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THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:33 P.M.
ON JULY 7TH OR JULY? JUNE 17TH.
[CALL TO ORDER]
LET'S SEE.SORRY, GUYS. ARE WE GOING TO REPORT OUT ON THE NO ACTION? WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION.
THERE WILL BE NO REPORTING OUT.
I'LL REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN THE CONDUCT THAT IT INTERRUPTS OUR ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
. IF YOU COULD STAY THERE FOR ONE SECOND.
THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO DOCTOR PEDRO ANTONIO CASAS.
WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
MR. DOMER ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE FIRST PERSON, WHICH WOULD BE MR. MAY, OUR LIBRARIAN.YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
NO. YOU'RE JUST DOING WONDERFUL.
OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD NOW, GEORGE.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.
I AM HERE TO DISCUSS THE LINEUP OF EVENTS WE HAVE FOR JUNE AND JULY.
SO THIS IS WE'RE GETTING REALLY BUSY AT THE LIBRARY.
SO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED AND YOU CAN DO THAT.
YOU CAN DO THAT AT ONE OF TWO WAYS.
YOU CAN GO TO THE LIBRARY AND TALK TO ONE OF THE STAFF AND REGISTERED THAT WAY.
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I MEAN, YOU GET SOMETHING FOR EVERY FOR TEENS, FOR ADULTS, FOR CHILDREN FOR FAMILY.SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HAPPENING JUNE AND JULY.
SO THE FIRST EVENT IS GOING TO BE THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH, FROM 1 TO 2 P.M.
IT IS A TEENS PROGRAM, AGES 13 THROUGH 17.
IT'S TITLED ADULT 101 CAR CARE AND MAINTENANCE.
THEN THE NEXT PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND FROM 1 TO 2:30.
PROGRAMS TITLED EXPLORING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES MAKE A SOLAR OVEN.
YOU WILL ATTEND THESE WILL LEARN ABOUT SOLAR ENERGY, AND THEN THEY WILL USE A USE THEIR OWN SOLAR OVEN TO COOK ITEMS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY. NOW THIS PROGRAM, NEXT PROGRAM I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETINGS IS SUMMER FUN DOODLES.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26TH AT 5:00.
THIS IS FOR AGES 6 THROUGH 12 WITH PARENT AND CAREGIVER.
THEN JULY 5TH THROUGH AUGUST 9TH AT 11, 11:30, WE ARE GOING TO BE STARTING OUR NEW SMARTY PANTS STORYTIME SESSION, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE EVERY FRIDAY FROM 11 TO 11:30.
IT'S FOR AGES 2 TO 5 WITH PARENT OR CAREGIVER CHILDREN ATTENDING WILL ENJOY BOOKS, SONGS, RHYMES, MOVEMENT, ACTIVITIES AND ALSO LEARNS LEARNING SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS AND AS PART OF THIS, THERE'S ON JULY 26TH, THERE'S GOING TO BE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THAT'S PART OF THIS STORY.
SMARTY PANTS STORY TIME SESSIONS.
THEN ON OUR 1ST JULY EVENT IS GOING TO BE ON TUESDAY, JULY 9TH FROM 6 TO 7 P.M.
IT'S CALLED COCO COIR PLANTERS.
THEN ON JULY 10TH, SET WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH FROM 4 TO 5 TO 6P.M..
AGES. THIS IS AGES 6 TO 13 WITH A PARENT OR CAREGIVER.
THEN ON SATURDAY, JULY 20TH FROM 1 TO 2:30.
THIS IS OUR SECOND PROGRAM FUNDED BY EDISON INTERNATIONAL AND LA COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION.
IT'S TITLED EXPLORING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.
THIS IS FOR AGES SIX THROUGH 13 WITH A PARENT OR CAREGIVER.
THIS IS WEDNESDAY. IT'S GOING TO BE FROM 5 TO 6 JULY 24TH, 5 TO 6.
PIECE OF ART USING THIS METHOD.
ON SATURDAY, JULY 27TH FOR 1 TO 2:30.
IT'S TITLED EXPLORING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CREATE AN ELECTRIC AIR RACER.
ATTENDEES WILL LEARN ABOUT ELECTRIC MOTORS, AND THEN THEY WILL DESIGN THEIR OWN VERY OWN ELECTRIC AIR RACER AND OUR LAST PROGRAM FOR JULY IS ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST FROM 5 TO 6 P.M., AGES SIX THROUGH 13 WITH A PARENT OR CAREGIVER.
NEXT ANNOUNCEMENTS I'M MAKING ON BEHALF OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LA VERNE LIBRARY.
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MEMBER. IT'S A MINIMAL TIME COMMITMENT.THEY WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
SO WHAT THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST, THEY'VE SUPPORTED OUR PROGRAMING.
THEY'VE THEY'VE PURCHASED FURNITURE.
THEY PURCHASED SUPPLIES LIKE BOOK TAPE DISPENSERS, CUTTERS THAT THE STAFF NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS.
WE'RE KIND OF RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE RIGHT NOW.
BRING THEM, BRING THEM IN. THEY'LL HELP US.
WE'LL PUT THEM INTO THE BOOK SALE, ONGOING BOOK SALE.
SO YOU CAN BE OFFICERS, YOU CAN MAKE DONATIONS, YOU CAN MAKE BOOK SUGGESTIONS.
THE FRIENDS HAVE AN INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.
THEY'RE ALSO ON I BELIEVE, FACEBOOK ALSO.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU WANT TO HELP OUT WITH THE LIBRARY, IT'S A WORTHY CAUSE.
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT STRANGE AND WEIRD TO SAY, BUT AFTER 29.5 YEARS WITH THE COUNTY, I WILL.
I'M PUTTING UP MY HANGING UP MY HAND AND I WILL BE RETIRING AS LIBRARY MANAGER.
MY LAST DAY WITH THE COUNTY IS SATURDAY, JULY 27TH.
WOW. SO HE JUST SLAMMED THE DOOR ON THAT ONE YEAH, WELL, IT'S BEEN AT WORK FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB AND YOU REALLY DO LOVE YOUR JOB AND IT SHOWS YOUR STAFF AND THE LIBRARY AND HOW ORGANIZED IT IS. BUT YOUR PROGRAMS ARE INCREDIBLE.
I MEAN, TO TAKE THEM UP ON THAT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW MR. CROSBY IS ON THE LIBRARY COMMISSION.
CORRECT? SO YOU WILL BE ABSOLUTELY MISSED.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT HERE.
SO BUT IT'S TIME TO IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.
YOU KNOW MY FAMILY'S ALREADY IN TEXAS.
SO THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING AND I STAYED BEHIND TO TAKE CARE OF SOME FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
BUT HEALTH CRISIS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE.
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BE WITH MY FAMILY THAN OBLIGATIONS CAN ALWAYS BE TAKEN CARE OF.
SO WE WISH YOU ABSOLUTELY ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD.
YOU'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN AT THE MEETINGS.
SO YOU KNOW, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
BUT NO, YOU'VE GOT SOME AMAZING THINGS THAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR KIDS AND FOR ALL AGES.
SO IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER. SO.
BUT WE'LL BE TALKING BEFORE YOU [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? LEAH. BOSS.
VOTING OFFICIALLY BEGINS ON JULY 4TH, AND VOTING WILL CLOSE AT 11:59P.M.
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH, AND THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST THE 19TH AND THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION OF ALL THE WONDERFUL ESTABLISHMENTS HERE IN LA VERNE OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS.
GO ONLINE. THE EMAIL ADDRESS OR THE WEBSITE IS VOTER FLY DOT BEST OF LA VERNE DOT COM.
IT'LL ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS AND UP THEY'LL GO.
LEAH, WILL YOU SEND THAT OUT TO ALL OF US, PLEASE? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?
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[INAUDIBLE]. THAT ONE.SO JUST A REMINDER THAT 4TH OF JULY IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS COMING UP AND SO IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS YEAR, WE ARE SWITCHING FROM PAPER TICKETS, IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND AN EVENTS TO A QR CODE SO YOU CAN SEE THEM ON THE FLIERS AT CITY HALL AND AT PLACES AROUND THE CITY.
WHERE YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND SCAN AND GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE FIREWORKS SHOW.
BUT IT SHOULD BE A VERY FUN EVENT.
WE ANTICIPATE A REALLY GOOD PARADE.
HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL STAY MILD AND NOT TOO HOT, SO FINGERS ARE CROSSED.
THERE IS A 4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE THAT CONVENES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PREPARE FOR THE EVENT.
THANK YOU AND REMEMBER THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON 4TH OF JULY MORNING BY THE SPONSOR BY TROOP 411 AT THE MASS OF THE CHURCH, WHICH IS WONDERFUL AND USUALLY ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE. SO ALSO WE HAVE CONCERTS IN THE PARK COMING ON THE 30TH OF JUNE, STARTS OUR CONCERT SERIES AT HERITAGE PARK STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.
SO IT'S FREE, WHICH IS A GREAT NUMBER.
IT'S FREE AND YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME.
SO LOTS OF STUFF COMING RIGHT NOW.
SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE MEETING AGENDA WAS ORGANIZED A BIT DIFFERENTLY FROM PRIOR MEETINGS.DUE TO NATURE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAVE SCHEDULED AND THE NEED TO RECESS FROM THEM TO COUNT BALLOTS, WE HAVE MOVED PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO BETTER MANAGE OUR TIME TONIGHT FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS A CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NUMBER 6, ZONE 4-1 AND 4-2.
PROPOSITION 218 ELECTION AND RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY.
AT THIS TIME, I WANT TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE.
CITY MANAGER DOMER. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. CODY HOWING WILL BE COMING FORWARD TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.
EVENING MR. HOWING. GOOD EVENING MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
IN PARTICULAR THIS ONE THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING RIGHT NOW IS FOR DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.
THIS IS A ITEM THAT WE BRING TO COUNCIL EACH YEAR AS AN ANNUAL PROCESS TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVE ANY PROTESTS, AND IDEALLY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION TO LEVY THE ASSESSMENTS.
THIS PARTICULAR YEAR IS A DIFFERENT YEAR FROM TYPICAL FOR LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE.
DISTRICT NUMBER 6, AS STATED BY THE MAYOR, ZONE 4-1 AND ZONE 4-2 HAVE BEEN INITIATED FOR THE PROCEEDINGS OF A PROP 218 PROCESS.
LET ME OUTLINE A FEW OF THE GENERALITIES AND WE'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS HERE.
THE ZONE TWO IS PROPOSED TO HAVE 0% INCREASE.
ZONE THREE IS PROPOSED TO HAVE A 0% INCREASE.
ZONE FOUR, IF THE PROPOSITION 218 PROCESS IS NOT REJECTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT WOULD BE INCREASED BY ABOUT 7.9% FROM $141.85, UP TO $153.08, WHICH REFLECTS APPROXIMATELY $11.23 INCREASE ON THE ANNUAL BASIS.
ZONE 4-2 IS GETTING OR IS PROPOSED.
AGAIN, IF NOT REJECTED AN ASSESSMENT OF $161.54, UP FROM 140 709, WHICH WOULD BE A $14.45 INCREASE ON THE ANNUAL BASIS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR OF COMING FISCAL YEAR OF 24-25 INCLUSIVE.
IN THOSE PROPOSED INCREASES FOR ZONE 4-1 AND 4-2, IS A ESCALATOR CAPPED AT 5% BASED ON THE CPI FOR THE REGION TIED TO THE YEAR TO YEAR NUMBERS FOR MARCH.
ZONE FIVE IS GETTING A PROPOSED DECREASE.
THE REASON FOR THAT DECREASE IS ZONE FIVE HAS A HEALTHY RESERVE AND ONE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SPEND DOWN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT OVER BUILDING THE RESERVES AND DOING I GUESS, MAINTAIN OUR FIDUCIARY DUTY TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THAT ZONE.
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AT 3%. THIS YEAR'S MARCH NUMBERS WERE 4%.SO THE PROPOSED INCREASE FOR THAT WOULD BE $9.04 ON THE ANNUAL BASIS FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, BRINGING THE ASSESSMENT TO $310.43 FOR THE ANNUAL COST.
SO THOSE ARE SORT OF THE RUNDOWN OF THE NUMBERS.
SO AS NOTED WE WILL BE OPENING AND TALLYING BALLOTS FOR ZONE 4-1, AND 4-2 DASH TWO.
BEFORE HEADING INTO THE PROCESS.
COUNCIL IS RECOMMENDED TO RECEIVE AND HEAR ANY COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THEN MOVE FORWARD WITH RECESSING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM SO THAT THOSE BALLOTS CAN BE COUNTED. ONCE THEY ARE COUNTED STAFF WILL BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR THE FINAL OUTCOME.
BEFORE WE DIVE OFF INTO THAT PROCESS, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE A FEW FOLKS.
IT WAS NOT JUST ME INVOLVED WITH THIS.
I'M JUST GOING TO RUN DOWN THE NAMES.
DEBORAH FITZ ASSISTED ANDREA BLAKINGER,CHRISSY SANCHEZ, LISA O'BRIEN, AARON BILSTEIN, COLIN PURDY, AND, OF COURSE, DIRECTOR MCQUADE AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. DOMER, THE CITY MANAGER.
SO THE PROCESS INCLUDED SETTING UP A CITY WEB PAGE HOLDING A TOTAL OF FOUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS OUTREACH THROUGH NEXT DOOR, WHICH INCLUDED 304 RESIDENTS ENGAGING WITH THE POSTS 4-1 AND 172 RESIDENTS ENGAGING WITH THE POST FOR 4-1.
WE HAD 16 VIEWS OF OUR COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
I KNOW IT WAS NOT THE MOST THRILLING THING, BUT WE GOT 16 VIEWS AND OF COURSE, THERE WAS ALSO POSTCARDS AND DOOR HANGERS THAT WENT OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE PROPERTY OWNERS WERE WELL INFORMED OF CRITICAL DATES.
SO WITH THAT, I WILL CONCLUDE MY REPORT FOR ZONE OR DISTRICT SIX.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
PETER, WAIT A SECOND. COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWING? THANK YOU.
WE'LL CALL YOU BACK IF WE NEED YOU.
THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THAT WOULD BE A NO.
WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS.
COUNTING THE BALLOTS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY HALL LOBBY AT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER.
WE'LL RECONVENE FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM NUMBER ONE AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE TIME, ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF THE VOTING, AND BASED ON THE RESULTS, THERE WILL BE MOTION ACCEPTED TO APPROVE THE APPLICABLE ENGINEER'S REPORT VERSION REFLECTIVE OF THE BALLOT PROCESS OUTCOME AND ADOPTING THE APPLICABLE RESOLUTION VERSION FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.
WE WILL RECESS AND I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THAT.
ALL THE ONES THAT WERE MENTIONED AND EVERYONE, THIS IS A VERY LENGTHY PROCESS AND THE REASON WE'RE DOING IT IS THE FACT THAT THESE COSTS ARE NOT BEING THEY'RE NOT COVERING THE COST OF THE ASSESSMENT AREAS ANY LONGER.
AND WE WAITED SOME TIME FOR THIS.
WE HAVE NEW CITY MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWING IT, NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO REVIEW THESE THINGS AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TO BE ABLE TO RECOUP THE COST, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF OUR MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICTS IN THE PROPER WAY.
SO HOPEFULLY THE VOTE WILL SHOW THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO.
