Jun 06, 2022 City Council

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WE'RE READY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

RAISE THE FLAG. READY? BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ROLL CALL, MR. RUSSI.

[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

DID I DO IT? I DID IT.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE UP? YES. YES, I SAID IT RIGHT.

COME ON. I MAY MESS IT UP AGAIN.

IT'S RUSSI. BUT I WANT TO.

SORRY. MY NAME IS BARBARA RUGELEY.

I LIVE IN CLERMONT AND I'M OBSERVER DIRECTOR FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS FOR MOUNT BALDY AREA.

AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR TWO RETURNING OBSERVERS.

WE HAVE KERRY COOL BALL AND ALSO GWEN AND MY NAME IS BARBARA RUGELEY.

THE REASON HAS THE OBSERVER DIRECTOR.

I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THESE PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SINGLED OUT FOR THIS DISTINCTION TO HAVE AN OBSERVER.

WE ALSO HAVE OBSERVERS FOR TWO OTHER CITY COUNCILS, TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TRI CITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER, THREE VALLEYS, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND TWO CLAREMONT COMMISSIONS.

THE LEAGUE OBSERVER CORE HELPS ENSURE THAT CITIZENS ARE AWARE OF THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES.

THEY PROMOTE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

OBSERVERS ARE THERE TO OBSERVE, NOT TO VOICE AN OPINION THEY ARE TO.

THEY MAY ASK QUESTIONS FOR CLARIFICATION, INFORMATION OR KNOWLEDGE WITH AN IMPARTIAL ATTITUDE.

IDEALLY, OBSERVERS ARE MONITORING BOTH THE ISSUES AND THE WAY IN WHICH THE ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED.

IT HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE THAT MOST OBSERVERS GAIN A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR THE SERVICE PERFORMED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE AGENCIES, AND I EXPECT THAT WILL HAPPEN HERE AS WELL. AND I'D LIKE THE OBSERVERS TO GIVE THEIR OWN BIOGRAPHIES.

IT MIGHT BE THE LAST TIME YOU HEAR THEM SPEAK, BUT BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE COME UP QUICKLY.

OBVIOUSLY, SHE KNOWS SOMETHING WE DON'T.

GOOD EVENING.

HELLO, GWEN. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK.

MOST OF MY TIME.

WELL, I LIVED IN CLAREMONT BEFORE I CAME HERE.

AND MY NAME IS GWEN DAVIS CARR.

I LIVED IN CLAREMONT FOR ALMOST 38 YEARS AND I RETIRED FROM POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS IN 2001, HAD A VERY GOOD CAREER TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL BUSINESS.

WHEN I MOVED TO CLAREMONT, WHEN I RETIRED, I BECAME MORE ACTIVE IN CLAREMONT.

I WAS A CITY COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES FOR EIGHT YEARS, ALMOST EIGHT YEARS.

I WAS ALSO ON THE BOARD AT DAVID AND MARGARET RIGHT HERE IN LA VERNE.

I WAS ON THE BOARD AT MT.

SAN ANTONIO GARDENS FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS.

SO I HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTEER MOST OF MY TIME SINCE I RETIRED FROM TEACHING, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT WITH ME.

I HOPE THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO FILL OUT MY TERM AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KERRY COOVALL.

I GREW UP IN EAST WHITTIER.

I HAD A LA VERNE MAILING ADDRESS FOR 27 YEARS BEFORE I ACTUALLY MOVED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES AND COULD VOTE FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THAT WAS IN 2019.

I WENT TO CAL STATE LA FOR A BACHELOR'S IN SOCIAL SCIENCES.

I HAVE A MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND A DOCTOR OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO OBSERVING THE MEETINGS ONCE AGAIN.

I DID FOR A WHILE WHEN EVERYTHING WAS SHUT DOWN, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I'LL BE HERE WATCHING, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. SHERRY BESS.

I WAS GOING TO SAY, VAN IS WITH YOU.

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SHE'S BETTER. WHATEVER.

I'M SORRY. I'M SHERRY BESS, PRESIDENT OF LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

I'M HERE WITH SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS.

THE FIRST IS THAT ON THE 13TH OF JUNE, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE SECRET INLAND EMPIRE.

IT SOUNDS INTERESTING BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, LARRY BURNS.

WE ARE GOING TO BE FEATURING LARRY TO COME PRESENT TO US AT THE HILLCREST MEETING HOUSE AT 4 P.M..

AND WE'RE DELIGHTED THAT WE CAN PARTNER WITH HILLCREST AGAIN BECAUSE BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO WE WILL COMPLY WITH THEIR TEMPERATURE CHECK AND MASK REQUIREMENTS.

THE MEETING HAS TO BE AT 4:00 SO THAT THEY HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF THERE TO CHECK PEOPLE IN.

BUT THIS IS FREE, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE URGE YOU TO ATTEND.

I'VE GOT FLIERS, I'LL PUT THEM OUT FRONT AND YOU CAN ALSO PICK UP THE FLIER ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO I DID WANT TO MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING MANY OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH HILLCREST AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SECONDLY, THE TRUCK.

IS IT OKAY IF KATHY TURNS AROUND? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DOING ALL RIGHT.

THANKS TO A COUPLE EXTREMELY GENEROUS CASH DONATIONS AND ALSO PEOPLE STEADILY FUNDING US THROUGH THE GO FUND ME.

WE HAVE UPPED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THE TRUCK RESTORATION AND I LISTENED WITH PLEASURE TO THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LATE MODEL VEHICLES OR USED VEHICLES.

LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN YOUR VEHICLE GETS TO A CERTAIN AGE, IT STOPS BEING A BARGAIN AND IT STARTS BECOMING A REAL MONEY PIT.

SO WE'RE NOW AT THE POINT THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REAR ASSEMBLY ON THIS TRUCK.

IT'S THRASHED SO IT'S NOT WORKABLE AND WE CAN STICK WITH THE FRONT ASSEMBLY, BUT THE REAR ASSEMBLY IS FROM OUT OF STATE.

WE'RE HAVING THAT SHIPPED AND ONCE WE GET THE FRONT AND REAR ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED, THEN WE CAN PUT THE TIRES ON, THEN HOPEFULLY WE CAN PULL IT THROUGH THE PARADE.

SO I'VE LEARNED A LOT OF LANGUAGE RELATED TO TRUCK RESTORATION.

I HAD NONE OF THIS VOCABULARY A YEAR AGO, BUT A LOT MORE NOW.

SO YOUR DONATIONS ARE STILL VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, VERY MUCH NEEDED TO GET THIS SYMBOL OF LA VERNE PRIDE UP AND RUNNING AND EVENTUALLY DRIVING UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE IT AT ALL.

THESE FUN PLACES LIKE THE WINE WALK AND THE BEER WALK AND 4TH OF JULY AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I DID WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW ABOUT THE TRUCK.

WHAT ELSE? YES, WE NEED PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER TO MARCH WITH THE TRUCK ON THE 4TH OF JULY.

THAT WOULD BE FUN WHEN WE'VE GOT KIDS.

WELL, POSSIBLY.

I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SITTING IN THE CAB OF THE SANDER'S TOW TRUCK IN MY CAPACITY AS THE JACK HUNTINGTON AWARD WINNER.

AND THAT'S MY RIDE ON THE FOURTH.

BUT WE DO NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO MARCH.

WE'VE GOT SOME KIDS FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL SHOP CLASS WHO ARE GOING TO JOIN US, BUT WE WOULD LOVE MORE PEOPLE TO COME DEMONSTRATE THEIR PRIDE.

SO DO COME OUT FOR THAT.

AND MY LAST ANNOUNCEMENT IS THAT IF YOU'VE BEEN JAMMIN WITH THE LVHS AND BUY MARMALADE THIS SUMMER, YOU CAN GET PICKLED WITH THE LVHS.

YES, WE ARE PUTTING UP COCKTAIL VEGETABLES AND DILLY BEANS.

I THINK WE CANNED OVER 50 JARS OF THOSE YESTERDAY, MY HUSBAND AND I.

SO THOSE ARE GOING TO EMERGE FOR SALE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

SO IF YOU LIKE HOME CANNED ITEMS, THEN WE'RE THE PLACE TO GO.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.

OKAY. HOPEFULLY WE SEE YOU ON THE 13TH A WEEK FROM TONIGHT, 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA ITEM THAT THEY WANT TO ANNOUNCE? WELL, JULIA WHEELER, COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JULIE WHEELER.

I'M AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND A PROUD BOARD MEMBER OF CASI, WHICH IS CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I'M HONORED TO BE WORKING TOWARD CREATING A CITY OF HOSPITALITY AND WELCOME.

CASI WAS BEGUN AS A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT IN 2019, AND OUR INTENTION IS TO EDUCATE, INFORM, ENCOURAGE AND BUILD AWARENESS FOR ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THE FOCUS ON THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERY INHABITANT IS ENTITLED TO EQUAL ACCOMMODATIONS WITHIN THE CITY.

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AND WE FEEL THAT IN OUR IN OUR DIVERSITY, WE ARE STRONGER, RICHER AND WISER TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF AN EVER CHANGING WORLD.

THE MEETINGS ARE HELD THE VERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH.

OUR NEXT MEETING IS JULY 6TH AND WE'RE MEETING IN PERSON AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, THAT BRAND NEW BUILDING ON THE ON BONITA.

YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE BEAUTIFUL GLASS BUILDING THAT'S CALLED OUR LUDWIG CENTER, AND WE'RE IN THE SACRED SPACE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE INQUIRING WHAT IT MEANS TO BECOME A COMPASSIONATE CITY.

THERE'S AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT CALLED COMPASSIONATE CITY, AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT AND EVERYONE'S WELCOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? JERRY, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE WITH A HAND RAISED? OH, YES, WE DO. MR. ALLISON, THIS IS FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, CORRECT? NOT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT YET.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHY I'M SURE TOMORROW'S ELECTION DAY OF VOTER TURNOUT IN LA VERNE IS STILL PRETTY LOW.

