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WE ARE GOING TO START THE MEETING AT 6:36 P.M.
[CALL TO ORDER]
ON NOVEMBER 4TH, ONE DAY BEFORE ELECTION.WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE THIS MEETING, AS I JUST STATED.
FROM OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED, WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.
I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY 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 ARE ONLY ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING BY THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
AND I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TONIGHT TO THE MEETING AND ALL THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT ARE HERE.
I'LL STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THE CITY OF LA VERNE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO ELAINE GLENTIES.
WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE. I'LL START US OFF.
MAYBE WE'LL BREAK THE ICE. MY NAME IS RIA MARTINEZ.
I'M ONE OF THE CO-LEADERS FOR TROOP SEVEN TWO, TWO ONE.
I'M STELLA, AND I'M FROM TROOP 7221.
THIS IS. THIS IS KATIE, AND SHE'S ALSO PART OF 7221.
GIRL SCOUTS INTO OUR POST AND WE HONOR THEM WITH OPEN ARMS AND WE SAID THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
WE HAVE THE BOY SCOUTS. WHY NOT THE GIRL SCOUTS? YEAH. THEY WOULD ALSO THEY WOULD ALSO BE HELPING US AROUND THE POST NOW ON CERTAIN EVENTS AND THEY WILL LEARN THE EXPERIENCE OF WHAT THE VFW DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR ALL THE OTHER VETERANS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMANDER RAMIREZ.
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HEY, MR. DELMAR, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.HE DIDN'T GET ANY FOOD AT CLOSED SESSION, SO HE'S A LITTLE CANTANKEROUS.
SO WE HAVE TO WATCH HIM A LITTLE BIT.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS ]
FIRST, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL INTRODUCE SEVERAL NEW AND RECENTLY PROMOTED EMPLOYEES.THESE EMPLOYEES INCLUDE LIEUTENANT JOSHUA WELLS, SERGEANT FRANCISCO CABRERA, OFFICER ADRIANA RICCIO.
DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I DID THAT TO YOU.
I LOVE IT. COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ELIZABETH KANU.
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ELIZABETH STILLMAN BAUER.
AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER KRISTIN ROBIN AND CADET CHARLES SOBEL.
AND CADET ALYSSA REEDY, MR. CHIEF GONZALEZ IS GOING TO HAVE THIS.
CHIEF GONZALEZ. THAT WOULD BE POLICE CHIEF GONZALEZ.
GOOD EVENING. THIS IS OUR THIRD ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW EMPLOYEES, PROMOTIONS AND SO FORTH.
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND ALLOWING US TO INTRODUCE NEW MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY AND AS WELL AS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF MANY OF OUR DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I WILL START WITH OUR FARM SYSTEM, AS I INDICATE QUITE OFTEN.
IT'S WHERE WE TAKE OUR POLICE OFFICERS FROM.
SO COME ON, COME ON, COME ON UP.
SO MR. SOBEL JOINED THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN JUNE OF 2022 AS A POLICE CADET.
WHILE WORKING AS A POLICE CADET.
AND HE'S DOING THAT THIS DECEMBER.
HE'LL BE WRAPPING UP HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
SO I THINK THAT APPLIES FOR YOU.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME YOUR FAMILY AND ANY OTHER WORDS YOU WANT TO SHARE.
TONIGHT HERE, I HAVE MY DAD ED, MY MOM, TERRY, MY SISTER BROOKE, AND MY GRANDMA CINDY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'VE JUST BEEN SURROUNDED BY GREAT PEOPLE, AND I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE.
WITH THE JOB THAT I'VE DREAMED OF SINCE I WAS IN PRESCHOOL.
SO JUST A HUGE THANKS TO EVERYBODY.
AND THE NEXT PERSON I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE IS COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER KRISTIN RUMBIN.
SO NOW SHE'S OFF ON HER OWN, AND OUR DISPATCH CENTER IS MUCH HAPPIER WITH HER ON BOARD.
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SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER KRISTIN RUMBIN.WELL, I HONESTLY, I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE TO BE HERE.
NEXT, WE'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ELIZABETH STEINBAUER.
SHE HAS SERVED IN ROLES SUCH AS STATION CLERK, DISPATCH RECORDS, AND TRAP.
SHE AND HER HUSBAND, SPENCER, AN L.A.
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, ARE PROUD PARENTS OF TWO BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS WHO KEEP THEM ON THEIR TOES.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ELIZABETH BAUER.
AND JUST LIKE THE CHIEF WAS SAYING, I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE.
OKAY, NEXT I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ELIZABETH CANU.
ELIZABETH CANU JOINED THE LA VERNE.
ELIZABETH JOINED THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2022 AS A POLICE CADET.
AGAIN, IT'S OUR FARM SYSTEM WHERE WE GET OUR EMPLOYEES FROM.
IT'S AWESOME. WE GOT ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER BACK THERE TOO AS WELL.
FROM THERE, SHE APPLIED TO BE A DISPATCHER IN 2023 AND COMPLETED HER TRAINING IN 2024.
ELIZABETH IS EAGER TO CONTINUE TO LEARN AND EXPAND HER KNOWLEDGE AS IN HER ROLE AS A DISPATCHER.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER ELIZABETH CANU.
UNFORTUNATELY, MY FAMILY COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY DUE TO WORK CONFLICTS, BUT THEY'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF ME, AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD HAVE WANTED ME TO WORK FOR ANY OTHER CITY. GROWING UP HERE, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND BEING INVOLVED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE.
SO I'VE MADE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD CONNECTIONS.
ME AND CHARLIE AND GOMEZ ALL GET HIRED AT THE SAME TIME TO BE A FULL TIME POSITION.
SO I JUST THINK THAT THAT'S A REFLECTION ON HOW GREAT ADMIN IS DOING AND THEIR SUPPORT, AND WANTING TO BUILD UP EMPLOYEES THAT KIND OF GROW UP IN THE DEPARTMENT AND WANT TO FLOURISH. AND I JUST THINK THAT'S A GREAT THING.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT FROM YOU AND FROM THE COUNCIL AS WELL.
OKAY. NEXT, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE OFFICER ADRIANA RATU.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING OFFICER ADRIANA RATSU.
