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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:30 ON THE DOT.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
THOSE THAT CAN RISE, PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
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.
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BEFORE WE DO ROLL CALL FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW IT, BUT THERE'S A GENTLEMAN SITTING NEXT TO J.R.ON THE RIGHT IN BETWEEN BOB KRESS IS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, KEN DOMER [APPLAUSE].
WELCOME. KEN COMES WITH MANY YEARS OF MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE FROM CITIES THROUGHOUT ORANGE COUNTY.
AND AGAIN, WELCOME, KEN [APPLAUSE].
SO ROLL CALL, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT.
COUNCILMEMBER KASHIFALGHITA HERE.
THIS IS THE TIME WE SET ASIDE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
ANYBODY LIKES TO COME UP. ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY WANT TO BE EVERYBODY ONLINE . YOU NEVER [INAUDIBLE].JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
TUESDAY, WHICH IS TOMORROW, DECEMBER 20TH.
LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AT 9 A.M..
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA PERTAINING TO THE SYTF AND ALSO NOT NECESSARILY PERTAINING TO LA VERNE CAMPS, BUT ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE NO LONGER USING THE PEPPER SPRAY PROCEDURES WHICH TIES INTO THAT.
SO IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, AT LEAST LISTEN.
BUT AS SYTF IS STILL ON THE MAP.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MISS BEAUCHAMP.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO STAY ON THESE MEETINGS BECAUSE THEY LAST SO LONG AND QUITE FRANKLY, THEY NEVER STAY ON SCHEDULE AND THEY NEVER STAY ON WHAT THEIR TOPIC IS SUPPOSED TO BE.
BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE THAT WE CAN GET ONLINE.
YOU CAN LISTEN ONLY AND THEN YOU CAN ALSO COMMENT AT THE END.
BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
I WILL TRY TO IT'S JUST IT'S 2 HOURS AND IT'S IT'S CRAZY, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANYTHING FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS? TIM I HAVE ONE. MR. JOHNSON. THE LA VERNE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN IS HAVING A CONCERT ON DECEMBER 21ST AT 7:30 IN THE MAIN SANCTUARY.
THEY ALSO HAD ONE THIS PAST SUNDAY.
IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND IT A BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
I RECOMMEND THAT TO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN SOME CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.
ANYONE ELSE? AND YES, JUST I THINK I DID IT.
JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE IS A TRI-CITIES MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AS WELL AT 5:00.
ANYONE ELSE? WE WILL CLOSE THAT PORTION.
[5. PRESENTATION]
RECOGNITION OF RETIRING CITY ATTORNEY ROBERT KRESS FOR HIS LONGTIME DEDICATION, HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.HE WAS APPOINTED CITY ATTORNEY ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1990.
KRESS WILL ALSO BE HONORED BY COUNCIL, AND WE DON'T WANT THAT ONE.
WELL, I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BLURB ABOUT MR. KRESS. KRESS OBTAINED HIS LAW DEGREE, UCLA, IN 1972 AND STARTED PRACTICING LAW THE SAME YEAR.
HE HAS SERVED THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, ROSEMEAD AND LA VERNE.
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OH TYPO.CITY OF SAN GABRIEL. SORRY ABOUT THAT AND LA VERNE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE CREATED HIS COMMENDATION WHICH WHICH WE PRESENTED ALREADY.
BUT WE ALSO PRESENT A PLAQUE TO MR. KRESS. AGAIN, I EXTEND MY CONGRATULATIONS TO BOB AND WISH HIM THE BEST IN HIS RETIREMENT AND ENJOY THE TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY AND YOUR CATS.
I DO APPRECIATE IT. I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, SIR.
WELL, I THINK [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU AGAIN.
THE COUNCIL GRACIOUSLY HAD A RECEPTION FOR ME EARLIER THIS EVENING AND I HAD MORE TO SAY THEN.
BUT IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE 32 YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE TIME I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
THERE WERE A FEW A COUPLE OF TIMES WHERE IT WAS A LITTLE ROCKY.
I ALWAYS SAID YOU DIDN'T REALLY HAVE TO TAKE THE ADVICE AS LONG AS YOU KEPT PAYING FOR IT.
YOU DID. SO WE DON'T OWE YOU ANY MORE MONEY, DO WE? NO, NO.
