[CALL TO ORDER]
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GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I'D LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE CLOSED SESSION WE'RE MEETING FOR MONDAY, MAY 4TH AT 5.30 P.M.
MR. DILLMER, GO ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON? PRESENT.
MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCILMAN VIGITA? PRESENT.
[CLOSED SESSION TOPICS]
TONIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING.ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY TSAI, PLEASE READ THE CLOSED SESSION ITEMS FOR THE RECORD AND LET US KNOW IF THERE WILL BE ANY REPORT OUT AFTERWARDS.
YOU HAVE CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6.
NEGOTIATORS, CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY, EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS, LAVERNE MISCELLANEOUS SLASH GENERAL UNIT TEAMSTERS, LAVERNE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, LAVERNE FIRE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, LAVERNE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
LAVERNE POLICE MIDDLE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND ALL UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES.
YOU ALSO HAVE CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, ANTICIPATED LITIGATION.
ONE CASE, THERE'S NO ANTICIPATED REPORT OUT TONIGHT.
COUNSEL, ANY COMMENTS? OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE HAVE ANYBODY OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? ANYTHING ON SCREEN? NO.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
FOR A REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TONIGHT.
[REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:30 PM]
WE'RE GOING TO START THE MEETING AT 6.33 P.M.I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE 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 COMMENTS THROUGH ZOOM MAY BE ACCEPTED FOR ALL ITEMS ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE MEETING, THOSE PHYSICALLY IN ATTENDANCE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
TONIGHT, WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ARMY VETERAN JOSEPH MAGALLANES, SSGT E6, TO LEAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
AND SALUTE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
IF YOU COULD WAIT THERE, SIR, PLEASE.
[Additional Item]
IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO BE IN PRESENCE OF THE 1% OF THIS NATION THAT FIGHT.THE 1% OF THIS NATION THAT SIGNED ON A BLANK CHECK THEIR NAMES TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY, TO THIS GREAT COUNTRY THAT THEY'RE GIVING THEIR WHOLE LIFE TO.
THAT HAVE SERVED, THAT ARE STILL SERVING, AND THOSE THAT ARE PRISONERS OF WAR IN MIA, I LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR SAFE RETURN HOME.
I'M IN FRONT OF US TODAY, STAFF SERGEANT MAGALLANES, WHICH I WILL HAVE HIM TAKE THE MIC NOW.
AND PLEASE, STAFF SERGEANT, LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR MOS IS AND GIVE US A GREAT TIME YOU HAD IN THE ARMY.
KEEP IT UNDER FIVE MINUTES, STAFF SERGEANT.
WELL, MY NAME IS JOSEPH BAGALLANES.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 25, 26 YEARS.
IT'S A GREAT CITY, AS YOU ALL KNOW.
I JOINED THE VFW HERE IN LA VERNE IN 2013, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
MARCH 4TH OF JULY, AND HE TOLD ME THAT, I THINK HE NOTICED A BADGE I HAD OR SOMETHING, A HAT, AND I HAD IT, I CAN'T REMEMBER.
HE CAME UP TO ME AND, YEAH, HE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU QUALIFY FOR THE VFW.
BUT ANYWAY, HE WAS MY INSPIRATION AND ALSO ONE OF OUR COMMANDERS.
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WHO ARE VETERANS, HAVE BEEN OVERSEAS, LOOK INTO IT.IT'S A GREAT BUNCH OF GUYS AND WOMEN.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT HE KNEW, OKAY? THANK YOU, STAFF SERGEANT.
THE CITY OF LA VERNA CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO JOSEPH MAGALLANES.
THE CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNA CITY COUNCIL TO ARMY VETERAN STAFF SERGEANT JOSEPH MAGALLANES WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
GOD BLESS YOU, SIR, AND YOUR FAMILY.
MR. DORMER, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER CROSBY IS EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR A WORK-RELATED FUNCTION.
WE HAD A CLOSED SESSION PREVIOUS TO THIS, STARTING THIS COUNCIL MEETING.
ATTORNEY SAI, DO WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TO STAFF AND NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN.
I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY GO DOWN THERE AND DO THIS.
[PRESENTATIONS]
ALL RIGHT.TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS.
FIRST IS A DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL WINS RECOGNITION.
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
DAMIEN WINS OF THE 2026 WGI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, WINS SCHOLASTIC A CHAMPIONS IN BACK-TO-BACK.
WGASC WINSCHOLASKY A CHAMPIONS ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON THESE PERFORMERS DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL HARD WORK, DEDICATION, RESILIENCE DISCIPLINE AND GROWTH THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE REFLECTS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF TEAMWORK AND PERSEVERANCE THE ENSEMBLE COMPLETED A REMARKABLE UNDEFEATED SEASON EARNING SEVEN FIRST PLACE FINISHES TWO REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
AGAIN, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THIS ACHIEVEMENT MARKS THE MUSIC PROGRAM'S FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND STANDS AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE FOR DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY.
THE GROUP WAS LED BY INSTRUCTORS SAM CALL, FRANCIS FITZGERALD, ALDO GRANADA, DAVID LOPEZ, AND MATT MILLER.
I ALSO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IT IS FOR PLACES OF EDUCATION.
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OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION, IT IS POMONA CATHOLIC AND ST.SO THIS TAKES A VILLAGE AND TAKES, AND THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE PARENTS, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN.
AND A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ANDREW MCKINLEY ALSO, WHO WAS, HE WAS A BIG CHEERLEADER IN THIS.
AND A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR HIM AND ALSO ALL THE OTHER PARENTS AND ALL THE OTHER COACHES.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR RECOGNIZING OUR WINS PROGRAM TODAY AND FOR ALL THE PARENTS FOR ALL THEIR WORK THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
IT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT SUCH AN AMAZING COMMUNITY.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
OKAY, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, JUST COME UP.
COHEN MCKINLEY, DOMINIC STRIVINS, GABRIEL MARGIC, GARRETT YOUNG, GRAHAM RUDY, HANNAH SOTO.
ISAAC CHAVARRIA, JACOB SEITZ, JOSIAH GALI, JULIANNE MOJARO, KYLE GU, MARCUS GONZALEZ.
MATTHEW BELL, MATTHEW DEGATA, RALPH GARDIA, SOFIA CABRERA, ZIZU LANDEROS.
AGAIN, ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
AND NOT ONLY THAT, REMEMBER, FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT DONATED TO GET THEM TO WHERE THEY ARE.
YOU WERE IN MACY'S DAY PARADE, WEREN'T YOU? YEAH.
SO THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THEY HAD TO FUNDRAISE.
AND IT TOOK A VILLAGE TO MAKE THAT MONEY, BUT THEY WENT TO MACY'S DAY PARADE ALSO.
AND IT TAKES A LOT OF SUPPORT.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT DID THAT.
FAMILIES, MOMS AND DADS, SISTERS AND BROTHERS THAT HAD TO ENDURE YOUR PERFORMANCES, YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF THE DEAL.
YOU KNOW, IT IS PART OF THE DEAL, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU GUYS ARE AN AMAZING, AMAZING INSTITUTION, AND ALL THE OTHER DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATED.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH, AND CONGRATULATE.
WE WANT THE MORE TALLER PEOPLE IN THE BACK, LESS TALLER PEOPLE IN THE FRONT.
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THANK YOU GUYS.YOU DON'T WANT TO STAY FOR THE MEETING.
ORDER ME A DOUBLE-DOUBLE ANIMAL STYLE WITH NO MEAT, PLEASE.
OUR NEXT PRESENTATION ITEM IS THE OLDER AMERICAN PROCLAMATION.
EVERY YEAR IN MAY, THE CITY RECOGNIZES OLDER AMERICANS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR STRENGTH AND WISDOM TO DEVELOPING A BETTER NATION.
THIS PROCLAMATION IS PRESENTED TO THE CITY'S SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INPUT ON THE NEEDS OF THE OLDER AMERICANS IN LEBRUN.
WILL THE MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE PLEASE COME FORWARD? LOOK AWFULLY HANDSOME TONIGHT, YOU GUYS.
LAVERNE, CITY OF LAVERNE PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS THE OBSERVANCE OF OLDER AMERICANS MONTH ESTABLISHED IN 1963 PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OLDER ADULTS AND TO REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING THEIR INDEPENDENCE, DIGNITY, AND WELL-BEING.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LAVERNE IS ENRICHED BY GROWING POPULATION OF OLDER AMERICANS, INCLUDING MYSELF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YES I AM, WHOSE KNOWLEDGE, DEDICATION, AND LIFE EXPERIENCE STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE.
AND WHEREAS THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY THAT OFFERS THE RESOURCES, SERVICES, AND SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR OLDER ADULTS TO LIVE WELL, MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE, AND CHAMPION THEIR HEALTH FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF LA VERNE, TOGETHER WITH THE SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE, REMAINS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OLDER RESIDENTS BY CREATING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE, SUPPORT WELLNESS, TAILOR ACTIVITIES, AND MEET DIVERSE NEEDS AND PREFERENCES.
AND EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT ENCOURAGE HEALTHY AGING IN PLACE.
AND WHEREAS IN RECOGNITION OF THE 2026 THEME, CHAMPION YOUR HEALTH, WE AFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF EMPOWERING OLDER AMERICANS TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR WELL-BEING AND MAKE CHOICES ABOUT HOW THEY CAN AGE AND LIVE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT ON THIS FOURTH DAY OF MAY, 2026, THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2026 AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH.
IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, I ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLDER ADULTS.
AND TO SUPPORT EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY AND ENGAGED AGING.
DATED THIS FOURTH DAY, MAY 2026.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I JUST WAS APPOINTED THE BOSS.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING WHAT WE DO.
WE ALL REALLY APPRECIATE THE CITY OF LA VERNE, AND WE LOVE WHAT WE DO.
THAT'S WHY WE GAVE YOU THE MIC.
WHAT YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF, ALONG WITH YVONNE DURAN, OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER FOR OUR SENIORS.
AND IF YOU JUST GO TO OUR WEBPAGE, IT'S IMMENSE.
AND WE DO OFFER SOME AMAZING, AMAZING THINGS FOR OUR SENIORS.
SO, AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
THANK YOU, YVONNE, ALSO, FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR CITY.
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WE'RE EXCHANGING COINS HERE, GUYS.HOW MANY GOLD COINS? THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
OUR FINAL PRESENTATION TONIGHT IS THE MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH PROCLAMATION.
MAY IS RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY TO HONOR AND RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE U.S.
THIS MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCE AIMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE APPRECIATION FOR THOSE SERVED OR WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE MILITARY.
WILL VFW COMMANDER MCKINNEY PLEASE COME FORWARD? HE ALMOST GOT AWAY WITHOUT SAYING WOMEN.
IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE.
IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE ALSO.
CITY OF LA VERNE PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS ON THIS DAY WE PAUSE TO HONOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE AND SERVICE TO OUR NATION, AND WHEREAS THEIR COURAGE, DEDICATION, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO FREEDOM HAVE SAFEGUARDED THE LIBERTIES WE CHERISH, AND WHEREAS MEMBERS OF THE VETERANS OF THE FOREIGN WARS POST 12034 BAND OF BROTHERS REMAIN DEDICATED TO SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AND PARTICIPATION IN CEREMONIAL EVENTS, AND WHEREAS VFW POST 12034 COMMANDER MARIA MCKINNEY EXEMPLIFIES EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP BY CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ORGANIZING FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND INSPIRING OTHERS FOREIGN TO THE VETERAN COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS COMMANDER MCKINNEY REPRESENTS THE PRIDE OF LA VERNE AND EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.
NOW BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE CITY OF LA VERNE THAT THE MONTH OF MAY BE RECOGNIZED AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH.
AND WE EXPRESS DEEP GRATITUDE TO THE FIRST.
FEMALE COMMANDER OF VFW POST 12034, MARIA MCKINNEY, AN AIR FORCE VETERAN AND A PROUD ULV ALUMNAE, REMAINING DEEPLY ENGAGED IN THE LA VERNE COMMUNITY.
THAT IS ALL ON PAPER, AND IT IS TRUE, IT'S FACTUAL, BUT ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER IS THAT I WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT ALL OF THEM HERE IN FRONT OF US TODAY.
OUR ENTIRE POST IS JUST ONE OF THOSE POSTS THAT WILL GET STUFF DONE.
OUR VOLUNTEERS, OUR SPOUSES, OUR PARTNERS, OUR FAMILIES, OUR GRANDKIDS, ALL OF THESE MEMBERS PULL IN EVERYBODY WITH THEM AND GET STUFF DONE.
I WANT TO SAY THE OTHER WORD, BUT I CAN'T.
BUT IT'S JUST THAT KIND OF COMMUNITY.
AND MOST OF US HAVE LIVED HERE ALL OUR LIVES, INCLUDING MYSELF, EXCEPT FOR THE YEARS THAT I WAS IN THE SERVICE.
WE UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAS MADE TO OUR POST, AND WE'RE TRULY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNCIL HAS GIVEN US, FOR SURE.
AND WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT PARTNERSHIP AND GROWTH WITH YOU AS WELL.
CAN YOU ALL COME UP FOR A PICTURE?
[ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
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NOW WE MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS.I'D LIKE TO CALL UP THE FIRST PERSON IS ADRIAN MARA, OUR LAVERNE LIBRARIAN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS, AND STAFF.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A FEW EVENTS THAT WILL BE TAKING PLACE AT LA VERNA LIBRARY THIS MONTH.
ON THURSDAY, MAY 14TH AT 11, WE'LL BE HOLDING AN INTERACTIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE FOR TODDLERS.
MUSICIANS, SINGER, AND SONGWRITER, MS. KIM, WILL PERFORM ORIGINAL SONGS AND ASK THE KIDS TO HELP HER BY DANCING WITH SCARS AND SHAKERS.
AFTER THE PROGRAM, CAREGIVERS...
CAN SPEAK WITH AN ACCREDITED TRIPLE P LIBRARIAN ABOUT TIPS ON READING TODDLERS.
ATTENDANCE FOR THIS PROGRAM IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
THIS CAN BE DONE IN PERSON AT THE LIBRARY OR ONLINE AT LACOUNTYLIBRARY.ORG.
AND ON SATURDAY, MAY 16TH AT 2 O'CLOCK, WE'LL HOLD A PROGRAM, THE ART OF GAMMON, WHICH IS AN ART STYLE PRACTICED BY JAPANESE AMERICANS WHO ARE IN INTERNMENT CAMPS OR IN WORLD WAR II.
DURING THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A WATERCOLOR POSTCARD THAT INSPIRED BY THE ARTIST CHIURA OBATA, WHO WAS INTERNED AT A CAMP HIMSELF.
AND IN CELEBRATION OF ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH, WE HAVE A PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 12 ON FRIDAY, MAY 29TH AT 3.30.
DURING THIS PROGRAM, CHILDREN WILL LEARN THE HISTORY AND SYMBOLISM OF PAN FANS IN CHINESE CULTURE, AND THEN THEY WILL CREATE.
AND DESIGN THEIR OWN FUNCTIONAL FAN TO TAKE HOME.
ANYBODY ELSE FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS? SHERRY, PLEASE COME UP.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT FILLING OUT A SPEAKER CARD.
ALL RIGHT, I'M SHERRY BEST WITH LAVERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND I WANT TO ANNOUNCE AN UPCOMING EVENT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 30TH AND 31ST. THERE WILL BE A VINTAGE SALE AND HOME TOUR TO BENEFIT THE LAVERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THIS EVENT WILL BE AT 3949 BRADFORD STREET, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MY HOUSE.
THE HOME IS GOING TO BE OPEN FOR PEOPLE TO TOUR THROUGH AND GET TO SEE ALL THE FAMILY SECRETS OF MY HOUSE.
I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE BEFORE US.
SO ANYHOW, COME BUY JAMS, JELLIES, AND MARMALADES FOR YOUR TABLE.
FIND A VINTAGE TREASURE TO ADORN YOUR HOME.
SELECT SOME POTTED SUMMER FLOWERS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SUMMER ANNUALS FOR SALE.
SO IF YOU WANT TO PRETTY UP YOUR GARDEN, YOU CAN COME LOOK US UP.
ENJOY SOME HOME-BAKED COOKIES.
TOUR THE 1908 HISTORIC JOHN LARIMER HOUSE, AND ENJOY SOME BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
I HOPE IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY NICE WEEKEND.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND WE WILL THAT TAKES CARE OF THE MONTH OF MAY.
THEN WE SKIP ALL THE WAY TO JUNE, AND WE HAVE A TO-BE-ANNOUNCED SPEAKER FOR JUNE 8TH.
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR SPEAKER, WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT JPL, FORGOT TO CHECK WITH HIS WIFE, WHO MADE ARRANGEMENTS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN POLAND.
HE THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD DEAL.
YEAH, HE'LL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY, WHICH IS GOOD FOR HIM.
SO WE WILL REPLACE HIM WITH ANOTHER SPEAKER.
AND THEN AT THE END OF JUNE ON THE 20TH, DO NOT FORGET, WE STILL HAVE SOME SEATS FOR THE VISIT TO THE HUNTINGTON GARDENS.
AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT A NEW DISPLAY THERE CALLED THIS LAND IS, WHICH IS A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA 250.
SO I'LL PUT SOME HANDOUTS ON THE TABLE.
AND COME AVAIL YOURSELF OF ALL THE GOOD THINGS.
THAT THE LAVERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROVIDES FOR THE COMMUNITY.
DID YOU BRING JAMS WITH YOU TONIGHT OR NO? I DID NOT.
NEXT PERSON UP WOULD BE ZUHEI FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE.
MY NAME IS DR. SUHEY ESPINOZA.
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I AM THE CHIEF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE.I'M HERE TO PROVIDE A FEW UPDATES.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE UNIVERSITY HAD ITS ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP GALA.
IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN LARGE PART TO THE SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY THANK SO MANY PEOPLE, THE CITY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY OF LA VERNE.
MICKEY'S JEWELRY, CAFE WANG, TACOS LA VIA, LA VERNE CHAMBER, ROBERTA VILLAGE INN, MI COCINA, CHIPOTLE, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
100% OF THE PROCEEDS GO TO STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, AND WE ARE TREMENDOUSLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
SO IF YOU HAVE NOT ATTENDED, WE INVITE YOU FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO ATTEND.
ALSO, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AWARE, IN MARCH, PRESIDENT RISA DIXON WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED AS OUR PERMANENT PRESIDENT.
SHE IS TRULY THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB.
HER FOCUS IS STABILITY WITH A KEEN EYE TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, HIGHER EDUCATION, THE LANDSCAPE IS EVOLVING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.
YOU KNOW, THE INTEGRATION OF AI, THE ENROLLMENT CLIFF, JUST TO NAME A FEW.
OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING HOWEVER PRESIDENT DIXON IS DOUBLING DOWN ON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS SO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY AND INEXTRICABLY INTERCONNECTED WITH THE CITY OF LAVERNE AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO BE GOOD PARTNERS SO THAT IS OUR FOCUS MOVING FORWARD ALSO YESTERDAY WE WELCOME CONGRESSMAN GIL CISNEROS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE TO HOST THE ANNUAL ART COMPETITION IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
45 PLUS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SUBMITTED THEIR ARTWORK AND THEY SAW IT DISPLAYED AT THE HARRIS ART GALLERY.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS FANTASTIC TO SEE SO MUCH ENTHUSIASM IN THE ROOM.
THE WINNER RECEIVED THE $1,000 SCHOLARSHIP ALONG WITH THEIR ARTWORK THAT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL BUILDING AND A TRIP TO D.C.
AZUSA HIGH SCHOOL WON, BUT WE DID HAVE HONORABLE MENTIONS FROM BONITA UNIFIED AND SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WERE FROM BONITA UNIFIED AS WELL.
AND LASTLY, MAY IS A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR UNIVERSITIES IN GENERAL.
THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WILL HOST ITS COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH.
IT IS A DAY OF GREAT CELEBRATION, BUT WITH IT COMES, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
YOU IN THE SPIRIT OF BEING GOOD NEIGHBORS, THE UNIVERSITY IS SENDING LETTERS TO RESIDENTS WITHIN A 100-METER RADIUS, INFORMING THEM OF SETUP, BREAKDOWN, CLEANUP TIME.
WE WILL HAVE AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
WE WELCOME YOU TO ATTEND THE FESTIVITIES, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING DURING THAT WEEKEND OF CELEBRATION.
SO WE WILL DO OUR VERY BEST TO CONTINUE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS.
AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE IS HERE TO BE OF SERVICE.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND RESIDENTS.
I'M REPRESENTING CASSIE TODAY, AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR YOU.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK WENDY LAU FOR ATTENDING THE SEAM CONCERT AND BENEFIT THIS PAST WEEK.
THANK YOU, CITY MANAGER KEN DOMER, FOR HELPING PUT THAT TOGETHER.
WE WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR SUPPORTING THAT GREAT, GREAT PROGRAM, HONORING ONE OF OUR GREAT ENTREPRENEURS, REGGIE WEBB, WHO WAS QUITE A VISIONARY FOR THE CITY, AS WELL AS THIS AREA OF IT IN AN EMPIRE.
CASSIE, TONIGHT MEMBERS ARE OVER AT THE EAR.
UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE AT THEIR ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER CELEBRATION HERE AT DESCHAMPS CELEBRATION TONIGHT.
AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A TERRIFIC, TERRIFIC EVENT.
OUR NORMAL MEETING IS EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH.
AND SO WE INVITE ALL OF YOU OVER THERE TO THE CITRUS ROOM AT HILLCREST.
AND WE'LL BE DEALING WITH PROGRAM COMMITTEE, LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AND OUTREACH AND MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEES THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER TO SPREAD THE WORD TO THE CITY THAT IS A QUALITY CITY.
THURSDAY, MAY 14TH, CASSIE WILL BE AT OAK MESA FOR THEIR OPEN HOUSE AT THE SCHOOL.
