Sep 16, 2019 City Council

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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ROLL CALL. COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN. HERE.

MAYOR PRO TEM ROSALES. HERE. MAYOR KENDRICK. HERE. AS A PRESENTATION TONIGHT WE

[4. PRESENTATIONS Presentation of Proclamation Declaring the Week of September 9th as National Patriotism Week]

REPRESENTING THE [INAUDIBLE] CHARITABLE AND PATRIOTIC ORGANIZATION HERE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ARE LOCATED IN [INAUDIBLE] WHICH IS WE SERVE ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES FROM [INAUDIBLE] ALL THE WAY OUT HERE TO LA VERNE. WE WORK WITH OUR VETERANS. WE HAVE ADOPTED THE VETERANS VILLAGE AS OUR PROJECT WHERE WE GO OUT AND WE MAKE SURE THAT VETERANS HAVE WHAT THEY NEED BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY BESIDES HAVING PROCLAMATIONS LIKE THIS WE WORK WITH THE YOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY AND MANY OF YOU WHO MAY HAVE HAD THIRD GRADE STUDENTS HERE IN THE DISTRICT IN THE BONITA SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE DELIVER DICTIONARIES TO EVERY SINGLE THIRD GRADE STUDENT AND EACH DICTIONARY IS LABELED WITH THE STUDENT'S NAME. AND WE DO GET THOSE OUT EVERY YEAR WE'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR NINE YEARS NOW. IN ADDITION MY HUSBAND IS THE DRUG AWARENESS CHAIRPERSON FOR THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OCTOBER AS DRUG AWARENESS MONTH AND THERE ARE MANY ACTIVITIES COMING UP THAT YOU MAY SEE  COMING HOME THROUGH THE SCHOOLS AS WELL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND WE  THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS HONOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] JOHN ARE YOU GOING TO FOLLOW THAT OR YOU'RE JUST GOING TO. I GUESS. WELL MY REAL JOB BESIDES GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IS A DRUG AWARENESS AND WE PUT ON A PROGRAM OVER IN THE MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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THAT'S MY MAIN JOB. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU DONNA VERY MUCH. TO BOTH OF YOU. [APPLAUSE] AS YOU WERE TALKING JOHN ABOUT YOUR DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM WE HAVE A YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE IN LA VERNE THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR YEARS WE MEET MONTHLY AND I HAVE HIS CONTACT INFORMATION [INAUDIBLE] SO WE'LL GET HIM GET HIM ON THAT. SO THANK YOU. OK. ITEM FIVE IS ANNOUNCEMENTS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE

[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR. I AM SHERRY BEST. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND I'M VERY EXCITED TO MAKE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TONIGHT FOR TWO UPCOMING EVENTS IN OCTOBER. DON'T MISS THESE THESE WILL BE A LOT OF FUN ON THE 14TH OF OCTOBER WE HAVE A PRESENTER COMING TO HILLCREST TO TALK ABOUT THE RED CARS. NOW SOME OF US REMEMBER THE RED CARS ONCE UPON A TIME WHICH THEN GAVE WAY FOR THE FREEWAY SYSTEM AND NOW WE'RE STARTING TO LONG TO  HAVE THOSE RED CARS BACK AND LOOKING INTO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE RED CAR SYSTEM.

AND THAT SHOULD BE A REALLY FUN ANNOUNCEMENT. I HAVE FLYERS FOR EVERYBODY TO PICK UP. AND SECONDLY WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS YEAR ON THE 20TH OF OCTOBER THAT'S A SUNDAY TO HAVE OUR FIRST EVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPONSORED CEMETERY TOUR OF THE LA VERNE CEMETERY. NOW THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE CREEPY CEMETERY TOURS WHERE PEOPLE LEAP OUT AND WE TELL GHOST STORIES SORRY. WELL WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS TALKING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE BURIED AT THE LA VERNE CEMETERY. AND I HAVE PICKED UP SOME REALLY INTERESTING TIDBITS RESEARCHING ABOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BURIED OVER AT LA VERNE CEMETERY. SO FOR INSTANCE I WILL GIVE YOU ONE TIDBIT DR. HUBBELL WHO IS OUR FIRST EVER DOCTOR IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND SAN DIMAS WAS BADLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD AND DEVELOPED A TERRIBLE INFECTION IN THE BONE OF HIS LEG WHICH WAS NEVER CURED BY ANY DOCTOR, HE WAS IN TERRIBLE PAIN. AND THAT'S WHAT DECIDED HIM TO BECOME A DOCTOR. NOW WHILE HE WAS IN MEDICAL SCHOOL HE STUDIED ORTHOPEDICS AND DECIDED TO FIX HIMSELF. AND SO ONE DAY WITHOUT ANESTHETIC HE OPENED HIS KNEE LIFTED UP HIS KNEECAP. I KNOW. SCRAPED OUT THE INFECTION SEWED IT SHUT AND WAS PERFECT FOR YEARS AND YEARS AFTER THAT. SO WHAT A GUY HUH. SO ARE WE GLAD WE LIVE IN THE TIME OF MODERN ANAESTHESIA. BUT ANYHOW I SO DO COME TO THE CEMETERY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE BURIED IN THE LA VERNE CEMETERY. WE'LL HAVE A VERY GOOD TIME. AND AT THIS MOMENT WE ARE LOOKING FOR A 17 YEAR OLD BOY TO PLAY THE PART OF [INAUDIBLE] WHO IS THE FIRST PERSON BURIED AT THE LA VERNE CEMETERY AT AGE 17. SO IF YOU HAVE A SON OR A GRANDSON WHO'S GOT A BIG VOICE AND A BIG PERSONALITY PLEASE BE IN TOUCH WITH ME BECAUSE WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS AGE APPROPRIATE TO BE [INAUDIBLE] FOR OUR TOUR. ANYHOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I'LL PUT OUR FLYERS OUT. DR. HUBBELL WENT ON TO BECOME THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE BONITA UNION SCHOOL BOARD WHEN IS WAS STARTED. SO QUITE A GUY. OK. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? GEORGE. GOOD EVENING MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF, LA VERNE RESIDENCE. I JUST WANT TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMING UP FOR THE REST OF THIS MONTH AND ALSO THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER. THIS THURSDAY AT SEPTEMBER 19TH FROM 3 TO 4 P.M. WE ARE

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WE COVER EVERY BRANCH OF THE MILITARY, FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ON ENFORCEMENT. MY NIECE'S HUSBAND A RETIRED NAVY SEAL RECALLED TWICE WAS IN THE PENTAGON THE DAY THAT PLANE HIT. HE SURVIVED BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT FOR HOURS. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT EVERYONE IS SALUTING THEM. THIS SUNDAY AT ONTARIO AIRPORT AND I BROUGHT SOME FLYERS. THERE WILL BE AN HONOR FLIGHT RETURNING HOME FROM D.C. AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND MEET THEM. AND IT'S FROM 11:30 TILL 2 O'CLOCK I BELIEVE AND I'VE GOT SOME FLYERS I'LL LEAVE THERE BY THE DOOR AND THEY'D LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE ATTEND. YOU MENTIONED THREE DIFFERENT WARS. IS IT ONE IS IT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING. PARDON ME? IS IT IS IT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING TO BE BURIED? THEY INVITED THE WHOLE, ALL  OF THE PUBLIC BUT THERE ARE SO LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT I READ ABOUT THESE BEFORE BUT I WE'VE NEVER HAD ONE LOCAL BUT MY GRANDDAUGHTER WORKS IN A BANK AND THEY ARE PARTICIPATING AND I GOT THESE FLYERS STRAIGHT FROM THEM. SO CAN  YOU LEAVE SOME. [INAUDIBLE] A GREAT TURNOUT THERE AND SHOW OUR PATRIOTISM AND OUR  THANKS BECAUSE MOST OF THESE VETERANS NEVER HAD WELCOME HOME. IF YOU HAVE FLYERS AND YOU WANT TO PUT THEM ON THIS TABLE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE. OKAY. I'VE GOT MORE AT HOME. OVER THERE BY THE DOOR? YEAH YEAH YEAH.