KRESS, WE RETIRE YOUR NAME RIGHT HERE AND ALSO PLAQUE.
ALSO PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL.
ROBERT KRESS APPRECIATION 32 YEARS OF SERVICE REPRESENTING THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
[APPLAUSE] AND I'M, AS YOU KNOW, NOT LEAVING YOU GUYS IN THE LURCH.
KIM BARLOW WILL BE TAKING OVER AS THE ATTORNEY.
YOU CAN STAND UP KIM [APPLAUSE].
THIS IS KIM. A VERY EXPERIENCED MUNICIPAL ATTORNEY EXECUTIVE PARTNER IN THE FIRM.
SHE'LL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB FOR YOU.
I HAVE NO CONCERNS ABOUT THAT.
WAS ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? I'M SORRY. IS THERE A CHANCE? SURE. YEAH, WE'LL OPEN IT UP.
WE'LL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SURE.
MR. KENDRICK, ALWAYS WELCOME AT THE PODIUM, SIR.
I WILL FILL THIS OUT AND GIVE IT TO J.R..
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW WHO I AM, AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING BOB IN THE MID-NINETIES.
SO HE STARTED IN 1990 AND HE'S WORKED 32 YEARS.
BUT THE ONE THING THAT I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED ABOUT BOB IS BOB IS JUST GOING TO SIT THERE AND NOT SAY ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S NECESSARY THAT HE SAYS SOMETHING. AND THEN IT'S REALLY WISE, I THINK, TO LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS.
THE ADVICE COMES FROM OVER 175 YEARS OF YOUR COMPANY'S DIALOG IN OVER TEN CITIES OF WORK IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. THAT'S VERY VALUABLE TO THIS CITY AND I THINK LA VERNES' GUIDE.
AND WHEN HE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROBABLY UNDERSTAND THIS BETTER THAN MOST BECAUSE HE IS AN ATTORNEY AND UNDERSTANDS RISK AND RISK MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTION AND HOW YOU GET THERE AND HOW YOU LEARN AND SO FORTH.
AND THEN YOU LIKED IT SO WELL YOU MOVED HERE.
AND THAT IS THE ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT TO OUR CITY, IS THAT, YES, YOU ARE NOW ONE OF US.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR 32 YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR THE GUIDANCE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME AND EVERYBODY ELSE AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
LA VERNE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].
GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, FELLOW LA VERNE RESIDENTS.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
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PRACTICING LAW.IF IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT WE TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK AN ATTORNEY FOR HIS SERVICE.
BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE ROLE OF A CITY ATTORNEY.
A TYPICAL DAY MIGHT SOUND SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR A CITY ATTORNEY.
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT COMES IN WITH AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NEEDED BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL THAT NIGHT TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE BUILDING CODE. THEN THE CITY MANAGER COMES IN WITH A SERIOUS PERSONNEL PROBLEM THAT WILL MOST LIKELY END UP IN LITIGATION.
AND FINALLY, THE FELLOW CITY EMPLOYEE WALKS BY HIS DOOR AND SAYS, YOU GOT A MINUTE? I NEED SOME FREE ADVICE.
I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE NEIGHBOR.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, BY 10:00, HE'S GOT TO BE IN COURT TO REPRESENT SOME MATTER FOR THE CITY.
A TYPICAL DAY FOR AN ATTORNEY? I'LL SAY NOT. MOST ATTORNEYS TODAY ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED.
THE LAW FIRM WILL TAKE ON JUST CIVIL CASES OR CRIMINAL CASES OR DIVORCE CASES.
BUT A CITY ATTORNEY HAS TO BE ABLE TO DO ALL ROADS IN ALL CODES WHEN THE CALL COMES FOR WORK.
YET THIS IS A LOCATION THAT BOB SELECTED.
HE ASKED FOR THIS AND HE TOOK IT ON FOR MANY YEARS.
AND THE CITY LA VERNE IS BETTER OFF BECAUSE YOU DID COME HERE AND SERVE THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN.
