Dec 04, 2023 City Council

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GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING NOW AT 6:33 P.M.

[CALL TO ORDER]

UM. WE JUST MISSED A MONTH.

I'M SO SORRY. WE ALL DIDN'T HAVE.

THERE'S NO DECEMBER NOW.

DECEMBER 4TH.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. 21 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS OR WHATEVER YOU WISH TO CELEBRATE.

YEAH. YOU'RE STRESSING OUT. YEAH. OKAY.

YEAH. ANYWAY, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THE CITY'S RULES FOR DECORUM.

ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING BY THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

RIGHT NOW, TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS, STEPHEN PO, US NAVY E4, WILL CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT.

MR. PO, IF YOU PLEASE.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

MR. MAYOR, IF I CAN HAVE A SECOND TO SAY SOMETHING BEFORE WE BEGIN.

YOU DO WHAT YOU NEED TO. SIR, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.

THANK YOU. ALL THE TAXPAYING CITIZENS.

THANK YOU. WITHOUT THEM, THIS WOULDN'T BE.

ABLE TO HAPPEN.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE VETERANS, PAST AND PRESENT.

I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY, AND GOD BLESS YOU.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU, SIR .

IT IS AN HONOR TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.

IT IS AN HONOR TO BE IN FRONT OF.

AN AMAZING MAN.

THANK YOU. WHO SIGNED THAT CHECK? A BLANK CHECK TO THE UNITED STATES AND SAID, YOU KNOW, I'M WILLING TO RISK MY LIFE TO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY.

WE, AS A CITY AND AS A NATION, NEVER FORGET AND AS AND AS A CURRENT SERVICE MEMBER MYSELF, THE DISCUSSION THAT I HAD WITH YOU, WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THOSE THAT PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.

OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE A VIETNAM VET AND GOD BLESS YOU.

IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING TIME.

YEAH, WHAT IT WAS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T FORGET.

AND AS A CITY, I WANT TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU.

AND THIS IS CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO STEPHEN POE.

THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO US NAVY VETERAN STEPHEN PO, WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.

GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND GOD BLESS AMERICA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOD BLESS.

WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU FOREVER, TAYLOR.

COME ON. WE'RE FINE.

COME ON. SWEETHEART.

WE. I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

AND OUR COMMANDER WANTED TO SAY ONE.

JUST A SMALL WORD, COMMANDER.

FILL THE MIC. THANK YOU.

THIS YEAR AT THIS.

AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IS A TIME A LOT OF VETERANS ARE IN NEED.

SO, IF YOU SEE A VETERAN, YOU KNOW A VETERAN, PLEASE HELP THEM OUT.

IF NOT, I'M GOING TO LEAVE.

MY CARDS DIDN'T HAVE THAT MANY.

IF YOU KNOW A VETERAN CALL ME AND WE CAN HELP THEM OUT.

OKAY. THERE'S A LOT OF THEM OUT THERE.

I JUST SERVED 20 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO VETERANS WHO ARE IN NEED.

OKAY. ME AND MY WIFE GOT IT TOGETHER.

A RESIDENT OF LA VERNE.

I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION HIS NAME BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT NO EXPOSURE, BUT HE DONATED $500 WORTH OF GROCERY GIFT CARDS, AND WE MADE GROCERY BAGS, AND WE GAVE THEM TO THE VETERANS IN NEED.

SO, IF YOU KNOW ANY VETERAN, PLEASE, I'M GOING TO LEAVE MY CARDS UP HERE.

IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH, TAKE A PICTURE OF IT AND CALL ME AND I WILL DIRECT THEM TO THE RIGHT RESOURCE.

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THANK YOU. THAT'S A.

OKAY, MAYOR. THERE YOU GO.

OH. THERE YOU.

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

ALL PRESENT, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TONIGHT, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO PROVIDE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE, AFTER WHICH WE ARE EXCITED TO HONOR TWO OF OUR OUTSTANDING ATHLETIC TEAMS, THE 2023 BONITA HIGH

[PRESENTATIONS]

SENATOR RUBIO, COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.

I'M YOUR STATE SENATOR, SUSAN RUBIO.

AS A REMINDER, I JUST ACQUIRED THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF LA VERNE THIS JANUARY.

SO THAT'S WHY YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ME IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

BUT I'VE BEEN A SENATOR FOR FIVE YEARS, AND I WANTED TO JUST SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE SUCCESSES WE'VE HAD AND SOME OF THE COLLABORATION.

YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THE MAYOR AND YOUR COUNCIL ON SEVERAL ITEMS, SO I WILL TRY TO GO QUICKLY.

I KNOW WE HAVE OUR STUDENTS HERE WHO MAY BE A LITTLE MORE IMPATIENT, BUT LET'S SEE THIS WORK.

THERE WE GO. OH. IT WORKS.

SO, IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS I GOT ELECTED IN 2018, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DELIVER $130 MILLION TO THE SANGRO VALLEY.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO FUND.

I WAS ABLE TO PUT $36 MILLION IN A HOUSING TRUST, WHICH I CREATED IN 2018, THAT IS NOW ONE OF THE LARGEST HOUSING TRUSTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE FUNDED ALMOST 750 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT THE LATEST ONE THAT WE'VE COMPLETED WAS IN THE CITY OF POMONA, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR VETERANS AND THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. SO, I'M VERY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR THEM.

I WAS ABLE TO BUILD A COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH NOT BUILD, I'M SORRY, GIVE $25 MILLION TO ONE OF THE LOCAL CITIES AS WELL TO BUILD A COMMUNITY CENTER.

YOU KNOW, AS A TEACHER, MOST OF YOU KNOW, AS I SAID, I'M A TEACHER.

SO, I WAS ABLE TO BRING $10 MILLION TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, THEIR LEARNING AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

I WAS ABLE TO BRING $5 MILLION SPECIFICALLY FOR THE SANGRO VALLEY.

I KNOW THAT ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT AFTER THE PANDEMIC, A LOT OF FOLKS ARE STRUGGLING WITH WORKFORCE.

AND SO, ONE PIECE IS TRYING TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR THOSE THAT ARE, AGAIN, STRUGGLING, THOSE THAT LOST THEIR BUSINESSES.

MOST OF YOU KNOW, I'M VERY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, IN PARTICULAR IN COMMUNITIES LIKE THESE.

I WAS ABLE TO PUT $1 MILLION THROUGH THE COG, WHICH THE MAYOR CHAIRS.

NOW HE'S THE PRESIDENT AT THIS TIME AND $1 MILLION, WE WERE ABLE TO COLLABORATE WITH THE CITY OF POMONA, AND WE CREATED SGV WORKS, WHICH NOW TAKES OUR YOUTH THAT IS EITHER EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR TRANSITIONING OUT OF FOSTER CARE THAT NEED TRAINING AND SUPPORT.

AND SO THAT'S ABLE TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THEM TO SURVIVE, BUT ALSO LEAVE WITH THE SKILL AND A JOB.

THE NEXT THING THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU IS.

[INAUDIBLE]. YOU'LL DO IT.

THERE IT IS. SO, I PASS OUT 15 BILLS TOTAL.

NORMALLY WE DON'T HAVE A HIGH SUCCESS RATE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PASS 15.

THE GOVERNOR DIDN'T VETO ANY OF MY BILLS, BUT IT'S TOO MANY TO EXPLAIN.

BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WILL SHARE SOME OF THE BILLS THAT I THINK YOU KNOW WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO NOTE.

I YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I ENJOY WORKING LOCALLY WITH MY POLICE OFFICERS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR FIREFIGHTERS IS, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND AS A FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER MYSELF FOR 13 YEARS, WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT PUBLIC SAFETY IS.

I WORK REALLY COLLABORATIVELY WITH THEM AND I'M ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM IN WHATEVER THEY NEED.

SO, THIS YEAR, I BROUGHT $1.5 MILLION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

EIGHT CITIES WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE FUNDING, INCLUDING LA VERNE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE RECEIVED THE CHECK YET, BUT YOU WILL BE RECEIVING OR WAITING TO BRING IT WITH YOU.

YEAH. I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE, I BELIEVE, $200,000 TO SPECIFICALLY SUPPORT OUR POLICE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT'S UPGRADED.

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WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE BUILDING A SATELLITE COLLEGE IN ONTARIO, AND WE KNOW THAT WE WANT TO BUILD THE PIPELINE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS, ESPECIALLY, THAT WE KNOW THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES WITH OUR YOUTH, OUR SENIORS, OUR VETERANS.

THERE'S SO MUCH NEED.

AND SO HOPEFULLY, ONE OF THE REASONS I DID IT WITH LA VERNE IS THAT WE HOPE THAT NOT ONLY DO OUR STUDENTS COME OUT WITH A CAREER, BUT DEBT FREE, BECAUSE LA VERNE DOES A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY PAY THE TUITION.

SO, I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.

I WAS ABLE TO DELIVER $2.5 MILLION ALSO TO EAST LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AGAIN, VERY FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESSES, AND WE CREATED THE BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER.

AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT ALSO HELPS THOSE THAT LOST THEIR JOBS AND THEIR BUSINESSES DURING THE PANDEMIC THAT WANT TO REBUILD THEMSELVES AND PERHAPS DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO START THEIR BUSINESS AGAIN.

AND SO THAT CENTER IS GOING TO PROVIDE THE OVERHEAD NEEDED, YOU KNOW, THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO EITHER GET THEIR BUSINESSES OFF THE GROUND, BUT ALSO FOR STUDENTS THAT DON'T WANT TO GO TO A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE THAT ARE BRILLIANT INNOVATORS AND DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, A WAY TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO HELP THEM IF THEY JUST CHOOSE TO, TO BE CREATIVE.

AND SO THAT'S GOING TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO GET THEIR BUSINESS OFF THE GROUND.

MOST OF YOU THAT HAVE EVER HEARD ME, I FOCUS A LOT ON PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT IN PARTICULAR, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ME, TOO, TO PROTECT KIDS FROM VIOLENCE, PROTECT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL.

SO, THIS YEAR, I FOCUSED A LOT ON BILLS THAT WOULD PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND OUR FAMILIES.

SB 14, WHICH IS THE FIRST ONE THAT YOU SEE THERE.

I WAS REALLY CONCERNED THAT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IT WAS IN A SERIOUS FELONY TO SELL OUR CHILDREN FOR SEX, HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

AND SO, I PASSED SIX FOR SB 14, IN COLLABORATION WITH ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HOLD PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE.

SO NOW, IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IT IS A SERIOUS FELONY AND THERE WILL BE SOME SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES.

I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT PIQUI'S LAW SB 331.

PIQUI'S MOM IS ON THE RIGHT.

SHE LOST HER SON TO FIVE-YEAR-OLD SON TO HER EX-HUSBAND.

THEY WERE SEPARATING AND IT WAS DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE COURTS.

SO, PIQUI'S LAW WILL REFORM FAMILY COURT TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING PLACED IN A HOME THAT'S SAFE FOR THEM.

IN HIS CASE, THE FATHER HAD A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, AND WE KNEW HE HAD, AGAIN, A HISTORY NOT ONLY A RESTRAINING ORDER, BUT HE WAS DANGEROUS.

AND THEY STILL LET HIM KEEP PIQUI.

AND THAT IS WHY HE'S NO LONGER HERE WITH US.

BUT THAT'S GOING TO PROTECT A LOT OF CHILDREN.

SB 273 WILL ALSO EXTEND THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IN CALIFORNIA, VICTIMS HAVE THREE YEARS TO COME FORWARD, AND THIS BILL ALLOWED VICTIMS TO NOW HAVE THREE MORE YEARS.

CURRENTLY, IT'S ON ONE OF THE COMMITTEES.

WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE VICTIMS 15 YEARS TO HEAL, TO COME FORWARD.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR SOMEONE IN THAT CIRCUMSTANCE TO DECIDE.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN TO WALK AWAY.

SO HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE MORE TIME.

AND SB 1141 ALSO REDEFINES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CALIFORNIA AND AROUND THE WORLD.

I USED TO NOW BE YOU HAVE TO PROVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY WAY OF A BROKEN BONE OR A BLACK EYE, SOMETHING PHYSICAL.

SO COERCIVE CONTROL NOW CHANGES EVERYTHING.

IF SOMEONE IS WITHHOLDING BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD, WATER, FINANCES, AND TRAPPING A PERSON, NOT ALLOWING THEM TO SEE THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, NOW THAT IS A CRIME.

