Oct 16, 2023 City Council

READY, EVERYBODY HERE?

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[CALL TO ORDER]

YES. MR. MAYOR, AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO BE SUSPENDING AUDIO COMMENTS FROM ZOOM.

WE WILL STILL BE TRANSMITTING AND BROADCASTING ZOOM FOR VIDEO PRESENTATION.

BUT AT THIS TIME AND UNTIL OTHERWISE NOTIFIED, IF PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THEY NEED TO BE HERE IN PERSON TO PROVIDE COMMENTS, THANK YOU OR SUBMIT IT BY EMAIL BEFORE THE MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ROLL CALL, MR. DOMER. YES.

ALL PRESENT. SIR. WELL, I WELCOME ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT'S MOSTLY STAFF.

BUT WELCOME ALL OF YOU ANYWAY.

AND FOR MEETING WHICH WILL BE CONDUCTING A STUDY SESSION ON LA IMPACT AND LA HIDTA.

[STUDY SESSION ON LA IMPACT AND LA HIDTA AGREEMENTS]

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND TO NOT ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE STUDY SESSION.

MR. DOMER, PLEASE CALL FORWARD THE PRESENTING STAFF MEMBER.

THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD OUR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, MISS CHRISTY LOPEZ.

GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR LOPEZ.

LONG TIME NO SEE.

YES. GOOD EVENING.

SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.

TONIGHT WE WILL DISCUSS THE FIDUCIARY SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CITY TO EXTERNAL AGENCIES AND PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THOSE AGENCIES OPERATIONS.

AS SOON AS IT WAKES UP.

THANK YOU. SORRY, I'M A LITTLE SHORTER.

THE CITY OFFERS FIDUCIARY SERVICES TO TWO EXTERNAL AGENCIES.

THE FIRST AGENCY IS THE, IT'S A LONG NAME.

THEY BOTH ARE LOS ANGELES INTERAGENCY METROPOLITAN POLICE, APPREHENSIVE CRIME TASK FORCE, OR, AS IT IS WIDELY KNOWN, TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, LA IMPACT.

WE PROVIDE TWO.

WE HAVE TWO AGREEMENTS WITH THEM.

THE FIRST IS A FINANCIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

AND THEN THE SECOND IS AN ASSET FORFEITURE AGREEMENT.

THE SECOND AGENCY IS THE LOS ANGELES HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA, OR LAHIDTA.

AND FOR THAT ONE WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THIS SLIDE, WHICH I WANTED TO DO FOR TO ALLOW US TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THIS, SINCE WE WILL BE LEAVING THIS UP FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN LOOK BACK AT AND AT LEAST GET THE BASIC INFORMATION FOR LA IMPACT WITHOUT WATCHING THE VIDEO.

SO LA IMPACT WAS FORMED OUT OF A NEED IN 1991.

ORIGINALLY THERE THE ENTIRE FUNDING CAME FROM THE HIDTA PROGRAM.

AND ACTUALLY AT THE TIME WHEN THE CITY TOOK OVER IN 2001, WHEN WE STARTED DOING THEIR FIDUCIARY SERVICES, THE HIDTA GRANT WAS UNDER THE CITY'S NAME.

BUT IN 2011, THE LA IMPACT BECAME A JPA, AND THEN THEY WERE ALLOWED TO THEN APPLY FOR THAT HIDTA GRANT ON THEIR OWN.

WHICH IS WHY THAT HAS SHIFTED.

BUT IN 1991, IT WAS LAUNCHED AS A RESPONSE TO A LOT OF THE DRUG ACTIVITY THAT WAS HAPPENING, AND THEY WANTED TO FIND A WAY TO COMBAT IT AND DO THAT IN A REGIONAL WAY.

SO THERE ARE 44 MEMBER AGENCIES CURRENTLY THAT ARE PART OF THE JPA AND 25 ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING.

LA IMPACT PROVIDES A LOT OF RESOURCES TO THE MEMBER AGENCIES.

SOME OF THOSE ARE LAB RESPONSE AIR SUPPORT, ADDRESSING CRIMES LIKE THE SMASH AND GRAB ROBBERIES.

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SO WHEN THEY HAD A BUNCH OF SMASH AND GRABS, THEY WOULD CREATE A GROUP AND SAY, OKAY, YOU ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON THESE SMASH AND GRABS.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THEY DO.

SAME THING WITH THE GROW LABS.

THEY IDENTIFIED A GROUP THAT WOULD GO IN AND JUST LOOK AT THOSE GROW LABS AND ACTUALLY BREAK THEM DOWN.

SO AS THEY SEE THOSE NEEDS THEN THEY ADDRESS THEM REGIONALLY.

JUST LIKE ANY OTHER AGENCY, THEY HAVE CORE VALUES.

THEIR CORE VALUES ARE SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES BY ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY, TEAMWORK THROUGH COLLABORATION, ENHANCING RESOURCES BY SUPPORTING MEMBER AGENCIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEIR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO TARGET CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES, PROMOTE REGIONALIZATION, ENHANCE PROFESSIONALISM AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.

SO IN ADDITION TO HAVING A HIDTA GRANT, WHICH ACTUALLY IS NOT UNDER THE CITY, THEY ALSO HAVE ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS AND THROUGH BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE.

SO THAT'S HOW THEY ARE FUNDED.

SO THE LA IMPACT AND THE CITY OF LAVERNE.

SO THE CITY HAS BEEN A KEY MEMBER SINCE THE INCEPTION OF LA IMPACT, WHEN IT WAS STARTED BY THE LA COUNTY CHIEFS IN 1991.

AND THE CHIEF OF LA SORRY LAVERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS SAT ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SINCE THEN.

SO SINCE 2001, THE CITY STARTED PROVIDING THE FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE OUR CHIEF WAS SITTING ON THE BOARD AND THE OPPORTUNITY BECAME AVAILABLE.

AND SO THEY JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP JUST IN A MORE ADVANCED WAY, I GUESS.

AND THE SERVICES THAT WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE FOR THOSE FINANCIAL SERVICES ARE ACCOUNTING, REPORTING, OVERSIGHT. AND THEN WE ALSO DO THEIR REGULAR AND SINGLE AUDIT PREPARATION AND SUPPORT.

IN 2018, THE CITY SIGNED THE SECOND AGREEMENT TO ASSUME OVERSIGHT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS IN THE NAME OF THE TASK FORCE.

SO TECHNICALLY THEY ARE IN THE CITY'S NAME.

HOWEVER, THEY ARE FOR THE USE OF THE TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES, AND THE CITY CANNOT TOUCH THEM FOR OUR USES BECAUSE THEY ARE APPROVED BY THEIR BOARD.

THE SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED FOR THE ASSET FORFEITURE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO FINANCIAL SERVICES WITH THE WITH A COUPLE ADDITIONAL AREAS. FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURES, LIKE ALL FEDERAL FUNDS ARE HIGHLY THEY'RE VERY COMPLICATED TO USE.

YOU HAVE TO BE MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE DOTTING EVERY I AND CROSSING EVERY T.

AND SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THEIR FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS ARE SPENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES THAT THE DOT AND THE DOJ RELEASE.

AND WE ALSO COMPLETE A ANNUAL EQUITABLE SHARING ANNUAL CERTIFICATION THAT IS PRESENTED OR IS COMPLETED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

AND THAT'S ON ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THOSE FUNDS.

SO I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO HIDTA.

SO HIDTA WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED BY THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY, WHICH FALLS UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT.

AND THIS WAS AS A RESPONSE TO THE INCREASE OF DRUG ACTIVITY WITH A MISSION TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

HIDTA WAS CREATED AS A FUNDING SOURCE TO ENCOURAGE PARTNERSHIPS, FOSTER COLLABORATION, COOPERATION, INFORMATION, AND INTELLIGENCE SHARING BETWEEN FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES WITH NATIONAL IMPLEMENT IMPLICATIONS. HIDTA COVERS A VERY LARGE AREA.

IT COVERS FOUR COUNTIES SERVING A POPULATION OF OVER 17 MILLION.

JUST AS A FUN NOTE, THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE ARE ONLY THREE STATES IN THE US THAT ACTUALLY CONTAIN A HIGHER POPULATION THAN THE COUNTIES THAT THEY SERVE.

THE INITIATIVES FOR HIDTA ARE STARTED OUT OF NEED.

SO IN ADDITION TO LIKE LAIMPACT, FOR EXAMPLE, LA CLEAR STARTED BECAUSE THEY FOUND THAT MAYBE

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AND SO THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE A REGISTRATION.

SO IF YOU'RE AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER, YOU CALL IN AND SAY, HEY, I'M DOING THIS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER IT'S CALLED, DEAL THIS DRUG BY, YOU KNOW, AND I'M DOING IT IN THIS AREA, IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE.

WHEN WE WENT TO SEE IT, THEY HAVE TO CALL IN THEIR CASES.

AND THEN IF THERE IS A CONFLICT SO SOMEONE IS CLOSE TO CASES ARE WITHIN EACH OTHER, THEN THEY WILL CONTACT EACH UNDERCOVER OFFICER AND LET THEM KNOW, HEY, THERE'S AN UNDERCOVER TEAM NEARBY.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T SELL TO THEM, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD KIND OF DEFEAT THE PURPOSE.

SO SAME THING AS LA IMPACT.

LA HIDTA HAS A LOT OF MISSIONS AND GOALS WHICH ARE LISTED UP THERE, BUT REALLY THEY'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE DRUG, USE THE DRUG TRAFFICKING AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ENCOURAGE LOCAL AGENCIES, STATE, FEDERAL TO ALL WORK TOGETHER.

SO LA HIDTA AND THE CITY OF LAVERNE.

SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INITIATIVES THAT ARE UNDER LA HIDTA.

BECAUSE IT IS A FUNDING SOURCE.

SO THE ONES THAT THE CITY HAS SIGNED OUR NAME ON THE GRANT FOR ARE THE ONES THAT ARE LISTED THERE.

SO THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR, WHICH REALLY PROVIDES THAT ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF THE INITIATIVES.

LA CLEAR, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT I JUST SPOKE ABOUT.

THEY ARE A LARGE INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT GATHER THAT INFORMATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE DRUG BUYS AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.

THAT SHOULDN'T. J RICK, THE JOINT REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER COLLECTS INFORMATION AND DISTRIBUTES THAT TO ALL OF THE AGENCIES SO THAT THEY CAN BE UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE DRUG INFORMATION.

THEY EVEN HAVE A DRUG, A SHEET THAT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD BE BUYING DRUGS FOR.

SO THEY COLLECT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AND THEN THE OTHER ONES.

REGIONAL METHAMPHETAMINE TASK FORCE FOCUSES ON METH.

AND THEN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRUG TASK FORCE ALSO FOCUSES ON DRUGS.

THOSE ARE JUST DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO THEY'RE IN RIVERSIDE, SAN BERNARDINO, AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE FOCUSING IN THOSE AREAS.

WHEREAS IN LA WE HAVE LA IMPACT.

SO IN TOTAL, THE LA HIDTA INITIATIVE THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IS ANNUALLY $6.2 MILLION.

THIS IS AN ANNUAL GRANT.

SO THIS YEAR, FOR EXAMPLE, WE SPENT $6.9 MILLION, BUT SOME OF THAT WAS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR'S GRANT BECAUSE IT IS A TWO YEAR GRANT PERIOD.

SO THEY CAN ROLL OVER.

YOU'LL SEE TONIGHT, JUST AS I MENTIONED, THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU A PROPOSAL OF INCREASING THE GRANT AMOUNT TO ADD FOR AN ADDITIONAL $850,000, WHICH WOULD COVER J.

RICKS PERSONNEL.

CURRENTLY, WE DO COVER SOME OF IT, BUT THE OTHER PART OF IT IS WITH THE.

FBI AND THE FEDERAL AGENCY HAS A LOT AGAIN, MORE RESTRICTIONS.

AND SO A LOT OF TIMES THEY LOSE THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SHIFT THEM.

SO ONE THING I MISSED GOING BACK TO LA IMPACT IS THEY DO PAY US AND I MISSED THAT.

I KNOW, SO SORRY.

GO BACK. COMPENSATION FOR LA IMPACT IS $250,000.

130,000 OF THAT IS FOR THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 100 AND THE OTHER 120 IS FOR THE ASSET FORFEITURE.

OKAY. ASK QUESTIONS? YEAH, SURE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW AS FAR AS THE LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR THE ACTIVITIES THAT THEY'RE DOING, WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH THE JPIA OR SOME OTHER AUTHORITY. AND DOES ANY OF THAT COME BACK TO US BEING THE FINANCE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH IT? NO. SO THE LIABILITY THAT THE CITY HAS IS PURELY FINANCIAL.

SO IF I STEAL MONEY OR IF SOMEONE ELSE STEALS MONEY, THEN THAT'S OUR LIABILITY.

BUT WE ARE PROTECTED EVEN IN THE EVENT THAT BECAUSE AGAIN THERE ARE A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS.

