Oct 02, 2023 City Council

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WELCOME. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING, THIS STUDY SESSION TO ORDER AT 5:31 P.M.

[CALL TO ORDER]

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

PRESENT. ALL PRESENT.

HELLO? OVER THERE.

WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT AND OUR MEETING IN WHICH WE WILL BE CONDUCTING A STUDY SESSION ON THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS.

EXTREMELY EXCITING.

AND 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.

WHICH MEANS, CHRISTIE, CAN YOU PLEASE BEHAVE YOURSELF AND.

MEG, PLEASE.

YOURSELVES. MR. DOMER, CAN YOU PLEASE CONDUCT A STUDY SESSION?

[STUDY SESSION ON LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICTS]

MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS EVENING.

YES. SO, AS STATED, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING LANDSCAPE LIGHTING, MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS IN THE CITY.

THE INTENT GET THE CLICKER TO WORK HERE.

THE INTENT. HERE WE GO.

THE INTENT OF TONIGHT IS REALLY JUST TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW.

WE WILL GET INTO SOME NUMBERS IN DETAILS.

THESE ARE SNAPSHOT NUMBERS.

THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A PRESENTATION WITH SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR DIRECTION THAT WE'RE ASKING FROM COUNCIL.

CERTAINLY, WE CAN GET INTO DISCUSSIONS IF THAT'S OF INTEREST TO COUNCIL.

BUT YEAH, IT'S REALLY JUST A PRESENTATION ON CURRENT STATUS AND WHERE WE LOOK TO MAKE NEXT STEPS TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE LMDS.

SO HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TONIGHT.

WHAT IS AN LMD? TOUCH ON THE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT OF 1972.

OVERVIEW OF EXISTING LMDS CURRENT BUDGET DETAILS.

AND THEN WE'LL DRILL DOWN INTO THE FURTHER DETAILS ON A FEW OF THEM.

AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, POTENTIAL ACTIONS MOVING FORWARD.

SOMETHING TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FOR THE FUTURE.

SO WHAT IS AN LMD? A LANDSCAPE LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.

AN LMD IS A SUBSET OF WHAT'S CALLED A SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICT WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE SIX SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICTS THE CITY RUNS AND MAINTAINS.

NOW, WHEN I SAY SIX ARE IN THE CITY, THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY INCLUDE ALL THE OTHER SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICTS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT MIGHT BE ON PROPERTY TAX BILLS, PROPERTY OWNERS. BUT THERE ARE SIX THAT ARE RUN THROUGH THE CITY.

THERE MAY BE MANY MORE VECTOR CONTROL SANITATION.

THE LIST IS LONG AND LENGTHY, BUT THOSE ARE ALSO SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICTS.

SO WHAT IS A SPECIAL BENEFIT DISTRICT? MUCH LIKE THE TITLE WOULD PROBABLY INDICATE, IT IS A DISTRICT THAT RECEIVES A SPECIAL BENEFIT.

THAT BENEFIT IS SOMETHING THAT IS OVER AND ABOVE WHAT IS WELL DEFINED AS THE GENERAL BENEFIT.

LIKE I SAID, WE'VE GOT SIX WITHIN THE CITY.

I'LL HIGHLIGHT THEM IN THE VENN DIAGRAM.

THERE'S MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT ACT THAT'S 80 41M THAT COVERS THE SLOPES AND DRAINAGE ALONG ESPERANZA.

WE'VE GOT THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICTS 91, WHICH COVERS A NUMBER OF SERVICES IN THE SAN PABLO BUSINESS DISTRICT.

WE'VE GOT CFD 11 ONE, WHICH WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF A FEW MEETINGS AGO, GOING THROUGH THAT LENGTHY AND COMPLICATED ANNEXATION PROCESS.

BUT THAT IS FOR FIRE SERVICES.

AND TONIGHT, ROUNDING OUT WHAT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO FOCUS ON IS THE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT DISTRICTS.

WE GOT SIX DISTRICT.

SIX. DISTRICT SEVEN.

DISTRICT EIGHT. THREE TOTAL.

THREE TOTAL. OF THOSE? YES. DISTRICT SIX HAS DIFFERENT ZONES.

AND WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS.

BUT THREE BIG THREE BIG DISTRICTS.

YEP. SO LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT IN 1972, THIS WAS ESTABLISHED AS A VEHICLE OR A METHOD TO GIVE AUTHORITY TO CITIES TO DERIVE REVENUE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE CITY CAN MAINTAIN.

YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE SECTIONS OF STREETS AND HIGHWAY CODE DIVISION 15 FROM SECTION 22,500 TO 22 679.

REALLY GETTING INTO THE MEAT AND POTATOES OF WHAT IS COVERED UNDER THE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT.

WE'VE GOT A LIST HERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE.

IT'S PLANTING AND LANDSCAPING, AS TITLE WOULD INDICATE, STATUARY FOUNTAINS AND OTHER ORNAMENTAL STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES, PUBLIC LIGHTING FACILITIES, OTHER RELATED FACILITIES RELATED TO THE ABOVE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAD IRRIGATION AT THE TOP OF A HILL AND NEEDED TO PUMP THAT WATER TO THE TOP OF THE HILL, IT'D BE PUMP STATIONS, IRRIGATION SYSTEM, WATER MAINS, IT COULD BE ACCESS ROADS, IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT FACILITIES.

OF COURSE, ULTIMATELY TIED TO THOSE AESTHETIC OR, YOU KNOW, VISUALLY IMPROVING TYPE FEATURES.

BUT THE LIST IS LONG AND WIDE.

IF IT'S TIED TO THOSE AND THEN PARK, THOSE CAN BE INCLUDED AS WELL AS LAND ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PARKS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES.

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SO, THEY'RE ALL HIGHLIGHTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY THERE.

APOLOGIZE THAT THE MAP ON THE BACKGROUND IS A LITTLE LIGHT.

BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE, WE'VE GOT DISTRICT SIX, ZONE 4-1 UP IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE TOWN.

WE'VE GOT DISTRICT SIX. ZONE THREE IS AN INFILL PROJECT MID MIDTOWN, JUST SOUTH OF SOUTH FOOTHILL.

THERE IN DISTRICT SIX, ZONE FIVE, THAT'S THE SAN PAOLO DISTRICT.

WE GOT SIX DISTRICT SIX, ZONE SIX AND TWO OF THE RESIDENTIAL INFILL PROJECTS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, DISTRICT EIGHT UP AT THE TOP AND DISTRICT SEVEN, SANDWICHED BETWEEN DISTRICT SIX, 4-2 AND 4-1.

SO THAT'S JUST GENERALLY WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND THIS IS ALSO KIND OF AN INDICATION OF, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE STORY OF DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THIS OBVIOUSLY THE OLD TOWN AREA WAS FIRST WE HAD VARIOUS INFILL PROJECTS, BUT CERTAINLY THE NORTH PART OF TOWN HAS BEEN MORE IN TERMS OF OVERALL CITY HISTORY RECENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT.

AND THAT KIND OF COINCIDES WITH WHEN THESE REVENUE SOURCES WERE CREATED.

AGAIN, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

YOU CAN LOOK DOWN THE DATES.

WE GOT A PARCEL COUNT AS DISTRICT SIX HAS A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ZONES WITHIN IT.

THERE'S A TOTAL OF SIX.

IT DOESN'T START WITH ZONE ONE.

ZONE ONE IS A CITYWIDE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ASSESSED IN QUITE A WHILE, BUT WE DO HAVE TWO.

WE GOT A4-1 AND A FOUR DASH, TWO DIFFERENT DISTRICT SEVEN AND EIGHT.

YOU'LL SEE THEY ALL SORT OF IN THE 90S EARLY TO MID 90S THAT THESE WERE CREATED AGAIN COINCIDING WITH DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE CITY AROUND THAT TIME.

LLMD PROCESS DETAILS.

OKAY, SO THE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT, THESE ARE SEPARATE DISTRICTS THAT DO GENERATE REVENUE FROM THE PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED WITHIN THOSE BOUNDARIES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED THAT REVENUE STAYS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

THAT MONEY DOES NOT MOVE INTO THE GENERAL FUND.

IT DOES NOT MOVE OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT.

IT'S INTENDED SPECIFICALLY TO STAY IN THAT DISTRICT FOR THE EXPLICIT USE OF THOSE BENEFITS AS DEFINED WHEN THE WHEN IT WAS CREATED.

YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF LANDSCAPE LIGHTING, MAINTENANCE, DISTRICT IMPROVEMENTS.

AS I WENT THROUGH THE LIST, YOU KNOW, SOME AREAS MAY HAVE STATUES AND FOUNTAINS, SOME MAY NOT, SOME MAY HAVE FENCE, SOME MAY NOT.

SOME MAY HAVE TREES AND TURF, SOME MAY HAVE JUST A HILLSIDE THAT NEEDS TO BE MANAGED.

SO IT'S REALLY KIND OF A WIDE ARRAY OF WHAT YOU CAN DO AND YOU CANNOT REALLY EFFECTIVELY OR QUANTITATIVELY IN A GREAT WAY COMPARE ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER. THEY'RE INDIVIDUALS.

AND SO WHEN WE GET INTO THE NUMBERS, I'LL ALSO POINT THAT OUT.

THE PROCESS STAFF BRINGS THIS TO CITY COUNCIL ONCE A YEAR, TYPICALLY IN THE SPRING, THROUGH REQUIREMENTS OF THE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT, WE HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS A PROTEST HEARING PROCESS ANNUALLY.

THE ASSESSMENTS THAT ARE LEVIED AGAINST THESE PROPERTIES, THEY'RE NOT TAXES.

IT LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE A TAX.

THE RESIDENTS ARE PAYING THE GOVERNMENT TO DO THINGS THAT INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS, BUT THESE ARE NOT TAXES.

THESE ARE ASSESSMENTS FOR BENEFITS RECEIVED SO AS NO CORRELATION WITH PROPERTY VALUE.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU HAD TWO PROPERTIES RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, ONE WAS DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE OTHER, BUT THEY WERE BOTH ASSESSED AN EQUAL SHARE OF BENEFIT.

THEY WOULD BOTH PAY THE SAME AMOUNT.

AGAIN, NO PROPERTY VALUE CORRELATION.

YES, THESE ARE ASSESSED AND PAID THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES.

YES. YES. SO THESE DO END UP ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL, WHICH I'M SURE I KNOW I GOT MINE LAST WEEK.

THOSE ARE STARTING TO HIT THE MAILBOXES.

SO YOU'LL SEE WHEN THEY DO, WHEN THE ASSESSOR DOES THE ASSESSED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY, THEY APPLY THE PERCENTAGE.

TYPICALLY IT'S 1% AND THEN THE LINE ITEMS ARE BELOW THAT.

YOU HAVE VECTOR CONTROL SANITATION DISTRICT.

IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE IN AN LLMD, YOU'LL SEE THAT IF YOU'RE IN A CFD, YOU'LL SEE THAT SO ON.

SO IT IS PAID THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE LEE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL.

SO THAT'S WHY IT LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE A TAX, BUT IT'S, IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A TAX.

SO PARSING, PARSING, SPLITTING HAIRS ON THAT.

BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S CLEAR.

SO YES.

SO, UM, YEAH.

SO EACH.

YES, SIR. IS IT A TAX? NO. EACH YEAR WE BRING THE BUDGET FORWARD IN THE ENGINEER'S REPORT, WHICH IS ANOTHER ASPECT THAT'S REQUIRED THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT. AND IN THERE YOU'LL SEE DEFICITS AND SURPLUSES CARRIED FORWARD OR APPLIED AS, AS APPLICABLE.

SO IT'S A RUNNING BALANCE IN THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALSO KIND OF A FACET TO BE AWARE OF.

AND THEN THE LAST BULLET POINT THERE, THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT BULLET POINT THAT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS OBVIOUSLY THESE THESE LMDS, THESE LMD DISTRICTS WERE CREATED IN CORRELATION

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WHEN THOSE PROJECTS WERE BROUGHT FORTH TO THE COUNCIL, THE UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT OBVIOUSLY THIS CONDITION TO BE ANNEXED OR CREATED INTO A DISTRICT WAS INTENDED FOR THESE DISTRICTS TO PAY THEIR WAY FOR THEIR IMPROVEMENTS.

SO IF YOU SEE AND WE'LL GET INTO LOOKING AT MORE VISUAL ASPECTS, I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORDS ON THIS SLIDE, BUT IF YOU SEE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THOSE DISTRICTS, IT'S FUNDED BY THOSE THAT GET THE BENEFIT OF IT.

AND THAT'S THE INTENT OF WHY THESE ARE CREATED.

YES. I'VE GOT ONE MORE TAX QUESTION.

YES, TAXES ARE DEDUCTIBLE.

ARE THESE ASSESSMENTS IN ANY WAY DEDUCTIBLE BY THE HOMEOWNERS? UH, I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE HIM NOT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION ON THE GROUNDS THAT HE WOULD BE ILLEGALLY PRACTICING TAX LAW.

I THINK IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I DON'T PRACTICE TAX LAW EITHER, SO JUST, UH, I THINK, I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THEY WOULD NEED TO DISCUSS WITH THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTANTS. YEAH.

SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO ANSWER THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE CAN ANSWER FOR THAT.

NO, I'M SORRY. WE'RE JUST GOING TO ASSESS IT.

BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF DOING THE WORK.

UH OH. WE'RE STUCK.

THANK YOU. YEAH, I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO THE NUMBERS NOW.

SO. SO HOLD ON TIGHT.

I'LL TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE AND JUST HIGHLIGHT THINGS.

SO WE'VE GOT SPECIFICALLY THE SUB ZONES WITHIN DISTRICT SIX.

YOU'LL SEE THE ZONE LIFTED THERE.

THE NEXT COLUMN TO YOUR RIGHT IS THE FISCAL YEAR 23-24 BUDGET.

THE NEXT COLUMN TO YOUR RIGHT AFTER THAT IS THE ASSESSMENT REVENUE.

AGAIN FOR 23-24, WE'VE GOT THE APPLIED RESERVES GENERAL FUND LOAN.

AND I WANT TO FOCUS ON THIS LAST COLUMN HERE FOR A MINUTE.

CPI ESCALATION ALLOWED.

CPI IS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S BASICALLY INFLATION, RIGHT? AND IT'S A IT'S A NUMBER THAT GETS CREATED AND IT IS REGIONAL.

IT'S DEVELOPED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THEY ISSUE IT. IT TYPICALLY SHOWS A YEAR TO YEAR ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

SO, IF YOU SEE MARCH 23RD TO MARCH 24TH, YOU'LL GET THAT.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE A MONTH-TO-MONTH DIFFERENCE IN THAT.

SO, INFLATION IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT AS WE'VE GOTTEN THE RECENT EXPERIENCE, IT'S JUMPED UP QUITE A BIT AND CONTINUES TO CAUSE CHALLENGES ACROSS THE BOARD FROM A TANK OF GAS TO A LOAF OF BREAD.

SO, WITHIN THESE DISTRICTS, THIS DISTRICTS ZONES, YOU'LL NOTICE ONLY ZONE SIX HAS THE ABILITY TO INFLATE OR INCREASE THE ASSESSMENT BASED ON THE CPI ESCALATION.

HOWEVER, THAT IS CAPPED AT 3%.

SO, THERE WE GO.

IT'S WORKING. ALL RIGHT.

SO IT'S THE SAME TABLE.

BUT I'M HIGHLIGHTING A FEW THINGS THAT YOU MAY HAVE PICKED UP ON AS WE WERE LOOKING AT THAT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.

IF YOU RUN DOWN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM AND YOU COMPARE THOSE TWO THAT ARE IN THE GOLD HIGHLIGHT, YOU'LL NOTICE THE ASSESSMENT REVENUE FOR ALL OF THEM WAS, WELL, ZONE FIVE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT.

THE ASSESSMENT REVENUE FOR ALL OF THEM IS BEING OUTPACED BY THE BUDGET.

AND SO WHAT WE HAVE IS A SITUATION WHERE WE EITHER HAVE TO APPLY RESERVES OR A GENERAL FUND LOAN, WHICH IS THAT LAST COLUMN THERE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE GENERAL FUND LOAN AMOUNT BEING APPLIED FOR ZONE THREE, ZONE 4-1 AND ZONE SIX.

ZONE FIVE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE MORE ROOM TO RUN ON THE ASSESSMENT BEFORE IT GETS MAXED OUT.

ALL THE OTHER ZONES ARE MAXED OUT TO THE MOST THAT WE CAN ASSESS THEM.

AND SO THERE'S NO MORE REVENUE TO GAIN FROM THOSE.

THEY'RE SORT OF STUCK.

THERE IS NO CPI INFLATOR.

AND SO, ON ZONE FIVE, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE ROOM, ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T HAVE A CPI INFLATOR, SO TIME WILL CATCH UP.

AND THAT BOTTOM BULLET POINT, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE GENERAL FUND LOAN CONTRIBUTION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR OF 2324 WAS $39,608.

YES.

YES. CORRECT. YEAH.

THERE IS NO MORE RESERVES TO APPLY.

IF THEY HAD RESERVES, WE WOULD.

AND SO FACED WITH A SITUATION OF BALANCING THE BUDGET, THAT'S WHERE THE GENERAL FUND LOAN COMES INTO PLAY.

SO, WE'LL GET THERE.

IT WILL BE A PROCESS, I THINK IF YOU IF YOU DON'T MIND HOLDING THAT QUESTION TILL THE END, WE'LL GET THERE.

OKAY. SO WE HAD TWO OTHER DISTRICTS WITHIN THE CITY.

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AGAIN, YOU'LL NOTICE IN THE GOLD HIGHLIGHT THERE, THE FOURTH TABLE OR FOURTH COLUMN TO THE RIGHT, APPLIED RESERVES IS BEING USED TO BALANCE THE BUDGET.

BOTH ALSO HAVE NO CPI ESCALATOR MOVING ON.

YEAH. NO, GO AHEAD. OKAY.

WELL SO YEAH, THERE'S, THERE IS AN EBB AND FLOW TO ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.

SOME YEARS ARE NOT AS EXPENSIVE AS OTHERS.

THERE'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COSTS SAY THERE WAS A CONTROLLER THERE THAT NEEDS TO PLACE FOR THE IRRIGATION.

THERE WERE SOME, A WIND EVENT, YOU KNOW, THE KNOCKED DOWN A BUNCH OF TREES THAT THAT PUT SOMETHING IN THAT WASN'T NECESSARILY PLANNED FOR.

ON THIS SLIDE THOUGH, REALLY WHAT THIS IS SHOWING YOU A TEN YEAR SNAPSHOT IS LIKE, SO HOW DID WE GET HERE TODAY? WHERE WERE WE TEN YEARS AGO? WHERE ARE WE TODAY? THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY INTENDED TO BE A FULL-BLOWN AUDIT OF ALL HISTORY, SO WE CAN GET TO THOSE NUMBERS EVENTUALLY.

I DON'T HAVE THOSE HERE TONIGHT, BUT THIS IS REALLY JUST INTENDED TO BE A SNAPSHOT TO CONVEY SORT OF THE DETAILS, WHAT'S HAPPENING.

SO YOU NOTICE BETWEEN THE FISCAL YEAR 1314 AND FISCAL YEAR 23-24, THAT THIRD, FOURTH COLUMN TO THE RIGHT IN THE BLUE HIGHLIGHT IDENTIFIES THE PERCENT CHANGE IN BUDGET.

SO, TEN YEARS, YOU'LL SEE WE'VE JUMPED FROM 39, 80, MID 20S 60 DISTRICT EIGHT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN OUTLIER AND THAT'S WHY I SAID THERE'S AN EBB AND FLOW. THAT ONE'S ONLY BUMPED UP 2%.

BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY A SNAPSHOT.

LOOKING AT THOSE SPECIFIC YEARS.

IT'S NOT ANALYZING 20 YEARS, 30 YEARS THAT THESE HAVE BEEN AROUND.

YES. NO ASSESSMENT REVENUE.

AGAIN, I'M DOING THE SAME COMPARISON BETWEEN REVENUE VERSUS WHERE WE WERE TEN YEARS AGO AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

YOU KNOW, WITH NO CPI INFLATOR, I THINK I'VE ALREADY KIND OF SPOILED THE ENDING ON THIS IS THERE'S NO INCREASE.

THIS HAS BEEN FLAT ACROSS TEN YEARS WITH EXCEPTION TO ZONE SIX, WHERE WE HAD THAT 3% CPI INCREASE.

OF COURSE, THESE LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERING 710%.

WE'VE BEEN STUCK AT THREE.

BUT THE YEARS PRIOR WHERE INFLATION WAS STEADY IN THE TWO ISH PERCENT RANGE, WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET SOMETHING.

BUT LOOKING TEN YEARS TO YEAR TO YEAR, IT'S A IT'S A 25% JUMP COMPARED TO A 61% JUMP ON THE BUDGET.

SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE'VE GOT SOME LIMITATIONS.

SO, THE NEXT QUESTION THAT YOU MIGHT ALL BE THINKING IS, WELL, WHAT'S THE FUTURE? SO OBVIOUSLY ZONE 6 3, ZONE 4-1 AND ZONE SIX TIME IS OUT.

WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE GENERAL FUNDS ARE BEING USED.

THE REMAINDER OF THOSE ZONES THAT WERE NOT LISTED HAVE RESERVES.

BUT AGAIN, ASIDE FROM THE ONE THAT'S GOT THE INFLATOR, BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S AT ZERO, WE'VE GOT SOME TIME TO BURN AGAINST THOSE RESERVES.

HOWEVER, THIS IS ONLY INTENDED TO CONVEY MAYBE AN ORDER OF PRIORITY INTO ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY OF THOSE CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS, ANY OF THOSE YEAR TO YEAR EXPENSES.

THIS IS PURELY TAKING WHAT THE RESERVE IS RIGHT NOW AND THE THE USE OF THAT RESERVE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET THIS FISCAL YEAR AND DIVIDING THAT INTO THAT. SO, I DID A LITTLE BIT OF APPROXIMATION TO KIND OF ROUND OUT THE NUMBERS AND GET WHAT I THINK IS A BETTER NUMBER.

BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, ANY ONE OF THESE COULD BE IN TROUBLE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A ZONE 6-5, IF SOME CATASTROPHIC OCCURRENCE HAPPENED TO THE BUDGET, IT COULD ACCELERATE THAT OR IT COULD ALSO DECELERATE AND SLOW IT DOWN.

SO REALLY, THIS IS JUST KIND OF CONTEXT WHEN YOU COMPARE THOSE TO EACH OTHER OF, YOU KNOW, YOU LOOK AT DISTRICT SEVEN AND DISTRICT SIX, 4-2, THOSE MIGHT BE ON THE NEXT ROUND AFTER THESE THREE THAT ARE IN RED.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT AND MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW FROM OUR OWN BUDGET, WE WOULDN'T WANT TO BE USING OUR RESERVES FOR OPERATIONAL.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR A WHILE ON THIS.

