Feb 20, 2024 City Council

[STUDY SESSION – 5:30 p.m.]

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WE'RE GOING TO START THIS STUDY SESSION AT 5:31 P.M.

ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH.

MR. DOMER ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA.

PRESENT SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

PRESENT. AND MAYOR HEPBURN.

PRESENT. SORRY, BUT I'M PRESENT.

GOOD EVENING. [LAUGHTER] WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

STUDY SESSION, COUNCIL STUDY SESSION FOR THE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM.

EXCITING, EXCITING STORMWATER, WHICH GOD KNOWS, WE'VE SEEN IT THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

SO, GIVEN THE CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING, THE STUDY SESSION IS TIMELY.

MR. DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE STORMWATER PROGRAM.

I WONDER WHO THAT IS.

OH, YES.

I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD LISA [INAUDIBLE].

MR. HENLEY. COME ON. OH, SORRY.

[LAUGHTER] SHE'S WITH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE.

TAKE IT FROM ME.

GOOD EVENING. LISA.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL AND RESIDENTS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THE STORMWATER PROGRAM.

OBVIOUSLY, I ORDERED ALL THE WEATHER TO GO WITH IT, SO IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE.

IT'S ALSO KNOWN AS THE NPDES PROGRAM FOR NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM, OR MS4.

THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM WATER SEWER SYSTEM.

AND IT'S BASICALLY THE FANCY WAY TO SAY THIS IS THE STATE'S MECHANISM TO ENFORCE THE FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT.

EXCUSE ME. SO THE PERMIT IS CREATED AND ENFORCED BY THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD, THE LOS ANGELES REGION, REGION FOUR.

THE JURISDICTIONS WITHIN IT MUST COMPLY OR RISK $10,000 A DAY IN FINES AND UNLIMITED LAWSUIT LIABILITY FROM NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.

ORDER 20210105 BECAME EFFECTIVE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2021, WHICH DRIVES MOST OF OUR ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO NOW.

AND MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IF I CAN INTERRUPT REAL QUICK.

THE $10,000 A DAY IS ACTUALLY TRUE.

SO ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES I WAS CITY MANAGER FOR I WALKED INTO A SITUATION WHERE THEY WEREN'T VIOLATING ANY POLLUTION, BUT IT WAS PAPERWORK THAT WASN'T TAKEN CARE OF.

AND IT WAS, MY BUDGET AT THAT CITY WAS ABOUT $3.5 MILLION.

I GOT A CIVIL LIABILITY CITATION FOR $3.1 MILLION, OR A KIND OF WHAT I CALLED A BUY IT NOW THING OF YOU COULD PAY 100. AND I THINK IT WAS $145,000.

IT TOOK MANY MONTHS, MANY MEETINGS WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD AND THE REGIONAL CONTROL BOARD TO WHITTLE THAT DOWN.

BUT, THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT EVERYTHING IN FINING CITIES.

WHAT YEAR WAS THAT? THIS WAS 2005.

WAY BEFORE THE, JUST BEFORE THE WHAT? THIS FIRST, SECOND DROUGHT.

NOW THE DROUGHT IS LIKE THERE HAS BEEN NO NPDES OR NO MONITORING BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN NO WATER.

RIGHT. OKAY.

BUT THAT'S. JR DID YOU CHECK THAT TO SEE IF THIS TRAILED HIM TO HERE.

JUST CHECKING. WE DO DO DRY WEATHER MONITORING BUT I'LL GET INTO THAT IN A MINUTE.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPLIANCE COMPONENTS THAT WE WORK WITH.

ADMINISTRATIVELY, WE WORK WITHIN THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP, WHICH IS THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT, POMONA, SAN DIMAS AND LA VERNE.

AND WE DID THAT TO SHARE COSTS.

WE'RE SMALL, SIMILAR CITIES FOR THE MOST PART, AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE COSTS AND JOIN FORCES ON THAT.

AND TOGETHER WE CAME UP WITH A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE DOCUMENT THAT STATES OUR ROADMAP TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO COMPLY WITH THE REGIONAL PERMIT AND THEN THE COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING PROGRAM.

WE CALL THEM THE CIMP AND THE WIMP FOR SHORT.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY DETAILING OUR MONITORING ACTIVITY.

WE DO BI ANNUAL TRAINING WITH THE STAFF AT THE CITY AND ALSO THE CONTRACTORS THAT WORK WITH US THAT ARE IN THE FIELD SO THAT THEY CAN RECOGNIZE STORMWATER ISSUES AND REPORT THEM TO US. AND THEN WE INCORPORATED SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS INTO OUR OPERATIONS.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO ENHANCED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION.

AND THEN A BIG ONE FOR US RIGHT NOW IS THE SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM.

I HAVE A LOT MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW ON THAT.

IN THE PREVENTION OR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

WE HAVE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE.

AND WE HAVE THERE ARE A LOT OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES THAT ARE MORE, APT TO HAVE STORMWATER POLLUTION OR STORMWATER POLLUTION ACTIVITIES.

AND SO WE INSPECT THOSE AND THEN TRACK THEM.

AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF LAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION THAT'S IMPLEMENTED THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OR REDEVELOPMENT OF THE DIFFERENT SITES WITHIN THE CITY AS THOSE OCCUR. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON THAT ARE IN THE WORKS ARE PROJECTS.

SO WE HAVE LARGE CENTRALIZED PROJECTS.

THOSE ARE SIMILAR TO THE SPREADING GROUNDS AT THE 605 AND 210 AREA.

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THEN WE HAVE SMALL SCALE PROJECTS.

THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPORADIC OR STRATEGICALLY PLACED, AND THOSE ARE TYPICALLY LIKE ENHANCED MEDIANS OR BIOSWALES THAT YOU MIGHT SEE OUT IN CERTAIN AREAS. SO THEY HAVE SMALLER PRICE TAGS, BUT THEY ALSO PROVIDE LESS POLLUTANT REDUCTION BENEFITS.

THEY OFTEN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BEAUTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS THOUGH TO.

THEN OUR TOTAL REQUIREMENT IS 64 ACRE FEET OF CAPACITY PER STORM.

JUST TO GIVE YOU REFERENCE, AN ACRE FOOT IS A FOOTBALL FIELD A FOOT DEEP.

SO THAT'S QUITE A BIT OF CAPACITY THAT THE REGIONAL BOARD IS EXPECTING US TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE EVERY STORM EVENT IN OUR BUILT OUT CITY.

2 TO 3 LOW FLOW DIVERSION PROJECTS, WHICH ARE MORE ADDRESSING NON STORMWATER FLOWS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT.

NOT THE STUFF YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TODAY, BUT THE STUFF HOPEFULLY IN A COUPLE DAYS WILL START TO SEE.

THEN WE ARE CONTINUING MONITORING.

SO WE'RE CONSTANTLY MONITORING.

THIS IS BASICALLY OUR METRIC.

IT'S THE WAY OF MEASURING AND ASSESSING WHAT'S IN THE WATER.

AND THEN ALSO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR POLLUTANT CONTROLS.

SO ALL THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND BMPS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE OR BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, HOW WELL ARE THOSE WORKING.

THEN ANOTHER ZINGER THAT THE STATE GAVE US WAS STATE ORDER 13383, WHICH REQUIRES US TO INSTALL FULL CAPTURE TRASH SYSTEMS IN ALL OF THE NOT ALL OF THEM, EXCUSE ME, THE HIGH DENSITY AND HIGH POLLUTANT AREAS.

SO HIGH DENSITY COMMERCIAL AREAS.

WE HAVE TO PUT BASICALLY A DEVICE IN THERE THAT WILL CAPTURE THE THE TRASH FROM GOING IN AND GOING DOWN THE STORM DRAIN TO.

SO MONITORING RESULTS, I APOLOGIZE.

THIS IS A CULMINATION OF ABOUT EIGHT YEARS OF MONITORING DATA, AND WE TRIED TO BREAK IT DOWN AS SIMPLISTIC AS POSSIBLE.

SO THE LITTLE, RED DOT THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE.

OH, THERE WE GO.

IT'S NOT WORKING ON THIS ONE. I'M SORRY.

IT DOES IT. OKAY, SO THAT'S THE RED DOT.

AND THE COLORED DOTS ARE OUR MONITORING STATIONS.

SO THE RED DOT IS THERE, DOT IS THERE, AND THE YELLOW DOT IS DOWN THERE.

AND THOSE REPRESENT OUR WET WEATHER OR THIS TYPE OF WEATHER MONITORING RESULTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE RED DOT IS THE SAME FOR DRY WEATHER AT THE SAME MONITORING STATION.

THE GREEN IS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND THE YELLOW IS IN THE MIDDLE.

SO THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR MONITORING STATIONS.

AND THE COLORS REPRESENT THE RED IS THE MORE INTENSE OR HIGHER POLLUTANT AREAS.

YELLOW IS KIND OF THE MEDIUM ONES.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY A PROBLEM.

BUT WE'RE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

AND THEN THE GREEN ONES ARE FAIRLY GOOD MONITORING RESULTS.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT IS MADE UP FROM THOSE DOTS, THE DATA IS DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT IF YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE.

I APOLOGIZE.

SURE.

YEAH. SO THE FOUR CITIES TOGETHER WORK ON BASICALLY MONITORING AND PROJECTS.

SO BECAUSE WE'RE FOUR SMALLER CITIES, WE DON'T HAVE THE BUDGETS TO BE DOING 10, 20, $50 MILLION PROJECTS.

SO WE TRY WITH THE REGIONAL BOARD HAS SAID BASICALLY THROUGH THE APPROVAL OF OUR WIMP AND CIMP THAT MONITOR THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN AND THE MONITORING PLAN IS THAT WE CAN TAKE SAMPLES AT THESE PLACES, AND THAT WILL BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FOUR CITIES BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIMILAR LAND USES.

SO EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ALL IN LA VERNE, THEY'RE CONSIDERED REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR FOUR NEIGHBORING CITIES.

AND THERE IS SOME THERE'S SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER THE PROJECTS WILL INDEED COUNT FOR THE CITIES, SPECIFICALLY AS JURISDICTIONS OR AS A GROUP. RIGHT NOW, THE THE CONSENSUS IS IT WILL BE FOR A GROUP BASICALLY IS HOW IT'S LOOKED AT.

SO WE TRY TO PULL OFF OF WE TRY TO CONCENTRATE OUR EFFORTS TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER CITIES TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR THE BUCK IN THE AREAS THAT PERCOLATE BETTER.

SO A LOT OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS EITHER BEDROCK OR A LOT OF CLAY, WHICH IS HISTORICALLY VERY EXPENSIVE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T PERCOLATE WELL.

SO THERE ARE SOME AREAS I'LL GET INTO IT A LITTLE BIT IN A SECOND.

THAT WE DID A STUDY TO KIND OF SEE WHAT AREAS WERE A LITTLE BIT BETTER OR A LITTLE BIT MORE REASONABLE TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THOSE PERCOLATION PROJECTS.

AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON TRYING TO STRATEGICALLY USE THOSE RESOURCES TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR OUR BUCK IN THOSE AREAS.

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EXACTLY. WELL, AND THE GOOD THING IS THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS OF COMPLIANCE.

SO WE CAN EITHER PULL WATER FROM THE CHANNEL AND IF IT'S POSITIVE, THEN IT SHOWS THAT IT'S OKAY.

THEN IT SAYS, HEY, WHAT WE'RE PUTTING INTO THERE IS NOT CAUSING OR CONTRIBUTING TO EXCEEDANCES.

SO YOU'RE GOOD. OR WE CAN MONITOR FROM THE OUTFALLS.

AND IF THE OUTFALLS SHOW, HEY, THAT MUST BE EITHER A PREEXISTING US LIKE THE FORESTRY AREA OR IT'S NOT OURS THAT'S ANOTHER WAY WE CAN PROVE COMPLIANCE.

SO THERE'S THERE'S MULTIPLE WAYS TO KIND OF GO ABOUT THAT.

SO THE SAFE CLEAN WATER PROGRAM.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAME ABOUT IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, WHEN VOTERS APPROVED A PARCEL TAX.

AND LA VERNE TAXPAYERS CONTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY $1.4 MILLION ANNUALLY TO THIS PROGRAM.

YES. REGIONAL.

THE REGIONAL PROGRAM GETS HALF OF IT, WHICH IS $700,000 A YEAR, AND THAT MONEY GOES INTO A POT THAT'S ALLOCATED THROUGH COMPETITIVE MEASURES.

SO BASICALLY, THE UPPER SAINT GABRIEL VALLEY WATERSHED AREA STEERING COMMITTEE TAKES A LOOK AT ALL THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED FOR FUNDING, AND THEY REVIEW THEM AND FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES ARE THE BEST. AND THEN THEY ALLOCATE FUNDING BASED ON THOSE PROJECTS AND HOW THEY RANK TOGETHER.

THEN WE HAVE THE MUNICIPAL PROGRAM, WHICH GETS 40% OF THE MONEY AND THAT ALLOCATES OR THAT GIVES US ABOUT $560,000 A YEAR.

AND THAT COMES DIRECTLY TO THE CITY FOR STORMWATER EFFORTS.

AND WE CAN ROLL THOSE OVER FOR UP TO FIVE YEARS SHOULD WE WANT TO DO A BIGGER PROJECT OR WHATEVER WE DECIDE TO DO WITH IT.

SO THE AGREEMENT FOR THAT RENEWAL IS GOING TO BE COMING UP, SO STAY TUNED FOR THAT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

AND, L.A.

COUNTY GETS 10%.

THAT TOTALS ABOUT $140,000 A YEAR.

AND THAT GOES FOR MANAGEMENT, STAFFING, WORKFORCE TRAINING AND OUTREACH AND AUDITING PURPOSES.

AND MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.

THIS IS MEASURE W, CORRECT.

OH. EXCUSE ME. YES.

AND IN OTHER PLACES, LIKE IN ORANGE COUNTY AND THE CITIES I WORKED IN, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SET UP.

SO THIS REQUIREMENT AND ALL THESE UNFUNDED MANDATES FROM THE STATE ARE A GENERAL FUND OBLIGATION.

SO IF THE L.A.

COUNTY DIDN'T HAVE MEASURE W, WE WOULD BE HAVING TO FUND THIS OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND.

AND IT'S EXPENSIVE AND VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SO.

WANTED TO PUT THAT PLUG IN.

YES. AND THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME.

WE CALL IT MEASURE W.

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT CALLS IT MEASURE W.

THE COUNTY REALLY HAS PUSHED THE SAFE CLEAN WATER TITLE.

SO EITHER MEASURE W IS SAFE CLEAN WATER THE SAME.

YEAH. IT'S THE SAME PROGRAM W FOR WATER.

CORRECT. THE REGIONAL COMPETITIVE FUNDING THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY GROUP WHICH IS THOSE FOUR CITIES HAS WE CONTRIBUTE ABOUT $4.5 MILLION ANNUALLY TO THE REGIONAL PROGRAM.

AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED THUS FAR, FUNDED, APPROVED.

