Oct 07, 2024 City Council

[CALL TO ORDER]

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HOW COME PEOPLE LISTEN WHEN THERE'S A HAMMER? GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. IT'S NICE TO SEE THIS PLACE FULL.

WE HAVE SOME GREAT PROCLAMATIONS AND SOME GREAT FUN NEWS FOR OUR CITY WITH EMPLOYEES AND WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT.

SO WITH THAT, WE WILL START THE MEETING AT 6:34 P.M.

ON WHAT IS IT? I JUST LOST MY DATE.

THERE WE GO. OCTOBER 7TH.

I WANT TO 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 CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED WITHIN THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER MATTERS SECTION OF THE AGENDA.

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

TONIGHT WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE RECENTLY APPOINTED LA VERNE LIBRARIAN AND ARMY VETERAN, E4 SPECIALIST ADRIAN ROMERO, TO CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOR US MR. ROMERO, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

WE HAVE ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY, VETERANS AND ACTIVE MILITARY AND ALL RENDER A PROPER SALUTE AND ALL OTHERS, PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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

TAKE A MOMENT, ADRIAN. TO.

OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL.

THE US ARMY SPECIALIST E-4 VETERAN ADRIAN ROMERO, WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY [INAUDIBLE] [APPLAUSE].

MR. DOMER, ROLL CALL PLEASE.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY IS EXCUSED ABSENCE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA IS EXCUSED ABSENCE.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAU PRESENT.

MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON PRESENT.

MAYOR HEPBURN HERE.

WE HAVE A QUORUM, SIR.

VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS.

[PRESENTATIONS]

DIXON BRINGS 25 YEARS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE WITH HER TO THE INTERIM ROLE, WHERE HER LEADERSHIP WILL PROVIDE A SMOOTH TRANSITION AS THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS THE NEXT PERMANENT PRESIDENT.

I'D LIKE TO FOR HER TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE US MORE BACKGROUND ON HER PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND HER VISION OF THIS INTERIM PERIOD TIME.

WELCOME [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING, ESTEEMED MAYOR HEPBURN HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

I AM JUST THRILLED TO BE HERE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM TO HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE AT THIS TIME.

THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON AND SO MUCH EXCITEMENT IN HIGHER ED GENERALLY, AND I THINK SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT IT'S ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR ME TO BE BACK IN THIS AREA.

I ACTUALLY SPENT 24 YEARS AT CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO BEFORE I LEFT 10 YEARS AGO, TO MOVE TO THAT HORRIBLE PLACE, HAWAII.

OH, WE FEEL SO BAD FOR YOU.

YEAH. WHERE I SERVED AS THEIR CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AT THE STATE LEVEL.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

I SAW THE INLAND EMPIRE GROW.

I RAISED MY FAMILY IN CHINO HILLS, AND IT FEELS A BIT LIKE COMING HOME TO TO COME TO THIS AREA.

IT'S A IT'S AN AREA I'M FAMILIAR WITH AND, YOU KNOW, I WATCHED AS ONTARIO MILLS WAS, WAS BUILT AND AND THAT WHOLE RANCHO CUCAMONGA AREA AS I DROVE UP THE 15 EVERY DAY.

SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND GIVE TO THIS, THIS COMMUNITY AND TO BUILD, CONTINUE TO BUILD THE COMMUNITY.

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WHEN I CAME INTO THE INSTITUTION, I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT HIGHER ED IS IN A REALLY CLEAR STATE OF DISRUPTION, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE IS NO DIFFERENT. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OUR DISRUPTION IS NOT UNUSUAL ACROSS THE NATION IN TERMS OF MUCH OF THE STUFF WE'RE DEALING WITH.

THERE'S THE STUFF YOU READ IN THE NEWS.

THERE'S ALSO THE WHAT DISCIPLINES ARE WE GOING TO BE OFFERING IN A FEW YEARS.

WHAT WILL OUR STUDENTS BE WORKING, DOING IN A FEW YEARS? THERE ARE THERE'S THERE'S WORK THAT'S CHANGING.

THAT'S WORK THAT DOESN'T EXIST YET.

THE STRUCTURES, THE BUDGETS, ALL THOSE THINGS AREN'T WORKING IN HIGHER ED ANYMORE.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE DONE AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME IN HIGHER ED, IS I'M PUTTING THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE VALUES FRONT AND CENTER, AND THE VALUES ARE ETHICAL REASONING, CIVIC COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY AND LIFELONG LEARNING.

AND I'M USING THOSE TO BE OUR ESSENTIALLY OUR NORTH STAR IN MAKING DECISIONS AND ENSURING THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTION, MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE IN THIS REGION SINCE 1891.

IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

I ANTICIPATE IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND AT LEAST THAT MUCH LONGER.

BUT AS WE'VE GROWN WITH THE WITH THE COMMUNITY, THE INSTITUTION HAS MORPHED AND CHANGED, MUCH LIKE THE COMMUNITY OUR DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE CHANGED.

SO WE ARE NOW DESIGNATED AS A HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION, WHICH MEANS THAT AT LEAST 25% OF OUR STUDENTS SELF-IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC.

BUT IN THE MOST RECENT DATA POLL, ACTUALLY MORE THAN 50% OF OUR STUDENTS SELF-IDENTIFY AS HISPANIC.

SO THE WHOLE THE WHOLE REGION IS CHANGING AND THE NEEDS ARE CHANGING IN TERMS OF WHO WE'RE SERVING AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE.

BUT WE'RE DOING WELL.

WE'RE DOING WELL.

SOME OF YOU KNOW THAT WE CONTINUE TO COMMAND HONORS.

MOST RECENTLY, WE WERE RECOGNIZED BY US WORLD AND NEWS REPORT FOR BEST NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES, BEST VALUE SCHOOLS AND A TOP PERFORMER IN SOCIAL MOBILITY AND SOCIAL MOBILITY IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND RECENTLY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RANKED US AMONG THE TOP 15 NATIONWIDE FOR STUDENT EXPERIENCE AND MOBILITY.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU, I WAS STOPPED BY A PARENT THE OTHER DAY WHO TOLD ME, IN RETROSPECT, HOW PROUD HE WAS THAT HIS SON WENT TO LA VERNE.

HE SAID, I THOUGHT IT WAS A SMALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NOT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BUT COMMUNITY BASED UNIVERSITY.

BUT NOW I REALIZE HE WENT TO SOMEPLACE REALLY IMPORTANT.

I JUST GOT A KICK OUT OF THAT.

WE ALL KNEW THAT IT WAS SOMEPLACE IMPORTANT, BUT HE WAS SO PROUD THAT HE READ THAT IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.

SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE'RE WORKING ON.

ONE IS THE COLLEGE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, AS WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT OUR NEEDS, WHAT THE NEEDS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT HEALTH CARE IS A REALLY IMPORTANT NEED.

SO WE'RE DEVELOPING HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS SO THAT WE'RE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE EXCITING THINGS ABOUT THE HEALTH CARE AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE THAT THEY TEND TO BE ROOTED IN CULTURAL COMPETENCE SO THAT OUR GRADUATES, OUR GRADUATES, CAN BEST UNDERSTAND THE CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE VERY, VERY MANY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE IN THE REGION.

WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME REALLY EXCITING STARTS TO THE, THE THE ACADEMIC YEAR.

WE KICKED OFF WITH CONVOCATION, WHICH BROUGHT EVERYONE TOGETHER.

AND IN THE MEANTIME, WE'VE MADE TWO KEY HIRES THAT I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.

ONE IS OUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT, ELENA DUNN.

SHE'S COMING TO US FROM PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY, AND WE JUST APPOINTED AN INTERIM PROVOST WHO TOOK THE INTERIM POSITION I WAS FULFILLING.

DR. LAURA HARTLEY, AND SHE'LL BE HERE THROUGH THE ACADEMIC TO HELP MOVE THE INSTITUTION FORWARD.

WE'RE MOVING VERY AGGRESSIVELY AND QUICKLY ON A NUMBER OF THINGS, WHICH IS UNUSUAL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND DIFFICULT IN A HIGHER EDUCATION SPACE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE EXCITING. WE'VE ALSO GOT A COUPLE OF EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING FOR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE A NEW BLACK BRILLIANCE INITIATIVE TO HELP OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS.

WE JUST HELD A VERY LARGE LATINO COLLEGE EXPO AND EDUCATION FAIR ON OUR CAMPUS THAT BROUGHT IN LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, OVER 2000 STUDENTS TO OUR CAMPUS. AND NOW I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE ALL OF YOU TO HOMECOMING WEEKEND, WHICH IS NEXT WEEK.

IT'S AN ENTIRE WEEKEND OF REALLY FUN STUFF, ALONG WITH A FOOTBALL GAME.

IF YOU ALL ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HOMECOMING.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, IF YOU CAN'T HEAR IT IN MY VOICE AS I LOOK TO THE FUTURE FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, I'M VERY EXCITED.

I THINK THERE'S REALLY EXCITING STUFF GOING ON.

AND A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY MOVE THE INSTITUTION AND THE COMMUNITY FORWARD IN REALLY PRODUCTIVE WAYS.

AND SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS YOU ALL.

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COME ON.

AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.

THANK YOU AGAIN, DR. DIXON.

WELCOME. WELCOME TO LA VERNE.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THE INTERIM.

THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, WHICH STARTED SEPTEMBER 15TH, GOES THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH.

THIS YEAR'S THEME, PIONEERS OF CHANGE SHAPING THE FUTURE TOGETHER.

MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION.

I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANT HERITAGE WITH THOSE OF HISPANIC DESCENT HAVE PLAYED IN OUR LA VERNE COMMUNITY.

TESTING.

OKAY, WHEREAS NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES CELEBRATED ANNUALLY FROM SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15TH, HONORS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICANS WHO HAVE ENRICHED THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND ECONOMY OF THE NATION.

AND WHEREAS THE 2024 THEME PIONEERS OF CHANGE SHAPING THE FUTURE TOGETHER HIGHLIGHTS THE LEADERSHIP IMPACT, HISPANIC INDIVIDUALS DRIVING PROGRESS AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES ON BOTH NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS.

WHEREAS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY IS THE SECOND LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC CITY OF LA VERNE, CONTRIBUTING GREATLY TO THE CITY'S CULTURE, ECONOMY, AND CIVIC LIFE, IN LINE WITH THIS YEAR'S THEME OF RESILIENT LEADERSHIP.

WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, A DESIGNATED HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION, IS A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY INVESTING IN AND SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS OF HISPANIC STUDENTS, FURTHER ENRICHING CULTURAL FABRIC CITY OF LA VERNE. WHEREAS LA VERNE HISPANIC HERITAGE IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN CIVIC LEADERSHIP, AS EXEMPLIFIED BY LEO LOMELI, THE FIRST HISPANIC CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM 1950 TO 1962.

ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, WHO WAS THE LONGEST SERVING CITY COUNCILMAN, HOLDING OFFICE FOR 31 YEARS FROM 1982 TO 2013.

AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLIE ROSALES, WHO SERVED FROM 2011 TO 2019.

WHEREAS LA VERNE IS PROUD TO HAVE HISPANIC LEADERS CRITICAL LEADERSHIP ROLES TODAY WHO HAVE PLAYED PIVOTAL ROLES DRIVING COMMUNITY GROWTH.

FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY AND ADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024 IS RECOGNIZED AS HISPANIC LEADERSHIP HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY TO BOTH LA VERNE AND THE NATION.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON.

OUR NEXT PROCLAMATION.

OH, YES.

THE NEXT PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION FOR FIRE PREVENTION MONTH.

EVERY YEAR, OCTOBER IS RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION MONTH TO RAISE FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS AND HELP PROTECT HOMES AND FAMILIES.

LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT WORKS DILIGENTLY TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AGAINST POTENTIAL WILDFIRES [INAUDIBLE] COME FORWARD WHILE WE READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND COUNCIL MEMBER WENDY LAU WILL READ THIS.

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AND WHEREAS FIRE PREVENTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR SAFEGUARDING LIVES AND PROPERTY, AS PROACTIVE MEASURES SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE RELATED TRAGEDIES IN HOMES, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES.

AND WHEREAS THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVELY WORKS TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION, CONDUCTING INSPECTIONS, AND PROMOTING FIRE SAFE PRACTICES THAT REDUCE THE CITY'S FIRE RISK.

AND WHEREAS, DURING FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, RESIDENTS ARE REMINDED TO PRACTICE ESSENTIAL FIRE SAFETY MEASURES, INCLUDING TESTING SMOKE ALARMS, CREATING ESCAPE PLANS, AND KEEPING FLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES.

AND WHEREAS THE 2024 THEME SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF FUNCTIONING SMOKE ALARMS, URGING RESIDENTS TO ENSURE ALARMS ARE PROPERLY INSTALLED, TESTED AND MAINTAINED FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR FAMILIES.

NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 6TH TO 12TH, 2024 BE RECOGNIZED AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO VISIT READY.GOV TO IDENTIFY STEPS THEY CAN TAKE TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES FROM FIRE HAZARDS.

GET A PICTURE REAL QUICK.

MR. SAINT ANGE.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

JUST LIKE THE COUNCIL MEMBER READ RIGHT NOW THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE STARTED THIS BACK IN 1871.

IT HAS TAKEN OVER 17,000 STRUCTURES THAT FIRE HAD ALSO TAKEN OVER 250 LIVES.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS, THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION NFPA HAS PROCLAIMED THIS WEEK AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK.

SO THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 1922.

SO RIGHT NOW I'M GOING TO BRING OUT A SPECIAL GUEST THAT'S GOING TO HELP ME CELEBRATE WHAT THIS NEXT WEEK [APPLAUSE]. SO THIS YEAR'S THEME IS SMOKE ALARMS MAKE THEM WORK FOR YOU.

SO SOME TIPS I NEED YOU GUYS TO DO WHEN YOU GUYS GET HOME TONIGHT IS TO PLEASE CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS.

THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH.

BATTERIES SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND EVERY TEN YEARS YOU SHOULD REPLACE THE SMOKE ALARM AND THEN MAKE SURE YOU GUYS HAVE AN EXIT PATH TO GET OUTSIDE SAFELY.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GIVE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SOME BAGS GOODIE BAGS.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US ANYTIME.

THANK YOU SPARKY [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU.

SPARKY DOESN'T SEE THAT WELL.

MIC] A LOT OF THE FIRE AND SMOKE DETECTORS THAT YOU HAVE NOW ARE GOOD TEN YEARS.

THEY'RE GOOD FOR TEN YEARS AND LIKE FIRE MARSHALL SAINT ANGE SAID, THROW THEM AWAY AFTER THAT, GO TO HOME DEPOT, BUY YOUR 4 OR 6 PACK AND PUT THEM BACK IN.