IT'S A DIFFICULT BALL TO BALANCE SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE AT A COUNCIL MEETING OR A COMMISSION MEETING AND THEY'RE ARGUING ABOUT A TOPIC OR THE CITIZENS ARE ARGUING ABOUT A TOPIC AND YOU'RE SITTING THERE NICE AND QUIET AND YOU CAN SEE THAT BALL GOING AROUND THE ROOM AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LANDS IN YOUR LAP BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE DECISION OR VOICE THE OPINION THAT MIGHT MAKE HALF THE PEOPLE HAPPY AND THE OTHER HALF OF THE PEOPLE NOT SO HAPPY.
I KNOW, BOB, YOU NEVER WOKE UP IN THE MORNING THINKING WHAT YOU COULD DO TO HURT THIS TOWN.
I KNOW IN YOUR HEART OF HEARTS THAT YOU PUT LA VERNE FIRST AND YOU PUT EVERYTHING ELSE BELOW THAT.
SO TONIGHT I JOIN ALL OF YOU IN SAYING GOODBYE TO A FRIEND AND A CHAMPION OF LA VERNE.
I THANK YOU, BOB, FOR CARING WHEN OTHERS GAVE UP AND DOING YOUR VERY BEST.
THANK YOU, MY FRIEND [APPLAUSE].
I WANT TO MR. DUFF BACK THERE, JUST SITTING QUIETLY IN THE AUDIENCE, HAS BEEN UP HERE FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS TO ASSIST US ON OUR TRANSITION, WHICH WAS SEAMLESS AND EXTREMELY WELL DONE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WE REALLY, TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP THROUGH THIS AND HELPING US SELECT MR. DOMER AND AND ENJOY YOURSELF AND YOUR NEXT PORTION OF YOUR WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE EVER GOING TO RETIRE.
YOU'RE JUST GOING TO KIND OF LIKE, HONEY, I GOT A JOB OUT IN TIMBUKTU.
I GOT TO GO BE A CITY MANAGER.
BUT NO, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
I'LL JUST SAY SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].
[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]
WITH THAT, WE MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR.DO WE HAVE ANYTHING PULLED OFF CONSENT CALENDAR? MR. DOMER. MAYOR, THERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS ON THE AUDITED DEMANDS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS PULLED.
AND THEN THERE WAS A QUESTION ON ITEM NUMBER D4, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION 2285, AND WE'RE PULLING IN FROM A RESIDENT AND THEN WE ARE PULLING D1 RESOLUTION 2282.
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[INAUDIBLE] IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.UNLESS THOSE THOSE WERE ANSWERED BY THE FINANCE DIRECTOR.
SO I TALKED TO CHRISTY BEFORE THE MEETING.
SHE SAID THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH ANSWERED YES.
SO WE'RE GOOD. SO WE'LL GO TO THAT.
SO SHALL WE SHALL WE TALK ABOUT THESE FIRST OR WE WANT TO DO THE [INAUDIBLE].
IS THAT CORRECT? JR PLEASE GO RIGHT AHEAD JR.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I HAD ASKED FOR THIS ITEM TO BE PULLED TYPICALLY, WE ONLY USE A PART OF OUR CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD A MULTI YEAR AGREEMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH OUR FIRE ASSOCIATION.
WE HAD PRODUCTIVE AND VERY GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH THE NEGOTIATORS ON THE ASSOCIATION SIDE AND THEIR STRONG LEADERSHIP TO HELP US COME TO A FOUR YEAR AGREEMENT.
THAT'S PART OF A TREND THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
AND SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT TONIGHT.
SO I'LL TRY TO BRING HIM INTO THE ROOM AS WELL.
OKAY. THESE COOKIES ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY.
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW THAT I WAS EATING THEM.
OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ANDY GLAZE AND I'M THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT.
I WANTED TO THANK CITY COUNCIL J.R.
AND OUR NEGOTIATORS FOR WORKING TOGETHER ON OUR NEW CONTRACT.
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE A FINALIZED CONTRACT THAT ADDRESSES THE RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT ISSUES THAT WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH FOR YEARS AND PROVIDES THE SECURITY OF A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
GOOD. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS TOOK QUITE A BIT OF WORK, BUT WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAN WE WERE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE COULDN'T EVEN GET A ONE YEAR CONTRACT.
A LOT OF CHANGES IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH CHIEF NIGG, DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF COATNEY.
WE'VE GOT FIRE MARSHALS, WE'VE GOT AMBULANCE PROGRAMS, AL OPERATORS.
