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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
[INAUDIBLE] MICROPHONE. ROLL CALL. WELL PLAYED. COUNCILMEN CARTER. HERE.COUNCILMAN DAVIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM ROSALES.
HERE. MAYOR KENDRICK. HERE. BEFORE WE GET IN TO ITEM 4 ANNOUNCING COMMUNITY EVENTS THERE'S SOMETHING FROM THE L.A. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS THAT I THINK IS WORTH REPORTING ON. L.A. COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT REPRESENTS ALL OF THE CITIES IN L.A. COUNTY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WHO WORKS UNDER A DIFFERENT ORGANIZATION. SO EVERY CITY AND AGENCY AND SO FORTH COUNTY IS PART OF THIS. AND EVERY YEAR AND HAVE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ALL SANITATION DISTRICT'S INDUSTRIAL WASTE REQUIREMENTS.
AND THIS IS FOR 2018. THERE WAS THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE OUT OF NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY EIGHT FACILITIES THAT ARE THAT ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE. AND I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO AWARD WINNERS IN LA VERNE AND ONE IS THE CITY OF LA VERNE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HEAD AND SO FORTH. ANTHONY THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND DAN. ALSO GILEAD SCIENCES WAS THE SECOND HONOREE SO THOSE ARE GOOD THINGS. THE WASTE AFTER IT LEAVES HERE AND TREATED GOES TO THE OCEAN SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR WASTEWATER THAT GOES IN THE OCEAN IS CLEAN. AND THOSE BUSINESSES THAT STAY COMPLIANCE MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO DO THAT. OK ITEM 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS. IS THERE
[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
ANYBODY YOU'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE. GEORGE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, LA VERNE RESIDENTS. I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE COMING THIS MONTH. WE HAVE FOUR PROGRAMS. THEY'RE BASICALLY GOING TO BE COVERING DIFFERENT TOPICS AND I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE HERE. SO THE FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY TOMORROW WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH FROM 6 TO 7. IT'S A UDON NOODLES PROGRAM.IT'S GOING TO BE PRESENTED BY YOKO WHO IS THE CREATOR OF THE FOOD STORY. SHE WILL BE MAKING THE TRADITIONAL UDON NOODLES AND ALSO MATCHA PLUS THE DIPPING SAUCES FOR THAT. THAT PROGRAM IS APPROPRIATE FOR AGES 18 AND UP. ON THURSDAY NEXT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH FROM 6 TO 6:45 WE ARE HAVING A PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH L.A. COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION GRANT THAT WAS PROVIDED BY SUPERVISOR CATHERINE BARGER. THE PERFORMER IS [INAUDIBLE] RODRIGUEZ. SHE IS A GRAMMY AWARD WINNER AND HER MUSIC IS A BLEND OF TROPICAL AFRO PERUVIAN JAZZ AND MARIACHI MUSIC AND THAT'S THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR ALL AGES. ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST FROM 2 TO 3 P.M. WE ARE HAVING A PERUVIAN WAVE BRACELET AND THIS IS IN CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND THAT PROGRAM IS SUITABLE FOR AGES 6 AND UP. AND LASTLY ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH ALSO IN CELEBRATION OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WE ARE HAVING A YARN PAINTING PROGRAM FROM 2 TO 3 THIS CRAFT WAS INSPIRED BY THE ART OF THE [INAUDIBLE] WHO ARE AZTECS THE DESCENDANTS OF AZTECS AND A PROGRAM IS SUITABLE FOR AGES 18 AND UP. SO I WELCOME EVERYBODY. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE. OFTENTIMES THE LISTINGS CHANGE BECAUSE WE GET A LATE CONFIRMATION OF A PROGRAM PERFORMER SO KEEP CHECKING THE WEBSITE AND I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE SO PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. I THINK YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GEORGE. ANYBODY ELSE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR
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AND COUNCIL. THE LA VERNE CITIZEN COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS WILL HAVE A MEETING ON MONDAY THE 23RD OF SEPTEMBER. WE ARE INVITING ANY AND ALL CANDIDATES TO A CANDIDATE FORUM FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RUN FOR EITHER COUNCIL OR MAYOR. I'VE EXTENDED INVITATIONS TO BOTH MAYOR KENDRICK AND TIM HEPBURN AND SO FAR WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. SO WE HOPE THE CITY COMES LISTENS TO WHO MAY WANT TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND WHY THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THIS FRIDAY IS LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR SO UNDER CERTAIN PARAMETERS AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE BUT YOU CAN GET IN FOR A DOLLAR SO. [INAUDIBLE]. JUST SHOW YOUR ZIP CODE AT THE GATE. [INAUDIBLE]. OK YOU GOT TO BUY IT ONLINE OK. GOOD. SO IF YOU WANT TO GO FRIDAY IT'S ONE DOLLAR BUT GO ONLINE TO GET IT SO. OK WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 5 CONSENT[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]
CALENDAR. TO ACCEPT THAT CONSENT. THANK YOU. [INAUDIBLE].[INAUDIBLE]. SHOULD WE DO IT AGAIN. [INAUDIBLE]. [INAUDIBLE] YOU CAN BE PATIENT.
