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[INAUDIBLE]. WE'RE GOING TO START THIS MEETING AT 6:30 P.M.
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ON OCTOBER 17TH.COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? YOU STAND IF YOU CAN PLEASE.
NICE OF YOU TO COME. HI, LAURIE.
ROLL CALL, MR. DUFF? COUNCILMEMBER KASH? PRESENT, SIR. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON? PRESENT. COUNCILMEMBER LAU? PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY? HERE. MAYOR HEPBURN HERE.
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SCHERER, DIRECTOR, SCHERER.SO AMANDA IS HERE TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHERE WE'RE AT ON THE DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT.
AMANDA, WHEREVER YOU ARE, SHE'S HIDING.
GOOD EVENING. ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT IS ERIC HAD INTRODUCED I'M AMANDA TROPIANO, A PRINCIPAL WITH DE NOVO PLANNING GROUP.
I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH LA VERNE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS ON YOUR GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND MOST RECENTLY FOCUSED ON YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH I KNOW YOU'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF GETTING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO.
TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO PROVIDE YOU A PRESENTATION.
THERE'S NO ACTION BEING TAKEN OR RECOMMENDATIONS.
WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AS TO WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE PROCESS AND SHARE THE PROGRESS THAT THE CITY HAS MADE OVER OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND THEN PROVIDE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST THINK ABOUT SOME OF THESE BIG ISSUES AND ALLOW YOU THE CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR OF MYSELF SUBSEQUENT TO TONIGHT'S MEETING IN ADVANCE OF ANY FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING. SO WITH THAT, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
IN 2019, THE CITY RECEIVED ITS REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION OR ITS ARENA, WHICH MADE US KIND OF FOCUS ON THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING A CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT AND ALLOW THAT TO KIND OF MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH FOR THE GENERAL PLAN.
UPDATE SO FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS OR SO, WE'VE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON WORKING ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT, IN PARTICULAR IDENTIFYING SITES APPROPRIATE TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR ARENA. AGAIN, THAT ARENA AS YOU REMEMBER I BRIEFED YOU THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WE WERE EXPECTING AND WE WERE THINKING STRATEGICALLY ABOUT HOW TO MAKE SURE LA VERNE WAS IN A SUCCESSFUL POSITION TO GET A CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT.
SO WE'RE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS.
SO NEXT SLIDE. SO JUST AS A REMINDER, I'M GOING TO SHARE JUST A TIMELINE OF EVENTS, BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KEY COMPONENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS.
IN EARLY DECEMBER, WE RELEASED A DRAFT OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND ALSO SUBMITTED THAT DRAFT TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STATE'S REVIEW AND FEEDBACK ON THAT DRAFT.
WE RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE RECEIVED COMMENTS FROM THE STATE TO WHICH WE HAVE SPENT TIME RESPONDING TO AND UPDATING, SHARING PROGRESS, UPDATES WITH THE PUBLIC, AND SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM YOUR RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON THOSE REVISIONS.
THEY TOOK THEIR STATE REQUIRED 60 DAYS TO REVIEW AND PROVIDE COMMENTS.
AND I'M GOING TO CUT TO THE CHASE HERE.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE HOUSING ELEMENT THAT WE'VE PRESENTED AND CIRCULATED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW HAS FOUND TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL COMPONENTS OF STATE HOUSING LAW, AND THE STATE IS READY TO CERTIFY IT UPON THE PUBLIC REVIEW AND ADOPTION SCHEDULE WITH YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION AND WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
NEXT SLIDE. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE GREAT WORK THAT LAVERNE HAS DONE TO PREPARE FOR THIS.
OF THE 196 JURISDICTIONS IN THIS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REGION.
ONLY 42 WERE IN COMPLIANCE AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, SO JUST ABOUT 20%.
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AND THERE ARE SOME CITIES THAT ARE FACING SOME REALLY SERIOUS CHALLENGES, BUT LAVERNE IS NOT ONE OF THEM.SO I'M HERE TO ASSURE YOU THAT YOU'RE IN A WONDERFUL POSITION.
THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO PREPARE FOR THIS MOMENT IS PAYING OFF.
SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HOUSING ELEMENT TO HELP GUIDE YOUR REVIEW OF IT AND THE PUBLIC'S REVIEW.
NEXT SLIDE. THE HOUSING ELEMENT, IF YOU REMEMBER, IS A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF YOUR GENERAL PLAN.
IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT IT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS SPECIFIC TO HOUSING BOTH OF YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS, AND IT IS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED PERIODICALLY. UNLIKE OTHER ELEMENTS OF YOUR GENERAL PLAN, THERE IS A STATE MANDATED SCHEDULE FOR UPDATES TO YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT.
IN OUR EIGHT YEAR PERIOD IS 2021 TO 2029.
EXIDE. SO THE HOUSING ELEMENT MUST ACCOMPLISH FOUR TASKS.
IT NEEDS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS.
NEXT SLIDE. SO ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS THE CITY'S STRATEGY TO MEET WHAT WE CALL YOUR FAIR SHARE OR YOUR REGIONAL ALLOCATION OF HOUSING GROWTH.
THE FAIR SHARE OR YOUR ALLOCATION IS DETERMINED IN KIND OF A PYRAMID CONCEPT FROM THE STATE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL, WHERE THE STATE DETERMINES HOW MANY HOUSING UNITS NEED TO BE DEVELOPED OVER THE PLANNING PERIOD OVER THOSE EIGHT YEARS.
A PORTION OF THAT STATEWIDE GROWTH IS ASSIGNED TO YOUR LOCAL REGION.
SO FOR LA VERNE, THAT WOULD BE SKOG.
AND THEN SKOG WORKS TO ASSIGN A PORTION OF THAT REGIONAL GROWTH TO EACH INDIVIDUAL AGENCY.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE ARENA IS NOT ALL UNITS ARE CREATED EQUAL.
THE CITY ALSO HAS TO THINK ABOUT STRATEGIES TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLD INCOMES.
SO WORKING MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY, TEACHERS, FIREFIGHTERS, ALL THE WAY UP TO BUSINESS OWNERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, THERE ARE NEEDS FOR NEW HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL INCOME CATEGORIES.
SO THAT'S KIND OF AN EXTRA FACET ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ARENA.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE REQUIRED ARENA FOR THIS CYCLE, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, IS JUST OVER 1340 UNITS.
YOU ARE NOT A HOUSING DEVELOPER.
IT IS THE REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL AGENCIES TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE'S LAND WITH THE RIGHT ZONING AND PLANNING IN PLACE FOR THE PRIVATE MARKET TO BUILD HOUSING IF IT SO CHOOSES. SO THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS NOT OBLIGATED TO BUILD THIS HOUSING, BUT IT IS REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THERE IS LAND AVAILABLE FOR IT TO BE BUILT.
NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
SO AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, LA VERNE ITSELF DOESN'T BUILD HOUSING.
THE PRIVATE MARKET BUILDS HOUSING BOTH MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE.
LA VERNE ROLE IS TO SET THE STAGE FOR THOSE DEVELOPERS TO PROPOSE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BOTH BY YOUR STAFF, YOUR PLANNING COMMISSION, AND YOUR CITY COUNCIL AS THEY'RE PROPOSED. NEXT SLIDE.
AND HOUSING COMES IN ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY LIVED IN, IN YOUR LIFE, THE SAME TYPE OF HOUSE THAT YOU WANTED TO LIVE IN AS A YOUNG ADULT VERSUS RAISING A FAMILY OR INTO RETIREMENT, THOSE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS AND RESIDENTS WANT DIFFERENT THINGS AT DIFFERENT POINTS IN THEIR LIFE.
NEXT SLIDE. SOME EXAMPLES THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT ARE THE ROLE OF 80 USE OR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, THINGS LIKE DUPLEXES, AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MULTIFAMILY HOMES, AND THEN MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WHERE BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES COEXIST.
NEXT SLIDE. AND WE ARE ALSO TALKING ABOUT, AGAIN, THE AFFORDABILITY OF THOSE UNITS WITH GOOD QUALITY DESIGN STANDARDS AND THOUGHTFUL REVIEW AND COLLABORATION WITH DEVELOPERS, MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE PROJECTS CAN LOOK VERY SIMILAR.
NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN MOVE ON.
SO I'M GOING TO JUST TALK ABOUT KIND OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE ACTUAL HOUSING ELEMENT NOW.
SO YOUR HOUSING ELEMENTS ESSENTIALLY BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES.
I'M GOING TO CALL THEM PART ONE, PART TWO.
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SO PART ONE IS THE FIRST 50 PAGES OR SO OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.IT INCLUDES YOUR GOALS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS ALONG WITH QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES THAT HELP REALLY GUIDE DECISION MAKING RELATED TO THE HOUSING NEEDS OF YOUR CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS FOR THAT EIGHT YEAR PLANNING PERIOD.
