH, IF YOU, ARE THEY ALL THE WAY FROM MOM MUMBAI? YEAH, THEY'RE FROM MUMBAI.
OKAY, COME ON, JUST GIVE US YOUR NAMES.
YEAH, I BASICALLY A CIVIL ENGINEER AND UH, UH, VIRTUALLY WE COME HERE.
DID YOU COME HERE JUST TO SPEND SOME TIME WITH HER DAUGHTER? YOU MUST BE PROUD OF HER.
OH, BE MY NAME IS BNA GUARDIA.
WELL, THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.
THANKS FOR, UH, COMING TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN ROW.
UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT BRIEFLY WITH YOU.
I'M WORKING IN TANDEM WITH KEVIN, WHO WAS THE EARLIER SPEAKER ON THE, THE, THE GROUP WHO PETITIONED ABOUT 150 OF US THAT LIVE IN THE NORTH PART OF THE, OF CHINO HILLS REGARDING THE LANDSCAPING IN THE ROAD CONDITIONS.
SO I THOUGHT I'D BRIEFLY SHARE WITH YOU MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, UH, TO KIND OF EMPHASIZE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.
AND BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, UM, I, I'M A, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 33 YEARS.
THE, THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THE GOVERNMENT HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB.
I KNOW BUDGET DEFICITS ARE CHALLENGING.
UH, FOR 30 YEARS I WAS A CONSULTANT WORKING WITH CLIENTS, LARGE PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SMALLER CITIES TO ADDRESS THESE TYPES OF ISSUES.
SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE FACED WITH
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MY PERSONAL HISTORY WITH THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BROUGHT FORTH.EARLIER, I WORKED WITH, UH, JARED'S PREDECESSOR, UM, SEAN O'CONNOR, YOU MAY, SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN SEAN, TO ADDRESS THE, THE, BASICALLY THE NEGLECT OF THE LANDSCAPING IN THE NORTH PORTION OF FUNERALS.
AND I'LL JUST SHARE ONE EXAMPLE ON, ON THE, ON THE ROAD FROM PEYTON ROCK SPRINGS FROM PEYTON TO RIM ROCK.
THE, THE, THE PARKWAY IS DIRT, DIRT AND WHEAT.
WHEREAS WHEN YOU GO TO OTHER PARTS OF CHINO HILLS, IT'S LUSH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL, IT'S BABY ROSES AND NICE FLOWERING SHRUBS.
AND WE, AND I WORKED WITH SEAN.
WE ACTUALLY DID A WALKTHROUGH ON THE ENTIRE STREET, POINTED OUT WHERE TREES AND SHRUBS AND, AND GROUND COVER NEEDED TO BE PLANTED TO HIS CREDIT.
AND THE CITY'S CREDIT, OVER 35 NEW TREES WERE PLANTED ON THAT ONE STRIP, ABOUT A HALF A MILE LONG OF ROAD.
HE THEN SAID THAT IN ORDER TO PLANT THE, THE SHRUBS AND GROUND COVER THEY NEEDED TO, THE CITY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE, THE IRRIGATION LINES, WHICH WAS DONE.
BUT THEN FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT JUST GOT SHUT DOWN.
AND I REALIZE BUDGETS ARE AN ISSUE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, BUT THAT FRUSTRATION THAT THE HOMEOWNERS, THE 150 PLUS ARE, ARE SHARING WITH YOU TONIGHT, REFLECT THE FACT THAT THEY HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE RESPONSIVENESS FROM THE CITY THAT WE BELIEVE WE DESERVE.
AND SO WHAT I'M HERE TO RECOMMEND IS THAT JARED, IF YOU DON'T MIND, OR WHOEVER THE, THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR, SO DESIGNATE, APPOINT SOMEBODY TO WORK WITH US AS A SUBGROUP TO IDENTIFY THESE ISSUES OF CONCERN.
AND TRUST ME, YOU CAN WORK WITHIN YOUR BUDGET.
WE'RE NOT TALKING A LOT OF MONEY OTHER THAN ROADS.
BUT THE, THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CAN BE DONE WITHIN THE EXISTING BUDGET AND IT WILL BEAUTIFY THAT SECTION OF THE NORTH SECTION OF CHINO HILLS.
QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH, OFF, OFF A LITTLE BIT OFF THE SUBJECT.
TNT, THE BIG, THE THE NEW ASIAN MARKET THAT'S GOING IN NEXT TO COSTCO IS THE SALES TAX REVENUE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PROJECTION THAT GROCERY STORES DO NOT GENERATE MUCH SALES TAX IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
FOOD ITEMS, DIAPERS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
YOU ARE NOT CHARGED THE SALES TAX FOOD.