WE BRING A WORLD MAP, AND WE ASK ALL THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO PIN ON THE MAP WHERE THEY'RE ORIGINALLY FROM OR THEIR ANCESTORS ARE FROM.
IT'S BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY WONDERFULLY RECEIVED, AND WE JUST HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THAT.
ON THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, CASSIE WILL THEN BE AT LAVERNE HEIGHTS.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THEIR OPEN HOUSE AND THE PARENTS AND
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THE STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO PIN ON THE MAP WHERE THEIR LOCATIONS ARE.THEN ON TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE RACE AND ETHNICITY COURSE, IN COLLABORATION WITH CASSI, PRESENTS A ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, HILLCREST WELCOME ROOM, 330 TO 5.
AND WE HAVE SOME FLYERS FOR THAT.
AND CITY MANAGER AND COUNCIL, I'M HOPING.
THAT YOU'LL FEATURE THIS IN SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES HAPPENING IN LA VERNE.
HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL COVER THAT AND INCLUDE IT IN YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
AND THEN SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, CASSIE PICNIC IN THE PARK THAT I MENTIONED LAST TIME.
WE WANT ALL OUR CASSIE PEOPLE TO COME TO THAT EVENT TO WELCOME THE COMMUNITY AND GET TO KNOW CASSIE.
JUST A SIMPLE HOT DOGS AND BUNS AND MUSTARD AND KETCHUP, NO BIG DEAL.
WE JUST COME OUT AND WE GATHER AND JUST HAVE A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED CITY PICNIC.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HOPING YOU ALL COME OUT TO DO FOR US.
AND WE HAVE FLYERS FOR THAT ALSO.
I'LL LEAVE THEM THERE ON THE COUNTER.
AND THE OTHER LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION IS THAT CASSIE IS HERE FOR EVERYONE.
WE'RE A CITY OF INCLUSION AND QUALITY AND A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
I'M HONORED TO BE HERE 30 YEARS IN MY CURRENT HOME, BUT BEFORE THAT 10 YEARS IN OTHER HOMES HERE IN LA VERNE.
SO I'M IN LOVE WITH THIS CITY.
COMPTON KEEPS TRYING TO PULL ME BACK.
I LOVE COMPTON, BUT THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS MY HOME, AND I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE AND LET EVERYBODY KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THIS CITY AND THIS CITY COUNCIL.
SO I THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I'LL LEAVE SOME FLYERS FOR THIS INFORMATION.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COMMUNITY EVENTS? MR. BOWEN.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGEMENT.
I'M HERE TO ANNOUNCE THAT LV3C WILL BE HOLDING A COMMUNITY FORUM MEETING AT THE LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH AT 2600 WHITE AVENUE, BEGINNING AT 6 P.M.
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS THAT WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS NUMEROUS ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR CITY.
ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS LATELY, THE CURRENT FIREFIGHTERS CONTRACT ISSUE, THE BONITA UNIFIED REQUEST OR BOND ISSUE ON THE BALLOT FOR $256 MILLION, WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $600 MILLION PLUS TO REPAY OVER THE LIFETIME, AND A BIG ONE FOR THE CITY, THE ESTIMATED $4 MILLION PLUS AND GROWING FROM WHAT I HEAR, BUDGET DEFICIT PROJECTED BY THE CURRENT CITY MANAGER.
WE'LL ALSO TAKE QUESTIONS, AS WE ALWAYS HAVE, ON ANY SUBJECT FROM ANY ATTENDEES, FROM ALL ATTENDEES.
WE'VE INVITED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LAVERNE FIREFIGHTER ASSOCIATION AND THE BONITA UNIFIED.
I'M INVITING A COUNCIL MEMBER TO ATTEND, A COUNCIL MEMBER TO ATTEND, AND A CITY REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND.
SO THAT THEY CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT MIGHT BE PROPOSED FROM CITIZENS IN THE CITY.
WE'VE ALSO ASKED SAN DIMAS PEOPLE TO COME BECAUSE THE BOND ISSUE AFFECTS THEM.
I'VE HEARD BACK FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS.
THEY HAVE AGREED TO SEND SOMEBODY.
SO FAR, NO CONFIRMATION FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED AS THEY HAVE SCHEDULING CONFLICTS.
I HOPE THEY RECONSIDER AND SEND SOMEBODY.
I ALSO HOPE THE CITY AND COUNCIL WILL CONFIRM THEIR ATTENDANCE AT TONIGHT'S MEETING.
OTHERWISE, THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
HOPE TO SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS GOING ON, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A LOT OF ANSWERS.
RICK BOWEN, A 43-YEAR RESIDENT OF LA VERNE, ON MY THIRD HOUSE.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, SIR.THANK YOU AGAIN FOR SHARING YOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR ROUTINE WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION.
UNLESS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS SEPARATE DISCUSSION OR JUST WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT ON ONE OF THE ITEMS. CITY MANAGER DOMER, ARE THERE ANY ITEMS PULLED BY THE PUBLIC FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THERE WERE NO EMAILS TO PULL ANY ITEMS. WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MOTION APPROVED.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION BY CASHEL FAGITA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LAU, WAS APPROVED
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4-0 WITH CROSBY BEING ABSENT.[7. Annual AB 2561 Staffing Vacancies Report.]
THANK YOU.TONIGHT THERE ARE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
THE FIRST ONE IS ANNUAL AB-2561 STAFFING VACANCIES REPORT.
AB-2561 REQUIRES A PUBLIC AGENCY TO PRESENT THE STATUS OF VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS AT A PUBLIC HEARING AT LEAST ONCE PER YEAR PRIOR TO BUDGET ADOPTION.
ALLOWING RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS TO PRESENT AT THE HEARING.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE CALL FORWARD THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM.
RENNELS IS GOING TO BE MAKING THIS PRESENTATION.
CALIFORNIA'S ASSEMBLY BILL 2561, WHICH TOOK EFFECT ON JANUARY 1, 2025, AIMS TO ADDRESS ONGOING STAFFING SHORTAGES WITHIN PUBLIC AGENCIES.
BY MANDATING GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND WORKFORCE DATA.
THE LAW REQUIRES AGENCIES TO PRESENT STAFFING INFORMATION AT PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE FINALIZING THEIR BUDGETS, INCLUDING VACANCY RATES, RECRUITMENT INFORMATION, EMPLOYEE RETENTION METRICS, AND A REVIEW OF POLICIES THAT MAY HINDER HIRING OR RETENTION.
THIS INCREASED TRANSPARENCY IS INTENDED TO HELP AGENCIES BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS STAFFING CHALLENGES WHILE ALSO FOSTERING ACCOUNTABILITY AND COLLABORATION BY INVOLVING EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DISCUSSIONS.
IN COMPLIANCE WITH AB 2561, THE CITY OF LA VERNE IS REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS.
HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AT LEAST ONCE EACH FISCAL YEAR AT A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE CITY SHALL PRESENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATUS OF VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT RETENTION EFFORTS AND IDENTIFY ANY NECESSARY CHANGES TO POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES THAT MAY LEAD TO OBSTACLES IN THE HIRING PROCESS.
THE REQUIREMENT ALSO HAS EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION.
IT NEEDS TO ALLOW RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION FOR EACH BARGAINING UNIT AT THE CITY TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS DURING A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS.
THERE ARE FIVE BARGAINING UNITS REPRESENTED IN THE CITY, AND ALL EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATIONS WERE CONTACTED AS PART OF THE CITY'S COMPLIANCE EFFORTS.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING FOR HIGH VACANCY RATES.
IF VACANCIES IN A SINGLE BARGAINING UNIT...
MEET OR EXCEED 20% OF AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME POSITIONS, THE CITY MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REPORTING AT THE REQUEST OF THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION.
IN THE PAST YEAR, THE CITY HAD 195 FULL-TIME BUDGETED POSITIONS, 24 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES SEPARATED FROM EMPLOYMENT, 25 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES WERE HIRED.
THROUGH MARCH OF 2026, THE CITY OF LA VERNE HAD 13 STAFF VACANCIES REPRESENTING A 6.67% VACANCY RATE.
THE RECOMMENDATION OF STAFF IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO AB-2561.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC HEARING OPENING? THAT WOULD BE NO.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. BOWEN.
I PRESUME I'M LOOKING AT PAGE 217 OF THE YEAR.
216, YEAH, YEAH, ON THE ANNUAL AB 251.
THE POSITION DATA, AND I JUST WANT TO ASK ONE THING.
THIS REPRESENTS NINE MONTHS, CORRECTLY? YOU SAY WHEN, YEAR TO DATE? IT'S A FULL YEAR OF.
WE'VE RUN THE REPORT EVERY MARCH.
SO THIS IS GOING BACK, NOT THE FISCAL YEAR, BUT ONE YEAR BACK.
SO YOU HAVE BASICALLY ABOUT A 12 OR 13% TURNOVER RATE.
YOU HAVE 195 PEOPLE AND YOU'VE TURNED OVER 25 PEOPLE.
I WAS QUOTING THE VACANCY RATE.
I WAS QUOTING THE VACANCY RATE, NOT THE TURNOVER RATE.
I'M ASKING ABOUT THE TURNOVER RATE.
SO YOU'VE GOT 12% OR 13% TURNOVER RATE.
WHY? YOU'VE HAD 24 PEOPLE THAT ARE SEPARATED.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FIRED OR QUIT.
THAT WOULD MAKE SOMEWHAT OF A BIG DEAL.
BUT A 12% OR 13% TURNOVER RATE IS HUGE.
SO I WOULD WONDER, MY QUESTION IS WHY? THAT BIG RATE COMPANY WOULD BE
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REALLY IN TROUBLE IF THEY HAD THAT KIND OF RATE.THAT MEANS YOU HAVE 13% OF YOUR STAFF THAT'S BRAND NEW.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT QUALIFIES FOR OR COMPARES TO PREVIOUS YEARS.
BUT IF YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF TURNOVER RATE, IT HAS SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT, IN MY OPINION.
ANYONE ELSE WHO SHOULD SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
GARY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT, OR MR. DOMER? YEAH, I'M NOT SURE I CAN ANSWER FOR EVERY PERSON THAT'S REPRESENTED IN THE REPORT AND THEIR REASONS FOR LEAVING.
IT COVERS EVERY TYPE OF SEPARATION, SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME SOMEBODY WOULD LEAVE FOR ANY REASON WOULD BE PART OF THESE NUMBERS.
I THINK IN THE REPORT, WE DID INCLUDE FOR COMPARISON'S SAKES, BECAUSE LAST YEAR IN 2025 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE DID THIS REPORT AND TO MEET THE OBLIGATION UNDER THE NEW LAW.
AND WE DID PROVIDE THOSE NUMBERS FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES FOR WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE LAST YEAR.
MR. MAYOR, I AGREE THAT HAVING THE INFORMATION ON RETIREMENT SEPARATION OR GOING TO OTHER CITIES, OTHER RESIDENTS IS IMPORTANT.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS A, IT'S CLEARLY NOT.
REQUIRED UNDER AB 2561, BUT WE CAN ADD IT IN JUST FOR INFORMATION NEXT YEAR.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW HERE AS FAR AS, I KNOW THAT POLICE OFFICERS DO MOVE ON TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR WHATEVER REASON, MORE MONEY, DIFFERENT OR MOVING.
YOU ALSO HAVE A LOT OF OUR ENTRY LEVEL ON OUR AMBULANCE OPERATORS THAT DO MOVE ON TO OTHER AGENCIES THAT DO DO THAT AND ALSO BECOME FIREFIGHTERS IN OTHER AGENCIES ALSO.
WE ARE AN AMAZING TRAINING GROUND FOR OUR AMBULANCE OPERATORS AND ALSO FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO WE HAVE A VERY GOOD PROGRAM THERE.
YOU DO HAVE ON MIDDLE MANAGEMENT LIKE A 5.26%, BUT, I MEAN, IT'S JUST ACROSS THE BOARD, SO IT'S NOT ONE PARTICULAR EMPLOYEE GROUP.
AND LIKE I SAY, WE DID HAVE A NUMBER OF RETIREES.
WE ALSO HAD PEOPLE MOVE ON TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR WHATEVER REASON.
AND YOU BRING UP A GOOD POINT, MAYOR, IF I MAY, THAT THESE NUMBERS REFLECT PROMOTIONS, TOO.
SO IF SOMEBODY LEAVES, TO YOUR POINT, AN AMBULANCE OPERATOR POSITION BUT STAYS WITH US, THE POSITION BECOMES VACANT AND NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS TYPE OF REPORT BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE LAW IS TELLING US TO DO.
BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A TURNOVER BECAUSE THEY STAYED WITH US.
AND THE SAME THING WITH THE LA VERNE CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
THERE WAS A VACANCY RATE THAT...
PEOPLE MOVED ON TO OTHER AGENCIES OR PEOPLE DID JUST LEAVE OR THEY DID RETIRE.
SO WITH THAT, COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? ACTUALLY, WE ALREADY DID MR. BOWEN.
WOULD SOMEBODY ELSE LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTION? NO.
BUT I'M GIVING THE INFORMATION THAT'S RIGHT HERE.
MR. MAYOR, I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WELL, IT WAS JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL STUFF.
AGAIN, AB 2561 IS IN ITS SECOND YEAR THAT WE'RE DOING IT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE REPORTING TO THE REQUIREMENT.
I OFFER THE FACT THAT WE SHOULD, FOR BETTER TRANSPARENCY AND UNDERSTANDING, ADD SOME MORE INFORMATION.
IF THERE'S OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE US TO PUT IN FOR FUTURE YEARS, I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD THING.
GOING UP UNDER THE GUIDELINES THAT WE'RE FOLLOWING, THAT PROMOTION IS A VACANCY OF ONE POSITION.
AND SO IT DOES FIT WITHIN THE GUIDELINES THAT WE'RE REPORTING.
IT'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL BELIEF WHAT YOU'D FIND IN A TURNOVER, WHICH IS A SEPARATION LEAVE THE CITY.
BUT WE CAN ADD THAT IN THE FUTURE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS TO SEE, BECAUSE IT IS A GOOD THING TO SEE THAT, BE IT THE AO LEVEL OR AT SOME OTHER POSITIONS, THAT WE ARE PROMOTING PEOPLE FROM WITHIN, BECAUSE THAT IS A GOAL.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA JUST TO GIVE US AN IDEA WHERE WE'RE AT BECAUSE THIS IS ACROSS THE BOARD ON ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT LEVELS IN OUR DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR CITY AS FAR AS EMPLOYEES.
SO JUST TO GIVE US MORE OF AN IDEA WHERE WE'RE PINPOINTING AND TO VALIDATE THAT VACANCY RATE OF 12 TO 13 PERCENT.
HOW'S MERLA? I JUST THINK FOR CLARIFICATION'S SAKE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS REPORTING THAT IS REQUIRED OF US.
AND SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE INFORMATION THAT WE MIGHT SEEK IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN.
PERPETUITY WITHIN OUR OWN RANKS OR TO ENSURE YOU KNOW SUSTAINABILITY SO I THINK AS LONG AS WE'RE COLLECTING THIS DATA AND INFORMATION SOME FURTHER DETAIL IDENTIFYING IF SOMEONE IS STAYING BUT MOVING INTO A DIFFERENT POSITION WOULD BE GOOD OR IF THERE ARE SEPARATIONS NOTING, OBVIOUSLY, WITHOUT DISCLOSING PRIVATE HR
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INFORMATION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS A FIRING OR OTHER SEPARATION, I THINK CATEGORIZING THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US SO THAT WE CAN EVALUATE OUR OWN PRACTICES FOR WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.AND TO KIND OF FEED ON THAT AND ANSWER SOME GENERAL QUESTIONS, AGAIN, THIS WAS A BILL THAT WENT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE.
IT WAS LABOR-BACKED ORIGINALLY, AND IT WAS...
ORIGINALLY, I THINK THERE WAS LIKE A 10% LEVEL THAT THE LEGISLATION HAD THAT IF YOU HAD MORE THAN 10% VACANCY, I BELIEVE IT WAS 20%.
THAT THEN YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THAT LABOR ORGANIZATION, PUT TOGETHER A PLAN OF ACTION ON HOW YOU FILL THOSE POSITIONS.
SO THERE WAS A MORE INCENTIVE BEHIND IT FROM THE LABOR PERSPECTIVE THAN A DATA.
BUT AGAIN, IF WE COULD GET GOOD DATA OUT OF IT, WE HAVE TO DO IT ANYWAY.
I SAY WE ADD SOME OF THESE ITEMS TO IT.
OUT OF CURIOSITY, IS THERE A WAY TO REPORT BACK TO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT THE DATA IS BEING SUFFICIENT OR IF IT'S ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT CAUSED THIS LEGISLATION TO BE PUT INTO PLACE? I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A FEEDBACK LOOP AVAILABLE.
I'M SURE THERE WAS SOME RATIONALE FOR WHY WE WANT TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION OR WHY THIS INFORMATION IS WANTED FROM US, BUT I THINK IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO THE LEGISLATION A LITTLE BIT MORE AND EVEN MAYBE CHECK WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR PRO TEM CASH? NO, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU, JUST THE ISSUES I HAD.
I MEAN, CITIES OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A TURNOVER RATE.
I MEAN, WE PROVIDED, BASED ON 2561, WHAT THE REQUIREMENT WAS, WHICH IS THE VACANCIES, ALL THE ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
WE CAN LATER SHOW A FORM OF TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC AS TO WHY.
IT COULD BE ALL SLEW OF THINGS, MEDICAL LEAVES, AND THEN IT TURNS INTO A RETIREMENT.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST HOW MUCH DOES THIS CONTINUE TO SPIRAL, AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO PROVIDE CLARITY TO SACRAMENTO, WHICH NOT EVERYTHING THAT COMES FROM SACRAMENTO HAS CLARITY.
SO I'M SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THE BASIC INFORMATION THAT WE NEED.
I ALSO THINK THAT ALSO THE MATRIX FROM OTHER CITIES, THEY HAVE TO.
COMPLY THE SAME AND SEE WHAT THEIR VACANCY RATES ARE JUST TO SEE WHAT THE STANDARD OF VACANCY IS THROUGHOUT THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY FOR CITIES OF OUR SIZE OR CITIES PERIOD.
WITH THAT, I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION.
ITEM 7, PUBLIC HEARING ON AB2561 STAFFING VACANCIES REPORT.
MOTION BY CASHEL VIGUITA, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LAU, AND APPROVED 4-0, WITH CROSBY BEING ABSENT.
[8. Bail Schedule Update to Establish a Parking Penalty for Violations of California Vehicle Code § 22500 Crosswalk Daylighting Requirements. ]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.MOVING ON, OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING IS THE BAIL SCHEDULE UPDATE TO ESTABLISH A PARKING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE 22500 CROSSWALK DAYLIGHTING REQUIREMENTS.
THIS ITEM REFLECTS AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 22500 ESTABLISHING DAYLIGHTING RESTRICTIONS THAT PROHIBIT PARKING WITHIN 20 FEET OF A CROSSWALK.
TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN VISIBILITY AND SAFETY.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK THE CITY MANAGER TO PLEASE CALL FORWARD THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING.
I'D LIKE TO CALL FORWARD CAPTAIN TRAVIS TIBBETTS FROM THE LAVERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION.
GOOD EVENING, CAPTAIN TIBBETTS.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF.
TONIGHT, WE'RE SEEKING TO UPDATE THE CITY'S BAIL SCHEDULE TO ESTABLISH THE PARKING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE.
22500, WHICH SPECIFICALLY RELATES TO CROSSWALK DAYLIGHTING REQUIREMENTS.
RECENTLY, OR SOMEWHAT RECENTLY, THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE WAS AMENDED TO PROHIBIT STOPPING, STANDING, OR PARKING WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE APPROACH SIDE OF BOTH MARKED AND UNMARKED CROSSWALKS AT INTERSECTIONS.
THE REQUIREMENT IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS DAYLIGHTING, WHICH REALLY MEANS BRINGING VISIBILITY TO THE AREA BY REMOVING OBSTRUCTIONS TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.
WHILE THE REQUIREMENT IS ESTABLISHED UNDER STATE LAW, LOCAL AGENCIES MUST ADOPT A CORRESPONDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY IN ORDER TO ENFORCE IT THROUGH MUNICIPAL PARKING CITATIONS.
THE PROPOSED ACTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING $60 PARKING FINE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE DAYLIGHTING REQUIREMENT WITHIN THE CITY OF LUVERNE.
THE FINE AMOUNT IS CONSISTENT WITH COMPARABLE PARKING VIOLATIONS AND PROVIDES A REASONABLE ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE.
POMONA HAS A FINE AMOUNT OF ABOUT $68.
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FOR PARKING VIOLATIONS IN GENERAL IS BETWEEN $65 AND $80.SO THE $60 IS RIGHT IN THAT RANGE.
IF ADOPTED, THIS VIOLATION WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CITY'S BAIL SCHEDULE AND ENFORCED BY THE LAVERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZED PARKING ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.
IN CLOSING, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A $60 PARKING PENALTY.
FOR VIOLATIONS OF CALIFORNIA BILL CODE SECTION 22500, WHICH IS THE DAYLIGHTING REQUIREMENT, AND AUTHORIZE ITS INCLUSION IN THE CITY'S BAIL SCHEDULE.
THAT WAY WE CAN KEEP ALL OUR STUDENTS AND PEDESTRIANS SAFE AS THEY CROSS THE STREETS HERE IN THE CITY.
AND I'M, WE'LL BE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CAPTAIN TIBBETS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
AS FAR AS THAT DISTANCE FROM THE CROSSWALK, IS THAT ABOUT A CAR'S LENGTH, OR? I THINK THAT'S ABOUT THREE CARS LENGTH.
SO YOU WANT SPACE FOR THREE CARS BEFORE THE INTERSECTION.