AND NOW THE SMOKE DETECTORS ALSO TALK AND THEY WILL TELL YOU FIRE, FIRE.

SO YOU WANT TO PUT THOSE IN THE RIGHT AREAS AND CO2 ALARMS TOO [INAUDIBLE] FIRE MARSHALL SAINT ANGE AND CO2 DETECTORS AND CARBON MONOXIDE.

SO MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE TOO FOR A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY IT'S A BIG, BIG, BIG PREVENTION FROM SAVING IN YOUR HOUSE AND YOUR YOUR FAMILY.

SO ANYWAY, WITH THAT, WE MOVE ON.

NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE THE 2024 PINK PATCH PROJECT.

THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE PINK PATCH INITIATIVE, COVERING ITS MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND PROGRESS IN THE PROMOTING BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND HOW LA VERNE POLICE AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS LIFE SAVING CAMPAIGN.

I WILL CALL FORWARD THE POLICE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUPERVISOR, HOLLY SAVAGE.

THERE SHE IS [APPLAUSE]. GOOD EVENING.

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AS YOU MAY KNOW, OCTOBER IS.

IS THAT TOO LOUD? OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, AND I AM HERE TO DISCUSS THE PINK PINK PATCH PROJECT, AN INITIATIVE THAT PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES BY RAISING AWARENESS, SUPPORT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FUNDS FOR THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH.

THIS PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.

THROUGHOUT OCTOBER, OUR OFFICERS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WEAR SPECIALLY DESIGNED PINK PATCHES, SERVING AS A VISIBLE REMINDER TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR SELF-CHECKS, ANNUAL MAMMOGRAMS AND EARLY DETECTION, ALL OF WHICH ARE LIFE SAVING MEASURES.

BREAST CANCER REMAINS A CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE.

A WOMAN IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY HAS A ONE AND EIGHT CHANCE OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER OVER HER LIFETIME.

NEARLY 30% OF WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH EARLY STAGE BREAST CANCER LATER DEVELOP METASTATIC BREAST CANCER.

ADDITIONALLY, MEN ACCOUNT FOR ONE OUT OF EVERY 100 BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSES IN THE COUNTRY.

GLOBALLY, BREAST CANCER AFFECTS 2.3 MILLION WOMEN ANNUALLY, AND IN THE UNITED STATES IT REMAINS THE MOST COMMON DIAGNOSED CANCER AMONG WOMEN, ACCOUNTING FOR 30% OF ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCERS.

IN 2024 AN ESTIMATED 310,720 WOMEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH INVASIVE BREAST CANCER, AND 16 OF THOSE CASES WILL BE IN WOMEN UNDER THE AGE OF 50.

AN ADDITIONAL 56,500 WOMEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE DIAGNOSED WITH DUCTAL CARCINOMA IN SITU, A NONINVASIVE FORM OF BREAST CANCER.

OF THESE CASES, 66% ARE DIAGNOSED AT LOCALIZED STAGE, MEANING THE STATE MEANING THE CANCER HAS NOT YET SPREAD BEYOND THE BREAST.

EARLY DETECTION IS CRITICAL AS TREATMENTS AT THIS STAGE ARE TYPICALLY MORE EFFECTIVE.

TODAY, THERE ARE MORE THAN 4 MILLION WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES ALONE THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER, WHICH INCLUDES THOSE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING TREATMENT AND THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED IT. TO THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY FIGHTING BREAST CANCER, TO THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO SUPPORT THEM AND TO THOSE JUST BEGINNING THEIR FIGHT, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE WITH YOU.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

WE STAND WITH YOU IN THE HOPE FOR A FUTURE WITHOUT BREAST CANCER.

THE PINK PATCH PROJECT BEGAN IN 2015 HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, THE THEN CHIEF OF POLICE OF IRWINDALE, TONY MIRANDA, WAS INSPIRED BY A CONVERSATION HE HAD WITH ONE OF HIS RECORDS CLERKS, WHO HAD SHARED ABOUT HER MOTHER'S ONGOING BATTLE WITH BREAST CANCER.

CHIEF MIRANDA RECALLED THAT IN 2013, THE SEAL BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT RAISED FUNDS LOCALLY WITH A PINK WITH A PINK PATCH, AND HE BROUGHT THAT IDEA TO THE LA COUNTY CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. THAT FIRST YEAR, 25 LA COUNTY AGENCIES JOINED THE PROJECT AND RAISED OVER $20,000 FOR THE CITY OF HOPE.

THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT JOINED THE PINK PATCH PROJECT IN 2016 WITH A PINK VERSION OF OUR THEN PATROL PATCH.

SINCE THEN, WE HAVE DESIGNED MULTIPLE UNIQUE PATCHES EACH YEAR, REFLECTING THE SPIRIT AND THE PRIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR PATCHES HAVE FEATURED THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE ROSES.

THEY'VE TAKEN INSPIRATION FROM THE ARTWORK THAT ADORNS THE EAST SIDE OF THE COLES BUILDING, AND INCLUDED A THROWBACK TO OUR 1951 PATCH, WHICH DEPICTED AN ORANGE HEART IN THE SCENT AND ORANGE IN THE CENTER OF A HEART, HONORING THE CITY'S HERITAGE AS THE HEART OF THE ORANGE EMPIRE.

THIS YEAR, IN HONOR OF OUR REBRAND THAT OCCURRED LATE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE GONE WITH A PINK VERSION OF OUR NEW PATROL PATCH.

SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE PINK PATCH PROJECT HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY.

TODAY, THERE ARE 966 AGENCIES WORLDWIDE PARTICIPATING, WITH OVER 1.5 MILLION PATCHES SOLD AND MORE THAN $2 MILLION RAISED TO SUPPORT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND AWARENESS EFFORTS.

THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR RESIDENTS, WE HAVE RAISED NEARLY $25,000 FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AT CITY OF HOPE.

THIS PROJECTS SUCCESS COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION AND SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS.

OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CONSISTENTLY PURCHASE PATCHES AND MERCHANDISE PROVIDING CRUCIAL FUNDS FOR RESEARCH.

OUR OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL WHO WEAR THE PATCHES AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WOMEN'S HEALTH AND OF COURSE, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TOWARDS FINDING A CURE.

TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE.

YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IS NOT ONLY APPRECIATED, BUT IT IS ESSENTIAL.

EVERY PATCH SOLD, EVERY DOLLAR RAISED BRINGS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING A CURE.

SO HOW CAN YOU HELP? WELL, THERE ARE MANY WAYS THAT YOU CAN JOIN FIGHTING TO SAVE LIVES.

YOU CAN PURCHASE A PATCH FOR $10 AT OUR RECORDS DEPARTMENT DURING BUSINESS HOURS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8 TO 6.

YOU CAN SPREAD AWARENESS BY ENCOURAGING YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO SCHEDULE SCREENINGS AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

AND YOU CAN GET INVOLVED.

YOU CAN JOIN OTHER BREAST CANCER INITIATIVES, SUCH AS THE KOMEN RACE FOR A CURE OR THE MORE THAN PINK WALK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND IN MURIETTA.

YOU CAN CHECK THE SUSAN G.

KOMEN WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ON THAT EVENT.

AGAIN, EVERY PATCH SOLD, EVERY DOLLAR RAISED BRINGS US, BRINGS US ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINDING A CURE.

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THANK YOU, HOLLY, VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

HOLLY AGAIN.

OH, YEAH. WOW.

IT'S ONLY TEN BUCKS, EVERYBODY.

LET'S PUT OUT OUR MONEY AND BUY THOSE PATCHES PLEASE SUPPORT THE CANCER AWARENESS.

NEXT WE HAVE FIREFIGHTER KENNETH KENNETH VILLASENOR WILL NOW PRESENT ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S PINK PATCH PARTICIPATION IN THIS LIFE SAVING PROGRAM.

RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE] EXCUSE ME.

I MEAN, I MEANT WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS T SHIRTS.

YEAH. YOU KNOW, HE'S CARRYING IT IN WITH HIM.

OKAY. THEY'RE SELLING T SHIRTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GO AHEAD. YOU HAVE THE MIC.

WELCOME. T SHIRTS.

I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION FOR LA VERNE.

ANNUALLY WE HOST WE MAKE NEW T SHIRTS.

AND THIS YEAR, THIS IS OUR MODEL FOR OUR T SHIRT.

WE ARE SELLING THEM.

THEY ARE FOR SALE EVERY SATURDAY OF THE MONTH FROM 10:30 TO 12:30 AND FROM 3:30 TO 5:30 AT STATION ONE IN FRONT OF THE STATION, WE HAVE AN EXPLORER AND WE HAVE OUR AMBULANCE OPERATORS SELLING THEM OUT THERE.

THEY'LL HAVE A BANNER AND IT'S ALL SET UP.

SO YEAH, WE RAISE MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND YEAH.

SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME BY MORE THAN WELCOME SATURDAY, $25, WE TAKE CASH OR CARD.

THANK YOU. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.

THAT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN THIS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MIC] THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EXTRA LARGE KASH IS A LARGE.

YOU HAVE YOU HAVE EXTRA SMALL.

YEAH. RICK IS AN EXTRA LARGE.

AND KASH WOULD BE A MIC] THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU.

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YOU WANT TO GET ANOTHER PICTURE? MIC] THE FINAL PRESENTATION WILL BE POLICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS. I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE HERE FOR THAT TONIGHT.

EXCITING TIME WE DO.

AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY PROMOTED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES TO FILL EXISTING VACANCIES DUE TO RETIREMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO CALL UP. WELL, HE'S ALREADY UP THERE LOOK AT HIM.

POLICE CHIEF SAM GONZALEZ TO INTRODUCE THE RECENTLY PROMOTED EMPLOYEES.

CHIEF, YOU GOT THE MIC.

WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT YOUR LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FAMILY.

OVER THE LAST YEAR, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, AND THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL PROMOTIONS AND MOVEMENT AROUND THE DEPARTMENT.

SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT A LOT OF HARD WORK AND DEDICATION THAT GOES INTO EACH OF THESE POSITIONS RIGOROUS TESTING INTERVIEWS.

AND THIS ALLOWS ME TO HIGHLIGHT THE HARD WORK THEY'VE DONE AND THEIR MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

AND WITH THEM, THEY ALSO BRING THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WITH THEM.

SO IT'S QUITE AN HONOR TO HAVE THEM UP HERE.

NOT ONLY THAT, BUT OUR EXTENDED FAMILY, WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THE COMMUNITY AS WELL TO SHOWCASE AGAIN, THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

SO WE WILL START INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH PROMOTION.

AND THE VERY FIRST ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE WILL BE LIEUTENANT JAY ALVARADO [APPLAUSE].

LIEUTENANT ALVARADO, YOU GET TO STAND THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE I READ THIS QUICK BIO FROM YOU.

LIEUTENANT ALVARADO HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE CITY OF LA VERNE FOR 20 YEARS, DEDICATING HIS CAREER TO VARIOUS KEY ROLES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A DECADE ON THE FOOTHILL SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM, WHERE HE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO HIGH LEVEL OPERATIONS AND TACTICS.

OVER THE YEARS LIEUTENANT ALVARADO HAS HELD ROLES AND RANKS SUCH AS CORPORAL, FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, POST OFFICER, DETECTIVE, AND SERGEANT.

HIS LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING IMPACTFUL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON HOMELESS OUTREACH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND WELLNESS, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND HIS FELLOW OFFICERS.

LIEUTENANT ALVARADO HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE [INAUDIBLE].

ALL RIGHT. SHE LEFT ALREADY AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO [APPLAUSE].

SO TODAY I INTRODUCE YOU, LIEUTENANT JAY ALVARADO.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL-DESERVED PROMOTION.

WE'LL GIVE YOU ABOUT 2 OR 3 MINUTES TO INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY JUST MAYBE A FEW WORDS.

RIGHT BEHIND YOU THERE'S A MIC.

MY FAVORITE THING TO DO.

I'VE BEEN HERE. I MY UNDERGRAD WAS IN 2000.

25 YEARS. I'VE BEEN A POLICE OFFICER HERE FOR 20 YEARS.

I LOVE THE CITY.

I LOVE THE DEPARTMENT [INAUDIBLE] I CHERISH ALL THE MEMORIES I HAVE HERE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE YEARS OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM NOT ONLY THE CHIEF, COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE].

WITH THAT, I HAVE A WHOLE 96% OF THE FRONT ROW.

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AUNTIE HEATHER, MY WIFE NICOLE.

MY DAUGHTER ARI. MY SON SANTINO.

AND MY MOTHER IN LAW. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT.

COME ON UP. OKAY.

COME UP. COME ON UP FOR A PICTURE.

I'M STILL TALLER THAN MY MY OLDEST SON.

IT'S THE HAIR.

THAT'S HILARIOUS.

[APPLAUSE].

THE NEXT MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS CORPORAL JULIAN SILVA, PLEASE STEP UP [APPLAUSE].

CORPORAL SILVA WAS BORN IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE WAS RAISED BY HIS MOTHER AND YOUNGER BROTHER.

AFTER COMPLETING HIGH SCHOOL, JULIAN ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, SEMPER FI, WHERE HE SERVED FROM 2012 AND 2018.

CURRENTLY WHILE IN THE MILITARY, JULIAN ATTENDED CALIFORNIA STATE SAN BERNARDINO AND RECEIVED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

IN 2020.

CORPORAL JULIAN BEGAN HIS CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

DURING HIS TIME WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, JULIAN HAS STRIVED TO REMAIN ACTIVE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT.

CURRENTLY AS A MEMBER OF OUR REGIONAL SWAT TEAM, HONOR GUARD AND A SITTING BOARD MEMBER OF THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING CORPORAL JULIAN SILVA [APPLAUSE].

YEAH, I'LL KEEP IT VERY BRIEF.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL BEING HERE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR GUYS'S SUPPORT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FAMILY HERE WITH ME IN ATTENDANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT IN SAN BERNARDINO.

BUT AS CHIEF HAD SAID, THIS IS MY FAMILY AT WORK, SO I'D LIKE THEM TO ALL COME UP FOR A PICTURE WITH ME.

[APPLAUSE] THAT WAS AWESOME. YOU KNOW, TIME AND TIME AGAIN, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ME ALWAYS SAY A FAMILY.

AND I ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SAY FAMILY.

EVERYONE YOU SEE BACK THERE SPENDS 12 HOURS A DAY WITH EACH OTHER, SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 TIMES A WEEK.

SO THIS IS WHY WE CALL IT FAMILY, BECAUSE YOU ALMOST SPEND MORE TIMES WITH THEM THAN YOU DO AT YOUR ACTUAL FAMILY.

SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.

THAT WE ARE A BIG BLUE FAMILY.