THANK YOU. NOW THERE'S A SILENT S IN THERE'S THE T MAKES THE S SOUND.
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THANK YOU SIR. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.OKAY. NEXT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE SERGEANT FRANCISCO CAMBERO.
SERGEANT CAMBERO JOINED THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN 2012 AS A POLICE AIDE.
WHILE WORKING PART TIME, HE EARNED HIS BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM CAL STATE LA.
CURRENTLY, HE IS A TRAINING COORDINATOR AND DRONE TEAM SUPERVISOR.
HEY, GUYS, THIS IS THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.
I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT.
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE A POSSIBLE CAREER WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY INVOLVED.
THIS IS A REALLY GREAT CITY COMMUNITY.
TRUST ME, I GREW UP IN THE WORST, SO I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR THE SUPPORT FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
OKAY. LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE LIEUTENANT JOSHUA WELLS.
IN 2021, HE TOOK CHARGE OF INVESTIGATION, NOW AS THE LIEUTENANT WAS PROMOTED IN 2024.
JOSHUA HAS HELD ROLES LIKE FIELD TRAINING OFFICER AND RANGEMASTER.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING LIEUTENANT JOSHUA WELLS.
THANK YOU CHIEF. TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
I'D LIKE TO THANK, I THINK THE CITY AS A WHOLE LISTEN TO THAT RESUME AND HELP.
BUT I THINK ALL THOSE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES I'VE HAD, ALL THE BEEN THE BYPRODUCT OF COUNCIL, CURRENT COUNCIL AND COUNCIL BEFORE YOU THAT HAVE ALLOWED ME TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT STORY, CAREER AND AGAIN, THE CITY SUPPORTING ME, THE AGENCY ALL MY PARTNERS HAVE HAD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FAMILY COULDN'T MAKE IT.
I HAVE A BASKETBALL PLAYER AT HOME THAT HAS PRACTICE AND PRIORITIES AND PRIORITIES.
BUT THAT'S THE CALLING AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE A VERY STORIED CAREER WITH LA VERNE UP UNTIL NOW AND HOPEFULLY CARRY THAT ON TO RETIREMENT AND PASS THE, THE TORCH TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN COME IN AND DEFINITELY FILL THOSE SHOES LIKE YOUNG SORBO THERE.
THIS IS YOUR FUTURE HERE, BUDDY.
AGAIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH.
WE SHOULD ALL BE CAUGHT UP NOW.
THE NEXT FUTURE PROMOTIONS AND ADDITIONS WILL BE AT A PREVIOUS STATE.
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WE'LL TALK. THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND WELCOME.WELCOME AND CONTINUALLY WELCOME.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS FIRE DEPARTMENT SPARK OF LOVE TOY DRIVE.
FIRE CHIEF NIGG WILL BE PRESENTING.
YOU HAVE THE MIC? I'M JUST THE STAND IN, COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST.
LONNIE IS CURRENTLY WORKING THROUGH SOME SICKNESS ISSUES, SO HERE I AM.
THANKS, JR. YEAH, HE'LL BE BETTER.
HE SHOULD BE BACK TOMORROW. BUT HE IS THAT THAT VOICE THAT I DON'T HAVE.
SO I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST TO FILL IN FOR LONNIE HERE.
SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, CONGRATS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
SO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR SPARK OF LOVE PROGRAM.
THAT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR US.
THE DRIVE BEGAN OVER 40 YEARS AGO WITH LA CITY FIRE CAPTAIN RAY ROJO'S VISION.
WE'RE HONORED TO BE A PART OF THIS EFFORT, AS ARE ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
COLLECTING GIFT CARDS AND NEW, UNWRAPPED TOYS FOR ALL AGES.
WE HAVE DONATION BINS OR WILL HAVE DONATION BINS AT ALL OF OUR THREE FIRE STATIONS CITY HALL, THE COMMUNITY CENTER, PANERA BREAD AND CHOOSE FITNESS HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO PARTAKE AS WELL. ALL HERE IN LA VERNE AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE OTHER BUILDINGS OR BUSINESSES IN THE CITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HILLCREST AS A ONGOING PARTNER FOR US FOR HELPING US MANAGE THE STORAGE AND SORTING OF THESE DONATIONS, WHICH HAS BEEN THE CASE NOW FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. AN AMAZING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
LAST YEAR, WE COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF 200 TOYS, HELPING 30 FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED, AND IN 2022, WE COLLECTED 400 PLUS TOYS, HELPING 200 FAMILIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED.
FAMILIES IN NEED CAN APPLY AT LA VERNE.
ORG SLASH SPARK OF LOVE BEGINNING ON NOVEMBER 12TH.
AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO THANK EACH OF YOU ON THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL I CAN ANSWER ON THE PROGRAM? NO, IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM AND IT'S A VERY BIG SUCCESS EVERY YEAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU CHIEF.
AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN INVITING ALL LA VERNE RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR COMMUNITY SURVEY.
THE SURVEY COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR CITY AND TAKES ONLY 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE.
YOUR INPUT IS ESSENTIAL TO HELP CRAFT A PLAN THAT REFLECTS THE PRIORITIES OF OUR RESIDENTS.
AND AS A BONUS, RESIDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE SURVEY CAN ENTER INTO A RAFFLE.
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AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE RECEIVED 340 RESPONSES, WHICH STILL IS NOT VERY GOOD CONSIDERING WE HAVE ALMOST 33,000 PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET ON IT.
I KNOW ELECTIONS TOMORROW, BUT WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
AND AS A BONUS, RESIDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE SURVEY, WE GOT A RAFFLE AS OF TODAY.
THIS EVENING, WE'LL ALSO BE PULLING A COUPLE OF NAMES FOR A RAFFLE PRIZE.
CORRECT. AND IS THAT THE CRUISE TO HAWAII? WHICH ONE IS THAT? CRUISE.
FIJI. WHAT? OKAY. JUST CHECKING.
OH, A LOVELY TRIP TO LA VERNE.
TARGET, SHOPPING SPREE AT TARGET FOR TEN MINUTES.
NO GIFT CERTIFICATES TO HELP SUPPORT LA VERNE BUSINESSES.
AND NOW WE MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP MARISSA CASTRO SALVATI FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AND INTRODUCTION.WHAT ARE YOU. YOU'RE OUT OF CONTROL.