IT'S NO LONGER A RAISED TO GET IT UP. OK ITEM 6 OTHER MATTERS
[a. Upgrade Part-time Communications Officer to Full-time]
UPGRADE PART TIME COMMUNICATIONS [INAUDIBLE] FULL TIME. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO AS PART OF A RECENT REVIEW OF OPERATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNICATION CENTER WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE SERVICE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WITH THE CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS 11 PERCENT OF THE TIME THE DISPATCH CENTER WAS STAFFED WITH ONE DISPATCHER TO HANDLE BOTH FIRE AND POLICE CALLS. THE USE OF ONE DISPATCHER IS UNSUITABLE AND PRESENTS AN OFFICER SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL AS DECREASED QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. CURRENT FUNDING ALLOWS FOR SEVEN FULL TIME DISPATCHERS AND ONE PART TIMER. TRADITIONALLY THE PART TIME POSITION HAD BEEN HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO FILL. DUE TO THE CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS THERE IS ALSO A CONSISTENT AMOUNT OF OVERTIME THAT IS SPENT YEARLY IN ORDER TO FILL THE OPEN SHIFTS. STAFF IS ASKING THE COUNCIL APPROVE AN UPGRADE OF THE PART TIME POSITION TO A FULL TIME POSITION AND BRING OUR DISPATCHER COMPLIMENT FROM SEVEN TO EIGHT. THE POSITION WOULD BE FUNDED BY THE FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR THE PART TIME POSITION AS WELL AS FUNDS USED TO COVER THE OVERTIME. BY ALLOWING THE UPGRADE IT WOULD ALLOW BETTER COVERAGE PER SHIFT, IMPROVED SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND OFFICERS, AS WELL AS A REDUCTION IN OVERTIME USAGE. ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU. WITH THE UPGRADED [INAUDIBLE]. YES. EARLY MORNINGS [INAUDIBLE]. THERE WILL BE TWO DISPATCHERS YES. NOW THAT'S JUST WHAT WE WERE ASKING LAST MEETING SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD ADDITION. AND IT WILL ONLY BE POLICE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. ONCE WE TRANSITION TO THAT. WHICH IS GREAT. IS THERE.I DON'T THINK I NEED THAT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW EVER SINCE I GOT ON COUNCIL THAT THAT GAP IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE AND HOPEFULLY THIS FILLS THE GAP FOR SAFETY FOR NOT ONLY FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS BUT ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE DISPATCH BUT ALSO TO OUR RESIDENTS TO GET A BETTER SERVICE AS FAR AS WITH COVERAGE. SO IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING IT NOW. IT'S VERY VERY IMPORTANT. MAYBE DOWN THE ROAD HAVE THREE DISPATCHERS FULL TIME TO [INAUDIBLE]. KEEP LOOKING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS FROM THE PUBLIC. OK. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF NOT WE'LL COUNCIL SHOULD AUTHORIZE THE UPGRADE FROM THE PART TIME TO FULL TIME. [INAUDIBLE]. NO OTHER QUESTIONS I JUST WANT TO JOIN THE CHORUS AND SAY AMEN. [INAUDIBLE]. THAT'S RIGHT. [INAUDIBLE].
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[INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE]. WE'LL GET THERE. TAKE TIME.WHERE'S THE CLAPPER. TAKE TWO OK. [INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU CHIEF FOR THAT.
