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HOW ARE WE ALL TONIGHT? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.[CALL TO ORDER]
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:31 P.M.I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING BEFORE WE DO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT FOR THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING.
PRIOR TO CALLING UP OUR HONORED GUEST AND CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO ADDRESS AN ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION, AND THAT IS INSERTING VOCAL PERSONAL STATEMENTS UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS A PUBLIC FORUM WHICH ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT A DESIGNATED PLACE IN THE AGENDA, AT WHICH TIME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND WHICH WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY.
WE ALWAYS SHOW RESPECT TO THE PUBLIC WHEN YOUR VOICE YOUR OPINION, AND IN RETURN I ASK THAT YOU SHOW RESPECT TO OTHERS AND RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, TO THOSE WHO ARE CONDUCTING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE BY NOT INSERTING YOUR PERSONAL OPINION AFTER THE PLEDGE.
IT IS DISRESPECTFUL TO THOSE CONDUCTING THE PLEDGE.
YOU WILL HAVE YOUR TIME TO MAKE YOUR OPINION KNOWN IN PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. AND TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE OUR PROUD VETERANS MARIA MCKINNEY, STAFF SERGEANT, CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT, STAFF SERGEANT, IF YOU PLEASE.
MR. DELMAR, WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. UH, TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
THE FIRST WILL BE AN INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT BY HIS BOARD MEMBERS.THE SECOND IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH.
TO BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE GLENN CREIMAN, THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP, GLENN. TO INTRODUCE THEIR NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
ALSO IN ATTENDANCE IS BOARD VICE PRESIDENT GREG PALATTO, BOARD CLERK, CHRIS ANN HORSLEY, BOARD MEMBER AND BOARD MEMBER, JIM ELLIOTT.
MR. CREIMAN IS YOUR PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO OUR MEETING.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I HAVE THE HONOR ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO FORMALLY INTRODUCE YOU TONIGHT TO THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, MR. MATTHEW WEIN. MR. WIEN SERVED AS THE DISTRICT'S INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT FROM JULY 20TH, 22 TO JANUARY 2023.
MR. WIEN'S EXTENSIVE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES SERVICE IN THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE POSITIONS OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, PRINCIPAL, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT.
I BELIEVE THEY WERE AT RONAN AND RAMONA, SO HE SERVED ON THIS SIDE OF THE DISTRICT.
WHEN THE SUPERINTENDENT VACANCY OCCURRED.
WITH ONE NEW BOARD MEMBER BEING A FORMER COLLEAGUE OF MATT'S IN THE WORK MATT WAS DOING AS THE INTERIM.
THE ONLY COMMENT WE GOT ARE WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? SO IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE I INTRODUCE YOU TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NEW UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, MR. MATTHEW WEIN. THANK YOU, MR.
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CREIMAN. GET CLOSER TO THE MIC.AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS EVENING.
WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO DO MANY GREAT THINGS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND AS SUCH, I'M SIMPLY HERE TONIGHT TO AFFIRM THAT WORK IS GOING TO CONTINUE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER WITH ALL OF YOU TO CREATE NEW ENDEAVORS BETWEEN OUR DISTRICT AND OUR CITY.
SECOND, WE WERE RANKED SAN GABRIEL VALLEY'S BEST SCHOOL DISTRICT BY THE READERS CHOICE AWARDS.
WE ARE A THREE TIME WINNER, TOP WORKPLACE BY THE INLAND NEWS GROUP.
AND WE ARE HOME TO MANY CALIFORNIA DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS AND EVEN ONE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS.
AND I WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEM FOR THE WORK THAT THEY DO TO MAKE OUR DISTRICT SO GREAT.
WE ALSO REACHED THESE HEIGHTS BY HAVING A SCHOOL BOARD THAT HAS A HISTORY OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.
I DO THANK THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE COME TO SUPPORT TONIGHT.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MEMBER DERRICK BAHMANOU, WHO WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND TONIGHT.
I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM MOVING FORWARD.
BEFORE I GO, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT ALTHOUGH WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE ACCOLADES THAT I MENTIONED JUST A MINUTE AGO, THE KEY FOR US AS WE MOVE FORWARD IS TO ENSURE THAT THE ACCOLADES THAT WERE MENTIONED ARE APPLICABLE TO EVERY STUDENT THAT WE HAVE.
IN PARTICULAR IN BONITA, WE'RE FOCUSING ON STUDENTS WHO COME FROM BACKGROUNDS OF POVERTY.
IN OUR DISTRICT, ABOUT 37% OF OUR STUDENTS COME FROM BACKGROUNDS OF POVERTY.
AS WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE PUT IN POSITION TO EXCEL.
I'M EXCITED TO PARTNER THE CITY OF LA VERNE TO ENSURE THAT WE AS A DISTRICT UNDERSTAND AND KNOW AND CAN ARE AWARE OF AND CAN HELP FAMILIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES OFFERED BY THE CITY TO FAMILIES IN NEED.
I THINK WE'RE IN A UNIQUE POSITION FROM A CITY IN THE DISTRICT TO MAKE BOTH THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT THE BEST POSSIBLE PLACE TO WORK, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE TO GO TO SCHOOL, THE BEST POSSIBLE PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT BONITA UNIFIED, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM NOW.
AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY.
AND IT'S AN OPEN DOOR POLICY WITH OUR SCHOOL BOARDS, WITH OUR COUNCIL, WITH OUR STAFF.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE IN THIS POSITION.
BUT ALSO WE HAVE THE GREAT COLLABORATION TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE STUDENTS.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC, IT WAS NOT AN EASY TIME FOR ANY OF US.
THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THAT, BUT ALSO THE LEADERSHIP.
AND YOU WERE PART OF THAT LEADERSHIP AND IT JUST CONTINUES ON.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.
APPRECIATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'D LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH COUNCIL AND ALL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, IF WE COULD.
SHOULD WE DO THAT REAL QUICK? WE
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WERE LIVE ON THAT ON THE FLAG SALUTE WERE WE NOT? I LOVE IT. THANK YOU. WE HAD A LITTLE SNAFU LAST MONTH WITH WE LOST FOR THE FLAG SALUTE.NOW WE HAVE A NEW SOUND SYSTEM.
SHE'S GOING TO ACCEPT IT, BUT SHE HAD AN EMERGENCY, SO SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
CITY OF LA VERNE PROCLAMATION.
AND WHEREAS, CARING FOR ONE ANOTHER IS AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND EXEMPLIFIED BY THE PEOPLE OF LA VERNE, WHOSE SIMPLE ACTS OF KINDNESS THROUGH THE RED CROSS PROVIDE HELP AND HOPE IN PEOPLE'S MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS.
ACCIDENT VICTIMS AND PEOPLE WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND OTHER LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS, SUPPORTING MILITARY MEMBERS AND VETERANS ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF SERVICE EMERGENCIES OR DELIVERING INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AID AND RECONNECTING LOVED ONES SEPARATED BY CRISES AROUND THE WORLD. AND. WHEREAS, THEIR SUPPORT, VOLUNTEERISM AND GENEROUS DONATIONS ARE CRITICAL TO OUR COMMUNITY'S RESILIENCE.
YOU MUST NEVER THINK OF ANYTHING EXCEPT THE NEED AND HOW TO MEET IT AND ASK EVERYONE TO JOIN IN THIS COMMITMENT NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023 BE RECOGNIZED AS RED CROSS MONTH, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO REACH OUT AND SUPPORT ITS HUMANITARIAN MISSION.
DATED THIS 20TH DAY OF MARCH 2023.
YOU GOT A COUPLE BIG AWARDS HERE TO GIVE OUT TONIGHT.
OUR NEXT AWARD IS GOING TO BE THE JACK HUNTINGTON AWARD.
WAS NAMED AFTER S JACK HUNTINGTON, WHO MOVED TO LA VERNE IN 1970.
JACK ALSO SERVED AS A CITY OF LA VERNE COMMISSIONER FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, COMPLETING TWO TERMS ON THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, AS WELL AS TWO TERMS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION. JACK HUNTINGTON WAS A CITIZEN VOLUNTEER WHO EXEMPLIFIED THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE THROUGH SELFLESS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THIS YEAR, THE JACK HUNTINGTON PRIDE OF LA VERNE AWARD IS BEING PRESENTED TO LINDA LOGAN.
LINDA, COME ON UP. I'VE ONLY KNOWN LINDA FOR A WHILE. JUST A FEW YEARS.
SHE WAS INVOLVED IN LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE AS A TEEN MOM AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE AUXILIARY AND HELPED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE JUNIOR DIVISION LITTLE LEAGUE FAMILIES TO TRAVEL TO TAYLOR, MICHIGAN, FOR THE WORLD SERIES.
LINDA STARTED CANINE PARTNERS OF COVINA, IS A MEMBER OF THE COVINA ROTARY CLUB, WAS ROTARY DISTRICT 5300 YOUTH EXCHANGE OFFICER FOR FOUR YEARS, FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FIELD OF VALOR, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.
AND MOST RECENTLY, IN 2019, LINDA STARTED LA VERNE CANINE AND POLICE FOUNDATION.
THE FOUNDATION HAS RAISED $160,000 TO DATE.
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THEY FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF K9 DINO, EQUIPPED AN EXISTING POLICE CAR WITH THE SPECIAL AND TUPELO WITH THE SPECIAL.PURCHASE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, LEASHES, FOOD AND TRAINING.
AND PAID FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES.
