[12. Public Hearing, Making CEQA Exemption Determinations, and Approving, Setting, and providing for Annual Cost Increases to Affordable Housing Development Impact Fees.]

SETTING AND PROVIDING THE ANNUAL COST INCREASES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

IT'S EXCITING STUFF, GUYS, BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S A LOT OF READING, BUT IT IS. IT'S NECESSARY.

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP MANAGEMENT ANALYST ANDREA BLOCKINGER. AND THEN WE ALSO DO HAVE SOME OF THE CONSULTANTS ONLINE THAT WILL ALSO SPEAK UP.

ANDREA, I'M JUST BRINGING IN KUDA. YES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS. THIS EVENING, WE ARE PRESENTING OUR PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING LINKAGE AND IN-LIEU DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEES HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED IN OVER TWO DECADES NOW, AND WE'RE IN DIRE NEED OF UPDATING.

PER RECENT CALIFORNIA LAW, NEXUS STUDIES ARE NOW REQUIRED WHEN CITIES UPDATE THEIR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

A NEXUS STUDY CONDUCTS A DETAILED ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE FEE RATES A CITY CAN IMPLEMENT, AND IT COMMONLY REQUIRES THE USE OF AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP.

IN EARLY 2024, THE CITY ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT WITH FINANCE.

SORRY. EXCUSE ME, DTA PUBLIC FINANCE, INC. AND THEY REVIEWED OUR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

AT NOVEMBER 2025, THEY PRESENTED THE FIRST ROUND OF UPDATES TO OUR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES, EXCEPT FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEES, WHICH WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING.

ON THE CALL FROM DTA PUBLIC FINANCE, INC., WE HAVE MANAGING DIRECTOR KUDA WEKWETE, AND HE'LL DISCUSS THE BACKGROUND ON THE NEXUS STUDY BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO CITY MANAGER KEN DOMER TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE SCHEDULE.

SO NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KUDA WHO'S ON THE CALL.

THANK YOU, ANDREA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS KUDA WEKWETE. I'M A MANAGING DIRECTOR WITH DTA, AS ANDREA MENTIONED.

THIS EVENING I'LL BE BRIEFLY TALKING ABOUT THE NEXUS STUDY THAT WE PREPARED FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEES.

AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MR. DOMER TO CONTINUE THE PRESENTATION.

IF WE COULD TURN TO THE FIRST SLIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEES ARE ESSENTIALLY FEES THAT ARE IMPOSED TO FUND OR SUBSIDIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THEY DO REQUIRE A NEXUS SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DETERMINE AT LEAST A LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE APPROACH TO CALCULATING THE FEES AND THE APPROACH WE TYPICALLY USE FOR THESE TYPES OF FEES IS LOOKING AT HOW NEW DEVELOPMENT CREATES A GROWTH IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, THROUGH JOBS.

AND THAT GROWTH IN EMPLOYMENT ESSENTIALLY CREATES MORE HOUSEHOLDS THAT MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HOUSING WITHIN THE CITY THAT THE CITY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE HAVE AT THE TIME.

AND SO OUR APPROACH REALLY TO CALCULATE THIS FEE IS TO LOOK AT HOW MANY RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES WOULD BE CREATED BY NEW DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESS HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS ARE GENERATED AS A RESULT. AND THAT HELPS US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT GAP IS BETWEEN WHAT THOSE HOUSEHOLDS MAY EARN WITHIN THE CITY VERSUS THE COST OF HOUSING.

AND THAT GAP IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE ATTEMPTS TO TO COVER.

AND SO WHAT THESE FEES REPRESENT IS THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE FEE FOR ANY OF THE LAND USES.

IT IS A CAP BASED ON THAT LEGALLY DEFENSIBLE APPROACH.

AND IF WE COULD TURN TO THE NEXT SLIDE THIS SLIDE SUMMARIZES THE IMPACT FEES THAT WERE CALCULATED AS PART OF THIS STUDY.

THEY'RE SEPARATED INTO TWO CATEGORIES THE RESIDENTIAL IN LIEU FEES, WHICH ARE SPECIFIC TO RESIDENTIAL.

THOSE FEES ARE BASED ON THE PREMISE THAT NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IS INCREASING SPENDING AS RESIDENTS SPEND MORE MONEY WITHIN THE CITY THAT INCREASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, THAT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DOES CREATE NEW WORKERS AND NEW HOUSEHOLDS AS A RESULT.

AND SO THOSE HOUSEHOLDS THAT ARE CREATED WOULD REQUIRE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WE'RE LOOKING AT NONRESIDENTIAL LINKAGE FEES WHICH ARE BASED ON THE NEW EMPLOYMENT RESULTING FROM THOSE ADDITIONAL LAND USES THAT ARE CREATED AND THAT NEW EMPLOYMENT THEN CREATES ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS IN THE CITY FOR FEES THAT THAT WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL HOUSING AS A RESULT. AND SO THE FEES ARE CALCULATED FOR BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL ON A PER SQUARE FOOT BASIS.

AND THAT SUMMARIZES SORT OF OUR APPROACH FOR THE STUDY.

SO I'LL HAND IT OVER TO MR. DOMER, WHO WILL FURTHER DESCRIBE THE IMPLEMENTATION COMPONENT OF THIS FEE.

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THANK YOU KUDA. YES, COUNCIL, AS YOU SEE ON THE CURRENT SLIDE YOU HAVE THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE FEE AS EXPLAINED HERE.

I CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. THIS NEXT SLIDE IS THE PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEE SCHEDULE WHICH IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS.

ONE OF THE ISSUES IS THAT THE CITY IS FOLLOWING ASSEMBLY BILL 602, WHICH, AS WAS EXPLAINED EARLIER, IS A REQUIREMENT THAT CITIES NOW CONDUCT A NEXUS STUDY FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES AT LEAST ONCE EVERY EIGHT YEARS.

I DO LIKE TO SAY AND APPLAUD STAFF THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE JUMPED ON THIS EARLY.

IT WAS ONLY PASSED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. BECAUSE AS ANDREA EXPLAINED EARLIER, SOME OF THESE FEES HAD NOT BEEN UPDATED OR LOOKED AT OR HAD AN EXTRA STUDY IN OVER TWO DECADES OR SO. SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE WORK WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, THE FUTURE OF LA VERNE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, GET THESE THINGS AND WE GET THE STUDIES DONE.

SO GOING FORWARD IN LOOKING AT OTHER CITIES THAT ARE NEARBY US HERE IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT A LOT OF CITIES IN THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF CITIES COMPLETE THEIR NEXUS STUDIES.

SO WE ALSO LOOKED AT THOSE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE FEES AND SAID, WOW THAT'S A LOT AT THIS TIME.

AND WE DO NOT WANT TO IMPEDE OR GET IN THE WAY OF DEVELOPMENT AS IT OCCURS.

SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE LINKAGE FEES, WHICH ARE THE TOP FOUR, WE'VE LOOKED AT COMMERCIAL REDUCING THAT TO $10 RIGHT NOW, OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL $15.25 AND THEN INSTITUTIONAL $20, RESPECTIVELY.

IN A WAY THAT'S TO INCENTIVIZE COMMERCIAL, BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS HERE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PRECLUDING ANYBODY COMING IN AND BUILDING A NEW COMMERCIAL FACILITY OR REDEVELOPING SOMETHING AND THEN GOING THROUGH THAT.

SO IT'S A FORM OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE OTHER THING ON ALL OF THE FEES IS THAT, AGAIN, BY BEING A LEADER IN THIS FIELD RIGHT NOW AND HAVING THAT MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE, WE CAN COME BACK NEXT YEAR.

AND LOOK, IF WE NEED TO TWEAK THESE FEES AND WE WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT WHAT THE OTHER CITIES DO AS THEY GO THROUGH THEIR NEXUS STUDIES.

SO ON THE IN-LIEU, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY, IF YOU'RE BUILDING HOUSING AND YOU'RE NOT PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THEN YOU CAN PAY AN IN-LIEU FEE. SO THE DIFFERENCES HERE, WHERE WE GO $20 STRAIGHT ACROSS UNTIL YOU GET TO APARTMENTS AT $45.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS PER SQUARE FOOT IS BECAUSE WITH APARTMENTS, IT'S MUCH EASIER TO ACTUALLY BUILD THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INTO THAT DEVELOPMENT.

THE FEES ARE, ARE THE APARTMENT COSTS ARE LESSER.

THAT'S GENERALLY WHERE YOU HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS IN YOUR MULTIFAMILY APARTMENT DWELLING UNITS.

SO IF A DEVELOPER CAME IN AND WANTED TO BUILD AND DID NOT WANT TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEN THAT FEE IS CLOSER TO WHAT THAT MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE IS SO THAT WE COULD USE THAT FUNDING TO GET THOSE AFFORDABLE UNITS SOMEWHERE ELSE.

BUT AS FAR AS ALL THE OTHER ONES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT OF ALL SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE MARKET CONDITIONS HERE IN LA VERNE. AND THEREFORE YOU HAVE THAT JUSTIFIABLE SQUARE FOOT CHARGE THAT PUTS IT OUT FRONT.

A DEVELOPER COULD LOOK AT OUR FEE RESOLUTION AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHARGES ARE AND DO THEIR PRO FORMA.

