Sep 06, 2022 City Council

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THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING TONIGHT AT 6:30.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

PLEASE STAND AND FACE THE FLAG.

. MR. DUFF, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MAYOR HEPBURN NOT HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY, HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAU? PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, HERE.

AND COUNCILMEMBER KASH NOT HERE.

AND I REGRET THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MAYOR HEPBURN AND COUNCILMEMBER KASH ALREADY HAD PREVIOUS PLANS, AND THAT COULD NOT BE AT TONIGHT'S MEETING. SO NOW NUMBER FOUR.

[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

MR. DUFF, CAN YOU FIRST TALK ABOUT OUR COOLING CENTERS AND WHEN THEY ARE OPEN FOR OUR COMMUNITY? OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN VERY HOT THIS LAST WEEK.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOT THIS WEEK AND PROBABLY NEXT WEEK.

THE COOLING CENTER AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AT THE CIVIC CENTER JUST BEHIND CITY HALL IS GOING TO BE ACTIVATED ALL THIS WEEK, SEPTEMBER 6TH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9TH, 8 A.M.

TO 6 P.M.

NEXT WEEK, DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE, IT MAY BE ACTIVATED AGAIN, BUT WE'LL POST THAT ON OUR WEBSITE.

JUST A COUPLE OF NOTES.

WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ANIMALS.

SO SORRY, NO PETS.

MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED.

HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COOLING CENTER AND OR IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE FOR NEXT WEEK'S AVAILABILITY, YOU CAN CALL 9095968776.

THAT'S THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE FOR NEXT WEEK.

THANK YOU. MR. GEORGE MAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT LA VERNE LIBRARY THIS MONTH.

THIS MONTH WE STARTED OUR NEW SESSION OF THE SMARTY PANTS STORYTIME THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD EVERY FRIDAY FROM 11:30 TO 12 P.M. IT IS FOR CHILDREN AGES TWO THROUGH FIVE WITH A PARENT, PARENT OR CAREGIVER.

THERE WILL BE BOOKS, SONGS, RHYMES AND MOTION ACTIVITIES.

AND DURING EACH WEEK THERE WILL BE A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY FOR THAT STORYTIME.

THIS WEEK THERE'S GOING TO BE COLOR AND CUT OUT A SCHOOL BOARD SCHOOL BUS ON A ROAD.

NEXT WEEK THERE'LL BE A MAKE A FRIENDSHIP FLOWER.

AND THE LAST WEEK THERE WILL BE A COLOR AND LABEL EMOTIONS.

ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED, SO ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

AND YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING TO THE LIBRARY OR GOING TO VISIT L.A.

COUNTY ORGS EVENTS AND JUST ISOLATE THE SEARCH TO LA VERNE LIBRARY.

YOU CAN YOU CAN REGISTER THAT WAY.

WE ALSO HAVE A ACTIVITY KIT FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN FROM AGES FIVE THROUGH 12.

IT'S A BEE IN NATURE EXPLORER.

IT INVOLVES A CLEAR JAR WITH AIR HOLES.

AND IT REQUIRES A PERSON THAT PICKS UP THE ACTIVITY TO LOOK IN THEIR BACKYARD AND SEE WHAT KIND OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE THEY CAN FIND AND PUT IT INTO THE JAR.

AND WHEN THEY'RE DONE, PUT IT BACK.

ALSO, WE HAVE ACTIVITY KIT FOR TEENS AGES 13 TO 17.

IT'S CALLED SOLVE THE LIBRARY MYSTERY.

THAT PERSON WILL GET A BAG WITH BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES.

HOWEVER, IT WILL HAVE A COMBINATION LOCK ON IT.

AND FOR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OPEN UP THE LOCK AND GET THEIR GET THEIR GOODIES, THEY HAVE TO ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS.

THREE OF THOSE QUESTIONS PROVIDE THE NUMBERS TO THE LOCK.

AND THE FOURTH QUESTION PROVIDES THE ORDER OF THOSE NUMBERS.

AND THE LAST TWO PROGRAMS WE HAVE ARE IN CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH.

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AND THE LAST ONE IS PROGRAM FOR AGES FIVE THROUGH 12.

IT'S ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, FROM AT 6:00.

IT IS CALLED MEET THE ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO.

ATTENDEES WILL LEARN ABOUT HER LIFE AND PAINTINGS, AND THEN THE PERSONS WHO ATTENDEES WILL GET A CHANCE TO CREATE THEIR ARTWORK BASED ON HER PAINTINGS.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN SEPTEMBER.

THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US AND FIND OUT.

AND THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKS.

AIR CONDITIONING DOES WORK VERY WELL.

THANK YOU, MISS YVONNE GALLEGOS.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. PRO TEM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

ERIN HI. NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN, MR. JUSTIN. MR. KRESS.

MY NAME IS YVONNE GALLEGOS AND I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE CASSY COMMUNITY CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION, AND I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE EVERYONE TO OUR UPCOMING MEETING, WHICH WILL BE HELD TOMORROW RIGHT HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 5 P.M..

SO IF YOU'RE AROUND, PLEASE COME AND YOU ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND OUR MEETING.

THE TOPIC IS GOING TO BE PUBLIC BANKING, SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT RECENTLY.

AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THAT GIVING A PRESENTATION ON PUBLIC BANKING AND WHAT IS PUBLIC BANKING AND HOW IT COULD BENEFIT ALL RESIDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

IS IT A VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT? SO PLEASE JOIN US TOMORROW.

5 P.M. RIGHT HERE IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS FOR OUR COUNTY MEETING AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

OH, ONE MORE THING. SORRY.

CATHY IS GOING TO BE CO-SPONSORING WITH THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN OCTOBER.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT IT'S A MONTH AWAY, BUT MR. MAIN BRINGING UP HIS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO BE CO-SPONSORING WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY A PRESENTATION ON DIA DE LOS MUERTOS THAT WILL BE HELD AT HILLCREST ON OCTOBER 10TH FROM 4 TO 7 P.M..

AND WE HAVE A GREAT PRESENTER AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AN UPFRONT DONE AN ALTAR ALSO ON DISPLAY AND.

YEAH, THANK YOU. GOOD THINGS TO COME.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS? THIS PROJECT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, FROM 12 NOON TO 1:30 P.M.

IS THE PROBATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING.

THERE WAS A MEETING TODAY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, L.A. COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DID CONTINUE TO DISCUSS THE SYTF AND JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS.

ALTHOUGH THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VOTED NOT TO HAVE THE LEVEL FOUR 707 B OFFENDERS AT CAMP AFTER BOND PAGE, THERE HAVE BEEN A TURN OF EVENTS THAT MAY BRING THAT BACK TO THE TABLE.

THERE IS A LAWSUIT CITY OF SANTA CLARITA FILED AGAINST THE L.A.

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND THEY HAVE FILED FOR AN INJUNCTION.

THE DECISION HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE.

SO IF THAT INJUNCTION IS UPHELD, THEY WILL BE FORCED TO FIND AN ALTERNATE LOCATION, AS WELL AS A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT, A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST L.A.

COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT FOR SEXUAL ABUSE AND MISCONDUCT AT CAMP SCOTT, WHICH IS THE LOCATION THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS CHOSEN.

SO THOSE TWO REASONS ALONE, PLUS MANY OTHERS, COULD VERY EASILY PUT CAMP ELPHABA AND PAIGE BACK ON THE MAP.

