May 16, 2022 City Council

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SO WE'VE GOT SUCH WE'RE BEING STARED AT.

I LOVE IT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS MEETING STARTED AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE BAND OF BROTHERS PRESENT THE COLORS AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30.

IF WE COULD ALL PLEASE RISE.

[INAUDIBLE].

[4. PRESENTATIONS]

MR. LOPEZ MAY THEY BE SEATED . THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER ROBIN CARTER FOR BRINGING THIS REQUEST TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALLOWING THE P.O.W.

AND MIA CHAIR TO HAVE A PERMANENT PLACE IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

THIS GIVES ALL THOSE WHO WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS A REMINDER OF THE 81,000 MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE MISSING IN ACTION.

TOO OFTEN WE GO THROUGH OUR BUSY DAYS AND FORGET ABOUT ALL THOSE WHO HAVE NOT COME HOME TO THEIR LOVED ONES.

SO ON BEHALF OF VFW POST 12034 BAND OF BROTHERS.

WE ARE HONORED FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. I HAVE A MESSAGE HERE I'D LIKE TO READ FIRST AND IT SAYS, WE ARE HONORED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE FIRST PART OF THE PRISONER OF WAR IN MISSING IN ACTION.

POW MIA MEMORIAL THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS AROUND JULY 4TH OF THIS YEAR.

WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT ARE HERE THE FIRST PART OF THE MEMORIAL PRIOR TO OUR NATION'S MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVATION.

AS THIS IS ONLY A PART OF THE MEMORIAL, WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO DISPLAY IT FOR OUR AUDIENCE.

AND AS IT IS NOT COMPLETE, WE ARE NOT ALLOWING ANY PHOTOGRAPHS OR PICTURES OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF THE FAMILY THAT HAS ENDURED THE CHALLENGES OF HAVING A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND IN THE MIA OR P.O.W.

CATEGORY. THIS IS SO DIFFICULT FOR THEM.

THIS FILE FOLLOWS THE SAME RESPECT GIVEN FOR THE POW MIA TABLE CEREMONY THAT IS AT A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY, THE SAME REVERENCE AS THIS TIME.

OUR GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE OVER 80,000 POW MIA INDIVIDUALS.

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

I WANT TO THANK THE FOR ALL OF YOU JOINING US TONIGHT AND ALSO THE VFW POST 12034 BAND OF BROTHERS FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. DAN HARDIN, WOULD YOU COME UP AND JOIN US AND DANIEL LOPEZ? HI.

AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE A COMMENDATION FOR YOU, AND I'D LIKE TO READ IT AT THIS TIME.

IT SAYS WHEREAS MORE THAN 82,000 SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT RETURNED HOME HAS BEEN LISTED AS PRISONER OF WAR OR MISSING IN ACTION, AND HAVE TOO LONG BEEN FORGOTTEN

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AND WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO INSTILL IN THE COMMUNITY THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES HAVE MADE IN SECURING AND PROTECTING THE FREEDOMS THAT RESIDENTS ENJOY TODAY.

AND WHEREAS, IN 2012, THE EFFORT BEGAN TO PLACE CHAIRS OF HONOR ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IN SPORTS ARENAS AND STADIUMS, TOWN HALLS AND STATE CAPITALS IN REMEMBRANCE OF PRISONER OF WAR AND MISSING IN ACTION SERVICE MEMBERS TO REPRESENT THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO FILL THE SEATS DUE TO THEIR SACRIFICES FOR OUR COUNTRY.

AND. WHEREAS, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR POST 120344 WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A CHAIR OF HONOR TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE TO HOLD A PLACE OF HONOR IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND WHEREAS, HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN THE SIX BRANCHES OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARAMOUNT TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND OUR RESIDENTS.

AND WHEREAS, TO FURTHER IMPART THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS GIFT TO SERVE AS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANT ROLE THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THOSE THAT SERVE HAVE PLAYED IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTRY AND STATE AS IT IS BEING PRESENTED DURING MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.

AND NOW, THEREFORE, THAT THIS COMMEMORATIVE THAT COMMEMORATE THAT ON THE 16TH DAY OF MAY 2022, THE CITY OF LA VERNE PROUDLY ACCEPTS THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND REMEMBRANCE OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE AND CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR COUNTRY.

THAT THE CHAIR OF HONOR BE A CONSTANT REMINDER OF ALL THE SACRIFICES MADE FOR OUR COUNTRY BY THOSE STILL MISSING AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS.

THIS IS DATED THE 16TH OF MAY 2022.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, SIR? WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO GET AWAY WITH JUST A FEW WORDS.

WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THE AMOUNT OF GRATITUDE WE OWE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED FORCES.

THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS A DEEP CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED STATES MILITARY VETERANS.

IT IS A RELATIONSHIP THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY AND COUNCILS OF THE PAST HAVE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY.

SOME EXAMPLES THE MILITARY VETERANS BANNER PROGRAM.

THE [INAUDIBLE] SUPPORT YOU HAVE SHOWN FOR THE VFW POST 12034 THE BAND OF BROTHERS.

THE FUNDRAISING AND BUILDING OF THE LA VERNE VETERANS MEMORIAL.

YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL CEREMONIES AND MANY OTHER TIMES YOU HAVE HONORED VETERANS IN THIS VERY ROOM.

SO TONIGHT, WE THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING THE POST OFFER TO PLACE A CHAIR OF HONOR IN THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

DANIEL, WE'RE GOING TO UNCOVER THE CHAIR HERE SO YOU CAN TAKE A GOOD LOOK.

YOU'D LIKE TO WALK DOWN? YEAH.

AND AS YOU. I WILL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT.

THE CHAIR IS MADE OF WALNUT HARDWOOD.

IT TOOK TWO VERY STRONG POLICE OFFICERS TO CARRY THAT IN HERE FOR US.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CHAIR, YOU SEE THE PLAQUE, THE POW MIA.

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

T HE REASON WE'RE ASKING NOT TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS TONIGHT IS BECAUSE THE CHAIR IS NOT COMPLETE.

THE GRAINS YOU CAN SEE ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY WILL BE MORE BEAUTIFUL AFTER WE FINISH IT FIVE MORE TIMES BEFORE THAT'S DONE.

INCLUDED WITH THE CHAIR.

THERE ARE SOME OTHER ACCOUTERMENTS THAT I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THOSE TO YOU IN JUST A MINUTE.

HERE IN THE COUNCIL. AS WE'VE HEARD, THE CHAIR OF HONOR WILL SERVE AS A PERMANENT MEMORIAL TO ALL THOSE WHO PAY THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND AS A WAY FOR THE LA VERNE CITIZENS TO HONOR THOSE BRAVE SOULS EVERY TIME THEY COME TO THE CITY HALL.

THE CHAIR SO IS IS ALSO A SYMBOL THAT OUR NATION CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY SEEK, LOCATE, AND IDENTIFY PRISONERS OF WAR OR THOSE WHO ARE MISSING IN ACTION, AND TO LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A PLACE WHEN THEY RETURN HOME.

THERE ARE FEW GUIDELINES FOR THE CHAIR OF HONOR.

THE SEAT MUST BE CORDONED OFF TO PREVENT USE SO NO ONE WILL EVER SET IN THIS CHAIR UNLESS IT'S A POW OR AN MIA.

THE CHAIR OF HONOR IS TO REMAIN PERMANENTLY EMPTY TO HELP PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT EVEN THOUGH THE SOLDIERS ARE NOT HERE, THERE'S ALWAYS A SPACE FOR THEM.

THE HONOR CHAIR SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MEMORIAL PLAQUE THAT IS NOT HERE TODAY, AND IT'S A STAND THAT HOLDS THAT PLAQUE WITH THE MESSAGE YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.

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SO I THINK NOT EVERYONE FULLY UNDERSTANDS.

WE HAVE TWO ON THE MONUMENT, TWO NAMES THAT ARE MIA.

THAT WOULD BE LIEUTENANT.

LET'S SEE. LIEUTENANT.

COLONEL. I FORGOT.

JAMES [INAUDIBLE].

HE WAS SHOT DOWN.

HE'S AN AIR FORCE PILOT. HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER NORTH VIETNAM.

THEY HAVE NOT RECOVERED HIS REMAINS.

THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIM.

SO HE IS LISTED AS MIA.

THE OTHER IS PRIVATE ALLEN TOWNSEND.

HE WAS MIA DURING THE COLD WAR.

HE'S ALSO ON THE MEMORIAL.

HE WAS HAD JUST FINISHED HIS TRAINING IN THE ARMY TO BE A SONAR OR A RADAR MAN.

HE WAS FLYING WITH SEVERAL OTHERS TO ALASKA FOR HIS POSTING WHEN HIS PLANE WENT DOWN OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC.

HE IS LISTED IN ACTION AS MIA AND HE IS A LISTED AS LOST AT SEA.

SO WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS OF THIS CITY THAT ARE ON THAT MEMORIAL.

OUR VFW POSTS ARE.

EXCUSE ME, WE HAVE ONE REQUEST OF YOU, AND THAT IS THE CHAIR OF HONOR WILL LEAVE THIS SPACE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TWICE A YEAR ON MEMORIAL DAY AND ON VETERANS DAY, AND WILL HOLD ANOTHER PLACE OF HONOR AT THE LA VERNE VETERANS MEMORIAL DURING THE TWO IMPORTANT HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS THAT WE HOLD THERE.

WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE POST TO STAND.

WITH THAT VFW POST 12034 THE BAND OF BROTHERS DEDICATE THIS CHAIR OF HONOR TO BE PLACED IN THE LA VERNE CITY HALL CHAMBER.

WE'RE ALL CITIZENS CAN COME TO HONOR.

AND REMEMBER, SOLDIERS THAT ARE PRISONER OF WAR ARE MISSING IN ACTION.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE ANOTHER COUPLE PROCLAMATIONS.

WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE INCLUDES A GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER AMERICANS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR STRENGTH, WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND BUILDING A MORE PERFECT UNION.

AND. WHEREAS, COMMUNITIES BENEFIT WHEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOMED AND SUPPORTED.

AND. WHEREAS, THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOGNIZES OUR NEED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS OLDER AMERICANS NEED TO THRIVE AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE CAN WORK TO BUILD AN EVEN BETTER COMMUNITY FOR OUR OLDER RESIDENTS BY PLANNING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE, ENSURING ACTIVITIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, INCREASING ACCESS TO SERVICES TO SUPPORT AGING IN PLACE.

AND. WHEREAS, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPOWERING OLDER AMERICANS TO AGE THEIR WAY.

WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPOWERING OLDER AMERICANS TO AGE OUR WAY.

NOW, WE THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT ON THIS 16TH DAY OF MAY 2022, THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2022 AS THE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR OLDER CITIZENS, HELP TO CREATE AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY, AND JOIN EFFORTS TO OLDER AMERICANS CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY AGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

STATED THIS 16TH DAY OF MAY 2022.

WHO'S GOING TO BE RECEIVING THIS?

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A WORD? I'VE GOT NOTHING TO SAY. REALLY? OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THE NEXT PROCLAMATION.

THIS IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, WHEREAS EACH YEAR IN MAY, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IS RECOGNIZED TO SUPPORT EFFORTS AT FIGHTING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL HEALTH, PROVIDING SUPPORT, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, AND ADVOCATING FOR EQUAL CARE.

AND. WHEREAS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH STUDIES SHOW THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 52.9 MILLION ADULTS AGED 18 OR OLDER IN THE UNITED STATES SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, REPRESENTING OVER 20% OF ALL US ADULTS.

AND WHEREAS, MILLIONS OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN ARE DISABLED BY MENTAL ILLNESS EVERY YEAR, AND ONLY ONE OUT OF TWO PEOPLE WITH A SERIOUS FORM OF MENTAL ILLNESS SEEKS TREATMENT.

AND PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OFTEN RECOVER IF GIVEN THE NECESSARY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS, STIGMA AND FEAR OF DISCRIMINATION KEEP MANY WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM SEEKING HELP.

RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REDUCE STIGMA IS THROUGH GREATER PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS, SO THAT THERE IS A CHANGE IN THE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.

AND WHEREAS, GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IS CRITICAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF OUR FAMILIES, COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, AND BUSINESSES.

AND WHEREAS, TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH DELIVERS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND HAS BEEN THE DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR RESIDENTS SERVING CHILDREN, YOUTH, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS ALIKE.

TRI-CITY REMAINS A STEADFAST COMMUNITY PARTNER, SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED ON THE 16TH DAY OF MAY 2022.

THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 22 AS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH.

WE CALL UPON LA VERNE CITIZENS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO RECOMMIT THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS, REDUCING STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION, AND PROMOTING APPROPRIATE ACCESSIBLE SERVICES FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS DATED THIS 16TH DAY, MAY 2022.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A WORD? YES. GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER CARDER FOR BEING ON OUR BOARD, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THIS PROCESS.

EVERYTHING I HAD REHEARSED IN MY HEAD, YOU JUST READ IT ALL OUT LOUD OVER HERE.

SO THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN SAY.

BUT I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF LAVERNE FOR HELPING US FIGHT STIGMA FOR MENTAL HEALTH.

ONE IN FOUR INDIVIDUALS WILL EXPERIENCE SYMPTOMS OF A MENTAL ILLNESS IN A GIVEN YEAR.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING FOR BRINGING YOUR AWARENESS TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US FIGHT THE STIGMA.

