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WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED IN JUST A SECOND HERE.
HELLO. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY.
[CALL TO ORDER]
HI. HI, GIRLS.HOW ARE YOU GUYS TONIGHT? WE'RE VERY, VERY GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE TONIGHT.
SO WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
WELCOME TO CITY LA VERNE. AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED HERE. WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FIRST.
BUT I'VE GOT A COUPLE THINGS I HAVE TO SAY TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP UNDER CONTROL HERE.
I'M GOING TO STATE THE TIME, IT'S 6:34 P.M..
WELCOME TO TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS AND 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.
MR. TEAGUE, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[INAUDIBLE] YOU MAY BE SEATED.
HOW ARE WE ALL DOING TONIGHT? I'M TRULY HONORED TO STAND HERE TODAY NEXT TO THIS AMAZING LIFE SCOUT, COLE TEAGUE.
RIGHT? [INAUDIBLE] I SAW COLE THIS AFTERNOON GOING INTO THE GYM, GETTING A GOOD WORKOUT IN.
SO I WAS REALLY PROUD OF YOU, KEEP PUSHING.
WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT COLE TEAGUE.
WHAT IS A LIFE SCOUT? SO IT'S BEEN A MINUTE, BUT, I MEAN, I ENJOYED I ENJOYED THE THE PATH TO GET THERE, SO IT'S ALL GOOD.
WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN? I'M IN 11TH GRADE JUNIOR AT BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT TOP FIVE, YOU'RE IN MY TOP FIVE.
THE CITY'S TOP FIVE. YEAH. WELL, I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, MR. MAYOR. I'LL DO ROLL CALL SO, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY, HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA, HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.
PRESENT. MAYOR HEPBURN PRESENT.
ALL PRESENT. SIR. THANK YOU, MR. DOMER. TONIGHT WE HAVE SEVERAL PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
FIRST, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING THE LVGSA 8U SOFTBALL ALL STAR TEAM.WHERE ARE YOU? THE 8U ALL STAR TEAM QUALIFIED FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE GAMES REGIONAL TOURNAMENT WHERE THEY PLACED IN THE TOP FOUR, FINISHING TWO GAMES SHORT OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].
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THE TEAM WAS MANAGED BY DUSTIN WILLIAMS AND WAS COACHED BY JOSH CARRILLO, JOE GIVIGLIANO, DAVE MIXON, ANGEL TATENCO, NIK REPPUHN, AND BRETT HESLOP, I HOPE I DIDN'T BUTCHER THOSE, BUT HEY, THAT'S GOOD ANYWAY.JONNY HERMOSILLO, LVGSA PRESIDENT, PLEASE COME ON UP AND YOU CAN DO THE CERTIFICATES, JONNY.
ALL RIGHT. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING? YOU'RE EXCITED.
SO FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU GUYS WORKED HARD ALL SUMMER.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE AVERY GIVIGLIANO.
WE HAVE PIPER REPPUHN . WE HAVE AUBREY CARRILLO.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE JORDYN WILLIAMS. ALL RIGHT.
WITHOUT THESE NEXT COUPLE PEOPLE I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE THESE GIRLS WILL NOT BE HERE.
THEY'VE ALSO SPENT ALL SUMMER AND A LOT OF TIME AND DEDICATION TO THESE GIRLS.
SO I'LL FIRST WALK THEM UP, THEIR MANAGER, DUSTIN WILLIAMS. I JUST WANT TO SAY NOT ONLY DO THESE LADIES QUALIFY FOR REGIONALS, THEY WERE THE FIRST UNDEFEATED STATE CHAMPIONS IN LA VERNE SOFTBALL HISTORY IN THE 8U DIVISION.
SO THAT THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'RE HERE [APPLAUSE].
ALL RIGHT, COME ON UP, NIK REPPUHN.
DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING, JOSH, DON'T LEAVE ME HANGING.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, JOE GIVIGLIANO. WE HAVE DAVE MIXON.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR OUR LVGSA 8U ALL STARS.MIC] OKAY, NEXT UP, WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE LVGSA 10U SOFTBALL ALL-STAR TEAM.
THE TEAM WAS MANAGED BY DAN KELLER AND COACHED BY JEREMY JUAREZ, STEVE NEWTON, AND TITO CRUZ.
JONNY HERMOSILLO, LVGSA PRESIDENT.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES, SAME FOR YOU GUYS.
I SAW YOU GUYS WORKING HARD ALL SUMMER.
SAW YOU GUYS WORKING HARD IN THE FIELDS AND WORKING HARD AT HOME, RIGHT? TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND DEDICATION TO DO WHAT YOU GUYS DID.
SO MUCH APPRECIATED AND CONGRATULATIONS.
ALRIGHT, FIRST UP, WE HAVE CASANDRA CRUZ, COME ON UP.
LOOK AT THOSE RINGS, SHOW THOSE RINGS.
WE HAVE BRYNN JUAREZ, COME ON UP.
WE HAVE RANDI NEWTON, COME ON UP.
WE HAVE RYAN ESCUJURI COME ON UP.
WE HAVE OLIVIA KELLER COME ON UP.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT UP, WE HAVE AUDREY GARCIA COME ON UP.
WE HAVE VALENTINA VELASCO COME ON UP.
WE HAVE JILLIAN HUITRADO COME ON UP.
WE HAVE RYAN VILLICANA COME ON UP.
WE ALSO HAVE VICTORIA VELASQUEZ, SHE'S NOT HERE, BUT WE ALSO GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.
SO LET'S ALSO CONGRATULATE THEM.
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TAKES A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF THOUGHT PROCESS TO BE A MANAGER.AND IT'S IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB.
ALRIGHT, SO LET'S CONGRATULATE DAN.
NEXT UP, WE HAVE JEREMY JUAREZ.
WE HAVE STEVE NEWTON COME ON UP.
DON'T HURT HIM WITH ALL YOUR RINGS, GIRLS.
ALL RIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LVGSA 10U ALL STAR TEAM.
COME ON. THAT'S GOOD. ONE THING REAL QUICK TO PIGGYBACK ON COACH DUSTIN, 10 U FIRST 10U STATE CHAMP IN THE HISTORY OF LVGSA TOO. SO CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES.
MIC] THANK YOU ALL. YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU I KNOW YOU GIRLS WANT TO STAY FOR THE MEETING BECAUSE IT'S SO EXCITING.
MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:58 P.M..
SERGEANT CARLOS CARLOS FLORES, PLEASE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE REPORTING.
[INAUDIBLE] LET'S WAIT FOR THE DOOR TO CLOSE REAL QUICK.
IT'S A LITTLE LOUD OUT THERE. I REMEMBER, I, I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS IN THE SOFTBALL.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MR. DOMER, [INAUDIBLE].
MY NAME IS SERGEANT CARLOS FLORES.
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WITH THE RECENT CRIME RATE WAVES THAT WE'VE HAD.SO WHAT IS BACR? SO IT'S THREE PHASES, REALLY.
IT'S THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRIME PREVENTION STRATEGIES THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS, PROVIDES ASSESSMENTS AND EDUCATION ON HOW TO IMPLEMENT CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN.
THESE ARE IT'S CALLED CPTED PRINCIPLES.
AND IT OFFERS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDING ENHANCED GLAZE FILMS, SECURITY CAMERAS, OTHER PHYSICAL BARRIERS, AND THEN ALSO ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AROUND BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AREAS.
OUR GOALS ARE TO OFFER CITY SUPPORT TO OUR LA VERNE BUSINESSES, OUR LOCAL LA VERNE BUSINESSES.
IT FOSTERS A SAFER BUSINESS AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.
WE WANT OUR BUSINESSES TO STAY.
THE WAY IT WORKS IS THAT THERE'S AN APPLICATION YOU CAN GET IT AT HERE AT CITY HALL OR ONLINE.
IT'S SUBMITTED THROUGH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WILL COME IN.
THEY WILL MEET WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND KIND OF GET AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT.
WE WILL ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, WE DO CRIME ANALYSIS OF THE AREAS.
AND THEN A SITE ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONAL.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IT'S ME CERTIFIED IN CPTED PRINCIPLES.
WE WILL MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT THAT BUSINESS NEEDS.
AND THEN PLACE A WORK ORDER THROUGH A PRE-ESTABLISHED VENDOR LIST.
SO THAT'S SCALABLE FOR ANY BUSINESS THAT WE GO TO, SO IT'S QUICK AND EFFICIENT.
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS BY VENDORS WHICH WILL BE SUBSIDIZED BY THE CITY.
SO WE HAVE FINANCIAL CONTROL OF THAT.
SO EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, YOU GO TO THESE CALLS FOR SERVICE WITH GLASS BREAK AND BURGLARIES.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE GLASS BREAK SENSORS THOSE ARE VERY, VERY GOOD.
THEY ARE IMMEDIATE AND WE GET THOSE NOTIFICATIONS RIGHT AWAY.
HOWEVER, THAT BY ITSELF IT DOESN'T DETER DOESN'T DETER THEM FROM GETTING IN THE BUSINESSES.
AND IT ALSO IT ALLOWS THE CRIME TO OCCUR ANYWAYS.
BUT IF YOU COMBINE THAT WITH EITHER LIVE MONITORING OR THE WINDOW ANTI GLASS BREAK WINDOW FILM, IT DELAYS THE SUSPECTS, IT PREVENTS THEM FROM GETTING IN.
SO OUR KEYS TO SUCCESS WE'VE DEVELOPED A PROGRAM OPERATIONS MANUAL.
WE'VE FROM OTHER PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE WORKED ON.
SO WE DO HAVE AN OPERATIONS MANUAL WHICH INCLUDES THAT PRIORITIZATION MATRIX.
WHICH IS THE SECOND THING THERE THAT ADHERING TO THAT PRIORITIZATION MATRIX AND DOING A MONTHLY ASSESSMENT OF ALL THE BUSINESSES APPLICATIONS WILL ALLOW US TO KIND OF MAKE A, A LIST AND PRIORITY OF WHAT BUSINESSES ARE AT RISK THE MOST.
SO THAT WAY IT'S EFFICIENT, IT'S FAST, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION IS VERY QUICK.
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EVERYTHING'S TRANSPARENT.EVERYTHING THAT WE SPEND IS FOR THE BUSINESSES.
WE THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE GAIN OTHER THAN THE COMMUNITY'S TRUST AND THE ABILITY TO APPREHEND CRIMINALS OR PREVENT CRIME ALTOGETHER. AND THEN THE COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, OBVIOUSLY OUR BUSINESSES, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THEY'RE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US, ESPECIALLY AT THE PD.
WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM.
AND I'LL LET HER TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CITY.
THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO SERGEANT FLORES, AND ALSO TO GABRIEL FROM THE CITY FOR THIS.
AND SO WE WERE THE PILOT BUSINESS FOR THIS.
AND I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, LA VERNE IS GREAT, BUT THIS IS WHAT MAKES LA VERNE GREAT.
THE CITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WORKING TOGETHER, HELPING THE BUSINESSES.
AND I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH.
THE COMPANY WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL.
EVERYTHING WENT SMOOTH AS COULD BE.
AS WE'VE KNOWN, WE'VE HAD SOME ROUGH GO HERE, LIKE ALL THE COMMUNITIES HAVE.
