[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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LIKE TO CALL THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER IF WE CAN ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN TOGETHER IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE ROOM TONIGHT THAT IS VERY
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SPECIAL TO THE CITY AND TO THE RESIDENTS AND TO LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT TRY AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. AND THAT IS DARLENE FOY. WE ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING HER LAST DAY IS THURSDAY. SHE'S WORKED FOR THE CITY FOR 32 YEARS.SHE'S BEEN WHAT SOME WOULD DESCRIBE AS AS THE FACE OF THE BUILDING AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY THAT COMES IN THAT DOESN'T LEAVE OR AT LEAST IS NOT GREETED WITH A SMILE AND HAPPINESS MAY NOT ALWAYS GET WHAT THEY WANT. BUT SHE IS THE FACE OF OF HOPE AND CHEER AND FRIENDLINESS AND A LOT OF PRETTY POSITIVE THINGS SO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US HERE. DARLENE THANK YOU FOR 32 GREAT YEARS AND YOU WILL BE SORELY MISSED. [APPLAUSE] OKAY. WE WILL GO TO CONSENT CALENDAR. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU.
[4. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS. THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT THEY. OK. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY IS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS. AND THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THAT I'VE KNOWN I WAS AT THE BRACKETT FIELD AIRPORT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS OUT THERE AND SELLING HATS AND PATCHES AND MANY OTHER THINGS FOR A PINK PATCH OCTOBER WHICH ALL THE PROCEEDS ARE GOING TO GO TO CANCER FIGHT CANCER. SO IF I KNOW THAT THERE'S SEVERAL OFFICERS IN HERE. TALK TO THEM. THEY WILL POINT YOU IN THE DIRECTION OF HOLLY SAVAGE WHO'S IN CHARGE OF THIS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DOING SOMETHING. KEVIN. OK. SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING IT. OK. BUT YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING. YES. THANK YOU. SO IF YOU WANT A T-SHIRT THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT SEE KEVIN OR A FIREFIGHTER AND THEY WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DETAILS ON THAT. ALL THE MONEY GOES TO FIGHTING CANCER SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OK. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM FIVE WHICH IS THAT CONSENT[5. CONSENT CALENDAR]
LAST MEETING WE HAD AN ITEM THAT WAS REQUESTED TO BE BROUGHT BACK WITH SOME CLARIFICATION I'LL ASK OUR CITY MANAGER TO REPORT ON THAT. BOB. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. YES IF TO REFRESH EVERYBODY'S MEMORY THERE WERE TWO CHECKS THAT WERE PUT BEFORE COUNCIL ONE FOR ONE HUNDRED SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN DOLLARS AND IT WAS ASKED WHAT SPECIFICALLY DEALS WITH THAT WAS FOR ON THAT WAS FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTERS THAT WERE MOUNTED IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLES THERE WERE 16 OF THE. THE OTHER CHECK WAS 329 AND IT WAS IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND AND THAT WAS AN EXPENDITURE THAT WAS ISSUED ON BEHALF OF L.A. IMPACT. WAS ACTUALLY THE CITY IS THE CONDUIT FOR AND PROCESSES THEIR PAYCHECKS OR THEIR CHECKS AND THIS CHECK WAS FOR SOME ONGOING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.[00:05:24]
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR.[a. City Council Minutes]
MR. MAYOR CITY COUNCIL STAFF. YOU KNOW I'VE SERVED ON FOUR BOARDS BUT I'VE NEVER KNOWN HOW IMPORTANT THESE MINUTES ARE. BUT I'VE NEVER SAT HERE AND CHANGE SOMETHING OR ASK FOR IT TO BE CHANGE SO BEAR WITH ME AS I WALK THROUGH THIS. I'M NOT SURE HOW THE PROCESS WORKS. WHAT I'M REFERRING TO IN YOUR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 IS ON PAGE ELEVEN IT STATES HERE THAT MR. KRESS WAS WAS REPORTED TO ON AN EXTENSION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER. HE STATED THAT AND I'M READING THIS FROM THE MINUTES. HE STATED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE CITY MANAGER INSTRUCTED HIM TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT EXTENDING THAT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH MR. ROSSI AND THAT THAT WOULD MEAN IT WOULD. AMENDMENT WOULD BE PRESENTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL. SO THAT WAS ON I BELIEVE 9 3 ACCORDING TO YOUR AGENDA. THEN I FLIP FORWARD TO PAGE 15. I THINK THIS IS WHERE THE MISTAKE IS. IT SAYS HERE IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CARTER SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WAS ALICE AND CARRIED BY A 4 TO 1 VOTE.COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN VOTED NO TO APPROVE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY MANAGER I BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE READ FIVE NOTHING. WHAT IS ISN'T UNANIMOUS MEAN EVERYBODY VERSUS ZERO? [INAUDIBLE] UNANIMOUSLY DIRECTED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING TO PREPARE THEM AND I DID. COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN DECIDED IN THE INTERVENING TWO WEEKS THAT HE DID NOT SUPPORT IT SO HE CHANGED HIS VOTE. SO IT WAS CORRECTLY [INAUDIBLE] ON SEPTEMBER 30 IT WAS 5 0 AND THEN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER IT WAS 4 TO 1. SO THAT IS CORRECT. SO HE WORKED WITH THE CITY MANAGER FOR FOUR YEARS AND DECIDED IN THOSE TWO WEEKS SOMETHING WAS DIFFERENT.
