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I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 5:30 P.M.
WE HAVE A STUDY SESSION AT 5:30 P.M., MR.
[STUDY SESSION – 5:30 p.m]
DOMER. ROLL CALL PLEASE.THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA.
HERE, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
YES. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'LL WILL BEGIN BY INTRODUCING RON D'ALESSANDRO, OUR NEW CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER.
IN HIS THREE MONTHS THAT HE'S BEEN WORKING FOR THE CITY.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AND THEN OUR NEXT STEPS FORWARD.
PRIMARILY ADOPTING A POLICY DOCUMENT THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP TO GUIDE THE DIVISION, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, CONSISTENT IN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES HERE IN LA VERNE. SO J.R.
IS GOING TO PULL UP THE PRESENTATION.
RON AND I ARE GOING TO TAG TEAM ON THIS PRESENTATION.
SO I'LL STEP AWAY AND RON WILL COVER SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT I'LL START A LITTLE BIT.
SO UNTIL LIKE I MENTIONED JUST THIS LAST JULY.
CODE ENFORCEMENT IN LA VERNE WAS PRIMARILY HANDLED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M SORRY. IT WAS A PART TIME JOB RESPONSIBILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS FULL TIME.
IT WAS A FULL TIME, FULLY DEDICATED CODE ENFORCEMENT, DIVISION.
PRE 1990S CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS DONE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
I INTRODUCED RON, A FIRST FULL TIME CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER HIRED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S, THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF VIOLATIONS OF STATUTES OR ORDINANCES REGULATING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE, PUBLIC WORKS, BUSINESS ACTIVITIES AND CONSUMER PROTECTIONS, BUILDING STANDARDS, LAND USE, OR MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
CODE ENFORCEMENT IS BASICALLY YOUR ENFORCEMENT ARM FOR THE CITY AND ALL THE CITY DEPARTMENT.
WE WOULD BE THE ONES TO WRITE THE TICKETS.
WE WOULD BE THE ONE TO TALK TO PEOPLE IF ALL ELSE FAILS.
THEY WOULD LET THEM KNOW, HEY, THIS IS UNPERMITTED.
HI. YOU NEED TO GET THIS TAKEN DOWN.
OTHER THINGS WOULD BE UNRENEWED BUSINESS LICENSING.
FOR 2023, WE HAD ABOUT 45 BUSINESSES THAT EITHER LEFT OR HAD NOT GOTTEN RENEWALS.
AND THEN WE DID HAVE TO ISSUE A COUPLE CITATIONS.
OTHER EXAMPLES WOULD BE WORKING WITH ENCROACHMENTS ONTO CITY SIDEWALKS FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
AND WE HELPED VECTOR CONTROL WITH ABOUT TEN GREEN POOLS FOR MOSQUITOES.
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OH. OKAY.WATCH THE GUY WITH A MOSQUITO OUTFIT ON OVER HERE.
OUR CORE VALUES ARE INTEGRITY.
CODE ENFORCEMENT STRIVES TO HOLD THE PUBLIC'S TRUST WITH OUR ACTIONS AND OUR JUDGMENTS.
I HAVE TO COMPLETE 48 HOURS OF TRAINING EVERY THREE YEARS.
I'VE BEEN A CODE OFFICER FOR 21 YEARS.
AND THE TRAINING THAT WE GET THROUGH, I'LL CALL IT CASIO.
TEACHES US ABOUT NEW POLICIES THAT ARE COMING IN, STUFF THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY CALIFORNIA AND OTHER ISSUES THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS. ACCOUNTABILITY.
I STRIVE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY WITH FAIR AND IMPARTIAL JUDGMENTS.
OUR GOALS WERE TO ADDRESS CODE VIOLATIONS.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT, HEY, YOU CAN'T DO THIS IN THE CITY.
SOMETIMES THEY NEED A LITTLE PUSH WITH A COURTESY NOTICE OR A NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
SOMETIMES IT'S AN OCCUPANT AND THEY'RE NOT TELLING THE OWNER.
UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, WHEN COMPLIANCE IS NOT ACHIEVED, WE MIGHT HAVE TO DO CORRECTIVE ACTION THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS OR WITH REFERRALS TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
SO I DID MENTION A POLICY DOCUMENT.
THE CITY NEVER HAD A POLICY DOCUMENT TO GUIDE CODE ENFORCEMENT.
MANAGER. WE, YOU KNOW, LOOKED AT SOME OTHER CITIES.
WE DIDN'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
OTHER EVERY CITY HAS CODE ENFORCEMENT TO SOME DEGREE.
IT DOES VARY FROM CITY TO CITY WHERE IT MIGHT FALL.
SOME CITIES, IT'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SOME CITIES, IT'S POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUT WE RESEARCHED AND WE FELT WE'VE STARTED TO DRAFT ONE, WHICH WE FEEL REFLECTS LA VERNE AND OUR VALUES AND OUR HISTORY OF DOING CODE ENFORCEMENT, RESPECTFUL AND REALLY STRIVING FOR THAT VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.
WE'RE NOT OUT THERE. THIS ISN'T A REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE NOT OUT THERE TO WRITE TICKETS OR CITATIONS JUST TO HAVE A REVENUE LINE ITEM.
THIS IS REALLY TO TO EDUCATE AND TO HOPEFULLY GAIN VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.
AND I THINK EVEN IN OUR PAST PRACTICE, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT 95% OF THE TIME.
USUALLY WORKING WITH PEOPLE, GIVING TIME EXTENSION, ETC..
WE CAN STILL ACCOMPLISH GOALS.
WRITE ONLY THOSE FEW EXCEPTIONS ARE WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT A CITATION OR SOME OTHER LEGAL PROCESS.
ARE YOU PICKING ON ME? WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? THAT WE ARE BEING CONSISTENT IN OUR ENFORCEMENT? THIS POLICY DOCUMENT WILL BE COMING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NEXT STEPS AT THE END.
BUT THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN YET, BUT YOU WILL SEE IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT.
AND YOUR DIRECTION TONIGHT WILL HELP US FINALIZE THAT DRAFT AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.
SO IN LA VERNE, WE HAVE A HISTORY OF BEING REACTIVE, COMPLAINT ONLY BASIS.
RON'S NOT OUT IN HIS TRUCK DRIVING AROUND LOOKING FOR VIOLATIONS UP AND DOWN STREETS.
BUT WE'LL JUST CONFIRM THAT LATER THIS EVENING.
VERSUS PROACTIVE, LIKE I SAID, WE DO RELY ON ADOPTED CODE.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE THINGS THAT WE COULD GO BACK AND POINT TO, TO SHOW A RESIDENT OR A BUSINESS OWNER WHY THEY'RE IN VIOLATION, AND WHERE THE ADOPTED RULES ARE THAT THEY COULD IDENTIFY. OKAY, I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THIS IS A RULE THAT'S IN THE CITY BOOKS, EITHER IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE, BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, ETC..
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THEY HAVE VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE.YOU'VE HEARD IT BEFORE. YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF OUR TOP PRIORITIES.
THE POLICY DOCUMENT WOULD OUTLINE THE PROCESS OF COMPLIANCE.
IT STARTS FROM START TO FINISH.
THAT WAY, IT'S CLEAR IF RON WAS NO LONGER HERE AND I WAS NO LONGER HERE AND SOMEBODY ELSE CAME ON BOARD, THEY COULD FOLLOW THAT DOCUMENT AND CONTINUE TO THE SAME PROCESS AND BE CONSISTENT. CONFIDENTIALITY.
THAT'S A BIG THING WHEN IT COMES TO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMPLAINING DON'T WANT THEIR INFORMATION ON THE RECORD.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS SOMETIMES WE DO NEED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT PERSON.
THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION WILL BE REDACTED ON ANY PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, PROVIDED THEY PROVIDE IT.
WE DO ALLOW THE POLICY RIGHT NOW WOULD ALLOW FOR ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS STILL TO BE PROVIDED.
HOWEVER, THOSE ONES WOULD COME TO UNDER A DISCRETION BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR MYSELF.
AND THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER POINTS.
ANYTHING THAT'S HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED ITEM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP REGARDLESS.
BUT IF IT'S ABOUT TRASH CANS BEING LEFT OUT OR TOO LONG, OR THE WEEDS BEING TOO TALL, AND MAYBE THE CASE LOAD IS A LITTLE HIGH, AND IF SOMEBODY'S NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE THEIR INFORMATION THAT ONE MIGHT NOT BE FOLLOWED UP.
IT'LL REALLY DEPEND UPON WORKLOAD AND THE SEVERITY OF THE COMPLAINT.
THE OTHER AREAS FOR DISCRETION WOULD BE, RETALIATORY.
USUALLY IT STEMS FROM SOME LONG TERM GRUDGES BETWEEN NEIGHBORS.
AND THAT JUST IS NOT REALISTIC.
THE DOCUMENT ALSO DOES ESTABLISH ESTIMATED RESPONSE TIME GOALS FOR WHAT OUR RESPONSE IN TERMS OF HOW MANY DAYS WE'D GIVE A PERSON TO COMPLY BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF THE COMPLAINT. RIGHT. SO TRASH CANS BEING LEFT OUT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T TAKE VERY LONG TO REMEDY, WHEREAS AN ILLEGALLY CONVERTED GARAGE IS GOING TO TAKE MUCH LONGER.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TAKE IT BACK TO RON FOR HIS PROCESS AND WHAT HE DOES.
SO WITH PROCESSES, THE FIRST THING WE DO IS RECEIVE THE COMPLAINT.
WE RECEIVE THEM THROUGH THE NEW CITY APP.
OF COURSE, FROM YOU GUYS. [LAUGHTER] THEN WE DO OUR FIRST INSPECTION.
SO I WOULD GO OUT TO THE LOCATION.
OBVIOUSLY, I WOULD HAVE TO VERIFY THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY A VIOLATION THAT EXISTED.
AND THEN I WOULD TRY TO ATTEMPT TO CONTACT OR LEAVE MY CARD SAYING, HEY, I'VE BEEN HERE.
WE WOULD FOLLOW THROUGH WITH EITHER A VERBAL WARNING, A COURTESY NOTICE, A NOTICE OF VIOLATION DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE VIOLATION, AND THEN WE WOULD GIVE THEM A TIME FRAME WHERE THEY CAN, HAVE PROPER AMOUNT OF TIME TO FIX THE ISSUE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WOULD HAVE FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS AFTER THAT.
WE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EITHER THEY'RE WORKING ON THE ISSUE AND WE CAN GRANT THEM MORE TIME.
IF THEY'RE NOT ISSUE WORKING ON THE ISSUE, THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM ANOTHER NOTICE.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S DONE, WE CAN CLOSE IT OUT.
FOR SOME OF THE CITIZENS, PROBABLY ABOUT 5% OR LESS THAT DON'T COMPLY WITH OUR NOTICES, WE CAN MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND EVENTUALLY WE'D HAVE TO GO TO THE [INAUDIBLE].
SO, WHEN YOU GET, LIKE A NOTICE TO APPEAR OR A CRIMINAL CITATION, IT WOULD GIVE YOU A COURT DATE OR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION IS BASICALLY SAYING, HEY, YOU'RE IN VIOLATION HERE.
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WE'VE ASKED YOU TO FIX THIS.IT'S ONLY $100, 200 AND 500 FOR FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD VIOLATION.