LOOKS LIKE THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
MISS BEAUCHAMP? I WANT TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SOMEHOW FIND IT IN THEIR BUDGET, WHICH EVERYBODY ASKED FOR BUT I THINK THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM IN THE LANDSCAPE OF HOW THINGS ARE IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY.
IT WAS UNFORTUNATE THAT THE COUNCIL PEOPLE RAN UNOPPOSED, BUT SOMETHING POSITIVE CAME OUT OF THAT.
AND I MEAN, I'M NOT A BUSINESS OWNER, BUT KNOWING THAT THESE BUSINESSES HAVE THIS PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO THEM TO HELP PREVENT BURGLARIES FROM TAKING PLACE OR BREAK INS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING BUSINESSES CLOSE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, YOU'VE SEEN PIZZA N' STUFF CLOSE THEIR DOORS.
AND IT'S IT'S THAT'S A BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN HERE SINCE BEFORE I MOVED TO LA VERNE.
I'VE BEEN HERE 36 YEARS, SO IT'S REALLY SAD.
AND THE RESIDENTS FEEL SAFE WHILE THEY'RE PATRONING THE BUSINESSES.
SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
BUT I REALLY HOPE THAT THE CITY FINDS THE MONEY TO MAKE THIS AVAILABLE AS AN ONGOING PROGRAM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP.
ANYONE ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU, SERGEANT FLORES. APPRECIATE THAT.
THIS IS THE TIME WE MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
I'D LIKE TO CALL UP, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE CARDS HERE.THIS ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE ONLY FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, NOT ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT'S ONLY FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO ADRIAN ROMERO, LA VERNE LIBRARIAN.
REGISTRATION IS DONE ONLINE AND UPON COMPLETION OF 400 MINUTES OF READING, CHILDREN AND TEENS CAN CLAIM A BOOK AT LA VERNE LIBRARY AND ADULTS WILL BE ENTERED IN A DRAWING TO WIN A KINDLE FIRE.
TO ENTER, TO REGISTER FOR THE WINTER READING CLUB, PLEASE VISIT LA COUNTY LIBRARY.ORG/ WINTER READING AND CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND THIS PROGRAM WILL END FEBRUARY 15TH. AND AT THE LIBRARY, WE'LL BE HOLDING AN EVENT FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 12 ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8TH AT 5:00 PM TO CELEBRATE THE UPCOMING LUNAR NEW YEAR. DURING THIS PROGRAM, CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT THE CHINESE ZODIAC STORY AND THEN USE WATERCOLORS TO CREATE A PAINTING TO CELEBRATE THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE.
AND ON JANUARY 16TH, LA VERNE LIBRARY WILL BE HOLDING A PROGRAM FOR TEENS TO LEARN ABOUT BUDGETING.
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AFTER THE PRESENTATION, THE TEENS WILL BE WELCOMED TO DECORATE THEIR OWN PIGGY BANK THAT THEY CAN TAKE HOME.AND ALSO I WANT TO MENTION THAT OH, THAT'S AS FAR AS PROGRAMS. BUT ALSO I WANT TO MENTION THAT THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSING AT 5:00 PM ON CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S EVE, AND WILL BE CLOSED ON ALL DAY ON CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.
THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE A CLASS FOR PARENTS THAT HAVE TEENS? OH, YEAH. BECAUSE THEY SPEND ALL OF OUR MONEY.
YOU KNOW, MR. CROSBY, YOU'RE A LITTLE LATE TO THE GAME ON THAT ONE, AS MOST OF US ARE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
THANK YOU. YOU TOO. THANK YOU.
WHAT'S THE PRIZE, SIR? IT'S A KINDLE FIRE.
YEAH, WELL, FOR CHILDREN'S AND TEENS, THEY'LL WIN A BOOK AND THEY'LL BE ENTERED IN A DRAWING FOR A KINDLE FIRE AND FOR ADULTS, THEY'LL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING FOR A KINDLE FIRE. NICE. THEY USUALLY GIVE ABOUT TWO PER LIBRARY.
OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SHERRY BEST WITH LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO REALLY HELPED TO MAKE OUR FUNDRAISING SO SUCCESSFUL.
WE HAD 16 BIG POTS OF DAFFODILS.
WE SOLD OUT. I'M NOW HAVING TO SEND EMAILS TO PEOPLE SAYING, I'M SO SORRY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAYBE WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
SO WE ARE ON TO SOMETHING HERE AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WE'VE GOTTEN OFF TO A GREAT START.
BUT I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IN JANUARY.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW, BUT MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO, THE CITY OF VAN LORDSBURG WAS ROCKED BY A SCANDAL THAT ALMOST CLOSED THE COLLEGE AND ALMOST PUT AN END TO THE, THE LORDSBURG COLLEGE AS WE KNOW IT BECAUSE THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF LORDSBURG COLLEGE HAD AN AFFAIR WITH AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WHO WAS THE DAUGHTER HELPED TO MAKE LORDSBURG COLLEGE HAPPEN.
AND THE NAME OF OUR PRESENTATION IS GETTING SCHOOLED AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER YEARNING, SURVIVING SCANDAL. WHAT'S THAT? YES. GETTING SCHOOLED AT AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER YEARNING.
SURVIVING SCANDAL AT LORDSBURG COLLEGE, 1891 TO 1910.
SHE IS COMING OUT WITH HER HUSBAND FROM ARIZONA AND SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING.
SO YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE TOO, IF YOU COME TO THE HILLCREST MEETINGHOUSE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 13TH AT 7 P.M., YOU'LL GET TO MEET ALL ALL OF THE PLAYERS STILL ALIVE.
AND WE HAD TO WAIT THIS LONG TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I COULD TOUCH WITH THIS, AND I'M JUST GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, 50 YEARS AGO WE COULDN'T HAVE TOUCHED THIS, NO, PRESENTATION, BUT 100 YEARS HAVE PASSED, SO I THINK THINGS HAVE SETTLED DOWN AND I HAVE PERMISSION FOR BOTH LIVING GRANDDAUGHTERS TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION.
SO DO COME FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AT LORDSBURG COLLEGE.
I HAVE FLYERS ON THE TABLE OVER HERE.
APPRECIATE IT. I THINK SHERRY HAS A NEW JOB IN THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD TOP THAT ONE.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR AFFAIRS THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO TELL US ABOUT? JUST JUST CHECKING [LAUGHTER].
COUNCIL ANYTHING NEW THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? NO, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[LAUGHTER] ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? I KNOW IT'S PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAD WE HAD BRUNCH WITH SANTA.
WE HAD STUFF WITH OH MY GOODNESS, HELP ME GUYS.
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WE HAD THE LAYING WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH WAS SATURDAY AT 9:00, WHICH COINCIDES WITH ARLINGTON LAYING THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA BY THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION COVINA CHAPTER.THERE WERE OTHER FUNCTIONS. WHAT ELSE THERE WAS LAS FLORES PARK.
WE HAD OUR RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE NEW PLAYGROUND FROM NIAGARA BOTTLING COMPANY, AND WE ACTUALLY JOHN HARBIN, WHO IS OUR NEW ASSEMBLY MEMBER, CAME AND SPOKE AND AND WE OPENED THAT UP AND THERE WAS.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON WAS THERE ALSO ANTIGUA BREAD? YEAH. SO WE'RE YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE CLOSED SOME, BUT SOME ARE OPENING.
SO WE JUST HOPE THAT BUT ANYWAY, LOTS OF THINGS.
I SHOPPED AT THE SEE'S CANDY OUTLET.
I WAS GOING TO GO TO GLENDORA.
I WENT TO THE SEE'S CANDY OUTLET, WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE OUTLET SHOP RIGHT IN THE TARGET CENTER.
THEN I WENT AND I WHAT ELSE DID I DO? OH, I WENT TO BONDS AND BOUGHT ADULT BEVERAGES FOR GIFTS.
AND I THINK THAT I FILL UP GAS.
I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL IN LA VERNE.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO YOUR SHOPPING IN LA VERNE.
THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF HERE, SO PLEASE KEEP YOUR TAX DOLLARS IN LA VERNE.
ANYWAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL.
I KNOW THAT, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DO THEM.
NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DO SO WELL.
[LAUGHTER]. SO ON THAT THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.COUNCIL ANY REQUEST TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MR. DOMER, I UNDERSTAND THAT ITEM FIVE HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO BE PULLED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER REQUESTS TO BE PULLED ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? NO OTHER ITEMS. THEN WE WILL GO WITH THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
COME BACK TO ITEM FIVE. IS THAT CORRECT? I NEED A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE.
ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR EXCEPT ITEM FIVE WERE APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[5. Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with WaterTalent. ]
WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE MR. DOMER AND THE PERSON THAT PULLED THAT AND THAT IS.YEAH. ITEM FIVE IS THE AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WATER TALENT.
I CAN HAVE, IT WAS PULLED BY DANITA.
IN MY EMAIL WITH MR. DOMER, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WATER TALENT WAS CONTRACTED TO HELP FIND THE UTILITIES MANAGER, AND THEY WANT TO EXTEND THAT CONTRACT BUT THE COST ORIGINALLY WAS $70,000, AND NOW THE EXTENSION WOULD BE $125,000.
IF I COULD CLARIFY, THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID.
WELL, YOU SAID TWO MONTHS WENT BY AND YOU'VE BEEN USING RYAN AS YOUR.
NO. SO IT'S BEST IF MEG COMES UP HERE AND EXPLAINS THE SITUATION.
JUST LET'S GIVE THE STAFF PRESENTATION.
SO SHE'S GOING TO EXPLAIN IT AND THEN I CAN.
ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. ANY QUESTIONS.
WE HIRED WATER TALENT, IN PART BECAUSE WE HAD A VACANCY IN THE UTILITY MANAGER POSITION, AND THEY WERE HIRED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE TO OUR TEAM WHO DID NOT HAVE AN ACTING OR DID NOT HAVE A UTILITIES MANAGER THAT HAD THAT BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE WHILE WE DID THE RECRUITING PROCESS.
SO MIKE [INAUDIBLE] STEPPED IN ON OUR BEHALF AND HELPED WITH PROJECTS LIKE REVIEWING PLATEAU SUMMIT, LIKE HELPING US YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THE SSMP, THE SANITARY SEWER MANAGEMENT PLAN, A COUPLE HUNDRED PAGE DOCUMENT.
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SO IT WAS REALLY THAT EXPERTISE WHILE WE DID THE RECRUITMENT.WE DID TRY TO RECRUIT, AND WE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL IN THE RECRUITMENT OF THAT VACANT POSITION.
AND SO RYAN IS STEPPING IN AS THE ACTING POSITION AND WE ARE BACKFILLING THE SUPERVISOR POSITION, AND WE'RE KEEPING MIKE ON TO KEEP THAT LEVEL OF PROFESSIONALISM, BUT ALSO MENTORSHIP WHILE WE TRANSITION AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO FILL THAT POSITION.
AND THIS IS AN OUTSOURCED VENDOR.
WE DON'T PAY [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS A ONE TIME DEAL? RIGHT, IT'S A CONSULTING FIRM, AND WE DID WE INTERVIEWED FOUR DIFFERENT CONSULTING FIRMS BEFORE SELECTING THIS ONE.
