Nov 07, 2022 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IF WE COULD ALL RISE THOSE WHO CAN FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON WILL LEAD US.

ROLL CALL, MR. DUFFY.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

[4. PRESENTATIONS]

THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH, RIGHT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO MAKE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

I KNOW IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT WILDFIRES AND WHAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE IN THE LAST YEAR, PARTICULARLY TO SAVE LIVES AND MAKE INSURANCE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE DOES, WE ACTUALLY ARE THE LARGEST CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

AND WE MAKE SURE THAT INSURANCE COMPANIES DO NOT OVERCHARGE FOR INSURANCE, THAT RATES ARE NOT DISCRIMINATORY.

WE ALSO SOLVE ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO INSURANCE FRAUD OR ABUSE.

WE INVESTIGATE FRAUD AND ABUSE AND WE ASSIST CONSUMERS WHEN IT COMES TO ANY ISSUES THAT THEY MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING.

WHAT WE CANNOT DO AS A DEPARTMENT IS WE CANNOT MANDATE THAT AN INSURANCE COMPANY SELL INSURANCE TO A PARTICULAR PERSON OR A COMMUNITY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO IN THE LAST 3 TO 4 YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE HAS PRIORITIZED MEETING WITH CONSUMERS ALL OVER THE STATE, THE STATE.

WE ACTUALLY WENT TO ALL 50 COUNTIES.

WE MET WITH WILDFIRE SURVIVORS BECAUSE WE KEPT HEARING THAT INSURANCE WAS BECOMING UNAVAILABLE AND UNAFFORDABLE RIGHT AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO WILDFIRES.

AND AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE MOST DEVASTATING WILDFIRES IN OUR HISTORY.

AND ALSO WILDFIRES ARE NO LONGER JUST THIS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ISSUE.

IT IS AFFECTING EVERYONE IN THE STATE.

SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH WILDFIRE SURVIVORS, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT SOME CHANGE.

WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE CERTAIN BARRIERS THAT WILDFIRE SURVIVORS WERE FACING WHEN IT CAME TO RECEIVING THE INSURANCE BENEFITS THAT THEY PAID INTO.

WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO EXPAND COVERAGE FOR LIVING EXPENSES AND WORK AGAIN WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR UPGRADED BUILDING COSTS. ANOTHER LEGISLATION THAT ACTUALLY COMMISSIONER LARA AUTHORED WHEN HE WAS STILL A STATE SENATOR WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2019.

THAT CURRENTLY PROVIDES A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM FROM NON RENEWALS WHEN IT COMES TO A GOVERNOR DECLARED WILDFIRE EMERGENCY.

SO AT LEAST KNOW THAT IF YOU EXPERIENCE A WILDFIRE EMERGENCY, YOU AT LEAST HAVE A YEAR OF COVERAGE THAT YOUR INSURANCE CANNOT NON RENEW BECAUSE OF THAT.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THE NON-RENEWAL NOTICE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS MANDATED TO GIVE YOU FROM 45 DAYS TO 75 DAYS, GIVING AN ADDITIONAL MONTH FOR POLICYHOLDERS TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE POLICY.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ALSO, YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF THE FAIR PLAN.

IT IS THE INSURER OF LAST RESORT.

ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A POOL OF ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE LICENSED TO OPERATE IN CALIFORNIA.

THEY SHARE THE BURDEN OF INSURING THOSE WHO LIVE IN THOSE VERY HIGH FIRE SEVERITY ZONES.

IT IS NOT A STATE AGENCY.

IT IS NOT FUNDED BY PUBLIC FUNDS.

SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ALSO ENACT SOME CHANGES TO THE FAIR PLAN, IMPROVING IT.

WE WERE ABLE TO INCREASE SOME OF THE COVERAGE LIMITS THAT HAD NOT BEEN INCREASED IN DECADES.

WE ALSO MANDATED THAT THE FAIR PLAN COVER WINERIES AND AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES, AND ALSO THIS YEAR, WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE, WE MANDATED THAT THE FAIR PLAN PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE ALONG WITH THE LIMITED COVERAGE THAT IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE FAIR PLAN DECIDED TO SUE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS AN OPTION THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

I WANTED TO GIVE YOU. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE GREATEST MAP, BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A MAP SO THAT YOU HAVE A VISUAL OF THOSE AREAS IN LA VERNE THAT ARE MOSTLY

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AND THIS IS FROM THE CAL FIRE'S WEBSITE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, OBVIOUSLY, MOST OF THE NORTHERN LA VERNE IS IN THE VERY HIGH FIRE SEVERITY ZONE.

SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

SO THIS BRINGS ME TO WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, WHICH IS A FRAMEWORK THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON, ALONG WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES, TO GIVE ACTIONABLE STEPS TO POLICYHOLDERS ON WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES, THEIR HOMES, THEIR BUSINESSES, BY TAKING STEPS TO HARDEN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND, IN EFFECT, MAKE INSURANCE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE.

SO WE CALL THIS FRAMEWORK SAFER FROM WILDFIRES.

AND NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE NEXT THREE SLIDES RATHER QUICKLY.

I KNOW IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO READ EVERY LINE, BUT PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WHOLE FRAMEWORK IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE INSURANCE.CA.GOV.

ESSENTIALLY WHERE EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING IS IN 1 TO 3 STEPS AND IT ALIGNS WITH WHAT THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND READINESS AGENCIES HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR.

FIRST OF ALL, IT IS TO PROTECT YOUR IMMEDIATE STRUCTURE, WHICH MEANS MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE UPGRADED CLASS A ROOF, YOUR WALLS, YOUR VENTS, YOUR WINDOWS ARE ALL UPGRADED TO BE FIRE SAFE.

THEN THE SECOND STEP, NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, IS TO PROTECT YOUR IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS.

SO MAKING SURE THAT YOU CLEAR ANY VEGETATION, ANY DEBRIS FROM UNDER THE DECKS, REMOVING ANY COMBUSTIBLE SHEDS AND OUTER BUILDINGS.

AND THEN THE LAST STEP, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE, IS WORKING TO TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

THAT DOES INVOLVE GROUPS SUCH AS FIRE WISE, WHERE NEIGHBORS COME TOGETHER AND DECIDE ON AN EVACUATION PLAN ON VARIOUS ISSUES THAT WILL ESSENTIALLY CLEAR ANY DEAD VEGETATION FROM YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND WORKING TOGETHER ALSO WITH YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS, YOUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SO NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ALSO COME THE REGULATIONS THAT WILL LOWER THE COST OF INSURANCE AND INCREASE TRANSPARENCY.

AND WE ACTUALLY HELD ONCE THESE REGULATIONS WERE ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY, WE ACTUALLY HELD A PUBLIC HEARING WHERE WE TOOK COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE INDUSTRY, SO THE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS GOING THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE WERE ABLE TO FINALIZE THE REGULATIONS AND FINALLY GOT THE APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ON OCTOBER 14.

SO AS OF OCTOBER 14, SAFER FROM WILDFIRES.

AND THESE REGULATIONS ARE LAW, WHICH MEANS THAT NOW INSURANCE COMPANIES STARTING NEXT YEAR, WILL BE REQUIRED TO FACTOR IN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WILDFIRE SAFETY ACTIONS INTO THEIR PRICING.

THEY WILL STARTING NEXT YEAR WHERE I KNOW IT SAYS JANUARY THERE, BUT RIGHT NOW, THE DATE MOST LIKELY IS APRIL OR MAY.

THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ALREADY GIVE YOU A WILDFIRE RISK SCORE FOR YOUR PROPERTY, BUT IT'S NOT PUBLIC.

SO STARTING NEXT YEAR, YOU SHOULD RECEIVE YOUR WILDFIRE RISK SCORE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND SEE THE REASONS THAT WENT INTO IT.

WHY, LET'S SAY YOUR WILDFIRE RISK SCORE IS SO HIGH AND THE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE OVERSIGHT OVER THAT SCORE.

AND IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH IT OR IF YOU'VE DONE THE WORK TO ACTUALLY HARDEN YOUR PROPERTY, THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPEAL THAT RISK DETERMINATION AND IN EFFECT, BE GIVEN A DISCOUNT.

AND THE DISCOUNT REALLY VARIES FROM POLICY TO POLICY.

IT REALLY DEPENDS ON HOW YOU PAY FOR YOUR INSURANCE, BUT IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM 5% TO 20%.

NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.

I MENTIONED THE NON RENEWALS WERE VERY HIGH.

THE LATEST DATA THAT WE HAVE ON NON RENEWALS IS FROM 2020 AND IT SHOWS THAT THEY'RE DOWN BY 10%.

SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A DEPARTMENT IS WORKING AND ALSO CURRENTLY 19 INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT COMPRISE 40% OF THE INSURANCE MARKET ALREADY PROVIDE DISCOUNTS FOR HOME HARDENING ACTIONS.

BUT ONCE THESE REGULATIONS ARE FULLY IMPLEMENTED, 100% OF THE INSURANCE MARKET WILL GIVE DISCOUNTS.

NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.

WANTED TO LEAVE YOU WITH OUR PHONE NUMBER.

SO THIS ONE 800 9274357 NUMBER IS TO OUR CONSUMER HOTLINE.

IT IS ACTUALLY ANSWERED BY INSURANCE EXPERTS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 A.M.

TO 5 P.M..

SO IF ANYONE EVER HAS A QUESTION, A CONCERN, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR POLICY.

YOU HAVE A COMPLAINT, YOU WANT TO YOU SUSPECT FRAUD, YOU WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

THAT'S THE NUMBER TO DIAL.

WE ACTUALLY ANSWER THE PHONES AND WE SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES.

OR YOU COULD ALSO VISIT US AT INSURANCE.CA.GOV AND TAKE THE SAME ACTIONS ON OUR WEBSITE.

WITH THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

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THEY CURRENTLY PROVIDE HOMEOWNER'S POLICY.

HOWEVER, IT'S LIMITED COVERAGE.

SO IF YOU WANT TO ADD OTHER COVERAGES, LET'S SAY FLOOD OR EARTHQUAKE, THEY DON'T PROVIDE ALL OF IT OR FOR YOUR BELONGINGS TO BE PROTECTED.

SO EVERYTHING IS ADD ON.

BUT THE DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO HAVE THEM PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE.

LIABILITY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OF GETTING THAT COVERAGE FOR SOME OF MY CUSTOMERS.

AND JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S GOING TO BE A PART OF WHAT THEY WILL BE OFFERING.

SO THAT'S REALLY A PLAN FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THEM PROVIDE LIABILITY, COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS BECAUSE WE DO HEAR A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT HOW THE FAIR PLAN IS NOT REALLY HELPING CONSUMERS.

RIGHT. THEY DON'T COVER THEFT.

THEY DON'T COVER LIABILITY.

AND THAT'S HARD TO GET STANDALONE POLICY.

I KNOW WE HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH FIRE HAZARDS IN THE NORTH AREA OF LA VERNE.

WE HAVE A WILDERNESS PARK THAT'S EXPERIENCING THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES AND WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH FISH AND GAME, APPARENTLY, AND CLEARING SOME OF THAT BRUSH AREA.

CAN YOU GIVE US SOME HELP WITH THAT? IF YOU GIVE OUR HOTLINE A CALL, I'M SURE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DEFINITELY CONNECT TO..

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, THAT WAS A SHADOW OF THE BOW, MAN.

OH, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO ASK FOR MONEY.

BUT WHAT COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON HAD STATED, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN NORTH LA VERNE, WHICH IS THE RED ZONE, WHICH IS ON YOUR PLAN THAT ARE GETTING CANCELED AND NOT EVEN A NOTIFICATION, JUST LIKE YOU'RE CANCELED.

AND SO THIS IS THIS IS GOING TO HELP US TREMENDOUSLY.

AND WE'LL PUT THIS ON OUR WEBSITE.

AS FAR AS AND I'VE TALKED TO SOME THAT THAT THEY WERE GIVEN A CRITERIA TO REPAIR OR TO REMOVE THINGS AWAY FROM THE HOUSE, ANY TYPE OF CYPRESS OR ANY OF THAT STUFF ON THIS PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL.

AND THEY HAD TO OR ELSE AND THEY CAME OUT AND INSPECT IT AGAIN APPARENTLY.

BUT WE HAVE A REAL PROBLEM IN NORTH LA VERNE BECAUSE WE ARE SO ENCROACHED UPON THE HILLSIDE.

AND LIKE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON STATED, WE HAVE A WILDERNESS AREA, BUT WE ALSO ARE ABUTTED AGAINST THE FOREST UP THERE.

AND IT'S AN INTERESTING ONE AS FAR AS OUR FISH AND WILDLIFE AND FUEL MODIFICATION.

IT'S A REAL. IT'S A REAL ISSUE.

HE WAS RIGHT. IT'S A VERY BIG ISSUE.

ABSOLUTELY. AND IF I MAY, IF YOU HAVE IDEAS ON HOW TO IMPROVE BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY SPEAK WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS DIRECTLY, IF THERE ARE ANY IDEAS THAT YOU CAN BRING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND INSURANCE, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT.

SO ACTUALLY, THIS ISN'T GOING TO COME INTO EFFECT UNTIL MAYBE APRIL OR MAY, APRIL OR MAY, SO, AS I MENTIONED IN JANUARY.