THE SECOND PART IS PART TWO IS YOUR BACKGROUND REPORT.
THAT'S ALL OF THE RESEARCH ANALYSIS JUSTIFICATION FINDINGS THAT GOES INTO HELPING INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE GOALS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. AND THAT'S ABOUT 200 PAGES OR SO.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE CITY HAS FIVE GOALS THAT GUIDE YOUR DECISION MAKING ON HOUSING.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE HOUSING PLAN INCLUDES 29 PROGRAMS THAT DIRECT STAFF, MOSTLY ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING PLAN OVER THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS.
THEY ARE ORGANIZED INTO THE FIVE TOPIC AREAS OUTLINED AS PART OF YOUR GOALS.
24 OF THOSE PROGRAMS WERE ALREADY IN YOUR OLD HOUSING ELEMENT.
THEY'VE BEEN MODIFIED, REVAMPED TO HELP KIND OF BRING YOU INTO THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS.
BUT THEY WERE REALLY GOOD AND PROVIDED KIND OF THE FOUNDATION FOR THAT HOUSING PLAN.
AND THEN FIVE NEW PROGRAMS WERE INTRODUCED.
THOSE ARE OUTLINED ON THE SCREEN, AND THOSE INCLUDE LARGELY PROGRAMS RELATED TO NEW PIECES OF STATE LEGISLATION THAT HAVE GONE INTO EFFECT SINCE THE PRIOR ELEMENT WAS ADOPTED NINE YEARS AGO.
HOW THE CITY WILL MONITOR THE PROVISION OF NEW HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE INCOME REQUIREMENTS, THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER FAIR HOUSING AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTING THE OPPORTUNITY THE CITY HAS TO CREATE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN YOUR GENERAL PLAN, YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT AND YOUR ZONING CODE.
THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THOSE REVISIONS IN RESPONSE TO THESE FINDINGS OCCURRED.
THEY WERE REALLY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING MORE INFORMATION, MORE BACKGROUND RESEARCH TO JUSTIFY THOSE GOALS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. SO WE INCLUDE UPDATED INFORMATION ON DEMOGRAPHICS, CONSTRAINTS AND HOUSING NEEDS.
WE CAN LOOK AT TWO KIND OF BUCKETS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR ARENA.
THE FIRST IS PROGRESS THAT THE CITY IS ALREADY MAKING.
SO PROJECTS THAT ARE ALREADY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, THAT ARE ALREADY ENTITLED, YOU CAN LOOK TO THOSE AND DEMONSTRATE THAT THOSE ARE AVAILABLE AND HELPING TO CONTRIBUTE TO MEET SOME OF YOUR ARENA REQUIREMENT.
SO THAT STRATEGY HERE IN LA VERNE TAKES KIND OF A THREE PRONGED APPROACH.
THE FIRST IS PROPOSED PROJECTS.
WE CAN LOOK TO THOSE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCOMMODATE A PORTION OF THE ARENA.
SO JUST KIND OF STATUS QUO BUSINESS AS USUAL.
MOVING FORWARD, WHAT MIGHT THE CITY EXPECT TO SEE IN TERMS OF ADUS OR USE? AND THEN THE THIRD IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL SITES THAT MAY DEVELOP WITH RESIDENTIAL USES.
NO REZONING, NO ZONING IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR ARENA.
SO YOU ALREADY HAVE SITES AT THE APPROPRIATE ZONING DENSITY LEVELS TO MEET THAT NEED.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS REALLY A SNAPSHOT OF JUST A TABLE IN THE ELEMENT.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THAT IN DETAIL.
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THE CREDIT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED OR ENTITLED, AND THEN THOSE THAT CAN BE USED AS CREDITS TO ACCOMMODATE THAT REMAINING ARENA IN EACH OF THOSE STRATEGIES I DEMONSTRATED.NEXT SLIDE. THE SITES AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY'S REMAINING ARENA ARE FOCUSED IN THE LA VERNE OLD TOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AREA. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY WHERE THE MOST ENERGY, EXCITEMENT AND INTEREST TO ACCOMMODATE NEW GROWTH IN THE CITY GOES.
NO ACTION IS BEING TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL.
TENTATIVELY, WE'RE SCHEDULED TO BE IN FRONT OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 2ND.
AND SHOULD THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO YOURSELVES IN FRONT OF YOU ON NOVEMBER 21ST, WE WILL RETURN THE HOUSING ELEMENT ONCE IT IS ADOPTED TO THE STATE FOR FINAL REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION.
SO THAT PROCESS, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THAT PROCESS THAT REVIEW WOULD GO EXPEDITIOUSLY AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN A CERTIFICATION TO LA VERNE IN FAIRLY SHORT ORDER. ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE DRAFT THAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU TONIGHT OR IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE PUBLIC HEARINGS KIND OF OPENS UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR HCD TO CONTINUE REVIEWING AND COMMENTING.
SO THE REVISIONS PRESENTED TO YOU, THE DRAFT IN FRONT OF YOU, WE HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE HOUSING LAW AND WOULD BE CERTIFIED BY THE STATE. SHOULD YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THAT, WE WOULD LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE STATE REVIEWERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE MODIFICATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE WOULDN'T JEOPARDIZE ANY SUBSEQUENT CERTIFICATION OF THE ELEMENT.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THAT BRINGS ME BACK TO THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
SO NOW THAT WE HAVE SOME HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT THE SITES AVAILABLE TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR ARENA SATISFY THOSE STATE REQUIREMENTS, THAT THE STATE ISN'T THE ONE REQUIRING ANY REZONING OR UP ZONING, WE CAN START TO PIVOT BACK TO THE GENERAL PLAN.
SO WE'VE GOT ALL OF THE GOALS, POLICIES AND ACTIONS KIND OF SITTING THERE WAITING TO BE USED.
OBVIOUSLY, THEY'LL NEED SOME MINOR MODIFICATIONS AND MODERNIZATION SINCE THAT TIME, BUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PREPARING THE PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT OF THAT DOCUMENT, ULTIMATELY CONDUCTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND THEN BRINGING ALL OF THOSE PROJECTS BACK TOGETHER IN FRONT OF YOU FOR THE SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S IT FOR MY PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WERE UP TO DATE AS TO WHERE WE'RE AT.
ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF OR MYSELF THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANYBODY? COUNCIL? HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. TROPIANO? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENTS OR ON THIS ITEM.
SO WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW.
AND IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, OR YOU HAVE A CARD ALREADY.
GOOD EVENING. CYNTHIA GABALDON TO 5 TO 9 AMHERST.
SO I ALSO HAVE A COPY FOR EVERYBODY.
AND THERE'S ALSO A FACT SHEET THAT I THINK THIS COUNCIL AND EVERYBODY IN HERE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT.
AND YOU REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.
THE SECOND QUESTION IS, HAS THERE BEEN ANY EFFORT TO PUSH FOR LOWER ARENA NUMBERS AS SO MANY OTHER CITIES OUT THERE ARE DOING THIS RIGHT NOW? SHE ACTUALLY BROUGHT UP A GRAPHIC THAT HAD A LIST OF CITIES THAT WERE NOT ACTUALLY IN COMPLIANCE.
THE 6/6 CYCLE ARENA TRIGGERED SKEGG TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH AND START ARENA
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REFORM PROCESS.SEVERAL ISSUES HAVE BEEN RAISED BY STAKEHOLDERS A RELATED TO THE A REGIONAL DETERMINATION METHODOLOGY, THE USE OF LAND PLANNING FACTORS IN THE SKEGG ARENA METHODOLOGY AND THE BASIS FOR THE ARENA APPEALS COMMENTS WERE DUE ON AUGUST 12TH.
DID THE CITY SUBMIT ANY COMMENTS? IS THE CITY EVEN EVEN ACTIVE IN THIS PROJECT? AND THIS IS THROUGH SKEGG, WHICH WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT ARE PART OF THAT IN OCTOBER 2021, THE CALIFORNIA STATE JOINT AUDIT COMMITTEE APPROVED AN EMERGENCY AUDIT TO EXAMINE THE HCD'S REGIONAL DETERMINATION PROCESS.
AND I HAVE THE FACT SHEET CONCERNING THAT.
THE ACTUAL AUDIT WAS BASED ON THE ASSERTION THAT THE PUBLIC HAD LIMITED INFORMATION ON THE ACTUAL FORMULA THAT HCD USES TO CALCULATE THE RENAL REGIONAL DETERMINATION NUMBERS AND CITED A LOT OF CONFUSION AND MISTRUST AMONGST THE REGIONAL PLANNING BODIES AND JURISDICTIONS AND THE NEED FOR AN INDEPENDENT AND OBJECTIVE PROCESS REVIEW.
AND IN THE LETTER YOU'LL HAVE I ACTUALLY HAVE THE LENGTH OF THE WHOLE AUDIT REPORT.
IT'S A VERY THOROUGH DOCUMENT.
