[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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COUNCILMEMBER CARDER, COUNCILMEMBER DAVIS, COUNCIL MEMBER HEPBURN, MAYOR PRO TEM ROSALES AND MAYOR KENDRICK.
WE'VE RECEIVED A LETTER THAT I THINK IS VALUABLE FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO HEAR.
THIS WAS RECEIVED IT'S FROM CHIP AND PAM [INAUDIBLE] ON HORMEL CIRCLE JUST SOUTH OF FOOTHILL OFF DAMIEN.
IT IS A PLEASURE TO WRITE THIS LETTER OF COMMENDATION FOR THE ACTIONS OF SIX OF THE CITY OF LAVERNE'S FINEST EMPLOYEES THIS PAST OCTOBER.
THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN TREE ROOTS PUSHED THE SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY UP IN FRONT OF OUR HOME. IN MID AUGUST OF THIS YEAR, A FRIEND OF OURS WAS WALKING TOWARD A VEHICLE WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER ONE OF THE RAISED AREAS.
THE FALL CAUSED SEVERAL CONTUSIONS AND A CONCUSSION WHEN HER HEAD HIT THE SIDEWALK.
THE NEXT DAY, THE CITY LA VERNE RECEIVED MY PHONE CALL, INFORMING THEM OF THE HAZARD SITUATION. ANTHONY [INAUDIBLE], WHO IS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, RETURN THE CALL THAT AFTERNOON AND INSPECTED THE AREA 30 MINUTES LATER.
THAT WEEK. MR. [INAUDIBLE] AND BIG CLAY, BIG CLAY, WHO IS THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER, INSPECTED THE RAISED SIDEWALK AND THE DRIVEWAY. TOGETHER THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE THIS CORRECTED WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.
WE AGREED THAT THE TREE WHICH POSSIBLY CAUSED THE PROBLEM NEEDED TO BE REMOVED.
THE TREE REMOVAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED A FEW WEEKS LATER BY A CONTRACTOR.
A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE TREE WAS REMOVED, THE CITY LA VERNE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DUSTIN GRANT [INAUDIBLE] AND BRAD STARTED WORKING ON THE SIDEWALK AND DRIVEWAY.
THESE FOUR INDIVIDUALS ARE EXTREMELY THOROUGH AND PROFESSIONAL FROM THE MOMENT THEY ARRIVED ON OUR PROPERTY TO WHEN THEY SWEPT THE AREA FOR THE LAST TIME.
THEY WERE ALWAYS KIND AND COURTEOUS TOWARD MY WIFE AND ME WAITING WHILE WE MOVED OUR VEHICLES OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PROVIDING ANSWERS IN MY 50 PLUS YEARS OF WORKING 22 YEARS IN PUBLIC AGENCIES.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A TEAM WORK SO SMOOTHLY AND QUICKLY TOGETHER THEY SIMPLY ARRIVE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THEIR EFFORTS SEEM TO BE A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR THESE WORKERS, BUT THEIR ATTITUDE IS WHAT MADE THE DIFFERENCE.
ALL FOUR WORKERS, THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER AND THE CITY THE DEPUTY DIRECTORS ADDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WERE OUTSTANDING.
THANK YOU FOR THESE WONDERFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS AND IN CORRECTING THIS TRIPPING HAZARD.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD ON TO THAT THAT OUR JOB IN THIS CITY AND IT'S NOT THE CITY COUNCIL, BUT STARTS WITH THE CITY MANAGER ON DOWN, IS TO HIRE EMPLOYEES WITH GREAT ATTITUDES AND CARING ABOUT PEOPLE.
AND AND THAT'S EVIDENT IN THIS LETTER.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
ANTHONY AND EVERYBODY ELSE FOR AN AMAZING JOB WELL DONE.
GREAT WAY TO START THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS ON THIS EVENING AND WE'RE GOING TO
[a. Presentation of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Certificates ]
START WITH THE LARGEST.AND THAT IS A PRESENTATION OF OUR LATEST CERT TEAM, A BASIC TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
YOU WANT THE MIC? YOU WANT ME TO.
SO WE HAVE SO FAR IN LA VERNE, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THIS PROGRAM, CERT STANDS FOR COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.
THERE'S OVER RIGHT NOW OVER 150 CERT MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE 20 MORE TONIGHT.
THAT IS GOING TO MAKE OUR CITY THAT MUCH BETTER.
NOT IF WE HAVE A DISASTER, BUT WHEN WE HAVE A DISASTER.
SO WE'RE GONNA GIVE THEM A CERTIFICATE TONIGHT.
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AND I'M GOING TO CALL THEIR NAMES.AND IF YOU'LL COME AND IF YOU'LL JUST LINE RIGHT UP ACROSS THE FRONT SO EVERYBODY CAN SEE YOU, PLEASE. LOUISE ALLISON.
THE COORDINATORS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE JIM AND JENNIFER UPFRONT, AND THEY DO TO A GREAT JOB IN TEACHING AND GUIDE GUIDING THIS PROGRAM.
TRACY CHUNG. PAMELA [INAUDIBLE].
SOMEBODY THAT'S LIVED IN LA VERNE ALL HER LIFE.
AND SHOULD WE SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU TODAY, BETTY? BECAUSE IT'S HER BIRTHDAY.
AND MARIA IS AN RSVP, SO SHE'S GOING TO GET DOUBLE DUTY HERE.
LEE WANG. WANG LEE, THERE SHE IS, THIS LADY IS AN AMAZING ACTIVIST AND LA VERNE, SO WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU AS WITH YOUR GREEN VEST ON.
I SEE JIM AT THE BOY SCOUT TROOP.
SO HE IS TALK ABOUT DOUBLE DUTY.
MONDAY NIGHT IS HIS BOY SCOUT TROOP FOR 11 AT THE BARN DOWN HERE.
CLIFF [INAUDIBLE]. HIS WIFE WAS NOT HERE.
HE'S NOT HERE EITHER. SO I'M GOING TO ASK JIM AND JENNIFER TO TALK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND JUST LET US KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS, HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.
OH, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAM HELPING YOU PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL DISASTER THAT MIGHT OCCUR IN THE CITY OR ANYWHERE YOU MIGHT HAPPEN TO BE IF A DISASTER OCCURS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE YOU'RE LIABLE TO BE.
IF SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPENS.
YOU COULD HAVE BEEN UP IN TRONA, FOR INSTANCE, WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE HIT AND YOU HAVE SOME TRAINING THAT WILL HELP YOU HELP YOURSELF AND YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WE TEACH YOU HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR ANY KIND OF A DISASTER.
SO THERE'S SOME FIRST AID TRAINING, THERE'S SOME SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING.
THERE'S SOME FIREFIGHTING THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR AND HOW TO BE PREPARED IN YOUR OWN HOME
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AND TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR AND YOURSELF.WELL, JIM COVERED IT VERY WELL.
I'LL ADD A FEW OTHER THINGS IF A WIDESPREAD DISASTER OCCURS TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND I CAN VOUCH FOR THEM.
THEY ARE VERY DEDICATED AND VERY COMMITTED TO SERVICE.
BUT IF A WIDESPREAD DISASTER OCCURS TONIGHT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE NOT GOING TO COME TO YOUR DOOR.
THAT'S THE HARSH REALITY, BECAUSE WITH ONLY A DOZEN ON DUTY AT ANY ONE TIME AND IN ANY CITY, THAT NUMBER IS RELATIVELY SMALL, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE CITY IS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE COMING TO YOUR DOOR.
THEY'RE GOING TO BE TENDING TO THE LARGER INCIDENTS AND DOING WHAT'S CALLED DOING THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE GREATEST NUMBER.
PUTTING OUT THE MAJOR FIRES OR ATTENDING TO LARGER STRUCTURES WERE LARGE GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE. SO IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT EACH OF US, EACH OF US NEEDS TO PREPARE AND KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF OURSELVES AND HOW TO SAFELY RESPOND IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW TO SAFELY HELP OTHERS SO THAT WE DON'T BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE IT'S VERY EASY FOR PEOPLE TO WANT TO HURRY AND RUSH AND GO INTO DANGER AND BECOME INJURED.