SO WE HAVE THE INFILTRATION RATE STUDY THAT WAS REGIONALLY THAT INCLUDED MORE THAN JUST THE FOUR CITIES.

WE OPENED IT UP TO THE WHOLE REGION TO HELP KIND OF GET A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT GOING.

AND THAT WAS, $385,000.

AND THAT'S WHAT I HAD MENTIONED EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO FIND GOOD AREAS TO PERCOLATE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE USE THESE OTHER DOLLARS AS BEST AS WE CAN.

THE CITY OF, WELL, CLAREMONT, POMONA, OUR GROUP RECEIVED MONEY TO ENHANCE THE PEDLEY SPREADING GROUNDS THAT WAS DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IN A $2.8 MILLION.

WE ALSO RECEIVED, $2.9 MILLION TO DESIGN A FAIRPLEX.

THERE'S A FAIRPLEX PROJECT HOPEFULLY GOING IN POMONA.

WE RECEIVED $900,000 AT SAN DIMAS TO DO A LONE HILL PARK DESIGN, 1.325 MILLION, FOR PELOTA PARK DESIGN.

MARCHANT PARK IN SAN DIMAS RECEIVED $675,000 FOR DESIGN, AND THEN SAN JOSE CREEK BIKEWAY RECEIVED $250,000 FOR DESIGN IN POMONA.

AND THEN THIS IS A ROLLING FIVE YEAR PLAN.

SO EVERY YEAR, NEW FUNDS OPEN UP.

AND THAT'S WHY I PUT THERE'S ONGOING DELIBERATION FOR FUTURE PROJECTS.

BASICALLY ALL THE TIME.

THE MUNICIPAL PROGRAM THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT COMES DIRECTLY TO THE CITY, AND WE GET $560,000 ANNUALLY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE SPEND SOME OF IT ON ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, WHICH ARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING COSTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE INSPECTIONS.

SO THOSE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE DOING THEIR HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES AND SUCH AND RECORD KEEPING AND DOING THOSE THINGS THAT THEY NEED

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THOSE FEW FUTURE EXPENDITURES ARE THOSE CAPTURE THOSE TRASH CAPTURE SYSTEMS THAT I HAD MENTIONED, IN ADDITION TO THE LOW FLOW DIVERSION PROJECTS AND THE MAINTENANCE ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS, AND THEN MONITORING, TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND AUDITING.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AS BEST WE CAN IS TO REDUCE THE FUND, THE GENERAL FUND BURDEN, AS AS THE CITY MANAGER MENTIONED, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN FUND IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

SO HOW CAN WE HELP PREVENT STORMWATER POLLUTION? THESE THINGS SEEM SOMEWHAT OBVIOUS, BUT, AND SIMPLE.

BUT SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THE IMPACTS THAT THE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WE DO MAKE.

SO PICKING UP TRASH, PICKING UP TRASH AND DISPOSING OF PET WASTE IS APPROPRIATE.

ADJUSTING WATER, WATERING SCHEDULES.

SO WHEN IT STARTS TO GET RAINY LIKE THIS, TURN YOUR SPRINKLERS DOWN.

BECAUSE ANY EXCESS WATER JUST BECOMES A VEHICLE TO ESCORT THOSE POLLUTANTS RIGHT INTO THE STORM DRAIN.

CONTAINING CHEMICALS.

ENSURE CHEMICALS FROM MOTOR VEHICLES ARE CONTAINED, DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.

CITY HALL WE HAVE SOME RIGHT NOW.

MAYBE NOT, BECAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE USUALLY HAVE SOME OIL PANS YOU CAN USE TO DISPOSE OF THEM PROPERLY.

AND ALSO AT COMMUNITY EVENTS WE CARRY THOSE SUPPLIES AND ALSO INFORMATION AND EDUCATION.

YEAH. OH, YEAH.

ALSO DRAINING POOLS.

A LOT OF TIMES POOLS HAVE A LOT OF CHEMICALS.

THEY HAVE, THE CHLORINE AND SUCH THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE PUTTING DOWN THE DRAIN.

BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO GO AHEAD AND DO IT WITH CONTRACTORS, WITHOUT CONTRACTORS.

WE HAVE BROCHURES AND INFORMATION ON THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AND AT CITY HALL, THE PUBLIC WORKS COUNTER.

WASTE COLLECTION.

THE COUNTY OFTEN DOES HAZARDOUS WASTE AND ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS.

I THINK WE ALL FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T COME AROUND TO US ENOUGH, BUT WE DO HAVE THEM FAIRLY CLOSE, FAIRLY REGULARLY.

AND SO THAT INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.

AND ALSO WE IF IT'S CLOSE BY, WE HAVE THE HANDOUTS AT CITY HALL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GRAB THEM.

THAT IS BASICALLY ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT AND I AM HERE FOR QUESTIONS.

WELL. THANK YOU. LISA.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COG IN 2015, THIS WAS THE HOT BUTTON WAS THE STORMWATER CAPTURE.

AND THEY DID A STUDY ON THE COST FOR THE DIFFERENT CITIES BROKEN UP BY POPULATION.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE WENT TO THE FOUR CITIES.

IT WAS, I THINK, OUR CITY ALONE ON THE GENERAL BUDGET LIKE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT AND GENERAL FUNDS WERE.

IT WAS IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, BUT AT THAT POINT IT WAS LIKE.

IT WAS LIKE THEY WERE SHOOTING ARROWS OUT IN NOWHERE.

AND, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST NOW YOU HAVE SOME GUIDE.

MY QUESTION TO YOU IS LISA IS NOW WITH THIS RAIN, ONCE WE'VE HIT THE FIRST STORM THAT COMES THROUGH, GENERALLY THAT WASHES MOST OF THE THE OILS AND POLLUTANTS DOWN.

NOW, AS WE'RE MONITORING RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE UPPER STATION THERE AND THEN THE LOWER STATION, HAVE THEY BEEN CHECKING IT RECENTLY TO SEE WHAT THE QUALITY IS? BECAUSE I MEAN, THIS WATER'S COMING DOWN.

IT'S LIKE IT IS CRYSTAL, CRYSTAL CLEAR AND THE STREETS HAVE NEVER BEEN.

[INAUDIBLE] THE STREET SWEEPER.

I SAW, THE STREET SWEEPER GOING, TOLD MY WIFE I SAID, WHY IS THE STREET SWEEPER SWEEPING THE STREETS? THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CURBS.

BUT ANYWAY, I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS WHAT THE POLLUTANTS THAT WE'RE PUTTING OUT RIGHT NOW OR NOT.

YES. YOU'RE VERY ACCURATE IN YOUR STATEMENT.

SO GENERALLY WE CALL IT THE FIRST FLUSH IN THE INDUSTRY.

AND IT'S BASICALLY THE 1ST SEPTEMBER ISH OR EVEN AUGUST SOMETIMES.

NOW RAINSTORM, WE USUALLY GET THE WORST, RESULTS MONITORING BECAUSE IT IS CLEANING OFF A COUPLE MONTHS OF BUILDUP OF ALL THE POLLUTANTS.

AND THEN TYPICALLY AS WE GET THROUGH THE SEASON, IT TENDS TO GO DOWN.

THERE ARE SOME POLLUTANTS, HOWEVER, THAT DO KIND OF FLARE UP.

SEDIMENT KIND OF FLARES UP AS WE GO THROUGH THE SEASON.

SO IT'S KIND OF A GIVE AND TAKE DEPENDING ON WHAT POLLUTANT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT.

BUT YEAH, THEY DO REQUIRE US TO MONITOR THE FIRST RAIN EVENT THAT MEETS A THRESHOLD.

IT HAS TO BE, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF INCHES OR QUARTER INCHES OR HALF INCHES.

AND THEN WE GO ON AND MONITOR.

I THINK WE'RE REQUIRED TO MONITOR TWO MORE STORMS THROUGHOUT THAT WET SEASON.

SO, YOU KNOW THERE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR THAT FIRST ONE IS GENERALLY GOING TO COME BACK WORSE FOR THE MOST PART.

AND THEN AS THE SEASON CONTINUES, THINGS LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

BUT WE HAVE SOME OF THE LARGEST AND ONE OF THE BEST SETTLING BASINS IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.

IS THAT NOT CORRECT? THE 605 I KNOW THAT SAN DIMAS HAS GOT QUITE A LARGE SETTLING BASIN, AND THAT WATER DOES COME DOWN THERE.

THAT'S MY BACK ROAD TO HOME EVERY DAY, AND IT'S FILLING UP CONSIDERABLY.

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AND THAT'S INCREDIBLE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD I MEAN, WHAT WE'VE SEEN, THIS IS LIKE OUR FOURTH OR FIFTH DROUGHT SINCE I'VE LIVED IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.

ALTHOUGH WE AS NORMAL CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE FIRES, WE HAVE DROUGHT, AND THEN WE HAVE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF RAIN.

SO IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, CATCHING UP.

BUT I DO RECALL TOO, WHEN WE WERE DOING THIS, THAT THE, THE FIRST, THE FIRST DROP OF WATER, THE FIRST THING WAS THE CITY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT FIRST DROP OF WATER, AND THEY WERE GOING TO FOLLOW IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE SANITATION DISTRICTS.

AND IT WAS LIKE IT WAS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY, YOU KNOW, THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT FIRST DROP OF WATER.

IF IT'S GOT ONE, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT, PER CORRELATE OR WHATEVER IT IS IN THERE.

AND IT'S GOT OKAY. WELL THAT CAME FROM LA VERNE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO FINE YOU FOR ALL OF THAT I ANYWAY.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS WONDERFUL STUDY SESSION WITH LISA.

JUST ONE ON EARLIER YOU SAID, THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS $1.4 MILLION FROM OUR RESIDENTS, BUT THEN YOU SAID TOTAL FOR THE GROUP WAS 4.5.

SO, I MIGHT BE MIXING UP THOSE NUMBERS AS WELL.

DOES THAT MEAN THE LA VERNE IS ACTUALLY PAYING MORE THAN CLAREMONT, SAN DIMAS AND POMONA? DID I MIX THAT UP A LITTLE BIT? SO IT'S DONE PER PARCEL.

SO PER, IMPERVIOUS GROUND.

SO CONCRETE AND SIDEWALKS ARE CHARGED ON PERSONAL PROPERTIES.

SO IF YOU HAVE A TON OF LAWN OR YOU HAVE A TON OF GRAVEL, THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE CHARGED FOR WHAT THEY'RE CHARGING FOR IS THE IMPERVIOUS PAVEMENT.

AND SO THERE MAY BE SOME DISCREPANCIES, BUT IN GENERAL, WE PAY A LITTLE BIT LESS BECAUSE WE'RE A SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN SAN DIMAS.

WE'RE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN CLAREMONT, SO WE PAY A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THEM.

AND THEN POMONA MAKES UP ABOUT 47% OF OUR FOR CITY GROUP.

SO THEY'RE PAYING GENERALLY QUITE A BIT MORE OKAY.

BUT IT DOES VARY PER CITY BASED ON IMPERVIOUS VERSUS PERVIOUS LAND USE.

THANKS. YOU'RE WELCOME.

KASH. NO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

I LEARNED SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. APPRECIATE YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMING OUT.

AND I'M THANKFUL FOR ALL THE RAIN THAT WE'VE RECEIVED.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

JUST THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

AS USUAL LISA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GOING TO NOW OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT DOES ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

YOU'RE JUST GLAD YOU LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC THAT'S SLOPED DOWN TOWARDS THE STREET, SO THE WATER GOES RIGHT OUT.

RIGHT, BILL? WELL WITH THAT.

NOBODY ONLINE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT UP THE DAIS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

YES. YOU'RE WELCOME.

NO, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WAS REALLY DICEY WHEN IT FIRST STARTED.

AND AS OUR CITIES GOT TOGETHER AND THEY ACTUALLY REALLY HAMMERED IT OUT, THAT THE FACT THAT NO ONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR STORM CAPTURE OR CHANGING THE WAY WE DO THINGS.

BUT IN THE LONG TERM, AS WE KEEP PUTTING THE MONEY TOGETHER, WE COULD DO SOME BASINS, SOME COLLECT BASINS, AND LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOING, CLEANING OUT OUR COLLECTING BASINS, MAKING SURE THE WATER IS FLOWING WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO, YOU KNOW, AND JUST KNOCK ON WOOD THAT WE'VE, YOU KNOW, LIKE RANCHO PALOS VERDES IS OUR SOIL IS PRETTY TOUGH HERE WITH CLAY.

AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, CLAREMONT AND EVEN OUR AREAS, THE ROCK AND THE SOIL THAT KEEPS US PRETTY TIGHT.

SO BUT THE WATER DOES PERCOLATE UP IN NORTH LA VERNE AND SOUTH LA VERNE AND THE MIDDLE OF LA VERNE.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF UNDERGROUND WATER, AND IT'S GOING TO START PERCOLATING UP AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH RIGHT NOW.

I KNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IT'S BEEN 4 TO 6 IN AND IT'S LIKE, IT'S CRAZY.

BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE STUDY SESSION WITH THAT, MR. DOMER. ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND WE ARE GOING TO RECESS AND RECONVENE AT 6:30 P.M.

FOR OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:30.

THANK YOU ALL. YEAH.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER TONIGHT AT 6:32 P.M.

[CALL TO ORDER]

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

AT THE LAST MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR CONSENT, PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER MATTERS ITEMS ON THE AGENDA THROUGH ZOOM.

HOWEVER, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT SINCE THE CITY ALLOWS PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE MEETING BY THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO INCLUDE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ZOOM COMMENTS ARE A PRIVILEGE, NOT A RIGHT.

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YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT IS PROTECTED AND ENCOURAGED THROUGH ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS WITH AMPLE PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES, BUT WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO IMPOSE THEIR HATE THROUGH OUR PROVISION OF ONLINE ACCESSIBILITY.

TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ONCE AGAIN ONE OF OUR PROUD VETERANS, JAMES BLACKSTONE, MARINE GUNNERY SERGEANT, WILL CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US TONIGHT.

MR. BLACKSTONE, IF YOU PLEASE.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.

YOU'RE GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEP.

I REQUEST THAT ALL MILITARY PERSONNEL RENDER A HAND SALUTE.

POLICEMAN'S AS WELL AS FIRST RESPONDERS.

ALL OTHERS PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.

SHALL WE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC OF WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

MR. BLACKSTONE, IF YOU COULD STAY THERE, PLEASE.

HOLD ON ONE SECOND, GUNNY.

OH, YEAH, I THINK I KNOW, I KNOW.

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, GUNNY.

[LAUGHTER] THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I RECOGNIZE.

IT'S HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, MARINE.

I DO NOT FORGET.

AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY AND US VETERANS.

WHERE THE MARINES IN THE HOUSE? WE GOT MARINES IN THE HOUSE.

SEMPER FI. I KNOW WE GOT ONE.

I KNOW WE GOT ONE THERE. ANYBODY ELSE? ANY OTHER VETERANS IN THE HOUSE? SIR. ARMY NAVY? AIR FORCE, SMART GUY.