AND SO YOU WANT TO HAVE A RESERVE POLICY CREATED THAT ALLOWS FOR THOSE ONE TIME ISSUES AND SOME TYPE OF DISASTER OR FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDED DIRECTION.

WE WILL COME BACK TO YOU AT A LATER DATE WITH RESERVE POLICIES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT CODY IS PROVIDING TO YOU TONIGHT.

I HIT THAT MIC. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.

YES. DOES THAT DOESN'T THAT.

THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE IN DISTRICT FIVE, WHICH IS NOT STRIKE THAT DISTRICT THREE.

THAT WOULD BE RIGHT THERE. WHERE? NORTH LA VERNE.

THAT'S WHERE FIRE STATION THREE WOULD BE.

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THESE ARE SET UP AS INDIVIDUAL DISTRICTS.

AND I'LL WE'LL GET INTO THE EXACT LOCATIONS BECAUSE I WAS ANTICIPATING THAT QUESTION.

GOTCHA. PICTURES AND ALL KINDS.

YEAH, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THROUGH THE NUMBERS, GUYS.

WE'RE THROUGH THE NUMBERS, SO.

OH, I LOVE THAT. BUT THAT ALSO BECAUSE I SUFFER FROM SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS.

SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I FORGOT WHAT I WAS SAYING.

BUT RIGHT THERE WHERE THE RESERVOIR IS.

SO THAT AREA LOOKS LIKE IS ALL METROPOLITAN WATER.

THAT'S PART OF ONE OF THE LMDS.

YEAH. OKAY. SO THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE CAN REACH OUT TO METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT.

NO, BECAUSE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT HAS IT'S A DIFFERENT AGENCY.

THIS WAS SET UP SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS.

SO I WON'T SPEAK FOR METROPOLITAN WATER, BUT I WOULD SAY I WOULD NOT PUT A WHOLE LOT OF WEIGHT INTO THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT PANNING OUT FOR THEM TO TO SHARE MONEY WITH US. WE COULD ASK NICELY, THOUGH.

I MEAN, YEAH, SINCE IT'S IN THERE AND BORDERS EVERYTHING BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE METROPOLITAN.

AND SINCE WE HAVE THREE VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD ASK THEM.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT. YEAH, NOBODY CARES.

OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I CARE. I CARE.

JUST TRYING TO SAVE MONEY REAL QUICK BEFORE AND I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.

NOW, WHY IS THE CPI ONLY APPLIED TO ONE AND NOT TO THE OTHERS? AND IS THERE A WAY TO GET CPI APPLIED TO THE OTHERS, OR IS THAT A LOST CAUSE? THERE IS A WAY, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL GET TO THAT ONE.

COME ON, CODY, BRING THE QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. YEAH, BUT.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL RUN THROUGH THESE REAL QUICK.

SO, WHAT I'VE DONE HERE, THE NEXT FEW SLIDES IS HIGHLIGHTED.

THE PARTICULAR ZONES THAT ARE AT THE ZERO LEVEL AND USING THE GENERAL FUND LOAN TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS.

SO THAT WAY WE CAN KIND OF PUT REAL, REAL KIND OF VISUAL REFERENCES TO WHAT AND WHERE AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.

WHY DO WE HAVE THESE ISSUES? SO ZONE DISTRICT SIX, ZONE THREE, THIS IS WHAT I LIKE TO CALL TO THE TABLE OR TRACT.

IT'S UP THERE AT ZONE THREE.

IT'S COMPRISED OF TRACT MAP NUMBER THREE FIVE 405.

IT'S GOT 34 PARCELS IN IT.

THE CURRENT ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, AGAIN, THIS IS MAXED OUT.

SO, THIS HAS BEEN THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IS $99.59 PER PARCEL AND THAT'S AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT PER YEAR.

THE GENERAL FUND LOAN, AGAIN, JUST REPEATING WHAT WE'VE MENTIONED IS IT'S $4,700 IN CHANGE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SO HERE'S SOME ACTUAL AND QUITE COME OUT AS GOOD AS I'D HOPED TO ON THE RIGHT SIDE BUT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE EVEN MAINTAINING WITH THIS.

SO IT'S REALLY IN THIS ONE, IT'S THE FRONTAGE.

YOU'LL SEE WE'VE GOT WHEELER RUNNING THERE, NORTH, SOUTH.

THIS IS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF FOOTHILL, THE DEL TACO.

TO THE NORTH. WE'VE GOT THE MWD WEYMOUTH PLANT TO THE SOUTH THERE.

AND SO THIS COVERS THE FRONTAGE, THE TREES, THE LAWN, THE SHRUBS, THE IRRIGATION.

THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT IN THIS.

AND HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORT OF THE ACTUAL LINE AND BUDGET BUDGETS.

YOU CAN JUST LOOK DOWN AND SEE, WELL, HOW HOW DO YOU SPEND $8,100 A YEAR ON THAT THAT GREEN BELT THERE? WE GOT $600 IN STAFF TIME.

BUT YOU'LL NOTICE THE BIG LINE ITEMS ARE CONTRACTUAL MAINTENANCE AND OF COURSE, WATER AND UTILITIES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS A LIMITED CONTROL OF WHAT WE'VE GOT OVER THAT.

SO THAT GETS US TO $8,100.

TO SUMMARIZE REAL QUICK, WE'VE GOT 34 PARCELS.

THEY'RE CURRENTLY PAYING $99 AND CHANGE.

WE'VE GOT A GAP BETWEEN REVENUE AND BUDGET TO CLOSE THAT GAP.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON THIS.

THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT NUMBER.

THIS IS JUST THIS YEAR IS $138.94 PER PARCEL.

SO, IF YOU ASK ME, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE? YES. PER PARCEL.

IT'S BROKEN DOWN PER PARCEL.

SO. YES.

YEAH. SO. YEAH, EXACTLY.

YEAH. NO, NO, NO.

SO THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, HEY, HOW MUCH MORE DOES EVERYBODY HAVE TO CONTRIBUTE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET? AND THAT WOULD BE THE INDIVIDUAL PARCELS CONTRIBUTION OVER AND ABOVE THE CURRENT MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT.

AGAIN, NO CPI ON THIS ONE, AND THAT WOULD BE THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324.

THAT WOULD JUST BE THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT, NOT PAYING ANY DEFICITS, NOT PUTTING ANY RESERVES, NOT PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.

THAT JUST COVERS THAT'S THE, YEAH, IT'S THE MONTH TO MONTH OR THE PAYCHECK-TO-PAYCHECK TYPE APPROACH.

SO, LLMD DISTRICT SIX, 4-1.

THIS IS A MUCH LARGER DISTRICT.

THIS IS NORTH OF BASELINE, UH, EAST OF WHEELER.

IT RUNS QUITE FAR NORTH, ALL THE WAY UP TO BIRDIE, I BELIEVE, IS REALLY THE NORTH END OF THIS ONE.

UM, THIS HAS GOT 540 PARCELS.

THE ANNUAL BUDGET IS 141,000.

I'M SORRY. WHERE IS THE ANNUAL BUDGET? THAT'S ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SORRY.

THIS ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IS $141.85.

THIS ONE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE TWO.

THERE'S ONE MORE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS IT'S GOT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE FRONTAGE NECESSARILY.

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IT ALSO HAS RIPARIAN AREAS, SO CREEK DAYLIGHTS THERE AND RUNS THROUGH THERE.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE'S THREE PARKS WITHIN THIS DISTRICT.

WE'VE GOT HERITAGE PARK, WE'VE GOT MILLS PARK AND OAK MESA.

DID I WRITE THAT DOWN? I THINK THAT'S OAK MESA UP THERE.

YEP. OAK MESA. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

THOSE PARKS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE LLMD, SO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THEY COULD BE, BUT THEY'RE NOT.

THE. THE HOUSING DOES NOT PAY FOR THE PARK.

THE CITY, YES, THE PARKS IS A GENERAL BENEFIT.

THE HOUSING COVERS THE BELTWAY THAT ALL THOSE RESIDENTS PROBABLY DRIVE BY ON THEIR WAY IN AND OUT.

THEY HAVE THE RIPARIAN AREA THAT THEY CAN ENJOY, AND THIS BACKS UP AGAINST THEIR PROPERTIES AS WELL.

IS IT MILLS PARK? MORE TO THE WEST OF WHEELER MILLS PARK IS A LASER POINTER.

YEAH, BUT. YEAH, BUT ACCORDING TO THAT, IT WASN'T IN THE DISTRICT MILLS PARK.

RIGHT. THERE IT IS.

IT IS RIGHT ON THE EDGE.

THAT'S THAT CORNER. IN FACT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN SEE IT.

THERE IS A SMALL SPOT RIGHT THERE THAT IS ACTUALLY MAINTAINED.

IT'S A LITTLE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT A POCKET PARK, BUT SOME FRONTAGE THAT IS.

GOT IT. OKAY.

BECAUSE THERE'S WHEELER. OKAY.

SO WE'VE GOT THE VISUAL REFERENCE OF PICTURES AGAIN.

WHAT IS IT THAT WE'RE DOING? THIS IS THE THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT IS A STREET VIEW LOOKING NORTH ON VIA RANCHO LA VERNE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT BELTWAY, THE GREEN SPACE ON BOTH SIDES AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS HIGHLIGHTED THERE FOR YOU.

HERE'S THE BUDGET AGAIN.

WE'LL CUT TO THE CHASE.

IT'S $110,000 ON THE ANNUAL BASIS.

YOU'LL NOTICE UTILITIES AT $45,000 AND CONTRACTUAL MAINTENANCE THAT ADDS UP TO $50,000 IS A IS A BIG CHUNK OF WHAT IT TAKES TO MAINTAIN THAT DISTRICT AND ZONE.

HERE'S THAT SUMMARY SPREADSHEET.

I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE REPETITIVE.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THIS FORMAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN 540 PARCELS.

THE GAP IN BUDGET VERSUS REVENUE.

IF YOU TAKE IT DOWN TO A PER PARCEL BASIS, WE'RE LOOKING AT $61.86 AS THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS WHAT WOULD BE THE GAP TO CLOSE THOSE BUDGETS FOR THIS YEAR? SORRY, CODY, JUST AND IT SAYS MAX ASSESSMENT.

DOES THAT MEAN SOME PEOPLE MIGHT NOT PAY THE MAX ASSESSMENT? THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

OKAY. SO THAT IS THE MAX ASSESSMENT AS IN I CAN'T RECOMMEND ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT.

WE CAN GO LOWER THOUGH.

HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS RUNNING IN A DEFICIT, I WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO RECOMMEND THAT TO COUNCIL THAT WE ASSESS LESS THAN THAT.

IF THIS ZONE, LET'S SAY, AND THIS THAT'S A PERFECT QUESTION TO HIGHLIGHT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS ZONE AND DISTRICT SIX 5 OR 6, DISTRICT SIX, ZONE FIVE, ZONE FIVE HAS MORE ROOM TO RUN ON THE MAX ASSESSMENT.

SO WE'RE NOT ASSESSING THE MAX ASSESSMENT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THE COST AND THE RESERVES, WE'RE BALANCING THE BUDGET.

AND THERE'S AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION THERE.

WE HAVE RESERVES AND I'M OBLIGATED TO RETURN THEM.

WE CAN'T JUST BUILD PILES OF MONEY INTO PERPETUITY.

WE HAVE TO MANAGE IT IN A MEANINGFUL AND EFFECTIVE WAY.

SO I COULD RUN IT MORE AND I COULD BALANCE THE BUDGET JUST IN THE ASSESSMENTS, BUT I HAVE TO RETURN RESERVES IN THAT ONE.

SO THAT ONE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BETTER SITUATIONS OF THESE, LLMD DISTRICT SIX, ZONE SIX.

SO, THIS IS THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT UP THE STREET HERE, RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF FRUIT AND AMHERST.

UM. AGAIN, WE'VE GOT 30 PARCELS, THE PER PARCEL ASSESSMENTS, $301.39.

AND I WANT TO CIRCLE BACK TO ONE OF THE THINGS I SAID IS YOU'LL NOTICE THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHER ASSESSMENTS.

AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FRONTAGE, WELL, IT'S NOT THAT MUCH.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE COMPONENTS THAT PLAYS INTO THE COST IS THE SPREAD.

SO, IF YOU HAVE A BIG COST AND A LOT OF PARCELS, YOU TAKE THAT BIG NUMBER AND DIVIDE IT BY A BIG NUMBER.

IF YOU HAVE A COST AND HAVE FEWER PARCELS, YOU CAN SEE THE TREND THERE.

THE PER PARCEL BREAKDOWN SOMETIMES CAN JUMP UP, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING, I DON'T WANT TO SAY GETTING LESS, BUT THEY'RE COVERING LESS.

SO, HERE'S AN AERIAL SHOT.

YOU CAN SEE THE FRONTAGE. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN ON THE RIGHT, THE STREET VIEW.

IT'S THAT SLOPE THERE THAT WE ALL PROBABLY DRIVE BY PRETTY OFTEN, I WOULD IMAGINE.

DISTRICT SIX, ZONE SIX.

HERE'S THE BUDGET BREAKDOWN AGAIN, HIGHLIGHTING THE BIG COSTS HERE, CONTRACTUAL MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES THAT ROUNDS US OUT TOO, WITH THE OTHER COSTS GETTING UP TO $10,520 ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

HERE'S THAT SLIDE AGAIN.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE GENERATING $9,000 IN REVENUE.

WE'VE GOT 30 PARCELS.

AND SO THE DIFFERENCE IN THE GAP TO BRING THAT REVENUE TO MATCH THE BUDGET JUST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2324 WOULD BE $49.29, $0.27, EXCUSE ME.

AND THIS IS ONE THAT DOES HAVE THE CPI AND I'LL GET TO YOUR QUESTION, BUT IT'S CAPPED AT 3%.

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TO BUDGET HERE, SO.

EXCUSE ME. WHERE ARE WE CHARGING THAT 3%? EXCUSE ME. WHERE ARE WE INCREASING THAT TO 3% WHERE WE CAN'T.

SO IT'S CAPPED AT THE CPI, BUT WE CAN'T EXCEED.

YES, WE HAVE BEEN I CAN'T SPEAK FOR ALL TIME, BUT I KNOW FOR AT LEAST AS FAR AS I CAN GO BACK ON, WE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNING AN INCREASE BASED ON THE CPI.

SO IF INFLATION IS 1.5%, WE ONLY GET 1.5%.

WE CAN'T GO TO THREE.

IT'S TIGHT. YEAH.

IF I KNOW.

WE TALKED ABOUT THREE, FOUR, ONE AND SIX.

HOW FAR AWAY ARE WE TO BE REACHING THE MAXIMUM ON TWO, FOUR, TWO AND FIVE.

UH, ON THEIR ON THEIR ZONES.

GOOD QUESTION. SO ZONE SIX FIVE.

WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME PULL OUT THE ENGINEER'S REPORT NOW.

HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

AND THEN I WILL ANSWER MAYOR PRO TEM'S QUESTION BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'S GOT IT.

THAT'S THE NEXT SLIDE.

AND MR. MAYOR, WHILE HE'S LOOKING FOR THAT INFORMATION, JUST WANT TO ALSO BRING UP, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL FACING A LOT OF THINGS FROM THE STATE.

SO, AB 1572 IS ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK RIGHT NOW.

MORE LIKELY IT'S GOING TO BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR.

BASICALLY WHAT THAT DOES IS IT PROHIBITS THE USE OF POTABLE WATER ON NON FUNCTIONAL TURF.

A LOT OF WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS NON FUNCTIONAL TURF.

SO FUNCTIONAL TURF WOULD BE WHERE YOU'RE PLAYING SOCCER OR DOING SOMETHING.

IT'S YOUR BUT THESE ARE ALL MEDIANS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT LANDSCAPING AREA.

SO THAT'S A MAJOR CONCERN HERE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT ASSEMBLY BILL IS, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO SOMEHOW REDO OUR SYSTEMS TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, RECYCLED WATER OR GO THROUGH THE COST OF TEARING OUT THE LANDSCAPING AND PLACING IT IN, WHICH IS A COSTLY ENDEAVOR IN ITSELF.

SO THOSE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE KIND OF FACING THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE RESERVES, BUT YOU SEE, WE'RE USING THEM FOR OPERATIONAL COSTS NOW BECAUSE I HAD THAT WRITTEN DOWN.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO WITH THE NON FUNCTIONAL GRASS ON THE SIDE OF MEDIANS TO CHANGE THAT, TO LIKE DROUGHT TOLERANT, MAYBE PLANTS OR ADD MORE JAPANESE CHERRY BLOSSOMS? YEAH. SO WE'LL FIND OUT WITHIN THE NEXT 14 DAYS OR SO IF THE GOVERNOR SIGNS IT, 12 DAYS OR SO IF HE SIGNS THAT PIECE.

BUT THAT IS A DISCUSSION WE'LL HAVE TO BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY.

INITIALLY, IT COSTS MONEY, BUT LATER DOWN THE LINE, IT WILL BE, IT COULD SAVE.

YEAH. SO, IT COULD, YOU KNOW, INITIAL COSTS COVER THE COSTS WITH THE ASSESSMENTS.

AND THEN EVENTUALLY YOU SEE THE ASSESSMENTS GO DOWN BECAUSE IT'S THE ZERO-ESCAPE TYPE THING.

YEAH. SO, WHY AREN'T WE GOING TO EITHER LOW MAINTENANCE OR NO MAINTENANCE TYPE OF TURF? EXCELLENT QUESTION. I THINK YOU'RE COMPETING NOW WITH COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

SO GOOD QUESTION.

YES, THAT IS THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.

SO THE ONE THING KEEP GOING.

SO THE ONE THING I WOULD ADD ADD TO TO MR. JOHNSON'S QUESTION IS, IS A CAPITAL COST, RIGHT? AND SO WITH NO BUDGET OR, YOU KNOW, GENERAL FUND BACKFILLING THE GAP, IT IS A DECISION TO BE MADE AND SOMETHING TO LOOK AT RETURN ON INVESTMENT.

HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO BREAK EVEN AND SO ON.

SO. UM, POTENTIAL OPTIONS GOING FORWARD.

SO THIS THIS IS, YOU KNOW, VERY SIMPLE.

WE'VE GOT THE FIRST BULLET POINT, WHICH IS BASICALLY A DO NOTHING OR STATUS QUO.

ABSOLUTELY. WE CAN CONTINUE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THERE'S NOTHING WITHIN THE CODE THAT PROHIBITS THE CITY FROM CONTRIBUTING GENERAL FUNDS TO COVER THE GAP.

I WILL SAY ACTUALLY, LET ME SAVE THAT FOR THE NEXT SLIDE.

UM, WE COULD CUT SERVICES TO ALIGN WITH THE ASSESSMENT REVENUE.

SO IF WE HAVE, FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, $100, WE'RE ONLY SPENT $100.

WHAT THAT GETS US IS ANOTHER THING TO ANALYZE AND ASSESS AND FIGURE OUT IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S WORKABLE.

AND THE LAST BULLET POINT, WHICH I'M FINALLY GETTING TO MAYOR PRO MS QUESTION HERE IS WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT ANALYZING THE ZONE COSTS AND DEVELOPING A PROPOSED ASSESSMENT INCREASE, ALSO INCLUDING A CPI ESCALATOR.

BUT THE WAY TO DO THAT IS WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROP TO 18 BALLOT PROCESS.

SO WE CANNOT JUST SIMPLY, UM, DICTATE THAT THE COST IS NOW YOU KNOW WHY WHEN IT WAS FORMERLY X, WE HAVE TO GO TO THE BALLOT.

ONE OF THE THINGS AND I DIDN'T NECESSARILY HIGHLIGHT IT, BUT YOU MIGHT RECALL IF YOU WERE LANDSCAPE LIGHTING ACT 1972 WAS SIGNED BACK IN 1972.

A LOT OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS WERE CREATED IN EARLY TO MID 90S.

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IT WAS SIGNED INTO PLACE IN 97.

I WENT INTO EFFECT, I THINK IN 98.

SO THE RULES WERE KIND OF CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY PROP 218 IS A BAD THING.

AS A TAXPAYER, I CAN APPRECIATE IT, BUT IT DOES MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THINGS.

IS THAT A MAJORITY OR A SIMPLE MAJORITY? I'M TWO SLIDES AWAY FROM GETTING BACK.

NO WORRIES. WE'LL BRING IT.

IT'S A GREAT QUESTION THERE.

I'M LOGGING THEM. I'M LOGGING THEM.

ALL RIGHT. UM, OKAY.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS THE NEXT FEW SLIDES.

I'M GOING TO JUST FURTHER EXPAND ON THOSE THREE POINTS.

CONTINUED USE GENERAL FUND.

OKAY. SO WE LOOKED AT IT.

THERE WAS ONE THAT HAD CPI INFLATOR.

OBVIOUSLY IT WAS SUBSTANTIAL TO KEEP US GOING.

I WILL SAY I HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF MANY CITIES AND AGENCIES WITH SIMILAR DISTRICTS THAT HAVE UNLIMITED CPI.

SO THEY WERE RAISING AT 7% LAST YEAR.

THEY WERE RAISING AT 10% THE PRIOR YEAR.

THEY ARE STILL UNDERWATER.

THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP.

CPI IS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER.

IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY KEEP UP WITH ALL THE FEATURES.

WE'VE GOT PREVAILING WAGE RULES THAT HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS.

WE'VE GOT FUEL, WE'VE GOT REGIONAL OTHER ISSUES.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT CREATES A CPI, THERE'S A LOT OF BIG NUMBERS AND THERE'S A LOT OF SMALL NUMBERS.

AND SO CPI IS SOME VERSION OF A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OUT OF THAT.

SO IT'S NOT A SILVER BULLET, IF YOU WILL, TO USE A HALLOWEEN TYPE ANALOGY, TO SOLVE OUR ISSUES.

BUT ANYWAYS, TO TO ROUND OUT WHAT I'M TRYING TO MAKE A POINT ON THIS ONE IS WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO IT, BUT I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TO COUNCIL THAT COSTS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW SO IT WON'T BE CAPPED AT $39,000 IN ANNUAL BASIS, WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.

AS COSTS GROW AND AS COSTS GROW, SO WILL THE OTHER DISTRICTS CONTINUE TO FALL INTO A SIMILAR SITUATION OF NOT HAVING ADEQUATE REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE ASSESSMENTS TO COVER THOSE COSTS? SO SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

CERTAINLY DECISIONS TO TO MULL OVER AND MAKE.

WE COULD CUT SERVICES.

SO YEAH, OF COURSE WE CAN ALSO CUT SERVICES.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO.

WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT.

THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF SITUATIONS IN HISTORY WHERE LMDS ARE LIKE BENEFIT DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN DISBANDED COMPLETELY.

I'M NOT ADVOCATING FOR THAT.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT AND DISCUSS.