[INAUDIBLE] IT'S NOT FAIR WITH HIM NOT HERE.
BUT IS THERE A WAY THAT TO ADDRESS THAT WHEN HE IS HERE. YOU CAN ALWAYS RAISE THOSE KIND OF ISSUES UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT. WELL CAN YOU RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE FIRST WE HAD THE CITY TAX. THEN HE FLIP FLOPPED ON THAT. THEN WE HAD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SURVEY. [INAUDIBLE] WELL I'M JUST CURIOUS.
[INAUDIBLE] IS THERE A CHANCE TO COME BACK. I MEAN IT'S NOT FAIR TO HIM IN HIS ABSENCE BUT IS THERE A CHANCE TO TO BRING THAT BACK UP.
OK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE 5A PLEASE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
THANK YOU. OK WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX UNDER PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE IS APPEAL
[a. Appeal of Case No. 38-19CUP]
OF CASE NUMBER 38-19 CUP. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST BY HEPBURN SINCE HE IS NOT HERE. TO DELAY THIS FOR UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. MY QUESTION IS IS THE COUNCIL OKAY WITH THAT. WHAT ABOUT THAT [INAUDIBLE]? WELL LET'S I WAS JUST WONDERING IF WE WERE OKAY WITH IT. BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND ASK RAY AND HIS CONSULT MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP HERE AND DISCUSS THIS. [INAUDIBLE] THE ISSUE IS WHETHER WE'RE[00:10:01]
POSTPONING IT OR NOT WE'RE NOT HAVING THEM DEFEND IT. I JUST WAS GOING TO ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE. OK. THAT'S ALL I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR. OK. SO THEY'RE IN FAVOR OF [INAUDIBLE] IN FAVOR OF IT. I'M FINE WITH DELAYING A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS. [INAUDIBLE] FOR THIS HEARING THAT WISHES TO BE HERE TONIGHT? A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS PUBLIC HEARING TO NOVEMBER 4TH MEETING AT SIX THIRTY P.M. IN THIS ROOM. APPROVE TO NOVEMBER 4TH. SECOND. VOTE PLEASE. THANK YOU.THANK YOU VERY THANK YOU TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY FOR CLARIFYING THAT. OKAY WE[b. Resolution 19-75, Amending Old Town La Verne Specific Plan to allow wireless communications as a conditionally permitted use within the open space district (Parks or Plazas) and Resolution 19-76, Authorizing the execution of a Land Lease Agreement with Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership (DBA Verizon Wireless) (Property Location: Mainiero Square (APN 8377-014-903))]
WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX B. I AM MOVING MY OFFICE BUT I AM STILL PAYING RENT AND SO I HAVE A CONFLICT WITH ITEM THE CELL TOWER AT MONARO SQUARE SO I WILL BE LEAVING THE ROOM AND TURNING THE GAVEL OVER. OH YOU ALREADY HAVE IT CHARLIE [INAUDIBLE].TO MAYOR PRO TEM. YOUR CONFLICT JUST TO BE CLEAR HERE IS DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF YOUR FORMER REAL ESTATE [INAUDIBLE].
COUNCIL THIS EVENING IS [INAUDIBLE] SPECIFIC PLAN TO ALLOW WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AS IT CONDITIONALLY PERMIT USE WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE. DISTRICT RESOLUTION NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A LAND LEASE AGREEMENT IN LOS ANGELES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR PLANNING GOOD EVENING COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO I'M GONNA BE DOING A PRESENTATION ON THE PROPOSAL FOR THE VERIZON WIRELESS TOWER OF EXPLAINING WHAT THE PROPOSAL IS AS WELL AS THE PROCESS THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO TAKE TO APPROVE THAT PROPOSAL. SORRY. SO THEREFORE APPLICATIONS THAT WERE SUBMITTED AND THEY'RE ALL BEING PROCESSED CONCURRENTLY TWO APPLICATIONS ARE PRECISE PLAN REVIEW APPLICATIONS WHICH ESSENTIALLY DEAL WITH DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE. ONE IS SPECIFIC TO THE DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE PROPOSED VERIZON WIRELESS TOWER. THE OTHER APPLICATION IS SPECIFIC TO THE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED ENHANCEMENTS TO MONARO SQUARE. A THIRD APPLICATION IS FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WHICH IS GOING TO CONDITION THE WAY THAT THE PROPOSED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY WOULD OPERATE WITHIN MONARO SQUARE AND THE FOURTH APPLICATION WOULD BE FOR THESE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS USES AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE DISTRICT. SO THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR THESE FOUR APPLICATIONS BASICALLY FOLLOWS THIS FLOWCHART. IT STARTS WITH DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THEN GOES TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN GOES TO CITY COUNCIL.
