GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. IF WE COULD, ALL [INAUDIBLE] RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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RIGHT HAND OVER THE HEART FACE THE FLAG.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ROLL CALL, MR. DUFF. COUNCIL MEMBER KASH.
PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
HERE. WE WILL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
I THINK WE HAVE.DOUG. DOUG BRO FROM THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN.
BUT OF COURSE, THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT IS KNOWN FOR A GREAT MUSIC PROGRAM.
BUT I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT LA VERNE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN OUR CHOIR STARTED IN 1895.
SO THERE'S QUITE A TRADITION THERE, TOO.
AND IT WAS TOUGH FOR THREE YEARS BE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS CONCERT.
BUT THIS YEAR WE'RE HAVING THE LIGHT OF HOPE RETURNING PERFORMED DECEMBER 18TH AT 4 P.M.
THE MUSIC. OH, LET ME JUST REMIND EVERYONE TOO, OR AS NORMAL, THERE'S NO ADMISSION FEE.
HOWEVER, OFFERINGS WILL BE GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED.
LA VERNE RESIDENT SHAWN KIRCHNER HAS COMPOSED THIS AMERICAN FOLK ORATORIO PIANIST, ORGANIST, A TENOR WITH A LA MASTER CHORALE, AS WELL AS THEIR COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE FROM 2012 TO 2015.
KIRCHNER'S WORKS ARE KNOWN INTERNATIONALLY.
AND THE LIGHT OF HOPE RETURNING PREMIERED IN 2019 IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN 2021.
NOT ONLY IS IT BEING PERFORMED IN HIS HOME CHURCH.
BUT ALSO HERE IN LA VERNE, BUT ALSO IN ALTADENA, PASADENA AND SAN FRANCISCO, ALONG WITH KIRCHNER ON THE PIANO AND THE HAMMERED DULCIMER THE CHOIR WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME OF THE AREA'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS.
THERE'S A CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED JAZZ SAXOPHONIST, TOM LEHRER, STAGE AND SCREEN ACTOR AND L.A.
ALSO THE LA PHILHARMONIC VIOLINIST VIJAY GUPTA.
AND I'D LOVE TO LEAVE A POSTER WITH YOU.
DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING ONLINE THAT YOU CAN SEND TO US? OH, YEAH, I HAVE JUST LIKE THAT.
THAT'D BE GREAT. WE CAN POST IT ON OUR CITY WEBSITE.
WHO DO I SEND THAT TO? THIS GENTLEMAN RIGHT THERE.
WE'LL GET IT OUT TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE'LL GET SOME PEOPLE.
THAT'S FABULOUS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE A PORK ROAST I HAVE TO GET HOME TO.
YOU WEREN'T KIDDING. POTATOES AND CARROTS.
MEETING ADJOURNED. DINNER AT THIS GUY'S HOUSE.
DID HE LEAVE HIS ADDRESS? KATHY.
OR I SHOULD SAY, MS. KALOUSEK. WE'RE ALL.
WE'RE ALL FRIENDS HERE, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. KATHY KALOUSEK 2242 THIRD STREET.
MARK THAT ADDRESS DOWN BECAUSE THIS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10TH, FROM 1 TO 5.
I KNOW WE GOT WINTER WONDERLAND I KNOW THAT BONITA HIGH THEY'RE PERFORMING.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL KINDS OF GREAT VINTAGE STUFF THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING WITH.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE BAKED GOODS, CHERRIES, MAGNIFICENT POMEGRANATE, APPLE AND CINNAMON JELLIES AND SYRUP AND THE THE NEW. [INAUDIBLE] EXACTLY.
AND THE NEW 2023 BATCH OF LEMON MARMALADE IS GOING TO BE OUT.
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AND NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE ALL OF THAT AT 3:00, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHORAL GROUP FROM UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TO ENTERTAIN US.AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING A HOME TOUR SO YOU CAN COME SEE MY CRAZY PURPLE HOUSE AND MY NEIGHBORS, BEAUTIFUL HOUSE AND MY OTHER NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET, HIS BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. IT'S THE BLICKENSTAFF AND MCCLELLAN HOUSES.
THEY HAVE PLAQUES. WE DON'T HAVE PLAQUES YET, BUT WE'LL WORK ON THAT.
SO, AGAIN, IT IS 2242 THIRD STREET THIS SATURDAY, 1 TO 5 COME UP, BRING YOUR POCKETBOOKS.
WE'RE SIGNING PEOPLE UP FOR MEMBERSHIPS, RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
WE TAKE DONATIONS, CASH, CHECK, CREDIT CARDS, EVERYTHING.
I'D SAY BITCOIN, BUT IT'S NOT DOING TOO WELL RIGHT NOW.
NO. OUR BOARD IS A LITTLE OLD FOR THAT.
AND AGAIN, 3 TO 4 IS WHERE THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE CHORAL SINGERS ARE GOING TO BE THERE.
CAN YOU GIVE US A OR CAN YOU SEND US A PDF OR A FLIER ON THAT TO THE CITY SEND IT TO US.
SO YES, PLEASE SEND IT TO ME ALSO AND WE'LL PUSH IT OUT.
YES, SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL WE'LL EMAIL IT UP TO YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? AND LIKE WE JUST SAID, IT'S ALL MUSIC ALL THE TIME.
WE HAVE THE BONITA YULETIDE THAT'S GOING TO BE THIS SATURDAY AS WELL.
SO HIT WINTER WONDERLAND IN THE MORNING AND THEN GO TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT 1:00 AND THEN AT 2:00 OR AND AT 7:00.