NAVY. GOD BLESS YOU.

BELOVED ARMY AND COAST GUARD.

THAT'S OKAY. I GOT ARMY.

GUNNY I DON'T FORGET, BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS CERTIFICATE FROM A GRATEFUL CITY.

SO THE CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO JAMES BLACKSTONE.

THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO UNITED STATES MARINE GUNNY SERGEANT.

AN ARMY VETERAN, JAMES BLACKSTONE WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

SEMPER FI MARINE. [APPLAUSE] I SAY THE WORD GUNNY A LOT BECAUSE IF YOU'RE A MARINE, WHEN YOU HEAR THAT THE GUN IS COMING AROUND THE CORNER, YOU'RE GOING TO LOCK IT UP REAL QUICK.

REAL QUICK. OFFICER ENLISTED I DON'T CARE.

THE GUNNY SHOWS UP IT'S GAME OVER.

THE GAME IS OVER. THAT'S RIGHT MARINE.

THANK YOU ALL.

CALLED.

THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

SO. YOU RUN NOW WITH THOSE GAMES.

THAT'S IT. MAKE SURE HE'S GOT EVERYTHING WITH HIM.

THANK YOU, MR. ALVARADO.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA.

HERE, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

PRESENT. MAYOR HEPBURN.

PRESENT. ALL PRESENT, SIR.

THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE ONE PRESENTATION ON THE AGENDA.

[PRESENTATIONS]

THE MEDAL OF MERIT REPRESENTS A SYMBOL OF HONOR, RECOGNIZING THOSE WHOSE ACTIONS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND THE WELL-BEING OF OUR CITY.

TONIGHT, WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SUCH DISTINGUISHED INDIVIDUALS WHO, THROUGH THEIR DEDICATION AND SERVICE, HAVE CONTRIBUTED IMMEASURABLY TO THE FABRIC OF LA VERNE.

IN THE SPIRIT OF RECOGNITION AND GRATITUDE, WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE ACTING CHIEF SAM GONZALEZ WITH US TONIGHT.

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CHIEF GONZALEZ, PLEASE HAVE THE MIC.

THANK YOU. MAYOR.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR.

MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY STAFF.

BEFORE I START, I'M GOING TO PUT SOME GLASSES ON SO I CAN READ THIS.

GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO ONE OF THE FIRST OF MANY WHERE WE HIGHLIGHT, OUR MEN AND WOMEN OF LA VERNE POLICE.

YOU GUYS MAY RECALL, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE GENTLEMAN'S NAME WHO NORMALLY SITS HERE, TALKED ABOUT THIS CASE QUITE OFTEN, AND IT'S WITH REGARDS TO A CASE THAT HAPPENED AT EMERALD PARK.

AND IT'S THROUGH THE DEDICATION AND EXEMPLARY SERVICE THAT THESE TWO DISPLAYED IS WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY.

LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, MEDAL OF MERIT.

THE MEDAL OF MERIT STANDS FOR THE FOURTH HIGHEST AWARD PRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

A MORE DISTINGUISHED BY MERITORIOUS SERVICE, EITHER THROUGH A SINGULAR ACT OR A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT EXEMPLIFY PERFORMANCE.

THE TWO INDIVIDUALS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY ARE DETECTIVES WHO TOOK THIS CASE.

IT WAS THE SHOOTING AT EMERALD PARK AND JUST TOOK NO FOR AND DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

THEY REFUSED TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER.

AND IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO COMMIT A CRIME LIKE THAT, THEY WERE GOING TO BRING THEM TO JUSTICE.

THIS CASE ALSO TOOK THEM INTO DIFFERENT CORNERS, ALSO SOLVED ADDITIONAL CRIMES, WHICH I'LL DESCRIBE HERE.

AGAIN, THIS CRITERIA SET FORTH ON OUR DICTATES THAT THE RIBBONS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MEDAL ARE TO BE WORN WITH THE CLASS A UNIFORM POSITION PRECISELY ABOVE THE LEFT SHIRT POCKET, SYMBOLIZING THE HIGH ESTEEM IN WHICH ACHIEVEMENTS ARE HELD.

MOREOVER, THIS RECOGNITION IS NOT ONLY WORN, BUT IS ALSO PERMANENTLY RECORDED IN THE MEMBERS PERSONNEL FILE, A LASTING TRIBUTE OF THEIR VALUE, THEIR VALOR AND SERVICE.

AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED ON THE EVENING OF JULY 2023.

DETECTIVE GONZALEZ AND DETECTIVE WEAVER RESPONDED TO INVESTIGATING A SHOOTING AT EMERALD PARK IN LA VERNE.

THE DETECTIVES CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE FOLLOW UP, COLLECTED EVIDENCE, INTERVIEWED WITNESSES, AND AUTHORED A SERIES OF SEARCH WARRANTS IN PURSUIT OF THE SUSPECT.

AND WHEN I MEAN A SERIES OF SEARCH WARRANTS, IT WAS QUITE A FEW.

THEY WERE USING MULTIPLE SOURCES.

THAT I WON'T GET INTO.

BUT AGAIN, THEY EVERY ROCK GOT FLIPPED OVER, EVERYTHING GOT, LOOKED AT TO MAKE SURE WE WERE LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT PERSON.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION, DETECTIVES COLLABORATED WITH MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE UNIT, AND THE SHARING OF OUR INFORMATION LED TO CONNECTING THE EMERALD PARK SHOOTING TO AN UNSOLVED MURDER BUT BY THE SAME SUSPECT IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA IN 2023.

SEVERAL WEEKS OF SURVEILLANCE EFFORTS CULMINATING IN THE SUCCESSFUL ARREST OF THE SUSPECT BY LA VERNE DETECTIVES AT HIS GRANDMOTHER'S RESIDENCE IN RANCHO CUCAMONGA.

DETECTIVES GONZALEZ AND WEAVER DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE, AND THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE IN THIS COMPLEX CASE HAVE BROUGHT CLOSURE TO THE SHOOTING AT EMERALD PARK. CLOSURE TO MULTIPLE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF THIS VIOLENT CRIME, BOTH HERE AND IN SAN BERNARDINO.

TONIGHT, WE HONOR DETECTIVE GONZALEZ AND DETECTIVE WEAVER WITH THE MEDAL OF MERIT AWARD.

SO PLEASE COME ON UP.

[APPLAUSE] BOUT THE SAME HEIGHT.

EXACTLY.

I KEEP IT NICE.

OKAY, CHIEF, WE'RE ALL CHALLENGED.

YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE? COMPARED TO HIM, WE'RE CHALLENGED.

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EDUCATION AND EXPERTISE IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.

YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY EXEMPLIFIES THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE.

LIKE STANDING NEXT TO MY SONS.

MR. WEAVER CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO MEDAL OF MERIT RECIPIENT DETECTIVE DAVID WEAVER, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.

YOUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY EXEMPLIFIES DEFINITELY THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. OKAY.

I THINK THE FAMILY. WE WANT TO GET THE FAMILY.

WHY DON'T YOU GET YOUR PEOPLE? YEAH.

BUT THE LOCAL.

ALL RIGHT.

I WILL DO MORE AFTER. OKAY.

HELLO? CHECK. ALL RIGHT.

SORRY. MY VOICE HAS KIND OF GONE, BUT, THIS IS THIS WAS NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, WORK DONE BY MYSELF AND DETECTIVE GONZALEZ.

THIS STARTED WITH THE HOW WELL THE DISPATCHERS TOOK THE CALL AND PUT OUT THE INFORMATION TO THE RESPONDING OFFICERS THAT GOT TO THE SCENE.

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THE OTHER DETECTIVES, THERE'S A FEW OTHER THAT AREN'T HERE TONIGHT, BUT IT MADE OUR JOB, LIKE I SAID, A LOT EASIER.

AND WITHOUT THEIR HELP, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE WHAT WE DID.

SO TO THAT, WE THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK ALL THE PATROLMEN AND EVERYONE ELSE HERE, TOO.

AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY HERE.

SOME OF THEM ARE. YES, BUT THANK YOU GUYS.

[APPLAUSE] AND THANK YOU TO WEAVER FOR DEALING WITH ME AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING AFTER HE WOKE ME UP.

SO THANKS, GUYS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE AMAZING POLICE DEPARTMENT WE HAVE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ AND ALL THE TEAM HERE.

BECAUSE AS WE HAVE COUNCIL, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, OUR DIRECTORS IN OUR CITY, WE HAVE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ALL WORK AS A TEAM.

AND WE EVERY ONE OF US WORKS AS A TEAM.

AND IT'S JUST THE TESTAMENT TO WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND TO GET THESE THINGS DONE TO PROTECT OUR CITIZENS, BUT ALSO PROTECT OTHER COMMUNITIES.

AND WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH THE OTHER AGENCIES, WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE IT ON BEHALF OF OUR COUNCIL, YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB, BUT IT TAKES EVERYONE AND EVERYBODY'S EFFORT AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING POLICE DEPARTMENT AND YOU GUYS DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

SO WE TRULY APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[APPLAUSE] THEM.

THOUGHT WE'D TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT, OUR CURRENT POLICE EXPLORER, CADRE.

SO THIS IS THE VERY, EARLIEST, I GUESS, INFANT STAGES OF, LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR US AND, FOR MYSELF.

LIEUTENANT LEEPER HERE AND CAPTAIN PROWSE, WE WERE ALL ACTUALLY EXPLORERS HERE AT LA VERNE TOGETHER.

WE ALL GREW UP HERE. SO, IT'S, SO WELL FOR ONE, A PROUD FEELING TO SEE THEM STANDING HERE.

BUT AGAIN, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING TO BE UP HERE EXPLAINING THIS TO YOU TODAY, BUT, [LAUGHTER].

I DO APPRECIATE, THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR THEM BECAUSE, THEY GET TO DO A LOT OF THE BACKSTAGE WORK, THAT WE GET TO APPRECIATE AFTER EVERYTHING IS SET UP.

SO, AGAIN, IF WE COULD GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR POLICE EXPLORERS.

[APPLAUSE] COME ON UP HERE.

COME ON UP.

COME ON DOWN.

EXPLORER REEDY.

EXPLORER TANIGUCHI.

EXPLORER LOYOLA.

EXPLORER ANAYA.

[LAUGHTER] EXPLORE HUGHES AND STONE.

SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME.

AND AS SERGEANT GUTIERREZ PUT IT SO HUMBLY, THIS IS WHERE WE RECRUIT FROM.

THIS IS OUR FARM SYSTEM, IF YOU WILL.

SOME OF WHICH I KNOW.

MISS REEDY HERE, SHE'LL BE JOINING US.

SHE'LL BE RIPPING THAT EXPLORER PATCH OFF AND COMING AS A CADET.

AND THEN FROM THERE, HOPEFULLY WE'LL KEEP HER AS A POLICE OFFICER.

AND THEN IT GOES DOWN THE LINE.

BUT SEVERAL OF OUR POLICE OFFICERS HERE WERE ONCE IN THESE UNIFORMS BEFORE.

RIGHT? RIGHT OVER HERE AS WELL.

AND MOVE ON TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO, THIS THIS IS.

[INAUDIBLE] LOPEZ.

FOR THE ADVISORS.

THIS HAPPENED.

[INAUDIBLE] COME ON.

SO YOU SEE THIS CIRCLE HERE? THAT'S KIND OF THE NEXT STEP, IN GROWING HERE WITH US.

SO, SO HOPEFULLY YOU'RE REQUIRED TO.

CADETS AND THEN OFFICERS FOLLOW THAT.

[INAUDIBLE] SO, CONGRATULATING THEM.

[INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU.

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AND, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT TO THE FRONT.

HERE, I THINK. MEL [INAUDIBLE] MEMBER OF THE LA VERNE RSVP [INAUDIBLE].

A DISTINGUISHED VETERAN.

SERVED IN KOREA. PASSED ON FEBRUARY 6TH 2024 WITH HIS BELOVED FIANCÉE, CAROLYN [INAUDIBLE] BADGE AS A MEMBER OF THE RSVP PROGRAM IN DECEMBER OF 2022, CONTRIBUTED HIS TIME AND ENERGY TO VARIOUS TASKS, INCLUDING SCAN.

WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP MEL'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AS WE MOURN THE LOSS OF A DEAR FRIEND.

[INAUDIBLE] CHIEF.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AT THIS MOMENT, I WANT TO PRESENT, CAROLYN A BRONZE MEDAL THAT, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HONOR MEL WITH, FOR HIS SERVICE. AND OBVIOUSLY, VOLUNTEERISM IS HUGE, WITH LA VERNE.

AND, THIS IS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE, AND I'LL READ THE STORY HERE.

WHAT IT SAYS HERE, THE AMERICAN STORY DEPENDS NOT ON ANY ONE OF US, NOT ON SOME OF US, BUT ON ALL OF US.

I CONGRATULATE YOU, MEL, ON TAKING IT UPON YOURSELF TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PUBLIC GOOD.

AND I AM PROUD TO PRESENT YOU WITH THE PRESIDENT'S BRONZE VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD, IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR 214 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THIS GREAT NATION.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS IN 2023, SO THIS IS FOR HIS SERVICE AND DEDICATION.

LAST YEAR HE PUT THE HE ALONE PUT 214 VOLUNTEER HOURS.

WE THANK HIM AS WELL.

THE REST OF THE RECOGNITION READS THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY'S HISTORY, THE AMERICAN STORY HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED BY THOSE WHO COMBINE AN OPTIMISM ABOUT WHAT CAN BE, WHAT CAN BE WITH RESILIENCE, TO TURN THAT INTO VISION TO REALITY.

I KNOW I'M NOT ALONE IN RECOGNIZING THAT THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND VOLUNTEER IN SERVICE OF COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE ONGOING WORK OF FORMING A MORE PERFECT UNION.

ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, I WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO MEL FOR YOUR VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO ANSWER THE CALL TO SERVE THE COUNTRY IS CONTINUING ON YOU.

OBVIOUSLY, MEL IS NOW WITH A HIGHER BEING AND WE WANT TO HONOR HIM IN HIS MEMORY.

SO PLEASE TAKE THIS IN, THIS CERTIFICATE AND RECOGNITION IN HIS HONOR.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT OUR RSVP'S DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WITHOUT THEM, WE COULDN'T FUNCTION LIKE WE DO.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THE LOSS OF ONE OF OUR RSVP'S IS A MAJOR, A MAJOR HIT TO A FAMILY.

AND IT'S TRULY A FAMILY.

AND, WE APPRECIATED MEL'S SERVICE, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SERVICE THAT YOU, ALL OF YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.

AS I SAY, WE COULDN'T FUNCTION WITHOUT THAT.

AND, AGAIN, CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.

AND, MAY HE REST IN PEACE.

AND THANK YOU FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.

SO THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK HERE TO LET EVERYBODY CLEAR OUT AND GET OUT HERE, BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE ABOUT READY TO FALL ASLEEP OVER HERE.

THEY'RE ALMOST RUNNING OUT OF A PROGRAM ON THE PHONE, SO WE KNOW HOW IT IS.