SO TO THE TWO PRECISE PLAN REVIEW APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE DESIGN OF THE TOWER AND THE REDESIGN OF MONARO SQUARE WERE REVIEWED AT DEVELOPER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. THE DRC APPROVED THOSE APPLICATIONS. THEY ALSO MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND FOR THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT PLANNING COMMISSION REVIEWED THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION AT THEIR SEPTEMBER 11TH MEETING WHERE THEY APPROVED THE CUP AND THEN MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT. SO TONIGHT CITY COUNCIL IS REVIEWING THE REQUEST FOR A SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AS WELL AS A REQUEST TO EXECUTE A LAND LEASE AGREEMENT. SO THIS IS ALL THAT CITY COUNCIL IS REVIEWING TONIGHT. I WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE OTHER APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL PERTINENT TO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. BUT AGAIN ALL YOUR REVIEWING AND APPROVING IS THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT. SO TO START WITH THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT. THIS IS A MAP OF THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN WHICH SHOWS THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND WITHIN THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USES ARE CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED IN ALL DISTRICTS EXCEPT FOR THE MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT WHICH IS THE YELLOW AREA RIGHT HERE. AND IT'S ALSO
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PROHIBITED WITHIN THE OPEN SPACE DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES PARKS OR PAUSES. SO THOSE TWO GREEN SQUARES THAT YOU SEE THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT IS MONARO SQUARE AND THE ONE AT THE TOP IS LOURDES [INAUDIBLE] SITE OR TRANSPORTATION PLAZA. SO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USES ARE ALLOWED EVERYWHERE EXCEPT FOR THOSE TWO DISTRICTS. THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S POLICY. THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A POLICY ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES WHICH PROHIBITS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO IN THAT REGARD THE CURRENT SPECIFIC PLAN IS CONSISTENT WITH CITY POLICY. HOWEVER THE CITY DOES ALLOW FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN OTHER PARK FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. TODAY WE HAVE EXISTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN PELOTA PARK AS WELL AS LA VERNE SPORTS COMPLEX. SO IN THAT REGARD THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE TREAT THOSE USES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT WOULD BASICALLY RECTIFY THAT ISSUE BY MAKING IT MORE CONSISTENT WITH HOW WE TREAT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USES.SO THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NUMBER NINETEEN SEVENTY FIVE WOULD ALLOW FOR THAT SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR THOSE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USES AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE. THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID REVIEW IT AND THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS REVIEWED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEY HAVE APPROVED IT CONTINGENT UPON CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT BUT THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WOULD BASICALLY PROVIDE CONDITIONS FOR HOW THAT WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY WOULD OPERATE WITHIN MONARO SQUARE. SO IT WILL ALLOW FIRST OF ALL THE CUP ALLOWS FOR VERIZON WIRELESS TO CONSTRUCT THE THE TOWER IN MONARO SQUARE AND ALSO OPERATE THEIR WIRELESS FACILITIES THERE. THE TOWER IS PROPOSED TO BE 4G. THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE INDICATED THEY INTEND ON DOING THERE WHICH ISN'T TO SAY THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE 5G INSTALLED. BUT AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE ONLY INTENDING TO DO 4G. THE THE THE NEED FOR THE TOWER AT THAT SITE IS CRITICAL. THERE'S VERY POOR COVERAGE IN THE OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. SO ADDING THIS TOWER THERE WILL ENHANCE IMMENSELY THE WIRELESS COVERAGE THAT WE HAVE IN THAT AREA. THE OLD TELEPHONE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS AND THEY ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE ADDITION OF A TOWER THERE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE A MEMBER OF THE OLD TELEPHONE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAS INDICATED THEIR SUPPORT FOR HAVING THIS WIRELESS FACILITY THERE. THEY PROVIDED A LETTER WHICH IS UP ON THE DESKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. BUT IT'S IT'S IMPACTED THEIR OPERATIONS THE LACK OF WIRELESS COVERAGE THAT'S IN THE CITY IN THAT