RIGHT OVER HERE. OR YOU JUST GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK. SHE'LL TAKE. YEAH. THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR WEARING THAT SHIRT. I LOVE IT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. THE CITY OF LA VERNE SERT TEAM WE ARE HAVING A FUNDRAISER THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AT YOGURTLAND AND I JUST THOUGHT OF THAT RIGHT NOW SO I DON'T HAVE ANY FLYERS BUT I CAN GET THEM TO SOMEBODY HERE SO WE CAN PRINT THEM AND HAVE THEM AT CITY HALL BUT WE'RE ON FACEBOOK AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FLYER YOU HAVE TO

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ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS?  OKAY I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT ON SEPTEMBER 28TH IS THE DOWNTOWN BEER WALK. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE PROBABLY HALF THE TICKETS OVER HALF THE TICKETS ARE LEFT UNSOLD. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED PLEASE GO. OK. LET'S MOVE TO A

[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]

ARE WORTH COMMENTING ON IN THAT CONSENT. ONE IS THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE HAS BEEN MEETING FOR 27 YEARS. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT MEETS ON ONE MONTH EVERY TUESDAY EVENING HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND IT'S TO CREATE PROGRAMS TO HELP KIDS AT RISK. DENISE FISHER WHO'S BEEN COMING TO THIS I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN SHE DIDN'T HAS AGREED TO SERVE THE LAST TERM AND HOPEFULLY MORE TERMS. ERNIE [INAUDIBLE] WHO SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT WANT TO FINISH OUT HIS LAST TERM. SO SHE'S THERE ALSO WE HAVE FILLED OUT THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AND TWO MEMBERS ONE OF WHICH IS HERE AND THAT'S TOM SCAHILL SO CONGRATULATIONS TOM FOR BEING ON THAT COMMITTEE. TOM'S BEEN ATTENDING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AND THEN L.D. JOHNSON WHO USED TO BE A CITY EMPLOYEE PROBABLY AND KNOWS MORE OR AS MUCH ABOUT THE STREETS IN LA VERNE AS ANYBODY. SO THOSE ARE THE TWO MEMBERS THEY WILL BE MEETING PROBABLY BEGINNING NEXT MONTH. THEY'LL BE SETTING UP THEIR MEETING SCHEDULE. OK. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN AND THAT'S OTHER MATTERS AND THIS IS THE SALE

[a. Sale of Real Property-Portion of Amherst Well Site Assessor’s Number 8666-021-902 and a Portion of 866-021-904]

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS? AND I'LL MAKE SURE I DO A SPEAKER CARD. CYNTHIA GABALDON 2529 AMHERST. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS BASED ON INTERFACE WITH MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS TODAY. ONE IS THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOTALLY ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE UNTIL SOMEBODY HAPPENED TO PULL UP THE THE AGENDA TODAY NOBODY ON OUR STREET KNEW THAT THIS WAS  ACTUALLY COMING UP TONIGHT IN CASE THERE IS MORE THAN JUST THIS GOING ON SO WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED. AND THAT'S THE WHOLE LENGTH OF AMHERST BECAUSE THOSE OF US ON THE WEST END ARE VERY MUCH AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC. TWO HE ALREADY  ANSWERED MY QUESTION WAS THE DENSITY IN THE ZONING INVOLVED. THAT WORKS OUT TO ABOUT 7400 SQUARE FOOT LOT. SO WE'RE VERY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON OUR STREET. WE ARE STILL HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH TRAFFIC INCLUDING WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TODAY A GUY IN A WHITE TRUCK BLEW RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AT GUAVA AGAIN AND IT'S JUST INCESSANT NOW ESPECIALLY WITH WAZE BECAUSE THEY'RE USING OUR STREET NOW AND IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN WAZE DETOURS AND IT'S TURNED INTO A NIGHTMARE ON OUR STREET. AND THEN LASTLY ABOUT OPENING BODEN IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOU SAID FIVE ACRES IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE SIX SO THAT'S 30 NEW HOMES TIMES USUALLY TWO TO FOUR CARS PER HOME. THAT'S A LOT MORE TRAFFIC ON OUR STREET. WE'VE GOTTA OPEN UP BODEN. WE ARE WE ARE DEFINITELY AFFECTED BY THE TWO OTHER MIXED USE PROPERTIES WHICH ARE DOWN BRADFORD AND ALSO SOME NEWER PROPERTIES WHICH ARE OVER ON GARY AND WE HAVE A TON OF CUT THROUGH TRAFFIC. AND IT'S REALLY REALLY AFFECTING US. AND ALSO LASTLY WE HAVE A BIG CHANGE OVER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NOW WITH OLDER RESIDENTS AND MOVING TO YOUNGER FAMILIES. WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF YOUNGER KIDS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS CHANGING A LOT AND WE'VE GOT TO SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC ON AMHERST. SO THAT'S IT.

ANYBODY ELSE? OK WE'LL BRING IT BACK UP HERE FOR COMMENTS. TIM.  ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS PROPERTY BEING SOLD WAS IT WAS EXCESS PROPERTY. PART OF IT IS PART OF THE WATER AREA BUT THE OTHER PART WAS SITTING FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AS WE ALL KNOW OUR FISCAL SITUATION IN THE CITY CAN USE A BOLSTER AND THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THAT BY SELLING THE PROPERTY. BUT WE WILL BE CONCERNED ABOUT DENSITY WHAT GOES ON THERE AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE ALL DISCUSSED THAT CAME TO THE RESOLUTION THAT IT WAS. IT WAS A GOOD FIT. AND LIKE I SAY IT'S AN ACCESS PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S DOING NOTHING.

AND IT WAS A GOOD TIME AND THE MARKET WAS GOOD AND WE FELT THAT WE GOT A GOOD OFFER SO. BUT WE WILL PAY ATTENTION THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL AND THE STAFF WILL PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AND MAKE SURE THAT GOES AND IT'S EVERYONE SEES IT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON IS NOTIFIED WHAT'S HAPPENING SO THAT'LL BE FOR SURE. THANK YOU. PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING AS TIM SAID AND YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED THE STAFF IS REALLY GOOD AT LETTING YOU KNOW AND NOTICES WILL BE SENT OUT TO THE HOMEOWNERS IN THAT AREA WHEN THERE IS A MEETING AND SO COMMUNICATION WILL TAKE PLACE. BUT I FEEL THIS IS REALLY GOOD FOR THE CITY AND ALSO FOR THAT PROPERTY IS JUST SITTING IDLE THERE. THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE. LET ME ASK YOU WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE NURSERY [INAUDIBLE]. THEY HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BUT THAT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BUT THEY HAVE THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN A DEADLINE WHEN THEY HAVE TO MOVE OUT ALL OF THE PLANTS? I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN AN ACTUAL DEADLINE. WE'VE JUST PUT THEM ON NOTICE. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN A OFFICIAL  DEADLINE.

