Jan 17, 2023 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

OH, WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.

WELCOME. WELCOME.

WE ARE HONORED TONIGHT FOR OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY THE BAND OF BROTHERS.

120334, WHICH IS OUR LA VERNE.

AND OUR COMMANDER, PHIL RAMIREZ IS HERE, BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE LED TONIGHT BY MARIA ESTRADA, ARMY SERGEANT FIRST CLASS RETIRED, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.

WELL, IF WE COULD ALL RISE, THOSE WHO CAN FACE THE FLAG.

WE'LL LET YOU, LEAD US.

ALLEGIANCE].

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE THE BAND OF BROTHERS.

12034 VFW.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING.

WE DO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO BE AND I THINK IT WAS MR. KASHIFALGHITA IDEA, IS THAT CORRECT FOR THIS? AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE CELEBRATE OUR MILITARY WITH OUR FLAG SALUTE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING.

AND WITH THAT, THEY'RE EXITING.

WE HAVE ROLL CALL, MR. DOMER. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCILMEMBER KASHIFALGHITA, HERE.

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, HERE.

COUNCILMEMBER LAU, PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY, HERE.

AND MAYOR HEPBURN HERE.

I WILL INTRODUCE MR. DOMER. KEN DOLMER JUST CAME ON OUR 19TH OF DECEMBER MEETING.

IS THAT CORRECT? 19TH OF DECEMBER.

HE CAME ON AS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER.

ALSO, MS. BARLOW CAME ON JUST ABOUT THE SAME TIME, JUST AT THE END OF DECEMBER, WHEN ROB KRESS, WHO HAD BEEN WITH US FOR OVER 30 YEARS, RETIRED.

[4. PRESENTATIONS]

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE DO THIS QUICKLY.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TONIGHT.

THAT'S DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO 2022.

[APPLAUSE]. GOT HIM. I LOVE IT WHEN WE FILL THESE HALLS UP BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE HAD THIS MANY PEOPLE IN THESE IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS.

I DON'T NEED MY GLASSES. I GUESS SOMEONE MADE THIS BIG ENOUGH SO I COULD READ IT.

CONGRATULATIONS, DAMIEN.

GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS.

[APPLAUSE].

THE 2022 DAMIAN WATER POLO COMPLETED ONE OF THE BEST SEASONS IN SCHOOL HISTORY.

THE TEAM FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A RECORD 30 TO FOUR HIGHLIGHTED BY BEGINNING THE YEAR, WINNING THE RIVERSIDE POLY TOURNAMENT, FINISHING IN FOURTH PLACE AT THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CORONADO TOURNAMENT AND WINNING THE VILLA PARK TOURNAMENT.

THE SPARTANS WENT INTO THE END SEASON LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AS THE NUMBER ONE SEED WHERE THEY WENT UNDEFEATED AND WERE CROWNED THE BASELINE LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FINISHING LEAGUE PLAY EIGHT TO ZIP.

GREAT JOB. THAT IS AMAZING.

THE TEAM TOOK THE MOMENTUM INTO THE PLAYOFFS AND NEVER LOOKED BACK, GOING FOUR ZERO IN THE CIF AS PLAYOFFS, DEFEATING PORTOLA HIGH SCHOOL, 18 TO 11 AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

THE TEAM WAS LED ALL SEASON LONG BY SENIORS COLIN WHITE AND JOHN WINTERS, WHO WERE NAMED BASELINE LEAGUE CEO MVP'S.

WHERE ARE YOU TWO, STEP UP? [APPLAUSE] RAISE A HAND.

THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS.

FOR HIS AMAZING EFFORT, COLIN WHITE WAS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS CIF SF DIVISION THREE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

THIRD, THIRD PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS.

THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY ROBERT ECHEVERRIA AND ASSISTED BY JESSEE JOHNSTON.

IF I COULD HAVE THE COACHES COME UP, PLEASE.

[APPLAUSE].

AND STAFF. CONGRATULATIONS, COACH.

CONGRATULATIONS. I'M GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. AWESOME.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

YOU KNOW, THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THESE YOUNG MEN.

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SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR ALWAYS BELIEVING IN US.

AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO CALL OUT OUR ROSTER.

THE GUYS THAT HAD TO DEAL WITH COACH JESSE AND I ON A DAILY BASIS.

RIGHT. THE FIRST ATHLETE, JONAH AGUILERA [APPLAUSE].

COME ON UP. COME ON UP.

DON'T BE SHY. YOU GUYS, GET UP.

COME ON UP. WE GOT A GIFT FOR YOU AND A CERTIFICATE.

PETER HALE, I THINK.

I THINK PETER HALE IS WRESTLING, SO HE'S NOT HERE TODAY.

SEBASTIAN MACALLA.

MIKEY RIES. JOHN WINTERS.

SAWYER COLEMAN.

HE'S NOT HERE TODAY. MATTHEW HIGAREDA . ZANDER MONTOYA.

HE'S ALSO THE BIRTHDAY BOY TODAY.

BEN SHEHEE.

LUCAS GEBHART.

BRADY KOPPERUD.

ZACHKARY MONTOYA.

JACOB VASILJ. LIAM GORE.

KO KUSACHI.

COLIN OLSEN.

COLLIN WHITE.

AND THAT IS OUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

[APPLAUSE]. LET'S GET YOU GUYS IN SO YOU CAN GET A PICTURE.

PARENTS. COME ON UP. GET YOUR PICTURES.

[INAUDIBLE] LET'S GO.

TALLEST TO THE.

NOT AS TALLEST. THE SHORTEST.

I DON'T SAY SHORT WHEN MY SONS ARE 6'5 AND 6'4.

SO IT'S LIKE I'M JUST CHALLENGED A LITTLE BIT.

OH, THAT'S GOOD. BIG AND STRONG.

COME ON, GET IN THERE. LET'S GO.

LET'S GO. I THINK WE HAVE TO TAKE TURNS.

[INAUDIBLE] YOU GUYS GET YOUR PICTURES AND WE'LL JUMP IN.

GUYS, HOLD ON. WE'RE GONNA GET MY PHOTO, MAN.

[INAUDIBLE].

OKAY, LET'S DO A SILLY PICTURE.

COME ON. THIS IS FUN.

SILLY PICTURES.

[INAUDIBLE].

THANK

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LA VERNE SAN DIMAS HAS GOT SOME AMAZING SCHOOLS.

WE PUT OUT SOME AMAZING ATHLETES AND SCHOLARS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS, VERY MUCH.

AN AMAZING SEASON.

AND NEXT YEAR, JUST DO IT AGAIN.

THAT'S IT'S. EASY, RIGHT? THANK YOU, GUYS. YOU KNOW, IF YOU GUYS IF YOU IF WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION, UNLESS YOU GUYS WANTED TO GO NOW IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS.

YOU WAIT. OKAY.

COME ON, GUYS. WE GOT ONE MORE PRESENTATION, THEN WE'LL TURN YOU ALL LOOSE.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

SOMEBODY. I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE BLOWN THIS ONE UP.

CHIEF NIGG YEAH, THOSE ARE MINE.

THANK YOU. THIS A PRESENTATION TO HILLCREST COMMUNITY.

I'M GOING TO TURN THE MIC OVER TO CHIEF NIGG AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE TALK.