SO REMEMBER TO GET OUT TO VOTE.

I AM RUNNING FOR JUDGE, SO I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE OUT THIS WAY AND OUT THIS PART OF THE COUNTY.

AND I'VE SERVED THIS CITY FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS, SO PLEASE CONSIDER ME.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU GO OUT AND EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE.

BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THIS STATE IS HEADED PLACES AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, GUYS.

GOOD LUCK. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER? YES, I DO HAVE A VERY EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT.

HERE IS TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, WHICH COVERS THE THREE CITIES CLAREMONT, LA VERNE AND POMONA.

WE'VE BEEN DOING A SEARCH FOR A NEW DIRECTOR.

THE DIRECTOR WE HAD HAS MOVED ON TO SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO BE THE DIRECTOR FOR THE COUNTY UP THERE.

AND SO WE HAD AN OPENING.

WE DID A FULL SEARCH.

WE HIRED A SEARCH FIRM, AND WE DID A COMPLETE THREE, FOUR MONTHS OF SEARCH FOR THE RIGHT PERSON.

I AM VERY HAPPY TONIGHT TO ANNOUNCE THAT REMY HONDO, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING FOR TRI-CITY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, IS NOW OUR NEW DIRECTOR.

SO I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO HER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

BOARD MEMBER CARTER AND GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL AND STAFF.

I AM TRULY HONORED AND HUMBLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

I AM NOT NEW TO MOST OF YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN. YOU'VE SEEN ME AROUND.

I HAVE BEEN AT TRI-CITY FOR ALMOST 14 YEARS SERVING THE COMMUNITY OF LA VERNE, AND I AM ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF CASI AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH CASI AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING MY WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY OF LA VERNE.

IT'S IT'S BEEN A REALLY FUN JOURNEY FOR THE LAST 14 YEARS WORKING OVER HERE AND IMPLEMENTING THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT AND TAKING TRI-CITY TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

MY GOAL IS TO MAKE TRI-CITY A HOUSEHOLD NAME.

WHETHER IT IS WE THINK ABOUT ILLNESS OR WELLNESS, I HOPE PEOPLE THINK ABOUT TRI-CITY AND I WILL BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS NEED, AND ALSO TO BE MAKING APPOINTMENTS WITH YOU ALL ALSO AND SEE WHAT YOUR VISION FOR YOUR CITY IS AND HOW CAN TRI-CITY BE A PART OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT.

AND AGAIN, I AM HUMBLED TO BE HERE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MAKE SURE THOSE GIRLS GET TO IN-N-OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE STARVING.

THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE.

JUST REAL QUICK ONE.

I KNOW THAT MR. ALLISON HAD MENTIONED I'LL GET MY PHONE WORKING.

TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY.

AND AS MR. ALLISON HAD STATED, IT'S EXTREMELY LOW TURNOUT AND IT IS A PRIMARY ELECTION.

THERE ARE A LOT OF LOT OF A LOT OF POSITIONS THAT NEED TO BE VOTED ON.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WHERE YOU CAN VOTE.

AND AS OF SATURDAY, MOST OF THE VOTING PLACES, THE FIRST ONE WAS SAN DIMAS CITY HALL, A COMMUNITY BUILDING THAT WAS OPEN, I THINK, ON THE 28TH.

I THINK NOW AS OF SATURDAY, ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON WHEELER AVENUE OPEN FOR 100% VOTING AND DROP OFF.

YOU'VE GOT HOLY NAME AND MARY PARISH HALL AND YOU'VE ALSO GOT THE VETERANS HALL.

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OH, WELL, AND BESIDES THE BOXES, BUT THESE ARE ACTUALLY POLLING PLACES IF YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY ARE UNCOMFORTABLE.

THEY WANT TO DROP THEIR BALLOTS OFF.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THERE OR VOTE IN PERSON.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE DROP OFF FACILITIES IN FRONT OF CITY HALL AND ALSO AT OAK MESA, A LITTLE PRESCHOOL BY THE BATTING AREA THERE.

SO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO VOTE AT YOUR IT'S YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.

AND WE SHOULD EXERCISE THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HAPPEN IN THIS STATE.

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE WE VOTE.

SO THANK YOU PLEASE CLOSES AT 8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT AND LET'S GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.

AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING.

OKAY, MR. RUSSI, WE HAVE NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS.

JR? NOTHING.

[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]

WE HAVE SOME ITEMS PULLED.

MR. RUSSI? I HAVE ONE ITEM PULLED.

IT'S RESOLUTION 2231.

THAT'S THE ANNUAL AGREEMENTS.

AND WHO'S THE PERSON THAT PULLED IT.

BUT .WE'LL GO WITH THE BASE.

WE'LL PULL THAT FROM THAT, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND WE'LL HOLD 2231.

DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT OR ANY COMMENTS ON THE BALANCE OF ON THE BALANCE? THE BALANCE CALENDAR.

CALENDAR, I HAVE NONE.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO DISCUSS IT FIRST.

BUT I MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS THE ONE ITEM AS WRITTEN.

I'LL SECOND. I NEED TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM NUMBER SIX BECAUSE I HAVE A CONFLICT WITHIN IT.

VOTE, PLEASE. WE'RE GOOD.

IT DIDN'T SHOW. THAT IS A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

VERY GOOD. THEN WE MOVED TO ITEM 2231 OR 2231.

[7. Resolution No. 22-31]

RESOLUTION NUMBER 2231.

ON THE CONTRACT RENEWAL.

YEAH. SOMEONE PULLED THAT THE ITEM WAS PULLED BY MR. BOWEN. MR. BOWEN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ON THE ITEM? I'M SORRY. KNOCK YOU OUT.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL? I JUST HAD THIS PULLED BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS, THIS HAS CONTINUED TO COME UP AND THE IDEA OF NO BID CONTRACTS.

AND SO WHAT MY QUESTIONS WERE AND IF YOU'D LIKE, I GUESS I'LL READ THEM.

REMOVE THE ITEM FOR THE POLICE.

PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH OF THE 23 AGREEMENTS.

HOW LONG HAS THIS COMPANY DONE BUSINESS WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE CITY PAY THIS THESE COMPANIES DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2021? WHEN WAS THE CONTRACT SERVICE LAST BIT OUT BY THE CITY.

AND LASTLY, WHAT WAS THE RATE INCREASE THIS YEAR VERSUS THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND OR CONTRACT PERIOD FOR THESE CONTRACTS PER ASSEMBLYMAN HOLDEN'S INVESTIGATION LAST YEAR, IN JULY, HE INDICATED THAT ONE OF THE THINGS HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WAS THE CALIFORNIA STATE CONTRACTING MANUAL GUIDELINES BEING MET.

AND THOSE GUIDELINES.

I HAVE IT HERE, BUT I BELIEVE THOSE GUIDELINES WERE THREE YEARS MAXIMUM ON NO BID AGREEMENTS UNLESS THERE'S PROOF FOR REASON NOT TO.

SO HENCE I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE EVERY YEAR I THINK LAST YEAR THERE WAS 27, THE YEAR BEFORE THAT THERE WAS 22.

WE JUST SEEM TO RENEW THESE AGREEMENTS AND NEVER SEEM TO PUT THEM OUT TO BID.

AND IT JUST SEEMS LIKE AN ODD PRACTICE IF YOU I THINK THERE WAS A PROPOSAL LAST YEAR THAT YOU TAKE THREE OR FOUR A YEAR, SO YOU DON'T INUNDATE THE STAFF, BUT YOU TAKE THREE OR FOUR A YEAR.

AND THAT WAY THEY'RE ON BASICALLY A FIVE YEAR ROTATION.

BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT NEVER REALLY HAPPENS.

THEY JUST GET RENEWED YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR, SO HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS.

THAT'S WHY I SENT THEM AHEAD SO THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME ANSWERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

YEAH. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? EVERYBODY ON THE PHONE. ANYBODY? NOBODY SUBMITTED AN EMAIL, SIR.

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MR. RUSSI? YEAH, WE GOT THAT EMAIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DO ANY OF THE RESEARCH THAT WAS REQUESTED.

THE ONLY THING I THINK THAT IS AVAILABLE IS THE INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED TO COUNCIL, WHICH WAS A SUMMARY OF THE AGREEMENTS AND WHAT THE PROPOSED INCREASES WERE.

MOST OF THEM WERE AROUND CPI.

IF THERE WERE ANY CHANGE AT ALL, I WILL CLARIFY FOR THE SAKE OF THE AUDIENCE, THE THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT 12 OF THESE THAT ARE ACTUAL AGREEMENTS.

THE OTHERS ARE EITHER SOME TYPE OF OPEN RELATIONSHIP WHERE WE JUST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE RATE IS, SHOULD WE NEED THE SERVICE PROVIDER TO DO EMERGENCY WORK FOR US.

AND THEN THE BALANCE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THAT TEN OR SO ARE LIKE AGREEMENTS WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING REIMBURSED MONEY FOR SERVICES OR WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES LIKE TO THE CITY OF PASADENA SHOULD THEY NEED IT.

SO THOSE 12 OR SO ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT ARE THERE.

AND THE ONLY INFORMATION THAT I HAVE AVAILABLE FOR TONIGHT OF THE REQUEST IS WHAT I JUST MENTIONED TO COUNCIL.

COUNCIL? COMMENTS? WENDY? MAYOR PRO TEM? THERE'S NO MORE COMMENTS.

I MOVE TO A PULL. WELL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A COMMENT.

AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THAT MR. HOLDEN HAD PROVIDED US THE INFORMATION ON BEST PRACTICES.

BUT AS I'VE SURVEYED OUR STAFF AND OTHER CITIES WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY SERVICES, UNLIKE PRIVATE INDUSTRY, WHERE THE BIDS ARE USUALLY HELD IN, THE CONTRACTS ARE KEPT SECRET.