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[LAUGHTER] SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR ALL COMING THAT ARE PART OF THE FAMILIES.

PLEASE COME OVER THIS WAY AND, ENJOY YOURSELF.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WE'LL RECONVENE IN FIVE MINUTES.

ANYMORE. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE AT 7:05 P.M.. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

OKAY, GREAT. SMART MAN.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROBATION OVERSIGHT COMMISSION MEETINGS.

THEY TAKE PLACE EVERY SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 9 A.M.

TO 1 P.M.. SO THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON MARCH 14TH.

THE REASON WHY IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BE PAYING ATTENTION.

THERE WAS A VERY EXTENSIVE ARTICLE IN THE PASADENA STAR NEWS THAT DISCUSSED THE CERTAIN LOCATIONS WERE, UNUSABLE, UNINHABITABLE FOR THE JUVENILES.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING FACILITIES.

THEY ACTUALLY HAVE 60 DAYS TO BRING IT UP TO PAR, WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

SO WITH THAT SAID, AND IN NOT EXACTLY SAYING IT, BUT THAT MOST CERTAINLY WILL PUT AFTER PAGE BACK ON THE TABLE.

SO THE RESIDENTS NEED TO BE ATTENTIVE TO THE SITUATION AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO, MARCH 14TH, 2024, 9 A.M.

TO 1 P.M. IS THE NEXT PROBATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING.

YOU CAN GO TO PROBATION OVERSIGHT COMMISSION DOT ORG OR YOU CAN LISTEN ON THE PHONE OR YOU CAN ATTEND IN PERSON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

PLEASE COME ON UP.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

KATHY KALOUSEK, VICE PRESIDENT OF LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

SORRY, SHERRY COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.

BUT I WANTED TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT WE HAVE OUR GET ON THE BUS TOUR THIS SATURDAY.

THERE'LL BE TWO TOURS, 8:45 AND 11.

IT IS $5 BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BUS, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT IT'S A NOMINAL FEE FOR A GREAT TOUR.

I'M TAKING THE 11:00 ONE BECAUSE 8:45.

NOW, I MIGHT BE AT A TABLE WITH HER.

WE'LL SEE. BUT ANYWAY, MAKE RESERVATIONS BECAUSE THERE'S LIMITED SPACE ON THE BUS.

AND AS OF THIS MORNING, I KNOW THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE LEFT, BUT, CONTACT, YOU CAN LET ME KNOW AND I'LL GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH SHERRY OR CONTACT SHERRY.

I DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY FLIERS WITH ME.

THERE WERE SOME BEFORE, SO THE CITY MIGHT HAVE SOME.

SO THERE'S THAT.

THAT'S SATURDAY.

WANTED TO ALSO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT ANOTHER DISPLAY CASE IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND IT'S A REALLY FUN DISPLAY OF A SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER COLLECTION THAT ONE OF OUR LONG TIME RESIDENTS HAD.

SO WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, CHECK IT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THERE'S A STORY THERE AND EVERYTHING, AND IT'S FUN TO LOOK AT.

AND THEN LASTLY, OF COURSE, WE GOT TO GET THOSE MEMBERSHIPS GOING.

AND WHAT ARE THOSE MEMBERSHIPS? IT'S ONLY 20 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL.

CLAREMONT 60 IT IS 25 FOR FAMILY.

I KNOW, I KNOW AND AND $200 FOR LIFETIME.

THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ME BUGGING AND NAGGING AND IT'S A YEAR MEMBERSHIP.

SO WHENEVER YOU STARTED IT'S THE YEAR OF SO TO BE 2024 MEMBERSHIP AND WE CAN USE THEM.

WE USE THAT FOR WE'RE WORKING ON DISPLAY CASES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE SCHOOLS TO HELP EDUCATE OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN.

THAT'S IMPORTANT. OF COURSE.

WE'RE RESTORING OUR TRUCK.

IT'S GETTING PRETTY GOOD. IT'S RUNNING.

WE'VE GOT TO GET OUR STAKE BED ON THE BACK.

THAT'S THAT'S THE NEXT BIG THING ON THAT.

AND THEN I KNOW THAT'S NOT MY PURVIEW.

[LAUGHTER] BUT WE WILL BE AT THE EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, AND I'M MAKING GIANT BUNNY EARS FOR OUR TRUCK, AND WE'LL HAVE.

HE'LL BE DECKED OUT FOR THE HOLIDAY.

SO COME SEE US THEN.

AND I THINK THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KATHY, VERY MUCH.

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL.

MAYOR. MAYOR TIM, PRO TEM.

SORRY. I REPRESENT THE ANTIOCH CHURCH OF POMONA.

AND WE ARE HAVING A FUNDRAISER, A CHILI COOK OFF.

I KNOW A LOT OF YOU LIKE CHILI, SO COME IN.

SUPPORT US AT 2343 NORTH SAN ANTONIO POMONA, CALIFORNIA 91767 AT 1 P.M.

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THE, THE DONATION IS $20.

YOU GET TO TASTE SOME CHILI, AND YOU GET A COUPLE OF TACOS THAT COME WITH IT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS.

SO IF YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, GET SOME DIFFERENT ITEMS FROM OUR VENDORS, YOU CAN SUPPORT THEM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ONE OF OUR FIRST COMMUNITY OUTREACH OF THE YEAR, AND WE REALLY WOULD LIKE OUR SURROUNDING OUR SISTER CITIES TO COME AND SUPPORT US.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU FOR GIVING US THE TIME.

AGAIN, IF YOU WANT ANY INFORMATION, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE.

ANTIOCH POMONA.NET ANTIOCH A N T I O C H POMONA P O M O N A DOT NET.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AND WE'RE HAPPY.

WE'RE EXCITED. AND YEAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU DIDN'T BRING ANY SAMPLES.

YOU CAN GET SAMPLES ON SUNDAY.

[LAUGHTER] WE WILL HAVE. THERE YOU GO.

DIFFERENT TYPES. THERE YOU GO.

COME SUPPORT US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? UPCOMING EVENTS? OKAY. THE BIG ONE IS MARCH 5TH AND WE HAVE A BALLOT DROP OFFS AT THE CITY HALL, ALSO AT OAK MESA.

WE ALSO HAVE THREE.

WHERE ARE THE THREE LOCATIONS? I KNOW IT'S THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

I DIDN'T. CITY OF SAN DIMAS.

BECAUSE WHERE YOU ARE. REALLY? WOW. OKAY.

AGAIN. KEN, DO WE HAVE THAT? I KNOW IT WAS ON THE FLIER ULV AS.

SO WHAT WE DID IS, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A PRIMARY ELECTION INFORMATION.

THAT WAS THE INFORMATION IN THERE.

SO AGAIN, IN-PERSON VOTING IS AT SAINT JOHN SAINT JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ABRAHAM CAMPUS CENTER BALLROOM.

THERE'S VOTE BY MAIL AND MAIL BALLOT BOXES.

WE HAVE ONE OUTSIDE CITY HALL AND THE OTHER ONE IS AT OAK MESA PARK.

SO NO EXCUSE NOT TO VOTE.

SO IT'S ALL THERE.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCIL ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? UPCOMING EVENTS? SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY.

BUT WHO IS IT? STEVE? WOULD IT BE SOMEONE WITH A BOW TIE? OH MY GOD. WAIT, WHAT? IT'S KASH'S BIRTHDAY.

NO NO NO NO NO, IT'S YOURS.

I WON'T BE HERE FOR MINE. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME BLUSH? YES, ON A COUNT OF THREE. LET'S ALL WISH OUR GOOD MAYOR A HAPPY? I WON'T SAY HOW OLD HE IS.

67. HE DID, I DID IT.

GOOD JOB, STEVE. YOU KNOW WHAT? HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM ON I COUNT THREE.

WE'RE GOING TO WISH YOU A NICE HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR OUR AWESOME CITY LED BY AN AMAZING MAN.

ALL RIGHT. ONE, TWO, THREE.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR TIM HEPBURN.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

THANK MANY MORE FRIENDS.

MANY MORE. GOOD JOB STEVE OKAY.

AS I TURN RED. BUT THAT'S OKAY.

WHATEVER. YOU KNOW [INAUDIBLE].

OH WELL, I'VE DONE IT BEFORE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO TURNABOUT'S FAIR PLAY.

SO OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO, LET'S SEE CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

VOTE PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED BY VOTE.

VERY GOOD. NOW WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS I MEAN THREE, COUNCIL MEMBER SALARIES, SECOND READING ORDINANCE NUMBER 24-1125.

[3. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.12.010 OF THE LA VERNE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CITY COUNCIL SALARIES - On February 5, 2024, the City Council approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 24-1125, amending Chapter 2.12.010 of the La Verne Municipal Code regarding City Council salaries.]

IT IS AN ITEM THAT, TALKS ABOUT OUR SALARIES.

AND I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A STANDALONE ITEM, NOT A CONSENT ITEM.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ONE BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM THAT WAS PULLED? NOTHING ONLINE. WELL THAT WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.

ANY OTHER CONVERSATION ON THIS ITEM? I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. MOTION.

SECOND. VOTE PLEASE.

ITEM THREE OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

NOW I MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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ARE YOU TWO OKAY ON THIS? NO. YOU WANT TO SING AGAIN OR WHAT? STEAM. STEAM.

AS, THE ESTEEMED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY, LAURIE JOHNSON SAID.

COULD I HAVE MORE PEPPER ON MY SALAD, PLEASE? YES. [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS GOOD.

THAT WAS GOOD. OKAY.

WITH THAT WE, WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING.

[PUBLIC HEARING]

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 FEBRUARY 5TH. THE CITY COUNCIL SET TONIGHT AS THE OFFICIAL PROTEST HEARING FOR PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WERE MAILED A NOTICE OF REQUIRED WEED ABATEMENT.

AN OWNER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO PROTEST THAT COUNCIL CAN TAKE ACTION IF SO DESIRED.

OTHERWISE, WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED TO DO IS DIRECT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER, DIRECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TO ABATE THE NUISANCES AT THE DECLARED PROPERTY. WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE TONIGHT FROM THE LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL, COMMISSIONER, THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, AND THAT IS INSPECTOR ROSEANNE CENTENO. IF SHE NEEDS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, SHE IS AVAILABLE HERE.

OTHERWISE WE WILL, MR. MAYOR, ASK YOU TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY PROTESTS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME SPEAK FIRST? AND JUST AN OVERVIEW, BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC HEARING, JUST KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF W HAT? LET'S MEET ROSEANNE. LET'S MEET ROSEANNE.

WELCOME. [APPLAUSE] SHE'S MADE IT.

HI. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR HEPBURN AND CITY COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME HERE THIS EVENING.

I'M THE SUPERVISING INSPECTOR FOR ZONE THREE, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE A BIT, ACTUALLY.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE MET ALL OF YOU IN PERSON, SO I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU.

TODAY'S THE PROTEST HEARING.

WE DO ALLOW A PARCEL OWNERS TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CONTEST AND SEE WHY THEY ARE ON THE DECLARATION.

SO ANNUAL NOTICES WERE SENT OUT EARLY FEBRUARY AND THEN WE HAVE TODAY'S HEARING AS WELL.

AND USUALLY THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGES TO IT, SO I ASSUME MOST PARCEL OWNERS ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR PROGRAM.

I DID ADD A FEW PARCELS THAT WERE THE GOLD AND BLUE LINE METRO PARCELS THAT I FELT NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED ON A MORE ROUTINE BASIS AND KEEP THEM IN THE LOOP AS FAR AS CLEARANCE GOES.

SO THAT WILL BE A CHANGE.

BUT THAT'S A NONTAXABLE PARCEL.

BUT, WE EXPECT TO BE BEGIN CLEARANCE, MID-APRIL.

PARCEL OWNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE TO GET A DEADLINE.

SO MANY OF THE PARCELS ARE DO HAVE A JUNE 1ST DEADLINE.

HOWEVER, DEPENDING ON THE WORK THAT'S REQUIRED, IF THEY ARE A DISKING PARCEL, WHICH WE BRING OUT A TRACTOR TO CLEAR THE PARCELS, WE DO HAVE A APRIL 14TH DEADLINE AND THAT'S JUST FAR MORE EFFICIENT, AND COST EFFECTIVE.

SO IF WE COULD GET THOSE PARCELS CLEARED WITH THE TRACTOR, THAT'S FAR EASIER THAN DOING ANY HAND WORK ON THEM.

OTHERWISE, MOST OF THE PARCELS WILL HAVE A JUNE 1ST DEADLINE.

THEY CAN. AFTER JUNE 1ST, WE DO BEGIN INSPECTIONS WHERE WE WILL NOTIFY NON-COMPLIANT PARCELS PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL DEADLINE AS WELL AS AN ESTIMATE.

SO IF THAT PARCEL IS NO LONGER COMPLIANT, THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED FINE.

IF NOT, THE COUNTY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO GO AHEAD AND ABATE THE NUISANCE AND CHARGE THEM ON THEIR TAXES.

VERY GOOD. EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU. ROSEANNE YOU'RE WITH THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

RIGHT? YES. SO, L.A. COUNTY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.

JUST A QUESTION.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH, FRUIT FLIES AND CITRUS GREENING? I WISH I KNEW, BUT.

OKAY. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S PART OF OUR PEPQ PROGRAM, BUT I COULD GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU IF YOU'D LIKE.

I'M SURE QUARANTINE'S ALL OVER RIGHT NOW, SO.

YEAH, BECAUSE WE WILL WARM UP SOON.

YES, YES.

YEAH. THERE'S CONSTANT TRAPS OUT.

SO YEAH, WE SEE THEM EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.

I NOTICE SOME IN TREES, BUT IF YOU COULD GET THE INFORMATION, SEE WHERE THEY'RE HITTING AND WHERE THE AREAS IS, COMMUNICATE WITH OUR STAFF, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

I COULD DEFINITELY DO THAT. THANK YOU.

GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE CROWD.

WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP. BUT THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING. YEAH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY COMING ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ITEM.

WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY COMMENTS OR.

OKAY. I CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

DO I HAVE A RECOMMENDATION TO DIRECT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER, DIRECTOR OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES TO ABATE THE NUISANCE BY HAVING WEEDS, RUBBISH AND REFUSE

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MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE.

THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

[OTHER MATTERS]

THE FIRST MATTER IS THE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FOR CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAM.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'M GOING TO CALL FORWARD.

I THINK THEY'RE COMING. BOTH LIEUTENANT LEEPER AND ACTING CHIEF SAM GONZALEZ.

WELL, I DON'TWANT TO BREAK THIS THING.

I'M SORRY. I'M A LITTLE TALL.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.

MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY STAFF.

I HAVE NOTHING COOL LIKE YOU GUYS HAD ALREADY TONIGHT.

SO, BUT I THINK IT'S STILL PRETTY COOL WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO WE, THE DEPARTMENT, IS PROPOSING AND LOOKING FOR GUIDANCE TONIGHT FROM ALL OF YOU.