YES. NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE ALL GETTING UP TO WATCH THE BALLOT VOTING.
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER TWO.
THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE.
THE RESOLUTION PUBLIC HEARING OF PROVIDING THE ANNUAL LEVY.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING AGAIN.
YES. SO DISTRICT SEVEN IS KNOWN AS LA VERNE HEIGHTS
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COMMUNITY. IT'S THAT COMMUNITY ON IT'S OWN.THERE ARE NO SUBZONES WITHIN THAT DISTRICT.
SO WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT ONE INDIVIDUAL GROUP FOR THIS PROPOSED WELL, THIS YEAR, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, 24-25 BUDGET WE ARE PROPOSING OVER THE LEVY OF LAST YEAR, AND I'LL CLARIFY THAT DETAIL IN A SECOND, A 1.35% INCREASE FROM WHAT WAS LEVIED.
NOW, WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY INCREASES TO THE MAXIMUM ASSESSMENT.
VERY MUCH AS MAYOR HEPBURN NOTED IF WE WANTED TO CONSIDER INCREASING THAT CEILING OF $693.26 WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROP 218 PROCESS.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT STAFF IS EVALUATING AND LOOKING AT.
IT MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR NEXT YEAR.
THERE ARE SOME RESERVE BALANCES THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO RELY ON FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT COSTS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND WHEN REVENUE IS FLAT THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY A LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THOSE ITEMS WITHOUT CUTS.
IN A NUTSHELL, A RELATIVELY MINOR INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY $9.26 FOR THE ANNUAL BASIS.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. MR. HOWING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWING? WE'LL CLOSE THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THAT WOULD BE A NO.
WE'LL MOVE IT. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE UP TO THE DAIS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT ATTACHED RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY FOR LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE? DISTRICT NUMBER SEVEN, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 2025.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I THINK, MR. HOLLINGSWORTH, THE NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE CITY WIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE.
DISTRICT NUMBER 8 PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE ANNUAL LEVY.
THIS TIME, WE'LL OPEN UP THE PUBLIC HEARING.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE SURPRISED BY THIS ONE.
THIS ONE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS 2.
IT IS A LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.
THIS PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, AGAIN, MUCH LIKE DISTRICT SEVEN, IS JUST A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH NO ZONES FOR DISTRICT EIGHT, AND THAT IS COMPRISED OF THE MARSHALL CANYON AREA. THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN SET AT THE MAX.
THERE IS NO INCREASES PROPOSED, AND WE ARE MAXING IT OUT, AND WE CANNOT INCREASE IT BEYOND THIS AMOUNT RIGHT NOW UNLESS THERE'S A PROP TO 18 BALLOT THAT ULTIMATELY WAS APPROVED. THE NUMBERS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR COMING UP 2425 WOULD BE $249.70 PER PARCEL. I WILL SAY YOU KNOW, THERE HAS BEEN INCREASES TO BUDGETS.
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET TO THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS A 9.2% INCREASE AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO CONTINUE AND MUCH LIKE I HAD MENTIONED FOR DISTRICT SEVEN, STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THESE AND BRING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION ON FUTURE INCREASES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR DISTRICT EIGHT AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, MR. HOWING. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWING? THIS QUESTION WE DID A PROP 218 MEASURE FOR LANDSCAPE ZONE 4-1 AND 4-2.
BUT WHY DID WE CHOOSE NOT TO DO IT FOR DISTRICT SEVEN AND DISTRICT EIGHT? SO WITH GOING TOWARDS ZONE 4-1 AND 4-2 FOR DISTRICT SIX I BELIEVE, AND I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND RECHECK.
THOSE TWO, I THINK, COMPRISE LIKE 60 TO 70% OF ALL THE PARCELS.
SO WHILE WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT TWO, IT'S ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST CHUNK OF PARCELS OUT THERE.
MUCH OF THE OTHER ZONES IN DISTRICT SIX ARE MUCH SMALLER INFILL TYPE PROJECTS.
THOSE HAVE RESERVES CURRENTLY.
RIGHT NOW AND LOOKING AT TRYING TO DEVELOP A BUDGET AND A COST THAT IS WELL RECEIVED WHERE WE CAN MAKE CUTS, WHERE WE CAN AFFORD THEM AND WHERE WE CAN'T, WE IDENTIFY THOSE THAT'S SORT OF ALL PUT TOGETHER IN A PROCESS THAT HOPEFULLY YIELDS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE AT LEAST CONSIDERED BY THE PROPERTY OWNERS.
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YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE OTHER ONES ARE NOT THAT NICE.THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE A MORE LARGER BUMP TO GET THEIR COSTS AND SO STAFF IS CONTINUING TO LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. ONE OF THOSE ITEMS IS WE DID PUT OUT A RFP, AND I BELIEVE IT'S ON CONSENT CALENDAR THIS EVENING FOR THE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES LOOKING AT THAT, LOOKING AT WATER CONSERVATION, DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY, ALL THAT HAS A CAPITAL COST.
BUT WHERE THERE'S ROOM FOR AN INVESTMENT TO SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.
WE'RE CERTAINLY EVALUATING THAT.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO ATTACK THIS IN A WAY WHERE IT'S EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE FOR THE VOTERS TO CONSIDER AND SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE BRINGING THESE BACK NEXT YEAR OR VERY NOT TOO SOON AFTER THAT FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOWING? OKAY.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
THAT'S TRUE. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE ANNUAL LEVY FOR LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING, MAINTENANCE? DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025.
THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED FOUR ZERO, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA ABSENT.
[INAUDIBLE] OKAY, WE KEEP MOVING.
FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT.
SLOPES. PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE ANNUAL LEVY.
AT THIS TIME, I OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND MR. HOWING, YOU'RE UP.
SO THIS ONE ACTUALLY IS JUST SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE.
SO A LOT OF THE PROCESS IS SIMILAR.
THIS IS NOT FORMULATED OUT OF THE 1972 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE ACT.
IS IT THE 1913 ROAD IMPROVEMENT? IT'S DIFFERENT BUT IT'S SIMILAR IN THE SENSE THAT IS A BENEFIT DISTRICT FOR PARTICULARLY THE SLOPES THAT ARE ALONG ESPERANZA AND GOLDEN HILLS. THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR THIS YEAR IS THE SAME AS PAST YEARS.
IT'S PROPOSED THAT $8 PER PARCEL FOR THE TYPICAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PARCEL.
ONE THING THAT'S WORTH NOTING IS LAST YEAR, THIS PAST WET SEASON THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THIS I KNOW A NUMBER OF YEARS BACK THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIG ITEMS FOR THIS.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A HEALTHY RESERVE, EVEN THOUGH THE COST IS OBVIOUSLY VERY LOW AND THAT I THINK THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT FOR THIS ITEM. SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL, ANY COMMENTS FOR MISTER HOWING? OKAY. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WITHOUT CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
COUNCIL FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE GO TO VOTE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION PROVIDING THE ANNUAL LEVY FOR MAINTENANCE? DISTRICTS NUMBER 84-1M ESPERANZA ROAD, SLOPES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25.
THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA ABSENT.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT RECOGNIZE A COUPLE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.
CRAIG WALTERS, PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
WELCOME AGAIN AND OUR PREVIOUS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, FREDRICKSON AND HIS WONDERFUL WIFE.
WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE MOVE NOW TO CONSENT CALENDAR.ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION.
COUNCIL REQUEST TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
I JUST WANT TO ASK A QUICK QUESTION.
IT STATED TWO QUOTES, BUT I ONLY SAW THE ONE QUOTE AND IT WAS INTER-CON SECURITY THAT WAS SELECTED.
BUT AS FULL TRANSPARENCY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS RECEIVE THE OTHER QUOTE.
ALSO TO SEE WHAT THE VARIANCE OR DIFFERENCE WAS AND WHY WE SELECTED INTER-CON.
YES, SO THAT WAS AN ERROR ON MY PART.
THE SECOND QUOTE WAS FROM SP OF COURSE, I LEFT MY GLASSES OVER THERE, SO, [INAUDIBLE] MINE.
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CHOSE. THEY WANTED 44, 50 AN HOUR PLUS A 3.5% INCREASE ANNUALLY WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE COST, THE OVERALL COST OF INTERCOM SERVICES.SO WE WENT WITH THE DESIRED VENDOR DUE TO THOSE CONDITIONS AND WE'VE HAD A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH INTER-CON SECURITY, AND WE'VE HAD THE ABILITY TO PICK AND CHOOSE THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO WORK IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY WOULD GRANT US MOVING FORWARD.
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE BEEN INTER-CON? WE'VE BEEN WITH INTER-CON.
I BELIEVE THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN TEN YEARS.
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I BELIEVE.
IT'S JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY. WE'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE VOTES WERE AND I KNOW ON THE OTHER ITEMS, AS FAR AS SOME OF OUR, THE DEPARTMENTS AND THE VENDORS THAT WE'RE CHOOSING, THEY SHOWED THE INCREASES AND SHOWED WHAT THEY WERE AND THE THREE, YOU KNOW, THE CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, SOME NONE.
THANK YOU. NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WITH THAT. MOTION MOVED TO APPROVE ALL CONSENT ITEMS. VOTE PLEASE. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED 4-0 ZERO, WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASH ABSENT.
JUST A COMMENT ON THE WE HAVE A LOT OF CONTRACTED SERVICES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AND I KNOW WHEN I GET ON COUNCIL, IT WAS WE WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE PAYING, AND WE WANT TO LOOK AT WHAT OTHER VENDORS CAN OFFER US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT ON WITH WHAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE PAYING FOR SERVICES AND WHAT OUR SERVICES ARE PAYING. WE'VE HAD SOME OF THESE SERVICES FOR MANY YEARS, BUT SOME OF THEM PROVED TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY'RE VERY PRUDENT AND THEY'RE VERY COST EFFECTIVE.
SO BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRANSPARENT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING TO SHOW WHAT THE COSTS ARE, WHAT THE NEW COSTS ARE, AND COMPARE SERVICES AND SOME OF OUR SERVICES WE HAVE, ESPECIALLY WITH WATER THERE'S SOME SPECIALIZED SERVICES, PUMPING COMPANIES SPECIAL PROGRAMABLE CONTROLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WE WERE KIND OF OBLIGATED TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, BUT WE STILL WANT TO SEE THE COMPETITIVE ASPECT OF IT.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL THE STAFF.
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WE'LL MOVE TO OTHER ITEMS. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL RENEWAL OF THE OUTDOOR OS.ARE WE MOVING TO THAT ONE ALREADY? YES. WOW.
HEY, WHAT TIME DID I SAY? 7:15. I WAS RIGHT ON THE MARK, WASN'T I? WE WERE AT THE CAFE THIS MORNING AT THE VILLAGE INN AND PEOPLE WERE ASKING, WHAT TIME SHOULD I BE THERE? AT THE MEETING I SAID, OH 7:15, 7:30.
OR WE DO IT AT THE END. WE WILL.
YEAH, WE WILL PROBABLY GO THROUGH THIS ITEM AND THEN IF IT'S A BREAK.
HEMANGIOMA. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO HAVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR ERIC SHEARER MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
THIS IS FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE OUTDOOR PATIO PERMIT FOR CAFE WING.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
BEFORE I GET INTO MY REPORT, I DID WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT ON THE DAIS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING, OUR ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE THAT THE CITY RECEIVED AFTER THE AGENDA PACKET WAS PREPARED AND PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC LAST WEEK.
BUT THEY ARE ON THE DAIS FOR YOUR REVIEW.
SO STARTING BACK IN 2020 IN ON ACTUALLY, ON JULY 1ST OF 2020, THE CITY CLOSED THE SECTION OF D STREET BETWEEN MEDINA AND THIRD IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE BUSINESSES, THE RESTAURANTS ON THAT STREET TO EXPAND AND TO BUILD OUT OUTDOOR PATIOS.
AS THE MANDATES FOR THE COVID PANDEMIC STARTED ALLOWING FOR OUTDOOR DINING AT THAT POINT AND FOR BASICALLY THAT ONE YEAR UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2021, THE STREET REMAINED CLOSED.
CLOSE BEING CLOSE, THE VEHICLES, I SHOULD SAY, AND NOT TO PEDESTRIANS, OBVIOUSLY.
ONCE THE INDOOR LIMITATIONS BEGAN TO BE LIFTED THE SUMMER OF 2021, THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS ADVISORY BOARD, I'LL PROBABLY JUST REFER TO THEM AS THE BOARD GOING FORWARD FOR CLARIFICATION, BUT THEY MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO REOPEN THE STREETS AT
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THAT TIME. BECAUSE THE OUTDOOR PATIO SPACES WERE NOT BEING USED AS OFTEN AND THE INDOOR RESTRICTIONS HAD BEEN REDUCED.AT YOUR JULY 19TH, 2021 MEETING, YOU DID VOTE TO REOPEN THE STREET, BUT DID ALLOW FOR EXPANDED OUTDOOR PATIO SPACES, BASICALLY IN THE PARKING SPACES FOR ANY BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN THAT WERE INTERESTED IN DOING SO AND AT THAT TIME, IN THAT DIRECTION WAS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT.
IMMEDIATELY THE OWNERS OF CAFE WANG, WHO ARE HERE TONIGHT EXPRESS INTEREST IN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ABILITY TO HAVE EXPANDED OUTDOOR DINING BESIDES THE SIDEWALK AREAS THAT RESTAURANTS HAVE BEEN USING AND CONTINUE TO USE TO THIS DAY.
THEY'RE WORKING WITH AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS.
DID NOT WAS NOT THE PATIO THAT YOU SEE ON D STREET TODAY? IT WAS NOT BUILT UP OR RAISED.
IT WAS A SERIES OF WATER BARRICADES, EASY UPS TEMPORARY TABLES AND CHAIRS.
THAT WAS PUT UP PRETTY IMMEDIATE.
AGAIN, THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION WAS TO ALLOW THIS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AT THAT TIME.
BUT IF NOT RENEWED, THEN THE PERMIT WOULD BE INVALID.
SO THE BOARD GAVE DIRECTION IN DECEMBER OF 21 TO NOT ALLOW FOR A RESUBMITTAL OF THE INSURANCE, EFFECTIVELY DENYING THE PERMIT THAT WAS ISSUED TO REQUIRE THAT THE OUTDOOR TEMPORARY PATIO BE REMOVED.
I'M SORRY, JANUARY OF 2022 TO BUILD OUT WHAT YOU SEE TODAY.
BASICALLY A MORE IMPROVED ESTHETICALLY MORE DESIGNED PATIO, IF YOU WILL.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE PATIOS THAT THE CITY OF CLERMONT MANDATED FOR THEIR RESTAURANTS.
IF THEY WERE TO EXPAND, THE PLANS WERE TAKEN BY THEM, BUT IT WAS BUILT AT A CONSIDERABLE COST TO THE RESTAURANT AND AS SUCH, DURING WITH THAT PROPOSAL, THE RESTAURANT OWNERS ASKED THE BOARD TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME AND CERTAINTY THAT THE PATIO WOULD BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN AND THAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT.
DURING THAT DISCUSSION, THE BOARD DID IDENTIFY A TWO YEAR PERIOD THAT THEY WOULD BASICALLY AT LEAST ALLOW THE PATIO OR SUPPORT THE PATIO BEING IN PLACE.
YES. SO THESE AGREEMENTS WERE ARE HAVE BEEN PRIMARILY WITH THE DOWNTOWN BOARD.