AND NOW THEY CAN'T HELP ANYBODY.
AND NOW THERE IS ANOTHER VICTIM.
AND SO THE PURPOSE OF CERT COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM, THE T REALLY COULD STAND FOR TRAINING BECAUSE IT TRAINS US IN THE SKILLS THAT WE NEED TO DO THOSE THINGS SAFELY.
AND JOINING THE TEAM IS OPTIONAL.
BUT WE ARE INTEGRATED IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR SUPPORTED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
AND THOSE OF US ON THE TEAM WHO JOIN THE TEAM WOULD AUGMENT AND SUPPORT THE FIREFIGHTERS IN A REAL DISASTER.
BATTALION CHIEF KEVIN GREENWAY IS OVERSEEING OUR PROGRAM AND HE AND CAPTAIN DOMINIC ARE ALSO ON OUR TRAINING COMMITTEE.
SO WE'RE MOVING ALONG AND WE'VE TRAINED ABOUT 160 NOW AND WE HAVE A VERY STRONG GROWING PROGRAM AND IT TAKES A VILLAGE.
IT'S NOT JUST JIM AND ME WERE THE MOST VISIBLE, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE TO RUN A PROGRAM. AND [INAUDIBLE], HERE IS ANOTHER ONE OF THEM.
SO I WANT TO THANK THIS CITY FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SUPPORT COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.
THANK YOU. IF I COULD ASK KEVIN GREENWAY, WHO IS THE HEAD OF THIS, PLEASE STAND UP.
AND ALSO, CHIEF [INAUDIBLE], IF YOU CAN, PLEASE THE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE KIND OF LEADING THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND WHEN JENNIFER SAYS IT TAKES A VILLAGE, WHEN YOU HAVE A VILLAGE FULL OF PEOPLE LIKE THIS, IT'S PRETTY SPECTACULAR.
SO CONGRATULATIONS ON FINISHING.
BUT THANK YOU FROM LA VERNE AND FROM THE BOTTOM OF ALL OF OUR HEARTS FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO MAKE THIS CITY THE BEST IT CAN BE.
LET'S LET'S PUT WE GOT ONE MORE.
IT'S NOT ON. IT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.
THE OTHER PRESENTATION TONIGHT, THE BADGE PINNING, UNFORTUNATELY, IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
[b. Badge Pinning - Fire Captain Andy Glaze ]
AND ANDY GLAZE, WHO'S BEEN PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN AND WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE HIM HERE TONIGHT, IS SICK. AND SO HE IS NOT GOING TO BE HERE.WE'RE GOING TO RESCHEDULE IT AT THE SOONEST AVAILABLE.
TIME TO GET ANDY IN HERE TO GET HIS CAPTAIN BADGE PUT ON.
BUT THERE IS A PRESENTATION THAT IS NOT ON THE ON YOUR AGENDA THAT I'M GOING TO ASK TWO
[Additional Item]
SPECIAL PEOPLE THAT IS VERY INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY.OUR COMMANDER OF THE VFW POST 1 2 0 3 4, DANIEL LOPEZ, ALONG WITH JOE MARTINEZ.
THANK YOU, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE VFW HAS A ESSAY COMPETITION.
ACTUALLY, WE HAVE TWO WE HAVE ONE FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND ONE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR AND IT'S A THEME THAT WE HAVE THIS A PATRIOTIC THEME.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE A FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR OUR POST AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT COME UP.
[INAUDIBLE]. WHICH ALONG WITH THAT GOES A CHECK FOR WITH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
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CERTIFICATE FIRST PLACE WINNER FOR OUR POST HERE IN LA VERNE, 120 34.CONGRATULATIONS. THE OTHER THING THAT SHE DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT IN THE DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT ELEVEN OUT OF TWELVE POST, SHE CAME IN THIRD PLACE.
IT ALSO QUALIFIES HER FOR TO COMPETE IN THE STATE FOR THE OTHER VFW POST.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU JUST FOR A SECOND ABOUT THIS FAMILY, BECAUSE THEY ARE SPECIAL. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY IN FACT, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE GO TO THE FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW.
AND CARLY'S BROTHER JORDAN SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND JUST DID AN AMAZING JOB. SO THIS IS A REALLY, REALLY TALENTED FAMILY OF PEOPLE THAT REACH OUT AND DO GOOD THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THEIR PARENTS FOR THE WONDERFUL JOB OF PARENTING THEY'RE DOING IN CREATING THE BEST THAT YOU CAN AND ALLOWING US TO BE PART OF THEIR LIFE.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FIVE AND THAT IS THE ANNOUNCEMENTS, SO ANYBODY I KNOW WE HAVE SHERRY
[5. ANNOUNCEMENTS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS]
[INAUDIBLE] OUR PRESIDENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY.THERE YOU ARE. IF YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND YOU'RE GONNA BRAG ABOUT SATURDAY.
SURE. WELL, ON BEHALF OF THE LA VERNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PARTICIPANTS WHO CAME OUT SATURDAY BETWEEN 3 AND 5 IN MINGLED ON THIRD AND G STREETS AND PARTICIPATED IN FELLOWSHIP AND GOOD COMMUNITY CONVERSATION.
AND THEN WE HAD THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND COME OUT AND PLAY FOR US.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ENTERTAINMENT, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND AND THEN ALSO THEIR CONCERT CHOIR.
I GOT A CHANCE TO CATCH THEM IN A PERFORMANCE ON THURSDAY AT A LUNCHEON.
SO HERE'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY OUR YOUTH.
AND I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT BECAUSE WE'RE SHARING THE LOVE A LITTLE BIT HERE ON THE TABLE, WE HAVE BAKED COOKIES, ALL KINDS OF CHOCOLATE DIP PRETZELS AND ALL OTHER GOODIES FROM OUR BAKE SALE TABLES.
SO DON'T DON'T LEAVE AND GO HOME WITHOUT PICKING SOMETHING OUT OF THE BOX ON US.
THANK YOU, SHERRY. THERE WERE LOTS OF GOODIES ON SATURDAY.
BUT BEFORE THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN AN INVITATION TO EVERYBODY HERE FOR CANDY PACKING FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHICH IS ON MONDAY THE 23RD AT 6 O'CLOCK, THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND ALSO FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING STARTING AT 7 O'CLOCK.
I'D RECOMMEND YOU GET HERE AT 6:30.
I WILL BE LEAVING RIGHT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT BEHIND ME FOR CHRISTMAS MORNING, WHERE WE TAKE OUT APPROXIMATELY 7000 BAGS TO OUR KIDS IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO WE WOULD ASK ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED TO GO ON OUR WEB SITE AND SIGN UP.
WE ARE TAKING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
GREAT. OK, SO CITY OF LAVERNE.ORG.
MOVING TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WE HAVE A MOTION.
[6. CONSENT CALENDAR]
VOTE, PLEASE.WELL, BEFORE WE MOVE ON, THERE'S SOME. THERE WAS AN APPROVAL FOR A PROPERTY ON BONITA AT 2417 THAT BELONGS TO JEREMY AND MICHELLE CONRAD, THAT THEY ARE HERE DID YOU BRING THE
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KIDS. I HAVE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH AND AROUND THIS HOUSE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THAT IF YOU OWN AN OLD HOUSE AND IT'S BEEN PAINTED MANY TIMES, IT BECOMES IN NEED OF REMOVAL OF ALL THAT PAINT.AND I THINK JEREMY IS DOING ALL THAT.
I HOPE MICHELLE IS NOT DOING THAT.
BUT IT IS GOING TO BE SPECTACULAR WHEN THEY GET DONE.
AND IT LOOKS GREAT FOR THE FRONT.
SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING AN OLD HOUSE.
WE DID ONE ON THE LAST MEETING FOR OSCAR.
OSCAR MARSHALL, THIS WAS HIS SON'S HOUSE.
HE DIDN'T BUY IT NEW, BUT HE BOUGHT IT AND LIVED THERE UNTIL THE EARLY 2000S.
AND THEN I THINK WAS EARLY 2000S.