AND YOU'LL SEE BEHIND ME AS I INTRODUCE MORE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

THEY ALSO HAVE AN EXTENDED FAMILY WHO ARE ALSO IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO AGAIN, THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOT JUST INTRODUCE THEM TO COUNCIL, BUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO SAY THIS IS THE SACRIFICES WE MAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS SAFE. SO THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT.

THE NEXT EMPLOYEE I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS CORPORAL ALAN WEINRIB.

[APPLAUSE] CORPORAL WEINRIB WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LA VERNE.

ALAN ATTENDED SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BEFORE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WHERE HE EARNED HIS BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY.

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ALAN HAS BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR 12 YEARS, LATERALING TO LA VERNE TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, IN HIS TIME AS A POLICE OFFICER HE HAS SERVED IN SEVERAL COLLATERAL ASSIGNMENTS ON PEER SUPPORT, CRISIS NEGOTIATIONS, HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM, DRONE TEAM AND AS A TACTICAL MEDICINE INSTRUCTOR.

ALAN'S PRIMARY ASSIGNMENTS HAVE INCLUDED DIGITAL FORENSIC EXAMINER, JUVENILE CRIMES INVESTIGATOR, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AND IS CURRENTLY FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND K-9 FOR THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

HE COMES AROUND WITH TUPELO.

IF YOU'VE SEEN THE DOG.

ALAN CONTINUES ALAN HOPES TO CONTINUE PURSUING HIS PASSION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EDUCATION BY SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH THE LA VERNE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING CORPORAL ALAN WEINRIB [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU SIR.

I LOVE BEING PUT ON THE SPOT.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR BEING HERE.

MY MOM AND DAD, MY EXTENDED FAMILY.

I SAW MY SISTER HERE AND SHE RAN OUT.

MY FATHER IN LAW IS A RETIRED CAPTAIN WHO PROVIDED ME A LOT OF GUIDANCE.

MY MOM AND DAD, MOTHER IN LAW, ESPECIALLY MY WIFE.

THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME, AND I REALLY THIS MIGHT BE OUT THERE, BUT I REALLY WANT TO THANK MY COUSIN MARTIN FOR SITTING DOWN WITH ME ALL THOSE YEARS AGO AND CONVINCING ME TO EVEN GET IN THIS FIELD.

I LOVE YOU ALL. LOVE THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO.

COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, THE NEXT EMPLOYEE I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS POLICE SUPPORT SERVICES MANAGER REBEKAH BIEDERMANN.

PLEASE COME ON UP.

REBEKAH BEGAN HER LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER IN 1991 AS A POLICE EXPLORER, AND THEN TRANSITIONED INTO WHAT WOULD BE HER LIFELONG CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

IN 1994, WHEN SHE WAS HIRED AS A PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER WITH LA HABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SINCE THAT TIME, SHE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR THE WEST CITY'S POLICE COMMUNICATION IN ORANGE COUNTY, SERVING AS A TRAINING OFFICER AND SERVING AS A TRAINING OFFICER WITH THE CHINO POLICE, WHERE SHE SERVED, WHERE SHE ALSO SERVED AS THE ACTING LEAD COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING OFFICER.

SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE AGENCY'S CAD RMS TRANSITION PROJECT AND A MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING CADRE.

IN 2018, REBEKAH ACCEPTED A POSITION WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR.

REBEKAH CURRENTLY HOLDS HER EMERGENCY NUMBER PROFESSIONAL PMP CERTIFICATION AND ATTENDED THE NINA CENTER MANAGER COURSE IN 2022.

SHE IS A GRADUATE OF THE SHERMAN BLOCK SUPERVISOR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CLASS NUMBER 450.

IN ADDITION TO HER SUPERVISORY ROLE WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, REBEKAH IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN VARIOUS INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS.

SHE SERVES AS THE SOUTHERN CHAPTER DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA CLASS USERS GROUP, TREASURER FOR THE WOMEN LEADERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT OF L.A.

COUNTY, AND A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORY BOARD FOR NINA WOMEN IN 911.

REBEKAH ALSO SHARES HER EXPERTISE BY TEACHING OTHER DISPATCHERS AND OFFICERS AT LOCAL ACADEMIES, AND HOLDS A CO-CHAIR COMMITTEE POSITION FOR THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND STANDARDS WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS, OR APCO.

OUTSIDE OF HER PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENTS, REBEKAH HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HER AWESOME HUSBAND, ALSO A UNITED STATES MARINE, FOR 22 YEARS.

I ADDED THAT. AND TWO BOYS, AGES 17 AND 20.

DURING HER FREE TIME, REBEKAH LOVES TO TRAVEL, EXPERIENCING NEW PLACES AND FOOD TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.

JUST SO, JUST FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES, THIS POSITION WAS ONCE HELD BY ANOTHER NON-SWORN OR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBER, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY WAS ALWAYS A MALE. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME WE HAVE A FEMALE IN THIS POSITION TO, YOU KNOW, BRING IN THAT INCLUSIVITY.

AND SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THAT.

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YES. REBEKAH OVERSEES OUR RECORDS BUREAU DISPATCH PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE, ESSENTIALLY ALL PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS.

SO ONCE OVERSEEN BY A LIEUTENANT.

SO NOW SHE HOLDS THAT THAT POSITION NOW.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.

SO NOW YOU GET TWO MINUTES.

THANK YOU CHIEF, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

AS YOU CAN TELL BY MY BIO, I'VE BEEN AT A FEW AGENCIES, BUT I'VE NEVER RECEIVED THE SUPPORT, NOT ONLY FROM THE COMMAND STAFF, BUT [INAUDIBLE] I HAVE HERE AT LA VERNE.

AND IT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

FAMILY. MY HUSBAND.

JASON, SORRY.

COME UP FOR PHOTO [APPLAUSE].

THE NEXT POLICE EMPLOYEE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN ALYSSA CORTEZ.

COME ON UP [APPLAUSE]. ALYSSA GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2013 AND PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN CUSTOMER SERVICE IN HEALTHCARE. GROWING UP AROUND LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS YOU WILL SEE BEHIND ME, WITH HER FATHER SERVING AS A POLICE OFFICER AND LATER MARRYING A POLICE OFFICER, SHE DEVELOPED A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE WORK AND COMMITMENT INVOLVED IN KEEPING COMMUNITIES SAFE.

IN 2022, SHE JOINED THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT AS A RECORDS CLERK, WHERE SHE GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND INSIGHT INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS.

AFTER WORKING IN THIS ROLE FOR OVER HALF A YEAR, ALYSSA HAS TRANSITIONED TO A NEW POSITION AS THE POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN.

WITH A PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS AND A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY, SHE IS EXCITED TO EMBARK ON THIS LIFELONG CAREER IN PUBLIC SAFETY, MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THOSE SHE SERVES.

ASIDE FROM WORK, SHE IS MARRIED FOR FIVE YEARS AND IS A MOTHER OF FOUR OF A FOUR YEAR OLD SON AND A SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

ALYSSA ENJOYS PHOTOGRAPHY, MOVIES, CONCERTS, AND TRAVELING WITH HER FAMILY, CHERISHING MOMENTS SPENT TOGETHER WHILE EXPLORING NEW PLACES.

SO PLEASE WELCOME POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN ALYSSA CORTEZ [APPLAUSE].

I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY FOR BEING SO WELCOMING.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW IN THIS POSITION.

AND THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME.

STARTED HERE.

I'M HERE. MY FATHER, RAY, MY HUSBAND DIEGO, MY DAUGHTER MIA, AND MY SON NOAH [APPLAUSE].

AND LASTLY, THE LAST EMPLOYEE WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IS MANAGEMENT ANALYST YASMIN POTTS.

[APPLAUSE] YASMIN JOINED THE DEPARTMENT IN 2018 AND WAS HIRED AS A POLICE RECORDS CLERK.

FROM THERE, SHE BECAME THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICE SERVICES TECHNICIAN WHERE ALYSSA HAD JUST TAKEN OVER WHERE ALYSSA HAS JUST TAKEN OVER.

SERVING AS A PROPERTY AND EVIDENCE OFFICER AND COURT LIAISON OFFICER.

SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HAS A BACKGROUND IN EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION.

SO NOW SHE'S LOOKING OVER ME AND KEEPING ME OUT OF TROUBLE.

YASMIN IS EXCITED TO FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT IN HER NEW ROLE AS A MANAGEMENT ANALYST.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MANAGEMENT ANALYST YASMIN POTTS [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU, CHIEF FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU TO MY WORK FAMILY FOR THE SUPPORT AND THANK YOU TO MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND SON FOR ALL OF YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT.

I AM THRILLED TO CONTINUE CONTRIBUTING TO THIS CITY AND TO THE DEPARTMENT.

YES, PLEASE COME ON UP FOR A PHOTO [APPLAUSE].

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WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FEW MINUTE BREAK SO EVERYBODY CAN GET BACK TO WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING.

BUT WE CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME ALL OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEES.

AND WE DO HAVE A GREAT CITY HERE AND WE'RE VERY BLESSED.

SO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND FIVE MINUTE BREAK.

WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING BACK UP AT 7:31 P.M..

ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

THE CITY COUNCIL IS PREPARING FOR THE 2025 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, AND WE WANT YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD.

THIS PLAN WILL GUIDE OUR CITY'S FUTURE, ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY BLENDING OUR CORE VALUES, SPECIFIC GOALS, AND YOUR FEEDBACK TO CREATE A STRATEGY AND WILL SHAPE THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

FROM NOW UNTIL OCTOBER 25TH, YOU CAN SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU IN LA VERNE.

THE SURVEY COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR CITY.

TAKES ONLY 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.

YOUR INPUT IS ESSENTIAL IN CRAFTING A PLAN THAT REFLECTS THE PRIORITIES OF OUR RESIDENTS.

AND AS A BONUS, RESIDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE SURVEY CAN ENTER A RAFFLE.

AS OF TODAY, WHICH IS VERY UNDERWHELMING.

WE RECEIVED ABOUT 70 RESPONSES.

I KNOW IT'S NEW, BUT WE CAN DO A LOT BETTER THAN THIS.

WE HAVE 32,000 PLUS PEOPLE OR WE CAN DO A LOT BETTER THAN THAT.

SO THIS EVENING WE'LL ALSO BE PULLING A NAME FOR A RAFFLE PRIZE.

AARON COME ON FORWARD.

[APPLAUSE] ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU GET TO READ IT TOO. LIZZIE PULVER [APPLAUSE].

OKAY, LET'S GET THAT SURVEY DONE GUYS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUSHING IT OUT HOT AND HEAVY NOW TO GET THIS THING DONE BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

WITH THAT.

IS THAT GOOD? WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

OH, YES. AARON? YES. OKAY.

SORRY. SINCE I FORGOT TO PUT IT IN YOUR SCRIPT, THE ORG/SURVEY.

IF YOU GO ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, IT'S THE FIRST PINNED ITEM.

IF YOU GO TO OUR HOME PAGE, THERE'S A BANNER AND YOU CAN JUST CLICK IT.

IT'S HOPEFULLY STRAIGHTFORWARD IF PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FILLING IT OUT ONLINE, COME TO CITY HALL, CALL US AT CITY HALL.

WE'LL HELP YOU GET IT SUBMITTED.

BECAUSE WE JUST WANT AS MANY PEOPLE'S FEEDBACK AS POSSIBLE.

SO CITY OF LA VERNE.ORG/SURVEY OR MANY OTHER WAYS, AND WE'LL BE PUSHING IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT'S OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

IT'LL CONTINUE TO GO OUT.

WE'VE SENT IT OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN.

IF YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHO WE COULD SHARE IT WITH, LET US KNOW SO WE CAN GET IT OUT TO MORE PEOPLE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NOW GO HOME. OKAY.

UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ADRIAN ROMERO, LA VERNE LIBRARIAN.

GOOD EVENING. FIRST I WANT TO START BY.

I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF LA VERNE COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING US TO HOST A BOOTH AT THE UPCOMING TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT THIS SATURDAY.

WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY FREE BOOKS AND OTHER GOODIES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND MARGARITAS. NO.

NO MARGARITAS. SORRY, I COULD HAVE SWORN I HEARD THAT.

SO PLEASE COME VISIT OUR BOOTH.

[INAUDIBLE] OKAY.

AND AT THE LIBRARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

THROUGH NOVEMBER 16TH, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH IN-N-OUT BURGERS, WHERE LA VERNE LIBRARY PARTICIPATE IN THEIR COVER TO COVER READING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AGES 4 TO 12 CAN EARN GIFT CARDS FOR EITHER A FREE CHEESEBURGER BURGER OR GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES.

TO EARN THESE REWARDS, CHILDREN WOULD NEED TO READ OR READ WITH A PARENT OR CAREGIVER FIVE BOOKS TO EARN A GIFT CARD.

THE PARTICIPANTS CAN EARN UP TO THREE CARDS DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND TO JOIN, CHILDREN NEED TO ENROLL THE PROGRAM AND PICK UP THEIR LOG IN PERSON AT THE LIBRARY.

AND FOR ADULTS, WE'LL BE HOLDING ADULT, AN ADULT ART PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH TOMORROW AT 6 P.M..

THE ART PIECE THAT PARTICIPANTS WILL BE WORKING ON IS TIN FOIL ART, KNOWN AS [INAUDIBLE].

PEOPLE CREATE THEIR OWN MEXICAN ART PIECE WITH TIN FOIL AND MARKERS AND THEY CAN TAKE IT HOME.

AND ALSO OCTOBER IS TEEN READ MONTH, AND LA VERNE LIBRARY WILL BE HOLDING AN EVENT AT 4 P.M.

THIS FRIDAY FOR AGES 13 TO 17.

THE PROGRAM WILL BE A TRIVIA CHALLENGE WHERE TEENS CAN WIN PRIZES BY BEING QUIZZED ON TEEN FICTION AND OTHER LIBRARY RESOURCES.

AND YOU KNOW, IT'S FREE SO TEENAGERS CAN PARTICIPATE.

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OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ADRIAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU. BARBARA SMYTHE.

APPARENTLY, OCTOBER IS A MONTH OF CELEBRATING EVERYBODY, SO WE'RE BEING AWARE OF ALL KINDS OF GROUPS.

IT IS ALSO NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH.

SO ONE MORE THING TO REMEMBER.

THIS IS THE MONTH WE CELEBRATE THE VALUE AND TALENT WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES ADD TO AMERICA'S WORKPLACE AND ECONOMY. ITS PURPOSE IS TO CONFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO ENSURING DISABLED WORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS EVERY MONTH OF EVERY YEAR.

