3. APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGARDING THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

[3. APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGARDING THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT]

MISS BEAUCHAMP. YEAH.

THAT'S FINE. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL.

I EMAILED MR. DOMER AND HE WAS ABLE TO ANSWER THE MAJORITY OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS THAT AS RESIDENTS, WE HAVE VOTED FOR YOU.

WE TRUST YOU TO MAKE A DECISION ON OUR BEHALF.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT MAYOR HEPBURN IS ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, OR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, TO BE CORRECT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT GOES ON AT THOSE MEETINGS, GETTING THEIR MINUTES.

THEY DON'T HAVE IT VIDEOED AS EASILY AS THE CITY DOES.

SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS WE CAN WATCH IT AFTER THE FACT.

THERE'S A LOT OF DETAILS, THERE'S A LOT OF MINUTIA, THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIAL THAT NEEDS TO BE READ AND UNDERSTOOD.

AND SO, ALTHOUGH WE TRUST YOU HERE, WE DON'T KNOW THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT BOARD WITH YOU.

WE DON'T KNOW THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT STAFF, AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEVEL OF THEIR QUALITY OF WORK IS.

AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT IT'S POOR, BUT WHEN YOU ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH IT, YOU NEED TO QUESTION IT.

AND SO THE FACT THAT THE COGS HAS NOW IMPLEMENTED THE SMIF, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ANOTHER LAYER OF A BUFFER BETWEEN OUR TAXPAYER MONEY AND THE HOW IT'S DECIDED TO BE USED AND IF OUR CITY IS DOING IT, THAT'S ONE THING. BUT WHEN YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THIRD PARTY AND THEN ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, GROUP UNDER THAT, IT JUST STARTS TO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SHELL GAME GOING ON.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH DIRECTION THE DOLLARS ARE GOING IN.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT PUBLIC RECORD.

BUT MR. DOMER DID ANSWER MY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS ITEM.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE THAT COMMENT.

AND I THINK JUST TO THAT POINT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT HE CLARIFIED THAT I'LL BE BRINGING MORE INFORMATION BACK.

I KNOW THAT WE HAVE.

I SENT MR. DOMER TODAY, THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER'S DEPUTY CAME OUT AND TALKED ABOUT WITH OUR FIRE AREA, AND I BROUGHT IT BEFORE THE COG THAT PEOPLE NOT GETTING INSURANCE AND THE COST OF INSURANCE AND REASSURANCE WILL BE PUTTING THAT.

HOPEFULLY WE CAN POST THAT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE.

IT'S IT'S BASICALLY A TUTORIAL ON HOW THAT WORKS.

BUT AS FAR AS YOUR YOU'RE CORRECT.

BUT THEY ARE A VERY GOOD ENTITY.

THE ACE AND THE COG, WHICH USED TO BE THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR THE GRADE SEPARATIONS ARE NOW ONE ENTITY, RIGHT.

AND THEY'RE REALLY THE REASON WHY WE GOT THE 3, $4 MILLION AND BECAUSE WE'RE VERY TIGHT WITH OUR HIGHER ELECTED'S, ALSO WITH SB1 AND ALSO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY MOBILITY FOR RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE GRADE SEPARATIONS, WE'RE DOWN TO THE LAST 17TH OR 18TH GRADE SEPARATION, AND THEY DO A VERY GOOD JOB.

AND WE ALSO I'M PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION CAPITAL PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEES, AND WE WATCH OVER THOSE.

SO THERE ARE EYES ON THAT TOO.

AND SO IN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION WE WATCH VERY CLOSELY.

BUT I WILL TRY TO START BRINGING MORE INFORMATION BACK FROM THE COG.

WHAT'S GOING ON, HOW IT WAS TRANSPIRED AND HOW THESE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE AND THE BODIES THAT MAKE IT.

THEY'RE VERY GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE, VERY YOUNG GROUP.

WE'VE GOT AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT'S ON TOP OF IT.

AS FAR AS THAT. WE'VE GOT CONSTRUCTION AND THE ACE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON IT WITH THE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE'LL BRING IN MORE OF THAT INFORMATION BACK AS WE GET IT.

AND TO YOUR POINT, I AGREE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO ON.

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THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY BEING SPENT.

AND ONE OF MY BIGGEST THINGS IS, WELL, HOW IS OUR TAX DOLLARS BEING SPENT, ESPECIALLY ON THESE PROJECTS? AND ARE THEY BEING CONTROLLED AND ARE THEY ON BUDGET, ON TIME, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO I WAS GOING TO RESERVE IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK THAT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY ON THE BOARD, EITHER A TRUSTEE OR A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FOR WHATEVER ORGANIZATION IT MAY BE, IF WE COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A 1 OR 2 SENTENCE OR ONE PARAGRAPH SYNOPSIS OF WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON, LET'S SAY, THE LAST MONTH OR TWO, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE EVERY MEETING, BUT JUST SO THAT THE RESIDENTS HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT IT IS THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVOLVED WITH, AND HOW DOES THAT BENEFIT OUR CITY SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT BETTER? AND THEN PEOPLE LIKE ME DON'T HAVE TO QUESTION IT AND PULL IT OFF YOUR CONSENT EVERY TIME.

THAT'S A GREAT POINT. ALL RIGHT.

[INAUDIBLE]. IT'S VERY GOOD POINT.

AND WE'LL BE DOING THAT IN THE FUTURE.

JUST BECAME PRESIDENT LIKE A MONTH AND A HALF AGO.

SO WE'RE BRINGING STUFF FORWARD.

BUT YES OKAY. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER 3? THAT'S IT, WE'RE GOING TO SCRATCH THAT ITEM OFF THE THING HERE.

ITEM 11 WAS IT? MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE.

SECOND. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

THAT ITEM PASSED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU ALL. MR. JOHNSON. ITEM NUMBER TEN.

[10. RESOLUTION 23-82 DIRECTING 2030 ELECTION BALLOT MEASURE FOR VOTER CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR]

I PULLED ITEM NUMBER TEN BECAUSE IT'S A SECOND READING.

IT'S ON THE AGENDA. WE CAN DISCUSS IT.

I WOULD. LIKE TO SEE THIS BE MOVED UP A LITTLE BIT TO THE 2026 ELECTION.

THAT ELECTION WE HAVE THREE.

DISTRICTS ALREADY ON THE BALLOT FOR THAT ELECTION ADD ONE MORE MEASURE.

THAT'S EXPENSIVE.

DO IT.

[INAUDIBLE] READ IT, AND THAT WOULD ALSO GIVE US MORE TIME TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.

AS FAR AS THE RESULTS, IF IT DOES PASS.

ISN'T GOING TO TAKE EFFECT UNTIL AFTER THE CENSUS AND AFTER THE NEW MAPS DRAWN.

I WOULD, JUST ASKING IF WE COULD MOVE IT UP TO 2026.

COUNCIL? WELL, ACTUALLY, LET'S OPEN UP THE FLOOR.

OPENED UP THE FLOOR.

WE NEED PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

I THINK WE DO.

WE WOULD AFTER IF COUNCIL WANTS TO DEFER DISCUSSION TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WOULD TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION.

OKAY. WHY DON'T WE DEFER IT? WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS? MISS BEAUCHAMP? SHOULD HAVE LEFT YOU THERE.

I WANT TO THANK MR. JOHNSON FOR ASKING THE DATE TO BE MOVED UP.

I THINK THAT IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE.

YOU HAVE IT FOR THE 2026.

YOU GET YOUR RESULTS, AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT EXACTLY YOU NEED TO DO FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT RATHER THAN DO IT THE YEAR OF 2030.

AND THEN YOU'D HAVE A DELAY, BECAUSE 2030 IS THE YEAR THAT IT CAN ACTUALLY BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE REDISTRICTING AND THE AT LARGE VOTING. SO IF YOU DO IT PRIOR TO THAT, THEN ON THE 2030 BALLOT, IT IS ALREADY ALLOWED.

IF APPROVED, IT WOULD BE ALLOWED.

AND THEN YOU CAN GO INTO EFFECT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER JUNE 1ST OR WHATEVER THAT EFFECTIVE DATE WOULD BE FOR THAT ELECTION PERIOD. SO I THINK THAT IS A WISE DECISION.

I THANK HIM FOR SUGGESTING IT.

THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP. ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS? MS. KALOUSEK.

KATHY KALOUSEK, THIRD STREET.

I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS DECISION TO WAIT TILL 2030 BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO EFFECT ANY CHANGE TILL ACTUALLY 2032 AFTER WE GET THE NEXT CENSUS. SO I STILL THINK 2026 IS PREMATURE AND A WASTE OF MONEY.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THOSE YEARS BETWEEN THAT TIME.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL STICK TO YOUR GUNS AND STICK WITH THE 2030.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KALOUSEK.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MS. NEWLAND.

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KATHY NEWLAND.

LAST TIME AT THE LAST MEETING THERE WAS TALK ABOUT IT WOULD BE TOO MUCH CONFUSION TO DO IT NOW.

BUT THE CONFUSION WE HAD WHEN THAT WHOLE THING TOOK PLACE AND WE WENT TO DISTRICTS AND NO MAYOR, THAT LEFT EVERYBODY IN THE COLD, PEOPLE THAT COULDN'T VOTE ANYMORE.

AND THEN WHEN THEY WANTED TO VOTE, THEY FOUND OUT THAT THEY LOST THEIR VOTE FOR MAYOR.

SO TO ME, BY DOING IT IN 2026, THERE'S TIME TO EXPLAIN IT AND THERE'S TIME TO TO PUT NOTICES OUT THAT THIS IS JUST PRELIMINARY TO BRING IT BACK IN.

YOU KNOW, AND THE DATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK.

BUT I THINK THAT IF WE DIDN'T DO IT UNTIL THEN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER WHOLE THING OF CONFUSION BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

BUT I THINK HAVING MORE TIME TO EXPLAIN IT TO THEM AND AND GETTING IT READY FOR THAT.

ANYWAY. THANK YOU, MISS NEWLAND.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS. MR. KASHIFALGHITA? COUNCIL.

WHEN WE DO SUCH A THING, IS THERE? WHAT COSTS ARE WE INCURRING AS A RESULT OF MOVING IT TO 2026? IT'S THE SAME THING WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW OR WHAT ARE WE DOING? SO HOW WE DETERMINE THE COST FOR IF IT WAS TO GO ON IN 2024 IS THE LA COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS HAS A COST ESTIMATION WEBSITE. AND WHAT THEY DO IS BECAUSE COST REALLY IS DERIVED FROM MAILING OUT THE BALLOTS AND THEN THE POSTAGE OF MAILING BACK IN BALLOTS AND ALL THAT.