WE WILL BE COMING BACK WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS WITH AN ACTUAL ORDINANCE THAT THEN ENABLES WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL OF THE SECTIONS, IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, AND COMBINE THEM INTO ONE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE SECTION.

SO IT'S CLEAR AND CONCISE. AND THAT WILL BE THE TIME WHERE THESE FEES ARE ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT ORDINANCE IN PLACE IN ORDER FOR THOSE FEES TO BE EFFECTIVE.

BUT WE'VE GONE THROUGH, WE'VE DONE THE NEXUS STUDY.

YOU GUYS HAVE SET THE FEES WITH PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TONIGHT TO SET THESE FEES. AND THEN WE'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE, AND THEN FOLLOW THAT UP WITH AN ADOPTION IN 30 DAYS THEREAFTER.

IT WILL BE ENACTED AND THOSE FEES WILL BE VIABLE.

SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M AVAILABLE. KUDA IS AVAILABLE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY IS ALSO THERE.

THANK YOU, MR. DOMER. THANK YOU. MR. WEKWETE.

I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. DO WE HAVE. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. ANY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS? OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

OUT OF CURIOSITY, I KNOW IT SAYS HERE THAT THE OTHER CITIES HAVE NOT YET CONDUCTED THEIR NEXUS STUDIES OR MAYBE IN THE PROCESS, DO WE KNOW WHERE OTHER LIKE WHEN WE'LL START SEEING SOME OF THOSE OTHER NUMBERS? OR DO YOU THINK THAT THEY'RE INCLUDED IN OTHER INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCES OR OTHER FEES?

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THAT MAY BE A GOOD QUESTION TO, KUDA, BUT I DO KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS ENACTED, I THINK MAYBE LESS THAN THREE YEARS AGO.

SO THEY STILL HAVE ANOTHER FIVE YEARS AFTER THIS TO GO THROUGH IT.

AND SOME OTHER CITIES MAY HAVE HAD SOME, SOME OF THE STUDIES WE SAW, THEY HAD DONE SOME EARLIER IN LIKE THE 2017 TO 2020 DONE SOME NEXUS STUDIES.

SO THEY MAY BE WAITING A LITTLE BIT TO GET INTO IT.

AND SO LIKE YOU SAID, EVERYONE HAS TO DO AN EXIT STUDY AS PART OF THIS.

SO THEN EVENTUALLY WE WILL SEE WHAT. ABSOLUTELY EVERY CITY IN THE STATE WILL HAVE TO DO AN EXIT STUDY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY EIGHT YEARS.

OKAY. AND THEN. AND THEN IN TERMS OF CHANGING THE IMPACT FEE FROM YEAR, IS IT YEAR TO YEAR THAT COUNCIL CAN DETERMINE THAT, OR IS IT ONCE EVERY EIGHT YEARS BASED ON THE NEXUS ANALYSIS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD? THE MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE BASED ON THE NEXUS STUDY IS SET AT THAT HIGHER LIMIT.

SO THE CITY COUNCIL COULD COME BACK NEXT YEAR.

AND WITHIN THAT MAXIMUM JUSTIFIABLE RESET AND INCREASE IT OR DECREASE IT.

IT'S THE COUNCIL DECISION. BASED ON WHATEVER THE FACTS ARE AT THAT TIME.

OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. THANK YOU.

I REALLY LIKE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUR CITY ALIGNED, ESPECIALLY EARLY ON SO THAT MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING AND THAT WE, WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE, THE CITY THAT CHARGES THE MOST.

WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS TO STILL WORK WITH OUR CITY AND BRING IN, ESPECIALLY THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING THAT YOU HIGHLIGHTED AS WELL.

WE ALSO DON'T WANT TO BE THE LEAST WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE FIND THAT, THAT REAL SMOOTH, SWEET SPOT AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU STATES IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

AND US GIVING YOU THE MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE THAT ALLOWS OUR CITY TO BE FLEXIBLE AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS RESOLUTION TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THAT FLEXIBILITY. WE'VE HAD SOME FLEXIBILITY IN SOME OF OUR DISTRICTS SPECIFIC PLAN AREAS.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASE OF TWO VACANT PROPERTIES.

THEY WERE A RESULT OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE ON 1ST STREET.

AND THAT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT IS PART OF THE LOUIS HOMES THAT IS AT THE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL SITE.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING TWO NEW HOMES THERE.

BUT WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. SO THE WALNUT STREET WHERE THERE'S EIGHT FOR SALE HOMES THAT WERE SOLD TO AFFORDABLE FAMILIES AND ALL OCCUPIED AND ALL DOING GREAT. SO FOR $540,000 EACH, WHICH WAS AMAZING.

COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. I'M GLAD WE'RE STAYING CURRENT WITH EVERYTHING WE NEED, DOT OUR I'S AND CROSS OUR TEETH.

THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. I TOO, I DO AGREE WITH THIS.

I THINK IT'S GREAT. I THINK WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T SCARE OUR DEVELOPERS AWAY.

I THINK WE WANT TO BE IN A GENTLE POSE AND LIKE, LIKE, COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAU SWEET SPOT.

BUT I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE DEVELOPER FRIENDLY. SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN HERE.

THEN WE CAN NEGOTIATE AS THEY COME IN, NEGOTIATE CONTRACTS.

AND WE DO HAVE A PIECE, A FEW PIECES OF PROPERTY THAT HAVE BEEN DEEMED TO BE HIGH RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO GET THOSE DONE. BUT AND I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY SOME OF THE CITIES HAVEN'T DONE THIS BECAUSE SB 79, ALL THESE DIFFERENT RULES HAVE BEEN CHANGING. AND THE CITIES ARE JUST FACED WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT CHANGES, THE RENA NUMBERS, THE REGIONAL HOUSING NUMBERS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF.

SO I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE US MOVING AHEAD WITH IT.

WE CAN ALWAYS ADJUST THEM AND WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE THEM WHERE THEY ARE OR BE EVEN MORE COMPETITIVE.

BUT I APPRECIATE IT, MR. WEKWETE. I APPRECIATE YOUR, WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US.

AND ALSO, ANDREA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO FIND THE ACTIONS PROPOSED HEARING ON STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CEQA PURSUANT TO STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 15378(B)(4), 15061(B)(3), 15273 (RATES, TOLLS, FARES AND CHARGES).

AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION TITLED: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF.

THIS WAS MY TIME UP. SORRY. THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA PROVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LINKAGE IN LIEU DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE JUSTIFICATION STUDY AND SETTING INITIAL FEES.

AND THREE APPROVE A JUSTIFIABLE PER SQUARE FOOT FEE AND PROVIDE AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND DETERMINE AN APPLICABLE FEE AMOUNT ON A PROJECT BY PROJECT BASIS AND APPROVE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS TIED TO THE CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX (CCCI) TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION AND CONSTRUCTION AND ACQUISITION COSTS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO I HAVE A SECOND?

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SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE. ITEM 12 ON THE PUBLIC HEARINGS.

MOTION BY JOHNSON. SECONDED BY CROSBY. APPROVED 4-0 WITH KASHIFALGHITA BEING ABSENT.

VERY GOOD. NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS TO DETERMINE THE NECESSITY OF UTILITY USERS TAX.

[13. Public Hearing to Determine Necessity of Utility User's Tax.]

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP ACCOUNTANT. JESUS JAIMES. JESUS. GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING. HELLO.

GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND RESIDENTS.

I'M HERE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS THE CITY'S UTILITY USERS TAX.

THIS IS ALSO KNOWN AS UUT. AND THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES US ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND IN THIS PUBLIC HEARING, IT IS MEANT FOR US TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE UTILITY USERS TAX CONTINUES TO BE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY AND, IF SO, AT WHAT LEVEL. TO CLARIFY, TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT FOR THE COUNCIL TO BE VOTING ON WHETHER WE'RE INCREASING OR CHANGING THE TAX RATES, BUT RATHER IF IT CONTINUES TO BE A NECESSITY FOR THE CITY.

WE HOPE THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING WILL PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND RESIDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE NEEDS, THE CURRENT RATES OF THE UTILITY USERS TAX. CURRENTLY, AS THE CITY IMPOSES A 6% TAX ON BOTH ELECTRICAL AND GAS CONSUMPTION AND A 5.75% TAX ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

THE CITY ALSO DOES OFFER A 3% RATE REDUCED RATE AVAILABLE FOR INCOME, ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS, SENIOR HOUSING COMPLEXES, MOBILE HOME PARKS, CHURCHES, PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS.

REVENUES COLLECTED FROM THE CITY GO DIRECTLY INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND FROM THERE ARE USED TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL CITY SERVICES.

UUT IS THE THIRD LARGEST TAX REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, AND SINCE ITS ADOPTION HAS PROVEN TO BE A STABLE AND RELIABLE REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE CITY.

FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 UUT REVENUES ALONE ARE ESTIMATED TO PROVIDE ROUGHLY $3.9 MILLION FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

THE 3.9 MILLION IS PROJECTED BASED ON ANALYZING HISTORICAL DATA, AS WELL AS INFORMATION FROM OUR UUT EXPERT CONSULTANTS.

CONSIDERING THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT IT WOULD CAUSE CITY OPERATIONS IF UUT WERE TO BE REMOVED, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE COLLECTION OF THE UTILITY USER TAX AT THE CURRENT VOTER APPROVED RATES.