WHAT'S COMMONLY REFERRED TO IN SOME AGENCIES AS A CRIME REDUCTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.

WE HAVE COINED IT OUR BACKR PROGRAM.

AND THE REASON WHY IS WE BACK OUR BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.

AND I THINK MARKETING IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS STRATEGY.

IT STANDS FOR IT'S A BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FOR CRIME REDUCTION.

SO TONIGHT I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE PROGRAM.

IT'S AIMED AT ENHANCING PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR BUSINESSES.

WE THINK THAT IT WILL HELP OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE CITY AS WELL.

AND AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FOR YOUR DIRECTION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM.

THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM.

OUR GOALS ARE TO FOSTER SAFE COMMUNITY WITH OUR BUSINESSES AND THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK AND VISIT IN LA VERNE AS WELL.

THERE'S SOME COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THIS PROGRAM.

IT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN LA VERNE PEOPLE THAT VISIT LA VERNE.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO ATTRACT NEW LOCAL COMMERCE, AND IT'LL PROMOTE LA VERNE AS A PLACE TO VISIT AND LIVE AS WELL.

THERE ARE SOME KEY COMPONENTS TO THE PROGRAM.

MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE SORT OF COOKIE CUTTER, BUT WE WANTED TO CUSTOMIZE IT TO OUR CITY AND OUR NEEDS AND OUR CULTURE HERE, WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO PART OF THAT IS THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOW WE REALLY FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY.

SOMETIMES WE SORT OF GRAB ON TO THINGS THAT ARE OLD, BUT I REALLY WANT TO PUSH THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE OF THIS BECAUSE, IT CHANGES FAST.

BUT ALONG WITH THAT, THAT TECHNOLOGY, JUST LIKE OUR DEPARTMENT, IS CHANGING QUICKLY.

WE WANT TO LOOK AT NOT JUST ENHANCED LIGHTING AND SECURITY CAMERAS, BUT, SOME INTERNET OPTIONS AS TO HOW WE CAN USE CAMERAS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO SEE CRIMES AS THEY'RE OCCURRING.

THE GREAT PART IS, IT WILL REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO OUR STAFF.

WE CAN USE EXISTING STAFF THAT WE HAVE IN EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

ONE OF THE REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS IS IT'S A HOLISTIC APPROACH.

IT'S NOT GOING TO BE JUST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED PLANNING. WE'RE GOING TO NEED BUILDING.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

IT HAS TO BE ALL OF US THAT ARE THAT ARE INGRAINED IN THIS.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S YOU, CITY COUNCIL, THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY TO SHOW OUR FOLKS WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HELP THEM.

THERE'S CERTAINLY A FRUSTRATION WITH OUR BUSINESSES.

IT'S NO SECRET THAT IN L.A.

COUNTY, IN THE STATE, WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY SUPPORT FROM OUR DA'S OFFICE.

WE'RE NOT GETTING SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNOR.

AND ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE IN THAT PROCESS TO GET US WHAT WE NEED.

AND THIS IS A SORT OF PART OF THAT.

SO TALK ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION.

WE WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH SOME OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, POSSIBLY A WINDOW GLAZING COMPANY, A SECURITY COMPANY, OR OTHER DISCOUNTED SERVICES WE CAN OFFER TO OUR BUSINESSES TO BRING, SOME SECURITY UPGRADES TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THERE'S ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT, THE MARKETING AND THE WORKSHOPS THAT WILL PROVIDE, NOT JUST WITH OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT, WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS IS IMPORTANT FOR THIS TO TEACH PEOPLE HOW WE CAN EMPOWER THEM TO SECURE THEIR BUSINESSES IN A BETTER WAY.

IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A SIGN THAT SAYS NO CASH KEPT ON SIGHT AT NIGHTTIME, OR INCREASING SOME LIGHTING OR, OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN WE CAN EMPOWER OUR BUSINESSES TO TAKE CONTROL BACK OF FEELING VICTIMIZED AS THEY HAVE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE WOULD PHASE THE ROLLOUT.

SO INITIALLY WE WOULD HAVE TO FORM THE PROGRAM.

IT WOULD TAKE 1 TO 3 MONTHS TO TO BUILD THE PROGRAM.

BUILD OUT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND APPLICATION PROCESS THE STAFF THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT.

BUT ONCE THAT'S APPROVED BY THE BACKR TEAM, WE'LL OUTLINE WITH YOUR APPROVAL, HOPEFULLY A BUDGET THAT WE CAN LOOK AT FORMING THIS, MAYBE SOME OTHER POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING IF WE CAN GET SOME STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THIS TO TO PARTNER WITH US.

AND THEN YOUR ROLE AS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD INTO THE COMMUNITY TO ADVERTISE IT.

I THINK THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS IS THE ADVERTISING COMPONENT, BECAUSE MANY TIMES THE COMPLAINTS ARE, WELL, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT LA VERNE IS DOING, AND WE'VE HEARD THEM SIT HERE

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SO BUT REALLY, THE GRASSROOTS EFFORTS BY COUNCIL IS SO IMPORTANT FOR WHAT WE DO.

SO WHAT'S NEXT? YOU'VE HEARD THE STEPS ON HOW WE IDENTIFY AND FORM THE TEAM, FINALIZE PARTNERSHIPS AND START THIS AS A POTENTIAL PILOT LAUNCH.

I'M LOOKING TO SEEK DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AS TO HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH CHAMPIONING THIS, THESE SAFETY INITIATIVES.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY.

VERY GOOD. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, ACTUALLY.

I THINK IT'S A PERFECT TIME.

AND AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, WE DID NOT HAVE AN ELECTION.

SO UTILIZING THOSE FUNDS TO BASICALLY THE CATALYST AND GET THIS THING GOING.

SO NO, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I THINK THAT. THE TIME AND PLACE IS NOW.

SO, COUNCIL COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM ANY WISH TO SPEAK ON IT.

MISS BEAUCHAMP.

I WANT TO SAY THAT I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY AFTER PARTICIPATING IN A RIDE ALONG A FEW WEEKS AGO AND LEARNING FIRSTHAND WHAT THESE OFFICERS HAVE TO ENDURE AND ENTAIL AND ALL THE DIFFERENT AVENUES THAT THEY HAVE TO, COVER.

AND, YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SUCH A SMALL CITY, THERE'S STILL JUST A MAGNITUDE OF THINGS THAT CAN HELP.

AND THE ONE THING THAT'S NICE ABOUT OUR CITY IS THAT NOT ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE LIKE CORPORATE.

THEY'RE INDIVIDUAL LITTLE, YOU KNOW, POP UP BUSINESSES.

AND I THINK THE EDUCATION THAT LIEUTENANT LEEPER IS DISCUSSING IS THAT CAN REALLY HELP THEM, BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT THEY MAY NOT EVEN HAVE THOUGHT OF.

I MEAN, A SECURITY SYSTEM AND LIGHTING IS ONE THING, BUT EDUCATION LIKE SIGNS, THAT CAN DETER PEOPLE FROM BREAKING IN AND THINKING THEY'RE GOING TO GET CASH FROM UNDER THE COUNTER OR THE REGISTER.

SO, I AM FULL SUPPORT OF THIS AND I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL FINDS THE SAME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.

ANYONE ELSE? MISS KALOUSEK? KATHY KALOUSEK, 3RD STREET.

JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WHEN I SAW THIS ON THE AGENDA, I WAS REALLY EXCITED.

SO I'M ALL FOR IT.

IF YOU NEED CITIZEN HELP AND INSIGHT, I'D BE HAPPY TO BE ON A COMMITTEE FOR IT.

I THINK IT'S GREAT AND THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY'RE THE BEST. THANK YOU.

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

BRING IT BACK UP THE DAIS.

JUST A REAL QUICK ONE, I THINK WITH, WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION, WITH OUR LAWS THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO REEL BACK, WE HAVE TO TAKE WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION.

AND I THINK ONCE WE SEE THAT WE'RE TAKING ACTION WITH OUR COMMUNITY, WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES, THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK TWICE ABOUT COMING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND DOING THINGS THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE DOING.

AND I REALLY THIS IS A VERY GOOD START.

AND THAT'S I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT REALLY WELL.

SO COUNCIL COMMENTS.

LIEUTENANT LEEPER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

ALL FOR HELPING OUT LOCAL BUSINESSES.

I KNOW, OUR COUNCIL MEMBER KASH SPOKE ABOUT AS SOON AS THAT ABOUT THE, WHEN THEY'RE CANCELING THE ELECTION AND USING THAT MONEY AND, AND THE ONE PIECE OF THE FILM ON SOME OF THE WINDOWS SO THEY CAN'T BREAK IN TO JEWELRY STORES AND, AND OR VALUABLE STUFF.

NOT EVERY BUSINESS IS VALUABLE BECAUSE EVERYONE IS.

AND, I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THAT OUR RESIDENTS SAID, TOO, BECAUSE A LOT OF OUR PLACES ARE MOM AND POP PLACES WHERE IT'S A SOLE INCOME, AND THAT WE NEED TO HELP SUPPORT OUR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE TO COME BY US DOING THIS.

WE MIGHT EVEN ATTRACT MORE BUSINESSES COMING TO LA VERNE BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A SAFE CITY AND THAT WE'RE OUT HERE TO HELP OUR POLICE IS OUT THERE TO HELP THEM.

SO I APPRECIATE, THIS AND, LIKE TO HELP MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY. COUNCILMEMBER KASH.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT LEEPER, I APPRECIATE YOU AND CHIEF AND OUR CITY MANAGEMENT.

WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND SOONER THAN LATER.

WHATEVER IS NEEDED FROM US OR DEFINITELY FROM ME AND THE COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY.

WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO GET OUT THERE AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT, ONE OF THE THINGS IS SOME OF THE EDUCATION PIECE THAT I WAS MADE AWARE, REGARDING THE ALARM AND RESPONSE TO ALARM, HOW MANY PEOPLE, HOW MANY CALLS FOR SERVICE ARE BUSINESSES GET PER YEAR? I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN INCREASE THAT, SO THAT WE DON'T CHARGE THEM A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S A HEAVY LOAD SOMETIMES AS WELL, TO HAVE OFFICER RESPOND AND DO THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THERE IS SOME DISCONNECT.

AND REGARDING THE ALARM COMPANY AND THE ACTUAL OWNER, BY THE TIME THAT GETS THERE AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, MINUTES GO BY BEFORE OUR OFFICERS CAN RESPOND.

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I CAN RESPOND TO THAT. I THINK AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS IS IT IS A PARTNERSHIP.

SO LOOKING AT SOME POTENTIAL FEE REDUCTIONS OR WAIVING OF FEES IS SOMETHING THAT THE CHIEF AND I CAN DISCUSS AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM.

I THINK IT HAS BENEFIT TO IT AS WELL FOR BUY IN.

BUT THAT IS GREAT TO HEAR THAT.

I DO TAKE DIRECTION FROM COUNCIL, SO I'LL CALL CHIEF GONZALEZ UP ON THAT.

YEAH, I WE HAVE TO REALLY LOOK FOR YOUR DIRECTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE ALARM CALLS AND OUR RESPONSES IS DONE BY ORDINANCE, SO WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS.

BUT IF THAT IS THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AND PERHAPS HAVING A STUDY SESSION ON WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, TO REVAMP THAT.

BUT, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR IN THE BACKR PROGRAM.

IT'S PROBABLY A DIFFERENT STEP THAT WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE.

ALARM ARE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ASPECT.

WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE WITH THE BACKR PROGRAM IS ESSENTIALLY, DETER CRIME.

DON'T COME TO LA VERNE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR YOU TO COMMIT A CRIME.

AND THAT'S SIMPLY PUT, REALLY, BUT IT'S REALLY MORE SO SO THAT WE CAN ENHANCE TECHNOLOGY AND, GLAZING AND OTHER MEASURES, MAYBE BOLLARDS FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES. THAT'D BE GREAT.

THINGS OF THAT NATURE. FORTIFY IT.

BUT, I THINK ALARMS IS A SEPARATE CONVERSATION BECAUSE AGAIN, THAT'S DONE BY ORDINANCE.

GREAT. SO WE WOULD HAVE TO, BUT AGAIN, WE'RE HERE TO SEEK YOUR DIRECTION.

COOL. WELL, CITY MANAGER, IF WE CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION LATER DOWN THE LINE, AS FAR AS, WHAT WE CAN DO TO KIND OF ADD TO THIS, AND SUPPORT, SUPPORT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS HERE AND TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR BUSINESS OWNERS COUNCILMAN KASH, IF I CAN.

YES. YOU SPOKE WITH MARKETING.

ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE COMING WEEKS IS WE, UNDER CHIEF GONZALEZ WE'RE VASTLY EXPANDING OUR MEDIA CHANNELS.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE NOT JUST ON YOUTUBE, BUT TIKTOK, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

YOU'RE GOING TO START TO SEE SOME MORE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE DOING, SOME OF OUR DUI ENFORCEMENT, SOME OF OUR TRAFFIC STOPS UNDER WORKING WITH HOLLY SAVAGE, WHO RUNS OUR MEDIA TEAM. AND SO PART OF THIS WILL BE, AND WHEN I SAY MEDIA, YOU'LL BE SO IMPRESSED BY WHAT THEY'VE DONE.

IT'S AMAZING THE WORK THEY HAVE.

SO HE'S GOING TO HAVE YOU BENCH PRESSING 500 POUNDS RIGHT THERE.

MY MAN. I AIN'T EVEN MAD AT THAT RIGHT NOW.

[LAUGHTER] I'M JUST HATING A LITTLE BIT. BUT THAT'S OKAY.

KEEP IT UP. YOU LOOK GREAT.

I APPRECIATE YOU. YEAH MAN.

ALONG WITH THAT, MARKETING IS IMPORTANT.

ROGER. AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE MAYOR SPOKE ABOUT WHEN WORD GETS OUT.

IT USED TO BE WHEN I WAS A YOUNG COP, YOU'D SAY, OH, I'M IN LA VERNE.

AND NO WONDER WE WOULD.

WE WERE HEAVY ON ENFORCEMENT.

WE MADE A LOT OF ARRESTS, AND WE PREVENTED A CRIME THROUGH ACTION.

NOW WE'RE SO TAXED WITH CALLS FOR SERVICE.

SO FINDING OTHER WAYS TO BE CREATIVE.

AND SOME. IT COULD BE AS SIMPLE AS CUTTING DOWN BUSHES.

YOU KNOW, I LOOK I LOOK AT THE CHIEF'S PARKING LOT AND, YOU KNOW, HALF THE LOT LOOKS GREAT AND HALF THE LOT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LIKE A JUNGLE.

AND IT JUST IT FOSTERS CRIME.

AND SO WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE AND PARTNER WITH THESE BUSINESSES TO PREVENT SOME OF THIS STUFF, INCREASING LIGHTING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO SOME STUFF IS SIMPLE.

IT'S JUST PARTNERING WITH SOME OF THE STUFF WE CAN TALK ABOUT, THE HIGHER LEVEL STUFF.