IF THE NECESSITY OF THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT FOR THE LONG TERM, THE SIX MONTHS EXTENSION UNTIL JUNE, CAN WE CUT THAT CONTRACT BACK OR IS IT? WE COULD CUT IT TOMORROW IF WE NEEDED TO.
OKAY, SO YES, WE HAVE THAT FREEDOM IN THE CONTRACT.
BUT GENERALLY IT SAYS SEVERABILITY.
YOU COULD DO IT IF YOU NEED IT.
YES. AND MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, IT WAS THEY WERE NOT HIRED TO CONDUCT THE RECRUITMENT.
WE DO THOSE RECRUITMENTS IN-HOUSE, SO THROUGH OUR HR DEPARTMENT AND ALL THAT STUFF.
IT WAS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS WHAT WE'VE RECOGNIZED, THERE'S BEEN OKAY, SO I HAVE THE EMAIL HERE KEN, I'M SORRY I MISINTERPRETED IT, BUT IT DID SAY THAT AFTER TWO ROUNDS AND I FIGURED IT WAS MONTHS, BUT ROUNDS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW ROUNDS ARE OUT, YOU KNOW, DETERMINED.
BUT AFTER TWO ROUNDS, NO ONE WAS HIRED, SIX MONTHS, NO ONE'S HIRED.
SO YOU MADE THAT CLARIFICATION THAT THE CONTRACT COULD BE ENDED SOONER THAN THE JUNE 30TH.
BECAUSE IT ALMOST SEEMS THAT IF THIS PERSON HAS THE EXPERIENCE ON THE PRACTICES THAT YOU DISCUSSED, THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS THE OLD WAY AND THERE'S A BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT, THEN WHY NOT HIRE HIM TO FOCUS STRICTLY ON THAT, SHORTEN THE CONTRACT AND THEN HAVE SOMEBODY HR HEADHUNTER, WHATEVER, GET A MANAGER DIRECTOR, WHATEVER.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS AT SOME POINT.
SO I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A VOID THERE SOMEHOW THAT NEEDS TO BE SOMEHOW RESTRUCTURED OR SOMETHING.
SO YEAH, ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THAT SO DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE UTILITIES MANAGER POSITION AND THERE'S THREE MANAGERS UNDER THE DIRECTOR POSITION, SO WE HAD A SUPERVISOR STEP UP AND ACT AS THAT MANAGER.
THAT PERSON AT THAT TIME WAS STILL DOING THEIR OLD JOB.
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WE RAN INTO SEVERAL DIFFERENT ISSUES.ONE, THE SALARY OF THE POSITION WAS NOT ATTRACTING CANDIDATES.
AND THEN THROUGH THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, WE ACTUALLY OFFERED TO A COUPLE DIFFERENT PEOPLE THEY DENIED US FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS BECAUSE OF EITHER RETAINING WITH THEIR ORGANIZATION OR THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE AND THE BENEFIT PACKAGE DIDN'T BRING THEM TO US.
BUT DURING THAT TIME, MR. [INAUDIBLE] WAS WORKING WITH THE ACTING PERSON AND ADDITIONAL STAFF.
THIS MONEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PUBLIC WORKS SPECIFICALLY FOR ADMIN, OR IS THERE OTHER AVENUES THAT THIS MONEY COULD BE UTILIZED FOR? IT'S WITHIN THE WATER FUND.
OKAY. SO SO ONLY FOR WATER RELATED USES.
THAT'S WHY WE COULDN'T PAY FOR WATER TALENT TO DO THE SAME THING FOR THE STREETS SUPERINTENDENT, BECAUSE THE STREET SUPERINTENDENT IS GENERAL FUNDED FOR ITS HE'S NOT WATER FUND.
SO THAT'S SOME OF THE ISSUES WITH PUBLIC FINANCING AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND EVEN [INAUDIBLE] ISSUES, WHY WE COULDN'T BRING SOMEBODY IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, HAVE THEM FULFILL THAT FULL TIME BECAUSE OF THE PENSION RELATED CALPERS ISSUE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO GO AND CLOSE THAT.
ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? BESIDES A MOTION TO APPROVE.
AND LET'S MAKE SURE I GOT THIS ACCURATELY.
I HAD A MOTION FROM KASHIFALGHITA A SECOND IT A SECOND FROM CROSBY, AND IT WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU JR.
AS WE BRING ON THESE CONSULTANTS TOO A LOT OF TIMES IT BRINGS ON EFFICIENCY.
SO IT REALLY HELPS US TO CHANGE SOME OF THE WAYS.
AS MR. DOMER SAID, SOME WAYS THAT WE ARE DOING THAT MAY NOT BE AS EFFICIENT.
OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.
[OTHER MATTERS]
THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS TONIGHT.2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATE.
CITY MANAGER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
THANKS. I'D LIKE TO CALL UP ANDREA BLOCKINGER TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
OH. OH, I DID IN PDF FORMAT SO THE CLICKER MAY NOT WORK.
I'LL SAY SCROLL, PLEASE, AS YOU GO THROUGH.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.
SO, WITH AN ADOPTED LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, POSITION LETTERS CAN BE SUBMITTED TIMELY TO THE LEGISLATURE, AND WE CAN RAPIDLY RESPOND TO NEW BILLS AND AMENDMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SESSION. WITHOUT A LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, ANY POSITION LETTERS WE WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT WOULD NEED TO BE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
AND SO, SINCE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HAPPEN TWICE A MONTH, IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS ADOPTED LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM BECAUSE WE CAN TURN AROUND WITHIN A DAY OR TWO AND SUBMIT A POSITION LETTER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S THOSE LAST MINUTE AMENDMENTS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TACKLE.
NEXT SLIDE. SO OUR LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM IS ORGANIZED WITHIN THREE SECTIONS.
THE FIRST BEING THE PURPOSE FOLLOWED BY GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND POLICY STATEMENTS.
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THE CITY'S GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE TO PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL, PROMOTE FISCAL STABILITY, AND SUPPORT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES.FOR THE 2025 PLATFORM, THERE ARE SOME MODIFICATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND RECREATION SERVICES SECTION, ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A BETTER FOCUS ON INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY, AND ALSO STRESS THE NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL.
OVERALL, THE POLICY STATEMENTS REMAIN THE SAME.
THE STATEMENTS ARE BROAD TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE APPLICABLE THROUGHOUT NUMEROUS LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, BUT IT'S STILL IMPORTANT THAT WE CHECK IT EVERY YEAR AS THE LEGISLATURE CONTINUES TO EVOLVE OVER TIME, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ACCURATE AND REFLECTS THE CITY COUNCIL'S NEEDS.
ONE LAST THING AS WELL ABOUT THE 2025 DRAFT PLATFORM IS ONCE CITY STAFF REVIEWED IT AND HAD FINAL MODIFICATIONS INCLUDED, WE DID POST IT ON THE CITY'S SOCIAL MEDIA ON NOVEMBER 26TH, SO WE ARE SOLICITING INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY TO IDENTIFY IF THEY HAD ANY IDEAS AND INPUT TO ADD TO THAT DOCUMENT.
SO FAR, WE RECEIVED ONE SUBMITTAL.
THEY WERE INQUIRING ABOUT WHO WORKS ON CITY GRANTS AND WHO MONITORS STATE LEGISLATION.
THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, SO IT INCLUDES CITY STAFF, ME, KEN AND THE EXECUTIVE TEAM.
SO UPON ADOPTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, THIS IS GOING TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO REPRESENT THE CITY, IT'S ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE YEAR ROUND AT CITY OF LA VERNE.ORG/LEGISLATION.
ON THAT PAGE, WE ALSO HAVE ALL POSITION LETTERS THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED THROUGHOUT 2024.
MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL HAVE A NEW TAB FOR 2025 AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO PEOPLE CAN SEE OUR HISTORY OF ADVOCACY IN THE CITY.
ACTIONS THAT ARE TAKEN RELATED TO THE POLICY STATEMENTS WITHIN THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WILL BE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS EXPLANATIONS TO IDENTIFY WHY WE DID TAKE THOSE ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SESSION.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, DECEMBER OF NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL SEE ME AGAIN.
IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WORK TOGETHER FOR ADVOCACY IN THE CITY.
WELL, LET ME JUST CARRY ON TO THAT.
AND YOU'RE DOING A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB.
WHEN WE WENT WITH RICKY CHOI AND STEPH WONG THE REASON WHY WE WENT IS BECAUSE THEY TOOK FUNDS AWAY.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM SLICED IT WITH A SURGICAL KNIFE WITHOUT THINKING WHAT HE WAS DOING.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS THESE PROGRAMS THAT WERE ALREADY SHOVEL READY, AND WE HAD TO GO UP AND TALK TO OUR BASICALLY EVERYONE THAT WAS THERE, AND WE HAD AN AUDIENCE, AND THIS IS THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE WITH CONGRESS AND SENATE.
THE FACT THAT THESE THINGS WERE TAKEN AWAY, WE HAD TO MAKE THEM AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND GUESS WHAT? ALMOST ALL THOSE THINGS WERE PUT BACK IN BECAUSE OF THE ADVOCACY, BECAUSE OF OUR WRITING LETTERS, BECAUSE OF THE COG, [INAUDIBLE], SCAG, AND ALSO ALL THESE OTHER REGIONS, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES.
SO AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I DEFINITELY WANT TO STRESS IS THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS ONE SMALL CITY, BUT WHEN WE HIT THE REGIONAL GROUPS AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER CITIES, OUR VOICE IS LOUDER. SO THAT IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THESE LEADERSHIP ROLES TO REALLY REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORING CITIES, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ALL SUBMIT AS A POWERFUL UNIT WHAT WE NEED TO BENEFIT OUR AREA, SO.
AND THEN ALSO FIRE CHIEF NIGG ALSO WENT TO THE STATE CAPITOL WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN ADVOCATING FOR ASSEMBLY BILL 2330. SADLY, IT WAS VETOED AT THE LAST MINUTE, BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE STREAMLINED WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES UP IN THE URBAN AREAS CLOSE TO THE MOUNTAINS. SO HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR.
BUT THAT ADVOCACY WAS VITAL FOR THAT BILL HELPING MOVE IT FORWARD.
SO OVERALL, THROUGHOUT THE 24 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE SUBMITTED IN POSITION LETTERS FOR 20 DIFFERENT BILLS, AND THE PIE CHART ON THE RIGHT SHOWS A BREAKDOWN OF WHAT TOPIC AREA THAT COVERS. AND THEN AGAIN ON THE WEBSITE, EVERY POSITION LETTER WE'VE SUBMITTED THE ENTIRE DOCUMENTS THERE SO YOU CAN READ THROUGH IT.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN EMAIL US AND WE CAN CONTINUE TO DISCUSS.
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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025.WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES.
MAYOR, WITH YOU AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND ALSO AS THE SECOND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS CHIEF NIGG, AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES FIRE CHIEFS.
WITHIN THESE IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP ROLES, IT ENSURES THAT THE CITY CAN STAY WELL CONNECTED AND UP TO DATE ON LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REALLY AHEAD OF THE GAME AND TAKE ACTION.
