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WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS CLOSED SESSION IN ORDER AT 5:30 P.M.
[CALL TO ORDER]
ON MARCH 3RD. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE STUDY SESSION MEETING FOR MONDAY, MARCH 3RD, 2025.
MR. DOMER ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY HERE.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA IS ON ACTIVE MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS, SO HE IS ABSENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON PRESENT.
MAYOR HEPBURN PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY ATTORNEY HALL BARLOW.
[CLOSED SESSION TOPICS ]
PLEASE READ THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS FOR THE RECORD AND LET US KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY REPORT OUT AFTERWARDS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. TWO ITEMS OF CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.91. ONE IS THE CALIFORNIA PISTOL AND RIFLE ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL.
VERSUS LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, ET AL.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, CASE NUMBER 02:23-CV-10169-SPG-ADSX. AND THE OTHER IS GONZALEZ VERSUS CITY OF LA VERNE CASE NUMBER 24STCV34625 LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
THEN WE HAVE CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6.
NEGOTIATORS ARE THE CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY.
THE GROUPS ARE THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS OF LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE POLICE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, AND ALL UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
I DO NOT EXPECT ANY REPORTING OUT. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
FOR THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:32 P.M..
[REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM]
AND SHE MAKES US LOOK GOOD UP HERE. SO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL.
AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, WE DO PRODUCE A MONTHLY CITY MANAGER NEWSLETTER.
IT'S SOMETHING WE RELEASE AT THE START OF EVERY MONTH.
IT COVERS UPCOMING EVENTS, PERTINENT CITY NEWS.
IT ALSO SUMMARIZES THE LAST MONTH'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTIONS AS WELL AS REGIONAL NEWS.
BUT WE ALSO PRINTED SOME HARD COPIES HERE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE SOME.
OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH, GUYS. THANKS, ANDREA. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. AND WE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 6:32 P.M..
MONDAY, MARCH 3RD. MR. DOMER ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
OH THAT'S TRUE. WE DO, BUT THAT'S NOT WE GOT CLOSED SESSION.
SORRY. WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION BEFORE, SO DON'T DO ROLL CALL.
YES. FORGET THAT. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, PER THE CITY'S RULES, THAT WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION BEFORE THAT, SO SORRY, GUYS. REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED WITHIN THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PUBLIC HEARING AND OTHER MATTERS SECTION OF THE AGENDA.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING BY THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. ALSO, RIGHT NOW, I THINK A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND A STANDING OVATION FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR POLICE [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU ALL. DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND EVERYBODY RETURNED SAFELY, THANK GOD.
AND LAST MEETING WE HAD MR. LOPEZ'S GRANDSON.
WE'RE VERY HONORED TO HAVE THAT. SO, MR. LOPEZ, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ALL VETERANS AND THOSE IN UNIFORM PLEASE RENDER A SALUTE.
ALL OTHERS PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
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AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.SO HOW DID IT FEEL LAST LAST MEETING WITH YOUR GRANDSON? WELL, HE HAD SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL FOR ME TO DO THIS TONIGHT, BECAUSE HE DID A GREAT JOB.
YES. HE DID. VERY PROUD OF HIM. VERY PROUD OF HIM.
SURE YOU ARE TOO. OH, YEAH AND YOUR WIFE ALSO? OH, YEAH. WE ALSO HAVE OUR SENIOR VICE COMMANDER MARIA.
HELLO, MARIA, GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN.
AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT THIS IS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FIRST OF ALL. I KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO GET OVER HERE, BUT WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. AND ALSO OUR BOY SCOUT TROOPS AND OUR GIRL SCOUTS AND OUR BROWNIES, WHOEVER COMES IN TO CELEBRATE OUR FLAG IN OUR COUNTRY.
MIC. OH. THAT ONE. I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED A MIC.
THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO US AIR FORCE VETERAN DANIEL LOPEZ WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. THANK YOU AGAIN [APPLAUSE].
DOES SHE BOSS YOU LIKE THAT AT HOME [LAUGHTER]? SHE'S DOING HER JOB, KEEPING US STRAIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].
OKAY, MR. DOMER. NOW WE CAN DO ROLL CALL. GOT ME OUT OF ORDER BEFORE SO.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. I'M STILL HERE. THAT'S PERFECT.
COUNCIL MEMBER KASHIFALGHITA IS ON ACTIVE MILITARY DUTY RIGHT NOW, SO HE IS AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON. PRESENT.
MAYOR HEPBURN PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM, SIR.
THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS.
[PRESENTATIONS ]
OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THIS? SURE. SO OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
EVERY YEAR, MARCH IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
AND IN HONOR OF THIS YEAR'S THEME, MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER WOMEN EDUCATING AND INSPIRING GENERATIONS, THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD LA VERNE RESIDENT DR.
CHANTAL STIEBER, A CAL POLY POMONA PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY WHOSE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY IS MATCHED BY HER DEDICATION TO MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS. HER WORK FOCUSES ON REMOVING POLLUTANTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENT AND REPURPOSING THEM FOR SUSTAINABLE APPLICATIONS, EARNING HER THE 2023 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORING FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
WITH OVER $1.56 MILLION IN RESEARCH GRANTS, SHE HAS MENTORED MORE THAN 60 STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND HAS HELPED THEM SECURE OVER 80 RESEARCH AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS.
A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY, DR.
SO WHEREAS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WOMEN HAVE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING SOCIETY, SECURING RIGHTS AND LEADING MOVEMENTS THAT PROMOTE JUSTICE, EQUITY AND PROGRESS. AND WHEREAS THE THEME OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 2025 MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER WOMEN EDUCATING AND INSPIRING GENERATIONS CELEBRATES THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN EDUCATORS, MENTORS, AND LEADERS WHO SHAPE THE FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.
AND WHEREAS, THE CITY OF LA VERNE RECOGNIZES DR.
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CHANTAL STIEBER, A CAL POLY POMONA PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, FOR HER GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY AND HER COMMITMENT TO MENTORING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS. AND WHEREAS DR.STIEBER HAS EARNED THE 2023 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORING FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, GUIDING OVER 60 STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS.
AND WHEREAS, DR. STIEBER ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY AS A MEMBER OF THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, ADVOCATING FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY OPTIONS AND IMPROVING RESIDENTS QUALITY OF LIFE.
EXTENDING OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND ADMIRATION TO DR.
STIEBER AND ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO CELEBRATE AND REFLECT UPON THE INVALUABLE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN, PAST AND PRESENT, WHO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE FURTHER GENERATIONS [APPLAUSE].
NEXT, WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT CREWS AND CERT TEAM.
WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY DEDICATION OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS, WHO HAVE TIRELESSLY SERVED BOTH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE STATE DURING AN UNPRECEDENTED FIRE, WIND AND RAIN SEASON. ADDITIONALLY, WE ALSO COMMEND THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS OF OUR LA VERNE CERT TEAM, WHOSE SWIFT AND SELFLESS RESPONSE DURING THE L.A.
FIRESTORM EXEMPLIFIES THE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND PREPAREDNESS.
CHIEF NIGG, YOU'LL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM AND THANK YOU ALL [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU ALL. WELL, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY EXECUTIVE TEAM COLLEAGUES. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS MOMENT OR WELL, ULTIMATELY AND TALKING WITH COUNCIL AND MAYOR HEPBURN WE FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF THE HARD WORK AND SELFLESSNESS, REALLY, THAT ALL OF OUR FIRE PERSONNEL, INCLUDING OUR VOLUNTEER CERT MEMBERS, PUT IN OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, IF YOU WILL. SO JUST A BRIEF LITTLE HISTORY ON WHAT KIND OF GOT US HERE, WHAT THE MECHANISM TO GET OUR CREWS OUT AND GET INVOLVED IN THE STATEWIDE FIRES EVERY YEAR.
SO THE CALIFORNIA MASTER MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WAS PUT IN PLACE IN THE 1950S.
ALONG WITH THAT IS THE LANGUAGE THAT INCORPORATES WHAT WE CALL THE CFA OR THE CALIFORNIA FIRE ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, THAT PROVIDES FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT AND THE COST RECOVERY FOR ALL OF OUR RESOURCES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS, SO THAT THERE ULTIMATELY IS NO COST OR IMPACT TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE HELPING OUT WITH THAT FIREFIGHT OR WHATEVER DISASTERS GOING ON IN THAT MOMENT.
THAT STATEWIDE COORDINATION IS DONE SO BY THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, BETTER KNOWN AS CAL OES. AND THAT INCLUDES NOT ONLY THE FUNDING REIMBURSEMENT AND ALL THE COST RECOVERY MECHANISMS, BUT ULTIMATELY THE ACTUAL RESOURCE DISPATCHING AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND MAKING SURE THAT ALL THOSE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE NOT JUST DEPLETING ONE AREA TO COVER ANOTHER AREA, ETC.. THERE'S SIX MUTUAL AID REGIONS UP AND DOWN THE STATE.
LET ME CLARIFY VOLUNTARY. SO THERE IS NO MANDATORY MECHANISM THAT REQUIRES ANY JURISDICTION, IF YOU WILL, TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR MUTUAL AID.
HOWEVER, IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE IS A RECIPROCATING COMPONENT TO THIS RESOURCE SHARING.
