* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. [ 6:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED CITY OF CHINO HILL CITY COUNCIL MEETING. UH, MADAM CITY CLERK, WOULD YOU TAKE ROLE, PLEASE? ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALRIGHT [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] THEN WITH THAT, WE WILL BE LED IN OUR, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY MONA, ONE OF OUR, UH, HONOREES TONIGHT, AND THEN FOLLOWED UP, UH, BY PASTOR COLIN WARNER FROM CORY CHAPEL, CHINO HILLS, SAMONA. THANK YOU. YOU PLEASE STAND. OKAY, BEGINNING 3, 2, 1. I PLEDGE FOR LEGIONS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE LIBERTY. AND CAN YOU SEE IT? THANK YOU. MONA, PLEASE [ INVOCATION: Pastor Collin Warner, Calvary Chapel Chino Hills] REMAIN STANDING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PRAY. AND SO IF YOU GUYS WOULD BOW YOUR HEADS, LOVE TO PRAY OVER THE CITY AND THE MEETING. FATHER GOD, WE COME THIS EVENING. GOD'S SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS CITY. I KNOW I COULD SPEAK FOR MYSELF, MY FAMILY MEMBERS, AND MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION, UH, THAT I REPRESENT HERE TODAY. AND, AND GOD, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. LORD, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE SAFETY, UH, AND SECURITY THAT THESE MEN TO MY RIGHT, UH, BEHIND ME AND LEFT, PROVIDE. FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU'D BLESS AND KEEP, UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND EACH INDIVIDUAL SHERIFF, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP THEM SHARP AS THEY DO THEIR JOBS TO AND THEIR CALLINGS, TO UPHOLD THEIR OATH, TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THIS GREAT CITY. I PRAY THAT YOU'D FILL THEM WITH WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT, UH, FOR THESE GENTLEMEN TO MY LEFT LORD, WHO REPRESENT THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND, AND THOSE WHO, UM, ARE, ARE NEW ADDITIONS. FATHER, I PRAY THAT YOU'D PROTECT THEIR BODIES AND THEIR MINDS. GOD SEEING THE PARAMEDIC PATCH ON THEIR RIGHT SHOULDER. LORD, THEY NEED TO REMEMBER MEDICATIONS, DOSAGES, PROTOCOLS. THEY NEED TO REMEMBER THE SOPS. THEY NEED TO NOT ONLY KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE, BUT KEEP THEM CIVILIANS OF THIS CITY SAFE AND ALL THAT. UH, WHILE THERE'S CHAOS GOING ON AROUND THEM, FATHER, I PRAY, UH, FOR THEM THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO UPHOLD THOSE THINGS AND, AND KEEP IN MIND THOSE THINGS THEY'VE LEARNED. FATHER, FOR ALL THESE STANDING IN FRONT OF ME THAT MAKE DECISIONS THAT SOMETIMES ARE SMALL AND SOMETIMES ARE MUCH LARGER, I PRAY FOR THEM. I PRAY THAT YOU'D GIVE THEM THE WISDOM AND THE DISCERNMENT THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO SEE, UH, THREE, FOUR OR FIVE STEPS DOWN THE ROAD, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW EVERY DECISION THEY MAKE AFFECTS THE LIVES OF, OF THESE CIVILIANS AND THESE CITIZENS. AND, AND THAT THEY WOULD UPHOLD THAT AND THEY TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. AND I, AND I TRUST THEY DO. FATHER, I ALSO PRAY THAT YOU'D GIVE THEM FAVOR AS THERE'S SOME DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE WITH UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES OR SITUATIONS GOD GIVE THEM FAVOR AND INSIGHT TO SEE. AND LORD, I JUST WANNA PRAY OVER TODAY SPECIFICALLY, I PRAY, LORD, SEEING IN BIG, BOLD LETTERS TO MY LEFT IN GOD WE TRUST, I PRAY THAT THAT WOULD BE TRUE OF US TODAY. AND LORD, AS DIFFERENT THINGS ARE BROUGHT UP ON THE AGENDA, SOME THINGS AWESOME, OTHER THINGS MAY CAUSE DISAGREEMENTS. I PRAY, FATHER, THAT ALL THINGS WOULD COME TO A GOOD, STEADY, AND REASONABLE SOLUTION. FATHER, I JUST PRAY THAT YOU'D CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS CITY AND THAT YOU CONTINUE TO USE THE HANDS, HEARTS, AND MINDS OF THOSE, UH, WHOM YOU'VE CHARGED, LORD, TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR ALL THE CIVILIANS AND CITIZENS OF THIS CITY. GOD, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR IT. WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO PROTECT IT AND BE WITH IT, I PRAY, IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PASTOR, AND THANK YOU, MONA. [4. INTRODUCTION - New Employees: Allison Torres, Community Relations Analyst II, City Manager's Office and Abel Ambriz, Maintenance Worker I, Public Works Department] THE FIRST PRESENTATION ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMPLOYEES, ALLISON TORRES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS ANALYST, TWO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, AND ABEL AMBRE, MAINTENANCE WORKER, ONE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. WILL YOU JOIN THE MAYOR AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE? ALRIGHT. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WANNA WELCOME OUR TWO NEWEST EMPLOYEES TO OUR CITY FAMILY. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, UH, ALI TORRES AS OUR NEW COMMUNITY RELATIONS ANALYST TWO. UH, BEFORE JOINING US, ALI SPENT THREE YEARS WORKING IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THREE YEARS WITH A MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FIRM, TPEE SMITH, UH, WORKING WITH SEVERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. OUTSIDE OF WORK, ALI ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND HER DOG, PENNY. UH, AND NEXT [00:05:01] I'D LIKE TO INDUCE OR A, UH, INTRODUCE, UH, ABEL AMBRE, UH, AS OUR NEW MAINTENANCE WORKER. BEFORE JOINING US, ABEL WORKED IN MAINTENANCE FOR VARIOUS SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND HAS HIS BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM A SU. SO, WELCOME BOTH OF YOU. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE ANY WORDS ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU LOVE YOUR NEW EMPLOYER, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU. SO COME ON, GO FOR IT. HI THERE. AND GOOD EVENING. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. IT'S A GREAT CITY, AND I'M VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITY. SO, THANK YOU. UH, I ALSO WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND, UH, APPRECIATE, UM, EVERYBODY TAKING THE CHANCE FOR ME ON ME, AND CAN'T WAIT TO SERVE THE CITY. COOL. OKAY. WE GOTTA GIVE YOU YOUR, YOUR OFFICIAL PINS. WE'LL COME FORWARD. WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR COMING. [5. INTRODUCTION - New Chino Valley Fire District Firefighters / Paramedics Brian Erickson Brett Perry John Cota Jr. Giuseppe Escobar] ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, ANOTHER FUN ITEM IS INTRODUCING OUR NEW FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS, UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS AND TRAINING CAPTAIN BRADY. WOULD YOU MIND JOINING ME? ALRIGHT. ON BEHALF OF THIS CHINO, UH, HILLS CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR FOUR NEW, UH, EMPLOYEES FOR THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT. WE'RE ALWAYS VERY PROUD TO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR, UH, OUR NEW, UH, FACES COME TO OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS. UM, SO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE, UM, CATHERINE BRADY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, JUST GIVE US A, HEY, DO WANT TO HAVE THEM COME UP AND THEN I'LL READ THEIR BIAS, WHAT, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT. UH, I'D LIKE TO START. FIRST ONE, OH, SORRY, IS JOHN CODA. UH, JOHN CODA LIVES IN IRVINE WITH HIS WIFE. BEFORE JOINING THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, HE WORKED FOR SAN MANUEL FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN HIS FREE TIME, JOHN ENJOYS GOLFING, SNOWBOARDING, TRAVELING, AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. NEXT IS BRIAN ERICKSON. BRIAN ERICKSON LIVES IN, UH, MONTROSE WITH HIS WIFE MORGAN. BEFORE JOINING THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, HE WORKED AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC FOR THE PASADENA FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND HIS FREE TIME. BRIAN ENJOYS OUTDOOR CAMPING, FISHING, SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. NEXT UP IS GIUSEPPE ESCOBAR. GIUSEPPE ESCOBAR LIVES IN SAN BERNARDINO. BEFORE JOINING THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, HE WORKED FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SERVED AS A TRAVEL PARAMEDIC FOR KERN COUNTY. IN HIS FREE TIME, GIUSEPPE ENJOYS TRAVELING, TRYING NEW THINGS, AND SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. AND LASTLY IS BRETT PERRY. BRETT PERRY LIVES IN BAKERSFIELD WITH HIS WIFE OF TWO WITH, AND TWO CHILDREN. UH, BEFORE JOINING THE CHINO VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT, HE WORKED FOR BAKERSFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT. IN HIS FREE TIME, BRETT ENJOYS GOLFING, PLAYING SOFTBALL, AND TRAVELING WITH FAMILY. SO, AS THE CHIEF, WE'RE, WE'RE EXTREMELY FORTUNATE IN THESE TOUGH TIMES TO BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME AND WORK HERE AND HAVE, HAVE THEM LEAVE, UH, A, AN A LOCATION, AN ORGANIZATION THAT THEY'RE ALREADY THRIVING IN. SO WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THESE YOUNG MEN, THEY KNOW THE STANDARDS HERE ARE HIGH, AND I'M SURE THEY'RE, THEY'RE READY TO MEET 'EM. UH, IT'S, UH, UH, ALSO A BLESSING FOR ME TO HAVE CAPTAIN BRADY HERE TODAY. AS I WAS STANDING UP HERE, I WAS JUST REFLECTING. JEFF AND I USED TO CRAWL IN A CAR, UH, ONCE A WEEK FOR SIX MONTHS, AND WE CARPOOLED TO THE FIRE ACADEMY. IT'S ABOUT 30 YEARS AGO NOW. SO, UH, THEY'RE IN GOOD HANDS. THEY HAVE, THE EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH, BUT I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA, THEY'RE GONNA MEET HIM. SO, WELCOME ABOARD, GENTLEMEN. AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, ONE HALF OF YOUR NEW COMMUNITY. THANK YOU GUYS. NOW, WHAT I THINK ALL THESE YOUNG FOLKS ARE HERE FOR, UH, ON BEHALF [6. RECOGNITION - Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Participants from Various Chino Hills Schools] OF THE, UH, ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE THRILLED TO CONGRATULATE THE CHINO HILLS ODYSSEY OF THE MINE TEAM FOR THEIR REASON, SUCCESS IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WHERE THEY TOOK, UH, THAT TOOK PLACE AT IOWA STATE. UH, THE TEAM CONSISTS OF STUDENTS FROM CHINO HILLS, UH, UH, SCHOOLS, INCLUDING COUNTRY SPRINGS, ROLLING RIDGE, WICKMAN, AND CANYON [00:10:01] HILLS JUNIOR HIGH. UH, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE STUDENTS SPENT MANY MONTHS DEVELOPING A PRESENTATION THAT INCLUDED PROPS, HOMEMADE COSTUMES, AND MANY MORE. AND SO TO ACCEPT THIS, UH, RECOGNITION AND TO TELL US MORE, WE'RE PLEASED TO, UH, WELCOME UP COACH CYRUS LIU. SO, COACH, GOOD EVENING. UH, I'M VERY, WE ARE VERY HONORED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE, TO, TO BE RECOGNIZED. AND THEN THE, THE, THE, THE KIDS, THEY ARE, THEY WORK VERY, VERY HARD, UH, TO PROVIDE, UH, CREATIVITY, UH, CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN THE WORLD. FINAL, TO COMPETE WITH ABOUT MAYBE 900 TEAMS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD IN THE UNITED STATES. AND THEN THEY JUST, THEY DID VERY, VERY GOOD. AND THEN WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THEM TO GET THE VERY GOOD, UH, NO, THE GOOD RESULT. AND THEN, UH, YEAH, THE GOOD, GOOD, GOOD PLACE. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU MIND CALLING EACH ONE OF 'EM UP? YEAH, SURE. UH, UH, ARABELLA SHAKING HER HEAD. NO, YOU DON'T WANNA COME UP. COME ON. YEAH. BEL ARABELLA IS VERY GOOD AT DANCING AND ACTING, AND THEN SHE'S VERY ACTING FOR, FOR, AND THEN USUALLY SHE YU'S MY DAUGHTER, AND THEN SHE LOVES 3D PRINTING. AND IT'S ALSO VERY CREATIVE. AND THEN CHLOE KON, CHLOE IS VERY, UH, HER EXECUTION IS VERY GOOD. HER MINDSET IS, IS UP TO STAND THE TOP, TOP, TOP STANDARD. AND THEN KAYDEN KAYDEN IS VERY, VERY ORGANIZED. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE HIM EVERY SINGLE TIME WE HAVE DISCUSSION. AND THEN HE ALWAYS HAS, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZED THE CONCLUSION VERY WELL. AND THEN KEVIN, KEVIN IS VERY, VERY, UH, ARTISTIC. AND THEN, UH, YEAH. AND THEN HE'S ALSO VERY CREATIVE. AND JASON, JASON IS OUR TECH GUY. SO ALL THE TECHNICAL PROBLEM, HE CAN SOLVE THAT, LIKE, THAT PERFECT. . MONA, MONA IS OUR LEADER. YEAH. AND THEN HE ACTUALLY, SHE IS ALSO VERY ARTISTIC. ARTISTIC, YEAH. PERFECT. THANK YOU. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK. SO GRAB A PHOTO, OKAY. AND WE THAT'LL GIVE TO YOUR COACH. FROM HERE, WE'RE GONNA DO IT THIS WAY. CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR ENTIRE TEAM, EVERYBODY. YOU GUYS GOTTA PUT THIS ON YOUR BRAG WALL SO YOU CAN SHOW OFF EVERYBODY THAT, UH, RECOGNIZES ALL THE GREAT WORK YOU DID. SO KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU. HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. UM, RIGHT [7. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October 23 through 31, 2026, as Red Ribbon Week] NOW WE WILL BE PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH THE 31ST AS RED RIBBON WEEK. AND IF WE COULD HAVE SERGEANT, UH, DE LA TORAH COME UP AND OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, UH, VEES AND, UH, DURAN TO COME UP, PLEASE. THANKS, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS PARTICULARLY DAMAGING TO THE MOST, UH, ONE OF OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES IN CHINO HILLS IS OUR CHILDREN. AND, UH, THIS YEAR'S, UH, THEME FOR RED RIBBON WEEK IS MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BE A HERO, STAY DRUG FREE. UH, THE CITY IS PROUD TO PARTICIPATE IN RED RIBBON WEEK TO HELP UNITE OUR COMMUNITY TO FIGHT AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE. EARLY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS CAN HELP OUR YOUNG COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES EARLY IN LIFE AND ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE FUTURE. TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION IS, UH, OUR SERGEANT, UH, DE LA TORAH, AND OUR TWO SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. SO, IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, BY ALL MEANS, UH, I JUST WANNA START OFF TO SAY GOOD EVENING. UH, THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, AND THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS FOR RECOGNIZING RED RIBBON WEEK AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR CITIES, SCHOOLS, AND FAMILIES. RED RIBBON WEEK GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO MAKE SMART CHOICES AND REMIND THEM THAT THEIR FUTURE MATTERS. OUR DUTY IS TO KEEP THE STUDENTS SAFE, [00:15:01] BUILD TRUST, AND CONTINUE TO BE A RESOURCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS AND HELPING US MAKE CHINO HILLS A SAFER PLACE, AND FOR THEM, UH, TO GROW AND LEARN. THANK YOU. OUR SCHOOL RE RESOURCE OFFICERS REALLY DO A GREAT JOB PROTECTING OUR STUDENTS. SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE THEM, UH, PATROLLING AND REALLY KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS FOR OUR, OUR KIDS. SO, THANK YOU GUYS IN HERE. LET'S GO GRAB A PHOTO. SURE. , THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. OKAY. UH, [8. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month ] NOW WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO PROCLAIMING OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. UM, KIM CARU, PLEASE. IT'S ALWAYS A BLESSING TO HAVE YOU HERE EVERY YEAR. THANK YOU. AND I ENJOY, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. EVERY OCTOBER AMERICANS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING OR AT RISK OF BREAST CANCER. BREAST CANCER TOUCHES THE LIVES OF MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY, FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IN MANY DIFFERENT FORMS. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO HELP SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE BATTLING BREAST CANCER, AS WELL AS THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF DEDICATED ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHO STRIVE EACH DAY TO DEFEAT THIS TERRIBLE DISEASE. TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE KIM CARU WITH PEACE, LOVE TOTE. SO PLEASE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, THANK YOU. ANY WORDS? THANK YOU. UM, MY NAME IS KIM CARU. I'VE LIVED IN CHANNEL HILLS FOR 34 YEARS. I WAS A TEACHER AT CANYON HILLS FOR 21 YEARS. SO CHANNEL HILLS IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME. SO I REALLY, UM, AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS RECOGNIZE ME AND MY FOUNDATION. MY FOUNDATION IS FOR BREAST CANCER, UM, PATIENTS GOING THROUGH TREATMENTS. I'M AN 11 AND A HALF YEAR BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR, AND I HAD THE WORST, MOST AGGRESSIVE KIND. AND, UM, I AM NOW ON A BOARD AT CITY OF HOPE, WHERE I WAS TREATED. SO THAT'S GREAT TOO. BUT THE REASON I FORMED THIS FOUNDATION SEVEN YEARS AGO IS THAT WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH IT, I FELT SO LONELY AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE WAY I FELT. I MEAN, THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES WERE AMAZING, BUT THEY'VE NEVER BEEN THROUGH IT. SO, IF ANYBODY GOES ONLINE, UM, TO MY PEACE, LOVE TOTE FOUNDATION, WHAT I DO IS I PUT TOGETHER THESE TOTE BAGS WITH EVERYTHING THAT WILL HELP YOU BE INSPIRED AND KEEP COZY WHILE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION. AND, UM, AND I LOVE TO TALK TO THOSE PEOPLE AS WELL. 'CAUSE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU CAN SEE SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF GOING THROUGH IT ALL, IT'S SO ENCOURAGING AND HOPEFUL. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, 12 YEARS LATER, I FEEL MORE HEALTHY THAN I WAS BEFORE THAT, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT. GOD. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF THERE, THERE'S ANYONE HERE IN THIS ROOM THAT KNOWS SOMEONE GOING THROUGH THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THIS TO YOU TODAY, BUDDY. BUT YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO CALL ME. THANK YOU. YEAH, NO, NO. COME ON, WE'RE GONNA GET A PHOTO. THIS IS JUST WHAT ONE PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY CAN DO. IT'S SUCH A BLESSING. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, KIM. GOOD. I'M GLAD WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. ALL RIGHT. [9. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month] NOW WE WILL BE PROCLAIMING OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. UH, PAT BELL, PLEASE. YOU TOO. UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS, AGES, RACIAL, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND ECONOMIC GROUPS. IN CALIFORNIA, APPROXIMATELY 35% OF WOMEN AND 31% OF MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED, UH, PHYSICAL, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIMES. HERE IN CHINO HILLS, THE CITY, UH, CON, UH, CONTRACTS WITH THE HOUSE OF RUTH TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES VICTIMIZED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND ALSO HELP CREATE A SAFER COMMUNITY. ALL THEIR SERVICES ARE [00:20:01] CONFIDENTIAL AND ARE OFFERED TO OUR RESIDENTS FREE OF CHARGE. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE PAT BELL FROM HOUSE OF RUTH TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION AND TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HER PROGRAM. SO, PAT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY OF CHINLE HILLS HAS BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO HOUSE OF RUTH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS PARTNERSHIP. UM, AT HOUSE OF RUTH, WE'RE DEDICATED TO PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL AS ENSURING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THOSE IMPACTED FAMILIES COME TO US WHEN THEY'RE IN CRISIS AND PROBABLY THE MOST TERRIFYING TIME OF THEIR LIVES. AND WE'RE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THAT CRISIS INTERVENTION. WE ANSWER THE 24 HOUR HOTLINE, WE CAN GET THEM INTO OUR SHELTER IF WE HAVE SPACE. AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE ON THEIR HEALING JOURNEY, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE COUNSELING CASE MANAGEMENT, AND GET THEM CONNECTED WITH RESOURCES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS HAVE BEEN COMING TO US FOR YEARS, AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE TO HELP THEM. IT'S HAS BEEN A PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING YEAR AT HOUSE OF RUTH THIS YEAR. MANY, UH, FELLOW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NONPROFITS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED JUST WITH SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH FUNDING THAT'S BEEN FROZEN. SO WE CONTINUE TO CARRY ON. WE FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK, AND WE, WE WILL NEVER NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SOMEONE. SO WHETHER WE HAVE THE THE MONEY COMING IN OR NOT, WE'RE THERE TO ANSWER THE PHONE. WE'RE THERE TO HELP THEM FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STAY. AND WE'RE THERE TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE YOUTH IN OUR SCHOOLS RIGHT NOW ARE LEARNING ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND HOW TO AVOID DATING VIOLENCE. SO WE DO MAKE QUITE AN IMPACT IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I LIKE TO THANK CHINO HILLS FOR BEING THERE FOR US. THANK YOU. YOU GO. SO ANNUALLY AS A CITY, WE GO THROUGH OUR CDBG FUNDING, WHERE WE HAVE LOCAL, UH, NONPROFITS COME AND ASK FOR SUPPORT. AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PROUD OF, UH, HOUSE OF RUTH. SO THANK YOU FOR, UH, CONTINUING TO KEEP UP THE, YOU KNOW, KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. AND THEN IF SOMEBODY NEEDED TO REACH OUT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY? THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU, UH, THE BEST WAY TO REACH US IS ON OUR 20 CRISIS HOTLINE, AND THAT'S FOR EMERGENCIES AND OR QUESTIONS. UH, THAT NUMBER IS 9 8 8 5 5 9. OH BOY. I'M GONNA FORGET IT. 9 8 8 5 5 9. WELL, LET ME, I'M SORRY. I'M HAVING A BREAK. A BRAIN FREEZE RIGHT NOW. LET ME GIVE YOU OUR WEBSITE. OUR HOTLINE IS A, ACROSS THE BANNER OF OUR WEBSITE. I APOLOGIZE. UM, OUR WEBSITE IS WWW HOUSE OF RUTH INC.ORG, HOUSE OF RUTH, INC. IN C.ORG. ORG. THANK YOU. PERFECT. GRAB A PHOTO. YOU GOT IT. SORRY TO PUT YOU ON SPOT. I DID LOOK UP A NUMBER. I'M KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT. THANKS, PAT. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN NOW WE WILL BE, UH, HAVING [10. PRESENTATION - New Zone Zero Wildfire Safety Regulations by Chino Valley Fire District] A PRESENTATION ON, UH, NEW, UH, NEW ZONE ZERO WILDLIFE, OR SORRY, SORRY. NEW ZONE ZERO WILDFIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS FROM THE CHIN VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT TO BE RENTED BY DANIELLE O'TOOLE. THANK YOU. GO FOR IT. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS, THE STATE HAS WORKED TOWARDS DEVELOPING PREPAREDNESS RELATED TO WILDFIRE. THIS HAS INCLUDED THE STATE'S EXISTING DEFENSIBLE SPACE REGULATIONS. UNFORTUNATELY, OVER THE LAST DECADE, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT CATASTROPHIC FIRES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. LEGISLATION HAS BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT. AND WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED IN JANUARY OF 2025, THE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION WAS TASKED WITH DRAFTING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A NEW DEFENSIBLE SPACE REGULATION CALLED ZONE ZERO. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THIS NEW REGULATION. THE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVE THE DRAFT RE REGULATION AT THEIR AUGUST MEETING. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE REGULATION TO THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW. THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL, UM, REVIEW, AND THE BOARD OF FORESTRY IS WORKING THROUGH SOME ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES. ONCE APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, THE REGULATION WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE. THE REGULATION OUTLINES A COMPLIANCE DEADLINE, WHICH WILL BE A PHASED IN TIMEFRAME. TIMEFRAME, AND WE WILL COVER THAT IN A LATER SLIDE. THE REGULATION APPLIES TO NEW CONSTRUCTION AND EXISTING PROPERTIES IN THE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE, THE REGULATION FOCUSES [00:25:01] ON PROTECTING A BUILDING'S VULNERABLE ASPECTS AND ADDRESSES FUEL WITH AND WITHIN AND AROUND THE FIRST FIVE FEET OF THE STRUCTURE. FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, THIS IMPACTS APPROXIMATELY 9,500 PARCELS. THE REGULATION ADDRESSES 10 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS, AND A COUPLE OF THEM ARE CURRENTLY EXISTING DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS. AND YOU WILL SEE AN ASTERISK NEXT TO THOSE AS WE GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION. SO WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL? IT ENTAILS NO COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS BEING ALLOWED WITHIN THE ENTIRE FIVE FEET AROUND A STRUCTURE UNDER BALCONIES, DECKS, STAIRS, AND PERGOLAS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE FALLEN LEAVES, TREE NEEDLES, COMBUSTIBLE MULCH, INCLUDING BARK AND WOOD CHIPS OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE DEBRIS. FIREWOOD WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE STORED WITHIN THAT FIRST FIVE FEET. OUTBUILDINGS ARE NOT PERMITTED UNLESS THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED ENTIRELY OF NON-COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. DECK STAIRS AND PER GLOVES WOULD ALSO REQUIRE FIVE FEET OF CLEARANCE AND ROOF AND RAIN. GUTTERS WOULD REQUIRE MAINTENANCE, SO YOU WOULD NEED TO REMOVE ANY ACCUMULATION OF LEAVES, NEEDLES, OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE DEBRIS. TREES WOULD BE ALLOWED, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING. THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED UNDER EAVES OR WITHIN ONE FOOT OF A WALL. IF THE BUILDING DOES NOT HAVE AN EAVE, THEY CANNOT HAVE DEAD OR DYING LIMBS. THEY, UM, NEED TO BE TRIMMED FIVE FEET ABOVE THE ROOF AND 10 FEET FROM CHIMNEYS. AND THEY WOULD ALSO REQUIRE LATERAL FUEL REMOVAL. SO THIS IS VERTICAL CLEARANCE FROM THE GROUND. TYPICALLY IT'S SIX FEET OR A THIRD OF THE HEIGHTS TREE, WHICHEVER IS LESS VEGETATION, UM, WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED WITHIN THE FIRST FOOT AROUND THE STRUCTURE OR THE MAXIMUM WIDTH OF THE EAVE DRIP LINE. UM, OUTSIDE OF THE, FOR MENTIONED THAT, THAT, UM, FIVE FOOT AREA COULD HAVE VEGETATION IN SMALL POTTED PLANTS, SMALLER INGROUND, NON WOODY PLANTS, LAWN OR OTHER GROUND COVER. AND AS, UM, AS MENTIONED, WELL MAINTAINED TREES THAT VEGETATION, HOWEVER, WOULD NEED TO BE TWO FEET FROM WINDOWS, DOORS AND VENTS. AND THERE ARE SOME SIZE REQUIREMENTS. SO LAWNS WOULD HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THREE INCHES, AND THE PLANTS THAT ARE OUTLINED WOULD HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 18 INCHES. AND THERE'S SOME SPACING PROVISIONS AS WELL. GATES AND FENCES WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING. UM, THEY WOULD, IF, HOLD ON, THEY SHALL NOT BE ATTACHED TO THE OCCUPIED STRUCTURE. AND IF ATTACHED OR COMES WITHIN ONE FOOT OF CONTACT, UM, IT WOULD NEED TO HAVE A FIVE FOOT NON-COMBUSTIBLE SPAN AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT. NO NEW CUS COMBUSTIBLE FENCES OR GATES WOULD BE ALLOWED EITHER PARALLEL, UM, OR ATTACHED. UM, EXISTING COMBUSTIBLE FENCES COULD BE REPAIRED WITH EXISTING MATERIALS. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WILL JUST PROVIDE ILLUSTRATIONS OF WHAT WE'VE COVERED. SO THIS, UM, SLIDE IS SHOWING KIND OF THE TREE, UM, DISTANCES THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BE RETAINED. AGAIN, KIND OF, UM, THAT, THAT MINIMUM ONE FOOT OR THE MAXIMUM, UM, EVE DRIP LINE. SO SOME HOMES WILL HAVE A GREATER EVE DRIP LINE. THIS ONE ALSO, THAT RED LINE THAT'S KIND OF AROUND THE STRUCTURE IS HIGHLIGHTING THAT FIRST FOOT AROUND OR, UM, THE WIDTH OF THE EVE DRIP LINE. AND THEN THAT YELLOW LINE IS ILLUSTRATING THE FULL FIVE FOOT OF CLEARANCE. AND AGAIN, IT'S SHOWING THE SPACING OF A TREE NEXT TO A CHIMNEY. UM, I LIKE THIS ILLUSTRATION AS IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THAT GATE ATTACHMENT AND, UM, THAT REPLACEMENT AND THAT FIVE FOOT SPAN. SO AS MENTIONED, THE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE IS A PHASED IN APPROACH. SO IT'S THREE IN FIVE YEARS. SO THE GOAL WOULD BE WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO WORK ON REMOVING COMBUST COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS SUCH AS THE MULCH, REMOVING THE FIREWOOD OUT OF THAT AREA, WORKING ON THEIR EXISTING VEGETATION AND LANDSCAPING, AS WELL AS MAKING FOR, UM, VEGETATION ALLOWANCES. AND THEN THE REMAINING TWO YEARS IS REALLY ABOUT CREATING THAT HOME SAFETY ZONE. SO THAT FIRST FOOT OR THE WIDTH OF THE EAVE DRIP LINE, UM, REPLACING GATES, IF THAT, UM, IS NEEDED. AND THEN POTENTIALLY REPLACING ANY FENCING OR SHED MATERIALS. SO THE BOARD OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION HAS REALLY ENCOURAGED LOCAL AGENCIES TO REALLY WORK ON OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. AND THAT WILL BE THE GOAL OF THE DISTRICT. SO THAT WILL INCLUDE COUNCIL MEETING PRESENTATIONS SUCH AS THIS COMMUNITY MEETINGS, HOA MEETINGS, UM, POTENTIALLY A MAIL FLYER TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ARE IMPACTED. A DEDICATED WEBSITE PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, UM, ARTICLES IN THE CITY'S RECREATION GUIDE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UM, THE MEANS OF INSPECTION. SO CURRENTLY OUR OFFICE DOES THE REAL ESTATE DISCLOSURE INSPECTION, WHICH WAS REQUIRED FOR HOMES WITHIN THE VERY HIGH AND ACTUALLY HIGH, UM, UPON SALE OF THE HOME. SO WE WOULD DOCUMENT IT ON THAT DISCLOSURE. SO THE BUYER OF THE PROPERTY IS AWARE OF THIS REGULATION. AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, WE, UM, HAVE OUR SPRING AND FALL INSPECTIONS. SO WE ARE REALLY ASKING THE COMMUNITY TO BE A HERO AND DO ZONE ZERO. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY [00:30:01] QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. FIRE MARSHALL, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. GREAT, GREAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST TO, TO BE ASSURE, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE FULL STATE OF CALIFORNIA, RIGHT? NOT JUST CHINO HILLS. CORRECT. IT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE STATE. AND THEN YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, REAL ESTATE DISCLOSURES. ARE WE GONNA BE MEETING WITH THE REAL ESTATE, UH, COMMUNITY? UM, I HAVE DONE, UM, PRESENTATIONS PREVIOUSLY, SO I CAN CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO THE CONTACTS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME IN THE PAST TO, TO GO OVER THIS. AND THEN WHAT ABOUT NEW CONSTRUCTION? ARE WE MEETING WITH DEVELOPERS AT ALL, OR, UM, SO CURRENTLY HAVE NOT. UM, AND WITH NEW CONSTRUCTIONS, THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION. UM, IT DOES IMPACT, UM, NEW CONSTRUCTION IMMEDIATELY, OR UPON TIME OF ISSUANCE AT PERMIT. UM, BUT MOST OF THE NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT WE HAVE SEEN HAS TYPICALLY FALLEN WITHIN THAT FIRE HAZARD OVERLAY, WHICH ALREADY KIND OF NEEDED TO, UM, ABIDE BY OUR REGULATIONS OR OUR ORDINANCE. UM, BUT WE CAN, I CAN CERTAINLY WORK WITH NICK AND THE, THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO, TO DO SOME OUTREACH IN REGARDS TO THAT. I KNOW BRIAN AND MYSELF HAVE BEEN BASICALLY ON THE FIREBOARD, AND I JUST WANNA SAY YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION DO A GREAT JOB, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. APPRECIATE IT, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. FIRE MARSHALL. ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. YOU WELCOME. THANK, WE APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING [ PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT] ON TO OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER REPORT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, UH, TWO QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT. VETERANS ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS LOOKING TO RECOGNIZE OUR SERVICE MEMBERS CAN NOW ORDER VETERANS DAY SIGNS THROUGH OCTOBER 21ST. SIGNS ARE FREE FOR CHINO HILLS HOUSEHOLDS WITH THE VETERAN OR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBER, AND $15 FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT WHO WANT TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT. LEARN MORE AND ORDER ONLINE AT CHINO HILLS.ORG/VETERANS AND SAVE THE DATE FOR SOME UPCOMING HALLOWEEN EVENTS. A FREE SPECIAL NEEDS SPOOKY SOCIAL ON OCTOBER 22ND AT 6:00 PM A FREE ACTIVE ADULTS 50 PLUS HARVEST PUMPKIN SOCIAL ON OCTOBER 28TH AT 10:00 AM AND THE FREE ANNUAL TRICK OR TREAT AT THE SHOPS EVENT ON OCTOBER 30TH AT 3:00 PM WITH THE COSTUME CONTEST THAT BEGINS AT 4:00 PM. FOR DETAILS ON ALL THESE EVENTS AND OTHER FALL PROGRAMS, VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/RECREATION. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, NICOLE. YOU GUYS CAN LEAVE IF YOU WANT. I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING, IF YOU HIT THE ROAD. ALL THE HONESTY OF THE MIND FOLKS, FEEL FREE TO TAKE OFF. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. NO DEBATE. I'M SURE YOU HAVE HOMEWORK. CAN WE GO TOO, OR NO? NOT YET. THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. KEEP UP THE HARD WORK. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, UH, WE WILL DO, [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] UH, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO ANNOUNCE OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? THERE'S NO REPORTABLE ACTION FROM CLOSE S THIS EVENING. MAYOR. THANK YOU MR. CITY ATTORNEY. WITH THAT, WE [11. 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 in person must complete and submit to the Deputy City Clerk a "Request to Speak" card available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. If participating from a remote location raise your hand in the zoom application or dial *9 if calling in. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person will 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.] WILL BE MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS. AT THIS TIME, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY ITEM APPEARING ON THE AGENDA. THOSE PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IN PERSON MUST COMPLETE AND SUBMIT TO THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK A REQUEST A SPEAK CARD, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING FROM A REMOTE LOCATION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE ZOOM APPLICATION OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN. SO MADAM CITY CLERK. SO AS THE MAYOR STATED, THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS. THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS ONLY FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR AGENDIZED ITEMS. ALRIGHT, THEN WE WILL BE MOVING [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST / LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions or disclosures shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] ON TO ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR LEVINE ACT ANNOUNCEMENTS. ALRIGHT, SEEING AND HEARING NONE, WE'LL [ CONSENT CALENDAR (11 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.] MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE ITEMS 12 THROUGH 22. WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO PULL ANY ITEMS? I'D LIKE TO PULL 17. ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ALL ITEMS? MINUS 17, I'LL MOVE IT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE MARQUEZ AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, THEN WE HAVE [17. Authorize execution of Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. A2021-185 with Chino Valley Unified School District in amount of $455,743.50 for School Resource Officer Program for 2026-2027 school year] ITEM 17, UH, AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE TO AGREEMENT NUMBER 8 20 21 DASH 180 5 WITH CUNA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE AMOUNT OF $455,743 AND 50 CENTS FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR OF 20 26, 27. JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS. UM, WHY, WHY ARE WE PAYING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY? WHAT DO THEY DO FOR US? AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD INVESTMENT PERSONALLY, BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHY WE'RE PAYING THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WHAT, WHAT THEY DO. WE SPLIT THE COST WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR TWO SROS, UH, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, AND THERE'S ONE AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL. SO THEY PROVIDE, UH, ON-CAMPUS SECURITY AND SAFETY AND SOME EDUCATION FOR THOSE CAMPUSES RELATED TO RED RIBBON WEEK, AS WELL AS, UH, ELECTRIC BICYCLE ACTIVITY, A VARIETY OF THINGS. UH, THEY PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THE SPORTING EVENTS AT THE SCHOOLS ALSO. SO THEY ARE, THERE'S ONE AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL I KNOW AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL, [00:35:01] A LOT OF TIMES THEY, THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE STUDENT AND THEY BUILD THAT RAPPORT. AND WHEN THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, THEY'RE THERE FOR THEM. AND I JUST WANNA COMMEND US FOR DOING THIS, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A COST TO IT. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE. I WAS GONNA SAY HAVING A HIGH SCHOOLER. I KNOW. I SEE OUR SRO, UH, AT CHINO HILLS HIGH A LOT. AND AT EVERY FOOTBALL GAME, EVERY DANCE, THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB. AND TO, UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ'S POINT, THEY REALLY DO BUILD A RAPPORT WITH THE KIDS. SO, YOU KNOW, IT, IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY. SO I TOOK THAT AS A MOTION. I'LL SECOND OR GO FORWARD. ALRIGHT, THERE WE GO. MARK, IN YOUR VOTES PLEASE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 23, [23. Legislative Session Update by Townsend Public Affairs] UH, LEGISLATIVE, UH, SESSION UPDATE BY TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WITH RYAN MCCARTHY. RYAN, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. OF COURSE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, UH, MY NAME'S RYAN MCCARTHY WITH TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS. UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME OUT THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON OUR ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY DURING THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. UM, SO AS YOU MAY KNOW, WE JUST WRAPPED UP THE SECOND YEAR OF A TWO YEAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN SACRAMENTO. UM, IT WAS GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S LAST YEAR SERVING AS GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA. SO THERE WILL BE A NEW ADMINISTRATION COMING IN. UM, STARTING IN JANUARY AFTER THE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, THERE WERE, UH, 1,850 BILLS INTRODUCED. UM, THERE WERE SOME NEW BILL LIMITS THIS YEAR IN THE ASSEMBLY IN THE SENATE. SO THIS IS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, LOWER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS. UM, OF THOSE BILLS, 1,160 PASSED THE LEGISLATURE. THAT INCLUDES SOME BILLS THAT WERE INTRODUCED IN 2025, BUT STALLED IN THE PROCESS. WE CALL THOSE TWO YEAR BILLS. UM, SO I WOULD SAY I THINK ROUGHLY 200 OF THOSE WERE INTRODUCED IN 2025, UM, OF THE BILLS THAT MADE IT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK, UH, 1040 OF THEM WERE CHAPTER THAT THAT'S SIGNED INTO LAW. AND 120 WERE VETOED FOR A VETO RATE OF 10.3%. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE LOWEST VETO RATE WE'VE SEEN FROM GOVERNOR NEWSOM SINCE HE TOOK OFFICE. HIS VETO RATE WAS USUALLY AROUND 14%. SO I THINK HE WAS A BIT MORE, UH, LENIENT WITH WHAT HE LET THROUGH IN HIS FINAL YEAR. UH, NEXT ONTO THE STATE BUDGET. UM, SO THE, THE BIG FOCUS ON THE STATE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR AND THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WAS HAVING A BALANCED BUDGET. UM, GOVERNOR NEWSOM WAS VERY CLEAR THAT HE WANTED TO HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET IN HIS FINAL YEAR AND ALSO SET THE STATE UP FOR FISCAL SUCCESS GOING FORWARD, WHOEVER THE NEW ADMINISTRATION MAY BE. UM, THERE WAS $352 BILLION IN TOTAL SPENDING. 