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GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. HOW'S EVERYBODY DOING TONIGHT? I LOVE IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S ALWAYS ONE IN THE CROWD THAT WE CAN COUNT ON.
CATHY. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO START OUR MEETING TONIGHT AT 6:33 P.M.
[REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM]
AND WELCOME TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT PER THE CITY'S RULES OF DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS THE AUDIENCE AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT WHICH INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION CALENDAR SECTIONS OF THE AGENDA.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE MEETING BY THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. AND TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ARMY VETERAN JOSEPH MAGALLANES TO CONDUCT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
MR. MAGALLANES, WILL YOU PLEASE COME UP WITH IDEAS FOR MAGALLANES? THERE WE GO. GOT IT RIGHT. ONLY TOOK THREE TIMES.
MAGALLANES YOU HAD IT. I KNOW I WAS CLOSE. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IF YOU'RE A VETERAN, ACTIVE DUTY FIREFIGHTER, POLICE, POLICE OFFICER, PLEASE RENDER A SALUTE WHEN WE'RE SAYING THE NATIONAL I MEAN THE.
POLICE. [INAUDIBLE] LOST MY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE. WAIT A SECOND, MR. MAGALLANES.
I WANT TO SAY THAT YOU ARE FROM THE BAND OF SOLDIERS 12034.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES. YES, SIR, I AM. THERE YOU GO.
I AM FROM THE BAND OF BROTHERS HERE IN LA VERNE 12034.
AND IT'S MY PLEASURE AND MY HONOR TO LEAD YOU IN THE.
I'M GETTING OLD, YOU KNOW. OF THE. PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.
AND ALSO, EVERYONE ELSE. PLEASE RENDER THEIR PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY.
IF YOU COULD PLEASE STATE. A ONE, A
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TWO.THANK YOU. IT IS ALWAYS AN HONOR TO, FOR ME AND OUR COUNCIL TO HONOR AMERICA'S GREATEST, OUR WARFIGHTERS, OUR CITIZENS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.
A BLANK CHECK FOR THEIR LIFE DEVOTED TO THIS COUNTRY.
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POST 12034 TO LEAD US. STAFF SERGEANT JOSEPH MCGINNIS, ARMY.I WANT TO PRESENT YOU WITH. WE'RE JUST LIKE MARINES, MAN.
WE NEVER RETIRE. I KNOW THERE'S A MARINE SOMEWHERE THERE.
ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE, RIGHT? SEMPER FI.
THAT'S OKAY. BUT WE ALL SHOULD HAVE JOINED THE AIR FORCE.
ANOTHER GREAT THING FOR ME HERE. PRESENTING YOU WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
CERTIFICATE RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO JOSEPH MCGINNIS, STAFF SERGEANT.
WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
GOD BLESS YOU. YOUR FAMILY, SIR. BUT WE HAVE TO KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
I SEE, I SEE THE RIBBONS ON YOUR AMAZING CHEST BELOW THE GREAT, GREAT CROSS.
IF YOU CAN BE SO KIND TO LET US KNOW ABOUT YOU.
KOREA, I SEE, AND I'LL LET YOU DO THE TALKING.
NOT TOO MUCH THOUGH. OKAY. OH, I HAVE A LIMIT.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN EAST LOS ANGELES. WENT TO SALESIAN HIGH SCHOOL.
SOME PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW THAT WHERE IT IS. GRADUATED IN 69, GOT SHIPPED AFTER BASIC TO FORT ORD. DID MY BASIC TRAINING THERE. FROM THERE THEY SHIPPED ME TO MISSOURI, FROM MISSOURI TO KOREA. FROM KOREA. I DECIDED TO STAY AND STARTED MY FAMILY.
I DID, I SPENT 21 YEARS IN THE MILITARY. AMONG GERMANY AND COLORADO AND HERE AND THERE.
AND WHEN I RETIRED, I FOUND OUT. MOVED. MOVED TO WELL, GOT DIVORCED, GOT MARRIED AGAIN, CAME TO LA VERNE AND FELL IN LOVE WITH LA VERNE.
YEAH, I'M TELLING YOU. SO, I CONSIDER MYSELF A LA VERNIAN, IF THAT'S HOW YOU SAY IT.
OKAY. BUT I KNOW I'M NOT. BUT LIKE MY WIFE SAYS, YOU'RE NOT MEXICAN.
I SAID I AM MEXICAN. MY HEART IS ANYWAY, YOU KNOW, WITH A NAME LIKE MAGALLANES.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HONOR AND THE PRIVILEGE.
ROLL CALL, MR. DOMER. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.
JOHNSON. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU PRESENT.
MAYOR PRO TEM CASTRO HERE. MAYOR HEPBURN PRESENT.
ALL OH. HERE, SIR. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY. WAS THERE ANY REPORT OUT FROM OUR CLOSED SESSION AT 530? I THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THERE WAS NO REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. TONIGHT, WE HAVE FIVE PRESENTATIONS.
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FIRST, WE'LL RECOGNIZE THE ULV BASEBALL TEAM.THAT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD, WHICH THEY LOOK TO CARRY INTO THEIR POSTSEASON RUN.
THE TEAM IS LED BY HEAD COACH SCOTT WINTERBURN.
IT'S CLOSE TO HEPBURN. THERE YOU GO. WE GOT A BURN IN HERE.
BURN. WE LIKE THOSE BURNS. WITH SUPPORT FROM ASSISTANT COACHES KEITH PRAGER, RALPH GRAGEDA, JUSTIN DUARTE, GABE MIRANDA, MATT DURANT AND LUKE GARCIA.
DO YOU HAVE THE COACHES OR IS IT YOU? COME ON UP.
YEAH, I WAS, YES. HOW WAS IT? IT WAS ON MY FIRST TEAM.
YEAH. GREAT. YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS BEFORE WE START?
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SURE, PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION.I WANT TO THANK MY AD, AND YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 25 YEARS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, NOT ONLY WITH THE KIDS IN OUR ON OUR TEAM BUT SERVING THE COMMUNITY.
AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE RAISED MY FAMILY HERE.
AND LA VERNE IS AWESOME STILL. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.
SO, WE HAVE MADE DONATIONS. SO YES, WE DID. YES, WE.
WE TRY. THERE'S A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WENT TO UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CROWD. SO, IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE. CITY OF LA VERNE HONORARY CERTIFICATE. THE CITY OF LA VERNE COUNCIL IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE 2025 BASEBALL TEAM FOR BEING CROWNED THE.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS AND SECURING AN AUTOMATIC BID TO THE NCAA DIVISION THREE TOURNAMENT.
SHOULD WE DO THE PLAYERS? LET'S DO THE PLAYERS.
I'M GOING TO TRY THIS. OKAY. YEAH. SO, THE PLAYERS AARON AUBREY, AIDAN SALCEDO, ANDREW WENDT, AUSTIN KLOPFENSTEIN, BENNY VOGEL. COLLIN. CHRIS SCHULTZ.
OH, THAT'S A SCHULTZ. CHRISTIAN. TAKAHASHI, COLE MONSON, CORBIN.