SO FOR US IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE PERFECT EXAMPLE, WE'RE A SMALLER CITY, SMALLER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF THREAT TO THE NORTH OF US.
GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT, WE NEIGHBOR COUNTY AND STATE TERRITORY.
BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE FEDERAL JURISDICTION TO THE NORTH OF US AS WELL.
SO WE TOUCH RIGHT TO THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST.
SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE VERY RESOLUTE AUTOMATIC AID MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS IN PLACE.
BUT THAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE SO HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THIS STATEWIDE RESOURCE SHARING AGREEMENT.
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COSTS ARE REIMBURSED LIKE I SAID, UNDER THE CALIFORNIA FIRE ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT, CFA.WITHOUT GETTING TOO DEEP INTO THE WEEDS, THAT COVERS SALARIES OVERTIME FOR THOSE MEMBERS THAT ARE WORKING ON THEIR DAYS OFF, THE BACKFILL FOR THOSE POSITIONS, THE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, AND THEN ULTIMATELY THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY BEHIND THE SCENES ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS THAT GO INTO ALL OF THIS.
WE WE ARE ONE OF THE AGENCIES THAT ACTUALLY TAKE THE TIME TO CALCULATE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE RATE.
SO WE HAVE A 22.8%, AS OPPOSED TO THE MANDATORY, WHAT WOULD BE A 10% IF WE DIDN'T PUT THAT WORK IN.
SO WE VERY, VERY DILIGENT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE CAPTURE EVERY CENT THAT LA VERNE PUTS INTO THIS.
TO DATE, FOR THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, WE RECEIVED OVER $1.3 MILLION IN PERSONNEL REIMBURSEMENTS, $240,000 IN EQUIPMENT REIMBURSEMENTS, $380,000 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, AND MORE THAN JUST UNDER $600,000 THAT ARE STILL PENDING.
SO WITH THAT TAKES ME TO THE EFFORTS THAT OUR PERSONNEL PUT IN OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS REALLY.
BUT THAT STARTED IN JUNE OF 2024. AND AS YOU'RE ALL WELL AWARE, UP UNTIL JANUARY WHEN WE HAD THE EATON FIRE THAT WAS WE OUR PERSONNEL WERE ENGAGED IN EVERY ONE OF THESE INCIDENTS THAT YOU SEE HERE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES.
AND THEN CURRENTLY STILL TO DATE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS NEXT RAINSTORM. BUT WE'VE HAD OUR RAPID EXTRICATION MODULE, OUR TECHNICAL RESCUE TEAM IN THE WILDLAND SETTING HAS BEEN PRE-POSITIONED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL RAINSTORMS AS WELL.
SO WE ARE STILL BEING IMPACTED BY THESE FIRES.
AND THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE MUD AND DEBRIS FLOW FROM THE BURNED OUT HILLSIDES.
AND WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM SPECIALIZED PERSONNEL THAT GO OUT AS A SINGLE RESOURCE THAT IT'S TAKEN THEM YEARS TO ACHIEVE AND COMPLETE TASK BOOKS AND THEN ULTIMATELY BECOME A PART OF THESE FEDERAL OR STATE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS, HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER POSITIONS.
SO HERE'S ARE JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES THAT WE THREW TOGETHER. IF ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T FOLLOW US ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHT NOW, I'D HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE WE ARE VERY ACTIVE WITH KEEPING THE COMMUNITY UPDATED ON WHERE OUR PERSONNEL ARE AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY'RE GOING OUT, WHAT THEIR LATEST UPDATE IS, WHAT THEIR STATUS IS, AND WHEN THEY'RE COMING HOME. SO AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT OUR PERSONNEL GET INTO. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THE FINANCE PEOPLE IN THERE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT AS EXCITING AS FIGHTING FIRE.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT EVEN BEYOND OUR OWN PERSONNEL THAT ARE ON THE ON THE SUPPRESSION LINES HERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY FIGHTING FIRE, WE DO HAVE BATTALION CHIEF ROBERT RUSSELL, WHO'S A MED UNIT LEADER IN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM, OUR ANALYSTS, OUR FRONT OFFICE ANALYSTS, AS A NON-SAFETY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE ACTUALLY IS NOW QUALIFIED AND GOES OUT IN THE FINANCE SECTION OF THE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM, AS DOES CURRENT INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR JOE VIEIRA.
AND HE GOES OUT AS AN EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT MANAGER.
SO WE HAVE TWO OF OUR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES GOING OUT THAT ARE ULTIMATELY THE CITY IS BEING REIMBURSED FOR, AND THE CITY IS COLLECTING ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES ON THAT TOO.
SO BEFORE I WANT TO MOVE ON, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE EFFORTS OF OUR PERSONNEL, BECAUSE THIS IS THIS IS VERY, VERY HARD ON OUR PEOPLE.
IT'S MENTALLY TAXING. IT'S EMOTIONALLY TAXING.
IT'S PHYSICALLY TAXING. THEY GO OUT FOR UPWARDS OF TWO WEEKS AT A TIME, SOMETIMES LONGER, DEPENDING ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE INCIDENT DYNAMICS AND ULTIMATELY WITH MY APPROVAL, THEY WILL STAY LONGER.
WE WORK THROUGH THAT WITH OUR PERSONNEL. WE TALKED WITH OUR LABOR GROUP, THE VFA, TO TO KIND OF GET THE TEMPERATURE AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR PERSONNEL ARE STILL DOING OKAY, BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, IT'S NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT DEPLOYED, BUT IT'S ALSO THOSE THAT ARE COMING BACK AND BACKFILLING OUR STATIONS, LIKE YOU'LL SEE ON ALL OF OUR OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. WE'RE VERY INTENTIONAL ABOUT, YES, WE HAVE PERSONNEL OUT, BUT ALL THREE OF OUR FIRE STATIONS ARE COVERED. WE ARE RESPONSE READY.
THE CITY IS NOT BEING IMPACTED IN ANY RESPECT.
SO YOU HAVE ALL THOSE PERSONNEL THAT GO OUT AND ROUGH IT, LITERALLY SLEEPING ON SIDEWALKS IN THE DIRT OR WHATEVER, JUST MAKING IT WORK OUT THERE. BUT THEN YOU HAVE SO MANY MEMBERS THAT ARE BACKFILLING THEIR FAMILIES ARE IMPACTED.
THEY'RE AWAY FOR TWO, TWO AND A HALF, THREE WEEKS AT A TIME.
SO THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT THIS PRESENTATION WAS ABOUT.
AND ACTUALLY AT THIS POINT, I'D LIKE TO ASK NEWLY ELECTED LDFA PRESIDENT, DAVE BONANNO, CAPTAIN BONANNO, TO COME UP AND ULTIMATELY, THE THE INITIAL INTENT OF THIS WAS TO HAVE HIM COME UP AND ON BEHALF OF HIS BODY, THE LDFA BODY SAY THANK YOU TO THEM. AND I'LL SAY THAT ON MY BEHALF.
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I KNOW YOU WERE A PART A LOT OF THAT, TOO. BUT THIS SHOULD NOT GO WITHOUT YOU SO [APPLAUSE].OF THIS AS WELL, WHICH IS A REALLY NEAT COMPONENT. I'M GOING TO ASK COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST LONNIE SHIPMAN. THERE YOU ARE. COME ON UP. AND LONNIE HAS BEEN TASKED WITH THE ULTIMATE OVERSIGHT OF THE CERT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A REALLY GREAT VOLUNTEER PROGRAM.
GOOD EVENING. MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE TEAM.
SO AS CHIEF INDICATED, OUR OUR CERT PROGRAM, THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS REALLY OUR ANSWER TO THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM BECOME PREPARED WHENEVER THERE'S AN INCIDENT OR AN EMERGENCY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WE REALLY TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS UNDERSTAND RESIDENTS IN PARTICULAR, IS THAT THE CERT PROGRAM IS REALLY THERE TO PROVIDE LOCALIZED RESPONSE AND WILL SUPPORT, IF YOU WILL, TO TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, IF THERE WAS EVER ANY KIND OF AN EMERGENCY.
BUT WE, YOU KNOW, THE CERT PROGRAM OUT OF COVID REALLY HAD TO KIND OF REBUILD ITSELF.
AND WE REALLY TRY TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON PREPARING THE COMMUNITY, AND WE OFFER BASIC TRAINING CLASSES, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY EIGHT CLASSES OR SO, AND A AND AN ADDITIONAL CLASS THAT HELPS KIND OF TEST YOUR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE.
AND WHAT THAT DOES IS PREPARE INDIVIDUALS IN LA VERNE TO, AGAIN, BE PREPARED TO HELP THEMSELVES, THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEIR FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
AND THE FOLKS YOU SEE SITTING OVER HERE, WHICH IS JUST A SMALL PORTION OF OUR OF OUR CERT TEAM, ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS. THEY SPEND ALL OF THEIR TIME OUTSIDE OF WORK AND RETIRED LIFE, WHICH IS JUST ABOUT AS BUSY AS WORK, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FOR MOST OF THEM AND EVERYTHING ELSE, TEACHING CLASSES IN OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AT OUR OUTREACH EVENTS THAT I THAT I ATTEND, AND REALLY TRYING TO GET THE PROGRAM OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT WHAT THE ROLE OF CERT IS. BUT THE OTHER THING THAT THEY DO IS THEY'VE THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE IN, IN, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD RED FLAG FIRE PATROL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO IS DISPATCH OUR CERT TEAM TO GO OUT AND DRIVE INTO THE NORTHERN PARTS OF LA VERNE, TO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS, REALLY JUST BE ANOTHER SET OF EYES, EARS, ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
THEY EVEN HAD N-95 MASKS AT SOME POINT WHEN WE HAD DUST AND ASH BLOWING IN TO JUST SORT OF, AGAIN, IF FOLKS NEEDED ANY KIND OF ASSISTANCE, THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE THERE FOR.
