Sep 18, 2023 City Council

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE MEETING STUDY SESSION FOR THE CHRISTMAS MORNING PROGRAM FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH.

WE'RE STARTING AT 5:34 P.M.

AND MR. DOMER ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

WELCOME AGAIN, EVERYBODY.

HERE TONIGHT. AND WE'LL BE CONDUCTING A SECOND STUDY SESSION ON THE CHRISTMAS MORNING PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE INFORMAL SURVEY POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF 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 THE STUDY SESSION.

MR. CITY MANAGER, WILL YOU PLEASE CONDUCT THE PRESENTATION?

[STUDY SESSION - CHRISTMAS MORNING PROGRAM]

OKAY. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT WE ARE.

WE'RE NOT WHERE WE PROBABLY NEED TO BE.

WE'RE PROBABLY OKAY, BUT WE NEED TO BE BETTER.

SO RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE OUT YOUR PHONES AND GO TO PERK YOUR PARK AND PUT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR MULTIPLE EMAIL ADDRESSES BECAUSE YOU CAN VOTE AS MANY EMAIL ADDRESSES AS YOU HAVE AND VOTE RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING AND THEN WE'LL PUSH IT OUT.

THIS IS THE LAST NIGHT.

THERE IT IS. YEAH.

SO PLEASE, IT'S IMPORTANT.

WE NEED $75,000 FOR A LOS FLORES PARK FOR ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

SO ALL MY EMAILS.

OKAY, MR. DOMER, NOW THAT WE STIRRED THE CROWD WITH PERK YOUR PARK.

I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE EMAIL ADDRESS.

YOU COULD START SOME. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

ACTUALLY, I PUT IN ABOUT 14 EMAILS EACH DAY.

ALL MY DAUGHTERS.

ALL DIFFERENT ONES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A FOLLOW UP STUDY SESSION FOR THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT.

WE MET ABOUT A MONTH AGO OR SO SINCE TO QUICKLY KIND OF GO OVER LAST MINUTE OUR LAST MEETING SUMMARY.

YOU KNOW, THE ORIGINAL EVENT STARTED AS A WAY TO PROVIDE FOOD TO NEEDY FAMILIES.

IN THE 1920S, THE CITY GROWTH CREATED A MORE DEMANDING EVENT ON CHRISTMAS MORNING TO INCLUDE DISTRIBUTING OVER 11,000 TREAT BAGS ON SIX DIFFERENT ROUTES.

THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN RESPONSIBILITY AND CALLS FOR SERVICE OVER THE DECADES.

DURING THIS TIME 2019, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND VOLUNTEERS STEPPED UP TO SAVE THE EVENT.

AT THAT TIME, CITY STAFF WORKS UP TO 12 PLUS HOURS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, LIMITING FAMILY TIME.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES OF WHY THIS WAS BROUGHT BACK.

INCREASED HOURS AND INCONSISTENT VOLUNTEER BASE HAS LIMITED SUPPORT ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AND MADE SOME ROUTES SEVEN PLUS HOURS.

SO AT THAT LAST MEETING, A NEW TRADITION WAS PROPOSED.

THAT WAS THE LA VERNE HOLIDAY NIGHTS IS BASICALLY FIVE CELEBRATIONS IN DIFFERENT DISTRICTS OF THE CITY WOULD INCLUDE, YOU KNOW, HAVING SANTA AT EACH PARK, PICTURES, PHOTO OPPORTUNITY, OTHER CRAFTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN ALSO TO TRY TO TIE IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PREMISE OF THE EVENT IS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF DONATION OPPORTUNITY.

AT THAT POINT, CITY COUNCIL ASKED US TO GO AHEAD AND PUT OUT A SURVEY TO KIND OF ASSESS SOME FOLKS.

I DO WANT TO THIS IS AN INFORMAL SURVEY.

IT WAS ON OUR WEBSITE.

IT'S NOT SCIENTIFIC.

SO WE WEREN'T DOING A STATISTICALLY VALID SAMPLE, BUT IT WAS ALSO LIMITED.

YOU COULD NOT DO WHAT WE'RE ALL DOING WITH PARK.

YOUR PARK IS EVERY DAY GOING ON AND PUTTING SOMETHING NEW IN IT DOES RECOGNIZE.

SO, IT WAS ONE SUBMISSION PER, SO THE SURVEY ASKED A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT QUESTIONS.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY PUT ON AUGUST 31ST.

THERE WERE 302 RESPONSES RECEIVED BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

AND THAT'S ACTUALLY, I THINK, A GREAT RESPONSE.

AND BY THE WAY, IF PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THIS, THERE'S VERSIONS RIGHT OVER HERE, AARON WILL HAVE SOME.

SO IF YOU DO NEED A COPY OF IT, IF YOU CANNOT READ SOMETIMES THE READING AND THAT'S WHY I'M LOOKING AT THIS AND NOT THE SCREEN ITSELF.

35 COMMENTS WERE ALSO RECEIVED ON OUR VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS.

SO WE TRIED TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNEW THE SURVEY WAS OUT THERE THROUGH OUR VARIOUS MEANS SOCIAL MEDIA, FACEBOOK, NEXTDOOR OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE DID GET SOME COMMENTS BACK ON THAT 83 COMMENTED IN SUPPORT OF MAINTAINING THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT OR THE EXPRESS WHICH WOULD BE LACKING RUNNERS OR GOODIE BAGS.

AND THESE ARE JUST SOME QUICK TIDBITS ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH IS WWW.CITYOFLAVERNE.ORG/CHRISTMASMORNING.

THE PRESENTATION AND THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN THERE.

IT'S LINKED AND HIGHLIGHTED SO YOU CAN PULL THAT UP AND IT'S ABOUT 19 OR 20 PAGES.

AND SO WE DIDN'T PRINT UP THOSE SURVEY RESPONSES.

WE JUST TOOK SOME BULLETED SUMMARIES.

SO, 140 PEOPLE OFFERED TO VOLUNTEER, WHICH IS GREAT, THOUGH ONLY 11 OF THOSE LISTED AVAILABILITY ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

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47% EXPRESSED.

THEY WERE SLIGHTLY OR VERY INTERESTED IN THE FIVE NIGHTS EVENTS.

29% WERE PREVIOUSLY AWARE OF SOME OF THE LOGISTICS BEHIND THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT.

AND SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE WHAT WE CITED AS A DIFFICULTY IN CONTINUING THE EVENT.

20% WERE VERY INTERESTED, 16% SLIGHTLY INTERESTED, AND 13% EXPRESSED LITTLE INTEREST IN VOLUNTEERING FOR THE EXPRESS CONCEPT.

SOME OF THE SURVEY FEEDBACK ON THE NEXT PAGE.

I WANTED TO GIVE A FLAVOR AGAIN, THERE WAS PROBABLY A 49%, SO ABOUT 135 TO 145 COMMENTS. THEY ARE ALL LISTED IN THERE IN THAT ADD ON ON THE WEBSITE.

BUT 47% OF THE SURVEY RESPONSES HAD COMMENTS AND HERE'S JUST A FLAVORING OF A BUNCH OF THEM.

I WON'T GO OVER THEM, BUT FROM, YOU KNOW, KEEP THE TRADITION, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WE LIKE THE FIVE NIGHTS.

WE LIKE THE EXPRESS CONCEPT.

YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ALL KIND OF OVER THE BOARD IN THAT.

BUT IT'S REALLY GREAT TO READ THEM BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE SENTIMENTALITY IS, YOU KNOW, WHAT LA VERNE DOES IS SOMETHING SPECIAL.

AND IT IS A NICE THING TO CONTINUE SOME TRADITION.

SO, WE ALSO WANTED TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DO THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND LA VERNE.

SO THAT NEXT PAGE IS SOME OF THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GOES ON INCLUDES DIFFERENT ITEMS THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, EVEN TOWARDS THE END OF NOVEMBER. BUT GOING THROUGH ALL THAT STUFF AND CONTINUING SOME DISCUSSION FROM BEFORE, THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAVE IS THAT WE CONTINUE THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT FOR ANOTHER YEAR PENDING CONTINUED REVIEW AND FEEDBACK.

WE PLAN FOR SIX ROUTES BASED ON VEHICLE AND VOLUNTEER ABILITY.

WE DO NOT DISTRIBUTE TREAT BAGS, THEREBY REDUCING THE NEED FOR RUNNER VOLUNTEERS AND POTENTIAL FOR LIABILITY INJURY ISSUES.

THAT'S ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KEEPS THE EVENT LONGER.

SO BY DOING THAT, WE BELIEVE THAT A VOLUNTEER COMMITMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE ASSISTING ON THAT DAY COULD BE FOUR HOURS OR LESS, THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE USE AS A LEAD VEHICLE, BUT BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO A CALL.

SO THE KEY THERE IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT CALL THAT IS NEEDED.

SO IF THERE'S A CALL IT A PACKAGE OF 3 OR 4 VEHICLES AND A FIRE ENGINE OR A POLICE VEHICLE IS THE LEAD AND IS BLARING THE SIREN AND ALL THAT STUFF TO ALERT PEOPLE.

SANTA IS ON SOMETHING BEHIND.

IF THERE'S A CALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, THAT LEAD VEHICLE CAN PULL OFF, BUT THE PACKAGE CAN STILL CONTINUE WITH SANTA AND THERE WOULD BE A MOBILE SIREN TYPE APPROACH TO IT.

SO, YOU KNOW, AND LOOKING AT THE CITY AND THE MAP, THERE'S THE POTENTIAL TO ELIMINATE SOME CUL DE SACS TO MAINTAIN THE FLOW OF THE EVENT, TO ALSO KEEP IT WITHIN THAT FOUR HOURS. AND THEN THE KEY ISSUE HERE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST TIME, STAFF AVAILABILITY AND KIND OF INCENTIVIZING STAFF BECAUSE IT IS A PAID HOLIDAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE DO BELIEVE THAT STAFF SHOULD SPEND TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.

IS AUTHORIZING DOUBLE OVERTIME INCENTIVE FOR CITY STAFF NEEDED TO STAFF THE EVENT.

AND WE BELIEVE THAT UNDER THE CONCEPT AS PROPOSED, IT WOULD REDUCE THAT AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND AGAIN, WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID IS HAVING STAFF MEMBERS HERE WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, PRESENT ON STAFF AND IN THE CITY AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILY FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OR SO.

AND WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, LEAVE IT TO ANY QUESTIONS.

I DO HAVE CHIEF OF POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR AVAILABLE FOR ANY DIRECT COMMENTS.

I WAS GIVING THEM THE NIGHT OFF BECAUSE THEY PULLED THE LION'S SHARE THE LAST TIME.

BUT STAFF IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I DO KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PUBLIC INPUT.

ALSO COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? ONE QUESTION. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. QUESTION IN REGARDS TO PAYING THE DOUBLE OVERTIME.

THAT IS. I'M SORRY.

GOT MY INDOOR ARMY VOICE.

HOW'S THAT? BETTER. OKAY.

IS THAT WHEN YOU PAY DOUBLE OVERTIME? WE'RE INCLUDING POLICE, FIRE AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKS THAT DAY.

OR IS IT JUST FOR THE CITY COMMUNITY? SO TECHNICALLY, IF YOU'RE ON DUTY.

YES. YOU'RE ALREADY COVERED UNDER MOU.

THIS WOULD BE. HAVE A HOLIDAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE WITH FAMILY.

I JUST DID YOUR MISTAKE. NO PROBLEM.

SO, IT WOULD BE TO INCENTIVIZE THAT STAFFING THAT WE NEED.

BUT AGAIN, UNDER THE CONCEPT, WE BELIEVE WE CAN MINIMIZE THAT STAFFING GREATLY UNDER HOW WE'VE OPERATED IN THE PAST.

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THAT IS THE ONE ITEM IF COUNCIL KIND OF PROVIDES DIRECTION THAT THIS IS THE WAY THEY WANT TO GO FOR THIS YEAR.

THAT'S THE ONE ITEM WE'D HAVE TO COME BACK FOR A DIRECT RESOLUTION OR SOMETHING TO KIND OF AUTHORIZE THAT DOUBLE OVERTIME.

THANK YOU. KEN, WITH THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU HAVE, WOULD THERE BE A NEED FOR ANY RUNNERS? NO, THAT'S THE CONCEPT.

SO, THE ISSUE OF RUNNERS IS THE VOLUNTEER BASE AND THEN THE ALSO THE LIABILITY ISSUE.

SO WE HAD NO CANDY, NO RUNNERS.

SO, YEAH, I THINK RESIDENTS WANT TO SEE SANTA.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD HAVE A SANTA CLAUSE WITH EACH GROUP THAT GOES OUT, BUT WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THE RUNNERS.

THERE'S NO BAGS.

CORRECT? YEAH. AND THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS TO THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY APPRECIATED THE GOODIES.

THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY NEED THEM.

IT WAS REALLY SEEING SANTA AND HEARING THE COMMOTION.

AND AGAIN, THE KIND OF THE SIGNAL THAT ON THAT DAY, IT'S TIME TO GO OUT AND BE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS AND CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF CHRISTMAS THAT MORNING. SO, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. JUST ONE REAL QUICK ONE.

THIS WILL PROVIDE US WITH WE'RE GOING TO USE OUTSIDE RESOURCES AND OUR OWN RESOURCES.

HOW'S WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT AS FAR AS FIRE TRUCKS? OBVIOUSLY, THE STANDARDS ARE NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE BECAUSE THAT'S NEVER BEEN AN ISSUE.

BUT AS FAR AS RESOURCES, FIRE TRUCKS, YOU KNOW, SIRENS AND THEN BACKUP SUPPORT.

SO AGAIN, WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT SIX ROUTES BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE DOABLE.

FIVE COULD, BASED ON THE NOT DOING THE RUNNERS AND THE GOODY BAGS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

WE DO HAVE THE COMMITMENT OF THE VOLUNTEERS, THE RSVP'S FOR THIS YEAR.

WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT FLATBEDS AND TOW TRUCKS AND MAYBE ANTIQUE FIRE ENGINES.

BUT AGAIN, THE LEAD VEHICLES WOULD ALWAYS BE A PUBLIC SAFETY, EXCEPT IF THEY WERE NEEDED SOMEWHERE.

SO SO WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH FIRE TRUCKS WITH SIRENS AS FAR AS EACH ROUTE.

IF WE DO THE SIX ROUTES, WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH EMERGENCY VEHICLES, WHETHER IT IS A FIRE TRUCK AND OR A AS LONG AS WE HAVE SIRENS, I THINK YOU'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. SO, WE'LL HAVE THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SIRENS AND THEN WE'LL HAVE WHATEVER WE HAVE WITH OUR SLEIGHS OR JEEPS, SLEIGHS AND THEN SANTA AND EVEN THE GOAL WITH THAT IS IF WE HAVE TO PEEL OFF FOR A CALL FOR SERVICE, WE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD SIMULATE A SIREN.

SO HONESTLY, YOU CAN GET THEM ON AMAZON.

SO, SO OKAY.

I THINK WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

I DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER CARD, IF WE PLEASE.

IF THERE ARE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS, TRY TO KEEP IT TO THREE MINUTES, BUT WE'D APPRECIATE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COMMENT ON THIS.

SO, OPEN UP THE MIC RIGHT NOW.

THE FIRST ONE IS MR. DAVIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.

I COME TO YOU THIS EVENING WITH A SIMPLE REQUEST.

I EMAILED YOU SOME INFORMATION BEFORE THE WEEKEND SO YOU'D HAVE SOMETHING TO READ SHOULD YOU CHOOSE.

I ALSO HANDED OUT A PIECE OF PAPER WITH A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION.

MY REQUEST THIS EVENING FOR ON BEHALF OF SANTA'S HELPERS IS THAT YOU DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER AND STAFF TO ALLOW US TO MAKE A FORMAL PRESENTATION UPON WHICH YOU'D BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION, EITHER A YAY OR NAY FOR OUR PROPOSAL.

IT IS LARGELY A TURNKEY PROPOSAL, MEANING THAT IT WOULDN'T REQUIRE ANY CITY STAFF TO BE WORKING IT.

IT WOULD BE BASED ON VOLUNTEERS AND EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL, WITH THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM THAT WORKED WELL.

THIS ACTUALLY MOVES IT BEYOND THAT TO WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY ASKING EACH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT FOR ONE YEAR TO GIVE FOUR HOURS.

WE'D LIKE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ROUTES FROM 6 TO 15 AND TO KEEP IT UNDER THE UNDER FOUR HOURS.

AND WE DO THINK THAT WHILE MANY PEOPLE DON'T CARE FOR TREATS, THERE ARE SOME KIDS THAT ARE VERY IMPRESSIONABLE THAT LIKE THE TREATS BECAUSE SANTA WITHOUT TREATS IS LIKE AN EMPTY SACK.

WHEN I WAS A KID, I KNOW THE TREATS MEANT A LOT TO ME.

I KNOW I WANT TO KEEP IT SHORT, BUT ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER AND I'LL EMAIL IT TO YOU.

SO, IF ANYBODY IN THE CITY OR IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LETTER THAT I SENT, HOPEFULLY THEY MAY HAVE SHARED IT ALREADY.

BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEM YET, PLEASE EMAIL YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER AND THEY WILL HAVE ELECTRONIC VERSIONS THAT THEY CAN SEND YOU.

OR I'M SURE I'LL MAKE SURE THE CITY CLERK AND STAFF HAVE COPIES OF THESE ELECTRONICALLY AS WELL TO THIS PAPER.

ONE THE ONE THAT SAYS SANTAS HELPERS LV WITH THE TRADITION AND AT THE VERY END THE VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETE IT GET A LITTLE T SHIRT WITH THE YEAR ON IT.

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SO THEY'LL HAVE A HOLIDAY TRADITION.

LA VERNE CALIFORNIA SINCE 1925, 2023, SANTA'S HELPER 99TH YEAR AND THEN IT'LL BE THE 100TH YEAR AND SO ON.

SO I URGE YOU TO TO ENCOURAGE YOUR CITY MANAGER TO HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION OR A REGULAR SESSION.

WE'D LIKE TO HAVE IT DONE NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 1ST, BUT IF WE COULD HAVE IT NEXT WEDNESDAY OR TUESDAY, THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER, THAT'LL GIVE US 90 DAYS TO GET THIS THING DONE.

IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ALLOCATION OF APPROXIMATELY $100,000 FOR THE FIRST YEAR, ANNUAL RUNNING COSTS WILL BE ABOUT $20,000.

WE WILL BE GETTING LIABILITY INSURANCE TO COVER THE CITY AND THE HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE THIS A TRADITION THAT NOT ONLY SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY AND CONTINUES THAT SORT OF WHOVILLE ATMOSPHERE OF KIDS GETTING GIFTS AND THEN THE PEOPLE ALL BEING OUT ON THE STREETS, SEEING SANTA AND THEN VISITING WITH EACH OTHER AS THEY'VE DONE FOR NEARLY 100 YEARS SO FAR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I FORGOT TO MENTION PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER MUIR DAVIS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU WERE FIRST. OH, OKAY.

