Mar 17, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING AT 5:31PM, THIS MEETING FOR A STUDY SESSION ON MARCH 17TH,

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THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

TONIGHT'S STUDY SESSION IS FROM CALTRANS ON THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD MULTIMODAL PROJECT.

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MR. SANTIAGO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A QUICK CORRECTION. JAMES SANTIAGO IS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

I AM BENJAMIN MEDINA. I ALSO HOLD THE RANK OF SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER.

I WAS JUST TESTING TO SEE IF YOU KNEW WHO YOU WERE, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU INFORMED US THAT THERE WAS A CORRECTION.

SO WE'RE NEVER WRONG. SO, NO. THAT'S GREAT. DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE THAT'S HERE FROM CALTRANS, PLEASE? YES, PLEASE. OF COURSE I HAVE WITH ME THE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MARLYN REGISFORD. I ALSO HAVE MARTIN WYNN, WHO IS OUR ENGINEER FOR THIS PROJECT.

WE HAVE NADIA ABDEL-MALEK. HE IS OUR PROJECT MANAGER WHO WILL BE TAKING OVER AFTER THIS PHASE CONCLUDES AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE MY DIRECT SUPERVISOR, ROMEO ESTRELLA AND THIS COMPRISES THE THE COMPLETE STREETS TEAM AND THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE AS PART OF THE CALTRANS DISTRICT 7. I DID WANT TO MAKE TAKE A QUICK SECOND TO INTRODUCE MARLON, IF YOU COULD SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE PROJECT AND OF COURSE, WHAT OUR OBJECTIVES ARE HERE. THANK YOU MARLON.

IT'S BEEN, WHAT, A WEEK, MAYBE A WEEK AND A HALF, BUT MAYBE A WEEK AND A HALF.

HE'S ON THE GOLD LINE AUTHORITY WITH ME. HE REPRESENTS CALTRANS. SO WE'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND HE'S BEEN A GREAT HELP TO OUR CITY AND OUR CITY MANAGER AND LETTING US KNOW HOW CALTRANS WORKS AND WHAT HE DOES TO HELP US.

BUT THANK YOU. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY NAME IS MARLIN REGISFORD. I AM THE DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR CALTRANS DISTRICT 12 PLANNING AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION.

I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE COUNCIL AND OUR PRESENTATION THAT WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE THIS EVENING REGARDING THE COMPLETE STREETS IMPROVEMENTS ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND JUST THE GENERAL STATEMENT HERE.

THIS IS A PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT AND OUR DISTRICT SEVEN COVERS LOS ANGELES AND VENTURA COUNTIES.

WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE OUR STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES OUR CONVENTIONAL HIGHWAYS, TO MAKE THEM MORE SAFER, MORE ACCESSIBLE AND THAT INCLUDES NOT JUST VEHICULAR MODE OF TRAVEL, BUT ALSO BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN AND OTHER MODES OF TRAVEL AS WELL.

SO THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT WE WANT TO BRING TO THE COUNCIL TONIGHT JUST TO SEE, OF COURSE, WHAT THOUGHTS, QUESTIONS, CONCERNS OR ADDITIONS THAT THERE MAY BE TO THIS PROJECT.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO RECEIVE ANY SORT OF FEEDBACK THAT THE COUNCIL MAY HAVE TONIGHT, AND WE'RE VERY MUCH WILLING TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS REGARDING THE PROJECT AND WHAT CAN BE MADE THE BEST FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

SO WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AGAIN FOR TAKING OUT THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US THIS EVENING AND ALSO FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THIS TIME WITH US AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER BACK TO OUR SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER, MR. BEN MEDINA. GO AHEAD BEN. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WORDS.

GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR CONVENING FOR THIS SPECIAL SESSION TO DISCUSS THIS PROJECT.

I'LL TRY NOT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME SO WE CAN GET DOWN TO THE QUESTIONS AND FEEDBACK FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS BEN MEDINA. I WILL BE PRESENTING ON THE COMPLETE STREETS IMPROVEMENTS COMPONENT OF AN UPCOMING PROJECT ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

AS I MENTIONED, PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING ON MARCH 17TH.

I'LL GO OVER THE SUMMARY OF OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, BOTH ONLINE AND IN PERSON.

THIS WAS HELD MOST RECENTLY IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

WE'LL I'LL ALSO BE GOING OVER THE REVISIONS TO THE PROJECT BASED ON THIS FEEDBACK AND IF WE HAVE TIME, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IF THEY ARISE. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.

THIS IS THE PROJECT AREA WHICH ENCOMPASSES BOTH THE CITIES OF LA VERNE AND POMONA.

ON THE WEST. WE HAVE THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, AND TO THE EAST WE HAVE THE CITY OF CLAREMONT.

THIS IS A PAVEMENT PROJECT. PRIMARILY. WE'RE GOING TO REHAB THE EXISTING PAVEMENT AS IT HAS DETERIORATED TO SOME DEGREE IN CERTAIN SECTIONS.

AS PART OF THIS, WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO INCLUDE BICYCLE FACILITIES, WHETHER THEY BE CLASS 4, WHICH IS A PROTECTED BIKEWAY, OR CLASS 2, WHICH IS A STANDARD BICYCLE LANE [INAUDIBLE].

WHAT WE'LL SEE AROUND AT THE MAP, YOU'LL ALSO SEE EXISTING AND PLANNED NETWORKS, BOTH IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND OUTSIDE OF ITS CITY LIMITS.

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WE ALSO HAVE CLASS TWOS WEST ON FOOTHILL ITSELF IN THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS.

SO OUR PURPOSE IS TO KIND OF CLOSE THIS GAP NETWORK AND CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING NETWORK BOTH IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND ABROAD.

I ALSO HIGHLIGHTED ON THE LOWER SECTIONS THE UPCOMING METRO STATIONS, AS MAYOR HEPBURN MENTIONED, AS PART OF THAT AUTHORITY THAT IS SET TO OPEN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OR A FEW YEARS, I BELIEVE AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES CAN ACCESS THOSE RAIL STATIONS AS WELL. SO A FEW MONTHS AGO, JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING, WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING HERE.

I ALSO PRESENTED AND STAFF THAT WERE HERE. WE KIND OF HAD A WORKSHOP WHERE WE HAD YOU KNOW, POSTER BOARDS AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE AND WE WERE ABLE TO DISCUSS THE, AT THE TIME, TWO DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVES FOR THIS PROJECT.

ONE NECESSITATED THE REMOVAL OF A TRAVEL LANE AS WELL AS ON STREET PARKING.

THE MEETING ITSELF WENT WELL. I THOUGHT IT DID.

THERE'S A FEW PHOTOS OF US SPEAKING TO THE PUBLIC.

WE HAD MORE STAFF IN ATTENDANCE TO ADDRESS OTHER CONCERNS, BUT PRIMARILY FROM WHAT I TOOK AWAY FROM IT IS THAT IT WAS LARGELY POSITIVE AND VERY MUCH NEEDED. WE HAD PARENTS DISCUSSING THEIR WISH TO GO TO THE NEAREST COFFEE SHOP, BUT CROSSING FOOTHILL WASN'T REALLY SUPPORTED IN TERMS OF DOING SO ON A BICYCLE. THEY ALSO DISCUSSED GENERAL SAFETY IN TERMS OF PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S MID-BLOCK CROSSINGS OR CURB EXTENSIONS TO SHORTEN CROSSING DISTANCES FOR PEDESTRIANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND THE SURVEY AT THE TIME DID REFLECT THAT.

AT THE TIME WE HAD ABOUT 200 RESPONSES. MANY OF THEM WERE IN FAVOR OF ALTERNATIVE TWO, WHICH WOULD HAVE NECESSITATED OR ENCOURAGED THE REMOVAL OF A TRAVEL LANE AS WELL AS ON STREET PARKING. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS AFTERWARDS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ONLINE SURVEY HAD RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT TRACTION AND WAS PRETTY POPULAR. I WON'T GO SO FAR AS TO SAY THAT IT WENT VIRAL, BUT IT HAD MADE ITS WAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, NOTABLY A POST ON FACEBOOK, I BELIEVE, AND WHAT HAPPENED THEREAFTER.

WE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE SURVEY RESPONSES IN TERMS OF THE SUPPORT FOR A SPECIFIC ALTERNATIVE AND JUST GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE. WHAT WE NOTICE IS THAT MANY RESPONDENTS WERE LARGELY AGAINST THE PROJECT.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAPH ON THE RIGHT, I'M SORRY IF IT'S NOT TOO CLEAR, BUT ABOUT 55% OF RESPONSES OR RESPONDENTS NOTED THAT THEY WERE NOTED THAT THEY WEREN'T IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT. MANY OF THE CONCERNS LARGELY WERE FOCUSED ON TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION.

I WILL SPARE THE DETAILS. THERE WAS A QUESTION THAT ALLOWED FOR OPEN COMMENTS.

MANY OF THEM CAN BE PRETTY COLORFUL, BUT LET'S JUST SAY THAT AGAIN TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION WAS THE LARGEST CONCERN.

I DID WANT TO EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. PART OF THAT HAD TO DO WITH ALTERNATIVE TWO AT THE TIME.

THAT ONE WAS CONSIDERED A ROAD DIET EFFECTIVELY, WHICH WOULD HAVE REMOVED THE TRAVEL LANE AND ON STREET PARKING, AS I'VE MENTIONED, AND THIS CAME UP MANY TIMES.

I DID WANT TO NOTE TO COUNCIL AND TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE THAT WHILE THERE IS A THIRD LANE, THIS COULD OCCURS IN TWO LOCATIONS UNDER THE 210.

AS WE GET TO THE 210 WEST ON RAMP AND BETWEEN THE STREETS OF DAMIEN AVENUE AND TOWNE CENTER DRIVE.

I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS THIRD LANE, WHICH IS ONLY IN THE EASTBOUND DIRECTION, ONLY OCCURS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE CITIES OF POMONA.

IT IS TWO LANES. THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS AND CLAREMONT.

IT IS ALSO TWO LANES AND AS I MENTIONED, ANOTHER CONCERN WAS THE EXISTENCE OF ON STREET PARKING.

PARKING IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING AS THERE ARE MANY TOWN CENTERS IN THE AREA, AS WELL AS APARTMENT COMPLEXES, SPECIFICALLY BETWEEN THE CITIES OF LA VERNE AND POMONA.

THIS, AND AS I'VE NOTED, THIS IS PRESENT BETWEEN BRADFORD STREET AND WILLIAMS AVENUE.

THAT BEING THE CASE, THE SURVEY DID ALLOW FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING.

IN PREVIOUS SURVEYS. THERE HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE, OR IN OUR ANALYSIS IT MAY SEEM AS THOUGH A PROJECT ISN'T SUPPORTED AT ALL, WHEREAS WE DID WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE THE OPTION TO HAVE A SECOND CHOICE, NOT JUST A, YOU KNOW,

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SO WE NOTICED THAT WHILE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS WAS THE MOST PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, THE SECOND MOST ALTERNATIVE, SPECIFICALLY OF THOSE THAT SELECTED EXISTING CONDITIONS AS THEIR FIRST CHOICE, 76% WANTED ALTERNATIVE ONE.

I'LL GO INTO DETAILS WHAT EXACTLY WHAT THAT ALTERNATIVE IS, BUT WHAT THAT IS INCLUDING A BICYCLE.

BICYCLE NETWORK, A BICYCLE FACILITIES ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD WITHOUT ANY IMPACTS TO THE TRAVEL LANES OR PARKING AND AS WE SEE ON THE FINAL THIRD OPTION, ALTERNATIVE TWO, WAS THE LEAST DESIRABLE ONE AMONG THE RESPONDENTS.

BASED ON THIS, WE'VE MADE REVISIONS TO THE PROJECT, AND YOU'LL SEE HERE, AND I'LL SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY.

DUE TO THIS FEEDBACK, WE'RE NO LONGER LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE TWO.

THERE WILL BE NO ROAD DIET. WE WON'T BE REMOVING PARKING AND ALL TRAVEL LANES WILL REMAIN AS THEY ARE.

AS I MENTIONED, WE STILL WANT TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT, AND WE STILL BELIEVE THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE BICYCLE SAFETY FEATURES, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIAN FEATURES THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE AND POMONA AND THOSE VISITING TO TRAVEL ON OUR ROAD MORE SAFELY.

SO AGAIN, I DID WANT TO SHOW EVERYONE HERE THE PROJECT MAP.

WE'VE BROKEN IT UP INTO FOUR SEGMENTS. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SLIDES I'LL BE SHOWING YOU THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND A CROSS SECTION, AS WELL AS WHAT WE DESIGNED OR WHAT WE HAVE INTENDED FOR ALTERNATIVE ONE.

SO AGAIN, I'LL START FROM THE LEFT ON THAT CITY LIMITS, WITH SAN DIMAS GOING PROGRESSIVELY TO THE EAST.

AS WE GET INTO THIS, CLOSER TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I'M SORRY, CLAREMONT. SO THIS IS THE TYPICAL CROSS SECTION.

WE SPOKE WITH CITY STAFF OVER A YEAR AGO ABOUT THIS UNDERPASS AND HOW IT WAS RATHER DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THROUGH, OR HOW WE WERE GOING TO INTRODUCE A BIKE LANE WITH, YOU KNOW, SO CLOSE TO AN ON RAMP.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FOR A LONG TIME AS AN AGENCY, AS A FREEWAY AGENCY, WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS A LOT. SO WHAT WE DECIDED TO DO WAS ACTUALLY REDUCE THE CENTER MEDIAN.

IF YOU NOTICE, IF YOU DRIVE THROUGH THERE, YOU KNOW, CONCRETE PILLARS THAT SUPPORT THE FREEWAY WITH A RATHER WIDE CONCRETE MEDIAN, IT'S ABOUT 16FT. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS REDUCE THAT BY ABOUT HALF.

IT'LL BE EIGHT FEET AND WHAT WE CAN DO, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT FOR A DESIGN ALTERNATIVE ONE, WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE A CLASS FOUR. CLASS FOUR AGAIN IS A PROTECTED BIKEWAY WITH A VERTICAL ELEMENT.

OFTENTIMES WE HAVE PLASTIC BOLLARDS. OUR HOPE IS TO INTRODUCE CONCRETE CURBS AS IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS A SAFER FACILITY FOR BICYCLISTS.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE, WE'LL RETAIN THE TRAVEL LANE AS WELL AS THE WESTBOUND SIDE.

WE'LL ALSO BE INTRODUCING CLASS FOUR BIKEWAYS AND KEEPING ALL THE TRAVEL LANES.

THIS IS THE TYPICAL CROSS SECTION. THIS IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

AS I MENTIONED WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, BETWEEN DAMIEN AND TOWN CENTER DRIVE, WE DO HAVE THREE TRAVEL LANES.

THOSE ARE GOING TO REMAIN. AND THEN WESTBOUND TRAFFIC, WE HAVE TWO TRAVEL LANES.

THOSE WILL ALSO REMAIN AS THEY ARE. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY ONCE AGAIN REDUCING THE 16 FOOT CENTER MEDIAN DOWN TO 12FT AND REALIGNING ALL TRAVEL LANES TO BE 11FT. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO INTRODUCE CLASS FOUR BIKEWAYS IN THIS SECTION, BOTH WEST AND EASTBOUND.

THIS IS THE THIRD CROSS SECTION. THIS IS BETWEEN THE CITIES OF LA VERNE AND POMONA.

WE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF FEEDBACK. AS I MENTIONED, THERE WAS A LOT OF ON STREET PARKING THAT EXISTS AND IS OFTEN UTILIZED BOTH IN A FIELD VISIT GOOGLE MAPS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC STATING AS SUCH AND AS SUCH, WHAT WE DID IS ACTUALLY WE ARE ALSO REDUCING THE MEDIAN AS WE HAVE WITH ALL ASPECTS OF THIS PROJECT.

HOWEVER, WE WILL BE KEEPING THE ON STREET PARKING AS IT IS.

SO FOR THIS SEGMENT I DON'T KNOW THE STREETS EXACTLY, BUT WE WILL CONVERT THIS PORTION INTO A CLASS TWO FACILITY, WHICH IS JUST STRIPED BICYCLE LANES. AGAIN, WE WILL BE REDUCING THE MEDIAN FROM 16FT TO 12FT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SIX FOOT BIKE LANES. THIS IS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ON ROADS THAT EXCEED 40 MILES AN HOUR AND I BELIEVE THE ROAD ON THIS STRETCH IS 45 MILES AN HOUR. SO ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE DESIGN AND NOTE THAT PARKING WILL REMAIN

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I KNOW THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, BUT YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DON'T JUST STOP TRAVELING BECAUSE THEY HIT THE CITY LIMIT.

THIS IS ALSO THE ENTIRETY OF OUR PROJECT LIMITS.

SO I DID WANT TO SHOW COUNCIL TODAY THAT WE ALSO PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THAT CITY AS WELL WITHIN POMONA.

AS I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, THEY GO BACK TO HAVING TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC IN EACH SIDE, AND THEY DO HAVE A PAINTED CENTER MEDIAN.

IT'S A TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE. IT WAS A LITTLE EASIER TO REDUCE IN SCOPE, SO WE'VE REDUCED THAT FROM 14FT TO 11FT.

THEY DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE OR THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF THEIR ROAD.

I BELIEVE IT'S USED AS A FIRE LANE. SO PARKING IS PROHIBITED.

THEY DO HAVE TRAFFIC ON PARKING ON THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A MOBILE PARK AND A CHURCH.

WE WERE NOTED THAT IT IS HEAVILY USED DURING THE WEEKEND, SO WE WANTED TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT.

SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS BY REDUCING THE MEDIAN ONCE AGAIN AND BY STANDARDIZING ALL TRAVEL LANES TO 11FT, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP OR INTRODUCE A CLASS FOUR BIKEWAY WHILE RETAINING PARKING ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE.

SINCE PARKING IS PROHIBITED, WE CAN INTRODUCE A CLASS FOUR BIKE LANE AS WELL AND SO WHAT IS ACHIEVED IS MAINTAINING ALL TRAVEL LANES AND HAVING LITTLE TO NO IMPACT TO ON STREET PARKING.

I HOPE YOU LIKED IT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST HAVE A REAL QUICK QUESTION BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'VE BEEN IN DC AND ALSO SACRAMENTO WITH THE BUDGET CUTS.

I KNOW THAT CALTRANS IS A SEPARATE AGENCY AND ONE OF THE DEALS THAT THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, THEY'RE NOT REALLY INTO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THIS PROJECT OR YOUR FUNDS ARE ALREADY SECURE FOR THIS? BECAUSE I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW YOUR FUNDING MECHANISM WORKS, BECAUSE THEIR BIG FOCUS IS TO BASICALLY WIPE IT OUT. YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST CURIOUS, MARLON.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. JUST A QUESTION. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN A BIG TALK AND THEY'VE BEEN THEY JUST CUT FUNDING LAST WEEK FOR CAPITAL REQUESTS 100%. I MEAN, THEY JUST SHAVED IT WITH A SURGICAL KNIFE, SO AND THEIR BIG FOCUS WAS ONE OF THE THINGS IS THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY INTO IT BASICALLY IS WHAT IT BOILS DOWN TO. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT AFFECTS CALTRANS FUNDING AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING HERE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION AND YOUR COMMENT. I WILL IMMEDIATELY DEFER TO MARLON ON THAT.

YEAH. BEFORE WE START THIS, BECAUSE WE MAY JUST GO, HEY, LET'S GO HAVE A DRINK ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY BECAUSE IT'S OVER ALREADY, NOT QUITE OVER. GOOD. AND THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT COMMENT.

WHAT I'LL SAY IS THIS PROJECT IS PROGRAMED OR IT'S PLANNING TO BE PROGRAMED IN OUR SHOP PROGRAM, WHICH IS OUR STATE HIGHWAY OPERATIONS PROTECTION PROGRAM THAT IS FULLY FUNDED.

SO THERE WILL NOT BE ANY IMPACTS, AS YOU'RE ALLUDING TO THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION, IN TERMS OF HOW THEY TREAT OR FEEL ABOUT ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. THIS WILL THAT WILL NOT AFFECT THIS PROJECT THAT WE HAVE PROGRAM RIGHT NOW.

GREAT TO HEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MISS BEAUCHAMP, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE COME UP AND THEN WE'LL SAVE THE QUESTIONS, AND THEN YOU CAN ANSWER WHEN WE'RE DONE AFTER PEOPLE HAVE A COMMENT.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. MY QUESTIONS.

NUMBER ONE. HE SPOKE OF REDUCING THE CENTER MEDIAN THAT IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE 210 ON RAMP.

WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING WEST ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, TO MY UNDERSTANDING.

AND UNLESS SOMETHING HAS CHANGED, THE WIDTH OF THAT 16 FOOT BASE OF CONCRETE IS TO HELP MITIGATE ANY SEISMIC ACTIVITY THAT TAKES PLACE SO THAT IT DOESN'T TRANSFER TO THE PILLARS OF THE CONCRETE OF SUPPORTING THE FREEWAY.

NUMBER TWO, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE WANT CYCLISTS TO BE SAFE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE CYCLISTS WHO ARE IN LARGE NUMBERS THEY GENERALLY TRAVEL ON BASELINE ROAD RATHER THAN FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

CITY OF CLAREMONT WENT THROUGH THIS PROJECT ALREADY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU HAVE DRIVEN THROUGH THERE RECENTLY, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE TIRE MARKS THAT CARS HAVE GONE UP AND OVER KIND OF CRASHED, SO TO SPEAK, INTO THOSE CURBS THAT WE ALL THINK WILL PROTECT THE CYCLISTS AND, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS DONE AT SOME COST.

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ONE ACCIDENT ACTUALLY OCCURRED WHERE IT WENT OVER THAT CURB AND INTO A FENCE, WHICH IS THE BACKYARD OF A HOME THAT IS ADJACENT TO FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

SO I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY WITH THIS SEPARATION.

IF THERE WERE TO BE SOME KIND OF CONCRETE CURB BETWEEN THE BIKE LANE AND THE TRAVEL LANES OF THE VEHICLES.

ALSO, I FEEL THAT FOR ME, I DRIVE A LARGE SUV.

THOSE LANES ARE EXTREMELY NARROW THERE AND YOU GET TRUCKS.

FOOTHILL BOULEVARD HAS NUMEROUS BUSINESSES BETWEEN SAN DIMAS, LA VERNE AND CLAREMONT FOR TRAVEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY EXIT THE FREEWAY. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FULL SEMI TRUCKS TRAVELING IN A MUCH NARROWER, MUCH MORE NARROW LANE. SO I THINK THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE MAKING A DECISION AND IF HE COULD ADDRESS THE SEISMIC ACTIVITY PARTICIPANT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BEAUCHAMP. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? YES, MISS BERRY. GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO TRY TO DO MY QUESTIONS WITHOUT THE VISUAL BECAUSE I'M KIND OF A VISUAL PERSON.

BUT MY QUESTION, FIRST OF ALL, WAS THE FIRST ONE WHICH IS GOING UNDER THE FREEWAY AND IT HAD THE BIKE LANE ON THE RIGHT. I AM TRYING TO ENVISION THAT LITTLE BIKE LANE WHEN IT CROSSES THE FREEWAY EXIT, BECAUSE HOW ARE THEY THEN GOING TO GET OVER TO THE NEXT PART OF THE BIKE LANE WITH TWO LANES OF EXITING TRAFFIC FROM THE FREEWAY? I CAN'T WRAP MY MIND AROUND IT AND THEN THE LATER ONES THAT SHOWED THE VEHICLES AND THEN THE BIKES.

IS THERE A CONCRETE BARRIER THERE? IT I KNOW THERE'S NOT NOW, BUT IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS ON THE DIAGRAM.

I AM GOING TO SAY I DON'T CARE IF YOU REDUCE A LANE OR IF YOU MAKE THE SAME NUMBER OF LANES MICROSCOPIC.

IT'S STILL A ROAD DIET. I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN SAY IT'S NOT A ROAD DIET.

IT'S NOT SAFE AND SOMEHOW IN THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I GOT OLD AND I'M STARTING TO DRIVE IN THESE LANES.