EXPLANATION. EXPLANATION, TALK.

WELL, GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I'M SO GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF OUR HILLCREST PARTNERS AND ULTIMATELY WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THROUGH THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH THE SPARK OF LOVE. FOR THOSE WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR, THE SPARK OF LOVE IS A 30 YEAR TRADITION THAT ABC SEVEN PIONEERS.

YOU ALL SEE THE COMMERCIALS ON TV EVERY SINGLE YEAR, AND THEY PARTNER WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND FIRE STATIONS ALL OVER THE SOUTHLAND.

AND EACH ONE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT TAKES PART IN IT WITH ABC7, THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE BACK TO THE BIGGER CONGLOMERATE THAT IS THE SPARKLE OF CAMPAIGN.

OR THEY CAN WORK TO KEEP ALL OF THOSE TOYS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG THING FOR ME.

SO OF COURSE EVEN THOUGH THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ALWAYS DONE THE SPARK OF LOVE CAMPAIGN, I WASN'T ABLE TO ULTIMATELY DETERMINE IF WE KEPT ALL THOSE TOYS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ULTIMATELY GAVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY HOLISTICALLY.

SO THAT WAS A PRIORITY OF MINE GOING INTO THIS SEASON.

SO LAST YEAR OR THE FIRST YEAR WHEN I CAME HERE, I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT JUST AS WAS MY EXPERIENCE IN EVERY OTHER CITY, IT'S A HUGE LIFT TO MAKE THAT WHOLE PROCESS WORK, FROM COLLECTING THE TOYS TO TAKING THE TOY STORY AND THE TOYS TO SORTING THROUGH THE TOYS AND ULTIMATELY GIVING OUT THE TOYS.

IT'S FAR MORE THAN WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING.

SO OF COURSE, I LOOK TO FIND A COMMUNITY PARTNER THAT IS NOT ONLY A STAPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT JUST REALLY WILLING AND READY AND EAGER TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCOMPLISHING THAT TASK FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

CASE IN POINT, WE FOUND HILLCREST A HUGE STAPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHO WAS READY, EAGER AND WILLING TO JUMP AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO STORE THE TOYS, TO SORT THROUGH ALL OF THESE TOYS AND THEN ULTIMATELY HAND THE TOYS OUT.

OBVIOUSLY, WITH THE HELP OF OUR HILLCREST MEMBERS HERE AS WELL, WHICH IS ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO ALL OF THEIR VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER HOURS AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO CONTINUE TO DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY.

SO ALL IN ALL, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 22 FAMILIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF LA VERNE AND WE COLLECTED 20 BOXES OF TOYS AT EACH OF YOU, SORTED THROUGH AND GAVE A LOT OF TIME FOR. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO HAND IT BACK OVER TO MAYOR HEPBURN SO THAT YOU CAN FORMALLY RECOGNIZE YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

IN NOVEMBER 2022, HILLCREST PARTNERED WITH THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPARK OF LOVE TOY DRIVE.

HILLCREST SELFLESSLY PROVIDED THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH MUCH NEEDED STORAGE FOR THE MANY TOYS, AND I'M TALKING A LOT OF TOYS.

YOU'VE NEVER SEEN SO MANY TOYS AND BIKES THAT WERE DONATED THIS YEAR.

THEY ALSO COORDINATED A DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS TO SORT MANY BOXES OF TOYS AND BIKES AND CREATE A SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING THEM TO FAMILIES NEED THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THAT'S WHY THE PEOPLE ARE VERY ORGANIZED AND THEY KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

I WATCHED THEM. THEY WERE YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GET IN THEIR WAY.

THEY WERE AMAZING.

THE TOY DRIVE IS A BIG LIFT EACH YEAR, AND HILLCREST PARTNERSHIP WAS AN INCREDIBLE HELP DURING SUCH A BUSY SEASON.

THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THANKS HILLCREST FOR BEING SUCH AN AMAZING PARTNER, ALONG WITH OUR CEO MATTHEW NEALY.

MATTHEW, SAY HI.

WITHOUT MATTHEW, WHAT COULDN'T HAPPEN BECAUSE HE HAS TO SAY YES AND HELPING TO MAKE SPARKLE UP TOY DRIVE SUCH A GREAT SUCCESS.

DENNIS SMITH, WHO ALSO SERVES AS A LA VERNE SEARCH TEAM LEAD, WILL BE ACCEPTING A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE HILLCREST VOLUNTEERS.

DENNIS.

THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE] CAN WE GET ALL THIS, SIR? LET'S GO. PLEASE.[INAUDIBLE]

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YES. I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY ONE WORD.

AND THAT IS THE REAL HEROES OF THIS EFFORT THIS YEAR.

ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

IT WAS OUTSTANDING.

THE NUMBER OF GIFTS THAT WE RECEIVED TO BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE TO THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES.

SO ALL I CAN SAY IS, WOW, WHEN WE WALKED INTO THE ROOM AND SAW THE NUMBER OF TOYS THAT WERE THERE TO BE DISTRIBUTED, WE WERE OVERWHELMED, BUT WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO BE A PARTNER.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING IT IN FUTURE YEARS AND REACHING OUT EVEN TO MORE FAMILIES.

THANK YOU. YOU HEARD THAT, MATTHEW.

THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

FIRST OF ALL, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALSO HILLCREST.

LET US USE THE MEETING HALL.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, IT'S A LOT OF TOYS.

BUT ALSO COUNCIL MEMBER KASH WAS INSTRUMENTAL BETWEEN THE CRAZY BEAR BIKES WHO GOT I DON'T KNOW, WAS IT 30 BIKES? AND THEN ALSO LA VERNE BREWERY.

THEY WERE THERE WITH THEIR TRUCKS AND OAK.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON WAS THERE WITH HIS TRUCK.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASH WAS THERE WITH THIS TRUCK.

WE WERE HELPING, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE HAD TRUCKS.

WE HAD STAFF.

KUDOS TO CHIEF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SUPPLYING THAT.

BUT AGAIN, WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT HILLCREST, COULD NOT DO WITHOUT A PARTNER AND ALL THOSE DONATIONS.

SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OF COURSE. AND ALSO OUR CITY AND OUR CITY STAFF TO ALLOWS US TO DO THAT.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIVE MINUTE RECESS SO YOU GUYS CAN ALL GET OUT OF HERE.

AND AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS, DAMIEN.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR HILLCREST.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

EVERYBODY, HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

WE HAVE SHERRY BEST.

COME ON, IN. ALL RIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO GET THE INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS MENTIONED BY DAVID ALLEN ON THE JANUARY 11TH EDITION OF THE DAILY BULLETIN.

DAVID ALLEN, A NEWSPAPER COLUMNIST, HAD THIS TO SAY ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AS A SPEAKER ON JANUARY 9TH FOR THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. AND HE WROTE, DESPITE THE RAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, A GRATIFYING 50 PEOPLE SHOWED UP TO LA VERNE HILLCREST MEETING HOUSE TO HEAR ME READ FROM MY LA COUNTY FARE BOOK.

A MAN WHO SAW ME SEVERAL YEARS AND £30 AGO WALKED UP AND EXCLAIMED, YOU'RE SKINNIER THEN EXPLETIVE.

