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>> GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT
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06:33 PM ON OCTOBER 18TH.IF WE COULD PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MR. CROSBY, WILL YOU PLEASE LEAD US?
>> COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER IS ABSENT.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANYBODY?
>> NOBODY HAS REQUESTED ANY IN ADVANCE.
>> NONE. HAS ANY BEEN PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
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>> WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MR. CROSBY IS GOING TO RECUSE HIMSELF.
HE WAS NOT HERE THE LAST MEETING, SO IT WILL BE US THREE.
>> RECUSE HIMSELF FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR THE MINUTES.
OTHER THAN THAT WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS WRITTEN.
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TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. MR RUSSI.>> YES, THIS FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING UTILITY DISTRICT AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SHAWN IGOE WILL GIVE THAT REPORT.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
TONIGHT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU A REQUEST TO OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT NUMBER 8, WHICH ENCOMPASSES HARROW HIGHWAY FROM FAIR PLEDGE DRIVE IN EAST TREE OVER TO WHITE AVENUE WITH ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF WHITE AVENUE HETERO HIGHWAY.
THIS PROCESS IS REQUIRED FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON, IN ADDITION TO OUR MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWING US TO HOLD THIS HEARING AND ESTABLISH THIS DISTRICT UNDER SECTION 13.36.
ESTABLISHING THIS DISTRICT DOES NOT COMMIT US TO FUNDING THIS PROJECT UNTIL WE'VE DECIDED WE WANT TO ACTUALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT IN TOTALITY.
THE IDEA OF CREATING THIS DISTRICT WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF A STUDY SESSION BACK ON AUGUST 16TH AS PART OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT.
AT WHICH TIME THIS PROJECT CONNECTS THE STATION SQUARE PROJECT TO THE FAIREPLEX PROJECT CROSSING OUR HIGHWAY.
AS PART OF THAT WE DO NEED TO UNDERGROUND THESE UTILITIES TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS UNDERGROUNDING DISTRICT WAS NOTICED IN OUR SEPTEMBER 20TH AGENDA, WHICH ESTABLISHED THIS PUBLIC HEARING FOR TONIGHT.
THE IDEA OF THE DISTRICT IS REALLY TO UNDERGROUND, ALWAYS TO THE PORTION OF THE BRIDGE BUT ALSO IN TOTALITY FOR OUR HIGHWAY ON THIS HARROW HIGHWAY OR THIS WHITE AVENUE PROJECT.
ONE THING TO NOTE THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED AT THE AUGUST 16TH STUDY SESSION, IS THAT WE DID OUT A PORTION NORTH OF ERROL HIGHWAY ON WHITE AVENUE.
THE REASONING FOR THIS IS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING OUR RULE 28 PROJECT ALONG WHITE AVENUE AND THIS REALLY COMPLETES THAT STRETCH OF THE CORE DOOR AND REALLY BEAUTIFIES THAT ENTIRE STRETCH OF THAT CORE DOOR, SO IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO LEAVE THAT SMALL SECTION.
THIS IS THE ONLY CHANGE IN DIFFERENCE YOU SEE FROM THE AUGUST 16TH PRESENTATION.
WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. IGOE?
>> WE'LL BRING YOU BACK IF WE NEED YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IF ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP EVERYONE TO A THREE MINUTE TIME FRAME TONIGHT.
IF YOU DO NEED ADDITIONAL TIME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO STICK TO THAT AND AS USUAL, PLEASE KEEP OUR MASKS ON AND JUST PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR STAFF AND EVERYONE HERE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY?
>> WE DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING REQUESTED, AT LEAST IN THE SPEAKER CARDS.
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>> LET ME TRY TO TURN DOWN SORRY.
>> MY NAME IS ED TESSIER I'M A PROPERTY OWNER AT HARROW HIGHWAY AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS ACTION BY THE CITY.
I REALLY ADMIRE THE HARD WORK THAT STAFF HAS PUT IN ON IT.
I THINK STRATEGICALLY IT'S A GREAT MOVE FOR [INAUDIBLE] TO HELP REVITALIZE AND ATTRACT NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY OTHERS WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR HAND SO FAR.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DESK.
COUNCIL DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. IGOE OR ANY ISSUES ON THIS ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING OR ON THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT?
>> YOU TALKED ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL PART FOR TONIGHT THAT WASN'T ON THE AUGUST AND THIS IS A TOTAL OF 600 FEET.
HOW MANY OF THAT IS THE ADDITIONAL THAT WAS BROUGHT NEW TODAY?
>> THE 600 FEET IS ACTUALLY GOING SOUTH.
THIS NEW EDITION IS BASICALLY UP TO WHITE AVENUE.
IT'S A [INAUDIBLE] BETWEEN FIRST AVENUE AND HARROW HIGHWAY.
THAT ENTIRE SECTION WAS ADDED.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS [INAUDIBLE], WHATEVER YOU'RE ALL THE ABOVE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SHAWN BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK IT'S PRUDENT THAT WE LOOK AT THIS SECTION OF ROADWAY TO UNDERGROUND LARGELY BECAUSE A BRIDGE THAT'S RUNNING OVER TRAINS WOULD BE THAT MUCH CLOSER TO SIZABLE POWER LINES THAT AS A ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEE, I KNOW WE WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND NOT EVEN CAUSE THAT TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE TO WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY RELEASE ITEMS THAT FLOAT UP INTO THE LINES OR THINK IT'S A GAME TO TRY TO THROW SOMETHING UP TO THE LINE.
I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS.
I AGREE AND THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD AND SECURE MORE FUNDING FOR THIS BREACH.
HOPEFULLY, WE CAN SECURE MORE FUNDING AND WE'LL BE AHEAD OF THE GAME AND AS THAT FUNDING COMES IN, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO IT ALL AT ONCE, WHICH WOULD BE REALLY GREAT.
ONE TIME DEAL BETTER PRICING, ALL THOSE THINGS.
I LIKE THE GOLD LINE OR THE [INAUDIBLE] LINE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE STILL SCRAMBLING FOR MY TO FINISH TO MONTCLAIR TO CLIMB ONTO MONTCLAIR, BUT I'M ALSO AN AGREEMENT TO THIS.
BEING THAT SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> I'LL MOVE TO FORM UNDERGROUND UTILITY DISTRICT NUMBER 8 AND PASS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2182.
>> WE HAVE PASSES. NICE TO WET YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU'VE GOT A MASK ON.
DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, DOES IT? THANK YOU, STAFF VERY MUCH.
>> YES, MR. MAYOR, ITEM B IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING ON A DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE ON FRUIT STREET BRANDY WINE PROJECT, AND IT ALSO INVOLVES AN ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT'LL BE DOWN ON WALNUT THAT IS CONNECTED TO THIS AND THE PRESENTATION WILL BE DONE BY OUR CONTRACT CONSULTANT AS WELL AS CONTRACT PLANNER VANESSA NORWOOD.
>> GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, VANESSA NORWOOD, PROJECT PLANNER.
THIS IS A TWO PART PROJECT THAT INVOLVES PROPERTIES ON FRUIT AND WALNUT STREET.
FRUIT STREET IS A 50 UNIT, THREE STORY TOWNHOUSE PROJECT.
WALNUT STREET IS AN EIGHT UNIT, AFFORDABLE, TWO STORY, SINGLE FAMILY PROJECT.
I'LL FIRST GO OVER FRUIT STREET PROJECT AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE WALNUT STREET PROJECT.
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NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, THERE WE GO.THE FRUIT STREET PROJECT IS PROPOSED ON A 2.25 ACRE PROPERTY THAT CURRENTLY CONTAINS A SMALL FAMILY OPERATED NURSERY AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.
THIS PROPOSAL IS A REQUEST TO CONSTRUCT 53 STORY INTERLOCKING TOWN HOMES.
THIS PROJECT IS BOUNDED BY APARTMENTS TO THE EAST, COMMERCIAL RETAIL USES TO THE WEST, ACROSS FRUIT STREET, A COMMERCIAL CENTER TO THE SOUTH AND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL TO THE NORTH.
THIS PROJECT CONTAINS A REQUIREMENT TO DEVELOP EIGHT SINGLE-FAMILY, MODERATE RATE AFFORDABLE HOMES ON WALNUT STREET, WHICH I WILL DETAIL LATER IN THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES EIGHT ENTITLEMENT ACTIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
THE PRECISE PLAN, REVIEW AND TREE REMOVAL PERMIT WERE REVIEWED AND CONDITIONALLY APPROVED BY THE DRC.
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LAYOUT, SITE DESIGN, TREE REMOVAL, AND ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT MEET THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN AS AMENDED AND ZONING CODES.
YOU MAY RECALL THAT IN DECEMBER 2020, AT THIS POSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED AND ENTERED INTO BY THE COUNCIL TO ENSURE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS AT THE WALNUT STREET SITE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRUIT STREET SITE AS THE PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 15 PERCENT OF THE UNITS AT AN AFFORDABLE RATE.
ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDITIONALLY APPROVED THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
A TENTATIVE TRACT MAP ALLOWS THE SUBDIVISION OF THE PARCEL TO BE SOLD AS 50 INDEPENDENT TOWN HOME UNITS UNDER CONDO MAP PROVISIONS.
WITH THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS THAT MEET THE SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THE PROPOSED DESIGN STANDARDS WOULD HELP ENSURE THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT USES.
CURRENTLY, THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN IS UNDERGOING AN UPDATE THAT WOULD CREATE A NEW SPECIFIC PLAN DESIGNATION, SPECIFIC PLAN, MIXED USE.
THE GENERAL PLAN CURRENTLY DESIGNATES THIS SITE AS COMMERCIAL BUSINESS PARK.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO AMEND THIS SITE TO THE NEW DESIGNATION.
THIS DESIGNATION WOULD NOT REQUIRE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL PROJECT BE A MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT.
SINGLE USE PROJECTS WOULD BE ALLOWED AS WELL AS STANDALONE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD FURTHER THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT, AS WELL AS HELP SATISFY THE CITY'S REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS.
THE PROJECT AREA IS ZONED FOOT HILL BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN.
THIS AMENDMENT ADD A NEW CATEGORY OF CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USES FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE NEW CATEGORY WOULD ALLOW 11-30 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND CREATE SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
THESE DESIGN STANDARDS WOULD ENSURE THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT USES.
THIS TYPE OF HOUSING WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED IN AREAS WHERE HIGH DENSITY OVERLAY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE PROPERTY AS IS PROPOSED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THE AMENDMENT WOULD ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR MIXED-USE TO BE DEVELOPED AS STANDALONE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
THE DENSITY OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING DENSITIES CONTAINED IN THE CURRENT SPECIFIC PLAN.
THE FRUIT STREET PROJECT HAS AN INTERIOR RECREATION AREA, PARKING ALONG THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE, AND LANDSCAPE BUFFERS AROUND THREE SIDES OF THE PROPERTIES PERIMETER.
THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO BE GATED AND THE DRIVEWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PROJECT IS RESTRICTED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE ACCESS ONLY.
THE MEDIAN IS PROPOSED TO BE RECONFIGURED TO ALLOW ENTRY INTO THE PROJECT VIA A NEW LEFT-HAND POCKET FROM THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OR FRUIT STREET WITH A RIGHT TURN IN AND RIGHT TURN OUT OF THE PROJECT ONTO FRUIT STREET.
RECONFIGURATION OF THE MEDIAN WOULD ALSO ALLOW LEFT TURN INTO LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL VIA A NEW LEFT TURN POCKET FROM THE SOUTHBOUND LANE ON FRUIT STREET.
THE THREE-STORY TOWN HOME PROJECT REFLECTS SPANISH AND MEDITERRANEAN STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE, UTILIZING ORNAMENTAL METAL, GABLE ACCENTS AND DECORATIVE AWNINGS.
ALL UNITS WOULD HAVE TWO CAR GARAGES AND PRIVATE OPEN SPACE BALCONIES OR GROUND FLOOR PATIOS.
FLOOR PLANS INDICATE THAT UNITS WOULD RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1,232 SQUARE FEET TO 1,719 SQUARE FEET AND HAVE 2-3 BEDROOMS AND 2.5-3.5 BATHROOMS. INTEGRATION OF THIS PROJECT INTO THE AREA WOULD COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING AND SURROUNDING USES, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HOUSING WHICH HELPS MEET THE GOAL TO INCREASE HOUSING STOCK AND FURTHER THE VISION OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THEREFORE, THE PROJECT DEMONSTRATES COMPATIBILITY WITH ALL EXISTING SURROUNDING USES.
THE WALNUT STREET PROJECT IS PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED ON A 0.702 ACRES CITY OWN PROPERTY.
THE CITY PURCHASE THESE PROPERTIES WITH FUNDS FROM THE CITY'S LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING FUN WITH THE INTENTION OF DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
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AS MENTIONED, BRANDY WINE HOMES PROPOSES A TOWN HOME PROJECT ON FRUIT STREET, AND THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY, ENTERED INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE UNITS ON THE WALNUT SITE.THROUGH THIS COMBINED EFFORT BRANDY WINE HOMES WOULD PROVIDE MODERATE INCOME QUALIFIED UNITS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CITY FUNDS.
THE WALNUT STREET PROJECT INCLUDES EIGHT TWO-STOREY HOMES WITH A SHARED DRIVE WAY LEADING TO AN INTERIOR MOTOR COURT ACCESSING THE TWO CAR GARAGES.
THE ARCHITECTURE OR THE TWO-STOREY HOMES IS REFLECTIVE OF CRAFTSMAN SPANISH AND MEDITERRANEAN DESIGN FEATURES.
ELEVATION PLANS FEATURE COMPLIMENTARY EARTH TONE COLORS WITH STUCCO FINISHES, RED CONCRETE TILE ROOFS, DECORATIVE GABLES, ACCENTS, WINDOW SHUTTERS AND DECORATIVE METAL GRILLS.
LOTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM 2,745 SQUARE FEET TO 3,028 SQUARE FEET, AND EACH HOME IS PROVIDED WITH A PRIVATE YARD AREA.
THE STRUCTURES HAVE A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 26 FEET, SIX INCHES, ALL UNITS WOULD HAVE TWO CAR GARAGES WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE INTERIOR PARKING STALLS.
PLANS INDICATE TWO VARIATIONS OF TWO FLOOR PLANS WITH EACH HOME HAVING A TOTAL OF 1,350 SQUARE FEET, INCLUDING THREE BEDROOMS, 2.5 DAS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING HOUSING STOCK.
THE WALNUT STREET PROPOSAL INCLUDES SEVEN ENTITLEMENT ACTIONS WITH THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OVERLAPPING BOTH PROJECTS.
THE PRECISE PLAN REVIEW WAS CONDITIONALLY APPROVED BY DRC.
IT WAS DETERMINED AT THE LAYOUT FIGHT DESIGN, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT MEET THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS OF THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING CODE.
AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, THE DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WAS APPROVED BY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 2020.
ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION CONDITIONALLY APPROVED THE TENTATIVE TRACT MAP, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT.
