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>> IT'S 06:31? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT
[CALL TO ORDER]
6:31 P.M ON MAY 1ST TONIGHT.WITH THAT, GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE CITY OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY 1ST, 2023.
I WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT FOR OUR COUNCIL MEETING IN WHICH WE CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY 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.
TONIGHT, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN, ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS AS YOU JUST MET ANTONIO RIOS, MARINE CORPORAL, TO CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT. CORPORAL, IF YOU PLEASE.
>> PLEASE STAND. ALL MILITARY BURDEN STANDARDS MAY RENDER SALUTE ALL OTHERS PLEASE PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART, AND BEGIN.
>> THANK YOU, MARINE CORPORAL RIOS.
MR. DOMER, CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A ROLL CALL?
>> YES SIR? COUNCIL MEMBER CASTROVETA
>> COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, MAYOR PRO TEM CROSBY.
>> TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
THE FIRST IS A PROCLAMATION, DECLARING THE MONTH OF MAY AS OLDER AMERICANS' MONTH TO CELEBRATE OLDER AMERICANS AND THE KEY ROLE THEY PLAY IN SHARING THEIR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE AND INFORMED TODAY'S DECISIONS.>> PROCLAMATION IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH EVERY MONTH TO DISCUSS SENIOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
THESE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED. READ THE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS OLDER AMERICANS ENTAIL A LARGE SEGMENT OF OUR POPULATION REPRESENTING A GREAT NATIONAL RESOURCE OF SKILLS, WISDOM, AND EXPERIENCE, UPON WHICH MUCH OF OUR NATION'S PROGRESS HAS BEEN BUILT AND CONTINUES TO ENRICH OUR DAILY LIVES THROUGH COUNCEL AND LEADERSHIP.
WHEREAS THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING HAVE IDENTIFIED THE 2023 THEME AS AGING UNBOUND, WHICH PRIORITIZES A NEED FOR OLDER AMERICANS TO BE ENGAGED IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROMOTE FLEXIBLE THINKING ABOUT AGING.
WHEREAS THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES THAT AWAIT US REQUIRE OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENSURING THAT OUR OLDER ADULTS ENJOY ACTIVE, PRODUCTIVE, AND HEALTHY LIVES AND DO SO INDEPENDENTLY, SAFELY, AND WITH THE DIGNITY.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE INCLUDES A GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER AMERICANS AND RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THEM TO THRIVE.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS COMMITTED TO OLDER AMERICAN RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING ABUNDANT ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OLDER ADULTS TO DISCOVER NEW IDEAS AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL GROUPS, FITNESS CLASSES, AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS. NOW BE PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MAY 2023 BE RECOGNIZED AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, AND WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO HONORING THEIR CONTRIBUTION BY GIVING THEM THE FULLEST CARE, SUPPORT, AND RESPECT THEY DESERVE AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO RAISED AND GUIDED US THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF MAY 2023, MYSELF, MAYOR OF LA VERNE.
CONGRATULATIONS [APPLAUSE] COME ON UP YOU GUYS.
SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COME ON.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SHY [LAUGHTER]
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COME ON OVER HERE. YES. I'M A SENIOR TOO, JUST SO YOU KNOW.EXCUSE YOU GUYS IN THERE FIRST [BACKGROUND] [OVERLAPPING] THERE YOU GO.
>> I DIDN'T WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR THAT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WORKED CLOSELY WITH YVONNE DURAN AND WE'VE GOT SOME AMAZING SENIOR PROGRAMS THAT WE DO AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, AND WITHOUT THAT LA VERNE WOULDN'T BE LA VERNE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR YVONNE DURAN, AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO TO MAKE SURE WE FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED, AND LISTEN TO WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT AND CONGRATULATIONS, NOT FOR BEING A SENIOR, BUT CONGRATULATIONS INDEED.
BECAUSE WE'RE ALL SENIORS OVER 55, YOU CAN GO TO DENNY'S.
IT DOESN'T MATTER. YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
WE HAVE ONE MORE LITTLE OUTSTANDING.
THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETS EVERY THIRD WEDNESDAY, LIKE I SAID.
DURING THIS TIME, WE'D LIKE TO HONOR OUR OUTSTANDING OLDER AMERICAN NOMINEE.
EVERY YEAR IN THE MONTH OF MAY, THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOMINATES AN OLDER AMERICAN AS PART OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY COMMISSION.
FOR OLDER ADULTS ANNUAL OLDER AMERICANS RECOGNITION DAY AWARDS PROGRAM.
THIS YEAR, THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS NOMINATED PAT BOWER, AS ITS SENIOR OUTSTANDING OLDER AMERICAN. PAT GET UP HERE. [APPLAUSE] THIS IS A ROAST.
>> IT'S OKAY. GIVE ME THE MIC.
>> I KNOW BETTER. THE MAN CAN SPEAK NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. AND HIS WIFE ALSO.
HE'S AN AMAZING MAN BECAUSE EVERY TIME THAT WE'VE HAD ANY FUNCTIONS OVER THE NUMBER OF YEARS WE GO BY HERITAGE PARK.
HERE'S PAT AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE I SEE IN THE CROWD.
LIKE WHO'S THAT BACK THERE? JACK MENZEL, HE'S ALWAYS THERE, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE THAT HELP WITH THE ANIMALS, AND THE UPKEEP OF THE FARM AND THE BUILDINGS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON THERE.
[BACKGROUND] I'M SORRY, WOULD BE ON 11 O'CLOCK.
PAT HAS BEEN A LA VERNE RESIDENT FOR 16 YEARS.
HE SERVED OVER FOUR YEARS IN THE NAVY.
HE ATTENDED CAL POLY POMONA AND GRADUATED WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS.
HE WORKED AT COCA-COLA WORKING ON IBM 360 SERIES COMPUTERS.
YEAH, I KNOW, SHE'S SEASONED WELL.
AFTER RETIREMENT, HE JOINED THE LA VERNE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND CONTRIBUTED COUNTLESS HOURS TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF THE EASTERN SIDE OF HERITAGE PARK, WHILE ALSO SERVING AS VICE PRESIDENT ON THE LA VERNE HERITAGE FOUNDATION'S BOARD, THAT IS KNOWN AS THE LEADER OF THE PARK, AND THAT IS A REALLY GOOD NAME.
AMONGST THE BARN BOYS, WHO ALONG WITH HIS GROUP FAITHFULLY COMES TO WORK THE GROUNDS EVERY WEDNESDAY, THAT IS INSTRUMENTAL IN VERY SPECIAL EVENTS THAT UTILIZE HERITAGE PARK.
I HAVE MY CERTIFICATE THERE SOMEWHERE GUYS.
WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT WOULD ONLY COME ON UP.
YOU, WHAT OFFICER ARE YOU WITH? SUSAN RUBIO. COME ON UP.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ALEX ALVANEESIAN AND I'M WITH THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO.
I WILL BE THE FIELD REP FOR LA VERNE.
THE CITY IS NEW TO THE SENATOR'S DISTRICT, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH LOCAL ELECTED AND TO SERVE YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT, ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT YOU WITH A CERTIFICATE IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATED COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
I COMMEND YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK WITH THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AS VICE PRESIDENT AND YOUR DEDICATION IN
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PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND BEING A HELPING HAND WITH LA VERNE RESIDENTS IS TRULY AMAZING. CONGRATULATIONS.>> OUR CERTIFICATE LOOKS JUST LIKE THAT ONE.
>> OH MY GOD. WELL, IN THAT CASE, I GOT TO HURRY UP HERE.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS THE ICING ON THE CAKE.
WHAT I DO AT THE PARK, I ENJOY.
I'M THE ONE GETTING THE REWARD AT THAT TIME.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, LA VERNE HAS MANY VERY NICE PARKS, BUT THEY ONLY HAVE ONE LA VERNE HERITAGE PARK.
[LAUGHTER] ANYWAYS, WE HAVE MANY VOLUNTEERS.
KAY, HOW MANY VOLUNTEERS DO WE HAVE? FORTY VOLUNTEERS.
WHY? BECAUSE WE HAVE THINGS THAT GO ON YEAR-ROUND, THEREFORE, WE NEED A LOT OF PEOPLE TO DO THIS, TO CONTACT, AND KAY, SHE HANDLES ALL THOSE PEOPLE.
SHE HANDLES THE SCHOOLS THAT COME BY MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
VERY IMPORTANT PERSON, KAY, AND HER SIDEKICK DONNA, WHO HELPS HER OUT A LOT TOO, BY THE WAY.
THERE'S ALSO A CORE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WORK OUT LA VERNE.
WHEN I SAY WORK, IT'S A PASSION IS WHAT IT REALLY IS.
THESE PEOPLE, 20 ROUGHLY, THEY COME AND GO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, NOT WHEN THE EVENTS ARE THERE, BUT ALL THE TIME. WHAT DO THEY DO? THEY PREPARE FOR THE NEXT REPAIR FOR WHAT'S GOING ON.
NOW, LIKE IN MY GROUP, WE PREPARE ALL THE TIME.
I'M PART OF THE YOU HEARD IT, THE BARN BOYS.
HOWEVER, IT'S BARN BOYS AND GIRLS.
WITH THOSE PEOPLE, WE MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS AND WHATEVER ELSE IS NECESSARY THROUGHOUT THE PARK.
THERE ARE TIMES THAT GET A LITTLE BIT OVER OUR HEAD, AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WHO DO I CALL? I CALL THE CITY.
I PROBABLY TALK TO YVONNE FIRST. THAT'D BE NUMBER 1.
IF WE GO TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS, WE GO.
ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT WE END UP DEALING WITH, FOR INSTANCE, A YEAR AGO, JANUARY, ONE SATURDAY, WE HAD A VERY STRONG WINDS, AND WE HAD SOME SEVERAL TREES THAT WENT DOWN.
WHO DO WE CALL? WELL, THE CITY, OF COURSE, AND THEY CAME IMMEDIATELY AND TOOK CARE OF THE SITUATION.
I HAVE THREE PEOPLE AND I'D MENTION THEIR NAMES.
ONE IS CHUCK, ONE IS FRED, AND THE OTHER HAPPENS BE NATALIE AND DONNA.
WHY THOSE PEOPLE FOR GOD'S SAKE? THEY DON'T LIVE IN LA VERNE.
ONE LIVES IN GLENDORA, ONE LIVES IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA, AND THE OTHER IN COVINA. BUT THEY'RE HERE.
WHY? BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO BE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE WORKING YOUR BUTT OFF SOMETIMES.
WELL, I'M ABOUT ME, WHAT'S THE ONE-MINUTE NOW?
>> WELL DONE. THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
I WILL IN A MOMENT. [LAUGHTER]
>> WE'LL TAKE AN INTERMISSION.
ANYWAYS, I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE, IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THAT'S THE ICING ON THE CAKE, YES.
BUT WHAT I DO IS SOMETHING I ENJOY AND I TRULY LOVE.
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY BROTHER RON'S 88TH BIRTHDAY.
HOWEVER, SATURDAY, TWO WEEKS AGO, HE PASSED AWAY.
SORRY TO SAY. BUT HOW DID I GET TO LA VERNE HERITAGE PARK? MY BROTHER RON AND BY HIS GUIDANCE AT THE TIME, WHICH TURNED INTO ME GUIDING HIM OCCASIONALLY, BUT WE HAD WONDERFUL TIMES IN THE PARK, AND ALL I CAN DO IS SAY, THANK YOU, RON.
NOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS WITH SUZANNE.
>> ALRIGHT, YOU GUYS. BOWERS, PLEASE STAND UP.
>> THOSE ARE BABIES A, B, AND C. A, B, AND C ARE TRIPLETS.
I KNOW THEY ALL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
NEXT, I HAVE THE OTHER PART OF MY FAMILY.
THE OTHER PART OF MY FAMILY IS LA VERNE HERITAGE PARK.
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DEBBIE, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING YOUR HUSBAND, JACK, TO JOIN ME AT THE PARK AND TO WORK VIGOROUSLY ON ALL KINDS OF EVENTS.
>> SHE LIKES JACK TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE.
>> I THINK IT'S THE OTHER WAY ROUND THEN MAYBE.
>> I'M DONE AT THIS POINT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NOW HERE LOOK AT THIS WONDERFUL CERTIFICATE THAT JUST HAPPENED TO POP-UP.
THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF LA VERNE, WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU.
WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION AND WHAT YOU GUYS DO BECAUSE IT IS AN AWESOME PLACE.
IT REALLY IS FUN TO GO THERE WITH A TRACTOR RUNNING AND ALL THE ANIMALS AND ALL THESE FUN THINGS FOR THE KIDS TO SEE.
WE DID OUR FIRST EASTER EGG HUNT THIS YEAR WITH FOUR DIFFERENT SHIFTS.
WITHOUT THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION IN THAT WONDERFUL ORANGE GROVES, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN, SO THANK YOU, GUYS AGAIN, VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, PARK. CONGRATULATION.
>> WE GOT ONE MORE. CAN'T LEAVE YET.
FINAL PRESENTATION, A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE MONTH OF MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH, PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS THROUGHOUT AMERICAN HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE.
CITY OF LA VERNE PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH IS A MONTH TO CELEBRATE AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS TO AMERICAN HISTORY, SOCIETY AND CULTURE.
WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS REPRESENT MORE THAN 56 ETHNIC GROUPS AND MAKE OUR NATION MORE VIBRANT THROUGH DIVERSITY OF CULTURES, LANGUAGES, AND RELIGIONS.
WHEREAS GENERATIONS OF ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL, EXAMPLES OF LEADERS AND TRAILBLAZERS AND HAVE LONG-LASTING, LONGSTANDING HISTORY OF MAKING ESTEEM SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS AMERICA.
WHEREAS ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS HAVE HELPED DEVELOP AND DEFEND THE UNITED STATES, OFTEN IN THE FACE OF TREMENDOUS RACIAL AND CULTURAL PREJUDICE.
WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE RECOGNIZES THE IRREPLACEABLE LEGACY OF OUR ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO HAVE SHAPED THE COMMUNITY INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY.
NOW VIA PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MAY 2023 BE RECOGNIZED AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COMMEMORATE THIS IMPORTANT OCCASION IN RECOGNITION OF THE NUMEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND GLOBALLY, DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF MAY 2023, SIGNED BY ME.
PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THE BELMONTES HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY SINCE THEY OPENED THEIR RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN IN LA VERNE IN 2018.
THEY DONATE TO THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT GROUPS, INCLUDING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CANINE FOUNDATION.
THEY PARTICIPATE IN CITY EVENTS INCLUDING [INAUDIBLE] WINE WALK, AND THIS LAST SATURDAY WAS THE WINE WALK, OBVIOUSLY AND OTHER ANNUAL EVENTS LIKE THE BEER WALK, TASTE OF LA VERNE.
CAFE WANG ALSO HOSTS THE MONTHLY OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MEETINGS.
THESE EFFORTS DONE BY CAFE WANG TRULY EXEMPLIFY THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE, AND WE WISH THEM WELL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUCCESS.
>> THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GOOD. GET IN YOUR PICTURE.
THANK YOU, GUYS. COME OVER HERE. I WANT TO GET A PICTURE. COME ON.
[BACKGROUND] BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO CAFE WANG, YOU GOT TO BE THERE.
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THAT COMPLETES OUR PRESENTATION.WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A THREE MINUTE RECESS SO THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE AND NOT LISTEN, THEY COULD CITE A MEETING.
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ARE WE READY TO START UP AGAIN, GUYS? WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER AT 06:57 PM. I'M NOT GOING TO GOBBLE IT.WITH THAT WE MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE YOU START.I KNOW WE HAVE THE FAIR FLEX READY TO GO AND WE'LL DO THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
OUR STATEMENT ON 740 FOOTHILL.
