Aug 21, 2023 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR SESSION PORTION OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2023, AT 6:30 P.M..

I WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES FOR DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND TO NOT ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS SESSION.

TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS, JAMES BORLAND, NAVY PETTY OFFICER, THIRD CLASS E-4 CONDUCT, THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT.

PETTY OFFICER BORLAND, IF YOU PLEASE.

ALL ACTIVE MILITARY VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, WILL RENDER A SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

ALL OTHERS, PLEASE PLACE YOUR RIGHT.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

MR. CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT FROM OUR CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM.

MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

THERE WAS ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION ON THE CITY OF LONG BEACH VERSUS MONSANTO ACTION.

THE COUNCIL BY MOTION OF CROSBY, SECOND BY LAU AND ON A 4 TO 0 VOTE WITH MAYOR HEPBURN ABSENT APPROVED ACCEPTANCE OF THE SETTLEMENT OF $576,108.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE THREE VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS, HENCE THE LOVELY PACKED HOUSE, BUT BEFORE WE START WITH THAT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAYOR.

[PRESENTATIONS]

HE SENT ONE FOR ALL OF YOU FROM HIS VACATION.

SO LET'S LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.

HEY, EVERYBODY. EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T BE AT THE MEETING TONIGHT, I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE SOME TEAMS, WHICH IS THE LVGSA 8U SOFTBALL ALL-STAR TEAM.

THEY HAD A 15 AND SEVEN AND TWO RECORD.

THEY PLAYED IN MANY TOURNAMENTS AND THEY HAD A FANTASTIC SEASON.

I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE LVGSA 10U SOFTBALL ALL-STAR TEAM.

THEY BASICALLY WON EASTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS BY GOING UNDEFEATED, SCORING 47 RUNS AND ONLY GIVING UP EIGHT, AND THEN THEY WENT ON TO PLAY IN STAGE, WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME THE 10U TEAM HAS WON DISTRICTS AND WENT TO STATES IN HISTORY.

CONGRATULATIONS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK AND CONGRATULATE RILEY CROSBY, 17 YEAR OLD SENIOR AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE PLAYED IN THE 74TH US GIRLS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP, THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR GIRLS JUNIOR GOLF, WHICH WAS IN COLORADO SPRINGS.

1700 GIRLS APPLIED FOR THIS AND TRIED OUT, AND ONLY 156 GIRLS QUALIFIED AND RILEY WAS ONE OF THEM.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, RILEY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR SPORTS TEAMS, BUT ALSO RILEY, I THINK IT'S TIME THAT YOUR PARENTS BUY YOU A BRAND NEW CAR BECAUSE YOU DID SO WELL.

[CHUCKLING] TAKE CARE, EVERYBODY. HAVE A GREAT MEETING.

TAKE CARE

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GOOD EVENING. IT'S A PLEASURE BEING HERE.

LA VERNE COMING BACK AND VISITING OLD FRIENDS, AND CERTAINLY CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GIRLS, THE ALL STAR TEAMS. YOU'RE WONDERFUL, AND KYLIE, YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF HER.

MY HUSBAND WAS A GOLFER, SO I SPENT MANY DAYS WONDERING WHERE HE WAS, WHICH GOLF COURSE HE WAS AT, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY.

EVEN THOUGH I'LL BE RETIRING IN 16 MONTHS, I'LL STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO, AND I HOPE THAT I CAN COUNT ON YOU TO GET YOUR PRIORITIES TO ME SO WE CAN WORK ON THEM.

I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE LOOKING AT WATER FUNDING AND I'D BE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT AND TALK TO JOE SHEEHY AND MORGAN.

THEY'RE MY WATER PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON.

I'D LIKE TO PRESENT YOU PROBABLY KNOW BOB PENCE, MY REPRESENTATIVE.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET SOME FUNDS FOR LA VERNE IN THE PAST, AND THE 22 FISCAL YEAR 22, WE GOT 4 MILLION FOR THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE PROJECT.

I HOPE YOU'RE GETTING THE MONEY YET.

HAVE YOU GOTTEN IT YET? IF NOT, LET US KNOW, AND THEN THE INFISCAL YEAR 23 HALF A MILLION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY CAMERA WORK NETWORK, AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IN THOSE FUNDING REQUESTS BECAUSE IF YOU DO THAT, WE CAN WORK ON THEM.

THERE'S ALSO LA VERNE UNIVERSITY.

WE GOT 2.2 MILLION FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING ONTARIO, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THEM BECAUSE MY GREAT GRANDSON IS GOING THERE THIS TERM.

HE SHOULD BE HERE TODAY, BUT I DON'T SEE HIM YET.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

YOU'RE DOING WELL. THIS IS ONE OF MY BETTER CITIES, AND I FINALLY WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, WE'LL BE HOSTING A MILITARY ACADEMY DAY.

THERE'S FLYERS THERE AT THE DESK, AT THE BENCH OVER THERE.

SEPTEMBER 29TH FOR THE MILITARY.

ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GO INTO THE MILITARY ACADEMY IS WELCOME TO COME AND LISTEN AND TALK TO THE RECRUITERS.

THIS IS YOUNGSTERS AND THEIR PARENTS.

FINALLY, THERE'S ALSO SUNBURST ACADEMY.

I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT A LOT, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS A GREAT INSTITUTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE AT RISK.

[INAUDIBLE] AND THEY HAVE 18 YEAR OLD.

IT'S A FIVE AND A HALF MONTH LIVE IN FREE INSTITUTIONAL AND IT IS IN LOS ALAMITOS AND IT'S RUN BY THE NATIONAL GUARD.

IT'S A [INAUDIBLE] THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP KIDS TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND AND IT DOES THAT VERY, VERY EFFECTIVELY.

I AM HONORED TO REPRESENT YOU AND LA VERNE.

I HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU'LL CONSIDER ASKING ME FOR ANYTHING YOU NEED.

I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE SORE.

MY NECK IS HURTING AGAIN, BUT I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE LADIES.

YOUNG LADIES. I PLAYED SOFTBALL WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS.

THANK YOU. SO OUR FIRST PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT IS RECOGNITION OF OUR LA VERNE GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION 8U TEAM.