AH, IT'S BECAUSE IT WILL GENERATE A TON OF REVENUE.
BUT YOU WANNA BUY A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF BATTERIES.
WE LOVE IT BECAUSE, WE'LL, WE'LL MAKE OUR, YOU KNOW, OKAY, SO, SO I GET IT.
SO, SO YOU'VE YOU'VE FACTORED THOSE NEW ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL SOURCES.
REVENUE, THERE ARE PROJECTIONS.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
I GOT OFF OFF TRACK THERE, BUT NO, YOU'RE GOOD.
IT'S, IT'S A HUGE, IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE GOOD.
BUT I, I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
WE WILL MAKE SURE, ROD, OUR CITY MANAGER WILL MAKE SURE TO PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH THE RIGHT STAFF SO WE CAN WORK WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND VERY GOOD.
TRY TO GET TO A PLACE FOR YOU.
CHERYL, ROD, CAN YOU GIVE HIM MY NUMBER? I THINK I'M THE, THE DISTRICT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER WE'LL CONNECT YOU WITH.
AND I ALSO WANNA FIND OUT IS THERE ANY CFDS OR ALLEN LS, WHICH I'M PRETTY SURE THERE'S NOT, I DON'T BELIEVE I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YEP.
FOR MR. GEORGE ALSO THANK, THANK YOU VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ.
[ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police]
SAFETY UPDATES.CHIEF WILLIAMS, NO REAL SIGNIFICANT UPDATES.
JUST ENCOURAGE, UH, THE, THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO TAKE A DRIVE BY SOCO CANYON AND LOOK AT THE NEW FIRE STATION.
IT'S COMING ALONG LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL.
UH, I DON'T WANT TO BE OVERLY OPTIMISTIC 'CAUSE THE MINUTE I SAY SOMETHING, IT'S NOT GONNA BE THAT, BUT WE'RE LOOKING HOPEFULLY TOWARDS THE END OF THIS YEAR, DEFINITELY THE FIRST PART OF NEXT YEAR.
BUT MY HOPE IS THAT WE CAN GET THAT THING DONE, GET IT DONE BY DECEMBER 1ST FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING.
AND, UH, JUST WHILE WE'RE ON FIRE UPDATES, UH, AS WE GET CLOSER TO JULY 4TH, ARE FIREWORKS LEGAL IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS? NO.
AND THEN CHIEF GERARD, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU'RE CAUGHT WITH FIREWORKS IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS? YOU WILL BE CITED, UH, QUANT MAS, UH, OFF HAND.
I DON'T KNOW THE AMOUNT OF THIS.
I THINK IT'S A THOUSAND BUCKS, RIGHT? I BELIEVE IT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
YEAH, A THOUSAND DOLLARS FINE.
SO NO FIREWORKS CHIEF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, UH, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE.
ON THAT NOTE THIS EVENING, I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT.
I WAS CONCISE IN THAT HE JUST CAME BACK FROM GERMANY.
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CITY MANAGER UPDATES,[ CITY MANAGER UPDATES]
NO UPDATES.[ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Johsz Southern California Association of Governments Energy and Environmental Committee Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Measure I Ad Hoc Committee Council Member Bennett California Institution for Men and Women’s Citizen Advisory Committees Council Member Moran Southern California Association of Governments Community, Economic, and Human Development Committee]
COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS.I WILL BE REPORTING ON THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATED GOVERNMENTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.
WE, UH, WE HAD AN UPDATE REGARDING REGIONAL PLANNING FOR, UM, OH GOSH, ESSENTIALLY, UH, ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANDATES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT THE STATE IS PUTTING ON.
AND THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY THAT I GOT FROM IT WAS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND OUR INFINITE WISDOM, NO AGENCIES TALK TO EACH OTHER, IS THAT ONE AGENCY WILL MANDATE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALL THESE VEHICLES, BUT THEN THE PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY WON'T MANDATE THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES WORK TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE HAPPEN.
IT WAS A LOT OF, UH, GRIPING FROM MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYORS THROUGHOUT THE AREA JUST SAYING, HEY, WE'D LOVE TO DO THIS, BUT EDISON SAYS, HEY, WE'LL SEE YOU IN FIVE YEARS WHEN THE PERMIT'S READY TO GO.
SO THAT WAS THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM THAT, UH, VICE MAYOR.
I JUST ATTENDED ONE MEETING WITH S-B-C-T-A AND IT HAD TO DO WITH, UH, S-C-R-R-A OR METROLINK LINE.