COOL. ANYWAY, GOOD HELP.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

YEAH. COREY AND CHIEF, I KNOW THAT CITY'S OFFERED AND COUNCIL HAS OFFERED A REWARD FOR ARREST AND CONVICTION.

HAS THAT BEEN UTILIZED AT ALL OR.

IS IT? JUST AS OF RECENT.

AND I WANT TO SAY IT'S PROBABLY BEEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS SINCE WE RECENTLY RENEWED THAT REWARD.

WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FEDS AT THE MOMENT.

RIGHT NOW THERE HAS BEEN SOME, PROGRESS, BUT I'M NOT AT LIBERTY RIGHT NOW TO SHARE THAT DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE CASE.

BUT WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.

BUT THE REWARD HAS NOT BEEN, BELIEVE ME, WHEN THAT COMES ABOUT, I.

YOU WILL GET A S I R OR SOMETHING FROM ME, WHEN THAT COMES.

BUT I LIKE TO KEEP THAT CONFIDENTIAL FOR NOW.

DUE TO THE SENSITIVITY OF THE CASE.

AND MY QUESTION WOULD BE, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU STILL SEE AS A WORTHWHILE.

OH, OF COURSE, OF COURSE.

OKAY. THERE'S ALWAYS THAT COUSIN OR SOMEONE WHO SAYS I NEED SOME MONEY AND THEY'RE GOING TO PAY ME.

[LAUGHTER] I THINK THE COUNTY PUT BACK THEIRS TOO.

THEY INITIATED FOR ANOTHER.

WHAT WAS IT, ANOTHER YEAR OR SOMETHING? THEY PUT THE MONEY BACK IN THERE.

I BELIEVE IT'S EVERY QUARTER IS A QUARTER.

MAYBE IT WAS. YEAH, I KNOW THAT SANDRA REGULARLY AND WE DISCUSS THEY TO RENEW THAT THEY DID IT I THINK IT WAS UNANIMOUS.

SO I THINK SO MR. MAYOR ON THAT THE CITIES WAS OPEN ENDED.

AND THE COUNTY IS RENEWED EVERY 90 DAYS.

90 DAYS. SUPERVISOR BARGER'S OFFICE DOES CONTACT US AND THEY DO SUPPORT THAT.

AND IT WAS FIVE OF THE LAST TIME TO RENEW THAT FOR THE SMASH AND GRAB YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

SO I KNOW YOU ASKED FOR DIRECTIONS.

SO I WANT TO TRY TO FOCUS US ON THAT.

AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT.

SO I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A 50,000 BUDGET DOLLAR BUDGET FROM THE SAVINGS THAT WE HAD FROM NOT HAVING THE ELECTION.

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IT HAS TO BE AN ONGOING WHAT DO WE ANTICIPATE THIS TO LOOK LIKE FOR THE YEARS TO COME, SO THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING OUR CITY AND OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR BUSINESSES.

SO I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT YOUR EXPERTISE CAN INFORM US OF.

I LOVE WHAT IS IN THIS REPORT AND IF PEOPLE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ THIS, I AM SO IMPRESSED BECAUSE THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE, YOU KNOW, THE SMART DESIGN THAT IS STUFF THAT MY WORK DOES IN LOTS OF PLACES, AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT CAN BE DONE.

LIKE YOU SAID, IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS CLEARING OUT BUSHES, IT CAN BE BETTER LIGHTING, AND THAT SOMETIMES IS ENOUGH OF A DETERRENT.

BUT HOW MUCH EDUCATION ARE WE PROVIDING TO FOLKS, AND HOW MUCH HELP CAN WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS? SO FOR THE NEXT STEPS, WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS IF WE COULD HAVE A PRIORITY LIST, WHAT CAN WE IMMEDIATELY GET DONE TO HELP PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH CRIME NOW, RIGHT? WE DON'T WANT THEM TO WAIT FOR THE BIG THING.

WE WANT TO START DOING THINGS IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT DOES THE BUDGET POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE AS YOU FLESH IT OUT? HOW LONG WOULD THIS HAVE TO LAST FOR? AND THEN YOU SPOKE ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS, WHICH I ALSO LOVE BECAUSE I'M A BIG COMPONENT OF LET'S NOT REINVENT THE WHEEL.

IF WE CAN COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ENTITIES IN THE CITY, WHETHER IT'S THE CHAMBER, WHETHER IT'S THE UNIVERSITY, WHATEVER IT IS, WHAT DO THOSE PARTNERSHIPS LOOK LIKE AND HOW CAN THEY BE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL? BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH SOCIAL MEDIA OR EDUCATION.

IS THERE A WAY TO PULL IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC POLICY STUDENTS FROM THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, FROM CLAREMONT, FROM LA VERNE, WHEREVER, AND HAVE THEM INTERN OR DO SOMETHING? SO IT'S WORK FOR US, BUT IT'S ALSO EDUCATION, PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE FOR THEM.

WHAT IS THE CHAMBER WILLING TO DO OR WHAT CAN THEY, PROVIDE US? HOW CAN THEY HELP US WITH EDUCATION? BECAUSE THEY DO EDUCATION WITH OUR BUSINESSES AS IT IS RIGHT NOW.

SO WHAT ELSE COULD WE DO WITH THEM? SO I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT COME TO US IN A FUTURE MEETING.

SO THAT WE HAVE A PLAN, BECAUSE I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT'S HERE.

BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE STEP BY STEP, HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THERE AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR OUR CITY? IS THAT DOABLE? THAT'S VERY DOABLE.

IN FACT, THAT'S ALREADY BUILT. SO I'LL HAVE THAT TO YOU WITHIN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.

PERFECT. THE NEXT MEETING, AND YOU'LL HAVE A TIMELINE WITH EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR.

FANTASTIC. APPRECIATE IT.

THAT WAS VERY GOOD.

WE NEED TO REENGAGE OUR BUSINESSES BECAUSE OUR LAWS ARE SET RIGHT NOW TO WHERE IT'S NOT FAVORABLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, NOR OUR RESIDENTS, NOR OUR BUSINESSES.

SO I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THIS.

BUT LIKE, LIKE, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU SAID, WE NEED SOME KIND OF AN IDEA WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO REACH OUT TO OUR THE SENATE, CONGRESS, ASSEMBLY TO BE ABLE TO FUND, AS THEY'VE DONE AND HELPED US BEFORE, BECAUSE THIS KIND OF MONEY IS IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE A LIMITED BUDGET, WE HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, A CRITERIA WE HAVE TO GO BY.

BUT THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING HERE IN THE NEXT, SIX MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU SAID TIMING IS OF THE ESSENCE.

WE NEED TO REINSTITUTE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE NEED TO FASHION UP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

WE NEED TO MAKE OUR RESIDENTS AWARE.

YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

OUR BUSINESSES WITH THE DEFENSIBLE SPACE, WITH THE FILM, WHATEVER BARRICADES.

BUT JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING AS A TEAM AND ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS NEED TO BE ENGAGED BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, WHETHER IT BE A SMASH AND GRAB, WHETHER IT BE A SMALL ROBBERY, WHETHER IT BE A HOME INVASION.

I'M SORRY, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU'RE ONLY SO MANY PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

BUT WE AS A COMMUNITY, IF WE ALL ENGAGE, IT'S GOING TO WORK OUT EXTREMELY WELL AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, CRITERIA WHERE DO YOU WANT TO SEE IT GO FIRST? WHAT'S THE SOCIAL MEDIA GOING TO BE? AND THEN WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR PARTNERS AND SAY, HOW CAN YOU HELP? WHETHER IT BE THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT, WHETHER IT BE OUR CHAMBER, WHETHER WHATEVER ASSOCIATION IT IS, OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, THE ROTARIES, ALL THESE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE'RE ALL PARTNERS HERE.

SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY AND, MAKE THIS SUCCESS.

SO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR THAT. I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT.

I JUST WANTED TO TAG ON REAL QUICK.

SOMETHING THE MAYOR SAID IN TERMS OF PARTNERING WITH, YOU KNOW, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, OTHER, YOU KNOW, PLACES, I THINK IF YOU WERE HERE TO WATCH THE STORMWATER PRESENTATION AND HOW WE PARTNER WITH OUR OTHER LOCAL CITIES, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE ALL LOOKING AT, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW CLAREMONT SUFFERED A NUMBER OF SMASH AND GRABS.

ONE JEWELRY STORE, I THINK GOT HIT 3 OR 4 TIMES THE SAME ONE.

SO IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR MAYBE IT'S A DISCOUNT FROM A LOCAL VENDOR FOR PROTECTIVE, YOU KNOW, FILM ON THE GLASS.

IS IT CHEAPER IF WE SAY TWO CITIES WILL SIGN ON, RIGHT.

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YEAH. IF THERE IS STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.

SO MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING TO LOOK AT AS WELL.

IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT.

AND SOME OF THE TASKS THAT WE'VE ASSIGNED TO, HOLLY ARE TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH, VIA OUR, EITHER OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH, OUR BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, AND ENHANCING THOSE, BUSINESS WATCH AND RESIDENTS.

SO THOSE ARE COMING ALL THAT'S COMING.

IT'S ALL KIND OF ONE BIG ENVELOPE THAT WE'RE KIND OF PUTTING EVERYTHING IN THERE.

BUT, OUR OUTREACH IS GOING TO INCLUDE ALL THOSE STAKEHOLDERS.

AND AS WE STATED, I WANT TO BE THE CITY THAT THESE BUSINESSES WANT TO COME TO.

AS WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH OTHER CITIES, WHETHER IT BE SAN FRANCISCO OR SISTER CITIES CLOSE TO US RIGHT HERE, THE BUSINESSES ARE LEAVING BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE.

THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS.

THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DON'T CARE WHAT COMMUNITY IS.

CLOSING A BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THAT'S NOT SAFE FOR THE EMPLOYEES, NOR SAFE FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR ANY OF THE RESIDENTS.

THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

WE CANNOT HAVE THAT IN OUR COMMUNITIES ANYMORE AND WE NEED TO.

THIS IS A GREAT STEP TO START TO COMBAT THAT AND LET PEOPLE KNOW YOU COME INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ENJOY OUR SERVICES, ENJOY OUR FACILITIES, ENJOY OUR RESTAURANTS, ENJOY OUR SHOPS, BUT NOT TO DO HARM.

YOU KNOW, I AGREE WITH YOU 100%.

THERE'S THOSE TOUCH RIGHT ONTO SOME OF OUR CORE VALUES OF SAFETY, COMMUNITY AND SERVICE SO THAT ALL THOSE WILL BE TOUCHED UPON.

AND THIS PROGRAM.

GREAT. THANK YOU. GREAT.

AND I THINK I COUNTED LIKE THREE EXTRA ITEMS ON HOLLY'S PLATE TODAY.

AND LET'S PROTECT HOLLY.

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT DRIVING HOLLY OUT EITHER.

SHE DOES AN AMAZING JOB.

CHIEF, WE HAVE TO DO A CHECK ON HOLLY TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE'S BEING COMPENSATED FAIRLY FOR WHAT HER JOB IS.

I DID JUST LEARN TONIGHT THAT, PLANNING DIRECTOR SCHERER WENT TO COLLEGE AND STUDIED THIS, SO I HEARD HE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP ME.

OH, HE LEFT, HE LEFT.

VOLUNTEERED HIM? YEAH. [INAUDIBLE] LIEUTENANT LEEPER, THAT WAS A GOOD CALL, BUT HE LEFT.

YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS, THOUGH.

BUT, MAYOR, ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ HAS ALREADY TAKEN STEPS.

I KNOW THAT I BELIEVE IT'S DETECTIVE CARLOS FLORES IS ALREADY ENROLLED IN A CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN COURSE.

HE'S GOING TO BE CERTIFIED IN THAT.

SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT THING.

AND AGAIN, IT'S IT SHOWS THAT AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION WILL CURE A LOT OF THINGS.

SO IT'S THAT IF SOMEBODY IT TAKES THEM ONE HAMMER THROW TO GET INTO A BUILDING.

BUT NOW AFTER, YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH OUR PROGRAM, WORKING WITH US, IT'S 30S 45 SECONDS.

THEY'RE GOING TO LEAVE. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COME BACK.

SO WELL.

AND I THINK TO OUR PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN OUR CITY, BETWEEN OUR PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, WE CAN WORK, WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING BETTER AS A TEAM AND OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE YOU KNOW, SHE'S RELEASING THOSE FUNDS FOR US TO MAKE SURE THIS ALL HAPPENS. BUT THE BOSS OVER THERE, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE.

SHE'S LIKE, I KNOW, I'LL GET IT, WHATEVER.

YOU KNOW? BUT NO, SERIOUSLY, I THINK THAT WE ARE AT A POINT NOW WITH, YOU KNOW, OUR MANAGER, MR. DOMER AND ALL AND JR AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS.

EVERYBODY WORKS WELL TOGETHER NOW.

POLICE, FIRE.

WE NEED TO ALL JUST REALLY GET TOGETHER ON THIS BECAUSE IT'S SAFE FOR ALL, YOU KNOW.

SO SO WITH THAT, I THINK DIRECTION IS GO.

JUST BRING US BACK THE INFORMATION WHAT THE COST IS.

IN THE INTERIM, MR. DOMER CAN LET US KNOW IF WE NEED TO REACH OUT TO OUR OUR ELECTEDS TO ASSIST IT.

I REMIND IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR AND WE'VE GOT TILL NOVEMBER, AND SO HOPEFULLY, MAYBE WE CAN.

SAFETY IS A BIG CONCERN OF THEIRS.

AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE WINDING BACK SOME OF THESE.

THESE LIKE 47 IS HAVING AN ISSUE THIS WEEK AT THE HONDA CENTER.

THEY'RE GOING TO I GUESS IT WAS THE MAYOR'S IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO ARE PUTTING ON A SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN TO START UNRAVELING 47 AND START PICKING THE THINGS OUT THAT NEED TO BE REMOVED.

SO THIS IS A GOOD THING MOVING FORWARD.

SO THANK YOU.

I THINK YOU HAVE DIRECTION.

DEFINITELY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT LEEPER, THANK YOU FOR THE, GREAT PRESENTATION.

AND CHIEF. THANK YOU.

WE MOVE ON TO THE SECOND MATTER, APPROVING THE COST SHARE BETWEEN UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUPS.

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

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD ISABELLA GUZMAN, WHO WILL MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.

AS KEN SAID, MY NAME IS ISABELLA GUZMAN AND I'M ONE OF THE ACCOUNTANTS IN THE CITY'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

SO TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO END WITH A VERY EXCITING TOPIC.

AND THAT IS CALPERS.

OH BOY. [LAUGHTER] TONIGHT I BRING FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION.

EXCUSE ME. RESOLUTION NUMBERS 24- 11 FOR EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT WHICH ARE OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, 24-12 FOR EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION, WHICH IS OUR CITY MANAGER,

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THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE NECESSARY FOR APPROVAL OF THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION, COST SHARE BETWEEN THE UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUPS AND THE CITY.