SO. THE COST WOULD BE THE SAME BECAUSE IT'S AN AT LARGE AND NOW THEY DON'T GO TO 2026 YET.

THEY JUST HAVE 2024.

SO I RAN 2024 AGAIN.

IF THERE WERE THREE DISTRICTS, EACH DISTRICT ITSELF IS IN THE $20,000 RANGE BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT.

BUT THEN WHEN YOU ADD THE AT LARGE, THAT INCREASES THE TOTAL AND THAT INCREASES IT FROM THEIR ESTIMATION BY ABOUT $112,000, I'M ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO BE THE SAME IN 2026, BUT.

YOU KNOW, THEORETICALLY YOU COULD BACKTRACK SOME OF THAT COST BECAUSE IF THERE'S ALREADY THERE'S NOT MULTIPLE BALLOTS GOING OUT, YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, SUBMITTING ONE BALLOT.

SO AGAIN, IT'S JUST AN ESTIMATION.

IT WOULD BE LESS THAN THAT 112 BUT TO KNOW YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN, I'M NOT SURE.

THEORETICALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE IS THREE BALLOTS OR WELL THREE OFFICES AND THEN AN AT LARGE.

SO YOU'RE ADDING THE TWO ADDITIONAL ONES AT THAT TIME, OR YOU'RE ADDING THREE IN A YEAR WHEN YOU ONLY ELECT TO ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I WANTED TO CLARIFY IS THAT IT WOULDN'T BE 2030.

SO THE CENSUS WILL GO ON IN 2030.

AND SO THIS THE IF THIS WAS APPROVED AND PASSED, BE IT IN 2024 OR 2026, 2030, WHENEVER IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL 2032, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO FINISH THE CENSUS.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THE CITY HAS TO LOOK AGAIN AT DEMOGRAPHICS, READJUST THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

AND AT THAT TIME, WE WOULD BE GOING FROM FIVE DISTRICTS TO FOUR DISTRICTS IN AT LARGE.

SO WE'D HAVE TO ADJUST THE BOUNDARIES SIGNIFICANTLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE FOUR DISTRICTS VERSUS FIVE.

SO 2032 IS THE ELECTION THE EARLIEST IT WOULD BE IN.

MY THOUGHT WAS IN THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THIS CURRENT ELECTION CYCLE IS ONLY TWO OF OUR MEMBERS, AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE THE OTHER THREE DISTRICTS SO THAT MAKES IT MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE THREE DISTRICTS ON THE BALLOT.

TO ADD TWO MORE WOULD NOT BE AS EXPENSIVE.

YEAH AND AGAIN, THE ESTIMATION SOFTWARE THEY HAVE ISN'T THE MOST COMPLETE.

BUT YES, THAT MAKES LOGISTICAL SENSE OR LOGICAL SENSE.

2030 IS ALSO THREE DISTRICTS, BUT IT DOES MAKE LOGICAL SENSE AT THAT POINT THAT YOU'RE ALREADY GOING OUT WITH THREE.

IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER.

WE JUST DON'T KNOW THE EXACT COST AT THAT POINT.

WE CAN KNOW IT GETS MORE EXPENSIVE EACH TIME.

IT ALWAYS GETS MORE EXPENSIVE.

WE KNOW THAT FOR SURE. THE US POSTAL SERVICE, YES.

AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO A SURVEY THAT'S GOING TO COST THE SAME AMOUNT.

NO. MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT BEHIND THAT.

MY CONCERN IS STILL THAT IT'S A TIME OF WASTE AND ALL THE ARGUMENTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP BY RESIDENTS AND BY OTHER PEOPLE ON THIS DAIS ABOUT THE FACT

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THAT A LOT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THAT DATE IN TERMS OF OTHER LITIGATION AND OTHER THINGS THAT CAN CHANGE WHAT THE OUTCOME SHOULD BE.

SO I THINK I DON'T FEEL THAT PUSHING IT TO 2026 IS ENOUGH OF A PUSH.

I THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE.

WHAT WAS DECIDED UNANIMOUSLY AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THAT WE HAVE THIS RESOLUTION THAT PUSHES IT TO 2030.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? YOU'RE MUTED. THERE YOU GO.

I MUTED MYSELF.

SORRY. CHANGING THE WAY YOU GUYS LOOK AT ME.

YOU'RE NOT LOOKING OVER TO THE LEFT ANYMORE.

YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD AT ME NOW.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME 300 TIMES.

I, THIS, CHANGING IT FROM 2030 TO 2026, AND THE FIRST PROPOSAL WAS IN 2024, WHICH WOULD BE EIGHT YEARS UNTIL IT'S ENACTED.

NOW MOVING TO 2030, IT WAS SO THAT THE NEXT ELECTION WOULD HAPPEN AND IT WOULD BE ENACTED RIGHT FOR THAT NEXT PERIOD MOVING TO 2026.

NOW WOULD MOVE IT SIX YEARS AWAY FROM WHEN IT COULD BE ENACTED AS WELL, AND THREE DIFFERENT CYCLES OF ELECTIONS HAPPENING UNTIL IT CAN BE ENACTED.

I BELIEVE THAT WHAT THE COUNCIL SPOKE ABOUT LAST TIME, HAVING IT IN 2030.

SO THEN IN 2032, IT COULD BE ENACTED AT THE NEXT CYCLE.

AFTER THE VOTE, THE RESIDENTS, VOTE ON WHICH WAY THEY WANT TO DO IT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY SO THAT THEIR VOTE IS HEARD AND THEN IT IS DONE RATHER THAN WAITING.

UH, THREE CYCLES, FOUR CYCLES UNTIL THAT IT CAN HAPPEN.

THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY.

UM, I WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS ALREADY, AND I APPRECIATE MR. JOHNSON'S STEADFAST ON THIS, AS HE AND I BOTH DID NOT APPRECIATE THE FIVE DISTRICTS, AND WE WANTED A FOUR DISTRICT WITH AN ELECTED MAYOR. AND AS HE STATED, IT WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE AT THE TIME BACK IN 72.

SO I WILL SUPPORT MR. JOHNSON'S 2026.

IT GIVES US MORE TIME. I DO AGREE, IT GIVES US A COUPLE EXTRA YEARS TO GO OVER IT AND TO DISCUSS IT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL 2032, BUT AT LEAST IT GIVES US A VISION.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE LAWS.

SOME CITIES ARE TRYING TO UNRAVEL THESE, BUT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW COMPLEX IS IT YET AND HOW THE STATE MAY COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, THE EQUAL RIGHTS AND THE VOTERS RIGHTS ACT AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT THINGS.

AND I THINK WE'RE GOING IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S JUST A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE TO SAY, YES, WE WOULD LIKE THAT.

AND THEN AT THAT POINT WE MAY NOT BE AROUND, BUT AT LEAST THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE CAN MAKE THAT DECISION AT THAT TIME.

SO WE NEED A MOTION.

I MOVE THAT WE MOVE UP THE VOTE FOR MAYOR TO THE 2026 ELECTION CYCLE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT MAY BE NOVEMBER.

IF WE HEARD THERE WAS SOME TALK OF POSSIBLY MOVING UP THE ELECTION, IT'LL BE IN THE 2026 ELECTION CYCLE.

WHATEVER IT IS, WHICHEVER THAT IS.

YEAH. AND JUST FOR THAT ON THE IT'S A RESOLUTION.

IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE.

SO IT DOESN'T NEED TO COME BACK FOR A SECOND READ IF APPROVED NOW THEN IT'S APPROVED, FOR THAT MOTION.

IF SECONDED, WE WOULD JUST CHANGE OUT THE YEAR 2030 WITH THE YEAR 2026.

SO [INAUDIBLE] CORRECT.

THAT'S CORRECT. THIS IS JUST A.

IT WOULD GO OUT IN THE ELECTION AND PEOPLE WOULD SAY YES OR NO, AND THEN IT WOULD JUST 2032.

THEN WE WOULD REVISIT WELL, WHOEVER REVISIT IT.

PROBABLY, NOT US.

AS YOU'RE DONE WITH YOURMOTION, MR. JOHNSON? YEAH, I WOULD IMPLORE US TO PUT IT ON THE 2026 ELECTION CYCLE.

THANK YOU. I WILL SECOND THAT ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE, MR. DOMER.

. ITEM FAILS TWO, THREE.

NOW WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO APPROVE THE SECOND, WHICH IS THE ORIGINAL, YOU KNOW. WE HAVE A SECOND ON

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THAT. YOU'RE NOT PUSHING BUTTONS, REMEMBER, DON'T PUSH BUTTONS, JUST THE MICROPHONE.

TURN YOUR MIC ON. I'LL SECOND.

ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE.

SIMPLE, SIT UP.

. YES. THANK YOU.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

[OTHER MATTERS]

WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS TONIGHT.

THE FIRST MATTER IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM ON THE PROPOSED MIXED USE PROJECT AT 1941 WHYTE AVENUE.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD CANDICE BOWCOCK TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THE APPLICANT, MR. SCHROEDER, REPRESENTING NOVIPAX, HAS SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO REQUEST THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT 1941 WHITE AVENUE, WHICH CAN BE SEEN HERE IN THE YELLOW.

THIS IS THE PROJECT SITE AND I ALSO PUT THE A LINE UP THERE OR GOLD LINE, WHATEVER WE WANT TO CALL IT THESE DAYS.

SO FOR REFERENCE, THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED ON WHITE AND ARROW HIGHWAY, ADJACENT TO THE METROLINK SAN BERNARDINO LINE AND THE METRO A LINE RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY 100,000 SQUARE FOOT VACANT BUILDING THAT WAS MOST RECENTLY A PAPER MANUFACTURING MILL.

THE PROJECT SITE IS LOCATED WITHIN THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN AREA AND IS ZONED AS MIXED USE 1.

THIS ZONING ALLOWS FOR A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL, AND UP TO 10,000FT² OF NEIGHBORHOOD SERVING RETAIL USES.

THE MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL DENSITY PERMITTED IS 60 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 72FT.

THE PROJECT SITE IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN THE EFID.

THE ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT AND ANY INCREASE ASSESSED VALUE WILL BENEFIT THE EFID IN ANY FUTURE PLANNED PROJECTS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FIVE STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, WHICH WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 367 DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING 26 LOW INCOME AND 18 VERY LOW INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, AS WELL AS 1500 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 518 PARKING SPACES IN A SIX STORY PARKING STRUCTURE.

THE DWELLING UNITS WILL RANGE IN SIZE FROM APPROXIMATELY 590FT² TO ABOUT 1300FT², AND WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF STUDIOS ONE, TWO, AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, HISTORICAL, ARCHEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL RESOURCES, TRANSPORTATION, NOISE, AIR QUALITY, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY. AND ALL OF THESE ARE BEING ALL OF THESE STUDIES ARE BEING COMPLETED AND PEER REVIEWED BY A CONSULTANT THAT HAS BEEN CONTRACTED BY THE CITY.

THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DENSITY AND THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN.

THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND WITHIN THIS PLAN, IT DELEGATED APPROVALS OF PROJECTS LIKE THESE TO THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT TO EVENTUALLY PROVIDE THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE THE NECESSARY INFORMATION FOR THEIR REVIEW AT THEIR MEETING EARLY NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU, MISS BOWCOCK. [INAUDIBLE] MY NAME IS KEITH SCHROEDER.

I AM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NOVIPAX.

EXCUSE ME. IF YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF OUR COMPANY, I'M NOT OFFENDED OR SURPRISED.

WE ARE THE.

BUT WE ARE THE LEADING MANUFACTURER OF ABSORBENT PADS FOR BOTH THE FOOD SERVICE AND THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRIES, AS WELL AS HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIES, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND IN THE MILITARY.

WE'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF OPERATING HERE IN LA VERNE FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE EMPLOYED ROUGHLY 75 PEOPLE AT THE SITE, MANY OF WHOM WORK IN THE AREA.

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EXCUSE ME AGAIN. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL'S ADOPTION OF THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE PLAN OCCURRED IN 2013, BUT THE DISCUSSION THAT INSPIRED THAT EFFORT ORIGINALLY BEGAN IN 2004, IN CONNECTION WITH THE GOLD LINE STATION STUDY.

THE PLAN RESULTED IN THE REZONING OF OUR PROPERTY ON WHYTE AVENUE TO A MIXED USE ONE SITE, AS STATED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

SO, GIVEN THIS VISION FOR THE AREA AROUND THE NEW GOLD LINE STATION, OUR COMPANY DETERMINED IT WOULD BE WISE TO UNDERTAKE THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR THE PROJECT CANDICE JUST DESCRIBED SO THAT WE COULD MARKET IT TO A POTENTIAL BUYER AND DEVELOPER FOR ITS HIGHEST AND BEST USE.

THAT DECISION BRINGS US TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BEFORE THE DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE EARLY NEXT YEAR.

WE APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT THE CITY EXCUSE ME, THE CITY STAFF HAVE DEDICATED TO THIS EFFORT.

THEY ARE EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL AND EFFICIENT, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS APPROPRIATE FOR THIS EVENING'S DISCUSSION.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

ONE OTHER THING. THERE WAS A LOT OF STUDIES.

I THINK THERE WAS 27 STUDIES WENT INTO THIS WORK.

WE'VE BEEN ON IT ABOUT A YEAR.

I JUST WANT TO COMMEND CANDICE AND HER STAFF.

I MEAN, WE WE HIRED A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS TO HELP US PUT THIS TOGETHER.

WE WANTED TO DO IT VERY WELL.

AND HER TEAM HAS BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PAPER.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? GENTLEMEN, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.

WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

ANY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? AND THIS. I DON'T.

IF, FOR THE PUBLIC, IF ALL THIS COULD BE DONE AT THE MICROPHONE AND WILL ANSWER AT THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.

WE GOT [INAUDIBLE] COME ON YOU.

YOU'RE JUST TIRED OF GETTING UP THERE OR WHAT? I JUST I'M NOT A MIC HOG.

I'M SORRY, CANDICE, I JUST NEED I JUST WANT TO [INAUDIBLE] YOU SAID 367 TOTAL RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

BUT OF THOSE, HOW MANY ARE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS OF THAT? THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, MR. BEAUCHAMP. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE 26 LOW AND 18 VERY LOW.

IS WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE AND THAT'S 367 DWELLING UNITS.

YEAH, 518 PARKING SPACES.

SO 12%? 12%. COUNCIL MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS IS JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN OR WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY.

THIS IS NOT I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR EVERYONE THAT THIS IS NOT THE PLAN.

THESE ARE JUST SOME RENDERINGS OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO I BELIEVE NOVIPAX IS GOING TO MARKET THE SITE TO DEVELOPERS.

MOST LIKELY THE DEVELOPER.

THIS IS WHAT'S GOING TO BE APPROVED, HOPEFULLY AT THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING.

SO THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IF THE DEVELOPER COMES IN AND BUYS THE PROPERTY AND BUYS THE ENTITLEMENTS.

OKAY. SO THEN AM I CORRECT IN UNDERSTANDING THAT THE EVALUATION OF THE HEIGHT, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE ZONING CODE? FIVE STOREY'S IS APPROPRIATE FOR THAT AREA.

YES. WOULD IT ALSO WHOEVER PURCHASES IT, WOULD THEY HAVE TO LOOK AT A TRAFFIC STUDY OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAVE TO DEAL WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY POTENTIALLY 300 PLUS? THAT'S ALL BEING DONE RIGHT NOW.

SO IT WILL BE READY TO GO INTO PLAN CHECK.

THEORETICALLY BUILDING.

CANDICE, MAYBE IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN AND GETS A PROJECT FULLY ENTITLED, THAT IS THE WHOLE CABOODLE.

SO ALL THE STUDIES, THE ENVIRONMENTAL, THE TRAFFIC, ETCETERA, IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT PROCESS.

YEAH, THE ENTITLEMENTS WILL BE 100% DONE.

ALL OF THE STUDIES WILL BE DONE.

THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT WILL SIGN OFF ON IT.

THE APPROVING BODY WILL APPROVE IT.

EVERYTHING THAT'S NEEDED TO BUILD THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE.

THEREFORE, A DEVELOPER CAN COME IN AND SAY, I WANT TO BUY THIS PROPERTY.

I'M ASSUMING YOU CHARGE MORE WITH THE ENTITLEMENTS.

ALL THE STUDIES, VERY EXPENSIVE STUDIES THAT ARE DONE, AND THEN A DEVELOPER COMES IN, BUYS THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE WITH THE LAND, AND THEN COMES IN AND STARTS WORKING WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT.

THEY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS.

THAT IS WHAT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED IS THE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PART.

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BUT THE PLANS, THE ELEVATIONS, ALL OF THE STUDIES, ALL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, EVERYTHING WILL HAVE BEEN DONE.

AND I SEEM TO RECALL AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON MIGHT RECALL AS WELL, BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE HAD THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THAT AREA AND THE DISCUSSION ABOUT DO WE UNDERGROUND SOME OF THAT, YOU KNOW, THINKING AHEAD, YOU KNOW, HIGH WINDS, WHATEVER IS THAT? IS THAT CONTEMPLATED AS PART OF THIS? YES. THAT WAS AN EASY ANSWER.

YES. A QUESTION REGARDING THE PACKING HOUSE.

THE PROPERTY. THAT CONSIDERED A HISTORIC.

STRUCTURE OR GOING AWAY.

IT'S THE STATUS OF.

IT'S IN THE CULTURAL RESOURCES REPORT.

BUT. IT WASN'T DETERMINED TO BE HISTORICAL.

SO YES, IT WILL BE GOING AWAY.

DO WE HAVE ANY HISTORICAL PROPERTY IN LA VERNE? [INAUDIBLE] YES.

THE AGE AND THE USE OF THE FACILITY.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE DETERMINATION WAS.

I DON'T HAVE THE CULTURAL RESOURCES REPORT IN FRONT OF ME THAT SAYS IT WASN'T DETERMINED, BUT.

OKAY. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PACKING HOUSE HISTORY AS FAR AS THEIR CITRUS HISTORY AND WHAT'S ACTUALLY THERE AS FAR AS A STRUCTURE AND WHAT.

YEAH, WHAT IT MEANS TO.

YEAH. SEEM TO BE HISTORIC OR.

YEAH. HOW THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED.

SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE DETERMINED IT ALREADY THAT IT'S NOT HISTORICAL.

SO. YEAH.

WE WANT TO TRY TO KEEP AS MANY PIECES AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, BUT I THINK THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE GOT A NUMBER OF THOSE PACKING HOUSES ON THEIRS THAT THEY USE FOR STORAGE, AND SOME OTHER THINGS. CORRECT.

YEAH, YEAH [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. YEAH.

OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER KASH.

QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? I GOTTA TURN ON THIS FIRST IN ORDER TO TALK.

THAT'S GOOD. YOU DID IT. IT'S SO SIMPLE.

I THINK MAYBE IF SOMEBODY COULD PUT A LITTLE TURN ON.

YEAH. APPRECIATE IT.

IS THERE ANY.

UH, ANYBODY OUT THERE THAT'S REALLY INTERESTED IN.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST TIME I ACTUALLY SEE, FOLKS FROM THE PACKING COMPANY, WHICH, BY THE WAY, I GREW UP IN THE CITY, AND I REMEMBER SEEING A SIGN RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR AND SAID, HOW MANY DAYS SINCE THE LAST ACCIDENT? I REMEMBER THAT, AND I WENT TO WORK, ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED THAT.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT FOR ME, THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG OL SIGN IN THE BACK.

SO I DO KNOW YOUR FACILITY VERY WELL.

WELL, IS THERE ANY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS BEING SOLD ANY TIME SOON? AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN WE LOOK FORWARD TO? I THINK THEY HOPE SO.

I'M SURE THEY HOPE SO. BUT I MEAN, WE GOT THE BIGWIGS IN THE HOUSE.

SO, YOU KNOW, HERE COMES THE HARD QUESTIONS.

SO STILL GOING TO BE THE CEO THEN? EXCUSE ME. ARE YOU GOING TO SELL THE WHOLE PROPERTY? RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY.

AND THE BUSINESS AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH. DO YOU GUYS HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES? NO. WE HAVE MOVED THE BUSINESS OUT OF THIS SITE TO A DIFFERENT SITE SOMEWHERE ELSE.

YES. NOT IN LA VERNE, TEXAS.

YEAH. EL PASO, TEXAS.

SO, YES. SO THE PLAN IS TO GET THE SITE ENTITLED, AS I'VE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT A PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BECAUSE I KNEW NOTHING A YEAR AGO, AND I'VE LEARNED A TREMENDOUS.

AND I NEEDED TO LEARN IT.

YOU NEED TO REALLY, IN THIS STATE, GET A PROPERTY ENTITLED TO BE ABLE TO SELL.

THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST.

THIS IS A VERY GOOD SITE.

THERE'S THE GOLD LINE STATION WILL BE RIGHT ACROSS THE TRACKS.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF INTEREST, BUT IT HELPS TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

IF IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S FULLY ENTITLED AND THAT'S THE PLAN AND SO ONCE IT'S ENTITLED, THEN WE'LL PUT IT BACK ON.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY? COMMENTS. NO.