BUT WE KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

OCTOBER, WE FINALLY RECEIVED THE FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW.

NOW, INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE 180 DAYS TO RESPOND.

SO THAT PUTS US IN APRIL WHERE THEY ESSENTIALLY GIVE US A PLAN ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THESE NEW REGULATIONS.

HOW DOES THAT DO WITH OUR WITH OUR RESIDENTS NOW THAT ARE BEING CANCELED? HOW CAN WE. WELL, IN TERMS OF THEY JUST CALL THEY CAN CALL YOU AND SAY, HEY, WE'RE HAVING AN ISSUE AND YOU GUYS CAN LOOK INTO THAT.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT IN TERMS OF CANCELLATIONS, INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE TO GIVE A 75 DAY NOTICE.

THEY CAN'T JUST CANCEL WITHOUT A NOTICE.

AND IF A CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THAT, PLEASE HAVE THEM CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.

WE WILL DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE THAT.

ALSO, IF SOMEONE'S EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE, FINDING AN ALTERNATIVE POLICY ON OUR WEBSITE, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TOOL.

IT'S CALLED HOME INSURANCE FINDER.

AND IF YOU JUST PLUG IN YOUR ZIP CODE AND SPECIFICALLY CHECKMARK THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR INSURANCE IN A HIGH FIRE AREA, IT WILL BRING YOU ALL THOSE INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT ARE WRITING INSURANCE IN YOUR AREA.

SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT MAYBE YOUR MARKET IS SATURATED, BUT THERE MIGHT BE AN AGENT OR BROKER, LET'S SAY NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHO'S WRITING INSURANCE IN YOUR AREA.

SO THAT LIST ON OUR WEBSITE WILL BRING YOU MAYBE CONTACTS ELSEWHERE IN CALIFORNIA THAT MIGHT BE COVERING YOU.

SO BUT WE AS A DEPARTMENT ARE ALSO HAPPY TO LOOK INTO IT AND ASSIST YOUR CONSTITUENTS WITH FINDING A DIFFERENT POLICY.

THAT'S GREAT. SORRY, ARE YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS YOU BE ABLE TO COME OUT HERE AND TALK TO SOME PEOPLE? BECAUSE I KNOW NOT EVERYBODY HAS ABLE TO ACCESS SOME SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S ONLINE.

I KNOW THE ONE 800 NUMBER IS GREAT, BUT I CATCH THEM ON THE WRONG DAY.

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SO DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER OUTREACH PROGRAMS COMING UP HERE IN LAVERNE THAT WE CAN DO? SO I'M YOUR LIAISON TO THE CITY OF LAVERNE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.

SO ANY TIME YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC PROGRAM THAT YOU'D LIKE US TO DISCUSS, OR EVEN IF IT'S THE SAME PRESENTATION, MAYBE I CAN GIVE YOU AN UPDATE SOMETIME IN THE SPRING OF NEXT YEAR.

I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO COME OUT HERE, OR MAYBE COME OUT TO ONE OF OUR EVENTS AND HAVE A BOOTH.

THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.

THAT'D BE GREAT. ANY OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN SHARE MORE INFORMATION, I'LL BE HAPPY TO BECAUSE AS YOU MAY KNOW, MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE AS A DEPARTMENT, SO WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND WE'RE GOING TO I WOULD LIKE TO POST THIS ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEN WE CAN ALSO PUSH THIS A BIT FOR ESPECIALLY FOR INSURANCE AND STUFF, CORRECT.

IT'S ALREADY UP. GREAT.

AND WE'LL LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

THAT WAY THEY CAN CALL YOU EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY.

THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. I MEAN, I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE WILL MOVE TO A YES.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

ROBERT, COME ON UP.

THANK YOU. EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU THIS MATTER.

SO IN LIGHT OF THIS, IN LIGHT OF THIS INFORMATION THAT WE JUST HEARD, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REITERATE SOME OF THE MEASURES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE TO REDUCE OUR VULNERABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY, OF COURSE, WITH REGARDS TO WILDFIRES.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO WILDFIRE HAZARD MITIGATION, WE APPROACH THIS IN TWO DIFFERENT FRONTS.

FIRST IS ON UNDEVELOPED PARCELS AND DEVELOP PARCELS, OF COURSE, IN AN UNDEVELOPED PARCEL.

THIS IS THE AREA THAT IS GOVERNED BY GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, ACTUALLY PUBLIC RESOURCE CODE 4291 THAT GOVERNS THE OPEN SPACES AND UNDEVELOPED LAND.

AND IN THIS AREA, THE CITY HAS A STANDING CONTRACT WITH THE L.A.

COUNTY TO CONDUCT THESE INSPECTIONS OF THESE PROPERTIES, BECAUSE OFTENTIMES THESE PROPERTIES ARE OWNED BY OWNERS WHO ARE ABSENTEE OR OUT OF THE AREA.

SO IT TAKES A LONG PROCESS TO CONTACT THESE OWNERS AND GET THEM TO COMPLY.

AND IT MAKES SENSE TO GO THROUGH THE COUNTY AND HAVE THEM TAKE CARE OF THESE PARCELS FOR US BECAUSE IT IS A LONG, ARDUOUS PROCESS TO NOTIFY THEM AND OF COURSE TO CONDUCT THE ABATEMENTS AND SO FORTH.

AND COUNTY HAS A PERFECT PROCESS IN PLACE ALREADY AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE PROPER RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND CONDUCT THESE ABATEMENTS.

SO WITH THAT IN MIND, IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE FOR US TO CONTINUE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND TO HAVE THAT SUCCESS IN ABATING THOSE HAZARDS IN THOSE AREAS NOW WITH DEVELOPED PARCELS.

AND THERE'S ALSO TWO AREAS THAT WE APPROACH THESE PARCELS.

ONE IS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND A NEW CONSTRUCTION THIS AREA IS GOVERNED BY CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 24, WHICH IS OUR BUILDING STANDARDS.

AND PART OF THAT, OF COURSE, IS THE FIRE CODE, AS THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER ALLUDED TO, AND CHAPTER SEVEN A IN THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, SINCE AT LEAST 2016 HAS BEEN MANDATED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH WE HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE ALSO REQUIRE WHEN IT COMES TO NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND BASICALLY A CHAPTER SEVEN A STIPULATES AND REQUIRES A CERTAIN TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, IN PARTICULAR IN REGARDS TO EXTERIOR SITING AND REQUIRING MORE FIRE RESISTANT RESISTANT MATERIALS, AND ALSO THE INSTALLATION OF DUAL PANE WINDOWS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS BOX TO EAVES AND SO FORTH. AND OF COURSE, THESE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ALSO HAVE TO BE LISTED WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHALS AS BEING A VALID GONE THROUGH A RIGOROUS PROCESS TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THESE AREAS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

AND ALSO WITH REGARDS TO NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE ALSO ADDRESS THIS AND FUEL MODIFICATION AS WELL.

SO WHEN A NEW STRUCTURE, NEW CONSTRUCTION DOES TAKE PLACE IN THESE AREAS, WE DO REQUIRE A SEPARATE SUBMITTAL FOR PROCESS AND REVIEW BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR VEGETATION AND THESE PARCELS.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CATCH THOSE VEGETATION UP FRONT TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET A CERTAIN SPECIFIC CRITERIA.

AND THESE CRITERIA REQUIRES THESE PLANTS TO BE OR VEGETATION TO BE MORE DROUGHT TOLERANT, FIRE RESISTIVE.

AND ALSO THE PLACEMENT OF VEGETATION IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO WHEN THESE PLANS ARE SUBMITTED, WE CAREFULLY REVIEW THOSE PLANS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ALL THOSE.

WE ALSO FOLLOW UP WITH AN INSPECTION TO ENSURE THAT THESE VEGETATIONS ARE PLANTED FOR THESE NEW CONSTRUCTIONS ARE PLACED CORRECTLY AND TO ENSURE THAT A COMPLIANCE.

SO WHEN THEY DO MATURE, THEY DON'T POSE THAT HAZARD TO THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

SO AS FAR AS NEW CONSTRUCTION, THAT'S HOW WE HANDLE IT.

AND WITH REGARDS TO EXISTING CONSTRUCTION, THIS AREA IS GOVERNED BY THE TITLE FIVE OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE, AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS AND OF COURSE, DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS.

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SO IN VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE THAT YOU SAW ON THE MAP AND THOSE MAPS ARE PRETTY MUCH OUTDATED.

AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEW MAPS TO BE RELEASED BY CAL FIRE ANY MINUTE THAT SAY IT'S GOING TO BE NEXT MONTH OR TWO OR HOWEVER LONG IT IS WHAT WE EXPECTED SHORTLY.

AND WE EXPECT THOSE MAPS TO BE MODIFIED SOMEWHAT TO EITHER REDUCE OR ADD ADDITIONAL AREAS IN OUR CITY.

SO I WISH I HAD THE FORESIGHT OF KNOWING WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON DOING WITH OUR AREA, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO USE THE LATEST SCIENCE, LATEST TECHNIQUES OF ASSESSING TO SEE WHAT AREAS ARE ACTUALLY DEEMED VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE AND FOR DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

GOING BACK TO DEFENSIBLE SPACE, WE HAVE RECOGNIZED 130 PARCELS IN OUR IMMEDIATE, VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES, AND THESE 130 PARCELS ARE SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51182 THAT GOVERNS THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE.

SO THEY ARE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL INSPECTIONS AND FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS.

AND OF COURSE, ANY ENFORCEMENT OF A CLEARANCE IF NECESSARY.

AND THEN WE ALSO GO FURTHER ABOVE AND BEYOND THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE INSPECTIONS.

WE ALSO UTILIZE PARTS OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE TO ENSURE ACCESS TO WATER AND IDENTIFICATION OF PROPERTIES AND SO FORTH.

SO THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT WE HAVE REGARDING DEFENSIBLE SPACE SERVES US WELL, GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STANDARDS THAT CALIFORNIA CAL FIRE HAS SET FOR US.

AND ALSO WITH REGARDING TO EXISTING STRUCTURES, WE ALSO DO OUR COMPLY WITH AB 38.

THIS IS WHEN A PARCEL OR PROPERTY IS UP FOR SALE WITH A VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE, THE SELLER IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE PARCEL IS WITHIN A HIGH FIRE SEVERITY ZONE AND ARE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A INSPECTION BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE ACTUALLY GO OUT AND CONDUCT THOSE INSPECTIONS, MEET WITH THE OWNERS OR THE AGENTS AND PROVIDE THEM A WRITTEN REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY.

NOW, THE AB 38 DOESN'T MANDATE THE OWNERS TO ACTUALLY ABATE THE HAZARDS, JUST TO DISCLOSE THAT INFORMATION TO THE POTENTIAL BUYER OR TO THE BUYER IN THIS CASE.

SO WE ALSO CONDUCT THOSE INSPECTIONS AND GIVE WRITTEN REPORTS AS WELL.

AND WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH, OF COURSE, WE UTILIZE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO PUSH ANY NOTIFICATION, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH FIRE TIMES, DURING THE HEAT SUMMER SEASONS.

AND WE ALSO UTILIZE OUR DEPARTMENT WEBSITE TO PROMOTE SAFETY TIPS AND REPORT ANY HAZARDS THAT THEY MAY DEEM TO BE OUT THERE FOR US TO RESPOND TO AND TAKE CARE OF.

AND ALSO, I THINK WE'LL ALSO BE PROMOTING THE FIRE WISE COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

AS A PREVIOUS SPEAKER, I MENTIONED, AND THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS DEVELOPED AND MANAGED BY NFPA, SO I WILL BE WORKING ON THAT, DEVELOPING THAT AND FURTHER PROMOTING THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL.

AND I'M HERE FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TEST US ON THAT, ARE YOU? NOT AT ALL. THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, SIR.

SORRY. I APPRECIATE THAT.

MR. MONTAGHAMI. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE NOW AS A FIRE MARSHAL.

I KNOW THAT IN OUR AREA, BUT IN NORTHERN LA VERNE, BECAUSE OF THE HIGH FIRE ZONE AND PLUS THE GOLF COURSE, WE HAD THE ISSUES WITH THE TREES.

I'VE SEEN YOU MULTIPLE TIMES THERE.

BUT I MUST REMIND EVERYBODY, IT'S NOT JUST NORTH LA VERNE, IT'S ALL OF LA VERNE.

AND THAT MEANS IF THERE'S A FIRE SITUATION IN A HOUSE WHERE YOU HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEBRIS AND THINGS THAT ARE AROUND YOUR HOUSE, THAT'S DANGEROUS TO THE OTHER HOMES AND ALSO BUSINESSES. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN BUSINESSES, TOO.

I WAS AT ONE OF THE BUSINESSES AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, HE SAYS THE FIRE MARSHAL CAME BY AND HE BROUGHT SOME TRAINEES WITH HIM.

AND HE SAID THEY SAID THEY SENT THEY SENT ME THE REPORT WITHIN LIKE AN HOUR OF THEM BEING THERE.

BUT HE SAID THERE WAS NO BILL ATTACHED.

BUT HE SAID, MY NEIGHBOR GOT THE REPORT AND A BILL AND HE SAID THE BILL WAS A MONTH LATER.