I KNOW THAT THAT'S BEEN A REAL INTERESTING SUBJECT REGARDING THE 54 UNIT FIVE STORY BUILDING IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA OF SAN DIMAS ON A POSTAGE STAMP LOT.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP YESTERDAY AT THE COMMUNITY RALLY TO OPPOSE THE COUNTIES HOUSING PROJECT PROPOSAL LOCATED AT 07:40 FOOTHILL.
YOUR CONCERN OPPOSITION ARE SUPPORTED BY THIS COUNCIL.
BUT THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK ABOUT THE ITEM TONIGHT, YOU CAN DO SO DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS IS THERE IS NO AGENDA IS ITEM AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE PLAN ON HAVING A LETTER OF OPPOSITION FOR CONSIDERATION ON OUR MAY 15TH COUNCIL MEETING, JUST AS OUR COLLEAGUES IN SAN DIEGO ARE DOING AT THEIR NEXT MEETING ON THE 9TH.
WHEN THIS PROJECT WAS UNVEILED TO US TWO WEEKS AGO, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE TWO CITIES THROUGH THEIR CITY MANAGERS, DIG DEEPER INTO THE PROPOSALS SO THAT WHEN THE TIME CAME, THE CITIES COULD BEST SITUATED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION, EVEN THOUGH STATE LAW COMPLETELY USURPS OUR ABILITY TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS PROJECT.
I'M SURE EACH COUNCIL MEMBER WILL PROVIDE A COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, WILL BE CANNOT DISCUSS IT TONIGHT.
BUT THAT IS WHAT THE CONSIDERATION OF THE LETTER OF OPPOSITION WILL ALLOW FOR US TO DO ON MAY 15TH. THANK YOU ALL.
WITH THAT, NATALIE, TODAY'S DID I SAY RIGHT? VERY GOOD.
SHE'S FROM THE FAIR FLUX TO DISCUSS THE LA COUNTY FAIR, WHICH IS I'LL LET YOU TALK.
YOU BRING FREE TICKETS FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM.
I GOT TO DOCUMENT. I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOUR BOSS.
>> ABOUT TICKETS, BUT A DOLLAR TICKETS.
HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS NATALIE.
THIS TIME I'M HERE IN REPRESENTATION OF FAIR PLEX TONIGHT AND LA COUNTY FAIR LOVELY TO SEE YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL, LA VERNE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE EXCITED THAT THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THE FARE WILL BE IN MAY AND WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR NEW SEASON WITH A SPRING THEME THIS YEAR, WHERE WE ARE CELEBRATING BABY GOATS, FAVORITE FLOWERS, AND ALL THINGS RENEWAL, INCLUDING A NEW FAIR DATE AS WELL.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, LA VERNE DAY IS ON MAY 12TH THIS YEAR, FRIDAY, MAY 12TH.
NOW, ALL RESIDENTS FROM LA VERNE RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR POSTCARD.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE, I HAVE ONE HERE TONIGHT.
THERE AT THE TABLE, YOU MAKE SURE TO PICK ONE UP.
ON LA VERNE DAY, LA VERNE RESIDENTS ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR A DOLLAR THOSE ARE IF YOU BUY THEM ONLINE AT ANY TIME AT LAKECOUNTYFAIR.COM.
IT'S PERFECT TIME. PLAN YOUR FRIDAY, THE DAY OF ONLINE, THEY WILL BE EIGHT DOLLARS.
IF YOU DO BUY AT THE GATE, THEY ARE $10.
IT'S CHEAPER FOR LIVER AND RESIDENTS.
BUT THE BEST DEAL IS IF YOU BUY AHEAD OF TIME.
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THERE'S A LOT OF NEW THINGS TO SEE ESPECIALLY I'M EXCITED ABOUT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH LACMA TO HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT AT OUR MILLARD SHEETS ART CENTER.WE ARE BABY ANIMALS WILL RETURN.
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH CAL POLY POMONA.
PLEASE COME OUT AND A BABY LAMB, WHICH I DO ON MY LUNCH BREAKS.
BEST PLACE TO WORK. WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE AND I HOPE YOU'RE ALL AS EXCITED AS WE ARE PREPARED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ROBIN CARDER.
>> GOOD EVENING. ROBIN CARDER, 2838 TEAL STREET.
I AM HERE TO GIVE SOME GOOD NEWS.
BUT A LITTLE BACKGROUND IS I AM THE TREASURE OF OUR LA VERNE 4TH JULY COMMITTEE.
THERE'S BEEN INFORMATION GOING OUT THROUGH THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY CORRECT.
BUT IN A STORY THAT IS CONDENSED FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND IS I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT OUR 4TH JULY COMMITTEE IS TRULY A COMMUNITY COMMITTEE.
IT IS NOT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING COMMITTEE THAT WE RUN IT AS A COMMUNITY.
ON THAT NOTE, I DO WANT TO INVITE PEOPLE TO JOIN OUR COMMITTEE, COME OUT TO OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ALSO THE DAY OF THE PARADE, WE NEED ASSISTANCE.
ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN, WE'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE HELP.
BUT AS SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WENT AROUND WAS ABOUT LITTLE LEAGUE AND WE'RE NOT ALLOWING THEM TO BE ON A FLOAT.
I'M HAPPY TO SAY THAT AFTER SOME TIME HERE, THIS LAST MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, LITTLE LEAGUE BOARD DID COME AND MEET WITH US.
OUR COMMITTEE WAS ALL IN THIS ROOM ACTUALLY, AND THEY CAME, WE HAD A WONDERFUL CONVERSATION AND WE ENDED UP COMING UP WITH A SUBCOMMITTEE TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THE DAY OF THE 4TH JULY WITH LITTLE LEAGUE.
THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW BOARD MEMBERS. THEY'RE EXCITED.
THEY ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE FOR 4TH OF JULY.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE RULES AND YOU HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE RULES.
I'M VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PARADE AND WE WANT LITTLE LEAGUE TO BE A PART OF IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME.
>> THANK YOU, ROBIN CARDER. GEORGE MAY.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, AND LA VERNE RESIDENCE.
I ACTUALLY HAVE A CROWD FOR FIRST-TIME.
[LAUGHTER] I'M GOING TO MENTION ACTUALLY JUST THIS MONTH, WE ARE STARTING TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR OUR ANNUAL SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM SO WE'RE ACCEPTING A VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR TEENS AGES 14-18.
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY KIDS, TEENS WHO WANT TO GET THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENTS, SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS OUT OF THE WAY.
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT AT THE LIBRARY SYSTEM TO ASSIST THE LIBRARY.
IF YOU HAVE TEENS OR YOU KNOW, TEAMS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED, PLEASE HAVE THEM COME OVER TO THE LIBRARY TO FILL OUT THE APPLICATIONS.
THE SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM IS GOING TO RUN THROUGH JUNE 1ST TO AUGUST 13TH THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE THREE PROGRAMS. I MENTIONED ONE OF THEM LAST MEETING AND THIS PROGRAM IS TOMORROW, MAY TUESDAY, MAY 2ND AT SIX O'CLOCK.
IT'S SUSHI FOR BEGINNERS WITH CHEF ANDY MATSUDA.
HE'S GOING TO BE COVERING SOME OF THE MORE POPULAR SUSHI DISHES.
IT'S SIX O'CLOCK, IS 18 AND UP. PLEASE COME ON.
USUALLY, WHEN WE HAVE FOOD PROGRAM, PEOPLE SHOW UP. [LAUGHTER] [OVERLAPPING]
>> IF THE SUSHI IS NOT PRETTY, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO EAT IT?
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE TWO OTHER PROGRAMS AND BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE TAKE-HOME ACTIVITIES RELATED OR CONNECTED TO IT.
THE FIRST ONE IS ON SATURDAY, MAY 13TH AT 11:30, IS BEING PUT ON BY THE LA COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
IT HAS TO BE SMART GARDENING SO THIS IS FOR BEGINNERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT BACKYARD COMPOSTING, WHAT ARE WISE GARDENING, WORM COMPOSTING, GRASS RECYCLING, AND ALSO EDIBLE GARDENING.
NOW, AT THE MEETING, THIS PROGRAM, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE COMPOST BINS OF $40.
FOR STANDARD COMPOST BIN, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE WORM COMPOST BINS WITH THE WORMS FOR $65.
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[OVERLAPPING] > WITH WORMS. WOW.[LAUGHTER] CONNECTED TO GARDENING, WE ALSO HAVE A PROGRAM TAKE-HOME ACTIVITY, KID, CAN GROW YOUR OWN MICRO-GREENS.
THIS IS A PROGRAM SUPPORTED BY THE US INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT THAT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE, BY CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY.
THOSE HITS OUR LIMIT OF SUPPLY SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE COME STOP BY THE LIBRARY SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AS LONG AS SUPPLIES LAST.
THE SECOND PROGRAM IS TO CELEBRATE ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
IT IS FOR AGES 5-12 WITH PARENTS OR CAREGIVER.
IT IS TITLED ART INSPIRED BY TAKASHI MURAKAMI.
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CREATING THEIR OWN ARTWORK THAT'S INSPIRED BY HIS CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE ARTISTS.
ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE COME ON BY THE LIBRARY OR GO TO VISIT.LACOUNTY.ORGSLASHEVENTS AND JUST NARRATED BY LIVER AND LIBRARY.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE LIVER AND LOOK AT EVENTS AND YOU'LL SEE THE INFORMATION THERE.
WE ALSO HAVE A TAKE-HOME KIT THAT'S ALSO IN CELEBRATION ASIAN-PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH.
I DON'T KNOW IF I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY, BUT THIS IS A RIBBON.
THOSE RIBBONS ARE CREATED BY NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND THEY USE IT THE UNIQUE BRAIDING TECHNIQUE THAT CREATES THESE COLORFUL RIBBONS.
THOSE KITS ARE AVAILABLE INSIDE THE LIBRARY.
AGAIN, THERE'S LIMITED SUPPLY.
IF YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE STOP BY AND PICK UP ONE OR TWO KITS.
JUST KEEP CHECKING OUR EVENTS CALENDAR.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROGRAMS. THEY'RE STILL HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
JUST KEEP CHECKING YOUR EVENTS COUNT ONCE THEY ARE IT'LL BE ONLINE AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE DETAILS ARE.
PLEASE COME ON BY. THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY AND PLEASE SUPPORT THE LIBRARY. THANK YOU.
> NOTHING ON ENGINE BUILDING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> WE LAUGHED, BUT THE LIBRARY HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER AND WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT I THINK IT WAS MISS BO CHAMPION MENTIONED AT THE LAST MEETING THAT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KEEP.
GEORGE DOES A FANTASTIC JOB WITH HIS STAFF, BUT YOU CAN JUST SEE ALL THE STUFF THAT THEY OFFER AND REALLY SHOULD BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT. THANK YOU, GEORGE.
>> SPEAKING OF CARS, WE DO HAVE AUTO REPAIR MANUALS AND ONE OF OUR DATABASES IS THE CHILTON AUTO REPAIR DATABASE, SO DOES SEVILLE.
>> I KNEW YOU'D HAVE THAT SAME. HE HAS EVERYTHING.
>> GARY BEST 3949 BRADFORD STREET, LA VERNE AND PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF GARDENING AND WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LA COUNTY FAIR, I WILL PUT OUT SOME FLYERS FROM THE GARDEN FRIENDS WHICH IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN LA VERNE, SAN DIMAS, CLAREMONT, COVINA.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE SOUTH BAY.
WE MEET ONCE A MONTH AND OUR GARDEN SALE IS JUNE 9TH AND 10TH AT THE HISTORICAL HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN COVINA.
THIS IS THE PLACE TO STOCK UP ON YOUR SUMMER PLANTING, SO WE KEEP IT REASONABLY PRICED.
ALL OF OUR PLANT STOCK HAVE BEEN DONATED BY MEMBERS OF THE GARDEN CLUB.
COME HAVE FOR FUN DAY AND PICK UP SOME PLANTS.
ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LA COUNTY FAIR, THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL BE AT THE FAIR MAY 20TH AND 22ND.
WE THOUGHT ABOUT LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR BUT THAT'S ALSO THE MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND AND WE WANTED TO GET SOME VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US, SO WE PUT IT OFF FOR A WEEK.
BUT DO COME VISIT US AT THE COUNTY FAIR WE'LL BE THERE.
FINALLY, LAST CALL FOR THE NETHERCUTT COLLECTION TRIP.
WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING TO SEE THE NETHERCUTT MUSEUM THIS COMING SATURDAY SO PICK UP YOUR FLYER, REGISTER, YOU CAN PAY AT THE TIME THE BUS DISEMBARKS TO THE NETHERCUTT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> LET'S SEE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR DONATIONS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR MEMBERSHIP.
WE PICKED UP TWO NEW MEMBER FAMILIES IN THE LAST TWO EVENTS WE ATTENDED WITH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND ONE OF THE FAMILIES OWNS
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THE VERY ICONIC AND UNIQUE SAMUEL OVERHAUL SIR HOUSE THAT'S ON PARK AVENUE.WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO OVER AND MEET WITH THEM ON THE 16TH, TALK ABOUT THEIR HOUSE, VIEW THEIR HOUSE, AND I'M GOING TO TRY MY DARNDEST TO HIT THEM UP FOR A HOME TOUR.
I HAVE PLANS FOR THEM MAYBE MORE THAN THEY KNOW.
BUT WE MET THEM AND WE ALSO MET A WONDERFUL FAMILY WHO GOT A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP AFTER MEETING WITH US FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES AND THEY WANT A LITTLE HOUSE ON BONITA AVENUE WHICH THEY ARE COMPLETELY RESTORING TOP TO BOTTOM.
THEY'VE PUT ON A NEW ROOF, SO THEY CAN KEEP IT NICE IN THERE BUT NOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON RESTORING IT AND WE HOPE TO FOLLOW THAT RESTORATION FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END WITH PICTURES AND THEN TALK ABOUT THAT RESTORATION IN VARIOUS EDITIONS OF THE NEWSLETTERS.
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, IT'S $20 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP, $25 FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, OR $200 FOR A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP.
COME BE A LIFER WITH US. THANK YOU.
>> OR DONATE ANYTHING YOU WISH FOR THE TRUCK.
>> HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE TRUCK?
>> WELL, WE JUST MADE OVER $1,000 AT THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE THAT BOUGHT US THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE?
>> WE'RE BUYING PIECE-BY-PIECE SO 100 BUCKS, 50 BUCKS IF ALL GOES WELL.
>> WE'RE NOW INTO THE FINAL PARTS THEY'RE ALL MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS EACH.
BUT THEY'RE COMING AND THE TRUCK HAS THE ENGINE ON, THE TRANSMISSION IS ON, AND IT WILL BE ROLLING IN THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE SO COME OUT AND SEE OUR TRUCK.
>> THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
>> ANYMORE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON UPCOMING EVENTS SAMMY WISHES TO SPEAK ON. COME ON OUT.
>> WELL, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS YVONNE GALLEGOS.
I AM THE VICE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE.
I AM JUST HERE TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE WILL BE HAVING OUR MONTHLY MEETING ON WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY, AND WE ARE MEETING AT THE CITY'S ROOM ON THE HILLCREST CAMPUS.
COME JOIN US EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
COME JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CITY.
SOME GOOD THINGS THAT WE'RE PLANNING AHEAD OF TIME AS WELL FOR THE NEAR FUTURE.