THANK YOU, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? THAT WOULD BE NO. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

I DON'T I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENT OTHER THAN TO SAY I'M IN SUPPORT OF IT.

OBVIOUSLY IT'S MUCH NEEDED REVENUE SOURCE FOR OUR CITY TO RUN.

AND IN LIGHT OF WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR BUDGET.

I DON'T SEE HOW WE COULD NOT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

I CONCUR. COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. DITTO. MAYOR HEPBURN? YES. OKAY WITH THAT, DO I HAVE, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MAINTAIN THE CITY'S UTILITIES? MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO MAKE LIGHT OF IT. THIS UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS A TAX ON OUR RESIDENTS.

BUT THE SERVICES THAT THIS TAX THOUGH, DOES PAY FOR IS ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE DO IN THE CITY.

AND SO I, I'M SORRY TO STOP. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE TOO LIGHT OF THAT.

BUT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND 6% OF YOUR GAS OR 5.5%, 5.75% OF YOUR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WHICH IS NOT CELL PHONES.

CORRECT, MR. DOMER? IT'S THOSE LANDLINES THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYMORE.

BUT IT'S, SO IT DOES GO FOR. BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT.

IT HAS POLICE. POLICE. YEAH. IT WAS, IT WAS MODERNIZED TO INCLUDE THE CELL PHONES.

OKAY. IT'S NOT JUST. CELL PHONES REGISTERED. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE TEXT IS FOR. THANK YOU. AND TO, TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER, CITY SERVICES SUCH AS POLICE, FIRE, RECREATION AND PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES.

SO IT'S HUGE. WE DO NEED IT. IT IS A TAX, BUT IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CONTINUE, AS I STATED, WITH OUR FISCAL DEFICIT THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH NOW, THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST, BUT SO I DO APPROVE IT. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO MAINTAIN THE CITY'S UTILITY USERS TAX AT THE CURRENT VOTER APPROVED RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 26-27. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. VOTE, PLEASE.

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ITEM 13 MOTION BY CROSBY SECONDED BY LAU. APPROVED 4-0 WITH KASHIFALGHITA BEING ABSENT.

WITH THAT, OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS TO APPROVE THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

[14. Public Hearing to Approve the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Comprehensive Fee Schedule.]

I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO BRING UP SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST ELI LUO. GOOD EVENING.

GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF.

TONIGHT, WE'RE PRESENTING THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE CITY, CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27.

THIS ANNUAL UPDATE ENSURES OUR FEES REFLECT THE ACTUAL COST OF PROVIDING SERVICES, COMPLY WITH CURRENT REGULATIONS, AND SUPPORT OUR LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. OVERALL, THE PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE DOES NOT INTRODUCE NEW FEES, BUT INSTEAD FOCUSES ON TARGETED ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDING RESTRUCTURING, SELECT EXISTING FEES, UPDATING FEE RELATED LANGUAGE AND IMPROVING COST ALIGNMENT.

THE MAJORITY OF THE FEES REMAIN UNCHANGED. IN PUBLIC WORKS UPDATES ARE PRIMARILY CLARIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS, STAFF BILLING RATES AND EQUIPMENT CHARGES. THE LANGUAGE HAS BEEN UPDATED TO CLARIFY EQUIPMENT RENTAL RATES FOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WHICH WILL FOLLOW FEMA SCHEDULE OF EQUIPMENT RATES WHILE STAFF BILLING CONTINUES UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION 210.

THE WATER SYSTEM CONNECTION FEES UPDATE INCLUDES THE ONE INCH SERVICE INSTALLATION FEE THAT HAS BEEN RESTRUCTURED TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SHORT SIDE AND LONG SIDE CONNECTIONS, REFLECTING THE ACTUAL TIME AND MATERIALS REQUIRED.

FOR REFUSE AND RECYCLING THE RATES INCLUDE AN ANNUAL INFLATION BASED ADJUSTMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S AGREEMENT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026, RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WILL TRANSITION TO DIRECT BILLING BY WASTE MANAGEMENT.

OTHER ACCOUNTS WILL SEE A 5.27% INCREASE THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027 IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AND PARAMEDIC ASSESSMENT FEES PROPOSED CHANGE, FEES PROPOSED CHANGES ELIMINATE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT RATES.

THIS CREATES A MORE CONSISTENT AND EQUITABLE FEE STRUCTURE WHILE IMPROVING COST RECOVERY IN ALIGNMENT WITH MEASURE GG.

IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SEVERAL REFINEMENTS ARE PROPOSED TO BETTER REFLECT SERVICE DELIVERY COSTS FOR OVERNIGHT PARKING PERMIT RENEWALS.

THE RENEWAL STRUCTURE IS BEING FORMALIZED BASED ON WHETHER A SITE VISIT IS REQUIRED, $50 FOR THE SECOND AND THIRD YEAR RENEWALS, AND 100 FOR THE FOURTH YEAR WHEN THE SITE VISIT IS NECESSARY.

FOR FALSE ALARM RESPONSE FEES. THE SCHEDULE IS UPDATED TO INTRODUCE A SIXTH AND SUBSEQUENT RESPONSE FEE OF 250 WITHIN THE 365-DAY PERIOD.

THIS ALIGNS MORE CLOSELY WITH THE CITY'S ESTIMATED RESPONSE COST AND REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS.

THE VEHICLE RELEASE FEES HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED INTO A SINGLE CATEGORY, ELIMINATING SEPARATE CHARGES FOR VEHICLES AND SIMPLIFYING ADMINISTRATION.

THE CLEARANCE LETTER FEE IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE FROM $15 TO $40 TO BETTER REFLECT STAFF TIME AND ALIGN WITH REGIONAL AVERAGES.

LASTLY, THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE RESTRUCTURE RESTRUCTURES APPEAL RELATED FEES.

APPEAL FEES ARE MOVED TO THE OTHER FEES CATEGORY FOR CONSISTENCY.

SEPARATE FEES ARE ESTABLISHED FOR APPEALS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE, CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL. THESE FEES ARE DESIGNED TO RECOVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL AND NOTICING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING APPEALS, ENSURING THAT THESE DISCRETIONARY COSTS ARE BORNE BY THE APPLICANT RATHER THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE UPDATED 2026-27 COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT IF YOU HAVE DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR SPECIFIC FEE, THE DEPARTMENT CAN HELP ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AS THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, NO ONE WANTS TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE.

WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING UP THE DAIS.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER.

AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE REMAINING CURRENT WITH OUR FEES.

AGAIN, GIVEN WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR BUDGET. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RECOUPING EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH STAFF TIME AND ACTUAL COSTS OF PROCESSING ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT EVENTS. SO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND MAKING IT SO CONCISE. THE SUMMARY WAS VERY GOOD. COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON.

NOBODY LIKES FEES TO GO UP. BUT I THINK THESE FEES EQUITABLE.

THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY. I REALLY DID APPRECIATE THE RED LINES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SAW ALL WHERE THE CHANGES WERE MADE.

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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONE OF THE PIECES I, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE, THE WASTE MANAGEMENT FEES ARE GOING UP SLIGHTLY, BUT COMPARISON TO THE OTHER CITIES AROUND, WE ARE STILL ONE OF THE LOWEST FOR OUR TRASH.

AND THERE'S ONE, ONE PIECE I WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS REALLY HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR BECAUSE THERE IS YOU GET FOUR TIMES TO GET BULK PICKUP FOR FREE.

IN, IN THERE WHERE THE CITY I WORK IN, YOU HAVE TO BRING IT DOWN TO THE CITY TO DROP THEIR STUFF OFF.

SO OUR, OUR CITY HERE AND WORKING WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.

SO THAT IF YOU DO HAVE BULK ITEMS, YOU CAN CALL THEM AND THEY WILL SCHEDULE A PICKUP AND, AND PULL THAT OUT AND YOU GET THAT FOUR TIMES FOR ANY FEES EVER START ON YOUR AS WELL TOO.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CROSBY.

I APPRECIATE STAFF'S TIME ON THIS, AND I DO LIKE THE RED LINES.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. AND YOU HAVE A CLEAN SHEET WHEN IT'S ALL DONE.

YOU GUYS DID A VERY GOOD JOB. I NEVER LIKE TO CHARGE TOO MUCH.

AND OBVIOUSLY WE CHARGE A FEE FOR WHAT IS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

AND AS WE'VE BEEN GOING SINCE CITY MANAGER DOMER CAME ON BOARD TO REEVALUATE ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, BUT ALSO ALL THE FEES WE CHARGE. AND IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT TO STAY UP WITH THE FEES THAT KEEPS OUR GENERAL FUND TO A CERTAIN LEVEL WHERE WE'RE NOT, WE'RE CHARGING WHAT IT COSTS TO DO SERVICE, AND WE'RE NOT CHARGING TOO MUCH, BUT WE'RE CHARGING WHAT IT COSTS SO THAT WE'RE NOT BASICALLY ABSORBING COSTS, WHICH WE CAN'T BE DOING THESE DAYS. SO GREAT JOB ON STAFF.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TITLED RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA, REPLACING RESOLUTION NUMBER 25-68 RELATIVE TO CERTAIN FEES AND POLICIES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. HE'S THINKING.