THEY ALSO ARE THEY PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR AREA, DDMAC.
THERE ARE THERE IS A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DDMAC.
SO NOT ONLY DO THEY GO THROUGH OUR FEMA OUR FEMA CURRICULUM, WHICH IS THE CURRICULUM FOR THE CERT PROGRAM, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF TRAININGS, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A CEMS TRAINING AND ICS TRAINING, A NIMS TRAINING THEN THERE'S A HANDFUL OF OTHER ADDITIONAL TRAININGS RELATED TO FIRST AID AND OTHER THINGS THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PROUD OF IS DURING THE THE RESPONSE FOR THE EATON FIRE, THERE WAS A LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER THAT WAS CREATED FOR RESIDENTS THAT WERE IMPACTED, THAT LOST HOMES. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AGAIN WE'RE AGAIN PERSONALLY IMPACTED.
AND THE AREA REACHED OUT AND SAID, DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT'S WILLING TO COME OVER AND PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE AT THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER TO BE THERE ON HAND, TO DIRECT PEOPLE, TO DIRECT THEM TO, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF VENDORS, EXCUSE ME, THAT WERE THERE AND SO REALLY PROUD THAT THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING TO THEM, THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, IT WAS IT WAS EXPRESSED IT WAS JUST A MEANINGFUL WAY TO SPEND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT TIME THAT THEY PREPARE FOR TO GIVE BACK TO, TO THOSE IN NEED.
SO I REALLY WANT TO JUST AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS ALL FOR YOUR, YOUR HELP AND AND YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM, WITHOUT YOU GUYS, THIS WOULDN'T BE WHAT IT IS. SO I'M GOING TO JUST MENTION SOME NAMES AND JUST HAVE YOU KIND OF COME UP.
AND THEN I HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU. AND THE CERTIFICATE READS IT IS FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO, AND THEN WE'LL MENTION THE NAMES CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO AGAIN, WE'LL START WITH KEVIN CRIDDLE WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE SAFETY OF LA VERNE.
SO KEVIN CRIDDLE. YEP. NO, WE'RE GOING TO COME TO YOU.
I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT RICK ELMORE IS OUR TEAM LEADER.
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SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR TIME IN THE PROGRAM, RICK.JOHN GONZALEZ, MANNY HERNANDEZ. GET THE GANTLET OF HANDS AND THEN YEP.
WIFE, JEN KESTERSON, ALSO IS PART OF THE PROGRAM SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT, SO.
A COUPLE OTHER MEMBERS THAT, UNFORTUNATELY COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE TONIGHT DUE TO OTHER COMMITMENTS ALICE OHANESIAN AND JOSE PANTALEONE, BOTH MEMBERS THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED. ROBERT PEREZ, WHO ALSO COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT.
KEITH REEVES I SAW YOU OVER HERE. SUSIE RHODES, KAREN [INAUDIBLE], AND ABRAHAM TAVASSOLI, WHO AGAIN COULDN'T BE HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.
SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL THE CERTIFICATES AND THE RECOGNITIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CERT PROGRAM [APPLAUSE].
MIC] SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND WRAP UP.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY AND ALL THEIR EFFORTS. YEAH.
THEY'RE COMING UP NEXT FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION. SO YEAH, YOU TALKED ABOUT LONNIE, TALKED ABOUT COURSEWORK. WHEN DO THEY HAVE CYCLES WHEN OTHER PEOPLE CAN JOIN THEM AS WELL? IT'S A GOOD SELLING POINT RIGHT NOW FOR ANYBODY RECRUITING. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO WE ARE STARTING OUR BASIC TRAINING CLASS I THINK IT'S MARCH 25TH.
OKAY. THANK YOU, RICK'S GIVING ME THE THUMBS UP. SO WE STILL HAVE ACTUALLY SPOTS AVAILABLE.
SO PLEASE SIGN UP ON IS IT LVCERT.ORG. OKAY. THANK YOU.
SO. YEP. THANK YOU FOR THAT [APPLAUSE]. THANKS.
SO AT THE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE'RE A SMALL AGENCY, BUT LA VERNE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO BE INCREDIBLY ENGAGED IN NOT ONLY OUR COMMUNITY, BUT THIS ENTIRE OPERATIONAL AREA. AND FOR ALL OF THE EVENTS THAT YOU SAW, AN EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.
SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU TO OUR PERSONNEL.
APPRECIATE COUNCIL THAT YOU ALLOW ME TO OF THE THE YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT, I THINK. IS THAT CORRECT, OF A FEW OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS? IS THAT CORRECT? SO CURRENTLY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES FIRE CHIEFS, CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES FIRE CHIEFS CAL CHIEFS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT OF LA AREA FIRE CHIEFS, LA RICS, LA REGIONAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS BOARD MEMBER, AND THEN THE CHAIR OF THE REGIONAL TRAINING GROUP. WILL YOU BE GOING TO D.C.
SOON? I WILL BE, SO. HAVE YOU BEEN TO SACRAMENTO ALSO? SO SACRAMENTO, PROBABLY SOON TO DEAL WITH A WILDFIRE, FUEL ABATEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PROTECTED AREAS BECAUSE THAT'S BECOME A VERY CONVOLUTED PROCESS. THAT IS JUST NOT A LOT OF CLARITY, A LOT OF NOT A LOT OF OBJECTIVITY THERE.
WE ALMOST GOT IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATION, THROUGH UNTIL IT GOT IT WENT SAILED THROUGH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND THEN GOT VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR AT THE END.
THEN WE HAD OUR BIG WILDFIRE. SO I THINK WE HAVE SOME BETTER LUCK THIS TIME.
I WILL BE GOING TO D.C., AND THAT'LL BE TO ADDRESS A BETTER PART OF A FIVE YEAR ISSUE.
NOW WITH OUR FIRE APPARATUS THAT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS DEALING WITH.
THAT ULTIMATELY I STARTED THE CONVERSATION AT THE STATE LEVEL. HOWEVER, NOW IT'S GONE TO THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND I'LL HAVE THE ENTIRE FIRE SERVICE LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE SUPPORT WHEN I GO BACK AND PRESENT TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES AND HAVE SOME SIT DOWN CONVERSATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
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ON WITH THE MANUFACTURERS, A HANDFUL OF THEM THAT MAKE OUR FIRE APPARATUS.SO WE DO HAVE A NEW FIRE ENGINE PURCHASE COMING UP HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, NOT UNLIKE ANY OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENT OUT THERE, BUT THEY'RE GETTING UPWARDS OF 2 TO 4 YEAR LEAD TIMES, AND THE PRICE OF OUR APPARATUS HAS GONE UP ALMOST THREEFOLD.
AND THE REASON I MENTIONED TO CHIEF, BUT HE WON'T TALK ABOUT IT GENERALLY.
BUT THE POINT IS, IS THAT THE CHIEF HAS BROUGHT US BESIDES OUR AMAZING STAFF, BESIDES OUR AMAZING FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR FIRE CREWS, THAT HE HAS AN EAR WITH OUR STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS.
BUT IT TAKES THE LEADERSHIP OF A GOOD LEADER TO PUSH THAT THROUGH IN ORDER TO GET THESE CERTAIN THINGS HE'S TALKING ABOUT, LIKE CHANGING LEGISLATION WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE ONE CHOICE OF A FIRE TRUCK TO BUY FROM SOMETHING AND IT'S NOT FAIR, BUT ALSO THE FIRE RESOURCES AND DEALING WITH NEW LEGISLATION TO GET MONEY FOR OUR CITIES TO PROTECT US IN THESE HORRIFIC SITUATIONS THAT JUST HAPPENED.
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR STAFF THAT WE GET THESE THINGS DONE.
AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU AND VERY PROUD OF YOUR STAFF.
THEY KNOW WHO YOU ARE. THEY KNOW OUR STAFF. AND IT'S BECAUSE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT [APPLAUSE].
SORRY I GOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT CHIEF.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE. SO WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION FROM ONE OF OUR CAPTAINS. IT'S RIGHT NEXT. YES. AND ALSO IT WOULDN'T HAVE WITHOUT THE WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP OF OUR CITY MANAGER, KEN DOMER, TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO BE INDEPENDENT AND DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CITY TO WORK IN AND LIVE IN IF YOU'RE LUCKY TO.
ANYWAY. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. NO MORE COMPLIMENTS, KEN.
SORRY. THAT'S IT FOR THE NIGHT. WITH THAT, WE MOVE ON AND YOU GUYS CAN GO IF YOU WANT TO.
I KNOW YOU GOT THINGS TO DO. NEXT THE FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT.
THE FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS ALSO FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ESTABLISHING ITS FIRST PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ITS PERSONNEL. WE'LL BE CALLING FORWARD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S LEAD ON THE NEW PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM.