BECAUSE OF STIGMA, PEOPLE DON'T GET THE HELP THEY NEED AND WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE PEOPLE COME AND GET THE HELP THAT THEY NEED.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S AN HONOR FOR TRI-CITY TO RECEIVE THIS.

WELL, THANK YOU. AND IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WE'VE HAD FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

AND WITHOUT IT, WE WOULD BE A VERY TROUBLED CITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH.

I WAS JUST GONNA REMIND YOU. ROLL CALL, MR. RUSSI. YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. CROSBY.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER.

CARDER. PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM. DAVIS.

PRESENT. MAYOR HEPBURN.

PRESENT. GREAT. THANK YOU.

ONE ANNOUNCEMENT.

I THINK.

YEAH, I THINK WE COULD PROBABLY TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTE RECESS IF SOME OF THE PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE.

I KNOW THE BAND OF BROTHERS.

I'M SURE YOU HAVE OTHER THINGS.

DO UNLESS YOU'D LIKE TO SIT TO THIS EXCITING MEETING REGARDING WATER AND RESTRICTIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME.

BUT I THINK YOU PROBABLY HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO.

SO LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS AND WE'LL RETURN.

OKAY, EVERYONE, WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING BACK UP IN A SECOND.

LIKE NOW WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 6:56 P.M..

[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

MR. MAY, COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBER CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS.

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP.

STARTING NEXT MONTH, FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 14TH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE OUR ANNUAL SUMMER READING PROGRAM.

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IT'S GOING TO BE IT'S AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS, TEENS, KIDS, BABIES AND TODDLERS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE GAME CARDS AND GAME CHALLENGES ARE INVOLVED READING, READING BOOKS OR DOING ACTIVITIES.

YOU CAN DO READ SIX BOOKS OR A COMBINATION OF THREE BOOKS OR THREE ACTIVITIES.

THIS CAN BE DONE ONLINE.

OR YOU CAN ALSO STOP BY THE LOCAL LIBRARY AND PICK UP THE GAME CARDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S FROM JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 14TH.

AND ALSO, AS PART OF OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM WE'RE MAKING, WE'RE PROVIDING VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL TEEN STUDENTS.

THIS APPLIES FOR AGES 14 THROUGH 17.

IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL KIDS TO GET THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS.

THERE WILL BE A VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION ON JUNE 1ST FROM 6 TO 7.

OUR TEEN SERVICES LIBRARIAN, TOM [INAUDIBLE].

HE WILL BE DIRECTING DAD, TALKING ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULES.

THE ONLY THING THAT'S THE ONLY REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE THIS YEAR IS THAT THE STUDENTS NEED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF VACCINATION.

NOW, WE'RE NOT PHOTOCOPYING ANYTHING.

WE'RE NOT FILING ANYTHING.

YOU JUST NEED TO PROVIDE A CARD OR A NOTE FROM A DOCTOR'S SHOWING THAT THAT PERSON HAS BEEN VACCINATED.

THAT IS THE ONLY REQUIREMENT.

ALSO, OUR FRIENDS LA VERNE LIBRARY BOOK SALE IS ONGOING.

WE HAVE EXPANDED IT INTO OUR LOBBY, ADDED SOME ADDITIONAL TABLES, MORE BOOKS.

THE SALES ARE DOING VERY WELL.

SO, BOB, I THINK YOU NEED TO [LAUGHTER].

YES. WE'RE FORCING DOWN THE MONEY JUST ABOUT FOUR TIMES A DAY.

SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN. PEOPLE ARE BUYING.

AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF VARIETY, A LOT OF DVDS, A LOT OF BOOKS FOR ALL AGES.

WE'VE GOT CDS, MOVIES, CHILDREN'S BOOKS, ADULT BOOKS, FICTION, NONFICTION, YOUNG ADULT BOOKS.

WE'VE GOT BASICALLY ANYTHING FOR EVERYBODY.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY.

SO PLEASE COME ON BY AND CHECK US OUT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAY. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ONLINE? MR. BOWEN. GOOD EVENING, MR. ELECTED MAYOR. MS. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RICK BOWEN.

I'M CHAIR OF THE LA VERNE COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS.

EXCUSE ME. ON THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND, BEGINNING AT 6:30 P.M.

LV3C WILL SPONSOR THIS LAST ELECTION FORM BEFORE THE JUNE 7TH ELECTION DAY LOCATION WILL BE THE ROCK OF THE FOOTHILLS BUSH HALL, CORNER OF WHEELER AND BASELINE CURRENT ELECTED MAYOR TIM HEPBURN, RUNNING FOR DISTRICT FOUR COUNCIL SEAT AND CURRENT COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] DAVIS, RUNNING FOR DISTRICT ONE COUNCIL SEAT, HAVE BOTH AGREED TO ATTEND A Q&A FORUM IN ORDER TO ANSWER IN ORDER TO ANSWER AUDIENCE QUESTIONS FROM VARIOUS FROM ALL RESIDENTS.

ALL LV3C MEMBERS ARE INVITED, AS ARE LA VERNE RESIDENTS.

SEATING WILL BE LIMITED, SO PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.

THIS IS PLANNED AS A VERY INTERACTIVE PROGRAM SO THAT ALL VOTERS THAT WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK THOSE CRITICAL QUESTIONS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY INFORMATIVE MEETING THAT EVENING.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE FROM THE AUDIENCE OR OTHERS? NOTHING. MR. CROSBY? YES.

JUST HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE BENITA GIRLS SOFTBALL MADE IT TO THE CIF FINALS, AND THE GAME THEY WILL PLAY WILL BE EITHER THIS FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY AT 9:30 A.M.

AT BILL BARBER PARK IN IRVINE.

THEY WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW BECAUSE THE ACTUAL TEAM THEY WILL BE PLAYING AGAINST IS PLAYING RIGHT NOW.

AND THEY WANTED TO SCHEDULE EITHER FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING BECAUSE THE HIGH SCHOOL HAS THEIR PROM SATURDAY NIGHT.

SO THE LAST TIME BONITA GIRLS SOFTBALL HAS BEEN IN CIF FINALS IS 43 YEARS AGO.

SO MY GRADUATING YEAR, 1979, VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT THE GIRLS IN MY GRADUATING CLASS WON THAT CIF CHAMPIONSHIP. AND IF YOU WANT TICKETS, IT SAID TO GO TO GOFAN.CO.

IT'S $5 FOR KIDS, 5 TO 13 AND STUDENTS WITH IDS AND IS $12 FOR ADULTS.

THEN THEY WILL PLAY THEY'VE ALREADY WILL PLAY IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT, WHICH WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, MAY 31ST AT 4:00 AND WILL BE DETERMINED WHERE THEY PLAY THERE.

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SOFTBALL HAS BEEN REAL EXCITING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, STARTING WITH THE JUNIOR PROGRAM AND NOW THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM.

AND SO AGAIN, FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING AT BILL BARBER PARK AND TOMORROW MORNING THE HIGH SCHOOL ANNOUNCED WHERE IT'S AT WHAT TIME? WE'RE GOING TO BE TESTING ALL OF YOU IN 5 MINUTES.

SO I HOPE YOU GOT ALL THOSE DATES RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY.

I'VE JUST GOT A REAL QUICK LITTLE BLURB HERE.

AND THIS IS NOT AS MAYOR, BUT THIS IS AS A RESIDENT.

CODE OF FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTICES.

WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME ISSUES.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA UP IN DISTRICT THREE, AND I THINK AS A COMMUNITY WE CAN DO BETTER.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WE SIGNED WHEN WE ALL SIGNED UP TO TO BE ELECTED OFFICE, TO RUN FOR AN OFFICE, I SHALL CONDUCT MY CAMPAIGN OPENLY IN PUBLICLY DISCUSSING THE ISSUES AS I SEE THEM PRESENTING MY RECORD AND POLICIES WITH SINCERITY AND FRANKNESS AND CRITICIZING WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOR THE RECORD AND POLICIES OF MY OPPONENTS OR POLITICAL PARTIES THAT MERIT THIS CRITICISM.

I SHALL NOT USE OR PERMIT THE USE OF CHARACTER, DEFAMATION, WHISPERING CAMPAIGNS, LIBEL, SLANDER, OR SCURRILOUS ATTACKS ON ANY CANDIDATE IN HIS OR HER PERSONAL OR FAMILY LIFE. I SHALL NOT USE OR PERMIT ANY APPEAL TO NEGATIVE PREJUDICE BASED ON CANDIDATES, ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RACE, RELIGIOUS CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ANCESTRY, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, MENTAL DISABILITY, MEDICAL AND CONDITION, MARITAL STATUS, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX INCLUDING GENDER IDENTITY OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTICS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12940, THE GOVERNMENT CODE OR ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAS ANY OF THE ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CHARACTERISTICS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION 1294 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE.

I SHALL NOT USE OR PERMIT ANY DISHONEST OR UNETHICAL PRACTICE THAT TENDS TO CORRUPT OR UNDERMINE OUR AMERICAN SYSTEM OF FREE ELECTIONS, OR THAT HAMPERS OR PREVENTS THE FULL AND FREE EXPRESSION OF THE WILL OF THE VOTERS, INCLUDING ACTS INTENDED TO HINDER OR PREVENT ANY ELIGIBLE PERSON FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE AND ROLLING TO VOTE OR VOTING.

I SHALL NOT COERCE ELECTION HELP OR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MYSELF OR FOR ANY OTHER CANDIDATE FROM MY EMPLOYEES.

I SHALL IMMEDIATELY AND PUBLICLY REPUDIATE SUPPORT DERIVING FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP THAT RESORTS ON BEHALF OF MY CANDIDACY OR IN OPPOSITION TO THAT OF MY OPPONENT, TO THE METHODS AND TACTICS THAT I CONDEMN.

I SHALL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE FIRM ACTION AGAINST ANY SUBORDINATE WHO VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS CODE OR THE LAWS GOVERNING ELECTIONS.

I SHALL DEFEND AND UPHOLD THE RIGHT OF EVERY QUALIFIED AMERICAN VOTER TO FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE ELECTORAL PROCESS.

I THE UNDERSIGNED CANDIDATE FOR THE ELECTION TO PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TREASURER, CHAIRPERSON OF A COMMITTEE MAKING ANY INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES HEREBY VOLUNTARILY ENDORSE, SUBSCRIBED TO, AND SOLEMNLY PLEDGE MYSELF TO CONDUCT MY CAMPAIGN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES.

LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

WE'RE A SMALL TOWN. WE'RE STILL GOING TO BE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AFTER THIS.

LET'S STOP IT. THANK YOU.

WE MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]

I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES CITY COUNCIL MINUTES, REGISTER OF AUDITED DEMANDS AND ARMORED VEHICLE REPLACEMENT, PLUS SOME STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS. AND I'LL SECOND THAT.

VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR.

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS ( Part 1 of 2 )]

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEM SEVEN RIGHT NOW TO A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNUAL PUBLIC PROTEST HEARING FOR OLDTOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

YES. WE WILL MOVE THE WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE.

WITH THAT WHO IS GOING TO REPORT ON THIS? IS IT GOING TO BE MR. SCHERER? IT'S GOING TO BE STARTED BY DIRECTOR SCHERER, AND THEN IT WILL HAVE CRAIG GET UP AFTERWARDS AND GIVE A REPORT, THE ANNUAL REPORT ON DIVIDEND.

GOOD EVENING, MR. SCHERER. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBERS.

THIS IS THE ANNUAL PUBLIC PROTEST HEARING FOR THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

AT YOUR LAST MEETING, YOU SET THIS PUBLIC HEARING WITH A RESOLUTION.

AND SO TONIGHT'S THE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE IT, STAFF WILL OR THE BOARD CHAIR, CRAIG WALTERS, WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS AND THE EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE DISTRICT OVER THE LAST YEAR.

THEN I'LL COME BACK UP AND GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, AND THEN I'LL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON REESTABLISHING THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND THE ASSESSMENT FORMULA FOR THE DISTRICT AND THEN OBVIOUSLY HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THAT WITH THE RESOLUTION ATTACHED.

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AND SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE DISTRICT CHAIR CRAIG WALTERS UP TO GO OVER SOME OF THOSE EVENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST YEAR.

CITY COUNCIL.

CHAIR WALTER, TO BE BACK HERE AGAIN.

I HAPPEN TO BE ON THE COUNCIL IN 86 WHEN THE DISTRICT WAS FORMED.

AND THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE AROUND BACK THEN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF US.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU WERE HERE. I KNOW.

OLD TOWN LA VERNE WAS A LOT DIFFERENT BACK THEN AND I THINK WE HAD TWO RESTAURANTS AND AN OLD BOOKSTORE USED BOOKSTORE AND A HARDWARE STORE AND A COLLECTION OF OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.

I HONESTLY CAN'T REMEMBER A TIME SINCE THEN THAT OLD TOWN WAS MORE VIBRANT THAN IT IS TODAY.

AND IF YOU WERE AROUND ON SATURDAY, THIS LAST SATURDAY DURING THE WINE WALK, YOU SAW THAT IN ACTION.

THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR OWNER OPERATED BUSINESSES ALONG WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.