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[b. Extension of Employment Agreement with City Manager]

AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE CITY MANAGER'S EVALUATION AT YOUR LAST MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY DIRECTED ME TO PREPARE THE AMENDMENT TO MR. RUSSI'S CONTRACT THAT'S BEFORE YOU. IT EXTENDS THE CONTRACT OUT BASICALLY TO THE TERM OF FIVE YEARS WHICH IS THE TERM THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING. SO IT ADDS AT THIS POINT THREE YEARS TO THE CONTRACT TERM SO THAT IT WILL EXPIRE ON HIS ANNIVERSARY DATE IN AUGUST OF 2024. THE AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU DOES NOTHING WITH SALARY OR BENEFITS THAT ALL REMAINS EXACTLY THE SAME. THE ONLY THING YOU'RE DOING IS EXTENDING OUT THE TERM OF THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. QUESTIONS. OK. COMMENTS, THOUGHTS? TIM? WE'VE DONE SOME PRETTY INTERESTING THINGS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS UNDER CITY MANAGER RUSSI'S MANAGEMENT. WE AS COUNCIL MADE SOME SOUND FINANCIAL DECISIONS SUCH AS THE IFD WHICH IS GOING TO HELP US FOR THE FUTURE AND ON SOME TOUGH DECISIONS. THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY WHICH CAPS THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY OF OUR [INAUDIBLE] PENSION PLANS WHICH IS A GOOD THING. IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION. IT'S A LONG TERM BUT IT DOES HELP US TO AFFORD THOSE. THESE TWO ITEMS WILL DEFINITELY HELP STABILIZE THE FINANCIAL FOOTING OF OUR COMMUNITY BUT I'VE ALSO BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTED [INAUDIBLE] HANDLING OF THE FIREFIGHTERS LAWSUIT AND NOT STOPPING IT BEFORE IT BECAME A LAWSUIT. I VOICED MY APPROVAL OF THE CITY MANAGER [INAUDIBLE] RECENTLY BUT I HAVE SINCE BEEN REVIEWING THIS AND IT [INAUDIBLE]. I FEEL THAT WITH THE LOCAL ELECTION NEXT YEAR THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A NEW MAYOR AND TWO NEW  CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE CITY MANAGER HAS A FEW MORE YEARS ON HIS CONTRACT AND WE SHOULD LET THE NEW COUNCIL MAKE THIS DECISION WHEN THEY TAKE OFFICE. THIS WAY THE NEW COUNCIL CAN CHOOSE A PATH [INAUDIBLE] WORKS FOR THEM.

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THE PENSION OBLIGATION THE SALE OF THE AMHERST PROPERTY TO RAISE REVENUE. WE HAD SOME VERY TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS WITH ALL OF OUR LABOR GROUPS BUT I THINK WE'VE COME OUT IN A GOOD PLACE WITH ALL THAT AND I THINK THE LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED US MOVE FORWARD IN THAT AND SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF EXTENDING THE CONTRACT.

I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY FOR NOW. BOB RUSSI SHOWN QUALITY LEADERSHIP TRAITS NOT JUST THE DECISIONS ON THE BOND ISSUE AND SOME OTHER DECISIONS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BUT HE'S BEEN SIMPLIFIED OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND WHETHER  YOU KNOW IT OR NOT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LABOR OVER AND I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORST IN GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND FIGURING OUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AND WITH BOB RUSSI'S METHOD. ALL THAT CHANGED AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO LOOK AT IS THAT IT'S SO WELL-RUN AS A MATTER OF COURSE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HOLD THE LINE ON A LOT OF EXPENSES JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE THE PROPER PEOPLE IN PLACE AND THAT'S BOB RUSSI'S LEADERSHIP HE'S LOOKED UPON IN HIS PROFESSION BY OTHER CITY MANAGERS AND IS IN FACT THE CHAIR OF A NEW CITY MANAGER GROUP THAT FORMED IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE POSITIVE SIDE OF HOW HIS LEADERSHIP HAS BROUGHT LA VERNE FORWARD AND THIS HAS BEEN A TUMULTUOUS PERIOD OF TIME. THE MOST DIVIDED I'VE EVER SEEN THIS CITY BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING HIS CONTRACT. FOR TO THE  PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT OUR PROCESS WAS LAST MONTH IT WAS ON POST SESSION FOR US TO MEET AND DO THE EVALUATION THAT'S TYPICAL FOR A CITY MANAGER BECAUSE THAT'S ONE PERSON WE TRULY HIRE AND WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

AND SO WE WENT THROUGH OUR PREVIOUS.  WE'VE FILLED OUT CONFIDENTIAL EVALUATIONS ON HIM INDIVIDUALLY THEN THERE WERE SOME TOGETHER IN WE HAD GOSH I THINK WE WERE THERE ALMOST TWO HOURS DISCUSSING IT AND IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM COUNCIL. OVERALL THERE WERE A COUPLE OF POINTS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP AND MR. RUSSI ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION. DID NOT GET THOSE ANSWERS. SO OVERALL OUT OF A FIVE POINT RATING, THE AVERAGE WAS 4.5. SO I AM VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF THIS. DON AND I WERE THE FIRST. WE WERE THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS I'D BEEN ON THIS TWELVE YEARS NOW. WE WERE THE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WHEN BOB WAS. IT WAS TIME TO HIRE A NEW CITY MANAGER MARTY WAS LEAVING WE WERE HERE AND I CAME FROM THE THOUGHT THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS INTERVIEW BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE DID AT THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR SUPERINTENDENTS. BUT WHEN I SAT THERE AND TALKED TO CITY EMPLOYEES HOW PLEASED THEY WERE WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND WHAT I HAD SEEN OVER THE YEARS WORKING IN THE CITY ON DIFFERENT COMMITTEES AND BOB WAS A REPRESENTATIVE I WAS VERY IMPRESSED. BOB IS A MAN OF INTEGRITY. SOMEONE ONCE ASKED US WHO'S RUNNING THE CITY, COUNCIL OR THE CITY MANAGER? WELL A VERY EASY WAY TO ANSWER THAT A CITY MANAGER IS A CEO OF OUR CITY OF OUR CORPORATION AND CALL IT A CITY. AND OF COURSE HE'S RUNNING THE CITY. WE, OUR JOB IS TO APPROVE REGULATIONS POLICIES, HE IS RUNNING INDIVIDUALLY DEPARTMENTS AND KEEPING THE CITY RUNNING SMOOTHLY. WE ARE CONSTANTLY IN CONTACT WITH HIM. A FEW I MADE NOTES OF A FEW OF THEM OUTSTANDING ITEMS THAT BOB HAS DONE OVER THIS PAST YEAR. DO YOU REALIZE WITH THE COUNTY FOR, BOB IS SUCH A FORWARD THINKER THAT HE'S THE ONE THAT CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF HAVING A STRATEGIC FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY PLAN THAT WE MET ALL DAY, EVERY EMPLOYEE WAS INVITED

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BOB, I TAKE A CHALLENGE WITH YOU TIM ON THE FACT THAT AS FAR AS THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS YOU FEEL HIM NOT MOVING FORWARD AS AN EMPLOYEE WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES BOB DID WHAT HE FELT WAS RIGHT HE HAD BACKS IN FRONT OF HIM JUST AS WE DID AND WE WENT WITH THAT. I DO NOT THINK THAT WAS A FAIR CHALLENGE AGAINST BOB PUBLICLY SO I JUST WANT TO GET MY FEELINGS ON HOW THAT IS. SO WITH THOSE NOTES I'M VERY MUCH IN FAVOR OF EXTENDING BOB'S CONTRACT. AS ROBIN STATED. SHE AND I WERE THE TWO THAT WERE ON THE CITY COUNCIL WHEN OUR PRIOR CITY MANAGER RETIRED, MARTY [INAUDIBLE]. AND BOB WAS HANDPICKED AND SPENT NINE YEARS TRAINING FOR THE POSITION FIRST AS A ASSISTANT TO AND THEN AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. THIS WAS VERY EVIDENT BECAUSE WHEN HE BECAME THE CITY MANAGER WAS RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SIGNIFICANT DOWNTURN FROM THE GREAT RECESSION. LA VERNE IS THE ONLY CITY THAT I KNOW OF THAT NO EMPLOYEES WERE TERMINATED. WE HAD SOME EARLY RETIREMENTS WE HAD SOME SHIFTING OF POSITIONS BUT NOBODY LEFT THE CITY OF LA VERNE TO GO ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PAYROLL, LIKE UNEMPLOYMENT. EVERYBODY WORKED HARD TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND IT HAPPENED AND IT WAS BECAUSE THE LEADERSHIP OF BOB RUSSI.