MOST RECENTLY, THE FOUNDATION FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF K9 TUPELO, A BLOODHOUND.
WHERE IS HE? THERE'S OFFICER WEINRAUB IN THE BACK.
ALLEN WENT TO SCHOOL WITH MY SON.
SO WE KNOW ALLEN A LITTLE BIT.
UM, LINDA CREDITS THE COMMUNITY AS HAVING BEEN WONDERFUL PARTNERS.
KATIE'S PET DEPOT, A FOUNDATION PARTNER, HAS DONATED TOYS, FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS FOR K-9 TUPELO.
THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO SUPPORT K-9 TUPELO WITH FOOD AND NECESSARY ITEMS NOT DONATED.
WE PRESENT YOU WITH THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE AWARD.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS.
AND I DO HAVE IN THE AUDIENCE SOME OF OUR CANINE PARTNERS.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THE SATURDAY BEFORE EASTER SUNDAY.
WE HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP ON MAY 8TH, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT THE LA VERNE POA IS PUTTING ON AND IS GOING TO BENEFIT US.
WE ALSO HAVE COMING UP ON MAY 21ST THE DOG FEST AND OF COURSE, THE CHRISTMAS TREE EXTRAVAGANZA THAT WILL COME UP ON DECEMBER 2ND.
I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND IF YOU HAVE AN RMD THAT YOU NEED TO DO, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND CERTAINLY TALK TO YOUR TAX PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD DEDUCTION FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS.
THANK YOU. WHY DON'T YOU GET A PICTURE WITH YOUR FAMILY? FAMILY COME ON UP.
NOT. AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT RECOGNIZE MR. ENGEL'S PREVIOUS POLICE CHIEF OF LA VERNE, ALSO A PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER OF LA VERNE AND WHAT ELSE DID YOU DO? AND THEN PART OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY HEAD COOK AND BOTTLE WASHER, I GUESS, IS WHAT WE CALL YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN, LINDA AND ALL THE GROUP.
UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU RAISED.
AND I SAW YOU AT EVERY SINGLE ENGAGEMENT.
SO ALL THOSE THINGS THAT YOU SAID, WE CAN POST THOSE ON THE CITY WEBSITE.
I KNOW. WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WE KNOW THAT THE CAR SHOW FOR SURE.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF US, MOST OF US HAVE ALWAYS DONATED.
AND I THINK IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL CAUSE.
SORRY. UM, IN 1986, HE FORMED THE LA VERNE LASER SOCCER CLUB ORGANIZATION, WHICH PROVIDES YOUNGSTERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY SOCCER AT A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE LEVEL. JIM ALSO SPENT FIVE YEARS AT THE CITY SPORTS PARK COMMITTEE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF 35 ACRES OF SPORTS FIELDS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY'S WOMEN'S SOCCER PROGRAM AS A COACH.
JIM IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, SUSAN AND THEIR CHILDREN.
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THE YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT PRIOR TO LA VERNE YOUTH SPORTS VOLUNTEER AWARD BE NAMED IN HONOR OF JIM SCRANTON.THIS YEAR, THE JIM SCRANTON PRIDE OF LA VERNE AWARD IS BEING PRESENTED TO ERIC SHADRICK.
MR. SHADRICK, PLEASE JOIN ME UP AT THE PODIUM.
WE ALSO HAVE JIM'S GRANDSON, MIKE SCRANTON.
ERIC'S PASSION FOR VOLUNTEERING STARTED AT HIS DAUGHTER'S LA VERNE HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHERE HE HELPED AT SCHOOL EVENTS SUCH AS SPORTS NIGHT CARNIVALS, GARDEN CLUB FUNDRAISERS AND HIS WIFE, LINDA'S GIRL SCOUT TROOPS.
REMEMBER THAT HE PASSED HIS LIFELONG LOVE OF SOCCER ALONG TO BOTH DAUGHTERS AND HIS YOUTH SOCCER CAREER BEGAN AN ASSISTANT ASO COACH AND THAT TOO, FOR ONE OF THEIR TEAMS IN 2006.
HE SOON AFTER BECAME A HEAD COACH WITH TWO TEAMS. HE HAS HELD MULTIPLE POSITIONS WITHIN ASO, SUCH AS ASSISTANT REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, DIVISIONAL COORDINATOR, REFEREE, COACH, TRAINER, SPRING SELECT COACH, ALL STAR COACH, AS WELL AS DIRECTOR OF THE GREAT WESTERN SHOOTOUT.
A YEAR LATER AND THERE HE SERVED WITH AN ALL VOLUNTEER BOARD AND HELPED STRENGTHEN THE CLUB FROM A THREE TEAMS TO 11 TEAMS AND WAS THE CLUB LIAISON TO THE CITY'S YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE FOR ALL SEVEN YEARS.
SINCE MOVING ON FROM THE LASERS, HE LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVE ON THE YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE AS A MEMBER AT LARGE AND AS MOST RECENTLY, A PROUD NEW FOUNDING MEMBER OF CAL POLY POMONA'S PARENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH HELPS SUPPORT CAL POLY STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OF THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE LIFE.
AND YOUR NAME WILL BE PLACED ON THE PERPETUAL PLAQUE WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED AT CITY HALL.
AND HERE IS THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE.
WELL, I CERTAINLY HAVE BIG SHOES TO FOLLOW, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
UM, WE TALK ABOUT A VILLAGE, RIGHT? IT TAKES A VILLAGE. AND CERTAINLY I'M NO DIFFERENT.
I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD AND THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
UM, WE LIVE IN A VERY SPECIAL PLACE WHERE WE HAVE TONS OF SUPPORT FROM EVERYBODY AT ALL LEVELS, AND THAT'S WHAT HELPS ME THRIVE. ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME THRIVE.
AND SO THERE ARE MANY OF US OUT THERE AND I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ALSO, FAMILY COME ON UP FAMILY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY TO MIKE SCRANTON AND HIS FAMILY, UM, I WAS ON THE BOARD AT THE TIME WHEN MR. SCRANTON LEFT US WAY TOO SOON.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN, MIKE, AND TO YOUR FAMILY.
LET YOUR MOM KNOW, PLEASE. SHE'LL KILL ME.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO MINUTE RECESS TO LET EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS TO GO, GO.
I KNOW THIS IS EXCITING, BUT, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL BOARD, ALL YOUR OTHER MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING BACK UP NOW AT 7:00.
SO WE WILL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AT THIS TIME.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
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THIS IS ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING FUTURE EVENTS AND THINGS THAT ARE COMING ON THE COMMUNITY AND WE WISH TO COME UP AND SPEAK.I KNOW. WELL, IT'S COMING THIS WEEKEND, THOUGH.
ANY TIME WE GET A CHANCE TO GET YOU AT THE MIC, YOU KNOW? OH, YOU MAY LIVE TO REGRET THAT.
WE HAVE THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CAR SHOW.
AND SO HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO COME MEET THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE AUTO SHOP CLASS AND APPRECIATE ALL THEIR EFFORTS AS THEY'RE GAINING THESE SKILLS. AND WE'LL BE THERE THANKING THEM FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THE 1938 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK.
AT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON WITH THE CAR SHOW BEHIND US.
WE WILL WALK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE METHODIST CHURCH AND TOUR THE CHURCH.
AND THEN AT 3:15, WE'LL TURN AROUND AGAIN, WALK BACK ACROSS THE STREET TO THE STUDENT UNION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND WATCH A SCREENING OF THE 1967 FILM THE GRADUATE.
SO WE'VE GOT A LONG DAY OF ACTIVITIES WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
AND THEN KEEP ON YOUR CALENDAR THE 8TH OF APRIL.
I SEE WE'RE CONFLICTING WITH ANOTHER EVENT, BUT THAT'S WHAT ALWAYS HAPPENS ON THE EIGHTH.
WE ARE GOING TO THE COOPER REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN UPLAND.
SO ALL THESE LITTLE HIDDEN GEMS IN OUR BACKYARD, WE WILL VISIT THEM.
AND OUR BIG TRIP IS COMING UP THE 6TH OF MAY.
WE'LL BE TRAVELING TO THE NETHERCOTT MUSEUM IN SYLMAR.
SO THAT SHOULD BE A REALLY FUN EVENT.
WE'LL BE RIDING IN STYLE IN A BUS PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR KATHRYN BARGER.
SO MORE ABOUT THAT LATER AND MORE FLIERS.
BE THERE AT 9:00 AND PLAN TO STAY TILL ABOUT 430.
5:00. THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT.
AND THEN I'LL DIRECT TRAFFIC FROM THERE AND I'LL SEND YOU ACROSS THE STREET.
PERFECT. AND DONATIONS ARE ALWAYS IN ORDER.
AND MEMBERSHIP, DON'T FORGET YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP IS HOW MUCH, SHERRY? 200. IS THAT FOR ONE PERSON OR TWO? WHAT'S THE SECOND PERSON? LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP? $200.
JUST CHECKING. THERE'S NOTHING.
THERE'S NO. YOU GET WHERE I'M COMING FROM, IS THERE.
IS THERE A TWOFER DEAL HERE OR WHAT? I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, 300 SOUNDED REALLY GOOD FOR LIFETIME FOR TWO PEOPLE.
ANYWAY, WE'LL DISCUSS THAT LATER.
ANNOUNCEMENTS. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'LL MOVE TO THE DAIS.
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM FOOTHILL TRANSIT.