THE PROPOSED TRACK MAP WOULD ALLOW FOR EIGHT LOTS TO BE SOLD AS INDIVIDUAL PARCELS THAT WOULD EACH CONTAIN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING DENSITY ALLOWED FOR PROPERTIES OF THIS SIZE.
THE SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIRES A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ASSURE PROJECT COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH THE SITE AND DESIGN STANDARDS SUCH AS SIGHT SIDES, LOT COVERAGE, BUILDING HEIGHT, AND DENSITY AT A DISCRETIONARY LEVEL.
A SINGLE FAMILY HOME MAY BE BUILT WITHOUT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN THIS SPECIFIC PLAN.
HOWEVER, HOMES THAT ARE PART OF A RESIDENTIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT MUST HAVE APPROVAL VIA A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED DESIGN STANDARDS WOULD HELP ENSURE THAT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WOULD BE COMPATIBLE WITH ADJACENT USES.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT ENSURES DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE UNITS ON THE WALNUT STREET SITE IN CONJUNCTION WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE FRUIT STREET SITE, AND SETS FORTH THE TERMS OF AFFORDABLE UNITS SUCH AS ELIGIBILITY, INCOME LEVEL REQUIREMENTS, AND ESTABLISHES THE 45-YEAR TERM OF AFFORDABILITY FOR THE PROJECT.
INCOME LEVELS TO QUALIFY FOR ONE OF THESE HOMES WOULD RANGE FROM $64,900-$92,750 DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE HOUSEHOLD.
THE OUTREACH FOR THE AFFORDABLE UNITS WILL INITIALLY FOCUS ON SALES TO LIVE ON RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE CONSIDERED PREFERRED BUYERS AND GIVEN PREFERENCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE OF THESE HOMES TO THE EXTENT LEGALLY PERMISSIBLE.
THE GENERAL PLAN CURRENTLY DESIGNATES THIS SITE AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES A NEW GENERAL PLAN, LAND USE DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PLANT RESIDENTIAL.
THIS CHANGE IN DESIGNATION IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IN THE CITY WIDE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
A SPECIFIC PLAN, RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION REFERS TO AREAS IMPLEMENTED WITH SPECIFIC PLANS WHICH ONLY ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE.
THE MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY WOULD BE IDENTIFIED IN THE SPECIFIC PLAN.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD ALSO FURTHER THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT, AS WELL AS HELP TO SATISFY THE CITY'S REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OBLIGATIONS.
THE WALNUT STREET SPECIFIC PLAN IS BEING AMENDED TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTIES CURRENTLY DESIGNATED FOR HIGH-DENSITY PROJECTS SUCH AS APARTMENT BUILDINGS, TO BE DEVELOPED AS SINGLE INDIVIDUAL FOR CELL RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT SPECIFIC PLAN WHICH PROVIDES REGULATIONS, AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR A DIVERSITY OF HOUSING TYPES.
THE DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REMAINS THE SAME AND CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING DENSITY CONTAINED IN THE CURRENT SPECIFIC PLAN, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL LAND USES.
THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS PROJECT INTO THIS AREA WOULD ENHANCE
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THE EXISTING SURROUNDINGS WITH NEW HOUSING AND AN ATTRACTIVE STREETSCAPE.THE CITY CONDUCTED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS TO SECURE AN INDEPENDENT FIRM TO EVALUATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
NOW LET'S SAY ASSOCIATES WAS SELECTED.
THEY COMPLETED AN INITIAL STUDY FOR THE PROJECT WHICH IDENTIFY THAT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION FOR THESE PROPOSALS.
THE DRAFT MND WAS RELEASED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ON JULY 26TH, 2021.
WITH COMMENTS DUE BY AUGUST 16TH, 2021, THE MND IDENTIFIED SEVEN TOPIC AREAS, BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, FRUIT STREET ONLY, CULTURAL RESOURCES, BOTH SITES, GEOLOGY AND SOILS, BOTH SITES, HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, FRUIT STREET ONLY, NOISE, BOTH SIDES AND TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES BOTH SIDES.
THERE WERE NO POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IDENTIFIED IN ANY OTHER TOPIC AREAS.
THE MITIGATION MEASURES SPECIFIED IN THE MND REDUCE ALL PROJECT IMPACTS TO A LEVEL OF LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT.
THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS HISTORICALLY USED LEVEL OF SERVICE TO DETERMINE TRAFFIC IMPACTS.
HOWEVER, ROADWAY CAPACITY AND OPERATION, INCLUDING LEVEL OF SERVICE, IS NO LONGER A CONSIDERATION FOR DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE AND MITIGATION UNDER SQL GUIDELINES.
THE CITY RECENTLY ADOPTED VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED OR VMT THRESHOLDS FOR LAND-USE PROJECTS SCREENING.
THIS METHOD CAN BE USED TO SCREEN OUT PROJECTS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE LOW VMT FROM FURTHER TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS.
THE LSA TRANSPORTATION STUDY EXAMINED VMT THRESHOLDS AND TRAFFIC OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRUIT STREET PROJECT UNDER A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS, INCLUDING EXISTING AND PROJECTED CONDITIONS.
WHILE THE PROJECT DOES NOT CREATE A TRANSPORTATION IMPACTED IN ANY OF THE STUDIED INTERSECTIONS, THE TRANSPORTATION STUDY DOES NOTE THAT THE PROJECT SHOULD PAY A FAIR SHARE OF 10 PERCENT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL IMPROVEMENTS AT FRUIT STREET AMHERST STREET INTERSECTION.
THIS WAS INCLUDED AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WILL FURTHER EXPAND ON THE TRANSPORTATION STUDY AS IT RELATES TO SQL REQUIREMENTS LATER IN THIS EVENING'S PRESENTATION.
STAFF RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 31 COMMENT, EMAILS AND LETTERS REGARDING THE PROJECT WITH 14 IN OPPOSITION OR NOTING CONCERNS AND 14 IN SUPPORT.
IN ADDITION, THREE LETTERS HAD A TOTAL OF 25 SIGNATURES THAT WERE SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT.
THE MAJORITY OF THE OPPOSITION COMMENTS WERE NOT RELATED TO SEEK WHAT IMPACTS, BUT RATHER THE CURRENT LEVELS OF SERVICE FOR SURROUNDING STREETS FOR THE FRUIT STREET PROJECT.
IN RESPONSE TO COMMENTS DOCUMENT WAS COMPILED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, INCLUDING AND I WROTE IN RESPONSE TO A LETTER RECEIVED FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WILL DISCUSS THIS IN A FEW MOMENTS.
STAFF CONDUCTED TO VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS FOR THE PROJECT, ONE ON MAY 18TH FOR FRUIT STREET DEVELOPMENT AND ONE ON MAY 25TH FOR THE WALNUT STREET DEVELOPMENT.
ON SEPTEMBER 28TH, PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED 3-0 TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS PROJECT.
IN ADDITION, THEY SUPPORTED SENDING A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIRMAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGING THAT FUNDING AND INSTALLATION OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL BE PRIORITIZED FOR THE INTERSECTION OR FRUIT STREET IN AMHERST STREET.
THAT THIS PROJECT BE ADDED TO THE CITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, SO THAT A SIGNAL COULD BE INSTALLED IN OPERATIONAL ONCE THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO WANTED TO CONVEY TO CITY COUNCIL TO EXPLORE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES FOR AMHERST STREET.
IT DESIGNED STUDY FOR THE EXISTING DRIVEWAY FOR LUTHER AND HIGH SCHOOL ON AMHERST STREET AND TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER SIGNS CAN BE INSTALLED ON AMHERST STREET INDICATING A NO TRUCK ROUTE OR WEIGHT LIMIT RESTRICTION SIGNAGE.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THREE EMAILS WERE RECEIVED TODAY REGARDING THE PROJECT AND THE COUNSEL SHOULD BE IN RECEIPT OF THAT CORRESPONDENCE.
STAFF, DRC, AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE ENTITLEMENT CASES FOR FRUIT AND WALNUT STREET PROJECTS BASED ON THE STAFF REPORT, CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND MITIGATION MEASURES.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, DO GLINTUS, ONCE DO HAS COMPLETED HIS PRESENTATION STAFF, THE PROJECT CONSULTANTS AND APPLICANT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I REPRESENT LSA, WE'RE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT FOR THE PROJECT AND WE CONDUCTED THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CALIFORNIA PARAMOUNT OF EQUALITY ACT ANALYSIS FOR BOTH THE AMHERST STREET STATE AND WALNUT STREET SITE.
AS VANESSA MENTIONED, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT SITES, 50 UNITS ON PROOFS STREET, THE STREET HERE, AND A AFFORDABLE UNITS ON ON WALNUT STREET.
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BOTH OF THEM INCLUDE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS.WE DISSEMINATED THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW 20 DAYS AND RECEIVE COMMENTS, INCORPORATED SOME OF THE INPUT.
THE INITIAL STUDY HAS SOME, SAY SPECIFIC TECHNICAL STUDIES THAT WERE INCLUDED IN IT AS APPENDICES, AS WELL AS BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL RESOURCES, NOISE AND VIBRATION, AIR QUALITY, AND OF COURSE, TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
THE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ASSESSMENT INCLUDED THE FIELD SURVEYS.
OUR BRUSH REVALUATION, PARTICULARLY FOR THE FIRST FEW SITES IS THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OAK TREES ON THE PREMISES THAT WARRANTED PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THERE WAS A MITIGATION MEASURE TO THAT AFFECT.
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS INCLUDED HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE REVIEW OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME ON FRUIT STREET SITE CIRCA 1903, EVALUATED BY AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN NOW MEETS THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, AND IT WAS DETERMINED NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PRESERVATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIRCA.
IT WAS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AND GRADED AND DEMOLISHED.
THERE WASN'T REALLY MUCH TO EVALUATE ON THAT PROPERTY.
WE DID A CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS AND OPERATION ON ANALYSIS AND PARTICULARLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT, INCLUDING MITIGATION MEASURES FOR CONSTRUCTION NOISE FOR BOTH SITES.
AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT HAS AN UPPER LIMIT THRESHOLD FOR CONSTRUCTION NOISE.
THERE ARE SOME MEASURES THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED DURING CONSTRUCTION TO ENSURE THAT THE NOISE LEVELS FROM THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT DO NOT EXCEED THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
CAN WE SKIP TO THE NEXT ONE AND I'LL COME BACK TO TRANSPORTATION? THANK YOU.
AIR QUALITY, GREENHOUSE GAS, AND ENERGY MODELING.
WE EVALUATED THE PROJECTS BOTH FOR CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION.
FOR PRETTY MUCH EVERY ANALYTICAL TOPIC, WE EVALUATED BOTH SITES COLLECTIVELY AS APPROPRIATE AND WHERE THEY ARE FAR ENOUGH APART WERE THAT IMPACTS WOULD NOT ACCUMULATE.
WE ANALYZE THEM SEPARATELY, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR NOISE, THEY'RE FAR ENOUGH APART WHERE THERE WOULDN'T BE A CUMULATIVE EFFECT FROM THE BOTH OF THEM, BUT OF AIR QUALITY ON A REGIONAL LEVEL, WE MADE SURE THAT WE COMBINED THE EMISSIONS FROM BOTH SIDES AS ONE PROJECT TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF, HOW CLOSE TO THE THRESHOLDS THAT EMISSIONS WOULD REACH.
CAN WE GO BACK, SORRY, GO BACK TO THE TRANSPORTATION.
AS MINISTER MENTIONED, SEQUENT NOW NO LONGER CONSIDERED AS LEVEL OF SERVICE AS AN IMPACT TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
FROM A PROJECT. IT'S ALL ABOUT VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.
FOR BOTH SITES, THERE IS A LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT EFFECT, PARTICULARLY FOR THE FRUIT STREET SITE.
IT SCREENS OUT FROM THE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IMPACT BECAUSE ITS PROXIMITY TO A HIGH-QUALITY TRANSIT QUARTER, WHICH IS DEFINED AS IN THIS CASE ONE, WHERE WITHIN A HALF-MILE YOU HAVE MASS TRANSIT AT 15 MINUTE INTERVALS DURING PEAK HOURS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE PROJECT IS NOT PERMITTED TO HAVE MORE THAN THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PARKING THAT'S ALLOWED FOR THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
I BELIEVE IT'S 0.5 PER UNIT GAS PARTICLE, RIGHT AND WRONG, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S 0.5 PER UNIT.
WE HAVE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PARKING AND WE MEET ALL THE CRITERIA IN ORDER TO EXEMPT THE FISHERY SAFE FROM VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IMPACT.
FOR THE WALNUT STREET SITE BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THAT TWO SCREENS AND PROJECT UP FROM A VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED IMPACT.
IN ADDITION TO VMT, WE EVALUATED LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR THE PROJECT.
WE CONDUCTED A SCOPING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY TO DETERMINE WHICH INTERSECTIONS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE ANALYSIS, INCLUDING THE AMHERST IN FRUIT STREET INTERSECTION.
WE IDENTIFIED THAT UNDER EXISTING CONDITIONS, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE ON A INTERSECTION IS ALREADY DEFICIENT.
WE EVALUATED THE PROJECT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THAT DEFICIENCY.
BASED ON THE CRITERIA IN THEIR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED IN THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES.
THERE IS NO TRANSPORTATION EFFECT THAT THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE ON THAT INTERSECTION BASED ON THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND WHAT WE ANTICIPATE THE PROJECT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO IT.
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GO AHEAD. ONE MORE, PLEASE.IN ADDITION TO THE TECHNICAL STUDIES I JUST DISCUSSED, THE PROJECT APPLICANT ALSO CONDUCTED GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS, PHASE 1 AND 2, ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS, INFILTRATION TESTING, AND HYDROLOGY STUDIES ESSENTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIVE PROGRAM IN THE CITY MUNICIPAL CODE.
AS THE MINISTER STATED, THE SQL DOCUMENT WAS CIRCULATED TO THE PUBLIC FROM JULY 26TH TO AUGUST 16.
SEVERAL COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED, BOTH IN FAVOR AND OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE COMMENTS THAT PERTAIN TO TRANSPORTATION WHICH IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE COMMENTS THAT WE RECEIVED PERTAINING TO A LEVEL OF SERVICE, WHICH IT MAY BE AN ISSUE ON A MUNICIPAL LEVEL, BUT FROM A SQL STANDPOINT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE IS NOT A METRIC TO EVALUATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AT THIS POINT ANYMORE.
FROM A SQL PERSPECTIVE, THE PROJECT DOES NOT HAVE A TRANSPORTATION EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS WAS A SQL PROCESS AND WE ARE GETTING TOWARDS THE END HERE, CITY COUNCIL HEARING.
THIS IS THE FOURTH OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, INCLUDING THE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS, THEY WERE TWO, THE CIRCULATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS, ONE VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON.
WE'VE STARTED THIS PROJECT EARLY 2021 AND THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE WE ARE.
MY COLLEAGUE, ACTUALLY, LSA'S, TRANSPORTATION PRINCIPLE [INAUDIBLE] IS AVAILABLE VIA ZOOM TO ELABORATE ON THE TECHNICAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSPORTATION STUDY SHOULD THERE BE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT I'M NOT ABLE TO ANSWER.