PAM BARRY, COME ON UP.

THEN WE'LL HAVE MS. BEAUCHAMP AND THEN WHOEVER ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I'M KIND OF FLYING A LITTLE BLIND HERE BECAUSE WE HAD A MEMORIAL SERVICE ALL THE WEEKEND, AND WE I'VE BEEN TO THE DENTIST AND I'VE BEEN ALL THIS STUFF, BUT I DID DO A GOOGLE DOC THING LIKE A FORUM AFTER OUR LAST STUDY SESSION, AND I HAD LIKE 40 OR MORE PEOPLE THAT GOT THROUGH ON THAT.

AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID THEY WANTED TO VOLUNTEER.

A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE, YOU KNOW, REALLY STRONGLY WANTING TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE TONIGHT UNTIL LIKE LAST NIGHT.

AND I THINK SOME MORE PEOPLE SIGNED UP.

BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CHECK MY COMPUTER TO SEE MORE.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO HELP FOR THE CHRISTMAS MORNING OR PREPARING OR WHATEVER.

AND IF WE DON'T DO GOODIE BAGS, THAT'S OKAY.

BUT I KIND OF LIKE THE IDEA OF, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE KIDS AT LEAST GETTING IT.

THERE'S ONE PROBLEM WITH WHAT YOU PUT UP THERE FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE CUL DE SACS.

I LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC.

HOW MANY CUL DE SACS ARE THERE IN LA VERNE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET SKIPPED? I THINK THERE'S A LOT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FREEWAY.

I THINK ESPECIALLY IF I GO BACK AND CHECK, THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WOULD HELP AND IF THERE WAS A WAY THAT WE GOT.

I'D LIKE TO COORDINATE.

OKAY, YOU HAVE YOUR SURVEY.

I HAVE SOME STUFF.

IF WE ALL PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER AND KIND OF LOOK AT THE LIST AND ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW WHO'S HEADING THIS UP, BUT IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY HEADING IT UP, WE MIGHT HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE WILLING TO HELP THAN WE THOUGHT.

BECAUSE HONESTLY, OTHER THAN A VERY SHORT LITTLE BLURB BEFORE LAST CHRISTMAS ABOUT NEEDING VOLUNTEERS, I DON'T THINK THE MESSAGE REALLY GOT OUT THAT IT WAS A REALLY SEVERE NEED.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE WENT THROUGH EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS YEAR WITHOUT HEARING ABOUT IT EITHER.

SO I THINK IF THERE WAS A REALLY GOOD COMMUNICATION PROCESS, WE'D BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK THE CUL DE SACS, GIVE BACK THE CUL DE SACS.

SO ANYWAY, OTHER THAN THAT, SOME GOOD IDEAS.

LOUD AND CLEAR. YEAH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BARRY.

ANNA, DID YOU RAISE YOUR HAND? NO, BUT I'M ON A SAC.

SO AM I, MS. BEAUCHAMP.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HAVE THIS STUDY SESSION TO BEGIN WITH.

WE HAVE MADE WE'VE TAKEN BABY STEPS SINCE DISTRICT VOTING, SO WE'RE ACTUALLY INFORMING THE RESIDENTS OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SO I DO APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS.

HOWEVER, I AGREE WITH PAM THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ENOUGH.

I KNOW THAT LINK THAT THE CITY PROVIDED.

SOME PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT THE LINK DIDN'T WORK OR THERE WHEN THEY STARTED FILLING OUT THE QUESTIONS THAT IT WOULD FREEZE.

AND THERE WERE SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES.

AND SO, THEIR ANSWERS MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ACCEPTED OR PROVIDED.

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THERE ARE MANY RESIDENTS HERE WHO ARE NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SO THEY WOULD HAVE NO SAY IN THIS MATTER.

SO, AGAIN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING SIMPLE AS THE ELECTRONIC TICKERS IN THE CITY OR SOME MESSAGE IN THE WATER BILL OR SOME OTHER KIND OF NOTIFICATION WHERE PEOPLE WOULD SEE IT SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY, A BANNER ON THE SIGN OR IN THEIR BILL THAT THEY PAY MORE CLOSE ATTENTION TO.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT IT'S FUNNY.

I'M ACTUALLY AGREEING WITH FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER MR. DAVIS. I AGREE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE GOODIE BAGS FOR AT LEAST THE CHILDREN.

THE ADULTS, NOT SO MUCH.

BUT YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO CALCULATE HOW MANY BAGS YOU WOULD NEED JUST FOR CHILDREN, BUT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE PRESENT FROM SANTA, WHETHER IT'S AN APPLE OR A FRUIT OR WHATEVER IS IN THE BAG CANDY.

IT'S A GIFT FROM SANTA AND IT DOES HAVE A LOT OF MEANING.

THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO AREN'T, YOU KNOW, WELL OFF AND SOME OF THE KIDS DON'T REALLY GET A LOT OF GIFTS.

AND SO THAT ONE LITTLE BAG FROM SANTA COULD MAKE OR BREAK THEIR CHRISTMAS.

AND SO, I REALLY WISH THERE WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD FACILITATE THAT.

AND I THINK WITH PAM'S FORM THAT SHE CREATED; I WANT TO SAY IT WAS LIKE CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP THAT WERE WILLING TO GIVE PART OF THEIR DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS TRADITION CONTINUES ON.

AND I, TOO, I'M WILLING TO BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

SO, I REALLY WISH THAT YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BEAUCHAMP. MARLO FAUSTINI, PLEASE.

HI, MAYOR COUNCILMAN COUNCIL PEOPLE.

EXCUSE ME. CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS MARLO FAUSTINI.

I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR 42 YEARS IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY.

I LOVE THE TRADITION OF CHRISTMAS MORNING.

IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL.

THE LAST FOUR YEARS I HAVE BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE TO HELP PROMOTE IT AND KEEP IT GOING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE IT FOR ALL THESE YEARS BECAUSE IT IS A HORRENDOUS TASK.

I HAVE TO SAY, OUR RSVP'S HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR HOLIDAYS, THEIR CHRISTMAS FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

THEY ARE SANTAS AND THEY ARE THE DRIVERS THAT DRIVE THESE CARS THAT HAVE THE SIRENS.

MY HUSBAND IS ONE OF THEM THAT HAS DRIVEN FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WHICH MEANS WE DON'T GET A CHRISTMAS AND WE HAVEN'T AND I KNOW GET EMOTIONAL.

SEVERAL OF OUR PEOPLE FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO HELP KEEP THIS GOING, BUT I THINK THAT THEY ARE ONLY DOING IT BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE OBLIGATION AND I THINK SOME OF THEM ARE GETTING TIRED OF DOING IT.

SO I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO COME AND HELP ON CHRISTMAS.

BUT I KNOW FROM TALKING TO THE STAFF, IF THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES, THEY WON'T HAVE THE SIRENS.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT WORK.

THE SAME THING WITH THE THE CITY VEHICLES.

WE NEED PEOPLE THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED TO DRIVE THOSE TYPE OF VEHICLES.

SO, IT'S WONDERFUL SAYING, HEY, I'LL VOLUNTEER, BUT ACTUALLY LOSING YOUR CHRISTMAS IS HARD BECAUSE WE HAVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN NOW THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE OPEN THEIR PRESENTS AND WE DON'T GET TO SEE THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MARLO, VERY MUCH.

COME ON UP.

I'M SHERRY BEST REPRESENTING MYSELF AND NOT ANY ORGANIZATION IN MY COMMENTS.

I LOOKED AT THE HANDOUT THAT WE HAD TO LOOK AT AND I WAS STRUCK BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY WHO SAID THEY'D LIKE TO HELP AND HOW MANY COULD HELP ON CHRISTMAS.

300 AND SOME WHO WANTED TO HELP.

11 SAID THEY WOULD HELP ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

I THINK THAT TELLS ITS OWN STORY.

AND SO THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER.

I ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT GOES IN FROM THE STAFF TO TRY TO RECRUIT PEOPLE.

AND WHEN I TOOK A LOOK AT THE OTHER PROPOSAL BY MR. DAVIS AND THE INITIAL START UP COSTS, IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT MIGHT BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MUCH DOUBLE OVERTIME THAT IT WOULD COST CITY EMPLOYEES AND HOW MUCH MAN HOURS OF TIME IT TAKES FOR CITY STAFF TO TRY TO GET THIS PROJECT OFF THE

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C THREE THAT WOULD BE INDEPENDENT OF THE CITY AND INDEPENDENT OF STAFF AND THEIR TIME.

I MEAN, THOSE ARE REAL NUMBERS.

AND I THINK IT MIGHT BE VERY INTERESTING TO DO THAT CALCULATION BECAUSE AT FIRST I WAS A LITTLE TAKEN ABACK BY THAT START UP COST.

AND THEN I SAID, WELL, ON THE OTHER HAND, IF WE'RE PAYING A NUMBER OF STAFF DOUBLE OVERTIME PLUS WHAT IT TAKES TO TRY TO CORRAL ALL THESE VOLUNTEERS, YOU KNOW, TIME IS MONEY.

AND WE MIGHT FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A COST-EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION THAT IS BEING PROPOSED BY MR. DAVIS. I ALSO WAS VERY STRUCK IN THE PRESENTATION, THE HANDOUT BY ALL THE OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPENED IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, AND STAFF IS OBLIGATED TO A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES IN DECEMBER.

AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO ASK THEM IF THEY'RE WILLING TO JUST LET GO OF THIS PARTICULAR ACTIVITY AND MAKE THIS TRULY A COMMUNITY BASED, RESIDENT BASED AND RESIDENT DIRECTED ACTIVITY.

SO I THINK THERE'S A LITTLE MORE THINKING AND CALCULUS THAT NEEDS TO GO INTO THIS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, MS. BEST. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING. PATTY LATOURELLE AND I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE FOR 42 YEARS AS WELL.

AND ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A HIGHLIGHT OF OUR CHRISTMAS MORNING FOR 42 YEARS, THE FIRST CHRISTMAS MORNING WHEN WE DIDN'T HAVE CHILDREN, WE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IN THE WORLD COULD BE GOING ON.

THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AT 6:30 IN THE MORNING TO WAKE US UP BECAUSE AGAIN, WE DIDN'T HAVE CHILDREN ONCE WE LEARNED WHAT IT WAS.

WE HAVE IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN THAT PART OF OUR LIFE THAT HAS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR.

THAT BEING SAID, THERE WERE A LOT FEWER STREETS IN LA VERNE IN 1925, A LOT FEWER RESIDENTS.

I UNDERSTAND THINGS HAVE TO CHANGE AND I SUPPORT THE CHANGE.

I SUPPORT THE I DON'T KNOW WHAT MUIR'S PROPOSAL WAS, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO ME, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT IS.

THAT MIGHT BE THE ANSWER TO ALL THIS.

AND I MAY BE JUST SPINNING MY WHEELS UP HERE, BUT TO TO ABSOLUTELY SKIP THE CUL DE SAC.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THAT. YEAH.

IS A PROBLEM FOR ALL OF US THAT LIVE ON THEM.

ARE THEY GOING TO HANG OUT AT THE CORNER FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO GET TIME FOR US TO GET DOWN THERE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT LOOKS.

I THINK THAT WILL RAISE THAT WILL RUFFLE SOME FEATHERS.

I THINK WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THAT THAT PROPOSAL IS LEAVING OUT THE CUL DE SACS.

SO, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU MY SUPPORT ON MAKING CHANGE, BECAUSE CHANGE IT HAPPENS.

CHANGE IS IMPORTANT.

CHANGE SOMETIMES HURTS.

BUT I DON'T ALSO WANT I'M NOT WILLING TO GIVE UP MY ENTIRE CHRISTMAS DAY.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THAT.

AND I DON'T EXPECT ANYONE ELSE SHOULD EITHER.

AND I DIDN'T. I KNEW THEY WERE GIVING UP A GOOD PORTION OF IT.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND 12 HOURS.

THAT'S A LOT TO ASK FOR.

STAFF, FOR RESIDENTS, FOR VOLUNTEERS.

SO WE DO NEED TO RELOOK AT THIS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PIECES ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T JUST PASS BY THE CUL DE SACS AND NOT NOT GIVE THEM THEIR DUE AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. SO PATTY CUL DE SACS, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, JUST CHECKING.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CUL DE SACS.

GOTCHA. WELL, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THEM.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MISSING THEM.

THANKS, PATTY. APPRECIATE IT, MISS.

KATHY KALOUSEK. THIRD STREET.

SO I LIKE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING WHERE WE'RE NOT GOING TO STICK OUR CITY STAFF WITH THIS ANYMORE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT FAIR.

AND I DON'T ESPECIALLY 12 HOURS OR EVEN TEN OR EVEN FOUR HOURS WHEN THEY WEREN'T BEING COMPENSATED AND THEY WERE BEING FORCED.

SO THAT THAT'S A BAD THING.

SO, I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE SANTA TRUCK DROVE SO QUICKLY DOWN OUR STREET THAT IT WAS LIKE, WHY? WHY BOTHER? SO, I WAS REALLY LIKE, LET'S LET THIS GO BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF POINTLESS.

SO TO THE CUL DE SAC THING, I MEAN, I CAN'T IMAGINE THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, WE'RE PUNISHED BECAUSE WE'RE LIVING ON A CUL DE SAC.

SO IT REALLY DOES NEED TO BE A MEANINGFUL INTERACTION.

AND SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT MUIR DAVIS IS TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE HE'S TALKING ABOUT GETTING TOGETHER MORE VOLUNTEERS, MORE ROUTES.

SO IT'S SLOWER BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, LIKE I SAID, IF YOU DON'T HAVE AT LEAST A SECOND TO SAY HI TO SANTA, MAYBE TAKE A SELFIE, YOU KNOW, WATCHING A RED STREAK GO DOWN MY STREET, KIND OF LIKE, REALLY.

SO I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO TALK TO THEM.

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AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW IF HE WANTS TO DO IT, HE'LL GET IT DONE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WE CAN LOOK IN THAT FURTHER BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SKIP CUL DE SACS.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD SKIP MOBILE HOME PARKS.

I THINK EITHER EVERYBODY SEES SANTA OR NOBODY SEES SANTA.

SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS.

THANKS, KATHY. LILY.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBER AND CITY MANAGER.

I'M SO APPRECIATE WE HAVE SECOND CHANCE TO REALLY TALK ABOUT THIS CHRISTMAS EVENT BECAUSE THAT'S SO IMPORTANT.

I'M RUNNING SOME SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AND THEN I REALLY RECEIVE SO MANY MESSAGES AND THEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT EVEN THINK ABOUT WHO WILL THINK ABOUT TO CANCEL OR CHANGE THIS TRADITION. BECAUSE WHEN YOU GOOGLE OR EVEN WIKIPEDIA, WE TALK ABOUT THE LA VERNE, THIS SMALL LITTLE CITY, CHARMING, HAVE A 4TH OF JULY, HAVE A CHRISTMAS MORNING, YOU KNOW, 5:00 TODAY, I DRIVE THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LOOK AT THE PICTURE MIRROR.

IT'S FIRE. IT'S THE CHRISTMAS SANTA ON THE WALL THERE.

THAT IS FIRE DEPARTMENT.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE PART OF THE JOB, EVEN THE VOLUNTEER BASE.

BUT IT'S SO WELL-KNOWN BECAUSE THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT.

SO, I'M SO GLAD WE REALLY FINDING A SOLUTION TO CONTINUE BECAUSE I WILL BE VERY SAD IF WE SEE CHANGE BY SOME KIND OF FIRE LOCATION. WE CAN STILL DO SOME FIRE LOCATION, BUT THIS ONE WE WILL CONTINUE NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THE RECOMMENDATION.

THE PROPOSAL I WOULD LOVE TO SEE, AND I WOULD LOVE TO PART OF THIS BECAUSE EVEN MY HUSBAND, YEAH, WE COULD DO VOLUNTEER.

WE COULD GIVE BACK, RIGHT? SO BECAUSE I REMEMBER.

I'M LILY BRENNA. OKAY, SO I LIVE HERE 18 YEARS BECAUSE I REMEMBER AT THAT TIME, FIRST CHRISTMAS I PREGNANT.

SO WHAT WE SHOULD DO AND THEN WAIT FOR THE TRUCK.

OKAY, WHAT IS THAT? AND THEN EVERY SINGLE YEAR, MY SON, MY KIDS JUST SO HAPPY TO RUN OUTSIDE AND THEN SEE THE FIRE TRUCK, GET GOOD THE BAD AND SAY HI TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS.

[INAUDIBLE]. THAT'S OUR CULTURE ON THAT OLD TOWN STREET.

RIGHT? BECAUSE I RECEIVED SO MANY COMPLAINTS.

WHEN I START TO VOLUNTEER.

OKAY, PEOPLE, HOW COME WE COULDN'T SEE THE SAME PROBLEM? THAT'S BECAUSE NOT THE LACK OF VOLUNTEER.

SO WE DEFINITELY WILL HAVE SOLUTION.

BECAUSE IF EVERYBODY KNOW THIS, 98 YEARS, CLOSE TO 100 YEARS, TRADITION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

STOP OR CANCEL OR CHANGE A LIMITED BECAUSE LACK OF VOLUNTEER.

I WOULD LOVE TO VOLUNTEER TO DO THE PROMOTION FOR LONG TERM ON MY PAGE.

FOR ALL THE SOCIAL MEDIA LONG TERM SIDE UP COMMITMENT FOR OUR WHOLE FAMILY.

MORNING AFTERNOON TO FAMILY SWITCH.

WHY NOT SIGN UP EARLY COMMITMENT SIGN YOUR NAME OKAY AND GET YOUR CERTIFICATE AFTER YOU FINISH RIGHT.

THEY WILL TREAT US LIKE HONOR LIST.

I KNOW ME OR SOME OTHER PEOPLE WILL LOVE TO DO THAT TO KEEP THIS TRADITION GOING.

SO JUST PLEASE FIND THE SOLUTION.

I KNOW IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE STAFF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THEY HAVE TO SACRIFICE THE TIME FOR FAMILY BECAUSE SOME OF THEM THEY'RE NOT LIVE IN LA VERNE.

BUT LA VERNE RESIDENT WHO LIVED 18 YEARS, 42 YEARS, SO MANY THEY WILL HAVE TO THINK ABOUT DISAPPEAR.

MY GRANDKIDS. THEY COULDN'T REALLY WAIT FOR THE SANTA JUST LIKE WE HAVE.

BECAUSE WHAT MAKE LA VERNE SPECIAL IS THE VOLUME IS THE BRAND WELL KNOWN BECAUSE THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT.