SO YOU CAN GET ALL THAT. AND THEN THE 7:00 TONIGHT SHOW AT THE BONITA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
AND DON'T FORGET WINTER WONDERLAND.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID, 9:00 UNTIL ONE.
THE KIDS LOVE IT AND IT'S WELL RECEIVED.
THERE'LL BE VENDORS, THERE'LL BE FOOD, THERE'LL BE SNOW, THERE'LL BE CRAFTS.
WE WENT LAST YEAR WITH MY GRANDSON AND HE HAD A BALL.
AND THE SNOW'S A LOT OF FUN AND IT'LL STICK A LOT LONGER NOW BECAUSE IT'S COOLER.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, COUNCIL? WE WILL MOVE TO.
I GOT A COUPLE. OH, I'M SORRY.
DO YOU WANT ME TO SAVE IT UNTIL THE END? NO, GO NOW. OKAY, NO PROBLEM.
PORK ROAST. PORK ROAST. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MS. [INAUDIBLE]. I APPRECIATE YOU.
WE'RE HOSTING OUR DECEMBER 14TH AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER.
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED AT 11 A.M.
PLEASE COME EARLY, SOCIALIZE, ENJOY A HOT CUP OF COFFEE AND A GREAT LUNCH.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE PLOWMAN FAMILY FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION.
SECONDLY, SORRY, TECHNOLOGY HERE ON DECEMBER 16TH, 17TH AND 18TH I WANT TO THANK THE LA VERNE BREWING COMPANY FOR HOSTING OUR FIRST ANNUAL SPARKS OF LOVE TOY DRIVE.
IF YOU COME OUT AND BRING UNWRAPPED GIFTS, YOUR FIRST BEER IS ONLY FOR $1.
SO I WANT TO THANK THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND CRAZY BEAR BIKES.
WE'RE AT OVER 12 BIKES ALREADY DONATED AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME IF YOU COME OUT.
I'LL DEFINITELY BE THERE TRYING TO BE THERE ALL FOR THREE DAYS.
I'LL DO MY BEST, WHATEVER MY LIVER CAN TAKE, BUT I WILL BE THERE DURING THAT TIME.
WE'LL HAVE SO DECEMBER 16TH WE'LL HAVE FLASHBACK FRIDAY WITH DJ, 17TH IS A CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT AND AN UGLY SWEATER PARTY WITH OUTFITTERS IN ON THE 18TH IT WILL BE A SUNDAY TICKET FOR FOOTBALL.
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS THERE.
WE'RE JUST GIVING IT UP. THIS ONE.
IT'S JUST A TAP. IT'S BEEN A SAD TIME FOR THE CASTELLANO FAMILY.
WE LOST TWO MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY IN THE PAST MONTH.
INEZ CHAVEZ AND HELEN SERNA JUST WANTED TO REMEMBER THEM.
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THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, PLEASE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN THIS RIGHT NOW.
SO PLEASE KNOW THAT THAT MEETING IS TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6:30.
THERE'S ALSO AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY THE 13TH AT 5 P.M.
IN HERE AS WELL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND BECAUSE I WAS ON VACATION, BUT WE HAD AN AMAZING TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AT THE MAINIERO SQUARE.
THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
I GUESS IT WAS LIKE IT WAS AMAZING.
IT WAS LIKE I WAS TOLD IT WAS LIKE DOWNTOWN DISNEY.
SO YOU GET COMMENTS LIKE THAT AND I GOT PICTURES FROM THE COUNCIL AND ALSO THE BASICALLY THE.
THESE AN GOD, WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY? NO. JUST THE FACT THAT WE CHRISTENED THE NEW STAGE AT 4:00, AND THEN IT WAS THE TREE LIGHTING.
AND THEN THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS WAS READ.
BUT I KNEW WE WERE WELL REPRESENTED AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A BALL.
WE HAVE SOMEONE WITH THEIR HAND UP.
IS THAT CORRECT? MS. BEAUCHAMP.
HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU. DANITA WE CAN HEAR YOU . HELLO. WE CAN HEAR YOU.
WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES.
[INAUDIBLE] WE CAN HEAR YOU JUST FINE.
OKAY. I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE'S WORKING.
MY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT IS THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH THE LA VERNE COALITION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS OF LV3C IS HOSTING A MEETING AT ROCK OF THE FOOTHILLS CHURCH IN THE BUSH HALL AT 6 P.M..
THIS WILL BE A SIX MONTH REPORT FROM OUR MAYOR, JIM HEPBURN, AS WELL AS THE OPEN Q&A.
WELL, ELECTED AS COUNCIL MEMBER, BUT CHOSEN AS MAYOR BY THE COUNCIL AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY, AS WELL AS ASK QUESTIONS OF THINGS THAT MAY BE COMING UP IN THE FUTURE AND KIND OF HAVE A FRANK CONVERSATION IN CASUAL MANNER.
SO LA VERNE RESIDENCE THIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 6 P.M..
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DID EVERYBODY GET THAT? DECEMBER 8TH AT.WAS IT SIX? I THOUGHT IT WAS A 8:00, 6 P.M.
6 P.M. AT THE CHURCH OF THE FOOTHILLS.
THAT'S ON WHEELER AVENUE, RIGHT? THEY'LL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.
SORRY, I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THAT ONE.
GO BACK. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER OR MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY FOR FILLING IN FOR ME.
HE DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND REPRESENTED OUR CITY WELL, AS HE ALWAYS DOES.
I KNOW WHEN I LEAVE AND GO SOMEWHERE THAT GOT CAPABLE HANDS TO PUSH THE CITY FORWARD.
DON'T LEAVE. [LAUGHTER] CONSENT CALENDAR. WE HAVE ANYTHING PULLED, MR.