SOME MAYBE MUSEUM TRIPS AND COMMUNITY DINNERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
AGAIN, ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US AT OUR CASI MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 5:00 PM VISIT JUST ROOM HILLCREST.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MAYOR AND RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE SAN DIMAS.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WEDNESDAY, THE MAY 3RD IS THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING AT 115 WEST ALAN AVENUE IN SAN DIMAS AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICE.
WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF PARENTS TO FIGHT THE BOOKS THAT ARE BEING ALLOWED AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL REGARDING TRANSGENDERISM AND EXPLICIT SEXUAL MATERIAL.
WE NEED PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, NEIGHBORS, EVEN PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF, I DON'T HAVE CHILDREN BUT I CARE ABOUT THEM I EMPIRE LITERALLY BASEBALL.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SHOW OUR SUPPORT TO SEE THIS MATERIAL FROM OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MS. [INAUDIBLE] ANYONE ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? CATHY.
OR YOU CAN ASK FOR MORE MONEY.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.
I KNOW SOMETIMES MAYOR, HEPBURN ANNOUNCES THIS.
BUT THIS WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM 8:00-11:00, SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE WILL BE HAVING THEIR DRIVE-THROUGH FOOD PANTRY.
THEY DO IT ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF MOST MONTHS.
THAT'LL BE BOTH OF THOSE DAYS, 8:00-11:00 IT'S A DRIVE UP.
IT'S A CHARISMA LIFE CHURCH WHICH IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ARROW HIGHWAY, JUST ABOUT A BLOCK EAST OF GARY AVENUE IN POMONA.
WE'RE ALSO ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS JOIN US BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S A LIGHT CREW.
ANYWAY, IF YOU'RE IN NEED OR IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE IN NEED,
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PLEASE SEND THEM OVER. THANK YOU.>> THANKS, CATHY. ANYONE ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? YOU HAVE NOTHING? GO AHEAD AND CLOSE. OH, GO AHEAD,
WE HAVE THE LA VERNE K-9 & POLICE FOUNDATION THEIR FAMILY FESTIVAL, MAY 21ST AT THE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL.
THERE'S GOING TO BE 60 VENDORS THERE, HAS A BEER GARDEN.
PRIZES, FREE FACE PAINTING, FREE ENTRY, BRING YOUR DOGS WITH YOU AS WELL.
FAMILY FESTIVAL HELP SUPPORT THE K-9 & POLICE FOUNDATION.
ALSO, A WEEK FROM TODAY MAY 8TH, THE LA VERNE POE IS HAVING THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT AT UPLAND COUNTRY CLUB.
>> JUST A REMINDER THAT KATIE'S PET DEPOT OVER THERE BY BIG LOTS.
ON THE COUNTER THEY SHOW WHAT TUPELO, WHICH IS OUR POLICE DOG AND YOU CAN DONATE ANYTHING YOU WISH.
THERE'S A WHOLE LIST ON THE COUNTER IT'S GOT A PICTURE OF TUPELO AND IT HELPS TO FINANCE AND HELP WITH THE DOG.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL? WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR.AS A REMINDER, THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MATTERS.
YOU KNOW LIKE TWO YEARS AGO YOU WOULD'VE BEEN KILLED. OH, WAIT.
SORRY. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE CHANGED. THANK GOD.
WHERE WAS I, GUYS? THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MATTERS AND WE'VE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
MR. DOMER WAS RENTING PULLED FROM HIS CONSENT CALENDAR TONIGHT.
>> YES, MR. MAYOR. ITEM NUMBER 3 DEALING WITH THE TICKET DISTRIBUTION POLICY WAS PULLED BY RESIDENT RICK BOWEN.
>> WE'LL HOLD THAT ITEM BUT WE'LL MOVE.
ANYTHING ELSE BOB? THEN I NEED A MOTION FOR THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
>> SECOND? [INAUDIBLE] THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GREAT.
>> WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 3.
[3. Resolution No. 23-15 Ticket Distribution Policy]
DID MR. BOWEN PULL THAT ITEM? MR. BOWEN.>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS REPORT COME OUT.
A FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE CITY VENDORS WERE GIVING GIFTS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE CITY MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE CITY ATTORNEY.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT SOME LIMITATIONS ON THIS.
ONE THAT I WOULD HOPE YOU MIGHT RECOMMEND AS AN ADDITION, IS THAT NO CONTRACTED CITY VENDORS ARE ALLOWED TO GIVE GIFTS TO CITY EMPLOYEES AND/OR COUNCIL MEMBERS BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. THANK YOU OTHERWISE.
>> THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. WITH THAT BACKUP MOTION ON THAT ITEM.
>> VOTE, PLEASE. MOTION CARRIES.
WITH THAT, MR. DOMER, PUBLIC HEARINGS PARAMEDIC SERVICE FEE.
[5. 2023-24 Paramedic Service Fee Adjustment]
WE NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.TODAY WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE PARAMEDIC SERVICE FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE 2023 '24 FISCAL YEAR.
FINANCE DIRECTOR CHRISTY LOPEZ IS GOING TO COME UP AND DISCUSS THE ITEM FURTHER BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
FINANCE DIRECTOR LOPEZ, WELCOME BACK. BEEN SO LONG.
>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY I PRESENT TO YOU A REPORT ON THE PARAMEDIC SERVICE FEE ADJUSTMENT IN NOVEMBER OF 1980.
JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.
VOTERS APPROVE THIS FEE TO BE USED FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, PARAMEDIC, AND AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE CITY.
IN THE ORDINANCE AND ADJUSTMENT TO INCREASE THE FEE BASED ON THE OCTOBER CPI IS A PROVISION IF NEEDED.
BASED ON THE CURRENT EXPENDITURES IDENTIFIED IN THE 23/24 BUDGET AS RELATED TO THIS SERVICE, THE CPI INCREASE OF 7.5% HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NECESSARY FOR THE REVENUES TO KEEP PACE WITH THE EXPENDITURES.
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IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT 7.5% INCREASE, WHICH EQUATES TO A 0.44 INCREASE PER MONTH, WILL GENERATE ROUGHLY $70,000 PER YEAR.IN CLOSING, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE PARAMEDIC SERVICE INVOICE INCREASE TO INCREASE THE FEE FROM $5.91 TO $6.35.
THANK YOU, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ASK YOU QUESTIONS LATER.
>> WE'RE GOING TO GO AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
IS ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MS. BOWL CHAMP.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE INCREASE IN FUNDS ON COLLECTING THIS FEE WAS CALCULATED IN THE BUDGET PROPOSAL THAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER THIS EVENING.
IF SO, WHAT THOSE NUMBERS WOULD BE IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGES? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MS. BOWL CHAMP WILL HOLD THAT QUESTION UNTIL WE'RE DONE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE ELSE SQUISHED OUT PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IT UP TO THE COUNSELING COMMENTS ON THIS.
I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY ANSWER THE QUESTION FIRST. MS. LOPEZ?
>> YES. THIS WAS INCLUDED IN OUR ANTICIPATED REVENUES AND FOR THE 23/24 BUDGET AND THE INCREASE OF 7.5%, WHICH IS BASED ON THE OCTOBER CPI.
AS FAR AS PERCENTAGE, I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S RELATED TO I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT QUESTION OF PERCENTAGE.
IT IS 7.5% IS WHAT THE INCREASE IS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL COMMENTS? JOHNSON.
>> I'VE GOT IT. JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
I SEE THAT WE'RE ADJUSTING TO CPI.
THE HEADING FOR THE CPI IS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR PACIFIC CITIES AND US CITY AVERAGE.
ARE WE IN FACT USING A BROADER SCALE THAN JUST LA COUNTY, LONG BEACH IN ANAHEIM OR?
>> NO, WE ARE USING LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
YES. I UNDERSTAND THE INCREASE OVER THAT ONE YEAR FROM OCTOBER UNTIL OCTOBER, IS THAT 7.5%?
>> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YOU CAN JUST WAIT IT OUT.
>> THANK YOU. MAYOR, WHAT WAS THE LAST TIME WE'VE SEEN THIS INCREASE?
>> THIS HAS GENERALLY INCREASED EVERY YEAR.
>> THE SERVICES ESSENTIAL FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND WHERE AMBULANCES THEN IT'S FREE TO OUR RESIDENTS.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD INSURANCE POLICY FOR OUR RESIDENT'S STAFF.
>> WE'RE GOING TO JUST SAY DITTO. I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE.
I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE AND WE DO A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB, ESPECIALLY WELL NOW WITH OUR NEW EO PROGRAM AND OUR AMBULANCE OPERATORS, WE'RE GETTING FUNDS FROM OTHER CITIES.
THIS PAYS FOR THAT, BUT IT ALSO WE GET REIMBURSED FOR CITIES WHEN WE GO OUT WITHIN OUR AMBULANCES, WHICH WE ARE USING MORE AND MORE AND I WILL A TESTAMENT TO CHIEF NICK WITH HIS NEW AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
IT'S BEEN PROVING TO BE WE HELPED THEM, THEY HELP US, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE HELPING THEM A LOT.
WITH THAT AND ALSO WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES THAT WERE HELPING WITH THE AMBULANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR US.
>> WITH THAT, I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION.
>> VERY GOOD. OTHER MATTERS ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, MR. GULMER.
[6. Appointments to the Active Transportation Committee]
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, LAST WEEK ON MONDAY, THERE WAS A ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING IN WHICH SIX APPLICANTS FOR THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MEETING WERE INTERVIEWED.
THREE OF THE MEMBERS WERE PRESENT, THREE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, TWO OF THEM HAVE REVIEWED THE MATERIAL VIA VIDEO.
TONIGHT IS THE APPOINTMENT OF THOSE POSITIONS.
THERE ARE TWO VACANT POSITIONS ON THE ACT OF TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.
AT THIS POINT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THERE WOULD BE A NOMINATION FOR A PERSON IF THAT PERSON IS SECONDED THEN A VOTE TAKEN, AND WE WILL DO THAT UNTIL BOTH SPOTS ARE FILLED.
>> WITH THAT. MR. JOHNSON, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANT TO MAKE A NOMINATION.
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>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION.
SHANTEL STIEBER, I BELIEVE THE LAST NAME.
>> YES. SABINE SHANTEL STIEBER.
>> I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT EVERY APPLICANT WAS IN DISTRICT 1.
>> THAT WHEN WE WENT TO DISTRICT VOTING [OVERLAPPING] WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL US, MR. JOHNSON? [LAUGHTER]
>> WITH THAT, WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> WE MOVE TO THE SECOND APPLICANT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
>> I HAVE A NOMINATION, MR. MUIR DAVIS.
>> A MOTION DID NOT CARRY THREE TO TWO, WITH LAU AND CROSBY APPROVING.
>> WE MOVE TO THE SECOND ONE. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION FOR A SECOND APPLICANT?
>> JARED PALMER. JARED PALMER IS THE CANADA GAME.
DAD HAD A MILLWALL SPOKEN ARTICULATE, HAD A GREAT IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO DIFFERENTLY HERE IN OUR CITY MOVING FORWARD.
THAT WAS SOMEBODY THAT I HAD IN MIND.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND VOTE, PLEASE.
>> THAT IS APPROVED FOR ONE WOULD PROBABLY CROSBY DISSENTING.
>> MR. DOE MARK, WE HAVE OUR NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND APPOINTMENTS.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THIS IS A TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS
[PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED IN ANY OTHER PLACE ON THE AGENDA.UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE BROWN ACT OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES PROHIBITED FROM TAKING OR ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA OVER YOUR CONCERNS, MAYBE REFERRED TO STAFF A SET FOR DISCUSSION LATER.
YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, WHICH WILL POST YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE COUNCIL AND INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PERMANENT RECORD.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT.
WE'LL TRY TO KEEP THAT TO A THREE MINUTE DISCUSSION.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY.
>> HI, MY NAME IS PIPER BURKE AND I LIVE IN LA VERNE.
MY FAMILY AND I ARE AGAINST THE PROPOSED BUILDING.
I THINK THAT IS UNFAIR THE NATIONAL CORE AND THE LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DO NOT THEY COMMUNITY OF THE FIVE STORY BUILDING.
THEY ARE PUTTING THE NEEDS OF 54 NON-RESIDENTS BEFORE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
WHO'S GOING TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN OF LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS? THAT IS MY QUESTION.
I HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ALL SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DECISION AND THAT WE WILL NEED TO OPPOSE AND STOP THIS DEVELOPMENT.
I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT MY FAMILY AND I, AS WELL AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY WILL FIGHT THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I FEEL LIKE JUST DEAL IS ROTTEN TO THE CORE. THANK YOU.
I'M IN TROUBLE. AS MR. JOHNSON MEASURED BY DISTRICT 1. YOU KNOW WHAT? I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP AND REALLY SPEAKING, YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.
THAT'S ONE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
IF I'M READING THIS CORRECTLY, IT'S MELISSA BURKE, PIPER BURKE, AND NIKKI HORR. YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER.
>> SHE'S GOING TO TAKE A SEAT. [LAUGHTER]
>> GOOD EVENING. [LAUGHTER] MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I'VE BEEN TO LA VERNE RESIDENT FOR 35 YEARS AND I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THIS CITY.
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I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE MADE A STATEMENT THAT YOU STAND BY THE LA VERNE CITIZENS IN OPPOSITION OF THE 740 FOOTHILL PROJECT.HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY I FELT THAT YOU WERE WORKING AGAINST US AND NOT WITH US.
WE'RE ON THE COMMITTEE TO STOP THIS PROJECT AND YOU CAME INTO OUR COMMUNITY TODAY AND TARGETED US.
I PAID OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SIGNS TO BE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE PICKED UP BY THE CITY TODAY.
I TAKE THAT AS A SMACK IN THE FACE.
I THOUGHT THAT THEY WERE PICKED UP BY PEOPLE WHO WERE AGAINST THE PROJECT AND I CALLED THE CITY TO FIND OUT IF THEY WERE PICKED UP AND PUBLIC WORKS SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET ME CHECK AND SHE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, YES, THEY WERE AND THEY CAME BACK AND BROUGHT THEM TO MY HOME.
THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE ON CITY PROPERTY.
THEY WERE NOT ON CITY PROPERTY.
THEY WERE REALTOR SIZE SIGNS THAT STICK INTO THE DIRT.
THEY WERE NOT ON THE SIDEWALK.
I'VE SEEN REALTOR SIGNS THERE FOR WEEKS ON END.
THEY'D BEEN THERE FOR FOUR DAYS.
I JUST FELT BETRAYED BY MY CITY TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> ALSO GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR HEARING US, I ALSO WROTE SOMETHING THAT I LIKE TO BRING UP.
MY NAME IS MELISSA BURKE AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT LA VERNE FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
THIS EVENING, I'VE COME IN FRONT OF YOU TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN AND OPPOSITION TO THE 740 EAST FOOTHILL HOUSING PROJECT, TO BE HONEST, FINDING OUT ABOUT THE PROJECT RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT TO A FUNDING VOTE MAKES ME INCREDIBLY ANGRY AND SICK TO MY STOMACH.
I'M PROUD OF THE IMMEDIATE ACTION OF MAYOR TIM HEPBURN.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT NOW WE NEED THE SUPPORT OF EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL BRING A STRAIN ON OUR LOCAL RESOURCES.
IT WILL DETER POTENTIAL BUSINESSES TO THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'LL PUT OUR CHILDREN IN DANGER.
WE WORK EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS DEVELOPMENT BY NATIONAL CORE AND THE LA BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL STRIP AWAY EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR.
AS MY DAUGHTER SAID, THIS DEAL IS DEFINITELY A ROTTEN TO THE CORE.