SO I ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE.

PLEASE EMAIL INFO AT POC DOT L.A.

COUNTY DOT GOV.

EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS OR IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING VIA WEBEX, WHICH IS LIKE ZOOM, BUT IT'S THEIR OWN VERSION OF THAT.

AND THERE IS A PHONE NUMBER YOU CAN CALL.

IF YOU CANNOT DO THROUGH THE INTERNET, YOU CAN CALL AND JUST LISTEN AND OR SPEAK OVER THE PHONE.

SO CAN YOU SAY THAT WEBSITE ONE MORE TIME FOR EVERYBODY? YES, IT'S AN EMAIL ADDRESS INFO AT POC DOT LA COUNTY DOT GOV AND YOU CAN EMAIL THEM REQUESTING THE LINK TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNET MEETING OR THE PHONE NUMBER.

AND THERE'S A PASSWORD AND CODE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO ENTER IN, BUT IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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I SAW ANOTHER HAND UP IS.

MY NAME IS LILY BRENNAN.

I HAVE TWO EVENTS REGARDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THERE ARE TOO MANY. ONE IS TOMORROW NIGHT IS A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

ACTUALLY, THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS OPEN FOR EVERYONE, FOR PUBLIC, NOT JUST BONITA.

PARENTS, CITIZENS TOO ESPECIALLY EVEN MY TWO KIDS IN PRIVATE SCHOOL, NOT IN BONITA.

I STILL ATTEND EVERY SINGLE MONTH BECAUSE SO MANY VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES, ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, SO MANY BILLS, IS COMING TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL.

YOU MIGHT SEE IN THE NEWS THEY ARE REAL.

EVEN WORSE BECAUSE WE FIND OUT SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING THE FIRST WEEK FROM LAST YEAR.

JUST THINK ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE A MAP.

GOOGLE MAP IS NOT MAP ME, MAYOR.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY IT.

MINOR ATTRACT PEOPLE.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO SOMETHING YOU FEEL LIKE A CURIOUS.

OUR KIDS KNOW A LOT MORE THAN US, SO IT HAS TO GO TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS REALLY TEACHING IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS.

SO I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE REALLY TO GO TO TAKE A LOOK.

MAYBE YOUR KIDS, YOUR GRANDKIDS, THEY ARE GOING TO LEARN ALL THIS, MAYBE NOT YOUR FAMILY VALUES.

SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING TOMORROW, SIX, 6:00, BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE SECOND MEETING IS VERY IMPORTANT, IS A CANDIDATE OF FOREIGN.

WE ARE HAPPENING.

SO IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER EIGHT.

IT WILL BE A ZOOM MEETING.

SO BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE WILL HAVE A THREE SEATS OPEN IN NOVEMBER.

WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO VOTE FOR THE RIGHT PERSON.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU SUPPORT DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. ACTUALLY, THIS MEETING IS HOSTED BY BONITA DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL.

ACTUALLY, I'M PRETTY CONSERVATIVE, YOU KNOW, SO I DON'T REALLY BELONG TO THIS GROUP, BUT I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE GO TO THE LINK TO REGISTER.

THE WEBSITE IS NOT REALLY WORKING.

DEMOCRAT BONITA.

DEMOCRAT ALSO IS NOT WORKING.

BUT THE MEETING ID I ALREADY HAD THE ID 822546817997.

SORRY, I REPEAT AGAIN A2254681997.

IT WILL BE SEPTEMBER EIGHT, 7:00 TO 9:00.

SO THE INFORMATION ALREADY HAVE ANSWER 12 QUESTION, BUT I THINK IT'S TOO GENERAL.

THEY DIDN'T REALLY ASK SOME REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE WITH CONCERN AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE GO TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON.

[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]

MR. DUFF OKAY.

SO VOTE ON THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

BESIDES D.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR ABSENT FIVE D SECOND.

SECOND. VOTE.

ALL APPROVED.

WAIT FOR IT TO COME UP THERE.

VERY WELL. WE HAVE THREE APPROVED AND THE OTHER TWO ARE.

YOU WANT A SHOW OF HANDS? THAT'S FINE.

NO, WE'RE GOOD AS LONG AS WE SAY IT.

IF THEY DIDN'T PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN.

EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT.

SO NOW ITEM DX, YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION EXECUTIVE BOARD APPOINTMENT.

[5d. Youth and Family Action Committee Executive Board Appointment]

YES, I'M ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE.

I THINK IT'S ON THE PUBLIC ALSO.

DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY THERE'S ONE? SINCE WE POLLED.

YES. THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE, IT WAS JUST FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

OH. SO COME UP. OKAY.

I JUST ASKED FOR IT TO BE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

FOR A LATER DATE.

FOR A LATER DATE TO POSTPONE IT FROM TONIGHT.

IS THERE ANY REASONS? JUST FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION SO THAT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE TIME TO DISCUSS IT, THE REST OF THE COUNCIL AND INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS. IS THERE ANY URGENCY TO HAVE THIS VOTE TONIGHT? THE NEXT.

YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING IS ON.

I BELIEVE IT'S ON TUESDAY, I BELIEVE THE 27TH.

WHICH FOLLOWS AFTER OUR NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY HARM THAN POSTPONING IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING?

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AND TWO OTHER MEMBERS THAT AREN'T HERE.

[INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU, OK. THANK YOU.

YOU WANT TO SPEAK? HELLO.

ROBIN CARTER, RESIDENT YES.

I WAS AT THE LAST MEETING FOR THE YOUTH AND FAMILY.

WE ONLY HAD ONE APPLICANT THAT SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION.

AND SO THE COMMITTEE WHICH HE THE CANDIDATE HAS BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AND HE IS MORE THAN QUALIFIED.

AND AS IN THE PAST BEING ON THE COUNCIL, IT'S JUST YOUR RATIFYING THIS DECISION THAT THE COMMITTEE DID.

SO I ASKED THAT THE VOTE IS TAKEN TONIGHT SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR COMMITTEE MOVING FORWARD ON IT.

THANK YOU. MR. DUFF ANY RESPONSE? [INAUDIBLE].

WELL, I THINK A GOOD POINT WAS MADE.

THERE WAS ONE APPLICANT AND THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE BOARD, I BELIEVE, VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND THE APPOINTMENT OF THE APPLICANT TO THE COMMITTEE.

SO IF IT WERE DELAYED TO THE NEXT MEETING, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 27TH.

HOWEVER, NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE.

YOU HAVE ONE APPLICANT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THERE IS TO DISCUSS.

SORRY. OKAY.

ANY RESPONSE FROM THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION. I MOVED TO APPROVE 5D.

AND I'M ALLOWED TO SECOND, CORRECT.

SO SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION.

SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU SO I WOULD JUST ECHO THAT THERE HAS BEEN ONE APPLICANT THAT WAS WIDELY PUBLICIZED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW I REACHED OUT TO VARIOUS MEMBERS WHO HAVE NOT SERVED ON YFAC PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN A DESIRE FROM THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN DIFFERENT COMMITTEES.

I ALSO ADVISED OF WHEN THE OPENINGS FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE ONLY APPLICANT WE HAVE FOR YFAC IS.

APPLICANT THAT WE RECEIVED, JOHN KENDRICK.