HE PREPARED THE TRANSPORTATION STUDY AND HE'S A PROJECT ENGINEER AVAILABLE FOR YOU GUYS. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL, WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF AT THIS POINT?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL BE CALLING YOU UP AFTER.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING RIGHT NOW.
AGAIN, THREE-MINUTE TIME FRAME, IF WE COULD PLEASE TRY TO KEEP IT TO THAT.
IF YOU DO NEED ADDITIONAL TIME PLEASE ASK.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR MASK ON WHEN YOU'RE AT THE PODIUM.
I DO HAVE SOME SPEAKER CARDS HERE.
WE'LL START WITH ALEX FERNANDEZ WITH BRANDYWINE HOMES.
>> MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY REPRESENTING BRANDYWINE HOMES.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF WITH STAFF EXPLORING THIS POSSIBILITY OF BRINGING MUCH NEW HOUSING TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO PROPOSE TWO DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS.
THE AFFORDABLE, WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE WALNUT STREET PROPERTY, WHICH WOULD BE ALL RESTRICTED AND AFFORDABLE.
THEN MARKET RATE, BUT A MARKET RATE DISCUSSED CURRENTLY NEEDED IN PRICE ZONE, MARKET-RATE BUT ENTRY-LEVEL WITH THE TOWNHOME DEVELOPMENT ON FRUIT STREET.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH STAFF OVER THE YEARS, AND I THINK OUR WORK WAS SUCCESSFUL IN THAT COMMISSION REALLY THEY HAD NO FOCUS AT ALL ON THE PROJECT ITSELF, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, COLORS.
THAT WAS VERY THOROUGHLY WORKED THROUGH WITH THE STAFF.
I THINK THAT WAS A TRIBUTE TO YOUR STAFF TO GOING THROUGH THE THOROUGHNESS AND MAKING SURE THAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE PROPER MANNER.
JUST FOR BACKGROUND, WE DID LOOK AT THIS PROJECT FROM TRAFFIC FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
WE STARTED OFF WITH 58 UNITS, PROPOSED ON FRUIT STREET.
[NOISE] THAT WAS REDUCED DOWN TO 50 AS A RESULT OF TRAFFIC AND ACCESS ISSUES.
FIRST ONE THAT CAME TO BE WAS THE FIRE ACCESS.
YOU SAW ON THAT SITE PLAN THERE WAS A SECONDARY EXIT.
THAT WAS NOT ON THE INITIAL SITE PLAN, BUT FOR FIRE PURPOSES, THERE WAS EMERGENCY PURPOSES.
THERE WAS ALSO A D-CELL LANE THAT WAS REQUIRED TO BE IN FRONT OF THE PROPERTY WHICH ACTUALLY REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO REDUCED EIGHT UNITS IN TOTAL FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN.
THEN WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE CITY ENGINEER TO LOOK AT MODIFYING THE MEDIAN TO HELP ACCESS AND WE ACCEPTED THOSE DESIGNS, WORKED WITH OUR ENGINEER, AND THE CITY'S ENGINEER TO COME UP WITH THOSE THAT YOU SAW HERE BEFORE YOU TODAY.
THEN LAST AS A RESULT OF THE COMMENTS AND RECEIVED FROM THE EXISTING IMPACT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
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THERE WAS A SUGGESTION THAT WE LOOK AT PAYING THE PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE CORNER OF AMHERST AND FRUIT AND WE GLADLY ACCEPTED THAT CONDITION.AT THIS POINT IS THAT WE HAVE ACCEPTED ALL RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAFF AND THE CITY ENGINEER.
WE'VE ALSO REVIEWED ALL THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AND ACCEPT THOSE THAT ARE LEGALLY LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET GOING HERE AND SEEK YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. HERNANDEZ. MR. GOBLEDON.
>> I DIDN'T EVEN WRITE ANYTHING FOR THIS.
I THINK I'VE ALREADY MADE A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY, THEY DESERVE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY AND DEVELOP IT.
I'VE SAID IT TO THE DEVELOPERS AND I THINK THEY DID GENERALLY A GOOD JOB.
BUT I THINK THAT IT'S WILDLY EXAGGERATING TO FRAME EVERYTHING THAT [INAUDIBLE] WAS PRESENTED.
FOR THAT I THINK THE CITY IS BASICALLY SELLING ITSELF OUT FOR US PUTTING 10 POUNDS OF POTATOES IN A FIVE-POUND BAG.
WHEN FOR MANY YEARS THEY KNEW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND HAS DONE VERY LITTLE TO MITIGATE THOSE ISSUES OVER THE YEAR BUILDING UP TO WHAT IS NOW THREE PROJECTS.
TWO OF THEM, THE ONES DISCUSSED TONIGHT THAT HAD BEEN CONFLATED AND WATERED DOWN.
I HEARD THE WORDS THAT THERE WAS TWO SPECIFIC AMENDMENTS FOR THESE PROJECTS OVER A MILE APART FROM EACH OTHER SO THEY COULD PASS THE SMELL TEST ON ALL THE SQL REQUIREMENTS.
IF THE STANDARD FOR LA VERNE IS NOW WHAT SQL ALLOWS YOU TO DO, THAT'S NO BETTER THAN LETTING A CRIMINAL OFF THE STREET BECAUSE GAS GONE SAYS IT'S OKAY.
FOR THIS CITY COUNCIL, IF YOU REALLY WANT LA VERNE TO STAY LA VERNE A LITTLE BIT, MAYBE YOU SHOULD START CONSIDERING THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE ALREADY WHO HAVE INVESTED THEIR TIME, THEIR MONEY, THEIR TALENT, AND HAVE NOT SOLD OUT FOR THE CITY BY LEAVING FOR TEXAS OR FLORIDA, WHAT HAVE YOU.
FOR ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE YOU LIVE IN THE CITY, SO I'D HOPE THAT YOU'D UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT HERE TRYING TO FIGHT PEOPLE THAT ARE ENDEARED TO THEIR PROJECTS AND HAVE DONE THEIR HARD WORK BUT THE FACT THAT NOW THIS IS THE THIRD PROJECT IN LESS THAN A YEAR THE CITY COUNCIL HAS PUT BEFORE THE COMMUNITY.
IT DOESN'T FIT. THE AMHERST PROJECT DOESN'T FIT.
THIS PROJECT IS MAKING IT WORSE.
THE INTERSECTION OF AMHERST AND FRUIT WAS AN F BEFORE THE AMHERST PROJECT.
DISREGARD ALL THE FACTS YOU WANT.
THE REALITY IS THAT YOU'RE SELLING OUT THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GOBLEDON [APPLAUSE].
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS KATHY CALUSAC, AND MY FATHER RON IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON FRUIT STREET.
I'D LIKE TO START OUT BY THANKING OUR CITY STAFF, THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS IN THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALL YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS OF THIS PROJECT.
THIS SHOWS THE DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU ALL SHARE.
MY FATHER HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS LAND SINCE 1948 AFTER MY GRANDPARENTS BOUGHT IT WHEN IT WAS AN ORANGE GROVE, AND HE HAS LOVED IT.
BUT 73 YEARS LATER, AFTER SUFFERING A MAJOR HEART ATTACK, LOSING MY MOTHER, HIS WIFE OF 60 YEARS TO CANCER, AND BREAKING HIS HIP, HE'S NO LONGER ABLE TO DO THE WORK THAT'S REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY, AND IT HAS BECOME A BURDEN TO HIM.
AFTER ALL, HE JUST TURNED 90 ON THE TENTH OF THIS MONTH.
THIS HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLY LONG AND STRESSFUL PROCESS FOR HIM AND MY FAMILY, WHICH I BEGAN ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO AND WE'VE BEEN IN ESCROW WITH BRANDY WINE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.
OUR TIMING COULDN'T HAVE BEEN WORSE FOR THIS PROJECT.
WITH ALL THE CHANGES COMING TO OUR AREA ALL AT ONCE, PEOPLE ARE FEELING OVERWHELMED AND THERE'S A RECURRING COMPLAINT THAT THEIR VOICES AREN'T BEING HEARD.
BASED ON THIS PROJECT, I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT'S ACCURATE.
UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, A TRAFFIC STUDY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT BUT THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEER REQUESTED ONE DUE TO THE RESIDENTS' CONCERNS.
ORIGINALLY, BRANDY WINE INTENDED TO BUILD 58 UNITS AS ALEX HAD MENTIONED, BUT BECAUSE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REQUIRED AN EMERGENCY EXIT AND THE CITY IS REQUIRING A DECELERATION LANE FOR NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC, THE NUMBER OF UNITS HAD TO BE REDUCED TO 50, AND MY FATHER HAD TO REDUCE THE SALES PRICE BY $550,000.
FOR SOUTH MOUNT TRAFFIC, THE MEDIAN WILL BE RECONFIGURED TO ADD A TURN POCKET INTO THE DEVELOPMENT, AND A MUCH-NEEDED TRAFFIC SIGNAL WILL BE ADDED AT AMHERST AND FRUIT.
IF THE CITY OFFICIALS WEREN'T LISTENING, THERE WOULDN'T BE SO MANY STREET IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED WITH THE PROJECT.
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THE LOCATION IS IDEAL FOR THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT.CURRENTLY, THE PROPERTY IS OWNED FOR COMMERCIAL, AND WE ALL KNOW IF IT WASN'T A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, IT'S GOING TO CAUSE FAR MORE THAN THIS RELATIVELY SMALL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL, AND IT'S GOING TO BLEND IN NICELY WITH THE OTHER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
THERE IS APARTMENTS BEHIND THE SMALL HIGH SCHOOL.
IT'S AN EXCELLENT LOCATION TO WALK TO STORES, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER CONVENIENCES.
I THINK THIS PROJECT WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO OUR CITY AS A REALTOR.
I KNOW THERE'S A LACK OF HOMES AVAILABLE IN OUR CITY IN A PRICE RANGE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUYERS CAN AFFORD.
I CHECKED THIS AFTERNOON, THERE IS CURRENTLY ONLY 23 ACTIVE LISTINGS IN LA VERNE ON THE MULTIPLE LISTING.
THERE'S A SMALL CONDO THAT'S TWO-BEDROOM, ONE BATH FOR 399,000, A SMALL OLD FIXER-UPPER HOUSE FOR 550,000, THEN THE PRICE JUMPS TO 600,999, THEN 700,079, AND THE OTHER 19 LISTINGS ARE 839 AND WELL ABOVE THAT.
THERE'S A NEED FOR HOMES IN THE 550 TO 650 RANGE, AND THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL HELP US BRIDGE THAT GAP.
ON TOP OF THIS, THE STATE IS REQUIRING MORE HOUSING.
THERE'S AN ARTICLE IN THE TRIBUNE FROM SEPTEMBER 29TH THAT THERE IS A NEW STATE TASK FORCE THAT WILL BE PUNISHING CITIES THAT FAIL TO APPROVE HOUSING.
WE WILL ALSO REAP THE BENEFITS OF PROPERTY TAXES FROM 50 UNITS AND MORE PEOPLE TO PATRONIZE OUR SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS FOR INCREASED SALES TAX REVENUE TO ADD TO OUR CITY'S BUDGET, AND HELP US TO STAFF AND EQUIP THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS.
THIS PROJECT MAKES SENSE, AND I HOPE THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE WILL EMBRACE THE PROJECT AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS QUICKLY SO MY FATHER CAN MOVE ON AND ENJOY THE NEXT CHAPTER OF HIS LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
THE PROJECT OF THE WALNUT HOUSING IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE SEGREGATION THAT TOOK PLACE IN CHICAGO, WHERE REAL ESTATE AGENTS INTENTIONALLY STEERED AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF COLOR AWAY FROM PREDOMINANTLY CAUCASIAN NEIGHBORHOODS.
EVEN IN THE PRESENTATION, IT LISTS THE TOWN HOMES ON FRUIT STREET AS "PREFERRED BUYERS".
THIS BLATANT SEPARATION OF MODERATELY AFFORDABLE HOMES ON WALNUT STREET IS THE NEW POLITICALLY CORRECT PHRASE FOR RACISM.
MS. LAO AND MR. DAVIS CONTINUOUSLY PREACH INCLUSION YET THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF SUCH A PROJECT, IS HYPOCRISY AT ITS FINEST.
I GUESS IT'S NOT A FORM OF RACISM WHEN THOSE IN POWER IMPLEMENT THE SEGREGATED HOUSING.
IT WAS DISCUSSED THAT THE MEDIAN WOULD BE RECONFIGURED ON FRUIT STREET, BUT RATHER THAN JUST RECONFIGURE THE MEDIAN, WHY NOT INSTALL A CONTROLLED LIGHT SO THAT RESIDENTS CAN SAFELY ENTER AND EXIT THE HOUSING PROJECT, RATHER THAN HAVE RESIDENTS TURN RIGHT TO GO NORTH ON FRUIT AND THEN TURN RIGHT TO GO EAST ON AMHERST SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND GO AROUND THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD SO THAT THEY COULD TRAVEL SOUTH ON FRUIT STREET.
THIS WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY LESSEN THE TRAFFIC THAT WOULD TRAVEL ON OUR STREET AMHERST.
I THINK THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO HAVE MORE HOUSING BUT THEY ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER THE OPINION OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THESE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THIS TRAFFIC.
PUTTING THAT SIGNAL THERE WOULD THEN ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT TURN SAFELY BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT THE DRIVEWAY THAT EXITS FROM THE COLES, SHOPPING CENTER AND PEOPLE THAT ARE ACCESSING MCDONALD'S COMING OUT OF THAT DRIVEWAY.
THAT DOESN'T GIVE THOSE CARS A LOT OF TIME.
IF THERE'S NO CONTROLLED LIGHT, THAT DOESN'T GIVE THEM A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE THAT LEFT TURN.
CARS ARE TRYING TO MAKE THE LIGHT AT FOOTHILL BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THREE CYCLES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD GOING EAST TO GO NORTH ON FRUIT, THE CARS THAT BACKUP TO TURN LEFT NOW GO INTO THE LANE ON THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES THREE AND FOUR CYCLES TO GO NORTH ON FRUIT STREET.
WITHOUT THAT CONTROLLED LIGHT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CARS BACKING UP IN THAT LEFT TURN LANE, WHETHER IT BE FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT OR AT THE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL, IT'S GOING TO NOW BACK UP INTO THE FRUIT STREET LANE.
NOW, YOU'RE IN ESSENCE ONLY ALLOWED ONE LANE TO TRAVEL ON FRUIT STREET.
NOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS BACKUP, EVEN MAYBE, POSSIBLY ALL THE WAY TO THE SIGNAL AT THE FREEWAY.
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I THINK THIS CITY REALLY NEEDS TO AT LEAST CONSIDER AND MAYBE HAVE SOME STEADY DONE FOR A CONTROLLED SIGNAL FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT ITSELF. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [NOISE]
>> [INAUDIBLE], LA VERNE. MY CONCERN IS ON THE FRUIT PROPERTY, THE THREE STORIES NOBODY IS ADDRESSING THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE USE OF THE LADDER TRUCK RIGHT NOW.