COULD I PLEASE HAVE THE COACHES AND THE LVGSA 8U SOFTBALL TEAM UP HERE WITH ME, PLEASE? I LOVE IT. THE 2023 8U ALL STAR TEAM HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND THIS TALENTED GROUP OF GIRLS NOT ONLY MET THOSE EXPECTATIONS, BUT THEY EXCEEDED THEM.

THE TEAM COMPILED A 15-7-2 RECORD AND AS A RESULT THEY QUALIFIED FOR DISTRICT AND STATE LEVEL TOURNAMENTS, WINNING ONE TOURNAMENT AND BEING A FINALIST IN ANOTHER. THIS TEAM DELIVERED A MEMORABLE AND FANTASTIC ALL STAR SEASON, ACCOMPLISHING A LOT ALONG THE WAY.

EVERY PLAYER ON THE ROSTER CONTRIBUTED TO THE TEAM'S SUCCESS AND WAS THERE TO PICK UP THEIR TEAMMATES.

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IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE COACH DUSTIN WILLIAMS INTRODUCE THE TEAM.

THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE ELLIOTT DURAN.

KENNEDY CREMINS, COME ON UP.

THANK YOU.

HARPER GRENNAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HELEN PULVER.

NORA YAU.

CONGRATS. THANK YOU.

NATALIE DI LUCIO.

CONGRATS.

BRYNN JUAREZ.

THERE YOU GO. CONGRATS. ALL RIGHT.

EMMA RODRIGUEZ.

CONGRATS. ONE MORE.

THERE YOU GO. JETT LATTA.

THANK YOU. CONGRATS.

KAITLIN WIGGENHORN.

CONGRATS, AUDREY GARCIA.

BRIELLE MCVEY.

JORDYN WILLIAMS. GREAT JOB, LADIES. THESE ARE FOR YOU GUYS.

OH, YEAH. LET'S GET A PICTURE.

SMALL SPEECH. OKAY. JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THESE THE HARD WORK THAT THESE GIRLS PUT IN.

THERE'S A LOT OF HOURS, A LOT OF TIME THAT STARTED MONTHS BEFORE EVEN THE ALL STAR SEASON BEGAN, AND JUST WE APPRECIATE YOU HAVING US OUT HERE.

THEY REALLY WORKED THEIR TAILS OFF, AND I THINK THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT.

SO GREAT JOB, LADIES.

ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU TO OUR COACH.

THANK YOU. THANK OUR COACHES FOR ALL THE COUNTLESS HOURS AND HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT IN AS WELL, GETTING THESE LADIES READY TO PLAY.

WITHOUT THEM, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

SO GREAT JOB COACHES, AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE GIRLS.

THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB OF REPRESENTING THE CITY OF LA VERNE FROM START TO FINISH.

IT WAS ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE AND EFFORT.

THEY HAD 100% EFFORT AND A WINNING ATTITUDE THE WHOLE TIME.

SO GREAT JOB, LADIES, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANK YOU TO OUR TEAM MOM COMMITTEE, JANET DE LUCIO, JACKIE RODRIGUEZ, NORA YAU, AND MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, YVONNE WILLIAMS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. I AM LOVING HOW MANY GIRLS ARE HERE.

I'M SO EXCITED.

SO OUR SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS TO RECOGNIZE OUR LA VERNE GIRLS SOFTBALL ALL STAR 10U TEAM.

SO IF I COULD PLEASE HAVE THE COACH AND THE LVGSA 10U SOFTBALL TEAM, PLEASE JOIN ME. NICE JOB, LADIES.

THANK YOU. THE 2023 LA VERNE GIRLS SOFTBALL 10U ALL STAR TEAM WON THE EASTERN

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NOW THAT DESERVES A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

THEY WENT ON TO PLAY IN STATES, WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME A 10U TEAM HAS WON DISTRICTS AND WENT ON TO STATES IN LVGSA HISTORY.

THEY FINISHED SECOND IN THE BIG TOURNAMENT LEADING UP TO THE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE TEAM HAD A TOTAL RECORD 16-9 FOR THE SEASON AND TOURNAMENTS.

THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY NATHAN VARGAS AND ASSISTED BY SCOTT LAVARONE, BRANT BAIER, ROGER LEHIGH AND JEFF PATLOGAR.

I APOLOGIZE IF I SCREWED UP ANY OF THOSE NAMES, AND COACH BAIER, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND INTRODUCING THE TEAM AND SAYING A FEW WORDS.

OKAY. SO LET'S INTRODUCE THE GIRLS HERE REAL QUICK.

THANK YOU. OKAY, FIRST ONE UP, KADENCE BAIER.

ALLIE TOLAN.

THANK YOU. JULIAN HUITRADO.

EMMA VALDIVIA.

MACKENZIE LAVARONE.

CONGRATS. ALI VARGAS.

CONGRATS.

MADDIE LEHIGH.

VALENTINA VELASCO.

ABBEY PATLOGAR.

PEYTON BANFIELD.

ZOE PEREZ.

GIANA ROSE.

MADDIE HUGHES.

AND HANNAH SALESSI.

THANK YOU. OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY, AND REAL QUICK, IF EVERYONE WILL BEAR WITH ME HERE, AS ONE OF THE ASSISTANT COACHES, I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING THAT OUR MANAGER, NATHAN VARGAS, WROTE FOR US.

HE UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT.

SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, COACH NATE WOULD LIKE TO FIRST EXTEND A THANKS TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND ITS COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR RECOGNIZING OUR TEAM'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS YEAR. THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS MOTIVATES THESE KIDS TO CONTINUE STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD.

YOUR SUPPORT PROVIDES US WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND THE DETERMINATION NEEDED TO AIM FOR EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS IN THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU. ALSO, THIS ACHIEVEMENT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE EXCEPTIONAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OF MY COACHING STAFF. COACH NATE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE COACHING STAFF.

THEIR EXPERTISE, TIRELESS EFFORT AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING US INTO THE COHESIVE AND SUCCESSFUL TEAM THESE GROUP OF GIRLS HAVE BECOME.

OKAY, AND LASTLY, LADIES, THIS IS TO YOU FROM COACH NATE.

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT TO SECURE LVGSA'S FIRST TEN YOU EASTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOMINATING FASHION TO CAP A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER SEASON.