OUT OF CONTROL. WELL, GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND AUDIENCE.
IT'S NICE TO ACTUALLY COME AND VISIT.
I'M A LITTLE BIT EASTERLY PORTION OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, BUT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE, ACTUALLY, OUR INTERIM GOVERNMENT RELATIONS MANAGER, WHO WILL BE COVERING THIS AREA FOR THE MEANTIME AS WE FINISH OUR REORG AT OUR LOCAL PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
SO AT THIS TIME I WANTED TO INTRODUCE CAMERON GRIFFIN.
HE IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEES, ALMOST WHAT, TWO YEARS.
A LITTLE BIT OVER TWO YEARS COMPARED TO TODAY.
SO I CELEBRATED EDISON 28 YEARS TODAY.
AND SO I WANTED TO JUST GIVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE WORK THAT HE DOES AT EDISON. AND POSSIBLY ACTUALLY, HE'S A LOCAL BOY.
SO AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE CAMERON GRIFFIN.
THANKS, MARISSA. AS MARISSA MENTIONED, I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.
UM A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON ME, SO I HAVE BEEN AT EDISON FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS NOW.
AND THEN BEFORE THAT, I ACTUALLY WENT TO CLAREMONT MCKENNA AND AM A BONITA BEARCAT GRADUATE.
NOW YOU'RE TALKING. SO I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK IN LA VERNE.
I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COVER MY OWN CITY IN THE LONGEST TIME, SO I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE.
IF YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM EDISON, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.
I KNOW I'VE EMAILED YOU GUYS ALL, BUT I ALSO BROUGHT MY CARD SO I WILL DROP THEM OFF AS WELL.
I'M JUST HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU. OH, I DO KNOW NICK HEPBURN BECAUSE WE DID GRADUATE AROUND THE SAME TIME, SO WE WERE IN THE SAME FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE UNTIL I THINK LAST YEAR.
SO WHAT YEAR DID YOU GRADUATE? I WAS 12. 12? YEAH. SO I PLAYED. DON'T ASK ME WHEN HE GRADUATED.
RIGHT. I'M PRETTY SURE. THERE YOU GO.
YEAH. THAT WAS 11. YEAH. OLDER THAN ME.
WELL, IT'S A PLEASURE, BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, AS MARISSA WILL ATTEST TO, IS THE FACT THAT COMMUNICATION, WHEN WE HAVE A WE HAVE A SERIOUS POWER OUTAGE OR SOMETHING IN AN AREA IS REALLY AFFECTED.
AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE BACKUP GENERATORS.
THEY HAVE SOLAR, WHICH DOESN'T THEY DON'T HAVE STORAGE CAPACITY WITH BATTERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AT LEAST WE UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO MITIGATE THE PROBLEM AND TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME VERY SERIOUS ISSUES BACK IN THE WINDS AND CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS OUT FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.
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OFF. JUST I BELIEVE ME, YOU WILL GET A PHONE CALL AND JUST COMMUNICATE AS BEST YOU CAN TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AND HOW WE'RE RESOLVING THE SITUATION.SO DEFINITELY, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU HERE.
WE GOT YOUR NUMBER ON MY BACK.
I MESSED UP, SO DON'T WORRY. WE GOT YOUR NUMBER.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO ADRIAN ROMERO, OUR LIBRARIAN AND ALSO A VETERAN.
WILL BE HOLDING AN EVENT FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 12 ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH AT 5:00.
CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT THE STRAWBERRY MOON AND THEN MAKE AND DESIGN A STRAWBERRY SHAPED BAG.
THIS WORKSHOP IS LED BY A COLLEGE ACADEMIC ADVISOR WHO EXPLAINED TO STUDENTS THE COMPLEX NETWORK AND APPLICATION PROCESS RELATED TO SCHOLARSHIPS AND HELP STUDENTS AVOID COMMON PITFALLS RELATED TO THE PROCESS, AND PARENTS ARE ALSO WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS EVENT.
AND THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER, THE FRIENDS OF LA VERNE LIBRARY WILL BE HOLDING A LIBRARY BOOK SALE, WHERE THEY WILL BE SELLING USED BOOKS AT VERY GOOD PRICES, AND MONEY RAISED BY THE SALE WILL GO TOWARDS PURCHASE OF NEW BOOKS AND FUNDING OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS. AND SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
RAYMOND SWAIN, SEWER AND WATER AD HOC COMMITTEE.
COME ON UP. ALL THE EXCITING STUFF.
WELL, ACTUALLY, I HAVE TWO THINGS TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
SO WE'LL START OFF WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE.
BASICALLY, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW OUR SCHEDULE UPCOMING.
SO I THINK THESE ARE ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THOSE RAFFLE PRIZES, BECAUSE WE HAVE TOURS THIS WEEK.
ON WEDNESDAY AT NOON, WE'RE GOING TO BE VISITING THE THREE VALLEYS WATER DISTRICT.
SO THIS IS MY APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC TO COME ON DOWN AND BE PART OF THIS TOURS OF WHAT MAKES THE WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE WORK.
THERE IS A PROCESS BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE A CITY BUS HERE AT THOSE TIMES, AND WE JUST NEED YOU TO GO ONLINE AND RSVP AND THERE WILL BE ROOM FOR EVERYBODY.
AND THEN ON TUESDAY THE 19TH WILL BE OUR REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.
SO THINGS ARE REALLY MOVING ALONG NOW WITH THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR WATER AND SEWER RATES.
SO TODAY, THE GET THIS ACRONYM RIGHT, THE SGV COG HAD A WEBINAR TODAY AT 5:00.
AND IT WAS A REALLY GOOD WEBINAR.
IT HAD THE, THE CALIFORNIA STATE FORESTRY PEOPLE, THE COUNTY OF LA, FORESTRY PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE KIND OF HIERARCHY AND EXPLAINING HOW TO GET A FIREWISE COMMUNITY UP AND RUNNING, AND THEN ALL THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE LITTLE COMMUNITIES AND HOW THAT WORKS.
AND TO THAT POINT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'VE CREATED OUR VERY FIRST COMMUNITY HERE IN NORTH LA VERNE CALL IT THE RUSTIC CANYON COMMUNITY.
SO THAT'S BETWEEN BRIGHTON AND MONTEREY.