I'VE TALKED TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'VE ASKED THEM, WHAT ABOUT THE SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, WHAT ABOUT THE SMOKE ALARMS, BUT THOSE ARE ALL JUST GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WHEN A FIRE STARTS.
I EVEN HAD ONE MAN ONLINE ARGUE WITH ME THAT FIRE MEN ARE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO DO 3-5 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS WITH THE HOSES.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT. WHAT IF THE FIRE IS IN THE STAIRWELL? YOU CAN'T JUST DISMISS THE FACT THAT WE NEED THE FIREMEN TO RESCUE PEOPLE.
IF YOU'VE PASSED OUT, IF YOU'VE FALLEN AND HIT YOUR HEAD, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO GET WET FROM THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR THE ALARM, BUT THAT ISN'T GOING TO SAVE YOU.
I THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE THREE-STORY UNITS. THANK YOU.
>> HI, I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING A LITTLE DEJA VU WITH THE PREVIOUS WITH THE AMOROUS PROJECT.
I FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE ALREADY DECIDED WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO.
I HAD THAT FEELING WITH THE LAST PROJECT.
IT'S LIKE THIS IS JUST FOR SHOW.
MAY OR MAY NOT BE THE CASE, BUT THAT'S HOW IT FEELS TO ME AND THAT'S HOW IT FELT TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
WE SPOKE WITH THE HEARINGS, WE SPOKE WITH THE ZOOM MEETINGS.
EVEN THOUGH YOU DISREGARDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN'T GO ALONG WITH THAT PROJECT ON AMHERST YET, YOU JUST WENT AHEAD AND SETUP 42 HOMES ON FIVE ACRES.
NOW HERE WE ARE AGAIN WITH MORE TRAFFIC.
I CAME TO CITY HALL 10 YEARS AGO, AND ASKED THEM TO DO A SIGNAGE FOR KEEPING TRUCKS OUT OF THE AREA OR WE CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S LIKE I KNOW IT'S ALLOWED.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL ALL WALK AROUND AREAS OF TOWN BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING TO SEE A BEAUTIFUL AREA OF TOWN THAT HAS BECOME A REAL MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
IT BREAKS MY HEART THAT OUR HOUSE IS BUILT IN 1927, AND IT'S NOT THE SAME HOUSE ANYMORE.
I MEAN, IT'S MAJOR TRAFFIC ALL DAY LONG AND IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE.
OH MY GOSH, WITH WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THIS PROJECT, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PROJECT ITSELF.
IT'S THE TRAFFIC THAT IT'S GOING TO CREATE.
I WISH YOU WOULD JUST NOT RELY ON SEEK LAW.
I WISH YOU WOULD GET OUT THERE YOURSELVES AND LOOK AT SOMETHING AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN TOWN BECAUSE WE'RE NOT HAPPY AND IT'S JUST A SHAME.
I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE CITY, ACTUALLY.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ANYONE ELSE WHO'D WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? YES, SIR. GOOD. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, SIR.
>> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEN. MY NAME IS BRIAN FLYNN HERE ON LA VERNE [INAUDIBLE].
I HAD NO INTENTION OF COMING UP AND SPEAKING TODAY.
IT'S MY FIRST MEETING HERE TODAY, BUT HEARING THIS IS DISHEARTENING.
I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY NOW FOR 12 YEARS THAN IN THE GENERAL AREA HERE FOR MOST OF MY LIFE.
I SEE THE PICTURE UP HERE, LA VERNE RANCHO, IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE PICTURE OF THE ORCHARD.
THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER GROWING UP IN THIS AREA.
ORANGE GROVES EVERYWHERE, NURSERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AS A HOMEOWNER HERE, IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FIND NURSERIES THAT WE CAN GO TO.
WE'RE STUCK WITH HANDFUL OF STORES, BUT NONE OF THEM IN OUR CITY, THEY'RE GONE.
AS AN ORCHARD OWNER, I'VE HAD TO MOVE UP NORTH TO PLANT MY OWN ORCHARD AND A FORM WHAT I HOPE TO HAVE AS A NURSERY LATER ON.
HEARING A STORY TONIGHT ABOUT LAND BEING SOLD TO DEVELOPERS GIVES ME THAT SENSE OF LOSS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THINGS THAT WERE MISSING OUT ON, THINGS WE NO LONGER HAVE, THINGS OUR KIDS WILL NEVER HAVE.
HEARING ANOTHER DEVELOPER PLANNING A PROJECT THAT TAKES UP ACREAGE, TAKES AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE I WOULD GIVE MY LIFE RIGHT NOW TO OWN AN ORCHARD IN THIS AREA OR A NURSERY IN THIS AREA.
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IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE GIVING THAT UP.
IT'S NO LONGER GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR MY KIDS. FOR THEIR KIDS.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE CONCRETE JUNGLES, BASICALLY, NOBODY TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOSING ALL OUR GREENERY IN THE CITY AS WE DEVELOP THESE PROJECTS GOT LIMITED AMOUNT OF TREES, WERE NO LONGER PRODUCING THINGS THAT WE NEED FOR OUR GREEN ENVIRONMENT, THINGS THAT CREATE OXYGEN AND BENEFIT US IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT'S A SHAME THAT HERE THIS, IS THE FIRST I HEARD OF IT.
I'M GLAD I'M ABLE TO GIVE YOU MY OPINION ON IT.
I THINK YOU NEED TO RECONSIDER WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THIS IS WHAT THE IDEA OF WEBERN WAS FOR OUR ANCESTORS THAT WERE HERE BEFORE US. THEY WOULDN'T RECOGNIZE IT.
IT'S ALL BUILDINGS, DEVELOPMENT, THINGS THAT ARE SHAMEFUL.
I UNDERSTAND THE IDEA OF BRINGING MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY, I GET THAT.
BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT WANT TO CONSIDER SACRIFICING. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] ANYONE ELSE WOULD COME UP AND SPEAK? CHAIR?
>> WOULD YOU HAVE CARLOS RODRIGUEZ.
>> [NOISE] HELLO. GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CARLOS RODRIGUEZ.
I'M AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH THE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, BALDI BE CHAPTER.
THE BIA IS A NON-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION ON NEARLY 1,200 COMPANIES EMPLOYING OVER 100,000 PEOPLE AFFILIATED WITH BUILDING HOMES FOR ALL.
ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE BRAND NEW WINE HOMES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PRESENTED THIS EVENING.
THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ZONING TO ACCOMMODATE AN INCREASED FROM 562 RESIDENTIAL UNITS DURING THE FIFTH RENIN REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT CYCLE TO AN INCREASED STATE HOUSING ALLOCATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1,346 UNITS FOR THE UPCOMING SIX RENA CYCLE.
THIS REFLECTS A SIMILAR INCREASE ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS SCATTERED REGION FROM THE CURRENT RENORMALIZATION OF 412,000 TO A NEW STATE OBLIGATION OF 1.3 MILLION NEW HOUSING UNITS AS REQUIRED BY THE GREEN ALLOCATION.
IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE DIRE HOUSING SHORTAGE OUTS AND WAS ALLUDED TO EARLIER THIS GOOD EVENING WITH THE AMOUNT OF HOUSING AVAILABILITY IN THE GREAT CITY OF LA VERNE.
CLEARLY EVERY UNIT OF HOUSING IS NECESSARY TO ASSIST THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE ENTIRE SCALP REGION TO ADDRESS THIS DIRE HOUSING SHORTAGE, THE BRAND NEW WINE HOMES PROJECT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND HELPING TO ALLEVIATE THE CRISIS.
FURTHERMORE, THERE ARE MANY ADDED BENEFITS FOR THE CITY THAT RESULT FROM THE PRODUCTION OF HOUSING.
THIS PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE LOCAL ECONOMY WITH NEW INVESTMENT AND GENERATE REVENUE FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE PROJECT WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE TAXES AND FEES CONTRIBUTING TO DEEPLY NEEDED TO THE OPERATIONS AND WILL CREATE CONSTRUCTION JOBS DURING THESE DIFFICULT ECONOMIC CONDITION.
SMS SHOW THAT FOR EACH UNIT OF HOUSING, AT LEAST TWO JOBS ARE PRODUCED.
FURTHER, THE INFUSION OF WORK AND FUTURE RESIDENTS WILL HELP SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE CONSIDERABLE TIME AND EFFORT DEDICATED BY YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO REVIEW THIS OUTSTANDING PROJECT.
BIA UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES INVOLVED IN MAKING YOUR DECISIONS, SUCH AS CONSIDERING THE QUALITY OF THE PROPOSAL TO DEVELOPERS PROPERTY RIGHTS, AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, AND WE ALSO KNOW THE CONSIDERABLE PRESSURE THAT MANY CITIES ARE UNDER FROM SKAGGS AND AND THE STATE TO APPROVE MORE UNITS AND ULTIMATELY MAKE A SUPPORTABLE DECISION THAT IS IN THE CITY'S BEST INTERESTS.
CLOSING, THE BRAND NEW LYON HOMES IS A WELL-PLANNED, ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE DEVELOPMENT.
IT ALSO HAS NO UNMITIGATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND OFFERS A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL OF PUBLIC BENEFITS.
THE BIA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPPORTS THE FULFILLMENT OF THE CITY LA VERNE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING REGULATIONS, AND STRONGLY URGES YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
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>> HELLO. I CAN'T HEAR ANYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.
IT IS YOUR TURN TO MAKE A POSITIVE DECISION FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU CAN REQUIRE MITIGATION, OPENING BOWDOIN, SIGNS FOR THE WEIGHT RESTRICTION AND OTHER SIGNAGE WHEN IT COMES FRUIT TRAFFIC.
YOU CAN FOLLOW UP ON THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN MULTIPLE EMAILS TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALSO TO COUNCIL INCLUDING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN ANY PROPOSED SIGNALS ON FRUIT AND THE TYPE OF STACKING AND QUEUING ISSUES THAT WHEN YOU HAVE THAT MANY SIGNALS IN LINE WITH EACH OTHER, WHAT THAT CAUSES.
THAT IS GOING TO BE A DEFINITE ISSUE ON FRUIT.
WE HAVE THE RACES, WE HAVE THE FAIR TRAFFIC, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE CARVANA AND ALL THESE OTHER LARGER AMAZON TRUCKS NOW.
THE QUEUING AND THE STACKING ON FRUIT IS GOING TO BECOME NOTICEABLY APPARENT AND THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED.
THERE ARE STILL ISSUES CONSIDERING THE TRAFFIC STUDY ON WHAT WAS NOT INCLUDED.
THE FAULTY NUMBER FOR THE NURSERY AGAIN HAS BEEN BROUGHT THROUGH AND I HAVE GOTTEN IT CLARIFIED THAT THE NUMBER OF THAT WAS USED FOR THE OLD AMHERST NURSERY WAS ACTUALLY A COMMERCIAL NUMBER AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WHOLESALE NUMBER.
THAT DIFFERENCE GOES FROM NOW OVER 100 DOWN TO SIX AND THAT MAKES THE AMHERST TRAFFIC NUMBERS PLUMMET IN A VERY BAD WAY.
IT PULLS IT DOWN TO AN F MINUS.
THE OTHER THING ALSO IS THAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THE FRUIT PROJECT COMPLETELY IGNORES AND DOESN'T EVEN BRING UP, IT'S NOT EVEN ON THE MAP, THE DRIVEWAY AT LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS LESS THAN 50 FEET FROM THE INTERSECTION.
THAT IS THE ONLY DRIVEWAY THAT BUSES CAN INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM THAT PROPERTY AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE SLOPE.
WHEN YOU HAVE A LONG VEHICLE LIKE THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE A FLATTER LENGTH OF DISTANCE IN ORDER TO MAKE ENTRY INTO A DRIVEWAY.
WHEN BUSES TURN INTO THAT SCHOOL EVEN NOW WE HAVE BACK UP, NONE OF THIS WAS LOOKED AT.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE FACT THAT THE TRAFFIC STUDY ONLY SHOWS ONE RIGHT TURN FROM THIS PROJECT, IT JUST IS NOT REASONABLE.
THE NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING USED ARE NOT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT ANYMORE, THEY'RE JUST NOT REALISTIC.
THERE WAS ZERO DISCUSSION ABOUT ANY SPECIAL EVENTS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AT ALL, AND INCLUDED IN MY EMAIL TO YOU WERE PICTURES JUST FROM A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH WHAT THE SPECIAL EVENTS LOOK LIKE FROM THAT HIGH SCHOOL.
THE 25 SIGNATURES WHICH WERE BROUGHT UP THAT WERE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT, NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVE HERE.
THEY ARE FROM BUSINESSES AROUND HERE BUT NONE OF THEM LIVE HERE.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDY TO BE READDRESSED.
OUR VERY SPECIFIC ISSUES MUST BE LOOKED AT.
A LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT DETERMINATION IS BASED ON MORE IMPACT ON AN ALREADY BAD SITUATION.
THAT DOES NOT MAKE IT LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT.
LASTLY, THESE TWO PROJECTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED APART.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT PROJECTS WHICH ONE DOESN'T HAVE IMPACT, THAT ONE PROJECT IS ACTUALLY DILUTING THE IMPACT ANALYSIS IN THIS EIR OR THIS NECK-DECK DOCUMENT AND MITIGATION MUST BE ADDRESSED FOR THE AMHERST STREET.
LASTLY, THE SIGNAL IS NOT GOING TO BE THE 100 PERCENT ANSWER HERE FOR THIS.
THAT SIGNAL IS GOING TO END UP DRAWING MORE PEOPLE THROUGH AMHERST IN ORDER TO CUT AROUND THE FOOT HILL AND FRUIT-WHITE INTERSECTION WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT OUT AND WE'RE GETTING MORE STACKING THERE.
THERE ARE TWO NEW FAMILIES THAT LIVE ON AMHERST.
ONE OF THEM HAS GOT TWO VERY LITTLE KIDS AND THEY LIVE RIGHT AT AMHERST IN GUAVA.
WE HAVE ANOTHER FAMILY NOW THAT LIVES JUST TWO HOUSES DOWN FROM THAT INTERSECTION WHO ALSO HAVE TWO LITTLE KIDS.
THE TRAFFIC IMPACTS MUST BE ADDRESSED.
THIS CITY COUNCIL CANNOT KEEP IGNORING THIS.
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THE SCOPING AGREEMENT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY DONE FOR THE TRAFFIC STUDY SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED AN ANALYSIS OF GUAVA AND AMHERST AND THAT WAS DONE BY CITY STAFF.TODAY I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THAT SCOPING AGREEMENT DID NOT INCLUDE GUAVA AND AMHERST.
WHY IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE DRIVEWAY ON AMHERST? WHY IT DIDN'T INCLUDE OAK LEAF? WHY DIDN'T IT INCLUDE HEARTHSTONE? I DID GO AROUND AGAIN AND WALK TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS I SAID IN MY EMAIL TO CITY [NOISE] COUNCIL TODAY AND THESE WERE ALL GENERALLY QUOTES, "IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHAT WE DO TO CITY COUNCIL, THEY'VE ALREADY MADE UP THEIR MINDS.