WE ACTUALLY CAN SURVEY EVERY EVERY CITY AROUND TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR SERVICES COST.

AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE AND I'LL SAY AGAIN, WHEN OUR SERVICES ARE ON THE LOW END OF THAT, THAT SURVEY DOESN'T IT'S NOT PRUDENT TO GO OUT AND DO A BID WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO MOST LIKELY END UP PAYING NEAR THE AVERAGE.

SO I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE PROPONENTS THAT HAVE SAID IF ALL THIS INFORMATION IS KNOWN AND KNOWABLE TO US IN A SURVEY FORMAT, THEN THE THEN THE INTEREST OF A COMPETITIVE BID IS REALLY ABOUT PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE VENDORS TO OUR CITY.

WELL, THERE ARE 83 CITIES IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ALONE, SO A VENDOR DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE BEING THE ONLY ABILITY TO TO GAIN BUSINESS. UNLIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

EVEN AS A REGULATED UTILITY, EDISON IS OFTENTIMES INSTRUCTED TO DO A COMPETITIVE BID SIMPLY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SMALLER COMPANIES RATHER THAN CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE LARGER ONES.

SO LA VERNE IS NOT IN THE SAME POSITION AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON OR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

WE ARE ONE OF 83 IN THIS AREA AND THEREFORE WE CAN USE THE INFORMATION THAT BEST SUITS OUR COMMUNITY AND ALLOWS US TO CONTRACT AT VERY LOW PRICES RELATIVE TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND KEEP OUR RESIDENTS PAYING THE FRUGAL AMOUNTS THAT WE PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.

SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF PASSING THESE AS THEY ARE.

IF I MAY, JUST ONE MORE THING.

SORRY, I FORGOT TO MENTION THERE WERE ACTUALLY TWO THAT WERE PUT OUT TO RFP THIS YEAR.

ONE WAS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL LANDSCAPING.

I'M LOOKING AT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND THE OTHER WAS FOR OUR TOW SERVICE.

THEY ARE NOT ON TONIGHT BECAUSE WE WILL BE BRINGING THOSE BACK JUST BECAUSE OF TIMING ISSUES.

THAT'S SIMPLY IT.

BUT WE DID PUT TWO OUT TO BID THIS YEAR THE REMAINING FALL WITHIN THE COUNCIL POLICY OF WHAT THEY HAVE PRESENTED TO STAFF AS FAR AS WHEN WE CAN RENEW A CONTRACT.

WELL, I'M A PROPONENT OF GOING OUT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, BUT ALSO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WHEN IT'S NECESSARY.

WE ACTUALLY DID.

AND I EVEN ASKED I THINK IT WAS THE LAST GO AROUND THAT I ASKED FOR HOW MUCH WE WERE SPENDING ON THESE AND RKA WAS ONE OF THE TOP ONES BECAUSE OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SOME OF THE OTHER STUFF. BUT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HAD GONE OUT AND DONE US A SURVEY OR ACTUALLY RKA, AND THERE WAS PROBABLY EIGHT OR NINE, EIGHT COMPANIES THAT THEY DID A SURVEY ON IN ARCADIA WAS AND ALL THE RANGES WAS WAS AS INEXPENSIVE AS ALL OF THEM.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, RKA HAS NOT INCREASED THEIR PRICES, I THINK, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AT ALL.

AM I CORRECT, MR. IGOE OR CODY? THEY HAVE NOT. YEAH.

SO I DO BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD GO OUT TO COMPETITIVE BID WHEN IT ACTUALLY WARRANTS IT.

AND A LOT OF THESE SERVICES, AS MR. RUSSI HAD STATED, THESE ARE SERVICES THAT WE NEED FOR OUR SPECIALTY STUFF BEING PUMPS, BEING OUR CONTROLS, BEING THINGS THAT ARE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE BASICALLY ON CALL.

THEIR HOURLY RATES ARE STANDARD.

I'VE LOOKED AT ALL THOSE OR STANDARD RATES.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT SECO, YOU'VE GOT MORE METALS, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF THESE.

YOU'VE GOT LANE CHRISTIANSEN THERE.

THERE'S SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS THAT SUPPLY A SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR OUR WATER.

25% OF THE WATER, WE SUPPLY A LOT OF PUMPS.

THEY CANNOT BE DOWN AND THEY ARE ON AN EMERGENCY CALL AND THEY'RE, MOST OF THOSE HAVE JUST DONE A CPI, WHICH IS NORMAL.

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BUT I THINK ALSO WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL COMING IN.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY FOR THE NEW COUNCIL TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW ONCE THEY COME IN TO SEE SOME OF THESE WARRANT REVIEW.

AND I DID HAVE ONE THAT I WAS LOOKING AT AND THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN, FOR BRINGING THESE UP THAT I KEEP SEEING THE INTERCOM SECURITY KEEP INCREASING THEIR COSTS ON THEIR BENEFIT PACKAGES AND I THINK AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE WE PROBABLY WANT TO REVIEW THAT AND MAYBE LOOK AT IF IT'S POSSIBLE AND FEASIBLE, WE WOULD DO IT IN HOUSE OR FIND ANOTHER SOURCE.

BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THEIR COSTS ARE INCREASING ON THEIR BENEFIT PACKAGES, WHICH I'VE DISCUSSED WITH YOU AT LENGTH BEFORE.

SO BUT THE OTHER ONES LIKE CIVIL TECH AUTOMATION, THESE ARE ALL SPECIALTY COMPANIES WE DEAL WITH.

BUT I THINK WHEN YOU GET OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING FOR OVER THE YEARS, I THINK YOU DO NEED TO GO TO COMPETITIVE BID BUT I INTERCOM SECURITY IS ONE OF THOSE THAT I THINK THAT MIGHT WANT TO REVIEW.

THAT'S ONE WE CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT NOT NECESSARILY THAT IT'S REACHED THE THE TIPPING POINT TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE BRING THAT SERVICE IN-HOUSE AND START HIRING OUR OWN PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

BUT THE POINT IS TAKEN IF WE ARE PAYING THE BENEFITS AND UNDERSTAND WE PUT THE AGREEMENT IN THERE FOR THE BENEFIT COST, BUT IT HAS NOT USUALLY BEEN TAKEN.

SO THE AMOUNT. SO WE HAVE THE PURCHASE AUTHORITY, BUT WE HAVE NOT THAT HAS NOT BEEN EXERCISED.

AND IF I'M ELECTED AGAIN, I MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE, AS MR. DAVIS HAS ALSO WERE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE BEST CLUCK FOR THEIR BUCK.

WE ALWAYS DO. THE TRASH SERVICES WAS A DIFFERENT ONE.

WE'LL REVIEW THAT AGAIN SOON, I WOULD IMAGINE.

BUT THAT'S ONE OF OUR MOST COSTLY BESIDES WATER AND AND OUR CIVIL RKA.

BUT WITH THAT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DO I HAVE A MOTION? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A BRIEF COMMENT JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT NOT BE AWARE.

BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2020, THE THE PURCHASING POLICY WAS REVISED AND FORMALIZED AND THAT WAS PURSUANT TO GUIDANCE AND INPUT FROM BOTH THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

SO NEW GUIDANCE WERE PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE MAKING THE BEST USE OF OUR RESOURCES AND MAKING THE BEST USE OF WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US BY NOT SPENDING MONEY WHERE WE DON'T NEED TO SPEND MONEY.

SO REST ASSURED THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT, HAS BEEN LOOKED AT AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOOKED AT.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

THEN I WILL TAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2231.

SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE.

OH, LOOK AT THAT.

ALL THE CAMERA FOCUSED.

THE FIRST ONE ALWAYS WAKES THEM UP.

OK MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE NOW GOING TO RECESS INTO THE JOINT PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, RIGHT? MR. RUSSI? AND THAT'S CORRECT. AND THEN WE GOING TO JOINT PUBLIC FINANCING.

WE'RE GOING TO RECESS NOW AT 7:05, AND WE'RE GOING TO REJOIN RIGHT NOW AT 7:05 AND A HALF.

THERE YOU GO. JOINT PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY.

YOU LIKE THAT? BRING UP THE PRESENTATION.

I THOUGHT YOU LIKE THAT OVER THE MINUTES ON THEIR OK.

[6a. Joint Public Financing Authority Minutes of August 16, 2021, to be received and filed.]

IS THERE ON THERE? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS, ON THE MINUTES? WELL, I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO OPEN THAT UP.

NO, NOT THE MINUTES. WELL, IT'S CONSENT.

IT'S LIKE, OH, JUST CONSENT.

OKAY, WELL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE.

SECOND. I'LL SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION TO PUSH THE BUTTON.

IT'S IN THE CORNER, KARIS.

WELL, THERE WE GO.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY THE.

WELL, HE FORGOT TO PUSH THE BUTTON, BUT NOW BASICALLY WE ADJOURN.

NOW, IS THAT CORRECT? OR DO WE HAVE TO OPEN IT? WHAT? OH, I'M SORRY.

THANKS, GUYS. KEEP ME UP HERE.

RESOLUTION JFPA NUMBER 63 OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LA VERNE JOINT PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY APPROVING A SITE LEASE AND LEASE AGREEMENT AND AN ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

[6b. Resolution JPFA No. 63 of the Board of Directors of the La Verne Joint Public Financing Authority approving a Site Lease, a Lease Agreement and an Assignment Agreement, and authorizing the taking of certain other actions in connection therewith]

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE, MR. RUSSI? WELL, REID YES, I WILL CERTAINLY TAKE IT FROM THERE, AND THEN WE WILL BE DOING A LITTLE BIT OF A TAG TEAM.

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO A PRIOR ACTION OR GENERAL DIRECTION WE GOT FROM COUNSEL, I WANT TO SAY ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO AS IT RELATED TO THE MOVING FORWARD OF AN ISSUANCE OF A BOND FOR WORK CONNECTED WITH THE GOLD LINE, WE ARE

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BUT AT THAT TIME, COUNCIL HAD DIRECTED US TO BRING BACK THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AT THIS TIME TO ISSUE THAT BOND.

WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM, AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE AND ONE THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE JUMPING ON REMOTELY.

BUT I DON'T WANT TO TRY AND RUIN WHAT J.R.

HAS PUT UP THERE. AND SO I HAVE DAN, MARCELO, AND WE HAVE JOSE.

I FORGOT YOUR LAST NAME. SORRY, WHO IS THE UNDERWRITER? AND DAN IS WITH COSMOS AND JOSE IS A RESIDENT AND THEN HE IS A RESIDENT FOR TWO YEARS.

EXACTLY. AND THEN DANNY KIM, WHO WILL BE COMING REMOTELY AS THE BOND COUNSEL.

SO AS COUNCIL REMEMBERS, WE WALKED THROUGH THE CONCEPT OF THE EIFD, WHICH WE HAVE ESTABLISHED YEARS AGO, WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE BACKSTOP.

BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IT'S NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO BE THE BOND ISSUER FOR THIS TRANSACTION.

AND THE REASON THAT WE NEEDED TO DO WE NEED TO DO THAT NOW WHERE WE FEEL IT'S NECESSARY TO DO THAT NOW IS THE EIFD IS NOT GENERATING ENOUGH TAX INCREMENT AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS PRETTY CONSISTENT WITH SOMETHING IN ITS INFANCY.

AND THESE TYPES OF TRANSACTIONS HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE WITH THE PRIOR WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY WHERE THE CITY ISSUES THE DEBT WILL PAY IT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE EIFD CAN SUPPORT IT.

AND THEN WE, THE CITY, HAVE A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH THE EIFD TO PAY US BACK OVER A SEPARATE PERIOD OF TIME.

SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO HAVE THE COUNCIL DO IS TAKE THE BOARD, TAKE AN ACTION AND THEN THERE'LL BE A SUBSEQUENT AND CONNECTED ACTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE, WILL NOT GIVE A SEPARATE REPORT ON THAT.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO AT THIS MOMENT JUST WALK THROUGH WHAT SOME OF THE SPECIFICS ARE OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DONE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING.

THERE WERE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK TO ISSUE ABOUT A 3.8 MILLION DOLLAR DIRECT PLACEMENT BOND.

A MAJORITY OF THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE E AND SECOND STREET WORK.

THE REMAINDER AND YOU CAN GO ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

THE REMAINDER WILL BE USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS ALONG ARROW HIGHWAY AT A LATER DATE.

BUT AT THIS POINT WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF THE DESIGN WORK AND SPECIFICS AND WE'RE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE SET TO GO OUT TO BID.

CODY, I'M SORRY, YOU HAD TOLD ME AND I FORGET THE INTENTIONS BY THE END OF THIS MONTH AND MOVE FORWARD WITH BIDDING SOME SOMETIME SHORTLY.

AND THE REASON THAT THAT IS SO IMPORTANT IS WE REALLY WANT TO GET THESE IMPROVEMENTS DONE BEFORE THE GOLD LINE BECOMES OPERATIONAL AND THIS STATION IS BEING UTILIZED IN 2025. WHAT WAS THAT? YEAH. YOU WANT TO REPEAT HERE? THAT. SORRY, PLEASE COME UP.

GOOD EVENING. SO AT THIS POINT, THE PLANS ARE NEARING ABOUT 95% COMPLETION.

THE INTENT IS TO WRAP THEM UP TO GET THEM CONSTRUCTION READY BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

AFTER THAT, WE WILL SET A DATE AND TIME TO PUT IT OUT TO BID.

TYPICALLY, IT'S 3 TO 4 WEEKS.

WE WANT TO ADVERTISE THAT AND THEN WE WILL OPEN BIDS AND PROCEED WITH FINDING A COUNCIL AGENDA THAT ALIGNS WELL AND MOVE FORWARD WITH HOPEFULLY ULTIMATELY AN AWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO THE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO ISSUE THE BOND NOW IS TO HAVE THE DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THAT ACTIVITY.

AND AS WE HAD DISCUSSED BEFORE, THIS IS THE PRIMARY AREA THAT YOU'RE SEEING IN BLUE WHERE THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE TAKEN ON.

WE ESSENTIALLY ARE GOING TO REDO THAT ENTIRE AREA, AS WAS IDENTIFIED IN A PRIOR SPECIFIC PLAN OF THE CITY OF THE OLD TOWN, LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN.

AND THE IDEA WAS TO DO THE IMPROVEMENTS TO IMPROVE THE CONNECTIVITY FROM THE GOLD LINE STATION THROUGH TO THE DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSITY.

AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE WILL INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT, NEW STREET TREES, LANDSCAPING, EXPANDED SIDEWALKS, EXPANDED CROSSWALKS. SO THE TOTAL WORK HERE IS JUST OVER TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE LOOK TO BE TAKING ON.

WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE WE IDENTIFY THIS WHEN SOMEBODY GETS OFF THE TRAIN AND IS VISITING THE AREA, THAT THEY ARE MOVING INTO A NEW AND IMPROVED AREA, AND THIS WILL BE THE WORK THAT WILL BE TAKEN ON.

THERE ARE WE WERE VERY CAREFUL TO GO ONTO THE NEXT SLIDE TO LOOK AT BRINGING IN TREES THAT ARE CONSISTENT.

WE WILL BE REMOVING TREES THAT ARE THERE, BUT WE WILL ALSO BE BRINGING IN TREES THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITHIN THE AREA AS WELL AS LOWER PLANT MATERIAL.

WE HAVE RECEIVED WE'VE HAD THESE REVIEWED BY OUR LANDSCAPE CONSULTANT WHO IS ALSO AVAILABLE SHOULD THERE BE PARTICULAR QUESTIONS THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE.

BUT THE NEXT SLIDE WILL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE IDEAS OF THE TYPE OF LANDSCAPING THAT YOU CAN SEE VERTICALLY AS WELL AS THEN THE NEXT SLIDE THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE PLANT

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WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING TO INTEGRATE.

I DON'T KNOW IF WE DECIDED TO GO AT A PERMEABLE SURFACE, BUT CERTAINLY WITH SOME TYPE OF A SURFACE THAT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH OUR NEEDS TO CAPTURE THE STORM WATER.

NOW WITH THAT, I WILL STOP AND IT'S THE FIRST TIME I KNOW COUNCIL WE DON'T HAVE ACTUAL DRAWINGS BUT WE THE, THE CONCEPT OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA BEFORE WE GET INTO THE, THE STEPS OF THE STRUCTURE ITSELF, WHICH I WILL HAVE DAN GET UP AND GIVE THE PRESENTATION.

I'LL STOP HERE AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNCIL REGARDING WHAT WE HAVE SO GLAD WE'RE WORKING ON STORM WATER WHEN WE'RE IN A DROUGHT.

JUST A COMMENT. ALWAYS PREPARED.

YES. ANY QUESTIONS? FIRST HALF, I GUESS THE ONLY THE QUESTION I HAVE ACTUALLY IS FOR THE THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE PLANTS.

I'M HOPING THAT THESE ARE ALL DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTINGS AND PLANTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

EXCELLENT. OKAY.

I AGREE. NOTHING FURTHER.

EVERYTHING IS NATIVE.

WELL, NOT IN MY BACKYARD.

NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

WE CONTINUE. OKAY, THEN WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS HAVE DAN GET UP FROM COSMOS, WHO WILL WALK YOU THROUGH THE SPECIFICS OF THE STRUCTURE, THE LEASEBACK OPTION, AND THE DETAILS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE BOND.

SO THANK YOU, MR. RUSSI.

GOOD EVENING. THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR.

AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE PFA I'M ADDRESSING.

WELL, SINCE WE LAST DISCUSSED THIS ALMOST TWO MONTHS AGO, AS MR. RUSSI MENTIONED, WE DID UNDERTAKE THE FINANCING PROCESS AND WE FOUND A WILLING OR AN INTERESTED FINANCIAL PARTNER THAT OFFERED TO OUTRIGHT PURCHASE THE FINANCING WITHOUT HAVING TO SEEK INVESTORS FROM THE ENTIRE MARKETPLACE.

AND SO WHAT THIS AFFORDS US TO DO IS TO DRASTICALLY STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND KEEP COSTS TO A MINIMUM SO THAT PURCHASER IS CAPITAL ONE PUBLIC FINANCE THERE.

IN THIS SORT OF MARKET, THEY BUY THESE SORT OF FINANCINGS.

AND THE TERM THAT WAS OFFERED IS FOR 20 YEARS WE HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT 30.

SO IT'S A LITTLE SHORTER AND THE RATE WAS LOCKED IN.

IT'S BEEN LOCKED IN A 3.65%.

AS YOU'RE ALL PROBABLY AWARE, INTEREST RATES SHOT RIGHT UP REAL QUICK, RIGHT AS WE STARTED WORKING ON THIS.

SO WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO LOCK IN THIS LOW TAX EXEMPT INTEREST RATE AND BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM IT.

SO THIS ENABLES US NOT TO HAVE TO PUBLISH A LOT OF EXTRA DOCUMENTS, SPECIFICALLY CONTINUING DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND THEN ONGOING CONTINUING DISCLOSURE. THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED.

SO AGAIN, THE FINANCING IS MUCH MORE STREAMLINED AND WE'RE ALREADY SET TO CLOSE NEXT WEEK.

ON WEDNESDAY, THE 15TH SHARED THE COUNCIL AND THIS BOARD APPROVED THE ACTIONS TONIGHT.

SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME.

FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME.

IT'S INSTEAD OF A LEASE REVENUE BOND, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE OF A DIRECT LEASE, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU ON THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO BASICALLY, WE'LL STILL BE A LEASE LEASEBACK MECHANISM WHERE AND IT'S THE SAME AGREEMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED IN CONCEPT LAST TIME.