THE GALLERY AT HILLCREST IS VERY PROUD AND VERY HONORED TO BE SHOWING FOUR ARTISTS FROM THE TIERRA DEL SOL STUDIOS IN UPLAND, WHOSE MISSION IS TO CHAMPION INCLUSION AND VALUE FOR ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH CREATIVE PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND THE ARTS.

THE EXHIBIT IS CALLED SEEING ONE ANOTHER, AND IS A COLLECTION OF PORTRAITS OF PEOPLE IN THE ACT OF SEEING.

SO PEOPLE WHOSE GAZES ARE DIRECTED AS US, WE DIRECT OUR GAZE AT THEM.

WE SEE WHAT THE ARTISTS SAW WHEN THEY TOOK DID THE PORTRAIT OF THE PERSON.

AND IN ALL OF THAT, WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP AND A COMMITMENT AND A NEW UNDERSTANDING.

SO I'M INVITING YOU TO COME TO THE RECEPTION FOR THE ARTISTS.

THERE ARE FOUR ARTISTS.

THE RECEPTION DATE IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH FROM 4 TO 6.

I JUST ORDERED THE FOOD AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE GOOD.

SO WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THESE ADULT ARTISTS.

TONY BARNES, CHELSEA LEHNINGER, [INAUDIBLE] OSORIO AND DANIEL PADILLA, AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING THEM AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MEET THEM, TOO.

THANK YOU BARBARA [APPLAUSE].

YVONNE GALLEGOS.

[INAUDIBLE] ALL RIGHT.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.

I'D LIKE KIND OF LIKE THE SMUDGE POT.

YEAH, TOTALLY.

ALL RIGHT. YVONNE GALLEGOS, VICE CHAIR OF THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE, OR CASI, AS WE ARE KNOWN.

I DO WANT TO SAY THAT ON THURSDAY OR EXCUSE ME, ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH CASI PARTICIPATED IN THE SOROPTIMIST OF SAN DIMAS LA VERNE TRIVIA NIGHT.

THIS WAS THE SECOND ANNUAL TRIVIA CONTEST, DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION TO FUNDRAISE FOR BENITA'S CHILDREN.

SOROPTIMIST DREAM IT, BE IT AND LIVE YOUR DREAM PROGRAMS, ALL WHICH SUPPORT YOUNG WOMEN.

IT WAS A FUN TIME AND GREAT TO SEE TEAMS FROM BOTH CITIES COMING TOGETHER AND COMPETING.

TO SUPPORT A WONDERFUL ORGANIZATION AND THOSE IMPORTANT CAUSES.

I AM THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE CASI TEAM TOOK HOME THE 2024 CITY TRIVIA TROPHY. IT WAS REALLY FUN AND FANTASTIC AND SUCH AN HONOR TO REPRESENT LA VERNE AND WIN THIS BEAUTIFUL TROPHY. SO I THANK ALL MY CASI PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED.

AND HELP US TO BRING BACK THIS TROPHY.

SO GO OUT THERE AND SUPPORT SOROPTIMIST BECAUSE IT'S A REALLY GREAT ORGANIZATION.

ALL RIGHT. WE AND WE DEFEATED 18 OTHER TEAMS, SO NOT SHABBY.

IT'S GETTING BETTER BY THE MINUTE, RIGHT? OKAY. ALSO PAST EVENT THAT I WANTED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH CASI, ALONG WITH UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE COLLEGE OF LAW AND PUBLIC SERVICE, THE OFFICE OF CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ALUMNI, ASSOCIATED STUDENTS, THE NAACP OF POMONA

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AND THIS WASN'T ONLY FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL.

AND THE NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY IS A NONPARTIZAN CIVIC HOLIDAY DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING OUR DEMOCRACY AND GETTING PEOPLE TO REGISTER.

SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE BECAUSE CASI WAS ONE OF THE SPONSORS AND YOU KNOW, WE HAD MEMBERS FROM CASI AS WELL AND SOME OF THE TABLES AND GIVE OUT, YOU KNOW CHECK STATUS, YOU KNOW, FOR VOTER VOTER STATUS, REGISTRATION, ETC..

SO WE HAD 296 INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE ENGAGED.

WE HAD 57 VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS CHECKS, 6 THAT ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE.

AND THEN WE HAD 26 VOLUNTEERS.

SO THAT WAS A REALLY SUCCESSFUL EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE STUDENTS.

ALMOST DONE. I DID WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE RATE IS A VOTE CENTER FOR REGISTERED VOTERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.

THAT VOTE CENTER IS AT THE SARAH AND MICHAEL ABRAHAM CAMPUS CENTER ON THE THIRD FLOOR AT 02,002ND STREET IN LA VERNE.

AND ALSO, AS A REMINDER, EARLY VOTING STARTS NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH THE 4TH.

REGISTER TO VOTE IF YOU'RE NOT VOTING IF YOU HAVEN'T REGISTERED YET IS OCTOBER.

THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IS OCTOBER 21ST, 15 DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

THE VOTE CENTER LOCATIONS WILL BE OPEN AGAIN, EARLY VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 2ND TO THE 4TH FROM 10 A.M.

TO 7 P.M. AND THEN ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, FROM 7 A.M.

TO 8 P.M.. AND THIS WAS KIND OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE WERE ALSO GIVING TO THOSE WHO VISIT US, VISITED US AT THE TABLES DURING NATIONAL REGISTRATION DAY.

I DID WANT TO JUST MENTION A FEW HAPPENINGS AROUND TOWN THAT I THINK THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE SOME INTEREST IN.

POMONA VALLEY PRIDE IS HAVING A FALL EXTRAVAGANZA.

TREATS, GAMES, FAMILY FUN.

THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW THE MOVIE CALLED PARANORMAN AT 6 P.M.

AND THIS IS ALL TAKING PLACE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH FROM 4 TO 8 P.M.

AT THE LOPEZ URBAN FARM, WHICH IS LOCATED IN ON MISSION DRIVE IN POMONA.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OR VISITED THE LOPEZ URBAN FARM, THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT WORK.

IT TRULY IS A URBAN FARM.

IT'S IN A ABANDONED LOT THAT THEY'VE TURNED INTO A FARM OF GROWING ALL KINDS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND REALLY GREAT THINGS.

THEY DO HAVE SOMETHING AND AGAIN, THIS IS TO SERVE THE NOT ONLY THE POMONA COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO ANY COMMUNITY IN THE VICINITY.

THEY HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS CALLED [SPANISH].

OKAY. AND THIS EVENT IS A TAKE WHAT YOU NEED, PAY WHAT YOU CAN URBAN NIGHT MARKET WITH FRESH PRODUCE, GROCERIES, EDUCATION, PROGRAMING, COMMUNITY ART AND MORE. THAT'S FROM WEDNESDAYS FROM 5 TO 7.

SO YOU CAN GO.

AND IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ANY GROCERIES OR PRODUCE, AGAIN, YOU CAN TAKE WHAT YOU NEED OR PAY WHAT YOU CAN FOR THOSE.

LOPEZ URBAN FARMS ALSO YOU KNOW, GIVES GARDENING CLASSES AND HAS A CROCHET LAB ETC.

SO IT'S A REALLY GREAT PLACE, WHICH I HOPE TO, YOU KNOW, INCORPORATE MORE INTO OUR INTO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.

LASTLY, OUR NEXT CASI MEETING IS GOING TO BE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.

WE TYPICALLY HAVE OUR MEETINGS ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH, BUT BECAUSE THE FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER FALLS ON ELECTION DAY, WE'RE MOVING IT TO MONDAY THE 4TH BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS PLANNED COMING UP AND WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE OR HAVE A MEETING MISS.

LASTLY I DO AND I THANK HOLLY FOR COMING UP AND TALKING ABOUT BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND THE PINK THE PINK PATCH PROJECT.

A LOT OF THE STATISTICS THAT I WAS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE OUT, SHE DID THAT FOR ME, WHICH WAS GREAT.

I WEAR MY PINK RIBBON IN HONOR OF MY MOTHER WHO I LOST IN 2011 TO BREAST CANCER.

BUT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY WAS, YOU KNOW, TO YOU KNOW, KEEP DOING YOUR SELF CHECKS, GET THOSE MAMMOGRAMS. ALSO, I DID WANT TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW THAT THE POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL IS DOING $50 MAMMOGRAM

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE PROOF OF INSURANCE.

YOU MUST BE OVER 40, NO IMPLANTS, NO HISTORY OF ANY ISSUES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

BUT FOR ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T HAVE INSURANCE AND NEEDS A MAMMOGRAM, WHICH WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE ALL SHOULD DO A $50 SCREENING ON A MAMMOGRAM WITH, AGAIN, NO PHYSICIAN'S ORDER OR NO PROOF OF INSURANCE.

SO I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ANYBODY WHO NEEDS A MAMMOGRAM AND DOESN'T HAVE INSURANCE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT PROGRAM.

THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, YVONNE, VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].

THANK YOU SHERRY BEST.

ALL RIGHT. AND I MUST SAY, YVONNE, I HAVE TROPHY ENVY.

THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL TROPHY.

NEXT YEAR, WE'LL BE BACK AT YOU.

I HAVE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

ON THE 14TH OF OCTOBER.

WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING, AND WE ARE SWEETENING THE DEAL BY PROVIDING DELICIOUS HOME BAKED TREATS.

ANYBODY CAN ATTEND.

BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO VOTE.

WE'RE VOTING ON OFFICERS.

WE'RE MAKING SOME CHANGES IN THE BYLAWS.

AND THEN OUR GUEST SPEAKER IS DON KENDRICK, AND HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT A PROJECT HE SPEARHEADED TO COMMEMORATE SERVICE OF LA VERNE VETERANS.

SO THAT WILL BE AT THE VETERANS HALL ON MONDAY, THE 14TH OF OCTOBER AT 7 P.M..

SO I SAY IN OUR FLYER, BRING YOUR APPETITE SO WE'LL HAVE DELICIOUS HOMEMADE GOODIES FOR YOU AS I SAID, TO SWEETEN THE DEAL.

SECONDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE TO SAVE THE DATE OF NOVEMBER THE 16TH, THIS IS A SATURDAY.

THIS IS THE DAY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S VINTAGE SALE AND HOME TOUR.

SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BASED AT THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN ON E STREET.

THAT'S THE PLACE TO STOP BUY YOUR TOUR TICKET.

WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT HOUSES ON 5TH STREET, 6TH STREET, BONITA AVENUE, E STREET, AND A SPECIAL TOUR OF THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN. THAT'S FOR A $10 TOUR TICKET.

YOU CAN'T YOU CAN'T LOSE WITH THAT.

YOU CAN ALSO BUY SOME WONDERFUL VINTAGE ITEMS THEY WILL HAVE FOR SALE, OF COURSE, OUR DELICIOUS JAMS, JELLIES AND MARMALADES, T SHIRTS, BOOKS AND MEMBERSHIPS.

SO THIS IS THE PLACE FOR ONE STOP SHOPPING.

COME HAVE A GOOD TIME.

WILL BE OPEN FROM 11 IN THE MORNING TILL 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON.

SO LOOK FOR US IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN.

THAT'S THE PLACE TO GO.

AND FINALLY, I DO WANT TO SAY THAT ALL THINGS THAT ARE ALIVE MUST DIE EVENTUALLY.

THE VERY, VERY OLD CAROB TREE THAT WAS PLANTED IN 1910 BY HENRY KOONS AT KOONS PARK HAS LOST TWO HUGE LIMBS.

IT IS INFESTED WITH FUNGUS, AND IT'S COMING TO THE END OF ITS LIFE.

AND TOMORROW IT IS BEING TAKEN DOWN BY THE WEST COAST ARBORISTS.

BUT IT IS GOING TO LIVE ON BECAUSE AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING, A GROUP OF LA VERNE INCREDIBLE WOODWORKERS ARE GOING TO BE MEETING WITH CITY STAFF WHO REACHED OUT TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

I REACHED OUT TO THE WOODWORKING CONTINGENT.

WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING AT KOONS PARK, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE HOW MUCH OF THE WOOD FROM THIS TREE WE CAN SALVAGE, AND THE CITY STAFF HAVE OFFERED TO TAKE THE WOOD OVER TO HILLCREST, ANOTHER PARTNER, WHERE WE CAN DROP IT OFF AND LET IT SEASON A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN THE WOODWORKING ARTISTS WILL WORK WITH US TO DECIDE WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE OF THIS WOOD SO THAT THIS CAROB TREE WILL LIVE ON. SO IF YOU WANT TO SEE KIND OF THE THE END OF TIMES FOR THIS OLD TREE, BUT ALSO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, THE BEGINNING OF ITS LIFE, TOMORROW IS THE DAY THAT THAT HAPPENS. SO WE'RE SAD, BUT IT'S IT'S INEVITABLE.

IT'S THAT IT IS THAT CYCLE OF LIFE.

SO I WANT TO THANK PEOPLE AT THE CITY FOR REACHING OUT TO ME SO WE COULD DO THAT, IT WAS A BIT OF A SCRAMBLE TO PULL EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF THIS WONDERFUL OLD TREE THAT WILL BE USEFUL AND FUNCTIONAL FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND FINALLY, AND THIS ISN'T A LA VERNE ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DIDN'T HEAR, THERE WAS A TERRIBLE FIRE AT THE EBELL CLUB ON HOLD AVENUE, WHICH IS THE LOCATION OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF POMONA VALLEY.

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BUT THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SMOKE DAMAGE.

AND THEY CALLED OUT TO US.

AND IF WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GO OVER THERE AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH CLEANUP AND SALVAGING SOME OF THEIR HISTORY, WHICH IS I'M SURE A LOT OF IT IS OUR HISTORY, TOO, TO GO OVER TO POMONA AND HELP OUT.

SO IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, NOT AN ARSON FIRE, AND IT DIDN'T TAKE DOWN THE WHOLE BUILDING.

BUT IT WAS A SCARY, TRAGIC EVENT.

BUT WE CAN WE CAN HELP OUR NEIGHBORS IN POMONA.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT.

SO I'LL BE PUTTING OUR FLYER ANNOUNCEMENTS UP.

AND IF THE IDEA OF BEING INVOLVED IN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INTRIGUES YOU, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS.

AS YOU KNOW, $25 A YEAR FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, $20 FOR AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP, $200 FOR A LIFE MEMBERSHIP.

AND WE'RE A BUSY, ACTIVE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN LA VERNE, THANKS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU SHERRY [APPLAUSE].

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? YES. I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IT'S STRICTLY FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE AT THE END.

ABSOLUTELY. HI.

MY NAME IS BRITTANY ALLISON.

I SERVE AS THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

AND I'M HERE TODAY TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST ANNUAL WELLNESS FAIR THAT'S GOING TO BE HAPPENING ON NOVEMBER 3RD IN KOONS PARK.

YOU MIGHT KNOW THE LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION THROUGH OUR ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENTS, OUR EDUCATOR GRANTS THAT WE GIVE OUT TO EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS OUR YEARLY PERSEVERANCE AND KINDNESS AWARDS.

OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER $100,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FOR WELLNESS INITIATIVES AT MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WANT TO CELEBRATE THIS WORK, CELEBRATE WELLNESS THAT'S HAPPENING AROUND OUR CAMPUSES.

WE KNOW HOW MUCH IT'S NEEDED, AS WELL AS KICK OFF OUR NEXT CAMPAIGN SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EACH OF OUR 13 CAMPUSES AS THEY PURSUE TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AS IT CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE.

SO I WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY HERE, THE COUNCIL AND THOSE OF YOU LISTENING AT HOME.

THE FAIR WILL BE ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD AT KOONS PARK FROM 1 TO 4.

THERE WILL BE RAFFLES, ACTIVITIES FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

THERE'S GOING TO BE WELLNESS EXPERIENCES EVERY 30 MINUTES AND THAT'S GOING TO BE THINGS LIKE LAUGHTER YOGA.

THERE'S GOING TO BE A SOUND BATH.

THERE'LL BE SOME BREATHWORK, POSTURE CORRECTING STRETCHES, VAGUS NERVE ACTIVATION, SO MANY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO HELP US STAY WELL.

AND IF THOSE WELLNESS EXPERIENCES AREN'T YOUR VIBE, THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE VENDOR BOOTHS FOR YOU TO VISIT.

FOOD FOR SALE. HOT DOG ON A STICK.

WELLNESS IS ABOUT BALANCE, Y'ALL.

SO THE EVENT THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT SALES FOR THINGS LIKE HOT DOG ON A STICK THEY'LL BE PLANT SALES, JUICE, MICROGREENS, THE CAL POLY MARKET.

THOSE SALES WILL HELP THE PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT THE FOUNDATION AS WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN WELLNESS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.

AND THEN ONE MORE THING.

I CAN'T BE UP HERE WITHOUT ALSO ANNOUNCING SOMETHING THAT AN ORGANIZATION THAT DOES NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE.

I VOLUNTEERED WITH THEM, AND EVERY FRIDAY THEY SORT RECYCLABLES IN ORDER TO FUND THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CAMPUSES.

SO IT'S A SUPER EASY WAY FOR YOU TO SUPPORT THAT ORGANIZATION.

THEY HAVE RECYCLING BINS BY THE STAFF PARKING LOT ON 6TH STREET, AND YOU CAN LITERALLY DROP YOUR CANS AND BOTTLES IN THERE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

BUT EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, YOU'LL SEE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS SORTING THE THE GLASS, THE BOTTLE, THE PLASTIC AND THE CANS.

THEY TAKE IT TO RECYCLING CENTERS.

AND THAT FUNDS THINGS LIKE THOSE BEAUTIFUL VINES THAT YOU SEE ALONG D STREET.

IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE A CHAIN LINK FENCE.

SO ALL OF LA VERNE BENEFITS FROM THEIR GREAT WORK.

THEY DO AMAZING THINGS ON THAT CAMPUS AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SUPPORT US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU BRITTANY.

APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? MR. BOWEN AND ANITA YOU'RE NEXT.

COUNCIL. MAYOR.

MR. MAYOR, MAKE THIS SHORT.

LV 3C IS SPONSORING THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATE FORUM.

APPARENTLY IT'S THE ONLY FORUM THAT THE CANDIDATES ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS YEAR.

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IT'S GOING TO BE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH.

CURRENTLY, THE LOCATION IS ROCK OF THE FOOTHILLS CHURCH AT BUSH HALL.

I SAY CURRENTLY BECAUSE IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL VENUE AND WE'RE STILL CONSIDERING TRYING TO FIND A LITTLE BIGGER SPOT.

WE'RE ASKING ATTENDEES TO BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER.

BASED ON THAT CURRENT LIMITATION, WE'VE POSTED THIS ON VARIOUS SOCIAL SITES, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A FULL HOUSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. MISS BEAUCHAMP.

GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. COUNCIL.

I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH, AT 7 P.M.

AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER.

AND THIS IS GOING TO BE PERTAINING TO LA VERNE GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION AND SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THAT ORGANIZATION.

WE'RE ASKING THAT ALL THE PARENTS THAT HAVE KIDS IN THAT LEAGUE TO PLEASE ATTEND.

IT BEGINS AT 7 P.M.

AND THERE'S A FLYER.

I'M HOPING THE CITY WILL CONSIDER PUTTING IT ON THE WEBSITE IF WE GET IT TO YOU.

I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE, BUT WE HAD TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT COMMUNITY CENTER BEFORE WE COULD ANNOUNCE THE LOCATION SO.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE PARENTS, BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON AND VOICE THEIR OPINION AND POTENTIALLY HELP RECTIFY THE SITUATION.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'LL CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

I'M JUST GOING TO ROLL OVER A FEW THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY REAL QUICK.

SAVE IT FOR NOW.

WE HAVE THE VENDOR FAIR AT HERITAGE PARK ON OCTOBER 12TH, THIS SATURDAY FROM 10:00 TO 03:00.

AND THAT'S A VENDORS YOU CAN PURCHASE REALLY GREAT STUFF.

THEY'LL HAVE FOOD FOR PURCHASE.

I KNOW THAT THE THE BARN WILL BE OPEN WITH THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION'S GOODS AND WARES AND JAMS. THEY ALSO HAVE THE PUMPKIN PATCH.

THE PUMPKIN PATCH IS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FROM I THINK IT'S 10 A.M.

TILL 8 P.M., I THINK, BUT ALSO ON FRIDAYS.

BUT I'M NOT SURE OF THE DAY.

BUT IT'S I THINK IT'S FRIDAYS FROM 4 TO 8.

IS IT MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NOW? DO WE HAVE YVONNE? IT'S THROUGHOUT THE WEEK NOW.

IT'S JUST THE FIELD TRIPS.

THEY'LL HAVE THEM ALL THROUGH THE WEEK. BUT IS IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ALSO? THAT'S THE. OKAY.

SO IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

AND THEN THEY HAVE THE FIELD TRIPS AND STUFF.

BUT YOU YOU CAN PURCHASE TRACTOR RIDES WITH THE KIDS.

AND ALSO THERE'S THE SAME THING FOR THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION PURCHASING GOODS AND STUFF IN THERE IN THE BARN.

AND BUT THIS WEEKEND, SUNDAY IS GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG WEEKEND FOR THE FAIR.

THEY HAVE SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF.

I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST ANYONE GOING THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY FUN.

WE HAVE TRUNK OR TREAT COMMUNITY CENTER PARKING LOT 5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM ON OCTOBER 12TH AND THEN ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, SENIOR MOVIE MATINEE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER 12:30 P.M..

AND ALSO AT THE AT THE END OF OF THE AGENDA PACKET.

ALL THESE THINGS ARE HERE AND THEY'RE ALSO ON OUR WEBSITE.

SO PLEASE, IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND AS BARBARA SAID, OCTOBER IS BUSY.

THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 10 TO 15 THINGS HERE.

AND THAT'S PROBABLY NOT CAPTURING MOST OF THE STUFF FOR OCTOBER.

SO WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? NOPE. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.

UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

REMEMBER THE AUDIENCE REQUEST A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

AND COUNCIL ARE THERE ARE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

NO. WITH THAT CITY MANAGER DOMER ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANYTHING? THERE WERE NONE. WITH THAT, I NEED A MOTION.

IT'S REALLY HARD. OKAY.

IT'S ONLY. IT'S ONLY TWO OF US.

I WAS LIKE, OH, OKAY, I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

I SECOND. SECOND.

THAT ITEM WAS MOVED BY LAU, SECONDED BY JOHNSON, AND WAS APPROVED THREE ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF PUTTING THAT CONSENT CALENDAR TOGETHER.

IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION AND IT COVERS A LOT OF TIME AND OUR EMPLOYEES SO THANK YOU.

NOW WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE REQUEST THE TIME EXTENSION ON VESTING TENTATIVE TRACK MAP NUMBER 82001 500 BASELINE ROAD

[PUBLIC HEARINGS]

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GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

YES. THIS EVENING, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE US IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF A ONE YEAR EXTENSION FOR TENTATIVE TRACK MAP VESTING TENTATIVE TRACK MAP NUMBER 82001, ALSO KNOWN AS 500 BASELINE ROAD.

BEFORE MOVING INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING OR MOVING ON WITH IT.

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS THAT I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT TO COUNCIL.

THIS MAP WAS FIRST APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL BACK ON SEPTEMBER 20TH OF 2021.

WITH THAT, THERE WAS SOME ZONING CHANGES AS WELL AS AN ANNEXATION PROJECT.

SO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MAP IS ACTUALLY FOR THE APPROVAL NOVEMBER 3RD OF 2021.

SO FROM THAT INITIAL APPROVAL, THEY HAD TWO YEARS.

AND PER THE CITY CODE THEREAFTER, IT IS A ONE YEAR EXTENSION ANNUALLY THAT WE CAN BRING FORWARD.

SO THIS EVENING'S PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE THE SECOND OF THE ONE YEAR EXTENSIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR, WITH A MAXIMUM UP TO TEN YEARS THAT THIS MAP CAN BE EXTENDED.

SOME NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTS FOR PROGRESS OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM THE LAST EXTENSION IS THIS PROJECT WAS LOCATED FORMALLY IN AN AREA THAT WAS UNINCORPORATED LA COUNTY, AND IT HAS SINCE BEEN ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN MARCH OF 2004 2024.

AND SO THAT IS KIND OF THE LATEST AND GREATEST ON THE PROJECT AND WHERE IT STANDS.

AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

THAT WOULD BE NO OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

COUNCIL ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. THEN I WILL TAKE A MOTION.

ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION GRANTING A TIME EXTENSION TO VESTING TENTATIVE TRACK VTTM MAP NUMBER 82001 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TITLE SEVEN, DIVISION TWO, CHAPTER THREE OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHING THE NEW EXPIRATION DATE OF THE VTTM NUMBER 82001 AS NOVEMBER 3RD, 2025.

MOTION TO APPROVE THE ONE YEAR TIME EXTENSION.

EXTENSION. SECOND.

VOTE PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS MOVED BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY LAU AND APPROVED THREE ZERO. THANK YOU.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

[OTHER MATTERS]

YOU HAVE THE MIC? ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR.

AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS RYAN CIOTTI.

I AM THE ACTING UTILITIES MANAGER HERE AT THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A PIPELINE PROJECT TO UPGRADE 2000FT OF 16 INCH TRANSMISSION MAIN.

A FEW THINGS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ABOUT THE PROJECT.

THE PLATEAU SUMMIT WATER TRANSMISSION PIPELINE WAS INSTALLED IN 1901.

IT SERVES A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS LIVING IN NORTHERN LA VERNE ZONE FIVE, WHICH IS NORTH OF GOLDEN HILLS, WITH ADEQUATE DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND PRESSURE, AS WELL AS FIRE PROTECTION.

THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REPAIR AND REPLACE SEGMENTS OF THE AGING PIPELINE.

MIC] HERE'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN 1901.

IT'S EXTREMELY COMPLEX PROJECT DUE TO THE TERRAIN AND THE PROXIMITY TO THE COUNTY SEWER LINE.

THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE RELINING OF 2000FT OF 16 INCH TRANSMISSION LINE 1400 FEET OF IT WILL BE A BULLET LINER, A KEVLAR INTERIOR LIGHTING SYSTEM AND 600FT OF IT WILL BE TRADITIONAL DUCTILE IRON PIPE.

TWO NEW TRANSMISSION OR TWO NEW 16 INCH TRANSMISSION VALVES WILL BE INSTALLED, AND THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE ZONE THREE BOOSTER PUMP STATION THAT WAS APPROVED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. THE NEXT SLIDE GOES TO A MAP OF WHERE ZONE FIVE IS, THAT'S IN THE YELLOW.

AND AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, IT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING NORTH OF GOLDEN HILLS.

THAT IS THE PROJECT AREA.

DUE TO THE UNIQUE LOCATION OF THE PIPELINE, THE TOP AND BOTTOM SEGMENTS WILL BE REPLACED TRADITIONALLY, AND THE MIDDLE SECTION WILL HAVE THAT BULLET LINER KEVLAR SYSTEM THAT I

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A TEMPORARY ABOVE GROUND SIX INCH STEEL LINE WILL BE INSTALLED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WATER SUPPLY AND HELP REDUCE THE IMPACT ON THE WATER SYSTEM DURING THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION.

IN MID-JULY WITH 12 BIDDERS IN ATTENDANCE.

BIDS WERE OPENED ON AUGUST 12TH WITH TWO BIDS RECEIVED.

THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IS MNR CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3.1 MILLION.

AND I DO THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROJECT, PARTICULARLY THE UNIQUE LOCATION OF THE PIPELINE WE'RE ASKING FOR A 15% CONTINGENCY OF $466,500.

THAT'S RECOMMENDED, BRINGING THE TOTAL POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COST TO $3.576 MILLION.

THIS PROJECT WAS LISTED ON THE 2020 MASTER PLAN AS A RECOMMENDATION FOR REHABILITATION.

ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE 90 WORKING DAYS FOLLOWING THE THREE THE ZONE THREE BOOSTER STATION PROJECT AND SECURING THE MATERIALS.

THERE WILL BE NO INTERRUPTION OR CHANGE OF SERVICE.

STAFF RECOMMENDS THE AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MNR CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,110,000.

THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS IS OUR CONSULTANT WATER ENGINEER FROM CIVIL.

THANK YOU, MR. CIOTTI.

WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I MEAN, YOU COULD, BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT WATER IN NORTH LA VERNE, I GUESS WE MIGHT WANT TO BE GENTLE ABOUT THIS, 1901 IS CRAZY.

ANYWAY, WE'LL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT AND WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS.

MISS BEAUCHAMP, THIS DOESN'T AFFECT YOU.

PLEASE DON'T VOTE ON IT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

SO THE THREE OF YOU ARE A QUORUM, AND YOU WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE TO RECUSE YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU LIVE IN THIS DISTRICT.

I DON'T KNOW, OR ZONE.

PROBABLY. NO.

SHAKING HER HEAD. NO.

UNDER CHANGED RULES, SIMPLY LIVING IN IN THE DISTRICT THAT IS BENEFITED BY THE PROJECT DOESN'T DISQUALIFY SOMEONE FROM VOTING UNLESS THEY WOULD GET A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL AND SPECIAL BENEFIT DIFFERENT FROM EVERYONE ELSE.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION.

I KNOW THAT MR. HOWING HAD MENTIONED THAT WE HAVEN'T USED THIS MNR BEFORE IN THE PAST.

IS THAT CORRECT? AND IT SOUNDED LIKE WE'RE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THEM, THAT THERE IS QUITE A DIFFERENCE IN PRICES.