[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 7 PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA. IF YOU CAN FILL A BLUE CARD OUT BEFORE YOU COME THAT'S GREAT. IF YOU DON'T IF YOU CAN FILL IT OUT AFTERWARDS THAT WOULD BE FINE AS WELL. SO WE'RE NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.HELLO GOOD EVENING. I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO NOT RENEW THE AT&T CELL TOWER LEASE UNTIL THE CELL TOWER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PELOTA PARK AREA AND RELOCATED AWAY FROM SCHOOLS PARKS AND HOMES. THIS FACILITY IS CURRENTLY 4G.
WE'VE ALREADY VOTED ON THIS. OK. SO I'M ASKING IF YOU CAN MOVE IT FROM THIS AREA.
IF BECAUSE THIS IS CURRENTLY A 4G CELL TOWER AND IT WILL BE UPGRADED TO A 5G MACRO TOWER ALSO CALLED MASSIVE [INAUDIBLE]. WAIT WAIT WAIT. WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS IT'S THERE'S NO NOTHING ALL WE'RE DOING IS EXTENDING THE LEASE ON THE CELL TOWER. OK. WELL THERE'S THERE THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER CITIES WHO HAVE BROUGHT UP PEOPLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT UP FOR CELL TOWER TO BE MOVED AND THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH IT DUE TO CERTAIN CONCERNS. AND IF YOU WILL LET ME CONTINUE I WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY. SO SO IT'S CURRENTLY A 4G CELL TOWER HOWEVER IT WILL BE UPGRADED TO A 5G MACRO TOWER ALSO CALLED MASSIVE [INAUDIBLE]. SO ONCE 5G IS ROLLED OUT IN THE CITY THIS WILL BECOME A MASSIVE [INAUDIBLE] MASSIVE [INAUDIBLE] STANDS FOR MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT WHICH USES MILLIMETER WAVES THAT PROVIDE MASSIVE CAPACITY ABOUT A THOUSAND TIMES MORE THAN 4G. MILLIMETER WAVES ARE SHORTER WAVES ON THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM MAKING IT MORE DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND. THIS IS A BIG CONCERN SINCE WE HAVE OUR CHILDREN CLOSE TO THAT FACILITY MOST THE DAY. AFEW MONTHS AGO SPRINT WIRELESS RELOCATED A CELL TOWER AT WESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN RIPON CALIFORNIA BECAUSE FOUR KIDS DEVELOPED CANCER. THE SAME REASON WHY L.A.
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT OPPOSES CELL TOWERS NEAR THE FIRE STATIONS IS THE SAME REASON WHY WE DON'T WANT ANY CELL TOWERS NEAR OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND PARKS. FIREFIGHTERS LIVING NEXT TO CELL TOWERS SUFFERED FROM NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE. CALIFORNIA FIRE STATIONS ARE EXEMPT FROM PLACEMENT OF TOWERS ON THEIR STATIONS BECAUSE OF THE STRONG OPPOSITION THEY HAVE DUE TO HEALTH CONCERNS FROM THE RADIATION. SO SO BECAUSE OF THAT I UNDERSTAND THE LEASE HAS BEEN RENEWED BUT I WOULD ASK IF WE CAN PLEASE MOVE THIS CELL TOWER TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION AND AWAY FROM SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND HOMES LIKE ACROSS THE STREET WHERE THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OR ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE THE NURSERY IS WHERE THERE ARE NOT CHILDREN THERE ALL THE TIME PLAYING BASEBALL, PLAYING OUTSIDE, OR IN THE CLASS DURING SCHOOL. THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE A WAY THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SIGNALS AT CHELSEA AND FOOTHILL AND EMERALD FOOTHILL. IT TAKES FOREVER THOSE THINGS TO CHANGE TO TURN LEFT ON THE FOOTHILL. THAT'S IT. ANYBODY ELSE. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR. RICK BOWEN. I I'M JUST CURIOUS OF SOMETHING AS I MENTIONED BEFORE THE LA VERNE GROUP IS GONNA HAVE A COUNCIL FORUM COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 23 AND I SENT A PRIVATE EMAIL TO BOTH TIM HEPBURN AND MAYOR KENDRICK ASKING THEM TO ATTEND. I RECEIVED WORD FOR MR. HEPBURN THAT HE