CAPTAIN MOORE, WELCOME [APPLAUSE].
OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, MY FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS AND CITIZENS OF LA VERNE. MY NAME IS TRAVIS MOORE, LIKE YOU SAID, CAPTAIN, BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR PROBABLY LIKE 17 YEARS, BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT ON AN ISSUE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY, THE WELL-BEING OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS. THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN COMMITTED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY WITH DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM, AND COURAGE. OUR FIREFIGHTERS FACE IMMENSE CHALLENGES DAILY, RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES THAT PLACE THEM IN HIGH STRESS AND OFTEN TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS. THE PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB ARE APPARENT, BUT WE MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL TOLL IT TAKES ON THESE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN. IN RESPONSE TO THIS CRITICAL NEED, I AM HONORED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM, AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
THIS PROGRAM WILL CREATE A STRUCTURED, CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT SYSTEM WHERE FIREFIGHTERS CAN SEEK GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE FROM THEIR PEERS AND COLLEAGUES WHO UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF THE JOB AT FIRST HAND. OUR PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES SEVERAL KEY COMPONENTS.
FIREFIGHTERS WHO UNDERGO SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WHO ARE HERE WITH ME RIGHT NOW, AND I'LL INTRODUCE THEM IN A SECOND; TO OFFER EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO THEIR COLLEAGUES.
ACCESS TO LICENSED PROFESSIONALS SPECIALIZING IN FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE FIREFIGHTERS CAN SPEAK OPENLY WITHOUT FEAR OF JUDGMENT OR REPERCUSSION, PROACTIVE EDUCATION AND WORKSHOPS AIMED AT PROMOTING ALL OVERALL WELL-BEING AND COPING STRATEGIES, AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNSELING TEAM INTERNATIONAL; A HIGHLY RESPECTED ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZING IN FIRST RESPONDER MENTAL HEALTH, PROVIDING FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS WITH ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ENSURE THEY RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AND SUPPORT.
THIS INITIATIVE RESULTS FROM A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FIRE CHIEF NIGG, BATTALION CHIEF ANDY GLAZE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE MANAGEMENT AND WITH THE STEADFAST SUPPORT OF THE LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION,
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WE HAVE DEVELOPED THIS PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR PERSONNEL.I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENCE OF KEY MEMBERS OF OUR PEER SUPPORT TEAM STANDING NEXT TO ME, CAPTAIN TODD HAROUTUNIAN, OUR FIREFIGHTER DAVIS COOK, AND DAKOTA BAKER ALONG WITH CHIEF GLAZE.
THEIR DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING THIS PROGRAM TO FRUITION, AND THEIR ONGOING INVOLVEMENT WILL BE A VITAL, VITAL TO ITS SUCCESS.
EXCUSE ME. AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO THE TO FIREFIGHTER WELLNESS, LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN INCLUDES THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM AS A KEY INITIATIVE. OUR DEPARTMENT RECOGNIZES THAT FOSTERING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE IS JUST AS CRITICAL AS MAINTAINING PHYSICAL READINESS.
THIS PROGRAM ALIGNS WITH OUR BROADER GOAL OF ENHANCING FIREFIGHTER HEALTH AND SAFETY, ENSURING LONG TERM WELL-BEING, AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVING SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
BY EMBEDDING PEER SUPPORT INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, WE AFFIRM OUR DEDICATION TO CREATING A SUPPORTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS. WHY IS THIS PROGRAM IMPORTANT? STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT FIRST RESPONDERS EXPERIENCE HIGHER RATES OF PTSD, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SUICIDAL SUICIDE COMPARED TO THE GENERAL POPULATION.
WHEN OUR FIREFIGHTERS ARE MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY STRONG, THEY CAN PERFORM THEIR DUTIES MORE EFFECTIVELY, ENSURING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
A HEALTHY FIRE DEPARTMENT LEADS TO A SAFER LA VERNE.
HOWEVER, ITS SUCCESS DEPENDS ON THE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM CITY LEADERSHIP AND OUR COMMUNITY.
TO OUR CITIZENS WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED TRUST IN THE LA VERNE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
OUR MISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO PROTECT AND SERVE, AND NOW WE ARE TAKING FURTHER STEPS TO ENSURE OUR FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE IN RETURN. NOW, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK FIRE CHIEF NIGG AND OUR NEW LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT, DAVID BONANNO, TO COME FORWARD AND SIGN A SPECIAL DOCUMENT TITLED A COMMITMENT TO FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
IN THIS DOCUMENT, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND RANK ING FILE FIREFIGHTERS TO COME TOGETHER AND PLEDGE THEIR COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TOGETHER. THE PLEDGE NOTES THAT EACH PARTY AGREES TO ONE, WORK TOGETHER TO BREAK THE STIGMA THAT CREATES BARRIERS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS. TWO, USE THE BEST RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US TO SECURE SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR OUR MEMBERS TO ADDRESS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL INJURIES AND THEIR EFFECTS. AND THREE, RECEIVE AND PROVIDE REGULAR COMMUNICATION ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, SERVICES AND PEER SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO HELP BUILD UNDERSTANDING AND BEST PRACTICES.
SO AT THIS TIME, CHIEF, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP WITH MR. BONANNO, AND THEN I'LL GET A PEN RIGHT THERE.
A COMMITMENT TO FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT BEFORE I HAND THIS OFF TO TO PRESIDENT BONANNO AT THE TOP OF THIS LETTERHEAD HAS THE INSIGNIA OF THE CPF, CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS, CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION, THE JAC COMMITTEE, ALSO OF THE CPF AND CAL OES. THIS IS TRULY A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF ALL OF THE HIGHEST POWERS IN THE CALIFORNIA FIRE SERVICE.
OUR ASSOCIATION'S COMMITMENT TO FIREFIGHTER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ALSO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU GUYS. YES, SIR.
OH, I THINK I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, AS WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE COVID,
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THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUE.AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT IT.
AND I THINK THIS IS A VERY GOOD STEP. I CAN SAY FOR ALL OF US THAT YOU HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY, OUR COUNCIL AND EVERYONE, AS YOU KNOW, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, AS YOU SAY, STABLE MENTAL SITUATION FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO'S A GREAT EMPLOYEE AND THEY MAKE THE DECISIONS, THE RIGHT DECISIONS. AND AND IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE DOING THIS.
SO WHATEVER YOU NEED FROM US, WE'RE HERE TO HELP.
BUT THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT DAY TO GET THIS DONE.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK YOU GUYS DID. I KNOW THIS IS JUST THIS TOOK SOME TIME.
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR A WHILE. BUT HOW MANY OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE THIS? BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY ALL HAVE THIS.
AND IF I'M NOT, IT'S IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AS WELL.
THERE IS THE COUNSELING TEAM INTERNATIONAL, AT LEAST IN THIS AREA, HAS BECOME QUITE A POPULAR GO TO FOR THE TRAININGS AND THE FOLLOW UP SUPPORT BEHIND PEER SUPPORT. SO ULTIMATELY IT'S IT'S IT'S ESSENTIALLY A BASIC LEVEL TRAINING FOR SELECTED MEMBERS OF OUR DEPARTMENT AND PRESUMABLY CHIEF GONZALEZ'S DEPARTMENT TO BE AN AVENUE FOR PERSONNEL TO GO TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH AND SEEK HELP.
IT IS NOT WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW TO OFFER CLINICAL HELP OR TO GET INTO DEEPER SITUATIONS, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN TRAINED AND HAVE THE RESOURCES AT THE AT THE READY TO REFER SOMEBODY OFF TO WHEN IT GETS THAT COMPLEX.
OUR DEPARTMENT JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT BEFORE. AND SO THIS PARTICULAR GROUP HAS SPENT THE BETTER PART OF A YEAR OR MORE GETTING TRAINED UP, PUTTING THE POLICY TOGETHER AND THEN ULTIMATELY ARRIVING AT THIS POINT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE].
THANK YOU AGAIN. WE NOW MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
EVENTS. I'LL CALL UP THE PERSON I THINK ANDREA, WE'RE GOING TO CALL UP ANDREA BLOCKINGER AGAIN.YEAH. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU AGAIN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU CHIEF.
I WAS GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO.
WHEN YOU START TALKING, EVERYONE LISTENS. OKAY.
THEY GOT TO STOP. YOU'RE LEAVING? THEY'RE MISSING IT.
WITH THE RECENT RELEASE OF THIS MONTH'S CITY MANAGER NEWSLETTER, THERE'S SOME UPCOMING EVENTS THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GAVE SOME SPECIAL ATTENTION TO, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER EVENTS NOT IN THE NEWSLETTER THAT I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ANNOUNCE DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT.
THE FIRST ONE IS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN WORKSHOP AT THE NOVEMBER 18TH, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONTRACT AWARD WITH KTUNA TO GUIDE US THROUGH THE PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN UPDATE.
DURING THE WORKSHOP, RESIDENTS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE GOALS OF THE PLAN, UPDATE AND PROVIDE INPUT AND SHAPE THE PLAN THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ADOPTING LATER THIS YEAR. THE WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 5:30 TO 7:30 P.M., AGAIN ON MARCH 12TH, AND IT'S ALSO AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY IF PEOPLE WANT TO JOIN THAT WAY AS WELL.
AND THAT LINK WILL BE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THAT EVENT DATE.