BUT ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS THAT I WANT TO BRING TO COUNCIL'S ATTENTION IS IF WE SAY TURN OFF THE WATER, FOR EXAMPLE, AS AN EASY ONE, THOSE ARE BIG COSTS THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF PLANT MATERIAL IF WE LET CERTAIN FACILITIES CONTINUE TO GRADE AND NOT MAINTAIN THEM, DEFER MAINTENANCE AT SOME POINT.

THERE'S A TIPPING TIPPING POINT THAT THOSE ARE NOT YOU CAN'T RETURN THOSE BACK IN A COST EFFECTIVE MANNER.

AND NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FULL REPLACEMENT.

SO COST SAVING, COST SAVING OPTIONS MIGHT ALSO COMMIT TO A SEMI-PERMANENT FUTURE.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T NECESSARILY TAKE SOMETHING BACK COST EFFECTIVELY IF WE GO DOWN THAT PATH AND OF COURSE THE PROP 218 PROCESS.

SO, LIKE I MENTIONED, PROP TO 18 WAS ADOPTED IN THE STATE CODE IN 1997.

IT DOES ADD RESTRICTIONS TO LOCAL AGENCIES AND THE ABILITY TO INCREASE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT RATES.

WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROP 218 PROCESS FOR ANY INCREASE OVER AND ABOVE A CPI ADJUSTMENT IF WE HAD A CPI ADJUSTMENT. SO, ZONE 6-6, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT EACH YEAR.

WHEN WE RAISE IT BY THE ONE AND A HALF TO THREE OR WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, THAT ONE'S FINE.

BUT IF WE WERE TO ADD A CPI ADJUSTMENT TO IT, WHICH I WOULD RECOMMEND WHEN WE GET TO THE ANALYSIS AND BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL, ADDING THAT CPI IS IS A PROP 218 PROCESS.

MAYOR, THIS IS YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE.

THE BALLOT PROCESS IS A SIMPLE MAJORITY.

SO IF YOU HAD, FOR EXAMPLE, A RETURNED BALLOTS, SO IF YOU HAD 100 PARCELS AND WE PUT IT OUT TO A BALLOT AND WE GOT TEN BACK TO ABYSMAL NUMBER, BUT WE GOT TEN BACK, THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE SIX VOTE NO, THAT IS A PROTEST.

IF FIVE VOTED NO, THEN THE INCREASE WOULD PASS.

SIX IT FAILS.

SIMPLE MAJORITY NOTICING PERIOD.

SO AS WE EMBARK DOWN THIS PATH, IF WE CHOOSE TO GO THERE, IT WOULD BE A 45 DAY NOTICE.

THESE ARE MAIL BALLOTS, SO IT WOULD FOLLOW A VERY SIMILAR FORMAT TO WHAT WE DID WITH THE CFD 11 DASH ONE ANNEXATION.

UM, AND THE BALLOT PROCESS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT IS NOT A SPECIAL ELECTION.

IT IS A SPECIAL PROCESS TIED TO PROP 218.

SO NEXT STEPS, WHERE ARE WE GOING FROM HERE? SO AT THIS POINT, COUNCIL STAFF DIRECTOR MCQUAID, MYSELF, OTHER PUBLIC WORKS STAFF WILL BE REVIEWING AND ANALYZING OUR CURRENT STATUS, CERTAINLY THE BUDGETS.

BUT WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO MAINTAIN THOSE ZONES? WHERE CAN WE CUT COSTS? WHAT CAN WE NOT CUT? WHERE? WHAT DO WE THINK IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN BRING BACK TO COUNCIL AND GET SOME SOME FURTHER DIRECTION AND FEEDBACK? SO WE'RE GOING TO RUN THROUGH A FEW SCENARIOS.

AND FROM THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S INFINITE NUMBERS OF WAYS THAT WE CAN BREAK THIS DOWN.

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I AM OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL THAT ONE WOULD PASS, BUT I ALSO WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN FULL TRANSPARENCY PARENTS SEE TO COUNCIL AS THEY DO OFTEN COME UP WITH A LOT OF RESISTANCE BECAUSE VOTING TO INCREASE NOT TAXES, BUT SPECIAL BENEFITS IS A HARD IT'S A HARD ASK.

SO, SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

AND SO NEXT ROUND OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO COUNCIL IN SPRING OF 2024, ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR WHEN WE WILL BE BACK AT SOMETHING THAT WE INTEND TO BRING BACK TO COUNCIL SOMETIME BEFORE THEN SO WE CAN HAVE ADEQUATE TIME TO DISCUSS, ANALYZE, MULL OVER AND OF COURSE MEET ANY NOTICING PERIODS IF WE SO CHOOSE TO GO DOWN THAT DIRECTION. SO, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK WE'VE ALL I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT, I THINK, AND THEN COME BACK TO THE DAIS.

THAT WOULD WORK. LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? MR. HENLEY, COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPRINKLERS AND STUFF LIKE THIS AND THE WATER.

AND YOUR NAME IS BILL HENLEY.

AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE? BILL HENLEY 4315.

SAINT MARK AVENUE, LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA.

THANK YOU. MR. HENLEY YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHAT TYPE OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM DO YOU HAVE? IT'S JUST A QUESTION.

YOU KNOW, OR SO WHY DON'T WE GET THAT QUESTION OUT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK ONCE WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, HE CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

THERE ARE. JUST, YOU KNOW, THIS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME OR WHAT I'M YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST INNER TURMOIL.

AND ANY NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES MAKE A SYSTEM THAT WILL COMPENSATE FOR THE MOISTURE IN THE AIR.

I THINK THAT IF YOU LOOK THAT UP AND FOUND OUT WHAT SYSTEMS WERE, THAT THEY WERE CITIES GOING TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON WATER.

THAT'S ALL. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MR. HENLEY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OH, MY GOSH.

GENTLEMEN, I GOTTA GO OUTSIDE.

WITH THAT WE'LL, YEAH, BOOTS WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING OUT THE MISTER HOWLING WOULD YOU LIKE TO I KNOW THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS HAS GOT A MYRIAD OF CONTROLLERS THAT ARE ALL MONITORED ACTUALLY GLOBALLY NOW, AREN'T THEY? BUT ANYWAY, GO AHEAD. SO, I THINK WE'VE GOT A WIDE ARRAY OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. I WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE IN SAYING THAT WE'VE GONE ALL COMPLETELY TO DRIP AND WOULDN'T ALSO BE COMFORTABLE IN SAYING THAT WE HAVEN'T SWITCHED SOME OVER TO DRIP.

BUT DRIP IS SORT OF THE STANDARD OF PRACTICE NOW FOR WATER CONSERVING, YOU KNOW, ASPECTS.

AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS OBVIOUSLY FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER CONSERVATION MAINTAIN THAT.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE COUNTS, TOO, AND SAVING COSTS THE CONTROLLERS MENTIONED, YES, THERE ARE SOME VERY ADVANCED CONTROLLERS OUT THERE.

EXTREMELY YOU WOULD BE SHOCKED AT HOW MUCH YOU CAN SPEND ON A SILVER BOX ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

BUT THEY'RE VERY INTERCONNECTED AND THEY'RE VERY SMART.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DISCUSSION.

IT'S CERTAINLY A COMPONENT TO THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, WITH 15 GRAND, THE CHEAPEST ON THE HIGH END.

AND I'VE DONE PROJECTS WHERE THERE ARE 50 GRAND NOT IN THE CITY.

AND WE HAVE, WHAT, 19 PARKS? HOW MANY PARKS? 20 DON'T KNOW THAT ABOUT, BUT WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MENTION BECAUSE PART OF WHAT HE WAS SPEAKING ABOUT IS KIND OF IRRIGATION THAT LOOKS AT THE ACTUAL WEATHER BASED PATTERNS.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME AGENCIES THAT EMPLOYED THAT TECHNOLOGY AND THEN REALIZED IT WAS WATERING MORE BECAUSE THE TURF WANTED MORE OR THE PLANTS WANTED MORE, AND THEY ACTUALLY ENDED UP DIALING IT BACK, EVEN THOUGH IT AFFECTS A LITTLE BIT THE PLANT HEALTH, JUST BECAUSE THE COST OF THE IRRIGATION WAS ACTUALLY RESPONSIVE TO THE WEATHER PATTERNS. SO IT'S ALWAYS THAT MAGIC BALANCE OF THE TWO.

THANK YOU. YOU TOOK HIS.

OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR JUST I MEAN, MY MY BIGGEST THING I MEAN, I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL SINCE 2015 AND THEY USED TO BRING THESE UP ALL THE TIME EVERY YEAR, AND THEY USED TO GO INTO RESERVES AND DIP IN HERE AND THERE.

AND I MEAN, THE QUESTION IS, WHY ARE WE HERE NOW? WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING THESE MANY, MANY YEARS AGO TO DO THIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T IN A NEGATIVE.

YOU KNOW, RESERVE IS EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS.

IS A RESERVE LIKE AN HOA, YOU RESERVE TO PUT YOUR STREETS IN OR TO DO MODIFICATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS, FENCING, THINGS LIKE THAT.

IRRIGATION. WE'RE HERE NOW, SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER WHY.

IT'S JUST IT'S A LITTLE BIT ON THE FRUSTRATING SIDE FOR ME KNOWING THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THESE DISTRICTS FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THERE WAS NO DIRECTION AT THE TIME TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF MONEY HERE.

AND YOU COULD SEE IT ON SOME OF THOSE BECAUSE WE WERE DIPPING INTO THE RESERVES.

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WE HAD TO GIVE MONEY BACK IF IT WAS TOO MUCH AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME, WHICH TO ME IS JUST LUDICROUS.

BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT'S HOW THE DISTRICTS WERE LAID OUT.

BUT I THINK I MEAN; WE REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF CHOICES HERE.

I MEAN, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON IS LIKE PUTTING TURF IN AND STUFF.

IT'S LIKE THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, IS THAT IT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA FOR LONG TERM.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS WE'RE FACED WITH THE DEFICIT RIGHT NOW.

WE CAN'T BE DUMPING MONEY ON IT BECAUSE WE'RE IN GENERAL FUND.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. I KNOW WHICH WE SHOULDN'T BE DOING GENERAL FUND MONEY.

NO, IT'S NOT AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT IT AND THESE SLIDES AREN'T NUMBERED, BUT IT'S THE ESTIMATED RESERVE FUND PROJECTIONS.

IT SAYS THAT THE CURRENT LEVY IS AT THE MAX THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO TAX.

WELL, NOT TO TAX BECAUSE IT'S NOT A TAX TO ASSESS EXCEPT FOR ONE EXCEPT FOR ONE DISTRICT.

SO, I DON'T KNOW HISTORICALLY, HAS THAT BEEN THE CASE THAT WE HAVE MAXED OUT? BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT WAS TO YOUR POINT.

I THINK THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD TO GET AS MUCH MONEY, BUT WITHOUT A CPI AND WITHOUT ANY OTHER CHANGES EITHER TO CHANGE THE FORMAT THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE IN THE ERRORS. BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, AS YOU STATED, THE COSTS HAVE GONE SKYROCKETED BETWEEN LABOR ALONE AND THEN ALONE.

THE PARTS GAS, FUEL EQUIPMENT AND AGING SYSTEMS THAT BREAK ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, IRRIGATION BREAKS ALL THE TIME.

I MEAN, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW.

MR. CROSBY. UM, YES, I BELIEVE THAT WE REALLY DO NEED TO GO THROUGH, BUT I BELIEVE THE THE PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS IS NOT GOING TO BE A FAVORABLE PROCESS EITHER, BECAUSE IF IT'S MAIL, MAIL IN BALLOTS AND THEY THEY SEND THEM BACK, PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO SEND THEM BACK ARE THE NO'S THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO BE UPSET.

NOW, THERE MIGHT BE THERE MIGHT BE A FEW THAT SAY YES, BUT I'M SAYING LET'S NOT TRY THAT.

BUT WE STILL HAVE TO IF WE IF WE TRY TO DO THAT LATER ON.

NOT SAYING WE'RE PROPOSING THAT RIGHT NOW EITHER.

BUT IF THAT DOES COME BACK IN A NEGATIVE WAY, WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVES AS WELL.

I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME ALTERNATIVES BEFORE THE BALLOT GOES OUT.

DO WE DO WE WANT TO KEEP THE THE MAINTENANCE THE WAY IT IS NOW? IF SO, WE NEED TO INCREASE THIS ASSESSMENT.

IF NOT, WE'LL PUT IN AN ARTIFICIAL TURF AND THEN LET IT GO FROM THERE.

BUT THE COST OF THAT, THERE IS AN UPFRONT COST TO THAT.

HUGE. BUT LOOK WHAT WE'RE DOING THOUGH, CURRENTLY.

I MEAN, WE'RE GETTING NAILED BY THE GENERAL FUNDS GETTING NAILED BECAUSE THE REVENUE IS NOT THERE.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN TAKE OUT THE TURF OR WHATEVER LANDSCAPING IS THERE, LET IT GO MORE NATURAL, SOMETHING THAT'S DROUGHT TOLERANT, WHETHER IT'S ARTIFICIAL TURF OR JUST A, OR SOMETHING, BUT IF THE IMPOTENCE ISN'T THERE TO FUND WHAT WE'RE DOING, THEN WE GOT TO STOP IT.

AND I AND I BELIEVE THAT AS WELL.

BUT MOVING JUST TO DROUGHT TOLERANT OR TO ARTIFICIAL TURF AS ONE PERSON THAT JUST PUT IT IN THEIR BACKYARD ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO, THE COST SAVINGS TO GET IT BACK IS LIKE 15 YEARS.

SO THE OVER EXPENSIVE COST TO EVEN PUT IT IN IS WAY OVER THAN WHAT WE'RE LOSING RIGHT NOW.

BUT WE'RE AT A NO-WIN SITUATION HERE.

LIKE YOU SAID. AND I DO AGREE THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES AND I'M WITH YOU.

I JUST DON'T WANT TO KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.

AND, YOU KNOW, MARY WAS SAYING HE'D BEEN HERE SINCE 2015, HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD COME UP WITH A SEVERAL SOLUTIONS OR IDEAS THAT WE CAN FIX THIS NOW RATHER THAN KICK IT DOWN THE ROAD OR HOWEVER, IS DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS, WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, LONG TERM.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED THAT 15 YEARS AND, YOU KNOW, BE 50 YEARS OR 100 YEARS, I'M NOT GOING TO BE ALIVE.

AND YOU KNOW, BUT THE CITY WILL, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO GO ON.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, SINCE 1906, IT'S BEEN HERE.

AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD GO, HOW DO I LOOK? I MOISTURIZE A LOT.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BUT ANDY, THAT'S MY $0.02.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK THE VIEWPOINT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, COME BACK TO US WITH WHAT THE DIFFERENT COSTS ARE.

AND I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S STRICTLY IN THOSE THREE CATEGORIES, RIGHT? IT MIGHT BE A COMBINATION OF HOW ARE WE REDUCING COSTS AND THEN WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS FOR TRYING TO GET THE ASSESSMENTS HIGHER? RIGHT. BUT I ALSO THINK WHATEVER WE'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE GOING TO GO THE PROP 218 ROUTE, IN ANY MEASURE, THERE HAS TO BE COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE I THINK TO COUNCIL MEMBER, CROSBY'S POINT IS IF I JUST GOT SOMETHING IN THE MAIL THAT SAID, BY THE WAY, WE'D LIKE TO CHARGE YOU AN ADDITIONAL $50 A PARCEL, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER, I'D BE LIKE, MY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS LIKE, NO, RIGHT? BUT IF YOU EXPLAIN TO ME IF YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE OF YOUR HOUSE AND THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT YOU LIKE AND YOU WANT TO KEEP IT THIS WAY, THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST. SO I THINK THERE HAS TO BE AN EXPLANATION OF THAT THAT'S VERY CLEAR SO THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.

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SO IN YOUR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S 100 PARCELS, IT'S NOT THAT 100 BALLOTS OR A MAJORITY OF THE BALLOTS HAVE TO COME BACK.

IT'S WHATEVER COMES BACK COMES BACK IS A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF THE ONES THAT COME BACK.

OKAY. YES. THANK YOU.

SO, I THINK MR. CROSBY MENTIONED IT'S SORT OF BY DESIGN THAT PROP 218 IS A SIGNIFICANT HURDLE TO CLEAR.

SO BASICALLY, AS MAYOR PRO TEM LAU STATED, AND BASICALLY ALL OF US, IT'S JUST THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FUND THIS.

AND SO YOU NEED TO COME BACK AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT.

NOW, IF WE WERE TO GO THROUGH AN INCREASE, DO WE HAVE TO IF WE'RE TO DO THE CPI, WE HAVE TO GO TO PROP 218? YES. IF WE DON'T DO A CPI ADJUSTMENT AND WE GO JUST A STRAIGHT ASSESSMENT INCREASE, STILL HAVE TO DO PROP 218, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.

I WOULD RECOMMEND WE TRY TO DO IT RIGHT.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, WE DO THE CPI WITH IT THEN.

AND LIKE I SAID, THERE'S OTHER DISTRICTS THAT I HAVE FIRSTHAND INVOLVEMENT IN THAT HAVE UNLIMITED KPIS AND THEY'RE STILL FAILING.

SO JUST BECAUSE WE FIX THE PROBLEM NOW DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT WON'T BE IN 100 YEARS.

IT MIGHT COME BACK. HOPEFULLY IT'S 100 YEARS AND NOT TEN.

BUT WE CERTAINLY WANT TO BRING BACK SOMETHING THAT WILL BE EFFECTIVE AND HAVE A REASONABLE LONGEVITY FOR COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

AND THEN. I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK EVERY TWO YEARS.

NEITHER DO YOU. WANT TO DO THIS ONCE? YEAH, BECAUSE THIS IS LIKE I SAY, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ME AND REALLY NEVER WAS ADDRESSED.

AND NOW WE'RE ADDRESSING IT AT DEFCON FIVE, WHERE ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'VE GOT THREE AREAS, ONE THAT'S 81% BEYOND ITS BUDGET, WHICH IS JUST I'M SORRY.

THAT'S LUDICROUS. YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE, 61% AND THEN 37%.

THE OTHER ONES ARE GOING TO FALL IN PLACE RIGHT AFTER THAT, TOO.

YOU KNOW, SO.

YEAH. MR. GILMER. YEAH.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I WANT TO REITERATE THAT POINT THERE, BUT ALSO WHAT CODY IS SAYING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE WANT TO BRING BACK TO YOU IS SOMETHING THAT IS SUSTAINABLE FOR THE LONG TERM.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT WOULDN'T BE TO KEEP THE TURF, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, STATE LEGISLATION, WHICH IS SAYING YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KEEP THE TURF.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE OUT THERE BRINGING YOU BACK OPTIONS, BRING YOU BACK LANDSCAPE PLANS, DO SOME COMMUNITY MEETINGS, GET WITH THE FOLKS WHO ARE OUT THERE WHO ARE DRIVING BY IT, WHO ARE WALKING BY IT BECAUSE IT'S WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET THEIR INPUT ON THAT.

SO IT IS AN ELABORATE PROCESS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO DO, BECAUSE AS YOU SEE WITH THESE NUMBERS, IT'S CRITICAL AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO GO MORE CRITICAL.

WELL, AND I THINK, TOO, I THINK AS COUNCIL OR MAYOR PRO TEM LAU SAID, TRANSPARENCY, LET'S GET IT OUT THERE BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THESE PEOPLE'S TURFS, THEIR AREAS, THE COMMON AREAS.

WE'VE GOT PARKS, WE'VE GOT SOME OF THESE, ESPECIALLY THAT ONE CENTER, HUGE AREA THAT IF WE DO ANYTHING, IT'S GOING TO AFFECT EVERYONE.

SO WE NEED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT THE COSTS ARE GOING TO BE.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO INCREASE THE RATES, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE THE ONES THAT SAY THIS IS WHY THIS IS THE REASON.

IF YOU DON'T WANT KNOW, IF YOU SAY NO, THEN GUESS WHAT? THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD, YOU KNOW, STAYING ON THIS PATH.

SO. EXACTLY.

AND I'LL GO JUST AS FAR AND SAY, IS THIS AREA IS NOT WITHIN THE TRACKS.

THEY'RE ON THE FRONTAGES. THEY ARE THE BEAUTY OF LA VERNE RATHER THAN IN THE HOMES TRACK IN THE HOMES, TOO.

SO, IT'S NOT IT'S ALL THE RESIDENTS GOING DRIVING DOWN AND SEEING THAT AS WELL.

THIS IS KIND OF OUT AND ESPECIALLY THE ONES ON WHEELER AVENUE THAT ARE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

OKAY, JUST GO.

I'M JUST ONE LAST QUESTION FOR MR. DOMER. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A PROFESSOR, I THINK, THAT HAD STUDENTS THAT WERE ASSESSING THE TYPES OF LANDSCAPING AND WHATNOT.

AND SO I KNOW THAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT HEAT INDEX AND WHAT THAT SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WERE DOING A SIMILAR STUDY WITH WITH REGARD TO DROUGHT OR DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS OR WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST USE. SO IF WE DO ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING WHERE WE ARE REPLACING, WHAT ARE THOSE OPTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT BACK ON YOUR MEMORY IN YOUR MEMORY BANK.

SO I TOLD THEM THE STUDY WAS VERY SCIENTIFIC AND I'D NEED A SUMMARY, BUT IT WAS WITH THE SPACING OF THE, THE SOLAR CELLS OR SOMETHING AND ALL THESE.

IT WAS. YEAH, BUT NO, I THINK PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND THE RESOURCE THAT THEY HAVE WOULD BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL IN THIS REGARD BECAUSE WE CAN BE THEIR LABORATORY AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE ON SOME OTHER THINGS, INCLUDING THOSE STUDIES THAT I CANNOT RECITE.

YEAH, WELL, I THINK ALSO, TOO, THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE POINT TO OUR GOVERNOR KEEPS PUSHING DOWN STUFF FOR US TO IMPLEMENT.

AND THE PROBLEM IS THERE'S NO MONEY BEHIND IT.

AND IF WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DO AN INFRASTRUCTURE, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT RECYCLED WATER THAT WILL CURE A BIG PORTION OF OUR PROBLEM.

THE PROBLEM WITH RECYCLED WATER SYSTEMS, IT'S HUGE.

YEAH, YOU HAVE IT'S AN ASTRONOMICAL, BUT IT CAN BE DONE.

BUT OUR ELECTEDS HAVE TO GIVE US A BIG NOTE OF MONEY IN ORDER TO EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

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WATER RIGHTS EVERYWHERE.

OH, WELL, YEAH.

OKAY. I WAS GOING TO ADD ONE LAST THING.

JUST IN REGARDS TO MONEY, IF WE CAN FIND A WAY, IF WE GET SOME OF THE GRANTS, I KNOW THE STATE GRANTS WERE I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL IN EFFECT THAT THEY'RE GIVING OUT TO COMMUNITIES OR INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS THAT HAVE IF THEY CHANGE CERTAIN PARTS OF THE AREA.

IF WE COULD JUST LOOK INTO THAT AS WELL, PLEASE.

DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU.