WE'VE GOT ALL THIS STUFF NOW IN PLACE BUT IT REALLY AND OUR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT, WHICH AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT ACTUALLY, AND WE'RE IN SUCH A BETTER SHAPE THAN WE EVER HAVE BEEN.
SAID, THE TREND MULTI YEAR CONTRACTS, BECAUSE AS A COUNCIL WE'RE CONSTANTLY WORKING ON CONTRACTS FOR DIFFERENT LABOR GROUPS AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR STAFF AND ALSO FOR US BECAUSE YOU JUST YOU NEVER, NEVER STOP TO KIND OF SMELL THE ROSES AND LOOK AHEAD TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND NOW THIS GIVES US THE CHANCE WITH A FOUR YEAR CONTRACT, THAT'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, GOOD FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, AND HOPEFULLY IT SETS A PACE FOR OUR OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS TO GIVE US A MULTI YEAR CONTRACT.
SO AND I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK THEY DID ON IT.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY ALL CAME TOGETHER, THE NEGOTIATIONS WENT EXTREMELY WELL.
NOT THAT WE'RE MAKING ANY DECISIONS, WE BRING IT BACK TO STAFF AND FIGURE IF WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK.
AND IT WORKED OUT EXTREMELY WELL.
SO I APPRECIATE MY COUNCIL, APPRECIATE COUNCIL MEMBER LAU AND ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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IT WAS A MUCH DIFFERENT SITUATION THIS TIME.IT'S JUST STREAMLINE NOW AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS? HERE WE GO. THANK YOU.
WE'LL CLOSE THAT ONE AND THEN WE CAN THIS PARTICULAR ONE RESOLUTION 2282.
YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT? YEAH.
LET'S OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT ONE, MS. BEAUCHAMP.
I CAN PROBABLY ANSWER IT FOR YOU ALSO.
ACCORDING TO THE MINUTES FOR THE LA COUNTY BOARD OF SANITATION FOR DISTRICT 21 ANNEXATION, 769 WAS APPROVED AND IT DISCUSSES THE 50 PROPOSED ATTACHED TOWNHOMES, THE BRANDYWINE PROJECT ON FRUIT STREET.
BUT IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, AND IT COULD JUST BE VERY SPECIFICS, I KNOW THAT THE EIGHT UNITS THAT ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED ON WALNUT STREET WAS ALSO PART OF THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S PART OF THE REASON WHY, BUT WHY WERE NOT WHY WAS THE EIGHT UNITS ON WALNUT NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF THE ANNEXATION IF IT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL PROJECT FOR FRUIT STREET? AND IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS BECAUSE IT HAS A SEPARATE RESOLUTION OR BECAUSE OF THE SEWER CONNECTION.
AND I WAS PART OF THAT VOTE BECAUSE I'M ON THE SANITATION DISTRICT 21.
THAT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ISSUE.
AND I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING ON THE WALNUT PROPERTY.
SO AS FAR AS THE RESOLUTION NUMBERS, BUT THE 50 TOWN HOME STANDS ON ITS OWN RESOLUTION.
IT'S A $2,000 FEE FOR SEWER CONNECTION WITH THE 50 UNITS.
AND THE ONES DOWN ON WALNUT, IT'S A TOTALLY SEPARATE AREA.
SO IT HAS TO DO JUST SPECIFICALLY WITH THAT AREA.
BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO ALSO THEN ASK IF THIS IS INCLUDING THE 50 TOWNHOMES ON FRUIT, WHY ARE WE NOT INCLUDING THE UNITS ON AMHERST STREET? BUT I REALIZE THAT THEY HAVE NOT STARTED BUILDING YET.
SO I KNOW THEY'RE IN A DIFFERENT TIME FRAME THAN THAN THE BRANDYWINE PROJECT.
SO I JUST NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION.
THAT'S WHY THAT'S A SEPARATE ISSUE AND BRANDYWINE IS A SEPARATE ISSUE.
AND THE SEWER CONNECTION FEE, IT'S STANDARD.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN ORDER TO GET INTO THE SANITATION DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM ON 2285? I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE.
MOTION CARRIES, BUT WE WILL WAIT TO SEE THOSE LIGHTS UP THERE.