APPARENTLY, A WOMAN CONFIDED THAT SHE CLIPS FAVORITE COLUMNS OF MINE AND KEEPS THEM IN A SHOE BOX AND SOMEONE FROM THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

THE SPONSOR SENT ME HOME WITH A SMALL BAG OF MEYER LEMONS.

[INAUDIBLE] LA VERNE PUTS THE PERSONAL AND PERSONAL APPEARANCES.

THE COLLEGE STUDENT WHO DID THE CAMERA WORK FOR THE LOCAL PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL AND WAS THUS OBLIGATED TO ATTEND, GOT IN THE SALES LINE AFTERWARDS.

TO MY AMAZEMENT, SHE BOUGHT MY POMONA A TO Z BOOK.

SHARING A SMILE AND TELLING ME THAT SHE WAS A IS A LA VERNE NATIVE.

PARDON ME WHILE I BRUSH AWAY A RAINDROP.

SO WE GOT SOME NICE PRESS IN THE PAPER.

THE YOUTUBE VIDEO OF MR. ALLEN'S PRESENTATION IS POSTED ON LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE.

YOU CAN WATCH IT ANY TIME NOW FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ON JANUARY 21ST, THIS SATURDAY, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR DINOSAURS IN LA VERNE BACKYARD.

THE SOCIETY IS SPONSORING A TOUR OF THE RAYMOND ALF MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WEBB SCHOOL IN CLAREMONT.

HOW MANY OF YOU KNEW THIS WAS IN OUR BACKYARD? A MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY.

PRETTY COOL. THE TOUR BEGINS AT 11 A.M..

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GENERAL ADMISSION IS $12.

IF YOU WISH TO CARPOOL.

MEET AT 3949 BRADFORD STREET AT 10:30.

TO SHARE A RIDE, PLEASE CONTACT ME TO SIGN UP.

THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT AND I'M PUTTING SOME FLIERS OUT ON THE TABLE THIS WILL BE A LOT OF FUN AND VERY INSTRUCTIVE.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT ON A VERY SPECIAL AWARD TOMORROW.

THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL RECEIVE THE 2023 EXCELLENCE IN LA VERNE AWARD IN THE NONPROFIT CATEGORY FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THIS IS YEP, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT HONOR AND WE WILL BE AT CHASES IN FULL FORCE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHAMBER AND ALL LVH MEMBERS.

AND FINALLY, I WILL REMIND YOU THAT JANUARY IS OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, PAY UP $25 FOR A COUPLE, $20 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.

AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO NOT HAVE TO BE NAGGED BY ME ABOUT THIS $200 FOR A LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

IT'S A TEN YEAR INSURANCE POLICY.

YOU'RE BUYING HERE 20 BUCKS A YEAR, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BET THAT YOU WILL THEN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY AND BECOME A MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ENJOY OUR MANY VALUABLE ACTIVITIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL PUT UP WITH YOU. THANK YOU, SHERRY.

AND YOU'RE STILL ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR THE TRUCK, IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY, GOOD. MONEY'S ALWAYS APPRECIATED.

MR. MAY. EVENING MAYOR COUNCILMEMBERS, CITY STAFF LA VERNE RESIDENTS. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, SO I THINK IT WAS THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, LIKE I THINK IT WAS LAST SEPTEMBER.

I WAS ON LEAVE, SO I'M GLAD TO BE BACK.

I JUST WANT TO BRING SOME THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT OUR LIBRARY.

WE ARE STILL CONTINUING WITH OUR CURRENT SESSION OF THE SMARTY PANTS STORYTIME THAT'S HELD EVERY FRIDAY FROM 1130 TILL 12:00.

AND WE STILL HAVE CERTAIN STORY TIMES ON JANUARY 20TH, JANUARY 27TH, FEBRUARY 3RD.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO WEEK BREAK AND RESUME THE NEXT STORY TIME SESSION, WHICH WILL BE ON FEBRUARY 24TH.

THESE SMARTY PANTS STORY TIMES ARE FOR AGES 2 TO 5 WITH A PARENT OR CAREGIVER.

THEY INVOLVE SONGS, RHYMES AND MOTION ACTIVITIES, AND ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED.

SO REGISTRATION, FREE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

AND YOU CAN DO THAT ONE WEEK BEFORE EACH STORY TIME BY COMING TO THE LIBRARY OR GOING TO THE COUNTY'S ONLINE WEBSITE UNDER VISIT L.A.

COUNTY LIBRARY.ORG/EVENTS.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND ON JANUARY 25TH AT 6:00, WHICH IS A WEDNESDAY, WE'RE HAVING A PROGRAM CALLED CREATE A DREAM JAR.

IT'S BASED ON THE WORK OF DR.

MARTIN LUTHER KING AND HIS ICONIC SPEECH I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH.

SO IT'S FOR AGES 5 TO 12 WITH A PARENT CAREGIVER AND PEOPLE ATTENDING WILL BE GIVEN A JAR AND THEN THEY WILL WRITE THE DREAMS FOR THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD INSIDE THE JAR.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

WHEN WE HAVE MORE, I'LL BE HERE ANNOUNCING THOSE EVENTS.

IF YOU'RE NOT RETIRED.

I'M NOT VERY RETIRED. COME ON, GEORGE.

THANK YOU.

ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS.

NOT PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANYBODY ELSE? COME ON UP, YVONNE.

THANK YOU, MISS [INUDIBLE].

SORRY. [INAUDIBLE] HEPBURN, TWO THINGS.

I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT I DID ATTEND AT HILLCREST, AT THE GALLERY.

AT HILLCREST. A LOCAL, AN ARTIST.

SHE HAS A PRESENTATION GOING ON AT HILLCREST, AND IT'S CALLED EMBRACING GHOSTS.

AND HER NAME IS STACY JORDAN.

THEY HAD A MEET AND GREET LAST WEEK.

I DO WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO AND CHECK IT OUT FREE OF ADMISSION.

IT'S IN THE MEETING HOUSE UPSTAIRS.

HER ART, STACY JORDAN'S ART MAY BE MAY PUSH THE NEEDLE FOR SOME AND MIGHT MAKE PEOPLE FEEL A LITTLE BIT UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE SHE REALLY HER ART IS REALLY DRIVEN BY SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INEQUITIES.

HOWEVER, THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO BRING IT UP TODAY IS BECAUSE STACY JORDAN, WAS RAISED IN LA VERNE.

SHE WAS RAISED IN LA VERNE.

SHE WENT TO BENITO HIGH SCHOOL, CAL POLY POMONA, AND HER MOTHER, WHO MADE AN APPEARANCE AT THE MEET AND GREET, ALSO STILL LIVES IN LA VERNE.

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SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GO AND SUPPORT HER LOCAL ARTIST AND SHE'S REALLY SHE WAS REALLY GREAT SPEAKER.

SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.

THE SECOND THING IS THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE.

CASI WILL BE MEETING ON EVERY FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, SO I INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AND STILL ON THE HILLCREST THEME.

WE HAVE FOUND A PERMANENT HOME FOR OUR MEETINGS AS THE AS HILLCREST HAS DECIDED TO LET US USE AND BOOK THEIR CITRUS ROOM FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR.