THERE'S A MORE HOMES THAN I THOUGHT IN THAT LITTLE AREA, 160 HOMES IN THIS COMMUNITY.
SO WE PUT OUT OUR FIRST COMMUNICATION FRIDAY FOR ANNOUNCING THE THIS ORGANIZATION.
AND THAT WILL BE TRYING TO POPULATE THE VOLUNTEERS THAT NEED THAT WILL NEED AND THEN GET THE INFORMATION OUT TO THEM SO WE CAN START OUR ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
YOU KNOW, HE'S OUR COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST.
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THAT'S QUITE A TITLE THERE TOO.IT'S FINALLY COMING TOGETHER TO WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE BOOTS ON THE GROUND AND START READY TO PUSH US FORWARD SO WE CAN START GETTING SOME ACTUAL ACCREDITATION. SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT SO FAR.
THANK YOU. RAYMOND, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ON THE FIREWISE IS THE FACT THAT ONCE THIS GETS FULLY IN SWING AND RUNNING, WE CAN HOPEFULLY WE CAN SUBMIT THAT WHEN YOU'RE GETTING YOUR INSURANCE IN THOSE HIGH FIRE AREAS AND FIRE ZONES, THAT WE ARE A FIREWISE COMMUNITY, AND HOPEFULLY THE RATES WILL BE COMMENSURATE TO WHAT THE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING, YOU KNOW, SO.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. AT ANOTHER MEETING, I'LL ACTUALLY GO THROUGH A LITTLE BIT OF THE PROCESS OF WHAT'S REQUIRED, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO GET THAT CERTIFICATION. BUT WITH THAT DOWN THE LINE WHEN WE'RE ACTUALLY ADDRESSING.
WELL, I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SHERRY, YOU GOT A PLANK.
HEY, RICK, I THINK JERRY MIGHT NEED HELP WITH THAT PLANK OF WOOD.
DOESN'T KILL. DOESN'T KILL ANYBODY BEHIND HER WITH IT.
WHERE'S THE PARAMEDICS WHEN YOU NEED THEM? THAT ISN'T.
GIVE THAT MAN A HAMMER. SO THIS THIS PLANK WAS PRESENTED TO ME THE OTHER WEEK BY RUBEN GUARDADO, WHO CUT THAT OFF THE 114 YEAR OLD CAROB TREE.
HE IS BUSY OVER AT THE CITY YARD WITH WHAT HE CALLS HIS KICK ASS CHAINSAW, HIS TERM AND IS CUTTING SLICES OF WOOD.
AND THEN OUR NEXT STEP IS TO WORK WITH C AND E LUMBER TO GET IT RUN OFF INTO PLANKS AND STRAPPED, AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY'LL STORE IT FOR US FOR THE TWO YEARS IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO CURE THE WOOD.
SO THIS IS A LONG TERM PROJECT, BUT I THINK A VERY WORTHWHILE ONE.
AND HE WROTE ON THE BACK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT.
I'LL PUT THAT. WE'LL PUT THAT UP SO PEOPLE CAN LOOK AT IT ON THE WAY OUT.
BECAUSE BELIEVE ME, WE HAVE A LOT OF WOOD TO WORK WITH AND A VERY INTERESTED GROUP OF WOODWORKERS.
I WANT TO THANK THE CITY THE WEST COAST ARBORISTS AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED IN CONTACTING ME SO WE COULD PULL THIS ALL TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS TREE WILL HAVE NEW LIFE IN THE FORM OF RECYCLED, FUNCTIONAL AND BEAUTIFUL OBJECTS FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY FOR THE NEXT 114 PLUS YEARS.
I JUST COULDN'T RESIST BRINGING THIS.
IT'S JUST LOVELY. THAT'S A PRETTY PIECE OF WOOD.
ISN'T THAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WOOD? AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S.
NO, THERE WAS RED IN IT. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
AND THERE'S LITTLE GRAY. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF COLORS RUNNING THROUGH THERE.
YEAH. SO I ALSO WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT ON THE 16TH OF NOVEMBER, THIS IS A SATURDAY, THAT THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS HAVING ITS VINTAGE SALE AND HOME TOUR.
WE HAVE GOT FOUR HOMES ON THE TOUR, PLUS THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN.
THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY A WONDERFUL TOUR, SO PLEASE COME BY THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN BETWEEN 11 IN THE MORNING AND FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON, SO YOU CAN BUY YOUR TICKET AND LEARN SOME ABOUT LA VERNE HISTORIC HOMES AND THE CHURCH, AS WELL AS THE PEAS AND CARROTS GARDEN BEHIND THE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN.
LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE WILL BE.
THE TRUCK WILL BE ARRIVING AT THE DECEMBER 7TH HOLIDAY STROLL WEARING THAT SANTA HAT.
SO WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT TRUNK OR TREAT.
BUT WE'RE NOT DONE SHOWING OFF YET WITH THE TRUCK.
SO THE TRUCK WILL BE UP AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE MAYBE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN IN FRONT OF.
SO LOOK FOR US RIGHT AROUND MONROE SQUARE DURING THE TIME OF THE HOLIDAY STROLL.
AND FINALLY, IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN ADDITION TO COMING TO THE VINTAGE SALE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO PICK UP SOME HOMEMADE JELLY AND JAM AND MARMALADE BECAUSE YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY WITH YOU.
I WOULD ACTUALLY, I HAPPEN TO HAVE BROUGHT A FLAT OF SAMPLES.
SO THEY'RE AVAILABLE FOR A MODEST DONATION OF $10 A JAR.
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SO. OH, LOOK AT THAT.THAT'S RIGHT. GET OUT YOUR WALLETS.
COME, COME PICK YOUR SELECTION AS SOON AS THE MARMALADE.
COME ON. WHAT IS MARMALADE. WHAT ARE THE OTHER FLAVORS? MARMALADE. DO YOU WANT THEM BOTH? WHICH ONE DO YOU HAVE? THE MARMALADE.
WE HAVE POMEGRANATE JELLY AND POMEGRANATE SIRUP.
NOT YOUR ORDER HAS BEEN FILLED.
AND WE WILL AND WE WILL ALSO DELIVER.
SO WE HAVE OUR WHITE GLOVE DELIVERY SERVICE.