I LIKE YOUR CHRISTMAS MOTIF.

THANK YOU. TELL MARCI WE LIKE IT.

WE HAVE HAD A PREVIOUS PROJECT THAT A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO THAT WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS ONE.

AND I AGREE THAT THIS SUITS THE NEEDS OF THE AREA WITH THE A-LINE STATION NOW THAT IT'S CALLED BUT I DO AGREE WITH MR. JOHNSON THAT WE DO HAVE HISTORICAL VALUE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE WANT TO KEEP THOSE AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, ALTHOUGH THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY HAS TO GO IN ONE PIECE AND IT'S THE FOOTPRINT OF THAT.

SO I WOULD JUST HOPE THAT WE MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME GREAT LITTLE NEAT LITTLE SHOPS THERE AND ALSO WE HAVE TO DO THE TRAFFIC STUDY, WHICH WE HAD BEFORE. THERE'S ISSUES WITH WIDE AVENUE AND ALSO ARROW HIGHWAY BEING SOME OF THE BUSIEST CORRIDORS IN LA VERNE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S IN MIND ON OUR ACCESS AND

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EGRESS IN AND OUT, THAT WE WERE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE PROTECTED.

AND THERE'S PLENTY OF WALKWAY FOR TO MAKE SURE, AS A GRANDPARENT, THAT WE HAVE A DOUBLE WIDE WALKWAY FOR A DOUBLE STROLLER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUSH OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR US TO MOVE AROUND AND OUR DOGS AT THE SAME TIME.

YES, GET ACROSS AND WE CAN GET ACROSS.

AND THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER ONE. YES, WE CAN GET ACROSS BECAUSE IT IS LIKE I SAY, IT'S A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION.

BUT AS WE HAVE KNOWN WITH THE GOLD LINE NOW, THE A LINE THAT MOST OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT HAS ENTERED AND EXITED HAVE BUILT THESE STRUCTURES AND BUILT A NICE, BEAUTIFUL HOUSING AND IT WILL ADD TO OUR NUMBERS, WHICH IS GOOD.

I WISH WE COULD WORK ON THE AFFORDABILITY ONE A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW THAT IS RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH THAT, DO WE NEED LIKE I JUST NEED A MOTION THEN.

IT'S A RECEIVING FILE, SO.

OH. RECEIVING FILE. WE DON'T NEED NO RECEIVING FILE.

THANK YOU. MS. BOWCOCK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE SECOND MATTER.

A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO HAVE JR THANK YOU, LISA.

REYNOLDS. PROVIDE THIS STAFF REPORT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING SOME NOTES EARLIER IN THE MEETING WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

ACTUALLY OUR MOUS HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT AND YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT FULL TRANSPARENCY AND MR. DOMER'S NEW LEADERSHIP, WE THOUGHT IT WAS PROPER TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON TONIGHT.

I DO HAVE A SHORT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR BOTH MOUS, BUT WE'LL DO THE POA ONE FIRST.

YES AND ALSO IN THANKING MR. DOMER, AARON BILDSTEIN WAS ON THE CITY'S NEGOTIATION TEAM.

PUTS IN A LOT OF WORK AND DOING THE RESEARCH THAT HELPS US GET TO AN AGREEMENT.

FINANCE STAFF.

CHRISTY [INAUDIBLE]. IF I COULD JUST.

I WANT TO SAY ONE THING THAT WITHOUT WITHOUT FAIL, THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS THAT IF IT'S OKAY WITH CHRISTY, IT'S OKAY WITH US.

SO WHEN THE BOSS SAYS WE HAVE THE MONEY, WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO I FORGOT TO MENTION CHRISTY.

SHE IS THE KINGPIN OF THIS WHOLE THING.

WITHOUT HER, THE FAUCETS DON'T TURN ON IN THE MORNING.

THEY DON'T. YEAH.

KNOWING CHRISTY, I'M SURE SHE DOESN'T WANT THAT NECESSARILY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER. BUT, HEY, YOU TOOK IT ON CHRISTY, SORRY, BUT YEAH, WE DO APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU. DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.

AND ALSO THE OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS MEG WITH PUBLIC WORKS, SAM WITH POLICE.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL TO PUT ALL THESE TOGETHER.

SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

UM, SEE IF I CAN.

SO FOR THE POA'S OVERVIEW, THE CURRENT MOU ENDED IN JUNE OF THIS PAST YEAR, AND NEGOTIATIONS ON A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT HAD BEGUN LAST FALL.

THE CITY'S SIDE WAS LOOKING FOR FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND OBVIOUSLY ALSO LOOKING AT BETTER BUDGETING MECHANISMS. AND I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC PIECE IN A LITTLE BIT WHEN WE GET INTO THE SPECIFICS.

POA SOUGHT TO ENSURE BEING ABLE TO ATTRACT NEW OFFICERS AND ALSO RETAIN THE ONES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

YOU'LL NOTICE IN A LOT OF OTHER CITIES, THERE'S CONSTANT RECRUITMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICER POSITIONS, MUCH LIKE WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING IN THE DISPATCHER RANKS.

LUCKILY, WE SEEM TO BE MORE SUCCESSFUL IN THE POLICE OFFICER RANKS.

AND I THINK THAT'S A TRIBUTE TO THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE THAT WE HAVE, AS WELL AS A NICE COMMUNITY THAT'S VERY SUPPORTIVE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND HERE'S SOME OF THE SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED WITH THIS PROPOSED MOU.

WE'RE TRANSITIONING.

THERE'S A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT TECHNICALLY GOING FROM JULY 1 OF 23 THROUGH JUNE OF 2025? IF MY MATH IS RIGHT? THE TRANSITION FROM THIS IS THE POINT.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT HAVING A BETTER BUDGETING MECHANISM.

WE'RE TRANSITIONING FROM THE TRADITIONAL MEDIAN FORMULA CALCULATION AND GOING TO A SET 3.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR OFFICERS AND CORPORALS IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, AND THEN 3% FOR SERGEANTS IN NOVEMBER 2023.

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THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT STILL LOOKING AT THE MEDIAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET, BUT COUNCILS SPECIFICALLY AWARE OF HOW THAT TRADITIONALLY WAS DONE. BUT I'LL JUST TOUCH ON IT REAL QUICK, IS THAT WE WOULD DO THE MARKET STUDY BASICALLY AS OF JULY 1ST, AND THEN WOULD HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IT ALMOST AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO INCLUDE THAT IN OUR BUDGETING PROCESS.

SO THIS DOING IT THIS WAY WITH THE SET AMOUNTS AND PAYING ATTENTION TO THE MEDIAN, WE'RE BETTER ABLE TO PLAN AND BUDGET.

AND THE SECOND YEAR THE ALL MEMBERS WOULD BE RECEIVING A 3%.

AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED AT SPECIAL PROVISIONS THAT THE POA WAS REQUESTING AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT PAY.

THEY WERE GETTING 175 A MONTH.

THAT'S GOING UP TO 250 PER MONTH.

AND THEN WE ADDED A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT PAY FOR THE F SET ASSIGNMENT.

THAT'S OUR SWAT, OUR REGIONAL TASK FORCE THAT WE ARE NOT TASK FORCE, BUT REGIONAL.

FORCE THAT WE CALL F SET, VERSUS A SWAT THAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT BE MORE FAMILIAR WITH.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT MEDICAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS.

THAT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT THING TOO.

NOT JUST POA, BUT ALL EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OUR MEDICAL RATES INCREASE, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY ABOUT 6% PER YEAR.

AND SO THAT WAS HITTING TAKE HOME PAY PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO JUST FOR EXAMPLE, THE EMPLOYEE PLUS FAMILY WAS AT $1,300 PER MONTH.

THAT'S NOW GOING TO $1,300 PER MONTH CITY CONTRIBUTION.

THAT DOESN'T COVER THE FULL COST OF WHAT OUR FAMILY PLAN IS, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S BETTER THAN THAN THE $1,300.

FOR EDUCATION PAY.

WE'RE INCREASING IT 2% OVER THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.

SO IT'S GOING UP 1% NOW IN NOVEMBER OF 2023.

AND THEN IT WOULD GO UP ANOTHER 1% IN JULY OF 2024.

AND THEN POA MEMBERS WILL GOING TOWARDS THAT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PORTION THAT THE CITY WAS INTERESTED IN.

POA MEMBERS WILL BEGIN CONTRIBUTING A HALF PERCENT TOWARDS PERS AS SOON AS WE CAN GET THAT CONTRACT AMENDMENT DONE WITH PERS AND THEN AGAIN IN YEAR TWO, BASICALLY IN JULY, COINCIDING WITH THEIR INCREASE.

YEAH. AND TO CLARIFY ON THAT THEY'RE CONTRIBUTING A HALF PERCENT AND ANOTHER HALF PERCENT TOWARDS THE EMPLOYER COSTS.

SO THE WAY CALPERS AND THE PENSION IS, THE SAFETY PERSONNEL CURRENTLY PAY 9% OF THEIR WAGES TOWARDS THEIR SHARE OF THEIR NORMAL COST OF THE PENSION.

AND THEN THE CITY HAS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE TO PICK UP WHAT'S CALLED THE UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL LIABILITY, WHICH THE CITY SEVERAL YEARS AGO DID A REALLY GOOD THING ABOUT PASSING THE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND TO KEEP THOSE COSTS VERY LOW.

UM, BUT SO THIS IS THE WAY THEY ARE NOW TAKING ON MORE OF THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE PENSION COSTS.

SO THEY'RE ADDING TO THEIR OWN AND GOING FROM A 9 TO 9.5 AND EVENTUALLY, WITH THE SECOND YEAR PAYING 10%, WHICH INCLUDES THAT 1% OF THE CITY SHARE AND THEN WE HAVE A FISCAL ANALYSIS SECTION IN THE REPORT.

THIS IS BASICALLY JUST THE BULLETS PULLED FROM THAT REPORT.

BUT COMPENSATION INCREASES AS A RESULT OF THE MOU ARE SUPPORTED BY MEASURE OF REVENUES FOR THE GROUP.

IF APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, APPROPRIATIONS OF 118,000 WILL BE ADDED TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE INCREASED PERSONNEL EXPENSES.

AND I KNOW THIS LOOKS REPETITIVE, BUT IT'S KIND OF A FINANCE MECHANISM THAT YOU HAVE TO APPROPRIATE AND THEN PLUG IN THE BUDGET THE SECOND BULLET.