NOBODY REALLY LIVED IN THAT HOUSE UNTIL JEREMY AND MICHELLE BOUGHT IT.
SO THERE'S NOT TOO MANY OWNERS OF THIS HOUSE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING.
AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ON YOUR [INAUDIBLE].
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN UNDER OTHER MATTERS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE FOR A COUNTY BUILDING
[a. Urgency Ordinance - Adoption of 2020 Los Angeles County Building Code, the California Fire Code, and the 2019 California Green Building Code by Reference]
CODES. YES, MR. MAYOR, I WILL TAKE THE FIRST PART OF THIS ITEM, SAY QUESTIONS.WE WILL DEFER TO THE CITY ENGINEER.
WE ARE ASKING FOR YOU TO APPROVE AN URGENCY ORDINANCE TONIGHT FOR THESE VARIOUS COUNTY CODE SECTIONS AS WELL AS STATE CODES.
AND THE REASON THAT THIS IS BEING REQUESTED THIS SHORT OF A TIMEFRAME IS BECAUSE THE COUNTY DIDN'T ADOPT THEIR AMENDED CODES FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF 2020 UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER.
SO IT DIDN'T ALLOW US THE TIME FRAME THAT WE NEEDED TO DO THE PROPER NOTICING OF THIS.
IF WE DO NOT ADOPT THESE CODES PRIOR TO THE END OF THE YEAR, ACTUALLY IT'S REQUIRED BY STATE LAW. SO IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE PUT THESE IN PLACE UNDER URGENCY ORDINANCE.
ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS ADOPT THE COUNTY'S BUILDING CODE, ELECTRICAL CODE, PLUMBING CODE, MECHANICAL CODE AND RESIDENTIAL CODE, AND THEN THE GREEN BUILDING CODE FOR THE STATE AND THEN THE STATE'S FIRE CODE.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH THE COUNTY HAS NOT ADOPTED THEIR NEW STANDARDS OF THE FIRE CODE, BUT THEY EXPECT THAT IT WILL COME TIME THIS NEXT SPRING, IN WHICH CASE WE WILL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AT THAT TIME FOR ADOPTION OF THEIR CODE.
SO WITH THAT, I JUST OPEN IT FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR AT LEAST ASK YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS? OK. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR ANY THOUGHTS FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ON THIS ITEM? OK. WE'LL BRING IT BACK.
TIM? JUST A FEW COMMENTS QUICK.
IT'S JUST VERY IMPORTANT, TO HAVE STANDARDS AND WE NEED TO STAY UP WITH.
L.A. COUNTY HAS ALWAYS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB FOR BUILDING STANDARDS, WHETHER IT BE PLUMBING, MECHANICAL. AS A CONTRACTOR, I USE IT ALL THE TIME AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE STRICT STANDARDS IN ORDER TO KEEP SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THE BUILDINGS ARE SAFE ENOUGH. I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WE NEED TO DO IT..
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M I'M GOING TO CONCUR WITH COUNCILMEMBER HEPBURN AND JUST ADD THAT WHILE FOLKS MAY BE WONDERING WHY WE AREN'T HAVING A FIRST AND SECOND READING, THESE CODES WEREN'T PASSED UNTIL LATE NOVEMBER.
AND SO WE REALLY DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO IT, WHICH IS WHY IT'S UNDER AN URGENCY ORDER.
SO I'M IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING THIS ORDINANCE.
EVERY EIGHT TO 10 YEARS, WE WE GET THESE THROUGH THAT BOTH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND AND THE CITY COUNCIL UPGRADED ORDINANCES TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER.
AND THAT'S WHAT BUILDING CODES ARE TO ARE JUST SAFETY CODES.
AND SO AS COUNCILMEMBER HEPBURN KNOWS, HE'S IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.
CONSTANTLY BEING UPDATED AND CHANGES MADE THAT ARE BETTER AND BETTER AND BETTER.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
VOTE, PLEASE. ORDINANCE NUMBER 10 88, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE ADOPTING BY REFERENCE PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 0 0 2 2 .2 THE TITLE 26 27 28 29 30.
TITLE 24 BY PART ELEVEN AND TITLE 24 BY PART 9.
OK, WE'LL GO TO ITEM B THAT'S THE URGENCY ORDINANCE FOR ADUS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY
[b. Urgency Ordinance for Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units]
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DWELLING UNITS. YES, MR. MAYOR, WE WERE GOING TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER AN URGENCY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. THAT WAS THE RESULT OF NEW STATE LAW THAT HAD COME INTO EFFECT THAT WE HAD THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING IN PLACE BY THE END OF THIS THIS CALENDAR YEAR.HOWEVER, WE HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A ATTORNEY GROUP SEVERAL OTHER CITIES HAVE RECEIVED IT. YOU HAVE A COPY OF IT IN FRONT OF YOUR DIAS THAT IS QUESTIONING SOME OF THE PROVISIONS THAT EXIST HERE.
WE ARE ASKING STAFF IS ASKING FOR SOME TIME, ALONG WITH YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL, TO LOOK INTO WHAT SOME OF THESE THE MERITS OF SOME OF THESE.
WE'VE ALSO SUBMITTED THE ORDINANCE TO THE STATE.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET A RESPONSE BACK ON IF ALL THE PROVISIONS OR WHICH ONES WOULD BE ACCEPTED BASED ON THE NEW LAW, IN WHICH CASE WE'D LIKE TO PLAN A SPECIAL MEETING AND I WILL COME UP WITH DATES THAT WILL WORK FOR COUNCIL AND THEN AGENDA IS OUT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR AND HAVE CONSIDERATION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE THAT.
OK. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING AT THIS TIME FROM.
[c. Based on recent complaints from residents in various neighborhoods, Council Member Rosales has requested the City consider amending the Municipal Code regarding short- term rentals.]
AND THIS IS A REQUEST BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROSALES FOR A CONSIDERATION ON RENTALS.I'VE HAD MENTION A NUMBER OF RESIDENTS ABOUT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ON ESPERANZA AND SEVERAL OTHER DWELLINGS IN THE CITY.
POLICE DEPARTMENT'S INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THEY WERE AIR B&BS.
SO I'VE ASKED CITY MANAGER TO LOOK INTO IT AND PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION FROM OUR STAFF ON HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT LOOKING INTO THIS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE.
AND IF I MAY. THE REASON THAT WE ASKED TO ADVANCE IS TO AN AGENDA IF WE ARE TO EXPLORE WHAT SOME OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE IN THE WAY OF ADOPTING SOME RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO SHORT TERM RENTALS.
IT WOULD REQUIRE A CODE CHANGE IN GOING THROUGH ENORMOUS CHANGE.
AND CERTAINLY BEFORE WE DID THAT, WE WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IF THERE WAS AN INTEREST BY THE COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
I'VE SHARED OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST MONTH OR SO SOME CORRESPONDENCE ON DIFFERENT LOCATIONS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN.
I DID SHARE A LETTER TODAY OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO THOUGHT SHORT TERM RENTALS WERE A GOOD THING. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THE EQUATION HERE.
BUT NONETHELESS, IT'S A MATTER OF DOES COUNCIL WISH FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH WHAT OPTIONS FOR EITHER RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITS OR WHATEVER WE SHOULD BE PUTTING IN PLACE? SO I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL SPEAKER CARDS THAT HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED ON THIS SUBJECT. SO WE'RE JUST OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS, A COUNCIL OR GETTING DIRECTION FROM.
OK. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR THE PUBLIC.
AND I HAVE A NUMBER OF SPEAKER CARDS IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO FILL OUT A CARD, A BLUE CARD OUT BEFORE.
BUT WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU DO SO BEFORE YOU LEAVE TONIGHT AND GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK.
SO THEY'RE UP AT THE PODIUM OR OUR CITY CLERK HAS THEM.
SO THE FIRST ONE I HAVE IS JUDITH [INAUDIBLE].
I BELIEVE THERE'S A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT, YOU KNOW.
I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS BRIEF.
BUT I DO ASK THAT THAT IF ONCE YOU COME UP HERE, PLEASE SAY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO REPEAT THE SAME THING, JUST IF YOU UNDERSTAND THE EMOTIONS, KEEP IT BRIEF. AND IF YOU CAN JUST SPEAK ONCE, WE'LL GET THROUGH EVERYBODY TONIGHT.