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WOULD ATTEND. AND NEVER HEARD FROM MR. KENDRICK. THIS WAS ON TUESDAY A WEEK AGO.ON WEDNESDAY I SENT ANOTHER ONE TO MR. KENDRICK ASKING HIM IF HE RECEIVED THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE I HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK. THAT AFTERNOON WHAT I RECEIVED OR I RECEIVED A EMAIL FROM THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK BASICALLY I CAN READ THE WHOLE THING BUT BASICALLY SAYING SHE KNEW ABOUT THE UPCOMING FORUM DIDN'T THINK THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT PREMATURE. THEY CALLED FOR ELECTION BUT IT'S NOT TILL OCTOBER THAT THINGS GET GOING. NOMINATION PERIOD OPENED NOVEMBER CLOSES IN DECEMBER AND EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 11TH IF AN INCUMBENT DOES NOT FILE. AND THEN IT'S HER RESPONSIBILITY TO QUALIFY PEOPLE FOR THE BALLOT. AND THEN SHE MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT WE HAD TO PUT OFF OUR MEETING FOR A LATER DATE. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THIS IF I SENT A PRIVATE EMAIL TO DON KENDRICK AND TIM HEPBURN HOW DID THE ASSISTANT CITY CLERK KNOW THAT YOU TWO WERE INVITED. TO ME SEEMS LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH OUR RIGHT AS PRIVATE CITIZENS TO HAVE A MEETING AND POTENTIALLY INTERFERE WITH THE ELECTION. AND THE INTERESTING PART IS WHEN SHE MENTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVEN'T SIGNED UP THERE ARE THREE PAGES HERE OF DON KENDRICK SENDING FLYERS TO UNDER THE GUISE OF OR MAYBE DON KENDRICK DIDN'T SEND THEM I WON'T SAY THAT BUT UNDER THE HEADING OF 2020 COMMITTEE TO RE-ELECT MAYOR DON KENDRICK, JUDY SLAGLE-WILSON TREASURER 3RD STREET LA VERNE I WON'T GIVE THE ADDRESS. AND THERE'S A LETTER FROM DON KENDRICK SAYING THAT HE'S RUNNING AND THAT VARIOUS REASONS WHY AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE DONATIONS AND OTHER THINGS. THAT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD BUT I HAVE A CITY EMPLOYEE THAT BASICALLY IS TELLING US DON'T HAVE YOUR MEETING. AND TO BOOT APPARENTLY THERE'S SOME ELECTION FORMS THEY'VE NOT BEEN FILLED OUT. SO I'M JUST WONDERING AGAIN HOW DID THIS PERSON KNOW AND WHY WOULD SHE SEND A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND HAVING A PRIVATE GROUP TRYING TO DISSUADE THEM FROM HAVING THIS DISCUSSION. ON ANOTHER NOTE I WANT TO THANK DAN [INAUDIBLE] AND HIS TEAM. I THINK YOU GUYS DID A PHENOMENAL JOB ON BASELINE. IT SEEMED LIKE IT TOOK WELL MAYBE IT DID TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS IN AND OUT AND IT LOOKS GREAT SO THANK YOU DAN AND YOUR GROUP. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE COMMENTS. OK
[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 8 COUNCIL COMMENTS, CONFERENCES, REPORTS, MUIR YOU WANT TO START.SURE THANK YOU MAYOR. MINE I GUESS IS REALLY KIND OF AN INFORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 79 WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 40TH YEAR CLASS REUNION THIS SATURDAY AT WAREHOUSE PIZZA. SO ANYBODY WHO KNOWS ANYBODY WHO IS IN THAT CLASS OR NEAR THAT CLASS PLEASE JOIN US. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A PREGAME AT THE FRIDAY NIGHT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL GLENN DAVIS STADIUM TO WATCH BONITA BEARCATS DEFEND OUR TURF AGAINST RIVERSIDE POLY. SO IT'S GOING TO BE TWO NIGHTS OF FUN AND FRIENDS AND CLASSMATES AND I INVITE ALL IN THE AREA YOU'RE WELCOME.