IF OH SORRY, THERE ARE GOING TO BE FUTURE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR SO THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME THERE'S GOING TO BE A SURVEY COMING OUT LATER IN THE YEAR AND ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WELL. WE HAVE A PAGE ON THE WEBSITE FOR THIS.
IT'S CITY OF LA VERNE DOT ORG FORWARD SLASH PRMP WHICH STANDS FOR PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN .
WAIT, WAIT. YES. JUST CHECKING. NEED TO CLEAN UP IN HERE A LITTLE BIT.
SO WE HEARD TODAY ABOUT A GRANT OPPORTUNITY THAT IS UNIQUE.
AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAVE NUMBER TWO PLASTIC BOTTLES, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO US.
THERE'S NO LIMIT. SO IF YOU HAVE A FEW HUNDRED HAS TO BE LIQUID.
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IT'S LIQUID NUMBER TWO. YEAH OKAY. EMPTY BOTTLE OKAY.SO WE'RE GOING TO BE COLLECTING THEM HERE AT CITY HALL AND ALSO AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.
AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WE'LL BE DONATING THEM TO A RECYCLING FACILITY.
SO PLEASE GIVE US ALL YOUR BOTTLES. WE'LL TAKE ALL OF THEM.
YES. YEAH. PLEASE CHECK THE BOX. SO THERE'S A LITTLE. YEAH. SO IT COULD BE PODS.
[LAUGHTER] AS LONG AS IT'S A TYPE TWO PLASTIC BOTTLE, WE WILL. CLARIFICATION TYPE TWO TYPE BOTTLE NEEDS TO BE CLEANED.
AND YES, PLEASE CLEAN IT. TWO TWO OTHER QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
BUT WE WILL BE POSTING ON SOCIALS TO SOLICIT.
THANK YOU. AND THEN YOU CAN JUST BRING IT HERE.
OKAY. LAST ONE. YES. SO VFW REQUESTED I ANNOUNCE THIS ONE.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE END OF MARCH. THEY'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING AN OPEN HOUSE ON SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH AT VETERANS HALL FROM 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M..
THIS IS A DEDICATED DAY OF SERVICE LED BY THE VFW MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
SO IT'S NOT JUST US, IT'S AROUND THE NATION THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
SO PLEASE SWING BY. WE ALSO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE ABOUT THIS EVENT AS WELL, AND THE VFW ON FACEBOOK PAGE, THEY HAVE INFORMATION THERE TOO.
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU GUYS. LET'S NOT FORGET THAT IT'S GOING TO BE POSTED AS FAR AS THE PARKS, THE NEW PARKS MASTER PLAN. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL IF YOU GET SOMETHING IN THE MAIL ONCE IT DOES COME OUT, DON'T THROW IT AWAY PLEASE FILL IT OUT. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S GOING TO MAP OUR FUTURE. OUR PARKS ARE SOME OF THE NICEST PARKS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU. AND YOU'LL BE GIVING US MORE INFORMATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA, PUSHING OUT VIDEOS, THINGS LIKE THAT. COMING SOON. COMING SOON. THANK YOU.
THIS IS STRICTLY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF OUR UPCOMING EVENTS. SHERRY BEST.
YOUR PLUM JAM IS INCREDIBLE. THERE'S STILL MORE.
YOU GOT A SWEET TOOTH I GUESS. THAT'S RIGHT. WELL, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE HONEY AND THE PLUM JAM, IT'S THE BEST. WE DON'T PRODUCE THE HONEY. NO, HE DOES.
HE DOES. YOU'VE GOT TO LIVE WITHIN A CERTAIN NUMBER OF FEET SO YOU CAN KEEP A HIVE.
WE CAN'T QUITE PUT A HIVE ON OUR PROPERTY UNLESS IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TOP OF OUR ROOF LINE.
WE MEASURED THAT. OH, WELL, I THINK JAM IS GOOD.
FIRST, I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAD A WONDERFUL VISIT TO THE RUBEL CASTLE ON THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT VISIT TO THE SAM MALOOF HOUSE AND GARDENS ON THE 15TH OF MARCH.
IT IS AMAZING TO ME HOW MANY PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AT THESE SPONSORED TOURS AND SAY THINGS LIKE, I HAVE LIVED IN LA VERNE, CLAREMONT, SAN DIMAS, WHATEVER ALL MY LIFE, AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO EITHER THE RUBEL CASTLE OR THE MALOOF.
THESE ARE TREASURES RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD THEY'RE SO WONDERFUL TO VISIT.
SO DO SEE ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A VISIT TO THE MALOOF.
NOW, IN THE 10TH OF MARCH, WE HAVE A GUEST SPEAKER.
AND HE'S GOING TO COME TALK TO US ABOUT THE SECOND CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH, WHICH HAPPENED IN THE WEST DURING THE POST-CIVIL WAR ERA. AND THIS WAS ALL CAPTURED BY A NATURALIZED GERMAN AMERICAN CITIZEN WITH A CAMERA.
THAT WILL BE AT THE HILLCREST RETIREMENT CENTER IN THE MEETING HOUSE AT 7 P.M.
ON MONDAY THE 10TH. IT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, SO COME HAVE FUN, EDUCATE YOURSELF AND BUY SOME PLUM JAM, YOU KNOW WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR THAT. THAT'S GOOD.
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$200 FOR A LIFE MEMBERSHIP. SO COME BE PART OF HISTORY THANK YOU SO MUCH.THANK YOU SHERRY. APPRECIATE IT. ADRIAN ROMERO, OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIAN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
DURING THIS PROGRAM, CHILDREN WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE COMPETITIVE SPORT OF TENNIS, AND AFTER THE PRESENTATION, CHILDREN WILL MAKE THEIR OWN TOY RACKET AND BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO PLAY A GAME.
ALSO IN MARCH, L.A. COUNTY LIBRARY CELEBRATES TEENS CREATE MONTH AND ON MARCH 20TH AT 4 P.M., WE'LL BE HOLDING A PROGRAM FOR TEENS AGES 13 TO 17, WHERE THEY CAN CREATE THEIR OWN BOOKMARK AND BE GIVEN A SHORT PRESENTATION ON HOW DIFFERENT CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD USE UNIQUE WEAVING STYLES AND PATTERNS TO PRESENT THEIR IDENTITY AND HISTORY.
AND ON MARCH 28TH, AT 11 A.M., WE'LL BE HOLDING A KEY IN HARMONY MUSIC TIME PROGRAM FOR AGES 1 TO 5.
AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WILL BE HOLDING A LOBBY BOOK SALE, WHERE YOU CAN FIND A WIDE RANGE OF USED BOOKS FOR A VERY REASONABLE PRICE.
FUNDS RAISED BY THE BOOK SALE ARE USED FOR PROGRAMS AND TO PURCHASE NEW BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY.
OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CROSBY. YES. TICKETS JUST WENT ON SALE TODAY FOR OUR SENIOR DANCE, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. IT'S A DINNER DANCE ON SUNDAY, MAY 4TH, FROM 4 P.M.
TO 7 P.M. AT THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY CENTER AND IT'S $15 PER PERSON.
THANK YOU RICK. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE CROWD? COME ON UP. MISS GALLEGOS.
I DO WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY. WE ARE HAVING OUR OUR ANNUAL OUR MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW AT 5 P.M.
AT HILLCREST AT THE CITRUS ROOM. SO EVERYONE IS INVITED AND PLEASE COME TO JOIN US.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WILL SAY YOUR WEBSITE IS COOL.
IT REALLY IS GOOD. I YEAH, ALSO THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
ALSO GOOD WEBSITES. IT'S REALLY A LOT OF INFORMATION.
GOOD INFORMATION. YEAH. THE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS A BRAND NEW WEBSITE AND IT IS REALLY AWESOME.
THAT'S GOOD. I THINK IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE, WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO THAT.
JUST KEEP PUTTING THEM OUT. GOOD INFORMATION REALLY IS.
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF WELL, WE DID A LOT OF EVENTS THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS AND WE'LL HAVE SOME UPCOMING AND THINK DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS, I'LL TALK ABOUT ANOTHER ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT WE DID. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'LL CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
COUNCIL ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
NOW WE MOVE ON TO CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ROUTINE, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE DISCUSSION. COUNCIL ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANY ITEM OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR? WE DO HAVE ONE PULLED MR. DOMER, IS THAT CORRECT, OR WAS THAT WAS THAT INFORMATION TAKEN CARE OF? SO RESIDENT RICK BOWEN DID ASK FOR NUMBER TWO TO BE PULLED, WHICH IS THE AUDITED DEMANDS.I DID RESPOND IN EMAIL TO HIM ABOUT THE ISSUE.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNCIL STILL WANTS TO DO IT. BASICALLY, HE WAS ASKING ABOUT THE $129,174.42 PAYMENT TO STRATEGIC CONSULTANT CONSULTING SERVICES. THE CITY IS THE FIDUCIARY FOR THE LOS ANGELES INTERAGENCY METROPOLITAN POLICE APPREHENSION CRIME TASK FORCE. THAT'S A BIG ONE. YES.
ELSE, WHICH WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR AUDITED FINANCIALS, THAT ADDS PROBABLY 8 TO $12 MILLION.
SO THERE'S NO COST IMPACT, BUT IT IS REPRESENTED ON THE AUDITED DEMAND.