OH. GOD. ITEM 14 MOTION BY CROSBY. SECONDED BY LAU.

APPROVED 4-0 WITH KASHIFALGHITA BEING ABSENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TONIGHT, THERE'S 1 ITEM ON DISCUSSION CALENDAR THE 2026 STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW.

[15. 2026 Strategic Plan & Program Review.]

CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THERE'S GOING TO BE. THANK YOU GUYS. TAG TEAM EFFORT. THANK YOU TO THE FINANCE TEAM, THIS IS GOING TO BE A TAG TEAM EFFORT WITH FINANCE DIRECTOR CHRISTY LOPEZ AND J.R.

REYNOLDS, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I'LL TAKE THE 1ST HALF OF THE PRESENTATION.

THE CITY'S ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 7TH, 2026, WHERE THE COUNCIL EXECUTIVE TEAM AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO REAFFIRM THE CITY'S ORGANIZATIONAL PRIORITIES, WHILE ALSO EVALUATING EMERGING ISSUES THAT COULD IMPACT LONG TERM STABILITY AND SERVICE DELIVERY. THE SESSION BEGAN WITH A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCE PRESENTATION, WHICH PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE CITY'S FISCAL CONDITION, INCLUDING STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES AND LONG TERM OBLIGATIONS.

THE DISCUSSION EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF ALIGNING ONGOING REVENUES WITH EXPENDITURES, MAINTAINING ADEQUATE RESERVES, AND AVOIDING RELIANCE ON ONE TIME FUNDING TO SUPPORT ONGOING SERVICES.

IN ADDITION TO EXPENDITURE CONSIDERATIONS, THE COUNCIL ALSO EXPLORED POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING MEASURE GG. THESE STRATEGIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ANALYZED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND REVENUE POTENTIAL AND TIMING, AND TO ENSURE ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOAL OF ACHIEVING A STRUCTURALLY BALANCED BUDGET.

THE COUNCIL ALSO REAFFIRMED THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FINANCIAL STABILITY, STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, ADAPTIVE PUBLIC SAFETY AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN SUPPORT OF THOSE PRIORITIES.

EACH MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM HIGHLIGHTED KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR, DEMONSTRATING MEASURABLE PROGRESS AND CONTINUED ALIGNMENT WITH THE COUNCIL'S POLICY DIRECTION. THE REPORT ALSO INCORPORATES FINDINGS FROM THE 2025 COMMUNITY SURVEY, WHICH PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO RESIDENT SATISFACTION AND PRIORITIES ACROSS AREAS SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND ECONOMIC VITALITY.

THESE RESULTS WILL HELP INFORM ONGOING EVALUATION OF CITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.

A KEY OUTCOME OF THE SESSION WAS COUNCIL'S DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM AND SERVICES REVIEW.

WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CHRISTY LOPEZ, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, TO WALK THROUGH THE PROGRAM REVIEW AND ANALYSIS.

HELLO, CHRISTY. GOOD EVENING. SO AS J.R. GAVE A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, IT'S SURPRISING THAT IT'S ALREADY APRIL, IT HAS FLOWN BY. BUT OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE DEPARTMENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR FINANCE LIAISONS, HAVE BEEN WORKING TO TRY AND GATHER INFORMATION AND ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SERVICES AND THE COSTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THOSE SERVICES.

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SOME OF THOSE SERVICES ARE VERY EASY TO TRACK.

WE CAN EASILY IDENTIFY THAT SOMEONE IS ON PATROL AND WE HAVE A SPECIFIC ACCOUNT NUMBER FOR THEM.

OR WE CAN IDENTIFY A PLANNER AND KNOW, YOU KNOW WHERE THEY'RE CODED.

HOWEVER, YOU CAN'T IDENTIFY ALL OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT A PLANNER MIGHT DO OR THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS THAT EVEN A POLICE OFFICER MIGHT DO BECAUSE SOMEONE ON PATROL MIGHT ALSO BE DOING YOU KNOW, OVERTIME THAT'S RELATED TO A SPECIAL EVENT, WHICH WE DO TRACK WITH PROJECT CODING.

BUT AS A LOT OF US WEAR MANY HATS BECAUSE WE ARE A VERY SMALL AGENCY.

IT IS VERY IT'S NOT VERY CUT AND DRY FOR US TO IDENTIFY WHEN 1 PERSON IS, IS DOING ONE PROGRAM OR SERVICE, AND THEN THEY TAKE OFF THAT HAT AND PUT ON ANOTHER HAT TO DO THAT SERVICE.

AND WE'RE NOT ALWAYS TRACKING THAT IN DETAIL.

SO WHAT WE DID AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THEIR STAFF, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING TO TRY AND GATHER AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE TO GET A GOOD IDEA ON SOME OF THOSE SERVICES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT HEADS LOOKED AT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE WITHIN THEIR BUDGETS TO IDENTIFY.

IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT, BUT MAYBE IS ON THE LOWER END OF THE TOTEM POLE OR SOMETHING THAT IF YOU'RE ASKING ME, DO I WANT YOU KNOW, KEN USES A WATER, AIR AND CHOCOLATE A LOT, I THINK IS HIS ANALOGY.

SO OBVIOUSLY WE NEED WATER AND AIR, BUT DO WE REALLY NEED CHOCOLATE? IT'S NICE TO HAVE AND SO DEPARTMENTS WERE REALLY TASKED AT LOOKING AT ALL OF THEIR BUDGETS TO TRY AND IDENTIFY THOSE ITEMS THAT MAYBE SOME WOULD CONSIDER CHOCOLATE.

AND IT'S NOT AN INCLUSIVE LIST, ALL INCLUSIVE.

WE'VE TRIED TO GET AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE.

HOWEVER, WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO AND NEED TO START PROJECT CODING MORE SO THAT WE CAN GET EVEN BETTER DATA.

BUT AS WE WENT THROUGH, AGAIN, WE IDENTIFIED SOME OF THOSE ITEMS AND WE CAN DEFINITELY GO THROUGH THEM 1 BY 1 IF YOU WANT, OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I CAN GO THROUGH THEM.

THERE'S THE, THE PROGRAM REVIEW THAT WE DID THIS IS VERY CONDENSED.

IT WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 20 QUESTIONS. SO THE SPREADSHEET IS QUITE LARGE.

WE CONDENSED IT INTO ITEM CATEGORIES THAT REALLY, WE FELT WERE IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH YOU, BUT WE CAN 100% SHARE THE ENTIRE REVIEW IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE USED AS A TOOL THAT WE CAN USE WITH OUR BUDGET BUILDING OUR BUDGET FOR 26-27 AGAIN AND ALONG WITH YOUR DIRECTION. AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THIS IS DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, WE INTRODUCED THIS AND I THINK WE HAD SEVEN OR 8 OR 9, 10 PROGRAMS ON THERE, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE OR.

YEAH. OKAY. AND THE DIRECTION AT THAT TIME WAS TO, LET'S PUT MORE ON THERE.

LET'S LOOK AT A LOT OF THINGS. SO THAT WAS A CHALLENGE TO OUR DEPARTMENTS TO PUT EVERYTHING ON THERE.

IT'S NOT THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO LOOK AT IT AND RECOMMEND IT FOR A CUT.

THAT MAY COME, BUT THIS IS TO AGAIN START IDENTIFYING WHERE THOSE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION, WE HAD PASSED OUT A, A PAGE AND A HALF OR MAYBE A BACK AND FORTH OF A SHEET OF ALL THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES JUST IN THE LINE ITEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, 1 OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTED LIKE, WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THE CITY DOES SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND WE DO IN THIS CITY HAS ENDEAVORED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND THE GOAL IS TO ALWAYS DO THAT BUT WE'RE ALSO FACING THOSE KIND OF FISCAL CONSTRAINTS, REALITIES. AND SO THIS IS FOLLOWING YOUR DIRECTION, PUTTING TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S MANDATED, WHAT'S NOT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE COSTS? ARE THEY COST RECOVERABLE ITEMS ON THERE, FOR EXAMPLE ANIMAL CONTROL, YOU KNOW, AND YOU THINK, OKAY, WELL, YES, WE NEED TO PROVIDE ANIMAL CONTROL, BUT IS THE GENERAL PUBLIC? DOES SOMEBODY WANT TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO HAVE A DOG? OR MAYBE THAT SHOULD BE FOR THE LICENSE TO BE AND TO PAY MORE LICENSE.

SO THINGS LIKE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND AS WE DEVELOP THE BUDGET OVER THE NEXT VERY QUICK, THIS IS APRIL, MAY 18TH, I THINK IS THE FIRST, FIRST STUDY SESSION, FIRST STUDY SESSION.

YES. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LESS THAN A MONTH NOW TO BRING ALL THIS STUFF BACK TO YOU.

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AND IT IS MY CHALLENGE TO MAKE IT A BALANCED BUDGET.

QUESTIONS. YES. LET'S OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

I KNOW YOU'RE ALL CLAMORING FOR THAT MIC. OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. CROSBY. YEAH, JUST GOING THROUGH AND THERE'S JUST QUESTIONS ON PAGE 2, YOU HAVE THE AMBULANCE OPERATOR PROGRAM AND THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM ON IT, BUT IT SAYS ON THE AMBULANCE OPERATOR PROGRAM, IT SAYS FULL COST RECOVERY.