THE CITY COUNCIL DOESN'T CARE ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD".
THERE'S NOW FIVE EMPTY HOUSES ON OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD BUT MANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOCKED ON TO, MAYBE A DOZEN, THAT'S WHAT I HEARD. IT'S VERY SAD.
I HAVE MORE TO BRING UP ABOUT THE RENNER NUMBERS BUT I'LL DO IT IN THE GENERAL INFORMATION PART.
I REALLY HOPE YOU CONSIDER TO PAUSE AND READDRESS OR ADD THE MITIGATION AS REQUESTED.
THE TRAFFIC WEIGHTS, THEY HAVE SIGNAGE BUT THE TRAFFIC WEIGHTS WHICH YOU CAN DO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT WITH [OVERLAPPING].
CYNTHIA, IF WE COULD FINISH UP PLEASE.
[OVERLAPPING] OPENING BOWDOIN WHICH WAS NEVER CLOSED WITH A WARRANT.
IT WAS NEVER PUBLICIZED FOR COMMENT AND I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF WE CAN COMMENT NOW.
CYNTHIA, IF WE COULD FINISH UP.
[OVERLAPPING] OPEN UP BOWDOIN.
THEN ALSO ADDITIONAL ROAD FRUIT TRAFFIC SIGNAGE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] GOOD EVENING.
COULD YOU HEAR ME? [NOISE] GO AHEAD [NOISE].
CAN YOU HEAR ME? MY NAME IS LILLY BRENO [NOISE] LA VERNE RESIDENT AND A LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL MOM.
THIS CASE, I THINK I ALREADY FOLLOW UP A COUPLE OF TIMES FROM HEARING AND [NOISE] THEN COMMISSION AND THEN I'M JUST THINKING IF I VOICE STILL MATTER.
BECAUSE I TALKED TO MY HUSBAND AND SAID, "HEY, I THINK THIS IS PROJECT IS GOING TO BE LIKE A 50 UNIT IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK WE WILL MAKE THE DECISION TONIGHT".
BUT I STILL COME ON ZOOM TO THINK I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY BECAUSE I WANT THIS ON RECORD.
BECAUSE ACTUALLY TODAY I WENT TO LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL THREE TIMES TO PICK UP KIDS.
IT TOOK ME TWO MINUTES TO GET INTO THE FRUIT STREET. IT'S SO HARD.
EVEN JUST TODAY I COULDN'T GET IN, TWO MINUTES.
THEN I HAD TO PICK A SAMOSA AND I CROSSED THE PARKING LOT TO GO TO AMHERST STREET.
BUT THIS TIME I JUST ASKED THEM BECAUSE I WANT TO CUT IN FROM THE FRUIT STREET.
WE LIVE THERE, MY KIDS STUDY THERE, THREE, FOUR YEARS WE'LL BE THERE.
I'VE TALKED TO THE PRINCIPAL OF LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN SHE GOES [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S A SHAME BECAUSE WE DIDN'T GET THE FIRST NOTICE.
I THINK MAYBE THEY WOULD THINK ABOUT IF THEY SELL, THEY'RE WE'RE GOING TO BUY.
I SAID, "NO, IT WILL BE TOO EXPENSIVE FOR YOU TO BUY BECAUSE COMMERCIAL OF COURSE PAY MORE".
I FEEL LIKE IS NON NEGOTIABLE.
ALREADY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING TO OPPOSE, I DON'T THINK IT'S VOTING, IT'S MUCH MORE THAN VOTING.
I PERSONALLY KNOW AT LEAST VOTING PERSON TO OPPOSE THAT.
JUST THINKING IN THE FUTURE IT COULD BE SOMETHING NOT FAIR FOR THE NEW RESIDENT.
THINK ABOUT 50 FAMILY MOVE IN.
THEY THINK THEY'RE MOVING LA VERNE, NICE TOWN JUST LIKE ADVERTISING.
IS DIFFERENT, IT'S TOTALLY CHANGED THE ENVIRONMENT.
I JUST THINKING WHY WE TRY SO HARD? BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT RESIDENT, I THINK THEY PRETTY MUCH [NOISE] GAVE UP.
I WISH I COULD COME TONIGHT TO SUPPORT BUT I COULDN'T TALK WITH THE MASK SO I STAY ON ZOOM MEETING, BECAUSE THEIR VOTE DOESN'T MATTER.
BECAUSE IF IN THE FUTURE IS THAT THIS WHAT YOU'RE VOTING, THEN IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, THEY COULD ONLY VOTE THE SPOT.
YOU GUYS MAYBE NOT CARE THEIR VOTE, SO THAT'S WHY THEY GAVE UP.
THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE WITH THIS REVOTING, I JUST THINKING IS SO RIDICULOUS.
IF WE VOTE SO THEY CAN ROTATE MAYOR AND THEN 100 VOTES SO WE WILL HAVE THE MAYOR, WE ARE NOW VOTING.
I KNOW THE OWNER HAVE THE RIGHT TO GET THE LESS AMOUNT BENEFITS,
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THE BEST PRICE, BUT THE 50 UNIT IS WAY TOO MUCH.I USED TO BE A GRAPHIC DESIGNER.
I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH INTERIOR DESIGN.
IF THE WHY IS JUST LIKE A DIRTY GARAGE.
IT'S JUST TO WHITE, HAS GLASS, WITH STREET STORAGE.
MAYBE IN THE FUTURE MY KIDS COULD ONLY AFFORD A HOUSE LIKE THAT, THEY COULD BUY BETTER.
BUT COMPARE I RATHER BUILD [OVERLAPPING].
LILLY IF YOU COULD FINISH UP PLEASE.
THANK YOU. I JUST WONDER WHAT TO SAY.
JUST APPRECIATE GUYS YOU'RE LISTENING, BUT I HOPE I WAS THE OMEGA.
THANK YOU. [NOISE] IF THERE'S ANYONE ELSE VIA ZOOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF THEY WANT TO SPEAK. THANK YOU.
>> [NOISE] YEAH. MY NAME IS MATT YUBOCO.
I LIVE HERE IN PEPPERDINE COURT.
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THESE CIRCUSES ON THE AMHERST PROJECT AND NOW WE'RE IN THE BRANDY WINE.
I'M NOT AGAINST THE BRANDY WINE PROJECT, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE SORROW FEAR OF THE AMHERST.
CURRENTLY, THEIR TWO PROJECTS HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED AND A LOT OF TRAFFIC IS USED THERE TO CONNECT FRUIT TO WILLIAMS TO GARY.
THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WILL DO ITS THING BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO CUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER OFFLOADING AMHERST STREET BY OPENING BODWEN STREET WHICH WILL MOVE THE TRAFFIC ONE BLOCK FAR TO THE NORTH.
THAT WILL CUT A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC GOING TO THE AMHERST AND INTO THE LUTHERAN HIGH AND AT FRUIT CORRIDOR.
REALLY WHAT I'M SAYING IS CONSIDER OPENING BODWEN STREET THAT CONNECTS TO WILLIAMS STREET.
>> ANYBODY ELSE ON ZOOM? PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> IF YOU HAVE ONE CALL, [INAUDIBLE] THERE WE GO.
>> ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO COME UP? IT'S A GOOD TIME TO DO IT RIGHT NOW BEFORE THE CALL.
[BACKGROUND] ARE YOU ON CHAIR? [BACKGROUND] ACTUALLY, YOU'VE ALREADY COME UP ONCE. KATHY.
>> [INAUDIBLE] JUST ABOUT TRAFFIC?
>> I'M SORRY. YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN UP ON THAT SUBJECT. THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] STREET LIGHT [INAUDIBLE] [NOISE]
>> MY NAME IS JONATHAN LAWN, I'M A SCHOOL TEACHER IN [INAUDIBLE].
MY WIFE AND I JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO LA VERNE.
MY WIFE IS A PROFESSOR IN THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM AND MOVED TO THE COLLEGE YET AT CAL BAPTIST UNIVERSITY.
WE'RE JUST CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS ON FRUIT AND ALSO ON AMHERST.
I BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE THE CITIZENS' RIGHT TO VOTE TO MAKE THAT DECISION AND NOT THE CITY COMMITTEE MAKING THAT DECISION FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY.
WE HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN, AN EIGHT-MONTH-OLD AND A THREE-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD, AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE.
I HAVE ALREADY NOTICED THAT CARS ARE RACING BY PRETTY QUICKLY AND WE LIVE RIGHT AT THE STOP SIGN ON THE CORNER OF AMHERST IN GUAVA.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE OUR VOICES ARE HEARD IN REGARDS TO THAT.
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THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
I'M A 38 YEAR RESIDENT ON PEPPERDINE COURT.
I'M ECHOING MANY PERMANENT SETTLERS OF LA VERNE PLACE THIS EVENING.
BASICALLY, IT BOILS DOWN TO YOU [INAUDIBLE] AS MR. YUBOCO SAID, THE BODWEN AREA ON WILLIAMS IS ONE MITIGATING FACTOR THAT COULD BE PLACED TO OPEN ANOTHER ARTERY TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN ON AMHERST.
WITH TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER, THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF THIS, REGARDLESS OF ALL YOUR STUDIES AND NUMBERS AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THE REALITY IS, THE TRAFFIC IS BURDENSOME.
IT IS NOT FAIR TO RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE.
IT IS NOT SAFE. IT'S A SAFETY FACTOR.
I IMPLORE YOU TO LOOK AT THAT.
THE BODWEN BARRIER IS ONE SIMPLE FIX.
NOT THAT IT WILL AMELIORATE EVERYTHING.
I THINK THE LIGHT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT THROUGH IN AMHERST ON WHAT EXACTLY THAT WILL DO.
I'M GOING TO SAY WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID.
I USED TO BE REALLY PROUD MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY AND UPHOLD ITS GOVERNANCE.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE LISTENING.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BEING REAL AND HONEST TO THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE PUT TIME INTO THIS COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU, AND I HOPE YOUR EARS ARE OPEN. [BACKGROUND] [NOISE].
>> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND MR. MAYOR.
ENGINEERS ARE REALLY GOOD AT NUMBERS AND THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT LAYING OUT WHAT THINGS SHOULD BE.
WHAT ENGINEERS ARE NOT GOOD ABOUT IS HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
MY SON WENT TO LUTHERAN HIGH FOR FOUR YEARS AND THAT WAS 10 YEARS AGO, AND THAT WAS CHALLENGING AT THAT POINT.
THINGS ARE EVEN BUSIER NOW WITH THIS ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE AND MORE FAMILIES AND AFFORDABLE FAMILIES, WHICH MEANS LOTS OF LITTLE KIDS.
I BEG YOU TO LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC SITUATION.
LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL HAS A LOT OF NEW DRIVERS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED TOO.
BENITO HIGH HAS A LOT OF DRIVERS THAT ARE GOING UP
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AND DOWN WHITE STREET AND ON FRUIT STREET.PLEASE DON'T OVERLOOK SUCH AN IMPORTANT, CRITICAL ELEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS TRAVEL TIME, PEOPLE, AND PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR. THANK YOU.
>> I'M SORRY. WHO IS THAT LAST SPEAKER?
>> OH, PATRICIA SUZANNE. [NOISE] [BACKGROUND].
>> ANYONE WHO HASN'T SPOKEN WHO WISHES TO SPEAK AGAIN? AT THE DESK OR AT THE MIC? [NOISE] BEING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DESK.
COUNCIL, ON WHICH QUESTIONS DO YOU WANT TO START? WE'RE DONE. MR. CROSBY.
>> IT'S BEEN SAID A COUPLE TIMES TONIGHT ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL ON AMHERST AND FRUIT OF HAVING A PARTIAL PAYMENT OF BRANDY WINE AND A PARTIAL PAYMENTS FROM THE CITY.
CAN YOU EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR US?
CODY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND GIVE SOME INFORMATION ON THAT? THANK YOU.
>> CODY, GIVE IT A TAP AND JUST MAKE SURE IT'S WORKING.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
LOOKING AT THE COUNTS ON THE TRAFFIC STUDY, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED IN THE STATEMENTS THIS EVENING, IS THERE ARE SOME CAPACITY CHALLENGES AT THIS INTERSECTION.
WITH THIS NEW PROJECT COMING IN, ADDING ADDITIONAL TRIPS, THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AT THIS INTERSECTION IS NOT ENTIRELY DIMINISHED AS CAUSED BY THIS PROJECT.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A CALCULATION WITHIN THE TRAFFIC STUDY THAT IDENTIFIES THAT ROUGHLY 10 PERCENT OF THE IMPACTS FURTHER CAUSING LEVEL SERVICE CHALLENGES AT THIS INTERSECTION ARE ANTICIPATED BE CAUSED BY THE PROJECTS AND THUS, THAT IS THE CALCULATION LOOKING FORWARD TOWARDS 10 PERCENT OF THE COST.
IT IS EQUAL TO 10 PERCENT OF THE COST.
>> IT'S BEEN BROUGHT OUT BY A COUPLE FROM RESIDENTS AS WELL.
SOMETIMES, PUTTING UP OF TRAFFIC LIGHT DOESN'T MEAN STOP, MEANS GO FASTER BETWEEN YELLOWS, THAT MIGHT CAUSE SOME OTHER ISSUES AS WELL.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD DAN COME UP, MS. KIZZY COME UP IN THE PAST AND TALK ABOUT THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF HAVING TRAFFIC LIGHTS.
WHAT WOULD BE THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF THAT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AS WELL?
>> IF I FIRST MAY JUST HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS TRAFFIC STUDY SHOWS THAT THE WARRANT IS MET FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT A DECISION TREE TYPE APPROACH TO DECIDING WHETHER A TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS JUSTIFIED, STEP 1 IS MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THE WARRANTS MET.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF NINE WARRANTS, YOU ONLY NEED ONE TO TRIGGER IT.
IF YOU DON'T MEET ANY OF THEM, THERE'S NO JUSTIFICATION FOR THE WARRANT.
THIS STUDY MERELY SHOWS THAT IT DOES MEET THE WARRANTS.
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I BELIEVE IT IS AN OPENING YEAR WITH THE PROJECT.
AS FAR AS DOWNSIDES TO TRAFFIC SIGNALS, FRUIT STREET IS A HEAVY ARTERIAL NORTH, SOUTHBOUND MAIN CONNECTION POINT TO THE CITY, TO THE 210 FREEWAY, BASELINE FOOTHILLS, SO ON.
TRAFFIC BEING THE HEAVIEST IN THAT DIRECTION, WE WOULD WANT TO NOT CAUSE FURTHER DELAY.
FURTHER DELAY IN THAT DIRECTION IMPACTS MORE PEOPLE.
ADDING TRAFFIC SIGNALS COULD CAUSE DELAY TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH DOWN FOLKS.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED WITH THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS COORDINATION.
TYING THE OPERATIONS OF THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL TO SAY, BODWEN.
MOVING INTO NORTH TOWARDS THE CALTRANS RAMPS OR SOUTH TO FOOTHILL WHERE ALSO CALTRANS MAINTAINS THAT TRAFFIC.