LOCATION. SO THIS MAP KIND OF SHOWS THE LACK OF COVERAGE THAT WE HAVE ON THE LEFT IT SHOWS WHAT RISING COVERAGE IS WITHOUT THE ADDITION OF THE MONARO SQUARE SITE AND ON THE RIGHT. IT SHOWS WHAT THE COVERAGE WOULD BE IF THE MONARO SQUARE SITE WERE TO BE ADDED. SO THE MONARO SQUARE SITE IS IN THE MIDDLE HERE. THE YELLOW AREA GREEN AREAS SHOW GOOD COVERAGE YELLOW AREAS SHOW FAIR COVERAGE AND THE PURPLISH BLUISH COLOR SHOWS POOR COVERAGE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE THERE IS VERY POOR COVERAGE IN THE OLD TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE ADDITION OF THE WIRELESS FACILITY AND SQUARE. THE COVERAGE WOULD BE GREATLY ENHANCED. SO THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT IT DOES HAVE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL. THOSE INCLUDE COMPLIANCE WITH THE BRACKETT FIELD AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY PLAN WHICH THEY'RE THEREBY REQUIRES COMPLIANCE WITH FAA STANDARDS. IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT ALL EQUIPMENT WITHIN THE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY BE ADEQUATELY SCREENED IN ADDITION TO THAT THE VERIZON WIRELESS IS REQUIRED TO EXECUTE A LAND LEASE AGREEMENT. THE ACTUAL TOWER WILL TAKE UP ABOUT 18 BY 18 FOOT SPACE WITHIN MONARO SQUARE. SO FOR THEIR USE OF THAT AREA THEY HAVE TO EXECUTE A LAND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY WHERE THEY WOULD BE PAYING THE CITY RENT FOR THE USE OF THAT PROPERTY. ADDITIONALLY FUTURE CO LOCATIONS. SO IF A DIFFERENT CELLULAR CARRIER WANTED TO ADD THEIR EQUIPMENT TO THAT SITE THAT WOULD REQUIRE REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND MOST LIKELY IT WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL LAND AREA FOR THEIR OWN SEPARATE EQUIPMENT IN WHICH CASE THEY WOULD THEN HAVE TO EXECUTE A SEPARATE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. SO AGAIN THE PRECISE PLAN REVIEW DEAL SPECIFICALLY WITH THE DESIGN AND THIS WAS APPROVED BY THE DEVELOPER REVIEW COMMITTEE. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE DESIGN IS. IT'S PROPOSED TO BE A 60 FOOT TALL TOWER. IT WOULD BE SET BACK FROM THE EASTERN PROPERTY LINE OF MONARO SQUARE ALONG D STREET APPROXIMATELY THIRTY TWO AND A HALF FEET. THERE WOULD BE AN EQUIPMENT
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ENCLOSURE THE EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE IS AN 18 BY 18 FOOT AREA AND THAT'S THE FOOTPRINT OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD BE USED FOR THE FACILITY AS WELL AS WHERE THE TOWER WOULD BE SITED AROUND THAT EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE WOULD BE AN EIGHT FOOT BLOCK WALL THAT'S DESIGNED TO MATCH BASICALLY THE AESTHETICS OF ANOTHER STORAGE ENCLOSURE THAT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED WITHIN MONARO SQUARE. AGAIN ALL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WILL BE SCREEN. SO IT WILL NOT BE VISIBLE TO ANYONE WHO'S WALKING THROUGH AN AREA SQUARE OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN OLD TOWN BECAUSE OF THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS. THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH GETTING THIS OFF THE GROUND AND RUNNING THEY WILL HAVE THEIR LOGO INCORPORATED INTO THE TOWER AND WE'LL BE ON TWO SIDES OF IT. AND I ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT VERIZON HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN THE ARCHITECTURE OF THIS DESIGN. THEY'VE REALLY TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE THESE REQUESTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER DOES GET BUILT MATCHES AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE REST OF THE ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE AREA. SO TODAY THIS IS WHAT MONARO SQUARE LOOKS LIKE TODAY IT'S AN AERIAL VIEW. THE RED SQUARE DOWN HERE SHOWS WHERE APPROXIMATELY THE VERIZON WIRELESS TOWER WOULD BE LOCATED. THIS SHOWS KIND OF AN UPDATED PLAN OF THE REDESIGN OF MONARO SQUARE AND THIS SHOWS WHERE THE VERIZON WIRELESS TOWER WOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN THE REDESIGNED LAYOUT OF THE SQUARE. THESE ARE SOME COLORED ELEVATIONS THAT SHOWED THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE TOWER. IT'S DESIGNED TO MATCH OTHER ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE AREA. AND AGAIN NO EQUIPMENT IS VISIBLE ALL EQUIPMENT IS INTERNAL TO THE TOWER SO NOTHING WILL BE SEEN. THE TOWER WAS DESIGNED ESSENTIALLY TO MATCH THE EXISTING WILSON LIBRARY TOWER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE. THE WILSON LIBRARY TOWER 65 FEET IN HEIGHT THE PROPOSED TOWER 60 FEET IN HEIGHT. SO THEY'RE COMPARABLE IN SIZE AND IT'S CONSISTENT WITH AGAIN THE SURROUNDING ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA. IT WILL BE COMPLIANT WITH ALL FCC AND FAA STANDARDS.SO THE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ON THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE EXECUTION OF THAT LAND LEASE AGREEMENT.