THE EIFD AND THE SUSTAINABILITY PLAN IS A PLAN THAT STARTED GERMINATING A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROSALES,  BOB RUSSI AND MYSELF ALONG WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND THE FAIR PLEX AND THE EIFD IS AN AMAZING INSTRUMENT THAT WE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WE WILL BE GETTING 33 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE CITY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK. NO RESIDENT HAS TO PAY FOR THAT. AND THIS HAS BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS WORKED VERY HARD BY OUR CITY MANAGER. HE IS ALSO AT THE SAME TIME BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AS ROBIN SAID IT IS THE FIRST AGREEMENT THAT WILL BE REACHED BETWEEN A CITY AND A COUNTY AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S ESTIMATED ON THE INCREMENT FINANCING TO COME TO LA VERNE IS AN ADDITIONAL FIFTY THREE MILLION DOLLARS THAT'S OVER 85 MILLION DOLLARS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE WORK FOR OUR GOLD LINE. OUR GOLD LINE STATION WHEN IT WAS RAIDED RECENTLY WHEN THE LINE IS BUILT. OF ALL THE LINES ALL THE STATIONS WILL BECOME THE NUMBER TWO STATION OF ALL THE STATIONS IN THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THAT ONES AMAZING. BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE CITY UNIVERSITY AND FAIR PLEX THAT'S VERY SIGNIFICANT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND MR. RUSSI HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THAT. SO I THINK IT'S UNFAIR WHEN TWO WEEKS AGO WE MET THAT EVERYBODY WAS AN AGREEMENT. NOTHING'S CHANGED. NOTHING AT ALL EXCEPT POLITICAL. YOUR VOTE TIM IS POLITICALLY ORIENTATED AND NOT BASED. PLEASE PLEASE DON'T. POINT OF ORDER MR. MAYOR. THAT IS NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

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OKAY. CLEAR WITH THIS. WHEN DOES MR. RUSSI'S CONTRACT EXPIRE? AUGUST OF 2021.

SO ALMOST TWO YEARS. YES. SO WHAT'S THE HURRY? WHY DO WE HAVE TO SHOVE THIS THROUGH TONIGHT? VIRGINIA AVENUE. BUT IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO CRAM THIS THING THROUGH EVERYONE KNOWS  THERE'S AN ELECTION. WHY DOESN'T THIS BE PUT TO THE NEW CITY COUNCIL IN MARCH 2021 OR A YEAR FROM NOW. WHAT IS THE HURRY. A LOT OF THE EMPLOYEE GROUPS IN THE CITY HAVE WORKED WITHOUT CONTRACTS AND HE STILL HAS ONE. SO WHY DO WE HAVE TO CRAM THIS THING THROUGH TONIGHT? ONE GOOD REASON. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK. SHOULD WE RUN THIS THING THROUGH TONIGHT? HONORABLE COUNCIL, ERIC RYAN 25 YEAR RESIDENT OF LA VERNE. AS MS. CARDER AND MR ROSALES POINTED OUT, HE'S THE CEO AND LET'S FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES. BUT JUST BEFORE THAT MR. DAVIS SPOKE ABOUT HAVING TO SELL  CITY PROPERTY. WAS THE CEO, WE'RE HAVING TO SELL CITY PROPERTY FOR I BELIEVE 12 YEARS YOU SAID. MR. MAYOR. HE'S BEEN THE CEO.

HE'S GOT US IN A POSITION WHERE WE'RE SELLING CITY PROPERTY TO PAY OUR BILLS.

THERE'S A SALES TAX INCREASE VOTE THAT YOU ALL ARE GOING TO PUT ON THE BALLOT NEXT YEAR UNDER OUR CITY MANAGER OUR CEO'S WATCH AND YOU WANT TO EXTEND HIS CONTRACT BEFORE IT'S EVEN UP. THAT JUST MAKES NO SENSE. THE MAN UNDER HIS MANAGEMENT HAS COST US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LAWSUITS PAID OUT WHICH US Y'ALL ANSWERED US THE RESIDENTS YOU DON'T ANSWER TO THAT MAN. YOU DON'T ANSWER TO THE CITY UNIONS. THEY ALL WORK FOR US AS RESIDENTS. REMEMBER YOU ANSWER TO US NOT TO THAT MAN. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE]. HEY GUESS WHAT I CAN TALK. YEAH. ANYWAY THANK YOU. I TOOK YOUR ADVICE. I WORKED ON MY VOICE. THIS SMACKS OF UPLAND. [INAUDIBLE], MONTEREY.

ANYWAY. IT SMACKS OF [INAUDIBLE] WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN A NEW COUNCIL THE OLD COUNCIL SHOVED THE CITY MANAGER IN AND THEN SHE HAD 90 DAYS AND THEY GOT RID OF HER. GOOD PERSON BAD PERSON. I DON'T KNOW BUT PUTTING IT IN ONE COUNCIL TELLING WHAT ANOTHER COUNCIL WILL DO IS BAD. I ADMIRE YOUR OPTIMISM AND I ADMIRE YOUR CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL BE MAYOR AGAIN. HOWEVER YOU MIGHT NOT BE. THERE MAY BE A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN. THE NEW COUNCIL IS THE ONE THAT SHOULD MAKE THIS DECISION. AS FRED SAID GENTLEMAN'S GOT A TIME LEFT ON HIS CONTRACT. YOU DON'T NEED IT NOW. THIS IS [INAUDIBLE]. THIS ISN'T LA VERNE AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE [INAUDIBLE]. LET'S LOOK AT IT THIS WAY. THREE QUARTER CENT SALES TAX BONITA BONDS. TAXES ARE GOING UP. WE LOST A GOLF COURSE AND IT HAPPENED ON YOUR WATCH. DON'T SADDLE US WITH SOMETHING ELSE AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] RICK [INAUDIBLE]. I APPRECIATE THIS GENTLEMAN BACK HERE. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE CREDIT YOU HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WHY EXTEND A CONTRACT NOW? WHAT'S THE POINT OF A CONTRACT? IF YOU'VE GOT A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT AND YOU RENEW IT TO KEEP FIVE

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WHY NOW? IT DOES SMACK OF  [INAUDIBLE]. AGAIN, YOU WANT TO TAKE CREDIT. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS THE CITY MANAGER AND HE'S GOT GLOWING REPORTS I'M SURE HE'S DONE GREAT THINGS. BUT HE ALSO HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HE DIDN'T DO. HE DID NOTHING WHEN THE FIREFIGHTERS HAD A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE.