BUT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE MEASURE NOT PAYING FOR ALL OF THE AMBULANCE COSTS IS THAT SO? BUT WHEN IT SAYS FULL COST RECOVERY, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT ON THAT. SO THE AMBULANCE OPERATOR PROGRAM WAS A A SERVICE THAT WAS STARTED, I BELIEVE IN 2022 2021. AND SO THEY DO CARRY OVER.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU, WE CANNOT HAVE AN WELL, THEY WORK TOGETHER, I GUESS, BUT WHAT WE DID IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY THE SEPARATION IS I TOOK A PORTION OF WHAT COMES BACK, SO MEASURE E DOES BRING IN ROUGHLY ABOUT $1 MILLION.

AND THEN THE THE INSURANCE BILLING BRINGS IN ROUGHLY ABOUT 1.85 RIGHT NOW.

AND SO I TOOK A PORTION OF THAT, PUT IT TOWARDS THE AMBULANCE OPERATOR, WHICH COVERED THE FULL COST, AND THEN PUT THE DIFFERENCE DOWN TO PARAMEDIC PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHY YOU SEE THAT THERE IS A COST THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT TOO, IT'S NOT AGAIN, SIMILAR TO WHAT I WAS EXPLAINING IN THE BEGINNING.

IT IS NOT A PERFECT SCIENCE. FIREFIGHTERS OR FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS PROVIDE BOTH OF THOSE DUTIES.

AND SO WHAT'S BEING INCLUDED IN THAT PARAMEDIC PROGRAM FOR AS PART OF THE FIREFIGHTERS IS ONLY THE 15% PORTION THAT IS ON TOP OF THE AND THAT WAS HOW THE RATE WAS ESTABLISHED PREVIOUSLY.

AND SO IT'S TAKING THAT ALONG WITH THE COST IN THAT COST CENTER.

SO 2, WELL, IN THE EMERGENCY, I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE ACCOUNT NUMBER, BUT THAT'S NOT HELPFUL.

IN THAT COST CENTER IT INCLUDES THE EQUIPMENT COST.

SO IT'S NOT IT'S NOT ALL INCLUSIVE, IT IS THE BEST WAY WE HAVE AT TRYING TO DETERMINE THAT.

ON THE NEXT PAGE IT HAS THE BUSINESS ASSISTANCE FOR CRIME REDUCTION, THE BACKER PROGRAM.

IT SAYS THAT THE COST IS $50,000. I THOUGHT THIS WAS BASED ON A GRANT THAT WE I KNOW WE VOTED TO DO THIS, BUT IT WAS ORIGINALLY WAS ON BASED ON. IT WAS SAVINGS FROM THE ELECTION THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

WE IDENTIFIED YOU GUYS IDENTIFIED $50,000 THAT WENT TOWARDS.

I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE HELPED A COUPLE BUSINESSES.

HOWEVER, THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THAT THEY COULD STILL CONTINUE TO ASSIST BUSINESSES WITH EDUCATION AND RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO IMPROVE OR FORTIFY THEIR BUSINESS. BUT AGAIN, THAT WAS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT AS WE GET TOWARDS OR AS WE'RE IN THIS SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A VERY TIGHT BUDGET AND WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHAT WE CAN CONTINUE AS FAR AS SERVICES, THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIED AS SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD STILL PROVIDE, BUT SAVE THAT MONEY.

OKAY. THANKS, GUYS. GOT A COUPLE MORE. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

UNLESS CHIEF WANTS TO ELABORATE. BUT THE BOTTOM 1 SAYS CRIME PREVENTION.

AND SO WHAT IS THIS? BESIDES OURPOLICE WORK? SO.

AND THAT WAS WITHIN THE REPORT WE IDENTIFIED THAT NOT ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE IDENTIFYING AS LIKE A CUT.

THIS IS REALLY JUST MORE OF LIKE IDENTIFYING HOW MUCH THE PROGRAM COST.

SO CRIME PREVENTION IS FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES POLICE SERVICES POSITION. I'M GOING TO IT'S HOLLY'S POSITION.

RIGHT. WE DON'T WANT TO PUT PEOPLE TO IT. RIGHT.

BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE POSITION AND THE THERE'S 2 POSITIONS IN THERE AS WELL AS ANY COSTS THAT ARE RELATED WITH PROVIDING THE LIKE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH. ALL THE OUTREACH.

I JUST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANT. SO I'LL EXPLAIN IT. SO AND THESE ARE THIS IS A SPECIFIC COST CENTER.

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AND SO AND THEN ON THE NEXT PAGE WITH THE REGIONAL SWAT TEAM, WE DON'T GET MONEY BACK OR WE JUST GET PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP OUR OUR WHOLE AREA OUT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAFER BECAUSE WE PARTNER WITH THEM.

THEY PARTNER WITH US. CORRECT. AND THE COST TO THAT IS THE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT THAT.

PERFECT. AND TIME. AND THEN THE TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS DO.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALSO. WE GOT. WE DID RECEIVE SOME GRANT MONEY TO HELP OFFSET THAT AS WELL.

WE DO RECEIVE SOME GRANT MONEY. YES. BUT IT'S ONE TIME MONEY.

CORRECT. YEAH. YES. AND THERE'S ALSO OTHER COSTS THAT ARE IN THERE.

SO WE HAVE A TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND. THAT ALSO HAS COSTS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED TRAFFIC SAFETY.

IT'S NOT JUST THE DUI. PERFECT. AND THE LAST 1.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR HELPING ME OUT THROUGH THIS TOO. I REALLY APPRECIATE. NO PROBLEM. THE LAST ONE WAS THE CITYWIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICE ON THE LAST PAGE IS FUNDED THROUGH MEASURE M. IS THIS ONGOING MONEY THROUGH MEASURE M FOR THAT AS WELL? SO MEASURE MEASURE M IS A CONSISTENT FUNDING SOURCE THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH A COLLECTION OF THE APPORTIONMENT FROM THE COUNTY COLLECTION.

SO IT IS A RELIABLE SOURCE THAT WE CAN USE TOWARDS CITY STREETS.

APPRECIATE THAT. APPRECIATE ALL THE ANSWERS AND THAT YOU ARE READILY AVAILABLE FOR ME TO SPOT ON YOU ON THEM AS WELL, SO APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON. NOTHING TO ADD AT THIS POINT.

COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. SO I HAVE SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS. I'M LOOKING AT SOME OF THE RESOURCES THAT WE USE DURING OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION BACK IN FEBRUARY.

SO THE PROGRAM DECISION TREE ASKS, YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS.

IS THIS PROGRAM MANDATORY? IS IT RELEVANT? IS IT A PRIORITY, YOU KNOW, SHOULD ANOTHER ORGANIZATION DELIVER THIS PROGRAM? AND SO WE DID IDENTIFY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED ON HERE AS POTENTIAL PROGRAMS THAT SHOULD BE DONE BY SOMEBODY ELSE, BECAUSE IT'S NOT MAYBE THE MOST COST EFFICIENT WITH US.

SO WHERE IS THAT ANALYSIS TBD. IS IT COMING? BECAUSE, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS ON HERE, BUT I ALSO THINK THERE'S A LOT OF ADDITIONAL MAYBE BACKGROUND INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO KNOW.

SO IS THAT IN THE WORKS? WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

IT WAS JUST A VERY LARGE SPREADSHEET. I THINK 11 BY 17, IT WAS STILL VERY SMALL AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO READ IT.

SO I CAN DEFINITELY SHARE IT WITH YOU GUYS. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS THIS IS FOR FURTHER DIRECTION FROM US ABOUT WHERE TO GO.

SO CORRECT. CORRECT. YEAH. SO THEN WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO ME WOULD BE IDENTIFYING, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT REVENUE GENERATING, WHICH I WOULD SAY THOSE ARE KEEPERS BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING US MONEY, ONES WHERE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY RECOVER ALL COSTS, MAKES SENSE, PARTIAL RECOVERY.

OKAY. HOW CAN WE GET IT TO FULL IF POSSIBLE. AND THEN THOSE ONES.

YEAH. AND HOW MUCH IS PARTIAL IS PARTIAL, LIKE 10% OR 85%.

AND THEN FOR THOSE THAT ARE NO COST RECOVERY YOU KNOW, THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS THAT ARE THAT MAY STEM FROM THAT PARTICULAR PURSUIT OR THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. SO WHERE IT SAYS LIKE GENERAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT, AND I'LL JUST POINT OUT THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND SHOW THE COST OF THE GENERAL FUND AFTER COST RECOVERY IS $60,000. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A SHAMELESS PLUG NOW.

SHAMELESS PLUG LATER, PLEASE SPONSOR THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND FIREWORKS BUT.

AND I JUST WANT TO CORRECT THAT, THAT DOES NOT COVER THE FIREWORKS AND IT DOES NOT COVER THE PARADE.

THAT IS PURELY STAFF TIME. YEAH. MAINLY POLICE WHO HAVE TO WORK.

OVERTIME. EXTRA EVENING. YES. NO. TOTALLY UNDERSTOOD.

AND SO I MEAN, I GET THAT. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATION THAT AS WE'RE ROLLING OUT THE BUDGET OR FIGURING OUT THE BUDGET, I THINK THAT LEVEL OF EXPLANATION, IF WE COULD PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE.