VICTIMS COULD USE THAT IN COURT, SO I WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

WE'RE WORKING A LOT ON MENTAL HEALTH.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE 11,000 PLUS NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BEDS AND 26,000 HEALTH PATIENT TREATMENT SLOTS.

WE STRUGGLE TRYING TO PLACE THOSE THAT WE FIND IN OUR COMMUNITIES INTO A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN GET HELP.

AND SO HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP.

WE WORK A LOT WITH THE COG, AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE SENIOR VALLEY CAUCUS.

AND MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE COMMUNITIES IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY GET THEIR FAIR SHARE AS IT PERTAINS TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDING.

SO, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MILLIONS COMING OUR WAY, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR THAT.

AND LASTLY, I BROUGHT $12 MILLION THAT I GAVE TO THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS TO ENSURE THAT WE FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCY.

THAT WAS AFTER THE BOBCAT FIRE THAT REALLY DESTROYED OUR MOUNTAINS.

SO, WE'RE WORKING ON WATER TREATMENT AND WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO SECURE 75 MILLION FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AGAIN, TO ENSURE THAT WE CLEAN UP OUR WATER, OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND ALSO BUILDING TWO PARKS, ONE IN THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK.

I GAVE THEM $6 MILLION, ONE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, ANOTHER $6 MILLION.

SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE MORE OPEN SPACE FOR OUR CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES, AND THERE'S A LOT MORE TO SHARE, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

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MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO JUST SAY TO THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL, YOU ARE ALWAYS SO COLLABORATIVE WITH ME.

THE REASON WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IS THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE.

THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN.

WHENEVER YOU NEED ME, I'M HERE.

AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, I'LL STEP OUTSIDE IF YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS ANYTHING WITH ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE GOING TO STICK AROUND FOR THE CERTIFICATES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT SENATOR RUBIO AND MYSELF AND ALSO OUR COUNSEL, BUT ALSO WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, HE'S A CHAMPION.

AND IT'S NOT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S FOR THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHE SERVES.

I'VE SEEN MANY HIGHER ELECTEDS, BUT I THINK THAT SENATOR RUBIO AND HER SISTER BLANCO IS AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME. AND THEY REALLY WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO, THEY DO.

AND I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO ALL OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND THE OTHER COMMUNITIES YOU SERVE.

YOU DO AN AMAZING JOB.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.

DO YOU SLEEP ONE HOUR A NIGHT? I'M NOT SURE, BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF US AND OUR CITY, BUT ALSO THE OTHER CITIES THAT YOU SERVE, THAT WE'RE A MUCH BETTER PLACE FOR YOU, REPRESENTING US.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

NOW, WITH NO FURTHER ADO.

COME ON. COME ON DOWN, GUYS.

AT THIS TIME. I WANT TO BRING UP THE COACHES FOR THE BONITA SCHOOLS 2023 BOYS' WATER POLO TEAM.

COACHES, COME ON UP. COME ON, COACHES.

IF YOU CAN'T TELL. WE LOVE SPORTS AND LA VERNE AND THAT GOES TO THE UNIVERSITY THAT GOES TO OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.

MYSELF, I HAD THREE KIDS GRADUATE FROM BONITA.

I KNOW THAT MICHELLE'S GOT A COUPLE.

I KNOW RICK'S GOT TWO.

STEVE'S HAD TWO AND I GRADUATED.

AND YOU GRADUATE THAT YOU DID? THAT'S RIGHT. SO DID HE.

YEAH. WELL, WE'RE STILL WORRYING ABOUT THAT ONE.

I'M NOT SURE. THE BONITA BOYS' WATER POLO TEAM FINISHED WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 24 AND 12 FOR THE SEASON AND PLACED SECOND IN THE PALOMARES LEAGUE. THEY ADVANCED TO THE PLAYOFFS, WHERE THEY HAD THE NUMBER ONE SEED, AND AFTER FOUR ROUNDS OF PLAY, WHICH I HEARD EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.

THANK YOU, GUYS, FOR LETTING US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

SPORTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THIS COMMUNITY AND WE LOVE IT.

SO, UM, THE SEED AFTER FOUR ROUNDS OF PLAY, THEY ADVANCED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WHERE THEY WON THE DIVISION FOUR CIF CHAMPIONSHIP.

THEY MOVED ON TO THE CIF STATE PLAYOFFS AS THE NUMBER ONE SEED AFTER TWO ROUNDS AND ADVANCE TO THE FINALS, WHERE THEY DEFEATED PACIFIC PALISADES AND WON THE SCHOOL'S FIRST REGIONAL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

CONGRATULATIONS. THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY DYLAN UNSELD. THAT WAS EASY.

DYLAN. UNSOLD AND ASSISTED BY GAGE.

UNSOLD. I WONDER IF THEY'RE RELATED.

I'M NOT SURE. JOE LAMSON AND CODY LIHOTZKY.

MR. LIHOTZKY IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

WITHOUT YOU, THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN EITHER.

BUT IT'S THAT RAW TALENT YOU GOT RIGHT THERE SITTING DOWN.

SO. LET'S GIVE HIM HIS LITTLE LIST.

WE HAVE THE LIST THERE. I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE LIST OF THE PLAYERS.

I'LL NAME THEM AND THEY CAN COME UP AND WE'LL GIVE THEM CERTIFICATES AND I'LL THINK.

HERE YOU GO, COACH.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.

UM, THANKS. ALL OF THE PARENTS WHO CAME OUT.

SO, I'M JUST GOING TO CALL YOU GUYS UP.

WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME. JUST COME AND STAND UP HERE.

FIRST, WE HAVE NUMBER ONE, JULIAN FAULK.

UH, NUMBER TEN, GARY WATSON.

NUMBER 14 MAVERICK MATHIS.

ONE A BRADEN JIMENEZ.

IT WAS ALSO IN OUR SCHOOL'S CHAMBER SINGERS TONIGHT AS WELL.

NUMBER TWO, MAX DISTASO.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. MIXED UP.

THE. NUMBER THREE.

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NUMBER FIVE JAY KARLSSON.

NUMBER SIX MATTHEW HUMPERT.

NUMBER EIGHT JACKSON.

DENSON. SORRY I MESSED UP.

THAT'S MY BAD. MESSED UP THE ORDER.

SORRY. YEAH, I'LL JUST GO DOWN.

SHOOT. I'M ALREADY SLIDING OVER.

WELL, NUMBER 12, JEFFREY HEATON.

NUMBER 16 SHANE IBARRA.

AND NUMBER 13 GIANCARLO GARCIA.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, 11.

DYLAN VARGAS.

EVERYBODY? YES, I BELIEVE.

YES, THAT IS EVERYBODY. I KNOW WE'RE MISSING ONE ATHLETE TONIGHT WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT, BUT, UM.

YES. THANK YOU AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBERS APPRECIATE HAVING US HERE.

AND. OH, SHOOT.

THOSE GUYS ARE ALL HERE. JACKSON.

MAX. SHANE.

YEAH. HEY.

HEY, SHANE.

AS BEST I COULD. AND ACTUALLY NOT HERE.

YEAH. APPRECIATE IT.

YEAH, BOYS, LET'S LET'S GET IN HERE.

SORRY ABOUT ALL THAT. YEAH, I WANTED TO DO, LIKE, THREE ROWS.

I'M GOING TO GET OUT OF HERE. YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'LL STAND UP IN THE BACK.

ACTUALLY, LET'S GO BACK FIRST.

OKAY. LET'S GO. CASH.

COME ON. COME ON.

YOU'RE IN OUR HOUSE ANY TIME YOU WANT.

WE'LL PUT YOU RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

NO, NO. YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT, SENATOR? WHY DON'T YOU AND WENDY YOU GUYS GET OUT IN FRONT ON EACH SIDE? YEAH. WE NEED A STEP.

OVER HERE. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, STEVO? I KNOW, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO STAND UP TALLER.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S NOT BOUNCING ON THE CHAIR.

I GOT TO GET UP ON YOUR TOES.

GET UP ON YOUR TOES.

BUT HOLD OF MY STOMACH.

IT'S. OKAY.

NOW. JUST THE GUYS.

WAIT. JUST WAIT. HE KNOWS HOW TO TAKE PHOTOS AND.

HOLD IT, HOLD IT, GUYS, STAY THERE.

I JUST WANT YOU GUYS JUST.

JUST THE TEAM AND THE COACHES.

COME ON, STAND BACK HERE.

THAT'S GREAT. I TRIED WATER POLO FOR LIKE 20.

LAST WEEK.

MY SON'S WAY BETTER THAN.

DID IT. PARENTS SEND ME PICTURES TO GET PICTURES FOR THE PARENTS.

COME ON UP. COME ON, COME ON UP.

COME ON. PHOTOS.

OH, COME ON, DON'T BE SHY.

THERE YOU GO. COME ON. GET IN THERE.

COME ON. WHOEVER WANTS TO GET IN THE PICTURE, LET'S GO.

THIS IS THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. COME ON, GET IN THERE.

YOU KNOW, NONE OF YOU ARE SHY WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING THEM ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AND TELL THEM TO HURRY UP AND GET TO PRACTICE.

EXCUSE. WELL.

I WANT A COPY OF THAT.

BUT YOU LOVE IT. THIS IS THE KIND OF I JUST LOVE.

IT'S LIKE SHE'S SAYING.

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HEY, I THINK THE WATER POLO TEAM SHOULD THANK THE PARENTS BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE AT EVERY SINGLE GAME.

THEY BROUGHT YOU FOOD.

THEY MADE SURE YOU HAD ENERGY.

THEY MADE SURE THE COACHES HAD CLOTHING.

YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS.

SEE YOU. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. SERIOUSLY? CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.

OKAY. DON'T GO UP THERE.

THE ONE. OKAY.

OUR FINAL PRESENTATION IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM.

THE LEOPARDS FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A 25 TO 5 OVERALL RECORD AND A 13 TO 3 RECORD IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE.

HELLO. OKAY.

COME ON. THE LEOPARDS EARNED A SPOT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND WON THEIR FIRST TWO GAMES TO ADVANCE TO THE SWEET 16, WHERE THEY FINISHED AS THE REGIONAL RUNNERS UP.

THE TEAM ADVANCED FURTHER AND WON MORE GAMES THAN ANY TEAM SINCE 2009.

FOUR LEOPARDS WERE NAMED ALL BLACK AND THREE WERE NAMED ALL REGION.

FRESHMAN. MALAYA CAPISTRANO WAS NAMED THE REGION TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AND AN ALL-AMERICAN HONORABLE MENTION.

SOPHOMORE MAYA RAY WAS TABBED SIAC OFFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AND FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN.

CONGRATULATIONS. THE LEOPARDS WERE LED BY THE COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR HEAD COACH JEFF HENDERSHOT AND ASSISTANT COACH RANDY TAYLOR.

TOMMY. MARIO MESA AND JACK COBLEY.

COACHES. COME ON UP.

WE HAVE A LIST. WENDY.

YEAH. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

MY GUESS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO.

YOU'RE GOING TO COME ON UP WITH US.

I'M GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU.

YOU CAN ANNOUNCE. DID WE GIVE YOU THE PLAYERS LIST? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU GUYS HEAR YOUR NAME, IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP.

MELANIE YOUNG.

AYANA MUIR. AND KYLIE MCGARRY, WHO IS NOT WITH US TONIGHT. MADISON SMITH.

ISABELLA WALSH.

WHO ZACHY COLSTON.

SIDNEY HUMPHREY.

KELLY YOUNG, WHO'S NOT HERE WITH US TONIGHT.

AND. CAITLIN.

KATINA. LEXI JACOBY.

CAITLYN BLOOMER.

NO. LONNIE. SELMA.

KEESEY FLAHERTY.

MALIA CAPISTRANO.

JULIA THOMAS.

MAYA RAY. LAUREN GOT.

ISABELLA QUIROZ.

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ANGLO-SIKH. WE.

THERE YOU GO, SENATOR. AND WHERE'S RANDY? RANDY? RANDY! THERE YOU GO.

MARIO. CONGRATULATIONS.

BRING HIM UP. COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, PICTURE TIME. LET'S GO.

WE GOT TO WRAP ALL THE WAY AROUND THE ROOM.

COME ON, LET'S GET A GROUP PICTURE.

GIRLS. COME ON.

THIS. THERE IS.

OH, AND THIS ONE TOO.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING ON THIS SIDE.

ON THIS SIDE. WE'LL GO UP. UP HERE.

WE'RE STEEP. ATHLETE.

DISAPPEARS. WE.

CAN'T GET. BACK.

I'M NOT.

PERFECT. YOU'RE THE MOST IMPORTANT.