IF IT'S BUILDING, IT'S 100, 500, AND 1,000 IF IT'S, BUILDING LIFE AND SAFETY.
THOSE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS CAN BE PROCESSED HERE.
THEY'RE NOT, TAKING UP COURT TIME.
THEY'RE NOT REQUIRING PEOPLE TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK TO GO TO COURT.
I'M SORRY. IS THERE A PENALTY? LIKE, LET'S SAY I GO FIX WHAT WAS THAT WRONG? BUT I DON'T GO PAY.
DOES THAT GO BACK ON OUR CITY BILLS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? SO IF I ISSUED YOU AN ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION AND THEN YOU CLEAR UP THE PROCESS OR PROBLEM OR VIOLATION, THEN YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY THAT, YOU COULD COME INTO THE CASHIER PAY ONLINE.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU WOULD PROBABLY GET A COUPLE COURTESY NOTICES THAT IT'S GOING TO GO TO COLLECTION.
SO NO, I JUST WONDERED LIKE WHERE IT WENT.
AND FINALLY, FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T SAY, I'M NOT DOING THAT, I FIXED MY PROBLEM.
I'M NOT PAYING THAT. WHERE WOULD IT GO TO? DOES THAT GO ONTO A PROPERTY TAX TYPE OF DEAL? NO, IT DOES NOT GO TO PROPERTY TAX.
BUT THIS CITY AND LIKE MANY OTHER CITIES, IT GOES TO LIKE A COLLECTION AGENCY AFTER WE WRITE A COUPLE NOTICES SAYING, HEY, YOU, THIS HASN'T BEEN PAID, BUT NO POLICE INTERVENTION, IS THAT CORRECT? NO. IT'S ALL ADMINISTRATIVELY THROUGH.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND YOURSELF.
WELCOME TO LA VERNE. I GOT A QUESTION FOR YOU.
IS THERE AN APPEAL PROCESS? YES, WE HAVE APPEAL PROCESS.
OKAY. BACK OF THE SITE. JUST KIND OF IT GIVES YOU 21 DAYS TO APPEAL IT.
SO IF WE, YOU KNOW, MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE HERE SAID THAT IF SOMEBODY DIDN'T PAY IT AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY THAT $100, IS THERE A WAY THEY CAN APPEAL THAT? I MEAN, JUST AN OPPORTUNITY.
HEY, YOU KNOW, I CUT THIS AND YES, PLEASE SAY IT'S OVERGROWN WEEDS.
AND THEY SAY, HEY, I LIVE ON THIRD STREET, BUT THE OFFICER WAS OUT THERE BEFORE I CUT IT.
THERE'S WE GOT SOME. COME IN AND GO TO THE CITY CLERK'S.
THERE'S AN APPLICATION PROCESS TO FILL OUT FOR A HEARING.
OKAY. WHO WOULD SIT ON THAT APPEALS BOARD? THE APPEALS BOARD WOULD ACTUALLY BE AN INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER.
OKAY. IT WOULD NOT BE SOMEBODY EMPLOYED BY THE CITY.
OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO ON TO CODE ENFORCEMENT AREAS.
BASICALLY, AS I SAID, WE'RE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ARM.
RESIDENTIAL. WE DO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, LANDSCAPE, POOLS, NOISE.
WE WORK THROUGH WITH THE BUILDING AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC SAFETY, POLICE AND FIRE.
THEY GO TO A PROPERTY LIKE, OH, THIS IS WRONG.
SOMETHING'S WRONG AND THEY CALL ME OUT THERE.
I CAN GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS SOME ISSUES.
PUBLIC WORKS, STORM DRAIN ISSUES.
SOMEBODY PUTTING OIL IN THE GUTTER.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD GO OUT ON.
IF IT'S BEEN LIKE, HEY, THIS BUSH IS ENCROACHING ON THE SIDEWALK.
PEOPLE CAN'T PASS. OUR KIDS ARE WALKING IN THE STREET.
I GIVE THEM A NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO CUT IT.
BUSINESS LICENSING, SHORT TERM RENTALS AND EXPIRED LICENSES.
SO, SOME COMMERCIAL AREAS DO NOT ALLOW ANIMALS.
SOME INDUSTRIAL AREAS DO NOT ALLOW ANIMALS.
WE AS A CITY FOUND OUT TODAY THAT YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED THREE DOGS.
SO IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN THREE DOGS, THEN.
WELL, IF IT'S CHRISTMAS VACATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE UNDERSTAND.
HOW MANY CHICKENS WAS THAT? YOU'RE ALLOWED TWO CHICKENS? YES. WE CAN BRING YOU EGGS, THOUGH.
SOMEBODY'S LANDSCAPING COMPANY WAS DUMPING NON STOP DUMP AND DEBRIS.
DEBRIS AND PUBLIC VIEW AND OVERGROWN VEGETATION.
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EXAMPLES OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY.WE HAD A HAZARDOUS CONDITION ON FOOTHILL.
WE NEED SOME MORE TEETH IN THAT DOCUMENT TO HELP RON DO HIS JOB.
HONESTLY, WE COULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT JUST THAT TOPIC FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME WE SPENT TONIGHT.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS.
IT'S VERY CONVOLUTED THE WAY IT IS NOW.
SO NOW LOOKING FOR DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT ON HOW TO ANSWER THAT.
BUT WE WILL BE UPDATING THAT FOR SURE BECAUSE OUR PROCESS ISN'T REALLY EFFECTIVE I DON'T BELIEVE.
SO RON CAN'T ACTUALLY ISSUE A CITATION.
SO THAT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE ONE THAT RON TALKED ABOUT.
YOU KNOW, WHEN PLANTS ARE OVERGROWN INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY AND BLOCKING SIDEWALKS, HAVING THAT BETTER DEFINED WOULD MAKE IT A CODE SECTION VIOLATION VERSUS JUST KIND OF WORRIED WORKING ABOUT THINGS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
BUT THIS WOULD ALLOW US, FOR US TO ACTUALLY GO BACK TO THOSE STORES THAT WE CONSTANTLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AND HAVE THEM ACTUALLY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, PAYING FOR A PRIVATE COMPANY TO DO THOSE SHOPPING CART RETRIEVALS, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY TO DO TODAY.
OR JUST GENERALLY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE.
THAT COULD BE UPDATED WITH CURRENT LANGUAGE AND NEW PRACTICES, TO BE BETTER UTILIZED BY RON.
WE RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF, SOME NEED IN OUR CODE FOR NEW STANDARDS FOR NON COMMERCIAL BANNERS.
WE HAVE STANDARDS FOR BANNERS, TEMPORARY VINYL BANNER SIGNS.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT'S KIND OF WAS WRITTEN IN THE FRAME SET OF OUR COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES THAT TYPICALLY PUT UP, YOU KNOW, GRAND OPENING OR A SALE. WHEREAS WE HAVE MORE AND MORE INSTITUTIONS AND EVENTS AND, PRIVATE GROUPS THAT ARE PUTTING UP NON COMMERCIAL BANNERS.
AND OUR REGULATIONS DON'T REALLY ADDRESS THOSE.
SO WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SIGNS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.
THERE'S STILL MORE RON IS STILL FINDING MORE.
SO YOU KNOW THIS, IT MIGHT NOT ALL BE CAPTURED IN ONE UPDATE.
WE MIGHT BE KIND OF COMING BACK FOR A ROUND TWO.
EVEN AFTER THOSE UPDATES ARE OCCUR, JUST BASED ON RON'S FINDINGS.
SO HERE'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE DIRECTION.
THAT FIRST REACTIVE VERSUS PROACTIVE STAYING A REACTIVE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, NOT GOING OUT, LOOKING FOR CITATIONS, LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS. THE EXCEPTION IS HEALTH AND SAFETY.
ALWAYS EXCEPTION IS HEALTH AND SAFETY.
IF RON'S DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THERE'S A BUILDING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO COLLAPSE, WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT, RIGHT? OR WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE.
SO ALWAYS HEALTH AND SAFETY IS THE KIND OF EXCEPTION, BUT FOR THE MOST PART REACTIVE.
RON GETS CALLED OUT FOR TRASH CANS BEING LEFT OUT TOO LONG, AND HE SHOWS UP AT THE PROPERTY AND THEY'RE STILL OUT THE CURB, AND THEY'RE PAST THE 24 HOURS THAT WE NOW HAVE ON THE BOOKS. IN THE FUTURE.
THEY WILL LOOK AT THE IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IF THERE'S OTHER TRASH CANS, THAT SAME VIOLATION ON OTHER PROPERTIES, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T GET A COMPLAINT ABOUT OTHER ADDRESSES, THEY WILL STILL THEN PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THOSE ONES THAT ARE WITHIN SOME LIMIT.
HOW YOU DEFINE THAT LIMIT, HOW FAR YOU GO THAT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, WAY MORE COMPLICATED.
THAT'S NEVER BEEN OUR PRACTICE HERE IN LA VERNE.
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IF THAT HOMEOWNER HAPPENS TO BE UPSET THAT THEY'RE GETTING PICKED ON, IN THIS CASE, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT ONE OF THE OTHER ADDRESSES, AND THEN THAT PROCESS WOULD START ANEW ON THAT PROPERTY.AND, MY SUGGESTION IS TO KEEP IT THE WAY THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IT.
BUT IF COUNCIL FEELS THAT IN ORDER TO BE FAIR, WE SHOULD MAYBE EXPAND THAT OUT.
YOU KNOW, I'M THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME VIOLATION WITHIN A CERTAIN BOUNDARY, RIGHT.
WHETHER THAT BE ONE BLOCK OR WITHIN EYESIGHT FROM THAT PROPERTY OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DEFINE IT.
RIGHT. THAT'S WHERE IT GETS A LITTLE TRICKY TOO.
SO THAT'S WHY INSTEAD OF GIVING INTO THAT, STAFF FELT IT WAS PROBABLY BEST TO STAY WITH OUR CURRENT PRACTICE AND ALLOWING THEM TO FILE IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING TO FILE A COMPLAINT. IF THEY HAVE THE LA VERNE LINK APP, THEY COULD PULL IT UP ON THEIR PHONE, SUBMIT, PUSH A COUPLE BUTTONS AND IT'LL SHOW UP ON RON'S SIDE, AND THEN HE'LL START ANEW AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THAT OWNER.
[INAUDIBLE] ARE NOT ANONYMOUS, CORRECT? WE DON'T NEED ANON.
WE ON THE LA VERNE LINK I BELIEVE THEY DO HAVE TO PROVIDE THEIR INFORMATION.
[INAUDIBLE] THEY CALL IN OR EMAIL.
THEY COULD REQUEST ANONYMITY OR IF THEY CALL IN THEY JUST REFUSE TO GIVE THEIR INFORMATION.
WE REALLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO PROVIDE THEIR INFORMATION BECAUSE THAT FOLLOW UP IS IMPORTANT.
ROGER. THE NEXT ONE'S A LITTLE BIT SIMILAR.
WE FOUND THIS TOO ENFORCEMENT OF THE OTHER MINOR VIOLATIONS ON THE SAME PROPERTY.
AGAIN, IF IT'S HEALTH AND SAFETY RELATED, WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT.
OUR POLICY WOULD BE TO NOT TAKE ACTION ON THAT AT THAT TIME.