TWO THINGS HAVE COME OUT OF IT, THOUGH.
THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO SAY IT.
THEY WERE FOUND THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH QAQC ON THE MATH.
THEY DOUBLE COUNTED NUMBERS AND THE AUDIT REPORTS VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
HENCE, THERE'S A COUPLE OF KEY FACTS.
THE STATE MANDATED ARENA ALLOCATIONS DO NOT TAKE IN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY OF THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES WATER SCHOOLS, FIRE, POLICE, PARKS TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT ANY OF THESE HOUSING UNITS.
COUNTY AND IT'S DOCUMENTED NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE FIGURING OUT WHAT TO DO.
L.A. COUNTY IS OVER, COUNT WAS OVER 200,000.
SO YOUR OUR NUMBER IS PART OF THAT 200,000.
ALSO, THE ACTUAL SKEGG NUMBERS THAT WERE USED WERE TO HAVE MAJOR FAULTS IN IT.
WHY IS NOBODY QUESTIONING THIS? I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.
THIS COMES TO THE ESSENCE OF OUR CITY AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
AND I KEEP LOOKING IN THE DOCUMENTS.
I DON'T EVER SEE A LETTER FROM THE CITY INCLUDED IN ANY OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION.
SO THIS ACTUALLY LEADS ME TO A QUESTION DOES ANYONE ON STAFF OR IN COUNCIL KNOW WHAT THE CITY'S OVERCROWDING? AND THAT'S THEIR WORD AND COST BURDEN NUMBERS ARE IN THE SIXTH CYCLE ARENA CALCULATIONS.
THESE TWO FACTORS ALONE ARE CAUSING OVER AND OVER CALCULATION OF 300% STATEWIDE, FOR EXAMPLE.
AND I'M GOING TO BE USING SKAGGS NUMBERS IN THIS.
IN THE OLD DAYS, THAT IS WHAT IT WAS ABOUT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT ANYMORE, THOUGH, AND I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED BY THAT MYSELF.
SO USING SKAGGS OWN EXAMPLE, AND THIS IS FOR L.A.
COUNTY, WHERE THE COUNTY WIDE VACANCY IS.
THE OVERCROWDING FACTOR THAT NOBODY CAN EXPLAIN WHAT THAT IS, IS 459,917.
AND THEN THE COST BURDEN NUMBER IS 117 505.
THESE TWO FACTORS ALONE ADD UP TO 557 422 JUST TO GIVE YOU A FEEL.
COUNTY. UNDER SKAGGS, OUR TOTAL WAS 490 60.
SO JUST THESE TWO NUMBERS ADD UP TO WHAT THE ENTIRE COUNTY'S TOTAL WAS PREVIOUSLY.
WHERE DID THEY GET THESE NUMBERS AND WHY HASN'T THE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF NOT QUESTION THESE? AND TO, AND TO GIVE YOU GUYS OF JUST EVEN A BIGGER PICTURE, THIS FIFTH CYCLE, LIKE I SAID WAS 460.
ORIGINALLY OUR ENTIRE NUMBER ENDED UP ADDING TO 1.341 MILLION AND OVER 557,000 OF THAT WERE THESE TWO GHOST NUMBERS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVE HOW THEY BACK HELPED IT.
NOW THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE ARENA SKEGG PROCESS IS.
NOW, DO WE REALLY KNOW HOW MUCH HOUSING IS ACTUALLY NEEDED? WHAT IS OUR TRUE VACANCY NEED? WHAT REALLY IS THAT AND SHOULDN'T THAT BE OUR ULTIMATE GOAL?
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THE CITY HAS ACTUALLY BEEN PROVIDED THE INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN A KEY TASK FORCE TO ANALYZE DATA, SHARE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL RESOURCES, AND ALSO TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROACTIVE LEGAL ACTIONS.IN MARCH, THE CITY LEGAL COUNCIL ACTUALLY CONFUSED THE STATEWIDE LIVABLE CALIFORNIA PETITION, WHICH HAS BEEN STOPPED AT THIS TIME WITH THE BRAND HUANG MENDOZA TRIPARTISAN LAND USE INITIATIVE RESOLUTION.
THE CITY COUNCIL CAN AND SHOULD TAKE UP THIS LAND USE, INNOVATE LAND USE INITIATIVE RESOLUTION.
THE CITY NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR PRO CITY AUTONOMY, HOUSING NEEDS AND ZONING RIGHTS.
OVER 80 CITIES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE ALREADY VOTED ON IT, AND I'VE GOT LINKS FOR IT IN HERE TAKING UP THE HOUSING ELEMENT WITH WITHOUT CONSIDERING THESE FACTORS AND AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDING A STATEMENT ON THE ARENA AUDIT IS NOT PRESENTING IS NOT REPRESENTING THE TRUE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE OR ITS RESIDENTS. THESE HOUSING ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN USED AS A BASELINE CONDITIONS FOR CHANGES TO OUR GENERAL PLANS AND ZONING PLANS.
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO REALIZE WHAT THESE NUMBERS MEAN.
THAT'S YOU GUYS ARE VOTING ON THIS.
I'VE GIVEN YOU PLENTY OF TIME.
IN THE DOCUMENT. DO NOT REFLECT THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT.
THE LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE CURRENTLY STATED WILL BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE CITY CITY OF LA VERNE AND DO NOT LET HCD THREATS KEEP YOU FROM QUESTIONING.
PLEASE QUESTION IT IS YOUR JOB AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL TO DO SO.
CYNTHIA. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS, MS. BEAUCHAMP? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL DANITA BEAUCHAMP 2516 AMHERST STREET.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES AS WELL.
THERE ARE MANY AND ALMOST TOO MANY TO COUNT ERRORS IN ALL OF THESE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.
SO HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THESE SMALL ERRORS OVER TIME CUMULATIVELY ARE NOT GIVING US THE WRONG BASE FOR THE READER NUMBERS TO BEGIN WITH? AND JUST IN THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION THAT WAS IT SAYS QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES.
BUT IF THERE'S ERRORS, HOW ARE THEY QUANTIFIABLE? THEY CANNOT BE.
I'LL GIVE YOU A PRIME EXAMPLE.
HOW DO WE KNOW THAT THESE NUMBERS ARE TRULY BASED ON THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND NOT FOR THE CITY OF LAWNDALE? NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, I'M VERY INVOLVED WITH THAT AMHERST PROJECT AND IT QUOTES.
THE AMHERST PROJECT IS A LOW DENSITY PROJECT, WHICH IS NOT THE CASE.
THE ZONING WAS CHANGED FOR THAT PROJECT TO MEDIUM DENSITY, WHICH WAS A MAXIMUM OF EIGHT UNITS RATHER THAN THE THREE OF WHICH IT WAS THE ORIGINAL ZONING PLAN.
OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN BROUGHT UP IN THE PAST THE PLANNING.
PAGE 12 NUMBER EIGHT MONITOR THE CITY OWNED MOBILE HOME PARKS.
SHOULDN'T THE CITY MAKE A DIRECT STATEMENT THAT NO REZONING OF THE MOBILE HOME PARKS IS AN OPTION? ANYTHING LESS WILL LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN TO REDEVELOPMENT.
THERE IS A REDEVELOPMENT ALONG FOOTHILL BOULEVARD INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENT.
BUT WHAT IS THIS PLAN DEVELOPMENT? WHY ARE THERE NO DETAILS AS TO WHAT THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE? HOUSING PLAN PAGE 13 NUMBER TEN PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND FAITH BASED GROUPS.
CONSIDERING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF CHURCH PROPERTIES WILL BE THE DEMISE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS.
STOP AND THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MINUTE.
HOW MANY CHURCHES DO WE HAVE IN OUR CITY? IT COULD BE A QUARTER OF THAT IF THE CITY GOES FORWARD WITH ALLOWING PROPERTIES TO BE SOLD OUT FROM UNDER THE CHURCHES AND THE THESE
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PROJECTS GO IN.HOW IS THIS AN APPROACH TO PRO-FAMILY, PRO FAITH AND PRO NEIGHBORHOODS? ISN'T THIS A FORM OF DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES AGAINST FAITH BASED OWNED PROPERTIES? MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
WE ARE ALL WELL AWARE OF SB NINE AND TEN AND THE EFFECT THAT IT WILL HAVE ON TRAFFIC AS IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR TRAFFIC STUDIES TO BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THOSE CONSTRUCTIONS.
THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AS I JUST SPOKE OF THESE WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT AND AT THE SB NINE MEETING IT WAS SPECIFICALLY STATED THAT IT WOULDN'T BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS THE PERMIT REQUESTS HAVE BEEN NOT TOO MANY YET IN THIS SECTION OF THE HOUSING PLAN.
PAGE 18, NUMBER 16 IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THAT THE GOAL IS 92 UNITS.