AND SO MY CONCERN IS JUST TO MAKING SURE THAT THAT WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTOR AND PIPELINE.

WE DO HAVE A BOND. WELL, THEY'LL BE ALL YEAH, I'M SURE THEY'LL BE BOND.

I'M JUST JUST I JUST JUST REASSURED THAT'S ALL.

YES, THEY WERE FULLY VETTED.

AND THEN IN TERMS OF REVIEWING THE PRICE POINTS, WE LOOKED AT EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF IT.

AND THE OTHER ONE WE THINK BID HIGHER THAN WHAT IS REASONABLE.

BUT THIS SHEM WAS PART OF THAT, OUR CIVIL ENGINEER WORKING ON THE WATER CONSULTING SIDE.

HE WAS A PIECE OF THAT, AS WAS OUR TEAM.

SO WE'RE COMFORTABLE AND CONFIDENT THAT MNR AT THIS PRICE TO DELIVER THE PROJECT.

QUITE A BIG DIFFERENCE $5.5 TO $3.1.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE IT SAID IT AND STATED IT A NUMBER OF TIMES.

YEAH WE HAD THE YEAH WE HAD THE QUESTION TOO SO WE WENT LINE ITEM BY LINE ITEM AND LOOKED AT IT.

BUT THIS IS THEIR FORTE.

YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? NO. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE TIMELINE.

IT SAYS IT'S A 90 DAY TIMELINE FROM WHEN THE BOOSTERS COME IN OR WHEN THE BOOSTER STATIONS ARE COMPLETE.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S A PIECE OF IT.

THEY ALSO HAVE TO PROCURE THE PRODUCT.

SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE BOOSTER PUMP BECAUSE THAT WILL HELP THE SYSTEM BE ABLE TO SERVE WATER TO THAT ZONE FIVE.

AND SO IT'LL BE CONTINGENT ON NOT ONLY THE BOOSTER PUMP BEING INSTALLED AND UPDATED, BUT ALSO OVER HERE HAVING THE PIPELINE BULLET LINER ON ORDER.

SO AS LONG AS THOSE PROCUREMENT TIMELINES KIND OF LINE UP, IT'LL BE 90 DAYS.

BUT OUR GOAL IS TO ONLY ACTIVATE IT WHEN WE HAVE LESSER DEMANDS.

AND CERTAINLY THE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ALONG WITH WE'RE ESSENTIALLY THROUGH THIS PROJECT, GOING TO BE, AS RYAN INDICATED, HIGH LINING.

SO SETTING UP A SECONDARY LINE TO ENSURE WE CAN FEED THAT RESERVOIR THE ENTIRE TIME.

SO WITH THE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SUPPLY AND, YOU KNOW, ANY POTENTIAL OR ANTICIPATING ANY POTENTIAL SUPPLY ISSUES OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD MAKE THE PROCESS LONGER THAN 90 DAYS? NOT WITH THE PROCESS, NOT WITH WHAT WE PUT IN PLACE WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND NO CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER AT THE TIME, DURING THOSE THAT PERIOD THAT WOULD STOP? WE WOULD BE WORKING AROUND THAT.

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IT'S REALLY THE PROCUREMENT TIME FRAME ONCE THEY INSTALL THE INSTALLATION, THE VALVES AND THE OTHER EQUIPMENT.

IT'S A PRETTY QUICK LINING PROCESS.

BUT WE ALSO, WHEN WE TOOK A STEP BACK AND LOOKED AT THE PROJECT ORIGINALLY WHEN THEY WERE STARTING PLANNING THIS IN 2017, THEY REALLY ONLY LOOKED AT THE THE LINE THAT YOU SAW IN THE BOX. WHEN WE TOOK A STEP BACK THEY HAD ALREADY REPLACED.

WE HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION MAIN UP TO THE RESERVOIR, BUT HAD LEFT A SEGMENT IN BETWEEN.

SO THAT'S A PIECE OF THE 90 DAYS IS THAT THAT STANDARD INSTALLATION OF THE PIPELINE THAT GOES THROUGH THE STREETS.

SO YES, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE WATER AND WE'LL BE WORKING AROUND WHETHER IF THERE ISN'T.

AND YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE 15% CONTINGENCY.

I'M HOPING NOT TO USE IT.

I HOPE YOU DON'T EITHER, BUT THOUSAND PERCENT HOPING NOT TO USE IT.

IN FACT, IN ANY I THINK [INAUDIBLE] DID A GREAT JOB OF DESIGNING THIS PROJECT, AND THE THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS IF WHEN WE WERE CLEANING OUT THE, THE PIPE ITSELF, THAT PERHAPS IT DETERIORATES, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'LL BE GETTING IN THERE AND CLEANING IT, SCRUBBING IT.

AND SO IF THAT HAPPENS, THEN ALONG THAT HILLSIDE WE'LL HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT HAND DIGGING AND OTHER THINGS.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON FOR THE CONTINGENCY.

SO WE WOULD LIKE EVERYONE TO HELP US WISH FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO USE THAT CONTINGENCY.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. AND THEN PERFECTLY CLEAR, THERE WILL BE NO DISRUPTION OF WATER SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY UP THERE.

THAT IS THE GOAL.

AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE DOING THE BOOSTER PUMP, AND THAT IS WHY WE'RE DOING THAT SEPARATE HIGH LINE.

SO WHAT SO ORIGINALLY WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT TRADITIONAL INSTALLATION METHODS AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT COULD BE SERVED TO THAT AREA, WE WOULD HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THAT PROJECT EVERY SEVEN DAYS TO REACTIVATE THE WATER AND RESTART IT.

THE SLIP LINES PROCESS I JUST AM CAVEATING JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT BEEN INSIDE THAT PIPELINE.

IT WAS INSTALLED IN 1901.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EXISTS IN THERE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S WORKING NOW.

BUT I THE GOAL IS TO NOT HAVE ANY SUPPLY ISSUES.

THAT'S WHY WE DESIGNED IT THE WAY WE DID.

A LITTLE CONCERNING TO ME TOO WHEN YOU HAVE 1901 PIPE AND YOU'RE PUTTING IN BASICALLY A BALLOON.

YES, A BEAUTIFUL BALLOON, BEAUTIFUL WATER RATED KEVLAR.

OKAY, STEVE, WHAT'S THE PRESSURE ON THAT PIPE? 220 AT THE BOTTOM.

IS THAT WHAT IT IS IF YOU'RE PUSHING AT THE BOTTOM.

SIGNIFICANT. THAT'S A LONG WAY.

THAT'S WHAT THE PRESSURE IS TODAY.

YES. THAN IT HAS BEEN.

YES, YES, YES.

YOU'RE GIVING ME CHILLS. STOP TALKING.

I'M JUST KIDDING. YEAH.

1901 OKAY.

YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THAT? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS AWARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO MNR CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED THE LOWEST, MOST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,110,000 FOR THE PLATEAU SUMMIT WATER TRANSMISSION PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT NUMBER WT2301 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO ISSUE CHANGE ORDERS NOT EXCEEDING 15% OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, WHICH WE'RE NEVER GOING TO USE.

OH, WAIT, I DIDN'T PUT THAT IN THERE FOR A TOTAL POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION COST OF $3,576,500.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOVE. SECOND.

VOTE PLEASE.

OH, COOKIES! ITEM 13 WAS MOVED BY LAU SECONDED BY JOHNSON.

APPROVED THREE ZERO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, STAFF, AND THANK YOU FOR OUR DESIGNERS.

AND WE WILL CROSS OUR FINGERS AND MAKE SURE THAT THING GOES WELL PLEASE.

BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWERING DOWN AT THE CITY YARD AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT SHOWERS IN FOR ALL OF US NORTH LA VERNERS.

I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS A GREAT PLACE.

WE HAVE STEVE'S HOUSE AND YOURS TOO.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THE SECOND MATTER IS THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE UPDATE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 215 INVESTMENT POLICY AND ALLOW FOR THE INVESTMENT OF MONIES INTO THE CALIFORNIA CLASS PRIME FUND.

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

I THINK THAT WOULD BE MISS CHRISTY LOPEZ.

YES, YOU GUESSED WELL.

WELL, THANK YOU.

FINANCE DIRECTOR CHRISTY LOPEZ WILL MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.

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WELL, AFTER THE PATCH THING WITH THE SHIRT AND THE PATCH FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS IS ACTUALLY A SHIRT THAT SAID PATCH.

YEAH. GOT IT. YES.

IT'S YOUR NIGHT.

OKAY. GOOD EVENING.

HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS EVENING, I AM PRESENTING INFORMATION SUPPORTING A RECOMMENDATION FOR AN UPDATE TO THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY TO ALLOW FOR THE INVESTMENT OF IDLE FUNDS INTO THE CALIFORNIA CLASS PRIME FUND.

THIS IS A STEP WE'RE CONSIDERING TO BETTER MANAGE OUR PUBLIC FUNDS AND EARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ALL WHILE STAYING WITHIN WHAT'S ALLOWED BY THE STATE.

CALIFORNIA CLASS STANDS FOR CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE LIQUID ASSETS SECURITY SYSTEM.

IT'S A TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL WHERE CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES CAN INVEST THEIR MONEY TOGETHER.

BY POOLING OUR MONEY WITH OTHER AGENCIES, WE SPREAD OUT RISK, GET BETTER RETURNS, AND KEEP FUNDS FLEXIBLE FOR WHEN WE NEED THEM.

SO WHY SHOULD WE CONSIDER THIS? CALIFORNIA CLASS ONLY INVESTS IN HIGH QUALITY, SHORT TERM FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PRINCIPAL, MEANING OUR MONEY IS SAFE.

IT IS ALL MANAGED ACCORDING TO STRICT GOVERNMENT RULES AS WELL.

ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES OF CALIFORNIA CLASS IS THAT WE CAN ACCESS OUR MONEY ANYTIME.

WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT TYING UP FUNDS OR WAITING FOR SPECIFIC TIMES TO WITHDRAWAL.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES US FLEXIBILITY TO COVER ANY IMMEDIATE, IMMEDIATE, OR EMERGENCY EXPENSES.

SINCE CALIFORNIA CLASS POOLS FUNDS FROM MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WE CAN BENEFIT FROM A LARGER, MORE DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO.

THIS OFTEN MEANS SLIGHTLY HIGHER RETURNS THAN IF WE WERE INVESTING ALONE BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE BUYING POWER.

DAILY YIELD AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH WAS 5.04%.

CALIFORNIA CLASS IS ALLOWED UNDER CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5601, AND THIS SECTION ALLOWS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LIKE OURS TO INVEST IN POOLS THAT FOLLOW STRICT INVESTMENT RULES.

THE POOL IS MANAGED UNDER A JPA OR JOINT POWER AUTHORITY, WHICH ENSURES EVERYTHING IS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.

WE HAVE AN ACCOUNT THAT'S SIMILAR.

IT'S CALLED LAIF, WHICH IS LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND.

IT'S SIMILAR IN NATURE AND OFFERS THE SAME SAFETY AND FLEXIBILITY AS CLASS.

SO WE DO HAVE A CURRENT AVENUE RIGHT NOW.

THE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCE IS THE INVESTMENT PHILOSOPHY, WITH LAIF BEING ULTRA CONSERVATIVE AND CLASS HAVING A SLIGHTLY BROADER DIVERSIFICATION WHILE STILL ADHERING TO THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS, BUT OFTEN OFFERING HIGHER RETURNS.

SO THE DAILY YIELD AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH WAS 4.58%.

SO WHILE AN EXTRA 0.46% AT THAT TIME ON INVESTMENT RETURNS BASED ON THE SEPTEMBER 30TH FIGURE IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT.

THE CITY, WITH GUIDANCE FROM OUR INVESTMENT ADVISORS, ARE AIMING TO EARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND EVERY PENNY COUNTS.

BY ADDING CALIFORNIA CLASS, WE WOULD BE SPREADING OUT OUR INVESTMENTS, WHICH HELPS REDUCE RISK.

AND EVEN THOUGH WE'D BE INVESTING IN A POOL, WE'D STILL HAVE FULL CONTROL AND GET REGULAR UPDATES ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING AND HOW IT'S PERFORMING.

SIMILAR TO LAIF, THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL FEES FOR US TO JOIN OR PARTICIPATE IN CALIFORNIA CLASS AND ANY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE BUILT INTO THE RETURNS SIMILAR TO WHAT LAIF DOES.

ADDING CALIFORNIA CLASS TO OUR INVESTMENT POLICY WOULD GIVE US A NEW TOOL TO MANAGE OUR CITY FINANCES MORE EFFECTIVELY.

IT OFFERS FLEXIBILITY, SECURITY AND A CHANCE FOR HIGHER RETURNS WHILE STAYING WITHIN THE RULES SET BY THE STATE.

IN CLOSING, I RECOMMEND THAT WE UPDATE OUR INVESTMENT POLICY TO INCLUDE CALIFORNIA CLASS AS AN APPROVED OPTION AND OPEN AN ACCOUNT FOR THE CITY FUNDS AND I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET'S DO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK.

THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENT ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'LL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW WE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

[INAUDIBLE] GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

CHRISTY. JUST WHEN WE AND I THINK THIS IS THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.

I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THIS.

THIS WAS YEARS AGO WHEN WE HAD MONEY AND FUNDS THAT WERE BASICALLY IT WAS NOTHING.

OF COURSE, THE MARKET WAS DIFFERENT ALSO.

DEFINITELY. BUT WE REALLY DIDN'T GO OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE WHATSOEVER.

AND THIS IS DEFINITELY GOING OUTSIDE THE BUBBLE AS FAR AS THE MONEY WE HAVE, THAT'S SITTING MOST OF THE TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CLAIM A GOOD INTEREST RATE ON IT.

THE PLAN THAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY TO THIS THERE WAS A PLAN BEFORE THIS THAT WE HAD TALKED TO AN AGENCY.

THIS ISN'T THE SAME AGENCY.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT AGENCY. NOW THIS IS A JPA AND IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE INVESTED ORIGINALLY.

WE HAD THERE WAS.

RIGHT. SO WE HAVE WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT.

EXACTLY. THAT WAS THE ONE THAT WE HAD.

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THEY'RE MANAGING A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT FUNDS.

THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO LAIF, SO IT'S SHORT TERM.

AND IT ALLOWS US MORE FLEXIBILITY.

I CAN ACTUALLY CALL UP THE FUNDS IN ONE DAY IF I NEED TO.

SO IT'S REALLY JUST TRYING TO DO THAT DANCE OF HOW MUCH CASH FLOW DO I WANT TO KEEP IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT TO COVER THE EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? BUT IF I CAN THROW A MILLION UP, EVEN IF IT'S FOR TWO WEEKS AND PULL IT DOWN WHEN I NEED IT, AS OPPOSED TO SITTING ON THAT AND REALLY EARNING NOTHING AT US BANK.