SO DIRECTION IS COME BACK TO US WITH SOME IDEAS AND SOME MULTIPLE IDEAS.

ACTUALLY. WE'LL BRING BACK AS MANY AS YOU'D LIKE.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. HOWLING WITH THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN AND TAKE LIKE A FOUR MINUTE RECESS AND WE'LL BE BACK FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING.

THANK YOU. 637.

WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:37 P.M.

ON MONDAY. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S OCTOBER? MY GOODNESS. HALLOWEEN, THOUGH.

THAT'S FUN. SO ANYWAY.

WE ARE GOING TO START TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS, MATTHEW JACKSON, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, MAJOR, MAJOR CONDUCTOR.

LET'S, EXCUSE ME, GUYS, I THINK I'M GOING TO READ THIS NOW.

I'M GOING TO READ THIS NOW.

LET'S GIVE A LITTLE BIO ON THIS WONDERFUL MAN HERE.

ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAJOR MATT JACKSON, COMBINED ARMS AVIATION OFFICER AND, UH, 60 BLACKHAWK HELICOPTER PILOT AND 2002 GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WHERE HE PLAYED BOTH FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL FROM 1998 TO 2002.

ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THAT ONE, GUYS.

COME ON. MATT IS A 25-YEAR VETERAN OF THE US ARMY.

CALIFORNIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, INCLUDING THREE OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR OPERATIONS, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN SPARTAN SHIELD AND INHERENT RESOLVE, AS WELL AS MULTIPLE STATESIDE EMERGENCIES IN SUPPORT OF CAL OES AND CAL FIRE.

MATT'S AWARDS AND DECORATIONS INCLUDE THE SENIOR ARMY AVIATOR BADGE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDALS, THE AIR MEDAL, TWO ARMY COMMENDATION MEDALS, TWO ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDALS, HUMANITARIAN SERVICE MEDAL, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM, EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL AND IRAQ CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR.

MATT IS A LIFE MEMBER OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS VFW, ANAHEIM POST 3173.

MATT IS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF ORANGE, LIVES WITH HIS WIFE OF 17 YEARS, AMY, AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN, JARED, 16, CHARLIE, 14, AND SONYA, EIGHT. MATT CONTINUES TO WORK ON ACTIVE DUTY FULL TIME FOR THE CALIFORNIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD AT JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, AS THE FULL TIME BATTALION OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE 140TH ASSAULT HELICOPTER BATTALION.

MATT WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE ARMY THIS COMING APRIL AFTER 26 YEARS OF SERVICE.

I THINK, STAND ON THAT ONE.

MAJOR JACKSON, COME ON UP.

IF YOU'D LEAD US, PLEASE, IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, FOR THAT WARM INTRODUCTION.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WELCOME TO OUR HOUSE.

THANK YOU. IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK IN.

GOOD TO BE BACK IN LA VERNE.

THANK YOU FOR ALREADY STANDING.

PLEASE, ALL VETERANS, CURRENT SERVICE MEMBERS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PLEASE RENDER A HAND SALUTE AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

OH, GENERAL OFFICER.

RIGHT. AS A FELLOW GENERAL OFFICER AND PRIOR ENLISTED, MOST OF YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.

ALSO, MAJOR JACKSON IS ALSO A PRIOR ENLISTED, JUST LIKE ME.

SO I KNOW HOW THAT GOES REALLY VERY WELL.

AND ONE THING I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR FAMILY, YOUR LOVELY SPOUSE AND KIDS.

I KNOW THAT WHEN WE SERVE AND WE LEAVE OUR FAMILIES, WE LEAVE OUR SPOUSE BEHIND TO TAKE ON THE HOUSE, ALL THE CHORES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND AND AS A CITY, I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND AS A COUNTRY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS WELL.

THAT IS NOT FORGOTTEN.

THAT IS NOT FORGOTTEN AT ALL.

I KNOW. WHAT'S IT LIKE? I KNOW. WHAT'S IT LIKE TO CALL HOME FROM OVERSEAS AND JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE'RE OKAY.

I KNOW THAT, BROTHER. I KNOW THAT VERY WELL.

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ANOTHER STORY I SHARED WITH MAJOR JACKSON IS THAT WHEN HE COMMISSIONED, HE GAVE HIS SALUTE TO HIS FATHER.

AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SO MUCH.

AND ONLY, YOU KNOW, THAT FEELING.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT FEELING WHEN I SALUTE MY SON OR HE DOESN'T HAVE TO SALUTE ME, NOT TO SALUTE ME.

RIGHT. AS GENERAL OFFICER.

AND THEN I CAN RETIRE.

SO THAT WAS AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE WITH YOUR FATHER.

GOD BLESS YOU. IN THE FUTURE.

CONTINUE TO DO GOOD AND STAY ARMY STRONG, BROTHER.

WELL, SIR. THE CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO MATTHEW JACKSON.

THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAJOR MATTHEW JACKSON, WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY, SIR.

FAMILY. CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY.

HIS BROTHER.

WELL, I GUESS WE COULD DO ROLL CALL WHILE WE'RE HERE, RIGHT? LET'S DO IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SERVING.

THANK YOU, MR. RAMIREZ. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ROLL CALL WILL BE COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CASTRO FAJITA HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

MAYOR HEPBURN HERE.

WITH THAT. TONIGHT, WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATIONS]

LOVE THAT. I'M JUST TELLING YOU, I KNOW IT'S HARD TO GET PLACARDS FROM DISNEYLAND WITH THAT ON IT, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TALK TO YOUR MOM ABOUT THAT.

SO, FOR HER DONATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND HELPING THE LA VERNE CANINE FOUNDATION AND OTHER ANIMAL SHELTERS.

KENNEDY COME ON UP.

YOU GUYS CAN COME OVER HERE, TOO.

COME ON.

LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IT.

SO, I STARTED TRYING TO NOT EMBARRASS YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

SO THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT.

THIS IS. WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

KENNEDY KELLY IS A 13 YEAR OLD STUDENT AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO IS BEING HONORED FOR HER DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS.

OVER THE LAST 4 TO 5 YEARS, KENNEDY HAS DONATED PROCEEDS FROM HER GIRL SCOUT COOKIE MONEY TO LOCAL SHELTERS AND LA VERNE AND NEIGHBORING CITIES.

SHE ADDITIONALLY CREATES BOOKMARKS, SEA GLASS, JEWELRY, PROVIDING 100% OF HER SALES TO SHELTERS.

KENNEDY HAS DONATED OVER $5,000 IN THE PAST FEW YEARS TO VARIOUS SHELTERS AND RECENTLY DONATED $250 TO LA VERNE CANINE POLICE FOUNDATION. CONGRATULATIONS.

OH, GOOD. SEE LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED AT KENNEDY KELLY.

THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH DONATIONS TO LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS AND THE LA VERNE CANINE FOUNDATION.

YOUR GENEROSITY INSPIRES US ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS IS FOR YOU. AND THIS IS YOURS.

30 MINUTES. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND THANK YOU AGAIN.

OH, YOU GUYS WANT TO GET A PICTURE?

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SO GET A PICTURE. LET'S GO.

COME ON. COME ON.

CHIEF. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF.

AT THE HERITAGE PARK.

OH, ARE YOU GOING TO BE AT THE HERITAGE PARK ON THE FAIR DAY FOR THE FAIR SATURDAY? OH, THE. THE FALL FAIR.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY.

THANK YOU. SOMEONE'S GOING TO WALK.

NOW WE MOVE TO OUR SECOND PRESENTATION BY HOLLY SAVAGE, THE HOLLY SAVAGE LA VERNE POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR ON THEIR PINK PATCH PROJECT.

PLEASE JOIN US, HOLLY.

I'M NOT USED TO BEING ON THIS SIDE.

THIS IS VERY WEIRD. LIKE IT.

ALL RIGHT. UM, SO I HAVE A LITTLE SLIDESHOW THAT'S GOING TO GO WITH IT.

AWKWARD. ALL RIGHT.

SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.

AS YOU KNOW, OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PINK PATCH PROJECT.

THIS INITIATIVE IS A VITAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY, AIMING TO RAISE AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FUNDS FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.

THE PINK PATCH PROJECT REPRESENTS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.

THROUGHOUT OCTOBER, OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO WEAR A SPECIALLY DESIGNED PINK PATCH TO REMIND EVERYONE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR SELF-CHECKS ANNUAL MAMMOGRAMS AND EARLY DETECTION, WHICH CAN SAVE LIVES.

ALL RIGHT. SO IN THE UNITED STATES, BREAST CANCER STANDS AS THE MOST PREVALENT CANCER AMONG WOMEN.

IN 2022, APPROXIMATELY 287,850 NEW CASES OF INVASIVE BREAST CANCER WERE DIAGNOSED.

IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THIS NUMBER WILL RISE IN 2023 TO 297,790.

1 IN 8 WOMEN WILL FACE INVASIVE BREAST CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE NOT STATISTICS.

THESE ARE NOT JUST FIGURES.

THEY REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WITH FACES AND NAMES.

THEY ARE OUR MOTHERS, OUR SISTERS, DAUGHTERS, FRIENDS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS, FRIENDS AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THIS HORRIFIC DISEASE.

SO IN 2015, THEN CHIEF OF THE IRWINDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TONY MIRANDA, SAT IN HIS OFFICE HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH HIS RECORDS CLERK, NORMA.

NORMA WAS EXPLAINING TO HIM HER OWN MOTHER'S STRUGGLE WITH BREAST CANCER.

CHIEF MIRANDA FELT COMPELLED TO ACT.

HE WANTED TO HELP.

HE REMEMBERED THAT IN 2013, THE SEAL BEACH DEPARTMENT HAD CREATED A PINK VERSION OF THEIR PATROL PATCH AND SOLD IT TO RAISE MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER.

THAT YEAR, HE TOOK THAT IDEA TO THE COUNTY CHIEFS ASSOCIATION AND PROPOSED THE PINK PROJECT PINK PATCH PROJECT.

THAT YEAR, 25 AGENCIES.

25 AGENCIES.

JOINED HIM IN THAT INITIATIVE, RAISING OVER $20,000 FOR THE CITY OF HOPE, THE FOUNDING BENEFICIARY OF THE PROJECT.

WHAT STARTED AS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT IN IRWINDALE IN 2015 HAS NOW GROWN TO ENCOMPASS OVER 886 AGENCIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE WHO WILL PROUDLY PARTICIPATE IN 2023.

THE $20,000 THAT WAS DONATED TO THE CITY OF HOPE IN 2015 HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY, WITH $255,000 DONATED IN 2021.

THE PROJECT ITSELF HAS SEEN OVER 900,000 PATCHES SOLD, WITH OVER $1,655,000 DONATED TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE. SO IN 2016, THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THEN CHIEF SCOTT PICKWORTH, JOINED THE PROJECT AND INTRODUCED A PINK VERSION OF OUR CURRENT PATROL PATCH.

OVER THE YEARS, OUR PINK PATCH FEATURES HAVE INCLUDED A THROWBACK TO OUR 1951 PATROL PATCH.

IN 2017.

IN 2018, WE FEATURED THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE ROSES.

IN 2019, WE FEATURED THE ARTWORK THAT'S ON THE SIDE OF THE COLES BUILDING.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE OR THANKS TO THE SUPPORT AND DONATIONS FROM OUR INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

WE HAVE RAISED $24,536.93 FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AT THE CITY OF HOPE SINCE OUR PARTICIPATION BEGAN.

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LOST IT THERE. SORRY. SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET GET INVOLVED IN THE PINK PATCH PROJECT AND YOU CAN SHOW YOUR SUPPORT BY PURCHASING PINK PATCHES OR PINK PATCH MERCHANDISE.

PATCHES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 A.M.

TO 6 P.M. THEY'RE $10 EACH AND WE TAKE CASH ONLY.

SORRY. YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE BY ATTENDING ONE OF OUR UPCOMING FUNDRAISERS.

THIS YEAR WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THREE OF OUR RESTAURANTS, RED DEVIL, MI RANCHITO AND PANERA.

I'VE INCLUDED FLIERS FOR EACH OF THESE EVENTS THERE ON THE TABLE OVER THERE.

AND THEN THEY'LL ALSO BE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

WITH EACH OF THE EVENTS, YOU DO HAVE TO SHOW THE FLIER SO YOU CAN EITHER HAVE THE PHYSICAL FLIER OR THE DIGITAL IMAGE ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

AND WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPREAD AWARENESS TO YOUR LOVED ONES, ENCOURAGE THEM TO UNDERGO SCREENING AS IT COULD SAVE A LIFE.

TOGETHER, WE CAN TRULY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

AND LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ, CHIEF FLORES AND RETIRED CHIEFS PAZ AND PICKWORTH FOR THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT IN OUR ONGOING PARTICIPATION IN THE PROJECT.

AND THANK YOU TO THE COUNTLESS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED OUR FUNDRAISERS AND PURCHASED OUR PATCHES AND MERCHANDISE.

YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE'RE IMMENSELY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL AS THAT OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, JOEY AND ELISE AT RED DEVIL AND PATRICIA AT RANCHITO, WHO HAVE HOSTED ANNUAL FUNDRAISERS FOR US.

THEIR SUPPORT HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY INVALUABLE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING ME THIS TIME AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PINK PATCH PROJECT AND HAVE A PATCH FOR EACH OF YOU.

YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

I GOT US. I GOT US.

THERE'S ANOTHER TEN. I GOT US.

THANK YOU. A VERY SELDOM, BUT HAD IT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU, HOLLY, VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT. AND.

DON'T FORGET. WHAT'S TOMORROW NIGHT? PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE.

RED DEVIL. WHEN THEY OPEN TILL THEY CLOSE.

BRING THE FLIER, THEN IT'S MI RANCHITO.

TACOS FOR HOPE OCTOBER 19TH.

THESE WILL ALL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE.

4:00 TO 8:30 P.M.

AND THEN PANERA.

OCTOBER 24TH, 4:00 TO 8 P.M.

SO LET'S MAKE SURE IT'S A SUCCESS.

PLUS, THE FOOD'S GREAT THERE ANYWAY, TOO.

SO THERE YOU GO.

WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

YES, HE IS.

THE LAST RACE WAS NUMBER 11.

YES. HUNDRED MILES.

MILES FINISHED YESTERDAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

SO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ANDY GLAZE. AS THEY JUST STATED, AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.

UM, GREAT PRESENTATION BY HOLLEY.

I'M JUST GOING TO SAY DITTO ON A LOT OF THAT.

UM, BUT OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND ALL MONTH LONG YOU'RE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE WEARING THESE ON DUTY BREAST CANCER AWARENESS SHIRTS.

YOU UNFORTUNATELY CAN'T BUY THOSE, BUT WE DO HAVE THESE ONES FOR SALE.

UM, IT'S ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN SEE A BETTER PICTURE.

UM, BUT WE WANTED TO COME TALK ABOUT THEM.

WE ALSO HAVE THESE.

THERE'S NO CAMERA. WELL, ACTUALLY ON YOU GUYS RIGHT THERE.

WELL, I'LL SHOW YOU GUYS.

SO, T SHIRT AND STICKERS.

THE T SHIRTS ARE $20.

THE STICKERS ARE FIVE.

OH, THERE WE GO.

YOU'RE GOING TO GET ONE ANYWAYS, BUT.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. UM, SO $20 FOR THE SHIRT, $5 FOR THE STICKER.

WE HAVE ALL THE SIZES AND EVERYTHING WE HAVE ONLINE.

THE QUANTITIES ARE LIMITED, AND ALL THE PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL DONATION FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.

SO WE'VE DONE THIS FOR MANY YEARS.

WE MAKE A SHIRT, WE DO A WALK, AND THEN WE DONATE THE MONEY TO THE SUSAN G.

KOMEN FOUNDATION.

UM, WE'LL ALSO BE SELLING THESE AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE AND TOUCH A TRUCK ON OCTOBER 21ST, WHICH PLEASE PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

THAT'S BETWEEN 9 AND 1 P.M.

AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, 2060 ONE THIRD STREET.

IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN, SO DEFINITELY CHECK THAT OUT.

AND I WANTED TO PRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL WITH A SHIRT AND A STICKER, WHICH I'LL DO AT THE END.

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OH, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. YES.

I WAS JUST CHECKING. IT'S BEST AND WORST MUSTACHE.

SO IT'S A DOUBLE COMPETITION.

SO, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT BE IN THE RUNNING FOR BOTH.

I DON'T KNOW. SO DON'T JUDGE US WHEN YOU SEE US AROUND WITH LITTLE WISPY OR THICK MUSTACHES.

UM, WE'RE EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE RAISING MONEY FOR PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS, WHICH IS MOVEMBER IN NOVEMBER, BUT WE ALSO DO STACHE TOBER IN OCTOBER.

SO TWO MONTHS OF MUSTACHES AND YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU, ANDI. APPRECIATE THAT.

HERE'S SOME MONEY. HERE'S SOME MONEY ON THE TOP.

ANDI, RIGHT THERE.

NO, WE KNOW YOU.

NOTHING'S FREE. WE PAY FOR EVERYTHING.

NO, THANK YOU, THOUGH.

YEAH.

MIC]. WHAT ARE YOU, A BODYBUILDER? TAKE THIS, ANDY. PLEASE TAKE THAT.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.

AND CONGRATULATIONS.

CAST UP. OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO, NOW WE HAVE A COUPLE SPEAKER CARDS HERE.

MISS BEST. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

THIS IS NOT PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT THESE ARE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, VERY MUCH.

OKAY. I'M SHERRY BEST, PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND I'M VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT LAST SATURDAY THE LA VERNE TEAM.

THE LA VERNE HISTORY BUFFS KNOW WAS THE NAME OF TEAM RINGERS.

YEP. THE LA VERNE HISTORY BUFFS.

NOT IN THE BUFF, WON THE FIRST ANNUAL SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE SOROPTIMIST CITY TRIVIA CHAMPIONSHIP.

TATA. AND AT THAT TIME, ONLY TWO OF OUR FOUR MEMBERS WERE PRESENT ON THE TEAM.

SO BILL LEMON AND I KILLED IT.

SO WHAT CAN I SAY? SO I'M VERY PLEASED ABOUT THAT.

NOW, DO NOT FORGET THIS SATURDAY WE ARE SCREENING UNCLE SAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING ON C STREET. LOOK FOR THE LA VERNE TABLE OUTSIDE ME WAVING PEOPLE AND SAY THIS IS THE PLACE.

IT'S FREE.

ON MONDAY, OCTOBER THE 9TH, WE'LL BE MEETING AT 7 P.M.

AT HILLCREST FOR A PRESENTATION CALLED RACE AND PLACE.

THIS SHOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION, LOOKING AT LAVERNE'S HISTORY.

AND FINALLY, JUST THIS AFTERNOON, WE GOT THE TRUCK RUNNING.

YES. NO.

FIXED. DOES IT MOVE? NO. FIXED. IT MOVES.

THE TRUCK MADE IT THROUGH THE.

THROUGH MY DRIVEWAY.

OUT ONTO THE STREET.

THROUGH THE GARAGE? NO, THE OTHER WAY.

THE STREET TURNED AROUND IN THE CUL DE SAC AND CAME BACK DOWN THE STREET AND BACKED BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY.

SO WE HAD OUR FIRST LITTLE RUN AND WE WILL BE AT THE TRUNK OR TREAT ON THE 14TH OF OCTOBER.

SO ANYHOW, LOOK FOR US.

WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR ALL OF YOU.

I'LL PASS THESE AROUND.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR TRIVIA WIN.

YEP.

HENCE THE NAME RINGER.

ON THE OTHER, ON THE OTHER HAND, I DON'T THINK SAN DIMAS SUBMITTED AS MANY QUESTIONS AND THEY DID KIND OF HORSE THE QUESTIONS AROUND.

BUT BILL AND I HAD IT.

WE HAD IT. IVAN GALLEGOS.

COME ON UP. WELL, THAT'S COOL.

YEAH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'M YVONNE GALLEGOS COLLEGE COLLEGE GREEN.

I DO HAVE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

OUR MONTHLY MEETING IS BEING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 5 P.M., THE [INAUDIBLE] ROOM OVER AT HILLCREST.

WE'RE REALLY HONORED TO HAVE THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, DR.

PARDIS MAHDAVI IS GOING TO BE OUR GUEST SPEAKER ON WEDNESDAY.

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AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME IN AND HEAR HER SPEAK AND AND TALK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE DOING WITH THE UNIVERSITY.

EVERYONE'S MORE THAN WELCOMED.

SECOND, CASSIE WILL ALSO BE SPONSORING, ALONG WITH OUR COMPASSIONATE LA VERNE.

THE BEAUTIFICATION DAY.

LA VERNE. BEAUTIFICATION DAY.

SO, WE DID DO THIS EARLIER IN SEPTEMBER, BUT WE ARE NOW GOING TO DO IT AGAIN ON OCTOBER 21ST.

SO THAT'S LA VERNE BEAUTIFICATION DAY.

IF ANYBODY MISSED THAT FROM EARLIER IN SEPTEMBER, WE JUST GAVE EVERYBODY THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AHEAD AND CHOOSE A SPOT WITHIN THE CITY TO PICK UP TRASH.

I DID THAT WALKING.

MY DOGS TOOK A TRASH BAG WITH ME, AND AS I WALKED, MY DOGS PICKED UP TRASH ALONG WHITE.

AND THEN IN THE EVENING I DID THAT OVER ON FOOTHILL.

SO, WE ARE INVITING ALL THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS DAY.

LA VERNE BEAUTIFICATION DAY.

DETAILS ARE COMING SOON.

JUST SAVE THE DATE OCTOBER 21ST AND WE'LL BE ORGANIZING, YOU KNOW, WHERE AND IDENTIFYING MORE PARTS OF THE CITY THAT NEED SOME ATTENTION, A LITTLE BIT MORE ATTENTION.

AND WE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, COORDINATING GROUPS OF PEOPLE TO GO OUT AND TAKE CARE OF THAT PART OF THE CITY OR AGAIN, JUST YOUR PART OF THE CITY.

IF YOU'RE WALKING YOUR DOGS OR TAKING A STROLL, TAKE A TRASH BAG WITH YOU AND HELP CLEAN UP SOME OF OUR STREETS.

SO OCTOBER 21ST, WHAT DAY WAS THAT AGAIN? OCTOBER 21ST.

OKAY. JUST CHECKING. THAT IS A SATURDAY.

AND WE'RE LOOKING AROUND MAYBE ABOUT 4 TO 6 P.M.

THAT WE WILL ALL GET TOGETHER AND DO THIS.

NOW, REMEMBER, ON OCTOBER 21ST IS A PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE FROM 9 A.M.

AND THAT'S ALSO THE PUMPKIN PATCH CAR SHOW FROM 10 A.M.

AT HERITAGE PARK. SO, MAYBE WRAP IT AROUND IN THOSE AREAS THERE.

SO, IT'S A FUN FILLED DAY.

IT'S A DAY OF LA VERNE ACTIVITIES.

I'M WELL AWARE, WELL AWARE OF ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON THAT DAY.