DUFFIELD, DANIEL. MORENO, DANIEL SUMMERS, ETHAN.
GALINDO, GABRIEL LUCERO. GARRETT HALVERSON. VERY GOOD.
HYDE MIYATA, ISAAC PERALES, ISAIAH FIGUEROA, JACOB CASTRO, JACOB FOX, JADEN GUZMAN, JAKE OLBERMANN, JAKE HERNANDEZ, JAKE LEDFORD ARE THESE EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE? WE GOT THIS IS A LOT HERE. JAMES MOYA, JASON GIVENS, JORDAN GARRISON, JORDAN MANSFIELD, JUSTIN MCFADDEN, JUSTIN REES, KYLE NOEL, LOGAN CORDELL, LOGAN REESE, LUCAS QUINTANA, MALACHI FRENCH, FRANCOIS MALACHI. FRANCOIS. WOW, THESE ARE GREAT NAMES.
YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD NAME. MATT. RICE, MATTHEW.
DESMAR, MATTHEW DIAZ, MICKEY ROZEK, MORGAN PETITO, NATHAN PERRY, NOAH GARCIA, NOLAN ANGUIANO, RJ LIBBY, RYAN ROSICA, TYLER LOKAR, WESLEY BRAGG AND THE COACHES AGAIN, AS I SAID, GABE MIRANDA, JUSTIN DAUGHERTY, KEITH PRAGER, LUKE GARCIA, RALPH GRAJEDA, SCOTT WINTERBURN.
CERTIFICATE LA VERNE. WE ALSO HAVE A CERTIFICATE FROM THE ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE FROM JOHN HARBISON FOR THE SIAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS, ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, I'M PROUD TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT. YOUR STRONG TEAMWORK, DEDICATION TO THE GAME, AND PERSEVERANCE THROUGH ADVERSITY AND TRULY COMMENDABLE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROGRAM'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
GO, LEOPARDS! LA VERNE CALIFORNIA, MAY 19TH. WE WANT TO HOLD THOSE UP.
YEAH. THEY ARE. GET IN HERE. COME ON.
ABSOLUTELY. I THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANKS AGAIN.
UNDO THAT. AND ON THERE. COME ON UP. THE CITY LA VERNE HONORARY CERTIFICATE.
THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE 2024 VOLLEYBALL TEAM.
AND YOU ARE DR. JENNA PANETTIERE, DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS.
THERE YOU GO. WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO SAY THE NAMES BECAUSE I'M GOING TO LET YOU DO THESE.
SO YOU COME ON IN THE MIDDLE HERE. OKAY. ALLISON WHITEMAN, BELLA HARGREAVES, KEESEY. FLAHERTY, ISABELLA EMANUEL, ISABELLA QUIROZ, JULIA THOMAS, KAITLYN CATENA, KAITLYN BLUMER CAITLIN PATTERSON, KYLIE MCGARRY, KIMI WATANABE MAYHEW, LAUREN GOTT, LEXIE JACOB, MADISON S MITH. MALIA CAPISTRANO, MARIAH RAE, MAYA RAE, SYDNEY HUMPHREY, TOVA CRAIG, VALARIE GALLEGOS,
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VANESSA MARQUEZ, AND ZACHARY COSTON. COACHES ARE AYANNA MEYER, JACK COBERLY, MARIO MEZA, RANDY TAYLOR, TOMMY AND JEFF HENDERSHOTT. BETTER JOB THAN I DID.ALSO. FROM OUR STATE ASSEMBLY CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION.
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, I'M PROUD TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THIS TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT, YOUR STRONG TEAMWORK, DEDICATION TO THE GAME, AND PERSEVERANCE THROUGH ADVERSITY AND TRULY COMMENDABLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROGRAM'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE.
GO LEOPARDS AGAIN. LA VERNE. CALIFORNIA, MAY 19TH.
SIGNED BY JOHN HARBISON, OUR 41ST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
OH, YES. TURN THIS ON. HEAD ON. WE TURN THAT ON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL, FOR HAVING US HERE. AS THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, IT IS TRULY MY PRIVILEGE TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE STRIDES OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS HAVE MADE THIS YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR SUCCESS IS DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT, AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF THIS GREAT CITY. FROM ENGAGING LOCAL BUSINESSES TO INVOLVING OUR NEIGHBORS IN OUR EVENTS, TO PROVIDING A SPACE FOR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER AT OUR GAMES, WE STRIVE TO BE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE THAT INSPIRES PRIDE AND CONNECTION, AND OUR GOAL IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING A STRONGER BRIDGE BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY EVERY YEAR.
WE KNOW THAT ATHLETICS IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST COMPETITION.
FROM GROUNDBREAKING PERFORMANCES BY OUR TEAMS TO TRANSFORMATIVE FACILITY UPGRADES THAT WILL BENEFIT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES FOR YEARS TO COME, I AM EXCITED TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE'RE NOT JUST GROWING, WE'RE THRIVING. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A DYNAMIC ONE, AND WHILE THERE WERE CERTAINLY CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY, WE HAVE CONSTANTLY FOUND WAYS TO ELEVATE OUR PROGRAMS AND MAKE OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY.
LET ME FIRST RECOGNIZE THE HEART OF EVERYTHING WE DO.
OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN EMBODY THE SPIRIT OF PERSEVERANCE, DISCIPLINE, AND LEADERSHIP. THEY CONSISTENTLY ACHIEVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS, BALANCING THE DEMANDS OF RIGOROUS ACADEMIC WORK AND THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CHALLENGES OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS, NOT TO MENTION THEIR JOBS AT OUR DEPARTMENT.
BROKE 101 THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WITH COMBINED TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS IN OUR HISTORY.
YOUR 24-25 LEOPARDS. THANK YOU. AND JUST THIS YEAR, YOUR 2425 LEOPARDS SPECIFICALLY COMBINED FOR THREE SCIAC TEAM CHAMPIONS, TWO SCIAC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS.
AND WHILE WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT OUR SPRING AWARDS, WE HAVE THREE NCAA ALL-AMERICANS, SIX NCAA ALL-REGION ATHLETES, AND 26 ALL SCIAC AWARD WINNERS.
INDIVIDUALLY, OUR TEAM HAD THE NCAA REGIONAL TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
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THE WOMEN TRULY DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OUR VOLLEYBALL COACHING STAFF WAS NAMED SCIAC COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR, RECOGNIZING THEIR LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION IN GUIDING THE TEAM TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE.THEIR COMBINED SUCCESS HAS MADE THEM ONE OF THE PREMIER VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS IN THE NATION, AND A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY.
AS WE HAVE SEEN, JUST YESTERDAY, OUR MEN'S BASEBALL TEAM CLOSED OUT ANOTHER HISTORIC SEASON.
NOT ONLY WERE THEY AWARDED THEIR 24TH SCIAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP, BEATING POMONA-PITZER.
THEY ALSO CLAIM THE SKY CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015.
