>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 06:30 PM.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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I WILL SAY THE PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE.WE ALL RISE AND ON YOUR MARK, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> PRESENT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS ANYTHING MR. RUSSI THAT WE'RE AWARE OF?
>> NOTHING THAT IS COMING AND NOTHING THAT WE HAVE.
[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]
>> THEN WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
DO WE HAVE SOMEONE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PULL AT ANY ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED,.
>> [OVERLAPPING] NONE RECEIVED.
>> I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONTENT CALENDAR.
>> THAT'S RICK CROSBY. WHO WILL SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
>> THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
>> I'M ABSTAINING FROM ITEM NUMBER D BECAUSE I HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS.
BUT I COULD VOTE ON THE REST OF THE AGENDA?
>> WE WILL MOVE TO A PUBLIC CARRYING. IS THAT CORRECT?
[6. PUBLIC HEARING]
>> BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON THAT ITEM AS NOTED ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS HAS A CONFLICT ON THIS ITEM AND WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THE VOTES, SO WE'LL BE REMOVING HIM FROM THE ROOM TEMPORARILY.
>> OKAY. BYE-BYE. I HAVE TO LET A DOG AND MY ROOM.
>> DOES A DOG HAVE A CONFLICT?
>> THE DOG HAS A CONFLICT OBVIOUSLY. [LAUGHTER]
>> MY CAT IS ABOUT READY TO START HER.
>> DON'T LET THEM SEE EACH OTHER. [LAUGHTER].
>> YES. COULD YOU REMOVE MUIR PLEASE?
>> COME UP MUIR, COME ON AND GOING UP ON THE BED.
>> OKAY. THE DOG IS IN THE ROOM.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MISS BOWCOCK .
>> SORRY I DIDN'T GET YOU, COULD YOU TRY THAT [INAUDIBLE].
>> AT LEAST MUTE IT. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE RELOCATION OF THE HOUSE ON WHITE ITEM THAT WAS BROUGHT TO COUNSEL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, AND I ASKED TO BE GIVEN SOME ADDITIONAL TIME TO SEE IF THE HOUSE COULD BE MOVED RATHER THAN DEMOLISHED.
CANDICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT, LINDA WILKINSON, AND THEY HAVE COME UP WITH A APPROACH THAT WILL ENABLE FOR THAT HOUSE TO BE MOVED.
SO, WITH THAT I WILL TURN OVER TO CANDICE TO GIVE YOU THE PARTICULAR. CANDICE.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT, LIKE BOB HAD SAID, LINDA LOCKHART WILSON, REQUESTING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TO RELOCATE THE HOME AND BUNGALOW LOCATED AT 2109 WHITE AVENUE, TO HER PROPERTY AT 2321 FIRST STREET.
THE HOUSE THAT 2109 WHITE AVENUE WAS BUILT IN 1912 ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WHITE AVENUE AND FIRST STREET, THE HOME IS ABOUT 1500 SQUARE FEET WITH A DETACHED GARAGE AND A DETACHED 559 SQUARE FOOT BUNGALOW.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN THE OLD TOWN OF SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AND OZONE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A DEVELOPER AT THE 2109 WHITE AVENUE SITE FOR A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT, AND AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO SAVE OR RELOCATE THE OLDER HOME THERE, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL LAST OCTOBER THAT THE HOME COULD BE DEMOLISHED AND SALVAGED AS IT WAS DETERMINED TO NOT REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC BUILDING WORTHY OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, THE CURRENT APPLICANT FOR THIS APPLICATION, LINDA LOCKHART WILKINSON, SPOKE AND EXPRESSED HER INTEREST IN MOVING THE HOME TO HER PROPERTY AT 2321 FIRST STREET.
THE DEVELOPER AGREED TO NOT DEMOLISH THE HOUSE FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS TO GIVE MISS WILKINSON TIME TO RESEARCH THE POSSIBILITY OF RELOCATION.
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SINCE THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT TO RELOCATE THE HOME AND BUNGALOW TO HER PROPERTY ON FIRST STREET.THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO OBTAINED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY, A CONTRACT WITH THE BUILDING MOVERS, AND HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEVELOPER TO BE SURE EVERYTHING REMAINS ON SCHEDULE.
THE APPLICANT CURRENTLY OWNS FIVE OLDER HISTORIC HOMES IN THE CITY AND ENJOYS RESTORING THEM AND KEEPING THE ORIGINAL CHARACTER OF THE STRUCTURES.
MISS WILKINSON HAS A DREAM TO CREATE WHAT SHE LIKES TO CALL LAWRENCE BERG HERITAGE SQUARE ON HER 14,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE HISTORIC HOME AT 2321 FIRST STREET, THE KERNEL HEAP HOUSE, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1885.
THE RECENTLY APPROVED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT ON HER PROPERTY, AND THE TWO RELOCATED STRUCTURES.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST TO RELOCATE THE HOME AND BUNGALOW, THE APPLICANT HOPES TO MOVE THIS STRUCTURES BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.
IF THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE RELOCATION, THE HOME MUST BE PREPARED TO MEET ALL NECESSARY BUILDING CODE AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS, OBTAIN ALL PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT, AND COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE ZONING STANDARDS.
PROVISIONS WILL BE MADE THAT ANY STRUCTURE OR PORTION OF ANY STRUCTURE THAT IS DISTURBED WILL BE BROUGHT TO CONFORMANCE WITH CURRENT BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, ZONING, AND OTHER APPLICABLE CODES OF THE CITY.
NO STRUCTURE OR PORTION OF ANY STRUCTURE WHICH IS RELOCATED WILL CAUSE ANY HARM TO BE DETRIMENTAL TO PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE DISTRICT WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1,000 FEET.
STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE RELOCATION OF THE HOME AND BUNGALOW LOCATED AT 2109 WHITE AVENUE TO 2321 FIRST STREET AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 21-07.
I'M AVAILABLE FROM STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
MICHAEL GADI, WHO'S REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT WILL BEYOND THE LINE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
GR SHOULD BE CALLING HIM RIGHT NOW, SO HE SHOULD POSSIBLY BE ON THE LINE SOON.
>> MR. GADI IS ON THE LINE AND AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
>> OKAY. THAT CONCLUDES [BACKGROUND]
>> HI EVERYBODY. THIS IS MICHAEL GADI I'M ALIVE SINCE GENERAL CONTACT FOR OVER 35-YEARS.
THE FIRST FIFTEEN OF THOSE YEARS IN THE CITY OF [INAUDIBLE].
I HAD BEEN HIRED TO HANDLE THE RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AT 2321 FIRST STREET, AND ALSO OVERSEE THE RELOCATION OF THE TWO STRUCTURE THAT 2109 WHITE AVENUE.
ON JANUARY 11TH, WHEN LINDA WILKINSON RECEIVED THE SIGN PURCHASE CONTRACT GIVING HER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND BUNGALOW AND AUTHORIZED HER TO ACCEPT THE PROPERTY, WE STARTED THE PROCESS.
OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS WE HAVE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, THE HOUSE AND BUNGALOW ARE READY TO UNFOLD FROM THE FOUNDATION, REACT HOUSE AND BUILDING MOVER WHO BOUGHT THE BOOK WITH A DEMO AND RELOCATION OF THE HOUSE WAS HIRED, EACH PLAN FOR THE HOUSE TO BE MOVED IN THREE SECTIONS.