THERE'S A LOT OCTOBER, BUT THAT'S GREAT.

IS THERE A WHEN AND WHERE? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE.

WE WANT TO PUT THIS OUT AS SAVE THE DATE.

WE WERE THINKING OF DIFFERENT IDEAS AS FAR AS LIKE MEETING DIFFERENT PLACES, RIGHT? DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE AT DIFFERENT PARKS, MAYBE STARTING THERE.

THINK LIKE I SAID, I IDENTIFIED SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO ME THAT I COULD WALK AND GO AND PICK UP TRASH.

THOMAS ELLISON HAD IDENTIFIED A PLACE AND HE WENT OUT AND PICKED UP TRASH ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

SO, WE ARE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS, BUT I INVITE ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING AND COORDINATING WITH US ON THAT DAY TO SEND AN EMAIL TO CASSIE DOT LA VERNE AT GMAIL.COM.

OH, ALSO THAT REMINDS ME, CASSIE DOES HAVE A NEW WEBSITE.

WE'RE TOTALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

SO, IF YOU WANT TO GO AND VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE, IT IS CASSIE DASH LA VERNE DOT ORG.

SO, NOW IT'S MORE CONSISTENT WITH ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA BEING CASSIE HEPBURN IT'S REALLY GREAT WEBSITE.

IT HAS A COUPLE OF APPROVALS ALREADY FROM THE AUDIENCE BACK HERE.

RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IF YOU COULD HAVE SOMETHING BACK TO US, IF YOU'VE GOT SOME KIND OF A ORGANIZATION ON THAT AT OUR NEXT OCTOBER 16TH MEETING.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'D BE GREAT.

AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

YEAH. EVEN FOR THAT, DR.

ALLISON AND I ARE WORKING ON THAT AS WE SPEAK.

OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS.

JUST A REAL QUICK ONE HERE.

OCTOBER IS AN AMAZINGLY PACKED MONTH.

JUST BESIDES HALLOWEEN.

BUT WE'VE GOT THE BIG ONE THIS SATURDAY.

THIS COMING SATURDAY IS THE FOURTH ANNUAL VENDOR FAIR UP AT HERITAGE PARK STARTS AT 10 A.M.

I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.

ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE ON OUR AGENDA PACKET NOW AS WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AT THE END.

SO JUST PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THAT.

AND ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE, I'LL BE DOING SOME MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR AND JUST OTHER STUFF ON THIS.

BUT IT'S THESE THINGS ARE REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FUN THINGS TO GO TO, BUT THAT'S JUST ONE OF MANY.

WE HAVE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, WHICH IS THE BIG ONE IS THE TRUNK OR TREAT HERE IN THE PARKING LOT OVER IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF STUFF.

SO, WE'LL BE POSTING THIS STUFF, BUT MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA TO MAKE SURE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY.

WITH THAT, NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRIOR TO MOVING ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, WE HELD A SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING REGARDING INITIATING LITIGATION.

AS A RESULT OF THE MEETING, WE HAVE A REPORT OUT, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY ONCE AGAIN REPORTED OUT THE ACTION FROM THAT MEETING IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU.

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS WAS REPORTED OUT AFTER THE SPECIAL CLOSED MEETING.

I AM REPEATING IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE GETS THE WORD.

THE SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION MEETING CONSIDERED WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL WOULD JOIN IN LITIGATION THAT WAS FILED LAST FRIDAY. THE LEAD PLAINTIFF IN THE CASE IS THE CITY OF WHITTIER.

IT'S 12 CITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF LA VERNE, HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT TO STOP IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2023 BAIL SCHEDULES, PRIMARILY RELATED TO THE ISSUE OF ZERO CASH BAIL FOR A VARIETY OF OFFENSES, INCLUDING REPEAT OFFENSES AND NO BACKUP PLAN, IF YOU WILL.

UNDER THE PRIOR LAW, THE PEOPLE COULD BE HELD IF THEY WERE COMMITTED A CRIME WHILE THEY WERE OUT ON CASH BAIL ON OR ZERO CASH BAIL ON ANOTHER CHARGE.

THAT PROVISION IS NO LONGER IN THE BAIL SCHEDULE AS ADOPTED.

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASH THAT WAS APPROVED ON A 5 TO 0 VOTE BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

AS I SAID, THAT CASE WAS FILED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.

CASE NUMBER TWO THREE, TCP 03579.

AND AS OF THIS AFTERNOON, AN ORDER TO TRANSFER THE CASE TO ANOTHER COUNTY WAS ISSUED.

WE BELIEVE IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO ORANGE COUNTY THROUGH A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.

THAT DOES SEEM TO BE THE MOST CONVENIENT COURT FOR ALL THE PARTIES IN THE MATTER.

SO THAT'S MY REPORT OUT.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

I WANT TO THANK ATTORNEY BARLOW, BUT ALSO ONE OF THE I WAS AT THE SANITATION DISTRICT MEETING AND THE ONE OF THE.

COUNCIL MEMBERS IN WHITTIER MENTIONED, CAN WE PLEASE GET A HOLD OF OUR CITY MANAGER, TOO? BECAUSE THIS WAS HAPPENING, AND IT WAS HAPPENING FAST ORDER.

SO, UM, IF YOU OPEN THAT UP AND YOU READ EXACTLY WHAT THAT BELL CHANGE WAS, THE NO BAIL.

IT'S EGREGIOUS AND HEINOUS.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED.

I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY ALL THE RIGHTS AND NO INCARCERATION, BUT I, JOHN AND KEN HAD IT ON IT TODAY AND THEY WERE ALL OVER IT.

BUT I THINK WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF CITIES JUMP ON BOARD, HOPEFULLY, WHICH I THINK THEY ARE, BECAUSE THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO STOP AND WE NEED TO STOP IT NOW BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US AND NOT A GOOD WAY AT ALL.

AND I THANK YOU, ATTORNEY BARLOW, AND ALSO OUR CITY MANAGER AND ALSO THE CITY OF WHITTIER FOR FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE CITY OF WHITTIER.

MANAGER, NOT MANAGER, BUT MAYOR WAS ON TALKING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH JOHN AND KEN.

AND THIS IS BAD STUFF.

WE NEED TO STAND UP AND FIGHT THIS.

SO, UM, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE MY COUNCIL, BUT ALSO OUR MANAGEMENT FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD AND WITH A FIVE TO ZIP AND TO MOVE AHEAD AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MUCH MORE CITIES ON SO MAKE THIS EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL.

SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

WITH THAT, WE HAVE A CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

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

MR. DOMER, WAS THERE ANYTHING PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THERE WAS NOTHING RECEIVED TO HAVE BEEN PULLED EARLIER TODAY.

COUNCIL. ANYTHING. WANT TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY ANY OF YOU? WITH THAT. CAN I? OH, I'M SORRY. OH, STEFAN.

STEFAN. LET'S OPEN UP.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. SO I DID EMAIL EARLIER TODAY AND I APOLOGIZE IF I DIDN'T IF I DIDN'T DO IT PROPERLY.

I WAS HOPING TO HAVE PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

NUMBER SEVEN, THE PROCLAMATION AND CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION POLICY BASED ON COMMENTS THAT I SENT TO EACH OF YOU AND SOME SEPARATE DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OR DISCUSSION OR MAYBE TO BE BROUGHT BACK AT A LATER DATE FOR A VOTE AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION OF THE POLICY. I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE WHAT I WHAT I EMAILED EACH OF YOU, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT THE LANGUAGE IN THE PROPOSED POLICY, WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF THE POLICY,

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SO I PUT IT IN MORE DETAIL IN MY EMAILS TO EACH OF YOU, BUT I WAS JUST HOPING THAT COULD BE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR REVISITED AT A LATER DATE AFTER ADDITIONAL EVALUATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL. AND I'M SORRY FOR THE RESIDENTS, AS WE'VE DONE WITH OTHER RESIDENTS AT LEAST PULLING IT. SO THEN WE HAVE DISCUSSION ON IT.

OKAY. THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PULL THAT.

CITY MANAGER. DOMER.

YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THE MOTION? YEAH, WE GOT A MOTION. WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON WITH THE OTHER ONE.

WE'LL PULL THAT ONE AND WE'LL GO AHEAD WITH THE REST OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND PUTTING A SEVEN FOR DISCUSSION.

SECOND. THAT VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT MOTION CARRIED 5-0.

AND WE'LL BRING BACK THE PROCLAMATION CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION POLICY.

[7. PROCLAMATION AND CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION POLICY- The City Council is requested to approve the Proclamation and Certificate of Recognition Policy to be included within the City of La Verne’s Administrative Regulations. The Policy outlines the City’s procedure for processing requests for honorary proclamations and certificates from the community]

THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED EARLIER THIS YEAR, OR AT LEAST THERE WAS A DIRECTION PROVIDED TO KIND OF BRING BACK SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO HOW PROCLAMATIONS, CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION ARE BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE COUNCIL.

SO, WHAT I ASKED STAFF TO DO IS LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES DO.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY CLERK LISTSERV, WHICH HAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES ON IT, TO FIND OUT WHAT TYPE OF POLICIES, PROCEDURES THEY DO.

SO WHAT IS BEFORE YOU IS KIND OF MODELED AFTER WHAT IS THE COMMON ALITY OF ALL THOSE PROCESSES OUT THERE? A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAKS HERE AND THERE, BUT PRETTY MUCH A POLICY THAT WE BELIEVE IS DEFENSIBLE.

AND THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN SPEAK TO THAT, BUT ONE THAT GIVES JUST SOME COHERENCE TO THE PROCLAMATION POLICY DIFFERENTIATES BETWEEN WHAT A PROCLAMATION IS AND MAYBE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.

TONIGHT, THERE'S AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE BELIEVE IT IS FOR RED RIBBON WEEK ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE PUT A PROCLAMATION ON THERE THAT WOULD BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT OCTOBER MEETING.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE WOULD DO.

THERE WOULD BE A REQUEST IF IT MEETS WHAT'S IN THE POLICY, WE WOULD PUT IT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND THEN IF APPROVED, THEN IT WOULD COME BACK FOR A PRESENTATION AT THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THOUGH THERE ARE SOME EXEMPTIONS, SOME OF THOSE NATURAL ONES.

SO AT THE NEXT MEETING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, OTHER ITEMS LIKE THAT THAT WILL BE JUST BROUGHT BACK BECAUSE THEY'RE MORE NATIONWIDE IN EFFECT AND RECOGNITION.

SO THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, BOTH MYSELF AND THE CITY ATTORNEY ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN RELATION TO MR. WOODS COMMENTS.

ARE YOU AWARE OF THE COMMENTS THAT HE MADE? WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON THOSE? AS FAR AS WHAT WE PROPOSED.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THE COMMENTS.

I THINK THE INTENT OF THE LANGUAGE AT ISSUE WAS REALLY INTENDED TO FOCUS ON.

BROAD GENERAL CATEGORIES AS OPPOSED TO AN INDIVIDUAL PERHAPS ASKING FOR AN ITEM TO BE TO BE PRESENTED. THAT IN ITSELF WOULD HAVE GAINED A BROAD CONSENSUS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS IS REALLY A DISCRETIONARY POINT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO DETERMINE.

FRANKLY, I THINK YOU COULD YOU WOULD HAVE THE.

SAME AMOUNT OF DISCRETION WITHOUT THAT LANGUAGE.

BUT I THINK IT'S IN PART HOPES TO DISCOURAGE INAPPROPRIATE REQUESTS BEING MADE SO THAT IF SOMEONE WANTED, FOR EXAMPLE, TO, SAY, SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PROCLAMATION CONDEMNING, YOU KNOW, THE MUSLIM RELIGION, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WOULD NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE REQUEST TO MAKE.

UM, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS UP TO THE COUNCIL.

I THINK IT'S DEFENSIBLE AS IT STANDS.

YOU HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF DISCRETION IN APPROVING THESE REQUESTS OR REJECTING THEM, AS IT WERE.

AND OF COURSE STAFF TRIES TO BE A GATEKEEPER TO SOME EXTENT IN ADVANCE TO GUIDE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT WHAT

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THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER.

OH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS.

ANYBODY HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO, THAT'S GOOD. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. CROSBY. YES.

THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MR. WARD, FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.

AFTER HE MADE HIS COMMENTS TODAY, I WAS READY TO VOTE ON IT BECAUSE I ALREADY SPOKE TO CITY MANAGER ABOUT HIS COMMENTS TODAY ABOUT IT TOO, AND BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE DISCRETIONARY PIECE FOR COUNCIL ON ANYONE IS THAT THEN WE WILL NOT BE HOLD. TYPED ON THE EXACT LANGUAGE ON THIS WHERE WE HAVE TO HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING ON OR NOT HAVE TO PUT SOMETHING ON.

IT'S REALLY DISCRETIONARY OF THE COUNCIL TO PUT THOSE ON.

SO I'M READY TO VOTE ON THAT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY.

SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAN ANY COUNCIL MEMBER COULD PROPOSE TO HAVE.

A PROCLAMATION.

I MEAN, IT'S PUBLIC AS WELL.

BUT YES, IT DOESN'T PROHIBIT THE COUNCIL MEMBER FROM ASKING.

CORRECT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU. SIMILARLY, I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH CITY MANAGER DOMER AS WELL ABOUT IT, AND I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO TO ADJUST TO MAKE IT MORE DISCRETIONARY, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISCRETION WAS ALLOWED IN THERE.

MY ONLY OTHER COMMENT AT THIS POINT WOULD BE ON PAGE 93 UNDER SECTION FIVE.

UNDER THE EXEMPTIONS, THERE'S JUST A MISSPELL.

OH, GOT IT AGAIN.

SHOULD BE AGENDIZED.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CASH.

ANY COMMENTS? NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU AND I APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S INFORMATION ON THAT AND I APPRECIATE MR. WARD'S COMMENTS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE OF SOMETHING AS A AS A COUNCIL BODY.

AND I THINK IT'S GIVEN US THE TOOLS THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO TO REVIEW STUFF THAT'S OF IMPORTANCE TO MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OUR ORGANIZATIONS. SO WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HERE. PUBLIC FINANCE AND AUTHORITY.

[PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY]

STATE THE TIME.

IT IS. 7:19 P.M.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FINANCING PUBLIC AUTHORITY MINUTES OF AUGUST 7TH, 2023.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE SECOND ITEM, GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR UTILITY PURPOSE OF VALLEY RANCHO MOBILE HOME PARK.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER J.R.

REYNOLDS. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL.

THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION GRANTS AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR UTILITY PURPOSES AT THE VALLEY RANCHO MOBILE HOME PARK, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE LA VERNE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY.

THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO AN ACTION THAT WAS TAKEN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO FOR THE GAS COMPANY EASEMENT IN THE SAME PARK.

SO NOW WE'RE JUST COMING BACK.

THE EASEMENT IS NOW READY WITH EDISON.

AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR UTILITY PURPOSES FOR 2909 ARROW HIGHWAY, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VALLEY RANCHO MOBILE HOME PARK.

THANK YOU, JR. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC? AND JARED. THESE ARE FOR THE UTILITIES AT THE PARK.

WHAT ABOUT INTERNET AND TELEPHONE SERVICE? ARE THOSE ALSO GOING UNDERGROUND OR ARE THOSE UTILITIES BEING REPLACED? YEAH. SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH SPECTRUM TO RUN WHEN WE HAVE THE GROUND OPENED AND TRENCHED TO RUN THAT THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES AS WELL.

THERE ARE PHONE SERVICES CURRENTLY IN THERE, BUT THAT PARK HAS BEEN LACKING WITH INTERNET SERVICE AND HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON ACTUALLY WITH THE COUNCIL LIAISONS

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BUT SINCE THE TRENCH IS ALREADY OPEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO RUN THAT THAT UTILITY FOR US.

AND WE'VE CERTAINLY MADE SURE THAT THEY THAT OUR MANAGER KNOWS THAT THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR COUNCIL.

IT HAS BEEN IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE TO USE HOTSPOTS AND THAT DOESN'T WORK WELL AT ALL AND THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE CLUBHOUSE, WHICH IS VERY INCONVENIENT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC? ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL. YOU KNOW.

DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 69, GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY FOR UTILITY PURPOSES AT VALLEY RANCHO MOBILE HOME PARK.

MOTION TO APPROVE. HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED. FIVE ZERO.

OKAY. IT'S 7:23 P.M.

WE WILL ADJOURN THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO BRING UP CANDACE BOWCOCK TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THE APPLICANT, OR I GUESS YOU DIDN'T STATE THE CASE NUMBER.

SO CASE NUMBER 74-23 ANNEXATION AND 93-23 ZONE CHANGE.

THIS IS A REQUEST BY THE APPLICANT, DEBORAH CHAVEZ, PROPOSING TO ANNEX A 15,000 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL LOCATED AT 406 BASELINE ROAD FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES INTO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

A PRE ANNEXATION ZONE CHANGE IS PROPOSED TO ESTABLISH THE ZONING DESIGNATION FOR THE SITE THAT IS CURRENTLY WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREA.

SINCE THE YEAR 2000, MUNICIPALITIES HAVE BEEN PRECLUDED FROM EXTENDING UTILITY SERVICES BEYOND OUR ESTABLISHED ESTABLISHED BOUNDARIES.

THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL DWELLING AT THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WILL REQUIRE THE NEED OF WATER FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THE ONLY METHOD BY WHICH THE CITY CAN FACILITATE THIS PROVISION OF WATER SERVICE TO THE PROPERTY ENTAILS THE ANNEXATION OF THE PARCEL INTO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THIS IS THE REASON THE APPLICANT HAS FILED THE ANNEXATION APPLICATION.

THAT IS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT.

THE PROPOSAL WOULD ANNEX THE 15,000 SQUARE FOOT UNDEVELOPED SITE AS WELL AS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF BASELINE ROAD FROM UNINCORPORATED LOS ANGELES COUNTY INTO THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND ALLOW THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE.

THE PROPERTY HAS A CURRENT LA COUNTY ZONING DESIGNATION OF A1 15,000, WHICH ALLOWS FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TODAY.

IF ANNEXED INTO THE CITY OF LA VERNE, THE PROPERTY IS PROPOSED TO BE ZONED PLANNED RESIDENTIAL THREE DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE DETACHED.

THIS ZONING IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING OF ADJACENT AND NEARBY PROPERTIES.

ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY IS IN THE COUNTY, IT IS ALREADY DESIGNATED IN THE LA VERNE GENERAL PLAN AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS 0 TO 5 UNITS PER ACRE.

THEREFORE, A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT IS NOT NEEDED AND ONLY THE ZONING DESIGNATION.

THE ANNEXATION PROCESS WOULD OFFICIALLY BEGIN WITH THE LOS ANGELES FORMATION COMMISSION OR LAFCO.

ONCE THE PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION IS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING THAT WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, A FEW MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE AT THAT MEETING AND SPOKE REGARDING THE SAFETY ON BASELINE ROAD, BUT THERE WERE NO CONCERNS REGARDING THIS SPECIFIC APPLICATION. IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THIS AREA OF BASELINE ROAD.

THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE APPROVED RECOMMENDING THE PROJECT FOR APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CEQA STAFF IS RECOMMENDING A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PER SECTION 15319B AND 15303A AS THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AND ZONING WILL ONLY ALLOW FOR THE FUTURE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME.

IT IS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL.

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NUMBER TWO, ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2368 APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

AND NUMBER THREE, ADOPT ORDINANCE NUMBER 1120, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE PRE ZONING DESIGNATION OF PR3D THE APPLICANT.

MRS. CHAVEZ IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF HER, AND I WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FROM STAFF IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, MISS BOCA. APPRECIATE THAT.

WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR.

STAFF? YES, PLEASE.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE CURRENT ZONING IS FOR LOW DENSITY, BUT THE NEW ZONING THAT'S PROPOSED THAT WOULD ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR SINGLE HOME TO BE PUT ON THAT PROPERTY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING? UH, LET'S OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. HENLEY? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, SIR.

WHAT DID YOU MOVE SINCE THE TIME YOU WERE AT THE FIRST KNOW? BILL HENLEY 4315.

SAINT MARK AVENUE, LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA.

I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT SOME SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK I'M NOT.

I'M MORE CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE OF BASELINE ROAD.

UM, YOU KNOW, AS WE KNOW, THERE'S THERE HAVE BEEN A COUPLE UNFORTUNATE COUPLE FATALITIES IN THE LAST YEAR.

ONE ENDED UP YOU KNOW IN MY BACKYARD BASICALLY, WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT.

IT'S DIFFICULT.

BESIDES THOSE ACCIDENTS, THERE ARE ACCIDENTS MONTHLY OUT THERE.

SOMETIMES. SOMETIMES TWICE IN A WEEK.

IN FACT, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF.

IN FRONT OF THE HAINES CENTER.

THE PARKING THAT'S IN FRONT OF THAT HOUSE RIGHT NOW TAKES UP BASICALLY 6 OR 7 SPOTS AND THEN INCLUDING THE HOUSE NEXT TO IT.

WHERE ARE THOSE 6 OR 7 CARS GOING TO GO? HOW BIG IS THE HEINZ CENTER GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO BE BEFORE THEY JUST RUN OUT OF PLACES TO PARK? OCCASIONALLY THEY'LL PARK ON OUR STREET AND THEN WE HAVE TO RUN THEM OFF.

THERE'S A LITTLE SIGN THAT HEINZ CENTER PUT UP, BUT, BUT MY MAJOR CONCERN IS AND I KNOW THAT TIM AND AND RICK AND AND AND CASH, I'VE SENT YOU GUYS PICTURES OF ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THE STREET.

UM, RECENT ONES. I'VE TAKEN PICTURES OF HOW YOU JUST CAN'T SEE WHEN YOU PULL IN AND OUT OF A DRIVEWAY.

AND I KNOW THAT PARTICULAR ADDRESS AND I KNOW THE HOUSE NEXT TO IT.

THE GUY LIVES NEXT DOOR TO DEBRA CHAVEZ'S PROPERTY AS A FRIEND OF MINE, AND THERE ARE TIMES HE CAN'T SEE OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY WHEN HE PULLS UP ONTO BASELINE BECAUSE IT'S IT'S GOING TO BE AN INCLINE UP ONTO BASELINE WHEN WHEN WHEN THEY PULL OUT OF THAT RESIDENCE, WHEN THAT HOUSE IS FILLED. LISTEN, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE A CUSTOM HOUSE BUILT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BASELINE ROAD WHERE THERE'S NOTHING, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF IT.

I LOVE THE IDEA, JUST LIKE I DO ON THAT 19 ACRE PIECE THAT'S DOWN THE STREET FROM ME, THAT THAT BRINGS THAT BRINGS JOY TO MY HEART.

BECAUSE HAVING THE ONLY HOUSE ON SAINT MARK AND TIM, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN THERE.

YOU'VE SEEN IT. I THINK IT'S JOY TO YOUR 401K WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE BEING THE SOLO GUY WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT KIND OF THING GOING.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF IT.