SO IT'S NICE FOR US FOR CASI TO HAVE A PERMANENT PLACE.

SO I INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME TO OUR CASI MEETINGS FIRST WEDNESDAYS OF EVERY MONTH AT 5 P.M.

AT THE CITRUS ROOM IN HILLCREST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE? COUNCIL.

ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER LAU? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE TRI-CITIES MENTAL HEALTH MEETING, OUR MEETING IS TOMORROW AT 5 P.M.

AND IT IS VIA ZOOM STILL AND YOU CAN FIND THEIR LINK ON THEIR WEBSITE.

BUT I DO ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE THEY DO TALK ABOUT THE AMAZING SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE NOT ONLY TO OUR COMMUNITY BUT TO OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AS WELL, TO VETERANS, TO THE YOUTH, JUST TO A WHOLE HOST OF FOLKS.

AND SO THEY'RE DOING SOME REALLY GREAT WORK THERE.

AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF, BUT ALSO SOMETHING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF.

IF YOU EVER ARE IN ANY NEED OR KNOW OF ANYONE IN NEED.

AND THEN BEST DID ALLUDE TO THIS WITH THE EXCELLENCE IN LA VERNE AWARDS ARE HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY EXTRA TICKETS LEFT, BUT I BELIEVE YOU CAN GO TO THE CHAMBERS LINK AND BUY TICKETS THERE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

SO PLEASE COME BY AND SEE OUR AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES AND CELEBRATE THEIR SUCCESSES IN OUR CITY.

THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. JANUARY 18TH, 8 A.M.

TO 11 A.M. THE SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE DRIVE THRU FOOD PANTRY, WHICH IS AT THE CHARISMA LIFE CHURCH 305 EAST ARROW HIGHWAY, POMONA.

I THINK I POSTED ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE, BUT I MIGHT GIVE TO THE CITY TOO.

BUT THIS IS TOMORROW.

AND BASICALLY, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING, GENEROUS DONATOR TO A LOT OF THE FAMILIES IN NEED.

SO BUT THEY DO HAVE THE CHRISTMAS LIFE CHURCH JUST FOR REASON OF THE PARKING LOT AND OFF OUR HIGHWAY AND SOME BETTER LOCATIONS.

SO ALSO THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EXCELLENCE, THE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARDS AND THE EXCELLENCE IN LA VERNE AND THE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR WAS LA VERNE PHYSICAL THERAPY, NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEARS, BAGEL AND BREWS, A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR.

NORM'S HANGER COFFEE SHOP EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR FOURTH STREET MALE NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR.

LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

YAY! OKAY.

AND THEN ONE OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT ONES TOO.

THEY'RE ALL VERY IMPORTANT, BUT THE BRIAN MCNERNEY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR GOES TO MIA VALDEZ FROM MIA VALDEZ BEAUTY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT GOT THESE AWARDS.

AND ALSO THANK YOU TO LEAH AND THE CHAMBER.

AND ON ONE POINT THIS WHO IS THE PRESIDENT? AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITHOUT THE BACKBONE OF THESE BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE WOULD NOT HAVE THE COMMUNITY WE LIVE IN.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE BUSINESSES HERE.

SO WITH THAT CITY MANAGER, KEN DOMER, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO DISCUSS ON? YEAH, THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, REAL QUICK, WE HAD A COUPLE RESIDENTS CONTACT US TODAY ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE DOG LICENSING IN THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.

BASICALLY, THERE ARE SOME LETTERS THAT ARE GOING OUT THAT MAKES IT SEEM THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO UPDATE A LOT OF THEIR INFORMATION.

SO I WAS ABLE TO CALL OVER TO NICOLE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON.

AND SHE WAS VERY RESPONSIVE IN GETTING INFORMATION BACK.

THEY'VE UPDATED THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEIR WEBSITE.

THEY HAD TO CHANGE OVER TO A NEW THIRD PARTY CONTRACTOR DOCUMENT PROBABLY 18 MONTHS OR SO AGO, BUT SOME OF THE EARLIER INFORMATION WAS NOT TRANSITIONED WELL.

SO IF YOU DO GET A NOTICE THAT THERE'S A DELAY OR A LACK OF PAYMENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, PLEASE GO TO THEIR WEBSITE OR LOOK AT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW TO GET THROUGH IT AND YOU WILL CONTACT YOUR PET OR THE SERVICE TO REMEDY THAT.

SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WERE AWARE THAT ISSUE IS OUT THERE.

THEY'VE IDENTIFIED IT AND THEY'VE REMEDIED IT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MS. [INAUDIBLE] HAD SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE CASI GROUP, WHICH IS NOW MEANING AT THE AT HILLCREST.

THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AS FAR AS OUR CITY'S INVOLVEMENT WITH CASI, AND I KNOW THERE WAS AN ITEM ON THAT REGARDING DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE OF CASI AND THE CITY.

LA VERNE SO I WOULD LIKE OUR NEW CITY MANAGER AND OUR ATTORNEY TO I THINK IT WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF US TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR COMMITTEES, OUR RESOLUTIONS,

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SO IF WE COULD REVIEW THAT AND GET BACK TO THE COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO REVIEW AND THE RESOLUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND THEN WE'RE DOING ON A LEGAL ASPECT OF IT TOO.

SO WITH THAT, ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH THAT?

[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]

DO WE HAVE ANY ITEMS PULLED, MR. DOMER. WE DO NOT.

MR. MAYOR, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL ON THE CONSENT? WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION IF YOU CAN GET THAT THING.

I MOVED TO APPROVE A CONSENT CALENDAR.

SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE. WE'RE GOING TO CALL IT, BECAUSE THE CAMERAS AREN'T WORKING.

SO THAT ITEM IS APPROVED.

FIVE OH, BEAUTIFUL.

JUST A MOSQUITO. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

OKAY. WE MOVE TO RESOLUTION NUMBER 2301.

WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THAT ONE? CANDACE, [INAUDIBLE] RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNTY, LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

DESIGNATING KIMBERLY HALL BARLOW AS CITY ATTORNEY.

NO, I. SORRY, CANDACE.

I DON'T THINK SO, CANDACE. THAT WAS ON HER CONSENT.

SORRY. ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE ME RUN OUT OF THE ROOM? WE'RE NOT SURE. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE AGAIN.

WHERE IS IT? 23. 23.

WELL, I GOT YOU UP, THOUGH, DIDN'T I? WHICH ONE? OH, PUBLIC HEARINGS.

SO WE'RE ON PUBLIC HEARINGS.

I WAS JUST TESTING YOU.

[7. PUBLIC HEARINGS]

RIGHT. OK PUBLIC HEARINGS.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

CDBG FOR 2023 24.

CANDACE [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE TAKING THIS.

CANDACE [INAUDIBLE] WILL BE TAKING THIS.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THE ESTIMATED FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, CDBG WILL FOR LA VERNE IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT $156,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 23-24.