I'M THE REPRESENTATIVE OF LA VERNE ON THEIR GOVERNING BOARD.
THEY ARE. THEY ARE PROPOSING SOME CHANGES IN THEIR LINES.
REALLY NO BIG CHANGES FROM OUR LA VERNE LINE, BUT SOME CHANGES IN WHEN IT GOES DOWN TO POMONA.
UH, THE CHANGES THOUGH ARE ALSO MAKING IT SO IT GETS FASTER TO MOUNT SAC AND TO CAL POLY AS WELL.
SO IT SHOULD BE COMING OUT IN THE MAIL CHANGES.
THEY WILL ALSO HAVE MEETINGS IN MARCH AND APRIL FOR ANYONE TO SPEAK ABOUT ANY OF THE CHANGES TO.
AND SO WE'LL GET SOMETHING MAYBE A LINK FOR THIS TO PUT UP FOR OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL.
OF COURSE, SO DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS OPEN.
OPEN. SO THERE IS A THERE IS A BLOOD DRIVE THAT'S BEING SPONSORED BY LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND LA VERNE PD FOR THIS THURSDAY, AND IT'S GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE AT FIRE STATION ONE. AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S A LITTLE BATTLE OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
SO PICK WHOEVER YOU'RE GOING TO DONATE ON BEHALF OF, BUT IT'S FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
AND IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME, I BELIEVE IT'S FROM 1 TO 7.
IS THAT RIGHT? ON THURSDAY? YES. OKAY, PERFECT.
I WAS LIKE, IS THAT A THUMB? SO? SO. ONE, TWO SEVEN AT FIRE STATION ONE THIS THURSDAY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE BLOOD.
NO. THE ASSOCIATION IN HONOR OF.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
I KNOW THAT MOST PEOPLE SEE THAT THE GARY AVENUE IS STILL CLOSED.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN ON THE 17TH, BUT THEY HAD A FEW ISSUES, SO IT WILL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER WEEK.
GARY AVENUE WILL BE OPEN FROM ARROW TO BONITA, SO THAT'LL BE HAPPENING VERY SOON.
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WE'LL BE UPDATING YOU GUYS FROM METRO GOLD LINE.WE'LL BE POSTING THAT STUFF ONLINE.
THIS IS FOR THE CONTINUATION AND FUNDING TO TRY TO GET SEEK FUNDING FOR THE EXTENSION FROM POMONA TO CLAREMONT TO MONTCLAIR, WHICH IS A $780 MILLION EXTENSION.
WE GOT LEFT OUT, INGLEWOOD TOOK SOME OF THE MONEY AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO SCRAMBLE BECAUSE THIS EXTENSION TO COMPLETE TO MONTCLAIR IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE A LINE OR B LINE OR L LINE OR WHATEVER THEY'RE GOING TO CALL IT WHEN IT'S DONE. BUT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE NAME.
IT WILL BE UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FOR PEOPLE TO PUSH FOR THAT, TO TELL THE BOARD BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM TO CONVINCE THEM TO GET SOME FUNDING, WHETHER IT BE STATE OR FEDERAL, TO BE ABLE TO FUND THIS PORTION.
SO BEEN WORKING ON THAT REALLY HARD.
BUT YEAH, SO THIS WEEK, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS WEEK, DEPENDING ON THE RAIN SCHEDULE, WE SHOULD BE OPENING UP GARY AND I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE CLOSED AGAIN, SO THAT'LL BE THE FINAL ONE. SO WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
AS A REMINDER, THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MATTERS AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.MR. DOMER. WAS THERE ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? NOTHING WAS PULLED, SIR.
NOTHING WAS PULLED. WITH THAT MAY HAVE A MOTION.
WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS BEING THE 2022.
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UH MR. DOMER, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE KRISTY LOPEZ? I THINK I ALREADY DID. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT AGAIN.I WILL DO IT AGAIN. 22-23 MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23.
AND I DO WANT TO BRING FORWARD KRISTY LOPEZ, WHO IS OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU IN OUR HOUSE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
TONIGHT, I WILL BE PRESENTING THE FISCAL YEAR 22-23 MID-YEAR BUDGET UPDATE.
UM, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES LISTED IN DETAIL IN THE REPORT, BUT I WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE GENERAL FUND AND ONLY HIGHLIGHTING THE LARGER CHANGES OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN HERE.
SO BEFORE I DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THE MID-YEAR, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE REVISED BUDGET IMPACT ON THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE. SO THIS TABLE LISTS THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED AT COUNCIL SINCE THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE 21-22 ENCUMBRANCES THAT WERE ROLLED OVER FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO THIS INCLUDES, AS YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, SALARY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE DONE IN JULY AS WELL AS FUNDING OF A POLICE VEHICLE.
SO IT'S ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED AFTER THE INITIAL BUDGET WAS ADOPTED.
WITH THESE ADJUSTMENTS AND THE MID-YEAR RECOMMENDED CHANGES, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE EXPENDITURES WILL EXCEED THE REVENUES BY $639,000 OF GENERAL FUND RESERVES, WILL NEEDED AND GENERAL FUND RESERVES WILL BE NEEDED TO COVER THE ANTICIPATED EXPENSES.
SO BEFORE I MOVE ON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SECTION? NOPE. ANY QUESTIONS? OH, OKAY. PERFECT.
YES. SO THE 22-23 GENERAL FUND ESTIMATED REVENUES, THE CITY'S TWO LARGEST TAX SOURCES, ARE ACTUALLY IN LINE WITH THE ORIGINAL PROJECTIONS.
AND THOSE ARE THE PROPERTY TAX AND SALES TAX.
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SO THERE'S NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE.THE UTILITY USERS TAX IS SHOWING A 10% INCREASE DUE TO THE INCREASES IN ELECTRICITY AND GAS THAT I KNOW ALL OF US ARE ALSO IMPACTED BY.
UM, SO AS YOU PAY MORE, THE ACTUAL TAXES THAT COME BACK TO THE CITY ARE HIGHER FOR THE USE TAX.
UM, THE TRANSFERS ACTUALLY ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGEST MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENT.
THE 1.8 MILLION IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING.
MEASURE LV, WHICH IS A TRANSFER TO COVER THE SALARY AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
SO THIS IS JUST A CLEANUP ITEM.
WE DO HAVE TO HAVE AUTHORITY FROM COUNCIL TO TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS.
UM. ANOTHER CLEANUP ITEM IS ASSET FORFEITURE TRANSFER.
WHILE WE'RE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AUDIT FOR OUR ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS, THAT THE WAY THAT WE WERE CURRENTLY PAYING CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANTS WAS ACTUALLY NOT IN LINE WITH HOW THEY WANTED US TO PAY THEM.
AND SO WE NEED TO EXPENSE THE FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND THEN THE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND CAN THEN REIMBURSE THE GENERAL FUND FOR THOSE EXPENSES.
HOW WE WERE DOING IT PREVIOUSLY IS WE WERE PAYING THOSE DIRECTLY OUT OF THE ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS, AND THAT LITTLE MINOR ADJUSTMENT IS ACTUALLY NOT IN LINE WITH THEIR GUIDELINES. SO WE HAVE, ONCE WE WERE ALERTED TO THE NEED TO MAKE THAT CHANGE, WE IDENTIFIED A PROCEDURE THAT WE SHOULD FOLLOW.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN WE PAY THOSE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT PAYMENTS BEFORE THOSE PAYMENTS ARE RELEASED, WE LOOK AT THE FUND BALANCE FOR ASSET FORFEITURE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER IT.
ANOTHER CLEANUP ITEM IS TRAFFIC SAFETY.
THE TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND WAS PREVIOUSLY ALL HANDLED IN FUND 208, WHICH IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE FUND.
AND WHEN TALKING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY WANTED THAT TO BE SEPARATED OUT.
THE NEXT ONE IS UTILITY OVERHEAD COSTS.
SO THERE ARE INCREASES OF $593,000 FOR WATER FUND AND $90,000 FOR THE SEWER FUND.
AND THOSE ARE TRANSFERS THAT ARE COMING INTO THE GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT OVERHEAD COSTS.
SO ALL OF THE COSTS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY THE CITY, INCLUDING POLICE AND FIRE ACCOUNTING, IT, AN ANALYSIS WAS DONE IN 2018, I BELIEVE, BY A SEPARATE CONSULTING AGENCY, AND THEY IDENTIFIED A SPECIFIC WAY FOR US TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WE NEED TO CHARGE THE WATER AND SEWER FUNDS.
AND WHILE REVIEWING THE BUDGET DOCUMENTS FOR MID-YEAR, I NOTICED THAT THE THE SCHEDULE WAS NOT UPDATED, SO THE TRANSFER AMOUNT WAS ACTUALLY LESS IN 22-23 THAN IT WAS IN 21-22.
AND AS WE ALL KNOW, EXPENSES GO UP.
AND SO WHEN I UPDATED THOSE AMOUNTS, THE CHANGE WAS $593,000 FOR WATER AND $90,000 FOR SEWER.
YOU WILL ALSO SEE IN EXPENSES, A CORRESPONDING EXPENSE, BECAUSE THIS IS A TRANSFER.
THESE PLUS OTHER SMALLER ADJUSTMENTS LEAD TO A INCREASE OF THE GENERAL FUND REVENUES, INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF $2.2 MILLION. THE NON-GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
I'M ONLY GOING TO HIGHLIGHT ONE AREA.