SO I DON'T SEE A REASON NOT TO APPOINT HIM, ESPECIALLY BASED ON HIS PAST WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ON THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR.

MY CONCERN AND MY QUESTION AT THIS POINT IS THAT IF MR. JOHNSON IS CHOOSING TO ABSTAIN AND WE HAVE THREE MEMBERS HERE, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO PASS ANYTHING.

NO, WE DO. WE HAVE A QUORUM.

IT'S A VOTE. TWO ONE.

IT STILL WOULD PASS AS VOTE TO ZERO ONE IS STILL PASSED.

WELL, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S RIGHT.

AND PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE THAT WE DON'T NEED A MAJORITY OF THE FIVE TOTAL.

JUST THE MAJORITY OF THE QUORUM.

THE QUORUM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE IN THAT EVEN WE HAVE A QUORUM AND THAT WE HAVE BUSINESS TO ABIDE TO, THAT WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD. SO SECOND, I WOULD ASK FOR A VOTE ON THIS.

AND TWO ZERO AND ABSTENTIONS OF ONE.

IT PASSES. THANK YOU.

[6. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

WHEN WE REMIND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, THIS IS SET ASIDE FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED AND ANY OTHER PLACE ON THE AGENDA AND THAT THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ON OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS JUDY ST JOHN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WELCOME JUDY. WHERE I LIVE, MY PROPERTY BACKS UP TO FAIRPLEX DRIVE.

SO I'M ACTUALLY IN THE CITY OF POMONA, BUT BORDERING LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS.

SO I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE SHARE COMMON INTERESTS, ALL OF US WHO LIVE AROUND THE FAIRGROUNDS.

AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW WHAT FAIRPLEX IS PROPOSING FOR THEIR ZONING, FOR THEIR SPECIFIC

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I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO MEETINGS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND TO LEARN ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT THEY ARE THINKING THEY'D LIKE TO DO THERE.

I WAS ACTUALLY SHOCKED TO LEARN AT THE LAST MEETING THAT THEY WANT TO BUILD 10,000 HOUSING UNITS ON THE FAIRGROUNDS.

AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE TRAFFIC THAT WILL CAUSE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOUR RESIDENTS AND THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO WEIGH IN AND TO SEE HOW WELL THEIR PLAN WILL FIT.

I THINK YOUR INPUT AND YOUR RESIDENTS INPUT IS IMPORTANT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT CARVANA AND HOW THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE WERE ABLE TO HELP IN THE EFFORT TO HELP CARVANA GO AWAY.

IT WAS CAUSING TERRIBLE TRAFFIC TRAFFIC PROBLEMS FOR RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE AND OF POMONA.

SO ANYWAY, I HOPE THAT MAYBE YOU'LL CONTACT THE CITY AND ASK TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE MEETINGS THAT TAKE PLACE REGARDING THE SPECIFIC PLAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LISA GOMEZ.

THANK YOU, LISA. MY NAME IS LISA GOMEZ, AND I LIVE IN THE CITY OF POMONA, RIGHT NEAR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.

WITHIN THE PAST SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS, MANY RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN NOISE, TRAFFIC AND TRASH JUST IN GENERAL.

NOW THE FAIRPLEX.

HAS RELEASED THEIR SPECIFIC PLAN.

THAT WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR BOTH LA VERNE AND POMONA RESIDENTS.

I BELIEVE WE ARE ALL AWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE FAIRPLEX HELD RAVES.

TWO YOUNG WOMEN DIED.

CARVANA WAS ANOTHER DISASTER AND NOW THE FAIRPLEX IS PROPOSING 10,500 UNITS, HOUSING UNITS.

BUT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO HOUSE? THEY WANT A WELLNESS CENTER.

IS THAT FOR MENTALLY ILL? THAT'S THE QUESTION.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO HOUSE? AND IT WILL IMPACT ALL OF US.

SO I URGE ALL OF THE COUNCIL TO PLEASE GET INVOLVED, ASK QUESTIONS, PROTECT YOUR LA VERNE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE GOOD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SYLVIA HIROTA.

THANK YOU. HELLO, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS SYLVIA HIROTA, AND I LIVE RIGHT ON THE BORDERLINE OF POMONA AND LA VERNE.

AND I REALLY WANT TO STRESS THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WITH THIS FAIRPLEX.

NOT COUNTING THE POLICE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, DEPENDING ON WHAT THEIR TERMINOLOGY IS ON WELLNESS, HOUSING.

THAT'S MY CONCERN.

ALSO. THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH TRAFFIC AROUND THERE.

THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO TRAFFIC STUDIES, BUT WE, THE COMMUNITY CAN TELL THEM RIGHT OUT HAND WHAT THE TRAFFIC IS ALREADY WITHOUT DOING THESE STUDIES, YOU KNOW, ON HIGHWAY AND WHITE AND GARY AND BONITA ALL THOSE AREAS ARE SO TRAFFIC UP RIGHT NOW THAT IT'S AND BESIDES THE HOUSING THEY ALSO WANT TO PUT UP LIKE A PARK THEY WANT TO PUT A VENDOR.

SITES WHERE PEOPLE CAN SELL STUFF.

THEY ALSO WANT TO PUT UP A FARMING AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN GROW THEIR OWN FARM AND VEGETABLES.

IT'S JUST A WHOLE BIG, LET'S SAY, A COMPARISON TO LIKE ELYSIAN PARK IN LA.

CAN WE REALLY ACCOMMODATE ALL THAT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JOE SILVA.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, CASTLE.

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I LIVE OVER BY THE FAIRGROUNDS ON THE EAST SIDE.

I'M GOING TO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MUCH ON WHAT THE FAIR'S CONTEMPLATING UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY PUT SOMETHING ON PAPER.

I THINK IT'S A WASTE OF TIME.

TWO THINGS. I THINK THAT MAINLY THE SUPERVISORS.

NOT THE CITY, NOT THE FAIRGROUNDS, BUT THE SUPERVISORS NEED TO LOOK AT.

ONE IS WATER USE.

10,000 UNITS OF HOUSING TO START WITH.

I CALL THAT'S A REAL ESTATE VERSION OF CARVANA, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

AND ALSO THE USE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS AS A NATIONAL DISASTER LOGISTICS SITE.

IF THEY DEVELOP THAT, IT WILL NOT HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY REQUIRED IN TIMES OF A GREAT NATIONAL DISASTER.

I THINK MORE PEOPLE MORE BECOMING MORE AWARE OF WHAT THAT MIGHT ENTAIL.

RECENTLY, PEOPLE WERE INFORMED ABOUT THE.

MOST PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S A GREAT FLOOD IN THE WINTER OF 1860, 61.

IT FLOODED THE STATE.

IT FLOODED FROM VANCOUVER TO SAN DIEGO.

IF WE LOSE A FAIRGROUNDS AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS, WE WOULD BE HARD PRESSED TO FIND A PLACE FOR LOGISTICS.

THAT'S JUST ONE THING THAT THE FAIRPLEX HAS NOT CONSIDERED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HENRY MASCARO.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS HENRY MASCARO.

I RESIDE IN LA VERNE ON BONITA AVENUE.

WALKING DISTANCE TO THE FAIRPLEX.

WE ATTENDED A MEETING ON AUGUST 31 REGARDING AN UPDATE DRAFT PLAN FOR FAIRPLEX IN POMONA.