LASTLY, AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF THE FOX BLEND NEIGHBORHOOD, I'VE SPENT THE LAST WEEK WALKING AROUND AND TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS JUST TO BRING AWARENESS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
WE HAVE POSTED FLYERS AND POSTERS THROUGHOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BRING AWARENESS TO THOSE THAT ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AS WE DO HAVE AN OLDER POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AS NIKKI MENTIONED, WE DISCOVERED TODAY THAT SOME OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAD REMOVED OUR SIGNS, WHICH WE MADE SURE THESE SIGNS WERE PLACED APPROPRIATELY.
LASTLY, I'M PROUD OF THE 400 PLUS LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS RESIDENTS THAT CAME TOGETHER ON SUNDAY AT THE SAN DIMAS CANYON PARK TO OPPOSE THIS DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, I AM SAD THAT WE DID NOT HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM OUR OWN CITY COUNCIL.
WE NEED YOU TO STOP THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DON HUBBLE.
>> EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL ON THIS REGARDING 740 FOOTHILL.
I KNOW IT'S ON NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT MY NAME IS DON HUBBLE, I LIVE AT 4,900 EMERALD AVENUE.
I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THAT SAME HOUSE FOR 43 YEARS AND BEFORE THE 210 WENT THROUGH, BEFORE THE EDWARDS THEATRE WAS BUILT.
BUT I'VE BEEN VERY COMFORTABLE TO LIVE IN HERE AND HAVING ALL MY KIDS GRADUATE FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
I WAS A CONTRACTOR HERE AT THE CITY AND YOUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOWN IS SAFE AND THE RESIDENTS ARE HAPPY.
IN ALL THE YEARS, I'VE ONLY SEEN SOME HOMELESS PASS THROUGH THE CITY.
IT WAS CHECKED OUT RIGHT AWAY BY A GREAT POLICE FORCE.
WHY WOULD YOU ALLOW IN, I'LL CALL IT A HOMELESS HOTEL PLACED NEAR THE CITY.
I WISH SOME OF YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE SAN DIMAS MEETING.
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THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE.I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE BEGINNING AND I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU GUYS WILL STAY ON TOP OF IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, DON. THEY NEED A BOAT JAM.
>> WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF STUFF TO TALK ABOUT. OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL THE AWARDS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO THE VETERANS THAT LEAD THE PLEDGE.
IT SHOULD BE IN AN OFFICIAL PART OF THE MEETING.
IT'S NOT RECORDED AND I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE THE RESPECT AND THE RECOGNITION THROUGH THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL MEETINGS, SO I AM OFFICIALLY REQUESTING THAT AND I WILL PUT THAT IN WRITING TO MR. DOMER.
NUMBER TWO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FROM THE CITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND EVERYBODY WHO HAD PLAYED A PART IN THE HEART OF THE FOOTHILLS EVENT, UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT MY NEIGHBORS AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE WITH IN THE COMMUNITY ABSOLUTELY HAD A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE OUR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN UNISON.
IT WAS JUST EVERYBODY WAS HAPPY, THE WEATHER WAS WONDERFUL.
KIDS ON THEIR BIKES, FAMILIES.
IT WAS A REALLY, I THINK, A PERFECT REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE REALLY IS.
NUMBER 3. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ERIC SHARE, AS WELL AS THE PLANNING COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN JASON SIMONSON.
I ATTENDED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING LAST WEEK AND UNFORTUNATELY WELL, NOT UNFORTUNATELY, BUT I UMPIRE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, FAST PITCH FOR GIRLS.
I WAS UMPIRING A GAME IN SAN DEEM AND WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND AT THE START OF THE MEETING SO I ARRIVED LATE, BUT MR. SHARE TOOK THE TIME TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING THAT THEY HAD ALREADY GONE OVER AND ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS, AS WELL AS MR. SIMPSON AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT OPEN DIALOGUE AND COMMUNICATION, RATHER THAN JUST SAY, YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO WHEN IT'S RELEASED.
THEY TOOK THE TIME TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS AND THAT MADE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS IMPORTANT, MY OPINION MATTERED, MY QUESTIONS MATTER.
I REALLY WISH THAT THIS COUNCIL WOULD DO THE SAME BY PUTTING THE 740 0S FOOT HILL ON THE AGENDA SO THAT IT CAN BE PROPERLY DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS AND THE COUNCIL.
SAN DEEM IS PUT IT ON THEIR AGENDA.
THEIR MEETING IS NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 9, AT 7:00 PM.
AS N-ICKY EXPLAIN, I FEEL LIKE THIS COUNCIL, LEFTIST, THEY GHOSTED US.
MAYOR WAS GREAT BY NOTIFYING THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT, BY DOING HIS MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR BUT NOBODY DID ANYTHING ELSE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CASH, COUNCIL MEMBER CASH SIGN THE ONLINE PETITION AND HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS DONE SO.
I REALLY WISH THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD WRITE A LETTER, AS YOU EXPLAINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, JUST AS YOU DID WHEN WE WERE FIGHTING THE CAMPS FOR PAGE ONE LETTER SIGNED BY ALL COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR SENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, NOT JUST KATHERINE BERGER WHO'S THIS DISTRICT IS, BUT HILDA SOLIS WHO AUTHORED THIS MOTION, AND ALL OF THE SUPERVISORS, INCLUDING FERENTINO, CHRIS HOLDEN, RUBIO'S EVERYBODY'S OFFICE NEEDS TO GET A COPY OF THIS LETTER.
THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU BACK THE RESIDENTS OF THIS CITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
WE HAD OVER 400 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS MEETING AT THE PARK YESTERDAY, LA VERNE SAN DIMAS RESIDENTS AND JUST LIKE THEY SAID, THERE WAS NO REPRESENTATION FROM LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH WAS DISAPPOINTING.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I COME TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE MEETINGS AND SPEAK ON MANY ITEMS, BUT THIS ONE REALLY TOUCHED ME.
I GET A LITTLE BIT EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT, BUT YOU NEED TO URGE THE PEOPLE THAT THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE FACT THAT THEY WANT TO HAVE A RESOURCE CENTER AT THIS PLACE WOULD MEAN THAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T EVEN LIVE THERE WOULD BE COMING FOR SERVICES, 54 UNITS WITH ONLY 19 PARKING SPACES.
YOU KNOW VERY WELL THEY'RE GOING TO START PARKING ON THE FOX GLENN GREEN BELT RIGHT THERE ON THAT STREET AND BLOCKING THEIR DRIVEWAYS, BLOCKING THE WAY FOR THEM TO GET OUT ON THE BASELINE.
IT'S JUST NOT A POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT.
NOT TO MENTION THAT YOU HAVE THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND THE THERAPY SCHOOL ADJACENT TO THESE PROJECTS AND THE OLIVES MARKET, THESE PEOPLE SAVED UP TO START THIS BUSINESS WITH A POTENTIAL OF DOING IT LONG TERM AND THAT IS BEING ROBBED OUT FROM UNDER THEM.
I THINK YOU REALLY NEED TO THINK TWICE ABOUT.
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I KNOW THAT THE CITY IT'S OUT OF YOUR JURISDICTION.YOU DON'T HAVE ANY VOTING POWER ON IT, WHICH MAY BE THE REASON WHY YOU DIDN'T PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, BUT I THINK THAT HAVING IT ON THE AGENDA WOULD HAVE AT LEAST THAT THE MESSAGE THAT WE CARE ABOUT WHAT YOUR OPINION IS WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WE'LL ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE.
LASTLY, I THINK THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT THE CITIES HAVE TO HAVE ECONOMIC GROWTH BUT BRINGING THAT TO OUR CITY WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO THAT BECAUSE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WILL BE HOSTING THE OLYMPICS IN 2028, THEY NEED TO CLEAN UP THOSE STREETS AND DON'T THINK FOR ONE MOMENT THAT THEY WILL NOT PUT THOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT ON THE STREET INTO THAT PROJECT AND LIVING THERE WHILE THEY'RE HOSTING THEIR EVENTS AND IN LA.
NATIONAL CORE, THEY'RE NOT A REPUTABLE COMPANY.
WHY DOES THE CITY OR COMMUNITY WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THEM? THEY'D BEEN ACCUSED OF FRAUDULENT CONTRACTS WORKING WITH OTHER CITIES OUT IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
I IMPLORE THAT THIS COUNCIL AND MAYOR, PLEASE THAT LETTER NEEDS TO GO OUT SOONER.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ON LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA ON MAY 16TH, DOING IT AT THE NEXT MEETING, HAVING IT LESS THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE THAT MEETING IS NOT HELPFUL.
WE NEED TO HAVE THAT LETTER SENT IT TOMORROW MORNING. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WELCOME. PAM BERRY.
>> GREAT. I GET THE FOLLOWED, DANITA.
[LAUGHTER] WELL, THIS HAS BEEN A WHOLE LOT OF STUFF IN A REALLY SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME.
I WAS THINKING THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS DOING SOMETHING IN THE HOUSE ABOUT THE WHAT-IFS AND IF THAT BUILDING WAS THERE OR EVEN JUST A CONSTRUCTION PHASE, AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? I ALREADY FIGURED OUT WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE VISIBLY BECAUSE I TOOK A PICTURE AND I POSTED IT THERE.
IT WAS MASSIVE NEXT TO THAT LITTLE MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND IT WAS JUST THINKING OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT WHO HAVE THEIR BACKYARDS IN THEIR POOL AND THEY'VE GOT THEIR BARBECUE AREA AND THIS WOULD BE THEY PROBABLY CERTAIN TIMES OF THE YEAR WOULD BE IN A SHADOW, BUT WHAT I THOUGHT OF IS THAT STREET IS OFTEN A PRETTY BUSY THOROUGHFARE MORNING AND NIGHT ESPECIALLY BUT IF THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE 210, IT IS ONE OF THE MAIN ARTERIES TO TRY TO GET THROUGH.
THERE'S NO SIDEWALK ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF FOX GLANDS, SOMETIMES IT GETS REALLY DICEY, BUT THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THE POTENTIAL RESIDENTS OF THAT BUILDING.
AS SOME SAID, THEY MIGHT BE PARKING OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE.
WELL THEN WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? THEY'RE GOING TO WALK RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GO DOWN TO THE NEXT CROSSWALK.
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO WALK ACROSS THE STREET.
THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE COMING UP OVER THAT LITTLE RISE FROM LA VERNE AND YOU HIT THE AFTERNOON SUN IN YOUR EYES.
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD ANYWAY BUT YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING PEOPLE TO BECOME AN ACROSS THE STREET.
THINKING OF IF THEY ONLY HAVE A FEW PARKING SPOTS, A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE MORE PEDESTRIAN.
GOT TO GO GET THE BUS OR GOING TO WALK SOMEWHERE.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WALK A GOOD MILE TO THE GROCERY STORE IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO THERE, OR THEY'RE GOING TO GO HANG OUT AT 711 OR SOMETHING, BUT IT'S JUST A DANGEROUS PLACE.
THEN IF YOU'VE GOT THEY SAID BIKE SPOTS, THEN YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE WITH BIKES GOING ACROSS THE STREET OR YOU CAN'T EVEN REALLY GO ON THE ROADWAY BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH.
THE LANES ARE JUST PRETTY SMALL.
THERE'S NO REAL PARKING AREA ALONG THERE.
IT'S JUST NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR IT.
I LOOKED AT THE PLANS OF THE BUILDING.
IT'S LAID OUT LIKE A U SO YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE OF STAIRWELLS ON A COUPLE OF SIDES, AND ONE ELEVATOR THAT I SAW AT THE TOP OF A U.
IF YOU'VE GOT THESE RESIDENTS IN THERE, AND SOME OF THEM ARE SENIORS OR VETERANS AND I JUST WAS THINKING ABOUT WHAT IF WE LOST ELECTRICITY? WHAT IF THERE WAS A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE OR SOMETHING? THERE'S NO ELEVATOR LEFT.
THAT POPULATION IS NOT GOING TO BE DOING WELL GOING DOWNSTAIRS.
THERE'S JUST SO MANY RISKS IN THIS DESIGN IN THE PLACEMENT
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NOT TO MENTION OUR SERVICES OF POLICE AND FIRE OR SAN DEEM'S SERVICES BEING PULLED INTO ALL THE CALLS BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE PLACES THAT ARE JUST PACKED IN THERE WITH ANY SPECIAL NEED, THEY GET A LOT OF CALLS.I JUST THINK IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA AT ALL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. MISS. BERRY. NO ONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
>> GOOD. JEFF BASSLER ESSEX AVENUE? WANT TO SPEAK ON THE SAME TOPIC.
I WANT TO COMMENCE MR. HEPBURN AND MR. DUMBER FOR PUTTING IT IN YOUR MINUTE AND TODAY'S CITY MANAGER NEWSLETTER HAD IT ON THE FRONT PAGE, BUT YOU GUYS HAVE JUST MENTIONING THAT IT EXISTS LITTLE BIT OF AWARENESS.
THERE'S NOT ANY IMPETUS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO CARE THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS, BY THE WAY, THIS IS SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THIS WEEK.
IF THIS BUILDING, ABSENT ITS APPLICATION, JUST THE BUILDING A HOTEL, WHATEVER IT IS, THAT WOULD NEVER MAKE IT THROUGH PLANNING.
THERE'S NO WAY ON EARTH IT WOULD MAKE IT THROUGH PLANNING FOR THIS CITY, FOR SAN DIMAS, OR EVEN COUNTY.
IT'S NOT SAFE, AS YOU MENTIONED, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE SENIORS AT LEAST THAT'S THE COVER STORY THEY'RE GIVING US TODAY.
THERE'S NO WAY THAT IT CAN BE SERVICED, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH SPACE.
FIRST TIME WE GET TO CALL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? WHERE ARE GOING TO PUT THE FIRE TRUCK THAT HAS TO RESPOND, THEY CAN PUT IN BLOCK AND FOOT HILL, THERE'S NO WAY THIS BUILDING CAN FLY IN THAT LOCATION.
FOR YOU GUYS TO ESSENTIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT EXISTS AND NOT BECOMING OUT AS FORCEFULLY AS MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT, AT LEAST, IT'S LIKE TELLING THE SUPERVISORS THAT WE DON'T CARE THAT MUCH.
UNFORTUNATELY, ELECTED OFFICIALS TEND TO THINK THAT THEY'RE BETTER THAN THE REST OF US, AND SO WHEN THE REST OF US ARE OUT SCREAMING, THEY DON'T CARE, WE'RE JUST VOTERS.
BUT WHEN OUR ELECTED PEOPLE THAT ARE MORE LOCAL DON'T RESPOND LOUDLY AND FORCEFULLY TO THEM, YOU'RE THE ONES THAT THE LISTEN TO.
IF YOU GUYS ARE LEADING THE CHARGE AND YOU HAVE A GROUP BEHIND YOU LIKE WE HAVE OVER 400 AND SAN DIMAS ON SATURDAY.
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PAY ANY ATTENTION OTHERWISE, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SHOVE IT THROUGH AND NOT GIVE A DAMN JUST LIKE THEY TRIED TO SHOVE IT THROUGH WITHOUT US KNOWING ABOUT IT.
MR. DONALD AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, IF YOU GUYS ARE NOT ALL-IN-ONE, GOING TO THEM AND CLEARLY STATING THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE PROJECT FOR WHERE YOU HAVE IT PROPOSED, WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET TO STOPPED.
IT'S NOT INCUMBENT UPON THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE YOU ARE OUR REPRESENTATIVES AND YOU ARE WHO THEY WILL LISTEN TO, AND YOU GET YOUR CREDIBILITY FROM US BACKING YOU.
WE DON'T GET CREDIBILITY FROM YOU GUYS STANDING BACK THERE.