SO THROUGHOUT JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING POSITION LETTERS REQUESTING AMENDMENTS, OPPOSITION SUPPORT HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN SHAPE THE DIRECTION OF THE LEGISLATURE. AND THEN OCTOBER 12TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN OR VETO BILLS ACT.
NEXT SLIDE. SO THE RECOMMENDATION TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION IS TO DIRECT STAFF WITH FURTHER DIRECTION.
WE'LL MODIFY IT ACCORDINGLY AND PRESENT IT AT A LATER DATE.
I AM HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANDREA? I JUST WANT TO SAY, TOO, THAT WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE BETWEEN OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES, AND ALSO WITH YOU GUYS AND STAFF.
BECAUSE OF THE COG AND COG NOW, AND ALSO LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND ALSO WITH MR. DOMER. AND SO THOSE ASSOCIATIONS AND THOSE RELATIONSHIPS PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL.
I KNOW POMONA JUST GOT A $20 MILLION GRANT FOR IMPROVED STREETS AND SAFETY, FOR BICYCLE SAFETY, FOR RAILROADS AND TRAINS AND THINGS LIKE THAT IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE RECEIVED $16 MILLION FOR A BRIDGE FROM SCAG.
SO THESE DON'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.
THEY TAKE A LONG TIME TO, YOU KNOW, TO MOVE FORWARD.
BUT A LOT OF MEETINGS, A LOT OF A LOT OF MEETINGS, A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, A LOT OF PHONE CALLS.
BUT WE I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.
YOU'RE DOING AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB.
AND ALSO WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF THAT I MENTIONED, A GREAT, GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THESE WITH THESE DIFFERENT ENTITIES, SO COUNCIL? I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT AND THANK CITY MANAGER KEN DOMER FOR REALLY BRINGING THIS JUST LAST YEAR.
I KNOW WE HAD SOME RESIDENTS AT THE TIME SAYING, WHY DO WE NEED THIS? WHY DO WE HAVE THIS AND SET BUT WE WHEN WE PUT THIS IN PLACE THE CITY REACTED QUICKLY TO A BUNCH OF RESOLUTIONS AND BILLS AND REALLY WROTE RESPONSES RIGHT AWAY INSTEAD OF COMING BACK TO OUR MEETINGS, BECAUSE WE REALLY SET OUR OUR VISION UP FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF MR. DOMER AND HIS TEAM.
I REALLY LIKE BRINGING IT BACK NOW AND REALLY CLEANING IT UP.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND PRESENTATION TOO.
I WILL SAY ALSO, JUST ANOTHER CAVEAT THAT OUR STAFF I KNOW YVONNE DURAN, WE HAD OUR NEW ASSEMBLY MEMBER, JOHN [INAUDIBLE], CAME TO THE RIBBON CUTTING. AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE MET I KNOW GIL CISNEROS AND HIS TEAM MARTIN WAS PART OF THE COG IS NOW HIS CHIEF OF STAFF IN DC, AND WE'VE ALREADY CONNECTED THERE.
SO I THINK THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOING TO, AS WE CONTINUE ON WITH NEW PEOPLE IN CONGRESS AND THE SENATE, THAT THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOING TO PROVE BENEFICIAL WITH THE GREAT LIKE YOU SAID, MR. DOMER AND ALL THE STAFF HERE, GREAT CONNECTION SO AND ANDREA TOO, BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT AT THE FRONT LINE.
SO APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR AN AWESOME PRESENTATION.
AND I ALSO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IF PEOPLE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE CHANGES THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM ARE CONTAINED IN THE COMMUNITY AND RECREATION SERVICES.
I THINK THAT'S A VITAL PART OF JUST MAKING A GOOD COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO THAT WORK LIFE BALANCE AND MENTAL HEALTH AND JUST, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT PEOPLE GET OUTSIDE AND DO THINGS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THAT.
AND I EVEN SEE IN HERE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SERGEANT FLORES TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF LIKE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, IN TERMS OF SAFETY, YOU KNOW, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC SPACES ARE ALSO SAFE.
SO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT, I APPRECIATE IT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I WOULD SAY NO. SO WE CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THEN I WOULD ACCEPT THE MOTION.
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MOTION BY JOHNSON.NEXT ITEM IS THE YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH THE LA VERNE GIRLS SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION GSA, TEAM MANAGER, DOMER I THINK WE'RE GOING TO CALL UP DIRECTOR YVONNE DURAN.
GOOD EVENING HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
SO WE'RE HERE TO UPDATE EVERYTHING.
THIS DID GO TO THE YOUTH SPORTS COMMITTEE, AND IT WAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO MOVE FORWARD TO COUNCIL.
WE'VE ACCEPTED PUBLIC COMMENT.
THERE ARE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THAT BACKGROUND.
SO BY ESTABLISHING CLEAR GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS, THIS APPROACH ENSURES THAT ONE CONSISTENCY AND OPERATIONS, TWO EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FACILITIES, AND THREE ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S BROADER GOALS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE FACILITY MANAGEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT OUTLINES TERMS FOR LVGSA'S USE OF CITY FIELDS AND FACILITIES, COVERING ASPECTS SUCH AS MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, SAFETY STANDARDS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH CITY POLICIES. TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THIS TWO YEAR AGREEMENT WITH LVGSA, WHICH WOULD BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2027, WITH TWO OPTIONS FOR TWO YEAR EXTENSIONS, AND ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS.
THIS WILL AND REASON WHY TWO YEARS IN EXTENSION, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PARKS MASTER PLAN.
SO I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND OF THAT AS WELL.
SOME KEY HIGHLIGHTS. SO LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS AGREEMENT.
AGAIN THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR TWO YEARS WITH OPTIONS OF TWO YEARS EXTENSION.
AND WE WILL BE DOING AUDITS ENSURING ELIGIBILITY.
IT WASN'T DONE IN THE PAST, BUT IT'S SOMETHING WE'LL START IMPLEMENTING.
SO WE WORKED ALONG THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AND THE CITY WILL HANDLE GENERAL UPKEEP WHILE LVGSA WILL MANAGE FIELD SPECIFIC TASKS SUCH AS LINING AND DRAGGING AND WATERING THE INNER FIELD TO THEIR STANDARDS FOR COMPACTION.
SO LVGSA IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A MILLION IN LIABILITY COVERAGE AND COMPLY WITH AB 506 AND AB 2007, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE WHICH PRETTY MUCH MANDATE BACKGROUND CHECKS, CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS AND EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS.
SO FISCAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND LEGAL REVIEW.
FROM A FISCAL PERSPECTIVE, PRIOR TO THIS, NONE OF THE YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS CONTRIBUTED ANYTHING OTHER THAN A $5 PER PLAYER FEE THAT WENT INTO PRETTY MUCH THEIR OWN PERSONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
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SO ON TOP OF THAT, WE ARE GOING TO REQUIRE A $500 AND JUST THIS IS BABY STEPS.SO EVERY SEASON THEY ARE TO PAY THE CITY $500.
THESE FEES ARE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW, ENSURING FAIRNESS FOR BOTH THE CITY AND LVGSA.
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE THIS IS JUST KIND OF THE LEGAL JARGON.
WHICH IS THE LAW REQUIRES ORGANIZATIONS AS AB 506 ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH YOUTH TO CONDUCT MANDATORY BACKGROUND CHECKS, INCLUDING LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING FOR ALL ADMINISTRATORS, ALL COACHES AND ALL VOLUNTEERS, ALL TEEN MOMS, ANYBODY IN THAT DUGOUT.
THIS HELPS PREVENT ABUSE AND ENSURES A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS.
IT INCLUDES GUIDELINES FOR TRAINING, EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS AND RETURN TO PLAY PROCEDURES.
THESE LEGAL STANDARDS ARE CRITICAL FOR MAINTAINING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAMS. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR FOOTBALL.
THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT CONCUSSION PROTOCOL AND A DIFFERENT OH, I CAN'T REMEMBER SOMETHING, ONE YOU'LL SEE IT IN THEIR AGREEMENT, SO THEY HAVE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER ITEMS. SO WHY DOES THIS MATTER? IT MATTERS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T HELD THE GROUPS TO, THINGS THAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING, SUCH AS LIVE SCANS, TRYING TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PARTICIPANTS AND FOLLOWING THE LAW.
IT SERVES AS A FOUNDATIONAL, FOUNDATIONAL TEMPLATE.
AND THE NEXT STEPS JUST WILL INCLUDE COUNCIL APPROVAL AND EXECUTION.
EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT FOLLOWED BY ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH LVGSA.
THEY ARE NOT IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY, BUT THEY'RE WELL AWARE THAT IT WAS HERE COMING TO COUNCIL.
BUT ALSO, THEY DID AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S ON HERE TONIGHT.
AS FAR AS THE FIELD CONDITIONS, THE BRICK DUST, STUFF LIKE THAT, IS THE CITY PAYING FOR THE BRICK DUST? SO THEY WOULD BE PAYING FOR THAT.
WE WILL COORDINATE WITH THEM AS THEY COME ONTO THE FIELDS, ALONG WITH PUBLIC WORKS, ENSURING THAT THEY DON'T GO OVER ANY SPRINKLERS OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT, AND CONDUCTING THAT AHEAD OF TIME AND SCHEDULING IT.
AND THEN ALSO WE'VE WE'VE MET WITH LVGSA AS WELL AND THEY KNOW TO SUBMIT THROUGH OUR PORTAL SO THAT PUBLIC WORKS KNOWS IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR ATTENDED TO FOR THAT MATTER.
WE'LL REITERATE THAT IN THE MEETINGS, AND WE'RE ASKING THEM FOR SCHEDULES.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS KIND OF A FREE FOR ALL.
THEY WERE THERE WHENEVER THEY WANTED, HOWEVER LONG THEY WANTED.
AND LIGHTING IS OFTEN AN ISSUE THAT COMES UP BUT THEY'RE ON A TIMER OR SOMETHING.
SO WHAT WE'VE DONE NOW, THE LVGSA HAS A NEW BOARD.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PASSWORD, THEIR OWN LOGIN, SO THEY CAN SET AND SCHEDULE THEIR LIGHTS.
AND THEN WE WILL BUILD THEM ACCORDINGLY.
BUT THEY'LL DETERMINE WHAT THAT LIGHTING IS.
SO I'D GIVEN CITY MANAGER DOMER A CALL EARLIER, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ON PAGE TWO, PARAGRAPH SIX, WE INDICATE DRAGGING AND WATERING AS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
BUT IN ATTACHMENT E ON PAGE 16, IT'S NOTED AS THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY.
SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING THE TERMINOLOGY THAT YOU INDICATED THAT IT'S WATERING THE INFIELD POINTING THAT OUT. OH GOOD GOOD GOOD.
PERFECT. YES. AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT FOR FOLKS, I MEAN, IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE CONTRACT OR THE AGREEMENT, I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD OUR STAFF FOR WORKING WITH THESE GROUPS.