OR BEFORE THE STOP BAR OR WHATEVER.
SO THAT AS VEHICLE TRAFFIC IS DRIVING TOWARDS THE INTERSECTION, WE CAN SEE PEDESTRIANS BEFORE THEY ENTER THE CROSSWALK.
THE INTENT OF IT IS IT'S HARD TO SEE PEDESTRIANS, PARTICULARLY SMALL CHILDREN, WHEN THERE'S CARS BLOCKED REALLY CLOSE TO THE TURN.
INTERSECTIONS SO THAT WE CAN SEE THEM STEPPING INTO THE CROSSWALK TO PROVIDE PEDESTRIANS THE ABILITY TO CROSS SAFELY.
I THINK OF WHITE AVENUE AS BEING SUCH A BUSY STREET AND THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS THAT CROSS BENITA.
IT'S JUST EDUCATING MOTORISTS TO STOP THAT EXTRA DISTANCE.
ARE WE GOING TO PUT ANY PAINT ON THE GROUND? DELINEATE WHERE THAT IS? I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION I THINK FOR THE CITY ENGINEER IF WE'RE GOING TO PAINT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T THAT.
IT'S JUST THE REQUIREMENT OF HAVING TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO BE AT 20 FEET FROM THAT INTERSECTION.
SO OVER THE YEARS BEFORE THIS VIOLATION WAS THERE, WE WOULD SEE THAT A LOT, PARTICULARLY AT DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP AT SCHOOLS, AND WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE THAT PROBLEM.
WE CAN EDUCATE THROUGH THIS PARKING VIOLATION.
BY BEING ABLE TO ISSUE CITATIONS SO WE CAN EDUCATE TO GET PEOPLE TO STOP DOING THAT.
BUT MARKING, THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR, I BELIEVE, THE CITY ENGINEER, IF WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY MARK THE CURBS FROM THAT DISTANCE.
SOME ARE WITH RED FOR THE FIRE ZONES, BUT MOST ARE NOT.
I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT MARKED IN SOME WAY SO RESIDENTS DO KNOW WHERE TO STOP BEFORE THEY GET A TICKET, BEFORE WE START WRITING THOSE TICKETS.
SO I KNOW THAT I THINK THIS LAW WAS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT, I THINK, WAS IT JANUARY WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE THIS SUMMER? I DON'T KNOW IF THE EFFECTIVE DATE ALREADY STARTED.
SO IT WAS IN EFFECT FROM JANUARY.
I REMEMBER THAT THERE WAS INFORMATION PUSHED OUT INITIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT DAYLIGHTING WAS.
I KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE PEOPLE SAW IT, MAYBE PEOPLE DIDN'T.
BUT I THINK NOW THAT IF THIS WERE TO...
TO PASS AND BE ADDED TO THE BAIL SCHEDULE, MAYBE A REPUSHING OUT OF SOME OF THAT INFORMATION, ADDING THAT THERE WILL NOW BE A FINE ATTACHED JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE AS MUCH AWARENESS AS POSSIBLE WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
I THINK ALSO, WELL, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THIS CLEARLY.
YOU HAVE TO BE 20 FEET BEHIND THE CROSSWALK.
SO YOU PLAN ON SITTING AT A LIGHT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TRIGGER IT.
THE WAIT FOR THE CARS TO TRIGGER THE LIGHTS.
SO ARE WE, YOU KNOW, DOING MASSIVE PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'RE GOING TO DIG THIS UP AND RELOCATE THIS? I MEAN...
I UNDERSTAND WHAT STEVE'S SAYING ABOUT PUTTING A LINE WHERE YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO BE SO YOU DON'T GET SIGHTED, BUT THEN HOW DO YOU CHANGE THE LIGHTS? I MEAN, IF YOU HAVE A CROSSWALK, THERE'S PEOPLE THERE THAT ARE PRESSING THE BUTTON, IT'S GOING TO WORK.
BUT IF THERE ARE NO PEDESTRIANS BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO BE WITHIN THAT LIMIT, HOW DOES THAT WORK? I'D LIKE TO HAVE AN ANSWER FROM OUR DIRECTOR, DANNY WU.
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CYNTHIA GABALDON ALSO HERE.THIS IS ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON PARKING, NOT ON THE TRAVELED WAY.
MY QUESTIONS ARE, IS THIS ONLY FOR THE SAFEWAY TO SCHOOLS ROUTES? IS IT ONLY IN THE MARKED LOCATIONS? BECAUSE I CAN THINK OF PLENTY OF UNMARKED LOCATIONS OF CROSSWALKS AROUND TOWN WHERE THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG ISSUE.
AND THEN WHAT ABOUT THE HOMES THAT DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PARKING AND ALL OF THESE ADUS AND THE EXTRA HOUSING THAT WE'RE ALLOWING IN TOWN BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE PARKING EITHER SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH ALL THIS PARKING? BECAUSE I CAN, I MEAN, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I CAN THINK OF PROBABLY FIVE DOZEN INTERSECTIONS WHERE THE HOMEOWNER RIGHT THERE, THAT FIRST 15 FEET IS ALL THEY HAVE IS PARKING.
AND THAT MEANS THEY CAN'T PARK IN FRONT OF THEIR OWN HOUSE ANYMORE.
SO IF IT'S ONLY ON THE SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOLS, IT MAKES MORE SENSE.
BUT IF IT'S EVERY INTERSECTION IN TOWN, EVEN THE UNMARKED, THAT'S GOING TO OPEN UP A CAN OF WORMS. THANK YOU.
TERRY PRENTICE, GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, MAYOR, CITY STAFF.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD OF THIS, AND I GUESS IT'S BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE JANUARY.
I'M OPPOSED TO HOW WE INITIATE IT.
I THINK THAT THERE SHOULD BE, AS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A TIME WHERE PEOPLE ARE GIVEN WARNINGS ABOUT IT.
I THINK THERE SHOULD ALSO BE SIGNS POSTED AROUND A NUMBER OF THE INTERSECTIONS SO THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THAT.
I'M ON WEBEX, AND IT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST SOCIAL MEDIA.
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT ON THERE EITHER, BUT IT'S MOSTLY TRUMP AND ANTI-TRUMP AND THAT.
SO THAT'S MY CONCERN IS THAT GETTING SOMEBODY A $20 FINE, THEY'RE NOT OVERTLY TRYING TO.
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S A MISTAKE IF WE PUT IT OUT THERE AND START JUST WRITING TICKETS ON THAT.
AND I'M NOT ACCUSING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF WRITING TICKETS.
I THINK THEY DON'T WRITE NEARLY ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY FOR RED LIGHTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO I THINK THE POINT THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET ACROSS IS, IS THIS FOR ALL INTERSECTIONS OR IS IT FOR RESIDENTIAL AS WELL? BECAUSE I LIVE IN AN AREA OF THE CITY THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL INTERSECTIONS THAT THE RESIDENTS USE FOR THEIR PARKING BECAUSE THE DRIVEWAYS ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THEIR CARS AND PERHAPS A FRIEND OR TWO.
THERE IS GOING TO BE AN EDUCATION PROCESS REQUIRED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO ENFORCE IT, BECAUSE I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE THAT THE KIDS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FIRST, ESPECIALLY WITH A LOT OF THE E-BIKES AND STUFF LIKE THAT GOING, YOU KNOW, THOSE ISSUES.
BUT THE RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T JUST BE, YOU KNOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST TICKETED BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE'S A RULE IN PLACE.
IT'S JUST NOT HIGHLY PUBLICIZED.
I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT EITHER.
ANY OTHER WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. SWAIN.
YEAH, TO TAKE AMBIGUITY OUT OF THE SITUATION, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHATEVER THE DEFINITION IS OF WHAT INTERSECTIONS ARE INCLUDED OR WHAT INTERSECTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED, THE ONES THAT ARE INCLUDED EITHER OUGHT TO BE SIGNED OR PAINTED RED.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT PAINTED RED MEANS NO PARKING.
BUT, SAY, I DON'T REMEMBER THAT THIS IS A SCHOOLWAY INTERSECTION OR NOT A SCHOOLWAY.
I THINK YOU JUST PAINT THE INTERSECTIONS THAT THIS IS APPLICABLE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS HERE.
MR. MAYOR, IF I COULD, JUST A COUPLE THINGS.
IT IS 20 FEET ON THE APPROACH SIDE, SO IT WOULDN'T BE ON BOTH SIDES.
IT'S THE APPROACH SIDE OF A MARKED OR UNMARKED CROSSWALK.
PRETTY MUCH HIT A LOT OF PLACES BECAUSE YOU CAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE POLICE SAID ABOUT THAT, BUT YOU CAN CROSS REALLY AT ANY INTERSECTION, WHETHER IT HAS THE WHITE HATCH, CROSS THE WALKWAY.
SO IT IS PRETTY MUCH AT EVERY INTERSECTION ON THE APPROACH SIDE.
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YOU COULD PARK WITHIN TWO FEET, FIVE FEET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S THE APPROACH.A CAR COMING IN, IT'S TRYING TO ADDRESS INTERACTIONS.
IT IS STATE LAW, SO WE HAVE TO GO WITH IT, BUT AGAIN IF THE COUNCIL, HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT, WANTS TO TELL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HEY LET'S EDUCATE FIRST FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, FOUR MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, WARNINGS, THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.
I DO REMEMBER AS COUNCILMEMBER LOWE SAID, THERE WAS A LOT OF EDUCATION IN DECEMBER AND ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT IT COMING UP, BUT IF YOU'RE NOT LOOKING FOR IT, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE IT.
AND SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A LEARNED BEHAVIOR, AND IT CAN BE A SERIOUS BEHAVIOR BECAUSE $60 IS A LOT, BUT IT ALSO DOES IMPACT PARKING.
AS FAR AS PAINTING CURBS, A LOT OF WORK, A LOT OF CURBS.
I MEAN, NOT NECESSARILY CURBS THAT I'M THINKING.
I'M JUST THINKING LIKE WHERE WE HAVE A LIMIT LINE, SOME DELINEATION.
WELL, YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S FOR PARKING.
SO, WELL, STOPPING TO THE SIDE.
IF YOU'RE STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
IF YOU'RE COMING UP TO AN INTERSECTION, YOU NEED TO STOP.
WHAT'S THE POLICE CAPTAIN? STOPPING.
THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATION IS REALLY PARKING, BUT THEY ADDED STOPPING IN THERE.
SO IF YOU PULL UP ALONGSIDE THE CURB LINE.
AND YOU STOP TEMPORARILY FOR LIKE A DROP-OFF ZONE, THAT'S WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE.
IF YOU COME UP ON THE NORMAL LANE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC AND YOU'RE OFF THE CURB LINE, THE SPIRIT OF THE STATUTE IS NOT MEANT FOR THAT.
SO IT'S REALLY MEANT TO KEEP THE OBSTRUCTIONS OUT OF THE VISIBILITY WHERE THE PEDESTRIAN STEPS OFF INTO THE INTERSECTION.
SO THAT WOULD BE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STOPPING OR...
PARKING, WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT CLOSE TO THE SAME THING.
NOT STOPPING AS YOU APPROACH IN THE NORMAL LANE OF TRAVEL, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
SO BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT A PICTURE ONLINE ABOUT DAYLIGHTING AND IT'S GOT A PICTURE OF, LIKE LET'S SAY HERE'S THE CROSSWALK, RIGHT? AND SO IT'S GOT THREE LANES.
SO THE ONE CLOSEST TO THE APPROACH IS 20 FEET BACK.
SO I'M ASSUMING AT A LIGHT BECAUSE THE MIDDLE LANE IS ALL THE WAY UP TO THE FRONT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T OBSTRUCT THE VIEW, BUT THIS ONE WOULD.
SO THEN DOES THAT MEAN WHEN WE'RE DRIVING AND YOU'RE COMING UP ON A LIGHT, YOU NEED TO STOP ACTUALLY 20 FEET BEHIND? LIKE IF YOU WERE TO BE TURNING RIGHT? CORRECT.
OKAY, SO THEN THAT WOULD NOT BE A TICKET.
THAT WOULD BE A WE'RE ONLY LOOKING AT PARKING.
WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON PARKING.
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING OF HOW I UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF IT, IS THE STOPPING IS MORE REFERRING TO LIKE STOPPING AND DROPPING OFF.
SO THEN IF I COULD JUST, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THIS TOO, IT'S SAYING THAT IT WAS EFFECTIVE JANUARY OF LAST YEAR, NOT THIS YEAR.
SO I'M ASSUMING WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF LIKE TICKETING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO BAIL REQUIREMENT OR IN THE BAIL SCHEDULE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO I DO THINK THAT BECAUSE WE ALL ARE REALLY USED TO BEING ABLE TO PARK, BEING ABLE TO STOP.
THERE'S NOT PAINTED RED, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S EVERY INTERSECTION VERSUS, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN ONES IN THE SCHOOL ZONE OR WHATEVER ELSE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN EDUCATION PROCESS ROLLED OUT, MAYBE JUST SOME STUFF THAT MAYBE WE CAN PUT ON THE WEBSITE.
I GET THAT NOT EVERYBODY'S ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT JUST SOMETHING TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.
AND MAYBE IT IS A, I DON'T KNOW, A THREE-MONTH GRACE PERIOD WHERE IT'S A CITATION WITHOUT A FINE SAYING, THIS IS THE RULE.
IT'S BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE JAN OF 2025.
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT, BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT'S CONFUSING.
YEAH, I THINK UNTIL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS, BECAUSE EVEN THE WORD DAYLIGHTING TO ME DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A NATURAL DEFINITION FOR IT UNTIL SOMEONE.
WELL, AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY TALKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT THE SCHOOL AREAS WHERE THE KIDS ARE DROP OFF.
BUT MS. BEAUCHAMP BROUGHT UP THE POINT ABOUT SIGNALIZATION AND YOUR SENSOR PADS.
IT'S LIKE, OKAY, BUT IF YOU'RE PASSING THROUGH, OKAY, YOU'VE GOT THESE TWO CARS THAT ARE PARKING, YOU KNOW, IT'S 20 FEET.
THAT CENTER LANE IS GOING THROUGH ACTIVATING THE SENSOR PADS.
SO THAT WAS A CONCERN OF MINE.
BUT I DO AGREE THAT I THINK WE NEED AN EXTREME GRACE PERIOD FOR EDUCATION.
AND THESE PARTICULAR VIEWS ON CITY OF PASADENA.
WELL, YEAH, WHATEVER THEY ARE, TO PUT THEM ON OUR WEBSITE AND SAY, HERE'S DAYLIGHTING.
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OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.LIKE A NORMAL NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE MR. GAVILAN SAID.
IF YOU'RE PARKED BY AN INTERSECTION, AND THERE'S MANY INTERSECTIONS AS GOING THROUGH BOWDOIN OR ANY OF THOSE STREETS THERE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IF YOU'RE PARKING OUT IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, IT MEANS IT'S OKAY? SURE, IT'S OKAY.
BUT IF YOU'RE 20 FOOT FROM AN INTERSECTION, WHICH IS A COMMON INTERSECTION, WE'VE GOT TO DELINEATE THAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY MEANS FOR OUR INTERNAL NEIGHBORHOODS, NOT NEXT TO SCHOOLS.
BUT I THINK THE GENERAL APPROACH IS WE NEED TO EDUCATE, AND THEN WARN, WARN, WARN.
AND THEN WE FIGURE OUT DOWN THE ROAD, WE DO A CITATION TO SAY, OKAY, YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN PLENTY OF TIME.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A STATE LAW WITH THE FINE THAT WOULD BE IN THERE.
BUT I MEAN, FOR ME, IT'S LIKE, IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME NOW.
IT'S LIKE, OKAY, NOW WE REALLY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AND REALLY HAVE TO WATCH WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT AGAIN, WE NEED TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY.
AND THERE'S SO MANY CUL-DE-SACS.
WHEN YOU COME OUT THEN TO A CROSS STREET.
WHICH HAVE NO SENSOR PADS, THEY'RE JUST STOPS.
YOU KNOW, JUST NORMAL NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE ALL OF OURS, MOST OF US.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET ON THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE BY ANY OF THE SCHOOLS, OAK MESA, LAVERNE HEIGHTS, ROYNAN, I MEAN, THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I MEAN, MY GOODNESS, IT'S CRAZY, YOU KNOW.
OPERATIONALLY, THROUGH THE CHIEF OF POLICE, WE HAVE THE DISCRETION ON HOW WE ENFORCE IT.
SO WE CAN DO THAT EDUCATION PROCESS.
WE CAN CERTAINLY ISSUE WARNING CITATIONS, CONTINUE THE EDUCATION PROCESS.
AND THEN WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD TO ISSUING CITATIONS THROUGH THE CHIEF OF POLICE, WE HAVE THE DISCRETION ON HOW WE ENFORCE IT SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SEND OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT, OUR OFFICERS OUT THERE, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY FOCUSED ON THE AREAS THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON BRINGS UP, BUT WE FOCUS MORE ON OUR HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS, THE AREAS OF MORE LIABILITY OF GETTING A PEDESTRIAN HURT.
YEAH, I THINK YOUR ENFORCEMENT NEEDS TO BE SPECIFIC.
AS MR. GAVILAN STATED, THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE WHOLE WORLD, AND NOT ONLY WITH THE E-BIKES, WHICH WE'LL BE GETTING TO LATER IN THE COUNCIL MEETING.
WE NEED TO PROTECT THEM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO LET THE PARENTS KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T DO CERTAIN THINGS.
YOU'RE GOING TO GET CITED IF YOU'RE GOING TO PULL UP AND YOU'RE GOING TO BLOCK TRAFFIC AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE IT A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THEY STACK UP LIKE LEGOS, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CAN'T SEE ANYONE.
BUT THAT WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE LET'S HOLD ON TO IT.
BUT I DO LIKE THE VISUALS THAT ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, THE VISUALS.
I KNOW THAT SHE'S GOT TWO UP HERE, WHAT'S DAYLIGHTING.
LET'S POST IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT IT PERTAINS TO.
AND THEN I THINK WE SHOULD BE VERY GENTLE AROUND OUR NORMAL AREAS OF OUR NORMAL NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW.
SCHOOL ZONES AND WHERE CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.
I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO, LIKE RAMONA AND THOSE PLACES, LIKE, OKAY, YOU NEED TO BE.
AND OPERATIONALLY, THAT IS OUR, THE CHIEF'S AND MYSELF'S CONCERN IS THE SCHOOLS, OUR SENIOR AREAS, THOSE AREAS, NOT SO MUCH THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS WHERE THERE'S A TON OF INTERSECTIONS.
AND OBVIOUSLY IT APPLIES, BUT IT'S NOT AS MUCH OF A CONCERN OF, YOU KNOW, BENITA HIGH SCHOOL, ROYNAN, LAVERNE HEIGHTS, OAK MESA, RAMONA, THOSE AREAS, AND THEN OUR SENIOR.
BECAUSE I'LL BE HONEST, BASELINE ROAD, OAK MESA IS ONE OF THEM, BUT BASELINE ROAD ON LAVERNE HEIGHTS IS, YOU'VE GOT TO BE SO CAREFUL.
I MEAN, AND, YOU KNOW, THE FAMILIES RUN AND THE KIDS RUN AROUND, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A SCHOOL ZONE, SO SLOW DOWN, PAY ATTENTION.
AND YOU GUYS HAVE UPPED UP YOUR TICKETS.
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN TICKETING A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE BASELINE ROAD AND THOSE AREAS BY THE SCHOOLS, WHICH I COMMEND YOU FOR THAT.
IF PEOPLE ARE DOING THINGS WRONG AND POSSIBLY PUTTING A CHILD IN DANGER OR THEIR OLD CHILDREN IN DANGER, THEY SHOULD BE TICKETED.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF AND POSSIBLY COUNSEL THEN.
SO THIS RESOLUTION IS TO SET THE PENALTY AMOUNT AT $60.
HOWEVER, IN THE RESOLUTION, IT DOESN'T INDICATE, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT NEEDS TO, THAT IT INDICATES OUR DIRECTION TO DO EDUCATION AND THEN A WARNING, OR DOES IT NOT NEED TO BECAUSE IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? SO THEN WE CAN APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AS IS WITHOUT ANY CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE.
AND YOU CAN GIVE US DIRECTIONS TO, YOU KNOW, BOTH ON POSTING ON THE GRAPHICS WEBSITE, THE EDUCATION.
I THINK WE NEED TO WRITE THAT DOWN RIGHT NOW.
WE NEED EDUCATION POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, AND WE GIVE IT LIKE A 60 OR 90 DAY.
AND THEN REVIEW IT AFTER 90 DAYS BEFORE THEY START IMPLEMENTING CITATIONS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? HONESTLY, IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I'D SUGGEST SIX MONTHS.
I WOULD RECOMMEND GOING INTO THE FALL BECAUSE WE'RE ENDING SCHOOL YEAR.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED.
WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THIS INTO THE FALL.
AND GET THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHERE WE CAN REALLY PUSH THAT EDUCATION PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT WE NORMALLY DO WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS OUT WHEN THE SCHOOL IS OPEN FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS SO THAT
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WE GET THAT COOPERATION BACK, AND THAT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO PUSH IT OUT THAT SIDE.PLUS WE'VE GOT THE E-BIKE ORDINANCE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT SHORTLY.
ONE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ADDRESSING.
AND MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, THERE'S ANOTHER BILL THAT WE WILL BE IMPLEMENTING, WHICH IS I ADDRESSED IT AT THE BONITA UNIFIED AND CITY KIND OF SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING, BUT THAT'S THE REDUCING THE SCHOOL ZONE MILE PER HOUR, 25, DOWN TO 20.
AND SO WE HAVE UNTIL 2031 TO REDUCE THEM ALL DOWN TO 20, BUT THE DISCUSSION WAS, LET'S GO AHEAD.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY SCHOOL ZONES.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY SIGNS, SO WE'RE GETTING AN ESTIMATE.