MAYBE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE, NOT AN IMPOSSIBILITY.
BUT TYING THESE SIGNALS TO OPERATE TOGETHER AS A SYSTEM ALMOST AS ONE CAN HELP MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES.
IT WILL, AND I THINK THE TRAFFIC STUDY SHOWS THAT THE LEVEL OF SERVICE TODAY AND WITH THE PROJECT WITHOUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS A LITTLE F. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
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SPEAKING FROM MEMORY, I BELIEVE IT BUMPS IT UP TO LEVEL OF SERVICE A OR B, DEPENDING ON HOW THAT GOES.JUST TO GIVE A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS TO IMPACTS FROM THIS PARTICULAR SIGNAL.
>> ONE LAST ON THE TRAFFIC LIGHT.
IT WAS BROUGHT BY ANOTHER RESIDENT.
INSTEAD OF HAVING TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AMHERST AND FRUIT, HAVING IT DOWN AT THE PROJECT AND OR SO KOHL'S OR THE SHOPPING CENTER, THAT WOULD BE TIED TOGETHER.
DID YOU GUYS LOOK AT THAT AT ALL?
>> GOING BACK TO THE WARRANT ANALYSIS POINT, WE DID LOOK AT THE WARRANT ANALYSIS FOR AMHERST AND FRUIT. IT DID MEET.
WE DID NOT NECESSARILY LOOK SPECIFICALLY DOING WARRANT ANALYSIS AT THE INTERSECTIONS, BUT IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE ANALYSIS.
YOU HAVE BASICALLY AN ASCENDING CHART.
AS YOU HAVE MORE TRAFFIC ON THE MAIN, YOU NEED LESS TRAFFIC ON THE MINOR.
LOOKING FOR GAPS AND CLEARANCES SO THAT THE VEHICLES CAN INTERACT AND HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE CONFLICTS.
I BELIEVE THE THRESHOLD, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IS 100 VEHICLES IN THE PEAK HOUR ON THE APPROACHING LEG.
THAT WOULD BE 100 VEHICLES WITHIN ONE HOUR, TYPICALLY IN THE MORNING OR THE AFTERNOON, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, BUT THOSE ARE THE TWO AM, PM PEAK RUSH HOURS.
NONE OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS WHICH COUNTS WERE TAKEN AND WERE ANALYZED CAME CLOSE TO TRIGGERING THE WARRANT.
WHAT THE FUTURE MAY BRING, YEAH, I CAN'T SAY BUT TODAY AT LEAST, IT WOULD NOT MEET THAT FIRST CRITERIA IN THE DECISION TREE.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? WHAT DID YOU WANT?
>> I JUST WANTED TO CHECK AND SEE IF [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE CODY UP HERE RATHER THAN [INAUDIBLE] HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO TRAFFIC THAT ANY OF THE OTHER COUNCIL HAS AT THIS POINT.
>> I JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION.
AT THE BEGINNING, YOU INDICATED THE COUNTS, AND I FORGOT HOW YOU PHRASED IT, BUT RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC OR POST-CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC?
>> THE COUNTS WERE TAKEN IN APRIL OF 2021, AND THAT IS THE EXISTING VOLUMES OUT THERE.
IT'S A SNAPSHOT OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE DURING THOSE COUNTS THAT ARE TAKEN.
FROM THERE, THE PROJECT IS ANALYZED BASED ON THE MEMORY UNITS, THE TYPE OF UNITS, THE DENSITY, SO ON, USING THE ITE TRIP GENERATION MANUAL.
THEN THAT'S EXTRAPOLATED TO A FORWARD-LOOKING ANALYSIS.
WE TAKE THE INFORMATION WE HAVE TODAY.
WE HAD THE STATISTICAL INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE FOR WHAT THIS PROJECT ANTICIPATED TO BRING.
THEN WE ALSO APPLY ESCALATION FACTORS AS WITH TIME, THERE'S ALSO GROWTH IN THE COMMUNITY.
THIS TRAFFIC STUDY LOOKS OUT TOWARDS 2040, I BELIEVE, USING AN ESCALATION FACTOR THROUGH THOSE YEARS TO REACH THOSE.
THAT'S HOW THOSE NUMBERS ARE DEVELOPED.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
>> BUILDING ON THAT, YOU HAD MADE A COMMENT THAT IT MEETS THE THRESHOLD SOONER THAN THE 2040 TIME-FRAME.
WHEN DOES IT MEET THAT THRESHOLD?
>> IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE TRAFFIC STUDY SHOWS THAT THE WARRANT ANALYSIS FOR THIS SIGNAL AT FRUIT AND AMHERST BEING DISCUSSED IS 2023, OPENING YEAR WITH THE PROJECT.
>> WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING TO HELP EACH OTHER.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTION? MORE QUESTIONS FOR CODY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS? THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MENTION TONIGHT ABOUT US NOT CARING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WELL, WE ALL LIVE HERE IN THIS TOWN.
WE DO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS STUFF AND WE WATCH, WE LISTEN.
THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
YES, WE VOTED FOR THE AMHERST PROJECT.
THEY DID BRING UP THE INFORMATION TO US THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO REVIEW THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, BUT ALSO TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES OR SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SITUATION.
RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST APPROVING PROJECTS, NOTHING HAS BEEN BUILT YET.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT WE LOOK AT CIP AND EXPRESS CIP TO PUT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN THE CIP FOR THE UPCOMING. CAN WE DO THAT?
>> YES, WE CAN. WE TYPICALLY START THAT PROCESS IN ADVANCE TO THE BUDGET PROCESS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT FIVE-YEAR CYCLES,
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WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FIFTH YEAR.WE CAN CERTAINLY INCORPORATE THAT INTO IT IF WE GET DEDICATED GRANT FUNDING, WHATEVER THE CASE, WE CAN CERTAINLY ADVANCE IT, BUT WE CAN ADD IT TO THE LIST.
>> YEAH, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY SEE IT ACCELERATED IF AT ALL POSSIBLE IF WE GET FUNDS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
>> I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF THAT.
I THINK MY ADDITIONAL COMMENT WOULD BE TO CODY'S POINT ABOUT THE PROS AND THE CONS OF A STREET LIGHT OR OTHER MEASURES.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT EVALUATED AS WE LOOK AT THE CIP OVER THE COURSE OF TIME TO DETERMINE WHAT TRULY IS THE BEST AVENUE TO TAKE.
>> WELL, AND LET'S NOT FORGET, IN DISCUSSING THE AMHERST PROJECT, WE AT THAT TIME, STATED AND I'LL REITERATE, THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A TRAFFIC STUDY OF THAT ENTIRE AREA UPON COMPLETION OF THE AMHERST STUDY.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE WANT TO WAIT FOR THE BRANDY WINE PROJECT TO BE IN PLACE TO HAVE THAT STUDY DONE.
I MEAN, I THINK AS AN ONGOING EFFORT, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO BE DOING MORE TRAFFIC STUDIES MORE FREQUENTLY JUST TO SEE WHAT THE IMPACT OF NOT ONLY PLAN PROJECTS LIKE THIS, BUT ADUS THAT ARE BEING BUILT TO VISIONS OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING DONE THAT ARE, IN SOME CASES, BEYOND EVEN OUR INFLUENCE.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS REALLY LOOKING AT SAYING, IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THE HOMELESS PROBLEM, WE GOT TO PUT PEOPLE IN HOUSES.
WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSES TO BEGIN WITH, SO WE NEED TO START BUILDING HOUSES.
I WENT OFF TO SCHOOL IN '79 WHEN LA VERNE WAS 2/3 ORANGE GROVE, 1/3 HOUSES.
WHEN I CAME BACK IN FOUR YEARS, IT WAS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE, 2/3 HOUSES, 1/3 ORANGE GROVE.
I UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THAT LA VERNE HAD TO MAKE.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS NOT FORCED BUT WAS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SELL HIS CITRUS FARMS AFTER WORLD WAR II SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE WERE RETURNING TO THE UNITED STATES, THEY WOULD HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE HERE IN LA VERNE.
NOT EVERYBODY IN THE UNITED STATES, CLEARLY, BUT SOME.
[LAUGHTER] I THINK WE NEED TO BE MEASURED ABOUT THIS AND I GET IT.
PEOPLE STILL DON'T WANT A LOT OF STUFF TO HAPPEN IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY WITH THE TRANSPORTATION-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN FIRST STREET.
IT'S BLOCK AND A HALF AWAY FROM MY HOME.
THAT'S GOING TO HAVE A HUGE INFLUENCE ON OUR AREA.
I GET IT, I SHARE THAT CONCERN, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO THIS IN A PLANNED AND SENSIBLE MANNER GOING FORWARD AND ADDRESSING THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS AS WE SEE THEM.
I DON'T THINK THE TRAFFIC BURDEN SHOULD BE PLACED IN FRONT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO RESPOND TO THE DEVELOPMENT BY MAKING SURE WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF OUR DEVELOPING TRAFFIC PATTERNS.
>> I THINK ALSO THAT AS MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS STATED, A COMPREHENSIVE TRAFFIC STUDY WOULD BE IN ORDER AS WE GET CLOSER TO COMPLETION BECAUSE THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS IS A BIG CONCERN.
WE ALL TRAVEL THROUGH THIS TOWN AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON AND IF WE NEED TO DO ANY MITIGATION THEN WE NEED TO DO WHAT AS THE PROJECT COMES ON. YES. MR. ROSSY.
>> JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, THESE ARE NOT CONDITIONS OF THIS PROJECT, BUT THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADD TO OUR RADAR, I'LL CALL IT.
>> WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS, IF WE REALLY WANT IT TO REFLECT WHAT'S OCCURRING, WE SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED, NOT WHEN THEY ARE BEING CONSTRUCTED, SO WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE ACTUALLY ON THE STREET AT THE TIME.
>> AS THE PLANNING COMMISSION GAVE US SOME IDEAS, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT AFFECTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, IT EFFECTS TRANSPORTATION, IT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, AND IT'S ALL VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, BUT YES, AND I THINK THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS FIRST PUTTING OUR CIP AND EXPRESSING AND GETTING THAT ON A FAST TRACK.
THEN AS THE PROJECT COMPLETES, WE DO A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, AND THEN WE REVIEW IT AGAIN, WE REVIEW BOTH AND THEN WE REVIEW ALL THESE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
ALSO, KATHY NEWLAND HAD BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE FIRE TRUCK AND THE THREE-STOREY BUILDINGS.
THESE ARE ALL 100 PERCENT FIRE SPRINKLERS, ISN'T THAT CORRECT? I KNOW THAT WE DO HAVE AID FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
RIGHT NOW OBVIOUSLY ARE OUR QUINT CAN'T BE USED RIGHT NOW, BUT OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF'S WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK.
HOPEFULLY THESE THINGS WILL SOLVE THEMSELVES VERY SHORTLY.
WE'RE TWO YEARS AWAY OR SO FROM THESE PROJECTS ANYWAY, BUT THE POINT IS THAT OUR CITY HIRED A NEW FIRE CHIEF.
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HE'S WORKING ON THIS VERY DILIGENTLY, AND HE'LL COME BACK TO THE CITY MANAGER AND THE COUNCIL WITH SOME IDEAS APPARENTLY IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE.WE'RE LOOKING VERY FORWARD TO THAT.
TONIGHT AS WE BROUGHT FOUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS ON, NOT NEW ACTUALLY BUT WE BADGED AND PINNED SOME NEW FIREFIGHTERS.
WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> BRINGING THE QUINT BACK IN SERVICE IS VERY MUCH A PRIORITY OF THE NEW FIRE CHIEF?
>> MR. CROSBY, ANY OTHER COMMENTS?
>> SOMETHING I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR TONIGHT WAS FROM RESIDENTS, AND IT FOLLOWS UP WITH ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS EARLIER.
IT WASN'T AGAINST THE BRANDYWINE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION, IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S TRAFFIC IN THEIR AREA.
I DO BELIEVE THAT CARS TURNING RIGHT OFF OF OUT OF THE BRANDYWINE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE MAKING A LEFT ON BOWDOIN TO COME DOWN IF THEY WANT TO GO WEST ON FOOTHILL.
IF THEY WANT TO GO EAST, THEN YOU CAN SEE WHERE A CAR MIGHT TURN RIGHT ONTO AMHERST, TO GET TO GAREY.
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LIGHTS AT THE FAR ENDS TOO.
BUT I KNOW THAT HAS NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP TONIGHT AS WELL, BUT I KNOW PROBABLY A LOT OF CARS WOULD BE GOING PROBABLY LEFT AT THAT LIGHT.
ADDING LIGHTS CAUSES OTHER ISSUES AS WELL.
MR. CASEY KEPT [LAUGHTER] TELLING US EVERY TIME HE CAME UP.
THE SHORT TIME THAT I HAD HIM SITTING UP HERE.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THOSE PLUSES AND MINUSES AS WELL.
BUT IF A LIGHT IS GOING TO BE IN THE WARRANT RIGHT WHEN THIS PROJECT IS OPENING, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT SOONER THAN LATER ON THAT AS WELL.
>> I WOULD JUST LOOK AT THIS PROJECT IN ITS TOTALITY AND I THINK WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE TO OBVIOUSLY THE SAFETY CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA.
BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THERE IS THE GREATER CONCERN THAT HAS BEEN ALLUDED TO, THAT THE STATE HAS IMPOSED CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF EVERY CITY WITH REGARD TO HOUSING.
WE HAVE TO BALANCE THOSE NEEDS WITH THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA, WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CITY.
WE'RE TRYING TO DO THIS AS BALANCED AS POSSIBLE.
WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR SHARING YOUR INFORMATION AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TRY TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS AS THEY ARISE.
>> I THINK I MOSTLY EXPRESSED MYSELF EARLIER, BUT I'LL JUST SAY THAT YOUR VOICES ARE NOT FALLING ON DEAF EARS.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.
WE DO LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY, BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE IN CAPITALISM AND THAT PEOPLE WHO OWN THINGS HAVE THE RIGHT TO SELL THOSE THINGS, AND WE CAN'T GET IN THE WAY OF THAT FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP.
IT IS A SOLUTION THAT I THINK IS A GOOD ONE AND I'LL SUPPORT IT.
IT MAY NOT BE THE BEST ONE OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BEST ONE OUT THERE IS BECAUSE IT WASN'T BROUGHT BEFORE US. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
>> AS ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE STATED, SB 9 AND SB 10 AS COME DOWN THE CHUTE.
IT'S BEEN APPROVED AND WITH LOT SPLITS.
AS MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS HAD STATED WITH THE AID USE, THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE DOING ARE WELL WITHIN OUR SCOPE AND WELL WITHIN WHAT ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE DONE.
I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR M. LAU LIVES IN A COMMUNITY THAT'S VERY SIMILAR.
IT'S NOT ATTACHED HOMES, BUT IT'S GOT THE CENTER COURT WHERE YOU HAVE A WALK-THROUGH SPACE.
BELIEVE ME, WE DO LISTEN AS ALL MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DRIVEWAY TO LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL, I UNDERSTAND, WILLIAMS, ALL THE OTHER PEPPERDINE COURT.