TO TOP IT OFF, THEY HOSTED AND CLOSED OUT THE NCAA REGIONAL TOURNAMENT HERE AT BEN-HAIM'S FIELD, SHOWCASING THEIR ABILITY TO COMPETE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, SEVEN PLAYERS EARNED ALL SCIAC HONORS.
AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHO WILL BE ALL-AMERICAN BECAUSE THAT'S HAPPENING. THIS SUCCESS ON THE NATIONAL STAGE, ALONG WITH THEIR HISTORIC TOURNAMENT TITLES, IS A DIRECT REFLECTION OF THE HARD WORK AND COMMITMENT OF BOTH THE STUDENT ATHLETES AND THE STAFF. SPEAKING OF WHICH, OUR BASEBALL STAFF, LED BY COACH WINBURN, WAS NAMED SCIAC COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR FOR LEADING THIS TALENTED TEAM TO NEW HEIGHTS. THE PRIDE AND SUCCESS OF OUR BASEBALL TEAM HAS BROUGHT THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY THIS YEAR AMAZING ACCOLADES.
AND TO ROUND IT OUT, TWO OF OUR MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES WERE NAMED INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS AT THE SCIAC CHAMPIONSHIP MEET EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR THE 110 METER HURDLES IN THE DISCUS. BOTH THEY AND HEAD COACH KEVIN REID WILL BE FLYING OUT TO GENEVA, OHIO, LATER THIS WEEK FOR THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WE WISH THEM LUCK.
BOTH COACHES BRING FRESH ENERGY, EXPERIENCE AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM.
ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE, COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS, THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ATHLETICS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND SPORTS INFORMATION STRUCTURE SELECTED 27 UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE ATHLETES FOR ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT AWARDS.
TO BE ELIGIBLE, STUDENTS MUST BE AT LEAST A SOPHOMORE AND HAVE AT LEAST A 3.5 GPA.
COMPETE IN 90% OF THE INSTITUTION'S MATCHES. OR START IN AT LEAST 66%.
BEHIND THE SCENES, WE'RE MAKING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AND INVESTMENTS INTO OUR FACILITIES TO ENSURE OUR STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE ACCESS TO THE BEST RESOURCES FOR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT. ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS IS THE RENOVATION OF OUR WEIGHT ROOM THAT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS DONATION FROM ONE OF OUR VALUED ALUMNI.
THIS RENOVATION IS A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. WITH UPGRADED EQUIPMENT AND A MODERNIZED SPACE, WE ARE ENSURING THAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO TRAIN, RECOVER, AND EXCEL. AND ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW ORTMEYER STATEMAN SCOREBOARD THAT WILL BE INSTALLED IN JUNE, ALSO FUNDED THROUGH THIS DONATION. THE STATE OF THE ART SCOREBOARD WILL ENHANCE THE FAN EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDE BETTER VISIBILITY FOR BOTH PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS.
IT'S A STEP FORWARD IN MAKING THE STADIUM A PREMIER VENUE FOR BOTH OUR UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND THE LAST BIT OF RENOVATION WE'RE DOING BEFORE THE START OF THE NEW YEAR IS IN OUR ATHLETIC TRAINING ROOM, ENSURING THAT OUR ATHLETES HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE AND RECOVERY FACILITIES.
THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENT ATHLETES ARE A TOP PRIORITY, AND THESE UPGRADES ARE A CRITICAL PART OF SUPPORTING THEIR OVERALL DEVELOPMENT. LOOKING FORWARD, WE REMAIN INCREDIBLY EXCITED ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF LA VERNE ATHLETICS.
I WANT TO AGAIN EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE TO THE CITY FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY AND OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAM AND THE STUDENTS WHO WE SERVE, WHETHER THROUGH CHEERING ON OUR GAMES AND OUR EXCUSE ME, WHETHER THROUGH CHEERING ON OUR TEAMS, AT OUR HOME GAMES OR SUPPORTING THE UNIVERSITY'S GROWTH.
THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY IS VITAL.
WE ARE PROUD THAT ATHLETICS CAN SERVE AS A COMMUNITY HUB FOR EXCELLENCE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER YEAR OF INSPIRING ACHIEVEMENTS, BOTH OFF AND ON THE FIELD. GO, LEOS! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY.
AND I'M A VERY HAPPY CAMPER ABOUT THAT. IT AFFORDS THE WONDERFUL SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
BUT I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING THIS. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO FROM HERE ON IN.
TO YOU KNOW, CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
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UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE PART OF OUR CITY, AND ALSO THE STUDENTS AND ALL THE FACULTY AND CO-MINGLE WITH ALL OF US RESIDENTS HERE.SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.
PUBLIC WORK PROFESSIONALS. I THINK WE NEED PUBLIC WORKS ALL TO COME UP HERE. PLEASE.
THERE YOU GO. COME ON. FILL IT IN.
CITY LA VERNE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS PUBLIC WORKS PROFESSIONALS FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT ARE OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAINING THE SMALL TOWN CHARM OF THE CITY LA VERNE AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND WHEREAS THESE INFRASTRUCTURES, FACILITIES AND SERVICES COULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF THE NEARLY 50 LA VERNE PUBLIC WORK, EMPLOYEES ARE DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, WHEREAS THESE PROFESSIONALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REBUILDING, IMPROVING AND PROTECTING OVER 97 MILES OF STREETS, 99 MILES OF CITY OWNED SEWER MAINS.
THEY MUST WORK ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHEREAS IT IS THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR OUR BUSINESS LEADERS, CITIZENS AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THROUGHOUT THE NATION TO GAIN FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS IN 2025, PUBLIC WORKS WEEK INSPIRES US TO HIGHLIGHT AND HONOR THE INVALUABLE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP THE CITY OF LA VERNE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT THEY MAKE EVERY DAY. NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE THE WEEK OF MAY 18TH, 2025 BE RECOGNIZED AS PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, AND WE URGE ALL CITIZENS JOINED US AND RECOGNIZE THE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS PUBLIC WORKS MAKES IN PROTECTING OUR HEALTH, SAFETY AND ADVANCING QUALITY OF LIFE. DATED THIS 19TH DAY.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. DIRECTOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN HONOR TO LEAD THE WORK OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC WORKS, LIKE MANY CITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION, IS REALLY THE CREW THAT HANDLES THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF ANY COMMUNITY. GOING, MAKING SURE IT'S SAFE, RELIABLE, CLEAN FOR ALL OUR CITIES.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO HONOR THE GREAT WORK AND CELEBRATE THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
THANK YOU. DANNY. WE HAVE AMAZING DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY, BUT USUALLY, AND GENERALLY SPEAKING, PUBLIC WORKS ARE THE FIRST ON AND THE LAST OFF WHEN IT COMES TO ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS WE HAVE.
AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THEIR SERVICE. YOU SEE THEM ON THE STREETS, YOU SEE THEM CHECKING THE SEWERS, YOU CHECKING AND CHANGING WATER MAINS AND ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT MAKE THIS CITY. AND BEHIND THE SCENES WE HAVE EVERYBODY FROM BILLING TO ACCOUNTING TO PEOPLE THAT YOU SEE, YOU COME TO THE COUNTER FRIENDLY, WONDERFUL FACES AND THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB.