THE CITY WILL TAKE A CERTAIN CITY OWNED PROPERTY AND WE DETERMINE THAT THE MAIN CORPORATE YARD OF THE CITY IS THE BEST SUITED PROPERTY FOR THIS, BOTH IN TERMS OF VALUE AND ESSENTIALITY THAT THE CITY HAS IN IT.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE CITY WILL LEASE THAT RIGHT BACK FROM THE JOINT PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY.

SO THIS BODY WILL BE ENTERING INTO SOME LEASE AGREEMENTS AS WELL AS THE CITY.

SO THE AUTHORITY WILL THEN BE IN A POSITION TO RECEIVE RENT PAYMENTS FROM THE CITY, WHICH IT WILL ASSIGN THAT AUTHORITY B VIA AN ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT TO THE ACTUAL PURCHASER CAPITAL ONE, AND THEREFORE THE CITY WILL BE MAKING LEASE PAYMENTS OR DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE PURCHASER EVERY YEAR.

AND AS MR. RUSSI NOTED, THAT PROPOSITION C WILL LIKELY BE CARRYING THE DEBT SERVICE FOR A WHILE UNTIL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IS INSTALLED, WHICH WILL ATTRACT THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT, WHICH WILL BRING THE TAX INCREMENT UP THAT WILL THEN BE USED TO PAY THE FINANCING OVER TIME.

AND JUST ON THAT NOTE, AS FAR AS WE'RE AWARE, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FINANCING FOR ANY ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT EVER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU ARE BREAKING GROUND HERE IN LA VERNE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

AS YOU'LL SEE ON THIS PAGE, THIS ILLUSTRATES THE ESTIMATED SOURCES AND USES.

THESE ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY FINAL, WHAT WE STILL CALL ESTIMATED BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T CLOSED YET.

AND JUST IN CASE ANY MINOR CHANGES HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT WEEK, BUT IT'S ABOUT $3.615 MILLION AND YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT $257,000 IN ANNUAL DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS.

SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE JUST STOP THERE FOR A SECOND AND I'LL POINT THIS OUT.

THIS IS ONE OF THE DISTINCTIONS FROM THE LAST ONE.

IF YOU REMEMBER THE DEBT SERVICE IN TOTAL, WE WERE ROUGHLY ABOUT 210,000.

ONE OF THE CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS THAT COUNCIL HAD ASKED THAT HAD COME UP IN THE PUBLIC IS CAN IF WE SHORTEN IT, CAN WE LOWER THE AMOUNT OF THE INTEREST PAYMENTS WE MAKE?

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THERE IS ENOUGH PROPERTY ALLOCATION COMING IN TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS ADDITIONAL AMOUNT AND STILL CONTINUE THE PROJECTED ACTIVITIES THAT PROP C OTHERWISE WOULD TAKE ON OUTSIDE OF THIS PAYMENT NEEDING TO BE MADE.

SO TONIGHT, AS IS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE COUNCIL, THE BOARD IS APPROVING A RESOLUTION AND THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSO APPROVE A VERY SIMILAR RESOLUTION THAT WILL APPROVE THE VARYING UNDERLYING AGREEMENTS AND AUTHORIZE STAFF ESSENTIALLY TO CONCLUDE THE TRANSACTION, SPECIFICALLY THE SITE LEASE, WHICH IS THE DOCUMENT THAT TRANSFERS THE PROPERTY FROM THE CITY'S POSSESSION TO THE AUTHORITY'S POSSESSION, AND THEN THE LEASE AGREEMENT WHICH LEASES IT RIGHT BACK.

AND THEN THAT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT I MENTIONED WOULD JUST BE THIS BOARD APPROVING THAT DOCUMENT THAT ASSIGNS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE THE PAYMENTS AND THE BENEFITS UNDER THE LEASE TO THE PURCHASER.

ONCE WE'RE THROUGH HERE TONIGHT, IF THE COUNCIL SO APPROVES AND THE BOARD SO APPROVES, THERE'LL BE A SIGNING SESSION AND MR. RUSSI AND THE CITY CLERK WILL BE SIGNING SOME LEGAL DOCUMENTS.

AND AS I MENTIONED, WE SHOULD BE IN A POSITION TO CLOSE NEXT WEDNESDAY.

SO AND THEN THE PROJECTS WE CAN START PAYING BILLS.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

SO I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE CONCERN WAS THE LEASING OF THE ACTUALLY ENCUMBERING THE PROPERTY, THE CITY YARD.

BUT THE PROP C FUNDS ARE GOING TO MORE THAN PAY FOR THE INTEREST RATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PAYING.

BUT ALSO, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS AND SOMETHING WAS TO GO AWRY, WE WOULD HAVE WE WOULD PAY THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND, WE WOULD PAY RESERVES TO PAY THAT THAT OFF COMPLETELY IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I THINK THAT WAS THE CONCERN OF SOME OF THE RESIDENTS AS FAR AS THE FACT THAT WE'RE ENCUMBERING A PIECE OF PROPERTY, WHICH THAT'S WHAT WE DO ANYWAY.

BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT WE HAVE AVENUES.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THAT BACK WITH OUR GENERAL FUND OR OUR RESERVES IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE.

CERTAINLY A DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL CAN SO CHOOSE.

I MEAN, IF AT THAT POINT THE EIFD IS NOT GENERATING ENOUGH REVENUE TO PAY US BACK AND PROP C FOR SOME REASON DRIES UP, WHICH IT'S AN ANNUAL REOCCURRING AMOUNT.

SO UNLESS THE VOTERS ARE TO VOTE THAT OUT AT SOME POINT, I DON'T SEE THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE.

BUT IF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE TO OCCUR, THE COUNCIL WOULD HAVE OPTIONS AVAILABLE ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED, WHETHER IT'S PAY OFF THE BOND.

I THINK IT'S THE FIRST FIVE YEARS THERE'S A PENALTY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

IF I VAGUELY REMEMBER A TECHNICAL QUESTION, IT'S LIKE, IT'S I THINK IT'S TEN.

OK. SO THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY CONSEQUENCE WOULD BE THAT PREPAYMENT PENALTY WAS A CLARIFICATION FOR THE RESIDENTS.

I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

BUT ULTIMATELY, I GUESS THE CONCERN WOULD BE IF WE ENCUMBER A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WE MIGHT LOSE THE PROPERTY.

EXACTLY. AND SO WE HAVE FIRST WE HAVE SCHEDULE C FUNDS TO PAY THE DEBT.

SO THAT WOULD KEEP US FROM LOSING THE PROPERTY.

SECONDLY, WE HAVE OTHER RESOURCES AND PRIMARILY THE EIFD FUNDS.

ONCE THOSE DEVELOPMENTS START CHANGING THE PROPERTY TAX INCREMENT TO PAY IT OFF AND THEN WE HAVE GENERAL FUNDS OR THE RESERVE TO PAY IT OFF.

SO, SO THE RISK OF LOSING THE PROPERTY IS NOW ALMOST, ALMOST.

NO, I JUST I'M REALLY HAPPY THE PART THAT WE'RE THE WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST EIFDS AND THEN WE'RE ONE OF THE FIRST TO ACTUALLY START THE PROCESS AND TAKE ACTION.

I THINK THAT'S GOOD. AND TO LOCK IN A RATE AT 3.65, IT'S LIKE, WOW.

I MEAN, WE, WE THOUGHT THAT WAS WE THOUGHT THAT WAS FOREVER.

AND IT'S LIKE, NO, IT'S NOT FOREVER.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST BUT ANYWAY, AND IF I MAY, OUR BOND COUNSEL WOULD.

DANNY KIM WOULD LIKE TO SAY A WORD.

YES, MR. KIM, WELCOME.

THERE IS NO FORECLOSURE, RIGHT.

FOR THE BANK. THERE IS A RIGHT TO RE LET.

BUT THE CITY IS WILL NEVER BE IN A POSITION WHERE IT WILL LOSE THE PROPERTY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GOOD.

I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN IT UP.

LET'S OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS AND WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.

WELL. ANYBODY ONLINE? NOPE. NO HANDS RAISED.

HIT IT, TRON. HIT IT.

EXACTLY. AND RUN IT THROUGH THE EMAIL GATES.

THAT WAS MYSELF. HOW WAS IT? THE RESIDENTS? THAT KIND OF INTEREST RATE.

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. EVERYBODY HAD THEIR JETS.

THAT'S CALLED PUBLIC BANKING.

WE'LL GET 2.79% AND 2.6%.

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WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL ON THIS ISSUE? I DO. YES.

TIM AND I BOTH SIT ON THE EIFD AND WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED FOR, GOSH, MANY YEARS.

AND SO THIS WHOLE PROCESS, SEEING IT COME THROUGH, HAS GONE THROUGH US.

AND SO WE SUPPORT THIS IDEA IN WHAT THE FUTURE IS FOR LA VERNE.

WE KNOW THE GOLD LINE IS COMING THROUGH.

WE KNOW THAT OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES NEED A PATHWAY FROM GOLD LINE TO GET THE RESIDENTS TO COME RIGHT TO DOWNTOWN TO EAT, SHOP, WHATEVER.

AND SO WITH THAT, I DO WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGER.

IT'S HIS WORK WITH OTHERS.

I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT IT'S HIS LEADERSHIP THAT GOT US TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR TO GET US TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO GET THESE KIND OF FUNDING WHERE WE GET PERCENTAGE BACK OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES BACK TO THE CITY.

SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT LEADERSHIP AND WHERE LA VERNE IS HEADED.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL COMMENTS.

NO, NO, I HAVE TO MAKE A COMMENT, TOO, BECAUSE IT WAS THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL ALSO THAT WE WERE ON.

I KNOW DON KENDRICK IS A BIG PROPONENT OF IT AND I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO HAVE THAT VISION ALONG WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, BUT ALSO THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH OUR COUNTY SUPERVISORS. AND THAT SUN IS RIGHT IN MY EYES.

DO I HAVE A HALO? OH, NO, THAT'S.

MY WIFE DOESN'T THINK SO.