I SAID, WELL, I'LL TALK TO THE FIRE CHIEF ABOUT THAT.

BUT BUT NO, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? HE WASN'T COMPLAINING.

HE DID NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE BILL.

HE WASN'T COMPLAINING. HE SAYS, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THEY'RE COMING IN AND CHECKING OUR BUSINESSES BECAUSE IF THOSE RURAL BUSINESSES THAT ARE ATTACHED, IF ONE GOES, YOU CAN LOSE EVERYTHING.

AND THE SAME FOR HOMES.

I MEAN, WE HAVE TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE DEBRIS ALL OVER YOUR YARD.

AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GOOD THAT WE'VE GOT EYES AND EARS OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY TO WATCH BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME I'VE SEEN A LOT OF LA VERNE OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, AND THERE ARE SOME THAT REQUIRE SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION, YOU KNOW, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. FIRE MARSHAL MONTAGHAMI? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR UPCOMING EVENTS THEY'D LIKE TO.

[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

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AND MS. BEAUCHAMP YOU WELCOME TO COME UP NEXT.

YOU HAVE 16 ITEMS YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, IT LOOKS LIKE HERE.

YES, I DO.

MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND RESIDENTS.

MY NAME IS YVONNE GALLEGOS.

I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF CHERI BEST, PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WITH SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS THAT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS SPONSORING.

THIS SATURDAY, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS HOSTING A VISIT TO THE OLD MILL, A STRUCTURE IN SAN MARINO THAT WAS A FUNCTIONING GRIST MILL DURING THE TIME OF THE SAN GABRIEL MISSION.

LVHS WILL HAVE A DOCENT LED TOUR AT THE OLD MILL, FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE SAN GABRIEL MISSION.

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN, PARTICIPANTS CAN BRING A SACK LUNCH TO ENJOY DURING THE PRESENTATION.

FLIERS ARE AVAILABLE AND AS OF A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, THERE WERE STILL TEN OPENINGS LEFT.

THERE'S NO CHARGE FOR THE EVENT AND WE WE'RE ARRANGING SOME CARPOOL.

IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE DRIVING OUT TO SAN MARINO, JUST GIVE SHERRY BASS AN EMAIL.

AND I PUT FLIERS ON THE TABLE OVER THERE WHERE HOLLY IS STANDING.

SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO PICK THEM UP, GO AHEAD AND PLEASE DO SO FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THAT'S SATURDAY, THIS COMING SATURDAY AT 11 A.M..

THE TOUR TO THE OLD MILL.

SECOND, THE LVHS IS PARTICIPATING IN THE CRUISING LA VERNE CAR SHOW ON THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER.

THE 1938 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK WILL BE THERE ANY TIME FROM 10 TO 4 P.M., SO STOP BY AND SAY HELLO TO THE PROJECT DIRECTOR WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

ALSO, GO THERE TO ENCOURAGE OUR BENITA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE RESTORATION AS THEY'LL BE THERE AS WELL.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THERE IS A SAVE THE DATE.

IT'S ONLY NUMBER THREE.

YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY.

GOT ALL NIGHT. GO AHEAD.

WE HAVE TO SAVE THE DATE ON DECEMBER 10TH.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL HOST ITS ANNUAL VINTAGE SALE.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM 1 TO 5 P.M..

IT'S GOING TO BE HELD ON THIRD STREET.

THERE ARE GOING TO BE THREE HOUSES ON THIRD STREET THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TOURING AND THE LVHS WILL BE SELLING VINTAGE ITEMS, BAKED GOODS, JELLY BOOKS AND OTHER TREATS AND TREASURES BETWEEN 3 AND 4:00 THAT DAY.

THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE CHORAL GROUP WILL LEAD US IN HOLIDAY SONGS.

THEY'LL ALSO BE DECKED OUT IN UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS.

SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL TOO.

ALL THE SALES FOR THE ALL THE SALES THAT THEY MAKE ON DURING THAT DAY WILL GO TOWARDS HELPING TO RESTORE THE INTERNATIONAL TRACK.

YOU CAN MEET AT 2242 THIRD STREET TO PURCHASE YOUR $15 TICKETS FOR THE TOUR.

I ALSO DID PUT FLIERS OUT OVER THERE ON THE TABLE WHERE HOLLY IS STANDING WITH MORE INFORMATION AND THE ADDRESSES OF WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE HELD.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS ONCE AGAIN SELLING ITS HOMEMADE JELLY.

WE HAVE POMEGRANATE, APPLE AND CINNAMON APPLE JELLY FOR SALE AS WELL AS POMEGRANATE SYRUP.

CONTACT CHERI BEST FOR YOUR ORDER AND MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY TABLE FESTIVE WITH THESE DELICIOUS TREATS.

JANUARY OR COME JANUARY IN THE NEW YEAR, WE'LL BE ADDING THE LEMON AND ORANGE MARMALADE TO THE LIST OF HOMEMADE ITEMS. SATISFY YOUR SWEET TOOTH AND SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION.

THANK YOU, YVONNE. APPRECIATE THAT.

PICK UP FLIERS. LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE OVER THERE AT THE TABLES FOR THE UPCOMING EVENT.

THAT'S A COUPLE OF MONTHS FOR THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

MS. BEAUCHAMP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.

I WANTED TO REMIND THE LA VERNE RESIDENTS THAT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH AT THE SHERATON FAIRPLEX, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 601 WEST MCKINLEY AVENUE ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF WHITE AVENUE AND MCKINLEY.

FROM 6 P.M. TO 8 P.M.

WILL BE THE OPEN HOUSE.

THEY WILL HAVE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THE SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE HOUSING PROJECT THAT THEY PLAN ON BUILDING AT THE FAIRPLEX PROPERTY. THE TABLE TOPICS INCLUDE OPENING GREENSPACE, FAIR AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION, TRANSPORTATION AND CONNECTIVITY, HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL SPACES.

AND THEY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO COME AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN OPEN HOUSE STYLE.

SO ANY TIME BETWEEN THOSE HOURS YOU CAN COME AND TALK WITH THEM, THEY WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS AND THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE RENDERINGS OF WHAT THEY EXPECT THE PROJECT TO LOOK

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THEY WILL ALSO HAVE SOME SORT OF I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THEY'LL HAVE, BUT AND IT'S ALSO ON THE CITY OF POMONA'S WEBSITE.

THE SPECIFICS TO THIS PLAN, I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSION ON LOCAL FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES AS WELL AS NEXT DOOR.

SO I KNOW THAT THERE'S MANY RESIDENTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE OPEN HOUSE THAT THEY CAN ATTEND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BEAUCHAMP. I KNOW I RECEIVED A SOMETHING ON SOMEONE SENT IT OVER, BUT THEY HAD HAD A MEETING ALREADY AND IT'S ON VIDEO NOW, SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE ORIGINAL THE FIRST MEETING WAS OR ONE OF THE FIRST MEETINGS.

SO KIND OF A PRECURSOR TO THE 16TH NEXT WEEK BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED WHAT'S GOING THERE, HOW'S IT CAN IMPACT LA VERNE, YOU KNOW AND SO.

ANYONE ELSE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

LILY.

MY NAME IS LILY BRENNAN, SO I THINK THE ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD EVERYBODY NOTICE BECAUSE THE VOTING DAY, ELECTION DAY, WILL BE TOMORROW.

AND I WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

THE VOTING CENTER IS VERY A GREAT PLACE, VERY CONVENIENT.

IT ONLY TOOK ME 5 MINUTES TO GET MY VOTE DONE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S JUST VERY FEW PEOPLE.

I HOPE EVERYBODY ALREADY WILL JUMP THE BALLOT.

I JUST HOPE NOT.

NOT BECAUSE THE RAIN, RAIN OR SHINE, PLEASE COME.

AND TOMORROW, LAST DAY, BECAUSE I COME FROM A COUNTRY WE DON'T REALLY HAVE VOTING, RIGHT .

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IS THAT. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE GOING TO VOTE, WHO YOU'RE GOING TO SUPPORT, PLEASE GO VOTE.

ESPECIALLY AS THE PARENTS WERE REALLY IN THE LAST MINUTE IN THE RAIN.

WE STILL HANDING OUT FLIERS BECAUSE WE WANT TO SUPPORT SOME SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

WE WANT SUPPORT, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T LIKE GIVING YOUR SON YOU GET A CHANCE TO VOTE HIM OUT.

RIGHT? SO MANY REASONS.

JUST GO. WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, LILY. GO AHEAD.

ANYONE ELSE. WE WILL GO TO OUR ONLINE PERSON.

OH, MY.

TOM.

HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, GREAT. MY NAME IS TOM [INAUDIBLE].

I'M ACTING IN CHARGE AT THE LA VERNE LIBRARY WHILE GEORGE IS AWAY, AND WE WERE JUST WANTED TO COVER SOME UPCOMING EVENTS FOR THIS MONTH. THIS SATURDAY, WE'LL BE HAVING AN IN-HOUSE EVENT CALLED THE BLUE SUBMARINE.

IT'S FOR FAMILIES, AND IT IS A LECTURE WITH ABOUT THE OCEAN AND OCEAN CREATURES.

AND THEY WILL BE BRINGING A LIVE TIDAL POOL SO THE KIDS CAN ACTUALLY COME IN AND TOUCH THE ANIMALS THAT THE COMPANY WILL BE BRINGING FOR THIS PRESENTATION.

I'M ON THE SEVEN AND THAT'S FROM 2 TO 3 P.M..

AND YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE IF YOU GO TO L.A.

COUNTY LIBRARY DOT ORG AND YOU GO TO OUR LOCATION OF OUR LIBRARY AND YOU CLICK ON THAT AND THE REGISTRATION BUTTON IS RIGHT THERE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO REGISTER, BUT THE PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE IF WE REACH CAPACITY TO THOSE WHO DO.

THE SAME GOES FOR A TEEN PROGRAM WE HAVE ON THE 17TH.

THAT'S A THURSDAY FROM 4 TO 5 P.M..

IT'S A PROGRAM WE DO A QUARTERLY.

IT'S CALLED ADULT 101.

IT'S TO HELP TEENS PROGRESSING INTO ADULTHOOD AND THIS ONE WILL BE ON STRESS MANAGEMENT.

AND AGAIN, THEY CAN REGISTER FOR THAT.

REGISTRATIONS DON'T OPEN FOR PROGRAMS UNTIL THE WEEK BEFORE, SO THEY HAVE TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THAT.

AND THAT'S FOR TEENS, 13 THROUGH 18.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE'VE HAD WE HAVE ANOTHER ONGOING PROGRAM FOR PRE-K TODDLERS, THREE TO 2 TO 5 EXCUSE ME, IT'S CALLED SMARTY PANTS STORYTIME. IT'S IT'S A SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM WITH STORIES AND SINGING AND AND LEARNING OTHER CONCEPTS, COLORS, SHAPES.

AND THAT WILL BE STARTING AGAIN.

IT RUNS FIVE WEEKS IN A ROW AND THEN TAKES A FEW WEEKS OFF.

THAT ONE STARTS DECEMBER 2ND FROM 1130 TO 12.

AND AGAIN, IT'S FROM AGES 2 TO 5 AND THEIR PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE DAIS HERE.

YEAH, I HAVE ONE.

SAVE THE DATE. FOR THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR MUSIC.

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AND ON DECEMBER 10TH, THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TWO SHOWS.

IT'S A SATURDAY, ONE'S AT 2:00 PM AND ONE AT 7:00 PM.

STUDENTS AND SENIORS ARE $10 AND GENERAL ADMISSION IS $15 AND TICKETS WILL BE GOING ON SALE SOON.

SO GO OUT AND CELEBRATE WITH THE KIDS SINGING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.

A COUPLE ITEMS AS LILY HAD STATED.

THERE ARE, I THINK, FIVE VOTING CENTERS, ONE BEING AT ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL.

WE HAVE IT AT THE ABRAMS HALL OVER ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OF UNIVERSITY LA VERNE.

THERE IS A HOLY NAME OF MARY, THE SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY CENTER.

AM I MISSING ONE? IT WAS FOUR OR FIVE.

AND CAN WE HAVE THE DROP OFF BOXES IN FRONT OF CITY HALL AND ALSO AT OAK MESA ELEMENTARY BY THE FIELD IN THE THE PRESCHOOL.

SO CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO VOTE, NEED TO VOTE.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S RAINING OR NOT.

I APPRECIATE WHAT LILY SAID.

YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'VE HAD OUR BALLOTS FOR WEEKS NOW.

IT'S THERE'S NO EXCUSE TO GET OUT THERE AND PUT THAT THING.

SIGN IT. DO YOUR THING.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MONITORING THESE BALLOT BOXES LIKE HAWKS.

THEY ARE WATCHING EVERYTHING THEY DO.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING ON ON ON A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY VIDEOING THE PEOPLE COUNTING AND STUFF THIS TIME.

SO, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE.

THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB WATCHING OVER IT.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT WE NEED TO GET THOSE IN ORDER TO VOTE.

YOU HAVE TO VOTE AND YOU HAVE TO PUT IT IN A BALLOT BOX OR GO INTO A VOTING PLACE.

SO PLEASE, WE HAVE VETERANS DAY THIS THIS FRIDAY AT 11 A.M.