THERE ARE SOME MINOR ITEMS, BUT THE LARGEST ONE IS AN INCREASE TO THE INVESTMENT RETURNS OF $470,000.
THIS IS ACROSS ALL FUNDS EXCEPT FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
WHEN I WAS LOOKING AT THE BUDGET FOR THE INVESTMENTS AND ALL THE FUNDS, THERE WERE NO REVENUES IDENTIFIED FOR INTEREST RETURNS IN NON-GENERAL FUND ONLY IN GENERAL FUND.
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SO IN CONJUNCTION WITH US MOVING $20 MILLION FROM OUR LAIF FUNDS, WHICH EARNS 2% INTEREST TO GOVERNMENT SECURITIES THAT EARN BETWEEN 4 AND 5%, WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE WE'RE ESTIMATING ABOUT $470,000 THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR.CAN I STOP YOU THERE FOR A SECOND? OF COURSE. I HONESTLY AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF THIS BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR FOR YEARS.
IT WAS ALWAYS LOOKING AT OUR INVESTMENT POOL.
AND I KNOW LAIF AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU HAVE A PROTECTION LEVEL.
IF THE PROTECTION LEVEL IS HIGH AS FAR AS OUR INVESTMENTS, WE'RE OKAY TO DO THAT.
BUT I AM SO HAPPY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS NOW BECAUSE THAT'S ADDED MONEY TO THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT'S JUST INTEREST ACCRUING.
FOR THE LAST ALMOST EIGHT YEARS I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL AND IT WAS NEGATIVE.
THE INVESTMENT WAS $100 AND YOUR RETURN WAS, YOU KNOW, $99.
IT'S LIKE, COME ON, WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER THAN THIS.
YOU MEAN INTERRUPT. BUT NO, I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK YOU BEFORE I MOVE ON TO EXPENDITURES, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO I THINK ALSO THE ANOTHER ONE THAT I'M I'M GLAD THAT THEY'VE NAILED DOWN THIS ASSET FORFEITURE WAS ALWAYS IT WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING OF A MYSTERY TO ME BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE AUDITED DEMANDS AND I LOOK AT LA IMPACT NOW AND LA CLEAR.
WE WILL TRANSFER THAT INTO THE GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR THAT ASSET FORFEITURE EXPENSES.
AND EVEN BEFORE WE NEVER PAID FOR LA IMPACT OR NOW WE DO FIDUCIARY SERVICES FOR LA HIDTA, LA CLEAR.
THE CITY WAS NEVER CONTRIBUTING ANY OF CITY FUNDS TOWARDS ASSET FORFEITURE.
LA IMPACT IS A VERY LARGE TASK FORCE.
IT COVERS A VERY LARGE AREA AND THEY'RE OUT THERE.
THEY'RE DOING BIG THINGS TO, YOU KNOW, STOP BAD GUYS.
SO THEY DO A LOT OF ACTIVITY, BUT IT'S ALL THEIR MONEY.
NONE OF IT COMES FROM THE CITY AT ALL.
BUT IT ALWAYS IT'S JUST A LOT OF MONEY.
AND THE ASSET FORFEITURE WAS ALWAYS I WAS KIND OF TOLD, DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
IT'S LIKE, NO, THIS IS IT'S RIGHT HERE IN PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
IT'S LIKE IT'S ASSET FORFEITURE.
BUT US DOING THE MONEY FOR IMPACT, WE GET A ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AS WELL.
WE'RE GETTING PAID BACK TO DO THAT AS WELL.
THERE IS A BENEFIT TO THE CITY.
YES, THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BE GOING OVER AT SOME POINT.
ONCE WE GET A BREATHING TIME, WE WILL BE GOING OVER AND LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT IN WITH KEN BECAUSE THIS IS NEW, RIGHT? SO WE'RE DEFINITELY NEW TO KEN.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER ALL OF THAT.
DEFINITELY. OH, YOUR MIC WAS OFF STEVE.
IT'S WATERPROOF. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THE MONEY.
NO, WE DID ADD A POSITION WHEN WE ADDED LA HIDTA LA CLEAR JUST RECENTLY IN JUNE.
WE DID ADD ANOTHER FULL TIME POSITION TO OUR STAFF.
SO WHAT WAS THE WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME IT WAS LOOKED AT AS FAR AS HOW MUCH MONEY THAT WE WERE GETTING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE TO COMPENSATE FOR OUR SERVICE.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE, SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING..
WE DIDN'T TAKE ON HIDTA UNTIL JUST RECENTLY.
BUT FOR A WHILE, LIKE FOUR YEARS, I THINK MAYBE OVER FOUR YEARS.
OH, YEAH. IT'S DEFINITELY ON THE LIST OF THINGS TO DO.
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SHORT LISTS FOR SURE.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, DIRECTOR.
MOVING ON TO GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
SO GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO INCREASE BY $2.2 MILLION.
OH, YEAH, THIS ONE. SO THE LARGEST INCREASE OF $1.6 MILLION IS ATTRIBUTED TO PERSONNEL CHANGES WITH 1.4 MILLION IN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
THE INITIAL FIRE DEPARTMENT BUDGET WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO COVER EXPENDITURES.
HISTORICAL OVERTIME COSTS HAVE RANGED FROM 600 TO $700,000 EACH YEAR, WHICH COVERS SICK VACATION AND REGULAR OVERTIME ATTRIBUTED TO A 24 HOUR OPERATION.
AS WE KNOW, IF I CALL IN SICK, NOBODY'S GOING TO BE CALLED IN TO COVER ME.
BUT IF A FIREFIGHTER CALLS IN SICK, IT HAS TO, SOMEONE HAS TO COME IN AND COVER THEM.
SO IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT SITUATION.
SO REALLY THE COST FOR OVERTIME THIS YEAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN $1 MILLION FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO THERE WAS AN INITIAL GAP JUST OFF THE YOU KNOW, JUST OFF THE START.
IN ADDITION, THERE ARE ALSO OVERAGES RELATED TO TRAINING.
AS WE HIRE NEW PEOPLE, YOU DO HAVE TO TRAIN AS THEY GO OFF TO TRAINING, THEIR SHIFTS HAVE TO BE COVERED AS WELL, AS WELL AS COVERAGE FOR INJURIES ON DUTY.
UTILITY OVERHEAD COSTS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY, WHICH WERE DISCUSSED IN THE REVENUE SECTION.
THE REMAINING EXPENSES ARE FOR LADDER REPAIRS, SCBA EQUIPMENT, RADIOS FOR FIRE, $100,000 FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASES TO UPGRADE FUEL DISPENSING, AS WELL AS COST INCREASES FOR FUEL, AND A CLEANUP ITEM TO IDENTIFY PREVIOUSLY UNALLOCATED MEASURE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NEEDED FOR COSTS FOR THE NEW K-9 TUPELO.
AND WITH THAT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
COUNCIL. QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR LOPEZ.
THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS.
AND TO MR. DOMER ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS THIS PAST WEEK AND I DIDN'T GET TO ASK AND YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW IF LATER IS FINE AS WELL.
BUT OF THE THE GRAND TOTAL OF THE $2.2 MILLION, HOW MUCH DOES THAT CUT INTO OUR RESERVES? SO THAT'S GOING TO BE 600 AND THE TOTAL WITH ALL THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IS 630,000, I BELIEVE.
AND SO LIKE, SO WHAT IS OUR RESERVES OR PERCENTAGE OR RESERVES? HOW MUCH IS THAT CUT INTO THAT? SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, I WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT EITHER.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. OKAY, WE ALWAYS HAVE.
WE ARE STILL MEETING OUR PERCENTAGE OF RESERVES.
UM, IT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO EAT INTO IT.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE ESTIMATED BEGINNING FUND BALANCE IS $12.6 MILLION FOR RESERVES AND IT WILL END AT ABOUT $12 MILLION. UM, SO THANK YOU.
SO NOT INCORPORATING THE MOVEMENT THAT'S GOING ON TODAY, BUT.
YES, ALL THE MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS, WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET THAT DOWN TO A POSITIVE OF $6,000 ACTUALLY WITH ALL OF THE MID-YEAR ADJUSTMENTS FOR GENERAL FUND. BUT AS ALL OF THE DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE PRIOR TO THAT THAT HAVE IMPACTED THE RESERVES.
I DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL ON A GO FORWARD BASIS.
I KNOW YOU HAD A LOT OF UNRAVELING TO DO.
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SO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR TIME AND YOUR EXPERTISE IN DOING THAT AND THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF FOR PERFORMING THAT AS WELL.AND I WOULD JUST URGE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU HAVE BEEN DOING, CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T AVAILABLE AND HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO TO CONTINUE TO DO WELL.
I MEAN, I'M NOT IT'S NOT THAT I'M NOT HOW DO I WORD THIS? YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT THE RESERVES ARE FOR.
I WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE BEEN BUDGETING ABOVE WHAT WE SHOULD BE KEEPING IN THE RESERVES SO THAT WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMMODATED. SO THANK YOU.
OF COURSE. COUNCILMAN JOHNSON.
LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE DOING IT NOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT EVER SINCE YOU CAME BACK.
AND. WE JUST WANT TO HEAR IT STRAIGHT WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
AND, KEN, WITH YOUR HELP, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO STAY ON TRACK NOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. I'M WAS GLAD WE HIRED YOU.
THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW THIS ACCOUNTING STUFF.
MY WIFE'S AN ACCOUNTANT, SO I JUST SAY STEER CLEAR.