YOUR DEDICATION, TEAMWORK AND UNWAVERING GRIT HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WATCH THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF PRACTICE PASSION YOU POURED INTO THE SPORT AND THE CAMARADERIE YOU'VE BUILT HAVE CULMINATED IN THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT.

EACH SWING OF THE BAT, EVERY PITCH THROWN AND ALL PLAYS EXECUTED FLAWLESSLY HAVE BROUGHT YOU TO THIS WELL-DESERVED TRIUMPH.

YOUR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND SPORTSMANSHIP.

SPORTSMANSHIP HAS NOT ONLY EARNED YOU THE CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT HAS ALSO LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE HEARTS OF ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WITNESSING YOUR JOURNEY.

MAY THIS YEAR BE A REMINDER THAT HARD WORK, PERSEVERANCE AND UNITY CAN LEAD TO THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AS YOU ENJOY AND REFLECT UPON THIS SUMMER'S SUCCESS, REMEMBER THAT IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING OF A BRIGHT FUTURE FILLED WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOWCASE YOUR REMARKABLE TALENTS. LASTLY, TO THE 2023 TEN ALL STAR CHAMPIONS ON THE FIELD AND AN INSPIRATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR SOFTBALL JOURNEY.

ALSO, REMEMBER THAT YOUR SUCCESS GOES BEYOND THE VICTORIES ON THE FIELD, YOUR FRIENDSHIPS YOU FORM, THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED AND THE MEMORIES YOU'VE CREATED WILL STAY WITH YOU FOR A LIFETIME. KEEP PUSHING YOURSELVES TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS, BOTH IN SPORTS AND IN LIFE, AND KNOW THAT YOU HAVE YOUR SOFTBALL, FAMILY AND ENTIRE COMMUNITY CHEERING YOU ON EVERY

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YOU DESERVE THIS SPECIAL MOMENT.

SO LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR LAST PRESENTATION IS RECOGNITION OF RILEY CROSBY QUALIFIER IN THE 74TH US GIRLS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.

RILEY, COME ON UP.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT YOU A LITTLE BIT.

WE WERE GOING TO HAVE YOUR DAD DO IT, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE HIM CRY.

SO RILEY CROSBY IS A 17 YEAR OLD BONITA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO QUALIFIED AND COMPETED IN THE UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION, USGA 74TH US GIRLS JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN COLORADO SPRINGS AT THE EISENHOWER GOLF CLUB FROM JULY 17TH THROUGH JULY 22ND.

THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT IS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR GIRLS JUNIOR GOLF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO PLAY IN A USGA QUALIFIER TO BE UNDER 19 YEARS OLD, WITH A HANDICAP LOWER THAN 9.4.

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, MINE IS SO BAD.

RILEY HAS A HANDICAP OF 0.3.

IS IT HOT IN HERE? WHOO! THERE WERE ALMOST 1700 GIRLS WHO PLAYED IN QUALIFIERS AROUND THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CANADA, WITH ONLY 156 GIRLS QUALIFYING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.

RILEY HAS BEEN THE FIRST KNOWN LA VERNE RESIDENT TO PLAY IN THE EVENT.

SHE COMPETED IN A QUALIFIER IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, AT THE WILLOW RUN GOLF COURSE, WHERE SHE SHOT A 74 TIED FOR SECOND AND WENT ON TO WIN THE SECOND PLACE SPOT ON THE FIRST PLAYOFF HOLE.

THIS SUMMER, RILEY ALSO QUALIFIED AND COMPETED IN STEPH CURRY'S UNDERRATED JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENT IN AKRON, OHIO, AT FIRESTONE COUNTRY CLUB.

HER HIGHLIGHT WAS MEETING STEPH CURRY.

RILEY STARTED PLAYING GOLF WITH HER DAD WHEN SHE WAS JUST SEVEN YEARS OLD, THEN PLAYED COMPETITIVELY AT THE AGE OF NINE.

SHE BEAT HER DAD AT THE AGE OF TEN AND HAS NEVER LOOKED BACK.

RILEY HAS PLAYED IN AND WON NUMEROUS JUNIOR GOLF TOURNAMENTS ALL OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA AND NEVADA.

AS A FRESHMAN AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL, RILEY HELPED START.

IT WAS ON THE FIRST EVER GIRLS GOLF TEAM AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S BEEN CAPTAIN WITH ANOTHER TEAMMATE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND WILL BE AGAIN DURING HER SENIOR YEAR.

FIRST TEAM ALL [INAUDIBLE] LEAGUE FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND ALL ACADEMIC TEAM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WHICH STARTS DURING THE ATHLETE'S SOPHOMORE YEAR.

RILEY IS ALSO INVOLVED IN BONITA HIGH SCHOOL'S CHOIR CHAMBER SINGERS, SECRETARY ON THE CHOIR COUNCIL ASV COMMISSIONER OF COMMUNITY AND STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CITY OF LAVERNE'S YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING HIGH ACADEMICS WITH A 4.2 GPA.

CONGRATULATIONS, RILEY.

SO I'M GOING TO LET RILEY INTRODUCE SOME OF HER FANS AND SUPPORTERS IN THE AUDIENCE.

OH, OBVIOUSLY, MY DAD, WHO'S STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO ME, MY MOM, MY SISTER, MY GRANDPARENTS, ALL MY FRIENDS, MY COACH IN THE CORNER, AND ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE FOR ME.

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OH, I'M ALL MY TEAMMATES.

I HAVE TEAMMATES HERE TOO.

THEY'RE IN THE BACK. THEY'RE OVER THERE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING ME, FOR ALL MY GOLF AND MAKING ME DO GOLF BECAUSE IT'S REALLY FUN AND I DO REALLY LOVE IT, AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME LOVE IT.

RILEY, THIS IS A CERTIFICATE OF CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO RILEY CROSBY.

I PROUDLY JOINED THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE YOU, YOUR EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

MAY YOU CONTINUE TO EXCEL IN ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND YOU'S A YOUNG PERSON, BUT YOU'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO, MY DEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THE LAST TIME I SHOT A 74 WAS ON GOLF CLASS.