WE NEED YOU GUYS TO BE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS AND KATHERINE BERGER HAS ASPIRATIONS FOR HIGHER OFFICE, AND IF GROUND BREAKS ON THIS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SHE UNDERSTANDS HER CAREER IS OVER.
THOSE OF US WHO ARE GOING TO BE IMPOSED WITH THIS, AND SHE LET IT HAPPEN WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE IMPOSE SOMETHING ON HER AND YOU MENTIONED HER IN YOUR MEETING WITH A MAYOR.
MY COMMENT RIGHT AFTER I SAW THAT WAS DID HE PULL PUNCHES ON KATHERINE BERGER? WE NEED TO MAKE SURE SHE UNDERSTANDS THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE DON'T HAVE 54 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS, THAT MEANS THEY'RE BRINGING THEM IN, AND IF WE ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HAVE THIS FACILITY, THAT IS NOT THE LOCATION FOR IT.
I'VE BEEN BUSTING MY HEAD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF WE HAD TO BE STUCK WITH THIS, WHERE WOULD IT AT LEAST FIT? THE ONLY LOCATION I CAN COME UP WITH IS WHERE THAT POTTERY FACTORY USED TO BE SOUTH OF ARROW.
AT LEAST THEY'D HAVE PARKING, THEY'D HAVE BUS SERVICE RIGHT TO THE METRO RAIL, AND THEY'D BE ABLE TO GO TO WHEREVER THEY NEED TO GO, THAT MIGHT WORK ANYWHERE ELSE IN LA VERNE,
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OR ADJACENT TO IT, NOT A CHANCE ON EARTH THAT HAVEN'T FIT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE NEED YOU GUYS TO LEAD THIS CHARGE.WE'RE HERE TO BACK YOU, BUT WE NEED YOU GUYS IN THE FRONT LINES, PLEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I WASN'T ORIGINALLY PLANNED ON BEING HERE TONIGHT, BUT I CAME FROM OUT OF TOWN TO BE HERE JUST TO SPEAK BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE THAT YOU WOULD COME THROUGH TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA, SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU ARE, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A COUPLE OF POINTS OF INFORMATION BECAUSE I THINK THE ISSUE IS MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST THIS PROJECT.
I READ THIS RESPONSE FROM, I THINK CITY STAFF TO SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE IT WAS, THIS IS A STATE REGULATED PROJECT IN WHICH THE STATE HAS INTENTIONALLY LIMITED CITY AND COUNTY LOCAL CONTROL OVER WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE.
I ALSO NOTICED, MR. MAYOR, THAT YOU USE THE WORD USURP, USURP OUR POWER.
SOMETHING THAT THE AUDIENCE SHOULD KNOW, THAT WE SHOULD KNOW BECAUSE WE'RE GIVING UP OUR CITY IS IN 2020, GAVIN NEWSOM, OUR GOVERNOR, SIGNED 41 HOUSING AND HOMELESS BILLS.
FORTY WERE SUPPORTED BY DEMOCRAT PARTY NOT MAKING A JUDGMENT BUT GIVING STATS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> ONE WAS BY A REPUBLICAN, SO IN MY VIEW, THEY'RE ALL CULPABLE FOR WHAT IT IS THAT'S GOING ON IN THE STATE, AND WE ARE CULPABLE FOR ALLOWING THESE PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO WRITE LAWS AND LEGISLATION TO TAKE YOUR POWER AWAY AND GIVE YOU THE EXCUSE TO SAY, IT'S OUT OF OUR HANDS.
BECAUSE I'VE ASKED BEFORE IN THIS DEUS THAT YOU SPEAK MORE ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE VOTING FOR THAT MAY IMPACT OUR COMMUNITY DOWN THE ROAD, THAT NOT EVERYBODY WHO HAS THE TIME TO PAY ATTENTION TO STUFF IS VOTING FOR WHEN THEY VOTE EITHER ALONG PARTY LINES, THEY VOTE BASED ON SOMEBODY'S A FRIENDLY PERSON, SENATOR RUBIO PRESENTED A PROCLAMATION TONIGHT.
IT'S LIKE WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT IT, WHO IT IS THAT WE'RE VOTING FOR AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THIS THE PIMPLE ON THE DINOSAURS YOU KNOW WHAT, IF WE DID NOT STOP THIS NOW, WE ARE NOT UNIQUE IN THIS PROBLEM, SAN DIMAS, LA VERNE, GLENDORA, ALL THESE FOOT HILL COMMUNITIES THAT WE ALL LIVE IN WERE RAISED IN, WE HAVE OUR FAMILIES IN THESE COMMUNITIES, THEY ARE TAKING THIS AWAY AND WE'RE DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT.
I ASK YOU, JUST LIKE THE GENTLEMAN BEFORE ME, TO START SPEAKING MORE LOUDLY, MORE CLEARLY, MORE ARTICULATELY, MORE BRAVELY ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO STAND UP NOW AND STOP THIS NONSENSE, THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? PUBLIC COMMENT?
>> NO. JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.
>> MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS CHRIS JORDAN.
I'M ON BEAVER WAY THAT WAY, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE MY FULL THREE MINUTES, BUT WHAT DID WE REALLY REQUEST, PLEASE, THAT YOU ASK PRESS PROSECUTOR LA COUNTY TO DO DUE DILIGENCE BY ALL RIGHTS AND MEASURES.
THE APPROPRIATE DUE DILIGENCE HAS NOT BEEN DONE.
THIS IS BEING PUT ON US IN WAYS THAT WE DON'T WANT IT.
JUST FOR ONE SECOND PRETEND THAT THIS IS NOT A HOMELESS CENTER, WOULD WE BE COMFORTABLE WITH A FIVE STORY BUILDING WHERE THAT IS RIGHT THERE? PROBABLY NOT. IF IT WAS JUST A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 19 PARKING SPOTS, NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
IT DOESN'T FIT. PLEASE PROSECUTE LA COUNTY TO THE FULLEST AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT LET THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. GILL, WHO'S GOING TO RUN YOU ON CAMERA? OTTO. [LAUGHTER]
>> ARE WE HAVING SOME FUN YET? [LAUGHTER].
>> WELL, TIM, MR. MAYOR, WHEN YOU LET THIS SPEAKING, THIS WAS SENDING A MESSAGE THAT I COULDN'T LET DIE, IN THE NEXT DAY, I WENT TO BARGER'S OFFICE, I WENT TO PORTINO'S OFFICE, I WENT OVER TO SAN DIMAS, I WENT EVERYWHERE AND I STARTED LIGHTING FIRES, A LOT OF FIRES.
I STARTED SETTING UP A PETITION AND I STARTED WATCHING IT GROW,
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AND IT'S GROWING LARGER WITH EACH PASSING MOMENT.OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR CITIES DO NOT WANT THIS BUILDING.
AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE OVER 3,000 THAT HAVE SIGNED OUR PETITION, AND IT WILL GROW AND CONTINUE TO GROW.
PEOPLE ARE SIGNING OUR SIGNATURE PETITION, THAT'S OVER 400, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
THE LA COUNTY SUPERVISORS CANNOT PUT AGENDA WITHOUT LETTING US KNOW WITHOUT LETTING THE CITY OFFICIALS KNOW, WITHOUT LETTING THE RESIDENCE KNOW.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE AGENDAS THIS WAY, THEN WHAT'S TO STOP THEM FROM DOING IT IN OTHER DISTRICTS? THIS WILL BE HEARD FROM EVERY PLACE, AND YOU GUYS ARE WELL AWARE OF IT NOW YOU SEE IT ON FACEBOOK, YOU SEE IT ON NEXT DOOR, IT'LL BE COMING IN MORE PLACES, IT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE.
GRANTED SOME OF MY WORDS ARE NOT PRETTY, BUT THEY ARE RECOGNIZABLE, AND AGAIN, IT WILL GROW AND I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THEY RE-RENT. THANK YOU.
>>THANK YOU. RITH GILL. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS?
>> WE HAVE MULTIPLES. WE'LL GET YOU GUYS.
>> HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME IS CARLO LAPLACA.
I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE FOR 20 YEARS.
FIRST, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS VERY BUSY AS IT IS. I'VE BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK.
I'VE BEEN A CONTRACTOR FOR 48 YEARS.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET IF THIS PROJECT GOES ON? WHAT WE'RE GOING TO GET IS MORE GRAFFITI, WE'RE GOING TO GET DRUG DEALERS.
THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO SELL DRUGS HERE.
WE'VE BEEN VICTIM OF A HOME INVASION AT OUR HOUSE.
THEY DID NOT TAKE A PENNY, THEY TOOK $98,000 IN CASH AND JEWELRY.
MY WIFE AND I WE'VE PURCHASED THREE OTHER HOMES IN THREE DIFFERENT STATES.
THINGS LIKE THIS WILL PUSH US FURTHER TO MAKE THAT MOVE.
WE SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING HAPPENS, YOU DON'T CALL MAMA, YOU CALL 911.
TRUE? WITHOUT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE ALREADY BUSY ENOUGH AS IT IS, AND WITHOUT THEM TAKING UP ALL THESE OTHER CRIMES THAT WOULD HAPPEN, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO CALL THEM? WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY, ANY OTHER SOURCES.
THE OTHER THING IS THIS BUILDING HERE, AGAIN, TO EVERYBODY'S OPINION, IT'LL BE A SORE EYE AND THEN AS A BUILDER, IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS TO SAY THAT IS UNSAFE TO BUILD THIS BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE CROSSWALKS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT SAYS THAT THIS IS UNSAFE TO BE BUILT THERE BECAUSE IT HOUSES TOO MANY PEOPLE FOR THE AREA.
IT IS TOO SMALL, 7011 WILL BECOME A DRUG STOP, BASICALLY A CANDY STORE FOR THE DRUG DEALERS. DO YOU WANT THAT? ALL THE OTHER STORES AROUND, THAT LITTLE SHOPPING CENTER THERE WILL BECOME THE SAME THING.
WE ARE ALREADY GETTING HOMELESS THAT WALK BEHIND OUR HOUSE ON NOT WASH. WE'RE BETWEEN FOX GLAND UP ON A HILL A LITTLE BIT, ON THE TREE-LINED STREET, THE WORLD-FAMOUS TREE-LINED STREET.
WELL, WE GET PEOPLE TO WALK BACK THERE EVERY NOW AND THEN.
I'M TIRED OF CALLING THE POLICE.
NOW I DON'T EVEN CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ANYMORE BECAUSE IT TAKES TOO LONG.
I JUST CALL FRIENDS OF MINE IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, LIKE I'M IN IDAHO AND I SEE SOMEBODY AT THE FRONT DOOR.
HOW MUCH FURTHER CAN I GO? I ALMOST SHOT SOMEBODY TRYING TO STEAL MY CADILLAC CONVERTER.
THEY TOLD ME, DON'T STEP OUTSIDE OF YOUR GATE, DON'T ENGAGE.
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I HAVE TO KNOW THOSE RULES.I'M A GOOD SHOOTER TOO, AND [INAUDIBLE] KNOWS THAT.
WHAT HAPPENS IS I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A VICTIM BY COMMITTING A CRIME.
I DON'T NEED TO DO THAT, BUT THINGS LIKE THIS MAKE US MORE FURIOUS.
IF IT'S NOT ME, LET ALONE MAYBE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE HERE TAKE ON ONE OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO ROB THEM OR DO SOMETHING.
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A GOOD THING.
AS YOU SEE ON THE NEWS, THERE WAS A GUY STEALING THE CADILLAC CONVERTER FROM MY HOUSE AND A 25-YEAR-OLD GUY STABBED THE GUY TO DEATH.
WELL, IF THE CRIME WASN'T HAPPENING TO BEGIN WITH, THE GUY WOULDN'T HAVE GONE TO JAIL.
IF HE HAD HIS REGULAR LIFE, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BECOME AN [INAUDIBLE] NOW.
THIS BUILDING CANNOT GO ON, IT JUST CAN'T GO ON.
WE HAVE TO FIND AN EXCUSE NOT TO LET IT GO ON.
AGAIN, FOR SOME OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, I'M A MATHEMATICIAN.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE.
WHAT HAPPENS IS, IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE'S 105,000 PEOPLE BORN EACH DAY.
IN CALIFORNIA, THERE'S 10,000 PEOPLE BORN EACH DAY AND 3,500 PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY ONLY.
THERE ARE 6,500 NEW PEOPLE EACH DAY IN CALIFORNIA ALONE.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS IS AN INEVITABLE THING THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD. I DID THE MATH.
IN 20 YEARS THERE'LL BE 2.2 BILLION PEOPLE MORE ON EARTH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO PUT THEM? IT IS SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T FIX.
IT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE ONE ON. LET'S BRING IN LILY.
>> HI, DO YOU HEAR ME? I DON'T TURN ON THE VIDEO, SO MY VOICE WILL BE MORE CLEAR.
IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, SO LET ME CONTINUE.
I'M A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE'S OLD TOWN.
FROM THE LAST FOUR YEARS, ACTUALLY, I ATTEND CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGULARLY AND THEN WATCHING OUR CITY FIGHTING SO MANY THINGS.
AS A GREAT CITY WE STAND TOGETHER.
I REMEMBER WHEN WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR OLD TOWN STYLE FOR [INAUDIBLE] AVENUE IT, LOOKED LIKE A SMALL THING, BUT WE REALLY KNOCKED THE DOOR TO HAVE 100 RESIDENTS TO SIGN AND REALLY PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT TO BE OLD TOWN FAIL.
SO THAT'S WHAT I LEARNED A LOT AT LA VERNE'S RESIDENT THEY'RE SENIOR, THEY ARE REALLY NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THEY DON'T REALLY KNOW THE UPDATE.
ABOUT THIS PROJECT, 740 FOOT HILL I NOTICED THIS ON FACEBOOK, AND THEN SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE AREA.
THE AREA I NOTICED BECAUSE MY KIDS LOVE SUBWAY AND THEN WE JUMP, I GET DOMINO PIZZA, AND THEN WHEN I PICK UP KIDS AND RAMONA AND ALWAYS DRIVING IN FRONT OF THAT AREA AND THEN GO TO VIDEO UNDER THE FREEWAY.
SO THAT'S SMALL SPOT, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT ANY SPACE COULD BE A [INAUDIBLE] BUILDING.
I MEAN, VERY NARROW ROAD, AND THEN WHEN WE DRIVE, ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY MENTIONED IF A DRIVE FROM THE WEST IN SUNSET TIME, THE LIGHT REALLY BLOCK THE EYES.
YOU WILL BE VERY CAREFUL TO DRIVE, IT'S VERY HIGH RISK FOR THE CAR ACCIDENT.
FOR MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S REALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE SO MANY LIKE A 50-50 UNIT THERE, AND THEN NOT ENOUGH PARKING.
PEOPLE MIGHT MAYBE, ASSUMING THAT PEOPLE LIVE THERE, WE RIDE BIKE OR WALK, THEY'RE NOT DRIVING CAR.
I FEEL LIKE IF WE DON'T STAND TOGETHER TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS COMING.
I KNOW I REALLY FOUGHT SO HARD WITH ALL OF YOU FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
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WE ALL DO TOGETHER.BUT IN THIS CASE, NOT REALLY LIKE A FINE CONSOLE STAND TOGETHER, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE COULD SAY NOTHING BECAUSE THE [INAUDIBLE] SUPERVISOR, YOU CAN JUST TELL IN THE FUTURE, THIS WILL NOT BE THE FIRST ONE.
WE WILL NOT BE THE ONLY ONE. MORE IS COMING.
I WENT TO A MEETING ABOUT THE FUTURE BUILDING.
I COULD TELL MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS COMING TO OUR AREA.
THIS ONE WILL NOT BE THE FIRST ONE.
IF WE WILL NOT STAND STRONG AS THE RESIDENT TO AGAINST THIS PROJECT, MORE WILL COME IN.