THE FIRST SECTION IS THE TOP 10 FEET OF THE ROOF, WHICH THE HOUSE, WHICH IS NECESSARY TO CLEAR POWER LINES ON FIRST STREET.
ERIC BREATH HAS MADE THE CUT ON THE ROOF ALREADY.
THE NEXT SECTION OF THE HOUSE MOVE IS AN EIGHT BY 20 SERVICE BATCH.
IT WAS ACTUALLY IN ADDITION YEARS AGO, IT WILL BE DETACHED FROM THE HOUSE SO IT WILL BE MOVED SEPARATELY DOWN FIRST STREET.
THE THIRD SECTION OF THE HOUSE IS THE MAIN BODY OF THE HOUSE WHICH WILL BE RELOCATED IN ONE PIECE.
THE BUNGALOW WILL BE MOVED IN ONE PIECE.
HOUSE MOVER HAVE CUT FIVE SMALL OPENINGS UNDER THE BASE OF THE OUT WHERE THE STEEL BEAMS WILL BE FLOODED IN UNDER THE HOUSE, TO BE RAISED WITH HYDRAULIC JACKS.
THE HOUSE MOVER HAS ANOTHER DAY TO FINISH THE DEMOLITION AND PUT IN THE PORCH OF THE HOUSE.
SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS INCLUDE PLACING THE STEEL BEAMS UNDER THE HOUSE, REINFORCEMENT OF THE ROOF AND PREPARATION FOR THE CRANE TO LIFT THE ROOF UP THE HOUSE.
[INAUDIBLE] AT THE SITE ON FIRST STREET WHERE THE HOUSES ARE BEING RELOCATED TO, THE LAW HAS BEEN CLEARED OF TREES AND STORAGE SHED, THE NEW STORYLINE THERE IN FOR THE HOUSES TO BE ADDED.
NEW FOUNDATION PLAN FOR THE HOUSE AND BUNGALOW HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE CITY.
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LINDA HAS ACCEPTED A BID FOR NEW FOUNDATION, AND THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ENTRENCHED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.WE ANTICIPATE HAVING THE FOUNDATION PLANS PROVED ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS WE'RE READY TO START THE PROCESS.
THE FOUNDATIONS ARE BUILT UP ABOVE GROUND THAT [INAUDIBLE] HOME.
I HAVE BEEN IN CONTINUOUS COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, VIDEO INSPECTOR, THE INSPECTOR SUPERVISOR, AND CANDID, WITH YOUR APPROVAL TONIGHT, WEATHER PERMITTING AND NO UNFORESEEN GLITCHES.
WE ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE WHITE AVENUE HOUSE AND BUNGALOW TO MAKE A 3-4 HOUR TRIP DOWN FIRST AVENUE, FIRST WEEK AROUND THE END OF FEBRUARY.
IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS AND I DID THAT OKAY, [LAUGHTER] YOU CAN ASK THEM NOW.
THANK YOU, MR. GADI, I APPRECIATE THAT INFORMATION.
ANYBODY FROM COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR STAFF OR MR. GADI.
>> MY ONLY QUESTION IS GIVEN IN OBVIOUSLY THE SIZE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING MOVED, DO WE HAVE STREET CLOSURES THAT NEED TO HAPPEN OR HOW IS THAT GOING TO DO IT? IS IT A THREE OR FOUR-HOUR BLOCK OF STREET CLOSURES?
>> THREE SECTIONS, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID?
>> OKAY. THE HOUSE IS BEING MOVED AT MIDNIGHT, WE JUST FOUND THAT OUT TODAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE PULLED OFF THE FOUNDATION RIGHT ONTO FIRST STREET.
THE STREET WILL BE BLOCKED UP, WET PAIR ON WHITE INFERRED BY THE DAIRY.
THAT WON'T BE BLOCKED UP, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO GO STRAIGHT DOWN TO F STREET.
IT WILL MAKE A RIGHT-TURN RIGHT AT THE PROPERTY AND THEN BE PUT ONTO THE PROPERTY OFF OF F STREET BY THE ALLEY.
THE ALLEY WILL PROBABLY BE BLOCKED OFF AND THE WHITE AVENUE WILL BE BLOCKED OFF.
I THINK WE'RE GOING INTO IT THAT MIDNIGHT.
MIDNIGHT TILL FOUR IN THE MORNING.
>> GIVEN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE AT NIGHT, WILL THERE BE LIGHTS THAT WILL BE USED? I DON'T KNOW IF AT ALL.
>> YEAH, I'VE HIRED RIGHT AWAY.
RIGHT AWAY IS A TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPANY IN THE CITY OF SANDYMOUTH.
I'VE USED THEM FOR YEARS HERE IN CLAREMONT.
THEY'LL HANDLE LIGHTING, THEY'LL HANDLE THE STREET SIGNS, POSTING OF THE STREET BLOCKAGE, THEY DO THE WHOLE PLAN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS WILL APPROVE THAT PLAN, SAY OKAY, YOU CAN DO THIS, NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
THEN ONCE THAT PLAN'S SUBMITTED, PUBLIC WORKS WILL GIVE US THE OKAY.
OKAY, EVERYTHING'S FINE, YOU GUYS CAN CONTINUE YOUR PROCESS.
THEY'RE A GREAT COMPANY THEY HANDLE EVERYTHING.
>> I'VE SEEN THEM OUT BY FAIR PLAQUES WITH THE VACCINATION.
>> THEY HANDLE THE FARMER'S MARKET HERE IN CLAREMONT, AND THEY DO A LOT OF STAFF IN THIS AREA.
>> I'M ASSUMING, AND MAYBE I SHOULDN'T ASSUME BUT THE NEIGHBORS OR ANY RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA WILL BE A NOTICE SO THAT THEY'RE NOT CONCERNED AT MIDNIGHT WHEN A HOUSE STARTS GOING DOWN THE STREET.
>> WHEN THEY SEE A HOUSE MOVING DOWN THE STREET OUT THEIR LIVING ROOM WINDOW.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, THEY NOTIFY EVERYBODY.
IT'S SO NICE BECAUSE THEY JUST HANDLE EVERYTHING LEGALLY THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF DURING THE PROCESS.
>> I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED TODAY THAT BY TODAY IT WAS GOING TO BE DONE AT MIDNIGHT.
I WAS ASSUMING IT'D BE DONE IN THE MORNING, BUT I GUESS NOT.
>> YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK CANDICE TO ELABORATE ON THE NOTICING THAT WILL GO TO THE RESIDENCE.
>> YES. AS PART OF THE APPROVAL, IF YOU APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT THE APPLICANT NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS.
I BELIEVE IT'S WITHIN TEN DAYS.
I DID TALK TO PUBLIC WORKS RIGHT BEFORE THIS MEETING, AND ANTHONY SIARTY SAID THAT AS PART OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN, THEY WOULD REQUIRE THAT READER BOARDS WOULD BE OUT THERE A FEW DAYS BEFORE JUST TO NOTIFY PEOPLE THAT THE STREET WOULD BE CLOSED PROBABLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND FOUR A.M.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
JR, DO WE HAVE PEOPLE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? THANK YOU MS. PORKOKE, AND MR. GORDY, AND WE MIGHT BE BACK TO YOU GUYS IN A MINUTE.