SO WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. WE'LL HAVE TO DOUBLE ROLL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, GUYS . THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
SO, IF I CAN GET. COME ON UP. THESE ARE. IF YOU'VE EVER HAD COFFEE AT NAMBA, IT'S THANKS TO THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN RIGHT HERE WHO MAKES IT ALL HAPPEN. EVERY TIME I GO TO A BAR.
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THERE'S A LINE OUT THE DOOR. I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS.SO, WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH CELEBRATES THE COLORFUL AND INVALUABLE HISTORIES AND CULTURES OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS REPRESENTING MORE THAN 50 ETHNIC GROUPS AND 100 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, ENRICH OUR NATION WITH THEIR DIVERSE CULTURES AND ARE ESSENTIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR SOCIETY.
AND WHEREAS THE THEME FOR THE 2025 AAPI HERITAGE MONTH A LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCE, CELEBRATES THE HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE OF AAPI LEADERS WHO ESTABLISH A FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO THRIVE.
AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ARE ONE OF LA VERNE FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHICS, BRINGING WITH THEM PRICELESS CULTURES AND PERSPECTIVES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE FLOURISHING OF LA VERNE. AND WHEREAS NANBA COFFEE COMPANY CONTINUOUSLY EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP, FACILITATING COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS EVENTS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE STUDENTS AND LA VERNE RESIDENTS.
AND WHEREAS, NAMBA COFFEE COMPANY IS AN INVALUABLE BUSINESS THAT REMINDS US OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TOGETHERNESS, HOSPITALITY AND FAMILY. NOW, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 BE RECOGNIZED AS ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH, AND WE COMMEND NAMBA'S INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WHICH HAVE HELPED TRANSFORM DOWNTOWN LA VERNE INTO A VIBRANT AND WELCOMING GATHERING SPACE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND HONESTLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO NAMBA, YOU'RE MISSING OUT.
THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING. IT'S JUST COFFEY. IT'S LIVE MUSIC, KOMBUCHA, JUST IT'S AN AMAZING PLACE.
SO, IF YOU HAVEN'T STOPPED BY, PLEASE DO. WOW.
YOU GUYS HAVE TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO SHOW UP FOR ONE ANOTHER.
THIS IS MY FIRST VENTURE. NAMBA COFFEE IS MY FIRST BABY.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHOWING UP FOR US FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR POLICE OFFICERS. I FEEL SO SAFE BEING DOWN THE STREET FROM YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THIS BEAUTIFUL TEAM. I AM SO HONORED TO BE HERE IN LA VERNE.
JUST LET YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND OTHER BUSINESSES, WE'RE OPEN.
WE'VE GOT SPACE. WE WANT BUSINESSES JUST LIKE YOURS.
AND WITH FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THEY CAN KEEP THEIR DOGS OUTSIDE.
THEY CAN ROAM AROUND. THEY CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME, HAVE A GOOD PRODUCT, HAVE CONVERSATION.
THAT'S WHAT LA VERNE IS ALL ABOUT. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY.
OUR FINAL PRESENTATION WILL BE INTRODUCTIONS OF STAFF FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
MR. CHIEF GONZALEZ, PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING.
MAYOR, MAYOR, PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF.
BUT NOT OFTEN DO WE GET TO DO IT HERE IN LA VERNE AND IN A SMALLER SETTING.
WE HAVE SEVERAL AWARDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM, AGAIN,
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TO HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN DO EVERY DAY.AND IT'S THE EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER RECOGNITION PROGRAM.
THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED WHETHER THEY'RE SWORN OR NON-SWORN, EXCUSE ME OR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
AND WE WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO ARE SEEN DOING MORE, NOT JUST DOING THEIR JOBS, BUT SHOWING LEADERSHIP, WORKING TOGETHER AND STAYING CONNECTED WITH THE COMMUNITY AND MEETING THE MISSION AND VISION AND DEDICATION NOT ONLY OF THE ORGANIZATION, BUT THE CITY ITSELF. ONE OF THE BEST PARTS OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT IT'S PEER DRIVEN.
THE NOMINATIONS COME FROM COWORKERS, SUPERVISORS, EVEN THOSE BEING SUPERVISED.
SO SOME OF IT. SO WHEN SOMEONE IS RECOGNIZED, IT MEANS THAT THEIR EFFORTS HAVE TRULY STOOD OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ALONGSIDE THEM EVERY DAY, DAY IN AND DAY OUT. SO THIS IS HONESTLY THE VERY FIRST OF ITS KIND, AND IT'S THE FIRST QUARTER THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE TWO EMPLOYEES TONIGHT. SO TONIGHT FOR 2025, THE FIRST AWARD FOR SWORN STAFF EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER ZACHARY FIEDLER.
OFFICER. NOW, OFFICER FIEDLER IS SEEN AS SOMEONE WHO HAS HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AFTER HIS RELEASE FROM TRAINING. AND HE'S ALREADY MADE A BIG IMPACT. HE'S BEEN PRAISED FOR MAKING SOUND DECISIONS AND STAYING CALM UNDER PRESSURE. HE IS SET TOO HIGH.
HE SET THE BAR HIGH FOR PRODUCTIVITY, LEADING THE DEPARTMENT WITH CITATIONS AND ARREST, AND HAS BEEN AS SEEN TAKING ON COMPLEX INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING SEVERAL FATAL TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. HE'S ALSO KNOWN AS SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO LEND A HAND.
SO TODAY WE ARE GOING TO AWARD HIM WITH. OH, THANK YOU.
OH. YES. SO HERE WE HAVE AN AWARD FOR MR. ZACHARY FIEDLER, WHICH READS EMPLOYEE.
THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED TO SWORN STAFF EMPLOYEE ZACHARY FIEDLER FOR THE FIRST QUARTER.
. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR THE AWARD. IT WAS DEFINITELY NOT PREPARED FOR THIS.
BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT HAS HELPED WITH THE RECOGNITION OF THIS.
AND THEN I RESIGNED AND JOINED OUR FAMILY BUSINESS AND TOOK SIX YEARS OUT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND THERE WAS STILL A PART OF ME THAT STILL WANTED TO, TO SERVE.
SO, I CAME BACK, AND LA VERNE WELCOMED ME WITH OPEN ARMS. AND I TRULY APPRECIATE IT. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT BEING HERE IN THE CITY, AND THAT GOES A LOT TO WITH NOT JUST THE GREAT FELLOWS AND GALS THAT I WORK WITH AT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT IT'S THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. I'VE ENJOYED EVERY MOMENT THAT I'VE BEEN HERE, AND I TRULY ENJOY COMING TO WORK. SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FROM THE CITY, THE STAFF AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU AGAIN. I THINK THAT YOUR CHILDREN NEED.
NEED I BRING THEM UP HERE FOR A PICTURE? BUT I THINK.
I THINK THERE WAS A MENTION OF IN-N-OUT AFTER THIS.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, LISA, AND I COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT HER.