I JUST STRONGLY HOPE SOME OF YOU WILL REALLY STAND WITH RESIDENTS, OUR VOTERS, YOUR VOTERS.
EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T HAVE VOICE FOR THIS PROJECT.
BUT IF YOU DON'T STAND UP FOR OUR RESIDENTS, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A VOICE, SO TELL THEM.
THAT'S [INAUDIBLE] SUPERVISOR.
LA VERNE, YEAH, THE TOUGH CITIZENS.
I CALL THE ENLIGHTEN THE SUPERVISOR MEETING VERY FEW TIMES AND THEN ESPECIALLY THE CAMPAIGN, OURS, SO MANY RESIDENTS WE STAND TOGETHER AGAINST [INAUDIBLE] PROJECT.
THIS PROJECT IS REALLY JUST TO RUSH AND THEN NOT CONSIDERATION ABOUT ALL THE RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AREA.
AT YESTERDAY'S MEETING, SO MANY PEOPLE, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, BUT NONE OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL SHOW UP.
MAYBE PERSONAL TIME SUNDAY, BUT PEOPLE REALLY FEEL DISAPPOINTED FOR THAT.
BECAUSE SUNDAY MASS MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THEY COME, THEY HAVE OFFICIAL SPEECH, AND THEN SPOKE FOR THE RESIDENT.
I HOPE CITY COUNCIL AND OUR MAYOR, WE REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS ISSUE IS REALLY TO BUILD THE TRUST AGAIN.
STAND WITH US, NOT FOLLOW THE BILL, OR THE RIDICULOUS BILL OF CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. GOODNIGHT.
>> HELLO, EVERYBODY. HOW ARE YOU?
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AS YOU MIGHT KNOW, MY NAME IS HECTOR CASTANEDA.
NOT LIKE YOU MIGHT KNOW, I PUT OUT A VIDEO RECENTLY, AND SEEMLY PRETTY POPULAR WITH THE PUBLIC.
THANK YOU. ALSO WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING OUT 3,500 FLYERS TO THE CITIES OF SAN DIMAS AND ALSO LA VERNE TO BASICALLY LET ALL OF OUR PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE REALLY WANTED TO GET THE WORD OUT ON WHAT WAS GOING ON.
WE'RE NOT HERE TO ATTACK ANYBODY WENT TO COUNSEL, BUT PERSONALLY, WE OWN AS A FAMILY, MY SISTER-IN-LAW, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, AND OURSELVES ON THREE SEPARATE PROPERTIES IN FOXPLAN.
SO WE'RE HIGHLY INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
OUR KIDS HAVE GONE TO SCHOOL HERE.
WE'VE REALLY LOVE WHERE WE LIVE.
WE BOUGHT WITH INTENTION, WITH SEEING THE FOOTHILLS, FRIENDLY PEOPLE, REALLY OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY VIBE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE REALLY ARE AND I THINK EVERYBODY HIT IT ON THE HEAD THAT'S COME BEFORE ME.
THIS BUILDING NATIONAL CORE HAS A MISSION STATEMENT THAT THEY COME AND THEY BETTER THEIR COMMUNITIES.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITIES.
I HAVE TO SAY EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE SAID AS FAR AS THEIR MISSION STATEMENT WAS BROKEN IN THIS PROJECT, ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE COMMUNITY.
THEY WERE READY TO RUBBER STAMP THIS THING BASICALLY DAYS BEFORE WE WERE NOTIFIED ON ACCIDENT.
THANK YOU, TIM, FOR PUTTING OUT THAT VIDEO. THAT WAS AWESOME.
BUT I THINK WE ALL NEED TO SAY HERE, AND YOU GUYS REPRESENT US AND WE'RE PROUD TO HAVE YOU GUYS.
I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO SAY MOVING FORWARD, I HOPE I PERSONALLY AND I THINK EVERYBODY HERE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME CONVICTION IN YOUR WORDS AND WITH YOUR LETTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE SENT TO BARGER AND ALL THE OTHER LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OFFICIALS.
I'M NOT REALLY A POLITICAL GUY.
I HAVE MY OPINIONS, BUT THIS HAS BROUGHT ME OUT OF THE WOODWORK.
THIS IS ACTUALLY OPENED ME UP TO WANTING TO COME TO THESE MEETINGS.
PRIOR TO THIS, I AM RAISING TWO LITTLE ONES.
MY WIFE AND I OWN A BUSINESS. WE'RE BUSY.
IN THE LAST TEN DAYS, I TELL MY WIFE ON THE WAY HERE, I'M REALLY TIRED.
THESE LAST TEN DAYS HAVE BEEN A WHIRLWIND OF 24 HOURS, NON-STOP TEXT MESSAGES AND TAKING CAUSE OF ACTION AND READING THROUGH THE FINE PRINT, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT CAN WE DO HERE AS
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A COMMUNITY TO REALLY SOMEHOW STOPPED THIS THING.LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I'M SINCERELY ASKING PLEASE, PLEASE.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME CONVICTION IN YOUR LETTERS AND YOUR WORDS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
WE'RE REALLY LEANING ON YOU GUYS, WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU.
LIKE I SAID, SINCERELY, I HOPE WE CAN COME TOGETHER ON THIS AND WE CAN AT LEAST ATTEMPT TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO DEFEAT AS A TEAM.
WE NEED YOU GUYS, PLEASE YOUR VOICES.
I KNOW MY WIFE HAS A COUPLE OF WORDS AS WELL.
>> HI, I'M ARIANA CASTANEDA, AND I HAVE BEEN A CITIZEN OF FOXCONN FOR 41 YEARS.
I'M 41 YEARS OLD, SO THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE I LIVED WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR HOME SIX YEARS AGO WHEN WE GOT MARRIED, I WANTED TO STAY IN FOXCONN BECAUSE I LOVED IT SO MUCH.
RIGHT NOW.L, I HAVE MY SISTER ON THE CORNER, MY COUSIN IN OUR OLD HOUSE OUR WHOLE FAMILY LIVES THERE.
SO I WENT TO MONTESSORI, WHAT IS IT? 36 YEARS AGO. MY SON WENT TO MONTESSORI.
HE ALSO WENT TO INDIANA AVENUE.
HE ALSO WENT TO RAMONA. HE WALKED HOME.
WHEN OUR BOYS WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL AT BONITA, WE HAD THEM TAKING THE BUS HOME, SO THEY WOULD GET OFF THE BUS WHERE MR. JESUS AND WALK DOWN THE HILL HOME AS TEENAGERS.
NOW, I CAN'T IMAGINE OUR TWO LITTLE ONES GOING THROUGH THAT SAME ROUTE WITH THIS BUILDING THERE.
HONESTLY, THERE'S SO MANY SERVICES FOR KIDS THAT SURROUND THAT.
I'M SORRY, WHERE THAT PROPOSED BUILDING IS GOING.
YOU'RE NOT ONLY DISPLACING A COMMUNITY THAT IS NO LONGER GOING TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR OWN HOME.
BUT YOU'RE ALSO DISPLACING THE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN DAYCARE THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR AT LEAST 40 YEARS.
NEXT TO IT, THEY HAVE THE REFUND THERAPY, WHICH IS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, WHICH IS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS THAT KIDS HAVE, SPEECH THERAPY OR ANY KIND OF DELAYS.
ACROSS THE STREET THEY HAVE THE CENTER FOR AUTISM AND RELATED.
YEAH, SO THESE ARE REAL SERVICES WE HAVE, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I WANTED TO ALSO SAY THAT I KNOW THAT THE RUMORS OUT THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO, BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS STILL HAS TO GO TO THE LA COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LAND USE PERMIT YET.
IF WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING, THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN ALL REACH OUT. I PUT IT ON A CALL TODAY.
NOBODY CALLED ME BACK. I'M GOING TO CALL AGAIN TOMORROW.
I'M GOING TO PROBABLY COUGH FOUR OR FIVE TIMES TOMORROW.
I TOLD THE GUY THAT ANSWERED, I SAID, HEY, IF YOU CALL ME BACK AND GET ME SOME INFORMATION, I MIGHT SAVE YOU FROM HUNDREDS OF CALLS THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE ARE GOING TO COME TO YOU IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, SO CALL ME BACK.
ANOTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS I KNOW THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A ZOOM MEETING.
I DON'T WANT TO ZOOM MEETINGS.
I DON'T WANT A ZOOM MEETING WITH BARGER.
I DON'T WANT A ZOOM MEETING WITH NATIONAL CORE.
I WANT AN IN-PERSON MEETING LIKE HOW WE'D HAVE WITH YOU GUYS.
>> IF WE COULD JUST KEEP TO THE SPEAKER, PLEASE.
>> WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A DISCUSSION OR AN ISSUE WITH SOMEBODY, IT'S JUST LIKE HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T WANT TO TELL HIM TO TELL HIM TO TELL HIM I WANTED TO SAY TO THEIR FACE.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH NATIONAL CORE AND ALSO WITH KATHERINE BERGER.
IF WE CAN'T GET SO LEAST I DON'T THINK SHE WILL EVEN COME TO THE PHONE FOR ANY OF US.
BUT AT LEAST WE CAN GET BARGER AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING WE CAN DO BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE ALREADY DID BY VOTING THOSE PEOPLE IN.
I THINK THAT WE CAN TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND INVITE THESE PEOPLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH US.
MAYBE IT MIGHT BE A SMALLEST HAVING AN IN-PERSON CONVERSATION WITH NATIONAL CORE.
MAYBE THEY MIGHT SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT. YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT DOESN'T REALLY FIT THE AREA.
IT'S TOO BIG OF WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING.
THEY HAVE 53 VOUCHERS FOR SECTION EIGHT PAYMENTS.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAKING OVER $100,000 A MONTH, JUST HAVING RESIDENTS THERE, SO THEY CAN BE A NON-PROFIT, ALL THEY SAY, BUT THEY'RE MAKING MONEY.
>> ANYWAY, I CAN GO ON ALL DAY.
>> YEAH, WE'LL CUT THIS SHORT I KNOW IT CAN BE HERE ALL DAY AND LIKE I SAID, WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
I THINK YOU SEE THE CONCERN FROM THE COMMUNITY, A LOT OF US HERE FROM FOXCONN PLAN, I KNOW.
>> YEAH. REALTOR IN THE AREA FOR YEARS NOW.
I'VE SOLD SEVEN HOMES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
MY CLIENTS WERE AT YESTERDAY THERE.
I SOLD THEM THESE HOMES AND THEY'RE LIKE WE JUST MOVED IN.
LIKE FOR ME, I'M FINDING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST BECAUSE I LIVE THERE, BUT BECAUSE I SOLD IT TO THEM SAYING, HEY, I LOVE MY COMMUNITY.
I'VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE, I EVEN BOUGHT HERE AND I THINK YOU SHOULD COME TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD TOO.
>> THANK YOU, GUYS. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE. THANK YOU.
>> JUST ONE LAST THING. I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO FUND THESE FLYERS.
I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU GUYS ALL IN THE LOOP.
LIKE I SAID, I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE THE MOUTHPIECE HERE AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT
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EVERYBODY IS NOTIFIED STEP BY STEP AS WE CONTINUE THIS.>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. BOWEN.
>> SIR, MAYOR COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER. NUMBER ONE.
I BELIEVE MANY HAD ASKED FOR THIS MAIN AGENDA ITEM LAST WEEK AND KASH THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING SAY THAT YOU WOULD ASK TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
I'VE LEARNED THAT THROUGH THE YEARS OF CHANGING THE RULES THAT YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THE COUNCIL MEMBER, YOU HAD TO GET IT.
YOU HAD TO HAVE AN AGENDA ITEMS SO YOU WOULD GET SOME FEEDBACK AND NOT THE MOUNT RUSHMORE LOOK THAT ALL THE PEOPLE GET HERE TONIGHT.
I'M WONDERING IF A COUNT TWO THINGS.
IF A COUNCIL PERSON ASKED TO BE AN ITEM TO PUT ON THE AGENDA, WHO OVERRULES THEM? NUMBER 1, SO THAT'S A SEPARATE ANSWER, BUT I ALSO WANT TO RECALL, AND THERE'S MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM THAT ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOUSING UP AT MARSHALL CANYON AND IT WAS GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THE COUNTY.
THIS COUNCIL, PREVIOUS MAYOR, SAID, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
IT'S AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, IT'S NOT OURS.
WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
YOU MR. MAYOR, TOOK A STAND THAT NIGHT.
IT WAS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM, YOU TOOK A STAND TO MAKE A MOTION THAT NIGHT TO SEND A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL OR LA COUNTY.
THAT NIGHT YOU VOTED ON IT, THAT NIGHT YOU SENT THE LETTER THE NEXT DAY.
WHY CAN'T WE DO THE SAME THING TONIGHT?
>> THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU. WAYNE PAYNE 4744 ESPERANZA. I WAS UP HERE.
I MADE A COMMENT, DIRECTED MR. DOMER ABOUT HIS CITY MANAGERS NEWSLETTER.
I WAS CRITICAL IN THE FACT THAT HE DID NOT INCLUDE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONCEALED WEAPONS ITEM THAT WAS HEAD COMING FOR THE CITY.
I NOTICED THAT TODAY, IT'S IN THERE NOW.
I WANT TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE DID PUT THAT IN THERE FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE.
THE SECOND THING IS I NOTICED THE INCLUSION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATS, WHICH I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE, I THOUGHT THAT WAS EXTREMELY VALUABLE.
WE HAVE SEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND THAT'S GREAT, BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGED HOW MUCH WORK THEY DO AND THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THEY DO.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS REALLY GOOD, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
QUICK COMMENT ON THE 740 PROJECT, THE FOOT HILL PROJECT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS COUNTY LAND.
I THINK THE CITY MAY WANT TO START TAKING A LOOK AT ALL THE ADJACENT COUNTY OWNED LAND.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ANNEX THAT SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
I THINK IT MAY BE SOMETHING TO BE LOOKED AT IN THE FUTURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT ALL THAT STUFF AND MAYBE LOOK INTO AN ANNEXING IT SO IT DOESN'T COME UP AGAIN, MAYBE YOU AVOID THE SITUATION COMPLETELY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS. NEWLAND.
>> HAPPY NEWLAND FROM FOOT HILL [INAUDIBLE] ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS GOING TO POINT OUT IS THAT THEY SAY THAT WE NEED THIS BUILDING, THAT WE NEED HOUSING, WE NEED TO FEEL THIS, AND THERE ARE OTHER AREAS THAT THE COUNTY HAS FELT LIKE TOWN FOR GARY, AND THOSE AREN'T FAILED YET.
CAN WE PUSH IT OFF TO BE THERE'S OTHER AREAS TO FILL FIRST? JUST ANOTHER THING TO BRING UP THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO.
>> I'M CYNTHIA TINY GUARDINI LANE.
I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE MEETING ON SUNDAY SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT FACTS WERE PRESENTED ON THAT DAY.
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I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT, BUT I KEEP HEARING ABOUT A FIVE-STOREY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TRUE INTENTION.I'M HEARING ON ONE HAND FOR SENIORS, I'M HEARING ANOTHER HAND, I'M GOING TO USE THE TERM HOMELESS.
IRREGARDLESS OF WHAT THE PURPOSES, A FIVE STORY BUILDING IN THAT AREA IS RIDICULOUS AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION GOES, AS FAR AS EXISTENCE GOES.
I THINK WE PROBABLY ALL FEEL SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'S TOTALLY UNREASONABLE IN THAT AREA.
HOWEVER, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE POWERS THAT BE THAT WOULD SAY, WELL, WE'RE HEARING ALL OF THIS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FIVE-STOREY, LET'S REDUCE THE SIZE.