[CHUCKLING] IT'S LIKE THE ONLY TIME.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, RECESS TO LET EVERYBODY TAKE PHOTOS AND MAKE THEIR WAY OUT UNLESS THEY WANT TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

THANK YOU.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO MAKE A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT OF A FUTURE COMMUNITY EVENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME FORWARD.

YES. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS DANA BARFORD AND I'M WITH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, AND IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, AND WHAT AN EXCITING NIGHT.

I PICKED THE BEST TIME TO COME ANYWAYS, SO I'M HERE ALSO TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ALL OF YOU TO JOIN US FOR A PUBLIC HEARING WITH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH.

IN ADDITION TO OUR CLINICAL SERVICES, WE ALSO OFFER A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WE HAVE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

WE DO OFFER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SO FORTH.

WE ALSO OFFER COMMUNITY GRANTS AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS WHO ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO WE HAVE A BRAND NEW PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AND OUR PUBLIC HEARING IS GOING TO BE ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12TH.

IT'LL TAKE PLACE AT OUR MHSA BUILDING IN POMONA.

I HAVE SOME FLIERS THAT ARE RIGHT UP HERE.

IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO COME BY AND IT'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A VOICE WITH TRI-CITY.

AS FAR AS THE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE AND SO FORTH.

SO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BY, PLEASE CONSIDER IT AGAIN.

MY FLIERS ARE RIGHT UP THERE AND WE WOULD JUST LOVE TO HAVE YOU THERE TO HEAR FROM ALL OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

SEPTEMBER. DID I SAY APRIL? OH, NO, I'M SORRY.

SEPTEMBER 12TH.

NO, AND PART OF THAT, TOO, IS USUALLY WE HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN APRIL, SO MIND SWITCH, BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, AND CITY MANAGER DOMER, COULD WE MAKE SURE THAT INFORMATION IS ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL?

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IS ANYONE ELSE INTERESTED IN MAKING A COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT? ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, HEARING NONE, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

MR. DOMER, WAS THERE ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM, NOTHING WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? NO, MA'AM. THERE YOU GO.

THERE'S THAT SMILE. HEARING NONE.

THEN IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. IF EVERYONE COULD VOTE.

THAT WAS APPROVED ON A VOTE OF 4 TO 0 WITH MAYOR HEPBURN ABSENT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

[7. PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANNEX OF TERRITORY INTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 11-1, (ANNEXATION 2023-01) OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE ]

WE HAVE ONE ITEM TONIGHT, A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES.

DISTRICT 11, DASH ONE, BUT BEFORE WE START WITH THE ITEM, THERE ARE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WILL NEED TO DECLARE A CONFLICT AND RECUSE THEMSELVES.

I AM ONE OF THEM AS I AM ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND THE UNIVERSITY HAS PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CFD 11-1.

I WILL RECUSE MYSELF.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON COULD YOU PLEASE DECLARE YOUR REASON FOR RECUSAL? MY OFFICE IS THAT I OWN IS WITHIN 500FT OF THE PROJECT.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE LEAVE THE DAIS, WHICH WOULD LEAVE US WITHOUT A QUORUM.

MR. CITY MANAGER, COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN A QUORUM? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM.

YES, WITH TWO OF YOU RECUSED, THAT LEAVES ONLY TWO MEMBERS.

WHICH IS LESS THAN A QUORUM.

UNDER RULES OF NECESSITY, WHAT I HAVE IS TWO NAMES.

YOURS AND COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON'S.

IN THIS BOX, I WILL CHOOSE ONE.

THAT PERSON WILL REMAIN ON THE DAIS.

IF IT IS THE MAYOR PRO TEM, THEN YOU CAN CONTINUE TO LEAD THE PROCEEDING.

IF IT IS NOT YOU, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO SELECT SOMEBODY TO CHAIR JUST THIS PROCEEDING.

SO I'M GOING TO SELECT.

I'LL LET THE CITY ATTORNEY SELECT IT, AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

WELL, NO, NO TO REMAIN, WITH MAYOR PRO TEM RECUSING HERSELF AND LEAVING THE DAIS, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A NOMINATION FOR A CHAIR OF THIS SINGLE ITEM.

STEVE JOHNSON. I NOMINATE STEVE JOHNSON.

I THINK THAT'S NOMINATED SECOND.

CAN I VOTE? AYE.

PERFECT COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, YOU ARE NOW CHAIR OF THIS ITEM.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH [INAUDIBLE]? IF I CAN, CHAIR JOHNSON.

YES. OUR CITY ATTORNEY, CODY HOWING, CAN PRESENT THE STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM.

THAT WOULD BE CITY ENGINEER.

CITY ENGINEER. OH, YEAH, NOT THE CITY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU, MR. DOMER.

ALSO, JUST TO ANNOUNCE THAT WHILE WE WILL DO THE STAFF PRESENTATION AND THEN OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SEPTEMBER 5TH BUT WE WILL BE ALLOWING PEOPLE TO COMMENT IF THEY ARE HERE FOR THIS ITEM DURING THIS TIME, AND THEN CONTINUING THE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING TO SEPTEMBER 5TH , AND SO DO WE TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FIRST.

STAFF PRESENTATION FIRST, WE'LL HAVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM, AS STATED, IS THE ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY INTO COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NUMBER 11-1.

IT'S TITLED AS ANNEXATION NUMBER 2023-1.

BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION TONIGHT, I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET AND OPEN IT UP TO YOU GUYS TO MAKE DECISIONS ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT BASICALLY IN A VERY BRIEF SENTENCE IS CFD 11-1 IS A MELLO-ROOS BASED COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF FUNDING SPECIAL BENEFITS, SPECIFICALLY TO BUILDINGS, TALLER BUILDINGS, BUILDINGS OF 35FT OR TALLER OR HIGHER FIRE FLOWS, AND SO WHAT THIS ACTION IS TONIGHT IS THE ANNEXATION OF WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BRANDYWINE PROJECT, LOCATED ON FRUIT STREET.

AS THOSE BUILDINGS QUALIFY, IT WILL GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF RECOMMENDED PROCESSES ON A FUTURE DATE.

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THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

HEARING NO OR SEEING NO RUSH TO THE MICROPHONE.

WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE IT FOR TONIGHT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO.

THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE CONTINUED HEARING.