SO, JUDITH IT'S ALL YOURS, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS JUDITH [INAUDIBLE].
I'M A PROUD LA VERNIAN HERE AND HAVE BEEN RAISING MY CHILDREN HERE FOR THE PAST 22 YEARS.
MY CONCERN TODAY IS THE SITUATION WITH THE AIR B&BS.
I, WITH ALONG OF A FEW OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE ON ESPERANZA DRIVE, HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN AIR B&B VERY, VERY CLOSE TO US.
AS YOU MENTIONED, MR. RUSSI, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GIVE EVERYBODY A FAIR OPPORTUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH BUSINESS. BUT THAT SITUATION HAS UNFORTUNATELY CAUSED SOME UNSAVORY SITUATIONS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY, NOT ONLY FOR THE
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SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN, FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT IN ALL HONESTLY, EVEN SAFETY FOR OUR LA VERNE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE ALREADY GONE A FEW TIMES TO THAT HOME AND MAY NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT TO ENCOUNTER.SO IF WE HAVE THAT SITUATION GOING ON WITH OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHAT'S TO BE EXPECTED OF. NEIGHBORS WITH CHILDREN.
VERY DIFFICULT TO NOW HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
SO IF YOU CAN DEFINITELY PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ORDINANCE OR BOUNDARIES.
I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING IN AN AIR B&B AND BEEN RESPECTFUL TO THE NEIGHBORS SO THAT I COULD BE INVITED BACK.
BUT THE SITUATION ON ESPERANZA, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'RE RENTING ROOMS INDIVIDUALLY AND NOT SO MUCH AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND SPEND A FEW EVENINGS THERE.
SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO CONSIDERATION, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU ARE ALREADY TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE WITH THIS.
WE'VE HAD THAT AIR B&B I THINK FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND OUR OUR CONCERNS ARE DEFINITELY BECOMING A LITTLE BIT MORE URGENT WITH THE SITUATIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING THERE.
THANK YOU, JUDITH. RYAN [INAUDIBLE].
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS RYAN RACINE AND I LIVE ON OLD RANCH ROAD.
WE HAVE A NEIGHBORING NIGHT BY NIGHT RENTAL THAT NO FAMILY SHOULD BE FORCED TO LIVE NEXT TO. YOU'RE NEVER INFORMED OF WHAT WAS TRANSPIRING NEXT TO US.
THAT IS ESSENTIALLY AMOUNTED TO A CHEAP NIGHT BY NIGHT MOTEL.
THE PAST TWO YEARS ALONE, BASED ON AIR B&B RECORDS, ITS NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY HAS SEEN FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN ROOMS RENTED AT AN AVERAGE OF SIXTY DOLLARS PER NIGHT.
THIS HAS CREATED MANY NEGATIVE EFFECTS TO MY FAMILY ON A DAILY BASIS.
AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT, WE WILL HAVE COMPLETE STRANGERS LAUNDERING IN FRONT OF OUR PROPERTY WITH SUITCASES IN HAND.
ONE INSTANCE ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON? I HAD TWO UNSCRUPULOUS MALES WALTZ ALL THE WAY INTO MY GARAGE ASKING WHAT WAS THE FASTEST WAY TO GET THEM TO LOS ANGELES? THIS WAS ALARMING AS I WAS IN THE HOUSE, THEN COMPLETELY OFF GUARD, WALKING INTO MY GARAGE TO FIND THESE TWO MEN AND UNSURE IF THEY MEANT HARM.
ANOTHER DAY, TWO MEN WERE STANDING ON OUR PROPERTY UNDER OUR FRONT YARD TREE, THREE FEET AWAY FROM OUR DINING ROOM WINDOW.
MY WIFE ASKED THEM TO MOVE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY SHADE TO STAND IN WHILE THEY WERE WAITING FOR THEIR UBER AGAIN ON MY PROPERTY.
WE HAVE PHOTOS OF CARS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY TO PICK UP PATRONS AND VIDEOS OF CARS CREEPING BY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET INTO THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS A DIRECT PRODUCT OF THE NIGHT BY NIGHT RENTAL.
LAST JANUARY, THE HOUSEKEEPER FOR THE PROPERTIES SHOWED UP AT OUR DOOR STEP SHARING WITH US THAT SHE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE ON A WOMAN THAT WAS USING A STOLEN CREDIT CARD THAT HAD NOW BEGUN SQUATTING AND WAS STARTING TO MANUFACTURE SOMETHING IN THE LIVING ROOM.
THESE ARE A FEW OF THE MANY STORIES THAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT THINGS I WITNESSED OR BEEN EXPOSED TO BECAUSE OF WHAT I LIVE NEXT TO.
IF YOU WERE TO GO INTO THE WEB SITE AIR B&B AND FIND THE PROPERTY YOU TO FIND REVIEWS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE OFTEN STATED THEY CAN KNOCK INTO THE PROPERTY, THE PERSON IN THE ROOM NEXT TO THEM WAS LOUD AT 4:00 A.M.
AND THE HOST DIDN'T RESPOND TO HELP OR THAT THEY WERE LOCKED OUT OF THE PROPERTY LOITERING IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE OTHER HOMES.
I OFTEN TRAVEL OUT OF STATE FOR WORK FUNCTIONS, AND BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF STRANGERS THAT COME AND GO FROM THIS PROPERTY WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR PAST.
I AM NOT COMFORTABLE LEAVING MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT YEARS OF AGE BY THEMSELVES. A HOME SHOULD BE A SAFE HAVEN FROM THE WORLD, AND THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
I GUARANTEE NONE OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS BOARD ACCEPT SUCH A SITUATION.
NIGHT BY NIGHT RENTAL WE DIRECTLY DEAL WITH, ALONG WITH THE SECOND NIGHT TO NIGHT, RENTAL ON ESPERANZA THAT'S HAD MUCH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IS HARMFUL AND UNSAFE FOR ALL NEIGHBORS.
THERE'S TOO MUCH RISK INVOLVED CONTINUING TO ALLOW NIGHT TO NIGHT RENTAL POLICY IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE TO CONTINUE.
PROPERTIES ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS POLICY BY CREATING A SMALL SCALE MOTEL ENVIRONMENT, WHICH IS NOT THE INTENT OF THE POLICY.
A REASONABLE DEDUCTION WOULD CONCLUDE THAT THE POLICY MUST BE AMENDED BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS, AS WE HAVE RECENTLY SEEN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WE'RE ADVOCATING FOR LA VERNE TO A POLICY CHANGE THAT ONLY ALLOWS LONG TERM RENTALS OF GREATER THAN 30 DAYS.
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HELLO, MY NAME'S TOM [INAUDIBLE] AND I LIVE AT 4 8 3 3 ESPERANZA DRIVE RIGHT DIRECTLY NEXT DOOR TO 4 8 5 1 AIR B&B.MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED IN LA VERNE FOR 30 YEARS.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO GRADUATED FROM BONITO HIGH SCHOOL.
WE LOVE THE AREA. WE'VE LIVED IN THREE SEPARATE HOUSES HERE.
WE MOVED TO ESPERANZA ABOUT 17 YEARS AGO, HAD A NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR, MARIO OLDER GUY, ITALIAN GUY, GREAT NEIGHBOR.
KEPT HIS HOUSE REALLY PRISTINE. GOLDEN, WHO THE NEW OWNER INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS HIS NAME WAS GOLDEN.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HIS REAL NAME. HE'S CERTAINLY NOT GOLDEN.
THIS BY TWO YEARS AGO, I THINK THEY MOVED IN AND IT DIDN'T TAKE VERY LONG FOR THE HOUSE TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT UNKEPT.
THE OUTSIDE YARD AND THEN IT DIDN'T TAKE TOO LONG AGAIN FOR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PARTY STARTED HAPPENING. WE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS IT WOULD TURN INTO AN AIR B AND B, AND I THINK AT THE BEGINNING IT WAS MORE LARGER GROUPS OF PEOPLE.