AND SO PLEASE DO OUT THERE AND ADDRESS THAT AND NOT MAKE IT A FORMAL COMPLAINT OR A PROCESS.
BUT LET THE HOMEOWNER KNOW THAT RON SAW IT AND PROBABLY SHOULD ADDRESS IT.
RIGHT. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE WOULD ANTICIPATE THE PRACTICE TO BE.
WE HAD IT IN THE COMMERCIAL CENTER.
YOU SAW A PHOTO IN THE, CRUNCH FITNESS CENTER, OF A FAILING GLULAM BEAM.
RIGHT. THAT'S A STRUCTURAL HAZARDOUS CONDITION THAT RON GOT OUT THERE.
WE DID CODE ENFORCEMENT IMMEDIATELY ON THEM.
THAT SAME BUILDING, ONE OF THE BUSINESSES MIGHT HAVE HAD AN ILLEGAL BANNER.
THAT WASN'T WHY RON WAS OUT THERE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE PROPERTY, IT'S THE BUSINESS.
SO WE'RE KIND OF FOLLOWING IT BY WHAT THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT UNLESS IT'S HEALTH AND SAFETY.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE DIRECTION WE'RE HEADED IN WITH THE POLICY DOCUMENT.
LAST PART. SO COMMERCIAL SIGNS.
HISTORICALLY, WITH OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WOULD DO AN ANNUAL BASICALLY SIGN CONFORMANCE ROUTE DOWN PRIMARILY FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.
AND TYPICALLY WAS THIS TIME OF THE YEAR AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, AFTER SALES WERE DONE.
ALL RIGHT. TIME TO GET THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD MOSTLY CLEANED UP FROM.
COVID OBVIOUSLY CHANGED THINGS.
WE WEREN'T ABOUT TO START ENFORCING THOSE RULES DURING COVID WHEN OUR BUSINESSES WERE STRUGGLING.
THERE'S A LOT, YOU MIGHT NOT NOTICE IT.
I NOTICED IT BECAUSE I KNOW WHAT ARE ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED.
AND MOSTLY IT'S RON KNOCKING ON THE BUSINESS OWNERS DOOR AND SAID, HEY, CAN YOU GET THIS DOWN? IT'S NOT I'M READY TO WRITE YOU A CITATION TALKING TO THE MANAGER, BECAUSE IT'S EASIER IF HE COULD TALK TO A MANAGER TO GO PICK UP SIGNS IN THE GRASS AND HIM COMING BACK AND WRITING A LETTER AND SENDING A LETTER TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND ALL THAT.
SO IT'S EASIER TO KNOCK ON DOORS.
BUT IT WAS OUR PAST PRACTICE AND WE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE OF COVID.
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WITH THOSE COMMERCIAL SIGNS.I KNOW WE DO HAVE SIGNS OF OUR OWN CITY ACTIVITIES AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S, DISINGENUOUS IF WE'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT SIGNS ON A BUSINESS AND WE ARE DOING THE SAME THING, AND FOR CITY EVENTS OR CITY THINGS AS WELL.
THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE. I MENTIONED NON COMMERCIAL, BANNER SIGNS.
THAT'S PART OF THEM. RIGHT? COMMUNITY EVENT SIGNS.
AND HOW WE DISTINGUISH THEM, IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE VERY TRICKY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BANNERS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE PLACED ON A BUILDING AND SOMETIMES THERE'S NOT A BUILDING, AND SOMETIMES WE WANT THEM ON A BUSY CORNER TO GET THE MOST EYES ON THOSE SIGNS SO THAT THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND THE CITY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THOSE SAME STANDARDS, JUST AS A PRIVATE SCHOOL MIGHT BE.
SO IT WOULD BE HELD ACROSS THE BOARD.
BUT YES, TODAY IT'S HARD TO ENFORCE THAT BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN THE CODE.
SO HOW DOES THAT FALL INTO CODE ENFORCEMENT.
SO PREDOMINANTLY THE PART TIME THAT RON WOULD BE INVOLVED? SORRY, RON, IF YOU BUT I KNOW I DO HAVE THE ANSWER, I THINK.
SO THIS WOULD BE GRAFFITI ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, MAINLY COMMERCIAL, WHERE WE WOULD RELY ON THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNER TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANUP OR WORKING WITH PUBLIC WORKS. SO PREVIOUS TO RON'S EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC WORKS WOULD MAKE CONTACT.
THEY HAD A LIST OF THE PROPERTY MANAGERS THAT WE HAVE, AND THEY WOULD TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PROPERTY MANAGER OF A COMMERCIAL CENTER AND SAY, YOU HAVE GRAFFITI, PLEASE GO OUT AND REMOVE.
BUT IF IT'S BACK IN THE BACK OF A SHOPPING CENTER OR SOMEWHERE THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS VISIBLE TO FROM A STREET, WE WOULD ASK THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEANING UP THEIR OWN GRAFFITI.
BUT SO THERE IS A COOPERATION BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ON CODE ENFORCEMENT.
YEAH. AT LEAST IN, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE MY OFFICE IS, WE SEE IT IN THE ALLEYS REGULARLY.
AND NOT SOMETHING THAT THE OWNER DEFINITELY WANTS THERE.
BUT I BELIEVE ALLEYWAY GRAFFITI WOULD BE HANDLED BY PUBLIC WORKS, AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
IT'S REALLY MORE THE COMMERCIAL CENTERS AND BACK BEHIND.
PROBABLY IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS OR SO.
I THINK WE WANT TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
AND I MUST REMIND PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, THE 6:30 MEETING IS FOR THE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT THIS MEETING RIGHT NOW IS ONLY FOR THE STUDY SESSION AND WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING, WHICH IS OUR NEW POLICY FOR OUR MUNICIPAL CODE.
SO THIS IS NOT THE MEETING TO BE DISCUSSING ANYTHING ELSE BUT THIS.
BUT I WILL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE STUDY SESSION REGARDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES.
DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM? WITH THAT, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
BRING IT UP TO COUNCIL AT THE DAIS.
I'M GENERALLY IN FAVOR OF THE COUNCIL DIRECTION.
YOU KNOW, I GET THE REACTIVE VERSUS PROACTIVE.
ESPECIALLY GIVEN BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE POWER, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
I THINK THE ENFORCEMENT ON ADJACENT PROPERTIES, I TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT VIEW, ONLY THAT AND I GET THAT IT'S TRICKY TO SAY HOW FAR OUT DO YOU GO, BUT I THINK, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU TALKED ABOUT FAIRNESS, RIGHT? AND IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE THEY WERE PICKED ON, IF IT'S SOMETHING RELATIVELY SIMPLE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, JOE SCHMO GOT CALLED ON BECAUSE HIS TRASH CANS WERE OUT, BUT SO WERE JANE DOE'S AND LOOSEY GOOSEY AND WHOEVER.
THEN, YOU KNOW, I HAD TO THINK OF A NAME REAL QUICK.
MAYOR PRO TEM LAU. BUT I MEAN, I THINK THAT THAT ISN'T.
I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO JUST SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO TREAT EVERYBODY THE SAME.
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CAN YOU JUST PUT YOUR STUFF AWAY? OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, I WILL DEPEND ON RON AND HIS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE IF THE COMPLAINT IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JUST TRASH CANS, THAT MAY BE A BIGGER ISSUE TO DEAL WITH.SO I WOULD DEFER TO, YOU KNOW, TO YOUR EXPERTISE AND YOUR EXPERIENCE ON THAT.
I'M NOT HERE FOR YOUR GRASS, BUT IT IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT LONG.
FYI, WE DON'T NEED TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE THAT FORMAL.
BUT IF THAT'S POSSIBLE, THEN I THINK IT GOES BACK TO ESTABLISHING THAT RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'RE NOT GOING OUT THERE TO PENALIZE PEOPLE, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP THE CITY IN A NICE, WELL KEPT MANNER.
SO I THINK IF WE CAN CONTINUE THAT, THAT'D BE GREAT.
I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING OPPOSITE TO THAT.
BUT, THAT WOULD BE MY GENERAL TAKE ON THE DIRECTION.
THE ONLY REAL ISSUE THAT I HEARD DURING MY CAMPAIGNING FOR OFFICE WAS, JUST A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD REAL ISSUES WITH A NEIGHBOR AND A BARKING DOG.
THOSE ARE COMPLICATED, I'M SURE, BUT WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF A BARKING DOG ISSUE. HMM'HMM.
IT'S THROUGH, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HUMANE SOCIETY.
AS I FOUND OUT FROM THE HUMANE SOCIETY, THEY SEND OUT A LETTER.
ONCE THEY RECEIVE A COMPLAINT, IT HAS TO BE IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FEET AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY.
AND IF THEY GET A SECOND ONE, THEN THEY WILL ACT ON IT.
SECOND ONE FROM A DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL.
OKAY. I KNOW WE YOU MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE ON FIFTH STREET WHERE, WE KEPT GETTING CALLS AND THE GUY WAS VERY UPSET, AND I WAS TRYING TO BE LIKE A LIAISON BETWEEN HUMANE SOCIETY, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ONLY.
HE'S THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING.
AND SO HE COULDN'T GET A SECOND PERSON TO CALL IN.
THEY SENT A NOTICE TO THE OWNER, BUT NOT ENFORCE IT.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. THANK YOU RON.
THANK YOU MR. SCHERER. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ANSWERED REALLY MUCH ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MUCH OTHER GREAT WORK TO DO, RIGHT, ON OUR CITY, I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO DO GOOD, HOLD THOSE VALUES, CLOSE TO YOU, ESPECIALLY WITH INTEGRITY. THAT'S, VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.
BUT, IT'S CONTINUING TO SEE WHATEVER'S OUT THERE.
RIGHT? BEING ABLE TO BE PROACTIVE TO HAVE THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
RIGHT. BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.
SO THAT'S ALL. EVERYBODY ELSE SAID SOME GREAT THINGS AND THAT I SHARE THOSE SAME SENTIMENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
I BELIEVE IN THE REACTIVE APPROACH.
IF IT'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT THEY ALL SHOULD BE BE SPOKEN TO.
AND THE MINOR OFFENSES YOU'VE DONE, RON, I'VE HEARD NOTHING BUT GREAT THINGS IN GOING OUT AND TALKING TO RESIDENTS, AND WHAT YOUR APPROACH IS TO THEM. SO PLEASE KEEP THAT UP.
AND SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
I MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.
I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THOSE THAT WE DO FIND AN ISSUE, THAT THE REACTIVE APPROACH IS GREAT, BUT IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT'S EGREGIOUS, IT COULD AFFECT THE OTHER HOMEOWNERS. I KNOW THERE'S A NUMBER OF PLACES IN LA VERNE, AND WE'VE ALL SEEN THEM THAT, COULD BE A LITTLE BIT HOARDING THESE THINGS LIKE THAT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.
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ALSO THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, AS, DIRECTOR SCHERER AND I HAVE HAD MAJOR DISCUSSIONS OVER, ESPECIALLY THE OLD, BOND SHOPPING CENTER, THOSE THE PARKING LOT, THE BACK PARKING LOT.AND, I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE ORIGINAL GLULAM WHEN THAT WAS CLARK'S DRUGS WHERE CVS IS NOW.
AND I THINK THE GENTLE APPROACH IS VERY IMPORTANT.
BUT IF IT'S AN EGREGIOUS VIOLATION IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED.
