* 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. [ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] [00:00:44] GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHINO HILLS CITY COUNCIL FOR JULY 14TH, 2020. CHERYL ROLL CALL. GOOD AFTERNOON. MAYOR BENNETT COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NUMBER N 29 20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOME ON MARCH 17, 2020. MAYOR BENNETT HERE, VICE MAYOR JOE'S COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, FUNDER MORAN HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER, ROGER, ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. ALL RIGHT. IF EVERYONE THAT IS IN ATTENDANCE HERE IN THE [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] CHAMBERS WOULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN ME AND THE SALUTE TO THE, OF THE FLAG OF THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH. READY BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. [ INVOCATION: Pastor Lin Wells, Calvary Chapel ] AND PASTOR WELLS. ARE YOU ON THE LINE? IF YOU ARE, COULD YOU POSSIBLY RAISE YOUR HAND ON THE ZOOM CALL SO WE CAN GET YOU ON THE SPEAKER, PASTOR LYNN WELLS WITH CALVARY CHAPEL. I DO SEE COLOR WITH THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF ONE SEVEN ZERO. IF THAT IS PASTOR WELLS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND BY DIALING STAR NINE. I DON'T SEE HIM ON THE CALL. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SAY A BRIEF INVOCATION THIS EVENING. ALRIGHT FOR CAM, UH, PLEASE BOW YOUR HEAD AND WORSHIP IN THE MANNER THAT YOU WERE ACCUSTOMED TO. DEAR LORD, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT YOU GIVE US. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO ADAPT TO THIS PANDEMIC THAT WE'RE ALL SUFFERING THROUGH AND TRYING TO LEARN WHAT A NEW NORMAL IS AS WE MEET TONIGHT, MAY EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US ON THE DAYAS AND ON THE COUNCIL, BE GIVEN THE PROPER WISDOM TO DEAL WITH THE CITY BUSINESS THAT, UH, TO, TO HONOR YOU AND TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. UH, PLEASE BE WITH THOSE THAT MAY BE IN EARSHOT AND LISTENING, AND MAY THEY ALSO ENTER IN IF THEY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, I'LL FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS THOSE THINGS, THESE THINGS WE PRAY FOR IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. ALRIGHT. [4. INTRODUCTION - New Employees: Edward Chan, Video Production Technician, Community Relations Department Cynthia Gonzalez, Accountant II, Finance Department] OKAY. PRESENTATIONS, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS STARS OUT THERE? CHERYL? SURE. THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW CITY EMPLOYEES. ALL RIGHT. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TWO NEW EMPLOYEES TO OUR CHANNEL HILLS TEAM. FIRST LET'S WELCOME ED EDWARD CHAN, OUR NEW VIDEO PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN IN THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEPARTMENT, AND HE'S IN THE BACK ROOM, MAKING THIS ALL POSSIBLE FOR US TONIGHT PRIOR TO JOINING US, HE WORKED AT THE CITY OF CARSON AND THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER DEPARTMENT, A FUN FACT ABOUT EDWARDS. HE RUNS HIS OWN VIDEO PRODUCTION COMPANY, APERTURE THAT OR VIEW PRODUCTIONS DURING HIS FREE TIME AND FREE TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW HE'S EVER GOING TO HAVE ANY OF THESE WORKING HERE, RIGHT? UH, EDWARD ENJOYS TRAVEL, PLAYING SOCCER AND COOKING EDWARDS IS THE BROADCAST ROOM AND BEHIND US, AS I MENTIONED AND THAT WELCOME ON BOARD EDWARD. NEXT, WE HAVE CYNTHIA GONZALEZ, OUR NEW ACCOUNTANT TOO, IN THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO HER ARRIVAL SAID THE, I SPENT FOUR YEARS IN COLORADO WORKING IN PAYROLL AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT WHILE COMPLETING HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, SHE STARTED TO SEE HER CAREER AS AN ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT AT A LIGHTENING COMPANY AND WORKED, EXCUSE ME, LIGHTING MY COMPANY, NO SLIP THERE AND WORKED HER WAY UP TO PAYROLL MANAGER AT AN ONLINE SPORTS BETTING COMPANY. SO MAYBE SHE CAN GIVE THOSE OF YOU THAT PLAY FANTASY FOOTBALL, SOME INSIGHT, AND WE'LL, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE ABOUT THAT. SHE TOOK GREAT PRIDE IN OUR WORK AS A FINANCE AND PAYROLL ANALYST, WORKING IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AT APEX PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT IN ARVADA, [00:05:01] COLORADO. CYNTHIA IS ORIGINALLY FROM CALIFORNIA AND IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON RECEIVING HER AND THE . UM, I'M NO I'M SAYING THAT WRONG LICENSE TO PURSUE HER DREAM IN HEALTH AND BEAUTIFICATION OF THE SKIN AS ONE OF HER HOBBIES. WELCOME TO THE TEAM EDWARD AND CYNTHIA. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU. THEY BOTH WILL RECEIVE THEIR OFFICIAL CITY PIN SOON, A WELCOMED TRADITION HERE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. [5. HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER - Recognition of Oscar Limon for volunteering his time with the Chino Hills Auxiliary Radio Team (CHART)] OKAY. ALL RIGHT, GO RIGHT AHEAD. IS THE RECOGNITION OF OSCAR LIMONE AS THE HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER. ALL RIGHT. IT'S OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE OSCAR LAMONE FOR HIS VOLUNTEER SERVICES WITH THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM KNOWN ALSO AS CHART A GROUP OF HAM OPERATORS. I SAID, HAM OPERATORS, NOT A BUNCH OF HAMS, YOU KNOW, OKAY. ALTHOUGH THEY DO KID AROUND ON THE LINES, UH, WHO WILL PROVIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CITY, OSCAR, THE CHINO HILLS AUXILIARY RADIO TEAM IN 2015 AS A TEAM MEMBER, HE PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE FIELD DAY AND RUNS WEEKLY AMATEUR RADIO NETWORK TESTS TO IMPROVE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. HIS MOST RECENT WORK AS A CHARTER MEMBER INCLUDED VOLUNTEERING AT THE COVID-19 TESTING EVENT AT CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL ON JUNE 20 OR 30TH OSCAR'S LONG LIST OF VOLUNTEER WORK GOES BACK TO 2007. WHEN HE WORKED WITH A FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION AT THE CHINO SENIOR CENTER SERVING LUNCHES IN 2012, HE JOINED THE WORD WORLD OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BY BECOMING A COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM MEMBER FOR THE FONTANA POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. HE WOULD EVENTUALLY BECOME A CERT INSTRUCTOR AT THE CITY OF FONTANA AND THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WHERE HE PRESENTED ACTIVE SHOOTER PROGRAMS. THE FONTANA POLICE DEPARTMENT, OSCAR AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 46 YEARS AND HAVE LIVED IN CHINO HILLS SINCE 1988. THEY HAVE ONE DAUGHTER NAMED LAUREN AND TOGETHER HAVE TRAVELED TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND SERVICE VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. OSCAR, I BELIEVE YOU ARE WITH US ON THE PHONE. IF YOU ARE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I DO NOT SEE. ALL RIGHT. WE DON'T SEE A RAISED HAND. OKAY. ONE MOMENT. LET ME JUST ASK, UM, ASKED MR. LIMONA IF YOU ARE ON THE CALL, IF YOU COULD PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE USING A PHONE DIAL STAR NINE. OKAY. I SEE A RAISED HAND THAT STEPHANIE WARD POSSIBLY SHE WANTS TO CONGRATULATE HIM AS WELL. UH, IS THAT STEPHANIE? WADE LOWERED HER HAND LORD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MAYBE SHE WAS, HOLD ON. ALRIGHT. JUST RAISED HER HAND AGAIN. SO LET ME ALLOW HER TO TALK. ALRIGHT. ONE MOMENT. STEPHANIE, DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HELLO? YES. STEPHANIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS? AM I BEING HEARD? YES. WE'RE BEING HEARD. YEAH. WE CAN HEAR YOU. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH YOU HAVE A BAD CONNECTION. ARE YOU THERE? UNFORTUNATELY YOU'VE BROKEN OUT OF IT. HMM, NO, WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. YOU ARE BREAKING UP. OKAY. BOB, JUST VERY BRIEFLY. AND, UH, UH, REPRESENTATIVES, WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER OF THE SUMMER. WHY DON'T YOU FLY ME IN RECOGNITION OF UNFLAGGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH, AND FOR YOU, YOUR CITY. AND YOU'RE GETTING INTO SEVEN WHEN STARTED AND STEPH D WE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CONNECTION ON YOUR END IS JUST NOT COMING THROUGH. WAS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WAS LOOKING TO SPEAK ON THE SHERIFF FROM WHAT YOU CAN TELL? I DO SEE ONE, UH, SPEAKER ZEB WELBORN WITH HIS HAND RAISED, BUT I THINK FOR THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE IT'S FAR, RIGHT. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NOTHING WE [00:10:01] CAN DO IT APPARENTLY. YEAH. [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO A ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN AND CLOSED SESSION. ELIZABETH, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I, UM, ANNOUNCING THE, UH, SETTLEMENT OF TWO CASES ON ITEM THREE ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA, THE SOUTHERN W CASES WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON REGARDING THE WESTERN TRANSITION STATION AND THE EASTERN TRANSITION STATION, AS WELL AS 17 PARCELS, UM, LARGE PARCELS IN THE, UM, THE FORMER EDISON EASEMENT AREA, THE, WHICH IS NOW THE CHUG, THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN SETTLED. UM, AND, UM, OF NOTE IN THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE, UH, THE ABILITY TO BUILD A PATHWAY IN, UH, HOPE FOR HILLS PARK, FOR THE TENNIS COURTS PASSAGE, TO THE TENNIS COURTS, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET IN THIS TRANSACTION. SO THERE ARE OTHER TERMS ARE ALL IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, BUT, UM, THAT IS THAT'S THE ITEM TO REPORT. THERE IS NO, NO ACTION TO REPORT ON THE OTHER SIDE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [6. 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, whether or not the item appears on the agenda, except testimony on Public Hearing items must be provided during those hearings. Please raise your hand via Zoom or dial *9 to be selected from the meeting cue. Individual audience participation is limited to three minutes per speaker.] UM, MOVING ALONG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT CHERYL ON PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES. THANK YOU. NOW IS THE TIME FOR 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 AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. IF YOU WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IN THE ZOOM APPLICATION AND YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, TO RAISE YOUR HAND FROM A PHONE, PLEASE PRESS STAR NINE. YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT TO SPEAK BY A CHIME. AND AGAIN, WHEN THE TIME HAS ELAPSED, ALL CALLS WILL BE MUTED AFTER THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR COMMENTS. OUR FIRST SPEAKER, I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT THAT'S FOR A LATER ITEM THAT TO BE READ AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT AT THAT TIME. BUT FOR PUBLIC, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ZEB WELBORN. GOOD EVENING, ZEB. HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING GREAT. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? WE SURE CAN. LOUD AND CLEAR. THANK YOU. OKAY, GREAT. GLAD TO HEAR IT. SO YEAH, MY NAME IS DEB WALLBOARD. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. UH, I AM, UH, I'M CALLING IN JUST PROVIDE A GENERAL UPDATE FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON AT THE CHAMBER. UH, AND, UH, I HAVE MY KIDS BARGING IN ON ME. OKAY. YOU GUYS NEED TO BE QUIET. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UH, SO THE UPDATE IS, IS, IS WE'RE WORKING ON A RESTAURANT MONTH IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. SO DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE'RE GOING TO BE ENCOURAGING OUR COMMUNITY TO GO VISIT LOCAL RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE CHINO VALLEY. UH, WE'RE KIND OF FORMALIZING ALL THE MARKETING FOR IT. UH, SO WE WANT TO REALLY PROMOTE THAT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF AUGUST. WE'RE GOING TO BE ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY TO CROSS CHINO VALLEY, UH, TO PARTICIPATE AND PATRON LOCAL RESTAURANTS. SO THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. UH, THE NEXT THING I WANT TO KIND OF BRING UP IS, UH, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF BUSINESSES HAVE TAKEN IT JUST TO FACING A LOT OF IMMENSE CHALLENGES. AND SO WE REALLY WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESSES. UH, WE PUT TOGETHER A LETTER OF ABOUT A WEEK AGO, JUST KIND OF HIGHLIGHTING ALL THE STUFF THAT THE CHAMBER HAS BEEN WORKING ON TO HELP BUSINESSES. I THINK A LOT OF BUSINESSES MAY NOT KNOW ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. UH, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO HELP BUSINESSES. UH, AND SO I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE ANY BUSINESSES ARE PARTICIPATING TODAY. IF YOU'RE FACING ANY OF THOSE CHALLENGES, UH, THERE ARE RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP OUT EVEN JUST TODAY. I PROBABLY HANDLE ABOUT SIX, 10 PHONE CALLS FROM BUSINESSES THAT WERE, YOU KNOW, WORRIED ABOUT THE SHUTDOWN AND, AND, AND LOOKING FOR RESOURCES TO HELP THEM WITH THAT. SO THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO HELP SUPPORT BUSINESSES WITH. SO I ENCOURAGE OUR, ANYBODY IN BUSINESS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT LETTER IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE AND THE NEWS SECTION, UH, AND IT'S REALLY COMPREHENSIVE. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR, UH, WORKING WITH OUR, THIS IS TRYING TO DO IT. YOU CAN'T, I KNOW I SENT TONS. OF COURSE MY STAFF AND YOUR TEAM HAS ALL WORKED EXTREMELY WELL TO TRY AND HELP SUPPORT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AS BEST AS THEY CAN WITH THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY FACING. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND, UH, IF, IF ANY BUSINESSES NEED HELP OR ASSISTANCE THAT, YOU KNOW, VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HERE TO HELP AND ZEB ONE THING, THE, UM, THE, THE RESTAURANTS IN, UH, AUGUST, THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHAT IN LIEU OF THE TASTE OF CHINO VALLEY THAT WE HAD TO CANCEL BECAUSE OF COVID CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. YOU KNOW, NORMALLY WE DO A TASTE, YOU KNOW, VALLEY, AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPENING THIS YEAR. SO WE ARE DOING THIS RESTAURANT MONTH THAT KIND OF ACTING FACE THAT. SO WE DO HAVE A SPONSORS OF THE SUPPORTING THIS EVENT ALREADY A RESTAURANT THEY'VE ALREADY SIGNED UP. WE HAVE ABOUT A WEEK TO GO BEFORE WE GET RESTAURANTS ON BOARD. IF YOU'RE A RESTAURANT IN THAT AREA, OR IF YOU KNOW OF A RESTAURANT, TELL THEM TO REACH OUT THAT WILL GET THEM ON THE LIST. WE HAVE, WE ARE GOING TO BE PURCHASING GIFT CARDS FROM RESTAURANTS. WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVING THOSE OUT AS PRIZES AND ENCOURAGING OUR COMMUNITY TO VISIT THE RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. [00:15:01] RIGHT. ALRIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE. HUG THOSE KIDS. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JIM GALLAGHER. MR. GALLAGHER, HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING? GOOD. I'M OFF MUTE, I GUESS. UM, SO THIS IS A PUBLIC COMMENT. OF COURSE, MAYOR COUNCIL, STAFF, AND FELLOW RESIDENTS. WE LOOKED AT THE POLICE HASHTAG EIGHT COUNT WEIGHT FLYER, AND WE THINK IT'S A GREAT START TOWARDS WORKING ON POSITIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS. ESPECIALLY IF OUR OFFICERS WORK WITH OUR RESIDENT BLACK, LATIN X AND API COMMUNITIES. NOW WE LOOK FORWARD TO CAPTAIN WALKER'S FORUM ON JULY 21ST. AND ONE QUESTION I HAVE WITH OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, WE'LL GO LEGISLATION, COMMITTEE, OR COUNTY RESOLUTION LEARNING RACISM, PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, AND SUPPORT THE NEW EQUITY ELEMENT GROUP. THAT'S COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EXPERTS IN OUR REGION AS PART OF THAT COUNTYWIDE VISION PROJECT THAT THEY'VE COME UP WITH WITH THE COUNTY. ANOTHER POSITIVE NOTE I MIGHT ADD AFTER THIS QUESTION, AS YOU KNOW, THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER JUST RECENTLY HOSTED A VERY INFORMATIVE FORUM, ALSO WITH PANELISTS FROM THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE CHIEF, THE INLAND EMPIRE, THE BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE LOCAL MAN, PRAISE, TAPPER, NECK, AND CHURCH. AND WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING ANOTHER PANEL IN TWO WEEKS ON THE 23RD. I THINK NOW'S THE TIME FOR ALL OF US TO BE THINKING, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY EVEN MORE THAN, THAN BEFORE. SO THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JIM. AND THE OTHER SPEAKERS? YES. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JOE ALANI. JOE. HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ME IN A WHILE. YES. HOW ARE YOU ALL? THANK YOU. OKAY. HEY, I JUST HAVE, HAVE A COMMENT THAT I KIND OF WANTED TO GET OUT INTO THE ETHER REGARDING THIS COVID-19 I HAD WRITTEN TO THE CHAMPION, BUT I MUST HAVE SAID IT TO THE WRONG EMAIL ADDRESS, CAUSE I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM, BUT, UM, I GET THESE, UH, COVID-19 UPDATES EVERY WEEK FROM THE COUNTY. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I GUESS WE NOW HAVE NEW RESTRICTIONS ON OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES, YOUTH SPORTS, UM, INDOOR RESTAURANT, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS. AND I KNOW WE HAVE RIGHTS IN CASES, BUT, UM, I, WHAT I'M STRUGGLING TO FIND, UH, I HAVE FOUND SOME INFORMATION IN LA AND I FOUND SOME INFORMATION AND OTHER PLACES, UH, IS BETTER INFORMATION ON ATTRIBUTION. AND I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO UNDERSTAND WHY OR WHERE THE CASES ARE COMING FROM. UM, I, YOU KNOW, I READ AN ARTICLE THAT SAID THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN MAY SPENT ABOUT EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO 20,000 CONTACT TRACERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. AND IT ACTUALLY HAD, UH, SAID THAT THEY WOULD GET IT DONE BY JULY. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE, AND I'M STILL NOT SURE WHERE TO FIND, UH, WHERE CASES ARE COMING FROM. AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE DEPRIVING MANY SMALL BUSINESSES RESTAURANTS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR STAFF OF THEIR LIVELIHOODS, UM, I, I FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION. WE NEED BETTER INFORMATION ON ATTRIBUTION WHERE, WHERE THE CASES ARE COMING FROM LA DOES IT, I DID FIND SOME INFORMATION FROM LOS ANGELES. UM, BUT IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT, BUT IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING AT LEAST. SO I, I GUESS I JUST WANT TO LIST FOUR QUESTIONS. UH, ONE IS WHERE PINS, LET'S SAY ANONYMOUS CONTACT, TRACING RESULTS BE SEEN FOR OUR COUNTY. UM, TWO IS, YOU KNOW, OUR RESTAURANTS REALLY HAVING BEEN, HAVE THEY BEEN SHOWN TO BE THE CAUSE OF INCREASES? UM, THE THIRD QUESTION IS, HAS OUTSIDE SPORTS ACTIVITIES BEEN SHOWN TO BE A CAUSE? AND THEN ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, HAVE THEY BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY CASES OF COVID-19 HAVE, CAN BE TRACED TO PROTEST IT? YOU KNOW, AS AN EXAMPLE TO I, UM, THE ONLY I COULD FIND GENERALLY SPEAKING THE INFORMATION SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT IT, THAT THE CASES HAVE NOT COME FROM PROTESTS, BUT THAT MOST OF THE ARTICLES AND INFORMATION I, AND THE STUDIES I'VE LOOKED AT TEAM FROM, UH, LATE JUNE TO MAYBE THE FIRST PART OF JULY, AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY MORE FOLLOWUP INFORMATION. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THOSE QUESTIONS WITH THE COUNCIL AND JUST PUT THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. AND HOPEFULLY MAYBE THIS CAN GET POUNDED. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN'T POSSIBLY GET BACK TO YOU WITH SOME SORT OF DIRECTION [00:20:01] AS TO WHO YOU CAN PROPERLY, UH, POSE THOSE QUESTIONS TO, TO GET YOU THE ANSWERS. OKAY. BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL. AND I DO WANT TO SAY JUST IF I HAVE A SECOND LEFT THAT I APPRECIATE THIS A THREE MINUTE OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S KINDA TOUGH TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS OUT THERE AND THE OTHER WAY, SO IT'S JUST KIND OF YOU THAT THE CITY OFFERS THIS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JOE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RUNNING GUYER. RONNIE, HOW ARE YOU, SIR? ONE MOMENT ALWAYS THE MOST INTERESTING THING. THANK YOU. I'M ON NEWS NOW. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. THE MEMBERS STAFF, A CITY MANAGER, UM, CHINO HILLS STRONG CHINO HILLS IS STRONG AND YOU'VE SHOWN IT IN YOUR ACTIONS. MY BLESSING TO BE WATCHING CITY COUNCIL TRANSACTIONS IN PERSON OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND THE RESULTS, UH, SUCH AS EDISON'S, UH, ATTEMPT TO HAVE TALL, TALL WIRES GOING OVER OUR CITY NOW BEING UNDERGROUND. AND THAT WAS PROCESSED AND FOUGHT BY THE VERY PEOPLE I JUST NAMED AND, UH, AND TO A GREAT VICTORY. AND CHINO HILLS BECAME RENOWNED IN THAT. AND IT WAS VERY EXCEPTIONAL. IT NEVER HAD HAPPENED BEFORE WHERE I SIT, HE TAKES ON A UTILITY LIKE THAT AND COME UP A WINNER AND THEY WERE RIGHT IN WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND THEY DID IT THE RIGHT WAY AND THEY DID IT SOON ENOUGH. AND THAT TOOK PERSPECTIVE AND STRENGTH. SO CHINO HILLS STRONG AMERICA'S STRONG TOO. AND AMERICA, UH, WHEN THEY HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO FIGHT THEM, FIGHT OUR FREEDOM, LIDAR PLUSES, LIKE, UH, LIKE WORLD WAR, TWO OTHER COUNTRIES, TRYING TO HAVE A SALE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR, OR A POLITICAL IDEA, UH, COMMUNISTS, UH, 100 YEARS OF COMEDY. IT DOESN'T, THIS RESULTED IN 100 MILLION DEATHS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. UM, I HAVE SHARED HOW I HAVE SHARED HOW THERE ARE DANGERS HERE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO FACE AND CHINO HILLS STRONG HELPS MAKE AMERICA STRONG. AND THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE BEEN SEEING ON TELEVISION THE LAST SIX WEEKS OR TWO MONTHS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT. I SHARED HOW THE LEADERSHIP OF SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE ORGANIZED THESE THINGS, ET CETERA. THEY ACTUALLY BOAST ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE BEING MARXIST TRAINED MARCHES, KARL MARX, THE FOUNDER OF COMMUNISM. AND I SAID, PLEASE, IN THE LAST MEETING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND, AND STAFF, BUT JUST TO BE OPEN TO, UH, TO THE THINGS THAT JUST NOW ARE COMING TO LIGHT BACK THEN. WELL, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS ALSO LOCKED ON TO THAT ON JULY 3RD AND FOURTH, HE WAS ADDRESSED AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND, UH, AND, UH, MOUNT RUSHMORE DEFINITELY SAID EXACTLY THE SAME THING. AND HE SAID, WE NEED TO BE AMERICA'S STRONG, UH, IN CONFLICT WHEN PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING. UH, SO IN OUR FREEDOM TO TAKE IT AWAY, WE ARE STRONG AND I HAVE EVERY FAITH AND TRUST THAT CHINO HILLS IT'S STRONG IN AMERICA STRONG WILL PERSEVERE IN THE END BECAUSE YOU'RE EQUIPPED TO YOUR FREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RONNIE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER. YOU'RE WELCOME. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS A PHONE IN SPEAKER WITH THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF THEIR PHONE NUMBER AS TWO, ONE SIX. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE THAT. HELLO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S STEPHANIE WADE. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY UGLY, UM, UH, UM, FOR MY UGLY, UH, SOUND QUALITY ON MY INTERNET CONNECTION. I HOPE IT'S ALL RIGHT. UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF APPROPRIATE, IF I COULD JUST READ THE CITATION FOR, UH, THE CONGRESSMAN'S, UM, UH, RECOGNITION FOR MR. LAMONT. THAT WOULD BE FINE. GO RIGHT AHEAD, STEPHANIE. UH, SO IT, IT READS, UM, HONORABLE GILBERT R CISNEROS JR. CALIFORNIA'S 39TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT CERTIFICATE CONGRESSIONAL REP RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO PASCO LAMONT'S CHINO HILLS VOLUNTEER OF THE SUMMER 2020 IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR UNFLAGGING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH AND FOR YOUR CITY AND COUNTY BEGINNING IN 2007, WHEN YOU STARTED AND CONTINUE TO WORK FEEDING SENIORS IN THE CITY'S LAUNCH PROGRAM TO YOUR EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP AND PUBLIC SAFETY HAS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE INSTRUCTOR FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. AND ISN'T A RADIO OPERATOR WITH CHINO HILLS BACILLARY RADIO TEAM. YOU HAVE ELEVATED THE TERM VOLUNTEER [00:25:01] EVEN IN A CITY THAT IS RENOWNED FOR ITS ENGAGED NEIGHBORLY SPIRIT ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA'S 39TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS. THAT WAS ALL I HAD THIS EVENING. OF COURSE I'LL BE LISTENING IN, BUT THANK YOU FOR GIVING THE CONGRESSMEN THAT OPPORTUNITY, SIR. WELL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE PERSEVERANCE TO CALL IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THE RECIPIENT CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THAT. THAT'S THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STEPHANIE, OUR NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU, STEPHANIE. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRAD. MR. GOLDBERG, GOLDMAN, EXCUSE ME, MR. MAYOR, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. AWESOME. UM, I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK, SAY, UM, I'VE, I'VE GOTTEN THE SAME EMAILS FROM, UM, ACTUALLY I STARTED GETTING THEM FROM, UH, SUPERVISOR HAGMAN'S OFFICE AND I WANT HIM TO SEE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THESE STANDARDS FROM THE COUNTY AND FROM THE STATE ON, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH TESTING AND AVAILABILITY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO ASK IS, AND THIS IS KIND OF DIRECTED AT PETER, UH, COUNCILMAN ROGERS, UM, WITH THE EMAILS, THERE ARE SOME DAILY, THEY, THEY GIVE A COMPREHENSIVE TOTAL, BUT THEY DON'T GET, OR THEY GIVE A CUMULATIVE TOTAL, BUT THEY DON'T GET A DAILY COMPREHENSIVE. TOTAL OF THE NUMBER OF RECOVERY WILL ACCIDENTALLY TO TALK ABOUT RECOVERED, BUT THE NUMBERS ARE, ARE JUST LIKE PERCENTAGE OF NUMBERS. TEST IS FROM A HOLDER. AND AS WE GO OUT, YOU KNOW, DAY AFTER DAY AND YEAR AFTER YEAR OR DAY AFTER DAY AND MONTH AFTER MONTH, IT BECOMES A LOWER PERCENTAGE. YOU KNOW, THE OTHER DAY IT WAS A, IT WAS A 0.3% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS OF DEATH. AND THAT DOESN'T TELL YOU IF THREE PEOPLE DIED OR ONE PERSON DIED. AND I'D REALLY LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPREHENSIVE ON THE DAILY EMAIL. I KNOW YOU CAN GO IN, UM, TO THE TRACK THAT THE DESKTOP TRACKING CENTER, BUT ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO SPEND 15 MINUTES GOING OVER AND REVIEWING THOSE NUMBERS. SECOND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO THE FIFTH CARES ACT AND OR SIX I'VE LOST TRACK, AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS HAVE TOO, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO, UM, YOU KNOW, CALL OUR CONGRESSMEN. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I BROUGHT THIS UP IS BECAUSE I KNOW STEPHANIE AND THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE IS REPRESENTATIVE, BUT WE REALLY NEED, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, THE ADDITIONAL, THIS ADDITIONAL $600 IS GOING TO BE HURTING PEOPLE. AND ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, GEMS, SOME RESTAURANTS, A NUMBER OF OTHER, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL CARE BUSINESSES ARE, YOU KNOW, THE EMPLOYEES ARE NO LONGER WORKING. WE REALLY NEEDED TO BE GETTING THAT OUT. ADDITIONAL STIMULUS IS SENDING IT OUT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CITIES AND I KNOW CHINO HILLS IS IN A REALLY GOOD POSITION, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, YOU'RE GOING TO BE HURTING FINANCIALLY. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GETTING THE, OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED IT, NOT CORPORATIONS LIKE KANYE WEST, HIS COMPANY WHO HAVE MULTIMILLION DOLLARS AND DO NOT NEED THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, BUT THEY REALLY NEED TO GO INTO LOCAL TAXPAYERS. SO WE REALLY NEED TO BE CONTACTING OUR SENATORS, OUR CONGRESSMAN'S THE WHITE HOUSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE FUNDS GOES TO THE APPROPRIATE OFFICES. FINALLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS TO THESE CONTINUED, UM, ABILITY TO HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORKSHOP THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HAVING, AND, YOU KNOW, THE CONTINUED PROTESTED ARE A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT WITHIN OUR COUNTRY TO SEEK A BETTER COUNTRY AND FOR EVERYONE TO CONTRIBUTE, TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY BETTER. BUT, AND I'D LIKE TO JUST THANK EVERYONE FOR JOINING US AND LISTENING AND CONTRIBUTING MORE TO OUR CITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE YOUR DAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, BRAD. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS THAT IS THE FINAL HAND THAT IS RAISED? I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL CLOSE OUT THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, AT THIS POINT, DO WE [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS? YEAH, I HAVE TO. I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FROM CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM NUMBER 13, BECAUSE MY EMPLOYER AIR KALIEN ENTERPRISES IS A SOLID WASTE COMPANY THAT INTERACTS WITH ALL OF THESE ARE WITH ALL THE PROPOSERS AND THE EVENTUAL WINNER THAT'S ON THE BALLOT OR ON THE AGENDA. SO I'M GOING TO BE ABSTAINING FROM THAT VOTE. AND THEN I'M GOING TO BE RECUSING MYSELF FROM ITEM 23, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION ITEM BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE FAIRFIELD RANCH NEIGHBORHOOD OF TOWN. AND MY PROPERTY IS WITHIN CFD NUMBER 10. SO I WILL BE LEAVING THE DYES FOR THAT. THAT WAS 23. YEP. 13 AND THEN 23. OKAY. UH, WE'RE [ CONSENT CALENDAR (16 ITEMS) - All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine by the City Council and may be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council votes on the motion to adopt, Members of the City Council or staff request the matter to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed immediately after the adoption of the balance of the Consent Calendar.] ABOUT TO GET INTO CITY DEPARTMENT BUSINESS AND BECAUSE OF, UH, THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT, UH, UH, BRIAN JUST MADE IT ALL ASK EVERYONE ELSE. PETER, DO YOU HAVE ANY ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO PULL? OKAY, RAY. OKAY. WHICH NUMBER? NINE AND 12. [00:30:02] OKAY. AND, UH, CYNTHIA, UH, NUMBER 19 NUMBER 19. OKAY. AND BRIAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO PULL NUMBERS? ALL RIGHT. BY MY COUNT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE ON SEVEN, EIGHT, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 2021 AND 22. IS THAT CORRECT? SHARE MAYOR. WE CAN INCLUDE 13 IN THAT VOTE. WE WOULD JUST NOTATE BRIAN'S VOTE AS AN, AS A RECUSAL. CAUSE IT IS CONSENT AND THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON THERE. YEAH. OKAY. AND SO THERE'S NO DISCUSSION. HE DOESN'T HAVE TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE DYESS. OKAY. SO WITH THE NUMBERS, I MENTIONED, PLUS 13, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NUMBERS OR THE ITEMS YOU JUST MENTIONED. ALRIGHT, PETER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A ROLL CALL VOTE. YES. ALRIGHT. WELL SHALL I SAY MAYOR BENNETT? YES. VICE MAYOR. JOE'S YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. THANK YOU. AND I DID SHOW A COUNCIL MEMBER. ROGERS IS MAKING THE MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER. MARK HAS THIS SECOND GREEN CUE. ALL RIGHT. [9. Receive and file the Monthly Financial Report for month ended May 31, 2020 and adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2019-20 increasing various funds by $12,079,041 for Community Facilities District Bond Refunding] SO THE FIRST ITEM TO BE PULLED AS ITEM NINE. YES. LIBRARY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, WAIT, LET HER EAT IT. SO ITEM NINE IS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT AND ADOPT A BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION FOR THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, DISTRICT BOND REFUNDING. OKAY. THANK YOU, CHARLOTTE. THANK YOU. MA'AM THE QUESTION THAT I DO HAVE HOUSE TO DO WITH THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND IT'S ACTUALLY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2020. I KNOW THE BEGINNING BALANCE IS $45,156,778. PROJECTED REVENUES WERE GOING TO BE $52,777,127. BUT OUR EXPENDITURE HAS ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE 57 MILLION, $636,104. SO BASICALLY THERE'S AN AMOUNT OF 4 MILLION, 858,009 77. AND THAT'S UNDER EXPENDITURES IT'S REVENUES UNDER EXPENDITURES, WHICH LOWERED OUR, OUR FUND BALANCE TO 40 MILLION, TWO 97, 8.1. AND THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I READ THAT CORRECTLY. SO THERE'S ACTUALLY LIKE FOUR, FOUR POINT $8 MILLION THAT WE HAD TO GO INTO HER, HER FUND. DON'TS CHRISTA, CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT? OKAY. TALK ABOUT, HEY, LOOK AT IT AS A CASH BASIS. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE THERE. THE BOTTOM PART THAT JUNE 30TH IS, UM, IT'S JUST, WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET. SO, UM, WE HAD A GREAT, I LOST IT. WE HAD APPROPRIATED, WE STARTED THE YEAR WITH A BALANCED BUDGET AND WE APPROPRIATED ABOUT 1.1 MILLION THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR COUNCIL APPROPRIATED THAT. AND THEN, UM, WE ALSO ROLL OVER MONEY. UH, SO WE HAVE ABOUT 3.4 MILLION IN ROLLOVERS, UM, RELATED TO SPECIAL REQUESTS, CONTRACTS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THE PURCHASE OF LAND THAT WASN'T COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. UM, THESE ARE ALL UNSPENT BUDGETS FROM PRIOR YEAR THAT WE ROLL TO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. UM, SO LIKE I SAID, OUR CASH POSITION IS, UM, IT SHOWS, UH, EXPENDITURES OVER REVENUES OF 339,000. UM, THAT'S ACTUALLY BETTER THAN WE WERE IN MAY OF THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. WE ACTUALLY WERE, UH, 921,000 EXPENDITURES OVER REVENUE. AND THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE SHOWING, UH, THE 4.8 MILLION THAT YOU MENTIONED, IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT HALF OF WHERE THE BUDGET LANDED OR WAS AS OF MAY FROM THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. SO, UM, I HOPE THAT, DOES THAT KIND OF ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? I DID READ IT AND IT'S HERE ON THIS REPORT HERE. SO AGAIN, THERE WERE BEGINNING FUND BALANCE AS OF JULY 1ST, 2019 WAS ABOUT 45 POINT $1 MILLION AND WE'RE WE'RE SPECULATING OR CLOSING FUND BALANCE OF ABOUT 40 MILLION, 40 POINT $2 MILLION. THAT'S PRETTY PRE REPORT. CORRECT. CAUSE I KNOW THERE'S ROLLOVERS. I GET THAT. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THE CLOSING BALANCE FOR OUR FUND BALANCE WILL BE JUST ABOVE 40 MILLION, CORRECT. THAT'S BASED ON BUDGET. SO, UM, LIKE LAST YEAR, AS I MENTIONED THAT 4.8 WAS ACTUALLY 8.5 MILLION, BUT WE ENDED THE FISCAL YEAR WITH 1 MILLION SURPLUS, LIKE 1 MILLION REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES BECAUSE THINGS DON'T ALWAYS GET SPENT IN THE CORRECT YEAR AND WE ROLLED THE BUDGETS. OKAY. THANK YOU KRISTA. AND AGAIN, BECAUSE OF COVID AND EVERYTHING IS SORT OF HAPPENING WITH MONEY'S COMING INTO THE CITY, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR ME. SO I DO APOLOGIZE, BUT I JUST WANT TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS. SO THANK YOU KATE, [00:35:01] TO FOLLOW UP ON YOUR, I WAS GOING TO DISCUSS THIS LATER ON, UH, BEN AND I'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS, UH, UP UNTIL THE TIME ACTUALLY PRIOR TO BEN TAKING OVER CITY MANAGER, WE USED TO HAVE A ROUTINE, UH, MEETING WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND WITH THE CITY MANAGER, PETER AND I WERE THE LAST TWO MEMBERS ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND I WAS GOING TO BE ASKING LATER ON, BUT BEN, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO, AGENDIZE AN ITEM TO WHERE WE CAN RE-INSTITUTE THOSE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETINGS AND ASSIGN TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE AND MEET WITH YOU AND THE FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND I THINK MAYBE THAT WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO FLUSH OUT SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS I HEAD OF TIME. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE, WE'LL HAVE TO PROBABLY WAIT UNTIL US AGENDA IS BEFORE WE CAN, UH, RECOMMEND WHO WE THINK SHOULD SIT ON THAT. BUT IF YOU COULD PLEASE USE THIS CONCERN, UH, TO GO AHEAD AND AGENDIZE IT. SO MAYBE THE FIRST MEETING, THE ONLY MEETING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN AUGUST, WE CAN DO THAT. WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE? YES, MAYOR, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY HAVE THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE MEETING IN AUGUST SO THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DESIGNATE A MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT COMMITTEE. SO, ABSOLUTELY. MAKES GOOD SENSE. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON NINE? UH, COULD WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOTION? OKAY. ALRIGHT. FIRST BRIAN SECOND, OR EXCUSE ME SECOND WITH BRIAN. UH, VERBAL VOTE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOE'S YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. THANK YOU. KRISTA COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. [12. Authorize execution of five-year agreement with HYAS Group, LLC, in amount not-to-exceed $100,000 to provide defined benefit investment consulting and co-fiduciary services, authorize City Manager to reactivate the Employee Deferred Compensation Plan Committee, and authorize City Manager to establish a Selection Committee to appoint employee representatives to the Committee] ALL RIGHT. ITEM 12. BALSALL PULL BY RAY. YES. ITEM 12 IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH HIGHEST GROUP AND TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO REACTIVATE THE EMPLOYEE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISH A SELECTION COMMITTEE. OKAY. YOUR QUESTION DRI, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, ROD, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE TWO PLANS RIGHT NOW. GET EMPLOYEES HAVE THE OPTION TO, UM, I GUESS IN BOSTON THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO THIS WILL BE NUMBER THREE. NO, THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT A NEW PLAN. THIS IS HIRING A CONSULTANT IN A CO-FIDUCIARY TO OVERSEE THOSE PLANS AND TO ASSURE THAT THE INVESTMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE. YEAH. OKAY. BUT I KNOW IN THE REPORT HERE AT STATES THAT THERE'S LIKE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, UH, NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND, BUT BY ACTUALLY HIRING THIS INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO SAVE US MONEY. IT'S ACTUALLY NOT THE CITY'S OF MONEY. SO I SHOULD CLARIFY THAT TOO. ALL THE BENEFITS IN THESE PLANS BELONG TO THE EMPLOYEES. THE EMPLOYEES WILL CONTRIBUTE A PORTION OF THEIR INCOME INTO THESE PLANS AND THEY'RE INVESTING, IT'S AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN. UM, SO EVERY YEAR THE COST IS $20,000 FOR THE CONSULTANT IT'S PAID FOR OUT OF THE SAVINGS GENERATED BY THOSE EMPLOYEES ACCOUNTS. SO THE RECORD KEEPERS WILL THEN PAY THOSE FEES AND A PROPORTIONAL SHARE TO THE, TO THE HIGHEST GROUP AND TO COVER THOSE COSTS. AND OVER THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT, IT WOULD BE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, HIGHEST WOULD BE PAID 20,000 A YEAR. BUT THEY'RE ESTIMATING OVER THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT AND AN ADDITIONAL 250,000 IN FEE SAVINGS THAT THE EMPLOYEES HAVE REALIZE AND BE ABLE TO REINVEST ON THEIR OWN. AND YOU JUST SAID A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT THERE'S NO COST TO THE CITY. THESE ARE THE EMPLOYEES, MONEY STUFF, ALL OF IT. IT'LL ALL BE PAID FOR OUT OF THE SAVINGS. IT'LL BE NETTED OUT OF THE SAVINGS THE EMPLOYEES GET. PERFECT. THANK YOU. FOLLOW UP QUESTION IS, DID THE EMPLOYEES HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS AS WELL OR NOT? THEY DO NOT VOTE ON THIS PORTION OF IT, BUT THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COMMITTEE WILL SIT AND MEET AND WE'LL ACT AS A CO-FIDUCIARY AND THEY'LL TAKE UPON ADVISEMENT FROM HIGHEST GROUP. SO THE HIGHEST GROUP IS ACTUALLY WORKING KIND OF AS A CITY'S A FIDUCIARY TAKING THAT RISK PART OF THAT ROLE ON FOR THE CITY. AND THEY WILL MEET WITH THE EMPLOYEES. THEY'LL EDUCATE THE EMPLOYEES, A LITTLE DISCUSSING INVESTMENT OPTIONS WITH THEM AND THE EMPLOYEES THEN WE'LL MAKE DIRECT RECOMMENDATIONS ON, DO THEY WANT TO DROP PLANS BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT PERFORMING. THEY WANT TO ADD PLANTS BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE PERFORMING BETTER. IF THEY WANT TO MAKE CHANGES, TYPES OF PLANS, IF THEY'RE MAJOR CHANGES TO THE, TO THE, UH, THE INDIVIDUAL PLANS WITH THE CARRIERS, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THOSE APPROVED BECAUSE THOSE OVERALL PLANS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE COUNCIL. ALRIGHT, RAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THEY CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM YOU. SO MOVED. ALRIGHT. DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND BY PETER VERBAL VOTE? MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. [19. Authorize execution of Master Services Agreement with Paymentus to provide payment automation services for utility billing and authorize Finance Director to execute all additional agreements needed to implement Paymentus payment automation services] AND FINALLY, A ITEM NUMBER 19 ITEM NUMBER 19 IS TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PAYMENTUS TO PROVIDE PAYMENT AUTOMATION SERVICES FOR UTILITY BILLING. RAY, YOUR QUESTION. NO, IT WAS ACTUALLY MY ART. SO IT'S EITHER. SO, UM, I KNOW THAT IT SAYS RIGHT NOW WE USE, UM, MUNIS