* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:09] GOOD EVENING [ 7:00 P.M. - CONVENE MEETING / ROLL CALL] AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE CHANNEL HILL CITY COUNCIL FOR SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2020. ROLL CALL PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR BENNETT COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE OF EXECUTIVE ORDER IN 29, 20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR NEWSOME ON MARCH 17TH, 2020. MAYOR BENNETT HERE, VICE MAYOR JOE'S HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN HERE, AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF EVERYONE [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG] DID IS HERE IN THE CHAMBERS WOULD RISE AND, UH, JOIN ME IN THE SALUTE TO, OR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THEN ALSO REMAIN STANDING FOR INVOCATION BY PASTOR JODY MORROW OF TRANSFORMATION. READY BEGIN THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL FESTER MOORE YODA IS THERE. [ INVOCATION: Pastor Jody Moore, Transformation Church] I AM HERE. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR, AND TO ALL OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO SHARE THE IN VOCATION, PLEASE JOIN ME. AND WHILE YOU'RE HERE, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TONIGHT WITH HARTSFIELD WITH THANKSGIVING, WE DECLARE YOUR GREATNESS AND WE DECLARE YOUR GOODNESS. YOU ARE SOVEREIGN, YOU ARE MIGHTY AND YOU ARE POWERFUL. WE DECLARE THAT THERE IS NO GOD LIKE, YOU KNOW, GOD IS GOOD. AS YOU KNOW, GOD IS GREAT. AS YOU KNOW, GOD, MORE POWERFUL, NO, GOD, MORE STRONGER, NO, GOD, MORE GRACIOUS AND GENEROUS AND LOVING. NO GOD MORE KIND. AND TO THAT END, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND PRAISE YOU JUST FOR WHO YOU ARE. NOW, LORD, WE HAVE JUST ONE ASK OF YOU TONIGHT. AND THAT IS THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LET YOUR FAVOR REST ON CITY OF CHINO HEALS. AND THIS VALLEY, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND COVER AND PROSPER. THIS VALLEY, I LIFT UP THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS GREAT CITY. I PRAY YOUR HAND OF PROTECTION OVER THEM. I PRAY FOR WISDOM AND FOR GUIDANCE. AND MOST OF ALL, LORD, GOD, I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD DRAW US CLOSE TO YOU AND DRAW US CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. I PRAY LORD GOD, THAT THERE WOULD BE AN AWESOME SPIRIT OF RECONCILIATION AMONGST US, AND THAT WE WOULDN'T LEARN BY YOUR GRACE TO LOVE EACH OTHER TO THAT END. WE HONOR YOU AND WE BLESS YOUR NAME. THE LORD, GOD, I PRAY THAT THIS MEETING WOULD GO FAVORABLY. I PRAY LORD GOD, THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO STAND GUARD AND STAND, WATCH OVER THIS CITY IN THE MASTER'S NAME OF YOUR SON. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR MOORE. THANKS JODY. THANK YOU [4. PRESENTATION - San Bernardino County COVID-19 update - Supervisor Curt Hagman] RIGHT FOR PRESENTATIONS. I UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBER FOUR, WHICH ANYONE THAT'S LOOKING AT OUR AGENDA, UH, THE PRESENTATION MADE TONIGHT FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE BY SUPERVISOR. KURT HAGMAN IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER [5. PRESENTATION - West Valley Mosquito Vector Control District update] FIVE PRESENTATION BY WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT UPDATE, WHO WILL BE MAKING OKAY. BRIAN MESSENGER. OKAY. BRIAN, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. SO EVERYONE WHO GIVES US A QUICK UPDATE ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH WEST NILE VIRUS AND THE STATUS OF MOSQUITOES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE ONLY HAD 10 SAMPLES OF MOSQUITOES COME BACK POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS. THIS IS, UH, ONE OF, UH, A RECORD LOW, WHICH IS, UH, OBVIOUSLY A GOOD THING. THEY, UH, UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE ALL IN CHINO AND, UM, WE'VE BEEN, UH, CANVASS IN THAT AREA. VERY HARD LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, ANY SOURCES THAT MIGHT BE THERE, BUT THE, [00:05:01] YOU KNOW, THE HOT WEATHER, THE WARM NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES AND THE INCREASED HUMIDITY ARE ALL A MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO, YOU KNOW, UH, MOSQUITO BREEDING AND THE MOSQUITO POPULATION INCREASE. SO I'M SURE IF WE, UH, HAD A CHANCE TO VIRTUALLY RAISE OUR HANDS, IF WE'D BEEN BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES THIS YEAR, WE WOULD PROBABLY BREAK THE INTERNET. BUT WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH, UH, THIS INCREASED FIGHTING BEHAVIOR IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM OUR INVASIVE MOSQUITOES, THAT EIGHTIES, I WILL PICK THIS AN EIGHTIES, EGYPT SIZE. THESE ARE NON-NATIVE MOSQUITOES THAT HAVE BECOME ESTABLISHED IN OUR AREA, ACTUALLY ALL THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NOW. AND THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO. THEY ARE, THEY LOVE PEOPLE. THEY LOVE THE WATER THAT WE CONTAIN, AND THEY'RE VERY GOOD AT FINDING ANY SOURCE OF WATER USING IT. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, PRIMARILY USING PEOPLE AS THEIR BLOOD RESERVOIRS, THEY'RE A SMALL BACKYARD CONTAINER BREEDER. THEY LOVE SOMETHING AS SMALL AS A BOTTLE CAP, THEY CAN USE, UM, A BOTTLE CAPS WORTH OF WATER TO LAY THEIR EGGS IN AND GROW THEIR FOR THEIR LARVAE. OUR TECHNICIANS GOING OUT ON NUMEROUS CALLS. THIS, THIS LAST FEW MONTHS HAVE FOUND THAT POTTED PLANTS AND THE SAUCERS BELOW THE POT TENTS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR FACTORS FOR THIS MOSQUITO TO LAY THEIR EGGS IN YOUR BACKYARD. SO, YOU KNOW, GETTING RID OF ANY STANDING WATER THAT YOU MIGHT SEE AND ALSO SCRUBBING THOSE CONTAINERS OUT, SCRUBBING THOSE SAUCERS OUT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT, UH, NUMEROUS MOSQUITOES IN BACKYARDS. BUT WHAT WE'RE FINDING IS THAT OVERALL THE EIGHTIES, I WOULD PICK THIS IN EIGHTIES, EGYPT, DYER, THE NUMBERS ARE VERY LOW, BUT THE BUYING BEHAVIOR OF THESE MOSQUITOES IS SO DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE'RE USED TO. WE'RE PERCEIVING THAT AS BEING VERY HIGH NUMBERS OF MOSQUITOES, THIS MOSQUITO IS I LIKE TO CALL IT A SIPPER. YOU KNOW, IT WILL COME IN AND IT'LL BITE AND IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BLOOD AND THEN IT FLIES AWAY. THEN IT COMES BACK AND IT BITES AGAIN, IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF BUD AND FLIES AWAY. SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT SEEING HIGH NUMBERS AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE HIGH NUMBERS OF MOSQUITOES IN YOUR BACKYARD, EVEN AS A RELATIVELY FEW NUMBER CAN RESULT IN A HIGH NUMBER OF BITES. AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE FINDING. THEY'RE BITING FROM SORT OF THE KNEE DOWN THE ANKLE, BITER MOSQUITO. AND OF COURSE, NOW THAT WE'RE ALL KIND OF SHELTERING IN PLACE AND STAYING AT HOME A LOT MORE, WERE SPENDING A LOT MORE TIME IN OUR BACKYARDS, YOU KNOW, USING THE PATIOS A LOT MORE THAN WE MIGHT'VE BEEN BEFORE. AND WE'RE EXPOSING OURSELVES TO THOSE MOSQUITOES. SO REALLY THIS YEAR, UH, PERSONAL PROTECTION IS A MONTH. WE GOTTA HAVE, UH, PERSONAL PROTECTION MEASURES IN PLACE. THAT'S PRIMARILY GOING TO BE IN THE EAR, RECOUNTS HEATER, REPELLENTS WITH FEET TO CARIBBEAN OIL OF LEMON EUCALYPTUS. AND I ARE 35 35 ARE THE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS THAT ARE EPA REGISTERED AND CDC RECOMMENDED TO BE THE LONGEST LASTING AND MOST EFFECTIVE. UH, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO EXPERIMENT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES, DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS TO FIND WHAT, WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. YOU, AND AGAIN, LIKE I SAY, JUST DUMPING ANY STANDING WATER, ESPECIALLY PRODUCT PLANTS, CHECKING THOSE SAUCERS, COLLECTING WATER, AND ALSO CHECK YARD DRAINS. IF YOU HAVE ANY DRAINS THAT ARE, UH, LEADING OUT TO THE FRONT AND THE FRONT GUTTERS, CHECK THOSE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE AREN'T FOLDING MATER, UH, YOU CAN STAY UPDATED WITH US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. WE'RE ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER. AND OF COURSE WE URGE OUR RESIDENTS TO CALL US IF THEY'RE HAVING MOSQUITO PROBLEMS, WE'LL COME OUT AND WE'LL, WE'LL HELP THEM OUT WITH THAT. UH, OUR NUMBER IS (909) 635-0307. OR YOU CAN REACH US@WVMVCD.ORG. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, BRIAN. ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION, BRIAN? ALL RIGHT. [6. RECOGNITION - Certificate of Recognition to Chino Hills High School Solar Boat Team for placing 1st in the Metropolitan Water District Virtual Solar Cup Competition] WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVING RIGHT ALONG TO ITEM NUMBER SIX. THIS WANT TO READ THIS FOR CHERYL? I HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO CHINO HIGH SCHOOL SOLAR BOAT TEAM. ALL RIGHT. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL SOLAR BOAT TEAM FOR PLACING [00:10:01] NUMBER ONE FIRST PLACE IN THE METRO, WALT METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, VIRTUAL SOLAR CUP COMPETITION. WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT YOUR SCHOOL AND YOUR PROUD CITY ON THE CALL WITH US TONIGHT IS STEVE ELI REPRESENTING DIVISION THREE CHINO HILLS ON THE INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY, BOARD OF DIRECTORS. STEVE, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS CONTEST? SURE. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY, MR. MAYOR? YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU, STEVE. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. UM, IUA UH, IS AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, A MEMBER OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT AND, UH, THIS YEAR WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP IN THE 18TH ANNUAL SOLAR CUP COMPETITION. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 750 STUDENTS FROM APPROXIMATELY 40 SCHOOLS THAT BEGAN SOLAR CUP COMPETITION, WHICH PUTS TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO THE TEST. ONCE AGAIN, IUA PARTNERED WITH THE GREAT CITY OF CHINO HILLS TO COSPONSOR THAT, YOU KNOW, HILLS HIGH SCHOOL HUSKIES, UM, YOU TO COVID-19 THE SOLAR CUP COMPETITION HAD TO TRANSITION TO A VIRTUAL PLATFORM DUE TO THE SCHOOLS, MOVING TO DISTANCE LEARNING AND OTHER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS. BY THE TIME THE RESTRICTIONS WERE ENTERED THE CHINO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL TEAM THAT FINISHED WIRING, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL ARRAY AND THE ART. HE HAD FINALIZED THE DESIGN FOR THEIR BOAT, WHICH WAS BEING PAINTED. THEY ONLY HAD ONE MAJOR TASK LEFT, WHICH WAS ATTACHING THE COMPONENTS OF THE ACTUAL BOAT, UM, DUE TO THE SHIFT AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS. THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT CREATED SOLAR CUP 2.0 CONSISTING OF 12 VIRTUAL CHALLENGES DESIGNED TO BE COMPLETED AS TEAMS OR INDIVIDUALLY. SOME TEAMS DROPPED OUT, BUT NOT OUR TUNA WHOLE HIGH SCHOOL TEAM. THEY STAYED COMMITTED TO THE ADAPTED PROGRAM BY PERSEVERING AND COMPLETING ALL 12 CHALLENGES SUCCESSFULLY. THEY USE CREATIVITY AND COMMITMENT AND FINISHED FIRST OVERALL WITH A SCORE OF 1332 OUT OF 1300. THAT'S RIGHT. THEY GOT MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM BECAUSE THEY COMPLETED EXTRA QUESTIONS ON SOME OF THE CHALLENGES, SOME OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED, INCLUDING LABELING COMPONENTS IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT OF A STANDARD SOLAR BOAT, RESEARCHING THE INNER WORKINGS OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND THEORETICALLY DESIGNING ONE, UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANICS OF THE MOTOR AND INVOLVING THE ELECTRIC MAGNETIC ACTIONS, PLANNING AND CREATING BLUEPRINTS AND FINANCING A MARINA FOR SOLAR BOATS TO DOCK AND CHARGE GENERAL HILLS HIGH SCHOOL USED A MINECRAFT MODEL OF THE MARINA. AND THEN THEY HAD TO CREATE A DESIGN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE SIDE OF A SOLAR BOAT AND EXPLAIN THE BACKSTORY AND INSPIRATION BEHIND THE DESIGN. THIS TEAM'S BOAT DESIGN WITH CAPTIONED QUOTE, MY DESIGN PORTRAYS THE GREEK MYTH OF SISYPHUS BECAUSE OF THE SIMILAR TO OUR SITUATION, NOT HAVING A BOAT TO FAIL INITIALLY DAMAGED OUR MORALE, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP US FROM GETTING BACK UP AND REACHING THE FINISH LINE. YOU KNOW, HIGH SCHOOL HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM SINCE 2015, EACH YEAR. THEY'VE CONTINUED TO GROW, SHOWING MORE LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK AND COMMITMENT, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE THE WINNERS FAIR AND SQUARE KICKED EVERYONE'S BOOTY. AND FOR THAT, THEY WILL BE RECEIVING A, I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU ON VIDEO, BUT THEY'LL BE RECEIVING A COMMEMORATIVE METAL WITH A FIRST PLACE RIBBON TO WEAR AROUND THEIR NECKS IF THEY SO CHOOSE. AND WE'LL BE PROVIDING THAT TO THE TEAM. UM, NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ZOEY ON DOLL, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS, LIAISON OF THE FUNERAL HOME HIGH SCHOOL SOLD A COUPLE OF BOTTIN GRADUATIONS TO THE TEAM. THANK YOU. CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME CORRECTLY? YES, WE CAN TELL YOU. YEP. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I JUST WANTED TO START OUT BY THINKING BOTH THE CITY OF CHINO HILL AND INLAND EMPIRE UTILITIES AGENCY FOR SHINING A LIGHT ON OUR HARD WORK, BECAUSE, UM, SINCE DURING THE PANDEMIC, NOBODY REALLY SEES WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND. AND WE JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING US WITH OUR ENDEAVORS. AND, UM, OF COURSE MY TEAM AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT OUR STRONG TEAM BOND. SO LIKE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO MY TEAM FOR TAKING THE TIME AND EFFORT TO FINISH THE YEAR STRONG WHILE JUGGLING A PANDEMIC, HOMEWORK FINALS AND AP TESTING, AND ALSO GRADUATION. BOTH OF OUR MEMBERS WERE WELL, THANK YOU, ZOE, PLEASE PASS ON [00:15:01] THE, UH, CONGRATULATIONS TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING CERTIFICATES IN THE MAIL, AND WE WISH THAT YOU COULD BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT AND SHARE IN THIS PERSONALLY, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GREAT EFFORTS AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, STEVE. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. MAYOR HAVE A GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, STEVE. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. [7. PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming September as National Emergency Preparedness Month] OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH. OKAY. AS STATED, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPARED THIS MONTH. THIS IS A NATIONWIDE COORDINATED EFFORT HELD EACH SEPTEMBER AIMED TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC AWARENESS CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES AND TAKING ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE'RE ALL RESIDENTS TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF PROPER SAFETY MEASURES TO FOLLOW BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AN EMERGENCY THIS YEAR IS A GREAT EXAMPLE TO LEARN FROM PREPARING FOR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY IS A RESPONSIBILITY THAT WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE ON THAT NOTE, I'D LIKE TO REMIND RESIDENTS OF OUR UPCOMING VIRTUAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEBINAR THAT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 7:00 PM. THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST EVER VIRTUAL WORKSHOP WORKSHOP, AND WE WILL BE HOSTING THROUGH ZOOM WEB WEBINAR. PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO JOIN. PLEASE VISIT CHINO HILLS.ORG/EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS TO LEARN MORE. DO WE HAVE ANYONE EVEN VIRTUALLY ACCEPTING THIS THIS EVENING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT SAID, THEN WE WILL [ ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION] MOVE ON TO, UH, ANNOUNCEMENTS OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION. MARK MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL HAVE [8. 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. ] PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU WANT TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS, CHERYL? 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 ZOOM APPLICATION AND YOU WILL BE CALLED UPON WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK, TO RAISE YOUR HAND FROM A PHONE PRESS STAR NINE, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT TO SPEAK. AND AGAIN, WHEN TIME HAS ELAPSED, ALL CALLS WILL BE MUTED AFTER THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR COMMENTS. I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL AND WE'LL WAIT TILL THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENTS TO READ THAT. OKAY. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT SEE ANY ONE, ONE HAND. ONE MOMENT PLEASE. SUZETTE. DANG. HI, SUZANNE. HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. WELL, GOOD EVENING. MAYOR BENNETT, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT DAY ON BEHALF OF OUR TAGGING OUTFIT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST ONE IS, UM, PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILL AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SUPERVISOR KURT HAGMAN. WE'LL BE HOSTING A WRITING EVENT AND THIS IS FOR ALL SAMPLING OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS. AND IT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, SUZETTE SUZETTE. LET ME ASK YOU SO THAT, COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO YOUR TELEPHONE OR YOUR COMPUTER AND TURN THE VOLUME UP A LITTLE, WHO ARE HAVING A HARD TIME HEARING YOU AND WE DON'T WANT TO MISS ANY OF YOUR COMMENTS. OKAY. UM, UM, IS THIS BETTER NOW? THAT'S BETTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME BETTER? OKAY. ALRIGHT, LET ME TRY THAT ONE MORE TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT WAS REGARDING A DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS AND SAN BENITO COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, SUPERVISOR KURD HACKMAN WILL BE HOSTING A FREE DOCUMENT SHREDDING EVENT. AND THIS IS FOR ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RESIDENTS. IT WILL BE ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH FROM 9:00 AM TO 12:00 PM OR UNTIL THE TRUCK IS FULL, THE PLACE WILL BE AT MCCOY EQUESTRIAN CENTER PARKING LOT, AND WE ARE LIMITING TO FIVE STANDARD SIZED BOXES PER VEHICLE. AND, UM, MATH ARE REQUIRED AND SOCIAL DISTANCING IN MIND. AND WE DO ASK OUR RESIDENTS, UM, TO BE PATIENT, [00:20:01] UM, BECAUSE OUR PREVIOUS EVENTS FOR SHREDDING EVENTS HAD BECOME VERY POPULAR AND WE DO HAVE MANY CARS AND VEHICLES LINING UP. AND I DO KNOW THAT, UM, YOU GET A LITTLE FLUSTERED, BUT WE DO ASK EVERYONE'S PATIENT. UM, WE WILL HANDLE EVERYONE IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. UM, ON THE SECOND NOTE WE DO, I WANTED TO MAKE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT ONE MORE TIME ABOUT OUR, UM, COLGATE COMPLIANCE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM THAT IS STILL AVAILABLE TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES. AND, UM, SO FAR WE HAVE OVER 4,500 BUSINESSES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE CHINO HILLS BUSINESSES PARTICIPATE NOW FOR 'EM. THE FUNDING OF THE 2,500 IS ELIGIBLE FOR ELIGIBLE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH ONE TO LESS THAN 100 EMPLOYEES. AND THIS PROGRAM WAS SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES BY REIMBURSING OR OFFSETTING COSTS, UM, AND IMPACT DIRECTLY RELATED TO COMPLYING WITH COVID-19 BUSINESS PROTOCOLS. NOW, IN ADDITION, UM, THE COUNTY HAS FURTHER MODIFIED THE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS THAT HAVE INCURRED EXPENSES MOVING THEIR OPERATIONS OUTDOORS. SO IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL 2,500 FOR PROVIDED THE COUNTY IS NOW OFFERING 1200 PER BUSINESS TO RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL STORES. THEY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MOVE OUT DOORS IN RESPONSE TO THE STATE REGULATIONS. SO FOR ALL THESE INFORMATION AND MORE, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE@FBCOVIDNINETEEN.COM AGAIN, CALLED IT NINETEEN.COM OR CALL (909) 387-3911. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 31ST. SO THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT. I WISH EVERYONE HELPED, UM, HELP AND STAY COOL AND STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY. AND ONE MORE, I'M SORRY. ONE MORE REMINDER. AFTER THE RECENT LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, UM, RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GET TESTED AT ANY OF OUR MINI TESTING SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND THAT INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AGAIN@THECOVIDNINETEEN.COM. THANK YOU, SUSAN. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD. WE LET HER GO A LITTLE OVER BECAUSE SHE'S ANNOUNCING SOME VERY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT AFFECT OUR SMALL BUSINESS IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO, UM, THAT WAS ON ME. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE THEY'RE HAND RAISE. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE RONNIE GUYER. I'M GONNA OPEN THIS UP. RONNIE, IS THAT YOU AREA? THANK YOU. IT IS RONNIE GUYER. ALL RIGHT. AS ALWAYS YOU OKAY. UH, GOOD EVENING. UH, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD HAD A, UH, A VERY PLEASANT WEEKEND A THREE DAY WEEKEND. UM, IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE. I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THE, UH, UH, THE RECENT, UH, FLYERS THAT WERE SENT OUT, UH, BY, UH, BY THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH IN HONOR OF VETERANS COMING UP IN PREPARATION FOR, UH, NOVEMBER THE NOVEMBER, UH, HOLIDAY THAT WE HAVE, THEY'RE HONORING, HONORING OUR, OUR, UH, MILITARY. AND, UH, AND, UM, I WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, UH, BUT I, WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE CITY, SO DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH, UH, WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE MILITARY AND VETERANS AND THE DECEASED AND HONORING THEM, SOMETHING DID HAPPEN OVER THE WEEKEND. AND THE HONOR OF WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT NARRATIVES AND OUR, THEY WRITE ABOUT COMES OUT PUBLICLY. THERE WAS A REPORT THAT CAME OUT ABOUT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF, DENIGRATING OUR VETERANS OVER THE WEEKEND. AND I THINK I'VE SAID IN THE PAST, IN MY PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHENEVER NARRATIVES COME OUT LIKE THAT TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH, TO TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW IT REALLY ENDS UP AT THE END TO SEE WHAT IS IS INSTEAD OF WHAT IS BEING, PROFOUNDED PUT FORTH. AS A FACT, IT'S NOW COME OUT THAT THE WRITER OR THE, OF THE MAGAZINE, THAT'S THE ATLANTIC, IT'S NOW A GREEN THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S INCORRECT. HE'S ACTUALLY JUST SAW THIS AFTERNOON FROM EVERY, THE TESTIMONY IS GETTING BACK. IS THAT NO ONE THAT WAS WITH THE PLANTER AND CHIEF, UH, OVER AT NORMANDY, UH, THEY NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THE QUOTE THAT WAS GIVEN IN THE REPORT. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS COMING AROUND THAT WAY TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT THE TRUE VETERAN SPIRITS IT'S IN OUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF IS THE FACT THAT I'VE BEEN SHARING [00:25:01] HOW I WAS A GUEST OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE WHITE HOUSE LAST NOVEMBER, AS HE HONORED ONE OF OUR OWN IN OUR FIRST MAJOR BATTLE IN VIETNAM WAR. IN MY UNIT RECORD, SCARLET, HE SAVED 3000 LIVES AT TARTU ON NINE 11, SAVING 3000 LIVES WHILE GIVING UP HIS OWN LIFE, SACRIFICING HIMSELF IN THE PROCESS, MAKING SURE EVERYBODY GETS OUT AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING 18 YEARS TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN WELL THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PRESIDENCIES AND THE DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS, BUT SINCE NINE 11, UH, RICK WAS CARLA WAS THE ONLY ONE HONORED HIM. WAS THIS PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HONORED VETERAN RICK RESCORE. JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, FOLKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RONNIE. ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE? I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED, SO I WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH READING THE COMMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FROM DR. LANG, UNLESS HE IS ON THE ZOOM MEETING. IF SO HE COULD RAISE HIS HAND. OKAY. SO RESPECTED CITY LEADERS. I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS DEEP CONCERN THAT THE VOLLEYBALL COURT AT ENGLISH SPRINGS PARK HAS BEEN CLOSED DOWN MY CHILDREN AND I ENJOYED PLAYING THERE A FEW DAYS A WEEK. WE ARE ALL FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AND IT IS A GREAT SOCIAL DISTANCING SPORT. ANYWAY, IT IS TOTALLY ILLOGICAL THAT THE VOLLEYBALL COURT WOULD BE CLOSED WHILE MANY PEOPLE WALK ON THE PATH ADJACENT TO THE COURT, RIGHT BY EACH OTHER. AND SO OTHERS USE THE BASKETBALL COURTS FOR EXERCISE AND YOGA GROUPS, ALL OF WHOM ARE WAY CLOSER TO EACH OTHER THAN WE ARE CONCERNED. OF COURSE, I'M SURE IS NOT LIMITED TO JUST THE ACTIVITIES AT THIS PARK, BUT ALSO MANY OTHERS. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE BASIC COMMON SENSE AND MORAL COURAGE TO ALLOW CITIZENS FREEDOM, TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AT YOUR CITY PARTS, EVEN IF IT MEANS GOING AGAINST THE IRRATIONAL GUIDELINES OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY DR. LEGRAND D LANG. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SO THAT COMPLETES PUBLIC COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. UH, [ CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS: Council Member abstentions shall be stated at this time for recordation on the appropriate item.] ARE THERE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENTS, UH, ANY COUNCIL MEMBER ABSTENTIONS SHALL BE STATED AT THIS TIME FOR RECREATION ON THE APPROPRIATE ITEMS? SEEING NONE, WE [ CONSENT CALENDAR (15 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.] WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH HAS 15 ITEMS THIS EVENING. DO YOU WANT TO LEAD INTO THAT? YEAH. SO THERE'S 15 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH WILL BE APPROVED WHEN ONE MOTION AND LESS SOME ARE POLLED. UM, THE JULY 14TH MINUTES ARE A CORRECTED VERSION FROM THE LAST TIME THEY WERE PRESENTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL. AND THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE COUNCIL PACKET IN A RED LINE VERSION. OKAY. AND THERE WAS NO CORRECTIONS TO THE AUGUST 11TH, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. UM, ANY APPEARS WE'D LIKE TO PULL OUT ANY POLLING? NOTHING. OKAY. RAY 2121 FOR RAY. UH, BRIAN 18. JUST REAL QUICK COMMENT. 