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SO, THIS IS OUR OLDEST. HELLO. HIS NAME IS JACK.AND THEN OUR MIDDLE SON, PARKER. AND THEN THIS IS LUKE.
SO, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE FOR US.
SO, THANK YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU.
SMILE PRETTY FOR ME. LUKE. COME ON, BUD. OKAY.
HEY, I'M ONLY GOING THAT FAR. EXACTLY. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
OKAY, SO NEXT WE ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER.
AND THIS YEAR'S RECIPIENT FOR THE FIRST QUARTER IS COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICER DAISY POLITO.
SHE BRINGS CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND A STRONG WORK ETHIC TO EVERYTHING SHE DOES, WHETHER IT'S WORKING ON THE BRANDING FROM DESIGN COMMUNITY EVENTS OR EVEN OUR RECENT ANNUAL REPORT. DAISY BRINGS PROFESSIONALISM AND PRIDE TO EVERY PROJECT SHE'S PART OF.
SHE'S A STRONG TEAM PLAYER, A LEADER AND A MENTOR TO OTHERS, AND HER CREATIVE VISION CONTINUES TO BE A REAL ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT AND TO THE COMMUNITY. SO, PLEASE JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING MISS DAISY.
WE'LL BE BACK IN 30 MINUTES. THANK YOU SIR. THAT'S ALL I GOT.
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THANK YOU. CHIEF. EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY. TIME FOR DINNER.COME ON. COFFEY. DAVE, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? DAVE? WHERE ARE YOU GUYS GOING? YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.WE HAVE A COUPLE CARDS HERE. WE HAVE ANDREA BLAKINGER.
HE'S RIGHT THERE. ANDREA. YOU'RE UP. ANDREA. I JUST I DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT? ANDREA. ANDREA. ANDREA. SHE DIDN'T LIKE THAT.
ANDREA. THERE'S THE BOSS. I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT A PICTURE.
AND SO TRI-CITY HAS A FLIER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.
IT'S OVER THERE ON THE SIDE IN THE CHAMBERS. THEY HAVE QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT EVENTS.
SO, THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY TO FEEL INCLUDED AND INVOLVED WITH TRI-CITY.
SO, FEEL FREE TO LOOK THEM UP AND LOOK AT THE FLIER.
THANKS, GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CATHY.
GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. I'M CATHY KRSEK, VICE PRESIDENT OF OUR LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HERE TO ANNOUNCE SOME EXCITING EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE VINTAGE SALE.
WE ENDED UP WHEN WE HAD OUR WALKING TOUR WENDY VINTAGE SALE, BUT WE'RE A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH THE WEATHER BECAUSE WE GOT RAINED OUT AT THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE. THIS IS GOING TO BE AT SHERRY'S HOUSE, WHICH IS 3949 BRADFORD STREET.
SO, IT'S SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH FROM 10 TO 4. WE OF COURSE WILL HAVE SOME JAMS, JELLIES, MARMALADES, WE'LL HAVE VINTAGE TREASURES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AFTERNOON TEA AND COOKIES, HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, ENJOY BEAUTIFUL WEATHER. IF YOU DON'T FIND ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BUY, WE TAKE DONATIONS SO, YOU KNOW, FEEL FREE. WE DO HAVE SOME FLIERS ON THE TABLE.
OUR NEXT EVENT IS GOING TO BE OUR COMMUNITY MEETING OVER AT THE HILLCREST MEETING HOUSE.
AND THIS WILL BE OUR PRESENTER WILL BE DAVID ALLEN.
AND HE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT, I THINK, HIS NEW BOOK, WHICH IS CALLED WAVING AT STRANGERS.
AND IT'S A COLLECTION OF THE BEST OF HIS NEWSPAPER COLUMNS.
AND EVERYBODY LOVES DAVID ALLEN. SO PLEASE JOIN US FOR THAT.
THAT IS MONDAY, JUNE 9TH, 7 P.M. AT THE HILLCREST MEETING HOUSE.
AND IT'S FREE. BUT OF COURSE, WE TAKE DONATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS TOO.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS FOR THE GARDEN FRIENDS FIFTH ANNUAL PLANT SALE.
AND THIS WILL BE JUNE 13TH AND 14TH FROM 8 A.M.
TO 2 P.M., AND THEN JUNE 15TH FROM 8 A.M. TO 12 P.M.
THIS IS AT THE HISTORIC HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, WHICH IS 100 NORTH THIRD AVENUE, COVINA.
IT'S FREE ADMISSION AND PARKING. THEY TAKE CASH OR ZELLE.
AND I UNDERSTAND I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE, BUT I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE SOME GOOD BARGAINS ON PLANTS, SO I INTEND TO GO ONE OF THOSE DAYS AND BUY SOME MORE PLANTS AND MEMBERSHIPS.
OF COURSE. 20 FOR INDIVIDUALS, 25 FOR FAMILY, 200 FOR LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE US EXACTLY HAVE US BUG JUST LIKE OUR MAYOR HEPBURN.
HE IS A LIFE MEMBER. YEAH, I'M A LIFER. SO COME SEE ME.
THANKS SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. THANKS, KATHY. APPRECIATE IT.
MR. ROMERO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A FEW EVENTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT LA VERNE LIBRARY FROM JUNE 2ND TO AUGUST 10TH, L.A. COUNTY LIBRARIES WILL HAVE A SUMMER DISCOVERY PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN WIN PRIZES BY READING BOOKS AND COMPLETING ACTIVITIES.
PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE AND REGISTER ONLINE AT LA COUNTY LIBRARY.
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ORG OR GET A GAME CARD IN PERSON AT THE LIBRARY.ON JUNE 11TH AT 5 P.M., CHRISTOPHER T MAGICIAN WILL SHARE SOME OF HIS FAVORITE BOOKS AND BRING THEM TO LIFE WITH FUN, INTERACTIVE MAGIC. AND STARTING JUNE 6TH, WE WILL BEGIN OUR SESSION OF SMART START STORYTIME ON FRIDAYS AT 11 A.M.
THERE WILL BE SIX SESSIONS OF STORY TIME FROM JUNE 6TH TO JULY 18TH, EXCLUDING THE 4TH OF JULY.
AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE, THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY WILL BE HOLDING A LOBBY BOOK SALE WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET A GREAT DEAL ON BOOKS, AND ALL THE MONEY RAISED BY THESE SALES GO TOWARDS PURCHASE OF NEW BOOKS AND FUNDING OF LIBRARY PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ADRIAN. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OR UPCOMING EVENTS? I'VE GOT A COUPLE ITEMS. ONE OF THEM, IF YOU'VE BEEN SEEING IN THE NEWS LATELY REGARDING THE DEPOPULATION OF LOS PADRINOS, WHICH IS THE FACILITY THAT HOUSES SOME PRETTY HEINOUS OFFENDERS.
CALL THEM YOUTH OFFENDERS, BUT I CALL THEM INMATES.