I KNOW OLDER FELLOWS THAT WERE THERE FOR THE CAR SHOW DOWN AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, BUT THEN IT STARTED GETTING JUST SMALLER GROUPS OF PEOPLE OR SINGLE PEOPLE MOVING IN THERE.
WE LOOKED AT THE AD AND THERE ARE FOUR SEPARATE ROOMS THAT ARE RENTED NIGHTLY.
LARGE, LOUD PARTIES STARTED TO HAPPEN.
THEN LOTS OF TRAFFIC OUTSIDE OUR YARD WAS LITTERED WITH TRASH CARS PARKED UP AND DOWN THE STREET. PEOPLE WERE KNOCKING ON OUR DOOR THINKING THAT THAT OUR HOUSE WAS THE ACTUAL AIR B&B. AND THEN WHAT REALLY GOT TO ME WAS THE POLICE TWICE THEY CAME HOME FROM WORK.
I'M A TEACHER, CAME OFF FROM WORK AND THERE WERE PROBABLY FIVE, SIX MARKED COP CARS THERE. ONE UNDERCOVER COP CAR.
AND THEY WERE SEARCHING A CAR, WHICH EVENTUALLY I BELIEVE WAS STOLEN.
AND IT WAS REMOVED AND SOMEBODY WAS ARRESTED FOR THAT.
SECOND TIME, SAME THE SAME THING, THEIR KIDS OUT ON THE SIDEWALK THAT WERE BEING SEARCHED. AND THEN THE ONE THAT REALLY GOT TO ME IS BY 5:00 IN THE MORNING.
AND I MY DOORBELL WAS RINGING.
AND ABOUT FIVE POLICE GUYS OR POLICE OFFICERS IN MY FRONT YARD.
AND THERE WAS A GIRL APPARENTLY MY NEIGHBOR WITNESSED A GIRL WALKING THROUGH OUR YARD AND THEN DISAPPEARED UP THE BACK AND TOWARD THE HOUSE IN QUESTION.
THEY ASK PERMISSION TO SEARCH THE BACKYARD.
SO THEY THERE WAS FIVE COPS FIVE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING WITH THEIR GUNS DRAWN, SEARCHING MY BACKYARD, TERRIFIED MY WIFE AND MYSELF.
MAKE THIS QUICK. SAFETY IS MY MAIN CONCERN IN MY HOUSE AND PROTECTION FOR MY HOUSE.
AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT REALLY HAPPY WITH THIS.
THERE IS A LETTER THAT YOU GUYS WILL ALL GET FROM MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE. HIS NAME'S HOUSTON CLEMONS.
HE'S A POLICE OFFICER FOR WEST COVINA.
AND HE WITNESSED WHAT HE THOUGHT.
AND IT'S IN THE LETTER, IN A DIRECT QUOTE FROM HIM.
HE SAW A FEMALE OUTSIDE HOLDING A ROSE AND HE BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A CAR DOWN THE STREET AND YUCCA IS LIKE A LOW PARKING GARAGE, LIKE A DEAD END STREET.
AND LOT OF PEOPLE PARKED THERE.
QUOTE, THE FEMALES WERE ALSO A BIT DISHEVELLED, AND I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THEY WERE PROSTITUTES AND THE MALE WAS THERE FOR PROTECTION.
THAT'S SCARY STUFF RIGHT THERE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S HOUSTON AND YOU'LL GET A COPY OF THAT LETTER THAT HE WROTE.
AND I'M JUST LOOKED AT THE DISTANCE AND IT'S LESS THAN A MILE FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME IN AND SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT.
I AM THE WIFE OF MR. [INAUDIBLE]. AND LIVE NEXT DOOR TO THIS SHORT TERM RENTAL ON ESPERANZA.
I HAVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON LIKE TO
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BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO. IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR US AND IT COULD DEVELOP INTO SOMEBODY GETTING HURT.THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
THERE'S BEEN LOUD PARTIES FIGHTING.
I HAVE MY BEDROOM IS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THEIR PROPERTY LINE.
AND THEY LOOK DOWN INTO MY YARD AND IT'S MY WINDOW IF IT WERE OPEN.
SO I'VE HEARD WOMEN SCREAMING.
SOUNDS OF ALTERCATIONS, ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WHEN THE HOUSE FIRST BEGAN TO BECOME A RENTAL.
THEY WERE RENTING IT TO FOREIGNERS A LOT.
AND SO I BELIEVE THEY WOULD COME IN AT WEIRD TIMES OF THE NIGHT AND BECAUSE THE TIME CHANGED. BUT THERE WOULD BE WEIRD NOISES COMING AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING AND ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.
BUT THAT IS KIND OF SHIFTED NOW BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE RENTING THE ROOMS ONE AT A TIME. AND I'VE INVESTIGATED AND I HAVE FOUND THE AIR B&B IS CURRENTLY LISTED THERE, BUT GOLDEN IS NOW LISTING IT, USING OTHER PEOPLE'S ADDRESSES.
FOR INSTANCE, HE'S USED MY OWN ADDRESS.
AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO MY DOOR AND SAY, I'M HERE FOR THE AIR B&B.
AND I SAID, OH, NO, YOU'RE AT THE WRONG HOUSE.
AND THEY SHOWED ME THE PAPER THAT HAD MY OWN ADDRESS ON IT.
AND THEN I BEGAN GETTING MAIL FROM AIR B&B AND BE LIKE I WAS THE OWNER, WHICH I'M NOT.
AND OUR ADDRESSES DON'T EVEN THEY'RE NOT EVEN SIMILAR.
SO I LOOKED ON AIR B&B LAST NIGHT AND HE DOES NOT HAVE HIS HOME LISTED WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY LOCATED.
HE MUST BE USING OTHER PEOPLE'S ADDRESSES BECAUSE IT'S LISTED NEARBY.
LIKE THERE'S ONE OF HIS BEDROOMS IS LISTED ON YUCCA.
AND I KNOW THAT'S THE WRONG HOUSE.
IT'S FINE. SO HE'S KIND OF BEING DECEPTIVE AS WELL.
MAKING THE AIR B&BS LOOK LIKE ON THE MAP THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF THEM.
I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE, BUT WHEN I LOOK AT THE ACTUAL PICTURES OF THE OF THE ROOMS HE'S LISTING, I COULD TELL US HIS HOUSE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN IN THE HOME.
AND THERE'S ALSO A GAZEBO THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THE KITCHEN.
SO IF YOU GUYS GO ONLINE AND YOU LOOK FOR AIR B&BS, THERE'S A GAZEBO RIGHT OUTSIDE THE KITCHEN THAT YOU COULD TELL IT'S THE SAME PROPERTY.
AND SO HE'S GOT THREE OTHER ROOMS LISTED NEARBY USING FALSE ADDRESSES.
I'VE ALSO BEEN WOKEN UP MORE THAN ONCE, BUT ONCE IN PARTICULAR, WE'RE ACTUALLY HAD PEOPLE COME INTO MY THROUGH THE GATE AND INTO MY BACKYARD PROPERTY.
I MEAN, ACTUALLY LIKE TWO PEOPLE AND JUST SCARED ME TO DEATH.
WOKEN UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT FROM A DEAD SLEEP.
AND I LOOK AT I SEE PEOPLE IN MY BACK YARD.
LUCKILY, I NOTICE SOON THAT THEY HAVE SUITCASES WITH THEM.
SO I WASN'T, YOU KNOW, LIKE, OH, MY GOD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? AND THEY THEY QUICKLY SAID, OH, I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY. AND EVERYTHING THAT I DIDN'T GET BACK TO SLEEP THAT NIGHT AT ALL.
AND THAT'S HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE THAT I FOUND PEOPLE IN MY BACK YARD.
SO I'VE HAD TO CALL THE POLICE MANY TIMES AND GET HELP.
AND THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN VERY HELPFUL.
WE'RE PRETTY SURE THAT THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST SEVERAL DIFFERENT INCIDENCES WHERE THERE IS POSSIBLE PROSTITUTION GOING ON THERE.