AT VETERAN'S HALL. WE'LL BE CELEBRATING OUR VETERANS, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT.

IT'S REALLY A REALLY NICE, NICE TRIBUTE.

SO THAT'S 11 A.M..

AND THEN WE HAVE, AS WE ALL KNOW, THE [INAUDIBLE] PAGE WITH OUR PROBATION AND WANTING TO BUILD OUR LITTLE PRISONS UP THERE, WHICH OUR COMMUNITY STOPPED.

THEY HAVE TWO POSITIONS OPEN ON THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE'RE GOING TO FLY THAT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.

YOU HAVE TO BE A LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENT.

ONE OF THE TERMS IS TILL 2028 AND ONE TILL 2030.

THEY'RE VERY INVOLVED. BUT THERE IS A CRITERIA AS FAR AS IF YOU CAN OR CANNOT SERVE, BUT WE'LL BE POSTING THAT.

SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT IF A RESIDENT HAS TIME AND THEY'RE SO INCLINED BECAUSE IT'S IT'S VERY INVOLVED AND ALL OF US TRY TO WATCH THOSE.

I KNOW THAT MS. BEAUCHAMP HAS BEEN A CHAMPION ON THAT.

AS FAR AS WATCHING THOSE, IT'S VERY INVOLVED.

IT'S HARD TO WATCH. IT'S HARD TO LISTEN, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THE THINGS THEY NEED TO THAT WE DON'T TOUCH [INAUDIBLE] PAGE AGAIN FOR ANY CHANGE FOR AN SYTF FACILITY.

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A CONSENT CALENDAR.

[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

WELL, I'LL SECOND THAT, NOTING THAT I AM RECUSING MYSELF FROM ITEM SIX I.

WITH THAT ROLL PLEASE.

CALENDAR CARRIES WITH THAT WE HAVE OTHER MATTERS.

[7. Adding and Amending the La Verne Municipal Code Pertaining to Personal Conduct and Property Maintenance - Ordinance No. 1112 – At the August 1, 2022 City Council meeting, the Police Department sought appropriations to utilize funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to address the homeless population within the community. The Police Department also recommended additional measures to assist the Department's Homeless Outreach Support Team (HOST) in maintaining the quality of life by adding and amending existing ordinances.]

ORDINANCE NUMBER 1112.

CAPTAIN SAM GONZALES WILL BE REPORTING ON THAT.

IS THAT CORRECT, SIR? THAT IS CORRECT.

WELCOME. TAKE IT AWAY, SAM.

I GOT A LITTLE HIGH DEFINITION HERE.

OH, GUYS, NO PROBLEM. BUT GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.

MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF.

LOOKING BACK TO AUGUST 1ST, 2022, DURING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, YOU MAY RECALL THE DEPARTMENT SOUGHT APPROPRIATIONS TO UTILIZE FUNDING FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

DURING THAT TIME FRAME, IT WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT WE SEEK ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT'S HOST TEAM THAT FOCUSES ON MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY ADDING AND AMENDING LA VERNE EXISTING ORDINANCES.

AS SUCH, WE REVIEWED THE CURRENT ORDINANCES TO SEE IF WE CAN STRENGTHEN THEM IN THE AREAS THAT SEEK THAT EXACT GOAL.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS SEEK TO ADDRESS PERSONS OBSTRUCTING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF WAY, SEEK TO PROHIBIT CAMPING, ERECTING A TENT, MAINTAINING OR OCCUPYING ANY TENT,

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STRUCTURE PROHIBITS ANY PERSON WHO ORDERS REMAINS AT ANY PUBLIC PARK AT ANY TIME BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10:00 PM AND 7 A.M..

OF THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITHOUT.

EXCUSE ME. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SEEKS TO ADD CHAPTER 9.19 TO THE MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS LOITERING AFTER HOURS AT PUBLIC BUILDINGS BY ADDING SECTION 9.19.010.

THE DEPARTMENT SEEKS TO AMEND SECTION FIVE IN SECTION 9.40.030, WHICH RECLASSIFY AS NUISANCES EXCUSE ME, BY ADDING SECTION 9.40.030, WHICH ADDRESSES THE UNAUTHORIZED ACCUMULATION STORAGE OF ABANDONED SHOPPING CARTS IN ANY AREA OF LAND WITHIN THE CITY STREETS.

AND FINALLY, ADDING SECTION, ADDING CHAPTER 9.25, SECTION SIX IN SECTION 9.25.0106 TO ADD.

ANY CONDUCT ADDRESSING PUBLIC URINATION AND DEFECATION.

EACH OF THESE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS BEFORE YOU HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND SEPARATE COMMITTEES, THE CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCING WAIVE ANY FURTHER READING OF THE ORDINANCE 1112.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CAPTAIN SAM GONZALES? WELL, LET'S DO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, MR. JOHNSON. WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS.

ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? MS.. BEAUCHAMP. MR. GONZALES WE'LL BE BACK TO YOU.

I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE SOME FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL AGAIN. MORE THAN COMMENTS.

I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SINCE LA VERNE PD PARTICIPATES IN THE LA IMPACT PROGRAM.

THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN DRUG USAGE AND HOMELESSNESS.

AND SO WHY WEREN'T THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT ARE ALLOWING THIS ALLOCATION FOR CODE CHANGES? WHY WEREN'T THOSE FUNDS FACTORED INTO THE BUDGET? I KNOW IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THAT LA IMPACT MONEY IS SEPARATE AND IS ONLY TO BE UTILIZED BY THAT PROGRAM.

BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF A BRIDGE OR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO.

I KNOW THAT THERE WAS ARPA MONEY SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED FOR THE HOST PROGRAM, BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THAT.

AND SO THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IS WHAT I'M REFERRING TO THAT WAS NOT SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATED IN THE BUDGET.

THE OTHER QUESTIONS I HAVE IS THAT.

FOR EXAMPLE, HE JUST WAS REFERRING TO THE EXPLANATION ABOUT THEIR LIKE THEIR BELONGINGS OR THEIR LIKE THEIR CAR IF THEY HAVE A SHOPPING CART OR SOME KIND OF A CARRY CART. WHERE IS THAT STORED? AT WHAT COST IS IT? GO TO A STORAGE FACILITY, A LOCKER AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHERE WHERE ARE THOSE BELONGINGS KEPT AND FOR HOW LONG? SECONDLY, IS THERE GOING TO BE A WAY TO SEND SOME KIND OF VIDEO OR PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE HOST PROGRAM, PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT WITH, YOU KNOW, MEETING WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THAT MAY ASSIST IN THEIR ARREST IF THERE'S SOME KIND OF ILLEGAL DRUG USAGE OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, PEOPLE SHOULD NOT APPROACH THESE PEOPLE.

THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS.

I HAVE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND.

AND SO I THINK IF PEOPLE ARE AT A TARGET OR KOHL'S AND THEY SEE SOMETHING, TAKE A PICTURE OR VIDEO AND THEY CAN SEND IT SOMEWHERE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME KIND OF A TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTED TO ALLOW THIS TO BE FACILITATED BECAUSE IT'S, YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH, OKAY, THIS IS A WITNESS.

THEY HAVE TO GO TO COURT, THEY HAVE TO TESTIFY OR GIVE A DEPOSITION.

IF THEY WERE TO SUBMIT THAT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE HOST PROGRAM.

PEOPLE, IF THERE ARE OTHER THAN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THAT COULD BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT MANY OF THEM SLEEP ON SIDEWALK AREAS ADJACENT TO BUSINESSES.

WHAT IS THE CITY DOING TO HELP FACILITATE SANITIZING THOSE AREAS? I KNOW THAT THERE ARE BUSINESSES, FOR EXAMPLE, THE BULL HOUSE, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE ALLEY PARKING WAY.

AND ON THIRD, YOU KNOW, OUR BUSINESSES ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM COVID.

I HATE EVERYBODY HATES THAT EXCUSE, BUT THAT IS A FACT.

THOSE BUSINESSES HAD TO JUMP THROUGH SO MANY HOOPS TO STAY IN BUSINESS, TO HAVE HEATERS, TO HAVE PLEXIGLASS, TO HAVE DISPOSABLE ITEMS.

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WHY IS IT THEIR FAULT THAT HOMELESS PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO URINATE, DEFECATE, LEAVE, USE, DRUG NEEDLES, CONDOMS, WHATEVER? I THINK THAT THE CITY SHOULD HELP FACILITATE THESE BUSINESSES TO CLEAN THAT UP.

AND IF PUBLIC WORKS CAN GO AND USE A PRESSURE WASHER AND SANITIZE THIS AREA.

I MEAN, THAT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE UNIVERSITY.

NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO TO DEAL WITH THAT AND SEE THAT ON THEIR WAY TO CLASS OR ON THEIR WAY TO WORK.

SO I THINK THESE ARE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED AND MAYBE COINCIDE WITH SOME OF THE CODES THAT ARE GOING ON.

BUT ULTIMATELY, IT'S A BUDGET ISSUE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MS. BEAUCHAMP.

ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS, PLEASE? IF YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU COULD, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS BRYCE DWYER AND I LIVE AT 2042 FIFTH STREET HERE IN LA VERNE WITH MY FAMILY.

THE CITY'S FALL RECREATION BROCHURE INCLUDED A BRIEF GUIDE TO HOMELESSNESS RESOURCES.

THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SECTION OF THIS GUIDE STATED, QUOTE, HOMELESSNESS IS NOT A CRIME.

PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS ANYONE ELSE TO BE IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

IF THIS ORDINANCE IS ADOPTED, THE GUIDE AND THE CITY'S NEXT RECREATION BROCHURE WILL NEED TO BE UPDATED.

BECAUSE ORDINANCE 1112 MAKES IT A CRIME TO BE HOMELESS.

NOTHING IN THE LETTER OF THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS HOMELESSNESS.

HOWEVER, ITS FRAMING IN TONIGHT'S AGENDA, AS WELL AS THE REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDING IT BE ADOPTED, MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY TARGETS THE UNHOUSED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO WILL SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE BECAUSE NOT IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT IT TARGETS THE UNHOUSED.

I BELIEVE THAT COMMUNITIES CAN BE JUDGED BY THE WAY THEY TREAT THOSE WHO STRUGGLE THE MOST.

WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE, WITH STRUGGLING MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND KINDNESS, OR WILL THEY BE TOLD THAT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE THEM A CRIMINAL? ENGAGING THE HOST TEAM AND USING FUNDS FOR VOUCHERS, OUTREACH, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, MEDICAL ATTENTION, ETC.

IS TO BE COMMENDED.

HOWEVER, NO REASONABLE DEFINITION OF WRAPAROUND SERVICES INCLUDES CITATIONS, ARRESTS, OR TIME IN JAIL.

ORDINANCE 1112 MAKES IT CLEAR THE CITY OF LA VERNE WILL OFFER MODEST SUPPORT TO THE UNHOUSED, BUT ONLY ACCOMPANIED BY A CLEAR AND DISCRIMINATORY THREAT OF PUNISHMENT.

ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD ASK THEMSELVES IF WE OUGHT TO MAKE IT A CRIME TO SUFFER, A CRIME TO STRUGGLE, OR A CRIME TO BE POOR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE ONLINE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? I DO. I HAVE A REAL CONCERN.

THIS CODE ASKS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO HAVE A PERMIT TO BE IN A PARK.

OVERNIGHT. AND AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT PERMIT AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMITS ONLINE.

TO WHAT DEPARTMENT WOULD A PERSON INQUIRE FOR THIS OVERNIGHT CAMPING PERMIT? YOU GET A GREEN LIGHT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF PERMIT PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

I THINK THE IDEA HERE IS.

IF THERE WAS A SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH THE CITY DOES HAVE A PROCESS FOR.

FOR EXAMPLE, SCOUTING BEFORE WE WENT OUT FOR A BIG OVERNIGHT TRIP. THEY WANTED TO SPEND A NIGHT TOGETHER IN THE PARK, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YEAH, WE COULD DEFINITELY HAVE THAT KIND OF PERMIT.

BUT THERE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IS.

NO INDIVIDUAL WALK UP OR PROCESS TO.

I WANT TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE PARK.

ANYONE ELSE. COME ON, MR. GONZALEZ, COME ON UP. CAPTAIN GONZALES, THERE'S A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

I'VE GOT SOME OF THESE.

THESE ARE ANSWERS TO THESE AS MS. BEAUCHAMP HAD BROUGHT UP. I KNOW THAT WE WE HAVE A CONEX THAT WE PURCHASED THAT THE BELONGINGS WILL GO INTO ON A HOLD FOR AS LONG AS THAT INDIVIDUAL IS, WHETHER

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IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND I HAVE WITH ME SERGEANT JAY ALVARADO, WHO'S THE SERGEANT IN CHARGE OF THE HOST PROGRAM, WHO MAY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OF THAT.

BUT IF YOU GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS..

PLEASE, PLEASE.. MR. JOHNSON'S CONCERN, THE ORDINANCE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WITHIN THE PARK, WE'VE HAD ISSUES WHERE HOMELESS WILL STAY OR OVERSTAY IN AN AREA THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RENTED.

FOR INSTANCE, THE PICNIC AREAS THAT ARE COVERED, THE SHELTERS THAT ARE COVERED.