AND THE JUDGE RULED THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO COMPLETELY CLOSE LOS PADRINOS, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO DEPOPULATE SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE INTO SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW IS ABOUT PAGE, AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT THOSE WITH A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THOSE.
BUT WE ARE WORKING OUR STAFF IS WORKING WITH THIS COUNTY SUPERVISOR, ALSO WITH THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, AS ALSO IS ON THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, RIGHT UNDER THE DIRECTOR AND VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
IT'S A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT CLOSELY AND MAKING SURE WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING IN AND WHAT THE POPULATION WOULD BE COMING TO OUR CAMPS, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VOICE IN THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING AND WHO'S COMING THERE.
CITY MANAGERS CONCERNED ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL BE WATCHING VERY, VERY CLOSELY.
AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING ISSUE COMES UP, WE'RE GOING TO NOTIFY EVERYONE AND LET US KNOW.
OUR PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD TO HAVE OUR OPPOSITION TO IT.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S ONE OF THE BIG ONES. ON A SAD NOTE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GARY HUNTER, WHO USED TO COME TO OUR MEETINGS QUITE OFTEN AND GARY WAS JUST AN ADVOCATE FOR HIS COMMUNITY.
HE USED TO COME IN THE FRONT ROW WITH HIS LITTLE HAT AND, YOU KNOW, HIS THERE'S ISSUES WITH THIS BRIDGE, WITH LIGHTING AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WATER STUFF. BUT HE WAS JUST HE WAS A GREAT RESIDENT, AND HE WILL BE TRULY MISSED.
SO JUST A SAD BIT OF SAD NEWS. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD.
HE HAD A GOOD LIFE. BUT 81 IS YOUNG THESE DAYS, SO IT'S JUST WAY TOO WAY TOO YOUNG TO BE GOING.
BUT WITH THAT, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCIL? NOPE. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ARE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION, OR JUST WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON ONE OF THE ITEMS. COUNCIL, ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM THAT WOULD BE NO. ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR OR ANY ITEMS REMOVED? THERE ARE NO REQUESTS TO PULL AN ITEM. THOUGH ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE REMOVED ITEM 11.
SO WE WILL BE REMOVING THAT FROM THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.
OKAY. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
SO MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. LET'S VOTE PLEASE.
IF. IT'S THE SAME NOW. IS THIS A STUDY SESSION? NO, IT AIN'T. IT WAS THE OTHER WAY AROUND. WE DID THAT INTENTIONALLY, STEVE.
WE FLIPPED THE SWITCH AROUND. THE CONSENT CALENDAR WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO.
MOTION BY CROSBY, SECONDED BY LAU. VERY GOOD.
[DISCUSSION CALENDAR]
CALENDAR. THE FIRST ITEM IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE DATE OF THE CITY MUNICIPAL ELECTION.CITY MANAGER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLEASE PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM? YOU'RE UP. YES. THANK YOU, MR.. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND I'LL GIVE J.R. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO BRING UP THE PRESENTATION.
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I GET THE. SO A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS ONE.SO 19 1715 ODD NUMBERED YEARS. SENATE BILL 415, WHICH WAS THE CALIFORNIA VOTER PARTICIPATION RIGHTS ACT, WAS PASSED AND THEN WAS EFFECTIVE AFTER JANUARY 2018.
SO, WHAT IT LOOKED AT WAS IF VOTER TURNOUT AT ONE OF THOSE ODD NUMBERED YEARS WAS LESS ON AVERAGE THAN 25% OF THE OTHER VOTES. AND FOR LA VERNE, YES, IT WAS. SO WHAT THE COUNCIL HAD TO DO THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 1080 WAS TO MOVE THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FROM AN ODD YEAR TO AN EVEN YEAR, AND THAT IS CONSOLIDATED AT THAT POINT WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY.
BUT THEN WHAT THE STATE DID, BECAUSE THE STATE DOES THESE THINGS AT TIMES, IS THEY DECIDED, WELL, DURING PRESIDENTIAL YEARS YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE IN MARCH.
SO THE CITY COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE 1108, WHICH ALIGNED IT WITH THAT.
SO WHAT IT BRINGS BASICALLY TO US IS THAT WE HAVE SOME ELECTIONS IN MARCH.
WE HAVE SOME ELECTIONS IN JUNE OF EVEN YEARS, ALL ELECTIONS.
SO E 133 TO E 88 JUST FOR ABBREVIATIONS BECAUSE WE LIKE THAT IN GOVERNMENT.
SO FOR MARCH ELECTIONS THAT NOMINATION PERIOD IS FROM EARLY NOVEMBER TO EARLY DECEMBER.
FOR JUNE IT'S EARLY FEBRUARY TO EARLY MARCH, BUT IT GOES BACK AND FORTH.
BALLOT MEASURES HAVE OTHER TIMELINES. SO WHEN THERE'S A MARCH ELECTION, THAT REALLY PUTS THE ONUS ON THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PUT SOME THE ARGUMENTS, WHICH IS THE MESSAGE FOR AND THEN THE PROPONENTS REVIEW IT AND THEY HAVE A REBUTTAL TO IT OR THE OPPONENTS.
YES. AND THAT PUTS IT ALL AT THE END OF DECEMBER.
SO IT KIND OF GOES OVER WITH THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAYS.
YOU KNOW, LOWER STAFFING AT THE CITY OR CLOSURES BY THE CITY.
SO IT REALLY KIND OF COMPLICATES THOSE ITEMS. IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION, THE NOMINATION PERIOD IS EARLY JULY TO EARLY AUGUST.
SO IN LA COUNTY, 65 CITIES HOLD THEIR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL BUT ONLY 15 CITIES HOLD THEIR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN MARCH OR JUNE. GOING BACK AND FORTH.
SOME OTHER CITIES HOLD PRIMARIES, AND THEN THEY'LL HOLD THEIR GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER. ONE OF THE CONCERNS FROM THIS MOST RECENT MARCH 2024 ELECTIONS WAS REGARDING THE NOTICING OF THAT NOMINATION PERIOD.
PEOPLE BASICALLY SAID, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW. I THOUGHT IT WAS A DIFFERENT DATE AND ALL THAT STUFF.
COUNTY ARE CONSISTENT WITH THAT. SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS IS THAT I GO BACK.
HOLD ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HIT ALL THE POINTS.
BECAUSE ALSO, THERE'S CONSISTENCY IN HOW WE DO THE FLOW OF ELECTIONS.
AND THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING FOLLOWING THE CERTIFICATION, THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE EITHER TERMED OUT OR VOTED OUT, LEAVE THE NEW MEMBERS COME IN. SO THAT PUTS IT INTO THE DECEMBER TIME FRAME, THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF DECEMBER.
THEN FROM A CITY PERSPECTIVE, THAT GETS TO BE IN JANUARY.
THE LEAGUE OF CITIES GENERALLY HAS THEIR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW MEMBERS.