OKAY. ARE YOU READY? NO. NOT YET.

AND HOLLY. COME ON.

RANGER. YOUR BOSS.

HOLLY! COME ON. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

YOU GUYS GOT. YOUR WINDOW.

I HOLD MY. PARENTS.

ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE OF? THE PARENTS ARE HERE? I SEE A COUPLE IN THERE. I MIGHT TAKE ONE MORE BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

COME ON.

AGAIN. YOU GUYS, PLEASE THANK YOUR PARENTS TOO.

IT'S TUITION. YOU KNOW THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE THIS THING TICK.

HAVE A GREAT TIME.

YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

CONGRATULATIONS. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS.

OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIVE MINUTE RECESS.

THAT WAY EVERYBODY CAN GET OUT OF HERE.

AND WHO'S WANT TO STAY FOR. I KNOW YOU WANT TO STAY FOR THIS EXCITING MEETING, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE OTHER PLACES TO GO.

PLUS IN-N-OUT'S OPEN.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO GET THE MEETING STARTED IN JUST A SECOND.

SENATOR RUBIO. THANK YOU.

BOY. THAT'S LOUD. WOW.

YOU DON'T. OKAY.

OH, THAT'S WHY THAT'S WEIRD.

REVERBERATION. OH.

WELL. THAT.

GREAT TURNOUT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO ADJOURN AT 7:13 P.M..

NOW WE MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS I'D LIKE TO CALL UP.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

WELL, WE'VE ALREADY HAD SUCH AN EXCITING EVENING.

UH, SHERRY BEST.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

AND ALL THE FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT AND MERRIMENT OF THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IS NOT OVER.

BECAUSE ON THE 16TH, THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS HAVING ITS ANNUAL VINTAGE SALE AND BAKED GOODS SALES AND HOME TOURS.

SO THIS YEAR WE ARE TOURING TWO HISTORIC HOMES.

ONE WAS THE HOME OF MR. EDMUND KENNEDY AND IN FRONT OF HIS HOME WILL BE PARKED THE TRUCK WHICH IS RUNNING.

THANK GOD.

YES. I'M SO GLAD THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO THE TRUCK WILL BE OUT AND ABOUT RUNNING AROUND LA VERNE THIS WEEK, GETTING BROKEN IN, SO TO SPEAK, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE PARKED IN FRONT OF INMAN'S HOUSE.

SO COME VISIT THAT AND THEN COME VISIT ALSO THE SAMUEL OVERHOLSER HOUSE, NOT THE ELDER SAMUEL OVERHOLSER, BUT HIS SON, THE OTHER SAMUEL OBERHOLTZER.

YOU CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT THAT FAMILY AND TOUR THAT HOME.

WE'LL BE SELLING ALL KINDS OF GOODIES, VINTAGE GOODIES, BAKED GOODIES AND INSPIRED BY THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW.

I AM MAKING MINI CHEESECAKES WITH POMEGRANATE KEY LIME PIE CHEESECAKES AND LEMON CURD CHEESECAKES.

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I'M JUST TEASING YOU.

YOU WILL HAVE TO COME OVER ON THE 16TH AND ENJOY ALL OF THIS LARGESSE.

IT WILL BE A GREAT TIME.

WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY.

THEY ARE JOINING US AND HAVING.

SELLING BOOK BAGS SO YOU CAN CONVENIENTLY BUY A BOOK BAG.

AND YOU CAN STASH ALL YOUR VINTAGE AND YOUR BAKED GOODS IN THERE, AND IT'LL BE EASY FOR YOU TO TOTE ALL YOUR YOUR STASH HOME.

WE ALSO HAVE THE HILLCREST WOODWORKERS GROUP JOINING US, AND SO THEY WILL ALSO BE THERE.

SO THE EVENT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE QUEEN'S PARK SQUARE.

WE'RE GOING TO BE IN FIVE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, AND YOU'LL SIMPLY NEED TO LOOK FOR THE BALLOONS THAT WILL BE TIED IN FRONT OF THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOR YOU TO SHOW UP, SO YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKET FOR THE HOME TOUR, HELP OUT THE CITY BY SHOPPING LOCALLY, AND HELP OUT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WIND DOWN THE OLD YEAR AND GET READY FOR THE NEW YEAR.

SO WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.

THE EVENT IS FROM NOON UNTIL 5 P.M..

THE LAST HOME TOUR WILL START AT 430.

THANKS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SHERRY. APPRECIATE THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? IVONNE GALLEGOS. AND THEN YOUR NEXT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

CAREFUL. OKAY. LOADING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST HAVE A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT.

I DO WANT TO. I WANTED TO SAY THAT, UM, FOR THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE.

THE COMMITTEE, UM, WE HAVE CHANGED OUR MEETING DAYS.

SO OUR MEETING DAYS ARE NOW ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AS OPPOSED TO THE FIRST WEDNESDAYS.

SO OUR FIRST, UH.

WELL, OUR MEETING FOR DECEMBER WILL BE HELD TOMORROW.

SAME PLACE.

SO. EXCUSE ME.

SACHSE ROOM AT HILLCREST, SAME TIME, 5 P.M..

BUT AGAIN, THE CHANGE WAS MADE TO CIRCUMVENT SOME, YOU KNOW, OTHER, UH, YOU KNOW, MEETINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OTHER COMMITMENTS THAT PEOPLE HAD.

SO, AGAIN, OUR MEETINGS ARE NOW THE FIRST TUESDAYS OF EVERY MONTH, 5 P.M., THE SACHSE ROOM AT HILLCREST.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OH, YEAH. ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO COME TOMORROW.

WE'LL HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS FROM USD AND THEN ALSO FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. VON. APPRECIATE IT.

MISS BEAUCHAMP. YOU MIGHT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WANTED TO THANK THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE AND OUTSIDE CITIES, WHO HELPED FULFILL THE NUMBER OF WREATHS FOR WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA THAT WILL BE PLACED ON THE VETERANS HEADSTONES HERE AT THE LA VERNE CEMETERY.

EVERYBODY STEPPED UP IN THE LAST HOUR, AND WE ACTUALLY EXCEEDED THE NUMBER THAT WE NEEDED.

SO I WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE, BUT THAT'S ONLY HALF THE WORK.

THE OTHER HALF IS ACTUALLY PLACING THE WREATHS ON THE HEADSTONES AND THAT WILL BE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.

I SUGGEST PEOPLE GET THERE EARLY BECAUSE PARKING AND ON B STREET GETS TOUGH, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A SMALL SERVICE WITH THE VETERANS FROM VFW, AND THEN THEY WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO DO IT.

THERE'S A SALUTE YOU NAME, YOU SAY THE NAME OF THE DECEDENT AND THEN PLACE THE WREATH ON THERE AND IT'S WELL, FOR ME, I HAVE A LOT OF PAZ FAMILY THAT'S MILITARY, BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T, IT'S A VERY MOVING CEREMONY.

I SUGGEST EVERYBODY DO IT AT LEAST ONCE IN THEIR LIFE.

IT'S A WAY OF GIVING BACK, ESPECIALLY TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HERE.

SO JUST BRIEFLY, TO KNOW THAT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AT THAT VERY MOMENT, VETERANS ARE BEING HONORED ALL ACROSS THE NATION AND EVEN ABROAD.

SO IT IS A BIG DEAL.

SO I ASK AND ENCOURAGE THE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. POGCHAMP. 9:00, 9:00, 9:00.

I JUST WANT TO TAYLOR ON TO THAT ONE.

I DO APPRECIATE IT. I KNOW THAT CYNTHIA GAVALDON HAD TALKED TO JOE GABALDON, HER HUSBAND, WHO WAS THE DAY THE DAY BEFORE, AND IT CLOSED.

I THINK IT WAS ON THE 28TH OR.

AND THEY WERE STILL SHY.

UM. QUITE A FEW 170, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

BUT CYNTHIA WAS ABLE TO GET 100 PLUS 108, 107 TWO, AND THEN IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF 30 OR 40 TO FINISH.

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AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT IS IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS.

AND IT'S A PRETTY, REALLY COOL TIME TO GO OUT THERE AND HAVE THE GIRL SCOUTS AND ALL OF THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

AND JUST TO KNOW THAT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, THIS IS HAPPENING, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING TO CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS.

SO THANK YOU TO CYNTHIA GAVALDON AND JOE GABALDON, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

AND FOR ALL THOSE THAT DID PARTICIPATE, IT WAS $17 PLUS A FEW DOLLARS EXTRA JUST FOR THE FEES.

BUT WE EXCEEDED IT, WHICH IS WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

SO NEXT YEAR WE'LL MAKE SURE WE START EARLY AND WE CAN START.

DON'T HAVE TO HIT THAT.

YOU KNOW THAT.

RUSH. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ANYONE ELSE IN THE.

MR.. MR.. JOHNSON.

UH LA VERNE. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN IS HAVING THEIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10TH AT 4:00 PM.

AND EVERYBODY IS WELCOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. MR. CROSBY, IT'S ALL ABOUT HOLIDAY MUSIC.

WE HAVE THE BONITA CHAMBER SINGERS THAT SANG BEFORE US THIS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE MEETING.

THEY ARE TOMORROW AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.

AND THEN THEY ARE ON SATURDAY YULETIDE AT THE BCA AT 2 P.M.

AND 7 P.M..

AND THEN WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE CHAMBER SINGERS ON DECEMBER 10TH AT 4 P.M.

IN THE MORGAN AUDITORIUM.

AND WHAT TIME IS IT AT THE METHODIST CHURCH TOMORROW? SEVEN SEVEN WHEN MY WIFE TELLS ME I HAVE TO GO.

NOT A M P M.

YEAH. THANK YOU. MR. CASH. THANK YOU.

MAYOR. JUST A FRIENDLY REMINDER.

A SPARK OF LOVE. WE'RE STILL TAKING DONATIONS, TOO.

TO ALL OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE.

UH, IT'S. THOSE AMAZING BOXES ARE AVAILABLE HERE AT CITY HALL AND AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING THERE.

SO PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT I WANT TO THANK CRAZY BEAR CYCLES.

WHO REALLY IS GOING TO DO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR? WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO DONATE SOME MORE BIKES.

I'LL BE ABLE TO COME DOWN THERE TO KIND OF HELP BUILD THE BIKES AND BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM, LIKE, WE'RE GOING TO PASS IT OUT AT HILLCREST LIKE WE DID BEFORE.

WE'RE STILL GOING TO PASS IT OUT AT HILLCREST.

THAT'S STILL THE PLAN AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME MORE BIKES DONE.

I'M GOING TO GET SOME BIKES AND WE ALWAYS DO EVERY YEAR.

GREAT. THANK YOU. GREAT.

THANK YOU. AND WINTER WONDERLAND.

THAT'S THE SATURDAY THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M.

TO 1 P.M.

AT HERITAGE PARK, WHICH IS AMAZING.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FUN TIME AND IT'LL BE NICE TO KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE COOL THAT DAY.

SO THE SNOW WILL LAST LONGER.

VERY GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

YES. SO TWO THINGS TOMORROW, IF ANYONE IS AVAILABLE FROM 10 TO 4 P.M., THERE IS A BLOOD DRIVE HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

AND I KNOW I SAY THIS A LOT, BUT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF BLOOD AND IT IS REALLY NECESSARY.

SO IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE, ABLE AND WILLING ANYTIME BETWEEN 10 AND 4 TOMORROW AT THE UNIVERSITY.

ALSO, TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH HAS A SLEW OF EVENTS HAPPENING THIS MONTH AT THEIR WELLNESS CENTER, SO I URGE FOLKS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT RESOURCE.

I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, BUT YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A REALLY FUN TIME, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE A VERY STRESSFUL TIME FOR PEOPLE.

AND SO REALLY TAKING CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO ONE OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS THEY HAVE IS MOVIE NIGHT AT THE WELLNESS CENTER THIS FRIDAY EVENING FROM 6 TO 730, AND THEY'LL BE SCREENING HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT ON OUR WEBSITE, WE HAVE MANY, MANY THINGS GOING ON THIS MONTH OF DECEMBER.

SO PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO OUR WEBSITE AT THE BACK OF THE AGENDA PACKET.

THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION OF THE UPCOMINGS OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE.

WE DID THE HOLIDAY STROLL THIS WEEKEND.

WE HAD THE TREE LIGHTING MONROE SQUARE, THEY HAD THE CANINE FOUNDATION DINNER, AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE STAFF, THE POLICE, FIRE, PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, OUR BUILDINGS ARE DECORATED FOR CHRISTMAS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

MR.. DOMER AND STAFF, I THINK THE RESIDENTS REALLY LOVE IT.