IS THERE ANY WAY SOMEONE CAN ADDRESS THE LETTER POSSIBLY TO THE CITY OF POMONA TO LET THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND WHERE I LIVE AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE AREA IN LA VERNE KNOW WHEN THEY WILL HAVE ANOTHER MEETING IN NOVEMBER? WHEN I DID ASK, THEY SAID IT'S EITHER GOING TO BE THE FIRST WEEK OR SECOND WEEK, BUT WE'RE NOT SURE.

SO I WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT.

AND THEN. LET'S SEE.

I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS WHAT THEIR INTENTIONS ARE.

AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS TO PROTECT OUR MAIN STREETS AS BONITA AND WHITE AVENUE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. AND MIKE, BRENNA.

GOOD EVENING. YES, I'M A LA VERNE RESIDENTS FOR 40 YEARS AND WE LIVE JUST EAST OF WHITE ON BONITA.

AND WE JUST GOT LAST WEEK WE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS EXPANSION AT THE FAIR.

AND I'M SURPRISED THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE OR ANYBODY HASN'T CONTACTED THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE AREA, THE RESIDENTS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG THING.

THEY TALKED ABOUT THE 10,500 HOUSING UNITS, BUT EVEN IF THERE'S JUST TWO PEOPLE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT STILL BE 21,000 PEOPLE MOVING IN THAT SMALL LITTLE FEW HUNDRED ACRES, YOU KNOW, IN LA VERNE, WHERE WE GOT 34,000 FOR THIS WHOLE CITY, I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT 20 SOME THOUSAND RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN THE TRAFFIC AND JUST LIKE THE OTHER PEOPLE SAID, THE WATER, THEY ALSO TALK ABOUT IT OVER A MILLION SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE, COMMERCIAL SPACE.

THEY ALSO MENTIONED AN 8000 SQUARE FOOT OR 8000 SEAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE AN EVENT STAGE FOR THERE.

AND I MEAN, THEY HAVE SO MUCH STUFF THINKING ABOUT GOING IN THERE.

I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW YOU GET BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW THE FAIR IS ALL THE TIME, HOW IT JUST JAMS UP EVERYTHING, WHICH PEOPLE DON'T MIND BECAUSE IT'S ONLY LAST FOR A FEW WEEKS OR A MONTH AND PEOPLE GET ENJOYMENT OUT OF IT, BUT THEY STILL GOT TO TRY TO HAVE THE FAIR.

I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW BIG THE FAIR WOULD BE, BUT THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO HAVE THE FAIR.

THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP THE, YOU KNOW, THE DRAG RACE THERE.

BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE AFTER ONE EVENT, YOU KNOW, IT RATTLES WINDOWS AT OUR PLACE, LET ALONE HAVE 10,000 PEOPLE OR 10,000 UNITS RIGHT NEXT TO IT.

I'M SURE THEY WOULD HAVE TO PUSH THAT OUT RIGHT AWAY.

BUT BUT OTHER PEOPLE BROUGHT UP SOME IMPORTANT THINGS, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAY, EMERGENCY AND EVERYTHING.

BUT I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAY, TRAFFIC, WATER, POWER, WE CAN ONLY WATER ONCE A WEEK RIGHT NOW HERE AND RIGHT.

WE GOT AN ALERT COMING OVER HERE TODAY.

YOU CAN'T USE NO POWER BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO BE SHUT OFF.

AND HOW WOULD YOU PUT THIS MUCH MORE PEOPLE IN HERE AND EVENTS AND STUFF?

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SO I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I HOPE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE OR THE OC? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE? GOOD EVENING AGAIN. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK SHAUN AYGO AND HIS TEAM, EVERYBODY INVOLVED AT PUBLIC WORKS WHO HELPED FACILITATE THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS UTILIZING THE ARPA MONEY.

AND I KNOW THAT THE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WERE USED, THEY DID A REALLY GOOD JOB VETTING THESE PEOPLE.

THEY WERE FRIENDLY.

THEY WERE CLEAN.

AND JUST COINCIDENTALLY, THEY BROKE MY SPRINKLERS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

BUT WITH THAT SAID.

AND YOU'RE HERE THANKING HIM.

NO, I AM.

BECAUSE I MEAN, THAT'S IT HAPPENS IN DEMOLITION.

IT HAPPENS. BUT THEY DID A JOB LIKE NO ONE ELSE.

THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.

THEY WERE VERY COURTEOUS.

THEY CAME BACK EVEN A FEW DAYS LATER TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS, THAT WE HAD PROPER WATER PRESSURE.

SO I KNOW THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A BIG DEAL RIGHT NOW BECAUSE NOBODY'S REALLY WATERING.

SO WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO WATER AGAIN, IT'LL BE NICE TO KNOW THAT IT WILL WORK PROPERLY.

SO THANK YOU, SEAN MY FAMILY AND I, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THE OTHER NEIGHBORS ON AMHERST ALSO APPRECIATE THAT.

I DO WANT TO JUMP ON BOARD WITH THIS FACILITY THAT'S BEING PROPOSED AT THE FAIRPLEX.

I'M SURE THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAD TO BE AWARE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THEY WERE NOT NOTIFYING THE RESIDENTS SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE SO THAT THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE COULD ALSO ATTEND THAT MEETING BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL AFTER THE FACT.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAYOR HEPBURN MAY BE AWARE OF BECAUSE HE'S INVOLVED WITH TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

ARE THESE 10,500 UNITS PART OF THE AERO CORRIDOR, PART OF THE GOLDLINE PROJECT? IS THIS PART OF RINA NUMBERS? WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS PROJECT? WHERE IS IT COMING FROM? WHOSE IDEA IS IT? AND WITH THAT SAID, BECAUSE IT'S ON THE BORDER OF THE CITY, WHAT IS THE CITY GOING TO DO AND WHAT ARE THEY PROPOSING TO INCREASE OUR SAFETY? WE ARE ALREADY WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALREADY SHORT STAFFED, WORKING O.T.

AND ALL OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS, THE HOMELESS PROJECT THAT THAT'S BEING IMPLEMENTED.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THIS RIGHT ON OUR DOORSTEP.

SO I REALLY AM ASKING THE CITY TO PLEASE BE PROACTIVE AND BE INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT TO PLEASE BE TRANSPARENT AND LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW WHEN THESE MEETINGS ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE.

YOU KNOW, IT'D BE NICE IF THE CITY GOT THE INFORMATION FROM POMONA FIRST HAND AND THEN MAYBE DID A STUDY SESSION OR SOME KIND OF INFORMATIVE MEETING FOR THE RESIDENTS HERE SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IS ON THE TABLE BEFORE WE GO TO THE CITY OF POMONA AND GO SQUAWK AT THEIR COUNCIL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE [INAUDIBLE] GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

MY MAIN THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THE FALLEN TREES FROM JANUARY THAT ARE AS DEAD AS CAN BE ON THE GOLF COURSE.

AND I KNOW THAT PROPERTY OWNER HAD UNTIL THE END OF JULY TO CLEAR THAT.

AND NOW IT'S GONE TO THE COUNTY.

WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S REALLY SCARY BECAUSE IT'S DRY, IT'S HOT, IT CAN GO UP AND TAKE OUT HOMES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

SO JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE FOLLOW UP IS, WHAT THE TIMELINE IS, AND WHEN THAT CAN BE CLEARED UP.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LILY.