AND THAT'S IN THE DEPOSITIONS IN THE LAWSUIT, UNDENIABLE. THIS ULTIMATELY ENDED WITH A 5.5 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT. HE ALSO OVERSAW AT LEAST SIX TO SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BACK PAY NOT PAID BY LAW UNDER HIS WATCH. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT CURRENTLY. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS MAYBE OVER A MILLION IN ATTORNEY'S FEES. APPARENTLY IGNORED THE UNFUNDED PENSION BECAUSE HE TALKED ABOUT IT THAT HE KNEW ABOUT IT SINCE 2014 BUT DID NOTHING AND IT GOT SO BIG WE HAD TO PASS A FIFTY THREE MILLION DOLLAR BOND. AND YOU GUYS TALK LIKE PASSING THE FIFTY THREE MILLION DOLLAR BOND WAS SOME GREAT THING. WELL IGNORE SOMETHING BAD AT LONG ENOUGH YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. IT'S A FIFTY THREE MILLION DOLLAR UNFUNDED LIABILITY BOND. NEVER CONTACTED THE OWNER FROM SIERRA LA VERNE GOLF COURSE WHEN NOTIFIED OF A POTENTIAL CLOSING WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY WAS THAT? THE MAYORS THE CITY MANAGER THE CEO. I WOULD THINK SO. NOT ONE CONTACT AT LEAST FROM THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION I'VE GOT FROM YOU GUYS. SO AGAIN WHY EXTEND IT NOW.

SMACKS OF POLITICS MR. MAYOR YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT POLITICS. I'VE GOT A GOOD IDEA. TIE IT TO THE FIREFIGHTERS CONTRACT. LAST TIME THEY HAD A CONTRACT AS FAR AS I KNOW WAS 2014 OR 2015 FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THE FIREFIGHTERS HAVE GONE WITHOUT A CONTRACT. BUT YOU'RE WILLING TO EXTEND THIS MAN'S CONTRACT FOR THREE MORE YEARS.

WHILE WE DON'T CONTRACT WITH OUR OWN FIREFIGHTERS. IF YOU GUYS DO THIS WHICH I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A FOUR TO ONE VOTE YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. [APPLAUSE] ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO. MR. MAYOR. YES. I'M JOHN [INAUDIBLE] I LIVE AT 6573  [INAUDIBLE] STREET. LA VERNE. I APOLOGIZE. I'VE JUST COME FROM THE DENTIST'S. SO IF I SOUND LIKE SYLVESTER THE CAT YOU'LL KNOW WHY. I'VE BEEN SADDLED WITH BRITISH TEETH ALL MY LIFE. THIS I'VE BEEN REVIEWING THE VOTER OPINION SURVEY FROM LAST MONTH AND I REALIZED IT WASN'T DIRECTLY INVOLVING THE CITY MANAGER. IT WAS REGARDING A TAX INCREASE BUT IT IS ALSO PERTINENT TO THIS CASE. WE SHOW QUALITY OF LIFE IN LA VERNE.

THE RESPONSE, EITHER EXCELLENT OR GOOD. 94.3 PERCENT. AND WHEN I  HEAR SOME OF THE PEOPLE SPEAKING IN THIS ROOM IT SOUNDS DIRE LIKE WE'RE ON THE EDGE OF COLLAPSE. MORAL DECAY. POLITICS AND JUST ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. THIS IS ALMOST A STATISTICAL ANOMALY. WHY WOULD WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT? THIS DIDN'T OCCUR IN A VACUUM. THIS DIDN'T IT WASN'T BY HAPPENSTANCE THAT WE HAVE AND THROUGHOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY. ALL THE SAME THROUGH THE ARGUMENTS AND THOSE WHO

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I INVITE EVERYONE IN THIS AUDIENCE TO TAKE THE TIME TO READ THIS TO GET A REAL REAL PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT IS OCCURRING IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS CITY SINCE 1979. I MOVED HERE BECAUSE I LIVED IN A COUNTY SERVICE SUIT IN DIAMOND BAR. I KNOW WHAT THAT WAS LIKE AND THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE IN 1989.

I'VE BEEN HERE EVER SINCE THEN I'VE WORKED FOR THE CITY SINCE 1979 AND I'M HAPPILY RETIRED BUT I'VE MAINTAINED CONNECTION EVER SINCE AND I INTEND TO. THIS MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. I WHOLLY ENDORSE BOB RUSSI AND I DON'T AGREE WITH HIM ON ANYTHING. INCIDENTALLY I KEEP HEARING 5.5 MILLION DOLLARS BANDIED ABOUT AS IF THAT CAME OUT OF CITY COFFERS. THAT WAS THE SETTLEMENT MADE BY THE JOINT POWERS INSURANCE [INAUDIBLE] CORRECT? THAT DIDN'T COST THE CITY OF LA VERNE A DIME. THEY MADE THAT DECISION NOT THE CITY COUNCIL. AND IT DIDN'T EVEN RAISE OUR PREMIUMS. BUT THEY MAKE IT SOUND AS IF THIS CAME DIRECTLY OUT OF THE TAXPAYER'S POCKET. NOW IT IS TRUE  THERE IS ANOTHER LAWSUIT PENDING INVOLVING A FORMER AGENCY HEAD FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT NAMES COUNCILMAN HEPBURN AS THE DEFENDANT THAT HAS YET TO BE SETTLED. I DON'T KNOW WHICH I DON'T KNOW WHAT JANE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT JOINT POWERS WILL DO ON THAT. EXCUSE ME SIR. THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S NOT TRUE? YOU'RE NOT NAMED AS A DEFENDANT. WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE. IF YOU'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING YOU NEED TO HAVE THE TRUTH. ARE YOU'RE NOT NAMED AS A DEFENDANT? JOHN.

WILL SOMEONE PLEASE TELL THIS GENTLEMAN. JOHN IF YOU'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING. TIM I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT I'M SORRY. IF THAT IS THE CASE [INAUDIBLE] IF THAT IS  THE CASE THEN I WITHDRAW THAT COMMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS YOU'RE NAMED AS A DEFENDANT IN A LAWSUIT. IT'S A CLAIM IT  HAS NOT RIPENED INTO A LAWSUIT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN IS NAMED ALONG WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE. MY APOLOGIES. IT HASN'T MORPHED INTO A LAWSUIT. IT IS AT THE CLAIM STAGE BUT IT DOES NAME YOU.

THAT'S MY POINT. THAT'S THE ONLY LARGE LAWSUIT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT JOINT POWERS WILL DO WITH THAT. BUT TO GET UP HERE AND SAY THAT 5.5 BILLION DOLLARS WAS SPENT OUT OF THE CITY COFFERS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? NOPE NOT GOING TO ARGUE. I NEVER SAID IT CAME OUT OF THE 5.5 MILLION DOLLARS CAME OUT OF CITY COFFERS. I NEVER SAID IT. OKAY.