18. ALL RIGHT, CYNTHIA, I'M SORRY. I HAVE NONE. OKAY. AND I HAVE NONE. SO A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE. GOOD MOTION A SECOND. SECOND BY BRIAN. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. OH, EXCUSE ME. OH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE NEED TO TAKE A VERBAL VOTE HABITS. YEAH, OF COURSE. HAD A MOTION FOR MARK HAS A SECOND BY JOE'S MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. [18. Adopt budget amendment resolution increasing budget in various funds by $34,228.10; authorize write-off of $42,083.50 in uncollectible utility accounts receivable and $17,873.70 in general accounts receivable incurred prior to July 1, 2019; authorize staff to shorten timeline before closed utility account is sent to collections to approximately 60 days; and authorize Finance Director to direct Data Ticket, Inc., to write-off $6,600.00 in uncollectible administrative citations incurred from March 1 through August 8, 2017] SO THE FIRST ONE WAS WHAT 18 THAT IS TO ADOPT A BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION, UM, AND AUTHORIZE THE WRITE OFF OF UNCOLLECTABLE UTILITY ACCOUNTS. ALL RIGHT. I JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I HATE THE FACT THAT OUR RATE PAYERS HAVE TO EAT THIS EVERY, EVERY, EVERY, EVERY, EVERY YEAR. UM, I, YOU KNOW, IN LOOKING THROUGH THE LIST FOR THE UTILITY PAYMENTS, I NOTICED THAT A GOOD NUMBER OF THEM WERE RENTERS OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN THROW A LIEN ON A PROPERTY FOR, FOR THESE TYPES OF, UH, THESE TYPES OF CHARGES? CAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT JUST THE FRIENDTORS INSIDE OF THE HOME. IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP FOR THE OUTSIDE. I THINK OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, WE ARE STILL WE'LL ANSWER THAT. YEAH. EVENING. UM, THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW US TO LEAN, BUT THE CITY HAS NEVER ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED A PROCESS AND REALLY LIKE DOVE INTO THAT. IT'S DEFINITELY ON MY TO DO LIST. UM, THE TIMING, WE WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT EVERYTHING IN AUGUST, SO WE JUST MISSED IT, BUT WE COULD RAMP UP FOR NEXT YEAR. COUNCIL WANTS US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A LEAN PROCESS. OKAY, GOOD. THANK YOU. AS LONG AS IT'S ON SOMEONE'S RADAR, I JUST WANT TO, YEAH. I JUST, I DON'T KNOW THAT I WAS FOR SURE THEN BY THIS NEXT TARGET, BUT IF IT'S A PRIORITY FOR YOU GUYS, THEN IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY GET MOVED UP THE EXTENT [00:30:01] THESE ARE RENTERS AND THEY DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO LIEN THOSE PROPERTIES. IF YOU CAN'T LIEN THE PROPERTY OWNER, IF IT'S A LE A RENTER, THEY'RE NOT THE CUSTOMER. SO IF THE PROPERTY OWNER IS THE CUSTOMER WHO HASN'T PAID, THEN THE LIEN IS SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DO. OKAY. I THINK IT'S CLEARLY SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO. OBVIOUSLY IT MAY NOT BE THE PRIORITY THAT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS ARE, BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE, WE FACE THIS SAME ISSUE EVERY YEAR, THIS TIME, AND IT'S ALWAYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND WE'RE HAVING TO EAT IT. AND I THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO GET SOMETHING IN PLACE FOR NEXT YEAR SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS. WOULD EVERYBODY AGREE TO THAT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM? ALRIGHT. SECOND SECOND. BY PETER VERBAL VOTE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JONES. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE, ZERO. AND THERE WERE [21. Amend Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program to include Carbon Canyon Liquor Store Building Demolition Project; adopt budget amendment resolution for Fiscal Year 2020-21 increasing General Fund Budget in amount of $36,000; award bid and contract to Beckco, Inc., in amount of $28,750; and authorize City Manager to approve cumulative change orders up to ten percent ($2,875) of awarded contract amount] NO RIGHT? YES. LET HER READ IT FOR US. I'M SORRY. THIS IS TO AMEND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CARBON CANYON, LIQUOR STORE BUILDING DEMOLITION PROJECT IN WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT, RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR CITY MANAGER QUESTIONS I HAVE. AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THIS. UM, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS BUILDING STAY UP, UH, THAT LIVE IN CARP, CORBY CANYON AND MY CONCERNS. AND WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IS A FOUNDATION. UH, AND IF YOU COULD JUST GO OVER, LIKE IF THERE'S MOLD, UM, FESTUS, IS THERE ANYTHING IN HERE THAT WOULD PROHIBIT US TO BE ABLE TO USE THAT BUILDING? SURE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ, EXCUSE ME. UH, THE BUILDING WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UH, SERVED AS A, UH, LIQUOR STORE AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED FOR. UH, IT'S AN OLDER BUILDING, UM, STAFF BEFORE MAKING THE DETERMINATION TO, UH, DEMOLISH THE BUILDING, DID LOOK TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT COULD FIT A CITY USE, BUT THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING, THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BUILDING, UH, THE, UH, POTENTIAL FOR US PESTIS LED PAINT A VARIETY OF OTHER, UH, CONTAMINANTS AND CHALLENGES. IT WOULD BE, UH, QUITE FRANKLY, MORE EXPENSIVE TO TRY AND REHAB A BUILDING LIKE THIS THAN IT WOULD BE TO TEAR IT DOWN, REMOVE ALL OF THOSE RISKS AND START OVER ESSENTIALLY. SO, BUT WE DID CONSIDER THAT PRIOR TO THIS, SO. OKAY, PERFECT. AND ONE LAST QUESTION, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, ONCE A BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED AND, UH, IF WE FIND A PURPOSE FOR IT IN THE FUTURE, THAT, THAT, THAT WILL BE A COMMUNITY. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF COMMUNITY INPUT AS FAR AS WHAT COULD, COULD GO THERE IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S OUR NORMAL PROCESS. WE WOULD ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY LIKELY THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT, SIR. ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND. ANYONE. OKAY. CYNTHIA VERBAL VOTE PLEASE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR JOS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. OKAY. MOVING [24. Receive and file Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) update] INTO THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR. WOULD YOU READ THE INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE SHARE. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL TO SPEAK. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIA ZOOM OR DIAL STAR NINE TO BE SELECTED. THIS IS A RECEIVING FILE REPORT FOR THE KRONE DISEASE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE, 2019 TO THE MANAGER MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU, MAYOR BENNETT. UM, AS YOU KNOW, STAFF IS CLOSELY WATCHING THE EVOLVING, UH, COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE IMPACTS ON CITY FACILITIES AND OUR BUSINESSES AND, AND OUR RESIDENTS IN GENERAL AS WELL. SO WE LIKE TO TAKE A COUPLE MINUTES EVERY MEETING TO UPDATE THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL ON, UH, ACTIVITIES SINCE THE LAST MEETING, UH, WE ARE PROUD TO SAY WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF, UH, GREAT, UH, EVENTS. OUR MOVIES IN THE PARKING LOT HAVE BEEN WELL ATTENDED, UH, SOLD OUT EVENTS, UH, THAT CLEARLY GIVE OUR COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER, UH, MINDFUL OF THE COVID RESTRICTIONS. AND I HAVE TO SAY HOW PROUD I'VE BEEN OF OUR STAFF'S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY, BUT VERY IMPORTANTLY, THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS ABIDED BY THE RULES IN ORDER TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE HAD THESE EVENTS. SO WE'VE HAD TWO SUCCESSFUL, UH, MOVIES. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER. IT'S GOING TO BE ROCKY. I'M SURE OUR PIO REPORT WILL HAVE SOME MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT, BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE A NOTE TO, UH, OR TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR, UH, THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THESE EVENTS. UH, AS, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE COVID SITUATION CHANGES FREQUENTLY ON AUGUST 31ST, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE GAVE US A NEW WAY TO MEASURE, UH, HOW, UH, WE'RE DOING [00:35:01] UNDER COVID. AND SO NOW WE'VE GOT A NEW FORD TIERED COLORED SYSTEM. UH, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, UH, CONFERENCE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNTY AND, UH, THE LEADERSHIP ROLE THEY'VE BEEN TAKING IN ADJUSTING TO THE NEW STANDARDS. AND, UH, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE MOVING, UH, I THINK OUT OF PURPLE INTO ORANGE, UH, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. UH, THE NEW SYSTEM IS, IS FOCUSING MORE ON THE NUMBER OF CASES PER A 100,000 IN THAT, UH, JURISDICTION. AND THEN ALSO AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE POSITIVE PERCENTAGE RATES. SO, SO, UH, THE CITY WORKS WITH THE COUNTY ON THAT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE STATE GUIDELINES, A COUPLE MORE POINTS, UH, THE COUNCIL, UH, AUTHORIZED STAFF TO, UH, START A NEW PROGRAM CALLED OUR MICRO ENTERPRISE BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM, UH, WHERE WE'RE LOOKING TO SUPPORT, UH, BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY. UH, WE RECEIVED 45 APPLICATIONS, UH, FOR THAT PROGRAM AND WE'LL BE PROCESSING THOSE APPLICATIONS AND THEN, UH, POTENTIALLY COMING TO THE COUNCIL WITH, UH, ADDITIONAL OPTIONS EITHER FOR THAT PROGRAM OR ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE, UH, ANTICIPATE HAVING ADDITIONAL MONEY, UH, FOR, FOR OTHER PROGRAMS. UH, I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT, UH, THIS STATE, UH, HAS REVISED ITS GUIDANCE ON SPORTS. AND SO NOW, UH, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS GROUPS TO, UH, OPEN UP OUR COMMUNITY PARK AND REPROGRAM, UH, GRAND AVENUE PARK TO ALLOW THESE SPORTS TEAMS TO, UH, ENGAGE IN CONDITIONING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT MEET THE, UH, THE STATE GUIDELINES. AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO MAKE THOSE FACILITIES AVAILABLE AGAIN. UM, AND THEN THAT'S IT. OKAY. UH, THE FOUR TIERED, UH, COLORED CODED, UH, EXEMPT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE CONCERNED OR WANT TO KNOW WHEN RESTAURANTS IN PARTICULAR WILL START THEIR IN HOUSE DINING AND EVERYTHING, UH, WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST SOURCE FOR THEM TO SEE WHAT THE CRITERIA IS, OR JUST, UH, BECAUSE IT IS BASED UPON WHICH COLOR THEY MOVE TO AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A FOURTH OF THE, UH, UH, DINING ROOM CAN BE USED OR HALF OR WHATEVER. SO W WHAT'S THE BEST SOURCE FOR THAT? UH, FOR THEM TO KNOW THE CITY'S WEBPAGE IS MAINTAINED TO KEEP THE, THE LATEST, UH, AND THAT'S AT, UH, CHINO HILLS.ORG/CORONAVIRUS, BUT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE COUNTY'S, UH, WEBSITE, WHICH IS A SB COUNTY.GOV AT THE DPH CORONA VIRUS, UNLESS THERE'S A SHORTER, UH, RIGHT AS PD, NINETEEN.COM, SB COVID-19 DOT COM. THANK YOU. UH, AND SO YOU WOULD WANT TO, RATHER THAN TRYING TO TRACK IT THROUGH THE STATE'S WEBSITE, BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY ARE MAKING SURE OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT THE LATEST, UH, RULINGS ARE. SO, YEAH, BUT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THIS IS A STATE MANDATED THE CITY AND THE COUNTY REALLY HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO CHANGE IT UNLESS THEY MEET THE STATE'S CRITERIA. CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. JUST WANT TO DO THAT. ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT? ANY QUESTIONS OF BEN? YES. DO WE HAVE A, SOMEONE ON THE LINE? ALRIGHT. WOULD THEY LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THEMSELVES? IT IS JIM GALLAGHER. OKAY. JIM, GO RIGHT AHEAD. YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ITEM. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR CITY, COUNCIL STAFF, FELLOW RESIDENTS, ONLINE, I'M KIND OF PLEASED TO SEE THE CHANGES THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE NEW COLOR CODING. I WAS LOOKING AT THE STATISTICS AND I SEE ALMOST 50,000 CASES OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, BUT ONLY SAW HER 65 DEATHS, WHICH IS A LOT, BUT THAT'S AMASSED ABOUT 1.5%. CHINO HILLS HAS STAYED STEADY. I MEAN, 1,954 CASES AND FOUR DEATHS, WHICH IS LIKE TWO TENTHS OF A NON, THE LESS. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT MAYBE THE CITY CAN STEP UP A LITTLE BIT AND ACTUALLY BROADCAST TO THE RESIDENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE USING THIS COLOR CODING SYSTEM. IT'S EASY TO UNDERSTAND, KIND OF REMINDS ME OF THE DAYS OF NINE 11 WHEN WE HAD THE RED ALERT, UH, FOUR CHERRY COLOR SYSTEM THAT, UH, WE COULD MAYBE POST SIGNS, REMINDING PEOPLE THAT WE'RE IN A PURPLE STAGE, FOR EXAMPLE. AND THEN AS IT EASES UP, YOU KNOW, FLIP IT TO RED AND TO ORANGE TO SHOW THAT IT'S EASING UP. UM, MAIN THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THIS NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A RESURGENCE POSSIBLY OF THE VIRUS. AND I THINK IF OUR RESIDENTS ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE DOING BEST [00:40:01] RIGHT NOW, STAYING VIGILANT, I AM REMINDED BY OUR CITY. I THINK WE'LL DO FINE. SO THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU, JIM. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED. [25. Design Review No. 477 - 15482 Esther Street, Yuling Han, on behalf of New Horizon Investment Group, LLC, Applicant: The Planning Commission adopted a Resolution approving Design Review 477 for the development of a new one-story, single-family residence consisting of 1,308 square-feet of livable space with an attached 446-square foot, two-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] ALL RIGHT. THEN MOVING ON TO PLANNING COMMISSION MATTERS. THIS PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA IS FOR MATTERS FROM THE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING. NO ACTION IS REQUIRED UNLESS TWO MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WISH TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE MATTER. UH, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PULL THIS ITEM FOR ANY DISCUSSION, THEN WE WILL MOVE RIGHT ALONG. OKAY. [26. Introduce Ordinance entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT NO. 20MCA03 AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO REPEAL PD 9-163 - CANYON HILLS AND ADOPT HILLCREST MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ZONE CHANGE NO. 20ZC02 TO UPDATE THE ZONING MAP, AND ADDITIONAL MINOR CODE CHANGES" for first reading by title only and waive further reading, specifically to amend Chapter 16.20 (Planned Development District) to delete references to PD 9-163 - Canyon Hills; amend Chapter 16.10 (Residential Districts) Table 20-1(C) to add R-R-1 Development Standards for Hillcrest; amend Appendix E (Individual Lot Setback Information for Single-Family Zoning Districts) to add single-family residential lots formerly within Canyon Hills PD; amend City of Chino Hills Zoning Map to reflect new residential land use category and to change land use designation of six (6) open space lots to designations consistent with their respective General Plan Land Use Map designations; amend Chapter 16.02 Definitions; amend Section 16.06.070 Table 10-1(B) and Table Note 3; amend Section 16.10.030 Table 20-1(A); amend Appendix A Land Use Matrix; and determine the Ordinance is exempt from review under California Environmental Quality Act] PUBLIC HEARING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LET THEM DO THE HONORS ON THAT ONE, CHERYL? YES, I WOULD. SO WE MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF THIS MEETING. AND AGAIN, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND VIA ZOOM OR DIAL STAR NINE TO BE SELECTED FROM THE MEETING QUEUE. THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS TO INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AT THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS, APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT NUMBER 20 MCA ZERO THREE, AMENDING TITLE 16 OF THE CHINO HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO REPEAL PD NINE DASH ONE 63 CANYON HILLS AND ADOPT HILLCREST MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, ZONE CHANGE NUMBER 20 ZEC ZERO TWO TO ADEPT UPDATE THOSE ZONING MAP AND ADDITIONAL MINOR CODE CHANGES FOR FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY AND WAITING FOR THE RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, STAFF MEMBER COME TELL ME FORWARD, WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR NAME INTO THE RECORD? SO THOSE LISTENING WILL KNOW WHO WOULD THEY'RE LISTENING TO AND THE REPORT PLEASE. NICE BEARD. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, A SENIOR PLANNER, MICHAEL HOFFLING YOUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BEFORE YOU IS MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 20 AND ZONE CHANGE 20 FOR THE HILLCREST PD CONVERSION AND SOME ADDITIONAL MINOR CODE AMENDMENTS, UH, AS PRESENTED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, UH, THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 27 PDS WERE CREATED BY THE COUNTY AND THE CITY. UM, THE CREATING THE ABILITY TO CUSTOMIZE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ALL WHILE COMPLYING WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, APPROXIMATELY 52% OF THE TOTAL RESIDENTIAL DWELLING UNITS AND 14% OF TOTAL COMMERCIAL ACREAGE, UH, STILL RESIDE WITHIN THE PDS. UH, SOME EXAMPLES OF THE PD NEIGHBORHOODS ARE PINE VALLEY AND STATES, UH, BAN VILLAGE ALANO AND ROLLING RIDGE. UH, THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT DOES HAVE POLICIES TO BE ABLE TO CONVERT THESE PD NEIGHBORHOODS INTO TRADITIONAL ZONING. UH, THE APPROVED, UH, PDF VERSIONS THAT STAFF HAS SUCCESSFULLY CONVERTED IS HUNTERS HILL IN 2017, GORDON RANCH IN 2019 AND WESTERN HILLS AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING AND THIS PARTICULAR PD PD NINE DASH ONE SIX THREE, UH, CURRENTLY KNOWN AS THE HILLCREST COMMUNITY, UM, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CANYON HILLS PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN THE EARLY 1990S BY THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, UH, FOR TOTAL OF 76 DWELLING UNITS, OVER 141 ACRES AND A TOTAL OF SEVEN OPEN SPACE SLOTS, UM, OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THE HILLCREST COMMUNITY. THEY ACTUALLY RECENTLY COMPLETED THE PROJECT JUST ABOUT A MONTH. THE GOAL, THE HILLCREST COMMUNITY IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF CANYON HILLS ROAD IN CARBON CANYON ROAD. UH, SOME THE CODE AMENDMENTS INVOLVED IN THE PD CONVERSION ARE UNDER TITLES, UH, 16 SECTION 16.10 RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE THE ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE HILLCREST TRACT AMEND TITLE 16 SECTION 16 POINT 10.030 TO ADD THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE HILLCREST, UH, COMMUNITY WITHIN TABLE 20 DASH ONE C REMOVE THE REFERENCE OF THE PD WITHIN CHAPTER 16.20, AND AMEND APPENDIX E TO ADD THE INDIVIDUAL LOT SETBACK INFORMATION WITHIN THE HILLCREST TRACK, THE PROPOSED ZONING DESIGNATIONS ON THE RIGHT INCLUDE , WHICH IS RURAL RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN, UH, SIX OF THE SEVEN OPEN SPACE. LOTS WILL BE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE, AND ONE WILL BE PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, ALL PROVIDING, UH, CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION WILL THIS PD AND THIS DEVELOPMENT HAVE A HOA THAT WILL MAINTAIN THOSE PRIVATE OPEN SPACE. LOTS. YES, YES. THERE WAS AN HOA THERE AND IT JUST, SO FOR PEOPLE LISTENING TO THIS, THIS IS THE AREA THAT WE USED TO CALL AFFECTIONATELY CALLED THE S THE SKI SLOPE PROPERTY, UH, FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND CARBON CANYON FOR A LONG TIME, UH, THAT WILL GIVE YOU A POINT OF REFERENCE AS TO WHERE THIS IS. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. OH, GOOD. NOPE. [00:45:03] UH, STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING SOME ADDITIONAL MINOR CODE AMENDMENTS, INCLUDING CHAPTER 16.02, MODIFYING THE PATIO A DEFINITION FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION, ADDING NURSERY WHOLESALE DEFINITION, MODIFYING THE NURSERY, A RETAIL DEFINITION, ADDING ENTERTAINMENT AND SILLY TO PRIMARY USE DEFINITION AND MODIFYING THE RESTAURANT DEFINITION. MOST OF THESE MODIFICATIONS WILL PROVIDE CONSISTENCY WITH THE APPENDIX A LAND USE MATRIX. ADDITIONAL CODE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE CHAPTER 16.06 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS UNDER A TABLE, A 10 DASH ONE B UH, TO ADD COVER TO PATIO, AND ALSO MODIFIED NOTE THREE TO REFERENCE THE APPROPRIATE NOTE NUMBER. ALSO CHAPTER 16.10 TABLE 20 DASH ONE 80 TO INCLUDE, UH, REFERENCES TO THE EXHIBITS FOR THE PD DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. AND LASTLY, APPENDIX A LAND USE MATRIX TO MODIFY THE HORTICULTURE SERVICES, UM, ADD RESTAURANT AND ENTERTAINMENT AND CILIARY PRIMARY. USE THE MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT ZONE CHANGES EXEMPT FROM SEQUEL REVIEW AND STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING MUNICIPAL CODE 20 MCA ZERO THREE AND ZONE CHANGE. CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WOULD THIS BEST BE CHARACTERIZED AS JUST A CLEANUP? YEP. YEP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION OF STAFF, IF NOT ALL, OFFICIALLY OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS THAT YOU CAN SEE OR HEAR OUT THERE? CHERYL? I DO NOT SEE ANY HANDS RAISED AT THIS TIME. OKAY. SINCE WE MOSTLY HAVE STAFF IN THE AUDIENCE, I DOUBT THERE'S ANYONE OUT THERE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS THAT BEING THE CASE I'LL OFFICIALLY CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DIOCESE FOR ANY FINAL DISCUSSION AND OR VOTE. MR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE ITEM. ALRIGHT. BRIAN IS RECOMMENDING A SECOND BY PETER. OKAY. VERBAL VOTE. MAYOR BENNETT. YES. VICE MAYOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER MORAN. YES. COUNCILMAN ROGERS. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. DENISE, IT'S YOUR TIME UP TO BAT? WERE THERE ARE BACK THERE, UH, FOR THE [ PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER REPORT] PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS REPORT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, UH, AS ALWAYS, I USUALLY UPDATE SOME STATISTICS FOR COVID, UH, KIND OF NICE TO SEE THE COMPARISONS. THE COUNTY HAS 49,691 CONFIRMED CASES. THAT'S UP JUST 0.3% FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY. UM, IT'S ACTUALLY UP 2,800 FROM 11 DAYS AGO. I MISSED THE TWO WEEK COUNT WITHOUT A MEETING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE IN CHINO HILLS. THE POSITIVE TESTS ARE 840 AND THAT'S UP 33 FROM 11 DAYS AGO. TOTAL TESTS IN THE COUNTY THAT CAPACITY IS REALLY INCREASING 523,843. AND THAT'S UP JUST 0.7%. THE POSITIVITY RATE IS 9.5, WHICH IS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT NEEDS TO BE 8.8% FOR US TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. SO IT'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I WAS ON A CALL THIS WEEK. THAT WAS INTERESTING. THEY SAID THE DEMAND FOR TESTING HAS REALLY GONE DOWN AND THE POSITIVE RATES HAVE REALLY GONE DOWN, WHICH THEY THEY'RE TRYING TO GET MORE TESTS TO REDUCE THE RATE. SO THAT'S INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT A LOT OF TESTS WERE HAPPENING IN THE RATES STILL GOING DOWN. I'M SORRY. THE TEST, THE TEST. I SAID THAT BACKWARDS, THE DEMAND DROPPED AND THE RATES DROPPED TO HIM. I HAPPEN TO KNOW WHAT THE CLOSEST COUNTY TESTING FACILITY IS. IF RESIDENTS DID WANT TO GO AFTER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, UM, PROBABLY THE CHINO NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY CENTER MIGHT BE ONE THERE'S ALSO MONTCLAIR. UM, AND THE CAPACITY IS REALLY EASY. SO WHEN YOU SIGN ON THE SYSTEM, IT JUST, IT TAKES YOU IN AND IT GIVES YOU CHOICES FOR THE DAY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. SO THEIR NEW SYSTEM AND THE NEW RESULTS ARE HAPPENING REALLY FAST. ALL RIGHT. VERY COOL. THANK YOU. SO IT'S REALLY GOOD. UM, IN TINO HILLS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TESTS, 14,500, OUR POSITIVITY RATE IS 5.8%. SO WE'RE REALLY IN, IN THE RIGHT, HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. UH, AGAIN, AS WAS MENTIONED, OUR DEATHS HAVE STAYED STEADY AT FOR ALMOST THE WHOLE TIME. UH, AND THE COUNTY IS 765. I THINK, UH, THE CITY MANAGER COVERED OUR UPDATES AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT, UM, MOVIES IN THE PARKING LOT. OUR NEXT MOVIE IT'LL BE THE THIRD MOVIE IN THE PARKING LOT, SEPTEMBER 26TH, RIGHT AFTER THE SHREDDING EVENT. SO SHRED IN THE MORNING AND GO TO THE MOVIE IN THE AFTERNOON. UM, IT'LL [00:50:01] BE ROCKY AS WAS MENTIONED. TICKETS ARE $10. IT'S FOR CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS AND YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE FOR THAT EVENT. UH, WE HAVE ANOTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY PLAN CONCERTS IN THE CAR, OCTOBER 10TH. WE STARTED SELLING TICKETS TODAY JUST TO CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS. UH, IT'S THE JOURNEY TRIBUTE BAND KNOWN AS DSB. AND WE KNOW THEY'RE ALWAYS VERY POPULAR AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CALLS TODAY FROM PEOPLE THAT NEEDED ASSISTANCE, GETTING THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO GET TICKETS THAT'S $25 A CAR, AND THAT EQUALS THE NUMBER OF SEATS IN YOUR CAR. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT ON OCTOBER 10TH, ALSO ON OCTOBER 10TH, WE DIDN'T QUITE GIVE AWAY ALL OF OUR ICE CREAM AT THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL FOR OUR ACTIVE ADULTS. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN, UH, ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, IT'S FOR OUR CHINO HILLS RESIDENTS THAT ARE 50 OR OLDER, AND BETWEEN ONE AND TWO, THEY CAN DRIVE AROUND BY THE MONUMENT IN THE MILITARY MONUMENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND SEE SOME SMILEY FACES AND GET SOME ICE CREAM, A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP. AGAIN, IT'S A ZOOM WEBINAR, MUCH LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND WE ARE REQUIRING REGISTRATION. SO YOU CAN JUST GO ONLINE@CHINOHILLS.ORG FORWARD SLASH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND GO THROUGH THE REGISTRATION PROCESS. YOU'LL GET ALL THE INFORMATION TO SIGN ONTO THE ZOOM MEETING. I'D LIKE TO THROW IN A QUICK MENTION RIGHT NOW, UM, WITH SENATE AND, UH, WINS PER UH, IN THE FORECAST FOR THE COMING DAYS. UH, EDISON ALWAYS HAS A CONCERN ABOUT PSPS IS WHAT THEY CALL IT AND IT'S PUBLIC SAFETY, POWER SHUT OFF. AND THAT WOULD MEAN THEY TURN OFF THE POWER AND CIRCUITS THAT ARE IN HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREAS AND THEY TAKE IT REAL SERIOUSLY AND THEY WORK TO NOT TURN OFF POWER UNNECESSARILY, BUT IT'S A PRECAUTION THAT THEY'RE TAKING. WE KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THAT. AND IF WE BECOME AWARE THAT SOME, SOME OF THE AREAS IN CHINO HILLS ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED, WE'LL WORK TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION. UM, THEIR MAPS ARE NOT PERFECT. AND SOMETIMES THEIR MAPS SAY THAT A ROUTE IS IN CHINO HILLS WHEN IT ACTUALLY ISN'T. SO, BUT IF, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN MORE TO GO TO SC.COM AND LOOK, LOOK IT UP SO YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS AND BE PREPARED. WE'LL BE COVERING THAT AT THE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 27TH. I'M SORRY. 17 LOTS OF SEPTEMBER ACTIVITIES. YEAH. THE SECOND QUESTION PERTAINING TO THAT TOPIC, IF IT DOES GET SHUT OFF, THERE'S NO REALLY DEFINITE TIME, RIGHT? YOU COULD, IT COULD BE A DAY. IT COULD BE TWO DAYS. ABSOLUTELY. YOU ARE CORRECT. RIGHT. IT'S RELATED TO THE FIRE HAZARD THAT THEY'RE, THAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING WITH CONDITIONS IN THAT PARTICULAR CITY IN THAT PARTICULAR ZONE. SO THEN IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN AND ELECTRICITY WAS TO BE SHUT OFF, DO WE HAVE ANY COOLING CENTERS THAT WE COULD GO TO THAT, UH, POSSIBLY HAVE A GENERATOR? WE, WE CONSIDER OPENING COOLING CENTERS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. AND I THINK THAT, UH, PSPS WOULD BE VERY LIKELY A REASON THAT WE WOULD OPEN A COOLING CENTER. AND OF COURSE WE CAN FLEX AND ADJUST DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT, UH, COME AND USE THAT FACILITY. WELL, MY CONCERNS ARE THE ELECTRICITY SHUT OFF, SAY MOST OF THE COLEEN CENTERS. DO WE HAVE ANY WITH THE GENERATOR? UH, I, I BELIEVE THAT WE MAY HAVE ONE, BUT I, I WOULD NEED TO GET MORE INFORMATION ON THAT FOR YOU IF YOUR GROUP, I APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY. AND IN THAT SAME VEIN, SOMETHING THAT, UH, IT WAS A STAGGERING STATISTIC THAT IT'S ONE OF THESE LARGE FIRES THAT OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT SO MANY GOING ON, BUT MOST OF THE DEATHS THAT WERE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE FIRE HAD TO DO WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD THEIR ELECTRICITY AND MAYBE THIS WAS SOME OF THE HURRICANE EVENTS, BUT WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR OR THEIR ELECTRICITY, THEY'RE GOING ON GENERATOR, NOT KEEPING THEM PROPERLY VENTILATED. AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE DYING FROM A CARBON MONOXIDE. SO PEOPLE SHOULD BE WELL AWARE IF THEY'RE GOING TO USE A GENERATOR FOR ANY REASON OR ANY PERIOD OF TIME, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WELL VENTILATED. OTHERWISE IT COULD BE TRAGIC. WE DO HAVE, THAT'S ONE OF THE TOPICS WE'LL BE COVERING ON SEPTEMBER 17TH. SO WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE HANDOUT MATERIALS. SO IF WE HAVE A RESIDENT THAT HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT GENERATORS, UM, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO CALL US HERE AT CITY HALL AND WE CAN ANSWER, ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. UM, AND IN ADDITION, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GET, YOU KNOW, THE POWER PACKS THAT YOU CAN GET TO CHARGE YOUR PHONES. SO MOST OF THE INFORMATION WE GET NOW IS ON OUR PHONES. SO TAKE STEPS NOW TO KEEP, UH, SOME SORT OF CHARGER CHARGED SO THAT YOU COULD USE IT IF YOU'LL LOSE POWER. AND IF YOU HAVE A PHONE JACK IN YOUR HOUSE MAINTAIN AN OLD PHONE THAT PLUGS INTO THE PHONE, JACK THAT ISN'T POWERED BY ELECTRICITY NECESSARILY. AND APPARENTLY THAT CAN HELP YOU OUT WITH MAKING PHONE CALLS IF YOUR PHONE GOES DEAD TOO. SO I KNOW WE ALWAYS KEEP ONE IN THE DOWNSTAIRS CLOSET. SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK IT DOES DEPEND ON HOW YOU GET YOUR PHONE SERVICE NOW, BECAUSE HONESTLY PHONE SERVICE IS NO LONGER THAT, THAT, UM, THAT WON'T WORK FOR FIRE HOSE. SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S, UM, IT WORKS FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL. WELL, MAIN THING IS COME ON THE 17TH AND LEARN ALL OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE. PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. WE KEEP DRIVING THIS HOME ALL THE TIME. YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL [00:55:01] ARE YOUR OWN FIRST LEVEL OF DEFENSE. WHENEVER WE HAVE ANY KIND OF NATURAL DISASTERS OR POWER OR OUTAGES OR ANYTHING THAT GOES ON, YOU GOTTA TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND KEEP CARE, TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY AROUND, YOU KNOW, YOUR NEIGHBORS. BUT IF YOU DON'T HELP YOURSELF, A LOT OF TIMES HERE YOU'RE LEFT WITH SOME BAD SITUATIONS. SO, YEAH, AND WE DID HEAR GOOD STORIES THIS WEEKEND OF PEOPLE HELPING THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO GOOD POINT, ALRIGHT, WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO MORE BLOOD DRIVES BECAUSE, UH, THE BLOOD COMMUNITY LIVESTREAM HAS LOST SOME OF THE LOCATIONS THAT THEY HAVE. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER BLOOD DRIVE COMING UP NEXT WEEK ON THE 16TH. AND IF YOU RECALL PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO DONATE BLOOD, IF THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE DONATION, THEY CAN BE TESTED TO SEE IF THEY HAVE, UM, COVID-19, UM, ANTIBODIES. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF SEPTEMBER AND THAT'S SEPTEMBER 30TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE CENSUS. UH, WE, THE BOUNDARIES ARE DRAWN FOR OUR REPRESENTATION AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, UH, FROM THE CENSUS. AND ALSO A LOT OF FEDERAL MONEY IS HANDED OUT BASED ON THE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION THAT THEY COLLECT. SO CHINO HILLS HAS BEEN DOING GREAT WE'RE AT JUST ABOUT 80%. UM, SO THERE COULD BE CENSUS PEOPLE KNOCKING ON DOORS AND THINGS, LOOKING FOR YOU TO FILL OUT JUST NINE QUESTIONS. THAT'S ALL, IT IS NINE QUESTIONS. ONE PERSON IN THE HOUSEHOLD HAS TO DO IT. AND IF YOU NEED HELP FINDING OUT HOW TO DO THAT, JUST CALL CITY HALL AND WON'T YOU RIGHT, DENISE REALLY QUICK ON THE CENSUS. SO I THINK, UM, A COUPLE OF PEOPLE, THEY GET CONFUSED THINKING THAT IF THEY'RE NOT A HOMEOWNER OR THEY JUST MOVED HERE, I MEAN, REALLY WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO IS WHERE WERE YOU ON APRIL, WHATEVER. AND SO IF YOU'RE PHYSICALLY LIVING IN CHINO HILLS, YOU NEED TO TAKE THE CENSUS REGARDLESS OF IF YOU OWN OR RENT. RIGHT? EXACTLY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. OUR SAFETY [ SAFETY UPDATES - Police and Fire] UPDATES, UH, CAPTAIN WALKER, SINCE I SEE YOU BACK THERE, COME ON UP AND THEN CHERYL, LET ME KNOW WHO FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS HERE. IS IT THE CHIEF OR NATHAN COOK? DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF. OKAY, GREAT. HOW ARE YOU, KEVIN WALKER? WELL, SIR. YOURSELF. GREAT, GREAT, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. UM, I JUST WANT TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ABOUT PROPOSITION 20, KEEP CALIFORNIA SAFE INITIATIVE. UM, THAT IS, UM, UP FOR, UM, VOTING COMING UP SOON. UM, PROPOSITION 20 AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS COUNCIL MA'AM, UH, MEETINGS IS JUST TO CORRECT THE FLAWS WITHIN PROPOSITIONS 47 AND 57. UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WANTS TO CORRECT IS TO IDENTIFY SERIAL THEFT. IF SOMEONE HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE THIRD TIME, UM, SHOPLIFTING THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A FELONY, AS OPPOSED TO CURRENTLY MISDEMEANOR, UM, PRO VIOLATIONS, IT WOULD REQUIRE THE PAROLE BOARD TO CONSIDER INMATES ENTIRE HISTORY WHEN DECIDING PAROLE, IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE MANDATORY HEARING WHEN THEY VIOLATE PAROLE FOR THE THIRD TIME, UM, PROPOSITION 20 WOULD ALSO EXPAND THE LIST OF VIOLENT CRIMES. UM, IT WOULD ALSO GIVE VICTIMS REASONABLE NOTICE OF WHEN THE INMATE IS TO BE RELEASED, UM, ALLOWING THE VICTIM A RIGHT TO SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PAROLE BOARD, BUT ALSO ASSIST WITH THE DNA COLLECTION. UM, IF CONVICTED CRIMES INVOLVED WOULD BE SHOPLIFTING, GRAND THEFT RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. UM, IF CONVICTED FOR ANY OF THOSE THAT WOULD ALLOW, UH, DNA COLLECTION, UM, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS BEFORE VOTING, PLEASE GO TO KEEP CAL SAFE.ORG. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY STATEMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR. APPRECIATE IT. YOU'RE WELCOME, PLEASE. THANK YOUR STAFF FOR EVERYTHING THEY CONTINUE TO DO. WE APPRECIATE IT. HOW CAPTAIN I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT PRESENTATION AGAIN. AND I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO EVER GET TOO MUCH OF THIS LEADING UP TO THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THERE'S GOING TO BE RANDOM PEOPLE THAT LISTEN TO A MEETING THAT HAVEN'T HEARD THIS BEFORE. SO YOU CAN SAY THIS AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. AND, UM, I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT RAY WAS AT THAT MEETING TO THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. UM, YOUR VICE PRESIDENT, RIGHT? I'M SORRY. ARE YOU VICE PRESIDENT OF INLAND NUMBER THERE WHEN THEY'RE PART OF YOUR SUITE? SO THAT DIVISION, UM, WE MADE A, A RESOLUTION, A FORM OF RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT PROP 20, WHICH WAS, I WAS GLAD WE'RE ALSO MOVING THAT FORWARD TO A SAFETY COMMITTEE. WE HAVE A MEETING COMING UP THE END OF SEPTEMBER, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED AT THAT TIME ALSO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. OKAY. YOU'VE GOT OUR BACK AND WE WANT TO HAVE YOUR BACK AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. FIRE DISTRICT. THERE WAS AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE. OH, I'M SORRY. QUESTIONS FOR THE CAPTAIN OR CAPTAIN BEFORE WAS SO SORRY. OH, CAPTAIN. OH, CAPTAIN. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. WE'RE ALSO AT THE MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO OPPOSE SB SEVEN 31 AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE CERTIFICATION FOR PEACE OFFICER. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? OR IS THERE ANYTHING YOU COULD SAY, AND I KNOW I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE, BUT THE STATE WANTS TO PUT A CERTIFICATION ON POLICE OFFICERS LIKE A REALTOR THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY HOURS OF TRAINING AND YOU GOTTA BE CERTIFIED [01:00:01] EVERY TWO, THREE YEARS, UH, LEAGUE OF CITIES HAS TAKEN A POSITION TO OPPOSE ON THAT AND AN SP SEVEN 76. UH, THAT BILL IS THAT IF SOMEBODY WANTED INFORMATION ON A POLICE OFFICER, THAT ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS REQUEST IT, NOT A, NOT A LEGAL MATTER, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, IF I WANT INFORMATION ON YOU, I COME TO THE STATION AND WANT INFORMATION. IF THAT PASSES, THERE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT. WE'RE OPPOSING THAT ALSO. SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP ON THAT, ON THAT, THANK YOU FOR THOSE AS WELL. UM, AND SUPPORTING, OR BEING AN OPPOSITION TO THOSE. UM, THE POLICE OFFICER BILL OF RIGHTS, UM, IS QUITE CLEAR ON WHAT INFORMATION CAN BE PROVIDED AT THIS TIME ON, ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. UM, WHAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED CAN BE REQUESTED AND IT'LL BE GIVEN, UM, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S CONFIDENTIAL NATURE WITH, YOU KNOW, HOME RESIDENCES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. UM, AND ON THE MANDATE FOR, UM, UH, ON TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFERS AND RECERTIFICATION, UM, AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS AS WELL, WE GO THROUGH ALMOST, I BELIEVE A SIX MONTH ACADEMY, UM, IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO, UM, SUCCESSFULLY PASS EACH LEARNING DOMAIN IN ORDER TO BECOME, UM, A CREDENTIAL TO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. UM, AND I, IF MEMORY SERVES ME, CORRECT, A PART OF THAT IS ALSO, UM, IF YOU WERE TO GET IN TROUBLE, UM, THEN THAT FALLS INTO THAT AS WELL TO WHERE YOU'D HAVE TO BE RECERTIFIED SIMILAR TO THAT OF A REAL ESTATE AGENT. SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. AND I THINK TO TOUCH ON WHAT RAY JUST TOUCHED ON PETER AND I WITH LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LAST WEEK MET WITH OUR LOBBYISTS AND ESSENTIALLY A LOT OF BAD BILLS DIED IN THE LEGISLATURE. SO HOPEFULLY SOME OF THOSE BILLS WERE AMONG THE ONES THAT NEVER MADE IT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. AND I WOULD JUST SUGGEST, UM, TO OUR RESIDENTS TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON, ON WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE VOTING FOR. UM, DON'T JUST TAKE WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE COMMERCIALS. UM, THEY CAN BE VERY DECEPTIVE, UM, TAKE YOUR TIME, INVESTIGATE IT, LOOK INTO IT, FIND THE WEBSITES THAT GIVE THE INFORMATION, UM, REACH OUT TO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOUR NEIGHBORS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR WHOEVER THOSE, UM, PROPOSITIONS AND BILLS WOULD, UH, UM, BE EFFECTING AND, AND GET A DIFFERENT, UH, INPUT, DIFFERENT SIDES. AND CAPTAIN, IF RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY HAVE QUESTIONS OR ABOUT PROP 20, AND DON'T WANT TO NAVIGATE A WEBSITE AND JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO A PERSON, CAN THEY CONTACT YOU AT THE, THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN. THEY CAN CALL THE, UH, THE SHERIFF'S STATION OR I'M SORRY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE. AND WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OH, THAT'S NOT A QUESTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. AND I'M ALSO WITH THE COOLING PLACES. IF, UM, POWER IS DOWN, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A BACKUP BECAUSE WE HAVE A GENERATOR. WE'LL USE THE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM. THANK YOU, KEVIN. APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT. EXCUSE ME, MARY. I'LL JUST ADD IN CASE, UH, THE AUDIENCE COULDN'T HEAR THAT NUMBER TO REACH OUT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS (909) 364-2000. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WONDERFUL. ALL RIGHT. NOW, CHERYL, FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE DEPUTY FIRE, CHIEF NATHAN COOK OUT OF LIGHT. NATHAN, HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT? WONDERFUL MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME OKAY. YES, WE CAN. WONDERFUL. SO SPEAKING OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH, AND IT WAS JUST SPOKEN TO EARLIER AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE, WE ARE IN A RED RED FLAG WARNING, UM, THIS EVENING A WALNUT. SO TOMORROW DUE TO THE LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TEMPERATURE, AS WELL AS THE WINDS. AND SO THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A PLAN TO BE READY, SET AND GO WHEN ASKED BY AUTHORITIES. UM, AS YOU MENTIONED EARLIER, MAYOR, UH, REAR ANOTHER UNPRECEDENTED TIME WITH THE WILDFIRES THAT ARE BURNING ACROSS OUR STATE. WE HAVE 15, OUR DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL DEPLOYED, UH, TO SOME VARIOUS FIRES UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW WITH THAT SAID, UH, THE ENTIRE FIRE DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS. UH, WE HAVE STAFFED UP AN EXTRA BRUSHED ENGINE, AS WELL AS A WATER TENDER, UH, TO BE ON THE ALERT FOR THESE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. SHOULD WE GET ANY TYPE OF START EITHER IN THE CANYON AND THE CHINO HILLS AREA OR ANYWHERE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THAT MATTER? AND SO WE'RE, UH, STAND UP THE READY AND OPER OPERATIONAL READINESS AND READY TO RESPOND ACCORDINGLY ARE FULLY STAFFED AND HAVE EXTRA STAFFING ON, UH, DURING THESE RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AND THEN LASTLY, WE JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, OUR NINE 11 CEREMONY THAT WILL BE COMING UP WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR. AND IT WILL BE STARTING AT 6:40 AM. AND ANY OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WISH TO ATTEND VIRTUALLY CAN DO SO BY FOLLOWING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ON INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, OR FACEBOOK WITH THAT SAID, THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND, UH, HONORED TO BE A PART OF THE MEETING THIS EVENING. OKAY. JUST WANT TO RE REITERATE THAT NUMBER NINE, NINE 11 CEREMONY WILL BE AT 6:45 AM AND [01:05:01] CHECK ON THE FIRE DISTRICTS, A WEBSITE, AND THEN GET THE ZOOM CALL INFORMATION. CORRECT. AND WE'LL HAVE IT, UH, ADVERTISE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS WELL. INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS. YEAH, I KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TRY TO MAKE THAT EVENT. IT'S ALWAYS VERY SOLEMN AND VERY, VERY RESPECTFUL. SO WE WILL MISS BEING THERE IN PERSON, BUT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU. ALL [ COUNCIL REPORTS Vice Mayor Johsz West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees Council Member Marquez League of California Cities Inland Empire Division Latino Caucus Board of Directors San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Transit Committee San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Metro Valley Committee Southern California Association of Governments Legislative/Communications and Membership Committee Transportation Authority Transit Committee Regional Council Southern California Regional Rail Authority Board (Metrolink) Council Member Moran Chino Valley Unified School District Board Omnitrans Board Council Member Rogers Chino Basin Desalter Authority Board Tres Hermanos Joint Powers Authority Water Facilities Authority Board] RIGHT. COUNCIL REPORTS, VICE MAYOR. JOE'S WEST VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR REALLY CAN'T ADD MUCH MORE THAN WHAT BRIAN GAVE TO US EARLIER. JUST ABOUT THE MOSQUITOES NOW THAT BITE DURING THE DAYTIME THAT ARE, THAT ARE HERE IN CHINO HILLS. UH, SO, AND TAKE EVERY ADVANTAGE. YOU CAN TAKE EVERY OPPORTUNITY YOU CAN TO TRY TO REMOVE ANY STANDING WATER AT YOUR HOUSE. BUT OTHER THAN THAT REALLY WASN'T MUCH AT THE LEARN LAST A BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER MARQUEZ FIRST, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, INLAND EMPIRE DIVISION, AND THEN LA LATINO CAUCUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. FIRST OF ALL, UM, UM, OF CITIES, WE HAD AN INLAND DIVISION, UH, QUARTERLY MEETING. WE TALKED ABOUT PENDING LITIGATION AND ALREADY TALKED ABOUT SB SEVEN 31 IN SB SEVEN 76, BUT WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WAS THERE THAT WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT PROP 20. AND I WANT TO THANK CYNTHIA FOR BEING THERE AND EXPRESSING YOUR FEELINGS ON THAT. TRULY APPRECIATE IT. AND WE DID MAKE SOME CHANGES BECAUSE OF THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT THERE AS WELL, TOO, FOR BACKING ME ON THAT. SO, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING, A SAFETY COMMITTEE, AND THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT WE HAD. SO THERE WILL BE A NEW ONE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 29TH AT 1:00 PM. THE CAUCUS. WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JOHN ARIE GO, HE'S BEEN THERE FOR OVER 30 YEARS. HE'S STEPPING DOWN AND WE JUST PUT AN RFP OUT FOR A CONSULTANT TO REPLACE HIM. SO THAT'S A, LIKE I SAID, HE'S ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, FIRST THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS, UM, WE DID A CONSOLIDATION STUDY WITH, UH, REGARDING OMNI TRANS SPC TA WOULD BE TAKING THAT OVER OUR STUDY BASICALLY STATED THAT IT'S NOT A GOOD THING FOR US. AND THEN WE HAVE A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH OMNI TRANS AARON. SO WE AS A BOARD, DECIDED NOT TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INPUTS, CYNTHIA, APPRECIATE THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO APPROVED AN MOU BETWEEN SPC TA AND ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR UNDERGROUNDING, A TUNNEL FROM RANCH, COOKHAM UNDER METROLINK STATION TO ONTARIO AIRPORT. SO WE'LL BE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT THREE YEARS FROM START TO FINISH, AND THEN ALSO WITH AN UPDATE ON EXPRESS WEST. AND THAT'S THE HIGH SPEED RAIL FROM RANCHO CUCAMONGA TO VEGAS. UM, WE'RE ANTICIPATING STARTING THIS PROJECT ON THE FOURTH QUARTER 2021, AND TO BE FINISHED AT THE END OF 2023. AND THAT'S MY REPORT, RIGHT? QUICK QUESTION ON THE TUNNEL FROM THE RANCHO METRO LINK STATION TO THE AIRPORT. THAT'S THE ELON MUSK COMPANY, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. YEP. THANK YOU. AND IT'S A FRACTION OF THE COST OF ANY ONE 10TH, THE COST. YEAH, IT'S AMAZING. ALRIGHT. SO A SCAG SCALE, OR DID WE MISS THE OTHER, NOT ONLY DO I DO HAVE SOME, SOME STUFF HERE ON SCAG, FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE A LEGISLATIVE MEETING AND BASICALLY WE WENT OVER, HERE'S 12 PROPOSITIONS THAT WERE QUALIFIED AND WE AS GAY DID NOT SUPPORT ANY OF THEM, THIS SORT OF NEUTRAL, BUT THERE'S 12 OF THEM. SO LIKE I BELIEVE CYNTHIA AND BRIAN STATED EARLIER, WE NEED TO STAY. THE PROP IS PROPOSITION IN PROP 20 IS ONE OF THEM. SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT. THEN I WANT TO GO TO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE ART, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES STRATEGY. UM, WE FINALLY APPROVED S SOQUEL AND THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE RESIDENTIAL UNITS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA OR WITHIN OUR REGION, AND ACTUALLY TO FINALIZE OUR RENA NUMBERS. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S 37, 21. I'M NOT MISTAKEN. UM, IT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. OUR REGION REGIONAL, UM, HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 3,700 UNITS. AND THAT DID GET CUT DOWN BY OVER 500 THROUGH NEGOTIATION. INITIALLY AT THE BEGINNING, WE WERE ANTICIPATING RIGHT AROUND A THOUSAND. SO THIS DIDN'T REALLY WORK OUT FOR OUR BEST INTEREST, BUT JUST, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER, WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD THE UNITS DEVELOP, WE'LL HAVE TO. SO WE JUST GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT THE ZONING IS THERE. AND I KNOW OUR DIRECTOR IS GOING TO BE WORKING REAL HARD ON THAT, BUT AN [01:10:01] EXAMPLE IS A HIDDEN OAKS. UM, THAT INITIALLY STARTED OFF TO BE WELL OVER A HUNDRED UNITS. AND JUST BASED ON THE TRAIN, IT GOT DROPPED DOWN TO 50 AND MY UNDERSTANDING THEY'RE NOT EVEN MOVING FORWARD. SO THAT'S THE, THE ISSUE OF THE PROPERTIES THAT WE DO HAVE ARE GOING TO BE IN AREAS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE NOT DIFFICULT TO BUILD, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE. SO EVEN THOUGH WE'RE OBLIGATED TO, TO MOVE FORWARD FOR THE NEXT CYCLE OF 37 21, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. HOW MANY UNITS DID CHINO GET? RIGHT. I THINK IT'S ABOUT SIX OVER 6,000. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN RIGHT. TWICE, IT'S A MAP. IS THAT CORRECT? CITY MANAGER. SURE. THAT'S MY REPORT. ANYTHING ELSE? I'M GOOD. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER OF MORAN. HOW ABOUT CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT? UM, NOTHING REALLY SIGNIFICANT TO REPORT. I DID WANT TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THE USDA HAS TEMPORARILY APPROVED, UM, FREE MEALS FOR CHILDREN 18 YEARS AND UNDER THERE'S NO QUALIFYING IS 18 OR UNDER AN, A STUDENT IN OUR DISTRICT. SO, UM, THERE'S FREE MEAL GRAB AND GO MEALS AVAILABLE DAILY CURBSIDE PICKUP, UM, FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 PM. AND THE TWO LOCATIONS IN CHINO HILLS ARE TOWNSEND AND KENYON HILLS JUNIOR HIGH. SO, UM, YOU BASICALLY THE GRAB AND GO MEALS. SO I JUST WANT TO LET THAT THAT'S, THAT'S AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY. AND, UM, AS YOU MAY KNOW, AUGUST 31ST WAS KIND OF LIKE THE DATE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO REVIEW THE DISTANCE LEARNING AND COVID AND IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE RETURNING AND SAFE TO SAY THAT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. SO STAY TUNED. AND I JUST REMEMBER WANTING TO REMIND RESIDENTS THAT WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR PARENTS, BUT WE'RE NOT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND OUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT EXTEND OVER WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE SCHOOL. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK, BUT, UM, YOU REALLY NEED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL BOARD AND WE DO FEEL FOR EVERYONE THAT'S GOING THROUGH THIS AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT OMNI TRANS? SOMETHING HAPPENED TODAY? DID THIS. DAVE WAS VERY EVENTFUL. SO RIGHT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL, WE, UH, TODAY OMNI RIDE LAUNCHED OUR ON DEMAND TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY, UM, AS OF TWO 30, WE HAD HAD EIGHT WRITERS USE THE APP. SO, UM, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS YOU NEED TO GET THE MOBILE APP ON YOUR PHONE@OMNITRACS.ORG. IT'S LIKE UBER, IT'S LIKE LYFT, IT'S ON DEMAND. AND, UM, I'M GOING TO TRY IT. IT'S GOING TO BE EXCITING. AND YOU'RE GOING, I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU TRY PUBLIC TRANSIT, BRIAN. AND, UM, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO, IF IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, IF YOU, UH, YOU BOOK A RIDE, THEN YOU GET ANOTHER RIDE FREE. IT'S A PROMOTION THEY'RE DOING, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR, ESPECIALLY KIDS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT NOT YET DRIVING, YOU KNOW, THIS COULD REALLY TAKE OFF IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH KIDS NEEDING TO GET AROUND AND THEIR PARENTS NOT HOME TO TAKE THEM SOMEPLACE. THE TIMING MIGHT BE REALLY GOOD FOR IT. SO, UM, I REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GIVE IT A TRY. AND IT'S A, IT'S A NICE COACH BRAND NEW THEY'RE BRAND NEW VEHICLES, UH, PETER AND, UM, ART WHERE THERE TODAY. AND, UM, WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING. SO, UM, BRIAN, QUICK QUESTION. WELL, FIRST I LOVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO HOW DARE YOU, BUT I GUESS WHAT PRECAUTION, YOU KNOW, MY, I, YOU KNOW, IN OUR WATER BILL, WE GOT A NEW FLYER SAYING THAT THE SERVICE WAS COMING. WHAT ARE THE PRECAUTIONS ARE? WHAT PRECAUTIONS ARE THEY TAKING REGARDING? COVID-19 ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE THEM IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IF YOU VISIT THE WEBSITE, I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE THEY ARE, MY GUT REACTION WAS JUST COOL. I'M REALLY GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. THERE'S VERY STRICT GUIDELINES OR SANITIZER THERE. SPACING MASKS ARE REQUIRED. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S CONTACTLESS PAYMENT. YOU PAY WITH THE APP ON YOUR PHONE AND IT'S SCAN. SO IT'S CONTACTLESS. SO, UM, AND THE VANS ARE NOT AT FULL CAPACITY. SO IF SOMEONE IS CONSIDERING, UM, USING THIS AND THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, THEY LIST ALL OF THE PRECAUTIONS ON THE WEBSITE. THANKS. THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. RIGHT. AND THANK YOU, SIR. UM, REAL FAST TOO. THERE'S AREAS OF CHINO HILLS AT A, WE HAD OMNI TRANS AS AN EXAMPLE, MY DISTRICT, THEY DIDN'T GO INTO CARPET CANYON AND WE HAVE A MOBILE HOME PARK CALLED WESTERN HILLS. AND THEY WILL GO INTO THAT PARK NOW. SO A LOT OF SENIORS ARE GOING TO BE, HOPEFULLY WE'LL START USING THIS BECAUSE AS YOU GET OLDER, I'M GETTING THERE. SO I WON'T BE DRIVING PRETTY SOON CAUSE I'M A CRAZY DRIVER, BUT PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO AGREE WITH YOU. NO IT'S CAUSE FIVE WOMEN NEVER GET TICKETS. WELL, WHAT I'M STATING IS THAT WE'LL HAVE A SERVICE FOR SENIORS AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL THING AND HOPEFULLY THEY USE IT. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO MAYBE OMNI TRANS, MAYBE GO TO THE MOBILE HOME PARKS OR WHATEVER, COMMUNICATE WITH THEM TO SHOW THEM HOW TO DO THE APPS AND GET IT ON THE PHONE. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. AND IT'S HALF PRICE FOR SENIORS ALSO BECAUSE SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, IT'S LIKE $4. [01:15:01] NORMALLY IT'S $2. I BELIEVE THAT'D BETTER. AND THEN ALSO TOO, IF YOU GO FROM THE RIGHT OMNI RIDE AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO GO TO SOME OTHER PART OF THE SYSTEM IS A TRANSFER. THERE'S NO TRANSFER CHARGE. YEAH. IT REALLY IS A GOOD THING. AND TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY. AND AT TWO 30 THIS AFTERNOON, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE, AND HAD A RUBBING, CUTTING, IF YOU WILL, THEY HAD ALREADY GOTTEN EIGHT WRITERS TODAY. SO THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD DEAL FOR THE FIRST DAY. SO, UM, I'M, I'M IMPRESSED. AND THE VAN, WE W IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THESE, UH, A SMALL RV. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S REALLY WELL LAID OUT AND I THINK IT'LL BE GREAT REAL FAST NOW, QUICK QUESTION FOR CYNTHIA, WHO ARE WE? THE ONLY CITY THAT'S DOING THIS OR ARE THERE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE NO, WE'RE THE ONLY CITY IN THE INLAND EMPIRE IN THE SERVICE DISTRICT. SO I'M OKAY. CHINO ALSO, CAUSE THE CHINO MAYOR WAS THERE AS WELL TODAY. SO YEAH, IT GOES, YEAH, IT GOES OVER THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK IT ORIGINALLY A COUPLE LIKE THE DEPOT. YEAH. YEAH. THEY'RE NOT GOING VERY GOOD JUST FOR THE TRAILBLAZERS. YEAH. AND I HAVE A FEELING THIS WILL TAKE OFF. SO WE COULD SAY THAT WE WERE THE FIRST AND THEY'VE REALLY CUT DOWN OUR SERVICE OVER THE YEARS. SO THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE A NEW LAUNCH. SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL REALLY BE A GOOD THING. IT'LL BE BASICALLY UBER FOR SENIORS AND IT'S A LOT SAFER. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. NO OTHER REPORTS FOR YOU, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ROGERS. HOW ABOUT CHINO BASIN? THESE OFFER YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. ART. YES. CHINO, THE SALTER AUTHORITY OR CDA. WE, UH, WE FIND OURSELVES SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY THESE DAYS ON THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR CHINO. THERE'S TWO DEFAULTERS. UM, AND ONE OF THEM IS IN THE AREA AND CHINO TO, TO SALTER, WE SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY, $360,000 ON THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THAT WE'VE SPENT ON REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES FOR BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES TO, TO HELP WITH THE DE SALTING OF THE BRACKISH WATER THAT'S BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND, UH, APPROVED CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION AWARD FOR A CDA. WELL, TWO DASH 12. AND, UM, I WANT TO KNOW THAT LAST LITTLE THING. WE AMENDED A CONTRACT ON THE SOUTH ARCHIBALD PROJECT. SO IT'S JUST, WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND CHECKING THINGS OFF THE LIST AS WE WORK ON IMPROVING THE CDA FACILITIES AND ADDING MORE PIPELINES AND WELLS TO PULL WATER OUT OF THE GROUND. SO THAT WAS IT. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT TRES HERMANAS? JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. OKAY. RAY AND I AS USUAL, WHAT TAG TEAM ON THIS, BUT I DO HAVE OUR AGENDA IN FRONT OF ME. LET'S TRACE ROMANOS, UH, ONCE WE FORMED AND, UH, PUT THINGS IN PLACE, IT REALLY IS A MEETING THAT GOES PRETTY QUICKLY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT TO REALLY TALK ABOUT. AND WE WERE KIND OF BOUND TO SOME DEGREE, WHICH WERE NOT AS MUCH ANYMORE BECAUSE THERE WAS STILL A LOT OF POTENTIAL LAWSUIT IN PLACE. AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE CAUTIOUS AS TO SOME OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IS NO LONGER IN PLACE. SO ALL AS FAR AS WE KNOW, ALL LEGAL ISSUES ARE PAST US. BUT WITH THAT SAID, WE, UH, THE MEETING WE HAD FAIRLY RECENTLY, WE ADOPTED A STATEMENT OF, UH, INVESTMENT POLICY FOR 2021 FISCAL YEAR. UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LITTLE MEMBER OF THE LITTLE, A WATER BODY WATER, AND THERE'S A DAM THERE AND THE ARNOLD RESERVOIR THERE'S REPAIRS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT KEEPS UP ITS INTEGRITY, THE SQUIRRELS ARE BURROWING IN IT. THAT'S THE BAD PART OF THE PROBLEM. THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM RIGHT THERE. SO WE TALKED ABOUT REMEDIATION EFFORTS AND JUST, UH, WE TALKED ABOUT THE RESIDENTS, THERE'S THE ONE RESIDENTS ON THE PROPERTY AND JUST KIND OF KICKED AROUND A FEW SECURITY ITEMS RELATING TO THAT. BUT IT WAS RELATIVELY QUICK MEETING RAY BACKFILL ON ANYTHING. YEAH, JUST REAL QUICK. UM, WE ARE TRYING TO GET, UH, THREE PARTNERS TO ACTUALLY TOTAL THREE CITIES. EACH CITY HAS COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONS, AND WE'D LIKE TO DO A TOUR FOR EACH ONE OF THE CITIES OR ALL THE COMMISSIONS. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD ON. SO HOPEFULLY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT A TOUR FOR ALL OUR COMMISSIONERS UP YET IN EACH ONE OF THE CITIES. CAN I ASK MARK A QUESTION ABOUT THIS MARK? I THINK WE HAD A MEETING IN EARLY AUGUST WITH THE COUNCIL. I BELIEVE SOME LEGAL ACTION WAS RESOLVED SUBSEQUENT TO THAT. I DON'T KNOW. THERE WAS SOME ARTICLES IN THE PAPER ABOUT THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS OUT THERE. IS IT, ARE WE AT LIBERTY OR ARE YOU AT LIBERTY TO MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE, UH, THING OF REAL WATER, UH, LAWSUIT? CERTAINLY THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER AND POWER, UH, DISMISSED THEIR, UH, BROWN ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST THE, UH, THE THREE CITIES AND [01:20:01] THE, UM, UH, INDUSTRY CHINO HILLS AND, AND, UM, DIAMOND BAR AS WELL AS THE JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY. UH, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE IN LINE AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT WAS, UH, OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. YEAH. YEAH. I, I WAS PRETTY SURE IT HADN'T HAPPENED. WE HADN'T HAD A MEETING SINCE IT HAPPENED, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THAT TO GET OUT THERE. AND AS A RESULT OF THAT DROPPING IT NOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A RENEWED INTEREST WITHIN THE PRESS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTIGATION GOING ON ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE GOING ON, UH, WHICH MAY COME TO LIGHT IN, IN, IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. UH, WELL, UH, BACK, UH, AND THIS HAPPENED, UH, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AT THIS POINT IN TIME WHEN THEY, THE CITY OF INDUSTRY, UM, I'LL SAY CUT TIES WITH, UM, WILLIAM BARQUETTE AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER AND POWER. UH, AND THERE WAS $20 MILLION TO BUY THE CITY OF INDUSTRY ON THIS SOLAR PROJECT AND THE CITY OF INDUSTRY. I'M JUST SAYING IT'S A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD. UM, WANTED TO SEE THE DOCUMENTATION ABOUT WHAT THE $20 MILLION WAS FOR. UH, SUBSEQUENTLY LAWSUITS WERE FILED, UM, BY BOTH SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER AND POWER AND INDUSTRY, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, UH, OVER THESE ISSUES AND, UM, THE CITY OF UNDERSEA, STILL LOOKING FOR PAPERWORK ABOUT WHERE THE $21 MILLION WENT AND POTENTIALLY WANTS TO GET ITS $20 MILLION BACK AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER AND POWER, AS I UNDERSTAND, HAS BEEN REFUSING TO PROVIDE THAT DOCUMENTATION AND SAFE TO SAY, WE DON'T HAVE A DOG IN THAT PARTICULAR FIGHT. SO JUST A MATTER OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. WE ARE NOT A PARTY TO THAT LITIGATION. UM, SO THAT IS A MATTER OF FINANCIAL MATTER BETWEEN THE CITY OF INDUSTRY AND SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATER AND POWER. YEAH. BUT THE, BUT THE IMPORTANT THING WAS THE THEM DROPPING THE LAWSUIT, WHICH NAMED ALL THREE CITY COUNCILS AS IN VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT, WHICH WAS PROVED TO BE UNTRUE AND THEY DROPPED THAT CASE. CORRECT. UH, THAT'S CORRECT. WE'D HAD A NUMBER OF THE CAUSES OF ACTION DISMISSED AND UH, AND THEN THEY, THEY DISMISSED, UH, THE ONE REMAINING CAUSE OF ACTION THEY HAD. OKAY. I JUST THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, BECAUSE IT DID HAPPEN SUBSEQUENT TO OUR LAST MINUTE. UH, OKAY. PETER, HOW ABOUT WATER FACILITIES? AUTHORITY BOARD. OKAY. YES. UH, WFA, WATER FACILITIES, AUTHORITY, FIVE MEMBERS. I'LL JUST REMIND YOU CHINO CHINO HILLS, MONTEVISTA WATER, ONTARIO, AND UPLAND. AND W WE MEET, UH, ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS TO PAINT UPON HOW MUCH ACTION IS GOING ON THIS PICTURE MEETING, IT WAS TO APPROVE ANOTHER LARGE PROJECT, UH, FOR THE THERE'S AN ACTUAL WATER FACILITY IN UPLAND, UH, THAT WE OWN AS A JOINT MEMBER. AND THAT, UH, THAT FACILITY HAS, HAS BEEN AROUND QUITE A WHILE AND THE OCCASIONAL, IT NEEDS SOME UPDATING AND WE APPROVED A MORE THAN $1.3 MILLION PROJECT FOR SEDIMENTATION BASIN, CONVEYOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT IS WHAT WE CALLED IT. SO IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS AN ONGOING MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THAT FACILITY GOING. AND JUST A REMINDER, THAT'S STATE WATER. SO THE WATER IS COMING FROM THE AQUEDUCT AND THAT'S A PART OF OUR SOURCE. ONE OF OUR SOURCES OF WATER IS WFA, AGAIN, BEING A MEMBER AGENCY. SO STATE WATER IS PURIFIED AND PUT INTO THE PIPELINE AND SHIPPED TO US. SO THAT'S IT FOR WFA. ALL RIGHT. [ COUNCIL COMMENTS] COUNCIL COMMENTS, CYNTHIA, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? SURE. UM, HEY BEN, I KNOW THAT WE DON'T, UM, WE DON'T ACTUALLY DO THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. LIKE IT'S NOT OUR EVENT IT'S NATIONWIDE AND IT WAS GOING TO GET PUSHED TO OCTOBER. HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THAT ORGANIZATION IF IT'S GONNA HAPPEN? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN AN OFFICIAL CHANGE TO A NEW DAY, BUT STAFF IS LOOKING AT AN ALTERNATIVE, UH, UH, WAY TO PROMOTE THE, THE CAUSE OF NATIONAL NIGHT OWL. SO I THOUGHT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT HAD MOVED IT TO AN OCTOBER DATE. I BELIEVE THEY, THEY, THEY DID, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO AT THE TRADITIONAL EVENT. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR AN ALTERNATIVE. OKAY. AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY WERE GOING TO OFFER ANY ALTERNATIVE SINCE THEY KNOW THAT ACROSS THE NATION. THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY DO. AND IF THEY WERE GOING TO OFFER US ANY IDEAS. SO I HAVE PEOPLE KIND OF ASKING, IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU ASKED, BECAUSE I WAS TALKING WITH OUR, UH, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR WHO, WHO, UH, FOCUSES ON THIS EVENT TODAY. AND WE WERE COMING UP WITH, WITH IDEAS AND HE SAID THAT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT GROUP DOES HAVE, UH, SUGGESTIONS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T PICKED A PATH FOR, FOR ANYONE. OKAY. UM, I KNOW THAT [01:25:01] WE HAVE, UH, SOME RESIDENTS THIS LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THAT WERE WITHOUT POWER AND FEEL VERY BAD FOR THEM, BUT I WANT TO REMIND OUR RESIDENTS THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREPARED BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. SO LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE THE EDISON WEBSITE. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GET THESE ALERTS, YOU KNOW, GO TO YOUR ZONE AND JUST BE PREPARED, UM, IT WAS NOT OPTIMAL TO SAY THE LEAST THAT WE HAD RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. SO, UM, THANKS EVERYONE FOR THEIR PATIENCE. AND, BUT, UM, JUST, JUST BE PREPARED IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT WERE TO HAPPEN. AN EXAMPLE IS WE HAD AN ELDERLY PERSON THAT HAS ELIMINATED TRONIC CHAIR THAT BRINGS THEM DOWN THE STAIRS. SO THE WIFE HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO GET IT CHARGED OR THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I WAS GONNA MENTION, I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF IT, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ROLLING OUT A PROGRAM NOW WHERE YOU CREATE A PROFILE OF YOUR, YOUR NEEDS OF YOUR FAMILY. UM, AND YOU REGISTER IT WITH THEM. SO WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, THEY KNOW THE EXPECTATIONS OF EVERY, OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW THINGS. SO IT'S PRETTY COOL. I HAVEN'T DONE IT YET, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CHECK OUT CHINO VALLEY FIRES, YOU KNOW, WEBSITE AS WELL FOR THAT. AND IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE THE CITI APP ON YOUR PHONE, PLEASE GET IT ON YOUR PHONE. AND WHAT WE SAY ALL THE TIME, SIGN UP FOR EMAIL TO FIGHT. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET JUNK MAIL FROM THE CITY. YOU PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT YOU WANT. IF YOU ONLY WANNA KNOW WHEN THE CANYONS CLOSED, OR IF YOU ONLY WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE ROAD WORK DONE, THEN YOU CLICK THAT AND IT'S NOT A NUISANCE BY ANY MEANS. AND IT KEEPS YOU CONNECTED TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE ALL NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. AND THEN THE ONLY LAST THING I HAVE IS THAT WE'RE COMING ACROSS THAT TIME WHERE IT'S CAMPAIGN SEASON. AND AS I DRIVE THROUGH OTHER CITIES THAT ARE ALREADY LITTERED WITH CAMPAIGNS, AND THEN I DRIVE INTO SHANGRI LA WHERE WE HAVE NO SIGNS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE SO STRICT ON OUR SIGN GUIDELINES, BUT I JUST WANT TO LET RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THAT'S GREAT THAT YOU WANT TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT CANDIDATES, BUT OFFICIALLY IN CHINO HILLS, YOU CAN NOT PUT UP A SIGN UNTIL FIVE DAYS, BUT NO, SEPTEMBER, SEPTEMBER 19TH. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE SIGNS FROM PEOPLE THAT THEY'RE SUPPORTING IT ALL DIFFERENT LEAD LEVELS, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL, THEY MEAN WELL, BUT THEY THINK BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE IT THAT THEY CAN START PUTTING IT OUT. SO KINDLY KEEP IT IN YOUR GARAGE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19TH. AND YOU DON'T SAY ANYTHING, BRIAN, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. RAY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO NEXT? SURE. THANK YOU, SIR. UM, THIS PAST WEEKEND, YOU KNOW, SIMPLY JUST SAID THIS THERE'S SOME RESIDENTS THAT HAD THEIR ELECTRICITY SHUT OFF FOR AT LEAST TWO DAYS. YOU KNOW, MY CONCERNS ARE THE ELDERLY. UM, IT'S NICE TO KNOW. OKAY. YEAH. LUCKILY I HAVE A HOTSPOT, SO MY ELECTRICITY WAS OFF THIS WEEKEND, BUT I HAD A LITTLE HOTSPOT THAT I COULD USE TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT EDISON OR ON MY PHONE. BUT WHEN IT'S TWO DAYS, MY CONCERNS ARE, THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO GET INFORMATION. YEAH. MY CONCERNS ARE ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE COOLING CENTERS, BUT THEY'RE SORT OF LIMITED AS FAR AS THE TIME, IS THAT CORRECT? CITY MANAGER? THAT'S CORRECT. SO I KNOW THE OTHER DAY IT WAS OVER A HUNDRED DEGREES AND I'M GOING TO SAY LIKE AT NINE O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. SO IF THE CHRISTIE HAD BEEN OFF FOR LIKE TWO DAYS, UM, CAN WE LOOK AT THAT TO MAYBE COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF AN ALTERNATE PLAN OR, OR, OR BASICALLY FIND OUT WHO THESE PEOPLE ARE THAT ARE ELDERLY THAT MIGHT NEED HELP. AND MAYBE THAT APP THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT COULD, COULD HELP THEM. SO WE NEED TO GET THAT INFORMATION TO THE OLDER POPULATION. SO WE'LL GET IT FOR YOU REAL SOON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO YOU CAN BEING CONCERNED ABOUT ME. I AM, I AM. AND SO IF WE COULD DO SOMETHING, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. UM, THE CHINO HILLS STATE PARK I HEARD THAT'S CLOSED. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. AND I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW IN THE CITY THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE CITY OR A LARGE PORTION OF THE CITY IS IN A WILDFIRE OVERLAY. SO EVERYBODY NEEDS TO REALLY BE PREPARED IF WE DO GET A FIRE STATE PARK OR SURROUNDING AREAS LIKE CHRISTIE COULD BE OFF FOR A LONG TIME. AND I JUST WANT US TO BE REALLY READY AND BE PREPARED, HAVE EXTRA WATER, HAVE FLASHLIGHTS. I HAVE A CHARGER YOU TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, SO WE JUST NEED, REALLY NEED TO BE READY FOR THAT. AND HOPEFULLY WITH THIS ZOOM MEETING COMING UP ON EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, THAT WILL HELP US. AND THEN ALSO, I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUTS REAL FAST, JOANNE LABARDO WITH THE ARENA. I WANT TO SAY YOU PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT, A LOT OF WORK, AND IT DID HELP US. IT PROBABLY THE NUMBER OF MIGHT'VE BEEN 8,000 UNITS. SO I MEAN, IT ISN'T THE BEST AND I KNOW WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT NUMBER DOWN EVEN SOME MORE. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR, FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUTUBE PEN. SO THANK YOU. AND THEN ALSO KRISTA, I WANT TO THANK YOU. WE HAD OUR FIRST FINANCIAL AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING, AND YOU WERE SUCH A PROFESSIONAL PERSON [01:30:01] AND ALL THIS LITERATURE FOR US TO REVIEW. AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORT AND ALSO BRIAN TOO, FOR BEING THERE. AND THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, PETER. HOW ABOUT YOU? THANK YOU. JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT DENISE SAID. THE CENSUS IS COMING TO AN END AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, ALL OF OUR NUMBERS ARE COUNTED PROPERLY. SO, UH, IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR DENISE TALK EARLIER, WE TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE'S A DEADLINE APPROACHING AND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, AND TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH FILLING OUT YOUR CENSUS, IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY, IT'S ONLY ONCE EVERY 10 YEARS AND IT WAS NINE QUESTIONS. SO IT JUST TAKES A FEW MINUTES. UH, JUST A REAL QUICK QUESTION, MARK. I'LL ASK YOU PRIVATELY, BUT I FORGOT EARLIER SINCE THE CITY OF CHINO HILLS HAS A BALLOT MEASURE ON THE BALLOT. ARE WE ALLOWED TO PUBLICLY TALK ABOUT THAT MEASURE M FROM THE, FROM THE DIOCESE? NO. OKAY. SO I RETRACT EVERYTHING I JUST SAID. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUST I JUST CLARIFICATION. IN FACT, UM, THERE WERE A COUPLE STATEMENTS MADE TONIGHT. I WAS GOING TO, UM, BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING, THEY WERE SORT OF INNOCUOUS, BUT THEY WERE LONG LINE OF CAMPAIGNING. I GENERALLY START MAKING A STATEMENT THIS TIME OF YEAR, RIGHT TO ME. UM, SO I'LL, UH, STARTING THE NEXT MEETING. I'LL START MAKING THAT STATEMENT BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENTS. OKAY. I'M GLAD I GAVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THAT ASKING ONE OF THOSE QUESTIONS. UM, DANIEL, IF THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO CAN YOU OR, OR MARK PROVIDE AN ORAL REPORT ON THE STATE OF OUR WATER. AND, UH, A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN TOWN HAVE QUESTIONED THE DRINKABILITY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR WATER. SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC, NOT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT FROM ACTUAL PEOPLE THAT RUN THE WATER DEPARTMENT, UH, WHAT OUR NUMBERS ARE LIKE AND HOW WE FALL AND, UH, ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE REGION AND WHY SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS MAY BE THAT WAY, THE TCP, THAT SORT OF THING. UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BRIAN. ALL RIGHT. UH, FIRST JUST WANTED TO THANK CITY STAFF CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR THEIR EFFORTS ON COMBATING PEOPLE, UH, CUTTING DOWN CITY ON PROPERTY. IT SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE GOT A REPORT FROM THE DA'S OFFICE THAT THEY WERE MOVING FORWARD WITH A CASE WHEN WHATEVER THE CASE IS, THE CASE IS GOING TO BE. BUT JUST, JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY'S AWARE PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTY IS PROPERTY OWNED BY THE PUBLIC. SO THINK BEFORE YOU START CUTTING DOWN TREES THAT ARE OWNED BY THE CITY, UM, AND THEN JUST TO TOUCH ON THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WITH, UH, POWER OUTAGES AND WHATNOT. LET'S UH, AND CHINO HILLS. WE KNOW THAT WE LIVE IN A DRY PLACE. LET'S TRY NOT TO USE PYROTECHNICS AT OUR GENDER REVEAL PARTIES CAUSE WE'VE SEEN, WE'VE SEEN IT TURNS OUT NOT TO BE GOOD FOR ANYBODY INVOLVED AND JUST TO TOUCH ON OUR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP, COMING UP A NICE KIND OF RULE OF THUMB. I REMEMBER AT SOME TRAINING WAS THAT THE FIRST 72 WERE ON YOU. SO THOSE FIRST 72 HOURS ARE ON YOU, WHETHER IT COMES DOWN TO GENERATORS OR BATTERY POWER OR WATER, AND, UM, MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU DO HAVE A MEDICAL ISSUE, MAKE SURE TO REACH OUT TO ADDISON SO THAT THEY COULD PUT YOU ON THEIR LIST. I THINK THEY TRY TO MINIMIZE POWER OUTAGES AS BEST THEY CAN, BUT WHO KNOWS IN THIS PSP WORLD OR WHATEVER WE'RE IN. YEP. HEY BRIAN, JUST REAL FAST TOO, BEING A FIREMAN FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, UM, I HAD THE NOT PRIVILEGED, BUT I'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN THE STATE ON BIG FIRES. AND JUST REMEMBER, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE A CELL PHONE, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT ACTUALLY GETS BURNT DOWN TO CELL TOWERS. SO JUST, JUST BE READY FOR EVERYTHING CAUSE STUFF LIKE THAT DOES HAPPEN. AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE PREPARED, SAM, THANK YOU, BRIAN. I LOVE YOUR COMMENT. THE FIRST 72 ARE ON YOU. THAT THAT SAYS IT ALL. I REITERATE THE POINTS WE'VE MADE SEVERAL TIMES. YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF FIRST, AND IF YOU DON'T TAKE, MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE, UM, THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN, UM, IT'S YOU JUST HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. UH, I REALLY HAVE NO COMMENTS, NOT YOU'VE, YOU'VE ALL, UH, OUTLINED VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT. AND, UH, YEAH, WE ARE FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVE A STAFF AND WE HAVE, UH, POLICE AND FIRE THAT TAKE CARE OF US AS BEST THEY CAN. SO WE NEED TO DO OUR PART. AND WHEN WE, WHEN WE DO OUR PART, THEN IT WILL MINIMIZE, UH, TRAGIC EVENTS, UH, THIS EVENING, UH, OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WE'VE HAD ACTUALLY FOUR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE PASSED AND I'M GOING TO, UH, UH, ADJOURN THIS EVENING, UH, [01:35:01] AS FOLLOWS, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN A MEMORY OF ELIZABETH ZANE YALA JEW, WHO PASSED AWAY ON JULY 18TH OF 2020. SHE WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT AND ENJOYED A LONG CAREER AS A LOCAL REALTOR FOR FIRST TEAM S AND S SHE LOVED PEOPLE AND SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE. SHE JOINED HER HUSBAND, STEVE AND EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PLAY PICKLE BALL IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. STEVE IS AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE USA PICKLEBALL ASSOCIATION AND STEVE AND ELIZABETH PUT ON DEMONSTRATIONS AND CHINO HILLS, DIAMOND BAR AND CLAREMONT. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO STEVE AND HIS FAMILY FOR, FOR THEIR LOSS LIKED ALSO ADJOURN, A MEMORY OF MICHAEL NEPTUNE, AUGUST 9TH OR 11TH, 2020. HE WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT WHO PASSED AWAY AT AGE 77. HE MOVED TO CHINO VALLEY IN 1975. MANY OF US KNOW JANE HIS WIFE OF 50 YEARS, WHO HAS DEDICATED VOLUNTEER FOR THE FRIENDS OF THE JAMES S THALMANN CHINO HILLS BRANCH LIBRARY. SHE WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES, MANAGING BOOK DONATIONS, THE BOOKSTORE, AND THE BOOK SALES. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO JANE, THEIR FAMILY OR THEIR CHILDREN, JIM AND MICHELLE AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. NEXT [ ADJOURN IN MEMORIAM : Adjourn in memory of Chino Hills residents, Elisabeth Zalai, who passed away on July 18, 2020, Michael Neptune who passed away on August 11, 2020, and Vicki Finklestein and Edward Johnson who passed away on August 30, 2020.] WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF VICKY FINKELSTEIN. VICKY PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 30TH. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HOWARD MOVED TO CHINO HILLS IN 1983, BEFORE CINDY HOOD. SHE STARTED EXECUTIVE BUSINESS SERVICE IN 1987 AND JOINED THE CHINO VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. SHE BECAME A CHAMBER AMBASSADOR AND LATER SERVED AS A BASADUR CHAIR. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE KIWANIS CLUB OF CHINO HILLS FROM 2004 TO 2012. SHE SERVED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER FROM 2012 TO 2016. VICKY LOVED THE CHAMBER AND ALL THE PEOPLE WITH WHOM SHE BECAME ACQUAINTED. SHE VOLUNTEERED FOR EVERY EVENT AND WAS A VERY HARD WORKER. SHE WAS PERCEIVED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, HOWARD. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO OUR FAMILY AND MANY FRIENDS IN THE CHINO VALLEY. AND FINALLY NOT, UH, NOT LEAST ADJOURN AND THE MEMORY OF EDWARD JOHNSON. HE WAS A LONG TIME RESIDENT WHO PASSED AWAY AT AGE 62 ON AUGUST 30TH. WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO HIS WIFE, JODI, AND THEIR SONS, DEREK, AND BRANDON. AND WITH THAT, I WILL ADJOURN TONIGHT'S EVENING IN THEIR HONOR. * 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.