IT'S HEAVY ISN'T IT? SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING AND FOR SUPPORTING THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCIL. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? THERE'S 20.
OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR.COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THAT WOULD BE A NO.
CITY MANAGER ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THERE WERE NO REQUESTS, SIR.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR WITHOUT PULLING THE ITEM? I BELIEVE MISS BEST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE SHOULD JUST LET HER STAY IN THERE.
YEAH, YEAH, JUST STAYED UP THERE, YOU KNOW.
OKAY. I WAS DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE TO CALL CITY MANAGER DOMER A FEW DAYS AGO, AND HE LET ME KNOW THAT THE CITY WAS GOING TO BE ENTERTAINING AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR TO AUTHORIZE DONATION OF SURPLUS WOOD FROM SIGNIFICANT CITY TREES AND SURPLUS STREET SIGNS TO THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
SO HERE'S ANOTHER POSSIBLE AVENUE OF RESOURCING OURSELVES FOR ACTIVITIES FOR THE CITY.
WE'RE REALLY DELIGHTED WITH THIS OPPORTUNITY.
AND WE'RE I'M THINKING WHAT WE'LL NEED TO DO IS WITH INPUT FROM WOODWORKERS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
WHEN WE'RE CONTACTED AND A SIGNIFICANT TREE HAS TO COME DOWN THAT WE GO VIEW THAT TREE AND WE FIND OUT IF, IN FACT, THERE IS DESIRE FOR THE WOODWORKERS TO OBTAIN THAT WOOD.
THEN WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THAT WOOD.
NOW, IT CAN'T BE JUST ALL THE WOOD THAT THE CITY CUTS DOWN, BECAUSE I'M ENVISIONING MY HOUSE TURNING INTO A LUMBER YARD IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY REPOSITORY OF EVERYTHING.
BUT I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO RECYCLE AND REMEMBER OUR HISTORY IN THE BEST WAY.
AND I THANK CITY MANAGER DOMER FOR THAT.
IN ADDITION, I'M VERY INTERESTED IN DONATING OR RECEIVING THE DONATION OF STREET SIGNS THAT ARE BEING WHAT IS IT DECONSESSIONED? I THINK THAT'S THE CORRECT WORD.
DECOMMISSION, WHEN WE HAVE TO REPLACE STREET SIGNS, WE'LL TAKE DOWN THE OTHER ONE.
TYPICALLY WE'VE SCRAPPED THEM OR DISCARDED THEM, BUT NOW WE FIGURE THIS IS THE BEST USE.
THE ABILITY TO KEEP IT IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO EARN SOME MONEY FOR THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
SO I THINK THIS IS ALL MORE CITY PRIDE GOING ON.
I DON'T KNOW IF MY WIFE WILL SIGN UP INSIDE THE HOUSE, BUT THE BACKYARD WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE.
I GET IT. ANYWHERE WE CAN HANG YOUR STREET SIGN.
WE'RE SIMPLY GOING TO BE LETTING THEM GO FOR A DONATION.
AND MAYBE WE'LL HAVE A FEW STREET SIGNS AVAILABLE AT THE NOVEMBER 6TH VINTAGE SALE.
MORE ENTICEMENT TO COME VISIT.
THANKS, SHERRY. THANK YOU, MR. DOMER. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
VOTE, PLEASE. THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO, WITH CROSBY MAKING THE MOTION AND SECONDED BY JOHNSON.
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THANK YOU. ARE YOU GUYS DONE NOW? SORRY. OKAY.YOU COULD GET A LITTLE CLOSER.
IT STARTED WITH RICK NOT EATING.
THAT WAS. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY WENT DOWNHILL AFTER THAT.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.
[OTHER MATTERS]
THERE IS ONE ITEM TONIGHT AUTHORIZING THE, THE EXECUTION? THE EXECUTION OF A SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION REGARDING UPCOMING HOLIDAY CLOSURES.CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
THANK YOU. AND HUMAN RESOURCES ANALYST LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND STAFF.
I STAND BEFORE YOU TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT TO THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, TO FORMALIZE CITY COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO CLOSE NON-EMERGENCY PUBLIC FACILITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY SEASON OF CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.
HISTORICALLY, LA VERNE CITY HALL, CITY MAINTENANCE YARD AND POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS DIVISION EMPLOYEES HAVE OBSERVED HOLIDAYS OF CHRISTMAS DAY AND NEW YEAR'S DAY AND CHRISTMAS EVE FOR THE CITY YARD.
GENERALLY, CITY FACILITIES EXPERIENCED LIGHTER THAN NORMAL VISITORS DESIRING ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AND NORMALLY THIS IS GREATER DEMAND BY EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE TIME OFF.
IN REVIEW OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, SUCH AS POMONA, SAN DIMAS AND CLAREMONT, THESE CITIES CLOSED THEIR CITY HALLS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR EXTENDED TIME DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THIS YEAR, BOTH HOLIDAYS FALL ON A WEDNESDAY, THEREBY CREATING A SITUATION WHERE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RETURN FOR JUST ONE DAY OF WORK IF OPENED, PROVIDING A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE LA VERNE FACILITIES WHEN THEY ARE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS BUSY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TIME OFF FOR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SIDE LETTER AGREEMENT AMENDING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE CITY OF LA VERNE EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION.
AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF CITY HALL TO THE PUBLIC ON DECEMBER 25TH, DECEMBER 26TH, DECEMBER 30TH, DECEMBER 31ST OF 2024, AS WELL AS JANUARY 1ST AND JANUARY 2ND OF 2025, AUTHORIZING THE CLOSURE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS DIVISION TO THE PUBLIC ON DECEMBER 25TH, DECEMBER 26TH, DECEMBER 27TH, 2024, AS WELL AS JANUARY 1ST, JANUARY 2ND AND JANUARY 3RD.
EMPLOYEES WILL UTILIZE EXISTING LEAVE BANKS SUCH AS VACATION LEAVE.
THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT CREATE NEW EXPENSES IN CONJUNCTION OF THE PROPOSED CLOSURE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICES FUNCTIONS WILL CONTINUE, SUCH AS NECESSARY INSPECTIONS, PERMITTING PROCESSES AND OF COURSE, POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES.