OKAY. ARE WE ACTUALLY WE'RE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.IS THAT CORRECT, MR. [INAUDIBLE] OR DID YOU ALREADY YOU'RE ALREADY DONE.
WELL, WE'LL JUST PUT THIS ONE AWAY.
PUBLIC COMMENT. MS. BEAUCHAMP. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED OR VOLUNTEERED OR DONATED MONEY TO THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.
THIS YEAR WAS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YEARS THAT WE HAD.
CAITLIN KING, WHO IS THE REGENT FOR THE COVINA CHAPTER OF WREATH ACROSS AMERICA.
SHE WAS THE CEREMONY, KEYNOTE SPEAKER OR EMCEE.
SHE REALLY JUST DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
AND I ALSO LIKE TO THANK CYNTHIA GABALDON AS MAYOR DID AT THAT CEREMONY AS WELL.
BUT NOT ONLY DID THEY HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PURCHASE WREATHS FOR EVERYBODY AT THE LA VERNE CEMETERY, BUT THEY HAD LEFTOVERS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DISPERSE TO OTHER CEMETERIES THAT HAD A SHORTFALL.
AND ALSO, MR. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND KASHIFALGHITA WERE ALSO THERE.
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AND I APPRECIATE THAT.BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. BEAUCHAMP. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. BOWEN.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR 38 YEARS.
MR. MAYOR AND OUR NEW CITY MANAGER, KENNETH DOMER.
I WELCOME YOU AND LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS.
I DO ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE JEFF OR JESSIE DUFF, WHO APPARENTLY HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AS IN THE INTERIM IN BRINGING THE CITY TOGETHER, WHICH I REALLY APPRECIATE.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT GREAT MOVE, GETTING THE FIREFIGHTERS FINALLY AFTER FIVE YEARS OF REALLY TUMULTUOUS ACTIVITIES.
IT'S NICE TO SEE THE CITY STARTING TO PULL TOGETHER.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WITH TONIGHT'S DEPARTURE OF THE CITY MANAGER OR THE CITY ATTORNEY, LA VERNE HAS FINALLY TURNED AWAY FROM THE OLD GUARD THAT'S RUN THIS CITY FOR WELL OVER 30 YEARS.
HOPEFULLY, RESPECT FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND TRANSPARENCY PARDON ME.
AND TRUE SPENDING. TRANSPARENCY WILL AGAIN BE THE HALLMARK OF THIS CITY.
I WON'T READ THE REST OF IT OUT OF COURTESY.
IN PARTING, I JUST WANT TO STEAL A LINE FROM ROCKY TWO AND LOOK UP THERE IN A CAMERA AND SAY, YO, HUGH, YOU DID IT.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT HAPPY NEW YEAR.
THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT DOWN, ANYBODY ONLINE?
[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
COUNCIL WHO'D LIKE TO START? I'LL START. I WON'T TAKE LONG BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GOT 3 MINUTES, SIR.YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE FREE BEER? YES, I'M LOOKING FOR THE FREE BEER.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS A TOUGH JOB.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. AND YOU CAN MAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAD.
AND AND I REMEMBER YOUR BAR CODE NUMBER, WHICH I PROMISE I WON'T USE.
IT WAS LIKE A FOUR DIGIT NUMBER.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HAS A FOUR DIGIT, BUT HEY THAT MEANS EXPERIENCED AND FOUND OUT YOU'RE UCLA BRUINS FAN SO I'LL PROMISE NOT TO HAVE A BUNCH OF USC TROJANS RUNNING AROUND IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE.
AND MR. [INADUIBLE] I ALWAYS CALL YOU JEFF BECAUSE I CAN NEVER REMEMBER IF I WAS JESS OR JEFF.
BUT REGARDLESS, I'M ALWAYS SCREAMING AT YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT, RIGHT? HEY, YOU'RE JUST MOVING FORWARD, IT JUST SHOWS THE TESTAMENT TO YOUR EXPERIENCE AND YOUR HARD WORK.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR CITY GREAT AGAIN.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE JESS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SERVICE THAT YOU PROVIDED US.
BUT YOU DID A GOOD JOB, AND I APPRECIATE IT.
THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATES WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE YOU TOOK OFF TO CONTROL.
I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THE CHURCH IS HAVING A CONCERT WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7:30.