SO HOW DO WE GO FROM NOT HAVING THAT MANY PERMITS REQUESTED TO NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WANT TO BUILD ALMOST 100 OF THEM? THIS IS A DIRECT DOUBLE TALK THAT THE RESIDENTS ARE JUST REALLY KIND OF SICK AND TIRED OF.
AND WE NEED ANSWERS TO THESE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND THE HIGHEST AREA OF OPPORTUNITY FOUND IN NORTH LA VERNE IS NOWHERE ELSE.
HOUSING PLANNING PAGE 19 NUMBER 18 LOT CONSOLIDATION.
THIS SECTION SHOULD BE REVIEWED AND COMPARED TO THE CITY'S MISSION STATEMENT, AS MS. GABALDON JUST STATED, IT'S CONTRADICTORY TO THAT STATEMENT.
DOES THE CITY NEED TO ADDRESS, ADDRESS THE MISSION STATEMENT AND MAYBE CHANGE IT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING WHAT THE MISSION STATEMENT IS? I MEAN, WE ALL LOVE LA VERNE FOR THAT SMALL TOWN FEEL AND WE ALL KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS AND WE CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER WHEN TIME CALLS FOR.
BUT YET WE'RE IN SUCH A RUSH TO BUILD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BECOME A METROPOLIS.
LOOK AT THAT 647 UNIT THAT'S ON GARY AND BONITA RIGHT ON OUR BORDER.
I THINK THESE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE THEY EVEN HAVE A STUDY SESSION AND MAKE SURE THAT THE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT, BECAUSE WITHOUT CORRECT NUMBERS, THIS IS ALL FOR NOTHING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BEAUCHAMP. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. GABALDON. GOOD EVENING.
BUT I THINK THAT LOOKING AT THIS COUNCIL IN THE EYE AND SAYING, YOU GUYS HOLD THIS CITY'S FUTURE IN YOUR HANDS WITH WHATEVER DECISION AND WHATEVER REPORT YOU APPROVE IS THAT THIS IS NOT A REPORT THAT THAT MIGHT IMPACT US TOMORROW, BUT THE RESULTS WILL IMPACT US IN TEN YEARS AND 20 YEARS AND 30 YEARS.
AND WHEN I LOOK A REPORT THAT SAYS THAT WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO MEET THE STATES NUMBERS THAT ARE ALREADY PER THE STATE AUDITORS DEFINED AS FLAWED WITH MAJOR FLAWS, AND NOT ONLY THE PROCESS, BUT THE OUTCOME, IS THAT WHY ARE WE SELLING OUT FOR THE CAPACITY OF WHAT WE HAVE IN LAND TODAY, FOR WHAT IS THE PRICE WE'RE GOING TO PAY TOMORROW? BECAUSE WHEN WE USE ALL THAT CAPACITY AND DEVELOPER COMES IN HERE AND WE ENABLE THEM TO COME IN AND BUILD THOSE 1343 UNITS, WHERE ELSE WILL THEY GO? SO TO MISS BEACHAMPS COMMENT ABOUT THE SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF COURSE NORTH OF GOLDEN HILLS WHERE PROPERTY IS AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP.
IS THAT WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM HERE? IS IT GOING TO BE THAT EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE THREE STOREYS HIGH, HIGHER THAN THAT? SO I URGE YOU THAT YOU CONSIDER WHAT THE CITY IS, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, HOW IT'S GROWN, AND THAT YOU CONSIDER THAT WHILE WE LOVE LA VERNE FOR WHAT IT IS AND WE WANT TO GROW AND BE WELCOMING TO EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WANTS TO BE HERE, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP SOME OF THE LA VERNE WE HAVE INTACT AND NOT SELL OURSELVES OUT TO DEVELOPERS.
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. ALLISON. YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY HERE MORE TO UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON WITH A MAJORITY OF THIS BEING BOARD DOWN IN YOUR DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. WE WANT TO WAIT ON THAT WHEN WE CLOSE.
PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. JOHNSON. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM?
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WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.MR. JOHNSON'S COMMENTS BE APPROPRIATE? I DON'T THINK SO EITHER.
THIS IS JUST FOR A PRESENTATION ONLY.
EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY TWO QUICK THINGS.
ONE, I WANT TO REMIND YOU FOR LA VERNE, YOU'RE INCREDIBLY LUCKY.
THERE'S NO CHANGE IN LAND USE OR ZONING REQUIRED FROM WHAT CURRENTLY EXISTS.
SECOND, I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT UNTIL YOU HAVE A HOUSING ELEMENT THAT HCD HAS CERTIFIED AS BEING IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW, ANYBODY CAN COME IN AND FILE A PROJECT THAT HAS AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT ANYWHERE IN THE CITY, REGARDLESS OF THE ZONING, AND YOU CAN'T DENY IT.
ABSENT VERY SPECIFIC FINDINGS, 12,000 UNITS WERE JUST APPROVED IN SANTA MONICA BECAUSE THE CITY, BECAUSE DEVELOPERS HAD FILED APPLICATIONS UNDER WHAT'S CALLED BUILDER'S REMEDY WHEN SANTA MONICA DIDN'T HAVE THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT CERTIFIED. THEY THEN GOT A CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT.
SANTA MONICA SAID, SORRY, NOW IT DOESN'T APPLY.
IT WAS BASED ON WHEN YOU FILED THE APPLICATION.
THEY NOW LOSE THE RIGHT TO DEAL WITH THOSE 12,000 UNITS.
SO WE DON'T WANT LA VERNE TO BE IN THAT SITUATION.
IN ADDITION TO THE VIOLATIONS THAT HCD CAN COME AFTER YOU WITH FUNDING, YOU CAN LOSE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR LA VERNE TO GET THEIR HOUSING ELEMENT CERTIFIED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. GRANT. WITH THAT? NO ONE OTHER SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM, WE'RE BACK TO THE DAIS.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TABLE THE ANY QUESTIONS TO OUR COUNCIL.
I THINK OUR EXPERT OVER THERE HAS GOT THE INFORMATION AND REPORT BACK ON THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR AMANDA TROPIANO OR STAFF? THEN WHILE EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR INFORMATION, STAFF'S GOT THE INFORMATION.
[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
PLEASE COME ON UP. MOTUEKA AND TRAM.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, MAYOR TIM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
IT'S A REALLY BIG HONOR FOR US TO BE ABLE TO COME AND TALK TO EVERYBODY.
WE'VE BEEN GOING ACTUALLY CITY TO CITY I REPRESENT AND ALONG WITH ME, MAKE SURE WE REPRESENT THE SOVEREIGN NATION OF SRI LANKA.
WE ARE A HINDU TEMPLE THAT SERVES EVERYBODY.
THE ROOTS ARE IN HINDUISM, BUT WE BELIEVE IN INTERFAITH.
AND WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER IN TERMS OF HUMAN EMPOWERMENT GOES BEYOND RELIGION.
AND WE ARE CELEBRATING THE THE FESTIVAL OF DIWALI, WHICH IS THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHT.
WE LIGHT LAMPS EVERYWHERE AS A SYMBOLIC GESTURE OF BRINGING LIGHT INTO PEOPLE'S LIFE AND ELIMINATING THE ASPECT OF DARKNESS, WHICH IS NEGATIVISM, HATRED AND VARIOUS THINGS THAT SETTLE IN.
SO WE BELIEVE AND THE ACTIVITIES WE DO IN THE FORM OF YOGA, MEDITATION, SPIRITUAL COUNSELING AND THE SERVICES AT THE TEMPLE ARE GEARED TO PEOPLE, TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN FOR THEM AND FOR OTHERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'D LOVE TO GET A PROCLAMATION.
OUR GURU IS THE SOVEREIGN HEAD OF THE NATION.
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HE IS PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA AND HE IS AN ENLIGHTENED MASTER FROM INDIA.AND SIMILAR TO THE DALAI LAMA, IF I CAN SAY SO.
AND HIS ONLY GOAL IS EMPOWERMENT AND ENLIGHTENMENT OF HUMANITY.
AND THAT THAT IS WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS NOW.
WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 15TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE 24TH OF OCTOBER, AND IT'S A VERY, VERY BIG ACHIEVEMENT FOR US AS WE TAKE THIS FORWARD TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITIES AROUND OUR TEMPLE.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE IS THE BEST, LIFE IS THE MOST AUSPICIOUS, AND HOW THEY CAN SUCCEED IN WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS THEIR GOALS IN LIFE. AND WE WANTED TO OFFER THAT TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND TO ALL THE RESIDENTS.
AND WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE THAT COME VISIT THE TEMPLE THAT ARE PART OF OUR MEMBERS WHO COME AND VISIT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO WE WELCOME EVERYBODY FROM LA VERNE ALSO TO COME AND BE A PART OF IT.
I MEAN, IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL ACTUALLY, AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
IS THERE ANY QUESTION I CAN ANSWER OR.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD, BUT THANK YOU, MOTUEKA I APPRECIATE IT.