[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]
DUFF? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? THEN I'LL TAKE A MOTION.I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND. I SECOND. VOTE PLEASE . THAT WAS APPROVED 5, 0.
VERY GOOD. WE MOVE TO OTHER MATTERS.
[6. OTHER MATTERS]
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1113.MR. DUFF. BOB KRESS WILL GIVE THE STAFF REPORT.
AS OUR OFFICE WAS DEALING IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WITH SOME PROPERTY NUISANCE MATTERS WE REALIZED THAT WE COULD TIGHTEN UP OUR ORDINANCES TO GET TO COST RECOVERY.
IF WE REACH A POINT WITH A PROPERTY NUISANCE CASE WHERE BOTTOM LINE, THE CITY EITHER NEEDS TO DO THE WORK OR CONTRACTS TO HAVE THE WORK DONE THE ORDINANCE THAT'S PRESENTED TONIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW MAKES THAT COST RECOVERY PROCESS A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER AND EASIER TO GET TO.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER PROVISIONS THAT ARE PRESENTED AS PART OF THIS ORDINANCE THAT BASICALLY IS EXISTING LANGUAGE THAT THE CITY ALREADY HAS. BUT IT'S ALL PRESENTED AS A PACKAGE.
AND AGAIN, IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE ORDINANCES THAT HAS BEEN IN THE CODE BOOK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT WAS TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND AS I SAID, TIGHTEN IT UP A BIT.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL? YEAH, I DO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
THE ORDINANCE TALKS ABOUT AN APPEAL PROCEDURE AND A HEARING BY BOARD OF APPEALS.
THERE'S NO DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING IN HERE ABOUT WHO COMPRISES THAT BOARD OF APPEALS.
YOU'LL BE ADOPTING THE UPDATES TO THE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES AND THERE IS A SECTION SOMEWHERE IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE THAT WHEN WE ADOPT THE COUNTY BUILDING CODE BY REFERENCE, IT SAYS THAT THE BOARD OF APPEALS SHALL BE THE CITY COUNCIL.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNSEL FROM COUNCIL.
THIS IS JUST A REQUEST FOR WHEN WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THIS COME FORWARD IN THE FUTURE.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET A RED LINE DOCUMENT TO DELINEATE WHAT HAS OR HASN'T CHANGED? JUST SO WE SEE WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE AND WHAT WAS AFTER?
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I'M FINE WITH THE PURPOSE AND THE INTENT OF THIS THAT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO HAVE THAT IN THE FUTURE.WELL, I'LL PASS THAT ON TO THE NEXT CITY ATTORNEY.
[LAUGHTER] MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
YEAH, BECAUSE MY QUESTION WAS WHAT'S ADDED AND WHAT'S NOT ADDED TO THAT? AND FINALLY FOUND THE PIECES ADDED.
I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE JUST DEALING WITH ABATEMENTS FROM THE GOLF COURSE AND WHERE NOW WE CAN ACTUALLY CHARGE OTHER FEES FOR THAT TOO, OF OUR CITY WORKERS, OUR ATTORNEYS, IF THEY HAVE TO WRITE THAT, THOSE FEES WILL BE PART OF THAT, TOO. SO I THINK THIS REALLY BRINGS UP DATE AND IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE SO THAT WE ARE GAINING APPROPRIATENESS.
WHAT OUR CITY PUTS OUT, WE SHOULD BE GETTING BACK FROM THE PEOPLE.
SO THANK YOU. I THINK WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YOU'RE ALL THINKING ABOUT THE PORK ROAST.
I KNOW. WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.
I WANT TO MIRROR THE COMMENTS.
A FEE STRUCTURES PAY FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE CAPTURE, NOT GOUGE, BUT CAPTURE EVERY POSSIBLE CENT THAT WE CAN IN OUR ORDINANCES AND ALSO IN OUR FEE STRUCTURES. AS WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION.
HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN OUR FEE STRUCTURE? AND IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE'RE FINALLY LAST NUMBER OF YEARS WITH OUR COUNCIL AND THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL STARTING TO REVIEW THOSE AND GOING OVER THAT.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE AT A TIME.
IS THAT CORRECT? MR. KRESS? DO WE DO THEM BOTH? WELL, I'M NOT.
YOU'RE NOT DOING THE OTHER ONE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ON BY ITSELF, THEN.
SO, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COUNCIL TO STAFF? YOU MENTIONED THAT IS IT IN THE NEXT ORDINANCE THAT IT LISTS THE CITY COUNCIL? BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THERE EITHER.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL, INTRODUCING WAIVE FURTHER READING AND PLACE ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 1113 AMENDING CHAPTER 940 OF TITLE NINE OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PROPERTY, MAINTENANCE AND PUBLIC NUISANCE.
SECOND. SECOND. WITH THAT SECOND.
AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYO, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
YES. THIS ITEM IS THE URGENCY ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE 2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE AND THE 2022 FIRE CODE AND GREEN BUILDING CODE BY REFERENCE.
THIS EVENING'S RECOMMENDATION BY STAFF IS EXACTLY THAT TO ADOPT THE CODE THE LATEST CODE .
CODE CYCLE RUNS ON A THREE YEAR CYCLE.
SO THESE CODES THAT ARE BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING WILL REPLACE CODES THAT WERE ADOPTED IN 2019.
THOSE CODES ARE THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, ELECTRICAL CODE, PLUMBING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE AND RESIDENTIAL CODE AS AMENDED BY THE COUNTY ADOPTION OF THOSE CODES RECENTLY THIS NOVEMBER 15TH.
EXCUSE ME. THERE'S TWO MORE CODES THAT I SKIPPED PAST.