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BECAUSE I DO THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST TO PRESERVE THE FIELD AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL FOLKS, BUT THAT IT REALLY IS ABOUT SAFETY AND SECURITY.YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF BEHIND THE SCENES WORK THAT I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THIS DEPARTMENT HAS TO TAKE ON, YOU KNOW, ENSURING THAT, HEY, ARE YOU COMPLYING WITH THE LIVE SCAN? ARE YOU MAKING SURE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING? AND SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO, YOU KNOW, YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING THAT, AND OBVIOUSLY TO LEGAL AND PUBLIC WORKS AND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT HAD A HAND IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND EVERYBODY FOR, YOU KNOW, PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER BECAUSE I THINK THIS WILL MAKE THINGS MUCH BETTER STRUCTURED, SAFER FOR OUR KIDS WHO ARE OUT THERE PLAYING.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS.
NO PROBLEM. AND ALSO CJPIA HAS REVIEWED THIS AND YEAH.
PERFECT. TRIPLE DOUBLE CHECKED.
AN AGREEMENT LIKE THIS WITH ALL OF OUR YOUTH GROUPS, IT REALLY JUST SPELLS OUT WHOSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND IT'S THERE'S NO QUESTION OR NO BACK DOOR DEALS OR OR OR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE USED TO DO THIS THE OLD WAY.
THIS IS REALLY JUST CLEAR CUT AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE, THE ORGANIZATIONS KNOW GOING IN AS WELL.
AND WE NEED THOSE FIELDS FOR, FOR OUR KIDS TO BE PLAYING.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING OUT THE COMMUNITY.
IT GIVES OUR OUR AMAZING LADIES OUT THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THERE AND PLAY AND WIN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AND JUST DO SO, SO WELL FOR OUR CITY AND, AND RECOGNIZE OUR CITY OUT THERE AMONGST MANY OTHER CITIES THAT THAT PLAY SOFTBALL.
SO GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AS MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON AND MYSELF ARE ON THAT SPORTS COMMITTEE, IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING RIDE.
AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND ONE FOR FIRST OF ALL, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN AND THAT LIVE SCAN CONCUSSION SAFE PLACES TO PLAY, BUT ALSO AN ORGANIZATION THAT'S RUN BY THE BOOK.
THEY COMMUNICATE WELL WITH OUR STAFF.
AND I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN TOUGH, YVONNE, BUT YOU'VE DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND SO HAS YOUR STAFF, AND WITH ALSO WITH MR. DOMER. THIS HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY RIDE, AND WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS OUT IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WERE VERY HELPFUL.
DANITA BEAUCHAMP, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THAT KIND OF PUSHED THINGS ALONG BECAUSE THESE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS SOMETIMES DERAIL AND WE HAVE TO BRING THEM BACK ON THE TRACKS SO HOPEFULLY THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT KUDOS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.
IT WAS A HECK OF A RIDE, BUT TONIGHT WAS GREAT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THESE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE.
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN AND HAVE US LIKE MR. CROSBY SAID, ALL I WANT IS OUR KIDS TO PLAY IN A SAFE PLACE AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
AND IF THEY GO ON TO HIGHER SPORTS, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
ENJOYING ALL THE STUFF WE HAVE HERE.
GASSING UP, GOING TO GET PIZZA, ALL THAT GREAT STUFF, YOU KNOW.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, A GREAT PLACE FOR THEM TO PLAY AND A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO PLAY.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS.
GO AHEAD. I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
THE LITTLE LEAGUE WILL BE NEXT.
POP WARNER? POP WARNER, LA VERNE LASERS, AYSO, AND THEN OUR ASA, OUR INCLUSION GROUP AS WELL.
MISS BEAUCHAMP. THANK YOU FOR THE KUDOS, MAYOR.
AND, YOU KNOW, THE NEW BOARD GOING FORWARD, I THINK IS HELPING TO ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THOSE PROBLEMS. BUT IT STARTS WITH WHAT SHE HAS DONE, HER AND HER STAFF.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL IT'S LIKE YOU SAID, VERY CLEAR CUT, BUT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF AB 506 BECAUSE AS I AM AN UMPIRE GOING INTO MY 18TH YEAR, YOU THINK YOU KNOW PEOPLE.
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SHOULD NOT BE THERE.AND LIKE YOU SAID, THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN IS IMPORTANT AND WE HAVE TO CREATE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
AND SO FOR MAKING ALL OF THE SPORTS AUTHORITIES NOT JUST LVGSA, BUT ALL SPORTS ACCOUNTABLE.
THAT IS YOUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
THAT IS IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS SO MUCH SMOOTHER AND EASIER TO TO DO.
YES, YOU HAVE TO GO GET LIVE SCAN EVERY YEAR.
IN FACT, I JUST DID MY USA SOFTBALL RECERTIFICATION YESTERDAY ALL DAY LONG, 8 TO 5:30.
BUT IT IS WORTH DOING SO THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT WORTH IT.
SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, YVONNE.
THANK YOU. DANITA. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
OH, PLEASE. ITEM WAS MOVED BY LAU, SECONDED BY KASHIFALGHITA, AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
THANK YOU YVONNE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UP NEXT IS ITEM IS A FILM PERMIT "THE SECRET LIFE OF DEAN'S WIFE." CONSIDERING SHE'S THE INFIDELITY SNITCH IN LA VERNE.
NOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CALL HER.
TA DA! [INAUDIBLE] MR. MAYOR. OKAY. WE'RE GOOD.
OKAY. I FORMALLY APOLOGIZE TO SHERRY BEST.
WE ALL DO. MR. MAYOR, I AM GOING TO IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
CHAT ABOUT IT. MR. MAYOR, I'M GOING TO HAVE [INAUDIBLE] PROVIDE THIS STAFF REPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR.
GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL.
IT'S VERY INTERESTING, THE TIMING OF THAT.
SO, YES, TONIGHT WE HAVE CONSIDERATION FOR BASICALLY A STANDARD FILM PERMIT.
WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, BASICALLY A SMALLER TYPE FILM, NOT A BIG PRODUCTION.
PARKING WOULD BE ALL ON CAMPUS.
THEY'RE GOING TO DO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AND MULTIPLE DAYS.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WORDED THE RECOMMENDATION THE WAY THAT WE DID TO GIVE STAFF TIME TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE PER THE MUNICIPAL CODE, IT HAS TO GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
AND THEN THAT GAVE US TIME TO PUT TOGETHER AND GATHER ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND THINGS TO SATISFY RECOMMENDING AND APPROVING THE FILM PERMIT ITSELF. GOODFLIX IS THE PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT'S REQUESTING THE PERMIT.
NO LOUD NOISES OR DISTURBANCES.
THEY'RE USING, THEY'RE USING A SMALLER CAMERA, A COUPLE OF LIGHTS.
COUNCIL, I WILL CONTACT THE PRODUCTION COMPANY THIS EVENING.
THEY'D BE GENERALLY FILMING BETWEEN 8 A.M.
WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE...
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IT'S AN AERIAL DRONE WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FOLLOWING ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS AND LAWS THAT ARE WITH THAT, SUCH THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO GO OVER 200FT IN THE AIR.SO THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE ARE TAKING PLACE.
AND THEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS AND WHY CITY STAFF SETS ASIDE TIME TO WORK ON A RUSH REQUEST LIKE THIS IS THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM THIS.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT CONCEPT AND THAT PARTNERSHIP, AND WE'RE WILLING TO PUT IT ON RUSH FOR CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL. WITH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH GOODFLIX AND ISSUE A PERMIT FOR FILMING ONCE ALL REQUIRED STEPS ARE COMPLETED AND STAFF IS SATISFIED WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE THEY'VE COMPLETED.
AND KASH LEANED OVER AND ASKED A QUESTION.
I ASKED KEN THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL.
WHAT ABOUT, WE HEARD A PRESENTATION IN THIS LAST YEAR ABOUT NOT HAVING TO COME TO COUNCIL FOR THESE EVENTS. AND I KNOW WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RESOLUTION OR THE POLICY YET, BUT THIS BRINGS BACK WHERE WE CAN GET FILM THAT'S NOT GOING TO CAUSE EXPLOSIONS OR THROWING COUCHES OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE PAST BUT BRINGING THAT RESOLUTION TO US.
YEAH, IF I MAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ANSWER THAT, BECAUSE IT KIND OF FALLS UNDER ONE OF MY HATS.
THE SHORT ANSWER IS THERE JUST HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH OF THEM TO BE A PRIORITY.
WE'VE GOT LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, AND SO IT HASN'T BEEN PUSHED TO THE FOREFRONT.
WE ARE HOPING TO BRING BACK AN ITEM TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR FILMING ON CAMPUS LIKE THIS, TO WHERE THE CITY MANAGER WOULD HAVE AUTHORITY, JUST BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE SEEING MORE FREQUENTLY.
BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME RESEARCH THAT WE'VE DONE.
WE DID A STUDY SESSION, AS I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.
BECAUSE THEN THINGS LIKE THESE DRONES AND, AND THE OTHER ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP THAT ARE UNIQUE TO A SMALL COMMUNITY, WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABILITY TO PUT OUR REQUIREMENTS ON THEM VERSUS A FILM COMPANY THAT MAY NOT GET LA VERNE AS MUCH SO THAT'S KIND OF BEEN WHAT WE'VE BEEN WEIGHING ON TOP OF THE PRIORITY ISSUES.
[INAUDIBLE] IT BRINGS UP A FEW QUESTIONS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DRONE USAGE.
ARE THEY GOING TO BE RESTRICTED TO JUST THE UNIVERSITY'S AIRSPACE OR THE SPACE ABOVE THE UNIVERSITY NOT GOING TO BE FLYING THROUGH NEIGHBORHOODS OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY? 3RD STREET 2ND STREET.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY PYROTECHNICS WITH THIS FILMING, WE ASSUME.
BUT I MEAN, THOSE WOULD BE MY CONCERNS AS FAR AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD DRONES OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PYROTECHNICS.
YEAH. I WAS REALLY UPSET WHEN THE NEWS WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DRONE SIGHTINGS WERE HAPPENING.
AND THEN THEY ASKED FOR THE DRONE REQUEST.
THERE'S A QUAD, SO THEY'LL BE RESTRICTED TO JUST THAT AREA.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, THEY WON'T BE FLYING OVER OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS OR ANYTHING.
AND THEY CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO LEAVE CAMPUS PROPERTY LINES.
AND THEN THERE ARE NO PYROTECHNICS, IT'S STRICTLY DIALOG AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE RESTRICTING THEM TO.
I CAN HONESTLY SAY, I THINK WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL SINCE 2015, THREE OF FOUR.
IT'S BEEN I MEAN, LIKE I SAY, FOUR IN TEN YEARS, ALMOST.
THEY WANTED TO SHUT DOWN D AND BONITA, LIKE, AT RUSH HOUR.
AND SO THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT PAST STAFF.
IT DIDN'T COME TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE WE SAID THAT'S DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
THAT WOULD BE, I KNOW, TOO IMPACTFUL TO THE COMMUNITY.
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AND WE JUST DIDN'T GET.WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? I KNOW IT'S EXCITING.
DENISE IS LIKE, NO, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE.
OH, PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FOUR ZERO.
MOTION BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY CROSBY.
WITH LAU ABSTAINING OR RECUSING.
DOMER. PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS.
I THINK IT'S ME. I THINK IT'S YOU.