HOW MANY CITY THEY ENVY US BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT HISTORY.

LA VERNE USED TO CALL LORDSBURG, RIGHT? SO WHEN YOU SEARCH POMONA.

YES. CITY. COLIMA, MAYBE.

WELL, NO, BECAUSE THE UNIVERSITY, SAN DIMAS, SOMETHING ELSE, GLENDORA TREE, WHATEVER.

BUT LA VERNE BECAUSE VERY WELL KNOW.

BECAUSE THIS HISTORY DEFINITELY SEARCH HISTORY.

GO TO WIKIPEDIA.

SO I'M JUST THINKING IN THE FUTURE, FOR THE LONG TERM, NO ONE WILL COMPLAIN.

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE LIKE A COMMUNITY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION RUNNING THAT.

I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THIS EVEN GO COMMERCIAL.

I WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE T SHIRT I FOR T SHIRT FOR MY FAMILY, FOR T-SHIRT, TEN T SHIRT FOR THE MOMS GROUP.

EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.

SO WE WILL FIND A WAY, RIGHT? JUST EVER NEVER THINK ABOUT TO CANCEL THIS TRADITION BECAUSE LACK OF VOLUNTEER WE COULD PAY FOR OVERTIME IF THEY HAVE TO DO IT SOME STUFF RIGHT. WE COULD PAY OVERTIME OR THEY IF THEY LOVE TO VOLUNTEER, GOOD.

IF THEY DON'T, WE COULDN'T FORCE THEM.

THEY COULD FINISH ALL THE SCHEDULE BEFORE THE HOLIDAY AND THEN PUT DIFFERENT SPOT WHO DO THIS, WHO DO THAT, SEE A LOT OF SOLUTION.

SO I'M JUST SO GLAD WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE THAT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE TALK TO ME OR MESSAGE ME.

WE COULDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT.

WE THINK ABOUT TO CANCEL.

IS THAT CONCEPT.

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CONTINUE. LET'S KEEP IT GOING.

AND EVEN BETTER, MORE WELL KNOWN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LILY.

ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES. YOU. MS. FISHER. HI THERE.

I'M DENISE FISHER. I LIVE ON AMHERST, AND IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE, WE HAVE 14 CUL DE SACS.

I KNOW PATTY, EVERYBODY'S GOING ABOUT THE CUL DE SACS, BUT THERE'S 14 IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD ALONE.

SO THAT WOULD BE LEAVING OUT THE MAJORITY OF MY WHOLE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SECONDLY, HAS IT HAS IT BEEN PROPOSED AT ALL TO MAYBE CHANGE THE TIME OF THIS EVENT, TO MAYBE START DOING IT LIKE AT NOON OR ONE RATHER THAN IN THE MORNING? AND THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN STILL BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES EARLY IN THE MORNING, WHICH IS GENERALLY WHEN YOU'RE OPENING PRESENTS AND THEN MAYBE DO THIS IN THE AFTERNOON RATHER THAN SO EARLY, MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP THINGS OUT.

AND I REALLY THINK THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY.

I JUST REALLY WANTED TO MENTION ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF CUL DE SACS AND I'M SURE MY NEIGHBORHOOD IS NOT THE ONLY ONE IN LA VERNE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY WITHIN OUR WHOLE ENTIRE CITY. BUT MAYBE A THOUGHT OF JUST STARTING THE EVENT A LITTLE LATER.

THAT MIGHT HELP.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MS. FISHER.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYBODY ONLINE? NO. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT UP TO COUNCIL THAT WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS AT ALL.

THIS IS JUST FOR DIRECTION FOR CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE CITY MANAGEMENT TO REVIEW AND SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH.

BUT CORRECT. YEAH.

BASED ON THE DIRECTION AND BASED ON ANYTHING, IF THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO BRING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THAT ON AN ACTIONABLE ITEM.

COUNCIL COMMENTS.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN MADE CLEAR ABOUT CUL DE SAC, SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH NOT BECAUSE I HAVE A CUL DE SAC TOO, BUT WHAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER? CROSBY. GO AHEAD.

I LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC.

YEAH, JOIN THE CLUB.

BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF AND MARY LOU COMING UP AND SPEAKING ABOUT THE BURDEN IT'S BEEN PUT ON RSVP. I KNOW THE LAST FOUR YEARS I'VE I'VE TAKEN THAT BURDEN ON MYSELF.

I KNOW THAT GETTING THERE BY SIX 15IN THE MORNING AND THEN NOT GETTING HOME TILL 330 AND THEN HAVING TO GO TO SLEEP BECAUSE I WAS EXHAUSTED THAT TIME TOO.

AND THE DRIVING THE CARS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

NOTE YEAH, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE CITY VEHICLES, WE HAVE TO HAVE THEIR SIRENS OR HAVE THE THINGS WE HAVE TO HAVE THE THE CORRECT PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND TO USE THEM.

AND I KNOW THIS YEAR OF THE PROPOSAL TO GET RSVP WAS VERY DIFFICULT IN ITSELF AND SEARCHED PEOPLE FOR FOR FOR THIS YEAR.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING TALKING ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT CHRISTMAS MORNING IS BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND IT'S IMPORTANT FROM THE CITY THAT THAT IT'S BEEN RUN FOR FOR 97 YEARS.

BUT IT'S ALSO A FACT THAT THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAS BEEN PUT ON STAFF, THAT WE'RE NOT PART OF THAT 97-YEAR PIECE. AND I WOULD NOT WANT TO VOLUN-TOLD OR ANY STAFF TO BE ON THERE.

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT OUR OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE THAT ARE ON DUTY.

AND YES, MR. DOMER, YOU SAID THEY WOULD GO OFF ON CALLS IF THE CALLS WOULD BE.

I WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE IN JEOPARDY AROUND OUR CITY THAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND WE WOULD BE DELAYED BY A MINUTE TO GET TO THAT TO THAT GET TO THAT EMERGENCY BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS DOING A AN ENJOYABLE, FUN ACTIVITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

BUT OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE THERE FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

SO WHEN IF WE PULL SOMEONE STATION THREE OFF TO BE ON THE ROUTE AND STUFF LIKE THAT, THEN WE PUT RESIDENTS IN JEOPARDY.

AND I BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD MAYBE POSSIBLY HAVE A LIABILITY ISSUE IF A RESIDENTS SOMETHING HAPPENS TO A RESIDENT KNOWING.

AND WE DIDN'T GET THERE IN TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE ON A GREAT ACTIVITY, BUT NOT FOR OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES.

AND SO, THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERNING EFFORT FOR ME.

I KNOW THE COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE BEEN WE'RE CANCELING CHRISTMAS.

THE CITY STAFF DIRECTION FROM BEFORE WAS NOT ANYTHING ABOUT CANCELING CHRISTMAS.

IT WAS JUST MOVING IT TO A DIFFERENT DATE AND DOING ACTUALLY MORE.

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BUT THEY WOULD THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL WAS TRYING TO ADD EVEN MORE THINGS TO THE CITY STAFF, BUT THEY WERE WELL, MORE INTERESTED IN DOING IT BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE HOME.

AND THE PIECE THAT I I'VE BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR 18 YEARS, BUT I REMEMBER WITH ME AND MY DAD PLAYING GOLF ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WHEN I WAS 18, HEARING THE SIRENS GOING OFF GOING, WOW, WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY.

AND IT WAS A GREAT THING THAT HAPPENS.

BUT I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THOSE FAMILIES NOT BEING HOME IF THEY WANTED NEEDED OR WANTED TO BE THERE.

AND THE VOLUNTOLD, I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE WORKED EVERY CHRISTMAS THAT I'VE BEEN THERE AND REALLY HELPING OUT IN THE PIECE.

I KNOW WE'RE STILL MOVING, TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD TO HAVE SOMETHING THIS YEAR.

I WOULD SAY, HEY, WE CAN TRY TO EXTEND IT A LITTLE BIT TO RUN THE CUL DE SACS.

DON'T RUN THROUGH THEM EXTREMELY FAST.

IF WE'RE NOT RUNNING RUNNERS AROUND, THEN HAVING AT LEAST TRYING TO GO BY AND GO SLOW, I'LL STILL WAVE AND BE SLOW AND BE THERE WITH THEM TOO.

BUT IT'S JUST I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ANY OF OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES TAKING OUT OF OF COMMISSION AND WORRY ABOUT LIABILITY FOR OUR PEOPLE AND THEN ALSO ABOUT NOT HAVING OUR STAFF AND THE LIABILITY OF RUNNING CARS OR RUNNING THINGS IN A PARADE ROUTE.

THROUGH THE CITY WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM OUR STAFF, WHICH THEN WOULD PUT MORE STAFF OUT THERE AGAIN.

SO, THERE'S A LOT STILL OUT HERE.

I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE GIVING UP SO MUCH TIME AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORT AND DOING THAT.

I JUST HAVE A LOT OF LOT OF CONCERNS.

AND SO THOSE ARE MY DIRECTIONS, JUST REALLY DIFFICULT FOR TO BE ABLE TO KEEP RUNNING.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER CASH.

WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY THAT CAME HERE TODAY, BEING IN THE ARMY, ONE THING THAT I ALWAYS GO BACK TO THAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I LOVE THE MOST, IS TRADITION.

AND WE NEVER BREAK TRADITION.

AND BEING BEING HERE SINCE 1982 AS A KID, I LOVE THE TRADITION OF THIS CITY AND I'M NOT GOING TO CHANGE THAT.

SO WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR EVERYBODY.

RIGHT? I UNDERSTAND WITH THE WITH THE ISSUE WITH PASSING OUT THE CANDIES AND DOING THAT.

OKAY. THE MONEY THAT WE SPEND FOR THAT, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IS TAKE SOME OF THAT MONEY AND LET'S GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

BECAUSE WHEN I SAW WHEN WE WERE FEEDING THE SENIORS AND I SAW THEIR FACES OVER IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I KNOW WE COULD DO MORE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT MONEY BE GIVEN TO TO FEED THE POOR.

AND LET'S NOT GET AWAY FROM WHAT A SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IS.

AND THAT'S HELPING PEOPLE.

OKAY. LET'S NOT GET AWAY FROM THAT.

LET'S GET LET'S GET BACK TO IT.

I GO I'VE BEEN GOING FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS RELIGIOUSLY, AND I REALLY ENJOY IT.

AND I ENJOY SEEING THE PEOPLE'S FACES.

I ENJOY SEEING THE KIDS COME OUT AND SEEING SANTA.

ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND YOU MAY BRING UP A GREAT POINT.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES THAT'S GOING OUT THERE, DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE A FIRE TRUCK.

I MEAN, SOME OF THE SOME OF THE FIRE TRUCKS THAT WERE DONATED, I MEAN, NOT DONATED FORGIVE ME THAT WAS THERE THAT DAY WAS A NON CITY OF LA VERNE FIRE TRUCK, WHICH WAS GREAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE GENTLEMAN WHO BROUGHT THAT FIRE TRUCK IN.

AND AND MAYBE WE COULD BRING IN ANOTHER HISTORIC VEHICLE BRINGING SOMETHING OTHER THAN UTILIZING MAYBE AN AMBULANCE OR SOMETHING ELSE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? AND SEEING THE VOLUNTEERS THERE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PASS OUT THE CANDIES, AT LEAST GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, INCREASE THE ROUTES AND HAVING MORE ROUTES GOING. OBVIOUSLY, THE CUL DE SAC BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU PAY YOUR CITY TAXES, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SANTA ONE WAY OR ANOTHER AND YOU LIVE IN A CUL DE SAC.

YOU'RE LIVING IN A MOBILE HOME PARK.

YOU LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE IN LA VERNE AND YOU LIVE IN LA VERNE.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SANTA. OKAY? AND AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I HAVE.

AND LET'S GET BACK TO IT. BUT I WAS LOOKING AT IT HERE WE HAVE 98 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS.

WOW. WHERE DOES TIME GO? WE'RE REMINDING US 98.

WHAT'S ON COSTCO, IF YOU LIKE TO GO TO COSTCO RIGHT NOW.

THEY GOT SOME CHRISTMAS.

CHRISTMAS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH LONGER, BUT THAT'S WHERE I STAND.

AND WHEN YOU JOIN THE CITY, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO AND THIS IS THE TRADITIONS THAT WE HAVE AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THEM THE BEST WAY WE CAN.

LET'S JUST FIGURE OUT A PLAN, RIGHT? THERE'S NO THERE'S NO THERE'S NO A WAY OR THE WAY.

THERE'S THERE COULD BE A WAY.

THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

THERE'S A LOT OF TRADITION IN THIS EVENT.

MY GRANDFATHER WAS VERY MUCH FOR THIS EVENT.

HE PUSHED ALL THE VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TO TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS.

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WE NO LONGER HAVE A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS A PAID STAFF.

AND THAT'S A LOT MORE MONEY AND A LOT MORE RESOURCES THAT THE CITY IS PUTTING OUT EVERY YEAR FOR THIS EVENT.

AND THAT'S UNSUSTAINABLE.

BUT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF A CHRISTMAS LIGHT WHERE SANTA CLAUS IS UP AND DOWN EVERY STREET, INCLUDING THE CUL DE SACS IN A VEHICLE THAT CAN MANEUVER WITHIN A CUL DE SAC.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE NECESSARILY A FIRE TRUCK BEING DOING THAT, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.

THAT THERE'S A PRESENCE THERE WITH SANTA, THAT EVERYBODY SEES SANTA.

MAYBE NOT STOPPING TO SOCIALIZE LIKE WE WOULD LIKE.

BUT I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT TRADITION TO CONTINUE.

SO, CHRISTMAS LIGHT.

I LIKE THAT IDEA.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO AGAIN THANK STAFF FOR THE WORK ON THIS AND FOR THE WORK THAT'S BEEN EXHIBITED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR PROVIDING THEIR VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES.

AND I THINK THAT IN THESE DISCUSSIONS, I THINK THAT HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET TO SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION OR SOLUTION ABOUT IT.

I THINK A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY HAS BROUGHT UP AND COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON HAVE BROUGHT UP AND, YOU KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER EVERYBODY HERE UNDERSTANDS THE LOGISTICAL ISSUES.

I THINK THE NEXT PART OF IT IS REALLY HOW DO WE NAVIGATE AROUND THOSE.

AND THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR ME IS LIABILITY AND STAFFING, RIGHT? SO, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAID TO BE ON STAFF, AS COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY INDICATED, ARE OUR SAFETY PEOPLE, OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE.

BUT THEIR JOB ISN'T TO DRIVE AROUND AND PLAY SANTA.

THEIR JOB IS TO ANSWER CALLS IF THERE IS A FIRE, IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY, IF THERE'S A CRIME THAT'S HAPPENING, ET CETERA.

THAT'S THEIR FIRST PRIORITY.

AND IT SHOULD BE ALL OF OUR DESIRES THAT THAT'S THEIR FIRST PRIORITY.

SO THAT'S ONE THE IDEA TO INCENTIVIZE STAFF WHO SHOULD NOT BE WORKING BECAUSE IT IS A PAID HOLIDAY FOR THEM BY OFFERING DOUBLE OVERTIME, I'M OKAY WITH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN REALITY BECAUSE FOR MANY PEOPLE, EVEN IF YOU SAID, HEY, I'LL OFFER YOU DOUBLE OVERTIME TO WORK, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY HAVE TO DO IT.

SO, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN TERMS OF PEOPLE POWER.

I HEAR TUPELO. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, I COMMEND FORMAL COUNCIL MAYOR OR COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS FOR BRINGING TOGETHER A PLAN.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THAT PLAN MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

AND I THINK IN ORDER TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN FROM STAFF, I THINK THERE HAS TO BE A MEETING OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT DID THE LOGISTICS LOOK LIKE AND WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE IF PEOPLE ARE REALLY THAT IMPASSIONED ABOUT CONTINUING THIS TRADITION? BECAUSE I THINK, AS THE MAYOR INDICATED THE LAST TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, IT REALLY IS GOING TO REQUIRE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DOING IT, NOT JUST SAYING THEY'RE COMMITTED TO DOING IT AND THEN SAYING, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, EVEN IN THE SURVEY RESULTS, 302 PEOPLE AND 11 SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON CHRISTMAS MORNING.

11. I HOPE THAT, PAM, YOUR LIST IS BETTER, WAY BETTER THAN THAT.

AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IS SOME SORT OF COLLABORATION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS.

AND I THINK THAT IF WE CAN USE VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT SAFETY VEHICLES SO THAT REGULAR PEOPLE CAN DRIVE THEM, THAT MAY BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE LIABILITY WISE.

SO I THINK THERE'S A CONVERSATION THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE.

BUT I DON'T THINK IN ITS CURRENT INCARNATION, I CAN'T BE ON BOARD WITH SAYING CHRISTMAS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I LOVE TRADITION.

SCREW YOUR FAMILY.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS FOR ME.

I CAN'T SAY THAT TO STAFF.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THOSE CONVERSATIONS LOOK LIKE.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE CERT AND RSVP BECAUSE THAT'S A LOT.

IT'S A LOT. AND I THINK THIS YEAR, SIX AND FOUR, I THINK IT WAS WHAT IT WAS FROM CERTAIN RSVP WHERE THE RESPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS.

SO WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE'S SICK? WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMETHING HAPPENS? WE'RE DOWN, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO I THINK WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING THAT ALSO HAS A CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR IF PEOPLE GET SICK, IF PEOPLE FOR WHATEVER REASON CAN'T MAKE IT, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO BE SPEARHEADING SOME OF THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AND STAFF TO COME UP WITH SOME SORT OF A SOLUTION AND A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ON WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE I THINK TO THE POINT OF IF WE'RE GOING TO SPEND MONEY ON DOUBLE OVERTIME, WHAT IS THAT? WHAT IS IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT DOES THAT ALL ENTAIL? SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS.

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UM, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED ALSO, AS COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON HAS STATED, AND IT'S TOUGH.

I GOT FAMILY AND GRANDKIDS AND [INAUDIBLE].

IT'S TOUGH, BUT IT'S ALL THE THINGS EVERYBODY'S TALKED ABOUT.

IT'S WE'VE REACHED A POINT WHERE WE NEED A CHANGE.

OBVIOUSLY, CUL DE SACS NEED TO BE A PART OF THAT.

I GET IT. THAT WAS VERY CLEAR, WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

WE WANT TO DO IT. WE DO IT ONE, ONE AND ALL.

I THINK AND MR. DAVIS, I DO APPRECIATE THIS, IS THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR BECAUSE AS MAYOR PRO TEM LAU SAID, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS TO DONATE TIME, BUT IT'S LIKE, OH, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY. IT'S LIKE, NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.

YEAH. CAN YOU DIRECT YOUR CITY MANAGER TO CALL AN AGENDIZED MEETING THAT WE CAN MAKE A FULL-BLOWN FORMAL PROPOSAL? THAT'S YOUR THOSE COST BENEFITS.