THIS WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO CONTINUE FUNDING 20% OF THE ALLOCATION TO THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM, WHICH IS ABOUT $31,000 AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

THIS AMOUNT CANNOT BE INCREASED AND NO OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM FUNDING IS AN OPTION DUE TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULATION TO NOT EXCEED 20% FOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS. STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT 58,000 BE ALLOCATED TO THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, PROVIDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS ON DAMAGED SIDEWALKS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS TO SPEND THE REMAINING UNALLOCATED BALANCE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS YEARS, WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED UP TO ABOUT $500,000. IT CONTINUES TO BE DIFFICULT FOR LA VERNE TO FIND PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE SINCE THERE IS NO LONGER CENSUS BLOCKS WITHIN THE CITY THAT QUALIFY FOR 51% LOW MODE.

THIS PROHIBITS CREATING ANY PROGRAMS THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS HAVING AN AREA WIDE BENEFIT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY UNLESS THE PROJECT IS DIRECTED TOWARDS REMOVING MATERIAL AND ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS WHICH RESTRICT THE MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED PERSONS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

THEREFORE, STAFF HAS SCHEDULED AN AUDIT THAT WILL BE COMPLETED AT CITY HALL THIS WEEK TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE PROJECTS INSIDE AND OUT, SOME INCLUDING RAMPS OR ADA COMPLIANT FRONT COUNTERS.

ONCE THE COMPLETE LIST IS COMPILED, STAFF WILL PRESENT THE PROJECT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY AND COST.

IF APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION, STAFF WILL THEN BRING BACK THE PROPOSAL TO BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

IN THE MEANTIME, FOR THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM TO HAVE A JULY 1ST START DATE, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF THE 23-24 CDBG FUNDS AND ALSO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20 3-03, APPROVING THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM AND SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT FOR FUNDING.

I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCIL ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF WHO ARE GOING TO PUBLIC.

[00:35:05]

AS FAR AS IMPROVEMENTS IN THOSE FACILITIES.

ANY CHANCE THAT WE COULD USE ANY OF THAT MONEY FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO THOSE FACILITIES? SO WE HAVE LOOKED INTO THAT.

THE ONLY AREA OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ARE GOING TO BE THAT ARE THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC FOR ADA AND DISABILITY STANDARDS.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPER RESTROOMS IN THE FACILITY NOW, THAT PROJECT SPECIFICALLY WAS BROUGHT UP AND WE TRIED AS HARD AS WE COULD TO FIND TO GET THAT CENSUS TRACK TO BE AT 51% LOW MODE. AND IT'S AT BECAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF CENSUS TRUCKS THAT STATION SERVES.

THAT'S HOW WE WERE TRYING TO SAY.

AND IT ENDED UP BEING ABOUT 50%, 49, I THINK, 49%.

AND THEY SAID, NO, YOU CAN'T DO IT.

SO WHO DO WE NEED TO TALK TO IT? WHAT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BECAUSE THESE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS, RIGHT.

SO WHO DO WE NEED TO LOBBY TO GET THAT CHANGED? I BELIEVE THAT THEY'VE FOUND I COULD BE MISTAKEN.

I BELIEVE FUNDING HAS BEEN FOUND FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY PROJECTS.

AND WE ARE NOW, LIKE I SAID, LOOKING TO SPEND AND ALL OF THIS MONEY.

WE ARE LOOKING TO SPEND ALL OF THIS MONEY ON ADA IMPROVEMENTS FOR CITY HALL INSIDE AND OUT, SO WE HAVE A STEP FORWARD TO SPEND IT. YEAH, I JUST HATE HAVING TO SELL THESE FUNDS FOR, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T SELL THEM.

WE CAN'T SELL THESE, WHICH ARE THE FUNDS THAT WE SELL.

THOSE ARE THE MEASURE.

TRANSPORTATION FOR TRANSPORTATION.

YEAH. AND THOSE FUNDS CAN'T BE USED TO IMPROVE OUR ROADS LIKE B STREET OR HIGHWAY WHERE THE ROUTES ARE.

IT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS AND THE TRAIN TRACKS THAT.

ANITA, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR BECAUSE THAT WAS MY THING.

WE'VE BEEN. WHEN YOU WERE ON COUNCIL YEARS AGO AND THEN FOR ME, IT'S LIKE WE'VE GOT THIS 525,000.

IT'S JUST WE CAN ONLY USE A CERTAIN PORTION OF IT.

AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT COULD USE IT.

I MEAN, SERIOUSLY.

AND IT'S JUST I KNOW IT'S FRUSTRATING BECAUSE YOU'RE TIED TO THE FEDERAL MANDATE OF HOW YOU CAN USE THESE, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO GET REALLY CREATIVE HERE.

THAT'S MORE NOW YOU'VE GOT YOUR YOU'RE TRYING TO PUSH YOUR BUTTON.

YEAH, BUT MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD REAL QUICK.

YEAH, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS ON CDBG FUNDING.

THE ELIGIBILITY IS VERY STRICT TO LOW MODE.

AND AS CANDICE WAS SAYING, WE DON'T HAVE THOSE CENSUS ELIGIBLE DISTRICTS HERE, BUT THERE ARE PRESUMPTIONS.

SO ADA SO CURB RAMPS, SIDEWALKS, SENIOR ISSUES.

SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS WEEK AT ALL ADA COUNTERS.

WE HAVE SOME VERY ANTIQUATED COUNTERS.

THEY'RE ARE NOT ADA ACCESSIBLE.

DOOR OPENINGS, ITEMS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN BASED ON LEFTOVER REVENUE FROM THEY'RE LOOKING AT SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS PRESUMED.

AND SO THEREFORE IT CAN BE IN AN AREA IF THERE'S UPLIFTING, IF THERE'S DISPLACEMENT, IF THERE'S NO SIDEWALK, YOU CAN PUT IN SIDEWALK AND IT'S UNDER THE PRESUMED IT IS AN ELIGIBLE COST, NOT NECESSARILY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S HAVING FINANCIAL ISSUES IN NEED OF REPAIRS, EVEN IF THEY ARE.

CORRECT. SO MY ONLY COMMENT WAS THAT SIMILAR TO COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL, IT IS THE FRUSTRATION THAT WE FACE EVERY TIME THAT WE HAVE THIS NICE POCKET OF MONEY.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT I DID REACH OUT TO STAFF, I DID TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER, AND I KNOW THAT HE'S HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH CANDACE AND.

REST ASSURED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT WAYS TO BE INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE SO THAT WE CAN USE THESE FUNDS AND NOT JUST HAVE THEM SIT SOMEWHERE.

SO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THE AUDIT AND YOU'RE ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT CAN WE USE IT FOR JUST A REPORT BACK SO THAT WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMUNITY SOMEHOW.

SO IF YOU COULD DO THAT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. ESPECIALLY NOW WITH A LOT OF FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING TO PROJECTS, IT'S LIKE IT'S JUST POOL OF MONEY THAT JUST SITS THERE AND WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT EXCEPT A FEW THINGS.

SO WITH THAT, I THINK I'LL CLOSE THIS AND GO TO PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

ROBIN CARTER. HELLO.

[00:40:02]

THE SIDEWALKS UP THERE ARE TERRIBLE.

I KNOW YOU LIVE BY ME, TIM.

YOU GO UP THERE.

IT'S NOT USED BY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T GO NORTH IN LA VERNE.

BUT THOSE SIDEWALKS ARE THERE.

LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN.

AND I'VE SAID THAT FOR MANY YEARS.