ADDITIONALLY, AN APPROPRIATION OF $118,000 TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM MEASURE LV INTO THE GENERAL FUND WILL BE ADDED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 23-24 BUDGET. AND THEN OVERALL FISCAL IMPACT OF APPROVED CHANGES IS ROUGHLY $393,547 OVER THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, LESS THE SAVINGS FROM THE ADDITIONAL CALPERS PICKUP ON THE EMPLOYER COSTS AND MAYOR MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

JUST TO CLARIFY, ALSO ON PENSION, I COULD PROBABLY TALK AD NAUSEUM ON PENSION ISSUES AND GET NAUSEATED BY PERS.

YES, PERS DOES THAT WELL ENOUGH.

BUT JUST TO CLARIFY.

SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS.

THERE'S THE CLASSIC EMPLOYEES.

THOSE ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED BY THE CITY BEFORE JANUARY 1ST, 2012.

AND THEN THERE'S WHAT'S CALLED THE PEPRA, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PENSION REFORM ACT OF 2012.

SO THE PEPRA EMPLOYEES ARE UNDER A DIFFERENT FORMULA AND THEY PAY DIFFERENTLY.

THEIR CONTRIBUTION ACTUALLY WENT UP BY 1% THIS YEAR.

SO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THE NEGOTIATIONS, WE ASKED FOR THAT 0.5 FROM THE ENTIRETY.

BUT THEN WHEN WE FOUND OUT WHAT PERS WAS ACTUALLY PASSING ON TO THE PEPRA BECAUSE THEY CAN DO THAT BY LAW, WE SWITCHED IT BACK TO JUST CLASSIC ONLY.

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SO EVERYBODY IS, YOU KNOW, PAYING THEIR SHARE.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT THE FOR AGREEING TO THAT.

THAT'S ALWAYS A DIFFICULT THING.

BUT THEY WERE OPEN TO IT AND VERY HELPFUL ON THAT.

AND THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE FOR POA LOOPING BACK TO THE FORMAL RECOMMENDATION.

23-83, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

APPROPRIATE $118,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND, AND APPROPRIATE A TRANSFER OF $118,000 FROM MEASURE LV TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2324 BUDGET.

THANK YOU, J.R. I THINK, WELL, BEFORE WE HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL COME BACK UP. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'LL BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

MR. KASH? COMMENTS. YES AND NO I APPRECIATE THE STAFF AND EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER FOR THIS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO RETAIN OUR OFFICERS, TO TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF.

THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE WHEN WE TAKE CARE OF OUR STAFF, THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF, THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THOSE THAT THEY SERVICE, WHICH IS OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER TO RESOLVE THIS.

I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH TIME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AS FAR AS RECRUITING AND RETENTION.

IT'S HARD TO GET OUT THERE TO RECRUIT WHEN OTHER CITIES GIVE SO MUCH MORE.

BUT THE ONE THING THAT WE GIVE IN THIS CITY THAT OTHERS DON'T GIVE IT, AND I CAN'T SPEAK ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU WHAT I'VE SEEN, AND I KNOW IN 24 YEARS DOING THIS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THAT THIS CITY REALLY TAKES CARE OF THEIR COPS, AND WE SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OUR FIRE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO BEST WAY WE CAN.

I WISH WE CAN GET MORE MONEY BECAUSE I'D LOVE TO PAY THEM MORE, BUT THIS JOB WE CAN DO RIGHT NOW.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU KEN.

THANK YOU. JR ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU WITH YOUR NEW BEARD.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR PARTICIPATING AND WORKING IN THIS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT CONVERSATION.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON? I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE NEGOTIATORS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS AGREEMENT.

I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN FOR BOTH THE EMPLOYEE GROUPS AND THE CITY.

I DO APPRECIATE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY.

I JUST AGREE WITH MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY SAID SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE NEGOTIATIONS ON BOTH SIDES ITS A WIN WIN FOR THE CITY.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU? IN THE INTEREST OF THANKSGIVING WEEK.

DITTO. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

I'LL JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THERE IS NO I IN TEAM.

AND THIS WAS DEFINITELY A TEAM EFFORT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

LIKE I SAID BEFORE, EVERYONE HAD A STAKE IN IT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I DO APPRECIATE THE HOURS THAT COUNCIL PUT IN WITH STAFF TO LISTEN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE LISTEN TO EVERYONE AND LISTEN TO ALL THE EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO 23-83, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND AUTHORIZING AN APPROPRIATION OF $118,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS FROM MEASURE LV BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE 2023-24 BUDGET.

I'LL SECOND. SECOND.

ROLL CALL VOTE, PLEASE, MR. DOMER. THANK YOU.

ITEM PASSES FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU ALL. NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE THIRD MATTER REQUEST FOR APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS.

MR. DOMER, PLEASE CALL FORWARD THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.

THAT WILL BE THE BEARDED JR I HOPE.

IT'S NOT FOREVER.

SOME OF THESE SLIDES WILL LOOK FAMILIAR TO THE POA GROUP.

SAME GOALS ON THE CITY SIDE AND SIMILAR GOALS ON THE CEA SIDE.

CEA OBVIOUSLY IS A GROUP THAT'S A MIX OF MAINTENANCE STAFF, CLERICAL STAFF AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT STAFF, INCLUDING DISPATCHERS AND POLICE CLERKS.

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SO IT'S DIFFERENT DYNAMICS FOR SURE, THAN STRICTLY DEALING WITH POLICE OFFICERS AND CORPORALS AND SERGEANTS.

HERE'S A SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE PROPOSED IN THE MOU.

AGAIN, A TWO YEAR TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH CEA.

THEY'RE TRANSITIONING FROM THE MEDIAN FORMULA TO A SET 2.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR ALL MEMBERS IN NOVEMBER OF 2023.

THERE WILL BE ANOTHER 2.5% SALARY INCREASE FOR MEMBERS IN JULY OF 2024.

ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING TO THE CEA MEMBERSHIP.

THIS PAST NEGOTIATIONS, AND ACTUALLY HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT IN SEVERAL NEGOTIATION CYCLES FOR COUNCIL THAT'S BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

THEY WANTED TO SEPARATE OUT SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION FOR WATER.

TRADITIONALLY WE'VE HAD MAINTENANCE WORKER CLASSIFICATIONS AND PARKS STREETS AS WELL AS WATER.

NOW WE WILL BE CARVING OUT AND HAVING A SPECIFIC WATER UTILITY WORKERS SERIES THAT WILL INCLUDE A 3% INCREASE IN LOOKING AT THE MARKET THAT THOSE WATER SPECIFIC POSITIONS THAT WE LOOK AT IN OTHER AGENCIES TYPICALLY MAKE MORE.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S WHERE WE ENDED UP IN NEGOTIATIONS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT AND THEN ALSO INCLUDING THE WATER PRODUCTION EMPLOYEES.

FOR DISPATCHER WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING TO LEAD DISPATCH POSITIONS AND ADDING A 5% TO THOSE.

BASICALLY, WE HAVE A COMMUNICATION SUPERVISOR POSITION.

THE LEAD DISPATCHER POSITIONS WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT SUPERVISOR, HELPING WITH SCHEDULING THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

THAT OUR SUPERVISOR IS VERY BUSY DOING LOTS OF THINGS, INCLUDING HELPING GROW AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH DISPATCHERS.

AND SO THAT WILL JUST BE SOMETHING THAT'S EXTRA SUPPORT FOR THE DEPARTMENT.

ALSO LOOKING AT POST CERTIFICATION RECOGNITION.

CURRENTLY, DISPATCHERS THAT HAVE POST CERTIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATIONS, IT'S BEING RECOGNIZED AT 1.25%. AND SO NOW THAT'S MOVING TO 2.5%.

YOU'LL SEE THE EXACT SAME MEDICAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WAS DONE WITH POA AND ACTUALLY OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AND THEN ONE THING THAT'S UNIQUE TO CEA IS THAT THEY'RE GETTING A $750 LUMP SUM SIGNING BONUS, AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL $750 LUMP SUM BONUS IN YEAR TWO.

THAT'S NOT [INAUDIBLE].

THAT IS JUST A LUMP SUM STRAIGHT AMOUNT.

AND THEN GOING TO THE CITY'S FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY.

CEA MEMBERS WILL BEGIN CONTRIBUTING A HALF PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYER'S PERS COSTS IN YEAR ONE, AND THEN ANOTHER HALF PERCENT IN YEAR TWO.

WITH THEIR FISCAL ANALYSIS.

COMPENSATION INCREASES OF CEA MOU ARE ACTUALLY SUPPORTED BY NOT ONLY MEASURE LV FUNDS, BUT BECAUSE IT DOES INVOLVE OUR WATER AND SEWER EMPLOYEES.

IT ALSO IS SUPPORTED BY THE ENTERPRISE AND SERVICE FUNDS.

IF APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, APPROPRIATIONS OF $145,272 WILL BE ADDED TO THE FISCAL YEAR 23-24 ADOPTED BUDGET.

ADDITIONALLY, TRANSFER OF $99,722 FROM MEASURE LV TO THE GENERAL FUND, $29,906 FROM THE WATER FUND, AND $11,870 FROM THE SEWER FUND, AND LASTLY, $3,774 FROM THE EQUIPMENT FUND TO FISCAL YEAR 23-24 ADOPTED BUDGET.

OVERALL FISCAL IMPACT OF APPROVED CEA CHANGES IS $354,700 OVER THE TERM OF THE AGREEMENT, LESS THE SAVINGS OF THE ADDITIONAL PERS PICK UP OF EMPLOYER COSTS.

APPROPRIATE $99,722 FROM THE GENERAL FUND, AS WELL AS TRANSFER $99,722 FROM MEASURE LV TO THE GENERAL FUND TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 ADOPTED BUDGET APPROPRIATE $29,906 FROM THE WATER FUND, $11,870 FROM THE SEWER FUND, AND $3,774 FROM THE EQUIPMENT FUND TO FISCAL YEAR 23-24 ADOPTED BUDGET.

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AND THE LAST ONE THAT'S ON THE AGENDA REPORT.

AND THE AGENDA IS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE MOU SO WE COULD ACTUALLY GET THEM PAID.

THANK YOU, JR, APPRECIATE THAT.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, TOO WITHOUT MEASURE LV THIS WOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.

SO I WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS FOR THAT.

ALL OF US INCLUDED, THAT VOTED FOR A MEASURE LV TO SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES, THE WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES WE DO HAVE IN THIS CITY.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC COMMENT? MISS HEPBURN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT? MISS JOHNSON? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OH, WE'LL HEAR ABOUT IT LATER.

FIGURE WHAT THE HECK? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE IT UP THE DAIS.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE, THANKS, THE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO POINT OUT IN CASE PEOPLE DIDN'T GET TO SEE IT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, BUT ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE RED LINE AND THE CLEAN VERSION SO THAT ANYONE WHO HAD ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE PROPOSALS LOOK LIKE, WHAT WOULD THE CHANGES WERE? IT WAS EASY TO FOLLOW ALONG.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE NEGOTIATORS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE DONE FOR US [INAUDIBLE]. COUNCILMAN CROSBY? THANK YOU, THERE'S ALWAYS A LARGE DISCUSSION ON OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

OF COURSE, OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE.