RECENTLY, THE COUNCIL APPROVED CHANGES TO EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS, WHICH INCLUDED A 2% SHARE OF THE EMPLOYER'S COSTS FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND A 1% SHARE OF THE EMPLOYER'S COSTS FOR ALL OTHER CLASSIC CALPERS UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.

THIS WOULD AMOUNT TO A SAVINGS OF ROUGHLY $40,000 PER YEAR.

RESOLUTIONS 24-11, 24-12, AND 24-13 ARE REQUIRED BY CALPERS TO DOCUMENT THAT THE UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES APPROVED THE COST SHARE. THESE RESOLUTIONS ARE THE FIRST STEP IN APPROVING THE COST SHARE BETWEEN UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUPS, AS WE WILL NEED A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF AGREEMENT FROM EMPLOYEES.

THIS MEANS THAT WE NEED 50% OF THE SIGNATURES PLUS ONE PER RESOLUTION.

SHOULD THESE RESOLUTIONS BE ADOPTED AND SIGNATURES COLLECTED, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION PROVIDING NOTICE OF THE CITY'S INTENT TO APPROVE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH CALPERS, WHICH WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT A FUTURE DATE.

THANK YOU AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT JOB. VERY GOOD JOB.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR ISABELLA? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR OUR RESIDENTS THERE THAT THIS SHARE MEANS THAT THESE EMPLOYEES ARE GOING TO BE PAYING EXTRA FOR THEIR CALPERS 1% FOR OUR OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE 2% FOR OUR CITY MANAGER AND A 1% FOR OUR MIDDLE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EXTRA THAT THEY WILL BE PAYING FOR TOWARDS THEIR CALPERS.

YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS GUZMAN? WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I DO APPRECIATE WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE DOING, AS CALPERS IS, ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS OUR CITIES HAVE TO FACE ARE FACED WITH THE RETIREMENT AND THEIR INVESTMENT STRUCTURE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY POOR, AND IT'S ON THE BACKS OF US AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE TO PAY THIS FOR THEIR, FOR INVESTMENT POLICIES, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY.

BUT IT'S THE POLICY. IT'S WHAT WE HAVE.

SO AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE WHAT THE EMPLOYERS ARE GIVING FOR THIS.

AND OUR CITY MANAGER ALSO PART OF THE EMPLOYEE GROUP.

SO, WITH THAT, WE HAVEN'T HAD A CONVERSATION ON THIS WITH MS. GUZMAN. OR HOW ABOUT A MOTION? DO THEY HAVE TO BE, SEPARATE? CITY ATTORNEY DO WE NEED IT IN THREE, OR DO YOU DO IT ALL AT ONCE? ALL AT ONCE. OKAY.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-11, ALSO RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-12 AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-13.

MOTION. OKAY.

VOTE, PLEASE. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-11, 24-12, AND 24-13 WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

MS. GUZMAN, YOU CONVINCED US SO CONVINCINGLY THAT IT WAS JUST A QUICK ONE.

THANK YOU. YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY.

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENTS.

CORRECT, MR. DOMER? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? MISS BEAUCHAMP.

GOOD EVENING COUNCIL.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS CLAREMONT, FOR HAVING MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS MONITOR BASELINE ROAD AND TRYING TO HELP CURTAIL THE SPEED THAT'S GOING ON THERE.

I'M SURE THE COMMENTS THAT I MADE AT THE LAST MEETING AND OTHERS HAVE IN THE PAST, AS WELL AS GOING ON THAT RIDE ALONG, AND THE OFFICER THAT I RODE WITH, OFFICER LUA.

WE DROVE BY THERE AND I SHOWED HER FIRST HAND.

SHE PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HAYNES SCHOOL AND CARS WERE DRIVING BY HER AT 60 MILES AN HOUR.

I MEAN, WHO DOESN'T SLOW DOWN FOR A POLICE OFFICER THAT JUST TELLS YOU THAT THEY'RE GOING SO FAST THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN REALIZING THEY'RE PASSING A COP.

SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.

HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DOING THAT, THEY CAN'T BE THERE 24 OVER SEVEN.

AND HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO BE BEFORE WE GET SOME KIND OF RESOLUTION OR, CONTACT WITH CALTRANS, THE COUNTY, THE STATE? WE HAVE HAD YET ANOTHER ACCIDENT.

CAR WENT THROUGH THE HOUSE RIGHT THROUGH THE LIVING ROOM.

HOW MANY ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE TO AFFECT DRIVERS, PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE'S HOMES GETTING DESTROYED? OR HOW MANY FATALITIES DOES IT TAKE FOR SOME KIND OF CONTACT TO BE MADE?

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THERE HAS TO BE SOMEONE FROM THE CITY IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY TO MAKE THAT CONTACT AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE SAFETY OF THAT HIGHWAY. AS MORE AND MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BUILT EAST OF US 210, FREEWAY JUST GETS BACKED UP.

AND THE POOR DESIGN, HOW THE LANE ENDS, THE SAN DIMAS CANYON AND THEN REOPENS AT FRUIT AND THEN CLOSES AGAIN AT MOUNTAIN.

THAT FREEWAY IS A CLUSTER AND PEOPLE USE BASELINE AS THEIR ALTERNATE ROUTE.

I KNOW I DID IT BEFORE THE 210 EVEN WAS BUILT, GOING FORWARD.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

SO I'M HOPING THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT PICTURES OF CARS IN LIVING ROOMS AS MR. HENLEY IS IN PRESENT HERE.

HE KNOWS FIRSTHAND WITH THE BILLY, ACCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO ADDRESS IS, IT'S JUST COINCIDENT HOW, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU, WAS SPEAKING OF MUTUAL BENEFICIAL WORKING TOGETHER.

WHY IS IT THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE IS NOT HELPING TO SUPPORT THE SURROUNDING BUSINESSES? A LA VERNE RESIDENT PARKED IN LOT E AND AND THE EVENING TIME AND WAS PATRON IN A BUSINESS NEARBY AND RECEIVED A CITATION.

SHE SENT ME A PICTURE OF IT.

THIS IS WHAT THE PARKING LOT LOOKED LIKE AT THE TIME OF THE CITATION.

THERE ARE FOUR CARS IN THIS LOT.

TELL ME, HOW IS IT THAT SHE'S PARKING THERE IS PREVENTING A STUDENT FROM ATTENDING A CLASS, OR A STAFF MEMBER FROM TEACHING A CLASS.

THIS LAW IS NOT BEING UTILIZED PROPERLY.

AND I'M REALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF A WARNING LIKE, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THE BUSINESSES ACROSS OVER ON D AND THIRD AND SUCH.

WHY DON'T WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, LET THEM KNOW THIS LOT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, ALLOWED TO BE PARKED IN DURING HOURS, CERTAIN HOURS, BUT THEN OTHERWISE, YOU KNOW, ON A FRIDAY EVENING, SATURDAY EVENING IT'S THERE'S NO CLASSES BEING TAUGHT.

I KNOW THERE ARE SOME CLASSES ON THE WEEKENDS, BUT ATTEND PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE IS VERY MINIMAL AT THE UNIVERSITY AS MANY CLASSES HAVE GONE ONLINE OR THROUGH ZOOM.

SO I THINK SOME AND BECAUSE, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU IS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD COME FROM YOU THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE AS WE JUST FINISHED DISCUSSING HOW IMPORTANT OUR BUSINESSES ARE TO OUR CITY, IF WE'RE NOT PROVIDING A PARKING FOR THE PEOPLE TO PATRON THEIR BUSINESSES, YOU'RE DEFEATING THE PURPOSE.

THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH PARKING ON D STREET AND THIRD, AND PEOPLE ARE ONLY GOING TO WALK SO FAR, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR RESIDENTS BEING OLDER, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. IT'S COLD. IT MIGHT BE RAINING.

YOU KNOW, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SOME ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEM.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THAT GET ADDRESSED.

THE OTHER ISSUE ABOUT THAT CITATION IS THE SIGNAGE.

IT'S THIS IS A POOR PICTURE OF IT.

BUT WHEN YOU PULL INTO LOT E AND THIS IS ON THIRD STREET, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE POLICE STATION, THESE SIGNS ARE ANGLED AWAY.

SO WHEN YOU PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE SIGNS ARE NOT FORWARDING, YOU KNOW, FACING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLES.

THEY'RE LIKE TOWARDS THE SIDEWALK.

SO IT'S VERY EASY FOR A DRIVER TO NOT NOTICE THOSE SIGNS.

AND THE OTHER THING ON THERE IS THAT IT SAYS PAY HERE WITH A QR CODE.

I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW TO OPERATE QR CODE.

I MEAN, IF WE NOT REMEMBER THE DAYS OF COVID, WHEN WE'D GO TO A RESTAURANT AND YOU HAD TO DO QR TO GET YOUR MENU AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? SO YEAH, THIS IS DOING A DISSERVICE.

NOT EVERYBODY HAS THE ABILITY TO DO THIS, SO THERE HAS TO BE ANOTHER OPTION.

IF THE UNIVERSITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE THIS, THERE MUST BE ANOTHER OPTION AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE JUST LIKE THE CITY.

THEY'RE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS, BUT YOU CAN STILL GO TO THE MACHINE AND GET A PARKING PERMIT FOR THE WEEKEND.

SO THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING ELSE PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS.

CAN YOU GIVE THAT TICKET AND THAT INFORMATION? YOU GIVE IT TO THE CITY MANAGER BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND WE BECAUSE I HEARD THIS FROM SOME OTHER PEOPLE, AND I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER, BUT LET HIM DEAL WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO FIND OUT, BECAUSE THERE IS AN AGREEMENT.

AND THAT WAS A TICKET ISSUED BY THE SECURITY ON CAMPUS, NOT BY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AT ALL.

IT WAS SECURITY POLICE.

RIGHT. SO BUT THE SIGNAGE, HOWEVER, DOES STATE THAT IT'S, 24/7.

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SO WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION.

OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I'LL EMAIL, MR. DOMER THAT WAY. HE HAS EVERYTHING IN COLOR.

THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S GREAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, WHETHER IT'S MEASURE LV OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR COMING TO THESE MEETINGS, I REALLY FEEL A SENSE OF, AS MAYOR HAS SAID NUMEROUS TIMES THAT EVERYONE'S WORKING AS A TEAM TOGETHER. AND I REALLY DO FEEL LIKE THAT'S REALLY HAPPENING, THAT FOR ONCE, WE'RE ACTUALLY BEING LISTENED TO.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU MISS BEAUCHAMP. I WAS REMISS IN SAYING WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING ZOOM COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS, AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, WILL BE REFERRED TO STAFF AND PLACE FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.

NEXT UP, ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT, MR. GABALDON? SO GOOD THING.

GOOD EVENING. REAL QUICKLY AND FOLLOW UP TO, WHAT WAS PRESENTED EARLIER REGARDING THE POLICE REQUEST.

100% SUPPORT IT.

I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONTRADICTORY, THOUGH, FOR SOME OF US TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THE NEED IS TO INCREASE SAFETY WHEN WE SUPPORT MEASURES LIKE AB 109, PROP 47 AND 57. IT LED TO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE BEING LET OUT OF OUR JAILS FOR IDEOLOGY, OR IDEOLOGICAL REASONS.

SO I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AS WE MOVE FORWARD THAT IT WASN'T ALL A BUNCH OF BALONEY.

IT WAS REAL.

AND ALSO THE MENTION OF DARKNESS AND SAFETY.

I MENTIONED THAT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO IN THE MEETING HERE, ABOUT THE 99 CENT STORE BEING DARK AND THE LIGHTS OFF.

AND I BELIEVE THE CITY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SOME SORT OF ORDINANCE THAT SAYS THAT ABANDONED SITES OR PROPERTIES SHOULD BE LIT UP AT NIGHT IF THEY'RE DEEMED UNSAFE, AND IT'S STILL DARK AS ALL GET OUT.

SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME WORK THERE TO BE DONE.

AND THEN I WANT TO PREFACE MY FINAL COMMENT HERE WITH, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY ON THE COUNCIL IS A GOOD PERSON, BUT THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN THAT YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT ARE ALWAYS ARE BEST, AT LEAST IN MY OPINION.

AND LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BLAME OTHERS FOR DIVISIVENESS, IN THE COMMUNITY.

BUT A LOT OF IT, THEY BRING ON THEMSELVES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL ADDING TO A SIMILAR INSTANCE IN 2022, WHERE THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE HAD BEEN WITHOUT THEIR EXPRESS DIRECTION TO THE COUNCIL TO DO SO, PROMOTED INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OUR CITY.

POLITICALLY, I'M HERE TO ASK THIS BODY FOR A BOLD MOVE AND FOR THE COURAGE TO PUT INTO PLACE POLICY THAT WOULD PROHIBIT ANYONE ON THIS COUNCIL AND FUTURE COUNCILS, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD ACT IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF LA VERNE, TO BE PROHIBITED FROM PUBLICLY USING THEIR TITLE AND OR POSITION IN ANY PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT OF AN EXTERNAL SLASH OUTSIDE ORGANIZATION OR PERSON HAVING OR HOPING TO HAVE PARTIZAN POLITICAL INFLUENCE IN OUR CITY. IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO CONSIDER THIS AS A FAIR AND REASONABLE PROTECTION FOR THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE, ESPECIALLY NOW THE DISTRICT VOTING HAS BROKEN DOWN OUR WALLS FOR LOCAL PROTECTIONS AND WHO WE CAN COLLECTIVELY CHOOSE TO REPRESENT US AS A WHOLE.

THEN, AS AN ALTERNATE MEASURE, I SEE NO GOOD REASON WHY GOING FORWARD.

AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ACTIONS THAT I'VE SEEN LATELY, THAT THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE NOT BE, THAT THE CITIZENS OF LA VERNE BE PRIVY TO AND DEMAND THAT EACH COUNCIL MEMBER AND CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL BE REQUIRED TO PUBLICLY DISCLOSE THEIR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS, SO THAT THE PEOPLE OF LA VERNE CAN MORE TRANSPARENTLY UNDERSTAND WHO IT IS THEY ARE CHOOSING AS A REPRESENTATIVE, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WHAT POLICIES, POLITICAL FIGURES AND ORGANIZATIONS THEY MIGHT CHOOSE TO ALIGN THEMSELVES TO.

I BRING THIS UP IN FOLLOW UP TO MY QUESTION IN THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AS TO WHY TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE NOT SUPPORTING SUPERVISOR BARGER, AND WHY THEY INSTEAD ARE PUBLICLY ENDORSING ASSEMBLYMAN HOLDEN.

AFTER COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA ATTEMPTED TO OBSCURE AND DEFLECT THAT INQUIRY BY MENTIONING IN HIS CLOSING COMMENT ABOUT THE THINGS HE'D DONE IN THE COMMUNITY IN RECENT DAYS. WENT TO VISIT SUPERVISOR BARGER'S OFFICE, BUT NOT COMPLETING HIS THOUGHT OR PUBLICLY STATING WHY.