AND I'M VERY PLEASED THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN WERE ABLE TO WEATHER THAT STORM AND THEY'RE NOW COMING BACK.

THERE'S SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THAT, NAMELY SIDEWALK DINING.

IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWNTOWN IN THE LAST WEEK, YOU'VE SEEN THE NEW PATIO IN FRONT OF CAFE [INAUDIBLE].

BEAUTIFUL. AND IT WAS IN FULL ACTION ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

I SEE THAT AS A GREAT ADDITION.

EVERYBODY REALLY LIKES THE STREET ATMOSPHERE THAT WE HAVE DOWN THERE NOW.

AND SO I SEE A LOT OF BRIGHT FUTURE FOR OLD TOWN.

THIS LAST YEAR AS WE WERE COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE WE'VE HAD TWO CAR SHOWS LAST DECEMBER AND THEN THE ONE ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, THE COOL CREWS, BOTH HUGE SUCCESS.

WE ARE NOW AT THE END OF OUR CONTRACT WITH OUR OUR CURRENT VENDOR FOR CAR SHOWS.

AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING TO EITHER RE-UP WITH THEM OR GO OUT TO BID AND SEE WHO ELSE MIGHT WANT TO TAKE IT ON.

BUT THE PARTICIPANTS OF THAT CAR, THOSE CAR SHOWS ARE VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT BEING IN OLD TOWN.

IT'S ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE PLACES, THE TREE LINED STREETS.

THEY LIKE THE ATMOSPHERE.

THEY LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT COME.

SO THAT'S A THAT'S A HUGE PLUS.

WE HAD OTHER ACTIVITIES, TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES LIKE THE SIDEWALK COLORING CONTEST, THE HALLOWEEN COLORING CONTEST, BUT THE BIG ONE AND SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY TRANSFORMED HOW OLD TOWN THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN ABLE AND BUSINESS DISTRICT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPERATE IS THE INITIATION OF THE WINE WALK.

EIGHT YEARS AGO ACTUALLY TEN YEARS AGO WITH TWO YEARS OFF THIS YEAR, WE WERE SOLD OUT ONCE AGAIN.

WE HAD 1000 PEOPLE IN OLD TOWN.

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WE HAD THIS YEAR IS A NUMBER OF THE BUSINESSES AND OUR FOOD SUPPLIERS.

FOOD PARTNERS HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH WITH EMPLOYEES.

AND SO WE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT WOULD HAVE LIKED TO PARTICIPATE, BUT THEY JUST THEY'RE NOT BACK UP TO FULL STAFFING.

SO WE WERE DOWN A FEW OF THE STOPS, BUT I DON'T THINK THE ATTENDEES REALLY NOTICED THAT EVERYBODY WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME.

IT WAS A HOT EVENING BUT COOLED DOWN AND EVERYBODY I THINK, ENJOYED THE EVENING, YOU KNOW, WONDERFULLY SO WITH THE WINE WALK.

AND THEN THREE YEARS AGO, THE THE BEER WALK, WHICH WE HOPE TO BRING BACK THIS THIS COMING FALL, IT'S GIVEN US A WAY TO CREATE ADDITIONAL REVENUES.

AND TO ME, THAT'S REAL IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST BE DEPENDENT ON THE CITY ALWAYS GOING TO THE CITY SAYING, WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS? WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT? SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, WITH THESE ADDITIONAL REVENUES, PUT SKIN IN THE GAME, WE PUT MONEY INTO THE TREE LIGHTS.

WE CURRENTLY ARE IN LINE TO PUT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY INTO THE NEW MINERAL SQUARE STAGE AND REVITALIZATION.

SO FOLKS IN OLD TOWN BUSINESSES, I THINK, REALIZED THAT IT REALLY IS A PARTNERSHIP.

AND ALONG THOSE LINES, I'LL JUST SAY I SAY THIS EVERY TIME, BUT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND THE STAFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL, I THINK, JUST CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. THIS LAST SATURDAY, STAFF WAS FULLY ENGAGED.

WE HAD POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

WE HAD A FIRE DEPARTMENT PRESENCE, HAD SOME EMTS WALKING AROUND IN CASE ANYBODY WAS OVERCOME WITH HEAT OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE.

PUBLIC WORKS ONCE AGAIN DID A GREAT, GREAT JOB OF SUPPLYING THE STAFF AND THE SUPPORT WE NEEDED.

BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'VE GOT TO THANK ONCE AGAIN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, LED BY ERIC, BUT ALSO WITH NATALIE HYATT AND CANDACE [INAUDIBLE].

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WE DON'T HAVE ANY PAID STAFF.

WE HAD ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BUSINESS THAT DID SOME OF THE LEGWORK, BUT REALLY WITHOUT THE STAFF, WE COULDN'T DO IT.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THEM TO PARTICIPATE AND HOPEFULLY THE FUTURE FOR OLD TOWN WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY BRIGHT.

SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING? YES. HI, CRAIG.

I WORKED ON YOUR FIRST CAMPAIGN IN 82 AND I WON THAT ONE.

SO I DID. [LAUGHTER] YES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE.

AND AS WE USE THE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN, I GET MY HAIRCUT DOWN THERE AND YOU THEY ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU'RE A VERY WELL SOFT SPOKEN PERSON THAT YOU WORK WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T DEMAND.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE OUR DOWNTOWN HAS THRIVED OVER THE YEARS AND EVEN THROUGH COVID, OUR STAFF, I'M SO PROUD OF OUR STAFF BECAUSE THEY WORKED SO HARD TO MAKE SURE THE DOWNTOWN STAYED OPEN DURING COVID.

SO THANK YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

AND I THINK THE THING WHAT I ALWAYS SAY IS IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RUN ANYTHING.

AND THIS IS A WELL-OILED MACHINE BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC WORKS, BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPED, BETWEEN OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE, OUR STAFF.

EVERYBODY'S ENGAGED.

NO MATTER WHAT YOU PUT ON, WE TRY TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS.

AND EVERY TIME IT IS AND PEOPLE KEEP.

I WAS AT CHASE'S THIS WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO.

I WAS TALKING TO A PERSON FROM GLENDORA.

THEN I THINK IT WAS A PERSON FROM SAN DIMAS AND A PERSON FROM CLAREMONT ALL IN THE SAME NIGHT.

IT'S LIKE WE ARE A DESTINATION POINT AND IT'S TAKEN YEARS TO DO THAT.

BUT BY THE SUCCESS OF YOU GUYS AND OFFERING THOSE GREAT BUSINESSES AND THE GREAT RESTAURANTS AND, AND THE SHOPS AND THE CLOTHING SHOPS AND THE JEWELRY SHOPS, PEOPLE COME HERE TO DO JUST THAT, SPEND THEIR MONEY, WHICH IS WHICH IS AWESOME.

BUT A GREAT JOB BY YOU, CRAIG, AS USUAL.

YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR MANY YEARS, BUT YOU'RE DOING IT EXTREMELY WELL.

THANK YOU. AND OBVIOUSLY I WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE CONTINUATION OF THE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SCHERER, JUST REAL BRIEFLY ON THE BUDGET, AS CRAIG MENTIONED, THERE ARE TWO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE LISTED IN NEXT YEAR'S THIS COMING YEAR'S BUDGET, AND THAT TOTALS A $40,000 HALF OF IT FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] SQUARE UPGRADE, WHICH IS ON THE CUSP OF BEING ABLE TO OCCUR EXCUSE ME.

AND ALSO THE ADDITIONAL EXTENSION OF THE TREE LIGHTS THROUGHOUT OLD TOWN.

THAT'S BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THE BUSINESSES TO ADD UPON WHAT WE'VE BUILT DOWN THERE ALREADY.

AND SO THE [INAUDIBLE] SQUARE, LIKE I MENTIONED, IS MOVING FORWARD.

SO WITH THOSE TWO ONE TIME PROJECTS, THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS SHOWING A DEFICIT OF ABOUT 25,000 BETWEEN THE REVENUES FROM THE EVENTS THAT ARE PLANNED AND THE EXPENDITURES.

BUT THEY THESE HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR A LONG TIME.

THEY ARE IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THIS NEXT COMING YEAR.

AND SO LUCKILY, THE THE REVENUES FROM THIS CURRENT YEAR, SPECIFICALLY THE WINE WALK ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WILL HELP PAY FOR ALMOST A MAJORITY OF THAT SHORTFALL FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THEY WON'T BE DIPPING TOO FAR INTO THEIR RESERVES, WHICH ARE HEALTHY AT THIS POINT.

SO THE OLD TOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AT THEIR MAY 2ND MEETING RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PREPARED BUDGET.

THAT'S PART OF THE PACKET.

SO WITH THAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDING THAT YOU APPROVE THE ANNUAL REPORT, YOU APPROVE THE DRAFT BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR, YOU ALSO REESTABLISH THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND THE ASSESSMENT FORMULA.

AFTER HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM AND WITH THAT STAFF IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I THINK WE'LL GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN AFTERWARDS LET'S OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ON THIS ISSUE BEFORE YOU ANYBODY HAND-RAISED? OH, THAT WAS QUICK. ARE YOU SURE? OKAY. GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, GONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR SCHERER? THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

WELL, I GUESS BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION, I WANT TO SECOND EVERYTHING EVERYBODY SAID, AND I GET THE FACT THAT IT FEELS A LITTLE ODD NOT HAVING TIME ALLOCATED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IT CAME BACK AWFULLY QUICK.

SO WE HAVE TO GET USED TO THAT OCCASIONALLY THAT THOSE THINGS HAPPEN.

BUT I AGREE. I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT BEING REDEFINED AND SUPPORTING THEIR BUDGET AND EVERYTHING BECAUSE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I WAS A KID DURING THE LATE SEVENTIES, EARLY EIGHTIES, WHEN OLD TOWN HAD LOST ITS ITS [INAUDIBLE] OR ITS JOY OF LIFE AND BECAME SORT OF A DESERTED AREA.

I MEAN, I USED TO GO TO WESTERN ALL THE TIME AS A KID BECAUSE THEY HAD EVERY PART I NEEDED.

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AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT RELATIONSHIP STAYS STRONG AND OLD TOWN REMAINS ROBUST IS AWESOME.

WE JUST NEED TO EXPAND THE FOOTPRINT A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH TOWARDS THE METRO STATION.

AND THE OTHER WAYS TO THOSE PLACES.

HOPEFULLY WE'LL DO THAT. KEEP EXPANDING WITH THAT.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE.

LET'S SEE. WHERE AM I? WE RECEIVED AND FILE A REPORT FROM THE DIVISION.

FOR PRIOR YEAR'S ACTIVITIES, WE APPROVED THE PROPOSED DIVISION BUDGET AND WE APPROVE REESTABLISHMENT OF THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES AND ASSESSMENT FORMULA.

ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER 22-23 APPROVING THE DEBATED ANNUAL REPORT.

THOSE OTHER LETTERS IN THERE WERE SILENT.

JUST SO FOLKS KNOW. VOTE PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIERS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. WALTERS. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE NUMBER EIGHT, ITEM EIGHT, EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1111.

[8. OTHER MATTERS]

DIRECTOR, [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

TONIGHT I'LL BE GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW AGAIN OF OUR WATER CONSERVATION CURRENT STATE AND ALSO ASKING FOR A DECISION TO BE MADE ON OUR URGENCY ORDINANCE.

SO AS DISCUSSED, THE APRIL 18TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CALIFORNIA IS MOVING INTO ITS THIRD DRY YEAR WITH DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS, RESTRICTIONS BEING IMPOSED AT VARIOUS DEGREES.

IT WAS THE SAME MEETING THAT COUNCIL ENACTED PHASE FIVE OF OUR OWN WATER CONSERVATION USE AND RESTRICTION ORDINANCE AND IMPOSED CALIFORNIA DROUGHT PENALTY SURCHARGES TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022, AND FURTHER REQUIRES CUSTOMERS TO REDUCE WATER USAGE BY 20% BASED ON 2020 DATA.

BASED ON OUR RELIANCE ON STATE WATER, PROJECT WATER AND THE REDUCTION FROM DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES.

IT WAS ADDITIONALLY DISCUSSED THAT A ONE DAY PER WEEK WATERING RESTRICTION WAS LIKELY TO BE IMPOSED BY THREE [INAUDIBLE], MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND MWD METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.

WITH THIS DECISION NOW SOLIDIFIED AND THE VOLUMETRIC REDUCTION OF 55 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY NOT CURRENTLY BEING ADOPTED, THE CITY MUST NOW UPDATE ITS URGENCY ORDINANCE TO MANAGE THIS NEW MANDATE.

IT WAS FURTHER DISCUSSED THAT A $2,000 PER ACRE FOOT PENALTY WILL BE IMPOSED ON AGENCIES NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS METHOD AND METHODOLOGY.

AND BASED OFF OF THE PENALTIES THAT WE WILL RECEIVE, WE WILL USE THOSE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THESE 2000 PER ACRE FOOT PENALTIES THAT COULD BE IMPOSED ON US.

ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT COULD BE RECEIVED WOULD BE USED TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS FOR TURF REPLACEMENT, OUTREACH MATERIAL AND GIVEAWAYS SUCH AS POSITIVE SHUT OFF NOZZLES.

THIS WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR THESE PROGRAMS, AS IT WAS DONE IN THE PAST.