AND THERE'S A PRESENTATION SLIDE THAT WILL ADJOURN AND WE'LL WAIT FOR.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE SALARY RANGE FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND INTRODUCING A CLASS AND SPECIFICATION, JOB DESCRIPTION FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
SO, ACTUALLY, THERE'S DIRECTOR MCQUADE DEPARTING.
SO IN FRONT OF SOME OF THE PREMIER POMONA STREETS, THAT MAYBE THAT $20 MILLION WILL HELP.
YES. DIRECTOR MCQUADE IS LEAVING US.
HE GOT TIRED OF US, AND HE'S LEAVING.
WHAT? THEY SAY SHE GAVE US AN OFFER.
WHEN SHE TOLD ME THE OFFER, I SAID, YOU CAN'T REFUSE THAT.
YOU BETTER GO. YEAH. EVEN THOUGH IT HURTS.
AND MEG KNOWS THIS YOU KNOW, THE CITY MUST GO ON.
SO I STARTED SPINNING THE WHEELS AND LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE NEXT THING TO DO.
SO WE BEGAN A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS THAT WE NORMALLY LOOK AT.
WE INCLUDED A REVIEW OF ADDING A CITY ENGINEER TITLE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE POSITION.
WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THAT, OR WHAT I'M ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION OF, IS THAT WE KEEP THE PUBLIC WORKS JOB DESCRIPTION AS IS, AND THEN WE ADD A NEW PUBLIC WORKS/CITY ENGINEER.
IN CASE WE FIND A POTENTIAL APPLICANT WHO CAN FULFILL BOTH.
IN OTHER CITIES, WHAT I'VE DONE IS STRIPPED OUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A CITY ENGINEER BASED ON NEEDS.
AND SO LOOKING AT HAVING BOTH OF THOSE.
SO BASED ON THE APPLICANTS, WE CAN DECIDE WHICH ONE TO DO.
WE JUST BEGAN THE RECRUITMENT ON DECEMBER 2ND, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, POMONA IN CLOSED SESSION, I GUESS, APPROVED HER CONTRACT. AND AS SOON AS I WAS NOTIFIED OF THAT, WE LAUNCHED IT ON NEOGOV.
I GAVE AN OPEN UNTIL FILLED RECRUITMENT PROCESS, SO WE JUST KEEP IT OPEN.
BUT I PUT ON THE RECRUITMENT THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO A FIRST REVIEW AS OF DECEMBER 9TH.
DURING THIS TIME REACHED OUT TO, YOU KNOW, A GROUP OF COLLEAGUES, LOOKED AT LINKEDIN, SENT SOME EMAILS, MADE SOME COLD CALLS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, AND ACTUALLY WE'VE HAD A GREAT AMOUNT.
SO BY THAT NINTH, WE HAD 20 HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, WITH FOUR OF THEM HIGHLY QUALIFIED.
WE'VE HAD 13 ADDITIONAL APPLICANTS AS OF EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A DIRECTOR BY EARLY FEBRUARY.
BASICALLY, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE SEWER AND WATER AD HOC COMMITTEE.
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS.
THERE'S STAFFING ISSUES. WE HAVE A NEW PUBLIC WORKS DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
I CANNOT HAVE THAT POSITION GO VACANT FOR TOO LONG.
SO MOVING FORWARD ON THAT AND YEAH, ACTUALLY I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO ANDREA.
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BECAUSE NO, THAT'S A PICTURE FROM GOOGLE STREET VIEW.AND THEN WE FOUND MEG SOMEWHERE, AND THEN WE, WE FOUND THE POMONA CITY SIGN.
AND LITERALLY WITHIN, I THINK 3.5 MINUTES ANDREA HAD THAT.
SO THAT'S HOW I WAS PICTURED ON A DOLPHIN AND OTHER THINGS.
SO IN LOOKING AT OTHER COMPARABLES THE RESOLUTION IS SEEKING TO RESET THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SALARY RANGE AT A LEVEL OF 172 767, UP TO 210,000.
SO IN THE REVIEW OF COMPARABLE CITIES AND WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT WHAT THEIR 40 HOUR TIME.
40 HOUR WORK WEEK SALARY IS, AND THEN WE REDUCE THAT TO A 36 HOUR, BASICALLY A REDUCTION OF 10%.
THE ISSUE ON THE CREATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS CITY ENGINEER JOB DESCRIPTION IS, OF COURSE, WITH A CITY ENGINEER, YOU HAVE A, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CERTIFIED ENGINEER.
THE ABILITY ON THAT IS CURRENTLY WE HAVE A THIRD PARTY AGREEMENT WITH ARCA.
I'VE TALKED TO CODY ABOUT THIS, AND THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE IF WE FIND AN APPLICANT THAT COULD ALSO SERVE AS A CITY ENGINEER, THEN WE WOULD USE THAT RETAINER BACK ON IT AND PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL MONEY TO THAT CITY ENGINEER.
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH CODY AND THE FIRM, WE'D LOOK AT HAVING HIM AS THE ASSISTANT CITY ENGINEER.
HE IS THE CITY ENGINEER AND PROBABLY THE CITY ENGINEER IN OTHER CITIES.
BUT THEN REVIEWING THE ENGINEERING CONSULTANT AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE TO SEE WHAT MAKES BEST SENSE.
TRADITIONALLY, THEY'RE THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS.
THE CITY IN THE PAST HASN'T YOU KNOW, FOLLOWED THE NORMAL PROCESS.
SO WE'RE BECOMING TO BE MORE NORMAL AND BEST PRACTICES.
AND SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WANT TO LOOK AT THIS.
AND I BELIEVE THREE OF THE FOUR APPLICANTS THAT WILL BE REVIEWING ON THE 18TH ACTUALLY, ARE THEY STILL AVAILABLE? YES. NO.
HE USED TO WORK IN SAN DIMAS A LONG TIME AGO.
SO, AND I KNOCKED ON HIS SALARY BY 20,000 A YEAR AND JUST GIVE THEM WAREHOUSE PIZZA STIPEND.
SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTIONS, TITLED A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A NEW CLASS SPECIFICATION AND SALARY RANGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER AND A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SALARY RANGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
ANY QUESTIONS? I'M AVAILABLE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE DESK.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING OUTSIDE THE BOX.
WE'RE GOING TO MISS MEG. SHE'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB.
JUST COMMUNICATION WISE, STAFF WISE JUST REORGANIZING THINGS IN A PROPER FASHION ALONG WITH YOU, MR. DOMER, AND ALSO OTHER CITY STAFF.
BUT WE'RE VERY HAPPY THAT YOU.
YOU'RE MOVING ON AND DOING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AND THAT'S WONDERFUL.
BUT I THINK THAT THIS IS A GREAT START.
I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF APPLICANTS, BUT I ALSO LIKE TO THINK ABOUT REVIEWING ARCA AND SEEING IF WE DO GET A CITY ENGINEER, HOW THAT WOULD AFFECT WHAT WE DO WITH ARCA, AND HOW WE CAN MELD THOSE TWO TOGETHER AND, YOU KNOW, WORK ON THAT, WORK ON THE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS OR WHATEVER WE HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO GET SOMEBODY IN HERE THAT'S
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GOING TO WANT TO STAY AS FAR AS THE SALARY CATEGORY AND BE ABLE TO DO THEIR JOB AND, AND JUST KEEP CHANGING AND MAKING THE WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENTS THAT MEG HAS MADE OVER HER TERM. SO, COMMENT, I THINK YOU MADE THE POINT OF FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB.IF THAT PERSON HAS AN ENGINEERING DEGREE AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, THAT IS A BONUS.
YES. BUT MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR LA VERNE.
YES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE HERE.
AND I'M GOING TO GREATLY MISS YOU.
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TOO FAR.
IT'S NEVER TOO FAR IN A COUNTY CAR, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.
I ALWAYS COME OUT THERE TO SEE YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT HEY, HE HAD THAT SAME SMILE.
HOPE YOU KEEP IT GOING. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY, AND YOU WILL BE DEARLY MISSED.
AND YOU ALWAYS GOT THAT POSITIVE ENERGY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SHE TRIED TO CLOSE THOSE BLINDS, BUT HE KEPT COMING BY THE WINDOW.
IT'S OKAY. MAYOR TIM SANDOVAL, HE'S A GOOD GUY.
HE'S A GOOD GUY. HE'S A REALLY GOOD GUY.
AND THEY'RE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU BACK.
YES, THEY ARE. WE'RE GOING TO BE LIKING YOU.
SO GOOD LUCK TO YOU. AND HOPEFULLY WE GET TO SEE YOU BEFORE YOUR LAST DAY.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, MEG, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE.
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND WE WILL MISS YOU.
WE SURE DO APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON B STREET.
TOOK A WHILE, BUT WE DID GET A FEW COMPLAINTS NOW.
YES, BUT THAT'S JUST BECAUSE NOW THEY CAN SEE THROUGH THE FENCE.
WHY AM I LOOKING THROUGH THE FENCE? BUT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US HERE AT LA VERNE AND WISH YOU THE BEST.
AND ALSO, I WANT TO SAY I DID MENTION YOUR STAFF, BUT YOU'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD WITH YOUR STAFF, AND YOUR STAFF HAS BEEN DIGGING UP THINGS AND FINDING THINGS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER AND UNDER YOUR DIRECTION.
AND THAT'S REALLY ALL I ASK AS A, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, AS A MAYOR, IS THAT WE RUN EFFICIENTLY, WE RUN EFFICIENTLY, AND EVERYBODY'S A TEAM MEMBER, AND WE ALL LOOK FOR THOSE THINGS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.
AND YOU'VE DONE THAT, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
I HOPE THE NEXT PERSON THAT COMES ALONG DOES THE SAME.
SECOND. HOPEFULLY, TO PULL IT OUT OF YOU.
I GUESS I WAS SUPPOSED TO READ THAT, WASN'T I? IS THERE A MOTION? IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION TITLED RESOLUTION CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A NEW CLASS SPECIFICATION SALARY RANGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, CITY ENGINEER AND A RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE SALARY RANGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
SO, ARE YOU GUYS? DO WE? THE MOTION WAS MADE BY CASTILLO FUJITA.
IT WAS SECONDED BY LAU AND IT WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
DO WE NEED TO DO AFTER PUBLIC COMMENTS OR CLOSED SESSION? WE'LL DO THAT WHEN WE BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT.
OKAY. NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS.I REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA, EXCEPT FOR DEANS OF COLLEGES THAT HAVE AFFAIRS. HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY REFER TO STAFF OR PLACE FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON A PUBLIC COMMENT? ANITA. MISS BEAUCHAMP.
MANY OF YOU RESIDENTS AND CITY COUNCIL MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE NEWS THE LAST FEW DAYS TALKING ABOUT LOS PADRINOS JUVENILE HALL SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED, AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO RELOCATE OVER 200 JUVENILE OFFENDERS.
SO I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC THERE IS NO FACILITY.
THERE IS NO ONE FACILITY THAT CAN HOLD 200 PLUS JUVENILES, WHICH MEANS THEY WILL BE SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHICH MEANS SOME OF THEM WILL COME TO AFROPOP AND CAMP ROCK IN SAN DIMAS.
THEIR 2025 CALENDAR HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED, SO I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEIR NEXT MEETING WILL BE, BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH THE WEBSITE SO THAT THEY COULD GO AND MAKE THEIR COMMENTS AND REMARKS.