IS THAT CORRECT? I'M LOOKING AT MY WIFE BECAUSE SHE SINGS IN THE CHOIR.
THE BOSS. YOU WILL MENTION IT FIVE TIMES AND IT WILL BE FIVE TIMES THAT YOU WILL MENTION IT.
WHEN WAS THAT AGAIN? WEDNESDAY 7:30
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THEY JUST HAD ONE ON SATURDAY.AND SO THIS IS THE EXTENSION OF THIS ONE.
AND IT'S WONDERFUL. AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED AFTERWARDS.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
I JUST WANTED TO ECHO. THANK YOU, JESS, FOR HELPING US OUT AND DURING THIS TRANSITION.
SO I HOPE YOU GET TO ENJOY RETIREMENT FOR REAL THIS TIME.
AND THANK YOU, BOB, FOR BEING OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
SO. BUT ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE A GOOD TRANSITION FOR YOU AND THAT WE DON'T SCARE YOU AWAY.
[LAUGHTER] BUT EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR A GREAT YEAR.
APPRECIATE THE COOKIES. THESE LOOK AMAZING, SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THANK YOU. BUT ALSO JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOUR ENGAGEMENT.
IT TAKES EVERYONE IN THE CITY TO MAKE THIS A GREAT PLACE.
PLEASE MAKE TIME TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR FRIENDS THIS HOLIDAY.
IT'S ALREADY GOING TO BE CHRISTMAS.
HANUKKAH JUST STARTED THIS YEAR HAS WHIPPED BY SO, SO FAST.
SO ENJOY THE SMALL MOMENTS BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE THE BIG MOMENTS LATER ON.
BE KIND AND HOPE EVERYBODY IS PRETTY STRESS FREE LEADING UP TO THE FESTIVITIES.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
JUST WANT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HAPPY SECOND NIGHT OF HANUKKAH TONIGHT.
AND THE LAST WEEK, I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL AND I JUST BROUGHT A SMILE ON MY FACE.
IT'S THE SEAL LA VERNE RECREATION.
IT'S BACK. AND BECAUSE OF COVID, IT WASN'T SENT OUT BEFORE.
SO IT'S BACK. AND IT HAS ALL YOU SHOULD ALL THEN RECEIVED IT AT YOUR HOUSE.
IF IT HASN'T COME, IT'S GOING TO BE COMING.
AND LOOK AT THE GREAT KIDS AND THEIR SMILES ON THERE.
SO JUST WANT TO THANK YVONNE AND HER HER HAPPY, HAPPY GROUP THAT'S DOING RECREATION AND REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT YOU ARE PUTTING ON.
AND IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER FOR A DAY OF CHRISTMAS AND RUNNING BEHIND AND HANDING OUT STUFF, YOU CAN GO TO OUR ON OUR WEBSITE, OK.
AND CHRISTMAS MORNING, PLEASE COME OUT AND HELP.
WE STILL LOVE TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS TO GO OUT AND DO IT.
IT'S AT 6 A.M.. WE MEET HERE, THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
WE GET OUT AT THE STREETS BY 7:00 AND YOU'RE USUALLY DONE BEFORE 1:00 2:00 ON MONDAY.
SO AND THEN YOU CAN SPEND THE REST OF THE TIME CHRISTMAS WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO THAT CANDY'S GOT TO GET OUT, COME OUT AND VOLUNTEER.
BUT HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
TODAY AT IT WAS 8:30 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN RUNNING A SPARKLE UP TOY DRIVE.
AND THERE WAS OVER 30 RED KIDS BICYCLES AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TOYS.
AND THEY ALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OVER AND BASICALLY THEY DROVE THEM OVER MR. JOHNSON IN HIS TRUCK, KASH AND HIS TRUCK AND LA VERNE BREWERY AND ALSO CRAZY BEAR DROVE THE BIKES OVER TO THE FIRE STATION.
AND THEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OVER TO HILLCREST WHERE THEY PUT HIM IN THEIR MAIN HALL ROOM.
AND THEN TOMORROW THEY'LL GO OUT TO TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO FOR THE KIDS AND STUFF.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. IT WAS AMAZING.
INCREDIBLE. THE STAFF AT HILLCREST WERE RIDING THE BIKES INSIDE OF THE TRUCKS.
THEY'RE JUST LIKE, BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT WAS VERY GENEROUS OF YOU.