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SO YOU STILL NEED TO PULL THAT WE CAN DO IT. OTHERWISE THAT'S THE EXPLANATION THAT I PROVIDED TO MR. BOWEN. I THINK THAT WE WOULD LEAVE IT AS SUCH AND KEEP IT IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS IS.AND I APPRECIATE THE THE EXPLANATION. IT IS NOT OUR MONEY, IT IS THE LA IMPACTS MONEY AND WE ARE THE BASICALLY THE CHECK WRITING ARM AND WE DO GET PAID FOR THAT. SO THAT'S EVEN A BETTER THING.
SO WITH THAT I HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND. VOTE PLEASE. MOTION WAS BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY LAU. IT WAS APPROVED FOUR ZERO WITH KASHIFALGHITA BEING ABSENT.
I WOULD BE VERY REMISS TO. I THINK HE HAD A BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK, DID HE NOT? HE DID. IT WAS YESTERDAY, WAS IT NOT? YEAH. SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KASH.
BUT THANK YOU. NOW WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.
[5. Youth Sports Facility Use Agreement - La Verne Little League. The proposed Youth Sports Facility Use Agreement renews the long-standing partnership between the City of La Verne and La Verne Little League (LVLL), which first formalized a field use agreement in 1986. This twoyear agreement (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027) grants LVLL priority field access while ensuring compliance with City policies on maintenance, safety, programming, and administration, reinforcing shared responsibilities for the benefit of the community.]
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS. FIRST IS THE YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE MANAGER DOMER.PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
I WONDER WHO THAT WOULD BE. THAT WOULD BE COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR YVONNE DURAN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. FIX THIS. TONIGHT I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT THE PROPOSED YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE, ALSO KNOWN AS LVLL LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE, AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SERVED OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH FOR DECADES.
THIS AGREEMENT REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING SAFE, WELL-MAINTAINED RECREATIONAL SPACES WHILE UPHOLDING RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR CITY RESOURCES. SINCE FORMALIZING A PARTNERSHIP IN 1986, ONE OF THE ONLY YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS AT THE TIME THAT HAD AN AGREEMENT, THE CITY AND LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER TO ENSURE OUR LOCAL FIELDS REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO YOUNG ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY CONTINUES THIS LEGACY, GRANTING LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE PRIORITY ACCESS TO CITY FIELDS WHILE ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES ON MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND ADMINISTRATION.
THIS TWO YEAR AGREEMENT, EFFECTIVE FROM NOW THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST OF 2027, INCLUDES OPTIONS FOR TWO ADDITIONAL TWO YEAR EXTENSIONS ALLOWING FOR LONG TERM PROGRAM STABILITY. IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, COUNCIL APPROVED A STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE TO SERVE AS A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS.
SO THIS IS NUMBER TWO OF OTHER FUTURE AGREEMENTS.
BY ESTABLISHING CLEAR GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS, THE CITY AIMS TO CREATE CONSISTENT AND EQUITABLE APPROACH TO MANAGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THESE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. THIS FRAMEWORK ENSURES YOU UNIFORMITY IN OPERATIONS, FAIR ACCESS TO FACILITIES, AND ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY'S BROADER GOALS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLE FACILITY MANAGEMENT.
BY APPROVING THIS AGREEMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL AUTHORIZE A YOUTH SPORTS FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE, REINFORCING OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO RECREATIONAL YOUTH SPORTS, AND ALSO GIVE CITY MANAGER, DOMER, OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS ENSURING EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION. THIS AGREEMENT SETS FORTH CLEAR GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS TO PROMOTE FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SOME KEY PROVISIONS IN THIS AGREEMENT, MUCH LIKE THE OTHERS, INCLUDE RESIDENT COMPLIANCE. THEY MUST MAINTAIN A 51% LA VERNE RESIDENCY WITH ROSTER AUDITS, ENSURING ELIGIBILITY, MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES, CONTINUAL UPKEEP, GENERAL UPKEEP, AND MANAGING OF FIELD LINING, DRAGGING, LINING, AND ROUTINE CARE, SAFETY OVERSIGHT.
THIS AGREEMENT MANDATES COMPLIANCE WITH AB 506 AND AB 2007, ENSURING THOROUGH BACKGROUND CHECKS, CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS AND EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS TO PROTECT PARTICIPANTS.
INSURANCE LIABILITY. LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE WILL PROVIDE $1 MILLION IN GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE, INCLUDING PROTECTIONS FOR ABUSE AND MOLESTATION CLAIMS. FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO HELP OFFSET MAINTENANCE AND UTILITY COSTS, AND LITTLE LEAGUE WILL CONTRIBUTE A SEASONAL LUMP SUM OF $500 FOR FACILITY USE PER SEASON, $1,000 FOR SNACK BAR USE AND $5 PER PLAYER PER SEASON.
AND THAT $5 PER PLAYER PER SEASON THAT GOES INTO A CIP PRETTY MUCH SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR THEM FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARK WITH PERIODIC REVIEWS OF THESE FEES. FROM A FISCAL PERSPECTIVE THIS AGREEMENT ENSURES THAT OUR PUBLIC FACILITIES ARE RESPONSIBLY MANAGED WHILE ALLOWING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR YOUTH.
LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE HAS BEEN A VALUED PARTNER IN OUR CITY FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS.
THIS AGREEMENT SOLIDIFIES OUR ONGOING COLLABORATION, ENSURING THAT OUR FIELDS REMAIN A PLACE WHERE YOUNG ATHLETES CAN LEARN, GROW, AND BUILD LIFELONG MEMORIES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT,
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ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE FOSTERING A THRIVING YOUTH SPORTS COMMUNITY IN LA VERNE.THANK YOU AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU YVONNE. I THINK WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
[INAUDIBLE]. THERE'S NO TIME LIMIT ON WALKING UP IT'S JUST ONCE YOU START [INAUDIBLE] .
I WANT TO MAKE SURE. MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, NOT NECESSARILY LONG JOURNEY, BUT A LONG PROCESS GETTING TO THIS POINT. SO I APPRECIATE THE HELP FROM YVONNE AND HER STAFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT I'VE SEEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS DOWN AT THE PARK FOR SURE.
AND SO I CREDIT TO HER AND PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE A STRONG LEAGUE.
WE HAVE ALMOST 500 KIDS IN OUR ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR.
AND AND IT'S GOOD. SO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.
SO THANKS, TRAVIS. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? THIS ITEM. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP THE DAIS.
I KNOW THAT MR. CROSBY AND MR. JOHNSON AND I KNOW THAT WENDY HAS BEEN IN SPORTS, WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS, WE'VE ALL BEEN IN SPORTS, WE'VE ALL BEEN IN SPORTS.
BUT I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF A CONTRACT, FIRST OF ALL, PROTECTS THE CHILDREN, WHICH IS THE AB 506 LIVE SCAN, WHICH MAKES SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THIS SPORTS, THAT THE COACHES ARE CLEARED.
ALSO, AB 2007, WHICH IS THE CONCUSSION ITEM WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS THAT I'VE HAD IN SOCCER AND SOME OF THESE SPORTS THAT HAVE COLLISIONS, I GUESS YOU COULD SAY. AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, IT WAS NOT TAKEN AS SERIOUSLY.
AND IT SHOULD BE SO. AND NOT ONLY THAT, JUST THE FACT THAT THE SNACK BAR, THE GROUNDS, THE FACILITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE STATE OF THE ART AS MUCH AS WE CAN AND WORKING REALLY WELL WITH OUR DIFFERENT SPORTS GROUPS, WHICH WE HAVE SOME AMAZING SPORTS GROUPS.
AND BEING A PARENT AND A COACH FOR SO MANY YEARS, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN ORGANIZED SYSTEM AND WE ALL TRY TO FOLLOW THE RULES AS BEST AS WE CAN. THERE'S ANY ISSUES YOU CAN ALWAYS COME TO YVONNE OR CHAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SITUATION IS.
SO THESE THESE ARE KIND OF BOILERPLATE AGREEMENTS.
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY EVERYTHING IS FOR EACH SPORT.
BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT THING WE HAVE.
AND I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS. AND IT'S TAKEN SOME TIME.
BUT EVERYBODY'S COMING IN LINE NOW OR I'LL SIGN THE AGREEMENT.
SO MR. CROSBY. THANK YOU YVONNE. JUST APPRECIATE TRAVIS'S LEADERSHIP AND YVONNE'S LEADERSHIP, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING EVERYTHING IN ORDER AND APPRECIATE THESE AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF OUR YOUTH SPORTS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. AND I KNOW WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE SPORTS TO GO, BUT IT'S REALLY MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE'S FOLLOWING.
AND SO AND WHAT WHAT THE MAYOR SAID IS REALLY ALL ABOUT THE KIDS.
SO THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON. ONE ONE QUESTION THAT ARE IS LIGHTING A PART OF THIS CONTRACT AS WELL LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE IS UNIQUE IS THAT THEY PAY THE EDISON BILL THEMSELVES.
SO WE DO NOT CHARGE AN HOURLY RATE FOR THEM WITH THE SYSTEM.
WE ARE CONTINUALLY LOOKING FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO UPDATE THAT SYSTEM TO A MUSCO LIGHTING, WHERE EVERYBODY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LIKE, ALL RIGHT, I'M TURNING OFF THE LIGHTS, ALRIGHT, I'M TURNING ON THE LIGHTS LITERALLY.