THEN THE PERMITTING HAS BEEN WITH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
BASICALLY, THE BOARD IS JUST A RECOMMENDING BODY TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SHUT DOWN STREETS OR TO ISSUE PERMITS.
THAT'S ALL DONE HERE BY STAFF AND PER COUNCIL DIRECTION.
IT DIDN'T AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR SUBSEQUENT MEETING IN JANUARY OF 22.
IF THEY HADN'T REVERSED COURSE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL AND FEBRUARY OR SO OF 2022 RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, JUST AS WE ARE TONIGHT, BASICALLY SAYING THE BOARD IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE PATIO GO AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COUNCIL WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD AND BASICALLY SAY THAT YOU WERE NO LONGER GOING TO ALLOW FOR THE OUTDOOR EXPANDED PATIO AREAS IN THE DOWNTOWN, LIKE YOU AUTHORIZED IN THE SUMMER OF 2021.
SO THAT JANUARY MEETING, THE BOARD AGREED FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD AT A MINIMUM, THAT THE PATIO WOULD BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN SO THAT THE OWNERS COULD BASICALLY AMORTIZE THEIR COSTS THAT THEY HAD INVESTED IN BUILDING OUT THE PATIO THAT THEY HADN'T BEFORE.
SO COMING UP ON IN FEBRUARY, AT THE BOARD'S MEETING IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR IT WAS ON THE AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON WHETHER WHAT THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF THAT PATIO SINCE THE TWO YEARS HAD EXPIRED.
THE BOARD VOTED AT THAT MEETING TO TEMPORARILY TO EXTEND OUT BASICALLY ON A MONTH TO MONTH, THE ABILITY TO USE THE PATIO UNTIL THE END OF MAY SO THAT BOARD MEMBERS COULD INFORMALLY PULL THE OTHER BUSINESSES ON D STREET ON WHAT THE BUSINESS OWNERS OPINIONS WERE ON THE KEEPING OF THE PATIO.
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SO AT THE BOARD'S MAY 13TH MEETING IT WAS AGENDIZED AND THAT'S WHEN WE RECEIVED A RECOMMENDATION AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSION BY BUSINESS OWNERS, THE BOARD, OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE.OH, SO AT THAT MEETING, THE OWNERS OF THE BUSINESS PRESENTED SOME STATISTICS WHICH ARE PART OF THE AGENDA PACKET TONIGHT ON THE USAGE OF THE PATIO AND APPROXIMATELY BY MONTH. HOW MANY PEOPLE USE THE PATIOS? OBVIOUSLY, YOU'LL SEE THAT IT HAD A HEAVIER USE DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
AND THEN THE BOARD MEMBER THAT TOOK THE INFORMAL POLL REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 80% OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WERE INTERVIEWED SUPPORTED THE REMOVAL OF THE PATIO.
STAFF IS ESTIMATING A 30 DAY WINDOW SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT THAT THE TO TEAR DOWN AND RESTORE THE THREE PARKING SPACES THAT IT CURRENTLY OCCUPIES BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE THE PATIO WAS BUILT.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HAVE THE FINAL DETERMINATION ON THIS MATTER.
AS AN ALTERNATE TO THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION.
YOU CAN DECIDE TO HAVE THE PATIO REMOVED SOONER OR IN A SHORTER AMOUNT OF TIME OR YOU COULD ALSO MOVE FORWARD AND PRESENT A DIFFERENT LENGTH OF TIME LONGER.
I WOULD SUGGEST, IF ANYTHING BEYOND THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION OR IMMEDIATE, THAT IT WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ANOTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE THE OWNERS ARE BASICALLY ORDERED TO REMOVE THE PATIO.
ATTACHED TO THE REPORT WERE THE MINUTES OF THAT MAY 13TH BOARD MEETING AND THEN THE OWNERS REQUEST IN AN EMAIL TO THE REASONS WHY THEY WISH TO KEEP THE PATIO ON AN INDEFINITE BASIS.
THEN ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS WE'VE RECEIVED VIA EMAIL OR LETTERS OF BOTH IN FAVOR OF REMOVAL OF THE PATIO AND IN OPPOSITION TO THE REMOVAL OF THE PATIO AGAIN, WERE PART OF THE PACKET.
AND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ARE ON THE DAIS TONIGHT FOR YOU.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, THOSE THAT ARE OPPOSED TO IT CITE THE LOSS OF THE THREE PARKING SPACES THAT THE PATIO OCCUPIES AND THEN THOSE THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT REMAINING, IDENTIFY THE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND THE AMBIANCE THAT ADDS TO OLD TOWN AT NIGHT.
SEPARATE FROM THIS ISSUE, BUT ALSO RELATED.
IN TERMS OF A TABLE ADDED HERE, A DRESS MANNEQUIN ADDED THERE, A RACK OF CLOTHING, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE CHAIRS OR THINGS THAT WERE JUST KIND OF BEING ADDED TO THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK. NOT ONLY ARE THERE LIABILITY CONCERNS WITH THAT, SINCE IT IS CITY SIDEWALK, THERE'S ADA CONCERNS ABOUT HAVING ACCESS AND LIMITATIONS ON WHERE THEY COULD BE PLACED THE CONDITIONS, ETC.
WE DO HAVE A DESIRE TO REINSTITUTE OR TO RE ADOPT, IF YOU WILL, THAT POLICY.
BUT OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW MORE NOW ABOUT OUTDOOR DINING AND WHAT THOSE PARAMETERS MIGHT BE AND AFTER COVID AND WE ARE WORKING INTERNALLY TO UPDATE THAT POLICY TO BRING BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
BASICALLY, THAT POLICY, AS WRITTEN PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED FOR BUSINESSES TO HAVE EITHER TWO TABLES AND FOUR CHAIRS OR A SIX SQUARE FOOT AREA OF OUTDOOR DISPLAY IN THE PUBLIC SIDEWALK WITH A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CONDITIONS, SUCH AS BY FEET CLEAR TO MAKE FOR PEDESTRIANS TO MANEUVER AROUND THE AREAS, NOT BLOCKING EMERGENCY EXITS, ETC.
ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT WOULD REQUIRE A SEPARATE LEASE AGREEMENT, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE WITH OTHER RESTAURANTS THAT LEASE PUBLIC SPACES IN OLD TOWN, NOT NECESSARILY IN SIDEWALK AREAS, BUT IN FORMER ALLEYWAYS OR IN TRANSPORTATION PLAZA.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL THOSE TO REVAMP THOSE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT IN ALL OF THEM.
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CITY TO DO THAT.IN ALL CASES, ANYBODY PLACING THINGS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY WOULD REQUIRE IT TO HAVE INSURANCE POLICY INDEMNIFYING THE CITY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TODAY AND SO THAT'S ANOTHER CONCERN.
SO WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE SIDEWALK POLICY BACK IN BEING ENFORCED.
BUT WE FELT THAT THIS ISSUE WITH THE CAFE WONG'S PATIO KIND OF NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT UP AND ADDRESSED BEFORE TO AT LEAST GIVE STAFF DIRECTION ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THAT POLICY UPDATE.
I KNOW THE OWNERS ARE HERE TONIGHT.
BUT COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 2019 POLICY.
SO THE TWO TABLES AND FOUR CHAIRS, THERE ARE OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS RIGHT NOW THAT GO ABOVE THAT.
DO THEY HAVE THE INSURANCE ON THERE OR THEY.
ONLY THE ONES THAT HAVE CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE INSURANCE POLICY.
THE OTHER ONES DO NOT. IT'S STILL BASICALLY A HOLD OVER FROM COVID.
SO THERE'S OTHER PLACES THAT DO NOT HAVE CORRECT CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENTS AND WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED IN SEPTEMBER 19TH AND BUT CAFE WONG'S OUTDOOR SPACE HAS A CURRENT LEASE, HAS A CURRENT INSURANCE POLICY AS AN INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE AREA WITHIN THE PARKING SPACES.
I DON'T RECALL IF THE INSURANCE COVERS THE AREA IN THE SIDEWALK.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE WOULD HAVE REQUIRED THAT TO AT THE TIME.
JUST BECAUSE WE HAD THE POLICY.
EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE OTHER SPOTS.
THE WHERE YOU SAY THAT THERE'S BUSINESSES IN THE ALLEYWAY THAT ARE NOT INTO THE STREET OR INTO THE SIDEWALK, THAT WOULD BE LIKE LORDSBURG WITH THAT ALLEYWAY.
AND THEN THE TRANSPORTATION PART WOULD BE WAREHOUSE PIZZA AND FOURTH STREET MILL.
TO BE IN THE SIDEWALK IS PART OF THEIR ORIGINAL BUILT OUT.
SO THEY HAVE ALLEGRO HAS A LEASE AGREEMENT.
I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ANNUAL AGREEMENT ON THAT PATIO.
BUT NOT MAYBE NOT IN TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT.
I DO NOT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ON THE INSURANCE POLICY.
THAT'S MY NEXT ONE. THANK YOU.
SO IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE EXPECT TO BE CLEANING UP? ALL OF THIS WOULD BE CLEANED UP.
SO WE'RE CONSISTENT AND TREATING ALL BUSINESSES FAIRLY FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.
IT ONLY RECENTLY CAME TO STAFF'S ATTENTION THAT ALLEGRO DID NOT HAVE A PAYING LEASE AGREEMENT.
THAT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.
SO WE'LL WILL WE HAVE A PER SQUARE FOOT FEE.
SO THAT SAME RATE WOULD APPLY TO THE OTHER BUSINESSES THAT IF ANY NEW ONES WERE REQUESTED, THAT SAME LEASE AGREEMENT WOULD SAME LEASE RATE WOULD BE APPLIED PER SQUARE FOOT OF TOTAL OUTDOOR DINING SPACE.
WHEN YOU SAY THREE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WIRTH STREET WAREHOUSE AND LORDSBURG.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES.
WE DON'T HAVE THE RECORDS OF WHY THAT HAPPENED.
IS THAT A PROPERTY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CLEANING UP? YES. SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE PURSE WAS LIKE SQUARE FOOTAGE LEASING AMOUNT WAS DETERMINED BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO DO A CLEANUP, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? I MEAN, IS THAT AN OLD IT DOES GO UP WITH CPI ANNUALLY, AND I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE INITIAL RATE WAS ADJUSTED, BUT IT DOES GO UP PER THOSE AGREEMENTS ANNUALLY BASED ON CPI AND THEN HOW ARE WE KEEPING TRACK OF THE INSURANCE.
BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE BEEN.
IT HASN'T BEEN ME, I CAN TELL YOU.
I IT HASN'T BEEN ME AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
SO IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF PAPER TRAIL THAT WITH STAFF CHANGES AND OTHER THINGS JUST KIND OF FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND SO WE LOOK TO MOST SERIOUSLY ON THE INSURANCE SIDE, CLEAN THAT UP. BECAUSE USUALLY THAT'S A YOU'RE VERIFYING EVERY YEAR.
SO WE CAN DO THAT HAVE BETTER LISTS.
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I THINK THAT, HOW DO I PUT THIS? IT'S A TAD BIT MESSY AND BUT I WILL SAY THAT WHEN COVID HIT, WE SCRAMBLED AND WE SCRAMBLED FAST.WE WERE ABLE TO DO THINGS THAT MOST CITIES COULD NOT DO IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEING.
I WE DON'T WANT TO GOUGE, WE JUST WANT TO GET SOME COMPENSATION FOR OUR PROPERTIES THAT WE ARE LENDING OUT TO, BECAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO HAVE THAT PROPERTY. I MEAN, A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE DOING IT NOW IS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.
WE WERE VERY GENEROUS IN THE FACT WITH 4TH STREET MILL.
BEAUTIFUL PATIO FOR WAREHOUSE PIZZA, THE ONE FOR CAFE ALLEGRO.
THAT'S A SITUATION THAT WAS SURPRISING.
I KNOW THAT LORDSBURG AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE HAVE.
COMES BACK TO US, AS WE'RE SAYING.
NEW, MAKING SURE WE COVER EVERYTHING, MAKING SURE THAT THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS COVERED.
MAKE SURE IT'S FAIR TO THE BUSINESSES.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE PROPERTY THAT'S BEING USED.
NOW WE HAVE PARKING SPACES THAT ARE BEING USED.
OR IS THERE A COMPENSATION FOR THAT, OR IS THERE A COST WITH THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE? THEIR COST, THE COST OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE OUTSIDE? YOU KNOW, WALKWAY AREA, WHICH I THINK YOU PUT IN YOUR REPORT THAT YOU HAD TALKED TO KATHY WANG AND THE OWNERS TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS THE COST AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S GOING TO BE USAGE, THAT THERE WOULD BE A COST.
AGAIN, WE DON'T WANT TO GOUGE.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE.
THAT GOES ACROSS THE BOARD ALL THE WAY THROUGH LA VERNE.
SO BUT AGAIN, I WILL NOT WE MOVE SO QUICKLY AND, WE MOVE SO EFFICIENTLY TO BE ABLE TO SAVE OUR BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF THE COVID AND IT WORKED OUT EXCEPTIONAL AND I WILL SAY AND THAT WAS A TESTAMENT TO OUR STAFF, TO OUR CITY MANAGEMENT ALSO, BUT ALSO OUR RESTAURANTS AND OUR BUSINESS OWNERS THAT WERE SAYING, LET'S DO IT.
AND SO I DON'T WANT TO FORGET THAT AND I KNOW THAT WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE FORGET SOME THINGS, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS MOVING FORWARD AND GET IT ALL INTACT SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING, HOW WE'RE DOING IT, MAKING SURE OUR INSURANCE IS COVERED WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'VE GOT A CARD LIST HERE, MR. FREDRICKSON.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CITY STAFF.
ADDRESS 1110 CANYON VIEW DRIVE LA VERNE.
I'M HERE TO ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR CAFE WANG'S PATIO AND GRANT THEM A TWO YEAR EXTENSION FROM THIS TO THE END OF 2026. CAFE WANG VIEWS THEIR PATIO AS A CRITICAL TOOL TO THEIR SUCCESS, AND THAT REMOVAL THIS YEAR OR NEXT MAY VERY WELL RESULT IN THE RESTAURANT'S CLOSURE.
I HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT AND CUSTOMER OF OLD TOWN.
LA VERNE SINCE MY DAYS AS A COLLEGE STUDENT IN 1973, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
THROUGH MY CAREER WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE BEGINNING IN THE 1980S, INCLUDING SERVICE ON THE LA VERNE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RETIREMENT FROM A 40 YEAR CITY PLANNING CAREER IN 2017. SO I'VE SEEN OLD TOWN AS MANY OF YOU HAVE FOR MANY YEARS.
I'VE SEEN SOME GOOD TIMES FOR BUSINESS IN OLD TOWN AND SOME OF THE BAD.
OLD TOWN. LA VERNE WAS A GHOST TOWN IN THE 70S.
WHEN I MOVED HERE AND WHEN I WAS A STUDENT AT CAL POLY AND BUT IT'S ALSO ENJOYED A RESURGENCE OVER WITH FURTHER CHALLENGES. I HAVE LEARNED THAT WE MUST DO ALL WE CAN TO PROTECT QUALITY BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN.
IT'S VERY HARD TO RECOVER FROM BUSINESS FAILURE AND VACANCY.
CERTAINLY LEARNED THAT OVER MY CAREER.