>> JUST THE WAY THAT THIS WILL WORK IS IF WE DO DUE TO GET MR. GORDY BACK ON THE LINE, I WILL NEED TO CALL HIM BACK SO THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM PUBLIC COMMENTS.
JUST ONE MOMENT WHILE WE SAY GOODBYE TO MR. GORDY AND
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HELLO TO OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENTER. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.>> MR. MAYOR, I HAVE JACKSON SALINAS ON THE LINE.
>> GOOD EVENING, I JUST WANT TO SAY I A HUNDRED PERCENT SUPPORT THE MOVE, I'M ASKING ALL THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS.
>> THANK YOU. NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, SIR.
>> NOTHING WAS RECEIVED? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO COUNCIL.
COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THIS SUBJECT?
>> I'LL START HERE. I'M GLAD EVERYTHING'S WORKING OUT JUST FINE.
CANDICE, I'VE HEARD WONDERFUL THINGS YOU'RE WORKING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR DETAILED REPORT.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO MOVE AT MIDNIGHT BECAUSE I USED TO WORK ON FIRST STREET AND THE TRAFFIC ON THERE, STARTING AT SEVEN A.M WITH DELIVERIES AND BUSINESSES COMING AND GOING, IT'S A VERY BUSY STREET, SURPRISINGLY, AND SO MIDNIGHT WILL BE PERFECT.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS HAPPENING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE COMPLETION.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
>> YEAH, I'M GLAD WITH AN APPROVAL OF THE 90-DAY NOTICE, IT CAN'T BE THIS MOVING FORWARD.
IF THIS DIDN'T GO THROUGH, THEN THE OWNER COULD HAVE KEPT MOVING AND I'M GLAD THIS SAVING THE HOUSE AND MOVE TO A PROPER PLACE.
I'M HAPPY THAT WE PUT IN THAT 90-DAY ORDER, AND IT GOT COMPLETED WITHIN THAT TIME-FRAME TOO.
I WOULD GO BY THIS WEEKEND AND SAW THAT THEY HAVE THE PIECES ALREADY, THE TRUCK PIECES TO MOVE UNDER, THEY LIFT IT UP AND CARRY IT, MOVE IT DOWN.
IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE HOUSE. I SAW THAT THIS WEEKEND. THEY'RE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
>> YEAH, I JUST THANK CANDICE AND STAFF WHO ARE WORKING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
I'M GLAD THAT THIS WAS A GOOD RESULT FOR EVERYBODY.
I'M KIND OF A LITTLE BIT BUMMED THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SO LATE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE THE HOUSE MOVE.
>> YOU CAN GET UP AND GO WATCH IT.
>> I COULD BUT IT'S SO LATE. EITHER GET UP REALLY EARLY.
>> OR YOU COULD REQUIRE THAT IT BE LIVE-STREAMED.
>> NO, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD RESULT.
THAT YOU CANDICE FOR ALL YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST FIRST WANT TO THANK MS. WILKINSON FOR SAVING A PIECE OF HISTORY AND THE 90 DAY THING AS FAR AS THE EXTENSION DID WORK OUT, BUT IT'S BEEN A LOT OF HARD WORK FOR HER, MONEY SPENT, BUT SAVING A PIECE OF LEVERANCE'S HISTORY AND PUTTING ON HER PROPERTY.
I REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HER FOR SAVING A BIT OF LEVANE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK MS. PORKOKE, YOU HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL ON YOUR DEALING WITH MS. WILKINSON AND TRYING TO PUSH THIS THROUGH, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN SOME TIME YOU MADE IT JUST SEAMLESS.
I WANT TO THANK TIM KLANES AND THE INSPECTOR FOR WORKING WITH THEM ALONG WITH YOU, BUT OUR STAFF DID AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB WITH MS. WILKINSON.
I DON'T THINK ANY GLITCHES WERE HAPPENING AND I JUST THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
THIS, AGAIN, WE'RE SAVING A PIECE OF HISTORY.
IT'S SOMETHING NOW THAT MS. PORKOKE, YOU KNOW HOW TO MOVE THE HOUSE. THERE YOU GO.
[LAUGHTER] HOPEFULLY, WE DO THIS MORE AND WE HAVE PROPERTY OWNERS, THAT WANT TO PUT SOME HISTORICAL PIECES ON THEIR PROPERTY.
THANKS TO ALL. ON THAT, WE'LL CLOSE.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE NOTHING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> WE HAD TO CLOSE ON THE COMMENTS.
>> I KNOW I'VE JUST SEEN IF ANYBODY ELSE, WE ARE LIVE STREAMING THESE DAYS, BUT ANYWAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS MOVE.
>> GORDY, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? SO AGAIN, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, WE WILL GO TO A ROLL-CALL VOTE.
>> YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
>> WE NEED TO BRING BACK MR. DAVIS. [OVERLAPPING]
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>> WE'LL SAY GOODBYE TO CANDICE WE'LL BRING IN [INAUDIBLE]
>> JR PUTS ON BEHIND THE SCENES.
HE'S GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER AT IT OVER THE METAL.
>> [LAUGHTER] WE ALMOST DIDN'T BRING IT BACK, MR. DAVIS, BUT YOU'RE BACK.
[7. OTHER MATTERS]
>> THIS ITEM THAT IS BEFORE YOU AS COUNSEL WILL REMEMBER, WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET, WE PUT IT TOGETHER WITH A LOT OF UNKNOWNS GOING INTO THIS YEAR, AND WE COMMITTED TO COUNSEL THAT WE WOULD BE REPORTING BACK AS TO OUR REVENUES SO IT KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND THE REAL TAX THAT WAS IN QUESTION, REVENUE WAS SALES TAX AND WE RECENTLY HAD OUR MEETING WITH OUR SALES TAX CONSULTANT AND MARK IS GOING TO GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS AND I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THERE BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND BETTER THAN THEY WERE THEN WILL BE EXPECTED FROM THE LAST REPORT SO WITH THAT, MARK,.
>> VICE MAYOR AND MEMBERS AND CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S NICE TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU AGAIN EVER NOW, THE QUARTERLY UPDATE ON THE SALES TAX REVENUES FOR THE VERN.
FORTUNATELY, EACH TIME THAT WE NEED THAT THE NUMBERS SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AND OUR WORST-CASE FEARS OF WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH ENDEMIC AND PROJECTIONS FORTUNATELY ARE GOING ARE BETTER THAN WHAT WE HAD FIRST ANTICIPATED.
OUR OUR SALES TAX NUMBERS WERE PRETTY CLOSE TO OUR REVISED BUDGET.
JUST ABOUT $31,000 LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD PROJECTED PUT THAT IN CONTEXT, STILL ABOUT OVER A $100,000 AND LESS THAN THAT IN THE PRIOR YEAR BUT WHEN WE HAD MADE AN ADJUSTMENT DOWN DURING THE YEAR, WE ARE STILL CLOSE TO HITTING THAT.