251 OF THAT CAME FROM THE GENERAL FUND. UM, WE WERE $42 BILLION IN REVENUE OVER PROJECTIONS, LARGELY DRIVEN BY, UM, GOOD MARKET PERFORMANCE. UM, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT NEW REVENUE MEASURES, ALTHOUGH THE ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT WOULD BE THE DIGITAL SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE TAX. UM, SO THAT'S GONNA BE A NEW SALES TAX THAT'S IMPOSED ON, UH, DIGITAL PRODUCTS. SO, LIKE, UH, WORD LIKE EXCEL PRODUCTS, UM, LIKE A CHAT GPT SUBSCRIPTION WOULD NOW HAVE SALES TAX. SO IF YOU BUY MICROSOFT OFFICE, YOU'RE GONNA GET TAXED ON IT. EXACTLY, YES, SIR. UM, SO THAT'S EXPECTED TO GENERATE $900 MILLION FOR THE STATE ANNUALLY, AND THEN 1.1 BILLION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STATEWIDE. UM, THERE WAS TH $35.2 BILLION IN RESERVES. UM, AGAIN, THERE'S SIX, 6.4 OF THAT WENT INTO A NEW ACCOUNT CALLED THE TEMPORARY SURPLUS HOLDING ACCOUNT THAT'S GONNA BE USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. THEY'RE PROJECTING ABOUT A $10 BILLION DEFICIT. SO THE 6.4 IS GONNA COVER THAT, AND THEN IDEALLY THE REVENUES ARE GONNA HELP OFFSET THAT AS WELL TO GET IT BALANCED. UM, THERE WAS HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS FUNDING INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, 900 MILLION, UM, FOR THE HA PROGRAM. AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING, UH, $50 MILLION FOR PROP 36 IMPLEMENTATION. THAT WAS THE PUBLIC SAFETY BALLOT MEASURE ON THE BALLOT IN THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION. UM, SO THESE WERE SOME OF THE, NOT, NOT THE ONLY ONES BY ANY MEANS, BUT SOME OF THE, UH, PRIORITY ISSUE AREAS THIS YEAR THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WHICH I'LL GET INTO EACH ONE OF THESE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. UM, THE FIRST ONE THAT VERY RELEVANT TO THE CITY, UM, WAS WILDFIRE AT THE VERY END OF SESSION, AFTER THE LEGISLATURE RETURNED FROM THEIR SUMMER RECESS, UM, THE GOVERNOR HAD STARTED TO PROPOSE A WILDFIRE LIABILITY PACKAGE. UM, THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY, IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM, IT WOULD'VE, UM, REDUCED THE ABILITIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO RECOUP COSTS FOR UTILITY CAUSED WILDFIRES. UH, [00:40:01] BOTH HOUSES OF THE LEGISLATURE REJECTED, UM, THIS PROPOSAL. AND THEN IN LATE AUGUST, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TONED DOWN VERSION OF THIS WILDFIRE UTILITY LIABILITY PROPOSAL THAT WAS INTRODUCED. IT BASICALLY SAID LIKE, CEOS CAN'T, UH, GET BONUSES IN A YEAR, THAT THEIR UTILITY CAUSES A FIRE. UM, THAT MEASURE ENDED UP BEING REJECTED BY THE ASSEMBLY. UM, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I, I FULLY EXPECT WILL COME BACK SOMETIME IN THE NEXT SESSION JUST CONSIDERING HOW QUICKLY EVERYTHING KIND OF CAME TOGETHER AT THE END. AND ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT THERE'S A NEW ADMINISTRATION AND SIGNIFICANT PUSH FROM THE UTILITIES ON THIS, SOMETHING I FULLY EXPECT TO SEE, UH, AGAIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. UM, THERE WERE SOME ADDITIONAL WILDFIRE AND INSURANCE BILLS THAT WERE SIGNED INTO LAW. UM, THE FIRST ONE, AB 1934, UM, CREATES A STATEWIDE HOME HARDENING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, WHICH IDEALLY DOWN THE LINE WOULD HELP, UM, QUALIFY HOMES THAT MEET THAT CERTIFICATION PLAN FOR FIRE INSURANCE. UM, SB 8 76 BY SENATOR PADILLA, UM, OVERHAULS THE, THE POST UR INSURANCE CLAIMS PROCESS, UM, AND SETS NEW PROTECTIONS FOR HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS WHO ARE RECOVERING FROM, UH, FROM MAJOR DISASTERS, SPECIFICALLY WILDFIRES IN, IN THIS CASE. UM, AND THEN THE LAST BILL EXTENDS THE WILDFIRE COUNTY COORDINATOR PROGRAM, UM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING COUNTY LEVEL COORDINATION, UM, BASICALLY HELPING ENSURE THAT, UM, WHEN IMPLEMENTING THESE STATE GOALS, WE'RE ALSO TAILORING THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE FITTING LOCAL NEEDS. AND SO ALL THESE BILLS WERE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR, UM, AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. UM, E-BIKES WERE ANOTHER BIG ISSUE THIS YEAR. UM, E-BIKES HAVE KIND OF BEEN AN ISSUE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS NOW, BUT THERE HASN'T REALLY BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT TRACTION IN THE LEGISLATURE. UM, THIS YEAR WE STARTED TO SEE THAT E-BIKES HAVE BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY MORE OF A STATEWIDE CONCERN. UM, ASSEMBLY MEMBER LORI WILSON, WHO'S CHAIR OF THE TRANS TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY, UM, SHE'S FROM THE SACRAMENTO AREA. SHE INTRODUCED REALLY THE BIGGEST E-BIKE SAFETY BILL THAT WE'VE SEEN, I THINK EVER. UM, AND IT, IT UPDATES E-BIKE REQUIREMENTS ON THE MANUFACTURER SIDE. UH, SO BY 2029, ALL BIKES SOLD REGARDLESS OF THE CLASS OF E-BIKE, WE'LL HAVE TO BE EQUIPPED WITH LIGHTS AND A SPEEDOMETER. UM, IT SETS PRIMA FOSSI SPEED LIMITS ON SIDEWALKS OF 10 MILES AN HOUR. THOSE CAN BE OVERRIDDEN BY A LOCAL ORDINANCE IF YOU WANNA MAKE THEM LOWER. UM, AND IT REQUIRES RETAILER DISCLOSURE WITHIN THE PACKAGING ABOUT RELEVANT STATE LAWS. THE IDEA BEING THAT PARENTS KNOW THAT THEY WOULD BE THE ONES LIABLE IF THEIR CHILDREN ARE VIOLATING E-BIKE SAFETY LAWS. UM, THE BILL BY SENATOR BLAKE SPEAR, SB 11 67 87, EXCUSE ME, UM, AMENDS THE LIST OF VEHICLES THAT CAN BE SOLD AS E-BIKES. IT BASICALLY IS AIMING TO PROHIBIT FALSE ADVERTISING OF THOSE SIRON E MOTORCYCLES AS E-BIKES, UM, SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THOSE ARE NOT E-BIKES. THOSE DO NOT FIT INTO ANY OF THE SPECIFIED CLASSES OF E-BIKES. UM, AND THEN THE LAST ONE BY SOMEBODY BRION, UM, JUST EXPANDS EXISTING SEAT REQUIREMENTS TO CLASS ONE BIKEWAYS. SO THAT WOULD BE A PROTECTED, UM, BIKEWAY, LIKE A TRAIL OR SOMETHING. AND BASICALLY SAYS THAT ALL ALL, UH, RIDERS NEED TO BE AFFIXED TO A SEAT, SO YOU CAN'T HAVE PEOPLE ON THE HANDLEBARS OR HANGING OFF THE BACK. UM, THREE BILLS RELATED TO LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT. ALL OF THESE WERE ACTUALLY VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. UM, BUT I WANTED TO BRING THEM UP, UH, JUST BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY, THEY'RE RELEVANT. UM, AB 1383 WAS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL BILL, UM, IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR. IT WAS ACTUALLY A TWO YEAR BILL, SO IT HAD STALLED IN 2025, CAME BACK IN 2026. UM, IT WOULD'VE MADE SOME CHANGES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY PENSION FORMULA. UM, SO THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH, UM, WITH THE LEGISLATURE ON THIS ONE. IT WOULD'VE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, UM, PENSION COSTS, UM, THAT WERE, THAT WOULD HAVE EVENTUALLY BEEN PASSED ONTO CITIES. UM, SO SOME CITIES WERE EXTREMELY CONCERNED, UM, GIVEN THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THEM ALLOCATE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THEIR BUDGET TO PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THIS WOULD'VE ONLY INCREASED IT, UM, THAT BILL WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. UM, ON ONE OF THE LAST DAYS OF THAT, HE HAD TO ACT ON BILLS. UM, AB 1792 BY SOME MEMBER, LEE WOULD'VE REQUIRED THE STATE TO PUBLISH, LIKE ESSENTIALLY A COST BENEFIT OF THE TELEWORK POLICIES. UM, GOVERNOR NEWSOM VERY MUCH SHUT THIS ONE DOWN, CONSIDERING HE HAS BEEN PUSHING VERY HARD FOR ALL STATE AGENCIES TO COME BACK TO WORK IN THE OFFICE FOUR DAYS A WEEK. UM, AND THEN THE LAST BILL WOULD'VE REQUIRED, UM, NOTICE TO EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENT PERFORMS BARGAINING UNIT WORK. UM, THIS BILL WAS ALSO SHUT DOWN BY THE GOVERNOR, UM, BECAUSE UNDER THE IMPRESSION IN THE VETO MESSAGE THAT IT WOULD'VE SLOWED DOWN THE ROLLOUT OF LIKE VERY INNOCUOUS TECHNOLOGY. SO THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD'VE BEEN UPSET [00:45:01] ABOUT WAS, WAS THE IDEA IN THE VETO MESSAGE. UM, SO THAT'S WHY THIS ONE WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. BUT I EXPECT SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS TO BE ROLLED OUT EVENTUALLY AS AI SENTIMENT CONTINUES IN THE PUBLIC. UM, THESE NEXT BILLS ARE ALL PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS BILLS, UM, CITY CLERK RELATED BILLS. UH, I WANNA TAKE THIS TIME TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR CITY CLERKS. UM, THEY'RE PHENOMENAL. YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT TEAM AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THEM. UM, SB 1187 REPEALS THE AGENDA TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS FROM SB 7 0 7. UM, SB 7 0 7 WAS THE BILL THAT REQUIRES THE ZOOM PARTICIPATION. UM, THERE WERE PREVIOUSLY AGENDA TRANSLATION REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE NO LONGER IN THE PICTURE ANYMORE. THOSE HAVE SINCE BEEN REPEALED WITH AN URGENCY CLAUSE. UM, AB 1821 EXTENDS, UM, THE TIMELINE TO RESPOND TO A PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST FROM, UH, CALENDAR DAYS TO BUSINESS DAYS. SO ESSENTIALLY GIVING MORE TIME, IF YOU'RE GETTING THAT REQUEST ON A FRIDAY, YOU HAVE 10 DAYS INSTEAD OF ONLY SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS TO RESPOND TO IT. UM, AND THEN THE LAST BILL JUST QUALIFY CLARIFIES THAT AI SYSTEMS, UM, ARE NOT A PERSON OR MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC UNDER THE BROWN ACT. SO YOU CAN'T HAVE LIKE AI UH, GENERATED PUBLIC COMMENT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THERE HAS TO BE A PERSON. AND THEN, UH, AS ALWAYS, THERE IS A SLEW OF HOUSING BILLS. UM, IF THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDED ALL THE HOUSING BILLS THAT RELATED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WE WOULD BE HERE UNTIL 2:00 AM. UM, BUT JUST TO TOUCH ON A FEW OF THE MOST RELEVANT ONES THIS YEAR, UH, THAT WERE ASSIGNED INTO LAW AB 1751, UM, IT, IT, IT BASICALLY ESTABLISHES A MINISTERIAL APPROVAL PROCESS FOR TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE UNDER THREE STORIES. UM, AB 2296 EXTENDS CERTAIN TIMELINES IN THE ARENA PROCESS. SO IT, IT STARTS THE PROCESS SIX MONTHS EARLIER AND REQUIRES HCD TO PROVIDE, UH, MORE COMPREHENSIVE FEEDBACK ON PLANS THAT ARE SUBMITTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. UM, AND THEN SB 1117, UH, WOULD REQUIRE THE IMPACT FEE CHARGED ON A DU DEVELOPMENT TO BE ONLY THE AREA ABOVE 750 SQUARE FEET. SO IF YOU CONSTRUCTED A 751 SQUARE FOOT A DU, YOU'D ONLY BE CHARGING IMPACT FEE ON THE ONE SQUARE FOOT THAT'S OVER 750. UM, NEXT IS JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE RESULTS OF THE STATE PARK AUDIT THAT, UH, WE WORKED WITH THE CITY TO SECURE THROUGH SENATOR CTO'S OFFICE. SO WE WERE WORKING ON THAT LAST YEAR. UM, THE AUDIT WAS RELEASED AT THE END OF AUGUST. UM, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS, UM, FOR MITIGATION MEASURES AT THE PARK. UM, ONE OPTION WAS A LEGISLATIVE FIX THAT WOULD BE A POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF A STATEWIDE MITIGATION PROGRAM, UM, TO EXTEND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT OPTIONS THROUGH A PERMIT, UM, TO AN ADDITIONAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT MAY NOT QUALIFY. UM, AND THEN THERE WERE ALSO SOME RECOMMENDATIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE STATE PARK ITSELF, UM, AS IT RELATES TO HAVING MORE MEETINGS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE VISIBILITY OF THIS PERMIT PROCESS. UM, SOME ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE STATE PARK MAY WANT TO REQUEST MORE FUNDING FOR STAFFING AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. UM, I, I THINK IT WAS REVEALED THAT THEY, THE FUNDING LEVELS FOR THE PARK HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED SINCE 2013. UM, AND STAFFING'S ONLY GOTTEN MORE EXPENSIVE SINCE THEN. SO THEORETICALLY MAY HAVE BEEN A BIT UNDERSTAFFED. AND THEN DUE TO THAT, THERE WAS NOT REPORTING THAT WAS HAPPENING. UM, THEY WERE SAYING THAT THE MANAGEMENT WAS, IN MOST CASES BEING DONE, BUT THE REPORTING THAT IT WAS BEING DONE WAS NOT BEING COMPLETED. UM, JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH STAFF TO DO THAT. UM, SO WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING, UM, WITH CITY STAFF AND SENATOR CIRO'S TEAM TO EVALUATE A NUMBER OF THESE OPTIONS, UM, TO DETERMINE HOW TO BEST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED IN THE AUDIT. I HAD A QUESTION. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR NUMEROUS YEARS NOW. SO FAR, THERE'S NO MITIGATION, RIGHT? SO IN OTHER WORDS, REGARDING BLOOD PRESSURE CLEARANCE, THERE, THERE'S NO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. CORRECT? YES. SO IT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. NOTHING REALLY HAS CHANGED. SO THERE ARE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PIECES THAT THE STATE PARK IS REQUIRED TO DO. I THINK THE PART THAT WE WOULD BE MOST CONCERNED WITH WOULD BE THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BACKED UP TO THE HOUSES. THERE'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THAT AREA. AND THEN THE UTILITIES THAT HAVE LINES GOING THROUGH THE PARK, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE DOING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT, UH, IN AND SURROUNDING THOSE LINES. OKAY. SO TECHNICALLY REALLY NOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED OVERALL. UH, NO, SIR. DRASTICALLY, NO. WELL, AND I THINK, UH, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ'S POINT, THE WHOLE REASON WHY WE WENT TO THIS JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS WE ALL KNEW IT, BUT WE NEEDED TO VERIFY THAT NOTHING WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. YOU KNOW, AND I THINK HOPEFULLY THIS WILL SPAWN, YOU KNOW, FURTHER DEBATE INSIDE OF SACRAMENTO [00:50:01] AT THE STATE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO ACTUALLY FUND IT, YOU KNOW, IN CONJUNCTION WITH CAL FIRE AND OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. SO WE ACTUALLY SEE SOME, SEE SOME WORK MADE, YOU KNOW, ON THAT WILDFIRE, UH, YOU KNOW, ON WILDFIRE PROTECTION. 'CAUSE EVERYTHING IS, EVERY WILDFIRE IS GONNA COME THROUGH THE STATE PARK REGARDLESS. MM-HMM . SO AT LEAST NOW WE CAN POINT TO A STATE REPORT TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW, GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND DO IT ALL. WE HAVE THIS, WE'RE GONNA REALLY MAKE A PUSH THIS YEAR TO YEAH, MAYOR, MEET WITH OUR MAYOR. BEFORE YOU JUMP FORWARD, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT BASED ON THIS REPORT, BECAUSE OF THIS AUDIT, WE DO HAVE A MEETING IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, MIGHT BE THREE WEEKS WITH THE, UH, DISTRICT RANGER'S OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, EFFORTS THEY'RE GONNA MAKE TO IMPROVE THEIR, UH, FIRE MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE PARK. PERFECT. PERFECT. SO WE'LL HAVE THAT, WE'LL INVITE, UH, CHINO VALLEY FIRE AND BREA AND Y BELINDA ALSO. SO GOOD. I KNOW THEY WEREN'T THRILLED THAT WE ASKED THE QUESTION. WE HEARD THAT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE WIRES. SO, YOU KNOW, THE QUESTION HAD TO BE ASKED, AND I'M GLAD I GOT ANSWERED. SO I'M SORRY. CONTINUE, MR. MAYOR, I JUST HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. BY ALL MEANS, THIS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE TO THE FIRE CHIEF. UM, WHAT ARE WE BASICALLY CONCERNED ABOUT BRUSH FIRES, AMBERS? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT MY ON? UM, YES. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF VEGETATION OUT THERE. EMPER CAST IS A REAL THING. YOU KNOW, IT CAN GO, UH, FOR MILES LONG AND WE DO HAVE A, A VERY ROBUST COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CANYON. UM, SO THAT WOULD BE, FOR US, PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THREAT IS, IS LIKELY THAT CANYON AREA FROM A RESPONSE STANDPOINT, JUST DUE TO ACCESS POINTS. THANK YOU, CHIEF. WELL, YEAH, WITH, YOU KNOW, THE FREEWAY COMPLEX AND THE BLUE RIDGE FIRE, THEY ALL GO RIPPING THROUGH, UH, THE STATE PARK, SO WE NEED THEM TO DO THEIR PART. SO, SORRY, CONTINUE. ABSOLUTELY. UM, TRANSITIONING ON TO SOME BALLOT MEASURES THAT ARE GOING TO BE ON THE BALLOT IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. UM, I, THERE'S GONNA BE 14 MEASURES ON THE BALLOT FOR VOTER APPROVAL OR DENIAL. UM, I WANTED TO JUST RUN THROUGH THE FOUR THAT I THINK ARE MOST RELEVANT, UM, TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. THE FIRST ONE BEING PROPOSITION ONE, UM, THE VETERANS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING BOND. THIS IS AN 11.2, $11.25 BILLION, UH, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND THAT WOULD ALLOCATE 10 BILLION FOR HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND HOME OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS. AND WITH THE REMAINING 1.25 BILLION GOING TOWARDS THE CALVET HOME LOAN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. UM, SO IT WOULD JUST REPRESENT A MASSIVE INVESTMENT IN, UM, HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT POTS OF FUNDING THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE, UM, INCLUDING THE LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND PROGRAM, UM, WHICH IS THE POT THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR IF YOU HAVE A LOCAL HOUSING TRUST FUND. UH, PROPOSITION 40 IS, IS PROBABLY THE PROPOSITION THAT YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING MOST ABOUT, THE ONE THAT'S BEEN GENERATING THE MOST CHATTER IN THE NEWS CYCLE. UM, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BILLIONAIRES TAX. ESSENTIALLY, IT WOULD BE A ONE-TIME 5% TAX ON, UH, INDIVIDUALS WITH A NET WORTH OVER $1 BILLION. UM, WHO RESIDED IN THE STATE ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026? UM, THERE ARE TWO COMPETING BALLOT MEASURES AS WELL. PROPOSITIONS 41 AND 42. UM, PROPOSITION 41 WOULD REQUIRE AN AUDIT OF ANY PROPOSED TAXES ON THE STATEWIDE BALLOT, UM, AND WOULD BAN TAXES, UH, THAT SUBVERT THE GAN LIMIT PROPOSITION 42 WOULD RESTRICT RETROACTIVE TAXES. SO ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT YOU CAN'T DO A TAX ON SOMEONE WHO LIVED IN THE STATE ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026 BECAUSE THE TAX HADN'T BEEN APPROVED BY THEN. UM, AND IT WOULD ALSO BAN NEW TAXES ON PERSONAL PROPERTY AND FINANCIAL ASSETS. SO THESE ARE BOTH DESIGNED TO COUNTERACT PROPOSITION 40. UM, IF EITHER ONE OF PROPOSITION 41 OR 42 GETS MORE VOTES THAN PROPOSITION 40, WE NULLIFY PROP 40. UM, SO THAT'S WHERE WE STAND ON THOSE. THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A BIG FIGHT. SO I'M SURE YOUR AIRWAVES AND MAILBOXES WILL BE FILLED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THREE OF THESE IN THE COMING MONTHS. UM, PROPOSITION 43 AIMS TO CLOSE THE UPLAND LOOPHOLE. UM, THIS MEASURE WOULD PROHIBIT A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM IMPOSING OR EXTENDING ANY SPECIAL TAX UNLESS IT'S APPROVED BY TWO THIRDS MAJORITY OF VOTERS. UM, SO THE UPLAND LOOPHOLE SAYS THAT YOU CAN, UM, HAVE A VOTER APPROVED SPECIAL TAX WITH 50 PLUS ONE. THIS WOULD EXTEND IT TO A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE. UM, PREVIOUS VERSION OF THIS PROPOSAL FROM THE HOWARD JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION WOULD HAVE RETROACTIVELY REPEAL PREVIOUS VOTER APPROVED TAXES, UM, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN DEVASTATING TO LOCAL BUDGETS. UM, AND THANKFULLY THAT WAS NEGOTIATED OUT. UM, AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE ON THE BALLOT AT THE MOMENT. AND THEN PROPOSITION 45 [00:55:01] IS A MODIFICATION OF CQA. UM, IT AIMS TO EXPEDITE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS, UM, BY SETTING NEW TIMELINES FOR MEETING THE CQA PROCESS. IT ALSO LIMITS, UM, COURT REVIEW OF SOME OF THESE PROJECTS. UM, CITIES ARE SPLIT ON HOW EXACTLY THIS WOULD AFFECT THEM. UM, SOME CITIES I KNOW ARE SAYING THAT THIS COULD BE GREAT AND SAVE A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY IN THE LONG TERM. WHILE THESE ARE SAYING THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION COSTS FOR THIS WITH NEW CONSULTANTS AND TIMEFRAMES COULD BE INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE. UM, SO THIS ONE IS VERY MIXED STATEWIDE ON HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE FEELING ABOUT THIS ONE. AND THEN JUST ONTO SOME OF THE HOT TOPIC ISSUES FOR NEXT YEAR, UM, THERE WILL BE A NEW GOVERNOR AND NEW ADMINISTRATION. UM, SO THAT WILL CHANGE THE DYNAMIC IN SACRAMENTO. UM, I THINK FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, MOST OF MOST OF THE STAFF ARE PLANNING TO REMAIN AROUND, UM, THE STATE BUDGET AND REVENUES. THE QUESTION IS, WILL THEY BE BALANCED? UM, THE GOOD MARKET PERFORMANCE HAS DRIVEN REVENUES TO THE GOOD PLACE THAT THEY ARE IN NOW, AND THE QUESTION REMAINS, WILL THAT CONTINUE? UM, AGAIN, I EXPECT THIS WILDFIRE LIABILITY PACKAGE TO RETURN, UM, NEXT YEAR AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY WITH MORE TIME TO ACTUALLY ENGAGE WITH ALL OF THE STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PROCESS, NOT IN A THREE WEEK PERIOD. UM, TORT REFORM, THERE WAS A COALITION LETTER SUBMITTED THAT THE CITY SIGNED ONTO, UM, IN JULY OR AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, UM, REQUESTING SIGNIFICANT TORT REFORM. UM, THERE WAS A MEASURE INTRODUCED AT THE VERY END OF SESSION IN THE LAST THREE DAYS, UM, THAT SIGNIFIED SOME MOVEMENT FROM THE LEGISLATURE, UH, ON THAT ISSUE. BUT WE ARE EXPECTING A MUCH BROADER, UM, PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO BE INTRODUCED IN THE COMING SESSION. SO SOMETHING WE'LL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU APPRISED OF AS IT IS. UM, HOW DOES IT UNFOLDS? AND THEN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA CENTERS. UM, JUST THERE'S GROWING PUBLIC SENTIMENT REGARDING THE RESOURCE CONSUMPTION SAFETY USE. UM, SO I IMAGINE THAT SACRAMENTO WILL CONTINUE TO, UM, PASS LEGISLATION THAT AFFECTS HOW WE USE AI AND HOW DATA CENTERS ARE CONSTRUCTED. UM, SO INTO THE FEDERAL PART OF THE UPDATE HERE, UM, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN MOVING AT A VERY DIFFERENT PACE, UM, THAN SACRAMENTO HAS BEEN. UM, SOME OF THE PRIORITIES THIS YEAR. UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S PROP 50 REDISTRICTING. UM, SO THE CITY'S REPRESENTATION WILL BE CHANGING, UM, AFTER THE ELECTION, WE WOULD NO LONGER HAVE, UM, REPRESENTATIVE KIM, PRESUMABLY IF SHE USED TO WIN HER SEAT, WE WOULD HAVE REPRESENTATIVE TORRES AS OUR SOLE REPRESENTATIVE. UM, IN CONGRESS, UH, THERE WAS THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT, WHICH WAS PASSED, REALLY THE BIGGEST HOUSING ACT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT WE'VE SEEN IN DECADES, I WOULD SAY. UM, WHICH I'LL TOUCH ON MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. UM, AGAIN, AI AND DATA CENTERS HAVE BEEN ANOTHER BIG ONE. UM, IN THE WAKE OF AN OPEN AI, UH, TEST THAT WENT PLACES IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO GO. THERE HAVE BEEN, UM, INCREASED PRESSURES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO RE IN CERTAIN ASPECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, UM, WHICH HAS BEEN A VERY DIVIDED ISSUE, UM, SINCE IT, SINCE ITS INCEPTION. UM, AND I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL SEE ANY CONSENSUS ON THIS. UM, IN THE COMING MONTHS, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT, UM, TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE FUNDING. UM, HR ONE SIGNIFICANTLY CUT HEALTHCARE DOLLARS THAT FLOWED DOWN TO OUR STATES, UM, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. AND SO THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT HOW TO GET THAT HEALTHCARE FUNDING BACK, UM, THROUGH VARIOUS METHODS. UM, AND THEN RECONCILIATION 2.0 AND 3.0. UM, RECONCILIATION 2.0 WAS PASSED IN JUNE OF 2026. UM, THAT FUNDED IMMIGRATIONS AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT AND THEN CUSTOMS AND BORDER PATROL, UM, AND REC RECONCILIATION 3.0 HAS BEEN PROPOSED RIGHT NOW. IT WOULD BASICALLY ALLOCATE, UH, $70 BILLION TO THE PENTAGON FOR THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. UM, $10 MILLION FOR AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDIES FOR FUEL AND FERTILIZER, AND THEN $10 MILLION FOR, UM, ELECTION INTEGRITY MEASURES. UM, THAT GIVEN THE CONTEXT OF WHERE WE ARE IN DC RIGHT NOW, IS LIKELY NOT GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH, UM, AHEAD OF THE ELECTION AS ALL OF BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS ARE OUT, UM, AND DOING THEIR DISTRICT WORK PERIODS AND CAMPAIGNING AND SUCH. UM, SO LOOKING AHEAD TO NEXT YEAR, UM, THE, THE FISCAL YEAR 27 APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY STALLED BY THE ABSENCE OF SENATOR MCCONNELL. UM, HE IS BACK NOW, UM, BUT I THINK THEY'RE ONLY BRINGING HIM OUT WHEN [01:00:01] THEY REALLY NEED HIM. UM, SO THE FUNDING WORK IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN THE LAME DUCK PERIOD. UM, THAT WOULD BE ON NOVEMBER 9TH. THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO COME BACK AND TRY TO DO ALL THE FUNDING WORK ON THE BILLS THAT THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO FAR. UM, BUT WE WILL SEE HOW THAT GOES, UM, ON THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT. SO CONGRESS PASSED THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT IN THE SUMMER. UM, I SAY CONGRESS PASSED IT BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT DID NOT SIGN IT YET. IT STILL BECAME A LAW. UM, CONGRESS PASSED IT AND THEN THEY REMAINED IN SESSION FOR 10 DAYS, 12 DAYS. WELL, IT SAT ON THE PRESIDENT'S DESK, UM, AND AS IT SAT ON HIS DESK AND DID NOT GET SIGNED WHILE CONGRESS WAS STILL IN SESSION, IT BECAME LAW. UM, SO THE, THE ROAD TO HOUSING ACT, IT ESSENTIALLY DOES THREE THINGS. IT PROHIBITS INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS FROM BUYING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IF THEY OWNED 350 OR MORE. IT STREAMLINES THE NEPA PROCESS, WHICH IS LIKE THE FEDERAL EQUIVALENT OF CQA, AND THEN IT RAISES, UH, INCOME LEVELS TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME FROM 80% FOR CERTAIN, UH, HOME OWNERSHIP ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. UM, THERE WAS A PROPOSED OMB RULE, THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET ON REGARDING FEDERAL GRANT MAKING. IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION MORE CONTROL OVER THE FEDERAL GRANT MAKING PROCESS, UM, AND ALLOW THEM TO DELAY, TERMINATE, OR CLAW BACK FUNDING FOR PROJECTS THAT DO NOT ALIGN WITH THE MISSION OF THE ADMINISTRATION. UM, SO AGAIN, NOT IF THAT DOES RULE DOES GO INTO EFFECT, WELL, NO, IN DECEMBER, UM, UNLIKELY THAT IT WOULD BE USED TO CLAW BACK FUNDING FOR LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. UM, I WOULD IMAGINE IT WILL BE MORE TARGETED AT LIKE NATIONAL ARTS COUNCILS GRANTS. UM, BUT THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN IF THAT EVEN WILL MAKE IT OUT. THERE'S BEEN AN OPPOSITION ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE TO THAT RULE. UM, THERE'S A NEW CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE, KEVIN WALSH, WHO UH, RAISED THE INTEREST RATES ON, UH, SEPTEMBER 16TH OF LAST MONTH. UM, AND THEN ON DECK FOR EXTENSIONS, THERE'S A COUPLE BILLS. UM, THERE'S THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT, UM, WHICH CAN BE EXTENDED. THERE'S THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN EXTENDED. UM, SO THAT ONE WILL NEED, THAT ONE WILL NEED TO GET DONE WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY RETURN. UM, AND THEN THE FARM BILL AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION ARE ALL ON DECK. UM, AND THEN LAST, AND THEN THERE'S A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, UM, THAT'S CURRENTLY ONGOING. SO THE GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN, BUT THEY PROACTIVELY PASSED A CONTINUING RESOLUTION, UM, WHILE THEY WORK ON FULL YEAR APPROPRIATIONS. SO THIS WAS, THIS WAS PASSED IN RESPONSE TO SENATOR MCCONNELL'S ABSENCE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO MOVE ANY OF THE FUNDING BILLS THAT IS IN PLACE TILL DECEMBER 11TH. UM, THE GOAL BEING THAT BETWEEN NOVEMBER 9TH WHEN THEY RETURN AND DECEMBER 11TH WHEN THEY, WHEN THIS EXPIRES, THEY WILL ABLE TO BE PASSED ALL 12 OF THE FUNDING BILLS THAT FUND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. UM, AND WITH THAT LAST SLIDE, UM, JUST WANTED TO BRIEFLY TOUCH ON OUR EARMARK FUNDING FOR THIS YEAR. UM, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE TWO FEDERAL EARMARKS THAT HAVE BEEN BOTH INCLUDED IN THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE MARKUP OR, UM, IN THE HOUSE. UM, SO REPRESENTATIVE TORRES WAS ABLE TO SECURE $1 MILLION FOR LOS SERRANO'S INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, UM, AND REP KIM WAS ABLE TO GET, UH, HALF A MILLION FOR SOME PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT. UM, AND THEN ALSO DON'T WANNA FORGET SENATOR SDO, WHO GOT SOME FUNDING FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES IN THE STATE BUDGET AS WELL. UM, SO THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES WHO HELPED US SECURE THAT $1.6 MILLION. UM, AND WITH THAT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY? GOOD QUESTIONS, RYAN. GOOD JOB. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, RYAN. YEAH, WE, YOU KNOW, YOU AND YOUR TEAM DO A GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH OUR LEGISLATIVE, UH, YOU KNOW, REPRESENTATIVES. SO THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THAT GOING, AND THANKS FOR BRINGING SOME MONEY, SOME OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY BACK. ABSOLUTELY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. OF COURSE. THANKS SIR. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE'LL BE MOVING [24. 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. If participating from a remote location raise your hand in the zoom application or dial *9 if calling in. Comments will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per person will vary depending on the total number of speakers received so not all members of the public may have the opportunity to speak at every council meeting. 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.] ON TO 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. AND IF YOU'RE PARTICIPATING FROM A REAL REMOTE LOCATION, RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE ZOOM APPLICATION OR DIAL STAR NINE IF CALLING IN MADAM CITY CLERK, WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKER CARDS, FIVE, ONE OF WHICH IS A ZOOM CALLER. SO I'M GOING TO, UH, ALLOW BILL SHANNON TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT, MR. SHANNON? YES. MY NAME IS, MY NAME IS BILL SHANNON, AND I LIVE AT 1 3 6 7 1 MONTE VERDE DRIVE WITH MEASURE J PASSES. WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY BECOMES MOOT, BUT IF NOT, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AND THE PUBLIC A VISION OF HOW I THINK OUR CITY COULD REMAIN FISCALLY SOUND. UM, MAYOR, I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO LIVES LONG TO ME, MAYOR HERE, MR. SHANNON, WE HERE. SORRY, WE'RE WE'LL PAUSE YOUR TIME FOR A SEC. UM, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, [01:05:01] THE BALLOT MEASURES, UM, WHETHER THE CITY, WHATEVER IT, IT'S NOT CITY BUSINESS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR OUT IN THE CAMPAIGN ARENA, NOT DURING A COUNCIL MEETING. SO THIS IS BY, BY DEFINITION, CAMPAIGNING IS NOT ALLOWED DURING CITY BOND CITY BUSINESS. OKAY? SO THEN WHAT SPEAKER NEEDS SPEAKER NEEDS TO CHANGE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? THE SPEAKER SHOULD CHANGE HIS TOPIC, OR IF THAT'S ALL HE HAS TO SPEAK ABOUT, THEN THERE'S, THERE'S NOT PERMITTED MR. SHANNON CAN, DID YOU HEAR WHAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAID? YES. I WANNA TALK ABOUT HOW I THINK OUR CITY COULD REMAIN FISCALLY SOUND. THAT'S, THAT'S THE SAME TOPIC. THIS IS, THIS IS A MATTER OF ARGUING FOR OR AGAINST, AND I'M NOT GOING TO, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GIVING ALTERNATIVES, MR. SHANNON, IF YOU KEEP TO THAT TOPIC AND NOT MENTION THE BALLOT MEASURE, I THINK YOU'RE PROBABLY GOOD TO GO. OKAY, I WILL DO THAT. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO LIVES IN LONG BEACH WHERE THE SALES TAX RATE IS 11%. THERE ARE SEVERAL COSTCO STORES WITHIN A REASONABLE DRIVING DISTANCE TO HER HOME, BUT SHE DELAYS SHOPPING AT ONE UNTIL SHE VISITS CHINO HILLS BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF SAVING OVER 3% ON OUR HOME GOODS. POMONA HAS THAT SAME 11% TAX RATE, AND IN JANUARY, THE RATE IN DIAMOND BAR MAY BE EVEN HIGHER. MY VISION INVOLVES HAVING THE FIVE OF YOU TAKE TWO CRITICAL STEPS. FIRST, YOU HAVE TO KEEP OUR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND OUR SPECIAL DISTRICTS FROM DOING ANYTHING STUPID WITH OUR CURRENT TAX STRUCTURE. AND SECONDLY, YOU HAVE TO CUT OUR CITY MANAGER LOOSE TO IMPLEMENT AN AGGRESSIVE SHOP. CHINO HILLS CAMPAIGN TARGETING THESE TWO CITIES, LOS ANGELES COUNTY, IS ABSOLUTELY BONKERS OVER TAXES. AND THIS PLAN CAN WORK BECAUSE OF OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO IT. THE GROSS TAXABLE ANNUAL REVENUE FROM POMONA AND DIAMOND BAR LOAN IS OVER $1 BILLION. I'M CONFIDENT, GIVEN THIS THEIR HIGH TAX RATE WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO, MR. HILL COULD STEAL AT LEAST 10% OF THAT REVENUE. SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WELL, THAT WOULD GIVE US 200 OR $500,000 IN ADDITIONAL INCOME, BUT THAT'S A FAR CRY FROM THE 10 MILLION THE COUNCIL WANTS. BUT AS MR. HILL CONTINUES HIS CAMPAIGN, HE AND HIS TEAM MOVE FURTHER WEST AND TARGET OTHER LA COUNTY CITIES, AND HE STEALS A LITTLE MORE APPROXIMATELY 250,000 VEHICLES DRIVE ON THE POMONA FREEWAY EVERY DAY. AND IT MAY BE OLD SCHOOL, BUT A WELL PLACED BILLBOARD TUTE IN OUR SALES TAX RATE WOULD BE INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE. AND AS OUR GREEDY NEIGHBORS CONTINUE TO ADD ANOTHER QUARTER CENT OR HALF CENT OR PENNY TO THEIR SALES TAX, HE STEALS A LITTLE MORE. AND ONCE THAT TAX RATE GAP BETWEEN CHEETAH HILLS AND THESE CITIES GROWS TO FOUR OR 5% SHOPPERS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION WILL UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF SHOPPING IN CHINO HILLS. AND HE STEALS EVEN MORE. AND THIS DOESN'T EVEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE IMPACT THAT T AND T SUPERMARKET WILL HAVE WHEN IT OPENS. THIS ASIAN FOCUSED STORE IS AN ABSOLUTE GAME CHANGER. AND THERE ONLY OTHER MARKET IN CALIFORNIA IS 300 MILES AWAY. I, WE, I BELIEVE WE WILL. THANK YOU MR. SHANNON. SORRY, WE'VE, WE, YOU'VE REACHED YOUR THREE MINUTES. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BOB GOODWIN. MR. GOODWIN, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IN CARBON CANYON. I'VE HANDED OUT TO ALL OF YOU A COUPLE OF DOCUMENTS, ONE OF WHICH IS COMPARING THE PARADISE CAMPFIRE AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT EN ENGULFED THAT FIRE. COMPARING IT TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONS IN CARBON CANYON. THEY VERY MUCH MIRROR EACH OTHER. THEY VERY MUCH ARE SIMILAR IN, UM, UH, THE, UM, TOPOGRAPHY AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WILDLIFE, UM, UH, TREE CANOPIES, PLANT SPECIES. CARBON CANYON SHARES THE EXACT ARCHITECTURAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL VULNERABILITIES THAT MADE CAMPFIRE IN PARADISE. SO CATASTROPHIC. SECOND DOCUMENT IS A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT WHEN I MET WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN MARQUEZ, CITY MANAGER BRAD HILL, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, HUGH K AND, UH, NICHOLAS LIN RY, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IN CARBON CANYON. UH, I KNOW THERE'S FOUR DEVELOPMENTS [01:10:01] PLANNED THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW, ADDING ANOTHER 400 AND SOME ODD HOUSES TO CARBON CANYON. UM, WE REALLY THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT COME TO MIND. UH, PRIMARILY, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S OWN 2025 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN STATED THAT NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN WILDFIRE HAZARD ZONES INCREASES THE NUMBER OF STRUCTURES AND RESIDENTS POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO WILDFIRE THAT EXISTS. WHEN YOU ADD 500 HOUSES TO CARBON CANYON, THE CITY'S SAFETY ELEMENT EXPRESSLY IDENTIFIES CARBON CANYON AS THE MOST CHALLENGING AREA FOR EVACUATION. WE KNOW THAT IT'S TWO LANE ROAD, THERE'S TWO FIRE ESCAPE ROUTES, UM, THAT ARE GATED. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SAYS THE FIRE AND POLICE HAVE THE KEYS TO THE GATES. OKAY, WELL, HOW ARE THEY GONNA GET THERE? YOU TURN CARBON CANYON INTO ONE WAY OUT, AND IT'S GONNA BE CON IT'S GONNA BE JAMMED. UM, YOU KNOW, DOES THE PROPOSED PROJECT ACTUALLY SATISFY THE CITY'S OWN SAFETY POLICIES WHEN EVALUATED AGAINST THE REAL EVACUATION CONSTRAINTS OF CARBON CANYON? THOSE QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED. I IMPLORE THE CITY, I IMPLORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I IMPLORE ALL THE SAFETY EXPERTS TO LOOK AT THIS AND REALLY TAKE A HARD LOOK BEFORE WE JUST RUBBER STAMP DEVELOPMENT. AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT THIS WAS DONE BY THE COUNTY, BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHANGE, SINCE THE COUNTY, UH, WAS GOVERNING CHINO HILLS AND WE BECAME A CITY IN 91, UM, THERE ARE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED, ADDRESSED, AND TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. GREG BESKI. MR. ZAKI, SIR. OH, THANK YOU, COUNSEL. I WAS GONNA GET UP HERE AND CAMPAIGN, BUT I UNDERSTAND I CAN'T. SO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HONESTY AND TRUTH IN ADVERTISING. I GOT THIS FLYER LAST WEEK FROM, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING, UH, THE EFFECTS OF FIRE IF THIS 1 CENT TAX DOESN'T GO THROUGH. AND I THINK IT'S VERY DISINGENUOUS SINCE THE FIRE BUDGET COMES OUT OF THE COUNTY AND NOT THE CITY. SECONDLY, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO UNEARTH THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CITY'S BUDGET AND THE, UH, CITY RECORDER COMPLIED WITH MY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. UH, 'CAUSE I, I THINK WE HAVE A BLOATED PAYROLL. AND I REQUESTED THE FINAL PAYOUT FOR, UH, THE FORMER CITY MANAGER, BEN MONTGOMERY, WHO RETIRED IN MARCH. AND I RECEIVED A RED ACTED DOCUMENT. SO I JUST ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE HONEST, UM, DON'T USE FEAR, FEAR TACTICS TO TRY TO PERSUADE VOTERS AND JUST BE UPFRONT WITH PEOPLE. AND WE FEEL WE PAY A LOT OF TAXES IN CALIFORNIA. AND YOU'RE KIND OF OUR REPRESENTATIVES. WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN REPRESENT US THE WAY WE'D LIKE TO. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR. ZAKI. DOUG MCCORMICK. MR. MCCORMICK. GOOD EVENING, SIR. EVENING EVERYBODY. UH, I WOULD LIKE TO COUNSEL TO, OR I'D LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL A QUESTION, HOW YOU CAN ALLOW AND CONDONE AND SUPPORT THE OBVIOUS CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT EXISTS WITH MEMBERS OF THE YES SANJAY COMMITTEE THAT YOU PROUDLY SUPPORT. THE MOST GLARING CONFLICT IS A SITTING PLANNING COMMISSIONER DONATING, DONATING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY TO SUPPORT THE MEASURE WHEN OUR COMPANY IS AWARDED LARGE CONTRACTS. IN ADDITION, YOU GO DOWN THE LIST OF SUPPORTERS. THERE'S AN APPEARANCE OF AN APPARENT PAY TO PLAY TONE AT WORK. AS MANY OF THE CONTRIBUTORS, EMPLOYEE UNION MEMBERS, COMMISSIONERS, CONTRACTORS, AND CONSULTANTS WILL ENRICH THEMSELVES. WHEN THIS MEASURE PASSES, THIS ENRICHMENT WILL OCCUR IN THE FORM OF FUTURE CONTRACTS THAT ARE OFTEN NEGOTIATED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO VOTER APPROVAL. LASTLY, THE MAILER WAS RECEIVED BY MANY OF THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOU AND YOUR, UH, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS USE BLATANT FEAR MONGERING THE PHOTO OF THE FIRE TO INSINUATE. IF WE DON'T VOTE FOR THE, UH, MEASURE, UM, WE'RE GONNA, OUR HOUSE IS GONNA BURN DOWN. I THINK THAT'S TERRIBLE TO QUOTE BILL SHANNON, I THINK IT'S DISGUSTING AND I THINK THAT SHOULD CHANGE. I'LL HAVE SAY THANK YOU, SIR. OUR LAST SPEAKER IS SUZETTE. D MS. D, [01:15:04] UH, GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR JONES, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER, CITY STAFF AND AUDIENCE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SUZETTE D WITH YOUR FOURTH DISTRICT COUNTY SUPERVISOR, KURT HAGMAN'S, OFFICE SUPERVISOR. HAMAN'S ANNUAL VETERAN CLAIMS AND RESOURCE EVENT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH FROM 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM WE ENCOURAGE ALL VETERANS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE OR ARE LOOKING FOR RESOURCES TO JOIN SUPERVISOR HAGMAN AND THE SAN MARINO COUNTY VETERAN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS WILL BE ON SITE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT VA BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY ISSUE. SAN BERNARD BERNARD COUNTY MILITARY VETERAN ID CARDS AND FILE DISABILITY COMPENSATION CLAIMS REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BY CALLING 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5. ASK FOR MICHAEL OR SUZETTE. DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR SUPERVISOR HAMAN'S NEWSLETTER TO STAY UP TO DATE ON EVENTS COMING UP AND UPDATES ON THE COUNTY. SO FOR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE AT 9 0 9 4 6 5 5 2 6 5. AND I DO HAVE COPIES OF THE FLYERS OUT IN THE HALLWAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO OUR PUBLIC [ SAFETY UPDATES - Fire and Police] SAFETY UPDATES. UH, CHIEF GERARD, THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS AND ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR. GOOD JOB AT THE SHERIFF'S RODEO. IF YOU HAVEN'T, IF YOU'VE NEVER ATTENDED, IF YOU LIKE, UH, THE EQUESTRIAN LIFE, MAKE SURE YOU GO. AL DOES A GREAT JOB PUTTING THAT ON. UH, CHIEF WILLIAMS. UH, JUST REAL QUICK, I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COUNCIL ON THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE FIRE STATION'S GOING WELL. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT THING BEING DONE SOON AND BEING, UH, RUNNING OPERATIONS OUTTA THERE. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. UH, THANK TO THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE THAT ATTENDED OUR OPEN HOUSE LAST SATURDAY, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING, UH, THOSE THAT ARE, WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE STATE OF THE FIRE DISTRICT THIS NEXT COMING THURSDAY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AWESOME. THANK YOU CHIEF. A QUESTION FOR THE, FOR THE CHIEF, IF I COULD, BY ALL MEANS, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, FIRST OF ALL, CHIEF, THAT'S A GREAT STATION. IT'S LOOKING BEAUTIFUL. UM, WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST APPROXIMATELY FOR THAT STATION? UH, DON'T QUOTE ME DIRECTLY, BUT WE'RE JUST UPWARDS OF 20 MILLION. I THINK IT'S AT 21 AND SOME CHANGE. OKAY. AND DID THE CITY PUT ANY MONEY INTO THAT PROJECT? UH, WELL THE CITY COLLECTS DIFFS ON OUR BEHALFS THAT WE AREN'T ABLE TO COLLECT. UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS AT SIX POINT, UH, NO, I'M SORRY, $8 MILLION FROM THE CITY. $8 MILLION? YEAH. OKAY. AND WE JUST STARTED THE DIFF PROGRAM. RIGHT? THE ONLY MONEY THAT WE WERE ALLOCATED TO GIVE TO YOU PRIOR TO CITY HOOD WAS DIFF THAT WAS COLLECTED FROM THE COUNTY. UH, ASK THE QUESTION AGAIN. I'M SORRY. I SAID MOST OF THE DIFF THAT YOU'RE TALKING RIGHT NOW, WE ARE PROVIDING DIFF TODAY, BUT WE DIDN'T DO IT WHEN WE FIRST BECAME A CITY. WE DID GET MONEY FROM THE COUNTY ON DIFF BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN COLLECTING DIFF FOR THE FIRE STATION, BUT WE DID PRESENT $8 MILLION CHECK TO THE FIRE STATION. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU CHIEF. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Johsz Omnitrans Board Southern California Association of Governments Energy and Environment Policy Committee Vice Mayor Marquez San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board General Policy Committee Legislative Policy Committee Transit Committee Council Member Bennett Chino Valley Fire District Board Chino Valley Unified School District Board Council Member Moran Southern California Association of Governments Community, Economic and Human Development Policy Committee Council Member Rogers Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board Tres Hermanos Joint Powers Authority Water Facilities Authority Board] ON TO COUNCIL REPORTS. UH, FOR MYSELF, OMNI TRANS BOARD MEETING THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK, UM, ONLY MAJOR ITEM OF, UH, SUBSTANCE WAS WE APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO PROVIDE SECURITY THROUGHOUT THE OMNI TRANS, UH, BUS, UH, SYSTEM. AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY COMMITTEE, WE DISCUSSED, UH, VMT, UH, UH, THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVEL TAX AND MOST OF US VOICED OUR OPPOSITION TO IT. SO WITH THAT, UM, VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, S-B-C-T-A AND THE COMMITTEES THAT ARE ON THERE. SURE. YOU GOT IT, SIR. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, LEMME TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UM, SCAG. UM, I ATTENDED THE TRANSMISSION TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING. UM, WE BASICALLY HAD CALLED FOR PROJECTS FOR APPROVAL FOR 2029 AND 2030 FOR STBG CMAC, WHICH IS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANTS AND CONGRESS CONGRESSION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY GRANTS. UM, WE HAVE PRESENTATIONS ON SMART CITIES, STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATES. UH, WE HAD A CONNECT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 2050 POOR REVENUE UPDATES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. WE ACTUALLY WENT OVER THE SAME THING. WE WENT OVER TODAY, STATE AND FEDERAL UPDATES. WE HAD UPDATES FOR THE 2026 END OF SESSION. AND LIKE YOU SAID, THERE WAS ONLY 1800, UH, BILLS THAT WERE ACTUALLY MOVED THROUGH. NORMALLY IT'S OVER 3000. UH, WE TOOK A SUPPORT POSITION ON PROP ONE, WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT TONIGHT. A DIRECTOR OF HCD CAME AND GAVE A PRES PRESENTATION, AND THAT'S HOUSING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AND WE'RE STARTING CYCLE SEVEN FOR ARENA. MY CONCERNS ON CYCLE SEVEN IS THAT WE'RE GONNA ADD TO THE 3,729 UNITS THAT WE ARE ALLOCATED TO, UH, WHICH IS MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO ZONE FOUR, THEN POSSIBLY BUILD IN CHINO HILLS, [01:20:01] UM, OF THE 1.3 MILLION ON CYCLE NUMBER SEVEN. UM, THE STATE ITSELF IS ONLY ACTUALLY CAME UP WITH ABOUT 300,000 UNITS. WE'RE ABOUT A MILLION SHORT. SO THAT NUMBER REALLY SCARES ME THAT I THINK WE'RE GONNA GET AN ALLOCATION MORE THAN WE HAD LAST TIME, 37 29. BUT THE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS HAPPY ABOUT IS THAT ANY UNIT THAT WE HAVE THAT WE DIDN'T BUILD ON, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE THOSE NUMBERS TO OFFSET, UH, ADDITIONAL NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE. SO THIS IS GONNA BE A TWO YEAR CYCLE. UH, THIS WILL START IN 2028, BUT IT ALREADY STARTED. WE'VE HAD TWO MEETINGS SO FAR. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE ALL MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND IT, I WANNA ASK MY DIRECTOR, WHAT IS IT COST TO PUT TOGETHER ARENA? I KNOW IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED, $300,000 Y YES. UH, PROBABLY, PROBABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF YEAH, 300, $400,000 TO, UM, PUT TOGETHER A HOUSING ELEMENT AND DO ALL OF THE REQUIRED, UH, DATA COMPILATION, DATA ANALYSIS, UM, THE, UH, SITE SELECTION PROCESS. THE, UM, WE'RE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH CQA WHEN WE PREPARE HOUSING ELEMENTS. SO WE HAVE TO WRITE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ON OUR HOUSING ELEMENT. SO ALL, ALL OF THOSE COSTS, UH, ADD UP. IS THIS AN UNFUNDED LI LIABILITY FOR US? IN OTHER WORDS, ARE THEY GIVING US THE MONEY, THE STATE, OR DO WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? WE DO NOT GET ANY MONEY FROM THE STATE. SO WE, WE HAVE TO PAY ALL THESE COSTS AS A STATE. NOW ONCE WE COME UP WITH A NUMBER AND WE ZONE FOR IT AND WE GET CERTIFIED, WHAT, WHAT HAPPENS THEN? DO WE, DO WE COMPLY OR CAN WE SAY NO? WE, UM, WE WAIT TO, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO COME AND UNDER CERTAIN STATE REQUIREMENTS LIKE, UH, DENSITY BONUS LAW OR THE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY ACT, UM, MOST OF THE TIMES WE DO HAVE TO APPROVE, UM, THOSE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IF THEY MEET ALL OBJECTIVE DESIGN CRITERIA AND STANDARDS. WHAT I HEAR A LOT OF TIMES IS THAT WE ACTUALLY, UM, THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE FOUGHT THIS. DO WE KNOW OF ANY CITY THAT HAS WON IT? AND I THINK THAT ONE OF THE LAST CITIES WAS HUNTINGTON BEACH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. UH, ANYBODY? NO, I DO NOT KNOW PERSONALLY OF ANY CITY THAT HAS WON, UH, AGAINST THE, UM, ATTORNEY GENERAL OR THE STATE FIGHTING THE, UM, ARENA AND STATE HOUSING LAW REQUIREMENTS. AND I THINK HUNTINGTON BEACH ACTUALLY PROBABLY SPENT LIKE $3 MILLION, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN OR PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT. THEY, THEY DID BETWEEN, UM, ATTORNEY'S FEES, BUT ALSO FINES THAT THE STATE IS ALLOWED TO IMPOSE. THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE THAT. I HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I JUST WANTED THE PUBLIC TO HEAR THAT. UM, I ALSO MET, UH, WITH THE CALIFORNIA JPIA, I'M ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THERE, SO PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, UM, WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION FOR NEGOTIATION FOR OF REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES AND EVALUATION OF OUR EXECUTIVE CHIEF OFFICER, UH, THE CLAIMS COMMITTEE. WE REVIEWED THREE CLAIMS. THE BOARD MEETING, WE ACTUALLY APPROVED THOSE THREE CLAIMS AND IT WAS AT COST OF $59 MILLION. SO, UM, THAT'S BASICALLY MY REPORT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT, CUNA, VALLEY FIRE DISTRICT AND THE SCHOOL BOARD. YES. I HAVE NO CURRENT, I HAVE NO CURRENT REPORT FOR EITHER ONE. THE FIRE DISTRICT MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETS ON THURSDAY NIGHT. PERFECT. I LOVE THAT REPORT. UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, MORAN SCAG, COMMUNITY ECONOMIC AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY COMMITTEE. SO, UM, WE HAD JUST SOME RECEIVING FILES, BUT WE DID HAVE A PRESENTATION THAT WAS AN ACTION ITEM FOR THE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE AND MOVE ON TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL. IT WAS KIND OF INTERESTING. SO IN LIGHT OF THE OLYMPICS COMING UP THERE, THERE'S A PROJECT, IT'S CALLED THE COMMUNITY HUBS PROGRAM. AND SO THEY'RE GONNA AWARD GRANTS TO, UM, CITIES THAT ARE NOT HOST SITES FOR THE OLYMPICS, UM, TO GET THEM TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, LESSEN TRAFFIC AND LIKE, YOU KNOW, HAVE COMMUNITY HUBS OF, OF CARNIVALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE GET THESE PRESENTATIONS IS YOU END UP GETTING THE SMALLER CITIES, IN MY OPINION, OF THESE COMMITTEES, THE SMALLER CITIES KIND OF FEUDING WITH THE LARGER CITIES, THAT THERE SHOULD BE DIFFERENT, UM, LEVELS FOR THE GRANTS. SO THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OF THESE GRANTS TOO, BECAUSE COMPARISON OF HOW MANY CITIES THERE ARE, THERE'S MAYBE GONNA BE LIKE NINE GRANTS. SO IT'S GONNA COME IN FRONT OF YOU IF IT HASN'T ALREADY RAY, BUT WE, UH, PROVE THAT FOR THE REGIONAL COUNCIL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. ALRIGHT, THREE REPORTS HERE. ONE IS CHINO DISSOLVE AUTHORITY, OR CDA, ONE OF OUR WATER PROVIDERS AND CDA. ALL THESE ARE GONNA BE FAIRLY BRIEF. THIS ONE WE HAD A COUPLE OF ITEMS TO DISCUSS AND THESE ITEMS HAD TO DO WITH MAINTENANCE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR TWO PRODUCTION FACILITIES. ONE IN CHITO AND, AND ONE IN HARPA AND IN OUR, OUR NUMEROUS WELLS. AND THESE ARE ALL CONTRACTS TO APPROVE FOR REBUILDING OF WELLS OR OUR MAINTENANCE ON THOSE TWO FACILITIES THAT I MENTIONED. SO THAT'S IT [01:25:01] FOR CDA. NEXT UP IS, UM, TRACE ARMOS, OUR CONSERVANCY TO THE WEST OF US, 2,500 ACRE PROPERTY APPROXIMATELY. AND THIS ONE WAS, THE MEETING WAS EIGHT MINUTES LONG AND THE ONLY THING WE DISCUSSED WERE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND APPROVING TREASURY'S REPORTS, ET CETERA. SO NOTHING NEW TO REPORT WITH TRACE OROS, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE THAT MEANS THINGS ARE STATUS QUO. AND THEN LASTLY, THE LAST WATER IS WATER FACILITIES AUTHORITY, OR W-F-A-W-F-A IS OUR, OUR STATE WATER THAT COMES DOWN AND IT'S PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBER AGENCIES. AND CHINO HILLS IS ONE OF THOSE MEMBER AGENCIES. AND TRULY LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AND BEING THERE, THERE WAS NOTHING NEW TO REPORT. I GOD. SO THAT'S IT. I LOVE IT. MR. MAYOR, CAN I ASK HIM A QUESTION? IF YOU DON'T MIND. ALL MEANS PLEASE. HOW, HOW LONG WAS THAT TRIS MANOS MEETING? I UNDERSTAND IT WAS A FAIRLY LONG MEETING. WELL, I, AS I SAID, IT WAS EIGHT MINUTES. IT TOOK 45 MINUTES, MINUTES, MINUTES TO DRIVE THERE. YES. YEAH. CITY OF INDUSTRY. EIGHT MINUTES. HEY, THAT'S YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK. ALRIGHT, COUNCIL COMMENTS. COUNCIL [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] MEMBER MORAN ROD, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SO, UM, IS FIRE MITIGATION AND BRUSH CLEARANCE PART OF THE CITY BUDGET THAT IS PART OF OUR BUDGET? OKAY. SO, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE SERVICES WE RECEIVE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR CITY BUDGET DOES INCLUDE OUTLAYING DOLLARS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES CLEARANCE. FIRE, FIRE REQUIRE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIRES US TO PERFORM, UH, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT RIGHT. ON OUR PROPERTIES. YES. SO IT WAS PART OF OUR CITY BUDGET TO PROVIDE YES, BRUSH CLEARANCE, FIRE MITIGATION TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS FROM FIRES. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. BRIAN, HOW ABOUT BUILDING A HELLA HYDRANT? THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I GOTCHA. NO, NO, NO. IT'S ALL PART OF THE BUDGET. DOES YOU WANT ME TO GO ON? BUT THAT'S ALL I HAVE, BY ALL MEANS. YES MA'AM. UH, NO COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. ACTUALLY I WANT TO PROCEED WITH THAT, WHAT YOU JUST BROUGHT UP. WE DO HAVE TO BUILD INTO THE BUDGET, UH, FIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS AND WE'RE HOPING TO ENHANCE THOSE FIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS DEPENDING UPON HOW OUR BUDGET REFLECTS. SO IT'S NOT ALL ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DO THE WORK. IT'S ON THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO DO THE MAINTENANCE. WE DO THE PREVENTATIVE WORK AND THEY DO THE SUPPRESSION WORK. RIGHT, EXACTLY. SO WE HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MITIGATING ALL THOSE FIRE RISKS THAT ARE OUT THERE. AND THEN UNFORTUNATELY, IF WE HAVE A FIRE, THEY COME IN AND, AND SAVE IT, BUT IN THE MIDDLE IT'S US. THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF IT IN ADVANCE. EXACTLY. SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION TO ASK CYNTHIA. CAN I ADD ONTO THAT REAL FAST CITY MANAGER REGARDING TREE TRIMMING IN OPEN SPACE? BEFORE IN OUR BUDGET, WE WERE SPENDING MAYBE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND A YEAR PRIOR TO THIS. COUPLE YEARS, PAST YEARS. CORRECT. IT IT WAS A LITTLE SPORADIC BECAUSE WE WERE KIND OF REACTIONARY, NOT, UH, NOT PROACTIVE. NOW WE'RE PROACTIVE WITH IT. YES. SO RIGHT NOW BEING PROACTIVE, WHAT ARE WE SPENDING NOW? A COUPLE, TWO, $3 MILLION? YEAH, IT, IT'S ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THE, UH, TREE CONTRACT THAT WE IMPLEMENTED TO A SEVEN YEAR GRID TRIM. SO WE'RE TOUCHING ALL OF OUR TREES THAT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN, BETWEEN PROBABLY 1.4 AND 1.6 MILLION ROUGHLY IS THE ESTIMATE. BUT OVER A SEVEN YEAR PERIOD, OUR GOAL IS TO TOUCH EVERY TREE EVERY SEVEN YEARS AND IT'S REALLY NICE. HOW MANY TREES DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE IN THE CITY? I BELIEVE IT'S 47,000. I'M LOOKING TO PUBLIC WORKS. YEAH. 47,000 TREES ESTIMATE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. YEP. NOT CHIEF, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. COUPLE THINGS. UH, BIG EVENT TOOK