SO DON'T. WHEN YOU WANT THE TRUTH. STATE THE TRUTH. [INAUDIBLE] DEL TORO LA VERNE RESIDENT. WE ALL LOVE LIVING IN LA VERNE AND I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT JUST SPOKE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE'VE RAISED OUR KIDS HERE WE'VE MOVED A LOT OF US HAVE MOVED HERE BEFORE,  MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO RAISE OUR KIDS HERE. WE STILL LOVE LA VERNE. WE THINK ABOUT OTHER PLACES TO MOVE WE STILL LOVE LA VERNE. WE LOVE LA VERNE SO MUCH THAT WE SAID PLEASE DON'T GIVE US A WAL-MART. THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN DO AND I'M SOMEONE WHO CALLED MOTHERS MARKET. MOTHERS MARKET TOLD ME NO NO ONE FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS CONTACTED US BUT YET HERE WE'RE AT A HAVE OUR COMMUNITY CENTER FULL OF SIX HUNDRED PEOPLE AND THERE'S A POWER POINT SAYING MOTHERS MARKET HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND I ASKED MR. RUSSI AFTER HOW CAN YOU PUT THOSE THINGS UP THERE WHEN I'VE CONTACTED THE PERSON THAT'S IN CHARGE OF NEW DEVELOPMENT WHO ACTUALLY TOLD ME WHILE WE ARE DOING A DEMOGRAPHIC OF YOUR AREA BUT NO ONE FROM THE CITY HAS CONTACTED US. SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT MANY OF US OVER THE YEARS HAVE SEEN. AND WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO BE ENGAGED AND WE PUT MR. HEPBURN IN

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[01:00:01]

WWE'RE TAKING IN WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING. WE'LL MAKE OUR COMMENTS AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS AND DONE WITH ALL YOUR COMMENTS AND THEN  WE'LL HIT ALL THE COMMENTS AND ANSWER ALL THESE QUESTIONS.

OK. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE STILL HAD TWO YEARS WHEN I SAW THIS ON THE AGENDA. I THOUGHT IT WAS UP BUT SINCE THERE'S TWO MORE YEARS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY  ELSE OK. WELL I'VE DONE MANY CONTRACTS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND CITY MANAGERS OVER THE YEARS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAST HISTORY SINCE HE BECAME CITY MANAGER THAT HE THAT IN STANDARD PRACTICE TOO IF IF THEY GET A POSITIVE GLOWING EVALUATION FROM COUNCIL.

LIKE I SAID WE WERE IN THERE TWO HOURS GOING OVER THIS, FIVE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL PLEASE HEAR ME. FIVE MEMBERS OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AT THAT NIGHT GAVE DIRECTION TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO COME UP WITH THIS PROPOSAL FOR US TO VOTE ON. WE LEFT THAT ROOM FEELING WE ALL FIVE AGREED. AND SO IT'S TYPICAL THAT THE LAST TIME THAT HE GOT A EXTENSION TO HIS CONTRACT WAS 2017. SO IT'S BEEN TWO

[01:05:01]

YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN CALL US AND ALSO THE POINT IS IT'S THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LISTENING AND GOING ALONG WITH OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT. AND SO WE FOLLOWED THOSE GUIDELINES AND THAT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY. AND AS MR. IVY SAID THERE'S SO MUCH MORE BEHIND THE SCENES AND SOME THINGS CAN'T COME OUT NOW BUT SOON A LOT MORE CAN COME OUT ONCE THINGS ARE SETTLED. THAT'S I WILL SAY THAT. I NEVER REALIZED THAT THINGS COULD GET SO  CONTENTIOUS WITH ISSUES THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER. I'VE EXPLAINED TO TO THE AUDIENCE ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS SACRAMENTO HAS SENT THINGS TO US THAT WE JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH. OWNERS OF PROPERTY IN THIS CITY DETERMINE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO AND I'LL JUST BRING UP THE CITY OF LA VERNE BECAUSE THIS GENTLEMAN HAS DONE THIS FOUR TIMES IN FOUR OTHER AREAS. HE'S NOT IT'S NOT A STRANGER TO BUYING GOLF COURSES AND THEN TRYING TO GET THEM DEVELOPED. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE CITY BOB RUSSI DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER OR THE ABILITY TO TO NOT LET THAT HAPPEN. NOW AS FAR AS THE PENSION OBLIGATION BOND WE WERE ABLE TO BORROW 53 MILLION DOLLARS ON THE MARKET AT THREE AND A HALF PERCENT. IF WE HAD TO GO TO PERS IT WAS GONNA BE 7 PERCENT. WE SAVED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BY PULLING THIS BOND OUT. I'VE EXPLAINED TO PEOPLE YOU HAVE MORTGAGES AND YOU PAY YOUR MORTGAGE OFF.

HEY DO YOU THINK EVERYTHING IS FINE AND THE  [INAUDIBLE] EH, WE DIDN'T HAVE SUCH A GOOD YEAR LAST YEAR SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. WELL IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MONEY YOU HAVE TO GO OUT AND BORROW IT AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THIS TOGETHER IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT TOOK BECAUSE OF BOB RUSSI'S  LEADERSHIP. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE AND GET THAT FAVORABLE INTEREST RATE NOT TO MENTION THE FACT WE HAVE TRIPLE A RATING  THROUGH [INAUDIBLE] THIS CITY IS NOT RUN IN A SHODDY MANNER. WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT I HOPE YOU GO TO BED AND THANK GOD IN HEAVEN THAT YOU LIVE IN LA VERNE.  SO NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO GIVE BOB ROSSI  AN EXTENSION. BOB'S BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB. I HAVE A MEMO ATTACHED TO MY EVALUATION THAT INDICATES THAT SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TONIGHT ARE WRONG. THERE WERE EFFORTS TO REACH OUT AND TRY TO STAVE AWAY AND KEEP THE LAWSUIT FROM HAPPENING. THAT TRAIN WAS ON ITS OWN SET OF TRACKS TO RUN THROUGH ITS COURSE. EFFORTS THAT WERE MADE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS WE ALL KNOW. AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO POINT TO A 5.5 MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT THAT WAS A DECISION MADE BY OUR JOINT POWER INSURANCE AGENCY AS A BUSINESS DECISION TO TERMINATE NOT ONE BUT TWO LAWSUITS FAIRLY INEXPENSIVELY. DID THAT 

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WHEN I CAME ON THE COUNCIL  BOB ROSSI WAS NOT OUR CITY MANAGER HE WAS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, I DIDN'T KNOW  HIM THAT WELL OTHER THAN HE WAS THE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE THAT I HAD SPENT 27,  25 YEARS GOING TO MAYBE 26 NOW. AND WHEN I GOT ON THE CITY COUNCIL THERE WAS AN EXPERIENCED CITY MANAGER THAT I WAS VERY VERY GLAD THAT WAS THERE. AND SO THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE FOR ALL NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS I DON'T CARE WHERE YOU GO. AND AS YOU GO THROUGH THAT LEARNING CURVE YOU GET MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET THE INFORMATION. AND IT WAS GLARING THAT WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION BECAUSE OF THE EMPLOYEE SITUATION GOING THROUGH THE GREAT RECESSION ALL OF A SUDDEN THROUGH THAT RECESSION WE GAINED THAT UNFUNDED LIABILITY AS DID OTHER CITIES. THERE ARE CITIES THAT WERE  IN FAR WORSE SHAPE THAN US. IT'S NICE TO LIVE IN LA VERNE. WE DID A SUSTAINABILITY

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AND WE CAN HAVE A VOTE PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT PUBLIC COMMENT TIME SET

[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]

ALL THE CANDIDATES OR ALL THE COUNCIL PEOPLE ON THIS CURRENTLY HAVE FILED THE CORRECT FORMS ON A TIMELY BASIS. IT LOOKS LIKE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW. THE PERSON THAT HAS NOT DONE THAT IS THE MAYOR AND I HAVE A FORM HERE THAT WAS FILLED OUT AND I'M TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD AROUND THIS THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE MAYOR GOING BACK TO THE LAST ELECTION WAS SIGNED BY THE MAYOR ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2016. BUT THE CITY RECORDER RECEIVED IT ON AUGUST THE 7, 2016 FULLY ONE MONTH BEFORE THE MAYOR FILLED OUT THE FORM. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THAT AND I'M SURE I WON'T GET AN ANSWER FROM ANY OF YOU. THE ONLY THE FAIR PRACTICES COMMISSION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SAYS TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THEY WILL INVESTIGATE IT. SO I GUESS WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASON WHY A FORM WOULD BE STAMPED BY THE CITY ONE FULL MONTH