FIRE DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU, YOU GUYS.
ALL OF YOUR FIREFIGHTERS AND ALL YOUR STAFF DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB.
AND LA VERNE WAS QUIET AT THAT TIME.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY CALLS. THANK GOD WE HAD WE HAD 90% OF THE STAFF, I THINK, OVER THERE.
BUT THANK YOU. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
I WANT TO THANK BOB FOR YOUR SERVICE.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THIS LAST YEAR OR TWO.
IT'S BEEN A DEFINITE TRANSITION.
I WANT TO THANK MY COUNCIL ESPECIALLY FOR STICKING WITH ME AND WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AS WE ALL DID, AND WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE NOW. AND I WANT TO ABSOLUTELY THANK OUR RESIDENTS.
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OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, WE ARE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE.AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR AS JUST A NEW BEGINNING AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND I CAN'T THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH.
IT REALLY TOOK A VILLAGE TO TO KIND OF MOVE THINGS FORWARD.
BUT I WANT TO SAY THAT [INAUDIBLE], I THINK WAS A CROWNING GLORY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO PUT TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT WAS A MAJOR ISSUE WE WERE FACING THAT COULD HAVE CHANGED THE DYNAMICS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND DESTROYED IT, ACTUALLY.
AND I THINK THAT PUT US ALL TOGETHER, EVERYBODY THINKING THE SAME DIRECTION.
WE'RE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO AGREE ON EVERYTHING, BUT WE'RE IN A MUCH BETTER DIRECTION.
WE GOT GREAT MANAGEMENT NOW, WE GOT GREAT STAFF, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS NEXT YEAR.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY HANUKKAH, HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SITTING ON THE DAIS AGAIN WITH YOU.
BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE BOB IS LEAVING US IN VERY GOOD SHOES.
JESS IS LEAVING US IN VERY GOOD SHOES, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
AND AGAIN, I THANK MY COUNCIL.
IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.
SO WITH THAT, OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? IT'S SEVEN AFTER SEVEN.
MY GOD, WE WILL NOT BE HAVING A MEETING ON JANUARY 3RD THAT'S CANCELED.
AND DO THIS CITY HALL BEING CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16TH, AND OBSERVANCE OF A LEGAL HOLIDAY.
THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 17TH, 2023.
PATTY I DIDN'T MEAN THAT. I WAS THINKING OF ALL THE COUNCIL.
I WANT TO THANK MY WIFE AND EVERYBODY'S WIVES.
THAT ALLOW. LET ME FINISH MY TRAIN OF THOUGHT.
THANK YOU. I'M PROBABLY TURNING RED AS A BEET.
PATTY I LOVE YOU. ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR OUR OUR WIVES THAT ALLOW US TO DO THIS AND OUR PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO LET US DO THIS AND SPEND THIS KIND OF TIME, BECAUSE WE REALLY ALL DO TRULY LOVE THIS CITY.
SO ANYWAY, EVERYONE, HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE COOKIES.
THANK YOU. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT [INAUDIBLE].
COME ON UP COOKIE LADY [INAUDIBLE].
I CAN'T LET THIS END WITHOUT ISSUING A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO IS ON THEIR HANDS AND KNEES ON MY BEHALF IN THE PARKING LOT LOOKING FOR MY KEYS.
EVEN THOUGH I SAID I'M SURE I LOST THEM IN THE LADIES ROOM.
AND SURE ENOUGH, IN THE NEXT DAY THE THEY HAD BEEN TURNED IN, BUT THE OFFICE WAS CLOSED.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP FROM EVERYONE.
AND FOR THIS 84 YEAR OLD THAT USED TO LAUGH AT FUNNY OLD LADIES [LAUGHTER], I'M NOW ONE OF THEM, THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].
THEN THEY FOUND THE KEYS IN HER HOUSE, A SPARE SET.
SO KATHY CAME BACK AND THEN DROVE HER TO GLENDORA.
SO IT WAS LIKE ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE CALAMITY OF ERRORS JUST WENT ON.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S THE KIND OF COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN.
THAT'S THE KIND OF LOVE WE HAVE FOR EVERYBODY.
SO WE ARE GOING TO ADJOURN TONIGHT AT 7:09 P.M..
EVERYBODY, HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.