I CAN ONLY SUSPECT IT WAS TO EXPLAIN THAT BETRAYAL OF HE AND MR. HEPBURN, THIS COMING FROM THEIR PUBLIC ENDORSEMENT OF MR. HOLDEN. HOLDEN WILLFULLY BETRAYING HER AND THIS COMMUNITY, DESPITE HER PERSONAL EFFORTS AND STALWARTLY SUPPORT OF LA VERNE WITH RECENT CONCERNS REGARDING THE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES AVAILABLE ON PAGE IN DISTRICT FOUR AND ADJACENT TO DISTRICT THREE, AND ADDITIONALLY CURIOUS, THE

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WHAT MORE COULD SHE DO FOR US? IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THE NEWS, YOU HEARD IT HERE TONIGHT.

L.A. COUNTY JUST PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTIONS TO SHUT DOWN THE TWO LARGEST JUVENILE FACILITIES BARRY J.

NIDORF AND LOS PADRES.

MAKING YOU WONDER WHERE WILL ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS BE RELOCATED TO? WILL BARGER FIGHT AS HARD FOR US, KNOWING SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT OF OUR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA, BUT BECAUSE THE POLITICAL FAVORS COME DUE AND YOUR IMPLIED PARTIZANSHIP YOU BOTH BY YOUR ACTIONS, EXPOSE YOURSELVES TO THE SCRUTINY AND SEEMINGLY LOOK TO INVITE GREATER POLITICAL INFLUENCES INTO OUR SPECIAL CITY OF YOUR CHOICE AS YOU HAVE RISKED LA VERNE WILL NOT BE THE SAME AS YOU CONTINUE TO AID IN THE BREAKING DOWN LOCAL CONTROLS, ENABLING YOUR PARTNERS TO COLLECT ON THEIR FAVORS AND NOT JUST WHOLLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABALDON. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

WE HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION TO COME TO VOTE FOR HERE MARCH 3RD.

FIFTH. EXCUSE ME.

35.

I CAUGHT HIM. THAT'LL TEACH YOU.

PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH AND PLEASE VOTE IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND I KNOW THIS THIS WEEKEND, IT IS THE, GET ON A BUS TRIP.

I HAD THE PRIVILEGE.

I WENT ON THE PRESIDENTIAL, WALK, TWO WEEKS AGO.

AND IT WAS WE WENT DOWN, MET AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

IT WAS A GREAT, HOUR AND A HALF, TWO HOUR WALK AROUND THE UNIVERSITY AND REALLY LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENTS.

AND, THE BUS TRIP IS THE CONTINUATION OF THAT.

NOW, GOING AROUND AND LOOKING AT WHERE THEY LIVED.

AND THEN THE FINAL ACT WILL BE GOING TO THE CEMETERY LOOKING TO WHERE THEY'RE AT NOW.

IT'S IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

BEING A HISTORY MAJOR MYSELF, I REALLY, TRULY ENJOYED, THE PROGRAM AND, IT WAS FREE TO, TO GO THERE.

AND THEY TOOK, HISTORICAL MEMBERS AND, AND GUESTS, ON THE WALK.

AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.

SO I APPRECIATE THESE THINGS THAT, HAPPENS IN OUR CITY.

ALSO ON THE NINTH, THE SPECIAL NEEDS, DANCE WAS FABULOUS.

160 PEOPLE WAS AT THE DANCE.

IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENT.

AND APPRECIATE OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THEY DO TO HELP OUT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THERE.

NEXT WEEK WE HAVE, THE YFAC YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING, ON NEXT TUESDAY IN THE CHAMBERS. ARE WE DOING CONSTRUCTION? JUST TO MAKE SURE. IN THE CHAMBERS.

SO COME AT, 6:30 NEXT TUESDAY.

ALSO, THE FOOTHILL TRANSIT, WHICH I'M A PART OF AS WELL.

THEY HAVE BUS PASSES FOR OUR STUDENTS.

YOU CAN GET THOSE BUS PASSES FREE FROM YOUR LOCAL COLLEGES, AT CAL POLY, UNLV, MOUNT SAC, CITRUS.

TO GET OTHER MEANS TO TO GET TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL.

THE BUSSES, IS THERE FOR THEM AS WELL.

SO, THANK YOU.

AND, PLEASE VOTE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA. WELL, DESPITE ALL THE RAINS THAT WE HAVE, I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY STAFF, OUR FIRE, AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOR BEING OUT THERE, STANDING AT THE READY, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S JUST SO MUCH RAIN THAT WAS COMING THAT WE'VE HAD THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE MONTH, AND ESPECIALLY WHAT WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW. AND I SEE OUR AMAZING STAFF GO OUT THERE.

IS MY MIC ON? OKAY.

THANK YOU. OH, GREAT.

I WAS YOU KNOW I'M LOOKING AT THIS ANYHOW.

SO YEAH I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS I SEE YOU GUYS OUT THERE JUST FOR THE FIRE FIGHTERS OUT THERE PATROLLING, WAITING FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR A FLOOD OR ANYTHING ELSE.

COME ON OUT THERE. KNOCK ON WOOD DOESN'T COME BY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GUYS STAND AT THE READY. OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO NOBODY TAKES ADVANTAGE DURING SOME OF THESE TIMES TO GET OUT THERE AND USE THAT.

WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, TIM HEPBURN, DID I MENTION YOUR BIRTH DATE AGAIN? OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO REPORT [INAUDIBLE] PEOPLE.

WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN OUR CITY.

WE STAND TALL, STAND PROUD, AND WE STAND LA VERNE STRONG DESPITE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE SAYS.

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MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

SO. EARLIER THIS MONTH, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY AND I ATTENDED THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STATE OF THE DISTRICT, I BELIEVE THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR ANYBODY THAT WAS NOT ABLE TO GO, BUT IT IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENTS IN BOTH LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS, HAVE REALLY BEEN UP TO AND WHAT OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN UP TO.

I'M REALLY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'RE A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT HAS A VERY WELL STAFFED, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

AND I THINK THAT GOES A LONG WAY IN PROVIDING THE SUPPORT AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT THAT STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED.

SO IT'S REALLY GREAT TO SEE AMAZING THINGS THAT FOLKS CAN ACCOMPLISH.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE IT, I DO BELIEVE IT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE A LOOK.

IT IS REALLY IMPRESSIVE TO SEE, WHAT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALL ABOUT.

JUST A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT EARLIER.

BUT TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY WILL BE HAVING A MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 5 P.M..

AND SO, YOU KNOW, I TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT, AND I DO HOPE THAT AT SOME POINT YOU DO GET TO TAKE A LOOK ON THEIR WEBSITE OR CHECK OUT THEIR SERVICES, BUT THEY DO PROVIDE A LOT OF VITAL SERVICES, FOR OUR SURROUNDING THREE CITIES.

SO FOR LA VERNE, POMONA AND CLAREMONT.

SO AND IF YOU'D LIKE, YOU CAN ATTEND THE MEETING VIA ZOOM.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WITH ALL OF THIS RAIN, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY DO BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

I WAS DRIVING THE OTHER MORNING, DOWN D STREET AND HAD TO REROUTE BECAUSE THERE WAS A CAR THAT WAS FLIPPED OVER.

LUCKILY, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM CHIEF GONZALEZ, THAT PERSON WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW FAR THAT THING WAS COMPLETELY FLIPPED OVER, I MEAN.

JUST CRAZY. SO, YOU KNOW, JUST I KNOW WE ALL GET COMPLACENT AND, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU THINK YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LOOK DOWN REAL QUICK AT YOUR PHONE OR YOU'RE GOING TO GRAB A SIP OF YOUR COFFEE OR WHATEVER, BUT IN A SPLIT SECOND, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING CAN CHANGE.

AND ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THIS WATER AND EVERYTHING HAPPENING, VISIBILITY IS NOT GREAT.

JUST BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

WHATEVER YOU'RE GETTING TO WILL STILL BE THERE WHEN YOU GET THERE.

SO IF YOU'RE FIVE MINUTES LATE, IT'LL BE OKAY.

BUT WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL FOR ME.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

AND AS ALWAYS, BE KIND AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR WEEK.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM LAU.

REMEMBER, ON THE BACK OF THE AGENDA ARE ALL THE UPCOMING ITEMS IN THE CITY, BUT ALSO THE LA VERNE, LINK MOBILE APP IS VERY IMPORTANT TO PUT THAT ON YOUR PHONE. IF THERE'S AN ISSUE IN THE CITY OR YOU JUST WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU CAN CLICK ON YOUR APP IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING AS MAYOR PRO TEM LAU SAID, YOU CAN NOTIFY, IT GOES STRAIGHT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE ON THE STREET.

OTHERWISE, YOU JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.

SO THERE'S ALL THIS STUFF.

WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS NOW FOR THE LAST, WHAT, SIX MONTHS OR SO? OUR STAFF'S DOING AN AMAZING JOB TO NOTIFY OUR COMMUNITY WHAT'S GOING ON.

ALSO AS, AS MAYOR PRO TEM LAU SAID, SLOW DOWN, PEOPLE.

JUST SLOW DOWN.

THERE'S SO MUCH RAIN OUT THERE.

THE ROADS ARE SLICK.

AND, CHECK YOUR TIRES TO CHECK YOUR CAR.

I'VE SEEN SOME TIRES THAT ARE IN THE GAS STATION.

MY GOSH, THERE'S NO TREAD ON THEM.

IT'S LIKE WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS.

THE EASIEST THING. AND I MEAN, COME ON, PAY ATTENTION.

THIS, THIS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RAIN.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RAIN IN ANOTHER WEEK.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RAIN AGAIN. SO JUST SLOW DOWN.

MAKE SURE YOU'RE WALKING WHEN YOU'RE BY THE SCHOOLS.

SLOW DOWN WHEN IT'S TIME FOR THE KIDS GETTING OUT.

LET'S JUST PAY ATTENTION.

TAKE A LOOK. WE'VE HAD WAY TOO MANY ACCIDENTS IN LA VERNE AND FLIP OVERS AND CAR ACCIDENTS.

IT'S JUST OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN BUSY, PUBLIC WORKS BEEN BUSY.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN BUSY.

JUST BE CAREFUL, PLEASE.

THEY WENT, I KNOW YOU TWO WENT TO THE STATE OF THE OF THE DISTRICT ADDRESS.

I WAS ABLE TO AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, I WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE CALCOG, WHICH WAS HELD IN MONTEREY, WHICH IS BASICALLY 49 ORGANIZATIONS THAT, WE HAD A BIG ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION, A BUNCH OF SPEAKERS AS FAR AS TRANSPORTATION, EV CHARGING, HOW THE COMMUNITIES ARE DEALING WITH THE BUDGET CUTS RIGHT NOW, AND HOW THAT'S REALLY GOING TO AFFECT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WE NEED TO REALLY PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.

BUT IT WAS ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT CITIES FROM ALL THE WAY FROM THE TIP ALMOST, TO OREGON, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SAN DIEGO AND MEXICAN BORDER.

SO A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNICATION.

THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED TO THE HIGHER ELECTEDS CONGRESS.

SENATE ASSEMBLIES MET A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS.

SO IT'S JUST A NICE CONNECTION.

IT'S A GOOD CONNECTION FOR OUR TO BELONG TO, BECAUSE THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IS IS 30 PLUS CITIES, TWO MUNICIPALITIES AND TWO SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS.

AND IT REALLY DOES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN THINGS ARE COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

AS FAR AS THE STATES MANDATING THAT WE ALL CAN FIGHT THIS AND FIGHT WHAT'S GOING ON, TO KEEP LOSING CONTROL OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO, WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL ATTENDING TONIGHT.

WE OUR NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MONDAY.

AND BY THE WAY, TO THE TWO POLICE OFFICERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SERVICE AND ALSO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB IN KEEPING US

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AND, IT'S JUST A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION FOR OUR EMPLOYEES THAT HOW WE KEEP ALL OF US SAFE AND INTERNALLY, FOR ALL OF OUR OFFICE STAFF AND EVERYBODY THAT DOES A GREAT JOB HERE.

NEXT MEETING IS ON MONDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2024 AT 5:30 P.M..

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

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.

ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY PORTER, CAN YOU READ THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM FOR THE RECORD? SO, THE CLOSED SESSION ITEM IS, CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT.

[INAUDIBLE] 957, PLEASE.

THE PUBLIC IS ENTITLED TO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT.

[INAUDIBLE] WANT BEFORE WE GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.

NOT EXPECTED THAT THERE WILL BE ANY REPORTABLE ACTION.

BUT YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT [INAUDIBLE].

YOU WANT? ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? PLEASE, MISS BEAUCHAMP. I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW THAT PROCESS GOES.

IF IT HAS TO GO TO AN OPEN SITUATION TO ALLOW OFFICERS FROM OTHER CITIES OR AGENCIES TO APPLY FOR THAT, BUT I WOULD HOPE THAT WE WOULD HIRE WITHIN.

ACTING CHIEF GONZALEZ HAS GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY COVERING WHILE CHIEF FLORES WAS OUT ON MEDICAL LEAVE, BUT STILL, YOU KNOW, KEEPING THE RAPPORT AND THE CAMARADERIE AND THE MORALE HIGH IN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND FOR THAT ALONE, PLUS EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HE DOES DESIGNING THOSE PROGRAMS. JUST IT'S AMAZING.

HE'S REALLY IS EXEMPLARY WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

AND SO I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR CITY WOULD FIND THAT IN HIS FAVOR AND MAKE HIM OUR NEW CHIEF.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WIDEN THE DOORWAY.

HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING WITH ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THAT WAS VERY NICE OF YOU.

WE APPRECIATE THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? COME ON, MR. HENLEY. DON'T BE SHY.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT. 15 SAINT MARK AVENUE.

I ALSO AGREE, I THINK WE OUGHT TO JUST GO AHEAD AND MAKE HIM THE CHIEF.

I DON'T SEE ANY REASON FOR MESSING AROUND WITH ANYTHING ELSE.

HOW LONG DO YOU WANT TO DRAG THIS THING OUT? MAN OF FEW WORDS.

MAN OF FEW WORDS, BILL, AREN'T YOU? HOW LONG DO WE WANT TO DRAG IT OUT? LET'S JUST DO IT. [LAUGHTER] YOU KNOW IT'S EASY.

HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB.

HE KNOWS THE AREA. HE KNOWS THE ROUTINE.

I JUST I JUST DON'T SEE.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER WAY.

SO THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU BILL. APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I DO CONCUR. HE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.

AND THE ABSENCE OF CHIEF FLORES.

AND WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

MR. GABALDON. I WANT TO ENDORSE HIM AS WELL.

I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS THROUGH MY CHURCH.

NOT SUPER CLOSE, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO KNOW, HE'S A GREAT MAN, GOOD FAMILY.

AND I TO THINK THAT THE WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY, IN THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE IN THE INTERIM, IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED TO LOOK ANY FURTHER THAN HIM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GABALDON. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

AND, WITH THAT, MR. PORTER, WILL WE BE REPORTING OUT? WE ARE NOT EXPECTING TO REPORT OUT.

OKAY. WE WILL ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION AT 8:13 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.