AS A REMINDER, HAND WATERING OF TREES AND PROPERLY OPERATED DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ARE EXEMPT, ALONG WITH THE HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE.

THE CITY DOES ALSO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL APPEALS PROCESS, AS WAS ADOPTED LAST TIME AND USED LAST TIME FOR CITIZENS TO COME FORWARD AND BASICALLY ALLOW FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR VARIOUS WATER USAGE.

SO THIS PROCESS IS STILL IN PLACE.

THE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE SAY THAT TEN TIMES FAST WILL BE THE ONLY EXCEPTION THAT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED AN EXEMPTION BECAUSE AN EXEMPTION WILL ALREADY BE ALLOWED THROUGH THIS PROCESS TONIGHT.

WHAT THE WITH THAT THE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD ZONE IS GENERALLY BOUND FROM BASELINE GOING NORTH AND THE EASTERLY AND WESTERLY BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY.

SO BASICALLY PICTURE EVERYTHING WEST OF OR SORRY NORTH OF BASELINE.

FIRST SECTION 15.3 7.20 OF CHAPTER 15.37 OF THE LA VERNE CODE.

THE TERRITORY DESCRIBED AS THE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARDS [INAUDIBLE] ZONE WAS ESTABLISHED AND A MAP IS PROVIDED WITHIN THE AGENDA PACKET.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, AREAS NORTH OF BASELINE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY BOUNDARIES SUCH AS THE COUNTY AREAS THAT MIGHT RECEIVE WATER FROM THE CITY, WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE CAL FIRE MAP, WHICH IS ALSO ATTACHED IN THIS PACKET.

BASED ON THE DECISION TONIGHT, THE CITY WILL UTILIZE SEVERAL AVENUES TO REACH RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OF THESE NEW RESTRICTIONS.

THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH VARIOUS NOTICING PROCESSES SUCH AS THE US POSTAL SERVICE, SOCIAL MEDIA, FLIERS, AND THE WEBSITE.

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A BIG SHOUTOUT TO OUR STAFF, KRISTI SANCHEZ AND TRACY COSTELLO, WHO SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND CONTINUE TO SPEND TIME ON UPDATING THIS WEB PAGE.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE UPDATES AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

ONE THING OF SIGNIFICANCE TO NOTE IS THE OPTION TO SIGN UP FOR NOTIFICATIONS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEW THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO BASICALLY CLICK ON A LINK TO PUT IN THEIR EITHER THEIR EMAIL AND OR THEIR PHONE NUMBER TO GET NOTIFICATIONS AS WE UPDATE OUR CONSERVATION PAGE.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SEVERAL LINKS ON OUR CONSERVATION PAGE, SUCH AS REBATES.

I HAVE SOME FLIERS HERE FROM THE CAL FIRE WEB PAGE.

SO THIS WILL BE UP THERE AS WELL.

THIS BASICALLY DESCRIBES HOW WE NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR TREES DURING DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

SO THAT WILL BE UP THERE AS WELL.

WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE WATERING DAYS, SO WE'LL HAVE BASICALLY A SMALL SNIPPET OF WHAT A WEEK WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHAT THOSE WATERING DAYS CAN LOOK LIKE.

A QUICK GLANCE FOR RESIDENTS.

AND BASED ON THE DECISION TONIGHT, THE CONSERVATION PAGE WILL UPDATED BY 9:00 TOMORROW TO REFLECT WHICHEVER ORDINANCE IS DECIDED UPON TONIGHT.

AS WE CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THREE VALLEYS, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT UPDATES, THIS PAGE AND VARIOUS OUTREACH METHODS WILL BE USED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE REACH THE RESIDENTS BASED ON THE INFORMATION WE HAVE AVAILABLE TODAY.

WE ARE ASKING COUNCIL TO ADOPT ONE OF THE ORDINANCES BEFORE YOU.

OPTION ONE OR ORDINANCE 1111 MODIFIES OUR EXISTING ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THE ONE DAY PER WEEK WATERING WITH EVEN ADDRESSES ON TUESDAY AND ODD ADDRESSES ON THURSDAY, 8 MINUTES PER STATION, AND PROVIDES AN EXEMPTION FOR THE FIRE HAZARD ZONE TO REDUCE BY 20%.

OPTION TWO OR ORDINANCE 1112 STILL MODIFIES THE EXISTING ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THE ONE DAY PER WEEK WATERING, BUT WITH THE EXEMPTION FOR THE FIRE HAZARD ZONES TO ONLY BE ALLOWED TO WATER THREE DAYS MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY 5 MINUTES PER STATION.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING ON THE APPROPRIATE APPROACH BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FIRE CHIEF AND FIRE MARSHAL WHEN IT COMES TO SETTING RESTRICTIONS AND THE VERY, VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD AREA, IT CAN BE CHALLENGING WHEN IT COMES TO SETTING SPECIFIC DATES AND TIMES.

THIS IS DUE TO A MYRIAD OF THINGS WHICH MAY INCLUDE TYPES OF PLANT MATERIAL, VARYING WATER DEMANDS ON THOSE TYPES OF MATERIAL, AND THE SIMPLE NATURE OF OUR CLIMATE, AS WE SAW WITH THE HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND.

HOWEVER, WHEN SPEAKING WITH THREE VALLEYS, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, THEY PREFER SETTING SPECIFIC DATES AND TIMES AS IT'S EASIER TO TRACK AND TO ENFORCE.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I WILL TELL YOU THAT MWD BOARD HAS ALREADY AUTHORIZED OUR GENERAL MANAGER TO ENACT THE 55 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY MANDATE ANY TIME IN SEPTEMBER BASED OFF OF INFORMATION AND NUMBERS THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM US.

SO THAT STILL CAN BE IMPOSED ON US.

IF THAT IS IMPOSED, WE WOULD NOT SEE THAT UNTIL PROBABLY DECEMBER-ISH OF THIS YEAR.

SO A LOT OF DECISIONS BE MADE ON YOUR PART.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TODAY, AND IT CHANGED JUST FROM A MONTH AGO WHEN I FIRST PRESENTED THIS INFORMATION.

SO WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS.

AND IT WILL CHANGE AGAIN.

YES, IT WILL. SO IN YOUR ESTIMATION, ALONG WITH OUR FIRE CHIEF, THE FACT THAT LESS RESTRICTIONS ON THE DAYS OF WATERING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HIGH FIRE ZONE AREAS WE STILL HAVE, WOULD BE THE WOULD BE THE METHOD OF CHOICE.

IS THAT CORRECT? WHICH ONE? [INAUDIBLE] ULTIMATELY, IT'S YOUR DECISION.

I UNDERSTAND. BUT BASED ON BASED OFF OF WHAT? WE ARE. BASED ON OUR FIRE ISSUES.

WE'VE ALL BEEN THERE. I'VE BEEN THERE AT LEAST TWICE.

AND IT'S BEEN ALMOST CATASTROPHIC.

SO WE WANT THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THE PROPERTIES.

BUT AND THAT WOULD BE 111 WHERE THE OTHER ONE WOULD BE MORE RESTRICTIVE WITH MORE DAYS AND SET.

THAT'S CORRECT. 1111 IS LESS RESTRICTIVE AND 1112 IS MORE RESTRICTIVE.

AND THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD TO THAT IS THAT LAST POINT THAT DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE] MADE.

AND THAT IS IT'LL WHAT WHAT WILL ULTIMATELY COME DOWN TO IS HOW MUCH WE COLLECTIVELY REDUCE THE USE.

BECAUSE THE OVERARCHING ISSUE THAT EXISTS IS THEY COULD IMPOSE 55 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY, WHICH GIVE PERSPECTIVE.

RIGHT NOW WE AVERAGE IS 157.

SO IT'S PER PERSON 48% REDUCTION.

SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE A MATTER OF STAYING AWAY FROM THAT IS HOW WELL WE REGULATE OURSELVES GOING FORWARD.

AND THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW WE'RE IN A DROUGHT.

WE HAVE TO REDUCE AND WE HAVE TO WATER SPARINGLY.

BUT YEAH, WE ALL HAVE TO DO OUR PART.

IT'S JUST I CALL THEM ALMOST DRACONIAN, BUT IT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.

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WE DON'T HAVE PUMP WATER FROM MISSOURI OR TENNESSEE.

WE HAVE WHAT WE HAVE.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE WE'RE IN THE DROUGHT STATE.

BUT DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. CROSBY? I DO.

NO MATTER WHICH ORDINANCE WE TAKE AND OR LIMITING DAYS OR TIMES, THERE STILL HAS TO BE A REDUCTION OF 20%.

SO EVEN IF THEY WATERING THREE DAYS A WEEK AT CERTAIN TIMES, THERE HAS TO BE A REDUCTION OF 20%, EVEN IF THERE WAS NO RESTRICTION ON THE DAYS IN THE FIRE ZONE ONLY IS STILL THEY BOTH LOWER LA VERNE AND UPPER LA VERNE HAS TO HAVE THE SAME REDUCTION OF 20%.

IN GENERAL, YES. SO THE SO NORTH OF BASELINE THEY WOULD HAVE TO STILL REDUCE BY 20% EITHER OPTION THAT'S DECIDED UPON TONIGHT.

SO EVEN IF THEY'RE DOING THREE DAYS PER WEEK, THEY STILL HAVE TO BE A 20% REDUCTION.

IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FOR THE LOWER LA VERNE IT'S STILL ONE DAY PER WEEK.

GENERALLY SPEAKING, THEY WILL PROBABLY SEE A LARGER REDUCTION BECAUSE MOST OF YOUR OUTDOOR USAGE AND IRRIGATION IS THE USAGE YOU'RE USING IN YOUR HOME.

SO IT'S 60% OF YOUR USAGE FROM YOUR HOME IS TIED TO YOUR OUTDOOR IRRIGATION.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, THEN YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING FOR YOU.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY TYPE OF LANDSCAPING OUTSIDE, REACHING 20% WILL PROBABLY BE VERY EASY.

YOUR LAWN WON'T LOOK GREAT, BUT YOU WILL STILL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD REDUCTION.

BUT JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STILL HAVE TO REDUCE NO MATTER.

YES. THE DAYS OF THE WEEK.

YES. I GUESS JUST TO BELABOR THE POINT AND TO TO TRY TO MAKE IT AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE, THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE'RE CALLING EVERYBODY IN LA VERNE TO COME TOGETHER AND HELP THE CITY REDUCE BY 20%.

SOME PEOPLE MAY BE ABLE TO AND HOPEFULLY WILL CUT MORE THAN 20%.

SO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ASK FOR EXEMPTIONS TO FOR EITHER DRIP LINE OR FOR HIGH FIRE OR TO WATER TREES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALL THEIR 20%, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY'RE CUTTING ALSO SO THAT AS A CITY WE COULD ACHIEVE THAT 20%.

AND THEN NOTHING BEYOND THAT SHOULD HAPPEN UNLESS AND UNTIL THE STATE REALIZES THAT THE DROUGHT IS WORSE THAN IT IS CURRENTLY, THEN WE NEED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL STEPS. YES, SO WE ALL SHOULD BE DOING OUR PART.

I AGREE WITH THAT. I WILL TELL YOU THE CHALLENGES IS THAT THE THE STATEMENT FOR US TO REDUCE, WE CAN REDUCE.

BUT IF WE'LL SAY OTHER AREAS THAT ARE FED STATE WATER PROJECT DON'T REDUCE, WE COULD STILL BE IN A BIND.

RIGHT? HOPEFULLY OUR GOAL IS THAT EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR PART ACROSS THE STATE.

RIGHT. KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED AND THEN WE'LL MOVE.

SO YOUR POINT IS WELL MADE, WHICH IS WHILE LA VERNE NEEDS TO BAND TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES TO ACHIEVE THAT 20% SAVINGS, WE ALSO NEED TO BAND WITH EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNLESS AND UNTIL WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE START COLLECTING WATER THAT FALLS AS RAIN RATHER THAN ONLY WAITING FOR IT TO BE SNOW.

SO YOU HAVE YOUR IDEAS OF WATER CONSERVATION? I HAVE MINE BECAUSE THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF WATER THAT FALLS ON CALIFORNIA THAT WE JUST LET IT RUSH OUT TO THE OCEAN THROUGH THESE CEMENT CHANNELS THAT WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT DIFFERENT WAYS BECAUSE WATER IS IMPORTANT.

IT'S CHEAP, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

AND WE NEED TO FIND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO CAPTURE THAT STUFF.

YEAH, AND I APPLAUD THE CITIZENS LA VERNE.

IN 2017, THEY BANDED TOGETHER AND THEY DID SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS.

SO WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS TIME.

AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGING TIME.

BUT WE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL BAND TOGETHER AND CONTINUE TO DO THIS.

I'LL GO BACK TO MY EARLIER COMMENT, SHARE A SHOWER.

OH, SORRY. WE HAVEN'T GONE WE HAVEN'T GONE TO PUBLIC COMMENT YET.

I SHOULD USUALLY WAIT TIL AFTERWARDS.

IT'S NOT A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE TWO RESOLUTIONS.

JUST A SPELL CHECK THING.

THERE'S A HERBY, NOT A HEREBY IN MULTIPLE PLACES.