IT'S BETTER FOR US TO DO THAT.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

AND THIS CALIFORNIA CLASS IS JUST ANOTHER OPTION IN ADDITION TO LAIF.

SO THAT REALLY IT'S GOING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT LAIF AND SEE BASED ON THE MARKET AND THEIR INVESTMENTS.

IS LAIF BETTER RIGHT NOW OR IS CLASS BETTER? AND IT'S GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY JUST HAVE MORE DIVERSITY.

AND I SAY THROW IT UP, BUT, YOU KNOW, PUT IT TO LAIF WHEN WE NEED IT OR PUT IT TO CLASS WHEN WE NEED IT AND IT WE DO HAVE A LIST OF QUITE A FEW CITIES. IT IS IT IS NEWER.

IT'S ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR I BELIEVE SINCE 2020.

BUT IT REALLY SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN ON IN THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS, THAT'S THE MAJORITY.

BUT THERE ARE A LIST OF QUITE A FEW MUNICIPALITIES THAT DO YOU KNOW, PARTICIPATE AND THEY ARE INSURED.

IT'S IT'S VERY SAFE, SIMILAR TO LAIF.

SO, SO WE'RE NOT WE WILL NOT BE USING WESTERN ASSETS.

WE'RE STILL USING THEM.

THAT'S ANOTHER.

YEAH. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OPTION FOR US.

OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN A DIFFERENT WAY.

SOUNDS LIKE THE ACCESS IS BETTER WITH THE JPA AS FAR AS THE FUNDS, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT.

THAT'S A REALLY NICE FEATURE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PULL IF YOU NEED SOMETHING.

IS IT THE SAME AS WESTERN ASSETS AS FAR AS THE THE THE ACCESS TO FUNDS? NO. SO WESTERN ASSET IS IT DEPENDS.

WE DO HAVE SOME SHORT TERM BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE LONG TERM FUNDS.

SO WE'RE THEY'RE INVESTING OUR FUNDS FOR FIVE YEARS AT THE MAXIMUM RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE A LIMIT OF.

AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING WHERE WE CAN CALL THOSE FUNDS DOWN QUICKLY WITHOUT HAVING SOME KIND OF RISK.

AND SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO THAT.

RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER TOOL IN OUR TOOL BELT IN ADDITION TO WESTERN ASSET, I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S A REALLY, REALLY GOOD IDEA.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF SPREADING THE MONEY OUT, ESPECIALLY SOMETHING THAT'S AT JPA.

I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT THE PROTECTION.

I MEAN, THERE'S BULLET POINTS IN THERE, ALL THE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, BUT ALSO THE FLUIDITY OF BEING ABLE TO PULL MONEY OUT AT ANY TIME AND REALLY NOT PENALIZING FOR IT.

AND YOU CAN MOVE IT AROUND REAL FAST.

RIGHT. AND IT IS SUPPORTED BY THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.

ABILITY TO, YOU KNOW, TO TOUCH IT AND MOVE IT AT WILL? ARE YOU LOOKING AT INSTITUTING, YOU KNOW, A LOOK EVERY QUARTER OR YOU KNOW, EVERY LIKE, WHAT IS YOUR WHAT ARE YOU ANTICIPATING BEING YOUR PROCESS FOR HANDLING THIS TYPE OF.

SO IT'S BASED ON OUR CASH NEEDS.

SO WE GET THE THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROPERTY TAX COMES IN DECEMBER.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE GET A BIG INFLUX OF, OF CASH.

AND WE OFTENTIMES WILL THROW THAT INTO LAIF.

AND SO THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO THROW IT INTO DIFFERENT THINGS DEPENDING ON WHAT THE RETURNS ARE.

AND SO IT'S REALLY A DAILY THING THAT WE LOOK AT.

WHAT IS OUR CASH FLOW.

WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE THE DEMANDS THAT ARE GOING OUT.

DO WE HAVE PAYROLL THIS WEEK AND TRYING TO BALANCE HOW MUCH WE NEED TO COVER OUR.

IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO SOMEONE'S CHECKING ACCOUNT.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER DOLLAR WISE.

BUT IT'S THE SAME THING.

JUST MAKING SURE THAT WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO CASH THAT CHECK, IT CLEARS.

BUT I CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO EARNING AS MUCH AS WE CAN ON OUR FUNDS THAT REALLY WE DON'T NEED AT THIS POINT.

AND SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT ESSENTIALLY AT LEAST YEARLY FOR THE BIG POTS OF MONEY THAT ARE COMING IN AT A CERTAIN TIME, BUT AGAIN, REGULARLY, YES, BUT YOU'RE NOT MOVING IT DAILY AND NECESSARILY IT'LL JUST BE DEPENDENT ON WHERE WE STAND.

RIGHT. IT DEPENDS ON IT, DEPENDS ON THE NEED.

BUT NO, TYPICALLY I DON'T IT'S NOT A DAILY THING.

BUT I DO LOOK AT THE BANK ACCOUNT DAILY, BUT IT IS NOT A DAILY THING.

YEAH. AND THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS, WE'RE STILL ADVISED BY SCHUSTER FINANCIAL.

DEFINITELY. SO OUR EXPERTS FOR SURE.

I ALSO LIKE THE FACT THAT THE RESTRICTIONS ARE PRETTY BULLETPROOF AS FAR AS WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN'T DO.

AND REALLY, THE RATING ON THE STOCK RATINGS HAVE TO BE HIGH, AND THAT'S PROTECTION FOR US.

AND WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

ALTHOUGH I DO LIKE THAT IDEA OF HAVING MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS AND BEING ABLE TO MAYBE HIT THOSE TARGETS WHEN THE INTEREST RATES ARE WHERE THEY'VE BEEN YOU

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BUT I DO LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU CAN MOVE IT AROUND.

THAT'S REALLY, REALLY, REALLY.

YES. MR. JOHNSON, ANY COMMENTS? OH, I MEAN, MY CONCERN, MY CONCERNS I THINK HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.

WESTERN ASSETS HAVE POTENTIAL HIGHER EARNINGS.

WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND FILING OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY FOR PUBLIC FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE INVESTMENTS OF MONIES IN THE CALIFORNIA CLASS PRIME FUND.

I HAVE A MOTION.

SO MOVED. SECOND, VOTE PLEASE.

ITEM 14 WAS MOVED BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY LAU, AND APPROVED THREE ZERO.

THANK YOU CHRISTY.

THANK YOU YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

AGAIN, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND CAPTURING AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN IN THE MARKET.

AND I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

WITH THAT NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSIONS 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.

I WILL BE HOLDING A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, THOSE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS ARE PRESENT HERE IN THE CHAMBER CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

I HAVE MR. HIDALGO TRUSTEE OF MOUNT SAC.

WELCOME, MR. HIDALGO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD EVENING. IT'S A PLEASURE TO TO JOIN YOU HERE.

AND I AM HERE HOLDING A SIGN THAT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE AN EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE THAT, AS YOU KNOW, THE BALLOTS HAVE HIT EACH ONE OF OUR HOMES.

AND TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO SHARE ABOUT HOW MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGES MEASURE V AS WHAT IT IS.

AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

MOUNT SAC, AS YOU KNOW, IS A JEWEL WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S ONE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE STATE.

WE HAVE A WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS EXEMPLARY, AND WE'RE ONE OF WE ARE ONE OF THE CAMPUSES THAT HAS THE TOP TEN TRANSFER COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE STATE.

IN FACT, NEARLY 300 STUDENTS FROM LA VERNE ACTIVELY TAKE PART.

WHO ATTEND BONITA HIGH SCHOOL ARE PART OF OUR MOUNT SAC DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.

MOUNT SAC IS HELPING STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE CREDIT CREDITS WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WE SAVE LOCAL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE SKYROCKETING COSTS OF UNIVERSITIES.

A YES ON MEASURE V, WHICH IS A FACILITIES BOND, ENCOURAGES OPPORTUNITY, INCREASES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL STUDENTS TO EARN CERTIFICATES, CERTIFICATIONS, JOB SKILLS, COLLEGE CREDIT, COLLEGE CREDIT AT REASONABLE PRICES AND THEN TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

MEASURE V A YES ON MEASURE V WOULD HELP UPGRADE OUR CLASSROOMS, OUR LABS, OUR EQUIPMENT FOR CAREER AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS LIKE IN NURSING, HEALTH CARE, PUBLIC SAFETY, MANUFACTURING, RENEWABLE ENERGY, ROBOTICS, TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER IN-DEMAND JOBS.

SOME OF THE BUILDINGS AT MOUNT SAC ARE WELL OVER 80 YEARS OLD AND WE NEED BASIC IMPROVEMENTS.

MEASURE V HELPS REMOVE ASBESTOS, REPAIRS LEAKY ROOFS, AND DETERIORATING RESTROOMS AND PLUMBING IMPROVES OUR DISABILITY ACCESSIBILITY. IT PROTECTS DRINKING WATER, UPDATES STORMWATER SYSTEMS, PREVENT WATER POLLUTION, REPLACES OUTDATED ELECTRICAL AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS CAMPUS WIDE.

THIS MEASURE, IF APPROVED, WOULD COST PROPERTY OWNERS $15 PER $100,000 OF ASSESSED VALUE.

WE HAVE A BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

IN FACT, MANY LA VERNE RESIDENTS SIT ON OUR BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE DISTRICT IS USING THESE FUNDS APPROPRIATELY.

AND SO AS A RESULT IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR BALLOT AFTER YOU VOTED FOR YOUR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CANDIDATES FOR YOUR ASSEMBLY, CANDIDATES FOR YOUR STATE SENATOR CANDIDATES, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE YES ON MEASURE V.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HIDALGO. APPRECIATE THAT.

BRITTANY ALLISON, I THINK YOU'RE RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD IN DISTRICT NUMBER FIVE, IS THAT CORRECT? SPEAKING OF BONITA UNIFIED GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS BRITTANY ALLISON, AND I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.

AS THE MOTHER OF THREE YOUNG CHILDREN, I'VE ALWAYS FELT A DEEP COMMITMENT TO HELP SHAPE THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS AND UPLIFTS ALL OUR FAMILIES.

THIS COMMITMENT HAS DRIVEN ME TO BECOME AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER THROUGHOUT LA VERNE.

WHETHER IT'S COACHING SOCCER THROUGH ASO, SERVING AS OUR LA VERNE SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION'S VICE PRESIDENT, OR VOLUNTEERING FOR MY KIDS SCHOOL'S PTA.

MY COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY DRIVES ME TO PICK UP TRASH ON CITY BEAUTIFICATION DAYS, EVEN WHEN I'M EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT.

IF YOU KNOW MY FAMILY, IT'S ALWAYS A FAMILY AFFAIR.

SO I'M ALSO AT HERITAGE PARK SHOVELING OUR WOOD CHIPS WITH A BABY ON MY HIP FOR LOVE LA VERNE DAY BECAUSE I TRULY DO LOVE LA VERNE.

MY COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY IS ALSO WHAT MOTIVATES ME TO RUN FOR SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE AREA FIVE.

IN MY WORK, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMING TOGETHER DESPITE OUR DIFFERING BACKGROUNDS AND VIEWPOINTS, TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE AS AN EXECUTIVE FOR OUR FAMILY RUN NONPROFIT, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY, WITH LVPD, WITH ULV, WITH BONITA UNIFIED AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS, LEGAL CLINICS, AND MORE.

WE DO NOT ALWAYS SHARE THE SAME PERSPECTIVE, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT OUR SHARED VALUES OF FAMILY, SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY CAN BE A GUIDING FORCE FORWARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO ENSURE THAT OUR DISTRICT REMAINS A PLACE WHERE ALL VOICES REMAIN VALUED, ALL PEOPLE FEEL HEARD, AND OUR STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS PUT FIRST.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES AHEAD.

I DO HAVE INFORMATION FOR ANYONE THAT IS HERE IN PERSON AND ANYONE THAT'S LISTENING LATER AT HOME.

YOU CAN ALSO VISIT BRITTNEY FOR BUSD.COM TO LEARN MORE OR REACH OUT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT. MR. BELTRAN.

GOOD EVENING TO EVERYBODY ON THE DAIS.

AS A GRADUATE OF BONITA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1973 I WENT TO MOUNT SAC ALSO.

AND I'M COMING TO YOU TO DISCUSS SOME PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE FUNDED THROUGH A IF YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF IT, IT'S CALLED THE QUANTUM FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO IS LIKE A TRUST AND A GRANT FUNDS.

AND ONE OF THEM WOULD BE TO AND IT COMES UNDER PROVIDE FUNDING FOR NEW LIGHTS FOR THE VARSITY BASEBALL FIELD.

NEW LIGHTS FOR THE GLEN DAVIS STADIUM.

FUNDS TO BUILD THE NEW GIRLS BASEBALL FIELD AT LAS FLORES PARK.

NEW BLEACHERS WITH SHADE COVERED FOR ALL THREE BASEBALL FIELDS VARSITY FRESHMEN AND THE GIRLS SOFTBALL LOCATION.

NEXT ONE WOULD BE TO COVER THE COSTS OF ALL ELECTRICAL BILLS AND THE ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR ALL THREE BASEBALL FIELDS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS.

IT WOULD COVER THE COST OF ALL THE UNIFORMS FOR ALL BASEBALL TEAMS FOR TEN YEARS, AND ALL THE ABOVE MENTIONED ITEMS COVERED WOULD COST WOULD BE PART OF A HUMANITARIAN LEGACY PROJECT THAT I WOULD SUBMIT.

AND IT'S THERE'S A FIVE PAGE DOCUMENT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT FOR PRESENTATION ONCE WE EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO GO TO A REDEMPTION CENTER.

AND WHAT I ASKED FOR IT WOULD COVER THE COST SINCE IT'S MY ALMA MATER SINCE 1973, I'M REQUESTING LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR MY PRESENTATION TO RECEIVE FUNDING.

IT'S STARTING AT $1 MILLION TO $5 MILLION FOR APPROVAL BY THE QUANTUM INITIATIVE TRUST GRANT SYSTEM.

THE DATE OF MY PRESENTATION IS PENDING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CURRENT QUANTUM FINANCIAL SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE.

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IT'S GOING TO BE FUNDED BECAUSE YOU'RE ALLOWED IT'S GOING TO BE FROM ZIMBABWE BEING THE SECOND RICHEST COUNTRY IN GOLD AND SILVER AND DIAMONDS.

OKAY. THIS IS A SAMPLE OF A $100 TRILLION BOND.

ONCE IT'S REDEEMED, IT'S REDEEMED AT FIGURED PRICE AT $3.7 MILLION.