I HATE WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND THEN THERE'S THESE RANDOM CURBS THAT ARE NOT WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE AND THEN, I DON'T KNOW, SOMEBODY CAN EXPLAIN TO ME WHERE THEY HAVE THE CURVE COME OUT INTO THE ROAD.

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT'S POSITIVE? I DON'T FIND THIS PROGRESS AT ALL.

I FIND IT CONFUSING. I FIND IT DANGEROUS AND I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE STATISTICS IN THE CITIES THAT HAVE ALREADY DONE IT.

AS TO THE INCREASE OF ACCIDENTS. MY MOM JUST SPENT $4,000 ON HER CAR BECAUSE AS SHE WAS TURNING A CORNER, SHE WENT OVER ONE OF THOSE CURBS AND PAM, YOUR MOM SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING ANYMORE.

I TELL HER THAT. OKAY. YEAH, I CAN'T EITHER. A WHOLE NOTHER ISSUE.

I TOOK IT AWAY FROM TWO PARENTS. BELIEVE ME, I'LL DO IT WITH MOM.

OKAY? WELL, IT COST HER A LOT OF MONEY, AND. AND IT JUST STRIPPED THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR.

BUT ANYWAY I DID THE SURVEY, AND. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE TALKED TO ME HAVE SAID THAT THEY WERE EXTREMELY AGAINST IT. SOME OF THEM COULDN'T COME TONIGHT, AND THEY HAD TALKED ABOUT BEFORE THE FREEWAY HOW BAD TRAFFIC WAS ON FOOTHILL, BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF THE DUMPING OF THE FREEWAY, AND THAT THIS WOULD JUST MAKE IT THAT MUCH WORSE TO GET, YOU KNOW, FIVE BLOCKS. I DID THE SURVEY AND I FELT FORCED TO PICK AN ALTERNATIVE IF I HAD THE OPTION OF SAYING, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN? DON'T DO IT. PLEASE DON'T DO IT. IT'S GOING TO MAKE OUR CITY SOMETHING DANGEROUS.

THANK YOU, MISS BERRY. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE? HI, I'M LUCAS LIVIO, 1757 5TH STREET. I AM GLAD THAT WE'VE THAT THIS ITEM HAS PROGRESSED AND THAT WE'RE GETTING BIKE LANES ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

EVERY TIME I TAKE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD TO DO MY SHOPPING OR TO GO VISIT A FRIEND WHO ALSO LIVES ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD I DON'T TELL MY WIFE THAT I TAKE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD ON MY BIKE.

YOU'RE SMART BECAUSE SHE KNOWS THAT THERE'S NO BIKE LANE THERE.

IT'S THREE LANES OF EXTREMELY FAST TRAFFIC, AND THAT I'M PUTTING MYSELF AT RISK WHEN I USE MY BIKE TO DO MY

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SHE HAS AN EYE CONDITION. SHE WILL NOT BE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND SHE TAKES THE ONE THE BUS 188 ALONG FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

SO SHE'S OFTEN WALKING ON THE SIDE OF WHAT IS AN EXTREMELY FAST AND EXTREMELY PEDESTRIAN, HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT.

SO IN REACTION TO YOUR PRESENTATION, FIRSTLY, I THINK IT'S A HUGE BUMMER THAT IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A COUPLE BLOCKS OF PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND THEN IT ABRUPTLY ENDS AND WE END UP WITH PAINT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

THE DISCONTINUITY IN PROTECTED FACILITIES WILL MEAN THAT BICYCLISTS WILL NOT USE THEM.

IT WILL, EVEN IF THERE'S PAIN ON THE ROAD, THAT'S NOT REAL PROTECTION.

BUT IN. SECONDLY, I YOU SAID THAT THE PROTECTION MAY BE LIKE PLASTIC BOLLARDS, OR IT MAY BE CEMENT CURBS. I MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE FOR CONCRETE, SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE PHYSICALLY PROTECTIVE RATHER THAN JUST VISUALLY PROTECTIVE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CALTRANS REPRESENTATIVE TO ANSWER ON WHAT BASIS THEY WOULD DECIDE BETWEEN THE PROTECTIVE MATERIALS.

AND I COMMEND CALTRANS FOR DOING THIS PROJECT, AND I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO CREATE A PROTECTED BIKE LANE TO MAKE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD MORE SAFE.

THANK YOU. LUCAS. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT. I'M ALSO VERY EXCITED TO SEE AT LEAST SOME PROGRESS IN THIS AREA.

I'M CHANTAL STEBER AND FOOTHILL IS CURRENTLY A REALLY DANGEROUS CORRIDOR FOR BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS, IN PARTICULAR AT THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETINGS.

THE THIS IS THE CONSTANT AREA WHERE DEATHS ARE REPORTED IN OUR CITY AND SO THAT IS A HUGE CONCERN.

THE CURRENT SETUP IS BAD FOR BUSINESS. AS THE PREVIOUS PERSON COMMENTED, I AVOID FOOTHILL.

I DON'T GO TO THOSE BUSINESSES BECAUSE I CANNOT BIKE SAFELY TO THOSE BUSINESSES.

SO WHEN I HAVE TO BIKE, I END UP GOING ON THE SIDEWALK.

WHICH IS NOT A GOOD SOLUTION. WITH REGARDS TO PARKING, I THINK IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT WE AS A CITY ARE SUBSIDIZING PARKING FOR BUSINESSES AND PRIVATE ENTITIES. WITH REGARDS TO LANES AND TRAFFIC.

PROPER BIKE PROTECTION ENDS UP WITH MORE PEOPLE IN LESS SPACE.

SO ACTUALLY IT CAN HELP WITH A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

WE ALSO END UP OFTEN SEEING OLDER PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE WITH MOBILITY AIDS USING PROTECTED BIKE LANES.

IT'S SLOWER. IT'S GOOD FOR BUSINESS. BICYCLISTS STOP AND IF WE SEE SOMETHING IN A STORE WINDOW, IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR US TO JUST PULL OVER, GO BUY SOMETHING THAT IN A CAR WE WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY MISSED.

FINALLY, MY BIGGEST CONCERN AGAIN I WOULD ALTERNATIVE TO LOOKED SO WONDERFUL.

BUT ALTERNATIVE ONE HAS REASONABLE COMPONENTS.

AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO THE CONCERN ABOUT THE AREA WHERE THE PARKING IS MAINTAINED.

IN PARTICULAR WITH THE SETUP OF THE PAINTED BIKE LANE, IT CREATES A LOT MORE DANGER FOR BICYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.

SO YOU END UP WITH THE DOORING, WHICH WHEN PEOPLE PARK AND DON'T LOOK SO A FLIPPED VERSION, LIKE IN THE POMONA SECTION, WHERE THE BIKE LANE IS NEXT TO THE CURB AND THEN THE PARKING IS INSIDE NEXT TO THE MOVING TRAFFIC WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CALTRANS TO CONSIDER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHANTAL. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. BOWEN? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I'M SORRY I MISSED THE PRESENTATION, BUT I DID SEE THE FIRST ONE.

AND ALL I WANT TO SAY IS THAT IF IT HAS ANY INTENT OF NARROWING FOOTHILL, IT'S ALREADY A MESS.

YOU GUYS ALL KNOW IT. YOU DRIVE IT ALL THE TIME.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO CLAREMONT AND SEE WHAT THEY DID.

THEY PUT IN THOSE SIDE BIKE LANES. NO ONE'S EVER IN THEM AND ALL THEY DID WAS RUIN THE TRAFFIC.

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I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY ANYBODY WOULD CONSIDER IT.

BASELINE IS WHAT, 2 OR 3 TIMES AS WIDE? PEOPLE, THE BIKERS ARE UP THERE ALL THE TIME, NO PROBLEM.

YOU'RE GOING TO NARROW SOMEPLACE. I'D CERTAINLY SUGGEST YOU LOOK UP THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR ADDING BIKE LANES TO FOOTHILL BOULEVARD.

I KNOW THAT BASELINE IS A NICE PLACE TO RIDE YOUR BIKE, BUT THERE ARE VERY FEW BUSINESSES ON THAT ROAD.

THERE ARE A LOT OF BUSINESSES ON FOOTHILL. I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY NICE TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE, OR AT LEAST A SAFER PLACE TO RIDE MY BIKE TO TARGET OR VONS OR ANY OTHER OF THE MANY BUSINESSES THERE.

ALSO, I KNOW THERE'S SOME CONCERN ABOUT NARROWING THE LANES, BUT IT IS LIKE A HUMAN NATURE FACT THAT WHEN THERE'S NARROWER SPACE, PEOPLE WILL SLOW DOWN NATURALLY AND SLOWER IS SAFER FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

OH. I'M SORRY. OKAY. YOU GOT ONE MINUTE. YEAH.

WHY DON'T WE BRING THE MIC TO HIM? NO, SIT. OKAY, NOW YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

SORRY. ALL RIGHT. IS THIS ON? YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

I'VE WATCHED THE CONVERSATION FOR A LONG TIME.

I'M OFTEN STRUCK BY HOW OFTEN THE TERMINOLOGY KIND OF MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND HOW MUCH IT WOULD BENEFIT OFTEN FROM A GOOD DISCUSSION WITH, YOU KNOW, BACK AND FORTH.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF JUST HIGH LEVEL CONCEPTS THAT GET FLUNG AROUND.

A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. WHEN WE I'M ALWAYS KIND OF LOOKING AT A [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S NOT UP THERE AND THIS WOULD BE THE QUESTION I'D LIKE TO ASK.

WE BOUNCE BETWEEN TWO TRAVEL LANES AND THREE TRAVEL LANES.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO FLIP THE ARGUMENT.

IF WE WERE TWO LANES LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY ON EITHER SIDE OF US, WOULD WE BE ARGUING ABOUT IT? MY GUESS IS IN GENERAL, PROBABLY NOT LIKE. THE.

BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT IS ARE WE LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC FLOW AND SMOOTHNESS OF FLOW AND SAFETY? AND IF SO, MY QUESTION WOULD BE IS THREE TRAVEL LANES ON ONE SIDE WITH BUSSES STOPPING TO DO PICKUPS, PEOPLE STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAVEL LANE WHILE THEY WAIT FOR PEDESTRIANS CROSSING ON A GREEN LIGHT.

SO BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE A RIGHT TURN, PEOPLE DIVING OVER INTO THE OTHER TWO AREAS.

IS THAT SAFER AND BETTER TRAFFIC FLOW THAN TWO THROUGH LANES, WITH PERIODIC RIGHT LANE FOR BUSSES TO GET OVER AND DO PICKUPS. CARS TO GET OVER TO MAKE RIGHT TURNS.

THANK YOU, DOUG. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. DEO [INAUDIBLE]. I LIVE BEHIND THE THEATER.

YOU GUYS MAY SEE ME OUT AND ABOUT ON MY BIKE OR SKATES.

JOGGING STROLLER USED AS A SHOPPING CART. DRIVING IS CUMBERSOME.

DRIVING IS STRESSFUL. AND UNLIKE WHEN WE WALK THROUGH A THRESHOLD AT A, YOU KNOW, WITH DOORS, PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LET OTHER PEOPLE GO FIRST.

IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR THAT MAKES US UNPLEASANT AMONGST OUR PEERS.

SO WHEN YOU SEE ME OUT THERE, SLOW DOWN, PLEASE.

I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS. I THINK THE FIRST ONE WAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE.

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YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARTIN.

I'M THE PROJECT ENGINEER FOR THIS PROJECT FOR PLANNING PHASE BEFORE IT GOES TO DESIGN PHASE.

SO REGARDING THE BRIDGE AND THE BRIDGE COLUMN WHAT YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IS THAT WE'VE ADDED A BARRIER AND THE BARRIER WILL BE SURROUNDING THE BRIDGE COLUMN, AND IT'S A BASICALLY TYPE 60 [INAUDIBLE] AND IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND A CAR, BUT THERE IS A BARRIER AROUND THE COLUMN.

SO IF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE BRIDGE COLLAPSING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT'S PROTECTED.

I THINK THE QUESTION WAS THAT WE'RE NOT TAKING THE EXTERIOR THAT WE'RE REMOVING GOING FROM THE 16 FOOT TO AN EIGHT FOOT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE COLUMN SUPPORTING THE OVERPASS.

I THINK THAT WAS THE MAIN QUESTION. SO YOU HAVE A BUFFER THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUT ON THERE IN CASE SOMEONE HITS IT, BUT THAT BASE OF THE OVERPASS GOES DEEP. IT'S NOT AFFECTING.

THAT'S JUST LITERALLY A PIECE OF CONCRETE THAT'S JUST PROTECTING EARTHQUAKE.

YEAH.

YEAH. REMOVING. WELL EITHER BOTH OF THOSE THE STRUCTURE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE STRUCTURE AND THEN YOU HAVE THE SEISMIC ELEMENT OF IT.

IT'S NOT GOING TO DEPLETE THE SEISMIC BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT THOSE PROTECTIVE THINGS I MEAN BUT YEAH.

SO WITH REGARDING THE SEISMIC THERE IS UNDERNEATH A DEEPER SUPPORT FOR THE COLUMN.

AND SO WHEN WE REMOVE THE RAISED CONCRETE MEDIAN, WHICH IS ABOUT LIKE 2 OR 3IN IT WON'T IMPACT THE SUPPORT UNDERNEATH. YEAH. BECAUSE IT'S VERY DEEP.

SO IN FACT SEISMIC NOR THE SUPPORT. NO. YEAH, 100%.

OKAY. THAT'S PERFECT. ANOTHER QUESTION WAS THE BUFFER.

YOU'RE NOT DONE WITH THAT. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY, I WANT TO TALK THE BUFFER BECAUSE THE BUFFER YOU'RE TAKING BASICALLY TAKING THE BUFFER AND THAT BECOMES THE BIKE LANE, THE THREE FOOT CLASS FOUR PROTECTED AND THAT WAS A QUESTION THAT WAS I THINK IT WAS DANITA ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THAT OR WAS PAM THE SAFETY OF THAT AREA. THAT WAS A CONCERN BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT SUCH A COMBINATION OF THINGS COMING INTO THAT AS YOU'RE COMING, BASICALLY THE LET'S SAY THE EASTBOUND LANES COMING IN AND YOU'VE GOT THE ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY.

THE PROTECTED OF THAT BIKE INDIVIDUAL ON THE BIKES COMING THROUGH THERE.

HOW'S THAT GOING T O WORK. BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING OBVIOUSLY YOU GOT NOW YOU HAVE A BIKE LANE, YOU HAVE TO CROSS OVER WHERE THAT ON RAMP IS TO THE FREEWAY.

THE ON OFF RAMP. THE OFF RAMP AND THEN THE OTHER SIDE WOULD BE THE ON RAMP.

HOW IS THAT PROTECTION THERE? I MEAN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIGNALIZATION IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS YOU CROSS THAT AS PEOPLE ARE WHIPPING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND COMING OFF THE FREEWAY. YEAH. SO AND THEY'RE COMING OFF THE FREEWAY IS LIKE IT'S FAST.

YEAH. SO WITH REGARD TO THE ON AND OFF RAMPS OF THE FREEWAY THEY'RE PRIMARILY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT AND SO AROUND THE BRIDGE AREA AND BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE STRIPING AND THE COLOR OF THE STRIPING.

SO THERE HAS BEEN PROPOSED STRIPING WHERE IT'S GREEN AND IT GOES THROUGH THE CROSSING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER SO THAT THE BICYCLIST, NOT ONLY CAN THEY SEE IT, BUT THE CARS AS THEY GO OVER IT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE AND DETECT THAT AS WELL.

SO THERE IS STRIPING THAT SCREEN AND IT'S IN THE PROJECT.

SO IS THERE GOING TO BE SPECIAL SIGNALIZATION OR TRAFFIC SIGNS THAT SAY, HEY, IT'S A STOP SIGN, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAY THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, A PROTECTED BIKE LANE HERE. BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE OFF RAMP AND THE ON RAMPS ARE PROBABLY SOME OF THE MOST DANGEROUS AREAS IN LA VERNE, WHETHER IT BE PEDESTRIAN OR BICYCLIST.

YOU NEVER SEE MANY BICYCLES, BUT YOU DO SEE PEDESTRIANS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE TWO MOST DANGEROUS AREAS IN LA VERNE, SO SOME MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF, YOU KNOW, MARKING BECAUSE PAINT DOESN'T PROTECT PEOPLE FROM ACCIDENT.

RIGHT. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST IT JUST DOESN'T. BUT THE SIGNAGE AND STUFF DOES.

YEAH, WE DO THE BLINKING THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, PEDESTRIAN.

IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY SIGNALIZATION WHEN A BIKE COMES INTO THAT? ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE TRIP SYSTEMS IN THERE WHERE THE BIKES COME ACROSS AND IS THAT GOING TO BE PART OF THAT? SO PART OF DOUG'S BETTER ON THAT ONE. HE'S GOT THE WORD FOR IT, BUT IT'S THE ACTUAL IT'S LIKE WHEN A CAR COMES UP ON THE RINGS THAT BASICALLY TRIP THE SIGNALS, RIGHT? THEN A CYCLIST COMES INTO THE QUEUE IN THAT AREA? ARE THOSE GOING TO TRIP? ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE THAT? YEAH. SO THIS IS A MULTI-ASSET PROJECT AND PART OF THE OTHER ASSETS THAT WAS NOT MENTIONED IS THE TMS SYSTEM AND SO

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IT'S GOING TO BE CLOSER TO THE ROAD AND ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PRESS IT AND THEN THEY'RE IN QUEUE AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE ALSO PROGRAMED.

I MEAN, YEAH, IT'S PART OF THE PROJECT. OKAY.

YEAH. WELL THAT WAS A NIGHTTIME. YEAH. THAT IS WE DO HAVE LIGHTING, BUT IT'S.

YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD. WE'LL ADDRESS IT THIS WAY.

IS THERE GOING TO BE LIGHTING MORE LIGHTING IN THOSE AREAS FOR THE NIGHTTIME CYCLISTS? IN TERMS OF LIGHTING, THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING THAT'S PROGRAMED IN THE PROJECT.

WHAT WE DO HAVE FOR TMS IS BASICALLY A PEDESTRIAN PUSH BUTTONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE UPGRADED.

THE BICYCLISTS ARE GOING TO HAVE PUSH BUTTONS.

THE BICYCLISTS ARE GOING TO HAVE THEIR OWN GREEN BICYCLE LANE, ALONG WITH THOSE GREEN MARKINGS THAT THE ON AND OFF RAMPS.

BUT IN TERMS OF STREET LIGHTS, NO STREET LIGHTS? YEAH, JUST EXISTING STREET LIGHTS. THEY'RE CURRENTLY NOT MISTAKEN, BUT MAYBE SOMETHING UNDER THE BRIDGE AREA BECAUSE THIS IS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE TO LOOK AT LIGHTING IN THERE AND REALLY TAKE A REAL CLOSE SURVEY OF THAT BECAUSE THAT IS LIKE I SAY, IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES AS FAR AS ON RAMP AND OFF RAMPS AND WE'RE GOING TO MIX CYCLISTS IN THERE NOW WITH PROTECTED LANES.

BUT MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT THERE IS LIGHTING, MAYBE DO A LIGHTING CALC AND SEE WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, BUT OKAY. NOTED. I HAVE TO WONDER WHY WE WEREN'T LOOKING AT BASELINE AS THE PREFERRED TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR FOR THE BICYCLISTS. I MEAN, WHEN THE 210 FREEWAY STOPPED IN LA VERNE, BASELINE WAS WIDENED MUCH MORE THAN IT WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE TRAFFIC FROM FREEWAY JUST DUMPING OFF IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE. RELATED TO FOOTHILL. IT'S A MUCH LESSER USED ROAD AND WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH. IT'S OCCUPIED BY BICYCLISTS MUCH MORE NOW THAN FOOTHILL EVER IS.

I GUESS WHY AREN'T WE EXPLORING BASELINE BEING THE PREFERRED ROUTE? AND THEN HAVE WE HAVE THE DROP DOWN TO [INAUDIBLE] .

IT'S A MATTER OF SHOPPING OR USING GOING TO RESTAURANTS OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE? I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SHOULD BE A BETTER SOLUTION.

AND TRYING TO REDO FOOTHILL COMPLETELY. YEAH.

OKAY. WELL WHEN I STARTED THIS PROJECT, BASICALLY, IT WAS UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WOULD BE BETWEEN THIS POST MILE AND THIS POST MILE.

SO FROM THE BEGINNING, WHICH IS WHERE THE 210 FREEWAY IS ALL THE WAY TO TOWN AVENUE, AND THAT'S THE SECTION THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH AND I SUPPOSE EVERY PROJECT HAS THEIR OWN SECTIONS, BUT THIS IS WHAT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR, JUST THAT PIECE. OH, YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.

I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THIS QUESTION. ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNCIL IS AWARE OF AT THIS POINT IN TIME ROUTE 66, WHICH IS FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND OTHER CITIES AS WELL.

IS WITHIN CALTRANS JURISDICTION. I KNOW WHEN THE 210 FREEWAY WAS CONSTRUCTED.

BASELINE ROAD, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IF NOT ALL OF IT, MOST OF IT HAD REVERTED TO THE LOCAL JURISDICTION.

SO CALTRANS DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER BASELINE ROAD FOR THE MOST PART AT THIS TIME.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE FOCUSING OUR CALTRANS EFFORTS ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, WHICH IS WITHIN OUR JURISDICTION.

HOPE THAT CLEARS THINGS UP. I ACTUALLY WANT YOU BROUGHT UP ANOTHER POINT.

IT'S ON MY AND WHERE'S OUR BUDDY BILL? HE WOULD DEFINITELY TELL YOU THE AREA BETWEEN.

LIVE OAK AND AND FRUIT IS UNDER THE JURISDICTION.

IT'S MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS. YEAH, THERE'S INVOLVED IN THAT. SO, I MEAN, I JUST WOULD CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUE REGARDING THE NEED FOR A MUCH BETTER NEED OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN THERE. SO. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN AND CALTRANS STILL INVOLVED IN THAT.

DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, WE WILL DEFINITELY THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER. WE WILL DEFINITELY LOOK AT THAT. THERE ARE YOU'RE RIGHT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE JURISDICTION ON BASELINE ROAD. SO THAT'S TRUE.

WE WILL HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH OUR PARTNER JURISDICTIONS IN ORDER TO DELIVER PROJECTS SUCH AS THAT.

BUT SOME OF THOSE JURISDICTIONS AS FAR AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ARE THE BEND WHERE IT COMES FROM,

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AND THAT'S A PROCESS THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH, THAT'S BEEN TAKING FOREVER AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT AND THAT SECTION.

THAT'S THE DANGEROUS SECTION. AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO TRANSFER. AND IF I CAN TRY TO TRANSFER THAT OVER, GET IT OUT OF COUNTY'S HANDS FROM CALTRANS. BUT THAT'S THAT LITTLE SECTION WHERE WE'RE HAVING NOTHING BUT ISSUE. WE HAD A DEATH THERE AND THAT'S A HOT BUTTON.

BIG HOT BUTTON. IS THAT CORRECT? THEY'RE WORKING ON IT.

YEAH, WITH MARLON ACTUALLY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

JUST A REAL QUICK ONE. I MEAN THIS IS GOING THROUGH ALL THE AREAS.

ROUTE 66 PERIOD AS A CALTRANS JURISDICTION AND THERE WAS BROUGHT SOME POINTS ABOUT MISS BEAUCHAMP HAD BROUGHT UP SOME POINTS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE LANES GOING DOWN. NOTICING THIS, IF THEY WERE TO ON THE DESIGN ALTERNATIVE ONE, I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE. CAN THEY REDUCE THE LANDING STRIP TO TEN FOOT, OR IS THERE A SPECIFIC SIZE THAT HAS TO BE THAT WAY YOU WOULD GIVE THAT DRIVE LANE FOR THE TRUCKS 14 FOOT, AND YOU COULD SPREAD OUT THE DRIVE LANE ON THE TWO SIDES ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE, 12 FOOT AND 12 FOOT. I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE REDOING THE WHOLE THING ANYWAY, RIGHT? AND THE WHOLE MEDIAN STRIP IS GOING TO BE REDONE TOO, RIGHT? CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN VISIT FOR SURE. IS THERE A MINIMUM YOU HAVE TO HAVE, OR IS IT REALLY JUST A BUFFER? YOU MEAN FOR FOR THE MEDIAN OR FOR THE TRAVEL, FOR THE PARKING, FOR THE PLANNING STRIP.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A MINIMUM, BUT WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK ON THAT BECAUSE IF WE COULD REDUCE THAT DOWN, OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T WANT CARS COMING INTO THE LANES, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO. YEAH. LIKE RIGHT. YEAH. ON ALTERNATIVE NUMBER ONE WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT BIG TRUCKS THAT DO COME THROUGH HERE IS THAT GIVE US MORE ROOM ON THE INSIDE LANE.