ITS INITIAL LEASE TERM OF FIVE YEARS WITH FOUR AUTOMATIC FIVE YEAR EXTENSIONS. I DO WANT TO CLARIFY THE STAFF REPORT INDICATED THAT THE ANNUAL RENTAL FEE WAS FORTY EIGHT THOUSAND IT'S ACTUALLY FORTY THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND THERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL RENT INCREASE OF 2 PERCENT AND ALL OF THAT GETS PAID TO THE CITY. SO STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION USES AS A CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED USE WITHIN THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT OF THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN. AND WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH HORIZON FOR THE USE OF THAT SPACE WITHIN MONARO SQUARE. AND JUST BRIEFLY I WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTUAL MONARO SQUARE REDESIGN PROJECT. SO AGAIN THIS WAS WE PROCESSED ALL THESE APPLICATIONS TOGETHER BUT THE MONARO SQUARE REDESIGN WAS ACTUALLY IN THE WORKS LONG BEFORE BRYSON CAME INTO THE PICTURE IN JULY 7 2017. THE CITY ISSUED AN RFP TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS TO REDESIGN MONARO SQUARE WHICH HADN'T SEEN ANY IMPROVEMENTS SINCE NINETEEN NINETY FIVE. SO WE CONTRACTED WITH SEGURA ASSOCIATES A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FIRM AND THEY PROVIDED A FINAL DESIGN BY 2018 AT WHICH POINT WE WERE APPROACHED BY HORIZON ABOUT POTENTIALLY SITING A WIRELESS FACILITY IN THE SQUARE. AND SO AT THAT POINT WE DID HAVE TO REDESIGN MAKE SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS TO WHAT HAD BEEN DESIGNED BY SEGURA AND ASSOCIATES TO MAKE ROOM AND ACCOMMODATE FOR THAT WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY BUT OTHERWISE NO REAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. AS A RESULT OF THE HORIZON WIRELESS TOWER. SO THE REDESIGN INCLUDES SOME PARK ENHANCEMENTS INCLUDING A NEW STAGE AND NEW SEATING AREAS AND A NEW STORAGE ENCLOSURE FOR WHEN WE DO HAVE EVENTS SUCH AS A HOLIDAY STROLL OR COOL CRUISE WHICH MONARO SQUARE IS VERY CENTRAL TO THOSE COMMUNITY EVENTS. SO THIS IS MONARO SQUARE. THE EXISTING CONDITIONS AND THIS KIND OF SHOWS THE EXISTING AND THE PROPOSED. SO ON THE LEFT THIS IS WHAT MONARO SQUARE CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE. AND THIS IS WHAT IT WOULD BE PROPOSED TO BE MORE OR LESS EVERYTHING IS THE SAME THE FOUND STAYS THE CONCRETE WALKWAYS STAY THE PERGOLA WILL BE REMOVED AND ADDITIONAL SEATING AREAS WILL BE ADDED AS LONG AS AS WELL AS MORE CONCRETE AREAS TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE SEATING AREAS. BUT THERE WILL BE STILL BE THE SAME AMOUNT OF TREES MORE LANDSCAPING WILL BE ADDED IN THE PLANTING AREAS. SO IT'S MORE OR LESS THE FOOTPRINT WILL BE THE SAME. IT'S JUST SLIGHT ENHANCEMENTS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCOMMODATING TO LARGE CROWDS FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS. SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE OUTCOME IS FOR THE VERIZON WIRELESS PROPOSAL THE CITY WILL
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STILL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR REDESIGN OF MONARO SQUARE AND WE'LL BE USING PARK DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AS WELL AS A CONTRIBUTION FROM THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. SO WITH THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I'M AVAILABLE FROM STAFF TO ANSWER THAT AND THE APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF HIM. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.[INAUDIBLE] I WENT TO THE COMMISSION AND HUGH KELLY MRA. ESSENTIALLY I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT EXCEPT FOR I HEARD THAT MORE TREES WERE GOING TO BE TAKEN DOWN THAN JUST THREE AND YOU KNOW REPLACED WITH SAPLINGS IT'S A BEAUTIFUL AREA AND TO PAVE IT ALL OVER SOMETHING LIKE THAT DOESN'T CLOUD QUITE SOUND RIGHT. I MEAN IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND I THINK WE SHOULD TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU DON'T LOSE THAT AREA BECAUSE IT LOOKS VERY GOOD. MY SECOND COMMENT WOULD BE 2 PERCENT ON THE RENT INCREASE. VERIZON IS A LARGE COMPANY AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE ON 2 PERCENT FOR THE REST OF LIFETIME. I THINK PROBABLY IT SHOULD BE TIED MAYBE TO FED'S FUND RATE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT PLUS 2 PERCENT THAT WOULD GIVE US A LITTLE BIT MORE INCOME AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FAIR TO THE CITY. THANKS. THANK YOU. REALLY. ANYBODY ELSE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS STAFF. MY ONLY CONCERN TOM SCAHILL [INAUDIBLE]. MY ONLY CONCERN IS WITH THE EXISTING CONDITIONS THAT APPLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND CELL PHONE TOWERS THERE'S TRADITIONALLY A GENERATOR THAT'S INSTALLED WITH THESE SYSTEMS AND THEY GO THROUGH A SCHEDULED MONTHLY TEST WHERE THEY RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MINUTES ONCE A WEEK ONCE A MONTH DEPENDING ON THE SCHEDULE OF THE TOWER. I WOULD JUST HAVE IT SOMEWHERE IN THE LEASE THAT THAT MONTHLY TEST PERIOD NOT INTERFERE THE NOISE ABATEMENT NOT INTERFERE WITH GOINGS ON WITHIN SIGHT OF MONARO SQUARE AT THAT TIME.
THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO I'M IN IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT. BOB COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN OUR [INAUDIBLE] ABOUT THE 2 PERCENT. HOW THAT FIGURE CAME ABOUT THE INCREASE YEARLY? AT THE FIVE YEAR RENEWAL. ARE WE ABLE THEN TO ADJUST THAT 2 PERCENT PROGRESSIVE TO ALL OF THE LEASE AGREEMENTS FOR CELL TOWERS THAT I'VE LOOKED AT OVER MY
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CAREER THIS INCLUDES A SMALL THIRTY FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS SIGNING BONUS. I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN [INAUDIBLE]. YES AND YOU KNOW AS MIKE EXPLAINED VERIZON HAS PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE SPECIFIC ARCHITECTURE HERE TO MAKE THIS COMPATIBLE. THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES ENTER INTO THE WHOLE ECONOMICS.VERIZON WANTS TO GO FROM 4G TO 5G. DO WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THAT POINT IF THEY CHANGE THE EQUIPMENT. AGAIN THE ANSWER IS NO. WELL I GOTTA GIVE YOU THE THE STRAIGHT ANSWER. IF THEY GO TO 5G. THAT WILL BE A MATTER OF FEDERAL LAW AND FEDERAL DIRECTION AND THEY'LL STILL BE USING THE SPACE THAT THE CITY IS LEASED TO THEM. THEY'LL JUST HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. [INAUDIBLE] SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT TAKE UP MORE ROOM. NO IT WON'T.
[INAUDIBLE] JUST TO CONTINUE THAT COMPARISON. THAT ONE DOWN AT THE [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST ANTENNAS [INAUDIBLE] IT'S SINCE BEEN UPGRADED TO DIGITAL SEVERAL TIMES BUT WITH THE SAME POLL STRUCTURE.
THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE DRC AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT. [INAUDIBLE] I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE 1975 AND 19 I MEAN I SECOND THAT WE APPROVE 1975 [INAUDIBLE] OK MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEMS NOT IN THE AGENDA THIS PEOPLE WANT TO TALK
[7. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
ABOUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM IF YOU'LL FILL OUT A BLUE CARD EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER AND GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK. JUST A REMINDER THAT COUNCIL CANNOT RESPOND BUT STAFF CAN IF THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF PROVIDING INFORMATION SO PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO ASK IF. SINCE WE'RE GETTING CELL TOWERS AND WE KNOW IT WILL BE UPGRADED TO 5G AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL START GETTING SMALL CELL TOWERS EVERYWHERE. AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WE ALL KNOW IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT IS THE FCC REGULATION. BUT I WANT TO KNOW SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A WIRELESS ORDINANCE IN OUR CITY I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. TO DO THAT. SO YOU GUYS CAN KEEP LOCAL CONTROL BECAUSE STATE REGULATIONS AND THEY CAN WHEN THEY COME TO PROPOSE FOR THE SMALL CELL AT LEAST THERE'S THOSE RULES AND THEY CAN'T. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS HERE A FEW KEY POINTS THAT WE CAN ADD TO THE LOCAL ORDINANCES. FOR EXAMPLE THE FCC CLAUSE VOIDING THE AGREEMENT OR REQUIRING TWO MODIFICATION THE EVENT OF A REGULAR REGULATORY CHANGE OR TO ME. AND TO MAINTAIN ALL WIRELESS FACILITIES BOTH SMALL CELLS AND CELL TOWERS REQUIRE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. ALSO SIGNIFICANT GAP IN COVERAGE MAINTAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT GAP IN COVERAGE TO BE[00:35:02]
IDENTIFIED FOR APPROVAL FOR BOTH SMALL CELLS AND CELL TOWERS LEAST INTRUSIVE METHOD MAINTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO FILL THE GAP FOR BOTH SMALL CELLS AND CELL TOWERS.FIFTEEN HUNDRED FOOT SETBACK FROM OTHER SMALL CELL TOWER INSTALLATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY DATA REPORT REQUIREMENTS. PREFERRED OR DISFAVORED LOCATIONS PROHIBITED ZONES FOR SMALL CELLS LIKE RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND MORE FAMILIES OWNING DISTRICTS WE COULD REQUIRE A MOCKUP TO ADEQUATELY CONSIDER ADEQUATELY CONSIDER THE SAME POTENTIAL IMPACTS PUBLIC NOTIFICATION NOTIFICATION OF ALL PROPERTY ON TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 500 FEET. AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT.