BUT I DID WANT TO ALSO, JUST AS I WAS LOOKING AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WEBSITE, I DID WANT TO SHOUT OUT IF PEOPLE HAVE NOT TAKEN A LOOK AT IT, IT'S MUCH MORE EASILY NAVIGABLE THAN THE PRIOR ONE AND THERE ARE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT PROGRAMS ON THERE.

I KNOW IT'S NOT WHAT WE ALL WANT TO HEAR, BUT WATER IS LIMITED, SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WHAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT BEING VERY CLEARLY LAID OUT WITH LINKS TO EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE.

THE HARD PART WAS I JUST GOT BACK FROM GETTYSBURG IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THE GREENERY THERE.

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW BEAUTIFUL AND OPEN THEIR LAND IS.

AND I TOLD HER, TAKE IN ALL THE GREEN NOW BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT HERE.

BUT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU IS FIRST, WHAT I THINK ABOUT IS THE AVERAGE RESIDENT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T FEEL THAT'S THE BIGGEST WASTE OF WATER.

I REALLY FEEL THAT THE BUSINESS PARKS AROUND THAT HAVE ALL THIS GREENERY AND I EVEN KNOW MY CHURCH DOWN ON BASELINE, WE HAVE SO MUCH GREENERY.

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SO THEY ARE STILL HELD TO THE SAME RESTRICTIONS THE ONE DAY PER WEEK.

OUR HOPE IS THAT THEY WILL BE IN COMPLIANCE, BUT IF THEY'RE NOT, THEN WE WILL USE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCESS.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN JUST NOTIFY THEM AND THEY'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE.

BUT IF NOT, THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH OUR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCESS.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE STATE WATER RESOURCE CONTROL BOARD HAS BEEN TASKED BY THE GOVERNOR TO EVALUATE NON ESSENTIAL TURF, WHICH IS IN ESSENCE THOSE PARKS.

SO THAT COULD CHANGE HERE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO TO POTENTIALLY ELIMINATE THAT.

SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE STILL HELD TO THE SAME STANDARDS OF ONE DAY PER WEEK.

OKAY. AND COULD YOU PLEASE GO INTO, SAY, CITY PARKS? I KNOW THAT OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION, WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS FOR THE BASEBALL FIELDS, THE PARKS.

COULD YOU TALK ABOUT HOW THAT IS GOING TO BE MAINTAINED? YEAH. SO WE'LL WE WILL DO OUR PART TO REDUCE OUR WATER USAGE FOR A LOT OF OUR PARKS.

WE DO HAVE TREES IN THERE.

AND SO THOSE TREES ARE GENERALLY EXEMPT, WE DON'T HAVE A METHOD TO WATER THEM WITHOUT OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, BUT WE WILL STILL BE REDUCING SIGNIFICANTLY IN OUR PARKS.

THEY WILL NOT BE AS GREEN AS YOU ARE USED TO.

SO WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN, BUT WE DO STILL NEED TO MAINTAIN OUR PARKS IN SOME GENERAL FASHION.

AND THEN GOING BACK TO YOU TALKED ABOUT THE DRIP FEED SYSTEM.

SO THOSE OF ALL OF THE COMMUNITY THAT DID THE DRIP FEED IN 2016, AROUND THAT TIME PERIOD, NOW THEY CAN DO AN EXEMPTION FORM IF POSSIBLE.

THEY DON'T NEED TO. THEY DON'T NEED.

EXEMPT HAND WATERING OF TREES AND THOSE DRIP IRRIGATION ARE ALREADY EXEMPT.

NOW, IF WE'LL JUST SAY THAT YOU STILL HAVE TO REDUCE 20%, BUT BECAUSE YOU'VE DONE THESE THINGS ALREADY AND YOU CAN'T MAKE THAT 20% REDUCTION, THEN YES, YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS SAYING I ALREADY REDUCED MY WATER USAGE, CAN I GET AN EXEMPTION? BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IF YOU CAN REDUCE YOUR 20%, YOU NEED TO DO NOTHING WITH THOSE.

OK. AND THEN THE HILLSIDE EROSION.

THAT IS A BIG AREA AND I'M THRILLED TO, EXCUSE ME.

I'M THRILLED TO HEAR WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THE AREA UP NORTH, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

THERE'S HOMES BUILT THROUGHOUT THAT HILLSIDE.

AND SO WE NEED TO PRESERVE THAT AND FOR THE SAFETY, TOO, BECAUSE IT'S VERY HARD TO EVEN GET INSURANCE UP THERE.

LET'S SEE.

NOW 55 GALLON, IF WE GET TO SEPTEMBER, THE MANDATE, 55 GALLONS PER PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD IS DOESN'T IT TAKE FIVE GALLONS OF WATER TO FLUSH A TOILET? IT SHOULDN'T. I HOPE IT'S NOT THAT MUCH.

YOU HAVE THAT. HOW MUCH IS IT AFTER WE'RE TALKING? OKAY, LET'S REPLACE.

I'VE HEARD THAT ONCE AND I THOUGHT, WELL, 55 GALLONS, TWO GALLONS, TWO GALLONS.

LESS THAN TWO. OKAY.

THAT'S MORE OR LESS NOW.

YES, MORE EVEN LESS.

WONDERFUL. YEAH.

OKAY. IT'S STILL A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION.

SO BASED OFF OF LAST YEAR'S, YOU SHOULD IT'S A 48% REDUCTION ACROSS THE BOARD FOR THE CITY.

SO YEAH, GENERALLY SPEAKING, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE AN AVERAGE USER, YOU WOULD NEED TO REDUCE YOUR WATER BY ALMOST 50% TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS 55 GALLONS PER PERSON PER DAY.

AND GENERALLY, THAT'S GOING TO BE JUST COMPLETELY ELIMINATING OUTDOOR IRRIGATION.

SO IF YOU COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THAT, THEN WE'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE.

BUT IT'S A LOT OF [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANSWERS.

I JUST HAVE A FOLLOW UP.

BASED ON WHAT ROBIN WAS MENTIONING ABOUT THE BUSINESS PARKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I NOTICED THAT IN THE REBATE SECTION THERE IS A COMMERCIAL REBATE INFORMATION.

IS THAT INFORMATION GOING TO BE PART OF THE CAMPAIGN WHEN YOU GO OUT? SO YOU'LL BE PUSHING ALL THAT.

AND I WILL SAY, GENERALLY SPEAKING, I KNOW NOT EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, BUT THAT'S THE WAY A LOT OF PEOPLE WORK.

[INADUIBLE] WORKS THROUGH THAT.

YOU CAN CALL THEM AND WORK THROUGH THAT, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE PUSHING EVERYONE TO OUR WEBSITE TO THOSE LINKS SO THAT THEY CAN HOPEFULLY ACCESS THAT MATERIALS TO THEM.

OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN IF THERE ISN'T, THEN PERHAPS THERE IS SOME WAY WE CAN DO A WORKSHOP OR A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN USE A COMPUTER, MAYBE COME IN AND.

DO THAT. THE LIBRARY.

YEAH. PERFECT SPOT TO USE THAT.

WALK THEM THROUGH IT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT SEEMS LIKE EXTRA WORK, BUT IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO HELP.

YEAH. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO COME IN AND WE CAN TRY TO WORK THROUGH THAT PROCESS WITH THEM AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THEM THROUGH THAT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

BUT IT'S A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS.

OR THEY CAN CALL METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT AND THEY CAN HELP GUIDE THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THEIR PROGRAM.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE EASILY GUIDED THROUGH THEM BY METROPOLITAN STAFF.

OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU.

IT'S JUST ABOUT REEDUCATING ALL OF US.

AGAIN, WHAT WE USED TO DO A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WHICH A LOT OF US TOOK OUR TURF OUT, PUT HARD SURFACES IN, THEN LAKE COUNTY WANTED TO CHARGE US FOR THE HARD SURFACES.

IT WAS WONDERFUL. IT'S GREAT.

BUT ANYWAY, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

OUR NEW WEBSITES UP I THINK THAT WE NEED TO GET ANY CREATIVE IDEAS IS WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE GRAY WATER.

CERTAINLY WE WERE TALKING ABOUT GRAY WATER AND THINGS THAT YOU COULD REUSE AND PUT ON YOUR ROSES OR WHATEVER TO, YOU KNOW, NOT LET IT GO DOWN THE DRAIN.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

SO WE NEED TO OPEN UP ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR GO.

WE NEED TO OPEN UP OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

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NOW, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, MISS ANDERSON? ANNE ANDERSON [INAUDIBLE] DRIVE.

I PREFER THAT WE GO WITH LETTING THE PEOPLE DECIDE WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO USE THEIR WATER FROM.

YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF SAYING, OKAY, YOU CAN ONLY I LIVE IN A HIGH, HIGH FIRE AREA AND ONLY THREE DAYS A WEEK.

WELL, LET US DECIDE IF WE WANT TO TAKE SHORTER SHOWERS, YOU KNOW, USE WATER FROM OUR FAUCETS TO WATER OUR PLANTS OR WHATEVER, AND LET US WATER WHEN WE WANT TO.

OR SHOWER WITH A NEIGHBOR OR WHATEVER.

AS MR. DAVIS SAID.

I PREFER I HAVE TO GIVE MY PUPPY A SHOWER.

BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. I WASN'T DIRECTING IT TO ANYBODY.

I WAS JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WOULD PREFER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL JUST HAVE DIFFERENT LANDSCAPING AND PLANTS.

THERE ARE SOME PLANTS THAT HAVE TO BE WATERED EVERY DAY OR THEY'RE GOING TO DIE.

SO I WOULD RATHER GIVE THEM A CUP OF WATER OR, YOU KNOW, WATER THOSE PLANTS EVERY DAY AND LET THE OTHER ONES GO THAT DON'T.

I MEAN, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT OURSELVES AS LONG AS WE'RE, YOU KNOW, LOWERING OUR WATER COSTS BY OUR WATER GALLONS BY 20%, THEN WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE TOLD WHEN TO WATER.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

WE DIDN'T BEFORE.

WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT BEFORE.

AND I GUESS WE CAN ALL DO IT.

WE DID IT BEFORE. SO LET'S EVERYBODY WHO HAS A HOME AND KNOWS THEIR HOME AND KNOWS THEIR PLANTS, JUST FIGURE IT OUT THEMSELVES.

WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE MORE DEODORANT, JUST LIKE THE FRENCH.

MORE DEODORANT LIKE THE FRENCH.

OKAY. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PUT A BUCKET IN THE SHOWER WITH YOU AND WATER YOUR PLANTS THAT WAY, TOO.

THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO DO LAST TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE, [INAUDIBLE] IT'S ALL THAT CAMPAIGN WALKING MIGHT BE. MAYBE I SHOULD BEHAVE BETTER, I GUESS.

ON A SERIOUS NOTE, THE WATER RESTRICTION IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG DEAL FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO THAT MIGHT COST WATER.

SO A QUESTION I WOULD HAVE IS WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF A FIRE HAVE ON OUR WATER USAGE? AND WHEN I BRING THAT UP, I TALK ABOUT THE THE GOLF COURSE, SIERRA LA VERNE AND THE FACT THAT THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN BROUGHT UP MANY TIMES AND WHY MAYBE A BULLDOZER AROUND THE PERIMETERS TO KIND OF MITIGATE SOME OF THE FIRE RISK OF ALL THOSE RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN A HIGH FIRE RISK TO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT ON THE EAST OR WESTERNMOST BORDERS, MAYBE WE SHOULD CONSIDER THAT.

ADDITIONALLY, I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE LEVYING ANY FINES AGAINST ANYBODY IN THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, PERIOD.

END OF STORY. I BROUGHT THAT UP LAST TIME.

I THINK THERE CAN'T BE THIS BLANKET APPROACH TO THIS.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE LIMITED INCOMES.

THEY HAVE LIMITED LIFESTYLES.

ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS KIND OF GET THROUGH THEIR DAYS.

AND TO BURDEN THEM WITH ANY OF THIS, I THINK IS KIND OF SELFISH.

ADDITIONALLY, I LOOK AT ALL THE COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPES AROUND HERE THAT ARE ALL GREEN.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MAYBE PART OF OUR PLANNING AND OUR CODE FOR THAT DOWN THE ROAD IS MORE OF WHAT THEY SEE IN ARIZONA.

IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DEAL WITH THIS DROUGHT AND OUR STATE'S NOT GOING TO HELP US, THEN WE HAVE TO HELP OURSELVES.

THEN LET'S START BUILDING IT INTO HOW OUR CITY IS DEVELOPING.

I LOOK AROUND THE TARGET PROPERTY.

I LOOK AROUND SOME OF THESE OTHER PROPERTIES AND THEY HAVE HIGH BLUFFS WITH A LOT OF GREEN AND THE SPRINKLERS THAT KEEP THEM LOOKING GREAT, WE CAN FIND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO MAKE THEM LOOK BEAUTIFUL THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERING.

SO WE LOOK DOWN THE ROAD AS OPPOSED TO JUST WORRYING ABOUT THIS YEAR.

LET'S WORRY ABOUT THE NEXT TEN YEARS, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THIS IS GOING TO GO AWAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? NOBODY.

THERE'S ONLY THREE PEOPLE.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING BACK THE DAIS.

THAT WAS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES LIKE OUR GROCERY STORES THAT USE A LOT OF WATER, ESPECIALLY IN THE PREP AREAS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHERE ARE THEY WITH WITH THEIR RESTRICTIONS? OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO RESTRICT AS CUSTOMERS.