QUITE FRANKLY, I WAS A MORE CAVALIER YOUNG PLANNER WHEN I BEGAN MY CAREER, AND LEARNED THAT BUSINESS IS TOO TOUGH TO TAKE FOR GRANTED. CAFE WONG IS A QUALITY BUSINESS WITH DEVOTED OWNERS THAT DESERVES OUR HELP TO CONTINUE ITS SUCCESS.
IT'S BEEN A WELCOME ADDITION TO OLD TOWN LA VERNE SINCE ITS OPENING.
THE OWNERS OF FANG WANG AND KEN VALMONTE ARE LIKABLE AND RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OWNERS.
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UNFORTUNATELY, THEIR BUSINESS, LIKE MOST, HAS HAD STRUGGLES SINCE THE PANDEMIC, WITH HIGH LABOR COSTS BEING JUST THE MOST RECENT AND CHALLENGING.I LIKE HEARING FROM THEM THAT THEY ARE VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE ABILITIES FROM THE FUTURE, FROM THE FURTHER GROWTH WITH THE COMING A LINE, FORMERLY GOLD LINE. BEGINNING OPERATION LA VERNE AND YOU KNOW THIS, THEY CONTINUE TO FUND WELL RECEIVED LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, WHICH IS NOT TO BE TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
THOSE BANDS DON'T COME AND PLAY FOR FREE.
SOME HAVE NOTED THAT THE PATIO DOESN'T SEEM THAT WELL USED, BUT THE ANNUALLY THE PATIO APPARENTLY ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE RESTAURANT'S PATRONAGE, AND USE TYPICALLY GROWS SIGNIFICANTLY AS THE WARMER SUMMER WEATHER ARRIVES.
THE RESTAURANT IS TOO IMPORTANT TO LA VERNE TO RISK ITS FAILURE.
THANK YOU HAL. APPRECIATE THAT.
HELLO, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.
MY WIFE AND I HAPPENED TO VISIT CAFE WANG WEEKLY, IF NOT TWICE A WEEK AND WHEN THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE POSSIBLE REMOVAL OF THEIR PATIO, THEY SAID, I GO.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, BUT THEY'RE BRINGING UP SOME GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE PARKING, AND I'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND SOME WERE OPPOSED TO KEEPING IT AND SOME ARE FOR KEEPING IT.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO WORK FOR FREE.
WE SAID, WELL, BUS TABLES, WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK, BUT WE'LL BUS TABLES, WHATEVER IT TAKES.
BUT I HOPE YOU ALL WILL LISTEN TO ALL OF US AND KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS.
KEEP THAT PATIO OPEN FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU AND [INAUDIBLE].
MR. MAYOR AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF OUR OUTDOOR PATIO.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT FIVE KEY POINTS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
EXPRESSING OUR GRATITUDE AND UNDERSTANDING WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING CONCERNS RAISED BY THE OPPOSITION.
AS WE TRANSITIONED OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, WE FOUND OURSELVES CONFRONTED WITH YET ANOTHER FORMIDABLE HURDLE ALARMING, PERSISTENT AND PERVASIVE INFLATION.
IT HAS REMAINED A SYMBOL OF HOPE.
SERVING AS GATHERING PLACE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS CAN FIND SOLACE AND JOY.
THE PATIO HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING SPACE.
WHERE SPECIAL MEMORIES ARE MADE AND CHERISHED.
IT HAS BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR IDENTITY.
OVER THE PAST MONTHS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MONTHLY LOSSES OF 33 TO 39% ON A YEAR OVER YEAR BASIS.
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THESE STAGGERING NUMBERS UNDERSCORES THE IMMENSE IMPACT OF THE ONGOING CHALLENGES WE FACE.CONCERNS REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS RAISED REGARDING THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE DIVID BOARD.
THE BOARD VOTED 3 TO 2 TO RECOMMEND ALLOWING THE PERMIT TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.
BASED ON DATA FROM AN ANONYMOUS POLL INDICATING THAT 80% OF OLD TOWN BUSINESSES ON A SMALL SECTION OF D STREET WERE OPPOSED TO THE PATIO. WE HAVE RESERVATIONS ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY.
THE POLL ONLY INCLUDED BUSINESSES LOCATED ON D STREET BETWEEN BONITA AVENUE AND THIRD STREET.
EXCLUDING MORE THAN HALF OF THE BUSINESSES IN OLD TOWN.
AS A RESULT, THE FINDINGS DO NOT FULLY REFLECT THE SENTIMENTS OF THE ENTIRE BUSINESS DISTRICT.
FURTHERMORE, NOT ALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THIS SMALL SUBSET WERE INCLUDED IN THE POLL.
MOREOVER, THE ANONYMITY OF THE POLL RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE DATA.
TO ENSURE INCLUSIVITY AND GATHER A BROADER RANGE OF OPINIONS, WE INITIATED A CAMPAIGN TO REACH OUT TO BUSINESSES BUSINESS OWNERS IN OLD TOWN THROUGH A SIGNED PETITION. THE RESPONSE WE RECEIVED CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED OVERWHELMING SUPPORT, WITH APPROXIMATELY 65% OF BUSINESSES SIGNING IN FAVOR OF THE PATIO. APPROXIMATELY 17.5% EXPRESSED OPPOSITION AND 17.5% COULD NOT BE LOCATED FOR THEIR INPUT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EVERYONE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION WAS AWARE THAT IT THAT THE FINDINGS OF THAT WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THIS COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. THERE WAS THERE WAS NOTHING ANONYMOUS ABOUT IT.
FURTHERMORE, IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THE TWO BOARD MEMBERS WHO VOTED IN OPPOSITION.
WE'RE AMONG THE 65% WHO SIGNED THE OLD TOWN BUSINESS OWNERS PETITION IN SUPPORT.
UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS POLL, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED CONDUCTED BACK IN MARCH AND HAD LIMITATIONS, THE SIGNED PETITION REPRESENTS THE MOST UP TO DATE SENTIMENTS OF OLD TOWN.
AS IT WAS COMPLETED JUST THIS WEEK.
FOR THOSE BUSINESSES THAT WERE NOT REACHED DURING THE PETITION CAMPAIGN.
WE SUGGEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD SURVEY THOSE OWNERS TO GATHER THEIR INPUT.
HOWEVER, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE SIGNED PETITION AND THE TABLE, WHICH INCLUDES BUSINESSES IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION, BE CONSIDERED AS THE PRIMARY REPRESENTATION OF THE DISTRICT'S VOICE AND PULSE.
IT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE AND CURRENT SNAPSHOT OF THE OPINIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
POINT NUMBER THREE ADDRESSING PARKING CONCERNS.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE ISSUE OF PARKING HAS BEEN RAISED.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE SOME PERSPECTIVE.
THE PATIO'S OCCUPANCY REPRESENTS LESS THAN 1% OF THE OVERALL AVAILABLE PARKING.
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THEREFORE, THE IMPACT ON PARKING IS MINIMAL, AND WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE BENEFITS THE PATIO BRINGS TO THE COMMUNITY FAR OUTWEIGH THE LITTLE INCONVENIENCE. TO SUPPORT OUR STANCE, WE HAVE GATHERED PETITIONS, EMAILS AND LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THIS.I THINK I HEARD SOME OF THAT TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
CONSIDERING THIS EXISTING SITUATION.
IT'S UNLIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUX OF REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL PATIO.
BY IMPLEMENTING SIMILAR STRATEGIES AND LEVERAGING THE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM MANAGING PARKING DURING EVENTS SUCH AS THE CAR SHOWS, THE WINE WALK, THE BEER WALK, 4TH OF JULY PARADE.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN BEING AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.
OUR INVOLVEMENT IN EVENTS SUCH AS THE WINE WALK AND BEER WALK.
THE TEACHER OF OF THE YEAR AWARDS.
I THINK HIGHLIGHTS OUR SUPPORT FOR LOCAL BUSINESS, PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION AND CHARITABLE CAUSES.
WE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE HALLOWEEN TRICK OR TREATING IN OLD TOWN.
MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE DRESSED UP AND GIVING OUT CANDY AND WE ALSO HOST THE MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
WE COLLABORATE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ON DIFFERENT INITIATIVES, SUCH AS THE DINNER CRAWL FOR ORIENTATION AND WE EVEN CREATED AN EXCLUSIVE MENU FOR UNLV STUDENT.
IS ON THE CUSP OF AN EXTRAORDINARY TRANSFORMATION.
THE IMMINENT OPENING OF THE LA VERNE TRAIN STATION, COUPLED WITH THE CITY'S ENHANCEMENTS TO E STREET AND SECOND STREET, WILL UNLOCK A MULTITUDE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC AND GROWTH.
PART OF PROGRESS AND NOW IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STRATEGIZE AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE.
THE ONGOING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WILL FUNDAMENTALLY RESHAPE THE AREA, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE EMBRACE THIS CHANGE TO FULLY HARNESS ITS POTENTIAL BENEFITS.
WE NEED NOT LOOK FURTHER THAN OUR NEIGHBORING CITY OF GLENDORA FOR INSPIRATION.
TRANSFORMING THAT AREA INTO A VIBRANT AND EXHILARATING PLACE TO VISIT.
WITH THE TRAIN STATIONS OPENING ON THE HORIZON.
IMAGINE THE EXCITEMENT WE COULD CREATE HERE IN OLD TOWN.
LA VERNE. LET US SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE IT A DESTINATION THAT CAPTIVATES LOCALS AND VISITORS ALIKE. IN CONCLUSION.
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THE COMMUNITY. WE URGE YOU TO GRANT US A MULTI YEAR EXTENSION FOR OUR PATIO, AS ITS PRESENCE IS NOT MERELY A LUXURY, BUT A LIFELINE FOR OUR SURVIVAL. AS A TRAIN STATION PREPARES TO OPEN ITS DOORS, IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THAT ALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT ADOPT A FORWARD THINKING MINDSET AND PROACTIVELY PREPARE FOR THE BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITIES IT WILL BRING.REMOVING OUR BELOVED PATIO AT THIS CRITICAL JUNCTURE WOULD NOT ONLY DEAL A DEVASTATING BLOW TO OUR BUSINESS, BUT IT WOULD ALSO HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
AS WELL AS A VENUE FOR LIVE OUTDOOR MUSIC.
WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR YOUR UNWAVERING ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.
THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT OF OLD TOWN LA VERNE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVALUABLE TIME AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION.
MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
I LIVE AT 2296 CANYON CREST DRIVE.
I'M ALSO AN ENTERTAINER AND A PART TIME MUSICIAN, SO BY DAY I MANAGE IT PROJECTS, BUT BY NIGHT I HAVE MY OWN JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND WE PERFORM ALL THROUGHOUT THIS REGION AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KEN AND FONG FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF NOW. WE'VE PERFORMED MANY TIMES AT CAFE WANG.
IT'S PRETTY HARD TO FOLLOW WHAT KEN JUST OUTLINED.
WE PERFORMED FOR PEOPLE BOTH DINERS AND PASSERS BY FROM ABOUT SIX TILL 9:00 AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL PERFORMANCES IS, IS THAT PEOPLE COME FROM EVERYWHERE ON D STREET WHEN THEY HEAR THE MUSIC PLAYING.
WE ALWAYS NOTICE THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING EITHER FROM THE THE UNIVERSITY AREA OR, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE FINISHED DINNER AT ANOTHER RESTAURANT AND SEVERAL PEOPLE TELL ME, IN FACT, EVEN ON FRIDAY NIGHT, YOU KNOW, AS I'M SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE LISTENING TO OUR MUSIC THEY ALWAYS TELL ME THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY HOME AND THEN THEY HEARD THE MUSIC, AND IT MAKES ME FEEL REALLY GOOD AS A MUSICIAN AND AS SOMEONE WHO IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE HEALTH OF OF CAFE WANG.
IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO HEAR THAT PEOPLE WERE ATTRACTED TO THE RESTAURANT AND THEY CAME AND THEY SAT SOME OF THEM ORDERED DRINKS AND THEY STAYED A WHILE AND LISTENED TO OUR MUSIC.
EVEN PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE JAZZ THEY STILL CAME AND SO IT'S A VERY DYNAMIC HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT I THINK THIS PATIO CREATES SOMETHING THAT IS SOMEWHAT UNIQUE.
EVEN CLAREMONT, WHERE I'VE PERFORMED MANY TIMES YOU KNOW, THEY'VE REDUCED A LOT OF THEIR, OF THEIR PATIOS, AND I THINK THEY'VE LOST A LITTLE BIT OF SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THAT.
WHAT I FIND IS THAT THE AMBIANCE, THE ENERGY THAT'S CREATED BY LIVE MUSIC ON A PATIO FOR OUTDOOR DINING IS REALLY ATTRACTIVE TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND WHETHER YOU'RE A VISITOR, A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY PARENTS, YOU KNOW, BRING, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES THAT COME EVEN RETIREES WHO ARE JUST OUT FOR A STROLL, THEY GET ATTRACTED AND THEY COME AND SPEND TIME IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA WHEN OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT.
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SO WITH THAT, I URGE YOU TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THE PATIO.THANK YOU JOHN. APPRECIATE THAT.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING. HI, MY NAME IS ROBERTA.
FROM ROBERTA VILLAGE INN AND I GUESS I'M GOING TO BE THE BAD GUY HERE BECAUSE I'M REPRESENTING MY CUSTOMERS, AND THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE PATIO.
THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH THE NO PARKING.
I HAVE A LOT OF HANDICAPPED CUSTOMERS AND THEY CAN'T PARK, AND IF THEY DRIVE AROUND A FEW TIMES, THEY'LL GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND I KNOW IT'S ONLY THREE PLACES PARKING PLACES, BUT IT'S 90 MINUTES FOR EACH PARKING PLACE.
THREE PARKING PLACES EVERY 90 MINUTES AND IT'S JUST.
I COULD START MY OWN PETITION AND GET A LOT OF SIGNATURES.
I DIDN'T WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE, BUT I THOUGHT THIS WAS A DONE DEAL AND I JUST THINK YOU SHOULD VOTE. SORRY.
THANK YOU. ROBERTA. THANK YOU. THE OMELET WAS GOOD THIS MORNING, BY THE WAY.
ANYONE ELSE FEEL TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SHERRY. SHERRY BEST 3949 BRADFORD STREET AND I'M GOING TO BE ANOTHER BAD GUY.
I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE DECISION OF THE OLD TOWN BUSINESS, OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, AND THE LA VERNE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REQUIRE THE REMOVAL OF THE OUTSIDE DINING AREA IN FRONT OF CAFE WANG.
THIS EXTENSION, AS WE HEARD, CAME ABOUT AS A RESPONSE TO COVID 19, AND IT MADE GREAT SENSE AT THAT TIME AS PEOPLE NEEDED TO ADHERE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENT THAT NECESSITY FOR THIS ARRANGEMENT HAS PASSED AND THE CAFE NEEDS TO REVERT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL EXTERIOR APPEARANCE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS FOR THIS POSITION.
ONE, NONE OF THE OTHER RESTAURANT VENUES AS SUCH HAVE SUCH A LARGE AND IMPOSING OUTSIDE DINING AREA.
IT STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB.
I'M NOT SURE THAT CAFE WANG WOULD NECESSARILY CLOSE IF IT MOVED ITS BUSINESS INSIDE 100%.
PARKING HAS BEEN REDUCED, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY.