THEY HAVE LIGHTING ON OUR BUILDINGS TO HAVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS DECORATED WITH ALL SORTS OF GREAT STUFF.

THERE'S DEER, THERE'S ARCHES, AND THEY HAD A BIG DECORATING CEREMONY ON SATURDAY.

SO KUDOS TO ALL OF YOU.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS ONE OF THOSE CHRISTMASES.

I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL THAT WE'RE CELEBRATING IT.

AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE OUR MANAGEMENT ALL THE WAY TO OUR DIRECTORS THAT IT WAS A FUN DAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON AND I WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND HELP THEM PUT SOME OF THE BRAND NEW DECORATIONS TOGETHER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHIEF.

YEAH, YEAH, BOTH CHIEFS.

BUT ANYWAY, MR. DOMER, I WAS GOING TO SAY AND APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT AND ALL THAT STUFF.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS A GREAT SEASON, AND THE STAFF ARE APPRECIATIVE OF COMING INTO A PLACE WHERE IT IS DECORATED LIKE THAT.

AND IF THE RESIDENTS LOVE THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE THE FACT THAT THE LA VERNE LINK MOBILE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD, THAT YOU GO TO THE GOOGLE STORE OR TO THE APPLE STORE. THERE'S ALREADY BEEN OVER 300 DOWNLOADS OF THE LA VERNE LINK MOBILE APPLICATION.

IT'S YOUR EASY WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE CITY.

YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF GRAFFITI.

IT WILL KNOW WHERE IT'S AT, YOU CAN SUBMIT IT, AND SO IT'S JUST AN EASY WAY TO SUBMIT POTHOLES, OTHER REQUESTS.

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SO GO TO YOUR APPLE STORE OR GOOGLE STORE.

IF YOU HAVE AN ANDROID AND SEARCH FOR LA VERNE LINK.

IT IS YOUR MOBILE APP AND IT GETS YOU COUNCIL INFORMATION, CALENDAR ISSUES, AND A DIRECT CONNECT TO THE CITY.

SO COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON'S KIND OF CHEWING ON ME BECAUSE HE SAID, DID YOU LOAD THE APP? I SAID, NO, EVERYBODY ELSE HAS THE APP LOADED ON THEIR PHONES.

WE ALL HAVE IT NOW.

YOU GUYS WERE ALL SENT A FLIER IN THE MAIL BY DINNER.

NOW? YES, WHATEVER.

THAT'S FINE. UM, YOU GUYS WERE SENT IN THE MAIL, SANTA'S ROUTE AND YOUR TRACKER.

SANTA TRACKER. BUT ALSO ON THAT SANTA TRACKER, THERE WERE SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT ARE GOING ON.

SO AS WE'VE ALL STATED, WE DON'T COMMUNICATE ENOUGH.

AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO GET THAT OUT.

WE'RE ANYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN OUR CITY.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALL PAY ATTENTION TO THE WEBSITES, DOWNLOAD THEM ON YOUR PHONE, WHICH I HAVEN'T DONE YET, WHICH I WILL DO TONIGHT BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO SHAME ANYMORE. UM.

AS AN UPDATE. THE BOARD MEETING FOR THE PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT IS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 9 A.M.

THIS MEETING WAS CONFIRMED AFTER THE POSTING OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA AND THEREFORE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS.

UM, WITH NO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL ANY REQUEST TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

SECOND. I'LL.

SECOND. OH, PLEASE.

THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OTHER MATTERS.

[OTHER MATTERS]

WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TONIGHT.

THE FIRST MATTER IS THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM FOR THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORTH ANDREA BLAKINGER TO PROVIDE THIS PRESENTATION.

ROBIN. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

THIS EVENING, I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE PROPOSED 2024 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, I WILL DISCUSS WHAT IS A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, AND HOW IT WILL BE UTILIZED HERE AT THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

SO A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS A DOCUMENT THAT CONTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE CITY'S PRIORITIES AND STANCES ON VARIOUS ISSUES THAT ARE RELATED TO LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. THIS DOCUMENT IS USED AS A POINT OF REFERENCE FOR CITY STAFF AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES.

WHEN WE ARE REVIEWING LEGISLATIVE BILLS THAT ARE PROPOSED AND RESPONDING EFFECTIVELY TO THESE MATTERS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAPIDLY EVOLVING LEGISLATURE.

EVERY YEAR, THOUSANDS OF BILLS ARE PROPOSED, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS PLATFORM AS A POINT OF REFERENCE TO CONCENTRATE OUR EFFORTS SO THAT WE ARE EFFECTIVELY MONITORING BILLS THAT MOST IMPACT THE CITY, AND WE CAN EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THESE BILLS.

ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE CAN EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THE RAPIDLY CHANGING LEGISLATURE AND THE VARIOUS BILLS THEY PROPOSE, CURRENTLY WITHOUT A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

ANY POSITION LETTER THAT WE WANT TO WRITE, EITHER IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF A BILL THAT'S PROPOSED, MUST BE PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APPROVAL BEFORE IT CAN BE SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE.

AS THERE IS PUBLIC HEARINGS CONSTANTLY AND BILLS ARE FLYING THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO THESE.

INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR ONE OF THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS THAT WE HOST ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

SO WITH THE ADOPTION OF A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, WE WILL BE ABLE TO STREAMLINE OUR ADVOCACY BY CREATING LETTERS THAT ARE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND SENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WITHOUT NEEDING TO GO BEFORE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APPROVAL.

BUT OF COURSE, THERE ARE SOME BILLS THAT ARE OF DIRE IMPORTANCE THAT WE WANT TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ON, OR THEY'RE CONTROVERSIAL IN NATURE.

WE WILL STILL BRING THOSE TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION, FOR APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND THEN SENT TO THE LEGISLATURE, SO WE WILL DO A MIX OF BOTH OPTIONS.

ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF ADOPTING A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS THAT IT INSTILLS A CULTURE OF PROACTIVE MONITORING AND ENSURES THAT WE ARE AWARE OF ANY NEW LAWS THAT ARE ADOPTED THAT IMPACT CITY GOVERNANCE.

SO THESE MEASURES ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS PROACTIVE INSTEAD OF REACTIVE TO NEW LAWS THAT ARE ADOPTED, AND MAKES US MORE RESILIENT IN THE LONG RUN.

ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS IS ASSEMBLY BILL 1572, AND THAT IDENTIFIED THAT POTABLE WATER THAT IS USED TO IRRIGATE NONFUNCTIONAL TURF WILL NO LONGER BE ALLOWED BY MUNICIPALITIES, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2027.

THIS BILL IS AN UNFUNDED MANDATE FROM THE STATE DOWN TO US THAT WE HAVE TO CREATE VAST CHANGES TO OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS OR CHANGE OUR LANDSCAPING PRACTICES.

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THAT WAY. WE ARE READY BY THAT JANUARY 1ST DEADLINE IF 2027.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE VARIOUS BILLS THAT ARE ADOPTED EVERY YEAR INTO LAW THAT SHAPE HOW WE FUNCTION.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROACTIVELY AWARE OF THOSE BILLS AND CAN EFFECTIVELY RESPOND ONCE THEY ARE ADOPTED.

OKAY, SO THE CITY OF LA VERNE PLATFORM WAS DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A TEAM FROM TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

WE PARTNER WITH THEM FOR GRANT AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, AND THEIR EXPERTISE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN DEVELOPING THIS PLATFORM.

WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON THE PHONE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION, THE PLATFORM WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTORS OF EVERY CITY DEPARTMENT HERE TO ENSURE THAT THEY PROVIDED THEIR INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE SO THAT THE PLATFORM IS AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF THE NEEDS OF THE CITY RIGHT NOW AND WHAT WE MAY NEED IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

THE WAY THAT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS ORGANIZED IS WITHIN THREE SECTIONS.

THE FIRST SECTION IS THE PURPOSE.

IT GENERALLY DEFINES WHY WE DEVELOP A PLATFORM AND ITS INTENT BEHIND IT.

THE FOLLOWING SECTION IS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES.

THESE ARE THE OVERARCHING GOALS THAT THE CITY IS CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP.

THOSE ARE PRESERVING LOCAL CONTROL, PROMOTING FISCAL STABILITY, AND SUPPORTING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.

NOW, THESE GUIDING PRINCIPLES SHAPE ALL THE POSITION STATEMENTS THAT ARE LISTED THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

THE POSITION STATEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE PLATFORM ARE BROKEN DOWN BY TOPIC AREA, SO THAT THEY'RE EASY TO NAVIGATE, AND THE STATEMENTS ARE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BROAD, AND THAT'S TO ENSURE THAT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM CAN ENCOMPASS NUMEROUS LEGISLATIVE MATTERS, WHILE ALSO KEEPING THE DOCUMENT BRIEF SO THAT CITY STAFF AND ADVOCATES CAN EASILY NAVIGATE THAT DOCUMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

DURING THIS TIME, WE WILL NOT GO LINE BY LINE THROUGHOUT THAT PLATFORM, SO PLEASE REVIEW AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN DISCUSS THEM AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION AS WELL. UPON ADOPTION, A FEW THINGS WILL HAPPEN WITH THIS LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

FIRST, IT IS A VERY PUBLIC DOCUMENT.

IT DOES EXPRESS ALL OF THE VALUES HERE AT THE CITY AND WHAT WE'RE STRIVING TOWARDS.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S EASY FOR ANYONE TO ACCESS ON THE CITY WEBSITE, SO IT WILL RESIDE WITHIN THE CITY MANAGER'S SECTION OF THE CITY WEBSITE, AND THE PLATFORM WILL BE THERE, ALONG WITH ANY POSITION LETTERS THAT WE CREATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SEND TO THE LEGISLATURE.

OVER TIME, THEY'LL BE ORGANIZED BY YEAR, SO ANY RESIDENT CAN GO TO THAT PAGE AND SEE THE HISTORY OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

AND ALL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORMS WILL RESIDE ON THAT PAGE AS WELL.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, AS THIS IS REGARDING LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, WE WILL BE SENDING THIS TO ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THAT WAY, THEY CAN BE AWARE OF THE CITY'S NEEDS AND CAN EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE WHAT WE WANT FROM THEM AS WELL.

ON INDIA. EXCUSE ME.

INTERNALLY, CITY STAFF AND THE LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATES WILL REVIEW PROPOSED BILLS THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WILL TRACK THE BILLS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF HOW THEY EVOLVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND IF THEY ARE PROPOSED INTO LAW.

THAT WAY, WE CAN IMMEDIATELY REPORT STAFF OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO WITH THE NEW LAWS GO INTO EFFECT.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE CERTAIN BILLS THAT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE OUR POSITIONS CLEAR.

SO WE WILL BE DRAFTING LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OR REQUEST AMENDMENTS AND SEND THOSE TO THE LEGISLATURE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AGAIN, THOSE WILL RESIDE ON THE WEBSITE FOR ANYONE TO SEE.

ADDITIONALLY, THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS A ONGOING, EVOLVING DOCUMENT.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY YEAR WE REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT BEFORE THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

SO COME FALL OF 20.

YEAH. WITH.

SO. JUST A QUICK CHANGE.

WHILE WE'RE DOING THIS, I'LL ENTERTAIN NO JEOPARDY MUSIC.

ROBIN. KEN. YOU'RE DOING AMAZING.

JUST CONTINUE.

OKAY. CAN YOU START OVER, PLEASE? I RESPECTFULLY DECLINE TO START.

GOT IT. YOU GOT IT, BOSS.

EVERY FALL, WE WILL BRING THIS PLATFORM BEFORE THE COUNCIL AGAIN TO REVIEW IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CONTINUES TO MEET THE CITY'S NEEDS, AND ALSO REFLECTS ANY NEW CHANGES THAT THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SO EVERY FALL, IT WILL COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

SO THAT WAY IT'S READY FOR THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WITH THAT IN MIND, I HAVE KEY DATES OF THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR EVERYONE TO SEE FIRST, JANUARY 3RD IS WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION RECONVENES, AND HENCE WHY WE'RE BRINGING IT BEFORE YOU. NOW, JUST TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AMPLE TIME TO REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT AND HAVE IT READY COME NEXT YEAR.

MAY 24TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR EACH HOUSE TO INTRODUCE BILLS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE HOUSE, AKA THE HOUSE OF REPS AND THE SENATE, AND THEY WILL GO TO BOTH SIDES FROM THERE.