WE NEED TO BE SWIFT AT IT BECAUSE WE KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN IN AN ISSUE LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK THE COUNCIL'S SAYING, HEY.
CHANGE WHAT YOU NEED TO CHANGE.
COME BACK TO US. REVIEW IT AGAIN.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I THINK BETWEEN FIRE AND YOU GUYS.
ALSO THE POLICE. I THINK STARTING TO.
I SAID, YEAH, YOU HAVEN'T BECAUSE NO ONE CAME AROUND.
DIRECTOR SCHERER. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB.
KUDOS FROM YOU. JUST THE GENTLE APPROACH.
NO, IT'S MORE OF SOMEBODY COMPLAINS, WE GO, YOU KNOW, CHECK IT OUT.
WE'VE ALL SEEN THE VIOLATIONS, SO GOD BLESS YOU.
WE'RE IN, MOVING THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING AND CONTINUE WITH THAT.
BRING IT BACK TO US WHEN YOU HAVE MORE TO, MEAT AND POTATOES ON IT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF GUYS? LADIES? NOTHING.
WE WILL. NO GOATS FOR YOU? NO CHICKENS.
WE WILL NOW, RECESS THIS MEETING AT 6:12, AND WE'LL RECONVENE AT 6:30 P.M.
FOR OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING IN JUST A SECOND.
[CALL TO ORDER]
WELCOME, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE MEETING TONIGHT.WE WILL START THIS MEETING AT 6:33 P.M.
I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT WITH INTERRUPTS, THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM WILL NOT BE ALLOWED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4E4 WILL CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT.
SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY [INAUDIBLE] PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IF YOU CAN WAIT THERE FOR A SECOND, LET'S ALL GO DOWN PLEASE.
THIS IS AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE IN FRONT OF US TODAY TO OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
A VETERAN, A VETERAN OF KOREA.
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE DO NOT FORGET.
WE ARE A GRATEFUL CITY AND A GRATEFUL NATION FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED.
WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE THANK YOU.
AND WE HONOR YOU. AND WE RESPECT THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE, STARTING OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OUR GREAT, GREAT CITY, OUR MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, AND OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS. GOD BLESS YOU, SIR.
WITH THAT, THE CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO CHRISTOPHER MUZQUIZ.
THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO THE US ARMY SPECIALIST VETERAN CHRISTOPHER MUZQUIZ, WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY, SIR.
WHAT UNIT DID YOU SERVE IN KOREA? [INAUDIBLE] KOREA IN 1969 TO 71.
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[INAUDIBLE] I'VE BEE TO THE DMZ.REAL EXCITING. [LAUGHTER] BEEN UP THERE WAS COLD.
AND THE SHOTS. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF SCARY.
I UNDERSTAND THAT. PEOPLE THINK, OH, IT'S NO WAR OUT THERE.
YOU GO UP THERE AND YOU TELL ME.
LET ME KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, I TELL YOU.
AND WHEN I GOT THERE, IT WAS A LOT DIFFERENT, THAT'S FOR SURE.
BUT GOD BLESS YOU, SIR. THANK YOU.
ARMY STRONG BROTHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
LADY. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY ON THE COUNTER, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S A FUNDRAISER FOR THE BAND OF BROTHERS 12034.
FRITZ COLEMAN AND, A NUMBER OF OTHER COMEDY PEOPLE HERE.
ON JANUARY 20TH AT 7:15 ON SATURDAY, SHOWTIME STARTS AT 8 P.M., AND I HAVE THE FLIERS OVER HERE.
WE CAN HELP OUR BAND OF BROTHERS BY GOING TO THIS OR DONATING TO IT.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMANDER.
APPRECIATE IT. OH, YES. [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, MR. MUZQUIZ. WE GOT TO DO ROLL CALL.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA.
[PRESENTATIONS]
NATHAN KWAN. COME ON DOWN, MR. KWAN. COME ON, GUYS.HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT? GOOD.
CONGRATULATIONS. NATHAN RECEIVED A RARE PERFECT SCORE ON THE ADVANCED.
ADVANCEMENT PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES EXAM ACHIEVED BY LESS THAN 1% OF THE TEST TAKERS.
ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB.
HIGHLIGHTING HIS EXCEPTIONAL PROFICIENCY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE, A PASSION HE CULTIVATED SINCE FIFTH GRADE, NATHAN IS A WELL-ROUNDED STUDENT, PARTICIPATING IN THE CHAMBER SINGERS AND THEATER PROGRAM.
HE IS ALSO ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT BONITA.
IS THAT HOW YOU SAY IT? SEE US, HEAR US. THERE WE GO.
AND WHAT'S THAT? SEE US, HEAR US? YES. RESEARCH STUDY GROUP THAT SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF COVID 19 ON THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES.
NATHAN HOPES TO ATTEND COLUMBIA AND NEW YORK AND MAJOR IN BIOLOGY OR PUBLIC HEALTH.
WE WISH HIM THE BEST WITH COLLEGE AND HOPE HE GETS INTO COLUMBIA.
HE IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE.
WE ALSO HAVE MR. KENNY RITCHIE, THE PRINCIPAL OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE YOU SPEAK.
AND HIS MOTHER, PATTY, IS THAT CORRECT? SHALL WE DO THE.
GOTCHA. CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO NATHAN KWAN.
THIS IS A CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR NATHAN KWAN FOR HIS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, EARNING A PERFECT SCORE ON HIS ADVANCED PLACEMENT COMPUTER SCIENCE PRINCIPLES EXAM PRESENTED JANUARY 16TH, 2024.
SIGNED BY ME MAYOR TIM HEPBURN.
DOUBLE, DOUBLE. PLUS, YOU CAN PROBABLY TREAT YOUR MOM OKAY.
THANK YOU AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS AND GOOD LUCK.
HAVEN'T THEY TALKED TO EACH OTHER FOR A WHILE? YOU GUYS HAVEN'T TALKED TO EACH OTHER FOR A WHILE.
NONE OF THEM HAVE YOU GOT MINE. LIFE IS HARD, MAN.
LIFE IS HARD. OKAY, WE NEXT MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
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WELL, I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE FIRST PERSON, WHICH WOULD BE JOSH GOLDMAN.THESE ARE NOT FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS FOR JUST ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF.
I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYED THEIR TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW ME OR MAY NOT, AS JOSH, THE TRASH GUY.
[LAUGHTER] OH. THAT GUY, THAT GUY.
HOWEVER, TONIGHT I'M HERE IN MY CAPACITY AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR LA VERNE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR WAS MICKY'S JEWELRY STUDIO.
NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR MOXIE SALON.
FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS OF THE YEAR PRINT CONNECTION.
NONPROFIT OF THE YEAR WAS HOUSE OF RUTH AND THE BRIAN MCNERNEY AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR.
THE WINNERS ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATED TOMORROW NIGHT AT A RECEPTION AT CHASE'S FROM 5:30 TO 7:30.
AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, PLEASE REGISTER ON THE LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEBSITE.
THANK YOU JOSH. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.
LARRY THOMAS. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, LA VERNE RESIDENTS.
I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.
WE'VE GOT A FULL LINEUP FOR PROGRAMS FOR JANUARY AND ALSO MID THROUGH MID FEBRUARY.
WE ARE STARTING JANUARY 19TH THROUGH FEBRUARY 23RD.
DURING THOSE DAYS, IT'S FOR AGES 2 TO 5 AND IT'S, THE CHILDREN WILL BE ENJOYING BOOKS, SONGS, RHYMES, MOVEMENT, ACTIVITIES WHILE THEY'RE LEARNING SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS.
NOW, BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, ALL THESE PROGRAMS, THEY HAVE LIMITED ATTENDANCE.
SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO EITHER ON SITE TO THE LIBRARY TO REGISTER, OR YOU GO TO VISIT LA COUNTY.ORG/EVENTS AND NARROW THE SEARCH DOWN TO LA VERNE LIBRARY AND PUT YOUR NAME ON THE LIST.
SO ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE LIMITED ATTENDANCE AND REQUIRE REGISTRATION.
OUR NEXT PROGRAM IS A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM ALSO.
IT'S, CALLED ARTIST BIOGRAPHY CHRIS UPHUES I MENTIONED THIS PROGRAM LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
I'M DOING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S BEEN VERY POPULAR.
THERE ARE STILL A FEW SLOTS AVAILABLE, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24TH FROM 5 TO 6.
IT IS FOR AGES SIX THROUGH 12.
THEN WE HAVE TWO TEEN PROGRAMS BACK TO BACK.
THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31ST.
ONE'S GOING TO BE AT 4 TO 4:30.
IT'S CALLED A TEEN ADVISORY BOARD.
IF YOU'RE A TEEN WHO IS INTERESTED IN TRYING TO INFLUENCE STAFF TO GET SPECIFIC PROGRAMING AT THE LIBRARY, YOU WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH YOUR PEERS OR YOU WANT TO MAKE PLANS FOR THE LIBRARY? PLEASE DO SO. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO LEARN SOME LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE FROM 4 TO 4:30.
THAT'S FOR AGES 13 THROUGH 18.
AND THE NEXT PROGRAMS BACK TO BACK.
IT'S CALLED ADULT 101 STRESS MANAGEMENT.
AND AGAIN IT'S FOR AGES 13 THROUGH 13 THROUGH 18.
I'M SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO? KASH YOU TOOK MY THUNDER.
I WAS SAYING, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR 66 UP? FOR THAT AGE GROUP. SO THE NEXT THE NEXT THREE PROGRAMS ARE THEY'RE ALL IN FEBRUARY AND THEY'RE IN CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH FROM 6 TO 7 P.M.
IT'S CALLED MAKE YOUR OWN BUTTON, JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT.
CREATE YOUR OWN BUTTON TO WEAR OR TO GIFT TO FRIENDS.
AND THAT'S FOR THAT'S AN ADULT PROGRAM.
THE NEXT PROGRAM, ALSO IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, IS FOR CHILDREN.
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IT'S CALLED HERITAGE, A BLACK HISTORY PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.A STORYTELLER, MELANIE HAYMAN, IS GOING TO BE THERE TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINING SHOW THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, CULTURE THROUGH SONG, STORIES, DANCE AND MORE.
AND THIS IS FOR AGES SIX THROUGH 12.
PARENT OR CAREGIVER IS REQUIRED.
AND THE LAST PROGRAM WHICH WILL TAKE US HALFWAY THROUGH MID-FEBRUARY.
IT'S ALSO FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
IT'S CALLED TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS.
IT IS FOR TEENS AGES 13 THROUGH 17.
SO TRIALS INTO TRIUMPHS, SONGS OF HOPE.
YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THE ORIGINS, TRADITIONS AND INFLUENCE OF GOSPEL MUSIC, AND THEN YOU'LL CREATE YOUR OWN GOSPEL INSPIRED STICKER WITH YOUR FAVORITE MESSAGE OF HOPE ON IT.
SO THESE ARE THE PROGRAMS FROM THIS MONTH THROUGH MID MID NEXT MONTH.
THEY ALL REQUIRE REGISTRATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIMITED ATTENDANCE.
IT'S THERE'S A WHOLE WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT NOT JUST BOOKS AND DVDS TO CHECK OUT.
WE HAVE DATABASES. WE HAVE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, ELECTRONIC AUDIOBOOKS, EBOOKS.