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SO IF WE HAVE AN AUDIT AND THEY LOOK AT SOMETHING AND SAY, LISTEN, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SPENT THAT BECAUSE IT DIDN'T MEET OUR GUIDELINES, WE HAVE IN OUR AGREEMENT THAT LA IMPACT WILL STILL PAY FOR THAT NOW.

SO IF SOMEONE SHOOTS SOMEONE OR RUNS OVER SOMEONE, IT'S NOT.

THE OPERATION SIDE OF IT IS NOT OURS.

WE THEY HAVE A JPA, WE'RE PART OF THE JPA, BUT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THEIR OPERATIONS.

IT'S ONLY THE PART OF ACTING AS THEIR FIDUCIARY.

THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE LIABILITY FOR.

AND ARE WE STILL DOING THEIR PAYROLL? NO WE DON'T.

THEY ARE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY.

WE PAY.

IT'S ANOTHER AGENCY.

IT'S STRATEGIC CONTRACTING SERVICES.

THEY ARE THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD.

BUT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES.

WE JUST WRITE A CHECK FOR THAT.

CORRECT. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY LIABILITY AS FAR AS OR ANY OTHER.

WE DIDN'T WE DO NOT.

WE DID IN THE BEGINNING.

THAT'S JUST PROBABLY WHAT YOU'RE REMEMBERING.

AND THEN THAT CHANGED.

WE SHIFTED THAT. SO WE DO NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY.

I THINK MR. FREY HAD A COMMENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CHRISTY.

SURE. YEAH. HOLD ON.

I THINK MAYBE I UNDERSTOOD YOUR QUESTION.

WAS LIABILITY BASED ON ENFORCEMENT ACTION? WOULD THAT ALSO BE PART OF IT? IF WE CAN PUT AN UMBRELLA OVER THE AGENCY, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS LIABILITY.

I'M SORRY, SIR, WHEN IT COMES TO ENFORCEMENT OUT IN THE FIELD, DURING AN INVESTIGATION, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS A NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING AGENCIES.

EL SEGUNDO, LAVERNE, COVINA.

WHOEVER GETS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF COVINA WAS TO USE FORCE, LIABILITY WOULD FALL UNDER COVINA.

OF COURSE, ANYBODY CAN SUE ANYBODY FOR ANYTHING.

BUT LIABILITY LA IMPACTS UNDERSTANDING FOR EACH AGENCY IS THE LIABILITY FALLS UNDER.

THE AGENCY OR THE PERSON.

WHO WORKS FOR THAT AGENCY.

TO USE FORCE IF THEY'RE INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC COLLISION.

TAKING ENFORCEMENT ACTION, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE.

THAT LIABILITY FALLS UNDER THE CITY OF THAT EMPLOYEE.

DO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO LA IMPACT? THIS IS A POTENTIAL, HOW MANY PERSONNEL DO WE HAVE THAT ARE OUT THERE ENFORCING THIS OR WITH YOU? LAVERNE, I'M ASSIGNED CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO LA IMPACT.

AND THEN AS CHRISTY MENTIONED, THERE'S 22 PARTICIPATING.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT.

A NUMBER OF FOOTHILL COMMUNITY.

FOOTHILL CITY AGENCIES.

SO ROUGHLY 30 TO 45 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

OKAY. BUT AS FAR AS THE CITY IS CONCERNED, WE JUST HAVE ONE AND THAT'S YOU.

IN MANAGEMENT POSITION.

AND IN A MANAGEMENT POSITION, SO YOU'RE NOT LIKELY TO BE CHASING SOMEBODY AND CAUSING A LIABILITY.

OVERSEEING THINGS, BUT NOT LIKELY.

AND AGAIN, IT WOULD FALL THE RESPONSIBILITY OR LAVERNE WOULD FALL ON THAT INVESTIGATOR.

IS THERE? I'M SORRY. IS THERE A REASON WHY YOU DON'T HAVE ANY MORE OFFICERS? [INAUDIBLE].

THAT MIGHT BE IN CHRISTY'S REPORT AS SHE CONTINUES.

WELL, THAT'S THE BOSS, [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU. AND BESIDES THAT, YOU LOOK GREAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. FREY. APPRECIATE IT.

CHRISTY. AND AS FAR AS STAFFING, THAT'S UP TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO IN THE EVENT THAT THEY HAVE STAFF, THEY WILL PUT THEM ON THERE.

I KNOW THERE WERE TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE WE HAD BOTH [INAUDIBLE] AND ANOTHER OFFICER ON THE FORCE, BUT OR ON THE TASK FORCE.

BUT THAT'S BASED ON STAFFING LEVELS, I THINK.

YES. OKAY.

I KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS STUFF THAN I EVER THOUGHT I EVER WOULD.

BUT ANYWAYS.

OKAY, SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.

GOING BACK TO HIDTA. HIDTA ALSO PAYS US.

THEY PAY US $150,000 FOR DOING FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE AGREEMENT TONIGHT, WHERE WE ARE ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY ADDING THAT $850,000.

WE DISCUSSED THAT THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF $15,000 TO AN ANNUAL FEE OF 165.

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SO LAHIDTA WE JUST STARTED IN MAY OF 22.

SO THERE'S IS WHEN WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE HOURS THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON IT.

AND WE ARE BEING FAIRLY COMPENSATED FROM WHAT WE LOOK AT.

UM, WE WERE ABLE TO HIRE A POSITION WITH THE ADDITION OF LAHIDTA.

WE HAVE A NEW ACCOUNTANT POSITION, AND JUST LOOKING AT THE TIME THAT ACCOUNTANT SPENDS ON LAHIDTA, WE ARE BENEFITING FROM THIS.

YES. THIS ADDITIONAL INCREASE, PROPOSED INCREASE OF $850,000 THAT IS NOT COMING OUT OF LAVERNE GENERAL FUND, THAT IS STILL COMING OUT OF THE GRANT AND BEING PAID OUT OF LAHIDTA, RIGHT? CORRECT. IT IS.

I HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE THAT I'LL KIND OF GO OVER THAT A LITTLE BIT, BUT YES, WE ARE BEING REIMBURSED 100% FOR ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES.

SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS THE OPPORTUNITY LOSS, BECAUSE WE ARE USING IDLE CASH RIGHT NOW TO FUND THESE ACTIVITIES UNTIL WE GET THAT REIMBURSEMENT.

WE ARE RECEIVING REIMBURSEMENT BETWEEN 15 AND 27 DAYS FROM THE END OF THE MONTH.

AND SO WHAT I DID IS I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE OR THE END OF THE MONTH AND WHAT THAT BALANCE WAS.

SO THIS IS THE CASH BALANCE, WHICH IS ALSO LISTED IN THE STAFF REPORT TONIGHT.

AND THE AVERAGE AMOUNT MONTHLY IS $575,000.

A NEGATIVE BALANCE THAT WE DO HAVE, BECAUSE WE ARE WAITING FOR THOSE FUNDS TO BE REIMBURSED TO US.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY REALLY TOOK INTO ACCOUNT WHEN THEY SIGNED THIS AGREEMENT WAS THIS IDLE CASH.

BUT I BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THAT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE IN A VERY DIFFERENT POSITION.

MARKET WISE, INVESTMENT RETURNS WERE NOT SEEN 5% RETURNS AT THE TIME.

I LOOKED BACK AT THE JUNE 2022 TREASURER'S REPORT, AND 93% OF OUR FUNDS WERE IN LAIF, WHICH IS THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND, AND AT THE TIME THEY WERE GIVING US A RETURN OF 0.86%, WHICH WOULD TRANSLATE TO A ROUGHLY A LOSS OF $5,000 A YEAR.

SO IT WAS VERY MINIMAL.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING THAT THEY THOUGHT ABOUT BECAUSE OF THAT REASON.

LOOKING BACK AT IT, SINCE WE ARE LOOKING TO, YOU KNOW, SWITCH SOME OF OUR INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THIS REVENUE OR SORRY, THESE THIS CASH COULD RESULT IN AN OPPORTUNITY LOSS OF BETWEEN 17 AND $28,000 A YEAR, WHICH IS WHY WE ASKED THEM TO GIVE US THAT INCREASE OF $15,000, WHICH WE THINK IS SUFFICIENT TO COVER BECAUSE WE ALREADY ARE SUFFICIENTLY COVERING THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE PERFORM FOR THEM.

SO IT'S KIND OF WE DO PAY FOR IT, BUT THEN WE GET REIMBURSED.

THEY PAY US BACK.

YES. AND MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, ONE OF THE THINGS COMING ON BOARD HERE AND SEEING THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH HIDTA AND IMPACT, I ALWAYS WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COVERING OUR COSTS, OUR STAFF TIME.

THERE'S DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MORE OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, ON WHEN YOU LOAN AN OFFICER OUT.

WE'RE STILL PAYING FOR THAT OFFICER.

WE'RE GETTING THE ADVANTAGES OF THEM BEING ON THAT TASK FORCE.

WITH TOM BEING IN THE MANAGEMENT, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT RELATIONSHIP.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IF NOT MORE FREQUENTLY, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR US, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OUR NUMBER ONE OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY IS TO OUR OWN FINANCES HERE.

AND SO IF IT EVER GETS DOWN TO THAT POINT, HIDTA KNOWS LA IMPACT, KNOWS THAT WE'RE HERE FOR OURSELVES.

BUT WHILE WE CAN AND WHILE WE'RE BEING COMPENSATED AND ABLE TO HAVE AN AN EXTRA ACCOUNTANT, IT DOES ASSIST US ALSO SO IT IS A BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, RECOMMENDING THAT WE STAY IN AND KEEP GOING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS THAT WE CAN GET OUT OF.

AND I THINK WE MAY TALK ABOUT THOSE LATER, BUT REAL QUICK, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO.

AND BECAUSE OF THE CONTACTS AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LA HIDTA, WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A TEAM OVER HERE TO INVESTIGATE SOMETHING IN OUR INDUSTRIAL AREA THAT WE

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SO BUT IT CAME ALMOST INSTANTANEOUSLY WHEN WE ASKED.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING INVOLVED AND DOING THE FIDUCIARY ITEMS THAT WE HAVE.

AND I THINK MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE HERE WAS REALLY ASKING IF WE HAD MORE OFFICERS, WOULD THERE BE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE COMING BACK TO US IN ANY FORFEITURE ITEMS? I THINK THEY'RE DIVIDED EQUALLY JUST THROUGH THE PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BASED ON YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

SO YEAH.

SO THE ASSET FORFEITURE SHARES, WHICH IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IS DONE.

SO THE CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU HAVE BUT THAT HAS ACTUALLY SHIFTED.

SO ASSET FORFEITURE HAS CHANGED A LOT SINCE I STARTED.

WE USED TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ASSET FORFEITURE ON OUR OWN.

AND THEN THE DOJ CHANGED THAT AND WE COULDN'T.

OR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL I BELIEVE, CHANGED IT AND WE COULD NO LONGER DO THAT.

AND THEN WE HAD TO HAVE A TASK FORCE THAT WAS WITH US.

SO LAVERNE ACTUALLY DOESN'T OBTAIN ANY ASSET FORFEITURES ON OUR OWN.

ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUES THAT WE GET ARE FROM OLD CASES THAT WE'RE GETTING IN.

SO WE DO GET SHARES FOR OR NOT SHARES.

WE GET OVERTIME REIMBURSEMENT FROM LA IMPACT IF THERE IS SOMEONE ON TASK FORCE, BUT THAT COMES FROM STATE ASSET FORFEITURE, NOT FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT AN ALLOWED EXPENSE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT RULES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT.

BUT THE MONEY THAT WE GET RIGHT NOW IS PURELY FOR FIDUCIARY SERVICES.

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS THAT WE HAVE ON STAFF OR ON THE TASK FORCE.

IT'S PURELY FOR THE WORK THAT FINANCE DOES AND THE ASSET FORFEITURE A LITTLE BIT FOR PD, BUT MAINLY IT'S FINANCE.

.YEAH. [INAUDIBLE]. RIGHT. FOR SO MANY YEARS ANYMORE.

IT'S NOT. YEAH, I THINK WE JUST GOT PAID ON A 2012 ONE.

I COULD BE WRONG.

AM I INCORRECT ON THAT? SO YOU ARE CORRECT IN THE SENSE THAT THERE ARE PARTICIPATION AT IMPACT AS WELL AS THE OTHER AGENCIES.

WHEN WE DO GET ASSET SHARES AT THE CONCLUSION OF AN INVESTIGATION.

IT'S BASED ON IT'S A PERCENTAGE ASSIGNED TO EACH INVESTIGATOR.

YEAH. AN INVESTIGATOR HAS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, A SUPERVISOR HAS ANOTHER ONE AND A MANAGER A HIGHER PERCENTAGE.

YES. BUT AS CHRISTY SAID, ASSET FORFEITURE HAS CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO CHANGE CRIMINALS ARE FAR MORE SAVY.

ASSET FORFEITURE IS.

I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT TERM.

IT'S MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

IT'S MORE DIFFICULT TO GET.

CRIMINALS ARE FUNNELING THEIR MONEY IN DIFFERENT FORMS, SO IT'S HARDER TO SEIZE.