THAT IS THE STATE GREEN BUILDING CODE AND THE FIRE CODE.
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SO EXPECT THAT TO COME BACK IN THE FUTURE.AND SO WHAT WE ARE DOING IS ADOPTING THE MINIMUM FOR THE GREEN CODE SO AS TO NOT BURDEN PROPERTY OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS WITH EXTENSIVE COSTS THAT MIGHT COME OUT OF THOSE PROPOSED CHANGES THAT ARE IN THE COUNTY VERSION.
I'D LIKE TO TOUCH ON ONE LAST PIECE OF THIS URGENCY ORDINANCE.
THERE IS A REASON WHY WE'RE TAKING A DIFFERENT PATH ON THIS ONE.
AS I MENTIONED, THE COUNTY RECENTLY ADOPTED THEIR CODE NOVEMBER 15TH.
AND TAKING THE STANDARD ADOPTION SCHEDULE FOR THE NORMAL ORDINANCE, WE WOULD NOT HAVE TIME TO MAKE OUR DEADLINE, WHICH IS DUE JANUARY 1, 2023.
SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT THIS EVENING.
I HAVE RAYMOND TAO WITH MY OFFICE AS WELL AS MR. MONTAGHAMI FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SHOULD THERE BE ANY QUESTIONS.
COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWLING? MR. JOHNSON? YEAH, LOOK AT ON PAGE FIVE, IT MENTIONS THE STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE AND BLASTING AGENTS.
HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE STORAGE OF AMMUNITION? BLACK POWDER FOR ENTHUSIASTS THAT MAY BE STORING THOSE AGENTS AT HOME? SURE. I WILL DEFER THAT QUESTION TO MR. MONTAGHAMI. GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
AND EVENTUALLY THE THE FIRE CHIEFS, THE FIRE CODE OFFICIAL, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE ANY DECISION OR DETERMINATION AS TO ANY APPEAL PROCESS OR ANYTHING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT AGREE WITH IN THE ORDINANCE OF COURSE, THAT WOULD COME BACK TO CHIEF'S DECISION, OF COURSE, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PRETTY ESTABLISHED IN OUR ORDINANCE AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT MODIFYING IN ANY WAY RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT IS PART OF THE FIRE CODE AND PART OF THE EXISTING ORDINANCE.
THIS MENTIONS AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER TWO OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE 2022 EDITION, AND I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THOSE DEFINITIONS AS TO EXACTLY WHAT BLASTING AGENTS ARE OR EXPLOSIVES.
IT DOES LATER ON IN CERTAIN CHAPTERS OF THE FIRE CODE.
HOWEVER, THE PREEXISTING THAT'S JUST A DEFINITION OF ITSELF IS AS STATED IN THE CODE IN CHAPTER TWO.
IT DEFINES THAT IT'S AN EXPLOSIVE AND BLASTING AGENTS.
IT JUST DEFINES THAT THEY ARE CONTROLLED UNDER A CERTAIN CHAPTER IN THE FIRE CODE.
AND ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE FIRE CODE ACTUALLY CONTROLS AND SPECIFIES WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE IF YOU'RE GOING TO STORE, USE OR TRANSPORT ANY OF THAT PRODUCT. THAT GETS IN MUCH MORE DETAILS IN THE FIRE CODE LATER ON.
AN EXPLOSIVE CAN BE ANYTHING FROM FIREWORKS THAT ARE AERIAL OR ANYTHING THAT ARE USED FOR THAT ARE BASICALLY USED FOR DRILLING AS WELL DRILLING PURPOSES.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY DO USE BLASTING AGENTS IN THOSE SENSES THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN OUR CITY.
SO BY AS A SAFETY STANDARD MECHANISM, WE ADOPT THOSE.
THAT'S JUST PART OF THE STANDARD OF THE FIRE CODE ITSELF.
I GUESS I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION AT LEAST IN THE CODE THAT SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT RESIDENTS DO HAVE IN THEIR HOME, THAT THEY'RE NOT IN VIOLATION OF ANY TYPE OF A CODE IN REGARDS TO FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.
AND BLASTING AGENTS AND EXPLOSIVES ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY THOSE ARE ON COMMERCIAL SCALE.
SO IT'S NOT IT HAS TO DO WITH A COMMERCIAL USE OF THOSE PRODUCTS.
OKAY. I HOPE THAT KIND OF CLARIFIES A LITTLE FURTHER.
IT CLARIFIES YOUR INTENT RIGHT HERE, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS IN THE CODE.
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FOR CARTRIDGES OR SHOTGUN SHELLS OR AMMUNITION FOR A GUN THAT'S LEGALLY HELD? I THINK LIKE THAT. I'M SURE THAT IT PROBABLY STATES IN THERE, BUT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T OUTLAW IT.UNDER NORMAL USE OF FIREARMS, IT DOES NOT ALLOW THAT AT ALL.
THE FIRE CODE IS VERY SPECIFIC AS TO THE USE IS MORE INTENDED FOR COMMERCIAL USE AND COMMERCIAL STORAGE OF THESE COMMERCIAL USE OF THESE PRODUCTS THAT ARE APPLIED IN COMMERCIAL SETTINGS, NOT IN RESIDENTIAL OR PRIVATE USE OF FIREARMS. NONE WHATSOEVER. THAT IS NOT SPECIFIED IN FIRE CODE WHATSOEVER.
SO IT DOES NOT SPECIFY, DOES NOT REFER TO SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION FOR PERSONAL USE.
COULD WE JUST CLARIFY THAT IN THE CODE JUST TO MAKE SURE.
ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND YOU'LL GET THAT TO COUNCIL? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YEAH. I THINK MY ONLY COMMENT ABOUT THAT WAS JUST THE SAME COMMENT THAT I HAD MADE TO ATTORNEY KRESS WAS THAT WHEN WE ARE SEEING THESE, I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL WHEN THERE IS A REFERENCE TO A DEFINITION, IF THAT DEFINITION CAN BE PROVIDED SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS CLARIFICATION BECAUSE AGAIN, I CAN SEE WHERE THE CONFUSION CAN COME IN.
I READ IT ONE WAY AND THEN IT WAS AND BECAUSE I DON'T OWN GUNS.
SURE. BUT I KNOW THAT COUNCILMAN JOHNSON DOES HUNT SO THAT IS OF A CONCERN TO HIM.
WE'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE? THEN WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.
COUNCIL. MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
THANK YOU FOR THE [INAUDIBLE] URGENCY.
I JUST WISH WE CAN GET IT EARLIER SO WE CAN HAVE IT THE PROPER READING AND PROPER TIME FRAME.
BUT THANK YOU FOR HELPING US AND LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? AS A CONTRACTOR. I DO APPRECIATE THE BUILDING CODES BECAUSE IT GIVES US A GUIDE TO INSTALL CORRECTLY, NOT IMPROPERLY AND SAFELY.
SO WE PROTECT NOT ONLY THE OCCUPANTS, WE'RE TALKING HIGH RISE, LOW RISE, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOLLOW THESE RULES.
UNFORTUNATELY, THESE THINGS RUN BEHIND.
USUALLY WHEN I'M GOING BY A CODE, IT'S 2 TO 3 YEARS DIFFERENCE ON THE CODE ACCEPTANCE.
SO AND THE MINUTE YOU GET A SET OF PLANS AND YOU GO TO THE NEXT CODE, AND IF IT'S IN THAT TIME FRAME, YOU BID IT THIS WAY AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE NEW CODE, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR METHOD AND YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PRICING BECAUSE IT CHANGES.
ONCE THOSE GET ONCE THOSE GET IN THE INCEPTION.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
I JUST WANT TO DO CLEARLY OR BETTER DEFINE THAT IN THAT CODE 15.32.030.
IT DOES STATE AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER TWO.
SO THE TOTALITY OF THE FIRE CODE AND THE WHOLE SECTION TWO OF THE FIRE CODE IS ALL OF THESE DEFINITIONS THAT WILL CLEARLY DEFINE WHAT BLASTING CAPS ARE AND WHAT ALLOWABLE QUANTITIES ARE REFERENCE TO THIS PARTICULAR SUBJECT.
AND JUST TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHAT FIRE MARSHAL MONTAGHAMI MENTIONED, THIS IS IN THE COMMERCIAL SETTING, AND THERE ARE AREAS IN THE FIRE CODE THAT WILL DEFINE WHAT THE ALLOWABLE QUANTITIES ARE OF THAT IN THE COMMERCIAL SETTING, THERE'S REALLY NO MECHANISM FOR US TO GO AND ENFORCE OR EVEN INSPECT IN THE RESIDENTIAL PRIVATE SETTING.
SO US COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE AND SAYING YOU CAN AND CAN'T HAVE THIS ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT EVEN RELATIVE TO THIS RIGHT HERE.
SO CHAPTER TWO SHOULD ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE DEFINITIONS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.
IF THAT HELPS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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SO THE STRAIGHT THE STATE GREEN BUILDING CODE AND ALSO THE FIRE CODE ONCE THEY GET ADOPTED, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND.IT'S THE FIRE CODE THAT WE ARE BENDING THE COUNTY AMENDMENTS AND THAT WILL COME BACK SOMETIME.
YOU KNOW, TENTATIVELY WE'RE THINKING THE FIRST QUARTER.
GOOD LUCK. DON'T HAVE A DATE RIGHT NOW FOR IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME.
WITH THAT COUNCIL CAN I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO ADOPT BY URGENCY ORDINANCE NUMBER 1114 OF THE 2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE AND THE 2022 FIRE CODE AND GREEN BUILDING CODE BY REFERENCE.
VOTE, PLEASE. IT'S ALREADY ON.
OKAY. WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT DID WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS EVENING?
[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
GARY, COME ON UP. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU SO MUCH.I GOT THREE THINGS REAL QUICK ONES.
THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR HOUSE ON BASELINE IN THE FIRE LAST WEEK.
IS THERE SOME PLACE YOU COULD DONATE I DON'T LIKE DOING IT ON THE INTERNET.
IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT TAKING UP DONATIONS OR ANYTHING? WELL.
SUNDAY MORNING, I WAS WALKING MY DOG AT 6:30 DOWN EMERALD, AND THERE'S A DOG LAYING IN THE STREET.
AND COULDN'T GET UP, COULDN'T WALK.
REALLY SKINNY, SO I PICKED HIM UP, CARRIED HIM HOME.
PUT HIM IN THE CAR. GO WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WHY IS THAT? BECAUSE I'VE DONE IT BEFORE A TOTAL OF FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES.
I'VE TAKEN DOGS THAT ARE PUT THEM IN THE CAGE BECAUSE SUNDAY AND NOTHING'S OPEN.
SO ANYBODY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE CAN? PLEASE. YEAH, LET'S DO IT AFTER WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT YEAH, WE'LL HAVE THEM COME UP AND ANSWER THAT.
OKAY. THIRD ON YOUR CITY MANAGER YOU'VE ADOPTED.
HE HAD QUITE A FEW JOBS ALL OVER THE PLACE FOR SUCH A YOUNG GUY AND NOT THERE FOR VERY LONG.