COMING IN THE NORTH SIDE WOULD BE ADDING A FOOT TO EACH LANE BECAUSE OR ADDING THAT INSIDE LANE FOR TRUCKS.

RIGHT. DEPENDING. I MEAN, IF YOU GO A TEN FOOT PLANNING STRIP THAT WOULD BE GREAT AND MAYBE EVEN IF IT'S LESS BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED A LOT OF ROOM FOR TREES AND STUFF.

IT'S MOSTLY FOR BEAUTIFICATION, AND WE DON'T REALLY WANT A LOT ANYWAY BECAUSE OF THE FACT WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE THE DROUGHT TOLERANT STUFF. SO BUT IT'S JUST A JUST A NOTE THAT'S WELL NOTED. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. WE'LL DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THE INSIDE TRAVEL LANE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT MINIMUM WIDTH IS ALLOWED FOR AND OF COURSE, IF THAT'S WHAT COUNCIL WISHES, WE WILL CERTAINLY.

BECAUSE IF THIS IS GOING TO GO THROUGH BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S A CALTRANS PROJECT, A BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SAFETY PORTION ON THE UNDERPASS. LIGHTING IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE TO MAKE SURE AND MAKE SURE IT IS, YOU KNOW, PROPERLY PATCHED OUT, PROPERLY MARKED AND THEN ALSO THE FACT THAT WE COULD INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE DRIVE LANES SO WE'RE NOT REDUCING ANYTHING, WE'RE ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE YOU GOT ON THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATIVE, YOU GOT A 22 FOOT DRIVE LANE, YOU'RE GOING DOWN TO 1111 WITH A SIX FOOT AND A TWO FOOT BUFFER.

SO IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT WE COULD REDUCE THAT PLANNING STRIP TO GIVE US MORE ROOM ON THE NORTHBOUND SIDE AND THE SOUTHBOUND SIDE WOULD BE A VERY ADDED FOR THE TRUCKS AND THE FLOW TO GIVE US MORE ROOM.

SO BOTH DIRECTIONS [INAUDIBLE] , ESPECIALLY FOR PAM, BARRY'S MOM.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE ENOUGH BUFFER THERE.

BUT YEAH, I MEAN, YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO THIS, SO JUST.

WE'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ALL OF OUR INPUT FROM THE RESIDENTS. BUT THE THE BASELINE ROAD IS A REAL PROBLEM.

AGREE, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNER JURISDICTIONS ON MAKING BASELINE ROADS SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE AS WELL AND THE LIGHTING COMMENTS ARE VERY WELL NOTED AS WELL, ESPECIALLY UNDER FRUIT STREET. AT 210.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THAT AND SEE HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR LIGHTING FEATURES ARE AS VISIBLE AS POSSIBLE ONCE THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED.

SO THANK YOU, MARLON. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? RICK MR. CROSBY. SORRY. YES, I HAVE ACTUALLY A FEW QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE THE PROJECT TO TAKE WHEN YOU START CONSTRUCTION? I'LL PASS THIS QUESTION ALONG TO OUR PROJECT ENGINEER.

PLANNER. HI. SO BASICALLY THE PROJECT IS READY FOR CONSTRUCTION BY AROUND 2029. BUT HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE WHEN YOU START CONSTRUCTION? SO YOU'RE GOING TO START THIS YEAR AND IT'LL TAKE FOUR YEARS.

PEOPLE CAN'T HEAR YOU. THANK YOU. SO I THINK THE CONSTRUCTION TIME, WE MAY BE BETWEEN A YEAR AND A HALF AND TWO YEARS STARTING.

STARTING IN 2029. OR IS IT GOING TO BE DONE BEFORE 2029?

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I, I CAN CHECK THE SCHEDULE AGAIN AND IT'S GOING TO END AROUND AFTER ONE YEAR OR TWO YEARS FROM THAT TIME.

SO OKAY. THE SECOND ONE IS IF YOU'RE CHANGING THE MEDIAN, WILL THE CITY HAVE INPUT ON THE LANDSCAPE BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING OUT THERE'S ALREADY LANDSCAPE IN THE MEDIAN. NOW, IF YOU'RE MOVING IT BECAUSE OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT IS ACCEPTABLE AND LOOKING NICE RATHER THAN JUST SOME STONE CONCRETE MEDIAN.

RIGHT. OF COURSE. SO FOR THE MEDIAN, THERE ARE SOME MEDIANS THAT ARE THAT ARE LANDSCAPED AND THERE ARE SOME MEDIANS THAT ARE JUST CONCRETE AND THAT'S GOING MORE TOWARD THE SOUTH. BUT YES, WE ARE GOING TO MAINTAIN THE LANDSCAPES AND IF YOU'RE SHRINKING IT, CHANGING IT AND MAYBE MOVING IT, AREN'T YOU GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE OUT WHAT'S THERE RIGHT NOW? POTENTIALLY, IF THERE'S A LARGE TREE, THERE'S LARGE TREES ALL DOWN THE MEDIAN.

YEAH. SO YEAH. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF LARGE TREES AND THOSE HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE ARE REPLACING THE LANDSCAPE IN KIND.

SO MY LAST QUESTION AND CONCERN IS ACTUALLY ON THE INTERSECTION OF EMERALD AND FOOTHILL.

IT IS COMING AT AN ANGLE. AND SO WHEN PEOPLE ARE COMING SOUTH ON EMERALD AND TURNING LEFT ONTO FOOTHILL THEY DON'T WAIT FOR PEDESTRIANS. THEY DON'T WAIT THERE.

IS THERE A WAY, WHEN THEY MAKE THE LIGHTS TO HAVE A PEDESTRIAN LIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAT? AND WHEN PEOPLE ARE WALKING NORTH FROM THE MOVIE THEATER, THE PEOPLE COMING WESTBOUND, TURNING RIGHT ON EMERALD DON'T SEE IT BECAUSE CARS ARE IN FRONT, BECAUSE IT'S ON AN ANGLE AND THERE'S PEOPLE EITHER BEEN HIT OR CLOSE TO BE HIT ON THAT INTERSECTION. IS THERE A WAY? BECAUSE THE CITY DOES.

I'VE ASKED THE CITY, BUT SINCE THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER THE LIGHTS, CALTRANS DOES.

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN SAFETY, ESPECIALLY ON THAT INTERSECTION.

YEAH. SO THERE IS AN ASSET IN THIS PROJECT CALLED TMS AND BASICALLY WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS ALL THE PUSH BUTTONS AND NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO UPGRADE IT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LEAD PEDESTRIAN INTERVALS AS WELL.

THAT GIVES PEDESTRIANS MORE TIME TO CROSS. SO WE DO HAVE THAT FEATURE AS PART OF THE PROJECT.

BUT MY QUESTION AGAIN IS WHEN IT'S DONE AND IT'S NOT DONE RIGHT, HOW DO WE FIX IT.

IT'S NOT DONE RIGHT NOW. SO AND WE DON'T HAVE A WAY TO FIX IT.

I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THAT SINCE BEFORE I EVEN WAS ON COUNCIL THAT WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT THE WAY THE LIGHT WORKS THERE, ONLY CALTRANS DOES. AND SO WHEN IT'S NOT DONE, IF IT'S NOT DONE RIGHT WHICH PEOPLE TEND TO.

DO THINGS IN A UNIFORM WAY RATHER THAN SPECIFIC TO INTERSECTION.

HOW DO WE GET THAT FIXED? THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER.

APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE HEARD AS WELL IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

BUT, YOU KNOW THE STATEMENT IS CORRECT IN TERMS OF THE TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, TRAFFIC SIGNALS, THOSE ARE OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY CALTRANS.

WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY IF THERE'S SPECIFIC TIMING THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR REGARDING THE SIGNALS THEMSELVES AND HOW THEY COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER SIGNALS, AND IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL SIGNALS THAT NEED TO BE OR ARE REQUESTED BY THE CITY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY WORK WITH THE LOCAL CITY ENGINEER, WHICH WE WILL DEFINITELY DO SO, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENT.

WE WILL DEFINITELY WORK TO COORDINATE WITH THE CITY ON THAT.

APPRECIATE IT. ARE YOU THE POINT OF CONTACT, SIR, ON THAT? ARE YOU THE POINT OF CONTACT, MARLON? YOU CAN CONTACT ME AND I'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR TEAM ON THAT.

CODY, IF YOU CAN. APPRECIATE IT. I'LL WAIT AFTER MY QUESTION RELATES TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE REGARDING FUNDING, I KNOW THAT THE QUESTION THAT WAS INITIALLY ASKED AT THE TOP OF THE HOUR WAS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS PROTECTED FUNDING, WHETHER THIS WAS GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED AND IF WE'RE LOOKING AT A CONSTRUCTION DATE IN 29-30, I THINK I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. A RELATED TO COST SUPPLY COSTS, MATERIAL COSTS, LABOR COSTS THE ESCALATION OF THAT MERIT INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WORKING ON THE PROJECT, AS WELL AS AN ANTICIPATED CONTINGENCY TO DEAL WITH ANY OF THOSE RISKS AND ISSUES RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION MOVING FORWARD.

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RIGHT. SO IN TERMS OF COST, WE HAVE INCORPORATED IN OUR COST ESTIMATE INFLATION.

SO WE HAVE INCORPORATED THAT INFLATION AMOUNT AND THE RISE EVERY YEAR.

AND WE'VE ALSO HAVE A CONTINGENCY THAT'S PROGRAMED INTO THE COST ESTIMATE COST AND CAPTURED IN THE COST ESTIMATE AS WELL.

SO FAR THIS PROJECT, IT'S ABOUT $32 MILLION AND IF ANYTHING WERE TO OCCUR THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET, WE DO HAVE SOMETHING CALLED A RISK ASSESSMENT AND SO WE ARE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH ANYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN. LIKE WE CAPTURED IT, WE UNDERSTAND, AND WE HAVE SOMETHING IN THE COST TO BE ABLE TO BUFFER FOR THAT AND ARE THOSE ESCALATIONS IN FEES, MERIT INCREASES, ETCETERA. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT POLITICAL CLIMATE AND WHAT IMPACTS THAT MAY HAVE? IN TERMS OF THE POLITICAL CLIMATE. I CAN'T REALLY SAY ON THAT, BUT WHAT I KNOW IS THAT WE THIS PROJECT IS 32 MILLION AND IT'S GOING TO BE IN CONSTRUCTION IN 2029. AND I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, I MEAN THAT IN THE SENSE THAT WITH ANY APPLICABLE IMPACTS TO SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON.

SO I JUST WANT TO KNOW THAT YOU ALL ARE BEING FORWARD THINKING AND PLANNING FOR THAT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY GOING TO BE BUSINESS AS NORMAL.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AND SO I WOULD LIKE SOME ASSURANCES THAT IS BEING PART OF THE CONSIDERATIONS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

RIGHT. SO IN TERMS OF THOSE WE DO HAVE A RISK ASSESSMENT THAT'S PART OF THE PLANNING PART OF THE PROJECT AND ESCALATION COSTS ARE INCLUDED AND CAPTURED IN THE COST ESTIMATE.

AND DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH, MARTIN.

YEAH. I CAN JUST ADD LIKE WE USUALLY WHEN WE DO THE CALCULATION FOR THE PROJECT, WE HAVE THE CURRENT COST ESTIMATE AND WE ESCALATE IT TO THE MID OF EACH PHASE, LIKE IF CONSTRUCTION CAN START BY END OF 2030 AND IT'S GOING TO END BY 2032.

SO WE CALCULATE THE ESCALATION RATE BY THE 2031 MADE OF CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND WE HAVE ESCALATION RATE LIKE 4.89 FOR FISCAL YEAR 25-26 AND AFTER THAT WE ARE USING LIKE 3.8 PERCENTAGE.

SO ALL THESE ARE CONSIDERED EVEN WITH SUPPORT COST FOR CALTRANS.

WE HAVE ESCALATION RATE FOR EACH YEAR AND WE USUALLY ALSO CONSIDER THAT TIME FOR ANY MATERIAL DELAY FOR CONTRACTORS.

WE ALWAYS CONSIDER IN THE SCHEDULE FOR THEM. THANK YOU.

YEAH. MY NAME IS NADER ABDEL-MALEK. I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT FROM CALTRANS.

THANK YOU. WE'LL GET IT FOR YOU. WE'LL GET IT.

KASH. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YOU GUYS ANSWERED IT ALL, OKAY.

APPRECIATE IT. ACTUALLY, THE ONLY QUESTION. SORRY, THERE WAS ONE. WILL YOU BE COMING BACK TO US AGAIN WITH MORE INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHEN WE GET? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY IT'S 2029, 2030. AT ANOTHER TIME FOR JUST UPDATES OR IF YOU'LL HAVE ME ASKED SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, MAYBE WITH AN UPDATE OR WITH OUR STAFF TO LOOK OVER IT AND PLANNING MATERIALS, ALSO THE SAFETY NETS AND THE EMS SYSTEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH US, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE WIDENING OF THE LANES, IF IT'S POSSIBLE.

I MEAN, DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT'S ASPHALT.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF SOME PAINT. SO, I MEAN, IT JUST WE'LL COME BACK WITH US AND LET US KNOW IF THAT'S POSSIBLE OR KIND OF REVIEW IT ONE MORE TIME. I MEAN THAT POSSIBLE. OF COURSE.

THIS IS MY THIRD TIME HERE. EVERY TIME IT'S BEEN BETTER THAN THE LAST.

SO IF YOU'LL HAVE ME, I'LL BE HERE. AND [INAUDIBLE] STEVE'S COOKIES.

[INAUDIBLE]. GOING BACK TO COUNCILWOMAN LAU'S COMMENT ON POLITICAL WINDS AS THEY MAY CHANGE . THE BIKE COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD AT MY INSISTENCE.

SO AS LONG AS I'M STILL EMPLOYED AT CALTRANS, I WILL KEEP PUSHING FOR IT.

SO THAT'S ALL I CAN PROMISE YOU. MARLON'S CRACKING UP OVER THERE.

NONE OF US KNOW ANYMORE WHAT OUR SITUATION IS GOING TO BE, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR AND ANSWERING OUR RESIDENTS QUESTIONS AND OURS. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GIVEN YOU SOME HOMEWORK AND COME BACK TO US AS YOU'VE DONE, AND WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND OUR CITY ENGINEER WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE TIME AND THANK YOU FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I REALLY ENCOURAGE PUBLIC DIALOG AND I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT TONIGHT.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF WE COULD GET ALL THE INFORMATION CARDS FROM YOU GUYS SO WE CAN HAVE IT HERE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND STUFF,

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THANK YOU GUYS. WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO RECESS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 06:30.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE LIKE A 5 MINUTE BREAK OR MAYBE, YEAH, WE'LL GET BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN.

WE'LL START THE MEETING AS SOON AS WE COME BACK. WE ARE RECESS AT 6:32PM THANK YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO GET STARTED HERE, GUYS. SORRY FOR THE DELAY. WE HAD A STUDY SESSION BEFORE.

[REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM]

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING BY THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY WAS YESTERDAY, AND SHE'S IN THE AUDIENCE, PATTI.

WE WILL BE SINGING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY. SORRY, PATTI.

AND BY THE WAY, HAPPY SAINT PATTY'S DAY, EVERYONE.

HOPE WE HAVE OUR GREEN ON OR SOME GREEN SOMEWHERE.

THAT'S FINE. TONIGHT WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE COMMANDER, WE HAVE THE COMMANDER.

WHO IS GOING TO DO OUR WONDERFUL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME UP. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING.

I WOULD LIKE ALL VETERANS, ALL PERSONNEL IN UNIFORM RENDER A HAND, SALUTE OTHERS.

PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART. LET'S BEGIN.

THANK YOU, MR. RAMIREZ. IF YOU COULD STAY THERE, PLEASE.

OH, NO. YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.

HE DID IT. YOU GOT THE MIC. YOU KNOW, WE ARE ALWAYS HONORED TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY. BUT I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO LET YOU KNOW AND LET ANY OTHER PERSON THAT HERE IN OUR CITY KNOW THAT IF YOU ARE A VETERAN OF A FOREIGN WAR, PLEASE COME JOIN THIS AMAZING BAND OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS HERE LOCALLY IN LA VERNE.

THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB. THEY DO? THEY JUST THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE FOR US.

AND IF YOU COULD SUPPORT THEM IN ANY WHICH WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, I ASK YOU AS A VETERAN, HUMBLY, IF YOU CAN, PLEASE SUPPORT OUR VFW POST 12034 COMMANDER PHIL, MY ARMY BROTHER.

I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU AND I'M JUST SO THANKFUL THAT YOU'RE HEALTHY AND OUR BROTHERS ARE HEALTHY, AND OUR SISTERS ARE HEALTHY THAT ARE THERE SUPPORTING US IN OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU GUYS HAVE ALWAYS STOOD BY TO HELP EVERY EVERY VETERAN THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE TODAY WITH YOU.

LIKEWISE, SIR. OH YES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR FIRST ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE MARCH THE 29TH FROM 11 TO 3PM. OH, WE FOUND OUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE NO HEALTH CERTIFICATE, SO.

NO, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A HOT DOG MAN THERE TOO, AND FOUND OUT.

YEAH, I KNOW WE'RE TRYING. BUT IF YOU KNOW ANY VETERANS WHO NEED HELP OR ANYTHING, THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO SEE WHAT WE DO OVER THERE. OKAY. SO IF YOU KNOW A VETERAN THAT IS IN NEED OF HELP, HOMELESS OR NOT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES SOURCES THERE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT VENUES WHERE THEY CAN GET THE HELP THEY NEED.

SO PLEASE JOIN US ON MARCH THE 29TH FROM 11 TO 3PM.

OKAY. THANK YOU MA'AM. APPRECIATE YOU.

[INAUDIBLE]. I'M GOING TO GIVE OUR COINS. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MINE.

YOU GOTTA WORK ON GETTING COINS. HOW MUCH I LOVE COINS.

[INAUDIBLE]. MR. DOMER, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THANK YOU,

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[PRESENTATIONS ]

AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH RECOGNIZES THE EVERYDAY HEROES WHO SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, POMONA VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDED ESSENTIAL AID DURING THE RECENT DEVASTATING WILDFIRES.

SUCH AS MEALS, OVERNIGHT SHELTER, COMFORT KITS, RECOVERY ASSISTANCE THROUGH LOCAL RESOURCE CENTERS, AND MORE. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD THE RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE.

AND WHO WOULD THAT BE? OMAR. COME ON UP. COME ON GUYS.

SO THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET OLDER. THIS IS WHAT THEY GIVE YOU BECAUSE OF MY EYESIGHT PROBLEM.

BUT I HAVE MY GLASSES ON TONIGHT, SO GUESS WHAT? I DON'T NEED THAT.

[INAUDIBLE]. CITY LA VERNE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS DURING AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH IN MARCH, WE RECOGNIZE THE EVERYDAY HEROES WHO SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE UP MORE THAN 90% OF THE RED CROSS WORKFORCE, BLOOD AND PLATELET DONORS, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS, THOSE TRAINED IN LIFE SAVING SKILLS, AND COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO PROVIDE VITAL SUPPORT.

WHEREAS, SINCE OUR FOUNDING ON MAY 21ST, 1881, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE NATION'S MILITARY PERSONNEL FROM THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR, PRESENT DAY CONFLICTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHILE ALSO CARING FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT HOME AND WHEREAS, EACH YEAR THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO APPROXIMATELY 65,000 DISASTERS SUPPLIES OVER 6.3 MILLION BLOOD PRODUCTS TO HOSPITALS, TRAINS MILLIONS IN LIFE SAVING SKILLS, AND SUPPORTS MILITARY PERSONNEL, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES GLOBALLY.

IT ASSISTS NEARLY 120 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH DISEASE PREVENTION AND DISASTER RESPONSE EFFORTS AND WHEREAS THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY POMONA VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS SERVES 1.8 MILLION RESIDENTS ACROSS 44 COMMUNITIES SPANNING 320MI².

IN TIMES OF CRISIS, INCLUDING THE RECENT WILDFIRES, THE CHAPTER HAS PROVIDED ESSENTIAL AID SUCH AS MEALS, OVERNIGHT SHELTER, COMFORT KITS, RECOVERY ASSISTANCE THROUGH LOCAL RESOURCE CENTERS, AND MORE AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS INSPIRES US ALL, REMINDING US TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION AND CARE WHILE EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF HELPING THOSE IN NEED.

NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025 BE RECOGNIZED AS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH AND ENCOURAGE ALL WHO ARE ABLE TO GIVE BLOOD AND VOLUNTEER TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN NEED. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS BY DONATING BLOOD ONLINE OR REDCROSS.ORG.

OMAR, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU MAYOR. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU EVERYONE FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I'M HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE RED CROSS, AND I WANT TO THANK ALL EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED THIS CAUSE LOCALLY AS WELL. THIS THIS PROCLAMATION IS CERTAINLY A TRIBUTE.

IT'S A TRIBUTE TO ALL OF OUR TEAM THAT SUPPORTS THIS COMMUNITY AND WORKS TIRELESSLY, WHETHER AS MAYOR SAID SUPPORT AND DISASTER RELIEF SUPPORTING FAMILY, MILITARY FAMILIES AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LIFE SAVING TRAINING.

SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE AND FOR THOSE WHO SUPPORT US, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

[INAUDIBLE].

AM I WRONG? NO. NEXT, WE HAVE AN ABDUCTION OF A.

WELCOME TO THE NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAIN, PASTOR CHRIS RIX, A LOCAL RESIDENT WITH DEEP ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY, IS JOINING THE LVPD TEAM AS THE POLICE CHAPLAIN.

HE PROVIDES ENCOURAGEMENT, SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO OFFICERS AND STAFF DURING CRITICAL INCIDENTS.

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MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR TO INTRODUCE PASTOR RIX'S.

OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE ALSO HERE BEHIND US HERE AS HE JOINS THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT FAMILY, AS YOU MENTIONED PASTOR RIX IS A DEDICATED LEADER.

EXCUSE ME. WHO'S GOT DEEP ROOTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY? I FIRST MET HIM AT I BELIEVE IT'S PALMETTO PARK, BUT IT WAS RENAMED WHERE HE SAID AN OPENING PRAYER FOR LITTLE LEAGUE.

THAT'S WHERE I FIRST MET HIM. I THREW THE FIRST PITCH. THAT'S WHERE I MET HIM. BUT I'LL TELL A SHORT STORY HERE IN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THIS ALL CAME TO BE.

HE LIVES HERE IN LA VERNE WITH HIS WIFE ANITA AND THEIR FIVE CHILDREN, WHICH ARE AT HOME.

HE'S WIDELY RESPECTED AS A RESIDENT AND COACH FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO MENTORSHIP AND SERVICE.

HIS JOURNEY HAS BEEN UNIQUELY DIVERSE, BEGINNING WITH A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAREER AS THE FIRST AND ONLY FOUR YEAR STARTING QUARTERBACK FOR FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY.

AFTER COLLEGE, HE WAS INVITED TO THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ROOKIE CAMP AND LATER TRANSITIONED INTO SPORTS BROADCASTING WITH FOX SPORTS IN 2010.

HE FELT A GREATER CALLING HAD SHIFTED INTO MINISTRY, WORKING WITH THE FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES, WHERE HE HAS SINCE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO GUIDING AND UPLIFTING OTHERS.

AS THE POLICE CHAPLAIN FOR THE LOUISVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, PASTOR RIX PROVIDES EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO OUR OFFICERS, STAFF, AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE OFFICERS ENCOURAGEMENT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES ASSIST IN CRISIS SITUATIONS AND SERVES AS A TRUSTED SOURCE OF GUIDANCE.