AND AT THE END OF THE INVESTIGATION, HAVE I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A RETURN, BUT SHARES ASSIGNED TO THE CITIES.

THANK YOU.

OKAY. SO IN ADDITION TO OR IN ADDITION TO FINANCIAL BENEFITS, WE DO GET SOME OF THOSE ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THAT IF WE WANTED TO, WE COULD PROBABLY LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW MUCH WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING FROM IT.

AND I THINK TOM'S GOING TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THAT.

BUT WE DO GET ASSISTANCE ON CASES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES ENFORCEMENT AND RESPONSE SERVICES.

THOSE ARE A LOT OF TIMES WITH LA IMPACT.

LA IMPACT IS THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE OF IT.

AND THEN LAHIDTA AT LEAST THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE UNDER US REALLY IS MORE OF THE IN THE INVESTIGATIVE SIDE OF IT. AND SO OR INFORMATION SIDE OF IT.

BUT WE DO HAVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

WE CAN SEND OUR PERSONNEL TO LE CLAIRE AND GET TRAINING THERE.

THEY HAVE A VERY COOL TRAINING ROOM, AND ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE AVAILABLE TO USE THAT ONE CASE EXAMPLE THAT WE'LL SHARE WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY SHARED IT WITH US IS IN AUGUST OF 2023.

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AND TOM, IF YOU WANT TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT IT WHILE THIS IS PLAYING, BECAUSE THERE'S.

[INAUDIBLE] I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A BABY STROLLER OR A SHOPPING CART, BUT YOU SEE PEOPLE AT INTERSECTIONS AND YOU HAVE A CAR GOING THIS FAST.

CHRIS, YOU START TALKING ABOUT SOME REAL DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES.

MOTORISTS, LEFT AND RIGHT PEDESTRIANS.

WHAT WAS AN UNEVENTFUL PURSUIT MAY VERY QUICKLY BECOME VERY EVENTFUL HERE.

HERE COMES THE PIT RIGHT ALONG THE RIGHT FENDER THERE AND SPINNING THAT MERCEDES OUT OF CONTROL, DOING A FULL 180 AND DISABLING THAT VEHICLE.

FOR NOW, WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING LEFT IN THE TANK THERE.

HE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

HE IS NOW FACING SOUTHBOUND FACE TO FACE WITH THESE THREE CHP UNITS HEAD ON NOW WITH HIS HANDS AND ARMS IN THE AIR.

DRIVER GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

IT IS OVER FOR HIM.

HE UNDERSTANDS THAT VEHICLE WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE AND HIS TIME IS UP.

THE DRIVER CALMLY GIVING UP HERE PRONED OUT.

ASSUMING THE POSITION RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THOSE OFFICERS APPEARS TO BE OBEYING THE COMMANDS.

BUT REMEMBER, THERE ARE TWO OTHER SUSPECTS THAT WE ARE AWARE OF INSIDE THAT VEHICLE.

SO A TEXTBOOK PIT MANEUVER TO FINISH THIS GUY OFF AND END THIS PURSUIT EXACTLY THE WAY THEY TRAIN AT THE ACADEMY.

PERFECT 180 FACE TO FACE WITH THOSE OFFICERS.

IMMEDIATELY THEY ALL JUMPED OUT AND THE SUSPECT FORTUNATELY GAVE UP AS THEY NOW ATTEMPT TO DETAIN THE DRIVER.

DETAIN THE DRIVER OF THAT MERCEDES BENZ.

AGAIN. WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT MERCEDES BELONGS TO THIS GUY, OR PERHAPS IF IT WAS INDEED A STOLEN VEHICLE.

WE ONLY KNOW THAT THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS BURGLARY.

THESE ARE BURGLARY SUSPECTS AS CHP, AND IT APPEARS SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF NOW INVOLVED IN THIS PURSUIT, AS THEY APPEAR TO BE TAKING OVER THIS ARREST HERE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING IS THAT, DOES THAT SAY ATF? I'M NOT SURE. WHAT DOES THAT SAY? IT SAYS POLICE. IT'S JUST POLICE.

I THOUGHT I SAW IT. YEAH, I THOUGHT I SAW SOMETHING ELSE.

IT SAYS LAVERNE. IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING LAVERNE, WHICH IS NOT TOO FAR AWAY.

ALSO, YOU'VE GOT FONTANA AND SAN BERNARDINO.

IN ANY EVENT, YOU CAN SEE THEM STILL VERY CAUTIOUSLY POINTING THERE.

SO WHAT I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THIS CASE COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH OUR PARTICIPATION AT LA IMPACT.

AND I SAY THAT NOT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TOP NOTCH INVESTIGATORS WORKING FOR THE CITY, BUT OUR DETECTIVE BUREAU IS HAS FOUR INVESTIGATORS.

THE AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAD TWO BURGLARIES IN THE CITY.

SAME SUSPECT VEHICLE.

UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT TO ACTUALLY PUT A CRIMINAL CASE TOGETHER AND SUBMIT IT TO COURT.

SO WITH THE INFORMATION, LA IMPACT ASSIGNED 12 TO 14 INVESTIGATORS OVER A FIVE DAY SURVEILLANCE TEN HOURS EACH DAY, INCLUDING A HELICOPTER, WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS THE PILOT AND THE OBSERVER, AS I MENTIONED, 12 TO 14 INVESTIGATOR HOURS, TEN HOURS A DAY. THAT IS HOW WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE THIS, THESE CRIMINALS, THEY'RE FAR SMARTER THAN WE THINK.

OR MANY PEOPLE MAY THINK THEY ARE.

THEY ARE JUST THEY DO THEIR OWN RECONNAISSANCE.

AS I MENTIONED, FOR TEN HOURS A DAY, THIS SUSPECT WOULD DRIVE AROUND ALL THE FOOTHILL CITIES, GOING INTO PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS, KNOCKING ON THE FRONT DOOR, TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT SOMEBODY WAS HOME BEFORE THEY COMMITTED A BURGLARY.

IT WASN'T UNTIL THE FIFTH DAY OF SURVEILLANCE WE WERE ABLE TO CAPTURE THIS PERSON IN PROGRESS, COMMITTING A BURGLARY, TRYING TO GET A PATROL UNIT TO CONDUCT A STOP.

THIS ACTUALLY, THE BURGLARY WAS COMMITTED IN SYLMAR.

AND THE CONCLUSION IN SAN BERNARDINO AT THE END OF THE PURSUIT AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE SUSPECT ADMITTED TO THE TWO BURGLARIES IN LAVERNE, AS WELL AS 5 TO 6 OTHERS ALONG THE FOOTHILL COMMUNITY.

SO JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT INFORMATION.

OKAY, SO RECAP.

THE CITY PROVIDES FIDUCIARY ACTIVITIES TO BOTH LA IMPACT AND LAHIDTA.

THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION RECEIVED FOR SERVICES IS $400,000.

THE ADDITION OF LA HIDTA PROVIDED FUNDING FOR AN ACCOUNTANT.

THERE ARE NON-MONETARY BENEFITS FROM OUR FIDUCIARY PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH CASES AND TRAINING.

AS TOM JUST SHARED AND AS KEN MENTIONED, THE TOP PRIORITY IS LAVERNE AND THE AGREEMENTS WILL BE REVIEWED IF IT BECOMES TOO BURDENSOME.

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BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

I WOULD LIKE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTY, [INAUDIBLE].

I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT IMPACT AND TO DO FOR OUR REGION OF CALIFORNIA.

WE ARE LOANING AN OFFICER THAT'S NOT HERE IN LAVERNE WHEN YOU ARE DOING YOUR WORK WITH LA IMPACT.

BUT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT THING AND THE CITY OF LAVERNE DOES BENEFIT.

AND HAS IN THE PAST SIGNIFICANTLY.

CROSBY I THINK IN 2022, THE COUNCIL MADE A WISE DECISION TO SUPPORT LA IMPACT AND LAHIDTA WITH THE FIDUCIARY SERVICES.

ONE, WE'RE DOING OUR PART TO HELP OUT ALL THE COMMUNITIES HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO STAY SAFE.

I THINK WE ARE DOING A LARGER PART THAN OTHER PLACES, BUT IT'S A PART THAT'S NEEDED TO BE DONE.

WE DO HAVE SOME BENEFITS WITH GETTING AN EXTRA PERSON IN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

WE DO HAVE SOME DEFICITS THAT WHEN WE HAVE TO FRONT THE MONEY FIRST.

BUT AS LONG AS WE ARE RECEIVING BACK WHAT WE PUT IN AND PLUS ANY WHAT WE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED IF WE HAD IT IN THE BANK, I THINK WE IF WE BREAK EVEN IS WHAT WE NEED TO AT LEAST MINIMALLY DO.

AND I THINK WE'RE DOING THAT.

SO APPRECIATE CHRISTY YOU AND REALLY LOOKING OVER THAT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST GOT IT WE WERE HOPING TO DO THAT AND BUT AND WE ASSURE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.

AND BUT HAVING THOSE RESOURCES FOR OUR SMALL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY GOOD AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND DOING THAT, I THINK THAT'S WHY WE AS A COUNCIL BACK THEN AND BACK NOW STILL STAND FOR THIS.

SO APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, COUNCIL MEMBER KASH.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A WORD YOU SAID, MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, I LIKE THAT.

I LOVE EDUCATORS, THEY ALWAYS GOT THE GREATEST WORDS.

I WOULD JUST SAY AMAZING. YOU SAY ESTEEMED.

THAT'S AWESOME. NOW, EVERYTHING THEY SAID, HEY, PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO GOOD, AND I APPRECIATE IT.

I CAN'T BETTER WORD THAN WHAT? THIS GUY'S AMAZING.

SO I STILL WANT YOU GUYS TO RECOMMEND TAKING STEVE JOHNSON TO GO WORK.

YOU SEE, I THINK YOU MAKE AN UC GUY.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

MAYOR PRO TEM. YES.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, THE MAYOR AND I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TOUR THE FACILITIES.

AND I THINK UNTIL YOU SEE IT, YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH OF A RESOURCE BEING A PART OF THIS IS.

AND I COMMEND STAFF AND OUR OFFICERS FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK, BECAUSE I THINK TO A PERSON, EVERYBODY HAD REALLY POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LAVERNE. SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE RELATIONSHIPS DO MATTER.

AS COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY STATED, IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE CONNECTIONS AVAILABLE, THAT WHEN CRIME HITS OUR TOWN, WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT IN A MUCH QUICKER WAY THAN IF IT WAS JUST LEFT.

YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE LEFT TO OUR OWN DEVICES.

AND I ALSO DO APPRECIATE THAT STAFF IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT OPERATING AT A LOSS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE CONTINUALLY EXAMINING WHERE OUR OPPORTUNITIES AND OUR CHALLENGES ARE SO THAT IF IT DOES EVER BECOME TOO BURDENSOME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A COURSE OF ACTION THAT WE CAN TAKE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND HIGHLY RECOMMEND IF YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY.

IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IT WAS PRETTY COOL.

SO PRETTY COOL EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM LAU ACTUALLY DID ALL THAT, I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR US BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THE ONES, TOO, A LONG TIME AGO THAT WAS QUESTIONING THIS. AND WHAT ARE WE DOING? AND THEN LOOKING AT THE AUDIT DEMANDS, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO ME.

I DIDN'T ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE THINGS ARE, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST WHAT THEY DO AND WHAT WE DO FOR THEM.

BUT IN ORDER FOR THE FINANCE MANAGER CAME ON BOARD, HIRED DEPUTY DIRECTOR LA IMPACT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR J. RICK, SENIOR INTELLIGENCE LA CLEAR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS.

THEY ALL MET WITH US, AND AS MAYOR PRO TEM, LAU SAID, THEY'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE US ON BOARD.

WE DO AN EXTREMELY GOOD SERVICE.

I THINK THE FINANCE MANAGER, THEY HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTY AND HER STAFF.

THEY'RE VERY HAPPY.

THEY'RE ALSO AND MY BIGGEST QUESTION WAS IS WE'RE AT THE ROUND TABLE WAS IF THINGS BECOME TOO MUCH FOR US, CAN WE COME BACK TO YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER OUR EXPENSES?

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IF THE TERMS ARE TOO LONG, WE CAN ADJUST THE TERMS. SO WE GIVE THEM A SERVICE, BUT THEY ALSO GIVE US A SERVICE, THOSE UNSEEN THINGS.

AND THERE'S UNFORESEEN THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT OUR LITTLE CITY GETS A LOT OUT OF.

AND ALL YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELL TAKEN AND I'M VERY HAPPY WE'RE DOING IT.

THE RELATIONSHIP IS EXCELLENT, MR. FREYA, YOU GUYS DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO RON INGLES FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND MAKING THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE IT NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT HIS INVOLVEMENT.

THIS LITTLE TOWN IN LAVERNE MAKES THAT BIG RING OF SAFETY AROUND THIS WHOLE AREA, AND IT BENEFITS ALL OF US.