WE KNOW THAT ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS INFORMED ME THAT THE POLICE HAVE EVEN DONE A STAKE OUT OUT AN UNDERCOVER STAKEOUT ACROSS THE STREET AT MY NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE WATCHING THIS HOME.
SO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF ILLICIT BEHAVIOR GOING ON.
WE'RE NOT FULLY AWARE OF EACH AND ALL OF THE INCIDENTS THE POLICE COULD PROBABLY TELL US.
SO. WE'VE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN LIVING IN THE GARAGE.
SO THAT'S A SAFETY CONCERN AS WELL.
THERE'S FIRE CONCERNS BECAUSE THE OWNER IS NOT TAKING CARE OF THE PROPERTY AND AT ONE TIME CUT DOWN A TREE AND HE LEFT ALL OF THE BRANCHES JUST PILED IN A HEAP FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THEY SINCE OF BEING CLEARED OUT.
I'M NOT SURE. AND, YOU KNOW, NOTICED ANY WAY, I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. AND ADDITIONALLY, ABOUT MY PROPERTY VALUE.
I KNOW [INAUDIBLE] HERE IN REAL ESTATE.
IF I WERE TO TRY AND SELL MY HOME AND I HAD TO DISCLOSE TO THE NEW BUYERS.
HOW MUCH WHAT PERCENTAGE WOULD THAT TAKE OFF OF MY SALES?
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RIGHT NOW, I'M SURE WHAT YOU KNOW.IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD SITUATION.
SO I'D LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE CITY MAKE AN ORDINANCE AGAINST THIS OF SOME KIND.
THIS KIND OF SHORT TERM ROOM RENTALS.
BECAUSE WHEN THEY'RE RENTING ROOMS FOR AS LOW AS FORTY DOLLARS A NIGHT.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING IN THERE.
AND THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING.
AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP US.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE.
HELLO, MY NAME'S [INAUDIBLE] AND I LIVE ON OLD RANCH ROAD RIGHT NEXT TO AN AIR B&B AND WHAT I ORIGINALLY WROTE IS GOING TO BE A LOT SHORTER BECAUSE I DON'T WANT A REPEAT REPEATING THE SAME SIMILAR STORIES.
BUT I'M HERE MOSTLY TO SAY THAT WHAT THE [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY IS IS EXPERIENCING IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS I'VE HEARD IT CALLED SOMETIMES.
I'VE LIVED IN MY LOCATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND 20 YEARS AGO I STOOD HERE IN FRONT OF MANY OF YOU THAT I RECOGNIZE.
I'LL KNOW IF YOU RECOGNIZE ME.
I KNOW I LOOK DIFFERENT IN 20 YEARS AND WE WEREN'T HERE 30 YEARS AGO.
SOME OF YOU WORK BECAUSE I RECOGNIZED YOU AND WE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT.
SIMILAR. AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT.
SORRY I LOST WHERE I AM AS AS A AS A PARENT, THE CONSTANT TRAFFIC THAT THE [INAUDIBLE] ARE HAVING WAS OUR CONCERN AT THE TIME.
WE HAD DIESEL TRUCKS COMING AND GOING, BRINGING GUESTS TO AND FRO FOR UP FROM OAK MESA SCHOOL AND.
THAT ISN'T EXACTLY THEIR PROBLEM.
IT'S MORE SO THE AIR B&B AND I WITNESSED IT.
I'M ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THERE.
WE'VE HAD SITUATIONS WHERE I'VE HAD BEER CANS THROWN AT ME OVER THE WALL BECAUSE I'VE ASKED DRUNK MEN TO STOP URINATING ON THE WALL THAT WE SHARE.
SO IN ANGER, THEY THROW THEIR DRINKS OVER.
I'VE HAD WHEN MY SON WAS YOUNGER, HE WOULD BE OUT IN THE FRONT PLAYING BALL WITH, YOU KNOW, ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE OTHER PEOPLE.
AND WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT WAS THERE.
GUESTS COME OVER AND I WAS INSIDE AND HE FORCIBLY TOOK THE BASKETBALL AWAY.
OBVIOUSLY, HE WAS DRUNK AND HE KICKED ONE OF THE BOYS.
I'D SAY SEVERAL WEEKS LATER AND THEY ARRESTED HIM AND FOUND ALL KINDS OF SKATEBOARDS, BICYCLE'S CHILDREN TYPE OF THINGS IN THE RESIDENCE.
AND I MEAN, I COULD GO ON AND ON.
20 YEARS WORTH OF PROBLEMS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO.
AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT THIS THIS IS THE CITY OF LA VERNE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A WONDERFUL CITY.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE ALL HERE AND WE'RE ALL CONCERNED.
WHEN A STORE OPENS IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, THEY HAVE RULES, THEY HAVE REGULATIONS AND THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY AND THEY'RE GIVEN A LICENSE WHEN THEY BREAK THE RULE.
NOT IT DOESN'T AFFECT ALL THE OTHER STORES.
ALL THE OTHER STORES DON'T GET SHUT DOWN.
SO WE'RE NOT, AFTER ALL, THE AIR B&BS JUST THOSE THAT ARE BREAKING THE LAW, THAT ARE NOT ABIDING BY THE RULES.
I REALLY LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT SO THAT THEY DON'T.
THE [INAUDIBLE] FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO ENDURE 20 YEARS LIKE I DID.
WATCHING MY KIDS, HAVING TO WATCH THEM IN BACK YARD BECAUSE MEN WERE TRYING TO TALK TO MY CHILDREN OVER THE WALLS.
PLEASE, THANK YOU. AND PLEASE DO SOMETHING.
GOOD EVENING, I'M STEVE GONZALES .
I ALSO LIVE ON OLD RANCH ROAD AND.
I'LL TRY TO KEEP THE SHORT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME STUFF.
I GO TO WORK AT 4:15 IN THE MORNING.
I SEE UBER LYFT COMING THROUGH THE STREET.
I SEE PEOPLE WALKING, WALKING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WAS LIKE IF THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
I'VE ONLY LIVED HERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.
I JUST MOVED TO CITY OF LA VERNE BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A GREAT CITY.
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AND I HEAR ALL THIS GOING ON.AND I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO SEE ALL THIS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I CAME FROM ANOTHER CITY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
AND TO COME INTO A NEW CITY AND SEE THIS IS, YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE MUCH, BUT I I REALLY LIKE MY NEIGHBORS.
IT'S JUST THIS AIR B&B THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEM.
HELLO, MY NAME'S [INAUDIBLE] GONZALEZ.
I'M THE WIFE OF STEVE GONZALEZ.
SO I DID WROTE A LETTER TO MR. [INAUDIBLE]. SO I'M JUST GOING TO SUMMARIZE MAINLY I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY NEIGHBOR AND HAVE A SAFE NEIGHBOR TOO.
OK, SO. WE, LIKE MY HUSBAND, SAY WE JUST MOVED HERE IN 2018.
THIS WAS A COMPETITIVE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT IS A GREAT CITY.
WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE AIR B&B UNTIL RECENTLY.
WE WOULD CHANGE WHERE WOULD WE LIVE IF WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE AIR B&B SHORT TERM RENTAL, WE DON'T MIND IF THE LONG TERM RENTAL, BUT SHORT TERM RENTAL IS A DIFFERENT STORY. SO IT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR KID SCHOOLS NEXT DOOR.
NO. SO THE [INAUDIBLE] ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TOO.
I JUST WANT TO HERE TO SUPPORT MY NEIGHBOR AND HAVE A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE WHOLE TIME THAT WE HERE, CAUSE, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS.
HELLO, MY NAME IS JOSEPH CARMONA, AND IT'S.
I'M ONE OF THE HOST OF THE AIR B&B AND IT'S IT IT HURTS ME TO HEAR THESE STORIES HERE BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WAS THAT BAD HERE.
I OWN AND OPERATE A PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHERE WE FOCUS ON CORPORATE HOUSING.
CORPORATE HOUSING HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG, LONG TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE, WHICH MEANS YOU FURNISH A PROPERTY, SOMEBODY COMES IN BECAUSE THEY'RE VISITING THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE THEY RENT THE PLACE FOR YOU FOR FIVE DAYS, SEVEN DAYS, THIRTY DAYS WORKING UNDER A PHD FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE WHAT HAVE YOU.