SO WE DID AN UPDATE ON THE FISCAL YEAR FOR 20 26, 20 27 ON PRIOR YEAR SURPLUS AND ALSO RE REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE BUDGET FOR THE FIRST QUARTER FOR THE ORAL SERVICE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN AND WOMEN CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
UH, THOSE MEETING, WHOOPS, THOSE MEETINGS WERE THIS MORNING AND UNFORTUNATELY I HAD A, UH, CONFLICT THAT I COULDN'T RESCHEDULE, SO I DID NOT ATTEND THOSE.
THANK COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN, THE SENATE, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT'S COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.
OKAY, SO SHIFTING BACK TO SCAG BRYAN.
SO I ALSO SERVE ON A POLICY COMMITTEE LIKE MAYOR JOE'S DOES.
THIS ONE IS, LIKE HE SAID, COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
SO THE MAJORITY OF THIS MEETING WAS DEDICATED TO TALKING ABOUT, UH, PUTTING TOGETHER THE SUBCOMMITTEE, UH, FOR ARENA REGIONAL HOUSING.
UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF LIVELY DISCUSSION.
I FEEL PRIVILEGED THAT WE ACTUALLY, OUR COLLEAGUE IS PRESIDENT OF SCAG.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS, IF THIS IS GONNA, IF IT'S COME BEFORE YOU ALREADY RAY, BUT I WILL SAY IF I, SO I CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO YOU GUYS AND WHAT, UH, WHAT THE COMMITTEE WAS WORRIED ABOUT.
THE POLICY COMMITTEE IS THAT THEY FEEL THAT, UM, MANY PEOPLE FELT IT WASN'T FAIR THAT JUST THE REGIONAL COUNCIL SERVES ON THIS SUB, THIS IMPORTANT SUBCOMMITTEE.
THEY WANT THE REGIONAL COUNCIL TO, UM, TO CONSIDER SOMEONE THAT SERVES ON A POLICY COMMITTEE TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR THAT.
UM, THE ONE WOMAN THAT SPOKE, UM, SHE PUT IT PRETTY WELL THAT, UM, SHE'S A NEWLY ELECTED, WHICH SHE CONSIDERS MAYBE LIKE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
SHE FEELS THAT SHE HAS A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE AS WELL.
UM, AND THAT, WELL THAT SHE APPLAUDS THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
THERE'S A LOT OF LONG TENURE WHERE SHE FEELS AT LEAST ON SOMETHING THAT'S AS IMPORTANT AS THIS KIND OF COMMITTEE THAT SHE WOULD LIKE POLICY MEMBERS TO BE COMMITTED.
SO, UM, I'M KIND OF NEUTRAL ON IT, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
I TOLD HER I WOULD SHARE IT WITH YOU.
AND THEN THE OTHER, UM, LIVELY DISCUSSION WAS ABOUT LA COUNTY.
UM, GIVEN THE POPULATION THEY HAVE AND THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING THAT'S GONNA BE NEEDED TO GO THERE, THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR ONE MORE SEAT ON THIS COMMITTEE AND THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, LA COUNTY GET ONE OR TWO MORE SEATS.
SO IT'S ALWAYS INTERESTING WHEN IT'S REGIONAL.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO FOCUS ON HOW DOES THIS AFFECT CHINO HILLS, BUT YEAH, IT DOES IT ALL, IT ALL SIFTS DOWN WITH THE HOUSING MANDATES FROM CALIFORNIA.
SO I KNOW SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE, OR LIKE PAINT DRAWING GUYS, BUT WE'RE JUST REPORTING, WE'RE OUT THERE SERVING ON BEHALF OF CHINO HILLS FOR THESE IMPORTANT REGIONAL THINGS.
SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU, RAY.
[ COUNCIL COMMENTS]
DOING YOUR COUNCIL COMMENTS? SURE.UM, GOSH, TONIGHT'S ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS WHERE WE'VE ALL BEEN UP HERE A LONG TIME.
THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE HARD, BUT THEY'RE MEANT I WANNA, UM, THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING SO PROFESSIONAL.
I WANNA, UM, I REALLY FEEL THAT LIKE WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND THAT'S HOW I WANNA FEEL THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
HOWEVER, IT TURNS OUT, UM, I WANT RESIDENTS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL AVAILABLE BY PHONE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IN THIS FIRESTORM OF CHINO HILL'S CONNECTIONS OR OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU GUYS CAN CALL US.
THAT'S HOW I STALKED KEVIN OVER THERE BECAUSE HE FORGETS, AND I'M GONNA DIGRESS REALLY QUICKLY.