AND I WAS AMAZED, TO SAY THE LEAST, AT WHAT WE DO AND WHAT THEY DO.

SO THANK YOU, AND I'M GLAD YOU WENT FOR THE 15%.

I THINK THAT'S SMART. I THINK THAT COVERS OUR EXPOSURE AS FAR AS WHAT WE COULD BE GETTING NOW.

WHAT IT DIDN'T BEFORE, LIKE YOU SAID, BUT IT'S JUST GOOD BUSINESS.

WE'RE NOT MAKING A LOT OF MONEY, BUT WE'RE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR OUR OWN STAFF, MONEY FOR OUR STAFF, BUT ALSO SERVICING THEM.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION.

OF COURSE IT WAS EXCELLENT.

WITH THAT. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS MEETING AT 6:11 AND RECESS TILL 6:30.

MEETING, THANK YOU.

ALL OF A SUDDEN. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

HOW'S EVERYBODY TONIGHT? BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE GOING TO START THIS MEETING AT 6:32 P.M..

[CALL TO ORDER]

MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER.

MR. DOMER.

HOW ARE YOU TONIGHT, MR. DOMER? LET'S GO WITH.

FIRST THINGS FIRST, I WANT TO CALL AND TALK ABOUT ZOOM FIRST BEFORE WE DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

CORRECT? YES.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, FOR TONIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO BE BROADCASTING THE MEETING VIA ZOOM AS NORMALLY, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE TAKING ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA ZOOM AT THIS TIME UNTIL FURTHER REVIEW OF OUR AND DIRECTION BY COUNCIL ON OUR ZOOM CAPABILITY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TONIGHT, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS, RUSSELL LINDQUIST, MARINE MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT E-9, CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT. MR. LINDQUIST, IF YOU PLEASE.

COME ON UP. YOU HAVE A MIC.

NOW WE HAVE A MIC. IS THIS WHERE I GET MY PAYCHECK? YES, THEY TOLD ME NO ONE [INAUDIBLE].WAIT.

YOU'RE ASKING FOR A DRINK EARLIER? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? AM I ON NOW? YOU'RE ON. THEY GAVE ME A MICROPHONE.

OKAY? I CAN'T GET FIRED BECAUSE THEY'RE SITTING OVER THERE.

IF YOU ARE A VETERAN, FIRST RESPONDER OR IF YOU.

FOR ME, IF YOU HAVE A SON OR DAUGHTER IN THE MILITARY, PLEASE SALUTE, ALL OTHERS PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AFTER ME.

ALLEGIANCE].

AT EASE.

OH, THAT'S THE MARINE THING IS RIGHT ANYWAY.

OH, HE'S TAKING THE MIC FROM ME.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND, MARINE. [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. PLEASE APPRECIATE YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

I HAVE THREE SONS, MILITARY? YES. ARE THEY ALL MARINES OR? NO. I CAN ONLY TALK ONE INTO IT.

THE OTHER ONE. DID THEY JOIN MY BELOVED ARMY? SO WAIT A MINUTE. YOU KNOW WHAT ARMY STANDS FOR? AIN'T READY TO BE A MARINE YET.

HE KNOWS IT. COME ON, GET OVER HERE LONG ENOUGH NOW.

AS LONG AS YOU. BUT SERVING AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU.

CALL THE NAVY [INAUDIBLE] UBER TAKE US BACK.

I'M LOADED. I HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH.

MY WIFE IS GOING THIS.

SHUT UP. SO.

OKAY, MARINE, WE GOT YOU. [INAUDIBLE].

THE CITY OF LAVERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO RUSSELL LINDQUIST.

THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LAVERNE CITY COUNCIL TO MARINE MASTER GUNNERY RUSSELL LINDQUIST.

WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOD BLESS YOU MARINE. ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. ESPECIALLY OUR SERVICE MEMBERS THAT ARE NOW OVER OFF OF IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.

AND MY GRANDSON JUST TOLD ME THAT HE GOT BACK FROM INDONESIA.

THEY SAID, DON'T UNPACK.

AND WE DON'T FORGET OUR POWS AND MIAS.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, MARINE.

YES, WE'LL GET A NICE PHOTO.

YOU KNOW, [INAUDIBLE] EVERY TIME YOU DO THE SAME THING [INAUDIBLE] JUST DON'T CASH IT YET.

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

I GET TO SHAKE YOUR HAND TOO. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. WHY DON'T WE ALL STAY HERE? LET'S ALL STAY HERE. COME ON DOWN.

YES, LET'S DO ROLL WHILE WE'RE HERE.

I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. YES.

THANK YOU, MR. DOMER.

TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATIONS]

MR. HOLDEN, PLEASE JOIN US.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US, DIRECTOR DURAN? SHE'S WEARING THE SAME COLORS I AM.

THAT'S OKAY. YES.

MR. HOLDEN TOLD ME HE DOES WORK FOR COOKIES.

HE DOES WORK FOR COOKIES? YES. MR. JOHNSON BROUGHT HIS FAMOUS OATMEAL COOKIES.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.

MR. HOLDEN, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE MIC.

ARE YOU. ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? IT WON'T BE THE FIRST TIME.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE A BLANK CHECK, RIGHT? I KNOW. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE FUN JOB, FUN PARTS OF THE JOB WHERE WE CAN COLLABORATE AND WORK TOGETHER ON BUDGET ITEMS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT POLICY, WE KNOW SOMETIMES THAT'S GRINDING IT OUT, AND WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET THE BEST PRODUCT TO A GOVERNOR'S DESK FOR SIGNATURE.

THE SAME, TO SOME EXTENT, WORKS FOR BUDGET.

BUT WHEN WE'VE COME ACROSS THIS LAST YEAR WHERE WE'VE HAD A BUDGET DEFICIT, IT USUALLY IS A LOT HARDER TO BE ABLE TO STAND HERE TODAY AND TO BE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THE PRIORITY OF THE CITY OF LAVERNE.

AND AS YOU POINTED OUT, BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE, WHERE WE CAN HAVE A COOPERATIVE TRI PARTNERSHIP BEHIND SOMETHING THAT THE STATE CAN SUPPORT. AND YOUR PROPOSAL, WHICH LOOKED FOR 3.35 MILLION, WAS SOMETHING THAT WE ASPIRED TO GET.

I CAN TELL YOU, WE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET THE FULL AMOUNT TO COVER EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEEDED, BUT WE CAME CLOSE.

AND TODAY IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT ON THE BEHALF OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ASSEMBLY, 1.5 MILLION.

IF YOU BRING YOUR EXECUTIVE SHARPIE.

JUST JUST WELL, YOU KNOW, I TRIED THAT, YOU KNOW, THEN THAT WOULD HAVE THROWN US OUT OF BALANCE, I THINK.

BUT BUT FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS CONTINUES TO BE A WONDERFUL PARTNERSHIP.

I LOVE TO BE ABLE TO BE IN A POSITION TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF LAVERNE.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE HAD A BIG YEAR TOO, ON GOLD LINE WHERE WE BELIEVE AND I WAS JUST TELLING MATT JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE REALLY SHOULD GET TO THE POINT OF REALLY CELEBRATING NOW BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN PLACE.

IT IS PART OF THE BUDGET OF METRO, AND SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THE STATE UNDERSTANDS IT.

THERE'S FLEXIBILITY, BUT THERE'S A COMMITMENT TO FULFILL THE PROMISE TO THESE COMMUNITIES.

CLAREMONT, MONTCLAIR, CLAREMONT TO MONTCLAIR.

AND SO $1 BILLION HAS BEEN RE SECURED IN THE BUDGET.

WE STAY VIGILANT.

BUT TONIGHT WE'RE VERY EXCITED THAT THREE MAJOR PARTS OF THIS COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO PARTNER TOGETHER AND PROVIDE AN AQUATIC CENTER OR DO ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS. THAT IS GOING TO MAKE IT REALLY A SUSTAINABLE USE AND ENGAGEMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT YOU ARE A LEADER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THE GOLD LINE EXTENSION WAS IT WAS A REAL IT WAS IN JEOPARDY SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO.

IT WAS EXTREME JEOPARDY THAT THE FUNDING SHIFTED TO SOME OTHER PROJECTS.

MAYOR BUTS I WON'T SAY THE NAME.

OH DID I SORRY, THE PEOPLE MOVER, BUT FOR THE OLYMPICS AND THERE WAS A GOOD CAUSE FOR THAT.

AND BUT THE POINT WAS, IS THAT ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN WITH ALL HIS OTHER COLLEAGUES PUSHED FOR THAT ALMOST $1 BILLION TO BE PUSHED THROUGH METRO AND GOT METRO TO SAY, HEY, YES WE DO, WE ARE GOING TO FUND THAT.

SO IT MAY BE INCREMENT.

WE'LL TAKE THE INCREMENTS TO GET IT DONE.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE A LEADER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

NOW YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK.

I'M GOING TO SPEAK. YES YOU ARE.

AND EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS WONDERFUL MONEY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.

SO I'M YVONNE, I'M THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR.

AND AT ONE POINT KEN'S LIKE, HEY YVONNE, WHAT DO WE NEED? HOW CAN WE SECURE SOME FUNDING.

AND SO THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE AND THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND SPECIFICALLY ROYNON ELEMENTARY RIGHT ADJACENT TO THAT PARK, ARE ALL GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS FOR THE AQUATIC CENTER, THE PLAYGROUND, RESTROOMS, EVERYTHING.

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SO THANK YOU. WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THIS, AND WE'RE GOING TO DEFINITELY WELCOME YOU BACK FOR THE GRAND REOPENING OF THAT AQUATIC CENTER.

SO COMING SOON, VERY SOON.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

WE'RE NOT SURE YET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

PICTURE TIME.

THANK YOU .

AWESOME. LET'S GO. WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION.

WE SHOULD HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

YEP. NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND PRESENTATION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH THE 31ST, 2023 AS RED RIBBON WEEK, ENCOURAGING ALL CITIZENS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT PROMOTING DRUG FREE LIVING AND CREATING A STRONGER, HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR OUR YOUTH.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOW CALL FOR A DUARTE ELKS LODGE 1427 LOYAL KNIGHT, JOHN C MCINTYRE AND HIS WIFE DONNA.

COME ON UP, YOU TWO, PLEASE.

DUARTE ELKS LODGE 1427 SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES ALONG THE FOOTHILL CORRIDOR AND HOSTS VARIOUS EVENTS FOCUSING ON DRUG AWARENESS THROUGH THEIR THROUGH THEIR ANNUAL ELKS NATIONAL DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM. WE'VE ALSO PUT SOME FLIERS ON THE COUNTER, WHICH I HAVE RIGHT HERE, AND SOME LITTLE RED FLAGS.

SO PLEASE GRAB ONE OF THOSE.

THEY'RE RIGHT ON THE COUNTER AS YOU LEAVE.

SO WITH THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU COME ON OVER HERE, SIR.

OKAY. WELL THANK YOU [INAUDIBLE].

OH, YEAH. RIGHT OVER HERE, SIR.

OKAY. CITY LAVERNE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES YOUTH ARE OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE.

AND WHEREAS DRUG ABUSE CONTINUES TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN THAT AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ACROSS OUR NATION.

AND WHEREAS RED RIBBON WEEK ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST DRUG ABUSE BY PROMOTING DRUG FREE LIFESTYLES AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES TO OUR YOUTH.

AND WHEREAS, THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF OUR COMMUNITY, SCHOOLS, PARENTS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PREVENTING DRUG ABUSE AND FOSTERING A SAFE, HEALTHY AND DRUG FREE ENVIRONMENT.

NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LAVERNE THAT THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 23RD THROUGH THE 31ST BE RECOGNIZED AS RED RIBBON WEEK, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS, SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AIMED AT PROMOTING DRUG FREE LIVING AND CREATING A STRONGER, HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR OUR YOUTH.

DATED THIS 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023, SIGNED BY MYSELF.

MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THIS IS YOURS.

AM I BLOCKING SOMEONE ELSE? YOU ARE NOT PERFECT SPOT.

THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I ALWAYS FORGET TO SMILE.

OH. YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.

YES, WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE WERE DOING DICTIONARIES WITH THIRD GRADERS THIS DAY.

OH MY GOODNESS, JOHN, YOU DON'T WANT TO SAY SOMETHING HERE.

JOHN, SPEECH.

OH, I WON'T DO THE THREE MINUTE WARNING.

A MAN OF FEW WORDS.

DUARTE ELKS LODGE IS A VERY ACTIVE LODGE.

WE WORK WITH OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS. THAT'S THE POSTER CONTEST, THE ESSAY CONTEST, AND THE VIDEO CONTEST.

AND THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND WE ALSO DO A LOT WITH OUR ADULTS WORKING WITH THEM AND OUR MILITARY, OUR VETERANS.

WE DO A LOT WITH THE VETERANS OVER IN EL MONTE.

AND SO IT KEEPS US PRETTY BUSY.

I TELL YOU. AND.

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WE WERE DELIVERING DICTIONARIES TO THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS, WHICH IS ALWAYS A FUN JOB.

I LOVE IT EVERY YEAR.