WE HAVEN'T BUILT THIS YET, AS SOON AS IT COMES TIME.
WHETHER WE'RE ON COUNCIL OR NOT, THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS. WE DO LISTEN.
PEOPLE SAY WE DON'T, BUT WE ACTUALLY DO. WE READ A LOT.
THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON THIS.
I KNOW THERE'S BEEN REBUTTAL ON WHAT THE TRAFFIC STUDIES AND THE EMTS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
BUT THESE STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE BY PROFESSIONALS.
OUR STAFF HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS, AND I APPLAUD YOU GUYS FOR THAT.
I THINK ONCE IT GETS SET AND ONCE IT GETS BUILT JUST LIKE THE AMHERST PROJECT, THESE ARE GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO ADD TO OUR COMMUNITY, FAMILIES THAT ARE GOING TO ADD TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I THINK WE'RE GROWING RESPONSIBLY,
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AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY, VERY GOOD THING FOR OUR CITY.I THINK THAT AS WE GROW THE SAME AS THE L. LINE, GOLD LINE COMING IN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO INCREASE OUR SERVICES AT THAT THE COSTS INCREASE.
ALONG WITH THAT, OUR CITY GROWS, WE'LL HAVE TO GROW WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND WHAT WE'RE PAYING TAXES FOR, ALL THESE WONDERFUL SERVICES AND THIS GREAT CITY THAT WE LIVE IN.
I DO THINK WE ALL READ EVERY SINGLE THING OUR RESIDENTS GIVE US.
I ALSO I'M IN SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR CONCERNS OR FOR STAFF.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOTION.
>> AS I'VE BEEN INSTRUCTED, WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS IN TWO PARTS.
>> THE FIRST MOTION, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE SINGULARLY AND SEPARATELY.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THESE PROJECTS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND PLANNING COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS; RESOLUTION NUMBER 2183, A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY APPROVING THE MITIGATED NEG DEC AND MITIGATION MONITORING FOR THE PROGRAM FOR THE BRANDYWINE PROJECT, LOCATED AT 3717 FRUIT STREET FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 50 INTERLOCKING TOWN HOMES AND 1874, 1876 AND 1878 WALMART STREET FOR EIGHT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
>> I'LL SECOND. IT'S EASIER TO SAY I MOVE.
I NEED A MOTION FOR THE SECOND ITEM. [OVERLAPPING]
>> HOW WOULD YOU LIKE US TO READ THAT, MR. ATTORNEY KRESS?
>>I CAN READ IT. I'LL MOVE THAT WILL IMPROVE THE GENERAL.
[LAUGHTER] I'M CUTTING YOU BACK.
>> HE'S CUTTING YOU OFF. [LAUGHTER]
>> MOTION WILL BE TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 2184, 2185, IS THAT 85?
>> INTRODUCE ORDINANCE 1103 AND 1104.
>> [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] I MOVE WHAT HE SAID.
>> I'LL SECOND THAT. [BACKGROUND]
>> I WILL READ ORDINANCE 1103 AND 1104, APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN AND WALNUT STREET SPECIFIC PLAN, RESPECTIVELY.
ITEM NUMBER 7, WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
YES. MS. NEWLAND. THANK YOU.>> THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE] LAVERNE, MY QUESTION IS TO THE ATTORNEY, TWO MEETINGS AGO, FOUR WEEKS AGO, I ASKED YOU TO GET AN ANSWER FROM OUR INSURANCE COMPANY IF THEY WOULD OR WOULD NOT COVER A LAWSUIT ON THE DISTRICT TEAM.
>> OH, MS. NEWLAND, YOU CAN ADDRESS ME, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE ONE WHEN WE'RE DONE, WE'LL HAVE OUR COUNCIL.
>> IF THAT ANSWER IS NO, THEN YOU'RE ON RECORD AS SAYING YOU DID TALK TO THEM AND IT WAS NO.
>> YES I DID FOLLOW UP, AND THE MEMORANDUM OF COVERAGE, WHICH IS BASICALLY AN INSURANCE POLICY THAT THE CITY HAS WITH THE JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTHORITY.
LAST YEAR, THEY SPECIFICALLY AMENDED THE MEMORANDUM OF COVERAGE TO EXCLUDE ANY DECISION MADE BY A CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO AT LARGE ELECTIONS OR DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
I PERSONALLY REVIEWED THE MEMORANDUM OF COVERAGE.
I JUST WANT TO REAL QUICKLY STEP BACK TO THE DECISION YOU MADE AND IN THE SPIRIT OF ACTUALLY FALLING THROUGH AND THE THINGS THAT YOU SAID AND LISTENING, I NOTICED THAT NOBODY HAS MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT THE COMMENTS REGARDING THE BODEN CLOSURE THAT HAD NO REASONING BEYOND [NOISE] ITS ORIGINAL INTENT, AND FOR 40 YEARS, IT'S PROTECTED A STREET AND PRIVILEGED THE STREET ABOVE AMHERST,
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I ASKED YOU TO RECONSIDER THAT IN YOUR ANALYSIS OF MAKING ONE SITUATION WORSE FOR ANOTHER, IS THIS PATH TO ALIGHT AT AMHERST BETTER THAN THE OTHER?>> MR. GOBLEDON, I ACTUALLY DID MENTION THAT.
>> NO, YOU DIDN'T MENTION THAT BODEN.
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS EVENING?
>> YES, I DID. I SAID I'M REVIEWING BODEN ALSO WHEN THIS TRACK IS GETS OPENED TO REVIEW BODEN AND ALL THE TRAFFIC MITIGATION.
>> WELL, WE COULD DO THAT NOW BECAUSE THE AMHERST PROJECT ACTUALLY STARTED THIS CONVERSATION, REALLY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SINCE THEN UNTIL WE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE BODEN PROJECT.
BUT ANYWAY, FIRST OF ALL, I'D REALLY LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SADNESS FOR WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE COMMONS.
I REALIZED THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS OUT OF CONTROL, BUT, THE STATE OF THE UNION, SO TO SPEAK, IS PEOPLE ARE WALKING AROUND OUR STREET AND WE CAN'T DO A LOT ABOUT IT BUT WHEN MERCHANTS IN OUR CITY ARE BEING VANDALIZED BY UNSCRUPULOUS INDIVIDUALS.
I HOPE THAT WE ALL LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER AND FOR BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR THAT, THEY'RE HAVING A TOUGH TIME RIGHT NOW.
A LOT OF STORES ARE CLOSING AND I HOPE THAT WE ALL LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER IN THIS CITY.
TO THE COUNCIL, AND I'VE WRITTEN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION NOW AND RECENTLY WAS THIS MORNING TO FIND OUT THAT JUST BEFORE I SHOWED UP FOR THE MEETING THIS EVENING, APPARENTLY THE WEBSITE FOR THE DISTRICT VOTING HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT UPDATED TO ALLOW FOR THE TOOL TO BE USED BUT NOTING THAT THE DATA IS BASICALLY GARBAGE SO AS THE SAYING GOES, GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT.
I STRESS TO YOU THAT IT'S BEEN OVER 90 DAYS SINCE THIS RESOLUTION WAS PRESENTED AT THE CITY AND HAS BEEN YET TO BE RESOLVED AND ALL THE REASONING ASIDE, YOU'RE BASICALLY RUSHING THIS THING DOWN THE TRACKS HERE.
THE FACT THAT THE CITY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THE MEASURE LV AND HAVEN'T SPENT A DIME ON THIS REALLY OTHER THAN A LITTLE BIT OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SOME LABOR WITHIN THE CITY STAFF.
I THINK THE CITY DESERVES BETTER.
ALSO, I'M NOT SURE IF I HIT SEND ON MY EMAIL, BUT I WILL, REGARDING THE MEASURE LV OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE SO IT'S INTERESTING, I DECIDED TO LISTEN IN THIS LAST TIME, AND IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT REQUEST TO SUPPORT A FORENSIC ARTICLE THE CITY BUSINESS, THE MEASURE LV WAS SOLD UNDER THE PRETENSE OF SACRIFICE THE TAXPAYER IS A SOLUTION SHORTFALLS IN FUNDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES AS WRITTEN, TO MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR GENERAL CITY SERVICES AND LA VERNE, INCLUDING 911 EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FIRE PROTECTION, PARAMEDICS, POLICE PATROLS, GANG DRUG, AND CRIME PREVENTION, STREET MAINTENANCE, POTHOLE REPAIR, AND MOVING GRAFFITI SHOW AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A 0.75 PERCENT LOCAL TAX INCREASE UNTIL ENDED BY THE VOTERS ADOPTED.
IN THE SPIRIT OF THAT, YOU WILL FIND IN MY NOTES, MY DETAILED NOTES, THE LAST COUPLE OF MEETINGS THAT THOSE MEETINGS, AND THE DATA THAT'S PROVIDED TO THAT COMMITTEE DO LITTLE TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR RELIABLE AND TRANSPARENT ANALYSIS.
WHEN THE DATA WITH THE REPORTS IS PRESENTED DO NOT MATCH THOSE THAT ARE PUBLISHED IN THE PACKETS, ALLOCATION RATIOS ARE QUESTIONED.
MR. RUSSI, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE MEETINGS LAST WEEK.
GO LOOK AT A VIDEO, EVERYBODY, IT'S ON YOUTUBE IF YOU WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT OR THE CITY SITE.
THEN EVEN THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FIND THEMSELVES CONFUSED AROUND DETAILS LEFT TO WAIT FOUR MONTHS BETWEEN MEETINGS.
I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT THE SPIRIT OF WHAT THE TAXPAYERS ELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN IS REALLY BEING LIVED UP TO JUST BASED ON THE PROCESS, THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A YEAR BETWEEN MEETINGS FOR LAST JUNE AT THIS JUNE AND NOW THE NEXT ONES IN OCTOBER.
THE MOST INTERESTING THING AFTER I DECIDED TO REBUILD THAT SPREADSHEET, THAT WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN VIDEO, JUST BECAUSE THE MATH WAS ADDING UP IN MY HEAD EVEN ROUNDING ERRORS IN SOME CASES, WHICH IS NOT A BIG DEAL, BUT THAT THERE IS A SHORTFALL ON MEASURE LV STARTING IN YEAR 6, THAT DOES NOT COVER THE PLANNED EXPENDITURES FOR THE CITY.
THEN IF YOU TAKE THE NUMBERS AND YOU TAKE IT TO YEAR 10 AND THEN YEAR 15, WE'RE DOWN $37 MILLION.
MY MATH'S NOT WRONG, I CAN PROVIDE THE DATA.
I THINK, IF THE CITY COUNCIL IS REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT THAT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, THEN I THINK YOU'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE DATA THAT'S BEING REQUESTED OF THAT COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED MORE TRANSPARENTLY AND MORE RELIABLY, AND MAYBE MORE FREQUENTLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MR. GOBLEDON. JANINE JOHNSON.
>> I DON'T THINK I DONE [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? [BACKGROUND] [NOISE]
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>> THANK YOU AGAIN, EVERYBODY, A FEW THINGS.
ONE, WHO'S ACTUALLY FIGHTING FOR US HERE AT THE CITY, HIDING BEHIND SP9, SP10 MARINE NUMBERS IS GETTING MORE AND MORE RIDICULOUS.
YOU SHOULD ALL KNOW BECAUSE YOU SHOULD BE DOING YOUR RESEARCH ALL THE TIME, THAT THERE'S ALREADY A PUSH BACK ON SP9 AND SP10, THERE'S ALREADY MULTIPLE CITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA WHO ARE FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST IT AND THEIR CASES ARE NOT BEING DROPPED.
ON TOP OF THEM WITH THE RENIN NUMBERS, EVEN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG HAS WRITTEN A LETTER AGAINST THE MARINE NUMBERS BECAUSE THERE'S A BUST IN THE MATH.
IF YOU GUYS WOULD LOOK AT THAT, YOU WOULD SEE THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS ALREADY MET ITS NUMBERS.
IT'S THIS AT CONSTANT FEAR TACTIC OF SAYING THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WITHOUT EVERYBODY DOING THE RESEARCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE HAS GOT TO STOP BECAUSE IT'S HURTING THE RESIDENCE.
YES, I'M VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS DECISION, THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOU HAVE TO WAIT ON ANY TYPE OF MEDICATION CONCERNING THE FLUID STREAM, YOU GUYS COULD PULL THE TRIGGER NOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE SOMEWHAT THOROUGH DATA RIGHT NOW TO ACTUALLY START A TRAFFIC STUDY AND START WORKING ON IT NOW.
THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE PROJECTS.
THE ANALYSIS ALREADY HAD AN IF, IT'S ALREADY THERE.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS HAVE A MEETING, SIT WITH THE RESIDENTS, AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO GET DONE IN ORDER TO HELP US, BECAUSE WE'RE STILL BEING IGNORED NO MATTER WHAT YOU GUYS THINK AND IT IS NOT YOUR DECISION TO LOOK AT HOW YOU SEE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE ARE THE ONES THAT LIVE THERE.
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IT HAPPENED THAT IN PAST AND I HEAR IT FROM THE SAME PEOPLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU, THIS IS ABOUT US AND WHAT WE LIVE THROUGH EVERY DAY.
IT'S ABOUT THE TWO NEW FAMILIES, IT'S ABOUT HALF A DOZEN OR MORE SENIOR CITIZENS THAT LIVE ON OUR STREET.
ONE OF THEM WHOM CAN'T EVEN BACK OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY BECAUSE SHE LOOKS RIGHT AT RAMA.
SHE CAN'T BE ON THESE ZOOM MEETINGS, SHE CAN'T COME TO THE MEETINGS.
THEY'RE A PERSON WHO SHE'S FAIRLY DISABLE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO SPEAK FOR HER TOO.
THAT YOU CAN CONTINUOUSLY IGNORE THIS.
THIS IS THE THIRD BIG PROJECT TO HIT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE THIRD.
NO MORE WAITING, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A MEETING WITH US.
AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE RENIN NUMBERS TOO THOUGH, YOU NEED TO DO THE RESEARCH.
WE NEED TO SEE IT ON THE AGENDA OF HOOKING UP WITH THE LAWSUITS AGAIN.
SP 9 AND SP10 ARE DOING AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS WHOLE ARENA ANALYSIS AND THE ISSUES THAT COUNTY'S ARE PUSHING BACK, CITIES ARE PUSHING BACK, THERE'S ENTIRE CAR GROUPS THAT ARE PUSHING BACK.
NO MORE HIDING BEHIND THAT AND THANK GOODNESS THAT ELECTIONS ARE COMING, BECAUSE IT'S TIME TO CLEAN THE HOUSE.
>> ANYBODY ELSE VIA ZOOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
>> WE ALSO WISH TO GET UP AND SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> I JUST COME UP WITH FEW I WAS RESEARCHING, SOME OF THE TRAFFIC CALMING THINGS POSSIBLY THAT COULD BE USED.
BUT, I LOOKED UP, THEY HAVE REGULAR SPEED HUMPS AND THEY'RE FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE AND THEY'RE VERY VISIBLE.