YOU'RE JUMPING AHEAD OF MY TALK.

SORRY. I THINK RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK THAT THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION.

WE ARE ON A TIME FRAME ISSUE AND I.

THINK THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS THIS CHRISTMAS.

IF THIS THING DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH YOUR PROPOSAL.

BUT I THINK WE'LL HAVE MR. DOMER TO LOOK AT THAT, TO DISCUSS THAT WITH YOU, TO LOOK AT THIS PROPOSAL.

BUT THE ISSUE IS RIGHT NOW IS TIME.

WE'RE KIND OF AT THAT POINT WHERE WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

AND I THINK THAT OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO HAVE CHRISTMAS.

IT MIGHT BE JUST REDUCED.

I THINK OUR SAFETY VEHICLES, WE CAN GET VEHICLES DONATED AND PEOPLE CAN DO THAT.

WE DRESS THEM UP. WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF SIREN ISSUE, THE CANDY ISSUE, I THINK CHRISTMAS LIGHT, AS MR. JOHNSON SAID, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I THINK WE HAVE IT. BUT I THINK AT THE SAME TOKEN, WE LOOK AT NEXT YEAR AND SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT OR WE LOOK AT, AS MR. DAVIS HAS PRESENTED, A VERY NICE PLAN, AS USUAL, YOU'RE ALWAYS VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT.

YOU'RE YOU CALCULATE THINGS.

BUT AND I LIKE THIS AND I DO.

SHERRY, I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE COSTS.

WHAT IS THIS COSTING? BECAUSE WE'RE SPENDING TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AND THEN NO ONE'S GOING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, TOO.

SO BEING THAT SAID, I THINK THAT I THINK DIRECTION IS SAFETY.

I THINK WE PUSH FORWARD WITH HAVING CHRISTMAS DAY.

WE CAN REVIEW THIS SANTA'S HELPERS LV.

MR. DOMER REVIEW THAT WITH THEM.

OBVIOUSLY, OUR TIME FRAME IS AN ISSUE AND THAT WE WOULD IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ALL IN FAVOR OF HAVING THE CHRISTMAS DAY, WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO DIE IN THAT MOUND.

AS I TOLD EVERYBODY BEFORE, WE WILL HAVE CHRISTMAS DAY, JUST THE CHRISTMAS DAY LIGHT AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN WORK THAT OUT AND REDUCE THE LEVEL OF OUR STAFF THAT HAVE TO BE THERE ON ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL DAYS OF THE YEAR THAT WE WANT TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR FAMILIES.

SO, IS THAT ENOUGH DIRECTION, SIR? YES. AND I'LL CHECK MY SCHEDULE TODAY.

AND MR. DAVIS, I BELIEVE I HAVE YOUR EMAIL SO I CAN, IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE TOMORROW.

I'M AT A CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

SO, IF WE CAN MEET TOMORROW, JUST BECAUSE THERE IS 98 DAYS, WE CAN GET THE CONVERSATION GOING AND THEN WE'LL LOOK AT A CHRISTMAS DAY LIGHT WITH CUL DE SACS.

THANK YOU. I'VE NEVER DYING ON THAT ONE.

YEAH. NO, TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

AND YOU KNOW, I THINK I HEARD VEHICLES.

JEEPS. YEAH, WELL, I THINK I HEARD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS PLEASE.

YEAH. AND THAT'S THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES OF THE LARGER VEHICLES GOING AROUND AND ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT SOME OF THE CUL DE SACS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN.

SO YEAH, THERE ARE VEHICLES THAT WE COULD LOOK AT THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONE PEELS OFF AND THEN REJOINS THE PACKAGE, BUT WE'LL PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AND THEN OUR NEXT MEETING IS OCTOBER 2ND AND THE 16TH, IF THERE'S ANY ACTIONABLE ITEMS, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT TO YOU ASAP.

PROBABLY NOT ON THE SECOND, BUT ON THE 16TH.

BUT WE WILL START A LOT OF CONVERSATION AND GET A LOT MORE INFORMATION, BUT GO FORWARD WITH A CHRISTMAS LIGHT APPROACH, WHICH FROM WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING, WOULD NOT BE THE CANDY AND THE RUNNERS I'VE HEARD SOME CONCERN ABOUT IS CORRECT.

DOUBLE OVERTIME. WE DO BUDGET ABOUT $10,000 FOR THE EVENT FOR THE CANDY AND ALL THAT STUFF.

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE TYPICAL STAFF TIME AND ALL THAT IN PREPARATION.

WE CAN ALSO FIGURE OUT, AS COUNCILMEMBER CASH SAID, LET'S FIGURE OUT SOMETHING WITH THAT MONEY WE DO SPEND ON CANDY.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WHICH WE DO ANYWAY, BUT SOMETHING SPECIAL.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE FIVE NIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS WAS TO BRING BACK THAT, YOU KNOW, BRING DONATED ITEMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO A PARK SETTING.

AND THEN WE WOULD MAKE THOSE READILY AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE ON CHRISTMAS DAY, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT ON THE DOUBLE OVERTIME AND JUST DOING ROUGH CALCULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, IF IT'S MOSTLY COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC WORKS STAFF AT THAT POINT, THEN IT WOULD BE UNDER $4,000.

AND THAT'S LIKE HAVING TEN STAFF MEMBERS, WHICH I THINK IS A LOT OF STAFF THAT WOULD HANDLE THAT TYPE OF EVENT.

BUT WE'LL FLESH THOSE NUMBERS OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

[00:55:02]

WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR MOBILE HOME PARKS TOO, BECAUSE.

OH, ABSOLUTELY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT WAS THAT WAS.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ABSOLUTELY. BUT I THINK THE SMALL VEHICLES IS THAT WAY WE CAN MOVE AROUND A LITTLE QUICKER SAFELY, COME THROUGH THE CUL DE SAC, COME OUT AND GO THROUGH OUR AND HIT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE WE NORMALLY DO.

SO, I'M SORRY, YOU HAVE LIKE A DEDICATED SANTA FOR THEM FOR OUR MOBILE HOME PARKS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN LA VERNE THAT MAYBE FOR JUST THAT SPECIAL ROUTE FOR THE MOBILE HOME PARKS SO THAT WHEN THEY'RE DONE WITH ONE, THEY CAN GO TO ANOTHER ONE WITHOUT.

I MEAN, WE CAN GET A LOGISTICS PERSON THAT CAN ALSO ANSWER THAT.

SO SANTA CASH IN HIS HUMMER, I'M DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW THE WAY. I'LL GET YOU A RED HUMMER SOMEWHERE.

THE WAY THEY DESIGNED THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, THEY MAY NEVER GET OUT OF THERE.

THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW, I'LL GET AN ELECTRIC ELECTRIC GOLF CART.

OKAY. WE HAVE DIRECTION.

I'LL DO IT. THANK YOU AGAIN, MR. DAVIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS.

THIS IS HOW WE WORK THIS OUT.

WE WORK AS A COMMUNITY, TOTALLY TRANSPARENT.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE MAY BE ABLE TO MODIFY IT AND.

DO IT WITH OUR RESIDENTS IS LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

WE'RE GOING TO RECESS NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO RECESS TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 630.

ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FOUR-MINUTE BREAK AND WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START THE MEETING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING AT 6:44 P.M.

ON SEPTEMBER 18TH.

WE HAVE STARTED THE MEETING TONIGHT.

WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS BY JESS GOMES US ARMY SPECIAL E FOR CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT.

MR. GOMES, IF YOU PLEASE, GIVE HIM UP.

DOES HE HAVE A MIC? MICROPHONE MIKE.

YES. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU GOING TO MAKE THE EVENING WHEN YOU JOIN US? PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ALL ACTIVE MILITARY VETERANS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS WOULD RENDER A HAND, SALUTE ALL OTHERS.

PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

LET'S BEGIN. READY? BEGIN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ONE SECOND. ONE SECOND.

WAIT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

GOD BLESS YOU. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE A VIETNAM VET, BROTHER.

PARDON? VIETNAM.

YES. GOD BLESS YOU.

WELL, MY NAME IS CARSON.

I'M JUST LIKE YOU STILL, BUT I'M STILL IN THE ARMY.

I'M REALLY HONORED TO BE HERE.

HONORED TO BE IN FRONT OF YOUR PRESENCE.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU. AND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU SERVE, THEY SERVE.

AND I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS.

I DO IT AGAIN IN A HEARTBEAT.

I WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO JESS GOMEZ.

THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO THE UNITED STATES ARMY SPECIALIST JESS GOMEZ, WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

GOD BLESS YOU, SPECIALIST. THANK YOU.

ROLL CALL, MR. DOMER.

THANK YOU.

ALL PRESENT, SIR. IF I DON'T CHOKE TO DEATH OVER HERE.

[PRESENTATIONS]

FIRST, THE RECOGNITION OF LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE 12.

YOU ALL TEAM.

SO, I'M GOING TO COME DOWN HERE AND READ IT DOWN HERE.

AND THEN LET'S SEE.

BRAD, ARE YOU COMING UP? LET'S SEE. COACHES COACH GOMEZ.

OH, JUST BRING ALL THE COACHES UP.

COME ON. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

[01:00:09]

YOU GET THIS? OKAY, HERE'S THE STATS.

AND THIS IS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE KIDS.

WE'VE GOT SOME AMAZING CHILDREN IN THIS.

NOW A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE FAMILIES THAT BRING THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO GO AND ALL THE SLEEPOVERS AND PIZZA AND FOOD THAT THEY FEED THEM OVER WHEN THEY STAY THE NIGHTS.

OKAY, NOW IT'S ABOUT YOU GUYS.

LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE 12 ALL STAR TEAM WON THE LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT 20 AND SECTION THREE TOURNAMENTS GOING UNDEFEATED HEADING INTO THE CALIFORNIA STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE TEAM WENT 2-2 IN THE STATE TOURNAMENT, BEATING DEL MAR AND ALISO VIEJO ONLY LOSING TWO GAMES THE ENTIRE ALL STAR SEASON TO TWO GREAT TEAMS. THE LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPIONS EL SEGUNDO AND SHERMAN OAKS, WHO WERE THE SECOND? VERY IMPORTANT. I GOT TO TURN THE PAGE RANK TEAM OF THE UNITED STATES.

THAT'S HUGE. ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THAT'S AMAZING. THESE BOYS HAVE REPRESENTED LA VERNE WELL AMONGST OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES AND DISTRICTS SINCE MOST OF THEM WERE SEVEN YEARS OLD, ONLY LOSING THREE GAMES IN FIVE YEARS WITH FOUR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

OUR 12 LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS WERE RECENTLY RANKED BY THE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT AS THE NUMBER FOUR TEAM IN CALIFORNIA AND NUMBER 18 TEAM IN THE UNITED STATES.

AGAIN, ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THE TEAM WAS MANAGED BY BRAD MCKINNEY AND COACHED BY RYAN GOMES AND CHRIS RIX.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP THE TEAM COACHES.

YOU'RE ALREADY HERE AND YOU'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE EACH PLAYER.

WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO GO? RIGHT THERE.

COME ON OVER HERE, COACHES.

ALL RIGHT. REAL QUICK, BEFORE I CALL ALL THE KIDS UP, I JUST WANT TO THANK MAYOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF FOR RECOGNIZING THESE BOYS AND LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE TO KIND OF PIGGYBACK ON WHAT THE MAYOR HAD SAID.

THERE'S ABOUT 6500 LITTLE LEAGUE TEAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND LA VERNE WAS NUMBER 18.

SO IT'S PRETTY COOL WHAT THEY DID THIS YEAR.

AND LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, I WANT TO THANK THE FAMILIES, PARENTS, FAMILIES WHO GAVE UP THEIR SUMMER TO BE HERE DAY IN AND DAY OUT, FIVE DAYS A WEEK WITH THESE BOYS AND THIS GROUP. IT'S A VERY SPECIAL GROUP AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY DO IN THE FUTURE.

SO THANK YOU, GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BRING YOU GUYS ON.

UP FIRST ONE UP, NOAH GOMEZ.

. THANK YOU. NEXT ONE UP.

GAVIN JOBE.

GOOD JOB.

MICHAEL LEVITSKY.

WE GOT IT DOWN. GLOSSARY.

THAT'S FUNNY. WHY DON'T YOU JUST DO THE NEXT ONE? GAETANO. MIRANDA.

RIGHT THERE. BRING HIM UP.

ALL RIGHT. GET IT.

HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

NEXT ONE UP, DREW MCKINNEY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE EL SEGUNDO PLAY.

[01:05:05]

ADRIAN GUZMAN.

HEY, BOYS. HUH? JUST STAND UP HERE. OKAY. WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE IN A SECOND.

ALL RIGHT.

MIC]. NEXT ONE UP.

JACOB HARRISON.

WHAT? COME HERE.

HEY, NO MORE HANDSHAKES.

HERE YOU GO, JACOB. YEAH. JACOB.

MATT KRAUSE.

THANK YOU. PRETTY MUCH.

THERE YOU GO. CHRISTIAN LOPEZ.

GOOD WORK. HARD WORK, WORK.

TRANSLATIONS. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL.

BOBBY RIX.

OKAY. ANTHONY PADILLA.

ASSISTANT COACH AUSTIN HORN.

AND LAST, SILAS BARKER.

MIC].

WE'VE GOT SOME OTHER CERTIFICATES FROM SENATOR RUBIO TO GO AHEAD AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THE COACHES AND THEN WE'LL PASS OUT TO THE KIDS.

AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN TAKE PICTURES.

JUST STAY WHERE YOU ARE. EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE DOUBLE. RYAN GOMES.

[01:10:01]

GO AHEAD AND SPEAK. SOUNDS GOOD.

THANK YOU. OKAY. NOAH. YEAH.

THANK YOU. YES, GAVIN? YES. MICHAEL.

JACOB LEVITZKI.

MICHAEL. MICHAEL.

OH, THANK YOU.

GAETANO. MIRANDA. DREW.

GAETANO DREW.

GAETANO. SORRY.

NO ONE TOLD ME YOU HAD IT RIGHT.

I DIDN'T. OKAY, SO I JUST.

HE JUST. ADRIAN? YES. OUR SENATOR RUBIO.

THAT'S OUR AREA HERE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN.

AND SHE GIVES US LOTS OF MONEY FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR WONDERFUL THINGS, FOR KIDS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO, SHE'S A MAJOR LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT SHE DOES FOR US.

SO THANK YOU. OKAY.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. GOT HIM.

THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ALEX AVANESYAN AND I'M WITH THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO.

I JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE OUR TEAM HERE FOR ALL THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

WINNING MULTIPLE LITTLE LEAGUE TOURNAMENTS IS NO EASY FEAT, LET ALONE REACHING THE CALIFORNIA STATE TOURNAMENT.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU GUYS.

AND FOR THE COACHES AND MANAGER, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE GENERATION.

WHAT YOU GUYS TEACH THESE LITTLE LEAGUERS HERE DOES NOT ONLY APPLY TO BASEBALL, BUT IT APPLIES TO LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE WORKFORCE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE.

THANKS.

MIC].

OUR SECOND PRESENTATION TONIGHT? I SAW HER LEAVE.

WAIT. BYE.

WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW YOU.

OH. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION DECLARING THIS MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND AS OUR SPECIAL GUEST TONIGHT, WE HAVE A RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST, LONNIE SHIPMAN, OUR SPECIAL GUEST.

SPARKY, PLEASE JOIN US.

WHERE IS SPARKY? READY? ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT AFTER OR IS THAT.

OH, NOW YOU KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T LEAVE, HUH? ALL RIGHT. WHO SAID WE'RE NOT COOL? WE ARE COOL HERE IN LA VERNE.

SPARKY WILL BE RECEIVING THIS FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU TOO MANY, MANY TIMES, SPARKY.

I REALLY LIKE THIS.

WHEREAS DURING NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, WE HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO RUN TOWARD DISASTER AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

AND. WHEREAS, INVESTING IN THE PREPAREDNESS OF OURSELVES, OUR FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES CAN REDUCE FATALITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVASTATION IN OUR COMMUNITIES, IN OUR NATION.

AND WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S 2023 THEME TAKE CONTROL IN ONE, TWO, THREE IDENTIFIES THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMING RESIDENTS, SPECIFICALLY OLDER ADULTS, ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR DISASTERS.

AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF LA VERNE CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE EFFECTIVE PLANNING TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL EMERGENCIES, INCLUDING THE CREATION OF THE COMMUNITY

[01:15:01]

AND. WHEREAS, ALL RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO PLAN AHEAD FOR DISASTERS AND ENCOURAGE FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO DO SO BY VISITING READY.GOV NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2023 BE RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH AND THE CITY COUNCIL ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS AND STAFF TO PRIORITIZE THE DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE OF EMERGENCY PLANS AND TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS CREATING A MORE PREPARED COMMUNITY DAY THIS 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2023.

MYSELF, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SPARKY, THIS IS FOR YOU.

MIC].

WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE AT 7:07 P.M.

OKAY, WE'RE ALL READY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

AND I'M GOING TO ASK KELLY WOLF ARIAS TO COME ON UP.

DID YOU WANT TO DO A HAPPY TALK FIRST OR DID YOU WANT TO DO THE CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION? WELL, YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT.

I WOULD. I'LL DO MY HAPPY TALK AND I'LL DO IT WITHOUT CRYING BECAUSE I'VE BEEN CRYING FOR WEEKS NOW.

I'M LEAVING LA VERNE AFTER 65 PHENOMENAL YEARS OF LIFE HERE.

[01:20:06]

I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE. YEAH, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE.

I WAS SITTING HERE THINKING ABOUT SOME FUN FACTS, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU EVER SAW THE CIRCUS THAT USED TO COME THROUGH TOWN.

THAT WAS IN LAS FLORES PARK BEHIND MY HOUSE.

I USED TO WATCH THE ELEPHANTS RAISE THE TENT, YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK.

AND I'D GO OVER THERE AND HELP CLEAN UP THE HORSES AND STUFF FOR THE SHOW.

THE OTHER THING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WHEN I'M MOVED HERE AT TWO YEARS OLD, THERE WAS NOTHING.

THERE WAS NOT A BUILDING NORTH OF FOOTHILL.

TWO LANE DIRT ROAD.

CITRUS, CITRUS AND CITRUS AND CATTLE USED TO RIDE MY HORSE UP AND DOWN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

IT'S JUST CHANGED SO MUCH NOT TO MENTION THE CATTLE DRIVES.

THOSE WERE REALLY FUN.

BUT SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY STORY BRIEFLY THAT AND I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE THAT I DIDN'T GET A BUSINESS LICENSE WHEN I SHOULD HAVE WHEN I WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD, TRAINING DOGS IN MY BACKYARD.