I USED TO BE A FIELD MONITOR BACK IN THE DAY FOR SOFTBALL GROUPS, AND I LITERALLY HAD TO YELL TO SOFTBALL GUYS, ALL RIGHT, GET OFF THE FIELD. I GOT TO TURN THIS OFF AND YOU HEAR THE THING, GO, CHUNG CHUNG. THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE LITERALLY AT PELOTA PARK. SO WE ARE LOOKING IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE SYSTEM.
WE'VE TALKED WITH LITTLE LEAGUE AND LOOKING FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.
THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ON THEIR DESK RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD OUR PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND AS WELL, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH OBSOLETE.
SO IT WILL BE A PROCESS. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS, BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR THAT.
VERY GOOD. AND IS THERE A TIME PERIOD AS FAR AS THE NEIGHBORS? NOT THIS PARK. I WILL SAY KNOCK ON WOOD, TYPICALLY ABOUT 9:00 THEY END.
SO THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY ISSUES. I HAVEN'T HEARD ANY ISSUES FROM TRAVIS.
WE'VE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS. WE'RE RESPECTFUL ABOUT NOISE ONCE IN A WHILE THERE IS SOMETHING,
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BUT I WILL SAY KNOCK ON WOOD AGAIN. NOT PELOTA PARK.VERY GOOD. YES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
I'M JUST GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET. DITTO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. AGAIN, I WILL SAY, TRAVIS, THANK YOU. I MEAN, YOU GUYS RUN A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM.
I HEAR NOTHING BUT COMPLIMENTS BETWEEN YOU GUYS.
WE'VE HAD OUR ISSUES WITH SOFTBALL. THAT'S BEEN CORRECTED. NOW WE'RE ON THE RIGHT PATH.
BECAUSE NOT ONLY THAT, THEY'RE SPENDING MONEY IN LA VERNE TOO, WHICH I REALLY DO ENJOY, AND THE TAX BASE SO, BUT YES. AND SATURDAY'S OPENING DAY FOR LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE.
THAT'S RIGHT THIS SATURDAY. WHAT TIME IS THAT? 8:00. BEAUTIFUL. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOULD NEED A MOTION. SECOND. SECOND VOTE PLEASE.
THAT WAS MOVED BY LAU SECONDED BY JOHNSON. APPROVED FOUR ZERO, WITH KASHIFALGHITA BEING ABSENT.
GREAT. WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A LOT OF WORK, BUT GREAT JOB.
[6. Department Director Employment Agreement Template. The City Manager is requesting City Council approval of a template for Department Director employment agreements which sets forth terms and conditions for employment of employees serving as Department Directors based on City Council approved salary and benefit resolutions.]
WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS. I THINK IT'S YOU.BUT LIKE THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT, ONLY ALLOW FOR THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS ALREADY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THROUGH RESOLUTIONS GENERALLY APPROVED AROUND THE BUDGET TIME, SO THE PERSONNEL RESOLUTION AND SALARY RESOLUTIONS.
TYPICAL PRACTICE IN LA VERNE HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE A CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT TO A PERSON, IN PARTICULAR A DIRECTOR, WHICH OUTLINES THE SALARY AND BENEFITS, AND THEREFORE IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE THAT WITH AN ACTUAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
IT'S THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR WHO WILL BE STARTING WITH THE CITY ON MARCH 24TH.
THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH IS COMMON IN OTHER CITIES, IS A CLEANER WAY TO YOU KNOW, LIST OUT THOSE CONCERNS AND THE AGREEMENT TERMS WITH UPPER LEVEL POSITIONS. AND AGAIN, IT ONLY PROVIDES ME THE AUTHORITY ALREADY GIVEN TO ME THROUGH CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION.
SO THAT IS MY REQUEST TONIGHT. AND IF THERE'S A QUESTION, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER.
GOOD. I'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? THAT WOULD BE A NO. BRING IT BACK TO THE DAIS.
ANY COMMENTS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PRODUCING THIS TEMPLATE.
YOU SPEAK TO MY LAWYER HEART THAT IT'S GOING TO CREATE SOME UNIFORMITY AND HOW DARE YOU.
BUT I APPRECIATE THE UNIFORMITY AND HAVING A BASELINE.
SO THANK YOU. THE ATTORNEY HAS SPOKEN. I AGREE.
KUDOS AND DITTO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT TAKE A MOTION.
SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS MOVED BY JOHNSON. SECONDED BY CROSBY WAS APPROVED FOUR ZERO WITH KASHIFALGHITA ABSENT.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT, SO WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS,
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS. THIS IS A TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA OR WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT APPEARING ON THE POSTED AGENDA.HOWEVER, YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
THERE IS A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT WHATEVER. AT THIS TIME, THOSE WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS AND ARE PRESENT HERE IN THE CHAMBER CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM. YVONNE, COME ON UP.
YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD.
I'M JUST TOLD ME I COULD HAVE 20. [INAUDIBLE] I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE ANYMORE IF I DID THAT.
I'M SORRY. I THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING ME PUBLIC COMMENT.
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MONTH, NOT ONLY IN CELEBRATION OF OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, BUT GOING INTO WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AS WELL.ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS VERY HONORED AS VICE CHAIR TO BE ABLE TO DO WAS TO VISIT THIRD GRADE CLASSES AT LA VERNE HEIGHTS AND AT ROYNON. AND WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO, ALONG WITH [INAUDIBLE] IVY THE CHAIRPERSON OF CASI AND BRITTANY ALLISON ON THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE WERE WE PURCHASED BOOKS TO HAND OUT TO THE THIRD GRADERS, AND I BROUGHT ONE OF THE BOOKS WITH ME.
IT WAS CALLED BLACK INVENTORS, AND IT'S A SCHOOL AGED YOU KNOW, BOOK, EASY TO READ.
I, I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH IT. IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING ABOUT 15 DIFFERENT INVENTIONS THAT YOU KNOW, BLACK AMERICANS HAVE CREATED DURING HISTORY. SO IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE TO GO OUT TO THESE CLASSROOMS AND SPEAK WITH THE CHILDREN AND MEET THE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS AND ALSO BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY BRING THE BOOKS TO THEM, WHICH THE KIDS LOVED.
RIGHT. BUT ALSO TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY WERE LEARNING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS AND A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THEY HAD BEEN DOING FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH WHICH WERE DISPLAYED IN THOSE CLASSROOMS AS WELL. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THIS KIND OF WORK WITH CASI GOING THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR AND AGAIN, CELEBRATING DIFFERENT YOU KNOW, CULTURES AND SPREADING AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JOIN US. YOU CAN EMAIL CASI.LAVERNE@GMAIL.COM, AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON ANY UPCOMING EVENTS THAT WE ARE HAVING. WE ALSO DID DO A LITTLE LIBRARIES EVENT LAST MONTH, MAYBE END OF JANUARY. SORRY. AND WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SUPPLY SOME OF THE LITTLE LIBRARIES WITH WITH, WITH BOOKS OF INTEREST AND ALSO WE, WE DID A HUGE DONATION TO THE LEO PANTRY, WHICH WAS REALLY AWESOME.
THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE, WHICH WAS REALLY GREAT.
COULD YOU PUT THAT ON YOUR WEBSITE, TOO? I MEAN, IF THERE'S A NEED, IF YOU COULD DO THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT. I SAW THAT YOU WERE THERE. BUT SOME ITEMS AS FAR AS ANY RESIDENT WAS LOOKING AT, SAYING, HEY, I'LL JUST RUN OVER THERE AND DROP SOME STUFF OFF.
I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA.
I WILL DO THAT BECAUSE THEY GIVE US A SPECIFIC LIST OF, AGAIN, SUSTAINABLE TYPE OF SHELF ITEMS THAT YOU COULD POST THAT THAT WOULD BE SUPER BECAUSE IT GIVES US AN IDEA. AND I MEAN, NOT EVERY ONE OF US RUN BY THE UNIVERSITY, I MEAN, GOSH KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES IN A WEEK. SO AND IT TAKES TWO SECONDS.
YEAH. AND IT'S SUPER EASY BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT AT THE LEWIS CENTER. AND IT'S LIKE YOU HAVE LIKE A LOADING ZONE RIGHT, RIGHT IN FRONT. AND I WAS JUST ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY JUST HELPED ME UNLOAD ALL THE STUFF THAT WE HAD.
AND SO A BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO HEEDED THE CALL TO DONATE THOSE TYPE OF ITEMS. AND THE PANTRY DID SUPPLY US WITH A LIST OF MUCH NEEDED ITEMS, INCLUDING OBVIOUSLY, LIKE PERSONAL ITEMS, FEMININE PRODUCTS, ETC., WHATEVER. LET US KNOW.
YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BRING. OH, GARY. ALMOST TWICE. WE CLOSED PUBLIC COMMENT.
NO. OH TOO LATE. WELL, I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO WHAT YVONNE SAID, AND THAT IS THAT I HAVE INCREASINGLY FELT THE LACK OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNICATION IN THE CITY SINCE WE LOST OUR LA VERNE SAN DIMAS NEWSLETTER THAT USED TO GO OUT AND GET MAILED TO EVERYBODY IN THE CITY, AND WE NOW DON'T HAVE THAT ANYMORE.