IS HE JUST GOING TO BE A YES GUY FOR YOU GUYS OR IS HE GOING TO DO WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE LA VERNE? IT'S JUST I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
WELL, WE'LL ANSWER THAT AFTERWORDS.
AND THEN THE LAST CITY MANAGER IT WAS A BIG DEAL ABOUT HIM NOT LIVING IN LA VERNE.
DOES THIS GUY LIVE IN LA VERNE? I'LL ANSWER THAT AFTER TOO.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE SOMEONE ONLINE MS. BEAUCHAMP. WAIT, LET ME CALL HER.
OKAY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THUMBS UP. OKAY.
THANK YOU. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT IN THE FUTURE WE CAN OFFER THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS VIA ZOOM OR THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
MAYBE THERE CAN BE A RECORDING DEVICE OUTSIDE SO THAT THEY CAN ALSO WATCH THE TREE BE LIT.
AND FOR OTHER FUTURE EVENTS SUCH AS WHEN YOU DO PRESENTATIONS AND YOU HAVE THAT MEETING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WHEN THE TEAMS ARE ACCEPTING YOUR AWARDS OR PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING PRESTIGIOUS HONORS.
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CITY OF LA VERNE MADE THEIR GOAL OF 263 WREATHS.I'M SORRY. ON THE 17TH, THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLACING THE WREATH AND NEED HELP WITH THAT SO YOU CAN GO TO THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA ONLINE OR FACEBOOK PAGE AND CONTACT THOSE THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF COORDINATING THAT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ELIZABETH ALDANA AND DENISE FISHER.
UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL NEIGHBORS THAT THE CANINE FOUNDATION CHRISTMAS PARTY THAT WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WAS AN EXTRAVAGANT EVENT AND WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
AND I'M SAD THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO GO BUT PRIOR ENGAGEMENTS.
BUT I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK THEM.
THEY WORKED TIRELESSLY ON THAT EVENT.
SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
I'M SORRY I'M NOT ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON.
I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL SAD ABOUT THAT.
[LAUGHTER] I'LL SEE YOU AT THE NEXT MEETING.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.
DID WE WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FIRST OF GARY? LET'S ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
DID YOU? CHIEF? CHIEF FLORES, PLEASE.
GOOD QUESTION, GARY. THANK YOU.
WE'D POST IT, WE'D HAVE REUNIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, DURING THE PANDEMIC, IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS, THERE WAS AND WE CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE DISEASE, SOME RABIES TYPE DISEASE WAS GOING AROUND WITH ANIMALS.
AND SO IT WAS PUTTING OUR EMPLOYEES AT RISK TO ACCEPT THEM.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS, IS PEOPLE ARE IN A RUSH AND THEY DROP THE ANIMAL OFF AT THE FRONT IN THE LOBBY, AND THEN THAT HAS OUR RECORDS CLERK THEY STOP WORKING AND THEN THEY DEAL WITH THE ANIMALS, GET THEM THROUGH THE STATION, AND THEN WE HAVE A CAGE IN THE BACK.
I THINK THAT DISEASE HAS GOTTEN UNDER CONTROL SINCE THEN, BUT WE DO CONTRACT WITH THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY AND THEY DO THAT'S PART OF THEIR DEAL IS THEY'LL COME OUT AND AND GET ANIMALS IF IT'S, IT MAY TAKE A WHILE, MIGHT NOT BE URGENT, BUT I WILL SHARE THE NUMBER THAT WE USE FOR THEM.
IT'S 909-594-9858 OR YOU CAN CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AND WE'LL CONNECT YOU TO THEM.
BUT IT'S A PRACTICE WE UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO STOP DOING AND MANY POLICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE.
WE WERE ONE OF THE LAST ONES THAT WERE STILL DOING IT.
AND HE SAID HIS PROBLEM WAS ON SUNDAY.
WOULD THE HUMANE SOCIETY BE OPEN ON SUNDAY? FOR DANGEROUS ANIMALS, TYPICALLY.
BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. SO AND WE STILL CAN'T IT'S NOT OUR BUSINESS TO COLLECT DOGS AND STRAY CATS.
SO, THIS IS THE EMERGENCY NUMBER I JUST GAVE OUT, SO MAYBE THEY'LL COME.
WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY, SO HOPEFULLY.
NO, WE ALWAYS HAVE. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S JUST IT'S UPSETTING WHEN YOU HAVE AN ANIMAL THAT'S IN DISTRESS THAT WE BUT I THINK WE NEED TO REPOST THAT, MAKE SURE THAT A HUMANE SOCIETY IS KNOWN AND THEY DO GIVE US VERY GOOD SERVICE. OH, THEY DO AGREED.
SO THAT WAS NOT PART OF OUR DEAL, SO.
FOR TO, WELL THREE, TO SIX YEARS, IS THAT CORRECT? THREE TO SIX YEARS TENURE.
AND I THINK WE CHOSE THE FINEST CANDIDATE.
AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO DO US A REAL GOOD JOB, AND I THINK HE'LL BE HERE FOR A WHILE.
BUT, GARY, AS YOU KNOW, NOTHING'S FOR SURE.
BUT I THINK IN MR. DELMAR, WE HIRED AN EXCELLENT CITY MANAGER.
I KNOW IT'S HARD TO REPLACE JESS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND BUT, YEAH, THAT'S.
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WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT.HE'S DONE SOME FINE WORK, AND I THINK HE'S EXCITED TO BE HERE.
AND I JUST THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A VERY GOOD MANAGER.
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO TRUST IN OUR COUNCIL AND OUR DECISION.
WE SPENT I HAVEN'T MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT WE SPENT MANY, MANY HOURS AND ON REVIEWING CANDIDATES AND A LOT OF HOURS AND REVIEWING MANY.