FOR INSTANCE, IF A FAMILY GOES AND RENTS THAT AND WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S THERE WITHOUT A PERMIT, WE MAY USE THIS ORDINANCE TO SAY, SIR, YOU, SIR, MA'AM, YOU MAY HAVE YOU HAVE TO LEAVE BECAUSE THIS LOCATION IS RENTED AND THEY CAN'T BE THERE WITHOUT HAVING THE PERMIT IN WHICH THE FAMILY WHO'S RENTED THE PLACE OR OBTAINED A PERMIT TO RENT THE PLACE HAS THE RIGHT TO BE THERE.

SO THAT COVERS THAT PART OF THE ORDINANCE.

AND THEN TO COVER THE SECOND PART, AS FAR AS THE STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT, I'D LIKE TO DEFER THAT TO SERGEANT ROBERT, WHO MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN DETAIL. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT, ITEMS THAT ARE TAKEN FROM THE PUBLIC.

WE TAKE A MUCH MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH IN ENSURING THAT THEY GET THEIR ITEMS BACK AND WE KEEP EVERYTHING IN ACCORDANCE TO THE LAW.

SERGEANT ALVARADO IF YOU MAY, I THINK ALSO WE WANT TO EXPLAIN ALSO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THIS $300,000, WHICH IS ABOUT 100,000 A YEAR OF ARPA FUNDS, IS FOR TEN DAYS A MONTH FOR A TWO TEAM. IS THAT CORRECT? TWO OFFICER TEAM, TEN DAYS A MONTH WITH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, EITHER A CLINICIAN OR A MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATOR TO HELP YOU GUYS WITH WITH NAVIGATOR EXCUSE ME? NAVIGATOR. THAT IS CORRECT. THIS IS A PART TIME TEAM.

AND AGAIN, SERGEANT ALVARADO DID A GREAT JOB PRESENTED AT THE LAST TIME.

AND PLEASE, HE MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH SOME OF THE SUCCESSES WE'VE HAD SINCE AUGUST 1ST, SINCE OUR PRESENTATIONS PRIOR PRESENTATION.

SO. GIVING COUNSEL.

GOOD EVENING, MR. ALVARADO.

THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN TWO.

IT'S BEEN TWO DAYS. SO THERE IS A LOT TO THIS IS AN EVOLVING PROCESS.

AND MY PRESENTATION IN AUGUST, THE WAY WE LEAVE THINGS WAS WAS COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, IT IS NOT A CRIME.

AND WE TAKE A VERY HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THAT.

SO THERE'S VERY THERE'S DIFFERENT LEVELS TO THAT.

AND INITIALLY, WE LEAD WITH OUTREACH.

WE WANT TO GET THEM RESOURCES.

WE WANT TO GET THEM HELP. WE HAVE TO ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE HAS TO BE A BALANCE OF.

OFFERING RESOURCES AND THEN ACCEPTING.

AND ALSO GAINING COMPLIANCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE STILL HAVE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT GOVERN OUR CITY.

SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE TO JUST HELP US, ASSIST US AND ALIGN WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND US, TO GIVE US TOOLS WHEN NEEDED. SO THAT'S WHY SOME OF THE ORDINANCES YOU SEE THINGS SUCH AS THE STORAGE OF PROPERTY, OF STUFF THAT'S LEFT EXCUSE ME, STUFF THAT'S LEFT.

WE DO HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR THEIR PROPERTY AND AS I SPOKE ABOUT IN AUGUST.

PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, THEIR SHOPPING CART OR WHATEVER THEY MAY HAVE, IT MIGHT BE ALL THEY HAVE.

AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND WE DON'T WANT TO ANYWAY MINIMIZE THEIR BELONGINGS OR MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY'RE CRIMINALS.

SO WE DO HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO STORE THEIR PROPERTY AND WE TRY TO DO IT WITH DIGNITY AND WE TRY TO TAKE IT AND WE TRY TO MAKE SURE IT'S IT'S SEALED AND PROTECTED AND PUT IN A STORAGE PLACE, WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON, GETTING OUR ICONIC SPOTS PLACED AT CITY YARDS.

AND IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR A TIME FRAME IN WHICH THEY COULD GET THEIR PROPERTY BACK.

SO THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING LIKE 60 DAYS, WHICH AGAIN IS IN LINE WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES AROUND US.

AND SOME OF THE OTHER CITIES, SUCH AS POMONA, HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME LAWSUITS.

SO WE'VE FOLLOWED SOME OF THE ORDERS THAT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN IN REGARDS TO TIME FRAME.

SO WE DO HAVE PLENTY OF SYSTEMS IN PLACE.

THIS CONEX BOX IS GOING TO BE I HAD TO CUSTOMIZE SO WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE'S STUFF SAFE, WE CAN KEEP IT SECURE, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A SYSTEM IN PLACE AS WELL FOR THEM TO HAVE NOTIFICATION SO THEY COULD GET THEIR PROPERTY BACK.

WE DON'T JUST THROW IT AWAY.

WE DON'T JUST. YOU KNOW, WE TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND OUR TEAM IS REALLY MAKING GREAT STRIDES NOT TO GET OFF TOPIC, BUT JUST FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS WE'VE HAD OVER 160 HOURS OF OFFICERS WORKING EXTRA.

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THIS IS A COLLATERAL DUTY THAT WE'RE WORKING OVERTIME TO DO IN THOSE SIX IN THOSE 160 HOURS, WE'VE HAD CLOSE TO 70 CONTACTS.

ABOUT HALF OF THOSE CONTACTS HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF INTERVENTION, WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE BEING HOUSED, WHETHER IT'S PEOPLE BEING GETTING RESOURCES SUCH AS A PHONE AND A DRIVER'S LICENSE, WHICH KIND OF LEADS TO THE NEXT THING IS ABOUT GETTING SOCIAL SERVICES OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE WITHOUT WITHOUT AN ID OR A PHONE. SO..

CAN YOU EXPAND ON LA CODA.

LA CODA. A BIT ON THEIR SERVICES? LAKOTA. SO THEY'VE BEEN HELPING, I UNDERSTAND, TALKING TO THE CHIEF THAT THEY'VE BEEN QUITE HELPFUL WITH JUST THAT, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT AN ID OF ANY KIND.

YOU MAY NOT GET A LICENSE, BUT YOU GET AN ID.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US IN OUR CITY EVERY THURSDAY? THEY'RE USUALLY LIKE 8 TO 5.

THEY COULD FLEX THEIR HOURS THAT THEY NEEDED IF NEEDED.

BUT WHAT THEY DO IS THEY OFFER DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND ONE OF THEM IS THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN TRANSPORTATION.

SO IF SOMEONE NEEDS JUST A DRIVER'S LICENSE, WE DON'T HAVE TO REMOVE THE TEAM OR THE TEAM MEMBERS TO GO DRIVE THEM DOWN THERE, WHICH WE ABSOLUTELY WILL AND WE HAVE.

BUT LA CODA IS ABLE TO DRIVE THEM DOWN THERE AND GET THEIR ID, THEY GIVE THEM VOUCHERS AND THEN BOOM, THEY'LL TAKE THEM RIGHT TO THE NEXT SPOT AND GET THEM A CELL PHONE.

AND THEY'VE DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES.

SO WE WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS LA CODA AND TRI-CITY, AND WE LEAN ON EACH OTHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND WE'VE WE'VE SEEN, LIKE I SAID, A HUGE INCREASE OF PEOPLE GETTING ASSISTANCE IN OUR CITY.

AND YES, SOMETIMES IT DOES LOOK LIKE ENFORCEMENT.

SOMETIMES THERE IS ARREST, SOMETIMES THERE ARE 5150S.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S A PART OF THE BALANCE OF OUTREACH AND COMPLIANCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE GENTLEMAN WAS SPEAKING, BUT I'VE SEEN THIS IN ACTION.

AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS MS. BEAUCHAMP HAS STATED THAT INFORMATION AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

SHE BROUGHT UP A VERY GOOD POINT.

I HAVE TAKEN PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THEY HAVE THEIR WEBSITE.

ALSO, A LITTLE VIDEO.

BUT I MUST WARN OUR RESIDENTS THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE, BECAUSE OF THEIR MENTAL STABILITY, THEY GET VERY UPSET AND THEY GET COMBATIVE.

AND YOU HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU DO THAT.

AND IT'S A DELICATE ISSUE.

SO, I MEAN, I CAN'T STRESS IT.

I MEAN, I WAS I WAS TOLD I WASN'T THE MAYOR, SO I WAS LIKE, WHATEVER.

SHE KNEW THE MAYOR AND I WAS LIKE, GOOD, I AM THE MAYOR.

NO, YOU'RE NOT. I KNOW THE MAYOR.

IT'S LIKE, OKAY, I SAID, HAVE A NICE DAY AND SENT THE INFORMATION.

AND SO AND WE DON'T LIKE OUR CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN STUFF LIKE THAT JUST BECAUSE IT PUTS THEM IN A BAD SPOT.

SO JUST IMAGINE IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH SOME SOMETHING AND SOMEONE'S FILMING YOU LIKE AND IT COULD BE VERY AGITATING.

YEAH, WE DON'T WANT TO TRIGGER PEOPLE, SO WE ABSOLUTELY CAN CALL US.

OF COURSE, IT'S A BUSINESS LINE, UNLESS IT'S EMERGENCY NINE ONE.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR WATCH COMMANDER.

IT GETS EMAILED TO WATCH COMMANDER.

SO IF YOU DID HAPPEN TO HAVE A VIDEO FROM FAR FROM YOUR CAR OR SOMETHING, YOU COULD EMAIL THE WATCH COMMANDER THAT WOULD GO TO THE WATCH COMMANDER DIRECTLY AND THEN HE WOULD BE ABLE TO OR HE OR SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU, THE HOST TEAM OR THE PATROL OFFICERS.

SO THERE ARE SOME AVENUES, BUT WE CAN BE BETTER AT IT, OF COURSE.

WELL, I THINK WE DO A VERY GOOD JOB.

AND I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO REMEMBER THAT MOST OF THESE PEOPLE WE DEAL WITH ARE MENTALLY INCAPABLE.

AND WE'VE SEEN THEM. WE'VE ALL SEEN THEM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THAT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE THEM SOME DELICATE TOUCH AND TRY TO GET THEM TO SERVICES.

THE PROBLEM IS, IS A LOT OF THEM DON'T ACCEPT THE SERVICES.

AND UNTIL THERE'S AN ISSUE AND WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS BECAUSE THEY MAY BECOME COMBATIVE, WHICH THEY HAVE, AND THEN THEY CAN PUT THEM ON A HOLD OR GET THEM SOME SERVICES. BUT OUR GOVERNOR AND HIS GREAT WISDOM DID NOT SELECT LOS ANGELES COUNTY FOR THE CARE ACT.

SO WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL 2024 BEFORE THAT EVEN GETS ENACTED, WHICH IS WHICH WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR CITY, MORE TEETH TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PEOPLE, TO GET THEM IN A MENTAL INSTITUTION WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE, OR A SERVICES WHICH THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE RIGHT NOW.

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT. SO THESE OTHER COUNTIES, THESE OTHER FIVE OR TEN OTHER COUNTIES GOT THE SERVICES.

SO ANYWAY, SORRY, I'M JUST I'M SORRY.

THIS IS A HOT ISSUE WITH ME BECAUSE ONE HOMELESS PERSON, LA VERNE IS TOO MANY, PERIOD.

AND IT REALLY AFFECTS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT'S DANGEROUS FOR YOU.

IT'S DANGEROUS FOR THE RESIDENTS.

AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST WITH OUR ARPA FUNDS AND WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING, WE'RE ALL DOING A VERY GOOD JOB.

IT'S JUST THAT OUR HANDS ARE TIED.

WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH.

AND IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE SERVICES, WE CAN ONLY PUSH THEM.

THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THAT AREA THEY'RE IN.

AND THAT'S WHY THESE ORDINANCES ARE SO IMPORTANT TO PUT TEETH IN RIGHT NOW.

SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND I THINK THE LAST TOPIC THAT WAS BROUGHT UP HERE WAS THE CLEANLINESS OF THE STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.

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IN THE PRESENTATION THAT SERGEANT ALVARADO PRESENTED, WE ALSO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE CLEAN UP SERVICE.

DEPENDING ON WHAT IT IS, IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

WE LEAVE THAT TO THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNER TO PRESSURE WASH IT.

BUT IF IT IS ON CITY STREETS, OUR OWN CITY CREWS WILL CLEAN IT UP.

SO IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE, ON HOW THAT'S HOW THAT'S ADDRESSED.

BUT WE'RE LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

YEAH, WE DO. WE DO. YES, WE DO HAVE THAT IN PLACE.

RIGHT. BUT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE WITH THE TIME WE HAVE.

BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO IF THEY SEE SOMETHING AND I'M KIND OF THE GUY THAT DRIVES AROUND ON THE WEEKENDS AND YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY, BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE HIDDEN AND IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE, YOU KNOW, IN THESE AREAS THAT THEY'RE SLEEPING IN AND THE SITUATION THEY'RE IN AND CALL IT OUT ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL FILMING AND VIDEOTAPING.

THEY'LL BE VERY CAUTIOUS.