IF YOU WANT TO CREATE A RESUME, YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE A BOOK, IF YOU WANT TO DO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO COOK, HOW TO DRAW, HOW TO PAINT, HOW TO DO, HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WORKOUTS IN THE GYM, ANYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF, IT'S THERE, AND THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN A PROFOUND WAY BY GOING TO THE LIBRARY.
WE'RE THERE TO HELP YOU ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU GEORGE, APPRECIATE THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS? MS. KALOUSEK.
DID YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK HERE? NO THEY DON'T LET ME DRIVE IT.
NO. I'M JUST I'M JUST KIDDING, I HAVEN'T TRIED.
MAYBE THEY WOULD. I'D FEEL TOO NERVOUS.
I AM VICE PRESIDENT OF LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
SO I WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME UPCOMING EVENTS WE HAVE AND ALSO TELL YOU ABOUT.
ON JANUARY 8TH, WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY, MEMBER AND COMMUNITY MEETING AND IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
IT WAS EDUCATIONAL, AND IT WAS QUITE EMOTIONAL.
WE'RE GOING TO VISIT THE HANAWALT HOUSE, THE SUPER TENTS, FOUNDERS HALL, FASNACHT COURT.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. WOODY HALL, THE LUDWICK CENTER, AND MORE.
SO ON FEBRUARY 10TH, COME JOIN US FOR THE TOUR AND COMMENTARY BY DOCTOR BENJAMIN JENKINS.
HE'S A UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE HISTORY PROFESSOR AND ARCHIVIST.
WE'RE GOING TO MEET AT THE HANAWALT HOUSE, 2058 SECOND STREET, FOR TAKEOFF AT 11 A.M..
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO WALK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR GET ON THE BUS TOUR AGAIN.
SO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, WE'RE GOING TO, COLLABORATE WITH HILLCREST TO PROVIDE TWO BUS TOURS THAT WILL TOUR A FEW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE LANDMARKS, FOLLOWED BY A CRUISE BY THE HOMES OF SEVERAL OF LA VERNE EARLY PRESIDENTS.
SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU JOIN US FOR EVENTS.
SO, OUR MEMBERSHIP FEES, WE DID NOT BEND TO INFLATION.
2024 PRICE IS STILL $20 FOR INDIVIDUAL, $25 FOR FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEN YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE AT THE EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, WITH THE TRUCK, AND WE'LL BE AT THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING TO RAISE MORE FUNDS SO WE CAN, DO MORE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
WE'RE WORKING ON SOME DISPLAY CASES THAT ARE GOING TO THE SCHOOLS.
WE WANT A FLATBED ON THE BACK.
ANOTHER WAY THAT WE RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IS BY SELLING.
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PRESIDENT SHERRY BEST MAKES INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS HOMEMADE JAMS AND JELLIES.AND I HAVE A FEW HERE THIS EVENING.
POMEGRANATE JELLY AND SYRUPS CINNAMON APPLE, APPLE AND MEYER LEMON MARMALADE JUST $10 PER JAR.
NO TAX. WE CAN TAKE CASH, CHECKS, CREDIT CARD.
THERE'S A SMALL SERVICE FEE ON THE CREDIT CARD.
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE SOME OF THE DELICIOUS JAMS, JELLIES, COME SEE ME AFTER THE MEETING.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
KATHY. I'M SORRY. WHAT WAS IT WAS I DIDN'T GET THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE.
WHEN IS THAT? IS THAT COMING UP? IT'S THROUGH THE CHAMBER.
OKAY, GREAT. SO THAT WILL COME.
BUT THOSE ARE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE.
ANYBODY ELSE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'LL CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNCIL ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? THE ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE IS THAT THERE IS A TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING TOMORROW AT 5 P.M..
AND THIS MONTH INCLUDES KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS TO YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH.
IT'S A STUDENT WELLNESS SERIES.
AND ALL OF THESE EVENTS ARE FREE.
SOME ARE IN PERSON, BUT THEY ARE EXCELLENT RESOURCES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYBODY AWARE.
WE'VE HAD A FEW EARTHQUAKES RECENTLY TO BE EARTHQUAKE AWARE.
CALIFORNIA DOES HAVE A PROGRAM.
EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT PROGRAM.
EBB WITH THEY WILL PROVIDE A GRANT UP TO $3,000 TO HELP RETROFIT YOUR HOUSE AND TIE IT DOWN.
AND THAT COULD HELP IN OBTAINING HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE AS WELL, OR AT LEAST AT A BETTER RATE.
THIS PROGRAM HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY YEAR.
AND IT'S STILL OPEN FOR ANOTHER, I BELIEVE, 30 DAYS OR SO.
YOU WOULD RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY.
ANYONE ELSE? NO. WE'RE GOING TO.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I FORGOT TO DO THAT. WE DID NOT HAVE OUR MEETING IN THE FIRST PART.
SO HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.
AND THIS IS GOING TO BE EVEN A BETTER YEAR THAN LAST.
SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE ROUTINE AND BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL ANYTHING TO BE REMOVED OFF THE AGENDA, OFF THE.
MR. DOMER, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO BE REMOVED OFF THE AGENDA ITEM? NO ITEMS WERE PULLED, MR. MAYOR. VERY GOOD WITH THAT DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY VOTE, VIA THE BOARD.
NO. THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
[LAUGHTER] SO WHO IS THAT GUY IN THAT VIDEO? OKAY, NOW WE MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING.
[PUBLIC HEARING]
WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ALLOCATION OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING FOR THE 2024, 2025.CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
GOOD EVENING MR. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY WITH CDBG FUNDS FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, AND IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE FULL 15% OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ALLOCATION, WHICH IS ABOUT $23,000, BE AWARDED TO THIS CONTINUATION FOR THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S ALSO BEING ASKED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF $100,000 TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOR THE REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS ON DAMAGED SIDEWALKS FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, BENEFITING THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND ALSO SENIORS.
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THE TOTAL UNALLOCATED FUNDS FROM THIS YEAR IS ABOUT $31,000.ONCE STAFF IDENTIFIES QUALIFIED PROJECTS AND THE ALLOCATION OF THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE BROUGHT BACK BEFORE COUNCIL FOR REVIEW, IT'S RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-05, TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND SELECTING CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR FUNDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025.
AND I AM AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF.
COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
CANDICE, I JUST HAD A QUESTION REGARDING THE UNALLOCATED, 31,000 PLUS.
OR WE'RE RESERVING THAT FOR SOME.
THERE HAS BEEN NO PROJECT IDENTIFIED AT THE MOMENT.
WE COULD USE IT ON SIDEWALKS IF THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO DIRECT STAFF TO LOOK AT? WELL. AND YEAH, COUNCIL MEMBER JUST THINKING, YEARS PAST, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN WE DIDN'T USE THOSE FUNDS.
NOT SOMETHING, IS IT? IS IT? I WANT TO.
YEAH. DON'T WANT TO LEAVE MONEY ON THE TABLE.
AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO LEAVE ANY OF THIS MONEY ON THE TABLE.
THERE IS A DRAWDOWN TIMELINE ON CDBG FUNDS, AND WE'RE MUCH BETTER PROGRAMED INTO KNOWING WHEN THAT IS WHEN WE HAVE TO SPEND THOSE FUNDS THAT, A LITTLE OVER $30,000 IS UNPROGRAMMED RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WHAT WE FIND IS WE MAY GET SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE PRIORITY THAN THE SIDEWALK PROJECT.
AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITY ENGINEER IDENTIFIED THAT, ALL OF OUR PEDESTRIAN CROSS SIGNAL ITEMS THAT YOU PUSH TO CROSS AND IT GIVES YOU THE LITTLE BEEPS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE PROJECTS, GETTING IT QUALIFIED BY THE COUNTY.
AND SO SOMETIMES WE LOOK AT THAT.
BUT THE SIDEWALK PROJECT IS IF WE GET TO A POINT WHERE THOSE FUNDS FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR, TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, ARE GETTING TO WHERE WE HAVE TO SPEND THEM, WE'LL MOVE THAT INTO THAT PROJECT. SO WE TRY TO KEEP A LITTLE BIT JUST FOR, UNIDENTIFIED PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU MAYOR. I HAVE A QUESTION.
THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM, IT'S AT $23,000.
WAS THAT THE SAME LAST YEAR? THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.
IS IT MORE IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
GOT IT. SO WE CAN'T GO SEE THAT.
I'D LIKE TO EXCEED THAT IF I COULD.
BUT IF WE CAN'T. I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? WELL, YOU BROKE IT.
I THINK IT WAS THROUGH THE BATTERY.
OKAY. IF ANYBODY HAS A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS, PLEASE, YOU CAN COME UP TO THE DAIS.
DROP THE MIC. HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY.
MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL.
KASH JUST ASKED THE QUESTION THAT IF YOU KNOW.
HOW MUCH? WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE? WHAT'S THE MAXIMUM PERCENTAGE FOR REPAIRING THE SIDEWALKS AND CURBS AND SUCH? IF THAT'S THE $100,000 IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT, AND THEN ALSO THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY RECEIVING THE $154,782, IS THAT MORE OR LESS THAN WHAT WE RECEIVED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET? THOSE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
ANY OTHER, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND MISS BOWCOCK WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME BACK UP AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION, PLEASE?
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NO, WE DON'T KNOW YOU'RE THERE.SO THE FUNDING AMOUNT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR IS ABOUT THE SAME.
PLUS OR MINUS LIKE A COUPLE HUNDRED, A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT IT'S VERY SIMILAR.
YOU KNOW, AS COUNCIL MEMBER KASH SAYS, KIND OF ODD THAT WE WOULD HAVE CDBG MONEY LIKE THAT.
THAT WOULD BE YOU WOULD HAVE SENIOR LUNCHEONS AND YOU HAVE A RESTRICTION ON THAT.
BUT YET YOU CAN POUR CONCRETE IN A CURB WITH STEEL.
WE USED TO HAVE THE KITTY FULL AND WAS LIKE, YOU COULD ONLY USE IT FOR CERTAIN THINGS, BUT YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND RELEASE THAT FOR OUR SENIORS TO MORE, YOU KNOW, EQUITABLE.
THE IDEA IS FOR LOW CENSUS TRACKS, WHICH WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE UNFORTUNATELY.
I AGREE WITH MR. DOMER, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH IT.
I THINK WE'RE UTILIZING WHERE WE NEVER USED TO BE ABLE TO DO IT BEFORE.
COMMENTS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF AGAIN FOR FINDING USES FOR THIS MONEY.
I KNOW IT'S BEEN RESTRICTIVE AND IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT BE MORE THAN 15% FOR PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED DO PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY TO OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT MAY NOT HAVE ACCESSIBILITY.
SO TO MR. DOMER'S POINT ABOUT, THE SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE THE TALKING, IT'S FOR THE FOLKS WHO MAY BE SIGHT IMPAIRED OR HAVE OTHER ISSUES.
IT DID INCREASE THE 20% DURING COVID, BUT WE JUST DON'T WANT TO GO BACK THERE.
AND I KNOW IT DEALS WITH THIS ITEM, BUT LAST YEAR, I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS DID OVER, THE HOLIDAYS AND THE WORK ON THE SIDEWALKS, TO USE THE MONEY UP FOR LAST YEAR'S MONEY. AND THAT JUST SHOWS THAT YOU WILL USE THIS MONEY UP FOR THIS YEAR'S, ALLOCATION AS WELL.