AND HOW I GOT STARTED WAS MY DAD WOULD BE OUT THERE MOWING THE BACK LAWN AND PUSHING THE PUSH MOWER.

RIGHT. AND I WOULD WATCH THE DOG TRAINER AT LAS FLORES PARK TRAIN HER DOG, AND I'D PUT MY DOG ON HIS LEASH AND I'D TRAIN HIM EVERY SATURDAY MORNING.

SO I DID. AGAIN, I DIDN'T PAY THE FEE FOR THE CLASS.

SO SORRY AGAIN.

I'M SURE WE'LL MAKE UP FOR THAT SOON.

OKAY. OKAY.

SO ANYWAY, I WOULD TELL MY DAD, DADDY, I'M GOING TO BE A DOG TRAINER LIKE HER WHEN I GROW UP.

AND I AM NOW THE DOG TRAINER AT LAS FLORES PARK.

WELL, NOT ANYMORE, BECAUSE I'M RETIRING AFTER 28 YEARS OF DOG TRAINING HERE.

BUT WHAT'S COOL TOO, THOUGH I JUST, I WAS SO SAD TO LEAVE THE CITY AND NOT SEE SO MANY OF MY CUSTOMERS AND NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS TO SAY GOODBYE.

SO THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO BE HERE, TO SAY GOODBYE TO ANY CLIENTS I HAD.

BECAUSE TRULY, YOU ARE FAMILY TO ME.

AND ONE OF MY GREAT FAMILY MEMBERS IS CHIEF FLORES, AND I'VE TRAINED MANY OF HER DOGS WITH HER IN THE FAMILY.

AND SHE CALLED ME AND SAID, WOULD YOU PLEASE MEET UP WITH OFFICER WEINREB AND TUPELO, OUR BLOODHOUND? I SAID, I'M YOUR GIRL.

YEAH. AND UNTIL YOU'VE TRAINED A HOUND, WHICH WE HAD A BEAGLE FOR FEW YEARS AND I SAID, OH, I CAN APPRECIATE THIS GIRL.

SO IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO ONE OF THE LAST FUN THINGS I GOT TO DO IN MY PROFESSION WAS TO TRAIN WITH OFFICER WEINREB AND TUPELO.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO COME UP, IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE.

SO SPARKY'S GREAT, BUT IT'S GOT NOTHING ON OUR TUPELO, HUH? TOO. YEAH.

SO, OFFICER WEINREB, I WANT TO END TUPELO, BABY GIRL.

I KNOW. SWEET. I KNOW SWEET.

YEAH. SO, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION.

THE CERTIFICATE IS AWARDED TO OFFICER ALAN WEINREB AND TUPELO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND SEARCHING FOR THE LOST AND HUNTING DOWN THE BAD GUYS.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS PERSONALLY, BUT THE LA VERNE K-9 FOUNDATION WILL GET THIS CHECK.

SO WE JUST LOVE YOUR SERVICE AND APPRECIATE.

HER TOO. BUT I WAS AFRAID SHE'D SMELL HIM.

AND. GOOD JOB.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE.

AND I PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF YOU, YOUR STATION AND OUR FIREMEN AND ALL FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR LOVELY CITY.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU. I WAS PLANNING ON STAYING TILL CHRISTMAS, AND PARTICULARLY FOR SANTA CLAUS, BUT I HEARD THAT SANTA IS IN IDAHO ALSO, SO.

NO. YEAH. NO, HE'S NOT.

WE NEED. WE NEED DRIVERS, ACTUALLY.

WHY DON'T YOU STAY A LITTLE LONGER? YEAH. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ME, YOU DON'T LOOK UNDER KELLY CANINE ANYMORE.

IT'S GRANDMA CAMO KELLY.

YEAH, BUT KELLY'S CANINE COLLEGE IS STAYING IN LA VERNE.

WE'RE STILL HERE. PARK AND REC.

SO WE GOT.

WE GOT PEOPLE TO TAKE. WELL, WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE MANY YEARS.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON REMIND ME THAT THEIR DOG BRUISER FAILED YOUR CLASS.

SO, UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE SOME DOGS THAT JUST DON'T.

THEY JUST CAN'T HACK IT, YOU KNOW? YEAH. A DOG THAT DIDN'T CARE.

[01:25:02]

YOU MEAN THE DOGS DIDN'T FAIL, BUT THE OWNERS FAILED? YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WONDERFUL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND YOU WILL BE MISSED. BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE KELLY'S CANINE COLLEGE.

YES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE CARDS HERE, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 9:00 AM TO 11 A.M.

LA VERNE MISS DONUT AND BAGEL.

TWO THREE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, COME ON.

I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT IS.

BUT ANYWAY, SO I THINK WE CAN.

WE CAN POST THIS AGAIN.

OKAY. IT'S ALREADY POSTED, BUT MAKE SURE YOU LOOK ON THE WEBSITE.

THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS GOING ON.

WE'VE CHANGED EVERYTHING UP, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THIS.

ALSO, IF YOU DIDN'T HEAR PERK YOUR PARK TONIGHT IS THE LAST NIGHT, WE NEED TO FINISH STRONG THIRD, SO WE GET THE $75,000.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO PERK YOUR PARK ON YOUR PHONE, ON YOUR WEB, AND BASICALLY HOW MANY EMAILS YOU HAVE.

YOU CAN VOTE THAT MANY TIMES, BUT IT CLOSES TONIGHT.

SO, YOU COULD PLEASE GO ON WHILE YOU'RE HERE, PUT IN THE VOTES.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET THAT 75 GRAND FOR ALL-INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT.

SO, FOR LOS FLORES PARK.

SO, WE'RE COMING UP NEXT RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, MR. MAY. I HAVE SHERRY BEST AND YOU GUYS ARE UP AFTER THAT.

HOW'S THAT? OKAY.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.

WE'VE GOT AN EXCITING MONTH AND ALSO SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER ARE OUR CURRENT SMARTY PANTS.

STORYTIME SESSION IS WINDING DOWN.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A TWO WEEK BREAK AND IT WILL RESUME AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 22ND THROUGH OCTOBER 27TH.

IT'S EVERY FRIDAY FROM 11 TO 12:00.

IT'S FOR AGES 2 TO 5 WITH A PARENT OR CAREGIVER.

AND ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED.

SO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

YOU CAN DO THAT BY GOING INTO THE LIBRARY OR GOING ONLINE TO VISIT LA COUNTY.ORG/EVENTS AND NARROW THE SEARCH DOWN BY LA VERNE LIBRARY.

THE STORY TIME INCLUDES BOOKS, SONGS, RHYMES, MOVEMENT, ACTIVITIES AND WHILE THAT'S BEING DONE, THE KIDS ARE LEARNING SOME BASIC SKILLS FOR SCHOOL READINESS.

ALSO, THIS MONTH AND THROUGH OCTOBER 21ST, WE ARE HAVING OUR ANNUAL BOOKMARK CONTEST.

YOU CAN GET THESE ENTRY FORMS AT THE LIBRARY OR ONLINE, AND THERE'S FOUR GRADE CATEGORIES K THROUGH KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE AND NINTH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

THE WINNERS OF THE BOOKMARK CONTEST WILL HAVE THEIR BOOKMARKS PUBLISHED AND THEN THEY'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION AT ALL OUR COUNTY BRANCHES.

ON A WEEK FROM THIS SATURDAY, WE'RE HAVING A BIG EVENT CALLED THE LIBRARY FEST.

IT'S ON SEPTEMBER 30TH FROM 1 TO 4.

IT'S THIS LIBRARY FEST IS BEING HELD AT TEN LIBRARIES DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.

THERE'S IT'S BASICALLY DESIGNED TO BRING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE LIBRARIES TO SHOW WHAT LIBRARIES, WHAT RESOURCES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND RESIDENTS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF THINGS.

THERE'S GOING TO BE FACE PAINTING.

THERE'S GOING TO BE MAGIC PERFORMER.

THERE'S GOING TO BE STEAM ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE MAKER MOBILE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE, EXCUSE ME, ADULT TOTE BAG PROGRAM.

THERE'S GOING TO BE. YOU CAN ALSO CREATE A VIDEO USING A 360 PHONE BOOTH.

SO, AND OTHER THINGS, PRIZES AND GIVEAWAYS.

SO PLEASE COME ON OUT.

THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OUT WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.

AND I MEAN EVERYTHING. BASICALLY, EVERYTHING IS AVAILABLE AT THE STROKE OF A KEY.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT LIBRARY BOOKS, DVDS.

YOU CAN USE OUR DATABASES.

IF YOU'RE WON INFORMATION ON BUSINESS, IF YOU WANT TO REINVENT YOURSELF, YOU'RE TIRED OF YOUR CURRENT JOB.

YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

THERE'S ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION TO START THE PROCESS.

IF YOU'RE STUDYING FOR APPS OR GOING, DOES IT HAVE A SALARY RANGE ON THOSE NEW JOBS? JUST CHECKING. AND SO PLEASE COME ON UP SEPTEMBER 30TH, A WEEK FROM THIS SATURDAY COMING UP.

IT'S A 1 TO 4 AND OUR LAST PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 18TH.

IT'S CALLED PAINT A PIGGY BANK.

IT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT BASIC MONEY CONCEPTS.

AND ATTENDEES WILL THEN BE ABLE TO PAINT A PIGGY BANK.

IT'S FOR AGES SIX THROUGH 12 WITH A PARENT AND CAREGIVER.

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SO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED EITHER ON SITE AT THE LIBRARY OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, GEORGE.

APPRECIATE IT. YOU GUYS DO SUCH AN AMAZING JOB OVER THERE.

WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE BACK IN THERE, DON'T WE? THANK YOU. SHERRY BEST.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS OFF TO A ROARING START WITH OUR CALENDAR.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE KUNZ PARK AND HERITAGE PARK AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE.

I GET A CHANCE TO FIND OUT THE LOCATION OF THE PEEPING TOM HOUSE.

THE LOCATION? YES. ALWAYS WONDERED.

YEAH. ALWAYS WONDERED.

YOUR CURIOSITY WILL NOW BE SATISFIED.

WATCH A COUPLE OF A CAMEO PRESENTATION OR CAMEO APPEARANCES BY THE LA VERNE 1938 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK.

IF YOU COME WATCH UNCLE SAM, WE ARE SCREENING 1996 MOVIE UNCLE SAM FILMED ENTIRELY IN LA VERNE, ENTIRELY IN LA VERNE.

YOU WILL SEE MANY PLACES THAT YOU KNOW IN WAYS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE.

YOU CAN WATCH THE DANIEL HAUSER HOUSE BLOW UP AND A SOFA THAT WAS DONATED BY GAEDEL AND DON KENDRICK FLY THROUGH THE AIR.

ALL THAT HAPPENED IN THIS FILM.

WE ARE SCREENING THIS ON THE 7TH OF OCTOBER AT 5 P.M.

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING SCREENING ROOM.

THIS IS REALLY A FUN MOVIE.

IT IS A TRUE B SLASHER FILM.

DO NOT BRING SMALL CHILDREN TO THIS FILM.

HOWEVER, MOST OF THE GORE HAPPENS OFF SCREEN, BUT STILL DON'T BRING TINY KIDS TO THIS ONE.

BUT FOR ALL THE TEENAGERS AND US TEENAGERS AT HEART, THIS IS A FUN FILM AND IT'S FREE.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD SLASHER AND THE THE CHERRY BEST BEFORE.

THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

I KNOW. THAT'S A NEW ONE FOR ME.

YEAH. YEAH.

WELL, IT COULD BE. THEY SPENT SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS ON THIS FILM.

IT IS NARRATED BY ISAAC HAYES.

GO FIGURE.

THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING FILM.

AND I GOT ALL THE BACKSTORY FROM ERIC SCHERER ABOUT THE MAKING OF THIS FILM AND WHAT IT MEANT FOR THE CITY.

VERY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.

THAT WAS. ALL RIGHT.

SO MOVING FROM THE AMAZING TO SLIGHTLY LESS AMAZING BUT MORE SERIOUS TOPIC IS OUR FALL PRESENTATION AT HILLCREST ON THE 9TH OF OCTOBER.

AT 7 P.M., WE ARE PRESENTING RACE AND PLACE, EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC SEGREGATION IN THE CITRUS BELT. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY IN THIS CITY AND OTHER CITIES ALONG THE CITRUS BELT AND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

BUT NOT ALL OF THIS WAS A PLEASANT HISTORY.

SO IT'S TIME TO KNOW ALL OF OUR HISTORY.

AND I NEVER KNEW, BUT HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE KU KLUX KLAN HAD A MAJOR PRESENCE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IN THE INLAND EMPIRE IN PARTICULAR. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF CITIES AROUND US THAT WERE SUNDOWN TOWNS, WHICH MEANT THAT BY THE END OF THE DAY, SUNDOWN, PEOPLE WHO ARE BLACK HAD TO BE OUT OF TOWN OR THEY GOT IN DESPERATE PHYSICAL TROUBLE.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO LEARN OUR HISTORY BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

OUR PRESENTER IS AARON DUFFY AND OUR NEW MEMBER OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

SHE'LL BE PRESENTING FOR US FOR ONE SESSION IN THE FALL AND THEN AGAIN IN THE WINTER.

THIS IS AN INTERACTIVE AND EXPLORATORY PRESENTATION.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

SO WE INVITE YOU TO THIS.

IT IS FREE. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO FURTHER YOUR EDUCATION.

THANK YOU.

YOU BET. EXCUSE ME.

WHAT ARE MEMBERSHIPS? OH, YES, THAT'S A LIFETIME.

WHAT'S A LIFETIME? MEMBERSHIPS ARE $200.

AND THEN WE'RE OFF YOUR BACK FOR THOSE FOREVER.

OTHERWISE, IT'S $20 FOR A SINGLE MEMBERSHIP, 25 FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP.

AND TO UPDATE YOU ON THE TRUCK, THE NEW REBUILT ENGINE IS BACK IN.

WE FIRED IT UP LAST WEEK AND OIL WENT THROUGH NO LEAKS.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS. NOT ON THE GROUND.

YES, NOT ON THE GROUND.

NOT ON MY DRIVEWAY.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.

AND OUR HOPE IS THAT WE'LL HAVE IT READY TO BE AT THE TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT.

THAT'S MY PLAN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND MOST OF THIS INFORMATION, MR. DURHAM, WILL BE ON OUR WEBSITE. IS THAT CORRECT? WE'LL BE POSTING THIS.

I'LL SEND IT. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. CHRIS ANN AND GROUP.

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YEAH. VERY GOOD.

COME ON UP. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU. CAREFUL.

IT'S WIGGLY.

ALL RIGHTY. GOOD EVENING.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND HONORABLE COUNCIL PERSONS AND ESTEEMED GUESTS.

MY NAME IS KAREN ZUBIETA BEAUCHAMP.

I'M THE PAST PRESIDENT OF SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF SAN DIMAS, LA VERNE.

FOR 26 YEARS, OUR WOMEN'S GROUP HAS HAD A PROGRAM CALLED BONITAS CHILDREN.

I HOPE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH IT.

WE TAKE UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN RECOGNIZED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SHOP WITH YOUR LOCAL POLICE OR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

SOMETIMES CITY COUNCIL COMES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

WE GO TO TARGET EVERY YEAR AND WE BUY SHOES, CLOTHES, BACKPACKS, SUPPLIES FOR THESE KIDS.

IN THE 26 YEARS WE'VE WE'VE SPENT OVER $126,000 ON THESE LOCAL CHILDREN.

AND WE'VE WE'VE IMPACTED OVER 2000 CHILDREN FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

WE HAVE NOT HAD A FUNDRAISER.

COVID IS TRYING TO DO AWAY WITH BENITA'S CHILDREN BREATHE.

SO, OUR FIRST FUNDRAISER IN THREE YEARS IS COMING UP AND WE ARE DESPERATE TO MAKE SURE LA VERNE IS IS ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED.

AND WHY ARE WE DESPERATE TO MAKE SURE LA VERNE IS ADEQUATELY REPRESENTED? BECAUSE SAN DIMAS HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL COUNCIL PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR OUR TRIVIA NIGHT.

IT WILL BE THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS VERSUS THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

AND WE HAVE THE SMUDGE POT, I MIGHT REMIND EVERYBODY.

YEAH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WELL, WE WE FEEL THAT.

AND YOU CAN COME WITHOUT.

WITHOUT BEING IN THE TRIVIA.

IT'S $50 IF YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR TEAM, THAT'S FINE.

GET SOME FRIENDS TOGETHER.

BRING A TEAM. THAT'S FINE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS, WE'LL GIVE YOU A TEAM.

SO I'M SURE ALL OF YOU DO.

DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT WHEN YOU SAY THAT THERE'S.

THERE'S A QR CODE THERE.

YOU CAN COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON'S DOG DIDN'T PASS K-9 COLLEGE, SO YOU LOOK AT HIM.

YEAH. THIS PROGRAM IS SO WORTHWHILE AND WE REALLY, REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE IT.

WE JUST HAD OUR SHOP EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 14TH AND WE HAD WONDERFUL PARTICIPATION FROM THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES AT THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

SO WE'D LIKE TO SEE ALL OF YOU IN YOUR AGENCIES GIVE US SOME REPRESENTATION AT THE EVENT AS WELL.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CHRISTINE IS YOUR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER.

SHE'S AVAILABLE ONLINE AND OTHERWISE YOU CAN CONTACT US OR MAIL IN A CHECK.

AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR TIME AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT.

WE'LL MAKE IT A SUCCESS.

PLUS, WE WANT TO BEAT SAN DIMAS.

OH, WAIT, DID I SAY THAT? YES. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS, OH, A TEAM OF FOUR.

AND WE SAID IN THE HISTORY OF LA VERNE TRIVIA QUESTIONS ALREADY.

SO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS YOU'RE THE RINGER.

YOU SEND IN THE QUESTION.

YEAH. WITH YOUR MONEY AND PLEASE SEND THE QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME BEFORE WE STARTED.

WELL, FOR $200, TIM, FOR THE YOU KNOW, WE COULD SPONSOR THAT TEAM TO GO TO THIS THING.

YOU KNOW THAT. SO LET'S TALK SPONSOR THE MEMBERS.

WE'LL JUST CALL ME, WE'LL SPONSOR YOU, BUT WE WANT THE BRAINIACS THERE, YOU KNOW, SO.

WELL, I THINK YOU'VE GOT A BRAINIAC TEAM GOING.

I LIKE THAT. SO GOOD.

VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, KATHY.

MISS CUSICK.

THANK YOU, GUYS.

GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.

LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU DOWN THERE.

I'LL BE THERE. SENDING A RINGER TEAM.

KATHY KULUSIC ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2023, THE COMMITTEE FOR A COMPASSIONATE LA VERNE LAUNCHED ITS FIRST BEAUTIFICATION DAY.

IT WAS THE START OF A QUARTERLY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH.