AND I AND I THINK THAT THE HOUSE NEXT TO IT IS A REALLY NICE HOUSE TOO.

AND I THINK THAT THE PROPERTY NEXT TO THAT IS ALSO PROBABLY AT SOME POINT WILL END UP BEING A REALLY NICE PLACE TO BUILD A HOUSE.

I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION KIND OF KIND OF RAINED ON THE PARADE A LITTLE BIT.

BUT WHEN I MENTIONED PUTTING A CROSSWALK IN AT DAWN AVENUE OR A LIGHT, YOU KNOW, THEY SAID THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH OUTFLOW ON THE TRAFFIC TO DO THAT.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT.

THAT'S A SAFETY ITEM.

HOW IN THE WORLD ELSE CAN YOU CROSS BASELINE ROAD? YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY UP TO LIVE OAK OR ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FRUIT STREET TO CROSS LIVE OAK, NOT JUST SAFELY, BUT LEGALLY.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CROSSWALK.

OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO SEE AROUND THAT CORNER.

AND WE'VE ALL BEEN DOWN BASELINE.

WE KNOW THAT CARS DO REGULARLY 60, 70 MILES AN HOUR THEY DO IT'S THAT STREETS MADE FOR THAT SO A CENTER MEDIAN WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO WHO'S REALLY GOING TO BE IN CHARGE OF BASELINE ROAD.

IS IT GOING TO BE LA VERNE IS IT GOING TO BE THE COUNTY IS IT GOING TO BE CALTRANS? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO JUMP IN AND HELP FIGURE OUT.

YEAH, WE'VE REACHED OUR OFF TOPIC NOW.

OKAY. SO. ALL RIGHT.

SO ANYWAY, AGAIN, I'M ALL IN FAVOR IT.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A NICE BIG, BEAUTIFUL HOUSE OVER THERE.

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THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? TRACE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE IT UP TO THE DAIS.

ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? JUST LIKE THAT.

THAT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME RATHER THAN ANY KIND OF LOW-DENSITY HOUSING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S WHY I READ THROUGH IT A NUMBER OF TIMES TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE GOSH KNOWS, WE'VE GOT ISSUES WITH OTHER STUFF.

SO, DO WE HAVE A RESTRICTION ON THAT? I THINK IT'S DESIGNATED FOR THAT.

THREE PER ACRE, AND THAT'S 15,000 SQUARE FEET.

SO ONE HOUSE.

YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR.

NO, I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.

I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. HENLEY. I THINK WE'RE ALL ABOUT BUILDING BEAUTIFUL HOMES, AND THAT'S A GREAT SPOT THERE.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, TOO, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

AND I KNOW THAT THE MEG MCQUAID, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH CALTRANS AND SOME OF THE OTHER ENTITIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHOSE PROPERTY THAT IS.

THEY'RE ON THE MAIN STREET.

I KNOW IT'S OFF TOPIC, BUT THE POINT IS, IS SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS AND THE HEINZ CENTER ALSO THAT.

WE MAY NEED TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR OUR OTHER RESIDENTS, WHETHER THEY'RE LA COUNTY OR NOT.

THEY'RE STILL OUR RESIDENTS. THEY STILL COME TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT NOW.

WE NEED TO KIND OF HAMMER THAT DOWN REAL QUICK.

BUT I THINK YOUR DEVELOPMENT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SPOT THERE.

AND LIKE MISTER HENLEY SAID, THE OTHER 19 ACRES UP THERE, IF WE CAN GET THAT THING THROUGH, THAT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY PRETTY SIGHT TO THERE.

SO, WITH THAT, WE NEED A MOTION.

AND MR. MAYOR, IF YOU DO THEM ALL TOGETHER, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, DO WE NEED TO.

YEAH, LET'S DO THEM ALL TOGETHER. BUT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS READ THE TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE.

OKAY. SO YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. ORDINANCE NUMBER 1120 TITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A PRE ANNEXATION ZONING DESIGNATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ZONING OF A1 15,000 TO PR3D AND ADOPTING THE PR 3DHZ ZONING FOR 406 BASELINE ROAD APN NUMBER (866) 600-9033 IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

PLEASE. OH, I'M JUST KIDDING.

SORRY. WITH THAT, WE'D LIKE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE.

I'LL SECOND THIS. VOTE, PLEASE.

THINK I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO. BEAUTIFUL.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

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PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE AT THE PODIUM.

AND HE'S THERE PROMPTLY.

HE'S THERE ALREADY. CORY LEEPER.

THANK YOU, SIR. EXPEDIENCY, SIR.

MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF.

I'M HONORED TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT SIERRA MADRE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S REQUEST FROM US AS LA VERNE PD TO BORROW EQUIPMENT.

IT'S NOT AN UNUSUAL REQUEST.

IT'S ONE THAT WE HAVE.

WE'VE BORROWED EQUIPMENT IN THE PAST FROM IRWINDALE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS, SO IT'S NOTHING THAT'S OUTSIDE THE STANDARD NORMAL.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, SIERRA MADRE HAS JOINED OUR SWAT TEAM, THE FOOTHILL SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM, AND THEY HAVE A NEED FOR EQUIPMENT.

SO THAT SPECIFIC NEED IS A NEED FOR EQUIPMENT THAT'S OUTLINED IN AB 41.

AS I PRESENTED TO STAFF EARLIER IN THE YEAR, THAT PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT IS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHMENT A, WHICH IS THREE COLT RIFLES THAT WE HAVE AS EXCESS STOCK.

AND SO DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE REQUEST, BECAUSE AB 41 DOES OUTLINE EQUIPMENT THAT DOES HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY CITY STAFF TO BE LOANED OUT TO ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, I COME BEFORE YOU TO RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL OF SUCH RIFLES TO BE LOANED TO SIERRA MADRE FOR A PERIOD UP TO ONE YEAR. THAT BEING SAID, AS THEY HAVE ORDERED NEW RIFLES FOR THEIR DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE ALSO ORDERED NEW EQUIPMENT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

THEIR TURNAROUND IS ABOUT THREE MONTHS, SO WE EXPECT FOR THEIR RIFLES TO COME IN BY THE END OF THE YEAR AND TO HAVE THAT EQUIPMENT BACK TO US.

WITH THAT, I SUBMIT TO YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE THAT.

DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LEEPER? WITH THAT.

BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I HAD ONE.

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JUST MAKING SURE.

THAT THIS IS STRICTLY FOR THEIR TEAM.

I'M SAYING NO, MR. JOHNSON. UM.

WITH THAT. ON THAT NOTE.

I'LL TAKE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE 911 FOR A LOAN REQUEST BY SIERRA MADRE.

RIGHT. SECOND VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO. OKAY.

NOW, IN OUR SECOND OTHER MATTER IS THE AWARD CONTRACT FOR THE LOSS TO THE LOS FLORES PARK AQUATIC CENTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

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

THANK YOU. IT WILL BE CODY ALLEN.

BEFORE YOU START, HOLD, PLEASE.

I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF SINCE IT DOES INVOLVE.

OH, THIS INVOLVES THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. GOOD POINT. YEAH.

I THINK WE'RE READY. ALL RIGHT.

SO, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, AS STATED, IS THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE LOS FLORES PARK AQUATIC CENTER POOL DECKING AND PLASTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

THIS EVENING, IT'S STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, THE CITY COUNCIL AWARD, THE PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CALIFORNIA WATERS DEVELOPMENT INC, THE LOWEST, MOST RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIVE BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,330,505 FOR STATED PROJECT.

ALSO AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ISSUE CHANGE ORDERS NOT EXCEEDING 15% OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR A TOTAL POSSIBLE COST OF $1,530,881. EXCUSE ME.

AND FINALLY, ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-69, APPROPRIATING $30,081 FROM THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND TO THE LOS FOREST PARK AQUATIC CENTER POOL DECKING AND PLASTER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

SO, I HAVE A FEW ITEMS I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT TO COUNCIL FOR THIS AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY OR AFTER, HOWEVER, HOWEVER WE WANT TO GO.

THIS IS A FACILITY, THE LOS FLORES PARK AQUATIC CENTER THAT RECEIVED A MAJOR OVERHAUL IN 1997.

SO IT'S BEEN ABOUT 25 YEARS SINCE IT'S REALLY HAD IT'S DEEP RECONSTRUCTION WORK TO CONTINUE MAINTAINING THE POOL HAS GONE ALONG THE WAY AS POOLS DO.

THEY TAKE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE.

THIS HOWEVER WE'RE COMING UP AT THE END OF THE SERVICE LIFE OF THE DECK, WHICH I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT IT, BUT IT IS CRACKING.

AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE YIELDING OF THE REINFORCEMENT.

SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION TO FULLY REPLACE THE DECK.

THE PLASTERS ALSO REACHED THE END OF ITS SERVICE LIFE AND ALONG WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT QUITE A BIT OF TILE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT GO ALONG WITH REDOING A POOL.

SO HENCE NOT A CHEAP PROJECT WITHOUT SAYING THAT.

THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY HAS A THREE WAY SHARE.

SO THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS THE OWNER.

HOWEVER, THERE IS A AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO USE THE FACILITY.

AND SO WITHIN THAT AGREEMENT, THE COSTS FOR THIS PROJECT AND THE COSTS FOR ALL MAINTENANCE FOR THAT MATTER IS SPLIT EQUALLY.

A THIRD, A THIRD, A THIRD.

SO THIS ACTION TONIGHT WITH THE PROJECT IS THE ENTIRE PROJECT COST FOR THE CONTRACT.

BUT WE ANTICIPATE THAT THAT WOULD BE REIMBURSED ONCE WE REACH THE FINAL ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND WE CAN DISTRIBUTE THAT TO OUR PARTNERS ON THIS.

COUNCIL MAY RECALL THAT EARLIER.

WHEN WAS IT? EARLIER THIS YEAR WE HAD TO REJECT THE BIDS FOR THIS PARTICULAR WORK.

WE HAD ONE BID COME IN.

THAT REJECTION OCCURRED ON JANUARY 17TH OF 2023.

WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THAT ONE BID WE REJECTED WAS 1.9, SIX $4 MILLION.

WE DID RECRAFT THE PROJECT SCOPE SLIGHTLY REMOVING THE SHADE STRUCTURES THAT ARE ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AS WE SPEAK.

AND SO I THINK WE'RE PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE BIDS DID COME IN MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE EXPECTED.

SO THE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS 1.150, THE LOW BID, AND THAT'S FOR THE BASE SCOPE.

THE LOW BID FOR THE BASE BASE SCOPE IS 1.114.

SO I THINK THESE ARE QUALITY BIDS IN THE SENSE THAT WE'VE GOT THE PRICE THAT THE MARKET WOULD YIELD.

THE OTHER ITEM THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT TO COUNCIL IS 15%.

SO TYPICALLY WE DON'T ASK FOR 15%.

THIS IS 5% OVER THE TYPICAL, WHICH IS 10%.

WE HAVE A SITUATION WITH THE POOL BEING THAT IT IS A COMPLEX PROJECT.

THE POOL DECK HAS A NUMBER OF FACILITIES TIED TO IT.

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IT IS ENVELOPED BY THE CONCRETE.

SO THAT'S COMPLETELY COMING OUT AND REBUILDING IT.

WE LIKE TO THINK WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ENCOUNTER AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE WON'T NEED ANY OF THIS CONTINGENCY.

BUT THAT'S NOT TYPICALLY HOW CONSTRUCTION GOES.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THE 50%.

THE OTHER FEATURE OF THAT IS TIMING.

SO BEING THAT THIS IS A HEAVILY UTILIZED FACILITY, WE HAVE A VERY NARROW AND LIMITED WINDOW OF TIME TO GET THIS PROJECT DONE.

WE'VE ALREADY WORKED WITH THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, THE AQUATIC GROUPS AND AND WHATNOT TO FIND THIS WINDOW.

AND SO IF WE HAVE ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES, WHILE WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO ASK FOR THOSE REQUESTS, WE DO HAVE A VERY LIMITED TIME THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THESE QUICKLY AND SWIFTLY SO THAT WE CAN GET THE FACILITY BACK UP AND RUNNING IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR SUMMER.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

WHAT WAS THE TIME DURATION AGAIN? HOW MANY MONTHS WAS IT THAT'S GOING TO BE DOWN? IT WAS MAY 2ND.

WAS IT MAY THINK SO.

SO IT IS THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE MAKING DUST DOING DEMO AND REBUILDING.

IT IS GOING TO BE MARCH 24TH, MID MAY 20TH.

THAT WAS AT THE END WAS MAY.

SO. THAT'S A LOT OF WORK.

THE CONTRACTS GOING OUT OBVIOUSLY WITH COUNCIL'S ACTION.

IF AWARDED, WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH SCHEDULED PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO TO GET AGREEMENTS ISSUED AND START WORKING ON ANY LONG LEAD TIME ITEMS. SO WITH THIS, THE YOU KNOW, I DON'T RECALL WHAT NUMBER IT IS, BUT WE ARE ASKING THAT WE REPLACE THE ONE METER DIVING BOARD THAT IS AN ADDITIVE ALTERNATE ITEM THAT WE ARE REQUESTING. YOU KNOW, THOSE THINGS MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE WHILE, THOUGH I DON'T THINK IT WILL TAKE THAT LONG.

WE ALSO HAVE TO WORK WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON THIS.

SO WE NEED TO GET THEIR PERMITS IN ORDER, GET THEIR INSPECTOR SATISFIED AND OF COURSE HAVE THAT ALL HAPPEN BEFORE SUMMER.

SO YEAH, WE'RE STARTING RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S TOUGH GETTING CONSTRUCTION, THINGS LIKE THAT SET UP, ESPECIALLY WITH PERMITS.

IT'S JUST THE ENTITIES YOU DEAL WITH SOMETIMES ARE VERY DIFFICULT OR JUST THE TIME CONSUMING.

SO MANY STEPS.

ALL GOOD REASONS, BUT MANY STEPS.

AND MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN SAY ALSO THAT AS PART OF THE FISCAL IMPACT AND THE STAFF REPORT, IT IS IDENTIFIED THAT THE CITY WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT.

THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. YEAH.

APPROPRIATIONS. SO, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN, YOU KNOW, GO TO BAT FOR US UP IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

HE WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE 1.5 MILLION FOR THE LOS FLORES PARK.

PART OF THAT AMOUNT WE ARE GOING TO BE USING TOWARDS THE POOL BECAUSE IN PART OF OUR GRANT AND HIS APPROPRIATION REQUEST WAS THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE CITY.

AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, ENVELOPED A LOT MORE PEOPLE BEING BASICALLY PROVIDED SERVICES BY THE POOL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE AMOUNT OF THAT GRANT BASED ON SOME OF THE NEEDS, WHICH IS INCLUDING THE SOUTH RESTROOM, THE RESTROOMS AND A COUPLE OTHER FACILITIES AT THE PARK. BUT IT COULD BE AS CLOSE TO $500,000, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT LESS.

BUT THAT IS A GREAT HELP TO THIS PROJECT AND TO ALL THREE ENTITIES.

THAT WAS THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT WAS THE GIFT THAT MR. HOLDEN GAVE US? THAT'S QUITE SUBSTANTIAL, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT.

AND WE NEED IT. WE NEED RESTROOMS IN THIS LOSS FOREST PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, THE HEATERS WERE JUST REPLACED, YES.

CORRECT. YES. AND THOSE ARE OPERATING, TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

YES. I HAVE NOT HEARD OTHERWISE.

MR. CROSBY TWO QUESTIONS.

AS THOUGH WE ARE PARTIES WITH TWO OTHER ENTITIES, HAVE THEY HAVE APPROVED THIS PROJECT AS WELL OR DO THEY HAVE TO APPROVE THIS PROJECT? SO, THE SCOPE OF WORK HAS BEEN CIRCULATED TO THE GROUPS.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY APPROVE THE PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS AN ACTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY ARE IN FAVOR OF IT.

WE HAVE MET WITH THEIR VARIOUS STAFF, AND I KNOW YVONNE DURAN HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH AS WELL AS CHAD PETERSON, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL SATISFIED, BUT AT LEAST ON BOARD WITH THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH.

SO, YEAH, AND MY SECOND QUESTION, I KNOW THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT THE SHADE STRUCTURE AND TRY TO GET SOME SHADE AROUND THERE.

I KNOW THAT POOL DECK GETS EXTREMELY HOT, ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER.

IS THERE A MATERIAL THAT THEY CAN PUT ON TOP OF THAT DECK, TOO? SO, IT'S NOT AS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THE TIME WHERE IT'S ALMOST BURNING, THE KIDS' FEET RUNNING FROM THE SHADE TO THE POOL AREA.

AND I KNOW RONNIE'S NOT ALLOWED BY POOLS, SO.

SO THAT WOULD BE NO.

WELL, THERE ARE PRODUCTS OUT THERE.

WHETHER THEY DRAMATICALLY IMPACT THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OR NOT, I CAN'T SAY THAT I'VE HONESTLY LOOKED TOO CLOSELY INTO THAT.

THERE ARE SURFACE MATERIALS THAT IMPROVE FRICTION SO THAT, OF COURSE, IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE RUNNING AGAINST THE RULES, YOU'RE NOT LESS LIKELY TO TRIP, I SUPPOSE. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE SURFACE SUPPLIED MATERIALS.

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IT'S NOT BEEN SOMETHING WE PROPOSE.

OBVIOUSLY COST BEING A MAJOR CONCERN AND LIMITED WINDOW.

SO THERE'S OTHER MAINTENANCE COMPONENTS WITH THAT THAT I DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK CLOSELY INTO.

YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. HOWLING. WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.

ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MS. BEAUCHAMP? WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SWIM IN.

IT'S CLOSED. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO ASK? GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

IT WAS AN EXCELLENT EXPLANATION, CODY.

I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT.

I KNOW THERE WAS A TIME, UNFORTUNATELY, THE INSURANCE HAD LAPSED FOR THAT FACILITY AT ONE TIME, SO.

WHAT PERCENTAGE OF AN INCREASE OR ACTUAL COSTS INCREASE TO INSURANCE WILL THIS COST, YOU KNOW, BE PUT ONTO THE CITY? IT'S NOT JUST THESE DOLLARS HERE THAT ARE BEING SPENT ON CONSTRUCTION.

GRANTED THAT WE'RE ONLY PAYING 33.3% OF THAT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO FACTOR INTO INSURANCE COSTS, INCREASED INSURANCE COSTS.

SO, I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE PROVIDED AS WELL.

PERTAINING TO THAT.

AND THEN ALSO, WHAT PART WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE CONTINGENCY IS FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAPPEN TO THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR CONSTRUCTION? UM, TRUCK RAN OVER SPRINKLERS AT THE PARK OR YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY'RE DOING CONCRETE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WHAT YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THERE IS AN ADJACENT PARK THAT'S OPEN, WHAT PART OF THAT IS, YOU KNOW, SEPARATE FROM BECAUSE THERE'S THE THREE ENTITIES INVOLVED.

BUT LAS FLORES PARK IS STRICTLY CITY OF LA VERNE.

HOW DOES THAT FACTOR IN? SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THERE IS CONTINGENCY BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION, AS MR. HEPBURN KNOWS, THERE'S ALWAYS INCREASING COSTS SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE.

BUT YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE.

ACCIDENTS THAT ALMOST ALWAYS OCCUR IN CONSTRUCTION.

SO ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH SUBCONTRACTORS.

SO THEY'RE JUST REALLY QUESTIONS FOR CODY AND HIS TEAM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. HOWLING, YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THOSE? YEAH. AND MR. MAYOR, THERE MAY BE, YOU KNOW, ANSWERS THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY AND MYSELF, I KNOW THAT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES ARE INSURED AND THEN THERE'S EXTENSIVE AND MR. HOWLING CAN GO INTO THAT THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY TO STAGE THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE FENCING OFF OF AREAS AND ALL THAT STUFF TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY.

YEAH. JUST ADD BEFORE MR. HOWLING THAT WE TYPICALLY REQUIRE IN OUR CONTRACT THAT IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO CITY PROPERTY BY THE CONTRACTOR DURING THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION, IT IS THEIR OBLIGATION TO REPAIR IT.

IF THEY DON'T REPAIR IT, WE DO, AND THEY GET BILLED FOR IT.

THANK YOU. WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE MOST OF MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.

YEAH, WHAT WE CALL THAT IS RESTORATION.

THAT'S A COMPONENT OF OF THE CONTRACT.

SO IF THE CONTRACTOR DOES DAMAGE SOMETHING THAT WE WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE IT GETS RESOLVED IN A WAY THAT MEETS MY EXPECTATION AS WELL AS CITY, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND PARKS FACILITIES, ANYBODY INVOLVED WITH THAT.

SO, AS FAR AS THE INSURANCE, I COULDN'T REALLY GO INTO SPECIFICS OF CHANGING AND RATE.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT THIS IS REALLY, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION, A MAINTENANCE PROJECT WE'RE REMOVING, REPLACING ESSENTIALLY WHAT IS THERE TODAY.

SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT THE INSURANCE, BUT IT IS A MAINTENANCE PROJECT.

SO WE'RE NOT ADDING WE'RE NOT CHANGING, WE'RE NOT DEDUCTING ANYTHING.

SO, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR DURAN AND HER STAFF, BUT ALSO OUR STAFF.

IT'S BEEN, TO SAY THE LEAST, YOU'RE DEALING WITH TWO OTHER ENTITIES THAT THIS IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT AND SHE MAKES IT SEAMLESS AND IT'S NOT.

AND I WANT TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MEG ALSO, MAYBE WADE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

AND THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING WE'VE NEEDED TO DO FOR A LONG TIME.

I REMEMBER THE CONCRETE BEING BROKEN WHEN MY SON WAS PLAYING WATER POLO, SO THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO.

SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THIS.

I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT AS LONG AS ALL THE PARTIES CAN DO THIS, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT, GREAT PROJECT AND HAVE A BASICALLY A NEW POOL, A NEW DECKING, NEW STRUCTURES. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC.

SO THANK YOU.

WE APPLAUD YOU. AND ALL THE STAFF.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I NEED A MOTION.

MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER 12 FOR EVERYBODY ELSE DOES.

THERE'S THREE RECOMMENDATIONS.

DO WE HAVE TO DO BY ALL? YEAH.

DO WE NEED ALL THREE OR JUST THE ONES? STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

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I THINK THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FOUR ZERO WITH MAYOR PRO TEM LAU ABSTAINING, RECUSING HERSELF.

YOU'RE BACK. DID YOU EAT? YOU ATE GREAT STUFF.

I KNOW YOU DID. YOU HAD MORE CANDY.

GREAT. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE LAST OTHER.

THE LAST OTHER MATTER.

A PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGARDING OBSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

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

FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT'LL BE LIEUTENANT CHRIS DRANSFIELD.