OF HOW MANY SIGNS ARE OUT THERE, WHAT THE COST IS TO REPLACE THOSE SIGNS.
AND IS THAT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO THE TOOL ZONES, IT'S GOING TO BE A 20 MILE PER HOUR MAXIMUM VERSUS THE CURRENT 25.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND POSTPONE IT FOR SIX MONTHS.
WITH EDUCATION TO OUR PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE WELL AWARE, WITH VISUALS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE TO SAY WHAT DAYLIGHTING IS, EXPLAIN IT EXPLICITLY.
AND THEN ALSO AS COUNSEL, I'D KIND OF LIKE TO REVIEW, MAYBE GO AROUND A FEW LOCATIONS AND SAY, OKAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE SITUATION? HOW DOES THIS WORK? SO WE'RE WELL AWARE OF IT.
WITH THAT, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? VOTE, PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, MOTION BY JOHNSON, SECONDED BY CASHEL FAGITA.
THE VOTE WAS 4-0 WITH CROSBY BEING ABSENT.
[9. First Reading of an Ordinance Pertaining to Regulated Mobility Devices (e-bikes, scooters, etc.)]
TONIGHT THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON THE DISCUSSION CALENDAR.THE FIRST ITEM IS THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO REGULATED MOBILITY DEVICES, E-BIKES, SCOOTERS, ET CETERA.
CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FORWARD THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS.
HEY, YOU'RE JUST, YOU'RE BUSY TONIGHT.
YES, HE'S NOT GOING TO GO FAR.
WE'RE HERE FOR THE FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO REGULATING MOBILITY DEVICES, INCLUDING ELECTRIC BICYCLES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, AND SIMILAR DEVICES.
THE ORDINANCE UPDATES CHAPTER 10.80 TO TITLE.
10 OF THE LAVERNE MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING CLEAR REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SAFE OPERATION OF THESE DEVICES WITHIN THE CITY.
AS OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA REPORT, THE POPULARITY OF E-BIKES AND OTHER MOBILITY DEVICES HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, CREATING BOTH TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS.
THE ORDINANCE IS DESIGNED TO ALIGN WITH CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE WHILE ADDRESSING LOCAL SAFETY ISSUES.
IT ESTABLISHES DEFINITIONS, OPERATIONAL RULES, AND PENALTIES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE.
KEY PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS THAT OPERATORS RIDE SAFELY, RESTRICTIONS ON UNSAFE BEHAVIOR SUCH AS PERFORMING STUNTS OR USING HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICES WHILE RIDING, AND REQUIREMENTS THAT RIDERS TRAVEL IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO ADDRESSES WHERE THESE DEVICES MAY OPERATE.
ELECTRIC BICYCLES ARE REQUIRED TO USE DESIGNATED BIKE LANES WHERE AVAILABLE.
CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 E-BIKES MAY OPERATE ON SIDEWALKS WHEN DONE SAFELY AND WITH PROPER YIELDING TO PEDESTRIANS, WHILE CLASS 3 E-BIKES ARE PROHIBITED FROM BEING ON THE SIDEWALK AND OFF-ROAD TRAIL USE.
ADDITIONAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE HELMET USE FOR RIDERS UNDER 18, LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIODS OF DARKNESS, PASSENGER RESTRICTIONS, AND SPECIFIC OPERATIONAL STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES.
WHICH INCLUDES LICENSING, REGISTRATION, AND INSURANCE, MUCH LIKE EVERY OTHER TYPE OF MOTORCYCLE THAT'S NOT ELECTRIC.
THE ORDINANCE ALSO INCLUDES ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS, INCLUDING PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR MINORS, ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, AND THE OPTION FOR VIOLATORS TO COMPLETE A SAFETY EDUCATION COURSE IN LIEU OF PAYING FINES.
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OVER SEVERAL MONTHS.
IT WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR DIRECTION THIS PAST DECEMBER.
AND LATER REVIEWED BY OUR TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMISSION IN JANUARY.
WE TOOK THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMISSION, AND THAT WAS INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL DRAFT, WHICH IS NOW BEFORE YOU.
AND IN CLOSING, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE BY TITLE AND WAIVE FURTHER READING.
AND THEN I AM ALSO HERE FOR QUESTIONS, SHOULD YOU HAVE ANY.
ITEM NUMBER 14 THAT WAS DELETED, WHICH I WOULD NOT ALLOW E-BIKE OPERATORS TO USE THE SIDEWALKS, SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT PROVISION BE REMOVED, BUT IT WAS KEPT IN FOR E-BIKES FOR TYPE 1 AND 2 E-BIKES.
WHY? BECAUSE I'VE SEEN JUST THE OTHER NIGHT, OR THE OTHER DAY,
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SCHOOL WAS OUT.THIS WAS OVER AT, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SCHOOL IT WAS.
NO, IT WAS ONE OF THE SCHOOLS.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THESE TWO KIDS ON E-BIKES COME IN ON THE SIDEWALK.
AND IT'S LIKE, THAT'S THE KILLER.
AND THERE'S A REASON FOR IT, I'M SURE, BECAUSE YOU ALLOW REGULAR BIKES ON THE SIDEWALK.
AND IT'S ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE FOR CYCLISTS.
IF THERE'S NOT A BIKE LANE, I GET IT.
BUT THESE E-BIKES ARE NOT BICYCLES.
THEY GO IN EXCESS OF 18 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.
AND I'M JUST WONDERING WHY THAT WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED.
IS THERE A WHY? SO THE FIRST REASON IS OUR CURRENT MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWS REGULAR BICYCLES TO BE ON THE SIDEWALK.
AND THE STATE VIEWS CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 E-BIKES AS REGULAR BICYCLES.
THEY DON'T GO OVER 20 MILES PER HOUR, WHERE CLASS 3 E-BIKES GO UP TO 27 MILES PER HOUR.
SO IN MOST CITIES, THE CITY HAS THE OPTION TO PREVENT E-BIKES TO BE ON THE SIDEWALKS.
MOST OF THE TIME, CITIES THAT DO THIS, IT'S FOR HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS LIKE DOWN BY THE BEACH, BOARDWALKS, THOSE TYPE OF AREAS, OR DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS WHERE THERE'S A HEAVY PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
EVERY MY CONCERN WAS WHEN WE INITIALLY LEFT IT IN IS THERE'S CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY WHERE THERE'S NOT A DESIGNATED BIKE LANE WHERE YOU KNOW A YOUNGER CHILD MIGHT NEED TO BE ON THAT SIDEWALK TO BE MORE SAFER THAN NOT WHERE THERE'S OTHER AREAS MAYBE LEAVING RAMONA WHERE THEY COME MAYBE DOWN FOOTHILL WHERE THERE'S MORE PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC OR WHATNOT WHERE THAT'S MORE OF A CONCERN BUT THIS WOULD BE UP TO THE CITY AND WE LEFT IT OUT INITIALLY BECAUSE OF THE CONSISTENCY WITH THE BICYCLES BEING ALLOWED AND THERE'S NO CALIFORNIA STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES BICYCLES NOT TO BE ON THE SIDEWALK.
SO COUNCIL WOULD HAVE TO GIVE THAT DIRECTION TO PUT THAT INTO THE CODE TO KEEP THEM OFF.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THEY ARE MOTORIZED, POWERFUL DEVICES THAT HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING ON THE SIDEWALKS, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED.
IS THERE A LIABILITY ISSUE TO THE CITY THAT WE'RE AWARE OF? IF WE SAY CLASS ONE AND TWO, ALL CLASS E-BIKES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE SIDEWALKS.
WE DO IN THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE, WE DO, WHETHER THEY COOPERATE OR THEY'RE NOT, BUT WE DO REQUIRE THAT THEY YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS AND THEY HAVE TO OPERATE ON THE SIDEWALK SAFELY.
NOW, THE QUESTION IS, ARE WE GOING TO GET THAT COMPLIANT? THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
WE KNOW THAT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
ANYWAY, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OR SHOULD I OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT? I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
SO I KNOW IT SAYS THAT THEY NEED TO.
MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, BUT DO WE NEED TO, I'M THINKING OF ON ARROW, WHEN THEY COME IN TO PAVE AND DO THE ASPHALTING AND ALL OF THAT, ASSUMING THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A TWO-LANE BIKEWAY ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE LANGUAGE TAKES INTO ACCOUNT, AND THAT MAY BE THE ONLY PLACE THAT MAY HAVE A BIKE LANE THAT GOES TWO LANES IN THE SAME LANE, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? I WOULD JUST SAY, CAN WE LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT ADDRESSES IT? BECAUSE THEY WOULDN'T ALL BE GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE AUTOMOBILES.
WON'T THOSE LANES BE MARKED, THOUGH? THEY'LL BE MARKED, YES.
RIGHT, BUT THE WAY IT'S WORDED OR THE WAY IT'S DESCRIBED SAYS, RIDERS MUST TRAVEL IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO BE DRIVEN.
SO IF YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN ARROW, TRAFFIC'S GOING THIS WAY ON THE SIDE THAT HAS THE DUAL BIKE.
SO THE WORDING HAS TO ACCOMMODATE FOR PLACES THAT HAVE DUAL BIKES.
I KNOW THE CITY MANAGER AND I, WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, AND MAYBE IT DIDN'T.
MAYBE WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SKETCH SECTION TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THAT EXCEPTION FOR AERO.
YEAH, SO IT'S UNDER, IN THE RESOLUTION, IT'S 10.80.030, SUBSECTION A, SUBSECTION 3, DIRECTION OF TRAVEL ON PAGE 229 IN THE AGENDA PACKET.
SO IT SAYS, SHALL TRAVEL IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED TO BE DRIVEN UPON THE ROADWAY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE OPERATOR IS IN THE ROADWAY OR IN A SINGLE-DIRECTION BIKE LANE.
SO IT DOESN'T ACCOMMODATE OR IT DOESN'T ADDRESS IF IT'S A DUAL TRAVEL.
YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE WORD SINGLE WAS PUT IN THERE.
SO TO DESIGNATE THAT YOU COULDN'T BE GOING AGAINST A SINGLE-DIRECTION BIKE LANE, THAT IF THERE WAS A DUAL TRAVEL, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S STILL NOT CLEAR.
AND DUAL BIKE LANES AREN'T AS FREQUENT IN OUR CITY.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE THE ONLY LOCATION.
SO I WOULD RATHER HAVE THE CLARITY PUT IN AND NOT HAVE IT BE A QUESTION.
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READ, WE CAN, IF WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING REAL QUICK, WE CAN THROW IT IN.YOU GUYS WILL FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
AND THEN ON PAGE 231 OF THE AGENDA PACKET, YOU HAVE NUMBER 10, TWO SUBSECTIONS 10.
SO THE SECOND ONE, WHICH IS 10 ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ON THE SIDEWALK.
I THINK WE SHOULD OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SCRABBLE ON.
YOU, TIM, AND STEVE MORE ON THAT.
THOSE E-BIKES ARE DIFFERENT, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY THE CLASSIFICATION OF ONE OR TWO BEING A BICYCLE EQUIVALENT.
IT'S ABOUT RATE OF SPEED AND ACCELERATION.
AND THOSE THINGS ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY, AND ESPECIALLY ON A CROWDED SIDEWALK.
WE'RE PARTICULARLY AT THE SCHOOL SITES, IN THE SCHOOL AREAS WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS, YOU KNOW, AGGREGATING OR ACCUMULATING.
ANYBODY ON ONE OF THOSE E-BIKES OR WHATEVER, SCOOTERS, THEY CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO A LOT OF KIDS VERY QUICKLY.
IT'S NOT LIKE HERE COMES JOHNNY COMING DOWN THE STREET WITH HIS BIKE AND HE'S JUST GETTING UP TO SPEED PEDALING.
THESE THINGS, THEY MOVE LIKE THAT.
SO I DO THINK WE NEED TO USE THE WORD THAT YOU USED, WHICH WAS DISCRETION, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
AND PERHAPS A SUGGESTION IS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO WILL BE USING THEIR DISCRETION, CAN STOP A KID THAT THEY SEE THAT'S DOING SOMETHING THAT'S UNSAFE AND LET THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT TIME THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR WHATEVER IT IS.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO THE EDUCATION CONVERSATION AROUND THE PARKING SPACE TO THE INTERSECTION AND THIS, START TO THE SCHOOLS.
THAT'S WHERE THE ACTIVITY IS HAPPENING THAT'S DANGEROUS.
LET THE SCHOOLS KNOW TO COMMUNICATE TO THE STUDENT BODY AND TO THE PARENTS SOMEHOW THAT THIS IS GOING ON.
AND YOU'LL VERY QUICKLY, WORD OF MOUTH, GET THE WORD OUT THERE THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOU, YOU KNOW, DON'T DO THE RIGHT THING.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT REGARDING.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST KIDS, PEDESTRIANS.
IT'S THE ELDERLY AS WELL THAT USES SIDEWALKS.
IT SHOULD BE ANYWHERE NEAR THERE.
WE HAD OUR FIRST READING OF THIS, OUR FIRST DRAFT, AND THEN WE WENT BEFORE OUR TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AND THEY HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS THEY ARE AVID CYCLISTS.
AND WE HAD SOMEONE SPEAK, AND THE FACT THAT THEY WERE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK, AND JUST NICE EVENING, A LITTLE DARK.
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THESE TWO E-BIKES CAME BY AND JUST ABOUT PLOWED THEM OVER.
AND LIKE I SAID, I SAW THIS TWO DAYS AGO IN THE INTERSECTION.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO CARE WHAT WAY YOU'RE WALKING OR TRAVELING.
THEY'RE GOING TO PLOW THROUGH THERE.
AND A LOT OF THESE KIDS ARE YOUNG.
THEY DON'T HAVE THE AGILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.
SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD STRIKE THIS COMPLETELY AND SAY THAT THERE ARE NO E-BIKES ON ANY SIDEWALK ANYWHERE.
LEAVE THE BICYCLE AS IT IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN ISSUE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE.
IF THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE, THEN WE'LL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT.
BUT I WOULD ASK THAT WE STRIKE THAT COMPLETELY.
DO WE HAVE A GRACE PERIOD TICKET? WELL, THIS IS OUR FIRST READING.
SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE WOULD GIVE THEM AN EDUCATIONAL TIME.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'D GO SIX MONTHS, ALTHOUGH WE ARE COMING TO THE TIME.
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE COMING OUT OF THE SEASON WHERE SCHOOL'S OUT.
THAT MEANS ALL THESE KIDS ARE ON THE E-BIKES NOW.
THEY'RE NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST LA VERNE.
AND WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
SO IF IT'S COMING BACK FOR A SECOND, THAT WOULD BE THE ONE WITH THE CHANGES INCORPORATED.
SO THE MINOR GRAMMATICAL THING, INCLUDING STRIKING OF E-BIKES ON SIDEWALKS.
SO WOULD THAT SECOND READING BE THEN THE NEXT MEETING? CORRECT.
I'LL DEFER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT IT ALSO DETERMINES HOW GREAT OF CHANGES.
WHAT I SUGGEST, BECAUSE IN LOOKING AT THIS SPECIFICALLY ON THE BIDIRECTIONAL,
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BECAUSE THE ARROW HIGHWAY BIKE LANE THAT IS SEPARATED, IT'S A CLASS 4.THERE'S CLASS 1, CLASS 2, CLASS 3, CLASS 4.
SO THE PROHIBITION ON SIDEWALKS MAY CHANGE SOME OF THE OTHER WORDING THAT I WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GO BACK.
SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT WE MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT MEETING AS A CONTINUATION OF THE FIRST READING.
THEREFORE, LOOK AT IT AGAIN, HAVE THE PUBLIC LOOK AT IT AGAIN.
IF OKAY AND ADDRESSES EVERYTHING, THEN TWO WEEKS LATER OR AT THE NEXT MEETING, IT COULD GO BACK AS AN ADOPTION COORDINATE.
AND THEN UPON ADOPTION, ASSUMING THAT IT'S ACHIEVED, CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HAVE THEM DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION TO THE PARENTS.
I BELIEVE THAT'S PART OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PLAN AS IT IS, AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING THAT EDUCATION EFFORT WITHOUT THIS ORDINANCE.
CAN WE PRE-DO THAT JUST WITH MAYBE JUST SAYING, HEY, WE ARE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING AN ORDINANCE THAT'S GOING TO HAVE SOME MAJOR RESTRICTIONS ON E-BIKES THAT THE EDUCATION IS GOING TO FOLLOW.
SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET YOUR PARENTS KNOW AND LET THE STUDENTS KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ORDINANCES IN PLACES, HELMET LAWS, LICENSING LAWS, CLASS ONE, CLASS TWO, CLASS THREE, WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A DRIVER'S LICENSE, YOU KNOW, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES.
SO I JUST HATE WAITING TOO LONG, BUT I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS.
SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN JUST LIKE IT DID IN ONE OF THE OTHER CITIES WHERE A YOUNG MAN WAS DOING A WHEELIE, HIT THE OLDER GENTLEMAN, AND HE PASSED AWAY.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE WITH DIRECTION? I'LL MOVE TO CONTINUE WITH DIRECTION.
ITEM NUMBER NINE, MOTION TO CONTINUE.
MOTION BY LAU, SECONDED BY JOHNSON, AND APPROVED FOR.
[10. Direction regarding Community Organization Partnerships and Use of Public Resources for Community-Oriented Projects.]
NEXT ON THE DISCUSSION GALLERY IS DIRECTION REGARDING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIPS AND USE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROJECTS.SEEING MANAGER DELMER, PLEASE PROVIDE THE STAFF REPORT ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL.
THE CITY HAS TRADITIONALLY WORKED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ACCOMPLISH PROJECTS, INCLUDED AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS, FACILITATED PARTNERSHIPS, MUTUAL BENEFITS TO THE CITY, YOU KNOW, IN OUR PHYSICAL SPACE, ON OUR SIDEWALKS, OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THEY RANGE WIDE, AND THEY'VE BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.
CATALYST FOR THIS POLICY ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION BOARD WAS...
THE WALK OF HONOR THAT WAS PUT INTO THE OLD TOWN AREA.
AS YOU REMEMBER, BACK IN APRIL 2025, CRAIG WALTERS AND DON KENDRICK CAME FORWARD WITH AN IDEA ABOUT PUTTING IN SOME PLAQUES HONORING PEOPLE IN HISTORY, CURRENT, WHO HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS, AND PUTTING THEM INTO THE SIDEWALK PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY.
AND AT THAT MEETING, IT WAS A PRESENTATION, THERE WERE HEAD NODS FROM THE COUNCIL, BUT IT WASN'T FORMALLY ADOPTED.
BUT CONTINUING WITH KIND OF THE PAST APPROACH TO THESE ITEMS IN WHICH THERE'S IN-KIND STAFF WORK, SOME CITY COSTS, BUT IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, MINIMIZED AND BENEFICIAL BY THE COUNCIL TO THE CITY, WE WENT FORWARD WITH IT.
ONE RESIDENT, RICHARD ROWAN, BROUGHT UP SOME CONCERN ABOUT IT AT THE NEXT MEETING THAT IT WAS DISCUSSED.
COUNCIL DIRECTED, HEY, LET'S BRING THIS BACK AND LOOK AT IT SO THAT THE COUNCIL HAS MORE SAY IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS GOING FORWARD.
SO THIS IS AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS THAT SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS COULD COME TO THE CITY WITH AN IDEA, ADDRESS SOME THINGS THAT SAY, HEY, WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THIS.
THE CITY THROUGH AGREEMENT, BUT THROUGH A PROCESS UP HERE AT THE COUNCIL WITH COUNCIL DIRECTION COULD SAY YES OR NO.
AND SO AN ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION HAS BEEN PREPARED THAT LOOKS AT MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S TRANSPARENCY TO THE PROCESS, THAT THERE'S SOME LIMITS.
SO THERE'S A DE MINIMIS APPROACH THAT IF IT'S GOING TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, THREE HOURS.
SO A DE MINIMIS PROJECT WOULD BE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT.
AND ON A LOT OF EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS THAT WE WORK ON, OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF, YOU KNOW, WORK OUT AND ARRANGE WITH EAGLE SCOUT CANDIDATES.
LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT ARE IN OUR PARKS, AROUND OUR CITY FACILITIES, WORK WITH THEM TO HELP ORGANIZE SOME THINGS.
THERE'S SOME STAFF TIME THAT GOES INTO IT.
NOT A LOT OF MATERIALS, BUT SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS COULD HAVE TIME AND MATERIAL.
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FOR EXAMPLE, THE WALK OF HONOR WAS DONE BY CITY STAFF IN KIND DURING THE WEEK, EXCEPT FOR ON A FRIDAY WHEN THAT WAS AN OVERTIME.THE GROUP ALSO PAID FOR THE CEMENT AND OTHER MATERIALS LIKE THAT.
THIS IS AN EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH IN OUR FISCAL CONDITION, BUT ALSO JUST GOING FORWARD SO THERE IS TRANSPARENCY, THAT THERE'S A PROCESS THAT ANYTHING GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE IS BROUGHT UP TO THE COUNCIL, HAS COUNCIL APPROVAL GOING FORWARD.
AND THEN FOR PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, IT'S POSTED ON THE INTERNET WITH SOME BASIC ITEM.
SO THAT'S THE PREMISE OF THIS.
IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, IT WAS...
KIND OF LOOKED AT BY OTHER CITIES.
I LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CITIES, LOOKED AT SOME CONCEPTS, CIRCULATED AMONGST THE DEPARTMENT STAFF, AND TRIED TO JUST KIND OF BE ALLOWING BUT ALSO GIVING CONTROL ON THESE PROJECTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL UM PUTTING LIMITS ON IT AND MAKING SURE THAT UH YOU KNOW WE STILL HAVE THESE PARTNERSHIPS THAT ARE UNDER AGREEMENT AND WE DO HAVE A LOT OF AGREEMENT WITH DIFFERENT GROUPS RIGHT NOW BE IT FROM THE OLD TOWN BID UH THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY YOU KNOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SO THERE'S ALREADY A PRECEDENT FOR IT I MEAN I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.