SHOULD YOU ACTUALLY MAKE THAT? VERY GOOD. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE.

I MOVE TO KEEP THE PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING OPEN AND CONTINUE IT TO SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023 AT THE NEXT AT THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES, I'LL SECOND THAT.

THANK YOU, AND THE VOTE.

THAT'S APPROVED 3-0, AND AT THIS TIME, WE CAN BRING BACK WE CAN BRING BACK MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

YES.

OKAY. NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

[8. FINAL TRACT MAP APPROVAL; TENTATIVE TRACT NO. 71373 (SAGE CANYON)]

CITY MANAGER DOMER, WHO WILL BE REPORTING? CITY ENGINEER CODY HOWING WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS THE FINAL TRACK MAP APPROVAL FOR TENTATIVE TRACK NUMBER 71373, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS SAGE CANYON.

BACK ON SEPTEMBER 14TH OF 2016, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED TENTATIVE MAP NUMBER 71373 FOR 14 DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES LOCATED ON GROUPING OF THREE PARCELS OF APPROXIMATELY 11.53 ACRES IN TOTAL AREA.

THIS PARTICULAR AREA IS LOCATED UP ON GOLDEN HILLS ROAD ON 1977, GOLDEN HILLS ROAD, AND CURRENTLY THE EXISTING STATE OF THIS PROPERTY HAS TWO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DETACHED HOMES.

SO IT'D BE A FUTURE CONDITION WITH THIS MAP OF 14 DETACHED, TAKING THOSE TWO EXISTING AND BASICALLY SUBDIVIDING THE LAND TURNING THOSE INTO SMALLER PROPERTIES, BUT AGAIN RETAINING THOSE EXISTING STRUCTURES.

ANYWAYS, LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS APPROVED BACK IN SEPTEMBER 14TH OF 2016.

THERE WERE TWO ORDINANCES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO MAKE THE TENTATIVE MAP EFFECTIVE, A ZONE CHANGE AND A ZONE AMENDMENT, AND THE MAP, THE TENTATIVE MAP BECAME EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 4TH OF 2017.

THIS IS A FINAL MAP THAT CONFORMS SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE TENTATIVE MAP, AND IT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-56 TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY LA VERNE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE FINAL MAP FOR TRACT NUMBER 71373, A REQUEST BY SAGE CANYON DEVELOPMENT, LLC TO DIVIDE THREE PARCELS WITH AN AREA OF 11.53 ACRES AT 1977 GOLDEN HILLS ROAD INTO A 14 UNIT SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED SUBDIVISION.

BEFORE MOVING ON WITH YOUR ACTION TONIGHT, I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TO COUNCIL A KEY DETAIL TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

SO TYPICALLY WHEN WE APPROVE FINAL MAPS, DEVELOPERS MOVE QUITE SWIFTLY INTO MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION.

THIS PARTICULAR MAP IS STILL SUBJECT TO A NUMBER OF CONDITIONS THAT STILL NEED TO BE RESOLVED.

ONE MOST MOST IMPORTANTLY TO FRAME IS FUEL MOD REQUIREMENTS.

THIS PROJECT IS SUBJECT TO FUEL MOD REQUIREMENTS.

HOWEVER, THIS THIS PROJECT NEEDS TO WORK WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE TO OBTAIN PERMITS TO ACHIEVE THOSE FUEL MOD REQUIREMENTS. SO BY ACTION TONIGHT, IF THE COUNCIL DECIDES TO APPROVE THIS MAP, IT WOULD SET IN MOTION BASICALLY THE RECORDING OF THIS MAP AND THE SUBDIVISION.

HOWEVER, ACKNOWLEDGING WITH THOSE CONDITIONS STILL PENDING, NO CONSTRUCTION WOULD MOVE FORWARD, NO PERMITS WOULD BE ISSUED, AND NO ACTION BEYOND THIS MAP WOULD OCCUR UNTIL EVERYTHING GETS CLEARED UP WITH THIS MAP.

I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED SURETIES TO SECURE THIS PROJECT.

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THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE APPLICANT HERE FOR QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY, AND I ALSO AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO COUNCIL FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF.

CODY, A QUESTION REGARDING THIS PROPERTY AT GOLD AT GOLDEN HILLS SPECIFICALLY.

YES. WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF FLOOD ISSUES THIS YEAR WITH THE RAINS THAT WE JUST HAD? YOU KNOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAD ANY THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY WITH, YOU KNOW, THE SIGNIFICANT STORM EVENT WE HAD JUST THIS PAST FEW DAYS.

HISTORICALLY, THERE HAS BEEN SOME ISSUES UP THERE THAT I'M AWARE OF, BUT THERE ARE PROVISIONS IN FACT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT ADEQUATE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE WHEN THIS PROJECT GOES IN.

NOT THAT WE CAN DESIGN AND PLAN FOR EXTREME EVENTS, BUT YES, THE STANDARD PRACTICE IS BUILT INTO THAT.

YES. GOOD TO HEAR.

HEY, CODY, HOW ARE YOU DOING? DOING WELL, SIR.

YOU ALWAYS LOOK GOOD IN A SUIT, CODY.

THANK YOU. [CHUCKLING] THAT'S CONSIDERED STILL LA VERNE, NOT LA COUNTY? THAT IS STILL LA VERNE. YES, THAT'S ALL.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS.

JUST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER? MISS BEAUCHAMP.

ANITA BEAUCHAMP 2516 AMHERST.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

I ACTUALLY JUST HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BECAUSE OF SB NINE AND TEN AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SUBDIVIDING THE LOT.

I FEEL LIKE THE VERBIAGE IS MISLEADING WHEN WE SAY IT'S ONLY 14 LOTS OR UNITS OR HOWEVER IT'S DESCRIBED, BUT POTENTIALLY COULD BE THREE TIMES THAT NUMBER IF ONE PROPERTY WERE TO ADD TWO ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES.

SO FROM A LEGALITY STANDPOINT, I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN YOU SAY 14, WELL, 14 DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, BUT IF YOU WERE TO ADD THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL PER LOT, YOU KNOW, NOW YOU'RE TRIPLING THAT NUMBER, AND WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THE, YOU KNOW, THE ADDED STRESS OVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY IN A DECLARED FLOOD ZONE.

