[00:00:01] >> WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING ORDER AT 6:30. [1. CALL TO ORDER] FOR ALL THAT CAN RISE PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. READY, BEGIN. >> >> ROLL-CALL MR. RUSSI? >> COUNCIL MEMBER, LAU. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER, CARDER. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR HEPBURN. >> PRESENT. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE SOME PRESENTATIONS AGAIN. [4. PRESENTATIONS] THIS IS WONDERFUL. TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW. [BACKGROUND] HELLO EVERYBODY. GOOD EVENING. THE OUTSTANDING OLDER AMERICAN AWARD. THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOMINATED ONE SENIOR CITIZEN FOR THE OUTSTANDING OLDER AMERICAN AWARD. THIS RECOGNITION IS PART OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION FOR OLDER ADULTS, 57TH ANNUAL OLDER AMERICANS RECOGNITION DAY. OARD AWARDS PROGRAM, WHICH HONORS A SENIOR CITIZEN FROM EACH CITY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT SHERRY DIGREGORIO BE NOMINATED AS SHE'S OUTSTANDING OLDER AMERICAN AS SHE EXEMPLIFIES THE TRUE SPIRIT OF THIS YEAR'S THEME, AGE MY WAY. MR. GREGORIO RESIDES IN LA VERNE AND AS DEDICATED COUNTLESS HOURS OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY. PLEASE STAND UP. [APPLAUSE]. TAKE THIS OUT. IN THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS OUR HERITAGE WITH OUR CITRUS HERITAGE WITH LA VERNE. PRIDE OF LA VERNE WAS ONE OF THE TOP BRANDS AS FAR AS OUR CITRUS COMMUNITY HERE. THIS EXEMPLIFIES THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE] TO COME UP? NO. NO. [BACKGROUND] I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU JUST SIT THERE FOR JUST A SECOND BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A LONG RAP SHEET HERE. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO STAND TOO LONG. [LAUGHTER] RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATION OF THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE AWARD RECIPIENTS. I BETTER PUT MY EYES BACK ON. I DON'T WANT TO MISS ONE WORD. ANNUALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL PRESENTS THE JACK HUNTINGTON AWARD AND ALSO THE JIM SCRANTON AWARD TO RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND PERFORMED EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. EACH RECIPIENT RECEIVES AN INDIVIDUAL PRIDE OF LA VERNE PLAQUE AND THEIR NAMES ARE PLACED ON PERPETUAL PLAQUES DISPLAYED IN CITY HALL. THE JACK HUNTINGTON AWARD WAS NAMED FOR S. JACK HUNTINGTON WHO MOVED TO LA VERNE IN 1970. DESPITE HEAVY PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND TIME COMMITMENTS TO THE US NAVAL RESERVE, JACK BECAME ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY AS A VOLUNTEER. HE WAS ACTIVE IN VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE LA VERNE JAYCEES, LITTLE LEAGUE AND YOUTH BASKETBALL PROGRAM. JACK ALSO SERVED AS THE CITY OF LA VERNE COMMISSIONER FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, COMPLETING TWO TERMS ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, AS WELL AS TWO TERMS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. JACK HUNTINGTON WAS A CITIZEN VOLUNTEER WHO EXEMPLIFIED THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE THROUGH SELFLESS SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR, THE JACK HUNTINGTON PRIDE LA VERNE AWARD IS BEING PRESENTED TO SHERRY BEST. [APPLAUSE] SHERRY HAS ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. SHE BEGAN HER VOLUNTEER CAREER ON THE HIGH-SCHOOL, PROVIDING RECREATIONAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN LIVING AT THE RANCHO LOS AMIGOS REHABILITATION CENTER IN DOWNEY. THROUGHOUT HER COLLEGE YEARS, SHE VOLUNTEERED AT DANBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH ORTHOPEDIC IMPAIRMENTS IN CLAREMONT. SHE CONTINUED HER INTEREST IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION AS A TEACHER AT PACIFIC STATE HOSPITAL IN POMONA. TOLD YOU IT WAS LONG. WE'VE ONLY GOT ANOTHER HOUR. THAT'S FINE. [00:05:03] [LAUGHTER] THE MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND BUENA PARK. SHE TRAINED TEACHERS FOR OVER 30 YEARS AT CAL STATE LOS ANGELES. SHE IS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR WHO HELD OFFICE IN HER FIELD AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. ONE OF HER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS WAS TRAVELING TO BANGALORE, INDIA IN 2003 AND 2004 TO HELP ESTABLISH AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR AT-RISK INFANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. CURRENTLY, SHE IS THE PRESIDENT OF LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND A MEMBER FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT LOCAL HISTORY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IT IS NEVER TOO LATE TO GET BUSY IN THE SERVICE OF OTHERS. SHE LOVES THE AFRICAN PROVERB. IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST, GO ALONE. IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR, GO TOGETHER. I PRESENT TO YOU, SHERRY BEST. COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] >> THE MAYOR SAYS YOU HAVE TO. [LAUGHTER]. >> [INAUDIBLE] >> THIS TWO FIRST. >> GET THOSE TWO. >> WAIT, LIKE THIS. >> CAN YOU STAND IN FRONT OF THIS [INAUDIBLE]. >> SLIDE IN >> THERE WE GO. >> THANK YOU FOR POINTING IT OUT. >> PERFECT. >> I CAN WORK [INAUDIBLE] >> HERE. >> TAKE HER. >> CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN I HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES? >> YES, YOU CAN. YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE MINUTES YOU WANT NOW HOLD ALL YOUR STUFF. >> OH, YOU'RE SO SORRY. YOU SAID THAT [LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO HAND YOU THIS. >> MR. RUSSI, THREE-MINUTE TIME CARD, PLEASE. >> I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS. >> YOUR GOING TO NEED THIS. >> NOT YET. >> NOT YET? OKAY. >> THAT'S FOR ANNOUNCEMENT [LAUGHTER] THAT'S FOR LATER. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. IS THIS ON? >> YEAH. >> YOU CAN HEAR ME? OKAY. PERFECT. WELL, WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT RECEIVING THIS INCREDIBLE JACK HUNTINGTON PRIDE OF LA VERNE AWARD. I WAS ASKED TO SUBMIT A SHORT BIO WHICH YOU JUST HEARD. THAT'S WHY I INTRODUCED YOU TO MY PRE-RETIREMENT LIFE, WHICH WAS IN THE FIELD OF SPECIAL EDUCATION. YOUR PROFESSIONAL FAMILY, YOU NEVER LEAVE BEHIND, AND I DISCOVERED THAT LAST TUESDAY AT A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, A FORMER STUDENT OF MINE FROM CAL STATE LA. NOW TEACHING IN THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PRESCHOOL RECEIVED THIS YEAR'S TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD. HOW GRATIFYING [APPLAUSE] YEAH. I FELT LIKE A MOM. WHAT CAN I SAY? MY LIFE NOW REVOLVES AROUND MY PERSONAL FAMILY AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WHERE I FOUND YET ANOTHER FAMILY. IN FACT, THE PEOPLE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE TONIGHT WHO ALL LIVE IN LA VERNE MAY HAVE REMAINED UNKNOWN TO ME, IF NOT FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER. TRULY, THIS AWARD IS ALL ABOUT US. IF YOU'RE A MEMBER OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD, PLEASE STAND UP. SEE, [APPLAUSE] PRETTY GOOD. THE SOCIETY COULD NOT FUNCTION WITHOUT ITS PRECIOUS BOARD MEMBERS WHO PULLED TOGETHER AFTER WE LOST GALEN AND DORIS BARRY, AND THEY TOOK ON MULTIPLE DUTIES TO STRENGTHEN OUR ORGANIZATION. YOU ARE THE BACKBONE. IF YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH THE RESTORATION OF THE 1938 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK, PLEASE STAND UP. [APPLAUSE] WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF ERICK JUPUDA, WE WOULDN'T HAVE STARTED THIS RESTORATION. WITHOUT TEACHER ROBS EBONY, WE WOULDN'T HAVE CONNECTED TO THE STUDENTS AT THE AUTO SHOP AT BENITO HIGH SCHOOL WHO WILL HOPEFULLY BE SOME OF THE FIRST TO RIDE IN THE TRUCK BED WHEN THEIR RESTORATION IS COMPLETE. WITHOUT DON KENDRICK AND SANDERS TOWING, WE COULDN'T HAVE MOVED THE TRUCK AND WE'VE MOVED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO WHERE WE'RE WORKING ON IT. IF YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH PROJECTS BY THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WITH HILLCREST OR THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLEASE STAND UP. COMMON BARBARA. [00:10:03] [APPLAUSE] THERE YOU GO. OUR LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS SPEARHEADED BY BARBARA SMITH, HILL CREST RESIDENTS AND STAFF, IS A SERIES OF VIDEOS CALLED THE STORY OF LA VERNE 21. STUDENTS CAN ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL HISTORY THROUGH STORIES TOLD BY SENIOR CULTURE BEARERS. THESE VIDEOS CAN BE VIEWED ON THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITES. THEY'RE DONE, THEY'RE OUT. OUR PROJECTS WILL TAKE ANOTHER TURN IN 2022 WHEN PEGGY REDMOND AND I WILL DEPLOY DISPLAY CASES OF ARTIFACTS OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN EVERY LA VERNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY, ACCOMPANIED BY SETS OF INFORMATION BOOKLETS. WE WILL CONTINUE STUDENT LEARNING. IF YOU HELPED ON A HOME TOUR, AN ART TOUR, A BICYCLE TOUR, A WALKING TOUR, A UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TOUR, OR A CEMETERY TOUR, PLEASE STAND UP. [APPLAUSE] WE DID ALL OF THAT. THESE TOURS WERE POSSIBLE FOR THE GENEROUS GIFTS OF TIME AND ENERGY OF VOLUNTEER PARTICIPANTS. I WANT TO THANK LA VERNE TV, WHICH PRODUCED THE IN OUR BACKYARD SERIES AND KEPT US CONNECTED WHEN WE WERE SHUT DOWN WITH COVID. YOU CAN VIEW VIDEOS OF MANY OF THESE TOURS AND PRESENTATION PODCASTS ON THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE, INCLUDING THE MARK WEDDING OF MISS LORDSBURG AND MR. LA VERNE. IF YOU BOUGHT A BOOK, A T-SHIRT, OR A MARMALADE TO HELP THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, PLEASE STAND UP. [APPLAUSE] VERY GOOD. WE CAN PRODUCE THESE PRODUCTS TO SELL. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF NO ONE BUYS. IF YOU MADE A DONATION TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WE THANK YOU. WE ARE A CITY OF GENEROUS RESIDENTS WHO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. EVERYONE, PLEASE STAND UP, EVERYONE. THIS IS GOOD FOR YOUR KNEES. [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE] LA VERNE HAS COME THROUGH A TOUGH TWO YEARS, BUT OUR ENERGY IS RENEWED FOR MORE COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO LEAN IN AND ENGAGE WITH THE CITY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND EXPAND YOUR FAMILY TO INCLUDE THOSE GOOD FRIENDS WHOM YOU WANT TO KNOW BUT HAVEN'T MET YET. LA VERNE IS FULL OF THOSE PEOPLE. WE ARE PRESERVING OLD LA VERNE'S ENVIRONMENT, AND MAKING HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS WONDERFUL AWARD. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SHERRY. >> DON'T FORGET YOUR PLUG. >> THE IMPORTANT THING, YES. RIGHT. [BACKGROUND] >> JIM'S SCRANTON AWARD. THE JIM'S SCRANTON AWARD WAS NAMED AFTER LONGTIME RESIDENT JIM SCRANTON, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE SINCE ITS INCEPTION. IN 1986, HE FORMED THE LA VERENE LASER SOCCER CLUB ORGANIZATION WHICH PROVIDES YOUNGSTERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SOCCER AT THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE LEVEL. JIM ALSO SPENT FIVE YEARS ON THE CITY SPORTS PARK COMMITTEE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 35 ACRE OF A SPORTS FIELDS FOR THE COMMUNITY. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY WOMAN'S SOCCER PROGRAM AS A COACH. JIM HAS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE SUSAN AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE RECOMMEND THAT A PARIETAL LA VERNE YOUTH SPORTS VOLUNTEER WARD BE NAMED IN HONOR OF JIM SCRANTON. THIS YEAR'S THE JIM'S SCRATON PARIETAL AWARD IS PRESENTED TO MICHELLE ARVIDSON. COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] DID I PRONOUNCE IT RIGHT? >> ARVIDSON. >> DONE THREE FOR THREE. MISS ARVIDSON HAS WORKED WITH ISO FOR OVER 10 YEARS. SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE ISO VIP PROGRAM VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE, WORKING WITH PLAYERS WITH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, TEACHING THEM SOCCER. SHE'S ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF THE LA VERNE LASER SOCCER CLUB IN BENITO HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER VOLUNTEER. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ON YOUR [APPLAUSE] JIM SCRANTON, PARIETAL LA VERNE AWARD. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] >> COME ON. THE MAYOR SAYS YOU HAVE TO. COME ON UP. SHE REALLY WANTS YOU UP HERE. [BACKGROUND] COME ON. [00:15:02] IT'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND, I PROMISE. I'LL TAKE ONE. [BACKGROUND] [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. >> THANK YOU. >> SERIOUSLY, THAT'S A BIG AWARD. YOU DESERVE IT. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATIONS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO COUNCIL MEETING. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL YOUR RECIPIENTS. YOU ALL DESERVE IT. A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] [NOISE] THANK YOU ALL, THANK YOU AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS? [5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS] [BACKGROUND] I DON'T RECOGNIZE YOU. WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? SHERRY BEST? COME ON UP. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] [APPLAUSE]. >> IT'S OKAY. HOLD IT UP TO THAT CAMERA RIGHT THERE. >> RIGHT THERE. YEAH. >> YES? >> YEAH. IT'S GOOD. >> YES. >> OKAY NOW LET'S PUT IT AWAY. [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]. >> [OVERLAPPING] IT'S LIKE THE AERIAL IN CANADA. [LAUGHTER] IT'S JUST FINE NOW. >> [BACKGROUND] VERY GOOD. [OVERLAPPING] YEAH. >> SO THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE KICKING OFF THE NEXT STEP IN OUR FUNDRAISING DRIVE FOR THE TRUCK RESTORATION THIS SATURDAY AT THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE. WE HAVE A CARD READER; WE ORDERED A CARD READER AND ARE ENTERING A NEW AGE OF ACCEPTING MONEY. WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO ALSO ACCEPT CASH, CREDIT CARDS. >> WHAT ABOUT BITCOIN? >> NO, NOT BITCOIN >> [OVERLAPPING] NO BITCOIN YET? >> AND NOT YOUR FIRSTBORN CHILDREN. [LAUGHTER] BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE WILL ACCEPT OTHER PAYMENT, AND SO WE'RE KICKING OFF OUR FUNDRAISER FOR THE TRUCKS. DO COME TO THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE. IT'S THIS SATURDAY, IT'S FROM 8:00 UNTIL NOON. WE'LL SEE YOU. WE'RE AT SPACES 51, 52, 80, 9, AND 90, I THINK, BUT LOOK FOR SURROUNDING THAT AREA. I DON'T HAVE ALL THAT MEMORIZED. SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT'S COMING UP. WE ALSO HAVE MADE THE SEVENTH, WE'RE RE-INSTITUTING AGAIN ON THE BUS TOURS. THERE'LL BE A FLYER OUT FOR THAT VERY SOON. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS GOING DOWN THEN. THE SECOND MONDAY IN JUNE, WE HAVE OUR SUMMER SPEAKER WHO'S GOING TO COME TALK TO US ABOUT INTERESTING TIDBITS, WEIRD AND WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT THE INLAND EMPIRE AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR SPEAKER BACK AT HILLCREST. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO WORK FOR US. LOTS OF THINGS COMING UP WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SHERRY. [APPLAUSE] ANYBODY ELSE WITH ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? JARED DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE ROSTER, NO ONE? [OVERLAPPING] MR. BOWEN. >> EVENING COUNCIL, I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE NEXT MONDAY, APRIL 25TH, BEGINNING AT 6:00 PM, THE LA VERNE COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS, AKA LV3C, IS SPONSORING A MEET AND GREET WITH ALL FIVE NON-CURRENT CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES. JOE GABALDON, RICH GILL, STEVE JOHNSON, [INAUDIBLE] CASH, [LAUGHTER] AND ESTELLA MALDONADO HAVE CONFIRMED THEIR ATTENDANCE. THE LOCATION WILL BE AT 2104 F STREET, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LORDS BERG HERITAGE SQUARE, AT THE CORNER OF FIRST AND FIFTH. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL LVC MEMBER, EXCUSE ME, FIRST AND F. THE MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL LVC MEMBERS AND ALL LA VERNE CITIZENS. [00:20:09] [NOISE] THE CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SPACE TO MEET WITH ANYONE INTERESTED IN GETTING TO KNOW THEM, AND FOR INDIVIDUAL Q&A. WE INVITE ALL RESIDENTS TO GET TO KNOW THESE CANDIDATES REGARDLESS OF THE DISTRICTS THEY VOTE IN. I BELIEVE BASED ON THE NEW RULES THAT ANY ONE OF THESE CANDIDATES COULD POSSIBLY BECOME OUR FIRST NEW NON-ELECTED MAYOR. THE CANDIDATES ARE INVITED TO BRING ELECTION MATERIALS AS HANDOUTS AND GIVEAWAYS. SPACE IS SOMEWHAT LIMITED BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE CROWD, SO PLEASE BE PATIENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE IN THIS INTERESTING EVENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE? [APPLAUSE] SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS. [6. CONSENT CALENDAR] WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR. HAVE WE HAD ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR MR. RUSSI? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL BEFORE WE GO TO CONSENT? THEN I GUESS WE NEED A MOTION. >> I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS WRITTEN. >> SECOND. >> I'LL SECOND THAT. >> WILL YOU PLEASE? HOLD THEM. DON'T FOLD THEM. >> [BACKGROUND] THAT VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS. [LAUGHTER] SO YOU CAN GO AHEAD. >> WE MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING IS THAT CORRECT, MR. RUSSI? [7. PUBLIC HEARINGS] >> YES, MR. MAYOR. >> I'M GOING TO TAKE IT, I'M READY TO GO. >> GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR. >> ACTUALLY, LIEUTENANT RUMSFELD WILL COME UP AND GIVE YOU THE STAFF REPORT, BUT WHILE HE WAS WALKING UP, YOUR ORDINANCE 1110 IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE NEW PIECE OF STATE LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT REQUIRE THAT THE CITY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE REGARDING ANY MILITARY DEFINED EQUIPMENT THAT IS OWNED OR IS TO BE PURCHASED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE FUTURE. WITH THAT, LIEUTENANT RUMSFELD WILL GIVE YOU A REPORT AND THEN WE WILL ASK FOR THIS TO BE PLACED IN SECOND READING. >> GOOD EVENING, LIEUTENANT RUMSFELD. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. ASSEMBLY BILL 41 WAS SIGNED INTO LAW JANUARY 1ST, 2022 BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM. REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR ALL MILITARY EQUIPMENT LISTED UNDER THE LAW THAT WAS OBTAINED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1ST OF '22. CURRENTLY OUR DEPARTMENT HAS IN OUR POSSESSION EQUIPMENT IN 10 OF THE 15 CATEGORIES LISTED UNDER THE LAW. SOME OF THESE INCLUDE A ROBOT, DRONES, AN ARMORED VEHICLE, BREACHING APPARATUS, AND A MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLE. REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW, REQUIRES AND INCLUDE A PUBLIC PRESENTATION AS WE ARE NOW, ADOPTING A MILITARY USE POLICY AND POSTING IT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR 30 DAYS, WHICH WE HAVE DONE. IT WAS POSTED ON MARCH 31ST OF THIS YEAR, AND ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE. THE LAW ALSO REQUIRES THAT EACH YEAR AN ANNUAL REPORT IS COMPILED AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL DETAILING THE EQUIPMENT USED, A SUMMARY OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED REGARDING THE EQUIPMENT, AND THE RESULTS OF ANY INTERNAL AUDIT OR ACTIONS TAKEN IN RESPONSE IN THE PRECEDING YEAR. THE TOTAL COST AND QUANTITY POSSESSED, AND IT ALSO MUST INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THE DEPARTMENT INTENDS TO ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. WITH YOUR APPROVAL, THE POLICY, THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO EACH OF THESE EQUIPMENT RESOURCES THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO OUR AGENCY. THIS EQUIPMENT IS VITAL IN SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC'S WELFARE, SAFETY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? >> QUESTIONS COUNCIL? >> NO. >> NO? >> PUBLIC FIRST. >> PUBLIC FIRST. >> THAT'S IT. THAT CONCLUDES. >> YES, SIR. >> WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE MAY NEED YOUR BACKUP AGAIN FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN A PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? [INAUDIBLE] >> THANK YOU. [NOISE] [00:25:03] >> ACCORDING TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR AB-481, WHICH LIKE HE JUST SAID, WENT INTO EFFECT JANUARY 1 OF THIS YEAR, REQUIRES THAT ANY CITY THAT'S MAKING IT AN ORDINANCE WITHIN THEIR CITY REQUIRES A 30-DAY NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS. ACCORDING TO THE AGENDA, IT SAYS THAT IT IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. I SPENT OVER AN HOUR AND A HALF, I COULD NOT FIND IT. I PRINTED A SCREENSHOT OF THE HOMEPAGE. THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT AB-481 OR ORDINANCE 1110. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TIME THAT YOU DECIDE TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS, THAT 30-DAY NOTICE HAS BEEN DONE PROPERLY FOR THE RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH IT AND SPEAK UPON IT. I ASK THAT THIS COUNCIL HOLD THAT VOTE UNTIL SUCH TIME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MS. POACHIM. ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? ANYBODY ON THE PHONE? NOBODY. NO REQUESTS? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS, BRING IT BACK UP TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THERE THAT MS. POACHIM BROUGHT UP REGARDING THE POSTING. >> I HAVEN'T CHECKED THE AGENDAS OR THE WEBSITE. BUT THIS IS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT FOR FIRST READING, HAS TO COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING AT A FUTURE AGENDA. THAT WOULD BE THE 30 DAYS. >> MR. MAYOR, I WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> YES. >> AS DETECTIVE RUSSEL INDICATED, ON MARCH 31ST, WE PLACED THE ORDINANCE AND INCLUDING THE POLICY ON OUR WEBSITE. IT IS LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR VIEW, FOR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC TO VIEW. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THAT. >> YOUR WEBSITE OR THE CITY'S? >> THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE. >> IT HAS TO BE ON THE CITY'S. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN GONZALES. >> IF IT WAS DONE ON MARCH 31ST, 30 DAYS STILL HAS NOT BEEN PASSED. >> BY THE SECOND READING AND THE ADOPTION IT WILL. >> BUT STILL IT'S NOT ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS IT'S STATED. IT'S ON THE POLICE OFFICERS' WEBSITE, CORRECT? THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S. >> IT'S ON THE CITY'S POLICE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE, YES. BUT IT'S NOT ON THE WEBSITE WHERE THE CITY CLERK INFORMATION RESIDES. THAT IS CORRECT. >> THAT'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE ALSO. >> WE CAN POST IT THERE, TO BE POSTED ON YOUR AGENDA SO WE CAN MAKE THAT CHANGE WHETHER MOVING THIS TO THE SECOND MEETING IN MAY, WHICH IS WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO WOULD BE COMPLICIT WITH THE LAW. I'M NOT SURE. >> YES. IF I MAY INCLUDE THAT TO BE COMPLICIT WITH THE LAW, WE BASICALLY LOOKED TO THE STANDARDIZATION OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE SAN DIEGO VALLEY HAS TO PUT IT ON THERE. THERE IS A LINK TO SOME CITIES WHERE THE CITY WILL LINK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON 7441, WHICH LINKS INTO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WHERE NOT ONLY THAT, OUR POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THERE, AS WELL AS THE ORDINANCE THAT IS PROPOSED BEFORE YOU TODAY. >> WELL, I THINK THE QUESTION IS THOUGH, IS IF WE DON'T ACT UPON THIS TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, IS THAT GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON US DOING THIS TONIGHT AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE. >> WE CAN STILL ACT UPON THIS TONIGHT, [OVERLAPPING] OR WE WILL MOVE IT TO THE SECOND READING AND WHEN FINAL ADOPTION WILL BE BECAUSE IT HAS TO GO ON FOR THE SECOND READING IN MAY. THAT'S THE 16TH, HERE WE ARE ON THE 18TH, AND THIS HAS BEEN POSTED ON OUR AGENDA SINCE LAST WEEK. WE WOULD STILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LAW. >> THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE WE POST IT ALSO ON THE CITY WEBSITE ALONG WITH. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN GONZALES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> NO. >> THAT CLARIFIES THAT. THEN WE NEED A VOTE. MOTION FIRST. >> I MOVE THAT WE INTRODUCE WAVE FOR THE READING AND PLACE ON FIRST READING THE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1110, ADDING CHAPTER 10 MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY TO TITLE 9, SECTION 10.04.010, THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING THE USE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND APPROVING THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY 709. >> SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND IT. >> VOTE, PLEASE. >> THAT VOTE WAS ALSO UNANIMOUS. >> VERY GOOD. >> OTHER MATTERS, MR. RUSSY. [8. OTHER MATTERS] [00:30:02] DROUGHT STATE OF EMERGENCY GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE ORDER N-7-22. >> YES. AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE ARE GOING TO BE REQUESTING SOME ACTIONS OF COUNSEL. WITH THAT, DR. IGOE IS GOING TO BE GIVING YOU AN UPDATE AND SOME OTHER PROPOSED CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY AS IT RELATES TO OUR WATER USAGE. >> MR. IGOE, GOOD EVENING? >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. AGAIN, TONIGHT I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT PAST AND CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION AND THEN ASKING COUNCIL TO MAKE A DECISION BASED OFF, OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY. IT'S AN EVER-EVOLVING CONVERSATION, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE DO NEED SOME DIRECTION TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE DEAL WITH THIS CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION. HISTORICALLY, CALIFORNIA HAS STRUGGLED WITH DROUGHT FOR DECADES, AND THIS IS REALLY NOT NEW TO ANYBODY, ESPECIALLY LA VERNE. THE MOST RECENT DROUGHT WAS 2012, 2017, AT WHICH TIME CITY COUNCIL MADE THE DECISION TO IMPLEMENT STAGE 7, IN ITS DROUGHT ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS A 30 PERCENT MANDATORY REDUCTION. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT NEW TO LA VERNE RATHER. AT THAT TIME LA VERNE RESIDENTS STEPPED UP, MADE THOSE REDUCTIONS AND WE WERE ABLE TO SUFFICE THAT DROUGHT. CURRENTLY, THE DWR HAS PASSED SOME CHANGES TO THEIR STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION. THEY WENT FROM A 15 PERCENT ALLOCATION TO A 5 PERCENT ALLOCATION. FOR US, THAT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE 75 PERCENT OF OUR WATER IS FROM STATE WATER PROJECT DEMANDS. FOR US, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN OUR WATER AVAILABILITY, AND MWD VIA THREE VALLEYS IN THIS WATER DISTRICT IS CONSTANTLY HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH THIS. INITIALLY, IT WAS TALKED ABOUT GOING TO A GALLON PER CAPITA PER DAY BASED OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, THAT HAS EVOLVED TO A POSSIBLE REDUCTION OF ONE DAY PER WEEK IRRIGATION. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGING CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE EARNED. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HOPING THAT AT THE MWD BOARD MEETING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE HELD ON THE 26TH OF APRIL, THAT THEY WILL BE ALLOWING THIS ALLOCATION OF ONE DAY PER WEEK IRRIGATION AS OPPOSED TO A HEALTH AND SAFETY MANDATE. WITH THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH EMERGENCY ORDINANCE BECAUSE OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE DOES NOT HAVE THAT RESTRICTION AVAILABLE. AGAIN, THIS IS AN EVOLVING CONVERSATION, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH ADDITIONAL UPDATES. [NOISE] BASED OFF, OF ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, AND AGAIN, I HAVE ANOTHER MEETING WITH THREE VALLEYS THIS WEEK TO TALK FURTHER ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION. BUT AS OF TODAY, WE'RE LOOKING AT ASKING COUNCIL TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 22-17, AND IMPLEMENT PHASE 5 OF THE WATER CONSERVATION USE AND RESTRICTION, AND IMPOSE DROUGHT PENALTY SURCHARGES TO GET COMPLIANCE DURING THIS CONSERVATION PERIOD. WHAT PHASE 5 IS A 20 PERCENT MANDATORY REDUCTION IN WATER USE ACROSS THE BOARD AND IMPLEMENTS THE SURCHARGES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO GET COMPLIANCE. I KNOW A LOT OF THE CONVERSATION IS GOING TO BE ABOUT, HOW DO WE TRACK THAT? WHAT'S THE BASE RATE? PREVIOUS DROUGHT CONDITIONS WE RELATED TO A 2013 USAGE, NEW RESTRICTIONS BASED OFF OF WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER DECLARING A DROUGHT EMERGENCY IS BASED OFF A 2020 USAGE. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE CONCERNED BECAUSE A LOT OF MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER THE YEARS TO REDUCE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR WATER RESTRICTIONS, OR WATER USAGE RATHER. WE WILL HAVE AN APPEAL PROCESS THE SAME WAY WE DID ON THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS. THERE WILL BE A FORM THAT THEY CAN FILL OUT ONLINE, OR COME IN HERE AND TURN IT IN, HOWEVER THEY WISH TO DO IT. THE DIFFICULTY WITH THAT IS THEY WILL HAVE TO DO IT EVERY BILLING CYCLE. EVERY TWO MONTHS, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT SAME PROCESS, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOUR USAGE CHANGES EACH BILLING PERIOD DEPENDING ON THE SEASONS. THERE IS AN APPEAL PROCESS TO GO THROUGH AS WE DID LAST TIME. WE HOPE THE RESIDENTS WILL BEAR WITH US AS WE CONTINUE THROUGH THESE CHALLENGING TIMES THROUGH A DROUGHT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ALL HAVE OUR PART TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FUTURE WATER USE FOR NOT ONLY OURSELVES, BUT FOR OUR CHILDREN, OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND GENERATIONS TO COME. WITH THAT, I WILL HOPEFULLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR IGOE. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? >> JUST ONE TECHNICAL QUESTION BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. JUST RELATING THAT YOU WERE SAYING THAT IN 2015 WE WENT TO A STATE PHASE 7, [OVERLAPPING] AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO A PHASE 5. CERTAINLY THE NUMBER IS LOWER, BUT DOES THAT MEAN THERE'S LESS RESTRICTION THAN PHASE 7? >> YES. >> BUT THAT'S ONLY AN INTERIM SOLUTION RIGHT NOW. >> CORRECT. >> WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT WHETHER WE NEED TO BECOME MORE SEVERE. WE'RE TAKING A MODERATE STEP RIGHT NOW. WE'RE NOT TAKING A COMPLETE STEP. >> NO. RIGHT NOW THE PHASE 7 WAS A 30 PERCENT MANDATORY REDUCTION, PHASE 5, WHICH WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS A 20 PERCENT MANDATORY [OVERLAPPING] REDUCTION. HOWEVER, CURRENT ORDINANCES ALLOWS FOR TWO DAY A WEEK WATERING, [00:35:02] AND I BELIEVE IT'S FIVE MINUTES PER STATION UP TO 20 MINUTES FOR THE WEEK. WE'RE ASKING FOR, WHAT WILL COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH A POTENTIAL ORDINATES CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT THE MWD BOARD ALLOWS AND ALLOCATES. THAT COULD MEAN THAT ONCE A WEEK, EIGHT MINUTES PER STATION, SO THAT WILL BE DEPENDENT ON WHAT THE MWD BOARD WOULD ACTUALLY COMES WITH. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR THAT WE'RE TAKING A MODERATE STEP, NOT AN EXTREME STEP, BUT MORE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED. >> THAT COULD CHANGE IN A MONTH OR TWO. [OVERLAPPING] IT REALLY DEPENDS. >> SHAWN SO WE'RE CLEAR, IF MWD DOES TAKE THIS ACTION OF NEXT WEEK, THAT WILL BE MANDATED UPON THE CITY TO ENSURE THAT WHATEVER RESTRICTIONS THEY ARE IMPOSING, WE ARE TRANSLATING THAT DOWN TO THE END-USER, CORRECT? IF IT IS MANDATED ONE DAY A WEEK, WE HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE ORDINANCE AS WELL AS THE ENFORCEMENT END OF THAT. >> CORRECT. JUST AS A BROAD STATEMENT IS WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY EVERY RESIDENT HAS TO WATER ON THIS DAY. WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO IT BASED OFF OF ODD AND EVEN ADDRESSES SO THAT WE'RE NOT INUNDATING OUR SYSTEM WITH A HUGE DEPLETION AND IRRIGATION. WE WILL WORK THROUGH THAT AND THEN WE'LL PRESENT THAT TO COUNCIL TO MAKE AN ULTIMATE DECISION. >> YOU'LL ALSO BE LET'S JUST SAY REEDUCATING US BECAUSE MOST OF US BACK WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, WENT TO DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS RIPPED UP ALL OF OUR GRASS, PUT HARD SCAPE IN, WENT TO CACTUS. ARE YOU GOING TO ASSIST THE RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION ALSO FROM MWD WITH FLOW RESTRICTORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT? BECAUSE WE NEED TO REEDUCATE [NOISE] OURSELVES ON THIS BECAUSE THESE ARE DRASTIC. I'LL BE HONEST, THIS IS DRASTIC. ONE DAY A WEEK WATERING FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE, IN MYSELF A ROSE AS WELL, THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. I UNDERSTAND WE'RE IN A SERIOUS SITUATION, BUT, THIS EDUCATION LEVEL LIKE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE AND MAYBE HAVE THOSE DAYS WHERE THEY CAN COME PICK UP THE FLOW RESTRICTORS, SHOWER HEADS, THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THEN [NOISE] EXPLAINING HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK, AND MAYBE SOME TYPE OF A REBATE PROGRAM. THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE IN LA VERNE THAT DO HAVE GRASS. THIS IS WHAT THEY DID BEFORE AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE [INAUDIBLE] LET THEIR GRASSES JUST DIE. CORRECT. YES. PART OF THIS IS STARTING THAT CONVERSATION AND LETTING EVERYONE KNOW THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING. WE WON'T SEE A LOT OF THESE SURCHARGES GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL JULY [NOISE]. IT GIVES US PLENTY OF TIME TO DO A LOT OF OUTREACH AS MUCH AS WE CAN VIA SOCIAL MEDIA, MAILERS, OUR WEBSITE. WHATEVER WE CAN DO, WE WANT TO GET THAT MESSAGE ACROSS. I KNOW THAT MWD AND THE STATE WILL BE DOING A LOT OF THAT AS WELL, SO IN PARTNERSHIPS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO DEAL WITH THIS. YOU'RE CORRECT. IT'S GOING TO BE A CHANGE IN HOW WE DEAL WITH THIS. MWD STILL OFFERS A LOT OF REBATES, SO WE'LL BE PUSHING PEOPLE TOWARDS MWD FOR THOSE REBATES TO HOPEFULLY HELP THEM. NOT FROM A COMPLIANCE, BUT JUST CHANGE TO A NEW NORMAL. BECAUSE THE REALITY IS WE CONTINUE SEEING POPULATION GROWTH, WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS NOW AND CHANGE THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS. >> THIS IS FAR-REACHING. >> THIS IS NOT THE CITY PUSHING THIS. THIS IS COMING DOWN FROM THE STATE PUSHING THIS. THEN WE DON'T KNOW YET BASED ON MEDS UNTIL THEY HAVE THEIR MEETING NEXT WEEK. THIS IS JUST WHAT YOU'RE MAYBE LOOKING THROUGH THE HOURGLASS, WHAT MAYBE COMING FORWARD, BUT THEY HAVE NOT MADE THEIR DECISION YET. WHATEVER DECISION THEY MAKE, IS NOW PUT UPON US BECAUSE 75 PERCENT OF OUR WATER HAS COME FROM THEM. >> CORRECT. >> WE GET OUR WATER FOR 25 PERCENT. HOW DO WE GAIN MORE PERCENTAGE THAT WERE GETTING OURSELVES RATHER THAN RELYING ON THE STATE AS MUCH AS WELL? >> PART OF THAT IS WE HAVE GROUNDWATER RIGHTS, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO EITHER ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL GROUNDWATER RIGHTS. THIS IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, OR WE HAVE TO LEASE THEM. THERE'S OPTIONS THAT ARE THERE. [NOISE] THEN IT ALSO COMES INTO WATER QUALITY. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS TO OUR OWN GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES. WE ARE ALWAYS EVALUATING THAT AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN EITHER ADVANCE IN THAT NUMBER OR WE CAN DEAL WITH TREATMENT, BLENDING. THERE'S LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE HAVE AND WE CONTINUOUSLY LOOK AT THOSE OPTIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> GOOD QUESTION. [INAUDIBLE] >> TO FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT THE MAYOR MADE, I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST, OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE PROGRAMS WHERE, IF YOU'VE GOT AN OLDER TOILET THAT IS NOT A LOW FLOW, THAT THERE'S PROGRAMS LIKE THAT IN PLACE. I WOULD JUST URGE THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CITY CAN PROVIDE SOME RESOURCES OR SOME INFORMATION. I KNOW SOME OF THE BOOTHS, THERE HAS BEEN THE TABLETS THAT YOU CAN PUT IN YOUR TOILET TO SEE IF THE TOILET'S RUNNING AND WASTING WATER. BUT I THINK IF WE CAN PUSH THAT OUT WIDELY TO THE COMMUNITY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO MINIMIZE OUR WATER USAGE TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE. I THINK AT ONE POINT THERE WERE RAIN BARREL, WHICH I REALIZE WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RAIN HAPPENING. [LAUGHTER] BUT, I KNOW THAT THAT WAS AN OPTION FOR FOLKS TO HAVE RAIN BARRELS [00:40:03] DISTRIBUTED SO THAT IT COULD COLLECT RAIN FOR WATERING PLANTS OR WHATEVER ELSE YOU WANTED TO USE IT FOR, BUT I THINK SOME OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT MAY HAVE EXISTED IN THE PAST OR IT COULD BE PUT INTO PLACE. LET'S TRY TO EXPLORE THAT AND SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY. >> YES. WE WILL DEFINITELY HAVE THAT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR WATER CONSERVATION CORNER THAT COMES OUT AND WE TRIED TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ONLINE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT AND WE'LL GIVE ALL OF THOSE LINKS TO OUR MWD VALLEYS AND UNDER LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> THEN I WANTED TO TOUCH ON ANOTHER AREA SENSITIVE TO THE CITY, BUT, A REAL IRRITANT TO RESIDENTS. WHEN WE'RE CUTTING BACK, WE SEE PARKS, WE SEE PARKWAYS WHERE PEOPLE'S WATERING, THE WATER IS FLOWING OVER. HOW IS THE CITY PLANNING ON GETTING THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS PARKS, LETTING THEM KNOW, THE HOS, LET THEM KNOW THEIR MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND ALSO THE CITY. YOUR OWN TIMER IS CORRECT FOR SPRINKLERS, SO THAT ALL HAS TO BE ADJUSTED BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WATCHES THAT. BACK BETWEEN 2012 TO THE 16, WAS A REALLY ROUGH TIME AND THIS COMMUNITY REALLY STEPPED UP AND PEOPLE CUT BACK. THAT'S WHEN WE ALL WENT TO A LOT OF THE DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS IN OUR YARDS, SO IT'S VERY DIFFICULT NOW TO CUT BACK. LET'S SAY WE HAVE TO DO 20 PERCENT NOW, IT'S HARD TO CUT BACK 20 PERCENT WHEN YOU ALREADY CUT BACK THEN, SO IT'S LIKE A PENALTY FOR DOING WHAT YOU DID BACK THEN, NOW YOU HAVE TO CUT BACK ANOTHER 20 PERCENT AND THAT'S TOUGH TO DO. >> YES, IT IS AND THAT'S UNFORTUNATE AGAIN. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE APPEAL PROCESSES LAW RESIDENTS TO WORK THROUGH THAT. OUR HOPE IS THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THE BEST WE CAN. TO YOUR POINT ABOUT MEDIANS, OBVIOUSLY THOSE ARE WORN OUT BUT OUR PARKS, EVEN BUSINESS PARKS TO THAT EXTENT. WE'LL BE WORKING WITH BUSINESSES TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY HAVE TO REDUCE THOSE WATERING DAYS AND USAGE. ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT THE GOVERNOR PASSED, THERE IS TALK ABOUT THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD HAVING TO COME UP WITH AN OPTION ON HOW THEY DEAL WITH, WE'LL CALL IT NON-ESSENTIAL TURF. FOR BUSINESS PARKS, THAT'S NOT A USAGE FOR AREAS FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY OR FOR SPORTS EVENTS, SO THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW THEY DEAL WITH THAT AND THAT MIGHT BE GETTING RID OF IT. MORE TO COME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS FROM NOT ONLY THE STATE, BUT MWD ON HOW WE'VE CONTINUED TO MANAGE THIS. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, IGOE. I'M SURE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS. RIGHT NOW WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. [9. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ( Part 1 of 2 )] MS. BOCHUM [BACKGROUND]. >> COUNCIL-MEMBER LAU PRETTY MUCH SAID WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY ABOUT THE RESOURCES OFFERING THE TOILET. I REMEMBER YEARS AGO THE CITY DID DO THAT AND OUR FAMILY DID TAKE UP THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY PRESENTED, AND AS WELL AS COUNCIL-MEMBER CARTER TALKING ABOUT TIMERS. THAT IS SOME HIGH-TECH STUFF. EVEN I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME SETTING THAT TIMER FOR TIME CHANGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE JR, ABOUT SOME OUTREACH OR INFORMATION ABOUT MAYBE EVEN LIKE A STUDY SESSION OR SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT THIS IN MORE IN-DEPTH BECAUSE I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH 20 PERCENT IS. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY THAT HAVE SWIMMING POOLS AND, OR JACUZZIS OR BOTH. I'M ONE OF THEM. THESE ARE HUGE NUMBERS. BUT MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAME DOWN AS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR NEWSOM, N722. THIS WAS NOT PASSED BY THE STATE ASSEMBLY. THERE IS A LAWSUIT THAT WAS FILED AGAINST HIM FOR ABUSING HIS STATE OF EMERGENCY POWERS, AND THAT CASE WAS WON. THAT CASE IS NOW IT APPEALS COURT, AS EVERYTHING GOES AUTOMATICALLY TO APPEALS. BUT SHOULD THAT CASE BE UPHELD IN THE APPEALS COURT? A LOT OF THESE EXECUTIVE ORDERS WILL BE NULLIFIED. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT THE CITY RUSHED TO DO SOMETHING AND THEN IN THE END IT WOULD BE FOR NOTHING BECAUSE IT'LL BE NULLIFIED. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY SPENT AND ALLOCATED TOWARDS THESE PROJECTS, SO I JUST WISH THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER THAT BEFORE THEY MADE THEIR DECISION. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DANITA [BACKGROUND]. YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, MR. GOVERNOR? >> THERE'S NOBODY ON THE RIGHT. >> THAT'S FINE. YOU ARE WELCOMED. >> I WANT TO ASK I'M SORRY. I'M NOT SURE. I HEARD SEAN'S MATH, BUT REAL QUICKLY. WE'RE GOING FROM 15 PERCENT TO FIVE PERCENT, WHICH IS A 67 PERCENT DROP. WE'RE GETTING 25 PERCENT INTO THE POOL FROM OUR NUMBER, [00:45:03] 75 PERCENT WAS COMING FROM THE AMOUNT THAT'S BEING DROPPED. WE'RE ACCEPTING A 20 PERCENT REDUCTION, WHICH LEAVES A 30 PERCENT SHORTFALL IN SUPPLY. IS THIS LIKE A BAND-AID OVER A BULLET HOLE AND TO DENITA'S COMMENT, I THINK THAT I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE TOO THAT HAS THE USE OF GRASS AND JACUZZI AND THINGS OF THOSE NATURES. BEFORE I GO MAKE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT INTO THINGS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE THAT. I DO EXPECT THAT THE DUE DILIGENCE HAS DONE THAT IF THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE BEING ASKED TO DO AS GOOD SOLDIERS IS FINE. BUT IF IT'S BEING MANDATED UPON THE COMMUNITY TO WHAT ROBIN SAID AND WHAT OTHERS WILL SAY. I THINK WE BETTER MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STICK WITH. BECAUSE I DO HAVE SOME IN MY PUBLIC COMMENT AROUND THE IDEA THAT WE RUSHED TO MAKE JUDGMENTS AND CATCH UP WITH THE LAWS. BUT WHEN THE LAW HAS CHANGED OR WHEN THEY'RE QUESTIONED, A LOT OF US DON'T WANT TO BE THAT PERSON THAT UNDID OUR THING TO FIND OUT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MR. GABALDON ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? ANYBODY ON THE CALL? NO. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. COME BACK UP TO THE DESK. [10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS ( Part 1 of 2 )] COUNCIL. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GO AHEAD. WE HAVEN'T FIXED THAT YET. HAVE WE? [BACKGROUND] COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? >> I'M IN AGREEMENT. THIS IS A VERY EXTREME CASE WHERE WE'VE REDUCED SINCE 2013. TAKING 20 PERCENT MORE IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. I MADE A LITTLE SNI JOKE COMMENT THAT TRY HAVING TWO TEENAGE DAUGHTERS LIVING AT YOUR HOUSE AT THIS TIME AS WELL. BUT THAT IS A FACT OF OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR FAMILIES, IS THAT WE DO HAVE IN TIMES OF OUR LIVES WHERE PEOPLE ARE USING MORE WATER THAN OTHERS AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. I KNOW IN THE LAST YEAR IN MY BACKYARD I TOOK OUT MY GRASS AND PUT ARTIFICIAL TURF. BUT I'VE BEEN ALREADY BE IN LOWER NOW IT'S GOING TO BE LOWERED ONTO MY ALREADY CONSERVATION THAT I'VE DONE SINCE 2020, IS REALLY EXTREME. I KNOW WE HAVE TO SAVE WATER. I KNOW WE'RE IN EXTREME DROUGHT, WE HAD A GOOD RAIN BACK IN NOVEMBER, BUT THEN WE'VE HAD THE WORST. JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WE'VE HAD IN RECORDING TIME. I UNDERSTAND MORE PEOPLE, WE NEED MORE WATER, BUT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT US HAVING TO REDUCE. WE'VE CHANGED ALL OF OUR TOILETS, HALF OF MOST STYLES, WE'VE CHANGED ALL THESE THINGS TO LOW-FLOW. I DON'T SEE A LOT MORE CHANGE BESIDES JUST NOT USING WATER AND REALLY LOOKING BACK AT THAT AND WHERE IT'S GETTING TO BE REALLY EXTREME. WITH ALL PRICES GOING UP TO BUYING BOTTLED WATER, DRINKING WATER FROM THE FAUCET. THAT'S SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING TO BE DOING THINGS LIKE THAT AS WELL AS OUR MEASURES. I FEEL FOR THE RESIDENTS, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO SEE OUR CITY HAVING TO PAY FINES AS WELL IF WE DON'T PASS THESE THINGS AS WELL AND OR WHAT'S GOING TO COME DOWN NEXT WEEK OF ANY MORE EXTREME MEASURES TOO, SO IT'S THIS VERY CONFLICTED. >> THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. >> I WANT TO SAY ONE MORE THING HERE TOO. THE CITY HAS WORKED VERY HARD ON THE MEDIANS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I HAVE NOTICED THAT OVER THE YEARS TOO, AND THEY HAVE DONE A LOT OF THE PRETTY BRICK WORK AND THE STONEWORK. THAT'S ALL WONDERFUL TOO. BUT THEN MY QUESTION IS, WITH ALL THAT WITH A CITY, BE THE ONE PENALIZED IF WE DON'T DO 20 PERCENT OR IS THE INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS AND WHO'S GOING TO MONITOR THE RESIDENTS? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS. >> THE RESPONSIBILITY GETS PUT ON THE CITY AS THE RETAILER OR THE PURVEYOR, IF YOU WILL, BUT THEN IF WE DO NOT PUSH THAT SURCHARGE OR THAT RESTRICTION ON WE WILL BE ASSESSED THE FINE. IT'LL ULTIMATELY THE CITY THAT WILL FEEL THE PAIN IF IT'S NOT PUT IN PLACE AND IF THE PROPOSED ACTION THAT'S BEING CONTEMPLATED NEXT WEEK, THE CITY DOESN'T TAKE THAT ACTION. SEAN, OUR CURRENT ACRE-FOOT CHARGES WHAT WITHOUT THE PENALTY? >> CURRENTLY OUR PER ACRE-FOOT CHARGES ABOUT 1500 TO 1800 PER ACRE-FOOT. [00:50:05] IF WE DON'T DO WHAT BASICALLY, WE DON'T ENACT AN ENFORCEMENT COMPONENT PLUS GO ENFORCE THE ONE DAY PER WEEK. WE CAN SEE AN ADDITIONAL $2,000 PER ACRE-FOOT IN PENALTIES. ROUGH NUMBERS IF WE CONTINUED ON TRACK, EVEN WITH A 20 PERCENT REDUCTION, WE COULD SEE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ADDITIONAL SURCHARGES. WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND, AND TO YOUR POINT, I GET WE'VE CUT BACK AND WE'RE ASKED TO KEEP GETTING BACK. UNFORTUNATELY, IF WE DON'T COMPLY WITH THIS, WE COULD SEE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SURCHARGES. JUST LIKE WE SURCHARGE OUR RESIDENTS, WE GET SURCHARGE FROM METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S THE WORLD THAT WE'RE LIVING IN RIGHT NOW WITH THIS DROUGHT. >> I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR SEAN. SEAN, IT'S IRRITATING CAN WE GET TAXES. [NOISE] [LAUGHTER] I'M SORRY, THIS BOTHERS ME. >> NO ROBIN COULD YOU PLEASE SPEAK YOUR PIECE? [LAUGHTER]. >> WE'RE TAXED TO DEATH BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT EVEN THE WATER BOARDS. THEY CONSTANTLY TALKED ABOUT AFTER WE HAVE A NICE RAIN OR WE DO A DROUGHT, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT NEW WAYS TO USE WATER BETTER AND TO CONSERVE AND BRING MORE WATER INTO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WHEN NOTHING'S EVER DONE, WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE EVERY TIME IT DOESN'T RAIN. CAN WE PUT SOME PRESSURE ON SUCH AS SENDING A LETTER ON WHAT IT DOES. I DON'T KNOW, BUT SEND LETTERS TO THE STATE JUST SAYING YOU'LL WE UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION, BUT WHAT'S BEING DONE WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS? YOU'RE CONSTANTLY SAYING, GIVE US MONEY AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON SOLUTIONS, BUT NOTHING'S EVER DONE. THEN WE'RE THE ONES TO BE PENALIZED. >> ULTIMATELY, THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO IS LOOKING AT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE LIVE IN A DESERT. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW WE ADAPT TO THAT AS A WHOLE, AND SO WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH STATE MANDATES AND CHANGING HOW WE LIVE AND REDUCING GRASS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S ACROSS THE STATE. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT HOLISTICALLY. I AGREE THAT WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE STATE LEADERS AND SAYING, HEY, THIS IS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY, IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE THESE ISSUES. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S THIS EVOLVING CONVERSATION ABOUT DROUGHTS HERE, DROUGHTS NOT HERE, AND UNTIL WE REALLY ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, THERE'LL BE THIS EVOLVING CONVERSATION. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> [LAUGHTER] THAT WASN'T CONVINCING ROBIN. >> THE LACK OF WATER AND WE JUST HAD THE WIND FARMS FACTORIES, DOES THAT MAKE A ISSUE WITH OUR NOT PRETTY MODERATE ARTERIES. [INAUDIBLE] >> YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT POINT. CURRENTLY THERE'S SOME EXEMPTIONS REGARDING WATERING TREES SO YOU CAN WATER YOUR TREES. I WOULD URGE AND HOPE RESIDENTS WOULD NOT JUST LEAVE A HOSE RUNNING 24/7 TO WATER THEIR TREE. BUT THERE ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS IF YOU WANT TO WATER YOUR TREE MORE FREQUENTLY THAN ONCE PER WEEK. THERE ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS WITHIN THERE. AGAIN, IT HAS THE STATE WORKS THROUGH SOME OF THESE MANDATES, WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC ON HOW WE'RE CONTINUING TO MEET THESE MANDATES. UNLESS THE STATE SHARE THE DEPARTMENT WATER RESOURCES CHANGED THEIR ALLOCATION. UNFORTUNATELY, MWD HAS TO COMPLY, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO COMPLY. WE'RE ALL IN A BAD SPOT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. >> I DON'T REALLY HAVE. I'VE TRIED TO BRING SOME LEVITY TO THIS BECAUSE IT'S ROUGH. I MEAN, IT'S NOT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE'S SOMEONE'S HOLDING THE WATER. I MEAN, AT THIS POINT, IT IS WHAT IT IS, THE CLIMATE IS WHAT IT IS. UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF THIS RATHER THAN LESS OF IT UNLESS SOMETHING HAPPENS WHERE WE ACTUALLY DO SEE RAIN. BUT TO YOUR POINT, WE LIVE IN A DESERT. I STILL REMEMBER ADMIRAL SPLASH FROM WHEN I WAS A KID IN SCHOOL AND THAT WAS THE TEACHING COMPONENT IN SCHOOLS ABOUT HOW TO CONSERVE WATER AS A KID. I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO REMIND OURSELVES THIS ISN'T NEW. MY FRIENDS FROM THE EAST COAST JOKE THAT WHENEVER, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU'VE HAD BEEN PANDEMIC WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING, I'M ALWAYS THE ONE THAT SHUTS OFF THE WATER AS THEY'RE LIKE RUNNING IT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH BECAUSE I'M LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? SOME OF THIS IS REFLEX AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO DO THE BEST WE CAN. BUT I WELCOME THE ROBBINS POINT ABOUT COMING DOWN ON SOME OF THE WAYS INCLUDING MINE BECAUSE THERE SO TOO MUCH GRASS, [LAUGHTER] WE'RE PROBABLY WASTING TOO MUCH WATER BECAUSE THAT'S NOT BEEN MAINTAINED. I WOULD SAY TO THE EXTENT THAT WE CAN INFLUENCE THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING IN, THAT WHATEVER THEY'RE PUTTING, IT NEEDS TO BE DROUGHT TOLERANT SO THAT THEY'RE NOT IMPACTING THE CITY. I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER AVENUE WE CAN LOOK AT AS WELL, WHETHER IT'S COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL. WE DO HAVE REQUIREMENTS FOR LANDSCAPING AND WE CAN MANDATE TO SOME EXTENT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. EXPLORING OTHER WAYS TO LOWER THAT. I GUESS INCREASE THE WILD WATER WE'RE SAVING. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> SHOWER WITH A FRIEND. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT JOKE? [LAUGHTER]. >> MR. DAVIS? >> THANK YOU, WENDY, FOR THE LEVITY. [LAUGHTER] IT'S NICE TO BE MARRIED. [00:55:02] [LAUGHTER] SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN THAT IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN I HAVE A FRIEND THAT I CAN ALWAYS TAKE IT. THANK YOU. >> [LAUGHTER] JUST DON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD. YOU DID IT WELL, JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THAT. [LAUGHTER] >> I DO AGREE THAT THIS SCENARIO IS CRAPPY. I THINK THAT A MODERATE MOVE AS A PRECAUTIONARY STEP OR A GOOD FIRST STEP BECAUSE JUST AS WE RESIDENTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO TRY TO ADVOCATE FOR WHY WE CAN'T GET ANYMORE WHEN IT COMES TO WE AS A CITY MAY BE DOING THE SAME THING WITH WHOLESALE WATER PROVIDERS. THIS ISN'T THE END OF THE STORY NECESSARILY, BUT THIS ALSO CAN BE A CALL TO START SPEAKING TO THE STATE ABOUT SAYING QUIT LETTING THE WET STUFF RUN TO THE OCEAN BECAUSE WE AS A STATE HAVE FOR TOO LONG RELIED ON OUR WATER STORAGE, FALLING FROZEN, AND IGNORING EVERYTHING ELSE. THIS LAST RAINSTORM THAT WE HAD WHERE WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF IT. BUT NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GOT AN INCH AND A HALF OF WET RAIN, THEY CAPTURED VERY NEARLY ZERO OF THAT. CONVERSATIONS NEED TO BE HEARD AND WE, AS A COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VOICE AS RESIDENTS, NOT JUST WAITING FOR CITY COUNCIL OR FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO DO SOMETHING. BUT THIS MAY BE A TIME WHERE WE AS A COMMUNITY, MIGHT WANT TO START SPEAKING TO OUR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND OUR STATE SENATORS TO SAY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS WATER THAT'S FALLING AND RUNNING THROUGH THESE IRRIGATION DITCHES THAT ARE GOING ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE OCEAN. I'M OKAY WITH THIS MEASURE RIGHT NOW, BUT MORE TO COME AND SOME ADVOCACY MAY BE NEEDED. >> MAY I ADD TO THAT? >> PLEASE. >> PLEASE. BY ALL MEANS. >> AS MANY OF US PROBABLY KNOW, THERE WAS A TAX MEASURE THAT WAS PASSED TO DEAL WITH STORM WATER CAPTURE. I WOULD ASK IS THAT AS WE PRESENT THOSE PROJECTS TO CITY COUNCIL, THAT NOT ONLY COUNCIL BUT RESIDENTS WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE PROJECTS. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. THEY'RE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE PROJECTS TO CAPTURE STORM WATER AND EITHER TREAT OR REUSE THAT WATER. BUT AGAIN, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT THE RESIDENTS WOULD REALLY HELP US BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING TO TRY TO GET THOSE PROJECTS THROUGH FROM JUST OUR REGIONAL LEVEL. AS WE MAKE THAT, AS WE WERE JUST ASKED THE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT HERE LOCALLY SO WE CAN GET THOSE PROJECTS IN THE GROUND AND START DEALING WITH THAT STORM WATER CAPTURE. >> THANK YOU FOR THOSE BRIGHT COMMENTS. APPRECIATE IT. >> I'M JUST FRUSTRATED WITH IT BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING AND WE'VE ALL LIKE ROBIN HAD SAID, THAT WE DID OUR BEST THE LAST TIME, THAT'S NOT OUR BEST ANYMORE AND IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING MS4 STORMWATER CAPTURE. WE'RE JUST PAYING LOTS OF MONEY FOR REALLY, THERE'S NOT A LOT GOING ON. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING TO ME BECAUSE I HAD MENTIONED TO YOU, MR. IGO, THAT THE CITY OF ONTARIO HAS GOT AN ENTERPRISE PROGRAM AND THEY BASICALLY HAVE BEEN DOING RECYCLED WATER. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST DO TODAY. IT TAKES YEARS TO DO, AND I AGREE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS, STATE AND FEDERAL HELP ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GOING AWAY. IT'S JUST GETS WORSE AND WORSE AND WE KEEP HAVING TO DO MORE AND MORE AND IT'S EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING. THIS RIGHT HERE, WHAT WE SPENT IN WATER. IF YOU LOOKED AT THE AUDIT DEMANDS, WE SPENT $427,445.39 FROM THREE VALLEYS MWD. THAT WAS 362.74 ACRE FEET. JUST IMAGINE WHAT MR. IGO SAID. IF THEY FINE US AND RIGHT NOW, TIER 2022 RATE IS $1127 PER ACRE FEET. WE NEED TO PLAN AHEAD. WE NEED TO ALL CONSERVE. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT USE OUR GRAY WATER. WE NEED TO EDUCATE AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT WE DO NEED TO DO AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THE DESALINIZATION WITH THEIR PIPELINE FROM MISSOURI OVER TO HERE. SOMETHING THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY CRAZY. BUT THESE OTHER STATES IN OUR MID BELT, THE SOUTHERN BELT ARE GETTING HAMMERED. THE EAST COAST, THEY'RE GETTING HAMMERED. WHERE'S THAT WATER GOING? TO THE OCEAN. WE HAVE OUR SETTLING BASINS, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR GROUNDWATER RESTORATION, BUT THERE'S NOTHING TO RESTORE ITS ALL IN RESERVES RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST SO FRUSTRATING, BUT I AGREE WITH MR. GOBALDON, I AGREE WITH THE DANITA, BEAUCHAMP, I AGREE WITH EVERYONE THAT SLOWLY BABY STEPS, BUT RIGHT NOW THE FIRST THING IS START CONSERVING IMMEDIATELY. GO BACK AND LET'S GO BACK. WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THAT PROBABLY WHEN WE STOPPED IT BACK THEN. EVERYTHING'S HUNKY-DORY, WELL, IT'S NOT. WE LIVE IN A DESERT. WE'RE JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM PALM SPRINGS. LET'S FACE IT, WE ARE IN A DESERT EVER SINCE WE WERE KIDS. WE NEED TO PLAN AHEAD, EDUCATE AGAIN. WE NEED TO START WORKING ON RECYCLED WATER, WORKING WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL MS4 STORMWATER. HOW CAN WE RECAPTURE THAT? [01:00:01] IT'S JUST ALL COST MONEY AND OUR LITTLE CITY CAN'T AFFORD THAT. BUT THEY NEED TO HELP US TO GIVE US MONEY IN ORDER TO AFFORD THAT. IF WE DO GET THAT, WE CAN CAPTURE IT AND RESTORE IT AND FILTER IT AND BRING IT BACK TO THE GROUNDWATER AND SO WE CAN PUMP IT BACK OUT AGAIN. I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT, BUT WE DO NEED TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE TO GET OURSELVES GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT AGAIN, EDUCATE, EDUCATE, EDUCATE. WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. >> OKAY TIM, ON THAT THOUGHT. SHAWN, WHAT IS THE PLAN OF EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY? >> LIKE I MENTIONED, IT'D BE SOCIAL MEDIA OR A WEBSITE MAILERS, WE'RE GOING TO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN WITHIN OUR POWER TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE. OBVIOUSLY, THE QUICKEST IS SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT THEY WOULD ALWAYS POINT US BACK TO OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE OUR WEBSITE IS GOING TO HAVE THE MOST INFORMATION. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE CONSERVATION CORNER. THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE LINKS TO ALL THE REBATE PROGRAMS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR WEBSITE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THEM AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT OUT THERE. >> THIS WILL GO OUT ON OUR NEXT WATER BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S WHERE IT GETS THERE. >> MAYBE NOT THE NEXT ONE DEPENDS ON HOW QUICKLY WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION PUT TOGETHER, BUT IT WILL BE GOING OUT IN ALL OF THE BILLS. >> IF I COULD JUST SAY IF YOU COULD REALLY FOCUS ON THE SAFETY AND THE SAFE USE OF GRAY WATER, WHICH IS SINK WATER, BATHWATER, THINGS LIKE THAT. BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO DO THAT ALREADY. BUT HOW TO HANDLE IT SAFELY, WHAT YOU CAN WATER WITH IT, THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE FORCED TO DO THIS. IF YOU'VE GOT A BATH FULL OF WATER, IF IT'S ON THE GROUND FLOOR, THERE'S WAYS TO GET IT OUT TO THE PLANTS BUT SAFELY. AGAIN, EDUCATION IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BECAUSE THAT'S OUR BIGGEST BETWEEN THE TOILETS, BETWEEN THE SHOWER LOW FLOW, BETWEEN THE WATERING AND BETWEEN BASICALLY INSTEAD OF A FULL BATHTUB, IT'S A QUARTER-INCH OF WATER AND YOU'RE GOING TO SPLASH OR SHOWER WITH A FRIEND AS MY [BACKGROUND]. OR GO IN THE JACUZZI AND GET THE GRANDKIDS AND THROW THEM IN THEIR, THROW SOME BABY SHAMPOO ON THEM, AND COLOR MACARONI, WHICH WE'VE ALL DONE. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. IGO. >> THANK YOU. >> WITH THAT, WE NEED A EMOTION. [BACKGROUND] >> I MOVE TO PASS THE RESOLUTION 2217, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LA VERNE, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO IMPLEMENT THE APPROPRIATE PHASE OF THE WATER-USE LIMITS AND RESTRICTIONS TO GAIN COMPLIANCE AS REQUIRED THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE DROUGHT STATE OF EMERGENCY. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A SECOND. >> VOTE, PLEASE. [NOISE] >> JUST LIKE THE LIGHTS. >> THAT IS A UNANIMOUS VOTE AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DIRECTOR IGO. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD THANK YOU OR SLAP YOU? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. [LAUGHTER]. >> THANK YOU. BRINGING A VERY DIFFICULT MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ANYBODY WHO LOOKS OUTSIDE KNOWS WE HAVEN'T HAD WATER IN A TONE OF DAYS. >> I KNOW THAT YOU WILL EDUCATE EVERYONE LESS YOU DO ON EVERYTHING ELSE YOU DO AND YOU'LL DO IT IN A GREAT MANNER, IN A FINE MANNER THAT WITH OUR RESIDENTS WILL BE WELL-EDUCATED ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. >> WE MOVE TO ITEM 9, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. [9. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ( Part 2 of 2 )] >> DENISE ELSA ALSO WANTS TO NUMBER 9. >> MS. BEAUCHAMP. >> B, THEN G. [LAUGHTER] >> WITH THAT DISCUSSION THAT WAS JUST HAD THAT LEADS ME INTO IF WE NEED TO CUT OUR WATER BY 20 PERCENT, WHY IS IT THAT THE CITY IS SO READILY APPROVING ALL THESE NEW REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY. I THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT. MY REQUEST TO THE CITY COUNCIL IS TO HAVE THEM CONSIDER THIS RESOLUTION. THE BRAND HUANG MENDOZA TRI-PARTISAN LAND-USE INITIATIVE. THIS IS A NONPARTISAN [NOISE] RESOLUTION THAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR THE STATE TO HELP HALT THE EFFORTS OF SB 9, WHICH IS PART OF A LARGER PLAN, WHICH IS FOR THE REDISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL ZONING AND HOUSING CONTROL. OUR CITY CAN'T REMAIN A SMALL CITY IF SACRAMENTO KEEPS FORCING THEIR GOVERNMENT AND LAWS, ASSEMBLY BILLS, AND SENATE BILLS DOWN OUR THROAT AS A SMALL CITY. AT WHAT POINT DOES THIS CITY STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE HERE? AGAIN, I KNEW THE PROJECT THAT'S SCHEDULED TO BE BUILT OFF OF ARROW HIGHWAY, PART OF THE THE GOLD LINE PROJECT. THAT PROJECT ALONE WILL MEET THE RHNA NUMBERS. THE REASON FOR ALL THESE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS, [01:05:03] THE CITY CONTINUES TO SAY THAT IT'S TO MEET RHNA AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE. I JUST WANT THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW AND EVERYBODY THAT'S PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING THAT THE LEADING FOUNDER OF SB 9 AND SB 10 WAS ZILLOW GROUP. THIS IS A GROUP, IF YOU HAVE NOT READ IN VARIOUS STUDIES, HAS BEEN BUYING SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES AND THEN HOLDING THEM. ZILLOW, WHICH YOU MAY USE TO LOOK UP HOME PRICES, HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST PROPERTY OWNERS IN CALIFORNIA. THE BIGGER PICTURE IN CONJUNCTION WITH PROP 19, WHICH IS TO FORCE OLDER OWNERS AND RECENT INHERITED CHILDREN TO SELL THEIR FAMILY HOME BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD THE PROPERTY TAXES. PROP 19 TRIGGERS HIGHER TAXES AND IS FORCING FAMILIES TO SELL UNWILLINGLY. THESE ARE LARGE INVESTMENT GROUPS THAT ARE GOING IN AND BUYING THE PROPERTIES, SUCH AS THE ONE ON AMHERST STREET. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY I THINK REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IF MR. ESSIE OR MR. KRESS CAN LOOK AT FROM THE LEGALITY STANDPOINT TO SEE IF THE CITY WOULD BE WILLING TO, LIKE WHEN THE CITY VOTED NO CONFIDENCE IN GEORGE GASCON. IF THEY COULD DO THE SAME AND SAY THAT THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS LEGISLATION TO BE PASSED BY THE STATE, SO THAT GOING FORWARD WE CAN REALLY RECONSIDER TO FIND OUT IF IT'S WORTH APPROVING PROJECTS FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, FOR HOUSING, SPECIFICALLY, NOT NECESSARILY FOR BUSINESS, AND ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE'RE FACING THE WATER RESTRICTIONS, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU VERY KINDLY. >> THANK YOU MISS BEAUCHAMP, MR. GOBALDON. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT SUBJECT IS EASILY WALKED AWAY FROM. I GET EVERYTHING SEAN SAID AND EVERYBODY'S SAID TONIGHT BUT ELECTIONS MATTER. I THINK THAT IF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ELECTING INTO OUR STATE GOVERNMENT ARE NOT GOING TO DO THE THINGS WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT WE EXPECT, I THINK WE AS A COMMUNITY SHOULD BE BETTER INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON SO THAT THEY HAVE A CHOICE WHEN THE NEXT ELECTION COMES UP TO VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. LAST I CHECKED WATER ROLLS DOWNHILL AND EVERY SINGLE YEAR I HEAR ABOUT SNOW AND WATER COMING IN GALLONS ON PEOPLE'S YARDS UP NORTH AND WE SEEM TO ALWAYS GET VERY LITTLE OF THAT. I THINK THAT'S STILL WORTH THE CONVERSATION FOR THE CITY TO HAVE WITH ITS RESIDENCE. I ALSO THINK THAT WHEN I HEAR THE NUMBERS IN THE CUTBACKS, I THINK ABOUT THE DAMAGE IT DOES NOT JUST TO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH OUR YARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT WHO'S GOING TO BE MOST IMPACTED. I THINK THAT THE ELDERLY COMMUNITY THAT WE HAVE IN THE CITY BETTER BE LOOKED AT, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE SOME EXCEPTION FOR ANY PUNITIVE FINES THAT ARE LEVIED AGAINST THEM. I DON'T THINK THAT IN THEIR LIMITED INCOME OR RESTRICTED INCOME POSITION SHOULD BEAR ANY OF THE FINES HERE. IN ADDITION TO ANY FINES THAT ARE LEVIED I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND HOW IT IS THAT THE CITY WILL GIVE THOSE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IF WE IN FACT AS A COMMUNITY DO OUR JOB. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I ENJOYED THE COOL CRUISES WEEKEND. I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYED IT AND HAD A GOOD EASTER. ON SOME MORE BUSINESS NOTES. THE SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF COURSE CONTINUES TO BE AN EYESORE. I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND MORE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT AS THE SUMMER GOES AND WITH THIS CONVERSATION, FIRE SAFETY, EVERYTHING THAT GOES WITH IT, THAT IS JUST SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT CANNOT CONTINUE TO GO THE WAY IT IS. THE WEEDS ARE NOW UPWARDS OF FEET TALL. THE GATES ARE TATTERED. EVERYTHING IS IN RUIN UP THERE AND IT'S JUST BEGGING FOR BIGGER ISSUES THAN WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW AND THE CONCERNS WE HAVE. ADDITIONALLY WITH THE TRAIN ACCIDENT THAT WE HAD THIS LAST WEEK, I THINK THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT'S COMING ON WITH GOLD LINE AND REMINDING EVERYBODY THAT TRAINS ARE COMING DOWN THOSE TRACKS AND THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR RE-EDUCATION ON SAFETY. AS A USER OF THOSE CROSSINGS I'VE NOTICED THAT THERE IS A LOT OF CONFUSION AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS RELATIVE TO THE SIGNAGE, THE LINE OF SIGHT, EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AND THE BOTTLENECK GOES ON THOSE INTERSECTIONS AND PEOPLE TRY AND DO THINGS. I THINK THAT THAT DESERVES SOME ATTENTION. THEN LASTLY I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED A LETTER THAT WAS SENT BY MY WIFE REGARDING THE STATE AUDITOR IS REVIEW OF THE REAL NUMBERS. I WOULD EXPECT THAT BEFORE WE ACCEPT ANY ADDITIONAL PENALTY IN EXTRA HOUSING THAT WE MAY NOT NEED THAT WE TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW THAT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT SLOWING THEIR ROLE A LITTLE BIT. THEN PARTICULARLY IS THAT GOING [01:10:01] TO BE [NOISE] IN THE GENERAL PLAN OR IS IT GOING TO BE IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT? IS IT GOING TO BE REVIEWED FOR UPDATE BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF THE STATE AUDITOR? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU MR. GRAVEL DAWN. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? [NOISE] NOTHING. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. [10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS ( Part 2 of 2 )] MR. RUSSI, DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER, THERE WAS AN ISSUE ABOUT SIERRA LA VERNE WHICH I BROUGHT UP LAST TIME THAT IT'S A MESS BASICALLY AND IT'S GOING TO WEED. I NOTICED THAT ONE RESIDENT THAT WAS PUTTING THE GATES BACK UP WITH BUNGEE CORDS THIS WEEKEND. THE WEEDS ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. THE APPROACHES I NOTICED ON COUNTRY CLUB, ONE OF THEM IS BROKEN OVER. THE APPROACH IS IN-BETWEEN WITH A CATCHES TO GO ACROSS. THE TREES ARE STARTING TO BROWN UP REAL FAST BUT I WILL AGREE. EVEN THE APPROACHES AROUND COUNTRY CLUB AND BIRDIE ARE ALL GETTING EXTREMELY MESSY. WEEDS ARE GROWING OUT OF CONTROL, THE COURSE IS GROWING OUT OF CONTROL EVEN ON THE APPROACH ON GOLDEN HILLS. IT'S JUST A MESS. THEIR CLUB HOUSE LOOKS GREAT. IT LOOKS FANTASTIC. THEIR CLUB HOUSE IS REALLY CLEAN AS WE TALKED ABOUT, UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S PRIVATE DEAL AND THEY HAVE WEDDINGS AND STUFF THERE BUT [OVERLAPPING] FRUSTRATING. >> WE ARE ADDRESSING THE SAFETY HAZARD ISSUES, THE FIRE HAZARD ISSUES, THOSE ARE BEING MONITORED PRIMARILY BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE OTHER REMAINING ISSUES WHICH ARE A LOT OF THE SIMILAR ISSUES THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED MR. MAYOR, WE ARE HAVING OUR CITY PROSECUTOR WOULD EVALUATE AND THEN WE'LL BE PROVIDING AN ANALYSIS BACK TO COUNCIL THAT I HOPE TO BE BRIEFING YOU ON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MEETINGS UNDER ENCLOSED SESSION ON WHAT APPROACHES ARE AVAILABLE TO US. >> THE FASTER THE BETTER BECAUSE WITH THIS WEATHER WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE 89 DEGREE WEATHER IN THE NEXT WEEKEND, SO THAT GRASS IS DYING QUICKLY BUT THEN IT'S GROWING FAST. BUT IT'S AN EYESORE, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WAS MENTIONED LAST TIME, THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS SO WE'LL FIGURE THAT OUT. >> COUNCIL, WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? >> COUNCIL WOMAN MCCARTER? >> I WILL. >> YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT WATER? [LAUGHTER] >> NO, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE GOLD LINE. IT'S EXCITING. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE GOLD LINE. WE HAD OUR MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. I'M ON THE JPA AND THEN ALSO THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY. WITH SOME INFORMATION I WANTED TO SHARE WITH OUR RESIDENTS IS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE EXTENSION GOING FROM POMONA TO CLAREMONT. THE FUNDING WASN'T THERE. THEY'RE REAPPLYING TRYING TO GET MORE MONEY FROM THE STATE. THE STATE HAS A LOT OF MONEY IN ITS POT RIGHT NOW FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES FOR THE STATE. JUST FROM POMONA TO CLAREMONT AND MOUNT CLARE, IT'S $748 MILLION OR SEEKING. THEY DO HAVE 80 MILLION ALREADY WITH SAN BERNARDINO THAT WOULD GO INTO IT FROM THE MOUNT CLARE PORTION. AS YOU CAN SEE DOWN THERE, THE START OF OUR STATION STARTED IN FEBRUARY AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PLATFORM RIGHT NOW. IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL DOWN THERE IF YOU CAN SEE HOW CLEAN IT LOOKS. SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO HAVE EVERYONE TAKE A CHANCE TO GO DOWN ARROW HIGHWAY, LOOK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STREET HOW BEAUTIFUL THE ARTWORK IS ON SOME OF THE BUILDINGS ALONG THERE. THE TREES HIT IT BEFORE, YOU COULDN'T SEE IT. BUT THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK AND SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL. YOU JUST COULDN'T SEE THEM. I LOVE HOW IT OPENS IT UP AND IT'S VERY CLEAN LOOKING. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW TOO, IT'S SURPRISING HOW MANY BRIDGES ARE BEING BUILT. JUST FROM GLENDORA TO POMONA THERE'S 19 TOTAL BRIDGES BEING BUILT. NOW, 17 ARE NEW, MOSTLY OVER WATER CHANNELS, ONE TOTAL REPLACEMENT, ONE WE MODIFIED AND IN THERE TOO ARE FOUR SUBSTANTIAL BRIDGES OR THE FOOT HILL GRANT AND ROUTE 66 BRIDGE, LON HILL AND CATARACT IN BENITO. THOSE ARE THE BIG BRIDGES WHERE THE GOLD LINE WILL BE GOING OVER, THE FREIGHT TRAIN WILL GO UNDER. IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO WATCH THE PROGRESS OF THE GOLD LINE AND THE JOURNEY CONTINUES. IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT EVERYONE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL MCCARTER. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. >> LET'S PUT SOME OF THAT TRANSPORTATION MONEY INTO WATER NOW. [01:15:01] >> THERE WE GO. [LAUGHTER] >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE EASTER EGG HUNT AND THE DOWNTOWN WHEREVER THE COOL CREWS, THAT WAS THE MOST CARS I'VE SEEN IN YEARS AND THE MOST PEOPLE I'VE SEEN DOWN THERE TOGETHER IN YEARS. THAT WAS A GREAT EVENT LAST SATURDAY. JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT AWARDS THAT WE DID TODAY PRIOR TO THE MEETING. WITH OUR MEETING, IT WAS A GREAT MEETING TODAY AND CONGRATULATIONS. JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT MS. BETH SAID ABOUT THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE AT LAVERNE HIGH SCHOOL THIS SATURDAY. THEN NEXT WEEK IT'S REPORTING THAT AMAZON FRESH IS GOING TO BE OPENING UP NEXT WEEK AS WELL TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT WEEK, SO MAKE SURE YOU GOT THERE SHOP LAVERNE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE. TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY ABOUT ALL OF OUR CITIZENS THAT WE CELEBRATE TODAY. THANK YOU-ALL. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? >> YES, SO I JUST WANTED TO RECAP A COUPLE OF EVENTS. I KNOW I HAD REPORTED LAST TIME THAT THERE WAS A MEMORIAL FOR BEN HYNES AT BEN HYNES FIELD OVER AT THE UNIVERSITY'S BASEBALL COMPLEX OVER ON WHEELER. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, IT IS TRULY BEAUTIFUL, REALLY AWESOME. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE THE HYNES' FAMILY COME OUT AND TO SEE THEM PAY TRIBUTE TO A LONG TIME LAVERNE RESIDENT WHO OBVIOUSLY HAS DONE SOME PRETTY AMAZING THINGS IN HIS LIFE. I'M A DODGERS FAN, HE'S COUNTED FOR THE ANGELS TOO BUT WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT. [LAUGHTER] HE WAS THE RATING COACH AS WELL. THAT WAS A VERY COOL EVENT. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT WAS ABLE TO GO OUT THERE. ALSO WANTED TO COMMEND CHIEF FLORES WHO RECEIVED THE WOMEN OF DISTINCTION AWARD FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDING EARLIER LAST WEEK. REALLY COOL OPPORTUNITY AND HONOR FOR OUR CITY TO BE RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR CHIEF. IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CONGRATULATE HER. [APPLAUSE] WE ALSO HAVE THE ABRAHAM CENTER FOR VETERAN STUDENTS SUCCESS HAD THEIR GRAND RE-OPENING AT ULB. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT KNOW, IT WAS A PASSION PROJECT OF SOME OF THE FOLKS AT THE UNIVERSITY AND SOME OF OUR TRUSTEES. ONE IN PARTICULAR MIKE ABRAHAM, BUT THIS CENTER REALLY CATERS TO OUR VETERAN STUDENTS, PROVIDES THEM TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE. IT WAS REALLY NICE TO BE OUT THERE. IT'S ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL SITE. THEY DID SOME GREAT WORK THERE. THERE'S BEAUTIFUL BARBECUE OUT THERE. BAND OF BROTHERS WAS THERE, SOME OF OUR VETERAN STUDENTS AND OTHERS. I BELIEVE THEY ARE PLANNING A MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY PARTY. IF YOU ARE A VETERAN AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT IT, I WOULD SAY TALK TO THE BAND OF BROTHERS OR TALK TO ULB, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY COOL EVENT ONCE THAT COMES AROUND. I'D LIKE TO ECHO COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY'S CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR AWARD RECIPIENTS TONIGHT AND ON THE BADGE PINNING OF OUR NEW FULL-TIME FIRE-MARTIAL IN OUR 100 PLUS YEAR HISTORY. VERY EXCITING, NEW THINGS STILL CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. ALSO A PIECE OF FUN FACT FOR YOU, THIS PAST WEEKEND FOR EVERYONE WHO CELEBRATED, NOT ONLY WAS IT EASTER, IT WAS ALSO PASSOVER AND RAMADHAN. THAT ONLY OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 33 YEARS. PRETTY COOL THAT CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS, AND JEWISH FOLKS WERE ALL ABLE TO CELEBRATE OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD. JUST A REMINDER FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED. THERE IS A BLOOD DRIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP, YOU CAN DO SO THROUGH THE RED CROSS OR THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY. PLEASE GO AND DO IT IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE. THEY WILL BE DOING COVID ANTIBODY TESTING. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE'S SCHOLARSHIP GALA IS TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY OUTDOORS, WHERE THE OLD CHAPEL USED TO BE. IT'LL BE OUT THERE. IT'S OUR BIGGEST FUNDRAISER FOR OUR STUDENTS. IT REALLY HELPS MANY OF OUR STUDENTS ACCOMPLISH THEIR DREAMS AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. IT'S A REALLY WONDERFUL EVENT. IF YOU WANT TO GO, TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. FIRST TIME WE'RE HAVING IT ON CAMPUS AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. WITH ALL OF THAT, HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A REALLY GOOD WEEK AND BE KIND. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'M GOING TO DITTO EVERYTHING PREVIOUSLY SAID AND JUST APPLAUD COUNCIL MEMBER LAU FOR THE EXTENSIVE LIST, SO I GET TO BE SHORTER NOW IN MY REMARKS. [LAUGHTER] SO RECOGNIZED. >> LOOK WHO'S TALKING BACK THERE. >> [OVERLAPPING] THERE WAS FOUR PEOPLE AT THE MIC AND THREE OF THEM WERE [INAUDIBLE]. COME ON NOW. >> I APPRECIATE PEOPLE'S SUPPORT. WHEN I SAY SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE LIKE, I LIKE TO HEAR THEIR FEEDBACK. EVEN IF I DON'T LIKE IT, I STILL WANT TO HEAR THE FEEDBACK. THE ONE COMMENT I'LL MAKE ABOUT THE NEW SPORTS COMPLEX IS THERE'S NOT A TASTEE FREEZ CLOSE ENOUGH TO THOSE TWO FIELDS. WHEN I WAS A KID RUNNING AROUND ON BEN HINES FIELD, [01:20:02] WE'D GET TO GO OVER A THIRD STREET, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THAT LITTLE TRIANGULAR BUILDING USED TO BE A TASTEE FREEZ. BETWEEN A DOUBLE-HEADER, IT WAS A GREAT PLACE TO GET A LITTLE ICE CREAM. PVTA, THIS IS ON A SERIOUS SIDE. POMONA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MET THIS LAST WEDNESDAY AND DISCUSSED THE NEED AND THE INTEREST IN MAKING SURE WE CAN GET ENOUGH DRIVERS TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE OUR SENIORS AROUND THAT NEED A LITTLE ASSISTANCE GETTING TO AND FROM PLACES AND WE DID A GOOD JOB PASSING THAT RECOMMENDATION AND AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT. WE HAD A FABULOUS TIME WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ROTARY AT LAS FLORES PARK. I KNOW THEY ALSO HAD THE EVENT UP AT EMERALD PARK TO WATCH KIDS RACE THROUGH EASTER EGG HUNT, LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS. I MEAN, IT STARTED BEFORE IT STARTED AND IT WAS OVER BEFORE ANY OF US KNEW IT. BUT THE BUNNY IS STILL ALIVE AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. [BACKGROUND] THEN WE HAD A VERY FINE TIME THEN AT COOL CRUISE, WHERE I THINK IT WAS THE PROMOTER OF COOL CRUISE, I MIGHT BE WRONG, CONTRIBUTED A NICE, GENEROUS GIFT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR K9 EFFORT. WAS THAT COOL CRUISE. >> THE AMERICAN CLASSIC CARS. >> YEAH, AMERICAN CLASSIC CARS MADE THE DONATION TO THE K9 FOUNDATION. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I ALSO LIKE TO BE CORRECTED, THAT'S ALSO. LASTLY, IT WAS TRULY FUN TO BE AT THE AWARD CEREMONY FOR CHIEF FLORES FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN. THAT WAS NICE GATHERING AND A TERRIFIC RECOGNITION OF CHIEF FLORES'S EFFORTS AND WHAT SHE'S DOING FOR OUR FINE CITY. THEN AT THE MIKE AND SARAH ABRAHAM VETERANS CENTER FOR SUCCESS, THAT LOOKS LIKE THE BRAND NEW PARTY HOUSE. [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, THIS PLACE WAS SWEET. I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY NICE. IT'LL BE A NICE PLACE FOR A RESPITE FOR SOME OF THE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BELLA GO AND JUST RELAX AND HANG. THAT'S IT. >> I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE COVERED IT ALL. THANK YOU. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT TO OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF COLLEEN FLORES WAS A VERY NICE CELEBRATION BY MR. HOLDEN. I WILL SAY WE TALKED ABOUT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COUNCIL RICARDO IS TALKING ABOUT THE OUTLINE GOLD LINE. I CAME DOWNSTAIRS AND I WAS GOING OUT TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN WE'RE DONE, CHIEF FLORES AND STAFF ARE THERE AND MR. HOLDEN STOPPED AND HE SAYS, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE GOLD LINE FROM CLAREMONT TO MT. CLARA. HE SAYS, WE'RE WORKING ON, IF HE'S HEARD IT, DIDN'T YOU. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A $780 MILLION PROJECT. HE SAYS, WE'RE NOT DONE YET. WE'RE WORKING ON IT RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE IN MY COMMENT WAS OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CLAREMONT REALLY DESERVE THIS BECAUSE THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS GOLD LINE AIRLINE GOING. TO MT. CLARA THAT HOPEFULLY TO THE ONTARIO AIRPORT IF WE CAN GET SAN BERNARDINO ON BOARD, WHICH IS TOUGH. ANYWAY, I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GREAT EASTER AS MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS SAID, I WAS JUST READY TO SAY HIS NAME AT THE EASTER EGG HUNT. I RAISED MY HANDS AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE EASTER BUNNY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE KIDS STARTED COMING. I SAID, OH, WELL, LET'S GO EASTER, FUNNY. DROP YOUR HANDS. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS OVER IN LITERALLY WHAT? FORTY-FIVE SECONDS. [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, IT WAS FANTASTIC THE WHOLE WEEK, I WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS. I WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY SERVICES. I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. EVERYONE, COMMUNITY SERVICES. EVERYBODY DID A FANTASTIC JOB. OUR CITY WAS JUST FULL OF PEOPLE FROM OTHER ONES. I THINK MY COMMENT WAS THEY SAID, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR BEING OR BELIEVE YOUR MONEY BEHIND. ANYWAY, WITH THAT SAID, SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES. THERE'S LOTS OF THEM COMING UP. WE'LL HAVE NEW BUSINESSES GROWING EVERY DAY. IT SEEMS LIKE ANYWHERE FROM 6-14 A MONTH. WE'RE DOING WELL, BUT WE HAVE TO FREQUENT THEM AND MAKE THEM EXIST TO MAKE THEM SURVIVE. THIS WEEKEND YARD SALE, LET'S NOT FORGET TO DONATE FOR THAT WONDERFUL TRUCK. OUR NEXT MEETING IS, YOU HAVE ANYTHING OTHER INFORMATION? WOW. WE DON'T HAVE A CLOSED SESSION NIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED. OUR NEXT MEETING IS MAY 2ND, 2022 AT FIVE O'CLOCK PM FOR A PRELIMINARY 2022,23 BUDGET CAP STUDY SESSION. OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IS 6:30 PM ON MAY 2ND. EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT WEEK. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.