HIS ROLE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S WELLNESS PROGRAM, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL, ENSURING THAT THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVE THE CARE AND SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIS DEDICATION AND WELL-BEING OF OUR OFFICERS AND STAFF, AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE POSITIVE IMPACT HE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE WITHIN OUR DEPARTMENT.

JUST LIKE I MENTIONED, I WANT TO SHARE A SHORT STORY WHEN WE WERE LOOKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL CHAPLAIN.

I'M LIKE, I'VE INTERVIEWED POLICE OFFICERS EVERY POSITION IN THE WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION, BUT I'VE NEVER INTERVIEWED A CHAPLAIN.

SO IT'S LIKE, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT GETTING THOSE QUALIFICATIONS OUT? SO AT THE VERY END, WE TALKED ABOUT HIS MINISTRY AND HIS FELLOWSHIP AND SO FORTH.

ONE OF THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT I HAD OF HIM, I SAID, YOU GOT TO SAY A PRAYER, YOU KNOW, AND HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK, I GOTTA SAY. SO HE GOT THE JOB. HE'S HERE, HE SAID.

SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING CHAPLAIN RIX AND HIS FAMILY HERE.

COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS.

WELCOME. [INAUDIBLE] . ALL RIGHT.

WELL, FIRST ESTEEMED LA VERNE. CITY OF LA VERNE.

CITY COUNCIL. OFFICERS. FAMILIES, RESIDENTS OF LA VERNE.

IT'S AN HONOR FOR MY WIFE AND I, ANITA, TO BE UP HERE.

YOU SAID JUST. SHE SAID JUST ME. COME UP. BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PACKAGE WHEN TWO BECOME ONE.

SO I COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT HER. IT IS A HUMBLE, TO HUMBLE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ALONGSIDE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

CHIEF GONZALEZ, CAPTAIN TIBBETTS, ALL THE OFFICERS AND FAMILIES, HOW YOU SERVE AND SACRIFICE TO KEEP US SAFE.

AGAIN, IT'S AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE FOR US TO COME ALONGSIDE YOU.

SO, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND ANY WAY THAT WE CAN SERVE YOU.

MY WIFE AND I, WE LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. WE LOVE THIS CITY AND SOME OF MY FIRST RESPONDERS HERE, MY FRIEND FRANK, DOUG AND MATT, MY FIRST RESPONDERS IN PRAYER.

AS I ANSWER THE CALL THAT GOD HAS ON MY LIFE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER. WE CANNOT DO IT ALONE AND IT'S AN HONOR AND HONEY, I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR FAITHFUL LOVE, PRAYERS, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT. IN GOD'S CALL ON MY LIFE AND I COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

I THANK GOD FOR YOU. LOVE YOU. I LOVE IT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAVE THE HONOR OF CHIEF SAM GONZALEZ TO HUMBLY OPEN US AND OUR COUNCIL MEETING PRAYER TONIGHT.

SO I INVITE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN TO SIMPLY BOW YOUR HEAD WITH ME AS WE GATHER UNDER THE WORDS IN GOD WE TRUST.

HEAVENLY FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN, AND CHILD IN THIS ROOM THIS EVENING.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING FAMILIES THAT RESIDE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PRIVILEGE TO SERVE THE GREAT PEOPLE OF LA VERNE AS A PASTOR AND CHAPLAIN, AND WE ARE GRATEFUL TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE WE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO PRAY AND WORSHIP FREELY OR NOT, IF WE SO CHOOSE. I THANK YOU FOR THE UNIQUE TALENTS, ABILITIES, EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP REPRESENTED IN THIS ROOM.

I THANK YOU FOR THE LIFE AND LEADERSHIP OF MAYOR TIM HEPBURN, KEN DOMER, KIM HALL BARLOW,

[01:15:02]

REYNOLDS. GOD, WE ASK THAT YOUR GRACE WOULD COVER THIS MEETING.

WE THANK YOU FOR A SPACE WHERE ALL VOICES MAY BE HEARD AND RESPECTFULLY CONSIDERED.

PLEASE PURIFY OUR THOUGHTS AND MOTIVES SO THAT WE MAY DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD IN YOUR EYES FOR OUR CITY AND COMMUNITY.

THEN I ASK THAT YOU EMPOWER THIS COUNCIL TO BE UNIFIED IN MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE DECISIONS, AND TO EFFECTIVELY CARRY THEM OUT FOR THE BETTERMENT AND BLESSING OF OUR COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY GRACIOUSLY SERVE.

LASTLY, ALMIGHTY GOD, PLEASE GRANT US WISDOM AND DIRECT OUR PATHS.

RENEW THE STRENGTH AND HOPE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND LET YOUR LOVE AND LIGHT SHINE SO BRIGHTLY THAT WE WOULD BE THE CITY ON A HILL THAT CANNOT BE HIDDEN. GOD, WE NEED YOU. WE TRUST YOU, AND WE THANK YOU FOR COVERING OUR GREAT CITY OF LA VERNE AND IT IS IN THE MIGHTY NAME, POWER AND AUTHORITY OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST THAT I HUMBLY LEAD US IN PRAYER THIS EVENING AND EVERYONE WHO CHOOSES TO SAY AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU FRIENDS. AND BY THE WAY, YOU LOOK GREAT IN THAT SHIRT.

SO YOU KNOW. THANK YOU, MAYOR HEPBURN. GREAT ADDITION.

[INAUDIBLE]. SO JUST COME ON. THANK YOU. YEAH.

JUST DUCK AND COVER. IF THE TALL ONE GETS IN THE MIDDLE, WE'RE GOOD.

YEAH.

FINAL PRESENTATION. THE FINAL PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION FOR IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH.

IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IS A CELEBRATION EVERY MARCH THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE RICH CULTURE AND HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF IRISH AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

BEFORE I BRING OTHERS UP, THERE ARE MANY IRISH BLESSINGS AND I BELIEVE THE ONE THAT IS REFLECTED TONIGHT IS MAY YOUR HOME ALWAYS BE TOO SMALL TO HOLD ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

WITH THAT, WHY DO I DO THAT? WE JUST HAD OUR WHOLE FAMILY OVER THIS WEEKEND, SO IT'S GREAT. ANYWAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATTI. YES. THANK YOU.

BREAK THE ICE. IT'S WILD AND IT'S CRAZY. BUT WHEN THERE'S TOO MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSE, IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE THEY LOVE EVERYTHING.

THEY'RE IN THE POOL. THEY'RE IN THE BACKYARD.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT. ANYWAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATTI.

IT'S VERY TRUE, THOUGH. YOUR HOUSE IS FULL. IF IT'S TOO SMALL AND IT'S FULL, IT'S WONDERFUL.

IT'S JUST YOU CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH FAMILY AND FRIENDS BY.

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IT'S GREAT. ANYWAY, WITH THAT, I WANT TO CALL FORWARD TWO OF OUR PROUD RESIDENTS WITH IRISH HERITAGE TONIGHT.

AND OF COURSE, IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TONIGHT, I WELCOME YOU TO COME FORWARD AS WELL.

SO IF YOU'RE IRISH HERITAGE OR YOU JUST FEEL LIKE COMING UP, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

RICK BOWEN, WHO REQUESTED THE PROCLAMATION, CAN YOU PLEASE COME UP? ALSO, IF TOM KIERNAN CAN PLEASE COME UP AS WELL, ALONG WITH OTHER IRISH AMERICANS, PLEASE COME ON UP.

YOU KNOW, AND THOSE THAT ARE WEARING GREEN CAN COME UP TOO. COME ON NOW. [INAUDIBLE].

SUCH A BIG HELP. I'LL JUST BE READING ONE TONIGHT.

CITY OF LA VERNE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS IRISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FIRST PROCLAIMED BY US CONGRESS IN 1991.

OF COURSE. THERE YOU ARE. VERY GOOD. HONORS THE VISIONARIES AND INNOVATORS WHO HAVE SHAPED OUR NATION'S HISTORY AND CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE OUR COLLECTIVE CULTURE AND WHEREAS, IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IS A CELEBRATION THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE RICH CULTURE AND HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF IRISH AMERICANS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND WHEREAS CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO OVER 2 MILLION IRISH AMERICANS WHO CONTRIBUTE IN INVALUABLE WAYS TO THE FABRIC OF OUR STATE AND NATION AND WHEREAS VIRTUALLY EVERY AMERICAN ENDEAVOR FROM STEEL TO BIOTECHNOLOGY TO LITERATURE HAS SEEN IMPROVEMENT THROUGH IRISH DESCENDANT HANDS AND MINDS.

WHEREAS THE IRISH AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF LA VERNE CONTINUES TO PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN THE SHAPING AND STRENGTHENING OF THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY. NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025 BE RECOGNIZED AS IRISH AMERICANS HERITAGE MONTH, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE, CELEBRATE AND SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF IRISH AMERICANS, FOSTERING A MORE INCLUSIVE AND UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY.

DATED THIS 17TH DAY OF MARCH 2025.

THERE YOU GO. WELL, THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

ANYBODY HAVE A WORD? BUT YOU'RE DRESSED. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

YOU'RE FOR IT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PRESENTING THESE PROCLAMATIONS.

I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE RICH CULTURES WE HAVE IN OUR CITY TO SHOW EVERYONE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU OR YOUR ANCESTORS COME FROM, WE ALL HAVE VALUE. WHEN MY GREAT GRANDFATHER CAME TO THIS COUNTRY FROM IRELAND IN THE 1800S, ANTI-IRISH SENTIMENTS WERE WIDESPREAD. IT WAS COMMON TO SEE HELP WANTED NOTICES IN THE NEWSPAPERS AND SIGNS IN STORES AND BUSINESSES THAT SAID NO IRISH NEED APPLY. IT'S SHOCKING TO HEAR OF SUCH BLATANT DISCRIMINATION.

FORTUNATELY FOR THOSE OF IRISH DESCENT, THESE THESE DAYS IRISH DISCRIMINATION IS LARGELY UNHEARD OF.

UNFORTUNATELY, OTHER ETHNICITIES, GENDERS, PEOPLE OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY STILL OFTEN FACE DISCRIMINATION DUE TO HAVING THE WRONG LOOK, SKIN COLOR, OR FOR BEING DIFFERENT. I APPRECIATE OUR CITY FOR WORKING TO STAMP OUT THESE INEQUALITIES.

WELCOME TO LA VERNE AND HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, EVERYBODY.

ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION [INAUDIBLE].

JUST A QUICK NOTE. MY GREEN HAT, BUT ALSO MY FOUR GALLON RED CROSS DONATION PIN.

IRISH CAME TO THIS COUNTRY LEGALLY IN LARGE NUMBERS STARTING IN THE 1840S, DOING MAINLY DUE TO THE IRISH POTATO FAMINE. MOSTLY POOR, HUNGRY AND TREATED TERRIBLY BY THE BRITISH.

THEY CAME HERE TO CHASE THE TRUE AMERICAN DREAM.

TREATED BADLY WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED. THEY SURVIVED, AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO WORK SOLIDIFIED THEIR POSITION IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. I JUST WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I DID SOME RESEARCH AND WAS INTERESTED TO FIND OUT THAT 22 OF OUR 45 PRESIDENTS CLAIM IRISH HERITAGE.

A FEW OF THE INVENTIONS. WHISKEY, OF COURSE. MODERN CHEMISTRY.

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THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE. COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY.

GUIDED OR, EXCUSE ME, GUIDED TORPEDOES. BECAUSE YOU LIKE THAT STUFF? A FIREMAN'S RESPIRATOR. THE SUBMARINE? YEAH. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

THE EJECTION SEAT. I'M SORRY AND BY THE WAY, I LEFT ONE UNDER THE ONE OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS CHAIRS IN CASE THEY WANT TO CHECK IT OUT. A PORTABLE DEFIBRILLATOR AND THIS IS JUST A FEW.

I FRANKLY AM AMAZED. THE LIST WAS 30 PAGES LONG.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS, AND THANK YOU FOR THE CITY FOR HONORING THIS GREAT GROUP.

THANK YOU, RICK. WE NEED A PICTURE.

[INAUDIBLE].

OH, WE NOW MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.

[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]

FIRST OF ALL, HERE WE GO. OKAY. JUST A QUICK REMINDER ABOUT OUR BUDDY BENCH PROJECT.

WE'RE TEAMING UP WITH THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION AND NIAGARA CARES TO COLLECT NUMBER TWO PLASTIC ITEMS. THESE ARE ALL NUMBER TWO PLASTIC ITEMS. ALL THESE.

AND WE'LL BRING NEW BENCHES TO OUR LOCAL PARKS.

IT TAKES 1000 OF THESE FOR PER BENCH. SO WE KIND OF WE WEREN'T SURE AT FIRST.

WE SAID 100. UNFORTUNATELY THAT WAS WRONG. SO WE NEED 1000.

SO WE NEED LIKE TEN BENCHES SO ONLY 10,000. SO WE CAN DO THIS.

WE GOT 32,000 MEMBERS IN THIS CITY ROUGHLY. THERE'S NO REASON WHY YOU DON'T HAVE THESE THINGS LAYING AROUND THAT ARE MAYBE PARTIALLY, FULL. DUMP THEM INTO YOUR OTHER ONES AND BRING THEM TO CITY HALL IN A BRING EM IN.

IF YOU COULD BRING THEM IN A PLASTIC BAG, PROBABLY A GREEN PLASTIC BAG, BUT WE NEED TO AT LEAST GET ONE BENCH.

THIS IS JUST, YOU KNOW, COME ON. IT'S ACTUALLY SO WENDY.

YOUR PORTION. DROP THEM OFF HERE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

BUT THE DEADLINE IS NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 24TH. SO THESE WERE ALL FROM MY HOUSE, LIKE, WHEN I WENT RUMMAGING THROUGH.

SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO FIND. THE NUMBER TWO IS JUST AT THE BOTTOM.

IT'S STILL IN THE LITTLE TRIANGLE. SO YOU PROBABLY HAVE TONS OF THESE YOUR SHAMPOO BOTTLES, THEY'RE ALMOST OUT YOUR HAIR SPRAY BOTTLES. LOOK, GO LOOK ON THE SINK. I MEAN, NUMBER TWO I MEAN SHAMPOO. YOU'VE GOT CLEANER, YOU'VE GOT LAUNDRY DETERGENT, THEN YOU'VE GOT THE PODS THAT COME IN.

SO WE JUST NEED EVERYBODY TO DO THIS. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

WE'RE PUTTING WE DID A VIDEO JUST A LITTLE BIT AGO.

WE'RE GOING TO POST IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO WE WANT SOME BENCHES AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM AND THANK YOU TO NIAGARA AND ALSO OUR OTHER SPONSORS FOR THIS.

OKAY. THAT'S THE 24TH. BEFORE THE 24TH, PLEASE BRING THEM TO THE CITY.

NOW WE HAVE DANIEL ROJO. TRI-CITY. ANNOUNCEMENTS.

WELCOME, DANIEL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. JUST TWO QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS.

DANIEL. I AM HERE EVERY DAY. WELCOME AGAIN. HELLO.

THANK YOU. JUST QUICK ANNOUNCEMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS GREEN RIBBON WEEK.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. WHICH MEANS IT'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE WEEK FROM THE 2017 TO THE 21ST AND EACH DAY THERE'S GOING TO BE EVENTS BEING HELD.

SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, FOR THE PUBLIC. THE OTHER ONE IS OUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH IS TAKING PLACE APRIL 8TH, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE AT OUR TRI CITY BUILDING IN POMONA.

SO IF ANYONE'S INTERESTED, AGAIN, IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.

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WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ADRIAN ROMERO.

COME ON DOWN. [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A FEW EVENTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT LA VERNE LIBRARY THIS SATURDAY AT 4PM.

WE'LL BE HOLDING A WEAVE YOUR OWN BOOKMARK PROGRAM FOR TEENS.

DURING THIS EVENT, TEENS WILL LEARN HOW DIFFERENT CULTURES USE UNIQUE WEAVING STYLES AND PATTERNS TO REPRESENT THEIR IDENTITY AND HISTORY AND AFTER THEY CAN WEAVE THEIR OWN BOOKMARK AND ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH AT 11, WE WILL HAVE A MUSICAL PERFORMER NAMED AARON TALADA FOR AGES 1 TO 5.

HE'LL PERFORM MELODIES AND HARMONIES FOR THE CHILDREN TO ENJOY AND AS PART OF OUR SMART START PROGRAM, WHICH PREPARES CHILDREN AND TODDLERS FOR SCHOOL.

WE'LL BE HOLDING A BOOK PARTY FOR CHILDREN AGES 2 TO 5 YEARS OLD ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH AT 5:00PM.

DURING THIS EVENT, WE'LL CELEBRATE THE BOOK THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR BY ERIC CARLE, WITH FUN ACTIVITIES AND A POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM.

LIBRARIAN WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMON PARENTING CONCERNS.

ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT, WHICH CAN BE DONE AT THE LIBRARY OR BY PHONE OR ONLINE AT LEE COUNTY LIBRARY.

ORG. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU, ADRIAN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO IN OUR CITY, TOO. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE ON ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE SHOULD DO IT RIGHT NOW. LET'S SING IT. MARY, I'D LIKE TO.

AT LEAST TODAY'S A SPECIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE AND IN OUR LIVES HERE AT THE CITY THAT COMES OFTEN TO OUR AMAZING CITY HALL AND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? TODAY IS A REALLY MEMORABLE DAY, MAYOR AND IF I CAN TAKE THIS MOMENT IN TIME TO WISH HER A WAS YESTERDAY.

BUT I WANT TO WISH HER TODAY. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ARE YOU READY? CAN WE DO THAT? IS THAT OKAY? CAN WE DO THAT? OKAY. THANK YOU. AND YOU KNOW, IS SHE HERE, CAN SHE STAND? HER NAME IS PATTY HEPBURN, AND IT'S HER BIRTHDAY TODAY. YESTERDAY.

WHY'D YOU DO THAT? LOOK AT. I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME STAND.

YES. YEAH. PLEASE. I NEVER ASKED FOR MUCH. HAVE I EVER ASKED FOR ANYTHING? I ASKED FOR A COUPLE OF VOTES, BUT THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. BUT. HOW MANY VOTES? A LOT. I NEEDED A LOT. AND. GOD. OH, YOU'RE MAKING MY LIFE HELL RIGHT THERE.

READY? ONE. TWO. THREE.

[SINGING].

ALRIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU.

NOW, I WILL SAY THAT WE MISSED A BIRTHDAY BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS GONE.

I THINK HE WAS DEPLOYED. OR SOMEWHERE. WHICH WOULD BE MR. KASHIFALGHITA. YES. SO IN TURN, IT IS TIME TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MR. KASH. THANK YOU. SO ON ONE, TWO, THREE. [SINGING] . THERE YOU GO. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? [INAUDIBLE].

ANY. OH. WASN'T IT? CAPTAIN TIBBETS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAPTAIN.

WE'LL SAVE YOU THE SING. OKAY. OKAY. I DIDN'T FORGET.

WE DON'T WANT TO SHOCK YOU AND MAKE YOU LEAVE. NO, WE GOT TO KEEP HIM, MAN.

ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL ITEMS ON THE. WHY AM I SWEATING?

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANY ANY ITEM OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR, MR. DOMER. WAS ANYTHING PULLED OFF THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION? THERE WAS NOT, SIR, BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS ONE THING TO SAY ABOUT ONE ITEM. YES, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THE FINAL VERSION OF THE MOONBUG PRODUCTION LOCATION AGREEMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED THROUGH A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR. BASICALLY, WE HAVE THE CORRECTED LANGUAGE AND THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL BE APPROVING.

IT SIMPLY HAS TO DO WITH RECIPROCAL INDEMNITY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT FOR THE RECORD.

SO WHEN WE DO SIGN THAT IT WILL BE CORRECTED.

THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. HAVE A SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

VOTE, PLEASE. ITEM? THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WAS MOTIONED BY KASHIFALGHITA, SECONDED BY LAU AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. NOW WE MOVE ON TO OTHER MATTERS.

[7. Award of Contract for the City of La Verne Road Network and Public Facility Video Management System Improvement Project. The City received $500,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 23-24 community project funding from Congresswoman Napolitano through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Technology & Equipment Grant program to update its Video Management System by installing new cameras at key intersections, updating technology and replacing non-functional units. The project scope recommended for award will also expand coverage of the video surveillance system to City facilities further enhancing public safety.]

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CITY MANAGER DOMER. PLEASE CALL FORWARD A STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. I THINK THAT WILL BE CODY. YES.

CITY ENGINEER. CODY. CODY WILL BE MAKING THE STAFF PRESENTATION.

YES, I KNOW YOU'RE. I THINK YOU'RE ON TO MY SECRET KASH.

WELL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

WE'RE IN THE SAME SHIRT. YOU KNOW, I REALLY ADMIRE CODY ALL THE TIME.

JUST FOR THE RECORD. MY ONLY GREEN SHIRT THAT I'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.

RICK, YOU MAY WANT TO SIT IN YOUR CHAIR. IT MAKES IT LOOK BETTER. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AS CITY MANAGER DOMER MENTIONED, THIS IS THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE ROAD NETWORK AND PUBLIC FACILITY VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

THIS EVENING'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL AWARD THE PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. THE LOWEST, MOST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR THE BASE BID AMOUNT.

ITEMS, WHICH ARE BID ITEMS A1 THROUGH A24 AND TOTAL TO $589,633 FOR THAT GROUP, IN ADDITION TO BID ITEMS B28 THROUGH B30, WHICH THAT SUBSET ADDS UP TO $20,610 FOR A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $610,000. 200. SORRY, $610,243.

ON THE ROADWAY. NETWORK AND PUBLIC FACILITY. VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

ALSO REQUESTING THAT CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND FINALLY AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OR THEIR DESIGNEE TO ISSUE CHANGE ORDERS NOT EXCEEDING 12% OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET FOR A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT COST OF $682,543.46. SO I GOT A FEW ITEMS I'LL HIGHLIGHT TO COUNCIL AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

AS COUNCIL MAY RECALL, A PREVIOUS ITERATION OF THIS PROJECT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD IN JANUARY 21ST.

IT WAS COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO REJECT THOSE BIDS.

MOVING FORWARD, CITY STAFF WORKED WITH FEW OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WERE INVOLVED.

I MET WITH THEM TO GET THEIR INPUT. SPOKE WITH THE SYSTEM ENGINEERS FOR THE SECURITY SOFTWARE THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT IN THIS SYSTEM AND MOVE FORWARD WITH REBIDDING THE PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH A $500,000 GRANT FROM CONGRESSWOMAN NAPOLITANO'S OFFICE.

THAT GRANT IS A COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, OR COPS, AS IT'S KNOWN AS SECTION OF FUNDS.

THAT'S NOT THE ONLY SET OF FUNDS, BUT I'LL GET TO THE FINANCES A LITTLE BIT LATER IN MY COMMENTS.

AS FAR AS THE SCOPE OF THE WORK THE LAST GO AROUND AND I'LL TRY TO FOCUS ON THIS GO ROUND, BUT WE'LL KIND OF CAUSE OR DRAW A COMPARISON FOR FOR COUNCIL'S INTEREST INFORMATION.

THE LAST GO ROUND WAS PREDOMINANTLY IN THE A BID ITEMS. JUST THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND 1 OR 2 INTERSECTIONS, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, THAT WERE STOP SIGNS SIGNALIZED.

SO IT WAS ALL INTERSECTIONS AND ROADWAY NETWORK.

LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THAT LAST GO AROUND, ALL OF THE B DESIGNATION BID ITEMS WERE VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES.

SO IN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT THE SCOPE, WHAT WE DID WITH INPUT WAS KIND OF RECONFIGURE WHAT THE BASE BID ITEMS WERE AND SO FOUR OF THE INTERSECTIONS THAT WERE, I DON'T WANT TO SAY, NOT A PRIORITY, BUT WERE A LESSER PRIORITY COMPARED TO SOME OF THE FACILITIES WERE DROPPED OFF FOR, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY A FUTURE PROJECT.

AND THE LOS FLORES PARK AQUATIC CENTER WAS ADDED IN TO THE BASE BID SCOPE SO THAT FACILITY MOVED FROM A B ITEM TO AN A ITEM AND THERE'S I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS, SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT. AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW AND SO THAT'S WHAT COMPOSES THE BASE BID ITEMS FOR THE PROJECT.