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AUGUST 31ST IS THE LAST DAY FOR EACH HOUSE TO PASS BILLS, AND SEPTEMBER 30TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN OR VETO ANY BILLS.

AND OF COURSE, THROUGHOUT THESE DATES, THERE ARE MANY MORE DEADLINES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY TRACKING.

WHEN ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS OCCURRING? BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY THROUGHOUT EVERY MONTH, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SENDING POSITION STATEMENTS THROUGHOUT THOSE DEADLINES AS WELL.

HERE WE GO. AND SO FOR THIS EVENING, OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.

AND THEN OUR ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TO DIRECT STAFF FOR FURTHER DIRECTION.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND IMPLEMENT THEM AND THEN BRING IT FORWARD TO COUNCIL AT A LATER CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

YES. AND WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, LEAVE IT OPEN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION.

I THINK WE WANT TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.

ANDREA. BEAUTIFUL JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT DON'T GO ANYWHERE.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MS.. BEAUCHAMP. MR. GABALDON. GOOD EVENING.

MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.

UM, I WOULD ASK THAT THIS COUNCIL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER PUMPING THE BRAKES ON THIS, BECAUSE IF YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH JUST LAYING DOWN AND ACCEPTING WHATEVER THE COUNTY, THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO DISH OUT.

AND AND THEN AS A TAXPAYER, I'M GOING TO ASK MYSELF, WHY ARE YOU HERE? WHAT WHAT JOB IS IT THAT YOU'RE DOING? IF WE'RE GOING TO JUST FOLLOW WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO SET FORTH? THERE'S SOME VERY DANGEROUS VERBIAGE IN THIS LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.

I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ACTUALLY TOOK THE TIME TO READ THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE PACKET WAS PRETTY HEFTY THIS TIME AROUND.

BUT I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THE MOST OBVIOUS AND THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL, WHICH IS THE AS AS ALL OF YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY PERTAINING TO THAT BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE FEES AND THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL PSYCH EVALUATION THAT YOU ARE REQUIRING.

YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAD THAT SHOOTING IN SAN DIMAS A WEEK AGO.

GENTLEMAN IN HIS OWN GARAGE SHOT TO DEATH.

AND YOU'RE TAKING THAT AWAY FROM THE PEOPLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.

BUT THERE IS A WHOLE SECTION IN HERE ABOUT FIRE REFORM.

AND I JUST THINK THAT IT'S JUST.

SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND BEFORE YOU JUST SAY, YEAH, CITY LA VERNE IS GOING TO ABIDE BY WHATEVER DANGEROUS THINGS ARE SIGNED INTO LAW.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNED WHEN HE WAS ABUSING HIS POWER UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR THE PANDEMIC, WHICH MANY OF THAT MAY STILL BE NULLIFIED BECAUSE OF THAT LAWSUIT.

I JUST, YOU KNOW.

YOU VOTED AS A COUNCIL TO GO AGAINST, YOU KNOW, THE CITY AND JOIN THE LAWSUIT WITH THE OTHER CITIES FOR THE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL FOR WHAT THEY VOTED ON.

AND IT'S LIKE, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AWAY.

YOU'RE GOING TO JUST GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT WHATEVER IT IS THAT THEY'RE DISHING OUT.

I JUST THINK THAT IS A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS THING THAT YOU'RE.

THIS CLOSE TO AGREEING TO AND YOU'RE TAKING AWAY.

IT'S ANOTHER IT'S IT'S IT'S LIKE DISTRICT VOTING ALL OVER AGAIN.

WE'RE NOT EVEN GOING TO HAVE A SAY BECAUSE IF YOU AGREE TO THIS, THE STAFFS WHEN THE LAWS ARE PASSED AND THE STAFF'S GOING TO DO THE WORK AND SAY, OKAY, WELL, WE APPROVE IT AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE IN A CONSENT CALENDAR, IT'S NOT EVEN GOING TO BE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

AND UNLESS SOMEBODY LIKE RICK BOWEN OR MYSELF CONTACTS.

CITY MANAGER AND REQUESTED TO BE PULLED, IT JUST FLIES UNDER THE RADAR.

IT'S JUST DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE MADE PROGRESS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SLAP US AT THE END OF THE YEAR WITH THIS.

THIS IS. THIS IS HEAVY DUTY STUFF.

I REALLY WISH YOU GUYS WOULD TABLE IT, DISCUSS IT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, MAYBE HAVE A STUDY SESSION FOR PEOPLE ON THIS SIDE OF THE FENCE TO UNDERSTAND IT A LITTLE BIT BETTER, AND WHAT IT IS THAT YOU, IF YOU CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT.

WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS..

BEAUCHAMP. MR. GABALDON.

GOOD EVENING. I WASN'T PLANNING TO BE HERE TONIGHT FOR A PERSONAL REASON, BUT I CAME BECAUSE I GOT WIND OF THE PLATFORM BEING PUBLISHED AND I VERY QUICKLY READ THROUGH IT TODAY.

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UM, ONE, I THINK IF YOU RECALL, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, I SUGGESTED THAT WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR THE CITY BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING WHY SO MANY OF THESE BIG ISSUES WERE COMING UP AND THERE WASN'T REALLY THE CONVERSATION GOING ON ABOUT HOW DID WE GET THERE, HOW DID WE GET TO HAVING THIS KIND OF LIKE INTENSE ENVIRONMENT OVER SOME OF THOSE, THOSE ISSUES OF THE PAST? AND I THINK OF THE 80, I THINK, ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED IN HERE, UM, I COULD PROBABLY GO THROUGH PROBABLY A THIRD OF THEM IF I WAS GIVEN THE TIME. UM.

WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF BE LIKE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF, OF THE WHOLE BUT A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LANGUAGE IN THERE.

YOU THE USE OF WORDS LIKE VITAL, WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF VITAL? THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THERE, IS MY POINT.

BUT I ALSO RECALL THAT I WAS TOLD A WHILE BACK THAT POLITICS DIDN'T MATTER IN THE CITY, THAT YOUR POLITICAL AFFILIATION DID NOT MATTER IN THE CITY, DIDN'T MATTER WHEN YOU RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL, DIDN'T MATTER.

RIGHT? UM, THIS REEKS OF MATTER IN PARTICULAR.

I'LL SAY IT. I'M A REPUBLICAN, OKAY.

AND I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM OR ON THE DAIS.

THAT'S THAT'S THAT IS.

MAYBE REPUBLICAN FROM THE STANDPOINT OF SOMEBODY WHO RAN FOR CITY COUNCIL AND WAS TOLD THAT THAT DIDN'T MATTER.

BUT IN HERE IN TOWNSEND'S REPORT, IT CALLS OUT REPUBLICANS IN A NEGATIVE CONNOTATION.

AND EVERY OTHER PERSON NAMED IN THAT DOCUMENT BY TOWNSEND IS A DEMOCRAT THAT BASICALLY VOUCHES FOR THEIR INITIATIVES, THEIR AGENDA, AND WHAT IT IS THEY'RE PROPONENTS OF.

AND IF LA VERNE IS GOING TO GET ITSELF INVOLVED IN A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, I THINK THE REST OF THE CITY IN THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT THIS MEANS, AND WHO IT IS THAT WE'RE TAKING THESE, THESE GUIDELINES FROM.

BECAUSE WHILE LIKE I SAID, I GENERALLY AGREE WITH THE MAJORITY OF IT, SOME OF IT I DON'T AND SOME OF IT TALKS TO THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FIX, BUT IT DOESN'T TALK TO THE ISSUES THAT CAUSE THOSE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE FIXED.

SO IF WE'RE REALLY GOING TO BE OPEN AND FAIR AND GET ALONG IN THE CITY, THEN ONE, I DON'T THINK THE POLITICS SHOULD COME INTO PLAY EVER.

I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE HONEST AND OPEN ABOUT THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE CALLING OUT ONE PREFERENCE OF POLITICAL AFFILIATION OVER ANOTHER IN A DOCUMENT POSED BY THE CITY.

AND I THINK, GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU KNOW, I THINK I DO A LOT IN THIS CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY WITH NO BENEFIT TO ME, REALLY.

YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALLY, I DON'T LOOK FOR THE ACCOLADES.

I DON'T LOOK FOR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY.

I'M NOT EMPLOYED BY THE CITY.

I'M NOT EMPLOYED BY ANYBODY IN THE CITY.

MY FAMILY DOES THINGS FOR THE CITY.

BUT WHEN I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I GO, WHAT IS THE CITY DOING FOR FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR FAMILIES LIKE ME WITHOUT HAVING TO CALL THEM OUT? SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT POINT TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABALDON. AND AND, MR. MAYOR. YEAH.

MR. MAYOR, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT.

THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM ARE THE FIRST.

YEAH. PAGE 33 OF 38.

IT'S THE 80 ITEMS. I BELIEVE WHAT MR. GABALDON IS REFERRING TO IS TOWNSEND PROVIDES US AT THE END OF THE YEAR, A LEGISLATIVE WRAP UP.

SO THEY GO OVER ALL THE LEGISLATION THAT HAS GONE THROUGH DURING THE YEAR 2023, WHAT'S BEEN SIGNED, WHAT'S GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1ST.

AND THAT'S WHERE THAT INFORMATION IS.

UM, THE REALITY IS, IS THAT STATE GOVERNMENT IS CONTROLLED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

UM, AND SO, YES, A LOT OF THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW.

MAJORITY OF THEM, I BELIEVE, ARE FROM DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATORS.

SO IT'S NOT PART OF OUR PLATFORM.

THE PLATFORM IS, IF YOU READ IT, I THINK IT IS VERY FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE AND VERY.

UM, FLEXIBLE AND POLITICALLY NEUTRAL.

ANYTHING THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO DEBATE AT THE COUNCIL ITSELF, WE WOULD BRING ON AN OPEN MEETING FOR DISCUSSION TO GET PUBLIC INPUT. SO, UM, THE LAST THING I EVER WANT TO DO IS SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT ON SOMETHING THAT I DON'T BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD SUPPORT.

SO ANYTHING THAT WE BELIEVE IS, UM, YOU KNOW, HAS A POLITICAL NATION NOTION TO IT HAS A CONTROVERSY TO IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

UM, FIRST OF ALL, AS PART OF THE PROCESS, WE ALWAYS CHECK WITH THE MAYOR TO SAY, MAYOR, WOULD YOU BE OKAY SIGNING THIS? THE PLATFORM GIVES US A LITTLE BIT BETTER PARAMETERS IN WHICH TO DETERMINE WHAT TO BRING TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

UM, SO IT IS DESIGNED TO BE FLEXIBLE, BUT IT IS APOLITICAL FROM OUR STANDPOINT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THERE'S OVER 3000 BILLS THAT ARE INTRODUCED EVERY YEAR,

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THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? YES, SIR, MR. BERNARD. I'VE JUST GOT A SHORT THING TO GO WITH THE TRAINS COMING THROUGH AT 4:00, WHERE THIS IS A DIFFERENT SUBJECT.

THAT'LL BE ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

OKAY. I'M SORRY, I GOT YOUR CARD.

WE'RE READY TO GO. YOU KNOW, SOUND LIKE A TRAIN OUT FRONT.

DID YOU? YOU STAGED THAT? I'M SORRY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM HERE? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING UP THE DAIS.

I JUST AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS, BOTH OF YOU ON THIS ITEM.

THIS IS ACTUALLY FOR US TO BRING FORWARD FOR US TO REVIEW ANY BILLS THAT WOULD AFFECT OUR CITY IN ANY WAY, AND I WANT TO ALSO PUT IN THERE ALSO.

ANDREA, YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

UM, BUT ALSO IS THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ON THE CITY STEERING CITY MANAGER STEERING COMMITTEE CORRECT WITH THOSE MEETINGS? YES. AND I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THE COG SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THEY REVIEW THESE BILLS, WHETHER IT BE A REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT.

THE THE PROBLEM IS A LOT OF THESE BILLS, AS WE KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH HOUSING AND RAPID REHOUSING, THEY AFFECT HOW WE LIVE.

SO I THINK IT'S MORE A REVIEW AND ALSO REVIEW WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEN ANYTHING COMES FORWARD ON THESE BILLS, WE'LL ALSO UTILIZE THE COG BECAUSE WE GO THROUGH THESE THE SAME ISSUE.

AS WE SAID LAST TIME, MISS BEAUCHAMP, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BRING THOSE FORWARD AND BRING MORE INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY SO WE CAN LOOK AT THESE THINGS AS A WHOLE IN A BODY AS AS A COMMUNITY, HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT US.