WE'RE HAVING OUR MONTHLY PLANNING MEETING OVER ZOOM AND INVITE ALL TO JOIN US IN THE EFFORT.

OUR WEBSITE IS CASSIE DASH DASH LA VERNE DOT ORG SLASH COMPASSIONATE LA VERNE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

KATHY. ANYONE ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? MS. BEAUCHAMP? I REMIND EVERYBODY THESE ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS, NOT PUBLIC COMMENTS.

SO IF YOU'D JUST JUST A REMINDER, WE'LL BE ADDRESSING THAT LATER.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL AND STAFF.

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TO 3 P.M.

STOP THE 740 FOOTHILL PROJECT IS HAVING A FUNDRAISER AT SAN DIMAS CANYON PARK, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 1628 SYCAMORE CANYON ROAD IN SAN DIMAS.

WE WILL BE SELLING A COMBO LUNCH, HOT DOGS, CHIPS AND A DRINK.

AND WE WILL ALSO BE SELLING DESSERTS.

WE ARE ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP FACILITATE THIS AND ALSO TO MAKE DESSERTS.

THE REASON FOR THE FUNDRAISING IS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE FLIERS, BANNERS, SIGNS PRINTED PROFESSIONALLY AND ALSO TO RAISE MONEY FOR POSTAGE. WE ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER FULL FORCE EFFORT TO TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGN THE PETITION BUT DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MAY NOT BE AWARE, THANKFULLY MR. DOMER HAS BEEN VERY VIGILANT ABOUT KEEPING US APPRAISED AND SENDING US THE INFORMATION.

NATIONAL CORPS SENT A LETTER TO THE L.A.

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REQUESTING THAT THE 740 PROJECT BE PUT BACK ONTO THEIR AGENDA BECAUSE THEY MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

AND SO, WE EXPECT THAT SOMETIME SOON.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN I SPOKE WITH ONE OF CATHERINE BARGER'S STAFF YESTERDAY OR EMAIL YESTERDAY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN, BUT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY DID MEET THEIR REQUIREMENT THAT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT L.A.

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THEY HAVE LIKE 99 ITEMS ON THEIR AGENDA.

SO THEY DO HAVE TO FIND THE TIME TO TO FIT THAT INTO THEIR SCHEDULE.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN.

SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ANOTHER EFFORT TO SEND OUT LETTERS AND TRY TO MAKE OUR CASE.

HEARD FROM THE RESIDENTS FOR BOTH LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS.

SO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, FROM 11 TO 3 AT SAN DIMAS CANYON PARK.

AND THEN SECONDLY, THE MAYOR IS AWARE OF THIS.

I DON'T KNOW IF MANY OF THE COUNCIL ARE, BUT CATHERINE BARGER'S OFFICE CONTACTED ME AND NOTIFIED ME THAT CATHERINE CAMP, AFTER BOB PAGE IS BACK ON THE AGENDAS FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THEY HAD ORIGINALLY APPROVED THE $148,000 FOR A FACELIFT BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO TURN IT INTO CLASSROOMS. BUT NOW THEY'RE DISCUSSING THE POTENTIAL OF CLOSING AFTER KEEPING PAGE OPEN AND USING THAT AS AN INTAKE FACILITY, WHICH MEANS EVERY YOUTH WOULD BE THERE FOR AN ASSESSMENT.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE VIOLENT THE WORST OF THE WORST WILL ALSO BE THERE.

SO WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL PREMISE OF WHAT WE FOUGHT FOR FIRST TIME AROUND.

SO THE RESIDENTS NEED TO KEEP THEIR EYE ON THE L.A.

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDAS FOR BOTH THESE ITEMS SO THAT THEY CAN CALL IN OR WRITE IN AND EMAIL THEIR THEIR COMMENTS AND VOICE THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MISS BEAUCHAMP.

ANYONE ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

MR. DOMER. CAN I COMMENT A COUPLE ITEMS ON THE A4 PAGE AND ALSO ON THE 740 PROJECT REAL QUICK? MS. BEAUCHAMP. THANK YOU.

ON THOSE TWO COMMENTS ON A4 PAGE AND ALSO ON THE 740, PROJECT SUPERVISOR BARGER IS WELL AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND SHE DID CONTACT US REGARDING LET'S GO WITH A4 PAGE FIRST. THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON BECAUSE THERE IS DISCUSSION, AS MS. BEAUCHAMP STATED, BUT WE'RE TRACKING THAT VERY CLOSELY.

THERE IS A NEW CHIEF THAT SHOULD BE APPOINTED HOPEFULLY SOON.

THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.

SUPERVISOR BARGER IS NOT HAPPY WITH THAT.

THAT IS NOT THE INTENT OF A4 PAGE.

IT'S THE INTENT WOULD BE THE BEST WOULD BE TO CLOSE THEM DOWN AND MAKE THEM INTO A LEARNING CENTER.

AND I LIKE THAT IDEA, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S PUSHING FOR ALSO.

SO WE'LL KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THAT.

THE 740 FOOTHILL PROJECT ALSO AGAIN, CATHERINE BARGER NOTIFIED US REAL QUICKLY WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT CORE WAS REQUESTING THE NOFA FUNDING, THE $7 MILLION FOR THE 744 PROJECT.

AND LET'S JUST PUT IT THAT SHE'S NOT HAPPY WITH THAT.

NONE OF US ARE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU'RE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

I THINK WE NEED CONTINUE TO FIND AN ALTERNATE SITE.

AND I THINK THAT THAT'S THE FOCUS WE WANT TO FOCUS ON.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE NEEDS TO BE SENIOR HOUSING AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE RIGHT LOCATION.

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THEY'RE TELLING US THINGS.

AND ORIGINALLY WHEN A5 LAU PAGE CAME UP A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION.

AND THAT'S THE MOST FRUSTRATING THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR COMMUNITY, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS.

AND SHE'S BEEN VERY OPEN, VERY TRANSPARENT WHEN IT COMES UP.

THEY TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO WE WILL BE MONITORING THAT.

AND AS SOON AS WE GET INFORMATION, WE'LL BE DISCUSSING WITH OUR CITY MANAGER ON HOW WE'RE GOING TO APPROACH THAT.

SO JUST AN UPDATE ON THAT.

WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A MATTER OR TWO THAT HAS COME UP AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA AND NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA.

[Additional Item]

THANK YOU. YES, WE DO HAVE TWO ITEMS UNDER THE BROWN ACT.

WE CAN BRING THEM ONTO THE AGENDA.

THEY ARE ITEMS THAT AROSE AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA, BUT REQUIRE YOUR CONSIDERATION PRIOR TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING.

I DO HAVE TO HAVE A 4/5 VOTE TO BRING THOSE ITEMS ON AND THEY ARE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION ONE CASE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9.

SUBSECTION B.

SO WITH THAT, I WOULD REQUEST A MOTION TO ADD THE ITEMS TO THE AGENDA.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ADDING OF THE TWO ITEMS TO CLOSED SESSION SECOND.

SECOND. LET'S VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY.

RETURNING TO OUR BUSINESS AS A REMINDER, THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS CONSIDERED ROUTINE MATTERS AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS PULLED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

THOUGH I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE CORRECTION ON THE ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT FOR THE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, THIS IS JUST THE NOTICE OF THE VACANCY.

IT DOES STATE THAT THERE'S A TERM ON THE APPOINTMENT.

THIS IS ONE OF OUR ONLY BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS OR COMMITTEES THAT DOES NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME A TERM.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT.

THERE'S NO OTHER CHANGE AND IT'S JUST A RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM.

AND WE HAD DISCUSSED THAT TOO.

THERE'S NO TERM AND THERE'S NO REQUEST THAT THEY HAVE TO BE A LA VERNE RESIDENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

YES. IT'S UNDER STATE LAW.

THEY CAN BE WORK HERE, RESIDE HERE OR NOT.

BUT WE WILL REEVALUATE THAT IN THE FUTURE AND COME BACK WITH SOMETHING.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

DULY NOTED. COUNCIL.

ANY ITEMS YOU WANT TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MOTION, PLEASE.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SECOND. SECOND.

LET'S VOTE. PLEASE LEAVE HIS BUTTON ALONE OVER THERE.

CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO. VERY GOOD.

OKAY. WE MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW.

[8. PUBLIC HEARING AND RESOLUTION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR TIME EXTENSION ON VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP 82001 (500 BASELINE ROAD) - On September 5, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 23-57, setting the public hearing for September 18, 2023, to consider of a one-year time extension to Vesting Tentative Tract Map (VTTM) No. 82001. The applicant has requested a one-year extension of the VTTM allowed in Section 66452.6 of the Subdivision Map Act. Pursuant to City Code Section 16.16.210, the City Council may consider granting the requested extension during a noticed public hearing.]

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

YES, AS STATED, THIS IS A REQUEST TO CONSIDER EXTENSION ON THE EXPIRATION FOR VESTING.

TENTATIVE TRACK MAP NUMBER 82001.

IT'S STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT COUNCIL LOST MY PLACE HERE.

LET'S SEE. EXCUSE ME.

BASICALLY, A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-65, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, GRANTING A ONE-YEAR TIME EXTENSION ON VESTING TENTATIVE MAP NUMBER 82001 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE SEVEN DIVISION TWO, CHAPTER THREE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A NEW EXPIRATION DATE OF THE VESTING.

TENTATIVE MAP NUMBER 82001 AS NOVEMBER 3RD OF 2024.

SO, THIS IS PER THE CITY CODE REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH A NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS AT YOUR LAST MEETING, THAT NOTICE WAS APPROVED.

AND SO, THAT'S THE ACTION TONIGHT IS TO HOLD THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE COUNCIL CONSIDER THAT ACTION GOING BACK INTO TIME A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BRIEF BACKGROUND ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IS BACK ON SEPTEMBER 20TH OF 2021, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE VESTING TENTATIVE MAP AND AN ANNEXATION PROJECT.

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IT'S ACTUALLY LOCATED AT 500 BASELINE ROAD.

IT'S IN AN AREA THAT IS CURRENTLY UNINCORPORATED, BUT IT IS WITHIN THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE BY THE CITY.

AND SO THUS THAT WAS THE ACTION BASED ON THAT APPROVAL AND THE ANNEXATION BACKGROUND ON WHAT THIS MAP COMPRISES OF.

IT'S 19.44 ACRES AND IT'S PROPOSED TO SPLIT THAT SPACE INTO NINE LOTS, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED AS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PARCELS FOR THAT USE.

UM, AS STATED, THIS PROCESS IS WELL, THIS MAP IS UP FOR EXPIRATION.

THE PROCESS OF WHY WE HAVEN'T BROUGHT THE FINAL MAP TO COUNCIL IS THAT THE ANNEXATION PROCESS IS UNDERWAY.

IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, BUT AT THIS POINT IT STILL HAS NOT COMPLETED.

AND SO THUS WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED THAT AND THEREFORE STAFF CANNOT RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF THE MAP.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE STAND.

THIS THIS EXTENSION IS FOR ONE YEAR, AND THE CITY CODE ALLOWS THIS TO COME BACK ANNUALLY PER THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT.

WE CAN HIT UP TO TEN YEARS ON THE TOTAL LIFESPAN OF THIS MAP.

SO, AS THIS ANNEXATION PROCESS CONTINUES, SO WE'LL THE AT LEAST THE ACTION TO BRING IT BACK FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF THE EXTENSION.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MR. HOWLEY. COUNCIL.

ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT? IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THIS WAS BROUGHT ABOUT WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL OF THAT 19 ACRES.

MOST OF IT IS WILDERNESS ON THE HILL, AND THE REALLY SMALL PORTION IS DOWN BY BASELINE AND BEHIND THE TRACK HOMES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE. AND THEN ONE HOME UP ON THE HILL ON THAT TRACK.

AND IT WAS APPROVED BACK THEN AS WELL.

YES. SO, YEAH, IT'S 19.4 ACRES.

BUT YES.

MR. CROSBY, YOU WERE ACCURATE ON THAT.

A GOOD PORTION OF THAT IS DESIGNATED AS OPEN SPACE AND THAT IS ONE OF THOSE NINE PARCELS.

THE OTHER PARCEL THAT IS NOT SLATED FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS A DEBRIS BASIN.

THE LOTS, THEY VARY BY SIZE, BUT GENERALLY THEY'RE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT OR LESS IN TERMS OF THE MAP SIZE LOT.

SO YES, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. TRYING TO STAY ON? HEY, COACH, HOW ARE YOU DOING? DOING WELL.

HEY, NICE HAIRCUT. THANK YOU.

KEEP IT UP. HOW MANY HOMES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? THEIR TOTAL. I KNOW THE PARCELS LIKE THAT.

SO SEVEN, SEVEN TOTAL HOMES.

YES, YES. SEVEN INDIVIDUAL LOTS.

THE INTENT IS PROBABLY THAT THEY WOULD BE SEVEN.

OF COURSE THERE IS THE SB9.

THESE ARE UNDEVELOPED.

WELL, AT THIS POINT THEY'RE UNDEVELOPED.

YEAH. HOW THAT SPLITS UP, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE.

BUT OF COURSE, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD LOOK AND ENSURE THAT'S ALIGNED WITH THE STATE CODE AND OUR CITY ORDINANCES.

BUT SIMPLE ANSWER IS SEVEN, SEVEN.

AND WHEN DO WE PROJECT THAT THIS WILL ACTUALLY COME TO FRUITION? THEY START BUILDING.

SO IT'S BEEN SUBMITTED TO LAFCO.

THE LAFCO PROCESS GENERALLY TAKES ABOUT A YEAR.

IN MY EXPERIENCE, SOMETIMES LONGER.

YOU KNOW, I COULDN'T SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT OF WHEN THEY WOULD GET THROUGH THAT.

BUT ONCE IT DOES GET APPROVED, IF IT DOES GET APPROVED THROUGH LAFCO, THE NEXT STEP WOULD BE THE FINAL MAP.

AND ONCE THAT FINAL MAP GOES THROUGH THE PLAN CHECK PROCESS AND GETS APPROVED, THEY WOULD BE READY TO GO BASICALLY FOR CONSTRUCTION.

SO, I COULDN'T PIN IT DOWN, BUT I WOULD SAY PROBABLY AT LEAST TWO YEARS MAYBE.

CAN THAT FINAL MAP CHANGE AND GO FROM 7 TO 20, FOR EXAMPLE? SO THIS IS A VESTING, TENTATIVE MAP.

AND THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I'M COMING UP WITH ALL SORTS OF GREAT QUESTIONS THAT I ONLY GET ONE.

THERE'S AN IMPORTANT DESIGNATION OF OF VESTING TENTATIVE MAP.

SO, THIS MAP, BY GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS AND GETTING THAT ASSIGNED TITLE IS VESTING HAS A HIGHER LEVEL OF DESIGN THAN MAYBE A TENTATIVE A STANDARD TENTATIVE MAP. AND BY DOING THAT, THEY MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA AND LOCK IN CERTAIN RULES AND REQUIREMENTS WHEN THAT MAP WAS APPROVED.

SO, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS NO, IT CAN'T CHANGE UNLESS THEY WOULD BRING BACK A BRAND-NEW APPLICATION.

GOT IT. THANKS. NO PROBLEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU.

WE'LL PROBABLY CALL YOU BACK UP.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYBODY HERE FOR OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MS. BEAUCHAMP? IT'S MORE OF A QUESTION OR CLARIFICATION IF CODY CAN COME BACK UP HERE A LITTLE BIT LATER.

THE FINAL MAP THAT'S SUBMITTED TO LAFCO, DOES THAT INCLUDE THE PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL PLANS OF WHAT THE HOMES DESIGNS WILL BE

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SO WHAT GUARANTEE IS THERE THAT THESE HOMES WILL BE BUILT, AND THE OWNER DOESN'T TURN AROUND AND SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR A STACK AND PACK DEVELOPMENT OR SOMETHING ELSE, HOMELESS HOUSING PROJECT OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

SO THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BEAUCHAMP.

ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? SEEING NONE. NO HANDS RAISED.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. HOWLEY, YOU WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THAT? GOOD QUESTIONS, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

WE'RE IN A VERY ODD TIME RIGHT NOW WITH PROPERTY, ESPECIALLY STATE MANDATED.

SO AS FAR AS CHANGING THE USE, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS.

THEY'RE SET UP FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

IF ANYBODY WANTED TO CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THAT VESTING TENTATIVE MAP, AGAIN, THEY'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH BASICALLY STARTING FROM SCRATCH ON THAT PROCESS.

THERE IS ALWAYS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE CURRENT OWNER MIGHT SELL TO ANOTHER PROPERTY OWNER.

THAT ALWAYS EXISTS.

BUT THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN VERY SPECIFICALLY APPROVED AS WHAT IT'S DISPLAYED IS ON THE MAP AS SEVEN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES.

AND ALONG WITH THAT, A LONG LIST OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO ENSURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT WAS AGREED UPON ON THAT EVENING BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 IS WHAT THIS PROJECT IS. AS FAR AS THE WHAT WHAT A WHAT IS A FINAL MAP? SO THIS TENTATIVE VESTING, TENTATIVE MAPS PRETTY PRETTY FAR ALONG, ALTHOUGH IT STILL NEEDS TO GO THROUGH A PLAN CHECK PROCESS.

AND SO WHEN WE GET TO THAT STAGE AND THE MAP GETS SUBMITTED TO MY OFFICE FOR REVIEW, I HAVE A LICENSED LAND SURVEYOR THAT REVIEWS THE MAP AND THE BASIS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A FINAL MAP IS COMPLETE IS THAT IT'S SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMS TO THE APPROVED VESTING TENTATIVE MAP.

SO WITHIN VESTING TENTATIVE MAPS, USUALLY THERE'S A MINOR, VERY MINOR ALLOWANCE, BUT GRADE ELEVATIONS FOR PADS ARE LOCKED IN MORE OR LESS.

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A TWEAK OF A PROPERTY LINE HERE, YOU KNOW, CHANGING SOMETHING SLIGHTLY.

BUT REALLY, YOU'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE PICTURE IS OF WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE.

SO VERY, VERY MINOR CHANGES.

SO THAT'S WHY THE TERM SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMING TO THE APPROVED MAP IS WHAT'S IN PLACE.

SO, BEYOND THE TECHNICAL REVIEW, THAT'S IT IS, AS IT'S BEEN APPROVED, I THINK WE HAD; WAS IT AMHERST THAT WAS CHANGED OWNERSHIP? WAS IT AMHERST? YES.

YES. AMHERST CHANGED OWNERSHIP TO KB HOMES, WHICH WORKED OUT GREAT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

IT WAS JUST A.

ANYWAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWLEY? BEFORE WE MOVE TO MR. MAYOR, JUST TO CLARIFY, TOO, THAT THE LAFCO PROCESS DOESN'T LOOK AT ARCHITECTURAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S JUST THE ANNEXATION ISSUE AND ALL THAT STUFF.