AND THEN LIKE I HAD MENTIONED OR REMAINING KIND OF GROUP OF CITY FACILITIES WERE PUT IN AS THE B ITEMS. LET'S SEE HERE. SO THE SYSTEM TEXT, SO WHAT THIS IS, THIS PROJECT IS GOING TO DO FOR THE CITY IS IT'S GOING TO REJUVENATE THE CITY'S VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

RIGHT NOW WE DO HAVE A SYSTEM. RELIABILITY IS NOT THE GREATEST ON IT AND SOME LOCATIONS IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING AND SO WITH THIS GRANT FUND AND THIS APPROACH WILL BE REPLACING THE CAMERA SYSTEMS UPGRADING THOSE MOVING FORWARD WITH A ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK USING CELL PHONE SYSTEMS, RATHER THAN THE RADIO ANTENNAS THAT HAVE BEEN PART OF OUR CHALLENGE FOR FUNCTION LATELY.

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THERE WILL ALSO BE CLOUD STORAGE AND ON SITE STORAGE WITH THAT AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A NUTSHELL OF WHAT THE PROJECT ENTAILS.

THE BASE BID AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS PARTICULAR ITERATION OF THE PROJECT THAT I AM BRINGING FORWARD TO COUNCIL TONIGHT CARRIES 21 TOTAL CAMERAS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, FOUR OF THOSE ARE LOCATED AT FOREST PARK AND THE REMAINDER WELL, THERE'S 16 TRAFFIC SIGNALS, BUT ONE OF THEM GETS TWO, SO IT ADDS UP EVENTUALLY.

THE TALKING ABOUT THE REBID PROCESS. SO TAKING INTO THE INFORMATION THAT I'VE SHARED WITH KIND OF STAFF WORKING WITH VARIOUS VARIOUS ENTITIES AND BRINGING FORWARD A FEW OF THOSE TWEAKS.

WE MODIFIED THE BIDS SLIGHTLY IN THAT THE BID DURATION WAS CHANGED FROM 70 WORKING DAYS TO 90 WORKING DAYS.

MUCH TO THE ALLOWANCE OF THE EXTENSION OF THE GRANT FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED.

AS I MENTIONED, WE RECONFIGURED SOME OF THE BID ITEMS. THE PREVIOUS ITERATIONS OF THE SPEC, WHILE THE BID ITEMS WERE VERY SIMILAR, WE BROKE OUT EACH INDIVIDUAL INTERSECTION, WHICH IS WHY YOU'VE SEEN SORT OF A LARGE EXPLOSION IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF ITEMS. THE TOTAL WORK IS MORE OR LESS SIMILAR, NOT THE SAME SIMILAR, BUT THEY WERE BROKEN OUT INDIVIDUALLY TO GIVE THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF RESOLUTION FOR CONTRACTORS TO BID ON IT AND GIVE US INTERSECTION PRICINGS.

THOSE SPECS WERE PUT BACK OUT FOR BIDDING ON FEBRUARY 7TH.

CITY STAFF HELD A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING ON FEBRUARY 13TH, WHICH WAS ALSO FOLLOWED BY A NON-MANDATORY JOB WALK IN.

THAT JOB WALK. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 27 LOCATIONS THAT WERE SCHEDULED TO VISIT.

WHILE IT WAS NON-MANDATORY, WE DID HAVE A GOOD GROUP OF FOLKS, AND I WANT TO THROW A SHOUT OUT TO THE CITY STAFF, INCLUDING COLIN PURDY, WHO JOINED ME ON THAT WALK.

IT UNFORTUNATELY WAS A LITTLE SOGGY THAT DAY, IF WE RECALL, BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT.

CONTRACTORS HAD SORT OF THE OPTION TO SEE AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS THAT THEY WANTED.

FROM THAT PROCESS, WE WERE ABLE TO VISIT 11 LOCATIONS.

OF THOSE 27 INTERSECTIONS AND FACILITIES AND FROM THERE THE CONTRACTORS HAD BEEN SATISFIED AND SO WHILE WE WERE WILLING TO WALK WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF THE DAY THEY HAD GOTTEN WHAT THEY NEEDED MOVING FORWARD. THROUGH THE PROCESS, THERE WAS ALSO A QUESTION AND ANSWER CYCLE.

THOSE QUESTIONS CLOSED. I THINK ABOUT A WEEK OR SO, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER OUR PRE-BID MEETING.

A TOTAL OF SIX QUESTIONS WERE RECEIVED. ALL OF THEM WERE ADDRESSED THROUGH A SINGLE ADDENDUM ON THIS PROJECT.

THAT BRINGS US TO THE BID OPENING DATE. SO ON MARCH 4TH, WE OPENED BIDS THROUGH CITY'S ELECTRONIC BIDDING SYSTEM AND RECEIVED THREE BIDS.

AS NOTED, THE LOW BID WAS CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES, WHICH NOTABLY WAS ALSO THE LOW BID LAST TIME AROUND FOR COUNCIL'S REFERENCE.

WE ALSO RECEIVED A BID FOR ALLIED UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES AND CELL PLAN TECHNOLOGIES.

THE TOTALS RANGE FROM, AND I THINK THERE'S AN IMPORTANT DESIGNATION THAT I'LL PAUSE FOR A SECOND ON.

THIS IS THE TOTAL SUM OF ALL A AND B ITEMS, AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHY THAT APPROACH IS TAKEN HERE IN A SECOND.

BUT THE TOTAL BASE BID AND ADD OF ALTERNATE ITEMS THAT WERE BID TOTALED FROM $996,000 AND CHANGE ON THE LOW END TO $1.2 MILLION AND CHANGE ON THE HIGH END. SO THERE MAY BE SOME QUESTIONS IF HOPEFULLY I DON'T GET OUT TOO FAR AHEAD OF THEM AND WHY WE ARE SPLITTING UP THIS BID INTO A AND B ITEMS. I'LL ADMIT THERE'S A LOT OF ITEMS AND IT CAN BE CONFUSING.

WHAT THE CITY IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE A KNOWN LIMIT ON OUR FUNDING, AND WE WANTED TO OBTAIN AS MUCH COST INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE AND THEN TAILOR THE PROJECT TO FIT THAT FUNDING AND SO NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHERE EACH LOCATION IS GOING TO FALL IN TERMS OF THE BUDGET, WE DECIDED TO GET MANY OF THOSE LOCATIONS AND THEN KIND OF PICK WHAT MADE SENSE TO THE BOTTOM LINE ON THAT.

NOTABLY, AND I'LL TOUCH BASE ON THIS. THERE WERE 443.

I THINK IT'S THREE. EXCUSE ME. YEAH. THERE WERE 3 RESERVOIRS THAT WERE DELETED BID ITEMS. AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE THOSE AS B15 THROUGH B 24.

YES, IT'S. I'VE GOT AN EVEN SMALLER VERSION. SO THOSE WERE DELETED.

NOT FOR THAT. WE DON'T WANT THEM JUST OUT OF SIMPLICITY AND MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR THE CONTRACTORS.

THE REALITY WAS THAT I THINK WE RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A LIMITED BUDGET AMOUNT THAT WE HAD AND RATHER THAN RUN THEM THROUGH THE PROCESSES ON SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE

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LET'S SEE, I WANTED TO HIT A FEW MORE POINTS HERE.

THE FINANCING AS I KIND OF MOVED TOWARDS A CLOSE ON MY COMMENTS.

AS I HAD MENTIONED, THIS PROJECT WAS FUNDED SIGNIFICANT PORTION THROUGH THE COPS GRANT.

WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED. ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT CAN BE ALLOCATED OR CONTRIBUTING TO THIS PROJECT.

WITHIN THAT, THE TOTAL FUNDING IS THE 500 FROM THE GRANT.

THE COPS GRANT FROM NAPOLITANO'S OFFICE. WE HAVE $100,000 FROM ANNUAL PAYMENTS.

CIP PROGRAM. WE HAVE $50,000 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND.

$54,543.46 FROM THE ASSET FORFEITURE FUND, AS WELL AS $30,000 OF THE SEWER FUND.

IN CLOSING, I THINK HOPEFULLY THIS TIME AROUND, WE'VE GOT, I THINK, A MUCH BETTER TURNOUT IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF BIDS ADDING VALIDITY TO THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

AND SO THAT CONCLUDES MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.

CODY, JUST A REAL QUICK QUESTION BEFORE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

YOU'VE GOT THE 682 543, WHICH IS THE COMBINATION OF THE SCOPE A ONE THROUGH A 24 PLUS B 28 THROUGH B 30.

YES. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY OF 72,346, WHICH GETS YOU TO THE 682,543.

YOU HAVE THREE OTHER ITEMS IN HERE THAT SHOW THE 73454346.

YES, WHICH WOULD BE THE PROJECT AND DESIGN ADMINISTRATION, CLOUD SERVER FIRST YEAR AND THEN THE IT CONSULTANT.

YES. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. SO THE CONTEXT OF THAT CONTRACT AWARD IS SPECIFICALLY GEARED TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION SCOPE.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING TONIGHT. THOSE OTHER COSTS ARE SOFTWARE, WHAT WE CALL SOFT COSTS.

THAT WE WANTED TO INCLUDE FOR COUNCIL, JUST TO GIVE YOU THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT THE PROJECT WILL COST.

SO IN THAT WE'VE GOT THE, YOU KNOW, MY COSTS, THE ENGINEERING COSTS.

WE'VE GOT THE IT CONSULTANT. THE CLOUD SERVER IS A FEATURE THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO BE FURNISHING TO HELP, YOU KNOW, CONSERVE COSTS BECAUSE AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS, WE CAN LEVERAGE OUR POSITION AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO GET BETTER COST STRUCTURE THROUGH.

I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, AWS IS THE DIRECTION WE ARE LIKELY TO GO.

SO THOSE ARE THE HARD COSTS. THESE OTHER ONES ARE SOFT COSTS WHICH WE'LL ABSORB THROUGH THE CITY. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WHEN IT DOES WHEN IT BECOMES FULL ON AND WE GET THIS THING INSTALLED. YES AND THAT WILL, THAT COVERS THE TOTAL.

782 SORRY. 734 AND CHANGE. LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

WE'LL HAVE CELL PHONE CARD COSTS, WHICH LET ME CHECK MY NOTES JUST SO I DON'T MISSTATE IT.

IT'S NOT IT'S NOT PART OF THE BID THOUGH. IT'S REALLY THE BID IN THE CONTINGENCY. BUT WE'RE NOT USING THE FULL AMOUNT THEY HAVE. WE'RE ONLY USING A LIKE LET'S SAY A CART MENU.

EXACTLY. OKAY. YES. AND THAT WAS MY BIGGEST I TALKED TO KEN ABOUT THAT, OUR CITY MANAGER KEN DOMER, BECAUSE THE 996, THE 996,000. AND THEN YOU HAD THESE, THEY WEREN'T GELLING FOR ME.

BUT NOW THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS. YES. THAT'S IMPORTANT.

MY APOLOGIES THAT WAS. NO, YOU DID GOOD AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WENT OUT TO BID.

YOU GOT THE BIDDERS, YOU HAD QUESTIONS. YOU TOOK CARE OF THAT.

YOU GAVE THEM AMPLE TIME TO LOOK AT ALL THE DEVICES AND ALL THE DIFFERENT AREAS WHICH WE ASKED FOR ORIGINALLY AND THIS IS A MUCH CLEANER, CLEANER PATH, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT? MISS BEAUCHAMP? GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR CODY.

JUST AS HE EXPLAINED THAT THESE TOTALS HERE ARE THE HARD COST FROM A RESIDENT PERSPECTIVE, WHY ISN'T A TOTAL PROVIDED EVEN THOUGH THAT THOSE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE NOT WHAT'S BEING APPROVED IN THIS RESOLUTION? BUT WHY ISN'T A TOTAL A GRAND TOTAL PROVIDED TO THE RESIDENTS SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE GRAND TOTAL IS GOING TO COST, BECAUSE THOSE SOFT COSTS WILL BE TAXPAYER MONEY FROM THE CITY, NOT PART OF THE ENDOWMENT FROM NAPOLITANO'S OFFICE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S REALLY A STAFF QUESTION OR A CODY QUESTION, BECAUSE HE'S IN THE ENGINEERING PART OF IT.

BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHY AND NOT JUST THIS PARTICULAR ONE, BUT OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL, WHY A TOTAL NUMBER IS NOT PROVIDED.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DANITA. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THIS. AND CODY YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT ONE? ACTUALLY WE KIND OF DISCUSSED THAT ALREADY. BUT I THINK JUST TO CLARIFY.

GIVE IT A SHOT. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO THE ACTION TONIGHT IS A WORD OF CONTRACT.

AND SO THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. THAT ACTION IS PART OF THE GREATER SUITE OF COSTS.

AND SO IN THE STAFF REPORT IT WHILE MAYBE NOT IS UP FRONT IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL.

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SO IT'S NOT EXACTLY AS YOU HAD SAID. IT'S NOT JUST THE COST THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THE $682,000 IN CHANGE. IT IS A LARGER SUM. BUT THAT IS HOW WE REACH THAT $734,000 MARK.

BUT I AND I WILL SAY THAT AS I QUESTIONED BEFORE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO PUT THOSE HARD, THOSE SOFT AND HARD COSTS AS WHAT THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CITY.

BRANDON, WE'VE GOT THIS PORTION FOR [INAUDIBLE] $80,000 TO PURCHASE OUR CART ITEMS, BUT ALSO THOSE OTHER SOFT ITEMS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT BRINGS IT UP TO THE $732,000 RANGE, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND IT'S OUT OF BUDGETS AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT FROM. SO MAYBE JUST A YEAH.

AND I THINK CODY, IF YOU CAN ANSWER THIS, SO THE MAJORITY OF THE COSTS THAT WERE, WELL, ALL THE COSTS WERE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW ARE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION GOING FORWARD EACH YEAR WE'RE GOING TO BE COMING BACK BECAUSE THERE ARE ONGOING COSTS FOR THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, FOR THE CELL CAMERAS AND ALL THAT STUFF.

APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH IS THAT PER YEAR GOING FORWARD? SO WE'RE IN LOOSE NUMBERS, APPROXIMATELY $27,000 AND SO WHAT THAT COVERS IS THE CLOUD SERVER.

SO OUR CLOUD SERVER IS I BELIEVE, CHIEF, IT'S A REQUIREMENT.

YES. OKAY. SO WE'RE OBLIGATED TO DO THAT. THERE'S THERE IS NO OR WORKAROUND ON THAT.

THAT'S A NICE FEATURE TO RECALL BACK ON, BUT IT IS A COST.

WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR THE CAMERAS.

SO THE CAMERAS HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE SYSTEM SOFTWARE, THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AND AS WE EXPERIENCE IN, FRANKLY, PROBABLY ALL WORLDS OF SOFTWARE, EVERYTHING'S MOVING TO SUBSCRIPTION BASED BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT PROBABLY MAKE MORE MONEY THAT WAY. BUT NONETHELESS, THAT'S THE SCENARIO AND THEN WE HAVE THE ONGOING CELL PHONE COSTS BECAUSE BASICALLY THESE ARE CELL PHONE SIM CARDS ROUGHLY AND I THINK IT'S A HELPFUL NUMBER TO GIVE CONTEXT AND WHILE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CAMERAS, THE MONTHLY RATE FOR AN UNLIMITED CELL PHONE SIM CARD FOR WHAT WE'RE GETTING IS ROUGHLY IT'S $35, INCLUDING A LOT OF OTHER FEES IN IT. SO THAT COST, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE 12 THE 23 AND THE OTHER 12,000 IS APPROXIMATELY $27,000 AND CHANGE ON AN ANNUAL COST TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THIS SYSTEM.

CODY, QUESTION FOR YOU. COULD WE HAVE USED LIKE STARLINK OR SOMETHING ELSE TO GET MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK INSTEAD OF THAT? SO THAT WAY YOU CAN HAVE MULTIPLE. YEAH. ESPECIALLY IN AREAS LIKE [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. IT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION. WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT'S A GOOD POINT THAT YOU BRING UP.

COUNCIL MEMBER IS ONE OF THE I THINK IT WAS SELL PLAN WHEN WE'RE OUT ON THE FIELD.

WALK HAD DISCUSSED THAT IT COULD BE A SCENARIO THAT WE LOOK OUT.

HOWEVER, HIS CONCERNS AND WHAT HE SHARED WITH ME, AT LEAST, WAS THAT STARLINK WORKS GREAT NOW.

BUT AS THAT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BUILD OUT AND ALSO GETS MORE TRACTION YOU'RE GOING TO BE MORE DEMAND.

SO IT MIGHT BE LIGHTER DEMAND RIGHT NOW THAN WHAT IT CAN HANDLE AND SO THAT WAS SORT OF THE UNKNOWN ELEMENT ON IT IS THAT YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S SORT OF THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE WITH THE, RADIO SYSTEMS IS YEAH, THEY WOULD HAVE HELPED US ON THE ANNUAL COST.

BUT THE CHALLENGE WITH THE RADIO SYSTEMS WE WERE FINDING IS THE RELIABILITY. THE TECHNOLOGY WAS JUST NOT WORKING OUT.

TERRAIN WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

THERE MAY BE OTHER THINGS THERE, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THAT INTO SOMETHING THAT I KNOW CHIEF GONZALEZ HAS LOOKED AT OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

WE'VE TALKED WITH OUR IT CONSULTANTS AS WELL AND, YOU KNOW, HEY, ULTIMATELY A HARD LINE SYSTEM WOULD BE THE BEST SYSTEM, BUT THAT COST WOULD QUITE FRANKLY, BE JUST ASTRONOMICAL.

SO MAYBE SOMEDAY WE'LL GET THERE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL SOME OF THE CAMERAS OFF THE CELL PHONE NETWORK.

BUT FOR THE TIME BEING, TO GET US UP AND RUNNING THIS APPEARS TO BE THE BEST SUITABLE APPROACH TO ACHIEVE THAT FUNCTION.

MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IN THE NEXT HOPEFULLY THE NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 7TH, MAYBE THE APRIL 21ST MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING BACK A NEW TECHNOLOGY FIBER CONNECTION FOR THE NORTH LA VERNE AREA TO IN A WAY, IF WE BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME TRY TO GET SOME CELL CARRIERS TO LOCATE UP THERE ON WHAT'S CALLED A SMALL CELL WIRELESS.

SO THE GOAL WOULD BE TO EVENTUALLY HAVE EVERYTHING CONNECTED VIA FIBER BECAUSE THAT IS THE BEST WAY.

SO THE CURRENT CELLULAR TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS US TO GET WHAT WE NEED.

NOW KEEP IT GOING. IT'S A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY. ONCE THIS LINE GOES UP, BASICALLY WHEELER TO GOLDEN HILLS AND HOPEFULLY OVER TO LOWELL BRANT PARK. WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS IN THE FIELD AND THEN WORK WITH THE CARRIER AT THAT POINT TO SEE IF WE CAN STRETCH IT OUT AND START REPLACING SOME OF THE ITEMS AND IT IS A LOWER COST. BUT RIGHT NOW, AS THE CITY ENGINEER SAID, THE EVEN REGULAR TRENCHING IS EXPENSIVE,

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SO. BUT IT IS A GOAL. WELL, IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING IN NORTH LA VERNE FOR OUR CELL COVERAGE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE CELL PARKING LOTS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PARK AT BASELINE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PARK AT THE CORNER OF GOLDEN HILLS AND GOLDEN HILLS AND WHEELER, BECAUSE ONCE YOU REACH THAT NEXT SECTION, YOU HAVE ZERO COVERAGE IN THAT AREA.

AND IT'S JUST IT'S HORRIFIC. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO EXPEDITE THAT WOULD BE AND I KNOW WE'RE OFF SUBJECT, BUT IT'S CRITICAL, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE THE FIRE SITUATION.

WE HAD NO POWER. WE HAD NOTHING AT ALL. IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A TIN CAN AND A STRING.

SO JUST A COUPLE ITEMS. SO ITEMS B 16 AND B 24 WERE NOT EVEN BID, IS THAT CORRECT? WHICH ARE THE DELETED BID FORM ITEM? I WANT TO MAKE SURE I ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

SO LET ME FLIP TO MY PAGE HERE. YES. ITEMS B 16 THROUGH 24 WERE NOT BID.

THEY WERE NOT PART OF ANY OF THESE BIDS WHATSOEVER. [INAUDIBLE]. OKAY.

WELL THEY WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL GO AROUND.

BUT THIS TIME AROUND, WE DELETED THEM. SO, YEAH, THEY HAVE $0 IN THERE.

SO THEY WERE PART OF THE ORIGINAL BID DOCUMENTS, BUT THEY WERE DELETED WITH THE ADDENDUM TO REMOVE WHAT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY MORE WORK FOR THE BIDDERS AND SOMETHING THAT WE WERE NOT LIKELY EVEN TO PURSUE.

BECAUSE AGAIN, WHILE WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT CAMERAS EVERYWHERE, THERE IS A LIMITATION TO THE BUDGET THAT WE NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF AND SO RATHER THAN EXTEND WELL BEYOND WHAT WOULD BE LIKELY, WE JUST DECIDED TO DELETE THEM.

BUT AT THE SAME POINT, WE DID BID THE REST OF THESE ITEMS, WHICH ENCOMPASS ALL OF A BUT WE DELETED BASICALLY DECIDED NOT TO USE IT WOULD BE B ONE THROUGH B 27 AND THEN B 31 THROUGH B 39.

YES THAT'S CORRECT. SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE THE ONE ADDITIVE ALTERNATE LOCATION THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND THANK YOU FOR THAT BECAUSE I THINK I GLOSSED OVER THAT DETAIL IS THE FRANKLIN SEWER LIFT STATION. AND SO THAT SEWER LIFT STATION IS LOCATED DOWN OFF OF PUDDINGSTONE AND SERVES AS A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FEATURE TO PUSH SEWAGE FLOW FROM THE SAN PAULO BUSINESS DISTRICT BACK INTO WHERE ULTIMATELY IT FLOWS THROUGH GRAVITY IDEALLY, BUT JUST TERRAIN AND SITUATION THERE, THAT SEWAGE LIFT STATION IS CRITICAL.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD SOME SEWER FUNDS THAT COULD BE ALLOCATED TO THAT USE.

YEAH. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE WATER SYSTEMS WE HAVE SHOULD HAVE CAMERAS ON THEM.

ABSOLUTELY. THIS SYSTEM AS WE IF IT DOES PASS AND WE IMPLEMENT IT WITH THE FUNDS WE'RE SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE, WILL WE BE ABLE TO ADD ON TO THIS SYSTEM WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL COST? JUST MORE LIKE THE CARTE ITEMS HERE. OBVIOUSLY EACH ONE IS A CONSTRUCTION ITEM.

EACH ONE IS A CABLE ITEM, EACH ONE IS A MOUNTING A CAMERA, THINGS LIKE THAT.

BECAUSE THESE WATER SYSTEMS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT THAT DOES FOR US. IT REDUCES THE MANPOWER OUT IN THE FIELD.

WE HAVE CAMERA SYSTEMS ON SOMEONE MONITORING THESE THINGS AT ALL TIMES.

THAT'S JUST A LABOR SAVING DEVICE AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.

BUT ALSO THE TECHNOLOGY IS FAR ADVANCED, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. OUR SAFETY ISSUES. I MEAN, AT SOME POINT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A GREAT START.

BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE MORE CAMERAS WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THE SAFER WE ALL ARE AND I THINK THE WATER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, AS WE FOUND THAT LATELY AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DO HARM IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY TO OUR WATER SYSTEMS, THAT WE HAVE A GOOD PORTION OF IT. AND ALL OF THESE OTHER ITEMS, I THINK ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO AT ONE POINT CONNECT UP.

BUT WE CAN DO THAT WITH THE SYSTEM WE HAVE. IT'S EXPANDABLE.

WE CAN ADD ANOTHER 30 OR 40 CAMERAS, OR IS IT SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO ADD HARDWARE SOFTWARE TO BRING THAT UP AND A MORE CELLULAR COVERAGE? SURE. SO AS FAR AS THE HARDWARE GOES TO ADD CAMERAS, THERE WOULD ALSO OBVIOUSLY BE THE CAMERAS THAT WE NEED TO INSTALL THE MOUNTING BRACKETS, THE CELL PHONE NETWORK FEATURES THAT ARE AT THOSE LOCATIONS.