UNDERSTANDABLE. YOU KNOW, I'M THE SOCIAL BUTTERFLY IN THE FAMILY, BUT THANK YOU.
AND I'M GLAD THAT WE HIRED YOU.
UM. CONCERNING THAT, I'VE PROBABLY BEEN AROUND FOR EIGHT YEARS NOW, AND YOU'VE BEEN HERE AND YOU LEFT FOR A LITTLE WHILE THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THIS AND I APPRECIATE THE NEW MANAGEMENT WE HAVE BECAUSE I'LL BE HONEST AND THIS IS FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, THIS WAS AN ABYSS THAT YOU WERE LEFT WITH.
AND KEN CAME ON AND IT TOOK A GOOD MONTHS TO REMEDY THIS AND FIGURE OUT WHERE EVERYTHING WAS NO WRONG DOING JUST IT WASN'T IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
IT TAKES A LOT OF PERSEVERANCE.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE HERE ON FRIDAYS BECAUSE I COME IN TO DO THE AUDIT, TO CHECK THE AUDIT DEMANDS.
I JUST WANT TO LET ME KNOW IN THE AUDIENCE HERE AND PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT.
OUR LAST FINANCE DIRECTOR LEFT US IN A MESS AND OUR CITY MANAGER KNEW THAT.
AND THERE WAS A YOU KNOW, THE PERSON LEFT AND CHRISTY CAME ON BOARD AND WAS LEFT WITH A MESS.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
NO SURPRISES, LET OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AT ANY TIME.
OUR CITY MANAGEMENT IS THE SAME WAY AND THAT'S WHY WE HIRED MR. DOMER. AND THIS IS THIS IS WORKING OUT.
I KNOW YOU NEED MORE STAFF, THOUGH, SO WE GOT TO WORK ON THAT.
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING WAY TOO MUCH AND BUT AT LEAST WE'RE THIS FAR AHEAD NOW.
AND I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN, I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO THANK CHRISTIE BECAUSE I KNOW NOT JUST FRIDAYS, SHE'S IN HERE MORE THAN SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS SOMETIMES, TOO.
AND THEN I DIDN'T YELL AT HER, BUT I TOLD HER THIS MORNING WHEN I SENT HER AN EMAIL AT 10:45, DO NOT RESPOND AT 10:46 AT NIGHT ON A SUNDAY. SO I TOLD YOU IN NO, I'M GOING TO RESPOND.
YEAH, SHE'S BEING DISRESPECTFUL, BUT NO, IN A POSITIVE WAY.
YEAH. UM, CHRISTIE AND HER STAFF REALLY HAVE LABORED ON THIS.
BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF CLEANUP TO DO.
AND AS YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I WAS KEEPING YOU INFORMED, THE BUDGET NUMBERS DID KIND OF GO LIKE THIS.
WELL, THEY DIDN'T GO LIKE THAT.
I KNOW. WELL, THIS LIKE THIS AND THEN LIKE THIS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXCESS, THE CJP ACCESS POOL AND SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES, MAKING SURE THAT WE ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN AN INFORMATIVE, TIMELY FASHION SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE USING THEIR TAX MONEY HERE.
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SO THEY KNOW HOW WE'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY, BUT ALSO WELL PUT TOGETHER SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN MAKE THE DECISIONS YOU HAVE TO MAKE.I'VE WORKED WITH A LOT OF FINANCE DIRECTORS IN MY CAREER AND SHE'S ON THE TOPS RIGHT NOW.
WELL, I WANT TO MENTION, TOO, THAT ONE OF MY PLATFORMS WHEN I RAN FOR MAYOR IN 2020 WAS IT 2020? CAN'T REMEMBER ANYMORE. UM, WAS THE FACT OF A FORENSIC AUDIT AND SINCE THEN AND YOU'VE COME ON WE'RE DOING OUR AUDITS AS COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON STATED, WE'RE DOING THE AUDITS INTERNALLY AND WE'RE HAVING PEOPLE COME ON BOARD.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE WE ARE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. I WILL CLOSE THE COUNCIL COMMENTS.
DOES ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC WISH TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THANK YOU, MISS LOPEZ.
ANYBODY ONLINE. YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS IT.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT IT, DON'T WE? WITH THAT, I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION.
MR. KASHIFALGHITA, DO YOU WANT TO TURN OFF YOUR VOTING? LIKE A MOTION, PLEASE.
OH, WE SHOWED HIM PRETTY GOOD.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. MR. DOMER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS IS A RESOLUTION ADJUSTING THE FIRE MARSHAL MEDIAN SALARY FOR THIS ITEM.
I'D LIKE TO BRING UP FIRE CHIEF CHRIS NIGG, WHO IS IN HIS BEST LOOKING DRESS CLASSES.
I THINK THAT WHAT HAPPENS, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COME TO US FOR MONEY.
YOU GOT A DRESS THAT WAS ON MY GAME.
I'D HAVE A BOW TIE ON. GOOD EVENING, FIRE MARSHAL.
THAT WAS. GOOD EVENING, CHIEF NIGG, HOW ARE YOU? I'M DOING WELL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
AS YOU MAY RECALL, BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2021, I BROUGHT BEFORE YOU A NEW POSITION CLASSIFICATION THAT THE CITY HAD NEVER HAD BEFORE, AND IT WAS ITS FIRST FULL TIME FIRE MARSHAL IN ORDER TO ADDRESS A HOST OF DEFICIENCIES THAT I IDENTIFIED IN THE FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU, NOW KNOWN AS OUR COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION BUREAU, WHICH IS A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO RISK REDUCTION AND VULNERABILITY IDENTIFICATION, ETCETERA.
UM. AT THE TIME WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, ONE OF THE HAVING BEEN A FIRE MARSHAL FOR A FEW YEARS IN MY PREVIOUS AGENCY HAD A VERY PROFOUND RESPECT FOR THE POSITION AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE DUTIES RELATED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL.
AND I REALIZED THAT WITHOUT A FULL TIME FIRE MARSHAL, THERE WERE THERE'S A LOT OF DELAYED DEVELOPMENT IMPLICATIONS, NUMEROUS MISSED INSPECTIONS THAT WE HAD NO WAY REALLY OF KEEPING TRACK OF.
SO AT THE TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO, IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THAT POSITION WITHOUT INCREASING ANY OR INCREASING OUR BUDGET RELATED TO THE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION, WE ESSENTIALLY TOOK THE DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL POSITION COMPENSATION AT THE TIME AND ADDED IT TO THE OVERTIME TO THE PART TIME BATTALION CHIEF.
I'M SORRY, THE FULL TIME DUTY BATTALION CHIEF WAS SPENDING AN OVERTIME TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE DUTIES.
ONCE WE ONCE WE ATTRACT THEM, WE THEN HIRED MR. ROBERT MONTAGHAMI, WHO IS OUR FULL TIME FIRE MARSHAL.
AND IT STARTED THERE EFFECTIVE TODAY, ACTUALLY.
IT WOULD IMPACT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
IT WOULD IMPACT A LOT OF A LOT OF THINGS IN THE CITY.
SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO HIM.
BUT I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT IN THE TIME THAT HE WAS HERE, HE DID A LOT FOR OUR CITY.
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HE COMPLETELY RESTORED A RECORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CREATED PROACTIVE WILDLAND INSPECTIONS, DID A VERY GOOD JOB AT ACCOUNTING FOR AND PUTTING TOGETHER A HOLISTIC, ACCOUNTABLE ACCOUNTABILITY LIST RELATED TO ALL THE BUSINESSES WE WERE MISSING AND ALL THE OPERATIONAL PERMITS THAT WE WERE MISSING AND ALL THE OPERATIONS THAT WERE GOING ON ILLEGALLY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY.NONETHELESS, WE DID NEED TO WE IDENTIFIED THAT WE DID NEED TO GET TO A COMPETITIVE SALARY THAT WOULD THEN ATTRACT ANOTHER FIRE MARSHAL CANDIDATE WHO WAS EQUIVALENT TO WHAT ROBERT BROUGHT TO OUR CITY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THOSE CITIES, THEY HAVE FIRE DISTRICTS, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CHINO VALLEY BEING ONE OF THEM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THEY PAY THEIR FIRE MARSHALS UPWARDS OF ALMOST $200,000 A YEAR.
AND THEY ALSO ARE EQUIVALENT TO US IN SIZE AND IN RISK STRUCTURE ET CETERA.
HOWEVER, THE PAY WAS NOT ANYTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO LOOK AT.
SO WITH THAT, I'M BRINGING BEFORE YOU TONIGHT AN ADJUSTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUE TO BE COMPETITIVE AND ATTRACT QUALITY PERSONNEL IN THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE MOVING FORWARD.
I'LL BE I'M GOING TO START OFF HERE.
AND I DISCUSSION WAS THAT YOU WEREN'T AWARE OF THAT, THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT OTHER AGENCIES.
HE BEING ONE OF THEM, OBVIOUSLY.
YOU KNOW, WE ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE THIS DEPARTMENT IN A VERY, VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION AND ESSENTIALLY LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO COME ON BOARD MY COMMAND STAFF TEAM AND CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT ENERGETIC, OPTIMISTIC PUSH FORWARD AND, YOU KNOW, IN LINE WITH INDUSTRY STANDARDS.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, THAT WASN'T THE CASE.
SO NONETHELESS, I DON'T WANT TO DISCOUNT THE WORK THAT HE DID DO FOR US.
HE'S PROVIDED A GREAT FOUNDATION FOR US TO KICK OFF FROM.
BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S IT WAS A HARD, HARD PILL TO SWALLOW WHEN HE DID TELL ME THAT HE WAS MOVING ON.
BUT AGAIN, WE MUST REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE HAD NOTHING.
AND THE BUILDING BLOCKS ARE IN PLACE.
I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO IF HOPEFULLY THIS WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD WITH THIS SALARY THAT YOU HAVE HERE AS FAR AS WE'LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW RECEIVE AND RETAIN OUR INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN'T PAY TOP DOLLAR.
YOU BROUGHT TRANSPARENCY TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE'VE GOT THE THE LA COUNTY AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT, WHICH WE HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, EVER HAD EVER HAD.
SO I THINK FOR US, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS TO DO THIS.
AND LIKE I WAS TALKING, I DON'T WANT TO FEE I DON'T WANT TO FEE TO DEATH ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES, BUT WE NEED THIS IN PLACE TO ORDER TO HAVE ALL OF OUR CITY SAFE, OUR BUILDINGS, OUR COMMUNITY AREAS.
ALL OF THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ARE OUR HILLCREST THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE DO NEED TO MAKE THOSE INSPECTIONS.
OH, WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE? ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE TO THE DAIS.
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COUNCIL COMMENTS.COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. THIS SOUNDS GREAT TO ME.
AS LONG AS CHIEF NIGG YOU'RE SUPPORTING THIS.
CHRISTIE YOU'RE SUPPORTING THIS WITH OUR BUDGET.
AND KEN, IT'S THE THE BOSSES WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WOULDN'T BE ON THE AGENDA.
I'M SURE IF IT WASN'T, BUT NO.
AND CHIEF NIGG AND I HAVE HAD LENGTHY CONVERSATIONS ON THIS.
YOU KNOW, AS YOU'VE HEARD, WE'RE BUILDING A BRAND NEW PROGRAM BASICALLY, AND DOING SOMETHING THAT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS THE REPORT FOR SB 1205.
AND IT SHOWED THAT IN THE PAST WE HADN'T COMPLIED WITH THAT.
SO THIS IS NEEDED IN TWO, THREE, FOUR YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE CAN ALWAYS REEVALUATE IF THERE'S AN OPENING, BUT YES, IT IS NEEDED.
IF I CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE SP 1205 JUST BECAUSE IT DOES KIND OF TIE IN.
BUT NONETHELESS, CHRISTY AND I DID HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION.
AND IF YOU'LL NOTICE, AS FAR AS SUSTAINABILITY GOES, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF INSPECTIONS THAT WEREN'T BEING DONE IN THE PAST AS WELL AS PERMITTING THAT WASN'T BEING DONE.
THERE'S COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS FOR ALL OF THOSE IN PLACE.
AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IN MY EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, IF YOU'RE RUNNING A PREVENTION BUREAU OR IN OUR COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION DIVISION CORRECTLY, IT SHOULD FULLY SUSTAIN ITSELF. AND I THINK THAT WE ARE THERE.
WE WILL SEE THAT. I BELIEVE IN ROUGHLY ABOUT 2 TO 3 YEARS TIME SINCE I STARTED HERE AND STARTED MAKING THESE CHANGES, YOU KNOW, THESE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, YOU JUST YOU DON'T SEE OVERNIGHT.
THEY TAKE TIME TO GET THERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO FIND THE PROBLEMS. WE A LOT AS WE WE HAD TO COMPLETELY RETRAIN ALL OF OUR CREWS.
WHEN YOU GO DO INSPECTIONS, THIS IS WHAT YOU LOOK FOR.
AND THEN THAT'S HOW WE CLASSIFY AND BREAK THEM OUT.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT.
WAS IT? SORRY? NO, THAT'S GOOD. COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE COUNCIL, WE DID NOT HAVE A FIRE CHIEF.
SINCE THEN WE'VE HIRED A FIRE CHIEF.
WE NOW HAVE AMBULANCE SERVICES AND WE DID A STUDY TO GO TO LA COUNTY OR NOT.
THE COST OF THAT STUDY TO GO TO LA COUNTY WAS GOING TO BE EXTREME COST.
TONIGHT, YOU SEE A COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE MADE ADDING TO THE MID BUDGET AS $1.4 MILLION FOR OVERTIME PERSONNEL. AND WE NEEDED IT.
AND THERE'S STILL A LOT CHEAPER THAN GOING TO COUNTY AND OUR SERVICE IS A LOT BETTER.
AND TONIGHT YOU'RE COMING AND ASKING US FOR MORE FOR OUR NEW MARSHAL.
NOW, I BELIEVE IN THAT AND THE COST OF THAT.
WE NEED TO FIND GREAT PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO STAY AND PART OF OUR RETENTION AND HIRE PRACTICES WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SALARY COMPARABLE TO THAT.
WE KNEW IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE EASY GOING IN WITH THIS BUDGET AND WITH THAT.
AND SO I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU'VE ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS ALL WEEK LONG, CALLING YOU AND MR. DOMER, AGAIN, APPRECIATE US MEETING ABOUT THIS AND REALLY GOING OVER THAT.
BUT THIS WAS PART OF THE WHOLE PACKAGE AND DEAL THAT WE WENT THROUGH IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS KNOW THAT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING THIS HAS BEEN WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THAT WHERE WE'RE AT, HOW MUCH IS GOING TO COST AND THE PRICE OF GOING COUNTY WAS A LOT MORE AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT MORE FROM IT FROM OUR OUR OWN FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO PLEASED WITH THAT AND PLEASED WITH WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE FIRES SINCE YOU'VE BEEN ON HOUSE FIRES THAT WE NEVER HAD BEFORE.
BEFORE WAS LIKE, OH, THAT'S ONLY THE NUMBERS.
IN CASE THAT HAPPENS, IT HAPPENS.
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AND SO HIRING SOMEONE AND WE FIND THAT CANDIDATE FULLY APPROVED.YEAH. AND I AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
WE NEEDED TO GROW OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
WE NEEDED A COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION PLAN PUT TOGETHER AND STAFF ACCORDINGLY.
NOT ONLY DID WE NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THESE INSPECTIONS, WHICH NOW WE'VE ADDED THAT BODY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS GOING TO BE FOCUSED HOLISTICALLY ON COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION, NOT ONLY FOR LIFE SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, BUT ALSO OUR ECONOMIC TAX BASE.
RIGHT? WE LOSE BUSINESSES THAT'S TAX BASE AS WELL.
SO WE APPRECIATE THE CONSTANT COMMUNICATION ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD TO THE COMMENTARY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT BUSINESSES AND FOLKS WHO YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT ABOUT THIS THAT ARE, OH, MY GOSH, LIKE, WHY AM I ALL OF A SUDDEN GETTING CHARGED FOR THIS? LIKE, WHAT'S GOING ON? AND, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THE COMMUNICATION PORTION OF IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS ISN'T A PUNISHMENT.
THIS ISN'T, YOU KNOW, WE'RE COMING AFTER YOU.
RIGHT? FIRES CAN SPREAD VERY EASILY.
AND I THINK THIS IS VERY INFORMATIVE.
AND I THINK THE KEY ABOUT THIS, TOO, IS THE SUSTAINABILITY, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN SUPPORT ITSELF, THAT WE ARE SEEING, THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO GROW ON BASED ON WHAT WE CAN DO HERE.
SO APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS, APPRECIATE THE COMMUNICATION AND WOULD JUST APPRECIATE, AGAIN, JUST MORE EDUCATION OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AS WE'RE HEARING SOME OF THE FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS. SO YEAH AND THAT'S AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE, IF YOU WILL.
SHE IS A GODSEND TO OUR DEPARTMENT AND SHE'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT.
BUT TO THAT END, THAT IS GOING TO BE MUCH OF THE DUTY OF THE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT IS THE CORE OF THEIR JOB, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION. SO WE WILL HAVE A LOT MORE INTERACTION.
AND TO THAT END, I DO WANT TO REITERATE THAT I'VE TOLD MUCH OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESIDENTS, YES, THEY'RE GETTING BILLS NOW, BUT I DIDN'T CHANGE ANY POLICY.
WE RECTIFY OUR FEES BECAUSE OUR FEE, OUR FEES WERE NOT ACCURATE.
YEAH. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
YEAH. I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I THINK GETTING A HANDLE ON THE REVENUE SIDE IS IMPORTANT.
IT'S JUST PART OF DOING BUSINESS.
LA VERNE STRONG. SO I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING MORE THAN MY AMAZING COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID.
FOR MY LARGE SUPPORT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FOR OUR CITY.
I'M JUST GLAD AND HAPPY THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR FIREFIGHTERS, CITY SAFE.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND YOUR RECOMMENDATION AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
COUNCILMEMBER KASH. I WANT TO SAY, TOO, THAT THE NICE THING ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW WITH OUR ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, EVERY ONE OF THEM IS EVERYBODY'S COMMUNICATING NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH NEW MANAGEMENT, MR, DOMER.
WE NEED TO BE AHEAD OF THE STEP ON EVERYTHING WE DO NUANCES, NEW WAYS OF DOING BUSINESS.
IT'S LIKE A, LIKE A REFRESH WE CALL IT, YOU KNOW.
AND I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING SO CLOSELY TOGETHER NOW.
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AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO OUR TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR RESIDENTS IN THE LONG RUN BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY MORPHING AND DOING WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO STAY AHEAD OF THE TIMES.SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR EXPLANATION.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE KNOW I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
AND WE DON'T HAVE SECRETS HERE IN LA VERNE.