IF YOU PUT THEM IN A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEN PEOPLE DECIDE THEY DON'T LIKE THEM, THEY COULD BE TAKEN OUT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THAT WOULD HELP TO DETER PEOPLE FROM GOING THROUGH M HEARST.
THEN ALSO, I SAW ONE OF THESE LIKE IN CALVINO WHERE THEY HAVE A FLASHING STOP SIGN BECAUSE THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE ARE IGNORING THE STOP SIGNS.
THE OTHER THINGS I THOUGHT ABOUT IS IF WE CAN GET A TRAFFIC OFFICER IN THAT AREA TO START CHERRY-PICKING AND THEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT GO, I'M GOING TO AVOID THAT AREA BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE ANY OF THESE THINGS.
THAT'S JUST MY COMMENT, I DON'T KNOW OF YOU GUYS.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. ROSSI, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO COME UP TO THE DESK.
>> I GUESS THE ONLY ONE THAT I WOULD PROVIDE
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SOME CLARIFICATION ON IS THE DISTRICT THING IN THE COMMENTS REGARDING THE WEBSITE.I KNOW THAT HAS BEEN A FRUSTRATING ASPECT AS FAR AS GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT.
I KNOW IT'S THE DATA BEING UPLOADED SO PEOPLE CAN MANIPULATE THE DISTRICTS AND I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATION COUNCIL IS SHARED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMPANY THAT IS REVIEWING NOT OUR CONTRACTOR, THERE'S ANOTHER FIRM THAT IS REVIEWING THE DATA BEFORE IT'S PUT UP FROM THE STATE HAS BEEN DELAYED.
WE HAVE PUT UP THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT.
WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT BY TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY AT THE LATEST, THE FINAL VERSION OF THAT DATA WILL BE UP, BUT THERE IS NOT MUCH CHANGE TO WHAT HAS BEEN POPULATED AS OF TODAY.
RESIDENTS CAN ACTUALLY GO ON THERE AND MANIPULATE THE MAPS AND START TO LOOK AT THAT WITH AN UNDERSTANDING AND THE CRITICAL PART WILL BE THE FINAL POPULATION NUMBERS SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE UP THEIR DISTRICTS TO THE TARGET NUMBER WHICH ARE IN THE 6,000 RATES PER DISTRICT.
WE WERE WORKING ON THAT IN THE MEANTIME, THERE ARE ALSO PRINTED MAPS THAT YOU CAN GO ON AND STILL WORK WITHIN THE POPULATION NUMBERS THAT ARE THERE.
THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IS WHAT WILL BE ON COMPLETELY ACCURATE BY WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK.
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO MOVE IT FORWARD AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
THE STATEMENT THAT THE CITY IS NOT SPENT ANY MONEY ON THIS IS NOT AN ACCURATE STATEMENT.
WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH NDC FOR A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY $40,000 I WANT TO SAY, PLUS AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT TO DO THE OUTREACH AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? FELT COMMENTS.
[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
>>I'M VERY PROUD OF THE INPUT.
THIS PROCESS I KNOW IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH WHEN WE'RE IN COVID AND VIRTUAL TRYING TO GET OUTREACH AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY DOING THAT.
ONE SUGGESTION I WANT THOUGH, IS WHEN WE ARE HAVING PEOPLE ONLINE, IF WE CAN SEE ON THE SIDE, YOU COULD HIT THE BUTTON, WHAT I USED TO DO MY OWN COMPUTER SEE WHO'S IN THE ROOM.
IF WE CAN HAVE THAT POSTED UP THERE, SO THE AUDIENCE HERE CAN SEE WHO'S IN THE ROOM AND WHO RAISES THEIR HAND, JUST LIKE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE IF THEY WERE SITTING HERE AS WELL.
IF WE CAN JUST BE ABLE TO SEE WHO'S THERE BECAUSE I WAS TRYING TO LOOK AT THAT NUMBER.
IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SEE, I SAW 16 AND MAYBE 18 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS THAT WE'RE SEEING THERE TOO SO IF WE COULD DO THAT.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, I GOT TO GO AND BE HONORED AND CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF A SWEET LOVER NIGHT, ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS.
SHE WAS 97, SHE WAS BORN NOVEMBER 12TH, 1924, AND PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2021, HER NAME IS BARA WHITE CAMP I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY CELEBRATE HER HERE.
SHE'S ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO REALLY ENCOURAGE ME TO GO INTO PUBLIC SERVICE AND JUST THE MODELING AND WHAT SHE DID TOO.
THANK YOU AND APPRECIATE THEM.
>> I JUST WANTED TO REPORT OUT SINCE THE LAST TIME I THINK WE WERE HERE, THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE DID HAVE A MEETING, AND YVONNE WAS THERE TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE DESIGNATION OF THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH THAT THE PROCLAMATION THAT WAS ENTERED INTO AT THE LAST MEETING.
I THINK THE OTHER NICE THING FOR FOLKS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, THEY'RE DOING HOT TOPICS AT EACH OF THESE MEETINGS AND THE LAST HOT TOPIC WAS ABOUT RESTRICTING TO SHARE OUT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHAT THE CITY HAS PUT UP ON ITS WEBSITE, THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO PROVIDED SOME RESOURCES AND I BELIEVE THAT RECORDING IS UP ON THE WEBSITE MR. RUSSI.
>> I'M SORRY, I MISSED THAT LAST PART.
>> THE RECORDING TO CASIE, IS THAT ON THE WEBSITE? IT IS. OKAY. THE HOT TOPICS WILL CHANGE FROM MEETING TO MEETING.
BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE INTERESTED, I URGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF, THE POLICE, THE FIRE, ALL THE FOLKS WHO HELPED PUT ON AN AMAZING TRUNK OR TREAT THE FIRST WEEKEND OF OCTOBER, IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.
THERE WERE TONS OF FOLKS THERE AND I THINK IT WAS A NICE OUTING FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT TOO.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE ALL THE AMAZING COSTUMES BECAUSE I DEFINITELY REMEMBER MINE AND I WAS OF AN AGE WHERE IT WAS THE PLASTIC [LAUGHTER] MASK
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WITH THE HOLES THAT DIDN'T MATCH WHERE YOUR EYES WERE AND ALL THAT OTHER GOOD STUFF.BUT THE KIDS ARE DEFINITELY MUCH MORE CREATIVE THESE DAYS.
I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR WILL PROBABLY TOUCH ON TASTE OF LV SO I WILL NOT DELIVER THE POINT, BUT I WILL ALSO JUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT IT IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND I SHARE THIS PLEASE GET CHECKED, PLEASE ENCOURAGE YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO GET CHECKED.
IT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO THAT MY BEST FRIEND'S SISTER PASSED AWAY.
I THINK SOMETIMES WE GET BUSY [NOISE] AND WE DON'T GO TO THE DOCTOR WHEN WE SHOULD AND WE DON'T DO THE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES.
SO I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO DO THAT AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR. I THINK I TOO SHARED WITH THE CASIE DISCUSSION ON DISTRICT.
I ALSO ENJOYED THE TRICKER TRUNK EVENT LAST SATURDAY.
IT WAS WILD TO SEE HALLOWEEN COME SO EARLY, BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE ALL THE FAMILIES THAT WERE OUT THERE.
LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAD A MEETING THIS LAST MONDAY NIGHT THAT I WAS BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND.
TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE CONTEXT, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN LA VERNE FOR THIRD GRADERS HAD BEEN DOING A HANDS-ON HISTORY, ACTUALLY GOING BACK AT LEAST INTO THE MID '80S.
THEY USED TO GET ON BUSES AND GO AROUND AND SEE DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT.
ONE STOP WAS THE OLDEST HOME AND LA VERNE, WHICH IS ON [INAUDIBLE] G. THEN THEY USED TO WALK UP TO MY BROTHERS AND MY MANUFACTURING COMPANY AND VISIT WHAT INDUSTRY LOOK LIKE, AT LEAST ONE TYPE OF INDUSTRY IN LA VERNE.
WE GOT TO MEET WITH ALL THE THIRD GRADERS AND THAT WAS GREAT.
WHAT LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS DONE IS BUILT ON THAT, AND THEY'VE CREATED OR THEY'RE IN THE ACT OF CREATING, WE GET TO SEE THE OPENING TRAILER.
THEY'RE CREATING SIX DIFFERENT VIDEOS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO USE WITH ALL THE KIDS REGARDING LIVING IN LA VERNE, EDUCATION, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, SOME HISTORY AND TRANSPORTATION.
THE TRAILER THAT I SAW WAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT MY STREET WAS OUT OF POWER AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE WINDS WERE FEROCIOUS THAT MONDAY NIGHT, IF YOU REMEMBER.
BUT I WAS AT THE VETERAN'S HALL, THEY HAD POWER AND WE GOT TO SEE THESE WONDERFUL VIGNETTES THAT WILL TURN INTO LONGER SEGMENTS.
I THINK WHAT LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS HELPED US DO FROM A HANDS-ON HISTORY PERSPECTIVE IS MARVELOUS.
AS I HAVE ALSO BEEN ONE OF THOSE THAT WAS CHAFING AT THE BIT TO GET THE INFORMATION UP THERE.
ONCE I LEARNED THAT THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE DEMOGRAPHY THAT IS TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW IS THE LAGGARD PIECE IS THEY'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE DEMOGRAPHICS TO WHERE SOMEONE'S INCARCERATED AS BEING THEIR DOMICILED TO SAYING WHERE DID THAT PERSON COME FROM AS BEING THEIR DOMICILE VERSUS THE PRISON ITSELF? I FEEL AS THOUGH THAT ISN'T GARBAGE FOR US TO LOOK AT THAT DATA.
NOW, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF INCARCERATED RESIDENTS FROM LA VERNE SO I THINK THAT DATA IS USEFUL.
IS IT FINAL? NO, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO USE THE TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE NOW AND SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
CREATING DISTRICTS OF 6,000 OR 7,500, BE THAT AS IT MAY, LOOK AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE PROCESS.
I WON'T STEP ON THE TASTE TO LA VERNE EITHER.
>> YOU'D ALREADY PRESENTED [LAUGHTER].
>> NO, LAST WEEK I WENT TO JPA CONFERENCE AND REALLY BROUGHT BACK INFORMATION ON CYBERSECURITY FOR OUR CITY.
ALSO SPOKE WITH THE INFORMATION THAT MR. KRESS ALSO PRESENTED TONIGHT TOO THROUGH OUR JPA ABOUT DISTRICTING AS WELL.
IT WAS A GOOD CONFERENCE ABOUT WORKING WITH OUR LOCAL CITIES AND OUR COLLEAGUES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND HOW TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING PROPERLY INSURED AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HAVING OUR SAFE GUARDS FOR THE C2.
YES, THANK YOU, I FORGOT TO ADD THAT PART.
YES. THE DISTRICTING HAS BEEN, I'D BE LYING IF I DIDN'T SAY IT WAS FRUSTRATING. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
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I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.I KNOW IT'S NOT THE CITY'S HIRED PEOPLE TO DO IT.
UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE THEY HIRED HAVE PEOPLE THAT THEY HIRED THAT FELL OFF BECAUSE OF COVID AND ALL OTHER ISSUES.
COVID IS AFFECTING EVERYTHING WE DO IN OUR WORLD RIGHT NOW.
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT OVER WITH, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE GOT SOME TIME TO GO.
BUT ON THAT NOTE TOO TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THE 20TH TASTE OF LA VERNE, 5:30 PM YOU CAN CHECK IN.
TICKETS ARE STILL $45 UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, AND THEY GO TO $60 TOMORROW.
TRAILER ON TO THAT, A LOT OF OUR RESTAURANTS, SOME OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY ONLY STILL DOING TAKEOUT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THEY'RE HAVING SUCH AN EMPLOYEE ISSUE. THERE'S A NUMBER OF THEM.
I KNOW EL POLLO LOCO, I KNOW TASTE OF ASIA AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THE TABLES ARE JUST TAPED TOGETHER AND YOU JUST GO GET YOUR FOOD.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR RESTAURANTS AND OUR BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE BEING FACED WITH SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING SITUATIONS WITH EMPLOYEES.
I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS IS GOING TO COME TO AN END, BUT IT CAN'T BE TOO SOON, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN HERE FOR A WHILE TO DO THIS, SO PLEASE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT THEY'D COME THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC WITH OUR SUPPORT AND WE'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB, WE JUST CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
ALSO, HERITAGE PARK, THE PUMPKIN PATCH.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WENT BY THERE, BUT THERE'S NO PARKING BECAUSE FOOD TRUCKS, BOOTHS, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION, OUR TOWN DOES A GREAT JOB JUST LIKE TRUNK OR TREAT.
I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT IT WAS FANTASTIC AND UNBELIEVABLE JOB BY ALL OF OUR STAFF.
SUPPORT IS UP UNTIL I THINK HALLOWEEN.
IT'S SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND WHAT TIME IS IT? I THINK IT'S 9 O'CLOCK TO 1:00 OR 2:00.
>> I DO NOT RECALL IT. I'M SORRY.
>> LET'S LOOK ONLINE. IT'S ON THE CITY WEBSITE, BUT ANYWAY, IT'S FANTASTIC.
FAMILIES, EVERY WALK ALIVE WAS GOING THROUGH THERE.
I THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT AND ENJOY OUR TOWN AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE OFFER.
ALSO, THERE WAS ONE OTHER THING.
I DID ALSO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY LAST MONDAY, I WASN'T ABLE TO STAY FOR THE VIDEO, BUT YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB.
ALSO, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST GOT THE VIDEO REGARDING THE TRUCK THAT YOU'RE GOING TO RESTORE THAT'S OVER AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I THINK YOU GUYS WILL BE RECEIVING DONATIONS.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE WERE DONATED.
>> THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE DONATED AND I JUST FOUND A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO HELPED REBUILD VEHICLES OF THIS VINTAGE AND I'M PUTTING THEM ALL TOGETHER TO VISIT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AN I'M GOING TO CALL THEM BY STARING THE VIDEO.
>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE HERITAGE OF OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE WANT TO DO THAT.
ALSO, AGAIN, I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THAT OUR STAFF AND THE PEOPLE WE HIRED FOR THESE STUDIES, FOR THESE HOUSING TRACKS HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH THE INFORMATION.
NOT ONLY DO WE GO 300 FEET OF NOTIFICATION, WE WENT 500 FEET NOTIFICATION.
SOMETIMES EVEN BEYOND THAT IN MULTIPLE TIMES.
COVID HAS CREATED A REAL ISSUE WITH TRYING TO GET OUT TO PEOPLE AND PEOPLE TO GET TO US.
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST THAT WE CAN DO.
I THINK WE DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF GETTING US OUT TO THE PUBLIC.
YES, A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T HAPPY WITH IT, BUT WE'RE DOING THE BEST, WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS ON WHAT WE HAVE, OUR PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED IT WITH SOME STIPULATIONS AND WE ADDRESS THOSE.
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AND WE'LL ALWAYS ADDRESS THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.
BEING THAT SAID, WE WILL ADJOURN TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST 2021 AT 6 O'CLOCK PM FOR EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION.
OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS WAS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST AT 6:30 PM.
WE ARE ADJOURNED. [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.