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SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT. CROSSWALKS AREN'T THERE FOR THE KIDS. SO WE NEED SOMETHING THERE NOW. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO. JERRY [INAUDIBLE] MORNINGSIDE CIRCLE IN LA VERNE. LAST TIME WE WERE HERE SOMEONE MENTIONED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM DOWN HERE ON BASELINE AND ESPERANZA. IT ALMOST NEVER CHANGES ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN TRAFFIC IS THERE. YOU CAN SIT THERE FOR PROBABLY TWO THREE MINUTES AND IT WON'T CHANGE. [INAUDIBLE] THIS BEFORE THE POLICE OFFICERS BUT I RUN IT EVERY MORNING SO. SO THEY'LL BE SITTING THERE TOMORROW MORNING WATCHING AND THERE'LL BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR ME. BUT YOU CAN TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THEN MAKE A ILLEGAL U-TURN IF YOU'D LIKE BUT IT JUST THERE, IT DOES NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. THAT'S ALL I'D LIKE TO SAY I KNOW THAT WE HAVE THE TRIP THERE AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THE TIMING IS OFF BUT IT CERTAINLY IS. SO IF WE CAN HELP THAT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR ME. I GET IT. THANK YOU. JERRY. YES SIR. ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU WE WILL MOVE TO

[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

DECIDED THEY WEREN'T GOING TO SWITCH COURSES AND STUFF. THEY DECIDED [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE THEY WERE IN VERY DISREPAIR. SO THAT PARTICULAR FIRST PART WAS A NEW MANAGEMENT MODEL FOR ALL THE COUNTY COURSES. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CRAIG KESSLER AND THIS LATEST ONE WHICH IS JUST AMAZING. ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER REPAIRS CAPITAL PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNTY LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT PARKS AND RECREATION UNANIMOUSLY PASSED BY THE LOS ANGELES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. THE PROJECT BUDGET IS TO TWO MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY SIX THOUSAND MORE THEN 50 YEAR OLD IRRIGATION SYSTEM SO I JUST WANT TO SEND OUT A CONGRATULATIONS. IT'S RESIDENTS THAT INVOLVE THEMSELVES WITH OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY THAT MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT PLACE IS LOOKING BETTER EVERY TIME I GO UP THERE THAT PARKING LOT SUPPORTED THAT FIRST OF ALL I DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE SLOPPY WANTED TO BE KEEP AS A GOLF COURSE AND TO MAKE THE PROPER RENOVATIONS AND STICKING WITH IT. ONE OTHER ITEM TOO I DON'T KONW IF YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD BUT THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION HAS BEEN PUSHING TO MAKE ALL ELECTRIC COME BACK AND KIND OF PHASE GAS OUT. SO I

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[INAUDIBLE] HE HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE GRAND OPENING PARTY AND JUST A GREAT PERSON. AND JUST ANOTHER GREAT PLACE HE TOOK THAT PLACE BECAUSE IT WAS AN ODD BUILDING TO BEGIN WITH BUT IT MADE IT INTO A BEAUTIFUL SURE. IT WAS BROUGHT UP AGAIN TONIGHT AND TWO WEEKS AGO IT WAS BROUGHT UP. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE THREE CS COMMITTEE TO RETHINK ABOUT HAVING THE FORM RIGHT NOW. IT SEEMS PREMATURE BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN FILE TILL NOVEMBER AND THEN ANYBODY UP UNTIL THE DAY THAT IT CLOSES IT COULD ACTUALLY YOU COULD ACTUALLY FILE. NOBODY AT THIS POINT HAS BEEN HAS FILED AND BEEN APPROVED. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS WHERE YOU HAVE TO HAVE SO MANY SIGNATURES AND THEN BE APPROVED WITH ALL THE STEPS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE. AND SO I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND YOU TO THINK ABOUT JUST HOLDING OFF AND YOU KNOW HAVING IT WHEN YOU CAN  HAVE ALL THE CANDIDATES AND GIVE EVERYBODY A FAIR SHOT. THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST. THE LAST ITEM FOR THE, I'LL FINISH UP WITH THE GOLD LINE BECAUSE I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE BUT THE OTHER NIGHT AT LA VERNE IT WAS ACTUALLY THE FOOTHILL TERRACE MOBILE HOME PARK. THEY INVITED ME AND MY HUSBAND TO DINNER AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING AND IT WAS REALLY A WONDERFUL EVENT. THEY ARE TRULY A CITY WITHIN A CITY. THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SO MANY CERT MEMBERS FROM OUR CITY WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED BUT THEY AND THERE ARE TRAINING THEIR OWN. AND THAT NIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT THEY HAD WHERE THEY WERE DOING CPR TRAINING AND THEY HAVE A VOLUNTEER THAT TRAINS THAT IS WITHOUT ANY FEE IS GOING TO COME BACK AND TAKE GROUPS OF THE RESIDENTS TO BE TRAINED AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A MORE ORGANIZED COMMUNITY WITHIN THE CITY. SO I'M REALLY PROUD TO BE A PART OF THAT TEAM THERE. MY SISTER LIVES THERE AND I REALLY ENJOY THAT PART. AND GOLD LINE. NOW THE OTHER DAY WE HAD TWO MEETINGS. I'M ON THE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY IN THE JPA SO I HAD WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. I WENT TO MONROVIA. A COUPLE DECISIONS THEY MADE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OFFICES THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUILD A CONSTRUCTION OFFICE AND THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT IN EITHER SAN DIMAS OR [INAUDIBLE] AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS INSTEAD OF THE OFFICE THAT THEY HAVE FOR GOLD LINE NOW IN MONROVIA THEY'RE GONNA CUT THAT IN HALF. HALF OF THOSE EMPLOYEES WILL COME TO THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE AND WORK WITH THE CREWS THAT ARE WORKING THAT GOT THE CONTRACT TO BUILD THE TRACKS AND THEY'LL BE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH ALL THE CITIES. SO WE'LL HAVE THEM CLOSE BY SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUOUSLY HAVE THAT COMMUNICATION. THE HEAVY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR FROM NOW. PARKING PLAN THEY WILL BE CHARGING AS THEY ARE NOW AND ALL THE STATIONS THREE DOLLARS PER CAR FOR THE DAY AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONSULTANT ON BOARD TO WORK WITH EACH CITY TO ADDRESS ANY PARKING ISSUES SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO CONSTANTLY BE WORKING WITH THEM BECAUSE I WAS TELLING THEM ABOUT THE OVERFLOW AROUND THE STATION IF YOU START CHARGING WHAT HAPPENS PEOPLE PARK IN FRONT OF RESIDENTS HOMES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE FEE.