SO ON UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY.

YEAH. OKAY.

THANK YOU. MR. ALI. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

MAY WE HAVE A MOTION? GOSH. PICK UP A MOTION.

OKAY. MOVE TO.

MOVE TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL.

ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 23, DASH 65.

I'LL SECOND THAT. THERE YOU GO.

VOTE, PLEASE. DOING SOMETHING HERE.

AND THAT WAS APPROVED 5-0.

WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

[OTHER MATTERS]

WE HAVE TWO OTHER MATTERS. THE FIRST IS AN AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR RETIRED ANNUITANT DEBORAH SEALY.

MR. DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS.

I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY LEFT AND ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JR IS GOING TO HANDLE THIS.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER DEBORAH SEALY HAS SUBMITTED PAPERWORK TO RETIRE AFTER A LONG CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE, CULMINATING IN HER SERVING THE CITY OF LA VERNE FOR 15 YEARS.

MS. SEALY IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR MOST TENURED AND GO TO DISPATCHERS IS ALSO ANOTHER TERM THAT'S USED FOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS.

I THINK COUNCIL IS VERY AWARE OF HOW CHALLENGING IT IS FOR THE CITY AND FOR OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE DISPATCH CENTERS TO FILL THE ROLE OF COMMUNICATIONS

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BUT ANYTHING THAT WE COULD HAVE TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE BURDEN THAT IS ON OUR DISPATCH CENTER WOULD BE WELCOMED.

WE ARE IN A CONTINUOUS RECRUITMENT FOR THAT POSITION.

SO WE ARE WORKING VERY HARD TO FILL THAT POSITION.

BUT AS YOU ARE AWARE AND I'VE ALLUDED TO, IT IS STILL A VERY CHALLENGING POSITION TO FILL.

THIS WILL GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF A BRIDGE WHILE WE FINALIZE SOME OF THOSE RECRUITMENT PROCESSES AND HOPEFULLY GET TO FULL STAFFING.

THIS IS HAS TO BE UNDER EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS PROCEDURAL, IT CAN'T BE A CONSENT ITEM.

IT HAS TO BE ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND OPENED UP FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE COMMENTS AS WELL.

WITH THAT, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2366, TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT FOR RETIRED ANNUITANT DEBORAH SEALY.

THANK YOU. ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JR.

DO WE HAVE ANY COUNCIL COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? DON'T ALL JUMP UP THERE AT ONCE.

I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL MOVE IT UP TO THE DAIS HERE.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO A MOTION? I DO. I JUST KNOW BEING A PERSONNEL DIRECTOR, THAT IS DIFFICULT TO TO FIND PEOPLE AND FOR ESPECIALLY SUCH A SPECIALIZED JOB.

SO BRINGING HER BACK FOR THE LIMITED TIME IS REALLY GOOD USE, ESPECIALLY HAVING HER KNOWLEDGE AND THOUGH WOULD LIKE TO HONOR HER RETIREMENT. BUT HAVING AN EMPLOYEE BE THERE REALLY TO SUPPORT US IS IS IS A GOOD THING TO DO.

I ALSO WANT TO LOOK INTO I KNOW WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS BEFORE OF REALLY LOOKING AT OUR OUR OUR DISPATCH CENTER MAY BE LOOKING AT TRYING TO COMBINE OTHER CITIES AROUND US FOR OUR DISPATCH LIKE WE DID FOR FIRE BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A DIFFICULT JOB TO HIRE AND KEEP THAN SOMETHING WE MIGHT NEED TO LOOK AT.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

CROSBY. I THINK THE CITY IS ACTUALLY DISCUSSING THAT ANYWAY, SO AS FAR AS.

BUT I'M VERY HAPPY TO HAVE HER ON BOARD.

SHE'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET TO CONTINUE TO TRAIN AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE 960 HOURS.

I WOULD CONCUR WITH THOSE STATEMENTS AND I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2366.

I'LL TAKE A SECOND ON THAT.

I'LL SECOND THAT. GET ME THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED 5-0.

OKAY. WE NOW MOVE.

MAN, I CAN'T SEE TONIGHT.

NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND OTHER MATTER, WHICH IS REQUEST FOR FILM PERMIT.

CITY MANAGER DOMER. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.

I WILL DO THAT. AND ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY LEFT.

BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO SAY THE EXTREME COINCIDENCE OF THE REASON FOR THIS PERMIT TONIGHT IS THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE SLASHING MOVIES FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

I THINK IT'S A SIGN THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD GO SEE UNCLE SAM.

DON'T BRING YOUR CHILDREN THIS.

THE FILMING OF THIS MOVIE CHANGED CITY POLICY, AND WE ARE WITNESSING THAT TONIGHT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THIS PERMIT OR THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS PERMIT FOR A COMMERCIAL WITH NO FLYING COUCHES, J.R., OR SLASHING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU.

CITY COUNCIL.

YES. TYPICALLY, AS PART OF OUR MUNICIPAL CODE AND OUR FILM PERMIT PROCESS, WE WE USUALLY BRING THOSE BEFORE COUNCIL FULLY VETTED.

AND WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTATION.

AND THEN COUNCIL GIVES FORMAL APPROVAL OF THAT PERMIT AT AN ACTUAL COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY COMMONPLACE FOR OTHER CITIES TO DO THAT.

BUT AS THE CITY MANAGER NOTED, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT EVENT THAT HAPPENED WITH THE FILM AND I WON'T POINT ANY FINGERS, BUT THAT THAT MADE IT NECESSARY FOR THE COUNCIL AT THE TIME TO REQUIRE THAT WAIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

OH WAIT, WHAT STAFF IS ASKING FOR TONIGHT IS APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO COMPLETE A FILM PERMIT PROCESS.

IT'S A VERY MINOR ON ITS FACE REQUEST AND IT'S BASICALLY BEING DONE AT A RESIDENTIAL HOME.

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THERE WILL BE SOME OUTSIDE THE FRONT OF THE HOME.

BUT WHAT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO US IS IT WILL NOT HAVE ANY DIRECT OR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR ADJACENT RESIDENCES.

ALL THE FILM PERMIT REQUIREMENTS WOULD STILL HAVE TO BE COMPLETED TO STAFF'S SATISFACTION.

THAT INCLUDES CHECKING WITH FIRE, CHECKING WITH POLICE, CHECKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY GETTING ULTIMATE SATISFACTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER.

IT'S SOMETIMES WHEN WE SEE THESE PERMITS, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, A MINIMUM OF LIKE 40 CREWS AND LARGE TRUCKS AND LARGE CAMERAS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

THAT'S NOT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED HERE.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT AT MOST, AT ONE TIME, 15 PEOPLE.

AND SO JUST SOME PERSONAL CARS.

AND THEY'RE USING HANDHELD CAMERAS.

THEY'RE NOT USING LARGE CAMERAS AND TRIPODS AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

SO, ALL WE'RE ASKING THIS WAS BASICALLY A LAST-MINUTE RUSH ITEM.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE ASKING FOR A LITTLE BIT OF LEEWAY TO GIVE THE CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZATION TO FINALIZE THE PERMITTING PROCESS.

JERRY, BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I BELIEVE THE ADDRESS IS WITHIN THE 500FT OF MY RESIDENCE.

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY NOT PARTICIPATE.

THEN I SHALL STEP AWAY.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS, THE REMAINING MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IT'S A COMMERCIAL THAT WILL HAVE TWO ACTORS AND THEN A DOG.

AND NO PYROTECHNICS, NO FLYING COUCHES, NO FLYING COUCHES, NO PYROTECHNICS.

SO. QUESTION.

YES, PLEASE. QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL.

SO THE MOTION TONIGHT IS JUST FOR THIS PARTICULAR COMMERCIAL ONLY PIECE.

THAT IS CORRECT, YES. THANK YOU.

YEAH. AND AGAIN, SUBJECT TO ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS, ALL OF OUR INSURANCE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

LILY. MY NAME IS LILY.

SO ACTUALLY, I HAVE JUST VERY FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ONE.

IT'S VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE WHEN I FIRST TIME KNOW ABOUT LA VERNE BECAUSE MY TWO KIDS WENT TO THE MODEST CHURCH PRESCHOOL, AND THEN THAT BUILDING, THAT VERY FAMOUS CHURCH IS THE OSCAR WINNER MOVIE, THE GRADUATE.

RIGHT? SO THAT'S HOW I KNOW ABOUT THIS STORY ABOUT LA VERNE AND ESPECIALLY THE OLD TOWN STORY PAGE IS THE EELIN, RIGHT? DON'T DON'T MARRY, RIGHT? IT'S VERY FAMOUS.

SO I WENT TO THE EVENT FEW MONTHS AGO.

YOU KNOW WHAT? HOW MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT LA VERNE? BECAUSE THAT MOVIE THE GRADUATE.

OKAY. SO I WENT TO THE EVENT TO VISIT AROUND AND THEN SOME PEOPLE REALLY HEARD ABOUT THAT FROM ENGLAND.

THEY FLEW TO CALIFORNIA TO VISIT THE SMALL CITY, THAT CHURCH TO TO ATTEND THAT TAKE A PICTURE.

OKAY. SO, I MEAN, WE CAN'T REALLY FIGURE IT OUT.

WHO KNOWS? PROBABLY THAT TWO ACTOR WHO MAYBE IT'S ANDRE, RIGHT? PAID SOMEBODY VERY FAMOUS.

WHO WHO ARE THEY? RIGHT.

IT COULD BE LIKE A BIG THING.

SO WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT.

SO BECAUSE WE NEED TO VOTE FOR THAT TO GET THE PERMIT FOR THAT.

BUT FIGURE IT OUT.

WHICH MOVIE, WHICH MOVIE STAR? IT COULD CAUSE A CHAOS.

EVERYBODY JUMPED THERE TO GET THE TRAFFIC.

I THINK THAT'S YOU ARE GOING TO JUMP THERE.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I DEFINITELY WILL NOT MISS THAT.

SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY WHEN THE GRADUATE, THE MOVIE, TAKE THE PLACE IN RIGHT IN FRONT OF BONITA HIGH, IT'S REALLY EXCITING FOR THE WHOLE SUMMER.

EVERYBODY EXCITED NOT GO TO THE CLASS, SO JUST GO TO CHECK THE MOVIE, RIGHT? SO IT'S VERY INTERESTING STORY, BUT I KNOW IT'S VERY CLOSE TO MY HOUSE, VERY CLOSE TO JOHNSON'S HOUSE, SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING.

SO OUR OLD TOWN IS REALLY HAVE SO MANY STORY.

SO I LOVE OUR OLD TOWN.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

LILY, ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANY OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS? I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE AT LEAST LOOKING AT THESE THINGS WHEN THEY COME UP.

IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN VET OUT QUICKLY, I DON'T WANT TO EVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING TO COME TO LA VERNE THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT US OR BENEFIT A RESIDENT AND JUST SOME NOTORIETY. IT'S NOT BAD, BUT WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S THROWING COUCHES AND SLASHING PEOPLE.

SHERRY BEST, BUT ANYWAY, I JUST DO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN SOME INFORMATION FROM FILMING COMPANIES.

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AND IT'S WITHIN THE GUISE OF WHAT WE HAVE RULES FOR.

AND MAYOR HEPBURN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I DO AGREE WITH THAT AS WELL.

AND I BELIEVE I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT BACK TO US WHERE WE DO GIVE OUR CITY MANAGER A LEVEL WHERE HE CAN APPROVE THESE WITHOUT COMING TO CITY COUNCIL OF, YOU KNOW, IF THEY ARE CLOSING DOWN STREETS AND STUFF, MAYBE THEY COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL, BUT IF THEY ARE NOT AND DOING THIS MINOR STUFF THAT IT DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO COME BACK AND WAIT FOR US THAT THEY CAN GET APPROVED PRIOR TO BEFOREHAND.

I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA BECAUSE LIKE I SAY, WE DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT.

WE DON'T RESIDENTS TO MISS OUT.

IT MIGHT BE SOME FINANCIAL GAIN FOR THEM, BUT ALSO SOME NOTORIETY, NOTORIETY.

BUT AGAIN, AS LONG AS MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT THAT LANGUAGE AND SEE TO GIVE YOU A CERTAIN LEEWAY WITH WHATEVER THAT FILMING PRODUCTION WOULD BE.

SO ABSOLUTELY. AND MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL ON THAT, BOTH IN HUNTINGTON BEACH AND FULLERTON, WE REVISE THE FILM PERMIT PROCESS.

SO I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT WHAT FITS BEST WITH LA VERNE AND MAKING SURE THAT COMMERCIALS AND OTHER THINGS THAT DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC IMPACTS AND OTHER THINGS CAN BE EASILY ACCESSED AND THOSE THAT DO HAVE SOME IMPACT OR OUTSIDE INFLUENCE.

THROWING COUCHES AND PYROTECHNICS WILL BRING THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO. WELL.

AND I THINK BEFORE WE LIKE I SAY, I THINK THE ISSUE IS, IS THE FACT THAT STREAMLINE AND WE WANT TO BE THAT CITY THAT'S A FRIENDLY CITY, NOT ONE THAT RESTRICTS ALL THE TIME.

AND I LIKE THE FACT THAT WE'RE REVIEWING THAT, TOO.

SO, WITH THAT.

I'D LIKE TO FILE A MOTION.

THANK GOD. THANK YOU. I WAS TRYING.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP. I SAW.

I SAW WENDY'S HANDS LIKE.

OH, HOLD IT.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE FILM PERMIT REQUEST FROM PICTURE 304.

IS THAT OKAY? DID I SCREW THAT UP? NO, NO, YOU'RE GOOD.

IT'S PERFECT. IS THAT PRETTY GOOD? SHE'S JUST THE ASSISTANT CITY.

THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WILL FORMALLY READ IT JUST BECAUSE IT HAS TO AUTHORIZE ME.

YES, PLEASE.

SO YOU WANT TO READ IT? YEAH, I WANT YOU GO READ IT.

WE HAVE FIRST AND A SECOND. THEN YOU'LL FORMALLY READ IT.

OR DO YOU WANT IT NOW? YOU FORMALLY READ IT.

THEN WE'LL DO A MOTION THEN.

YES. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH PICTURE 304 AND ISSUE A PERMIT FOR FILMING ONCE ALL REQUIRED STEPS ARE COMPLETED. NOW, I COULDN'T MEMORIZE THAT.

SO, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY A MOTION TO.

YES. THAT I'D LIKE TO MOTION TO APPROVE WHAT J.R.

JUST SAID. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU. LET'S VOTE, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT. WEAR ME OUT.

I'M TRYING. YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

THANK YOU. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED 4-0 WITH COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON RECUSING HIMSELF.

[Additional Item 2]

YES. YEAH.

OH, TOTALLY.

ARE WE GOING TO DO IT? OH, TOTALLY.

TO EMBARRASS HIM.

I LOVE IT. YES, RICK, WE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TIARA AND A SASH.

I'M HAPPY THAT WE GET IT RIGHT NOW.

STEVE. IT WAS THE LAST THURSDAY.

WE'RE GOING TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

IT WAS LAST THURSDAY. SO WHEN HE COMES IN THE ROOM, CAN WE PLEASE SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY? WE HAVE TO AGENDIZE THIS.

IT'S A MOTION PICTURE, ACTUALLY.

NO. THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN FOR SERVING THIS COMMUNITY SO WELL.

MR. JOHNSON.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAYOR.

MR. STEVEN JOHNSON, COUNCIL MEMBER.

DAY TO YOU.

OH, I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN THAT SHADE OF RED IN A LONG TIME.

AND THEY WENT TO; WHERE'D YOU GUYS GO TO DINNER? PASADENA. PASADENA.

RAYMOND, THE RAYMOND.

THE RAYMOND. THERE YOU GO.

WELL, HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

LOOKS GREAT FOR 32.

NICE MAN. THERE YOU GO.

MOISTURIZING MOISTURIZERS.

WHAT DO YOU USE? OKAY, LET'S GO.

WE GOT A CLOSE SESSION.

OKAY. PUBLIC.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THIS IS THE TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL 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 AT A LATER DATE.

GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF SPEAKERS TONIGHT, WHICH I HAVE NO IDEA, WE'LL JUST KEEP IT TO THREE MINUTES.

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AS LONG AS YOU'RE DONE IN THREE MINUTES.

THAT'S GREAT. WE DON'T HAVE A TIMER.

DO IT AT THIS. AT THIS TIME.

THOSE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT.

OH, WE HAVE A HANDOUT. OH, OKAY.

PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

JUST STATE YOUR NAME WHERE YOU LIVE.

WHY DON'T WE GO? WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PEOPLE AT THE PODIUM FIRST.

YOU WANT TO DO MR. BOWEN? LET'S DO, MR. BOWEN, SEE IF THIS THING WORKS.

OH, TURN THAT OFF.

MR. BOWEN? YES.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? ABSOLUTELY. HEY, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

AND MR. MAYOR. I AM NOT IN TOWN, SO I.

I'M SLIGHTLY CONFUSED.

SO I HAVE A QUESTION AND THEN A BASED ON THE ANSWER.

SO I WILL NEED AN ANSWER PRIOR TO MY FURTHER COMMENT.

AM I CLEAR IN HEARING THAT THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE E.

I F D APPOINTMENT INDICATED THAT THERE IS NO TERM FOR THAT APPOINTMENT AND THAT THEY WILL LOOK AT THAT IN THE FUTURE? IS THAT WHAT YOU JUST VOTED ON A FEW MINUTES AGO? SO. MR. BOWEN, IT WASN'T A VOTE.

I ADDRESSED THE FACT THAT IN THE STAFF REPORT IT DID SAY THERE WAS A TERM BECAUSE THAT WAS COPIED FROM THE OTHER ONE, AND I LET EVERYBODY KNOW BECAUSE OF THE BYLAWS. THE PFA I'VE SAYS THERE IS NO TERM BUT THAT AS WE LOOK AT OUR COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND BOARDS, THAT WILL BE ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WE BRING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND POTENTIAL CHANGE.

SO MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE A TERM OR IS THERE NOT? THERE IS NO TERM CURRENTLY ON THE PUBLIC MEMBER.

THE TWO PUBLIC MEMBERS.

OKAY. EVEN THOUGH ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, THE NOTE FROM LUPE TO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE TERM OF OFFICE WILL BE FOUR YEARS.

AGAIN, THAT WAS A MISTAKE THAT I CLARIFIED BEFORE THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED.

IT SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID THAT THAT WAS AN ERROR IN THE REPORT.

OKAY. AND SO YOU'VE ALREADY DECIDED WHO THAT APPOINTMENT IS.

SO THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. BOY, THAT.

PLEASE. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM OR PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME UP.

MISS GARY.

COME ON UP. OKAY.

I SAW HIM WALKING THE DOGS THE OTHER DAY.