YES, I DO ENCOURAGE UTILIZING THE WATCH COMMANDER EMAIL, IF YOU LIKE TO USE THAT, OR CONTACT THE WATCH COMMANDER BY TELEPHONE THROUGH THE NON-EMERGENCY LINE.

MAYBE WE COULD PUT A BLAST OUT ON THAT CHIEF AGAIN TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE THAT CAPABILITY AND THEY KNOW HOW TO DO THAT IF WE COULD PLEASE.

VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. WE GOT HOLLY RIGHT THERE, THE BOSS.

WE GOT HOLLY, RIGHT. WE GOT THE BOSS.

DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CAPTAIN GONZALES? YEAH, I JUST I KNOW YOU START MENTIONED HOW MANY HOURS YOU GUYS HAVE HAD.

160 HOURS. AND I REALLY COMMEND THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING.

I'VE SEEN IT IN ACTION WITH RESOURCES AND EVERYTHING PROVIDED.

HOW MANY CONTACTS HAVE YOU HAD IN THE PAST AND WHERE YOU'RE AT TODAY? DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY NUMBERS ON THAT? HAVE YOUR. YOUR STAT SHEET.

MY SISTER. THANK YOU.

SO I COULD SPEAK MORE IN APPROXIMATE, BUT WE'RE APPROACHING THE 70.

AS FAR AS CONTACTS.

AND OF THOSE 70, I WOULD SAY HALF HAVE HAD SOME TYPE OF INTERVENTION.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S EITHER THAT'S GETTING HOUSED.

WE'VE HOUSED A HALF A DOZEN.

WE'VE HAD SOME 5150S, AND WE'RE GETTING THEM TO CARE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE ONE IN THOSE PLACE ON A 5150, AND NOW THEY'RE ON A 5250, WHICH MEANS AN EXTENDED 14 DAYS ON TOP OF THE 5150, WHICH IS THE 72 HOURS.

SO THAT PERSON'S GETTING THE CARE.

AND WHAT WE DO FROM THERE IS WE NOTIFY AGENCIES SUCH AS TRI-CITY AND THEY INTERVENE ONCE THAT PERSON IS STABLE AND HELP GIVE THEM RESOURCES.

THESE ARE IN EXTREME SITUATIONS, BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND CAUSE FOR SERVICE.

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT EACH DEPLOYMENT LOOKS LIKE, WE ARE AVERAGING 6 TO 12 CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT OUR TEAM HAS TAKEN FROM PATROL.

SO THAT'S ALLEVIATING OUR PATROL OFFICERS FROM EVERY TIME WE DEPLOY.

YEAH. WE'RE LOOKING AT, IT COULD BE SOME WEEKS, IT COULD BE TWICE A WEEK.

IT JUST DEPENDS ON SCHEDULES.

SOMETIMES IT'S ONCE A WEEK, SOMETIMES IT'S BEEN THREE TIMES A WEEK.

SO IT JUST DEPENDS.

BUT STATISTICALLY, LIKE WE'VE DONE REALLY WELL IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME WITH THE RESOURCES WE HAVE.

WHAT IS YOUR INTERACTION COMPARED TO, LET'S SAY, A MENTALLY ILL INDIVIDUAL AND THEN JUST AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S DOWN ON THEIR LUCK AND THEY GOT INTO A SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE IN THEIR CAR, THEY NEED THEY NEED VOUCHERS.

WHAT'S YOUR PERCENTAGE JUST ROUGHLY AS FAR AS HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT HAVE A MENTAL DISABILITY OR THEY HAVE A DRUG SITUATION AS COMPARED TO THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT USUALLY HAVE HAVE A PROBLEM THAT THEY BECAME HOMELESS AND THEY'RE JUST IN A BAD SITUATION THAT WE COULD SERVICE. WHAT WHAT IS YOUR.

IT WOULD. TO BE HONEST, IT WOULD BE HARD TO GIVE AN ACTUAL ESTIMATION ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.

WE'VE SEEN ALL WALKS OF LIFE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE OF MENTAL HEALTH, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, SOME LEVEL OF MENTAL HEALTH, OR SOME TYPE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, OR JUST PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD MISFORTUNE IN THEIR LIFE.

BUT AGAIN, WE WE TRY TO TAILOR OUR INTERACTION WITH THAT PERSON ON THEIR EXPERIENCE AND HELP NAVIGATE WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO GET THEM IN A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN START GETTING ON THEIR FEET AGAIN.

GREAT. PLEASE.

I JUST WANT TO THANK CHIEF FLORES FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, BECAUSE ALLOWING CAPTAIN GONZALEZ AND SERGEANT ALVARADO AND YOUR HOST TEAM TO BE ABLE TO TO RESEARCH THIS AND BRING THIS ORDINANCE TO OUR CITY.

AND AGAIN, THIS ORDINANCE, IT HELPS OUT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY WHERE IT CAN GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO TO HELP PEOPLE.

BUT ALSO IT GIVES THE ABILITY IF PEOPLE ARE NOT HELPING THEMSELVES, ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH FOR YOU TO TO HELP HELP THEM OUT AS WELL.

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AND YOU AS THE HOST TEAM, WHAT I'VE WITNESSED THAT THAT THAT'S HOW YOU ACT.

YOU DON'T GO IN STRONG HEART.

YOU DON'T GO IN FIRST VISIT AND AND SAYS, OH, NOT OUR CITY.

GET OUT AND BE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YOU TRY TO GIVE THEM SUPPORT.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOUR TEAM DOES OUT THERE AND HAVING THEM MORE HOURS AND MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE TO REALLY MAKE CONTACTS.

BECAUSE WHEN I'M OUT VISITING RESIDENTS IN THE CITY, THAT'S ONE OF THE FIRST TOPICS COME UP IS HOW DO WE HELP OUT THE HOMELESS OR WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THE HOMELESS? AND THE FIRST THING I DO SAY IS IT'S NOT A CRIME TO BE HOMELESS, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY'RE IN THE PARKS AND THAT IN THE NEXT DAY AND THE NIGHT THAT EVERYONE'S SAFE IN OUR CITY AS WELL, INCLUDING THEM.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO HELP OUT.

AND THIS THIS ORDINANCE REALLY HELPS HELPS THAT OUT.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR EVERY RESIDENT.

THESE BUTTONS ARE GETTING REAL TOUGH HERE.

I'M GETTING REAL WEAK, BUT I WANTED TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS.

THANK YOU TO CHIEF FLORES.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN GONZALEZ AND SERGEANT ALVARADO.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK, JAY, YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

THIS IS A DELICATE BALANCE BETWEEN BEING COMPASSIONATE AND COMPLIANCE.

AND I KNOW HOW HARD YOU WORK AND I KNOW HOW HARD THE TEAM WORKS.

I SIT ON THE TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, AND THAT HAS BEEN REALLY ILLUMINATING IN TERMS OF WHAT'S OUT THERE.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, SERGEANT ALVARADO, FOR BRINGING UP AND ENLIGHTENING FOLKS TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHETHER YOU'RE MENTALLY ILL. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT MAY BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HAVE BEEN LEFT TO LIVE IN THEIR CARS.

THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE, YOU KNOW, GONE DOWN ON THEIR LUCK AND NEED AN OPPORTUNITY AND A HANDS UP.

SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING AND I APPRECIATE THAT THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT TACTIC THAT MAY HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED TEN, 20, 30 YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS BASICALLY, LET'S JUST GO SHIP THEM TO ANOTHER CITY.

WE'LL JUST DUMP THEM OFF SOMEWHERE ELSE, YOU KNOW, AND NOT LOOKING AND RECOGNIZING THEM AS HUMAN BEINGS.

SO I JUST WANT TO AGAIN, SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER, LOYAL CUSTOMER OF JOHNSON.

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE HERE AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I HAVE A PROBLEM, THOUGH, WITH THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN SAYING AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS A PERMIT, THAT THEY'RE IT'S UNOBTAINABLE.

AND I JUST DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.

IT'S A MYSTERY. WE'RE CLASSIFYING IT AS A MISDEMEANOR, WHICH IS AT LEAST IN MY MIND.

THAT GOES ON YOUR RECORD.

AND IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THAT PERSON TO GET A JOB.

BUT IT'S IN HERE NUMEROUS TIMES THAT WITHOUT POSSESSING A VALID CITY, PERMIT IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THAT PERMIT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

CHIEF. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, TEAM. YOU GUYS DID EXCELLENT.

AND THEY ARE DOING GREAT. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR KIND WORDS.

JUST REAL QUICK, BEFORE I ADDRESS THAT, I DON'T WANT TO FORGET OUR GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR OH, SORRY.

YVONNE DURAN, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE..

COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER.

SHE'S BEEN KEY IN WORKING WITH THE NAVIGATORS FOR US AND HELPING US WITH THIS ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

SO HER HELP WITH TRI-CITY AND US BUILDING THIS PROGRAM IS HUGE.

SO THANK YOU, YVONNE, FOR THAT.

I DID WANT TO ADDRESS YOU HAVE SOME LEGITIMATE CONCERNS.

IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES RIGHT AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON.

IT'S CREEPING OUT THIS WAY TOO.

REMEMBER, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE DISCRETION.

IT DOESN'T MEAN EVERY PERSON THAT IS SETTING A TENT IN A CAMP IS GOING TO BE HIT WITH A MISDEMEANOR TICKET.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE BRING IN OUR EXCELLENT EXPERTS OR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND START AGAIN WITH LA CODA, WITH TRI-CITY, WITH MENTAL HEALTH, WITH ANYTHING WE CAN TO CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES SO WE CAN EVEN GIVE THEM VOUCHERS FOR A FEW NIGHTS.

RIGHT. SO THE IDEA IS ENFORCEMENT IS OUR LAST OPTION, BUT IT'S AN OPTION IF WE NEED IT.

SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, A COMMUNITY NEARBY CLEARED OUT A RIVERBED AND THEY ALL DECIDED TO TAKE UP CAMP IN ONE OF OUR PARKS, WE WOULD DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CONNECT THEM SERVICES, GET TRI-CITY INVOLVED IN ALL THE NAVIGATORS, AND THEN IF THEY REFUSE TO LEAVE OUR PARKS AT NIGHT, WE MIGHT HAVE TO ENFORCE IT WITH THE MISDEMEANOR.

BUT IT'S THE DISCRETION THAT WE HAVE, IF THAT HELPS AT ALL.

MAYBE NOT. AND WHEN WE PRESENTED THIS IN AUGUST, AUGUST 1ST, THE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE WERE GETTING

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AND FROM AUGUST 1ST TO CURRENTLY, WE'RE GETTING 200 CALLS A MONTH ON THE HOMELESS, SOME OF THEM MULTIPLE ON THE SAME PERSON, AND SOME OF THEM AS THEY MOVE TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, MORE PEOPLE ARE CALLING.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S ASSISTANCE AND YOUR RECOGNITION OF OUR TEAM.

THAT'S PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT INTO THIS.

THE BALANCE IS HUGE AND WHILE ALSO KEEPING IN MIND THE LIABILITY OF THE CITY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

SO THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'RE ALL HERE TO HELP.

ARE WE HAVING THAT ISSUE WITHIN PUBLIC PARKS? I KNOW THAT THERE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH GREEN BELTS THAT.

THAT TENDS TO BE A PLACE THAT THE HOMELESS WANT TO HIDE OR IN BUSINESS COMPLEXES.

BUT IS IT, HAS IT BECOME AN ISSUE IN OUR PARKS THAT PEOPLE ARE CAMPING? OH CAMPING? NOT NECESSARILY.

BUT AGAIN, AS OTHER AGENCIES GET STRONGER ORDINANCES, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE CITIES THAT DON'T HAVE THEM.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE DIDN'T HAVE A TRESPASS WAIVER THAT WE GAVE TO BUSINESSES AND THOSE BUSINESSES THAT WERE CLOSED AT NIGHT. THE HOMELESS WOULD COME AND STAY THERE OVERNIGHT, SLEEP IN THEIR FRONT DOOR OR THEIR BACK DOOR.

AND THEN THEY, OF COURSE, WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING IN TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THEY DON'T WANT THE HOMELESS THERE.

SO BY US TAKING THE TIME OF CREATING THIS GIANT BOOK, WE WENT TO EVERY BUSINESS IN TOWN AND SAID, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIGN THIS WAIVER FOR TRESPASS? AND THAT GIVES US PERMISSION TO REMOVE ANYBODY THAT'S SLEEPING ON THEIR PROPERTY AT NIGHT OR MAYBE BLOCKING THE DOORWAY.

AND THEN WE WOULD HELP TRY TO CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES, BUT CLEAR THEM.

THE REASON I SHARE THAT WITH YOU IS THOSE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE TRESPASS WAIVER FORMS. THAT'S WHERE THE HOMELESS WENT TO THEIR BUSINESSES UNTIL WE EDUCATED SOME MORE.

SO WE MAY NEVER NEED TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE.

I'M SORRY. WE MAY NEVER NEED TO ENFORCE THIS ORDINANCE, BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, IT'S LESS ENFORCEMENT WE CAN TAKE WHEN OUR PRIORITY IS ENGAGEMENT.

SO DOES THIS MISDEMEANOR LANGUAGE NEED TO BE IN THE ORDINANCE FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME EFFECT AND.

IT IS ALL OF OUR ORDINANCES, UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, OR MISDEMEANORS FOR THE MUNICIPAL CODE.