THE ELECTION IS ALMOST OVER, THANK GOD.

NO, I HAVE TO SAY THAT WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST AND WE WERE PRETTY MUCH EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL IN THE EIFD.

AND I THINK THAT I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE 100% THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL AND BRINGING A LOT OF OF NEW SPURRED ECONOMY DOWN ON OUR OUR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO CALL IT OUR TRAIN.

BECAUSE I'VE CHANGED THE NAME THREE TIMES NOW.

WHAT'S IT CALLED NOW. THE METRO.

JUST METRO. JUST METRO.

NO, IT ISN'T THE LAST THAT IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY BE CALLED THE A-LINE.

A-LINE? OK TOLD YOU.

OH, THERE IT IS. NOW THAT'S EVEN BETTER.

THANKS, RICH. NO.

WHO'S GOT SUNGLASSES? WE HAVE TO WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU DO ON YOUR CAR? YOU PUT A VISOR ON.

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT, GWEN? I'M GOOD. SO WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE PASS THE JOINT POWERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

JPFA, NUMBER 63.

AND I WILL SECOND THAT ALL THOSE VOTE, PLEASE.

IF YOU COULD VOTE, PLEASE.

WE GOT IT. OKAY.

OH, WE'RE GOOD. MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL CLOSE THE FINANCING.

WE WILL CLOSE A FINANCING AUTHORITY AT 7:24 AND WE'LL REOPEN OUR COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:24 AND 3 SECONDS.

[7. OTHER MATTERS]

MR. RUSSI, YOU WANT TO HEAR IT AGAIN? PART TWO OF THE SAME ISSUE.

YEAH, IT IS. YEAH.

SO CAN WE MAKE THE MOTION THEN, OR DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH? WE HAVE TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE MATTERS, WHICH IS RESOLUTIONS NUMBER 2232 OF THE LA VERNE, GOSH, LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A SITE LEASE, A LEASE AGREEMENT AND AN ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE TAKING OF CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THERE WITH.

AND THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 2232.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WELL, WE HAVE TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? I'D LOVE TO SEE YOU, BUT I CAN'T.

SO I LOVE IF YOU COME UP.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE. YOU'LL NEED TO STAND MY HANDS AND NOBODY WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE.

THAT WE ADOPT RESOLUTION.

I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE RICK WOULD WANT TO SAY IT.

OH, HE'S BEEN ACTIVE. YEAH, I WANT TO.

I'D SAY CITY COUNCIL SHOULD ADOPT A RESOLUTION NUMBER 2232, AND I WILL SECOND THAT VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE BOTH BURNING UP HERE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. I FEEL LIKE TOTAL THE MOVIE TOTAL RECALL.

WELL, THERE'S NO THERE'S NO UV PROTECTION.

SO SOMEONE PUMPED THE THING FOR AIR, WOULD YOU? MOTION CARRIES.

BUT LOOK ON THE SCREEN, YOU DO KIND OF HAVE A HALO OVER YOU GUYS.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I EVER HEARD THAT ONE PUBLIC.

WE HAVE A NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS ARE WE DONE?

[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ALL COMMUNICATIONS.

MIKE AND NANCY HUFFED.

DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? OH, VERY GOOD.

COME ON UP, PLEASE.

WELCOME I.

OH, WAIT, I COULD SEE YOU NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

OH, THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S HOW I ATE DINNER.

LIKE YOU, WE LIVE.

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YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME IN OUR HOUSE HERE.

WE HAVE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE IN LA VERNE SINCE 1976 AND THAT IS ON THE CORNER OF GOLDEN HILLS AND LINDA LANE.

AND AS YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A LARGE OPPOSITION TO REOPENING THE ROAD.

IT WAS REOPENED AND THERE IS A STOP SIGN ON BOTH SIDES OF LINDA LANE, BOTH GOING UP THE HILL AND DOWN THE HILL.

WHAT HAS HILLS AND GOLDEN HILLS? WHAT HAS OCCURRED IS THAT THERE IS CONSISTENT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN.

WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, I WENT DOWN AND TALKED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I TALKED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIVE ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FROM THE PERSON AT THE WINDOW TO THE COMMANDER THAT WAS ON STAFF.

IN ALL OF THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD A TOTAL, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, OF 15 MINUTES OF SOMEBODY SITTING ON LINDA LANE WAITING TO HAVE PEOPLE RUN THE STOP SIGN.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'RE AWARE OF THE ACTUAL TERRAIN THERE, BUT ONCE YOU START DOWN THE HILL, YOU'RE STARTING DOWN THE HILL.

AND IN FACT, THEY'VE HAD NOT SOON AFTER THEY OPENED IT, THEY HAD SOMEBODY GO THROUGH THE THE GUARDRAIL DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.

WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A POLICE PRESENCE THERE OCCASIONALLY TO DISCOURAGE PEOPLE GOING BOTH UP THE HILL AND DOWN THE HILL.

WE HAVE WE'VE HAD PEOPLE OVER AND THEY LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND THEY GO, OH, MY GOD, THAT PERSON DIDN'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO STOPPING.

THEY GO THROUGH IT'S 40-50 MILES AN HOUR AND SUCH.

THE CITY CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT PORTION OF THE TICKETS YOU GET, BUT IT'S THERE FOR THE TAKING, FOLKS.

IT'S. IT'S FREE MONEY.

WHO NEEDS IT? GRANT WRITER. WE'LL JUST WRITE TICKETS.

WHAT'S HIS CONCERN? THAT SOMEONE WILL GET HIT BECAUSE THERE'S CROSSWALKS THERE AND PEOPLE WALK THEIR DOGS AND WALK.

AND WE'RE JUST AFRAID SOME DAY AND IT'S COMING UP THE HILL, TOO.

THEY GO 50 MILES THROUGH.

THEY DON'T EVEN EVER SLOW DOWN OR STOP.

SO IF WE COULD JUST HAVE A LITTLE POLICE PRESENCE ONCE IN A WHILE, I THINK IT WOULD MAKE IT A SAFER AREA TO LIVE.

I PROMISE YOU IF YOU WANT TO.

OH, NO, I KNOW. WELL, I GO THERE ALL THE TIME, AND I'M VERY, VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND I'LL NEVER FORGET THE IT WAS THE SECOND DAY THEY OPENED UP AND I HEARD THE LAUGH, BUT THE WHOLE GUARDRAIL DOWN AT THE END OF THE HILL, SOMEONE SAID, OH, THERE'S A THERE'S AN END HERE. AND WENT RIGHT THROUGH INTO THE DITCH, YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS LIKE NO ONE WAS HURT.

BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND OUR WE'RE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTORS HERE RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE POLICE PRESENCE.

WE'LL CHECK IT OUT, AS I KNOW I DO THAT ALL THE TIME.

MR. RUSSI, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I WILL PASS IT ON TO THE POLICE CHIEF.

WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE EXACTLY.

AND THEY EXTENDED YOUR YARD A LITTLE BIT, TOO, SO AND IT LOOKS REALLY NICE, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK INTO IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME.

NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, PLEASE. IF YOU COULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.

INGA KENDALL, TORONTO.

I LIVE ON 2540 KENDALL STREET AROUND THE CORNER HERE NEARBY, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT SINCE 84 AND I GOT SOMETHING IN THE MAIL. I'M SURE YOU ALL HAVE, TOO.

AND I WAS SHOCKED THAT THERE WAS NO REPORT OF ANY KIND ABOUT THE WATER LEVEL CHANGES OR WHAT PERCENT WE GET FROM OTHER PLACES OR ANY KIND OF FACTS TO KIND OF HELP US.

I KNOW IT'S NICE TO HAVE A QUICK ORDER, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE SOME INFORMATION FOR THOSE OF US THAT ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO WAS THERE SOMETHING ONLINE THAT ONE WE SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT OR WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DO WE GET? WE DO HAVE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER OUR CONSERVATION CORNER.

BUT I WOULD ASK THAT AFTER THE MEETING, OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, WHO'S HOLDING HIS HAND UP, CAN KIND OF DIRECT YOU AS WELL.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. GABALDON? THANK YOU, RICH.

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IT DAWNED ON ME TONIGHT WITH HEARING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS EARLIER ON AND WITH SOME OF WHAT MR. RUSSI HAD MENTIONED, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD TO HAVE LEGISLATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS A LITTLE MORE FREQUENTLY AS IT RELATES TO THE THINGS THAT IMPACT LA VERNE.

SPECIFICALLY, WHEN I HEAR THINGS LIKE AS LONG AS WE GET FUNDING FROM PROP C AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT CONTINUING, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR VOTING ACTIONS CAN IMPACT THEIR LIVES DIRECTLY.

AND THEN ON A CURRENT TOPIC REGARDING THE WATER CONSERVATION, I WOULD OFFER THAT PERHAPS, MAYBE SOME OF THE STAFF CAN TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO LOOK FOR LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION.

AS I SEE THE STREETS BROWNING UP NOW JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS IN, I REALLY THINK THAT THE INVESTMENT THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS MADE IN THEIR LANDSCAPES, IN THE WATER THAT THEY'VE SPENT TO MAINTAIN THOSE LANDSCAPES AND THE TIME THEY PUT INTO LOVING THEIR LANDSCAPES.

IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL IF PEOPLE UNDERSTOOD A LITTLE MORE ABOUT HOW THEY COULD PRESERVE IT AS LONG AS THEY CAN WITH THE WATER RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAVE.

SO JUST AN IDEA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, RICH.

OH, THAT'S RICH.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR. COME ON UP.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

IT'S GARRY HUNTER.

I LIVE FROM CHELSEA IN ESSEX.

THERE'S A FOOTBRIDGE THERE GOING ON CHELSEA.

AND ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THERE'S HOMELESS PERSON SLEEPING ON THE BRIDGE.

TWO DAYS. SO I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY COME OUT THREE UNITS, AND THEY WERE TALKING TO THE GUY, AND I WAS DOING YARD WORK OUT THERE, AND THEN THE COPS LEAVE AND THE GUY IS STILL THERE.