BY BY WORKING ON THAT, MAKING SURE THAT WE SPENT EVERY CENT, REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THAT'S JUST SHOWS THAT THE CITY, HOW MUCH THEY ARE WORKING, FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND MAKING SURE EVERY DOLLAR, EVERY PENNY IS BEING SPENT AND REALLY DID THAT OVER, THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF DECEMBER TO MAKE SURE WE, WE FELL THROUGH THE, IN THE GUIDELINES.
WITH THAT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-05, APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND SELECTING CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR FUNDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025.
SECOND. [INAUDIBLE] SHOULD HAVE THE MOTION.
I WAS LIKE HEY YOU GOT THE MOTION.
I JUST READ IT. SO MOVE THAT MOTION.
CROSS THAT OUT. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
THANK YOU STAFF. EXCELLENT JOB.
NOW WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.
[OTHER MATTERS]
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TONIGHT.GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
THIS EVENING WE WILL BE CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM FOR 2024.
THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED DURING THE DECEMBER 4TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT RESIDENTS HAD MORE TIME, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, TO REVIEW THE PLATFORM, HAVE A BETTER GRASP ON WHAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO DO WITH THIS PLATFORM BEFORE WE APPROVE IT AND IMPLEMENT IT IN THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
DURING THAT DECEMBER 4TH MEETING, COUNCIL ALSO PROPOSED THAT WE DO A FEW ROUNDS OF OUTREACH WITH THE RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRIED TO ADVOCATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO GET RESIDENT INPUT ON THIS DOCUMENT.
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ACROSS ALL THESE POSTS, WE REACHED ABOUT 3500 USERS WHO SAW THE POST, AND THROUGHOUT THIS TIME, WE RECEIVED TWO SURVEY RESPONSES THROUGH THE WEBSITE, AND WE HAD A FEW COMMENTS ON THE VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS THAT WE PUT UP AS WELL.OVERALL, THE INITIAL FEEDBACK WE HAD WAS THAT IT WAS A VERY DETAILED DOCUMENT.
BASED ON THAT FEEDBACK, WE WERE ABLE TO KIND OF BETTER SHAPE THIS PRESENTATION TO, AGAIN, KIND OF GO OVER THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM FOR ANYONE WHO MAY BE WATCHING AT HOME AND IS TRYING TO CATCH UP ON THIS PROCESS.
THEN IT'S THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
THESE ARE THE THREE STATEMENTS THAT REALLY SHAPE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IN THIS PLATFORM, WHICH IS TO PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL, PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY AND SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. FROM THERE, OUR POLICY STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THAT ARE SORTED BY TOPIC AREA, AND THEY ALL ARE GUIDED BY THOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES LISTED THERE.
IT WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE CITY WEBSITE, ON THE WEB PAGE THAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR THIS PLATFORM.
FROM THERE, CITY STAFF AND ADVOCATES THAT WE PARTNER WITH WILL BE MONITORING BILLS THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO SEE WHERE WE STAND ON IT BASED ON WHAT WAS LISTED IN OUR CITY PLATFORM.
FROM THERE, WE WILL TAKE ACTION EITHER DRAFTING LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION, OR REQUEST AMENDMENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUOUSLY ADVOCATING FOR THE CITY'S NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREA BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND MOVE IT TO THE DAIS.
COUNCIL COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM.
THE LAST COUPLE MEETINGS, JUST SO PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT IS.
AND I BELIEVE, THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO REALLY GIVE GUIDANCE TO THE CITY MANAGER . AND TO HELP BRING THINGS IF THEY COME BACK RAPIDLY.
BUT WHEN ITEMS GO AND THAT NEED TO HAVE LETTERS WRITTEN THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS STILL GOING TO COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL, TO THE MAYOR F OR OUR APPROVAL, THIS DOESN'T GIVE THEM JUST A BLANK STATEMENT AND LET THEM RUN.
IT REALLY JUST HELPS GIVE GUIDANCE.
WHAT WHERE WE'RE GOING FOR THE CITY.
SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT, THE CITY HAS DONE.
AND, APPRECIATE THIS GUIDANCE.
IT'S, I BELIEVE IT'S A WELL WRITTEN DOCUMENT.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION IN THIS AND PRESENTING ALL THIS.
I SAID EVERYTHING I WANTED TO SAY.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR GIVING THAT PRESENTATION.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU MASTERED THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THE STAFF AND RESIDENTS CAN REFER TO WHAT POSITIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
MAYOR PRO TEM LAU. I WANT TO ECHO MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES COMMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR GRATITUDE FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, BECAUSE I THINK THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES REALLY INFORM WILL HELP INFORM NOT ONLY OUR COMMUNITY, BUT OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT WE WORK WITH WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US, AND THEN THEY KNOW HOW TO BEST SERVE, SERVICE US RIGHT TO PROVIDE THE THINGS THAT WE NEED.
SO MAKING SURE THAT WE DO HAVE THAT LOCAL CONTROL FOR PROMOTING THAT FISCAL STABILITY AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE ARE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT SO MANY THINGS ARE IMPOSED UPON CITIES WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE REVENUE SOURCES, ATTENDANT WITH THAT.
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SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.AND, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE FORWARD THINKING AND COMMUNICATING WITH OUR ELECTEDS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE.
I THINK PRETTY MUCH YOU GUYS SAID IT ALL.
I WANT TO THANK ANDREA FOR A GREAT JOB.
AND I APPRECIATE MR. DOMER GETTING US INVOLVED WITH THIS.
TOWNSEND IS A REALLY GOOD COMPANY.
THEY DO THIS FOR A NUMBER OF CITIES.
I KNOW THE COG USES THEM ALSO.
SO, IT'S IMPORTANT WE STAY WE STAY FOCUSED ON WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE, A LOT OF OUR RIGHTS, AND ESPECIALLY WITH, HOMES AND LOT SPLITS AND, GRANNY FLATS AND ADUS, THOSE ARE JUST LITTLE THINGS.
AND WHAT YOU CAN USE CHURCH PROPERTY OR UNIVERSITY PROPERTY FOR AND, THE UNHOUSED.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT'S JUST A FEW, TO SAY THE LEAST.
I THINK, THIS IS GOING TO SERVE US ALL WELL, AND IT'S GOING TO INFORM OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, WITH THAT, I NEED A MOTION FOR THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.
AND THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
VERY GOOD. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR.
CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS ONE ON.
AND THE CITY ATTORNEY IS HERE IN CASE, I NEED LEGAL BACKING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THIS BILL WAS PASSED IN THE LAST LEGISLATIVE ITEM SESSION, AND IT BECAME EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST.
WE WANTED TO BRING IT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR DIRECTION.
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, CITY COUNCIL SALARIES, IT'S A HARD THING TO SET.
OURS, I BELIEVE, WAS SET BACK IN 1998.
IT WAS DONE, AND IT BECAME EFFECTIVE IN 1999 OR ACTUALLY 99 AND BECAME EFFECTIVE IN MARCH 2001.
SO YOU A CITY COUNCIL COULD NOT APPROVE A SALARY INCREASE AND HAVE IT BECOME EFFECTIVE NEXT WEEK? IT HAS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE WHEN A NEW TERM BEGINS.
AND BECAUSE OF STAGGERED TERMS. IF GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS, WHICH WOULD BE DIRECTION TONIGHT, IF APPROVED TO BRING IT BACK, WE WOULD BE BRINGING IT BACK IN AN ORDINANCE FORM ON FEBRUARY 5TH FOR A FIRST READING, AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK FOR A SECOND READING AND ADOPTION AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING 30 DAYS LATER.
BUT EFFECTIVE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THAT'S WHEN THE SALARIES WOULD CHANGE.
IT WOULD COME WHEN THE TWO NEW SEATS ARE CERTIFIED AND SAT.
SO THAT WOULD BE IN THE APRIL TIME FRAME.
SO THERE IS A PER CAPITA, APPROACH THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED.
OUR IS UP TO THERE'S 0 TO 30 AND THEN 30 AND ABOVE OUR LIMIT WOULD BE $950 PER MONTH.
CURRENTLY OUR PAYMENT, IS $519.
SO FOR CITY COUNCILS, IT'S ACTUALLY, A VERY LOW AMOUNT.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD, SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, HERE FROM THE PUBLIC.
AND, DEPENDING ON THE DIRECTION, WE CAN BRING IT BACK IN ORDINANCE FORM, WHICH WOULD BE A VERY SIMPLE ORDINANCE, JUST SETTING THE SALARY PER THIS ASSEMBLY BILL AT THE $950 PER MONTH LEVEL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
BEFORE I OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT, ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? DO YOU WANT TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW ON THIS ITEM.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? MISS BEAUCHAMP? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR CHRISTIE.
WAS THE INCREASE FOR THE SALARIES TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS FACTORED INTO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MS. BEAUCHAMP. ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT?
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WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.CHRISTIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT? YEAH. IT WAS NOT BECAUSE WHEN WE DEVELOPED THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
I THINK WE GOT IT, CHRISTIE THANK YOU.
THIS LEGISLATION WAS NOT IN PLACE, SO.
AND, THE ALLOCATION AT THAT TIME, THE APPROPRIATION.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON OR OUR CURRENT SALARY IS $519 A MONTH.
WHEN I WAS ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL BACK IN 2003, IT WAS $519 A MONTH.
WE ALSO AT THAT TIME HAD HEALTH INSURANCE, WHICH WAS MUCH MORE THAN $500.
SO I LOOK AT THIS AS BEING LOW.
I KNOW THAT WE RECENTLY HAD AN ELECTION CYCLE WHICH NOBODY RAN.
WHETHER OR NOT COUNCIL PAY MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE.
YOU DON'T DO THIS JOB TO GET RICH.
BUT I THINK SINCE THERE IS A CALCULATION BASED ON THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS IN THE CITY THAT THE STATE IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION FOLLOW.
I DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE THE IDEA THAT WE ARE INCREASING OUR SALARY AT THE COST OF RESIDENTS.
BUT WE'RE NOT THE CITY OF BELL.
THAT'S RATHER EXTREME, MR. JOHNSON. [LAUGHTER] WELL, BUT POINT WELL TAKEN.
BUT NO, I THINK IF IF THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEBODY WHETHER THEY WANTED TO RUN OR NOT, I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST BE WITH WHAT RECOMMENDED SALARY IS.
MAYOR PRO TEM LAU. I CONCUR WITH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, KNOWING FROM HIS FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE HOW LONG THE SALARY HAS BEEN WITH THE SALARY IS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ROLE THAT DOES PLAY IN PEOPLE RUNNING, BUT I DO KNOW THAT, I WANT TO MAKE THIS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO FEEL THAT THEY CAN RUN FOR A POSITION ON CITY COUNCIL . AND I DON'T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY REALIZES, HOW MUCH WORK IT DOES TAKE.
I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT BECAUSE I'D LIKE TO SEE A, YOU KNOW, A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL.
AND I DON'T MEAN THAT, AS YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT NECESSARILY JUST RACE AND GENDER.
I'M TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC STATUS.
I'M TALKING ABOUT, DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS.
IT SHOULDN'T ALL BE, YOU KNOW, RETIREES OR PEOPLE WHO ARE FINANCIALLY ABLE TO DO THIS.