FOR OUR BILLING SOFTWARE AND ONLINE PAYMENT PROVIDER. AND THEN THIS CONSENT ITEM IS TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH PAYMENTUS. SO MY QUESTION IS WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT WITH, UM, MUNIS, SINCE THEY WERE HIRED TO ALSO BE OUR ONLINE PAYMENT PROVIDER, AND NOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE, IS THERE GOING TO BE A REDUCTION IN WHAT WE'RE PAYING THEM NOW THAT WE'RE TAKING ON THIS OTHER CONTRACT WITH [00:40:01] PAYMENTUS OR HOW WILL THAT WORK? THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN OUR ONGOING MAINTENANCE COSTS. OKAY. SO IT WASN'T A BIG ENOUGH CHUNK BECAUSE IT SAID, I READ HERE, IT TURNS OUT THE WEBSITE IS NOT VERY USER FRIENDLY THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MUNIS. RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THAT. OKAY. AND THEN SINCE WE'RE ON WATER, CAUSE THIS WAS ONE GOOD. MY CLOSING COMMENTS, I JUST HAD A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WATERVILLE. UM, AND IF YOU COULD LET US KNOW HOW MUCH OF A DECREASE WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING THEM. NOW I'M INTERESTED IN THAT. UM, SO YOU ALREADY ANSWERED THIS QUESTION, BUT I'M JUST CLARIFYING IT FOR PEOPLE THAT GOT THEIR WATERMELON AND UM, JULY 1ST, OUR WATER RATES INCREASED. SO THERE WAS SOME PRORATED AMOUNTS. SO IF SOMEONE WERE TO ADD UP THE COLUMNS OF THEIR WATER BILL, THE TOTAL CURRENT CHARGES, DON'T MATCH THAT. AND CAN YOU, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY TO COMMUNITY THAT IS THAT WAY? SO THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT, IT SHOULD FOOT IT'S THE INDENTED NUMBERS ON THE LEFT. IT SHOWS TWO SETS OF RATES. ONE IS PRE JULY 1ST AND ONE IS AFTER, UM, IT'S A PRORATION, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE THE BOTTOM OF THE BILL SAYS THE DATE RANGE. AND SO YOU CAN KIND OF DO THE MATH. I DID THE MATH ON YOURS BY HAND REALLY QUICKLY. UM, SO IF YOU PRORATE THOSE TWO RATES THAT EQUALS THE WATER CONSUMPTION, UM, THIS IS JUST A ONE TIME, A YEAR TYPE OF THING. UH, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH MUNIS TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A BETTER WAY TO SHOW IT ON THE BILL. UM, BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET WITH THEM. UM, SO THIS IS JUST EVEN OUR LAST SOFTWARE. DIDN'T HAVE A BETTER WAY TO SHOW IT KIND OF ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS IN JULY BECAUSE THE EXPLANATION GREAT. BUT WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS NOT WHAT I READ ON MY BILL. SO, UH, ON A SQUARE THAT SAYS CURRENT ACCOUNT CHARGES, AND THERE'S THE BREAKDOWN, WHAT SOMEONE READS WHERE I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSION. IT SAYS INDOOR BUDGET, OUTDOOR BUDGET, ANY EFFICIENT INDOOR BUDGET, OUTDOOR BUDGET, ANY EFFICIENT THAT'S AND THEN NEXT TO IT ARE THESE NUMBERS. UM, SO I JUST THINK THAT THE NEXT TIME WE KNOW WE ANTICIPATE, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CONFUSION. THE BILL MESSAGE BOX IS EMPTY. I THINK THAT WE SHOULD PUT SOME TYPE OF MESSAGE TO GET AHEAD OF IT AND LET CUSTOMERS KNOW THAT IF HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PHRASE IT, I DON'T KNOW, BUT WE NEED TO GET AHEAD OF THIS STUFF. CAUSE IT'S ALREADY FRUSTRATING ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH BILLS AND WE NEED TO MAKE IT AS USER FRIENDLY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED. THEN THE OTHER QUESTION, I KNOW YOU'VE ANSWERED THIS BEFORE, BUT SO WHEN SOMEONE GETS THEIR BILL AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE HEFTY WATER BILLS, SO IT SAYS DO NOW. SO TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN THEY SEE DO NOW, THAT MEANS LIKE, OKAY, I HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. THEY FEEL COMPELLED OR STRESS THAT THAT'S A BILL THAT'S DUE NOW IN THIS PILE. SO I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE 40 SOMETHING DAYS BEFORE THAT, BUT THAT'S NOT HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE WIRED. SO EVEN THOUGH OVER HERE, WHEN IT SAYS, IF PAYMENT IS RECEIVED 44 DAYS FROM THE BILL DATE, THEY GET A LATE FEE. THAT PERSON, THAT RESIDENT THINKS THEY HAVE TO PAY THIS. NOW, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE DON'T PUT A DUE DATE ON THERE, LIKE OTHER UTILITY BILLS? SO WITH SB NINE, NINE, EIGHT, THAT TOOK PLACE JUST RECENTLY, WE HAD TO CHANGE THE FORMAT. UM, WE BROUGHT A POLICY FORWARD TO WHEN, AT THE TIME TO EXPLAIN WHAT WAS GOING ON AND THE WINDOW, THE TIMELINE TO LOCK PEOPLE OFF, WHICH WE ARE DOING NOW, SINCE EVEN SINCE IT BEGAN, IT STARTS BASED ON THE PAYMENT, ON THE DUE DATE. SO TO SAY, DO YOU, NOW IT STARTS THAT LIKE 60 DAY WINDOW COUNTDOWN, IF WE WERE TO ADD A DUE DATE, IT JUST EXTENDS THAT TIME PERIOD. SO THE 60 DAY WINDOW IS MORE THAN THEY'VE HAD IN THE PAST. SO WE WERE JUST TRYING TO MINIMIZE BECAUSE THE MORE THAT WE LET THEM GET DELINQUENT, IT JUST, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A ROLLING, THEIR BILL JUST KEEPS COMPOUNDING. SO IT'S JUST OUR WAY TO HELP TRY TO STAY ON TOP OF THEM AS WELL. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO OTHER AGENCIES, WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING A SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW OTHERS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THIS, BUT THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION BASED OFF OF A BILLING GROUP THAT I GO TO. AND SOME CONSULTANTS ON HOW TO WORD THIS. COULD YOU GET, CAN YOU GET US COPIES OF NEIGHBORING CITY'S WATER BILLS, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. AND SO WE CAN SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THEIR RESIDENCY. AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING FOR LIKE THE BILL MESSAGE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL, TECHNICALLY NOT TECHNICALLY WE ARE IN STILL A WATER CONSERVATION STAGE. WHAT STAGE ARE WE IN BED? OKAY. SO WE'RE STILL INTO, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THE WORLD, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S STILL A THING WITH WATER. SO I JUST THINK THAT THERE'S SO MUCH TO RELATE TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT THAT BILL MESSAGE BOX SHOULD RARELY BE EMPTY. SO JUST MY 2 CENTS, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO UTILIZE IT. WE'RE GETTING TO RESIDENT THROUGH THIS BILL AND WHETHER THEY READ IT OR NOT, EVEN IF A FEW DO IT, IT WAS WORTH IT. AND IT'S, IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COST TO PUT A BILL MESSAGE IN THERE? OKAY. AND WE SHOULD BE USING IT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. ALRIGHT, I'LL START AGAIN. ALL RIGHT. SECOND BY BRIAN VERBAL VOTE. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE ME. THANK YOU, CHRIS. ALL RIGHT. SINCE WE'RE MOVING [23. Adopt resolution acting as Legislative Body of Community Facilities District No. 10 (Fairfield Ranch), authorizing issuance of City of Chino Hills Community Facilities District No. 10 (Fairfield Ranch) Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2020, in an aggregate principal amount not-to-exceed $8,000,000, authorizing execution and delivery of Fiscal Agent Agreement, Bond Purchase Agreement, Escrow Agreement, and distribution of Official Statement and execution of necessary documents, certificates and related actions] TO ITEM 23, [00:45:01] WHICH IS A DISCUSSION IRONMAN, BRIAN IS RECUSING HIMSELF. WE'LL ASK HIM TO LEAVE THE ROOM. THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN THE CLERK WOULD READ THE LANGUAGE OF THE ADOPTION OR THE RESOLUTION PROPOSED RESOLUTION, OR YOU'RE GOING TO DO A KRISTA BUSY TONIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. SO THIS ITEM IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION. I'M OFFERING AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF CITY OF CHINO HILLS COMMUNITY FACILITIES, DISTRICT 10 SPECIAL TAX REFUNDING BONDS. ALL RIGHT, KRISTA YOUR SHOW. WE HAVE A SLIDE. OKAY. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN 2010, THE CITY ISSUED SPECIAL TAX REFUNDING BONDS RELATING TO COMMUNITY FACILITIES. DISTRICT NUMBER 10, THESE BONDS WERE USED TO REFINANCE THE ORIGINAL SPECIAL TAX BONDS FOR THE DISTRICT ISSUED IN 2000 TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. SERVING THE DISTRICT. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO REQUEST APPROVAL TO ISSUE COMMUNITY FACILITIES, DISTRICT NUMBER 10 SPECIAL TAX REFUNDING BONDS TO REFINANCE THE OUTSTANDING 2010 BONDS. CURRENTLY THE 2010 BONDS HAVE 8 MILLION, 240,000 OUTSTANDING. AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE 10 YEARS REMAINING UNTIL MATURITY. THE AVERAGE INTEREST RATE ON THE 2010 BONDS IS 4.6, 2%, AND THEY MATURE BY 2030 CURRENT INTEREST RATES MAKE REFINANCING OF THE 2010 BONDS COST EFFECTIVE WITH THE PROJECTED SAVINGS OF 1.3 7 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS IN NET DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS. THESE SAVINGS WILL ACCRUE TO THE DISTRICT AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS. THE ANNUAL SAVINGS TO PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 150 TO 275, DEPENDING ON HOME SIZE WITH AN AVERAGE SAVINGS OF $200. ASSISTING THE STAFF ON THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS IS THE CITY'S REGULAR FINANCING TEAM OF NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AS BOND COUNSEL JONES HALL AS DISCLOSURE COUNSEL WILL DAN FINANCIAL SERVICES, A SPECIAL TAX CONSULTANT AND HEROINE COMPANY, COMPANY ADVISORS AS THE MUNICIPAL ADVISOR. IN ADDITION, PIPER, SANDLER AND COMPANY PREVIOUSLY PIPER, JEFFERY AND COMPANY WILL UNDERWRITE THE 2010 BONDS. PIPER SOUND LEARN COMPANY IS ONE OF BLEEDING UNDERWRITERS IN CALIFORNIA FOR FINANCING SEC FINANCING SECURED BY SPECIAL TAXES. THEY WERE THE UNDERWRITER FOR THE LAST TWO SPECIAL TAX BONDS AND ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE STRUCTURE AND THE CFD CREDIT CHARACTERISTICS. IN ORDER TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF THE 2020 REFUNDING BONDS, THE CITY WILL ACT AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION AUTHORIZES THE SALE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS BY THE CITY MANAGER OR FINANCE DIRECTOR WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS. THESE PARAMETERS ARE THE PAR AMOUNT OF THE BONDS CAN NOT EXCEED $8 MILLION. THE EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE CANNOT EXCEED 3% AND THE UNDERWRITER'S DISCOUNT CANNOT EXCEED 0.6% OF THE PAR AMOUNT OF THE REFUNDING BONDS. THE RESOLUTION ALSO APPROVES THE FORM OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCING SUCH AS THE FISCAL AGENT AGREEMENT, THE BOND PURCHASE AGREEMENT, THE ESCROW DEPOSIT AGREEMENT, THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND CONTINUING DISCLOSURE CERTIFICATE. THE RESOLUTION ALSO APPROVES THE DISPARATE DISTRIBUTION OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT RELATING TO THE BONDS AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES MENTIONED BEFORE IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE INTEREST RATES ON THE REFUNDING BONDS WILL BE LOCKED IN ON JULY 29TH. THE REFUNDING BONDS WILL BE ISSUED ON AUGUST 13TH AND THE 2010 BONDS WILL BE REDEEMED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020, WHICH IS THE NEXT OPTIONAL REDEMPTION DATE. THERE'S NO GENERAL FUND LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE REFUNDING BONDS. THE REFUNDING BONDS ARE PAYABLE FROM SPECIAL TASK TAXES OF THE DISTRICT. THE REFINANCING OF THE 2010 BONDS IS EXPECTED TO SAVE THE DISTRICT OVER 1.3 7 MILLION WITH HOMER HOME OWNERS, SORRY, SEEING A REDUCTION IN THEIR SPECIAL TAX LEVY BETWEEN 150 AND $275. THE COST OF ISSUANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REFUNDING BONDS, INCLUDING FEES AND EXPENSES FOR CITIES, COUNCIL, CONSULTANTS, AND ADVISORS PRINTING COSTS, RATING FEES, AND TRUSTEE FEES, TOTAL $217,000 AND WILL BE PAID FOR, FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS, THE REFUNDING BONDS. SO THERE'S NO IMPACT FINANCIAL IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND WITH THIS ITEM. SO, UM, I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. AND I ALSO HAVE, UM, MARIANNE GOOD KIND FROM NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT AND SUZANNE HAROLD FROM HAROLD COMPANIES AND ADVISORS ON THE LINE. OKAY. YOU SAY THAT THE RATES ARE GOING TO GET LOCKED IN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. DO WE KNOW APPROXIMATELY WHAT THAT NEW REFUNDED OR NEW RATE WILL BE? SUZANNE, DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT? I THINK IT'S YEAH. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THIS IS SUZANNE HAROLD. THE RATE WE'RE ANTICIPATING [00:50:01] IS 1.6. OH, WOW. OKAY. OKAY. SO THAT'S SUBSTANTIAL. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW? MATURITY? IS IT STILL GOING TO BE 2030 YEAR? YES. WE'RE NOT EXTENDING THE MATURITY DATE. OKAY. YEAH. THEN ANOTHER FOLLOW UP QUESTION. IF THEY DIDN'T GET A, COULD WE PAY THIS OFF SOONER? SO IN OTHER WORDS, YOU SAID EACH PROPERTY OWNER WILL HAVE A SAVINGS. YES. SO THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE PLACE EVERY YEAR WILL BE THAT MUCH LESS. I MEAN, IF SAY WE KEPT IT THE SAME, COULD WE PAY OFF THE BONDS SOONER? I DON'T KNOW, BUT IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT MARIANNE OR SUZANNE, UM, THIS IS, THIS IS SUZANNE HARRELL. UM, YES. YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE THOSE FUNDS AND PREPAY A PORTION OF THE BONDS EVERY YEAR. IT PROBABLY, UM, WOULD REDUCE THE, UH, PAYMENTS. I'M GONNA SAY BY TWO, MAYBE TWO YEARS, BECAUSE THE ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE CURRENTLY IS ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. PETER, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT THEY DO? I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THAT WAS A FEASIBILITY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN, WHAT WE EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO, BASICALLY, IF I UNDERSTAND A RACE QUESTION, HE'S WONDERING IF INSTEAD OF GIVING THE REFUND OR REDUCTION, UH, FOR EACH TAXPAYER, THAT'S OUT THERE PAYING TOWARDS HIS BOND. UH, IF THAT SAVINGS WEREN'T PASSED ON TO THEM, COULD IT BE USED TO REDUCE THE TERM OF THE BOND? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? CORRECT. WOULD WE EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT? I MEAN, I'M ASSUMING THAT FOR REFUND OR REFUNDING OF THE BOND, THAT WE WOULD BE OBLIGATED TO PASS ON THAT SAVINGS TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THAT SUZANNE, IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU SAID WE COULD DO THAT. WOULD WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THAT TONIGHT? WELL, I THINK IT'S, IT'S AN EITHER, OR YOU CAN CONTINUE TO LEVY B EXISTING TAX AND ACCUMULATE THE FUNDS, WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BE USED TO PREPAY, YOU KNOW, TO PAY DEBT SERVICE ON OUR, UM, AS IT CAME TO LIKE IN YEARS, YOU KNOW, EIGHT OR NINE OR 10. OKAY. WELL, YOU CAN REDUCE THE AND PASS THE SAVINGS ALONG ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. YEAH. I THINK WITH ALL THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD WITH WATER INCREASES, I E U A A INCREASES THAT IF WE, WE WOULD BE SCOLDED AND I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE, CANDIDLY WITH FORGOING A SAVINGS TO OUR RESIDENTS TO HELP THEM PAY FOR SOME OF THESE OTHER ESCALATIONS AND COSTS NET. SO, UM, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S A LAST MINUTE DECISION WITHOUT MUCH RESEARCH ON OUR END. YEAH. YEAH. SO YOU GOT AN ANSWER FOR IT, BUT I THINK IT WAS GREAT. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. OKAY. UH, CYNTHIA, DID YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE PURSUING THIS. I'M ON A COUPLE OF WATER BOARDS AND VERY OCCASIONALLY THEY EXPLORE THEIR OUTSTANDING BONDS AND REFINANCE THEM. AND THE SAVINGS REALLY DOES ADD UP. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT, OKAY, THIS IS ONE, A DISCUSSION ITEM, BUT IT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER ONLINE. CHERYL, COULD YOU IDENTIFY THEM? YES, WE DO. IT'S BRAD GOLDMAN. K BRAD, BRAD, YOUR THOUGHTS ON ITEM 23. LET ME TRY THIS. YEAH, I'M SORRY. I HAD YOU ON MUTE MYSELF. SORRY. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM WHAT THE CONSULTANT JUST SAID IS IF YOU GUYS, IF YOU GUYS TAKE UP, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE WATER INCREASE AND NOT, YOU KNOW, NOT REFUNDING THE MONEY TO THE, TO THE TAXPAYER, BUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING IT BY, BY NOT REFUNDING THE MONEY AND PUTTING IT TOWARDS THE DEBT IS YOU'RE ACTUALLY THAT THE MORE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO DECREASE ANYTHING, BUT IT WILL DECREASE THE TIME AND THE ACTUAL AMOUNT THAT THE TAXPAYER IS REQUIRED TO SPEND ON THIS. SO I, YOU KNOW, WITH EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN GOING THROUGH ABOUT SPENDING THE MONEY WISELY, THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE ONLY WISE DECISION, UM, BECAUSE IT, IT DECREASES, HOWEVER, THE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S $6 A MONTH OR IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S 50 CENTS A MONTH, YOU KNOW, IT DECREASES THAT AMOUNT BY TWO YEARS AND IT DECREASES, YOU KNOW, WE WON'T BE PAYING THE ADDITIONAL INTEREST ON THAT. AND SO I DON'T SEE ANY WAY THAT IT COULDN'T BE THE FISCAL IRRESPONSIBLE WAY INSTEAD OF REFUNDING THEM MONEY TO, YOU KNOW, PUT THAT MONEY TOWARDS THE DEBT. IT'S LIKE PAYING OFF YOUR CREDIT CARDS FASTER, CLEAN A LITTLE BIT MORE MONEY AT, TOWARDS IT MAKES IT GO AWAY LESS. AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE DID THAT TOWARDS MORE OF OUR DEBT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO NOT [00:55:01] HAVE AS MUCH, UM, MONEY HAS TO BE RESERVED FOR ADDITIONAL THINGS BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL OUT THESE DEBTS WHEN WE NEED THEM, INSTEAD OF HAVING THEM SING OVER OUR HEADS ALL THE TIME. SO, YOU KNOW, I REALLY WISH THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, REFINANCING THIS DEBT, BUT USING THE ADDITIONAL SAVINGS ON THAT, TO PAY OFF THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON IT SOONER THAN REFUNDING THE MONEY TO THE CITIZENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS, BRAD. UH, CANDIDLY, I'M VERY SHOCKED BY THAT BECAUSE TYPICALLY WE HEAR HIM TALKING ABOUT THE OTHER END OF THINGS AND HOLDING COSTS DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS. SO I GUESS IT WILL BE THE ONUS WILL BE ON US, WHAT WE DECIDE TO DO, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS OR COMMENTS. UH, WE DO NEED TO TAKE A VOTE ON THIS THING. WHAT'S THE THOUGHT WITH RESPECT FROM THE DIOCESE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE JUST GO AHEAD REFINANCE AND TAKE IT OUT THE EXISTING TERM AND GO AHEAD AND REFUND THE RE THE SAVINGS TO, OR REDUCE THE, THE PAYMENTS IS WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. IT'S NOT REALLY A REFUND. IT'S JUST A REDUCTION IN THEIR ANNUAL COSTS. UH, WHAT'S OUR PREFERENCE UP HERE, REDUCE THE COSTS OR LEAVE THEIR LEVY THAT THEY'RE PAYING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE SAME AND USE THAT EXTRA REVENUE TO REDUCE THE TERM OF THE, OF THE BOND. OUR THINKING TO APPROVE THIS AS, AS HAS BEEN ORIGINALLY, WHICH MEANS A SLIGHT REDUCTION, OR HOWEVER YOU WANT BACK TO THE RATE PAYERS. ALL RIGHT. AND GIVE THE MONEY BACK TO THE RIGHT PAIRS. OKAY. ALRIGHT, CYNTHIA, YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? I AGREE WITH PETER. ALRIGHT, WELL THEN LET'S HAVE A MOTION, UH, WITH RESPECTIVE. ALRIGHT. A MOTION BY PETER. I'LL MAKE A SECOND. SECOND BY CYNTHIA. THIS, UH, WE'LL HAVE A VERBAL VOTE ON THIS ONE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. ALL RIGHT. FOUR. ALRIGHT. AND BEN, YOU'RE GOING TO BRING BRIAN BACK IN AS SECLUSION. HE'S GONE. YOU COULD HAVE ESCAPED AGAIN. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. SORRY, BUDDY. NOT A PRETTY SIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE ABOUT $200 A YEAR, SO A YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR YOUR WORK. ALL RIGHT. NUMBER 24, [24. Adopt resolutions placing a proposition regarding Transient Occupancy Taxes ("Hotel Taxes") on November 3, 2020 ballot, directing City Attorney to prepare impartial analysis, establishing requirements for ballot arguments filed with City Clerk, appointing two Council Members to prepare and submit written arguments regarding the City Measure, direct City Clerk to insert appointed Council Members names into the Resolution establishing requirements for ballot arguments, and direct staff to undertake review and other related actions] WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS ONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THE ITEM, CHERYL, PLEASE? YES. THE NEXT ITEM IS TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS, PLACING A, UH, TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER, 2020 BALLOT AND OTHER RELATED ACTIONS. A CITY ATTORNEY, I BELIEVE HENSLEY IS ON THE CALL OR ARE YOU REPORTING? I THINK I'LL START. AND THEN I THINK I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BEN IN THE CITY. SO GETTING TO BE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILS AGAIN THIS EVENING, UH, BASED ON DIRECTION PROVIDED TO STAFF THAT JUNE 23RD COUNCIL MEETING IT IS RECOMMENDED. THE COUNCIL PROGRESSES A RESOLUTION, AUTHORIZING A PROPOSITION TO BE PLACED ON THE NOVEMBER 3RD BALLOT, UH, TO INCREASE THE CITY'S TOT YOU TRANSLATE OCCUPANCY TAX FROM 10% TO 12%, WHILE THE CITY PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE, THIS MODEST INCREASE WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY ITS REVENUES RESOURCES ENABLE IT TO BETTER RESPOND TIMELY AND EFFICIENTLY TO SITUATIONS SUCH AS RECESSION OR THE CURRENT PANDEMIC TO TAX INCREASES ALSO IS I'M. PARDON ME IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO HOTEL OR SIMILAR SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND THEREFORE IS ONLY PAID BY INDIVIDUAL STEAM CHINO HILLS. AND NOT GENERALLY BY THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS AT THE CURRENT 10% TOT RATE, THE CITY IS ESTIMATING THAT THE 2021 REVENUE WILL BE 1.3 MILLION. SO A 2% INCREASE IS ESTIMATED GENERATED APPROXIMATELY $260,000 ADDITIONAL REVENUE. AND AT THAT ALTERNATE OVER TO OKAY, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, WE ALSO HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY MARK HENSLEY ON THE LINE, UH, UH, VIA ZOOM. AND HE WILL WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS OF THIS ITEM. UM, MARK, DO WE HAVE YOU, YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. SEVERAL ITEMS FOR CAPITAL CONSIDERATION BASIS POD, THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION FOR THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING STAFF WORKED TOGETHER TOO. PUT TOGETHER THE NECESSARY RESOLUTIONS AND INFORMATION. THE COUNCIL COULD POTENTIALLY TAKE ACTION THIS EVENING TO PUT THIS BALLOT MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER ELECTION FOR THE, UM, REVENUE TO CONSIDER THE FIRST ACTION OR POTENTIAL RESOLUTION FOR I'M SORRY. THE FIRST RESOLUTION FOR POTENTIAL ACTION BY THE COUNCIL IS THE RESOLUTION TO PLACE THE PROPOSITION ON THE NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020 BALLOT. AND THIS IS FOR THE INCREASE OF THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX FROM A 10 TO 12% WONDERFUL AUGUST, NOT PARKED [01:00:01] ALL NIGHT. SO IT TAKES A FOURTH, FIFTH, BUT OUR TASTE FOUR OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO APPROVE OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PLACE IT ON THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. SO THIS WAS THE FIRST ITEM FOR YOU TO CONSIDER. ALL RIGHT. AND WHILE WE'RE CONSIDERING THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECAP FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE THAT WHEN WE DID COMPARISONS TO OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES, THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR IN LOS ANGELES, UH, IMPOSE A TOT RATE OF 14%, THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE AT 13%, THE CITY OF ONTARIO AT 11.7, 5% CINDY, AS YOUR BELINDA, POMONA, CORONA, AND BRAY ALL STILL UTILIZE 10%. SO THAT'S JUST FOR A COMPARISON BASED ON WHERE MARK'S AT. DO WE, WE VOTED ON THIS ON PIECES OR, OR IS THERE ANOTHER PART TO YOUR PRESENTATION MARK THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS? NO, WE'LL TAKE THEM ONE STEP AT A TIME. IF COUNCIL VOTES TO PUT THE COUNCIL, APPROVES IT BY FOUR VOTES, UM, THEN WE'LL, WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM, BUT IF YOU DON'T APPROVE THIS, THE NEXT ITEMS BECOME MOODS. SO WE'LL TAKE THEM IN ORDER. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OF MARK NOW? ALL RIGHT, THEN DO I HEAR A RECOMMENDATION? I WAS INCREASING IT BY 2%, RIGHT? WE'LL PUT US RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. YEAH. COMPARISON ALL OF YOU OF THE CITIES, CORRECT? EXACTLY. OKAY. AS EVERYBODY RECALLS, THIS IS A TAX THAT WE ACTUALLY GET TO KEEP, UH, WE LEVY 12%. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP 12% AS OPPOSED TO 1% OF SALES TAX AND ABOUT 4% OF THE PROPERTY TAX. SO THIS IS A GOOD REVENUE GENERATOR FOR US. UH, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE HOTELS. BASICALLY THEY'RE COLLECTING THE TAX FORESTS. IT WILL EVENTUALLY, AND INEVITABLY BE REFLECTED ON THE BILLS FOR THE ACTUAL PEOPLE THAT RENT THOSE ROOMS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE STILL IN THE MIDDLE COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES. SO IT DOESN'T PUT US OUT OF COMPETITION BY BEING A HIGHER TOT THAN SURROUNDING AREAS. AND IT'S ON A HUNDRED DOLLAR ROOM A NIGHT. IT'S $2, EXACTLY. $2 INCREASE. AND WE HAVE FOUR HOTELS NOW FOR FIFTH ON THE WAY. AND THIS IS BECOMING A SEMI DESTINATION FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM ONTARIO, ONTARIO AIRPORT THAT WANTED TO STAY OUT HERE VERSUS AN ONTARIO AS THEY'RE DOING BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE ARE VISITORS COMING IN. AND I THINK THIS MAKES GREAT SENSE TO DO, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE'RE A BEDROOM COMMUNITY, OUR SALES TAX GENERATION IS A LOT LESS THAN MANY SURROUNDING CITIES. SO WE HAVE TO BE AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE TO BRING REVENUE INTO THE CITY. ALL RIGHT. SO, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS COUNCIL BROUGHT FORWARD AND DISCUSSED WITH THE CITY STAFF ABOUT PROPOSING TO DO, BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING FOR REVENUE GENERATING SITUATIONS THAT WOULDN'T REALLY AFFECT OUR RESIDENTS, BUT WOULD HELP THE BOTTOM LINE AND BRING ADDITIONAL DOLLARS INTO THE CITY COFFERS. SO ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION RAISED A YEAR OR A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS? SO, UH, BRIAN, YES, I WAS JUST GOING TO ADD, AND EVEN WITH THIS VOTE, THIS ISN'T US VOTING TO INCREASE TAXES ON ANYBODY. THIS IS JUST A VOTE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF CHINO HILLS FOR THE VOTERS TO MAKE THAT DECISION, WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS IS COMPLETELY UP TO THEM. WE'RE JUST GIVING THEM THE, THE VENUE TO DO SO. YES, THIS IS THAT GOING TO BE EVERYONE'S DECISION IN NOVEMBER. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. SO HEARING THIS DISCUSSION AND FOLLOWING MARK'S LEAD, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS FIRST PORTION AND GET OUR FOUR-FIFTHS BOAT PARKING BEFORE WE MOVE ON THE SPEAKER. I'M SORRY. I WANT TO MAKE NOTE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW I'M GLAD YOU CORRECTED ME EMOTIONALLY BY PETER PAUL. SECOND, A SECOND BY RAY, A VERBAL VOTE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. ALRIGHT. SO SINCE WE GOT AN UNANIMOUS DECISION, WE PASSED THE FOUR-FIFTHS THRESHOLD. WHAT'S NEXT MARK. NEXT ITEM IS A DETERMINATION BY THE COUNCIL, WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MY OFFICE TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE BALLOT MEASURE. AND THIS IS OPTIONAL. IT'S NOT REQUIRED. WHAT IF THE COUNCIL DIRECTS THIS? AND MY OFFICE WILL PUT TOGETHER, UM, AGAIN, AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS, WHICH WILL ESSENTIALLY SET FOR WHAT THE TAX IS, UM, WHO WILL PAY THE TAX WHEN IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE, UM, AND HOW THE, UH, TAX MAY BE USED AS FAR AS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE. AND SO IT WOULD BE, IT IS JUST A FACTUAL [01:05:01] STATEMENT OF THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE BALLOT MEASURE GET OPTIONAL. BUT, UH, THIS IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO DETERMINE, AND THIS JUST TAKES THE MAJORITY VOTE FOR THIS RESOLUTION. OKAY. ALRIGHT, MARK. I SEE THAT THERE'S TWO ELEMENTS HERE UNDER GEN GENERAL BOND OR BALLOT MEASURE INFORMATION. THERE'S THE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO THE BALLOT ARGUMENTS. DO WE NEED TO HANDLE EACH ONE OF THOSE SEPARATELY? YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS. SO THIS IS TO VOTE ON IF, IF MARK IS GOING TO PREPARE THAT, THAT'S IT. OKAY. SO THAT'S THE MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND VOTE. ALL RIGHT. SO FIRST BY CYNTHIA, SECOND BY BRIAN. OKAY. VERBAL VOTE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO MARK, WE DEALING WITH BARKMAN BALLOT ARGUMENTS NOW, RIGHT NOW THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S TWO COMPONENTS TO THIS ONE IS THE RESOLUTION, WHICH JUST SETS THE RULES FOR THE BALLOT ARGUMENTS, IF YOU WILL. UM, AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW AND REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF WORDS AND THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES. UM, THERE'LL BE A SECOND COMPONENT AS TO WHETHER THE COUNCIL WANTS TO CONSIDER HAVING THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UH, OR ALL THE COUNCIL, UM, WORK ON OR SUBMIT, OR BE SIGNATORIES TO A BALLOT ARGUMENT. BUT THIS FIRST RESOLUTION IS JUST SETTING THE PROCEDURE AND THE RULES FOR THE BALLOT ART. AND SO, UM, AND WITH A, UH, ATTACK OR WITH A BALLOT MEASURE LIKE THIS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ASSISTS THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE CITY IN JUST CARRYING IT THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO THIS, THIS IS REALLY SORT OF A MINISTERIAL RESOLUTION TO PUT RULES IN PLACE. OKAY. SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OF WHO WOULD BE WRITING THE VALID ARGUMENTS. CAUSE I SEE IN, ON PAGE SIX OH NINE OF THE, OF YOUR, OF THE STAFF REPORT THAT FOLLOWING PERSONS MAY WRITE AN ARGUMENT, NOT EXCEEDING 300 WORDS, ONE THE CITY COUNCIL TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OR MEMBERS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THREE VOTERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ON THE MEASURE. A I E A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE CITY FOR A BONAFIDE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OR FIVE, ANY COMBINATION OF VOTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS. SO THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DECIDE TODAY. WELL, WE'LL GET TO THAT ISSUE MET. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. PUTTING THE RULE. SO THAT'S OKAY. I'M SORRY. UM, THE FIRST WAS JUST A RESOLUTION, BUT SETS FOR THE GUIDELINES AS FAR AS THE NUMBER OF WORDS, ETC. UM, SO IT'S JUST THE PROCEDURAL MECHANISM AGAIN, TO HELP THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND TO, UM, INFORM THOSE THAT MAY DRAFT ABOUT ARGUMENT EITHER FOR, OR AGAINST WHAT THE RULES ARE FOR THE ARGUMENTS. AND SO AGAIN, IT'S, IT'S REALLY SORT OF A MINISTERIAL THINGS, AS FAR AS WHAT THE RULES WILL BE FOR THE ARGUMENTS WE WILL DISCUSS NEXT, UM, WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS. NOT AT THIS TIME, THE FIRST ISSUE IS JUST PUTTING THE RULES IN PLACE, RIGHT? SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO COVER UP WITH THOSE MINISTRATIVE ISSUES THAT HE JUST DISCUSSED? CAN YOU RESTATE THE MOTION? CAN YOU RESTATE MARK EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT WE NEED TO GIVE YOU A, TAKE A VOTE ON THE JUST PROCEEDING COMING UP WITH A PROCEDURAL ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURAL ITEMS, RIGHT? THIS IS A RESOLUTION WHICH JUST SETS FORTH THE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BALLOT ARC. THIS IS NOT APPOINTING ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR TO DO. IT'S JUST FOR WHAT IS SUBMITTED. THANK YOU, ED. CHERYL LOOKS LIKE SHE'S CHOMPING AT THE BIT TO SAY SOMETHING I AM. SO THIS RESOLUTION AS MARK STATED IS TO DETERMINE THE RULES FOR THE ARGUMENTS AND REBUTTALS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION ON THE REPORT THAT YOU APPOINT, IF YOU SO DESIRE TO HAVE THE COUNCIL OR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WRITE THOSE ARGUMENTS, AND THEN YOU WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION TO APPOINT THOSE MEMBERS. SO IT'S NOT A REGULATION, THIS IS THE RESOLUTION. AND THE NEXT ONE IS JUST, OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION ON THE RESOLUTION AS DESCRIBED? OKAY. PETER, I'M SORRY, I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION. I'M SORRY, BRIAN, THE PROCEDURES THAT GO ALONG WITH THIS, THIS IS JUST BOILER PLATE, ELECTION CODE UP AND DOWN. OKAY, PERFECT. I DIDN'T WANT TO, I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE SURE WE WEREN'T. ALRIGHT. WOULD THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE THE SECOND? AH, SURE. ALRIGHT. UH, A OR DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? OKAY. ALRIGHT. VERBAL VOTE. WHAT'S THE MOTION FROM PETER WITH A SECOND BY BRIAN. OKAY. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JONES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. COUNCILMAN MORAN. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU. YES. ALRIGHT, MARK. THE NEXT STEP. THE NEXT ISSUE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU [01:10:01] WANT TO APPOINT, UM, ANY, ANY, ANY ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OR THE COUNCIL AS A WHOLE TO, UM, EITHER DRAFT AND OR A LUMPY DRAFT THAT YOU WOULD SIGN IT, BUT TO DRAFT AND SIGN AN ARGUMENT EITHER IN FAVOR OR AGAINST, UM, AFTER YOU COULD, IN THEORY, UM, HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS ON POINTED TO DRAFT SOMETHING IN FAVOR AND SOMETHING AGAINST MY, I WILL SAY ON THAT LADDER ISSUE SHOULD HAVE NOT SEEN THAT DONE BEFORE, BUT IT IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW. BUT THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION IS, DOES THE COUNCIL, DOES ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL THE WHOLE WANT TO BE DRAFT OR BE IN, HAVE THEIR NAMES APPEAR ON THE ARGUMENTS AND PUT TOGETHER THE ARGUMENTS? DO WE HAVE TO HAVE AN ARGUMENT? YEAH. DID YOU HEAR THAT QUESTION? NO. OKAY. IF, IF, IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T APPOINT ITSELF OR A MEMBER OF THE BODY TO DO AN ARGUMENT, THEN MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE A RIGHT TO SUBMIT ARGUMENTS. UM, AND THE PRIORITY IS, UM, IF, IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T DO IT, YOU HAVE FIRST PRIORITY OVER THESE ARGUMENTS. IF DON'T WANT TO DO THEM, THEN IT WILL GO TO A BONAFIDE ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS, WHICH IS, WOULD BE THE NEXT HIERARCHY. IF YOU WILL THEN BELOW, THAT WOULD BE A, A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE CITY. AND SO, AND THERE, IS THERE A LIMIT ON HOW MANY, IS THERE A LIMIT ON HOW MANY PEOPLE COULD SUBMIT THAT? LET ME ASK YOU THIS ONE. HOW MANY CAN SUBMIT? YES. MARK, COULD WE HAVE ONE OF OUR COM PUT THIS BEFORE ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONS, WOULD THEY QUALIFY AS A BONAFIDE CITIZENS ASSOCIATION OR ELIGIBLE VOTERS GROUP? COULD ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONS, A FACT OR, YOU KNOW, FASHION THE LANGUAGE, SAY LIKE PLANNING COMMISSION, CAUSE THEY'RE BASICALLY HAVE THE SECOND LEVEL OF APPROVAL AND AUTHORITY WITHIN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. W WOULD THAT BE A SUGGESTION OR DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? CAUSE I I'M HEARING UP HERE THAT NONE OF US WANT TO HAVE OUR NAMES ASSOCIATED WITH, WELL, I DIDN'T SAY THAT. OH, OKAY. I'M SORRY. WE ALL VOTED FOR THIS. WHY DON'T WE ALL STAND BEHIND IT AS A GROUP. OKAY. I MEAN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WOULD DEFER TO A COMMISSION TO DO THIS BECAUSE NOW WE'RE FOISTING IT ON THEM. WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE VOTING FOR THIS. OR WE DON'T DO ONE AT ALL, BUT I GET IT. I, I MEAN, I GET THAT. THERE'S A LITTLE POLITICAL BACK AND FORTH ON THIS, BUT IT'S WHAT WILL GIVE US A FIREWALL. AND WE'RE ALL ABLE TO CHIME IN ON THE, WHAT THAT ARGUMENT'S GOING TO BE, WHERE OUR NAME'S GOING TO BE LISTED. I BELIEVE ALL OF OUR NAMES OR IS IT, DOES IT SAY CHINO CITY CONSOLE OR DOES IT LIST THE FIVE NAMES YOU WOULD LIST YOUR FIVE NAMES? UM, AND THE, IF THE COUNCIL DOESN'T, YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT SOME PORTION OF YOU OR ALL OF YOU, YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO APPOINT SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT. IF EITHER THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO DO IT OR IT, IT THEN JUST IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WHETHER THEY WANT TO SUBMIT SOMETHING OR NOT. YEAH. PETER, TO YOUR POINT WAY, GO AHEAD, MARK. I'M SORRY. OH YEAH. IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES NOT TO APPOINT ITSELF OR ITS MEMBERS THAT AT THAT POINT, IT'S JUST AS OPEN AND PEOPLE CAN SUBMIT ARGUMENTS AND THE CITY CLERK MAKES THE DECISION AT THAT POINT IN TIME AS TO WHICH ARGUMENT IS SELECTED AS HE, THAT IN ITSELF IS VERY ODD TO ME THAT THE DISCRETION IS IT IS NOTHING AGAINST YOU, SHARON, BUT THAT IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY CLERK OF WHICH ARGUMENT TO PICK THE GOVERNMENT CODE, SETS FORTH THE POLICY ON HOW TO DO THAT. SO IT'S NOT THAT I JUST LOOK AT THEM AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THIS ONE BETTER OR WHATEVER. I, IF THERE'S CERTAIN LIKE IT, LIKE HE EXPLAINED IF IT'S A BONAFIDE, UM, GROUP OR ORGANIZATION, SO THEY TAKE PRECEDENCE. SO JUST DEPENDING UPON, UM, WHO SUBMITS IT, THEN WE LOOK AT WHO TAKES PRECEDENT AND THEN THAT'S HOW IT'S SELECTED. SO WHAT IS THE HIERARCHY? CAUSE I LOOK AT THE, UM, AT THE, UM, THE STAFF REPORT AND I SEE CITY COUNCIL THEN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THEN VOTERS, THEN CITIZEN ASSOCIATIONS, AND THEN A COMBINATION. BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE FROM WHAT MARK WAS SAYING WAS THAT THE CITIZENS GROUP IS ABOVE VOTERS IN ENERGY, AN INDIVIDUAL VOTER IN A HIERARCHY. SO AM I, THE FIRST CLUE YOU SEE ON THERE IS THE LIST OF WHO CAN NEXT LIST YOU SEE DOWN ABOUT THREE PARAGRAPHS BELOW THAT ON THE STAFF REPORT IS THE HIERARCHY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEAH. YOU KNOW, TO, TO, TO, UH, PETER'S POINT WE ARE, THE, THIS COUNCIL IS THE ONE THAT'S PUSHING FOR THIS. OKAY. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GO [01:15:01] AHEAD AND ALL FIVE OF US BE IN A POSITION TO APPROVE THE BALLOT ARGUMENT, WHICH I WOULD, UH, THINK THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO HAVE MARK'S OFFICE, UH, DEVELOPED A LANGUAGE AND THEN WE JUST ENDORSE IT AND SIGN OFF ON IT. WHAT'S WHAT'S OUR THOUGHT. AND CAN YOU DO THAT, MARK? WOULD THAT BE APPROPRIATE? WELL, I THINK I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER OR TO WORK ON IT AND, UM, CITY STAFF AND APPROPRIATE, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE LED BY TWO OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, UH, AND THEN REVIEWED AND SOME SYSTEMS PROVIDED BY STAFF. OKAY. SO WE, WE DEVELOPED THE LANGUAGE INITIALLY, TAKE THE FIRST CUT AT IT. THEN YOU COULD APPROVE IT AS TO WHETHER THE CONTENT AND, AND UH, LENGTH AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE ELECTION LAWS AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON IT, UH, TO PROVIDE THAT AS THE, UH, ACTUAL BALLOT ARGUMENT. IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, YOU ALL NEED TO VOTE AGAIN. IT WILL BE A MATTER OF IT WILL BE PREPARED AND THEN YOU'LL ALL SIGN OFF ON IT. RIGHT. WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS THAT WE ONLY PICK LIKE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO, TO BE INVOLVED WITH THIS. SO IT'D BE GOOD TO MAYBE HAVE AD HOC COMMITTEE DEVELOPED A BALLOT ARGUMENT LANGUAGE. THAT'S GENERALLY THE WAY THAT I SEE IT DONE, PRACTICALLY SPEAKING IS IT'S HARD TO HAVE FIVE PEOPLE DRAFT SOMETHING FUN, IMPOSSIBLE. I NOMINATE BRIAN. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE PARTICIPATING IN AT LEAST WRITING THIS. YEAH. YEAH. I THINK WE WOULD MONITOR IT AS A COUNCIL. WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, CORRECT. HAVE WE OFFICIALLY EVEN CENTERED WHEN ALL FIVE OF US ON THIS? WELL, NO. WHAT HE'S SAYING IS WE WOULD ALL ENDORSE IT, BUT TWO OF YOU WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LANDLORDS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF STAFF. AND THEN, UM, INSTEAD OF IT BEING THE THREE OF US SITTING TOGETHER LIKE A BROWN ACT AND TWO OF US WOULD CONSTRUCT IT, UH, AND THEN IT'S BOUGHT OFF BY THE REMAINDER AFTER WE SUBMITTED, WELL, I'M HEARING WHAT LOOKS OR SOUNDS LIKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE AHEAD AND DECIDE TO DEVELOP THE LANGUAGE WITH A HIERARCHY BEING THE CITY COUNCIL AND THAT BEING, UH, TWO INDIVIDUALS. AND I WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, PETER ROGERS AND BRIAN JOE'S TO BE THE TWO THAT WOULD DRAFT THE LANGUAGE FOR THE BALLOT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. YEAH. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO SUBMIT, UM, IN SUPPORT OF IT. SO THAT STILL MEANS THAT SOMEONE CAN SUBMIT AN OPPOSITION ARGUMENT. RIGHT? EXACTLY. IS THERE A COST INVOLVED TO SUBMIT THAT ARGUMENT? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT HERE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. SO YOU HEARD WHAT I SAID, CAN WE GET THAT? I'M MAKING IT AS A FORM OF RESOLUTION THAT I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT I THINK BRIAN MIGHT HAVE A BETTER, I DON'T KNOW. I'M STILL KIND OF, YEAH. I DON'T KNOW. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PROCESS, I'VE BEEN OKAY WITH US PUTTING IT UP FOR THE VOTERS AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVING IT NECESSARILY HAD TO SAY IT I'VE BEEN OKAY WITH IT. GO IN FRONT OF THE VOTERS BECAUSE YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THE, THE, UM, THE NEED IN SOME WAYS, BUT ALSO I'M NOT SURE. I JUST REALLY WANT MY NAME ON IT. RIGHT FROM THE GECKO. UM, I DON'T MIND STUDYING A COMMITTEE. I DON'T KNOW IF I NECESSARILY WANT TO SIGN OFF ON IT TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU. THERE'S A TIMING ISSUE THOUGH, RIGHT? MARK. WELL, HERE'S, I I'VE, I'VE SEEN THIS, UM, CONSIDERATION BEFORE AND HERE'S THE WAY YOU COULD PROCEED IS YOU CAN HAVE THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS DRAFTED THAT YOU'VE SUGGESTED. AND THEN AS PART OF THE MOTION AUTHORIZE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SIGN IT. UM, BUT IF ONE OR MORE OF YOU DECIDE NOT TO SIGN IT AND YOU'LL HAVE THAT RIGHT. NOT TO SIGN IT. OKAY. WHAT A SIMPLE MAJORITY. SO YOU COULD AUTHORIZE, YOU COULDN'T EVEN AUTHORIZE ALL FIVE OF YOU TO SIGN IT. IT'S GOING TO BE DRAFTED BY TWO OF YOU AUTHORIZE ALL FIVE, BUT IF SOMEONE DECIDES NOT TO SIGN IT THAT THEY JUST DON'T SIGN IT, THEIR NAME WON'T GO ON IT. YEAH. BUT THAT DOESN'T INVALIDATE IT. IF WE DON'T HAVE A FIVE O SIGNATURE, NO. AS LONG AS WE HAVE A MAJORITY, WOULD THAT BE SUFFICIENT? IT'D BE JUST ONE OF YOU. YOU COULD JUST, I MEAN, HERE'S MY CONCERN. IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING AS A COUNCIL, I AM HESITANT TO LET IT JUST GO TO ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO REMAINS UNNAMED AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO WOULD COME FORWARD WITH IT. BECAUSE I THINK SINCE WE'RE THE ONES THAT ARE SUPPORTING IT AND YET WE'RE IN THE BEST POSITION TO WRITE A BALLOT ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF IT, TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS PASSED. IF WE GIVE UP THAT RIGHT, THEN THE ARGUMENT MAY END UP BEING AGAINST AND WE SHOOT OURSELVES IN THE FOOT. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THEN THAT'S WHERE I'M LOOKING AT IT ALL. OKAY. SO [01:20:01] I'LL, I DON'T KNOW THAT I NEED TO REVISE MY MOTION. I'M STILL THINKING THAT WE OUGHT TO GO AHEAD AND SET UP A AND IF BRIAN, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE TWO PER PEOPLE TO WRITE IT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE INVOLVED CYNTHIA WITH PETER? NO. OKAY. RIGHT. I'LL DO IT. YEAH. WE'LL GET IT DONE. OKAY. BUT IT'S GOING TO COME BACK TO ALL FIVE OF US. WE'LL ALL DISCUSS THE PROPOSED LANGUAGE. IS THAT CORRECT? MARK. AND THEN WE'LL JUST DECIDE TO GO FORWARD WITH THAT PROPOSAL IN HER HEAD WITH A NEW CAROL. NO, YES, NO, IT'S NOT COMING BACK TO COUNCIL. OKAY. AND SO WHAT YOU'RE IN MARK, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO YOU APPOINT TONIGHT, YOU DECIDE IF YOU WANT ALL OF THE COUNCIL, AS HE STATED TO, UM, TO SIGN OFF ON IT. AND THEN THEY PREPARE IT AND IT GOES FORWARD AND GETS FILED AND WHOMEVER SIGNS. THERE'S A STATEMENT THAT GOES WITH IT THAT GETS SIGNED, WHOEVER SIGNS IT AND HAS THEIR NAME PLACED ON IT, UM, IS WHO SHOWS, BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE A QUORUM OF YOU TO, UM, SEE IT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND MAKE THAT DECISION OUTSIDE OF A MEETING. CORRECT. MARK AND R YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU COULD DO IS IF YOU, IF YOU WANTED TO HAVE TWO OF YOU DRAFTED AND THEN CALL A SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING TO LOOK IT OVER, BUT YOU NEED TO A POINT TONIGHT, YOU NEED TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION ABOUT WHAT THE COUNCIL'S GOING TO DO IT OR NOT. AND WHETHER, AND WHICH ONES OF YOU WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN IT, UM, AND SHARE A WIN. THE ARGUMENT DO AUGUST 7TH. OKAY. AND THAT'S BEFORE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, YOU WOULD NEED TO, IF YOU WANT TO ALL FIVE, REVIEW IT TOGETHER IN A LANGUAGE, YOU WOULD NEED TO CALL A MEETING AND DO THAT. I'M PLEA OR MARGARET, IF WE GO AHEAD AND WE SENT TWO PEOPLE TO DRAFT A LANGUAGE ALONG WITH STAFF, AND THEN THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRAFTED, WE WON'T BE VOTING ON IT AGAIN, BUT WE WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO SIGN OFF ON IT IF YOU WILL, TO SUPPORT IT. IS THAT CORRECT? WITHOUT ANOTHER MEETING? CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S MY MOTION, BUT WHAT'S INTERESTING. AND I'LL BE BEFORE YOU DID. I WON'T COMMENT. SO WHAT'S INTERESTING IS, OKAY. SO TONIGHT WE'LL BE PUTTING ON THE COMMITTEE, RAY AND PETER. SO FOR THE REMAINING THREE OF US, THAT'S NOT COMMITTING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ON IT, BUT FOR SURE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON IT. IS THAT WHAT MARK SAYING? THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE BE ON IT, BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE A QUORUM. AS, AS CHERYL SAID TO DEVELOP THE LANGUAGE, THE TWO PEOPLE WERE RIGHT. THE LANGUAGE. AND BASICALLY THAT WILL BE IT. ONCE WE GET THAT, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO SIGN, SIGN IN ON THAT LANGUAGE. YEAH. I CAN UNDERSTAND. I BELIEVE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO AUTHOR IT HAVE TO BE ON IT. CORRECT MARK. WELL, YEAH, YOU WRITE THE LANGUAGE. YOU HAVE TO SIGN IT. WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE. RIGHT? SO IT'S THE CHOICE OF WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO BE ADDED. PARDON ME, MARK. UM, WHAT'S I SUPPOSE IT'S WHOEVER, UM, IF YOU POINT TO PEOPLE AND THEN THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND, UM, YOU KNOW, CAP CAN'T FORCE ANYBODY TO DO ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, THIS IS YOU'RE GIVING YOURSELVES AUTHORITY TO DO SOMETHING. SO YOU WANT TO GIVE THE AUTHORITY TO TWO PEOPLE TO DRAFT IT ALREADY TO EVERYONE TO SIGN IT. YOU CAN DO. OKAY. I'M SEEING A RELUCTANCE ON RAY'S PART TO DO IT, PETER, YOU AND I WILL WRITE THE LANGUAGE ON THIS THING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND DO THAT, AND THEN WE'LL DECIDE WHOEVER WANTS TO SIGN IN ON IT. OKAY. AND I WAS JUST WANTING TO SAY, YOUR MOTION WILL, WILL, WILL BE THAT ALL FIVE ARE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN, CORRECT? YES. ALL FIVE WERE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN IT, BUT THE DRAFTING OF THE LANGUAGE WILL BE BY PETER AND I ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION, THE COMMENTS DON'T I STILL HAVE A COMMENT BEFORE WE VOTE. SO BRIAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR RELUCTANCE TO, CAUSE I'M KIND OF LIKE VACILLATING BACK AND FORTH, BUT I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT LIKE WHAT PETER SAID, WE ALL VOTED TO PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT, SO THAT'S FINE. BUT, BUT WHAT'S HARD IS, IS THAT IT COULD BE LIKE GOOD OR BAD IF IT AND HELPING IT GET PASSED. BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES THE PERCEPTION IS, YOU KNOW, HERE WE HAVE OUR GOVERNMENT TRYING TO FORCE THIS TAX ON US WHEN PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT IS THEIR VOTE, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT HOW THEY'RE SEEING IT IN THE BALLOT. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT IF, IF ALL FIVE OF US ARE NOT LISTED, IF THAT'S WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO, THEN IT'S GOING TO DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. YEAH. WE'RE PUTTING THE TIME INTO WRITING AN ARGUMENT FOR IT. WE'RE DOING ALL THIS. IF ALL FIVE NAMES ARE NOT ON THERE, WHY ARE WE DOING IT? WE'RE JUST AT JOIN US TO ADD A LITTLE MORE FINANCIAL STABILITY. I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT HAVING MY NAME ON THERE, BUT IF YOU KNOW, WE ALL ARE PRETTY MUCH LIKE-MINDED ON THIS, BUT WE ALL VOTED TO PUT IT ON THE BALLOT. SO, UM, WELL THE, THE FINAL DECISION WILL BE ONCE [01:25:01] THE LANGUAGE IS, IS PROPOSED, WE WILL MAKE THE RESOLUTION. WE'LL INCLUDE THAT ALL FIVE CAN SIGN IT. AND THEN IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO SIGN IT, THEN THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. BUT I THINK WE, WE, THE LANGUAGE WILL BE SUCH THAT WE ENCOURAGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A REVENUE PRODUCER, WHICH IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR, TOWARDS OUR RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. SO WITH THAT, I MAKE THAT MOTION. RAY IS GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SECOND IT, AND WE'LL TAKE A VERBAL VOTE ON THAT. CHERYL. YOU'VE GOT IT. CLEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE'RE DOING YOU OKAY WITH THAT AS WELL SINCE YOU'RE RIGHT HERE. A NOD. OKAY. SO JUST LET THE RECORD REFLECT. SHE NODDED HER HEAD IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. YOU'RE MAKING A MOTION AND COUNCIL MEMBER. MARK HAS A SECONDING TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS AND COUNCILMAN MARK HAS NO, NO, NO, NO COUNCIL MEMBER BENNETT OR MAYOR BENNETT. YEAH. COUNCIL MEMBER. OKAY. SO ROGERS AND BENNETT TO PREPARE THE, THE LANGUAGE ARGUMENT. AND THEN ALL FIVE WILL BE AUTHORIZED ONCE THE LANGUAGE IS DEVELOPED TO SIGN THE BALLOT ARGUMENT. YEP. OKAY. TO BE SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF. OKAY. SO IS THAT CLEAR NOW THEN? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TAKE A VERBAL VOTE. OKAY. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. I'M SORRY. I CAN HEAR IT. YEAH. I'M STILL NOT EVEN SURE WHAT I WANT, BUT PASS. UM, SHE, YEAH, SURE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE, SIX. ALL RIGHT. FOR BETTER OR WORSE. YOU GUYS BETTER TRY THIS ONE. MY SIGNATURE DENTIST RIGHT NOW, AND PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE ARE LISTENING ON THIS THINKING WHAT'S WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? YEAH. IT'S NEW TO US. THEY MAY HAVE DONE THEM DONE ONCE BEFORE, I SUPPOSE, IN THE ORIGINAL, BUT THIS IS ALL A NEW PROCEDURE FOR US. IT'S NEW, NEW GROUND AND NEW TERRITORY FOR US, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A REVENUE PRODUCER FOR THIS CITY. AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S REALLY WITHOUT THE BURDEN TO OUR CITIZENS. AND THAT REALLY IS OUR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR RESIDENTS TO TRY AND GENERATE REVENUES SUSTAINED REVENUES THAT AREN'T COMING OUT OF THEIR POCKETS. RIGHT. SO, ALL RIGHT. UH, ITEM NUMBER 25. ITEM [25. Introduce an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City of Chino Hills, Adding Chapter 10.36 to Impose Vehicle Weight Limitations on City Roads and Supersede Prior Prohibition, and Determine That the Ordinance is Exempt From Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act" - For first reading by title only - Waive further reading] NUMBER 25 IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, ADDING CHAPTER 10.36 TO IMPOSE VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS ON CITY ROADS AND SUPERSEDE PRIOR PROHIBITION AND DETERMINED THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM REVIEW UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PER FIRST, READING BY TITLE ONLY IN WAVING FOR THE READING. ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT. BEN. YES. MAYOR BENNETT CITY COUNCIL. I'D LIKE TO ASK, UM, MARK RAPP FROM OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT TO COME UP AND PRESENT THE BACKGROUND ON THIS ITEM FOR US TODAY. OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. CAN I TAKE THIS OFF? UH, MY NAME IS MARK RAM. I'VE BEEN IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT FOR I'M STARTING MY SIXTH YEAR. AND I'M HERE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TONIGHT. UH, AS YOU'RE AWARE, THERE ARE SEVERAL WEIGHT LIMIT SIGNS ON ROADWAYS ENTERING THE CITY THAT PROHIBIT VEHICLE WEIGHTS OVER FIVE TONS FROM TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS. THERE ARE 17 EXISTING SIGNS WHICH WERE PLACED BEFORE THE CITY WAS INCORPORATED AFTER CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH WITH THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. IT WAS FOUND THAT THESE SIGNS WERE INSTALLED BY THE COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT WITHOUT SPECIFIC APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. WHILE THE FACT THAT THE SIGNS WERE INSTALLED CREATES A PRESUMPTION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THEM. AT SOME POINT WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION, WEIGHT LIMIT CITATIONS COULD BE CHALLENGED BY TRUCK DRIVERS. RECEIVING TICKETS ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT WILL PROHIBIT THAT FROM HAPPENING THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTIONS THREE, FIVE, FIVE 50 THROUGH 58 GOVERN WEIGHTS ON VEHICLE GROSS WEIGHT AND AXLE WEIGHTS SECTIONS THREE, FIVE, FIVE DASH 58 RESTRICTS GROSS WEIGHTS OF ANY ONE AXLE TO 20,000 POUNDS AND THE GROSS WEIGHT OF ANY ONE WHEEL SUPPORTING THE AXLE TO 10,500 POUNDS. THIS MEANS THAT THE FIVE TON OR 10,000 POUND WEIGHT LIMIT BEING PROPOSED IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN ALLOWED BY THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE. THIS IN TURN MEANS THAT MUST BE APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL TO BE LESS THAN THE WEIGHT ALLOWED BY THE VEHICLE CODE. THE CVC SECTION [01:30:01] THREE, FIVE, SEVEN OH ONE B PROVIDES THAT THE ORDINANCE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL APPROPRIATE SIGNS ARE ERECTED INDICATING EITHER THE STREETS AFFECTED OR NOT AFFECTED AS THE LOCAL AUTHORITY DETERMINES WILL BEST SERVE THAT TO GIVE NOTICE OF THE ORDINANCE. STAFF RECOMMENDATION STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT EVERY STREET ENTRY INTO THE CITY BE POSTED TO ENSURE THAT ALL STREETS ARE SUBJECT TO THE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS. AS AN EXAMPLE, TRUCKS WITH DESTINATION POINTS WITHIN THE CITY ARE EXPRESSLY EXEMPT FROM VEHICULAR WEIGHT LIMITATIONS. THEY ARE ALLOWED TO PROCEED ON ALL CITY STREETS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EXCEEDS THE FIVE TON LIMIT THE SUPPLIES TO SERVICE TRUCKS, DELIVERY TRUCKS, UPS, FEDEX, OTHER TRUCKS THAT MAY BE LARGE CLASS THREE AND ABOVE THESE TRUCKS MAY OPERATE ON CITY STREETS WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY APPLIES TO THOSE TRUCKS, SEEKING A BYPASS AROUND TRAFFIC DURING PERIODS OF HIGH VOLUME AND EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC SUCH AS EXITING PINE AVENUE FROM THE 71 TO BUTTERFIELD RANCH ROAD. AND THEN DOWN TO EUCLID WHERE THEY GET BACK ON THE 71. THIS BYPASS MOVEMENT WILL BE RESTRICTED AND THE TRUCK DRIVERS CAN THEN BE SIDED WITH THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDINANCE. THIS ITEM IS, IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER SEEQUA BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY ACTIVITY THAT MIGHT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSTITUTES AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY, WHICH DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROJECT THAT REQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. AND THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THIS PROJECT, UH, COULD BE AS HIGH AS $2,000 TO INSTALL THE SIGNS. AND THERE IS SUFFICIENT FUNDING IN THE PUBLIC WORKS STREET MAINTENANCE DIVISION, OPERATING BUDGET TO COVER THIS EXPENSE. SO THERE WILL BE NO IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS WORK. SO STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. TWO QUICK QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, DOES THIS APPLY TO STATE ROUTE ONE 42 AND SECONDLY, CLASS, A MOTOR HOMES THAT TYPICALLY WILL BE WELL OVER 10,000 POUNDS? ARE THEY WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE STORY ON THOSE TWO ITEMS? THAT'S A GOOD ONE. SORRY. WHICH IS FINE, BUT THOSE ARE SERIOUS CONCERNS. ONE 42. I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF OUR PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY WITH VEHICLE WEIGHT, BUT VEHICLE LENGTH, WHICH CAUSES ISSUES WITH IT, YOU KNOW, THE S TURNS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND I SEE DANIEL COMING UP TO MAYBE RESCUE, I BELIEVE ONE 42. PARDON ME? IT'S JUST FOR CITY STREETS. YEAH, YEAH. RUNNING FOR CITY STREETS OR ONE 42 IS THE STATE. YEAH. WELL, ONE WOULD ARGUE THAT CHINO HILLS PARKWAY IS A CITY STREET, BUT IN PORTIONS OF IT, IT'S STATE HIGHWAY ONE 42. SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS IT AND THINK ABOUT IT. OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE ONE 42 EXTENDS RIGHT THERE AT THE ENTRANCE IN THE CARBON CANYON ALL THE WAY DOWN, PAST THE 71 FREEWAY. AND THAT'S A BIG, I MEAN, IT'S RIGHT OUT, YOU KNOW, JUST SOUTH OF HERE, BUT IT'S A PORTION OF A CITY STREET, BUT IT IS A STATE HIGHWAY. SO DO WE HAVE THAT? AND IN THE MOTOR HOME ISSUE, CAUSE WE'D HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE MENTIONING VEHICLE WEIGHT, NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFYING TRUCK VERSUS VAN VERSUS RV REGARDING HIGHWAY ONE 42 THAT IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF CALTRANS AND WE CAN'T GOVERN OR MAKE ANY RESTRICTIONS WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL. UH, SO WITH THIS PARTICULAR ORDINANCE, IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO CITY STREETS THAT WE HAVE GOVERNANCE OVER SOMEONE 42 WOULD NOT BE APPLICABLE TO THIS ORDINANCE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND REGARDING MOTOR HOMES, THE WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO ALL VEHICLES. UH, SOME MOTOR HOMES WOULD NOT BE EXEMPT UNLESS THEY ARE, UH, COMING TO THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, UM, TO VISIT. UM, SO IF YOU OWN A MOTOR HOME AND YOU LIVE IN SNOW HOLDERS, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ALONG CITY, UH, CITY ROADS. UM, IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY AND YOU'RE COMING TO VISIT, YOU CERTAINLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO COME IN. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BYPASS OUR, OUR TRAFFIC EXIT, OUR EXIT, THE HIGHWAY, TAKE CITY STREETS TO GET BACK ONTO THE FREEWAY, JUST TO AVOID TRAFFIC. AT THAT POINT, YOU WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. OKAY. THE ONLY ISSUE I HAVE WITH IT IS JUST INTERPRETATION OF IT AND ENFORCEMENT OF IT. AND, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH, YOU KNOW, THOSE TWO QUESTIONS I'VE ASKED. SO AS LONG AS WE CAN BEST AS POSSIBLE, UH, OUTLINED THAT IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE OR IN THE ORDINANCES, IF IT'S COVERED, UM, WE JUST NEED SOME BREATHING ROOM BECAUSE OUR, OUR SHERIFF'S IS ALSO GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE ENFORCEMENT IF YOU WILL, BUT WE WANT [01:35:01] TO BE REASONABLE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, PUT IT IN EFFECT TO HAVE THE DESIRED EFFECT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF ON THE REPORT? ALRIGHT, BRIAN. OKAY. UM, ONE, HOW WILL WE ENFORCE THIS? OKAY. CAN I CHIME IN REAL QUICK HERE, SINCE I BROUGHT THIS UP FOR STAFF? SO THIS ORIGINALLY CAME UP BECAUSE WE WERE TRYING TO DEAL WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS IN THE SOUTHERN, INTO CHANNELS WITH THE TRAFFIC. SO I SAY WE DON'T HAVE A WEIGHT LIMIT, SO THE POLICE HAVE NO TEETH. THEY CAN'T SITE. IF THEY NEED TO, THIS IS NOT IN MY OPINION, ENACTING THIS IS NOT MEANT TO CREATE MORE WORK FOR THE POLICE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS. SO WE CAN SITE IF NECESSARY. WE DON'T EXPECT THEM TO DO A STING LIKE THEY DO IN CARBON CANYON. SO THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE ON OUR STREETS. SO WHEN TRAFFIC RESUMED LIKE IT DID BEFORE, COVID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REALLY GET THAT TRAFFIC OFF BORDERFIELD RANCH ROAD. AND THAT WAS MY INTENT WHEN I BROUGHT THAT UP TO BEN AND WHY, HOW IT'S COMING BEFORE IT. SO AS FAR AS LIKE, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE IT? IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER VEHICLE CODE. AND IF CAPTAIN WALKER WANTS TO CHIME IN, HE CAN, AND WE ALSO HAVE WONDERFUL OFFICER HERNANDEZ WHO DOES TRAFFIC DURING THE DAY. I DON'T SEE IT AS SOMETHING AS A PROBLEM OF HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENFORCE IT WHEN NECESSARY WE CAN ENFORCE IT BECAUSE IT'S ON THE BOOKS NOW. WELL, NO, BUT TO THAT POINT, CAUSE MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE THAT WE SAY THAT THIS ORDINANCE WILL SPECIFICALLY APPLY TO THOSE TRUCKS, SEEKING A BYPASS AROUND TRAFFIC DURING PERIODS OF HIGH VOLUME OR EXIT OR, YOU KNOW, EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC. HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU QUANTIFY THAT AND MADE MY QUESTIONING BEHIND IT? AND THE REASON WHY I HAD MENTIONED LOOKING FOR TRUCK ROUTES IS SOCAL CANYON. WE JUST SPENT ALL THIS MONEY ON A BEAUTIFUL NEW OFF-RAMP AND IT'S LOADED UP WITH FEDEX TRUCKS AND ALL THESE OTHER TRUCKS THAT ARE NOT COMING INTO TOWN. THEY'RE USING, THEY'RE USING SOCAL CANYON TO GET OFF THE 71 AND GO INTO CHINO. THEY'RE NOT GOING DOWN TO PINE. THEY'RE NOT GOING DOWN TO EUCLID. THEY'RE TAKING SOCAL CANYON AND GETTING OFF. AND SO THAT'S JUST WHY I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION ON HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK INTO THIS. AND IT'S A VERY WELL-INTENDED ORDINANCE. IT'S JUST THE ADMINISTRATION OF IT AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF IT. THAT'S I THINK THAT THE MAIN THING, AND I, AND I SEE KEPT THE WALKER, WANTS TO COME UP AND POSSIBLY TELL US HOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT. I WAS GOING TO PULL EVERYBODY TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY ADVICE. THIS IS JUST A, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL THAT WE CAN USE. UM, IT'S MUCH LIKE ANY OTHER TOOL. UM, IT WON'T BE UTILIZED ALL THE TIME, BUT IT IS, IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO PREVENT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PREVENT. RIGHT. UM, SO IT WILL HELP YOU MORE THAN HURT THAN HINDER YOU. IT'S GOING TO HELP THE CITY MORE THAN IT'S GONNA HURT THE CITY. YES. THEN IT DOESN'T HAVE, IT DOESN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON US ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. UM, UH, WHAT IT DOES IS JUST GIVES US A TOOL TO HELP FACILITATE THE DESIRES OF THE COMMUNITY. WELL, THEN I THINK TO THAT POINT, I KNOW I DRIVE THROUGH CHINO A FAIR AMOUNT TO GET TO MY OFFICE AND I'LL SEE CHINO PD PAIR UP WITH CHP WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND THEIR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT. IS THAT SOMETHING I, YEAH. WHENEVER YOU WOULD WANT TO DO IT, JUST TO MAYBE SET THE TONE WITH BAD ACTORS AT ONE POINT IN THE FUTURE, JUST TO, OH YEAH. WE'RE, DON'T GET AROUND TO THAT JUST TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE NOT GONNA USE, YOU KNOW, BUTTERFIELD OR SO-CALLED AS A BYPASS ANYMORE. AND SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING, I'M UP IN CARBON CANADA AS WELL. SO JUST GET THE WORD OUT THERE. SO IT'S A DETERRENT. WE'LL DO. OKAY. HE'S GOT A QUESTION. MAYOR GOT A QUESTION. YES. SO IN OTHER WORDS, SOMEBODY'S A TRUCK GETS OFF THE FREEWAY. THEY'RE GOING TO CHINO, OKAY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON OUR STREETS FOR MAYBE 10 MINUTES, FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THEY CAN'T GET CITED FOR THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? SO THEY'RE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY. THEY'RE HEADING NORTH SAY OFF CENTRAL SOCAL CANYON, GOING TO CHINO. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR STREETS TO GET TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING. I CAN'T SEE THEM BEING CITED. SO THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE A CHALLENGE. THEY COULD ESSENTIALLY BE CITED, BUT FOR IT TO BE WON IN COURT WOULD BE CHALLENGING. UM, WHAT THIS IS DESIGNED TO DO IS IF YOU SEE SOMEONE PURPOSELY EXITING THE FREEWAY, UM, OR COMING THROUGH CARBON CANYON AND THEN DIVERTING OTHER ROUTES TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, IF THEY DON'T HAVE BUSINESS IN, IN OUR CITY. SO, SO MY, MY QUESTION WOULD GO BACK, OKAY. THEY DON'T HAVE BUSINESS INNER CITY, BUT THEY'RE ON THE 71. THEY GET OFF AND THEY DO HAVE BUSINESS IN CITY OF CHINO. SO FOR MAYBE A QUARTER OF A MILE, THEY'RE GONNA BE DRIVING THROUGH OUR STREETS. TO ME THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I MEAN THAT WE WOULD BE CITING. SO THE DECIDING THAT THERE'S A SPIRIT OF THE LAW AND THE LETTER OF THE LAW. SO I WOULD LEAVE THAT UP TO MY OFFICER'S DISCRETION AS TO WHEN AND WHEN THEY WOULD NOT CITE SOMEBODY. BUT IF SOMEBODY GETS OFF AND THEN GOES THROUGH LIKE BUTTERFIELD FROM REALITY, EITHER THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING ON BUTTERFIELD, THEN THEY COULD BE CITED, CORRECT COUNSELING. I THINK THAT'S A LOT MORE OBVIOUS TO SEEING THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO DIVERT TRAFFIC. [01:40:01] CORRECT. AND HAVING THE IMPACT ON OUR CITY STREETS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I WOULD POSE A MAYOR. BENNETT. IF I COULD JUST RESPOND. SORRY, BETH. I COULD RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION. NO, IT'S NOT ONE. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF YOU COULD RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT, UM, THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, YOU KNOW, THAT IS NOT, THERE IS AN EXCEPTION IN HERE FOR, FOR HIGHWAYS, FOR STATE HIGHWAYS, BUT THERE IS NOT ONE SPECIFICALLY FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT, WE COULD COME BACK AND DRAFT THAT INTO HERE. OR YOU COULD MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE THAT. UM, IN A CERTAIN WAY, I THINK IT WOULD PROBABLY BE BEST FRANKLY, TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF THAT COULD BE DONE. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO DO, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE IS NOT AN EXPRESS EXEMPTION. THE OTHER POINT I WANTED TO MAKE WAS THE FIRST LINE OF THE STAFF REPORT IMPLIES THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO, UM, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY ORDINANCE PREVIOUSLY. WE IN FACT DON'T KNOW THAT WE KNOW WE COULDN'T FIND ONE. SO I, I, THAT STATEMENT, I, I, UM, WANTED TO CLARIFY, IN FACT, THERE'S A PRESUMPTION THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE SIGNS UP, THAT THERE WAS AT SOME POINT AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS ADOPTED, WE JUST COULD NOT FIND ONE. SO I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD. OKAY. SO WITH THAT ADDED THING, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE DO OR DON'T AMEND THE THING TO DEAL WITH, UH, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES OR IS IT JUST NOT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO WORRY ABOUT? BECAUSE IT COULD BE A PROBLEM. I MEAN, THERE MAY BE PEOPLE VISITING FROM ANOTHER STATE VISITING RESIDENTS IN THIS STATE THAT HAVE A MOTOR HOME AND FOR A TEMPORARY BASIS, THEY MIGHT PARK IT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE ON CITY STREETS AND TECHNICALLY THEY'RE WRONG, BUT THEY'RE VISITING. SO, YOU KNOW, IS THERE A ROOM IN LANGUAGE TO DO THAT? AND THEN I GUESS THE ULTIMATE QUESTION IS WHO'S GOING TO RAT ON HIM, YOU KNOW? SO IT GOES TO THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW VERSUS THE SPIRIT OF THE LAW. AND IF SOMEBODY IS OUT RESIDENTS OR EXCUSE ME, RELATIVES THAT ARE COMING IN, I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHO WE WANT TO GO AFTER. SO IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THEN HOW ABOUT A MOTION TO APPROVE IT AS IT IS. ALRIGHT. DID YOU CATCH THAT FIRST BY CYNTHIA? SECOND, BRIAN, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM. OKAY. AND I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT FOR ME. OKAY. SO THEN THE VERBAL VOTE. YES. MAYOR BENNET. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. MA'AM COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALRIGHT. AND [26. Receive and file Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Update] ITEM NUMBER 26. BEN, I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE GOING TO HANDLE THIS DISCUSSION ITEM A REVIEW. IT WILL BE A RECEIVE AND FILE ON THE CORONA VIRUS UPDATE. YES. MIRROR, UH, PERIODICALLY STAFF LIKES TO REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, COVID-19 UH, A FEW ITEMS THAT I'LL COVER, UH, TONIGHT. AND THEN OUR, UH, PIO REPORT WILL INCLUDE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. UH, SO OUR LAST MEETING, UH, THE LIBRARY, THE COUNTY LIBRARY THAT JAMES S THELMAN LIBRARY HAS OPENED, UH, PROVIDING ACCESS TO OUR RESIDENTS. UM, THE COUNCIL AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING ALSO AUTHORIZE OR GAVE DIRECTION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO, UH, EXECUTE A FEW ACT, UH, ACTIVITIES, UH, AMENDMENTS TO OUR CODE, UH, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF FOR OUR BUSINESSES. AND THAT ACTUALLY WAS RATIFIED BY THE COUNCIL TONIGHT DURING THIS AGENDA. UH, BUT IT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR BUSINESSES TO HAVE OUTDOOR DINING, UH, OPPORTUNITIES, TO HAVE A SPECIAL EVENTS, TO HAVE BANNERS AND TO DO THAT ACTIVITY WITHOUT A PERMIT FEE. AND SO THAT WAS EXECUTED DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. UM, WE ALSO HAD, UH, CHANGES TO THE AVAILABLE, UH, ACTIVITIES, UH, ON JULY 1ST. UH, THERE WERE SOME RESTRICTIONS FROM THE STATE, UH, PERTAINING TO RESTAURANTS AND WINERIES. AND, UH, MANY OF US SAW THAT THOSE, UH, RESTRICTIONS THAT WERE SPECIFIC TO SEVERAL COUNTIES IN THE STATE WERE BROADENED YESTERDAY TO, UH, A LARGER PORTION OF THE, OF THE, UH, OF THE STATE. UM, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT, UH, THE CITY STAFF, THE CITY COUNCIL ARE DIRECTLY ENGAGED WITH OUR COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES AND WE'RE TRACKING, UH, THE ACTIVITY AT THE STATE LEVEL. UM, AND, AND WHERE WE CAN, WE WILL PROVIDE AS MUCH RELIEF AS WE CAN TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS, UH, AS EXAMPLED BY THE, THE ACTIONS THAT WE TOOK RECENTLY, UH, EVEN SOMETHING AS SMALL AS, UH, WAIVING THE FI THE FEE AND THE RESTRICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A YARD SALES, UH, WAS, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO MAKE IT EASIER ON OUR RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS OUR BUSINESSES. [01:45:01] HOWEVER, THERE ARE, CONTINUE TO BE HEALTH ORDERS THAT, UH, ARE DIRECTED BY THE STATE THAT WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO MODIFY. UH, HOWEVER, UM, IT'S, IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE DIRECTIVES COME FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BASED ON WHAT'S ACTUALLY OCCURRING IN THE STATE AND OUR INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES, AS FAR AS THE TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19. UM, WE HAD A PROGRAM ON THE BOOKS TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW OUR, UH, YOUNG, UH, RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN A, IN A MODIFIED CAMP WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR COVID-19. AND UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD TO CANCEL THAT DUE TO A LOW ENROLLMENT, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY AS A, UH, I'M. SURE. DENISE WILL COMMENT, UH, MORE DETAIL ABOUT OUR, UH, PROPOSED, UH, MOVIE, UH, UH, NOT, I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE MOVIE, BUT DENISE WAS MISSING LINK. YES. I MISSED THAT ONE. SO MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WOULD BE WILLING TO COME WITH US AND WATCH. UM, MY MAIN POINT IS THAT, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THEIR CITY COUNCIL, THEIR CITY STAFF ARE DILIGENTLY INTERPRETING THESE ORDERS AS BEST WE CAN IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY. UH, WE ASKED THAT IF ANY OF OUR RESIDENTS OR ESPECIALLY OUR BUSINESSES, UH, HAVE QUESTIONS, WHETHER IT'S ABOUT OUR OPERATIONS, ABOUT THE COUNTY, OR WE'LL EVEN HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT PLACE TO LOOK FOR THE ORDERS, UH, AT THE STATE LEVEL, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE CITY WE'RE WE'RE, WE'RE HERE TO HELP US, UH, ALL, UH, COPE WITH THESE COBOT, UH, RESTRICTIONS. AND WITH THAT I'LL, UH, UH, BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL OR THE PUBLIC. OKAY. BEN, ONE, ONE THING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN ADJUSTING TO HELP OUT OUR, OUR COMMUNITY, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS PROPOSED TO CHANGE BEFORE OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 11TH IS THE REIMPLEMENTATION OF THE TICKETING FOR STREET SWEEPING. I WOULD ASK, UH, ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS, THAT WE FORGO THAT, AND WE PUSH THAT UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY AT, AT A MINIMUM, UH, UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN DETERMINE, BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE AT HOME OUT OF WORK OR WHATEVER, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE PARKING IN THE STREETS CAUSE THERE'S NO ROOM IN THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO GIVE CONSIDERATION TO THAT AND CHANGE THAT AND PUSH THAT EFFECTIVE DATE BACK TO FROM AUGUST 1ST, MAYBE TO, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THE FIRST MONDAY IS AFTER OR THE FIRST WEEK IS AFTER LABOR DAY. BUT I THINK THAT'S ONLY A FAIR THING TO DO. NO. THANKS. THANK YOU FOR CALLING THAT OUT. THE CITY DID TAKE, UH, ACTION TO SUSPEND OUR, UH, STREET SWEEPING TICKETING PROGRAM BASED ON THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS IN, AS YOU POINTED OUT THE, THE LARGE NUMBER OF, OF, UH, CARS THAT WOULD BE PARKED OUT ON THE, UH, CITY STREETS, UH, STAFF, UH, HAS BEEN, UH, TRYING TO IDENTIFY HOW MANY CARS ARE OUT THERE, BUT IT'S CLEAR WITH THE EXISTING CLOSURES THAT WE WON'T BE, UH, UH, RE IMPLEMENTING THAT PROGRAM UNTIL WE HAVE CLEAR REASON TO BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE. SO, NO, IT'S NOT COMING ANYTIME SOON. AND, UH, AS I'VE TYPICALLY WORKED TO, TO ANNOUNCE AT A COUNCIL MEETING ANY, UH, CHANGES TO OUR PROGRAM SERVICES AND AMENITIES, UH, AND, UH, WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE BRINGING THAT, UH, PUBLICLY BEFORE WE TOOK THAT STEP. AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO BE WORKING TO, UH, GRADUALLY, UH, WORK INTO THAT. WE WOULDN'T JUST GO, UH, FLIP A SWITCH, UH, ONE DAY AND START WRITING TICKETS. WE'D INFORM THE COMMUNITY, GET THE WORD OUT. AND WE ALSO WOULD PLAN TO DO A WARNING STATEMENTS PRIOR TO ISSUING ACTUAL TICKETS. SO WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THAT, AND I KNOW THE COUNCIL HAS, SO COULD YOU, WOULD YOU MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT AND INFORM AT A COUNCIL MEETING, OR YOU JUST HAVE TO BE AGENDIZED OR COULD YOU GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT COMMITMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC? OH, I SEE. YEAH, THE CITY HAS NO INTENTION TO, UH, RESTART OUR, UH, STREET SWEEPING CITATION PROGRAM, UH, PRIOR TO, UH, THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. UH, WE WILL DEFINITELY ASSESS IT. I DO WANT TO MAKE THE, THE, THE CAVEAT THERE, SINCE I KNOW THE CHIEF IS IN, IN THE AUDIENCE, IS THIS IS FOR STREET SWEEPING. IF YOU PARK IN A RED ZONE, YOU PARK ILLEGALLY IN ANY OTHER WAY, THIS ISN'T A, YOU KNOW, UH, UH, A, UH, EXEMPTION FROM THOSE REGULATIONS, BUT NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SIGNING FOR A OKAY. AND I THINK HOPEFULLY THE PAPER WILL PICK UP ON THAT AND PUT IT OUT THERE BECAUSE IT IS A CONCERN TO PEOPLE. AND LIKE I SAY, I'M SURE ALL OF US HAVE RECEIVED EMAILS OR QUESTIONS FROM [01:50:01] RESIDENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST CAN'T SEE HOW THEY CAN POSSIBLY GET THEIR CARS OFF THE STREET BECAUSE MANY HOMES HAVE A TWO CAR GARAGE AND KNOW ROOM FOR TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY. AND THEY'VE GOT STUFF IN THEIR GARAGE, LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE, SO THEY CAN ONLY PARK TWO AND THEY'VE GOT TWO KIDS, I'VE GOT FOUR CARS, SO IT JUST DOESN'T WORK OUT. SO I APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT OUT THERE AND IF WE CAN GET IT PUBLICIZED ON THE WEBSITE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONTINUED TO BE NOT ISSUED UNTIL AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, AFTER LABOR DAY, THEN THAT WOULD BE, I THINK, VERY GOOD. I APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. WITH THAT, THEN I'LL HOLD. UH, WE HAVE, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? AND I KNOW WE HAVE OUR PIO AT THE PODIUM IN CASE SHE WANTS TO ADD OR CORRECT ME. YES. YES. WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER, BEFORE YOU SPEAK TO ME, SO, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, JIM, ON THE CORONA VIRUS UPDATE QUESTIONS, RIGHT? YEAH. GOOD EVENING. I RESERVED MY PANDEMIC REMARKS FOR THIS ITEM 26. FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A GOOD REPORT, BUT IT ALREADY SEEMS OUTDATED IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SERIOUS LOCKDOWN ORDER WE'VE HAD. I THINK IT'S A SHAME IF THE GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO SURGES AND VIRUS AND DEATH COUNTS AS TO ROLL BACK OUR REOPENING, BUT I DO APPLAUD THE GOVERNOR'S RESOLVE TO ERR, ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, CONTRARY TO SUMMER'S BELIEF. I DO NOT THINK HE ENJOYS THESE MANDATES ANY MORE THAN WE DO NOW HERE IN CHINO HILLS, I'VE WITNESSED NUMEROUS CAVALIER BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS MASK AND DISTANCING WHEN I VENTURE OUT. AND I'M NOT SURPRISED IN THE STATEWIDE CARVER'S BIKE THAT WE'RE SEEING. I ASKED THE COUNCIL, WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN WHO ARE BEING ALSO BEING ASKED BY CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF OUR POPULATION TO PHYSICALLY GO BACK TO SCHOOL. WE CAN RELATE TO THE DISTANCE ON EMOTIONAL NUMBERS, OF COURSE, BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO FIND OUT REALLY WHO IS ON THE FRONTLINE, WHO IS SICK, WHO HAS PASSED ON AND PLEDGED TO TOUGHEN UP ON OUR RESOLVE TO STEM THE TIDE, WHICH DOES NOT A BAY. IT CONTINUES TO SURGE. SO PLEASE, A LITTLE MORE ACTION FROM OUR CITY COUNCIL MANAGERS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JIM. AND YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE REOPENING OF THE SCHOOL, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY, WHICH IS REPORTED TO BE PROBABLY AND SAID THEY CAN PROBABLY REPORT ON IT. BUT I IMAGINE THAT THAT CONCERN IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE GREATLY DISCUSSED AND LITERALLY DISCUSSED ON THURSDAY NIGHT BECAUSE THAT IS SOMETHING WE DO NOT CONTROL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY. THANKS JIM. HI, ANYONE ELSE? WHO WAS THE OTHER ONE? YES, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BRAD GOLDMAN. HEY BRAD, HOW ARE YOU AGAIN? GOODNESS FOR MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF. UM, FIRST THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. IT WAS VERY THOROUGH. UM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE YOU DID HAVE TO PUBLISH THIS REPORT A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE, UM, WE'RE HAVING THIS MEETING, MOST OF IT IS KIND OF CHANGED, UM, WITH THIS ROLLBACK BACK ENCLOSURE. UM, ONE THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS, YOU KNOW, I DRIVE TO THE CITY AND, AND I, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I KNOW THAT JONATHAN'S, UM, UH, DEPARTMENT HAS GONE TO NOTIFIED PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO A, YOU KNOW, HAVE ACTIVITY, YOU KNOW, HAVE, UM, RECREATION OR NOT RECREATIONAL, BUT HAVE, UM, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC PARKS. UM, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT ONLY IS THAT NOT ALLOWED, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST NOT ALLOWED UNDER THE CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, DO THE COVID, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, I SEE TOO MANY PEOPLE WEARING MAT, NOT WEARING MASKS OR, YOU KNOW, CARRYING A MASK, DOES YOU NO GOOD. IF YOU WALK INTO THE STORE AND THE SECOND YOU WALK PAST THE GENTLEMAN OR LADY, UM, YOU KNOW, RE UH, CHECKING MATH, TAKING THEM OFF, YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T NEED TO TAKE OFF YOUR MASK TO ANSWER YOUR PHONE. YOU CAN EITHER DELAY THOSE PHONE CALLS OR STUFF. AND WHAT I REALLY LIKE TO SEE THE CITY DO IS BE MORE, YOU KNOW, ON TOP OF IT, THE MESSAGING THAT IS REQUIRED EVERYWHERE WITHIN THE CITY. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, UNTIL THIS PANDEMIC IS OVER REQUIRE THE SAME LEVEL OF DUE DILIGENCE YOU DO AT CITY HALL THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THAT ANY BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT, EXCEPT FOR WHEN YOU ARE CONSUMING, UM, FULLY ITEMS, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO WEAR A MASK. AND BY THAT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, UNLESS IF YOU GO AND YOU GO TO ONE OF OUR LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND YOU ORDER FOOD, AND THEN YOU GET A DRINK, YOU KNOW, YOU PUT YOUR MASK ON AND OFF BETWEEN THERE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT'S GOING TO STOP THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS VIRUS UNTIL WE HAVE A VACCINE. AND EVEN THEN, YOU KNOW, THIS VACCINE MAY BECOME OUR NEW, YOU KNOW, YEARLY FLU THAT WE MAY BE STUCK WITH. AND SO THE MORE PROACTIVE WE'RE GOING TO BE, THE MORE POSSIBILITIES WE'LL HAVE TO SAVE LIVES. AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CITY DO IS [01:55:01] BE MORE PROACTIVE WITH THE MESSAGING AND THE REQUIREMENT, THE ENCOURAGING OF, UM, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES, EVEN THOSE, YOU KNOW, IS REQUIRED NOW TO WEAR A MASK OUTSIDE. AND I'M NOT ASKING FOR THE POLICE TO BE, YOU KNOW, WRITING TICKETS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT I REALLY AM ASKING THEM TO NOTCH, NOT THE POLICE, BUT THE CITY TO BE ON TOP OF MESSAGING THAT IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE, NO MATTER WHAT, EVEN IF YOU'RE HIKING OR WHATEVER, TO BE WEARING THE MASK, BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT IS GOING TO DROP OUR NUMBERS DOWN SO THAT OUR BUSINESSES CAN OPEN AND THAT WE CAN RETURN TO A NEW WAY OF NORMAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, BRAD. AND YOU KNOW, OUR POSITION AT THE CITY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE COUNTY MAY BE SAYING, OR WHAT THE STATE MAY BE SAYING HAS ALWAYS BEEN, EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT MANDATED, THAT IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND THE AUTHORITY TO GO AHEAD AND REQUIRE MASKS FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND TO THEIR STORES. IN PARTICULAR, I CAN THINK OF THE SUPERMARKETS AND MANY BUSINESSES IN TOWN. THEY'RE MAKING THEIR OWN REQUIREMENT OF MASS TOMI AND WENT AND DOWN. I GUESS THE EASY QUESTION IS, OR THE EASIEST WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS WHEN IN DOUBT BE SAFE AND WEAR YOUR MASK. SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T BELIEVE IN IT, BUT THAT'S BEEN OUR POSITION AS A CITY. UH IT'S EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT MANDATED IN OUR CITY, IT IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. SO, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS THAT IS THE FINAL COMMENT FOR THIS? ALL RIGHT. THEN DO WE NEED TO MAKE A FORMAL MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE COBIT UPDATE? IF NOT. OKAY. [27. Design Review No. 475 - 15244 Woodglen Drive, Jem Liu, Applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a Resolution approving Design Review 475 for the construction of a 4,268-square foot, one-story, single-family detached home with a 1,063-square foot, four-car garage and determining the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act based on findings of fact and subject to Conditions of Approval] [28. Design Review No. 476 - 15234 Woodglen Drive, Jer-Jie Liu, Applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a Resolution approving Design Review 476 for the construction of a 4,688-square foot, one-story, single-family detached home with a 1,706-square foot, six-car garage and determining the project is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act based on findings of fact and subject to Conditions of Approval] WE'LL MOVE ON TO PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS AGAIN. CAN YOU READ THE INTRO TO THIS? YES. AND I DO HAVE A COMMENT TO READ INTO THE RECORD AFTER I READ THE INTRO. ONE OF THESE ITEMS ABOUT BOTH. SO NEXT, OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS ITEMS NUMBERS 27 AND 28. OUR DESIGN REVIEW NUMBERS FOUR 75 AND FOUR 76 RESPECTIVELY. AND THEY REQUIRE NO ACTION. UNLESS TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE MATTER AT A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE DO HAVE WRITTEN COMMENTS FROM MR. PATRICK AND LESLIE TATE. WE REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEW ON OUR BEHALF AND APPEAL OF THE PLANNING. COMMISSION'S JULY 7TH APPROVAL OF HOME DESIGNS, FOUR 75 AND FOUR 76 SENT IN A SEPARATE EMAIL TO THE COUNCIL. TODAY. THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ON A PROMINENT RIDGE LINE AND HAS GREAT VISUAL IMPACT ON OUR PROPERTY. AND THE GREEN VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD VIEW SHED. THE APPEAL IS WARRANTED AS THE APPROVAL OF THE DESIGNS DOES NOT MEET THE FOLLOWING FOUR CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR PARCEL MAP 16, ONE 44 DATED 1118, 2008, WHICH GOVERNS DEVELOPMENT OF THE HOMES. WE HAVE PARAPHRASE THE FULL CONTEXT OF THE CONDITIONS DUE TO THE BREVITY REQUIREMENT OF THIS PUBLIC COMMENT. HOWEVER, THE FULL TEXT IS PROVIDED IN THE APPEAL AND THE COMMENTS WE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING NUMBER 17 UPON SUBMITTAL OF EACH HOME DESIGN REVIEW, THE APPLICANT OWNER DEVELOPER SHALL CONSULT WITH THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS ON THE DESIGN OF THE HOME AS TO MINIMIZE VIEW IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENTS. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. NUMBER 15 PRIOR TO ISSUING GRADING PERMITS, A VECTOR SURVEY SHALL BE CONDUCTED THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY AND A VECTOR CONTROL PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE PLAN SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED, SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED, REDUCE IMPACTS TO SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. WE DID NOT SEE THIS AS A SPECIFIC CONDITION OF APPROVAL. NUMBER SIX, A CUSTOM HOME DESIGN REVIEW SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN PARCEL MAP. NUMBER ONE SIX ONE FOUR FOUR, ALL DEVELOPMENT SHALL CONFORM TO THE CHINO HILLS DEVELOPMENT CODE C H 3.0702 OF THE CHINO HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE PD 26 DASH ONE 46 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, SECTION C H 3.0702 ARE THE PROMINENT KNOLL AND RIDGE LINE STANDARDS. WE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSION VARIANCE ISSUES. WE REQUESTED THAT ALL AVAILABLE VIEW MITIGATION MEMBERS CONTAINED IN THE STANDARDS I E EARTH MOUNDING BE ADDRESSED. WE WERE TOLD THAT MEASURES WE WERE ASKING ABOUT WERE NOT APPLICABLE. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROJECT'S EXEMPTION FROM THE RIDGE LINE STANDARDS OF THE CHINO HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN. PLEASE SEE OUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SENT SEPARATELY. NUMBER 10, PHOTO SIMULATIONS OF THE PROPOSED HOMES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS AND ANGLES OF THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS SHALL BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH EACH HOME DESIGN REVIEW. THE INTENT OF THE REQUIREMENT IS TO IDENTIFY AND SIMULATE VIEW IMPACTS WAS IGNORED. TWO OF THE THREE PHOTO SIMULATIONS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WERE ACCEPTED AS ADEQUATE WERE PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER AND PORTRAY VIEWS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE VIEW MITIGATION, THEIR ACCEPTANCE AS REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE UNDERSERVED, THE GREEN VALLEY VIEW SHED, SINCERELY PATRICK AND LESLIE TAPED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING THAT IN. AS WE ALL KNOW, THESE ARE PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS AND LESS TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS PULL, WHICH REQUEST TO PULL THE ITEMS. OKAY. CHERYL, DID WE DO HAVE ANOTHER RAISED [02:00:01] HAND? OH, IN CHERYL, DID IT SAY WHAT PROPERTY ADDRESS THEY LIVE AT? IT DID NOT SAY THAT ON THIS EMAIL. OKAY. THANK YOU. UH, THE OTHER RAISED HAND IS FROM JIM GALLAGHER. OKAY. AND JIM LIVES IN GREEN VALLEY. SO I'M SURE HE HAS SOME COMMENTS ABOUT THIS, JIM, GO RIGHT AHEAD. YES, I DO. IN FACT, IF YOU RECALL THIS, A PROPERTY OF, FOR ITEM 27.8 DESIGN PROJECT FOUR 75 AND FOUR 76 ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE FORMER SIDE OF THE MATERNITY HOTEL, WHICH YOU RECALL, WE SHUT DOWN ON CODE VIOLATION SEVERAL YEARS BACK. THAT'S IRRELEVANT, BUT IT WAS, IT'S GOT A LITTLE HISTORY THERE THAT WE REMEMBER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THE STAFF AND DEVELOPERS, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO COMMEND, THEY DID BUILD THE ROOF LINE TO CONTOUR WITH THE HILLSIDE, ACCORDING TO OUR GENERAL PLAN AND DEVELOPMENT CODE STANDARDS, THEY'RE PROMOTING NATURAL EARTH TONE COLORS, BUT WE DO HAVE AN EXISTING FAMILY, WHICH YOU JUST HEARD FROM THE TAPES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, WHOSE LETTER INDICATES THEY'VE LOST THEIR VIEW AND POTENTIAL PRIVACY BECAUSE OF THIS PROJECT. THERE'S ALSO THIS QUESTION I HEARD OF AN RV PAD AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING, WHICH KIND OF BLOCKS THE VIEW AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH THE DEVELOPER OR THE OWNERS SAID IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE USED. UM, SO THERE'S A QUESTION THERE AND THE QUESTION, HERE'S WHAT I REALLY HAVE TO ASK. HOW MANY MORE OLD PROJECTS IN OUR CITY UNDER THE SPECIFIC PLAN OF 1986 EXIST OUT THERE THAT WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT BUILD ON THE RIDGE LINES. WHEN OUR GENERAL PLAN IN 1993 DOES DISALLOW ORIGINAL LINE DEVELOPMENT. IT'S JUST, THEY KEEP COMING UP YEAR AFTER YEAR. UM, THIS PROJECT, WE NOW ADD A TOTAL OF FIVE MANSION STYLE HOMES. NOW ON THAT RIDGE LINE, AFTER COMPLETION, IF THEY'RE BUILT JUST FOR SOME THOUGHT, ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THESE PROJECT IS THE SITE AS A NON-PARTY AREA, LOUD MUSIC, AS YOU RECALL, MAYOR BENNETT, DRUGS AND OTHER UNSAVORY ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN GOING ON UP THERE FOR YEARS. AND THEY'VE BEEN REPORTED. THE NEIGHBORS HAVE COMPLAINED. IT'S BEEN BEGRUDGINGLY TOLERATED FOR YEARS BY OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS. WHAT CONSIDERATIONS ARE HAVE IN PLACE TO PROTECT THESE PROPERTIES IN THE FUTURE FROM THESE ACTIVITY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JIM. UH, BETH, YOU'RE THE, YOU REPRESENT AN OR SIT AS COUNSEL FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE TO D TO DISCUSS THIS OR ASK ANY QUESTION, DO WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO MEMBERS TO PULL IT? BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE JUST CLARIFICATION FROM JOANNE WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMENT MADE ABOUT A RIDGE LINE PROTECTIONS. CAUSE I DON'T RECALL THIS PROPERTY BEING SUBJECT TO THOSE AND TO CORRECT THE STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE, THAT THIS WAS THE FORMER A MOTEL SITE. THIS IS PROPERTY THAT IS DOWN SLOPE, IF YOU WILL, FROM THAT MOTEL SITE OR MOTEL HOTEL. AND THERE'S LIKE, I BELIEVE A TOTAL OF FOUR SITES. AND THIS WAS DISCUSSED A LONG TIME AGO, GETTING APPROVALS TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD ON THIS WITH SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS OR RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE PLACEMENT OF HOMES ON THAT RIDGE, SO THAT THEY'D BE AWAY AND MINIMIZE ANY SITE ISSUES. AND THEN AGAIN, THERE'S THE ISSUE OF, YOU KNOW, VIEW IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S NECESSARILY PROTECTED AND I GUESS I'VE OVERSTEPPED. SO OUR CONCERN, UM, FROM OUR OFFICE IS THAT THERE'S NO PREJUDGMENT AT THIS STAGE. IF YOU WANT TO ASK A CLARIFICATION JUST TO CORRECT THE RECORD, THAT'S FINE. YOU CAN ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS, BUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT THE, UH, CITY COUNCIL NOT PREJUDGE THIS ISSUE BEFORE YOU HAVE HAD THIS MATTER BRIEFED AND BROUGHT BACK TO YOU AND REVIEWED AND ALL THESE QUESTIONS ADDRESSED. SO YOU, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A REVIEW, TWO OF YOU CAN SAY, SO YOU CAN ASK A FEW CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS NOW, BUT, UM, I'D STRONGLY DISCOURAGE ANY OF YOU FROM MAKING ANY PREJUDGMENT OR STATEMENTS OF BIAS. NO, WE CAN GET, WE CAN ADDRESS THE TWO QUESTIONS I ASKED. YES. OKAY. ALRIGHT. JOANNE. YOU'RE RIGHT THERE. OKAY. YES, I AM. THANK YOU. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. UM, THIS PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM OUR ORIGINAL LINE ORDINANCE FOR REALLY TWO REASONS. EXCUSE ME. UM, IT IS, WAS APPROVED UNDER OUR COUNTY PG AND THE COUNTY PD HAD ITS OWN ORIGINAL LINE PROTECTION ORDINANCES, AND ALSO THE SPECIFIC PLAN HAD SPECIFIC GUIDELINES. SO THOSE SUPERSEDED, UM, ANYTHING THAT THE CITY WOULD DO SUBSEQUENT. SO THEY WERE TO BE EXEMPT FROM OUR ORDINANCE. IN FACT, THERE'S LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE THAT PROTECTS OUR RIDGE LINE, THAT SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PDS. ALL OF THESE ISSUES WERE ADDRESSED WHEN THE PARCEL MAP FOR THIS B THESE TWO SITES, AS WELL AS THE OTHER TWO THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED WERE APPROVED, I THINK BLACK IN 2008. UM, THE OTHER QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HAVE VIEW PROTECTION, WE DO [02:05:01] NOT, BUT OUR ORDINANCE PROTECTS RIDGE LINES. THAT'S WHAT IT DOES. UM, AND AGAIN, THIS RIDGE LINE HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE EXEMPT FROM THAT ORDINANCE. AND THE RESTRICTIONS I HAD BRIEFLY MENTIONED ABOUT DESIGN AND EVERYTHING WERE IN FACT DETERMINED AT THE TIME THOSE FOUR SITES WERE APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION BACK IN 2008, CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE WERE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT WERE LAID OUT IN APPROVAL OF THAT TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP AND ALL THOSE CONDITIONS WERE REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. UM, THE REASON THAT I RECALL THIS SO WELL IS I WAS, I WAS TRANSITIONING FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, WHICH I'D BEEN ON FOR 14 YEARS TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THAT TIME. SO I REMEMBER A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS PROPERTY, SO, AND I WASN'T GETTING TO THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME. AND I REMEMBER DISCUSSION ABOUT IT ALSO. YEAH, I REMEMBER I'LL BE AS CAUTIOUS AS POSSIBLE, BUT I REMEMBERED THE DISCUSSION ABOUT RIDGE LINE AND IT WASN'T PROTECTED. THIS WAS NOT A PROTECTED RIDGE LINE. I KNOW THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND AT THE TIME IT WAS OVERWRITTEN BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY ESSENTIALLY APPROVED EXCEPT FOR SOME ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES, IT HAD TO STAY ONE STORY. IT HAD TO BLEND IN WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, BUT I KNOW THERE WAS CONCERN AT THE TIME, BUT WE, I THINK WE JUST HAD TO PROCEED. I GUESS THE KEY WORDS ARE IT'S EXEMPT FROM THEIR BRIDGE LINE PROTECTION. SO REALLY OUR HANDS ARE TIED ON THIS THING. SO, UH, I DON'T WANT TO GET US ANY FURTHER FIRE FOOT CAUSE BEV'S SITTING THERE AND BEST SITTING THERE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, OKAY, YOU'RE STEPPING ON IT. UM, WITH THAT, WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THIS. DO WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WANT TO PULL THIS? YEAH. CAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT WE DO. YEAH. SO THAT BEING THE CASE, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON, UH, BOTH ITEMS 27 AND 28. WE APPRECIATE, UH, JIM AND, UH, JIM, FOR YOUR COMMENTS ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I DO SEE A HAND RAISE FROM THE TATE FAMILY. HOWEVER, WE ALREADY READ THEIR COMMENTS INTO THE RECORDS. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO THEM THAT UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T, WE CAN'T ENTERTAIN ANOTHER COMMENT. YEAH, YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT, THAT, YEAH. OKAY. IF YOU CAN DO LET THEM KNOW THAT OR I'M SURE THEY'RE PROBABLY HEARING IT. SO, SO WE APOLOGIZE, BUT WE DID TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION YOUR LETTERS AND UH, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BASIC ARE, UH, THIS IS A DONE DEAL. UH, WE, WE IT'S EXEMPT. THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT. [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, I KNOW YOU WERE UP THERE BEFORE YOU THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE QUICK VINTAGE, COME ON UP. PERHAPS I HAD A SUBTLE INTEREST SPEEDING THINGS ALONG, PERHAPS. UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, AS BEN MENTIONED, UM, IT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. HIS REPORT WAS WRITTEN WHEN THE RULES WERE DIFFERENT. UH, SO I HAVE COMPILED A LIST OF THE RULES, WHICH I'LL COVER IN JUST A MOMENT. UH, BUT WE HAVE BEEN COVERING THE STATISTICS ABOUT TESTING AND POSITIVITY RATES AT OUR MEETINGS. SO I'D LIKE TO DO THAT UPDATE FIRST, UM, THREE WEEKS AGO AT OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THERE WERE 10,000 CONFIRMED CASES AND NOW THERE ARE 20,456. SO SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THE CASES IN THE COUNTY HAVE DOUBLED AND, UM, I UPDATED IT THIS AFTERNOON. AND JUST SINCE YESTERDAY, THE CASES WERE UP 4.9%. SO IT WAS A THOUSAND MORE CASES FROM YESTERDAY. AND WHEN I UPDATED IT TODAY, UH, THE TOTAL POSITIVE TESTS AND, YOU KNOW, HILLS 428, THREE WEEKS AGO, IT WAS ONE 95 TOTAL TESTS IN THE COUNTY, 186,003 WEEKS AGO, 111,000, I'M SORRY, 111,600. SO THE TESTING HAS GONE UP BY ABOUT 70,000 TESTS AND THREE WEEKS, DENISE, JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. THE, THE GOVERNOR'S USING IS AN 8% AS KIND OF THE THAT'S RIGHT. THE POSITIVITY RATE FOR OUR COUNTY TO CONTINUE BEING OPEN IS 8%. AND SO WE HAVE BEEN ON THAT WATCH LIST AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE PART OF THE COUNTIES THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED. IN FACT, WITH THE JULY 13TH UPDATE, BY AND LARGE, I WISH I HAD THE NUMBER HANDY, BUT IT'S NEARLY ALL THE COUNTIES IN THE STATE. PERHAPS THERE MAY BE LIKE EIGHT OR SO THAT WE DON'T LIVE IN INYO COUNTY. SO YEAH, EXACTLY. SO I'LL GET TO THE POSITIVITY RATE HERE. UM, OUR POSITIVITY RATE TODAY WAS 11% FOR THE RESULTS FOR TODAY. UM, IN THE COUNTY TOTAL TESTS IN CHINO HILLS, 5,453, WE DON'T HAVE A REPORT FROM HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE TESTED AT OUR EVENT. SO WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT INFORMATION. SO THAT'S ABOUT, UM, 2,200 MORE THAN WHEN WE LAST TALKED. UM, I CHECKED THE STATS, DID THE MATH, HAD A DOUBLE CHECKED, OUR POSITIVE ACTIVITY RATE AND SHE, HE HAS A 7.8%. SO [02:10:01] IN LOOKING AT THE TEST WE'VE HAD IN THE POSITIVES WE HAD WERE UNDER THAT, UH, DESTINED THE COUNTY 307, THREE WEEKS AGO, IT WAS 234 AND WE HAD TWO DEATHS IN CHINO HILLS FROM THE BEGINNING AND LAST WEEK THAT DID INCREASE BY TWO. YOU NOW HAVE FOUR DEATHS SINCE, YOU KNOW, HOUSE. UM, THE FATALITY RATE IS ACTUALLY GOING DOWN FROM 2.3%, THREE WEEKS AGO TO 1.6% NOW. SO THOSE ARE OUR STATISTICS. UM, AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A STATEWIDE, UM, DELAY IN SOME TESTING SUPPLIES AND THINGS. SO IT'S A LITTLE CHALLENGING RIGHT NOW, UH, FOR CITY OPERATIONS. UH, CITY MANAGER MENTIONED THAT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER AND MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER, UH, WE HAVE THAT CLOSED THROUGH JULY 31ST. WE'LL BE REASSESSING THINGS FOR AUGUST TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON CONDITIONS. UM, THE CRYSTAL BALL MIGHT SUSPECT THAT IT MIGHT CONTINUE. WE HAVE CANCELED ALL OF OUR SUMMER ACTIVITIES, MOVIES AND CONCERTS THROUGH JULY. UH, WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR PLAYGROUNDS VOLLEYBALL, BASKETBALL COURTS, EXERCISE STATIONS CLOSED BECAUSE THEY'RE HIGH TOUCH AND GENERALLY CONSIDERED HIGHER RISK. UH, THE GOVERNOR'S AMOUNT, YEAH, ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY, EXPANDED INDOOR CLOSURES CLOSURES TO MORE COUNTIES, BUT THOSE THINGS HAD ALREADY BEEN CLOSED IN OUR COMMUNITY, DINING RESTAURANTS, WINERIES, AND TASTING ROOMS AND MOVIE THEATERS, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS, ZOOS, MUSEUMS, AND CARD ROOMS WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY. THERE'S A LITTLE, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE. UM, BARS BREW, PUBS, BREWERIES, AND PUBS MUST BE CLOSED INDOOR AND OUTDOOR THROUGHOUT THE STATE UNLESS THEY'RE OFFERING SIT DOWN OUTDOOR DINING MEALS. SO, UH, THAT IS A FINESSE THAT WE LEARNED YESTERDAY. UH, AND THEN YOU MUST PURCHASE ALCOHOL AND THE TRANSACTION THAT YOU PURCHASED, THE FOOD. SO YOU CAN'T JUST PURCHASE ALCOHOL. ALSO ADDED ON THE 13TH WERE, UH, FITNESS CENTERS, PLACES OF WORSHIP. AND LET ME CLARIFY THAT AS TO BE CLOSED, FITNESS CENTERS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, THEY INCLUDED INDOOR PROTEST ON THE LIST OFFICES FOR NON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS, PERSONAL CARE SERVICES, WHICH IS LIKE MASSAGES TATTOOS, UH, HAIR SALONS, BARBER SHOPS, AND MALLS ON THE STATE WEBSITE. IT DOES CLARIFY THAT IF ANY OF THESE CAN BE OFFERED OUTSIDE OR BY PICKUP, THEY MAY CONTINUE. UH, SO THOSE, THOSE ARE GENERALLY THE UPDATES THAT WE GOT FROM THE GOVERNOR, UH, YESTERDAY AND INTERESTING NOTE, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO END DATE CLOSE. SOME OF THESE THINGS ON JULY 1ST, THERE WAS THREE WEEKS WAS WHAT HE WAS PROJECTING. AND NOW THAT THERE'S NO END DATE, UH, THE CITY, THE MANAGER MENTIONED OUR, OUR NEW RECREATION PROGRAM MOVIES PARK IN LOT, AND THAT WOULD BE ON JULY 25TH. UM, WE'LL BE TAKING OVER THE EMPTY OVERFLOW PARKING LOT AND LAND BY THE SHOPS, THE OVERFLOW AREA THERE, AND IT WILL BE A DRIVE IN MOVIE MISSING LINK. WE'RE BRINGING IN A 50 FOOT SCREEN. UH, THE SHOPS AT CHINO HILLS IS OUR PARTNER. SO THEY'RE HELPING WITH THE EVENT. IT'LL BE $10 A CAR OPENED AT CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS. ONLY YOU REGISTER ONLINE AND, UM, YOU CAN SIT IN THE BACK OF YOUR TRUCK, UM, BUT YOU CAN'T SIT IN LAWN CHAIRS ON THE GROUND. SO IF YOU CAN OPEN THE BACK OF YOUR SUV, YOU CAN SIT IN THE BACK OF YOUR SUV, BUT YOU CAN'T PUT CHAIRS OUT AND WE'LL BE BRINGING IN RESTROOM FACILITIES AND REQUIRING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND MASKS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS FOR THE EVENT. I'D LIKE TO MENTION, WE'RE HAVING A BLOOD DRIVE AUGUST 18TH HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, ONE TO 6:00 PM. AGAIN, THEY'RE FOLLOWING RIGOROUS PROTOCOLS FOR SAFETY MEASURES. FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIREMENT. APPOINTMENTS ARE RECOMMENDED, AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO OFFER THE SEROLOGY TESTING AUTOMATICALLY ON THE BLOOD THAT YOU DONATE. AND THEY LET YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT YOU HAD, HADN'T HAD THE VIRUS. SO THAT COMPLETES MY NOTES, BUT I DID WANT TO, UM, REFER TO THE MASK FACE, COVERING GUIDELINES. UM, THE, THE STATE, WHEN THEY REQUIRED FACE COVERINGS, IT SAYS MANDATES THAT FACE COVERINGS BE WORN STATEWIDE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OUTLINED BELOW. AND IT STILL WANTS YOU TO HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING IN HEN, WASHINGTON, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, A FACE MASK IS GOOD AT ANY TIME. UM, BUT JUST FOR CLARIFICATION SAKE, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE GET CALLS ON A LOT. UM, IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS IN PUBLIC SPACES AND YOU'RE MAINTAINING PHYSICAL DISTANCE OF SIX FEET FROM PERSONS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD, THEY ASK YOU TO HAVE FACE MASS AT THAT POINT. UM, SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE OUT OUTDOORS WALKING WITH YOUR HUSBAND, UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THEM ON ALL THE TIME AND YOU COULD PUT THEM ON WHEN YOU COME ACROSS OTHER PEOPLE. SO THAT'S [02:15:01] THE COURTEOUS THING TO DO. SO I JUST KINDA WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. COOL. [ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire] ALL RIGHT. NEXT, UM, SAFETY UPDATES FROM POLICE AND FIRE. I KNOW, UH, CHIEF WALKER DID THE BLOCK. OH, THERE HE IS. HE'S STILL BEHIND. I HAVEN'T SEEN COME ON UP AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE 21ST, SO, UM, IT'S ALL YOURS. PERFECT. YOU NEED ANY MAYOR AND COUNCIL? UM, SO WE'VE BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING ON THE TOWN HALL MEETING FOR JULY 21ST. UM, UNFORTUNATELY WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S NEW RESTRICTIONS, UM, I'M GOING TO BE EXPLORING OUR OPTIONS WITH THAT AND SEE IF THERE'S, UM, IF WE'LL POSTPONE IT OR IF THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN FACILITATE THAT, UM, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE. UM, SO I'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT, UM, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE TOMORROW. AND, UM, AS SOON AS THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE, WE'LL BE SURE TO GET IT OUT ON THE WEBSITE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC. ALRIGHT, ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT? THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL ASK YOU, UH, PROTESTS. I THINK THE LAST ONE WE HAVE IS ON THE 4TH OF JULY THAT WE'VE RECEIVED NOTICE UP AND IT WAS RATHER A SMALL ONE BY, BY COMPARISON. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. SO WE, WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE, UM, THAT OUR COMMUNITY, UM, ON THE ONSET OF THE, OF THE INITIAL PROTEST, THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF POLICING THEMSELVES, QUOTE UNQUOTE. UM, THEY'VE BEEN RELATIVELY PEACEFUL, UM, AS THEY PROGRESSED, THEY'VE ALL BEEN VERY PEACEFUL. UM, SO WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE AND KNOCK ON WOOD. THE LAST ONE THAT WE'VE HAD IS JULY 4TH, SO, OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR REPORT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR CAPTAIN WALKER, JUST A CLARIFICATION. SO A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW, WE GET COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS SAYING WE ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME HOUSE THAT HAS PARTIES AND THEY'RE LOUD AND HOW GOT ME INTO THE POLICE GO OUT, BUT NOTHING EVER GETS DONE. SO CAN YOU PLEASE CLARIFY, UM, YOU GUYS ARE GOING OUT, BUT IF THEY, IF IT STILL CONTINUES TO BE AN CONTINUES TO BE A NUISANCE, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE IT? GREAT QUESTION. UM, DISTURBING THE PEACE, UH, POLICE. WE CANNOT BE THE VICTIM OF THAT CRIME. SO IF YOUR NEIGHBORS HAVING A LOUD PARTY OR HAVE A LARGE SOCIAL GATHERING, AND IT'S DISTURBING YOUR PEACE, UM, TYPICALLY WE GET CALLED, BUT WITH THOSE CALLS ARE TYPICALLY ANONYMOUS. UM, THEY DON'T WANT TO FEAR ANY REPERCUSSIONS WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND HAVE ANY BAD BLOOD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, SO WE NEED THE REPORTING PARTY TO REMAIN OR LET US KNOW WHO THEY ARE FOR ONE, TWO. UM, WE TYPICALLY MAKE CONTACT WITH THEM FIRST AND, UM, THEY HAVE TO BE WILLING TO SIGN A CITIZEN'S COMPLAINT, UM, AND THAT WILL THEN ALLOW US TO GO AND MAKE CONTACT AT THE RESIDENCE. AND, UM, LET THEM KNOW A CITIZENS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN SIGNED. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO TURN IT DOWN, UM, FOR THE, FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, IF THEY DON'T, THEN WE CAN ISSUE A CITATION, UM, TAKE THAT REPORTS, UH, SUBMIT IT TO THE DA'S OFFICE. UM, AND THEN THAT RESIDENT WHO SIGNED THE CITIZENS COMPLAINT, UM, WE'LL BE BASICALLY, UM, GOING TO COURT AND TESTIFYING THAT IT WAS A DISTURBANCE TO THEM. UM, AND THAT WOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR REPORT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, CHIEF. WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. UH, CHERYL, WHO IS ON THE LINE WITH RESPECT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT? IS THERE SOMEONE THERE WE CAN'T SEE? SO YES, THAT WOULD BE DAVE WILLIAMS, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF. OKAY. THAT'D BE CHIEF WILLIAMS. GOOD, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND STAFF. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, IS YOUR, IS YOUR FIRE DISTRICT. WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT WE ARE TAKING PROGRESSIVE STEPS AS WELL TO ENCOURAGE OPEN AND HONEST FASHION ON THE TOPIC OF DIVERSITY TOMORROW, WE'LL BE HOSTING AN INTERNAL ROUND TABLE WITH A LOCAL VIRTUAL LEADERS PANEL TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE STATE OF THE WORLD AND ENCOURAGING OUR PERS TO BE OPEN MINDED AND RECEPTIVE SO THAT WE CAN BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT THAT'S ALL I HAVE. YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS OF ALL RIGHT, NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAMS. APPRECIATE IT. [ COUNCIL REPORTS Mayor Art Bennett Chino Valley Independent Fire District Vice Mayor Johsz Legislative Advocacy Committee Council Member Marquez League of California Cities Latino Caucus Inland Empire Division San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Southern California Regional Rail Authority Council Member Moran Chino Valley Unified School District Omnitrans Council Member Rogers Chino Basin Desalter Authority Chino Hills Community Foundation] OKAY. COUNCIL REPORTS. UH, FIRST ONE IS, UM, MYSELF, UH, FOR CHINO VALLEY, INDEPENDENT FIRE DISTRICT. UM, YOU'VE NO DOUBT ALL BEEN READING THE LOCAL PAPER. UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON WITHIN THE FIRE DISTRICT. UH, SUFFICE IT TO SAY IT WENT TWO AND A HALF HOURS LAST WEEK. I VIEWED IT ZOOM REMOTE. UH, BUT THE BASIC ISSUE IS THE CENSORING AND THE CONTINUING COMMENTS BY A BOARD MEMBER WHEN WILLIAMS AND I WON'T GET INTO THE PARTICULARS OR WHATEVER, BUT WE DID HAVE THREE PEOPLE, UH, SPEAK ABOUT THAT, INCLUDING ONE OF THE SPEAKERS WE'VE HAD TONIGHT. SO, UM, IT'S UNFORTUNATE, [02:20:01] BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. AND WITH THAT, UNFORTUNATELY IT OVERSHADOWS EVERYTHING ELSE. WE DID HAVE ONE, UH, FIREFIGHTER THAT WAS HONORED FOR TENURE SERVICE. AND I APOLOGIZE, I MISLAID MY NOTES. I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME RIGHT NOW, BUT AT ANY RATE, THAT'S MY REPORT, A VERY SMEAR JOE'S LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. ALL RIGHT. AND PETER CHIME IN AS NEEDED. UH, THE BULK OF THE, OF OUR MEETING WAS BASICALLY A SNAPSHOT ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN SACRAMENTO AND WASHINGTON, DC WITH, WITH FURTHER, UM, WITH FURTHER, UH, PIECES OF LEGISLATION FOR RELIEF FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. SO WITH IT BEING AN ELECTION YEAR, NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT ACTUALLY YOU'LL GET, UH, GET MOVING FORWARD. SO NOT A WHOLE LOT OF CONCRETE DETAILS. AND THEN IN BETWEEN THAT MEETING AND NOW A COUPLE OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF COME DOWN WITH COVID, SO THEY WILL NOT BE GOING INTO SESSION. THEY'RE PUSHING IT BACK FOR EVEN A FURTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS, SO WE WILL SEE HOW THAT SHAKES OUT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, LATINO CAUCUS. YES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. UM, THERE'S NOTHING TO REPORT ON LEAGUE OF CITIES FOR THE LATINO CAUCUS OR THE INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION REPORT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. YES, SIR. THERE'S TWO THINGS TO REPORT OUT. FIRST OF ALL, WE DID SIGN AN MOU BETWEEN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND A COMPANY CALLED DESERT EXPRESS ENTERPRISES. AND THIS IS THE TESLA COMPANY. THIS WILL BE HIGH SPEED RAIL FROM RANCHO CUCAMONGA MUNGA METRO LINK STATION TO LAS VEGAS. THE SECOND THING OF IMPORTANCE WAS A TUNNEL CONNECTION FROM RANCHO CUCAMONGA METROLINK STATION TO THE ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. WE ALLOCATED MONEY IS 950,000 IN RAIL ASSET FUNDS AND 7.8 MILLION OF CONGESTION MITIGATION FUNDS FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT POINT $7 MILLION. ALSO, WE SIGNED A LEGAL AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH KAPLAN, KIRSCH, AND ROCKWELL TOTAL COSTS BETWEEN A HUNDRED THOUSAND TO NINE 50. AND THEN ALSO WE APPROVED AND RELEASED AN RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT'S MY REPORT FOR SPC TA. ALL RIGHT. AND HOW ABOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA? REGIONAL. OKAY. WHICH IS KNOWN AS LINK. UH, WE DID, UH, BASICALLY SIGN AN AGREEMENT WITH VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, UH, CONNECTING ALL THE STATIONS AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER OF MORAN, CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM, MORE EXCITING TIMES. I THINK WE'RE BOTH COMPETING FOR EXCITING MEETINGS, UM, ART BETWEEN ME SCHOOL, BOARD AND NEW FIRE. SO, UM, THERE WAS A SPECIAL MEETING, UM, REGARDING REOPENINGS. UM, BUT THE REAL IMPORTANT MEETING IS GOING TO BE THIS THURSDAY BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE VOTING ON, UH, WHICH MODEL FOR REOPENING. UM, THERE WERE SURVEYS THAT WENT OUT TO PARENTS. UM, SO THE MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY, IT'S AT 6:00 PM AND IT'S MOBILE VIA THE DISTRICT'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL. AND, UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT ON RETRANS? UM, OMNI TRANSIT. IT WAS LOTS OF PRESENTATIONS. WE ADOPTED THE ANNUAL MARKETING PLAN. WE HAD, UM, A PRESENTATION ON THE 2021 AND 25 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE, AND THEN UPDATE ON THE CONSOLIDATION STUDY. AND THEN THE REST WAS, UM, DEDICATED TO CLOSED SESSION AND LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. UH, I DID ASK, UM, OMNITRACS THEY'RE WORKING WITH BEN. SO BEFORE WE IMPLEMENT, UM, THE TRANSITION, UM, FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, THE REDUCTION OF SERVICE OR THE ELIMINATION OF OUR ROUTES AND THE NEW MODEL, UM, THEY'RE GOING TO COME GIVE A PRESENTATION IN AUGUST. UM, SO WE CAN ALL SEE THE PRESENTATION BEFORE WE GET STARTED IN SEPTEMBER. UM, RAY'S BEEN IN ON THESE MEETINGS TOO, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. I DON'T, WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BE A MODEL FOR THE REST OF THIS REGION, CAUSE WE'LL BE THE FIRST TO DO THIS MICRO TRANSIT ON DEMAND TYPE OF, UM, TRANSPORTATION. SO, UM, IT'S EXCITING. I DON'T FEEL THAT WE'VE MADE ANY CONCESSIONS. I FEEL LUCKY THAT WE GET TO BE THE FIRST CITY TO TRY IT SO REALLY POSITIVE AND EXCITED ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. GREAT. HOW ABOUT, UH, LET'S SAY COUNCIL. YEAH. IS THERE LIKE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR? IS THAT BEEN CONFIRMED AS OF YET? UM, ERIN, YES. OUR INTERIM. YOU ALWAYS, OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR, AARON ROGERS IS NOW OFFICIALLY OUR DIRECTOR QUARTERBACK. PARDON ME? THE QUARTERBACK. E R I N. AND THEN ONE LAST THING, CYNTHIA, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND FIGHT FOR THE CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY. UM, I KNOW OMNI RIDE, WE ACTUALLY GO TO CARBON CANYON. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, PETER CHINO BASIN DISTRICT, THE SALT AUTHORITY ARE, IT WAS A, UH, AN, UM, ZOOM MEETING [02:25:01] ROUTINE ZOOM MEETING AS WE'VE HAD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, PRETTY SIMPLE, UH, REVIEWED THE NUMEROUS PROJECTS AND APPROVED CONTRACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE NUMEROUS POT PROJECTS AND PIPELINES. A ADOPTION OF THE INVESTMENT REPORT TOOK PLACE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD AN OPERATIONS REPORT ON THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE WITH CHINO DE SALTER. WE HAVE TWO FACILITIES, REALLY THREE FACILITIES, ONE IN CHINO ON ONE ON HER RUPA AND JUST AN OPERATIONS REPORT ON HOW MUCH WATER PRODUCTION IS TAKING PLACE, WHICH THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY MAXING OUT THEIR PRODUCTION RIGHT NOW FOR ALL THE MEMBER AGENCIES, WHICH WERE ONE OF CDA, FAIRLY ROUTINE, AND THEN CHANNEL, UH, HILLS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. WE JUST HAD THE MEETING YESTERDAY VIA ZOOM. WE EXPLORED COMMITTEE REPORTS. THE PREVIOUS, WE MEET EVERY TWO MONTHS. SO SIX TIMES A YEAR, UH, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, UH, LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS MAY WE HAD OUR ANNUAL MEETING AND THEN FOLLOW UP TO THAT AS ARE ALL OUR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. WE HAVE GOT A TOTAL OF SIX COMMITTEES, STRATEGIC AND VOLUNTEERS AND EXECUTIVE, ET CETERA. SO WE ASSIGN INDIVIDUALS TO THE COMMITTEES AND WE TOOK, TOOK THAT TO ACTION. YESTERDAY. WE REVIEWED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN EVERY FIVE YEARS. THERE'S A STRATEGIC PLAN IN PLACE. WE REVIEWED IT TO SEE WHAT DIRECTION WE MAY WANT TO RESTATE OR IF NECESSARY AND WHAT LANGUAGE WE WANT TO USE. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WE REVIEWED THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE PANDEMIC AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE FOUNDATION, WHICH TOOK UP A FAIR AMOUNT OF THE DISCUSSION, JUST, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AND EVERY, UH, NONPROFIT AND REALLY ANY EVERY BUSINESS BEING AFFECTED. AND WE TOO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY IT AND CANCELED EVERY EVENT THAT WE HAD IN PLACE, WHICH I'VE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. AND WE JUST REVIEWED THAT AND HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, UH, IF POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THIS YEAR, OR JUST RESTRUCTURE AND BE MOTIVATED TO MOVE FORWARD FOR NEXT YEAR AND ALL ON MY, UH, COUNSEL COMMENTS. I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ASPECT ALSO FOR THE FOUNDATION. AND THAT WAS THAT CYNTHIA, MY FORGETTING SOMETHING. NO. WELL, SINCE YOU'RE WARM, GO AHEAD [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] AND THEIR COUNSEL COME AND THANK YOU, SIR. THE REST OF IT. ALRIGHTY. UH, I'LL CONTINUE THEM JUST TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL. FOUR DAYS AGO, UH, WOULD HAVE BEEN THE DAY THAT WE RELEASED TAKE IT START TICKING TICKET SALES FOR THE WINE WALK WAS WE ALWAYS DO IT THREE MONTHS TO THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN 10, 10 20 WAS OUR DATE OCTOBER 10TH OF 2020, ONE OF OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY WINE WALK. SO IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF RECOGNITION OF A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE WOULD HAVE HOSTED 1200 PEOPLE. UH, THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR WE MADE, UH, 83 TO $84,000 PROFIT. THAT'S ALL GOES BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH VARIOUS PROJECTS THAT WE APPROVE, BUT W BECAUSE OF OUR SAME WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'VE HAD TO SET THAT EVENT ASIDE WITH CONSIDERED DOING SOME AMENDED VERSION WITH INTERNET. AND THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE WON'T, BUT PROBABLY NOT ASSOCIATED WITH WINE WALK. WE'LL JUST TRY TO MAKE, MAYBE DO SOMETHING. WE CAN COME UP WITH SOME SPONSORS FOR A SPECIAL LITTLE EVENT, A ZOOM EVENT, OR SOME TYPE OF, UH, INTERNET EVENT. BUT FOR NOW, WINE WALK HAS BEEN POSTPONED, WHICH MEANS DURING THE YEAR WE'VE POSTPONED THREE CONCERTS, ALL WOULD HAVE BEEN MANY FUNDRAISERS WITH DARK BORDEAUX AND BARBARA, UH, OR MORRISON AS EXAMPLES. WE'VE POSTPONED THE WINE WALK. WE DON'T POST MY DONORS. DONORS RECEPTION ARE THE KIDS' ART. IT'S WE'VE POSTPONED EVERYTHING OR CANCELED EVERYTHING, UNFORTUNATELY. SO I'M AWARE OFFICIALLY SAYING THAT WINE WALK WON'T BE TAKING PLACE THIS YEAR. AND WE WILL JUST STAND IN LINE WITH ALL THE OTHER NONPROFITS AND, UH, EVENTS THAT ARE NOT BEING HOSTED THIS YEAR. UH, I DID, I DID BROACH WITH BEN THE OTHER DAY, UH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO DO, BUT JUST IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE TO BE CREATIVE, UH, EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF SIMILAR TO OUR MOVIES IN THE PARKING LOT. IF WE COULD DO A CONCERT IN THE PARKING LOT IN THE SAME LOCATION, I KNOW THERE'S LOGISTICS INVOLVED. MAYBE IT WON'T WORK, BUT IT'S AT LEAST WORTH EXPLORING. MAYBE WE CAN DO A CONCERT IN OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AT LEAST TO HAVE ONE CEREMONIAL CONCERT IN THE PARK. IN LOT. MAYBE IT WON'T WORK BECAUSE PEOPLE MAY WANT TO GET OUT OF THEIR CARS. AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE WILL SET UP OUR BAND SHELL, MAYBE [02:30:01] I SUGGESTED THE RATTLERS JUST BECAUSE OF TRADITION. IF WE'RE GOING TO DO ONE FOR A YEAR, MAYBE THEY WOULD BE THE INDIVIDUALS OR NOT. SO I DON'T KNOW, JONATHAN AND TEAM AND IN OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF CAN EXPLORE IT JUST BY LOOKING AT BEN RIGHT NOW THROUGH HIS MINI MASS. I CAN SEE HIS REFLECTION IN THIS PLEXIGLASS, BY THE WAY. SO I'M SEE YOU IT'S PR IT'S, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE. IT WON'T HAPPEN, BUT AT LEAST IT CAN'T HURT TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING A SIMILAR APPROACH. WATCHING OVER THE WEEKEND, NUMEROUS CONCERTS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE, COUNTRY, COUNTRY BASED, GARTH BROOKS, ET CETERA. THEY'VE DONE THIS TORT SORT OF THING. WHAT'S BASED IN THE CAR AND WAS BIG DISTANCING BETWEEN CARS PARKED. AND I DON'T KNOW, WE'LL JUST SEE IF SOMETHING CAN COME OF IT OR NOT, BUT I'D LIKE TO AT LEAST EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY. UM, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT'S TAKING PLACE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WORKED FOR THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. ALSO, UH, KURT HAGMAN, DIDN'T GIVE HIS FIRST REPORT IN SIX COUNCIL MEETINGS. HE WANTED TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK AND MAYBE HE'LL SHOW UP AGAIN IN AUGUST. WE'LL SEE. BUT HE IS A HUGE ADVOCATE AS ALL OF US ARE WITH WEARING OUR MASKS AND IT'S PROVEN DATA THAT IT WILL REDUCE, UM, UH, THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE VIRUS. UH, WE JUST, IT'S NOT MANDATORY, ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S CLOSE TO BEING MANDATORY, BUT IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU WEAR YOUR MASK. AND I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE THAT FROM KURT HAGMAN AND, UM, THE SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE. AND, AND JUST A QUICK NOTE, I MADE TO MYSELF, UH, BRAD GOLDMAN HAD, UH, ASKED ME EARLY ON ABOUT RECOVERY NUMBERS AND COUNTING TRACKING. AND I I'LL LET BRAD KNOW IF HE'S STILL LISTENING THAT, UH, OUR OFFICE WE'LL CALL HIM EITHER WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION FOR PROBABLY TWO MONTHS. AND THERE'S CURSORY ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH RECOVERY NUMBERS, BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE VERY DETAILED. SO OUR OFFICE WILL DO A LITTLE MORE RESEARCH ON HOW THEY PULL EVEN THOSE CURSORY NUMBERS TOGETHER. AND I PROMISE BRAD THAT WE, OUR OFFICE EITHER MYSELF OR SOMEONE FROM THE OFFICE WILL CALL HIM BACK IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. SO I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. SO IT WASN'T LEFT HANGING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE THAT CONCERT IN THE PARK AND IT'S THE REVELERS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LINE DANCING ON THE HOOD. YEP. YEP. LET'S NOT ON MY NEW CAR THOUGH. FORGET THAT, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR NEW CAR, RAY, HOW ABOUT YOU? SURE. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, PETER, IF YOU GO TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HEALTH, AND IF YOU GO DROP DOWN THE MENU, THE CORNER AND YOU DROP DOWN TO COVID-19 COVID-19 DOT COM AND THEN IT GOES TO THE DASHBOARD FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, IT GIVES ALL THAT INFORMATION. WELL, I KNOW IT GIVES NUMBERS. DOES IT BREAK DOWN INTO TWO CITIES AND RECOVERIES JUST THE DAY TO DAY, AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE AND THEN RECOVER. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL EXPLAIN THAT TO BRAD. OKAY, WELL, WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU, PETER, FOR THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK CHUCK AND SHARON STEWIE. UH, THEY GAVE US A FLIGHT OVER CHINO HILLS. I THINK WE TOOK LIKE FOUR PASSES BETWEEN THE 91 TO THE 57. AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CAME WITH US, DANIEL. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU COULD FLY. SO WE ACTUALLY FLEW THE PLANE THERE. SO THANK YOU. AND WE MADE IT SAFE. SO THANK YOU, CHUCK. THANK YOU, SHARON. AND THE ONLY OTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS, AND I DID TALK TO THIS CITY MANAGER ABOUT THIS OVERLOOK PARK. I KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE PARKING ON WHAT VIEW, AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT, BUT IF WE CAN CHECK INTO IT, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND THEN ALSO TOO, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THERE AT THE PARK TOO. SO IF WE CAN STAY ON TOP OF THAT AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CYNTHIA. I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT. ALL RIGHT, BRIAN? NO, SIR. WOW. OKAY. UH, WELL, THE ONLY THING I WOULD MENTION IS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, ANY OF YOU THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT HAVE CHILDREN, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE, UH, ON THE, UH, THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON THURSDAY NIGHT, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON AND SEE THE PRESSURES THAT THAT BOARD HAS, UH, TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR YOUR KIDS. SO, UH, WITH [ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM AND IN HOPE: Adjourn in tribute and honor of those who serve and have served in the Armed Forces at home and abroad. Their sacrifice and strength protect the goals and ideals that have made this Country great.] THAT, UH, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN THIS MEETING IN MEMORIAL OR TO ME IN MEMORIAM, AND THEN HOPE AND ADJOURN IN TRIBUTE, AND HONOR TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND HAVE SERVED, UH, EXCUSE ME, SERVE AND HAVE SERVED IN THE ARMED FORCES AT HOME AND ABROAD THEIR SACRIFICE AND STRENGTH, PROTECT THE GOALS AND IDEALS THAT HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY. GREAT. SO GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS CHINO HEALTH, EVERYONE [02:35:14] . * 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.