SO, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, I WENT TO, I'VE BEEN TO YOUR STREET, THIS WAS YEARS AGO, AND I MET HIM AND I GOT HIS BUSINESS CARD.
SO I REMEMBER I SIGNED UP FOR HIS NEWSLETTERS AND I'VE BEEN GETTING 'EM FOR YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER UNSUBSCRIBED KEVIN THAT SAYS SOMETHING, AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU, BUT I KEPT SUBSCRIBING WHAT THE HOUSING MARKET LOOKED LIKE.
I GOT IT RIGHT TO MY CITY EMAIL.
IT WAS GOOD INFO, RIGHT? IT WAS GREAT INFO
SO A FEW WEEKS AGO I GOT A CHANGE.ORG THING GOING, SIGN OUR PETITION.
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WHAT'S GOING ON IN CHINO HILLS? AND IT WAS A PETITION THAT KEVIN HAD STARTED.SO I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND I CALLED HIM BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO GUYS.
SO, UM, I WAS SORRY TO HEAR TONIGHT THAT YOU'RE STILL HAVING THOSE SAME FRUSTRATIONS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT, I MEAN, THAT OTHER STUFF IS STILL GOING ON.
I WAS VERY HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS THAT SEAN O'CONNOR WENT OUT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DO AND WE CAN'T ALWAYS GUARANTEE THE TIMELINE OR THE OUTCOME, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND WE'RE HERE TO LISTEN TO YOU GUYS.
SO I WOULD SAY PLEASE DO THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
PLEASE CALL WHOEVER YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH.
WELL, NOT BRIAN, FOR SURE,
DON'T CALL ME, HE'S YOUR MAYOR.
UM, GIVE US, GIVE US THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT BEFORE YOU LIKE BASH US ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR IF YOU SEE SOMEONE ELSE OR READ THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS LIKE, BUT IF IT'S ON FACEBOOK, IT MEANS IT'S TRUE.
BUT IF LIKE YOU REALLY SEE SOMEONE LIKE CALLING OUT YOUR LEADERSHIP FOR THE COMMUNITY, SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GIVE THEM A CALL? MAYBE THEY CAN HELP YOU.
AND THAT'S ALL I WOULD ASK IS GIVE US A CHANCE TO HELP YOU GUYS.
UM, THE OTHER THING I HAVE ON HERE IS, UH, BRIAN, MAYOR JOE'S, GREAT STATE OF THE CITY.
THEY'RE ALL THERE TO SUPPORT YOU.
I, UM, STAFF NICOLE AND YOUR TEAM AS WELL.
UM, AND THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN ANSWER IT.
SO AS AN AVERAGE RESIDENT, IF THEY WERE TO START PAYING 1 CENTS MORE ON EVERY DOLLAR THAT THEY SPEND IN CHINO HILLS, WHAT DO, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO ME? WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO MY POCKETBOOK? I'M JUST CURIOUS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD MEAN.
I'D HAVE TO LOOK, I WE HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT ANGLE YET.
I CAN TELL YOU THAT ON A HAPPY MEAL THAT MAYBE COST $6 IS 6 CENTS.
IF IT WAS A STEAK DINNER AT WOOD RANCH THAT COSTS $30, IT MIGHT BE 30 CENTS A STARBUCKS COFFEE AT $7, IT'S LIKE 7 CENTS.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A VERY NOMINAL FEE.
BUT I HAD NOT LOOKED, NOT SEVEN, NOT, NOT A WHOLE 7 CENTS NEW, BUT TOTAL IT WOULD BE IT 1 CENT, 1% ON A $7 DRINK WOULD BE 7 CENTS.
SO IT COST YOU ABOUT 7 CENTS MORE, 6 CENTS MORE.
IT, IT'S, YOU'RE TALKING PENNIES.
THAT'S WHAT I GUESS I WANNA RELATE.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE PERCENTAGE VERSUS CENTS.
SO THE BOTTOM LINE AT THE END OF THE DAY IS IT'S 1 CENT ON EVERY DOLLAR IS WHAT WOULD BE PROBABLY.
AND I THINK BRIAN BROUGHT UP A REALLY GOOD IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE PEOPLE MIGHT SAY, OH, I SPENT HUNDREDS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON GROCERIES EVERY YEAR WITH MY GROWING FAMILY, WHERE WITH FOOD, YOU DON'T PAY SALES TAX.
AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT EDUCATION.