THESE WILL ALL EVENTUALLY FEED INTO A LOCAL SERVER THAT'S LOCATED AT PD.

THAT SERVER IS THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO SERVERS, ONE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE AND ONE FOR THE LOCAL STORAGE.

AND SO YES, THE SYSTEM IS EXPANDABLE. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WOULD EXPAND TO A THOUSAND MORE CAMERAS.

RIGHT. BUT CERTAINLY I THINK WITH WHAT THIS LIST IS, IT WOULD REALLY JUST BE KIND OF, I THINK A MINOR HARDWARE ADJUSTMENT AS FAR AS STORAGE AT THE LOCAL SERVER THERE. WE'D ALSO HAVE TO EXPAND THE CLOUD SERVER.

BUT YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THAT SHOULD BE RELATIVELY SMOOTH PROCESS.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE ADDITIONAL STORAGE NEEDS THAT ADDITIONAL CAMERAS WOULD CREATE. IT CAN BE DONE. ABSOLUTELY. JOHNSON, YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A SUBSCRIPTION FEE THAT WE'RE ALSO PAYING FOR.

YES. NOW, IF A CAMERA GOES OUT, WILL THAT SUBSCRIPTION FEE COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THAT CAMERA? SO THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE IS MORE OF LIKE A ON THE TECHNOLOGY SIDE, MORE LIKE THE SOFTWARE.

SO MUCH LIKE IF YOU'RE IF I MAY PAINT AN ANALOGY, IF YOU HAD MICROSOFT WORD AT YOUR HOME, YOU KNOW, PERSONAL COMPUTER YOU KNOW, AS YOU HAVE THAT ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION THAT THEY FORCED A LOT OF US ONTO IF YOU HAD A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY BETWEEN YOUR

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CERTAINLY SOME SUPPORT ON THAT. AND THERE'S WARRANTIES ALSO CORRECT. THERE'S WARRANTIES AS WELL. SO WITHIN THE PROJECT THERE IS A WARRANTY OF ONE YEAR THAT GETS DEFAULTED INTO ALL PROJECTS WE DO. THAT'S THROUGH OUR STANDARD PLANS THAT WE HAVE.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS IS THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FUNCTIONALITY TESTING AND THAT'S ACTUALLY BROKEN OUT AS SEPARATE BID ITEMS SO THAT WE CAN TRACK IT THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS. SO WE'RE NOT MAKING ASSUMPTIONS OR ARGUING ON WHAT PERCENTAGE COMPLETE THE PROJECT IS.

IT'S CLEAR AS DAY. IT'S RIGHT THERE. IT'S IMPLEMENTATION. IT'S TRAINING, IT'S FUNCTION. SO IF THE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING WE'VE ISOLATED THOSE COSTS AND WE CAN SAY, WELL, IS IT ONE CAMERA THAT'S NOT WORKING OR IS IT ALL THE CAMERAS AND WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO RESOLVE THOSE ISSUES AND, YOU KNOW, GET TO FULL FUNCTION? SO, YEAH, I MEAN, MY EXPERIENCE WITH TECHNOLOGY, THINGS FAIL.

WHO'S GOING TO REPLACE IT? I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE.

[INAUDIBLE]. YEAH, WELL, WE HAVE SPARE CAMERAS.

IS THAT PART OF THE BID? HAVE SPARE CAMERAS ON SITE OR.

NO, WE WILL NOT HAVE SPARE CAMERAS AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

OUR CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE SELECTED, I THINK ARE PRETTY SOLID INDUSTRY STANDARD CAMERAS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR LEAD TIME AND IT'S TECHNOLOGY.

SO, YES, IT MAY COME OUT OF THE BOX AND MAY HAVE AN ISSUE.

IT MAY WORK GREAT FOR A MONTH AND THEN HAVE AN ISSUE.

THAT'S JUST THE UNFORTUNATE NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY ON THAT.

BUT HOPEFULLY WITH THE PROJECT DURATION AND TESTING THAT WE CAN SEE THROUGH IT THAT WE CAN GET THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE AND OF COURSE, WE STILL HAVE THE WARRANTY ON THE BACK END WHERE IF SOMETHING BROKE DOWN, YOU KNOW, ON THE 11TH MONTH, HOPEFULLY NOT THE 13TH THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT SWAPPED OUT WITHIN THE CONTRACT SCOPE AND THAT WOULD BE A MANUFACTURER WARRANTY TYPE DEAL.

PROBABLY. WILL THE CONTRACTOR HAVE SOME OF THESE CAMERAS, IN THEIR HANDS AS FAR AS IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THIS JOB, WE'RE GOING TO INSTALL LIKE SAY, 35 CAMERAS OR 21 CAMERAS.

THEY WOULD HAVE A FEW 4 OR 5 CAMERAS IN, HOUSE THAT WE COULD REPAIR IF THERE WAS A IF SOMETHING FAILED BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO GET, WE'RE GOING TO BE THESE CAMERAS ARE GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT. AND IF ONE GOES DOWN, IT'S GOING TO BE CRITICAL FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL EYES UPON THIS. BUT I WAS JUST CURIOUS IF THEY OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A WARRANTY, BUT DO THEY HAVE SPARE CAMERAS OR IS THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT NOW AND GIVE IT A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY TO HAVE 4 OR 5 CAMERAS ON SITTING ON THE SHELF READY TO GO.

SO, YOU KNOW, SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE HAVE CONTINGENCY IN THIS CASE AND I DIDN'T TOUCH ON IT THE NUMBERS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ORDINARY BECAUSE IT'S 12%.

TYPICALLY WE GO WITH 10%. BUT LOOKING AT THE TOTAL BOTTOM LINE OF BUDGET, WE FIGURED IF WE COULD SQUEEZE TWO MORE PERCENT OF THE CONTINGENCY, THAT WOULD GIVE US THAT FLEXIBILITY. SO WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK TO ADD CAMERAS JUST AS A SORT OF A STANDBY PARTS INVENTORY.

I THINK THE CAMERAS GENERALLY RUN ABOUT $2,500 A CAMERA.

SO WE. YEAH, THESE ARE STATE OF THE ART CAMERAS.

MAYBE TWO. YEAH. BUT CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE COULD HAVE ON HAND BECAUSE THERE ARE LEAD TIMES WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, THAT APPROACH, WE I THINK THERE'S A VERY STRONG POSSIBILITY WE COULD WORK THAT OUT.

I THINK MY ONLY COMMENT ABOUT THAT WOULD BE TO STRIKE A BALANCE LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COST OF THE CAMERAS, WE OBVIOUSLY WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING READY TO GO IF WE NEEDED IT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M ALSO ANTICIPATING ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY THAT MAY MAKE THOSE EXISTING CAMERAS DEFUNCT OR MAYBE NOT THE ONES THAT WE WANT TO REPLACE.

SO I'LL LEAVE THAT TO ALL OF YOU TO OR CHEAPER.

[INAUDIBLE]. BUT I THINK THAT'S A FINE LINE THAT YOU GUYS WILL HAVE TO NAVIGATE.

I'M JUST TALKING CONTRACTOR HERE, YOU KNOW? COME ON, HAVE SOME EXTRA ON HAND IN CASE YOU BREAK SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, I WOULD IF I WAS A CONTRACTOR DOING THIS PROJECT, I WOULD TOO.

YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CODY? WITH THAT, BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE I DO WANT TO ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY A QUESTION. AS I MET WITH CONGRESSMAN GIL CISNEROS THIS MORNING ON THE ONGOING FEDERAL BUDGET AND CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT WAS JUST SIGNED INTO LAW, WHICH BASICALLY ERASED A LOT OF THESE CAPITAL REQUESTS AND WAS A BIG CONCERN OF US AT THE TABLE.

I KNOW J.R. WAS THERE TODAY WITH ME ALSO, ALONG WITH OTHER CITY MANAGERS AND ALSO CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS.

THAT THE CITY MANAGER CAN PROBABLY SPEAK MORE TO THAT, IS THERE, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE AWARDED THE FUNDS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEARS? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE A DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON PRIOR FEDERAL FUNDING AND WHETHER WE WILL RECEIVE IT.

MR. DOMER, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT? YES AND NO. UNFORTUNATELY, RIGHT NOW WE'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH ON THIS AND GETTING INFORMATION FROM BOTH OUR FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, AND THEN ALSO FROM THE CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE THEMSELVES.

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THIS IS AN APPROPRIATION THAT WAS PUT IN BY CONGRESSWOMAN NAPOLITANO.

AND SO THE PROBLEM WITH THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION IS THAT THAT 500,000 WAS NOT PART OF IT.

SO BUT AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T KNOW IF IT IS.

WE KEEP ON HEARING DIFFERENT THINGS. SO AS PART OF IT AND THE CITY ATTORNEY CAN SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE WANT TO HAVE SOME CONTINGENCY. SO IF WE DO FIND OUT THAT IT IS NOT THERE, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A MAJOR SOURCE OF THE FUNDING.

AND MAYBE IF WE HAVE THOSE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR LIKE THE FRANKLIN LIFT STATION AND THE AQUATIC CENTER, WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH THAT. WE CAN, BUT WE CAN'T GO FORWARD WITH THE REMAINDER OF IT BECAUSE IT'S FUNDED BY THAT 500,000.

WE DO NOT WANT TO PUT OURSELVES INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE CANNOT AFFORD WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

SO I WILL FORWARD IT OVER TO SO, MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, CAN WE ADD A STATEMENT TO THE FIRST RECOMMENDED ACTION AND BASICALLY STATES, UPON RECEIPT OR DETERMINATION THAT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR $500,000 WE RECEIVED, WE WILL AWARD THE CONTRACT.

YES, WE CAN MAKE THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT CONTINGENT UPON THE RECEIPT OF THOSE FUNDS.

YEAH. MY CONCERN IS THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAPITAL REQUESTS WERE ERASED, A LOT OF THESE THINGS A LOT OF CITIES WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS THE FACT THAT THE PIPELINE, IT'S THERE SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE UNDER REVIEW.

THEY'RE JUST REVIEWING THEM. NOT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DISCARD THEM, BUT AS WE KNOW, ANYTHING THAT MENTIONS DEI OR GLOBAL WARMING OR ANY OF THESE THINGS NOW WITH OUR PRESENT ADMINISTRATION THAT THESE ARE UNDER REVIEW, ANY OF THESE GRANTS AND ANY OF THESE FUNDS THAT WERE SECURED ARE STILL UNDER REVIEW.

SO TO BE CLEAR, THIS YEAH, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CLIMATE CHANGE, DEI OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

[INAUDIBLE]. THANK YOU. I'M JUST TELLING YOU THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST BEING IN DC AND IN SACRAMENTO IS LIKE, WOW, THIS IS JUST BE CLEAR. WHEN YOU USE THOSE DON'T USE THOSE WORDS.

SO THE COUNCIL ACTION TONIGHT IS ASKED TO APPROVE IT.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANYBODY SIGN IT UNTIL WE KNOW FOR CERTAIN.

SO UPON RECEIPT OF DETERMINATION OF THE FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 IS AVAILABLE, AWARD A PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, THE LOWEST AND MOST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER FOR ALL BASED BIDS ITEMS A1 THROUGH A24 IN THE AMOUNT OF 589,633 AND AN ADDITIVE ALTERNATE ITEMS B28 THROUGH B30 SOUNDS LIKE BINGO IN THE AMOUNT OF 20,000 610,000, FOR A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AMOUNT OF 610,243 ON THE LA VERNE ROAD NETWORK AND PUBLIC SAFETY VIDEO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZES THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR OR DESIGNEE TO ISSUE CHANGE ORDERS NOT EXCEEDING 12% OF THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET, FOR A TOTAL POSSIBLE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT COST OF 682,543.

46. DO I HAVE A MOTION? DON'T REPEAT IT. SECOND? SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. ITEM SEVEN WAS MOVED BY LAU, SECONDED BY KASHIFALGHITA, AND APPROVED FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU CODY. THANK YOU CHIEF.

APPRECIATE THAT REBID AND IT WAS DONE CORRECTLY AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT THEY'RE GETTING.

THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM IS THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN.

[8. Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District 5-Year Action Plan. The City and Old Town La Verne Business Improvement District (OTLVBID) commissioned a study to develop a competitive analysis and a 5-year Action Plan, focusing on best practices, financial analysis, and strategic recommendations. The Plan emphasizes the importance of social infrastructure, such as board composition, community engagement, and partnerships, as it directly impacts physical improvements like beautification and capital projects. To ensure successful implementation, stakeholder input was gathered, and one of the top priorities is retaining staff to support the plan’s execution.]

THAT WOULD BE DIRECTOR. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR SHEAR.

YES. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MIDDLE OF LAST YEAR, BOTH THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A A PROPOSAL BY A COMMUNITY STRONG STRATEGIES AND [INAUDIBLE] TO DO AN ANALYSIS OF OUR OLD TOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AS WELL AS TO PREPARE A FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR THAT.

SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE NATHAN ULSH FROM COMMUNITY STRONG STRATEGIES TO GIVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE, THIS IS A RECEIVING FILE.

THERE IS NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN TONIGHT BY THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU. WELCOME AGAIN, BOTH OF YOU. GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

AND YOU ARE AGAIN, KELLY RANKIN. AND I AM NATHAN ULSH.

I'M A PARTNER AT COMMUNITY STRONG STRATEGIES THAT WAS HIRED TO HELP CONSULT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS.

SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TONIGHT. WE HAVE OFFICIALLY PRINTED 12 COPIES AS REQUESTED ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

THE FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR OLD TOWN LA VERNE PLAN.

IT'S IN THE STAFF MEMO IN THE REPORT, SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO REFERENCE IT, YOU CAN, BUT IT'S HERE.

IT'S FRESH OFF THE PRINT. SO THAT SAID WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY STARTED IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR TO START GOING OUT,

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SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO DO A QUICK PRESENTATION FROM PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS, A COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS, A SWOT ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE'VE DISCOVERED, AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERYBODY TO CONSIDER OVER THE FIVE YEAR PLAN.

SO WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROCESS AGAIN IN OCTOBER, WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SEVERAL PROPERTY OWNERS, AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL.

SO WE GOT TO TALK WITH THE STUDENTS, A FEW OF THE OTHER FOLKS, AND THEY IN TURN ALSO DID SOME SURVEYING WITH CUSTOMERS.

THEY DID DROP IN OR INTERCEPTION SURVEYS, AS WE CALL THEM.

AND OFTEN WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AS WELL AS OTHER FOLKS WHO VISIT CUSTOMERS IS PUBLIC PARKING IS GREAT, BUT IT'S ONLY AS GOOD AS THE SIGNAGE AND SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH WAYFINDING, SPECIFICALLY WHERE TO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE FREE.

IT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BLUE AND THE RED. IT'S A VERY CONVOLUTED PARKING SITUATION.

SOME OF IT'S PRIVATE, SOME OF IT'S PUBLIC. PEOPLE JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PARK.

SO A BIG THING TO CONSIDER AND REALLY THINK ABOUT AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT LATER FOR CONSIDERATIONS, IS MAYBE WE COULD FIX THAT UP A LITTLE BIT. THE NEXT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

THERE'S AN UNTAPPED POPULATION HERE THAT WE HAVE 3500 STUDENTS, STAFF HERE IN OUR OLD TOWN, LITERALLY THE GATEWAY INTO OUR SPACE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REALLY TAPPED INTO.

SO UPON TALKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, THEY DO WANT TO SHOP DOWNTOWN.

THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN THROUGH NEW BUSINESSES AND SO FORTH AS WELL.

A BIG KEY COMPONENT TO YOUR DOWNTOWN IN OLD TOWN SPECIFICALLY ARE THE ANNUAL EVENTS.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, YOU HAVE THE CAR SHOW, YOU HAVE THE WINE WALK, YOU HAD THE BEER WALK.

IT'D BE GREAT TO HAVE IT COME BACK. BUT THERE WERE SOME BURNOUT FROM THE VOLUNTEERISM THAT WAS PROVIDED, BUT IT IS A POSSIBILITY TO BRING IT BACK. KEEPING THE QUAINT, HISTORIC VIBE.

AS SOME WOULD SAY, THE PRESENCE IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, SO WE HEARD THAT LOUD AND CLEAR THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

KEEP IT THE WAY IT IS AND WHAT WE ALSO HEARD FROM SOME NEW CONSTITUENTS OR SOME NEW BUSINESS OWNERS IS LET'S MODERNIZE THIS QUAINTNESS A LITTLE BIT.

BUT EVERYBODY AGREES. LET'S KEEP IT QUAINT, HISTORIC, AND THAT GOES INTO THE LEGACY SIDE.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF LEGACY BUSINESSES, PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THEY'VE BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL. SO WE WANT TO RETAIN THAT IN THAT PROCESS.

AND LASTLY, YOU HAVE THIS MASSIVE OPPORTUNITY OF THE FUTURE GROWTH AREAS.

YOU HAVE YOUR METRO, A GOLD LINE, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH THE PIKE, INCLUDING HOUSING AND POSSIBLY SOME RETAIL. SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT THAT COMPREHENSIVELY, A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY. LET'S DIVE INTO IT. SO WE DID A COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ACROSS ALL THESE OTHER CITIES.

YOUR NEIGHBORING CITIES IN PARTICULAR WITHIN A TEN MINUTE DRIVE OF THEIR DOWNTOWNS.

REALIZE A LOT OF YOU ARE VERY SIMILAR BUT ALSO VERY DIFFERENT.

THE DOWNTOWN PARKING SITUATION GOES FROM 3 TO 2 HOUR PARKING TO 20 MINUTE PARKING.

YOU HAVE A GOOD MIX OF THAT. YOU ALSO HAVE SOME PAID PARKING AND FREE PUBLIC PARKING, WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT.

CLAREMONT COLLEGE HAS ABOUT 8000 AGGREGATE STUDENTS, 3000 STAFF.

IT'S A MUCH BIGGER CAMPUS, ALBEIT THEIR ECONOMY HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A ROBUST DOWNTOWN.

BUT THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE. SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THAT IS HOW DO WE ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS, OUR FACULTY AND OUR STAFF AT LA VERNE AS WELL.

POMONA ACTIVE NIGHTLIFE, COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ECONOMY, BUT IT DOES RESONATE WITH THE FOLKS THERE.

THEY DO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ACTIVATE AND BRING SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE. ANTIQUE ROW.

THINK ABOUT THE GATEWAY, ETC.. YOU HAVE GLENDORA OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM.

IT'S VERY WELL BRANDED AND ESTABLISHED OUT THERE.

IT'S CONFORMS. EVERYBODY HAS THE GUIDELINES. IT FITS VERY WELL IN THEIR DOWNTOWN AND THEN YOU HAVE SAN DIMAS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS LIKE THE TREE GRATES, SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DOING A COUPLE WALKTHROUGHS WITH ERIC AND KEN AND AND OTHER FOLKS.

THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO ELEVATE YOUR DOWNTOWN WITH RELATIVELY LOW COSTS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.

SO OVERALL, YOU HAVE A COUPLE OTHER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. NOT EVERY CITY HAS BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, BUT CIVITAS IS THE GURU OF FORMING AND CREATING THESE DISTRICTS AND SO GLENDORA VILLAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, YOU HAVE A BID ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS ABOUT 100 TO 200 PER BUSINESS.

THEY HAVE AN AGGREGATE TOTAL OF $45,000. THEN YOU HAVE CLAREMONT.

THEY HAVE A $46,000 BUDGET, BUT THEY USE A T BID.

SO IT'S A HOTEL TAX, IF YOU WILL, HEADS IN BEDS IF YOU WILL, IN THAT REGARD.

SO THEY COLLECT A FEE FROM THAT AND YOU HAVE DOWNTOWN POMONA WHICH IS A P BUT IT'S A PROPERTY BASE.

SO THE BUSINESSES DON'T PAY, THE PROPERTY OWNERS PAY GOES ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL.

TYPICALLY YOU CAN LEVERAGE A LITTLE MORE OUT OF THAT DEPENDING ON YOUR DOWNTOWN.

AND THEN SAN DIMAS DOES NOT HAVE A BID. CURRENTLY OLD TOWN, WE HAVE $18,000, RELATIVELY SPEAKING IN AGGREGATE TOTAL AND OUR GROSS RECEIPTS ARE BASED ON THE FEES HERE, 45 TO $600. I DO WANT TO BRING KELLY UP REALLY QUICK AND TALK ABOUT WE'VE DONE OTHER TYPES OF ASSESSMENTS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OTHER BIDS OR OPERATION OPPORTUNITIES WE COULD PROVIDE AS A RECOMMENDATION AND SO, KELLY.

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SO IF WE'RE PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF DISTRICT, WHETHER IT'S A BID OR PLACING THE ASSESSMENT ON THE RESTAURANT OR IN THE TOURISM DISTRICT, REPLACING THE ASSESSMENT ON THE HOTEL OR THE PROPERTY OWNER, THE SERVICES ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE ALIGNED WITH WHO IS PAYING THE ASSESSMENT.

THERE'S A COUPLE OF PROPOSITIONS OUT THERE THAT TELL US WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC OR A SPECIAL BENEFIT TO THOSE THAT ARE PAYING THE ASSESSMENT.

SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SERVICES OF THESE DISTRICTS, THEY'RE ALWAYS KIND OF ALIGNED, CLEAN AND SAFE FOR BIDS, SALES AND MARKETING FOR THE TOURISM DISTRICT. YOU ALSO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FLEXIBILITY WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING OUT THESE DISTRICTS.

SO WE CAN TAILOR IT IN THE SENSE OF WHO DO WE WANT TO ASSESS AND WHAT ARE WE LOOKING TO REALLY ACHIEVE.

AND I MENTIONED THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT RESTAURANTS IN YOUR AREA.

AND WE DO HAVE EXAMPLES OF RESTAURANT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

QUITE A FEW IN SACRAMENTO ACTUALLY. SO THE ASSESSMENT IS PLACED ON THE RESTAURANTS I GO IN, I ORDER MY ENCHILADAS, AND I NOTICE THAT THERE'S A SMALL ASSESSMENT THAT I PAY IN ADDITION TO MY MEAL AND THE TAXES.

SO THEN THOSE SERVICES CAN PROVIDE FOR. THE BEST EXAMPLE I CAN GIVE IS DURING COVID, THEY ALL BAND TOGETHER AND PROVIDED LIGHTS.

MADE IT A REALLY APPEALING PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO COME DURING COVID, SO BRINGING MORE PEOPLE TO THE RESTAURANT AREA.

ALSO, IF YOU HAVE A PERMIT IN PLACE, YOU CAN LAYER ANOTHER DISTRICT ON TOP OF IT.

SO THOSE SERVICES, IF I'M PROVIDING SERVICES WITH A PERMIT, CLEAN AND SAFE NATURE, THEN I CAN LAYER MY BID ON TOP OF IT WHERE I HAVE MY ASSESSMENT ON THE BUSINESS OWNER. THEN IN MY SALES AND MARKETING, THEY KIND OF WORK TOGETHER IN THAT WAY.

SO THAT LAYERING OPTION IS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE PUT SOME PICTURES UP JUST TO SHOW AND TELL A LITTLE BIT HERE.

SO YOU HAVE THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS THE OUTDOOR DINING AL FRESCO, WHERE THEY HAVE A NICE CONFIRMED STATUS.

HERE YOU HAVE ORANGE GATES, YOU GOT BLUE ONES DOWN THE ROAD, ETC.

YOU GOT MURALS, BANNERS. THAT'S A BIG ONE I KNOW THAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING ON PUTTING UP OR WE HAVE BUDGET FOR SECURED TO DO THAT HERE.

AND THEN GATEWAY AS WELL AS PARKING, THEY HAVE FREE PARKING.

THE SIGNS ARE VERY APPARENT. THIS IS WHERE YOU PARK, ETC..

AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH KEN AND ERIC ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP FACILITATE THAT AND THEN YOU HAVE THE GATES AND TREE PLANTERS.

SO SOMETHING THAT WE NOTICED IS WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE GATES.

THEY'RE NOT TOO EXPENSIVE, BUT THEY ARE A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT YOU'D HAVE TO FIND SOME ONE TIME FUNDING AND SOME MAINTENANCE AROUND THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO THE SWOT ANALYSIS, SOME OF THE STRENGTHS THAT WE'VE HEARD AND OBSERVED IN THAT PROCESS, A VERY STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE, SOME WOULD SAY MAYBE A LITTLE TOO STRONG BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF IN-KIND SUPPORT COMING FROM CITY STAFF SPECIFICALLY FOR EVENTS, VOLUNTEERING, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, ETC.