THE DOG. EXCUSE ME? WALKING HIS DOGS? YES.

JUST ONE DOG. THE CITY MANAGER.

THE CHELSEA FOOTBRIDGE NEEDS A HAIRCUT AGAIN.

THAT STUFF'S GROWING THROUGH THERE AND COVERED OVER 2 OR 3 OF THOSE LIGHTS OVER THERE.

CAN YOU HAVE THOSE GUYS DO THAT? JUST ONCE A MONTH MIGHT HELP OUT, AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME HERE AND TALK TO YOU.

YOU NEED TO CUT DOWN ON THE WATER, THE PARK MUSHROOMS ALL OVER THE PLACE.

I TOOK WHAT KIND OF MUSHROOMS? GARY TOOK CARE OF THE HAPPY ONES.

I WANTED TO SAVE THE KIDS.

WHEN GUY WAS YARD OVER THERE, IT LOOKS LIKE IT SNOWED.

SO CUT DOWN ON THE WATER JUST A LITTLE BIT.

HE'S GOT IT. THAT'S IT.

PUBLIC WORKS IS HERE, TOO, SO SHE'S WRITING IT DOWN AS WE SPEAK.

THANK YOU, GARY. MS..

BEAUCHAMP. HE'S STILL LAUGHING OVER THERE.

IT'S ME AGAIN.

DANITA BEAUCHAMP, 2516 AMHERST.

HOW COINCIDENTAL THAT MR. HEPBURN, THE MAYOR, BROUGHT UP THE AMHERST PROJECT TONIGHT.

BECAUSE I HAVE A QUESTION AND I HAD PLANNED TO EMAIL CANDACE TO GET AN ANSWER.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE CODY KNOWS.

UM, THE, THE, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THE RENDERINGS THAT WERE PRESENTED.

NOW, GRANTED, THIS WAS WHEN MATT WAKEN INVESTMENTS WAS FIRST DEALING WITH THE PROPERTY.

SO IF SINCE HE SOLD THE PROPERTY TO KB HOMES, WAS THERE A NEW MAP PRESENTED TO THE

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AS I ATTEND EVERY SINGLE MEETING HERE.

I DOUBT THAT WOULD SLIP.

UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THAT TOOK PLACE, IF IN FACT IT DID.

AND IF IT DID NOT, THEN HOW IS IT THAT THE PLANS THAT WERE PRESENTED ARE NOT BEING FOLLOWED? BECAUSE FROM MY RECOLLECTION, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A PUBLIC PARK.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER, ANNA WENT ON AND ON ABOUT THE HOA PUBLIC PARK ISSUE.

THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE A PARK ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY.

THERE IS A HOUSE THERE.

THE FRAMING OF A HOUSE IS THERE.

SO IF IN FACT THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS PRESENTED, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN AND HOW IT WAS APPROVED AND WHAT THE LEGALITIES ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT NOT BEING FOLLOWED.

FIRST AND FOREMOST.

SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY FROM THE CITY.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S PUBLIC WORKS OR WHAT, BUT THE PUBLIC RESTROOM IN THE LOBBY, WHEN YOU GO TO GET A TOILET, I MEAN, A PAPER TOWEL, THE WATER JUST DRIPS ON THE TILE. AND I GUESS THERE'S A SLANT IN THE FLOOR AND THE WATER DRIPS.

AND IT COULD SOMEONE COULD SLIP, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE ELDERLY OR WHATNOT.

IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY A HAZARD IN THERE.

SO IF SOMEONE CAN ADDRESS THAT, I KNOW I'VE SEEN IN OTHER PUBLIC RESTROOMS WHERE THEY HAVE LIKE THIS KIND OF LIKE A SQUEEGEE THING UNDERNEATH.

SO IT ABSORBS THE WATER THAT DRIPS WHEN YOU'RE WAVING AT THE MACHINE TO GET A PAPER TOWEL.

SO SO YEAH, IT'S IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE.

AND THAT AND THEN SPEAKING OF SAFETY AND ADA, WHAT HAS BEEN DECIDED ABOUT HAVING HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE DOORS HERE? BECAUSE THOSE DOORS ARE HEAVY, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUSH A BUTTON AND IT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S JR'S DEPARTMENT, IF IT'S TIED INTO THE WHOLE PR THING.

AND THEN THANK YOU, J.R., BECAUSE JOE ACTUALLY HEARD MR. BOWEN SPEAK THROUGH THE ZOOM.

SO YOU GUYS ARE HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

WE'LL GET SOME OF THOSE.

I DON'T THE QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN'T ANSWER TONIGHT WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT BECAUSE THAT BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING POINT.

CORRECT. THE AMHERST ISSUE WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND TO THE PLANNER.

WE THE DOORS ARE ON OUR LIST THAT I DO BELIEVE I DON'T KNOW IF CODY'S STILL HERE, BUT THAT'S GOING OUT FOR RFP VERY, VERY SOON.

SO WE SAT DOWN ABOUT A WEEK AGO TO LOOK AT ALL THE CDBG, ADA ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.

SO THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

MAYOR PRO TEM WENDY LAU.

THANK YOU. I KNOW I SPOKE REALLY BRIEFLY WITH YOU ABOUT THIS BEFORE MAYOR, BUT I THINK ALL OF US MAY HAVE RECEIVED A DOCUMENT OR AN EMAIL FROM CALIFORNIA CITIES FOR LOCAL CONTROL AND I WOULD LIKE TO THE SUPPORT OF THIS COUNCIL TO SEE IF WE CAN HAVE STAFF OR THE CITY MANAGER LOOK INTO THAT ORGANIZATION AND INFORMATION ABOUT HOW WE CAN BE A PART OF THAT, OF THAT OBJECTIVE FROM THAT ORGANIZATION TO SEEK TO RETAIN LOCAL CONTROL OR AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE STATE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A CONSENSUS OR IF YOU NEED AN ACTUAL VOTE OR I THINK THEY JUST NEED TO REVIEW AND SEE WHAT WHAT IT'S ABOUT WITH STAFF AND ALSO LEGAL COUNSEL. YEAH.

WE CAN LOOK AT WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND BRING YOU BACK A REPORT.

AND THEN THE COUNCIL COULD GIVE US DIRECTION AT THAT.

YOU WANT TO JUST BRING THE REPORT BACK AND THEN WE CAN MAKE DIRECTION ON THAT.

YEAH. SO IT'LL BE ANOTHER MATTER THAT WE CAN BRING BACK AND WE'LL BE.

YEAH, I LIKE THAT. OKAY.

THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST ON THE LIST OF COUNCIL, OTHER COUNCIL COMMENTS, I DID GET THE CHANCE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF LA VERNE ON SEPTEMBER 7TH AT THE NAACP'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED BY OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FOLKS, AND IT WAS REALLY NICE CELEBRATION OF OF AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS REALLY WORKED HARD TO ENSURE THE VOTE AND TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER ADVANTAGES.

SO A REALLY NICE SHOWING AND SO REALLY APPRECIATED BEING ABLE TO ATTEND THAT.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS IS MY WANT THE NEXT BLOOD DRIVE THAT I THAT IS COMING UP IS COMING UP ON OCTOBER 18TH AT THE HOLY NAME OF MARY. I'M GOING TO KEEP I'M GOING TO KEEP PREACHING FOR THE CHOIR.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY DAD.

SO IF YOU ARE IF YOU ARE ABLE AND YOU ARE WILLING, THE HOLY NAME OF MARY IS HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, FROM 1230 TO 630.

SO PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE.

AND THEN JUST A REMINDER FOR FOLKS, I THINK I MAY HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP LAST TIME, BUT THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT OR THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE IS

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IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

YOU JUST NEED TO REGISTER.

I THINK IT WILL BE. IT'S A PRETTY HISTORIC EVENT.

SHE'S ONLY THE SECOND WOMAN PRESIDENT IN OUR 100 PLUS YEAR HISTORY, WHICH IS PRETTY EXCITING, AND SHE'S A PRETTY ACCOMPLISHED HUMAN BEING.

SO I THINK IT'S EXCITING.

IT'LL BE A GOOD EVENT.

IT ALSO KICKS OFF HOMECOMING WEEKEND, SO I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE EITHER LEOS OR ARE RELATED TO A LEO OR MARRIED A LEO OR LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A LEO.

PAID. PAID.

OH, YOU'RE STILL PAYING FOR LEO, IT SOUNDS LIKE.

BUT I THINK IT'LL BE A FUN TIME TO RECONNECT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

SO IF YOU ARE IN TOWN, PLEASE COME BY AND SEE ALL THE FUN THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE.

ONE OF THE EXCITING THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING FOR THE INAUGURATION IS A LEAP INTO ACTION, AN EVENT.

AND WHAT THAT IS, IT'S BASICALLY ASKING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR A PLEDGE TO EITHER DONATE VOLUNTEER HOURS OR MONEY OR SOME SORT OF COMMITMENT TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEY'RE LOOKING FOR 1891 PLEDGES.

SO IF YOU ARE WILLING, THIS IS A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND REALLY BE A PART OF SOMETHING.

AND IT'S 1891, IF ANYONE'S WONDERING, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN LA VERNE COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED AS LA VERNE COLLEGE.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, IT IS AVAILABLE ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE AND ANY HELP AND PARTICIPATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

SO AS ALWAYS, BE KIND AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK.

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM LAU COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

JUST WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR.

THE MAYOR AND I, WE WENT TO FOOTHILL TERRACE THIS PAST WEEK AND HAD REALLY GOOD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE WILL ALSO BE GOING BACK FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING THAT'S HAPPENING IN OCTOBER.

WE DID HAVE SOME RESIDENTS THAT WERE VICTIMIZED FROM SOME UNSCRUPULOUS PEOPLE HERE IN LA VERNE WHERE THEY GO UP TO OUR ELDERLY AND THEY WOULD PRAY WITH THEM, BUT THEN AT THE TIME STEAL THE RINGS AND STUFF OFF THEIR HANDS.

AND SO WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE SAFE OUT THERE.

WE HAVE GONE TO OTHER MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES AND HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH OUR LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DONE EXTREMELY WELL IN INFORMING OUR RESIDENTS AND REALLY GOING OUT THERE AND REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR THEIR SUPPORT IN ALL OF THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND STATE THAT TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS OUT THERE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THEM SAFE AND.

IF WE NEED TO GO TO ALL OF OUR MOBILE HOME PARKS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO THAT OR ANY OUR SENIOR CENTER AND HELP OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT AREN'T AS TRUTHFUL AND HONEST AND THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND KEEP THEM SAFE.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

MISTER DOMER AND CITY STAFF FOR PUTTING ON OUR CONSENT CALENDAR TONIGHT ARE TWO VACANCIES AND THEN PUTTING IT ON THE BACK OF OUR AGENDA AS WELL AS OUR RESIDENTS DISCUSSED THAT TO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOTED THAT THAT HAPPENED TONIGHT AS WELL.

SO APPRECIATE THE STAFF FOR LISTENING TO OUR RESIDENTS AND MAKING SURE THAT MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

MY LAST ITEM IS THAT THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH INTERNATIONAL NIGHT EVENT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AT 6 P.M.

AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ARE OUR PARKS AND REC AND OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY HELPING OUT WITH OUR SPECIAL NEEDS.

AND SO THAT EVENT IS ON SEPTEMBER.

OH, SORRY. THAT WAS LAST SEPTEMBER 15TH.

THAT WAS LAST FRIDAY.

I APOLOGIZE, BUT THINGS ARE HAPPENING FOR THEM.

PLEASE HAVE A LOOK OUT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY COUNCILMEMBER CASH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT COMES OUT HERE TODAY.

I SEE ON SEPTEMBER 8TH, WE ATTENDED THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL BOARD.

AND THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT MOSQUITOES.

YEAH, I KNOW. IT'S TERRIBLE RIGHT NOW.

IT IS. IT IS. CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT OUT THERE.

IT GETS IT GETS ALL THE BEST OF ME, I TELL YOU.

AND I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THIS SATURDAY.

THANK YOU, LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A FREE SMOKE DETECTOR INSTALLATION EVENT LOCATED AT THE TWIN OAKS MOBILE HOME PARK.

WE'RE GOING TO START FROM THERE AND WORK ON SOME OTHER AREAS.

I'M GOING TO BE OUT THERE HOPEFULLY MAJORITY OF THE DAY.

I'LL DEDICATE MY TIME TO HELP OUR SENIORS AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUR SENIORS.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROTECT THEM VERY CLOSE TO MY HEART.

SO IF ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO BETTER, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

I GET OUT THERE IN THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS I CAN.

I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE STARTING LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH THAT KIND OF CONCERN WITH ALL THE SPIKE IN CRIME THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO REMEMBER TO VOTE, VOTE,

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RIGHT. ALL WE HAVE IS EACH OTHER.

SO I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TODAY.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE LITTLE LEAGUE FOLKS FOR THEIR 18TH OUT OF 6500 TEAMS. THAT'S THAT'S AMAZING.

AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT. PROUD OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT'S OUR FUTURE. SO, AGAIN, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR COMING OUT HERE.

I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE EMAIL, PHONE, WHATEVER YOU NEED TO GET A HOLD OF ME, LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, OUR BIRTHDAY BOY, I SHOULD SAY BIRTHDAY BOY.

THERE YOU GO. IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO REPRESENT THE CITY FOR A GRAND OPENING OF CREATIVE CULTIVATION STUDIO.

IT'S A MUSIC STUDIO LOCATED AT THE OLD OLD TOWN SQUARE RIGHT NEXT TO CIRCLE K.

IT'S UPSTAIRS ABOVE THE CASINO AND THEN THE COFFEE SHOP.

YEP. OH, YEAH.

I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT.

IF IT'S JUST PIANO AND GUITARS.

THAT'S ALL I SAW UP THERE.

BUT IT'S BASICALLY A MUSIC STUDIO.

LEARN, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT BUSINESS COMING IN.

ALSO WANTED TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE EVENT AT THE POMONA FAIRGROUNDS.

THAT IS SEPTEMBER 23RD FROM 9:00 TO 3 P.M.

AT GATE NINE, AREA FOUR OF THE FAIRPLEX.

AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THIS POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AS WELL.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I THINK WE WANT TO ALL OUR HEARTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO DEPUTY RYAN CLINCOLN BRUMMER, WHO WAS KILLED IN FRONT OF THE POLICE STATION IN PALMDALE.

AND APPARENTLY THEY HAVE APPREHENDED THE INDIVIDUAL.

BUT AGAIN, WE MUST CONTINUE TO THINK ABOUT REPEALING AB 109, PROP 57 AND 47.

AND WE MUST WE MUST WE MUST REPEAL THOSE.

AND AGAIN, AS WE STATED, WE WERE AT THE TWIN OAKS OR NOT TWIN OAKS, BUT FOOTHILL TERRACE, YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

IF THERE'S AN ISSUE GOING ON, IF IT LOOKS SILLY, IF IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT RIGHT, THEN MAKE SURE.

DON'T DO IT. CALL A POLICE OFFICER.

CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WHATEVER THE ISSUE MAY BE.

WE WANT TO KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE.

BUT IF WE DON'T KEEP OUR EYES ON EACH OTHER, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SAFE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, WE'RE ALL FACED WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

WE DON'T HAVE 1000 POLICE OFFICERS.

NOBODY DOES. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD, KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR WHEN YOU'RE ON THE STORES, KEEP YOUR EYES ON WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU HAVE YOUR CELL PHONE.

YOU CAN CALL 911 AND TWO SECONDS.

DOESN'T TAKE LONG. SO PROTECT YOURSELVES.

DON'T GET IN THE MIDST OF THE MIDDLE OF IT, BUT GET THE POLICE OFFICERS OUT THERE TO TO HELP YOU.

SO WE DON'T WANT ANY ISSUES.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.

SO, UM, NUMBER TWO, I JUST BECAME PRESIDENT OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

AND THAT'S NOT.

THAT'S NOT. NO.

THE REASON WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING MORE STUFF BACK TO YOU NOW THAT NOW THAT A LOT OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IS AS MAYOR PRO TEM LAU TALKED ABOUT ABOUT LOSING OUR RIGHTS AS LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IS LIKE IT'S IT'S 24 OR IT'S 34 CITIES, TWO MUNICIPALITIES AND TWO WATER DISTRICTS.

WE CONSTANTLY REVIEW ON STAFF.

WE REVIEW ALL THE BILLS, WHETHER WE AMEND OR WE DENY OR WE APPROVE.

AND WE'LL START BRINGING SOME OF THAT INFORMATION BACK TO US TO SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE LOCAL ENTITY.

BECAUSE ALL OF US CITIES ARE THE SAME ISSUES, THEY'RE JUST THE SAME ISSUES.

BUT WE NEED TO START REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT OUR HIGHER ELECTEDS AND THE SENATE CONGRESS AND, YOU KNOW, STATE WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AS FAR AS WHAT BILLS, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY OR WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP US WITH.

SO I'LL TRY TO START BRINGING MORE INFORMATION BACK TO COUNCIL, BUT ALSO TO OUR RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON AND GET SOME INPUT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

WE NEED TO START LOOKING AT WHAT'S GOING ON AND BE BE A PART OF THE ACTION.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT.

WE DO APPRECIATE THE INPUT AND WE'RE GOING TO HAMMER OUT THIS CHRISTMAS DAY NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT, NOW WE RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION.

[CLOSED SESSION]

I'M GIVING IT TO YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

AGAIN, WE DID BRING ON TO THE AGENDA TO ITEMS, THE FIRST BEING THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957 AND POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION ONE CASE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9

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SORRY, SORRY.

LABOR NEGOTIATIONS.

THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THEY TOLD ME TO DO THIS ON MY OWN, TO DO THIS, AND IT'S OKAY TO DO THAT.

SO THE LABOR NEGOTIATIONS IS A CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 NEGOTIATORS ARE THE CITY MANAGER, CITY ASSISTANT, CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE THE LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

AND THAT REMEMBER EVERYONE AGAIN? COFFEE WITH A COP. DON'T FORGET.

OKAY. COFFEE WITH A COP.

PERK YOUR PARK. YOU STILL HAVE TO TONIGHT.

WHAT IS IT? MIDNIGHT. MIDNIGHT, I THINK.

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE. LET'S GO.

AND THEN MAKE SURE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

THIS COFFEE WITH A COP IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

WE'VE GOT THE FRIENDLIEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN ANY CITY OF THE STATE OR IN THE UNITED STATES, ANY STATE.

SO LET'S GET WITH THE COPS, SEE WHAT'S GOING ON, HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THAT.

OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 2ND AT 5:30 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL. AND YOU GUYS ALL HAVE A GOOD NIGHT, UNFORTUNATELY.

I WASN'T ANYWHERE HERE.

I'M LIKE, WAIT A SECOND.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.