I THINK NICOLE HAS SOME OF YOU EVEN ON OUR WEBSITE, I'D HAVE TO DOUBLE CHECK, BUT WE HAD, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT ONE POINT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS YOU DON'T PAY IT FOR, YOU DO PAY, UH, PREPARED FOOD, YOU WOULD PAY FOR IT, BUT THERE ARE MANY UNPREPARED, MOST UNPREPARED FOODS YOU WOULDN'T PAY FOR.
AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER GENERAL MERCHANDISE TYPES ITEMS THAT YOU ALSO DON'T PAY FOR.
IF YOU EVER REALLY WANT TO KIND OF GET WONKY, IF YOU GO TO SUBWAY AND YOU GET A SANDWICH AND THEY SAY, HEY, DO YOU WANT IT TOASTED? YOU GET TAXED AT A DIFFERENT RATE.
THAT'S, AND IF YOU ASK FOR UNCOSTED, HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT IT'S AT A DIFFERENT RATE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GET INTO TAX, INTO TAXES.
AND THE LAST THING IS THAT I'M SO EXCITED THAT WE'RE HAVING THOSE TWO WORKSHOPS.
WE HAVE ONE ON A WEEKNIGHT, WE HAVE ONE ON SATURDAY.
MY QUESTION TO STAFF IS IF SOMEONE CANNOT MAKE EITHER OF THOSE DATES, CAN WE RECORD IT AND REPLAY IT ON THE CITY TV STATION? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN RECORD IT, BUT WHAT WE, WE WILL DO, WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL OUTREACH, UH, VENUES, WE'LL BE AT EVERY OKAY.
UH, CONCERT IN THE PARK THIS YEAR.
WE WILL BE AT, UM, SOME POPUP TYPE CITY HALL EVENTS.
WE WILL HAVE THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
WE ARE GONNA BE AROUND THE CITY A LOT MORE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION IF ANYBODY WANTS IT.
I I'M HOPING THAT THOSE TWO MEETINGS IS LIKE WHAT WE HAD TONIGHT.
BUT WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT WE CAN JUST HAVE SOME DIALOGUE AND MAKE PE HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND.
SO, AND IT'LL BE A LITTLE LESS, I HELP YOU GUYS EN ENCOURAGE YOUR FRIENDS TO ATTEND A LITTLE LESS FORMAL SO THEY COULD FEEL FREE PROBABLY TO WALK UP AND, AND TALK TO STAFF OR ANYBODY THEY WANT TO DURING THE MEETING.
UH, YOU KNOW, TO FOLLOW UP ON, ON SOMETHING CYNTHIA SAID ABOUT CALLING US, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DO HAVE DISTRICTS.
WE WERE FORCED INTO DISTRICT SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
UH, AND AND THAT'S A WHOLE OTHER STORY.
BUT THE REALITY IS, EVERY ONE OF US ON THIS DAIS, WE DON'T CARE WHAT, WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE CITY, IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY, YOU GIVE US A CALL.
AND WE DON'T CARE WHERE YOU, WHETHER YOU'RE IN OUR DISTRICT OR NOT, BECAUSE YOU'RE IN ALL OF OUR DISTRICT, WHICH IS THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS.
WE REPRESENT EACH AND EVERY RESIDENT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE IN OUR DISTRICT AND SPECIFICALLY VOTE FOR US OR NOT.
SO JUST TO, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT, UH, WE HAVE COME TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
UH, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY, AND ESPECIALLY, I MEAN, HOW MANY TIMES, UH, HAVE WE BEEN GETTING EMAILS ABOUT DIFFERENT AREAS IN THE CITY WHERE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE JUST DRIVING CRAZY? WE'VE GOT PEOPLE DOING DONUTS AND INTERSECTIONS AND DOING, YOU KNOW, STREET TAKEOVERS.
WE'VE GOT THE KIDS THAT ARE, UH, BEEN GIVEN E-BIKES BY THEIR PARENTS AND ARE DRIVING CRAZY AND NOT SAFE.
UH, THANK GOD, NOT MORE HAVE BEEN HURT, BUT, UH, THEY CAN RUN OVER A SMALL CHILD AND REALLY, REALLY HURT SOMEBODY.
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UH, JUST EDUCATE YOUR KIDS TO BE WATCHING OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.AND YOU AS PARENTS, BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND, UH, THAT YOU'RE WATCHING OUT FOR THOSE KIDS.
UH, SO THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
UH, IF YOU HAVE NOTICED, IF YOU'VE BEEN COMING DOWN ON, UH, PEYTON AND YOU SEE ALL OF THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION FENCES GOING ON AROUND AYLA HIGH SCHOOL, JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY READ ABOUT IT OR KNOW ABOUT IT, UH, THE TEMPORARY BUILDINGS ON THE NORTHWEST END OF THE, UH, CAMPUS ARE BEING REMOVED.