AND THAT'S GOT TO BE A STRONG CONSIDERATION CONSIDERING THE POSSIBLE ECONOMY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING INTO IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS, THE NEAR ZERO VACANCIES ARE A POSITIVE NOTE, ALTHOUGH THERE'S A WEAKNESS TO THAT. I'LL GET INTO IN A MINUTE. ACTIVE AND ENGAGED BOARD PARTICIPATION A LOT OF THE BOARD IS ENGAGED.

THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TO BRING ON NEW BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY SUCCESSFUL, PROFITABLE EVENTS.

THAT'S BY FAR ONE OF THE BIGGEST STRENGTHS THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS DOWNTOWN, SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS ORGANIZATION.

GREAT WALKABILITY, SMALL TOWN CHARM, PROXIMITY TO THE UNIVERSITY AND YOU HAVE AN SBDC, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER THAT WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM, WE AREN'T REALLY LEVERAGING THEM IN THE DOWNTOWN.

AND PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE LEGACY BUSINESS. THEY TYPICALLY USE SERVICES FOR STARTUPS AND OTHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT MIGHT BE REQUIRED.

WEAKNESSES. WE HAD LIMITED MARKETING RESOURCES AND EFFORTS.

YOU HAVE ONE BOARD MEMBER WHO'S TRYING TO MANAGE SOCIAL MEDIA. SHE'S GREAT, BUT SHE'S ONE PERSON AND IT'S VERY HARD TO GET THE WORD OUT.

SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT YOU CAN LEVERAGE LIKE THE LA VERNE, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

THERE'S A WHOLE AMA THAT CAN INTRODUCE ME TO OPEN UP A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE.

GET THOSE SELFIES AND INSTAGRAM MOMENTS. THAT'S THE TYPE OF STUFF THAT WE REALLY NEED TO BE FOCUSING ON.

PARKING CHALLENGES, AS I MENTIONED. HEAVY RELIANCE ON VOLUNTEERS.

BURNOUT IS A REAL THING. SO AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE A CONSISTENT THEME.

LACK OF DIVERSIFIED RETAIL OPTIONS. WE HEARD A LOT FROM FOLKS SAYING WE WANT DIFFERENT TYPES OF BOUTIQUE STORES, DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR OUR FOLKS. SO AS WE CREATE A DESTINATION, THERE'S A REASON FOR PEOPLE TO COME AND HANG OUT A LITTLE LONGER.

I KNOW WE HAVE ONE COFFEE SHOP THAT WAS DISCUSSED.

MAYBE WE NEED ANOTHER ONE. THE LINES DO GET FAIRLY LONG.

KELLY AND I WAITED LAST TIME WE WERE IN TOWN FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT OTHERWISE IT'S A GREAT COFFEE SHOP.

HOW DO WE KEEP BUILDING A MORE ROBUST ECONOMY AROUND THOSE TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES? LIMITED EVENING AND NIGHTTIME OFFERINGS. WE'VE HEARD SOME STUDENTS SAY, WHY DOESN'T ANYTHING STAY OPEN AFTER EIGHT? IT'D BE GREAT. THERE'S THE TACO JOINT. THAT'S AWESOME. THAT'S A START.

BUT WE'LL TALK ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WITH THAT. FUNDING CONSTRAINTS. YOU HAVE $18,000, BUDGETS AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER WITH FOLKS LIKE THE CHAMBER AND THEN THE LOW VACANCY RATES AND SO LOW VACANCY TYPICALLY YOU WANT SOME TURNOVER IN YOUR ECONOMY.

YOU HAVE A FAIRLY A RELATIVELY SMALLER DOWNTOWN, BUT AT THE SAME TIME YOU DO WANT SOME TURNOVER TO BRING IN THOSE BOUTIQUES OR SOME OTHER RESTAURANTS OR DIFFERENT TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RETAILERS FOR THAT SPACE.

SO JUST BEAR THAT IN MIND. IT'S USUALLY ABOUT 5 TO 7% OF WHAT YOU WANT, BUT THAT'S A BIG CHUNK IN OUR CATEGORY HERE.

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WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES WITH STAFF ALSO WITH STAKEHOLDERS.

CHAMBERS ARE VERY IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO HELP BOLSTER WHATEVER THE CURRENT ENDEAVORS ARE OF THAT LOCAL ECONOMY.

THE DOWNTOWNS, SO OLD TOWN CAN LEVERAGE THE CHAMBER FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, WORKSHOPS, THAT KIND OF STUFF, BUT ALSO TO HELP OUT WITH THE EVENTS. ESTABLISH A RESTAURANT ROW.

THAT WAS A DISCUSSION THAT KELLY JUST MENTIONED.

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES THROUGH BUSINESSES, EXPAND, DIVERSIFY, INTEGRATE ART.

SO YOU HAVE A VERY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY WITH THE ART.

I WAS ENLIGHTENED THAT YOU DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A PUBLIC ART COMMISSION, WHICH IS A PRO AND A CON DOUBLE EDGED SWORD, WHICH MEANS YOU COULD PUT UP ART AND NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH A COMMISSION, WHICH IS GREAT.

BUT JOKES ASIDE THERE'S A HUGE TOLERANCE TO BE ABLE TO PUT UP SOME ART.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF WALLS, UTILITY BOXES THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A LITTLE BIT, AND THEN THINKING ABOUT EXISTING AND FUTURE GROWTH PLANS, THREATS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE COMPETITION FROM YOUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS. WE'LL CALL THEM YOUR OTHER BIDS IN DOWNTOWNS, VOLUNTEER BURNOUT, REDUCED STUDENT SPENDING. THERE'S A DECLINE, EXCUSE ME, IN ENROLLMENT AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT OUR UNIVERSITY, HOW DO WE CREATE A SPACE FOR STUDENTS AND BRING THE PARENTS AND WANT TO GET THEIR STUDENTS ENROLLED AND THE LACK OF ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, SO COMMON THEMES THROUGHOUT. SO WE HAVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FIVE YEARS.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE US FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR SO TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON THE BACK END IN THE CASE YOU DO WANT HELP IMPLEMENTING.

SO YEAR ONE REALLY LOOKING FOR THE EASY WINS IF YOU WILL.

LOW HANGING FRUIT. SO WE WANT TO IDENTIFY FEASIBLE PROJECTS.

NOT TOO HIGH PIE IN THE SKY. THAT WILL BE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

BUT REALLY, WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT NOW TO EFFECTIVELY CHANGE AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN? SO PART TIME STAFF FOCUS ON DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES.

AS MENTIONED, YOU HAVE ONE BOARD MEMBER WHO'S VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO DO MARKETING AND SO FORTH. YOU GOT SOME POSSIBLE BURNOUT, BUT WITH THE CHAMBER, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT THESE BOARDS DO WORK WITH CHAMBERS TO EITHER HIRE STAFF, SOME TYPE OF PERSONNEL SHARE VOLUNTEERS, IF YOU WILL. SO REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY MAINTENANCE OF THE DISTRICT.

IT'S VERY CLEAN. LANDSCAPE IS NICE AND SO WHAT'S NEXT IS YOU HAVE THOSE LIGHTS, BEAUTIFUL LIGHTS HANGING UP IN THE TREES.

THE QUESTION IS WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR THOSE WHEN THEY BURN OUT AND WHO'S GOING TO MAINTAIN THEM.

SO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT. ART AND BEAUTIFICATION COULD DO SOLAR, COULD BE.

ART AND BEAUTIFICATION. REALLY THINKING ABOUT THE GATEWAYS TO YOUR DOWNTOWN.

SO AR WHERE YOU CAN POSSIBLY PUT SOME GATEWAY SIGNAGE, EVEN MURALS ON THE BUILDINGS AS YOU COME IN AND OUT.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE'VE SEEN THAT AND HAVE IMPLEMENTED THOSE IN OTHER CITIES.

B IS GOING TO BE PUBLIC ART ON UTILITY BOXES AND SO FORTH.

SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES THERE TOO. LOW HANGING FRUIT TO DO ART.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT TYPICALLY WILL COST YOU ABOUT 5 TO $15,000 PER ITEM, DEPENDING ON HOW BIG AND SCALE AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO PAY YOUR ARTISTS AND THEN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE MOST COSTLY, TYPICALLY BIG ONE TIME EXPENSES. BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THE BUDGET, STATE FEDERAL FUNDING, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT COULD COME FROM THAT, BUT THE PIPELINE MIGHT BE DWINDLING.

BASED ON WHERE WE'RE AT, CONTINUAL ANNUAL EVENTS, THAT'S A GIVEN.

CREATES THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM WITH LA VERNE AND SBDC.

SO OPPORTUNITIES AGAIN, THINK ABOUT BOUTIQUES OR MAYBE BRINGING IN A DIFFERENT TYPE OF BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE INTO OUR ECONOMY.

MOVING FORWARD, WE COULD DO SOME TYPE OF INCUBATION CENTER, INCREASED BOARD MEMBER CAPACITY.

THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT. WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO THINK ABOUT 1 OR 2 NEW BOARD MEMBERS IN THE ENSUING YEARS TO HELP ELEVATE SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S BEING DONE, AND THEN IDENTIFY PUBLIC ART PARTNERS AND FUNDING.

SO THERE ARE STATE GRANTS, AND THERE'S OTHER FOLKS, LOCAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING THE COLLEGE. YOU CAN GET SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS AS WELL AS LOCAL ARTISTS, BUT ALSO FUNDING THEIR STATE, LOCAL, REGIONAL DOLLARS THAT YOU CAN PULL FROM.

SO YEAR TWO, WE REALLY WANT TO THINK ABOUT INVESTING AND THEN REALLY IMPLEMENTING.

SO HERE'S A GREAT IMAGE OF YOUR DOWNTOWN THAT TOP LEFT.

YOU GOT THE LITTER. CAN THE PLC PUBLIC LITTER.

CAN YOU HAVE A UTILITY BOX THAT'S JUST KIND OF SITTING THERE WAITING TO BE PAINTED AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN ACTUALLY BRAND IT.

AND SO WHATEVER YOU WANT OLD TOWN TO BE, YOU CAN BRAND IT BY VIRTUE OF PEOPLE WALK TO AND FRO, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT NEW RAIL LINE COMING IN.

YOU GOT FLEX DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE SHERATON.

HOW DO WE START BRINGING PEOPLE AND MAKING IT INVITING? SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT THAT WAYFINDING IS ALSO REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO AS YOU START THINKING ABOUT EXPANDING THE DOWNTOWN WITH NEW GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

HOW DO YOU GET IN FRONT OF THAT? IT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT. AND THEN CREATING A TASTE OF OLD TOWN DESTINATIONS.

SO I KNOW WE CURRENTLY HAVE TASTE OF LA VERNE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A TASTE OF DOWNTOWN AND THERE COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN IN PARTICULAR AND BRINGING NEW FOLKS FROM AROUND THE AREA.

SO I KNOW THE CHAMBER DOES THEIR TASTE OF LA VERNE.

BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF DOWNTOWNS DO SOME FORM OF TASTE OF DOWNTOWN, AND IT COULD BE A FIXED MENU, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER, YOU GET A THREE COURSE MEAL OR WHATEVER TO HIGHLIGHT AND IT'S A SPECIAL OCCASION THAT WEEK

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YEAR TWO HIRE SUPPORT STAFF. I'M NOT GOING TO GO TOO DEEP INTO THAT.

IT'S KIND OF SELF EXPLAINING. THERE NEEDS SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND THEN PARTNER WITH THE FAIRPLEX, EXCUSE ME AND THE COUNTY FAIR. YOU HAVE A COUNTY FAIR THAT COMES THROUGH ONCE A YEAR.

YOU HAVE THE FAIRPLEX, WHICH HAS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY TO BRING EVENTS INTO THE SPACE.

THAT'S A ONE MILE RADIUS OF YOUR DOWNTOWN OF OLD TOWN THERE, RIGHT THERE.

SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT MAYBE THERE'S A SHUTTLE PROGRAM, MAYBE THERE'S THE E-BIKES, ETC..

I KNOW IT'S NOT FULLY WALKABLE BIKEABLE, BUT THAT COULD BE PART OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS AND STRATEGIES WE THINK ABOUT IN THE ENSUING YEARS. BUT RIGHT NOW, WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO, WE COULD PUT FLIERS INTO THE SHERATON RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.

WE SHOULD BE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY OR THE FAIR AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS THAT WE CAN GET FACES AND PEOPLE DOWN THERE TO STARTFIRING AND LETTING PEOPLE KNOW DOWNTOWN EXISTS.

VERY EASY, LOW HANGING FRUIT, AND THEN ASSESSING AND INCREASING, POSSIBLY BID FEES AND APPLYING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

THERE'S SOME LINKS HERE THAT YOU CAN PERUSE, BUT LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUT ALSO POSSIBLY INCREASING YOUR FEES. I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS WE HAVE FLOATED THAT IDEA WASN'T VERY WELL RECEIVED, BUT NONETHELESS, YEAH, IT'S A TOUGH ONE AND RIGHTFULLY SO.

WE YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO ALSO, AS I SAY, SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY KIND OF THING AND WE JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT WE'RE HOPING TO IMPLEMENT MIGHT COST A LITTLE MORE AND GIVEN WITH THE TARIFFS. AND AGAIN, NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE ECONOMY IS GOING.

JUST GOT TO ANTICIPATE AND IMPLEMENT. YEAR THREE.

CONTINUE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.

THERE'S THE PARKING COMPONENT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

HOW DO WE START SHARE PARKING OR MAKING NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH THAT AND STUDENTS AND SO FORTH, AND THEN CONSIDER EXPANDING YOUR DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. I'VE TALKED WITH ERIC AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS OF MAYBE THERE'S A WAY THAT YOU CAN EXPAND THE BID, INCREASE REVENUES INSTEAD OF INCREASING FEES. YOU CAN INCREASE REVENUES BY EXPANDING THE DISTRICT.

THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO COVER A LITTLE MORE SPACE, BUT IT ALSO COULD CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR CONNECTIVITY GOING ACROSS THE SPACE.

SO RAMP UP EVENTS. THIS IS ALREADY WHAT I CALL A MONEYMAKER, BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT WAYS THAT YOU CAN INCREASE REVENUE TO HAVE WHAT THEY CALL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. SO YOU COULD SPEND THAT ON ANYTHING YOU NEED.

IT COULD ALSO BE TO PAY FOR STAFFING TO ACTIVATE THESE SPACES.

ALSO ACTIVATING SNEAKY PARK. YOU HAVE A COLLEGE CAMPUS PARK THAT I DON'T THINK HAS BEEN UTILIZED VERY WELL.

SO WE'VE TALKED WITH COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEY SAY, YEAH, IT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD ACTIVATE THAT. MAYBE WE CLOSE DOWN OLD TOWN AND DO SOME MORE ACTIVATION AND THAT INCREASES COST, BUT IT ALSO INCREASES AGAIN REVENUE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR DOWNTOWN.

THERE'S ALSO MAKERS MARKETS THE COLLEGE CAMPUS HAS OR THE UNIVERSITY EXCUSE ME.

CAMPUS HAS ONE THAT THEY DO ON SITE. THEY'D LIKE TO BRING THAT OUT TO THE STREETS AND DO SOMETHING AROUND THAT.

THEY'VE DEFINITELY WANT TO DO SOMETHING WITH THAT YEAR 4, REALLY CONSIDERING.

FINALLY GOT YOU GOT MINE. THAT'S WHERE I WENT.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TALKING TO YOU ABOUT THE DAY WE WERE TALKING. YES. YOU READ MY POWERPOINT. SOMEBODY LEAKED MY POWERPOINT TO THE MAYOR. THIS IS THE HOT TICKET RIGHT HERE FOR FAMILIES AND EVERYBODY TO COME WITH MULTIPLE AMOUNTS OF FOOD.

YOU HAVE ALCOHOL, YOU HAVE BAKERY ITEMS, AND YOU HAVE THAT.

GO AHEAD. I DON'T MEAN TO TAKE YOUR. IT'S GOOD YOU WEREN'T HERE. YOU CAN HAVE MY CLICKER. NO. IT'S JUST THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE WE NEED THIS IS ALL PART OF THE CHANGING OF THE DOWNTOWN ATMOSPHERE. AND THAT IS THE SPOT. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE BY THE OLD BOOKSTORE.

THE OLD LIGHT? NO, IT WAS THE OLD POST OFFICE.

THAT ONE TOO. BUT THIS ONE IS, I THINK, BIGGER. IF YOU TAKE THE WHOLE SPACE. BUT ANYWAY. I'M SORRY. THAT'S GREAT. NO. IT'S GOOD. YOU SOLD IT.

SOLD. WE'RE DONE. ALL RIGHT. MY JOB IS DONE, ERIC.

I CAN GO HOME NOW. SO YEAR FOUR, WE REALLY WANT TO CONSIDER THE NEW ECONOMY.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO ENTAIL FULLY, BUT WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITY SITES, AS WE CALL THEM IN REAL ESTATE, THIS IS THAT OPPORTUNITY TO YOUR POINT, MAYOR, THAT YOU CAN ACTIVATE WITHOUT HAVING TO DO A WHOLE LOT. YOU JUST REDEVELOP THE SITE, WORK WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN WAIVE SOME PERMIT FEES AND STREAMLINE PROCESSES, BUT IDEALLY YOU COULD DO SOMETHING AS SUCH.

SO ON THE BOTTOM LEFT I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHERE THAT'S AT.

THE SUNLAND TIRE ON THE RIGHT. BOTTOM RIGHT. IS ONE EXAMPLE IN HAPPY VALLEY.

AND THEY REPURPOSE THE WAREHOUSE AND CREATED A WHOLE FOOD STATION.

THEY CALLED THEM FOOD PODS IN PORTLAND IN THE NORTHWEST.

BUT YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU CAN ACTIVATE THE CENTER AND THEN BUILD FOOD PODS OR FOOD TRUCKS, TRAILERS AROUND THAT SPACE AND DO INCUBATION LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH SBDC.

CREATE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE BY VIRTUE OF FOOD, BAKERY, BEER, WINE, ETC.

AND AN EVENT SPACE SO YOU COULD BRING CONCERTS TO THIS AREA AND DO A LOT AND IT'S ALSO A GATEWAY INTO INTO THE OLD TOWN.

SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT AGAIN, BRINGING PEOPLE IN, WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM, HOW ARE THEY GETTING THERE AND WHAT ARE THEY DOING? THIS COULD BE A DESTINATION MAKER FOR THE CITY.

SO THINKING ABOUT THAT IS GOING TO BE AN IMPORTANT ONE AND THEN AGAIN EXPLORING ASSESSMENT OF THE PBID.

SO IF, AS KELLY SAID, YOU CAN OVERLAY DISTRICTS WHEN YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT INCREASING DENSITY USAGE OF SPACES,

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SO GATEWAYS YOU COULD DO THE ARCHWAYS. THOSE ARE FAIRLY EXPENSIVE.

THEY CAN RANGE FROM 250 TO 1 MILLION BUCKS DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

YOU HAVE THE MONUMENT DESIGNS. YOU HAVE WAYFINDING.

THIS ONE WAS IN SAN JOSE. IT'S ACTUALLY ONE THAT I WORKED ON.

WE TOOK PLANTERS AND DID A VOLUNTEER PROJECT OVER THE WEEKEND, AND THAT'S A GATEWAY INTO THE SOFA DISTRICT.

IT'S AN ART DISTRICT, SO WE REALLY TAKE THE LOW HANGING FRUIT OPPORTUNITIES.

PEOPLE CAN DONATE THE PLANTERS, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN WORK ON AT COST FOR SOME OF THESE ITEMS IF YOU HAVE GOOD VENDORS AND GIVE THEM SOME GOOD PROMOTION AND THEN YEAR 5, WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO DO AND AGAIN, I THINK GIVEN THE POLITICAL CLIMATE, WE JUST THERE'S A LOT OF UNKNOWNS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS PROBABLY YOU WANT TO DO THIS BEFORE YEAR FIVE BUT DEVELOP A SUCCESSION RECRUITMENT PLAN, REVIEW YOUR CURRENT PLAN, PROBABLY YEAR 2 OR 3 WHEN THIS GETS IMPLEMENTED, AND THEN REVISIT THE BOARD COMPOSITION.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A CHANGING ECONOMY RELATIVELY SOON AND SO THINK ABOUT THE LEGACY BUSINESSES.

WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PROACTIVELY AND PREEMPTIVELY GET IN FRONT OF THAT? WORKING WITH THE BROKERS, THINKING ABOUT BUSINESSES THAT YOU CAN BRING IN, MAYBE WORKING.

I KNOW ERIC AND KEN, YOU'RE PROBABLY ALREADY DOING THIS, BUT THINKING ABOUT WHO CAN REPLACE THOSE LEGACY BUSINESSES IF THEY HAPPEN TO MOVE OUT OR ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT MIGHT BE ON THEIR WAY.

SO THAT SAID. PLANS DONE. EASY. 52 PAGES FOR YOUR NIGHT STAND ANY GIVEN NIGHT.

THIS IS A SURVEY LINK THAT WE SENT OUT. WAS HOPING TO GET A LITTLE MORE ANSWERS.

WE GOT ABOUT EIGHT ANSWERS FROM OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, BUT EVERYBODY SAID EXACTLY WHAT WE PUT IN HERE AND WHAT WAS REFERENCED FROM STAFF THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. SO REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND COMMITMENT TO THIS PROJECT AND TO ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT PARTICIPATED.

THANK YOU BOTH. I MEAN, IT WAS QUITE EYE OPENING AS FAR AS WHAT CAN BE DONE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BECAUSE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE AT THAT PRECIPICE NOW WHERE THE RESTAURANTS HAVE EXPERIENCED A TREMENDOUS DROP.

AND I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS IS THE FACT THAT WE WENT FROM 8, FIVE, 8000 TO 8500 STUDENTS TO 3500.

THAT'S BEEN A REAL THAT'S BEEN DIFFICULT. LA VERNE I THOUGHT WAS 8000.

WHAT WAS THE TOP? WAS IT FIVE? WELL, STILL THAT'S STILL A IT'S ALMOST HALF AND IT STILL MADE IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

BUT I REALLY LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU KIND OF CONNECTED EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT OUR FUTURE IS.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK. I WANT TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WELL, THAT WAS EASY. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

COUNCIL COMMENTS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND THANK YOU TO STAFF AND EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN ANY OF THE SURVEYS AND THE YOU KNOW, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT, BECAUSE I DO THINK WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY WORKING AS SMART AS WE COULD BE AND I THINK THERE'S SOME REALLY AWESOME PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

SO I'M REALLY GLAD THAT THE UNIVERSITY CONNECTED AND THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAYBE SOME OF OUR BUSINESSES TO BENEFIT FROM THE SKILLS OF OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR STUDENTS TO GAIN THOSE REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT THEY CAN PARLAY INTO THEIR CAREERS.

SO I APPRECIATE THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND REALLY GUIDING.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. CROSBY. NO KASH. THANK YOU.

GREAT REPORT. I WAS JUST ACTUALLY WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT MY FARMER'S MARKET.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET. KIND OF BRING THAT BACK AND KIND OF GET THAT BACK UP AND GOING.

YOU HAVE TO GO TO CLAREMONT. SORRY, I DON'T SEE THE C WORD AROUND HERE.

THAT'S OKAY. BUT I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE OTHER THAN THAT GREAT PRESENTATION, GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THAT AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN UTILIZE SOME OF THAT STUFF AND MAYBE CREATE THAT GOOD OPPORTUNITY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TO GET FOLKS TO COME OUT AND ACTUALLY, I WAS JUST THINKING WHEN YOU SHOWED THAT LAST PART WITH THE SULFUR DISTRICT TO GET IN THERE, MAYBE I CAN TALK TO SOME OF OUR LOCAL NURSERIES THAT HAVE THOSE BIG GIANT POTS AND DONATE AND JUST GET A GIANT LA VERNE.