ADD TO THAT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
AND OUR ANNIVERSARY IS COMING UP.
AND ALSO DIWALI IS ON THE 24TH OF THIS COMING SUNDAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE ACTUALLY LIGHTING THE LAMPS AROUND 7:00 IN THE EVENING.
AND THAT IS VERY SYMBOLIC, AS I HAD SHARED.
AND THAT BRINGS A LOT OF TOGETHERNESS AND ONENESS IN THE COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO SHARE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, BOTH OF YOU.
WE WELCOME EVERYBODY TO COME JOIN US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GET THIS TO STAFF TO REVIEW THIS.
YES, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO GO BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MEETING.
THAT'S OKAY.AT 8:30. SO THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO WITH YOU FOR HAVING US.
[LAUGHTER] NO, WAIT. WE HAVE TO STAY HERE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN FEEDING FOR THE LAST 15 TO 20 YEARS HERE IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, WHETHER IT IS FOOD, WHETHER IT IS CLOTHING, WHETHER IT'S THE SPIRITUAL COUNSELING.
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED SO FAR.
WE SERVE IN VARIOUS PARTS OF LA AND OTHER CITIES.
AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO HERE IN THE CITY, WE'D LOVE TO DO THAT HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HI, I'M RHONDA BELCHER AND I'M THE CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR HOUSE OF RUTH.
COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR OVER 45 YEARS.
IT IS OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.
WE SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY, YOUR CITIZENS, AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF YOU COME OUT.
WE WILL BE HAVING, SINCE IT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH ALSO IN OCTOBER, WHICH HOPEFULLY YOU WILL PROVIDE A PROCLAMATION SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE IN OCTOBER TO US. WE ARE HAVING OUR CANDLELIGHT VIGIL THIS THURSDAY, ON OCTOBER 20TH.
IT WILL BE HELD AT OUR POMONA LOCATION, WHICH IS AT 599 NORTH MAIN STREET FROM 6:00 TO 8:00.
SO YOUR PRESENCE AND PARTICIPATION AT THAT EVENT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND I KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE VERY BUSY, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, HOUSE OF RUTH PROVIDES CARE TO OVER 2000 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THEIR SHELTER PREVENTION SERVICES AND THROUGH THEIR TRANSITIONAL CARE.
AND WE JUST SIGNED A CONTRACT WHERE WE HAVE A VERY LARGE HOUSING PROGRAM NOW IN OUR AREA.
SO WE'D REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE.
UNLESS THOMAS HAS ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, I'LL TALK ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 5300 IS THROWING ITS FIRST DIVERSITY D-I CONFERENCE EVER.AND IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF LAVERNE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE, NOVEMBER 5TH, FROM 10 TO 2, I THINK NOW OF ALL TIMES, RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE GLARING EXAMPLE WE'RE GETTING FROM LA.
SO WE HOPE THAT ROTARIANS WILL JOIN US AND WE CAN ENGAGE IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK TOGETHER.
I STOLE THESE OFF OF LUPES HIS DESK.
ACTUALLY, I HAVE TO GIVE THEM BACK TO HER.
WE HAVE THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S THE PINK PATCH PROJECT, WHICH IS FOR CANCER.
AND THEY ARE? THERE'S A FUNDRAISER. THIS ONE IS FOR THE SUPPORT.
THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM 10 A.M.
TO 8 P.M. AT FLAME BROILER ON OCTOBER 19TH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, THIS WEEK.
AND THAT'S FOR THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THEN WE HAVE ONE TACOS FOR HOPE, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL FUNDRAISER FOR THE CANCER PINK PATCH PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF HOPE, AND THAT IS OCTOBER 20TH, 4:00 PM TO 8:00 PM AT ME CHEETO.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT THESE.
I KNOW THEY HAD ONE AT RED DEVIL I THINK A WEEK OR TWO AGO.
THESE WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY SEES THEM.
I'LL PROBABLY DO A LITTLE SOCIAL MEDIA DEAL ON THESE.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT OUR GROUP.
YOU GOT TWO WEEKS RIGHT IN A ROW.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]
CITY MANAGER DUFF, DID THEY HAVE ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR, SIR? THEN ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? COUNCIL IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ITEM SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENTS, ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, IF ANYBODY HAS ANY.
[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
MR. GABALDON, I THINK YOU HAVE A CARD FILLED OUT FOR THAT.LAST. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE TIME.
BUT WITH AN ELECTION COMING UP, I WANT TO MAKE THIS THE FOCUS TODAY FOR ME.
SO IN MY OPINION, MACRO POLITICS AND THE INFLUENCE THEREOF IS NOT MAKING OUR COUNTRY SAFER, WEALTHIER OR FRIENDLIER IS NOT JUST OUR COUNTRY NOW, BUT OUR CITY THAT IS DIVIDED. AND I ASK EVERYONE, WHAT PART ARE YOU PLAYING THE DIVISION THAT WOULD HAVE US BETRAY OUR NEIGHBORS OVER POLITICS? OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, POLITICS HAS MADE OUR CITIES LESS SAFE FROM CRIES.
LESS WEALTHY WHEN THE COST OF MONEY HAS DOUBLED IN A YEAR.
AND HOW IN EVERYDAY LIFE OUR DOLLARS BUY MEASURABLY LESS AT THE PUMP AND THE GROCERY STORE.
WHEN I RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, IT WAS ONE OF MY PRIMARY POINTS OF DIFFERENCE THAT I HAD NO ALLEGIANCE OR AFFILIATIONS WITH ANYONE OR ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD SWAY MY DECISION TO SIMPLY DO WHAT'S BEST FOR LA VERNE.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR CITY HAS BEEN POISONED BY POLITICAL ANIMUS AND OUTSIDE INFLUENCES TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE POTENTIALLY ON THE VERGE OF NOT RECOGNIZING OUR CITY IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS. HOW APPROPRIATE TONIGHT.
TONIGHT, I DECIDED TO COME AND SPEAK BECAUSE OF A PERSONAL EMAIL SENT TO ME BY OUR MAYOR.
IN FACT, UPON READING IT, IT WAS NOT REALLY A PERSONAL EMAIL.
IT WAS JUST ANOTHER PIECE OF JUNK EMAIL TRYING TO TELL ME HOW I SHOULD VOTE.
IT WAS ADDRESSED TO ME USING MY FORMAL FIRST NAME, MANUEL, AND IT WAS NOT SENT BY THE MAYOR YET.
IT WAS SIGNED BY THE MAYOR, ADDRESSED FROM THE MAYOR AND WAS JUST ANOTHER MAILCHIMP MASS EMAIL CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF CLERMONT CANDIDATE FOR OUR LOCAL WATER DISTRICT.
SO APOLOGIES, MR. MAYOR, BUT SINCE YOU ARE ENDORSING HIM FORMALLY AND YOU SENT THAT TO ME, APPARENTLY PER WHAT IT SAYS, I THINK THAT PUTS YOU IN THE SCRUTINY OF ME BEING ALLOWED TO TELL YOU MY OPINION ABOUT YOUR ENDORSEMENT AND WHY I DO NOT SUPPORT YOUR CHOICE, AND INSTEAD URGE ALL THE LA VERNE VOTERS TO DO THEIR OWN HOMEWORK, TO BE INFORMED VOTERS, TO NOT SIMPLY GO BY SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH THAT ACTS AS A TOOL FOR NON SANCTIONED CITY MESSAGING AND THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE.
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AND TO ASK OUR MAYOR YOURSELF WHY HE WOULD SUPPORT SOMEONE WITH ONLY THREE YEARS OF RESIDENCY IN OUR STATE AND WHO LIVES IN CLERMONT.I AM NOT PERSONAL FRIENDS WITH MR. BOWCOCK. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO HIS HOME OR I HAVE ANY REGULAR ENGAGEMENT WITH THEM.
I ONLY KNOW THAT HE SERVED OUR CITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
I APPRECIATE WHAT HE'S DONE FOR OUR CITY AND SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION.
THAT MAKES HIM AN INVALUABLE ASSET TO SIT ON THE WATER BOARD IN A TIME OF WATER CRISIS.
FOR OVER 20 YEARS, HE HAS WORKED FOR US, PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MAKING THE THREE VALLEYS WATER DISTRICT ONE OF THE MORE WELL MANAGED AGENCIES SERVING OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN LA VERNE. OVER THAT TIME, HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT, NOW SERVES AS THE VICE PRESIDENT.
IN CONCLUSION, I WANT TO URGE ALL THE VOTERS OF LA VERNE TO LOOK INTO THE BACKGROUND AND SKILL SETS OF THESE CANDIDATES AND THEN APPLY WHATEVER MEASURE FOR YOUR CHOICE OF YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION. DO NOT BE SWAYED BY MASS EMAIL CAMPAIGNS.
DO NOT SIMPLY TAKE SOMEBODY'S WORD FOR IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABALDON. ANY ELSE? THIS BOOT CAMP.