AN INSTANCE WHERE CRITICAL FUNCTIONS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY DEPARTMENTS THAT MUST CONTINUE.
EMPLOYEES WILL BE APPROVED TO WORK ON A CASE TO CASE BASIS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? SO WILL WE BE POSTING SIGNAGE AS FAR AS THE CLOSURES? YES, IT WILL BE POSTED THROUGH THE CITY AND I BELIEVE ON OUR ONLINE WEBSITE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I'LL CALL YOU BACK UP IF YOU NEED.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT I JUST HAD A I THIS IS REALLY, REALLY NICE BECAUSE WE'RE IN AN ODD YEAR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF HOW THE HOLIDAYS FALL.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE CITY MANAGER, DOMER, ALONG WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, KIND OF WORKED WITH THIS AND FIGURED THIS OUT, AND ALSO WITH JR, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE FAMILIES BE WITH, YOU KNOW, IF WE DON'T NEED TO BE OPEN AND WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND WE'RE ABLE TO USE THE BANK HOURS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT WORKS OUT GREAT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
AND I THINK THAT'S AWESOME. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH THAT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I THINK YOU DID THE MOTION.
HE WAS THE SECOND. VOTE PLEASE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
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I'M GOING TO DO WITH THESE PEOPLE TONIGHT.IT'S NOT CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS YET.
IT'S GETTING THERE, BUT NOT QUITE.
WE NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARING.
[PUBLIC HEARINGS]
THERE'S ONE ITEM TONIGHT.BUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO, YOU CAN STAY.
HONESTLY. THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO GET MR. CROSBY A PIZZA.
HE'S GOING TO DIE OVER THERE IN THE CORNER.
THIS IS AN ITEM THAT, UNDER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL TAX AND EQUITY FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF TEFRA, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, SINCE THE COMPANY SEEKING TAX EXEMPT FINANCING WILL BE LOCATED HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
THE CITY HAS NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES AT ALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUANCE.
I TOLD YOU THIS WAS INTERESTING.
YOU'RE JUST YOU'RE ON YOUR EDGE OF YOUR SEAT RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL BE LOCATED HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
THE CITY HAS NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION.
LIABILITIES AT ALL RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE.
THE TITLE OF THE MATTER IS APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPT DEBT IN THE FORM OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR FINANCING OF MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AEROS CORP..
CITY MANAGER DORMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
THANK YOU. CITY MANAGER DOMER.
MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JULIO MORALES. I WORK FOR KOSMONT COMPANIES.
I AM A FINANCIAL ADVISOR, WITH ME IS IRENE RAMIREZ.
SHE IS ACTUALLY REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRIS CORPORATION.
SO UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'RE HAVE TO HEAR TWO OF US.
BUT I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HEAR MORE FROM HER THAN ME.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY'RE THEY ARE TAX EXEMPT, WHICH MEANS THIS IS TODAY YOUR MATH LESSON.
INVESTORS TYPICALLY PAY INCOME TAX ON BOND MONEY.
SO IF YOU BUY COCA-COLA BONDS IT'S 6%.
THE CITY OF LA VERNE COULD ACTUALLY ISSUE BONDS AT 4%.
THE IRS DID THIS, THE CONGRESS DID THIS.
SO YOU CAN HAVE AN ADVANTAGE IN THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO FINANCE CAPITAL PROJECTS.
NOW FOR ANYTHING LARGE CAPITAL PROJECTS, LIKE MAYBE A NEW CITY HALL OR SOMETHING OF THE LIKE.
I'M NOT MAKING ANY SUGGESTIONS.
SO LAX ISSUES TAX EXEMPT BONDS FOR MAYBE UNITED WHEN THEY BUILD A NEW TERMINAL.
AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS DONE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
BUT ESSENTIALLY YOU HAVE TO QUALIFY FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES AND YOU DO.
AND THEY'LL BE BRINGING THIS BRAND NEW PROJECT.
SO I REALLY WANT TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THIS.
ANY LET ME STOP ANY QUESTIONS THROUGH THAT.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS IRENE AGAIN, AND I AM THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR EROS CORPORATION.
WE ARE LOCATED HERE IN DOWNTOWN LA AND LOOKING TO EXPAND OUR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FACILITY.
WE ACTUALLY MANUFACTURE RESEARCH, DESIGN AIRSHIPS.
AND WE ARE GOING TO BE FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.
IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE LAST MILE DRONE DELIVERY.
SO WE WILL BE LOOKING TO HAVE OUR AIRSHIPS BE KIND OF THE IT'S AN AIRSHIP FULFILLMENT CENTER.
IT'S KIND OF THE WAREHOUSE IN THE SKY.
SO BE IT. YOU'LL HAVE DRONES THAT ARE GOING TO BE INSIDE OF OUR AIRSHIPS.
THEY WILL BE COLLECTING AND SORTING ALL YOUR PACKAGES.
SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE COMING TO LA VERNE WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY.
AND SO WITH THIS, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.
WE ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS.
I ACTUALLY AM TALKING TO UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TO BRING OVER SOME TRAINING AND ON ON THE JOB TRAINING AND STARTING THE TRAINING PROGRAMS WITHIN TO BE ABLE TO BRING WORKERS OVER TO OUR FACILITY ONCE WE ARE UP AND RUNNING AND SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT OUR PROJECT ENTAILS.
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ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT? THE CAPACITY ON THE AIRSHIPS IS TREMENDOUS.ABSOLUTELY. MORE SO THAN A CARGO SHIP LIKE A NORMAL REGULAR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.
ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S CORRECT AND THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF AIRCRAFT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE A LITTLE SNIPPET TO PEOPLE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THEY'RE UNMANNED.
IS THAT CORRECT? THE AIRSHIPS WILL BE MANNED.
THEY HAVE A PILOT. THEY WILL HAVE A PILOT? YES, THEY WILL HAVE A PILOT.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S A COPILOT AS WELL.
OUR DRONES WILL HAVE DRONE PILOTS AS WELL, AS THEY'RE STILL REGULATED BY THE FAA.
ABSOLUTELY. SO OUR AIRSHIPS ARE FULLY THEY'RE COMPLETELY ZERO EMISSION.
WE DON'T NEED ANY TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO YOU WON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS ON THAT ON THAT FRONT.