AND THEY THE SIDEWALKS ARE LITERALLY LIFTED FROM ALL THE TREES THAT ARE IN THE PARKWAYS AND ALSO THE CURBS NOW, OR IF THE SIDEWALKS LIKE THIS, THE CURBS DOWN HERE. SO ANYBODY COMING DOWN WALKING COULD TRIP OVER THAT.

YOU KNOW, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT FOUR INCHES HIGH.

SO I'D REALLY LOVE FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT ESPERANZA GOING, YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY NORTH THAT'S WHERE THE SIDEWALKS ARE ARE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE STREET.

ALL THOSE SIDEWALKS THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON THIS ITEM? NOTHING FROM. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN BACK UP TO HERE, DO WE? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL TAKE A MOTION. LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-03 APPROVING THE PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR FUNDING.

I'LL SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE. AND THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU.

[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS, ANYONE WHO WISHED TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANNA. WELCOME.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE.

OH, I CAN'T COMMENT, [INAUDIBLE].

ANNA ANDERSON, IT'S A LONG DRIVE.

I AM GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE AMHERST PROJECT AND WHY THE CITY IS MAKING AN HOA PAY FOR A PUBLIC PARK.

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

IT IS NOT RIGHT.

EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS WHAT AN HOA IS, I GUESS.

OKAY. AND IT'S A PRIVATE COMMUNITY AND IT ALREADY HAS TO PAY FOR ITS STREETS, ITS SIDEWALKS, LIKE SHE WAS JUST.

IF THE SIDEWALKS BREAK, THESE HOA HAS TO PAY FOR IT HAS TO PAY FOR INSURANCE, HAS PAY FOR A PROPERTY MANAGER AND COMMON AREA.

AND NOW YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A PUBLIC PARK ON THAT.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

IT'S NOT RIGHT.

AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND EVEN WHY YOU'RE DOING IT.

THERE'S NO PARKING IN THERE FOR A PUBLIC PARK.

SO THAT MEANS PEOPLE COMING TO THAT PARK ARE EITHER GOING TO PARK IN THEIR HOA ON THEIR STREETS THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF OR THEY'RE GOING TO PARK ON AMHERST.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM ON AMHERST.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT WASN'T.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT'S ON MATCHBOX PROPERTIES.

YOU KNOW, A WHOLE HOUSE ON A MATCHBOX PROPERTY.

AND YOU PROBABLY CAN PUT TWO LAWN CHAIRS IN THE BACKYARD.

SO, YEAH, THEY WANTED TO GIVE THEM A PARK.

THAT'S FINE. LET THEM HAVE THE PARK.

I KNOW IT'S OVER NOW AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT A GATE THERE BECAUSE THE PLANS ARE ALL DONE AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO CHANGE THAT.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? GIVE IT TO THEM SO THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THE PARK THEMSELVES.

THEY EVENTUALLY COULD PROBABLY PUT A WROUGHT IRON FENCE AROUND THAT PARK AND PUT GATES ON IT AND LET AND PUT THE CODES ON, YOU KNOW, THOSE CODES AND GIVE IT TO THE HOMEOWNERS THERE. THERE'S ONLY 42 HOMEOWNERS THERE.

YOU PUT IN A BURDEN ON THEM.

BECAUSE LET'S TAKE AN EXAMPLE.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO GET INSURANCE.

SO NOW THEY'RE GOING TO SAY WE NEED INSURANCE FOR OUR HOMEOWNERS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PUBLIC PARK.

WHAT DOES THAT GOING TO COST THEM? WHO WANTS TO INSURE THE PUBLIC PARK ALSO? AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS DOWN THE ROAD? GOD FORBID SOMEBODY DIES IN THAT PARK AND SOMEBODY GETS AN ATTORNEY.

OF COURSE, THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO THE CITY FIRST BECAUSE IT'S A PUBLIC PARK.

BUT ONCE THEY FIND OUT THAT IT'S THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION WHO'S BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE PARK, THEY'RE GOING TO COME OVER AFTER THAT HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION.

AND AS WE ALL KNOW, IF YOU EVER READ [INAUDIBLE], THERE'S GOING TO BE LIKE A SUPPLEMENTAL COST TO THOSE PEOPLE IF TO PAY THOSE THAT ATTORNEY FEES. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD THESE ARE NEW PEOPLE MOVING IN.

WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THEY CAN'T PAY THOSE ATTORNEY FEES? THEY'RE GOING TO GET A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

AND HOW ARE THESE PEOPLE HOW ARE THEY GOING TO PAY THAT IF THEY CAN'T PAY IT?

[00:45:02]

SECOND, THEY'RE GOING TO START PAYING ATTORNEY FEES.

FORGETTING.

WHAT IF WHAT COMES NEXT? OKAY. FIRST, THEY'RE GOING TO GET FINES AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO GET A LIEN PUT AGAINST THEIR HOUSE.

AND THESE ARE NEW PEOPLE MOVING IN.

THESE ARE FAMILIES.

AND THEY PAY ALL THOSE ATTORNEY FEES.

AND IF THEY CAN'T PAY THAT, THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN GET THE FORECLOSED ON.

YOU'RE PUTTING A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THESE PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE.

IT MAY NOT BE NEXT YEAR.

IT MAY NOT BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, BUT THE [INAUDIBLE] IS GOOD FOR THE LIFETIME.

WHAT HAPPENS THEN? IF IT'S A PUBLIC PARK, THE PUBLIC SHOULD PAY FOR IT.

IF IT'S A PRIVATE PART, THEN THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT.

AND AND ANYBODY WHO MOVES IN ASSOCIATION, THEY WANT THEIR PROPERTY VALUES TO BE STAY UP.

THAT'S WHY WE DO IT BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S DOING THE SAME THING AND KEEPING THE VALUES UP.

I CAN'T SEE WHY PEOPLE WOULD MOVE IN AND PAY FOR A PUBLIC PARK.

IF IT WAS A PRIVATE PARK, THEN THEY CAN SAY, HEY, WE DON'T HAVE A BACKYARD, BUT WE HAVE A PRIVATE PARK HERE THAT WOULD BRING THE PROPERTY VALUES UP.

NOT A PUBLIC PARK.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS WRONG WITH THIS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE CITY DID IT THIS WAY.

IT'S NOT FAIR TO HAVE 42 HOMEOWNERS PAY FOR A PUBLIC PARK.

IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.

IT SHOULDN'T BE.

GIVE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS THAT PROPERTY ON THE PARK PART.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE WHOLE.

IS THAT THE WHOLE ASSOCIATION PROPERTY OR IS THE PUBLIC PARK THE CITY'S PROPERTY? IF A CITY PROPERTY, GIVE IT TO THOSE HOMEOWNERS.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PARK.

AND YOU ALREADY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PEOPLE IN AMHERST WITH THE TRAFFIC SITUATION, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARKING OUT THERE.

WHY START ALL THIS TROUBLE WITH THESE WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS? GOT IT. THANK YOU.

WAIT A MINUTE. I'M NOT DONE.

MR. CROSBY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR JUST HOW YOU'RE HANDLING YOUR DISTRICT.

I KNOW YOU GO TO THE MOTOR.

I GO TO THE.

THE HOMES AND TALK TO PEOPLE.