YEAH, I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE EAGLE SCOUTS BECAUSE I KNOW THEY DO A GREAT JOB GETTING OUT THERE TO EARN THEIR EAGLE EACH AND EVERY SINGLE TIME.
THEY WOULD HAVE A PROJECT, OR WHAT ABOUT THE VFW POST WHEN THEY HAVE SOME COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PROJECT REGARDING VETERANS? SAME THING.
IF THEY'RE A DESIGNATED COMMUNITY GROUP VIA THIS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION, THEY WOULD APPROACH US AT A GIVEN TIME TO SAY, HERE'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO.
WE'D LOOK AT COSTING IT, TALK TO OUR STAFF, FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, PUT IT TOGETHER, BRING IT.
CITY COUNCIL. MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS EACH AND EVERY SINGLE PROJECT, REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE IT IS? NO, IF IT'S DE MINIMIS, THEN NO.
IF IT'S DE MINIMIS, IF IT'S MORE OF A PROCESS JUST WITH A FEW HOURS HERE OR THERE, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
THERE'S A THREE HOURS AND A $1,500.
SO AGAIN, THERE IS A TIME AND A COST.
AND WE SET THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT MOST EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS UM, DON'T HAVE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL.
THAT WE CAN STILL WRITE IT UP AND WE CAN STILL REPORT ABOUT WHAT WE'VE DONE, BUT THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME UP TO THE COUNCIL AND BE A 60 OR 90-DAY PROCESS.
THOSE ARE FOR THE LARGER PROJECTS.
MANY OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE DONE AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SCHOOL'S HAD A NUMBER OF EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS.
THAT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY COME THROUGH US.
YEAH, AGAIN, IF IT'S NOT OUR TIME RESOURCES OR A PUBLIC FACILITY OR A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, THEN IT WOULD NOT BE APPLICABLE.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
ANYBODY ELSE JUST SPEAK ON THIS? MS. BEAUCHAMP.
I WANT TO THANK MR. DOMER FOR BRINGING THIS TO MAKE THIS OFFICIAL BECAUSE I THINK IT PUT A BAD TASTE IN A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS' MOUTH.
WHEN YOU HAD MR. KENDRICK AND HIS COHORT, I FORGOT HIS NAME, DO THE PRESENTATION, IT INSINUATES THAT THEY ARE PRESENTING TO THE COUNCIL AND THAT THEY NEED COUNCIL'S BLESSING AND APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.
AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS DONE NOT IN THAT FASHION MADE IT SEEM LIKE A BACKDOOR DEAL.
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW HORRIBLE THAT IS AND HOW MANY CITIES HAVE GOTTEN IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE THAT.
TRANSPARENCY IS HUGE WE TALK ABOUT IT BUT I'VE YET TO SEE IT ON CERTAIN THINGS BUT I HAVE A QUESTION MR. DOMER YOU SAY BENEFICIAL BENEFICIAL TO WHOM TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEIR NAMES IN THE CONCRETE I MEAN YOU KNOW WE'RE SPENDING WE'RE FACING FOUR MILLION PLUS BUDGET DEFICIT AND WE'RE OVER HERE PUTTING PEOPLE'S NAMES IN THE CONCRETE WHO IS THAT BENEFICIAL TO BECAUSE IT SURE AS HELL IS NOT ME AND THE PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD SO I NEED SOME KIND OF A CLARIFICATION OR EXPLANATION OR CRITERIA TO FIND OUT WHO THAT IS BENEFICIAL TO AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE TAX DOLLARS.
I COULD SEE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE LIKE THE TOM SCRANTON AWARDS.
THESE PEOPLE ARE LIFELONG RESIDENTS.
BUT HALF THOSE PEOPLE ARE STILL ALIVE.
THEY'RE STILL ROAMING THE CITY.
THEY'RE STILL DOING GOOD FOR THE CITY IN OTHER PEOPLE'S EYES.
WHY THAT WAS NECESSARY, MAYBE FOR LEGACY PURPOSES, BUT TO DO THAT NOW, I THINK, WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF THE CITY'S MONEY AND MY TAX DOLLAR MONEY, WHICH RIGHT NOW I'M WATCHING EVERY PENNY BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING TAXED EVERY WHICH WAY TO SUNDAY, WHICH THE NEXT
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ITEM OVER IS ANOTHER ONE.SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A LOT MORE SCRUTINY ON, IN MY OPINION.
ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. BOWEN.
WE TALKED ABOUT A BACKDOOR DEAL.
I DO THANK THE CITY MANAGER FOR BRINGING US BACK TO THE COUNCIL, AND HE INVOKED MY NAME, AND HE KNOWS WHY.
THE FIRST THING I WANT TO BE IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.
I'M NOT QUESTIONING THE IDEA OF A WALK OF FAME OR A WALK OF HONOR OR HONORING ANYBODY.
THE POINT IS HOW A PRIVATE GROUP MADE UP OF A PRIVATE...
MADE UP OF A HANDFUL, SMALL HANDFUL OF PRIVATE PEOPLE, CAN DIRECT OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO SPEND OUR MONEY ON A PRIVATE PROJECT.
AT LEAST THREE COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE DAIS TONIGHT CLAIMED THE MORNING THAT IT WAS HAPPENING THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF IT.
ONE OF THEM SAID, THE CITY MANAGER DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.
AND I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO DENY THAT.
I'M JUST WONDERING, HOW CAN IT BE THAT SOMEBODY CAN SPEND OUR MONEY, THAT A PRIVATE PARTY CAN CALL UP DIRECTORS IN THE CITY AND SPEND MY MONEY, BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS THAT I JUST READ? THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED THAT NOBODY SEES BECAUSE IT'S IN THE PACKET.
ONE THING THAT SHOULD BE THERE, AND I HOPE, IS THE NAMES OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP, A.K.A.
I ASKED YOU IF YOU KNOW WHO THEY WERE, AND YOU SAID NO.
THE CITY MANAGER, THAT HE HAD NO IDEA WHO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE.
PEOPLE COMMUNICATED WITH THE CITY EMPLOYEES, DIRECTING THEM TO USE CITY WORKERS AT NO COST OTHER THAN OVERTIME.
BY MATERIALS, WHICH WERE EVENTUALLY, I BELIEVE, REIMBURSED, I ASKED FOR ALL THE COMMUNICATION REGARDING THIS.
AND I HAVE TO ADMIT, I WAS SHOCKED.
SEVEN DOCUMENTS OF TEXT AND OR EMAILS BETWEEN CITY MANAGEMENT AND PRIVATE PEOPLE WITH NO COUNCIL APPROVAL.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS COMMUNICATING WAS A PAID CONSULTANT AT 130 BUCKS AN HOUR.
NOW, SUPPOSEDLY WE RECOVERED PART OF THAT, BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WENT BACK FOR ALL THE MONTHS.
THIS GOES BACK TO NOVEMBER OF 2024.
AND THERE WAS ONE EMAIL IN THERE IN PARTICULAR FROM DANNY WU IN NOVEMBER, JUST A MONTH BEFORE THE FINALIZATION.
AND HE SAYS, WE STILL DON'T HAVE APPROVAL FROM THE CITY MANAGER.
BUT FOR MONTHS, THEY HAD BEEN WORKING ON IT ALREADY.
DURING THE PRESENTATION IN APRIL, THE EX-MAYOR IN THIS HALL SAID THAT HE WAS LOOKING AT 501C STATUS.
I ASKED THE CITY MANAGER ABOUT THAT WHEN WE MET, AND HE SAID, NO, I DIDN'T ASK HIM ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
BUT THAT WAS PART OF THE PRESENTATION.
WHO DECIDES WHAT THE COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE? WHO QUALIFIES? I'VE ASKED THE CITY TO RECOMMEND LV3C AS SUCH A GROUP WITH OVER 1,750 MEMBERS AND NOT HEARD BACK, OTHER THAN THE CITY MANAGER SAYING HE'D LOOK INTO IT, MEANING I'M NOT GOING TO DO A DAMN THING.
TO BE CLEAR, IT APPEARS BASED ON THE NEW RULES BEING DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT THAT THE WALK OF HONOR WOULD NOT HAVE QUALIFIED DUE TO THE EXPENSE AND THE TIME SPENT BY CITY EMPLOYEES
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TO USE OUR MONEY FOR A PRIVATE PROJECT.MY QUESTION IS, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? THE BUCK SHOULD STOP SOMEWHERE, AND I THINK I'M LOOKING AT HIM.
LASTLY, IF I HAD NOT BROUGHT THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CITY EMPLOYEES.
WOULD CONTINUE TO ASSIST PRIVATE GROUPS THAT THEY AGREE WITH TO USE CITY RESOURCES AND SPEND OUR TAXPAYER MONEY.
WHO'S IN CHARGE? APPARENTLY NOT THE CITY MANAGER AND NOT THE COUNCIL IN CASES LIKE THIS.
I HOPE YOU ADDRESS THIS, AND I HOPE TO GOD THAT ONE OF THE EMAILS THAT WAS IN THERE WAS FROM CODY HOWLING TO JPIA.
AND JPIA COMING BACK AND SAY, YOU HAVE A POTENTIAL LIABILITY FOR SLIP AND FALL.
AND THAT COMES UP TWO YEARS FROM NOW, THREE YEARS FROM NOW.
WHO'S GOING TO PAY THAT? THE GROUP, THE PRIVATE GROUP, OR THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE CEMENT, WHICH IS THE CITY.
SO PLEASE, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, BRING IT UP TO THE DAIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON, ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENT.
SO I THINK A LITTLE BIT OF, FOR ME, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD METHOD OF TRYING TO PROVIDE SOME STRUCTURE TO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AS A CITY.
AND I THINK THAT STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, THERE'S BEEN COMMUNITY AND THERE'S BEEN TIMES WHEN IN THE PAST THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE A CERTAIN WAY.
AND I THINK THAT IN ALL ORGANIZATIONS, THINGS MAY HAVE BEEN DONE A CERTAIN WAY, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE WHEN THAT INFORMATION IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT.
SO I DO THINK THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A BETTER WAY FOR US TO KEEP TRACK OF HOW WE DO THINGS AND HOW WE ARE DECIDING WHAT GETS APPROVED OR NOT APPROVED.
BUT I THINK THAT THE IMPORTANT THING IS THAT APPROACHING THIS IN A, I GUESS, IN A LIGHT THAT IS, I GUESS, ASSUMES THE BEST INTENT OF FOLKS.
THAT I DON'T THINK THAT THAT WAS ANYONE'S INTENT.
TO TRY TO SKIRT THE ISSUE OR WHATEVER, BUT I DO THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A METHOD FOR US TO BE MORE ACCOUNTABLE IN DIRECTING WHAT GETS DONE IN THE FUTURE AND WHAT IDENTIFIES AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT.
SO I THINK SOME OF THE CRITERIA THAT'S BEEN OUTLINED IN THIS, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE DRAFT OF THE REGULATION, IT DOES SET FORTH QUITE A FEW ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION.
AND MY UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IS THAT IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS MORE THAN DE MINIMIS, IT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD, JUDGED ON THIS CRITERIA FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE DAIS, WHOEVER THAT MIGHT BE AT THE TIME, TO DISCUSS AND FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO COMMENT UPON IF THEY DISAGREE WITH IT OR IF THEY AGREE WITH IT.
SO I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WAY FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO BE ENGAGED AND TO HAVE POSITIVE DIALOGUE ABOUT HOW THINGS SHOULD PROCEED FORWARD.
I DO THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO HISTORICALLY TO UNDERSTAND THINGS LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THIS.
WE USE, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO WORK ALL DAY THAT DAY BEFOREHAND AS WELL.
AND SO I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF TRANSPARENCY, THAT'S SOME OF THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING TALKS ABOUT AS WELL.
I THINK WHAT WAS SHARED LAST MEETING WAS HOW MUCH GETS SPENT ON THE 4TH OF JULY THAT PEOPLE DON'T NECESSARILY REALIZE.
BUT WE RECOGNIZE THE BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AS A MEANS FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER IN COMMUNITY.
SO I THINK THINKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO DO AND MAYBE HOW IT WAS DONE IN THE PAST.
BUT I THINK THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO ENGAGE IN THE DIALOGUE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS IN A POSITIVE WAY SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER.
SO I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE REGULATION, AND I THANK STAFF FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND GIVING IT THOUGHT AND INTENTION.
AND I APPRECIATE THE RESIDENTS WHO BROUGHT UP THEIR CONCERNS.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
I AGREE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER LAU.
YOU HAVE GREAT POINTS, AND IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TO GET IN FRONT OF THIS AND SEE WHAT OTHER PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AND ALSO, NOT JUST LOOKING AT 4TH OF JULY, BUT ALSO MAYBE FUTURE ABOUT OUR CHRISTMAS DAY THAT WE HAVE IN OUR GREAT CITY.
SO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY.
I'D LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME OUT AND DO GOOD FOR OUR CITY, AND WE CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH EVERYBODY ELSE.
AND MR. MAYOR BAMSWELL, COUNCIL, IF I CAN.
DINEETA HAD A GOOD QUESTION ABOUT WHAT DOES PUBLIC BENEFIT MEAN.
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ARE THE SUBMISSIONS FROM A COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY GROUP, WOULD BE PUTTING WHAT DOES THIS PROJECT, WHAT DOES WHATEVER THEY WANT OUR HELP WITH MEAN AND HOW DOES IT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC.BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO BE THE CITY COUNCIL'S DECISION AS TO IF THERE IS PUBLIC BENEFIT AND WHAT THAT MEANS.
AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING THESE PROJECTS.
IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO DECIDE THAT FACT.
SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT IT'S NOT CITY MANAGER OR IT'S NOT DIRECTORS THAT MAKE THAT PUBLIC BENEFIT DETERMINATION.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE CITY COUNCIL BASED ON PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN ALL THE INFORMATION IS BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE STAFF REPORT.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT WHEN DON...
AND CRAIG CAME THROUGH THAT EVENING AND BROUGHT UP THE IDEA.
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IT.
THERE WAS SOMETHING AT CAFE WANG DURING ONE OF THE DIBBID MEETINGS THAT THEY BROUGHT THAT UP.
BUT I WAS APPALLED WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE ON THAT PLAQUE.
AND THE FIRST THING I DID WAS...
VERIFY WITH MY MOTHER THAT SHE WANTED NO PART OF THAT AND I RELAYED THAT TO THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN I DON'T THINK IT WAS APPROPRIATE WAIT THEY CAME THROUGH WITH THAT AND THE WAY IT ALL HAPPENED I DO NOT APPRECIATE IT I THINK THIS ORDINANCE SHOULD CLARIFY AND HELP LONG WAY NOT HAPPY THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH HOW THIS HAPPENED, BUT I'M NOT GOING TO DIMINISH ANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE TILES THAT THEY'RE REPRESENTING AND THEY'RE CELEBRATING.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THING THAT OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS DONE AND DID IN AN EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL MANNER.
BUT I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT OUR STATUES AT THEIR VFW HALL AND WHAT YOU GUYS DID THERE, THE LIGHTING.
THE CONCRETE SLABS, THE THINGS THAT WE DO AS A COMMUNITY.
I MEAN, SOMETIMES BUDGETS ARE TIGHT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
IT'S GETTING THIS DONE FOR A GROUP THAT WE REPRESENT, ESPECIALLY CELEBRATING IT TONIGHT FOR OUR ARMED FORCES, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
BUT THIS DOES, AS COUNCIL MEMBER LAU SAID AND EVERYONE ELSE, THAT THIS IS GOING TO BRING THIS TO THE PUBLIC.
I DON'T LIKE SPENDING MONEY THAT'S NOT BEEN APPROVED.
THE MINIMALIST STUFF, I COULD CARE LESS.
YOU GUYS DO STUFF WITH BOY SCOUTS ALL THE TIME.
PUBLIC WORKS DOES, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT'S OUR JIVE HERE IN OUR CITY.
AND I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
BUT THIS, WHEN IT COMES TO A PROJECT THAT INVOLVES OUR CITY STREETS AND INVOLVES OUR SIDEWALKS, INVOLVES ANYTHING WE DO HERE, WE NEED TO HAVE A PROCESS THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO VET OUT.
SO I DO APPRECIATE THIS, MR. DOMER.
WE'VE BEEN MADE PRETTY MUCH WHOLE ON ALL THE COSTS THAT WERE INCURRED, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, BY THE COMMITTEE.
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, THE COMMITTEE HAS REIMBURSED US FOR WHAT WE AGREED TO.
AND ORIGINALLY WE AGREED TO, AGAIN, PROVIDING STAFF COSTS DURING REGULAR, SO IN-KIND.
WHEN THERE WERE STAFF COSTS ON THAT FRIDAY, THEY COVERED THAT.
THEY COVERED ALL THE MATERIALS.
BUT THERE STILL WAS, I DON'T, IT WAS IN THE $3,500 TO WHATEVER RANGE THAT WE HAD COST.
THERE WAS, MR. BOWEN BROUGHT UP THE FACT ABOUT OUR CITY ENGINEER, YOU KNOW, TALKING WITH CJPIA.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE SLIP RESISTANCE OF THE TILES THAT WERE GOING IN.
AND SO THAT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO WORK OUT THE APPROPRIATE, CALL IT DRESSING OR TREATMENT FOR THOSE TILES SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE LIABILITY IN THE FUTURE.
AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT TOOK CODY'S TIME, AND I APPRECIATE HIS GETTING INTO THE FACT, TALKING TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TILES SO THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT ISSUE.
I JUST APPRECIATE THIS MOVING FORWARD.
WE HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE THAT WE CAN REVIEW EVERYTHING OTHER THAN DE MINIMIS, WHICH WE DO ALL THE TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.
AGAIN, THANKS TO PUBLIC WORKS.
THANK YOU, MR. BROWN, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
WITH THAT, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MOVE.
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ITEM 10, MOTION BY LAU, SECONDED BY CASHEL FAGITA, VOTE 4-0.ON THIS SIDE OF THE NEXT DISCUSSION CALENDAR IS THE RECOGNITION OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL
[11. Approval of an Internal Loan from the Sewer Fund to the Water Fund and Adoption of a Repayment Schedule]
1932.AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF MISCELLANEOUS...
WHAT DID I MISS? MR. MAYOR, MR. COUNCILMAN, AND TO THE PUBLIC, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL AND CONTINUE ITEM 11, WHICH IS THE LOAN FROM THE SEWER FUND TO THE WATER FUND, AN ADOPTION OF A REPAYMENT SCHEDULE.
AND THE REASON BEING IS THAT AS WE DESCRIBED THE WATER FUND AND THE SEWER FUND, IT WAS BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE WATER RATE STUDY ABOUT...
THE WATERFRONT DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING IN IT.
IT STILL DOESN'T, BASED ON THE COLLECTION OF RATES.
IN LOOKING AT THE $4 MILLION INSTEAD OF IT AS IT'S PRESENTED RIGHT NOW IN THE RESOLUTION, WHICH IS $4 MILLION ALL AT ONE TIME, WE'RE GOING TO RECONFIGURE THE RESOLUTION TO BE MORE OF LIKE WHEN YOU HAVE A HOME EQUITY LINE OR A LINE OF CREDIT AND YOU'RE PULLING MONEY OUT.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS WHEN YOU PULL THE $4 MILLION OUT FROM THE SEWER FUND, THEN IT STARTS ACCRUING INTEREST THAT HAS TO BE PAID BACK, WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BACK BY THE RATE PAYER.
SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS PULL THE MONEY AS NEEDED.
USE IT, REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF INTEREST THAT IS BUILDING UP TO THE WATER FUND, SO WE REDUCE THE RATEPAYERS' CHARGES FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IT BACK WITH THE PROPER RESOLUTION.
AND THE REASON WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO FORWARD TONIGHT IS WE HAD SOME CHANGES TO THE RESOLUTION AND I THOUGHT THOSE CHANGES WERE TOO MUCH TO INTRODUCE TONIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT IT BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT MEETING.
IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK WITH A NEW RESOLUTION.
AND THAT'S THE MOTION FOR ITEM 11 IS TO CONTINUE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING WITH A NEW RESOLUTION.
DO YOU NEED A MOTION? CITY ATTORNEY, DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM US OR JUST A MOTION? I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEM NUMBER 11.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MOTION.
MOTION BY CASHEL VIGITA, SECONDED BY JOHNSON.
[12. Recognition of Teamsters Local 1932 as Exclusive Representative of Miscellaneous Employee Bargaining Unit. ]
APPROVE 4-0 WITH CROSBY BEING ABSENT.OUR NEXT ITEM IS RECOGNITION OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932 AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNIT.
CITY MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FOR THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM.
THANK YOU, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
REYNOLDS WILL BE PROVIDING THE STAFF REPORT.
THE CITY'S MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEES BARGAINING UNIT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED.
FOR PURPOSES OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS BY CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATES FOR SEVERAL DECADES.
ON JANUARY 9, 2026, THE CITY RECEIVED A PETITION FOR DECERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION FROM TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932, REQUESTING RECOGNITION AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GENERAL UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY RESOLUTION RELATED TO EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS.
THE PETITION WAS REVIEWED FOR PROCEDURAL COMPLIANCE.
AND PROCESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE RULES GOVERNING EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION.
ON APRIL 7, 2026, A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION WAS CONDUCTED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE BARGAINING UNIT REGARDING REPRESENTATION.