BUT WE HAVE SOME, YOU KNOW, MULTIPLE GROCERY STORES THAT USE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER EVERY DAY.

YEAH. SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE USING IT INTERNALLY, I MEAN, AGAIN, THIS IS A IT'S A BLANKET APPROACH TO REDUCTION.

HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE OUR PROCESS TO ALLOW THEM TO COME FOR AN EXEMPTION.

SO IF THEY SAY WE'VE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED WATER SAVING MEASURES AND DEVICES, HERE'S WHAT WE'VE DONE, THEN WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND WE CAN WE CAN EITHER ALLOW FOR THAT OR SAY, NO, YOU CAN DO MORE.

BUT EVEN WITH THAT, THE EXEMPTION OF THE ONE DAY A WEEK WOULD NOT APPLY CORRECT TO THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES THAT ARE ON FOOTHILL BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT

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CORRECT. IT APPLIES. YEAH. THEY ARE STILL REQUIRED TO DO ONE DAY PER WEEK.

YEAH. SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING, IF THEY'RE IN THE COMMERCIAL AREA, THEIR IRRIGATION HAS TO BE REDUCED TO ONE DAY PER WEEK.

BUT ANYTHING INTERNAL, IF THEY'VE DONE MORE THAN THEY CAN PROVIDE, THEY CAN THEY CAN APPLY FOR AN EXEMPTION NO DIFFERENT THAN THE MOBILE HOME PARKS.

IF AGAIN, I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT WHERE CAN THEY REDUCE? RIGHT. IF THERE'S OPPORTUNITY, HOPEFULLY THEY CAN FIND IT.

IF NOT, THEY CAN STILL GO THROUGH OUR EXEMPTION PROCESS.

THE NICE THING ABOUT THE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES ARE THE FACT THEY HAVE SMALLER POSTAGE STAMP LAWNS AND THINGS, WHICH IS GOOD AND I WOULD IMAGINE MORE HAND WATERING FOR POTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT STILL IT IS A CONCERN.

BUT EVEN IN THOSE CASES WHERE THEY HAVE TREE STRIPPED LAWN STRIPS THAT MIGHT BE BOUNDING THEIR PROPERTIES, THOSE WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ONE DAY A WEEK AND THEN WATERING THE TREES.

THEY CAN KEEP THE TREES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS OR? DID YOU HAVE ANY OF THE COMMENTS? REGARDING THE I THINK THE GOLF COURSE IS THE ONE.

YEAH. THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD REGARDING THAT IS WE HAVE MET WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE AND WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE FUEL MODIFICATION AND ABATEMENT PROCESS WITH THE COUNTY.

AND I THINK MEETING IS SET FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THEY ARE WITHIN THEIR TIME FRAME OF ALLEVIATING THE TRANSFER FUELS AS WELL AS THE WEEDS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED A CERTAIN LEVEL AND ARE WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF PROPERTIES.

THEY WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE TREES ALONG WITH OUR FIRE MARSHAL THAT THEY FEEL NEED TO BE TAKEN OUT.

SO IT WAS A GOOD, PRODUCTIVE MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THEM ROUGHLY A WEEK AGO NOW.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR CITY.

LOOK AT. I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE, THE INITIAL.

BUT I THINK WITH WATER PROBLEMS IT'S GOING TO BE CONTINUED WITH WATER AS I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR CITY DO SOMETHING LIKE [INAUDIBLE] DONE.

THEY USE RIVER ROCK AND THEY GO UP LIKE A HILLSIDE AND COME AROUND OR EVEN IN THE PARKWAYS.

IT'S ON THE GROUND, COMES AROUND, STILL HAS A PLANT FOR DRIP FEED, BUT IT'S MOSTLY RIVER ROCK AND IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT.

BUT THEY USE NO WATER ON IT AND THERE'S QUITE A BIT IF YOU GO UP [INAUDIBLE] OR DAY CREEK, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US, YOU KNOW, PUT SOME MONEY TOWARDS SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND START CONSIDERING SMALLER AREAS TO DO AND BUILD IT UP OVER THE YEARS.

THAT'S MY. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

I THINK WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE OF THESE.

YEAH. MR. CROSBY, NO COMMENTS? NO. AND JUST MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD WOULD BE GO TO OPTION NUMBER ONE, BUT STILL REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE REDUCTION STILL NEEDS TO BE 20%.

THAT I THINK THAT'S THE KEY PIECE.

NO MATTER HOW MANY DAYS WE PICK, IT JUST STILL HAS TO BE A REDUCTION.

AND THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY ENJOYS OR WILL ENJOY.

IT'S JUST A STATE WHERE WE ARE AT.

WE HAD EARLY RAIN AND THEN THE HIGHEST POINT EVER OF NO RAIN DURING OUR RAINY SEASON.

AND THAT'S THE HARDEST PART.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE A QUESTION GOING BACK TO THIS.

WHAT ANNA SAID DOES MAKE SENSE TO ME.

20 WHY CAN'T WE LOOK AT JUST DOING IT, MAN MANDATE 20% REDUCTION AT EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND NOT GIVE THEM A DAY THEY HAVE TO WATER.

IT WORKED LAST TIME WE DID IT.

DIDN'T IT? IF I RECALL.

THIS IS BEING MANDATED ON US.

WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.

THAT THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO OPTIONS.

WE CANNOT LOOK AT A THIRD OPTION.

THE ONLY THE ONLY REASON WE HAVE AN OPTION IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A DESIGNATED AREA THAT HAS A HIGH FIRE ZONE.

OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE CITY WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO ONE DAY A WEEK.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE BASICALLY GOT AN AREA OF THE CITY THAT'S GOT AN EXCLUSION AND THE REST OF THE CITY THAT DOES NOT.

BRITTANY, YOU'RE ON SPEAKER.

HI. THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING MY QUESTION.

I WAS WONDERING, I HEARD ROBIN'S COMMENT ABOUT SPENDING SOME MONEY ON RIVER ROCK.

I ALSO HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN ALTERNATIVE GROUND COVERING.

I FEEL LIKE THE MOST WATER WASTE IS TRYING TO KEEP THIS GRASS ALIVE DURING THE SUMMER, BUT EVEN MYSELF TRYING TO RESEARCH WHAT ALTERNATIVE GROUND COVER WOULD BE BEST FOR OUR ZONE, FOR IT STILL TO BE COMFORTABLE FOR KIDS TO PLAY ON.

IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SO MANY NUANCES AND SO IS THERE ANY STATE OR CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS OR POSSIBLY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO IT OURSELVES TO PROVIDE HELPFUL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLY THE SEEDS THEMSELVES TO RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PHASING OUT

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THANKS. SO REAL QUICK TO ANSWER THAT IN GENERAL, METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE BEST ONES TO RUN THROUGH TO SEE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT TO PLAY FOR REBATES SO THEY CAN TELL YOU WHAT'S ALLOWABLE, WHAT'S NOT ALLOWABLE.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE DEPENDENT IF SHE HAS CHILDREN AND SHE WANTS TO USE THAT AS A PLAYABLE SPACE.

OBVIOUSLY, PUTTING RIVER ROCK EVERYWHERE, PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE THE BEST OPTION FOR CHILDREN.

BUT EVEN TURF SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE PUTTING IN FAKE TURF, SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE BEST OPTION FOR YOUR CHILDREN.

THEY COULD BE ALLERGIC TO CERTAIN TYPES OF PRODUCTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, YOU GOT TO DO YOUR RESEARCH, TALK TO METROPOLITAN, SEE WHAT THEY CAN APPLY FOR.

BUT I AGREE, WE'VE LOOKED AT OTHER ALTERNATIVES IN THE CITY.

WE DID SOME OF THAT UP AT WHEELER PARK.

THERE'S A SMALL CORNER WHERE WE DID.

WE GOT RID OF EVERYTHING AND PUT MULCH IN.

SO WE DO LOOK AT THOSE OPTIONS.

AND I WOULD SAY IN GENERAL, ANY TIME WE PUT IN NEW LANDSCAPE, IT'S DROUGHT TOLERANT.

WHAT WE DID ON FOOTHILL, WHAT WE'RE DOING ON AERIAL HIGHWAY, ANYTHING THAT WE PUT IN IN THE FUTURE, WE DO LOOK AT AS DROUGHT TOLERANT AS OPPOSED TO TURF.

TURF IS REALLY NOT GOING BE AN OPTION FOR SOME OF THOSE AREAS.

SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT THAT LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE? IT'S ALREADY UP THERE. IT'S ALREADY UP THERE.

IT IS. AND WE WILL ALSO PUSH TO SEE WHY SHOULD I EVEN QUESTION.

YEAH, WE WILL ALSO PUSH THAT INFORMATION OUT WITH TOTALLY.

I'M SO SORRY FOR EVEN ASSUMING IT WASN'T DONE THAT WAY.

SO BASICALLY WE'LL DIRECT OUR RESIDENTS TO LOOK ON THE WEBSITE.

THERE'S THEY GIVE THE REBATES.

I MUST AND SAY IT LOUDLY THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO A REBATE, YOU BETTER GET ON THERE NOW.

BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS AND REMEMBER LAST TIME, TRACI, THAT FUNDS RAN OUT EXTREMELY QUICKLY AND THEY ARE VERY STRICT ON YOUR REBATES AND HOW YOU DO IT, DON'T DO IT AND THEN FILE FOR A REBATE.

YOU HAVE TO FILE IT ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE WAY.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO SUBMIT AND THERE'S RULES THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW OR ELSE THAT YOU WON'T GET THE REBATE.

SO ANYWAY. GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AGAIN.

WE'LL GO BACK UP TO THE DAIS.

COUNCIL. THEN I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE WE'RE GOING TO DO.

I DO PREFER THE FREEDOM OF THE RESIDENCE FOR A 20% REDUCTION.

I THINK IT'S A LITTLE DRACONIAN WHEN WE START PUSHING IT.

AND I ALSO WANT TO GO ALONG WITH WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THINKS.

THERE'S A BETTER IDEA FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, AS WE KNOW IN OUR NORTH AREA, IT'S PRETTY BAD AND IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN WORSE.

AND SO WE WANT TO BE SAFE, MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAFE, BUT MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL ARE IN A 20% REDUCTION.

SO WITH THAT COUNCIL.

SO CAN I JUST ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION OF THE CHIEF? SO IF IT IS THREE DAYS A WEEK, IS THAT BETTER FOR FIRE PREVENTION THAN A ONE DAY A WEEK IN YOUR? ONE DAY A WEEK IS SET FOR EVERYONE TO REMAIN BELOW BASELINE.

ABOVE BASELINE IS EITHER THREE DAYS A WEEK OR 20%.

SO IT WOULD STILL BE SO SORRY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

YOU WERE JUST THERE TO THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE].

I MEAN, JUST A TOUCH KIND OF.

I MEAN, YOU CLARIFIED IT UP, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT GOING TO 20% IS A LITTLE BIT LESS AGGRESSIVE, IF YOU WILL, THAN JUST GO INTO A NUMBER OF DAYS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE STILL HAVE A GOAL THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE.

BUT LIKE WE MENTIONED THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WHEN JOHN AND I WERE KIND OF WORKING THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT IS TO OBVIOUSLY SAVE WATER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU EITHER HAVE LIVE VEGETATION OR DEAD VEGETATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT IS TO TRY AND KEEP IT ALIVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THE REALITY IS THAT ANY REDUCTION IN WATERING MUCH OF THIS LANDSCAPE IS GOING TO RESULT IN SOME SORT OF DRYING OUT OF THAT VEGETATION.

SO IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, THE MOST AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE CAN KEEP ON THAT PORTION OF OUR CITY IS BETTER, CERTAINLY.

SO. THANK YOU, CHIEF NICK.

SO THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. YES.

ONE ONE, ONE ONE, ONE, ONE, ONE ONE.

SO, YEAH, I THINK I JOIN YOU, MAYOR, IN SUGGESTING THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN STEP UP TO THE CAUSE AND WHAT USE WATER PRUDENTLY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK RATHER THAN REQUESTING THAT THEY ONLY USE IT THREE DAYS A WEEK.

SO I'D BE IN SUPPORT OF MAKING A MOTION TO PASS ORDINANCE 1111111.

I'M SORRY, I NEED TO BE SECOND ON THAT ONE.

I'LL SECOND BUT JUST CLARIFICATION.

IT'S ONLY OUR RESIDENTS IN THE HIGHER FIRE ZONE.

YES. ABOVE BASELINE, RIGHT? YES. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE JUST HIT THAT HARD.

JUST IN THE VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARDS SENSITIVITIES OUT THERE.

WILL THIS BE UP ON OUR WEBSITE? OKAY. WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE MAP UP ON OUR WEBSITE AS TO THE AREA THAT'S EXCLUDED FROM.

AND OUR RESIDENTS YOU CANNOT CUT AND PASTE.

YOU CANNOT DO THAT.

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SHALL WE VOTE? YES.

YES. YEAH. MOTION CARRIES, WE APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1111 UNANIMOUSLY AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING SECTIONS 1315 040 AND 13 15.043 OF CHAPTER 1315 OF THE WATER CONSERVATION USE AND RESTRICTIONS CODE.

THAT'S A LOT. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BOUNCE BACKWARDS ON ITEM SEVEN, ON ITEM B, WHICH IS THE 2022-23 COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS ( Part 2 of 2 )]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WATCH THAT WATER.