BUT AT THE END HE ROSE TO THE TOP.
AND AS IT WAS A 5 TO 0 VOTE THAT WAS IN FAVOR.
SO WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT AND VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD AND AND HE'S EXCITED TO BE HERE.
HE EVEN CAME TO THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY DOWN IN MONROE SQUARE, WHICH WITH HIS FAMILY.
HE'S REALLY EXCITED TO COME HERE.
SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT THE DOG THING.
YEAH. CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT WE ALREADY CLOSED.
WE'RE JUST TALKING. COUNCIL COMMENTS.
[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
COME ON UP. WHO WANTS TO SPEAK FIRST? I'LL GO FIRST. MR. KASH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.I WENT DOWN THE FOLLOWING DAY TO CHECK ON THEM, SEE WHAT WE COULD DO.
COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND I ASKED [INAUDIBLE], THE HOMEOWNER THAT WAS THERE, AND HE JUST TEXTED ME.
SO THEY WERE DOING THEY'RE DOING GOOD.
THEY'RE STAYING AT ANOTHER FAMILY'S HOUSE.
AND HIM AND HIS WIFE AND SON ARE SAFE.
AND I WANT TO THANK FIRST AND FOREMOST, GOD FOR NOTHING HAPPENED TO THEM.
AND I THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE AND RAPID RESPONSE.
IT WAS AMAZING RESPONSE TO SEE.
IT WAS A VERY BIG FIRE AND MOST IMPORTANT THING.
AND LIKE I TOLD MR. SAHAKIAN THAT IT IS AT LEAST THEY'RE OKAY.
SO THEY CREATED A GOFUNDME PAGE.
I'LL BE SHARING IT ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA SITE YOU MENTIONED NOT DOING THAT ELECTRONICALLY.
THAT'S THE BEST WAY. ONLY WAY I KNOW HOW, SIR.
I'M SORRY, BUT IF I SHARE WITH YOU, WE CAN GIVE HIM A CALL AND CONTACT HIM.
MAYBE SET UP A MEETING AND TALK. IS THAT GOOD.
THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER KASH.
BUT I DID GO TO MAINIERO SQUARE.
I'M TRYING TO GET THERE. I DON'T HAVE THAT HEIGHT.
NO, BUT AFTER THAT, WE WENT TO THE CANINE FOUNDATION, AND, YES, IT WAS AN AMAZING TIME.
AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME, SORRY I COULDN'T STAY TOO LONG.
HAVE TO COME BACK OUT FOR THE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY, WHICH I SAW A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE.
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE SO FULL.
AND I'M REALLY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
SO I HOPE WE CONTINUE THAT GOING.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KASH.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY UP HERE ON THE DAIS.
IT, YOU KNOW, SELECTING THE CITY MANAGER TAT WAS A VERY GOOD PROCESS, I THINK.
I WANT TO THANK BOB, KRESS, AND JES DUFF FOR YOUR TIME ON THE DAIS WITH ME AS WELL.
THERE'LL BE A TRANSITION AT OUR NEXT MEETING.
BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT? YES, IT WORKED.
AND I'M SURE ALL OF YOU HAVE SIMILAR SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'VE GOT FAMILY OBLIGATIONS, YOU'VE GOT WORK OBLIGATIONS, YOU'VE GOT A MILLION PEOPLE PULLING YOU IN A MILLION DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SEND A REMINDER THAT, YOU KNOW, SET YOUR BOUNDARIES.
IF YOU DON'T PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST, YOU CAN'T HELP ANYONE ELSE.
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SO PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF.BUT ALSO PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR OTHERS.
I KNOW THIS IS A HAPPY TIME FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT IT'S A PRETTY SAD TIME FOR OTHERS.
AND SO TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN EXTEND A WELCOMING HAND OR EXTEND YOUR KINDNESS AND COMPASSION, THAT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED, BUT I THINK ESPECIALLY APPRECIATED DURING THIS TIME. AND WE DO HAVE GREAT PARTNERS IN TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND IN OTHER RESOURCES SO THAT IF YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY IN NEED OR IF YOU ARE IN NEED, THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE OKAY NOT JUST DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON, BUT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO I HOPE YOU HAVE AN ENJOYABLE DECEMBER.
I KNOW IT GOES BY REALLY, REALLY FAST AND SOMETIMES WE'RE JUMPING FROM ONE EVENT TO ANOTHER.
SO JUST TAKE A MINUTE TO, YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE WHO YOU'RE WITH AND WHEN YOU'RE WITH THEM.
SO BE KIND AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. ABOUT THE FIRE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT BACK.
I JUST WANT TO THANK FIRE CHIEF NIGG BECAUSE OF HIM AND HIS WORKING.
WE HAVE THE AUTO AID WITH L.A.
COUNTY FIRE AND TALKING WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS ON SATURDAY.
WE HAD THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF L.A.
THE POLICE AND FIRE STATION IF YOU GUYS ALL COULD GO DOWN AND THE WORK THAT THEY DID OF JUST VOLUNTEERS, DIFFERENT POLICE AND THEIR FAMILY AND FIRE AND THEIR FAMILY WENT AND DECORATED THE STATIONS DOWN STATION ONE.
SO GO DOWN AND SEE THE WORK THEY'VE DONE.
THEY'RE HAVING A LITTLE CONTEST BACK AND FORTH OF WHO CAN LIGHT UP MORE.
AND REALLY, IT SHOWS THE TEAMWORK THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE AND BRING OUT THEIR FAMILIES ON THEIR DAY OFF AND REALLY COMING OUT AND SHOWING SPIRIT FOR OUR CITY.