YOU TALK TO PEOPLE IN THERE. AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I REALLY DO. BUT THOSE PEOPLE ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

AND I HOPE YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE WHAT'S NEXT? WE START BUILDING THESE LITTLE HOUSES.

I MEAN, THESE BIG HOUSES ON LITTLE PROPERTIES, WE MIGHT BUILD MORE.

AND WHAT'S NEXT? THE GUY SAYS, LET'S PUT A PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL IN AND THE HOMEOWNERS ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL OR EVEN.

YOU KNOW, IT'S RIDICULOUS.

THIS CITY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHO MADE THIS LEGAL BECAUSE HOW CAN YOU MAKE [INAUDIBLE] HOW CAN YOU HAVE A PRIVATE COMMUNITY PAYING FOR A PUBLIC PARK? THESE PEOPLE ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR THE OTHER PARKS.

AND YOU'RE GOING TO ALSO CHARGE THEM FOR THAT PARK, TOO.

IT'S NOT FAIR. LA VERNE HAS TO BE BETTER THAN THIS AND NOT TRY TO FIND LITTLE WAYS TO GET AROUND IT.

I HOPE WE'RE NOT THAT BROKE OR WE'RE GOING TO START CHARGING PEOPLE FOR PUBLIC PARKS.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, ANNA.

THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. CROSBY.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYBODY ON THE LINE?

[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

SEE NO FURTHER. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? COUNCIL MEMBER LAU IF YOU CAN START IT.

I'M SORRY. DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU PUBLICLY TO OUR FOLKS AT PUBLIC WORKS, OUR STAFF, FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE.

I'M SURE YOU'VE NOTICED AROUND TOWN, WHEN IT WAS RAINING REALLY HARD, AREAS FLOODED.

THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAD TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAPPENS OFTEN TOO OFTEN UNNOTICED BY PEOPLE BECAUSE WE JUST WANT THINGS TO WORK, BUT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT ALL THE TIME THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO DO TO MAKE THAT WORK.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM AND TO THE FOLKS THAT WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE SAFE AND THAT THERE WERE GOOD ROADWAYS AND GOOD PLACES FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AND I KNOW MORE WATER IS COMING.

SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE ALSO FOR THE ANTICIPATED WORK THAT YOU WILL BE HAVING TO DO.

I ALSO WANTED TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AT THE LAST CASI MEETING, I SAW SOME LOVELY FAMILIAR FACES.

SO IT WAS VERY NICE TO SEE OTHER FOLKS PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING.

IT WAS A PACKED ROOM.

I WILL TRY TO BRING MORE CANDY NEXT TIME, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING AND FOR VOICING YOUR OPINIONS AND FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS.

AND JUST IT WAS A REALLY GOOD COMMUNITY FEEL.

AND I THINK MISS BEAUCHAMP SAID, WOW, IT'S REALLY INFORMAL IN HERE, PROBABLY IN COMPARISON TO THE MEETINGS YOU SEE HERE.

BUT I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP OF CATHY FOR FORWARDING THAT AND FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR PARTICIPATING.

[00:50:03]

AND OBVIOUSLY MONDAY WE'RE ALL HERE ON A TUESDAY NIGHT BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS MLK DAY.

AND I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE TEND TO CELEBRATE THINGS LIKE JUST IN THE MOMENT, BUT JUST THINKING ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES AND THE VALUES AND HOW CAN WE CARRY THAT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER AND BETTER.

SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

STAY SAFE AND DRY, ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.

MAY THERE BE NO WATER DAMAGE AT YOUR HOUSE.

THERE WERE SOME SCARES I KNOW, IN SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS HOMES, BUT THANK YOU.

BE KIND. HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LAU. MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.

WELL, A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING.

WE HAD THE SPECTACULAR CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT.

OUR FIREFIGHTER, KENNY [INAUDIBLE] SENOR WAS MY DRIVER OF THE FIRE TRUCK IN DOING THE WEDGE.

AND I APPRECIATE I GOT TO BE SANTA THIS YEAR.

I TOLD THEM I PUT A LITTLE COVID WEIGHT ON THAT.

I COULD DO THAT, TOO.

WELL, THE KIDS ARE ASLEEP RIGHT NOW.

SO BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK OUR PEOPLE THAT'S WORKING OUT.

WE HAD SO MANY VOLUNTEERS, JESSIE CERVANTES, AMANDA TREY, FOR KEEPING ALL THE ROUTES STOCKED.

WE HAD THE BONITA GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM AND [INAUDIBLE] FOR HELPING WITH THE RUNNERS AND VOLUNTEERS.

SO MANY OF THEM COMING OUT THERE.

SO APPRECIATE THEM REALLY HELPING OUT.

THIS IS THE BIG, I BELIEVE, THE ONE EVENT THAT TOUCHES ALL OF LA VERNE AND IT BRINGS SO MANY PEOPLE OUT TOGETHER.

WE DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS DOWNTOWN.

SHERRY DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS WITH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, BUT OUR CHRISTMAS MORNING IS REALLY HITS ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY AND REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.

IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT FROM OUR STAFF.

IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS, BUT IT IS A GREAT EVENT.

OVER THE HOLIDAY, I HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF FROM WORK, SO I WANT TO THANK J.R.

FOR GIVING ME A TOUR OF THE LA VERNE CITY YARD, ESPECIALLY TO SEE COLLIN [INAUDIBLE] AND THE PARK CREW THERE TRAINING AND USING OUR CALIFORNIA FIRE RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING.

RICHARD MARTINEZ, RIDING COYOTE, [INAUDIBLE] AND JOE VIEIRA TAKING SOME TIME TO TALK TO ME.

I WENT BY THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF FLORES AND SERGEANT MARK GUTIERREZ AND THE ENTIRE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY AS WELL.

I HAD A SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO OUR DISPATCHERS.

THEY WATCH OVER OUR CITY 24 HOURS A DAY.

AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN IN THEIR ROOM, THEY ARE THERE.

THEY CAN'T GO ANYWHERE OUTSIDE.

AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY IS SAFE.

SO SOME REALLY SPECIAL PEOPLE THERE WATCHING.

TOMORROW WILL BE AT THE LA VERNE CHAMBERS EXCELLENCE AWARDS.

AND THEN I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KASHIFALGHITA FOR BEING OUR REPRESENTATIVE AS A PROOF TONIGHT ON THE SAN GABRIEL MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL BOARD.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR STEPPING UP AND DOING THAT, TOO.

FOUR YEARS. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.

COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. CITY COUNCIL, EVERYONE.

PRETTY MUCH. I REPEAT THE SAME SENTIMENTS.

EXACTLY. IT IS LIKE YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS THE BIGGEST TIME OF YEAR, REALLY.

I THINK OF TWICE ITS 4TH OF JULY PARADE, WHICH WE'RE ABOUT FIVE MONTHS OUT AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME.

IN THAT TIME. WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND CHRISTMAS AND DURING CHRISTMAS TIME WE GET OUT THERE AND THE AREA THAT I WAS UP THERE, IT'S ALL HILLS.

AND, YOU KNOW, LUCKILY I HAD SOME VERY GOOD RUNNERS FROM DAMIAN AND SOME OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT WERE THERE WERE JUST HIKING UP THOSE HILLS.