I'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR 13 YEARS NOW, AND DONNA AND I JUST HAVE A BALL WITH THIS.

AND SO KIDS ARE FUN.

ALWAYS FUN.

YES. WE'LL BE IN BONITA SOON.

WE'LL BE OUT HERE, BUT IT'LL BE LATER IN THE YEAR.

WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING.

ALSO FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

WE ALSO HAVE AN ENRIQUE CHALLENGE COIN FOR THEM BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT IF YOU GO OUT TO SCHOOL SITES, THEY'D LIKE TO HEAR THIS.

SO IF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

I'LL BRING IT BACK TO YOU.

THIS IS A CHALLENGE COIN HAS.

ON ONE SIDE IT HAS ENRIQUE CAMARENA WAS.

WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE OUR RED RIBBON WEEK SINCE 1985.

AND ON THE OTHER SIDE, IT TALKS ABOUT THE ELKS DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM.

AND WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE BOOTS ON THE GROUND WORKING WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

AND SO IF YOU EVER NEED US, WE CAN GET YOU WHAT YOU NEED.

SO KEEP US IN MIND.

THANK YOU DONNA. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

STAY HERE. MHM.

YOU HOLD THAT ONE. NOW WE MOVE ON TO OUR LAST PRESENTATION.

A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, AND CALLING UPON EVERY RESIDENT TO CHANGE THE SOCIAL NORMS THAT PERMIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS, AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON PREVENTION AND RESPONSIVE RESPONSE EFFORTS.

HOUSE OF RUTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAT BELL COME ON UP.

PAT IS HERE TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION.

MS. BELL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AGAIN I DON'T.

THE HOUSE OF RUTH PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES TO THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, INCLUDING COUNSELING, HOUSING, PREVENTION, EDUCATION, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND MORE.

[INAUDIBLE].

SEE LAVERNE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TOUCHES EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THE NATION, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES TRANSCEND GENERATIONS, IMPACTING CHILDREN AND RESHAPING WHOLE FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS, DURING NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, WE STAND WITH THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE. AND WE THANK THE FIRST RESPONDERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY AMERICAN CAN LIVE IN SAFETY WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. AND WHEREAS EVERY SURVIVOR SHOULD KNOW THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE.

AND TOGETHER WE WILL KEEP SPREADING AWARENESS, CHANGING CULTURE, SUPPORTING SURVIVORS AND MOVING TOWARD A WORLD OF FREE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND WHEREAS HOUSE OF RUTH INC PROVIDES HOLISTIC DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES TO LOS ANGELES AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, HOUSING, PREVENTION, EDUCATION AND LEGAL ADVOCACY.

NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY LAVERNE THAT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023 BE RECOGNIZED AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, AND THE CITY COUNCIL CALLS UPON EVERY RESIDENT TO CHANGE THE SOCIAL NORMS THAT PERMIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL SUPPORT OF SURVIVORS, AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO THOSE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON PREVENTION AND RESPONSE EFFORTS.

DATED THIS 16TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2023.

MYSELF. THE MAYOR. THANK YOU.

PAT. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS FOR US? SURE. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY OF LAVERNE AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR SUPPORTING OUR WORK.

LAVERNE HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING SUPPORTER OF HOUSE OF RUTH, AND WE WORK VERY HARD WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES TO OFFER SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF SURVIVORS, PARENTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE.

SO WE OFFER CRITICAL SERVICES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TRAUMA WORK THAT WE DO.

WE SPECIALIZE IN TRAUMA.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS OF LAVERNE THAT IF YOU DO NEED ASSISTANCE TO PLEASE CONTACT OUR HOTLINE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT HOUSE OF RUTH INC ORG FOR HELP.

WE'RE HERE TO HELP EVERYONE.

AND YOU KNOW, THE BRAVEST THING THAT YOU CAN DO IS PICK UP THE PHONE AND MAKE THAT PHONE CALL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS DO AN AMAZING JOB VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

. I GOT THE MEMO WITH YVONNE.

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WE NOW MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND LAVERNE RESIDENTS.

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT LAVERNE LIBRARY.

MOST OF THE ITEMS I'LL BE MENTIONING TODAY, I DISCUSSED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

SO THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH FROM 5:00, WE ARE HAVING A PAINTED PIGGY PROGRAM.

IT'S DESIGNED FOR AGES SIX THROUGH 12 WITH PARENT OR CAREGIVER.

WHAT'S GOING TO BE TALKED ABOUT IS BASIC MONEY CONCEPTS, AND EVENTUALLY ATTENDEES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO PAINT A PIGGY BANK.

NOW ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED AND PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED SO YOU CAN GO INTO THE LIBRARY, SIGN UP FOR IT.

RIGHT NOW IT'S FULL.

BUT FROM MY EXPERIENCE, EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM WE HAVE, EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE SIGN UP, THERE'S A PERCENTAGE THAT DON'T SHOW UP.

SO IF YOU STILL WANT TO GET IN THERE, PUT YOUR NAME DOWN.

IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET INTO GET INTO THE PROGRAM, BUT BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS PEOPLE THAT DON'T SHOW UP, THERE'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET IN THERE.

YOU CAN GO INTO THE LIBRARY TO REGISTER, OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE TO VISIT LA COUNTY.ORG/EVENTS.

AND THERE ARE TWO SEARCH TO LAVERNE LIBRARY.

ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WILL BE ENDING OCTOBER 21ST IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH IN-N-OUT.

IT'S THE I'M SORRY, THE BOOKMARK CONTEST.

AND THAT'S LIKE IT'S FOUR DIFFERENT GROUPS KINDERGARTEN, SECOND GRADE, THIRD GRADE THROUGH FIFTH GRADE, SIXTH GRADE THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, AND NINTH GRADE THROUGH 12TH GRADE.

YOU CAN GET THE ENTRY FORMS AT THE LIBRARY OR ONLINE.

WINNERS IN EACH CATEGORY WILL HAVE THEIR BOOKMARKS REPRINTED AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION IN ALL THE 85/86 BRANCHES BRANCH LIBRARIES.

SO THAT'S THAT ENDS OCTOBER 21ST.

SO IT'S SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.

THERE ARE SOME REAL AMAZING TALENT OUT THERE.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CHILD, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY LIKES TO DRAW, LIKES TO IS CREATIVE, SEND THEM TO LIBRARY, HAVE THEM FILL IT OUT, AND WHO KNOWS, THEY MIGHT BE ONE OF THE WINNERS.

ALSO. THIS STARTED ON OCTOBER 7TH AND IT'S RUNNING THROUGH NOVEMBER 18TH IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH IN-N-OUT.

THEIR COVER TO COVER PROGRAM, THIS IS FOR AGES FOR 4 TO 12.

EVERY PERSON, EVERY CHILD HAS TO READ FIVE BOOKS OR HALF.

PARENT OR CAREGIVER READ UP TO 300 MINUTES.

SO ONCE THE CHILD READS FIVE BOOKS OR HAS HAD 300 MINUTES, READ TO THEM, YOU CAN COME INTO THE LIBRARY.

YOU'LL GET AN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, AND THAT QUALIFIES YOU FOR A BURGER OR CHEESEBURGER AT ANY IN-N-OUT.

AND THE CHILD CAN REPEAT THIS UP TO THREE TIMES.

SO YOU CAN HAVE THREE CHEESEBURGERS OR THREE HAMBURGERS.

WHAT'S THE AGE AGAIN? OH, WE'LL MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR YOU.

I DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT.THANKS 4-12.

OH, SORRY.

I'M WAY PAST THAT ONE.

YEAH. THERE YOU GO.

AND LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION OUR PROGRAM THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, THE LIBRARY FEST PROGRAM.

IT WAS A WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.

I WAS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED BASED ON OUR PREVIOUS MOST POPULAR EVENTS, THE HAUNTED HOUSE, I EXPECT I WAS EXPECTING ABOUT 350 500 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP DURING THAT THREE HOUR PERIOD. I WAS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ON THAT DAY BECAUSE RAIN WAS FORECASTED AND IT WAS ACTUALLY RAINING.

WHEN I WENT TO LUNCH AT 12:30, IT STOPPED RAINING 1:00, AND BEFORE I LEFT WE ONLY HAD LOCAL STAFF AND ALSO LIBRARY STAFF, SUPPORT STAFF FOR THE EVENT AND A FEW CUSTOMERS.

WHEN I CAME BACK, IT WAS AN EXPLOSION OF CUSTOMERS.

I MEAN, THE HOUSE WAS FULL, KIDS EVERYWHERE, PARENTS EVERYWHERE.

THE MAGIC SHOW WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS.

WE RAN OUT OF TOTE BAGS.

THE GIVEAWAYS WERE A SUCCESS.

THE SNACKS, THE FACE PAINTING.

YOU SEE KIDS WITH DESIGNS ON THEIR FACE.

GEORGE IT'S LAVERNE. WHAT'D YOU EXPECT? THAT'S TRUE.

THAT'S WONDERFUL. SO IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE.

I WAS RUNNING INTO DESK, BUT I WAS WATCHING THE PARENTS AND KIDS LEAVE THE MAGIC SHOW.

AND YOU SEE, YOU SEE THE CHILDREN, BOYS AND GIRLS SAY, MOM, DAD, LOOK, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ENTHUSED.

THEY WERE ENGAGED. THE PARENTS WERE SMILING, THE KIDS WERE SMILING.

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WE HAD ACTUALLY THE TOLL WAS 816, WHICH TOTALLY IS NOT EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAIN FORECAST.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANNOUNCE THESE PROGRAMS. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR GIVING ME THE SPACE TO POST OUR FLIERS.

AND ALSO, MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO THANK EVERY, EACH AND EVERY MEMBER OF RESIDENT OF LAVERNE FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THIS PROGRAM.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU GEORGE.

YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'LL GO AND BRING IT UP HERE.

I'VE GOT A FEW REAL QUICK.

I MEAN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER I, WE HAD OKAY.

WE HAVE THE PUMPKIN PATCH IS STILL GOING ON OKAY.

HERITAGE AT HERITAGE PARK.

WE HAVE THE PUMPKIN PATCH.

THAT'S SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, 10 A.M.

TO 8 P.M. WITH HAY RIDES.

AND THEN ON FRIDAYS FROM 4 P.M.

TO 8 P.M.. SO LET'S SUPPORT THAT NOW.

THIS THIS SATURDAY, THE 20TH ANNUAL PUMPKIN PATCH CLASSIC CAR SHOW.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST FROM 10 A.M.

TO 3 P.M. HEPBURN HERITAGE PARK.

AND THEN WE HAVE ALSO FOR THE PINK PATCH PROJECT FOR THE LAVERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

IT IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19TH THIS WEEK FROM 4 P.M.

TO 8:30 P.M.

AND THAT IS 20% OF ALL YOU PURCHASE WILL GO TO THE PINK PATCH PROJECT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 24TH AT PANERA, SAME TIME 4 TO 8:00.

AND THEN LET'S SEE, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE HERE? UH, PUBLIC SAFETY OPEN HOUSE RIGHT HERE.

THAT IS GOING TO BE OCTOBER 21ST FROM 9 A.M.

TO 1 P.M. THAT WILL BE FIRE POLICE, LIVE DEMONSTRATION STATION TOURS, PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES, VENDORS, KIDS FUN ZONE FREE KIDS FINGERPRINTING, PANCAKE BREAKFAST BY THE LAVERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, FOOD TRUCKS TOUCH-A-TRUCK EVENT HOSTED BY LAVERNE PUBLIC WORKS.

SO IT'S EVERYBODY.

SO LET'S MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT THAT.

AND I KNOW THAT IT'S ON THE WEBSITE, THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

RIGHT. MR. DOMER AND WE HAVE THE TASTE OF LAVERNE, WHICH IS THIS WEDNESDAY.

BE THERE. NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE PASSED THE TIME WHEN THE TICKETS ARE 45.

NOW THEY'RE 60.

THAT WAS 5:30 P.M.

TONIGHT, BUT THAT'S STILL A WONDERFUL DEAL.

YOU CAN DO PURCHASE THEM AT THE GATES.

I WOULD SUGGEST JUST GO ONLINE AND PURCHASE THEM ONLINE.

IT'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL EVENT.

I GOT MINE AT 4:55 THIS AFTERNOON.

YEP. SLID RIGHT UNDER THE RADAR.

LET'S SEE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER STUFF THAT HAPPENED ALREADY.

I KNOW WE HAVE HALLOWEEN HOP, WHICH IS GOING TO BE WE'LL REPORT MORE ON THAT.

THAT'S OCTOBER 27TH, HOSTED BY THE CITY LAVERNE AND THE ORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA.

AND THESE ARE THIS IS FOR THE LET'S SEE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS.

AND THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE.

THERE'S OTHER STUFF GOING ON.

WE'LL REPORT ON THAT LATER. BUT ANYWAY THERE'S A LOT OF.

OCTOBER, SO PAY ATTENTION TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU'LL MISS IT.

OTHERWISE SOME OF THE THINGS REQUIRE YOU TO SIGN UP.