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FOUR 707 B OFFENDERS COMING TO THE CITY.THE WEBSITE IS WWW.POC.LA COUNTY.ORG/MEETINGS, AND THEY WILL BE RELEASING THE CALENDAR FOR 2025 FIRST QUARTER.
THEY SAID BY THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY, GENERALLY THEIR MEETINGS ARE ON THURSDAYS AT 1:30 OR AT 9:00, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT THAT TIME. BUT JUST SO THAT PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW MARY JANE FROM SYLMAR, THE CITY THAT'S CLOSED FOR REHAB BECAUSE THAT'S NOT AN APPROVED FACILITY ANYMORE.
SO I KNOW CAMP KILPATRICK, WHICH IS IN MALIBU.
THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE OFF LIMITS.
SO EVEN THE FACILITIES THAT THEY DO HAVE LESS AVAILABILITY.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S DEFINITELY KNOCKING ON OUR DOORSTEP AGAIN.
I JUST WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.
I TOO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MEG.
I JUST WAS GETTING TO KNOW YOU BEING ON THE AD HOC WATER SEWER COMMITTEE.
YOU'VE BEEN SO TRANSPARENT, SHOWING US LINE BY LINE, MAKING US UNDERSTAND.
AND I WISH YOU THE BEST, BUT WE YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE MISSED.
THANK YOU. AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. BEAUCHAMP.
APPRECIATE THAT. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD EVENING.
GOOD EVENING. KATHY KALOUSEK 2242 THIRD STREET.
I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE, BE VERY CAREFUL.
LOCK YOUR DOORS, YOUR HOUSES, WINDOWS, EVERYTHING.
WE HAD AN INCIDENT YESTERDAY AND I WASN'T HOME.
MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE ACTUALLY AT SPROUTS.
AND THEN MY HUSBAND CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED, BUT A GUY JUST CAME IN OUR SIDE DOOR, AND MY HUSBAND WAS THERE IN THE KITCHEN, YOU KNOW, FORTUNATELY. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW HE CHASED HIM OUT.
YOU KNOW, THE GUY GOT AN EARFUL AND PROBABLY A LOT MORE, BUT AND THE GUY KIND OF.
OH, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING FOR MICHAEL, AND MY HOUSE IS VERY DISTINCTIVE, SO THERE'S REALLY NO.
YOU KNOW, I HAVE A PURPLE VICTORIAN STYLE HOUSE, SO YOU KNOW.
BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
AND ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE AT HOME AND EVERYTHING.
WE DID CALL THE POLICE AND HAD A REPORT.
OFFICER OFFICER SILVA WAS GREAT.
HE CAME OUT AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKED AROUND, MADE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING AMISS.
AND YOU KNOW, TALK TO US FOR QUITE A WHILE.
SO IT WAS NICE. WE WEREN'T RUSHED, BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW.
HE'S LOOKING AROUND. IT'S KIND OF CRAZY.
AND YOU KNOW, ALL THAT HAPPENS.
SO JUST, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE A HEALTHY AND SAFE NEW YEAR'S AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
TO EVERYBODY. AND MAYBE I ALSO WILL MISS YOU.
AND LOCK YOUR DOORS OR ACTUALLY CLOSE YOUR DOORS.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO PUBLIC COMMENT? SKATE! EAGLES.
THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB YOU'VE DONE.
ALL RIGHT. YVONNE GALLEGOS COLLEGE LANE.
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THEN HE PUT ON A TRUMP BASEBALL CAP AND THEN SAID THAT THIS HAT DOESN'T MAKE HIM A NAZI OR GARBAGE OR WHATEVER OTHER THINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAID IN THE PAST TO IDENTIFY SOMEBODY THAT WAS WEARING A HAT LIKE THAT OR FLYING A FLAG.AND THAT THREATENING TO KILL THEM SHOULD APPALL EVERY LA VERNE CITIZEN.
AND I HOPE IT DOES. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT I COULDN'T AGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT MORE, RIGHT? I MEAN, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY UPSETTING AND SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED HERE IN LA VERNE.
I WANTED TO SHARE MY STORY BECAUSE I FEEL BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR THIS RESIDENT BROUGHT IT UP AND I REALLY COULDN'T AGREE, YOU KNOW, MORE ABOUT NOBODY BEING HARASSED THREATENED OR BELITTLED BASED ON WHAT THEY'RE WEARING, HOW THEY LOOK, THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, THEIR ETHNICITY, THEIR PHYSICAL ABILITY, OR THEIR POLITICAL AFFILIATION.
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, WHICH WAS THE FIRST DAY OF IN-PERSON VOTING.
I WENT TO GO VOTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AFTER THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.
I DECIDED TO TREAT MYSELF AT ONE OF OUR FABULOUS DOWNTOWN EATERIES FOR AN EARLY DINNER.
I WALKED UP D STREET AND PLACED AN ORDER.
AND AS I WAS EXITING FROM THAT RESTAURANT THERE WAS A GROUP OF ADULTS OUTSIDE OF THE RESTAURANT ON THE SIDEWALK.
AND WITHOUT PROVOCATION I WHILE I WAS EXITING, I FELT LIKE I GOT, WELL, I FEEL LIKE I WAS VERBALLY ATTACKED.
I WAS WEARING JEANS AND A BLUE BUTTON DOWN COLLAR OR, EXCUSE ME, A BLUE BUTTON DOWN SHIRT.
I WAS WEARING MY GRANDMOTHER'S PEARLS, AND I HAD MY I VOTED STICKER ON.
SO AS I EXITED THE RESTAURANT ONE OF THE ADULTS ON THE SIDEWALK YELLED AT ME. THE FIRST THING THAT THEY SAID WAS GO, TRUMP! AND AS I WALKED AWAY AND JUST WAVED MY HAND AND SAID, OH, YEAH, WE'LL, YOU KNOW, WE'LL SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT.
I WAS THEN CALLED A LIAR AND A CHEATER, AND I WAS ALSO CALLED SOME REALLY DEROGATORY RACIST COMMENTS.
AND THIS WAS WHILE I WAS WALKING AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THESE PEOPLE WERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE.
I REALLY ONLY SHARED THIS STORY WITH A FEW PEOPLE.
BUT AFTER SEEING THE RESIDENT DISPLAY IN LAST COUNCIL MEETINGS, PUBLIC COMMENTS I REALLY FELT LIKE IT WASN'T BECAUSE, WELL, BECAUSE OF WHO I AM AND WHAT I ADVOCATE FOR AND WHAT I STAND FOR.
I DIDN'T WANT TO STAY SILENT ON THIS BECAUSE IT HAPPENED IN OUR CITY.
IT HAPPENED IN MY HOME, RIGHT IN RIGHT ON D STREET.
AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT FOR AS MUCH AS WE ALL LOVE LA VERNE AND WE ALL WANT TO KEEP IT SAFE FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
CASSIE. WHICH AGAIN? WOULD HAPPEN TO OR THE THREATS THAT WERE HAPPENING TO PROTESTERS AND THE EXPERIENCE THE EXPERIENCE THAT I HAD WITH THIS VERBAL ATTACK IS EXACTLY WHAT CASSIE FIGHTS AGAINST, RIGHT? AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO COME UP AND LET EVERYONE KNOW.
AND EVEN THE, YOU KNOW, THE RESIDENTS WHO ARE WATCHING THAT CASSIE IS, YOU KNOW, WELCOMING TO EVERYBODY AND THAT WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR ANYBODY THAT MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE I DID.
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AND REGARDLESS OF REGARDLESS OF THE RACE, RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, MEDICAL CONDITION, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE.NONE OF US IN OUR TOWN, IN OUR HOMETOWN, SHOULD NEED TO FEEL LIKE WE DON'T BELONG THERE.
THANK YOU, YVONNE. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
BRING IT UP THE DAIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.I'M SORRY THAT HAPPENED, YVONNE.
A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS BEEN PLACED.
AND HE STARTED EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND HE WILL BE CONDUCTING MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS, OF WHICH I AM ONE, TO KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE LOOKING FOR, WHAT THINGS DO WE NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON? SO HE'S JUST REACHING OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE WE'RE DOING THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO, TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME.
I'M SETTING MY MEETING, I THINK, WITH HIM EITHER AT THE END OF THIS MONTH OR EARLY JANUARY.
SO JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYONE BE AWARE OF THAT.
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE THAT ONE OF THEIR LEADERSHIP CLASSES HELD A GLOBAL HOLIDAY CULTURAL EVENT ON CAMPUS EARLIER IN THE DAY. MAYOR TIM HEPBURN WAS THERE AS WELL.
AND IT HIGHLIGHTED PERFORMANCES FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL GROUPS.
THERE WAS AMAZING FOOD AND THERE WAS ALSO FOOD.
FINALLY GET THE FOOD DID GET THERE AND IT WAS REALLY GOOD.
I WAS LIKE, I HAD SECOND THOMAS COOKER BLEW UP.
I KNOW IT WAS LIKE BUT THE STUDENTS ALSO DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF PARTICIPATING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN KIDS CAME AROUND, THEY HAD LOTS OF THINGS FOR THEM TO DO.
THEY CAN MAKE ORNAMENTS, THEY CAN MAKE PICTURE FRAMES AND SO ALL SORTS OF FUN THINGS.
WE'VE GOT AMAZING SINGERS IN OUR CHOIR.
WE'VE GOT AMAZING ACTORS IN OUR THEATER GROUPS.
THEY'RE AMAZING. YEAH, IT'S JUST A KICK.
THERE ARE A LOT OF FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE ADVERTISED ON THE ON THE UNIVERSITY'S WEBSITE AND ON THEIR INSTAGRAM.
ON THE NINTH, I THINK ALMOST ALL OF US GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOS DOLORES GRAND REOPENING.
AND IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE THAT PARK, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
AND I WENT ON TWO OF THE SLIDES.
THEY TESTED THEM. THEY'RE FINE.
OH, THEY WERE THEY'RE REAL FAST.
SO THERE'S CUSHIONING ON THE BOTTOM.
YEAH. IT'S LIKE, SO YOU JUST GOTTA.
BUT THAT SPONGY EARTH, LIKE, FOR ANYONE WHO GREW UP IN, LIKE, MY AGE GROUP, LIKE, IF YOU REMEMBER, LIKE, LANDING INTO, LIKE, ROUGH SAND OR, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, WOOD CHIPS OR WHATEVER. NO.
THIS STUFF, LIKE, I WAS WATCHING KIDS AFTER THE RIBBON CUTTING.
I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE IT WAS GREAT.
SO BUT IT'S ON THE WEBSITE IS A VIDEO.
YEAH, YEAH, THERE'S A VIDEO OF, OF THE OPENING.
AND THEN HE SAID, KIDS, ARE YOU READY FOR THE PARK TO BE OPEN? AND MIND YOU, THESE SCISSORS ARE THIS BIG, BUT THEY'RE SHARP.
AND SO I'VE GOT LITTLE KIDS IN FRONT OF ME AND I'M LIKE, DROP THE SCISSORS.
SO IF YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEO AND YOU SEE MY FACE, IT'S MY FACE OF, PLEASE DON'T LET ME STAB A CHILD.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT HARROWING EXPERIENCE.