[INAUDIBLE].

NO. AND WHO IS GOING TO REPORT ON THIS ONE? I WILL TAKE THIS ONE, MR. MAYOR.

AS IS CUSTOMARY EVERY YEAR AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, STAFF LOOKS AT THE FEES THAT WE CHARGE FOR THE VARIOUS SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE COLLECTING THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT BASED ON THE COST OF PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES.

WE'RE BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS THE ANNUAL HEARING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

AND BY WAY OF REMINDER, THIS WAS A CONTINUATION FROM LAST MEETING BECAUSE WE WEREN'T READY WAS POSTED FOR LAST MEETING AND WE WEREN'T READY TO TO SUBMIT IT TO YOU AT THAT TIME. ESSENTIALLY, THERE ARE VERY FEW CHANGES.

THERE IS ONE ON THE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT PROCESS, OR WE IDENTIFIED A NEED TO HAVE A FEE FOR PERMITS THAT WERE DENIED, BUT THE INDIVIDUALS CHOSE TO HOLD THE EVENT ANYWAYS.

WE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO CAPTURE FOR COSTS THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO INCUR TO SHUT DOWN THE EVENT THAT WAS OTHERWISE TONIGHT.

SO WE ADDED A SECTION FOR THAT.

BUT THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE OTHER CHANGES ARE PRIMARILY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND I'LL CREDIT THE FIRE CHIEF FOR AS PART OF HIS FRESH LOOK AT THE DEPARTMENT AND ASSESSING WHERE SOME OF THE THE COSTS HAVE NOT NECESSARILY BEEN CAPTURED OR TO THE FULL EXTENT.

HE IS BRINGING FORWARD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OF CHANGES ON WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE IN THAT AREA.

ONE OF THE SPECIFIC AREAS WAS TO ADD A NON RESIDENT CHARGE IN OUR MEDICAL AND TRANSPORT FEE.

THIS WILL BE ABOVE WHAT IT WOULD BE FOR THE COST OF PROVIDING MEDICAL OR TRANSPORT TO AN INDIVIDUAL.

IT'S A NON RESIDENT AND WOULD FILL SOME OF THAT GAP THAT WE'RE OTHERWISE NOT COLLECTING WITH THOSE OTHER FEES.

SOME OF THE OTHER FEES THAT ARE LISTED UNDER PLAN REVIEW ARE SPECIFIC FEES RATHER THAN WE HAD BEEN CHARGING A DEPOSIT AND THEN CHARGING WHAT THE ACTUAL COST BASED ON A NEW CONTRACT THAT WE'VE EXECUTED, THESE WILL BE THE FLAT FEES FOR THOSE.

SO THE RESIDENT WILL KNOW COMING IN EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO FEE PAY FOR WHATEVER THOSE PARTICULAR INSPECTIONS ARE.

THE ONLY OTHER AREA OF HIGHLIGHT IS AS IT RELATES TO OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS INSPECTIONS.

IN EVALUATING WHAT WE WERE COLLECTING, IT DID NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL OF WHAT IT IS THAT THE ACTUAL COSTS ARE FOR, WHETHER IT'S AN ENGINE COMPANY THAT IS GOING OUT THERE OR THE FIRE MARSHAL IS GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT.

AND WE'VE KIND OF CLEANED UP THAT PROCESS AND IDENTIFIED ANYTHING BELOW 11,000 SQUARE FEET WOULD BE DONE BY AN ENGINE COMPANY.

ANYTHING OVER THAT OR HAS SOME SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE FIRE MARSHAL TO DO THAT LEVEL OF INSPECTION.

AND THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CHANGES.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST POINT OUT THERE WILL BE ONE MORE THAT WILL BE COMING.

WE'LL BE AMENDING THIS IN THE COMING MONTH.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE AS PART OF THE CHIEF'S EVALUATION, THERE ARE SOME OTHER FEES THAT AREN'T LISTED AT THIS POINT, AND WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT STILL HASN'T BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL. SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT TO YOUR ANNUAL AGREEMENT NEXT YEAR AND WE'LL BE AMENDING THE FEE SCHEDULE WITH SOME UPDATES BASICALLY AS IT RELATES TO BEING ABLE TO CHARGE FOR TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THAT WHERE WE HAVE A RESPONSE AND A CALL ASSOCIATED TO.

SO THERE'S A A LIST OF FEES THAT WE WILL BE HIRING AN AGENCY TO ASSIST WITH COLLECTION OF THOSE.

SO WE'LL BRING THAT BACK AS A SUPPLEMENTAL TO THIS.

AND I JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THIS IS PRIMARILY EVERYTHING ELSE AND THAT WE WOULD BE REQUESTING A FEE ADJUSTMENT.

I PERSONALLY I APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE FOR MANY YEARS THE FEE ADJUSTMENTS WERE IT DIDN'T REALLY SPELL THEM OUT.

I THINK THIS WAS EXTREMELY WELL DONE.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, I APPRECIATE THE INPUT FROM THE CHIEF AND ALSO FROM ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND DIRECTOR PENDLETON, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO FEE PEOPLE TO DEATH, BUT WE HAVE TO CHARGE FOR OUR FEES IN ORDER FOR OUR CITY TO GROW.

AND AS WE'RE GROWING, THOSE FEES ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE MUST CAPTURE EVERY FEE THAT WE HAVE FOR DEVELOPERS AND NOT ONLY FOR THE FEES FOR.

I KNOW THAT THE BUSINESSES GET UPSET SOMETIMES, BUT I THINK WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT TIME NOW WHERE WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR BUSINESSES JUST AS WE DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

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IT CAN CAUSE DEATH. IT CAN ALSO CAUSE DEATH TO OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND SO I THINK MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS, IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT WE HAVE A FEE STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO CAPTURE THIS.

BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT A LOT.

AND I THINK WE'RE FOCUSING ON THAT AND ALSO UPDATING THESE FEES TO CURRENT BECAUSE YEARS GO BY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S JUST LIKE ME RUNNING MY BUSINESS.

IF I KEPT MY FEES THE SAME TEN YEARS AGO, IT DOESN'T WORK WELL.

YOU HAVE TO UPDATE THE FEES WITH THE CURRENT STRUCTURE AND THE CURRENT COST, SO I APPRECIATE IT.

I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THAT BECAUSE IT WAS DONE WELL, EXTREMELY WELL.

YOU CAN READ IT. YOUR RED LINE WITH THE PARTS WERE CHANGED AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THERE WAS NO GUESS, YOU KNOW, SO.

BUT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? I'LL JUST [INAUDIBLE] YOUR REMARKS.

THANK YOU. YEAH, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THEY'RE ALL LOOKING AT ME LIKE, YEAH, OKAY.

THEY LOOK LIKE THEY HAD TOO MUCH [INAUDIBLE] AT THE WINE WALK.

THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. IS IT ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR NOTHING ON THE HORN? DO WE HAVE ANY EMAILS? ONE MORE [INAUDIBLE] YOU TWO OVER THERE.

NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP THE DAIS COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL.

AND I JUST REITERATE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING, TOO, WHEN I CALLED AND WAS ASKING ABOUT THE REASONS WHY THE FEES MOVING UP AND THE EXPLANATION, WHAT BOB AND CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] BEEN SAYING IS ESPECIALLY FOR THE BUSINESSES, BECAUSE THOSE RATES GREW SO DRAMATICALLY.

REALLY WANTED THE EXPLANATION FOR IT.

BUT IT'S THE PERSONNEL THAT'S GOING OUT THERE AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE COST OF THAT PERSONNEL IS BEING COVERED FOR THAT SERVICE.

SO I APPRECIATE THE EXPLANATION TO UNDERSTAND WHY IS GROWING SO SIGNIFICANTLY.

WOW. WE'RE STOIC AND I MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2022-2023 COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

I'LL SECOND ALL THOSE VOTE, PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, STAFF.

GREAT JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT ONE WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.

[9. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

AND I DON'T HAVE ANY.

[INAUDIBLE] UNLESS HE WAS LEAVING, I'M NOT SURE.

BECAUSE THAT WAY I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE YET.

FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO REITERATE WHAT I HEARD EARLIER ABOUT THE WINE WALK AND THANK THE RESIDENTS WHO TOLERATED ALL THE FOLKS PARKING IN THEIR YARDS.

IT WAS A BIG CONTRIBUTION TO WHY IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE IT WAS PLACES TO PARK AND FOR PEOPLE TO WALK TO THEIR CARS AS OPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW, STAYING AWAY BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIND A PLACE TO PARK.

ON SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE NOTICED.

THE WILDLAND FIRE PLAN SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FIRE SAFETY, 50% WATER REDUCTIONS, THINGS LIKE THAT, IN MY OPINION, THE BEST WAY TO AVOID EXPENSES IS TO PLAN TO AVOID EXPENSES.

AND I'M WONDERING WHY THAT PLAN IS STILL DATED 2014.

WEATHER HASN'T GOTTEN BETTER FOR US IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, SO I'M HOPING THAT WE ADDRESS THAT AND I'M SURE CHIEF [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS STAFF WILL.

BUT OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND.

BUT I KNOW I'VE BROUGHT THAT UP BEFORE.

AND THEN KIND OF IN MY JOURNEY THESE DAYS, THE ONE THING THAT I'VE NOTICED THAT I FEEL NEEDS MORE ATTENTION AND IT'S NOT TO BE KIND OF PICKY ABOUT THINGS, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAFETY SINCE EVERYBODY LIKES TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY IN OUR CITY IS THE TRAFFIC SAFETY RELATIVE TO SPEED.

SO ESPERANZA AND WHEELER ARE RACETRACKS.

BASICALLY, WHEELER PEOPLE FROM THE FOOTHILLS, STOPLIGHT GOING NORTH ARE IN TAKE OFF MODE AND ESPECIALLY WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

NOW, SOME YOU CAN HEAR WHEN THEY'RE DRIVING UP THE HILL AND THEY'RE WITH THEIR BIG ENGINE CARS AND THE ELECTRIC VEHICLES, YOU CANNOT AND THOSE CARS ARE GETTING UP THE HILL WAY TOO FAST.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BRINGING AWARENESS, NOT BEING PENALTY DRIVEN, BUT AWARENESS DRIVEN.

AND I THINK ESPERANZA, SINCE I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IT, I DO NOT LIVE THERE THAT CARS COME DOWN THAT HILL ARE LITERALLY OUT OF CONTROL BECAUSE THEY'RE GATHERING SO MUCH

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AND NOW WHAT I CAME TO LEARN IS THERE'S TWO NEW FAMILIES THERE WITH KIDS AND ALL WE NEED.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY EVER WANTS TO HEAR THAT A YOUNG FAMILY HAD A CHILD WHO WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE FAMILY WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN THAT AREA THAT THEIR KID KICKED THE BALL OUT IN THE STREET, WENT IN THE STREET.

AND THEN ARE WE GOING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THE 35 [INAUDIBLE] 30 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT? WHAT ARE WE GOING TO BE WORRIED ABOUT THEN? SO I SUGGEST THAT WE ACTUALLY LOOK INTO WHAT'S GOING ON ON THAT AREA, THE ESPERANZA DOWNGRADE IN PARTICULAR, AND DO SOMETHING FOR THOSE PEOPLE THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE].

YOU'RE STARING AT ME REALLY CLOSELY ON THAT BECAUSE I COME DOWN THAT ROAD.

WAS IT ME? I DON'T THINK SO.

I MEAN, THE OTHER GUY, IT WAS THE OTHER GUY.

I DON'T HAVE AN ELECTRIC CAR, SO THERE YOU GO.

ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. BOWEN? [INAUDIBLE].

COUNCIL. I JUST WONDERING IF WE CAN GET AN UPDATE.

I REMEMBER I THINK TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR THERE WAS QUITE A BIG ISSUE REGARDING THE TEEN CENTER AND ASKED AND TAKING OVER PART OF THE [INAUDIBLE] PARK POTENTIALLY.

BUT IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, CERTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS INDICATED THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET A GRANT AND THAT WE'D ALREADY SPENT $80,000 ON ON ARCHITECTURAL FEES, I BELIEVE.

AND BUT WE WERE GOING TO APPLY FOR A GRANT.

AND IF WE DID NOT GET THAT GRANT MONEY, THAT THE WHOLE ISSUE OF THE TEEN CENTER WAS WAS A MOOT POINT.

I HEARD RECENTLY THAT WE WERE DENIED THAT GRANT.

AND I'M WONDERING IF IF ANYBODY, PERHAPS THE CITY MANAGER, CAN CONFIRM THAT.

SO, IN FACT, THE TEEN CENTER IS, IN FACT, A DEAD ISSUE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE? OH. [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU TO ALL THE VENDORS AND EVERYBODY WHO HELPED MAKE THE WINE [INAUDIBLE] A SUCCESS.

I GOT OUT WITH MY WIFE AND I WAS ABLE TO ENJOY THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY EXAMPLES, I THINK, OF HOW WE COME TOGETHER AND PUT ON REALLY GOOD EVENTS FOR OUR FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE VENDORS.

THANK YOU TO ALL THE STORE OWNERS IN DOWNTOWN WHO MADE THIS POSSIBLE.

WE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES.

THANK YOU,[INAUDIBLE].