AND WITH THE UNIVERSITY I TOLD THEM THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM. SO THEY'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THAT. AND THEN A WONDERFUL LA VERNE RESIDENT GAVE ME THIS BOOK THE OTHER NIGHT AND I TOOK IT TO GOLD LINE MEETING BECAUSE ONE GENTLEMAN FROM METRO IS ON MY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY AND I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A COLORING BOOK BUT IT

[01:30:02]

HOW TO COME AND GET YOUR TICKET. HOW DO YOU GET A CARD SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE A TAP CARD TO BE ABLE TO USE TIME AND TIME AGAIN. IT'S REALLY A WONDERFUL BOOK. THE RECEPTION I GOT WAS NOT TOO OVERWHELMINGLY THRILLED TO DO THIS BUT I WAS THINKING THAT WHEN IT GETS CLOSER TO THE TIME I THINK IT'D BE WONDERFUL FOR A CITY TO TAKE THIS ON FOR OUR RESIDENTS. SO WE'LL KEEP THAT AND THEN AS TIME GETS CLOSER IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THIS BIG BUT THE WHOLE CONCEPT IS YOU KNOW IT'S OVERWHELMING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I KNOW THE OTHER NIGHT I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS AT THIS MOBILE HOME PARK AND A LOT OF THEM CAME UP TO TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS AND THEY SAID WELL I'M JUST AFRAID TO RIDE ANY OF THESE TRAINS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET MY TICKET. HOW DO HOW DO YOU MOVE FORWARD. SO I THINK THAT'S A REAL INTEREST THAT WE NEED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION. THAT'S IT. OH AND ONE LAST THING I'M SORRY. ALL THESE HERE. WE HAVE COPIES HERE OF UPDATES FOR THE GOLD LINE. PLEASE TAKE ONE FRONT AND BACK. A LOT OF INFORMATION I'LL PUT THEM OVER THERE WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE SO YOU CAN HAVE THEM. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. A LOT GOING ON. A COUPLE OF THINGS WE HAD LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR. NOW ORDINARILY IT WOULDN'T BE A BIG DEAL EXCEPT LA VERNE AND PAMONA ARE THE ONLY CITIES THAT ARE NOW HAVING THEIR DAY AT THE FAIR. IF YOU'RE NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE FAIR YOU DON'T MAKE A LARGE DONATION YOU DON'T COUNT. SO WE STILL ARE GOING TO HAVE LA VERNE DAY AT THE FAIR WHERE IT COSTS YOU A DOLLAR TO GET IN IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT. A SECOND THING THAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED IN PAMONA. WE'VE ALL BEEN AWARE OF THE MASS SHOOTINGS  THAT WE'VE HAD AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED AND I'M I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT AVERTED A SHOOTING OR DIDN'T. BUT WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS WE'VE HAD FOUR SHOOTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN AVERTED ONE BY A FATHER WHO TURNED IN HIS SON. ANOTHER  PERSON TURNED IN AN EMPLOYEE AT HIS WORK WHO MADE A THREAT AND THEN ANOTHER STUDENT THAT HURT ANOTHER STUDENT THAT WAS IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND A NUMBER OF BULLETS. AND THOSE SHOOTINGS WERE AVERTED BECAUSE SOMEBODY LISTENED. SOMEBODY LISTENED AND SOMEBODY PUT THEIR PHONE DOWN INSTEAD OF DOING THIS WHILE SOMEBODY WAS SAYING I HATE EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM I'M GOING TO SHOOT EVERY ONE OF THEM. YEAH RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. THEY DIDN'T DO THAT. THEY LISTENED. THEY PUT THE PHONE DOWN LONG ENOUGH TO HEAR THAT PERSON THAT WAS IN A CHAOTIC TURMOIL TRYING TO GET THROUGH ANOTHER DAY WITH THE ANGER THAT WAS FESTERING INSIDE OF THEM. AND WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU I DON'T MEAN FOR YOU TO CAUSING ANXIETY IN THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU. BUT IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN WHEN SOMEBODY IS TALKING TO YOU THAT MEANS YOU'RE LISTENING. A GREAT DEAL OF COMMUNICATION THAT WE HAVE WITH ONE ANOTHER IS NOT THROUGH THE SPOKEN WORD THROUGH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. IF YOU'RE DOING THIS YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THEM. SO HOPEFULLY WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL START SOMETHING IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE'LL START SOMETHING THAT SAYS IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE AND MORE RESPECTFUL AND COURTEOUS TO LOOK AT SOMEBODIES FACE WHEN THEY'RE TALKING TO YOU INSTEAD OF USING YOUR PHONE. AMEN. SO YES LA VERNE DAY WAS AT THE FAIR A WEEK OR ON THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER AND THAT WAS FABULOUS. AND ANOTHER ACTIVITY IS GOING ON FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS IS BONITA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. WE'RE UNDEFEATED SO FAR THIS YEAR AND WE'RE LOOKING STRONGER THAN LAST YEAR. I GET TO GO BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER'S A VARSITY CHEERLEADER SO THAT'S WHAT DRAWS  ME THERE. BUT NOW THE FOOTBALL IS ALSO DRAWING ME THERE SO I INVITE YOU TO COME SIT IN OUR NEW STADIUM AND ENJOY A FOOTBALL GAME. WHO ONE THE [INAUDIBLE] THIS MUCH. WE DID OF COURSE.

35 TO 25. [INAUDIBLE] HAS SCORED MORE THAN TWICE AS ALMOST TWICE AS MANY POINTS AS THE SEASON HAD PREVIOUSLY. WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A SEVEN POINT GAME UNDEFEATED SEVEN POINT GAME AND THEN WE LET [INAUDIBLE] SCORE 25 ON US. SO GOOD FOR

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WHEN IT'S TESTED OVER A PERIOD OF A YEAR OR SO THEN THEY WILL BEGIN IN CARSON THE PROCESS OF TAKING A NEW PLAN THAT WILL GENERATE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION GALLONS PER DAY AND THEY'LL SEND IT UP APPROXIMATELY THE 605 AND IT WILL GO INTO THE AQUIFERS THE WATER THAT IS GOING WILL BE GOING INTO THE AQUIFERS IS CLEANER THAN THE WATER THAT'S ALREADY IN THE AQUIFERS SO IT'LL HELP CLEAN IT OUT AND BE EASIER TO TREAT ONCE IT'S UP. ONCE THAT IS DONE IN EIGHT TO 10 YEARS THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WILL BE DROUGHT PROOF IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. SO THAT'S A REALLY GOOD THING THAT WE'LL BE USING WATER WE'VE ALREADY USED. THE SECOND THING THAT THE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON IS YES I WAS INVITED AS A CANDIDATE TO THE FORUM THAT MR. BOWEN TALKED ABOUT. I TOO HAVE SAID THAT I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE WISE TO WAIT. I THOUGHT I MADE IT VERY CLEAR IN MY E-MAIL THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PARTICIPATE BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER THE NOMINATION PERIOD WHICH OPENS THE DAY AFTER VETERANS DAY. SO VETERANS OR NOVEMBER 12TH IS THE FIRST DAY THAT YOU CAN DECLARE YOUR CANDIDACY BY HAVING AN APPOINTMENT. THEN GETTING ALL YOUR SIGNATURES, GETTING A BALLOT STATEMENT AND DOING SOME OTHER PAPERWORK. AND ONCE YOU QUALIFY FOR THE BALLOT THEN AND ONLY THEN ARE YOU QUALIFIED TO BE A CANDIDATE. SO I WILL BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH THIS GROUP AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER THE NOMINATION PERIOD. AND THERE IS ALREADY A DAYTIME AND A NIGHTTIME CANDIDATES FORUM AND THIS WILL BE ANOTHER ONE AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S GOOD TO GET THE VOTERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND TO HEAR ANSWERS FOR THE CANDIDATES FORUM. AND WITH  THAT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM TEN CLOSE SESSION.

[10. CLOSED SESSION]

OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS MONDAY OCTOBER 7TH IN THESE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 6:30

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.