SO I WOULD URGE PEOPLE LIKE YVONNE TO WRITE UP ABOUT HER NEEDS FOR THE LEO PANTRY, AND I'LL PUT THAT IN THE NEWSLETTER, BECAUSE THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUTS OUT SIX NEWSLETTERS A YEAR.
EVERY OTHER MONTH WE PUT OUT A NEWSLETTER THAT'S BETWEEN 8 TO 12 PAGES LONG.
WE POST OUR NEWSLETTERS ON THE WEBSITE, SO THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE UP TO.
SO USE US AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TO ADVERTISE YOUR GOOD WORK.
THANK YOU. I DID YOUR YOUR WEBSITE IS GOOD. VERY GOOD.
YEAH. LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION AND IT'S WHAT'S GOING ON.
SO THANK YOU. WE'RE POSTING UP ALL OF OUR VIDEOS, AND TAKE SOME PICTURES OF YOUR PLUM JAM, WOULD YOU PLEASE. JUST SAYING JUST JUST SAYING YES.
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[INAUDIBLE] YES. I GOT IN MY OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS VICE CHAIR OF CASI. AS YVONNE GALLEGOS, RESIDENT OF LA VERNE.TRAVIS LITTLE LEAGUE. DO YOU HAVE THE $10 CARD? I BOUGHT ONE LAST YEAR, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR ONE FOR THIS YEAR.
HOW WOULD I GET ONE? I'VE GOT SOME PEDDLERS. THEY'RE CALLED MY NEPHEWS. I WAS LIKE, THEY WILL SELL. THEY'LL SELL THEM TO YOU. TRAVIS GET THAT STUFF OUT COME ON, MAN. HE'S GOT A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. IT SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE A CONNECTION.
YOU KNOW, THOSE THOSE CARDS ARE THE SAME AS THE THINGS FOR GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.
WE'RE ALL GOING TO BUY THEM. PERIOD. RIGHT. OKAY.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? DID THE HEATER JUST GO ON OR IS IT ME? YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP TO THE DAIS.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. OKAY. SO FIRST, I AM HUMBLED AND PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT I WAS NOMINATED AND ELECTED IN AS THE VICE CHAIR FOR TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY BOARD [APPLAUSE].SO LA VERNE IS REPRESENTED. SO SO I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
HELP US WITH MENTAL HEALTH. WELL I'LL TRY. BUT I WILL SAY I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FOLKS ARE IN GOOD HEALTH, NOT JUST PHYSICALLY, BUT MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SHE PUTS FORTH, IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR THE CASI NEWSLETTER.
IT'S NOT A NEWSLETTER, BUT AN EMAIL THAT SHE PUTS OUT KIND OF CAPSULIZING WHAT THE EVENTS ARE, WHAT'S HAPPENED AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN. IT'S A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE.
THERE'S PICTURES AND THERE'S FUN THINGS, AND THERE'S EASY WAYS TO JUST BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
SO IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE, THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO GET CONNECTED.
WE HAD A YFAC MEETING LAST WEEK. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT SOME EVENTS THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING ON SO FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT KNOW, YFAC IS THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE.
THE UTILITY POWER BOX PAINTING PROJECT IS THE CHANCE TO TURN EVERYDAY ELECTRICAL BOXES INTO VIBRANT WORKS OF PUBLIC ART, BEAUTIFYING OUR COMMUNITY WHILE SHARING YOUR ARTISTIC VISION WITH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.
SO IF YOU KNOW OF A YOUNG PERSON WHO WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THEIR ART DISPLAYED ON ONE OF OUR UTILITY BOXES, THEY JUST NEED TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSAL BY APRIL 17TH AT 5 P.M., AND YOU CAN VISIT THE YFAC PAGE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR THE PROJECT DETAILS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
YEAH, SO REALLY EXCITING. YEAH, I'M EXCITED FOR THAT.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING THAT I WANTED TO SHARE IS THAT THERE WILL BE A PARENT NIGHT.
IT'S INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WILL BE DISCUSSING INTERNET AND SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY FOR CHILDREN.
AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT ROYNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON TUESDAY NIGHT, MARCH 18TH AT 5 P.M.
AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. SO IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE RECORDED BY LV-TV, WHICH IS THE UNIVERSITY'S LOCAL CABLE FUNDING.
SO THAT'S A GREAT THING. AND IT'S GOING TO BE POSTED ON YOUTUBE AT A LATER DATE.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, IT IS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH.
AND THEN TO MY PANHELLENIC SISTERS AND MY SISTERS IN GREEK LIFE.
TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL BADGE DAY, SO HAPPY BADGE DAY AND AS ALWAYS, BE KIND TO EACH OTHER.
HAVE A GOOD WEEK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.
THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS MY PLEASURE TO BE WITH MR. OUR COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR PRO TEM STEVE JOHNSON, AT OUR LA VERNE GIRLS SOFTBALL DAY THAT THEY HAD THEIR OPENING DAY AND WATCHING ALL THE THE GIRLS OUT THERE AND READY TO GO PLAY.
AND THAT IS ALL THE ANNOUNCEMENTS I HAVE BESIDES, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MR. KASHFALGHITA. THAT'S RIGHT. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KASH.
MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KASH. AND YOU CAN'T HAVE THE COOKIES IN THE BACK ROOM EITHER.
OH, THAT'S BAD, THAT'S BAD. WE'RE A BAD GROUP.
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I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR TRAVIS. I THINK WE HAVE A ROTARY PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON FAIRLY SOON FOR LITTLE LEAGUE.HE'S GOOD. SPORTS COMMITTEE MEETING LATER THIS WEEK.
THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON. A COUPLE ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS A COUNCIL UPDATE END OF THE YEAR REPORT.
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE CITY CITY OF LA VERNE HAS DEVELOPED AN END OF THE YEAR REPORT.
FROM INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS TO REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE REPORT PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO HOW LA VERNE IS GROWING AND EVOLVING.
WE HAVE COPIES AVAILABLE HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON THE SIDE THERE, AND RESIDENTS CAN ALSO VISIT CITY OF LAVERNE.ORG/ENDOFYEAR TO SEE THE FULL REPORT. THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE IN YOU KNOW, IN THE EFFORT OF TRANSPARENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING, HOW WE'RE DOING. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT UPDATE. SO I SUGGEST YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
I WAS REMISS LAST COUNCIL MEETING THAT AARON AND AND ANDREA HAD PUT TOGETHER THE HILLCREST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS OVER TO HILLCREST WITH THE RESIDENTS OVER THERE.
JARA WAS THERE. THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB, AND I THINK WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING MOVING FORWARD. BUT SLIDESHOWS AND MOSTLY MY BIGGEST THING ABOUT OUR CITY IS REPRESENTING THE EMPLOYEES AND WHAT WE DO AND, AND HOW THE INTERACTION IS AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN SNIPPETS AS FAR AS OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS A GREAT COMMUNITY. SO I WILL BE TRAVELING TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY TO SACRAMENTO.
I WILL BE I AM THE SECOND VP ON THE CAL COG. I HAVE SAID THAT BEFORE ON THE CAL COG.
THEY REPRESENT 51 BASICALLY CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND WILL BE GOING THERE.
WE'LL ALSO BE MEETING HOPEFULLY WITH OUR SACRAMENTO ELECTEDS A FEW.
AND THEN ON THE 9TH OF MARCH, I'LL BE TRAVELING TO D.C.
WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MEETING WITH OUR D.C.
WE AS CITIES ARE NIMBLE, WE MOVE FAST. AND THE MONEY THEY GIVE US, WE USE IT EXTREMELY WELL.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH FOR THAT AND MORE GRANTS, BUT ALSO WITH THE FIREWISE, WITH CARE PROGRAMS FOR OUR HOMELESS SITUATION AND OUTREACH, ALONG WITH OUR HOUSING TRUST AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHERE WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS AND GETTING THEM INTO SUSTAINABLE HOUSING, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND ALSO THE MENTAL AWARENESS PART OF IT AS MEMBER LAU STATED.
SO THAT'S COMING UP. THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF GOING ON.
TUESDAY, MARCH 4TH, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING. MARCH 5TH IS YOUTH SPORTS MONDAY, MARCH 10TH IS THE SENIOR MOVIE MATINEE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER 12:30 P.M.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12TH, PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY.
MARCH 12TH PLANNING COMMISSION. MONDAY, MARCH 17TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
SO WE'LL STOP THERE. BUT LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE.
IT'S BEEN REDONE JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE'S WEBSITES ARE REDONE.
IT'S INTERACTIVE. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS TO OUR STAFF, PLEASE PUT IT IN THERE.
WE CAN ALWAYS CHANGE AND MODIFY THINGS TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR EVERYONE.
WITH THAT, OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 17TH.
THE IRISH. THAT'S RIGHT. YOU CAN'T. IT'S HARD.
GO AHEAD AND TRY IT AGAIN. THE STUDY SESSION.
ON MONDAY, MARCH 3RD. HELLO, JOE. HELLO, KATHY.
HELLO, CINDY. HELLO, ROSS. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU GUYS IN A WHILE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU TWO. I'VE SEEN YOU TWO. BUT WELCOME.
AND THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK. YOUR NAME IS MARK.
PLEASURE. NICE TO SEE YOU GUYS AND EVERYONE ELSE.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK. BE SAFE. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.