WE DID REDEDICATE MAINIERO SQUARE IN HONOR OF SKIP MAINIERO SQUARE BACK AND HIS FAMILY, ANDY MAINIERO AND HIS FAMILY CAME OUT AND WAS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION.
SO REALLY THANKED ANDY FOR HIS DAD AND HOW MUCH HE GAVE TO LAVERNE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE AND ANDY'S KIDS AND WIFE WERE THERE AND TO REALLY SEE IT TOO.
YVONNE DURAN, YOU GUYS DID AN AMAZING JOB OUT THERE TONIGHT WITH SANTA, BUT OUT THERE WITH THE PICTURES WITH SANTA AND DOING THAT, AND ERIC SCHERER AND HIS DEPARTMENT REALLY WITH MAINIERO SQUARE AND SO, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND GEORGE HENDERSON READING TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
I MISPRONOUNCED HIS NAME THE OTHER DAY, AND I'M SO, SO SORRY.
BUT GEORGE DID A GREAT JOB IN READING IN FRONT.
WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU SAID? I SAID, HARRISON.
YEAH, HE WAS ROCKING OUT A LITTLE BIT.
[LAUGHTER] JOE, THANK YOU FOR PUSHING US.
WE HAVE A LIGHT UP ON THE FLAG.
YOU GO OUTSIDE, YOU'LL SEE THE LIGHT UP ON THE BUILDING TO THE FLAG.
AND JOE, THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOU.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GETTING THAT DONE.
TODAY TIS MORNING, I'M PART OF THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT GOVERNING BOARD.
AND TODAY, THIS MORNING, THE FIRST HYDROGEN FUEL BUS WAS ON THE ROAD AND IT STARTED.
AND AT CHASE'S IN LA VERNE, WE THEY HAD A LITTLE CEREMONY AND WHERE THEY BROUGHT THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE BOARD GOT TO RIDE ON THE BUS FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND IT'S GOING TO BE STARTING COMING ON OUR ROUTE, THE HYDROGEN BUS.
SO IT'S A NEW FUEL AND IT'S TO A LOT MORE GREEN.
AND IT'S NOT HAVING ALL THE TOXINS AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF GOING AROUND.
SO. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE SPECS ON IT FOR YOU, BUT YOU'LL BE SEEING IT AROUND.
AND SO IT STARTED HERE IN IN LA VERNE TODAY.
AND WE HAVE OUR NEXT MEETING COMING UP TO CELEBRATE A VERY GREAT CAREER.
MR. KRESS AND THE GREAT SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US MR.
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DUFF. AND MEETING THE NEW CITY MANAGER.MR. DOMAN, COMING UP ON THE 19TH.
THANK YOU ALL. I WILL SAY THAT I.
MR. KRESS, WE HAD A ROCKY START AT FIRST WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO.
YOU DO CARE. YOU LIVE HERE, SO EVERYTHING YOU DO HAS A HEART BEHIND IT.
MR. DUFF, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME HERE.
AND IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN A NICE TRANSITION.
AND I CAN'T THANK YOU GUYS ENOUGH OR YEAH, FOR BEING HERE.
BUT I DO WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER YVONNE DURAN.
YOU KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK TONIGHT AND ALSO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
ALTHOUGH WE MIGHT HAVE TO WORK ON THE BACKING OF A POLICE VEHICLE.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WE'RE FINE.
WE WEREN'T SURE IF MRS. CLAUS WAS EVER GOING TO GET OUT OF THERE, BUT I JUST THAT'S THE PART OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE THE SALT BEHIND THIS WHOLE COMMUNITY.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THEY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
AND THE SAME THING LIKE MAINIERO SQUARE WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS, EVERYBODY LOVES WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AND THAT'S THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT LA VERNE.
ALSO, THIS IS A THIS IS THE TIME WHERE YOU, AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU SAID, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, BUT ALWAYS TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE ROSES AND CHECK OUT THE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS IN LA VERNE JUST GO THROUGH AND JUST JUST ENJOY IT FOR A MOMENT BECAUSE WE ARE BUSY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? NEVER TOO BUSY TO DO THAT.
AND ALSO IF YOU HAVE EXTRA DINNER.
IF YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME, GIVE IT TO THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE IT.
AND FIRE STATIONS, YOU GUYS ARE DOING GOOD.
I WENT DOWN ON STATION ONE TONIGHT AND THEY'VE GOT SOME DECORATIONS UP, SO.
SO ALL OF YOU, BETWEEN POLICE AND FIRE.
ONE IS GREAT. SO WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT.
WE'LL GIVE YOU OUR FINAL, COUNTDOWN.
AND ALSO, AS DENITA BEAUCHAMP SAID, AND ALSO MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY, THERE ARE ABOUT 270 WREATHS NOW AND THEY HAVE ABOUT 80 TO GO FOR THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH IS THE 17TH.
AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AT 9 A.M.
OVER AT THE LA VERNE CEMETERY.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST IF YOU HAVE THAT EXTRA, I THINK IT'S WAS A $17 A WREATH.
SO PLEASE DONATE. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT CAUSE.
SO IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD DO THAT.
AND WE HAVE AGAIN, WE MUST REMEMBER WE HAVE THE WINTER WONDERLAND THIS SATURDAY.
THERE'S JUST STUFF ROCKING IN THIS TOWN.
LET'S TRY TO ENJOY IT IF YOU CAN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR RIGHT NOW.
THIS WEEK IS PACKED WITH FUN FILLED STUFF AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
SO I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS BE SAFE, ENJOY YOUR FAMILY.
OUR NEXT CITY REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON DECEMBER 19TH AT 6:30 P.M..
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.