I AM RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THAT THE CITY AND THE STAFF PLEASE DO MORE THAN JUST UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA TO NOTIFY THEM ABOUT THE STUDY SESSION, THE FUTURE STUDY SESSION FOR THIS HOUSING PLANNING ELEMENT PROJECT, WHATEVER IT'S GOING TO BE CALLED, WE NEED TO INVEST IN THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES AND THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION SHOWS AN UTTER DISRESPECT TO THAT, ESPECIALLY TO OUR LARGE, MATURE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NOT UTILIZE SOCIAL MEDIA IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM.
I KNOW THAT THE CITY HAS GONE MORE TOWARDS THAT DIRECTION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THE UPGRADE OF THE WEBSITE, BUT EVEN SOMETIMES, OUR OWN CITY'S WEBSITE LACKS THE INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS TO BE MORE INFORMED.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYBE ACROSS THE BOARD WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THEY HAVE FACEBOOK PAGES AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS AND HAVE INFORMATION THAT IS SOMETHING THAT OF THAT MAGNITUDE BE UTILIZED ACROSS THE BOARD, NOT JUST FOR THE CITY, BUT FOR ALL AVENUES OF CITY SERVICES.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SIGNS TELLING US TO CONSERVE WATER.
AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SNOW DAY AT HERITAGE PARK OR PUMPKIN PATCH OR WHATEVER.
WHY AREN'T WE USING THESE ELECTRONIC TICKERS TO NOTIFY PEOPLE ABOUT THE MEETING FOR THE STUDY SESSIONS OR AN IMPORTANT CITY COUNCIL MEETING? I THINK THAT IS A TOOL THAT IS NOT BEING MANAGED VERY WELL.
AND I KNOW WE'RE IN THAT INTERIM TIME FRAME OF NOT HAVING PUBLIC WORKS, PERMANENT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S OUT OF ANYBODY'S UNDERSTANDING THAT CAN BE DONE.
SO PLEASE, THAT'S MY REQUEST TO THE CITY FOR THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BEAUCHAMP. GARY.
CAN SOMEBODY OVER HERE TELL ME, WHAT ARE THEY BUILDING ON B STREET IN FOOTHILL? IT'S A BIG HOUSE.
HAS ANYBODY LOOKED AT THAT? IT'S. YOU CAN JUMP FROM ONE ROOF TO THE NEXT.
WE'LL CHECK THAT OUT FOR YOU, SIR.
THE MOSQUITOES ARE STILL THERE.
BUSH IS GROWING IN THERE AND OLD WINTERS HERE.
I KNOW IT'S A CALTRANS THING, BUT WITH THE MOSQUITOES, IT'S A LA VERNE THING.
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SO IS ANYBODY PUSHED FORWARD? SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE TO ADVISE ANYBODY.CITY MANAGER. THE CITY MANAGER'S WRITING IT DOWN AS WE SPEAK TO MAKE SURE.
A COUPLE OF MEETINGS AGO, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING UP HERE.
SOME TRAILS FOR THE PEOPLE AND THEY DIDN'T WANT IT IN NORTHERN LA VERNE.
AND YOU SAID ALL YOU COULD DO IS CALL THE POLICE AND THEY'LL RUN THEM OUT OF THERE.
DOES THAT STILL SEEM UP THERE? WE'LL REVIEW THAT FOR THE CITY MANAGER.
NEXT TIME? YEAH. WE'LL WAIT TILL HE.
YEAH. IS THAT IT, GARY? YEAH. YES, SIR. YOU TAKE A SEAT AND ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL COMMENT ON THAT.
NO, I DON'T REALLY WANT TO SPEAK, BUT AT THE LAST MEETING, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME PRETTY CLOSE ON THE BROWN ACT, AND PEOPLE CALLED ME AND WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAD IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMETHING COMMITTED WRONG HERE AND. I WAS CONFUSED, BUT I TALKED WITH THE LEAGUE ABOUT IT AND I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG.
YOU DID NOT ENDORSE HERE AT THE COUNCIL.
WHAT THE PERSON WAS ASKING OR CAME VERY CLOSE.
AND YOU WOULD HELP ME OUT IF YOU WOULD MAYBE KNOW WHERE THE PERSON IS GOING AND STOP THEM, OR ELSE WE WILL HAVE A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT IF YOU SHOULD VIOLATE.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? I DO NOT. THEY CAME UP AND WAS TALKING ABOUT YOUR COMMENT.
I DON'T DO FACEBOOK, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU VOTE, HOW YOU ENDORSED.
I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT FACEBOOK.
OKAY. BUT IT'S GETTING MORE DIFFICULT WITH SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS HERE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON NOW.
AND THIS CITY COUNCIL HAS TO STAY PARTIZAN AND OUT OF THAT, THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON OR ELSE YOU WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT IF YOU LET THEM.
GET YOU TO GET OUT TO ENDORSE OR WHATEVER.
SO IT'S VERY HARD TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO SOME OF THE WAYS THAT THEY'RE GOING.
AND I HOPE THAT IT WILL STAY THAT WAY.
WE DON'T EVER WANT TO BE LIKE L.A.
COME ON UP. YOU JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS.
MARLENE CARNIE, 1632, CAN'T DRIVE.
I ACTUALLY WASN'T GOING TO SAY ANYTHING, BUT HERE I AM.
ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST, AND I'VE SAID IT TO A FEW OF YOU, IS I THINK THE CITY MIGHT BE READY TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SERIES OF COMMUNITY FORUMS, BECAUSE WITH THE LACK OF NEWS, LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, THE FACT THAT A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS DON'T GET THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE SENDING OUT, MANY ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
MANY PEOPLE HATE SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE IT IT SOMETIMES CAN BE A JUST A HUGE WASTE OF TIME.
YOU GET VARIOUS SECTORS, THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR, THE SENIOR CITIZENS, RESIDENTS, THE BUSINESS SECTOR, EVERYBODY TO TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT THIS CITY TO LOOK LIKE IN THE NEXT FIVE, TEN, 20 YEARS.
A LOT OF CITIES HAVE DONE THAT.
I COME FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INDUSTRY.
A LOT OF CITIES THAT I USED TO INTERACT WITH DID THIS.
WE HAVE REDISTRICTING OR DISTRICT VOTING.
NOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.
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THAT ARE FACING US, THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND MANY OTHER ISSUES AS THE GOAL LINE COMES IN AND I SEE IT, I SEE COMMENTS AND I CAN TELL THIS IS GOING TO DIVIDE THE CITY.IF YOU DON'T COME TOGETHER, BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND START HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MARLENE.
ANYONE ELSE? MR. ELLISON. I MENTIONED IT EARLIER.
AND ACTUALLY I THINK THE POINTS THAT WERE JUST MADE BY THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR THAT FOR THE LAST THREE MEETINGS, A VISIONING SESSION.
BUT I THINK LA GIVES US A TELLING EXAMPLE OF THE CLIMATE THAT WE HAVE.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY, WELL, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN HERE.
AND WE KNOW THAT IT HAPPENS HERE.
THE CITY NEEDS A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY CAN COME AND BE THERE, BE THEMSELVES.
CASSY HAS BEEN AN OPEN CONVENING SPACE FOR EVERYBODY CAN COME AND PLAY A PART.
AND IN FACT, CASSIE IS A MODEL THAT I THINK CITIES ACROSS THIS NATION NEED, RIGHT? IT'S A BIG DEAL TO HAVE NOURI MARTINEZ, THE PRESIDENT OF THEIR CITY COUNCIL, MAKE THE COMMENTS THAT SHE MADE.
WHILE OUR MAYOR IS A MEMBER OF OUR CASSY PROGRAM.
THERE'S A STARK CONTRAST THERE AND WE GET TO SAY SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT LA VERNE BECAUSE OF WHAT CASSY DOES AND BECAUSE OF WHAT CASSY IS TO SO MANY OF US. I SAT OUT IN THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AT THE TABLE FOR CASSY AND WE HAD PEOPLE OF ALL SHAPES, SIZES, NONBINARY COLORS, AGES COME AND EMBRACE THE MISSION OF CASSY BECAUSE CASSY IS THE PLACE THE CONVENING PLAYS FOR, WHERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SEE ANYTHING POSITIVE CAN JOIN HANDS AND WORK TOGETHER TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION.
SO I THINK IT WAS PRETTY SERIOUS WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY IN 2020 TO SUPPORT CASSY.
WE'RE STARTING TO SEE SUPPORT REGRESS.
I JUST URGE THE CITY TO KEEP THE PATH.
THIS IS A MODEL THAT THE NATION NEEDS.
THIS IS A MODEL THAT THE REGION NEEDS AND THERE'S ROOM FOR DIFFERENCE.
I WAS WITH MR. GABALDON UNTIL HE GOT DIVISIVE HIMSELF.
RIGHT. THERE'S ROOM FOR DIFFERENCE.