EVENING, MR. DRANSFIELD.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL. TODAY I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE ORDINANCE ADDING DIVISION FOUR OF TITLE 12 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OBSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

THE NEED TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROPERTY, PARTICULARLY TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, IS INCREASING IN THE CITY AS A REGIONAL RAIL AND BUS SYSTEM EXPANDS.

CONCERNS ABOUT OBSTRUCTION OF SUCH FACILITIES, INCLUDING CALLS FOR SERVICE TO THE POLICE, HAVE RISEN, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT BUS BENCHES, SHELTERS, TRANSIT AND RAIL STOPS REMAIN ACCESSIBLE.

WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LIGHT RAIL STATION THE CITY IS SEEKING TO PUT IN PLACE NECESSARY HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES AFTER A REVIEW OF OUR CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODES. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE ADDS CHAPTER 12.60 TO THE LA VERNE POLICE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING UNLAWFUL CAMPING. STORAGE AND OBSTRUCTION OF ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

AND ADDRESSES BOTH CURRENT TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY, SUCH AS BUS STOPS.

AND WILL ALSO PROTECT ACCESS TO THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM, WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WOULD PROHIBIT CAMPING IN OR ON ANY TRANSPORTATION FACILITY OR OBSTRUCTING SUCH PROPERTY OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT PROPERTY BLOCKING ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

PROHIBIT ANY PERSONS FROM OCCUPYING ANY TRANSPORTATION FACILITY FOR SLEEPING OR LIVING.

PROHIBIT ANY PERSONS FROM STORING PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING CAMPING ITEMS, WHICH IS TENTS, HUTS, ANY OTHER TEMPORARY SHELTERS, COTS, BEDS.

SLEEPING BAGS.

BEDROLLS. IN OR ON ANY TRANSPORTATION FACILITY WITHIN THE CITY.

IT ALSO PROHIBITED ANY PERSONS TO ERECT A TENT IN OR UPON TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND PROHIBIT ANY PERSON FROM STORING ANY BULKY ITEMS IN OR ABOUT TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

THE CITY CURRENTLY PROVIDES MULTIPLE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FOR UNHOUSED RESIDENTS.

THE CITY WORKS DIRECTLY WITH TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG AND LA LAKOTA.

DURING THE CITY'S 2023 POINT IN TIME COUNT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED IN LATE JANUARY OF 2023, SIX UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS WERE COUNTED.

BASED ON LOCAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTY.

WHICH FOLLOW THE MARTIN VERSUS BOISE CASE.

LA VERNE CURRENTLY CONTRACTS FOR ENOUGH BEDS FOR THE HOMELESS PERSONS.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WAIVE FURTHER READING OF THE ORDINANCE AND PLACE ON FIRST READING ORDINANCE 1121 AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING DIVISION FOUR, CHAPTER 12.60 TO REGULATE CAMPING AND STORAGE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY OR BULKY ITEMS IN OR UPON TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY.

SOMEBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? VERY SMOOTH. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LIEUTENANT RUMSFELD? YEAH.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT'S ONLY ON OR ADJACENT.

NOT ANY OTHER ZONE AROUND IT.

RIGHT. IT'S ANYTHING THAT ACCESSES THAT AFFECTS TRANSPORTATION.

SO A GOOD EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE BUS STOP AT OR NEAR THE BUS STOP.

ANYTHING THAT PREVENTS ANY ACCESS TO A TRANSPORTATION.

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SURE. YOU KNOW, ANY ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, ANYTHING THAT AFFECTS TRANSPORTATION, THE SIDEWALK.

NEAR THE BUS STOP. IT'S NOT WITHIN 100FT OR 200FT.

WE CAN ADD WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT LOOKED AT ONLY SPECIFICALLY TO THAT.

IT AFFECTS ACCESS TO THE TRACK.

I GOT YOU. I GOT YOU. OKAY, COOL.

YEAH, I CAN WEIGH IN ON THAT, TOO.

YEAH, WE YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T.

WE CAN'T.

MAKE IT EVERY PUBLIC SPACE.

WE CAN'T MAKE IT EVERY SIDEWALK.

BUT THIS REALLY IS EITHER IN OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT.

SO IF YOU HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEBODY WITH CAMPING MATERIALS OR WHATEVER, RIGHT NEXT TO A BUS BENCH OR OR A BUS STOP OR A TRANSIT STOP, WHERE IT ACTUALLY PREVENTS PEOPLE FROM GETTING IN THERE AND USING IT, THAT WOULD BE PROHIBITED EVEN IF IT'S NOT IN THE BUS STOP ITSELF.

SO IT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT, ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE TO THOSE SIDEWALKS OR THAT'S TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE ONLY THIS THIS IS LIMITED IN SCOPE TO THE ACTUAL TRANSIT STOPS.

BUT ALSO WE'VE REVIEWED OUR OVERALL CODES AND THIS IS KIND OF A HOLE THAT WAS IN THE CODE.

SO THIS IS A PATCH.

WE DO BELIEVE WE HAVE SUFFICIENT ORDINANCES ON THE BOOKS TO LOOK AT OTHER ISSUES.

IF THERE WAS LIKE A BLOCKING OF A SIDEWALK OR CAMPING IN OTHER PUBLIC SPACES AND ALL THAT STUFF WITHIN THE APPLICABILITY OF THE LAW.

SO CORRECT.

THIS WAS THE HOLE THAT WE'RE NOW FILLING WITH.

IT KIND OF GETS INTO THE REALM OF OF TRESPASSING ALSO.

SO KIND OF ADDING TO THAT WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE JUST ADDING THIS IN AS A ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT COMING.

SO THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. I THINK WE'LL OPEN UP.

THANK YOU. MIGHT HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS IF YOU COULD OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? GARY. YOU LISTEN TO EVERYTHING ON THEIR SHOPPING CARTS.

THESE HOMELESS LEAVE THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT IN THERE.

THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A BULKY ITEM AND WOULD BE PROHIBITED.

WOULD BE PROHIBITED. YES.

OKAY. SO IT'S A BULKY ITEM.

SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BULKY ITEM.

OKAY. I'LL GO BACK AND SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.

THANK YOU, GARY. MS. BEAUCHAMP? GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL AGAIN.

I HAVE QUESTIONS.

WHAT WOULD THE INFRACTION BE UPON THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS POSING THIS THREAT OR BLOCKAGE TO THE TRANSPORTATION? IS IT AN ARRESTABLE OFFENSE? IS IT JUST A CITATION? AND WHO IS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING IT? WILL IT BE OFFICIALLY LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR WOULD IT BE THE HOST PROGRAM? QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO KNOW.

BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, LA VERNE HAS GOT THEIR HANDS FULL.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE INCREASE IN CRIME.

I KNOW OUR HOST PROGRAM IS, YOU KNOW, ONLY SO MANY INDIVIDUALS AVAILABLE DURING CERTAIN SHIFTS.

AND SO I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IF IT'S NOT AN ARRESTABLE OFFENSE THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER KIND OF HOMELESS OUTREACH THROUGH THE COUNTY OR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CAN OFFER INDIVIDUALS TO HELP RELOCATE THESE PEOPLE IN A PEACEFUL MANNER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. GILL. UH, IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

I KNOW ON FOOTHILL RIGHT NOW, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LIVING ON SOME BUS STOPS ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, AND WE DON'T SEE THE COPS MOVING THEM AT ALL.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT LA VERNE, IT'S ACTUALLY SAN DIMAS, WHICH IS KIND OF SAD.

AND. IF THESE PEOPLE ARE SIGHTED AND THEY LEAVE AND THEY COME BACK.

I MEAN, DON'T DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE.

THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE REALLY INTERESTING BECAUSE ARE THEY JUST GOING TO MOVE TO ANOTHER BUS STOP? I MEAN, IF THIS THIS IS JUST GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND WE'VE ALREADY KNOW WE'VE GOT MORE ISSUES COMING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN STOP IT.

BUT WE'RE JUST SEEING A PROBLEM IN ITS INFANCY.

AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY FOR THE BEST SOLUTIONS.

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CAN WE ANSWER A COUPLE OF THOSE QUESTIONS REGARDING THE HOMELESS SITUATION? I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT AND THEN MR..

MR. DOMER MAY WANT TO WEIGH IN AS WELL.

MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

YEAH, TYPICALLY, THIS WOULD BE AN INFRACTION IF THEY REFUSE TO TO MOVE.

BUT WE CERTAINLY WOULD START WITH REACHING OUT AND HAVING THE HOMELESS SERVICES REACH OUT TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND OFFER THOSE SERVICES. IF WE FIND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO REMOVE THAT ARE BLOCKING, THE NOTICE WOULD BE POSTED, AND THEY WOULD BE THAT MATERIAL WOULD BE KEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND AVAILABLE TO BE RETURNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL.

WE DON'T RETURN SHOPPING CARTS BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELONG TO THE INDIVIDUAL WHO MAY HAVE BEEN USING THEM.

WE WOULD RETURN THEM TO THE ACTUAL OWNER.

OTHER THAN THAT.

WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SAN DIMAS BUS STOPS.

WE CAN ONLY CONTROL WHAT'S IN OUR JURISDICTION.

AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC EDUCATION.

AND THERE'S A WHOLE PROTOCOL THAT NEEDS TO BE GONE THROUGH.

IF THERE IS SOMEBODY WITHIN A TRANSPORTATION CENTER THAT OR A SHELTER THAT MEETS EVERYTHING WITHIN THIS ORDINANCE.

SO A LOT OF IT IS THROUGH OUR CONTACTS WITH LA PLATA, WITH SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG AND THE CARE PROGRAM WITH OUR OWN TEAM HERE.

BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GO OUT, YOU ADDRESS THE SITUATION, YOU OFFER SERVICES, YOU CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S A BED.

AND IT'S ONLY AFTER THAT EXTENSIVE PROCESS THAT IF THE PERSON CONTINUES TO REFUSE, THEN THEY ARE SUBJECT TO THE INFRACTION.

THIS COMES FROM BASICALLY THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS THROUGH JUDGE CARTER'S ISSUE.

EVERYBODY KNOWS FEDERAL JUDGE CARTER HAS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS WITH MANY CITIES NOW IN LA, KIND OF STARTED IN ORANGE COUNTY WITH THE ANAHEIM SANTA ANA RIVER ISSUE. I WAS PART OF THAT WHEN I WAS IN FULLERTON.

SO NO.

WELL, AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIT ALL THAT CRITERIA THAT HE HAD PUT INTO ALL THOSE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.

AND THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT OUR OFFICERS AND OUR OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PERSONNEL DO TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.

BECAUSE AGAIN, HOMELESSNESS ITSELF IS NOT A CRIME, BUT OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PEOPLE CAN GET INTO ADEQUATE SHELTER AND GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED.

BUT THERE IS A PROCESS.

WE WILL FOLLOW THAT.

AND AT THE END, IF THEY CONTINUE TO REFUSE, THEN THERE IS A CITATION.

THANK YOU. LIEUTENANT DRANSFELD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? AS THE HOST TEAM.

OKAY. OKAY.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT PART OF THIS IS ALSO STORAGE AND I KNOW WE HAVE THAT NOW, STORAGE OF THEIR BELONGINGS.

IF A SITUATION OCCURS, THE HOSTING COMES OUT.

SO. YEAH, I THINK IT'S JUST A NICE ADDITION TO WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY TO DO THIS.

AND I THINK OUR MOST IMPORTANT THING TOO, RIGHT NOW IS WITH METRO TO MAKE SURE THAT.

THAT THE TRAINS ARE NOT ONLY SAFE BUT CLEAN, AND ALSO THE CITIES BEHIND US THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS OVER THE LAST MANY, MANY YEARS FROM THE INCEPTION OF THE STATION IN DOWNTOWN LA, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT, SOMETHING DRASTICALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO SERIOUSLY PUSH ON THAT BEING ON THE COG, BUT ALSO ON THE GOLD LINE BOARD THAT IT'S SAFETY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING.

THEY HAD ANOTHER COUPLE ISSUES OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST IT'S COMING TO OUR TOWN AND IT'S COMING FAST.

IT'S 2025 AND THAT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME.

BUT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP TO PUSH TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR STATION AREAS, OUR BUS STATIONS AND ALL THAT.

BUT ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. DRANSFELD? ANYBODY OR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT.

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 1121 ADDING DIVISION FOUR OF TITLE 12, CHAPTER 12.60 OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.

SO MOVED.

SECOND. SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED 5-0.

BEAUTIFUL. WE NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

A 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 TAKING, 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.

THERE IS A FORGET ABOUT THE THREE MINUTE AT THIS TIME.

THOSE WERE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND ARE HERE.

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PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND RECORD.

MS. BEAUCHAMP? I WANTED TO THANK EACH AND EVERY PERSON ON THIS DAIS FOR HAVING THAT CLOSED SESSION MEETING AND VOTING FIVE ZERO IN FAVOR OF ALIGNING YOURSELVES WITH THE ADDITIONAL CITIES TO FIGHT THE ZERO CASH BAIL.

I THINK THAT IS A BIG DECISION.

AND IT'S I THINK IT'S A SIGN OF WHAT HAS COME TO OUR CITY.

YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO THAT OUR COUNCIL ONLY VOTED 3-2 WITH THE VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN GASCON.

AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S STILL IN OFFICE, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF THE CRIME THAT HAS COME TO OUR CITY, AND IT'S BEEN VIOLENT AT TIMES, AS WE'VE SEEN AT RODEO JEWELERS AND OTHER PLACES, THAT IT'S NECESSARY FOR OUR COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS AND REALLY PUT FORTH THE EFFORT OF KEEPING THE RESIDENTS SAFE. SO I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT DECISION AND THAT MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, MR. BEAUCHAMP. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK.

PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. GILL. YOU'RE NEXT, GARY.

NO, YOU'RE. HE'S WAITING.

HE'S GOING TO. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANTED TO FIND OUT IF ANYBODY HAD ANY CURRENT STATUS OF WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE 740 PROJECT.

I KNOW I HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH MYSELF, BUT I'M HEARING FROM OTHER CITIES ABOUT OTHER INSTALLATIONS THAT ARE THERE FIGHTING AS WELL. BUILDINGS THAT ARE GOING UP IN SHERMAN OAKS.

I KNOW THAT HACIENDA HEIGHTS IS STILL FIGHTING FOR AGAINST WORKS AND CLAREMONT IS FIGHTING.

AND. THIS IS BECOMING A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY HOMELESS.

IT'S A MONEY-MAKING PROCESS.

THESE NONPROFIT AGENCIES ARE MAKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

OFF OF THIS HOMELESS PROCESS.

AND IT'S AMAZING.

LAST WEEK WHEN WE WERE AT A MEETING WITH THE ASSISTANT DA.

HE WAS EVEN AMAZED AT HOW MUCH MONEY IS BEING MADE BY THESE COMPANIES.

WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

THAT. THESE BUILDINGS THAT ARE BEING MADE AND BEING USED BY THESE COMPANIES.

ARE NOT BEING BUILT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS.

AND THESE COMPANIES ARE GOING TO KEEP ON COMING.

NOW THE 740 PROJECT.

WE'RE STILL GOING TO FIGHT AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE FIGHTING.

BUT THAT'S IN SAN DIMAS.

LA VERNE. MAY STILL HAVE A FIGHT YET TO COME.

AND PEOPLE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

BECAUSE LIKE YOU SAID, THERE IS OPEN LAND AVAILABLE.

AND THAT LAND CAN BE TAKEN BY THE STATE.

AS IT WAS IN GLENDORA.

THE STATE CAN COME AND SAY, WE WANT THAT LAND AND WE WANT IT USED.

FOR HOUSING. SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

AND WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

THANK YOU, MR. GILL. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK.

WELL, GARY, THEN.

I BROUGHT THIS UP AFTER LAST THING, HALLOWEEN.

ARE YOU GOING TO BLOCK OFF BONITA THIS YEAR? BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS CROSSING THAT STREET BACK AND FORTH.

I DON'T KNOW. YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM YOU.

AND THE OTHER ONE ON FRUIT STREET THAT CLOSED UP SCHOOL.

PLEASE TELL ME THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD MORE HOUSES IN THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A MESS DOWN THERE.

IS THAT PROJECT GOING DOWN THERE? IT LOOKS UGLY. SO YOU ANSWER ME THAT WHEN I GO BACK AND SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.

I APPRECIATE IT. YOU GOT IT, SIR.

THANK YOU. AND ANYONE ELSE.

CITY COUNCIL. WAYNE PERRY 4744.

[02:30:01]

AND THE GENESIS OF OF MY COMMENTS WAS THAT I CONTACTED THE MR. MAYOR AND CASH ABOUT THE FACT THAT LAST TIME YOU GUYS ANNOUNCED THE COFFEE WITH A COP AND I WENT ON, I WASN'T SURE I HEARD IT.

I WENT ON THE WEBSITE, LOOKED ALL OVER.

NOT A SINGLE PLACE, WAS IT? AND IT WAS COMMENTED DURING THE MEETING BY MR. DOMER THAT IT WAS ON THE WEBSITE.

I COULDN'T FIND IT.

I THINK I'M PRETTY, YOU KNOW, PRETTY SWIFT ABOUT DOING THAT.

BUT I COULDN'T FIND IT.

AND THEN I WASN'T PREPARED TO TALK.

SO EXCUSE ME IF I RAMBLE A LITTLE BIT, BUT I SEE HERE WE'VE GOT SIX, SIX EVENTS COMING UP.

I QUICKLY LOOKED AT TRYING TO FIND THESE AND NOT A SINGLE ONE IS ON THE WEBSITE OF ANYWHERE.

SO YOU'VE GOT ONE COMING UP ON SATURDAY.

HOW DO WE HAVE PEOPLE GOING TO THESE THINGS, KNOWING ABOUT GOING TO THESE THINGS WHEN THEY AREN'T AVAILABLE BUT HERE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE LOOK AT THIS? SO I WOULD ASK THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK INTO GETTING A WHAT I WOULD WANT IS EITHER THE FRONT PAGE OR A SECTION OF THE FRONT PAGE.

WHEN YOU FIRST LOG INTO THE WEBSITE, THE CITY'S WEBSITE, THIS SAYS SOMETHING LIKE CITY NEWS, CITY EVENTS, THAT KIND OF THING THAT COMES UP IMMEDIATELY.

SHE'S PULLED IT UP JUST AS YOU WERE TALKING.

OKAY. I HOPE I'M WRONG.

HONESTLY, I, WELL, I MEAN, IT'S ON THE WEBSITE.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CALENDAR RIGHT THERE.

AND DOES IT POPULATE AT THE FIRST PART OF WHEN YOU POP IT OPEN? BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT THE VENDOR ON SATURDAY? SHOULD BE OCTOBER 7TH? NO, NO, THAT'S WHAT I DID.

I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THAT IS.

OKAY. IT'S NOT THERE.

SO, I WOULD LIKE I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT NOT BURIED UNDER ALL THESE MENUS AND STUFF, BUT SOMETHING REALLY OUT FRONT THAT SAYS, HEY, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND IF YOU NOTICE ON THE ON THE WEBSITE, UNDER WEB UNDER EXCUSE ME, RESIDENTS' SPECIAL EVENTS, WE STILL HAVE THE 4TH OF JULY FOR THIS LAST YEAR ON THAT.

WE HAVE TRUNK OR TREAT AND THAT'S IT.

AND NOTHING ELSE IS THERE.

SO ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT MAYBE WE NEED TO RETHINK IF IF THE CITY WANTS PEOPLE TO GO TO THESE THINGS, THEY HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND WE NEED TO MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE.

AND TO ME, THAT WOULD BE PUT IT UP FRONT.

OKAY. UM, SO OF THE SIX, LIKE I JUST SAID, I CAN'T FIND A SINGLE ONE.

SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A SHORTCOMING HERE.

AND ALONG THOSE SAME LINES, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SUGGEST THAT ON UNDER NEW EVENTS CITY NEWS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO PUT IT, WE ALSO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A BUSINESS FRIENDLY PART TO THIS.

HOW ABOUT ANNOUNCING NEW BUSINESSES? WE'VE GOT THIS COOKIE PLACE COMING UP HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT I UNDERSTAND IT'S A COOKIE PLACE.

THAT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW.

AND IF THEY COULD GET MAYBE 100 MORE CUSTOMERS THAN THEY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN HAD NOTHING BEEN SAID, THEY MIGHT SURVIVE OR THEY MIGHT HAVE FAILED.

THE NEW PHARMACY OVER THERE AT PANERA, THAT'S YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE EVEN IF YOU WANT TO EVEN GO FURTHER, HOW ABOUT BUSINESSES THAT CLOSE? WE'RE LOSING 99 CENT STORE, RIGHT? DOES ANYBODY KNOW ABOUT THAT? I DIDN'T. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY THAT I THINK WE NEED TO BE MORE UP FRONT ABOUT THE THE INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO THE CITIZENS IN AN EASILY FOUND PLACE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PERRY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. HENLEY. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR.

OH, NEVER MIND. THANK YOU FOR.

THANK YOU, YOU GUYS.

I JUST WANTED TO COMPLIMENT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HERE.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FORTUNATE THEY ARE TO HAVE THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS BEING CITY RUN LIKE THIS. UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THE ANNEXATION THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

SHE'LL BE ABLE TO CALL THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH BETTER THEY ARE THAN THAN HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP.

BUT I WAS GOING TO BRING UP AN INCIDENT THAT I SAW ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.

THEY TRIED. SOMEBODY TRIED TO SET UP A TACO STAND OVER THERE BY IN-N-OUT BURGER.

NOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A TACO STAND OVER THERE IN POMONA, OVER THERE BY THE DRUGSTORE ON THE CORNER OF OF FOOTHILL OR AND AND AND TOWNE AVENUE.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON OVER THERE.

NOBODY BOTHERS THEM.

I GUESS NOBODY CARES THAT THEY'RE IN FRONT OF OTHER BUSINESSES THAT PAY FOR THOSE PARKING SPOTS.

BUT THE THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT THERE AND VERY PROFESSIONALLY, YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB.

YOU SHUT THEM DOWN AND AND GOT HIM OUT OF THERE BEFORE THEY COULD TAKE UP ANY PRECIOUS PARKING FOR ANY OF THOSE STORES THAT ARE TRYING TO SURVIVE.

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YOU GUYS HAVE A GREAT CITY HERE.

AND I'M YOU KNOW, I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT.

MY FAMILY IS ALL IN LA VERNE.

THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN LA VERNE.

KIDS HAVE ALL GONE TO SCHOOL.

MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS HAVE ALL GONE TO LA VERNE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.

SO, IT'S A GREAT TOWN TO LIVE IN.

AND AND PART OF IT IS, IS IS THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT BEING LOCALLY AND NOT COUNTY.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THAT ABOARD.

WE HAVE TO ANNEX YOU.

THAT'D BE NICE. THANK YOU, BILL.

APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND DO WE? WE GOT SOMEBODY.

OH, OH, HE'S GOT A HAND UP.

I DIDN'T SEE IT. WE? MR. WARD. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

I JUST. WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION ON THE PROCLAMATION POLICY THAT WE PULLED EARLIER.