ATTENDING A FOOTBALL GAME AT THE GLEN DAVIS DEDICATION I JUST WANT TO SAY THE THE STANDS THAT WE WERE ALL SITTING IN WERE FILLED WITH FAMILIES. IT WAS THE MOST HEART RENDERING FEELING I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME TO SEE ALL THESE FAMILIES COME TOGETHER TO WATCH A FOOTBALL GAME AND DEDICATE GLEN DAVIS. IT WAS A MOVING EXPERIENCE AND I'LL LET OTHER PEOPLE DISCUSS IT. THE SECOND THING IS THAT THE MAYOR AND I ATTENDED A CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT THE MAYOR HAS PUT TOGETHER
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OVER MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN FOX GLEN. IT WAS REALLY A WORTHWHILE PROJECT AND THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW PERSONALLY IN FOX GLEN WERE VERY HAPPY AND APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT THAT THE MAYOR AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE OUT FOR THE EVENING. IT WAS WONDERFUL. [INAUDIBLE] TRI-CITY AND GOLD LINE GO QUIET FOR THIS PAST MONTH. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MEETINGS AND EVERYTHING'S MOVING ALONG GOOD. YOU'VE SEEN THE ARTICLES IN THE PAPER THAT GOLD LINE NOW IS TRYING TO GET THE FUNDING TO CONTINUE ON TO CLAREMONT AND MONTCLAIR BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A HALF A BILLION DOLLARS SO THAT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GET THAT MONEY. BUT THE PROJECT'S COMING ALONG AND IT'S WE HAVE A MEETING IN TWO WEEKS AND THEN I'LL REPORT TO YOU BACK THEN WHAT'S GOING ON BUT SCHOOL GOT OFF TO A GREAT START. OUR SCHOOLS ARE YOU KNOW KIDS ARE HAPPY. IT'S A LITTLE HOT FOR THEM BUT THANK GOD FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING. BUT YOU KNOW THANK YOU ALL FOR DRIVING SAFELY, WATCHING FOR THE KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT COUNCILMAN ROSALES SAID THAT AFTER I DON'T KNOW 13 YEARS AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL WITH MY KIDS I'LL TELL YOU YOU CAN ACTUALLY WALK UP A SET OF STAIRS THAT ARE SAFE. YOU DON'T FALL AND IT'S THE BATHROOMS BRAND NEW. THEY'VE GOT A BRAND YOUR SNACK BAR ON THAT SIDE AND THEY'VE SWITCHED THE SIDES [INAUDIBLE] THEY SWITCHED THE HOME AND THE VISITOR'S SIDE SO WHICH MAKES A LOT OF SENSE AND KUDOS TO KENNY RICHIE AND HIS STAFF AND ALSO THEY HAD FAMILY MEMBERS OF GLEN DAVIS IT WAS THE SON OF GLENN DAVIS SON AND THEN THE HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER DAUGHTER AND IT WAS THEY THEY JUST PUT ON A VERY NICE SHOW VERY NICE SHOW AND THE STADIUM LOOKS FANTASTIC. ALSO LAST THURSDAY I ATTENDED THE PREMIERE PARTY AT THE FAIRPLEX WHICH IS WAS LAST THURSDAY THE NIGHT BEFORE IT OPENED. AND WHAT IT DOES IS THE ALL THE DONATIONS GO OVER IN THE FLOWER PAVILION THEY HAVE A FOOD AND WINE AND BEVERAGE AND STUFF AND BASICALLY IT IT PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE LEARNING CENTERS AT FAIR PLEX WHICH IS I KNOW MR. HENDRICKS INVOLVED WITH IT AND IT'S IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S UNBELIEVABLE WHAT THEY DO. THEY DO A FANTASTIC JOB AND A YOUNG YOUNG WOMAN THAT GOT UP AND SPOKE AND SHE WAS A BONITA GRADUATE ABOUT SHE DOES POTTERY. AND HER STORY AND IT WAS VERY MOVING SHE SHE SHE'S NOW IS A TEACHER AT CITRUS AND AND JUST JUST HOW THESE THESE TYPE OF THINGS OUR LOCAL AREAS REALLY HELP OUR YOUTH AND FIND A PATH SO IT WAS IT WAS A GREAT GREAT EVENT AND KUDOS TO THE FAIRPLEX IT WENT REALLY WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP. TIM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE FAIRPLEX HAS IS SOMETHING CALLED SEAT TECH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER WHICH INCLUDES AT THIS TIME FIVE PATHWAYS ONE BEING ART AND AND WITH POTTERY AND I CO-FOUNDED THAT BACK IN THE EARLY 2000S SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT.AND IT HELPS A LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO COLLEGE BUT HAVE TALENTS AND LOTS AND LOTS OF WAYS SO THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. MENTIONED THE POLICE AND OR THE SCHOOLS THE POLICE HAD AN EXTRA PRESENCE AT OUR SCHOOLS TO BEGIN WITH THIS YEAR AND IT WAS MARVELOUS. THEY'RE REALLY IN TUNE WITH MAKING SURE THAT THAT THEY ARE THERE AND PRESENT FOR ALL THE GOOD THAT IT WILL DO.