SO FOR THOSE THAT ARE THAT INTERESTED AND WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE THE NUTS AND BOLTS, I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL BECAUSE IF WE HAVE TO COME TO A POINT WHERE WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE LOVE AND THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY LIKE ABOUT OUR CITY, I THINK THERE HAS TO BE A VERY THOROUGH DISCUSSION OF WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS, BECAUSE I THINK THAT SOMETIMES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED ALL THE BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE. BUT IT ALL COMES AT A COST.

SO IF WE CAN MAYBE PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, MORE INFORMATION THAN JUST GENERAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT, BECAUSE I WOULD ARGUE THAT THE 4TH OF JULY PARADE AND SHOW BRINGS PEOPLE INTO THE CITY, EXPOSES THEM TO MAYBE BUSINESSES THEY HAVEN'T SEEN.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S OTHER BENEFITS. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WORTHWHILE TO AS WE START LOOKING AT THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THE REALITY IS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SEE CUTS AT SOME POINT OR REDUCTIONS IN SERVICE.

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THOSE ARE ALL VERY REAL THINGS THAT ARE ON THE TABLE.

AND SO IT WOULD HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, WHICH OF THESE NO COST RECOVERY ARE THE PRIORITIES TO KEEP AND WHAT ARE THE ONES THAT WE CAN DIVEST AND EVEN THE PARTIAL COST RECOVERIES, IF IT'S IF IT'S FOUND THAT ANOTHER ORGANIZATION CAN BETTER DELIVER THIS PROGRAM.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE SWIM PROGRAM OR THE AQUATICS AS 1, POTENTIALLY JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMPETING BUSINESS THAT DOES EXIST IN THE CITY.

I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW, BECAUSE I THINK THERE ARE GOING TO BE A LOT OF HARD DECISIONS TO BE MADE, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS POSSIBLE, NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT. SO IF WE COULD LOOK AT THE PROGRAM DECISION TREE, FIND SOME OF THOSE POINTS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AND ENUMERATE THAT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YES, YOU PRETTY MUCH SAID IT ALL.

I I WOULD AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS. REALLY IT'S COST RECOVERY.

WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR SERVICES. BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GET DOWN TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF WHAT THE COST IS, WHAT WE'RE RECUPERATING. WHAT WE'RE NOT RECUPERATING AND REALLY PUT IT IN A CATEGORY THAT WE CAN SEE AND THEN LOOK AT, LIKE WE SAY, THE NEEDS OF THOSE PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS THAT WE DO WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT DO THIS, OR THERE'S OTHER SERVICES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT DO THAT. SO, I MEAN, THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.

I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I LIKE I LIKE THE SLIDESHOW.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS LOOK AT THAT. THIS IS ON OUR WEBSITE, CORRECT? YES. YEAH.

BUT I THINK YOU NEED TO NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE FIRST PURVIEW, MORE OF AN AIRBRUSH, IT'S REALLY HONING DOWN ON EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS COSTING, WHAT OUR COST RECOVERIES ARE, WHAT WE CAN MAYBE RECOUP MORE, WHAT WE MAY HAVE TO CHARGE MORE SERVICE FOR TO GET THOSE SERVICES THAT WE DO PROVIDE OUR RESIDENTS, WHICH BUT THE CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS THE PEOPLE, THE SERVICES.

AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A VERY DELICATE BALANCE, ALTHOUGH WE'RE IN AN EXTREME FISCAL CONSTRAINT, BUT WE NEED TO BE VERY WE NEED TO JUST BRING US ALL THE INFORMATION YOU POSSIBLY CAN SO WE HAVE CAN MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION WITH ALL OF YOU AND STAFF AND OUR CITY MANAGER TO SEE WHERE THE AREAS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OR NOT IMPROVE, OR WE HAVE TO, WHETHER IT BE OUTSOURCED OR WHETHER IT BE DISCONTINUATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS STUFF. SO, BUT I DO APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS PUT INTO IT.

IT'S A LOT OF WORK. NOT SOMETHING FUN THAT WE LIKE TO LOOK AT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY 4 OR 5 YEARS, WE KIND OF ROTATE AROUND THE SAME THING WHERE THE PRESENT SITUATION OF OUR COUNTRY AND OUR STATE AND BUDGETS AND DEFICITS, WE'RE, AND WE DO A GREAT JOB. WE DO A GREAT JOB ON OUR GRANTS.

WE DO A GREAT JOB WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE TO EXIST ON WHAT'S IN OUR GENERAL FUND AND WHAT WE PRODUCE, BUT ALSO WHAT WE GIVE OUT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE PROVIDE FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE RECOUPING AND WE'RE STAYING ON TOP.

AND I DO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR STAFF, EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS NOT EASY, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE TIME AND WE WORK AS A TEAM.

YEAH. SO, MR. MAYOR, JUST ANOTHER. THE FINANCE COMMISSION IS GOING TO BE MEETING HERE IN THESE CHAMBERS ON WEDNESDAY AT 6:30 P.M.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO COME HERE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, DIFFERENT INFORMATION. BUT IT'S A WAY TO KEEP IN TUNE WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CITY AND OUR FINANCES.

VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT SUMMARIZING FEBRUARY 7TH, 2026. STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION PROVIDE CONTINUED DIRECTION TO STAFF REGARDING EXPENDITURE REDUCTIONS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON POTENTIAL REVENUE STRATEGIES, INCLUDING FURTHER EVALUATION OF OPTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE UPCOMING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION.

SO I WILL MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE SECOND. OH, PLEASE.

ITEM 15 MOTION BY CROSBY. SECONDED BY LAU. APPROVED 4-0 WITH KASHIFALGHITA BEING ABSENT.

THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT AND HELP. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

THIS IS A TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THE BROWN ACT PROHIBITS THE CITY COUNCIL FROM ENGAGING IN DISCUSSION ON ANY ITEM, NOT ON THE POSTED AGENDA.

YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.

WITH THAT, AT THIS TIME WE'RE WISHING TO SPEAK AND COME TO THE PODIUM, MR. SWAIN. HELLO AGAIN. HELLO, HELLO. I WANT TO BRING SOMETHING UP THAT ACTUAL MR. CROSBY BROUGHT UP MAYBE 4, 6 WEEKS AGO.

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YEAH, IT WAS YOU AND IT WAS A GOOD THING. OKAY.

AND IT WAS REGARD ON OUR PUBLIC PARKS MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, BUT LITTLE EXERCISE AREAS IN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND JUST COINCIDENTALLY, I'VE SEEN THIS ON 3 OR 4 NEWS CHANNELS IN THE LAST 4 TO 6 WEEKS THAT THIS IS A BECOMING A THING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, NOT JUST IN CALIFORNIA, BUT DOESN'T MATTER THE WEATHER WHERE YOU LIVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY TAKING A FOOT.

SO I JUST WANT TO KEEP THAT THOUGHT ALIVE. I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT BUDGETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT WE'VE HAD GRANT MONEY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION AND SOME OTHER THINGS IN THE PAST.

SO MAYBE THERE'S A WAY TO KEEP THAT PARTICULAR INITIATIVE ALIVE.

AND SECONDLY JUST TO KEEP YOU APPRIZED OF WHAT OUR RUSTIC CANYON ESTATES FIREWISE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DOING OR GOING TO BE DOING. WE'RE STARTING ON OUR 3RD INITIATIVE OF OUR 3 YEAR PLAN NEXT MONTH, AND THAT IS GOING HOUSE TO HOUSE AND MAKING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MESH QUARTER INCH MESH THAT'S USED FOR ALL OUR VENTS OR SOFFITS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, FOR OUR 120 HOMES. AND YOU HAVE SOME OF THAT, DON'T YOU? I HAVE. I GOT TO COME OVER TO YOUR HOUSE. AND THAT'S KIND OF MY SELLING POINT BECAUSE I DID MY HOUSE AND I NEEDED ABOUT THIS MUCH.

BUT WHEN YOU GO TO HOME DEPOT, YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS MUCH.

SO HE'S GOT ENOUGH FOR THE HALF OF THE CITY.SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A 2 MONTH PROJECT.

AGAIN, IT'S A HOUSE TO HOUSE TYPE THING AS WE GET THAT ASSESSMENT, BUT THAT'LL BE A BIG STEP FORWARD ON, ON WHAT WE'RE DOING TO HARDEN OUR HOMES AGAINST POTENTIAL WILDFIRE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. SWAIN. ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU. SURE.

[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]

ON APRIL 7TH MYSELF AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON GOT TO BE PRESENT WHEN CHIEF GONZALEZ ACCEPTED THE CHECK FROM GIL CISNEROS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.

SO THAT WAS FUN BECAUSE IT WAS A BIG CHECK. LITERALLY A BIG, A BIG CHECK.

YEAH. THEY TOOK IT WITH HIM. YEAH, HE TOOK IT AWAY, BUT WE STILL GOT THE MONEY.

BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT THE MAYOR TALKS ABOUT A LOT IS OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR ELECTEDS AND TRYING TO FIND FUNDING SOURCES FROM OTHER PLACES IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY RUNS WELL. SO YOU KNOW, THANK YOU TO THE CHIEF AND TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALSO TO OBVIOUSLY, GIL CISNEROS AND HIS OFFICE FOR HELPING MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

BUT IT IS IMPERATIVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS OF REVENUE GENERATION OR OBTAINMENT OF REVENUE.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE, AND I BELIEVE I MIGHT HAVE SHARED THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT I DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO LOOK.

TRI-CITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY HAS BEEN IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA SO THAT THEY CAN TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT BETTER ABOUT THE RESOURCES THAT THEY OFFER FOR NOT JUST OUR CITY, BUT FOR THE CITIES OF CLAREMONT AND POMONA AS WELL.

SO IF YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING THEM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO.

THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF JOB OPENINGS THAT ARE POSTED. SO IF YOU HAVE PERHAPS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A JOB OR YOU'VE GOT CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB IN HEALTHCARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SPACE, THAT IS A GREAT PLACE TO LOOK.

I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, I KNOW THAT THIS PAST SATURDAY WAS OUR WINE WALK.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT THERE BECAUSE I WAS AT THE OTHER EVENT THAT WAS HAPPENING AT THAT SAME TIME, WHICH WAS THE SCENE, WHICH IS THE COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT EVENT THAT HAD A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF REGGIE WEBB.

YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT WE HONORED REGGIE WEBB SOME TIME AGO WHEN HE PASSED.

BUT THAT ORGANIZATION IS DOING A LOT OF GOOD WORK TO ADVANCE PARITY AND A LOT OF OTHER GOOD CAUSES.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING A LOOK AT SEEM SO COOPERATIVE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT.

I ALSO WANT TO SHAMELESSLY PLUG THE GALA WHICH IS HAPPENING AT FOR ULV, IT'S A SCHOLARSHIP GALA.

SO ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE GOING TO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS.

THERE ARE LOTS OF WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN HELP HELP OUT STUDENTS.

YOU CAN BUY A TABLE, YOU CAN BUY TICKETS, YOU CAN SPONSOR A STUDENT TO ATTEND, YOU CAN DONATE WINE OF $50 OR MORE TO OUR WINE WALL OR OUR SILENT AUCTION IS NOW OPEN AND I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO POLICE AND FIRE FOR SO KINDLY OFFERING UP THEMSELVES AS AUCTION ITEMS. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LUNCH WITH OUR POLICE CHIEF OR A DAY WITH OUR FIRE CHIEF, OR IF THEY WANT TO HAVE DINNER WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS IN THE FIREHOUSE, OR IF THEY'D LIKE TO SPEND AN AFTERNOON WITH TUPELO AND KNOW WHAT IT WHAT WORKING WITH A

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CANINE MIGHT BE LIKE FEELS TO BE BRUTAL. DROOLED ON.

YES. HE DROOLED ON. YEAH. BUT THOSE ARE ALL AUCTION ITEMS THAT ARE UP.

AND I ALSO WANT TO SHOUT OUT THE CHAMBER FOR DONATING A LOVELY BASKET.

SO IF ANY 1 OF YOU LIKES TO PROWL THE DOWNTOWN CORRIDOR, FOR INSTANCE THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR SERVICES AND GOODS WITHIN THAT CORRIDOR. SO THANK YOU TO THE BUSINESSES FOR SUPPORTING THE STUDENTS AND FOR JUST REALLY GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THE LOVELY PLACES WE HAVE IN THE CITY.

BUT THERE ARE TONS OF GOOD STUFF ON THERE. VACATION HOMES FOR A WEEK OVERNIGHT STAYS, ALL SORTS OF GOOD THINGS IF YOU'RE INTO ART ARTS THERE.

BUT IT'S ALL THERE, SO TAKE A LOOK. THE SILENT AUCTION WILL BE OPEN THROUGH THE DAY OF THE GALA.

AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LIKE I SAID, I'M GOING TO SHAMELESSLY PLUG THE 4TH OF JULY.

THAT EVENT DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT CONTRIBUTIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND BEYOND.

YOU HEARD WHAT THE ITEM WAS AND HOW MUCH IT COST.

THAT'S $60,000 IS JUST FOR OUR STAFF TIME FOR THE DAY AND FOR THE MEETINGS LEADING UP TO IT.

THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE FIREWORKS, WHICH IS QUICKLY APPROACHING ALMOST 40 GRAND, I THINK.

THE BAND, ALL THAT KIND OF FUN STUFF. SO IT'S THANKS TO THE BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO REALLY CONTRIBUTE THAT MAKE THAT EVENT HAPPEN.

AND THAT IS AN ALL DAY AFFAIR AND I APPRECIATE STAFF FOR BEING OUT THERE.

I APPRECIATE POLICE, FIRE, PARKS AND REC. YOU GUYS DO A PHENOMENAL JOB EVERY YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO THOSE ARE MY, THOSE ARE MY THINGS.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO FIND ME AFTER, BUT HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK.

BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.

COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY. THANK YOU MAYOR. APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.

YOU HEAR ME LOUD AND CLEAR EVERY TIME ABOUT THIS AS 1 OF MY PASSION FOR.

FOR BOTH MY WIFE AND I AND OUR FAMILY THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS AN INCLUSIVE SPORTS PROGRAM THEY PARTNER WITH, WHICH IS AUTISM SPECTRUM ATHLETICS, AND THEY HAD THEIR OPENING DAY YESTERDAY.

IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS.

IT'S CALLED LA VERNE HOME WHERE WHEELER PARK IS WHERE THEIR HOME BASE IS.

AND THANK YOU, YVONNE AND PARKS AND REC FOR REALLY LETTING THEM AND INVITING THEM THERE.

SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU HAVE DONE THROUGH THEM.

YESTERDAY WAS OPENING DAY FOR BASEBALL SEASON.

THERE WERE 207 TOTAL PLAYERS, THEIR LARGEST AMOUNT EVER AGES FROM 5 TO 18 YEARS OLD.

SO IN THE FALL, THEY STILL HAVE AT WHEELER PARK FLAG FOOTBALL AND SOCCER.

AND THEN IN THE WINTER SPORTS ARE BASKETBALL, WHICH IS PLAYED IN GLENDORA AND BOWLING, WHICH IS PLAYED IN SAN DIMAS.

AFTER THE KIDS REACH THE AGE OF 19, THEY DON'T HAVE A LEAGUE.

SO THE GROUP IS MADE NOW A NEW LEAGUE AND CLUB FOR THEIR GRADUATES.

AND IT'S CALLED THE YOUNG ADULT CLUB OR THE YAC CLUB.

AND IT'S A PICTURE OF A YAK AND THEY GET THERE WHERE THEY HAVE BOWLING.

RIGHT NOW THEY'RE BOWLING ON EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT IN SAN DIMAS, BUT THEY ALSO WHERE IT PROMOTES FRIENDSHIPS WHERE THEY DON'T REALLY GET TO GATHER THAT AFTER THEY, THEY MISS THEIR YOUTH SPORTS TIME.

THE YAC CLUB HAS A BOWLING, THE SAN DIMAS BASKETBALL.

THEY HAVE DANCES AND THEY REALLY USE THE PARKS AND REC DANCES AS WELL FOR THEIR INCLUSION, DANCES THEY HAVE ONCE EVERY ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND THEY'RE AMAZING PIECE WITH LA VERNE DOES.

THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH LA VERNE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT NOT ONLY ENHANCES THE NONPROFIT LEAGUE, BUT BRINGS INCLUSION INTO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.

THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR FOR JOINING US YESTERDAY TO THROW OUT THE 1RST PITCH FOR THE T BALLERS.

THANKS, LA VERNE. I DID NOT EMBARRASS US.

AND THEN THANKS FOR LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THEY CAME OUT TO THE MINORS AND THEN CAME BACK FOR THE THE MAJORS AND JUNIORS GROUP AND HANDED OUT STICKERS TO, TO ALL OF THEM. AND IT JUST MADE THE KIDS REALLY ENJOY.

AND IT SHOWED THE FAMILIES THAT DON'T NECESSARILY LIVE IN LA VERNE WHAT LA VERNE IS ABOUT AS WELL.

SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO THEN WHEN I WENT OUT AND DID IS I PURCHASED SOME SHIRTS FOR EACH COUNCIL MEMBER, REALLY ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS GROUP.

SO THEIR MOTTO IS, IS WHAT IS ALWAYS WHAT'S BEEN IMPORTANT ALWAYS.

IT'S, IT'S WHERE AWESOME AND AMAZING HAPPEN. AND SO, AND IT HAS, THE PICTURES OF ALL THE SPORTS THAT THEY DO.

AND SO JUST REALLY THANK YOU. GOT ONE FOR ONE OF YOU.

OH, THIS IS THE BIG BOY ONE FOR ME. THANK YOU.

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AWESOME. AND THAT'S MY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.

I HAVE AN IN MEMORY THAT I'D LIKE TO READ. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE KNOWN.

MY COUSIN MARK PUTNAM PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME MARCH 24TH, SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVED ONES FOLLOWING A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH CANCER. HE WAS 74 YEARS OLD.

KNOWN TO MANY AS RONNIE. MY UNCLE'S NAME IS MARK AND MARK PUTNAM. MY COUSIN WENT BY RONNIE. MIDDLE NAME BECAUSE JUNIOR SENIOR MARK. SO YEAH, ELIMINATE CONFUSION. RONNIE GREW UP IN SAN DIMAS AND LATER MADE HIS HOME IN LA VERNE.