IT ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DISCRETIONARY NATURE OF IT AND REASSURED ME OF THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH PROCLAMATIONS SUCH AS THOSE FOR FOR PRIDE MONTH OR VETERANS MONTH, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZING VETERANS, ET CETERA, THINGS THAT FOLKS MIGHT FIND CONTROVERSIAL.

BUT I'M GLAD THAT THE CITY STILL HAS THE DISCRETION TO DO SO.

THE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO NOTE IS, IS PROBABLY AN UNPOPULAR OPINION, BUT I DID WANT TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO MAYBE REVISIT PARTICIPATION IN THE LAWSUIT THAT WAS VOTED ON LAST WEEK IN CLOSED SESSION.

WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO APPEAR TOUGH ON CRIME AND AND THE CONCERN ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, I'M NOT SURE THAT THE INSTITUTION OF SECURED CASH BAIL MAKES US ANY SAFER.

I THINK IT JUST ALLOWS THOSE WHO HAVE MONEY TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF JUSTICE AND THOSE WHO DON'T.

AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE PRE ARRAIGNMENT RELEASE PROTOCOLS FOR NONVIOLENT NONSERIOUS FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS WHERE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BUT NOT CONVICTED AND AT TIMES NOT EVEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME, BEING FORCED TO SIT IN JAIL FOR DAYS OR EVEN AS LONG AS A WEEK SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO POOR TO AFFORD BAIL.

UM, AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE SAID WHEN ANNOUNCING THIS, A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY A LARGE SUM OF MONEY SHOULD NOT BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR IN DECIDING WHETHER THAT PERSON WHO IS PRESUMED INNOCENT STAYS IN JAIL BEFORE TRIAL OR RELEASED.

SO I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT CRIME.

I GET WANTING TO TAKE TOUGH POSITIONS, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT PUSHING BACK AGAINST BAIL REFORM, WHICH HAS FOUND TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT.

IN FACT, THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA FOUND AN ACTUAL REDUCTION IN RE-ARREST FOR FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS FOR THOSE IN SYSTEMS WHERE THE CASH BAIL WAS ELIMINATED OR SECURED.

CASH BAIL WAS. SO IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO RECONSIDER, MAYBE HAVE SOME EXPERTS ON THE SYSTEM COME IN AND TALK TO YOU, MAYBE DO A STUDY SESSION ON IT.

I UNDERSTAND THE DESIRE TO WORK QUICKLY.

I KNOW OUR CITY ATTORNEY DRAFTED THE LAWSUIT, AND IT'S VERY WELL WRITTEN, SO I UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE THE INTENT.

I'M JUST NOT SURE THE STATISTICS BACK IT UP.

I THINK NUMEROUS ACADEMIC STUDIES, PEER REVIEWED ACADEMIC STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THAT CASH BAIL JUST CREATES A TWO-TIERED SYSTEM OF JUSTICE FOR THE POOR AND THE WEALTHY AND IT IS KEEPING FOLKS JAILED AND CAGED SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO GET OUT OF JAIL FOR CRIMES THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CONVICTED OF AND HALF THE TIME AREN'T EVEN CHARGED FOR.

I THINK IS IS NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST APPROACH.

SO, UNDERSTAND THAT'S PROBABLY AN UNPOPULAR OPINION IN THIS CHAMBER AND THESE DAYS BUT DID JUST WANT TO VOICE THAT AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVISIT AND CONSIDER MAYBE DOING A STUDY SESSION WITH SOME OF THE EXPERTS IN THE AREA.

AND I'M HAPPY TO, TO WORK WITH YOU ON CONNECTING YOU TO SOME OF THOSE FOLKS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WARD. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? PUBLIC COMMENT. WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT BRINGING UP THE DAIS.

YOU WANT TO ANSWER A FEW OF THOSE QUESTIONS? MR. DOMER, I KNOW THAT GARY HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT CLOSING JUANITA DURING THE HALLOWEEN AND THAT ONE I WILL HAVE TO TALK TO STAFF

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SO, I'LL CHAT WITH STAFF AFTERWARDS AND FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND WHAT WE MAY OR CAN OR CANNOT DO ABOUT THAT.

MIGHT BE A TOUGH ONE. BUT AND THEN ALSO JUST ON, YOU KNOW, WEBSITE ISSUES, YEAH, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO BETTER OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC.

AND SO, WE'LL LOOK AT THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE.

YOU KNOW, CALENDAR AND SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE TRY TO PUT AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.

WE ALSO, THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, WE'LL SHARE THROUGH OUR VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS, OTHER PEOPLES, BECAUSE WE CAN'T POPULATE ALL THINGS COMMUNITY RELATED ON OUR CITY WEB PAGE.

BUT WE DO LOOK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET AS MANY AS POSSIBLE ON THERE AND MOST CERTAINLY OUR OWN EVENTS.

SO BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE STRUGGLE TO REACH EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE WILL ALWAYS TRY ON THAT. UM, HE HAD ANOTHER QUESTION REGARDING THE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL.

OH, YES. GARY ON THAT ON LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL DID REACH OUT TO THE BROKER.

WE DO EXPECT THEY HAVEN'T PUT IT OUT ON THE COMMERCIAL SERVICES LIKE LOOPNET AND OTHER THINGS YET.

EVERY TIME WE DO TALK TO THEM, WE TALK AND TELL THEM THAT WE DO NOT WANT RESIDENTIAL, THAT WE'D LIKE FOR THEM TO, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO LOCATE THERE BECAUSE IT'S A GREAT FACILITY.

AND ALSO WE USE IT.

SO, BUT IT IS NOT YET OUT THERE THAT I'M AWARE OF AND HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED.

AND WHEN WE'VE LOOKED ON LOOPNET HAVE NOT SEEN IT YET ON THE COMMERCIAL SITES.

SO BUT IT SHOULD BE FORTHCOMING.

ZONE. IT IS ZONED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COMPLETE REZONING TO CHANGE IT TO ANYTHING RESIDENTIAL.

AND I WAS GOING TO MENTION, TOO, THE FACT IS THAT WE'RE MERGING A LOT OF ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS TOGETHER TO GET COMMUNICATION TOGETHER SO THAT WE POST SOMETHING ON THE WEBSITE. KIND OF EVERYBODY'S IN SYNC AND THAT'S COMING TOGETHER NOW.

SO. BUT.

IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE PERFECT, BUT I THINK WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT LEAST.

BUT WE APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS INFORMATION OUT BECAUSE WE WANT IT TO BE SUCCESSFUL, ESPECIALLY THIS ONE ON SATURDAY.

IT'S GOING TO IT'S A GREAT EVENT.

IT REALLY IS. AND WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN GET EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS ABOUT AGENDAS, ABOUT COMMUNITY EVENTS, ABOUT APPLICATIONS.

SO IF YOU GO TO CITY OF LA VERNE DOT ORG SLASH NOTIFY, YOU'LL BE DIRECTED TO THAT PAGE.

YOU CAN PUT IN, YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE EVENTS YOU WANT TO BE NOTIFIED ABOUT.

AND THAT'S THE EASIEST WAY BECAUSE THEN YOU'RE GETTING EITHER A TEXT MESSAGE OR AN EMAIL MESSAGE AND IT HELPS US GET MORE INFORMATION OUT THERE.

SEVEN 4740 PROJECT.

OH, AND ACTUALLY, THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY UPDATE RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, ALWAYS CHECKING IN WITH THE SOURCES WITH SUPERVISOR BARGER'S OFFICE.

IT'S NOT GOING FORWARD ON THEIR AGENDA AT THIS TIME FOR FUNDING FOR THE $7 MILLION, RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH. YEAH, IT'S BEEN REDUCED BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS.

YEAH. THE ORIGINAL WAS 7 MILLION.

THE CONCEPT THAT THEY INTRODUCED TO THE JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF UNITS FROM, I BELIEVE IT WAS 54 DOWN TO 43.

SO THAT REDUCED THE POTENTIAL FOR AWARD TO THE $6.2 MILLION.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S NOT GOING FORWARD ON THE SUPERVISOR'S AGENDA.

SO WE HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY.

WE'LL KEEP OUR RAIL ON THAT ONE BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT CHANGES, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO APPROVE THE FUNDING.

HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP US TO HAVE SOME TIME.

SO. COUNCIL COMMENTS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

SHE HELPS DONATE THINGS FOR THE CANINE PROJECT AND THINGS LIKE THAT TOO.

SO APPRECIATE IT.

AND JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, I KNOW, MS. BEAUCHAMP, YOU SAID AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 14TH, THEY'RE DOING A SEVEN THE 15TH, THEY'RE DOING A 740 RALLY AND FUNDRAISER. SO, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNOW YOU DIDN'T SAY IT TODAY BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE OUT THERE IT'S OKAY.

I GOT YOU.

AND THEN FOR OUR, OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE HALLOWEEN HOP IS COMING, AND YOU NEED TO REGISTER FOR STUDENTS OR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

IT'S COMING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, AND THEN OUR HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER.

ALSO, YOU NEED TO REGISTER WITH THEM, AND THAT'S ON SATURDAY THE 28TH.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT ACTUALLY ASKED FOR PUTTING THIS ON OUR AGENDA.

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THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO HELP WITH COMMUNICATION, SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE RESIDENT THAT ASKED FOR IT AND THAT'S FALLEN THROUGH.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER CASH? THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR COMING TODAY.

IT'S A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO SUPPORT OUR GREAT POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE PINK PATCH MONTH.

YOU KNOW, I LOST MY MOTHER TO CANCER, AND IT WAS IN OCTOBER.

AND SO JUST IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE DISEASE.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT WALK, I GUESS, WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING TO HOPEFULLY HOST SOMETIME THIS MONTH.

I GUESS IT'S GOING TO BE TO BE DETERMINED.

UH, APPRECIATE THE HAVING ALL THOSE EVENTS ON THAT LAST PAGE AND THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR SENDING ME, THANK ANDREA FOR ALL THOSE GREAT EMAILS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I COULD PUT IT ON MY CALENDAR AND I CAN, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST TRY TO ATTEND AS MANY EVENTS AS I CAN.

I WAS THERE ON SATURDAY.

SUPPORT OUR LOCAL JEWELRY SHOP AND AMAZING RODALE JEWELERS.

DEFINITELY SUPPORTED THEM.

MY WIFE'S HAPPY. IT COSTS ME MONEY, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

ALWAYS WALK OUT MORE FOR THEM THAN I CAN FOR MYSELF.

BUT THAT'S JUST HOW I GO.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALSO THE CHIEF OF POLICE ON SAM GONZALES FOR HIS FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION THAT WE HAD, UH, DURING THE SESSIONS REGARDING THIS, THAT ZERO BAIL, WHICH, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT, FIGHT AND WIN. AND WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL.

WE HAVE AN AMAZING CITY ATTORNEY.

FIGHT, FIGHT, WIN, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. HEY, JOE.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

I VERY MUCH UNDERSTAND THE SENTIMENT REGARDING THE ZERO BAIL AND PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT ISSUE.

MY WIFE IS ONE THAT WOULD PREFER THAT WE WOULD NOT PROCEED WITH THAT.

BUT I THINK FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE PUT UP A STAND.

OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST LIKE TO THANK STAFF FOR THEIR WORK WITH THE PINK RIBBON WEEK.

UM, THINK BREAST CANCER IS SOMETHING THAT.

AFFECTS US ALL.

SO AGAIN, KUDOS TO STAFF IN THAT REGARD.

UM. CAMP PAGE SEEMS TO BE IN THE NEWS AGAIN.

AND THERE'S NO DECISIONS APPARENTLY MADE ON THAT AS TO WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THOSE CAMPS.

IT'S COMING NOW, YET IT'S COMING.

I THINK TOMORROW THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE GLOBAL PLAN THAT'S GOING TO DISCUSS IT AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

BUT I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A FULL, DETAILED PLAN THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT TOMORROW, HOPEFULLY, IF NOT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

I'LL BRIEF YOU GUYS UP IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING RIGHT AWAY.

APPRECIATE THAT. ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

SO A COUPLE THINGS JUST TO START OFF.

JUST THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR ALL THE AMAZING PRESENTATIONS, THE PINK PATCH PROJECT, ALL OF THE THINGS THAT EVERYBODY IS DOING.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE HOW BREAST CANCER CAN AFFECT SO MANY OF US.

I ALSO WANTED TO SEND A SHOUT OUT TO CHRISTIE AND THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW IT WAS ON THE CONSENT ITEMS, BUT THE INVESTMENT POLICY, THE RED LINES, I HOPE THAT MADE IT EASIER FOR ANYBODY ELSE THAT WAS LOOKING AT THE AGENDA AS WELL, THAT YOU COULD SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCES WERE, WHAT THE CHANGES WERE, AND HOPEFULLY SIMPLIFIED THAT PROCESS.

SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE THANKS ABOUT THAT.

I ALSO WANTED TO REPORT OUT THAT I ATTENDED THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 20TH THROUGH THE 22ND.

IT'S A CONFERENCE WHERE ELECTED OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE ABLE TO ATTEND.

AND I KNOW SOME OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS, I BELIEVE THE MAYORS ATTENDED IN THE PAST.

BUT IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF THE OTHER ELECTEDS FROM OTHER CITIES WITHIN THE STATE WHO ARE FACING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES TO WHAT WE ARE.

AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT PATH FORWARD CAN WE CAN WE MAKE AND ON WHAT ITEMS CAN WE COLLABORATE.

SO I THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I KNOW MANY OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ATTENDED OTHER CONFERENCES OR ARE ENGAGED IN OTHER MEETINGS.

AND I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO BE HIGHLIGHTED THAT IN THIS ROLE, WHILE YOU MAY JUST SEE US, YOU KNOW, AT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OR MAYBE, YOU KNOW, ON THE DAIS HERE, YOU KNOW, EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'RE ALSO OUT AND ABOUT IN OTHER SPACES AND PLACES TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AS EDUCATED AS WE CAN BE IN LEADING THE CITY.

[02:50:08]

ONE WILL BE VIRTUAL AND ONE WILL BE IN PERSON.

AND THE GOAL OF THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS IS TO ADDRESS ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY, WAYS IN WHICH THEY CAN IMPROVE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW THEY CAN BETTER SHARE OUT THEIR RESOURCES.

SO THE IN PERSON COMMUNITY FORUM IS HAPPENING ON OCTOBER 17TH AND IT'LL BE FROM 6 TO 7:30 P.M.

AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER HERE.

AND THEN IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT IN PERSON, THERE IS A VIRTUAL OPTION, WHICH IS ON OCTOBER 19TH, AND THAT'S FROM 10 TO 11:30 A.M.

AND IF YOU GO TO THEIR WEBSITE, YOU CAN REGISTER WITH THE ZOOM AND FIND ALL THAT.

SO YOU'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE.

AND THEN JUST A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS.

JUST A REMINDER THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OCTOBER, WE ARE INAUGURATING OUR NEWEST PRESIDENT AT ULV ON OCTOBER 13TH.

AND THAT IS ALSO THE START OF HOMECOMING WEEKEND.

SO, FOR ANY LEOS THAT ARE PRESENT OR THAT ARE LISTENING AND WATCHING, PLEASE COME HOME AND SEE ALL YOUR FAMILY.

I CALL IT MY OTHER CHRISTMAS BECAUSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T GET TO SEE REGULARLY.

THERE'S ALSO A GOLF TOURNAMENT AT SOUTH HILLS COUNTRY CLUB ON OCTOBER 23RD.

SO FOR ANY OF YOU THAT ARE GOLFERS, THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT TOURNAMENT GOES TO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO REALLY GOOD, GOOD CAUSE AND A FUN DAY OR SHOULD BE A FUN DAY.

SO I'M HOPING TO SEE SOME OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS OUT ON THE LINKS.

I WILL NOT BE GOOD, BUT I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS DAIS WILL BE GOOD, SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CARRY THE DAY.

AND THEN JUST A SHOUT OUT, I DON'T KNOW WHO OWNS THESE HOUSES AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THEM, BUT THERE'S TWO AMAZING THERE'S A LOT OF AMAZING HOUSES IN LA VERNE, BUT THERE ARE TWO REALLY COOL HOUSES ON BONITA.

ONE IS THE BARBIE DREAM HOUSE AND THE OTHER ONE IS MARS ATTACKS.

AND I JUST HAVE TO COMMEND OUR RESIDENTS FOR THE CREATIVITY AND JUST THE AMOUNT OF WORK AND EFFORT BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY BONITA IS SO HIGHLY FREQUENTED FOR TRICK OR TREATING IS BECAUSE THE HOUSES ARE FUN.

IT'S REALLY COOL. AND, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M AN ADULT AND I STILL THINK IT'S AWESOME.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE AS A KID HOW MUCH WONDERMENT THAT IS.

SO THANK YOU TO THOSE RESIDENTS THAT ARE BRINGING A LITTLE BIT MORE MAGIC INTO THE CITY.

SO AS ALWAYS, BE KIND AND HAVE A GOOD WEEK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE COUNCIL, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ AND ALSO OUR ATTORNEYS AND ALSO OUR CITY MANAGER FOR THE VOTE ON THE ZERO BAIL TO THE FOR THE LAWSUIT.

I KNOW THAT IT'S PROBABLY A SENSITIVE SUBJECT WITH MOST, BUT WE NEED TO STOP IT AND WE NEED TO STOP IT NOW.

IF WE DON'T STOP IT, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE MORE AND MORE ISSUES.

SO. OH.

TASTE OF LA VERNE.

OCTOBER 18TH.

IS THAT ON THERE? YEAH.

NO, IT'S NOT. NO.

YEAH. MR. PERRY. OOPS.

WELL, WE'RE TRYING. WE'RE DOING GOOD.

BUT TASTE OF LA VERNE, OCTOBER 18TH.

THAT'LL BE OVER AT THE HANGAR.

I THINK TICKETS ARE $50.

IS IT $50? 50 OR 50 PER PERSON.

WHAT TIME? THAT STARTS AT FIVE, I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

YEAH. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ FOR COFFEE WITH A COP.

THAT WAS COOL. I REALLY DID ENJOY THAT.

THE RESIDENTS ENJOYED IT, I THINK, OBVIOUSLY.

MAYBE WE NEED TO GET IT OUT A LITTLE SOONER.

BUT THERE WAS A GOOD CROWD THAT CAME, BUT THERE WOULD BE MORE IF WE HAD MORE OF THE, YOU KNOW, NOTIFYING IT.

BUT A GREAT TURNOUT.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

IT JUST MAKES AS, AS WE STATED, MR. HANLEY STATED, MAKES OUR COMMUNITY EVEN MORE SPECIAL.

THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALL APPROACHABLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE.

POLICE OFFICERS, PUBLIC WORKS, CITY MANAGEMENT, FIRE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. WE'RE ALL APPROACHABLE AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO KIND OF TAIL BACK ON WHAT COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON WAS TALKING ABOUT AND ALSO COUNCILMEMBER CASH.

THE SUPERVISORS VOTED ON A NEW, DEPUTY CHIEF FOR THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, APPROVED A NEW DEPUTY CHIEF.

THEY'RE WORKING OUT THE SALARY RIGHT NOW.

THE CHIEF. AND THEN, OBVIOUSLY, HE'LL BE PUTTING PEOPLE IN HIS IN PLACE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY IS SOMEONE WITH A NEW DIRECTION BECAUSE OUR PROBATION DEPARTMENT NEEDS THE HELP.

UH, THERE'S ALSO DISCUSSION ON THE NEW AS YOU STATED REGARDING THE FUTURE OF ALPHABET PAGE.

IT LOOKS MORE FAVORABLE FOR US THAN WHAT IT WAS LOOKING AT BEFORE MAKING THAT AN INTAKE FACILITY.

NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO STICK WITH THEIR ORIGINAL PLAN, WHICH IS POSSIBLY TO TEMPORARY SHUT DOWN PAGE AND THEN HAVE THE NORMAL INTAKE FOR NON CITY

[02:55:06]

BUT ULTIMATELY, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT FACILITY CLOSED COMPLETELY AND MAKE IT INTO A FIRE CAMP OR MAKE IT INTO A LEARNING CENTER, SOMETHING THAT WOULD SUIT THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY MUCH BETTER. BUT THIS IS GOOD NEWS.

SO, WE KEEP TRACKING THAT.

I KNOW THAT MISS BEAUCHAMP'S TRACKING IT, BUT, WITH THAT, I ALSO WANT TO THANK CHRISTY LOPEZ.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY AND MYSELF WERE ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR THE INVESTMENT POLICIES EVER SINCE I GOT ON THIS COUNCIL.

AND IN 2015 I SAID, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THIS MONEY? WHY ARE WE KEEPING THIS MONEY IN ACCOUNTS THAT MAKE ZERO 0%? THINGS HAVE CHANGED NOW, OBVIOUSLY, WITH TREASURIES AND ALL THE WAY THAT THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS GOING.

SO, HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE RECOUPING SOME MONEY ON TOP OF WHAT WE'RE INVESTING IN THIS NEW STRATEGY THAT MS. LOPEZ, DIRECTOR LOPEZ IS INVOLVED WITH.

SO, WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.

SO, KUDOS TO HER FOR BRINGING IT TO US AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE USING FOR THAT.

AND ALSO, OUR CITY MANAGER, DOMER, WHO REALIZED THAT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE.

SO, EVERYTHING COMES THROUGH HIM DOWN THROUGH EVERYONE IN THE STAFF.

SO, WITH THAT, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

WE GOT A LOT OF STUFF IN OCTOBER.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DIDN'T SEE TASTE OF LA VERNE.

WHAT'S THAT? YOUR BIRTHDAY'S NOT ON THERE EITHER.

GOSH, WE'RE MISSING EVERYTHING.

MR. MAYOR. I LOOKED IT UP.

IT'S $45.45.

AS LONG AS THE TICKETS ARE PURCHASED PRIOR TO OCTOBER 16TH.

IF YOU'RE PURCHASED AFTER THAT, IT'S $60.

$60. THAT'S A FUN EVENT.

YOU GUYS NEED TO GO. IT'S GREAT.

IT'S A GREAT TIME, GREAT RESTAURANTS.

SO WITH THAT NOW, RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION, DO WE NOT?

[CLOSED SESSION]

NEGOTIATORS. CITY MANAGER.

ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS.

LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.

LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2023, AT 5:30 P.M.

AS A REMINDER, VACANCIES ON CITY BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES AND UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AGENDA TWO OF THESE APPLICATION PERIODS CLOSE AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, PLEASE GET YOUR APPLICATION FOR THESE POSITIONS.

THAT WOULD BE THE I'VE AND THAT WOULD ALSO BE ON THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.

OH, WE DID.

I'M SORRY. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF VACANCIES.

MEASURE. SORRY.

WE HAVE AN OPENING MEASURE. ILV, NOT THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

DO WE EXPECT A REPORT OUT? AND POSSESSION. NO, JUST PUTTING OUT.

THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

RECESS AT 8:39 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.