[00:00:04] >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. [CALL TO ORDER] I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE ORDER OF THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026, AT 5:30 P.M. MR. DOMER, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM KASHIFALGHITA. >> I'M HERE, SIR. >> MAYOR HEPBURN. >> HERE. >> COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY WILL BE JOINING US A LITTLE BIT LATE. >> THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING. [CLOSED SESSION TOPIC ] ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY TSAI, WILL PLEASE READ THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS FOR THE RECORD AND LET US KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY REPORT OUT AFTERWARDS. >> THANK YOU, MR MAYOR, YOU HAVE CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6, NEGOTIATORS, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND CITY ATTORNEY, EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE FIRE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, LA VERNE POLICE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND ALL UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES. YOU ALSO HAVE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(B)(1), TITLE, CITY MANAGER, AND THERE'S NO ANTICIPATED REPORT OUT TONIGHT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> NO. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER? WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. SEEING NONE, WE SEE NOTHING ON THE SCREEN. WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU AT THIS TIME, WE'LL RECESS AT 5:32 P.M AND RECONVENE AT 6:30 P.M FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. GOT REAL QUIET, DIDN'T IT? GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. [REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM ] WELCOME. WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING OFF AT 6:37 P.M ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 20. MR. DOMER, ROLL CALL, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON? >> PRESENT. >> COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. >> PRESENT. >> MAYOR PRO TEM KASHIFALGHITA. >> HERE. >> MAYOR HEPBURN. >> PRESENT. >> WE DID HAVE A CLOSED SESSION AND NOTHING TO REPORT, ATTORNEY TSAI. >> THANK YOU, MR MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO STAFF, AND NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT, FOR THE CITY'S RULES FOR DECORUM, ALL SPEAKERS, MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES WITH DECORUM AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT THAT INTERRUPTS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. ALSO, PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH ZOOM MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED WITHIN THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 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. TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE US ARMY SERGEANT VETERAN CARL BAUER, TO LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [APPLAUSE] CARL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, TO PUT THEIR HAND OVER THEIR HEART AND SAY THE PLEDGE. >> YOU CAN STAY THERE, SIR, PLEASE. >> COME ON [LAUGHTER]. >> WE SAY IN THE ARMY, BEHIND EVERY GOOD OFFICERS IS A GREAT NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER, AND A CO LIKE YOURSELF. THAT'S WHAT WE SAY. I WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME, AS I ALWAYS DO, TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED OUR GREAT NATION, THOSE THAT ARE STILL SERVING, AND THOSE THAT OUR POW AND MIA WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU COMING HOME SOON. IN FRONT OF ME TODAY IS AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING, GREAT MAN, SERVICE MEMBER, FELLOW ARMY BROTHER. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME FOR HIM TO SHARE HIS STORY. WE ALL HAVE A STORY, AND I KNOW SERGEANT BAUER IS A GREAT ONE. CARL. >> I WAS DRAFTED IN 1966, WENT TO BASIC TRAINING IN FORT BLISS, TEXAS, BEING YOUNG AND 18-YEARS-OLD. FORT BLISS, OH, MY GOD, THERE WILL BE FLOWERS AND TREES, AND I GET THERE, AND IT'S A DESERT AND HORRIBLE. ANYWAY, AND WE HAD MENINGITIS. THE MACHINE GUNS WITH THE HOSPITAL IN THE COMPANY AREA WAS FACING OUT, [00:05:05] NOT IN THE PATIENT. TO KEEP US OUT. ANYWAY, I SERVED VIETNAM. I WAS IN VIETNAM 18 MONTHS, I BECAME SERGEANT. I WAS ALWAYS A CAN-DO SERGEANT, AND I SURVIVED MY 18 MONTHS IN VIETNAM. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW, THE VIETNAM IS CATCHING UP TO ME. I'M FALLING APART, PIECE BY PIECE. BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MY BROTHER, KASH. I'VE KNOWN KASH SINCE HE WAS IN DIAPERS [LAUGHTER] WAIT A MINUTE. ANYWAY, WE GO BACK A LONG WAYS, ANYWAY. THANKS ALL, AGAIN. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] >> GOD BLESS YOU, SERGEANT. GOD BLESS YOUR SERVICE TO OUR GREAT NATION. CITY OF LA VERNE, CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO CARL BAUER. THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL TO ARMY SERGEANT CARL BAUER WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR A DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. GOD BLESS YOU, SERGEANT AND YOUR FAMILY. [APPLAUSE] CAN WE GET DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL FINEST AND [PRESENTATIONS ] THEIR COACHES AND THEIR FAMILY WHO ARE WAITING OUTSIDE EAGERLY. COME ON INSIDE. COME ON IN, EVERYBODY. DON'T BE SHY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SHY HERE. HERE WE GO. LOOK AT THIS. I WATCH YOU GUYS. WHAT'S UP, BIG MIKE? STILL WORKING OUT, I SEE. I LOVE YOU. PLEASE. KIKI. WHAT'S UP, DALLAS? LOOK AT THIS GUY. THE BEST GOALIE OUT THERE. WHAT'S GOING ON, YOUNG ONE? LOOK AT THESE STUDS. FUTURE MILITARY OFFICER RIGHT HERE. CHENG. LET ME JUST, I'M BACK HERE. I'M JUST GOING TO SQUEEZE ON HERE. WHAT'S UP, LANDON? THERE YOU GO. WE GOT EVERYBODY, WE GOT THE COACHES? WHERE'S JESSE AT? THERE HE IS, COACH ROB, GOT THE WHOLE TEAM. FAMILY, WELCOME, COME ON THROUGH. TONIGHT, WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY HERE TO RECOGNIZE DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR CITY OF LA VERNE, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO HAVE THESE AMAZING YOUNG MEN OF LEADERSHIP AND FAITH. RECOGNIZED FOR TONIGHT IS DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO TEAM, WHO PLAYED SECOND IN PALOMARES LEAGUE WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 23 TO 12. THE TEAM ADVANCED TO THE CIF PLAYOFFS, WHERE THEY HAD THE NUMBER EIGHT SEED, AND AFTER FOUR ROUNDS OF PLAY AND A GOAL DIFFERENTIAL OF 68 TO 49, THE TEAM ADVANCED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST THE NUMBER TWO OVERALL SEED, TEMECULA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY WON. THE DIVISION 3 CIF DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE SCORE OF 10 TO NINE. WITH A LEAGUE RUNNER-UP FINISH, A DIVISION TWO FINALS APPEARANCE AND A BREADTH IN THE CIF STATE TOURNAMENT, THE 2025 SPARTANS SET A HIGH STANDARD AND BUILT STRONG MOMENTUM FOR THE PROGRAM'S FUTURE. THE TEAM WAS COACHED BY ROB ECHEVERRIA OVER THERE AND JESSE JOHNSON RIGHT HERE WITH THE COACHES. PLEASE COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] COACH. WE HAVE A LIST OF NAMES HERE FOR THESE AMAZING MEN THAT ARE HERE TODAY, AND COACH WILL HAVE YOU PRESENT THEIR NAMES. HOW DOES THAT SOUND? LOOK AT THESE STUDS. NOBODY TAKE OFF THEIR SHIRT SHOWING OFF THAT. HERE WE GO. >> DARREN CHENG. >> DARREN CHENG, COME ON THROUGH. [APPLAUSE] >> BRENNON DALLAS. >> THERE YOU GO. [APPLAUSE] [00:10:02] >> BRENNON DALLAS. >> BRENN. THAT'S THE BEST GOALIE RIGHT THERE. >> LEON FARRAR. [APPLAUSE] >> LEON FARRAR. THERE YOU GO. >> LANDON GARCIA. [APPLAUSE] >> LANDON, AKA LITTLE. LOOK AT HIM. >> KIKI GORE. [APPLAUSE] >> KK. LOOK AT HIM. >> JONATHAN JIMENEZ. >> JONATHAN JIMENEZ. [APPLAUSE] >> HENRY KASHIFALGHITA. [APPLAUSE] >> WHAT? LET ME GET HIS IN-N-OUT GIFT CARD SO I CAN TAX HIM NOW. THATS A GOOD-LOOKING STUD. [LAUGHTER] >> ZACH MONTOYA. [APPLAUSE] >> ZACH. WHERE'S THAT GOOD-LOOKING GUY? >> RALPH MUNYO. [APPLAUSE] >> RALPHY. >> DIEGO NEGRETE. [APPLAUSE] >> DIEGO. >> MADDOX REDFORD. >> WHERE'S MATT DOG AT? THERE IS. [APPLAUSE]. >> LUKE RUDY. [APPLAUSE] >> LUKE. >> DIEGO SOLIS. [APPLAUSE] >> JOAQUIN SOLIS. [APPLAUSE] >> ZECHARIAH VERDUZCO‑MURPHY. [APPLAUSE] >> WHERE IS ZACH? THERE HE IS. THERE YOU GO, GOOD JOB. AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE FAMILIES SO WE CAN GET OUR PHOTOS HERE FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE FAMILY TAKE A PICTURE. THAT'S ALL. REALLY GOOD-LOOKING KIDS. WHERE ARE THE PARENTS AT? THERE YOU GO. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TINA. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL, WATER POLO TEAM. [APPLAUSE] GOOD JOB. EVERYBODY GET TO IN-N-OUT AND GET YOUR HAMBURGER. DON'T FORGET YOUR COACHES. THANK YOU. I WILL. [BACKGROUND] [00:15:15] >> NOW, WE WILL RECOGNIZE AND HONOR ALL WHO ASSISTED WITH THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT. THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT REQUIRES DETAILED COORDINATION FROM CITY STAFF ACROSS NUMEROUS DEPARTMENTS, SELFLESS VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT SANTA GREETS EVERY RESIDENT ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. NOW ONE OF THE CHRISTMAS MORNING COORDINATORS WILL INTRODUCE THE VOLUNTEERS, ANDREA, YOU HAVE. CONGRATULATIONS, ALL OF YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M PLEASED TO OUR CHRISTMAS MORNING VOLUNTEERS, BOTH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND CITY STAFF. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING TRADITION IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS CAME BRIGHT AND EARLY ON CHRISTMAS MORNING DOWN TO OUR CITY YARD, AROUND SIX O'CLOCK TO DRIVE AROUND LA VERNE AND BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER TO EVERYONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME, TANITA? I'M SORRY. [LAUGHTER] I'LL BE CLOSER. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS ESPECIALLY UNIQUE WITH THE RAIN FORECAST THAT WE HAD BEFORE THE EVENT. THERE ARE SOME LAST MINUTE CHANGES IN HICCUPS. HOPEFULLY, WE SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, SHERRY, JOINING THE EVENT. BUT AT THE LAST MINUTE, THE WEATHER CLEARED, AND WE HAD GREAT WEATHER AND WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND THE CITY AND BRING CHRISTMAS CHEER TO EVERYONE. AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO CALL EVERYONE UP BY ROUTE. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ROUTE 1. THAT WAS THE BAUMONK FAMILY HERE. LET'S SEE THEM IN HERE, AS WELL AS DON JOHNSON AND OUR SANTA ROBERT PEREZ. [APPLAUSE] ROBERT PEREZ. WE WILL DO ROUTE TWO, WHICH WAS DEBORAH FRITZ FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE. [APPLAUSE] LIZETTE MURO FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, KEVIN MILLARD, FROM PUBLIC WORKS AD SANTA WAS TONY MORA, AND GABRIEL. YOU CAN NOW, GO AHEAD. [APPLAUSE] OH. SORRY. GABRIEL, DID YOU WANT TO COME OUT? [LAUGHTER] >> COME ON. >> THERE WE GO. [INAUDIBLE] WE HAVE [INAUDIBLE]. GO AHEAD, STAY UP HERE. WE'RE GOING TO DO A GROUP PHOTO AT THE END. SO GO AHEAD, STAY UP HERE. NOW ROUTE 3, WHICH WAS TONY MORA FROM PUBLIC WORKS, JOE FROM PARKS AND REC, LUCAS SABO, FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER RICK CROSBY WAS SANTA [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. PERFECT. LET ME STAND TO THE SIDE. ROUTE 4 WAS DANNY REYES FROM PARKS AND REC. RON DALSANDRO, FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, SCOTT DILLY FROM SANDERS TOWING, AND OUR SANTA WAS BARRY BRANLY. [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] IN ROUTE FIVE WAS DEVIN LOPEZ FROM PUBLIC WORKS, THOMAS LOZANO FROM IT, AND THE SANTA JOHN MALAKY AND KATE. [APPLAUSE] OUR LAST AND FINAL ROUTE WAS ROUTE SIX. WE HAVE MIGUEL CRESPO FROM PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAVE CONNOR OWENS FROM PUBLIC WORKS, ZACH HAM FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR SANTA JEFF GARY. [APPLAUSE] [00:20:01] >> THIS CERTIFICATES DON'T DO ADJICE FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT HELP WITH THIS. WITHOUT THIS, THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPEN. I KNOW WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES. WE'RE STILL ADJUSTING AND STILL GETTING INTO OUR NEW SHOES WITH MAKING SURE THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON AND EVERY KID IN THE TOWN GET TO SEE SANTA. BUT WITHOUT THESE VOLUNTEERS, THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. THIS IS THEIR DAY. THIS IS CHRISTMAS DAY. IT'S A WONDERFUL DAY. I WAS ABLE TO GO ON HALF THE ROUTE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MESHAL “KASH” KASHIFALGHITA. EVERYBODY WAS THERE AT SIX O'CLOCK, READY TO GO PUTTING THEIR SANTA UNIFORMS ON. THANK GOODNESS, THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL DAY, BUT AGAIN, WITHOUT PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME, WE WOULD NOT BE THE CITY WE'RE IN, AND WHICH IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINE IF NOT THE FINEST CITY IN THE WHOLE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IF NOT IN THE WHOLE UNITED STATES. THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS. A GREAT ROUND OF APPLAUSE. COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU GUYS. IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY AND THANK YOU, AGAIN, ALL OF YOU. [APPLAUSE] ALSO, IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT OUR STAFF, ANDREA. ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DID THIS WITH OUR STAFF, IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ROUTES, YOU NAME IT, PARKS AND RECREATION. IT DOESN'T MATTER. EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT IN OUR CITY WAS INVOLVED WITH THIS. THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE THERE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU ALL. [APPLAUSE] HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY, AND WE'LL BE DOING THIS IN A FEW MORE MONTHS. I'LL WAIT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. NOW, YOU GET A PICTURE. [APPLAUSE] >> WELL, IF YOU FOLLOW ME, THAT MEANS I'M PAYING FOR YOU AGAIN. [LAUGHTER] >> OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS A MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY PROCLAMATION. WE HONOR THE LEGACY OF REVEREND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, A TRANSFORMATIVE LEADER WHOSE COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND MORAL CLARITY RESHAPED OUR NATION AND MOVED US TO JUSTICE. WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE CASSIE COMMITTEE, PLEASE COME FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] >> FOR THIS PROCLAMATION READS, WAIT FOR READ. WHEREAS DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING OR WAS A MODERN AMERICAN HERO, WHOSE COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP, UNITED PEOPLE OF ALL RACES, BACKGROUNDS AND BELIEFS TO CONFRONT INJUSTICE AND WHOSE UNWAVERING FAITH IN LOVE, COMPASSION, AND EQUALITY CONTINUES TO INSPIRE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. WHEREAS THROUGH A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO NON-VIOLENT ACTION DURING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, DOCTOR KING CHALLENGED SYSTEMIC RACISM AND INJUSTICE, DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF PEACEFUL RESISTANCE TO BRING ABOUT MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CHANGE. WHEREAS, DOCTOR KING'S LEADERSHIP INCLUDED ADVANCING VOTER REGISTRATION EFFORTS TO EXPAND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION AND LEADING THE HISTORIC 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON, WHERE HE DELIVERED HIS ENDURING. I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH TO MORE THAN 250,000 PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS PROFOUND INFLUENCE AND MORAL LEADERSHIP, DOCTOR KING WAS NAMED TIM MAGAZINES MAN OF THE YEAR IN 1963, AND BECAME A GLOBAL SYMBOL OF JUSTICE, EQUALITY, AND HOPE. WHEREAS, DOCTOR KING'S LEGACY REMINDS US THAT THE STRENGTH OF OUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS UPON OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO FAIRNESS, DIGNITY, AND MUTUAL RESPECT, AND THAT AS HE HAS SAID, THE ULTIMATE MEASURE OF A PERSON IS NOT WHERE THEY STAND IN MOMENTS OF CONVENIENCE AND COMFORT, BUT WHERE THEY STAND AT TIMES OF CHALLENGE AND CONTROVERSY. WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE VALUES COMMUNITY CONNECTION, EDUCATION, AND COMPASSION, AND RECOGNIZES THE WORK OF THE CULTURAL AWARENESS AND SOCIAL INCLUSION COMMITTEE TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY, CELEBRATE CULTURAL IDENTITIES, AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE TO ENSURE THAT ALL WHO LIVE, [00:25:04] WORK, AND VISIT LA VERNE FEEL VALUED, SAFE, AND WELCOME. NOW BE PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT JANUARY 19TH BE RECOGNIZED AS DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY, AND CALLS UPON THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY TO HONOR DOCTOR KING'S LEGACY BY ENGAGING IN ACTS OF SERVICE, REFLECTION, AND ADVOCACY, THAT ADVANCE EQUITY, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BONDS, AND UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE AND INCLUSION FOR ALL, DATED THIS 20TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. THIS IS GREAT. THANK YOU ALL, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH PASSY HAS COME TOGETHER IN THIS CITY, BRINGING TOGETHER IDEAS, CONVERSATIONS, EVEN THOSE THAT CONFLICT WITH ONE ANOTHER, EVEN WE DON'T AGREE WITH. PASS ISSUE TO COME UP WITH WAYS OF BETTER. I WAS GROWING UP AS A LITTLE BOY. I WAS A LITTLE BOY, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. [LAUGHTER] I WAS A LITTLE BOY, I USED TO WATCH MY FATHER GO TO NORTHROP AND IGNORED BY HIS CO WORK ON BLACK AT NORTHROP AT THAT TIME. HE HAD TO EAT LUNCH ALL BY HIMSELF. THIS WAS SOMETHING STUCK WITH. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? HE WASN'T BITTER. HE TOLD ME, SON, ONE DAY, GOING TO BE A BETTER PLACE. IN 2065, WE HAD TO WATCH RIOTS. I WAS LIVING IN COMPTON CALIFORNIA AT TIME, AT THE NATIONAL GUARD RIDING UP AND DOWN THE STREETS. BUILDINGS WERE BURNING. I SAID, WHAT IS GOING SON. DON'T WORRY ABOUT WHAT WORLD IS GOING. THEN MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THINGS GOT THEY WERE AT THE MOMENT, A LOT OF WAS GOING ON. PEOPLE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS DOING. AS YOU RECALL SOME PEOPLE CALLED HIM A COMMUNIST. PEOPLE CALLED HIM A RABBLER [INAUDIBLE]. THEN I GOT TO MEET JOHN LEWIS. JOHN LEWIS CLICK ON HIS ARM. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE RIGHTS AND THE JUSTICE AND GET IN GOOD TROUBLE. THAT'S WHAT I DID. WE WATCH FIRE HOSE, FIRE BOMBS, CHURCHES BURNED, AND ALL THAT WENT ON. THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER OUR HISTORY SO THAT WE WON'T [INAUDIBLE] SO I WANT TO SAY THAT PROPERLY AND SO MUCH TO, LA VERNE IS A BEAUTIFUL TOWN. RAISED MY FAMILY HERE, MY BOYS WENT TO DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL. RANSOMS WENT TO BONITA, AND SO WE JUST LOVE THE CITY WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR YEARS NOW. I WANT TO KNOW THAT LA VERNE IS IN HEART WITH OUT THIS SO MUCH TALKING. CASS, THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF CASS ARE THERE FOR YOU. WE INVITE YOU TO OUR CASS MEETINGS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AND COME AND JOIN US. HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THE LOCATION OF THE MEETINGS ARE AT HILLCREST IN THE CITRUS ROOM AT FIVE O'CLOCK, SO PLEASE JOIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAN YOU ALL [INAUDIBLE].THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> I GUESS I AM HERE. [BACKGROUND] >> NOW WE MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS. [ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS ] I'D LIKE TO CALL UP NAME. I GOT A COUPLE HERE. SHERRY B. JUST LEFT YOU UP HERE, SHERRY. >> I'M BACK. [LAUGHTER] ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, [00:30:03] I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE AN UPCOMING EVENT THAT WE ARE CO SPONSORING WITH THE COVINA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THIS SATURDAY FROM 11:00 TO 3:00 PM. WE WILL PARTNER WITH THE COVINA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO CONDUCT TOUR & TEA AT THE COVINA HERITAGE HOUSE MUSEUM AT 300 NORTH VALENCIA IN COVINA AT COVINA PARK. THE HERITAGE HOUSE THAT'S LOCATED ON THE GROUNDS OF THE PARK IS A 1908 CRAFTSMAN THAT WAS ORIGINALLY OWNED BY WILLIAM WALLACE NASH, COVINAS FIRST PHARMACIST. >> PARTICIPANTS AND ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE A DOSE AND LEAD TOUR OF THE HOUSE, FOLLOWED BY TEA, AND THIS IS A REAL BRITISH CREAM TEA. I'M GOING TO MAKE DEVONSHIRE CREAM AND SCOTS, AND WE'LL HAVE TEA AND TREATS ON THE ADJACENT LAWN. THE COST IS $10 AND WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES OF BOTH SOCIETIES. I HAVE A FLYER FOR EVERYBODY AT THE CITY COUNCIL IF WE'LL PASS AROUND. I'VE PUT MORE FLYERS ON THE TABLE. TOURING W THE HISTORIC HOME IS A GREAT WAY TO INVESTIGATE A CITY'S HISTORY. JOIN US IN LEARNING A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT OUR NEIGHBOR COVINA. JANUARY IS THE START OF OUR YEARLY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE. IF YOU'RE A CURRENT MEMBER, RENEW NOW. IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A MEMBER, DO SO. WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR FEE STRUCTURE, EVERYTHING ELSE, THE PRICE IS GOING UP, NOT US. WE'RE STAYING THE SAME. WE'RE GOING TO REMAIN $20 FOR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP, $25 FOR A FAMILY MEMBERSHIP, AND $200 FOR A LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP. THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE LIFE OF A 50 PLUS YEAR OLD NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. FINALLY, THERE IS A NEW GAME IN TOWN. I URGE ALL LA VERNE RESIDENTS TO CHECK OUT THE LA VERNE DAILY NEWS, A TWICE WEEKLY ONLINE NEWSLETTER, THE REPORTS ON LOCAL EVENTS AND ISSUES OF INTEREST IN THE CITY. USE YOUR SEARCH ENGINE, TYPE IN LA VERNE DAILY NEWS, AND YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE, BUT YOU'LL GET MORE INFORMATION WITH A MODEST MONTHLY DONATION, SO WORTH IT. THEIR STATEMENT IS A LOCAL NEWSPAPER YOU CAN TRUST BECAUSE WE LIVE HERE TOO. IF YOU MISS THE SAN DIMAS LA VERNE COMMUNITY NEWS AND I CERTAINLY DO, YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO HAVE THIS NEW SOURCE OF LOCAL NEWS. THANK YOU. >> WHAT ABOUT JAMS? >> WE HAVE THEM. >> WHAT? >> LET'S SEE. I JUST FINISHED MAKING FIVE FLATS OF LEMON MARMALADE FROM OUR LEMON TREE IN THE BACKYARD. WE HAVE LEMON MARMALADE. WE HAVE POMEGRANATE JELLY, POMEGRANATE SYRUP, PEACH JAM, PEACH MANGO JAM, WE'RE OUT OF APPLE. BUT THE PEACHES WILL BE COMING ON SOON AND HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR WE'LL BE PICKING MORE PLUMS AND WE'RE OUT OF OUR AWESOME APRICOT. BUT IT WILL BE THERE FOR YOU IN THE SPRING. >> IS IT FIVE AND 10, FIVE FOR SMALL. >> FIVE FOR THE TASTER, 10 FOR THE LARGER SIZE, AND YOU CAN BUY THEM FOR ME. YOU CAN BUY THEM. ACTUALLY, YOU WILL MAKE A DONATION IN ORDER TO GET YOUR JAM. THAT WAY YOU DON'T PAY SALES TAX, AND WE DON'T PAY SALES TAX. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. ANYHOW, COME TALK TO ME IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN JAM AND JELLY AND HAVE A LOVELY NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] ANDREA BLOCKINGER. OUR BOSS. >> GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND STAFF AND RESIDENTS. JUST A FEW UPDATES FOR YOU GUYS OF HOW TO GET INVOLVED AND PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS ON ONGOING HAPPENINGS IN THE CITY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS LED A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO UPDATE THE CITY'S LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. THIS PROCESS HAS INCLUDED NUMEROUS MEETINGS AND OUTREACH EVENTS, AND WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE WE HAVE A DRAFT PLAN. WE'RE POSTING AT SOME POINT THIS WEEK AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A TWO WEEK PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT. IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE CITY WEBSITE AT CARD LMP. WE RECOMMEND YOU ALL LOOK AT IT, REVIEW IT, PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE IT HELPS SHAPE THE FINAL PLAN. THE OTHER ONE IS ALSO THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. THIS HELPS GUIDE OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. IT'S BEEN OUT AND AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENT COMMENTS FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT IS CLOSING AT THE END OF THE MONTH, SO PLEASE VISIT LANE.GOV FORWARD SLASH SURVEY TO PROVIDE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEY AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANDREA. [APPLAUSE] ADRIAN ROMERO, OUR LIBRARIAN. WELCOME. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, [00:35:01] COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF. TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A FEW EVENTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT LA VERNE LIBRARY. BEGINNING JANUARY 30TH, THE LIBRARY WILL START OUR SIX SESSIONS OF SMART START STORY TIME, THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAYS AT 11.00. THESE SESSIONS ARE FOR TODDLERS AGES 2-5, WHERE THEY CAN ENJOY BOOKS, SONGS, AND RHYMES WHILE LEARNING SCHOOL READINESS SKILLS. ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED FOR THESE EVENTS AND ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, WHICH CAN BE DONE IN PERSON OR ON OUR WEBSITE AT COUNTYLIBRARY.ORG. THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY IS NATIONAL LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH. DURING THIS MONTH, THE PERSON CAN VISIT THE LIBRARY AND TELL LIBRARY STAFF WHICH BOOK MADE THEM FALL IN LOVE WITH THE LIBRARY, AND THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR OWN STRESS BALL WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. THIS PROMOTION IS OPEN TO ALL AGES AND IN FEBRUARY, TO CELEBRATE AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WE'LL HOLD A PROGRAM ON FEBRUARY 18TH WHERE KIDS AGES 6-12, CAN RECREATE INVENTIONS CREATED BY AFRICAN AMERICAN INVENTORS AND LEARN DURING ITS ART ACTIVITY, THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THESE MEN AND WOMEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS. DENITA. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU. I WANTED TO REMIND THE RESIDENTS THAT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, IS THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD IN THIS ROOM AT 9:00 A.M. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE THAT SHOWED UP IN THE ENTIRE CITY OTHER THAN THE STAFF THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE THERE. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THE IDEAS THAT THEY ARE COMING UP WITH THAT THEY WANT TO PROPOSE TO THE CITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE YOUR OWN FEEDBACK AND REALLY GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY'RE REALLY IN CHARGE OF. I FOUND IT EXTREMELY INSIGHTFUL. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE ENTIRE MEETING AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS AN ALL DAY THING. I LEFT TO GO UMPIRE BASEBALL. BUT IT'S WORTH A SATURDAY. IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY, YOU CAN'T COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS OR I NEVER HEARD ABOUT THAT. THIS IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE. PLEASE MARK THAT IN YOUR CALENDAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH, 9:00 A. M HERE AT CITY HALL. >> THANKS, TANIA. [APPLAUSE] ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON ANY UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS? COME ON UP. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE >> HELLO, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS MATTHEW DURAN. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WE HAVE TWO EVENTS COMING UP WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. WE HAVE STATE OF THE CITY, WHICH WILL BE FEBRUARY 18TH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE'S, ABRAHAM CAMPUS CENTER AT 2000 SECOND STREET IN LA VERNE. PLEASE REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME. THAT WAY WE CAN KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT ON COFFEE AND SNACKS. WITH THAT AS WELL, WE HAVE OUR ANNUAL TOAST OF THE TOWN, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE METROPOLITAN IN POMONA, MARCH 4TH AT 5:00 P.M AT 2896 METROPOLITAN PLACE IN POMONA. THAT IS IT. >> THANK YOU, MAN. MR. CROSBY. [APPLAUSE] >> AT THE END OF YOUR AGENDA HAS UPCOMING EVENTS, THERE IS A WRONG DATE ON THAT. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S TOLD. ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH IS THE YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE, NOT TODAY THE 21ST. THIS WAY TO MARK THAT IT'S NEXT TUESDAY ON THE 27TH. >> THANK YOU COUNCIL CROSBY. [INAUDIBLE] WILL TO SPEAK ON ANY UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS. I'M GOING TO JUST DO A COUPLE OF THINGS REAL QUICK. WE'LL BE PUTTING OUT, I'LL BE DOING A MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, TWO FOLD ITEMS HERE. SMOKE DETECTORS. WE HAD A SMOKE SITUATION IN ONE OF OUR HOMES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. NO ONE SMOKE ALARM WENT OFF, AND THE WHOLE HOUSE WAS FULL OF SMOKE. I WASN'T BAD. WERE CLEARED OUT, FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND DID A GREAT JOB CLEARING EVERYTHING OUT. BUT IT'S TIME TO CHECK YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS. RIGHT NOW, WHETHER YOU GET A 10 YEAR BATTERY ONE OR YOU GET ELECTRIC ONES. THE KIA IS THE BEST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CARRIES THOSE WITH THEM. THEY GAVE ONE TO THE RESIDENT, WHICH WAS GREAT. THEY HAVE A TEN YEAR LIFE ON THOSE OR THE ELECTRICAL ONES. THEY THEIR VOICE ACTUALLY HAVE A VOICE THAT TELLS YOU BASICALLY FIRE, OUT OF THE HOUSE, PLUS WITH AN AUDIBLE ALARM. WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WE CAN EXTERIOR FOR FIREPROOFING AND FIRE WISE, BUT IF YOUR SMOKE DETECTORS DON'T WORK IN THE HOUSE, YOU COULD DIE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE'LL BE PUTTING THAT OUT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY'VE GOT SOME STUFF IN THEIR INFORMATION. [00:40:02] ANOTHER ONE AS I TALKED TO CHIEF CONZALEZ, POLICE CHIEF CONZALEZ, SCAMS ARE GOING OUT AGAIN RIGHT NOW, NEW YEAR. I'M GETTING RESIDENTS CALLING ME SAYING THEY'RE GETTING PHONE CALLS THAT WE NEED MONEY. YOUR LOVED ONE IS IN THE HOSPITAL, OR YOUR LOVED ONES IN JAIL. THEY NEED THIS MONEY. YOU NEED TO WE'RE GOING TO COME AND PICK UP MONEY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I'LL BE WORKING WITH CHIEF CONZALEZ TO PUT SOMETHING OUT AND GET THE INFORMATION FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. JUST TO BE AWARE THAT THESE ARE VERY SERIOUS SITUATIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FIRE. WE'RE GOING INTO FIRE SEASON, WHICH WE NEVER GO OUT TO FIRE SEASON ANYMORE. AND WITH SCAMS, THEY JUST GET WORSE AND WORSE AND WORSE. BE PREPARED AND MOSTLY OUR SENIOR POPULATION. I'LL INCLUDE MYSELF IN THERE. I'M A SENIOR NOW. I HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE. BUT JUST IF IT SOUNDS CRAZY, IT LOOKS CRAZY, IT IS CRAZY. CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY, IF YOU HAVE ANY SITUATION LIKE THAT, JUST TO SAY, HEY I GOT A PROBLEM, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. WITH THAT, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCIL? VERY GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT CALENDAR. [CONSENT CALENDAR ] ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ROUTINE, AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR JUST WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON ONE OF THE ITEMS. COUNCIL, ARE ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANY ITEMS? MR. SCHEMMER. >> THERE WERE NO ITEMS, POLSTER. >> JUST BEFORE WE GO TO OUR MOTION. YOU LOOK AT THESE CONSENT CALENDARS, AND THERE'S SIX ITEMS ON HERE. THIS REPRESENTS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK FROM STAFF, THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO. ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT OF FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025. THAT ONE REQUIRES OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND ALL OF OUR STAFF TO WORK WITH AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO LOOK AT OUR FINANCES. LAST YEAR, THEY RECEIVED AN AWARD THIS YEAR, MORE THAN LIKELY THEY'LL PROBABLY RECEIVE AN AWARD, TOO, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK. IT TAKES COLLABORATION WITH THE CPA AND THE FIRM THAT DOES IT, AND THEY'VE DONE A WONDERFUL JOB. ALL THESE OTHER ONES, CONTRACTS WITH PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, SALARY CHART, PART TIME EMPLOYEES, ADOPTION ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO REGULARLY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT DRONES. I JUST THESE THINGS TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF STAFF TIME. I JUST WANT TO THANK STAFF, ALSO WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE AND ONE OF THE SPECIAL ONES IS OBVIOUSLY THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. WITHOUT A GREAT FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ALL OF OUR TEAMS WORKING WITH OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AND IT'S A GREAT HONOR. WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION. >> MOTION APPROVE ITEMS. >> SECOND? >> SECOND. >> HOPE, PLEASE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY CASAL FAGITA, SECONDED BY LAW, APPROVE 500. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. NOW WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. [7. Ordinance Adopting the 2026 Los Angeles County Building Code and 2025 Fire Code and Green Building Code by Reference and Determination of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).] FIRST, IS THE ADOPTION ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2026 LOS ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE, 2025 FIRE CODE AND THE GREEN BUILDING CODE BY REFERENCE. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO CALL FOR CODY HING. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? >> DOING WELL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN HERE AND DONE THIS BEFORE, BECAUSE WE HAVE, WE INITIATED THIS PROCESS. >> HAVING DEJAVU? >> NO SIR. JUST A QUICK RECOUNT BACK OF DECEMBER 15TH. AT THAT MEETING, A URGENCY ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED, AND THAT PUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE BUILDING CODE REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE THAT ALL IN PLACE BY JANUARY 1 OF 2026. ALSO THAT EVENING, WE INITIATED OR CONDUCTED WHAT WAS THE FIRST READING OF THE TYPICAL PROCESS THAT WOULD INVOLVE TWO READINGS AND THEN THEREBY PUT THE ORDINANCE INTO EFFECT 30 DAYS AFTER THAT SECOND READING. BEING THAT THIS IS A CODE ADOPTION, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE IT WILL BE ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING OFFICIALLY TONIGHT AND I'LL READ THROUGH THE RECOMMENDATION. IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO FIELD THOSE. THE RECOMMENDATION THIS EVENING IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ATTACHED ORDINANCE ADOPTING TITLE 26 BUILDING CODE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, TITLE 27 ELECTRIC CODE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, TITLE 28, THE PLUMBING CODE OF THE LOS ANGELES CODE, TITLE 29, THE MECHANICAL CODE OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, TITLE 30, THE RESIDENTIAL CODE OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE. TITLE 24 PART 9, CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE INCLUDING APPENDICES CHAPTERS 4, B, C, D, AND I. TITLE 24, PART 7 OF THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE APPENDICES CHAPTERS A, B, C, D, F G, H AND I. IN TITLE 24, PART 11, THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE AND THE CITY OF LA VERNE AMENDMENTS TO THOSE PORTIONS OF THESE CODES, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARD CODE, [00:45:04] BY REFERENCE WITH CERTAIN CHANGES IN MODIFICATIONS AND MAKING REVISIONS THERE TOO. JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER TO THE COUNCIL, THE COUNTY CODE ADOPTION PROCESS WAS ADOPTED BACK IN NOVEMBER 25, OF 2025, THEREBY SETTING THIS PROCESS FRANKLY, LATE. THAT IS WHERE THE URGENCY ORDINANCE CAME IN, AND THIS WOULD BE KIND OF THE FINAL STEP IN THE PROCEDURE TO CAUTERIZE ALL OF THAT. WITH THAT, CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, CODY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CODY? THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC HEARING. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MISS BOHAM. >> IT WOULDN'T BE ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, CODY. TITLE 24, PART 11, THE GREEN BUILDING CODE. WHAT SPECIFICALLY DOES THAT ENTAIL? ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HOMES THAT ARE BUILT REQUIRING ELECTRIC STOVE AND ELECTRIC DRYERS AND NOT HAVING GAS AND CENTRAL HEATING BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WAS A BIG DEAL THAT AQMD WAS TRYING TO PUSH SOMETIME LAST YEAR, OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT MORE LIKE SOLAR PANELS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE? >> THANK YOU, [INAUDIBLE]. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'LL GO AHEAD [INAUDIBLE] CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU COULD ANSWER MISS BO CHAMP. >> SURE, NO PROBLEM. THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE PUTS TOGETHER A LOT OF THOSE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WHETHER IT'S MATERIALS, APPLIANCE, AND SO ON. MISS BO CHAMP, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS SPECIFIC, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO BETTER FIELD THOSE. THE CODE IS QUITE LARGE. ONE THING I WOULD HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS ADOPTING TONIGHT THE CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING CODE WITHOUT THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AMENDMENT, SO WE ARE TAKING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED APPROACH IN THAT CODE FOR THE STATE TO BE COMPLIANT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, COUNCIL? WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE [INAUDIBLE]. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT TWO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 10561B2. >> SECOND. WHAT I'M SAYING? >> PLEASE. TIME FOR EVERYTHING. IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS. >> ITEM 7 WAS MOTION BY KASHIFALGHITA SECONDED BY CROSBY AND APPROVED 50. >> TURN IT OFF. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING IS [8. Community Development Block Grant Program for 2026-27.] THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2026/7. I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO ARE REPORTING ON THIS. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP VALERIE CHIN FROM OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. >> GOOD EVENING, VALERIE. WELCOME. >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'LL BE PRESENTING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR 2026-2027. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027, THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE $137,721 IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS, WHICH I WILL BE REFERRING TO AS CDBG FROM HERE ON OUT. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL IS MADE AFTER CONSIDERATION OF THE FEDERAL ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE DESIRE TO CONTINUE THE EXISTING PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM GIVEN THE ESTIMATED 2026/2027 CDBG ALLOCATIONS. THERE'S GOING TO BE A TOTAL OF $117,063 TOWARDS SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, AND 15% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS, WHICH WILL BE $20,658 TOWARDS THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM, WHICH COMBINES TO GIVE US A TOTAL OF $137,721. PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS, ACCORDING TO A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION REGULATION MAY NOT EXCEED 15% OF THE YEARLY GRANT, WHICH IS $20,658, AND EACH PROGRAM MUST BE FUNDED A MINIMUM OF $10,000. THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY, WITH CDBG FUNDS FOR OVER 20 YEARS NOW. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CDBG BE AWARDED TO THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM, FOR THE FULL 15% BY FUNDING THE FULL AMOUNT OF $20,658 TO THE SENIOR LUNCH PROGRAM. [00:50:06] AS IDENTIFIED IN PREVIOUS YEARS, DUE TO EXPANDING REGULATORY CRITERIA. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR LA VERNE TO FIND PROGRAMS THAT WILL BE DEEMED ELIGIBLE DUE TO US NOT MEETING THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF ASSISTING LOW/MODERATE INCOME PERSONS. ONE MAIN CHALLENGE IS THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO LONGER CENSUS BLOCKS WITHIN THE CITY THAT QUALIFY AS 51% LOW MODERATE INCOME PERSONS. THIS FINDING PROHIBITS CREATING ANY PROGRAMS THAT WOULD QUALIFY AS HAVING AN AREA WIDE BENEFIT, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS PARK IMPROVEMENTS, STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS, AND PUBLIC FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS. HOWEVER, THERE ARE LOW INCOME PRESUMPTIONS WITHIN THE REGULATIONS FOR SENIORS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. AS SUCH, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS BENEFITING SUCH PRESUMED INDIVIDUALS ARE IN ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY AS RESTRICTING BARRIERS WOULD BE REMOVED. ACCORDINGLY, ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE USES OF CDBG FUNDING IS TO REMOVE BARRIERS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE FORM OF CURB RAMPS AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AS PROPOSED. THE FOLLOWING ARE PROPOSED FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION, THE PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM. THIS YEAR, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE SENIOR HOT LUNCH PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN FUNDED FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS, BE CONTINUED AND FUNDED A TOTAL OF $20,658. STAFF CANNOT RECOMMEND FUNDING OR THE CREATION OF ANY ADDITIONAL NEW PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS DUE TO THE LIMITED FUNDS AVAILABLE. BASED ON THE CURRENT YEAR ALLOCATION, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT CAN BE USED TO PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM IS $20,650. THE NEXT PROPOSED FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ARE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. HISTORICALLY, THE CITY COUNCIL HAS ALLOCATED CDBG FUNDING FOR THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM THAT WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS ON DAMAGED SIDEWALKS FOR VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF $117,063, TOWARDS THIS PROJECT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THIS PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED FEDERAL REGULATIONS. WITH THAT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A RESOLUTION, TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND SELECTING CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR FUNDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027. THAT'S ALL. I AM AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. CROSBY. >> YEAH, I HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S OKAY. THE GRANT STATED THAT IT CAN BE USED FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. I KNOW WE HAVE ONE PARK THAT WE HAVE A PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, BUT WE ONLY HAVE THAT AT ONE PARK. COULD SOME OF THESE FUNDS, IF WE DEEMED IN THE FUTURE YEARS OF IMPROVING PARK ACCESS TO OTHER PARKS AS WELL? >> TECHNICALLY, YES, BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO INCOME, QUALIFY EVERYBODY WHO IS USING THAT PLAYGROUND. THAT'S WHY IT'S EASIER TO USE THEM FOR THE CURB RAMPS, THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. HOWEVER, WHAT WE ARE DOING AND IVONE DORAN, OUR PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR CAN TALK ABOUT IT. BUT ALL THE PLAYGROUNDS THAT WE ARE PUTTING IN NOW AND REPLACING ARE INCLUSIVE. THEY DO HAVE ADA ACCESS AND ALL THAT SUFF. EVERYTHING IS BEATING IT WITHOUT THE CDBG FUNDS, AND WE'VE BEEN USING THE MEASURE LA COUNTY PARKS AND REC FUNDS. >> I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF WE CAN PLAY STRUCTURES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, WHERE IT'S MORE INCLUSIVE LIKE WE DID AT BUS FLORES PARK. >> WE'LL DOUBLE CHECK. IT HASN'T BEEN ALLOWED AND THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE CDBG PROGRAM, INCLUDING REDUCTIONS, SO WE CAN POSE THAT QUESTION TO OUR HEAD REPRESENTATIVE. BUT GENERALLY, THE SAFEST BED ARE WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WE'LL ASK THAT QUESTION. >> I KNOW THAT WE ORIGINALLY HAD TO BANK THAT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T USE IT, AND IT WAS MOSTLY THE LUNCH PROGRAM, WHICH ONLY EXPENDED SO MUCH I KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REALLY WORKED AT IT TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE TO GET IT TO WHERE WE COULD UTILIZE IT FOR OTHER THINGS, BUT ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS NOW ARE GOING TO BE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE ABLE IF WE COULD PINPOINT SOMETHING TO ENHANCE IT. IT WOULD BE GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU, VALERIE. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MISS BO CHAMP. >> CAN ANY OF THIS MONEY BE USED TO MAKE THIS FACILITY HERE CITY HALL MORE ADA? WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR YEARS. JOE WET AND, UNFORTUNATELY, SHE'S NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS ANYMORE, [00:55:02] BUT SHE COULDN'T HEAR. THE MICS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. HOW MANY TIMES IS A ZOOM DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. BUT THESE DOORS ARE ME COMING OFF OF A KNEE SURGERY, TRYING TO PULL A DOOR OPEN. IT'S TOUGH. WE SHOULD HAVE THE BUTTON WHERE IT OPENS AUTOMATICALLY ESPECIALLY ON THIS SIDE, WHERE THERE'S THE HANDICAP RAMP, AND THERE ISN'T ONE OF THOSE EITHER. THE ENTRANCES TO THIS BUILDING IS NOT ADA COMPLIANT. I'M NOT GOING TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH ADA SO THEY COULD SEE THE CITY, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST AND THEY'VE BEEN OVERLOOKED, SO SOME OF THAT SIDEWALK MONEY NEEDS TO GO TO THIS BUILDING TO MAKE IT. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU IS TALKING ABOUT INCLUSIVITY, BUT WE'RE NOT INCLUDING ADA FOR THIS BUILDING. THAT'S A DISAPPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. DOMER, YOU WANT TO ANSWER THAT. >> SURE. AS YOU MENTIONED, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A BIG SURPLUS OF FUNDS BECAUSE THE CITY WAS NOT ABLE TO USE THEM. WE DID USE THEM FOR CITY HALL FOR LOWERING THE COUNTERS. ALSO THIS DOOR AND THE FRONT DOOR NOW HAVE THE BUTTON. IF THEY DON'T WORK, LET US KNOW, BUT I DO BELIEVE THEY WORK. IN THOSE INSTANCES, YES, THE CDBG FUNDS, WE DID BEFORE, CAN BE USED FOR ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS HERE. THIS BUILDING WAS NEVER A CITY HALL. IT WAS ORIGINALLY ASSISTED LIVING MANAGEMENT OFFICE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES TO IT. FIREPLACES, SALLY PORTS, OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE, AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING. WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT GETTING A ADA TRANSITION PLAN, WHICH WOULD NOT JUST BE FOR CITY FACILITIES, BUT ALSO SIDEWALKS AND OTHER THINGS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. WE'RE MAKING GREAT LEAPS. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THIS FUNDING TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, SO THERE MAY BE SOME FURTHER ADA IMPROVEMENTS HERE. >> WE COULD POSSIBLY LOOK INTO THAT DOOR. MAKE IT AN AUTOMATIC. THIS ONE IS, MAKE SURE THAT IT'S WORKING. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND SELECTING CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR FUNDING IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026/27. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> VOTE, PLEASE. >> THAT ITEM, MOTION BY CROSBY, SECONDED BY LAU APPROVED 50. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, VALERIE. OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING, THE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN FOR [9. Ordinance Amending the Old Town La Verne Specific Plan for Minimum Density Requirement in the Mixed-Use 1 Land District and Making Determination of Exemption from the California Environment Quality Act Pursuant to the Common Sense Exemption of CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).] MINIMUM DENSITY REQUIREMENT IN THE MIXED USED ON LAND DISTRICT AND MAKING DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION OF SCO GUIDELINES, SECTION 15061B-3, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WE REPORTING. >> MR. DOMER. >> THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'LL BE DOING THE REPORTING ON THIS AND LISA CRANES WILL BE JOINING US VIA ZOOM FROM SOMEWHERE DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. YES, THIS IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN. WE BROUGHT AN ORDINANCE THAT AMENDED THIS PLAN ABOUT A YEAR AGO OR A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM NOT HAVING ANY TYPE OF MINIMUM DENSITY UP TO HAVING A MINIMUM DENSITY. AT THAT TIME, WE LOOKED AT 38 DWELLING UNITS PER THE ACRE. THAT WAS IN JUNE 2020 IN JUNE 2024, THE CITY APPROVED AND ENTITLED A 77 DWELLING UNIT ACRE PROJECT AT 1941 WHITE AVENUE. THAT'S THE OLD PAPER PLATE MANUFACTURING. FEBRUARY 2025, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THAT ORDINANCE GOING AT 38 DWELLING UNITS. THE REASON WE DID AT THAT TIME IS THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT IF SOMEBODY CAME IN UNDER WHAT WAS ALREADY ENTITLED, IT WOULD PUT OUR HOUSING ELEMENT, WHICH HAD JUST BEEN PASSED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO MAYBE MAKE UP THOSE HOUSING UNITS IN ANOTHER AREA. WE'D HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND REZONE AND ALL THAT STUFF THIS COUNCIL KNOWS HOW DIFFICULT THAT IS TO WORK WITH THE STATE. WE WERE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT DOING THAT, WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT THINGS AND LOOKED AT A MINIMUM DENSITY UNIT. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER. WE'VE ALSO LOOKED AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY AND FINANCING, TALK TO OTHER CITIES. THE REALITY IS IS THAT THE HIGH DENSITY TYPE OF HOUSING THAT COMES IN ABOVE 38, [01:00:07] 40, 45, 60 UNITS TO THE ACRE IS NOT BEING FINANCED RIGHT NOW. THE MARKET IS COMPLETELY DRY. YES, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED. THERE ARE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF [INAUDIBLE] DEVELOPMENT OF 1941, AND MOSTLY IS 1941 IS A CORNERSTONE PROJECT OF OUR ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING DISTRICT IF THERE'S A TAX EXEMPT PARCEL OR IF THERE IS NO REASSESSMENT OF THE TAXING, IT REALLY PUTS THE EIFD AT A LOSS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. POTENTIALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT UP TO $60 MILLION OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE EIFD THAT COULD BE IN JEOPARDY IF NOTHING IS DEVELOPED OR SOMETHING IS VERY LOW DEVELOPED THERE. >> WHAT WE LOOKED AT THEN IN LOOKING AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, WHAT ACTUALLY HAS THE FINANCING, SO WE CAN ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT IS LOOKED AT A 20 DWELLING UNIT PER ACRE. LOWERING THAT MINIMUM DENSITY FROM THE 38 DOWN TO THE 20. THAT STILL PRECLUDES SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT IT DOES OPEN IT UP TO OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. BUT REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO SEE THAT PARCEL DEVELOPED. IT'S THE BEST FOR THE CITY, IT'S THE BEST FOR THE EIFD, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ACTIONS ARE NOT IMPEDING THE ABILITY OF DEVELOPERS TO DEVELOP IN THE CITY AND REALLY INCREASING IT THE 38 DWELLING UNIT WAS AN IMPEDIMENT TO DEVELOPERS FROM WHAT WE'VE HEARD. THIS IS JUST A MAP OF THE AREA. ARROW HIGHWAY. THIS IS THE TOP LINED PINK AREA IS WHERE THE CURRENT LA VERNE FAIRPLEX METRO STATION IS RIGHT NOW. THE AREA TO WHAT WOULD BE THE RIGHT BY WHITE AVENUE IS THE PAPER PACK PLANT ACROSS ARROW HIGHWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OR THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SCREEN IN THE DARKER RED COLOR, IS THE FAIRPLEX OWNED AREA. THEY DO HAVE A DEVELOPMENT GOING IN THERE. THEN, OF COURSE, THE OTHER LINED PINK AREA THAT IS BY EL MARANDERO, IS EL MARANDERO, AND THE STORAGE PLACE. JUST TO GIVE YOU A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF WHERE THIS PARCEL IS. THESE ARE THE ONLY PARCELS AT THIS TIME. SO THE RECOMMENDED ACTION TONIGHT IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID REVIEW THIS AND RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. IT HAS GONE THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION PROCESS. BUT THE RECOMMENDED ACTION IS CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING AND INTRODUCED BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIT FOR THE READING OF AN ORDINANCE TITLED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OLD TOWN LERNE SPECIFIC PLAN TO REVISE THE MINIMUM DENSITY REQUIREMENT IN THE MIXED USE ONE LAND USE DISTRICT FROM 38, 20 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. FIND THAT THE ADOPTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION OF SQL GUIDELINE, SECTION 15061(B)(3) >> LISA. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE'RE NOT JUST DOING IT FOR THE 1941 PROPERTY, IT'S ALL OF THE MIXED USE ONE AREA, WHICH IS MORE OF A TRANSITION BETWEEN WHAT'S MORE TRADITIONAL TO THE NORTH AND THEN THE HIGHER DENSITY 38 DU AND THE MIXED USE TWO AREA. FOR THE VERY REASON YOU STATED KEN, THAT WHAT WAS ONCE COMING THROUGH AND GETTING APPROVED THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS NOT HAPPENING ANYMORE DUE TO THE CHANGE IN THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE. EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, WE WOUND UP INSTEAD OF ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT WARDING DEVELOPMENT. >> THANK YOU, LISA. AS ANYBODY'S SEEN ON THE 210 FREEWAY OR GOING TO MONTCLAIR, BETWEEN MONROVIA, 40, MONTCLAIR, THEY'VE ACTUALLY USED EVERY BIT OF CONSTRUCTION AND I THINK LENDING THAT WAS POSSIBLY OUT THERE BECAUSE IF YOU GO THROUGH MONROVIA, JUST ON THE SIDE STREETS RIGHT OFF A MYRTLE. THERE'S HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF UNITS THEY BUILT THAT ARE PROBABLY FIVE TO SIX STORIES. SAME THING IN MONTCLAIR. THEY WERE ASSUMING IN MONTCLAIR THAT WE WERE GOING TO GET THE AIRLINE STATION. THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING THAT OUT FOR YEARS. IT LOOKS GREAT. I MEAN, IT'S GREAT USE FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY'RE DOING. THEN DOHERTY, ALSO, THEY'VE BEEN BUILDING OUT FOR YEARS, BUT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE CRANES VERY OFTEN, UNFORTUNATELY. >> THOSE WERE SOME OF THE CITIES THAT WE REACHED OUT TO AND EVEN ANAHEIM DOWN IN AROUND ANGEL STADIUM, THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE AREA. >> THAT'S AMAZING WHAT THEY'VE DONE THERE. >> BUT ALL THAT FINANCING, EVERYTHING YOU SEE AROUND MONROVIA, AND OTHER PLACES STARTED FIVE, SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO. >> SAINT AMADOUR. THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING. THEY'RE ALSO DOING IT IN BREA. [01:05:01] >> THE FINANCING UNFORTUNATELY HAS SHRIVELED UP. >> HAVE WE HAD ANY WORD FROM THE FAIRPLEX ON THEIR PROPOSALS AS FAR AS HOUSING ON THEIR PROPERTY? >> THEY ARE STILL LOOKING AT WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE 300 PLUS UNITS. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THE OVERALL MIX IS. THEY'RE ALSO FACING SOME OF THE THINGS. SOME OF THE FINANCING CHALLENGES ARE YOU USED TO HAVE A FOUR OR FIVE STORY TALL PARKING STRUCTURE WITH THE WRAP AROUND THE HOUSING. THAT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO FINANCE. THEY'RE LOOKING AT CHANGING THAT AROUND. THERE'S MORE ON GRADE PARKING, TWO, THREE, FOUR STORY BUILDING STILL, BUT NOT WRAPPED AROUND A PARKING STRUCTURE AND NOT BUILT OVER. THERE'S NOT TWO LEVELS AND THEN THREE LEVELS OF HOUSING. THERE'S STILL PLAYING WITH THAT. I DO EXPECT THAT BEFORE SUMMER THAT WE'LL BE GETTING MORE DIRECT PLANS. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON IS TALKING ABOUT THE AREA ON WHITE AVENUE JUST NORTH OR ACTUALLY JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. YOU GO ONTO FAIRPLEX ON THE RIGHT, THERE'S A HUGE PARKING LOT THAT HAD THE GATES THERE THAT ANOTHER ENTRANCE WHERE YOU'D GO THROUGH THE TUNNEL AND GO UNDERNEATH, TO THE FAIRPLEX ON THE SIDE OVER THERE, COUNCILMAN JOHNSON, THAT WAS WHAT THREE YEARS AGO? >> AT LEAST. >> AT LEAST THREE YEARS AGO, WE WENT AND IT WAS A MASSIVE. MASSIVE UNDERTAKING OF WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO. IT WAS JUST BOARDS AND JUST INFORMATION AND PEOPLE WERE UP IN ARMS BECAUSE THAT IS A VERY RESIDENTIAL AREA ENCOMPASSING THE WHOLE AREA. BESIDES THE FACT THAT, WHAT WAS THE CAR COMPANY THAT WAS GOING TO BUILD THERE? THAT WAS A WHOLE ANOTHER ISSUE AND THEY WISHED THEM AWAY BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T GOING TO GIVE ANY BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON. >> I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. ONE IS UNDER THE SECTION STILL MIXED USE ONE, WHERE'S THE LA VERNE FAIRPLEX METRO STATION. THERE WERE RUMORS THAT METRO WANTED TO PUT SOME HOUSING WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS, IS THERE ANY STATUS OR INFORMATION ON THAT? THEN TWO, THE BRIDGE IS SUPPOSED TO BE BEING BUILT THAT'S COMING OUT OF THAT SECTION ALL THE WAY OVER ACROSS ARROW, AND WHAT IS THE STATUS ON THAT? >> I'LL UPDATE YOU ON THE BRIDGE. I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THAT. IN FACT, ONE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEERS JOHN BEGISEN, AND ALSO AS ROY TOY, HERE FROM THE COG, WHICH I'M THE CAPITAL PROJECTS CHAIR. WE'VE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ISSUES ON A NUMBER OF PROJECTS. ONE OF THEM TO BE IN THE TURNBULL CANYON, GREAT SEPARATION, BUT IN PARTICULAR THE BRIDGE, BECAUSE OF THE UTILITIES, WE CAN'T NAIL EDISON DOWN TO A DATE. WE'VE ENLISTED OUR ASSEMBLY, OUR SENATE, OUR CONGRESS TO PUSH EDISON BECAUSE I KNOW EDISON HAVE BEEN VERY BUSY WITH THE FIRES. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE TWO YEARS BEHIND ON OUR BRIDGE AND WE HAVE A HARD DROP DATE OF THE 2027 FOR THE OLYMPICS. SAME THING WITH THE TURNBULL CANYON, AND THEY KEEP CHANGING THE MATRIX ON HOW WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN TALKS WITH METRO, WHICH WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR FROM METRO FROM STEPHANIE WIGGINS, THE CEO ON THE RIGHT AWAY PORTION OF IT WITH AN EASEMENT FOR THE EDISON FEEDS THAT HAVE TO GO UP AND OVER. I SHOULD JUST SAY EDISON THEY JUST KICKED THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND IT'S NOT REALIZING THAT THESE FUNDS ARE A SET AMOUNT AND IT'S TAX DOLLARS, AND EVERY TIME THEY MAKE A DELAY, IT'S COSTING MORE TAX DOLLARS AND CONSTRUCTION IS NOT GOING DOWN, IT'S GOING UP. JOHN BEGISEN, IT'S BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING AS A TEAM WITH THAT TO TRY TO GET US IN THE MOVE. IT IS MOVING. BUT THE OTHER ONE YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT, THE PARKING LOT. >> PARKING LOT AT THE METRO. THERE WAS RUMOR STATING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN HOUSING IN ALL THE PARKING LOTS ALL THE WAY DOWN IN THE METRO AND I KNOW WE WERE GIVING THEM FEEDBACK OF WE JUST OPEN IT UP. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE USING AND GETTING THERE AS WELL BEFOREHAND. THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW OUR ZONING AS WELL OR IF THEY PUT IN OTHER TYPES OF HOUSING, THEY CAN FOLLOW WHATEVER THEY WANT? >> THAT'S A LOADED QUESTION. >> OUR ZONING WOULD BE MORE LARGE AND LEAST COULD ALWAYS JUMP IN, IT WOULD BE SERVED BY SB79 AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT THE STATE HAS DONE. METRO DOES HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A JOINT DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, AND THEY LOOK AT THOSE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES ON THEIR METRO OWNED LAND PROPERTY. THEY DID SEND A LETTER A LONG TIME AGO TO THE CITY THAT SAID, [01:10:02] WE'RE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS AT THAT POINT. PROBABLY ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEY CAME BY THE CITY AND HAD SOME PRELIMINARY PLANS ABOUT SOME DEVELOPMENT AT THE STATION. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH THEM AND TELLING THEM THAT, AT THAT POINT, THE STATION WAS NOT EVEN OPEN YET, AND THEY WERE NOT LEAVING ANY PARKING FOR COMMUTERS. WE BASICALLY TOLD THEM THAT THIS IS NOT THE TIME, PLEASE GO AWAY. MAYBE COME BACK IN EIGHT YEARS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A COMMUTER RAIL STATION, AND LET'S GIVE IT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE COMMUTERS PARK THERE. THERE'S ONLY 300 PARKING SPOTS. LET'S SEE HOW IT DOES. THEY DO HAVE THE PARKING CONTROL, SO THEY KNOW HOW MA NY CARS ARE PARKED THERE AT THE TIME. BUT AT THIS POINT, WE WERE VERY STRONG IN SAYING, WE DON'T WANT TO SEE HOUSING THERE RIGHT NOW. WE WANT TO SEE THAT STATION BECOME SUCCESSFUL. WANT TO GET BEYOND THE OLYMPICS AND ALSO GET THE FAIRPLEX HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT IN TO SEE AGAIN HOW SUCCESSFUL THAT STATION WAS GOING TO BE. I DO EXPECT THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING TO CREATE OVER 10,000 UNITS AT ALL THEIR PROPERTIES, THEY'LL EVENTUALLY COME BACK AND WITH THE STATE HOUSING, WE'LL HAVE TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF CONTROL WE HAVE OVER IT. BUT AT THIS TIME, THEY DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAD SOME POSITIVE THINGS TO SAY, AND THERE'S BEEN NO OTHER MOVEMENT ON THEIR JOINT DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING AT THAT PROPERTY [INAUDIBLE] >> QUESTION, TIM. WITH THE BRIDGE AND ALL THE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WITH EDISON. THOSE TWO PROJECTS. DOES THE COG HAVE THE FUNDS THAT THEY CAN AT LEAST EARN INTEREST ON TO TRY TO HELP JOHN? YES. JOHN BEGISEN, CHIEF ENGINEER. >> WE'RE WE'RE TOO FAR BACK. >> CAN YOU SPEAK ON THAT OR [OVERLAPPING]. >> ON THAT ISSUE, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT FAR OFF THIS TOPIC. >> THE FUNDS ARE LOCKED UP. WE HAVE THE FUNDS. WE HAVE A SET AMOUNT OF FUNDS [OVERLAPPING] >> IT'S NOT RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. >>IT'S NOT AT ALL. THE BRIDGE WILL BE BUILT, BUT WE HAVE TO GET EDISON TO MOVE. THERE YOU GO. >> THERE WAS A LADY FROM EDISON EARLIER TODAY THAT CAME SHE'S OUR NEW GOVERNMENT [OVERLAPPING]. >> IT'S GONE ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF EDISON BECAUSE IT'S JUST AN ISSUE. BUT WE REALLY DO NEED TO WATCH THE PROPERTY ON THE STATION. I'LL LEAVE AT THAT [OVERLAPPING] IT'S JUST THAT THEY HAVE PLANS. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT OUR PLANS DON'T INCLUDE. WITH THAT, I SHOULD OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. > YES. [INAUDIBLE]. >> KATHY COLUSA 3RD STREET. I WAS ACTUALLY REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS BECAUSE WHEN YOU WERE CHANGING IT TO THE 38 UNITS, IT'S MY NECK OF THE WOODS DOWN THERE. I SAID, THAT'S A LITTLE TOO MUCH. I LIKE THIS. I AM HAPPY TO SEE IT. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE DEVELOPMENT SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY DID ON 1ST STREET IN CLAREMONT. IF WE COULD, I BROUGHT THIS UP TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND SHERRY HAS AS WELL. TALK TO ULV ABOUT THAT PACKING HOUSE AND MAKE IT A RETAIL SPACE BECAUSE WE NEED TAX REVENUE. HOUSING COMBINED WITH MORE RETAIL SPACE WOULD BE GOOD FOR OUR CITY. I'M HAPPY TO SEE US REDUCING TO 20 PER ACRE. THANK YOU. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS YEAR, HAPPY NEW YEAR MAYOR. MY QUESTION IS WITH THE HOUSING COMES, MY CONCERN IS FOR THE CROWDING IN THE SCHOOLS WITH FAMILIES THAT COME HERE, HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. I KNOW THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS PER TEACHERS, AND SO MY CONCERN IF THEY THINK ABOUT EXTENDING TO HELP SO THAT THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE FAMILIES THAT DO JOIN HERE IN LA VERNE. THAT'S A BIG CONCERN OF MINE. SOMETHING TO CONSIDER, I HOPE. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. [01:15:03] WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP THE DAS. DO WE HAVE A COMMENT BACK ON THAT, DOMER? >> NO. I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LOOKS AT ALL OF OUR ZONING AND THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE PROJECTED, AND THERE'S ALSO DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES THAT THEY COLLECT FOR THOSE STUDENTS THAT GOES TOWARDS THE ABILITY OF NEW CLASSROOMS OR OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. >> YOU HAD A QUESTION? >> IT'S NOT DIRECTLY RELATED, BUT IT'S RELATED. THIS IS THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. >> ONE OF THE PROPERTY? >> THE 1941 WHITE, THE PROPERTY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT [OVERLAPPING] >> WELL, IT IS ONE OF THE PROPERTIES. THAT'S PART OF THE MIXED USE ONE. SO IT WAS A REFERENCE. >> BUT THIS IS THE EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE USING, IN TERMS OF THE FINANCING THAT THIS IS DIFFICULT [OVERLAPPING] >> [INAUDIBLE] FROM THE OWNERS AND OTHERS YES. >> HAVE THEY BEEN CONSULTED WITH RESPECT TO THIS? >> ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY IN THE PACKET, THERE'S A LETTER FROM COLLIERS, WHICH IS THERE THE PROPERTY BROKER. THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTION? WITH THAT, MOTION INTRODUCED BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FOR THE READING OF AN ORDINANCE TITLE. IN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL CITY OF LAVERN CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE SPECIFIC PLAN. REVISE THE MINIMUM DENSITY REQUIREMENT IN THE MIXED USE ON LAND USE DISTRICT FROM 38-20 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE. FIND THAT THE ADOPTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION OF SCA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3) >> I'LL MOVE. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> VOTE PLEASE. >> THAT ITEM, MOTION BY LAU, SECONDED BY KASHIFALGHITA, AND APPROVED 5-0. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THERE ARE THREE ITEMS ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR TONIGHT. [10. Discussion Regarding San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments and City of Pomona Arrow Highway Class IV Two-Way Bikeway Project Design and Potential City of La Verne Participation for Arrow Highway Rehabilitation] FIRST IS THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND CITY OF POMONA ARROW HIGHWAY CLASS-IV TWO-WAY BIKEWAY PROJECT DESIGN AND POTENTIAL CITY OF LA VERNE PARTICIPATION FOR ARROW HIGHWAY REHABILITATION. CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MANAGER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. DIRECTOR LAU. IS THERE ANY LAU? > GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU IS A DISCUSSION ITEM REGARDING A REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ARROW HIGHWAY CLASS-IV TWO-WAY BIKEWAY PROJECT PROPOSED BY THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF POMONA. THE PROJECT IS PART OF A BROADER FIRST AND LAST MILE EFFORT TO IMPROVE MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY TO THE METRO A-LINE AND STRENGTHEN EAST-WEST MOBILITY ACROSS SEVERAL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITIES, INCLUDING LA VERNE. AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, COUNCIL DIRECTION IS REQUESTED ON TWO ITEMS THIS EVENING. FIRST IS WHETHER TO ALLOW THE BIKEWAY TO EXTEND TO WHITE AVENUE RATHER THAN TERMINATING AT THE CITY LIMITS. SECOND IS WHETHER THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE ARROW HIGHWAY PAVEMENT REHABILITATION WITHIN LA VERNE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE REGIONAL BIKEWAY PROJECT. WE ARE JOINED THIS EVENING BY OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS, AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE ROY CHO, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COG PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS EFFORT. ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF POMONA TEAM WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING, INCLUDING A VERY FAMILIAR FACE. >> WHO IS SHE? [LAUGHTER] >> FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MEG MCWADE, AND A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ROY TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION. >> BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD, CITY MANAGER DOMER, CAN YOU ADDRESS THE RECUSAL ISSUE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT? >> SURE. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY AYAD AL-SHAIKH. THERE IS. >> COUNCILMAN LAU LIVES WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE AREA THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED, BUT SHE FALLS WITHIN AN EXEMPTION AND THERE IS NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. >> GOOD EVENING, ROY. >> GOOD EVENING. >> WHO'S WITH YOU, ROY? >> WELL, HONORABLE MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, I'M JOINED TODAY BY MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JOHN BUCHE. I THOUGHT WE GIVE HIM LOVE AND ALSO ONE OTHER MENTION FOR THE CITY OF POMONA CITY ENGINEER, ARNOLD DICHOSA. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. >> WELCOME. >> I WILL SAY BEFORE ROY DOES SPIEL FOR US ON THIS WONDERFUL NEW APPROACH AND NEW BIKE LANES, WHICH I DROVE YESTERDAY IN AN RV, IT NEEDS TO BE REDONE. [01:20:03] ANYWAY, THIS IS A TALENT GROUP, THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND ALSO ALONG WITH POMONA, BUT IT'S A VERY TALENTED GROUP. THEY DO GRADE SEPARATIONS, WHICH MEANS THE RAIN GOES OVER AND YOU DIG UNDERNEATH IT AND MAKE FOR SAFE ACCESS FOR MANY RESIDENTS IN MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ARE AT, I THINK BRIDGE 17 ON THE GRADE SEPARATION, TWO MORE TO GO. BESIDES BIKE LANES, BESIDES IMPROVEMENTS, EASEMENTS, YOU NAME IT, YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTS 31 CITIES, TWO MUNICIPALITIES, DISTRICT 5 AND DISTRICT 3, I THINK IT IS FOR THE LA COUNTY SUPERVISORS, AND THEN A FEW OTHER NEW PEOPLE. BUT YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. I'VE BEEN SERVING ON THE COG FOR 10 YEARS NOW AND CHAIR FOR THREE YEARS, AND PRESIDENT AT THE LAST TWO YEARS. THEY JUST DO AN AMAZING JOB. I JUST WANT TO PUMP THE GUYS UP. YOU GUYS DO A GREAT JOB. EVERY TIME WE WATCH THE DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING OUT, TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE SPENT, THEY'RE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY ON AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR IS $1.25 IN VALUE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT COMPLIMENT, MAYOR. I'VE GOT TO RESPOND TO THAT AS WELL TO SAY, NOTHING WE DO AT THE COG IT'S A STANDALONE EFFORT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR FORMER BOARD PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE. ALSO, THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN YOUR CITY MANAGER KEN AND YOUR NEW PUBLIC WORKS. WELL, NOT TOO NEW, I GUESS NOW ANYMORE, BUT DANNY WILL YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND YOUR FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, MEG, WHO'S NOW THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR IN CITY OF POMONA, AND ARNOLD DICHOSA, AND OBVIOUSLY JOHN HELPED AS WELL ON THE PROJECT. IT HAS BEEN THE DEFINITION OF WHAT A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT CAN BE. I'LL ACTUALLY DETAIL THAT AS PART OF MY PROJECT PRESENTATION FOR YOU AS WELL. FIRST, I WANTED TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR AN UPDATE AND DETAILS ON THE CITY OF POMONA FIRST/LAST MILE PROJECT. WELL, I WILL SPECIFICALLY FOCUS ON THE ARROW HIGHWAY AND THE CLASS-IV BIKEWAY THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. THE PRIMARY ITEMS THAT I'LL COVER TONIGHT IS I'LL ALSO DESCRIBE HOW THIS PROJECT FITS INTO THE COG GREATER EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT OR WHAT WE CALL SMIP FOR SHORT AND FOR MY SANITY. [LAUGHTER] THE POMONA FIRST/LAST MILE PROJECT IS ONE OF THE CITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED. THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SMIP PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION OF SEVEN EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITIES, INCLUDING CITIES OF AZUSA, CLAREMONT, COVINA, GLENDORA, LA VERNE, POMONA, AND SAN DIMAS. ALL WITH A GOAL OF DELIVERING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND WHAT WE CALL FIRST/LAST MILE PROJECTS THAT SERVE AND PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY TO THE METRO A-LINE STATIONS. I WILL ALSO COVER THE PROJECT BENEFITS, SOME DETAILS ON THE FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR THE PROJECT. AGAIN, AS I DESCRIBED, THE SMIP IS A COLLABORATION OF THESE SEVEN CITIES. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO INCREASE AND ENHANCE WALKING, AND BIKE ABILITY AND ACCESS TO THE METRO A-LINE STATIONS WITHOUT DIMINISHING VEHICULAR ACCESS OR TAKING MORE AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF PARKING AND VEHICLE ACCESS AS WELL. THE PRIMARY FOCUS TONIGHT, AS I DISCUSSED, IS OUR IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED FOR ARROW HIGHWAY. THE CITY OF POMONA'S FIRST/LAST MILE PROJECT IS COMPRISED OF IMPROVEMENTS PRIMARILY ON ARROW AND GARY, BUT FOR TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION, THE IMPACTS THAT AFFECT AND BENEFITS THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE ARE SPECIFIC TO THE ARROW HIGHWAY SEGMENT. AS YOU DESCRIBED EARLIER, WE WORK ON BEHALF OF THE 31 OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITIES. THE PROJECT WAS BORN OUT OF PREVIOUS PLANNING EFFORTS AND DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LEAST THE ARROW HIGHWAY MULTI-CORRIDOR REGIONAL PLAN AND METRO'S FIRST/LAST MILE PLAN. THE PROJECT IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE GENERAL PLAN GOALS AND THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED BY YOUR COUNCIL. I WILL ALSO EXPLAIN WHY WHITE AVENUE WAS PROPOSED AS THE WESTERN TERMINUS FOR ARROW HIGHWAY CLASS-IV BIKEWAY. AGAIN, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR ABILITY WHEN WE [01:25:02] WORK TOGETHER TO DELIVER REGIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF OUR CONSTITUENT. THE PRIMARY BENEFITS OF THIS PROJECT, AGAIN, IS TO PROVIDE THAT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE LA VERNE METRO A-LINE STATION TO POMONA, DOWNTOWN REGIONAL TRANSIT CENTER, AND POMONA-NORTH METROLINK STATION. THIRD PRIMARILY BY THE PROPOSED CLASS-IV BIKEWAY IMPROVEMENTS ON ARROW HIGHWAY AND OUR PEDESTRIAN AND SAFETY UPGRADES ON GARY. THE IDEA IS TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS, WHAT WE CALL A CLASS-IV BIKEWAY OR WHAT'S ALSO REFERRED TO AS A CYCLE TRACK. IN THIS CASE, I WILL FURTHER DESCRIBE HOW IT'S GOING TO BE TWO-WAY IN NATURE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ARROW HIGHWAY. ASSOCIATED IMPROVEMENTS ALSO INCLUDE PEDESTRIAN, ADA UPGRADES, LIGHTING, INTERSECTION SAFETY UPGRADES, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST PAVEMENT REHAB ON ARROW HIGHWAY THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED. THIS PROJECT WAS RECENTLY APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN POMONA IN DECEMBER. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE THAT KEY EAST-WEST MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR LINKING THREE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITIES, INCLUDING LA VERNE, POMONA, AND THE EAST CLAREMONT. IT WILL PROVIDE THAT DIRECT ACCESS TO THE POMONA METRO A-LINE STATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SAFETY AND MOBILITY FOR RESIDENTS, COMMUTERS, WORKERS AND VISITORS, BASICALLY ANYONE FROM THE AGES OF 8-80 YEARS OLD. YOU MAY ALSO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A MAJOR UPCOMING LA '28 SUMMER AND PARALYMPIC VENUE AT THE POMONA FAIRPLEX COMPLEX FOR THE CRICKET, ONE OF THE LARGEST SPECTATED GAMES IN THE WORLD. AGAIN, THE WESTERN LIMITS ARE ON WHITE, BUT ON ARROW HIGHWAY FOR OUR POST CLASS-IV BIKEWAY. BUT THE EASTERN LIMITS GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BORDER OF POMONA AND CLAREMONT AT MOUNTAIN AND CAMBRIDGE. THAT MAP TO THE UPPER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE PROJECT LOCATION MAP FOR THE ARROW HIGHWAY CLASS-IV BIKEWAY SEGMENT, AND THAT LOWER MAP SHOWS ALL OF THE SEVEN CITIES, WHICH ARE BASICALLY ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER AND HOW CRITICAL THESE IMPROVEMENTS ARE FOR THE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITIES. AS I DISCUSSED EARLIER, THE PROPOSED DESIGN FOR ARROW HIGHWAY FOR THE CLASS-IV BIKEWAY IS TWO-WAY LOCATED ON THE SOUTH-SIDE. TYPICALLY, YOU MIGHT SEE A BIKEWAY THAT'S DESIGNED ON BOTH OPPOSING DIRECTIONS OF THE STREET, BUT A CLASS WAY BIKEWAY CAN BE ALSO DESIGNED AS A TWO-WAY BIKE FACILITY OR A RAISED CYCLE TRACK, OR A PROTECTED CYCLE TRACK, ALSO KNOWN AS A PROTECTED CYCLE TRACK IN THIS CASE ON THE SOUTH-SIDE. THE REASON WHY WE'RE LOCATING A TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK ON THE SOUTH-SIDE FOR ARROW HIGHWAY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE PARKING CONSTRAINTS IN A GOOD SECTION BETWEEN LORDSBURG AND FARRAR AVENUE IN POMONA THAT PREVENT US FROM PUTTING A TRADITIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL BIKEWAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET. THE PRIMARY DESIGN COMPONENT FOR A CLASS-IV BIKEWAY IS TO SEPARATE THE BIKEWAY FROM VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WITH BOTH STRIPING AND A VERTICAL DELINEATOR. IN THIS CASE A PLASTIC DELINEATOR IN MOST CASES. WHAT THAT VERTICAL SEPARATION DOES IS TO INCREASE AND SEPARATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FROM THE CYCLISTS USING THE TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK. I THINK AN IMPORTANT ASPECT TO NOTE HERE IS THAT FOR BOTH POMONA AND ESPECIALLY THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WE WILL BE MAINTAINING THE EXISTING VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS, SO WE WILL NOT LOSE CAPACITY FOR REGULAR GENERAL PURPOSE VEHICLES, AND THERE WILL BE NO ON-STREET PARKING IMPACTS ALONG THE CURB. AGAIN, I THINK A HUGE SELLING POINT TO BOTH THE COMMUNITIES OF POMONA AND LA VERNE, IS THAT FULL PAVEMENT REHAB OR REHABILITATION IS BEING PROPOSED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CURB TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CURB, BASICALLY THE FULL WIDTH OF ARROW HIGHWAY FOR THE PROJECT LIMITS BETWEEN WHITE AND CAMBRIDGE AND MOUNTAIN AVENUE. I'D LIKE TO DIVE INTO THE PARTICULAR DETAILS AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE. [01:30:02] THERE IS A PARTICULAR SEGMENT BETWEEN LORDSBURG AND WHITE AVENUE. THAT LAST 850 FEET HAPPENS TO BE WITHIN THE CITY OF LA VERNE CITY BOUNDARIES. THE PURPOSE OF THAT REALLY WAS SO THAT WE COULD CONTINUE A SEAMLESS BICYCLE MULTIMODAL CONNECTION FROM THE POMONA METRO A-LINE STATIONS BETWEEN THAT AND THE FAIRPLEX COMPLEX. AS YOU ALL KNOW WHITE AVENUE IS JUST EAST OF YOUR LA VERNE AND METRO A-LINE STATION AS WELL. IT PROVIDES THAT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE THREE METRO A-LINE STATIONS AND TO THAT FUTURE OLYMPIC VENUE, WHICH IS VERY CRITICAL. YOU MAY ALSO KNOW THAT THE LA '28 OLYMPICS COMMITTEE ALONG WITH METRO ARE REALLY WORKING TO MINIMIZE VEHICULAR TRAVEL TO AND FROM THESE VENUES. TRANSIT AND BICYCLING WOULD ALSO HELP TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL TO MINIMIZE VEHICULAR TRAVEL TO AND FROM THESE OLYMPIC VENUES. PRIMARILY, THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS FOR ARROW HIGHWAY WILL BE STRIKING TO RECONFIGURE THE ROADWAY TO ACCOMMODATE AN ADDITIONAL FACILITY WITHIN THE STREET WITHOUT TAKING ANY VEHICLE LANES. THE ADDITION OF A PAINTED BUFFER AND VERTICAL DELINEATORS TO AGAIN SEPARATE OUT TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO GET WHERE WE ARE TODAY, APPROXIMATELY FOUR ALTERNATIVES WERE PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF POMONA CITY COUNCIL, AND THE DIRECTION THAT WE RECEIVED, AT THE INITIAL MEETING, WE HAD TWO MEETINGS WITH THEM, WAS TO MINIMIZE PARKING IMPACTS, MAINTAIN EXISTING TRAVEL LANES, AND TO AVOID RIGHT AWAY IMPACTS AND RIGHT AWAY TAKES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE THAT BEING PRESENTED TO YOU TODAY WAS ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN POMONA IN EARLY DECEMBER OF '25. AGAIN, THAT LAST SEGMENT BETWEEN LORDSBURG AND WHITE AVENUES, APPROXIMATELY 850 FEET, WE BELIEVE THAT IT PROVIDES A LOGICAL AND SAFE BIKEWAY TERMINUS TO CONNECT THE TWO METRO A-LINE STATIONS AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY THE FUTURE OLYMPIC VENUE AT THE POMONA FAIRPLEX COMPLEX. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE'S GENERAL PLAN, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL. IT PROVIDES THAT MULTIMODAL CONNECTIVITY TO THE VENUES, AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT PROVIDES POTENTIALLY A MEETABLE, COST EFFECTIVE OPTION WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE TO GET YOUR PORTION OF YOUR BIKEWAY IMPROVED. IT'S NOTABLE, WHEN I SAY IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, THIS SEGMENT OF ARROW HIGHWAY IS ACTUALLY INCLUDED IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN AS A FUTURE PROJECT. IN ESSENCE, IF THE CITY WERE TO PARTNER WITH CITY OF POMONA AND THE SGVCOG, THIS WOULD BE YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD AND DELIVER THAT PROJECT EARLIER AND I THINK AT A LOWER COST. THE CURRENT PROJECT ESTIMATE, AND AGAIN, ADDRESS A CAVEAT TO THIS, THIS IS AN OLDER COST ESTIMATE. THE FULL COST ESTIMATE IS ABOVE $16 MILLION. THIS WAS WHAT WE PROPOSED TO THE POMONA CITY COUNCIL TO LET THEM KNOW, THIS IS ABSENT THE AMOUNT OF MONIES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO DO THE FULL PAVEMENT REHAB FOR ARROW HIGHWAY. CURRENTLY, THE MAJORITY OF THE PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH GRANT FUNDS SECURED BY THE COG AND FUNDING CONTRIBUTED BY POMONA GENERAL FUND. THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING IS COMPRISED OF FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM. 2.3 MILLION WAS DIRECTLY SECURED BY THE SGVCOG AND MEASURE M SUB-REGIONAL PROGRAM FUNDS OR WHAT WE'D LIKE TO CALL MSP FUNDS. THE LAST SET OF FUNDING THAT THE COG RECEIVED WAS THROUGH METRO FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION. I WILL LATER DESCRIBE HOW THAT AFFECTS OUR SCHEDULE BECAUSE THAT FUNDING IS PREDICATED ON THE COG AND CITY OF POMONA'S ABILITY TO DELIVER THE PROJECT AHEAD OF LA '28 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES. >> ROY, I WAS LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS. YOU'VE GOT 16,112,952. >> LOOKS LIKE OUR COSTS ARE AT $520,000. MAY, DON'T YOU THINK YOU JUST THROW THAT IN THERE? IT'S SUCH A SMALL PERCENTAGE. JUST THROW THE LA VERNE SIDE. I MEAN, COME ON. >> KRISTIE TOLD ME THAT WAS BUDGET DUST FOR POMONA. >> BUDGET DUST. >> THANK YOU, RICK. I LIKE THAT. BUDGET DUST. I MEAN, COME ON, MAY. >> WELL, I'LL DO. >> NO ONE WILL KNOW, MAY. COME ON. OH WAIT. [01:35:01] >> WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THAT, BECAUSE I THINK YOU GAVE ME A SEGUE. PRIOR TO THE DECEMBER POMONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING, THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION REMAINED AT $1.6 MILLION. THAT GREW BY AN ADDITIONAL 2.2 BECAUSE ONE OF THE REQUESTS OF CITY STAFF AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THE PRIOR MEETING IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL OF GIVING THE CITY OF POMONA FULL PAYMENT REHAB FOR ARROW HIGHWAY. IN DRIVING THIS CORRIDOR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING MY SITE VISITS, AND AGAIN, TONIGHT, I'M CONSTANTLY REMINDED ON WHY THAT'S NEEDED BECAUSE THE PAVEMENT INDEX IS FAIRLY BAD. >> THAT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION. >> YES. >> IT'S A COMPLETE FAILURE. >> I'M SPEAKING TO THOSE ALREADY. >> DON'T FORGET MY $500,000, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. >> BELIEVE ME. WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH EVERYONE TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. YES, THE CITY'S ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION, CITY OF POMONA SPECIFICALLY GREW BY 2.2 AS OF DECEMBER, AND WE THINK THAT IF WE WERE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO YOU, WHICH I WILL COVER IN THE NEXT SLIDES. RIGHT NOW, WE THINK THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS JUST UNDER 530, APPROXIMATELY ABOUT $528,000. THAT PAYS FOR THE ADDITIONAL DESIGN EFFORTS. LET ME GO BACK A LITTLE BIT. IN DECEMBER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL WAS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDES, WE HAD RECEIVED DIRECTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL TO MINIMIZE RIGHT AWAY IMPACT. WHAT WAS PROPOSED WAS A NEW ALTERNATIVE IN DECEMBER, SUBSEQUENT TO THE SEPTEMBER MEETING, WHERE WE INITIALLY RECEIVED THAT DIRECTION. WE WENT BACK AND SPOKE TO OUR DESIGNERS TO FIGURE OUT WOULD IT BE FEASIBLE TO NARROW THE EXISTING RAISED MEDIAN ON ARROW HIGHWAY TO KEEP THE BIKEWAY IN THE STREET WITHOUT RAISING IT ONTO THE SOUTHERN SIDEWALK ON ARROW HIGHWAY BETWEEN AGE CURVE AND FAIR, WHICH WOULD HAVE REALLY DROVE UP THE COST FOR RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, AND MORE THAN ANYTHING, OUR CRITICAL PATH ITEM RIGHT NOW, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IS TO DELIVER THE PROJECT AHEAD OF THE LA 28 GAMES, WHICH IS ALSO A FUNDING REQUIREMENT FOR THE LAST SET OF MONEY OF ABOUT $1.8 MILLION IN METRO ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CYCLE TO FUNDING. THAT IS REALLY DRIVING OUR SCHEDULE TO DELIVER THE PROJECT AHEAD OF THE LA 28 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IN PARALYMPIC GAMES. SORRY, CODY, I FORGOT TO GIVE YOU PROPS EARLIER. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE CITY'S ENGINEER AS WELL. IN COORDINATION MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD LEADING UP TO OUR DISCUSSION TODAY, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT AGAIN, THIS PROJECT IS INCLUDED IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN, AND SHOULD THE CITY WANT TO DELIVER THIS PROJECT INDEPENDENTLY, IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY 250, AT LEAST ABOUT A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS MORE TO DO THAT ON YOUR OWN. AGAIN, WE THINK THAT BY LEVERAGING THE FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN SECURED BY BOTH ACOG AND THE CITY OF POMONA'S LOCAL CITY CONTRIBUTION OF $3.8 MILLION TOWARDS THE PROJECT. IN MY MATH. WE THINK THAT YOU WOULD GET A GOOD AMOUNT OF COST SAVINGS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING YOUR PROJECT, THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR ATP. AGAIN, OUR SCHEDULE, CURRENTLY WE'RE IN 60% PSN, OR ANOTHER WORD, FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. WE EXPECT TO FINISH DESIGN BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHICH WOULD AVAIL US THE OPPORTUNITY TO START CONSTRUCTION IN EARLY SPRING OF 27. AGAIN, BECAUSE ONE OF THE SELLING POINTS TO OBTAIN THE GRANT FUNDING FROM METRO WAS THIS CONNECTIVITY TO THE FAIRPLEX. IF WE WERE TO PHASE CONSTRUCTION STARTING ON THE WESTERN LIMITS AT WHITE AVENUE, WE THINK WE COULD HELP DELIVER YOUR PORTION OF THE IMPROVED SEGMENT OF THE CLASS FOUR BIKEWAY ON ARROW HIGHWAY AS EARLY AS THE FALL OF 27 AND BETWEEN THAT AND WINTER OF 2027. BUT WE'RE WORKING TO REALLY DELIVER YOUR SEGMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AGAIN, I'LL JUST SUMMARIZE WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER. WHY PARTNER NOW? AGAIN, WE HAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP. AGAIN, YOU GUYS, I THINK I DIDN'T MENTION, BUT YOU HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, MAYOR SANDOVAL, THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE ALSO HAD A PEDESTRIAN PROJECT. MY APOLOGIES. THAT'S RIGHT. I APOLOGIZE. THIS PROJECT WILL CONNECT BOTH OF SMITH CITY'S PROJECTS. OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, JOHN BUCHE, IS WORKING TO DELIVER THE LA LIBER AND PET BRIDGE PROJECT. [01:40:05] WE THINK THIS WOULD BE A CONTINUATION OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. INDEPENDENT DELIVERY IS AGAIN, JUST SHY OF 800,000, CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT 775. WE EXPECT THE CITY OF LA VERNE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF POMONA AND THE SV COG THAT THE CITY OF LA VERNE COULD SAVE AT LEAST $250,000 TO DELIVER THIS IMPROVEMENT FOR ARROW HIGHWAY, AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION IS CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE GRANT. AS DANNY, YOUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, HAD MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'D LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CONTINUATION OF THE CLASS-IV BIKEWAY TO WHITE AVENUE, EXTENDING THE BIKE WAY BEYOND THE POMONA CITY LIMIT TO TERMINATE IN LA VERNE AT WHITE. AGAIN, THE CONTRIBUTION THAT WE DISCUSSED EARLIER FOR THE CITY OF LA VERNE PAVEMENT SECTION BETWEEN LORDSBURG AND WHITE AVENUE. BUT WITH THAT, I CAN OPEN UP THE QUESTIONS. >> CAN WE DO THAT IN INSTALLMENTS OVER 10 YEARS? I'M JUST JOKING, I'LL CHECK. THAT WOULD BE NO. >> MR. ROY, ACTUALLY, WE DO HAVE THAT FUNDING ALREADY APPROPRIATED ARROW HIGHWAY CIP PROJECT THAT HAS FUNDING THAT WOULD COVER THAT. THAT'S A GOOD THING. >> NO, THAT'S A GOOD THING. THANK YOU. >> DON'T TELL MEG. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR ROY BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE MIGHT CALL YOU BACK UP. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS SEM. MAY WISH TO SPEAK ON THAT? MESHAL? >> MAYOR HEPBURN AND CITY COUNCIL. I DO SUPPORT A BIKEWAY AND REPAVING THE STREET IN POMONA. YOU ARE COMING WESTBOUND ON AN ARROW HIGHWAY FROM POMONA. IT'S LIKE DRIVING ON A SUPER MARIO GAME, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE RAIN. HOWEVER, I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING THE TRAFFIC IN THAT 800 FEET BECAUSE ALTHOUGH IT IS THREE LANES, IT CONSOLIDATES INTO TWO AT THE CITY LIMIT, AND IF YOU LIVE IN THAT COMPLEX, THERE ARE TWO GATES, AND AT RUSH HOUR, IT BACKS UP. I KNOW THAT WE'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE LANES AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THERE'S POTENTIAL IT ALREADY BACKS UP IN THAT SECTION IN THE EVENINGS AT RUSH HOUR. ALSO, THE ARROW HIGHWAY CORRIDOR IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA, THE MEDIAN. I REALLY HOPE THAT WE DID NOT SPEND A BUNCH OF MONEY TO UPGRADE THE MEDIANS TO THEN COME IN AND TEAR IT DOWN, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THE CITY SPENT A BUNCH OF MONEY THROUGH GRANTS, STUFF LIKE THAT. HOPEFULLY, THERE'S NO IMPACT ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU. >> ANY ELSE PUBLIC COMMENT? MISS BOHAM, AND THEN MR. BOWEN. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT STATISTICAL DATA SHOWS THAT THE LANES ARE NECESSARY TO EXCEED WHITE AVENUE. JUST AS JAMIE EXPLAINED, THAT TRAFFIC BACKS UP. IN A PERFECT WORLD, THAT RIGHT LANE WOULD BE RIGHT TURN ONLY TO GO SOUTH ON WHITE BECAUSE YOU IMMEDIATELY GO TO THAT THREE-TO-TWO LANE, AND PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO JAM IN THERE AT THE LAST MINUTE. YOU'VE GOT CARS THAT ARE PARKED THERE BECAUSE OF THE HOUSES AND THE ENTRANCE TO THE LORDSBURG PROPERTY, BUT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET OVER TO GO TO LA VERNE AVENUE. WHEN YOU'RE STUCK IN THAT MESS, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU WERE TO CONTINUE THAT, NOW YOU'RE GOING TO ADD BICYCLES TO THAT FORMULA. THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT CALTRANS IS GOING TO PUT THE BIKE LANES ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. OTHER THAN THE BIKE PEOPLE ON THE WEEKENDS THAT COME FROM UPLAND AND CLAREMONT, WHO DON'T NEED THEM BECAUSE THEY CAN BE ON BASELINE, WHY DO WE NEED TO HAVE THIS ON ARROW TO CONTINUE PAST WHITE? I THINK IT'S A DEADLY FORMULA, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. I DON'T LIVE WHERE JAMIE LIVES. SHE SEES IT MORE ON A DAILY. I DO DRIVE ARROW. I DRIVE LA VERNE AVENUE QUITE OFTEN. THAT TRAFFIC IS AN ISSUE, THE THREE-TO-TWO LANE, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO PUT A BIKE LANE THERE. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECONSIDER THAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE DATA. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE PACKET AS TO WHY IT WOULD BE REQUIRED. >> THANK YOU, MISS. BOHAM. MR. BOWEN. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNSEL. LUCKILY, I DON'T LIVE DOWN THERE. THANK GOD, BECAUSE WHEN I DO DRIVE DOWN THERE OCCASIONALLY, IT'S A MESS. SINCE METRO, ALL YOU HAVE IS TRAFFIC. I MEAN, I SAT DOWN THERE THE OTHER DAY THROUGH A COUPLE OF LIGHTS, [01:45:03] AND NOBODY SEEMS TO COORDINATE THE LIGHTS EVEN. YOU CAN'T COORDINATE THE LIGHTS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO TEAR UP ARROW HIGHWAY. IT'S ALREADY AWFUL. YOU ALSO THANK YOU, DENITA, FOR BRINGING IT UP. SIX MONTHS AGO, WE HAD CALTRANS IN HERE SAYING THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDO FOOTHILL BOULEVARD. WE TALKED ABOUT BASELINE, BUT THEY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHTS UP THERE, SO THEY WANT TO MESS WITH FOOTHILL. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TEAR UP ARROW HIGHWAY, AND TO JAMIE'S POINT, WHAT ABOUT THE MEDIANS? HOW DO YOU KEEP ALL THE LANES THE SAME, BUT ADD BICYCLE LANES AT THE SAME TIME? I'M NOT AN ENGINEER BY ANY MEANS, BUT THAT SEEMS ODD. ALSO, THE 500 GRAND. IS THAT A GUARANTEE? IS THAT A CAP? BECAUSE ALL THESE THINGS RUN OVER IN COST? THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. THE DRIVING FORCE SEEMS TO BE THE OLYMPICS. WHERE'S LA'S CONTRIBUTION? WE'RE A SMALL TOWN. WE'RE POTENTIALLY IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE IN NOT TWO YEARS, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO REDO THAT AREA, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CALTRANS COME AND MESS UP FOOTHILL. GUYS, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE, AND MAYBE THAT'S THE POINT. MEG, WE MISS YOU. YOU BAILED OUT ON US A YEAR AGO, BUT WE STILL MISS YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. ANYONE ELSE JUST SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HARRY, COME ON UP. >> MY HEPBURN, ESTHER FAHDA, LOU, JOHNSON, AND CROSBY, GOOD TO SEE YOU ON SOLID FACES. I THOUGHT YOU WERE A MEMBER OF ICE THERE FOR A WHILE TONIGHT. YEAH, I'M JUST KIDDING. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN WHITE AVENUE ARROW HIGHWAY EAST OF WHITE AVENUE IN QUITE SOME TIME BECAUSE IT IS PARTICULARLY THE WESTBOUND LANES ARE HORRIBLE. THE ONLY STREET THAT I KNOW OF IS WORSE THAN THAT IS MAIN STREET IN POMONA BETWEEN HOLT AND EARL. BUT MIKE, I SEEM TO RECALL THAT PROBABLY IN 2023 OR 2024, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT LA VERNE AND POMONA WERE GOING TO GO TOGETHER TO REBUILD WHITE AVENUE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS NOW A PART OF WHERE THIS HAS GONE TO, BECAUSE WE WERE TOLD ABOUT THAT. BUT I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD END A BIKE LANE AT WHITE AVENUE. WESTBOUND. WHITE AVENUE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I MEAN, I LIVE RIGHT OFF OF WHITE AVENUE, TRYING TO GET OUT ONTO WHITE AVENUE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WORK AND COMING HOME, IT'S HORRIBLE. THE REAL PROBLEM IS IF YOU ENDED AT WHITE AVENUE, I MEAN, WHY NOT GO TO D-STREET, WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET OFF, THEY CAN GO UP AND GO UP D-STREET AND HIT THE BIKE LANES ON BONITA. BUT THERE ISN'T TO GO UP WHITE AVENUE. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. THERE'S NO ROOM TO PUT IN BIKE LANES ON WHITE AVENUE AT THAT POINT. I THINK SOME OF THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT A LITTLE MORE. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. DO YOU WANT TO ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ON THOSE AS FAR AS THE [OVERLAPPING]? >> SURE. LET ME TRY A COUPLE OF THINGS, AND I COULD ALWAYS BRING UP CODY OR SOMEBODY ELSE. ON THE MEDIANS, I KNOW, YES, THERE IS A GREENING PROJECT ON THE ARROW HIGHWAY MEDIANS. THOSE WERE PURPOSELY DESIGNED WITH THIS PROJECT IN MIND IF IT CAME THROUGH. IF IT HAS TO IMPACT THOSE MEDIANS. IT WILL IMPACT IT, BUT IT WON'T IMPACT ANY OF THE PLANTING OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WAS DONE IN THERE. >> SINCE THEY'RE DOING THAT NOW. >> CORRECT. AS ROY SAID, THIS IS AT 60% PSNE, SO DESIGN. THIS IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE DESIGN FEATURES. IF WE WANT TO INSTRUCT THE ACOG AND OTHERS TO LOOK AT THAT THROUGH OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ABOUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND WAS THE APPROACH EASTBOUND ON ARROW AS YOU GET TO WHITE, POTENTIALLY A RIGHT TURN ONLY, SO THAT WHEN YOU GO ACROSS WHITE, THERE'S NOT THREE LANES AND THEN GOING INTO [01:50:03] TWO RIGHT ABOUT LORDSBURG COURT, IS THAT CORRECT? MAYBE LOOKING AT THAT DESIGN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO HAVE TWO LANES ON THE OTHER SIDE BECAUSE LITERALLY WITHIN 600 FEET, YOU'RE AT TWO LANES ANYWAY FROM WHITE. IF ANYTHING, THAT WOULD BE THE TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE DESIGNS NOW BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE THEORETICALLY MAKING CHANGES. ON FOOTHILL BOULEVARD, ACTUALLY, WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WE'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH CALTRANS, ASKING THEM, HEY, WE GAVE YOU SOME COMMENTS ABOUT WHAT YOU PROPOSE FOR FOOTHILL BOULEVARD AND THE BIKE WAY AND THE COMPLETE STREETS THERE, AND WHAT WE'RE HEARING BACK FROM THEM IS IT HASN'T BEEN FUNDED, IS NOT IN THE NEXT CYCLE, AND AT THIS POINT, SOMETIME AFTER 2026 OR 2028, THAT THEY'D EVEN BE LOOKING AT PUTTING IT IN A FUNDING CYCLE. WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO MARLON REGIS, WHO IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CALTRANS DISTRICT 7, ABOUT OUR CONCERNS, TAKING THE COMMUNITY INPUT, REINFORCING THAT, AND WE DO THAT EVERY 4-6 MONTHS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, IF THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT IT, WE REALLY WANT TO HAVE SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS. RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NOTHING UNTIL AFTER 2028, SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. THEN ON WHITE AVENUE, I DO KNOW THAT WE DID PARTICIPATE WITH POMONA ON WHITE AVENUE PROJECT. MUCH LIKE WE'RE DOING NOW, IT DIDN'T REQUIRE A FULL RECONSTRUCTION, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT WAS MAYBE A FLURRY OR A SMALLER GRIND AND OVERLAY THAT WE WORKED WITH POMONA, PROVIDED MONEY, AND THEY DID THAT PORTION OF THE STREET SOUTH OF ARROW HIGHWAY. >> MR. HEBER, I'D LIKE TO ADD A CONCERN OF MIND ON ARROW HIGHWAY. IT SEEMS LIKE FOR OUR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, TRANSPORTING, WHICH WE DO EVERY DAY CONSTANTLY, FAR AS WHETHER TO CREST OR OTHER EMERGENCY VEHICLES, TAKING PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL. IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD HAVE SOME GRADE SEPARATION. THAT WE CAN GET A CLEAR PATH FOR THOSE EMERGENCY VEHICLES TO GET PAST ARROW HIGHWAY. THAT'S JUST BEEN A CONCERN OF MINE EVER SINCE SEEING EVERY DAY, TRAFFIC BACKING UP JUST A GRIDLOCK. >> YOU TALKING ON A WIDE OR ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WAY? >> EXCUSE ME. NO. ARROW HIGHWAY. >> ARROW HIGHWAY. >> ARROW HIGHWAY. >> EASTBOUND OR WESTBOUND? >> IN THE EVENING, IT'S GOING EAST. >> EAST? >> YES. THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY IS NOT THAT BIG DEAL. BUT WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW THAT WE HAVE, COMMUTER TRAFFIC, THAT'S A MAJOR CONCERN OF MINE WHEN SOMEBODY'S GOING TO NEED TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL AS QUICK AS THEY CAN, AND YOU GET INTO THAT GRIDLOCK. >> UNDERSTANDING GRADE SEPARATION COSTS. I MEAN, IT WOULD BE ASTRONOMICAL, IT WOULD BE IN THE $150 MILLION RANGE. THAT'S MOSTLY FOR ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GRADE SEPARATIONS AT ALL, AT GRADE ON ALL OF OUR STATIONS AND OUR TRAVEL, WHICH WE DID NOT GET. SOME OF THE OTHERS HAD THE FLYOVERS ON THE AIR LINE BEING ENDORA BEING SAN DIMAS, AND CLAREMONT IS GOING TO BE THE SAME. BUT I GUESS. >> ONE OTHER THING, ROB, DO YOU HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUES, OR IS IT AN ISSUE AS FAR AS THE TRAFFIC? ROBERT ROBERT. BC RUSS SORRY ABOUT THAT. >> THE ISSUE YOUR QUESTION, MR. RUSSELL, THIS IS THE MICROPHONE SO THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC. I'M GOING TO RELY ON CODY HERE A LITTLE BIT AS WELL. ON AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE. WE'VE HAD BOTH OUR TRANSPORT AMBULANCES STUCK IN QUEUING TRAFFIC ON WHITE AVENUE. WHERE YOU WIND UP WITH BRIG CROSSINGS, THE ARMS DOWN, ALONG WITH THE PHASING THE TRAFFIC SIGNALS, CAUSING TRAFFIC TO BACK UP. IT HAPPENSTANCE. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TRANSPORTING PATIENTS AT ANY ONE SPECIFIC POINT IN TIME. BUT IT HAS HAPPENED. I THINK CONEY CAN ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE TIMING AND QUEUING AND THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO RESOLVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES. THANK YOU. >> WELL, DO MY BEST TO NOT BORE YOU GUYS WITH THE IN DEPTH DETAILS FOR SIGNAL TIMING, BUT AS BC RUSSELL MENTIONS, YES, HE AND I SPOKE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT INSTANCE. [01:55:03] I SPOKE WITH FOOTHILL GOLD LINE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY, AND WHAT THEY RELAYED TO ME IS IT WAS A ONE OFF SITUATION WHERE THEY HAD AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE. TO BE HONEST TO EXPECT THAT THAT EQUIPMENT AS COMPLICATED IT IS WOULD NEVER HAVE AN ISSUE. I THINK PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN A ONE OFF, BUT HOPEFULLY A RARE OCCASION AND SOMETHING THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'VE SOLVED AND THROUGH THE TESTING AND THE ITERATION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THEIR OPERATION, I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, BUT WE'VE SEEN THINGS STARTING TO SMOOTH OUT ON THAT THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES. >> MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, I DO BELIEVE I WASN'T HERE AT THE TIME, BUT THE GRADE SEPARATION CONCEPT OF WHITE AVENUE. THAT WAS A DECISION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE, I DON'T KNOW, 15 OR 20 YEARS AGO, BECAUSE THEY DID IT IN OTHER CITIES. FAR AS EAST WEST TRANSIT ON ARROW HIGHWAY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT LA COUNTY OR METRO OR WHATEVER ISSUE WITH SIGNAL PREEMPTION, LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT IF THAT DOES BECOME SOMETHING, SIGNAL PREEMPTION IS A DEVICE ON THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT IS TRIGGERED BY AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE, AND IT PROMPTS THE ABILITY TO GO GREEN. THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE, BUT OUR AMBULANCE OPERATORS ARE M SKILLED AND TRAINED AT DRIVING SAFELY BUT GETTING THERE IN AN EXPEDITIOUS TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT LIFE SAVING ISSUES ARE THERE. >> THIS PROPOSAL TONIGHT IS ACTUALLY FOR JUST 850 FEET. ONLY FOR US. FOR OUR SIDE. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF CONCERNS, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S SAY IT'S JUST FOR THAT SHORT DISTANCE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAY SO OVER POMONA AND WHAT THEY HAVE. REALLY WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS WHAT POMONA AGREED TO RATHER THAN WHAT THE VERN REALLY WANTS ON THAT SPOT BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING THE PRIMARY AREA. BUT THOUGH I DO HAVE AND CONCERNS THAT WERE SAID. ONE IS THAT I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE THE LANES, BUT IF THE LANES AREN'T CHANGED, IT'S REDUCING, ESPECIALLY ON THE SOUTH SIDE, THE AREA OF THE LANES, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE AS WIDE BECAUSE NOW YOU'RE PUTTING THIS DO NOT ONE BIKE. >> WHAT IS THE DOUBLE BIKE ON THE LANES ON THOSE? DO YOU HAVE THE MEASUREMENT? WHAT'S THE STANDARD LANE? 14 FEET. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE MEDIANS ASK. >> WE'RE MOVING THE MEDIANS, BUT THOSE AREN'T THE MEDIANS THAT HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED. >> AS I WAS STATING EARLIER AND MAYBE COME BACK UP, THE MEDIANS THAT ARE BEING REFURBISHED COULD BE IMPACTED, BUT THEY'RE BEING DESIGNED SO THAT IF THEY ARE IMPACTED, THEY'RE NOT ROWING WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THE PLANTING MATERIAL AND A LOT OF OTHER STUFF. THERE'S LOW SHRUBS THAT OR YEAH. >> JUST TO CLARIFY THAT QUESTION. THE IRRIGATION LINES, THOSE ARE BEING PLACED. THEY'RE HUGGING MORE NORTHERLY IN THE MEDIANS. IT'S THE SOUTHERLY MEDIAN CURVE THAT'S GOING TO BE DISRUPTED BY THIS PROJECT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED. THERE WILL BE PLANT MATERIAL THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY OUR BEST TO MINIMIZE ANY IMPACT, BUT WE WANT TO ALSO BE COGNIZANT THAT WHEN WE FINISH OUR PROJECT BEFORE WHEN THIS PROJECT STARTS, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME TIME. LOW COST, VERY LOW GROUND COVER MATERIAL, BUT HONESTLY PROBABLY RELYING A LOT ON GROUND MATERIALS LIKE MULCH AND DG THAT CAN BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WHERE THEY FIT, HONESTLY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A HEAVIER APPLICATION OF THAT ON THE SOUTH SIDE WITH THIS PROJECT IN MIND. >> THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE IF THEY HAVE TO DO THAT, THEY HAVE TO TAKE OUT BASICALLY THE CURB AND GUTTER. >> CORRECT. THE THE CURB AND GUTTER THAT YOU SEE THERE TODAY ON THE SOUTHERLY SIDE WILL BE REMOVED. THE NORTHERLY CURB WILL BE PROTECTED, AND THE DIFFERENCE WILL BE HANDED OVER TO IT WOULD BE THE WESTBOUND LANES OR THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREET. >> WHAT WOULD BE A STANDARD WIDTH ON THE ROAD IS A STANDARD WITH. >> WHEN WE DESIGN ROADS IS USUALLY 12 FOOT IS WHAT WE WANT TO SHOOT FOR. THAT'S FOR THE BASIC. YOU CAN GO WEST. IN THIS SITUATION I'M GOING TO BE THE TRUCK. I THINK YOU'D BE SURPRISED. FOR THE COUNCILS, I GUESS, REFERENCE, LIKE FRUIT STREET GOING NORTH FROM FOOTHILL TOWARDS THE 210 FREEWAY. NORTHBOUND NUMBER ONE LANE GETS AS NARROW AS 10 FEET. NOW, YOU PROBABLY FELT THAT SOME OF THOSE AREAS GET NARROW, BUT THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE. IT DOESN'T GO LESS THAN TEN FEET. THAT'S JUST A VISUAL REFERENCE THAT I'M SURE. AS WE AT 12 STANDARDS? I BELIEVE WE'RE AT 11 ONCE I FIND THE RIGHT AGENDA REPORT IN MY HANDS. >> I'M JUST CURIOUS. >> YES. IT'S 11 FOOT TRAVEL LANES IS WHAT I AM SEE THROUGH HERE, [02:00:05] AND THEN LEFT TURN POCKETS ARE NARROWED DOWN TO 10, BUT YOU'RE SLOWING DOWN, DECELERATING, AND STAGING IN THOSE LEFT TURN THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC STORAGE. THAT'S THE CURB THAT WOULD BE PUSHED IN, THEN TO WIDEN IT TO ACCOMMODATE THE TWO LANE BIKE. >> WELL, THE PLANS ARE AT A 60% LEVEL COMPLETION. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE DETAILS IS HOW THESE ARE ALL GOING TO GO THROUGH. BUT IN THE BIGGER PICTURE, I THINK THE GOAL IS TO TRY TO PROTECT THAT SOUTHERLY CURB IN FRONT OF THE SELF STORAGE IN FRONT OF THE LORDSBURG COURT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. NOT TO SAY THAT THAT WILL BE COMPLETELY PROTECTED. BUT THAT I THINK WOULD BE THE GOAL AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT USING THE MEDIAN OR THE CELLULITE CURVE ON THE MEDIAN AS WHERE MORE OF THE SPACE WILL BE ACQUIRED TO RETAIN THE ROADWAY PROPERTY. >> YOU'RE TALKING WHERE THE MEDIAN IS RIGHT ACROSS FROM LORDSBURG COURT. CORRECT. YOU'RE TALKING THAT CURB AGAINST LORDSBURG COURT IS WHERE IT WOULD GET ADJUSTED, OR YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE MEDIAN BEING MOVED AS HOW WE'RE ADJUSTING THE ROADWAY. IS THE ROADWAY. >> PREDOMINANTLY, THE GOAL IS TO LOOK AT THE MEDIAN. I DON'T RECALL WHAT THE MEDIAN WIDTH IS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S VERY HEALTHY AND IT GETS DOWN TO I THINK SIX FOOT. WE GO FROM PROBABLY A 12 TO MAYBE 14 FOOT MEDIAN TO SIX FOOT AND DON'T QUOTE ME IN THOSE NUMBERS. I'M JUST I'M BALLPARKING HERE. BUT THAT'S WHERE A PREDOMINANT AMOUNT OF THAT SPACE THAT WHAT WAS FORMALLY OR CURRENTLY FILES TO BE FRANK WILL BE REDUCED TO LANDSCAPE, FUTURE LANDSCAPE MEDIANS, AND THEN THAT REMAINDER THAT GETS FORMER MEDIANS WOULD BE THEN TURNED TO ASPHALT PAVEMENT. >> THEN TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE RESIDENTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE LANES COMING TOWARDS POMONA, TO THE A WAY IS AT A THREE LANE AND THEN IT WOULD DROP TO A TWO, BUT YOU'RE SAYING IT'LL SPREAD OUT BECAUSE OF WHERE THE MEDIAN IS IN FRONT OF LORDSBURG. I THINK THE ISSUE IS THAT IS THAT GOING TO BE UNIFORM, THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH TO ACCOMMODATE THE BIKE LANE COMING DOWN THAT WAY. WHAT DOES THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE? BECAUSE IT DOES IMPLICATE THE TRAFFIC. IT DOES IMPLICATE YOU KNOW, SAFETY ISSUES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO HOW DOES THAT I NEED A VISUAL? >> SURE [OVERLAPPING] >> THIS MAP RIGHT HERE, WHICH IS SHOWING RIGHT HERE. >> THAT'S NOT UP ON WE DON'T HAVE THAT UP ON THAT. NO. IT'S NOT PART OF THE PATH. >> IT'S THE FIRST ONE PAGE 122 OF 214. >> SIGNING AND STRIPING EXHIBIT ERA HIGHWAY, LOOKS LIKE AT AVENUE MER MONTE. YOU'VE GOT LORDS THEN IT'S SHOWING. >> THE DETAILS AND I'LL PASS THIS ON TO DIRECTOR OF AQUA, BUT THE DETAILS, LIKE I SAID, ARE STILL AT A 60% LEVEL COMPLETION. THERE'S A LOT OF FINE TUNING. >> I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS IS OBVIOUSLY IS THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WE ALREADY HAD PROBLEMS WITH WHITE AVENUE WITH ARROW HIGHWAY WITH THE SIGNALIZATION. I KNOW THAT CALTRANS IS WORKING ON THAT, BUT A LOT OF FRUSTRATION IN THE FACT THAT GRANTED, WE'RE ONLY A SMALL PORTION. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. THE UNFORTUNATE PART OF THIS, AND THE FORTUNATE PART IS THE FACT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THESE GRANTS WITHOUT THESE GRANTS. YOU GO PUT THE BIKE LANES, YOU DON'T GET THE PAVEMENT. YOU GET NOTHING, BASICALLY. I MEAN, THAT'S THE ISSUE IS THAT'S WHERE CROSBY BROUGHT UP. WE'RE TALKING A SMALL PORTION, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WE POSSIBLY CAN, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT STREETS MANY TIMES, GIVE US THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF WIDTH WE CAN GO WITH WITHOUT REDUCING OUR CLASS FOUR BIKE LANE. GIVING THE RESIDENTS AND ESPECIALLY THE QUEUING AND THE TURNING, AS I'VE SAID, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT SOME ISSUES AND ONE OF THEM IS WHITE AVENUE, AND IT'S REALLY BAD. I'M HEARING IT FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO IT MIGHT BE THE CALTRANS ISSUE OR YOU JUST CAN'T EVEN MAKE A LEFT TURN OR RIGHT TURN BECAUSE THE QUEUING NEVER GOES. LIKE IT'S CAN BE A REALLY BIG ISSUE. >> ACTION ITEM ON THIS PARTICULAR DISCUSSION POINT IS NOT A VOTE, BUT REQUEST FOR DIRECTION FROM THIS COUNCIL. I THINK BASED ON THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE HEARING FROM THE RESIDENTS, THESE ARE THE CONCERNS THAT WE WANT THE PAVEMENT. TRUST ME. WE LIKE THE DOLLAR VALUE. BUT THE CONCERN IS, IS THE DESIGN GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC, SAFETY? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF STRIPING SO THAT WE'RE DIRECTING TRAFFIC ACCORDINGLY BECAUSE IT CAN BE PROBLEMATIC. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, I'M ALL FOR NOT HAVING POTHOLES. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'M TOO OLD FOR ROLLER COASTERS. [02:05:05] I THINK WELL, MY HEAD SAYS DIFFERENT. BUT I THINK IF THE DIRECTION FROM COUNSEL IS, I THINK THESE ARE THE COMMENTS THAT YOU'RE HEARING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE IS NECESSARILY ON WHEN WE CAN HEAR BACK ON WHAT THAT DIRECTION PRODUCES. >> TO FOLLOW UP ON COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY'S. THE TWO ITEMS ARE THE CONTINUATION OF THE CLASS FOUR BIKEWAYS. POMONA IS MOVING FORWARD WITH A PROJECT THAT IS LONG ARROW HIGHWAY, THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THEIR CITY BOUNDARIES, AND THEIR CHOICE IS EITHER TO TERMINATE IT RIGHT AT THE CITY BOUNDARY. WITH LA VERN OR IF THEY CONTINUE IT BASED ON THIS COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE IT. IT WOULD GO TO WHITE AVENUE. THAT'S ABOUT 850 LINEAR FEET OF A NEW BIKE WAY. POMONA AND THE COG THROUGH THEIR GRANT WOULD PAY FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING TO THE MEDIAN AND THE PAVEMENT FOR THAT PATHWAY AND ALL THAT STUFF. THAT'S THE ONE ITEM, WHETHER THIS COUNCIL SAYS, NO, STOP IT AT THE BOUNDARY OR YEAH, TAKE IT TO WHITE AVENUE. WHAT I'M HEARING BASED ON SOME COMMENTS JUST SO I CAN BE CORRECT AND I CAN WORK WITH CODY AND DANNY ON THIS AND THE CREW FROM COG AND POMONA IS. THERE WAS CONCERN ABOUT CURRENTLY HOW ARROW HIGHWAY EAST OF WHITE AVENUE IS CONFIGURED BECAUSE YES, YOU'RE TRAVELING THREE LANES AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO THREE LANES, AND THEN YOU'RE DOWN TO TWO LANES WHEN IT GETS ALMOST TO POMONA, AND THERE'S ISSUES WITH TRAFFIC AND BACKUP AND ALL THAT STUFF. AM I CORRECT IN HEARING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE THE DESIGN TEAM TO LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OF EASTBOUND ON ARROW RIGHT BEFORE WHITE, LOOKING AT TWO LANES IN THE RIGHT TURN ONLY, WHICH WOULD TAKE YOU TO WHITE, AND THEN THERE'S TWO LANES ON THE EAST SIDE OF ARROW INTEL POMONA BECAUSE THAT EQUALS WHAT THEY HAVE? IN A RIGHT TURN INTO LORDSBURG, OR WAS IT I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. >> I ACTUALLY I HAVE THREE TOTAL CONCERNS. I'VE ONLY STATED ONE. >> OKAY. >> NO, IT'S GOOD. NO, IT'S GOOD. THE FIRST ONE AGAIN WAS, MAKE SURE THE LANES ARE WIDE AND STAYING THERE. THE SECOND CONCERN IS THAT THIS BIKE LANE IS GOING ALL THE WAY TO WHITE. BUT THEN, BECAUSE FOR THE ASSUMPTION THAT IT'S GETTING TRAFFIC TO THE A LINE STATION AND STUFF, BUT IT'S ON THE SOUTH SIDE, AND THEN IT'S NOT GOING BECAUSE IT'S OUR SIDE, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF WHITE. THEN WHAT DO WE DO WITH THOSE LANES THERE? WE HAVE THREE LANES THERE. MY OTHER CONCERN BESIDES IT'S ENDING AT WHITE AND THEN THOSE BIKES HAVE NOWHERE TO GO, AND THEY'RE GOING THE WRONG DIRECTION ON THE STREET, AND THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. THE ONES THAT ARE USING IT ARE GOING TO BE PRIMARILY NOT; THEY'RE GOING TO BE YOUR RECREATIONAL STREET BIKERS THAT ARE GOING DOWN THE LANES. THAT'S WHAT NORMALLY RUNS RIDES AROUND ON THE WEEKENDS AND STUFF IN LARGER GROUPS, AND THEN THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. THEY JUST STOP, OR WHERE IS IT GOING TO BE GOING? >> OR THEY WANT TO CAN. >> CONTINUE THAT WAY, AND THERE'S NOWHERE THAT TO GO. >> OR YOU USE THE GOLD MINE. >> THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO NORTH AND THEN MOVE AROUND. IT MAKES A CLUSTER RIGHT THERE ON THE WHITE. THEN MY LAST CONCERN IS ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS THAT ON THE WEST SIDE OF WHITE ARROW, WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN CALTRANS CAME HERE, NOT REALLY REDUCING OUR LANES, REALLY BECAUSE WE WANT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC TO KEEP GOING. THAT IF WE'RE NOW, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE US REDUCE LANES ON THE WEST SIDE AND MAKE TURN SOUTH ON WHITE. WE HAVE AN ENTRANCE INTO THE FAIRPLEX RIGHT THERE, WHERE WHEN THEY HAVE A SELLING THE CAR PARTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. WE HAVE OUR POLICE CUT OFF A LANE ALREADY WITH CONES TO MAKE SURE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING INTO THE FAIRPLEX. EVENTUALLY, THERE'S A BIKE LANE GOING TO BE GOING THERE, IT'S GOING TO REDUCE THAT EVEN MORE, AND THEN WE HAVE A REAL BIG CLUSTER WHEN WE HAVE EVENTS AT THE FAIRPLEX. THAT'S WHY MY CONCERN OF LANES NOT BEING REDUCED, ESPECIALLY RIGHT THERE, WHERE IT'S PRIME LOCATION IN FRONT OF THE A LINE STATION. THREE CONCERNS IS ONE, THE SIZE OF THE LANES THAT ARE MAINTAINING VEHICLES CAN GET DOWN SAFELY, AND NOT CAUSING TWO, [02:10:02] IS THAT WHERE DO THE BIKES GO AT THE STOPPAGE AT WHITE, AND THREE, ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF WHITE ON ARROW, MAINTAINING OUR LANES TO MAKE TRAFFIC FLOW OUT. >> UNDERSTOOD. I JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS. YEAH, WE'LL MAKE NOTE OF THE MAKE LANES AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE. THE BIKE LANES. I DON'T KNOW IF IN THE DESIGN, THERE'S THE GREEN SAFETY TO GO NORTH AND THEN WEST TO THE STATION. THEN, REALLY ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN WEST OF WHITE ON ARROW, EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN OUR PLANS FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION, THERE'S NO FUNDING, THERE'S NO PLANNING. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A DIRECTION WHATSOEVER ON THAT ISSUE. NO, EXACTLY. YEAH. >> THEY HAVE TO GO NORTH BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE. >> IT GOES NO. BUT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ANYWAY, BECAUSE IF THEY STOP AT THE BOUNDARY, THEN THOSE BIKES DON'T HAVE A WHITE AVENUE INTERSECTION ACROSS THAT. THEY'RE GOING TO BE CROSSING SOMEWHERE ELSE OR BEING ON THE SIDEWALK OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AT WHITE AVENUE. THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN PROPOSED TO EXTEND IT THERE, SO IT'S A SAFER CROSSING. >> I THINK ROY'S GOT A RIGHT? >> ON THE GREEN PAVEMENT, THAT'S ONLY AT THE CONFLICT ZONE, SO NOT THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE BIKE WAY. >> AND ALSO, COUNCILMAN, THE IDEA IS, SO IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF LA VERNE, THOSE TRANSITION ISSUES WILL BE DESIGNED APPROPRIATELY. WE HAVE A VERY SIMILAR CASE ON THE EASTERN BOUNDARY, WHERE IT MEETS AT MOUNTAIN AND CAMBRIDGE. I AM ALSO WORKING WITH THE CITY OF CLAREMONT, WHO HAS A TRADITION MORE TRADITIONAL BIDIRECTIONAL BIKEWAY ON BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE, EASTBOUND WESTBOUND ON ARROW HIGHWAY. OUR BIKEWAY TWO WAY CYCLE TRACK, OR CLASS FOUR BIKE LANE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ARROW THAT'S PROPOSED FOR JUST WITHIN THE CITY OF FOR THE POMONA FIRST LAST MILE PROJECT, WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE ON THE WESTERLY LIMITS AS WELL, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING AMONGST THE CITIES AND OUR DESIGNERS TO DESIGN THAT SAFE TRANSITION FROM THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF ARROW, WHO THEN, BE ABLE TO HAVE CYCLISTS TRAVERSE ON THE NORTH SIDE AS WELL. YES. I THINK BETWEEN KEN CODY AND DANNY, I THINK MOST OF THE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED, BUT ONE OF THE OTHER POINTS THAT I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS THE FACT THAT WE RESPOND TO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS' CONCERNS ABOUT EXTRANEOUS EFFORT AND REDUCING COSTS FOR OUR FUTURE MEDIAN MODIFICATIONS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO NARROW THAT RAISED MEDIAN. THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN COORDINATION IN CONVERSATION WITH BOTH DANNY AND CODY. THEY BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT RIGHT NOW, IF YOU DRIVE ON THAT SEVEN OF ARROW HIGHWAY BETWEEN WHITE AND FORSBURG, YOU WILL SEE, AT LEAST IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE SEGMENT, THAT THERE IS CONSTRUCTION ONGOING RIGHT NOW. WHAT WAS EXPLAINED TO US WAS THAT LA VERNE RECEIVED THE CNRA GRANT, OR CALIFORNIA NATE NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY'S GRANT. TO DO THE BEAUTIFICATION AND PLANTING SO ON THE BASE MEDIANS. AND SO THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY THAT THE CITY WANT TO LOSE. THERE'S TIMELINES AND SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE, AND THE EXPENDITURE OF THOSE FUNDS FOR LA VERNE CNRA FUNDS THAT DANNY HAD SECURED. THE IDEA IS SO THAT WHEN IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO AGAIN, COORDINATE TWO PROJECTS TOGETHER AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT THE MEDIANS WILL HAVE TO BE REDUCED, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE CITY LOSE AND THE FUNDING FOR THAT IMPROVEMENT ON THE MEDIAN. THE CITY'S THOUGHT IS TO PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION, AND PLANT IS MANY OF THE PLANTINGS ONTO THE NORTHERLY EDGE OF THAT MEDIAN. WHEN POMONA WITH THE CITY, AND OUR DESIGNER AND OUR CONTRACT HAS ULTIMATELY COME IN LATER TO THEN REDUCE THE WIDTH OF THAT MEDIAN, WE'RE AFFECTING PRIMARILY THE SOUTHERN EDGE. AGAIN, TO ADDRESS COUNCILMAN'S CONCERNS ABOUT MAINTAINING LANE WIDTH. THE APPROACH IS TO TAKE AS MUCH OF THE HORIZONTAL WIDTH THAT WE NEED TO PLACE THE BIKE WAY AND TO MAINTAIN THE WIDTH OF THE EXISTING TRAVEL LANES IN THE NUMBER OF TRAVEL LANES ON ARROW HIGHWAY. WE WOULD BE TAKING MOST OF THAT, IF NOT ALL OF IT OUT OF THE MEDIAN. SHOULD THAT GO, AND THEN AGAIN, WE DO HAVE ENGINEERING STANDARDS THAT DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO GO BELOW TEN FEET. IDEALLY, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE EXISTING 11-FOOT-WIDE LANES. THEN LASTLY, I ALSO DID HEAR SOME CONCERNS ABOUT CALTRANS AND HOW THEY'RE WORKING, OR THEY MAY HAVE WORKED IN THE PAST WITH THE CITY ON THE FOOTHILL BOULEVARD PROJECT. [02:15:05] I JUST WANT TO ALSO ADD ADDITIONAL CONTEXT WHEN I BIRTHED THE PROJECT, YOUR FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. I WAS VERY TRANSPARENT IN THE FACT THAT AS A PARTNER, AS A PRIMARY PARTNER WITH OUR ESTAN GROUP OF VALLEY CITIES, WE DON'T KNOW. I WAS VERY TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DO NOT, AS THE COG, OWN THE RIGHT AWAY. IN ORDER FOR THESE PROJECTS TO MOVE FORWARD AND TO BE ULTIMATELY IMPLEMENTED IN CONSTRUCTION, IT REQUIRES THE APPROVAL OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE RESPECTIVE CITIES THAT ARE AFFECTED. WE DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO COME IN, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT ANYTHING WITHIN ANY OF THE CITIES AND SGD WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COUNCIL. ALLOW US TO GET THE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS TO DO PROJECT. >> I, ROY, JUST TO CLARIFY, IF THE PROJECT GOES ALL THE WAY TO WHITE, THEN WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE TRANSITIONS, THE SIGNAGE AND ALL THAT STUFF FOR THE BIKE WAY. >> THAT WILL ALSO PART OF THE PROJECT. YES. WE ARE COGNIZANT. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY, BECAUSE THAT IS ONE PIECE THAT I WANTED TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND CLARIFY AGAIN THAT I DID NOT COVER IN OUR PRESENTATION. BUT WHEN I MENTIONED THAT WE'RE NOT LOSING LAYING CAPACITY, I GUESS, IF I WANT TO BE 100% TRANSPARENT, IT'S THAT 100 FEET BEFORE AND AFTER WHITE. IF YOU'RE TRAVELING EASTBOUND, WE DO HAVE THREE LANES IN THE EXISTING ON-ARROW HIGHWAY GOING EASTBOUND, AND IT TRANSITION SHORTLY AFTER YOU CROSS WHITE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, THEN IT TAPERS BACK RIGHT BEFORE LORDSBURG INTO TWO LANES. I THINK ONE OF THE DESIGN ALTERNATIVES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS POTENTIALLY ON THE EASTBOUND ARROW HIGHWAY TO TAKE THAT RIGHT FURTHER MOST CURBSIDE LANE AND CONVERT THAT TO A RIGHT-TURN-ONLY LANE AT WHITE, WOULD GIVE YOU A SAFE RIGHT-TURN-ONLY DEDICATED LANE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING EASTBOUND TO TURN RIGHT AND SOUTHBOUND ON ARROW HIGHWAY. THEN WE COULD TALK ABOUT VARIOUS ALTERNATIVES, WHETHER WE'D LIKE TO, AS A COG IN THE S POMONA, PREFER TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING WESTBOUND OR STARTING EASTBOUND AT WHITE AVENUE. WE WOULD WORK WITH OUR DESIGNER AND DANNY AND CODY TO DESIGN THAT SAFE TRANSITION. BASICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ELIMINATE THAT TRANSITION ON THE EAST. EAST OF WHITE AVENUE ON ARROW HIGHWAY AND TRANSITION MORE THAN LIKELY APPROACHING AS YOU'RE TRAVELING EASTBOUND AT WHITE. THAT TAPER, THAT TRANSITION, THAT EXTRA-WIDE LANE THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, WHERE VEHICLES ARE THEN TRANSITIONING TO A TWO-LANE SEGMENT IN THE CITY OF POMONA, THAT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY GO AWAY. YES. N THROUGH POMONA. THAT WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY GO AWAY. BUT AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WILL WORK THROUGH IN THE DESIGN. AS KEN AS YOUR CITY MANAGER, HAD ALLUDED TO EARLIER, WE'RE ONLY A 60%. THOSE ARE THE FINAL DETAILS THAT WE WILL BE WORKING WITH. >> YOU GUYS WILL BE COMING UP WITH A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT DESIGN SCENARIOS, WORKING WITH CODY AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND WE CAN LOOK AT BACK TO COUNSEL. >> THEN I WOULD REITERATE THE TRAFFIC CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY DURING THOSE RUSH HOUR TIMES IN THE MORNINGS AND IN THE EVENINGS. I GET THAT THAT COULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE THAT, THAT LANE ENDS UP BEING JUST A RIGHT TURN, AND IT TAPERS TO TWO, WHATEVER. BUT THEN THAT IS GOING TO SEVERELY CONGEST WHAT IS ALREADY VERY CONGESTED DURING THOSE TIMES OF DAY, AND THAT'S NOT EVEN ON A DAY THAT WE HAVE AN EVENT AT FAIRPLEX, LET ALONE LA 28. I THINK WHATEVER THOSE DESIGN ACCOMMODATIONS OR ALTERNATIVES MIGHT BE, HAS TO EXPLORE THAT AS WELL. I THINK THOSE ARE GOING TO BE SOME BIG THINGS. I THINK THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRIVING ON THE STREET AND KNOWING THAT ARROW HAS BAD ASPHALT AND PAVEMENT. VERSUS DOING SO AND HAVING TO COME OUT OF THOSE AREAS AND DRIVING IT DURING THOSE HEAVILY TRAFFICKED TIMES. BECAUSE THE BACKUP ON THAT IS INCREDIBLE. I THINK THAT COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY'S COMMENT AS WELL IS THAT, THAT DOES GET FURTHER CONSTRICTED WHEN WE HAVE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAVING TO DIRECT TRAFFIC DURING THOSE EVENT TIMES. I UNDERSTAND THAT, AT LEAST FOR LA 28, THE MOVE IS THAT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A PERSONAL VEHICLE EVENT. THEY'RE DEPENDING ON FOLKS TO USE MASS TRANSIT. BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN COUNT ON THAT TO BE QUITE HONEST. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE EXPLORED AND REALLY LOOKED AT. I ALSO JUST YOU MAY HAVE ANSWERED THIS ALREADY, BUT WHAT IS THE TYPICAL WIDTH OF A ONE-WAY BIKE WAY VERSUS WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE, WHICH IS A TWO-WAY PLUS FOUR? >> I THINK IT TYPICALLY 55 FEET. [02:20:04] WITH THE TWO-FOOT BUFFER. WE'RE ABLE TO REDUCE A LITTLE BIT OF THE BUFFER AREA BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO COMBINE A TWO-WAY CYCLE TRACK ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET. YOU WOULD HAVE A TWO-FOOT BUFFER ON A FIVE-FOOT BIKEWAY ON EACH SIDE. WE'RE ABLE TO REDUCE SOME OF THAT THE PAINTED BUFFER. BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A STANDARD WITH FIVE FOOT BIKEWAY IN EACH DIRECTION. IT'LL BE TEN FEET OF BIKE. TEN FEET OF BIKEWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF ARROW? >> YES. >> THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE CONCERN IS COMING IN ABOUT. IT'S A CAR LANE. YES. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE IS. I KNOW YOU WILL WORK WITH OUR CITY MANAGER. I THINK YOU'VE HEARD THE DIRECTION, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THIS WOULD COME BACK TO COUNSEL WITH THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. >> I MUST REMIND EVERYONE, TOO, THOUGH THAT AMNA CAN JUST TELL US TO POUND SAND. WE WOULD HAVE 850 FEET OF RAPE ROAD, AND WE WOULD HAVE A BIKE LANE CONNECTING UP. I MEAN, NOT TO BE THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY. >> THAT'S USUALLY. >> THERE YOU GO. BIKE LANES ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE PM THEY'RE PUTTING THEM IN ANYWAY. THIS IS WHERE THE FUNDING COMES FROM. THIS IS HOW THESE STREETS ARE BEING DONE, IS BY THE FUNDING FROM ALL THESE DIFFERENT SOURCES HERE, YOU'VE GOT PROJECT, YOU'VE GOT GRP GRANT, YOU'VE GOT MSP CYCLE TO MAT CYCLE. YOU'VE GOT METRO. YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE CONTRIBUTORS THAT ARE TRYING TO GET US ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OF STATION. BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO BE ABLE TO GET AROUND. IT IS A VERY BIG CHOKE POINT. WHATEVER YOU CAN DO TO BRING IT BACK TO US, I THINK THE 500-SOME ODD HUNDRED DOLLARS IS GREAT. WE CAN KEEP THAT COST RIGHT IN THERE, PLEASE. NOT TO GO HIGHER. BUT I THINK THE POINT IS THAT WE JUST GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY. TO COME EASTBOUND, WESTBOUND. IT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE MATRIX. A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE CENTER MEDIAN THINGS THAT ARE MESSING WITH RIGHT NOW. IT'S LIKE, WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH THIS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE COULD ACTUALLY ALMOST DO AWAY WITH THOSE AND JUST KEEP A SMALL LITTLE [OVERLAPPING] STRIP. WITH BOULDERS AND A SMALL BOULDERS, RIGHT CODE, AND JUST KEEP IT AS A BUFFER BETWEEN YOUR EAST AND WESTBOUND LANES. >> I MEAN, IF YOU CAN. >> THAT GIVES US I MEAN, BEAUTIFICATION IS GREAT, BUT THAT'S A STRETCH OF HIGHWAY THAT'S JUST BLOWN GO. YOU GET ON THERE, AND YOU GO LERNA AVE, YOU CUT OFF, AND YOU GO STRAIGHT THROUGH INTO MONTCLAIR. I MEAN, YOU'VE HEARD OUR CONCERNS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GRAB ONTO A DEAL TO MAKE IT BETTER BECAUSE IT IS A MESS. OUR NEXT SECTION IS GOING TO BE ERA HIGHWAY. IF WE CAN GET OUR IFD AND GET THAT, THE NEXT SECTION IS ARROW HIGHWAY ALL THE WAY INTO SAN DIMAS, ALL THE WAY THROUGH EVERY SINGLE TOWN WE GO THROUGH, WHICH WOULD BE WONDERFUL. THAT IS A PLAN, AND I KNOW THAT'S IN THE FUTURE, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE FUNDS ARE HERE. >> YEAH, I'M NOT LOOKING TO LOOK AT GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE REQUEST WAS, WHAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THIS COUNCIL? I THINK THIS COUNCIL HAS HEARD FROM THE RESIDENT, S AND THE DIRECTION IS CLEAR. WE WANT THE PAVEMENT, AND WE WANT TO HAVE COST SAVINGS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TRAFFIC AND THE SAFETY ARE OF PARAMOUNT CONCERN WHEN THE DESIGN IS HAPPENING. AS YOU'VE INDICATED, WE'RE AT A POINT WHEN THE DESIGN CAN BE ADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED HOWEVER IT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. LET'S DO THAT, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE ALTERNATIVES AND WHAT THE OPTIONS ARE. >> YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT SOMETIMES THERE ARE TRADE-OFFS. SOMETIMES, THERE ARE NECESSARY THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP FOR ENHANCED PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTIVITY. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO VALUE AND DEEM VERY IMPORTANT, AND THINGS THAT WE WILL FURTHER LOOK INTO AS PART OF THE DESIGN. AGAIN, AS YOUR CITY MANAGER LED EARLIER, THANK YOU FOR THAT. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY TIME I THINK WE'LL BE IN FRONT OF YOU. WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS THE APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP AND COORDINATION EFFORTS, TO DO EXACTLY WHAT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THESE CONCERNS THAT YOU'VE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY THROUGH THE DESIGN EFFORTS. THEN WE WILL COME BACK WITH THE FINAL DESIGN FOR YOU TO APPROVE TO BE PRESENTED UPDATED, AND ULTIMATELY. >> THAT'S NOT GOOD, EVERYONE. GREAT. RICK. STEVE. >> I THINK YOU HAVE THE DIRECTION. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THAT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. LET'S GET A PICTURE. I GOT TO GET A PICTURE WITH MY COLLEAGUE. ALSO WITH ME. >> COME ON. [BACKGROUND]. [02:26:54] >> THEY'RE ASKING FOR A MOTION, BUT WE DON'T NEED A MOTION. IT WAS JUST DIRECTION. IT WAS DISCUSSION. I LIKE BUILDING HOMES ON THE BAY LINE. WE'RE READY? EVERYBODY GOOD? EVERYBODY NEEDS WATER. THERE'S WATER UP HERE IN THE CORNER HERE, IF EVERYBODY LIKE A BOTTLE OF WATER, PLEASE. DON'T BE HESITANT. YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS, RICK. I GOT ONE LITTLE SIP. NO VODKA, RICK, JUST WATER. [LAUGHTER]. WE WAIT FOR KENNY. WHY ISN'T A LITTLE MORE COFFEE? YOU DO? READY? LET'S GO. OUR SECOND DISCUSSION ITEM IS APPROVING [11. Approving a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of La Verne and the La Verne Police Officers’ Association and Authorizing Execution by the City Manager. ] A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER. CITY MANAGER DOMER, WE WILL CALL OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JR TO REPORT ON THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THE MOU WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION EXPIRED ON JUNE 30 OF 2025. STAFF AND ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN MEETING SINCE DECEMBER OF 2024 ON A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT. BASED ON CITY COUNCIL SUPPORT OF THE TERMS, A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AND STAFF IS NOW SEEKING FORMAL APPROVAL FROM CITY COUNCIL TO FINALIZE THE MOU. A PRIMARY COMPONENT OF THE AGREEMENT IS AN ENHANCED EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH EXPANDS COMPENSATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OFFICERS WHO OBTAIN ADVANCED ACADEMIC DEGREES AND POST CERTIFICATIONS. THIS REVISED APPROACH UNDERSCORES THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING A HIGHLY EDUCATED AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINED POLICE FORCE BY RECOGNIZING AND REWARDING PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING. TO FURTHER SUPPORT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS, THE PROPOSED MOU ALSO INTRODUCES LONGEVITY RECOGNITION FOR LVPOA MEMBERS WITH ANNUAL COMPENSATION RANGING $1200-3600 BASED ON YEARS OF SERVICE. AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES INCREASED EMPLOYEE COST SHARING TOWARDS RETIREMENT BENEFITS. LVPOA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE AN ADDITIONAL 1% TOWARD LPRS RETIREMENT BENEFITS, EFFECTIVE JULY OF 2026, FOLLOWED BY AN ADDITIONAL 1% INCREASE EFFECTIVE JULY OF 2027. THERE'S ALSO AN ADDRESS BEING ADDRESSED. THE CORPORAL PROGRAM, WHICH HAD HAD DEFINED BASICALLY 50% COMPONENT OF EVERY NEW OFFICER HIRED. THERE ALSO NEEDED TO BE CORPORAL PROMOTION, AND THAT'S BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS THAT ADD BETTER OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY FOR THE CHIEF DURING BUDGET, AND THEN WITH THAT ACTION, ALSO, WE'RE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICER POSITION WITH THE JULY 2026 BUDGET. OVERALL, THE PROPOSED MOU REFLECTS [02:30:03] A BALANCED AND COLLABORATIVE APPROACH THAT PRIORITIZES OFFICER EDUCATION, RECOGNIZES LONG TERM SERVICE, ADDRESSES RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION CHALLENGES, AND EMPHASIZES EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN RETIREMENT COST SHARING. APPROVAL OF THE MOU WILL ALLOW THE CITY TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED POLICE OFFICERS WHILE RESPONSIBLY MANAGING COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT COSTS. COMPENSATION INCREASES RESULTING FROM THE PROPOSED MOU ARE SUPPORTED BY A TRANSFER OF MEASURE LV REVENUES INTO THE GENERAL FUND. DUE TO THE EXTENDED NEGOTIATIONS, THE ASSOCIATION REMAINED COMPENSATED BASED ON THE PRIOR MOU, AND THEREFORE, THE THREE ANNUALIZED COST RESULTS IN A REDUCTION OF LESS THAN HALF OF THE CURRENT YEAR. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 25/26 FISCAL YEAR IS $156,975 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND. THE FULL INCREMENTAL COST IS ESTIMATED AT $306,980 IN YEAR 1 WITH ADDITIONAL INCREMENTAL COSTS OF $190,634 IN YEAR 2, AND $180,735 IN YEAR 3. WHEN COMPOUNDED OVER THE THREE YEAR TERM, STARTING WITH THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE, THE TOTAL ESTIMATED INCREASE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MOU IS ROUGHLY $1.3 MILLION. APPROPRIATION REQUEST FOR 25/26 WILL BE REQUESTED WITH THE FULL TIME SALARY CHART ITEM AND FUTURE YEARS AMOUNTS WILL BE INCORPORATED DURING THE REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION. >> THANK YOU, JR. HOW DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JR? WE'RE GOING TO GO AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? MR. MCKINLEY. COME ON UP. [LAUGHTER]. >> SORRY. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR. COUNCIL, CITIZENS. MY NAME IS ANDREW MCKINLEY. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. TONIGHT, YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE ON A CONTRACT THAT HAS BEEN A LONG COMING. OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A CONTRACT FOR THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS, DURING THAT TIME, WE'VE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP EVERY DAY, SERVE THIS COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALLY AND MEET THE EXPECTATIONS PLACED UPON THEM, DESPITE UNCERTAINTY AND FRUSTRATION. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN EASY. IT'S BEEN LENGTHY AND AT TIMES DIFFICULT AND REQUIRED COMPROMISE ON ALL SIDES. THIS AGREEMENT IS NOT PERFECT. IT'S NOT THE BEST DEAL THAT WE COULD IMAGINE, BUT IT'S A FAIR DEAL, AND IT REPRESENTS PROGRESS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT REFLECTS A GENUINE EFFORT BY BOTH PARTIES TO MOVE FORWARD IN GOOD FAITH. OUR MEMBERSHIP UNDERSTANDS THE REALITIES FACING THE CITY. JUST AS WE HOPE THE COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS THE SACRIFICES AND DEDICATION OUR OFFICERS MAKE. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES STABILITY, RECOGNIZES THE WORK BEING DONE AND ALLOWS US TO TURN THE PAGE AFTER MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS. APPROVING THIS CONTRACT IS NOT JUST ABOUT NUMBERS ON PAPER, IT'S ABOUT RESTORING CERTAINTY, REBUILDING TRUST, AND ALLOWING OUR OFFICERS IN THE CITY TO FOCUS ON OUR CITIZENS. ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED IN GETTING US TO THIS POINT. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN APPROVING THIS AGREEMENT TONIGHT. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW, VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP THE DAY AS DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE [OVERLAPPING]. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY STAFF AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR WORKING TOGETHER. I KNOW ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE MAYOR AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE ASSOCIATION TO HEAR CONCERNS AND THEN ADDRESS THAT TO OUR CITY LEADERSHIP, AND THEY CAN COME AND FIND A MUTUAL GROUND AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN DOING WITH THEIR MEMBERS AND WORKING ALONGSIDE WITH THE CITY TO GET TO THIS PLACE WHERE WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT IN FRONT OF US TO VOTE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CROSBY. I'LL REITERATE ON THAT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BEEN ON COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE BEEN SO INVOLVED [02:35:02] WITH NEGOTIATIONS ON SUCH A DELICATE MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR RESIDENTS, PLUS PUBLIC SAFETY FOR OUR OWN PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES. I WILL SAY THAT WE'VE LEARNED A LOT. YES, IT WASN'T THE EASIEST THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE VALUE OUR POLICE OFFICERS. WE ALSO VALUE OUR STAFF. I THINK IT WAS A VERY GOOD NEGOTIATION. I THINK THAT IT INVOLVED A LOT OF DISCUSSION, A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, GOOD FOR THE OFFICERS. IT'S GOOD FOR THE CITY. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'M PROUD OF. LIKE I SAY, I REALLY THANK ANDREW MCKINLEY AND ALSO ALAN WEINREB, AND ALSO SOME OF THE OTHER ASSOCIATION MEMBERS FOR MEETING WITH US. BUT IT REALLY TOOK JUST A REAL HARD LOOK AT HOW WE'RE DOING, WHAT OUR CITY'S FINANCES ARE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS. I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT. LIKE I SAY, FIRST TIME THAT I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS, AND I THINK WE'LL BE DOING THIS MORE AND MORE IS TO REALLY KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE IS THE TRUTH, EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING TOGETHER IS UP FRONT, AND THERE'S NO SECRETS. EVERYTHING'S AN OPEN BOOK IN THE CITY, AND I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. AGAIN, THANK YOU, ANDREW, AND THANK YOU TO ALAN AND YOUR ASSOCIATION, AND I THINK THE GREAT DAY. WE MOVE ON IN A NICE THREE YEAR CONTRACT AND MAKE SURE THAT THINGS GO WELL. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MEMORANDUM. SAY IT NOW. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. >> I'LL MOVE. >> SECOND? >> I'LL SECOND THAT WITH FULL TRUST AND FAITH, OUR MAYOR. >> VOTE, PLEASE. >> THAT ITEM. MOTION BY LAU, SECONDED BY KASH KASHIFALGHITA AND APPROVED 5-0. >> THANK YOU, ANDREW. THANK YOU, STAFF. GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. WITH THAT, OUR FINAL DISCUSSION ITEM IS RESOLUTION [12. Resolution Adopting a Salary Chart for Full-Time Employees.] ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FORWARD OR PLEASE HAVE THAT PERSON, THAT WOULD BE JR. OUR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JR REPORT ON THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION INCLUDES ADOPTION OF A REVISED SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES TO REFLECT INCREASED BASED SALARIES FOR APPLICABLE ON LA VERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION CLASSIFICATIONS, RESULTING FROM RECENTLY CONCLUDED LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. THE ACTION ALSO INCLUDES UPDATING THE FULL TIME AMBULANCE OPERATOR SALARY RANGE, WHICH IS TIED TO STATE HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE. COUNCIL MAY HAVE NOTICED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR THAT WE ALSO APPROVED A PART TIME SALARY CHART THAT WAS BECAUSE OF MINIMUM WAGE CHANGES IN THE STATE, AND TO BE COMPLIANT WITH THAT, WE ALSO HAVE A FULL TIME EQUIVALENT AMBULANCE OPERATOR POSITION THAT'S BASED ON MINIMUM WAGE. THAT WILL BE ADJUSTED IN THE FULL TIME SALARY CHART. LASTLY, THE CITY MANAGER POSITION FOR HIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY 21, 2025 WAS DUE FOR A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF 2% EFFECTIVE JULY 2025, CONSISTENT WITH ADJUSTMENTS PROVIDED TO OTHER EXECUTIVE AND MIDDLE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES. DUE TO THE ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS WITH REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUPS AT THAT TIME, THE CITY MANAGER ELECTED TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INCREASE UNTIL NEGOTIATIONS WERE COMPLETED. WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE NEGOTIATIONS PROCESS FOR POA, THE REVISED FULL TIME SALARY CHART NOW REFLECTS THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED 2% SALARY INCREASE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AS DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. THE RECOMMENDED ACTION WILL REQUIRE AN APPROPRIATION OF $170,710 WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND A CORRESPONDING APPROPRIATION FOR A TRANSFER IN THE SAME AMOUNT FOR MEASURE LV TO THE GENERAL FUND WITHIN THE 25/26 ADOPTED BUDGET. THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES. I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTION. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. BOWEN. >> EVENING AGAIN, COUNCIL. I'VE LEARNED CITY SPEAK. THESE ARE SOME NEGOTIATED RAISES. BUT ARE THESE ALSO THE COLA RAISES THAT PEOPLE GET AND YOU DON'T CONSIDER THE COLA INCREASES RAISES BECAUSE THEN LATER ON, THEY GET NEGOTIATED RAISES BASED ON CONTRACTS. [02:40:03] IT'S TWO-FOLD, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, A COLA I THINK 2.7, 2.8, WHATEVER IT WAS THIS YEAR, AND THEN NEGOTIATED RAISES, IN ADDITION TO THAT. AT LEAST THAT'S HOW IT'S BEEN EXPLAINED BEFORE. I WASN'T HERE EARLIER, BUT IN THE AUDIT DEMANDS. BUT I DID NOTICE ONE THING BECAUSE I READ THROUGH IT. THE MINIMUM WAGE WENT FROM 16.50-16.90 OR WHATEVER. BUT IN THE SALARIES OR THE HOURLY, PEOPLE THAT WERE MAKING 21 OR $22 ALSO GOT INCREASES. I'M WONDERING IF THE RAISES TO EARLIER WERE BASED ON THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE. BUT YOU ALREADY MADE 21 OR $22, WHICH WAS FIVE OR $6 OVER THE MINIMUM WAGE. WHY DO YOU GET AN INCREASE BASED ON A MINIMUM WAGE THAT IS FIVE OR $6 LESS? >> THANK YOU, MR. BOWEN. >> MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL BRING IT UP TO CITY MANAGER. >> THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I'LL TAKE A FIRST SHOT AT THAT AND THEN KEN CAN FILL IN. TO ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTIONS, I THINK WHAT MR. BOWEN IS REFERRING TO IS WE USED TO DO A MEDIAN ADJUSTMENT PRACTICE. WE'VE GONE AWAY FROM THAT, SO THERE'S NOT A COLA AND THEN A SEPARATE NEGOTIATED INCREASE. IT'S JUST WHAT'S NEGOTIATED IN THE MOUS FOR THOSE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS, EXCEPT FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE TO ANSWER. THE SECOND PART OF THAT QUESTION IS THAT THERE ARE TIMES THREE CLASSIFICATIONS IN ONE TREE, IF YOU WILL, EMPLOYMENT TREE, WHERE THE FIRST TIER IS BASED ON MINIMUM WAGE, AND THEN THEY COULD GET PROMOTED TO A GRADE II TYPE POSITION THAT'S ALSO BASED ON MINIMUM WAGE, AND THEN EVENTUALLY TO A III, AND WE EVEN HAVE AND RECREATION ALL THE WAY UP TO IV, LIKE A RECREATION SPECIALIST TYPE OF POSITION THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO STEP IV. BUT IT STARTS AT ONE THAT'S BASED ON MINIMUM WAGE, AND IT'S JUST BASICALLY A COMPACTION ISSUE. YES, THERE WERE SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE OVER THE 16.90 AN HOUR, BUT THEY'RE TIED TO MINIMUM WAGE AT THE LOWER OR ENTRY LEVEL CLASSIFICATION. THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE $20 ONES. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE PART TIME SCHEDULE THAT WE INCLUDED, THERE'S LOTS OF POSITIONS THAT WEREN'T INCREASED. THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE TIED TO OTHER FULL TIME POSITIONS THAT ARE REPRESENTED AND ONLY GET INCREASES WHEN THOSE ARE NEGOTIATED UNLESS THEY'RE UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND THEN WE ADJUST THOSE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. >> I'M GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, THE OTHER ONE WAS THAT MR. BOWEN STATED. IF A PERSON WAS ALREADY AT THE HIGHER LEVEL THAT WAS BEYOND ANY INCREASE, THAT WOULD, LET'S SAY, THEY'RE AT THE $25 RANGE, WOULD THEY ALSO GET THE INCREASE ON MINIMUM? >> ONLY IF THEY'RE PART OF THE TREE THAT'S TIED TO MINIMUM WAGE. >> MR. MAYOR, ON THE OTHER ONE. I THINK THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE ISSUES OR SEMANTICS. WE DO NOT LOOK AT A MEDIAN AND THEN A COLA. WHAT WE NEGOTIATE, WE CONSIDER A COST OF LIVING. MR. BOWEN STATED LIKE A COLA WAS 2.7 OR 2.8, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN WHAT IS THE CPI OR CONSIDERED A TYPICAL COLA FOR SAY, SOCIAL SECURITY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT WITH THIS 3% COLA, THAT IS WHAT WE NEGOTIATED. IT'S ONLY ONE INCREASE. IT'S NOT A COLA BASED ON SOMETHING ELSE, AND THEN A NEGOTIATED INCREASE, IT'S JUST ONE. >> BUT THE MINIMUM WAGE AT THE LOWER RATE, THE MINIMUM WAGE WOULD INCREASE, AND YOU SAY, AS YOU GO DOWN THE CHART, THOSE WOULD INCREASE ALSO IF YOU INCREASE YOURSELF TO A DIFFERENT LEVEL, YOU WOULD GET THAT INCREASE LIKE STEP 3 OR STEP 4, WHATEVER THE 50 CENTS OR 45 CENTS OR WHATEVER IT WAS. >> BECAUSE THE STEPS ARE ALWAYS A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. IF YOU INCREASE THE LOWER ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR AND FIVE, OR TWO, FOUR, GO UP. >> HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ANYBODY? >> JUST A COMMENT. SORRY. THE COMMENT WHERE MR. DOMER DID NOT TAKE A RAISE WHEN HIS ABILITY WAS. I FELT THAT IS LEADERSHIP AND HONORABLE BECAUSE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CITY WERE NOT. I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE FOR HIM TO GET THAT. NOW, HE'S NOT GOING BACK AND GETTING BACK PAY. [02:45:02] HE MISSED OUT THERE IS JUST BRINGING TO THE LEVEL THERE. NO CHUMP CHANGE, THAT HE LOST OUT AS WELL. BUT AS A LEADER WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS AND HIM TO TAKE A RAISE AT THAT TIME, HE SAW THAT IT'S NOT GOOD LOOKING THAT HE DOES AND SOMEONE ELSE WOULDN'T GET IT. I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS LEADERSHIP DURING THIS TIME AND ADMIRE HIS ETHIC VALUES ON THAT AS WELL BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER LEADERS IN OTHER CITIES THAT WOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT AT ALL. APPRECIATE THAT. >> CONSIDERING WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A $31,000 ROUGHLY THAT HE MISSED OUT ON. TOOK MY UNDER, BUT THAT WAS THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THANK YOU. IT DOES LOOK LIKE LEADERSHIP THAT THE PERSON AT THE TOP I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL MY TEAM IS SETTLED, AND AT THAT POINT WE MOVE FORWARD, AND I DO APPRECIATE THAT. YOU DID THAT'S A CHUNK OF DOUGH, THAT IT SHOWS I DIDN'T. WE'RE CUTTING ALL. [LAUGHTER] WELL, THREES ON, THEY'LL WATCH IT AGAIN. THANK YOU. MR. DOMER. WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TITLED A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA ADOPTED A SALARY CHART FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYEES? >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> VOTE PLEASE. >> ITEM WAS MOVED BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY CASAL FAGE AND APPROVED 5-0. >> THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU, KEN. WITH THAT. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. [PUBLIC COMMENTS ] THIS IS THE TIME SET ASIDE FOR WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT 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 POST AGENDA. YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE. AT THIS TIME, THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK AND COME INTO THE PODIUM. RAYMOND, COME ON. OH, THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MR. DOMER, MR. RENNES. WHEN WE MAKE COMPLAINTS, YOU ALWAYS HEAR THAT THE CITY DOESN'T RESPOND, PEOPLE DON'T RESPOND TO IT. BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE CITY RESPONDS. I MADE A COMMENT, I BELIEVE THE LAST MEETING THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT WHEN MY WATER BILL WAS DUE. IT WAS LIKE TWO OR THREE DAYS LATER, I GOT A RESPONSE FROM MR. DOMER SAYING HE WAS LOOKING INTO IT AND TAKE CARE OF IT. I GOT MY ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION ON THE DAY THE BILL WAS DONE, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU, TERRY. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. MR. SWAIN. MAYOR COUNCIL ME. >> TRYING TO LIVE THIS PLACE VERY FORMAL. I UNDERSTAND. >> CASH'S SOMEONE OUTSIDE THAT WANTS TO TALK TO YOU. >> PLAY MY BEST. >> I HAVE JUST THREE VERY QUICK POINTS. ONE, ANDREA TALKED FIRST ABOUT THE LA VERNE NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN MEETING THAT'S COMING UP EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. EVERYBODY KNOWS, THERE'S 15 COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS ON THIS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT HAD BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS OR SO. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT AS DANIA TALKED ABOUT WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND ONLY TWO OR THREE PEOPLE SHOWING UP FOR THAT, THIS STUFF IS AS DRY AS DIRT AND YOU TALK ABOUT THE HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. BUT IT AFFECTS ALL OF US WITH REGARD TO OUR PLANS. THERE'S A FIRE, EARTHQUAKES, FLOODS, WHATEVER. JUST ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO COME OUT AND GET INVOLVED. AT LEAST THIS IS GOING TO BE ONLINE. BUT IF YOU CAN COME TO THE MEETING, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON IT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PLANS OR HOW THEY'RE DEVELOPING. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER 2. IN DECEMBER, WE TALKED ABOUT THE REHAB THAT WAS GOING ON ON GOLDEN HILLS AND THAT AREA UP THERE. I WANT TO SAY THAT NOTICE IN THIS PAST WEEK THAT THE VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION OF GOLDEN HILLS AND MARSHALL CANYON NOW HAS A STOP SIGN WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS ON IT. [02:50:01] I HAD ASKED BROUGHT THAT UP. >> THAT WAS SUGGESTION. >> I BROUGHT THAT AND BROUGHT THAT UP WITH CODE. THE DIRECTOR WO WAS INSTRUMENTAL ON THAT HE GOT A REAL GOOD DEAL ON THOSE TOO. AND IT ALL GOT DONE. I'M HOPING THAT WE ACTUALLY SEE PEOPLE STOP AT THAT STOP SIDE. >> IT WOULD BE NICE, WOULDN'T IT RAYMOND? >> THAT'S A GOOD THING. THEN NUMBER THREE, ALSO FROM DECEMBER, ONE OF THE DISCUSSIONS CAME UP FOR FURTHER REVIEW, AND THIS WAS, I BELIEVE FOR MR. DOMER IS A FOLLOW UP ON WHERE ARE WE IN LOOKING AT POTENTIALS FOR SALE TOWERS FOR NORTH MA. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RAYMOND. VERY MUCH. MAYOR BEST. >> I KNOW WE'RE ALL TIRED. I'M GOING TO TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS TO UNDER 3 MINUTES. ON DECEMBER 13, I PARTICIPATED IN THE DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY STROLL WITH THE INCLUSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRUCK, WHICH WAS PARKED NEXT TO MONERO SQUARE AND FUNCTIONED AS A PLATFORM FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE CHAMBER SINGERS WHO ENTERTAINED US AS THEY RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT THEIR ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE AT A MUSICAL FESTIVAL THIS SUMMER IN GERMANY. IT WAS ALL VERY FESTIVE. I ALSO CELEBRATED WITH OTHER ATTENDEES AS WE WATCH TEN LA VERNE CITIZENS RECEIVED A WALK OF HONOR AWARD, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE CITY. HOPING FOR IMAGES TO SUPPORT OUR JANUARY NEWSLETTER, I INVITED LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TREASURER MARV WESTON TO TAKE PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT. I AM SO GLAD I DID BECAUSE THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT MISSING ELEMENT THAT DAY, THE PRESENCE OF LA VERNE TV TO RECORD AND MEMORIALIZE THIS EVENT. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND READ MY RECENT PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE IN OUR JANUARY NEWSLETTER, YOU KNOW THAT THE LOSS OF LV TV IS HUGE FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, LV TV PROVIDED A PERMANENT PRODUCT IN THE FORM OF HIGH QUALITY VIDEOS THAT WERE PROFESSIONALLY EDITED AND WHICH RECORD OUR HISTORY FOR ALL THE COMMUNITY TO ENJOY, NOT JUST PEOPLE WITH THEIR CAMERAS. IF YOU ARE NOT AN LVHS MEMBER, BUT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND A RECORDED PRESENTATION, YOU COULD TUNE IN TO CHANNEL 3. THIS IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE. SECOND, LACKING A PERMANENT BRICKS AND MORTAR MUSEUM HOUSE SUPPORT IS SUPPORTED BY THE LV TV TO PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE OTHERWISE TO PROMOTE OUR MESSAGE. LVT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR THAT. THIRD, LV TV EMPLOYS STUDENTS TO LEARN THE CRAFT IN LIVE SITUATIONS. LOSING THIS COLLABORATIVE LINK WEAKENS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY TIES. FOURTH, I UNDERSTAND THAT SAN DIMAS HAS MAINTAINED THEIR CONTACT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE TV STATION, BUT LA VERNE IS NOT. I ASSUME THIS IS A BUDGET ISSUE. I'M NOT POSITIVE. IN THE EXCELLENT ARTICLE RECENTLY POSTED IN THE LA VERNE DAILY NEWS, I UNDERSTAND THAT PEG, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT FUNDING HAS DECLINED DUE TO A REDUCTION IN THESE FEES THAT WERE COLLECTED FROM CABLE PROVIDERS. THE CITY'S EMPLOYMENT OF SWAGGER A THIRD PARTY VENDOR THAT BROADCAST CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WAS IDENTIFIED AS COSTING $22,000 A YEAR. WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FUNDS FOR SERVICES FROM SWAGGER AND PEG FUNDING FOR LV TV. HOW DOES THE COST TO THE CITY TO EMPLOY SWAGGER ENCROACH ON THE COST TO THE CITY TO FUND LV TV? DO THEY BOTH COME FROM PEG FUNDING, IF NOT, NOTING COST GENERATED BY SWAGGER BOTH COME AND DO THEY BOTH COME FROM PEG FUNDING? I'M CONFUSED IN THAT SITUATION. FINALLY, THE ARTICLE WENT ON TO STATE THE ARTICLE IN LA VERNE DAILY NEWS TO STATE THAT LIMITED PEG FUNDING SHOULD BE USED OR IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT THEY SHOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT DIGITAL PLATFORMS, SUCH AS THE CITY WEBSITE AS WELL AS BROADCASTING COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. CERTAINLY, THAT IS COMMENDABLE. BUT THESE PLATFORMS AND SUGGESTIONS WOULD SOLELY SERVE CITY FUNCTIONING AND DO NOT NECESSARILY PROVIDE PROGRAMMING WITH BROAD COMMUNITY APPEAL. WHO WILL RECORD AND PRESERVE EVENTS SUCH AS 4 JULY, [02:55:02] THE EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, YOUTH SPORTS, CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, AND ALL SPECIAL EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INCLUDING ALL SPEAKERS AT OUR MEMBER AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS, OUR CEMETERY TOURS, AND THE HUNDRED YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE WEDDING OF MR. LA VERNE AND MISS LORDSBURG, WHICH WAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE PERFORM BY A MEMBER OF THE CITY? WHO WILL RECORD THE UPCOMING STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS BY MAYOR HEPBURN? I HOPE IT WILL BE RECORDED. WHAT I'M SUGGESTING HERE IS THAT THESE PERMANENT PRODUCTS CREATED BY THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CREATES AND CEMENTS COMMUNITY COHESION, AND WE SEEM TO BE LOSING THAT. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THAT. LET'S NOT NARROW OUR FOCUS, AND LET'S INSTEAD FIND A CREATIVE WAY TO RETAIN LA VERNE TV TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE QUALITY PERMANENT PRODUCTS OF OUR CITY'S HISTORY. I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SHERRY. BARBARA SMYTH. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS BARBARA SMYTH AND I'VE LIVED AT HILLCREST RETIREMENT COMMUNITY FOR ALMOST 19 YEARS, VERY STRANGE SINCE I'M SO YOUNG. BUT I AGREE WITH VERY BEST ABOUT THE CHANNEL 3 TV. I TURNED IT ON. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED, STUNNED THAT IT WAS NOT THERE ANYMORE. I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU FROM AN ELDERS POINT OF VIEW, WHICH I'M TERRIBLY QUALIFIED TO DO. I BELIEVE THAT CHANNEL 3 TV IS A WAY OF CONNECTING WITH COMMUNITY. IT'S A WAY OF BUILDING COMMUNITY. FOR MY GROUP, IT'S A WAY THAT WE CAN SEE THE KIDS GAMES. WE CAN SEE THE KIDS PERFORMANCES OVER AT THE PERFORMING ARTS. WE CAN SEE THE ACTIVITIES THAT GO ON SO WELL PLANNED BY THE CITY WHEN WE CAN'T GO. I LOVE WATCHING FOUR JULY PARADE. NOT ON THE STREET, BUT IN MY HOUSE ON THE TV. PLEASE CONSIDER THE ELDERS THAT ARE SOMEWHAT TECHNICALLY CHALLENGED. I WILL ADMIT. WE ARE INTERESTED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO BE A PART OF IT. WE ENJOY SEEING ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE GOING ON. I JUST THINK IT'S A SERIOUS MISTAKE TO CUT THAT PROGRAM OFF BECAUSE IT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL, AND A LOT OF US REALLY ENJOYED IT AND ENJOY THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ULV KIDS TO LEARN HOW TO DO THIS PRODUCTION BECAUSE THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK, BARBARA. VIRGINIA LTRON. >> AGAIN, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS CITIZENS. I HAVE A CONCERN WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATIONS LIKE KOONS PARK IN PARTICULAR. EVERY DAY, IT'S A STRUGGLE FOR PEOPLE. I JUST LIVE A BLOCK AWAY. THANK GOODNESS THESE DAYS, BUT THE BATHROOMS AT KOONS PARK ARE ALWAYS OPENED UP LATE AND ALWAYS BEFORE IT EVEN GETS DARK. THERE'S A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND THERE, AND I KNOW IN PARTICULAR FOR ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN, SHE GOT A UTI BECAUSE SHE HAD TO HOLD HER URINE. WHEN SHE WAS TAKEN AT CERTAIN PLACES AND THE RESTROOMS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. NOT EVERYBODY CAN RUN IN AND BUY A SODA OR SOMETHING TO USE A RESTROOM AT SOME OTHER RESTAURANT OR SOMETHING. BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S A VERY BUSY PARK. ON A DAILY BASIS, LIKE I SAID, IT'S LATE WHEN IT'S OPENED UP AND THEN IT'S EXTREMELY EARLY WHEN IT'S CLOSED WHEN THERE'S STILL A LOT OF CHILDREN WHO GET OUT OF SCHOOL AND USE THE PLAYGROUNDS WITH THEIR PARENTS AS WELL AS THE SENIORS WHO GO THERE TO WALK OUR DOGS OR WHATNOT. THAT'S A BIG CONCERN, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE ALSO SENIORS AND NOT SENIORS JUST YET. [03:00:03] IF WE CAN WORK WITH PARKS AND RECREATION ON GETTING THAT DONE, THAT'D BE GREAT. ONE TIME I LEFT MY CELL PHONE AT ANOTHER PARK LOS FOREST PARK, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THAT GENTLEMAN WAS GOING TO LOCK IT UP AROUND 7:00. HE DIDN'T SAY NOTHING. I WENT WHEN I REALIZED I LEFT IT IN THERE, NOT EVEN 10 MINUTES LATER, THE DOOR WAS LOCKED. I HAD TO WAIT ALMOST NOON THE NEXT DAY AND I HAD A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO WAS DUE TO HAVE A CHILD, AND IT WAS HARD FOR ME, ANTICIPATING GETTING THAT CALL, NOT BEING ABLE TO BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THEY OPENED THE DOOR. IT WAS MY MISTAKE, BUT YET THEY DRAGGED IT ON ON GETTING IT BACK TO HAVING THAT DOOR OPEN SO I COULD GET MY CELL PHONE BACK. LIKE I SAID, SO LONG AS THERE'S LIKE DECENT HOURS, THANK GOODNESS, WE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEMS THAT LIKE A LOT OF POMONA, THERE'S A LOT OF DRUG ACTIVITY THAT GOES ON IN THERE AND OTHER SAFETY CONCERNS. BUT LIKE I SAID, I'M VOICING FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT I KNOW WHO ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE LATE OPENING OF THE BATHROOM AND THE EARLY CLOSING OF IT. IF WE CAN GET THAT WORKED OUT, THAT'S GREAT. DO I WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND ONE OR SHOULD I ADDRESS THAT ONE. PUBLIC SAFETY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DRIVE LIKE SAY ON WHEELER IN BETWEEN BONITA AND FOOTHILL, THEY DRIVE LIKE THEY'RE ON THE FREEWAY. MAYBE IF WE COULD PUT ONE OF THOSE YOUR SPEED LIMIT, SLOW DOWN. TWO WEEKS AGO, I GOT HIT BY A CAR ON FOOTHILL AND B STREET RIGHT ALONG THE WASH. HE LOOKED AT ME, I LOOKED AT HIM. I SAW THE TRAFFIC COMING, SO I PROCEEDED TO WALK. I HAD TO BANG ON HIS HOOD TO LET HIM KNOW I WAS ON HIS BUMPER. NO ONE EVEN STOPPED THE THREE CARS BEHIND HIM AS, DIDN'T EVEN ASK IF I NEEDED AN AMBULANCE, WHICH IS OKAY. I WORKED IT ALL OUT. BUT I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CHILDREN AND OTHER THAT'S A VERY CLOSE FACILITY TO SENIOR HOUSING. NOBODY EVEN CONSIDERED TO ASK IF I NEEDED AN AMBULANCE. I MADE A POLICE REPORT. GOD WILLING THAT WON'T HAPPEN TO A CHILD OR ANOTHER SENIOR AND WORSE RESULTS. WORSE RESULTS WILL COME OF THAT. BUT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT RIGHT ON BONITA TODAY, BONITA AND PARK, AND NOBODY EVEN MY FRIEND TOLD ME WHO WITNESSED IT, THEY DIDN'T EVEN HIT THEIR BRAKES. IT WAS FULL ON COLLISION. WE NEED TO START GETTING A LOT MORE TICKETS FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE'S SAFETIES AS WELL AS THEIR OWN. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO SAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. BOWEN. >> COUNCIL, I'LL MAKE THIS ONE REAL QUICK SINCE THIS YOUNG LADY BROUGHT UP THE BATHROOMS AT KOONS PARK. I LIVE UP WHEELER AND AT MESA, THE SCHOOL THERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF ACTIVITIES. EVERY YEAR, THERE'S PORTA POTTY THERE, ABOUT 100 FEET FROM A HUE CONCRETE CITY OWNED RESTROOM. SHE TALKED ABOUT A UTI FOR HOLDING, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO PORTA POTTY, YOU PROBABLY GET WORSE THINGS THAN THAT. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY, WE HAVE THESE CITY-OWNED BATHROOM. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE A PORTA POTTY, NOT 100 FEET AWAY. NUMBER 1 IS UNSIGHTLY, BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT A FACTOR. IT WOULD SEEM THAT SOMEBODY COULD GO UP WHEN THEY'RE USING THOSE FIELDS AND EITHER UNLOCK IT OR WHEN THEY'RE DONE, LOCK IT UP VERSUS THE PORTA POTTY THAT SITS THERE FOR THREE OR FOUR MONTHS. BROUGHT THE SAME THING UP LAST YEAR. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, RICK. ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? MISS BOCHA. >> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THE LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTRACT. IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING. I THINK WE LIKE TO THINK WE NOT TAKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR GRANTED. BUT WITH THE INCREASE OF CRIME, I THINK WE REALIZE HOW MUCH WE REALLY NEED THEM. LA VERNE IS GENERALLY A SAFE CITY. I LIVE ON AMHERST, CLOSE TO THE FRUIT STREET ON RAMP TO THE FREEWAY, AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN HIT WITH BREAK INS AND CARS, AND WE SEE NEIGHBORS ARE SHARING THEIR RING CAMERAS AND STUFF. IT ISN'T TO YOU STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE OUR OWN PD? HOW LONG WILL WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SHERIFF. THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ACCEPTING THE OFFER THAT WAS PRESENTED. I THINK IT WAS PARAMOUNT. [03:05:02] I APPRECIATE THAT. I WISH THAT WE COULD GET ONE OF THOSE BLINKING STOP SIGNS ON AMHERST. MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP AT LEAST SLOW THEM DOWN, IF NOT, GET THEM TO STOP OR HAVE A PATROL OFFICER. I SAW THE MOTORCYCLE OFFICER NOT TOO LONG AGO. HE WAS OVER BY THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. WE NEED HIM AT THE OTHER END AT BODEN AND AMHERST. WHILE HE'S THERE, MAYBE HE CAN ALSO CITE THE PEOPLE WHO REFUSED TO PICK UP THEIR DOG CRAB. JUST THE THOUGHT, TWO FOR ONE. >> YOU COULD. TAKE IT BACK AND THROW IT ON THE REMEMBER GARY. GOD REST IN PEACE. REST. >> BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE, I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THAT. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW WHAT'S FUNNY IS ON FRIDAY, I BECOME A SENIOR CITIZEN, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I WILL BE 55 ON FRIDAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. >> GREAT. >> BUT I BRING THAT BECAUSE IF I'M 55, HOW OLD ARE MY PARENTS. MY PARENTS ARE RETIRED AND THEY'RE HOME DURING THE DAY AND I WORRY ABOUT HOME INVASION. IT'S HAPPENED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UNFORTUNATELY. THE POLICE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I ALSO WANT TO. >> PARK UP YOUR DOG CRAB. THANK YOU. >> PLEASE CAN YOU DO A MINUTE WITH THE MAYOR? SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW. >> THAT'S STINKY. >> IT SHOULD BE, BUT I'M TELLING YOU. I'M GOING TO TURN MY CAMERA. >> I CARRY MY BAGS. >> I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MY CAMERA AND START SENDING THE VIDEOS TO KEN AND HE'LL SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE DON'T DO IT. THEN THEY CAN JUST SIT IN MY DRIVEWAY INCITE THEM. >> I'LL DO A MINUTE. >> I'M SERIOUS. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO ME THOUGH. IT IS A PROBLEM. >> IT IS. THAT'S ALSO A REVENUE STREAM. I MEAN, THEY SAY SPEEDING TICKETS AREN'T AS GOOD AS THE PARKING TICKETS. WELL, MAYBE THE DOG TICKETS WILL BE BETTER. I DON'T KNOW. >> BUT SO WE CAN HAVE A BOO PATROL. >> THERE YOU GO. WAIT. HOW ABOUT CINE PATROL TO IT? I DON'T WE'RE GOING TO. HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> THANK YOU. >. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. >> TO SEE UP AND AROUND. >> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ON PUBLIC COMMENT. BOO PATROL. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING UP THE DAY. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. [COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS ] >> JUST A COUPLE OF THANK YOU. JUST WANTED TO REITERATE. THANK YOU TO ALL THE FOLKS THAT VOLUNTEERED, WHETHER THEY WERE STAFF OR RESIDENTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS MORNING EVENT. I KNOW THAT THAT'S ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THOSE PEOPLE. THANK YOU, SANTA CROSBY, FOR BEING OUT THERE FOR THE THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW. >> HE'S LOOKING LIKE HE'S SIX. >> THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU TO CHIEF NIGG FOR HIS SERVICE, AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW CHIEF COTNEY. ALSO WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THERE IS A TRI CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY MEETING THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON IS GOING TO COVER FOR ME SINCE I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE APPLICANTS THAT DID APPLY FROM THE CITY OF LA VERNE. I THINK WE HAD SIX IN TOTAL, WHICH IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE THAT MUCH INTEREST IN THIS POSITION. THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO APPLIED. I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TO PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAD A RESIDENT WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT SOME ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT WAS HAPPENING ON ONE OF THE STREETS OVER BY THE UNIVERSITY, WHICH WAS MAKING IT UNSIGHTLY FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY TO GET CAMERAS UP AND SIGNAGE UP SO THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS NOT CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. JUST AS ANOTHER REMINDER JUST TO BOOK END DANITAS COMMENTS EARLIER, THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING IS ON FEBRUARY 7. IT IS THE DAY BEFORE SUPER BOWL, SO YOU CAN PLAN AND THEN PARTY THE NEXT DAY. >> PICK UP YOUR POO. >> PICK UP YOUR POO. >> PARTY POO. >> WE DO WELCOME FOLKS COMMENTS AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE. IT IS AN ALL DAY EVENT. I DON'T KNOW IF THE AGENDA WILL BE PUBLICIZED OR HOW WE'RE GOING SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT. BUT MAYBE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND, EIGHT HOURS ON YOUR SATURDAY WITH US. MAYBE PICK THE AGENDA ITEM TIME THAT IS MOST PERTINENT TO YOU THAT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU AND LOOK AT COMING DURING THAT TIME. THAT'S ALL. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. BE KIND AND SEE YOU ON FEBRUARY 2. >> SLOW DOWN. >>YES. SLOW DOWN. COUNCIL MAYOR CROSBY. >> THANK YOU. HAPPY NEW YEAR. >> COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. >> HE'S LIKE, I GOT TO GO. >> HE'S DYING OVER THERE. >> I DON'T. >> SORRY FOR HAVING WEAR MASK EARLIER. I'VE GOT TO GO. WE'RE GOING TO DIE. I'M READY TO GO HOME. [03:10:07] >> MAYOR POTEM CASH. BY THE WAY. >> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT NICE US ON THIS TI. GOOD. I WANT TO HIT ME WITH THAT TIME. I WANT TO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS FOR MAKING AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY DURING CHRISTMAS TIME THAT WE HAD ALL THOSE DIFFERENT EVENTS. I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS TREMENDOUSLY. PARKS AND REC. YOU GUYS ARE ROCK. THANK YOU. PUBLIC WORKS. THANK, DANNY. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO FOR ALL THE SIGNAGE THAT'S OUT THERE. IT'S MY BIG PUSH FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IF THERE'S VISIBILITY, AT LEAST SOMETHING, DETER SOMETHING. THANK YOU, CHIEF. WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE HAD A LOT OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH SIGNS ARE FADED OUT THERE, AND WE'VE BEEN GOING OUT THERE AND REPLACING IT, I HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TELL ME, WE LOOK FORWARD TO GET THOSE CHANGED. AGAIN, BACK TO VISIBILITY. GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU, AND I HOPE THIS NEW YEAR IN 2026 BRINGS YOU CONTINUED HEALTH BECAUSE WE CAN WE CAN BUY ANYTHING ELSE. YOU CAN'T BUY YOUR HELP FOURTH TO CONTINUE SERVING GOD, SERVING YOU. I APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. YOU JUST FINISH IT. CHRISTMAS TIME PARADE THAT NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT FOURTH OF JULY. COMING UP SOON. TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN. THAT'LL BE ALL. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR POTEM CASH. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS, THE CITY STAFF, AND ALL THE RESIDENTS TOO. WE HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY HERE. WE LISTEN. WE TRY TO DO THINGS WE POSSIBLY CAN. WE DO LISTEN EVERYONE. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU TO ALL OUR STAFF. EOA. WE'VE GOT YOU DONE. WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET THE MEMBERSHIP KNOW THAT WE'RE VERY HAPPY AND PROD AND IT WENT WELL. WITH THAT, OUR NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ON FEBRUARY 2 AT 05:30 P.M. AT 6:30 P.M. AS A REMINDER UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA EXCEPT FOR THE ONE, WHICH IS THE WRONG DATE. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THAT WHAT WAS THE DANCE? WAS THE DANCE? WAC. ANYWAY, EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT WEEK. THANK YOU ALL. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:40 PM. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.