SO, IT EDUCATES, INFORMS YOU CAN DO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE HARASSMENT TRAINING AND ALL THE OTHER TRAINING THAT IS REQUIRED OF PEOPLE SITTING ON THE COUNCIL. IT ALSO THEN ALLOWS US TO DO WHAT WE JUST DID ON SATURDAY, WHICH WAS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING, BUT IN AN EARLIER TIME FRAME IN FEBRUARY, TO THEN MAKE IT AN EFFECTIVE PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
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WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY IN A MARCH OR JUNE ELECTION, THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ELECTED IN JUNE ARE NOT GETTING SWORN IN UNTIL THE BUDGET IS ALREADY ENACTED. SO YOU'RE COMING INTO OFFICE THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY OR THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY, AND YOU'RE INHERITING A BUDGET THAT YOU HAD NO ROLE IN.SAME THING WITH MARCH IS YOU'RE NOT COMING IN UNTIL APRIL AND YOU'RE AT THE LAST BIT OF THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT, YOU'RE STILL PARTICIPATING. BUT AGAIN, THAT BACK AND FORTH ISN'T CONSISTENT.
AND LEADS TO, I THINK, BETTER GOVERNANCE. SO AS WE DID THE LAST TIME, IF THIS IS APPROVED, THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE A EXTENSION OF COUNCIL TERMS. THE LAST TIME COUNCIL TERMS WERE EXTENDED BY 12 MONTHS TO GO FROM MARCH OF AN ODD YEAR TO MARCH OF AN EVEN YEAR.
THIS WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LESS SO THOSE ELECTED IN JUNE OF 2022.
IN 2026, IT WOULD BE FROM BASICALLY JULY WHEN YOU'D BE PUT IN TO DECEMBER.
SO ABOUT FIVE MONTHS THERE. AND THEN SAME THING FOR THOSE THAT WERE ELECTED OR APPOINTED IN MARCH 2024, IT WOULD BE AN EXTENSION IN 2028. FROM THERE ON, EVERYTHING WOULD BE CONSISTENT.
SO WE JUST HAVE TO GET OVER THAT LITTLE BUMP INITIALLY.
SO THE CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT WAS TO INCREASE VOTER AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION.
BASICALLY, THE AVERAGE VOTER TURNOUT IN A PRIMARY IS 31% IN A GENERAL ELECTION.
SO IN NOVEMBER IT'S 64%. SO IT. GENERAL EFFECT THERE IS HAVING MORE OF A VOTER PARTICIPATION, MORE VOTER UNDERSTANDING AND TURNOUT FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS, WHICH GENERALLY IS A GOOD THING.
SO, THE NEXT STEPS, IF APPROVED, THIS IS THE FIRST READING.
THERE WOULD BE A SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE ON JUNE 2ND.
AND THEN, UNLIKE OTHER ORDINANCES, WHICH TAKE EFFECT 30 DAYS THEREAFTER, THE ADOPTION, THIS ONE HAS TO BE SENT TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO APPROVE IT ONCE IT'S PUT ON THE BOARD AND IT'S MINISTERIAL, THEY'LL APPROVE IT, AND THEN WE'LL WORK WITH THE COUNTY, BECAUSE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THAT, THERE WILL BE A MAILER THAT GOES OUT TO EVERY REGISTERED VOTER, AND THERE'S ABOUT 22,200 OR SO IN THE CITY, THEY WOULD GET A POSTCARD SAYING THE ELECTION DATE FOR 2026 2028 HAS BEEN CHANGED.
SO WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS TO INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, CHANGING THE DATE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FROM THE DATE OF THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY AND ELECTION YEARS TO THE DATE OF THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION, FIRST TUESDAY AFTER FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER.
IN ELECTION YEARS. THERE WILL BE A TEST FOR ALL OF YOU AFTER THIS.
REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE THING THAT WE JUST SAID REGARDING THIS MOVING, WE'RE MOVING IT BASICALLY 3 OR 4 MONTHS SINCE WE'RE MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES, CAN WE BRING BACK THE ELECTED MAYOR? THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.
MAKE IT SO VERY GOOD. TRY, GOOD TRY, MR. JOHNSON.
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS. DO WE HAVE COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MY ONLY COMMENT I UNDERSTAND THE CHANGE WOULD BE THE CONFUSION OF THE DISTRICTS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL.
WHEN A RESIDENT LIVES IN ONE DISTRICT, DISTRICT TWO FOR THE CITY, BUT MAYBE DISTRICT FOUR FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING THAT OUT SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHERE THEY VOTE FOR AND THE CANDIDATES THAT THEY HAVE. AND THEN IT MAKES A LOT MORE FOR A LOT MORE CONFUSION OF SIGNS AND VOTE FOR WHICH DISTRICT AND THINGS LIKE THAT OUT THERE IN OUR CITY WHEN THEY ARE COMBINED.
BECAUSE WE'VE, WE'VE HAD SEPARATE CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE ARE OTHER TOWNS THAT HAVE BOTH TOGETHER, BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT TOGETHER HERE.
SO REALLY JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS UNDERSTOOD BY OUR RESIDENTS.
THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JOHNSON.
I'M ASSUMING THAT THE DISTRICTS WILL REMAIN THE SAME BOUNDARIES AS THEY CURRENTLY ARE.
YES. DISTRICTS ONLY CHANGE AFTER THE CENSUS. AND THEN THERE'S THE WHOLE MAP PROCESS AGAIN.
SO YEAH, 2032 WOULD BE WHEN NEW DISTRICTS WOULD BE PUT IN PLACE AND, AND POTENTIALLY SUPERVISORS FOR DISTRICTS AND ONE AT LARGE MAYOR. BECAUSE IF IT'S APPROVED IN 2030.
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2030 2030 AND 2032 NINE COUNTY SUPERVISORS. OKAY.THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO READ THIS AGAIN. IS THERE A MOTION TO INTRODUCE THE TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF AN ORDINANCE TITLE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA. CHANGING THE DATE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON THE DATE OF THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY AND ELECTION YEARS TO THE DATE OF THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION, FIRST TUESDAY AFTER FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER IN ELECTION YEARS.
SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. THAT ITEM WAS APPROVED FIVE ZERO AFTER BEING MOVED BY JOHNSON. SECONDED BY KASSEL FUJITA.
THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS THE TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA.
YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
LAURA, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME. YOU WANT TO COME UP? I KNOW YOU DO. I KNOW YOU DO. LORI. LORI. LORI, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS, MR. MAYOR. YES. COULD I TAKE JUST A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE FOR A QUICK SECOND? ABSOLUTELY. A VERY QUICK BRAG. YES. MY SON IN LAW, TUCKER.
AND HE WILL BE IN CERRITOS PLAYING IN, IN THAT PLAY ON JUNE 6TH AND SEVENTH OF THIS YEAR.
I KNOW THAT CONFLICTS A LITTLE WITH YOUR EVENT, BUT IT'S AN EVENING EVENT, SO.
EVENING. EVENING. AND I JUST I JUST WANT TO I'M VERY PROUD OF HIM.
WONDERFUL INFORMATION. BRING UP THE DAIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
YOU'VE GOT YOUR NOTES. I DO HAVE MY NOTES. I'LL BE SHORT AND SWEET.TAKE THE 730. I WILL IF YOU MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET.