BUT OUR CEA WORKERS ARE REALLY BEHIND THE SCENES, THE BACKBONE OF THE CITY.

SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS APPROVAL TONIGHT AND THAT WE WILL BE SUPPORTING OUR EMPLOYEES, MAKING SURE OUR SEWERS ARE RUNNING, MAKING SURE OUR SECRETARY IS THERE, MAKING SURE OUR FIRST OUR, OUR DISPATCHERS, THE TRUE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND THE SCENES AND MAKING SURE THE CITY IS RUNNING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BOTH TEAMS AND GETTING THIS APPROVAL TO US.

THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. COUNCILMEMBER KASH? PUSH BUTTON, SPEAK HERE.

HE'S STOLE THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH.

ABOUT THE SEWER? NO RUNNING. THAT WAS ONE OF IT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. IT'S NOT BACKING UP AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO [INAUDIBLE].

I KNOW WHERE YOU WERE GOING. OH MY GOD, NO.

BUT JUST LIKE COUNCILMEMBER, MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE RICK CROSBY HAS SAID SO REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

IT IS LEADERSHIP AND I'M THANKFUL THAT WE HAVE GOOD LEADERS IN OUR CITY.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

AGAIN, I'LL DITTO TO THE COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY AND COUNCILMEMBER KASH THAT WE HAVE AN AMAZING STAFF, OUR CEA WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS, AND ALL OF THE NUTS AND BOLTS THAT MAKE THE CITY WORK, OUR MECHANICS AND OUR YARD WORK, AND THE WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

AND THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER.

POLICE, FIRE, EVERYBODY WORKS TOGETHER REALLY WELL IN THIS CITY.

AND THERE'S ALWAYS A HIGH AND A HAPPY HIGH WHEN YOU SEE OUR WORKERS, NO MATTER WHO THEY AREON THE FIELD.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE, THIS SMALL TOWN.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS LITTLE TOWN CALLED LA VERNE AND IT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-84? APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A.

THAT'S A HARD ONE. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $29,906 FROM THE WATER FUND, 11,870 FROM THE SEWER FUND, AND $373,774 FROM THE EQUIPMENT FUND TO FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 ADOPTED.

BUDGET. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE IT.

YOU DIDN'T PUT THAT THERE, DID YOU? THERE IT'S NOT.

OH. OR YOU CAN JUST MOVE THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION AND THEN ALSO TO APPROVE.

SO THE MANAGER OR THE CITY MANAGER CAN ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION OR CAN FULFILL THIS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, VOTE, PLEASE.

ROLL CALL. MR. DOMER. THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE]. THAT ITEM APPROVES FIVE ZERO.

AND, MAYOR, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL, THANK ALL THE EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS.

COMING IN AND COMING INTO NEGOTIATIONS IN A NEW CITY IS ALWAYS.

I DON'T KNOW. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE IT? THE INTERESTING FEARFUL.

AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN I CAME IN, I WAS AN UNKNOWN AND I THINK I COMPLETELY CHANGED AROUND THE SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, FROM GOING FROM THE SETTING THE YEARS AND LOOKING AT THE MEDIUM INCOME TO SAYING WE HAVE TO FIGURE AND LOOK AT OUR LONG TERM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND STARTING TO LOOK AT A COLA THAT WE'RE NOT SETTING IN THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE, WHEN OUR BUDGET SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY APPROVED OR AT LEAST DRAFTED, YOU KNOW, A MONTH

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AND A HALF BEFOREHAND. SO THE EMPLOYEE GROUPS WERE QUESTIONING AT FIRST, BUT VERY OPEN TO WORKING WITH MANAGEMENT ON THIS. NOT SO RECEPTIVE OF SOME THINGS, VERY RECEPTIVE OF OTHERS, BUT AT THE END UNDERSTOOD AND WERE PARTICIPANTS IN PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER. UM, WHAT I FOUND IS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES LOVE WORKING IN THE CITY, AND IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE FROM THE MANAGER KNOWING THAT AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THEM AND THAT WE CAN AFFORD THEM TO BE HERE AND THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO DO THE SERVICES.

THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE DIFFERENCES COMING UP AND DIFFERENCES, I MEAN, IN A POSITIVE WAY.

I'M GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO ALL THE BARGAINING GROUPS, THEIR PRESIDENTS, TO SET UP MEETINGS SO THAT WE CAN START SHARING INFORMATION, SEEING WHAT THEY NEED FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, KEEPING THEM IN THE BUDGET LOOP.

ONE OF THE UNITS WAS THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN WE HANDED OUT TO THEM THE COSTING SHEETS THAT WE HAD BECAUSE THEY'D NEVER HAD IT DONE BEFORE.

AND WE ALL WORK FOR THE CITY.

YOU KNOW, BARGAINING OVER LABOR IS BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, FINE DETAIL OF COMPENSATION AND WORKING CONDITIONS AND COLOR OF UNIFORMS AND IT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER.

AND I THINK WE DID A GREAT JOB.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE UNION PRESIDENTS, ALL THE NEGOTIATING TEAM MEMBERS, ALL THE MEMBERS, JR AND AARON.

J.R. AND I HAD TO GO OUT TO, YOU KNOW, THE CORPORATE YARD AND MEET WITH THE GROUP.

AND WE MET WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A CONCRETE SUIT? NO, THERE WAS SOME THREATENING OF THAT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THEIR QUESTIONS AND AGAIN, YOU CAN'T COME INTO A PLACE AND SHAKE IT UP AND NOT EXPECT THAT.

SO I DO APPRECIATE IT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE.

AND I THINK WE HAVE A GREAT FUTURE, ESPECIALLY UNDER YOUR GUYS'S LEADERSHIP.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE APPROVAL.

THANK YOU, MR. DOMER AND I THINK THAT HONESTLY, IT'S THE HONESTY, TRANSPARENT AS PART OF IT AND BRINGING THE INFORMATION TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

THAT'S THE TRUTH. AND THERE IS WE DON'T LIE, CHEAT OR STEAL IN THE CITY.

AND I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A MANAGER AND ALSO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEE GROUPS AND OUR ADMINISTRATION THAT WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS THE TRUTH.

AND HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND LET'S TALK AND LET'S NEGOTIATE AND NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH.

THAT'S BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT ON YOUR PART.

YOU BROUGHT A BRAND NEW SET OF IDEAS AND IDEALS.

AND I THINK THAT WE'RE A MUCH BETTER PLACE.

AND I HOPE THAT GETS EVEN BETTER.

AND JUST MORE HONESTY AND MORE TRUTH.

AND OUR EMPLOYEES I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS COMING FROM WHERE I CAME FROM AND BEING, WELL, IT'S ALMOST EIGHT YEARS NOW THAT I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I CAN WALK INTO ANY DEPARTMENT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY AND PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY SMILING AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE MOST, I'M SURE SO SOMETIMES WHEN SOMEONE'S NOT HAPPY, BUT AT THE HAVE A BAD DAY.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE'S CONVERSATION, THERE'S LAUGHTER, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT.

WHEN YOU HAVE A WORKPLACE, PEOPLE WILL BE HAPPY WHERE THEY'RE AT, YOU KNOW? SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT.

IT'S DEFINITELY MADE A WONDERFUL CHANGE FOR OUR CITY AND IT'S GREAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TOO.

SO THANK YOU. WITH THAT.

NOW WE MOVE ON TO THE LAST MATTER REQUEST FOR ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND AMENDING RESOLUTION 2347, AMENDING THE PART TIME SALARY CHART.

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

THANK YOU. NOW THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN THE LAST TWO ACTIONS, I'M GOING TO CALL JR TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

NO POWERPOINT THIS TIME, THOUGH.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.

WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR OUR LABOR UNITS AND NEW FULL TIME EMPLOYEE RESOLUTION AND AMENDED, PART TIME EMPLOYEE RESOLUTION AND SALARY TABLE ARE REQUIRED TO REFLECT THE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE COMPENSATION.

ONE INTERESTING THING AS A RESULT OF ONLY NEEDING TO ADJUST TO PART TIME POSITIONS CLASSIFICATIONS, WE'RE NOT BRINGING FORWARD A FULL PART TIME SALARY CHART FOR YOU TONIGHT.

WE'LL ACTUALLY BE COMING BACK IN JANUARY WITH MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES, WHERE WE WILL ADOPT A FULL PART TIME SCHEDULE.

BUT TONIGHT, SINCE THERE'S ONLY TWO POSITIONS, WE'RE JUST AMENDING THAT VIA RESOLUTION.

BASED ON THE COMPACTION FORMULA THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE LIEUTENANT'S MOU.

THEY REACHED AGREEMENT BACK IN JULY, BUT THERE'S A COMPACTION FORMULA THAT'S TIED TO SERGEANTS.

SO THAT IS IN THE FULL TIME SCHEDULE BEING ADJUSTED, AS WELL AS THE POSITIONS FOR POA AND CEA.

THE SALARY INCREASES.

THE APPROPRIATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACTED ON WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MOU.

SO THERE'S NOT ADDITIONAL ACTION THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN THERE.

SO WITH THAT, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION, TITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE

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OF CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES, REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-46 AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-47 FOR PART TIME EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU, JR, I THINK WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? IT'S NOT GOING TO CALL ON THEM [INAUDIBLE].

WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

MAYOR PRO TEM? LAU? NOPE.

MR. CROSBY? COUNCILMAN KASH [INAUDIBLE] NO.

I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON? LET'S VOTE.

OH, OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-84, ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-46 AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-47, AMENDING THE PART TIME SALARY CHART.

SO MOVE.

SECOND, ROLL CALL VOTE, MR. DOMER.

. THANK YOU. FIVE ZERO THANK YOU ALL.

WE NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

NOW WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THIS IS THE TIME SET ASIDE ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA, UNLESS IT HAS TO DO WITH DOG POOP. HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.

THERE'S A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

MAYBE AT THIS TIME THOSE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENT PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

OH, MISS HEPBURN.

[INAUDIBLE]. SHE STARTED IT.

MISS BEAUCHAMP? [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY, I HAVE SEVERAL THINGS I JUST REAL QUICK.

UM, THANK YOU AGAIN TO KASH TO GET THE MILITARY PERSONNEL TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO MY RECOMMENDATION ABOUT ADDING IT TO THE AGENDA AND MAKING IT OFFICIAL CITY BUSINESS.