AND ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE WITH RESPECT TO THE, UH, PARKING LOT RE RECONFIGURATION AND RENEWAL BECAUSE THERE IS A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT IS GOING IN AT THAT LOCATION.
IT WILL BE BUILT, UH, BUILT OUT BY THE END OF 28.
UH, IT IS BEING FUNDED BY MEASURE G, THE 750 PART OF THE $750 MILLION BOND ISSUE THAT WAS PASSED BY THE VOTERS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES WHEN CONSTRUCTION, UH, VEHICLES ARE GOING IN THERE AND THEY'RE JUST STOPPING.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET IN OR IF THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEBODY TO LET THEM THROUGH THE GATE.
SO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE IF THERE'S A TRUCK STOPPED, UH, DON'T THINK THAT THEY'RE JUST GONNA START ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON.
AND BE CAREFUL BECAUSE PEOPLE COME ZIPPING AROUND YOU.
AND IT'S JUST A, IT'S, IT'S BEGGING FOR AN ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN BECAUSE PEOPLE GET IMPATIENT.
THEY DON'T WANNA WAIT FOR YOU TO PULL OUT AND GET AROUND THE TRUCK.
SO I ALMOST GOT HIT MYSELF A COUPLE DAYS AGO AND JUST BE CAREFUL OF THAT.
WITH RESPECT TO A RECAP OF TONIGHT, THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, WE APPRECIATE IT.
YOU HAVE HEARD, UH, PROBABLY IN GREATER DETAIL EXACTLY WHERE WE'RE AT IN OUR CURRENT BUDGETARY SITUATION.
UH, THOSE PEOPLE LISTENING TO US ON HOME ARE, AGAIN, LIKEWISE, UH, BETTER, UH, INFORMED AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
IF THIS IS SOMETHING, UH, IF THE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO REVENUE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TONIGHT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE IN AGREED AGREEMENT UPON, WE WOULD HOPE THAT YOU GET OUT THERE AND TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBORS, EXPLAIN TO THEM WHERE WE'RE AT AS A, AS A, A CITY, AND ENCOURAGE THEM THAT IF THIS IS THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN AND THE ONLY WAY TO HELP US OUT FISCALLY THAT, UH, YOU ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SUPPORT US IN THESE VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS WE HAVE TO MAKE.
AND, UH, JIM, AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T AGREE ON THINGS, BUT, UH, YOU, YOU, YOU'RE A NUMBERS GUY TOO, AND YOU SEE WHAT THE BENEFIT IS AND WHAT THE REALITY IS AND WE, WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
SO WITH THAT, AGAIN, UH, HAVE A GREAT SUMMER.
UH, WE ARE NOT, WE'RE JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE GOING TO BE DARK.
THE, UH, END THE SECOND MEETING OF THIS MONTH, NEXT MONTH AND AUGUST.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE ONLY MEETING THE, THE FIRST, UH, THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST.
AND WE'LL BE BACK FULL TWO MEETINGS PER, UH, UM, MONTH, UH, STARTING IN SEPTEMBER.
SO JUST WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY THAT INFORMATION.
DID I MISS ANYTHING ELSE? ARE WE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND MEETING IN JUNE? DARK? THE NEXT MEETING? YEAH, WE'RE DARK THE NEXT MEETING.
YEAH, SO WE'RE, WE'RE, WE HAVE THREE THREE, I THOUGHT I'M EXCITED.
I ASKED HER AS SHE SAID, WE ONLY ONLY HAD THE FIRST MEETING OF ALL THREE MONTHS.
YEAH, THE SECOND MEETING OF ALL THREE MONTHS ARE DARK.
THANKS FOR KEEPING US HONEST, SIR.
I JUST WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN'T, IF YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE GETTING HERE, COME ON UP.
I'M SURE THEY CAN LET YOU COME IN HERE AND JUST VISIT, BUT WE WON'T BE HERE.
SO DO WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE SECOND? UH, NO, I'M TEASING
UM, I DID ATTEND A MEETING CALLED JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
I ATTENDED MY FIRST MEETING ACTUALLY TODAY, SO I'M BEING PUT ON A BUDGET COMMITTEE.
AND THEN ALSO OUR INSURANCE DID GO UP.
UH, LIABILITY WENT UP 54%, $5 MILLION FOR ALL THE PARTNER CITIES THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
YOU BURNED DOWN CITY HALL STUFF HAPPENS.
BUT OVERALL, SOME OF THEM WENT DOWN.