THE LAST DAY OF THE FAIR IS MAY 26TH, WHICH IS MEMORIAL DAY.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN'T GET ENOUGH FRIED FOOD OR RANDOM THINGS AS SEEN ON TV OR A FREE BOOK FROM THE LIBRARY, THEN DON'T FORGET TO GO. WE HAVE, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAD OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING ON MAY 17TH WHICH WAS A SATURDAY, WHICH WAS A, A LONG MEETING. BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO STAFF AND EVERYBODY THAT PARTICIPATED TO ALL COUNCIL FOR BEING THERE, OBVIOUSLY. AND THEN FOR THE PUBLIC THAT DID ATTEND.
SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO YVONNE GALLEGOS, BARBARA SMITH AND DANITA BEAUCHAMP FOR COMING, AS WELL AS OFFICER MCKINLEY. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT INPUT AND THAT FEEDBACK IS VITAL TO MOVING US FORWARD.
SO I THANK EVERYBODY WHO TOOK TIME OUT OF THEIR SATURDAY TO HANG OUT WITH US.
THERE IS A TRI CITY MENTAL HEALTH MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M.
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, YOU CAN ATTEND VIA ZOOM.
BY ZOOM. WE HAVE THE MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT THE VFW THIS COMING MONDAY AT 11 A.M.
SO, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AND CELEBRATING WITH US, PLEASE SEE US THERE.
IN FACT, IS HAPPENING ON SORRY, IT'S HAPPENING ON TUESDAY.
OH, DID IT GET CANCELED? OH, I MISSED THAT. JUST KIDDING.
IT'S NOT HAPPENING. AND THEN JUST FOR THOSE INTERESTED, BECAUSE WE ARE AT THAT TIME OF YEAR, GRADUATIONS AND ALL THAT FUN STUFF IS HAPPENING.
THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WILL HAVE THEIR COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND.
THE WEEKEND OF THE 30TH. SO, BACCALAUREATE WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 30TH AT 4 P.M.
SO FOR PURPOSES OF THOSE CELEBRATING, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.
TRAFFIC MAY BE A LITTLE BIT FUNKY AROUND UNIVERSITY AT THAT TIME, BUT IT IS ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE BECAUSE THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE HITTING A MAJOR MILESTONE AND WE SHOULD BE REALLY HAPPY FOR THEM. SO AS ALWAYS, HAVE A GOOD WEEK KIND TO ONE ANOTHER AND WE'LL SEE YOU IN JUNE.
JUNE MR. CROSBY WHAT MISS LAU SAID, MR. JOHNSON, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE STAFF THAT WAS HERE FOR THE STRATEGIC PLANNING. I THINK IT REALLY WENT WELL.
THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION, A LOT TO GO OVER.
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DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT. HELP WITH THAT PROCESS.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. CASH. THANK YOU, MAYOR.
MAYOR PRO TEM KASH, I APPRECIATE IT. I LOVE YOU ALL.
I, YOU KNOW, MY AMAZING COLLEAGUE, SHE ALWAYS ON THE NAIL ON THAT HEAD.
YES. TOSS. TOSS THAT STALE WATER YOU HAVE. IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED AND LET PEOPLE KNOW.
LOOKING FOR ANY MOSQUITO FISH. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THAT.
I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR THE MOSQUITO OUTFIT. I WILL WEAR THE MOSQUITO OUTFIT. I GLADLY WEAR MOSQUITO OUTFIT TO BENEFIT ANY CAUSE. VERY GOOD. NO SHAME IN MY GAME. BUT IF ANYBODY'S LOOKING INTERESTED IN SOME MOSQUITO FISH PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
I WILL PERSONALLY HAVE THEM DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE. I WILL GET THEM FOR YOU. I'M THERE.
MOSQUITOES ARE THE FISH. THE MOSQUITO FISH IN THE PLASTIC BAG.
I MEAN, I WON'T EVEN TELL YOU THE STUPID QUESTION.
I ASKED IF THEY WERE EDIBLE OR NOT, BUT THAT WAS ANOTHER STORY. NO, THEY'RE NOT.
I DON'T KNOW, I WAS GOING STIR FRY THEM. I'M GOING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW? BUT, HEY, IT'S A FUN TIME, BUT ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. LET ME KNOW. WE'LL HAVE THEM DELIVERED. ONLY HAPPENS IN LA VERNE.
THAT'S RIGHT, I LOVE LA VERNE. LOOK AT. OH! IT'S TIME.
OH, SORRY. PERFECT TIME. THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE.
GO BACK AND THANK YOU ALL. GREAT COMMENTS. THE STUDY SESSION.
I DO WANT TO THANK STAFF, AND I WANT TO THANK CITY MANAGER DOMER.
THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AS A COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE CITY FUNCTIONS, HOW THE FINANCIAL BACKBONE OF THE CITY FUNCTIONS, HOW WE WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. AND WE HAVE COME SO FAR IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE WE FIGURE OUT WAYS TO REDUCE OUR OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITIES AND ALSO OUR DEFICITS THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY HAVE. AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THOSE TIGHTLY AND CLOSELY. BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND THE COLLABORATION I WANT TO MENTION, TOO, THAT THE COUNTY SUPERVISORS MEETING IS ON 527.
SO WE WILL KEEP CLOSE TABS ON THAT. IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE ALL KEEP OUR EAR TO THE RAIL.
AND OUR CITY MANAGER, KEN DOMER OUR MAYOR PRO TEM KASH AND MYSELF WILL BE RELAYING IT TO STAFF AND ALSO TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO AND HOW THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT US. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
WITH THAT I WANT TO CLOSE AS TONIGHT, WE WANT TO CLOSE OUR MEETING AND ADJOURN IN IN HONOR OF THE FATHER'S PASSING ON MAY 3RD. MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND REST WITH YOUR MOTHER COMFORTABLY WITH THE FAMILY NOW. THANK YOU. SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, BUT HE'S IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE.
MUCH BETTER PLACE. AND ALSO MENTION THE PASSING OF OUR DEAR FRIEND GARY HUNTER AND MAY ROSEMARY HUNTER, HIS WIFE. MAY THE CONDOLENCES OF THE FAMILY. BUT AGAIN, CONDOLENCES TO YOU.
MAYOR PRO TEM KASH AND YOUR AMAZING FATHER AND FAMILY.
AND YOU'RE A WONDERFUL SON. AND YOUR SISTER WERE THERE WITH HIM.
AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WITH THAT, OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING WILL BE.
JUNE 2ND. JUNE 2ND AT 5:30 P.M. OR 6:30 P.M. NORMAL TIME.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. 4:30 I DON'T I DON'T HAVE IT HERE.
SORRY, GUYS. YEAH. WE'RE AT A SPECIAL MEETING AT 4:30 P.M.
ON JUNE 1ST. SECOND? DON'T BE HERE ON THE FIRST.
BE HERE ON THE SECOND. YES. WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNING AT 7:46 P.M.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.