I WOULD ASK FOR ONE MORE THING THAT WE HAVE, LIKE A SMALL BIO OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE LEAD TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I WAS SPEAKING WITH THAT GENTLEMAN EARLIER TONIGHT AND KNOWING THAT HE WAS A PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT.

THAT REALLY SPEAKS VOLUMES.

AND I MEAN ALL OUR PERSONNEL SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED.

IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE ONLY TIME WE LEARN ABOUT THEM IS WHEN THERE'S AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION AND OR WHEN THEY PASS AWAY AND YOU'RE READING THEIR BIO AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

SO I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS TO KNOW THE MILITARY THAT LIVE IN OUR CITY AND ARE PART OF THE VETERANS HALL TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM, AND THAT WAY WE CAN RECOGNIZE THEM AND APPRECIATE THEM THAT MUCH MORE.

SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I HOPE COUNCIL MEMBER RICK IS FEELING BETTER.

HE'S MY REPRESENTATIVE, AND THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO OFFICIALLY THANK HIM AGAIN AND MR. JOHNSON FOR THE NOMINATIONS.

I WAS APPROVED TO BE ON THE MEASURE COMMITTEE.

WHICH LEADS ME INTO MY COMMENT AFTER JUST ONE MEETING WITH CHRISTY LOPEZ, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

I FEEL LIKE I'M AN ACCOUNTANT.

THAT WOMAN IS AMAZING.

THE GRAPHS AND THE EXPLANATION, IT'S I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW MUCH WORK HER AND HER STAFF PUT IN.

SO WHEN THIS COUNCIL TELLS YOU THAT THEY ARE WORKING THEIR TAILS OFF, IT'S THE TRUTH.

BECAUSE I SAW IT FIRSTHAND AT THAT MEETING LAST WEEK, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING ON THAT COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THAT AND TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BEAUCHAMP ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? COME ON UP, GARY.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. HAVE YOU BEEN BEHAVING YOURSELF ON DROPPING STUFF ON PEOPLE'S LAWNS? THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH. RETURNING DEPOSITS? EXACTLY. THAT WAS GOOD.

JUST A REMINDER.

CHELSEA FOOTBRIDGE.

ALL THE BUSHES THEY NEED A HAIRCUT.

SEE, SHE'S TAKING IT DOWN RIGHT NOW.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'LL GO BACK AND SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP.

AND A FEW WORDS. I LIKE THAT.

THANK YOU GARY. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? YVONNE. OH.

GOT A LAPTOP? YEAH. LAPTOP, PHONE, WORD DOCUMENT.

BE AFRAID. OKAY.

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UM, OKAY, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS SOMETHING THAT MAY EVERYBODY MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE SOMEONE THAT'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR PAY ATTENTION TO NEWS IN THE SURROUNDING CITIES, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS COUNCIL ABOUT AN OPEN LETTER THAT THE MAYOR OF SAN DIMAS WROTE TO HIS COMMUNITY.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM OUR MAYOR AND FROM OUR COUNCIL AND FROM OUR CITY MANAGER AND I'LL BRIEFLY READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.

THE CITY MANAGER POSTED IT BECAUSE THE OPEN LETTER BEING READ AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN SAN DIMAS, I BELIEVE, ON NOVEMBER 14TH, REALLY MOVED HIM.

SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO READ TO YOU AND AGAIN, I'LL BE RESPECTFUL OF MY THREE MINUTES.

THE CITY MANAGER POSTED THAT YESTERDAY EVENING DURING THE NOVEMBER 14TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE MAYOR READ ALOUD AN OPEN LETTER ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY'S COMMITMENT TO DENOUNCE HATRED AND VIOLENCE.

HE SAYS THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS LETTER HAVE DEEPLY RESONATED WITH HIM AS THE CITY MANAGER, COMPELLING HIM TO SHARE IT WITH THE ORGANIZATION AND THE ENTIRE SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY.

SO THE MAYOR OF SAN DIMAS, THE LETTER THAT HE WROTE ALOUD OR READ ALOUD, EXCUSE ME? AT THAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING, HE WROTE IN GENERAL ABOUT.

I'M SPEAKING TODAY NOT AS JUST YOUR MAYOR, BUT AS A FELLOW MEMBER OF OUR VIBRANT COMMUNITY.

INSTANCES OF HATE AND VIOLENCE TARGETED AT INDIVIDUALS BASED ON THEIR RACE, ETHNICITY, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED CHARACTERISTIC HAVE BEEN OCCURRING ACROSS THE WORLD.

I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO UNEQUIVOCALLY DENOUNCE THESE ACTS OF HATRED AND VIOLENCE.

SAN DIMAS IS A COMMUNITY BUILT ON THE PRINCIPLES OF RESPECT.

OUR STRENGTH LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO EMBRACE THE DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE EACH ONE OF US UNIQUE.

NOW I CAN GO ON, BUT YOU GET THE GIST OF WHAT THIS LETTER FROM THE MAYOR GOES ON TO SAY.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR MAYOR AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

MAKING A PROCLAMATION OR A RESOLUTION JUST REALLY CONDEMNING HATE BECAUSE I THINK.

ESPECIALLY WITH THIS CITY, RIGHT? I MEAN, BECAUSE I'M A RESIDENT, WHERE DO WE STAND FOR IF WE DON'T STAND TO CONDEMN HATE IN OUR CITY.

OKAY? WORDS MATTER.

I CAN STAND UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT THIS.

YOU ALL CAN SIT THERE AND TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT A GREAT CITY THAT LA VERNE IS.

AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, TYPE OF ISSUES RACISM, HATRED, ETCETERA, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT.

ACTIONS MATTER, RIGHT? OUR WORDS ARE HEARD, BUT OUR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN OUR WORDS.

SO TO STAND FIRMLY AGAINST HATE, I THINK, WOULD BE A REALLY BEAUTIFUL THING FOR THE CITY.

ALSO, ONE MORE THING.

LAST TUESDAY, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE HAD A COMMUNITY PARTNER, EVENT AND CASI THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE INVITED TO THAT.

SO WE HAD A TABLE AND WE GOT TO MEET A LOT OF STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, GET A LOT OF SIGNUPS, TALK TO STUDENTS ABOUT WHAT CASI DOES AND WHAT CASI STANDS FOR.

THERE WERE OTHER, YOU KNOW, OTHER GROUPS FROM THE CITY THERE AS WELL.

A LADY WHO IS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

SHE DID COME TO THE TABLE AND TALK TO ME, AND SHOWED ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SHE HAD.

SHE LIVES OVER OFF OF DAMIEN AVENUE, AND SHE SHOWED ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SHE HAD THAT WAS GIVEN TO HER AND IT SIMPLY READ THAT CLAREMONT, UPLAND, ALHAMBRA, MONROVIA, SIERRA MADRE, SAN GABRIEL, TEMPLE CITY, WHITTIER, PASADENA, DIAMOND BAR, WALNUT, SOUTH PASADENA, ONTARIO, GLENDALE, POMONA, ARCADIA, ROSEMEAD, GLENDORA, MONTEREY PARK, COVINA, AND MONTCLAIR.

A TOTAL OF 21 CITIES WITHIN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HAD SIGNED ON TO THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE, THE US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS STATEMENT TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM NOW I HAD TO DO SOME RESEARCH BECAUSE WHAT SHE SHOWED ME WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, A DOCUMENT.

IT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE A LOT OF IDENTIFICATION AS TO WHO WAS PROPOSING THIS OR WHO WAS, YOU KNOW, SPONSORING THIS.

AND IT SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOUR CITY IS NOT ON THIS LIST, PLEASE, YOU KNOW, GO OUT AND ASK THEM WHY.

SO I DID DO SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND OUT WHERE IT CAME FROM AND THEY AND ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE OF THE OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION

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OF GREATER SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND POMONA VALLEYS, THEY DID SEND A LETTER IN MARCH TO 40, I THINK IT WAS 41, 48 CITIES WITHIN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.

IT SAID THAT THEY SENT THE LETTER TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO MAYORS.

SO I'M CURIOUS, AS IF YOU DID RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THEM AND WHERE THAT MIGHT BE IN STANDING AND I AM SPEAKING ABOUT THIS ON BEHALF OF THIS RESIDENT WHO DID COME TO THE TABLE AND SHOW ME THIS DOCUMENT.

SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT SHE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, SINCE SHE CAME TO THE CASI TABLE TO MAKE SURE I WAS AWARE THAT LA VERNE'S NAME WAS NOT ON THIS LIST.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YVONNE. ANYOLNE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? BUT THAT WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY?

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR ALLOWING ME TO DO THIS REMOTELY TODAY.

THIS IS MY LAST DAY OF QUARANTINE AND I CAN BE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TOMORROW.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE WELL BEINGS AND I APPRECIATE THAT MR. JOHNSON AND MAYOR HEPBURN, I KNOW YOU LIKE TO BRING YOUR WIVES TO SUCH GREAT EVENTS AS YOU DID TONIGHT.

YULETIDE BONITA CHORAL SINGERS WILL BE SINGING ON DECEMBER 9TH AT 2 P.M.

AND 7 P.M.

AT THE BONITA ART THE BACK THERE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THERE IN SAN DIMAS.

SO BRING THEM THERE TO SEE SOME GREAT SINGING AS WELL AND ON NEXT TUESDAY, OUR [INAUDIBLE] MEETING WILL BE HAPPENING AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE AND APPRECIATE YOU GUYS GIVING ME THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

AND ANOTHER GREAT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AS FAR AS SOME PAST EVENTS HAVE HAPPENED.

WE HAD OUR GREAT TIME.

REALLY GREAT TIME. NOW OVER AT THE CRUISING LA VERNE 2023, WE DID OUR A MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR LIVE REPORTING THAT WITH SANTA AND MRS SANTA. I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WAS SO PROUD OF COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

HE SAT ON SANTA'S LAP AND ASKED FOR A WISH.

I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

WHAT HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS.

DON'T KNOW I HAVE TO ASK MRS. JOHNSON. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS BUT OVERALL GREAT.

AND I AS FAR AS I ATTENDED THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY VECTOR CONTROL BOARD WITH THE BUZZ.

SO I AM NOW THE VICE PRESIDENT OF IT, I GUESS I WAS.

ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR THE SUIT? YES.

REMEMBER, IT'S A FEMALE MOSQUITO, BUT IT'S OKAY.

I'M DOWN. OKAY, I'LL BE BUZZING AROUND EVERYWHERE.

BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO DO IS I WANTED TO BRING BACK SOME OF THE INFORMATION.

I'M NOT A SCIENTIST BY ANY MEANS.

THEY I PLAY ONE ON TV, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT THIS NEW DISEASE THAT'S OUT THERE.