THERE ARE AGE REQUIREMENTS, SO.

BUT. OUR DIRECTOR, YVONNE DURAN, OUR PUBLIC WORKS OR POLICE AND FIRE.

THEY'RE ALL WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY SEES WHAT THEY DO AND HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME IN OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES AND THE YOUNG ADULTS. SO, COUNCIL, ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR DID I JUST CLEAR THE PAGE THERE WITH THIS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I'M TRYING COUNCIL MEMBER LAU I JUST HAVE ONE.

AND I KNOW THAT THANKS TO STAFF AND SOME RESIDENTS WHO HAVE ASKED FOR IT, THE END OF THE AGENDA DOES HAVE THE DATES AND TIMES FOR VARIOUS MEETINGS, BUT I DID WANT TO ADD THAT TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH, IT DOES HAVE THE DATE FOR THE COMMUNITY FORUM THAT'S IN PERSON, WHICH IS 10:17, WHICH IS TOMORROW FROM 5:30 TO 7:30, IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT THERE IS ALSO AN OPTION THAT WAS NOT LISTED, THAT IS ON THE 19TH, WHICH IS THURSDAY, AND THAT'S VIA ZOOM FROM 10 TO 11:30.

SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT IN PERSON, THERE IS A ZOOM OPPORTUNITY.

AND THAT LINK IS YOU CAN FIND IT ON TRI-CITIES SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOU CAN ALSO FIND IT ON THEIR WEBSITE.

SO THANK YOU.

WE ALSO HAVE ONE MORE THAT I FOUND ON THE COUNTER HERE.

IT'S CALLED LEAP LAVERNE ENGAGEMENT ACTION PARTNERS.

THE CITY LAVERNE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT PARTNERS WITH THE LAVERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

TRI-CITY AND LAKOTA ARE PROACTIVELY PROVIDING SERVICES TO LAVERNE UNHOUSED POPULATION WHILE PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY TO THE COMMUNITY.

I SEE OKAY. OH, HE'S GETTING A JEN PAGE.

TOGETHER THEY ARE THE LEAP LAVERNE ENGAGEMENT ACTION PARTNERS TEAM.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.

CITY OF LAVERNE.ORG FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

BASICALLY TRI CITY LAKOTA, LAVERNE POLICE, LAVERNE COMMUNITY SERVICES.

SERVICES FOR UNHOUSED RESIDENTS.

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YOU CAN CALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE AND YOU SEE A HOMELESS PERSON OR AN ISSUE GOING ON, THESE ARE THE RESOURCES YOU WANT TO GET A HOLD OF.

IN ORDER TO TRY TO HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS TO FIND A PLACE, FIND FOOD, FIND RESOURCES FOR HEALTH.

AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

SO IT'LL BE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

SO I MISSED ONE. WITH THAT WE'LL CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE WE'RE GOING TO PULL RESOLUTION 2370.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

YEAH. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

ITEM NUMBER FOUR WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ACTIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY AUTHORITY AND CONTROL AS RELATED TO LOCAL ZONING AND HOUSING ISSUES. WITH THAT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S BEEN PULLED, MISTER DOMER? THERE'S NOT MISTER MAYOR COUNCIL, ANYTHING PULLED? DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME? I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

PULLING ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

SECOND. ALL SECOND.

HOLD, PLEASE. THANK YOU FOR THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO WITH FOUR BEING PULLED.

TROUBLE WITH YOUR BUTTONS? OKAY, WE WILL GO TO THE PULLED ITEM RESOLUTION 2370.

[4. RESOLUTION 23-70, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR ACTIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY, AUTHORITY, AND CONTROL AS RELATED TO LOCAL ZONING AND HOUSING ISSUES - California Cities for Local Control, a coalition of cities and elected officials, contacted the City Council to request support to protect local authority over zoning and housing matters due to concerns about the impact of state-level housing legislation usurping local government authority. At the September 18, 2023, City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Lau requested and received support to have a support resolution added to the agenda for consideration.]

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR FINALLY TAKING UP THIS RESOLUTION.

I ACTUALLY BROUGHT THIS UP OVER FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO TO EARLIER.

WHEN I GOT BACK TODAY, I LOOKED IT UP, LOOKED AT MY VERY FIRST TIME.

I EMAILED IT TO ANYBODY AT CITY HALL FIVE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS WAY BACK WHEN, ON FRIDAY, I MET WITH I ACTUALLY MET WITH ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN ABOUT THE CATALYST.

ORG OR CATALYST FOR CALIFORNIA'S ACTIONS THAT WE'RE TAKING RIGHT NOW AND TO ADD TO THIS RESOLUTION, AND I KNOW THIS WOULD BE PROBABLY A LATER DATE, WE'RE ASKING FOR A PAUSE OF THE SIX GOING INTO THE SEVENTH CYCLE.

RENA NUMBER SHIFT.

AND ALSO WE'RE ASKING FOR A FULL AUDIT OF THE RENA NUMBERS AND HCD.

THERE IS UNEQUIVOCAL EVIDENCE NOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE NUMBERS.

THERE ARE COMPLETELY INFLATED RIGHT NOW.

MOST CITIES IN CALIFORNIA ACTUALLY STATEWIDE, WE'VE ALREADY HIT OUR NUMBERS WHEN YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE ANALYSIS AND THERE'S AN EXCELLENT VIDEO I CAN SHARE WITH YOU, WHICH IS DONE BY A COUNCIL MEMBER FROM THE CITY OF MALIBU WHO HAS DONE AN IMPECCABLE ANALYSIS ON IT.

IT'S ABOUT HALF AN HOUR LONG, BUT IT'S WORTH IT TO WATCH IT.

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE EVERYTHING'S GOING.

OUR POPULATION IS PLUMMETING.

THERE'S MATH ERRORS IN IT.

WAY BACK SEVEN YEARS AGO, WHEN WE ALL FIRST STARTED, THOSE OF US WHO DO WORK, WE ALL STARTED NOTICING THIS.

AND SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, BUT ALSO TAKE UP THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS STOPPING THE NEXT CYCLE, ASKING FOR THE AUDIT ARENA NUMBERS AND THE HCD.

AND IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ON THAT, I CAN GET IT TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE THE INFORMATION PULLED TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GABALDON.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.

ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU FOR BRINGING THIS UP.

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT'S AFFECTING ALL OF OUR CITIES AND NOW WITH MANY CITIES INVOLVED, I THINK IT'S THE TIME FOR US TO REACH OUT AND JOIN THAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.

BUT THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION.

I'LL MOVE, SECOND? SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE.

ITEM FOUR ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OTHER MATTERS.

[OTHER MATTERS]

MR. CITY MANAGER, IS THERE A STAFF PRESENTATION ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NOT, MR. MAYOR, AS YOU SAID, BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HERE.

WOULD YOU PUT THAT IN THERE? NO, THERE CAN BE.

SO AS YOU SAID, THIS IS A PROCEDURAL ITEM.

SO THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TO CALL FOR THE ELECTION.

THEN WE HAVE TO PASS A RESOLUTION FOR CONSOLIDATING THE ELECTION WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE MARCH 5TH, 2024 PRIMARY.

THE THIRD RESOLUTION IS A RESOLUTION ON SETTING REGULATIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES.

SO IT TALKS ABOUT THE CANDIDATES STATEMENTS AND OTHER FACTORS LIKE THAT.

THE CITY ATTORNEY WHO DRAFTED THE RESOLUTIONS IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE RESOLUTIONS.

WE WILL BE COMING BACK AT THE NOVEMBER SIXTH MEETING BECAUSE EARLIER IN THE YEAR, WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO BRING BACK A DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR RESOLUTION MEASURE.

SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THAT BACK AND IF APPROVED, THEN IT WILL BE ADDED TO THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON MARCH 5TH.

THERE'S THE PRESENTATION.

THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY FIRST QUESTION AS TO WHERE IS IT.

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SO THE CONSIDERATION OF THE MEASURE WILL BE THE FIRST MEETING IN NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER 6TH.

AND THE ONE REASON WHY IT'S NOT COMBINED TODAY IS BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR HAD A COUPLE OF BILLS ON HIS DESK THAT WOULD HAVE REARRANGED SOME OF THE ELECTION CODE SECTIONS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND WRITING THE STAFF REPORT WHEN THAT WOULD ACTUALLY TAKE EFFECT.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE ISSUES IN THE STAFF REPORT IS WE DON'T QUALIFY FOR ANYTHING SOONER.

SO IT'D BE THE ELECTION OF 2032 THAT IF THE ACTION TO GO TO A DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR, THAT'S WHEN THAT MEASURE WOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC.

LET'S OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WAS SEEING NONE. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING THEM BACK UP TO THE DAIS.

ANY CONVERSATION ON THIS FROM COUNCIL? ANY QUESTIONS JUST MADE CLEAR BECAUSE THE REPORT SAYS THERE IS NO INCUMBENTS.

BECAUSE MAYOR PRO TEM LAO AND MYSELF, WHEN WE WERE ELECTED, WE WERE AT LARGE AND NOT IN DISTRICTS AT THAT TIME.

THIS IS THE ELECTION TO FINALIZE ANY OF THE ALL OF THE DISTRICTS AND HAVING THEIR REPRESENTATIVE.

IT'S CALLED THE CLEAN UP, MISTER JOHNSON.

SO THIS YEAR, WHAT IS IT? 3/5 OF OUR PUBLIC ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE.

ALTHOUGH THE MEASURE, SHOULD YOU APPROVE, PUTTING IT ON THE BALLOT WILL BE FOR ALL VOTERS.

YEAH, THEY WOULD ONLY BE VOTING ON THAT ITEM.

THEY WOULD NOT BE VOTING FOR A COUNCIL MEMBER.

CORRECT. OKAY WITH THAT, DO WE, AS WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS AS ONE VOTE FOR RESOLUTIONS 2372, 2373 AND 2374 CALLING FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH, 2024, CONSOLIDATING THE ELECTION WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? THAT WASN'T A MOTION.

I WAS ACTUALLY, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A MOTION.

I WAS GOING TO SAY I'D SECOND IT.

I GUESS I COULD, BUT NO MOTION.

GOOD. MR. JOHNSON, READ IT AGAIN.

I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SECOND.

SECOND. I WAS WAITING FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS GIVE RESPECT.

VOTE, PLEASE.

OH, WAIT.

IT WAS THE WRONG IDOL. I DON'T AGREE, THAT ITEM PASSED FIVE ZERO.

LET'S TAKE THIS AWAY FROM YOU. YEAH.

I WASN'T DRINKING, I PROMISE.

NOW WE MOVE TO OUR LAST MATTER REGARDING THE CHRISTMAS MORNING PROGRAM, DESIGNATING THE CHRISTMAS PARADE ROUTE AND AUTHORIZATION OF DOUBLE OVERTIME PAYMENTS.

CITY MANAGER DOMER, WILL YOU PLEASE PROVIDE A STAFF REPORT OR DO YOU HAVE A STAFF REPORT? YES. OKAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO THE LAST TWO STUDY SESSIONS, WHERE WE'RE PROVIDED DIRECTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO BRING BACK A PROPOSAL FOR THE SOME SPECIFICS FOR THE CHRISTMAS MORNING PARADE ROUTE.

SO AS WE DO EVERY YEAR FOR THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT, BECAUSE WE ARE USING LIGHTS AND SIRENS IN A EMERGENCY, VEHICLES OR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LIGHTS AND SIRENS IN A NON EMERGENCY STATUS TO PROVIDE A QUICK AND SAFE TOUR FOR SANTA THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WE HAVE TO DESIGNATE THE ENTIRE CITY AS A PARADE ROUTE.

WITHIN THE STAFF REPORT, IT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE VEHICULAR CODES THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR THAT.

THAT INCLUDES SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS AMPLIFIED SIRENS AND LIGHTS, AND THEN ALSO ALLOWING SOMEBODY TO BE IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK OR ON A TRUCK SAFELY DRIVEN AT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR OR LESS.

AND SO IF WE DIDN'T DESIGNATE THE ENTIRE CITY AS A PARADE ROUTE, WE COULD NOT CONVEY SANTA AROUND.

SO THOSE ARE THE TWO MAJOR ITEMS, PER SOME OF OUR DISCUSSION AT THE STUDY SESSIONS.

WHAT ALSO INCLUDED IS THIS IS A PROPOSAL FOR DOUBLE OVERTIME FOR CITY STAFF.

IF WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE VOLUNTEERS FOR DRIVING NAVIGATOR DRIVER AND POTENTIALLY A THIRD VEHICLE DRIVER, THOUGH WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THOSE THIRD VEHICLES ARE ACTIVE DUTY, BOTH POLICE AND FIRE, THAT ARE ABLE TO PULL OUT IMMEDIATELY FOR ANY TYPE OF CALL FOR SERVICE. SO AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING AT ENSURING THAT WE HAVE NON EMERGENCY VEHICLES ON ACTIVE DUTY.

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WILL PULL OUT AFTER THAT CALL CAN JOIN, BUT THE PARADE WILL CONTINUE TO GO AND SANTA WILL BE AROUND ALL FIVE ROUTES.