I COULD NEVER PARK THERE BECAUSE I COULD NEVER BACK OUT OF THERE FOR FEAR OF BEING REAR ENDED BY SOMEBODY COMING UP D STREET AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAVELING NORTH ON D STREET, THERE IS ALSO DANGER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THOSE ADJACENT PARKING SPACES, BUT NOT VISIBLE IF THEY'RE IN SMALL CARS BACKING OUT RAPIDLY. SO I WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I FOURTH. FOURTHLY, I BELIEVE THAT CITIZENS CAN RELY ON MEMBERS OF THE OLD TOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO HAVE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION WHEN THEY VOTED TO HAVE THE STRUCTURE REMOVED.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? AND THIS REMINDER. THIS IS THE ONLY ITEM ON CAFE WANG AND THE EXTENSION OF THE OUTSIDE DINING.
YES, SIR AND I'M BRAINSTORMING ON THIS ISSUE HERE, BUT I WAS JUST THINKING NOW WHEN I'VE BEEN IN MY TRAVELS BAVARIA, PARIS, ITAEWON, SEOUL, KOREA, OR EVEN MEXICO CITY AND THEY BLOCK OFF THE WHOLE STREET.
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SO MY BRAINSTORMING IDEA AND, SIR, FORGIVE ME IF I'M MAYBE I'M WRONG AND IT'S NOT A FEASIBLE IDEA, BUT BLOCK OFF THE WHOLE STREET SO ALL THE BUSINESSES CAN HAVE OUTDOOR CAFES.IT WOULD TAKE SOME PLANNING, OBVIOUSLY, AND SAFETY MEASURES AND INSURANCE, ETC.
I CAN SEE IT BEING A STRONG DRAW ON A SATURDAY NIGHT.
IF PEOPLE COULD RUN AROUND WHAT IS NOW THE STREET ON THAT SIDE OF THE ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.
THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS AGAIN, MY APOLOGIES IF I APPEAR NAIVE.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. SAUNDERS. HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY EMPLOYEES.
THIS ISN'T. THESE ARE GREAT PEOPLE.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE PARKING STRUCTURE, BUT I WANT TO SEE THEIR BUSINESS SUCCEED.
IT IS UNSAFE TO TRY TO BACK OUT OF.
I THINK YOU BROUGHT UP A, THE LADY BROUGHT UP A VERY IMPORTANT POINT.
BUT THERE'S OTHER BUSINESSES THAT ARE AFFECTED.
I'M THE OWNER OF CBJ REAL ESTATE DOWNTOWN.
THREE PARKING SPACES, YOU KNOW, IN THE FROM 8 TO 5.
THAT'S NOT BEING USED AS A AS A PATIO FOR FOOD.
IT'S EMPTY. BUT I COULD HAVE PEOPLE THAT COULD USE THOSE STALLS.
AND THEN I HEARD THAT, WELL, THERE'S THE TOTALITY OF 300 PLUS PARKING SPACES IN DOWNTOWN, BUT NOT VERY MANY OF THOSE ARE ON THE EAST SIDE BEHIND MY BUSINESS OR EVEN THEIR RESTAURANT.
IT'S THAT'S THE SMALLEST LOT DOWNTOWN.
WE ALL SUPPORTED THE, YOU KNOW, SHUT THE STREET DOWN, COVID, KEEP THE BUSINESSES GOING.
EVERYONE DOWN THERE WAS IN SUPPORT OF THAT AND I THINK THE COUNCIL MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
BUT TO GO ON AND LEAVE THIS STRUCTURE UNLIMITED TWO MORE YEARS, IT NEEDS AN END DATE.
THE OTHER QUESTION COMES UP IS IF WE DON'T, HOW'S THE MAINTENANCE OF THE STREET GOING TO BE AFFECTED? THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT I THINK THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO EVALUATE, NOT JUST.
YOU KNOW. OH, WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT HERE AND KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD.
I WANT TO SHARE THAT. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO ABOUT THE CAFE.
I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
I WOULD SUPPORT THEM, THE CITY, LETTING THEM HAVE THEIR SIDEWALK DINING.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO SIDEWALK DINING.
IT'S THE PARKING OR THE PATIO THAT'S TAKING UP PARKING SPACES IS MY ISSUE.
I HEAR MUSIC, AND THAT IS AN IMPORTANT YOU KNOW, FOR DOWNTOWN.
I JUST ASK WE HAVE MANAGED TO SQUARE THAT MANY NARROW SQUARE WE PUT.
IT'S AVAILABLE, BUT PUT THE BANDS DOWN THERE, IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BRING PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, GIVE THEM A GIVE THEM MAKE A GREAT DEAL FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPONSOR IT.
IT'S THERE. WE SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY.
THINK. LET'S THINK TOGETHER AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU TAKE MY COMMENTS AND VOTE, YOU KNOW, TO BENEFIT EVERYBODY, NOT JUST ONE BUSINESS.
APPRECIATE IT. I GUESS I NEED TO FILL THIS OUT.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING, I'M ROY CANNIZZO.
I OWN THE BUILDING AND ROBERTA'S VILLAGE INN, AND I HAVE THE APARTMENTS ABOVE IT.
YOU KNOW WHEN WHEN THIS WAS FIRST STARTED, THERE WAS NO LIMITATIONS TO INDOOR DINING AND THEY APPROVED THEM BECAUSE THEY SAID THEIR CUSTOMERS WEREN'T COMFORTABLE EATING INSIDE. THEY HAVE THE LARGEST RESTAURANT DOWN THERE FOR SEATING, SO THEY GAVE THEM THAT NOW.
I MEAN, THIS IS THEIR SPREADSHEET, WHICH YOU GUYS HAVE COPIES OF.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS HERE.
THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THEY AVERAGED.
1.2 TICKETS A DAY SERVED ON THAT PATIO, SO IT'S NOT BEING USED.
IF I DROVE ON THE WAY UP HERE AT 630, I DROVE BY THE PATIO.
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THERE WAS NOT ONE DINER ON THAT PATIO THAT IS NOT USED FOR LUNCH.WE WANT OUR STREET BACK AND WE WANT THE PARKING, BUT WE WANT OUR STREET OPEN LIKE A STREET.
HOW IT SHOULD BE AND, YOU KNOW, THEIR NUMBERS ARE DOWN 30% FOR THE PAST YEAR.
SO THEIR BUSINESS IS STRUGGLING.
IT'S ALMOST RIDICULOUS TO DRIVE BY AND NOT SEE ANYBODY SIT.
THE CUSTOMERS COME IN, THEY GO.
BUT THAT WASN'T THE PURPOSE OF THAT PATIO TO HAVE A BANDSTAND OUT IN THE STREET.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE OUR RESTAURANT HAVE A BANDSTAND.
IF THEY COULD SET IT UP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS, I'D BE ALL FOR IT.
BUT TO HAVE IT ALL WEEK LONG EMPTY SO THEY MAKE A LITTLE MONEY ON THE WEEKENDS.
IT'S JUST NOT FAIR AND YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE FOR ANY ONE OF YOU TO GO INTO ROBERTA'S ON A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AND JUST WALK AROUND AND ASK THE CITIZENS WHAT THEY THINK OF THAT PATIO AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO FIND THAT 90% OF THE CITIZENS WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GONE AND IF THIS GETS ON FOR TWO MORE YEARS, WE WILL START, YOU KNOW, WE WILL START GETTING SIGNATURES AND GETTING THE CITIZENS TO START, YOU KNOW, VOICING THEIR OPINION OF THAT PATIO.
I DIDN'T WANT THESE ARE MY FRIENDS.
THEY'RE MY NEIGHBORS. I DON'T WANT TO BE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS AND TAKE IT DOWN.
I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE GONE BEFORE WINTER, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE IT THROUGH DECEMBER, IT'S GOING TO BE EMPTY FOR THOSE THREE MONTHS, AND WE'RE LOSING THAT PARKING AND YOU'RE BLOCKING OUR STREET AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE SIDEWALKS HAS BEEN WONDERFUL FOR ROBERTA'S GIVING US A SIDEWALK.
THAT'S BEEN GREAT AND THEY HAVE THE SAME SIDEWALK WE DO.
THEY GOT PLENTY OF TABLES ON THE SIDEWALK.
SO IT'S NOT THE OUTDOOR DINING, JUST I MEAN, THEY GAVE ME THE SPREADSHEET.
I WAS SHOCKED. I MEAN, LOOK AT THE SPREADSHEET OF THE NUMBERS, THE PATIOS THAT SHOWS RIGHT HERE.
APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. WALTERS.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ISSUES THAT THOSE WHO SERVE ON, ON BOARDS AND CITY COUNCIL HOPE DON'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN. WE LIKE IT WHEN THINGS ARE CORDIAL AND WE HAVE AGREEMENT ON THINGS.
BUT THERE ARE SOME KEY THINGS THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING OUT.
FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT SPEAKING TONIGHT REPRESENTING THE OLD TOWN DISTRICT.
THE DISCUSSION AND THE VOTE THAT HAPPENED THERE.
YOU HAVE THE RECORDS OF THE COLONEL MENTIONED SOMETHING THAT I HAD BEEN THINKING, AND SO I THOUGHT I'D MENTION THIS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
I WAS JUST DUMBFOUNDED BY HOW MUCH STREET LIFE THERE WAS AND GROWING UP IN LA VERNE, I WAS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE CONDITION OF OUR OLD TOWN AT THAT TIME, THE 70S, EARLY 80S.
THAT WAS ABOUT IT AND WITH THE RESURGENCE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND EFFORTS BY THE CITY THE LAST 40 YEARS HAS BEEN JUST AMAZING FOR OLD TOWN.
WHEN I TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT WHY SOMEBODY SHOULD COME TO OLD TOWN, I AM REALLY PROUD NOW TO BE ABLE TO SAY IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO COME AND ENJOY AN EVENING, TO WALK AROUND.
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THERE ARE THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO SEE MANY, MANY QUALITY RESTAURANTS.I THINK WE HAVE SOME OF THE FINEST RESTAURANTS, ESPECIALLY FOR A TOWN OUR SIZE IN THE AREA AND I USED TO BE A LITTLE EMBARRASSED WHEN PEOPLE WOULD SAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT CLAREMONT? I'M NOT EMBARRASSED ANYMORE.
WE CAN STAND UP TO THAT AND THE LIFE ON THE SIDEWALKS IS JUST AMAZING.
I LOVE JUST WALKING AROUND DOWN THERE AND SEEING PEOPLE ENJOYING THEIR DINNERS ON THE STREET.
ENJOYING A GOOD TIME DOWN THERE.
THE MUSIC THAT HAPPENS ON THE WEEKENDS IS JUST A BONUS FOR ALL OF THAT.
THE PANDEMIC WAS A VERY BAD THING, BUT GOOD THINGS CAN ALSO COME OUT OF THEM.
MR. MAYOR, YOU MENTIONED HOW WE ALL PULLED TOGETHER FOUR YEARS AGO, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT MANY OF THE ACTIONS BY THE FOLKS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL REALLY DID SAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES.
THEY IMPACTED A LOT OF LIVES AND I THINK OUR OLD TOWN IS HAS GROWN STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT.
ONE OF THOSE GOOD THINGS IS THAT STREET ESTHETIC.
THE PATIO, IN MY VIEW IS NOT AN EYESORE.
FRANKLY, FIND IT QUITE ATTRACTIVE.
IT'S BEEN ENJOYED ON OUR EVENTS.
ONE MOST RECENTLY, THE WINE WALK.
IT'S IT SERVES AS A LOCATION FOR THAT, AS WE'VE ALL MENTIONED, THE THE MUSIC DOWN THERE.
SO I THINK IT'S IN ADDITION THE THREE PARKING SPACES.
BUT FOR THOSE OF US WHO'VE BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN A FEW YEARS, KNOW THAT PARKING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM IN OLD TOWN AND IT'S A HECK OF A LOT BETTER RIGHT NOW THAN IT WAS MANY YEARS AGO, BEFORE THE PARKING STRUCTURE WAS BUILT AT UNIVERSITY AND SOME OTHER CHANGES TOOK PLACE.
AND IT'S NICE TO SEE THE STREETS PACKED WITH PEOPLE, CUSTOMERS WANTING TO COME.
I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY A COUPLE MORE THINGS.
I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW THEM OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, THEY HOST OUR OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS.
THEY'RE ALWAYS PUT OUT SOME REFRESHMENTS FOR US AND VERY WELCOMING.
I DON'T SEE IT AS TAKING AWAY.
I SEE IT AS AN ADDITION, AND I STRONGLY WOULD URGE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THAT A TWO YEAR EXTENSION, MAYBE EVEN BEYOND THAT WOULD ONLY BE IN THE INTEREST OF OLD TOWN, WHICH, AS I LIKE TO THINK OF IT, AS THE HISTORIC CORE OF LA VERNE AND REALLY THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT'S ONLY POSSIBLE FOR IT TO CONTINUE TO BE OLD TOWN, TO CONTINUE TO BE A VIBRANT CENTER AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE CAFE WANG BE A KEY PART OF THAT AND HOPE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THEM IN THIS ENDEAVOR.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER OPTION THREE, A CONTINUATION OF THE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT, SPECIFICALLY AS IT PERTAINS TO THE UPDATING OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OUTDOOR DINING.
THERE WAS A HUGE CHANGE IN CONSUMER HABITS AFTER COVID, AND THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT WILL ABSOLUTELY NEVER EAT INSIDE AGAIN. SO THAT PATIO IS A LOT OF A LIFELINE FOR CAFE WANG.
SO THAT SMALL THREE SPACE PARKLET WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE NOW AND MOVING FORWARD AND SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THEY MIGHT BE BRINGING IN A BRUNCH, INCLUDING SPARKLING SAKI.
TEASER. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? DO WE HAVE ANY ONLINE ZOOM PARTICIPANTS?
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[INAUDIBLE]. NO, HANDS RAISED.WAIT. I DON'T SEE HER ON. OH, THERE SHE IS.
I DIDN'T PLAN ON TO SPEAK ON THIS.
I LIKE THAT CAFE WANG HAS THE OUTDOOR PATIO.
I THINK IT REALLY BRINGS A CERTAIN AMBIANCE RIGHT TO OUR DOWNTOWN DISTRICT.
THE JUST THE PATRONAGE THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BRING WITH THE TRAIN STATION COMING.
I JUST WANTED YOU TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO'S A CONSUMER AND A PATRON AND A RESIDENT.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? NO ONE ON THE SCREEN, NO RAISED HANDS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT OFF THE DAIS.
SO I THINK THE GOOD THING THAT'S COME OUT OF, I THINK THIS DISCUSSION IS THAT IT'S ILLUMINATED SOME GAPS AND SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE BETTER ABOUT ADDRESSING AND BETTER ABOUT BEING UNIFORM ABOUT AND BEING EQUITABLE ABOUT AND HOW WE'RE TREATING, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THE BUSINESSES AND I THINK TO ERIC SCHERER'S POINT, YOU KNOW, AND HIS REPORT WE HAVEN'T COVERED WHO'S GOT LEASES, WHO'S NOT, WHO'S PAID, WHO'S NOT.
HOW ARE WE FIGURING THIS OUT? I THINK BIGGER THAN THAT IS THAT THERE HAS TO BE A STRATEGY ABOUT WHAT IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOOK LIKE IN OUR CITY, BECAUSE THAT'S IF FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HUNG OUT WITH US LAST TIME AND SAT THROUGH THE TWO HOUR STUDY SESSION ON THE BUDGET, I THINK YOU'RE WELL AWARE THAT THE CITY'S BUDGET IS IN A SPOT WHERE WE DON'T HAVE EXPENDABLE DISPOSABLE INCOME, AND SO WE DO HAVE TO LOOK AT WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE THAT BY OUR BUSINESSES THRIVING, ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES.
AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THIS COUNCIL CAN PROVIDE DIRECTION ON TO OUR STAFF TO DEVELOP FURTHER INFORMATION, TO DETERMINE WHAT WOULD BE BEST FOR OUR CITY.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
THANK YOU. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYONE COMING UP AND SPEAKING AND HAVING THEIR POINT OF VIEWS.
WE HAVE SOME RESTAURANT POINT OF VIEWS.
WE HAVE SOME OTHER BUSINESS POINT OF VIEWS DOWN THERE AS WELL.
I TOO WANT TO SEE A POLICY THAT IS WRITTEN AND BROUGHT ABOUT.
FOR ME BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION ABOUT ANY CLOSURE, BECAUSE IF A POLICY IS MADE AND IT'S SAID THAT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM AND CLOSE IT AND THAT WE CAN CLOSE THAT RIGHT AWAY.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX BECAUSE ALL OF OUR RESTAURANTS.
I WAS TALKING TO CHASE'S OWNERS A COUPLE ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND HOW THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS IS, IS REALLY HURTING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE PRICE OF FOOD AND LABOR COSTS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX.
IS THERE A WAY WHERE THAT SECTION OF OF B STREET IS MOVED A ONE WAY SOUTH, SO WE CAN EXPAND THE SIDEWALKS TO MAKE MORE SEATING, BUT ONLY ONE WAY DRIVING DOWN THE STREET BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF IDEAS THAT COULD BE MADE AND BROUGHT UP TO REALLY ENHANCE THE FUTURE OF BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND ENHANCING ALL THE BUSINESSES DOWN THERE AS WELL, WHERE THEN YOU CAN HAVE EVERY PARKING SPACE DONE.
BUT THE SIDEWALKS ARE BIGGER FOR PEOPLE TO DO MORE ALFRESCO DINING.
I DO LIKE SITTING OUTSIDE IN THE FRESH AIR.
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MYSELF, I'VE NEVER SAT ON THE PATIO.I DO THOUGH, DRIVEN DOWN THERE SINCE IT'S COME UP THE LAST MONTH AND REALLY SEEING A LACK OF PEOPLE SITTING THERE EXCEPT ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT AND UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE THERE 24 HOURS A DAY THAT ARE NOT BENEFITING FROM THOSE SPOTS.
SO HOW MUCH OF THOSE SPOTS WOULD COST? DO THEY HAVE A PRICE TO IT? IF THEY HAVE A PRICE TO IT AND THEN THE CITY ACTUALLY CHARGED FOR THAT, WOULD THAT MONEY GO BACK TO THE BUSINESSES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA TO TRY TO RECOUP THEIR LOSSES, THEIR LOSSES AS WELL? SO IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I DON'T THINK WE COULD GET TO ANY DECISION MAKING RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE HAVE A POLICY THAT IS IN PLACE AND, AND APPROVED.
AND WHEN DO THOSE THINGS YOU KNOW HAVING FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THE SQUISHY LANGUAGE THAT WE DID THINGS RIGHT AWAY IS BOTHERSOME TO ME.
RATHER HAVING THEN CONCRETE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THERE AND THEN ALSO HEARING THAT MAYBE SOME INSURANCE POLICIES IN OTHER PLACES, PEOPLE ARE BEING TREATED DIFFERENTLY.
I DON'T WANT TO TREAT ONE RESTAURANT DIFFERENTLY THAN ANOTHER OR OTHER BUSINESSES AS WELL.
SO THAT IS WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
THESE DECISIONS ARE THE TOUGH ONES.
BUT PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED NEGATIVELY BY WHICHEVER DECISION WE DECIDE TO GO WITH.
I LIKE CAFE WANG, WE GO THERE.
I WOULDN'T SAY REGULARLY, BUT WE'VE BEEN THERE OFTEN.
MY KIDS LOVE IT AND MY WIFE IS A REGULAR PATRON AT ROBERTA'S.
SO IT'S A NO WIN SITUATION FOR ME.
OKAY. BUT I'M ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GOLD LINE.
THAT'S ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AWAY, APPROXIMATELY.
THAT'S COMING SOON AND I DO ENJOY THE PATIO AS WELL AT CAFE WANG AND HAVE BEEN ENTERTAINED BY THE MUSIC THAT'S THERE WHEN WE GO FOR A WALK DOWNTOWN.
SO I THINK THIS IS A TOUGH DECISION.
AND I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED MORE INFORMATION AND LIKE, RICK, I WANT TO SEE EVERYBODY TREAT IT FAIRLY AND GET THESE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES EQUITABLE FOR EVERYBODY THAT'S TAKING ADVANTAGE OF CITY PROPERTY.
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO GET NAILED DOWN.
IAFD. WE JUST SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THE LAST TWO YEARS, EXPANDING THE SIDEWALKS FROM THE GOLD LINE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE TO EXPAND THE SIDEWALKS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL.
NOT JUST GOING TO [INAUDIBLE].
COMMENTS, THAT'S IT? OKAY. POLICIES.
IT'S IMPORTANT WE HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE THAT ARE FAIR TO ALL.
AS FAR AS THE PATIO DINING, I DON'T SEE IT REALLY BUSY.
WE FREQUENT THE RESTAURANT, WE USE THE DINING, THE PRIVATE DINING IN THE BACK, WHICH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, ALL OF YOU, IT WILL HOLD 20 PLUS PEOPLE IN THE BACK AND WE USE IT FREQUENTLY FOR OUR GATHERINGS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS.
SO AND ALSO ROBERTA'S, BILLIE JEAN, I WAS THERE THIS MORNING AND WE'RE THERE QUITE OFTEN.
IT'S NOT FOOD, IT'S SERVICE MAINTENANCE.
WE'RE ALL FACED WITH A VERY TOUGH SITUATION RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A STATE BUDGET. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.
THE LABOR RATES HAVE GONE UP FOR THE MINIMUM WAGE.
FOOD'S GONE UP, RENTS GONE, EVERYTHING'S GONE UP.
I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH THAT YOU GUYS DID FOR YOUR RESTAURANT.
I APPRECIATE THE OUTREACH THAT WE HAD FROM THE DIVID BOARD.
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THEY WILL TURN THAT OVER TO METRO IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY FOR TESTING ONCE THE TESTING STARTS.WE ALREADY HAVE POSSIBILITY OF 400 UNITS ON THE CORNER OF ARROW AND WHITE THAT ARE APARTMENTS.
WHAT THAT'S GOING TO DO TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT IS IT'S GOING TO BLAST.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WALK THROUGH THOSE AREAS, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY STATED.
WE JUST WANT MORE POSSIBILITIES AND MORE ITEMS FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND VISIT US.
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE COMING ALL THE WAY FROM SANTA MONICA.
THAT'S HOW FAR THAT TRAIN GOES.
IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST TRAIN NETWORKS AND IT'S GOING TO SPUR THE ECONOMY.
WHAT ARE THOSE SPACES WORTH? I DON'T KNOW, I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR SCHERER'S HAD SAID THAT WE MAYBE NEED TO MAKE A DEAL AND FIGURE OUT A POLICY.
HOW MANY TABLES? PARKING SPACES, WHAT THEY'RE TAKING UP, WHAT THAT COST VALUE IS INSURANCE, ALL THOSE ITEMS. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY TOO, I HEAR EVERYONE LIKE COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON SAID, NOT AN EASY DECISION, BUT IT'S A DECISION THAT'S NOW WE'RE FACED WITH AND I KNOW WE'VE PUT THIS OFF FOR SOME TIME AND I MEAN, AS FAR AS THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE, YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY UGLY, LET'S FACE IT.
BUT IT WAS TEMPORARY BECAUSE WE ALL WENT THROUGH COVID.
BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE POLICIES IN PLACE FIRST BEFORE WE MAKE ANY DECISIONS.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE REMOVING ANYTHING.
I UNDERSTAND PARKING IS TIGHT DOWN THERE.
BUT WHEREVER PARKING SPACE IS, WE WALK TO WHERE WE HAVE TO GO.
NOW, SOME PEOPLE AREN'T AS LUCKY.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO REVIEW THAT, TO SEE WHAT THE HANDICAP LEVEL IS AS FAR AS SPACES, AND REVIEW THAT PART OF IT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE A DISABLED SITUATION ARE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THAT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACCESS.
SO. I FEEL WE SHOULD GIVE SOME TIME.
I FEEL WE NEED TO HAVE TIME FOR OUR POLICIES.
WHAT TIME FRAME? THAT IS COUNCIL.
WHAT DO WE WANT TO GIVE THAT? I KNOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE SIX MONTHS PLUS DIRECTORS YEAR TO REVIEW THOSE POLICIES.
MAYBE LONGER, MAYBE NINE MONTHS TO REALLY GET DOWN TO FIGURE OUT KEN CITY MANAGER, I MEAN, SO.
SUGGESTIONS? WELL, I PROPOSE THAT WE MAKE A DECISION AFTER A POLICY HAS BEEN MADE.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE POLICY WILL BE COMING.
SO WE NEED TO EXTEND THE USE OF THE PATIO SIX MONTHS AFTER OUR POLICY IS BEING MADE.
THEN WE MAKE THEN THE COUNCIL MAKES A DECISION ON FURTHER THE IF THE PATIO STAYS OR NOT, OR WHAT IT ALL LOOKS LIKE IN THE DECISION WERE MADE AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO OR EXTEND OR PAY A FEE.
WELL, YES, YOU CAN MAKE A SUGGESTION, MR. MAYOR, PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T MIND IF THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION IS FOR STAFF TO WORK ON A POLICY TO BRING BACK FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, INCLUDING, IF NECESSARY, AN ORDINANCE FOR OUTDOOR DINING, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU GIVE US DIRECTION TO NEGOTIATE AN APPROPRIATE AGREEMENT WITH CAFE WANG TO MAKE SURE THERE'S APPROPRIATE INSURANCE AND SO ON, AND THAT WE, IN THE MEANTIME, CAN DO THE OTHER KIND OF LOOKING AROUND AT WHAT WE HAVE MAKING SURE THAT AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE USE OF THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY UNTIL YOU HAVE ADOPTED THOSE POLICIES.
BUT I WOULD PREFER TO HAVE A TIME FRAME.
I KNOW THAT THEY'RE SITTING ON PINS AND NEEDLES DO THAT TOO, SIR.
I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE END OF THE YEAR BEFORE POSSIBLY A DECISION OF MAY.
WE'RE MID-YEAR RIGHT NOW IN JUNE.
THAT WOULD BE DECEMBER, JANUARY AND I MEAN, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO AN EXTENSION UNTIL JUNE OF 2025.
WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK ON THAT.
SO I THINK IF WE DO THAT, IF WE SAY AND IT'S AN EXTENSION UNTIL JUNE OF 25, THEN I THINK STAFF DIRECTION WOULD BE WE'D WANT TO SEE SOME SORT OF A DRAFT OF A POLICY BY LIKE JANUARY, SO THAT THERE'S TIME TO TO REVIEW IT AND SEE WHAT IT MEANS.
AND WHAT IS THE STRATEGY? WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE OTHER CITIES DOING THAT MIGHT BENEFIT US? BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST LOOKING AT ONE ESTABLISHMENT, IT'S THAT LOOKING AT ALL OF IT.
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WHAT IS GOING TO BE THAT FACTOR, THAT IT FACTOR THAT BRINGS PEOPLE HERE, ESPECIALLY WHEN A LINE COMES THROUGH, HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE IT? HOW DO WE MAKE IT SAFE AND HOW DO WE MAKE IT A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY CAN BE HERE TOGETHER? BECAUSE I THINK BY ALL ACCOUNTS, WHAT WE'RE HEARING, TOO IS YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES ASIDE, THE PEOPLE PART OF IT IS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY AND WANT TO BE IN COMMUNITY WITH EVERYBODY IN THE CITY AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT IF THAT'S WHO WE SAY WE ARE AS LA VERNE-IANS THEN THAT'S SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WELL.BUT I WOULD WANT THAT THOSE POLICIES TO BE GROUNDED IN FACT AND DATA AND INFORMATION AND STRATEGY AND I WOULD SAY TOO THAT DIRECTOR SCHERER IS NOW GOING TO BE PUSHING ALONG WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AS FAR AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS IS THE FACT THAT AS THIS GOLD LINE, A LINE COMES, THINGS ARE GOING TO CHANGE QUICKLY, LIKE I SAID.
BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE ALL OF OUR RULES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING A SOUND DECISION FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL OF OUR BUSINESSES, THAT WE ALL WANT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY. AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT OUR COUNCIL HAS ALWAYS DONE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS TREATED FAIRLY.
POLICIES ARE IN PLACE, MAKING SURE WE'VE GOT THE CITY COVERED AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT OUR BUSINESSES COVERED, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I THINK WE'RE A LITTLE BIT IN A DISARRAY AND WE'RE GOING TO CORRECT THAT AGAIN, BEING COVID, WHERE IT WAS WE'VE COME A LONG WAY.
WE'RE ABLE TO SAVE MOST OF OUR BUSINESSES.
I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT AND I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AS A BUSINESS.
YOU'RE EXTREMELY INVOLVED, AS MOST OF OUR BUSINESSES ARE.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S POLICY.
BUT COME JANUARY OR FEBRUARY, WE WANT TO HAVE THESE POLICIES IN HAND.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING'S RIGHT.
EVERYTHING'S WHAT OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE DOING AND WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING WITH OURS AND TO BE FAIR WITH OUR BUSINESSES AND CHARGE FOR SPACE USED AND THAT'S A KEY POINT THERE. IF WE ARE CHARGING PEOPLE OTHER BUSINESSES FOR USING A PUBLIC SPACE LIKE THE PARK AREA AND THE ALLEYWAY AND THE OTHER BUSINESSES MIGHT SAY, OR CAFE WANG MIGHT EVEN SAY, I DON'T WANT TO AFFORD OR PAY FOR THAT PIECE, BUT WE HAVE TO TREAT EVERYBODY EQUAL WELL AND WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE DONE THAT ALREADY.
WE HAVE FOURTH STREET MILL AND WAREHOUSE AND LORDSBURG THAT HAVE BENEFITED.
BUT THEY'RE NOT TAKING PARKING, PARKING SPACES OBVIOUSLY.
SO IT'S A DIFFERENT SITUATION.
BUT IT'S NOT IT'S STILL LEASED PROPERTY.
IT WOULD NOT BE THERE AND WAREHOUSE PIZZA.
THAT PATIO IS PACKED ALL THE TIME.
SO. BUT I THINK THAT'S WE HAVE A CONSENSUS ON THAT.
WE WANT TO HAVE THEM COME BACK WITH JANUARY, FEBRUARY OF 2025 WITH POLICIES IN PLACE FOR WHAT OUR INSURANCES IS, WHAT THE POLICIES ARE, WHAT THE COST PER SQUARE FOOT AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THE OUTSIDE DINING AND THEN WE WOULD BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL JUNE OF 2025 TO RELOOK AT THIS SITUATION.
BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLACE, A GOOD GAUGE BE AT.
WE COULD ALWAYS EXTEND IF WE NEED TO AT THAT TIME.