SO IT'S MORE OF A QUESTION THAN COMMENT.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO STAFF TO POTENTIALLY ANSWER THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? MR. DOMER, COULD WE HAVE STAFF ADDRESS THAT QUESTION? LET ME GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO STAFF RESPONSE.

SO MISS BEAUCHAMP'S COMMENTS ABOUT SB NINE ARE ACCURATE WITHIN THE STATE LAW FUTURE PROPERTY OWNERS ALWAYS HAVE THAT RIGHT IF THEIR PARTICULAR LOT MEETS THE CONDITIONS FOR THAT.

WE DO HAVE AN SB NINE ORDINANCE IN PLACE AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO PROTECT THAT.

I DO BELIEVE AND THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A SPECULATION BUT THE FEEL OF THIS PROJECT IS MORE OF AN ESTATE TYPE PROJECT.

NOT TO SAY THAT THERE MIGHT BE POOL HOUSES, YOU KNOW, MOTHER IN LAW, FLATS, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL THEM.

THERE'S ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY, BUT JUST FOR REFERENCE THE COUNCIL THAT IS STATE LAW.

COUNCIL MEMBER. CROSBY.

JUST COMMENT.

YEAH. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS NOW AND THE TRACK THAT THEY'RE BUILDING OR WANT TO BUILD IS BASED ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, AND BUT AS IN ANYONE THAT MEETS THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND ANY PART OF LA VERNE, THEN THOSE REQUIREMENTS CAN BE DONE, BUT I KNOW THE I BELIEVE THAT THE BUILDERS HAVE A VISION AND THEIR VISION IS TO KEEP IT THE WAY THAT THEY'VE PUT ON THIS TRACK. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. HEARING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS MATTER? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FINAL TRACK MAP APPROVAL.

TENTATIVE TRACK NUMBER 71373 SAGE CANYON.

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE BROWN ACT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS PROHIBITED FROM TALKING OR ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR SET FOR DISCUSSION LATER.

THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE A PUBLIC COMMENT? MS. BEAUCHAMP. I KNOW NORMALLY IT PUBLIC COMMENT IS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WATCHING THIS THROUGH ZOOM OR THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL AFTER THE FACT, I JUST WANT TO REMIND THEM TO STAY VIGILANT. CONSIDERING AFTER MAYOR HEPBURN'S MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR, WITH THE DISAPPOINTING NEWS ABOUT NATIONAL CORPS, NOT INTERESTED IN FINDING AN ALTERNATE LOCATION FOR THAT HOUSING PROJECT.

HOWEVER, WITH THEM NOT MEETING THE DEADLINE FOR THE STATE FUNDING, I THINK THAT MAY HAVE BOUGHT US SOME TIME.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS TO STAY VIGILANT, TO STAY INFORMED AND LOOK AT THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND SHARE INFORMATION WITH EACH OTHER SO THAT WE CAN COLLECTIVELY COME UP WITH AN IDEA OF HOW WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT THIS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT? COME ON UP. WAYNE PERRY 4744 ESPERANZA.

MS. BEAUCHAMP STOLE A LITTLE BIT OF MY THUNDER, AND THAT WAS COMMUNICATIONS.

THAT WAS THE FOOTHILL PROJECT.

I WAS JUST NOT SURPRISED, AND BUT I WAS DISAPPOINTED NOT TO SEE THE CITY, NOT THE MAYOR IN HIS MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR, WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT THAT NOTHING WAS DONE MORE EFFICIENTLY ABOUT THIS KIND OF NEWS.

THE LAST THING THAT WAS POSTED ACCORDING TO WHAT I LOOK AT, WAS MAY THE 2ND IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROJECT ON THE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO POST.

THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS CITY.

SO I THINK THE COMMUNICATION IS IS WANTING IN THIS SITUATION.

THE SECOND THING IS, AGAIN, COMMUNICATION AGAIN.

THE MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR, HE TELLS US ABOUT LUTHERAN HIGH CLOSING.

COUNCILMAN LAU, I WANT TO REFERENCE YOU IN THE LA VERNE-SAN DIMAS COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, JOINT MEMBERSHIP MEETING THAT WE HAD, YOU BROUGHT UP THE FACT OF I HOPE YOU DO BETTER NEXT TIME AND YOU LEARNED YOUR LESSON.

I WANT TO SAY THAT TO THIS COUNCIL.

I HOPE YOU DO BETTER AND LEARN YOUR LESSON.

WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNICATING, ESPECIALLY ABOUT LUTHERAN HIGH, WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WE NEED TIMELY INFORMATION ON THAT.

THE MAYOR TELLS US IT'S CLOSING.

I DON'T EXPECT THE CITY TO ANNOUNCE THAT, BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE PLANS IN PLACE SOONER OR LATER ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THAT SITE, AND I WOULD HOPE THAT THE CITY WOULD TELL US ABOUT IT AS SOON AS YOU KNOW ABOUT IT SO THAT THE CITIZENS CAN KNOW AND TAKE WHATEVER ACTION THEY CHOOSE TO DO.

SO THAT'S MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC? GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT THAT GENTLEMAN JUST BROUGHT UP AND DANITA AS WELL.

THIS GOES ALONG WITH BOTH OF THEIR COMMENTS, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO INDICATE THAT THE RITE AID ON THE CORNER OF WHEELER AND FOOTHILL IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, CLOSING ITS DOORS ON THE 28TH, AND SO IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD HAVE THE SAME COMMUNICATION IN REGARDS TO WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE OF THAT AS SOON AS THE CITY FINDS OUT. SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

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AGAIN, AS SCHOOL IS STARTING.

I WANT TO I KNOW THAT'S I DON'T WANT TO TAKE YOUR THUNDER.

YOU'RE GOOD. JUST HERE FOR LA VERNE.

PLEASE JUST BE COGNIZANT OF OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN.

THEY'RE OUT THERE ATTENDING SCHOOLS, BE OUT THERE, BE A LITTLE MORE VIGILANT.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT CAME OUT AS FAR AS THE PREPAREDNESS THAT OUR CITY HAS WAS INVOLVED IN AND WAS THAT ON STANDBY AND THANK ALL THE CITY STAFF AND POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, ALL OUR ADMIN STUFF, FOLKS THAT WERE THERE AND READY AND WILLING AND ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY NEED OF THE CITIZENS OR GOD FORBID, SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

SO THANK FROM FROM MY FAMILY AND EVERYBODY ELSE.

THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS WORKING HARD OUT THERE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT SEPTEMBER COMING UP.

THE PAST MONTH, WE DIDN'T HAVE WE HAD ONE INCIDENT REGARDING THE WEST NILE VIRUS.

THERE WAS AN INCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED.

WE HAD PUT THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.

IF YOU GUYS DID NOT GET THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL REPOST IT.

REGARDING ONE INCIDENT REGARDING WEST NILE VIRUS AS PART OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY VECTOR MOSQUITO [INAUDIBLE] CONTROL.

NO, BUT NONE THE SAME IT WAS STILL AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED NEARBY.

SO HAVING SAID ALL THAT, TO SAY THE NEXT MEETING FOR ME WOULD BE ON SEPTEMBER THE 8TH.

WE'LL SEE IF I CAN BRING UP ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THAT.

SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW.

SO JUST STAY STRONG. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, I HAVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT FOR MEG FROM MY WIFE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR CLEANING UP THE STREETS AFTER THE STORM.

WE HAD A BRANCH DOWN ON OUR BLOCK AND YOUR CREW WAS OUT BRIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK THE WHOLE CREW.

YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY AND I THINK THE LAST SPEAKER WAS ROBERT BURKE.

CORRECT. JUST BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SAY HIS NAME.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HEARD THAT.

I WANT TO APPRECIATE MS. BEAUCHAMP, MR. PERRY AND MR. BURKE FOR MAKING SURE AND HIGHLIGHTING THOSE ITEMS THAT WE DO NEED TO STAY VIGILANT ON ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND EVERYTHING NEW THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR STATE AND THE CHANGES OF HOW MUCH INFLUENCE WE HAVE, AND WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE INFLUENCING OUR SPHERE AS WELL.

IF IT'S NOT ONLY IN LA VERNE AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BEING PROACTIVE, WE HAVE OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW AT 6:30. APPRECIATE THE CELEBRATIONS PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

IF YOU MISSED IT, YOU KNOW, I GOT TO BE A PROUD DAD, TOO, AND THEN FOR OUR SOFTBALL TEAM, OUR 8U AND OUR 10U . GIRLS ARE DOING OUTSTANDING THINGS HERE IN LA VERNE AND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO, THE START OF SCHOOL DID HAPPEN TODAY.

PLEASE WATCH OUT. WE HAVE NEW DRIVERS GOING TO THAT HIGH SCHOOL, SO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL , [CHUCKLING] AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THOSE NEW KINDERGARTEN PARENTS DROPPING OFF THEIR KIDS, TOO, WHICH IS JUST AS SCARY SOMETIMES AND DIFFICULT.

SO APPRECIATE SCHOOL STARTING TODAY AND THAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUED TO START OUR SCHOOL TODAY WHILE OTHERS CHOSE NOT TO HAVE SCHOOL TODAY.

I APPRECIATE BONITA UNIFIED AND HAVING SCHOOL FOR OUR FAMILIES AND APPRECIATE ALL WHAT THEY DO.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, AND I UNDERSTAND, MR. DOMER, YOU HAD A FEW THINGS.

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. ON THE 740 COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW, WE TRY TO DO AS BEST AS WE CAN.

ON AUGUST 8TH, WE DID POST WHAT WAS A JOINT INFORMATION RELEASE FROM THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE ABOUT THAT ISSUE.

SO THAT IS ON THE WEBSITE.

AGAIN, IT'S CITYOFLAVERNE.ORG/740FOOTHILL.

IF YOU LOOK THAT IT WAS UPDATED ON AUGUST 8TH.

WITH THAT INFORMATION, THOUGH, I DO KNOW THAT THE MAYOR HAS A WIDE AUDIENCE, SO WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT ON HIS MAYOR WITH THE MINUTE HE'S GETTING THINGS OUT.

A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

WE DO HAVE A WEB PAGE UP NOW.

WE'RE WORKING ON A SURVEY TO GET UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO THERE'S BASIC INFORMATION, BUT IT IS AGAIN WWW.CITYOFLAVERNE.ORG/CHRISTMASMORNING.

SO PLEASE GO VISIT THAT.

WE ARE DOING THE PERK YOUR PARK CAMPAIGN.

WE'RE TRYING TO GET $75,000 FROM NIAGARA BOTTLING.

THERE'S A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.

IF YOU GO THERE AND THEN YOU CLICK THE LINK, PUT IN YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, YOU CAN SUPPORT IT.

IF WE'RE IN THE TOP THREE, WE GET THE $75,000 GRANT AND IT'S FOR THE PLAYGROUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LAS FLORES PARK, AND THEN ALSO JUST WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE CURRENTLY AND

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YOU CAN VOTE EVERY DAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 17TH, 18TH.

YES, AND PUT YOUR SPOUSE ONCE A DAY, EVERY DAY AND YOUR SPOUSES AND YOUR CHILDREN.

SO THE ONE DAY I PUT IN TEN EMAIL ADDRESSES.

SO WHEN I REMEMBER IT, I GO BETWEEN 8 AND 10.

SO I'M TRYING THERE.

I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT MONEY IS AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT OUR PARKS AND HAVING THEM IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE IS, AND THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, AS WE DO KNOW, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY.

YESTERDAY WAS NOT SO BEAUTIFUL.

LOTS OF RAIN, FORTUNATELY, NOT A LOT OF WIND.

JUST SO THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT STARTING LAST WEEK, STAFF STARTED GETTING TOGETHER, PARTICIPATING IN CONFERENCE CALLS.

WE DID ACTIVATE OUR EOC, OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, TO A LEVEL THREE, WHICH MEANS THAT VIRTUALLY WE ARE GETTING TOGETHER AND WE ARE ON STANDBY.

ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF COATNEY IS HERE IN CASE THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CITY STAFF WHO OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND GOT TOGETHER WE'RE MONITORING ISSUES, MONITORING THE NEWS, MONITORING OTHER COMMUNICATIONS GOING ON, TOURING THE CITY, MAKING SURE THINGS WERE UP, REPLENISHING SAND UNTIL WE RAN OUT OF SAND.