AND I AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CLARIFICATION, BUT I THINK THIS IS MOVING FORWARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ALL GET THESE BILLS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE PASSED AND THERE'S REALLY NO SAY.

NOW THE COG DOES DO OPPOSITION LETTERS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

BUT I THINK AS A CITY, AS US, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALIGNED WITH THE OTHER CITIES IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.

AS A HAMMER OF ONE IS NOT ENOUGH, IT HAS TO BE A HAMMER OF MANY.

TO SAY THIS IS UNFAIR, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE BILLS THAT WE'VE ALL SEEN, THERE IS NO FINANCIAL STABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR OUR CITIES, AND IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR US. THE POTABLE WATER ALONE.

WE'RE TALKING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE'RE WE CAN'T DO THAT.

THERE'S JUST NO WAY.

AND SO THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE.

THEN YOU BRING ALL THE HOUSING ISSUES UP.

BUT I THINK WHAT WE'RE DOING IS STEPPING INTO THE NEXT LEVEL BEING LET'S BE TRANSPARENT.

LET'S DISCUSS THESE AS A BODY, DISCUSS THIS AS A CITY.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE BRING IN THE COG TO DO THAT TOO, BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALIGNED WITH OTHER CITIES THAT AFFECT THEIR COMMUNITIES JUST LIKE IT AFFECTS OURS.

SO I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHEN ONCE WE REVIEW THIS AND AND PUT THIS IN EFFECT, AM I NOT CORRECT? OKAY. UM, MR. CROSBY. UH, I AGREE, I SPOKE WITH CITY MANAGER DOMER YESTERDAY AND MAYOR HEPBURN TODAY AFTER READING THIS. THIS IS A HEFTY DOCUMENT AND IT IS.

THERE'S A LOT TO AGREE WITH WITH WITH MAJORITY.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS BEEN OUT TO OUR PUBLIC AND THAT WE ARE REVIEWING IT.

SO I WOULD MOVE UH, TODAY AFTER TO TABLE IT TILL THE NEXT MEETING.

SO AND THEN VOTE ON IT THE NEXT MEETING JUST SO THAT IT IS OUT THERE.

AND MANY MORE PEOPLE GET A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO READ IT AND COMMENT ON IT.

AND IF WE DO NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO IT.

THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

I WOULD ALSO AGREE WITH THAT POSITION, BECAUSE I DO THINK BECAUSE THIS IS NEW FOR OUR CITY AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU KNOW, TO MR. GABALDON'S POINT, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN REFERRED TO IN THE PAST BUT HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED, I THINK, TO ALLEVIATE CONFUSION AND TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS, THAT IT IS ALLOWED TO SIT OUT THERE AND AND WE NEED TO DRIVE SOCIAL MEDIA TRAFFIC AND INFORMATION OUT THERE SO PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY READ IT AND UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT OUR RECOMMENDED PLATFORM MIGHT BE VERSUS WHAT TOWNSEND'S REPORT IS, BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS MAYBE SOME, UM, YOU KNOW, CONFUSING THE TWO. SO MAYBE AN FAQ IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND TO PREPARE AN FAQ THAT WOULD ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WE COULD PUT UP ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THOSE ANSWERS EASILY AVAILABLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS SO THAT WE CAN VOTE ON THIS AT OUR NEXT DECEMBER MEETING.

BECAUSE I DO WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT SINCE THE LEGISLATURE OPENS BACK UP, UM, JANUARY 3RD, I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS READY TO GO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.

JOHNSON. AND WENDY, YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION AS FAR AS THE URGENCY.

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THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN, THAT IF WE WERE TO POSTPONE THIS A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THAT WOULD BE PLENTY OF TIME TO POSTPONE IT TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT GIVES US ENOUGH TIME.

DOES THAT BE A PROBLEM WITH JANUARY? MR. DOMER? UM, WE'LL BE HAVING A MEETING ON JANUARY 15TH.

UM, WE COULD TAKE IT UP THEN.

UM, AGAIN.

SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF INTRODUCTIONS OF LEGISLATION, A LOT OF LEGISLATION THAT IS INTRODUCED AT THAT TIME.

UM, AH, YOU KNOW, SHELL PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT DON'T GET MUCH TO THEM BASED ON THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.

SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH BRINGING IT BACK ON THE 15TH INSTEAD OF THE DECEMBER 18TH.

SO CONTINUE IT UNTIL THAT TIME.

WELL, I WOULD MOVE TO BRING IT BACK ON THE 18TH, BUT THEN BRING IT BACK ON THE 15TH JUST SO WE HAVE MORE DISCUSSION ON IT.

THAT'S HAPPENING. SO WE CAN BRING IT BACK ON THE 18TH, AND THEN WE CAN MAYBE MAKE A FINAL DECISION AT OUR JANUARY MEETING IN 2024.

YEAH. SO, UM, JANUARY 15TH IS A MONDAY.

IT'S MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY.

SO THE MEETING WILL BE JANUARY 16TH ON THAT TUESDAY.

SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS BRING IT BACK.

AS ANOTHER MATTER, WE'LL CONTINUE IT TO THE DECEMBER 18TH MEETING, IF THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF COUNCIL.

AND AT THAT TIME, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WILL BE CONTINUE IT TO THE MEETING OF JANUARY 16TH, AT WHICH TIME FINAL ACTION COULD BE TAKEN.

AND AT THAT POINT, HOPEFULLY THERE'S ENOUGH INTERACTION.

WE'LL GET THE WEBSITE UP AND RUNNING AND WE CAN HAVE A BUTTON ON THERE TO SOLICIT COMMENTS ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM TO.

EXCELLENT. THAT'S MORE CASH.

YOU GOOD WITH THAT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR EVERYBODY TO KIND OF READ THIS AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF IT AND, YOU KNOW, TRANSPARENCY THAT IT OFFERS.

AND I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO GIVE PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO BE A PART OF A, UM, THIS LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, YOU KNOW, GET THEIR INPUT ON SOME OF THE THINGS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST ONE SIDED OR WHATEVER SOME MIGHT BE.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, ORIGINALLY WE WERE LOOKING AT DOING A STUDY SESSION ON IT, BUT WE KIND OF RAN OUT OF TIME THIS YEAR.

SO THIS FULFILLS THAT PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING IT, HAVING IT KIND OF OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC ENTITY LONGER THAN THE NORMAL TIME, AND THEN GETTING SOME FURTHER DIRECTION AND THEN FINALLY BRINGING IT BACK IN JANUARY.

IS IT? AND I DON'T WANT TO BE UNREASONABLE, BUT IS IT UNREASONABLE TO ASK FOR AN FAQ BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR? OH NO. YEAH WE WILL.

I'M GETTING A HEAD NOD FROM ANDREA THAT YES, SHE WILL WORK ON THAT.

I DO, I DO WANT TO COMMENT ON I DO WANT TO COMMENT ON MR. GABALDON'S COMMENT.

NO MATTER IF YOU'RE A REPUBLICAN, A DEMOCRAT OR AN INDEPENDENT.

WHEN A BILL STINKS, IT STINKS AND WE HAVE TO PAY.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT IT AFFECTS WHATEVER AFFECTS OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IT HAS TREMENDOUSLY.

I KNOW THAT SCOTT WIENER HAS PUT OUT A BUNCH OF OF BILLS THAT ARE JUST CRIPPLING OUR CITIES AS FAR AS SEQUA AND RAPID REHOUSING, AND WE NEED TO HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO THIS IS OUR NEXT STEP.

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS, BUT AND I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO DIGEST THIS.

WE MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. SO DO WE NEED A VOTE ON THIS TO PUT IT TO THE VOTE TO CONTINUE IT TO DECEMBER? THEN I WOULD LIKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE.

MR. JOHNSON. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER.

TILL THE NEXT. THE DECEMBER 18TH COUNCIL MEETING.

OH, PLEASE. THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS AND THE AUDIENCE.

APPRECIATE IT. WE MOVE ON TO THE SECOND MATTER.

REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER UPDATE.

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

ANDREA. GREAT JOB, BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU. THAT THAT WAS HER FIRST PRESENTATION AND I WANT TO DO.

SHE ROCKED IT. SHE DID ROCK IT.

ROCKED IT. UM, AND NOW AND NOW, MISTER MAYOR.

CAREFUL THAT SOMEBODY ON HIS 27TH PRESENTATION AND HE BETTER.

WELL, GET IT GOOD AND RIGHT.

UH, ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR.

MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF.

UH, BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY FESTIVE SPIRIT THAT WE'RE IN, I'M GOING TO KEEP MY PRESENTATION SHORT, BUT IT IS TO FORMALLY COMMUNICATE TO COUNCIL OUR PROGRESS AND OUR QUEST TO REGIONALIZE OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER.

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SO THAT IS A WIN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

SO LIKE I SAID IN THE.

HOLIDAY SPIRIT. WE'RE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN HOPES OF ACHIEVING ALL THE BENEFITS THAT ARE OUTLINED WITHIN THE REPORT.

WE ARE CONTINUING TO STRUGGLE WITH PERSONNEL AND STAFFING LEVELS, AND WE FEEL THAT REGIONALIZATION WILL ADDRESS THAT THOSE NEEDS AT THAT GIVEN MOMENT.

THE LOCATION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED IN THE CITY OF COVINA TO PUT THE REGIONAL CENTER, AND IT'S OFF OF GRAND IN BETWEEN BADILLO AND THINK I WROTE IT DOWN, BUT A LOCATION HAS BEEN.

OH 957 NORTH GRAND BETWEEN BADILLO AND COVINA BOULEVARD HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR THE LOCATION.

SO ALL THAT'S BEING PREPARED BY THE ATTORNEYS.

UH, AND LASTLY, WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK ANY NEW INFORMATION AS IT PROGRESSES.

ANY PRESENTATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BUT THIS SIMPLY FORMALIZES IT.

WITH THAT SAID, WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT.

KEPT IT SHORT. YOU, UM, YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS? YOU THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR US TO MOVE IN? 100%. THERE'S THERE'S ACTUALLY AGENCIES PEEKING THROUGH THE WINDOW.

OPEN, OPEN, OPEN BECAUSE THEY WANT TO JOIN.

SO IT COULD GET BIGGER, AS BIG AS WE WANT.

SO WITH THE CITY MANAGER'S LEADERSHIP AND SOME OF THE OTHER CITY MANAGERS, WE'RE ALL LOOKING AT THAT POSSIBILITY.

OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE CURRENTLY STAFFING, WILL THEY BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO TRANSITION TO THAT? CENTER. OH, ABSOLUTELY.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

VERY GOOD. I THINK WE WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW, SIR.

PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE A WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THAT MIC YET.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT MISS BEAUCHAMP.

SO. SUBSEQUENT TO THE TEST WOULD AGREE TO TOUCH THE MIC WITH ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ.

PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS INVOLVED WHEN YOU'RE DOING.

911 DISPATCH.

I DID FOR A SHORT TIME FOR L.A.

COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

AND WHEN YOU HAVE GOT A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION, YOU'VE GOT SOMEBODY COMPLETELY HYSTERICAL ON THE OTHER END, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GIVE CPR INSTRUCTIONS OR GET THEIR LOCATION SO THAT YOU CAN SEND OUT PERSONNEL.

IT'S A BIG DEAL.

AND SO TO HAVE.

THE BACKUP TO HAVE ENOUGH STAFF SO THAT, YOU KNOW PEOPLE AREN'T GOING HOME COMPLETELY, 100% STRESSED OUT IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

SO I AGREE WITH HIM THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO DO.

WITH THAT SAID, I KNOW THE HOLIDAYS ARE BUSY TIMES AS COUNCIL MEMBER OR MAYOR PRO TEM, I'M SORRY SPOKE OF EARLIER TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH.

IT CAN ALSO BE A VERY STRESSFUL TIME FOR PEOPLE.

AND SO UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD SOMEBODY WHO SOMEBODY I KNOW THAT I'M FRIENDS WITH WHO CALLED BECAUSE WE'RE TOLD BY THIS COUNCIL, BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

SHE CALLED THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THE NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER AND SHE WAS TREATED VERY POORLY.

SO I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE MY EXPERIENCES WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN POSITIVE.

SO BUT THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO NOT HAVING ENOUGH STAFF.

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TAKING A NON-EMERGENCY CALL OVER A 911 WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE.

SO THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO.

SO I AGREE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THIS HAPPEN.

I WANT TO SAY THAT OUR OUR DISPATCH STAFF HAS BEEN STELLAR.