BUT WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO IS GIVE A FALSE HOPE AND THEN TAKE ANYTHING BACK SOONER.
SO BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A DEADLINE THERE AS WELL.
WELL AND ALSO IT SHOULD BE OCTOBER OF 2025.
OCTOBER, NOVEMBER IS WHEN A LINE WILL BE FUNCTIONING.
SO WE'RE VERY CLOSE AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT GAUGE.
AS YOU SAID. I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD GAUGE.
THAT'S CORRECT. YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THAT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO IF THERE'S A MOTION TO GIVE US A VOTE IN A DATE WE SHOULD.
SO. YEAH, MOVED TO HAVE EXTENDED TILL JUNE 30TH, 2025. AT THAT TIME, A POLICY WOULD HAVE BEEN ALREADY IN PLACE.
BY OVER THE END OF JANUARY AND THEN WE CAN SET.
THAT MOTION IS APPROVED FOR ZERO WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
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THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.YES AND, MR. MAYOR, WE DO HAVE THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS.
SO UNLESS THERE'S A NEED FOR A BREAK, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK IN TEN MINUTES.
THOSE WERE GONE A LONG TIME AGO.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO PUBLIC HEARING.
ITEM NUMBER ONE. MR. DOMER, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'D LIKE TO BRING FORWARD THE CITY ENGINEER, CODY HOWING.
DAH DAH DAH AND THE WINNER OF THE.
DO WE NEED TO RECONVENE THE PUBLIC HEARING OR ANYTHING? I THINK I JUST DID. OKAY.
I WILL READ OFF THE RESULTS AS THEY'VE BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE CITY CLERK.
THE SO THE TOTAL BALLOTS MAILED OUT WERE 540.
SO THE PROTEST IS NOT UPHELD FOR ZONE 4-1 AND THE PROPOSED INCREASE HAS BEEN ESSENTIALLY APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OR ZONE 4-2.
TOTAL BALLOTS MAILED OUT WERE 325 RECEIVED BALLOTS IS 118.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 42 YES, AND 76 NO'S.
SO IN THAT CASE, 4-2, THE PROTEST IS UPHELD.
SO PART OF THE REASON WHY THE PACKAGE THE PACKET WAS SO HEAVY IS I HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORTS IN ANTICIPATION OF SOME VERSION OF THE OUTCOME.
SO ON THE STAFF REPORT, THERE'S ATTACHMENTS.
OPTION. MAKE SURE I STATE THIS RIGHT.
IT IS, YES. OPTION A FOR THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND RESOLUTION B, C, AND D IN THIS CASE BECAUSE 4-1 HAS PASSED AND 4-2 HAS FAILED, THE SCENARIO OF OPTION B HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO REFLECT THAT.
NOW ONE THING THAT I WANT TO ADD FOR CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF BUT THE CITY COUNCIL ALWAYS HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DIRECT STAFF TO MAINTAIN THE BUDGET AS PROPOSED AND STILL COLLECT THE LOWER ASSESSMENT.
THAT OPTION IS NOT BEFORE US TONIGHT IN THE ATTACHMENTS.
BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY SO LET ME TRY TO USE THE NUMBERS HERE.
SO. BASED ON THE RESULTS, WE'RE LOOKING AT OPTION B, WHICH WOULD BE [INAUDIBLE]. POINT 2.
HERE WE GO. SO 4-1'S ASSESSMENT WOULD BE THE $153.08 AND 4-2, WOULD REMAIN THE SAME AT 140 709, REMAIN THE SAME AS LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE BUDGET WOULD BE THEN YOU COULD TAKE THE BUDGET NUMBERS FROM OPTION A AND PUSH THAT IN THERE.
CODY, WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON? THIS WOULD BE LET ME GET YOU THE FRONT PAGE OF THE ENGINEER'S REPORT.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
THE ATTACHMENT HAS A B ON IT AND THE RED [INAUDIBLE] WELL, WE'RE.
YES. IN THE PACKET? YES. 3040.
OKAY. 38 AND 42 AND ESSENTIALLY MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
WHAT THE CITY ENGINEER'S STATING IS THAT IF THE CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO DUE TO THE DENIAL ON 4-2 CITY COUNCIL COULD RETAIN THE BUDGET AT WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR AND SUBSIDIZE OR BASICALLY WE WOULD THEN RECALIBRATE TO MATCH THE ASSESSMENTS AND LOOK AT A LOWER LEVEL OF SERVICE FOR ASSESSMENT.
DISTRICT 4-2. CORRECT? YES. SO AS THE ENGINEER'S REPORT IS SET UP ON THOSE TWO PAGES THE BUDGET HAS BEEN ADJUSTED DOWN IN
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THE. ON THE BE ON THE CONTRACTUAL MAINTENANCE AND THANK YOU.I'M TIRED OF LOOKING THROUGH THE STACK OR SO THE NUMBERS WOULD BE ON PAGE 50, 42, 51.
OKAY AND 50 AND 51 ARE THOSE WELL? 49, 50 AND THEN 51.
ARE THOSE NUMBERS THERE? SO THOSE ARE AS STAFF PROPOSES AND WHAT THAT RESULTS IN IS A BALANCED BUDGET BETWEEN REVENUE AND COSTS.
BUT IT'S ALWAYS COUNCIL'S OPTION TO MODIFY THE BUDGET IN THIS CASE 4-2 TO HIGHER VALUE AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT NUMBER IS IN A MOMENT AND JUST TO REITERATE, SO WHAT IS SHOWN ON THAT RIGHT NOW IS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED.
IF IT HAD PASSED OR IF IT HAD BEEN DENIED AS IT WAS [INAUDIBLE] PASS.
HE SAID IT MATCHES HIS THE VOTE.
SO IT PASSED. SO [INAUDIBLE] YEAH.
BUT WAS NOT PASSED IN TWO THAT THIS REPRESENTS THAT.
[INAUDIBLE]. SO ESSENTIALLY WE WOULD BE PROGRAMING IT FOR ONLY $47,000.
7800 VERSUS THE OPERATIONAL IS 58 PLUS THE COST CENTER OF 60.
YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE THE VALUE ENGINEERING THIS ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
YES. [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S WHAT'S RECOMMENDED, WHAT OUR BUDGET IS AND THAT'S IT.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT THEY VOTED FOR.
YEAH AND IF I CAN MAKE A COMMENT.
PLEASE. ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THAT THESE DISTRICTS ARE A BENEFIT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY BECAUSE REALLY, THEY ARE THE OUTSIDES THE PUBLIC AREA THAT'S MAKING IT LOOK BETTER THAN IT'S NOT INSIDE WHERE THE WHERE ON PEOPLE'S YARDS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE 4-2 WHAT TO PUT THAT INTO TERMS, IT WOULD BE ALL OF THE LANDSCAPING ALONG THE SIDEWALK AND THE PARKWAYS ALONG ESPERANZA DRIVE IS STARTING.
SO IT'S REALLY A BENEFIT TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE, MAKING OUR CITY LOOK GOOD.
NOW, I'VE DRIVEN OTHER CITIES GOING, [INAUDIBLE] THAT DOESN'T LOOK NICE AND WHAT OUR CITY DOES, WE DO A GREAT JOB AND MAKING OUR CITY LOOK VERY APPEASING TO ALL AND THESE AREAS ARE ON THE OUTSIDE.
I DO UNDERSTAND OUR BUDGET AND OUR BUDGET SITUATION AS WELL.
SO MY VOTE WILL BE GOING TO KEEPING IT AS IS TO SEE WHAT THAT DOES FOR THIS NEXT YEAR AND IF IT DETERIORATES TOO MUCH, THEN I WOULD PROPOSE NEXT YEAR LOOKING TO SUBSIDIZE THAT.
BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, NOT TOO, BECAUSE THE WAY OUR BUDGET IS.
BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR THAT THESE AREAS IS NOT ONLY A BENEFIT FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THAT COMMUNITY, IT'S A BENEFIT FOR THE ENTIRE LA VERNE COMMUNITY ALSO VALUE THE VALUE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVE TO VOTE THIS IN RIGHT NOW.
YES. SO YOUR RECOMMENDATION B, OPTION B, WHICH WOULD BE THE ASSESSED IS ACTUALLY 58,000.
BUT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO WITH THE 47,000.
BUT THE ASSESSMENT RATES ARE, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, LOCKED AS THE OUTCOME OF THIS.
WELL, BUT YEAH, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IS WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WITH THIS ELECTION, YOU KNOW, GOING AND SHUTTING OFF EVERYTHING AND HAVING EVERYTHING DRY UP.
WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO MAINTAIN THE ESTHETIC.
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NEXT YEAR BASED ON SOME OF THESE EFFORTS.WHEN CAN WE GO BACK AGAIN TO THIS? ONCE WE DO FIND OUT, CAN WE DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR, BE DONE NEXT YEAR? BUT I WOULD POINT OUT TO COUNCIL THAT THIS PROCESS IS NOT A CHEAP ONE.
SO THIS YEAR 4-2, THE BUDGET WAS AT $13,000.
YES. SO WAS THAT TO GET THIS OUT? WAS THAT ASSESSMENT DONE FOR ALL OF THEM OR JUST FOR THAT 4-2, 4-1 AND 4-2, 4-1 AND FOUR, ONE AND TWO.
SO 4-1. WE WERE GOING TO GO BACK ON 4-2, IT WOULDN'T BE 13,000.
YEAH I THOUGHT THAT WAS OH 4-2 WAS 13.
YEAH AND THERE ARE THE ENGINEERS REPORT IS DONE ON A REGULAR BASIS.
BUT IT WAS THE BALLOTING AND EVERYTHING THAT HAD TO GO THAT INCREASED THESE COSTS THAT THEORETICALLY, HAD IT BEEN APPROVED, WOULD BE PAID OFF OVER, YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS OR TEN YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. SO AMORTIZED OVER THAT COST.
SO IF IT WORKED OUT FOR A WE CAN GO UP.
BUT WE WANTED THE B AS THE MINIMUM IN THIS CASE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET FOR 4-2, WE WOULD HAVE TO DROP THAT DOWN TO THE C TIER AND I BELIEVE THAT WAS REDUCED MOWING FREQUENCY AND THEN I THINK WE ALSO HAD TO CARVE OUT A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE WATER BUDGET.
SO THERE IS STILL WATER AND THERE'S STILL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES TO MAINTAIN IT.
GOT TO OPEN UP PUBLIC. THAT THIS IS JUST THE FINAL LAP OF THE BOAT.
I MOVE TO GO FORWARD WITH OPTION B? CAN I HAVE ONE COMMENT, PLEASE.
WE'RE AT THIS TIER RIGHT NOW WHERE WE PUT IT OUT TO THE PUBLIC, AND THEY'RE USED TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICE AND WE KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES UP TO SNUFF IN THESE LANDSCAPE DISTRICTS.
CONSIDERING THAT THE MEDIAN PRICE HOME IN LA VERNE IS NOW $900,000 ALMOST.
WHEN YOU SEE A REDUCTION IN SERVICE.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND WE'RE GOING TO SAY, WE GAVE YOU AMPLE OPPORTUNITY AND SPENT $13,000 ON ADVERTISEMENTS, OUR STAFF TIME AND LEVEL TO LET YOU KNOW THAT FOR WHAT WAS THE PER HOUSE RAISED, WHAT WAS IT, 15 BUCKS 4-2 IT WAS, YEAH, 14, 40, $14 TO KEEP TO NOT WORRY ABOUT, A YEAR TO NOT WORRY ABOUT YOUR AREA BEING KEPT CLEAN AND BASICALLY MINE FREE, EXCEPT FOR A $9 INCREASE OR $14 INCREASE ON YOUR TAXES.
I'LL JUST SAY IT. IT'S RIDICULOUS.
BUT THEY DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THEY WERE DOING AND NOW WE GO BACK TO THIS TIER C.
I JUST I SHERRY, SHE'S JUST LIKE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE, BECAUSE I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT THIS BALLOTING PROCESS, THIS CAME UP AND I SAID, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT THEIR PROPERTY VALUES AS WELL AND WHILE IT IS PARTIALLY, YOU KNOW, IT BENEFITS THE CITY AS A WHOLE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THEY DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND.
IT'S POSSIBLE. BUT I AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
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SECOND. VOTE PLEASE.OH, MY. THE MOTION IS APPROVED 4-0.
CODY, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND EVERYBODY.
THIS WAS NOT AN EASY UNDERTAKING.
NOW WE UNDERSTAND 2-18 AND WHATEVER AND HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS? WE APPRECIATE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT.
IF COUNCIL CHOOSES, WE COULD DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE FORWARD HERE.
HERE WE GO. THE SECOND ITEM IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET.
CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBERS WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE PUNCHY AND ALL NIGHT AND THERE SHE GOES.
THERE'S BABY SLOBBER ON IT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF THIS EVENING, I BRING TO YOU A RECOMMENDATION THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATE $103,577,770 IN EXPENDITURES AND TRANSFERS ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
THE NEXT MEETING WAS A STUDY SESSION ON MAY 6TH, WHERE FINANCE STAFF REVIEWED THE VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL AS THEIR SPECIFIC USES, AND PROVIDED A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
I PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WITH CAPITAL OUTLAY, AND PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MCQUADE PROVIDED THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET DETAIL FOR THE 2425 PROPOSED BUDGET.
THE FIRST AND LARGEST CHANGE IS WITHIN THE FIDUCIARY FUNDS.
THIS IS PART OF A GRANT THAT IS FULLY FUNDED WITH FEDERAL FUNDS.
THIS AMOUNT WAS INCORRECT DUE TO THE ADJUSTMENT OF SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF 1.3 MILLION INCREASE, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE IN THE RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE APPROPRIATION THAT WAS ALSO MISSED IN THE INITIAL FIGURES.
WE FOCUS A LOT ON THE GENERAL FUND AND SOMETIMES THOSE OTHER FUNDS.
THE FINAL CORRECTION IS WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND WAS A CLEAN UP DUE TO SOME PROJECTS BEING AWARDED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT WERE PULLED INTO FISCAL YEAR 23-24.
HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOT CONSIDERED EXPENSES AS THEY ARE THE MOVEMENT OF FUNDS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
IN THE CASE OF TRANSFERS, THEY DO NOT INVOLVE THE ACTUAL PURCHASE OF GOODS OR SERVICES, AND IN THE CASE OF INTERNAL SERVICE FUNDS, THE EXPENSE IS RECORDED WITHIN THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND AND WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OR FUND RECEIVING THE SERVICE, SO IT WOULD BE DOUBLE COUNTED AND IS THEREFORE BACKED OUT OF THE TOTALS.
I BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION AS THERE ARE VARIOUS TOTALS IN THE SUMMARY REPORT, SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR ANYONE WHO REVIEWED THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WAS POSTED ONLINE.
ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET HAS NOT HAD ANY CHANGES AND IS, AS WAS LAST REPORTED, WITH THE 49 MILLION BUDGET BEING BALANCED WITH THE USE OF 1.2 MILLION OF ASSIGNED FUND BALANCE, WHILE MAINTAINING A 25% RESERVE, 5% ABOVE THE CITY COUNCIL'S 20%
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REQUIREMENT AND 10% ABOVE THE BEST PRACTICE.IN CLOSING, I RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 24-25 BUDGET.
I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU CHRISTY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NOT THIS. WE'RE GOING TO ANYBODY ON NO? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
COME ON, BACK UP. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTY COUNCIL.
JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TEAM.