IT'S TOO MUCH FOR ME TO EXPLAIN, BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW IT ALL.

FEVER. YES, DENGUE.

SO I DON'T WANT TO SCARE EVERYBODY.

BUT ANYWAYS, LET THEM COME AND SCARE YOU BECAUSE I DON'T.

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED SO FAR.

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

UH, IT'S STILL OUT THERE WITH THE COMMUNITY.

BEST I CAN REACH OUT TO THOSE IN MY DISTRICT.

WE JUST HAD AN ACCIDENT RIGHT THERE ON.

PRUETT AND WHEELER.

I'M GLAD THAT THE LADY'S OKAY.

SHE MAYBE TOOK A TURN A LITTLE TOO HARD.

A LITTLE TOO FAST, AND RIGHT THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION.

SO SHE'S OKAY. I THINK SHE'S GOING TO, DIDN'T DO WELL, BUT THE RESIDENTS WERE ALL SHOOK UP.

I APPRECIATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSE OUT THERE, BECAUSE IF THAT WOULD HAVE GONE, THAT FIRE WOULD HAVE GONE ANY LITTLE, ANY LONGER WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY DETRIMENTAL BECAUSE THAT PUMP, SHE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE COMPLETELY.

SO THANK YOU FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, OUR RESPONSE OUT THERE.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND SO HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

EVERYBODY. GIVE THANKS TO OUR LORD EVERY DAY FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE AND FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR MY EXTENDED FAMILY HERE IN LA VERNE.

SO STAY STRONG.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

SO I WANTED TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING.

WE HAD OUR FIRST ONE LAST NIGHT WITH THE CASTELLANO FAMILY.

THAT WAS WONDERFUL.

I HAVE ANOTHER ONE WITH THE JOHNSONS, THURSDAY.

PLEASE HAVE A SAFE THANKSGIVING.

DRIVE SAFELY.

WATCH OUT FOR OTHER CARS.

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AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU? I JUST WANTED TO SHARE.

OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF GRAND OPENINGS AND SOME SPECIAL EVENTS, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND VISIT THESE NEW BUSINESSES, WE HAVE FRENCH PRESS COFFEE OVER IN THE KATY'S PET DEPOT AREA.

IT'S SUPER CUTE AND THE COFFEE'S REALLY GOOD.

[INAUDIBLE]. RIGHT NEXT TO CHUBBY'S ICE CREAM IS WHAT I'M BEING WHISPERED AND CRUMBLE.

SO IF YOU LIKE COOKIES, CRUMBLE IS OPEN OVER BY BLAZE.

AND THE FOLKS THAT OWN CRUMBLE ARE PARENTS OF SOME BONITA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

SO PRETTY COOL. SO CHECK THEM OUT IF YOU NEED A SWEET TREAT FOR THANKSGIVING OR ANY OTHER DAY.

ALSO JUST WANTED TO SHOUT OUT THE VETERANS DAY EVENT THAT TOOK PLACE LAST WEEK.

ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT I WANTED TO SHARE, AND I APOLOGIZE.

I DON'T HAVE HER NAME, BUT ONE OF THE SERVICEWOMEN WHO IS IN THE VFW AT THAT POST WAS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE OTHER WOMEN'S SERVICE MEMBERS TO JOIN THE VFW, AND SHE WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, HAD A LOT TO SAY ABOUT ALL THE BENEFITS OF BEING A PART OF THE VFW, THE SERVICES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE TRANSITIONING FROM MILITARY LIFE TO CIVILIAN LIFE.

YOU KNOW, THERE IS THAT TRANSITION OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR STRUCTURE AND HOW YOU GO THROUGH THINGS.

SO SHE MENTIONED THAT THE VFW HAD DONE A GREAT JOB HELPING FOLKS TRANSITION FROM MILITARY LIFE TO CIVILIAN BACK TO CIVILIAN LIFE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN IN YOUR LIVES THAT MAYBE HAVE NOT JOINED THE POST, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM TO DO SO.

AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ALSO HAS A VETERANS SUCCESS CENTER THAT ALSO HELPS VETERANS AS THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND THEIR WAY POST MILITARY CAREER. THE OTHER THING I WOULD BRING UP IS THAT THERE IS STILL A SHORTAGE OF BLOOD.

SO IF YOU HAVE THE MEANS, IT IS THE SEASON OF GIVING.

SO CONSIDER GIVING THE GIFT OF LIFE BY DONATING BLOOD.

I'LL ALSO SAY SOMETHING THAT I UNFORTUNATELY LEARNED NOT TOO LONG AGO.

A COLLEGE FRIEND OF MINE, HIS SON, WHO HAS LEUKEMIA, WAS IN REMISSION, HAS COME BACK AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIND A MATCH FOR A STEM CELL TRANSPLANT AND ETHNICITY DOES MATTER.

YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO MATCH WITH SOMEONE WHO IS OF THE SAME ETHNICITY.

AND SO HE'S MIXED.

HE'S WHITE AND HE'S FILIPINO.

AND SO THERE'S ALREADY A VERY LOW NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO GET TESTED AND OFFER TO DONATE.

SO IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIVES THAT WOULD BE WILLING TO, BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR DONORS BETWEEN 18 AND 35, BECAUSE YOUNG, HEALTHY, MUCH MORE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUCCESSFUL TRANSPLANT. BUT JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE I THINK THAT JUST BREAKS MY HEART TO THINK THAT SOMEONE COULD HAVE THE GIFT OF LIFE, BUT FOR JUST LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR JUST LACK OF PEOPLE WILLING TO STEP UP AND DONATE BLOOD OR, YOU KNOW, STEM CELLS OR MARROW OR WHATEVER.

BUT THINK ABOUT THAT AS WE'RE GOING INTO THE GIVING SEASON AND WITH THAT, OH, ONE LAST THING.

THAT'S JUST A PIECE OF INFORMATION FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, ONE HAS BEEN HIRED.

SO HIS NAME IS RON DALESSANDRO.

I'M GOING TO GET THIS RIGHT, BUT HIS INFORMATION IS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE.

SO IF YOU DO NOTICE ANY CODE VIOLATIONS, THAT WOULD BE THE PERSON THAT YOU WOULD REACH OUT TO.

AND HE'S BEEN ALREADY A GREAT HELP IN CLEANING UP PARTS OF THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED UP BECAUSE OF VARIOUS CODE VIOLATIONS.

SO WITH THAT, BE KIND.

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE THANKSGIVING AND WE'LL SEE YOU WHEN WE GET BACK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNCILMEMBER KASH WAS TALKING ABOUT IS SAFETY.

AS FAR AS WHAT THE TIME CHANGE.

5:00, 530.

IT'S DARK OUT THERE.

SO IF YOU ARE AND IN THE MORNINGS IT DOESN'T GET LIGHT UNTIL 6:20-30 ISH.

IF YOU'RE OUT THERE, PLEASE WEAR BRIGHT COLORS, LIGHT UP, BLINKING LIGHTS.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU STAY ON THE STREETS.

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE STREETS, BUT STAY ON THE SIDEWALKS AND MAKE SURE YOU WATCH FOR THE TRAFFIC.

BECAUSE. AND ALSO NOW WITH THE KIDS OUT, KIDS ARE OUT AND YOU CAN HEAR THEM PLAYING ALL THE TIME.

BE VERY CAREFUL.

SLOW DOWN.

BE CAREFUL. IT'S DARK OUT THERE, THINGS CHANGE.

JUST TAKE YOUR TIME AND DON'T BE IN A BIG RUSH.

IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.

ALSO SHOP LOCAL.

WE'VE GOT. AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU STATED, WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW BUSINESSES, ELECTRIC BIKES, WE HAVE FRENCH PRESS.

WE HAVE WONDERFUL PLACES HERE THAT YOU CAN BUY GIFTS.

WE GOT SOME BIG DEPARTMENT STORES.

KEEP YOUR MONEY LOCAL, GAS UP, YOU KNOW, EAT HERE, STAY HERE, YOU KNOW, EAT, PRAY AND AND GO.

EAT PRAY AND SHOP HERE.

BECAUSE THAT'S MEASURE LV WORKS.

BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE ALL SHOP AND STAY IN THIS COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

UM, BUT MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES.

IF YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM.

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THOSE ONES YOU HAVEN'T SEEN, PHONE CALL OR GO AND VISIT.

HAVE GREAT MEALS.

BUY YOUR MEALS HERE THOUGH FIRST PLEASE.

GO AHEAD. YOU FORGOT ONE, SO I FORGOT ONE.

I'M SO SORRY, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES FOR CHIPPING IN TO DO OUR K9 FOUNDATION TREE.

SO IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING AT THE K9 FOUNDATION DINNER, IN THE WORDS OF MAYOR TIM HEPBURN, YOU KNOW, WE WANT YOU TO EAT GAS UP, YOU KNOW, DRINK, BE MERRY IN LA VERNE.

SO OUR TREE LEGALLY.

GET A DD, CALL AN UBER.

BUT WE DID DO ALL BUSINESSES IN LA VERNE.

SO IF YOU DO PURCHASE OR OUR TREE OR WIN OUR TREE, IT WILL BE SO THAT YOU CAN STAY HERE AND SPEND MONEY IN OUR LOVELY CITY.

AND ALSO IF THEY WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY, GO ON OUR WEBSITE.

WE'VE REVAMPED THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES.

WE KEEP ADDING TO IT BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I THINK IT'S RESTAURANT STILL RESTAURANT WEEK OR IS IT OVER, THAT OVER? NO, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE PROMOTING.

BUT CHECK WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE, WHAT'S GOING ON, OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS, OUR NEXT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY AND THE CHAMBER SINGERS, BONITA CHAMBER SINGERS.

THEY'RE JUST A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY FROM A NARROW SQUARE.

WE HAVE OUR STORYTIME, THE IT'S JUST A TON OF GREAT STUFF.

AND THIS TIME, JUST LIKE WE HAD IN HALLOWEEN.

SO WE DO AN AMAZING JOB WITH OUR CITY AND OUR STAFF WITH A LOT OF THESE WONDERFUL HOLIDAYS THAT ARE COMING UP.

SO WITH THAT, OUR NEXT REGULAR LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 2023 AT 6:30 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE AT 6:00 PM, WE'LL BE HOLDING OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY HERE AT CITY HALL AND INVITE ALL OF YOU TO ATTEND.

WE HAVE CAROLERS AND EXPECT A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON, SANTA CLAUS, TO ATTEND.

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

AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WANT TO WISH EVERYONE A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING, AND WE WILL ADJOURN RIGHT NOW AT 8:18 P.M.

THANK YOU ALL.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Nov 20, 2023 City Council

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