THE UNFORTUNATE PART IS JUST THE WORKLOAD IS TOO MUCH AND THE BURNOUT RATES TOO MUCH.

AND I THINK THAT MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION IS GOING TO SERVE US BETTER.

IT'S GOING TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.

ALSO, IT'S GOING TO OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE DOING IT CURRENTLY TO MAYBE BE IN A SAFER ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN ACTUALLY FUNCTION WITHOUT BEING STRESSED ALL THE TIME. AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A STRESS FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN FILLING IN AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT, AND I UNDERSTAND IT.

WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COUNCIL, THIS WAS AN ISSUE.

IT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE CHOOSING A PATH TO GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

FIRST OF ALL, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THERE CURRENTLY AND ALSO FOR OUR RESIDENTS, FOR OUR SAFETY, AND ALSO FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR PERSONNEL TO HAVE A GOOD DISPATCH CENTER THAT WORKS WELL AND IT'S STAFFED CORRECTLY.

SO. COUNCIL.

COMMENTS. A FEW YEARS AGO.

WE DID THIS WITH FIRE, AND IT WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT MOVING OVER THAT TRANSITION TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS WERE KEPT SAFE.

IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO TO WORK.

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I DID A RIDE ALONG AND GOT TO GO AND SEE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS OF THE POLICE AND WHAT LVPD DOES.

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WE'VE HAD TO WORK WITH OTHER CITIES ALREADY WITH COVINA AND MONROVIA THROUGH OUR MOUS THAT WE'VE DONE AND THIS AND ASKING FOR THIS TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD AND LOOK AT THIS AND THIS IS THE NEXT STEP.

AND WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO IS GOING TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ABLE DISPATCHERS ALL THE TIME FOR OUR RESIDENTS, AND IT'S GOING TO ONLY IMPROVE OUR CALLS AND HOW WE DISPATCH OUR OUR LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE ACTING CHIEF GONZALES AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS.

AND CAN'T WAIT TO THE NEXT STEPS TO TO SEE THE REALITY OF THIS.

AND I REALLY DO SEE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT REALLY MERGING TOGETHER AND MAKING A REGIONAL EFFORT.

AND WE ALREADY, WITH OUR LA VERNE PD, HAVE SO MANY REGIONAL WORKING WITH OUR PARTNER CITIES, WITH OUR SWAT, WITH OUR OUR CANINES GOING OUT AND MANY, MANY HELPS WHEN WHEN WE HAVE SMALL CITY DEPARTMENTS, WE NEED TO CALL ON OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.

AND THIS WILL JUST HELP AND SUPPORT THAT TOO.

SO APPRECIATE THIS AND LOOKING FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITION.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY.

COUNCILMEMBER CASH. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT TODAY.

ALWAYS APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT WE HAVE.

AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.

AND. YOU ON? YOU'RE ON. COUNCIL. WELL, I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

I WAS GOING TO GET TO THAT. I SAID THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I WASN'T, YOU KNOW, REALLY WE WEREN'T SURE IF HE WAS GOING OFF THE DEEP END, BUT I WAS ALMOST ON THE TIME TO GO HOME.

HE'S GETTING A LONG DAY.

NO, THAT WAS REALLY GOOD.

REGIONAL. REGIONAL.

SO, YEAH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

HE CAUGHT ME. NO, I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD FOR THE REGIONAL.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT LONG ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THAT COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY FOR EVERYTHING.

AND AND IT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE DISPATCH.

THAT OUR DISPATCHERS THEMSELVES, BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY GET TO SEE THE END OF WHAT INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED.

THEY'RE JUST HEARING SOMETIMES THE CHAOS THAT'S GOING ON AND TRYING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC AND DIRECT STAFF AND TO GET PEOPLE TO THE HELP THAT THEY NEED IN A TIMELY MANNER.

SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY STRESSFUL AND IT'S A REALLY EMOTIONAL IN A LOT OF CASES.

SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO BETTER OUR COMMUNITY AND BETTER OUR CITY AND THOSE THAT ARE AROUND US, I'M ALL FOR IT.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER.

COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON. CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

I SUPPORT YOU 100%.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BOTH BY OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES ON THE DAIS.

YEAH. I THINK THIS IS THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND I THINK IT WILL BE HELPFUL.

AND I THINK TO MS.. BEAUCHAMP'S POINT, IT IS A REALLY HARD JOB AND YOU CAN'T DO IT EFFECTIVELY FOR VERY LONG WITHOUT BURNING YOURSELF OUT IF WE DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE STAFFING.

SO THANK YOU FOR.

AGAIN, THAT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK TO I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT TO PUT TOGETHER, BUT LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.

LET'S MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

UM, WITH THAT, UM, WE NEED A MOTION FOR THE FILE.

THE REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER UPDATE.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE TO ACCEPT AND FILE.

SECOND. SECOND.

THANK YOU. VOTE, PLEASE.

AND THAT WAS APPROVED BY VOTE.

WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

UM, WE ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS 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.

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

THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT IN THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH WE WHATEVER THIS TIME WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I DO HAVE ONE CARD FROM MR. BERNARD. IT IS YOUR TURN, SIR.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT. WAIT HERE.

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT EVERYBODY'S ALARM CLOCK AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

IT'S JUST GETTING TOO WILD BECAUSE THOSE GUYS ARE LAYING ON THE HORN FROM SAN DIMAS CANYON BOULEVARD ALL THE WAY TO WHITE STREET.

AND SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE KIDS AND ALL THAT, AND IT'S JUST NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT FAIR.

SO WHATEVER ANYBODY CAN DO OR WHATEVER, OR JUST HAVE THEM TONE THEIR HORNS DOWN BECAUSE THEY CAN DO THAT.

I WORKED ON THE RAILROAD, SO I KNOW.

HOW TO. YEAH.

TRIM IT. YOU KNOW, IF I CAN, BUT I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

BUT THANK YOU.

CITY MANAGER KNOWS HE'S LISTENING TO IT RIGHT NOW.

THANK YOU. DO.

WE CAN DO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT?

[01:25:11]

UH, HOPEFULLY WE DO HAVE PEOPLE THAT COME IN AND RUN FOR DISTRICTS TWO AND DISTRICTS FIVE.

UH, I LOOK FORWARD TO A GOOD DEBATE FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO RUN.

I DID GO AHEAD AND POST OUT BECAUSE I DIDN'T HEAR THAT ANYBODY WAS GOING.

BUT DON'T WORRY, BASED ON WHAT I PUT OUT ON NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAD 1700 PEOPLE THAT WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT MY POSTS.

THAT'S NOT INCLUDING WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT ON FACEBOOK.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WEREN'T LOOKING AT LA VERNE WEBSITE, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS A STRONG INTEREST.

SO LET'S SEE IF WE GOT SOME PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING.

BUT IF I'D HAD KNOWN A WEEK OR TWO EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE POSTED IT EARLIER SO THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD MORE PEOPLE OUT THERE FOR A CHALLENGE.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME PEOPLE OUT THAT WANT TO RUN, AND IF WE HAD AN DISTRICT MAN, I'D HAVE BEEN UP THERE.

SO I LOOK FORWARD.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE FINAL WEEK.

SO HOPEFULLY PEOPLE GO OUT, GET THEIR PAPERWORK IN AND.

RUN AND HOPEFULLY IT'S A GOOD CHALLENGE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GILL. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. GABALDON? PLEASE.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

I REALLY HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THIS, BUT.

BUT. MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

UM. I THINK IT'S WONDERFUL.

ALL OF THE CELEBRATING THAT THE CITY DOES AND THE DECORATING AND AND THE FESTIVE FEELING AND IT'S IT'S A GREAT HOMETOWN FEELING AND I'M PART OF IT.

BUT I'M ALSO PART OF OF A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE AND CULTURAL AWARENESS COMMITTEE.

AND I JUST KEPT LOOKING AT THIS TONIGHT AND IT SAYS CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND.

I THINK WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE ABOUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAYBE ARE NOT CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS, BUT ARE CELEBRATING THEIR HOLY DAYS, AND ALMOST ALL OF THEM HAVE GIFTS INVOLVED.

SO, YOU KNOW, SHOPPING LA VERNE IS ALWAYS GREAT LIKE THAT, BUT IT JUST, YOU KNOW, WE JUST KIND OF NEED TO WATCH OUR LANGUAGE AND MAYBE TRY HARDER TO SAY, YOU KNOW, HOLIDAY, CELEBRATION, HAVE HAPPY HOLIDAYS, YOU KNOW? UM, IT JUST KIND OF CAUGHT MY EYE.

AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT I'VE HAD TO LEARN TO CHANGE MY VOCABULARY A LITTLE BIT, SO I'M MORE INCLUSIVE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. GABALDON. UM, REAL QUICKLY, UM, I WANTED TO REITERATE THAT I 100% SUPPORT THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT OF ANDREA AND THE OTHER STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND PUTTING IT TOGETHER. UM, IT WAS MORE OF SOME OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED THAT KIND OF GOT MY ATTENTION.

UM, REGARDING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN NOTICING.

ONE IS, UM, I WAS WONDERING, IS THERE AN ORDINANCE? MAYBE THIS IS THE CITY MANAGER REGARDING THE PARKING LIGHT LOT LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT IN THE AREAS AROUND THE VACATED.

AND BUILDINGS AND RETAIL SPACES IN THE CITY HAPPEN TO GO TO THE VONS GAS STATION THERE AT NIGHT, OR ACTUALLY, I WENT TO BAJA GRILL, THEN TO THE GAS STATION, AND I NOTICED THAT THE 99 CENT STORE PARKING LOT WAS SUPER DUPER DARK.

AND I KNOW THAT THAT AREA ALREADY HAS A LITTLE BIT OF THE, UH, AN ISSUE WITH PEOPLE KIND OF LIKE HANGING OUT ALONG WITH THE RITE AID AREA THERE.

UM, SO I'D HOPE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD DO ABOUT THAT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AT LARGE, FOR FOLKS JUST WALKING AROUND.

AND THEN ON THAT NOTE, I HAPPEN TO BE AT WELLS FARGO THE OTHER DAY, AND I KNOW THERE'S A GENTLEMAN OR TWO THAT HANG OUT IN THAT AREA THAT ARE PERHAPS HOMELESS. I'M NOT REALLY CERTAIN, BUT I WILL SAY THAT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THE CITY CAN DO TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE ATM, IN PARTICULAR, WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO DO BANKING TRANSACTIONS WITH CASH DEPOSITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNNERVING.

[01:30:02]

BUT WE SEEM TO HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE ENJOYING USE OF THE GENERAL RESIDENTIAL AREAS, PERHAPS ALONG WHITE AND WHEELER, PUTTING THEIR CARS FOR SALE.

AND IT'S NOT JUST 1 OR 2, AND IT'S NOT JUST ONCE IN A WHILE.

IT SEEMS TO BE LIKE A THING NOW.

I DO KNOW THAT IN MY DISTRICT THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT LIVE ALONG WHEELER HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, CARS FOR SALE THAT GET PARKED THERE ALONG THEIR HOME AREAS AND NOBODY'S DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

SO MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN THINK ABOUT SOMETHING WE COULD DO, WHETHER IT'S RED STRIPING OR WHATEVER, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

AND THEN THE LAST THING IS A COUNCILMAN JOHNSON IN SUPPORT OF YOUR INITIATIVE TO GET US, UH, UH, AN AT LARGE MAYOR.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT SIMILAR TO THE HOLIDAY EVENT FLIER THAT WE ALL RECEIVED, THAT THE NEXT TIME WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THESE BIG THINGS, THAT WE SPEND THE MONEY TO DO THINGS FOR THAT AS WELL.

THAT WAS BROUGHT UP DURING DISTRICT VOTING SCENARIOS, OUTCOMES, EDUCATION.

WE DIDN'T DO IT THEN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ASKED FOR.

I'D ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT SOMETHING LIKE THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MISTER GABALDON.

APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON.

HELLO AND GOOD EVENING AGAIN.

I HAVE TWO THINGS.

FIRST, I DO WANT TO.

I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT CASSIE HAVING OUR CULTURAL FESTIVAL LAST SATURDAY.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT US.

UM, WE REALLY LIKE THE FORMAT AND HOW IT WENT.

UH, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS LOOKING TO BIGGER AND BETTER.

IT WAS OUR FIRST ATTEMPT TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF CULTURAL FAIR.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, REALLY WANT TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START PLANNING ON THAT AND PLANNING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER SO THAT WE CAN GET A LOT MORE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, THE CITY INVOLVED.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY EVERYBODY WHO CAME OUT.