I'M THE RESIDENT LIVE IN OLD TOWN, VERY CLOSE TO FAIRGROUND.

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THEY LABEL EVERYTHING.

IT'S JUST LIKE A COPY. EVERYBODY SAY A BIG PROJECT.

IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A DONE DEAL.

I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE I WOULD DO ANYTHING JUST TO GET ANYTHING.

YOU COME IN A 10,000 UNIT AND THEN HOW MANY RESIDENTS AT LEAST DOUBLE, RIGHT? HOW MANY RESIDENT IN LA VERNE? JUST MORE THAN 30,000.

THINK ABOUT HOW MANY RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO RIGHT AWAY IN COMING YEARS.

I LIVE SOUTH OF MY HOUSE, SO SINCE THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, I KNOW SO MANY NEIGHBORS BECAUSE WE AGAINST THE WHITE AND WHITE AVENUE BECAUSE WE WANT TO KEEP THE OLD TOWN FEEL.

SO LET ME THINK ABOUT IF THE PLANS HAVE THAT MUCH UNIT.

WE WOULD REALLY CLOSE TO METROPOLITAN STYLE.

I WAS GROW UP IN BUILDING.

WHY I COME HERE IS REALLY THE OLD TOWN FEEL.

I WANT OUR CITY MORE LIKE THE KALIMA, NOT LESS LIKE POMONA.

THAT'S WHY WE WANT THE DON'T WANT US CUT PEOPLE'S PROPERTY, BECOME WHITE AND WHITE AVENUE.

THAT'S HOW WE GOT START.

SO NOW AT THAT TIME WE CAN KNOW MORE ABOUT IT'S THE TRAFFIC DIFFICULT.

VERY HARD. AND THEN BECAUSE GO LIKE COME AND WE CAN SELL MORE ABOUT THE HOMELESS BECAUSE WE ALREADY SAW THE HOMELESS WANDERING IN FRONT OF OUR STREET.

NOW I COME HERE JUST FOR AIR CONDITION ITS TOO HOT.

BECAUSE WE'RE GOOD CITIZEN.

WE DIDN'T. YEAH, WE DID TODAY WE JUST USE FAN.

OKAY, WE'RE GOOD CITIZEN.

I SAW MY GARDEN SUFFERING WITHOUT WATER.

SEE THEM DYING. OKAY MY PLAN, MY ROSES.

EVERYTHING BECOMES SUCCULENT THEN SECONDS STILL DYING.

SO I AM THE ROSARIAN.

I'M PLANT PERSON.

FOR ME THEY ARE JUST LIKE A KITTY AND DONKEY.

OKAY, SO IN THE FUTURE, HOW COULD WE HAVE ENOUGH WATER RESOURCE FOR THE WHOLE BUNCH? 10,500 UNIT.

HOW ABOUT THE ELECTRIC? AT THIS MOMENT, WE SHOULD TURN UP ANY AIR CONDITION HERE.

TURN OFF BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET THE FLARES ALERT.

4-9:00 UNNECESSARY AIR CONDITIONS ARE NECESSARY.

ONLY LIGHTS ENOUGH BECAUSE WE NEED TO SAVE SOME PEOPLE FOR EMERGENCY.

THAT'S OUR CURRENT SITUATION.

I REALLY WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT IT.

IS IT POSSIBLE? ARE YOU GOING TO THE HAPPY WITH THAT WHAT? METROPOLITAN A LOT OF NICE BUILDING LOCAL A VERY NICE SMALL CITY AND THEN WE HAVE GOAL LINE IMAGINE THAT I WAS ALREADY LIVING IN THAT STYLE 20 YEARS AGO IN CHINA. OKAY.

YOU SHOULD NOT CELEBRATE.

IT'S AWFUL.

SO I HOPE OUR CITY WILL BE REALLY GOOD.

KEEP THE TRANSPARENCY.

I KNOW KASH AND MAYOR TIM WILL WATCH THIS VIDEO LATER.

PLEASE HAVE A TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION TO LISTEN TO LA VERNE RESIDENTS BEFORE THE NOVEMBER HEARING.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I DON'T SAY IT'S A DONE DEAL.

MONEY ALREADY HERE. WE FOLLOW THE MONEY.

WE HAVE NOTHING TO SAY.

SO PLEASE INFORM EVERYONE TO HAVE EVERYBODY HAVE A VOICE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE WANT TO TRY TO GET THAT PERSON ON THE PHONE.

OKAY. SO WHY DON'T WE PULL UP THE ZOOM WHILE WE GET THE PHONE? ARE THEY AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW? SO WHY DON'T WE TRY CALLING THEM, GET THE ZOOM ONE ON AND THEN TRY CALLING THE OTHER ONE SO WE CAN GET IT RIGHT AWAY.

PLEASE. DO YOU MIND IF I SPEAK? SURE. RIGHT. LET'S DO THE ZOOM AND THEN WE'LL GET RIGHT TO YOU, SIR.

SORRY. I DIDN'T SEE YOUR HAND UP BEFORE.

MR. BOWEN, YOU'RE ON MUTE.

THERE YOU GO. ONE MORE.

YES. WE CAN HEAR YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. MY INTERIM MANAGER, MR. DUFF. WELCOME.

I JUST HAVE A COUPLE COMMENTS AND A REQUEST TO PIGGY BANK ON WHAT PAM JUST SAID.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF COURSE, AND WE KEEP HEARING THAT, OH, WE'RE GOING TO COUNTY.

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO. ALL I'VE DONE IS WATCH FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MAJOR FIRES ALL OVER THE STATE.

AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE DRY TINDER.

AND AS PAM SAID, THERE ARE TREES THAT HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR SIX MONTHS, EIGHT MONTHS NOW, AND THE QUESTION IS WHEN.

SO I KNOW SHE ASKED FOR AN UPDATE AND I HOPE WE GET ONE THIS EVENING BECAUSE WE'RE A SPARK AWAY FROM A MAJOR FIRE IN NORTH LA VERNE,

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SECOND IS, WE OBVIOUSLY NOW HAVE AN INTERIM CITY MANAGER, AN INTERIM FINANCE DIRECTOR.

AND AS FAR AS I HEARD, DID I HEAR THAT MR. EICHEL HAS LEFT THE POSITION OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR? AND SO IF THAT'S THE CASE, WHAT IS THE STATUS? CAN WE GET A STATUS UPDATE ON THE FILLING OF THOSE THREE CRITICAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY, THREE OF THE MAJOR POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY? SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL GET AN UPDATE TONIGHT ON THE SEARCH, BUT IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE INTERESTING TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND.

AND LASTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT TONIGHT'S VOTE WAS INTERESTING.

AGAIN, THERE'S THREE PEOPLE THERE.

ONE ABSTAINED, BUT TWO FELT THAT THE COMMENTS FROM THE CITIZEN SHOULD BE DISREGARDED AND GO AHEAD AND MOVE INSTEAD OF WAITING TO THE NEXT MEETING WHEN THERE'S A FULL COUNCIL.

THIS IS REMINISCENT OF CERTAINLY PAST COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE THINGS WERE RUSHED THROUGH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT KASH RAN ON SAFETY WHEN HE WAS ELECTED, AND THE FIRST THING HE DID WAS SUGGEST THAT WE DO A SAFETY REVIEW. SO THANK YOU, KASH.

EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT THERE TONIGHT, STEVE JOHNSON RAN ON VOTING AND THE FIRST THING HE DID WAS TO REQUEST A REVIEW OF THE NEW VOTING REGULATIONS.

AND HE DID THAT.

AND I HOPE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A STATUS UPDATE ON THAT TONIGHT.

ALSO. AND LASTLY, TIM HEPBURN, OUR MAYOR RAN ON SAFETY AND VOTING AND TRANSPARENCY AND WITH AN AUDIT.

AND IN FACT, STEVE KASH AND TIM ALL SAID THEY WOULD WANT AN AUDIT SHOULD THEY BE ELECTED.

THEY ARE ELECTED. SO I AM REQUESTING THIS AND I CAN DO THIS VERBALLY THAT THIS THE AUDIT THEY PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT THE NEXT MEETING OR A DISCUSSION AND POTENTIALLY A MOTION AND A VOTE.

SO PLEASE NOTE THAT IS A REQUEST FOR AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

AND WITH THAT I WILL SIGN OFF WISHING EVERYBODY A NICE EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY NAME.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING.

MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

SHE'S GOING TO NEED THAT. SO GOOD TO GO.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE.

MY NAME IS VINCENT SY.

I AM A CANDIDATE FOR STATE SENATE DISTRICT 22.

I'M LOOKING TO REPRESENT ALL OF YOU.

MR. SY, JUST ADDRESS US, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. CURRENTLY, I'M A DEPUTY WITH THE L.A.

COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN SO BAD, THAT HAS GONE TO A POINT WHERE NOW COPS HAVE TO RUN FOR OFFICE MYSELF.

MICHAEL MCMAHON, RUNNING TO BE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 41 AND BURTON BRINK.

WE ARE ALL PART OF A HEROES COALITION THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE PART OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT ARE LOOKING TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AND HELP SAVE OUR STATE.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON TALKING ABOUT THIS, BUT HEARING THE RESIDENTS CONCERNS ABOUT THE 10,500 UNIT HOUSING BEING BUILT ON THE FAIRPLEX.

MY OPPONENT WROTE SB NINE AND VOTED FOR SB TEN.

THESE BILLS ALLOW DEVELOPERS TO COME IN AND BUILD MULTI UNIT DUPLEXES ON PLOTS OF LAND MEANT FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE ELECTRIC WATER.

THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH PARKING.

THEY ONLY REQUIRE ONE PARKING SPACE PER UNIT.

TRAFFIC'S GOING TO BE OUT OF CONTROL.

SO IN OFFICE, I AM LOOKING TO REPEAL SB NINE AND SB TEN SO THAT WE CAN SAVE OUR SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS AND SO THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T LOOK LIKE THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS WHERE IT'S JUST ROW AFTER ROW AFTER ROW OF DUPLEXES THAT LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME.

BEING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO TACKLING THE ISSUE ON CRIME.

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CRIMINALS NEED TO BE HELD.

CRIMINALS NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CRIMES.

AND VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS NEED THE SUPPORT THAT THEY DESERVE.

IT'S NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

I THINK IF EVERYBODY'S TIME.

I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO FIND OUT ANYTHING MORE ABOUT ME, SY THE NUMBER FOUR CENTCOM SITE FOR CENTCOM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SY. AND THE PHONE.

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

OH. HI.

IS THIS JOSEPH? THIS IS AARON FROM CITY OF LA VERNE.

WE HAVE YOU FOR THE COUNCIL COMMENT. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO PUT YOU ON SPEAKER.

AND WHAT DO WE HAVE? JOSEPH [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU, MR. [INAUDIBLE]. WE CAN PLEASE SPEAK SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.

OKEY DOKE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE THIS EVENING, BUT I WANTED TO CALL IN AND COMMENT AND ECHO VERY PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID TONIGHT REGARDING THE FAIRPLEX PROPOSAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OVER 10,000 HOMES.

I THINK JUST IN FOR PERSPECTIVE, FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE AND THOSE LISTENING THAT THE CITY OF LAVERNE ITSELF HAS JUST OVER 11,000 HOMES IN ALL OF ITS AREA, AND THAT AREA IS 8.56 SQUARE MILES.

A SQUARE MILE IS APPROXIMATELY 640 ACRES FOR THE DENSITY OF THE 10,500 HOMES IN A PARCEL OF LAND, APPROXIMATELY 200 TO 300 ACRES BY ITSELF.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A DENSITY THAT IS NOTHING LIKE WE'VE SEEN IN ANY SURROUNDING COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF PERHAPS THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES ITSELF.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S TIME FOR THE COUNCIL TO TAKE THIS MORE SERIOUSLY THAN IT PROBABLY HAS ANY IDEA THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT THAT PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT.

AND WITHOUT THE PARTICIPATION OF SOMEBODY WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WHERE TRANSPARENCY IS VERY MUCH AN ISSUE.

AND FOR THOSE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN PROXIMITY TO THIS AREA WHOSE WORLD WILL BE DISRUPTED, WHETHER IT'S IN FIVE YEARS, TEN YEARS, 15 YEARS, INCLUDING COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO LIVE ALONG THAT ERA HIGHWAY CORRIDOR.

I BEG THEM TO LOOK AT THIS THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS, PERHAPS, AND SEE WHAT THIS COULD BRING TO LA VERNE.

NOT JUST THE POSITIVES THAT ARE EASY TO SELL PEOPLE, BUT WHAT ARE THOSE TRUE CHALLENGES THAT MUST BE REVIEWED AND CRITICALLY THOUGHT THROUGH, INCLUDING WHAT WAS MENTIONED THIS EVENING REGARDING THE WIDENING OF WHITE AVENUE.

WHITE AVENUE WAS PRESERVED BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITIES UPRISING.

THAT SAID, IT IS ALSO A BOTTLENECK FOR IT TO BE PROPOSED TRAFFIC THAT IS GOING TO NEED WHITE AVENUE TO MOVE NORTH AND SOUTH ALONG ITS CORRIDOR UP TO THE TWO10 AND DOWN TO THE TIMME.

SO THIS IS A SERIOUS THING.

QUALITY OF LIFE IS THAT AT OUR CONCERN, THE WIDENING OF WHITE AVENUE, THE PROPERTY VALUES OF ESSENTIALLY DOUBLING THE LA VERNE HOUSING MARKET ON ITS BORDER, ALL THOSE THINGS SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY.

AND I ASK THAT THE CITY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GAVIGAN. ANY LAST PUBLIC COMMENTS?

[7. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

I KNOW THE PLANNING.

I'M SORRY. SORRY.

ACTUALLY, I'M SORRY. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I'M SORRY. I WANT MR. DUFF TO RESPOND TO IT ALL.

MR. DUFF, I KNOW THERE WAS A RESPONSE ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER WHERE ARE WE IN THAT PROCESS, I KNOW APPLICATIONS I BELIEVE, ARE IN APPLICATIONS WILL CLOSE SEPTEMBER 9TH, WHICH IS FRIDAY.

THE RECRUITMENT FIRM THAT THE CITY HAS HIRED TO DO THE SEARCH HAS INDICATED THAT WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR HIM TO ARRIVE AT, SIFT THROUGH THE CANDIDATES AND ARRIVE AT SOME MANAGEABLE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO INTERVIEW.