PLACE OVER THE WEEKEND HAVING TO DO WITH CHINO HOST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THAT WAS OUR WINE WALK. AND WE ESTABLISHED THAT THIS WAS OUR 15TH ANNIVERSARY AND THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED 18 YEARS AGO AS AN EFFORT TO RAISE MONIES TO GIVE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AS LARGE AS, UH, WE DID A $335, $335,000 DONATION WHEN THE COMMUNITY CENTER WAS BUILT IN 2014, UH, TO THINGS SUCH AS AEDS, DONATING AEDS. AND WHEN WE WERE STILL DONATING TO FAMILIES FOR MILITARY BANNERS, WE WERE PAYING FOR THE MILITARY BANNERS IF ON NEED. SO WE, WE DONATE ACROSS THE BOARD TO THINGS THAT IMPACT THE CITIZENS OF CHINO HILLS WINE WALK HAS TURNED INTO THE BIG FUNDRAISER FOR OUR EFFORTS, AND I DON'T HAVE NUMBERS YET, BUT WINE WALK TOOK PLACE LAST WEEKEND. AND AGAIN, IT'S THE OBJECTIVE IS OF THE FOUNDATION BESIDES RAISING MONEY, IT'S JUST TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. WE'RE A SMALL, SMALL TOWN AND IN THE OLD DAYS PEOPLE USED TO COMPLAIN THERE WASN'T MUCH TO DO IN TOWN. WE'VE TRIED TO RAISE THAT BAR BY DOING DIFFERENT THINGS AND THE FOUNDATION IS PART OF THAT EFFORT. AND AGAIN, CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. BUT WE ALSO HAD A GREAT TIME THIS PAST WEEKEND AND APPROXIMATELY, UH, 1200 PEOPLE SHOWED UP ON A LITTLE MISTY EVENING, BUT IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING, FELT GREAT. AND MANY OF YOU IN THIS ROOM WERE AT THAT EVENT AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT. SO I'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION PROBABLY NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON BOTTOM LINE NUMBERS. SO IF WANTED TO CHAT ABOUT THAT. AND THEN I ALSO WANTED TO CONGRATULATE OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION MANAGER, NICOLE FREEMAN, [01:30:01] FOR HER PARTICIPATION AND COMPLETION OF LAST WEEKEND'S CHICAGO MARATHON. SO, YEAH, SO CONGRATULATIONS. WHY ARE YOU WEARING YOUR MEDAL ? TOO HEAVY. IT'S, SHE HAD TO HAVE IT SHIPPED HOME SEPARATELY. CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW YOU'RE TOO TIRED TO EVEN TALK ABOUT. IT WAS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, SO DON'T WORRY. WE'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO GIVE A A LITTLE TALK LATER. AND LASTLY, GET OUT THE VOTE. GO VOTE EVERYBODY. GO VOTE. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. YEP. ALRIGHT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT? YES. UH, THIS LAST WEEKEND ON SATURDAY, I WAS TO HAVE ATTENDED THE MUSIC IN MOTION, UH, BIG, UH, BAND EVENT AT, UH, AYLA. UH, I WAS NOT FEELING REAL, REAL WELL AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT WAS RAINING OFF AND ON, UH, I DID NOT ATTEND. UH, I AM GOING TO TRY AND GET ALL THE RESULTS I HAD. I COULD NOT GET ANY INFORMATION THAT EVENING. 'CAUSE UH, APPARENTLY THE LAST COUPLE BANDS, INCLUDING AYLA, I GOT SOME PRETTY, UH, SIGNIFICANT RAIN ON THEM. SO I DID WANNA LET YOU KNOW THAT I WILL REPORT AT A LATER DATE. UM, A THIS THURSDAY NIGHT, THERE'S GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION, UH, AT THE CITY OR AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT THE MEASURE G UH, ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON. A BIG PORTION OF THAT, UH, REPORT IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. UH, I HAVE, UH, I'M WORKING WITH GREG RA, WHO'S A, UH, SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF FACILITIES. UH, AFTER THE FIRST YEAR, I'M GONNA ASK HIM TO COME AND, UH, SHOW, GIVE US A SLIDESHOW. BASICALLY, I WAS GONNA SAY, WE HAVEN'T HAD THEM COME IN A WHILE, A COMPLETE, UH, UPDATE ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED BECAUSE THERE WAS ALL THAT DIRT THAT WAS BEING MOVED AROUND AND I KNOW BASICALLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND BECAUSE I RECEIVED SOME PICTURES OF THAT ALREADY. BUT I WANT THE WHOLE COUNCIL AND ANYBODY THAT'S IN THE AUDIENCE TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. I MEAN, IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT THING. YES. WHO, WHO'S OUR SCHOOL LIAISON WITH? I, WE USED TO HAVE A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT WOULD ATTEND THE MEETINGS. OH, I'M NOT SURE WHO THAT IS RIGHT NOW. HERE'S LIKE WHEN JOE SCHAFFER USED TO COME. YEAH. BUT THAT'S GREAT TO HAVE THEM COME AND, AND GIVE A PRESENTATION. SO I I'M PLANNING ON DOING THAT. AND, UM, YEAH, I I HAD HEARD THAT, UM, I, I THINK I'VE HEARD IT IN THE NEWS. THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON ON NOVEMBER 3RD, SOMETHING ABOUT AN ELECTION. UM, ALL I WANNA DO IS ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO, UH, REMEMBER THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE, BUT IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO VOTE. SO IF YOU'RE NOT VOTING AND YOU'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE RESULTS, THEN YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM. SO GET OUT AND BOAT. AND LASTLY, ROD, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE A QUICK UPDATE ON THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS AGO AT, UH, ENGLISH SPRINGS, UH, LAKE WITH THE LOSS OF A LOT OF FISH AND WHAT, WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR? SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION. UH, WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH PUBLIC WORKS. WE DO KNOW THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE LAKE. WE LOST A NUMBER OF FISH, PROBABLY 200 PLUS FISH, UM, DIED IN THE LAKE. THEY ARE DOING WATER SAMPLING TO SEE IF IT WAS ORGANIC OR SOMETHING EXTERNAL. WE DON'T KNOW THAT AT THIS POINT. SO WE DID LOSE, UH, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE FISH IN, UH, ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK. OKAY. WELL AS SOON AS WE NARROW THAT DOWN AS TO, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE APPARENTLY THERE WAS SOME, IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS SOME SOMETHING ON THE SURFACE KIND OF SHINY, WHICH MEANS THERE WAS SOME FOREIGN, UH, ELEMENT THAT APPARENTLY WAS IN, INTRODUCED INTO THE LAKE FROM SOME SOURCE. IF ONCE WE GET AN INFORMATION ON THAT, IT'D BE GREAT FOR US TO KNOW SO WE CAN PUT THAT OUT TO THE, FOR THE PUBLIC SO WE KNOW MORE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS IS ON IT RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE HAVING THE WATER TESTED. SO. ALRIGHT, THAT ENDS MY COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MEN VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE IT. DANIEL, I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB ON PEYTON DRIVE. UM, IT SORT OF SEEMED LIKE IT WENT FAIRLY FAST AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, HOW FAST IT WENT. BUT I DID GET A CONCERN OR A CALL FROM A GENTLEMAN NAMED MR. GEORGE THAT LIVES THERE, LIVES THERE UP BY SCENIC RIDGE. AND HIS CONCERN WAS, UM, HE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE, SINCE YOU'RE WE'RE DOING PEYTON, WHY HAVEN'T WE DONE SCENIC RIDGE? SO MY QUESTION, IS THERE LIKE A CYCLE THAT WE GO THROUGH THE WHOLE CITY? IS IT LIKE MAYBE EVERY SEVEN TO 10 YEARS? WE TRY TO, WE AIM FOR SEVEN TO 10 YEARS IN TERMS OF REHABBING EVERY ROAD IN THE CITY. UH, BUT THERE ARE FACTORS THAT, UH, CAN DETERMINE, UM, THE LIFECYCLE. UH, ONE BEING THE CONDITION OF THE ROAD. UH, FUNDING IS ANOTHER ISSUE. UH, WE USE MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES. TWO, UH, REPAY OUR ROADS, ONE BEING, UH, GAS TAX, UH, RMRA, WHICH IS, UH, STATE MONEY. AND THEN A MEASURE I, WHICH IS, UH, COUNTY AND, UH, AND LOCAL MONEY. UM, AGAIN, WE, WE TRY TO PRIORITIZE BASED ON LOCATION AS WELL. WE AIM TO REPAIR THE, THE ROADS ON ARTERIAL ROADS SUCH AS PEYTON DRIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE A HIGHER VOLUME OF VEHICLES. UM, BUT YES, WE DO ATTEMPT, UM, BUT IF THE PUBLIC EVER HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR ROADS, STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB IN TERMS OF GOING OUT, ASSESSING AND FILLING POTHOLE OR CRACKS AS THEY COME UP UNTIL WE CAN HAVE A GREATER SOLUTION FOR, UH, [01:35:01] SOME OF THOSE SPECIFIC ROADS. WELL, YOU DO A GOOD JOB. THANK YOU. AND ACTUALLY, AGAIN, FOR LIKE A 10 YEAR CYCLE, WE'RE TALKING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO, TO KEEP UP THE ROADS AT A CERTAIN STANDARD. CORRECT? UH, JUST ON AVERAGE WE SPEND, UH, APPROXIMATELY ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF, UH, PER MILE OF ROAD. AND HOW MANY ROADS WOULD YOU SAY? I MEAN, MILES IN CITYWIDE WE HAVE OVER CLOSELY TO MAYBE 60, UH, MILES. 60 MILES. YEAH. SO THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. IT IS A LOT OF MONEY, YES. OKAY. AND I JUST, I DID ATTEND THE JPIA CONFERENCE AND THEY HAD A, A DRONE PROGRAM AND I GUESS ARDA USES IT AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. UM, THEY PUT IT UP LIKE TO FIND A PERSON IN OPEN SPACE OR IF THERE'S AN AN EMERGENCY GOING ON. AND I GUESS THEY TIE IN WITH WEATHER STATIONS AND THEY ALSO TIE IN WITH, UM, AI AND THEY JUST STARTED THAT. SO AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER WITH ALL THE OPEN SPACE THAT WE HAVE AND ALL THE POTENTIAL FOR EVACUATION AS FAR AS FIRES. AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE'D HAVE TO TALK TO THE FIRE DISTRICT ON, BUT I'D LIKE TO START TALKING ABOUT THAT IF WE COULD. UM, I JUST WANNA SAY SOMETHING AGAIN. I, I DON'T WANNA GET INTO POLITICS, BUT I REALLY COMMEND THIS COUNCIL BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A HARD JOB TRYING, UH, THE MONIES THAT WE DO RECEIVE FROM PROPERTY TAX, WHICH IS 4% SALES TAX, WHICH MOST OF IT GOES TO EITHER THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR TO THE COUNTY. WE GET VERY LITTLE, WE DO A HECK OF A JOB. UH, WE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO SAVE MONEY STREETLIGHTS, WE DID THAT WITH THE LED, WE SAVED A MILLION DOLLARS THERE, RECYCLE WATER. UM, ALL OUR PARKS USED TO BE, THEY USED TO USE POTABLE WATER. NOW WE USE RECYCLE WATER, BIG COST SAVINGS. WE'RE TALKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. ALSO, WE'RE USING OUR WELL WATER WHERE BEFORE WE USED TO BUY ALL OUR WATER FROM METROPOLITAN WATER. THERE'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF SAVINGS THERE. AND I JUST WANNA COMMEND YOU GUYS, I KNOW WE'RE GETTING BEAT UP RIGHT NOW. UM, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE TOUGH SKIN. BUT AGAIN, IF WE DIDN'T CARE FOR THIS COMMUNITY, UM, I WOULDN'T BE SAYING THIS. AND AGAIN, I, I CARE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. I KNOW ALL OF US DO, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE VERY BEST FOR THIS GREAT CITY OF CHINO HILLS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VICE MAYOR MARQUEZ. UM, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE, UH, AUDIENCE. YEAH. YOU GUYS WANNA COME UP AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE HERE? ? ANYBODY? CRICKETS. OH YEAH. NO, NO. I'M GONNA GET TO THE BOY SCOUT. YEAH, YOU OH, EVEN BETTER. WHY ARE YOU HERE? OH MAN. YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT OUR LAST MEETING. WE TALKED ABOUT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND COYOTES AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THAT FUN STUFF. WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHERE ARE YOU GONNA SCHOOL WESTERN. NICE. THAT'S COOL. WELL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. AND THEN YOUNG MAN, YOU'RE HERE FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL RIGHT, WELL YOU GOTTA COME UP TO THE DAIS. I, WE HAVE TO COME ON, YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHAT TROOP YOU'RE WITH, WHY YOU'RE HERE AND YOU BETTER MAKE SURE YOU GIVE YOUR MOM A HUG AFTER MAKING HER SIT THROUGH AN HOUR AND 40 MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING. COME ON RIGHT THERE. JUST SO YOU KNOW, SHE TOLD US THAT WE HAD TO, TO INVITE YOU UP HERE. YEAH. SO IT'S YOUR MOM. YOU'LL GET EXTRA CREDIT. HOLD ON BECAUSE SHE'S GONNA RECORD THIS RIGHT NOW. OKAY, GO FOR IT. NAME SCHOOL TROOP AND WHY YOU'RE HERE. UM, HELLO. MY NAME IS WILLIAM HUANG. I GO TO RUBEN S ILA HIGH SCHOOL. UM, I AM FROM TROOP 1776 AND I'M HERE TO, UM, COMPLETE A REQUIREMENT FOR MY CITIZENSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY MERIT BADGE. AWESOME. VERY GOOD. HOW MANY MERIT BADGES DO YOU HAVE SO FAR? UM, I THINK 47. GEEZ. HOW MANY DO YOU NEED? UM, THERE ARE FOR EAGLE , THERE ARE CURRENTLY 13 EAGLE REQUIRED MERIT BADGES THAT WERE ORIGINALLY THERE WERE 14, BUT ONE WAS REMOVED AND, UH, YOU NEED A TOTAL OF, OR THERE'S ALSO ELECTIVE MERIT BADGES THAT YOU NEED A TOTAL OF, UM, 21, I BELIEVE. WOW, GOOD FOR YOU. WELL THANKS FOR BEING HERE. YEAH, GREAT JOB NICK. KEEP IT UP. I WAS GONNA SAY, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS IN BOY SCOUTS, ONE OF THE MAYOR BADGES WAS SEMA FOUR. I DON'T THINK THEY TEACH THAT ANYMORE. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT SEMA FOUR IS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, , DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WE DON'T THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. UM, YEAH, THANK YOU BUDDY. UH, FOR MY COUNCIL COMMENTS, JUST REALLY QUICK THANK YOU TO ALL THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT FOR THE WINE WALK. IT'S ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, THE EVENT OF THE YEAR. SOCIALLY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE OLD, YOU KNOW, PARENTS FROM, YOU KNOW, PONY BASEBALL AND LITTLE LEAGUE AND SCOUTS AND WHATNOT. SO THANKING TO EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED, IT REALLY DOES HELP, UH, HELP, UH, FUNDRAISE FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO THANK YOU TO ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE CHURCH. UH, PETER AND I SPOKE AT THEIR OPENING, UM, [01:40:01] OPENING EVENING FOR THE HARVEST FESTIVAL. THAT WAS LAST WEEK AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, HAVE A GOOD [ 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.] EVENING. EVERYBODY. DRIVE CAREFULLY. ALRIGHT. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.