THE ELECTION RESULTED IN FAVOR OF REPRESENTATION BY TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932, RESULTING IN THE DECERTIFICATION OF CITY EMPLOYEES' ASSOCIATES AND ESTABLISHMENT OF TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932 AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BARGAINING UNIT.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LABOR RELATIONS PROCEDURES, THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION ARE DETERMINATIVE OF EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATION STATUS.
WHILE FORMAL COUNCIL ACTION IS NOT REQUIRED, THIS ITEM IS PRESENTED FOR COUNCIL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE TRANSITION AND THE LONGSTANDING PRIOR REPRESENTATION.
AND THEN I KNOW WE'VE GOT A REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TEAMSTERS HERE TONIGHT AS WELL.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT.
DO WE HAVE A PERSON WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? I HAVE JORGE RIVERA, TEAMSTERS LOCAL.
SO GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
I'M THE UNION BUSINESS AGENT FOR THE TEAMSTERS LOCAL 1932.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO BE CLEAR TONIGHT.
THE CITY IS PROPOSING REORGANIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION CHANGES AND MOVEMENT OF EMPLOYEES TIED TO THE BUDGET.
YOU THOSE CHANGES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL AND HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED YET.
THE CITY'S POSITION IS THAT IT ALREADY MET AND CONFERRED WITH A PRIOR ASSOCIATION AND NOW CAN MOVE FORWARD.
THAT IS NOT HOW THE LAW WORKS.
UNDER THE MYERS-MILLIUS BROWN ACT, THE CITY MUST MAINTAIN THE
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STATUS QUO AS IT EXISTED AT THE TIME THAT THE TEAMSTERS WERE CERTIFIED.THESE CHANGES WERE NEVER IMPLEMENTED.
THEY WERE NOT APPROVED AND THEY WERE NOT IN EFFECT.
THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT THE STATUS QUO.
THEY ARE PERSPECTIVE CHANGES, AND THEY MUST BE BARGAINED IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE CURRENT EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE BEFORE IMPLEMENTATION.
WE HAVE NOT EVEN BEGUN BARGAINING, SO THERE IS NO IMPASSE.
MOVING FORWARD IN JULY 1ST WITHOUT THAT PROCESS WOULD BE PREMATURE IMPLEMENTATION AND AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE, CREATING UNNECESSARY LEGAL RISK AND COST FOR THE CITY.
BUT BEYOND THE LEGAL ISSUE, THERE IS REAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY.
WHEN EMPLOYEE FEEDBACK IS IGNORED.
WHEN YOU MOVE EXPERIENCED WORKERS, BREAK UP TEAMS, AND CHANGE COORDINATION WITHOUT LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE DOING THE WORK, YOU RUN THE RISK OF HAVING SERVICE SUFFER.
EVERYONE HERE WANTS RELIABLE, EFFICIENT CITY SERVICES, BUT THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU RESPECT THE WORKFORCE, LISTEN TO THEIR INPUT, AND FOLLOW THE LAW.
THESE WORKERS CHOSE NEW REPRESENTATION.
LEADERSHIP MEANS RESPECTING THAT CHOICE, MAINTAINING THE STATUS QUO, AND BARGAINING THESE CHANGES IN GOOD FAITH.
WE ARE READY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY, BUT THE PROCESS MUST BE RESPECTED.
MAINTAIN THE STATUS QUO AND BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH.
AVOID UNNECESSARY LEGAL EXPOSURE.
AND DO RIGHT BY YOUR WORKFORCE AND THE COMMUNITY.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MR. BONE.
WHY IN THE WORLD DOES A CITY OF 32,000 PEOPLE WITH FIVE OR SIX BARGAINING UNITS NEED TO HAVE THE TEAMSTERS? YOU ARE NOW PLAYING WITH SHARKS, NOT MINNOWS ANYMORE.
THESE GUYS ARE SHARKS, AND THEY'RE DAMN GOOD AT IT.
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN NOT NEGOTIATE WITH FIVE OR TEN EMPLOYEES, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THESE GUYS? GOOD LUCK.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? MS. GABALDON.
THERE REALLY SHOULD ONLY BE ONE BARGAINING UNIT, AND IT'S ACTUALLY WITH THE RESIDENTS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY YOUR ENTIRE REVENUE SOURCE, EXCEPT FOR SOME INTEREST HERE OR THERE, MAYBE A COUPLE OF PROPERTIES YOU SELL ONCE IN A WHILE THAT ACTUALLY IMPACT SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
BUT WE ARE THE REVENUE SOURCE.
WE NEVER GET BARGAINED WITH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND SINCE THE LAST ITEM WAS PUSHED BACK, I DID THE CALCS ON MY WATER BILL.
MY WATER BILL WENT UP OVER $120 FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
SO, AND IF THAT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH THE SUMMER, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE COST TO LIVE HERE IN LAVERNE.
AND WE WANT COST-EFFICIENT CITY MANAGEMENT.
WE HAVE A SUPER-DUPER BEER BUDGET, AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE WAY IT IS, AND PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO WAKE UP TO THAT.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
MR. DELMER, REBUTTAL? WELL, THIS IS JUST TO RECOGNIZE THE UNIT.
WE'RE JUST RECOGNIZING THE UNIT.
WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING ANY BARGAINING AT THIS POINT.
I GOT NO PROBLEM WORKING WITH TEAMSTERS.
I GOT NO PROBLEM WORKING WITH ANY LABOR ORGANIZATION AS LONG AS THEY'RE WORKING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY MAKE IT BETTER.
WE'RE SPEAKING WITH YOU, AND GOD BLESS.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MR. JOHNSON? GO AHEAD, MR. JOHNSON.
I WAS GOING TO SAY WELCOME AS WELL.
AND WITH THAT, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZE IT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZE TEAM FIRST LOCAL 1932 AS THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY'S MISCELLANEOUS EMPLOYEE BARGAINING UNIT? I WILL.
ITEM 12, MOTION BY CASHEL FAGITA, SECONDED BY LAU.
APPROVE 4-0 WITH CROSBY BEING ABSENT.
[13. Residential Solid Waste Billing Transition to Waste Management and Communication Plan.]
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WITH THAT, THE FINAL DISCUSSION ITEM OF THE SESSION, MR. GELLAR, IS THE RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE.BUILDING A TRANSITION TO WASTE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION PLAN.
TEAM MANAGER DOMER, PLEASE CALL FORWARD THE STAFF MEMBER WHO WILL BE REPORTING ON THIS ITEM.
I DO BELIEVE THAT NICOLE HOUSTON, OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST, WILL BE STARTING THIS.
AND JOSH GOLDMAN FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT WILL BE ASSISTING.
GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
TONIGHT WE ARE BRINGING FORWARD THE FIRST OF TWO PRESENTATIONS ON A BILLING TRANSITION THAT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY COLLABORATIVELY WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT.
THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD ADMINISTRATION.
THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL AND THE COMMUNITY ARE WELL-INFORMED EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
SINCE THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED, THE CITY HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERY BILLING INTERACTION BETWEEN OUR RESIDENTS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.
THAT MADE SENSE WITH CONSOLIDATED UTILITY BILLING, BUT THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED.
WASTE MANAGEMENT ALREADY HANDLES COMMERCIAL BILLING DIRECTLY UNDER THE SAME AGREEMENT, SO WE ARE JUST BRINGING RESIDENTIAL IN LINE WITH THAT PRACTICE.
BOTH THE CITY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT RECOGNIZE THAT THE CURRENT BILLING STRUCTURE WAS CREATING FRICTION FOR RESIDENTS, SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO DESIGN A TRANSITION THAT IS SMOOTH AND TRANSPARENT.
SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2026 IS OUR TARGET IMPLEMENTATION DATE, AND TONIGHT THE CLOCK STARTS ON OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT.
THE CORE ISSUE REALLY BOILS DOWN TO ACCOUNT CODES.
THE CITY ISSUES ITS OWN ACCOUNT CODES TO MANAGE RESIDENTIAL BILLING, WHICH MEANS WHEN A RESIDENT CONTACTS WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTLY, WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS NO WAY TO PULL UP THEIR ACCOUNT.
WASTE MANAGEMENT CANNOT HELP THEM, AND THE RESIDENT GETS SENT BACK TO THE CITY.
THAT LOOP, RESIDENT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE MANAGEMENT TO CITY, CITY TO WASTE MANAGEMENT, SLOWS RESOLUTION AND ADDS UNNECESSARY STEPS FOR EVERYONE.
THIS TRANSITION ELIMINATES THAT BY PUTTING BILLING AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT UNDER ONE SYSTEM.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO PRESENTATIONS.
TONIGHT IS ABOUT MAKING SURE COUNCIL IS AWARE AND ALIGNED BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHICH KICKS OFF THIS MONTH.
COUNCIL RECEIVED A FULL PICTURE AT THE JUNE 15TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING WITH A PRESENTATION FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT TO INCLUDE AN MOU, ANY BILLING UPDATES, WORKSHOP DATES, AND A COMPLETE PROGRAM OVERVIEW.
WASTE MANAGEMENT IS TAKING THE LEAD ON DIRECT RESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH MAKES SENSE SINCE THEY WILL BE THE NEW.
THE CITY'S ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS AREN'T CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND THROUGH OUR OWN CHANNELS INCLUDING CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY TOUCH POINTS WE WILL BE PROVIDING MIRRORED OUTREACH.
BECAUSE WE BUILT THIS PLAN TOGETHER MESSAGING IS CONSISTENT ON BOTH SIDES.
WE HAVE ABOUT 120 DAYS BETWEEN NOW AND THE SEPTEMBER 1ST IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND WE'RE USING ALL OF IT.
RESIDENTS WILL HEAR FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTLY BY MAIL AT LEAST TWICE.
SEE INFORMATION IN THEIR CITY UTILITY BILL, HAVE ACCESS TO IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, AND BE ABLE TO REACH WASTE MANAGEMENT STAFF AT CITY HALL BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRANSITION.
THIS ISN'T A ONE AND DONE NOTICE, IT WILL BE A SUSTAINED EFFORT.
THERE IS NO COST TO THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND.
WASTE MANAGEMENT IS COVERING THE OUTREACH EXPENSES INCLUDING MAILERS, BILL INSERTS, AND TEMPORARY ON-SITE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
FROM THE CITY'S PERSPECTIVE, THIS TRANSITION ACTUALLY FREES UP STAFF TIME AND REDUCES ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE OVERHEAD.
WHILE THE PASS-THROUGH BILLING ACCOUNT WILL NO LONGER EXIST UNDER THIS STRUCTURE, MOU WILL SOLIDIFY THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO THE CITY REMAIN IN EFFECT.
SO THE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITY AND WASTE MANAGEMENT IS NOT CHANGING, ONLY THE BILLING RELATIONSHIP.
ONE POINT WORTH MAKING CLEAR IS THAT TRANSITION IS LIMITED TO BILLING.
SO THE CITY REMAINS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND STATE STANDARDS RELATED TO REFUSE, RECYCLING, AND ORGANICS, AND THAT DOES NOT TRANSFER TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.
SO OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE OF THIS CONTRACT UNDER STATE LAW STAYS THE SAME.
STAFF IS ASKING COUNCIL TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT AND SHARE ANY EARLY DIRECTION YOU MAY HAVE.
WASTE MANAGEMENT, JOSH WILL BE BACK ON JUNE 15TH WITH A PRESENTATION INCLUDING THE MOU, FULL PROGRAM DETAILS FOR FORMAL ACTION AT THAT TIME.
IN THE MEANTIME, OUTREACH BEGINS THIS MONTH AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE MOVING IN
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THE DIRECTION THAT COUNCIL SUPPORTS.THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, AND JOSH IS HERE TO SUPPORT AS WELL.
I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
AMY, LET'S JUST SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
MR. GABALDON, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TRASH? LET'S DO IT.
MOBILE HOME PARKS IN PARTICULAR.
AND ALL THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS THAT AREN'T GOING TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS AND THEIR WAY OF BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE IS MORE FACE-TO-FACE AND NOT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IT.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT BROUGHT UP A VERY GOOD POINT.
SO DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT, NICOLE OR JOSH? NICOLE? SO I KNOW THAT WE JOSH WILL BE BACK TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE LOGISTICS OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING, BUT WE HAVE MANY OPTIONS.
THEY'LL STILL BE ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO SERVICE THEM FOR THE MONTH PRIOR, THE 30 DAYS PRIOR AND THE 30 DAYS FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION.
DURING THAT TIME, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE FULLY ADVERTISED.
WE KNOW THAT IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND NOT NECESSARILY VIRTUAL.
SO WE'LL HAVE FREE IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS THAT WE WILL ALSO POST ONLINE.
ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL BE TARGETING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT MAY NOT BE USING THE INTERNET OR SOCIAL MEDIA AS WHICH WHICH IS OUR PRIMARY UM POINT OF COMMUNICATION UM BUT WE ALSO HAVE UH PLENTY OF OPTIONS FOR RESIDENTS I KNOW IN PERSON IS VERY IMPORTANT PAYMENTS AND SO I KNOW 7-ELEVEN OFFERS UM AN IN-PERSON PAYMENT METHOD UM FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT SO IT'S NOT YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT ARE TYPICALLY COMING IN TO PAY THEIR RESIDENT BILL HERE WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO AT 7-ELEVEN ALL RIGHT ALL RIGHT JUST REAL QUICK REAL QUICK, AND COUNCIL MEMBER LAU PROBABLY HAS THE SAME.
WE HAVE, WHAT, SEVEN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES, AND I THINK WE NEED TO I THINK THIS IS WHERE A FLYER GIVEN TO EACH RESIDENT OF THE MOBILE HOME COMMUNITIES, JUST LIKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO SAY THIS IS HOW YOU'RE IMPACTED, THIS IS HOW YOU CAN MAKE THE BILLS.
AS NICOLE STATED, SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THEY CAN GO TO THEIR CLUBHOUSE.
THEY COULD USE PROBABLY A LAPTOP THERE, BUT THE POINT IS THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS OUT TO THEM.
WE'RE TALKING QUITE A FEW THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS THAT NEED TO GO IN THERE.
IN THEIR LITTLE MAILBOX AND THEY NEED TO HAVE IT ROLLED UP, STUCK IN THERE OR ON THEIR DOORSTEP OR ON THEIR DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THIS SO THIS ISN'T A SURPRISE.
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING TO COME UP HERE TO SAY.
YEAH, WE'RE AWARE OF THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, ESPECIALLY TOO, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONCERN TO RAISE THERE.
MANY OF THEM ARE MASTER-BILLED TOO.
SO ALTHOUGH A LOT OF THE DIRECT MAIL THAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED WITH BILL INSERTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE WILL GO TO THE PROPERTY MANAGERS.
ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IS REACHING OUT TO THEM DIRECTLY.
I KNOW MOST OF THE PROPERTY MANAGERS ON SITE, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SEE THEM.
ADDITIONALLY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S MORE PUBLIC AWARENESS, WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA STUFF THAT'S SPECIFICALLY GEOTARGETED TO THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
SO PEOPLE THAT ARE ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, THEY'RE GOING TO START SEEING THIS CIRCULATING TOMORROW TO LET THEM KNOW, WHICH WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED UP BY ADDITIONAL DIRECT MAIL AND OUTREACH TO THE PROPERTY MANAGERS.
WHAT ABOUT A MAILER TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY? TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, WE CAN DEFINITELY DO THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THROW STUFF AWAY, BUT THIS ONE, THIS IS A BIG CHANGE.
I THINK A BIG BOLD AND GREEN WITH THE WASTE MANAGEMENT LOGO THAT WILL BE A CHANGE OF YOUR SERVICE.
IT'S NO LONGER GOING THROUGH THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
INITIALLY, WHEN YOU WERE BRINGING UP THE MOBILE HOME PARKS, I WAS SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT GETTING WITH OUR PROPERTY MANAGERS TO MAKE SURE IT DISSEMINATES THROUGH THERE.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE INCLUDING, SO WE'RE DOING A 90-DAY, A 60-DAY, AND A 30-DAY.
DIRECT MAIL THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING OUT.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A POSTCARD THAT GOES OUT FIRST.
THE NEXT ONE'S GOING TO BE MORE COMPREHENSIVE.
THE THIRD ONE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR NEW ACCOUNT.
SO THEY HAVE AN ACCOUNT NUMBER.
SO THEN THAT'LL SEGUE INTO WHEN THE WORKSHOPS BEGIN IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER SO THEY CAN SEE HOW TO USE THE PLATFORM.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE INCLUDING A FLYER IN THE CITY'S UTILITY BILL.
IN JULY, SO THAT WILL ALSO GET THROUGH.
SO HOPEFULLY SOMETHING BREAKS THROUGH THE WHITE NOISE.
AND THEN CAN I ASK, WITH RESPECT TO THE HOAS THAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY, IF THERE'S A WAY THAT YOU CAN SEND IT MAYBE TO THE PROPERTY MANAGER SO THAT THEY CAN DISSEMINATE THAT INFORMATION, BECAUSE I THINK THAT WILL HELP SPREAD BY WORD OF MOUTH.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEND INDIVIDUAL MAILERS OUT TO EVERYONE, BUT I THINK MAYBE EVEN JUST OUTLINING THE TIMELINE SO PEOPLE KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
AND WHAT TYPE OF SUPPORT, IF THEY'RE USED TO GETTING IN-PERSON CUSTOMER SUPPORT, WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT FROM THAT.
I KNOW IT MIGHT SOUND LIKE OVERKILL, BUT...
IN THIS SITUATION, THERE'S NO SUCH THING.
OUR GOAL IS TO TRY TO BE AS COMPREHENSIVE AS POSSIBLE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT REACHES EVERYBODY.
IF WE HAVE AN ADDRESS FOR THEM, THEY'RE RECEIVING SOMETHING IN THE MAIL FROM US.
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CHARGE ME MORE THAN I'M PAYING NOW? NO, YOUR RATE WILL BE THE SAME.I THINK ANOTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT WE'VE HAD SOME DISCONNECT ON, LIKE, CANS THAT ARE BAD, REPAIRED CANS, CANS THAT ARE DESTROYED.
AND AS WE'VE KNOWN, WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS THAT WILL CALL IN, AND IT'LL BE WEEKS BEFORE THEY GET TAKEN CARE OF.
SO IF THIS IS GOING TO EXPEDITE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING THROUGH US, NOT GOING THROUGH YOU, IT'S GOING TO GO DIRECT TO WASTE MANAGEMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ADDRESSING OUR RESIDENTS.
CONTRACT FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE HAVE A ONE-DAY PICKUP.
BUT IF THEY'VE GOT A DAMAGED CAN OR THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT RIGHT OR THEY'RE NOT PICKING UP AND THEY'RE MISSING SOMETHING, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY RESPECTIVE AND VERY JOHNNY ON THE SPOT.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS STUFF'S TAKEN CARE OF.
WE'VE GOT A DAMAGED CAN THAT'S DESTROYED.
YOU NEED TO PICK IT UP, BRING ANOTHER ONE OUT, AND IF THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO BE THERE ON MONDAY, THEY'RE THERE ON MONDAY.
AND WITH THIS TRANSITION, THIS SHOULD ALSO STREAMLINE IT TOO IN ADDITION TO BEING I MEAN OBVIOUSLY, THEY CAN CALL CITY HALL IF THEY NEED TO GET A HOLD OF US.
EVERYBODY HAS MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
BUT NOW THEY CAN CALL WM DIRECTLY, AND THEY CAN HAVE THE ENTIRE SUITE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
THERE WON'T BE A LIMITATION OR SOMETHING LOST IN TRANSLATION BETWEEN THEM TRYING TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT NUMBER THAT'S ON THEIR UTILITY BILL AND HOPING THAT IT TRANSLATES INTO SOMETHING IN WM'S SYSTEM.
THEY'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO USE OUR ONLINE PLATFORM.
SO FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T EVEN WANT TO CALL, THEY CAN USE THE APP.
THEY CAN GO ONLINE TO THE WEBSITE, AND THEY CAN REQUEST A NEW CART.
THEY CAN REPORT A MISSED PICKUP.
IT SHOULD MAKE EVERYTHING EASIER.
ANOTHER THING, WE'VE HAD A LONG CONTRACT WITH YOU GUYS, AND I KNOW WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT LOOKING AT OTHER SERVICES.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE OFTEN PETITIONED WITH ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR CLEANING OF OUR CANS, AND I DON'T THINK THAT WE REALLY SHOULD PAY THAT COST.
I THINK THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO START MAYBE IMPLEMENTING SOMETHING WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE A CLEANING SERVICE THAT WOULD COME THROUGH ONCE A YEAR AND CLEAN OUR CANS OUT, BRIEF CHARGE, SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
NOT THAT WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW YOUR CONTRACT, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO MAYBE, YOU KNOW, THAT STEAM SERVICE THEY COME OUT AND MAKE THEM PRETTY BOYS AGAIN.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT DOGS, SO EVERY YEAR IT WOULD BE NICE TO CLEAN THOSE CANS OUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
WE CAN DEFINITELY HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT.
BUT FOR ANYBODY THAT'S LISTENING, TOO, IF YOU DO HAVE A CAN THAT YOU DO WANT REPLACED, YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL.
WE'RE HAPPY TO REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING THAT'S SHINY AND NEW.
AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CAN.
THERE'S ONLY CHARGE FOR THE CANS THAT YOU HAVE.
WE WILL NOT CHARGE YOU FOR SWAPPING THE CANS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOSH? NO.
WITH THAT, IS THERE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AND PROVIDE ANY DESIRE TO NOPE, NOT THAT ONE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT AND PROVIDE ANY DESIRE TO DIRECTION TO STAFF? I'LL MOVE TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT.
ITEM 13, MOTION BY LAU, SECONDED BY CASHEL FAGITA, VOTE 4-0 WITH CROSBY BEING ABSENT.
[PUBLIC COMMENTS]
THANK YOU.THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS TONIGHT, SO WE MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
IS THE TIME SET ASIDE FOR ANY WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL 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 POSTED AGENDA.