RIGHT. SO I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT OF OF THE INCREASE.
THANK YOU MAYOR PRO TEM LAU COUNCIL.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. AND BY BY MOVING THIS FORWARD TO THE NEXT STEP, WE WOULD BRING BACK TO THE COUNCIL TWO MORE TIMES, AS WELL THEN THEN WE'LL HAVE EVEN MORE RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO, GIVE FEEDBACK OR WHAT THEIR OPINIONS ON THIS AS WELL.
SO I AGREE ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. I AGREE ABOUT MOVING THIS FORWARD, AND I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENTS AS OUR MAYOR PRO TEM THAT WE WE JOINED TO BECOME A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE EFFECTIVE CHANGES IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE BETTER.
$500 IS NOT GOING TO MAKE OR BREAK ME, RIGHT? ANOTHER 500 AIN'T GOING TO DO THAT AS WELL.
AND YOU DEFINITELY DON'T. YOU WORK A LOT MORE HOURS DOING THIS.
I THINK WHAT'S I'M ALWAYS ABOUT, WHAT'S FAIR.
LET'S MOVE IT FORWARD TO HAVE THAT OPEN DIALOG AND DISCUSSION.
MY UNCLE. THAT'S YOUR UNCLE HUH. THAT'S YOUR THEO.
WELL, TELL THEO HE DID A GREAT JOB, AND MAYBE THIS TIME YOU CAN SIGN IT.
[LAUGHTER] SO MAYOR HEPBURN CAN SIGN ON THIS NEXT ONE.
SO, GOD BLESS MAYOR BLICKENSTAFF THAT PUT THAT RESOLUTION BACK THEN IN 2001.
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BUT, YOU KNOW, 23 YEARS LATER, YOU KNOW, THE COST OF INFLATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT COMES UP.AND, YOU KNOW, GAS WAS A LOT CHEAPER BACK THEN THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S HOW IT IS. SO SO THANK YOU.
[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
EVERY ONE OF THEM IS EXCELLENT.
I THINK, WHEN I FIRST GOT ON, I DID TURN DOWN A NUMBER OF THESE THINGS.
AND, AS WE GET EXPERIENCE, WE REALIZE HOW MUCH THIS JOB TAKES.
I KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS TO BE AT MEETINGS.
SO, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT.
BUT I THINK WE'RE BEING COMPENSATED A CERTAIN AMOUNT FOR THE EFFORTS WE'RE PUTTING OUT.
AND, IT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
I APPRECIATE STAFF'S TIME, MR. DOMER, FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. AND, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE LET THE READING GO ON FOR A NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND LET PEOPLE DIGEST A LITTLE BIT. THERE'S ISSUES, LET US KNOW.
BUT, I THINK IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT.
MOST OF THE CITIES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN WE ARE.
AND WE ALL DO A LOT OF WORK FOR OUR CITY, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIDE IN OUR CITY.
SO WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION DIRECTING STAFF TO PROVIDE FURTHER DIRECTION ON THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SALARIES, AND A REQUEST FOR THE ITEM TO BE BROUGHT BACK FOR POTENTIAL FIRST READING AT THE FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
SINCE THIS IS COMING BACK A FEW TIMES, THAT WE HAVE SOME SORT OF A SURVEY OF LOCAL COUNCIL.
AND JUST TO KIND OF ANSWER ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT, WHEN IT WAS SET AND IF IT WAS INCREASED BY EVEN A CPI, IT WOULD BE OVER THE 950 AMOUNT RIGHT NOW USING A NON COMPOUNDED, IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT UP TO 1,090.
IF THAT WAS COMPOUNDED IT WOULD BE MORE THAN THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] WE CAN'T COMPOUND IT MORE THAN THAT.
AT THIS TIME, WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL BRING BACK THE ORDINANCE WITH THE 950 AMOUNT.
WE'LL BRING BACK, A LISTING OF OTHER COUNCILS, IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AREA.
YEAH, I'M NOT MUCH INTO CPI STUFF.
I THINK IT'S, YOU SAID YOU SET A RATE AND THAT'S IT.
AND, IT'S BEEN SO MANY YEARS, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO STICK TO WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S BRING IT BACK AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT FURTHER.
THAT WOULD GO THEN WITH WHAT THE STATE'S RECOMMENDING FOR CITIES OUR SIZE.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACE FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
WE WILL HAVE A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IF NECESSARY.
I DO HAVE A CARD FROM MARY TANG.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR GROUP.
THE TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE READING GROUP.
IT'S A CHRISTIAN SELF-HELP SUPPORT GROUP.
AND WE STARTED IN, 2018, IN NOVEMBER.
AND, ORIGINALLY WE WERE MEETING IN THE, SENIOR LUNCH.
YEAH. AND SO IT LASTS FOR A FEW MONTHS.
AND WE WERE APPROVED LIKE TWICE PER WEEK.
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NO, TWICE PER MONTH ON TUESDAYS.AND AS OUR GROUP, WE TRY TO WE READ BIBLE TOGETHER AND WE TRY TO PROMOTE A ATMOSPHERE, OF A HOME AWAY FROM HOME.
WE LEARN AND WE GROW TOGETHER AND AGE TOGETHER.
RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ALLOWED ONLY, THE FIRST AND THIRD, TUESDAYS.
THE THING IS, I WILL ASK, PATRICK, PLEASE, TO READ, A LETTER I HAVE SENT TO SOME OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS.
IT HAS BEEN VERY HARSH ON OUR MEMBERS PARTICIPANTS BECAUSE MOST OF US ARE IN OUR 70S, AND COULD WE JUST GIVE HIM A MIC AND HE CAN SIT DOWN INSTEAD OF COMING ALL THE WAY TO THE PODIUM? I DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR HIM.
SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST SIT DOWN ON YOUR CHAIR THERE AND WE'LL JUST GIVE YOU A MIC, SIR.
THANK YOU. I THINK I SAID ENOUGH.
THANK YOU. YEAH. AND TINA IS OUR OVERSEER.
MY NAME IS PATRICK RAMIREZ AND I'M IN THE GROUP THAT SHE'S SPEAKING ABOUT.
SHE GAVE ME THIS LETTER TO READ AND IT SAYS, AS YOU KNOW, OUR BIBLE READING GROUP, WAS APPROVED TO MEET ON TUESDAY MORNINGS IN YOUR SENIOR LOUNGE FROM NOVEMBER 2022 UNTIL JUNE 2023.
WE, A GROUP OF SENIORS IN OUR 70S AND 80S.
ON ALL THE OTHER AVAILABLE TUESDAYS WE STAYED OUTSIDE BECAUSE YOU HAVE PROHIBITED US FROM USING ANY OF THE CLASSROOMS INSIDE, NOT EVEN THE SENIOR LOUNGE, WHICH WE USED TO ENJOY WHEN WE MET.
WE ATTENDED THE SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON JUNE 14TH, 2023 AND AUGUST 16TH TO PETITION THE INCREASE IN USE OF THE DANCE STUDIO FROM THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY ONLY FOR ALL THE TUESDAYS FROM TEN UNTIL NOON. YOU DECLINED OUR REQUEST FOR REASONS THAT SOME OF US NOT, SOME OF US, SOME OF US WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN IN THE YEAR END OF YOUR SENIOR LUNCHEON ON DECEMBER 12TH, 2023.
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FROM LA VERNE.
WE ATTENDED YOUR, SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 15TH, ASKING YOUR PERMISSION FOR THE GROUP TO JUST SING THE SILENT NIGHT THAT DAY, LIKE THE YEAR BEFORE, TO OUR FELLOW SENIOR CITIZENS WITH WHOM WE NORMALLY EAT TOGETHER AT THE CENTER, WE ASK BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO BE ON A TUESDAY, AND OUR GROUP WAS MEETING OUTSIDE AND READY TO SING FOR THE GUESTS.
TO OUR DISMAY, WE WERE ALLOWED TO USE THE DANCE STUDIO ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2023 AND JANUARY 2ND AN THE 16TH, 2024 FOR MOSTLY UNSPECIFIC REASONS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, OUR PROGRAM WAS COMPLETELY DELETED FROM THE DAILY CALENDAR OF YOUR CITY OF LA VERNE SENIOR NEWSLETTER FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024.
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 9TH, 2024, WHEN NIKKI, AND I FINALLY RECEIVED AN APPLICATION PACKET FROM SENIOR GROUP FOR FACILITY USE FROM ARMANDO CISNEROS, WHO EMPHASIZED THAT THE PROGRAM OVERSEER MUST BE A LA VERNE RESIDENT AND THAT HE OR SHE IS REQUIRED TO BE PRESENT TO THE END EACH TIME THE GROUP USES YOUR, LA VERNE FACILITY THAT MAY BE ASSIGNED TO US.
OUR GROUP WAS NEVER TOLD THAT ALL THE SENIOR PROGRAMS MUST REAPPLY EACH YEAR UNTIL MR. CISNEROS TOLD US SO ON JANUARY 9TH, 2024.
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PLEASE CONFIRM AND OR OR CLARIFY WHETHER THERE ARE ANY MISCOMMUNICATIONS OR DISPARITY IN YOUR DEALINGS AMONGST SENIOR PROGRAMS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE HAVE AT LEAST SIX PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE LA VERNE RESIDENTS AND WHO, LIKE THE REST OF THE GROUP, ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING INDOORS ON ALL TUESDAYS OF EACH MONTH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO REFER THAT TO STAFF.
BUT THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
IN REGARDS TO THE PEOPLE WHO JUST SPOKE, I KNOW THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL TO USE THEIR GYM FACILITIES, AND NOW THAT THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED, MAYBE THERE'S SOME KIND OF AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY CAN USE CLASSROOMS FOR THEIR PRAYER GROUP.
AND THAT WAY EVERYBODY CAN BE HAPPY BECAUSE I KNOW FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE COMMUNITY IS BIG BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM ARE ALONE AND LOSING THAT PLACE TO COMMUNE TOGETHER AND PRAY IS, YOU KNOW, VIOLATION OF FIRST AMENDMENT.
THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE AND PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION.
SO I HOPE YOU'RE REALLY ABLE TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, I HAVE WERE I'M BACK ON THE ISSUE WITH THE HAYNES SCHOOL.
UNDER CEPRA AND SOME DOCUMENTS THAT, HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ME BY BOTH L.A.
COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
LEROY BOSE HOME WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED A CUP, WHICH IS A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
AND AT THAT TIME, AND IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS IT HERE FOR A CARE FACILITY OF 72 BOYS, THAT SCHOOL FACILITATES SCHOOL OR PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR OVER 2000 KIDS FROM OVER 14 DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE PARKED ON BASELINE.
I DID NOT BRING THEM TONIGHT, BUT I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS OF SCHOOL BUSSES THAT ARE PARKED IN THE MEDIAN.
AND I GET IT. IT'S IN THAT LITTLE BERMUDA TRIANGLE.
IT'S COUNTY, UNINCORPORATED COUNTY OF LA.
IT'S MONITORED BY CHP BECAUSE IT'S BASELINE ROAD AND NOT A CITY STREET.
BUT I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS COUNCIL CARES DEEPLY, ESPECIALLY MR. CROSBY WORKING IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HAVING YOUNG CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE.
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO FACILITATE THIS, TO BE DONE IN A MUCH SAFER MANNER AND NOT JUST FOR THE CHILDREN, BUT THE STAFF AND THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.