COMPLIANCE AUTHORIZATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS. COMMUNITY MEETINGS. THE APPLICANT WILL BE USED TO REQUEST WOULD REQUIRE TO HOLD A COMMUNITY MEETING TO AT LEAST TWO WEEKS TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW. IT'S RANDOM TESTINGS FOR THE RF COMPLIANCE IS. AND THE FIFTEEN HUNDRED FOOT SETBACK FROM OTHER SMALL CELLS IN 1000 FOOT SETBACK FROM RESIDENCES AESTHETIC AND UNDERGROUND. AND AESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS. JUST STUFF. NEED TO MAKE AN ORDINANCE SO THAT THEY CAN GO BASED ON THAT AND JUST NOT COME TO YOU GUYS AND SAY OH WE WANT IT HERE. AND SINCE THERE ARE NO RULES OR REGULATIONS OR ORDINANCES THEN YOU CAN'T REALLY. GOES TO MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT IF WE HAVE THESE THIS ORDINANCE PUT IN PLACE I'M SORRY I'M JUST FOR NOT FEELING WELL TODAY SO I'M JUST ASKING IF WE COULD PLEASE. GET A WIRELESS ORDINANCE IN OUR CITY SINCE WE KNOW THAT CELL TOWERS. AND SMALL CELL TOWERS ARE GOING TO BE. STARTING TO GET IMPLEMENTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. HOPE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER SOON. ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON PUBLIC COMMENT.
OK WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL COMMENTS. CONFERENCES MEETINGS
[8. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
CHARLIE YOU WANT TO START? I WENT TO A REAL INTERESTING MEETING TODAY WITH THE COUNCIL GROUP THAT I BELONG TO TALK TO ADVANCED LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. IT'S A GROUP OF COUNCIL MEMBERS [INAUDIBLE]COMMUNITIES FROM SIERRA MADRE [INAUDIBLE]AND WE GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE OF IMPORTANCE TO. ONE OF THE ISSUES WE TALKED ABOUT WAS VOTING MACHINE. AND CONSOLIDATED VOTING. THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN MARCH. AND THE CITY IS WELL PREPARED TO MEET THAT CHALLENGE. I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MACHINES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE USED AND IF YOU DECIDE TO GO TO A POLLING PLACE. ONCE YOU SEE THE HOW IT OPERATES IT'S NOT DIFFICULT. IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME GETTING USED. THE OTHER ISSUE AND OUR STAFF IS WORKING ON THIS NOW WAS LEGISLATION AP 68. TRY TO KEEP PEOPLE AWARE OF [INAUDIBLE] TRY TO FIX THIS THE HOMELESS SITUATION BY CHANGING THE PLANNING OF A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES TO ALLOW FOR TWO THANK YOU. ROBIN YOU WANT TO GO NEXT? THIS PAST FRIDAY I AND COUNCIL MEMBERS WE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA OPENED UP. WE ALL KNOW AS THE OLD PRESIDENT'S DINING ROOM DAVENPORT DINING HALL ON THE CORNER OF [INAUDIBLE] 3RD STREET AND NOW IT IS THE RANDALL LEWIS WELLBEING CENTER. AND THAT IS A CENTER THAT IS FOR TOTAL WELL-BEING. WHEN YOU GO THROUGH AND THEY DIDN'T SAY THAT IF YOU WANT TO COME IN THE FRONT DOOR. IT'S RIGHT IN THE LOBBY. THEY WILL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND THEY OFFER THESE STUDENTS AND IT'S ONE AS YOU KNOW AS ANYONE DRIVES DOWN THERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AND IT'S[00:40:01]
JUST AMAZING. AND THE CENTER WILL HELP THESE STUDENTS FROM YOU KNOW WELL EVEN TO EXERCISE TO MENTAL HEALTH AND YOU KNOW IT'S JUST GOING TO BE GREAT. IT'S A GREAT ADDITION. OUR MAYOR JOHN KENDRICKS SPOKE BEAUTIFULLY AND TALKED A LITTLE BIT OF THE HISTORY ABOUT THE LEWIS FAMILY WHICH I THOUGHT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE. AND THE OTHER ITEM I WANT TO TALK ABOUT. [INAUDIBLE] I SEE YOU BACK THERE SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR FREE THAT DAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2ND IS OUR SAFETY FAIR THE POLICE AND FIRE IS PUTTING ON A WONDERFUL SAFETY FAIR. WE'RE GONNA HAVE A COUNCIL CORNER THERE. WE'RE WORKING THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TALK TO YOU ABOUT ANYTHING THAT YOU LIKE TO ASK. AND IT'S A GREAT EVENT. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR MANY YEARS. IT'S FUN TO WALK AROUND THEY HAVE VENDORS UP THERE YOU CAN GET INFORMATION IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STILL DOING THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST. I'LL BE THERE HELPING YOU SERVE. SO COME ON OUT JOIN. THANK YOU ROBIN. I'M SORRY. THINGS ARE A LITTLE FOGGY FOR ME RIGHT NOW. I DON'T KNOW. NOT EVERYBODY KNOWS BUT MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 30TH. SO SINCE THEN IT'S IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY. LAST WEEK I THINK IT WAS THE LAST WEEK THE CALIFORNIA JOINT POWER INSURANCE AGENCY HELD THEIR ANNUAL RISK MANAGEMENT SEMINAR OR A CONFERENCE WHERE THEY HAD MANY SEMINARS I ATTENDED ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE] SOME STAFF MEMBERS HERE. THEY HAD A LOT OF GOOD SEMINARS ON LOW LAY MOST RECENT CASE LAW DEALING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND WILDFIRE CONCERNS AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. AND ALSO THEY HAD ONE ON COUNCIL OR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. SO THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION THERE FOR ALL OF US ON THE DAIS AND STAFF HERE SO JUST KNOW THAT YOUR CITY AND YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE CONTINUING TO TRY TO CLIMB THAT LEARNING CURVE. SO THAT WAS A BIG DEAL. SEE I THINK. AMIR'S MOTHER WAS A MAINSTAY IN THIS CITY BROUGHT A LOT OF GREATNESS TO OUR CITY FOR DECADES AND DECADES. SO WE WILL BE A JOURNEY THAT MEETING NEXT. OUR NEXT MEETING THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER IN HONOR OF [INAUDIBLE] WEEKEND WAS EXTREMELY BUSY. BESIDES THE RANDALL LEWIS WELLNESS CENTER CELEBRATION OPENING BRACKET AIRPORT HELD AN OPEN HOUSE AND A CAR SHOW. I DON'T KNOW THERE MUST HAVE BEEN 100 250 REALLY COOL CARS THERE THAT ANY ONE OF YOU'D LOVE TO HAVE BUT SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED THAT DAY WAS OUR POLICE CHIEF IS A PILOT AND NICK FLEW IN AN ANTIQUE PLANE FROM BRACKETT AIRPORT FOR CABLE TO BRACKET. THEN HE MANNED THE THE THE PINK PATCH AND SO FORTH TO RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER AND THEN AT THE END OF THE SHOW GOT IN THE PLANE AND TOOK A BACK TO CABLE. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS A FUN DAY. ALSO ON SATURDAY WAS THE PUMPKIN PATCH AT HERITAGE PARK WHICH PLUS THEY HAD A LOT OF DIFFERENT VENDORS A LOT OF HOMEMADE STUFF THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. THERE WAS A GAL A GIRL THERE WAS PROBABLY 10. I WAS PART OF A GIRL SCOUT TROOP THAT IS RAISING MONEY THAT EVERY PENNY THAT IS RAISED GOES TO FOSTER DOG CARE. SO IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO SEE THIS GIRL SCOUT TROOP AND THEY ARE LA VERNE RESIDENTS LEARN ABOUT HELPING OTHER PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. SO THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE. ALSO YESTERDAY I PARTICIPATED IN A CEMETERY TOUR AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROBIN SAID. [LAUGHING] CREEPY THAT WAS THE CREEPY. WE HELD IT RIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN SO IT IT WASN'T GREAT BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DAY BUT IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS MY GRANDPARENTS MY PARENTS LOTS OF AUNT AND UNCLE'S ARE RIGHT THERE AS YOU COME IN AROUND THE CIRCLE ON ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE'S LOTS WE HAVE OUR FAMILY HAS LOT LOTS OF GRAVESITES THERE[00:45:04]
BUT THERE WAS A NUMBER OF THEM THAT WERE GRACE MILLER IS BURIED IN OUR CEMETERY AND GRACE MILLER SCHOOL IS NAMED AFTER HER FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE DID AND AND THE PRICE HOUSE THE PRICE FAMILY BLACK AND STAFF FAMILY OR TALKED ABOUT THERE WAS FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT SITES FOR FIVE MAYBE SIX. OUR CITY ATTORNEY WAS THERE TO I ONLY GOT TO HEAR ONE AND THAT WAS THE ONE THAT MY WIFE AND I SPOKE AT. SHE I WAS ELATED BIXBY AND SHE WAS MARGARET BIXBY WHO NAMED OUR CITY SO IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. IT WAS OVER 70 PEOPLE THERE AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IT AGAIN. SO I HOPE THEY PICK SOMEBODY ELSE NEXT TIME. SO ANYWAY THERE WAS AND I HAVE WHO IS. GIVE ME THIS NOTE. CHARLIE. SORRY. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE HAVE THE TIME THANK YOU CHARLIE FOR THAT. OK. WE WILL BE ADJOURNING THE MEETING OUR NEXT ONE IS BEING NOVEMBER 4TH. IT'S AT SIX THIRTY IN THE EVENING IN THESE CHAMBERS. THANK YOU FOR COMING. APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION.