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AND WE ARE LIVE STREAMED RIGHT NOW, AREN'T WE?
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
YES, WE'RE LIVE AND LIFE HAPPENS EVEN IN ZOOM.WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? WE WILL OPEN THIS MEETING AT 6:36 PM.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? NOTHING SAID, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START OR YOU WANT TO GO TO WENDY, COUNCILMEMBER LAU.
GO AHEAD. OK, SORRY I ONLY MYSELF, IF EVERYBODY WOULD PLEASE STAND.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
A ROLL CALL? MR. RUSSI? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? PRESENT.
MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS? HERE. MAYOR HEPBURN? HERE.
[4.a. Presentations to the Families for the “Military Recognition Program.”]
WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO PRESENTATIONS.THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR MILITARY, WE HAVE A PHOTO OF RYAN.
RYAN MOVED TO LA VERNE IN 2006, WHERE HE ATTENDED BOTH RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BONITA HIGH SCHOOL. HE GRADUATED FROM BONITA IN 2013 AFTER SPENDING HIS YEARS IN A MARCHING BAND, JAZZ BAND AND DRUMLINE.
IN THE PAST, HE HAS HAD SEVERAL JOBS WORKING FOR RAGING WATERS, DISNEYLAND AND ACE HARDWARE. HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 2020 AND HAS MADE RANK QUICKER THAN MOST.
HE IS NOW AN AVIATION ORDINANCE MAN FOR HELICOPTER MARITIME SQUADRON HSM 78 AND LEAVES FOR DEPLOYMENT IN EARLY JULY OF THIS YEAR.
HE'S AN AVID MOVIE LOVER AND A DEVOTED SON AND FIANCE'.
RYAN HAS THREE BROTHERS, TWO SISTERS AND AN EXTENDED FAMILY THAT ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF HIM. AND THAT IS FOR WE HONOR MR. RYAN HEADING TOWARDS THE NAVY.
AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING AS WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR VETERANS AND ALL OUR CURRENT MEMBERS IN THE MILITARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE MOVE ON TO SB 1383 AND AB 1594.
TIM, COULD I ASK THE QUESTION GOING BACK TO THE MILITARY? YES. MR. RUSSI? COULD YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE? JUST BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING OUR MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE, ARE WE STILL NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT THIS YEAR? THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE IT.
THEY DISCUSSED IT A MONTH OR SO AGO AND GIVEN WHERE THE RESTRICTIONS WERE AT AT THE TIME, THEY JUST DIDN'T THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A GATHERING OF ANY SORT.
SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE A COORDINATING THE EVENT, BUT WE WILL BE DOING VETERAN'S DAY FOR SURE. OH GOOD.
SO PREPARE FOR ALL THE INFORMATION TO COME OUT ON.
WONDERFUL. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR HEPBURN.
I KNOW YOU RECOGNIZED MR. TORRES, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT PART OF THE THING I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID IF I HAD MISSED IT, BUT WE HAVE A TOTAL OF SIXTY NINE COMMUNITY MEMBERS CURRENTLY SERVING ACTIVE.
LA VERNE HAS A TOTAL OF SIXTY NINE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN OUR MILITARY. AND THAT'S WHERE WE RECOGNIZE MR. TORRES IS ONE OF THOSE 69.
[INAUDIBLE] READY? ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THE MILITARY BOUND PROGRAM? KIND OF I THINK, WE'LL MOVE ON.
[4.b. Presentation on the SB 1383 and AB 1594 New Regulations Regarding Refuse and Green Waste]
YES. SO WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AS COUNCIL IS AWARE, WE HAVE SCHEDULED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR NEXT MONTH AS IT RELATES TO YOUR NEPHEW'S RATE INCREASES AS REQUIRED BY UP TO 18. AND A LITTLE UNIQUE THIS YEAR BECAUSE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER STATE REQUIRED CHANGES THAT WILL BE IMPOSED AND RESULT IN FEE INCREASES BECAUSE OF THEM.WE THOUGHT IT WAS BEST IF WE DID A PRESENTATION TO HELP COUNCIL UNDERSTAND WHAT THOSE NEW REQUIREMENTS AND MANDATES ARE THAT ARE ROLLING OUT.
THEY BASICALLY FALL IN THE MANNER OF TWO PARTICULAR PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
ONE IS SB 1383 AND THE OTHER IS AB 1594.
SO WE HAVE THREE SEGMENTS OF A PRESENTATION FOR YOU TONIGHT.
THE FIRST IS FROM CAL RECYCLING, WHO IS THE REGULATORY BODY AND THE ONE WHO GETS TO OVERSEE AND INTERPRET ALL OF THESE LEGISLATIONS THAT ARE THERE.
AND I THINK I SEE THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON THERE.
SECOND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CITY STAFF.
LISA O'BRIEN, WHO WILL BE TELLING YOU WHAT EFFORTS THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS BEEN TAKING TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THOSE REGULATIONS WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE AND THEY COME INTO PLACE.
AND THEN THE THIRD WILL BE TRACY COSTELLO, WHO WILL BE GIVING YOU KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE EFFECT IS GOING TO BE ON THE RATES THAT WILL BE APPROVED NEXT MONTH.
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SO, AGAIN, WELCOME, MR. TAYLOR. WELCOME, MS. GOMEZ. WE'RE EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT ORGANIC WASTE AND ALSO COMBUSTIBLE ORGANIC.THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF BEING HERE.
I'M CAL RECYCLES BRANCH CHIEF FOR THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT BRANCH.
I ALSO HAVE YOUR CAL RECYCLE LIAISONS WITH ME, MELISSA GOMEZ AND JEFF TAYLOR.
THE PRESENTATION TODAY WILL BE A VERY HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW.
I'D LIKE TO SPEND TIME ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
JUST FIRST OF ALL, WHY IS THIS NEW REGULATION SO VERY IMPORTANT? ORGANIC WASTE COMPRISES TWO THIRDS OF CALIFORNIA'S WASTE STREAM AND FOOD WASTE ALONE IS THE LARGEST WASTE STREAM IN CALIFORNIA.
AND WITH ALL OF THAT, WE STILL HAVE RIGHT NOW ONE IN FOUR CALIFORNIANS GOING HUNGRY EVERY NIGHT IN CALIFORNIA.
SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, ABOUT THE REASONS WE'RE IMPLEMENTING THIS NEW REGULATION.
THIS REGULATION IS PART OF CALIFORNIA'S LARGER STRATEGY TO COMBAT THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS. THE LAW WAS DESIGNED TO REDUCE GLOBAL WARMING SUPER POLLUTANTS LIKE METHANE, WHICH IS UP TO EIGHTY FOUR TIMES MORE POTENT THAN CARBON DIOXIDE.
AND LANDFILLS ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST PRODUCERS OF METHANE IN THE STATE.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE TOP THREE.
AS WE KNOW, WHEN ORGANIC MATERIAL BREAKS DOWN INTO LANDFILL, METHANE IS GENERATED.
SO WE HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM LANDFILLING ORGANIC WASTE LIKE FOOD, PAPER AND YARD WASTE IF WE'RE GOING TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE.
NEXT SLIDE. VERY BRIEFLY, THIS NEW REGULATION IS SET UP TO BE A STATEWIDE TARGET THAT REQUIRES CALIFORNIA TO REDUCE ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL BY 75 PERCENT AND EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION BY 20 PERCENT BY 2025.
ORGANIC WASTE IS DEFINED BROADLY AND IT INCLUDES FOOD, WASTE PAPER, CARDBOARD, GREEN WASTE, ORGANIC TEXTILES, LUMBER, WOOD, BIOSOLIDS, MANURE AND SLEDGES.
CAL RECYCLE HAS BEEN COLLABORATING WITH JURISDICTIONS LIKE THE CITY OF LA VERNE OVER THE PAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO JUST BRIEFLY, LET ME TALK ABOUT THE BENEFITS, IF WE SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT CALIFORNIA'S SUPER POLLUTANT REDUCTION STRATEGY, WE WILL ACHIEVE IMPROVED AIR QUALITY AND LESS LANDFILL WASTE.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MILLIONS OF MEALS TO CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE IN NEED AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO CREATE THOUSANDS OF NEW GREEN JOBS.
NEXT SLIDE. ON THIS SLIDE THERE, THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE KEY IMPLEMENTATION DATES, THE MOST IMPORTANT DATE I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IS THIS REGULATION TAKES EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2022, WHICH MEANS JURISDICTIONS SHOULD HAVE THEIR PROGRAMS IN PLACE AND CAL RECYCLE CAN BEGIN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS ON JURISDICTIONS AND OTHER ENTITIES.
IN 2024 JURISDICTIONS NEED TO TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST NON-COMPLIANT ENTITIES.
AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.
BRIEFLY, I JUST LIKE TO HIT ON WHAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE, OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES REQUIREMENTS WILL BE.
FIRST, EACH CITY AND COUNTY WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ORGANIC WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES TO ALL RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES.
THIS IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING SERVICE OR UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
THE RESIDENT OR BUSINESS IS AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDED THE SERVICE RATHER THAN HAVING TO SIGN UP OR VOLUNTEER FOR IT.
THE REGULATIONS STANDARDIZE CONTAINER COLORS ACROSS THE STATE, WHICH IS TO BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BY JANUARY 1, 2036.
JURISDICTIONS CAN ALSO ISSUE THREE TYPES OF WAIVERS TO GENERATORS.
JURISDICTIONS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT AN EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM.
AND I'LL TALK MORE ABOUT THIS.
THE TYPES OF COMMERCIAL EDIBLES, THE GENERATORS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE.
EACH CITY AND COUNTY MUST ALSO CONDUCT ANNUAL EDUCATION OUTREACH TO ALL OF YOUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. THE CITY MUST ALSO PROCURE CERTAIN LEVELS OF RECOVERED ORGANIC WASTE PRODUCTS LIKE COMPOST, RENEWABLE GAS OR ELECTRICITY FROM CERTAIN PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS PURCHASE RECYCLED CONTENT, PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCT PRICE AND PERFORMANCE IS COMPARABLE.
IN EACH JURISDICTION WE'LL HAVE A SPECIFIC TARGET ASSIGNED TO THEM TO ACHIEVE, AND THAT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2022.
THE CITY MUST PLAN FOR ALSO HAVING ADEQUATE CAPACITY FOR RECYCLING ORGANIC WASTE AND EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY, AND THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ROLE THAT YOUR CALLER WILL PLAY IN ASSISTING YOU IN THAT EFFORT.
CAL RECYCLE WILL BE PROVIDING A NUMBER OF TOOLS TO YOUR STAFF TO HELP YOU WITH THIS CAPACITY PLANNING EFFORT, AS WELL AS COLLABORATING AND COORDINATING WITH THE COUNTY.
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EACH CITY MUST ALSO MONITOR COMPLIANCE AND CONDUCT ENFORCEMENT.TO REDUCE REPORTING JURISDICTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN RECORDS AND KEEP INFORMATION IN AN IMPLEMENTATION RECORD.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST BRIEFLY, I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY WILL NEED TO PARTICIPATE.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS AN ILLUSTRATION.
IF YOU WERE TO THINK ABOUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE, THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OR WHERE THE PROCUREMENT IS DONE, THAT DEPARTMENT MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT ALL THE RECORDS ARE KEPT.
YOUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF ARE PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS FAR AS GETTING SET UP THE ORGANICS WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.
SO THERE ARE MANY DECISIONS THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL NEED TO DECIDE.
AND AS YOUR STAFF PRESENT THESE OPTIONS TO YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS, IT WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY ARE AWARE OF THIS REQUIREMENT AND PLAY A ROLE IN HELPING THE CITY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
NEXT SLIDE. BRIEFLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAM.
THIS IS VERY UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT THAN KIND OF WE'VE EVER REALLY DONE BEFORE.
WE ARE THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION AND ACTUALLY IN THE WORLD THAT'S DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS TO REALLY FOCUS ON RECOVERING EDIBLE FOOD THAT'S SAFE TO BE RECOVERED AND GETTING IT TO PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED INSTEAD OF THROWING IT AWAY OR EVEN COMPOSTING IT.
SO THE CITY IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CAPACITY OR THE EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR YOUR TIER ONE AND TIER TWO COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATORS.
AND ON THE SLIDE, THE SHOWS THE THE TYPES OF TIER ONE AND TIER TWO GENERATORS THAT YOUR STAFF IS STARTING TO WORK ON IDENTIFYING.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS INSPECTIONS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE CONDUCTED WITH THESE PARTICULAR ENTITIES IN YOUR CITY TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE KEEPING THE PROPER RECORDS AND THAT THEY HAVE EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY AGREEMENTS WITH FOOD RECOVERY SERVICES AND ORGANIZATIONS.
BRIEFLY, JUST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT JURISDICTION'S YOUR CITY'S REQUIREMENT FOR INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT. SO STARTING JANUARY 1, 2022, YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE AN ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM OR ORDINANCE IN PLACE.
AND I KNOW YOUR STAFF IS WORKING ON THAT.
BETWEEN JANUARY 2022 AND DECEMBER 2023, THE FOCUS IS PROVIDING EDUCATION TO YOUR GENERATORS AND THEN BEGINNING IN 2024, IF IT'S NECESSARY.
THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE PROGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTION IF GENERATORS ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE. HOWEVER, WITH THAT SAID, AN EARLY ROBUST EDUCATION PROGRAM WILL MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION NEEDED.
AND WE THINK THAT IF YOUR CITY IS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES TO ITS RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES, THEN THERE SHOULD NOT BE A NEED TO HAVE ANY ENFORCEMENT FOR RECYCLING. THAT CERTAINLY IS OUR HOPE AND INTENTION WITH THIS REGULATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST VERY BRIEFLY, I TALKED I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT CAL RECYCLES OVERSIGHT. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, CAL RECYCLE WILL BE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING ENTITIES THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CITY'S CONTROL, FOR EXAMPLE, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING EDUCATION OUTREACH TO THESE ENTITIES. THE SB 1383IS A STATEWIDE TARGET, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, AND NOT A JURISDICTION TARGET.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN YOUR EXISTING WHAT WE CALL AB 939 OR RECYCLING PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.
IT'S TAILORED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY, BUT IT HAS SOME SIMILARITIES.
UNDER THESE REGULATIONS CAL RECYCLE DETERMINES A CITY OR COUNTY IS VIOLATING ONE OR MORE OF THE REQUIREMENTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, CAL RECYCLE IS GOING TO FOCUS ON COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE.
WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE GAP IS, COMMUNICATE THAT AND PROVIDE YOU THE NECESSARY TOOLS SO THAT YOU CAN COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
SO WHILE WE CAN BEGIN TO ENFORCE ON THIS REGULATION, THE TIMELINES FOR THAT ENFORCEMENT ARE NOT TRIGGERED UNTIL WE DECIDE THAT AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION OR PENALTY IS NECESSARY.
AND AGAIN, IT'S BEEN OUR TRACK RECORD.
WE REALLY FOCUS ON COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FIRST AND ONLY UTILIZE OUR ENFORCEMENT TOOLS IF THEY'RE REALLY NEEDED. NEXT SLIDE.
ALSO JUST BRIEFLY, AND I'M NOT REALLY GOING TO GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN APPRIZING YOUR STAFF, BUT CAL RECYCLE HAS BEEN DEVELOPING A NUMBER OF TOOLS TO HELP YOUR STAFF IN OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE AND IMPLEMENT THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THEIR PROGRAMS THAT THEY NEED.
WE DEVELOPED. A NUMBER OF TOOLS HELD.
IT JUST, OH, GOSH, I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE NUMBER NOW OF THE STATEWIDE WEBINARS AND
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TRAINING. WE HAVE MORE TOOLS COMING OUT AND WILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST YOUR STAFF AS THEY IMPLEMENT THIS NEW LAW.SO AND ALSO, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOUR STAFF NEED, ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS LET MELISSA GOMEZ KNOW AND THE TOOLS THEY NEED AND RESOURCES NEXT LINE.
AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO CONCLUDE BY COMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL, YOUR STAFF, LISA O'BRIEN AND TRACY CASTELLO FROM PUBLIC WORKS, HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL TO WORK WITH.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND DONALD, TAYLOR, STUART AND TERRY MUSE FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR DILIGENTLY WORKING WITH IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM THAT WILL MEET THE SB 1383 REGULATIONS.
THE CITY HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED A TIMELINE OUTLINING THE MAJOR ITEMS THAT THEY WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH.
AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO COMMEND YOUR TEAM.
THEY'VE ATTENDED SEVERAL OF OUR TRAINING WEBINARS.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD AND DEVELOPING A LIST OF THEIR TIER ONE AND TIER TWO COMMERCIAL EDIBLE FOOD GENERATORS, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING THE AVAILABLE EDIBLE FOOD CAPACITY AND WHAT'S GOING TO BE NEEDED FOR MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE TIER ONE AND TIER TWO COMMERCIAL FOOD GENERATORS.
THEY'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING HARD TO CONDUCT EDUCATION OUTREACH TO ALL BUSINESSES AND WORKING STRATEGICALLY AND DEVELOPING YOUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
THE CITY STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE AND EASY TO WORK WITH, AND WE TRULY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE CITY CONTINUE WITH ITS TIMELINE TO EXECUTE ITS PROGRAM BY JANUARY 1, 2022.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT EFFORT.
THANK YOU, MS. MORGAN, APPRECIATE IT.
WELL, I THINK WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST, MR. MAYOR, JUST SEE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE IF CAL RECYCLE ON THE BROADER REQUIREMENTS AND THEN WE CAN GET INTO SOME OF THE SPECIFICS.
I HAVE A HAND UP FOR COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
NO, PUT YOUR HAND DOWN, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN, BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN OR ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. MORGAN? COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? I JUST IS THERE FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DECREE FROM THE STATE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS TO HELP WITH OUR STAFF? BECAUSE I KNOW OUR STAFF IS AS THOUGH THEY I KNOW THEY ARE EXCEPTIONAL HELPING OUT DOING THINGS, BUT THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF OTHER STUFF AS WELL.
AND WHEN THE STATE DECREES US TO DO THESE THINGS AS BEING THE FIRST ONE IN THE WORLD TO BE DOING THIS AS A STATE, DO THEY SEND SOME FUNDS THAT DIRECTED WITH THIS SO THAT IT CAN BE SUPPORTED OR AS OUR STATE STAFF JUST NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO IT? THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT.
SO FIRST, THE BAD NEWS AND THEN THE GOOD NEWS.
FIRST, THE BAD NEWS IS THAT IN THE LEGISLATION, THE LEGISLATURE DID NOT PROVIDE FUNDING.
SO AT THE TIME THE BILL WAS PASSED AND THROUGH THE REGULATORY PROCESS, THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC FUNDING. THERE HAS BEEN FUNDING FOR GRANTS, FOR EXPANDING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE RECYCLING ASPECT, BUT NOT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR YOUR STAFF.
HOWEVER, JUST THIS PAST WEEK AT A SENATE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING, THERE WAS A PRESENTATION OF TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS BEING ALLOCATED TO CITIES AND COUNTIES TO HELP FUND STAFF TO HELP FUND MANY OF THESE ACTIVITIES.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO YOUR LEGISLATORS IN SUPPORT OF THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY THAT CITIES AND COUNTIES WILL RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THESE ACTIVITIES.
CERTAINLY CAL RECYCLE WILL BE EXPEDITIOUS IN GETTING THOSE FUNDS OUT TO CITY AND COUNTY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. DID THAT HELP ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, THANK YOU. SO BASICALLY, MS. MORGAN, YOU'RE GIVING US TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR OUR LITTLE CITY.
AND YES, OUR STAFF IS FANTASTIC.
AND THANK YOU, LISA, FOR THE TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS THAT YOU'VE ACQUIRED.
THANK YOU. ALL KIDDING ASIDE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL SAY THAT BEING IN ENGLAND A FEW TIMES, THEIR RECYCLING PROGRAM AND THEIR ORGANIC WASTE IS SEVERE.
THEY DO NOT THERE IS NOT ONE IOTA OR INCH OF ERROR BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE ONE PIECE OF FOOD WAST, GO IN WITH YOUR RECYCLE GLASS OR PLASTIC.
SO WE ARE ON THE HEELS OF SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY.
AND I'LL BE BRUTALLY HONEST, I'M THE WORST PROBABLY IN THE WORLD AND I'VE BEEN STARTING TO LOOK AT IT GO, OK, WE'VE GOT TO REALLY SEPARATE THIS STUFF THAT.
SO ANYWAY, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS SORRY.
NO WORRIES ALONG THE SAME LINE.
AND THIS MAY BE A LITTLE TOO TECHNICAL TO ANSWER, BUT I MEAN, IN ADDITION TO ENGLAND, JAPAN FOR DECADES HAS BEEN WELL OUT THERE AS FAR AS REDUCING LANDFILL PRODUCTS.
WHEN I WAS STUDYING THEM BACK IN THE 80S, THEY WERE ALREADY AT NINETY THREE PERCENT OF
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WASTE NOT GOING TO A LANDFILL.SO. SO YES, WE HAVE SOME CATCHING UP TO DO.
BUT AGAIN, WE'RE OUT THERE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR SURE.
SO THE QUESTION I HAVE, BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE VERY PROACTIVE.
WHAT IMPACT DOES COMPOSTING HAVE WITH RESPECT TO THE ORGANIC WASTE PARADIGM, OR IS THAT TOO TECHNICAL TO GET INTO? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE CONCERNED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO START PRODUCING METHANE IN THEIR BACKYARD, WHICH I BELIEVE IS NOT THE CASE WHEN THEY COMPOST.
YEAH, THAT IS A REALLY GREAT QUESTION.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LARGER COMPOST FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY NOW AND METHANE ONE IS IS NOT THE SAME LEVEL IT IS AS IT WAS RELEASED FROM A LANDFILL.
SO THERE ARE MANY CONTROL MECHANISMS, ALL KINDS OF NEW TECHNOLOGY AND AERATED PILES AND AND JUST A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S USED TO ENSURE THAT METHANE IS NOT EMITTED.
SO IT DEFINITELY IS EFFICIENT.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COMPOSTING IN OUR BACKYARD, THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT KIND OF NATURALLY DECOMPOSES.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS, IS GET THAT BACK INTO THE SOIL, BECAUSE WHEN THAT MATERIAL IS PUT BACK INTO THE SOIL, THAT CARBON IS WHAT WE CALL SEQUESTERED, KIND OF STORED IN THE SOIL. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
SO BOTH COMPOSTING IN OUR BACKYARDS OR AT THOSE BIG FACILITIES IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
NASA DID SOME FLYOVER STUDIES JUST RECENTLY AND RECONFIRMED THAT LANDFILLS ARE THE THIRD LARGEST EMITTER OF METHANE IN OUR STATE ACROSS THE BOARD.
SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT.
AND NOT TO MENTION THE EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY PIECE.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THERE ARE PROBABLY RESIDENTS RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE WHO ARE FACING FOOD INSECURITY AND CERTAINLY IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IT'S JUST VITALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE STOP WASTING OUR FOOD AND GET IT TO PEOPLE IN NEED. IT MAKES SENSE.
SO, TIM, IN ADDITION TO HAVING MORE BACKGROUND AND BACKYARD BARBECUES FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS, YOU CAN JOIN OTHER RESIDENTS AND COMPOST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
THANK YOU. MS. MORGAN. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? I WAS JUST THINKING, OH, BOY, TIM, WHERE YOU AND I LIVE IN BOB KRESS, THAT WOULD BE A SMORGASBORD FOR BEARS UP HERE, FOR THE ANIMALS GOING THROUGH OUR DIRT.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE GREENHOUSE GASES.
AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, TO DIVERT AND GET THE YOUR COMPOSTABLE ORGANICS, WHICH THEY'VE BEEN DUMPING TO GET THOSE IN WITH THE ORGANICS.
AND THEN ALSO THE BIG THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FOOD THAT CAN BE SAVED GETS IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY NEED IT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SEEN FOR YEARS, ALTHOUGH THE GROCERY STORES BEING IN THE BUSINESS FOR SO MANY YEARS, THEY DO UTILIZE A LOT OF THEIR BREAD STUFFS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT THEY GIVE TO MANY, MANY DIFFERENT CHARITIES, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
BUT IT CAN BE BETTER. ALWAYS BETTER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. MORGAN? WE WILL MOVE FORWARD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOUR INFORMATION.
THANK YOU, KARA. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
MY NAME IS LISA O'BRIEN AND I'M A SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL RESIDENTS, STAFF.
MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT WILL COVER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SB 1383 AND LA VERNE AS IT STANDS CURRENTLY.
AS WE GO FORWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND YEARS, WE'LL CONTINUE TO GAIN MORE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL PLAY OUT NEXT, SINCE SB 1383 PASSED BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016. HOWEVER, THE REGULATIONS SUPPORTING THE BILL PASSED IN NOVEMBER OF 2012.
THE MOST RECENT REGULATIONS TAKE EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2022.
ENFORCEMENT BEGINS ON JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING EDUCATION FOR MANY YEARS, SOME OF IT THROUGH EFFORTS TO GAIN COMPLIANCE FOR 8341 AND 1826.
VARIOUS METHODS HAVE BEEN USED, INCLUDING BILLING MESSAGES, ARTICLES AND CONSERVATION [INAUDIBLE] WEBSITE, INFORMATION, LETTERS, PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, WASTE MANAGEMENT WEBSITE, THE MAGAZINE VALUES, PRE-COVID COMMUNITY EVENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PERSONAL VISITS.
THESE AVENUES WILL CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION FOR SB 1383.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AT THE CENTER OF SB 1383 IS ORGANICS COLLECTION.
WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL BE COLLECTING AND PROCESSING THE MATERIAL ACCORDING TO THE
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REQUIREMENTS DETAILED IN THE REGULATIONS.WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE WITH [INAUDIBLE] WHO HAS GUARANTEED US ORGANICS PROCESSING CAPACITY THROUGH THE AMENDMENT AND SUBSEQUENT RATE INCREASE AGREEMENT WHICH TRACY WILL BE SPEAKING ON SHORTLY. WITHOUT CONTRACTING CAPACITY, THE CITY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO CLOSE THE CAPACITY NEEDS GAP, INCLUDING A TIMELINE AND FUNDING.
WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSING THE CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS.
NO ADDITIONAL CARTS WILL BE ROLLED OUT FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
RESIDENTS WILL SIMPLY ADD ORGANIC WASTE INTO THEIR GREEN CARTS.
IF YOU NEED A REPLACEMENT CART IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, YOU MAY NOTICE THAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
THE CARTS WILL BE BLACK AND THE LIDS WILL BE THE COLORS INDICATING RAW MATERIALS THAT GO INTO THAT CART AS REQUIRED BY THE BILL.
ADDITIONALLY, THE LAW REQUIRES LABELS TO BE ON THE CARTS FOR SPECIFICS ABOUT THE CONTENTS. WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO RETRIEVE ALL CARTS, BUT TO PHASE THEM IN AND HAVE THEM ALL CHANGED OVER BY 2036.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY IS ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT OF SB 1383.
EDIBLE FOOD IS DEFINED AS FOOD INTENDED FOR AND SUITABLE FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION WHILE MEETING SAFETY STANDARDS.
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND MADE CONTACT WITH OPERATORS OF THE FACILITIES THAT FALL WITHIN THE CATEGORIES OF FOOD GENERATORS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A RESCUE PROGRAM. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT OPERATIONS ARE EXISTING, IF THERE ARE GAPS IN DONATION CAPACITY AND HOW THE CURRENT OPERATIONS NEED TO BE FINE TUNED TO COMPLY.
WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS THAT'S SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE, THE LA COUNTY FOOD DROP PROGRAM, THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND OUR NEIGHBORING SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITIES, AS IT'S MOST LIKELY WE WILL NEED ADDITIONAL RECOVERY CAPACITY [INAUDIBLE], ENFORCEMENTS.
ENFORCEMENT WILL BEGIN FROM THE CITY TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2024.
HOWEVER, ENFORCEMENT WILL BEGIN FROM CAL RECYCLE TO THE CITY IN 2022.
FINES ARE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY PER VIOLATION.
AND THE REGULATIONS STATE THAT THE LACK OF FUNDING OR STAFFING LEVELS TO [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT CONSIDERED A VALID REASON FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. INSPECTIONS.
THE REGULATIONS PROVIDE TWO OPTIONS FOR CONTAMINANT MINIMIZATION.
ONE OPTION IS THE ROUTE REVIEWS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND MUST INCLUDE A SPECIFIC SAMPLE SIZE FROM EVERY REP.
SECOND OPTION IS COMPRISED OF WASTE EVALUATIONS CONDUCTED EVERY SIX MONTHS, WHERE SAMPLES ARE COLLECTED FROM EACH CONTAINER TYPE AND THEN CONTAMINATE EACH CONTAINER TYPE OR WEIGHT. BOTH OPTIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED THRESHOLDS THAT IF EXCEEDED TRIGGER A NOTIFICATION PROTOCOL. INSPECTIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY GENERATORS TO VERIFY THAT THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE OCCURRING AS PRESCRIBED.
WE ARE CURRENTLY ASSESSING WHETHER WE CAN COMBINE THESE INSPECTION WITH STORM WATER INSPECTIONS FOR COST AND TIME SAVINGS TO OUR BUSINESSES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. PROCUREMENT.
CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROCURE MATERIALS MADE FROM ORGANICS PROCESSING.
FUEL WILL MOST LIKELY BE OUR PATH.
DUE TO WASTE MANAGEMENT'S CONVERSION OF DAIRY FARM MANURE TO FUEL USED TO POWER THEIR COLLECTION TRUCKS WHILE SERVICING OUR CITY.
ADDITIONALLY, CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PURCHASE PAPER PRODUCTS WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS IF COSTS ARE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN VIRGIN MATERIAL, AND SOME OF THE EXAMPLES ARE LISTED THERE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
RECORD KEEPING THE DETAILS OF ALL OF OUR EFFORTS MUST BE INCLUDED THROUGH VERY SPECIFIC RECORDKEEPING THAT WE HOPE TO PURCHASE THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM TO HELP MANAGE.
PURCHASING A SOFTWARE SYSTEM WILL HELP TREMENDOUSLY WITH TIME PERSONNEL AND COST SAVINGS.
IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LEGISLATION THAT DETAIL THE NEED FOR ONE CENTRAL STORAGE LOCATION, THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE AND PRODUCTION OF ALL RECORDS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED WITHIN DAYS OF THE COUNCIL REQUEST.
AND THAT THE RECORDS CAN BE RETAINED FOR THE REQUIRED TIME PERIOD.
ALL OF THE COMPONENTS LISTED MUST BE INCLUDED IN OUR RECORDS, ORDINANCES, CONTRACTS FOR THE CITY AND THOSE BETWEEN GENERATORS AND RESCUE OPERATIONS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND PUBLICATIONS, NOTICES, CONTAMINATION INCIDENTS, WAIVERS, ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS, RECEIPTS AND TRACKING FOR PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
AS WE WRAP UP, THERE ARE SOME CONSIDERATIONS THAT I WANT TO TOSS OUT THERE.
IN TERMS OF COST, THE CURRENT RATE INCREASE ONLY ADDRESSES PARTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH SB
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1383, SPECIFICALLY ORGANIC COST FOR RESIDENTIAL, SOME COSTS ARE STILL TO BE DETERMINED FOR CONTAMINATION MINIMIZATION, ENHANCED EDUCATION, SOFTWARE INSPECTIONS, ENFORCEMENT AND POSSIBLY MORE.OFTENTIMES IT HELPS TO TAKE NOTE OF WHAT OTHER CITIES IN OUR AREA ARE DOING AND HOW THEIR RATES COMPARE.
AT THIS TIME, MANY OF THEM ARE IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATING CONTRACT CONDITIONS AND RATES, INCORPORATING VARYING LEVELS OF THESE REQUIREMENTS.
MANY OF THEM ARE NOT AS FAR ALONG IN THEIR COMPLIANCE PATHWAYS AS US.
SOME DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTED FACILITY TO PROCESS ORGANICS.
OTHERS DON'T HAVE SOLID OPTIONS FOR PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS OR EFFECTIVE CONTAMINATION MECHANISMS, FOR EXAMPLE, SOURCE SEPARATION.
AS THE PICTURE OF COMPLIANCE CONTINUES TO GET CLEARER AND ADDITIONAL ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM GO LIVE, WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE RATES ADJUST ACCORDINGLY.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED PERIODICALLY AS THIS PROGRAM PROGRESSES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
WE ASK THAT YOU HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER TRACY'S PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. O'BRIEN. GOOD EVENING, MISS COSTELLO.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.
TONIGHT I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE DETAILS OF THE 2021-2022 REFUSE RATE INCREASE.
THERE ARE ESSENTIALLY THREE COMPONENTS TO THE PROPOSED REFUSE RATE INCREASE, CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, A GREEN WASTE INCREASE THAT IS REFERENCED BY ASSEMBLY BILL 1594 AND THEN, OF COURSE, SENATE BILL 1383 DISCUSSING THE FOOD WASTE ORGANICS INCREASE.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR CPI, EACH YEAR, WASTE MANAGEMENT CAN REQUEST A CPI INCREASE FOR SECTION 17.61 OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT.
THE CPI IS A MEASURE OF THE AVERAGE CHANGE OVER TIME AND THE PRICES PAID BY URBAN CONSUMERS FOR GOODS AND OR SERVICES TO CPI INCREASE FORMULA ALLOWS FOR ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE ALL URBAN CONSUMER GARBAGE AND TRASH COLLECTION US CITY AVERAGE PER THE AGREEMENT. THE CPI INCREASE FOR JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30,2022 IS 30.49 PERCENT.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. ASSEMBLY BILL 1594.
PER AB 1594 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2020.
THAT'S ALMOST EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO.
THE USE OF GREEN MATERIAL AS ALTERNATIVE DAILY COVER OR ADC, DID NOT CONSTITUTE DIVERSIONS [INAUDIBLE] RECYCLE.
WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS ABSORBED THOSE ADDITIONAL COSTS.
APPROXIMATELY ONE THIRD OF ALL GREEN WASTE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS PREVIOUSLY USED AS A ADC. THE HIGHER DEMAND FOR COMPOSTING AND LAND APPLICATION FACILITIES RESULTED IN PRICE INCREASES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
THE BLENDED RATE OF COMPOSTING AND LAND APPLICATION FOR LA VERNE GREEN WASTE INCREASED FROM FORTY SIX NINETY SIX A TON TO EIGHTY ONE THIRTY SEVEN PER TON OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE RESULT IS A DOLLAR SEVENTY FIVE MONTHLY INCREASE PER POUND.
THE DOLLAR SEVENTY FIVE GREENWAYS INCREASE WILL GO INTO EFFECT JULY 1, 2021.
SENATE BILL 1383 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2022.
SB 1383 REQUIRES ALL CITIES TO MANDATE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ORGANIC COMPOSTING IN ORDER TO REDUCE DISPOSAL OF ORGANIC WASTE BY THE YEAR 2025.
CURRENTLY ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT COMPOSTING FACILITIES PROCESS GREEN WASTE, AND ONLY 19 OF THOSE FACILITIES ARE PERMITTED FOR BOTH GREEN WASTE AND FOOD WASTE.
WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIRED A SOUTH VALLEY COMPOSTING FACILITY [INAUDIBLE] CALIFORNIA.
THE SOUTH VALLEY FACILITY IS FULLY PERMITTED TO ACCEPT ALL ORGANIC MATERIAL FROM LA VERNE AND OFFERS THE BEST SOLUTION FOR BOTH GREEN WASTE AND FOOD WASTE.
THE COST TO PROCESS TRANSPORT AND COMPOST ORGANICS FROM LA VERNE AT SOUTH VALLEY IS ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN DOLLARS.
THE INCREASE TO ADD FOOD WASTE PROGRAM TO THE RESIDENTIAL SERVICE IS A DOLLAR SEVENTY
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SEVEN MONTHLY FOR A HOME.THE DOLLAR SEVENTY SEVEN WASTE INCREASE WILL GO INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY 1ST, 2022.
FOLLOWING LEFT TO RIGHT ON THE CHART, THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE RATE INCREASE FOR THE RESIDENTIAL PARTS, YOU HAVE YOUR CART SIZE THIRTY FIVE TO FOUR NINETY SIX, AN ADDITIONAL GREEN WASTE IN EXCESS OF TWO.
YOU HAVE THE CURRENT BILLED RATE.
THAT'S WHAT THE RESIDENTS SEE ON THEIR BILL.
SO WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS BACK OUT THE LA VERNE ADMIN FEE OF A DOLLAR 40 TO GET TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT BASE RATE.
WE THEN TAKE THAT BASE RATE AND WE ADD IN THE THREE POINT FOUR NINE PERCENT CPI.
WE ADD BACK IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE 1.40 ADMIN FEE.
WE ADD IN THAT GREEN WASTE OF A DOLLAR SEVENTY FIVE AND THAT GIVES US OUR NEW BUILD RATE FOR JULY 1ST OF 2021.
THEN FOR THE JANUARY 1ST INCREASE, WE TAKE THAT AGAIN, THE CART SIZE WE TAKE THAT NEW JULY 1ST, 2021 BILL RATE, WE ADD IN THE FOOD WASTE INCREASE OF A DOLLAR SEVENTY SEVEN PER CART AND THAT GETS US ON JANUARY 1ST, 2022 NEW BILLED RATE.
COMMERCIAL RATE INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST OF 2021.
ALL COMMERCIAL RATES WILL INCREASE BY THREE POINT FOUR NINE PERCENT.
THAT'S THE CPI EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2022 IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SB 1383, WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL OFFER MIXED GREEN WASTE AND FOOD WASTE SERVICES TO COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS.
THE GREEN WASTE ROLL UP BIN WILL INCREASE FROM EIGHTY ONE THIRTY SEVEN FOR TEN TO ONE 16 15 PER TEN.
CURRENTLY, ONLY CERTAIN CUSTOMERS, SUCH AS RESTAURANTS, ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN A FOOD WASTE ORGANICS ASSEMBLY BILL 1826 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2022.
ALL COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MIXED GREEN WASTE AND FOOD WASTE SERVICE, WHICH RESULTS IN A 1.54 YARD RATE INCREASE.
WASTE MANAGEMENT BILLS ALL COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED.
THAT FUNCTION WILL BE DONE THROUGH WASTE MANAGEMENT.
I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF MYSELF.
MS. O'BRIEN WILL ALSO BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YES, I DO. YOU KNOW, TRACY, THINKING OF THE RESIDENTS IN TOWN THAT COST KEEPS GOING UP FOR I'M LOOKING JUST AT I TOOK NOTES FOR THE THIRTY FIVE GALLON, WHICH IS A SMALLER CAN TO LOOK AT THE TAXES INCREASE.
WE'RE TALKING THIS JULY 1ST OF 2021, TWO DOLLARS AND FORTY ONE CENTS.
IT SEEMS LIKE SUCH A TERRIBLE TIME AFTER COVID FOR SO MANY FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING BACK TO WORK, DAY CARE, THIS AND THAT, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DELAYED THROUGH THE STATE OR IT'S JUST IT'S TERRIBLE.
I THINK IT'S STILL TAXING PEOPLE OVER AND OVER.
SO WHAT'S YOUR INPUT? UNFORTUNATELY, COVID HAS NOT BEEN AN EXCUSE THAT CAL RECYCLE HAS GIVEN ANY LENIENCY FOR.
THEY HAVE NOT CHANGED THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE REQUIREMENT DATES, AS YOU JUST SAW BY THE PRESENTATION. SO AT THIS POINT, ALTHOUGH I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, UNFORTUNATELY, STAFF DOES NOT HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OF COVID, WE CAN'T COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS.
[INAUDIBLE] TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK OFF THAT.
THERE ARE TALKS BETWEEN US AND SOME OF OUR OTHER CITIES TO TRY AND EXPRESS THAT CONCERN.
BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY SIGNS OF ANY MOVEMENT AT THIS POINT.
HOPEFULLY WE CAN COME BACK AND TELL YOU GOOD NEWS IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, THIS IS THE TIME LINE WE HAVE TO WORK WITH.
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OH, GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON TOP OF THIS AND IF YOU'RE AWARE OF IT, TOO, AND TRYING.WOULD IT BE HELPFUL? I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING THROUGH CAL RECYCLE.
IF THERE WERE TO BE MAYBE A LETTER THAT WENT THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER OR STATE ASSEMBLY TO ENCOURAGE THAT? I WOULD ABSOLUTELY AGREE THAT THAT'S A GREAT MOVE.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS OF INTEREST TO ENCOURAGE THE WAY THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE, WE CAN TRY AND WE CAN SEND A LETTER TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THAT.
THAT WOULD BE THE PLACE TO START.
I FEEL BAD THROWING THAT ON YOU, BUT THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET A LETTER OFF FOR THAT.
BUT OF COURSE, THE STATE'S NOT PAYING YOU FOR YOUR TIME DOING ALL THIS.
SO HERE IT FALLS BACK ON THEM.
BUT YEAH, I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
IF WE DIDN'T DO A LETTER TO OUR.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DRAFT A LETTER AND GET BACK TO YOU SOON.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, YOU HAD A QUESTION.
YES, I WAS JUST WONDERING, IN TERMS OF THE EDUCATION COMPONENT.
IS THERE ANY THOUGHT I DON'T KNOW, SINCE CAL RECYCLE IS OFF THE CALL AT THIS POINT, BUT IS THERE ANY, I GUESS, HELPFUL TIPS OR EDUCATION ON HOW TO REDUCE WASTE IN GENERAL? BECAUSE THEN, I MEAN, MY THOUGHTS ALONG THE SAME LINES IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, HELPING FAMILIES SAVE MONEY WHILE ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY HELPING REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT THAT IS GETTING PUT INTO OUR LANDFILLS.
HOW DO WE REDUCE WHAT WE USE AND HOW DO WE REUSE WHAT WE KNOW SO THAT WE AREN'T GENERATING WASTE? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S PART OF THE EDUCATION COMPONENT OR NOT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING PLANNED WITHIN THE EDUCATION COMPONENT OR IF IT'S REALLY JUST EDUCATION ON HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE BILLS THEMSELVES.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER, AND THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE HEARING THE CONVERSATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER'S COMMENTS AS WELL.
SO, YEAH, WE ARE EMBARKING ON A STATEWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR RESIDENTS ABOUT THE NEW REQUIREMENTS AND HOW TO COMPLY, BUT ALSO PREVENTING WASTE IN THE FIRST PLACE, LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE BUYING AND PURCHASING.
AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AND SOME OF OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS.
IN THE MEANTIME WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF TOOLS THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED.
SO COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, IF YOU'D LIKE US TO CONNECT WITH YOUR STAFF AND SHARE SOME OF THOSE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND WE CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT TO YOUR TEAM AS WELL AS IN ADDITION TO THE STATEWIDE EFFORT THAT WE'RE EMBARKING ON.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. AND TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, ON OUR WEBSITES AND WHATNOT, I THINK THAT WOULD JUST GIVE AT LEAST SOME SORT OF PROACTIVE STEPS FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE.
SO. IT'S MY DOG CHEWING ON A ROCK.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER LAU'S COMMENT.
THERE ARE ALSO A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ON THE CITY WEBSITE IN ADDITION TO THE WASTE MANAGEMENT WEBSITE AND A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT MESSAGING MECHANISMS THAT WE USE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THIS YEAR IT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN IT HAS IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK WE CAN SAY THAT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
SO THERE'S DEFINITELY [INAUDIBLE] ELECTRONIC PERIODICAL ARTICLES, LOTS OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION THAT I CAN HELP LOOK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? NO WONDER WHY COSTS KEEP GOING UP IF OUR FACILITY IS FOUR AND A HALF HOURS, FIVE HOURS AWAY IN [INAUDIBLE] I WONDER HOW MUCH THE FUEL COSTS THAT WE'RE WASTING TO DRIVE IT THAT FAR. IS IT REALLY THE SAME EFFECT? BUT THEN AGAIN, OUR STATES MAKING MANDATES THAT WELL, WE HAVE TO DO.
QUESTION IS WE HAVE JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY TOO WE HAVE COSTS GOING ON, OUR GREEN WASTE.
WE HAVE ALWAYS COSTS GOING ON, OUR BLACK WASTE.
WHAT ABOUT OUR GRAY BARRELS OR CAN THEY ASK FOR MORE GRAY BARRELS SO THAT THEY ARE RECYCLING MORE AT THEIR HOME AND WITHOUT A LESS COST AND STUFF, TOO? JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT RESIDENTS KNOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A BLACK BARREL THAT FILLS [INAUDIBLE] WASTE AND WE HAVE A GREEN FOR OUR STUFF, BUT WE HAVE THE GREEN RECYCLABLE.
CAN'T SOMEONE HAVE MORE RECYCLABLE BINS WITHOUT EXTRA COST? SO THE RATES ARE CHARGED IN EXCESS OF TWO.
SO YOUR PRIMARY TRASH CART IS CHARGED AT A FULL PRICE, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL BLACK CARTS OR TRASH CARTS, THOSE ARE CHARGED AT A DISCOUNTED RATE . THE FIRST TWO GRAY OR RECYCLING AND YOUR FIRST TWO GREEN OR GREEN WASTE ARE COMBINED IN
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YOUR TRASH, RATE, IT'S LIKE A COMBINED RATE, ANYTHING IN EXCESS OF TWO IN THE RECYCLING OR THE GREEN WASTE ARE CHARGED.I WILL BE HONEST, WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT CHARGING FOR THOSE BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE A COUNT, BUT ONCE WASTE MANAGEMENT CONDUCTS THEIR FIELD SURVEY, WE WILL THEN NOTIFY CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE GREATER THAN TWO THAT THEY WILL BE CHARGED AN ADDITIONAL FEE OR THEY CAN RETURN THOSE ADDITIONAL PARTS.
I COULD BE ASKED FOR AN EXTRA GRAY CART WITHOUT BEING MORE? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
THANK YOU. THAT MIGHT HELP OUT SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.
MEMBER DAVIS? AND DON'T FORGET THE COMPOSTING.
I'LL BRING THAT TO YOUR HOUSE.
I'M JUST GOING TO I'M GOING TO CHIME IN A LITTLE BIT HERE, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, OUR OUR MODEL OF SERVICE WAS VERY POOR DURING THE HOLIDAY MONTHS.
AND I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH THE THREE POINT FOUR NINE PERCENT INCREASE, WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS AT A LATER DATE.
BUT MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT UNDERSTANDING AB 1594 AND SB 1383 UNDERSTANDING ORGANIC AND COMPOSTING. AND MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT SOUNDS LIKE WASTE MANAGEMENT IS A LITTLE AHEAD OF THIS. AND I WILL CONCUR WITH MR. CROSBY. [INAUDIBLE] IS NOT A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP.
IT'S QUITE A DISTANCE TO HAUL ORGANICS.
BUT HAVE WE COMPARED WITH OTHER CITIES THAT DO HAVE THIS IN PLACE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE DATA YET TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE CHARGING PER BARREL ADDITIONAL? I MEAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT BECAUSE AS COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER SAID, OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, JUST BEEN BEAT DOWN WITH ALL THESE COSTS AND OUR BUSINESSES BEING SHUT DOWN AND COVID.
AND THEN WE HAD A VERY POOR MODEL OF SERVICE DURING THE HOLIDAY.
SO BUT AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIC PART, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE PAYING ANYTHING EXTRA.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THIS IS GOING TO HELP WITH THE GREEN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND STUFF, WHICH IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US, BUT IN GLOBAL WARMING AND ALL THOSE OTHER ISSUES. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PAYING A FAIR PRICE, NOT AN EXORBITANT PRICE FOR OUR SERVICE AND FOR THE BARREL ACCOUNTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OTHER AGENCIES, OTHER HAULERS OR WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE COMPARISON? THAT WOULD BE MY BIGGEST CONCERN.
SO BOB RUSSI ASKED ME TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF THE ADJACENT CITIES, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE WE ARE SO MUCH FURTHER ALONG IN THIS GAME THAN ANY OTHER OF OUR COMPARISON CITIES. I DID NOT FEEL IT WAS FAIR TO COMPARE US SO FAR AHEAD OF THE GAME WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A GUARANTEE OF CAPACITY.
THEY'RE NOT. IT JUST WASN'T A FAIR COMPARISON AT THIS POINT.
I WILL BE CONDUCTING A STAFF REPORT AT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND I'M HOPING AT THAT TIME, BECAUSE MOST AGENCIES ARE LOOKING AT A JULY ISSUE FOR THEIR WRITING PROCESS, THAT I'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION TO SHARE.
EVEN IF IT'S NOT A FAIR COMPARISON, I WILL PROVIDE SOME COMPARISONS.
BUT AT THIS TIME, MOST CITIES DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
THE THING IS, I GUESS THAT WE NEED TO MAYBE WE CAN HOLD OFF ON THAT INCREASE UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT THE COMPARISON RATES ARE SO THAT WE'RE PAYING A FAIR RATE, NOT JUST A RATE, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONLY ONE OUT OF THE GATE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE PAYING WHAT THEY NEED TO, BUT NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.
SO THAT WAS JUST SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT, I GUESS.
YEAH. SO IF I MAY, MAYOR, BEING THE NUMBERS NERD, I AM I WENT AND DIDN'T DO AN ORGANIZED SAMPLING, BUT I DID A LITTLE BIT OF SAMPLING OUT IN COMMUNITIES NEAREST AND I REALLY LANDED ON A GOOD ONE, WHICH WAS THE CITY OF COVINA, WHICH IS NOT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE IN OUR COMPARISON OR NOT, BUT THEY HAD A NICE RESIDUAL RATE COMPARISON CHART.
AND SO WHEN I LOOKED AT OUR NEW FEE OF TWENTY SEVEN DOLLARS AND THIRTY SIX CENTS A CARDER PER MONTH, WE COME IN TWO DOLLARS LESS IN BALDWIN PARK, EIGHT DOLLARS LESS THAN CLAREMONT, SIX DOLLARS LESS THAN COVINA.
TWELVE DOLLARS LESS THAN GLENDORA, SIX DOLLARS LESS THAN MONROVIA.
TEN DOLLARS LESS THAN WEST COVINA, WE'RE ESSENTIALLY SEVEN AND A HALF DOLLARS LESS THAN THE AVERAGE OF THOSE CITIES, SO WE'RE THE LEAST COST PROVIDER AT THE NEW LEVEL.
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THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO THEIR CARRIERS ARE AND WHAT THE MODEL IS, OBVIOUSLY THESE CITIES ARE VERY SIMILAR IN SIZE, SOME OF THEM NOT COVINO, BUT CLAREMONT IS. SO THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.BUT I STILL WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ON A GLOBAL ISSUE AROUND.
BUT THAT'S THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
MR. RUSSI? AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, AS WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY, PROVIDE THIS TEAM AND TRACY, WHAT'S THE NUMBER, I DON'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER OF AGENCIES THAT WE COMPARED IT TO.
12 BETWEEN 12 AND 15, IT JUST DEPENDS ON IF THEY PROVIDE SERVICE OR NOT.
OF COURSE. SO WE WILL BE SURE TO INCLUDE THAT AS PART OF THE PUBLIC HEARING NEXT MONTH FOR SURE. JUST ONE QUICK COMMENT, WHEN THEY DID SOME ANALYSIS FROM CAL RECYCLE, THEY DID SOME STUDIES ABOUT WHAT THEY EXPECTED, THE AVERAGE MONTHLY INCREASE FOR SOME HOMES TO BE WITH SB 1383.
AND THE FIGURE WAS ANYWHERE BETWEEN FIVE TO SEVEN DOLLARS PER HOME PER MONTH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT'S BEEN UPDATED AS THINGS HAVE PROGRESSED.
AND THIS WAS A PRE COVID STUDY, SO THAT CHANGES A LOT OF THINGS, TOO.
BUT AND ALSO BECAUSE WE'RE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER, I WOULD GUESS THAT OUR ECONOMIES OF SCALE WOULDN'T BE QUITE AS BENEFICIAL.
SO JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THAT'S THE NUMBERS THAT THE STATE WAS PUTTING OUT, I WANT TO SAY A YEAR OR TWO AGO ON THOSE COST STUDIES.
SO AND OF COURSE, WE HAVEN'T INCORPORATED EVERY OPERATIONAL COST POTENTIALLY THAT WILL BE HITTING US FROM SB 1383.
BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I WAS HONESTLY LOOKING AT THE SCALE OF THIS [INAUDIBLE] AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE, WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THAT COUPLE DOLLAR INCREASE.
IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN I EXPECTED IF SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW. YOU'RE BASICALLY WHAT WE CALL A TRASH EXPERT, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
YOU GUYS HAVE AND I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD ISSUES BEFORE WITH CHARGES NOT BEING CHARGED IN LARGE FOLLOWING IN THE RESTAURANTS SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.
I KNOW THIS IS A REAL TOUGH ONE.
MR. RUSSI? YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT LISA AND TRACY.
THE OTHER THING THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING AND SINCE THEY'RE SO FAR AHEAD, THEY'VE BEEN TASKED WITH GOING AROUND AND EDUCATING SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES ON WHAT IT TAKES TO IMPLEMENT THIS NEW PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
SO THEY HAVE NOT JUST BECOME OUR EXPERTS, THEY'VE BECOME THE AREA EXPERTS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING AHEAD OF THE GAME ON THIS.
THANK YOU BOTH VERY, VERY MUCH.
GREAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS, MS. MORGAN. AND ALL OF YOU. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR MS. MORGAN OR ANY OTHER? [INAUDIBLE] CAN WE CHARGE FOR THEIR SERVICES TO OTHER CITIES? [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WHEN WE MOVED TO IT, THERE IS A RESIDENT AS HIS HAND UP.
AND THEN WE WILL LET'S MOVE TO WE HAVE SOME ANYBODY WITH COMMENT ON THIS FROM THE PUBLIC ? MR. BOWEN, GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
YOU'RE MUTED, MR. BOWEN, YOUR MUTED. THERE YOU GO.
WE'RE GOOD. GOOD EVENING AGAIN.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF STATEMENT AND A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I BELIEVE MAYBE THIS MONTH, THE CITY AWARDED A 10 YEAR NO BID AGREEMENT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.
SO IS THIS THE FRUITS OF THAT LABOR COMING TO PAY US BACK TWO YEARS LATER AGAIN FOR A NO BID AGREEMENT? IN THAT AGREEMENT AND AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE IT, SO I'LL HAVE TO DO IT BY MEMORY.
AND IS THERE A WASTE MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE THERE? YES, I HAVE TERRY MEWS HERE WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.
IT SEEMS TO ME WHEN THE CITY GAVE YOU THE NO BID AGREEMENT, ONE OF THE THERE WAS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I REMEMBER, ONE OF THEM BEING THE CPI CALCULATION, AND IT WENT FROM A REGULAR FEDERAL CALCULATION TO THIS SPECIAL TRASH CALCULATION.
IS THAT NOT CORRECT? THE CPI CALCULATION IS ALSO A FEDERAL CALCULATION.
BUT THIS CALCULATION IS BASED ON PREVIOUSLY WAS THE THE STANDARD CPI AND THIS YEAR OR WHEN THEY RENEWED THE AGREEMENT, IT WENT TO THIS SPECIAL TRASH CALCULATION, WHICH THIS YEAR IS THREE POINT FOUR NINE.
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AND I BELIEVE THE FEDERAL CALCULATION FOR CPI AT THE END OF THE YEAR WAS ONE POINT SEVEN.SO WE'RE ESSENTIALLY GETTING STUCK WITH DOUBLE ON THIS NEW CPI CALCULATION AND NOBODY MADE A BIG DEAL OF IT THEN.
BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT KNEW ALL ABOUT IT, THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE MUCH HIGHER IN THE FUTURE AND WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT NOW.
ALSO, WASN'T TRANSPORTATION PART OF OUR PREVIOUS AGREEMENT? AND IT WAS ALSO TAKEN OUT.
SO AS COUNCILPERSON CROSBY JUST MENTIONED IT, AND NOW WE'RE TRANSFERRING THIS STUFF FOUR HOURS AWAY AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY IT BEFORE.
BUT NOW, LO AND BEHOLD, WE HAVE TO PAY FOR OUR TRANSPORT OF TRASH.
THAT SEEMS KIND OF SILLY, BUT WE'RE STUCK WITH A 10 YEAR NO BID AGREEMENT.
CORRECT. SO THE CONTRACT WAS A 10 YEAR EXTENSION THAT'S CORRECT.
THE [INAUDIBLE] FACILITY IS ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE MILES FROM THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY.
WASTE MANAGEMENT DID CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS.
THEY PUT OUT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, RFPS, TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY FACILITIES CLOSER THAT COULD ASSIST WITH THE ORGANICS CAPACITY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, ALL THE WAY FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY, UP THROUGH LOS ANGELES COUNTY, OUT OF YOU RECEIVED FIVE? 26 FACILITIES, WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDS OR PROPOSALS.
AND ONE OF THOSE WAS FOR A FACILITY THAT'S NOT YET BEEN PERMITTED OR DEVELOPED.
THE OTHER FOUR ARE FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FACILITIES.
THERE JUST SIMPLY IS NOT ENOUGH FACILITIES RIGHT NOW IN L.A.
COUNTY OR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO UNTIL THEY ARE BUILT AND PERMITTED, THEN UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A TRANSPORTATION ALL THE WAY TO THE LONG DISTANCE.
THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT RIGHT NOW HAVE PERMANENT FACILITIES.
WELL, IT'S UNFORTUNATE FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT IS NOT THAT BAD FOR YOU BECAUSE WE'RE PAYING FOR IT.
MY LAST COMMENT BEING A SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN JULY, WHICH IS TWO MONTHS FROM NOW, AN 11 PERCENT INCREASE IN JANUARY, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS.
SO WE HAVE ALMOST 19 PERCENT INCREASE, EIGHTEEN POINT SEVEN, TO BE EXACT, OVER THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS.
AND AS YOU JUST SAID, THE CPI, EVEN FOR YOUR SPECIAL TRASH ASSESSMENT, IS THREE POINT FOUR NINE. SO THE CITIZENS ARE GOING TO GET STUCK WITH A HUGE INCREASE PERCENTAGE WISE.
AND I'M WONDERING HOW THEY JUSTIFY A 19 PERCENT INCREASE COMING OFF THE END OF ESPECIALLY THE END OF THE PANDEMIC.
AND THE LAST THING I WOULD ASK THE WASTE MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES.
HAS WASTE MANAGEMENT DISCONTINUED THE GIVING OF GIFTS TO CITY OFFICIALS.
WE'VE HAD COUNCIL PEOPLE ACCEPT GIFTS AND WE'VE HAD OUR CITY ATTORNEY ACCEPT DINNERS EVERY YEAR. AND WE OUR CITY MANAGER, COLLECTING GIFTS IN VARIOUS FORMS. SO TWO YEARS AGO, WHEN IT WAS EXTENDED, I ASKED THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS THAT NO LONGER WOULD WASTE MANAGEMENT GIVE GIFTS IN THE FORM OF MONEY, DINNER TICKETS, ET CETERA. HAVE YOU DISCONTINUED THAT PRACTICE OR IS THAT STILL CONTINUING? WE HAVE NOT GIVEN ANY DINNERS TO ANY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
ONE THING WE DO GET IS WE DID GET SOME STASHES CHRISTMAS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I KNOW A LOT OF THEM DO GIVE THEM TO STAFF MEMBERS IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT THEM.
SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT WE DO.
SO YOU'VE DISCONTINUED GIVING CITY OFFICIALS AND AND CONSULTANTS AND EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS THE CITY MANAGER, YOU'VE DISCONTINUED THAT AS A PRACTICE? YEAH, WE HAVE NOT DONE ANY DINNERS OR GIVEN ANY GIFTS STASHES TO ANYBODY.
WELL, YOU MAY HAVE NOT DONE IT LAST YEAR BECAUSE COVID WHAT I'M ASKING YOU HAS HAVE YOU DISCONTINUED THAT AS A STANDARD PRACTICE? SO, MR. [INAUDIBLE]I WANTED TO REFERENCE YOUR COMMENT AS FAR AS THE.
THANK YOU. THIS IS TRACY, WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE SPEAKING, YOU ARE CORRECT.
THOSE ARE THOSE PERCENTAGES ARE VERY CLOSE TO WHAT YOU DISCUSSED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THOSE ARE BASICALLY BASED ON STATE LAW TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW.
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SO ONCE AGAIN, THESE ARE STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO COMPLY WITH.OK, THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT ABOUT THE [INAUDIBLE] FACILITY.
I REVIEWED A REPORT THAT WAS MORE IN DEPTH KIND OF FINDINGS FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT'S ASSESSMENT. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT A BIG PROBLEM WITH GETTING THESE FACILITIES PERMITTED IS THEIR AIR.
WENDY. THE AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
SO THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NEEDED TO DO THIS TYPE OF PROCESSING IS BASICALLY JUST SHORT OF IT'S NOT PROHIBITED IN THE AND I'M SORRY, SOUTH COAST EQMD DISTRICT.
SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE.
THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OR ANYBODY THAT'S IN THAT DISTRICT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LISA AND TRACY.
WE HAVE ANOTHER HAND UP APPARENTLY HERE.
SIR. THAT WAS THE ONE HAND UP.
AND I HAVE BEEN CHECKING AND MONITORING EMAILS, THERE IS NO EMAILS REQUESTING FOR THIS ITEM . WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE IT AND BRING IT BACK.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION OR DISCUSSION? MR. CROSBY? ONE LAST STATEMENT, REALLY APPRECIATE OUR STAFF BEING ON THE FOREFRONT.
I KNOW MY COMMENTS BEFORE THE STATE IS PUSHING DOWN ON THIS, BUT I DRIVE THROUGH GLENDORA TO GET TO WORK ON TRASH DAY AND THEY JUST HAVE ALL THEIR TRASH OUT AND NOT ORGANIZED IN ANY WHICH WAY. SO I WONDER WHY THEIR COSTS ARE SO HIGH COMPARED TO OURS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS FOR GIVING THOSE STATS.
AND I OUR STAFF IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T FALL BEHIND AND RUN INTO THIS AGAIN.
THE STATES IS THE ONES THAT'S MANDATING US TO DO THIS, BUT APPRECIATE OUR STAFF GETTING REALLY ON THE FOREFRONT.
YES, THANK YOU SO THAT YOU GUYS ALWAYS DO A GREAT JOB.
I KNOW THIS IS A TRASHY SITUATION, BUT WE WOULD HOPE [INAUDIBLE] IF IT REDUCES GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AND I MEAN, PEOPLE AREN'T AFRAID TO PAY A LITTLE EXTRA AS LONG AS IT'S FAIR COMPETITIVE RATES THAT WE DO REDUCE THAT AND SAVE OUR LITTLE PLANET HERE, WHATEVER WAY WE CAN. SO IT'S GREAT AND WE DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING EDUCATORS FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE WITH MR., RUSSI AND HAVE A LITTLE MAYBE A LITTLE STIPEND, A LITTLE FEE SCHEDULE TO THAT ONE AND GET SOME MONEY ON THAT.
AND THANK YOU FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT STAFF AND OUR OTHER FROM CAL RECYCLE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER THAN THAT, DO WE NEED TO MR. DAVIS? WELL, I WAS SIMPLY GOING TO THANK THE STAFF AS WELL, BUT I THINK THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OUR CITY AND OTHER CITIES WITHOUT TRYING TO NICKEL AND DIME PEOPLE, BECAUSE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION HAS MUCH MORE VALUE THAN A FEW BUCKS WE GET IN CONSULTING FEES.
I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF SHARING AND CARE LIKE, WELL, OUR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND WE SHARE EVERYTHING AND IT'S FREE.
AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD, IS TO SHARE OUR EXPERIENCES AND WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE DON'T DO AND WHAT WE SHOULDN'T DO.
SO BUT THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.
AND THANK YOU, MR. RUSSI. YOU'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF.
DO WE NEED DO WE JUST NEED TO JUST BASICALLY REPORT, CORRECT? IT WAS EDUCATIONAL.
JUST EDUCATE YOUR. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.
THANKS JEFF. WE MOVE TO ITEM FIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS, ANYBODY?
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WHAT ABOUT THAT FOURTH OF JULY PARADE? STILL NO WORD, INFORMATION COMING.ONCE WE HEAR BACK FROM THE STATE AND THE COUNTY, WE WILL, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW.
THAT IS IN FLUX, IS IT NOT? IT IS IN FLUX.
MR. MAYOR, THERE'S A HAND RAISED.
I'M JUST ASSUMING THAT IT'S FOR COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS.
OH GO AHEAD. MR. BOWEN, GOOD EVENING AGAIN, YOU'RE MUTED.
HELLO, AGAIN, ON A LIGHTER NOTE, THE LA VERNE COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS, LV3C IS GOING TO HAVE ITS FIRST LIVE MEETING COMING UP ON JUNE 24TH AND DETAILS WILL BE FORTHCOMING. BUT WE'LL ASK OR WE'LL HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS AND AND HOPE TO REVIVE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE RESIDENTS IN ALL ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY.
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SO LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING THEM.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. WE WON'T.
NOTHING ELSE, JR? NOT SEEING ANY OTHER HANDS, AND WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY EMAILS PRIOR TO THE MIGHT APPLY TO
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ITEMS IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR.IS THERE ANYTHING , MR. RUSSI, THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? GO AHEAD. AND THEN I HAVE SOMETHING.
MR. MAYOR, I DON'T CARE TO HAVE IT PULLED THAT I JUST NEED IT TO BE NOTED THAT I'M ABSTAINING FROM ITEM SIX C1 WITH REGARD TO THE EIFD.
I'LL BE VOTING ON EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CALENDAR FOR THAT ITEM.
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT, MR. MAYOR. WE DO HAVE A HISTORY.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PUBLIC PERSON WANTING TO ASK FOR SOMETHING TO.
WELL, LET ME POINT OUT THAT THERE'S A CORRECTION ON THE MINUTES FROM JACKSON'S TELLING US THAT MR. SULLENNESS.
YEAH. WHEN THE MINUTES WERE FIRST GENERATED, IT WAS ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME E MAIL ON THE SLONE DRIVE OR WHATEVER THE STREET WAS, AS OPPOSED TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THAT'S BEEN CORRECTED AS WELL.
OK, WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT INDIVIDUAL ON.
I GUESS WE SHOULD. PLEASE, PLEASE, JERRY.
HELLO, MR. BRENNAN, AGAIN, I MEAN, AGAIN, OK, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO LET ME HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AGAIN.
AND WHAT I [INAUDIBLE] IT'S FOR THE ZOOM MEETING.
I THINK A LOT OF RESIDENTS REALLY DO NOT GET USED TO IT.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO GET IN AND HOW TO REGISTER.
MS. [INAUDIBLE], WE'RE NOT ON THAT. WE'RE NOT ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
IF WE CAN GET HOLD OF HER LATER.
THANK YOU. OK, ITEM NUMBER SIX, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MS. CARDER. MR. CROSBY? SECOND.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY A SECOND.
WE HAVE A ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? AYE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? YES, COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS? YES. ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR 6C1.
[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS]
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COMPREHENSIVE PEACE SCHEDULE.MR. RUSSI? ACTUALLY MARK ALVARADO WILL HANDLE THIS ITEM AND I THINK I SEE HIM COMING IN NOW.
MR. ALVARADO, AGAIN, I AM HERE.
AWESOME. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WILL MAKE THIS PRESENTATION BRIEF.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.
AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR WE BRING FORWARD CHANGES TO OUR FEES AND CHARGES THAT WE LIST OUT IN A COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.
THIS YEAR'S CHANGES ARE MINOR.
WE HAVE ONE NEW FEE AND A COUPLE ADJUSTMENTS TO SOME EXISTING FEES.
THE NEW FEE IS A APPLICATION, ACTUALLY, THERE'S TWO PARTS OF IT.
THERE'S INITIAL APPLICATION AND THEN THERE'S RENEWAL FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMIT.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, THIS WAS JUST BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY FOR PASSAGE. SO NOW WE'VE SET UP THE NEW FEE OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND THE RENEWING FEE THAT SOMEONE WILL PAY AFTER THEY HAVE A FEE FOR THAT FOR THE FIRST YEAR FOR ON A REGULAR BASIS OF THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS.
SO THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE FEE SCHEDULE.
THERE ARE THREE DEPOSIT PERMITS THAT WE ARE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT, SO WE'RE REALLY NOT INCREASING THE FEE BECAUSE THE FEE IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF HOURS AND WORK SPENT BY STAFF.
THIS IS JUST ADJUSTING THE INITIAL DEPOSIT, INCREASING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO WHAT STAFF ESTIMATES WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE.
SO WE COLLECT THE MONEY UPFRONT AND MAKE A LITTLE BIT EASIER THROUGH THE WHOLE POINT OF THE WHOLE PROCESS FOR THESE THINGS.
SO SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE THE TREE REMOVAL PERMITS, LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
THE LAST SECTION OF FEES, I WON'T GET INTO THIS VERY MUCH, I WON'T GET IN AT ALL.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE WAS A LONG DISCUSSION PREVIOUSLY ON THE WASTE IMPACT FEES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP. THEY ARE PART OF THIS REPORT JUST SO WE CAN HAVE THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE ALL PUT TOGETHER.
BUT IT MUST BE CLEARLY NOTED THAT THIS ITEM WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN JUNE FOR A REVIEW, DISCUSSION AND FINAL APPROVAL.
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AND IF IT PASSES AT THAT POINT, THEN THE FEES WILL BE APPLICABLE STARTING JULY 1ST.IF THEY ARE NOT, WE WILL REVISE THE FEE SCHEDULE TO NOT INCLUDE THE PROPOSED FEE INCREASES FOR ALL OF THE RECYCLING AND REFUSE FEES THAT WILL OR JUST PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AND WILL BE DISCUSSED AND BROUGHT BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN JUNE.
SO THAT IS THE SUM OF CHANGES GOING FORWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR 21-22, AND AT THIS POINT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? MR. CROSBY? COUNCILMAN CROSBY? AND MR. ALVARADO JUST TO RESTATE SOMETHING.
AND AND WHEN I READ AND I THINK YOU JUST STATED TO THE FEES ARE REALLY JUST COVERING WHAT YOU'VE HAD TO ASK RESIDENTS LATER ON TO GET.
SO THEY'RE COVERING THE COSTS AND IF IT DOES NOT GO ABOVE THOSE COSTS, YOU RETURN THE MONEY AS WELL. BUT IT'S HARDER FOR THE CITY TO GO BACK AFTER COLLECTING A FEE TO THEN COLLECT MORE MONEY, OF COST THAT THE CITY HAS STAFF HAS GIVEN SERVICE FOR.
ABSOLUTELY. YES. AND IF THERE IS AN INSTANCE WHERE WE'VE COLLECTED TOO MUCH MONEY, THE ACTUAL PROCESS TOOK LESS THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED, THEN ABSOLUTELY.
WE REFUND THE DIFFERENCE BACK TO THE CUSTOMERS.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. ALVARADO? DAVIS? YES, THANK YOU, MR. ALVARADO, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING THAT, OH, WAIT, WHERE WAS I LOOKING? I GUESS I WAS LOOKING IN THE WRONG AREA.
I GUESS THE KEY I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF IS WE WERE TALKING DEPOSITS, NOT FEES, THAT DEPOSITS HAVE BEEN INCREASED BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO ASK AGAIN FOR A SMALLER AMOUNT OF MONEY OR TRY TO GO COLLECT THAT.
IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THE DEPOSITS ARE SUFFICIENT FOR THE PROCESS REQUIRED.
CORRECT. SORRY, I'M JUST STUMBLING OVER WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY SAID, BUT HE WAS A MUCH MORE ELEGANT THAN I WAS.
IT WAS VERY GOOD. IT WAS WELL RECEIVED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? NO. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT ALSO THE FACT THAT I TALK TO DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SCHERER AND HE SAID THE SAME THING, I HAD A LOT OF RESIDENTS CALL ME AND SAY, OH, IT'S GOUGING.
IT'S LIKE, WELL, NO, THESE FEES ARE FOR COST.
AND THE PROBLEM WAS, IS THE STAFF WAS HAVING TO SCRAMBLE TO GET ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHEN THE FEES DIDN'T QUITE COVER WHAT THEY HAD TO REISSUE MORE FEES.
SO THEY JUST PUT THE MAXIMUM LIMIT IN THERE AND LIKE CAN SAY GIVE A REFUND.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION BY MR. SCHERER THAT THESE FEES ARE AT A COST BASIS.
SO IT'S JUST THE ONES THAT WENT UP SO HIGH OR THE FACT THAT THEY WEREN'T COMPENSATING FOR STAFF TIME TO HAVE TO GET MORE FEES IN RETURN TO KEEP GOING UP FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL THAN JUST A ONE TIME. SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
YES. WE WANT TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE.
IS ANYBODY IN THE WINGS THERE, J.R.? MR. MAYOR, I'M NOT SEEING ANY HANDS RAISED AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAIL REQUESTING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR ANY CONCERNS? COUNCIL? THEN WE NEED TO DO A FULL ROLL CALL, IS THAT CORRECT, MR. KRESS? YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE STRUCTURE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 2125.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? YES.
MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS? YES. MAYOR HEPBURN? YES. OK, WE MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT.
[8. OTHER MATTERS]
OTHER MATTERS, SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE.MR. RUSSI? ACTUALLY COMMUNITY DIRECTOR ERIC SCHERER, I THINK HE WAS ON AND THEN HE LEFT.
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
AS YOU MAY RECALL AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU DID HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE DRAFT ORDINANCE PROPOSED FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.
ASSISTANT PLANNER GABRIEL RIVERA GAVE THAT REPORT.
THE COUNCIL DID OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT AS THERE WERE SOME MISSING INFORMATION ON THAT DRAFT ORDINANCE, PRIMARILY THE DATES THAT WERE NEEDED TO BE PLUGGED IN, THE COUNCIL OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CLOSED IT, BUT THEN DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK WITH THAT FINAL ORDINANCE SO THAT THE VERSION THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE PACKET WAS THE CORRECT VERSION. SO STAFF HAS INCLUDED THOSE UPDATED DATES AS WELL AS CLARIFIED WHEN THIS ORDINANCE GOES INTO EFFECT, WHICH WOULD BE ON AUGUST 17TH OF THIS YEAR, WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXISTING MORATORIUM.
THE ADDITIONAL TIME IS REALLY TO GIVE THE HOSTING PLATFORMS ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE SURE
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ON THEIR SYSTEM SIDE THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS NEW ORDINANCE.SO WE PASSED THIS ORDINANCE ON, IF IT'S ADOPTED, TO THOSE HOSTING PLATFORMS SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SET UP ON THEIR SITE IS THE SAME AS WHAT THE ORDINANCE READS FOR.
SO WITH THAT STUFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL MAY HAVE.
QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, COUNCIL? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THAT AND GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING.
OH,[INAUDIBLE] YOU GOT? NO, NO, NO, JUST A THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING THE STUFF [INAUDIBLE].
WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC HEARING? I'M SORRY ABOUT QUEUING PEOPLE ON THE PHONE, ARE WE WAITING FOR ME TO SAY IF WE HAVE ANYBODY READY? YES, SIR.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY EMAIL REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
[INAUDIBLE] I NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 1098 APPROVING NEW REGULATIONS FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS. I FEEL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE READING.
SO IT'S FIRST READING? NOT ADOPT? IT'S THE FIRST READING. SECOND.
WE HAVE THE. OK SO HANG ON A SECOND, LUPE, YOU'RE SAYING WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT? YEAH, I THINK WE HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'LL WAIT. WHERE'S THE JEOPARDY MUSIC? I DON'T KNOW, IT'S.
IF ZOOM IS LISTENING, THEY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WOULD BE IF THERE WAS A LITTLE MUSIC WAITING BUTTON THAT SOMEBODY COULD, THE HOST COULD CLICK ON THAT'D BE FUN.
AGAIN, ANOTHER APP THAT WOULD MAKE ME A MILLION DOLLARS THAT GOES TO SOMEBODY ELSE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? TIM, COULD I ASK THAT WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK, IF YOU COULD JUST ASK THEM TO STATE THEIR ADDRESS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY LIVE IN LA VERNE.
I MEAN, THIS IS FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'VE GONE AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN ON ZOOM.
BUT THAT'S A VERY GOOD, YEAH, OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THEY LIVE HERE LA VERNE OR IF THEY'RE OUTSIDE OR WHAT.
SO, MR. MAYOR, WE DID HAVE SOMEBODY THAT I GUESS THAT EMAILED IN EARLIER.
LUPE'S, TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND SHE'S NOT ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF THEM.
THEN I WOULD SAY THAT WE GO BACK TO A CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE GO TO A MOTION ON A FIRST READING, IS THAT CORRECT, MR. KRESS? YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER, YOU MADE THE MOTION, IS THAT CORRECT? I'M JUST READING THE RECOMMENDATION AND IT SAYS ADOPT.
WE ALREADY HAD THE FIRST READING AND SECOND READING, DIDN'T WE? AND THIS IS THE ADOPTED.
WE HAD TO CLOSE IT. WE HAD TO CLOSE IT BECAUSE THE TERMINOLOGY, THE LANGUAGE WASN'T CORRECT. OH, OK, OK, YES.
THEN I'LL CHANGE MY MOTION FOR THE FIRST READING.
I THINK COUNCIL MEMBER LAU HAD HER HAND UP FIRST, MR. CROSBY. SO, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? YES, MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS? YES. MAYOR HEPBURN? YES. AND THEN IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME, I'M SUPPOSED TO READ IT.
SO ORDINANCE 1098 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE AMENDING CHAPTER OR AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER.
1894 TO REGULATE THE RENTAL OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ON SHORT TERM BASIS AND AMENDING RELATED PROVISIONS. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL.
THANK YOU. ON THAT WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS?
[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
REMEMBER, MS. BRAINARD WANTED TO VOTE.YES. YES. SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE HAND RAISED AND THEN I'LL GO ON THIS MS. BRAINARD AFTER THIS.
LOOK LIKE JACKSON SALINAS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
OK, MR. SALINAS, IF YOU COULD JUST TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND WE KNOW YOUR NAME, BUT YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, MY ADDRESS IS 5596 VIA DE MANSION, AND I'M ONCE AGAIN ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER FOR THE NEXT MEETING TO CONSIDER A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN DISTRICT ATTORNEY GEORGE GASCON.
IT'S DIRECTED TO PUTTING MORE PEOPLE IN DANGER.
IT'S CAUSING MORE CRIME IN L.A.
COUNTY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN LA VERNE, WITH A SLIGHT RISE IN CRIMES IN OTHER NEIGHBORING CITIES. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AT THE NEXT MEETING.
YOU PROBABLY GET MORE E-MAILS ABOUT THIS.
SO PLEASE DO THIS FOR THE SAKE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES.
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SALINAS.MS. BRAINARD. HOW ARE YOU? YOU'RE MUTED. FINE.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME BACK.
LA VERNE, I HAVE CONCERN ABOUT A MEETING HAS TO GO IN PERSON, NOT ZOOMING.
EVEN THE PERSON LIKE ME. I'M PRETTY GOOD AT ZOOM MEETING, BUT STILL GET CONFUSED, RIGHT? AND THE PEOPLE I KNOW RESIDENT THE NEIGHBOR AROUND ME.
THEY WANT TO COME TO THE MEETING JUST LIKE A ONE, TWO YEARS AGO.
JUST THE MORE CLEAR, EVEN JUST SOME CONFLICT TOPIC, JUST LIKE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE WANT TO LISTEN. WHY, YES OR NO, WE WANT TO KNOW MORE, RIGHT? BUT ZOOM MEETING TO FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO PARTICIPATE.
EVEN SCHOOL BOARD MEETING RIGHT NOW WITH THE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WE COULD GO THERE TO LIKE A SIX FEET OR THREE FEET, ACCORDING TO CDC REGULATION.
THAT IS REALLY INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY.
SO I DEFINITELY HOPE OUR CITY MEETING, WHATEVER COMMISSION, PLAN.
COMMISSION, OR COUNCIL MEETING COULD GO IN PERSON JUST LIKE BEFORE.
SO EVERYTHING IS STARTING TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.
SO ZOOM MEETING IS REALLY, REALLY CONFUSING, VERY DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF US.
SO I JUST HOPE OUR CITY HAVE THE TRANSPARENCY THAT IS VERY GOOD FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF ITS RESIDENTS AND COUNCIL MEMBER CITY.
SO THERE'S SO MANY EASIER COMMENTS, ESPECIALLY CRIME JUST LIKE JAYSON SAID THE COPS COME IN AND THE HOMELESS PROBLEM IT GETS VERY SCARY.
INSTEAD [INAUDIBLE] VERY SHOCKED.
SO EVEN I SAW WHEN PEOPLE HAVE BACKPACK WALK ON MY STREET TODAY, I KEPT ROSE ON MY FRONT YARD AND I SAW PEOPLE HAVE BACKPACKS.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S COME FROM.
RIGHT. HE LOOKS LIKE A TROUBLE, BUT THERE [INAUDIBLE] I NEVER SEE ANYBODY HAVE A BACKPACK WALK IN FRONT OF ME.
VERY RARE. SO CRIME IS COMING AND THE HOMELESS PROBLEM WILL BE MORE SERIOUS.
SO I JUST HOPE WE HAVE A BETTER BRIDGE TO BETWEEN CITY AND RESIDENTS TO COMMUNICATE.
SO JUST A HOPE OF GET IN PERSON MEETING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I APPRECIATE THAT. MR. RUSSI? YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT OR JUST AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT? YES, WE WILL GET BACK IN PERSON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I THINK I HEARD TODAY THAT THE MASKING REQUIREMENTS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE CDC HAD OUTLINED THEIR GOAL, THE STATE AND THE COUNTY ARE STILL LEAVING THEM IN PLACE.
AND THAT REALLY LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO ALLOW THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INTO A ROOM WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING. AND WE CAN ONLY DO OUR MEETINGS WHERE WE CAN TELEVISE THEM OUT FROM OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE HEARING IS THAT COME AROUND JUNE 15TH, WE MAY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LAX AND FREEDOM IN OUR ABILITY TO GET BACK INTO PERSON AND CERTAINLY EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AS SOON AS THOSE RESTRICTIONS GET LIFTED. THANK YOU, APPRECIATE THAT.
JR, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE? MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE CALL INS, THE FIRST PERSON I HAVE ON THE LINE IS MISTY RICHARDSON. HELLO, MISS MS. RICHARDSON, IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU COULD, PLEASE? MY ADDRESS IS PROTECTED.
OK, WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME FRAME, IF YOU PLEASE KEEP TO THAT, WE'D APPRECIATE IT.
YES, PLEASE. MY NAME IS MISTY RICHARDSON AND THE CITY OFFICIALS OF LA VERNE ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH ME.
MY COLUMN TODAY REGARDING THE CHILDREN RESIDENTIAL FACILITY, DAVID AND MARGARET YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE LA VERNE AND ALSO CEDAR SPRING APARTMENTS WE SHARE THE PROPERTY WITH DAVID AND MARGARET.
DAVID AND MARGARET IS CONSIDERED A HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO DEAL WITH YOUTH WHO ARE PRONE TO[INAUDIBLE] OR DISPLAYING AGGRESSION BASED ON RECORDS OBTAINED ONLINE FROM THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CALLED TO THIS FACILITY A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF TIMES FROM JUST MARCH 2019 TO DECEMBER 2020 ALONE.
THE POLICE RESPONDED TO A 189 CALLS FOR SERVICE AT DAVID AND MARGARET.
THE DAILY CALL LOGS SHOW THAT MOST OF THE CALLS WERE FOR RUNAWAY YOUTH OR DISTURBANCES.
IN COMPARISON, CEDAR SPRINGS APARTMENTS, WHICH JUST OPENED BARELY IN AUGUST OF 2017, RACKED IN A TOTAL OF 203 REQUESTS FOR SERVICE DURING THE SAME PERIOD, WITH A MAJORITY OF THE CALLS REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FOR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE AND [INAUDIBLE]. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK WHAT STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT THESE BUSINESSES TO REDUCE THE WASTE OF THE CITY'S RESOURCES AND THE BURDEN OF BEING
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PLACED ON THE HARDWORKING TAXPAYERS IN LA VERNE.MY NEXT QUESTION IS WHY FOES A HIGH LEVEL OF CARE, A LOT OF THE HIGH LEVEL OF CARE GROUP HOME EVEN NEED POLICE ASSISTANCE FOR BEHAVIOR.
THEY ARE LICENSED TO CARE FOR IT.
MY NEXT QUESTION FOR YOU GUYS, IT IS CEDAR SPRINGS APARTMENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE TENANTS THEY APPROVED AND THE HARM THEY ALLOW TO BE DONE ON THEIR PROPERTY WITH NO RECOURSE? SO THERE'S NOT ONE FULL WEEK THAT GOES BY WITHOUT THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT BEING CALLED THE DAVID AND MARGARET, THE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES AND CEDAR SPRINGS APARTMENTS. SO WHAT DOES ACCOUNTABILITY WHAT DOES ACCOUNTABILITY LOOK LIKE FOR THESE LOCATIONS? HOW CAN WE KEEP THE RESIDENTS SAFE IN THAT AREA? I HAVE SHARED MY CONCERNS WITH MAYOR TIM AND BOB RUSSI SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS WORKED VERY HARD OVER THE LAST YEAR TO DISSEMINATE, BUT SILENCE AND HARASS ME IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ME RETREAT.
IN FACT, ON NOVEMBER 30TH, 2020, I WENT TO LA VERNE CITY HALL FOR HELP.
BOB RUSSI ASKED ME TO WAIT, AND THEN CALLED THE POLICE AND I WAS FALSELY ARRESTED FOR MISUSING 911. DESPITE THE FACT I DON'T EVEN PLACE A CALL TO 911 AT THAT TIME.
THEY ISSUED A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.
IS THIS A COVER UP? WHAT? IS THIS POWER PROTECTING POWER? I'M URGING CONCERNING COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
MISTY? WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON AT THESE TWO BUSINESSES? THANK YOU. YOU'RE AT THREE MINUTES, IF YOU COULD FINISH.
THANK YOU. JR ? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR? I HAVE ANDY GLAZE ON THE LINE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ANDY GLAZE AND I'M THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.
FOR THE CITIZENS THAT MISSED THE 4:30 PM BUDGET MEETING TODAY.
I JUST WANTED TO LET THEM KNOW THAT YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ROBIN CARDER, MUIR DAVIS, WENDY LAU AND RICK CROSBY DECIDED AGAINST MAYOR HEPBURN'S PROPOSAL TO PROPERLY FUND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDE SAFETY FOR THE CITIZENS AND FIREFIGHTERS OF LA VERNE.
THEY DID NOT SUPPORT REOPENING FIRE STATION 3 WITH A PARAMEDIC FIRE ENGINE OR STAFFING OUR ONE POINT THREE MILLION DOLLAR TRUCK THAT HAS SAT UNSTAFFED FOR YEARS.
INSTEAD, THEY CHOSE TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER YEAR AND PAY FOR ANOTHER STUDY TO BE DONE. THIS STUDY, CALLED THE STANDARD OF COVERAGE, OR SOC, WAS DISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL LIKE IT WAS A NEW IDEA.
SADLY, ALL FOUR INTERIM FIRE CHIEFS, SOMMERS, LEONARD, SEGURA AND NOW WATERHOUSE HAVE RECOMMENDED THIS STUDY.
THE CITY'S CONSULTANT, MIKE MACINA, RECOMMENDED THIS STUDY.
AND THEN THE INDEPENDENT MACINA REPORT RECOMMENDED THIS STUDY TEN MONTHS AGO IN AUGUST, SP ALMOST TWO YEARS THE COUNCIL HAS KNOWN THAT THEY SHOULD DO THIS STUDY AND DID NOTHING.
NOW THAT MAYOR HEPBURN HAS WORKED WITH THE FIRE CHIEF, BATTALION CHIEF AND FIREFIGHTERS TO COME UP WITH A WORKING PLAN TO SAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
NOW THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DO ANOTHER STUDY.
THIS DOES NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THE COUNCIL IS AWARE EXISTS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TODAY.
TO PRESERVE THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SAFETY PROVIDED TO THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS MAINTAIN SAFETY, INTEGRITY AND MORALE WITHIN THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES THAT IT IS TAKING A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE ON LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MUIR DAVIS, RICK CROSBY, ROBIN CARDER AND WENDY LAU BASED ON THEIR DECISION TO NOT PROPERLY FUND THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHILE KEEPING FIRE STATIONS VERY CLOSE WITH NO PARAMEDIC FIRE ENGINE AND THE FIRE TRUCK UNSTAFFED.
THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION DID NOT TAKE THIS VOTE LIGHTLY AND HAVE ONLY DONE SO AFTER NUMEROUS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER AND FIRE CHIEFS REGARDING OUR SAFETY CONCERNS.
COUNCIL IS MAKING ARE JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS FIREFIGHTERS, AND WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO RAISE OUR VOICES.
PLEASE REST ASSURED THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO KEEP LA VERNE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, EVEN UNDER THE CHALLENGING CONDITIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. GLAZE.
MR. RUSSI, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON ANYTHING THAT MISTY HAD TO SAY AS FAR AS DAVID AND MARGARET, OR WE'LL JUST MOVE ON? I CAN PASS IT ON TO THE CHIEF.
WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION AND ISSUES THAT DEALT WITH DAVID AND MARGARET, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THINGS HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THEN, SINCE
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LEROY HAYNES HAS TAKEN OVER.SO BUT I WILL THE CHIEF WAS PROBABLY MONITORING THIS, SO I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH HIM TOMORROW. WELL, I KNOW THE PROGRAMS THEY HAD ARE NO LONGER THERE EITHER.
SO IT'S MAJOR, MAJOR THINGS HAVE GONE IN A POSITIVE REALM FOR THEM.
? NOTHING FURTHER TO SAY, SIR.
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WE'RE GOING TO GO IN CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO COUNCIL COMMENTS IN CONFERENCE OR MEDIA REPORTS, WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? MR. CROSBY? COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? I'M ALWAYS GOOD TO START, I'M ON THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT BUSSING AND THEY WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY HAVE A NEW DOUBLE DECKER BUS, FULLY ELECTRIC, FIRST ONE IN NORTHERN AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA.AND THAT'S GOING TO BE STARTING OUT AND RUNNING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
SO THE GREAT ADVANCEMENTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.
ALSO EARLIER THIS WEEK, VACCINES WERE WERE APPROVED FOR 12 TO 15 YEAR OLDS.
SINCE I HAVE A CHILD IN THAT AGE RANGE, I WENT AROUND AND RITE AID'S GET IN WITHOUT APPOINTMENTS, FAIRPLEX GIVEN WITHOUT APPOINTMENTS.
VON'S, YOU DID HAVE TO MAKE APPOINTMENT, BUT THEY HAVE THEM THERE FOR AS WELL.
SO THEY ARE READILY AVAILABLE IN MOST PLACES.
CVS, I DID NOT GET THERE TO CHECK THEM OUT, THOUGH, BUT READILY AVAILABLE AROUND FOR ANYONE THAT NEEDS A VACCINE.
AND THAT'S IT FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? AT FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT ON MAY 8TH IT WAS A SATURDAY, TWO SATURDAYS AGO, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HELD AN ETCH AND CATCH EVENT AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
I WANT THANK SANDERS TOWING FOR THEIR HELP IN MAKING THIS EVENT SUCCESSFUL.
THE OWNER OF SANDERS TOWING, SCOTT DAILY, VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME AND HIS FAMILY CAME OUT TO HELP HIM USE HIS FORKLIFT TO LIFT THE VEHICLES TO HAVE THEIR LICENSE PLATES ETCHED ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
FIFTY THREE VEHICLES WERE TAKEN CARE OF THAT DAY.
I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO ALSO HOLLY AND SAM, WHO WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ORGANIZED THE EVENT AND ALSO TO OUR WONDERFUL RSVPS WHO CAME OUT TO ORGANIZE THE CARS COMING THROUGH.
IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND WE ALL KNOW THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM IN THE CITY.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOTALLY.
THANK YOU. ONE MORE THING IS LAST FRIDAY, OUR BONITA HIGH SCHOOL VARSITY SOCCER TEAM WAS IN SECOND ROUND AND FOR CIF PLAYOFFS AND THEY DID SO GOOD IT WENT INTO DOUBLE TIME OVERTIME AND THEY LOST TWO TO ONE, BUT THEY PLAYED SO GOOD.
I WANT TO CONGRATULATE EVERY ONE OF THOSE GIRLS, THE COACHING STAFF AND THE SCHOOL, FOR HAVING SUCH A WONDERFUL IMAGE COME OUT FROM OUR SCHOOL IN OUR CITY.
AND THE LAST THING IS, I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO HEAR ME.
WE WOULD NOT ALLOW ANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE TO ALL OF US.
WE GIVE OUR BEST AND WE GIVE OUR ALL.
WE HAVE GIVEN EVERY BIT OF EQUIPMENT TO OUR POLICE FIRE THAT THEY NEED.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE JUST TALKED TONIGHT.
WE WANT A FIRE STATION 3 OPEN WITH PARAMEDICS.
WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.
THEY'RE JUST SAYING THAT THE FIRE TRUCKS AREN'T GOING TO BE THERE.
BUT THAT'S STILL GOING TO OPEN UP FIRE STATION THREE AS SOON AS WE CAN HIRE MEN.
SO MEN OR WOMEN, I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME APPLY TO LA VERNE.
SO I'M SORRY THE EARLIER COMMENTS WERE MADE.
GO ON, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? YES, I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, SHARE WITH EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, SOME OF INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO THE COVID VACCINES, I'M GLAD THAT THERE WAS MENTION OF THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T NEED APPOINTMENTS AT THE AGE HAS BEEN LOWERED.
I THINK AS WE ARE LOOKING TO TRY TO GET TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE USED TO DOING IN THE PAST, REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING AROUND FOLKS AGAIN.
I KNOW PEOPLE ARE EXCITED TO TRY TO DO MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING, BUT THAT DOES ALSO REQUIRE THAT WE ALL DO OUR PART.
SO DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THE VACCINATIONS, LOOK INTO WHAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.
BUT YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THESE ADVANCES THAT WILL MAKE WILL BE DETERMINED BY HOW WELL WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF OUR NUMBERS.
AND SO THE NUMBERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING GOOD, WHICH IS GREAT.
AS MANY OF YOU MAY RECALL, MY DAD'S STILL RECOVERING.
YOU KNOW, HE'S OVER COVID, BUT HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR IT BACK IN DECEMBER AND HE STILL REMAINS IN A CONVALESCENT CENTER TRYING TO GET BACK ON HIS FEET AND COME HOME.
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AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT THAT AS THAT AS WE GET EXCITED ABOUT MOVING FORWARD, THAT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THE VERY REAL EFFECTS OF COVID AND THAT IT IS NOT COMPLETELY GONE.AND SO BE KIND, BE SAFE WHERE YOUR MASK, WHERE IT'S REQUIRED THAT YOU'RE AWARE THAT YOU NEED TO WEAR YOUR MASK AND, YOU KNOW, ADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING, WASH YOUR HANDS, DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
BUT I ALSO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WAS GLAD TO SEE THE FOLKS PARTICIPATING IN BOTH THE STUDY SESSION AND IN TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AS ALWAYS.
AND I KNOW THERE ARE ALWAYS FOLKS THAT WATCH AFTER THE MEETING IF THEY ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT. AND PLEASE INFORM YOURSELVES, LOOK AT THE INFORMATION THAT'S OUT THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU ARE KEEPING ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON.
DON'T BE AFRAID TO ASK QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS? THANK YOU, MAYOR. SEVERAL THINGS.
ONE IS THAT YES, WE'RE NOT FINISHED WITH COVID YET.
WE'RE GETTING MORE INSIGHT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGING INFORMATION WITH THE CENTER, THE CDC.
BUT THAT STILL NEEDS TO FILTER THROUGH THE STATE AND THE COUNTY LEVELS BEFORE WE CAN TAKE ACTION ON IT, BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS.
THOSE SIGNS ARE POINTING FAVORABLY.
BUT THE THING THAT WE HAVEN'T FINISHED THE PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO KEEP DOING THAT.
AND YES, MY DAUGHTER FITS WITHIN THAT NEW CATEGORY OF 12 TO 15.
SO SHE'LL BE GETTING HER VACCINE SOON.
THE REST OF MY FAMILY HAS BEEN VACCINATED.
THE LA VERNE SANDY MIST EDUCATION FOUNDATION KICKED OFF THIS WEEK'S CELEBRATION OF CERTIFIED STAFF EMPLOYEES FOR THE SCHOOLS BY TAKING GIFT BAGS AROUND EACH OF THE CAMPUSES. I WAS BLESSED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY OF HANDING OUT BAGS TO THE CERTIFIED STAFF AT ROYNON AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT AND EVERYBODY WAS GRACIOUS AND WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH THEM. AND CERTIFIED STAFF EVERYWHERE KNOW THAT WE CARE ABOUT YOU.
WE'RE THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE THERE TO HELP OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE ADMINISTRATION HAD A FAIRPLEX MEETING THIS LAST WEEK.
THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE STILL EXISTING.
THIS FALL WILL MOST LIKELY BE A FAIRPLEX LIGHT ENGAGEMENT.
I'LL WAIT TILL THEY INTRODUCE MORE DETAILS, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A FULL BLOWN FAIR THIS SEPTEMBER.
AND, YES, THE LEROY HAYNES MERGER OR ACQUISITION OF DAVID AND MARGARET SHOULD STRAIGHTEN THAT SITUATION OUT GREATLY AND HELP PUT THEM ON A GOOD PATH FOR HELPING OUR YOUTH.
AND FINALLY, ALL OF THIS IS SERIOUS, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO EVERY SERVICE PROVIDED BY OUR CITY. AND THE DISCUSSION IS IMPORTANT.
THE CONVERSATION WITHIN COUNCIL AND OUTSIDE COUNCIL IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE AND TRY TO LEARN AS MUCH AS YOU CAN ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE.
WE TAKE THESE THINGS SERIOUSLY AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOLKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION ARE ALL IMPORTANT.
FIRST OF ALL, I THANK THE STAFF OF THE CIP, SO I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR THE BUDGETS. I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF, TRACY AND LISA, FOR HELPING US WITH THE ORGANIC WASTE. AND WE'VE GOT A GREAT STAFF AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.
I KNOW IF YOU GUYS LOOK AT CHRISTIE'S, SHE SENDS YOU THE FINANCIAL REPORT.
IT'S THREE HUNDRED MILLION PAGES.
SO IT'S LIKE SIFTING THROUGH WAR AND PEACE, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF THOSE DOLLARS HAS GOT A PACE FOR IT SO.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO I WANT TO CHIME IN ALSO ON THE GIRLS SOCCER.
WHEN I WAS THERE, I WAS ABLE TO SEE MOST OF THE GAME AND THEN I WAS GETTING REPORTS AND A TWO TO ONE IN DOUBLE OVERTIME IS JUST CRAZY.
THE GIRLS, THE COACHES LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER SAID.
BUT THE THING ON COVID AND THE VACCINES, THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE ONE VACCINE.
THEY NEED TWO. THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THEIR SECOND SHOT.
I TALKED TO CATHERINE BARDER, SUPERVISOR BARDER THIS LAST WEEK.
AND THERE IS A TIME FRAME THAT YOU CAN PUSH, I THINK, WITH 60 TO 90 DAYS ON YOUR SECOND SHOT. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT VACCINATING COMPLETELY.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR SECOND SHOT AND IF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COME TO GET THAT SHOT FOR A SINGLE. THAT'S GREAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO HAVE FOURTH OF JULY, WE WANT TO HAVE A LOT OF THESE DIFFERENT THINGS AND OPEN MEETINGS.
THE MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE VACCINATED, THAT MEANS MORE OF US ARE SAFE.
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SO I WANT FOR THE JULY PARADE, JUST LIKE ANYBODY ELSE.I THINK IT'S AWESOME, THE FIREWORKS.
I WANT OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS BACK IN PLACE.
BUT THE MORE THAT WE VACCINATE, THE MORE SAFER WE ALL ARE.
AND WE CAN HAVE OUR OPEN MEETINGS AGAIN AND BE IN A MUCH SAFER PLACE.
SO BEING THAT SAID, THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR PARTICIPATION.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, SOMETIMES IT'S CONTENTIOUS, BUT WE WILL MOVE THROUGH THESE SUBJECTS AND MOVE THROUGH THESE ISSUES AS WE GO ALONG.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS FOR JUNE 7TH, 2021.
I'M SORRY, YEAH, JUNE 7TH AT 4:30 PM FOR 2021-22 BUDGET PRESENTATION WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS. AND THEIR NEXT SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING IS MONDAY, JUNE 7TH AT 6:30 PM.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TO ATTEND, I CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:16 PM.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY. HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.