BUT THE SIZE OF OUR OF THIS PARTICULAR DRONE DELIVERY AIRSHIP PROJECT IS GOING TO BE A SIX TON.
AND IT WILL CAN HOLD ABOUT 4000 PARCELS IN ONE TIME AS COMPARED TO A REGULAR AIRCRAFT.
IS THAT DOUBLE? IT'S NOT NECESSARILY DOUBLE, BECAUSE THE SIZE OF THE OF THE SIZE OF THE PACKAGES ARE GOING TO BE WHAT'S DIFFERENT.
BUT WHAT OURS ARE ABLE TO DO IS MORE IN TERMS OF DELIVERY AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
SO WE WOULD BE REMOVING ABOUT 110 BANDS OFF OF THE ROADS AT ONE TIME.
ZERO EMISSION? ABSOLUTELY, ZERO EMISSION.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR WE'RE COMPLETELY SUSTAINABLE LOOKING FOR THE ADVANCED MANUFACTURING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I KNOW SOMEBODY.
WHAT DO YOU DO THIS IS A BLIMP RIGHT.
BIG. WHAT DO YOU DO IN REALLY WINDY WEATHER? BECAUSE OF THE SHEER SIZE OF THE AIRSHIPS AND THE WAY THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY FLYING, THE WIND ISN'T REALLY THAT MUCH OF A OF A FACTOR FOR US.
AND YOU NEED ACTUALLY RUNWAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO KIND OF TAKE OFF AND BUILD LIFT.
YOU'LL ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL YOUR BUOYANCY.
AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO COMPRESS OUR HELIUM INTERNALLY WHEN WE OFF STORES, THE BALLAST AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS WE COMPRESS THE HELIUM, THEREFORE ALLOWING US TO STAY BUOYANT.
AND WHEN WE ONBOARD, WE ARE ABLE TO RELEASE THAT HELIUM.
WE CAN PICK UP STRAIGHT UP, WE CAN HOVER OVER ANYTHING, AND THEN WE JUST DELIVER IN HOVER MODE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO THE LAND WE WANT TO DELIVER OVER WATER MOUNTAIN, GRAND CANYON, CITY HALL.
THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO EVER HAVE TO REALLY LAND OR AGAIN USE ANY TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT'S NICE BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH FAA GUIDELINES.
IT'S JUST THE LAND THAT WE NEED AND WE DON'T AGAIN, DON'T NEED THE LAND.
WE DON'T NEED THE LAND TO, TO ACTUALLY USE AS A RUNWAY.
WE DON'T NEED IT TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST BE THERE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE OUR HANGAR.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE IS IT THE AREA WHERE THE NURSERY IS RIGHT NOW? IS THAT THE AREA YOU'RE LOOKING AT TO BUILD YOUR SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND YOUR FACILITY THERE? AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, COOPERATING WITH THE LA COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THAT LEASE FOR OUR BOND AND BE START PRODUCTION START MANUFACTURING THE FACILITY, I WANT TO SAY AND IT'D BE ABOUT JANUARY OR SO.
THE HANGAR IS ALREADY BEING MANUFACTURED AND ENGINEERED AS WE SPEAK, SO WE JUST NEED IT.
WE NEED A HOUSE, AND THAT'S WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
THAT'S PRETTY EXCITING. THAT'S GOING TO BE PURPOSE THAT AIRPORT REALLY NICELY.
SO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
THAT WOULD BE NO. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR DID IT.
WE WON'T ASK, WE WON'T ASK HIM ANYTHING.
WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF TAX EXEMPT DEBT TO THE FORUM INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR FINANCING OF MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN THE CITY OF THE BENEFIT OF ARROWS CORP..
[01:00:05]
MOVE TO APPROVE.SECONDED BY KASHIFALGHITA AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
LET'S GET IT BUILT. ARE THE TRACTORS OVER THERE RIGHT NOW? THEY'RE READY TO GO.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED. THAT'S WONDERFUL.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.
HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT, WHATEVER.
AT THIS TIME THERE ARE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS AND ARE PRESENT HERE.
THE CHAMBER CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM.
ANYBODY WISH TO ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? MY GOODNESS, WE'RE ALL QUITE EXHAUSTED FROM HALLOWEEN AND VOTING IS TOMORROW.
OKAY, I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
SO I JUST WANTED TO REPORT OUT LAST MONDAY, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE HELD ITS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OUR STUDENTS.AND MR. SOBEL WAS THERE AS WELL.
AND LAST COUNT, I BELIEVE WE RAISED OVER $100,000 FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS.
THANK YOU ESPECIALLY TO COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR ALL OF THE FUN PROGRAMING YOU ALWAYS PUT ON FOR ALL OF THESE EVENTS, FOR ALL OF OUR FOLKS OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, EVERYBODY WHO IS INVOLVED IN HELPING TO MAKE IT A SAFE AND FUN EVENT FOR EVERYBODY.
SO I WAS SAD TO SEE SOME OF THE DECORATIONS ALREADY START TO COME DOWN.
BUT YOU KNOW, HERE WE GO INTO THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO AND THEN JUST A QUICK REMINDER, ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW.
WE'VE OBVIOUSLY HAD EARLY ELECTION OR EARLY VOTING AVAILABLE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT VOTED YET, VOTING CENTERS ARE OPEN.
THEY WILL BE THERE WILL BE LONGER HOURS, I BELIEVE TOMORROW.
ULV IS ONE OF OUR VOTE CENTERS, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VOTE CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
SO PLEASE EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE AND PLEASE GO DO SO.
AND WITH THAT, AS ALWAYS, BE KIND.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK AND SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE BRUSH FIRE YESTERDAY, MAKING SURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS STAYED SAFE AND OUR POLICE MAKING SURE OUR STREETS WERE AVAILABLE FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT SO THAT THEY CAN THEY CAN REALLY HELP OUT.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
I HAD A LETTER IN MY BOX TODAY FROM THE BAND OF BROTHERS.
THEY'RE COLLECTING TO HONOR WHEN HONOR IS DUE.
THEIR GOAL IS TO RAISE $100,000.
SO FAR, THEY'VE RAISED OVER $40,000 FOR THREE BRONZE STATUES.
DONATIONS CAN GO TO THE VFW POST 12034.