IT WASN'T LONG AGO THAT THERE WAS A OWNER HERE DEALING WITH HER LOT, AND SHE'S GOING TO GET HER HOUSE, BUILT, YOU KNOW, HER CONSTRUCTION GOING, AND SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. SHE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE GETTING THAT SIGN THAT SAYS NO PARKING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE ON BASELINE ROAD.
SO THERE'S OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE PARKING THERE.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE PARKING.
IT'S THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN.
AND THE CHILDREN ARE PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, LEROY BOSE HOME HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN OUR CITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A LARGER GROUP.
YOU KNOW, JUST WISH THAT SOMEBODY IN THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S PERMITTING NOW THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT OR CODE ENFORCEMENT OR SOMETHING CAN BE DONE FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT SO THAT WE HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON.
YOU KNOW, IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO GO WELL FOR HER ELECTION.
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I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY SENSITIVE SUBJECT, BUT I THINK IT IS ONE OF HIGH IMPORTANCE THAT SOMEBODY IN THIS COUNCIL, THE CITY, NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? YES. YOU ACTUALLY DID ALREADY GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT CAN SPEAK ON YOUR BEHALF ON AN ISSUE, BECAUSE YOU ALREADY WERE UP.
IS THIS A DIFFERENT ISSUE OR IS IT THE SAME ISSUE? DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH? IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE.
WOULD YOU LIKE. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE MIC AGAIN, SIR.
THAT'S FINE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT ON THE SAME ISSUE.
YEAH. I GOT BIT BY A MOSQUITO WITH A WEST NILE VIRUS, AND I FOUND MYSELF HOMELESS.
MISS YVONNE. OTHER PEOPLE HERE.
THE LIBRARIAN HAVE REALLY HELPED ME OUT A LOT TO GET MYSELF BACK ON MY FEET.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY HERE.
WELL THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY AND WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES AND ALL AROUND.
THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WITH THAT WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORT]
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE BRACE AND BOLT SYSTEM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF HOMES THAT ARE, OLDER HOMES THAT ARE NOT BOLTED TO FOUNDATIONS.
THIS PROGRAM CAN PAY UP TO 100% OF THE COST TO BRACE YOUR HOUSE OR TO BOLT IT DOWN.
REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 21ST, 2024.
LET'S NOT WAIT UNTIL THE HOUSE IS OFF OF ITS FOUNDATION BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
IT IS, EARTHQUAKEBRACEANDBOLT.COM.
BOLT. SAY THAT FAST FIVE TIMES.
THAT'S WHY I GOT YOU. [LAUGHTER] LIKE, I GOTTA GET THAT RIGHT.
PLEASE. I MEAN, GOD, I JUST, YOU KNOW.
HEY, ANY OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AWESOME.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL.
LET'S TRY TO SAFE, SECURE OUR HOMES.
THAT'S FOR 2024 HERE IN JANUARY.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO SERVICE OUR GREAT COMMUNITY, TO BE THERE OF SERVICE AND TO PROVIDE WHATEVER I CAN DO TO RESOURCES TO GET HELP OUR COMMUNITY STAY SAFE. I AM THE PUBLIC SAFETY GUY.
I WORK REALLY HARD AND TIRELESSLY OVER THESE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DO WHAT WE CAN.
AND I KNOW WE GOT SOME GOOD THINGS COMING.
TALKING TO OUR CITY MANAGER, BE ABLE TO PROTECT SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES.
HOPEFULLY I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT WITH THE, OUR ACTING CHIEF OF POLICE, SAM GONZALEZ.
IT IS PRIORITY ONE, RIGHT? AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
AND, PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO ATTEND OUR VFW POST THAT THEY HAVE COMING UP.
AND I'M SURE THAT OUR WE HAVE THAT DATE WAS JANUARY.
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP OUT A GREAT CAUSE, I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE.
AND, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20TH AGAIN.
THE DOORS OPEN UP AT 7:15 AND, 7.
OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I GOT MY MILITARY THIS WEEKEND.
SO RIGHT AFTER MY BATTLE ASSEMBLY, I THINK I'M GOING TO SHOW UP AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
I WAS SPEAKING TO, CHIEF NIGG, JUST EARLIER TODAY.
YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING AND SAW THE FIRE TRUCK, GOING SOUTH ON THE 57 FREEWAY THAT THE BIG, QUINT FIRE TRUCK AND JUST ASKED WHERE WERE THEY GOING? AND HE WAS TELLING ME THEY'RE GOING TO TRAINING.
AND, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT HAPPENING.
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REALLY PROUD THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING OUT AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET THE PROPER TRAINING.SO THANK YOU, CHIEF NIGG OF PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.
I WAS, A PROUD PARTICIPANT IN OUR CHRISTMAS MORNING, SANTA, AND REALLY PROUD OF THE WAY WE DID IT THIS YEAR.
I KNOW THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS OR SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD WE COULD WORK ON AND FIX, BUT, GOING AROUND AND STILL BEING ABLE TO DO THAT ON CHRISTMAS MORNING, WE HAD QUITE A FEW VOLUNTEERS AS WELL.
THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN ON MY ROUTE THAT HE DROVE UP FROM SAN DIEGO TO COME AND, DRIVE HIS VINTAGE, FIRE TRUCK, THROUGHOUT OUR CITY, AND TO SPEND HIS DAY TO COME UP HERE AND THEN DRIVE ALL THE WAY BACK HOME TO GO WITH HIS FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS.
AND REALLY JUST APPRECIATE THAT.
ROBERT RUSSELL FOR REALLY WORKING HARD ON THAT.
OUR POLICE, THAT HELPED OUT OUR FIREMEN, THAT HELPED OUT OUR VOLUNTEER POLICE, THAT HELP OUT.
IT JUST WAS A REALLY BIG EVENT.
I WOULD ASK IF THAT, IN THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING OR THE ONE AFTER WE BRING BACK THOSE VOLUNTEERS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEM BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT THEY DID AND TAKING THE TIME, AWAY FROM THEIR OWN FAMILIES ON CHRISTMAS TO GIVE BACK TO OUR ENTIRE CITY.
I REALLY, I BELIEVE THAT IS, BIG STEPS AND APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DID.
I WANT TO THANK, ERIC SCHERER AND RON D'ALESSANDRO TODAY FOR GIVING A CODE ENFORCEMENT PRESENTATION.
IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION AND REALLY GREAT STEPS THAT OUR CITY IS GOING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH AND, BRINGING ON A PERSON OUT OF, TAKING AWAY FROM THE POLICE AND BRINGING IT BACK INTO, OUR PLANNING AND OUR BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS APPROPRIATE PLACE FOR IT TO BE.
WE HAVE A COUPLE THINGS HAPPENING TOMORROW.
THERE'S A LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE LA COUNTY LIBRARY.
AND IT'S IN TEMPLE CITY, TOMORROW FROM TEN TO NOON.
AND THEN ON FEBRUARY 9TH, WE HAVE OUR SWEETHEART DANCE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS AT 5:00 P.M..
AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS, FAMILIES, STUDENTS AND, PEOPLE AROUND.
THANKS, YVONNE, FOR YOUR, DEPARTMENT REALLY PUTTING THAT ON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY.
SO WE'RE IN FULL FORCE WITH, MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND SO I KNOW ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, JUST MET, LAST WEEK, AS MR. CROSBY INDICATED, WE ALSO HAVE A YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE WON'T HAVE STUDENTS AT THIS ONE SINCE OUR TWO REPS WILL BE GONE.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE INPUT FROM OUR YOUTH.
ALSO JUST WANTED TO, IF YOU AREN'T AWARE, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE DOES A DAY OF SERVICE OVER THE MLK WEEKEND, AND SO YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THEM OUT AND ABOUT THIS WEEKEND AT SOWING SEEDS AND OTHER PLACES, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY, AWESOME TO SEE.
SO IF YOU SEE ONE OF THEIR STUDENTS OR IF YOU EVER WANT TO PARTICIPATE, MAKE SURE TO GET CONNECTED.
I WAS CONTACTED BY A RESIDENT, THE OTHER DAY WHO INDICATED THAT THE OWNER OF WAFFLES, UNFORTUNATELY PASSED AWAY, OVER THE WEEKEND, AND I BELIEVE THEY WILL BE CLOSING, WAFFLES.
SO, JUST KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS.
IT'S REALLY A SHAME TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
SO AGAIN, JUST KEEP THEM IN YOUR THOUGHTS.
BUT. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY.
AND THE BUSINESS WILL BE CLOSING AS OF THIS FRIDAY.
SO IF YOU DO GET A CHANCE, MAYBE GO OVER THERE AND AND BUY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY CLOSE, JUST TO, YOU KNOW, AS A LAST SHOW OF SUPPORT, FOR THEM THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. IT'S JUST REALLY HARD.
SO, AND I HATE TO END ON AN UGLY NOTE.
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THAT WAS, THAT WAS REALLY A BUMMER.I'M SORRY. BUT IF WE CAN COME TOGETHER FOR THIS, PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC.
AS ALWAYS BE KIND. AND I WILL PASS IT ON TO THE MAYOR FOR OTHER FUN ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THOSE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN BY WAFFLES OR HAVE VISITED WAFFLES.
I THAT MAN WAS OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THAT GUY WAS OUT THERE EVERY TIME.
SO, CONDOLENCES TO HIM, HIS FAMILY.
SO IF YOU CAN MAKE IT OUT THERE, BE NICE TO ATTRIBUTE TO HIM BECAUSE PEOPLE LOVE THE PLACE.
THEY LOVE WAFFLES. SO UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE VERY SORRY.
AND, CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.
SO IF YOU'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO DO, COME ON DOWN.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE PURVIEW OF OUR WONDERFUL CITY AND WHAT'S GOING ON.
ALSO, SCHOOL'S BACK IN AGAIN, SO LET'S BE CAREFUL.
IT GETS DARK AT FIVE-ISH AND LOTS OF SPORTS PLAYING AGAIN.
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF SCHOOLS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHILDREN.
YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BECAUSE IT COULD PERSON COULD BE INJURED, INJURE THEMSELVES AND INJURE OTHER PEOPLE.
SO, WITH THAT, WE HAVE A, REASON FOR CLOSED SESSION TONIGHT, MR.
[CLOSED SESSION]
DOMER, IS THAT CORRECT? YES WE DO.I CAN READ IT IF YOU WANT. I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956-8 PROPERTY VACANT PARCEL ON 800 BLOCK OF CANYON VIEW DRIVE APN 8665-032-049. CITY NEGOTIATOR, CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATING PARTIES DEANZA LAND AND LEISURE CORPORATION CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9 ONE CASE CITY OF WHITTIER, ET AL.
VERSUS LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT, ET AL.
LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT CASE NUMBER 23STCPO3579 AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 54957B-1:-1, WHICH IS THE CITY MANAGER.
OUR NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024 AT 5:30 P.M.
WITH A STUDY SESSION, IN CLOSED SESSION, FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:30.
ARE WE GOING TO BE REPORTING OUT MR. DOMER OR MR. CITY ATTORNEY? WE WILL NOT BE REPORTING OUT.
WITH THAT, WE'LL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING AS I SAID, FEBRUARY 5TH, 2024, 5:30 P.M.
WE WILL RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.