SO WE DO KNOW NEXT TIME TO HAVE A LOT MORE SAND.

WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT GETTING SAND OUT OF OUR PLAYGROUND SANDBOXES, BUT MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE CATCH BASINS WERE CLEAN AND CLEAR AND ABLE TO BE FLOWING.

SO AGAIN, ANOTHER KUDOS TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF.

THEY'VE DONE GREAT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR REACHING OUT TO ALL THOSE PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE AREAS AND TRYING TO OUTREACH TO THEM. REALLY JUST STAFF ACROSS THE BOARD AND TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE DID STAFF UP BOTH FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAD ON CALL PUBLIC WORKS.

IT WAS REALLY A GREAT EFFORT AND IT WAS WHAT IT CAME OUT TO BE.

IT WAS A GREAT TRAINING.

YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME WE DID HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE, TOO, AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN NEVER BE PREPARED ENOUGH.

SO THAT'S WHAT I ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GET INVOLVED WITH CERT TO VOLUNTEER, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A GO BAG, TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT AND THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT INCLUDE A LOT OF TOILET PAPER, BUT PLEASE JUST MAKE SURE YOU ARE PREPARED FOR ANY AND ALL DISASTERS OUT THERE.

SO THANK YOU.

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM ME.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR, THE HOUSE OF RUTH IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

RECENTLY, ON JULY 14TH, A DRUNK DRIVER CRASHED THROUGH THEIR COUNSELING WING AT THEIR POMONA CENTER.

SO THEY ARE CURRENTLY TAKING DONATIONS TO REFURBISH THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE.

SO IF YOU GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, YOU CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AND SEE WHAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE.

ALSO WANTED TO REPORT THAT THE K9 FOUNDATION HAD THEIR CORNHOLE FUNDRAISER.

IT WAS THEIR SECOND ANNUAL CORNHOLE FUNDRAISER ON AUGUST 12TH.

SO IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO PARTICIPATE, THERE IS MERCH AVAILABLE.

FIND YOUR LOCAL K9 FOUNDATION MEMBER.

THIS IS ONE OF THEIR NEW ITEMS THAT THEY'VE RELEASED, SO PLEASE HELP SUPPORT TUPELO AND OUR K9 FOUNDATION ON AUGUST 15TH.

IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BY E AND SECOND STREET, THAT WAS A PRODUCT OF THE MONIES THAT WERE IMPLEMENTED.

SO IF YOU SEE, WOW, IT'S REALLY BRIGHT NOW IN THIS AREA, IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S WONDERFUL NEW LIGHTING.

THE SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN BROADENED SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY WALK LIKE TWO, THREE PEOPLE ABREAST INSTEAD OF TRYING TO WIGGLE THROUGH AND AVOID, YOU KNOW, TRIPPING OVER A ROOT BRANCH OR WHATEVER, BUT IT'S REALLY NICE.

SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE, GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK DOWN THERE.

ON AUGUST 16TH, THERE WAS THE GRAND OPENING OF THE BRANDYWINE DEVELOPMENT ON WALNUT.

IT WAS REALLY LOVELY TO SEE SOME OF THE FAMILIES COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT HOW EXCITED THEY WERE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD A HOUSE IN LA VERNE.

MANY OF THEM ACTUALLY ALL OF THEM ARE LA VERNE.

THEY LIVED IN LA VERNE PREVIOUSLY, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST HOME THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO OWN.

I GOT TO MEET LITTLE MADDIE RIVERA, WHO I THINK IS GOING TO BE AN AMAZING SCIENTIST.

I THINK SHE'S ALL OF EIGHT, BUT SHE'S REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH HER FAMILY AND HER BROTHER WAS BUSY WITH LITTLE LEAGUE OR SOMETHING BUT DID GET TO MEET HER. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE TO SEE THE HOUSES, THEY LOOK BEAUTIFUL AND IT'S A TESTAMENT TO WHAT WE CAN REALLY DO TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY.

SO DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AGAIN.

TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES FOR NOT ONLY BONITA UNIFIED, BUT FOR ULV AS WELL.

FOR ANY OF YOU THAT ARE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ALUM, THAT MEANS THE LEWIS CENTER IS NOW OPEN AGAIN FROM 8:00 IN THE MORNING TO 10:00 AT NIGHT, I BELIEVE, MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY , AND I THINK THEY CLOSED A LITTLE BIT EARLY ON FRIDAYS, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LEWIS CENTER, IT'S A REALLY NICE GYM.

IT'S FREE.

IF YOU'RE AN ALUM, YOU JUST NEED TO GO IN AND TELL THEM, I WENT TO SCHOOL HERE AND YOU CAN WORK OUT.

SO IT'S BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW, JUST SO YOU KNOW; GO SUPPORT, BUT IT'S LOVELY, AND IF YOU GO AND, YOU KNOW, PRO TIP BECAUSE COLLEGE STUDENTS DON'T LIKE GETTING UP SUPER EARLY, IF YOU GO IN THE MORNINGS,

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ALSO WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE IS A RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE FROM 8 A.M.

TO 7 P.M. IN THE ABRAHAM STUDENT CENTER.

SO IF YOU ARE WILLING, AVAILABLE, ELIGIBLE, PLEASE COME BY AND DONATE.

THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF BLOOD IN THE AREA, AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR STAFF, OUR PD, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, EVERYTHING.

I KNOW THAT THE HURRICANE DID NOT TURN OUT TO BE WHAT IT WHAT EVERYBODY ADVERTISED IT TO BE, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO IT JUST IN CASE.

WE WEREN'T EXPECTING THAT EARTHQUAKE, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF GOOD WORK, AND SO, YES, THE [INAUDIBLE].

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

IT IS VERY MUCH APPRECIATED, AND WITH THAT, AS ALWAYS, BE KIND.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK THIS WEEK AND SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

WE WILL BE CONCLUDING THIS MEETING AND WE WILL RECONVENE AT OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH AT 5:30 P.M.

SO MONDAY IS LABOR DAY.

WE WILL BE MEETING ON THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING LABOR DAY.

SO WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 7:38.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.