WELCOME TO LA VERNE AS AN ENTRANCE POINT. I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

TIM JOHNSON. COMMENTS. MY ONLY CONCERN WITH TRYING TO EXPAND THE DISTRICT IS LOOKING TO EXPAND TO RESIDENTIAL.

RESIDENTS. I THINK IT WAS GREAT. YOU GUYS DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.

I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON ALL THE POINTS. THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

BUT ALSO, AS MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON SAID, WE HAVE TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF HOW WE EXPAND, LIKE THAT SPOT WHERE WE WANT TO PUT THE LITTLE SMALL TRAILERS AND STUFF.

IN THE OUTER CORE, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND MINDFUL OF THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTS.

IN THE INNER CORE, NOT AS MUCH. AND I THINK ONE OF YOUR BIG POINTS WAS OPENING UP A LITTLE LATER.

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AS WE EXPAND AND BRING IN DIFFERENT VENDORS AND DIFFERENT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES, I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

BUT EXPANSION IS IMPORTANT. I LIKE THE WAY THAT, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY BLENDING THE CHAMBER ALONG WITH THE DIVISION.

WE HAVE SOME SUCCESSFUL STUFF AND ALL OF OUR STUFF, AND I KNOW THAT OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, ERIC SCHEER, HAS BEEN A BIG CHAMPION OF THAT, REALLY WORKING HARD WITH OUR BUSINESSES.

BUT THE NICE THING, IF WE DO HAVE SOME TYPE OF A MERGER, WE HAVE THE CHAMBER, WHICH IS ENCOMPASSES THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW, CITY OF LA OR CITY OF LA VERNE, BUT ALSO WITH OUR DIVISION, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

SIGNAGE IS ANOTHER THING. MANY PEOPLE SAY, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO TO WRAP THESE CONTROLLERS AND STUFF, WHICH WE HAVE EVERYWHERE, SIGNAGE TELLING YOU WHERE YOU'RE AT, HOW TO GO, WHICH WAY TO GO.

ESPECIALLY AS THIS A LINE OPENS UP. IT IS GOING TO BE BUSY, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE DIRECTIONS AND UNIVERSAL DIRECTIONS, BUT ALSO PARTNERING WITH THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE PARKING SITUATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE IT RIGHT CLOSE TO IT. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY SOMETIMES, BUT IT COMES THE EVENING TIME DEPENDING ON THE CLASSES AND STUFF. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

BUT I JUST THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK THE FUTURE GROWTH UOF STUDENTS ENCOMPASSING THEM AND ALSO WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS, WITH THEM PARTNERING WITH OUR WITH SOME OF OUR BUSINESS OWNERS.

IT'S NOT EASY. RESTAURANTS, SMALL BUSINESSES ARE NOT EASY.

I AM A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND CONTRACTING AND BUT NOT EASY AND I'VE EXPERIENCED SOME MAJOR ISSUES OVER THE LAST 6 TO 8 MONTHS.

I'VE TALKED TO A NUMBER OF THE BUSINESSES AND IT'S JUST LIKE FELL OFF THE FELL OFF A CLIFF ON SOME OF THEIR BUSINESSES AND SO WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL. BUT AGAIN, IT'S ADVERTISEMENT, IT'S SIGNAGE, IT'S MORE A DIFFERENT VARIETY.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE HAVE SAID. THE VARIETY NEEDS TO BE THERE. WE NEED MORE VARIETY. BUT I REALLY WANT THOSE TINY LITTLE TRAILERS, THOSE FOOD TRAILERS. AWESOME. BUT I KNOW THIS IS RECEIVE AND FILE.

I THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK YOU DID. I THINK IT'S EXCELLENT.

NOW WE JUST HAVE TO GET OUR STUFF TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO, WHICH I THINK IT GIVES US A NICE ROAD MAP AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.

BUT YES, I JUST HAVE ONE, I GUESS, QUESTION SLASH COMMENT FOR MR. SCHEER. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU TALKED TO MR. REYNOLDS, BUT NEVER I KNOW BUT I KNOW WHY PHAC IS RUNNING THE ART PROJECT FOR THE PUBLIC UTILITY BOXES, SO I MEAN, SOME MORE COORDINATION WITH THAT. IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, I DON'T REMEMBER OFFHAND WHERE ALL THE UTILITY BOXES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WERE IF THEY'RE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA OR NOT. BUT I THINK JUST UTILIZING AND PARTNERING IN DIFFERENT WAYS SO THAT WE CAN MAYBE SATISFY SOME OF THESE OBJECTIVES THAT WERE OUTLINED BY CONSULTANTS.

WE DID HAVE THAT DISCUSSION, AND I MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS IN THIS PLAN.

AND I WAS AWARE LOOK AT YOU GUYS WORK ON THIS EVEN BEFORE THE WI-FI COULD TALK GUYS.

NO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THAT THAT I DO THINK THE HEATER JUST POP ON OR WHAT? NO. I THINK THE SIGNAGE IS EXTREMELY. NOT THAT WE'RE SENSITIVE OR ANYTHING.

I THINK THE SIGNAGE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT JUST OPENS UP OUR DOWNTOWN AND TASTEFUL SIGNAGE, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MAPS OF THE OLD TOWN LIKE THEY DO MOST OF THE OTHER AREAS.

LIKE YOU SAID, GLENDORA, SOME OF THE SAN DIMAS DOESN'T HAVE A LOT.

GLENDORA HAS A LOT MORE PASADENA. THEY ALL HAVE DESTINATION.

HOW YOU GET THERE. BUT A MENU OF RESTAURANTS, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S WHERE THAT CHAMBER DIVOT THING IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE BLEND THESE TOGETHER AND THEN WORK ON THE FEE STRUCTURE. WE DON'T WANT TO HURT OUR BUSINESSES.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL. BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE A FEE STRUCTURE WHERE IF THEY BENEFIT, YOU KNOW, AND THE SPECIAL MENUS. TASTE OF LA VERNE FOR A WEEK OR TWO.

SPECIAL MENU I JUST I LOVE IT ALL. IT'S JUST NOW WE JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR CITY MANAGER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR CHAMBER TO GET THEM TOGETHER.

BUT IT'S AND WE GOT TO HAVE THE BEER WALK. I'M SORRY.

YEAH. BRING THE BEER WALK. YEAH, TOTALLY. NO.

HE'D BE DOWN. FORGET IT. NO, NO. WELL THIS IS JUST A RECEIVING FILE.

YOU HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS, MR. DOMER? YOU GUYS DONE A GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE FINAL ITEM IS THE PROPOSED RENEWAL OF THE LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AGREEMENT.

[9. Introduction of Proposed Renewal of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Services Agreement. The City has been under a Public Health Services Agreement with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) since 1963. Over the last several years, DPH has worked to update the decades-old agreement and is seeking to have cities renew it to continue providing the local administration of public health services to cities on a nocost basis. This item is an introduction of the new agreement and consideration of approval will be at a future City Council meeting.]

WE DO HAVE JOSHUA HRABOVSKY, WHO IS WITH. HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS WITH THE LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

HE'S ONLINE. HE'S ON ZOOM. SO WE WILL BRING HIM ON.

BUT THIS IS BASICALLY LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH REACHED OUT TO ALL CITIES AND WE ARE OPERATING

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IT'S NOT A BIG AGREEMENT AND WHAT THEY WERE DOING IS THEY WERE SENDING OUT QUESTIONNAIRES AND THEN BASICALLY SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE THIS FOR CURRENT LANGUAGE.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME SERVICES THEY WEREN'T DOING ANYMORE AND SO THIS IS BRINGING IT UP TO MODERN TIMES.

SO THE AGREEMENT IS ATTACHED. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS MR. [INAUDIBLE] IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER THEM. THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION.

SO THERE'S NO ACTION TONIGHT OTHER THAN TO ASK YOU TO DIRECT US.

PUT IT ON THE NEXT MEETING ON APRIL 7TH AND THEN WE WOULD ENTER INTO ANOTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, IN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ISSUES FOR WHAT IT MEANS TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP AND UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THEM.

I DON'T KNOW. YEAH. IT'S EVERYTHING. SO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND I'LL LET MR. [INAUDIBLE] ANSWER ALL THAT STUFF, BUT IT'S PUBLIC HEALTH.

THERE ARE OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY OF LA.

PASADENA, I BELIEVE LONG BEACH AND I KNOW WEST COVINA IS LOOKING AT ONE, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING I WOULD RECOMMEND AT ALL.

I BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD ITEM FOR THE CITY BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO COST INCREASE TO THE CITY.

NO COST INCREASE TO OUR RESIDENTS. THEY WOULD BE GETTING THE SAME BIRTH CERTIFICATES, DEATH CERTIFICATES IN THE MANNER THAT THEY GIVE THEM.

AND AGAIN, I WANT TO TAKE IT. BUT, MR. [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE WITH YOU. AND I THINK, AS MR. DOMER HAD MENTIONED, THIS IS REALLY JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO UPDATE VERY OUTDATED AGREEMENTS THAT HAD LOTS OF OUTDATED REFERENCES TO STATUTE THAT WERE NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE.

AND REALLY DOES NOT CHANGE ANY OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF SERVICES AT NO COST TO THE CITY AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING AND THIS IS A STANDARD AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE ASKING THE CITIES TO ADOPT.

SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND THAT'S I THINK WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO BE UNDER THE ARM OF L.A.

COUNTY. MY ONLY ISSUE IS THAT AS COVID HIT IN 2020 AND THREE OF US CAME ON AND BASICALLY SHUT THE WHOLE ENTIRE STATE DOWN. I JUST THINK THE ONLY THING WE WOULD ASK IS THAT IF WE COME INTO ANOTHER HEALTH SITUATION, THAT THE COMMUNICATION, ESPECIALLY WITH SHUTTING DOWN OUR BUSINESSES AND STUFF, WOULD BE SOME MORE COMMUNICATION WITH OUR LOCAL CITIES THAT YOU GUYS ENCOMPASS.

AND BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT HAPPENED DURING THAT COVID, THAT AS FAR AS WE WERE CONCERNED, I THINK EVEN OUR SUPERVISORS, THAT IT MADE NO SENSE, YOU KNOW AND I THINK HOPEFULLY WE'VE LEARNED FROM THOSE LESSONS.

AND I KNOW THAT MISS FERRARA IS GOING TO BE PART OF THAT ALSO.

BUT THE FACT IS, THAT IT WAS A DEVASTATING TIME FOR ALL OF US.

ALL OF US SUFFERED. PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES. IT WAS IT WAS HORRIFIC, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO AT THE SAME POINT, WE HAD SMALL BUSINESSES THAT WERE SHUT DOWN WHEN OTHER BUSINESSES WERE OPEN AND WE JUST WANT A CHAIN OF COMMUNICATION WITH OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SAY, LET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION BEFORE WE START SHUTTING EVERYTHING DOWN AND THAT IT AFFECTS PEOPLE'S LIVES AND, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTANDING IT WAS A PANDEMIC AND IT WAS SERIOUS.

THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. BUT I WILL SAY THAT BETWEEN THE SUPERVISORS AND THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD WITH THEM, THEY WERE VERY OPEN AND THEY TRIED TO OPEN THINGS UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND, YOU KNOW, GET OUR CITIES AT LEAST FUNCTIONING AGAIN, WHERE PEOPLE COULD AT LEAST GO OUT IN A PROTECTED, YOU KNOW, SAFE ENVIRONMENT. BUT I'M GOING TO WE HAVE A LIST OF.

YEAH, IT'S A WHOLE THE WHOLE FULL. I THINK WE HAVE A WHOLE CATALOG OF THIS.

IS IT? NOT IN THERE. I'M GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT REAL QUICK.

MR. [INAUDIBLE], ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.

I THINK SOMEONE'S HAD SOME IRISH WHISKEY ALREADY, AND THEY NEED TO SHUT THE MEETING DOWN. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK UP TO THE DAIS. NOT THAT I'M SAYING ANYTHING WITH YVONNE.

WE'RE GOING TO. MR. CROSBY. ANY COMMENTS? NO.

SINCE THIS IS COMING BACK AS ANOTHER ITEM. THANK YOU.

KASH? NOTHING. NO. THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON, ANY QUESTIONS? NOT AT THIS TIME.

NOT THIS TIME. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE LOOK FORWARD. WE'LL PUT THIS BACK ON. AND WE DO APPRECIATE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES.

BUT AGAIN, A LITTLE MORE SEAT AT THE TABLE NEXT TIME WHEN IT COMES TO SHUTTING THINGS DOWN AND TO, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ALL OF OUR CITY LEADERS AND OUR CITY MANAGERS BEFORE WE DO THAT,

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SO ALL IN ALL, THOUGH, WE DID PROTECT A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES JUST FOR THE FACT OF THE HORRIFIC THING THAT HAPPENED AND WITH COVID. BUT WE THANK YOU AND WE'LL BE BACK AGAIN TO GET THIS THING PUT ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.

WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM AND FOR YOUR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU. MR. MAYOR. IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION TO.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WAS THAT KASH THAT GOT THE SECOND? COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY.

CAN WE SEE YOUR VOTE AGAIN, PLEASE? SINCE I WAS DELAYED THERE. THANK YOU.

HAD A MOTION FROM CROSBY A SECOND BY KASHIFALGHITA AND IT WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.

THANK YOU, JR. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT.

SO WE MOVE TO 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, BUT 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.

WE WILL HAVE A TIME LIMIT, SORT OF. AT THIS TIME, THOSE WISHING TO COME UP TO MAKE COMMENTS PRESENT A CHAMBER CAN COME UP TO THE PODIUM.

WE'LL TRY TO KEEP TO THREE MINUTES. WE'RE RUNNING KIND OF LATE AND I THINK, YEAH, WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION AND WE WISH TO COME UP FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. COUNCIL COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

SO Y-FAC HAS A GRANT AND SOME FUNDS TO ENABLE THAT TO HAPPEN.

SO IF YOU KNOW OF ANY YOUNG ARTISTS IN YOUR LIFE THAT MIGHT WANT TO APPLY, I BELIEVE THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS APRIL 17TH.

SO IF YOU WERE LOOKING FOR THE APPLICATION FORM, IT IS ONLINE.

ALSO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE BASEBALL SOFTBALL FANS AND FANATICS, ULV COMMUNITY DAY IS OCCURRING AT THE CAMPUS WEST.

WHICH IS OVER ON WHEELER. SO ULV COMMUNITY DAY WILL BEGIN WITH GAMES AT THE BASEBALL GAMES AT 11 AND TWO.

SOFTBALL GAMES ARE AT 1:30 AND 3:30. THERE WILL BE FOOD AND MUSIC AND ALL SORTS OF FUN IF YOU'D LIKE TO ATTEND.

NO, YOU CAN'T PLAY. SORRY AND THEN ALSO FOR TRI-CITY, FOR ANYONE INTERESTED, THEY ARE ADMINISTERING COMMUNITY MINI GRANTS.

THROUGH FRIDAY, 21 MARCH 21ST. SO IF YOU ARE PART OF A NONPROFIT OR A GROUP OR WHATNOT THAT IS LOOKING FOR A GRANT FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA, PLEASE LOOK UP TRI-CITIES WEBSITE TO APPLY AND THEN I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING THAT TONIGHT WAS ALL ABOUT INTERSECTIONALITY BECAUSE WE HAD THE RED CROSS PROCLAMATION, BUT WE ALSO HAD THE VFW COME UP, AS ALWAYS TO GIVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEY'VE GOT GIVING DAY COMING UP.

LATER THIS MONTH. BUT I THINK OF IMPORT ON APRIL 4TH IS GOING TO BE A BLOOD DRIVE, AND THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT THE VFW FROM 10 TO 4PM.

SO IF YOU ARE WILLING AND ABLE, I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO GIVE BLOOD AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, I DID WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO FIRE MARSHAL SAINT ANGE AND TO OUR COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST, LONI SHIPMAN. THEY CAME OUT TO LORDSBURG COURT ASSOCIATION TO ASSESS THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRE LANES AND WHERE THEY SHOULD EXIST.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS WHO ALSO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD LIKE SOME INSIGHT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS WILLING TO BE OF HELP IN THAT RESPECT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND AS ALWAYS, BE KIND. HAVE A GOOD WEEK. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL RAINING OR NOT, BUT THERE MAY BE PEOPLE STILL DRINKING, SO BE CAREFUL DRIVING HOME.

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS. YES. MR. CROSBY.

THANK YOU. WE HAD A GREAT OPENING DAY FOR LA VERNE LITTLE LEAGUE.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENT AND SEEING ALL THE THE YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS OUT THERE READY TO PLAY AND JUST INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY WAS AWESOME. TOMORROW THE YFAC IN SPONSORSHIP WITH LA VERNE PD IS HAVING INTERNET SAFETY

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IT COULD BE FOR ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO FOR INTERNET SAFETY.

WEDNESDAY I WILL BE ATTENDING THE LA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.

LA BECAUSE I'M A PART OF THE LA COUNTY LIBRARY COMMISSIONER.

THE MEETING WILL BE AT SUNKIST LIBRARY AT 10AM TO 12PM.

I GOTTA PUSH SO FAR. YOUR WATCH. MY WATCH? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. SO, NO, IT'S STILL RINGING. WHAT'S YOUR PASSWORD? I WASN'T THE ONE THE [INAUDIBLE] THE LAST ITEM I HAVE? TODAY WE CELEBRATED IRISH PEOPLE'S MONTH, AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WAS HONORED TONIGHT.

I JUST WAS TOM KIERNAN. I MET TOM ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO AND TAUGHT WITH HIM FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

BY FAR THE BEST TEACHER I'VE EVER SEEN IN THEIR HE'S.

WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. HE'S A SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER AT RAMONA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HAS TAUGHT OVER 5000 STUDENTS.

HE'S A BETTER HUMAN AS WELL, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND JUST WHAT I'VE DONE WITH HIM THROUGHOUT AND SEE WHAT HE DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THE KIDS OUT THERE. IT'S JUST GREAT THINGS THAT HE DOES.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOTED. THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. EVEN THOUGH I LOST MY HEARING. THAT'S FINE.

KASH? I JUST CAME UP ON A NICE APPLE WATCH I WAS THROWN.

IT DOESN'T HAVE A CODE JUST YET, BUT [INAUDIBLE] NOT CALLING YOU.

OH, THEY'RE NOT CALLING ME. OH, HELLO. I WANT TO TAKE MY TIME TO WELCOME AGAIN, PASTOR RIX.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING OUR GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT.

PLEASE CONTINUE OUR FAITH STRONG WITH OUR AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR AMAZING CITY AND ALSO BE THERE ALSO FOR OUR GREAT FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL.

OUR MEN ARE THERE. THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF OUR GREAT COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS WHOLE TIME TO THANK YOU AND WELCOME YOU AND PLEASE CONTINUE TO HAVE FAITH AND STRONG WITH OUR COMMUNITY. GOD BLESS YOU, BROTHER. AND I GOT A WATCH.

AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PATTY. I MISS ANYBODY ELSE.

SHE'S GONE. NO, I THINK [INAUDIBLE] GOOD. MAYOR PRO TEM JOHNSON, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TOMORROW? WOO WOO. WITH YOUR WIFE, LORI AND YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW.

[INAUDIBLE]. WHERE ARE YOU GOING SOON? PATROL.

GO AHEAD. I'D JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY WIFE.

IN OUR 41 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. [INAUDIBLE]. ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY.

THAT WAS IT. ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE HER TONIGHT? OKAY, I'LL MAKE THIS REAL SHORT. WE'RE OPEN. WELCOME, MR. RIX. WELCOME, WELCOME. THIS LAST WEEK, I WAS IN DC FROM LAST SUNDAY BEFORE LAST TILL WEDNESDAY, WE HAD VERY INTERESTING. WE SAW PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ENTOURAGE MULTIPLE TIMES DRIVING THROUGH THE CAPITOL, MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE STREETS. WE WENT, I WENT WITH THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO MEET WITH OUR MANY OF OUR ELECTEDS ACROSS THE BOARD BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING CUTS, AS YOU ALL.

WE WERE THERE WHEN THE VOTE WAS BEING MADE WHERE THEY CUT THE CAPITAL REQUEST BUDGETS AND ALSO MET UP WITH FIRE CHIEF AND HE WAS CHAMPIONING FOR US ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES RIGHT NOW WITH BESIDES THE FIRE AND TRYING TO GET MONIES FOR THE FIRE, ESPECIALLY AROUND US, AS FAR AS FOR DEFENSIBLE SPACE AND FOR MONIES TO PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS.

ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES IS SINGLE SOURCE. THEY'RE GETTING ALMOST TO A SINGLE SOURCE.

FIRE TRUCKS. THE FIRE TRUCKS USED TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO BUY THEM READILY FAST.

SIX MONTHS TO LESS THAN A YEAR AT A COST OF A FIRE ENGINE WAS, WHAT, 960,000 AT THE TIME? OKAY, 400,000. NOW THEY'RE DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THAT AND ALSO THE QUINTS, THE BIG LADDER TRUCKS, WHICH WERE 1.2. IS THAT CORRECT? 1.1 MILLION.

YEAH. SO HE'S BEEN CHAMPIONING THAT WITH OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS, STATE PARTNERS.

THE FACT THAT WHAT'S HAPPENED IS THEY'VE CONSOLIDATED THE FIRE TRUCK MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, WHERE NOW IT'S TRIPLE OR QUADRUPLE THE COST, AND THERE'S A FOUR AND A HALF YEAR LEAD TIME.

AND SO HE'S CHAMPING WITH THEM TO KIND OF BREAK THAT, WHAT WE WOULD CALL A MONOPOLY UP TO GET IT TO WHERE WE BECAUSE A LOT OF THE VEHICLES WE HAVE AND A LOT OF LIKE THE LOS ANGELES CITY FOR THAT, 1000 OR 100 VEHICLES THAT COULDN'T BE RUN BECAUSE OF REPAIRS, AND THEY CAN'T BUY NEW VEHICLES BECAUSE IT TAKES TOO LONG. SO NOW HE WAS THERE.

WE HAD DINNER WITH HIM. IT WAS WONDERFUL. HE'S A CHAMPION FOR OUR CITY, ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER CITIES IN THE REGION HERE.

SO GREAT JOB, CHIEF. I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT WE MET WITH MANY OF OUR SENATOR ALEX PADILLA AND HIS STAFF.

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WE MET WITH SENATOR ADAM SCHIFF, STAFF REPRESENTATIVE LINDA SANCHEZ GIL CISNEROS HAVE MET MULTIPLE TIMES.

NORMA TORRES JUDY CHU MULTIPLE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO JUST THE FACT WAS GOING BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THAT'S BEEN NOT EVEN A SURGICAL KNIFE, IT WAS JUST A BIG BUTCHER KNIFE THAT THEY JUST CUT EVERYTHING OUT. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR REGION GETS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

IF IT'S NOT THIS CYCLE, IT'LL BE OUR NEXT CYCLE. SO WE'RE VERY WELL RECEIVED.

ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES IN THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY. WE'VE MET WITH CONGRESSMAN CISNEROS.

I MET WITH THEM TODAY, A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH A BUNCH OF GROUP OF MAYORS, BUT ALSO AT A FUNCTION AT INDUSTRY HILLS AND HE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR REGION.

HE'S GOING TO BE A CHAMPION FOR US, JUST LIKE GRACE NAPOLITANO WAS AND SO THAT WAS GREAT AND HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY TO EVERYONE.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, LORI AND STEVE.

AND ENJOY YOUR TRIP THAT'S COMING UP SOON. TO WHERE WE CAN'T TELL.

WE CAN'T. WITH THAT, WE ARE. LET ME GET BACK TO MY [INAUDIBLE] I GO? HERE WE GO. WE ARE GOING TO RECESS INTO A CLOSED SESSION.

[CLOSED SESSION]

EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.91.

GONZALEZ VERSUS CITY OF LA VERNE. CASE NUMBER 24 CV 34625.

I DO NOT EXPECT ANY REPORTING OUT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THE CITY COUNCIL, AFTER OUR CLOSED SESSION RECESSED, OUR CLOSED SESSION WILL ADJOURN TO A JOINT SPECIAL MEETING, STUDY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE AD HOC WATER AND SEWER RATE STUDY COMMITTEE ON MONDAY, APRIL 7TH AT 4:30PM, TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6:30PM.

AS A REMINDER, THE UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:43PM. WE ARE RECESSED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.