YOUR CONCERNS MAY BE REFERRED TO STAFF OR PLACED FOR DISCUSSION AT A LATER DATE.
THERE IS A THREE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT.
AT THIS TIME, THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK CAN COME TO THE PODIUM.
AND NOW TO WHY I CAME TONIGHT.
AND I JUST WANT TO PREFACE THIS IN THE SPIRIT OF UNDERSTANDING.
BUT I GUESS IT'S JUST KIND OF LIKE WHAT TRIGGERED ME AND A LOT OF WHAT'S GOING ON, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SPIRIT OF.
YOU KNOW, WHO WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR, WHETHER IT'S THE KIDS OR THE ELDERLY.
WE'RE ALL PART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WE ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE PLAY A ROLE.
BUT A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT GO ON, THEY AFFECT ALL OF US, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF.
SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET MY POINTS ACROSS.
I'M HERE BECAUSE SOME OF WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING LATELY WITH THE CHOICES OF THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT CERTAIN THINGS, IN PARTICULAR TAX.
TAXES THAT ARE COMING OUR WAY OR ALL THESE KINDS OF THINGS.
OVER THE YEARS, COUNCIL SUPPORTED A SERIES OF COST INCREASES.
MEASURE LV, THE WATER RATE HIKES, PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH ARE TAXED TO THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT MONEY HAS TO BE PAID BACK AND NOT USED FOR THE THINGS THAT MONEY WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR.
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FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES.AND NOW WE'RE BEING ASKED TO CONSIDER...
MORE STUFF, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH BEING THE HALF A BILLION DOLLAR AFTER IT'S PAID OFF DEBT BOND FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORTED.
SO MY BIGGER CONCERN IS YOU'RE ASKING US TO KIND OF STEP UP TO THE PLATE FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
AND NOT ONE OF THESE IS LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER, BUT THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY.
AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN COST, ESTIMATED BASED ON INTEREST RATES, ALL THAT KIND OF GOOD STUFF.
AND TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT I'VE WRITTEN HERE, OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS, THIS COMMUNITY, LAVERNE, AND NOW WITH SAN DIMAS FOR BONITA, HAS AGREED TO SPEND OVER A BILLION DOLLARS IN PRIOR MEASURES, MEASURES THAT SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS, THE PENSION BOND THAT I JUST MENTIONED.
PLUS, I LOOKED IT UP, AND THERE WAS 16 TAXES.
OR FEE INCREASES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THESE BONDS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ASKED TO TAKE ON TO KIND OF PAY FOR THINGS, RIGHT? WE'VE HAD, EVERYBODY'S GOT A FAMILY TO FEED, AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOUTHS TO FEED, YOU KNOW, RELATIVELY SPEAKING AMONGST THE SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE CITY, BUT WE CAN'T KEEP, YOU KNOW, DIGGING INTO OUR POCKET FOR MORE AND MORE.
AND THE COUNTY, I KNOW THAT YOU BASICALLY SAID THAT YOU DIDN'T SUPPORT WHAT THEY WERE GOING AFTER, BUT FOR ME, IT FEELS LIKE THAT'S JUST A TIMING THING.
IF THEY WERE DOING THIS IN THE NEXT ELECTION AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU MIGHT BE SAYING, OH, WE'RE ALL FOR IT IF WE PASS THE BUSD BOND.
SO I REALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEING SENSITIVE TO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US TO DO AND HOW YOU SUPPORT SOMETHING.
I HAD KIDS THAT WENT TO LAVERNE HEIGHTS AND, YOU KNOW, RAMONA AND, YOU KNOW, BENITA.
BUT THE KIDS THAT WERE HERE FIRST THIS MORNING OVER REDENIAN.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING A LICK OF THAT MONEY, AND NEITHER ARE ANY OTHER OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS OR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WHO'S GOT THEIR BACK WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING MONEY OUT OF OUR POCKET? SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO SPARE EVERYBODY EVERYTHING I WROTE IN HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF IT'S GOING TO SOUND A LITTLE BIT OF THE SAME.
BUT I REALLY FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT BOND MEASURE IN PARTICULAR, HALF A BILLION DOLLARS, I SAY THAT AGAIN, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
AND WE ARE ALREADY BEING ASKED TO TAKE ON OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS ABOUT.
$4,000 FOR THE AVERAGE HOME THAT'S ASSESSED FOR THEIR TAX VALUE IN LA VERNE ALREADY.
THAT'S INCREMENTAL TAX BURDEN, WATER HIKE, ALL THESE THINGS.
YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IT IS WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO.
AND THEN LASTLY, BEFORE I END THIS THING, ON THE BOND IN PARTICULAR, WHAT YOU'RE ASKING US IS TO BLINDLY ACCEPT A $256 MILLION BOND PAID OFF AT THE HALF A BILLION NUMBER I KEEP REPEATING.
WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING TO GO TO, HOW MANY SCHOOLS IT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HELP TO IMPROVE.
ARE THEY IN LAVERNE? ARE THEY IN SAN DIMAS? I KNOW WE'RE A GREATER COMMUNITY, BUT THAT'S STILL NOT FAIR TO US TO SAY, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU $256 BILLION.
I MEAN, MILLION DOLLARS AND TRUST US, WE'LL SPEND IT WISELY.
AND WITH THE GUYS THAT ARE SITTING OVER THERE AGAINST THE WALL THAT ARE PROBABLY HERE LOOKING FOR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY THINK IS FAIR TO THEM.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THEIR HAND OUT.
AND WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO FUND THESE THINGS AND BE EXPECTED TO GO ON THE HONOR SYSTEM BECAUSE WE LOVE EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY IN THE CITY, I THINK, DOES A GOOD JOB IN GENERAL.
AND I KNOW I'VE BEEN HARD SOMETIMES, BUT THIS IS NOT COOL TO KEEP ASKING US TO DIG IN OUR POCKETS.
AND FOR TIM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT YOU COULDN'T RETIRE OR YOU NEEDED TO STICK AROUND OR WHATEVER.
I MEAN, ALL OF US THAT ARE GETTING TO THAT AGE NOW, WE HAVE TO WONDER WHETHER OR NOT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN THIS.
BECAUSE THE MONEY THAT MY DAD RETIRED ON AS LAPD, IT'S BARELY ENOUGH TO GET BY INTO HIS AGE NOW.
AND WE ALL HAVE TO BE THINKING ABOUT THAT.
AND IF THIS UNSUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT WE HAVE FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR CITIES, WHICH IS NOT UNIQUE.
WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH CAN WE REALLY DO HERE AND NOT JUST SAY, OH, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD AND ASK THE TAXPAYERS, ESPECIALLY OF LAVERNE, WHO I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF RIGHT NOW, TO KEEP STEPPING UP FOR MORE.
BECAUSE NOW WE ARE TAKING FOOD OFF PEOPLE'S PLATES.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YES, MS. GABALDON.
WE ACTUALLY DIDN'T PLAN THIS, BUT THIS IS LIKE THE PART TWO.
BUREAU OF LABOR AND STATISTICS REPORT, WHICH WAS JUST PUBLISHED.
AND IT BASICALLY ACTUALLY DISCUSSES PRIVATE SECTOR VERSUS PUBLIC SECTOR.
AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, I WORK FOR A LOT OF CITIES, AND I WORK FOR TWO BIG COUNTIES IN THE INLAND EMPIRE.
BUT I WORK FOR CITIES THAT WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN LA VERNE,
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THEY'LL NEVER HAVE.WE STILL HAVE VOLUNTEER PEOPLE DOING THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
THERE'S OTHER WAYS OF DOING THIS.
SO NOT ALL CITIES HAVE A CHAMPAGNE BUDGET.
BUT FROM THIS BUREAU OF LABOR DOCUMENT, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKERS NOW ARE, THIS IS ON AVERAGE, THIS IS NATIONALLY, $65 AN HOUR WHILE THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS STILL AT 46.
THIS IS A, AND THIS HAS BEEN WATCHED OVER 50 YEARS, AND IT'S FLIPPED.
IT ACTUALLY FLIPPED ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
SO THE GAP IS NOW 42% IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR'S FAVOR.
WAGES FOR PUBLIC IS $40.24 VERSUS PRIVATE IS $32.37.
BENEFITS ON PUBLIC IS USUALLY AROUND $25.04.
AND THAT'S IF YOU'RE NOT WORKING FOR YOURSELF.
TOTAL COMPENSATION IS AROUND $65 AN HOUR FOR PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE'S ABOUT $46.
AND THAT DOESN'T EVEN GO INTO ALL THE UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITIES.
THE DIFFERENCE IN HOLIDAYS, I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE ALL THAT INTO THE CONSIDERATION ON ALL THIS.
LIFETIME HEALTH CARE THAT SOME PEOPLE STILL GET, AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THOSE PLANS ARE GOING AWAY.
AND WHAT IS THE ASSUMED JOB SECURITY IN THAT IN PRIVATE, AND WE'RE SEEING IT VERY HARD IN THE PAST YEAR, AND IT'S DEFINITELY HERE IN CALIFORNIA, ALL OF THE BIGGER COMPANIES, INCLUDING AECOM, THEY LEFT THE STATE.
I CAN, MOST OF MY ENGINEERING FRIENDS...
PULLING ALL THAT TECHNOLOGY WITH THEM, PULLING THAT GREAT ENTRY-LEVEL WORK JOBS WITH THEM, IT IS GONE.
AND THAT CANNOT BE IGNORED ANYMORE.
WE'VE GOT TO START MAKING MORE PRUDENT DECISIONS ON HOW WE'RE SPENDING MONEY.
AND I CAN TELL YOU, I DON'T KNOW A PRIVATE INDUSTRY ANYMORE WHERE THEY'RE GETTING RAISES.
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S GOTTEN RAISES IN FIVE YEARS.
AND THAT'S ON THE PEOPLE OF US WHO WORK AND HAVE DECENT JOBS.
THAT'S NOT EVEN TALKING ABOUT WHO'S ACTUALLY ON FIXED INCOMES.
BUT THIS IS SERIOUS BECAUSE IT IS FLIPPED.
PEOPLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I CALLED 14 PEOPLE TO COME HERE TONIGHT.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, WELL, I GOT THREE DIFFERENT ANSWERS.
TWO OF THEM SAID, I HAVE TO HAVE A SECOND JOB.
A COUPLE OF THEM SAID, I CAN'T COME OUT TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE KIDS.
THE OTHER ONES, AGAIN, SAID IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHAT WE SAY BECAUSE NOBODY HEARS US.
AND THAT HAS BEEN A THEME FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.
WE'VE BROUGHT IT UP FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IT IS HITTING.
ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK, HAVE A COMMENT? ROBIN, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.
I CAME, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO OR WHEN WE WERE, I'M TRYING TO PULL UP SOMETHING.
TALKING ABOUT THE CITY MANAGER'S CONTRACT, AND I BELIEVE HE WAS ASKING FOR A RAISE AND AMONGST OTHER THINGS, AND UNANIMOUSLY WAS GIVEN IT TO HIM.
SO WHEN I HEARD ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WITH THE FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS BONUS, BECAUSE IT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART FOR TWO REASONS.
A, I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO A FIREFIGHTER FOR 25 YEARS.
THERE'S A PARAMEDIC A LOT OF THOSE YEARS.
AND NOT FOR THIS CITY, BUT FOR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT.
AND I WAS WITH HIM DURING THAT TIME THAT HE WAS IN PARAMEDIC SCHOOL.
AND IT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH SCHOOLING, AND IT'S TOUGH ON EVERYBODY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU, WE LOOKED FORWARD TO IT, AND YOU WOULD BE LYING IF YOU THOUGHT THAT HE WASN'T DOING IT PARTLY TO HELP OUR FAMILIES MONETARILY.
SO TO HEAR THAT, WELL, LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND READ AS I LOOKED UP.
THIS MOU HERE, AND IT'S PRETTY DARN CLEAR LANGUAGE, EFFECTIVE WITH THE FIRST FULL PAY PERIOD AFTER RATIFICATION EMPLOYS IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS.
FIRE ENGINEER, PARAMEDIC, FIRE CAPTAIN, PARAMEDIC SHALL RECEIVE A PARAMEDIC BONUS IN THE EQUIVALENT TO 15% ABOVE STAFF FIREFIGHTER BASE SALARY.
THIS HAS BEEN AGREED UPON AND THIS IS THEIR CONTRACT.
SO FOR SOMEBODY TO COME IN AND NOT FEEL THE WAY THEY THINK, MAYBE THEY JUST THINK THAT THEY DON'T DESERVE IT OR YOU FEEL IT SHOULD BE RENEGOTIATED, THIS ISN'T THE TIME YOU NEED TO HONOR THEIR PAY.
WHAT YOU GUYS DON'T KNOW IS THAT WHEN A PARAMEDIC COMES ON A SCENE, THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS THAT DOCTORS DON'T EVEN DO.
BECAUSE YOU'RE COMING UP ON AN EMERGENCY SCENE IN THE WORST OF CIRCUMSTANCES, ON SOMEBODY'S WORST DAY.
AND I WANT THEM TO BE PAID ACCORDINGLY.
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WHAT THEY WERE TOLD, WHAT THEIR FAMILIES WERE PROMISED.SO THEN TO COME BACK AND BE LIKE, WELL, I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE WORDING.
YOU KNOW THE SPIRIT IN WHICH IT WAS WRITTEN.
YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT NEGOTIATED IT.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET THE 15% BONUS.
SO I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IT'S WRONG.
AND ALL OF YOU, THE COUNCIL, YOU HAVE THE POWER TO PUT THE PRESSURE AND TO HANDLE IT.
NUMBER TWO, 2018 AT 4 A.M., I WOKE UP TO SOME THUMPING AND WENT INTO MY DAUGHTER'S ROOM AND FOUND HER UNRESPONSIVE.
I CALLED 911 BECAUSE MY HUSBAND, WHO IS A FIREFIGHTER, WAS ON ANOTHER CALL SOMEWHERE ELSE AND NOT STAYING AT MY HOUSE.
HE WAS WORKING THAT DAY IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
AND SO I'M ON MY OWN AND I'M CALLING OUR SERVICES AND I'M CALLING OUR GUYS TO COME AND HELP MY LITTLE GIRL.
SO THEY HELD MY HAND, THEY WERE WITH US, THEY GOT US TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE.
VERY LEAST I CAN COME AND SUPPORT OUR GUYS AND SAY, PAY THEM WHAT THEY DESERVE, WHAT YOU NEGOTIATED AT THE TIME.
AND IF YOU WANT TO RENEGOTIATE, RENEGOTIATE, BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU OWE THEM.
AND LET ME TELL YOU, THEY DESERVE MORE THAN 5% FOR WHAT THEY DO.
DO YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THAT LIABILITY AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A PARAMEDIC AND YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM A 5% BONUS, NOBODY WOULD DO IT.
WE DON'T WANT A REVOLVING DOORS WITH OUR GUYS.
WE WANT THEM TO FEEL PROTECTED AND BACKED UP.
AND I'M JUST TELLING YOU FROM EXPERIENCE ON BOTH ENDS OF IT, THE SCARY LIABILITY PART OF IT WHEN THINGS GO WRONG AND THE PART OF IT OF CALLING AND ASKING THESE GUYS TO SHOW UP AND SHOW UP IN A HURRY AND BE EDUCATED AND BE WILLING AND TO HOLD MY HAND IF THEY NEEDED TO.
YOU GUYS NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT.
AND THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO STOP PLAYING AND GOING, OH, WELL, WE'LL WAIT TILL, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR AFTER THE ELECTION.
SO I'M JUST TELLING YOU FROM A RESIDENT, I HAVE TWO SISTERS AND A DAD AND A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THIS IS WHERE WE WANT OUR MONEY TO GO WITH OUR SERVICES, OUR POLICE, AND OUR FIRE.
I NEED THEM TO FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GOT THE BACK OF OUR CITY.
IT DOES NOT AFFECT ME MONETARILY-WISE.
MY HUSBAND DOESN'T WORK FOR THIS DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY LAY IT ALL OUT THERE, AND I'VE BEEN TO MORE FUNERALS THAN I WOULD LIKE TO IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND IT IS NOT WHAT THEY DO ON A DAILY BASIS.
IT'S WHAT THEY'RE WILLING TO DO.
SO UNDERSTAND, THEY WILL BE RUNNING IN WHILE YOU GUYS RUN OUT.
YOU'VE GOT TO DO RIGHT BY OUR HOMETOWN HEROES.
ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO SPEAK, PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. BOWEN, THEN DANITA.
JUST A REMINDER, EXACTLY TWO MONTHS FROM TODAY.
OUR COUNTRY CELEBRATES ITS 250TH BIRTHDAY.
BECAUSE OF THAT GREAT EVENT, MEETINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN.
SO WE THE PEOPLE CAN MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD WITHOUT REPRISALS OR RETALIATIONS FROM OUR OWN GOVERNMENT.
SO I HOPE EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THAT.
250 YEARS OF CITIZENS GETTING THEIR VOICES HEARD.
I HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS, AND I'LL JUST READ THEM OFF, AND YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO IT.
WE HEAR THAT EVERY DAY NOW IN THE NEWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
GAS PRICES, YOU CAN BLAME THE WAR, YOU CAN DO ALL THAT.
PEOPLE, THAT COMES OUT OF YOUR POCKET EVERY DAY.
I FILLED MY CAR UP TODAY, 75 BUCKS.
IT MAY NOT BE A LOT, 75 BUCKS.
SO WE HAVE AN AFFORDABILITY PROBLEM.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T SEE ANY OF YOU ADDRESSING IT.
WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE 1107, I BELIEVE, THAT WHEN YOU PUT IN DISTRICT VOTING, THAT THAT ORDINANCE SAID YOU WILL PICK A MAYOR EVERY YEAR.
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2025.I EXPECTED TO SEE IT IN APRIL OF 2026, AS PER THE WORD ANNUALLY.
WHY NOT? DO WE JUST IGNORE OUR OWN ORDINANCE NOW? MAYBE THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE CITY MANAGER CAN EXPLAIN IT.
LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I ASKED ABOUT THE, QUOTE, 1.8 DEFICIT THAT MR. DILLMER PRESENTED, AND HE SAID IT WAS TYPING ERROR.
VERY NEXT MORNING, NOT EVEN EIGHT HOURS LATER, TEN HOURS LATER, HE SENT A NOTE OUT TO CITY EMPLOYEES SAYING, OH, IT'S BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ABOUT 1.8, BUT IT'S WORSE THAN THAT.
SO EITHER HE CHOSE TO IGNORE LETTING US KNOW THAT THAT NIGHT OR HE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO ADDRESS IT AT THAT POINT.
BUT HE OBVIOUSLY KNEW ABOUT IT.
AND I THINK WE'RE HEARING A LOT OF THAT TONIGHT.
YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE HIDING? WHAT ARE WE MISSING? WHAT'S ANOTHER THING? WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE WATER PIPELINE REPLACEMENT GOING UP THE HILL? THAT WAS AND THAT'S THE THIRD TIME THAT'S HAPPENED, MR. CASH.
WELL, I'M GIVING YOU GUYS EXTRA TIME.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT THAT WAY.
ANYWAY, CURIOUS ABOUT THE STATUS OF THAT.
APPARENTLY, WE ALLOCATED MONEY.
AND ALL WE HEAR IS, WELL, WE'RE LOOKING INTO IT.
SERVICE, SELF-SERVICE, NORTHERN LAVERNE, AFTER THE EMERGENCY, AFTER THE FIRES.
STILL HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD ABOUT THAT.
TONIGHT, YOU HAD A CLOSED SESSION ABOUT A POTENTIAL LAWSUIT.
IS THAT PERTAINING ANOTHER HR ISSUE? IS THAT ANOTHER POTENTIAL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY FROM A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE OR WHATEVER? WE NEVER KNOW UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE.
I WON'T EVEN GO THROUGH THE REST OF IT, BUT I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO'S IN CHARGE.
WE HAVE ONE THING I SAW, WHICH I FIND INTERESTING, IS THAT...
THE CITY MANAGER GOT FREE TICKETS TO DUCKS GAME LAST YEAR, AND HE SAID IT WAS A TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE.
YET HE TOOK TWO OUTSIDE ATTORNEY WITH HIM.
HOW IS THAT A TEAM BUILDING FOR A CITY WHEN YOU TAKE OUTSIDE CONSULTANT? DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
AND AGAIN, JUST GET TO DO IT, I GUESS.
AGAIN, I ASK THAT THESE QUESTIONS GET ANSWERED.
WE HAVE A FORUM FOR THAT REASON.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK THESE TYPE OF QUESTIONS, AND I HOPE A CITY COUNCIL PERSON COMES.
I HOPE A PERSON FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD COMES BECAUSE THIS $256 MILLION BOND THAT WILL BE $600 MILLION PLUS BY THE TIME WE GET IT DONE IS GOING TO BREAK PEOPLE'S BACKS.
RICHARD BOWEN, A 43-YEAR RESIDENT.
I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT THE BOND MEASURE, BUT I'VE GOT TO PUT MY TWO CENTS IN.
THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY YOU'RE ASKING THE RESIDENTS TO PAY IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND THE CITY OF SAN DIMAS, AND THERE ARE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND SCHOOLS IN THESE CITIES WHO DON'T LIVE HERE.
THEIR FAMILIES ARE NOT EVEN PARTICIPATING IN THIS SO-CALLED UPGRADE TO THE PROPERTIES THE HVAC, THE ASBESTOS, BUT WHY IS IT THAT THE FLYERS THAT ARE BEING SENT OUT ARE FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES, REAL ESTATE AGENT COMPANIES, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GUARANTEE THAT THIS GOES THROUGH SO THAT THEY CAN LAND THE PROJECTS THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS ON HAVING DONE.