IF THERE ARE HOUSING SENIORS, I SAY LET'S TAKE CARE OF OUR SENIORS.
BUT IF THERE ARE HOUSING QUESTIONABLES, I DON'T WANT IT A SINGLE-STOREY, I DON'T WANT A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT.
LET US KNOW WHAT THE PURPOSE IS AND BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
LIKE I SAID, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FIVE-STOREY BUILDING, BUT I WOULDN'T WANT IT TO BE A ONE BEDROOM PLACE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS QUESTIONABLE TO LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, CYNTHIA. ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? SABINA.
>> SABINA SULLIVAN, 5140 PARK FIELD LANE.
I HAD NO INTENTION TO ACTUALLY STEP UP HERE TONIGHT.
I INTERED MY MOTHER TODAY, BUT I WANTED TO COME AND SUPPORT ALL OF THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT HAVE WORKED SO HARD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS TO REALLY PULL THIS INFORMATION FORWARD AND BRING IT TO ALL OF US IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE INVESTED THEIR OWN MONEY IN THIS, AND I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR DOING THIS, IT'S AMAZING.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK AND I CALLED THE KNEE TO THE PAM.
WELL, BOTH PAM AND DONITO ARE AMAZING, BUT I WON'T TELL YOU WHAT I CALL THEM, BUT IT'S GOOD STUFF.
BUT WHAT MY CONCERN HERE IS, IS THAT GOING BACK TO MARSHALL CANYON, IF YOU LOOK AT A MAP OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE HAVE ADJACENT PROPERTIES THAT ARE COUNTY, AND I HAVE HEARD FROM THIS COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL PREVIOUS THAT THIS FALLS UNDER OUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE.
NOW, IF THAT IS SO, WHY IS THERE SUCH A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND OUR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS? WHY IS IT THAT WE ARE ALWAYS LEARNING OF THESE PROJECTS AFTER THE FACT? THE TAIL IS WAGGING THE DOG.
WE HAVE A SAY IN WHAT IS BEING BUILT HERE, AND WE MAY HAVE THESE POCKETS OF COUNTY PROPERTY THAT ARE WITHIN OUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE, BUT WE HAVE A SAY OVER THAT, AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY IS DOING AND NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE AND OH, ALL OF A SUDDEN, OH MY GOD, THE COMMUNITY IS COMING FORTH AND THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BEFORE THE COUNCIL KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON.
THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE, AND IT IS NOT THE WAY THAT A COUNCIL OPERATES. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SABINA. SABINA, I'M SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF YOUR MOTHER.
I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY.
YOU'VE BEEN WONDERFUL BY THE WAY, YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND.
CYNTHIA GABALDON [INAUDIBLE] STREET.
JUST A FEW THINGS TO CONTINUOUSLY BE POINTING OUT, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE NEW IN THIS AUDIENCE.
THE PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL QUITE A FEW YEARS AGO, MET ON OUR AMPERES PROJECT AND THEY ACTUALLY MADE DECISIONS CONCERNING CHANGING ZONING IN A CLOSED SESSION.
THAT WAS THEN NEVER ALLOWED TO ANY TYPE OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WILL BE GOING ON UP THE HILL UP THERE AT MARSHALL CANYON, AND IT IS ALSO A CONTINUANCE OF WHAT WE SEE HERE WITH THIS COUNTY PROJECT IN WHERE [INAUDIBLE] THINK THAT THEY KNOW BETTER THAN THEIR RESIDENTS.
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WITH THAT SAID, THERE ARE A FEW GROUPS THAT THE RESIDENTS AND ALSO THE COUNCIL, I'M ASKING THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CITY SAN DIMAS, CLAREMONT AND ALSO GLENDORA TO START PARTICIPATING IN LIVABLECALIFORNIA.ORG , OURNEIGHBORHOODVOICES.COM AND CATALYSTCA.ORG.THESE AGENCIES OR THESE VOLUNTEER GROUPS ACTUALLY IS REALLY WHAT THEY ARE, THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO BRING LOCAL CONTROL BACK TO CITIES.
THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE, THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITIES AND OUR CITY IDENTITIES IS TO HAVE LOCAL CONTROL, AND THESE THREE GROUPS ARE DOING THE HUMANS WORK RIGHT NOW AND MOVING FORWARD, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND ANYBODY SITTING IN THAT AUDIENCE TO GET INVOLVED ON OURNEIGHBORHOODVOICES.COM, LIVABLECALIFORNIA.ORG AND CATALYSTCA.ORG.
WITH THAT SAID, I ALSO WANT EVERYBODY WHO'S THERE IN THE AUDIENCE TO KNOW THAT NEXT MONDAY THE COMMENTS FOR THE GENERAL PLAN EIR ARE DUE TO THE CITY AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND EVERYBODY REALLY LOOK THROUGH WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND GET YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE NOW IS THE TIME THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S HOUSING ELEMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.
WE NEEDED MORE VOICES TO PUSH BACK ON THAT, AND EVEN THOUGH SO MANY CITY OFFICIALS TRULY BELIEVE THEY DON'T HAVE A WAY TO PUSH BACK, ALL WE NEED IS SOME MORE BACKBONE, AND WE CAN HAVE MANY OF OUR WONDERFUL TOWNS AND CITIES IN THIS WONDERFUL STATE OF CALIFORNIA START STANDING UP AND PUSHING BACK AGAINST SACRAMENTO.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE OUR LOCAL CONTROL BACK, AND AS WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST PIN ON WHAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING TO OUR WONDERFUL FEUDAL COMMUNITIES IF WE DON'T STAND UP.
GET YOUR GENERAL PLAN COMMENTS IN BY NEXT MONDAY. THANK YOU.
>> ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.
>> JOHN [INAUDIBLE] I UNDERSTAND WE NEED A SOLUTION FOR HOMELESS, SOLUTION FOR SENIORS.
BUT I'M LOOKING AT IT PURELY FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT.
WHAT I DO FOR A LIVING, I BUILD LABORATORIES, I'D BUILD THEM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
I GET INVOLVED WITH ALL OF THE CITIES, ALL THE COUNTIES, EVEN STATE LICENSURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
I WAS JUST DOING A REALLY QUICK CALCULATION ON MY PHONE BECAUSE PARKING RATIO IS A BIG THING.
FOR A STANDARD WAREHOUSE, IT'S USUALLY 1.5 PER THOUSAND, ANYWHERE UP TO A CLASS A OFFICE BUILDING 4.0 PER THOUSAND.
THIS IS 58 UNITS, I'M FIGURING VERY CONSERVATIVELY AT 400 SQUARE FEET PER UNIT, 23,000 SQUARE FEET, IF YOU GO WITH THE LOWEST PARKING RATIO YOU'RE AT 40 PARKING SPACES.
YOU'RE PUTTING OUT 18, HOW WOULD THAT EVER CLEAR ANY PLANNING COMMISSION, ANY CITY, ANY COUNTY? MAYBE YOU SHOULD LOOK AT IT FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? SHE'S BEEN SITTING BACK THERE QUIETLY ALL NIGHT, JUST WAITING.
>> KRISTINA L. BAND, I AM WITH INFORM PARENTS BUSD.
I WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THEN I HEARD A WOMAN IN THE BACK I THINK HER NAME WAS DANITA SPEAK ON IT AND IT WAS ABOUT THE BOOKS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT.
WHEN SHE SAID THEY'RE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT, THEY TALK ABOUT A SIX-YEAR-OLD GIVING ORAL AND ENJOYING IT.
IN OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.
THE OTHER ONE TALKS ABOUT A FATHER, THERE'S A CHILD IN HERE [INAUDIBLE] SO SORRY, TALKS ABOUT A FATHER RAPING HIS 11-YEAR-OLD.
IT'S EXPLICIT I WOULD READ FROM IT, BUT AS I'VE SEEN A LITTLE GIRL HERE AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT, IT'S HORRIBLE.
I'VE BEEN TO THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, I'VE TALKED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, WE HAVE TEACHERS THAT WANT THIS IN OUR SCHOOL.
I HAVE PROOF OF IT, TEACHERS, PARENTS THAT WANT THIS AND IT'S LIKE IT'S NOT ABOUT BANNING BOOKS ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEDOPHILIA, AND IT'S IN OUR SCHOOLS AND PEOPLE ARE PUSHING IT.
I'VE BEEN CALLED SO MANY NAMES FROM RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS TO BOOK BANNER,
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YOU NAME IT FOR NOT WANTING MY CHILD TO READ THIS.IT'S UPSETTING TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO IT BECAUSE SOMEONE GAVE ME THE COURAGE TO SPEAK ON IT.
AGAIN, I DON'T DO THIS PUBLIC SPEAKING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS.
BENITO IS SOME HOME TO GRANDPARENTS, TO FAMILIES THAT ARE INTERGENERATIONAL THERE, THEY'VE BEEN HERE YEARS.
MY HUSBAND GREW UP HERE, HIS GRANDFATHER WENT TO DAMIAN.
WE'VE BEEN HERE VERY LONG TIME AND THIS IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS IT'S NOT JUST AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.
THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING HERE AND I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE, A TEACHER, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER CAN DEFEND THIS.
I AM AT A LOSS OF WORDS AND I JUST WANT TO PLEAD WITH EVERYONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEDOPHILIA WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT BANNING BEING GAY.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT THAT, THIS IS SO MUCH DIFFERENT AND I'M JUST AFRAID OF WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT.
IT'S LIKE IF WE'RE AFRAID TO STAND UP AND SAY, HEY, CHILDREN SHOULDN'T BE READING THIS WHAT'S NEXT? WHAT ELSE ARE WE GOING TO DEFEND? I JUST WANTED TO BRING AWARENESS TO THAT AND THAT'S ALL, SO THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M SORRY, YOUR TIME'S UP. [LAUGHTER]
>> MY NAME IS MIKE CARMICHAEL.
I DON'T LIVE IN LAVERNE, BUT I DO LIVE IN SAN DIMAS I'VE LISTENED TO.
>> WELCOME. ANYBODY FROM ANY SURROUNDING IS WELCOME OUR CHAMBERS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, SIR I APPRECIATE THAT.
I'VE LIVED IN SAN DIMAS FOR ABOUT 25 YEARS NOW AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING IS VERY GOOD IN SAN DIMAS, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE BETWEEN LAVERNE AND SAN DIMAS.
BUT I'M A 76 YEAR OLD VETERAN LIVING IN SAN DIMAS.
MOST PEOPLE TODAY GRANTING ARE PAYING BETWEEN $1,900 A MONTH AND $3,000 A MONTH FOR TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS.
MOST OF US OLD GUYS WHO ARE ON A FIXED INCOME IF WE DIDN'T HAVE WEALTHY PARENTS HAVE NO WAY OF INCREASING OUR VALUE BECAUSE WE CAN'T OWN A HOME.
WE CAN AFFORD A HOME, WE CAN'T AFFORD THE DOWN PAYMENT, NOR CAN WE AFFORD THE PAYMENT OF THE HOUSE ITSELF BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S EVERYBODY HAS NOT MENTIONED TONIGHT.
WHAT REALLY CONCERNS ME, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS BEING ON A FIXED INCOME, MY TAXES ARE GOING TO GO UP, THAT'S INEVITABLE.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE BEING STRETCHED TO THE NTH OF THEIR THEIR CAPABILITIES.
NOW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE COVERING THIS FIVE-HUNDRED UNIT BUILDING, WHICH NOT ONE OF US IN THIS ROOM WANT.
>> LETS NOT GO CRAZY HERE [OVERLAPPING] I'M SORRY.
>> FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR IT'S STILL [OVERLAPPING]
>> [LAUGHTER] I KNOW I GET LOUD, I APOLOGIZE.
BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT FRUSTRATE ME IS THAT NOW MY TAXES WILL HAVE TO GO TO THINGS THAT MYSELF NOR ANY ONE OF THESE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM AND A LOT MORE FOLKS THAT AREN'T IN THIS ROOM ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR.
I JUST FEEL BAD FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT EVERYONE THAT'S IN MY SAME BOAT, BEING ON A FIXED INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD THE LUXURY OF INCREASED TAXES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
>> THANK YOU. ON YOUR WAY HOME, GET AN IN-N-OUT AND FILL UP YOUR TANK, PLEASE, IN LAVERNE.
ANYBODY ELSE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE.
>> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOHN THAM, CARMEN COURT.
I NEVER GOT INVOLVED AND JUST MY VERY FIRST COUNCIL MEETING.
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SO THIS IS A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF. THANK YOU.I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT A LOT OF TIMES I DIDN'T GET INVOLVED BECAUSE A LOT OF THE ISSUES DID NOT AFFECT ME IMMEDIATELY, I'M A FOXCONN RESIDENT AND THIS ONE DID AND IT REALLY OPENED MY EYES OF HOW MUCH I FAILED.
I'VE ALWAYS TAUGHT MY KIDS TO STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND THIS IS A DIRECT IMPACT THAT WILL AFFECT ME AND MY FAMILY.
I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF YOU GUYS SITTING HERE ARE FOXCONN RESIDENTS.
SO I DO UNDERSTAND I WAS THERE MYSELF WHERE IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOU DIRECTLY, YOU JUST DON'T FEEL IT AS CLOSE AND IT DOESN'T JUST TOUCH YOU OR AFFECT YOU IN A WAY WHERE YOU REALLY NEED TO STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR SOMETHING.
I KNOW THAT THERE'S PREVIOUS ISSUES THAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT THERE'S THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE FOR MY RESEARCH.
NATIONAL CORE DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD TRACK RECORD.
AS THE BRAVE LITTLE GIRL THAT HELPED OPEN UP THIS PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY'RE ROTTEN TO THE CORE.
THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WE JUST NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE ROLES THAT YOU GUYS ARE AT.
WHEN YOU GUYS TAKE YOUR TIME TO REALLY SIT AND SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO, THERE IS A LOT THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO FOR US.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS, BUT I HAVE HEARD A GENTLEMAN SPEAK EARLIER TODAY SAYING THAT ON A PREVIOUS ISSUE, YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO CALL AN IMMEDIATE VOTE.
I STAND HERE TODAY AND I'D LIKE TO ASK, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOU? CAN WE EXPECT AN IMMEDIATE VOTE TODAY? CAN WE EXPECT A LETTER SIGNED BY ALL OF YOU TO OPPOSE THIS PROJECT? WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT? BECAUSE I STRONGLY BELIEVE IF WE STAND TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT.
WE CAN, WE WILL, AND WE MUST. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK PUBLIC COMMENT? ACTUALLY, NO.
BUT THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT JEFF, BUT YOU'VE BEEN UP ONCE. THANK YOU, THOUGH.
IF IT'S NOT IN THE SUBJECT, WE'LL HAVE TO ONETIME.
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. ANYONE ELSE? YES, SIR.
I'M SORRY, NO CONVERSATION WITH THE PEOPLE.
>> MY NAME IS ROBERT SHARES AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE HEARD THE HEART CRY OF THE PEOPLE TONIGHT.
I WOULD IMPLORE YOU WITH ALL THE FOLKS BEHIND YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO TO KEEP LA VERNE THE CITY WE WANT IT TO BECOME.
WE WILL BACK YOU MENTALLY, PHYSICALLY, PRAYER.
WHATEVER YOU NEED, LET US KNOW, WE' ARE WITH YOU.
YOU'RE THE FORWARD TROOPS, BUT YOU'VE GOT THE PEOPLE HERE SUPPLYING THEM WHATEVER THEY NEED.
SO I WOULD SAY, LET ME ECHO THE HARD CRY OF YOUR PEOPLE, "JUST DO IT.".