AND THE SIXTH ROUTE IS THAT OF THE MOBILE HOME PARKS AND SENIOR RESIDENTS.

SO THAT IS THE ITEM.

IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, AGAIN, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE DOING THE CANDY AND THE RUNNERS.

WE HAVE LOOKED AND WE ARE MAPPING THE ENTIRE CITY.

THE INTENT IS TO GET EVERY SINGLE STREET.

AS IN PAST, SOME SMALL STREETS HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, KIND OF BYPASSED ONLY BECAUSE WHEN THE DRIVER, THERE'S A LOT OF DISCRETION THE DAY OF THE DRIVERS LOOK DOWN, THERE'S BEEN NO ONE COMING OUT DURING THE LIGHTS AND SIRENS.

SO THEY CONTINUE.

THAT WILL BE A CONTINUANCE.

BUT AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GO DOWN EVERY SINGLE STREET IN THE CITY.

SO WE'LL STILL HAVE A SANTA TRACKER AND ALL THAT STUFF.

AND THE NO.

THE SANTA TRACKER WILL NOT BE WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD, NOT THIS TIME, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IN THE NORTH PART OF LAVERNE IT JUST DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE OF THE CELL TOWER RECEPTION, WHAT WE ARE DOING IS LOOKING AT ROUTES AND THEN GIVING THE EIGHT MILES PER HOUR.

WE ARE TRYING TO LOOK AT DEFINITIVE TIMES, SO WE WANT TO RELEASE THAT.

THE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO MENTION IS BECAUSE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY GETS THE INFORMATION, WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING OUT HALF PAGE POSTCARDS TO EVERYBODY, CARRIER ROUTE SYSTEM.

SO ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WILL GET A POSTCARD WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE SANTA PARADE AND SOME ADDITIONAL ITEMS LIKE RECYCLING YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOLIDAY EVENTS IN DECEMBER, THE CHRISTMAS MORNING PARADE.

AND OF COURSE, THERE'LL BE, YOU KNOW, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE OR CONTACT THE CITY FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

ARE WE STILL ACCEPTING VOLUNTEERS OR IS THERE A PURPOSE FOR VOLUNTEERS, OR DO WE NEED BECAUSE OF THE NO NEED FOR THE BAGS AND THE GOODIE RUNNERS? NOT ON THAT LEVEL, BUT WE'RE DOING AN ASSESSMENT RIGHT NOW OF THE DRIVERS AND ANY OTHER VOLUNTEER NEEDS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE COMMUNICATING WITH FOLKS, MOSTLY THOSE FOLKS WHO RESPONDED YES IN THE AFFIRMATIVE ON THE SURVEY.

SO THEY DID PROVIDE US THEIR INFORMATION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO REACH OUT TO THEM FIRST.

OKAY. AND THERE ALSO WAS CONSIDERATION.

ALSO, THERE WAS A BIG CONCERN REGARDING THE CUL DE SACS AND SOME OF US MISSING THE CUL DE SACS.

AND THEY'VE BEEN REVIEWING THAT AND LOOKING AT OVERVIEWS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LARGER CUL DE SACS WILL GET ATTENTION.

BUT SOME OF THE SMALLER ONES WERE THE TURNAROUNDS TIGHT? THEY'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY SPEND THE TIME GOING BY TO NOTIFY THEM THAT THEY'RE COMING.

CORRECT. YOU NEED TO LISTEN FOR THE SIRENS.

IF YOU HEAR THE SIRENS, GET OUTSIDE, JUST GET OUTSIDE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY COME VERY QUICKLY.

OTHER TIMES IT MAY TAKE A WHILE, BUT THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN TALKING TO YOUR NEIGHBORS AND HAVING A HOT CUP OF COFFEE OR WHATEVER YOU DECIDE IN THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS MORNING AND ENJOY YOURSELF AND YOUR CRAZY CHRISTMAS OUTFITS.

YOU KNOW THAT YOUR WIFE'S OR WHATEVER MAKE YOU WEAR.

YES, I KNOW YOU DO.

I'VE SEEN YOU IN YOUR OUTFIT OR MY WIFE MAKES YOU WEAR OKAY WITH THAT.

WE HAVE WHEN YOU SIT DOWN.

YES. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THAT WOULD BE.

OKAY WITH THAT? YES. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE'S NOT MORE.

THIS IS ON THE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM, NOT ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE HAVE AN OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS NOT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.

THIS IS ONLY ON OUR CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION.

[INAUDIBLE].

COUNCIL MEMBER. THERE YOU GO.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A COMMENT ON PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON THIS PARTICULAR CHRISTMAS DAY.

OKAY. THAT WAS IT.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS HAS BEEN TOUGH.

I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR, YVONNE DURAN AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS.

THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON EFFORT, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S A CHANGE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS OUT, SEE HOW IT WORKS.

I PERSONALLY THINK IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY WELL DONE.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE SANTA.

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SIRENS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A GREAT DAY.

AND OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING IT, AND WE'LL GET BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES AND OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS DAY, LIKE MOST OF US DO.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CHRISTMAS MORNING ROUTE DESIGNATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF DOUBLE OVERTIME PAYMENTS FOR OUR STAFF.

SECOND. SECOND VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM PASSED FIVE ZERO.

BEAUTIFUL. OKAY.

WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

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HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION ON A LATER DATE.

WE USUALLY HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

THOSE WISHING TO MAKE A COMMENT NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA AND APPEAR ON THE CALENDAR, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR RESIDENCE IF YOU WOULD.

WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT NOW.

MS. GABALDON, I SEE YOU MOVING.

SO, AS WAS EARLIER ANNOUNCED, THIS IS ACTUALLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MONTH.

SO IT IS A TIME AGAIN TO BRING UP THE COST OF THE CCW AND THIS PSYCHOLOGICAL EVIL.

THREE QUICK STORIES IN HEMET.

THERE WAS A MOM THAT HAD TWO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN HER FRONT YARD.

28 YEARS OLD.

SHE GOES OUT THERE TO ASK HIM TO MOVE OUT OF HER YARD.

THEY PROCEED TO STAB HER TO DEATH IN FRONT OF HER TWO KIDS.

THIS JUST HAPPENED ABOUT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS AGO.

TWO DAYS AGO IN HUNTINGTON BEACH.

SOMEBODY DROVE THROUGH A KOHL'S IN ONE DOOR AND WENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE BUILDING AND OUT THE OTHER DOOR AND HIT THREE PEOPLE AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF.

AND THEN OVER THE WEEKEND, A WOMAN WAS BY HERSELF IN HER HOUSE IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS, AND SOMEBODY BROKE INTO HER HOUSE AND SHE WAS ABLE TO SHOOT HIM AND ACTUALLY ACTUALLY PROTECT HERSELF. AGAIN, I HAVE TO EMPHASIZE THE REASONING AND THE FEAR THAT WE'RE USING TO HAVE TO BE PUSHING BACK AGAINST CCW IS INVALID.

CCW HOLDERS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM.

IT IS EVERYBODY ELSE.

ANYBODY CAN ATTACK ANY OF US AT ANY TIME WITH ANYTHING A CAR, A KNIFE, MANY A ROCK, LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

THE IT IS VERY IMPERATIVE THAT MORE CITIES GET ON THE BANDWAGON FOR.

IS IT STILL HERE? YEAH, OKAY.

I'M WATCHING THAT, TOO.

JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, HE'S PUTTING SOMETHING ON YOUR FRONT DOOR RIGHT NOW.

THE REASON, TO DROP THE CCW FEES IS TO BE MORE OPEN TO MORE WOMEN, TO BE ABLE TO GET GET THESE THINGS $1,000.

I'VE INTERVIEWED NOW ABOUT 40 PEOPLE IN TOWN, AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO WAY THEY COULD EVER DO IT AT $1,000 OR EIGHT, 99 OR WHATEVER IT IS.

SO AND PLEASE ALSO RECONSIDER THE EVAL ISSUE BECAUSE THE STRESS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE A DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIM, THE STRESS OF GOING THROUGH THAT IS OVERWHELMING TO THEM.

SO JUST I'M ASKING THAT AGAIN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS GABALDON.

ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? I DID, I TEXTED HER. NO, WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT MOVED UP TO THE DAIS.

COUNCIL COMMENTS.

OH, I'M SORRY, WE'RE NOT DOING ZOOM.

MR. BOWEN. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR COUNCIL.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM FOR RESPONDING TO MY EMAIL THE OTHER DAY AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR INTEREST.

ALSO, JUST AS A REMINDER, A COUPLE I DON'T KNOW, A MONTH OR SO AGO, JOE GABALDON GOT UP AND TALKED ABOUT MEALS ON WHEELS, AND I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE A VERY NICE DONATION OR THE THE ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE POLICE ASSOCIATION.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO AND MAKING A CONTRIBUTION.

AND HOPEFULLY WE GOT SOME OTHERS AT THE SAME TIME.

THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. THANK YOU.

PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE. MY NAME IS CRAIG HEATHER.

I LIVE HERE IN LAVERNE.

I WEAR THE SAN DIMAS SHIRT BECAUSE THERE ARE GOOD NEIGHBOR AND I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE UNINCORPORATED ISLAND ON FOOTHILL, WHERE THEY'RE PLANNING TO BUILD A THAT APARTMENT, YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT EVERYONE IS AGAINST.

AND SO MY SUGGESTION, IT'S PRETTY AMBITIOUS, BUT I THINK THAT IT MIGHT BE WITHIN OUR REACH TO ACHIEVE THIS. WAS IT THIS MAP OF LAVERNE FROM 1887? I DON'T KNOW HOW IF YOU CAN SEE THIS CLEARLY, BUT THIS DOTTED LINE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS THE GENERAL AREA.

THERE'S FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, THERE'S DOWNTOWN, THERE'S LIKE BONITA RIGHT THERE.

AND THEN THIS DOTTED LINE RIGHT HERE.

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ALL THE WAY TO TOWN AVENUE AND WHAT IS TODAY CLAREMONT, AND THEN IT GOES TO SOME UNSPECIFIED AREA.

IT'S IN BETWEEN. IT LOOKS LIKE WHERE THAT.

THAT STREET THAT GOES SOUTH FROM FOOTHILL THAT GOES RIGHT TO THE WATER FILTRATION PLANT.

I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THAT STREET, IT'S LIKE WHERE THIS DOTTED LINE GOES SOUTH.

IT GOES ALL THE WAY, RUNS ALL THE WAY SOUTH.

SOUTH OF ARROW HIGHWAY.

AND THEN IT GOES FROM THERE.

IT GOES WEST TOWARDS LOS ANGELES, TOO, AND IT GOES TO EXACTLY THE STREET HERE, SAN DIMAS CANYON ROAD.

THIS IS ALL DOTTED RIGHT HERE.

THEN IT GOES NORTH ALL THE WAY UP TO SAN DIMAS CANYON ROAD TO LIKE WHERE THE MOUNTAINS ARE.

THAT AREA WAS THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF LAVERNE WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED BY THE TOWNSPEOPLE.

THE HOMESTEADERS, WHO WERE ALREADY THERE BEFORE THE BOOMTOWN OF LORDSBURG WAS FOUNDED IN 1887.

AND SO I'M POINTING THIS OUT BECAUSE IF ACCORDING TO THIS MAP THAT THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK, SHE STATES THAT THE THIS BORDERS THAT SHE DREW UP BECAUSE SHE DREW UP THIS DOTTED LINE, SHE SAID THIS BORDER WAS ASCERTAINED FROM THE RESIDENTS OF SOME OF THE ORIGINAL.

I THINK ORIGINAL MEXICAN FAMILIES, WHO WERE DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL OWNERS BEFORE THE LORDSBURG TOWN COMPANY CAME IN AND STARTED THE TOWN SITE. AND MY POINT IS THAT THE LAND WHERE THE ISLAND IS TODAY, THE NORTHERN PART WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THAT.

WELL, THEY WANT TO BUILD THAT APARTMENT COMPLEX FALLS INTO THE ORIGINAL LAND THAT WAS PART OF THE ORIGINAL LAVERNE TOWNSITE. AND SO I WAS GOING TO SAY SAN DIMAS A LOT OF TIMES SAYS IT'S UNINCORPORATED SAN DIMAS, BUT IT'S REALLY UNINCORPORATED.

THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF LAVERNE.

IF THIS AUTHOR, THE WHAT SHE ASCERTAINED FROM THE PEOPLE SHE SPOKE WITH IS TRUE.

SO I'M POINTING THAT OUT BECAUSE THIS WAS MY AMBITIOUS PLAN THAT I WAS OH, DID I GO OVER THE THREE MINUTES? THIS WAS MY AMBITIOUS PLAN.

I WANTED TO SEE IF YOU GUYS COULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANNEXING THAT ISLAND, BECAUSE IT FALLS INTO THE ORIGINAL LORDSBURG TOWNSITE, SO WE COULD ZONE IT THE WAY WE WANTED TO, AND WE COULD ALWAYS ANNEX IT LATER ON DOWN THE LINE IF WE NEEDED TO.