THAT'S JUST A STANDARD.

CAN I CAN I JUST ASK SECOND IF IT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANT TO JUST REAL QUICK.

MAYBE I'M I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR CONCERN IS CORRECTLY SO THAT MAYBE WE CAN BYPASS THAT.

I THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PORTION THAT SAYS ANY PERSON WHO LOITERS OR REMAINS IN ANY PUBLIC PARK, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH WITHOUT POSSESSING A VALID CITY PERMIT IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR. SO YOUR CONCERN IS WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A PERMIT FOR SOMEONE TO CORRECT.

SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE HIS DISTINCTION IS.

AND SO I THINK THE WAY I'M READING IT AND AGAIN, I'LL LET OTHER LEGAL MINDS WORDSMITH AS NECESSARY, BUT THE WAY I'M READING IT AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, IF IT WAS A GROUP, RIGHT, THEY COULD OBTAIN POTENTIALLY A CITY PERMIT TO HAVE A CAMPING EVENT AT THE PARK.

IF THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE A PERMIT, THEY WOULD ALL BE POTENTIALLY GUILTY OF VIOLATING THIS ORDINANCE AND NO SINGLE PERSON WOULD BE. BUT YOU'RE SAYING BECAUSE THERE'S NO EVEN THERE'S NOT EVEN AN OPTION FOR A SINGLE PERSON TO OBTAIN THAT PERMIT.

WHY IS IT WORDED THAT WAY? DID I JUST CLEAR THAT UP? AND SO THAT'S HOW AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT REWORDED.

BECAUSE I THINK IT JUST TO ME, I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THAT IT MAKES THE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, SO I DON'T KNOW.

MR. KRESS, IF THERE'S A WORKAROUND OR A WORDSMITHING OF THAT.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE PHRASE ABOUT WITHOUT A VALID CITY PERMIT, YOU CAN JUST STRIKE IT.

THEN NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO BE IN THE PARK BETWEEN TEN AND SEVEN.

FINAL THING. AND IT'S 10:00 TOO EARLY FOR SOME OF OUR EVENTS AT CITY PARKS ? BUT OUR EVENTS AT CITY PARK ARE NOT CAMPING.

WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS THAT ARE NOT RIGHT AND THEY HAVE A PERMIT TO THAT.

HAS THIS BEEN FASHIONED AFTER OTHER ORDINANCES IN OTHER COMMUNITIES? IT HAS, AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SAME LANGUAGE.

YES. AND THEN APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

YEAH. AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

I JUST I DON'T HAVE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT FOR ALL.

BUT YET, IF IF THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO GIVE US MORE LATITUDE AND TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION.

I'M OKAY WITH IT. I MEAN, WE CAN CHANGE IT.

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IT'S LIKE, WELL, IT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.

BUT I, I DO UNDERSTAND, AND I HAD THE SAME SITUATION.

BUT I THINK YOU'VE SPENT SOME TIME ON THIS AND WE'VE ALREADY PUT IT IN THERE AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH IT.

OUR ATTORNEYS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. CAN I CAN I ASK A FURTHER QUESTION THEN? SO IN SECTION FOUR, UNDER LOITERING AFTER HOURS OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, IT IS PHRASED TO STATE THAT WHILE NOT ATTENDING A SCHEDULED OR PERMITTED EVENT.

IF WE CHANGED SECTION THREE TO SIMILARLY SAY, WITHOUT ATTENDING OR PARTICIPATING IN A SCHEDULED OR PERMITTED EVENT.

SO IT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WOULD GET AN IMAGINARY PERMIT THAT DOESN'T EXIST, BUT IT WOULD BE IF YOU WERE NOT AT AN EVENT THAT IS OTHERWISE PERMITTED. THEN WE JUST TAKE OUT THE REQUIREMENT OF GETTING A PERMIT.

TOTALLY. TOTALLY. RIGHT.

AND I'M OKAY WITH CLOSING THOSE PARKS FOR.

SO BASICALLY YOU JUST TAKE IT OUT FOR ANYBODY.

IT WOULD JUST BE SCRATCH FROM IT.

NO ONE'S ALLOWED IN THE PARK AFTER 10:00.

GIVE THEM. OKAY, SO WHAT WOULD THAT DO TO US RIGHT NOW? CAN WE MAKE THAT AMENDMENT OR DOES IT HAVE TO COME BACK? NO. THE MOTION YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS TO INTRODUCE AND WAIVE READING AND FULL ORDINANCE 1112 WITH THE CHANGE TO SECTION THREE BY DELETING THE PHRASE WITHOUT POSSESSING A VALID CITY PERMIT.

THAT THAT WOULD APPLY EVERYWHERE.

IT'S NOT JUST SECTION THREE AREA.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S BE A SECTION THREE AND FOUR, BUT WE WOULD NOT BE IN ONE BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS FOR ANY LAWFUL LABOR ACTIVITIES PERMITTED TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE STATE ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH A PERMIT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED.

BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. AND THEN TWO.

YEAH, THAT'S NOT. SO IT'D BE THREE AND THREE AND FOUR, THREE AND FOUR.

SO YOU WOULD SCRATCH IT IN THREE AND FOUR? CORRECT.

I DON'T MIND THIS EITHER, AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T TIE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TOO MUCH, BUT WE JUST SCRATCH IT.

WELL, THAT'S LITERALLY MY LAST COMMENT, IS I CANNOT THANK ALL OF YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT.

OUR OFFICERS WERE DROWNING IN THESE CALLS AND UNABLE TO GIVE THEM THE TIME THAT THEY NEED AND THE ARPA FUNDING AND THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO DO WHAT THEY'RE GREAT AT IS PUT THIS TOGETHER WITH YVONNE.

WE'RE MAKING GOOD HEADWAY.

WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO AND PREPARATION FOR OUR GOLD MINE.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT. IT'S A LOT.

IT IS VERY DELICATE.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF THE COMMUNITY'S PATIENCE BECAUSE, AS YOU SAID, THERE'S A LOT OF MINDSET OF ONE IS TOO MANY AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT ONE AT A TIME. BUT WELL, AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR, TOO, THAT IT'S NOT ONLY OUR CHIEF OF POLICE, OUR CAPTAIN SAM GONZALEZ, SERGEANT JAY ALVARADO, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR YVONNE DURAN.

IT'S ALSO OUR TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH.

IT'S ALSO LAKOTA.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU SAY THAT. LAKOTA, LAKOTA, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, ALL THESE SUPPORT SERVICES, WE COULDN'T DO WITHOUT IT.

AND FINALLY, THEY'RE FOCUSING ON THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS, IS THAT WE NEED TO GET HELP AND SERVICE THESE PEOPLE, GET THEM OFF THE STREETS, PERIOD.

SO AGREED. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

I APPRECIATE THAT. AND ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR CAPTAIN OR SERGEANT ALVARADO OR THE CHIEF? THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE JUST WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION WITH SET CHANGES.

AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION? MR. JOHNSON. STRIKING OUT THE CASE OR THE COST WITHOUT POSSESSING A VALID CITY PERMIT IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

SECTIONS THREE, THREE, FOUR, THREE AND FOUR.

SECOND. I SECOND.

BOTH, PLEASE. AND SO WE SAID, ARE YOU SAID STRIKING OUT THE GUILTY MISDEMEANOR.

I THINK THE PART THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE STRUCK OUT WAS WITHOUT POSSESSING THE CITY, DEVALOS WOULD PERMIT GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.

[01:20:02]

IT HAS TO STAND. YES.

IT'S JUST WITHOUT A VALID PERMIT, SIR.

MOTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE, AND WE AGREED.

WITH THAT THOSE PROJECTIONS AND CASH YOU SECOND THAT SECOND? SECOND. CAN WE VOTE, PLEASE.

PICK IT UP. WE GOT IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

I DO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT.

MY PAPERS EVERY. PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

GARY, COME ON OUT.

AND THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GOING TO BRING UP THAT HOUSE ON B STREET, FOOTHILL.

I WAS OVER THERE LOOKING THE OTHER DAY.

IF THAT FRONT HOUSE CATCHES ON FIRE, THAT BACK HOUSE PEOPLE BACK THERE CAN BE SCREWED BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY GETTING OUT.

I WAS HOPING THE FIRE MARSHAL WOULD STAY HERE AND TO BRING IT UP.

THAT'S ALL I GOT ON THAT.

MR. DUFF. WE'LL LET HIM KNOW.

THANK YOU. THE OTHER ONE IS HALLOWEEN.

IT'S REALLY GREAT. OVER IN OLD TOWN LA VERNE FROM BONITA.

AND D STREET ON DOWN.

IS THERE A WAY YOU CAN SHUT DOWN THE NEED OF HALLOWEEN? BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS SHOOTING ACROSS THAT STREET THERE.

SO IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO REMEMBER SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEBODY GETTING HIT DOWN THERE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, REALLY BUSY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT, I'LL GO SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.

NO, I WILL SAY, GARY, THAT WE HAD ONE OF OUR FRIENDS ACTUALLY LIVES ACROSS FROM MR. JOHNSON. 900 PIECES OF CANDY.

SO WE'RE TALKING THOUSANDS OF KIDS.

AND IT'S BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE, TOO.

SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THAT.

THANK YOU, SIR. ANYONE ELSE? LILY. MY NAME IS LILY.

THANKS. THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

JUST ABOUT THE HOMELESS PARKING COMPANY IN THIS PARK.

I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE WE REALLY HAVE THE POSITION.

KEEP THE SAME, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY COMMON SENSE.

AND THEN I REALLY WORRY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IT'S A COLLECTIVE, VERY RARE.

I HAVE KIDS AROUND, RIGHT? I HAVE PARK PICKED UP BEHIND ME IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

IT'S KIND OF RIDICULOUS IF I HAVE A SOMEWHAT STRANGER CAMP IN UP TO NINE 10:00.

SO I'M APPRECIATE WE GO FOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S VERY BIG CONCERN BECAUSE I HEARD ABOUT SO MANY LIKE ATTACK BY HOMELESS.

I THINK THEY MAYBE HAVE A MENTAL PROBLEM BUT OF COURSE SOME NUMBER IS BECAUSE OF RELEASE FROM JAIL AND THEN SOFT TO CRIMES.

THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA.

SO DEFINITELY SOME NEWS ATTACK ESPECIALLY ASIAN GET ATTACKED, SOME NOT BECAUSE OF ASIAN BECAUSE THE CRIME ATTACKED PEOPLE.

IT DOESN'T REALLY ABOUT RACE.

IT'S BECAUSE MAYBE MAYBE ASIAN CARRIES SOME BELONGINGS.

IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING. SO I'M SO, SO APPRECIATE THAT DECISION JUST FOR SAY THANK YOU SO OLD TOWN LAVERNE IS GREAT PLACE FOR CANDIES. WE LOVE THAT PLACE FOR SAFE.

I DIDN'T HANG OUT SO MUCH BECAUSE NOT CLOSE TO THE CENTER, BUT WE HAVE A HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYBODY, ONLINE? WE HAD ONE REQUEST EARLIER, BUT THE ACTUAL LINE.

OKAY, THEN WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO THE DAIS.

[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

OK. THERE WAS A [INAUDIBLE] ACT, YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK.

I THINK IT WAS. MY DAYS ARE ALL BLURRED, BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR OFFICERS AND OUR SRO WHO WERE PRESENT AT THAT MEETING TO GIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE DANGERS OF FENTANYL. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IN THAT REALM TO EDUCATE NOT ONLY THE KIDS BUT PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE DRUG IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

AND AS I SHARED EARLIER, WE ARE LOOKING TO TRY TO COLLABORATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE'S FILM DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF MAYBE WE CAN FILM SOME OF THAT SO THAT WE CAN DISSEMINATE IT TO A BROADER AUDIENCE THAN JUST FOLKS WHO CAN COME TO AN IN-PERSON MEETING AND WHATNOT.

SO AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT AND ALL OF YOUR PARENTS OR IF YOU HAVE KIDS IN YOUR LIFE, I THINK THE EXPERT RAISE YOUR HAND.

I WAS LIKE, HE'S HIDING.

HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THE FIR HAPPENING.

[01:25:03]

WE ALSO HAD A CASTING MEETING, GOSH, LAST WEEK TOO.

AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION AND I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY.

IT WAS NICE TO BE IN PERSON, SO REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS.

SO I APPRECIATE THOSE THAT MADE IT OUT TO THAT MEETING AS WELL.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION COMING ON THE NEXT MEETINGS.

I ALSO WANTED TO SAY A CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY RETIREMENT TO OUR BATTALION CHIEF GREENWAY AS HE IS NOW GETTING TO GO TO OTHER THINGS RATHER THAN WORK, WHICH SOUNDS REALLY NICE TO ME.

ONE OTHER THING I WANTED TO MENTION, ALTHOUGH MS. BEAUCHAMP ALREADY MENTIONED IT ABOUT THE FAIRPLEX SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T MAKE IT POTENTIALLY TO THAT OPEN HOUSE, THERE IS AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS TO, AND THAT'S SPECIFICPLAN@FAIRPLEX.COM SO YOU SHOULD GET A RESPONSE FROM THAT EMAIL IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT FOR WHATEVER REASON.

SPEAKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, OUR NEXT TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH MEETING IS NOVEMBER 16TH, WHICH IS FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M..

IT IS VIA ZOOM.

I REALLY ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT WHAT WE ARE DOING IN THIS COMMUNITY AND IN OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES TO HELP THOSE AROUND US.

GREAT, GREAT ORGANIZATION DOING SOME REALLY AMAZING THINGS AND REALLY DOING A LOT TO EDUCATE FOLKS.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DO HAVE CANDY UP HERE BECAUSE I WAS OVERZEALOUS WITH MY CANDY PURCHASING.

SO PLEASE, I DID.

PLEASE TAKE CANDY.

SO AND THEN ACTUALLY, LAST LAST IT IS MOVEMBER.

SO IF YOU ARE WONDERING, BY ANY CHANCE, WHY ARE OUR LOVELY OFFICERS AND STAFF MAY BE GROWING HAIR IN PLACES THAT THEY DID NOT PREVIOUSLY.

MOVEMBER OR TRYING THERE THEY ARE DOING SO TO BRING AWARENESS TO MEN'S HEALTH AND IT STARTED OFF INITIALLY FOR PROSTATE CANCER AND TESTICULAR CANCER, BUT HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO SUICIDE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL.

SO IF YOU SEE A MO AROUND, YOU KNOW, PLEASE ASK THEM HOW YOU CAN HELP DONATE TO A GOOD CAUSE OR HOW YOU CAN HELP PARTICIPATE AS WELL.

SO AS ALWAYS, BE KIND.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

NOW, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

WE HAD AN INTERESTING YOUTH SPORTS MEETING HELD ON THE WORLD SERIES NIGHT.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAD A LACK OF QUORUM FOR SOME REASON, OR A VERY BIG LACK OF QUORUM.

BUT YEAH, AND HALLOWEEN WAS A VERY BUSY TIME ON THIRD STREET.

I THINK WE WENT THROUGH CLOSE TO $100 WORTH OF CANDY JUST WONDERFUL TIMES.

I REALLY ENJOYED BEING A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. UM.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE DOWN IN DOWNTOWN LA VERNE ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT.

IT WAS A GREAT TIME.

I ENJOYED SEEING YOU AND SEEING FOLKS DOWN THERE.

GOOD TO SEE THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES THERE.

THANK YOU TO THEIR CITY STAFF.

THAT MADE IT REALLY MEMORABLE FOR A LOT OF KIDS.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WALK AROUND THERE.

AND THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME JUST TO SEE HOW WONDERFUL THE CITY IS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE IT BETTER.

THAT IS MY DREAM AND I WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD THAT.

IT'S IN THE HILLCREST HOMES EARLIER AND IT WAS FOR THE GRAND RE-OPENING OF THEIR DINING HALL.

SAW A MIRROR THERE AND GOOD FOLKS THERE.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE WITH MY SENIORS, WHICH I LOVE GREATLY, AND ALSO ATTENDED THE SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL APPRECIATION EVENT.

THANK YOU, CHIEF CAPTAIN.

AMAZING BARBECUE SKILLS.

AMAZING BARBECUE SKILLS ARE RETIRED.

SENIOR VOLUNTEER PATROL HAS DONATED THOUSANDS OF HOURS, THOUSANDS OF HOURS OUT THERE FOR VISIBILITY.

AND FOR THAT I'M GRATEFUL.

FURTHERMORE, LA VERNE [INAUDIBLE] POP WARNER FOUND OUT TODAY THEY WON THE 14 MAN BALDY CHAMPIONSHIP THIS SATURDAY, AT SAND DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL.

FOR ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, THEY WILL HAVE THE REGIONAL SEMIFINAL.

SO GOOD LUCK TO THEM.

AND THE CHEERLEADERS FOR THE LA VERNE [INAUDIBLE] POP WARNER.

THEY'RE GOING TO THE NATIONAL CHEERLEADING COMPETITION IN LAS VEGAS IN JANUARY AS THEY JUST WON THE REGIONS ALONG WITH THE FORTUNE YOUTH.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM.

ANOTHER GOOD CONGRATULATIONS ALSO, DAMIAN HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO TEAM.

[INAUDIBLE] INTO THE SEMIFINALS AND SO THAT WAS SO I ATTEND A COUPLE OF THOSE GAMES AND IT'S AMAZING HOW HARD THEY WORK AND IT'S JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. I WANTED TO SHARE.

I GOT A BEAUTIFUL CARD AND JUST SOMETHING REALLY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS WE APPROACH VETERANS DAY.

AND I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH EVERYBODY HERE TODAY.

AND IT SAYS, THANKING GOD FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, LORD, FOR THOSE WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WHO LIVE THEIR FAITH IN HARD PLACES, WHO SACRIFICE FOR OTHERS SO THAT FREEDOM'S LIGHT CAN SHINE BRIGHTLY.

WE GIVE YOU THANKS.

SO THE VETERANS, THOSE HAVE SERVED, THOSE STILL SERVING.

YOU ARE HONORED AND APPRECIATED.

[01:30:02]

IT'S A BLESSING FOR THE VETERANS.

THANK YOU. I GOT THE SCARS, SO I REALLY WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH ALL THE VETERANS AS WE COME THIS NOVEMBER 11TH FOR VETERANS DAY.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. AND STAY ARMY STRONG.

THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

TIM CROSBY. YES.

I HAD THE PLEASURE TO VISIT THE VINTAGE GROVE APARTMENTS AND MEET WITH SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS AND ANSWER SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CITY.

IT'S ALWAYS MY PLEASURE GOING OUT AND VISITING THEM, SO THANKS FOR THEM TOMORROW.

MAKE SURE GET YOUR BALLOT IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

PUT IT IN THE BALLOT BOX OR GO AND VOTE INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASH, THANK YOU FOR SERVING.

VETERANS DAY IS THIS FRIDAY AND THE EVENT AT VETERANS HALL, AS HAS BEEN SAID NUMEROUS TIMES.

THE EVENT STARTS AT 11.

BE THERE A LITTLE EARLY.

IT'S A LOT AND IT'S TREMENDOUS.

I'VE BEEN THERE EVERY YEAR AND I ALWAYS BRING MY TWO FAVORITE VETERANS, MY FATHER AND MY FATHER IN LAW ALONG WITH ME TO TO THAT EVENT.

I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF.

THIS MEETING TONIGHT HAD SOME MEATY STUFF IN IT AND THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT FOR REALLY CLARIFYING AND ANSWERING ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS.

YOU MIGHT NOT HEAR ALWAYS OUR QUESTIONS UP HERE BECAUSE WE GO THROUGH THE AGENDA AND WE ASK THE STAFF ALL ABOUT IT AND WE GET ANSWERS BACK RIGHT AWAY.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FROM ALL OF OUR STAFF.

I HAD TO MISS THE Y FACT MEETING AND I HAVE HEARD IT WAS THE BEST MEETING.

FENTANYL IS A SCARY, SCARY, SCARY THING HAPPENING, ESPECIALLY TO OUR YOUTH.

IT'S HEARTBREAKING WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT'S BEING PUT IN THINGS.

AND OUR KIDS ARE TAKING THAT BECAUSE THEIR FRIENDS HAVE IT.

AND WE NEED TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL AND REALLY TALK TO EACH OF OUR KIDS ABOUT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TAKING AND DON'T JUST TAKE ANYTHING ANYMORE BECAUSE THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE PUTTING IN VERY DANGEROUS DRUGS.

AND IT'S WHERE WE'RE LOSING KIDS BECAUSE OF THAT.

AND THEN, AH, I'VE SAID IT TONIGHT, ALL NIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO THANK LV PD ON ON HALLOWEEN.

YOU GAVE A 16 YEAR OLD GIRL THE HER HAPPY DAY.

SHE MY DAUGHTER DRESSED UP IN A COSTUME THAT WAS A VIDEO GAME.

AND THE POLICE REALLY HELPED MAKE HER PICTURE FOR AND JUST AND JUST PLAIN OUT THERE WITH OUR KIDS AND BEING OUT THERE FOR THEM.

THE OFFICERS DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS MY KID AND BUT JUST SHOWS WHAT THEY DO FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THE GREAT THINGS OUT THERE.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

AND IT WAS A LA VERNE PD NIGHT.

I THINK WE GOT YOU SOME GOOD EQUIPMENT TONIGHT TOO, TO HELP OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE HELPING OUT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS FOR FOR A LONG TIME BEING.

SO THAT'S REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.

WOW. YOU'VE ALL COVERED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I WANT TO SAY THAT ON HALLOWEEN DAY, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT, ALONG WITH THE FIRE POLICE, THE SENIOR RESERVES, YOU GUYS DID COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE COLORING CONTEST.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE LA VERNE, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER, JOHNSON STATED.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT EVERYBODY GETS INTO IT.

THE KIDS WERE HAVING A BALL BETWEEN THE FIRE TRUCKS, THE POLICE CARS, THE POLICE OFFICERS SERVICES.

THEY'RE ALL DRESSED UP AS HARRY POTTER, WHICH WAS REALLY COOL.

AND THEN EVERY ONE OF OUR BUSINESSES WAS PASSING OUT.

THEY WERE PASSING OUT CANDY.

AND I SAW SOME OF THE CRAZY I HAVEN'T POSTED I DIDN'T LIKE I DON'T LIKE POSTING STUFF DURING IT BECAUSE IT'S LIKE, LET'S JUST ENJOY OURSELVES.

BUT THE ONE GUY WITH THE GREEN TUTU, WITH THE WITH TINKERBELL, AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID, I AM SO PROUD TO BE A MAN TODAY.

SO HE WAS HE WAS CRACKING UP.

BUT ANYWAY, YOU GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

I WANT TO SAY THAT VETERANS DAY IS COMING.

THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED.

THANK FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERVING AND THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF THEIR LIVES FOR THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY WE LIVE IN.

AND WE SHOULD, IF YOU CAN MAKE IT.

IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL OCCASION THERE.

LET'S SEE. ALSO KEVIN GREENWAY, 20 YEAR, 20 YEARS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS OVER AT MT.

[01:35:05]

SO IT WAS REALLY NICE, REALLY NICE CELEBRATION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE THERE, FAMILY, FRIENDS.

A LOT OF HIS COHORTS IN CRIME.

SO THAT WAS A VERY NICE DAY.

VERY NICE DAY.

AND ALSO.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

TOMORROW IS LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL DAY.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022.

THE PROTECTION OF CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITIES IS DEPENDENT NOT ONLY ON THE INDIVIDUALS WHO DEVOTE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO THE DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, BUT ALSO ON MEMBERS OF THE SUPPORT STAFF, SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WHO DEVOTE COUNTLESS HOURS TO PERFORMING THE DUTIES THAT KEEP LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES RUNNING SMOOTHLY. LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL IN CALIFORNIA PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN HELPING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IDENTIFY, PURSUE, CAPTURE AND PROCESS SUSPECTED LAWBREAKERS.

AND THEY CONTINUALLY SHARE THEIR INVALUABLE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO ASSIST IN TRACKING FELONS, MAINTAIN CRIMINAL STATISTICS AND IMPROVE APPREHENSION STRATEGIES. AS SUCH, THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND COMMEND OUR LA VERNE POLICE RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL FOR THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO CALIFORNIA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM.

AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE HAVE DECLARED THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022, LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL DAY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SERVING, AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

AND ONE OTHER THING I DO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF, CHRISTIE AND THERE'S AT LEAST TEN ITEMS HERE THAT WERE MAJOR ITEMS OF PURCHASE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, THE BEARCAT, THE TEN VEHICLES, OUR POOL FILTERS, OUR HEATERS, JUST THE STUFF YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT REQUIRES US TO FUNCTION AS A CITY TO KEEP OUR STAFF IN GOOD SHAPE.

SO AND I DID.

OFFICER WEINRAUB WAS UP IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I LOOKED AT IT.

I LOOKED AT THE CAR AND I SAID, OH, MY GOD, WE CAN'T GET THESE FAST ENOUGH.

THOSE POOR THINGS. AND THEY'RE NOT THAT OLD.

THEY'RE NOT THAT OLD.

OKAY, HE'S THROWING ME STUFF.

BUT ANYWAY, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR STAFF BECAUSE IT TAKES EVERYONE IN THE CITY AND THESE THESE DEMANDS.

IT TAKES A GREAT FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO PUT ALL THIS STUFF TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN THOUGH THAT THE COST DID GO UP, WHAT HASN'T GONE UP, IF ANYBODY HASN'T HAD ANYTHING DONE TO THEIR HOUSE OR BOUGHT A CAR OR ANYTHING, IT'S INCREDIBLE THE COST THAT'S GONE UP. SO BUT THANK YOU, STAFF.

YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME.

WE ALREADY HAVE A COUPLE, WE HAVE A CHEVY TAHOE, WE HAVE A COUPLE EXPLORERS AND A DODGE.

I THINK WE HAVE THAT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN TWO FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

ANYWAY, NOT THAT WE'RE COUNTING.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION.

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

WE WILL BE NOT REPORTING OUT.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT THEN WE WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.

I'LL BE PUTTING OUT OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE.

MEETING IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST, 2022, AT 6:30 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

WE ARE RECESSED AT 8:10 P.M..

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.