AND IT WAS A LOVELY TIME AND I EVEN LEARNED A LOT MYSELF.

SECOND THING WAS I DID AT THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BRING UP, UM.

A LETTER OR A STATEMENT THAT THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS HAD ISSUED AND BROUGHT THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION REGARDING, UM, YOU KNOW, STATEMENT OF BEING AGAINST HATE.

AND I JUST I KNOW THAT YOU ALL TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.

UM, I JUST WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND SEE IF IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE STILL CONSIDERING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MS.. GALLEGOS. ANYONE ELSE WISHING PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU. A.

SO THE HUMOR.

UM, SO WE RECENTLY HAD OUR I'LL LET COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY TALK MORE ABOUT IT, BUT WE RECENTLY HAD OUR MEETING, AND SO JUST WANTED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THERE WILL NOT BE A MEETING THIS MONTH AND THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO JANUARY, BUT WE ARE LOOKING FOR OBVIOUSLY, COMMUNITY INPUT AND FEEDBACK INTO WHAT GOES ON IN OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY AS IT AFFECTS OUR YOUTH. SO IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, PLEASE CHECK THE END OF YOUR OF THE AGENDA AS IT DOES ANNOUNCE WHEN THE NEXT MEETINGS WILL BE.

BUT THE NEXT ONE IS JANUARY JR 20.

SECOND. 23RD.

SO JUST WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT REALLY QUICKLY.

THE OTHER THING I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS THE BEGINNING OF ALL THINGS HOLIDAY DRIVEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND I KNOW THERE'S TONS MORE COMING.

SO I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DECORATING.

I DID SEE THE MAYOR BRIEFLY IN THE MORNING, BUT I WAS DOING THE FIVE K FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE SO HE DID GET TO COME OVER.

I DID RUN, I RAN.

I RAN, BUT HE DID GET TO COME OVER AND MEET A COUPLE OF STUDENTS, SO THEY WERE EXCITED TO MEET THE MAYOR.

HE WOULDN'T TAKE A PICTURE WITH THEM THOUGH.

BUT IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE COMMUNITY GET TOGETHER AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS GET TOGETHER TO DECORATE.

I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT.

I'M GLAD THAT WE WERE ALL SAFE.

SOME OF YOU SCARED ME A LITTLE, BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND BEAUTIFYING OUR CITY.

ALSO, AS YVONNE GALLEGOS MENTIONED, THE CASSIE GROUP DID HOLD A CULTURAL CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY AS WELL.

IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE OF THE LEADERSHIP CLASSES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

IT WAS A LARGE PART OF IT WAS STUDENT DRIVEN, SO IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE STUDENTS GET ENGAGED.

[01:35:01]

SO IT WAS REALLY NICE TO SEE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER.

THERE WAS FREE FOOD AND MUSIC AND SPOKEN WORD AND IT WAS REALLY NICE.

AND SO I THINK HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR WE'LL SEE IT GET BIGGER AND HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL COME AROUND.

IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE HOLIDAY STROLL, SO WE WERE HOPING THAT WE WOULD SEE SOME CROSS TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE TWO EVENTS.

BUT JUST FOR YOUR EDIFICATION, HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE SOME MORE OF THAT HOLIDAY CELEBRATION AND LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER IN THE COMING YEARS.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I WAS GOING TO SAY IS, SINCE I THINK RICK DID THIS FOR ME, RICK'S BIRTHDAY IS THIS FRIDAY.

HE SHARES A BIRTHDAY WITH MY DAD.

SO I JUST WANTED TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR RICK.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

WITH THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

YOU'RE UP. YOU'RE UP.

THANK YOU. PAYBACK FROM.

FROM BEFORE. THANK YOU.

WE DID HAVE OUR MEETING.

THE TRI-CITY GAVE AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM, AND I KNOW ALL ABOUT STUDY SESSIONS AND STUFF, BUT I THINK WHEN IF AVAILABILITY SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE, THEY COME OUT AND DO A STUDY SESSION SO THAT IT'S TAPED FOR ALL OF OUR, OUR RESIDENTS TO SEE ABOUT THE PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE.

OUR POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR EXPLORERS AND THEIR OPEN APPLICATIONS TOO.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU ARE THE AGES, SIR, I THINK IT'S 16.

UH, 16 AND IT'S ON THEIR WEBSITE.

SO IF WE HAVE ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE WANTING TO GO INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IT DOES A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND JUST REALLY SHOWS WHAT OUR, OUR POLICE FORCE DOES.

SO THEY'RE LOOKING FOR EXPLORERS OUT THERE.

UM, AND WE TALKED ABOUT ALL OF THE SINGING THAT WAS HAPPENING THIS WEEK WITH BENITA AND ULVI AND THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN THAT'S HAPPENING.

SO PLEASE GO OUT AND SEE ALL THOSE.

AND WE HAVE HANUKKAH STARTING THIS THURSDAY EVENING.

SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS FOR ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE.

THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN SOON, COUNCILMEMBER CASH.

HERE WE GO. OKAY, NOW I CAN GO.

UH, DRUMROLL. THANK YOU.

HERE WE GO. AND THIS SATURDAY, OUR FIRE EXPLORERS ARE GOING TO START KICKING OFF THEIR FIRST DAY ONE OR AN ARMY.

WE CALL IT DAY ZERO.

SO NOW THEY CAN START AFTER THAT.

BUT HEY, IT'S THE FIRST DAY. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE AMAZING NEW FIRE CADETS OUT THERE.

JUST GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND LEARNING A GREAT AND AMAZING PROFESSION.

I WAS A POLICE EXPLORER RIGHT HERE IN THIS CITY MANY YEARS AGO.

AND AND IT'S IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, LOOK HOW WELL I TURNED OUT.

I, I THINK I GOT I GOT A FEW MORE YEARS TILL I RETIRE ABOUT IT LATER.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER. SO THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ENDED ON ALL THAT.

UM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MADAM COUNCIL.

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WITH ME, AND THAT'S OKAY.

YOU KNOW, THEY DO.

THEY DO. YOU HEARD SENATOR RUBIO.

HMM. THAT'S AWESOME.

AND SO ON THIS FRIDAY, I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL BOARDS.

I'M PART OF THAT AS IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO EMAIL ME ANYTHING I CAN.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU AFTER FRIDAY'S MEETING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY BURNING DESIRE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF OF THOSE OF US THERE, AS I REPRESENT THIS GREAT CITY, AND THEN NEXT WEEK I'LL BE GOING TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER HOLDEN'S HAVING HIS TOY AND SHOE DRIVE TO SUPPORT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.

SO I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE COMMUNITIES AND HELPING OUT THE LESS FORTUNATE.

SO THAT IS ALL.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYBODY NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

THANK YOU TIM. I REALLY AM ENJOYING THIS APP THAT I DON'T HAVE.

THANK YOU. BUT. BUT YOU SAY.

AND ASK THE CITY TO INCLUDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE UPCOMING.

OUT THE SECTION PART OF IT, BUT IT IS A GREAT TOOL TO SEE WHAT'S COMING UP.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OR THERE'S ONE E WASTE COLLECTION COMING UP AT BRACKETT AIRPORT ON THE 16TH, SO THAT'S CLOSE.

CLOSE ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US TO GET TO.

PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THINGS LIKE THAT.

UM, BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE THIS IN THE APP, AND IT'S EASY TO REPORT GRAFFITI.

JUST TAKE A PICTURE OF IT, GIVE IT A LOCATION.

[01:40:01]

IN THE WORKS OR IT'S NEW.

IMPROVING IT ALL THE TIME.

BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. I'LL HAVE IT ON MINE.

UM. JUST UPDATE.

YES, MR..

CROSBY. JUST SO THAT CITY MANAGER DOMER CAN.

THIS FRIDAY, WHEN THE NOMINATION PAPERS ARE DUE, THE CITY WILL BE OPEN FOR THOSE THAT HAVE PULLED PAPERS.

CORRECT? YES, IF.

PLEASE GIVE US A CALL BEFOREHAND.

WE WILL HAVE STAFF HERE.

THE DOORS TO CITY HALL ARE LOCKED, BUT WE'LL HAVE POSTED INFORMATION ON THE FRONT DOORS.

AND THAT'S FOR THE EIGHTH, CORRECT? YEAH, FOR THE FINAL. YEAH, BECAUSE THE FINAL IS 5 P.M.

PER STATE LAW.

UM, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO ASK BECAUSE IT TAKES SOME EXPLAINING, BOTH WHEN YOU PULL THE PAPERS BECAUSE OF ALL THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, ALL THAT STUFF, MAKE IT EARLY AND THEN.

YES, BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE TO VALIDATE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU.

SANKEY VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

WE HAD OUR MEETING THIS MONTH.

WE JUST HAD OUR BOARD MEETING.

UM, A LOT OF THINGS MOVING FORWARD AS WE TALKED ABOUT OUR LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.

WE'RE BRINGING MORE INFORMATION BACK TO THE CITY ON THAT.

OUR SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST, WHICH YOU SAW THAT SENATOR RUBIO HAD DONATED TREMENDOUSLY TO THAT.

AND IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

UM, WE ALSO HAD THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, AND WE POSTED THAT ON OUR WEBSITE REGARDING FIRE INSURANCE AND HOW IT'S AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT OPTIONS TO ADD.

THERE WAS ALSO A WEBINAR WHICH I POSTED LAST WEEK.

THERE WAS A WEBINAR ON THAT ABOUT HOW TO GET INSURANCE AND REASSURANCE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO.

UH, ALSO, THERE WAS A MEETING WE HAD CALTRANS COME TO OUR COG MEETING REGARDING THE SHAPE OF OUR HIGHWAYS AND OUR ON RAMPS AND OFF RAMPS, AND TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR STAFF IN THE CITY AND ALSO OUR RESIDENTS THAT WE NEED TO CLEAN IT UP.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED, BUT CALTRANS HAS BEEN OUT PRETTY MUCH IN FORCE.

THEY ARE CLEANING UP THE FREEWAYS.

THEY ARE CLEANING UP ENCAMPMENTS.

BUT, UM, JUST MORE FOR US TO GET OUT TO ALL OF OUR CITIES AND SAY, HEY, CALTRANS, DO YOUR JOB.

CLEAN UP OUR AREAS, MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN UP THE HOMELESS SITUATION.

SO MORE TO FOLLOW ON THAT AS AS MS..

BEAUCHAMP HAD STATED.

UM, WE'RE STARTING TO CRANK NOW.

THINGS ARE STARTING TO MOVE AND MORE INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY ON WHAT'S FUNCTIONING, WHAT'S NOT FUNCTIONING, WHO TO CONTACT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE.

SO WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

MY WIFE AND I AND MY TWO SONS AND TWO DAUGHTER IN LAWS WERE AT ALAN WEINTRAUB'S WEDDING YESTERDAY.

SO OUR CANINE HANDLER, OFFICER WEINTRAUB, MARRIED RACHEL RYAN HARVEY AT THE GREEN HOTEL IN PASADENA.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM BOTH.

IT WAS AN AMAZING WEDDING, AND IT WAS A LOT OF THE POLICE FORCE WAS THERE.

THE SAD REALITY IS THEY'RE ALL LOOKING AROUND.

I'M GOING, GOD, THESE GUYS LOOK FAMILIAR.

THEY'RE ALL DRESSED UP IN SUITS AND I'M GOING, I'M A POLICE OFFICER.

AND LA VERNE I SAID, OH MY GOODNESS.

BUT THEY WERE. AND THEY BEHAVED THEMSELVES AND THEY LOOK GREAT.

THEY WERE WITH THEIR WIVES AND GIRLFRIENDS.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO OFFICER WEINTRAUB AND HIS FAMILY.

IT WAS A WONDERFUL OCCASION.

AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL AND SPEND YOUR MONEY IN LA VERNE GUESS THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT.

BUT MOST MOST IMPORTANTLY, BE WITH YOUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

THOSE PEOPLE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN.

CONTACT THEM. A SIMPLE PHONE CALL.

SIMPLE MESSAGE, A MEAL.

MAKE THE TIME. IT'S IMPORTANT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE NEED IT OUT THERE.

SO WITH THAT, OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING IS MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH AT 5:30 P.M.

WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION.

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

AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE PFA MEETING IS ON DECEMBER 13TH AT 9 A.M.

HERE AT CITY HALL.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL.

AND WE ADJOURN AT 8:24 P.M..

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.