SO OVERALL COST IS GOING UP ABOUT 11% S SCAG TRANSPORTATION.
STEVE BLY FROM ROSEMEAD IS OUR NEW VICE CHAIR.
UH, WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SPEED RAIL.
I ALMOST FELL OFF MY CHAIR BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY PUTTING RAIL DOWN FOR 119 MILES FROM, WELL, YOU GOTTA GET FROM, FROM HANFORD TO BAKERSFIELD.
FROM MERCED TO, TO BAKERSFIELD.
UH, MOST ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR ALL THE WAY TO ANAHEIM, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.
GOING TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WE APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CONTRACT.
HE DIDN'T GET COST OF LIVING, BUT HE DID GET A MERIT RAISE.
UM, YES, THE SEVENTH CYCLE FOR, FOR ARENA WILL BE TAKING PLACE.
AND, UH, WE'LL BE STARTING THE PROCESSING AND THEN ALSO I'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER A SUBCOMMITTEE.
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UM, LAST CYCLE WE ACTUALLY HAD SIX VOTING MEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH ONE OF THE COUNTIES.THIS TIME WE'RE GETTING FOUR VOTING MEMBERS FROM LA COUNTY, THREE FROM SAN BERNARDINO, THREE FROM RIVERSIDE, THREE FROM ORANGE, TWO FROM VENTURA, AND TWO FROM IMPERIAL.
SO WE'RE MAKING THE COMMITTEE A LOT BIGGER.
SO, AND YES, CEHD IS A COMMITTEE, UH, WHICH IS COMMUNITY EDUCATION, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, AND THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOUSING.
SO WE'RE GIVING THEM THE LEAD TO PUT THE, THE, THE PEOPLE TOGETHER.
SO WE'LL DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
UM, I, I'M ALSO GONNA BE MEETING TO, UM, I'M GONNA BE GONNA SACRAMENTO AND I'M GONNA BE MEETING WITH THE HCD DIRECTOR PRIOR TO OUR FIRST MEETING.
SO I'LL BE MEETING HIM IN PERSON.
UM, MY MAIN CONCERNS ARE IS I'M ALREADY BEING TOLD RIGHT NOW, THIS CYCLE, SIXTH CYCLE, WE HAD TO ZONE FOR 37, 29 UNITS.
SO I'M CONCERNED, WELL IF WE ONLY BUILD A THOUSAND, WHAT'S THE REMAINDER? THE 27 39, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO? AND I'M ALSO BEING TOLD RIGHT NOW PROBABLY ANOTHER 3,700 UNITS THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ZONE FOR THE NEXT CYCLE.
SO THAT SCARES THE HECK OUTTA ME.
SO I'M GONNA BE GOING UP TO SACRAMENTO AND I'M GONNA BE TALKING, I'LL BE MEETING WITH YOU TOO.
SO I'M GONNA NEED SOME GOOD AMMO FOR WHEN I HAVE THAT MEETING.
ALSO, UM, THE ESTHERS CARBON CANYON, WE, UM, WERE VERY HAPPY AS A CITY.
WE CAME TOGETHER ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO TO BASICALLY STOP TRUCK TRAFFIC MOVING THROUGH CARBON CANYON.
CARBON CANYON IS A FIRE, HIGH FIRE RISK AREA.
AND ALSO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIVE IN CARBON CANYON AND, AND ACTUALLY COMMUTE FROM, UH, ORANGE COUNTY TO RIVERSIDE AND RIVERSIDE TO ORANGE COUNTY.
SO WE WERE JUST TOLD RECENTLY THAT THEY'RE GONNA OPEN IT UP POSSIBLY TO TRUCK TRAFFIC AGAIN.
AND IT'S A REALLY CONCERN THAT I HAVE SINCE WE'RE IN A VERY HIGH FA FIRE HAZARD AREA, THAT WE'RE GONNA LET THESE BIG SEMI-TRUCK GO THROUGH CARBON CANYON WITH FLAMMABLE LI LIQUIDS, COMBUST COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL, AND ALSO EV BATTERIES.
UH, WE HAD A, A RUSH FIRE ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
IT WAS A TESLA WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER, THE BATTERY OPENED UP AND THESE LITTLE SMALL ENERGIZED PARTICLES WENT ALL ACROSS THE ROAD AND STARTED NUMEROUS FIRES.
SO THAT CONCERNS ME WITH BIG TRUCKS 'CAUSE THEY'RE BIGGER BATTERIES AND THAT, UH, CAN REALLY HURT OUR COMMUNITY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING, UH, WEDNESDAY, I BELIEVE.