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FOLLOWING THAT, THERE'S A BACKGROUND CHECKS AND A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO OCCUR.

SO THE RECRUITMENT IS ON SCHEDULE AND IT IS HOPED THAT IF WE'RE ABLE TO KEEP TO THE SCHEDULE, THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PERMANENT CITY MANAGER APPOINTED HOPEFULLY BY MID TO LATE NOVEMBER.

THANK YOU. I SEE MR. IGER HERE. SO THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE STUFF YOU'RE DOING.

WE ALSO HAVE INTERIM FINANCE.

AND I KNOW WE'RE OUT AND RECRUITING THAT AS WELL.

WELL, THE FINANCE POSITION, WE'RE HOPING THE CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL APPEAR ON YOUR SEPTEMBER 19 AGENDA.

AND THAT POSITION, HOPEFULLY, IF THE COUNCIL APPROVES THAT AGREEMENT SHOULD BE READY TO START WITHIN TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING THAT.

SO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR POSITION APPEARS TO BE HOPEFULLY SETTLED.

THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IT IS TRUE MR. EGO IS MOVING ON TO ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.

WE ARE OUT RECRUITING RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN FLOWN FOR THE POSITION AND TYPICALLY RECRUITMENT FOR THAT LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT POSITION WILL TAKE PROBABLY 3 TO 4 MONTHS.

AND THE IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE ALSO BRINGING AN INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR CONTRACT TO THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. AND HOPEFULLY, IF THAT'S APPROVED, YOU WILL HAVE AN INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR STARTING IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING MR. ARGO'S DONE. AND THE LAST ONE I'M SORRY, IS THERE ANY UPDATE ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE? AND THERE MIGHT NOT BE MIGHT JUST NEED TO BRING BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING THE GOLF COURSE.

SOMEBODY MENTIONED THAT THERE IS AND THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THESE THINGS.

AND I APOLOGIZE FOR SOMETIMES THE BUREAUCRACY JUST DRAGS ON FOREVER.

BUT THE NOTICE TO THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS BEEN GIVEN HIS TIME TO RESPOND HAS COME AND GONE.

SO WE'RE IN A POSITION NOW TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO HOPEFULLY ADDRESS THE DOWNED TREES THAT ARE WITHIN 200 FEET OF A RESIDENCE.

I WANT TO CAUTION YOU THIS.

THE PLAN WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER WILL NOT ADDRESS ALL THE DOWNED TREES.

THOSE ARE OUTSIDE THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT AREA.

WE WON'T BE ADDRESSING THOSE.

HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ADDRESSED AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE.

BUT OUR FIRE CHIEF JUST MET WITH THE FIRE CHIEF AND THE FIRE MARSHAL.

THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THEY ARE HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FIRE DANGER AS WELL.

AND WE ARE PREPARED TO HOPEFULLY FIND THE FASTEST TRACK POSSIBLE TO GETTING THOSE TREES THAT ARE WITHIN 200 FEET OF RESIDENCES CLEARED.

THAT'S OUR HOPE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S MUCH MORE TO ADD THAN THAT.

THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I KNOW AND THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMENTS ON THE SPECIFIC PLAN AND MAYBE JUST JUST I'M SORRY, MAYBE DISCUSS THAT.

IS THERE A SPECIFIC PLAN THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP BUT WE SHOULD PUT OUT TO RESIDENTS.

RIGHT. THAT THOSE DATES ARE.

THAT WAS MY ONLY THAT WAS MY ONLY COMMENT.

I WANTED TO TO ASSURE RESIDENTS THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE FAIRPLEX AS WELL AS THE CITY OF POMONA.

AND WE HAVE TOLD THEM THAT WE WOULD LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN LA VERNE THAT'S ADJACENT TO THE FAIRPLEX TO BE NOTIFIED OF ANY FUTURE MEETINGS CONCERNING THIS SPECIFIC PLAN.

NOW, WHAT FORM THAT NOTICE TAKES, I THINK, WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE FORM THAT IT TAKES IN POMONA.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MAILING NOTICES OR THEY'RE DOING DOOR HANGERS, BUT OUR HOPE IS WHATEVER THEY'RE DOING TO NOTIFY CITIZENS OF POMONA, THEY WILL ALSO NOTIFY RESIDENTS THAT ARE ADJACENT TO THE FAIRPLEX IN LA VERNE.

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NOW, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, MR. DEATH. JUST ONE OTHER COMMENT REGARDING THAT, BECAUSE I RECEIVED A LINK TO THE VIDEO FROM THE FIRST MEETING THAT WAS I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A ZOOM OR A WEBEX OR WHATEVER THE FORMAT WAS, BUT WE THE CITY DOES HAVE THAT ORIGINAL MEETING.

WE SHOULD PROBABLY POST THAT ONE AS WELL FOR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE NOT SEEN IT.

THAT. THAT'S REALLY THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

BUT WE WANT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE.

AND IF WE HAVE THAT ORIGINAL MEETING, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE IT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTS TO GO LOOK AT IT.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING WORSE THAN HEARSAY AND, YOU KNOW, A TELEPHONE TREE WHERE EVERYTHING GETS PUT OUT OF CONTEXT.

SO I'D RATHER HAVE THE FACTS OUT THERE.

SO TO EXCELLENT COUNCIL MEMBER ALLOW TO GO ALONG ON THAT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT HAVE REMEMBERED.

BUT I THINK IT WAS LAST MEETING IN THE MEETING.

PREVIOUS IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

I DID RECEIVE. I LIVE RIGHT BY THE FAIRPLEX AND WHEN I SAY RIGHT BY THE FAIRPLEX, I MEAN I CAN SPIT AND PROBABLY HIT THE FAIRPLEX.

SO THE FAIRPLEX WAS THE ONE WHO SENT NOTICES TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CITY OF POMONA IS DOING.

SO I APPRECIATE OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER LOOKING INTO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE LIVING ADJACENT TO THE FAIRPLEX GET THE SAME NOTICE FROM THE CITY OF POMONA. HOWEVER, I DID ANNOUNCE DURING MY COUNCIL COMMENTS THAT THERE WAS A MEETING ON AUGUST 31ST, SO I WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UPDATES BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE FAIRPLEX BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I COULD SPIT MAY REACH THE FAIRPLEX FROM WHERE I LIVE, BUT I DID ALSO ATTEND THE MEETING THAT TOOK PLACE ON THE 31ST.

AND TO COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON'S POINT, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOU LOOK AND READ AND LEARN ABOUT THESE THINGS ON YOUR OWN, RATHER THAN JUST TAKING THE WORD OF SOMEONE THAT TELLS YOU SOMETHING.

THE SPECIFIC PLAN IS AVAILABLE ON THE FAIRPLEX WEBSITE SO YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE MEETING, IT DOES HAVE LIKE THE WHOLE BACKGROUND, THE CONTEXT, ETC.

AND AT LEAST IT'LL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT YOU THINK IS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU.

LOOKING AT THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW, THEY DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR NOVEMBER.

BUT AS I SAID, IF AND WHEN I GET THE NOTICE, WHICH I PROBABLY WILL, BECAUSE I LIVE THAT CLOSE, I WILL ADVISE DURING MY COUNCIL COMMENTS ABOUT WHEN THAT EVENT IS TAKING PLACE.