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE CITY ORIGINALLY ANNEXED THE LAND THAT'S MOUNTAIN MEADOWS GOLF COURSE IN 1959, AND THEN THEY ANNEXED IT IN 1977.

SO THAT'S A PLAN THAT I HOPE YOU GUYS WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS FAR AS LIKE THAT'S A REALLY AMBITIOUS PLAN.

BUT IF YOU COULD DO IT, WE COULD ZONE THAT LAND ACCORDING TO WHAT WE WANTED INSTEAD OF LETTING THESE, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDERS COME IN AND IMPOSE THEIR WILL UPON US.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ALL YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ON THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE IT UP TO THE DAIS.

I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO TO GO OVER JUST REALLY QUICKLY.

WE DID HAVE A THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

SINCE SHERRY IS IN HERE, I JUST THOUGHT I'D DO A PLUG FOR HER.

THEY DID PUT ON AN EVENT AT HILLCREST FOR RACE AND PLACE, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS.

IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED.

IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING.

AND WHAT I THOUGHT WAS REALLY COOL WAS A LOT OF THE NEIGHBORS GOT TO TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT USED TO BE IN LAVERNE.

SO YOU HAD PEOPLE WHO SAID, YOU KNOW, MY GREAT, GREAT.

WHOEVER OWNED THE CITRUS GROVE THAT USED TO BE THERE.

AND SO IT WAS JUST AN INTERESTING HISTORICAL LESSON IN TERMS OF THE CITY.

SO IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, YOU CAN ASK THE MAYOR HOW MUCH IT COSTS TO BE A MAYOR, TO BE A MEMBER, BUT JUST A PLUG FOR THEM IN CASE.

AND IS IT RUNNING? OH, THEY FIXED IT. OH, GOOD. OKAY, SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR OTHER EVENTS FROM THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

WE ALSO HAD AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THE MAYOR AND I WENT TO.

THERE'S BEEN SOME GOOD DISCUSSIONS THERE IN TERMS OF WHAT FOLKS IN THE CITY ARE LOOKING FOR IN TERMS OF MODALITY, DIFFERENT MODALITIES FOR ACCESSING DIFFERENT THINGS WITHIN THE CITY. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THAT WITH US OR WITH THE COMMITTEE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

AND THEN SINCE IT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE APPRECIATION OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION MONTH.

I KNOW I HAD MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, BUT THE HOUSE OF RUTH HAD AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT WHERE A DRUNK DRIVER COLLIDED INTO THEIR FACILITIES, AND SO THEY'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING PERMITS RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO GET CONSTRUCTION.

BUT I KNOW THAT ANY DONATIONS WOULD BE WELCOMED, GIVEN THAT FACILITY IS OUT OF USE AT THIS TIME.

ADDITIONALLY, THE CANINE FOUNDATION IS ALSO SEEKING DONATIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF THEIR CHRISTMAS EVENT.

SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I WOULD URGE YOU TO TAKE TO CONTACT THEM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN TWO LAST THINGS THERE IS THE I THINK IT'S CASSIE IS DOING THE BEAUTIFICATION DAY AGAIN THIS SATURDAY, AND THEY'RE

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SO IF YOU ARE ABLE THEY ARE LOOKING AT DOING IT, I THINK.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A TIME PERIOD FOR THIS, BUT OR THEY JUST THEY ARE TARGETING BUS STOPS AND LOCAL SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE AREAS ARE KEPT NICE FOR THOSE POPULATIONS.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HOMECOMING AND THE INAUGURATION OF THE 19TH PRESIDENT DID HAPPEN THIS PAST WEEKEND.

THE MAYOR AND I WERE THERE, AS WAS COUNCIL MEMBER CASH.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT.

IT WAS REALLY NICE AND UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT WIN HOMECOMING.

BUT IT WAS A GOOD DAY ANYWAY.

BUT I DID WANT TO ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS THAT RESIDENTS HAD RAISED WITH RESPECT TO GOOD NEIGHBOR RELATIONS, AND I JUST WANT FOLKS TO REST ASSURED THAT THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS BEING HAD WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE CLEANING UP AFTER THEMSELVES WHEN NECESSARY, THAT THEY'RE ABIDING BY, YOU KNOW, NOISE ORDINANCES AND THE LIKE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO PARTNER AND GROW TOGETHER.

SO WITH THAT IS ALL FOR ME.

AS ALWAYS, BE KIND AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR LATEST LAVERNE RESIDENTS.

LITTLE LACEY NICOLE WARD WAS BORN OCTOBER 10TH.

SHE IS THE LITTLE SISTER OF PENELOPE AND THE DAUGHTER OF STEPHEN AND MEGAN WARD.

OH MY GOODNESS. I WANT TO ALSO THANK GEORGE MAY.

HE'S ALWAYS UPDATING US ON THE LAVERNE COUNTY LIBRARY, NOT OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE COUNTY LIBRARIES.

AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE OUTPUT IN WHAT WE DO IN OUR LIBRARY.

AND REALLY APPRECIATE, GEORGE, WHAT YOU DO EVERY TIME AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE AND ACCESS OUR LIBRARY.

OCTOBER 24TH.

WE HAVE OUR YOUTH IN ACTION FAMILY MEETING HERE IN THE CHAMBERS.

ON OCTOBER 27TH, WE HAVE OUR HALLOWEEN HOP IN THE LAVERNE COMMUNITY CENTER AND THE 28TH OUR HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL.

AND THOSE ARE FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS.

AND THANK YOU, YVONNE FOR ALWAYS DOING THAT.

AND LASTLY, I WANT TO WISH HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR MAYOR PRO TEM WENDY LAO'S BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY! [INAUDIBLE] . SHE HATES CLOWNS, BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. I WANTED TO TAKE MY TIME TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND SING YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE ALL NIGHT.

LET'S DO IT. BUT I THINK WE SHOULD.

I'M GOING TO TAKE MY TIME TO DO THAT AND I'LL GO OVER THINGS.

SO READY? I'M READY. READY? READY.

ONE. TWO. THREE.

[SINGING] AND MANY MORE! CONTINUE TO DO GOOD.

STAY VIBRANT, STRONG AND YOU LOOK AMAZING IN YOUR AMAZING ROBE THAT YOU EARNED.

I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY TO EARN THAT [INAUDIBLE] AND COST A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT, SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU THERE.

THE MAYOR, I THINK HE WORE IT LIKE A BERET INSTEAD OF WEARING.

NORMALLY I DON'T WEAR HATS LIKE THAT VERY OFTEN, BUT THAT'S A GOOD TIME.

YES, I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT FOR YOU, BUT TRUNK OR TREAT WAS AMAZING.

I SAW MARY, I KNOW EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

I PUT A LOT OF CANDY MORE THAN I SHOULD.

I DO THAT EVERY YEAR AND I WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO YVONNE, COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, THE STAFF.

BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO.

THE SMILES ON THOSE KIDS WAS WORTH EVERY PIECE OF CANDY.

IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THEM THERE.

WE WERE PACKED, MAYOR.

WE WERE PACKED FOLKS.

IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT TIME TO SEE EVERYBODY, JUST TO SEE THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE ALL WE HAVE IS EACH OTHER.

SO IF YOU DON'T WORK TOGETHER, COLLABORATE AND MAKE OUR PLACE A BETTER FOR THE FUTURE, WHAT GOOD ARE WE DOING NOW? SO HAVING SAID ALL THAT TO SAY IT'S STILL MOSQUITO SEASON.

I WAS AT SAN GABRIEL VALLEY VECTOR CONTROL.

PLEASE CONTINUE.

IT'S BAD HUH? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE, SO I JUST EMBRACE IT.

YEAH, AND THAT FEMALE MOSQUITO COME IN AND JUST ERADICATE EVERYTHING FOR US.

PLEASE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.

EVERYTHING HAS ITS PURPOSE.

GOD DID WHAT HE DID, BUT WE GOT THAT.

AND THEN LAST. BUT NEVERTHELESS.

YEAH. SO PLEASE, ANY STANDING WATER, IT WAS JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER.

AND THEN DEA IS DOING A DRUG TAKEBACK EVENT AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY OLD PHARMACY, YES, THE DATE WILL BE OCTOBER 28TH.

YES. OCTOBER 28TH.

OUR PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, 10 A.M.

BE THERE AND BRING ANY OF THOSE EXPIRED PHARMACEUTICAL PRESCRIPTIONS.

DON'T TAKE THEM. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ANY.

SO ANYTHING ELSE? SO ANYWAYS, THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON, THIS IS A WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR.

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TASTE OF LAVERNE.

OH YEAH, HALLOWEEN.

I MEAN YEAH, WE GET 406, 7? 1000? 700? WE GET A LOT OF KIDS.

WE BUY A LOT OF CANDY TOO.

HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS IS COMING UP.

I MEAN, THIS IS JUST A WONDERFUL IT IS TIME OF THE YEAR.

I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING TO BRING UP.

LA COUNTY IS HAVING A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE ROUNDUP THAT'S GOING TO BE IN COVINA ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH. SO THAT'S COMING UP NEXT, BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH AND AGAIN, THE ADDRESS 303 GLENDORA AVENUE, COVINA, CALIFORNIA 91724.

SO JUST AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

ALL THE ABOVE. WE ARE REALLY, TRULY BLESSED TO BE IN AN AMAZING NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THIS.

KIDS, COME OUT THE TRUNK OR TREAT IS ALWAYS AN ABSOLUTE SUCCESS, AND I KNOW IT'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK FOR OUR STAFF.

ALL OF OUR STAFF AND OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.

BUT THE ADULTS, I THINK, LOVE IT JUST AS MUCH AS THE KIDS.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE TESTAMENT TO THE CITY WE LIVE IN.

SO THANK YOU. AS COUNCILMEMBER KASH, HE WAS TAKING CARE OF IT AND WALKING THROUGH THERE.

I WAS ABLE TO GO THERE, BUT MY SON'S BIRTHDAY, SO WE HAD SOME FUNCTIONS GOING ON.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR THAT.

IT'S WONDERFUL. I WAS ABLE TO WE HAD A 740 FOOTHILL PROJECT.

THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT.

THEY HAD BASICALLY A FUNDRAISER OVER AT SAN DIMAS PARK.

THERE WAS PROBABLY, I'D SAY 80 TO 100 PEOPLE THERE, I WOULD IMAGINE.

IS THAT RICK, 80 TO 100 PEOPLE AT THE PARK? YEAH. IT WAS NICE. JUST I SPOKE FOR A LITTLE BIT JUST TO EXPLAINING THAT, YOU KNOW, 740 FOOTHILL PROJECT.

THE LOCATION IS IS NOT THE RIGHT LOCATION.

IT NEEDS TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO KEEP OUR HEAT ON CORE INTERNATIONAL TO FIND A DIFFERENT LOCATION.

AND AS I STATED, I DID A MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR THAT SUPERVISOR BARGER HAS NO PLANS TO RELEASE THOSE FUNDS AT THIS TIME.

SO FOR THE NOFA FUNDS, THE 7 MILLION OR SO DOLLARS TO HELP THAT PROJECT ALONG.

SO THAT'S NICE THAT WE HAVE THAT SUPPORT FROM OUR SUPERVISOR.

AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE.

ACTUALLY, WE WERE AT THE INAUGURATION.

THERE WAS A LOT OF FUN, SAW SOME INTERESTING THINGS.

WE HAD SOME RAP DANCING, WHICH WAS REALLY KIND OF COOL, ACTUALLY.

I BROKE UP THE CROWD A LITTLE BIT ACTUALLY.

WE WERE GOING TO JUMP OUT AND GO IN.

WE WERE GOING TO GO ON THE STAGE, BUT WE DECIDED THAT PROBABLY WASN'T A GOOD IDEA.

BUT I WANT TO WELCOME PARDIS MAHDAVI, OUR 19TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE, AND I THINK SHE'S GOING TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS.

SHE'S WELL RECEIVED.

AND IT WAS JUST IT'S, I THERE'S SO MANY THINGS.

THERE'S SO MANY THINGS GOING ON RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THEM.

AND YOU HAVE TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO OUR CITY WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T MISS ANYTHING.

A LOT OF THE STUFF IS JUST IT'S MOST OF IT'S JUST FANTASTIC.

SO AGAIN, WITH THAT, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT.

[CLOSED SESSION]

NEGOTIATORS OR THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, OR THE LAVERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND LAVERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. SECOND ITEM IS CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 REGARDING PENDING LITIGATION, CITY OF CAMDEN, ET AL., V.

E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, ET AL., NO. 2:23-CV-03230-RMG. I BELIEVE THAT'S REGARDING IN LAYMAN'S TERM THE P-FAS ISSUE WHICH IS.

FOREVER CHEMICALS AND WATER.

SO THAT IS THE END.

REPORTING OUT. WE WILL POSSIBLE REPORTING OUT.

POSSIBLE REPORTING OUT.

SO AT THIS TIME OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 2023 AT 5:30 P.M.

AS A REMINDER, UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

WE RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION 7:35 P.M.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.