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, POSTING IN GERMANY.

MARK IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE, SHIRLEEN PUTNAM.

CLASS OF 1969 HIGH SCHOOL. HIS DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW, 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS, GRANDSON AND 1 GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER.

COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF A FELLOW BEARCAT AND EXTENDS A HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO THE PUTNAM.

THANK YOU, MISTER JOHNSON. CHIEF MARK WAS A CCW.

THANK YOU. IT WAS A VERY BUSY WEEKEND THIS LAST WEEKEND.

AS COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY STATED, THAT WAS A REAL KICK.

THE KIDS HAD SUCH AN AMAZING TIME AND THEY'RE JUST SO EXCITED.

AND EACH TEAM WAS BROUGHT UP AND I INTRODUCED THE TEAM AND KIDS WERE SO EXCITED AND IT WAS A REALLY NICE, NICE AFFAIR. YOU GUYS DO A VERY, VERY GOOD JOB.

AND THANK YOU TO YVONNE AND ALSO OUR PUBLIC WORKS PARKS AND RECREATION TO GIVE THEM THAT FIELD BECAUSE IT'S JUST AMAZING WHAT THOSE KIDS GET TO DO.

AND LIKE RICK SAYS, THEY GO ONE INNING, THEY GO 2 INNINGS.

YOU'RE NOT SURE. COULD GO 3, BUT USUALLY 1. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE 2 FIELDS SPLIT.

BUT IT WAS COOL. EVERYBODY GETS A HIT AND THEN THE LAST PLAYER ON THEIR TEAM GETS A HOME RUN.

SO IT SCORES EVERYBODY THROUGH. SO EVERYBODY GETS TO SCORE EVERY INNING AS WELL.

IT'S JUST ONE MORE THING THAT OUR COMMUNITY REALLY REALIZES.

ALL THE DIFFERENT CHILDREN AND THE DIFFERENT PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, THAT WE'RE ALL INCLUSIVE HERE IN LA VERNE.

WE DO APPRECIATE THAT. IT WAS A GREAT, GREAT EVENT. SO YOUR WIFE MARCI AND THE IS IT, WAS IT MANNY? MANNY. MANNY ZAPATA IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE LEAGUE.

AND WHAT STARTED WAS HIS 2 BOYS WHICH GOT HIM TO START IT.

AND NOW HIS BOYS ARE COACHES PART OF THE LEAGUE AND A LOT OF THE YOUNG ADULT CLUB PEOPLE ARE COACHES AFTERWARDS AS WELL TO HELP OUT AND STILL BE PART OF THE LEAGUE. YEAH.

IT WAS GREAT. VERY NICE JOB. ALSO THE WE HAD THE WINE WALK, WHICH WAS UNBELIEVABLE.

IT WAS FULLY SOLD OUT. THE LINE WAS ALL THE WAY AROUND MONERO SQUARE FOR AT LEAST A GOOD HOUR.

AND I KNOW SHERRY WAS THERE AT HER TABLE AND IT WAS CRAZY.

PEOPLE WERE HAVING A BALL. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME. THE WEATHER WAS JUST SPECTACULAR. SO ALL THE BUSINESSES DID IT.

YOU WERE THERE. SHE WASN'T DRINKING AT ALL. OH, WAIT.

YES SHE WAS. WE UBERED THERE AND BACK, IT WAS GREAT.

THE FOOD WAS WONDERFUL. I DIDN'T HEAR ONE COMPLAINT. THE MUSIC WAS GREAT. EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME. ALL THE BUSINESSES REPRESENTED IT WELL.

SO THANK YOU TO OUR DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND ALSO TO ALL OUR SERVICES, POLICE AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS, THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

THE GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS TODAY. THE POA GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS TODAY OVER AT THE UPLAND HILLS.

YEAH. LOOKED LIKE A FULL, FULL CREW. LOOKED LIKE IT WAS PRETTY MUCH SOLD OUT, SO THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD TIME.

I DIDN'T PLAY. NO, I DON'T KNOW. WE SPONSORED, BUT IT WAS A GREAT CROWD.

THEY HAD A GOOD TIME AND IN-N-OUT TRUCK WAS THERE. SO IF YOU HAVE THE IN-N-OUT TRUCK, HOW COULD IT BE SO BAD? YEAH, THAT'S A WIN. SO LOTS OF STUFF.

I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE STUFF WE HAD THE LAST WEEK, BUT IT'S JUST WE'RE BLESSED TO BE IN SUCH A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY LIKE THIS.

I KNOW WE'RE FACED WITH SOME SERIOUS FINANCIAL THINGS, BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS AS WE ALWAYS DO.

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WE'RE VERY RESILIENT. WE'VE GOT GREAT RESIDENTS, WE'VE GOT GREAT STAFF, GOT A GREAT COUNCIL.

SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S INPUT ON THAT. WE WILL BE REVISITING THAT VERY SHORTLY.

WE HAVE A FEW MEMORY PEOPLE THAT PASSED. MY BROTHER IN LAW, DAVE WILLMAN MY SISTER DIANA WILLMAN, SHE LIVES HERE IN LA VERNE. HE PASSED A FEW WEEKS AGO.

SO JUST IN MEMORY OF HIM WE HAD A, A SERVICE, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE LAST SUNDAY, I THINK WE HAD 150 PEOPLE, WHICH WAS INCREDIBLE. THE DAY WAS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO RAIN, SO WE HAD ALL THE EASY UPS OUT.

WELL, IT DIDN'T RAIN, OF COURSE, IN CALIFORNIA, BUT IT WAS GORGEOUS WEATHER.

IT WAS A GREAT DAY. LOTS OF FOOD, LOTS OF FRIENDS.

SO THAT WAS A CELEBRATION. ALSO, WE IN MEMORY OF KARL BAUER.

KARL WAS A VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE MET KARL BEFORE, BUT HE WAS A DOLL.

OH, HE'S BEEN HERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. BUT ALWAYS, ALWAYS CHATTY, ALWAYS FRIENDLY, ALWAYS SWEET.

HE WILL DEFINITELY MISS. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR, SERVING HONORABLY FROM 1966 1968.

ALTHOUGH HIS OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT WAS IN BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION.

HIS APTITUDE AND INTEREST LED HIM TO TAKE ON RESPONSIBILITY AS A RADIO OPERATOR FROM 1980 TO 1985.

HE FURTHER DEMONSTRATED HIS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER DEPUTY.

IN 1976, HE SETTLED IN SAN DIMAS, CALIFORNIA, WHERE HE RAISED HIS FAMILY AND BECAME AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

IN 2012, MR. BAUER JOINED VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS VFW POST 12034.

HE DEVOTED HIMSELF TO SUPPORTING FELLOW VETERANS.

HE WAS ESPECIALLY KNOWN FOR ENSURING THE NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE.

COMMITMENT BE UPHELD THAT HE UPHELD UNTIL THE FINAL MONTH OF HIS LIFE.

OUTSIDE HIS SERVICE AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. HIS PERSONAL INTERESTS INCLUDE GOLFING, WOODWORKING AND WORKING ON AUTOMOBILES.

THE CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY AND HONORS KARL BAUER'S LIFE.

WE DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR THEM. SO SERVICE, DEDICATION, LASTING IMPACT ON THIS COMMUNITY.

ALSO THE FAMILY HAS INVITED EVERYONE. WE'LL POST THIS ON OUR WEBSITE AND IT'LL BE ON THE VFW WEBSITE.

MAY 9TH, 2026 AT 10 A.M. VFW WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US AT FAREWELL SERVICE, REMEMBRANCE AND FAREWELL TO HONOR HIS LIFE OF KARL BAUER VFW POST 12034. YOU GUYS KNOW WHERE THAT IS AND A RECEPTION TO FOLLOW.

SO IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, IT'D BE NICE TO SHOW YOUR RESPECTS FOR KARL.

ALSO MEMORY OF DEPUTY LEVI VARGAS. DEPUTY LEVI VARGAS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TRAGICALLY PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 28TH, 2026, AFTER SUFFERING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE ANNUAL BAKER TO VEGAS CHALLENGE CUP RELAY.

IT WAS 30 YEARS OLD AND AN 11 YEAR VETERAN OF THE DEPARTMENT, MOST RECENTLY ASSIGNED TO THE SAN DIMAS STATION, DEPUTY VARGAS WAS WIDELY RESPECTED FOR HIS PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SERVING HIS COMMUNITY.

THE CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO THE VARGAS FAMILY, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND ALL WHO KNEW AND SERVED ALONGSIDE HIM. HIS SERVICE, CHARACTER AND SACRIFICE WERE REMEMBERED WITH HONOR AND GRATITUDE.

AGAIN, WE HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR THEM UP HERE.

MAKE SURE WE GET THOSE TO THE FAMILY. OUR NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING IN LA VERNE CITY COUNCIL IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MAY 4TH. WE HAVE A CLOSED STUDY SESSION AT 5:30 P.M..

THE MEETING IS AT 6:30 P.M. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 8:24 P.M.

THANK YOU FOR ALL BEING HERE. MR. MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO ANNOUNCE I WILL NOT BE AT THE MAY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

Apr 20, 2026 City Council

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