>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYBODY ONLINE? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BEFORE WE GO TO COUNCIL COMMENTS, THERE WAS ONE QUESTION THAT SOMEONE ASKED AND I CAN'T REMEMBER IT NOW, REGARDING.
>> WELL, BASICALLY ABOUT A LETTER, SO WE WERE PUTTING ON [OVERLAPPING].
>> THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE THAT. THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE,
>> YEAH. LET ME ANSWER ABOUT THE SIGNS.
>> BASICALLY, WE DO NOT REGULATE SIGNAGE ON CONTENT.
SO IF IT WAS FOR OR AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT, IF THEY WERE IN THE MEDIAN OR IN AN AREA WHERE THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, THEY WOULD'VE BEEN COLLECTED, I'M GLAD THAT THEY WERE RETURNED.
I'LL TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHERE YOU CAN PUT THEM IN ALL THAT STUFF AND THEN INSTRUCT YOU ON THAT.
SO THEY JUST CAN'T BE IN THE MEDIANS AND PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY AND ALL THAT STUFF.
BUT DEFINITELY, LET'S TALK TOMORROW.
I'LL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN POST THE SIGNS.
THEY CAN BE IN YOUR FRONT YARDS.
THEY CAN BE EVERYWHERE ELSE. YEAH. I'M GLAD THAT WE DID RETURN THEM.
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BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T REGULATE ON THE CONTENT.SO IF IT'S FOR OR AGAINST, WE HAVE THESE ISSUES DURING THE ELECTION SEASONS AND THERE ARE REGULATIONS ON THAT, BUT MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE I HAVE A CHAT REGARDING THE LETTER?
>> WE WERE PLANNING ON HAVING SOMETHING ON THE 15TH ON THE NEXT MEETING.
WE KNOW THAT SAN DIMAS' CITY COUNCIL IS PUTTING SOMETHING ON THE 9TH.
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON POINTS AND ALL THAT STUFF, WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DO, LISTENING TO THE RESIDENTS TONIGHT.
THE BEST OPTION IS TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING.
WE CAN DO THAT WITHIN 24 HOUR NOTICE.
UNLESS YOU WANT TO MEET AT 8:45 TOMORROW NIGHT, I WOULD SUGGEST MAYBE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
>> WEDNESDAY. I WANT TO GET THIS DONE.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT AND GET THIS OUT.
>> I JUST WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU AND BELIEVE ME, WE UNDERSTAND.
I WILL SAY THE OLD ADAGE, THIS ISN'T MY FIRST RODEO, BUT IT TAKES PEOPLE AND I CAN'T GO TOO FAR WITH THAT, BUT WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.
I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE SPENT MONEY.
THIS IS VERY UPSETTING FOR ALL OF US, BUT THERE'S CHANNELS WE WORKED THROUGH AND I THINK WITH OUR CITY MANAGEMENT AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND WITH SAN DIMAS AND EVERYONE INCLUDED IN THE RESIDENCE, LET'S GET THIS THING MOVING FORWARD AS FAR AS WHAT WE DON'T WANT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
MR. DELMAR, WE CAN GO AHEAD WITH [OVERLAPPING].
>> YEAH. WE WILL PREPARE EVERYTHING AND POST IT BEFORE 5:30 TOMORROW NIGHT.
SO IT IS OFFICIAL 24 HOUR NOTICE AND I'LL START WORKING ON A DRAFT LETTER AND CIRCULATE IT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF COMMENTS HERE AND TO UNDERSTAND THE DIRECTION.
>> WE'LL HAVE THAT WEDNESDAY. IS THAT CORRECT?
>> CORRECT. THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
>> CAN YOU [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER].
>> NO. BECAUSE THE MAYOR CAN CALL A SPECIAL SESSION ON [OVERLAPPING]
>> CALL IN A SPECIAL SESSION FOR WEDNESDAY TO REVIEW THIS FOR A LETTER GOING OUT TO THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE.
I'M SORRY, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS.
IT'S IMPORTANT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS THAT ARE GONG BE OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEDDING?
>> NO. WE NEED TO BE IN PERSON, I THINK.
WE DO IN PERSON OR CAN WE BE ON ZOOM?
>> AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, CAN I BE ON ZOOM?
>> WE HAVE A WEDDING, A FRIEND'S WEDDING. YES.
>> I'LL DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT THERE ARE ALLOWANCES.
>> YOU HAVE TO POST THE PLACE THOUGH.
>> NO. UNDER THE CURRENT ONE, YOU CAN BE ON ZOOM.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE.
>> IF THAT WOULD BE THE CASE, WE COULD DO IT THURSDAY IF THERE'S A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. LET'S DO WEDNESDAY.
>> YEAH. NO. WEDNESDAY IS OKAY.
>> WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 IN THE CHAMBERS?
>> WELL, IT'S A SPECIAL MEETING.
>> I WOULD SAY AS EARLY AS WE CAN.
>> THEN SCHOOL BOARD'S AT WHAT TIME? 6:00 OR 6:30?
>> WE POSTED QUICKLY, WHAT TIME? WHAT'S THE EARLIEST WE COULD HAVE IT?
>> MEMBERS, CAN BE 4:30? DEPENDS ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU CAN APPROVE A LETTER AS QUICK AS YOU CAN, BUT HOW MANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ALL STUFF ON IT?
>> WELL, I THINK OUR PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO.
[LAUGHTER] HONESTLY, WE NEED TO DO THIS QUICKLY [OVERLAPPING] IT'S NOT.
YOU CAN'T DO IT. IT'S NOT POSTED.
WE CANNOT ADJOURN THIS MEETING BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA TO TIME.
YEAH, I DON'T WANT TO VIOLATE THAT.
>> LET'S DO IT WEDNESDAY. WHATEVER WORKS FOR EVERYONE, 6: 30? OR YOU WANT TO MAKE IT 6:00?
>> WHAT TIME IS THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS?
>> IT WON'T BE OVER AT 7:00. NOT WITH THE TOPICS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THERE'S NO WAY.
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WE GOT TO DO 6:30, GUYS.I'M SORRY. YOU GOT TO DO IT ON NORMAL TIME.
WEDNESDAY. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE TOO LONG.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
WHO WANTS TO START? COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.>> I FIRSTS JUST THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE SHOWING UP FOR EMAILS.
I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU HAVE EMAILED ALL OF US, AS WELL AS KATHERINE BERGER OFFICE AND OTHERS.
THAT IS HOW CHANGE IS GOING TO BE MADE, TO THE POINT OF HOW DO YOU MAKE THINGS HAPPEN? THAT'S PART OF IT. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS ONE.
IF YOU CANNOT BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY, THEN I WOULD JUST SAY EMAIL AND THAT'LL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN AS PER USUAL, SO SEND US YOUR COMMENTS THAT WAY IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT BECAUSE OF CONFLICTING MEETINGS.
OTHER THAN THAT, OTHER THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT.
THE GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR LBPLA, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE GALA IS THIS SATURDAY.
MY ONLY PLUG ABOUT THAT THAT I'LL MAKE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK LA VERNE FIRE AND LA VERNE PD FOR GENEROUSLY DONATED ITEMS FOR THE SILENT AUCTION.
ALL THE PROCEEDS DO GO TO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
I THINK JUST A SHOUT-OUT TO THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR OWN IS ALSO DONATING AN ITEM.
BEN JENKINS, WHO WAS THE ARCHIVIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, IS OFFERING HIS SERVICES FOR A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE ARCHIVES.
IF ANYONE HAS A HISTORY BUFF THAT IS AVAILABLE AS WELL.
BUT ALSO IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN THE AREA, JUST NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE TRAFFIC AROUND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE FOR THE GALA ON SATURDAY.
OTHER THAN THAT, THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AND AS ALWAYS, BE KIND.
>> WAY BACK WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL IN 2003, I HAD TAKEN THE PLACE OF PAT GAUDI.
PAT GAUDI HAD HE HAD PASSED AWAY RECENTLY.
IF YOU'VE NOTICED THE FLAGS HAVE BEEN AT HALF-STAFF IN HIS HONOR.
WE HAVE A SERVICE I BELIEVE THAT'S COMING UP FOR HIM, MAY 13TH.
THE WIND WALK WAS AN EXCELLENT ATTENDED EVENT.
I HAD THE HONOR TO BE ONE OF THE PORES THAT THE ANALOG DENTAL OFFICE.
I ENJOYED THE WHOLE EVENING DID NOT PARTAKE [LAUGHTER].
>> THE NAME OF THE PARK, THE GARBAGE MEMORIAL? THAT IS [OVERLAPPING]
>> ROTARY PLANTED TWO OAK TREES IN GARBAGE HONOR, THERE AT THAT MEMORIAL SITE.
I'M JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP AND THANK THE CITY AGAIN FOR TAKING CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY FOR COMING HERE TODAY.
EVERYBODY BROUGHT UP SOME GREAT POINTS THAT WE DID HERE IN THE CITY THROUGHOUT, I WILL JUST WHAT YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
SURE YOU DIDN'T FAIL NOBODY YOU DEFINITELY FAIL YOUR KIDS.
I GOT YOUR BACK. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT CONVICTION. YOU'LL SEE CONVICTION.
YOU TALKED ABOUT MINUS THE HOMELESS WHO WANTS TO FIVE-STORY BUILDING.
I GET IT.ESPECIALLY IF IT'S IN OUR BACKYARD.
THIS IS OUR BACKYARD. I DON'T HAVE TO LIVE RIGHT THERE.
I GREW UP IN THE CITY AS A KID HERE.
I STILL LIVE IN I RAISED MY KIDS.
I PROMISED YOU ON DAY 1, I WILL NEVER FAIL YOU EVEN IF I GET THE SLIDE INCLINATION THAT I EVEN REMOTELY FAIL YOU.
>> I KNOW AT THE END OF THE DAY I'LL END UP WITH THIS.
THAT IS WHAT IT IS, FOR YOU TO LOCK ME UP. GOOD LUCK.
I'LL BE OUT ON BAIL ANYWAYS IT'S FREE BAIL.
AMERICA. I'M A MILITARY OFFICER.
I STAND FOR GOD, COUNTRY AND FAMILY. GOT YOU BACK.
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT BEFORE I GET FIRED FOR REAL.
YOU GUYS HIRED ME. I DIDN'T FORGET THAT AMERICA.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER KAYO, WE LOVE YOU MAN.
I THINK YOU COME ON UP AND SAY, JUST DROP THE MIC AND THAT WAS AS ALL OF BE SET.
THANK YOU SO MUCH REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR VOICE COMING UP HERE.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, BUT YOU JUST STOOD UP AND DID IT.
CONGRATULATIONS. AGAIN, IF YOU LIVE IN MY AREA, YOU CAN HAVE MY SEAT BECAUSE YOU SPEAK UP AWESOME.
IT SHOWS WE'RE IN GREAT HANDS WERE IN GREAT HANDS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION TO COME UP AND REALLY STAND UP.
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I APPRECIATE THE MOVEMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD TONIGHT AND HAVING A SPECIAL MEETING THAT'S GOING TO BE ON WEDNESDAY.I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY NEEDED.
WE HAVE A LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING HAPPENING ON MAY 17TH AT OUR LA VERNE LIBRARY AT 10:00 AM.
THE FIRST TIME HAPPENING IN LA VERNE AS FAR AS I KNOW.
IT MOVES AROUND ALL THE TIME, AND THE COMMISSIONERS WILL BE HERE AND WE'LL CELEBRATE OUR LA VERNE LIBRARY AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT.
>> PIPER, IRAQ, YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME IN THE CHAMBERS AS ALL OF YOU ARE CASTANITARS. THANK YOU.
AS YOU'VE HEARD THIS VERY SERIOUS AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT AS YOU SAW.
WE ARE ADDRESSING IT AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR COMMENTS.
NOT THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE HEARTBEAT, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US TO UNDERSTAND AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE THESE MEETINGS AND ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS ARE TAKEN TRULY TO HEART.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
THERE'S BEEN MANY ISSUES OVER THE YEARS THAT HAVE TRIED TO UNRAVEL THE BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AS RESIDENTS, WE RISE UP AND WE ADDRESSED THOSE.
WE TRY TO DO FOR THE BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY, FOR ALL OF US.
WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND WE'LL BE ANSWERING TO YOU GUYS VERY SHORTLY. WITH THAT, THANK YOU-ALL.
THANK YOU WITH THAT, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION.
>>YES, MR. MAYOR? WE CAN ANNOUNCE THOSE AFTER YOU DO THE CLOSING OF MEMORY?
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT AFTER.
AS MR. JOHNSON HAD STATED, THE MEETING ADJOURNED IN HONOR OF OUR FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PAT GAUDI.
PAT WAS A LONG TIME LA VERNE RESIDENT AND BUSINESS OWNER OF LA VERNE FLORIST IN OLD TOWN, LAVERNE.
HE SERVED HIS COUNCIL MEMBER FOR 21 YEARS FROM 1982-2003.
SERVED AS MAYOR PRO TEM FOR SOME OF THOSE YEARS, HAD A DEEP PASSION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND RAN FOR COUNCIL TO SERVE AS A VOICE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE.
DURING HIS TIME ON THE COUNCIL PACK COLLABORATE WITH A LEAD MANY COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS, INCLUDING THE CHILD CARE SUMMIT COMMITTEE, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, PARKS AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATES AND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE NOISE POLLUTION COMMITTEE TO NAME JUST A FEW.
HIS PRIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY EXTENDED FOR PAST LA VERNE'S BORDERS SPREADING ACROSS THE NATION.
AFTER THE 911 ATTACKS, PAT GAUDI ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARADE.
AS LA VERNE FIRE ENGINES CARRIED NEW YORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE STREETS.
LA VERNE RESIDENTS CHEERED AND WAVES AS THEIR SEA SURVIVORS MADE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY.
HE VALUED COLLABORATION AND CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS AS HE VOLUNTEERED TO VISIT SISTER CITY IN [INAUDIBLE], MEXICO IN 1987, AND ADVOCATED FOR PROVIDING RESOURCES TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
GAUDI PRIORITIZE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY, AND GUIDED THE FOOT HILL BOULEVARD COMMITTEE TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE BUSINESSES THAT FOSTERED ECONOMIC GROWTH.
HIS SERVICES CITY CONTINUED AFTER HIS TIME AS COUNCIL MEMBER, WHO IS PART OF THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR MANY YEARS.
HE CONTINUED TO INVEST HIS TIME AND WISDOM TO THE COMMUNITY UP TO HIS MOVE TO ARIZONA.
HE ENJOYED HIS RETIREMENT IN ARIZONA, SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND SPEAKING FONDLY OF HIS MEMORIES OF LA VERNE, HIS PRIDE AND JOY.
HE JUSTIFIED BY HIS SON JOHN, AND HIS SISTER ROSEMARY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, THE FAMILY, THE BODY'S THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW GOING TO RECESS AND CLOSED SESSION WITH TWO ITEMS OF DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT. MR. MANAGER.
>> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEETING, CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 TO CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
THOSE NOTE NEGOTIATORS BEING THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND CITY ATTORNEY.
REGARDING THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION OF LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE POLICE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, AND ALL UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
CITY COUNCIL WILL ALSO MEET WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, WILL DISCUSS SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 4956.9 SUBSECTIONS B13A.
ONE POTENTIAL CASE ME TO READ ERROR ISSUED AT MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX.
>> WITH THAT BEING SAID, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL FOR BEING HERE.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE OUR SPECIAL MEETING.
>> SPECIAL MEETING WEDNESDAY AT 06:30 PM HERE AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
OUR NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE MAY 15 AT 06:30 PM.
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>> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.