OKAY, BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE OF MANY THAT I BOUGHT AT THE TIME.

SO THIS IS THERE'S $50 TRILLION.

BUT I TALKED TO YOUR CITY MANAGER LAST WEEK, AND THOSE WERE THE PROJECTS THAT I CAME UP WITH YESTERDAY AS I WAS JUST TRYING TO KIND OF MAKE SOMETHING UP.

BUT THERE IS A QUANTUM FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT'S AROUND THE CORNER BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO A NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM ALTOGETHER. SO IT'S A POSSIBILITY WHERE WHEN I MAKE MY PRESENTATION, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO PROVIDE THAT MONEY, BECAUSE IT'S FROM 1 TO $5 MILLION TO COVER THE COST, BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT WHEN I WAS WHEN I GRADUATED, I WAS HOPING THAT I WOULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE MY, MY BASEBALL UNIFORM BECAUSE I PLAYED THREE YEARS OF VARSITY BASEBALL HERE.

I WASN'T ALLOWED TO HAVE MY UNIFORM TO TAKE AS A MEMENTO FOR YEARS, GOING ON.

AND TALKING ABOUT JUST A SIDE NOTE IS THAT I REALLY WOULD LIKE YOUR LETTERS OF SUPPORT.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S IT'S CLEARLY REALLY CLOSE TO THE END OF OCTOBER THAT YOU'VE GIVEN OUR CITY.

WE'VE RUN OVER YOUR TIME, SIR.

BUT IF YOU'VE GIVEN THE INFORMATION TO OUR CITY MANAGER, WE CAN REVIEW THAT AS A COUNCIL.

WE ARE MISSING A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS SO WE CAN REVIEW YOUR INFORMATION IF YOU'VE GIVEN IT TO OUR CITY MANAGER, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE AND WE'LL CONTACT YOU AT A LATER DATE. CAN I MAKE ONE LAST POINT? IF YOU COULD MAKE IT QUICK, IF YOU CAN INCLUDE THE WOOD PROJECT OF THE TREE WITH MY CLASSMATE THAT DESIGNED THAT LOGO THAT YOU HAVE BEHIND YOU.

RUBEN GUAJARDO I REALLY, REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE THAT IF YOU INCLUDE HIM.

I APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT.

OKAY. BUT WE'LL LOOK AT IT.

HE'S MY CLASSMATE.

THANK YOU. WELL, HE'S A VERY TALENTED INDIVIDUAL.

YES, YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. [INAUDIBLE].

COUNCIL. THIS IS NOT QUITE A LA VERNE, BUT I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE.

I THINK WE ARE THEM ALL KEEP IN MIND, THE PEOPLE WERE AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE TWO WEEKS AGO.

MY BROTHER HAPPENS TO LIVE IN TAMPA, AND TOMORROW THEY'RE EXPECTING A DIRECT HIT.

SO I CERTAINLY HAVE HIM IN MY PRAYERS.

I WAS LUCKY TO SPEND LAST WEEK WITH HIM IN IN TEXAS, SO HOPE THAT WORKS OUT WELL.

THE LAST ITEM I WASN'T GOING TO ADDRESS THIS TONIGHT, BUT WATCHING THE NEWS COVERAGE TODAY, I FEEL COMPELLED TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT.

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, OCTOBER 7TH.

CAN EVERYBODY HEAR? ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 2023, MASS RADICAL ISLAMIC TERRORIST FUNDED BY THE EXTREMIST IRANIAN GOVERNMENT, COWARDLY INVADED THE INDEPENDENT NATION OF ISRAEL.

TERRORIST ORGANIZATION, INVADED ISRAEL UNDER THE COVER OF A CEASE FIRE TO MURDER, RAPE AND KIDNAP ANYONE THEY FOUND.

THEY KILLED OVER 1200 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN DURING THEIR COWARDLY ASSAULT.

THEY ALSO KIDNAPED OVER 200 PEOPLE, INCLUDING US CITIZENS.

THEY THEN RETURNED TO GAZA TO HIDE WITHIN THEIR OWN CITIZENS LIKE THE COWARDS THEY ARE.

I'M TRYING TO IMAGINE WHAT WE WOULD DO IF ONE OF OUR BORDER COUNTRIES, SUCH AS MEXICO OR CANADA, LAUNCHED A SURPRISE ATTACK INTO OUR COUNTRY, INTO ONE OF OUR MAJOR CITIES, KILLED, RAPED U.S.

CITIZENS, AND KIDNAPED THEM TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY, TO BE USED AS SHIELDS AND NEGOTIATING TOOLS.

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I JUST HOPE WE ALL SUPPORT ISRAEL AND ITS EFFORTS TO GET THE HOSTAGES BACK ALIVE AND DESTROY THE RADICAL ISLAMIC FORCES THAT WISH TO DESTROY THEIR SOVEREIGN NATION.

FOR THOSE PROTESTERS HERE IN THE US THAT SUPPORT THOSE THAT WISH TO ELIMINATE ALL JEWS, ALSO KNOWN AS GENOCIDE, AND CARRY SIGNS THAT SUPPORT THE TERRORIST GROUP HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND BURN AMERICAN FLAGS AND CHANT, DEATH TO AMERICA! I'M GOING TO USE THE PHRASE SCREW YOU.

BUT THEY ALSO SHOULD REMEMBER THAT ONLY HERE IN AMERICA THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO THAT.

GOD BLESS THIS NATION.

GOD BLESS ISRAEL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN.

ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE.

LAST LAST SATURDAY, I THINK IT WAS THE SENATOR RUBIO HAD HER ANNUAL WOMEN INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SISTERHOOD EVENT.

THIS IS AN EVENT WHERE SHE INVITES YOUNG GIRLS AND WOMEN TO A CONFERENCE WHERE THERE ARE LOCAL WOMEN LEADERS THAT PUT ON FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS AND WORKSHOPS, PUT ON WORKSHOPS ON SELF-ESTEEM, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

SO I WAS ABLE TO GO TO SEE THE KEYNOTE AND SEE DR.

YASMIN DAVID SPEAK.

IT WAS A REALLY INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT, AND IT WAS NICE TO SEE SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN GATHERED TOGETHER TO TO LEARN NEW SKILLS AND TO FIND THIS SISTERHOOD WHERE THEY COULD RELY ON EACH OTHER TO GROW IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT.

SO IT WAS REALLY HEARTWARMING TO SEE THAT.

AND IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE, THERE WERE A LOT OF SCHOOLS FROM THE LOCAL AREA THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE.

SO THAT WAS, I THINK, AN INVITATION THAT WAS EXTENDED TO ALL OF US.

AND I KNOW THAT'S ONE OF THE PLACES WHERE WE OFTEN GET TO SEE SOME OF OUR OTHER ELECTEDS.

SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW WE CAN BE CONNECTED AND NETWORK WITH THOSE OTHER FOLKS THAT CAN HELP US MOVE FORWARD.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE PET DEPOT 20TH ANNIVERSARY, AND I BRING THIS UP FOR ANY OF YOU THAT HAVE PETS AND HAVE SHOPPED AT PET DEPOT.

IT USED TO BE KATIE'S PET DEPOT, BUT IT'S PET DEPOT NOW.

THEY HAD THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND IT WAS A REALLY WELL ATTENDED EVENT.

THEY DO SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THE K9 FOUNDATION WAS OUT THERE AS WELL.

SO IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO STOP BY, THEY HAVE FOOD TRUCKS.

THEY DID HAVE FOOD. THEY DID HAVE FOOD? YES, THEY DID HAVE FOOD. THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER A VERY YOUNG WOMAN THERE, TEN YEARS OLD WHO HAD STARTED HER OWN DOG TREAT DOG TOY BUSINESS.

AND I SAY THIS BECAUSE ANY TIME I THINK, GOSH, IN THE WORLD THERE'S SO MANY DARK THINGS IN THE WORLD, I THINK IT'S NICE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS.

THIS YOUNG LADY WAS VERY ELOQUENT IN HER SALES PITCH.

YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT KNOW, I LOST MY DOG LAST YEAR, SO I DON'T HAVE A PET TO BUY FOR, BUT SOMEHOW SHE CONVINCED ME TO BUY PET BUBBLES.

AND WHAT THEY ARE IS LIKE THEIR BUBBLES, BUT THEY'RE FLAVORED.

SO AS YOUR DOG SNAPPING AT THE BUBBLES THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.

WHY ARE THEY NOT? I'M SORRY.

I KNOW, I KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT SOME FOR YOUR DOGS BUT WONDERFUL YOUNG LADY, SHE IS, LIKE I SAID, TEN YEARS OLD AND OUT THERE JUST DOING A GREAT JOB.

SO IF YOU SEE HER AROUND, IT'S OONO LIKE IS THE IS THE NAME OF IT, BUT GREAT, GREAT STUFF.

AND SHE SEWS HER OWN DOG TOYS AND PUTS SQUEAKERS IN THEM FOR THE DOGS.

SO I JUST SAID, WHAT A LITTLE ENTREPRENEUR.

I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT SHE DOES IN THE NEXT 5, 10, 15 YEARS.

SO REALLY AWESOME PERSON.

AND I KNOW SOMEONE ELSE MENTIONED THIS THAT OCTOBER IS APPARENTLY THE MONTH OF EVERYTHING.

SO YOU DID HEAR THAT IT'S BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

IT'S ALSO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH.

AND SO FOR ANY OF YOU THAT ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE HOUSE OF RUTH, AS ALWAYS, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS OF NONPERISHABLE GOODS, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ETC. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN MAKING THAT DONATION, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THEM.

THEY DO SOME REALLY EXCELLENT WORK FOR A LOT OF WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, YOU HAVE HOMECOMING IS THIS WEEKEND.

SO I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND, BUT THERE IS A LOT OF FREE STUFF HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE FOR HOMECOMING, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY PAY. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, THAT REQUIRE PAYMENT, BUT THEY DO HAVE A STREET FAIR.

WE WILL HAVE LOCAL VENDORS THERE.

THERE WILL BE BOOTHS. THERE WILL BE STUDENTS.

IT'LL BE AN AWESOME OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO IF YOU'RE IN TOWN, COME ON OUT.

THE GAME IS AT 5:00.

WE ARE PLAYING CAL LU.

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WE'LL SEE.

BUT DEFINITELY DO COME AROUND IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO.

BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING.

IT IS THE SAME DAY AS OUR TRUNK OR TREAT.

SO GET SOME CANDY, COME INTO THE GAME, YOU KNOW, HAVE FUN.

SO AS ALWAYS, BE KIND.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY THE MIDDLE OF OCTOBER.

PRACTICALLY. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LAU, MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.

IT'S TIME TO THINK AND TAKE YOUR TIME AND VOTE.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S A LUXURY THAT NOT EVERYONE IN OTHER COUNTRIES HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO.

IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS.

PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT.

STOLE MY THUNDER.

YOU'VE GOT TO VOTE.

VERY IMPORTANT. AS SOMEONE THAT LOST AN ELECTION BY SEVEN VOTES, EVERY VOTE REALLY COUNTS, AND IT STINGS HARD WHEN YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T VOTE COULD HAVE DONE IT AND JUST GOTTEN UP AND DONE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO.

WE'VE GOT ELECTIONS AND A MAJOR ELECTION.

NO ELECTIONS. NO MATTER WHAT YOU VOTE FOR, YOU NEED TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

VERY IMPORTANT. THIS COULD CHANGE THE THE WHOLE.

YES. YEAH.

THIS CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING.

SO WE MUST GET OUT AND VOTE.

NO MATTER WHICH WAY YOU VOTE, YOU NEED TO VOTE.

SO THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. AGAIN VENDOR FAIR THIS OCTOBER, SATURDAY THE 12TH.

HERITAGE PARK. TRUNK OR TREATS ON THE 12TH.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF STUFF HAPPENING THIS OCTOBER.

AND ALSO, I APPRECIATE MR. BOWEN THE FACT THAT THESE VICTIMS AND THESE STORMS, IF GO ON THE RED CROSS WEBSITE, IF YOU CAN HELP, LET'S HELP.

WE'RE A VERY GENEROUS COMMUNITY.

THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LITERALLY LOST EVERYTHING IN THIS STORM THAT'S BEARING DOWN RIGHT NOW IS SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY BAD.

SO IF YOU CAN DONATE, LET'S DO IT.

LET'S GET ON THE RED CROSS WEBSITE.

WHATEVER WE CAN DO AS A COMMUNITY, LET'S DO IT.

WE STICK TOGETHER BECAUSE LORD KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR BACKYARD.

WE SURE APPRECIATE THE HELP FROM EVERYBODY ELSE.

SO THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN, FOR THAT. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

WITH THAT.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL ATTENDING.

TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ROBERT PAUL BRANNON.

ROBERT WAS BORN APRIL 17TH, 1956, IN CORONADO, NORTH ISLAND OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

HIS PARENTS MOVED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SETTLING IN NORWALK, WHERE THEY GRADUATED FROM DOMINGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL AND IMMEDIATELY JOINED THE US NAVY.

HE SERVED AS A FIREFIGHTER ON THE BATTLESHIP ENTERPRISE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

AFTER HIS COMMITMENT TO THE MILITARY, HE LEFT THE SERVICE TO PURSUE HIS COLLEGE EDUCATION AND SUBSEQUENTLY A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, DRAFTING AND COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN, DRAFTING AS WELL AS RAISING A FAMILY.

IN 2017, HE GRADUATED FROM LA CERT, TRAINING AND ASCENDED TO THE LEVEL TWO, WHICH HOLDS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF BEING A PART OF THE ACTIVATION AND DEPLOYMENT TEAM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

IN AN INCREDIBLE SENSE OF HUMOR, WHICH CARRIED HIM THROUGH HAPPY AND DIFFICULT TIMES IN HIS LIFE.

ALWAYS THE FIRST RESPONDER AT HEART, WHETHER IT WAS A STRAY DOG, AN ACCIDENT ON THE STREET, OR A PERSON IN NEED, HE ALWAYS STEPPED IN TO HELP.

HE LOVED THE COMMUNITY OF LA VERNE WAS HAPPY TO LIVE HERE FOR ALMOST TEN YEARS.

ROBERT PASSED AWAY ON AUGUST 23RD, 2024.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, HANNA, AND NUMEROUS IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.

HE WILL BE MISSED FOREVER.

THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST AT 2024 AT 5:30 P.M..

REMEMBER, AT THE BACK OF THE THE BACK OF THE AGENDA, THE AGENDA WE'VE GOT ALL OF THE 9000 THINGS FOR OCTOBER.

SO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THAT.

AND REMEMBER IF YOU DON'T, YOU'RE NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE.

YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TIME. LET'S REGISTER TO VOTE AND LET'S EVERYBODY GET OUT THERE.

WE ARE ADJOURNING NOW AT 8:49 P.M..

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.