BUT AGAIN, YOU CAN LOOK THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN PROCESS UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND EDUCATE YOURSELVES ON WHAT IS HAPPENING.

SO TAKE A LOOK.

AND I WILL SAY THIS.

NUMBERS THAT ARE BEING THROWN OUT THERE IS.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

SO DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME.

TAKE IT. GO READ AND FIGURE THIS OUT FOR YOURSELF.

BUT THAT IS NOT LIKE IN A YEAR, 10,500 UNITS ARE COMING UP.

THAT IS, IF THEY WERE TO ACTUALLY APPROVE AT ALL PHASES AND IF THERE WAS ACTUALLY MONEY TO ACTUALLY ACHIEVE ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

SO THAT'S WHERE THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT TO SAY WHAT DO YOU WANT FIRST? WHAT DOESN'T OR DOES MAKE SENSE FOR THAT PARTICULAR PLOT OF LAND, WHICH BY THE WAY, CAN FIT ALL OF EXPOSITION, PARK AND OR DISNEYLAND IN THERE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS REALLY IMPRESSIVE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS THAT HUGE.

BUT PLEASE GO TAKE A LOOK, EDUCATE YOURSELVES AND LEARN ABOUT IT.

THE OTHER THING IS, I WILL POINT OUT THE FACT MEETING TOOK PLACE ON AUGUST 23RD AND I'M SURE MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY WILL HAVE SOME POINTS TO SHARE AS WELL.

BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A VERY GOOD MEETING.

THE BODY GAVE THEIR REPORT RIGHT BEFORE SCHOOL WAS STARTING, SO IT WAS A REALLY GREAT I DO WANT TO GIVE KUDOS OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I THINK COLLEEN IS ON THE IN THE ON THE PHONE, BUT THEY'RE RUNNING A WONDERFUL TOBACCO PREVENTION PROGRAM WITH OUR STUDENTS.

AND I THINK IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PROACTIVE STEPS THAT THEY'RE TAKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S REALLY AMAZING.

SO TAKE A LOOK THERE.

TRY CITY MENTAL HEALTH.

WHO YOU KNOW IS A PARTNER TO THIS CITY HAS ALSO BEEN PROVIDING A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE TO OUR CHILDREN.

I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN THE PAST, BUT THE PANDEMIC HAS REALLY DONE A NUMBER ON MENTAL HEALTH.

AND SO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH TRI-CITY IS INVALUABLE.

SO IF YOU AREN'T FAMILIAR, PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELVES WITH IT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW MIGHT BE IN NEED OF THOSE SERVICES.

AND TO TAG ONTO SPANISH HERITAGE MONTH, HAPPY HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH STARTING SEPTEMBER 15TH.

THE OTHER THING THAT SEPTEMBER IS KNOWN FOR IT IS SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.

AND AGAIN, I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRI-CITIES WEBSITE.

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MAYBE YOU'RE FEELING THAT, BUT TAKE A LOOK.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AGAIN, MENTAL WELLNESS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS TIME, IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND THEN ON A SOMEWHAT PERSONAL NOTE, I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, A FIRE, IF YOU WEREN'T AWARE, TOOK PLACE AT THE PUBLIC STORAGE RIGHT ON ARROW AND WHITE.

AGAIN, THAT IS SPITTING DISTANCE FROM WHERE I LIVE.

AND SO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT HAPPENED UNTIL I GOT A TEXT FROM A NEIGHBOR AT 5 A.M.

SAYING, DID YOU HEAR THIS? DID YOU SEE THIS? AND SHE SAID IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHE HEARD THE EXPLOSION, SHE CALLED AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE OUT THERE TAKING CARE OF IT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONTAINING THAT.

IT REALLY COULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE.

FAR WORSE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH.

SO THANK YOU.

AND AS ALWAYS, HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

BE KIND TO EACH OTHER AND STAY COOL AND HYDRATED.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

I'LL BE SHORT AND SWEET BECAUSE IT IS WARM OUTSIDE.

WE DO HAVE THE LIBRARY OPEN, HAVE AIR CONDITIONING.

THANK YOU, YVONNE, FOR HAVING OUR COOLING CENTERS OPEN FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.

PLEASE LOOK AFTER ONE ANOTHER, CHECK ON ONE ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TRYING TIMES WHEN THE HEAT'S OUT AND PEOPLE'S AIR CONDITIONING.

I KNOW MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THIS WEEKEND.

THE FUZE IS GONE.

THERE'S NOT A FUZE.

LET ME TELL YOU, IN 150 MILES FROM HERE, AROUND HERE IN ANY HOME DEPOT OR LOWE'S OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO MAKE SURE YOU STOCK UP ON THOSE, BECAUSE WHEN THIS TIME COMES, WHEN YOU NEED IT, YOU REALLY WILL.

BUT JUST LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER.

SO TODAY WE'RE HAVING A ADJOURNMENT TO MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2022, AT 6 P.M.

TO HONOR FOR OUR LITTLE LEAGUE PRESENTATION.

SO COME OUT AND HELP HONOR OUR LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL AND LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS THAT WENT ON SO FAR.

WE ADJOURNED HAVE ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF OUR LAVERNE POLICE RSVP ANN ANDEREGG AND WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2000 1928.

SHE BECAME AN RSVP IN 2003 AND SHE VOLUNTEERED ALMOST FOR EVERY ASSIGNMENT.

SHE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HER FACE AND LOVED EVERY ASPECT OF HER DUTIES AS RSVP.

ANN'S FAVORITE ASSIGNMENT WAS PATROLLING AND SHE EARNED THE NICKNAME OF LEAD FOOT.

I THINK SHE CAME BY MY HOUSE A COUPLE OF TIMES.

SHE LOVED HELPING WITH THE BAKER TO VEGAS RACE AND DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR PARADE AND CONTRIBUTED OVER 3700 HOURS IN THE 19 YEARS THAT SHE SERVED THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ONE OF HER FAVORITE HOBBIES WAS BOWLING.

SHE'LL BE MISSED FOR HER HUMOR AND BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

ALSO IN MEMORY OF ONTARIO FIRE ENGINEER CURTIS TREVOR GOLD ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 27TH, 2022, FIRE ENGINEER GOLD PASSED AWAY DURING AN OFF DUTY ACCIDENT.

CURTIS WAS RAISED IN LAVERNE AND GRADUATED FROM BENITA HIGH SCHOOL IN 2006.

HE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS TO PURSUE HIS BACHELOR'S IN BUSINESS, WHERE HE WAS ALSO THE WIDE RECEIVER FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM.

LATER IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER, HE JOINED THE CITY OF ONTARIO AS A FIREFIGHTER IN 2016 AND WAS PROMOTED TO FIRE ENGINEER IN 2019.

HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM AND WAS ALSO A TRAINING INSTRUCTOR.

CURTIS WAS A PASSIONATE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN MANY CHARITABLE PROJECTS.

SOME OF THE THINGS HE LOVED DOING INCLUDED SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AT THE RIVER, PLAYING SOFTBALL, MOUNTAIN BIKING, MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH AND CREATING NEW MEMORIES WITH HIS WIFE.

TAYLOR THANK YOU BOTH TO CURTIS, TREVOR AND TO ANN ANDEREGG FOR SERVING SO MANY PEOPLE.

WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU.

OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 AT 6:30 P.M..

I ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:34.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.