AND MAKE SURE WE'LL BE SEEING ALL OF US AT NEXT MONDAY AT FOR VETERANS DAY AT VETERANS HALL AT 11 A.M.
IT'LL START, GET THERE EARLIER, AND IT IS A GREAT EVENT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT EVERY YEAR AND BRINGING MY TWO VETERAN FATHERS WITH ME.
AT THE LAST MEETING WE DECIDED TO MOVE THE DATE FOR OUR NEXT ONE.
SO I WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT INSTEAD OF DURING THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING, WHEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS OFF, WE WILL POSTPONE OUR NEXT YFAC MEETING TO DECEMBER 10TH AT 5 P.M.
SO THAT WILL BE WHEN OUR NEXT MEETING WILL HAPPEN.
THERE HAVE BEEN PRESENTATIONS AT THE YFAC MEETING OF WINNERS OF DONATIONS AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND REALLY HELPING OUT MENTAL HEALTH IN THEIR ROOMS AND REALLY WORKING.
AND THEN THERE WAS A PRESENTATION ABOUT A MONTH AGO, OF JUST SPECIAL DEVICES THAT THEY WERE USING.
SO YFAC IS GIVING BACK TO OUR SCHOOLS AND OUR CHILDREN.
AND SO PLEASE COME BY A MEETING VOTING.
[01:05:04]
YES. YOU'LL BE ULV VOTING WAS VERY EASY ON SATURDAY.TOMORROW MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT.
IT IS IN THE TOP OF THE ABRAHAM CAMPUS CENTER BUILDING, TOP FLOOR.
THERE'S A GREAT VIEW OUT THERE IF YOU DO HAVE TO WAIT.
AND THEN I WANT TO THANK OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
EXCELLENT. DANCE FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AND ADULTS.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE OUR CITY AND WHAT THEY DO FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IF YOU DO GO TO THE ULV VOTE CENTER THEY DO HAVE PARKING MARKED OFF.
SO I KNOW SOME PEOPLE MIGHT BE SCARED AWAY THAT LIKE, WHERE CAN I PARK? BUT THEY HAVE SECTIONED IT OFF.
SO IF YOU KNOW WHERE THE CAMPUS CENTER IS WHEN YOU TURN THE CORNER, IT'S ALL PORTIONED OFF, SO.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASH. WELL THANK YOU.
MY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE MENTIONED THE LETTER THAT WE GOT REGARDING THE VFW.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE MY TIME AT THIS TIME JUST TO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED IN OUR ARMED FORCES DURING VETERANS DAY AND RECOGNIZE THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE TO PROTECT THE FREEDOMS WE ALL HOLD DEAR.
OUR VETERANS COME FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
ALSO, PLEASE REMEMBER THE MEN WHO HAVE AND WOMEN WHO HAVE NOT COME HOME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER KASH.
THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO VOTE.
COME ON DOWN. PLEASE GO VOTE TOMORROW.
LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE GIRLS SOFTBALL AND THAT HE.
THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.
THIS IS THIS PARTICULAR AREA HERE.
THIS ONE THERE MONITORED THE ONE UP AT OAK MESA.
BUT MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO GET OUT AND VOTE.
THERE'S PLENTY OF PLACES TO DO IT.
IF YOU'RE REGISTERED, GET OUT THERE AND DO YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO GET OUT AND VOTE.
IT'S 33 CITIES THREE WATER DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES AND TWO SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS.
AND JUST KIND OF SPANNING THE 30 YEARS OF THE COG.
AND OUT OF THAT, THERE'S 19 GRADE SEPARATIONS, 16 ARE COMPLETE THROUGH THE SAN GABRIEL REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST, 800 PERMANENT HOUSING UNITS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND 130 TRANSITIONAL AND THERE WAS A NUMBER OF DIGNITARIES THERE.
BOB ARCHULETA, SENATOR BOB ARCHULETA, ASSEMBLYMEMBER CHRIS HOLDEN.
SO IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EVENT.
ALSO ON THURSDAY, I ATTENDED THE METRO BOARD ON THE APPROVAL OF THE $798 MILLION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE GOLD LINE, A LINE NOW THAT'S CALLED FROM POMONA TO MONTCLAIR, AND ALSO AS A SAN BERNARDINO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY WAS ALSO THERE.
EVERYBODY WAS THERE, VOTED FOR IT.
SO THAT JUST BASICALLY SEALS THE DEAL.
AND I KNOW THE GOLD LINE RIGHT NOW ARE GOING THROUGH PROCUREMENT FOR THE CONTRACTOR.
IT'S GOING TO START THE PLANNING FOR THE NEXT PHASE THROUGH FROM POMONA TO CLAREMONT TO MONTCLAIR.
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SO IT'S GREAT, GREAT TO SEE THE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE METRO BOARD AND ESPECIALLY AFTER A WIN FROM THE DODGERS.IT WAS A GREAT DAY. SO I THINK THEY SAID, HEY, COME ON, THE DODGERS WIN.
WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY. SO WITH THAT IT'S GETTING DARK NOW LIKE EARLY, EARLY, EARLY.
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS BE CAREFUL.
HALLOWEEN WENT OFF, I THINK, WITHOUT A HITCH.
AND HOW MANY, HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF KIDS WERE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, LAURIE? A LOT THOUSANDS.
THEY JUST DON'T. WHY WOULD YOU GO UP THERE WHEN YOU GOT ALL THE CANDY DOWN HERE? I MEAN, RANCHO LA VERNE, I HEAR IS REALLY HOT AND POPULAR UP THERE BY HERITAGE PARK.
YEAH, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE REALLY, REALLY BUSY, SO.
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR STAFF.
I KNOW THIS IS A LOT OF PREPARATION ON THESE EVEN SMALLER AGENDA ITEMS. THERE'S FINANCIAL THINGS IN HERE.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND OUR TEAM TO PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER.
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE TIME OUR ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER AND ALL THE STAFF.
WITH THAT NEXT MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024 AT 5:30 P.M..
AS A REMINDER, UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN AGAIN TOMORROW IS VOTE.
THERE ARE MANY VERY IMPORTANT ISSUES PLUS A PRESIDENT TO FIX.
SO LET'S GET OUT THERE AND VOTE.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 7:48 P.M..
THANK YOU FOR ALL ATTENDING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.