AND UM, SO, BUT, UH, YOUR, YOUR COUNCIL IS PUSHING BACK REALLY HARD.
WE'VE TALKED TO OUR LEGISLATORS AT THE SENATE LEVEL, OUR ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, UM, EVEN OUR CONGRESS PEOPLE.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE PUSHING BACK ON THIS.
UM, WE'VE FOUGHT TOO LONG TO GET A RESTRICTION AND FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD ON THIS, I'M GONNA SORT OF TAKE SOME OF THE BLAME ON THIS.
AND THE REASON I SAY THIS, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, DOUG SPARKS LIVES ON THE S TERMS WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
HE'S HAD 15 ACCIDENTS AT THE S TERMS WITH CARS GOING THROUGH HIS FENCE.
WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS HE'S HAD FIVE ACCIDENTS.
SO YES, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE STERS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY TURNED IT ON US AND NOW THEY WANT TO PUT, UH, THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THE TRUCK RESTRICTIONS.
BUT I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOUR COUNSEL, UM, THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE GONNA FIGHT VERY HARD TO ELIMINATE THIS.
SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS, SIR.
AND THAT RAISED COMMENTS WERE GOOD.
CAN NICOLE TELL EVERYONE THE INFORMATION ABOUT TOMORROW? YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY THE, IS IT TOMORROW WE HAVE THE MCCOY BARN OPEN FOR RESIDENTS TO COME AND VOICE THEIR CONCERNS TO CALTRANS? YES.
SO THE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS BEING HELD VIA CALTRANS VIA ZOOM, BUT UM, AS A CITY WE'VE OPENED UP THE MACOR BARN TO PROVIDE PEOPLE A SPACE TO TAKE THAT MEETING TOGETHER.
THEY WILL STILL NEED TO LOG INTO THE ZOOM MEETING FROM THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CELL PHONES OR MOBILE DEVICES BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TAKING GROUP COMMENTS.
BUT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL BE THERE TO HELP FACILITATE GETTING LOGGED ON.
AND JUST TO, UH, IF THEY ALL WANNA BE THERE TO PROVIDE DISCUSSION AND WE'LL PROVIDE A SCREEN FOR VIEWING.
YEAH, I THINK WE WANNA MAKE SURE WE SHOW, I DON'T KNOW, SAY 50 PEOPLE SHOW UP, THAT IT DOESN'T JUST POP UP AS ONE, YOU KNOW, ONE GROUP SPEAKING.
WE'D RATHER HAVE 50 INDIVIDUALS VOICING THEIR, UH, THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE TO RAY'S POINT, ALL FIVE OF US, YOU KNOW, WORKED HARD TO GET TRUCK TRAFFIC OUT OF THE CANYON AND THEN NOW TO POTENTIALLY HAVE IT COME BACK IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL GREATLY OPPOSED TO.
SO, HEY BRIAN, ALSO TO ORANGE COUNTY CITY OF BRAND.
DID THEY'RE PARTNERS WITH US TOO.
BRAND DOING DIDN'T WANT TRAFFIC DOING JOB, SO, YEAH, NO, WE WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE IN THIS FIGHT TOGETHER WITH THEM.
UH, FOR MY COMMENTS, UH, JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADS AND COLLEGE GRADS.
UH, WE HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD GRADUATION, UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
UH, WANTED TO SAY HELLO TO PETER ROGERS OUT THERE IN THE ETHER 'CAUSE HE'S LISTENING RIGHT NOW.
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OUT ON VACATION, BUT WANTED TO GIVE HIM A SHOUT OUT.HE, UH, I KNOW HE IS HERE IN SPIRIT, MUCH LIKE THE HOLY SPIRIT.
UM, UH, SINCE WE WILL NOT BE HAVING A SECOND MEETING IN JUNE, JUST WANTED TO SAY, WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY OUT FOR OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION.
WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO IT UP BIG FOR AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY, SO PLEASE COME OUT PLEASE, UH, HAVE A GREAT TIME.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO BAPS FOR, UH, FOR THAT EVENT.
THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT ATTENDED THE STATE OF THE CITY.
IT WAS NICE TO, UH, BE ABLE TO HAVE ONE IN PERSON.
UH, LIKE I HAD JOKED AT THE COUN OR AT THE STATE OF THE CITY.
THE FIRST STATE OF THE CITY I HAD WAS, UH, ON ZOOM BECAUSE IT WAS DURING C SO IT WAS NICE TO HAVE ONE ACTUALLY IN PERSON.
[ 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.]
HAVE A GOOD EVENING.