WE WERE THINKING LAST TIME WE TALK, WE WERE GOING TO BE ABOUT $200,000 LESS SO OUR FUNDING MEMBERS CAME IN VERY, VERY STRONG SO WE DIDN'T LOSE VERY MUCH IN TERMS OF ENDING THE 19 TO 20 FISCAL YEAR.
AS WE GO TO 2021 BASED ON HAVING RECALIBRATED STARTING POINT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS AT THE ADOPTION, WE WERE ABOUT ALMOST 3.9 MILLION IN SALES TAX CAME BACK THREE MONTHS LATER AND WE'RE AT 4.2 MILLION.
NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT 4.5 MILLION.
OUR ESTIMATES NOW FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ARE GOING TO BE BASICALLY THE SAME AS WHAT WE COLLECTED LAST YEAR.
WE'RE BASICALLY SAYING THAT 2021 IS GOING TO BE FLAT COMPARED IN 1920.
I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD JUST ON THE SURFACE BUT CONSIDERING WHERE WE WERE ADDING WHERE WE WERE THINKING WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN 2021, BEING FLAT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR IS REALLY GOOD NEWS AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE'RE EXPECTING REALLY GOOD THINGS IN 21 TO 22 AND 22 TO 23.
I THINK THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO BE STRONG GOING FORWARD SO JUST TO PUT THAT IN CONTEXT A LITTLE BIT MORE.
OUR PROJECTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WHEN WE DEALT WITH THE BUDGET WAS 16 PERCENT LESS THAN WHERE WE'RE AT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, 3.0 - 3.9 AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT $4.5 MILLION.
THAT PUTS US ABOUT $650,000 AHEAD OF WHERE WE WERE.
AT THIS POINT, BASICALLY SEVEN MONTHS AGO WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET AND AS TO NO ONE'S SURPRISE, THE BIGGEST PART OF IT, THIS HAS BEEN OUR ONLINE RETAIL SALES JUST CONTINUES TO BE VERY, VERY STRONG.
THIS LAST QUARTER'S RECEIPTS WERE 30 PERCENT HIGHER THAN OUR FOUR QUARTER AVERAGE OF LAST YEAR.
WE CONTINUING TO GET STRONG AND STRONG REVENUES FROM THAT COUNTING FOR THE ONLY AREA OF OUR SECTORS THAT WE MONITOR FOR SALES TAX WENT DOWN AND CONTINUE STATE DOWN IS OUR FUEL, OIL, AND GAS IN SERVICE STATIONS AND THAT'S JUST A COMBINATION OF GAS PRICES ARE LOWER.
PEOPLE ARE DRIVING A LOT LESS, SO THAT ONE AREA IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO REBOUND BUT ALL THE OTHER SECTORS ARE ALL TRACKING RIGHT ONLINE AND THEN OF COURSE WE'VE GOT OUR ONLINE SALES ARE COMING POOL SHARE OF THAT'S REALLY STRONG.
IF WE GO BACK SEVEN MONTHS TO THE BUDGET ADOPTION,
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WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET, WE WERE PROJECTING ABOUT $1.1 MILLION SHORTFALL AND WITH THAT, WE HAD TO MAKE A LOT OF CUTS AND FREEZES TO ALL OF THE OPERATING DEPARTMENTS.AS PART OF OUR MESSAGE DURING THAT ADOPTION PROCESS, CITY MANAGER SAID THAT IF THINGS WERE BETTER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED AND WE COULD POTENTIALLY COME BACK WITH SOME POSSIBLE REINSTATEMENT TO SOME OF THE OPERATING REQUESTS AND NEEDS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS.
WITH THAT IN MIND, WE WILL BE COMING TO CITY COUNCIL IN MARCH WITH THE DETAILED MIDYEAR BUDGET UPDATE, WHICH WILL HAVE THE SPECIFICS FOR NOT ONLY SALES TAX, BUT OUR OTHER REVENUE SOURCES, EVEN LOOKING AT OUR OPERATING DEPARTMENTS AND WHERE THEY'RE TRACKING ON THEIR EXPENDITURES TO MAKE ALL OF THE DETAILED ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE CURRENT 1920 TO 2021 BUDGET BUT AS PART OF THAT, WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO BRING BACK AS PART OF THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, ARE AREAS THAT WE COULD LOOK AT BRINGING BACK SOME OF THE CUTS THAT WE PUT IN PLACE FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
SOME OF THOSE WOULD BE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CAMERAS AND SOFTWARE, AND ALSO SOME STREET AND SIDEWALK OR PAVING PROJECTS AND PUBLIC WORKS AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL MAINTENANCE, TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE OF LIGHTING, LIGHTING WITH MAINTENANCE, AND DEFINITELY SOME ADDITIONAL HELP IN THE PARKS FOR MAINTENANCE AND TREE TRIMMING.
A COUPLE OF POSITIONS OVER LOOKING TO FILL THAT HAD BEEN FROZEN, UNASSISTED PLANNER IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTS AND A PARK SUPERVISOR POSITION IN PUBLIC WORKS.
WE WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL WITH DETAILED INFORMATION AND ALSO DOLLARS ATTACHED TO ALL OF THESE REQUESTS FOR THE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME.
THE OTHER AREA I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON BRIEFLY IS THE ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE SALES TAXES TO MEASURE LV.
OBVIOUSLY AS THE REGULAR SALES TAXES INCREASING, OUR MEASURE LB IS ALSO GOING UP.
GOING BACK TO THE ADOPTION PROCESS, WE WERE ANTICIPATING ABOUT $2.7 MILLION THAT WAS REVISED ANIME FROM ABOUT 3.3 WHEN WE FIRST LD TAX WAS FIRST GOING INTO PLACE AND WE THOUGHT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN, PRE- PANDEMIC.
LAST QUARTER WE WERE ABLE TO REVISE IT UP TO ALMOST $3 MILLION AND SO WE'RE ALL HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
NOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROJECTION OF $3.3 MILLION.
WE BASICALLY HAVE COME FULL CIRCLE BACK TO WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE AT THE BEGINNING SO THIS WILL ADD APPROXIMATELY $570,000 TO WHAT OUR ORIGINAL PROJECTION WAS AND THIS WILL DEFINITELY GO ALONG WAY TO LOOK AT OUR 10-YEAR FORECAST THAT WE HAD FIRST TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF VISUAL LV, KEEPING UP WITH PERSONNEL COSTS AND SUCH, AND ALSO LOOKING AT OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS THAT THE CITY COULD BE DOING WITH THIS AND THIS EXTRA MEASURING LP.
WE WILL DEFINITELY CIRCLE BACK TO THE MEASURE LB OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THEM AND BRING BACK THAT DISCUSSION OF OUR LONG-TERM FORECASTS.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE AND WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE, AND WHAT ARE OUR POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL REVENUES ARE THAT WE COULD USE FOR THE TIER TWO, FOR THE MATERIALITY.
AGAIN, WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH ALL THE DETAILS FOR ALL OF THESE SPECIFIC REVENUE ADJUSTMENTS FOR ADOPTION, YOU NEED THE BUDGET ALONG WITH ANY POTENTIAL PROCREATION INCREASES.
AT THIS TIME, THIS IS A RECEIVE AND FILE REPORT SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPT THIS REPORT, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU. MR. ALVARADO, ANY COUNCIL HAVING QUESTIONS FOR MR. ALVARADO AND DAVID?
>> YES. GOOD TO SEE THIS EVENING MARK, AS YOU SAID YOU'VE BEEN BRINGING AS GOOD NEWS AT THESE MEETINGS SO MY QUESTION IS, CAN YOU KEEP COMING AND MEETING WITH US ON A REGULAR BASIS? BECAUSE YOU ARE MR. SUNSHINE WHEN IT COMES TO.
>> THANK YOU, SIR. YES, I CAN.
>> ANYBODY ELSE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER.
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>> YES. MARK I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, THE SALES TAX WENT UP SO MUCH, COULD YOU EXPAND ON, WHERE IT ALL COMES FROM? I HAD ASSUMED LIKE MANY THAT IT'S, THE PURCHASES WE MAKE WITHIN OUR CITY.
BUT THEN YOU TALK ABOUT ONLINE SALES, CAR SALES, COULD YOU EXPAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ON, WHERE THE SALES TAX ALL COMES FROM WHEN WE SPEND MONEY, OUT OF THE AREA?
>> WE GET ONE PERCENT JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY, WE GET ONE PERCENT OF WHATEVER THE SALE TAX IS.
IT'S DIFFERENT FOR A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR EVERY CITY, EVERY COUNTIES THAT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, USUALLY AROUND NINE 10 PERCENT.
EVERY CITY STARTS OUT WITH THE ONE PERCENT BASE.
IF A CITY HAS AN ADDITIONAL TAX LIKE WE DO NOW, THE MAJOR [INAUDIBLE] , THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL THREE QUARTER OF A PERCENT THAT WE GET NOW.
OBVIOUSLY, SALES TAX IS GOING TO BE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING TO BE TAXED, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOOD.
WE'RE ALL PAYING SALES TAX THERE.
THE COUNTY SHARE, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT NOW, AS YOU KNOW FOR A LONG TIME THERE WAS THE DEBATE ABOUT ONLINE SALES, WHETHER IT'S GOING TO BE TAXED AND IF IT'S COMING FROM OUT OF STATE, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO GET TAXED.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE TAX IN THAT AREA OF WHERE YOU LIVE.
IT WAS THE WAY FAIR DECISION THAT CAME AND WAS FINALLY SOLIDIFIED ABOUT ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF AGO NOW THAT FINALLY CONFIRM THAT FOR SALES OVER CERTAIN AMOUNT, THE SALES TAX WILL BE COMING TO THE AREA THAT THE GOODS ARE BEING PURCHASED FROM AND BECAUSE IT'S HARD FOR THE COUNTIES IN THE STATE TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
ALL THAT SALES TAX THAT'S ONLINE GOES INTO EACH COUNTY.
IT'S EASY TO TELL WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING BY COUNTY.
IT GETS PULLED IN EACH COUNTY AND THEN AT THAT POINT, EVERY CITY GETS THEIR ALLOTMENT BASED ON THEIR POPULATION SIZE AND OTHER FACTORS.
IT'S ALL SPLIT OUT EVENLY, OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGER CITIES ARE GOING TO GET MORE BECAUSE BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT'S ONLINE NOW IS BEING TAXED MOST OF THE STUFF.
THERE'S A LOT MORE MONEY THAT'S BEING FUNNELED INTO THOSE MONIES COMING INTO CALIFORNIA AND COMING INTO THE POOL, AND THEN GETTING SPLIT OUT AND SEPARATED OUT TO THE CITIES.
WHAT WE CALL THE COUNTY POOL, ALL OF THOSE MONIES ARE INCREASING VERY MUCH.
>> MARK, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IN THE NEWS AND OTHER COMPONENT AS IT RELATES TO THE ADDITIONAL THREE QUARTER SALES TAX AND THAT IS ON CAR SALES.
NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT IF A RESIDENT OF LAVERNE BUYS A CAR SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE TAXES BASED ON WHERE THEY RESIDE.
>> THAT THREE-QUARTER CENT IS NOW COLLECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN GETS DIRECTED SPECIFICALLY TO LAVERNE WHERE BEFORE WE WERE NOT GETTING ANY OF THE BENEFIT OF CAR SALES THAT WERE OCCURRING BY RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> RIGHT. IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT LIVES HERE AND GOES TO CLAREMONT AND BUYS A CAR, THAT MEASURE LB TAX IS GOING TO COME BACK TO US.
VICE-VERSA, IF THERE WAS SOMEONE IN ANOTHER CITY AND WE HAD A CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD THAT TAX WE WOULD NOT BE GETTING THAT ADDITIONAL TAX BECAUSE THEY LIVE IN ANOTHER CITY THAT DIDN'T HAVE IT.
THAT'S WHY THE MEASURE LB IS NOT GOING TO BE THE PURE THREE-QUARTER PERCENT, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A FEW OF THESE VARIABLES WHERE WE AREN'T GOING TO COLLECT IT BECAUSE OF WHERE THAT PERSON RESIDES.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IF YOU WALK INTO TARGET AND BUY SOMETHING, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU LIVE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE PAYING THAT EXTRA THREE QUARTER PERCENT BECAUSE TARGET IS CHARGING THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE HERE IN THE CITY AND THEY HAVE THAT CALCULATED INTO THEIR PROCESS WHEN THEY'RE CHARGING PEOPLE. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ALVARADO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. MR. CROSBY? WENDY LAU? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND I WILL SAY, I BOUGHT A JEEP.
I GUESS I DONATE IT TO THE CITY TO SO I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
>> YEAH YOU DID. [OVERLAPPING].
>> IT JUST SHOWS HOW STRONG OUR SALES ARE FOR THE FACT THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE STAYING CLOSE TO HOME AND THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY HERE IN LAVERNE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.
EVERYBODY'S SPENDING THEIR MONEY AT THE GROCERY STORE AT THE TARGETS,
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AT THE KOHLS, BUYING CARS, WHATEVER ELSE, BUT RESTAURANTS, NOW THAT OUR RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN, THANK GOODNESS WE CAN START SEEING SOME MORE TAX DOLLARS COMING INTO OUR CITY.I WAS DOWN THERE YESTERDAY AND I SAW PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA, JUST PEOPLE COMING TO RESTAURANTS BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SO TICKLED THEY'RE OPEN, BUT THANK YOU, MR. ALVARADO.
WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT OR COUPLE OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, JR.
>> YES, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE JACKSON SALINAS ON THE LINE.
>> I'M HERE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.
YOU EXPECT TO DOUBLE UP [INAUDIBLE] JUST GOING TO GO BACK TO NORMAL FROM COVID-19.
WE'RE GOING LIKE ALTHOUGH RESTRICTION [INAUDIBLE] LIFTED.
>> I DID NOT CATCH THE FIRST PART OF IT.
THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WOULD POSSIBLY BE DOUBLED UP?
>> I THINK HE WAS ASKING THAT THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE STAY AT HOME OR IF THIS THING WOULD INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY BECAUSE ONCE EVERYTHING'S LIFT THAT WE GO BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS.
I THINK THAT MR. SALINAS I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE WAS ASKING THEN, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> THAT'S NOT THE WORD I GOT OUT OF IT AND I WOULD SIMPLE ANSWER IS NO, I DON'T EXPECT IT TO DOUBLE.
I THINK WE ARE ENJOYING THE BENEFIT AS WERE SHARED OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEND THEIR DOLLARS ELSEWHERE SO THEY'RE DOING ONLINE PURCHASING AND THAT TYPE OF STUFF, SO WE'RE ENJOYING THAT BENEFIT.
OUR TRADITIONAL SALES TAX IS 406 WERE PROTECTED AT ABOUT 406.
IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT MARK, UNDER A NORMAL YEAR?
>> YEAH. WE WOULD PROBABLY BE PROJECTING AN INCREASE, SO MAYBE 4748.
>> YEAH. BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM WHAT WE GOT WE'RE ENJOYING A BETTER BENEFIT THAN WHAT WE HAD EXPECTED OR BUDGETED.
BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO GROW SUBSTANTIALLY.
>> PEOPLE AREN'T TRAVELING WHERE THEY WOULD SPEND MONEY IN ANOTHER PLACE, THEY'RE STAYING HOME AND SPENDING MONEY IN THEIR HOME.
>> THAT'S TRUE. RENOVATIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
>> DO WE HAVE ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, JR?
>> NO OTHER ITEMS RECEIVED FOR THIS SIR.
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNSELING OTHER COMMENTS FOR MR. ALVARADO ON THIS SUBJECT.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN, FOR BRINGING THIS INFORMATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER'S QUESTION AND YOUR EXPLANATION OF THE ONLINE TAXES.
I LEARNED SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> I DON'T THINK THAT THE ONLINE SALES ARE EVER GOING TO STOP.
I THINK WE'VE CREATED [OVERLAPPING] A NEW THING AND CAR SALES AREN'T GOING TO STOP.
THIS IS RECEIVED FILE, SO WE HAVE A CONSENSUS FROM THE, YES MR. RUSSI.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THIS ITEM, BUT JUST IT'S THE CONNECTION, IS NEXT MEETING WHEN WE'RE PLANNING TO HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] REPORT, MARK?
>> WE'LL BE HAVING THE AUDITOR COME AND GIVE COUNCIL REPORT ON THE CLOSING OF LAST YEAR'S BOOKS AND BEING AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE.
JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT AS WELL.
>> BASICALLY, THIS IS JUST RECEIVE AND FILE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ALVARADO.
>> WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS, JR.
[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
>> [INAUDIBLE] MR. MAYOR WE DO HAVE THREE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE CALLING IN TONIGHT.
>> BUT EVEN AGAIN, MR. SALINAS.
>> HELLO AGAIN, I'LL PUT THE APP, THE COUNTERS TO SUPPORT, THE [INAUDIBLE] AND RESOLUTION THAT'S BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO BRING BACK [INAUDIBLE] AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM COVID-19 BECAUSE WE NEED THOSE KIDS BACK ON THE FIELDS AGAIN PLAYING FOR PETE'S SAKE.
ALSO, WHEN CAN WE GO BACK TO INPUTS AND MEETINGS? PEOPLE IN OUR CITY WANT TO GO BACK TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETINGS IN PERSON DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.
THE COUNCIL NEED TO DECIDE ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
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>> [NOISE] MR. MAYOR, I HAVE CATHY [INAUDIBLE] ON THE LINE. GO AHEAD CATHY.
>> GOOD EVENING MS. [INAUDIBLE]
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.
THIS IS CATHY [INAUDIBLE] AND I WANT TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT WE NEED A PUBLIC VOTE ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUE REGARDING CONTRACTING WITH LA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT VERSUS KEEPING OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IN-HOUSE.
THE LA COUNTY CONTRACT PROPOSAL DELIVERS A MUCH LOWER QUALITY SERVICE LEVEL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE, FOR ALL OF THE LAVON RESIDENCE.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSES BY FAR, THE MOST USED SERVICE AT THE LAVON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
LAVON'S EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AN AVERAGE OF 4.5 CALLED FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION PER YEAR, WHICH AVERAGES ONE FIRE FROM ANY SOURCE EVERY TWO AND A HALF O THREE MONTHS, WHILE DURING THE SAME TIMEFRAME, OVER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDICS SERVICES EXPERIENCE, 2,580 CALLS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE, WHICH IS AN AVERAGE OF THE RESPOND TO EVERY THREE AND HALF HOURS OR 3.4 HOURS.
THE LAVON FIRE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE MINIMUM STAFFING PLAN, HAS NINE PARAMEDICS ON DUTY PER SHIFT.
LA COUNTY'S ONLY CONTRACTING TO HAVE THREE PARAMEDICS ON DUTY PER SHIFT.
THE DIFFERENCE IS EVEN GREATER WHEN THE LAVON FIRE DEPARTMENT PARAMEDIC WORKFORCE IS A TRADITIONAL STAFFING LEVELS OF 11 PARAMEDICS ON DUTY.
IN ADDITION, PATIENT THREE ON ESPERANZA NORTH OF LAVON WILL BE CLOSED PERMANENTLY UNDER THE COUNTY PLAN RESOLVING IN MUCH LONGER RESPONSE TIMES BY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TO NORTH OF [INAUDIBLE] TRYING TO GET INFORMATION, DISCUSSION, AND IMPACTS ON THE VITAL ISSUE AT THE PUBLIC HAS PROVEN TO BE EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT DURING THIS PANDEMIC BUBBLE.
I'VE SPOKEN TO MANY RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS THAT WEREN'T EVEN AWARE THAT COUNTY IS BEING CONSIDERED OR THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL LOADED TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP, THAT'S LEADING US TO COUNTY, AND WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT IT, THEY WERE VERY UPSET AND CONCERNED.
THE PROBLEM BEING COUNCIL MEETINGS ON ZOOM HAS RESULTED IN A LOT LESS PUBLIC INPUT THAN THIS ISSUE DESERVED.
THE MATTER CERTAINLY DESERVES MUCH MORE ROBUST PUBLIC IN-PERSON DISCUSSION DUE TO THE EXTREME FINANCIAL IMPACT AND MEDICAL SERVICES AT THIS PROPOSAL.
PLEASE PLACE YOUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH LA COUNTY FIRE ON HOLD SO WE CAN HAVE IN-PERSON PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE SERVICES.
PLEASE LET THE CITIZENS LOAD ON IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> MR. MAYOR YOU HAVE TERRY [INAUDIBLE] ON THE LINE.
>> GOOD EVENING MR. [INAUDIBLE]
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MR. [INAUDIBLE] I WISH TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR A PUBLIC VOTE ON THE ISSUE REGARDING CONTRACTING, BUT THE ONLY COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT REQUIRES SUBVERSION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE SERVICES.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD THE HIGH REGARD GROUND AND STABLE EARNED HIS HANDLED THIS BUSINESS PUBLICLY IN A VERY TRANSPORT MANNER.
HOWEVER, IN THIS INSTANCE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LESS THAN TRANSPARENT PUBLIC APPROACH TO THIS CONTRACT PROPOSAL.
THE VIDEO IS POSTED TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THE LA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY, [INAUDIBLE] CONTRACT PROPOSAL, ALONG WITH HIM, ATHENA AND ASSOCIATES REPORT AND THE REPORT GENERATED BY THE CITY STAFF REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
BUT, THE TOTAL FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE CITY'S FINANCES HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED IN CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE TERMS. THE FIRST TEN YEARS OF THE CONTRACT WOULD COST THE CITY APPROXIMATELY SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN MAINTAIN LAVON FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
BUT THE LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY $700,000 PER YEAR AND MEDICAL INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CITY FOR RESCUE AND TRANSPORTATION.
BUT INSTEAD GO TO PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE.
THE 10-YEAR LOTS OF REVENUE ON THAT ALONE, AMOUNTS TO SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS.
FOR THE TEN YEAR CONTRACT WITH LA COUNTY FIRE, THE CITY WILL SUFFER A 14 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR [NOISE] REVENUE LOSS BY CONTRACTING WITH LA COUNTY FIRE.
THE SECOND 10-YEAR CONTRACT WOULD COST THE CITY 85 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS MORE THAN MAINTAINING THE HARD ACQUIRED PARTS.
BUT THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS AND MEDICAL INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS, AND THAT'S NOT THAT LONG.
IT WOULD COST THIS CITY 107 MILLION DOLLARS OVER WHAT IT WOULD COST YOU MAINTAIN THE [INAUDIBLE] FIRE DEPARTMENT AT STATION THREE WOULD NEVER BE OPERATIONAL AGAIN,
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RESULTING IN MUCH LONGER RESPONSE TIME BY FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE TO NORTH LAVON.THE LA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT CONTRACT PROPOSAL IS GROSSLY OVERPRICED AND DELIVERED THEM MUCH LESS QUALITY SERVICE LEVEL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONSE FOR ALL [INAUDIBLE] RESIDENTS.
WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THIS ISSUE WITH A LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THIS NATION NEEDS MUCH MORE PUBLIC IN-PERSON DISCUSSION DUE TO THE EXTREME FINANCIAL IMPACT IN THIS PROPOSAL.
PLEASE DISCONTINUE FURTHER NEGOTIATION WITH LA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT UNTIL WE CAN HAVE IN-PERSON PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON THE FINANCIAL IMPACT AND REJECTION OF OTHER CITY SERVICES THAT WILL RESULT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU MR. [INAUDIBLE] ANYBODY ELSE?
>> SIR, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OTHER REQUESTS TO SPEAK.
>> OKAY, WAVELENGTH 15 SECONDS, AND THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD.
>> [BACKGROUND] WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
WE MOVED TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE MEETING AND THE REPORTS.WHO WOULD LIKE TO START TONIGHT? COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY?
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO, I'M PLEASED THAT THE RESTAURANT ABOUT TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND.
THE RESTAURANT ALL LA VERNE DOWNTOWN AND THROUGH THE FOOT HILL CORRIDOR, BACK OPEN AND REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND THE OWNERS DOING A GREAT JOB AND OPENING BACKUP AND THE CITY FOR CLOSING BACK DOWN THE STRESS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT OUTDOOR DINING PER THE ORDERS, WHICH THE ORDERS WERE A LITTLE BIT MORE RESTRICTIVE, SPACING OUT TABLES MORE AND I HAD TO PUT MORE PROTECTION FOR EMPLOYEES.
I ALSO WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY GO GET YOUR VACCINES.
I KNOW IT IS DIFFICULT I UNDERSTAND AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, IS NOT THE EASIEST.
I WAS ONLINE TRYING TO HELP OUT MY PARENT END OF LAST WEEK, BUT THEY AS SOON AS THE WEEKEND CAME THE APPOINTMENT, IT WAS A VERY SMOOTH GOING THROUGH THE PIPELINE.
THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF HOW SMOOTHLY RUN THAT FACILITY HAS FOR THEMSELVES.
GET YOUR VACCINES, YOU GO ON TO VACCINATE LA COUNTY.COM FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT WHEN THEY OPENED THEM UP.
THEY DO GO FAST, SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE OUT WHEN WHEN THOSE APPOINTMENTS ARE OPENING. THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY IN LA VERNE, THE GREAT NEWS TODAY ABOUT OUR TAX REVENUE AND THAT PEOPLE ARE STILL SHOPPING AND LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THOSE RESTAURANT THAT WE ARE AT LEAST VISITING, IF YOU WANT TO SIT IN, OUTSIDE OR TAKE YOUR ORDER STILL TO GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
>> HI. THANK YOU, I WANTED TO JUST REITERATE WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY MENTIONED REGARDING THE VACCINATIONS.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME GOOD USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING NEXT DOOR WITH PEOPLE SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES.
IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT HOW TO GET SIGNED UP OR IF YOU'RE IN MIND, THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE METHODOLOGY YOU CAN EMPLOY.
THE OTHER THING THAT YOU CAN USE AS MY TURN DOT CA.GOV AND IF YOU GO THERE AND FILL OUT A LITTLE SHORT QUESTIONNAIRE, YOUR AGE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU FREEZE BECAUSE OF BEING CONDITION, ETC.
THEY'LL NOTIFY YOU FOR WHEN YOU'RE UP NEXT.
IF YOU'RE CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT YEAR YOU MIGHT BE IN AND WHEN YOU MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE FOR YOUR VACCINATION, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD TOOL THAT YOU CAN USE AND THEY CAN SEND YOU THE TEXT MESSAGES AND WHAT NOT.
DEFINITELY GO DO THAT SO YOU CAN BE ON TRACK OF THAT.
I TOO WAS OUT IN DOWNTOWN LA VERNE THIS WEEKEND AFTER THE RESTAURANTS OPENED.
IT WAS NICE TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME OF THAT COME BACK OUT.
I JUST URGE EVERYBODY TO NOT LET DOWN YOUR GUARD THOUGH, WITH REGARD TO MAKING SURE YOU'RE WEARING YOUR MASK, WEARING IT APPROPRIATELY, SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WHAT NOT JUST BECAUSE IT IS STILL PRETTY SCARY OUT THERE IN TERMS OF THE LEVEL CONTAGIOUSNESS, ESPECIALLY WITH ANY NEW VARIANTS.
GO OUT, SUPPORT OUR RESTAURANTS BUT JUST BE SAFE AND BE CAREFUL.
I DID ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
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HAD THEIR COMMENCEMENT FOR THEIR WINTER GRADS THIS PAST WEEKEND.I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE OUR GRADUATES, IT'S A NICE REMINDER FOR I THINK EVERYONE THAT WE ARE STILL IN THESE VERY DIFFERENT TIMES AND I COMMEND FOLKS WHO ARE GOING TO SCHOOL, GETTING THEIR DEGREES, JUST TRYING TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, WHATEVER IT IS.
REALLY DOING IT THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC AND TO THE PARENTS WHO ARE HAVING TO CONTINUE TO OVERSEE REMOTE LEARNING WHILE THEY WORK REMOTELY AND HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING ELSE, THE TEACHERS THAT ARE OUT THERE, HOPEFULLY THAT THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL IS COMING SOON.
DEFINITELY KUDOS TO EVERYBODY FOR HOLDING IT TOGETHER.
THIS IS DEFINITELY AS LASTED LONGER THAN WE ANTICIPATED.
THE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE THAT I WOULD SHARE IS THAT WE ALL TALK ABOUT SELF CARE QUITE A BIT, BUT I THINK A LOT OF US FALL IN THE CATEGORY OF NOT DOING IT AS MUCH AS WE SHOULD, HOW TO MINOR HEALTH CARE ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AND HAD TO GET TAKEN TO THE ER.
THERE ARE CORRELATIONS WITH JUST STRESS AND THIS IS A STRESSFUL TIME IN RELATION TO THE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY'S HAVING TO DEAL WITH DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
MAKE SURE YOU'RE TALKING CARE OF YOURSELF, TAKE THE TIME YOU NEED TO BREATH, GO TAKE A WALK OUTSIDE ENJOY THE OUTDOORS IF YOU CAN, BUT TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES BECAUSE AS THEY SAY IN THE AIRPLANES AND NOT THAT MANY OF US HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE, BUT YOU CAN'T HELP ANYBODY IF YOU DON'T PUT YOUR MASK ON FIRST.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS?
>> YES. I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH MY PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND SAY THAT I THINK MR. CROSBY'S EXAMPLE WAS A GOOD ONE TO SHARE, WHICH IS FOR THE YOUNGER ONES DON'T JUMP THE LINE, BUT HELP THE OLDER ONES GET THEIR COVID VACCINATIONS.
JUMP ON THEIR COMPUTERS FORUM HELP THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT IS A BARRIER AND IT IS A CHALLENGE.
LET'S PLEASE HELP THOSE THAT NEED THEIR VACCINES FIRST SO THAT THOSE OF US WHO ARE PATIENTLY WAITING IN THE QUEUE, OUR TURN CAN ARRIVE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS OUT AND LET'S LEAN IN ON THIS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER?
>> YES. WE TALK ABOUT HOW NICE IT IS TO GET OUT TO RESTAURANTS.
I THINK WE ALL GOT OUT THIS WEEKEND AND ENJOY THE NICE WEATHER, SATURDAY WAS BEAUTIFUL.
WE TALK ABOUT THE DOWNTOWN HOW DEE STREET IS CLOSED WITH ALL THE RESTAURANTS, THE CHAIRS OUTSIDE.
BUT LET'S NOT FORGET FOOT HILL BOULEVARD.
FOOT HILL HAS A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS UP THERE, PLEASE VISIT ALL THE RESTAURANTS, GO SEE WHAT'S THERE, SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER AND THEY NEED OUR PARTICIPATION TOO AND LET'S HELP THEM OUT ALSO.
THE OTHER ITEM I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS GOLD LINE, AS EVERYONE'S BEEN WATCHING DOWN ON OHIO HIGHWAY, ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON.
THEY ARE MOVING ALONG SO FAST AND THE WEATHER HAS COOPERATED, AND SO THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE WORK THAN IF IT WAS REALLY RAINING, BUT THEY'VE GIVEN LONG HOURS INTO THE NIGHT IN DIFFERENT SHIFTS TO GET THIS COMPLETED.
I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW WHEELER AVENUE WILL BE OPENING AND YOU CAN USE THAT AND DO REALIZE THIS STRIPING ISN'T EXACTLY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE LATER BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S TEMPORARY STRIPING AND I APPLAUD THEM FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE SO NICELY AND EFFICIENTLY.
JUST TO TACKLE EVERYBODY'S THE COVID VACCINE, HELP THOSE THAT NEED HELP.
I KNOW MY PARENTS HAVE GOTTEN IT, I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE AND IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN IT WAS.
I THINK THAT THE VACCINES ARE COMING OUT NOW WE HAVE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON HOPEFULLY SOON.
THAT'S JUST A ONE GOT THAT, SO PLEASE DON'T GIVE UP ON THAT, CONTINUALLY TO GO ONLINE TO GET YOUR VACCINE.
THOSE WHO WANT IT, THOSE WHO DON'T, WEAR YOUR MASKS.
BUT I ALSO WANT, AND COUNCIL RICARDO THAT WAS A VERY, YES.
WE HAVE MANY RESTAURANTS IN LA VERNE AND THEY'RE ALL STARTING TO GEAR UP AGAIN WITH OUTSIDE DINING.
PLEASE, FOOTHILLS CORRIDOR, MID EAST, WEST, SOUTH.
VISIT ALL OF OUR RESTAURANTS FOR TAKEOUT.
THERE'S PLENTY, WE'VE GOT GREAT RESTAURANTS IN LA VERNE, BUT I WANT TO THANK MR. RUSSI, BUT ALSO DENKIZI PUBLIC WORKS.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, BUT THOSE BIG ORANGE K RAILS THAT WE FILL WITH WATER THAT THEY MOVED, THE CITY PURCHASE THAT ON THEIR OUT DIME.
ALSO THEY HAD STAFF OUT BEFORE THE RESTAURANTS OPENED ON OVERTIME, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESTAURANTS WE'RE READY AND WE'RE COMPLIANT, WE PAID FOR THAT.
OUR RESTAURANTS DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THAT.
BETWEEN THAT AND OUR STIMULUS FOR THE RESTAURANTS, WE REALLY CARE ABOUT OUR BUSINESSES.
IT JUST SHOWS THAT OUR CITY IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO ASSIST THEM WITH THIS.
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NO MATTER WHAT WE SAY, NONE OF US LIKE THIS, IT'S NOT FUN AT OUR RESTAURANTS, IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT BUSINESS TO BE IN AND TO BEGIN WITH.THE CLOSURES ARE CREATING FISCAL UNSTABILITY FOR A LOT OF THESE RESTAURANTS, BUT WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS, BUT THE CITY'S BEEN WONDERFUL AS FAR AS GETTING THAT STREET CLOSED DOWN IN SHORT ORDER ON THURSDAY, I WAS THERE ON A FRIDAY MORNING AND IT WAS POURING RAIN, PEOPLE AT [INAUDIBLE] VILLAGE INN HAVING BREAKFAST WITH THE POURING RAIN.
AGAIN [INAUDIBLE] AND THANK YOU ALL FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AGAIN ON OUR KUDOS ON OUR TAX REVENUES, THAT JUST SHOWS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE KEEPING THEIR DOLLARS IN LA VERNE.
THANK YOU ALL. EVERYBODY DO BE SAFE.
THIS THING IS REAL AND YOU WANT TO GET YOUR VACCINE, PLEASE DO SO, AS COUNCILOR DAVIS SAID, DON'T JUMP AHEAD.
HELP THOSE THAT NEED IT FIRST, THEY WILL BE DROPPING THE AGE, HOPEFULLY SHORTLY THROUGH OUR MORE PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING IT.
THANK YOU. ON THAT, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT, MR. RUSSI,.
[10. CLOSED SESSION:]
>> [INAUDIBLE] UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 549 5-7 MINUTES SIX, CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR, DISCUSSION FOR ALL GROUPS.
THEY'LL BE NOTHING TO REPORT AFTERWARDS.
>>THANK YOU. WE WILL BE ADJOURNING TO OUR NEXT MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, FOR A STUDY SESSION AT 5:00 PM, PRESENTATION ON FINANCING OPTIONS, ON THE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT.
WE WILL RECESS AND NOT COME OUT TO RECESS AND NO REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU.
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