SO I CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID, WE CAN ASK THEM TO LEAVE.

WE CAN'T TELL THEM TO LEAVE.

THAT DON'T SOUND RIGHT.

IS THERE A CITY ORDERS THAT CAN BE MADE UP FOR THAT? AND WHY NOT? ANY REASON WHY THEY CAN'T? WELL, MR. RUSSI, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THAT INDIVIDUAL AND THE CONTACT THAT WAS MADE.

BUT NO, THERE IS NOT AN ORDINANCE THAT PROHIBITS SOMEBODY FROM BEING HOMELESS.

SO WE IN, LIKE, DOWNTOWN L.A.

SOME DAY. JUST TELLING YOU THAT THE LAW PRECLUDES US FROM SAYING THAT IT'S ILLEGAL TO BE HOMELESS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IF HE WERE CAMPING, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING WHY THAT.

WELL, HE WASN'T CAMPING. HE WAS LAID UP FOR TWO DAYS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. ANYONE ELSE, MR. BOWEN? HOW'S YOUR SHOULDER DOING? WHAT SHOULDER ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YEAH. WHAT PROBLEM? DIDN'T NOTICE IT UNTIL NOW.

JUST A QUICK COMMENT.

TOMORROW WE VOTE ONE OF THE RIGHTS THAT I'M SURE EVERYBODY CONSIDERS AN ABSOLUTE.

BUT ALSO 78 YEARS AGO TODAY.

D-DAY. D-DAY.

WITHOUT THOSE PEOPLE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE.

SO I HOPE EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THAT WHEN THEY'RE IN VOTING THAT THOSE RIGHTS DON'T LAST FOREVER WITHOUT PEOPLE TO HELP AND BACK IT UP.

AND THANK GOD FOR THAT GENERATION.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE.

DO WE EMBODY? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. ROSSI YEAH, I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD A LITTLE SOMETHING TO THE RESPONSE I GAVE REGARDING THE HOMELESS SITUATION, BECAUSE I DO KNOW THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CHIEF HAD MENTIONED IT PREVIOUSLY.

IN THE BUDGET WE HAVE DEDICATED, IT'S EITHER 250 OR 350,000 OF ARPA FUNDS TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ASSIST WITH HOMELESS ENGAGEMENT, TO TRY AND TO PUT TOGETHER A SPECIAL TEAM.

WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT ON A PERMANENT BASIS AT THIS POINT, BUT WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOME PROGRAMS. WE DO HAVE SOME NOW WE WORK THROUGH TRI-CITY AND THE TEAM DOES WORK, BUT WE WILL BE DEDICATING MORE RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY TO THE HOMELESS SITUATION AND IDENTIFYING WHAT WHAT TYPES OF SERVICES WILL BEST ACCOMMODATE THE POPULATION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO HOPEFULLY HELP MOVE THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS.

AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE COMING TO COUNCIL, I'M HOPING, IN THE NEXT MONTH.

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THE COUNCIL WE WOULD LIKE TO START.

[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

OKAY, WELL, YOU GAVE UP YOUR HUSBAND EARLIER, SO YOU CAN GO HOME ANY TIME YOU WANT.

THANKS, TIM, FOR BRINGING THAT UP AGAIN.

AGAIN, OK.

IT'S A CRAZY I TOLD YOU A MONTH AGO HOW BUSY ME IS AND ANY OF THE NEW MEMBERS THAT WILL BE PART OF THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT EVERY MAY IS CRAZY IN THE CITY. CRAZY GOOD THOUGH.

ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DOING OTHER EVENTS.

WE JUDGE SENIOR PROJECTS THIS PAST MONTH AND I FELT REALLY GOOD KNOWING WE HAVE FUTURE LEADERS OUT OF THAT HIGH SCHOOL, SOME OF THEIR PROJECTS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS, WHAT THEY WANT TO GO INTO.

AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS FUN TO BE A PART OF IT.

AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU JUDGED ALSO BENITA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL.

THEY WON CIF.

I WAS AT THE FINAL GAME FOR CIF IN IRVINE AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IS AMAZING AND THEY ARE NOT LOSING A LOT OF SENIORS.

I THINK THEY'RE ONLY LOSING THREE OR FOUR.

AND OUR MAIN PITCHER WHO PITCHED 98% OF ALL THE GAMES IS COMING BACK.

SHE'S ONLY A JUNIOR, SO WE'LL HAVE HER BACK.

SO THEY DID WIN CIF, BUT AND THEY WENT TO FIRST LEVEL OF STATE AND WON THE FIRST GAME.

SECOND GAME THEY LOST.

BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS IT, 3 TO 10? AND SO I CONGRATULATE THEM.

ARE THEY GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME TO BE RECOGNIZED BY US NEXT MEETING? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE NEXT MEETING, BUT WE WILL WORK ON GETTING THEM SCHEDULED.

OKAY? YES, THANK YOU.

THEY DESERVE IT.

AND NEXT WAS THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY WE HAD LAST MONDAY.

JUST A BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY.

THE WEATHER WAS GREAT.

WE DEDICATED THE CHAIR.

DO YOU REMEMBER THE HONOR CHAIR WE BROUGHT HERE THAT WAS BUILT BY DON KENDRICK ARE PAST MAYOR.

HE'S A WOODWORKER AND HE BUILT THAT CHAIR AND HE ALSO DID A TABLE IN HONOR OF THOSE THAT DID NOT RETURN.

AND SO THAT WILL STAY AT VETERANS HALL.

THE CHAIR WILL BE MOVED OVER HERE WITH THE PLAQUE AND THAT WILL BE HERE SOON.

AND SO NOBODY CAN SIT IN THAT CHAIR UNLESS YOU RETURN FROM BEING MISSING IN ACTION IS HOW IT'S DESCRIBED.

SO IT'S JUST VERY IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THE OTHER EVENT, TIM AND I ATTENDED THE BAKERY RIGHT UP HERE.

IF YOU GO STRAIGHT AHEAD ON DEE STREET, THE BAKERY BAKERY BREW IN BREAD IS NOW OPEN.

IT'S UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP.

THEY SPENT A YEAR GETTING READY FOR THIS, CLEANED UP THE PLACE.

THEY JUST REALLY WENT IN AND DO IT, DID A LOT OF WORK.

NEW MENU. AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL OPENING.

HUGE, LARGE CROWDS THERE AND THE FOOD IS DELICIOUS.

I ENDED UP GOING BACK WITH MY HUSBAND FOR LUNCH AND I WANTED TO TRY THEIR LUNCH MENU.

I RECOMMEND EVERYBODY GO THERE.

THEIR BAGEL SELECTIONS.

AMAZING. ALL THE WAY TO SANDWICHES, PIZZA, MEALS, SPAGHETTI AND BEER.

YEAH. AND THE LAST THING I WANTED TO BRING UP, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE OTHER THINGS TO TALK ABOUT, IS, YES, LET'S GET OUT AND VOTE.

AS YOU KNOW, I'M NOT RUNNING AGAIN.

THIS SEAT IS OPEN.

DO KNOW THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW BY NOW WHO YOU WANT TO VOTE FOR, DON'T JUST SAY I'M NOT GOING TO VOTE.

GET OUT. TALK TO PEOPLE.

CALL PEOPLE. WE'RE ALL HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

FIND OUT ABOUT THE CANDIDATES WHO ATTENDS MEETINGS, WHO KNOWS THE ISSUES IN THE CITY.

THOSE ARE THE IMPORTANT ISSUES AND THOSE ARE WHAT WE NEED FOR OUR COUNCIL.

AND SO I WISH EVERYBODY GOOD LUCK.

DON'T FORGET AFTER ELECTION, GET YOUR SIGNS DOWN QUICKLY.

THERE YOU GO. THE MEMORIAL.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

AND THE MISSING ACTION CHAIR CAN'T WAIT TO BE HONORED TO BE IN OUR CHAMBERS.

IT'S IT'S VERY SPECIAL.

AND THE PRESENTATION THAT WE HAD AT OUR MEETING, OUR LAST MEETING, AND THEN THE PRESENTATION AT THE MEMORIAL AT THE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT WAS WAS VERY NICE AND APPRECIATE APPRECIATE THAT.

I'M ON THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT GOVERNING BOARD AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A PROGRAM THAT THEY ARE FOOTHILL TRANSIT DOES WITH OUR LOCAL COLLEGES.

IT'S CALLED CLASSPASS.

SO IF YOU'RE A STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY LA VERNE OR CAL POLY OR THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES OR APU, MT.

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PART OF IF YOU ARE TAKING AT LEAST ONE CREDIT UNIT, THEN YOU CAN HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A CLASS PASS AND YOU CAN RIDE FOOTHILL TRANSIT FOR FREE TO SCHOOL OR TO YOUR JOB OR TO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

SO THAT REALLY HELPS OUR STUDENTS TO BE MOBILE AND TO SAVE MONEY ON GAS RIGHT NOW TO GET BACK AND FORTH.

SO IF YOU'RE A LA VERNE RESIDENT AND GO TO ANY ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS, I WOULD LOOK INTO THE CLASS PASS AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON.

IT STARTED RIGHT WHEN COVID STARTED AND IT'S JUST BEEN ACCELERATING.

MORE PEOPLE GET INVOLVED AND RIDERSHIP USING THAT AS WELL.

SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO THAT.

CONGRATS TO ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, PROMOTIONS AND GRADUATIONS THAT ARE THAT ARE HAPPENING RIGHT NOW TO ALL OF OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS HERE IN LAVERNE.

AND I WANT TO MAKE ESPECIALLY CONGRATULATIONS TO MY OWN GRADUATE IN MY HOUSE SO.

AND THEN LASTLY, DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND LOVED ONES TO THE GREAT LOSSES THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS HAD THIS PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND IT'S JUST KEEP ALL OF THEM IN YOUR OWN THOUGHTS.