I GOT [INAUDIBLE] THE AUGUST 21ST THERE WAS ORIENTATION FOR NEW UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS THAT I ATTENDED ALONG WITH CHIEF PAZ, CAPTAIN FLORES, AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE LIEUTENANT SAM GONZALEZ. ALL FOUR OF US WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY IN THE TENTS WELCOMING ALL THE NEW STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY FROM PARENTS AND A LOT OF EXCITEMENT FROM THE KIDS TO GET THEIR PARENTS OUT OF THERE I'M SURE. TWICE A YEAR WE SAY THANK YOU TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND WE DID THAT ON THE 22ND WHERE WE HAD BUSINESSES PROVIDE SOME RAFFLE PRIZES AND WE BROUGHT IN A I THINK WAS A HABIT WASN'T THE HABIT AND THEN A DESSERT TRUCK TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE IT IS OUR EMPLOYEES THAT PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS CITY ENJOYS. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES. KUDOS TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL AND THE COMPANY THAT THEY'VE GOT FOR THE
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RENOVATION OF THE GLEN DAVIS STADIUM. THAT'S TRUE RAPH DAVIS WAS THERE THE SON OF GLEN. RALPH WAS NAMED AFTER GLEN'S TWIN BROTHER RALPH WHO ALSO WENT TO BONITA HIGH SCHOOL WITH BUT BOY HE WAS JUST A STUNNING ATHLETE AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE HE AND IF YOU EVER GET A CHANCE TO GO INTO THE MAIN OFFICE THE HEISMAN TROPHY SITS IN THE MAIN OFFICE IN A DISPLAY CASE THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A GIFT SUCH AS THE HEISMAN TROPHY. THE 1946 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER MR. OUTSIDE IS SITTING IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE. ON 8 25 THE HISTORIC SOCIETY PICNIC TOOK PLACE AT LAS FLORES PARK. THERE WAS A NICE GROUP AND IT WASN'T HOT LIKE IT IS TODAY AND HUMID SO.LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO CLEAR UP A LITTLE BIT OF SOME INFORMATION THAT I THINK IS UNFAIR. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS STARTED WHETHER IT WAS AN INDIVIDUAL OR A GROUP BUT THERE WAS A RUMOR OUT THAT I WAS UNHEALTHY AND THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR WELL I PROMISE YOU I'M VERY HEALTHY AND I WILL BE RUNNING STRONGLY FOR MAYOR FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE HEARD TO THE CONTRARY. I'M ALSO ON THAT VEIN I'M JOINING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS TO BE WORKING OUT OF THEIR HOUSE. I'M MOVING MY OFFICE OF 27 YEARS ON BONITA TO MY HOUSE AND GIVE ME MORE TIME TO SUCCESSFULLY HELP THIS CITY BE THE BEST IT CAN BE. SO WITH THAT THAT'S THAT AND
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WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 9 CLOSED SESSION. YES MR. MAYOR [INAUDIBLE] NEED FOR THREE CLOSED SESSIONS. ONE'S THIS CONFERENCE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ONE POTENTIAL CASE. THE OTHER IS PERFORMANCE REVIEW THAT'S THE REVIEW OF THE CITY MANAGER'S ANNUAL REVIEW.AND THE OTHER CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR THE NEGOTIATORS THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES CITY MANAGER. [INAUDIBLE] NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF [INAUDIBLE].
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT MEETING IS SCHEDULED IN TWO WEEKS SEPTEMBER 16TH ACTUALLY 13 DAYS SEPTEMBER 16TH SAME TIME 6:30 IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.