AND IT WAS GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY REALLY WORKING TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN PUBLIC WORKS, DURING OUR STORM THAT WE HAD THAT WERE OUT THERE, SAW ONE OF THOSE TREES THAT WERE DOWN AND JUST THE FLOODING THAT WAS OUT THERE.

BUT YOU SAW OUR STAFF OUT THERE WORKING HARD IN THE RAIN OR OTHERS STAYING DRY, WE LIKE TO SAY IS GOOD ARMY TRAINING.

AND SO THAT WAS A FUN TIME TO SEE, BUT IT WAS GOOD TO SEE.

[00:55:01]

SOME OF THEM WERE BROUGHT UP TODAY WITH THE INLAND VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY.

THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER, FOR ADDRESSING THAT ISSUE.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT HOW PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS THAT ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING.

AND SO I'LL PROBABLY GET A BILL RIGHT NOW FOR SAYING THAT, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I GOT ME TWICE. THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, HOW MANY ANIMALS DO YOU HAVE? THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT MY I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT MY KOMODO DRAGON, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.

YES. AND WE ARE SELLING EGGS.

BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN.

IT'S A GREAT CITY.

CONTINUE TO DO GOOD.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT OUR CITY STAFF HAS.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ATTENDING SOME EVENTS THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING UP FOR SOME GRAND OPENING FOR ANOTHER AMAZING RESTAURANT HERE IN LA VERNE AND AND JUST CONTINUE TO GO THERE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SERVING ON THIS.

ANOTHER ADVENTURE, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL BOARD.

SO WE HAVE ANY ISSUES, LET ME KNOW.

I'M A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT MOSQUITOES PRETTY SOON VECTOR SO SO HEY, IT'S FUN.

IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. IT'S NOTHING MORE THAN CONTINUING TO HAVE EXPOSURE FOR OUR GREAT CITY OUT THERE IN OTHER COMMUNITIES TO LET US KNOW, HEY, WE ARE HERE.

AND IF THEY HAVE ANY ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE MADE AVAILABLE.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU GOT ME. SO THANK YOU AGAIN.

AND STAY STRONG AND MAKE SURE YOU BRING THE BIG MOSQUITO TO SOME OF OUR FUNCTIONS.

I KNOW IT'S HUGE.

IT'S HUGE, BUT IT'S COOL.

YEAH, THEY DO. AND THEY COME TO COMMUNITIES.

I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER IN LAW AND MY SON HAD A NEW BABY.

SO THAT WAS THE 23RD OF DECEMBER.

SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WE HAVE CHRISTMAS EVE EVERY YEAR FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS.

GENERALLY WAS AT MY MOTHER IN LAW'S HOUSE.

IN OUR HOUSE WE WERE LIKE, WHEN ARE YOU HAVING THE BABY? WE CAN'T MAKE THE PLANS, YOU KNOW? AND THEN CHRISTMAS CAME WAS LIKE, I GOT TO MISS IT.

AND EVERYBODY DOES AN AMAZING JOB.

THAT'S WHY OUR CITY IS SO WELL LOVED.

THAT'S WHY THE RESIDENTS LOVE LIVING HERE IS THE FACT THAT ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WORK WELL TOGETHER.

AND CHRISTMAS DAY IS NO EXCEPTION.

IT'S AMAZING WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DONATE THEIR TIME, ALL THE KIDS, AND IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY DOES IN THOSE DAYS.

BUT AND ALSO, I WAS DRIVING AROUND ON THE DAY AFTER THE RAIN, WHICH WAS I THINK IT WAS A SUNDAY OR SATURDAY, SUNDAY.

AND THEN I WENT BY SNEAKY PARK AND WE HAD A POLICE OFFICER OUT.

I WASN'T PAYING ANY ATTENTION WITH ONE OF THE SECURITY GUARDS FROM LA VERNE UNIVERSITY.

AND I DRIVE BY AND I LOOK OVER AND I GO, THERE WAS THE TREE THAT WAS IT WAS DOWN.

IT'S PROBABLY, WHAT, OVER 100 YEARS OLD ON SNEAKY PARK.

AND SO I WENT AND TALKED TO THEM AND THEY SAID, APPARENTLY THE SQUIRRELS, SHE SAW THE TREE FALL AND IT JUST LITERALLY WAS SLOW MOTION.

BUT THE SQUIRRELS WERE LIKE JUMPING SHIP ALL OVER THE PLACE.

SO OF COURSE, TIM, BEING THE MAYOR, I HAD TO DO A MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR BECAUSE IT MEANS IT'S SAD TO LOSE IT.

BUT THE POINT WAS NO ONE WAS HURT.

QUIET DAY ON SUNDAY.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE LIVE IN.

LA VERNE. BUT ANYWAY, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.

I KNOW THAT THE END OF THE YEAR, LAST YEAR FOR SOME WAS WAS TOUGH.

I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT I KNOW LOST FAMILY MEMBERS NEVER FAILS.

WE LOSE FAMILY MEMBERS TO.

SO BLESS THOSE THAT LOST THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS.

AND PRAYERS AND HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO YOU GUYS AND TO THOSE THAT MET WITH FAMILIES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE OF COVID.

THAT'S A GREAT TIME.

AND JUST THE FACT THAT WE ALL GET TOGETHER AND WE'RE STARTING A NEW YEAR, LET'S JUST MAKE 2023 AN EVEN BETTER YEAR.

WE HAVE A NEW CITY MANAGER, WE HAVE A NEW CITY ATTORNEY.

WE'LL BE SOON, HOPEFULLY HAVE A NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.

SO OUR CITY IS MOVING ON AND ALL FOR THE BETTER.

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION.

YES. MR. JOHNSON, REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION, ONE OF THOSE IS WITH THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, AND THERE MAY BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ME BEING A MEMBER AND BEING A PAST MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WOULD DEAL WITH THESE CONTRACTS.

SO I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM.

THAT PORTION OF THE CLOSED SESSION.

I HAVE ALSO I AM NOT AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN I WAS WHEN THE KIDS WERE YOUNGER.

BUT I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY TIES ON ANY BOARDS WITH THE CHURCH.

SO IF THAT'S DEEMED A CONFLICT, I CAN RECUSE MYSELF.

BUT. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I APPRECIATE THAT.

WE HAVE A LEGAL WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT.

MS. BARLOW, DO YOU HAVE TWO ITEMS? OH, YES.

WE HAVE TWO CLOSED SESSIONS THIS EVENING.

THE FIRST IS CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR.

PROPERTY AT 2425 E STREET.

THE NEGOTIATING PARTIES ARE THE CITY MANAGER, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND CITY ATTORNEY, ALONG WITH LA VERNE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN.

PRICE IN TERMS OF PAYMENT FOR LEASE OF PARKING LOT.

THE SECOND ITEM IS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.

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LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

LA VERNE POLICE, MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND ALL UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.

WE WILL BE ADJOURNING IN A CLOSED SESSION.

WE WILL NOT BE REPORTING OUT.

IS THAT CORRECT? WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE A REPORT OUT THIS EVENING.

OKAY. OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH AT 2023.

OBVIOUSLY AT 6:30 P.M.

THIS MEETING WILL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AT 7:30 PM.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. [INAUDIBLE]

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.