ANYONE ELSE? CLOSE? NOTHING. THANK YOU.

THAT WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE]. I'M PULLING UP MY CALENDAR OF EVENTS ON HERE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISS ANYTHING BECAUSE OUR CITY STAFF DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB TRYING TO KEEP US.

I ASKED FOR A CALENDAR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT THE HECK'S GOING ON EVEN TO PUT IN YOUR IN YOUR OWN CALENDAR.

WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, SIR, IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE, I'LL ANSWER THE QUESTION ON THE GRANT APPLICATION.

AND YES, THAT GRANT APPLICATION WAS DENIED.

HOWEVER, I THE PROJECT STILL EXISTS IS JUST NOT FUNDED TO A FULL EXTENT AT THIS POINT.

SO IT LIVES ON OUR CIP AS COUNCIL IS AWARE OF.

AND UNTIL FURTHER ACTION, I THINK IT JUST REMAINS THERE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PURSUE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO THAT FOR THAT EFFORT.

THANK YOU, MR. RUSSI.

[10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

I WILL. A WEEK AGO, FRIDAY WAS THE LA VERNE DAY AT THE COUNTY FAIR AND IT WAS REALLY NICE.

THEY'RE HAPPY TO BE OPEN ONCE AGAIN, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY GETS OUT TO THE COUNTY FAIR.

THEY'RE OPEN THROUGH MAY 25TH.

IS THAT THE DATE? DOES ANYONE REMEMBER? BUT DO CHECK.

THERE'S LIMITED DAYS THAT THEY'RE OPEN.

IT'S NOT ALL WEEK LONG, SO PLEASE GO ON THEIR WEBSITE AND BEAUTIFUL WEBSITE EXPLAINS EVERYTHING THEY'VE GOT GOING ON CONCERT SERIES.

YOU CAN BUY TICKETS AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE COUNTY FAIR.

THEY'VE HAD A HARD TIME OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEY'RE SO THRILLED TO BE OPEN IN.

THE NEW DIRECTOR IS JUST REALLY A GREAT GUY AND HE WORKS WITH OUR CITY QUITE A BIT.

THE OTHER PART IS I'VE BEEN GONE FOR THE LAST TEN DAYS.

AS I SAID, I WENT TO GETTYSBURG IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

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AND IT JUST REALLY MADE ME THINK ABOUT OUR CITY.

WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT CITY.

OBVIOUSLY, WE ALL CHOSE TO LIVE HERE IN LA VERNE AND BUY OUR HOMES AND I'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH HOW THE COUNCIL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN GOING LATELY.

IT'S BEEN BUSINESS FIRST, TAKING CARE OF IT, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND I THANK EVERYONE FOR THAT.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S JUST I WANT TO KEEP THAT GOING.

WE NEED TO FOCUS THAT.

WE ARE ALL LIKE A FAMILY HERE IN LA VERNE.

WE NEED TO DO AND GIVE GUIDANCE TO COUNCIL.

AND AS I SAID, WHEN I DO STEP DOWN, I PLAN ON ATTENDING MEETINGS AND KEEPING YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOR.

WE'RE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE OF WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.

WE HAVE A GREAT FIRE CHIEF.

WE HAVE A NEW POLICE CHIEF AND DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE JUST OUTSTANDING.

OUR CITY HAS NEVER BEEN SO COHESIVE WORKING TOGETHER.

I'M JUST THRILLED WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS IS OUR CITY.

AND THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS I HAVE A REQUEST.

A RESIDENT CALLED ME AND ASKED AND I THOUGHT, YEAH, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE. GOOD COUPLE OF YEARS THAT ARE DISPATCH MOVE FROM JUST LA VERNE DISPATCH TO WHERE WE USE COUNTY SERVICES TOO.

SO THEY WANTED TO KNOW IF WE COULD HAVE AN UPDATE.

THEY WATCHED THE MEETING ALL THE TIME.

THEY CAN'T COME AND SO THEY WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD HAVE AN UPDATE ON HOW IT'S GOING.

JUST REALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT OUR SERVICES ARE, THEY WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THEY JUST DIDN'T GET INVOLVED BEFORE.

BUT SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND HOW DOES IT WORK? YOU CALL 911, WHAT HAPPENS? SO IF WE COULD JUST HAVE A REPORT, EITHER FIRE POLICE OR STAFF GIVING A REPORT EXPLAINING THAT AND THEN JUST SAYING WHETHER IT'S GOING WELL, IT'S NOT WHAT WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.

I CAN WORK WITH PROBABLY MORE APPROPRIATE THROUGH THE FIRE CHIEF, BUT I WILL WORK WITH CHIEF ON COORDINATING GETTING SOMETHING FOR COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. MR. CROSBY. THANK YOU.

SHORT TONIGHT I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE POW MIA CHAIR.

I JUST APPLAUD THE CRAFTSMANSHIP THAT IS MADE AND STILL CONTINUING TO BE DONE TO THAT CHAIR AND REALLY APPRECIATE THAT COMING TO OUR CITY AND HONORING OUR VETERANS AND OUR MILITARY AND ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MISSING.

AND THAT PRESENTATION TODAY WAS WAS VERY MOVING.

SO THAT'S MY ONLY COMMENT TONIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, THE FAIR IS BACK IN FULL EFFECT.

AND I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I LIVE RIGHT BY IT.

SO I GET TO HEAR THE CONCERTS ALL THE TIME, WHICH IS ACTUALLY NICE.

IT DOESN'T BOTHER ME AT YOUR HOUSE, BUT IT IS.

IT WAS A REALLY FUN EVENT.

SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO GO BACK OUT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO MENTION WAS WE'VE BEEN HEARING ALL THESE THINGS WITH THE PROCLAMATIONS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING THIS MONTH.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AT ALL, BUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DID NOTE THAT IT WAS NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY.

SORRY THAT TOOK ME [INAUDIBLE].

AND IT'S ALSO KICKED OFF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK THIS WEEK.

AND SO I THINK THE TAKEAWAY THAT WE CAN ALL THINK ABOUT WHEN WE'RE HAVING ALL THESE PROCLAMATIONS AND THESE CELEBRATIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGING IS THAT WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT. BUT THERE IS REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT EACH AND EVERY GROUP AND THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO APPRECIATE EACH OTHER, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT SOMETIMES IT'S TOO EASY TO THINK ABOUT THE NEGATIVE THINGS OR TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CRITICIZE SOMEONE.

AND REALLY, I THINK EVERYONE IS TRYING TO DO THEIR BEST AND THEY ALL BRING SOMETHING TO THE TABLE.

AND I KNOW THAT AGAIN, I ALWAYS SAY WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE, BUT I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE FOLKS WHO COME, WHO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, WHETHER THEY CAN BE HERE IN PERSON OR NOT.

SO JUST THINK ABOUT THAT AS WE GO THROUGH.

MAY IS A VERY FULL MONTH.

I WOULD ALSO SAY WE'RE HEADING INTO THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE'VE GOT STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO PROM NEXT WEEK.

WE'VE GOT COMMENCEMENT AND GRADUATIONS.

AND SO IT'S A VERY FUN, CELEBRATORY TIME OF THE YEAR.

SO. THINK ABOUT THOSE FOLKS AS YOU ARE GOING ABOUT YOUR DAY AS WELL.

AND THE LAST THING I WILL LEAVE IS A SORT OF JUST AN FYI PSA IS THAT FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT COULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE CANDIDATES FORUM THAT OCCURRED ON THURSDAY THE 12TH, IT IS ON IT IS ON YOUTUBE.

SO YOU CAN GET IT.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S NOW LINKED ON OUR CITY WEBSITE AS WELL AND THE SPEECHES THAT THE VARIOUS CANDIDATES PREPARED THROUGH LVTV.

SO THOSE ARE ALL AVAILABLE.

CORRECT STATEMENTS, YES. OKAY, PERFECT.

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PLEASE TAKE A LOOK.

SO THAT IS ALL. HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK.

THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, THE DATE OF THE FAIR ENDING IS MAY 30TH, SO I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT IT.

YES. SO THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, YEAH. OKAY.

READY? GO.

YEAH. AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S REMARKS AND I'M GOING TO FLAVOR IT.

SIMILARLY, IT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BECAUSE I TOO HAD TO MISS THE LA LA VERNE DE LA COUNTY FAIR TO SEE MY SON GRADUATE UP IN LOGAN, UTAH, FROM UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY, BUT I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE I GO TO THE FAIR AT LEAST TWO OR THREE TIMES TO MAKE UP FOR MISSING THAT.

I ALSO MISSED THE WINE WALK BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER WAS DANCING WITH THE D STREET DANCE GROUP AT THE BONITA CENTER FOR THE ARTS.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE WE'RE LUCKY ENOUGH AND FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE CHALLENGING DECISIONS, BECAUSE APPARENTLY I MIGHT BE MISSING A SOFTBALL GAME ON JUNE 2ND, WHICH WOULD REALLY BE A BUMMER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'D BE A FUN GAME TO GO TO.

BUT THE POMONA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY THAT I CHAIR PASSED ITS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO THOSE SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR GET ABOUT AND OTHER SERVICES OFFERED NOT ONLY BY LA VERNE BUT [INAUDIBLE] CLAREMONT AND POMONA.

I AGREE THAT THE CANDIDATE FORUMS AND I GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO SO FAR ALONG WITH STEVE JOHNSON.

WE GOT TO PERFORM IN A DISTRICT ONE FORM AT HILLCREST AND THEN WE HAD THE JOINT ONE WITH EVERYBODY LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY HILLCREST IS NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE, BUT THE ALL CITY ONE IS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE.

AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO USE A COMPUTER BUT HAVE ACCESS TO SPECTRUM, WE'LL BE BROADCAST ON CHANNEL THREE OCCASIONALLY.

NOT SURE WHAT THE DATES AND HOURS FOR THOSE BROADCASTS ARE, BUT THANKS FOR BEING HERE, EVERYBODY.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN THINGS TO DO IN LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS.

THIS IS ALSO MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH, SO I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER CARTER FOR THE CHAIRS OF HONOR.

THAT WAS A VERY, VERY NOBLE THING YOU DID TO CELEBRATE ALL OF OUR MILITARY HERITAGE AND SO IMPORTANT FOR THOSE 83,000 PEOPLE THAT NEVER RETURNED.

AND I THINK IT'S IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT WAS THAT WAS A REALLY, REALLY NICE MOVE ON YOUR PART TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

HE DID WELL. HE PUT THE MIC.

THAT'S RIGHT. OH, I'M TRAINED.

ALL RIGHT. NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.

TEACHER OF THE YEAR BANQUET AWARD IS THIS THURSDAY.

I THINK IT'S AT MT. MEADOWS.

YEAH, THAT'S THIS THURSDAY.

AND SO SOME OF US WILL BE ATTENDING AND I THINK I'LL BE ATTENDING.

A GIRL SOFTBALL,[INAUDIBLE] NATION.

I'LL TELL YOU, OUR BENITA SPORTS IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

WE HAVE JUST BEEN ROCKING THE BOAT AND ESPECIALLY THE GIRLS HAVE JUST BEEN TAKEN OFF.

NOW, I KNOW THAT THE BOYS DID A SECOND ROUND CIF LAST WEEK AND THEY LOST ON THEIR SECOND ROUND.

BUT ALL THE SPORTS HAVE BEEN DOING FANTASTIC.

IT JUST SHOWS THAT WE HAVE GREAT STUDENTS, BUT GREAT PARENTS AND GREAT COACHES AND A GREAT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO WE'RE ALL BLESSED TO BE IN THE BENITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE WOULD EXPECT FOR OUR CANDIDATE FORUM, BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE STILL JUST AFRAID OF COMING OUT AND GOING OUTSIDE AND COMING INTO A CLOSED AREA.

SO BUT, YOU KNOW, WE MOVE THROUGH IT SLOWLY AND GET BACK TO SOME NORMALCY.

AS MR. DAVIS, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.

I WAS BABYSITTING WITH MY WIFE, A TWO YEAR OLD IN SAN MARCOS.

SO BUT ANYTHING WE DO IN THIS CITY FOR ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS WE DO IS JUST SUCCESSFUL AND DIRECTOR SCHERER.

I KNOW THAT THAT'S A BIG ONE FOR YOU GUYS THAT THAT YOU REALLY HAD THAT UP.

AND I JUST WANT THE BEER WALK NOW, SO HURRY UP BECAUSE YOU KNOW BUT ANYWAY OUR AND NOT ONLY THAT I KNOW, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IN YOUR ESTIMATION, THE PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA, HOW MANY.

OH, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T HAVE THE ACCESS TO THE TICKET SALES SO IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY.

OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT.

BUT IT'S A NICE MIX.

BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE'VE EVER HAD IT, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THESE PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM 20, 30 MILES OUT COME TO VISIT OUR LITTLE CITY, WHICH IS GREAT.

REALLY? THAT'S IT. I THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR STAFF FOR ESPECIALLY OUR FEE STRUCTURE AND OUR WATER DIRECTOR [INAUDIBLE], ALTHOUGH IT'S PAINFUL, BUT WE HAVE TO DO IT.

AND WE HAVE OUR NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ON JUNE 6TH AT 4:30 P.M.

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AND THEN OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING IS JUNE 6TH AT 6:30 P.M., WE WILL ADJOURN AT 8:22 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.