AND NOT ONLY IS THERE ROOM FOR DIFFERENCE, WE ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF OUR DIFFERENCES.
AND THAT IS WHY I SAY WE NEED CASSY AS THAT CONVENING SPACE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. ALLISON. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ANYBODY ON? NO ONE? NO.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING UP THE DAIS.
[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
COUNCILMEMBER LAO. BY THE WAY, IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY.IT WAS. IT WAS HIS SON'S BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY.
IT WAS MY SON'S BIRTHDAY, TOO.
SO WE KNOW WHAT MY PARENTS ANYWAY.
IT'S AMAZING. IT'S INCREDIBLE.
NO, ACTUALLY WAS A PRETTY GOOD SEGUE FROM THE LAST COMMENT BECAUSE I WANTED TO GIVE MY KUDOS TO BOTH THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND TO CASSIE FOR PUTTING ON A D.O.
DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT AT HILLCREST LAST MONDAY.
IT WAS ATTENDED BY SOME HILLCREST MEMBERS AS WELL AS SOME CASSIE MEMBERS, SOME FOLKS FROM THE PUBLIC, AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT DIA DE LOS MUERTOS WAS.
AND I THINK IT LED TO SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
AND SO I THINK IT WAS A REALLY WELL DONE EVENT.
SO, SHERRY, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
BARBARA, THANKS TO HILLCREST FOR HELPING HOST IT.
SO I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE WHEN EVENTS LIKE THIS COME UP FROM OUR GROUPS IN THE CITY, YOU KNOW, TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD FOLKS DOING REALLY GOOD THINGS WITHIN OUR CITY LIMITS.
THERE'S ALSO AN ART GALLERY AT HILLCREST.
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALL GONE TO SEE IT, THERE ARE SOME REALLY TALENTED SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IF ANY OF YOU KNOW LEROY LAPP, HIS WOODWORKING IS.
HANDS DOWN SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN.
AND SOME OF THOSE PIECES ARE FOR SALE.
SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO AND VISIT AND TAKE A LOOK.
I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT THAT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MET LAST WEEK AND WE'VE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK IN REQUESTS FROM RESIDENTS OR INQUIRIES FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT CAN A CROSSWALK GO HERE KIND OF INTERSECTION, GO THERE, AND THERE ARE CERTAIN PARAMETERS THAT HAVE TO BE FOLLOWED TO ALLOW THAT.
SO PLEASE KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
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I'M SURE SOME OF THOSE REQUESTS WILL CONTINUE TO COME.SO WE WANTED TO MAKE FOLKS AWARE OF THAT.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, YOU WILL BE HOSTED.
AND IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD SHOWING.
AND I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY KNOW HIM, BOB DYER, HE LIVES IN HILLCREST, BUT HE'S A LONGTIME RESIDENT OF LA VERNE AND HE RETIRED FROM BEING THE VOICE OF LAVERNE ON SATURDAY.
SO FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS, HE HAS CALLED EVERY FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL GAME AT THE UNIVERSITY.
SO JUST AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING AND JUST REALLY A CREDIT TO OUR CITY.
I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND FOLKS THAT THERE IS A BLOOD DRIVE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE NEXT MONDAY.
SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED, WILLING AND ABLE.
THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED FOR BLOOD.
QUICK AND EASY PEASY AND YOU GET SNACKS.
THERE'S ALSO A TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY AT FIVE.
AND JUST A LITTLE NOTE, I'M COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND I MET WITH SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FAIRPLEX LAST WEEK, AND SO THEY'VE BEEN SHARING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND I KNOW THAT THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERNS RAISED FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT, HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE? WHAT'S GOING ON? YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH THE SPECIFIC PLAN? AND SO WE'VE REALLY ASKED THEM TO CONTINUE TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH US SO THAT WE CAN SHARE IT WITH ALL OF YOU.
THERE WILL BE A MEETING IN NOVEMBER.
THEY HAVE NOT LOCKED DOWN THE DATE AND TIME AS OF YET.
BUT ONCE THAT DOES COME ABOUT, WE WILL MAKE SURE IT GETS POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE SO THAT FOLKS ARE AWARE AND WE'LL ASK THAT IT BE DISTRIBUTED VIA OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AS WELL. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE VOTING DAY IS ELECTION DAY IS COMING UP NOVEMBER 8TH.
SO IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED YOUR BALLOTS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK IN AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE GOT IT SO THAT YOU CAN DO ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO DO TO BE ENGAGED WITH THAT. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE GOOD COSTUMES FOR HALLOWEEN.
AND KUDOS TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT HAVE DECORATED.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY COOL HOUSES OUT THERE, SOME REALLY COOL HOUSES.
SO TAKE A DRIVE AROUND, BUT HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND BE KIND.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. NOW I HAVE TO GO BACK TO SEE MANAGER DUFF.
WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS FROM GARY THAT HE WANTED TO ANSWER.
SORRY, WE COULD GOING TO GO BACK HERE? YES. I BELIEVE GARY WAS ASKING ABOUT HOW THE DEALING CITY IS DEALING WITH SOME OF THE HOMELESS ISSUES.
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE STAFF ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN PRESENCE OF HOMELESS FOLKS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
AND IN LA VERNE, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO THIS ISSUE.
THERE'S THE HOST TEAM WHICH IS FORMED BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM THE ARPA FUNDS TO PAY POLICE OFFICERS OVERTIME TO WORK ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND THEY'RE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO DEALING WITH ISSUES RELATED TO HOMELESSNESS.
THERE IS ALSO A TEAM CALLED THE LAKOTA TEAM THAT I BELIEVE THE FUNDING COMES FROM MEASURE H AND AND THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG.
THEY ARE IN TOWN ON THURSDAYS.
IT'S A TEAM OF 3 TO 4 INDIVIDUALS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO FOLKS ON THE STREET.
THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF RESOURCES THAT THEY BRING TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
WE ALSO HAVE THROUGH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE HAVE A NAVIGATOR, WHAT THE TRI-CITY CALLS A NAVIGATOR THAT WORKS IN THE CITY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
AND SHE ALSO WORKS WITH THE TRI-CITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, NOW PRIMARILY ADDRESSING FOLKS THAT ARE DECOMPENSATING AND EXPERIENCING MENTAL EVENTS.
AND THE CRISIS TEAM CAN RESPOND AND ASSIST THOSE FOLKS AS WELL.
LA VERNE ALSO HAS DEDICATED BEDS AT THE POMONA SHELTER SHELTERS CALLED HOPE FOR HOME, AND THERE
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ARE BEDS THAT ARE DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR LA VERNE FOLKS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE.IN ADDITION, WE ARE BRINGING TO THE COUNCIL HOPEFULLY ON NOVEMBER 7TH, BUT IT MAY SLIDE TO THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER.
WHAT WE FEEL IS GOING TO BE AN ENHANCEMENT TO OUR LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WILL PROVIDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH ADDITIONAL. RESOURCES AND TOOLS THAT THEY CAN USE TO ADDRESS ISSUES RAISED BY HOMELESSNESS.
QUESTIONS? YEAH. IT'S STILL BOTHERS ME WITH OFFICERS SHOW UP.
YOU CAN ASK ANYBODY, BUT YOU CAN'T TELL ANYBODY.
IS THAT EVER GOING TO CHANGE? BECAUSE THAT COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM.
WELL, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC SITUATION, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THIS AMENDMENT TO THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE WILL GIVE SOME ADDITIONAL OPTIONS FOR THE POLICE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING.
THERE'S A LAW. THIS IS AS CLOSE AS YOU'RE GOING TO COME TO A LAW? I THINK SO.
HOPEFULLY. I MEAN, HOPEFULLY IT WORKS FOR US.
THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER. MR. CROSBY PRO TEM CROSBY.
THANK YOU. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO GO TO FOOTHILL TERRACE LAST WEEK AND TALK TO RESIDENTS THERE.
SPEAKING ABOUT MS. LAO FOOTHILL TERRACE RESIDENT CAME UP AND WAS ASKING ME ABOUT THE CORNER OF EMERALD AND BALDWIN.
BUT THERE IS NO WAY FOR RESIDENTS TO GET FROM THE EAST SIDE OF EMERALD TO THE WEST SIDE OF EMERALD, ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN THAT STREET WHERE WE CAN GO OVER BY GARY'S HOUSE TO CROSS OVER TO GET TO LA VERNE HEIGHTS AS WELL.
THERE'S NO WAY FOR STUDENTS AND OR PARENTS TO GET THEM OVER THERE TOO.
AND OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS LOOKING AT THAT AREA TOO.
SO I KNOW I BROUGHT THAT BRING THIS UP TO MR. DUFF JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PULL OUT THE REPORT TO LOOK AT THEM AND OR THE OTHER AREAS THAT WE ARE ALL BEEN TALKING ABOUT TOO.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
AND I'M GLAD THAT LA VERNE BROUGHT A WIN FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY.