IT WAS REALLY FUN. BUT IF YOU GET TO SEE IT HUGE THANKS TO PUBLIC WORKS, COMMUNITY SERVICES, ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO VOTED THAT GOT US THAT MONEY FROM NIAGARA BECAUSE IT IS TRULY AN AMAZING, AMAZING PLACE.
AND CHRIS HOLDEN HELPED US WITH THE MONEY AND EVERYTHING.
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AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, JOHN BIDEN WAS THERE AS WELL AS ONE OF HIS FIRST OFFICIAL EVENTS IN OUR CITY.SO HE IS ALREADY DOING HIS PART TO REACH OUT AND MEET WITH FOLKS.
IT'S LIKE, WOW, THEY JUST KEEP GOING.
I'M GOING TO LET HIM DO THE SPIEL.
I WAS LIKE, SO I'M GOING TO SKIP TO.
THE OTHER THING THAT I WAS ASKED TO PLUG IS THE CHRISTMAS MORNING ROUTES ARE UP.
SO. AND THAT WILL BE PUSHED OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.
SO AS ALWAYS, BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HANUKKAH, ALL OF THE THINGS.
ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES, ENJOY SOME TIME OFF.
HOPE YOU GET LOTS OF SLEEP AND FOOD.
I KNOW, I KNOW, I WAS LIKE, I WAS LIKE, I WISH, BUT YEAH.
SLEEP. ASLEEP. MR. CROSBY? YES.
AND IF YOU LIVE IN THE WEDGE AREA, WAVE HI TO THAT SANTA.
HE'S A REALLY NICE GUY, SO DON'T THROW ANYTHING AT IT.
THE WEDGE IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY WHERE THAT THAT'S WHERE IT'S CALLED THAT THAT ROUTE.
IT'S CALLED THE WEDGE. THE WEDGE ROUTE.
THE WEDGE. MY WHOLE LIFE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY.
FOX GLEN, IT GOES SOUTH OF BASELINE.
OH, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THERE? YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY THERE'S OUR FAMILY.
THE MAGAZINE CAME OUT OF ALL THE EVENTS HAPPENING JANUARY.
THE KID ON THERE, FAMOUS PERSON IN MY HOUSEHOLD THAT'S ON THE COVER.
MY DAUGHTER MICHAELA MADE THE COVER OF THE MAGAZINE, SO YEAH, WE'RE ALL EXCITED.
THANK YOU FOR THE PARKS AND REC RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY.
IF TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INFORMATION IN THIS.
AND IF YOU CAN'T FIND SOMETHING TO DO IN THE CITY, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING.
SO THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS TO DO DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR.
ALWAYS TRY TO REFLECT AND JUST WHAT I'M THANKFUL FOR.
LA VERNE AND ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND WHAT THEY DO FOR THE RESIDENTS.
THANKFUL FOR THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES OF REALLY GOING OUT AND HELPING EACH OTHER AND REALLY LOOKING.
JUST GIVING A HAND FOR EACH OTHER.
AND THEN THANKFUL FOR THE COUNCIL.
YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB THIS YEAR.
APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO AND HOW WE WORK AND KEEP INFORMATION FLOWING THROUGH US.
THESE PEOPLE, THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF GOING OUT THERE AND REALLY REPRESENTING OUR CITY WELL.
AND MAKING SURE THAT WE BRING THE FINEST OF LA VERNE OUT TO THE OTHER CITIES.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CASH MOSQUITO VECTOR CONTROL.
NO, IT'S NOT THAT. IT'S THE SEASON IS OVER WHEN IT GETS WARM.
SEASON ISN'T OVER FOR MOSQUITOES, BUT HE STILL HAS STANDING WATER.
OKAY. SPEAKING OF REMOVING THINGS, DO YOU HAVE ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL IN YOUR HOUSE? DO YOU HAVE ANY OILS AND THINGS? YOU DON'T WANT TO DUMP DOWN THOSE DRAINS.
OR THERE'S STUFF THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.
DON'T PUT IT IN THE TRASH CAN.
TAKE IT DOWN TO THE UNDERGROUND AND GO TO BRACKETT FIELD, FAIRPLEX DRIVE, AND WEST MCKINLEY AVENUE ON DECEMBER 21ST FROM 9 TO 3 P.M., AND I.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, THEY DID IT LAST YEAR.
LET'S SEE WHAT THEY DO THIS YEAR. BUT I'M GOING TO BE THERE.
I'LL GIVE YOU MY TANK IF YOU WANT IT.
IF I GET ONE BECAUSE YOU DO MORE CAMPING THAN I DO.
SO, HE DOESN'T HAVE A TRAILER, DOESN'T HAVE A TRAIL.
OKAY. THAT'S COOL. WORKING ON THAT? YES. ANOTHER FRIENDLY REMINDER.
OUR COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 20TH 3RD TO JANUARY 3RD.
AND I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HANUKKAH.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I TOO, AM VERY THANKFUL OF BEING HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'M THANKFUL TO THE LORD TO GIVE ME THAT ONE EXTRA DAY THAT I AND I'LL CONTINUE TO DO GOOD.
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I'M STILL NOT ON THAT LIST, BUT BOY, AM I MAKING MY WAY BACK TO THAT LIST, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO REALLY GOOD.THANK YOU TO YOUR STAFF FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
THANK YOU, OUR FIRE CHIEF, FOR MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
THANK YOU, MEG, FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
I HOPE WE DIDN'T DESTROY THE PLACE TO TRY TO KEEP IT REALLY LOW KEY.
I TOLD HIM I GOTTA BE HERE ALL DAY.
THERE MIGHT BE SOME CHARGES COMING YOUR WAY.
THERE'S SOME BATHROOMS. BUT THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU ALL TO THE STAFF THAT MAKE OUR.
ANYBODY ELSE I FEEL LIKE I'M MISSING.
OH OF COURSE. CHRISTIE, ARE YOU KIDDING? I WAS GOING TO GET THERE MAKING MY WAY.
I WAS MAKING MY WAY. CHRISTIE WAS LOOKING AT ME.
ARE YOU? I WAS LOOKING AT CHRISTIE.
THERE'S A THING CALLED SLEEP I'D LIKE TO DO TONIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR NOT GETTING US AUDITED.
THANK YOU. AND APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALL.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS. ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER, MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON.
WHEN IS THAT? LORI? WHAT TIME? 4:00.
YOU HAVE THE DATES? YOU JUST SAY THE DATES.
THEY DO. DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A VERY FRIENDLY COUNCIL.
I. I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY ON THE DAIS, AND I APPRECIATE STAFF.
THIS IS JUST SUCH A LOVELY PLACE TO BE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
AGAIN, I AM VERY BLESSED AND HONORED TO SERVE WITH ALL OF YOU HERE ON THE DAIS.
AND ALSO, WE HAVE GREAT STAFF.
WE REALLY, TRULY WILL MISS YOU.
AND JUST A REAL QUICK NOTE TO YVONNE GALLEGOS.
EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY SHOULD BE TREATED WELL AND BE TREATED WITH RESPECT.
IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, WE HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HANDLE IT.
AND YOU DO IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE IT'S UNACCEPTABLE.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE. WE'VE RAISED OUR FAMILIES HERE.
THEY'RE ALL ALWAYS WELCOME IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR.
PERIOD. YES, WE'RE ALL CHILDREN OF GOD AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME WALK OF LIFE.
WE SHOULD RESPECT EVERYBODY AND EVERYONE IN THE SAME.
SO, WITH THAT, I'M SO SORRY THAT HAPPENED.
VERY SORRY. WITH THAT, MR. DOMER, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE.
YEAH. JUST REAL QUICK, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
TOMORROW. WE WERE NOTIFIED EARLIER TODAY BY SUPERVISOR BARGER'S OFFICE THAT BARGER AND SOLIS HAVE AN EMERGENCY ITEM ON THE AGENDA TOMORROW FOR DEALING WITH THE GENUS ISSUE.
AND BASICALLY, IT'S TO PROCLAIM A LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN LA COUNTY.
IN MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT IS THAT THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY, REGARDLESS OF THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, BOARD OF STATE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS, TO HAVE THEM CLOSED.
SO THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE EMERGENCY MATTERS INTO THEIR HAND.
THE LA COUNTY BOARD IS TO KEEP IT OPEN.
THE ISSUE OF, YOU KNOW, CAN THEY PLACE THOSE YOUTH AT OUR CAMPS THAT ARE NORTH? NO, NOT AT ALL.
SO BUT THEY ALSO DON'T WANT TO RELEASE THESE YOUTH WHO.
AND IT'S ALMOST NOT A GOOD TERM YOUTH.
THEY'RE INMATES WHO ARE IN THERE FOR VERY BAD REASONS.
AND SO THEY DON'T WANT TO RELEASE THEM FOR THAT.
SO THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY POWERS TO FOR STAFFING ISSUES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, SO THEY ARE TAKING THAT MEETING IS TOMORROW AT 930.
AND SO IF YOU GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AT BOZELLA COUNTY.GOV, YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, LISTEN IN, YOU CAN PARTICIPATE VERY THROUGH THEIR WEBEX OR ZOOM OR WHATEVER THEY DO OVER THERE.
SO BUT I'M SURE THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION ON IT TOMORROW.
IT SEEMS TO BE A LAST MINUTE ITEM THAT CROPPED UP.
GLAD THAT SUPERVISOR BARGER'S OFFICE SENT SOMETHING OUT THIS AFTERNOON TO US, BUT THEY ARE TAKING ACTION TO, YOU KNOW, PREVENT THE CLOSURE AND TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT IMPROVING AND TO MEET THE STANDARDS THAT THE STATE HAS OUT FOR THEM.
SO IT WAS INCREDIBLE WHEN I CLOSE SOMETHING WITH NO PLACE TO PUT THEM, LIKE MEN'S CENTRAL JAIL.
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IT'S LIKE REALLY? WELL, YEAH. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION ITEM.BUT IN ADDITION, WE DID NOT CONCLUDE OUR CLOSED SESSION THAT BEGAN AT 5:30.
SO WE WILL BE ADJOURNING BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION.
I DO NOT EXPECT ANY REPORTING OUT THIS EVENING.
BUT WE WILL LET THE DEPUTY CITY CLERK KNOW THE TIME OF ADJOURNMENT.
ARE WE GOING TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION? I MEAN, I MEAN, YES, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK INTO CLOSED SESSION AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE.
OKAY, SO THANK YOU FOR COUNCIL.
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 6TH, 2025 IS CANCELED.
THE STUDY SESSION AND OR CLOSED SESSION WILL START AT 5:30 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING WILL START AT 6:30 P.M.
AS A REMINDER, UPCOMING EVENTS ARE.
THE MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO RECESS BACK TO OUR CLOSED SESSION AND WILL NOT BE REPORTING OUT.
ON THE RECONVENING INTO THE CLOSED SESSION.
NOW WE WILL RECONVENE BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING, WHICH WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED AT 8:46 P.M.
EXCUSE ME. MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE, AND HAPPY HOLIDAY OR A RECESS AT 8:46 P.M.
THANK YOU ALL. I ALWAYS GET THAT RECONVENE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.