THANK YOU. JUST TO REITERATE A COUPLE OF POINTS, IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, DADS AND GRADS.

SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE OUT THERE CONGRATULATING AND CELEBRATING AND SPENDING SOME TIME, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT AFTER TWO YEARS OF, YOU KNOW, SLOGGING THROUGH A PANDEMIC, PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY BEING ABLE TO CONGREGATE.

SO DEFINITELY DO THAT.

I GOT THE CHANCE TO SIT AT ONE OF THE COMMENCEMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE, AND IT IS TRULY AMAZING WHAT SOME OF THESE STUDENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, BOTH AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL, ESPECIALLY HAVING TO DO SO MUCH OF THEIR WORK ONLINE.

APART FROM PEOPLE YOU KNOW, IT HAS DEFINITELY TAKEN A TOLL ON PEOPLE'S MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

SO I WISH RMU WAS STILL HERE TO TO FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO HER.

BUT THE WORK THAT TRI-CITY HAS BEEN DOING TO COMBAT SOME OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC, IS TO BE COMMENDED.

SO DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORS.

AND WHEN YOU'RE MOVING THROUGH THAT STAGE AND THINKING ABOUT FOLKS AND THROUGH THIS JUNE TIME, JUST A REMINDER AGAIN ABOUT ELECTIONS.

I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY VOTED.

I LOVE THE NEW MACHINES.

THEY'RE SO EASY. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TRY THEM OUT, PLEASE DO SO.

I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT WHEN I VOTED THIS PAST WEEKEND AT THE VETERANS CENTER, THERE IS A NEED FOR POLL WORKERS AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT TIMELY FOR THIS ELECTION PERIOD.

BUT CONSIDER THAT FOR THE NEXT TIME ELECTIONS ARE COMING THROUGH IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER, BECAUSE IT'S DUE TO A LOT OF THE VOLUNTEER WORKERS THAT ARE OUT THERE WORKING THESE POLLS THAT WE CAN EXERCISE OUR RIGHT TO VOTE.

AND THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO THINK ABOUT THAT.

IT IS ALSO JUNE PRIDE MONTH, SO HAPPY PRIDE TO THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT YOU ARE SEEN, YOU ARE APPRECIATED AND YOU ARE LOVED FOR WHO YOU ARE.

AND ON THAT NOTE, I ALSO WANTED TO JUST TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I RAN INTO EDWARD PAGET.

IF YOU KNOW HIM SOWING SEEDS, HE DOES A LOT OF GOOD WORK IN THE CITY, HIM AND HIS WIFE.

BUT THE FOOD BANKS ARE ANTICIPATING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL NEED, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF INFLATIONARY PRICES WITH GAS AND WITH EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON.

IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS AND YOU ARE ABLE TO PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING AND HELPING OUT YOUR NEIGHBORS.

THERE IS ALSO A BLOOD DRIVE ON JUNE 15TH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

SO IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, PLEASE DO GIVE.

IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEONE'S LIFE AND DEATH.

SO THINK ABOUT IT.

IT'S QUICK, 15 MINUTES.

AND IF I, WHO DON'T PARTICULARLY CARE FOR NEEDLES, CAN SIT THROUGH IT.

SO IT CAN ALL OF YOU. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YOU KNOW, THOUGHTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF FORMER CHIEF JANKOWSKI AND MORE RECENTLY, FORMER EMPLOYEE BILL ELFTMAN, WHO PASSED AWAY IN A CAR ACCIDENT LAST WEEK.

LIFE IS REALLY SHORT.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, THE DAYS ARE LONG, BUT THE YEARS ARE SHORT.

SO TAKE THE TIME TO BE KIND.

TAKE THE TIME TO HAVE DIALOG WITH EACH OTHER.

WE ARE NEIGHBORS. WE ALL LIVE IN A COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP LAVERNE THAT FRIENDLY, HAPPY PLACE THAT I WANTED TO MOVE TO WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE.

SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S ALL. HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK.

MAYOR PRO TEM DAVIS.

THANK YOU. I, TOO, WANT TO JOIN IN CELEBRATING OUR SOFTBALL TEAM.

THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB THIS YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT THEY DO AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

THE MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS TRULY A WONDERFUL OBSERVANCE FOR THOSE LOST AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED.

AND I WAS JUST WATCHING A BIT OF A DOCUMENTARY TODAY THAT THAT SHARED THAT ON D-DAY, ON OMAHA BEACH, WE LOST 3000 PEOPLE IN 24 HOURS,

[01:10:07]

SO THANK YOU, RICK, FOR BRINGING UP THAT REMEMBRANCE.

LIKEWISE. THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE LA VERNE SANDY DEMAS FOUNDATION THAT SUPPORTS THAT DISTRICT HAS A WELLNESS PROGRAM GOING ON TRYING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, PROVIDE WELLNESS SERVICES, THERAPISTS AND CONSULTANTS ON EACH CAMPUS, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING WELLNESS ROOMS AND PLACES THAT STUDENTS CAN GO TO SEEK THE PEACE THAT THEY MAY NEED.

AND WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON, SCHOOLS DON'T ALWAYS FEEL SAFE.

SO LET'S LIKEWISE THINK ABOUT THOSE WE LOST IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

I CAN'T MENTION NAMES BECAUSE I'LL JUST LOSE IT ENTIRELY, BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ELECTION DAY TOMORROW, WHICH IS THE FINAL DAY FOR EVERYONE TO VOTE.

SO PLEASE DO.

AND AFTER TOMORROW I GET MY FRIEND BACK.

SO THANK YOU.

WELL, AGAIN, FOR THOSE THAT WE LOST OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING.

AT BEST, IT'S HARD TO LOSE FAMILY MEMBERS.

NUMBER TWO, MR. BOWEN, THANK YOU.

ABOUT D-DAY. THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER, THAT THE FREEDOMS THAT WE LOVE AND CHERISH TODAY ARE BECAUSE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT LAY THEIR LIVES DOWN FOR THAT.

AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE MUST REMEMBER THOSE AS WE JUST CELEBRATED A WONDERFUL MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION.

IT'S BEEN THERE'S BEEN AS EVER SAID, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON HERE, GRADUATIONS.

WE'VE GOT SOME COMING UP, RAMONA.

I DID. THERE WAS A EAGLE SCOUT PRESENTATION OVER AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.

THEY'VE BEEN CATCHING UP BECAUSE A LOT OF THE EAGLE SCOUTS BECAME EAGLE RANK, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR PRESENTATION IN ORDER TO THEM IN ADVANCE.

AND IS THERE ANYBODY IN HERE THAT'S AN EAGLE SCOUT IN THIS AUDIENCE RIGHT HERE? HE IS OVER THERE, MR. WEINRAUB, OUR NEWEST OFFICER.

MR. WEINRAUB, I WAS SO FORTUNATE TO GO TO HIS EAGLE SCOUT AND CONGRATULATIONS.

IT TAKES A LOT OF CHARACTER.

AS THEY WERE SO NICE TO HAVE ME SPEAK.

IT'S IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND EFFORT BEHIND WHEN AN EAGLE SCOUTS BECOMES AN EAGLE AND IT TAKES A WHOLE VILLAGE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN BETWEEN THEIR SCOUTMASTERS AND THE SCOUTS AND ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY DO AND THEIR THEIR EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE JUST LIVE IN A GREAT COMMUNITY AND I'M JUST BLESSED TO BE HERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT GOOD LUCK TOMORROW AND IT CLOSES AT 8:00 TOMORROW NIGHT, WHICH WILL BE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL TIMES IN THE WORLD.

AT 8:00, COME AROUND AND AS AS COUNCILMEMBER CARTER, SO WONDERFULLY STATED, GET THOSE SIGNS AND THROW THEM AWAY, PLEASE.

SO ESPECIALLY UP ESPERANZA.

YES. YES.

SO BEST LUCK TO ALL IN THE ELECTION AND WE HAVE A REASON FOR A CLOSED SESSION.

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

SO THEY'LL BE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, THOUGH, AND THAT'S UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE 549579 SUBSECTION B131 POTENTIAL CASE.

AND THEN THERE'S CONFERENCE WITH LABOR AND NEGOTIATORS UNDER 5495, SEVEN, SIX AND THE LISTED GROUPS INDIVIDUALS ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE AGENDA.

WE WILL RECESSING INTO CLOSED SESSION BUT WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN.

AND ROBIN CARTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE LIKE TO DO THE ADJOURNMENT AND PLEASE.

THANK YOU. IN MEMORY OF RETIRED LA VERNE FIRE CHIEF PETE JANKOWSKI, CHIEF JANKOWSKI WAS HIRED AS A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC WITH LA VERNE FIRE IN 1999.

HE ASSUMED NUMEROUS INTERNAL COLLATERAL DUTIES, SERVED AS A STATE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM MEMBER AND ACQUIRED MULTIPLE STATE FIRE TRAINING CERTIFICATES.

AFTER PROMOTING THROUGH THE CAPTAIN AND BATTALION CHIEF RANKS, HE WAS EVENTUALLY APPOINTED AS A PERMANENT FIRE CHIEF IN 2013.

POST IN PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONAL CONSULTANT.

THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, HE ACHIEVED EXTRAORDINARY ACADEMIC AND OPERATIONAL SUCCESSES WHICH LA VERNE FIRE WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

CHIEF JANKOWSKI COMMITMENT TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE FIRE SERVICE OVERALL WAS COMMENDABLE.

HAVING SELFLESSLY PROTECTED HUMAN MANKIND FROM PEARL FROM OVER TWO DECADES, HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE JOB OR GOALS WE CAN AND SHOULD ALL ASPIRE TO.

CHIEF JANKOWSKI IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE MICHELLE AND TWO CHILDREN.

PETE WAS A FRIEND TO MANY, A SERVANT TO ALL, AND A TRUE HERO TO LA VERNE.

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IS THAT CORRECT? OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IS JUNE 20, 22 AT 6:30 P.M..

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.