SO I KNOW AT THE LAST MEETING TOO, WE HAD ANOTHER RESIDENT THAT SPOKE ABOUT OUR FLAG AND TO BE ABLE TO BE SEEN OVER ON THAT SIDE AND I TODAY THAT HAS NOT BEEN BEEN DONE.
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK AT EITHER PUTTING ANOTHER FLAG OVER THERE SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS SEE THE FLAG OVER ON THE FAR SIDE OR SOMEHOW I KNOW SWITCHING WASN'T AN OPTION OR MOVING IT SOMEWHERE SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS OVER THERE CAN SEE THAT TOO.
MY NEXT ON MY VISITS IS I'M AT THE END OF THE MONTH, I WILL BE GOING TO THE VINTAGE GROVE OF SENIOR APARTMENTS AND SPEAKING TO THEM AS WELL. SO TRYING TO GET OUT THERE AND SEEING DIFFERENT RESIDENTS IN THE AREA AND APPRECIATE THEM.
COUNCILMEMBER KASH THANK YOU, MAYOR.
I APPRECIATE IT. AND IT'S ALL THESE AMAZING BIRTHDAYS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. THE US NAVY WAS OCTOBER 13TH.
MANY OF YOU DON'T KNOW. ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED OCTOBER 13, 1775.
SO I WANT TO FIRST SAY THAT AS WELL.
THEN I WENT TO GO TALK TO THE FAMILY AND THANK GOD THEY'RE SAFE.
WE CAN REPLACE EVERYTHING BUT CAN NEVER REPLACE A LIFE.
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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
NEXT. WELL, I INTENDED THIS LAST WEEKEND.
I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT THERE BEFORE WITH THE MAYOR, TRYING TO GET ONE AHEAD.
YOU SAY YOU'RE ALWAYS GOOD WITH THAT.
BY THE WAY, I'M GETTING A SELFIE STICK FOR CHRISTMAS AND AN ELECTRIC ONE TOO.
MAYOR, YOU DESERVE NOTHING BUT THE BEST.
I TALKED TO SOME FAMILIES THERE FIRST STARTED.
THANK YOU FOR THE VENDORS THAT WERE THERE.
SORRY IF I'M STEALING YOUR GUYS THUNDER, BUT I'LL JUST TELL YOU WHAT I DID.
NO PROBLEM. AND FROM THERE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GREAT TIME, A GOOD TO SEE FAMILIES.
THEY LOVE TO SEE THE KIDS. YOU KNOW, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THEY GOT THEY GOT SOME GREAT THINGS THERE.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT FOR EVERYBODY WORKING HARD, GETTING THAT TOGETHER.
THANK YOU FOR THE CITY STAFF FOR MAKING TRICK OR TREAT REALLY AMAZING FOR OUR FAMILIES.
THEY'VE BROUGHT A LOT OF KIDS THERE.
I GUESS THIS YEAR WE DIDN'T DO THE BEST DRESS COSTUME.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID AN AMAZING JOB AND DECORATING THAT FIRE ENGINE NOW IS AWESOME.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT WITH THE POLICE VEHICLE, THE SKELETONS.
SO IT CAME MY LANE. I PASSED IT OUT.
AND FROM THERE, I WENT DOWN TO AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAD, WHICH IS THE BEER WALK.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE LIKE WINE, SO PEOPLE LIKE BEER.
I LIKE EVERYTHING. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S A GREAT TIME TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE.
IT WAS A GREAT TIME TO SEE PEOPLE JUST JUST GETTING TOGETHER, RAIN OR SHINE.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE PEOPLE TOGETHER.
I MISSED THE COMMUNITY GETTING ALL TOGETHER AND IT WAS ONE DAY WHERE WE ALL GOT TOGETHER.
SO. THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
AND LATER ON THIS THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND BE COMING OUT DOING SOME RECOGNITION TO OUR SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL, OUR AMAZING SENIORS, WHO I SEE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, OUT THERE ON PATROL IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH VISIBILITY.
I'M A MAN OF MY WORD, AND I PROMISE YOU, I WANT TO GET THAT DONE.
I KNOW, MS. MARLENE, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FORUMS. THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL COMMUNITIES TO GET TOGETHER.
THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT POLICE.
I CAN'T PROTECT EVERYBODY ELSE OUTSIDE HERE.
I JUST TO FOCUS ON MY COMMUNITY HERE IN LAVERNE.
LET'S WORK HARD AND KEEP LAVERNE SAFE AND STRONG.
COUNCILMAN KASH COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
THANK YOU, KASH, FOR LOOKING AT MY NOTES.
I GOT A PICTURE WITH YOU THERE.
IT'S CREATIVE. I DID TAKE A LITTLE PEEK.
I DID WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE TRUNK AND TREAT PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT ON AND ALSO THE BEER WALK.
BUT IT WAS A VERY WELL RECEIVED EVENT, I BELIEVE, AND ENJOYED BY MOST EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE.
LET'S SEE, I DID SEND IN A LETTER, A PROPOSAL FOR A BALLOT MEASURE.
I KNOW MR. KRESS HAS TAKEN A LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF IT IS LEGAL AND AT LEAST TO GET IT ON THE BALLOT FOR THE RESIDENTS TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT WE GO BACK TO AN ELECTED MAYOR.
AND I KNOW THE TIMING IS NOT GOING TO BE IMMEDIATE, BUT AT LEAST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT AND IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR NOW.
WELL, YOU KIND OF ALL STOLE ALL OUR THUNDER HERE, SO, I MEAN, WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND.
EVEN THOUGH IT RAINED. I MEAN, MY WAS MY SON'S 30TH BIRTHDAY, SO WE WERE UP AT THE HOUSE ABOUT 10:00 AND ALL THE KIDS WERE UP AND WE HAD THE MOST AMAZING THUNDER AND LIGHTNING STORM THAT WE'VE HAD IN YEARS.
AND I MEAN, THE GODS OPENED UP AND I MEAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN OUR POOL WENT UP LIKE THIS.
JUST COMPLETELY PROBABLY AN INCH OF RAIN IN NORTH LA VERNE, BUT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
I'M SORRY THAT SOME OF THE STUFF GOT RAINED ON.
SO THEY TOOK A BREAK AND THEN THE THUNDERSTORM CAME IN AGAIN.
BUT AGAIN, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, OUR POLICE OR FIRE DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
THE BEER WALK WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE WE WERE CELEBRATING MY SON'S 30TH BIRTHDAY.
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AND ALSO THE HERITAGE, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION DID AN AMAZING JOB, PEOPLE.IT WAS DRIZZLING, BUT EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING.
OUR STAFF IS HERE. THEY'RE HEARING EVERYTHING.
CURRENT EVENTS. GARY, I HOPE YOUR QUESTIONS WERE SEMI ANSWERED.
BUT AS OUR CITY MANAGER, DUFF SAID, THE HOMELESS POPULATION IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE.
IF YOU SEE A HOMELESS PERSON, YOU MUST CALL.
THE MORE WE APPROACH THEM, THE MORE WE GIVE THEM THE SERVICES, THE MORE THINGS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR TOOL CHEST TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE PEOPLE, TO GET THEM HELP AND SERVICE AND REMOVE THEM FROM A DANGEROUS SITUATION IS WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
ONE WAS BEING ARRESTED, TWO POLICE CARS.
SO YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE THAT ARE TAXED TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
NOW, I DIDN'T SAY THAT IF HE COMES DOWN, I KNOW HE'S DONE IN.
SOME OTHER COMMUNITIES, BUT HOPEFULLY OURS WILL BE NEXT.
SO BUT I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE INFORMATION.
AND I DO WANT TO SAY, AS COUNCILMAN KASH STATED, WITHOUT FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE BEING OPEN, THAT HOUSE MAY NOT HAVE SURVIVED THE FIRE AND THEY RESPONDED WHILE OTHER OF OUR RESOURCES WERE AT THE HOSPITAL AND OTHER PLACES THAT FIRE STATION THREE BEING OPEN IS A GEM.
AND IT REALLY DOES PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS, WHETHER NORTH, SOUTH, EAST OR WEST.
BUT IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE, THEY GOT THERE, IT WAS A GARAGE FIRE, KNOCKED IT DOWN WITH NOT AS MUCH DAMAGE AS COULD HAVE BEEN IF THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIT AND GO FROM ANOTHER STATION, ONE OR TWO OR COUNTING.
SO KUDOS TO OUR CHIEF AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR NEW DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF.
AND WITH THAT, OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH AT 6:30 P.M.
AND I'M GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:50.
YOU'RE GOING TO THE PHONE. YEAH.
EXCUSE ME. LET'S BACK THAT UP ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2022, 4:00 PM FOR CITY MANAGER INTERVIEWS.
OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING WILL BE NOVEMBER SEVEN AT 6:30 P.M.
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:53 P.M.
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* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.