IT REALLY WILL. WE SPEND MONEY.
ONCE YOU SPEND ONE PENNY IT'S DIFFERENT.
I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY AND THE TIME YOU GUYS, ALL OF YOUR TEAM SPENDS ON IT IS TREMENDOUS.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY NOT LOOKING AT YOU, RICK, BECAUSE THEY HAVE COOKIES IN THEIR BELLY.
STEVE'S COOKIE. THEY'RE ALL JUST GELLED OVER.
STEVE'S OATMEAL RAISIN OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. NO, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THANKS.
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A BIG ENDEAVOR, AND I KNOW THAT AT LAST STUDY SESSION, WE DID GO OVER MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING AND THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING AND SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF.
I WANT TO THANK THE DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR COMING TOGETHER AND FIGURING OUT WHERE WE IF WE HAD TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS, WHERE WE HAD TO TIGHTEN OUR BELTS, AND GETTING CREATIVE ABOUT WHAT WE COULD DO.
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING THAT MINDSET AND THAT ATTITUDE ONGOING.
AND, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET AND AS MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY SAID IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT AND I DO THINK THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT THE BUDGET TOP OF MIND EVERY DAY, NOT JUST WHEN IT COMES TIME TO ACTUALLY DO THE BUDGET.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LAU MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.
WENDY, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
CHRISTIE, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO.
WE DO REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE DOING FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
EVERYBODY'S ABLE TO COME. WHO WANTS TO COME? I KNOW THAT FIGURES AND FACTS AREN'T SOMETHING THAT ARE SUPER INTERESTING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT OUR CITY HAS SO MANY FUNDS THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE FUNDS ARE COMING FROM AND HOW THEY'RE DISTRIBUTED AND HOW THEY'RE SWITCHED BETWEEN FUNDS AND KUDOS TO YOU ALSO FOR OUR INVESTMENT POOL THAT WE TOOK THE MONEY ON AND PUT IT INTO A HIGHER YIELD.
AND I KNOW THAT ALL OF YOU WORK TOGETHER.
GET THIS BUDGET WITHIN REACH AND IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT, AND IT WILL CHANGE.
HOPEFULLY IT'LL CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
BUT WE UNDERSTAND HOW THIS WORKS.
BUT AGAIN, THE TRANSPARENCY, THE WORK FROM ALL YOUR STAFF, WE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE IT.
I THINK WE'RE IN A SUCH A BETTER PLACE.
MAYBE NOT FINANCIALLY, BUT UNDERSTANDING WHERE THOSE FINANCES ARE AND HOW IT WORKS AND HOW ALL OF OUR TEAMS WORK TOGETHER NOW, IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR THAT BECAUSE OTHERWISE THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN. YEAH.
YOU KNOW, AND THE INFORMATION AND DIGGING OUT THROUGH ALL THOSE DIFFERENT FUNDS AND FINDING OUT WHERE THERE IS AN ERROR OR THERE'S AN OMISSION, IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS 99% ACCURATE, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS THAT LITTLE 1%.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE IT CAME FROM, THAT HANGING, CHAD, YOU KNOW.
YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND WE APPRECIATE THAT WITH THAT, A MOTION.
I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 OPERATING BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING $103,577,770 TO COVER EXPENDITURES ACROSS ALL FUNDS.
VOTE, PLEASE. THAT MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA ABSENT.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY. WE NOW MOVE TO OR ARE WE? THE FINAL ITEMS IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO REFUSE CONTAINER STORAGE.
MR. DOMER. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER REPORTING.
MEG, WE LIKE TO BRING FORWARD MEG MCQUADE, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
EVENING. I GET TO TALK TRASH WITH YOU.
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GOOD EVENING. THIS SHOULD BE FAIRLY SIMPLE.BASICALLY. WHAT HAPPENED? AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE STATE PASSED SB 1383 AND SO MANY MUNICIPALITIES HAD TO RESPOND AND CHANGE THEIR MUNICIPAL CODE.
SO THIS WILL CORRECT THAT AND GIVE US THE ABILITY BY NOON ON THE DAY FOLLOWING YOUR TRASH COLLECTION DAY, FOR US TO ENCOURAGE OUR RESIDENTS TO GET AND BUSINESSES, IF THEY HAPPEN TO HAVE THOSE KIND OF CANS, GET THEM BACK BEHIND THE APPROPRIATE PLACE.
SO I CAN READ THE ACTUAL WORDING IF YOU WOULD LIKE, OR JUST STAND READY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THANK WE'LL JUST GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS TRASHY ITEM.
ANYBODY WANTS TO SPEAK ON IT AND THAT WOULD BE.
WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? YOU'RE LAUGHING? I KNOW, HONESTLY, NO.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, TALK TRASH.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL CLEAR.
SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO READ THE PART.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.
ANY OTHER. THIS WILL BE ENFORCED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT, CORRECT? ONLY IF THEY CATCH THE CAN.
SO IF THEY REPORT IT AND THEN CODE ENFORCEMENT GETS THERE IN TIME, WHILE, IT'S STILL OUT.
YEAH AND AGAIN WE WANT CODE COMPLIANCE.
SO WE'RE GOING TO SEND A NICE LETTER FIRST TO REMINDING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HOURS AND THEN YOU KNOW IF IT'S MULTIPLE TIMES THEN THAT'S WHEN WE ENFORCE ESPECIALLY LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT 4.3.
IS THERE A MOTION TO HOLD THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE UPDATING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 13.28.160 MAINTENANCE AND PLACEMENT OF CONTAINERS BY ADDING LANGUAGE TO ENSURE TIMELY REMOVAL OF THE CONTAINERS FROM PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY.
MOTION IS APPROVED FOR ZERO, WITH COUNCILMEMBER KASH ABSENT.
YOU CAN CLOSE THAT TRASHY SUBJECT.
NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
NOW WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS IS A TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA.
HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF AND PLACE FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
SO IN 1923, IN LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, THERE WAS A JESUS CASAS BORN HERE.
I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW IF HE'S RELATED.
THERE'S A CHANCE HE'S A DISTANT UNCLE.
HOWEVER, ON JUNE 6TH, 1944, AS PART OF THE 507TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE, HE JUMPED INTO NORMANDY, FRANCE.
SADLY, ON JUNE 11TH, 1944, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION.
HE IS CURRENTLY BURIED AT THE AMERICAN CEMETERY IN NORMANDY, FRANCE.
I'VE TOUCHED BASE WITH YOUR HISTORY DIRECTOR, SIR.
I'M GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY.
BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THIS STORY AND GET IT ON THE RECORD.
MOVING ON TO A SECOND POINT PART OF MY BELIEF IN GIVING BACK TO MY COMMUNITY, SIR.
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WITH YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR DIRECTIVE IF YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM, IF THEY EVER NEED ANY IN-SERVICE TRAINING ON TOPICS SUCH AS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT OUTCOMES, OPERATIONAL STRESS, AND MITIGATION OF STRESS.
RECENTLY, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S HAD FOUR COMPLETED SUICIDES AND LITERALLY ABOUT A WEEK.
SO IT'S A VERY HIGH STRESS HONORABLE CAREER, BUT VERY HIGH STRESS.
[02:30:01]
WHILE COUNTERINTUITIVE BEHAVIORS, WHY DO MOST VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAVE DELAYED REPORTING AND OTHER COUNTERINTUITIVE BEHAVIORS? SO I DO THESE FOR FREE.I DO THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY I LIVE IN.
IF YOU WANT WANT TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE WITH YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE, THERE IS NO COST WHATSOEVER.
I PREPARE THE SLIDES JUST AS I DO FOR ANY OTHER PROFESSIONAL SETTING.
THE CHIEF PRESENTS THEM TO YOU.
IT'S ALL EVIDENCE BASED AND IF YOU'RE GOOD WITH IT, THEN I DO.
I NEED AT LEAST TWO HOURS FOR EACH OF THESE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT.
OUR CHIEF IS IN THE HOUSE TOO.
HE'S TAKING YOUR INFORMATION DOWN.
ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT BACK UP THIS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
SURE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO REITERATE WE ARE COMING UPON 4TH OF JULY.PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE FIREWORKS.
I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE THE PSA FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S WE'RE ALREADY IN A HIGH RISK AREA.
AS THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE PUBLIC STORAGE RIGHT BY MY HOUSE ON OFF OF ARROW THIS WEEKEND.
SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUICK RESPONSE AND FOR HANDLING THAT.
NO LOSS OF LIFE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THANK YOU AND THEN JUST I KNOW WE'RE STILL, I THINK SEEING THE LAST BITS OF GRAD SEASON.
HAPPY BELATED FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE FATHERS.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE AN AWESOME GIRL, DAD.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH, I URGE YOU TO TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT IT.
IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
IN TERMS OF WHEN THE LAST ENSLAVED PEOPLE WERE ADVISED THAT THEY WERE NOT ENSLAVED ANYMORE.
SO CRUCIAL THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT AMERICA.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
WE HAVE SOME GREAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PRESENTATIONS AS I WAS PART OF ONE 2 WEEKS AGO WITH THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WITH MOSTLY ALL FREE EVENTS.
IT WAS A THIRD PART IN A THREE PART SERIES ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE PRESIDENTS AND SHERRY BEST DID AN AMAZING JOB ORGANIZING IT AND WE FINISHED UP AT THE LA VERNE CEMETERY.
LEARNING ABOUT DIFFERENT PRESIDENTS THAT ARE BURIED AT THE CEMETERY.
ALSO, NEWS ON THE CEMETERY, LA VERNE CEMETERY WILL BE OPENING UP 300 SPOTS BY TAKING AWAY A PIECE OF ROAD THERE IT IS WAS MY THOUGHT WHEN I FIRST MOVED IN LA VERNE THAT IT WAS FULL AND REALLY CLOSED OFF AND THEY ARE OPENING SPOTS AND WHERE YOU CAN BE YOUR LAID AND REST IN YOUR COMMUNITY SO THAT IS A GREAT PLACE.
IT'S A REALLY GREAT PLACE TO BE OVER THERE.
I LIKE TO NOT IF YOU HAVE ANY PLANS FOR DINNER.
GEORGE. YOU GAVE US SOME NEWS TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU MY GRATITUDE AS BEING ON THE LIBRARY COMMISSION.
I GO AROUND AND SEE MANY DIFFERENT LIBRARIES.
TO THE LIBRARY. BUT ALSO THANK YOU.
SERVICE TO LA VERNE AND ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS BY HAVING THESE EVENTS AND REALLY COMING HERE TO TO TELL OUR RESIDENTS ALL ABOUT WHAT CAN BE OFFERED AT THE LIBRARY.
[02:35:09]
TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, BUT WE WILL SURELY MISS YOU, SO THANK YOU.LASTLY, I WANT TO THANK CHIEF GONZALEZ FOR GOING TO THE FOOTHILL TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH AND REALLY EXPLAINING ABOUT OUR POLICE FORCE AND WHAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN DO TO REALLY HELP THEMSELVES AND HELP THE FORCE TALKED ABOUT THE CITIZEN.
COMMITTEE ACADEMY THAT PUT IT ON AND I SAW NEWS ABOUT THAT.
SO GREAT JOB ON YOUR FIRST ACADEMY AS WELL.
LOTS OF COMMENTS ABOUT SAFETY AND THEN THE RESIDENTS FROM FOOTHILL TERRACE REALLY SPOKE ABOUT COMMENTS ABOUT THE LUTHERAN SCHOOL PROPERTY AND JUST CONCERNS OF HAVING DEVELOPMENT THERE AND LACK OF PARK SPACE.
SO I REALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS OF THE YEAR, 4TH OF JULY AND CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THOSE TWO, YOU GOING REALLY SEEING WHAT MAKES LA VERNE COME TOGETHER? THOSE TWO HOLIDAYS AND REALLY APPRECIATE AND REALLY HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF YOU THERE.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON? [INAUDIBLE].
IT'S SIMILARLY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ASSET FOR US.
THANK YOU. LA VERNE ROTARY IS GOING TO BE BRINGING IN A NEW PRESIDENT SOON.
OUR OWN JR THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE ROTARY CLUB.
[INAUDIBLE]. WE'LL HAVE AN INSTALLATION FOR HIM LATER ON THIS WEEK.
THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.
GEORGE. YOU ALWAYS LIKE TO SHOCK US WELL, WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU, BUT AGAIN RESOUNDING.
THANK YOU. I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE LIBRARIES ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO ALL NEIGHBORHOODS AND YOU BRING PROGRAMS THAT ARE JUST AMAZING AND ACROSS THE BOARD AND BUT YOUR DEDICATION AND BEING AT THE MEETINGS ALL THE TIME AND JUST YOUR ATTITUDE AND YOUR DEMEANOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN EXCELLENT.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A BALL IN TEXAS.
LET'S JUST FACE IT. YOU KNOW WHAT? GOTTA ENJOY THAT.
YEAH. FAMILY COMES FIRST, ALWAYS.
BUT AGAIN, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS.
THE A LINE WE TALKED ABOUT THE A LINE TONIGHT A LOT.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT LINE IS SAFE ALL THE WAY FROM SANTA MONICA, ALL THE WAY TO THE POMONA STATION TO MAKE SURE THAT WHO'S COMING INTO OUR COMMUNITY ARE HERE FOR GOOD, NOT FOR BAD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT RIDE THE TRAINS ARE SAFE.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING I'LL BE PUSHING ON HERE VERY SHORTLY, BECAUSE WE'RE COMING TO THE POINT FOR TESTING AND OBSOLETE TRAINS ROLLING AND PASSING THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY. SO IT'S A BIG THING FOR US TO REALLY START FOCUSING ON AS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE CHAMPIONED WITH THAT, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S SAFE.
CHIEF NIGG ARE IS THE CREW STILL OUT THE POPE FIRE? EVERYBODY SAFE.
PLEASE GIVE OUR YOU KNOW, JUST SAY, HEY, PLEASE BE SAFE.
COME BACK SAFE. I KNOW THAT THIS MORNING, IT WAS 8% CONTAINED.
IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT NOW, BUT I WOULDN'T IMAGINE MUCH.
[02:40:01]
TRACTORS. JUST HORRIFIC SITUATION.SO ANYWAY, GODSPEED THEY COME BACK SAFE.
JUST EVERYBODY MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT YOUR BACK PAGE BACK HERE FOR ALL THE ITEMS COMING UP.
WE'VE GOT ALL THIS WONDERFUL STUFF COMING UP.
SO AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
WE ALL REALLY WORK TOGETHER WELL, BUT WE CAN DISCUSS WE CAN ARGUE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE COME WITH A DECISION THAT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY AND GOOD FOR OUR BUSINESSES AND OUR CITY. SO TONIGHT WE'LL ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CERTAIN MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER ROBERT KIRST.
ROBERT PASSED AWAY SUNDAY, JUNE 2ND.
ROBERT GRADUATED FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1974.
HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, PATRICIA OF 39 YEARS AND HIS TWO DOGS.
WE LOVE WALKING AND TALKING, LOVED WALKING AND TAKING TO THE LOCAL PARK.
HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AND REMEMBERED FOR HIS FRIENDLY NATURE AND WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE.
OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO ROBERT'S FAMILY.
THE NEXT LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON MONDAY, JULY 1ST, 2024 AT 5:30 P.M.
AS A REMINDER, UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR IN THE BACK.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR ATTENDING.
WE WILL ADJOURNING AT 9:29P.M.
THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.