WE'RE UP HERE AS AN OPEN BODY TO EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY WHAT'S GOING ON AND HAVE OPEN DISCUSSIONS.
SO BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL GO TO MOTION.
NEED A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-13.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. SO PLEASE.
AND THAT WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
VERY GOOD. WITH THAT, WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, ANYONE, WE HAVE TWO CARDS UP HERE.THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK.
UM, I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU CARE AND THAT YOU'RE LISTENING TO US BECAUSE I THINK FIDDLING AROUND ON YOUR PHONES AND THINGS LIKE THAT IS MRS. BEAUCHAMP HAD MENTIONED THE LAST MEETING IS RUDE.
YOU DID IT. BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS ON HER PHONE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MINUTES AT THE ONE HOUR, 42 MINUTE MARK OF THE FEBRUARY 21ST MEETING WHEN MR. REEVES AND MR. WILSON WERE SPEAKING.
I'M SURE THAT THE INSPECTIONS AT THE HOMES WERE TO BE DONE.
SO THAT'S WHERE THAT CAME FROM, IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING.
UM, AND THEN REGARDING MY SECOND ITEM IS REGARDING PROCLAMATIONS.
I'VE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT I THINK THE CITY, IN ITS EFFORT TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE VARIOUS CULTURES THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE WOULD BE BETTER SERVED THE PURPOSE IF THOSE PROCLAMATIONS WERE NOT GENERALLY PRESENTED TO A PEOPLES, BUT RATHER TO A PERSON WHO LIVES IN LA VERNE AND BY THEIR CHARACTER, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SERVICE HAVE EARNED THE PROCLAMATION.
IF THERE IS NONE, THEN NO ONE IS PRESENTED OR NOT ONE IS PRESENTED UNLESS THERE'S ANOTHER DESERVING PERSON WHO SHOULD RECEIVE THAT PROCLAMATION.
AND THEN, MR. MAYOR, SOMETHING I CAUGHT IN THE LAST MEETING THAT I WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH YOUR DIRECTION TO THE AUDIENCE THAT TO NOT BOTHER COMING UP AND SPEAKING IF IT WAS ESSENTIALLY, AS YOU PUT IT, IF THEY HAD NOTHING NEW TO SAY, THAT MIGHT NOT BE WHAT YOU ALREADY HEARD FROM OTHERS.
NO NEED TO REHASH THE SUBJECT.
THAT IS NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO DO.
PEOPLE TAKE THE TIME TO SHOW UP TO THIS MEETING DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE THREE MINUTES, AND THEY ALSO DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND ARE ENTITLED TO EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS AND SHARE THEIR VIEWPOINTS.
THEY LIVE IN THE CITY TOO, AND I THINK THAT IF YOU JUST LOOKED AT THOSE THINGS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
AND THEN LASTLY TO THE COMMENTS THAT LED THIS MEETING BEFORE IT STARTED, I THINK I SHARED SOMETHING WITH YOU THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THE HYPOCRISY OF THAT STATEMENT AND THOSE WORDS.
IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT GOES ON IN THIS CITY, THAT SPEAKS EXACTLY TO WHAT OTHERS WHO HAVE, UM, I GUESS PROTESTED, IN YOUR WORDS, HAVE SAID FOLLOWING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABALDON. SHERRY BEST.
YOU TOO. ME WATERPROOFING OVER HERE.
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LITTLE PROBLEM WITH WATER TO.I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MAYOR TIM HEPBURN, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND OTHERS FOR THEIR DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP IN THE FORM OF ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
LA VERNE RESIDENTS MUST CONTINUE TO ENGAGE IN OPEN AND HONEST DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NEED FOR CIVILITY IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND RESPECT FOR THE FLAG AS A SYMBOL OF AMERICAN VALUES FOR ALL WHO ATTEND CITY COUNCIL AND OTHER PUBLIC MEETINGS.
WE MUST CONTINUE TO LIMIT OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY CONTAINED IN THAT PLEDGE.
WHEN A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION OCCURS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE, OUR GOAL MUST BE TO FIND A BALANCE THAT IS BOTH PROTECTIVE AND RESPECTFUL. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BESS.
THE HYPOCRISY OF THE CITY KNOWS NO LIMIT.
MAYOR HEPBURN STATED EARLIER THAT THERE WAS A SNAFU WITH THE VIDEO.
WE BOTH CONTACTED THE MEDIA COMPANY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CLIENT CONTROLS THE AUDIO.
SO WE ALL KNOW THAT EXCUSE WAS BS.
EX-MAYOR MR. KENDRICK WROTE A LETTER COMPLAINING ABOUT MY FOUR WORDS, BOTH BORN AND PREBORN, THAT I ADD TO THE END OF THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE PUBLICLY COMPLAINED, INCLUDING COUNCIL EX MEMBER, MR. DAVIS, AS WELL AS OTHERS, WHICH MAYOR HEPBURN MADE SURE FOUND ITS WAY TO ME.
WHAT'S HYPOCRITICAL ABOUT THIS ENTIRE SITUATION? I THOUGHT MR. KENDRICK AND MR. DAVIS WERE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE.
I GUESS THEY'RE STILL RUNNING THE SHOW FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
BUT BECAUSE I BUT BECAUSE THE WORDS I SPEAK ARE FOR CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN VALUES, THE CITY AND OTHERS ARE TRYING TO TRYING THEIR BEST TO SILENCE ME.
I THOUGHT THIS CITY WAS INCLUSIVE.
THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH OUR SOCIETY INSTEAD OF JUST IGNORING WHAT YOU DON'T LIKE OR WHAT YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR LIKE WE USED TO DO WHEN WE HAD MUTUAL RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHER.
YOU DO YOUR THEY DO THEIR BEST TO TRY TO SILENCE THOSE PEOPLE.
SO WHEN A FETUS HAS ITS FIRST HEARTBEAT, WHY IS THAT NOT RECOGNIZED AS THE BEGINNING OF LIFE? FOR CHRISTIANS AND CONSERVATIVES OF OTHER DENOMINATIONS OF FAITH, THEY DO RECOGNIZE THIS AS THE BEGINNING OF LIFE.
AND THIS IS WHY THEY SAY THOSE WORDS.
IT IS GOD ALMIGHTY HIMSELF WHO IS MY LORD AND SAVIOR.
HE HAS BESTOWED UPON ME MY INALIENABLE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AS AN AMERICAN.
AND NO ONE, INCLUDING THIS COUNCIL, CAN DENY ME OF THAT.
CURRENT MILITARY VETERANS, PATRIOTS AND THOSE WHO APPRECIATE THE CONSTITUTION KNOW ALL TOO WELL.
YOU CANNOT DEFEND THE FLAG AND THE FREEDOMS OF THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT THE ALLOWANCE.
FOR THOSE TO ADD OR REMOVE WORDS TO THE PLEDGE AND OR KNEEL FOR THE FLAG.
THAT IS EQUIVALENT TO MY FOUR SMALL WORDS YET HAVE A LARGER THAN LIFE MEANING GOING FORWARD.
IF THIS COUNCIL SEES FIT TO CONTINUE TO SILENCE ME.
I WILL RECITE THE PLEDGE DURING MY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, MS. BEAUCHAMP. ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. [INAUDIBLE]. THE REASON WHY I CAME IN WAS I READ AN ARTICLE IN THE DAILY BULLETIN ABOUT THE CCW REVIEW AND IT COSTING MORE FOR LA VERNE RESIDENTS AND SUCH.
THEY ARE TRAINED TO KNOW WHEN AND WHEN NOT TO SHOOT.
SHOOTING IS A LAST RESORT AND ONLY WHEN THERE'S NO ONE DOWNRANGE THEY COULD ACCIDENTALLY HIT.
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AND WE OUGHT TO BE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO HAVE CCWS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.BUT THAT WAS A PRIMARY REASON WHY I WANTED TO TALK TODAY.
THOSE THAT KNOW ME IN THE CITY KNOW I'M A VERY PATRIOTIC PERSON.
THANK YOU. KNOWN FROM THE PATRIOTIC MOTORCYCLE SALUTE ON THE 4TH OF JULY.
I KNOW. BEYOND A SHADOW OF DOUBT.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABORTED HAD IT BEEN LEGAL AT THE TIME? THE KNEELING FOR THE FLAG BY KAEPERNICK AND SUCH, THE REASON WHY THAT CREATED SUCH AN UPROAR WAS NOT THE PROTEST. IT WAS THE ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
THAT SOMEBODY WOULD ASSOCIATE SOMETHING WITH THE FLAG SALUTE.
WHETHER I AGREE WITH IT OR NOT IS JUST AS OFFENSIVE.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TAKEN THE STAND THAT YOU HAVE.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT CONTINUE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BASLER. ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
MISS KALUZA. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
MY NAME IS KATHY KALOUSEK ON THIRD STREET.
IT MAKES THE PLEDGE FAR MORE MEANINGFUL WHEN WE'RE HONORING OUR LOCAL HEROES.
I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFUL STATEMENT THAT MAYOR HEPBURN MADE PRIOR TO THE PLEDGE.
I AND MANY OTHERS APPRECIATE THIS.
WHETHER OR NOT OTHERS TAKE IT TO HEART, AT LEAST IT MAKES A PUBLIC STATEMENT TO ALL THAT SUCH ADDENDUMS TO OUR PLEDGE DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF OUR CITY, NOR IS IT SOMETHING THAT OUR CITY SUPPORTS.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS DO.
ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MEMBERS. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE IT TO THE DAIS.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
COUNCIL COMMENTS. I WANT TO MAKE ONE THING REAL CLEAR.I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
HE WAS THE ONE THAT BROUGHT UP THE IDEA FOR OUR VETERANS TO COME AND DO THE FLAG SALUTE.
SO ON YOUR BEHALF SERVING IN THE MILITARY.
IT IS AN AMAZING AND I REALLY DO LIKE IT.
AND I THINK IT WAS AN AMAZING THING WHAT YOU DID.
THAT IS CORRECT. COUNCIL COMMENTS, WHO WOULD LIKE TO START? COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
UM, COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE HAVE A BUNCH OF ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
LET'S SAY IT RIGHT. EXCELLENT.
NOW SHE SAYS THE EVENTS 9 TO 12.
UM, OUR COOL CRUISE AND VISIT ALL OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
SO IT WAS A REALLY GOOD EVENT, WELL ATTENDED.
THERE WERE SOME GREAT TESTIMONIES FROM FOLKS WHO BASICALLY HAD THEIR LIVES SAVED FROM HAVING THIS ORGANIZATION PROVIDE THEM WITH ACCESS TO LEGAL SUPPORT, HOUSING, COUNSELING, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
AND SO IT WAS A VERY MOVING EVENT.
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SO JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.BUT THERE'S OVER A DOZEN DIFFERENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT TRI-CITIES, AND TRI-CITIES DOES SERVICE OUR CITY, CLAREMONT AND POMONA AND DOES A LOT OF GREAT WORK IN THE REALM OF MENTAL HEALTH.
AND SO THEY HELP VETERANS, THEY HELP THE YOUTH, THEY HELP THE UNHOUSED.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS OUT THERE, SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS TO WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINERS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS.
ET CETERA. ET CETERA. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.
SO I WANTED TO JUST SHARE THAT HERE SO THAT IF PEOPLE WANTED TO SPREAD THE WORD, IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT WOULD BE QUALIFIED FOR THESE POSITIONS, GREAT ORGANIZATION TO WORK FOR. AND AGAIN, IT HELPS OUR CITY, IT HELPS CLAREMONT, IT HELPS POMONA TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER AND BETTER.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE PRONUNCIATION RIGHT.
I PROBABLY DIDN'T. AND FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT GOT TO SEE TUPELO, YOU COULD SEE WHY I LOVE THAT DOG.
BUT I WILL DO THE SHAMELESS PLUG AGAIN THAT IF YOU DO HAVE A FUR BABY OR A PET AND YOU SHOP AT KATY'S DEPOT, PET DEPOT, WHICH, YOU KNOW, SHOP LOCAL, THEY DO HAVE AT THE FRONT COUNTER AN OPPORTUNITY TO DONATE TO THE K9 CANINE FOUNDATION AND SPECIFICALLY TO TUPELO.
SO IF YOU WANT TO BUY HER A TREAT OR A TOY, PLEASE FEEL FREE THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE IN THERE.
SO WITH THAT, AS ALWAYS, BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THE REST OF THIS MONTH.
I CANNOT BELIEVE WE ARE HEADING INTO APRIL.
I JUST WANTED TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY A QUESTION.
SHOULD I SHOULD THAT COME BACK TO THE DAIS? WELL, I ACTUALLY STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS WHEN YOU EMAILED ME ABOUT IT.
UM, IT IS A LEGISLATIVE MATTER THAT APPLIES CITYWIDE.
SO TYPICALLY THAT WOULD NOT CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. COUNCIL MEMBER KASH.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE IT.
AND AND THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
AND ALSO THIS WEDNESDAY MARKS THE HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN IS IT STARTS FOR A WHOLE MONTH.
AND JUST TO LET FOLKS KNOW, A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT I ATTENDED ACTUALLY OVER THIS WEEKEND AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY ASSESSOR, JEFF PRANG, FOR INVITING ME OVER TO THE KASHUBIAN UNITY DAY AT HIS HOUSE.
IT WAS A GREAT AND WELCOMING EVENT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT TIME.
AND ON SUNDAY I ATTENDED THE AMERICAN ARMENIAN BUSINESS COALITION CHARITY EVENT AND I WAS HOPING TO BEAT EVERYBODY IN THE SHOTGUN TOURNAMENT BUT CAME IN DEAD LAST AND MY SHOULDER STILL HURTS, SO I STILL GOT TO GET OUT THERE BETTER.
YOU KNOW, SKEET SHOOTING, I'M NOT A GOOD SKEET SHOOTER, BUT YEAH, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.
IT WAS A GREAT CAUSE. AND I ALWAYS WILL SUPPORT THE AMERICAN ARMENIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN LA VERNE.
UM, I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A COUPLE OF AMAZING FRESHMAN FROM DAMIEN WHO ARE OUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND I WILL NOT GET INTO A DEBATE WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO FRESHMAN MADDUX PARK AND BRANDON PARK FOR WINNING THE FIRST YEAR POLICY DEBATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AT WOODWARD ACADEMY IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, THIS WEEKEND. THIS IS DAMIEN'S FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN 35 YEAR HISTORY OF THE FIRST YEAR POLICY DEBATE TOURNAMENT.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE AMAZING YOUNG MEN AND I WILL NOT BE DEBATING YOU.
HEY, GOOD JOB. GOOD WORK, AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE SCHOOL FOR THEIR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GUY'S TIME.
APPRECIATE IT. STAY LA VERNE STRONG.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE.
AND WE HAD A LOT OF WONDERFUL CELEBRATIONS TODAY.
AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR A GREAT JOB.
THIS IS NOT BEEN EASY PICKING UP THE PIECES FROM THE PREVIOUS FINANCE DIRECTOR.
AND IT IT TOOK A VILLAGE TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITH A A SMALL VILLAGE FOR OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE LIMITED STAFF AT CHRISTY AND SOME HELP BUT IT ALSO FROM ALL THE OTHER STAFF EVERY OTHER DIRECTOR AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE CITY MANAGEMENT WE'RE PART OF THIS TO CLEAN THIS
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THING UP AND WE'RE ON WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.AND, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPEAK HERE.
I CAN'T RECALL OF BEING MAYOR EVER SHUTTING ANYONE DOWN AND GIVING THEM AMPLE TIME TO SPEAK WHAT THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND EVEN GETTING NUDGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, LIKE FOUR MINUTES, FIVE MINUTES.
BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT WE HAVE AN OPEN FORUM HERE.
WE APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S OPINION, BUT WE ALSO HAVE OUR OWN OPINIONS.
SO WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S.
YES. YES, SIR. OH, I JUST WANTED TO WE DO HAVE RAIN STARTING LATER TONIGHT.
WE WILL PROBABLY ALSO HAVE HIGH WINDS.
AND IF THERE'S DOWNED POWER LINES, PLEASE CALL 911 OR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON.
ALSO, WITH THE HIGH WINDS AND THE SUPER SATURATED SOIL, IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE AND YOU HEAR CRACKING AND OTHER THINGS AND SEE A BUNCH OF SQUIRRELS JUMPING FROM A TREE, GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TREE.
BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, PLEASE DO CALL PUBLIC WORKS.
SO IF THERE IS A DOWNED TREE, UM, PLEASE CALL (909) 596-8741.
OR OF COURSE, IF IT FELL ON A HOUSE OR ON A CAR, PLEASE CALL 911.
ACTUALLY. ALL KIDDING ASIDE, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A LARGE STORM.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A COLD STORM.
SNOW BETWEEN A 4000 AND 3500 FOOT LEVEL, BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF 2 TO 4IN OF RAIN.
AND MR DOMER WAS VERY POIGNANT ON IF YOU HAVE POWER LINES THAT DO DROP, STAY IN PLACE, DO NOT MOVE. THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE ELECTRICITY TRAVELS THROUGH EVERYTHING.
SO IF IT DOES GO DOWN, WHETHER YOU'RE IN A CAR, KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF.
STAY IN YOUR HOUSE BECAUSE NORTH LA VERNE, IT'S ALL UNDERGROUND, SOUTH LA VERNE, MID-LEVEL.
SO AND WE HAVE SOME BIG TREES HERE.
BUT AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE LAST HURRAH, BUT WHO KNOWS? WE'VE HAD SO MUCH RAIN, SO HAPPY SPRING.
OH, IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING, TOO.
YEAH. JUST TO CLARIFY, TOO, I THINK SANDBAGS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE FIRE STATION.
FIRE STATION. IS THAT ACCURATE THAT THEY'RE STILL ARE THERE STILL SANDBAGS FOR RESIDENTS? FIRE STATION ONE IN THE CORNER? YEAH. AND IT'S TEN, TEN BAGS PER RESIDENT, I BELIEVE.
RIGHT. OKAY. SO IF ANYONE NEEDS THEM.
SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT, JUST BE CAREFUL.
TONIGHT. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE CONVERSATION.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS.
AND WITH THAT, WE'LL ADJOURN TO MONDAY, MARCH 27TH AT 5:30 P.M.
FOR A CLOSED SESSION. LA VERNE HALL FOR THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957-6 FOR THE FOLLOWING CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, NEGOTIATORS, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.
LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
LA VERNE POLICE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.
OUR NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE ON MONDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 6:30 P.M.
WE ADJOURN TONIGHT AT 8:12 P.M..
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.