SO THEY HAVE MONEY TO PUT IN FOR MARKETING, FOR MAILERS.
YET, THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO FIX THE SCHOOLS THEMSELVES.
AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, IT'S JUST LIKE MEASURE LV.
THEY SOLD IT ON TO THE RESIDENTS THAT IT WAS GOING TO SAVE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
THEY'RE NOT EVEN GETTING PAID.
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WHAT WAS THE FIRST ORDER BUSINESS OF MEASURE LV? THE CITY STAFF GOT A RAISE BECAUSE OF COVID.AND THEY HAD TO MAKE UP FOR THE TIME THAT THEY WERE OFF AND THE DISPARAGING OF SALARIES.
AFTER CYNTHIA JUST EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY EMPLOYEES MAKE HAND OVER FIST COMPARED TO PRIVATE SECTOR.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THE TRUTH? WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR IT.
IT IS A WORD THAT IS JUST, IT'S LIKE MADE UP.
YOU JUST SAY IT BECAUSE IT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU SAY WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING WRONG.
YOU FEEL BAD ABOUT WHAT YOU DID, AND YOU'RE GOING TO TRY YOUR BEST TO NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND THAT IS NOT WHAT I'M SEEING WITH THIS COUNCIL.
I WAS ON THE WATER SEWER COMMITTEE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRANSFERRING OVER TO WASTE MANAGEMENT.
WELL, IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT CHARGE GETS IMPLEMENTED, BECAUSE NOW THEY'RE HANDLING OUR BILLING INSTEAD OF THE CITY.
I MEAN, IT'S, YOU KNOW, AND I'M ACTUALLY THANKFUL MR. DOMER.
TABLE THE MEASURE FOR THE WATER SEWER BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS GOING TO COMPARE IT TO.
WE'RE GOING TO BORROW ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AT ONE TIME, AND THAT'S WHEN A LOT OF IT DISAPPEARS INTO PEOPLE'S SALARIES, INTO RETIREMENT, AND GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT, COMPANY CARS FOR COUNCIL OR SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, GOD ONLY KNOWS.
BUT SOMEBODY HAS TO JUST FINALLY DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND AND SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND IT CANNOT BE ON THE BACK.
SO FOR US TO PAY 100% OF THAT BILL AND ONLY 80% OF THE KIDS ARE FROM THE CITIES, DO THE MATH.
BUT WHEN IT GETS UP HERE TO THE COUNCIL SOMEHOW, THE NUMBERS DON'T JIVE ANYMORE.
I JUST REALLY WISH YOU GUYS WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT WHEN YOU ENDORSE SOMETHING, BECAUSE MR. MAYOR, YOUR HAPPY FACE WITH YOUR BOW TIES ON THE BACK OF THAT FLYER, AND PEOPLE SAY, OH, WELL, TIM SUPPORTS IT, SO I MUST DO TOO.
I'M GREAT FRIENDS WITH THE MAYOR.
IF HE THINKS IT'S A GOOD IDEA, THEN IT MUST BE A GOOD IDEA.
BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH THAT'S REALLY GOING TO COST THEM IN THE LONG RUN.
WHEN YOU ENDORSE THINGS, IT SWAYS PEOPLE A CERTAIN WAY.
AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE REAL ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM IS THAT IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR FOR YOU THREE.
SO ARE WE DOING IT BECAUSE WE REALLY CARE ABOUT THE KIDS AND THE SCHOOLS, OR IS IT BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN AS I'M NOT SUPPORTING A SCHOOL? THANK YOU.
[COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
THANK YOU, JANITA.ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? I'M GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'M GOING TO BRING IT UP TO THE DESK.
SO I WANTED TO JUST SHARE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE L.A.
KNIGHT RIDERS HAPPENED AT FAIRPLEX ON APRIL 22ND FOR CRICKET.
SO I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION BECAUSE THERE WILL BE GAMES PLAYED HERE JULY 1ST THROUGH THE 5TH FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED.
BUT I'M HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL BE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.
ABOUT ANOTHER SPORT FROM ANOTHER PLACE.
SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.
I ALSO WANTED TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY A LITTLE BIT AND JUST SOMETHING THAT RECENTLY HAPPENED.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW WHO MARIO PEREZ WAS, BUT MARIO PEREZ LIVED HERE FOR SOME TIME.
HE ALSO WORKED FOR THE RAIDERS FOR A BIT, FOR THE DODGERS.
AND THE LAST PLACE HE WORKED WAS SONOMA STATE.
HE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY AT THE AGE OF 54.
LEAVING BEHIND A WIFE AND DAUGHTERS.
HIS WIFE IS ALSO A LONGTIME MULTI-GENERATIONAL RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
SHE'S ALSO AN ALUMNA OF THE UNIVERSITY, AND MANY OF YOU MIGHT KNOW HER FATHER, ELIAS CASTRO, WHO IS THE UNOFFICIAL MAYOR OF THIRD STREET.
THE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER AT ULV TO DO A MEMORIAL FOR MARIO, AND YOU GOT TO SEE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN THE CITY, PEOPLE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY, PEOPLE WHO WENT TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TOGETHER.
AND I THINK IT'S JUST SORT OF A SAD REMINDER THAT SOMETIMES WE COME TOGETHER IN TIMES OF GRIEF WHEN ALL THE THINGS THAT WE WISH WE WOULD HAVE SAID TO PEOPLE ARE NOW BEING SAID AFTER THEY'VE PASSED.
SO WHILE ON THE ONE HAND I'M HAPPY FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT US, SUPPORT EACH OTHER, I THINK IT'S A REMINDER FOR ALL OF US THAT LIFE IS SHORT AND, YOU KNOW, TO FILL YOURSELF WITH KIND WORDS AND TO ASSUME POSITIVE INTENT SO THAT WE CAN WORK BETTER TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE.
SO FOR MARIO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SORRY YOU'RE GONE.
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IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE COMMUNITY HERE IN LA VERNE.TO SOME, I GUESS, HAPPIER NEWS, THE LA COUNTY FAIR IS STARTING THIS WEEK.
SO, YES, PLEASE LOOK OUT FOR INCREASED TRAFFIC, BUT HOPEFULLY ALSO ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR COMMUNITY, HIGHLIGHTING OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT OPENING DAY USUALLY DOES COME ALONG WITH SOME DISCOUNTS AND FREEBIES AND WHATEVER.
SO IF YOU'RE FREE, MAY 7TH, THIS THURSDAY IS OPENING DAY.
LAVERNE DAY IS MAY 15TH. IF YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED YOUR FLYER, I BELIEVE IT'S A DOLLAR IF YOU SHOW PROOF OF RESIDENCY.
I KNOW IT'S EXPENSIVE TO GO TO THE FAIR NOW.
IT'S ALMOST, I MEAN, IT'S NOT AS BAD AS DISNEYLAND, BUT IT'S UP THERE.
BUT TAKE ADVANTAGE THEN OF LAVERNE DAY.
SO THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS.
AND SO, AGAIN, IF YOU DIDN'T GET THE MAILER, PLEASE LOOK ON THE WEBSITE FOR INFORMATION.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THIS YEAR, MOTHER'S DAY AND DIA DE LA MADRE FALLS ON THE SAME DAY, SO SUNDAY.
SO TO ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE, THANK YOU.
I DON'T THINK YOU PROBABLY GET THANKED ENOUGH FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DO.
I KNOW I HAVEN'T ALWAYS THANKED MY MOM FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE'S DONE THROUGH THE YEARS.
SO JUST A REMINDER, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR MOM AND YOU'RE ON GOOD TERMS. OR NOT.
MAYBE IT'S THE TIME TO GET ON GOOD TERMS. I DON'T KNOW.
BUT APPRECIATE YOUR MOM AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF THE WEEK.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER LYLE.
OH, I'D JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A NEIGHBOR WHO RECENTLY PASSED.
MARY HANNA-WALT, COACHED BONITA HIGH SCHOOL KIDS FOR YEARS, WAS A BASKETBALL STAR AT ULV HERSELF THIS PAST WEEK, AND HER HUSBAND, ROGER, IS HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH HIM.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS WHO SHOWED UP TODAY TO REPRESENT OUR CITY.
MAY BEING VETERAN APPRECIATION MONTH HOLDS A NEAR AND DEAR HEART TO MINE.
I JUST CAME BACK FROM ACTIVE DUTY, SAW SOME GREAT MEN AND WOMEN, SOME GREAT WAR FIGHTERS OUT THERE SERVING OUR GOD, OUR COUNTRY, AND OUR FAMILIES.
WELCOME THEM WHEN THEY COME HOME.
OUR AMAZING WARFIGHTER, OUR SOLDIER, MR. CARL BAUER, WHO PASSED AWAY.
HIS FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE ON MAY 9TH AT THE VFW POST 12034.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT'S AT, IT'S ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WHEELER AND BONITA AT 1550 BONITA AVENUE IN LA VERNE.
AND FELIZ DIA DE LA MADRE, SAME DAY AS HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY.
AND FOR YOUR MOTHERS IN HEAVEN.
WELL, MAY SHE HAVE A WONDERFUL MONDAY'S DAY WITH OUR LORD.
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL FROM BONITA, CAL BAPTIST, DAMIEN HERE IN LAVERNE.
YES, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DRIVING.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MOVING ON TO TRADE SCHOOLS.
YOU'RE MOVING ON TO UNIVERSITIES.
YOU'RE MOVING ON TO THE MILITARY.
YOU'RE MOVING ON TO THE MILITARY ACADEMY.
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS? SURE, MR. MAYOR.
JUST ON THE MAYORAL ELECTION, THE COUNCIL CHANGED THE ELECTION SCHEDULE FROM THE MARCH AND JUNE ALTERNATING TO NOVEMBER.
AND SO WITH THAT, THE CHANGE, WE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING DURING THE MARCH OR JUNE, BUT THE NEXT MAYORAL SELECTION PROCESS WILL BE AFTER THAT ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
PROBABLY THE FIRST MEETING OF DECEMBER OR THE SECOND ONE AFTER THE CERTIFICATION AND THEN ANY NEW SEATING SO EVERYBODY AT THE TIME WHEN THE CHANGE OCCURRED, TERMS WERE EXTENDED, AS WAS THE MAYORAL.
SO THAT WAS THE REASON I WAS PUSHING THAT BACK THROUGH NOVEMBER.
NO, THE INFORMATION WAS PRESENTED AS I KNEW IT.
SO THE $1.8 MILLION, I WAS JUST CORRECTING BECAUSE I'D LEFT A SIX OUT OF THE $1.866 SOMETHING, SOMETHING, SOMETHING BUDGET DEFICIT THAT WE IDENTIFIED.
AT FEBRUARY 7TH AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION WITH THE COUNCIL.
AND WHAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND, AND WE DO HAVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE BUDGET ONLINE, BUT AT THAT TIME, FINANCE STAFF IS LOOKING AT EVERYTHING, STARTING IN DECEMBER, REALLY, AND GETTING INFORMATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
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WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER WHAT THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS ARE.AND SO AT THAT FEBRUARY ITEM, WE ARE OUTLINING WHAT WE SAW AS THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PROJECTIONS.
THE MEETING THAT I CORRECTED MYSELF AND THEN THAT NEXT DAY, THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WE STARTED MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
SO, FINANCE DIRECTOR, MYSELF, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, STARTED MEETING WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO GO OVER WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS HAD BEEN REQUESTING.
SO, THAT NEXT MORNING, TUESDAY, WAS WHEN I GOT THE NUMBER OF CLOSER TO 4 MILLION, A LITTLE OVER 4 MILLION ACTUALLY.
AND THAT REPRESENTED ALL OF THE...
COSTS, ALL OF THEIR REQUESTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
SO THAT WAS THE NUMBER AT THAT TIME THAT WAS THE 1.8 PLUS WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WANTED TO EXPEND FOR THE YEAR.
COULD HAVE BEEN IN NEW POSITIONS, NEW OPERATION ISSUES, NEW VEHICLE PURCHASES AND ALL THAT STUFF.
SO IT WAS THAT WEEK AND THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHERE I MADE DECISIONS WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TO SLICE THAT NUMBER DOWN.
PUT IN THAT EMAIL THAT WAS CITED EARLIER, THAT NUMBER CONSTANTLY CHANGES UNTIL YOU GUYS PASS A BUDGET.
AND THE GOAL IS TO GET THAT BUDGET DOWN TO ZERO BECAUSE THE DIRECTION IN THE PAST HAS BEEN ONGOING REVENUES TO EQUAL ONGOING EXPENDITURE.
IT'S EXTREMELY TOUGH AS A LOT OF THINGS WERE MENTIONED HERE ABOUT INCREASED COSTS, PENSION, OBLIGATIONS, UNDEFENDED ACTUARIALS, COSTS OF EVERYTHING GOING UP EVERYWHERE.
AND SO NOW THAT NUMBER IS WELL UNDER A MILLION, BUT IT'S STILL A DEFICIT.
SO THERE'S STILL SOME SLICING AND DECISIONS THAT WOULD BE MADE, AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.
SO MAY 18TH IS, WE'LL BE ADJOURNING TONIGHT AT 4.30, MAY 18TH, FOR A SPECIAL STUDY SESSION.
SO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT TWO HOURS OF THE FIRST KIND OF...
PUBLIC GO-AROUND ON THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION.
AND WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER AT THAT POINT, AND IT WILL HOPEFULLY BE ZERO, BUT IT MAY INCLUDE SOME DECISIONS THAT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO MAKE, AND WE MAY TAP INTO SOME RESERVES OR SOME OTHER ONE-TIME FUNDS.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE GOAL THERE.
SO THAT WAS THE ISSUE ON THE BUDGET.
PLATEAU SUMMIT IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND ANITA KNOWS THIS, WATER AND SEWER COMMITTEE.
THAT'S A MAJOR PIPELINE THAT GOES UP BEHIND THE HAINES SCHOOL AND FEEDS THE NORTHERN AREA OF LA VERNE, AND I'VE OPENED THINGS UP, WILLIAMS, AND ALL THAT STUFF.
THAT PROJECT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.
SO IF YOU GO TO WWW.LAVERNESCA.GOV SLASH PLATEAU, YOU WILL COME UP WITH A WEBSITE.
IT IS A WEBSITE THAT HAS ALL THE...
BASICALLY, WE'RE REPLACING AND REHABILITATING APPROXIMATELY 02,000 FEET IN WATERMAIN.
BUT, YEAH, SO THERE'S PICTURES DOWN BELOW.
BUT I AM NOW, THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DANNY WU, GETTING WEEKLY UPDATES ON IT.
AND IT IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DELAYED IT IS WE INHERITED THIS PIPELINE.
THIS CAME FROM THE OLD PLATEAU MUTUAL WATER.
AND WITH NOT A LOT OF INFORMATION ON IT.
SO BASED ON SOME HISTORICAL DIGGING, WE WERE, THROUGH THE FILES, NOT THAT DIGGING, BUT ALSO THROUGH THAT TYPE OF POTHOLING, WE WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT IT WASN'T A 100-YEAR PIPELINE.
AROUND 70 TO 75 YEARS OLD, IT IS A CEMENT-LINED...
SO IT'S REINFORCED, SO IT WASN'T AS IN DIRE SHAPE.
WE THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN LIKE A RIVETED STEEL SUBJECT TO EROSION AND POTENTIALLY FAILURE.
SO WE HAD TO REVISE A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH IT.
IT DOES HAVE A PROJECT TIMELINE.
SO, YOU KNOW, LATE JULY WE'VE, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, THE WATER SYSTEM HERE IS BUILT DIFFERENTLY.
THERE'S SOME STUFF THAT'S SERVED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY.
THAT INCLUDES A COUNCIL MEMBER IN CLAREMONT WHO WE ACCIDENTALLY DID NOT NOTIFY THAT WE WERE SHUTTING OFF HIS WATER FOR THE DAY.
AND I GOT, COREY, I GOT A COUPLE OF INTERESTING PHONE CALLS, BUT I DO APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE.
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YOU COME ON BASELINE ROAD AND YOU'RE GOING INTO CLAREMONT, ON THE LEFT, IT'S A HUGE PIECE OF PROPERTY.HIS LINE IS NOW REPRESENTED AS AN ACTIVE LINE ON OUR GIS SYSTEM.
IT WAS A DASH BEFOREHAND, WHICH MEANS PRIVATE AND OR OLD.
BUT, YEAH, SO THAT'S AN UPDATE ON THE PLATEAU SUMMIT.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 3.1 MILLION.
SO IT IS A MAJOR, MAJOR PROJECT WITH SEWER LINES GOING ACROSS THE WATER LINE, ABOVE IT, BELOW IT, SOME PORTION 16 FEET DOWN.
AND A LOT OF IT WE'RE GOING TO BE BULLET MINING.
SO I BELIEVE THIS FRIDAY THEY ARE GOING TO START PULLING. THE LINE OR 2000 FEET OF AREA TO THEN EXPAND IT AND CREATE A NEW TYPE. LOTS GOING ON THERE, BUT WE'LL KEEP THIS WEBSITE UP, SO PLEASE LOOK AT THAT. MR. BRILLEN BROUGHT UP, I THINK HE LEFT ALREADY, BUT SUBJECT TO THE DUCKS GAME LAST YEAR, SO THE EXECUTIVE GOES TO DO DINNERS AND OUTING FROM THE CITY TIME. THIS WAS WHEN I KNEW SOMEBODY AT THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND THE CITY WAS ABLE TO GET DUCK SUITE TICKETS OR EVEN ANGEL SUITE TICKETS. SO WE CALLED UP THE CITY OF ANAHEIM. THEY WERE ABLE TO GIVE US THAT. THERE'S A FORM ON OUR WEBSITE CALLED FORM 802. IT IS PART OF THE TRANSPARENCY LAW. SO ON THAT POLICY, THERE WERE 10 PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE. ALL OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM, THREE CONSULTANTS, ARE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM. HE WAS THERE, KIM BARLOW WAS THERE, AND CODY, ALL MEMBERS OF OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. PAID FOR OUR OWN FOOD AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT WE DID GET NO COUNCIL MEMBERS. EXECUTIVE TEAM. AND THE DUCKS ARE GOING TO STANLEY. THEY'RE IN THE STANLEY CUP. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A KINGS FAN, THOUGH. MISSED IT.
I AM GOING TO THE HOCKEY GAME ON SATURDAY, BUT MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE DOING IT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. IT IS MOTHER'S DAY, UNFORTUNATELY.
MY WIFE IS OKAY WITH IT. SHE'S CHILLING. THAT'S THAT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, EMPLOYMENT ISSUES AND ALL THAT STUFF, YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN'T SAY A LOT OF THINGS.
PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO GET PAID. THEY MAY NOT BE GETTING PAID IF THEY WANT TO GET PAID OR IF THEY DON'T WANT TO BE GETTING PAID OR NOT RECEIVE INK, BUT THEY ARE GETTING PAID.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT. AGAIN, CONDOLENCES TO THE HANAWALT FAMILY. ROGER HANAWALT IS A LIFER IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, SO IS MR. JOHNSON.
WE'VE ALL BEEN CLOSE FRIENDS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. SHE FINALLY PASSED, THANK GOD. IT WAS A HORRIFIC TIME FOR HER AND THE FAMILY, BUT SHE DID PASS PEACEFULLY WITH FAMILY AROUND HER. SO CONDOLENCES TO THE HANAWALT FAMILY. ALSO, IT WAS MY MOTHER'S 93RD BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY, SO WE GOT 18 OF US FAMILY MEMBERS TOGETHER IN SAN DIEGO AND HAD A GREAT MEXICAN DINNER WITH ALL OF THEM AND ALL THE KIDS SCREAMING AND PLAYING AND HAVING A GREAT TIME. SO WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE THAT. SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR...
COMMENTS TONIGHT. WE DO TAKE EVERYTHING YOU SAY SERIOUSLY, AND AS A COUNCIL, WE DO OUR BEST WITH WHAT WE'RE GIVEN TO US WITH OUR BUDGETS, AND WE ARE WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY STAYS THE SAME AND HAS THE SAME MANTRA WE'VE ALWAYS HAD. AND I THANK ALL MY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE HOW MUCH INPUT THEY PUT IN. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME FOR ALL OF US.
WE PUT IN OUR CITY, AND I WANT TO THANK OUR CITY MANAGEMENT AND ALL THE STAFF MEMBERS THAT MAKE THIS HAPPEN. THESE PACKETS DON'T HAPPEN BY THEMSELVES. A LOT OF WORK AND BUDGETS ARE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY. WE ARE PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST INVOLVED COUNCILS WE'VE EVER HAD IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS WHAT THEY PUT INTO IT. HOW MUCH THEY UNDERSTAND AND HOW MUCH INPUT WE GIVE TO OUR CITY MANAGER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION WE HAVE WITH ALL THE STAFF. NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS BEFORE, AND I DO APPRECIATE IT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY STRIVE FOR WHEN I GOT ON COUNCIL WAS TO, I KNOW PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE TRANSPARENCY, BUT WE'RE MORE TRANSPARENT THAN WE EVER HAVE BEEN, AND WE'RE MORE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR CITY DEPARTMENTS. WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERE HERE. SOMETIMES THINGS AREN'T PERFECT. AS MR. DOMER SAID, PEOPLE GET PAID. MNIP. YOU WANT THEM TO GET PAID WHAT THEY WANT TO GET PAID, BUT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE MOUS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE EMPLOYEE GROUPS, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE ATTORNEYS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT PAYING WHAT WE SHOULDN'T BE PAYING.
WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNING TO OUR ADJOURNED MEETING AT 4.30 P.M. ON MONDAY, MAY 18TH, FOR THE BUDGET STUDY SESSION,
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FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING AT 6.30. AS A REMINDER, UPCOMING EVENTS OR MEETINGS ARE POSTED ON THE LAST PAGE OF THE AGENDA. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9.32 P.M. THANK YOU.