THEY RENT YOUR PLACE. I GOT IN THE BUSINESS THIS YEAR.
I'VE BEEN HELPING SOMEBODY DO FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS.
I'VE VENTURED OFF AND DID IT ON MY OWN.
I BELIEVE WHAT THE GENTLEMAN SAID EARLIER, YOU GOT TO HAVE STANDARDS.
THERE'S GOT TO BE REGULATIONS.
BUT WE DO WITH OUR AIR B&BS I HAVE TWO OF THEM HERE IN THE CITY OF LA VERNE, WHAT WE DO IS WE PUT CAMERAS ALL AROUND THE PROPER.
THEIR MONITORED 24/7 BY A COMPANY CALLED CPI SECURITY, WHICH IS OUT OF POMONA.
WE PUT LOUD DETECTORS IN EACH ROOM.
SO IF IT GETS TOO LOUD IN A CERTAIN ROOM, IT DETECTS WHAT IT LETS THE SECURITY GUARD KNOW AND THEY DO A ROLL OUT AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
WE HAVE SMOKE DETECTORS EVERYWHERE, OF COURSE.
IF ANYTHING IS TYPE ANY TYPE OF FOUL PLAY, WE ADDRESS IT RIGHT AWAY.
DON'T DO ONE DAY, TWO DAYS, THREE DAYS HAS TO BE FOUR DAY MINIMUM.
SO WE DON'T YOU KNOW, WE GET RID OF THE RIFF RAFF THAT MIGHT COME AROUND FOR JUST A $40 NIGHT STAY.
WE DO BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ALL OF OUR PEOPLE THAT COME THROUGH.
WE LOOK AT THEIR FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS OR LINKED IN WHATEVER WE CAN TO TRY TO DICTATE WHAT PICTURES THEY'RE POSTING TO TRY TO GET SOME KIND OF JUDGMENT ON THOSE CHARACTERS THAT ARE COMING THROUGH. I'M F REGULATION I'M FOR STANDARDS, I WOULD LOVE TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL TO IF YOU GUYS NEED MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THIS EXACTLY WORKS, I'M I'M AVAILABLE NOW.
I'LL SHOW YOU EXACTLY HOW THE THE THINGS COME IN.
HOW WE DEAL ARE THINGS FOR WHEN YOU GUYS MOCK UP YOUR REGULATIONS.
MAYBE WE CAN WE CAN COME UP WITH A DEAL.
THERE PROBABLY HAS TO BE SOMETHING NEEDS TO GET DONE.
AND AS A HOST, I'M SORRY TO THOSE THAT ARE LIVING NEXT TO THE AIR B&B HOMES.
AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW I TEST HOW WE DO OUR BUSINESS.
I HAVE TWO KIDS AT HOME THAT THREE AND FOUR AND WHAT I WANT TO LIVE NEXT TO ONE AND THAT'S HOW WE MANAGE OUR PROPERTIES.
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT WHEN COMING OUT WHEN WRITING UP YOUR REGULATIONS THAT IT'S BEEN A BLESSING FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
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YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN WORKING 40, 50, 60, 70 HOURS A WEEK SOMETIMES.JUST AS FOR MY FAMILY WITH THIS AIR B&B THING WITH VRBO, WITH CORPORATE HOUSING.
I DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT ANYMORE.
YES, I'M WILLING TO ADJUST TO MAKE EVERYBODY FEEL SAFE.
CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WITH THE CITY CLERK? YES. YES, I WILL.
I'VE LIVED IN LA VERNE FOR ABOUT FORTY FIVE YEARS, ROBERT AND I GO GO BACK A LONG WAYS.
EVERY 10 OR 20 YEARS, I GOT TO COME TALK TO YOU FOLKS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY CONCERNS I THINK EVERYONE THAT HAS SPOKEN TO YOU, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST GENTLEMAN, HAS TO DO WITH CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PARTICULAR PROPERTY THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT IS DEEP IN THE HEART OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN LA VERNE NORTH LA VERNE, WHERE IT'S A BEDROOM COMMUNITY, AND I'M REAL SURE THAT THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE TALKED TO YOU TONIGHT DON'T WANT TO HAVE THEIR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TURNED IN TO A COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS WHAT MOTELS TYPICALLY DO.
I AM REASONABLY CONCERNED THAT THESE TRANSIENT INDIVIDUALS THAT COME INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SOME ARE GOOD AND SOME ARE BAD.
IT'S THE 80/20 RULE, 80 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE ARE GOOD AT 20 PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE ARE.
AND SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES, SUCH AS THE CHILDREN BEING EXPOSED TO STRANGERS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNCHECKED GROWTH.
THIS IS A HUGE INDUSTRY THAT'S GROWING AROUND THE COUNTRY AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE CHECKED INTO IT OR NOT, BUT IT'S EXTREMELY HIGH GROWTH INDUSTRY.
I CAN HAVE ALL THE NOISE THAT'S CREATED, AS SOME OF THE FOLKS HERE HAVE EXPRESSED EXPRESS TO YOU, THE TRASH THAT'S ACCUMULATED, THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS GOING ON IN SOME OF THESE AND IT JUST OPENS UP.
IT'S NOT THAT EVERYTHING IS CRIMINAL.
IT'S JUST THAT IT OPENS IT UP TO THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY AND THEN ALSO THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE FROM YOU IS FOR YOU TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE DUE DILIGENCE DONE ON THE PEOPLE BOOKING THESE PLACES.
WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OWNER OR THE HOST BE AT LEAST REASONABLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE AND EASY TO CONTACT WHEN THINGS DO GO AWRY.
AND WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE YOU FOLKS COME UP WITH SOME REASONABLE LAWS THAT PREVENT THESE SHORT TERM ACTIVITIES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PLACES THAT ARE IN A REASONABLY COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE ON BONITA NEAR THE UNIVERSITY.
AND WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK IN TO OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE LIMITATIONS AND RULES THAT HAVE BEEN WELL-THOUGHT OUT.
I OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, ALSO IN HUNTINGTON BEACH.
STRICTLY PREVENTS IN AND PROHIBITS PEOPLE HAVING RENTALS THAT ARE LESS THAN 30 DAYS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT A DIFFICULT JOB TO DO AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU.
AIR B & BS ARE RUNNING A BUSINESS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, AND I THINK THAT ZONING IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT RESIDENTS FROM THAT.
AND I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE.
I DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED AT ALL.
ONE LADY SAID, NOT, NOT ALL AIR B&BS.
WHAT WAS IT SHE SAID. WE'RE NOT AFTER ALL AIR B AND BS.
BUT YES, I AM, AFTER HEARING HER SAY THAT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT AN AIR B AND B NEXT TO ME.
I'M .7 MILES FROM AN AIR B AND B IT HAS NOT AFFECTED ME, BUT I DON'T WANT AN AIR B AND B NEXT TO ME. NOW I OWN RENTAL PROPERTY AND I OWN IT IN A PLACE THAT IS ZONED FOR RENTAL PROPERTY. LET'S KEEP RENTAL PROPERTIES WHERE THEY'RE ZONED.
LET'S KEEP MOTELS WHERE THERE IS ZONED.
BUT IF THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WE SHOULDN'T WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH SHORT TERM RENTALS. AND TO THINK THAT I COULD BUY A PLACE I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN LA VERNE SIX YEARS
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AGO. I RENTED IT OUT TWO YEARS TO ONE TENANT, TWO YEARS TO ANOTHER TENANT, AND THEN I MOVED IN. SO I DIDN'T BREAK ANY ZONING.IT'S OK TO RENT LONG TERM IN HOUSES, BUT AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO SHORT TERM, I KNOW I'VE I'VE BEEN A PROPERTY OWNER AND A REAL MANAGER FOR THIRTY TWO YEARS.
I KNOW AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO SHORT TERM LOW RENT, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CALL THE POLICE MORE OFTEN.
I'VE DEALT WITH THAT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT SO THAT RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
AND NOT BE USED FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS LIKE THIS.
I LIVE ON OLD RANCH ROAD, AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A NIGHT BY NIGHT RENTAL ON OLD RANCH ROAD THAT WE LIVE DIRECTLY SURROUNDED BY.
WE FIRST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS AS WE WERE PLAYING IN THE FRONT YARD OF OUR HOUSE WITH OUR THREE CHILDREN. CARS WERE PULLING UP SLOWLY WITH OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE PLATES, THEN EXITING THE VEHICLE AND ASKING US FOR DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO ENTER THE AIR B&B, THE INTERCOM ON THE HOME WAS BROKEN.
A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING HOLD OF THE HOST.
SHE'S OFTEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY AND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS SOMEONE THERE AT THE PROPERTY, THE RECEPTION IS NOT ALWAYS AS IT SHOULD WORK.
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE AIR B&B HAS GROWN FROM TWO TO FOUR ROOM.
ALLOWING UP TO FOUR DIFFERENT PARTIES TO RENT FROM IT.
ON THE SAME EXACT NIGHT DURING THE SUMMERTIME, WE CAN SIT IN OUR FRONT ROOM AND WATCH THE CARS PILE OUT AT CHECKOUT TIME EACH MORNING, A NEW SET OF CARS AND A NEW SET OF PEOPLE.
IMAGINE LIVING NEXT TO THIS WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN.
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE HOUSE HAS RENTED FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY SEVEN HUNDRED ROOM.
THIS HAS BEEN HELL TO LIVE NEXT TO MY CHILDREN CANNOT PLAY IN THE FRONT YARDS, IS CARS SLOWLY CREEP BY LOOKING FOR EITHER THE MAIN GATE OR THE SIDE GATE, WHICH OUR PROPERTY SITS IN BETWEEN. OUR CHILDREN CANNOT PLAY IN THE BACKYARD BY THEMSELVES AS WE HAVE NO CLUE WHO OR WHAT IS WATCHING THEM FROM THE FROM THE BALCONY OF THIS INDIVIDUAL'S HOME.
YOU CAN LOOK RIGHT INTO OUR BACKYARD.
THIS WASN'T SO MUCH AN ISSUE FOR US.
WHEN THE AIR B&B WAS SLOWLY PICKING UP BUSINESS.
BUT SINCE A TREE HAS FALLEN, IT HAS BECOME LIKE OUR BACKYARD HAS BECOME A FISHBOWL.
FROM MY KITCHEN SINK, I CAN LITERALLY WAVE TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS ON THE BALCONY.
OUR DOG IS CONSTANTLY BARKING BECAUSE OF A STRANGER THAT FREQUENT THE HOUSE, AND WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE PEOPLE KNOCK ON OUR DOOR ASKING FOR HELP TO BE LET INTO THE PROPERTY OR TO CONTACT THE OWNER BECAUSE THEY CANNOT GET IN TOUCH WITH HER, ONLY LATER TO FIND OUT THAT THE PROPERTY WAS MARKET ON THE AIR B&B SITE AS PART OF HER PROPERTY.
AS AN AERIAL VIEW, WHICH I'LL ALSO GIVE YOU A COPY OF.
WE'VE HAD PEOPLE SIT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE FOR UBER PICKUPS, INTERRUPT PLAY DATES WITH FRIENDS OVER AND WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL COME TO OUR FRONT DOOR AND LITERALLY SCREAMED AT ME FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR THAT INDEED I HAD STOLEN THIS INDIVIDUAL'S PACKAGE, THAT WE HAD HAD A FEW PACKAGES SITTING ON OUR FRONT PORCH.
AND A PATRON THAT WAS AT THIS HOUSE INTO THE HOUSE ACCUSED ME OF STEALING HIS MAIL BECAUSE HE WAS THEN RECEIVING MAIL FOR A FEW DAYS AT THIS HOUSE.
THIS MAN WAS GOING OFF ON ME WHERE WE HAD FIVE SMALL CHILDREN BEHIND ME WITNESSING ALL OF THIS. THESE ARE THE MEMORIES THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THIS IS NOT THE PROMISE OF LA VERNE.
NO ONE WOULD WANT TO LIVE NEXT TO THAT.
WE ARE BEING WOKEN UP AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT, EITHER BY PATRONS BEING INTOXICATED OR THE GATE CONSTANTLY OPENING AND CLOSING OR JUST ENJOYING THEIR VACATION.
IN MY SUBURB, WHEN NOT WATCHING THEIR VOICE LEVEL BECAUSE THEY PAID TO BE ON VACATION, WHEN YOU'RE ON VACATION, YOU EXPECT A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SERVICE AND YOU EXPECT TO ENJOY YOURSELF. WHY SHOULD ANYONE HAVE TO LIMIT THEIR NOISE LEVEL WHILE ON VACATION? BUT WHEN YOU LIVE NEXT TO PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH SMALL CHILDREN, THESE PEOPLE, THEY DON'T CARE. THERE IS NO RESPECT FOR ANYONE AROUND THIS PROPERTY.
ALL OF THIS WHY BEING 14 HOUSES AWAY FROM AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT MY TWO BOYS ATTEND.
BLASTING MUSIC, SPEEDING CARS AND WASTING POLICE RESOURCES ON A PROBLEM THE CITY CAN CONTROL WHILE IN MY FRONT YARD.
I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY PEOPLE TRYING TO DROP OFF UBER EATS AS WELL AS LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY PERSONAL UBER IS READY WHEN I HAVEN'T EVEN CALLED ONE.
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE NEXT TO THEM? WAKING UP MY CHILDREN WITH PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF OUR HOME ARE BY PARKING ACROSS THE STREET, STREAMING THEIR HEADLIGHTS INTO MY HOME.ALL TO GET FOOD DELIVERED AT ALMOST MIDNIGHT.
IF I WANTED TO LIVE NEXT TO A MOTEL.
I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED A HOME NEXT TO ONE.
I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED A HOME IN LA VERNE.
WHO WOULD BUY A HOME NEXT TO THIS? WOULD YOU? TIM HEPBURN, AS WELL AS BOB RUSSI HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS, PHONE CALLS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SHORT TERM RENTALS.
I WILL BE HANDING YOU PERSONAL COPIES OF.
WE'VE ALSO TURNED IN ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY PERSON PETITION FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE AIR B&B FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ON OLD RANCH, AS WELL AS ANOTHER PETITION AND THE ESPERANZA NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I SPENT PROBABLY THREE WEEKS GOING DOOR TO DOOR, KNOCKING ON ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT DOORS OF MY OWN PERSONAL TIME, TAKING AWAY FROM MY FAMILY AND MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I'M SO TIRED OF LIVING NEXT TO IT.
TIM HEPBURN AND AND AS WELL AS ERIC IN THE CITY PLANNING OFFICE ENCOURAGED ME TO DO THE PETITION. THESE HOME OWNERS SIGNED AN UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY DO NOT WANT AN AIR B&B OR A SHORT TERM RENTAL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU'RE ASKING THE CITY TO NOT ONLY PUT A SHORT TERM RENTAL CODE INTO PLACE, BUT TO ATTACH A MONETARY SUBSTANTIAL FINE FOR A HOMEOWNER THAT IS ADVERTISING THIS AND FOR A HOMEOWNER TO NOT PUSH THE LIMITS.
THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS OTHER SHORT TERM RENTALS WITHIN THE CITY, ONLY BRING UNWANTED INDIVIDUALS IN OVERUSING AN ALREADY STRETCHED THIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, PLEASE ASK YOURSELF.
WOULD YOU BE HAPPY IF YOU KNEW THAT YOUR GROWN SON OR YOUR DAUGHTER OR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN WERE LIVING NEXT TO THIS? WOULD YOU SLEEP EASY AT NIGHT KNOWING THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING IN THAT ARE POTENTIALLY FELONS OR WHO KNOWS WHO'S SLEEPING NEXT TO YOU IN THAT? I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER WOULD BE.
AND I JUST WANT TO RELAY ONTO WHAT MY HUSBAND SAID.
MY HUSBAND DOESN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE TRAVELING ON BUSINESS TRIPS AND PERSONALLY FOR MYSELF. IT BRINGS ME A LOT OF ANXIETY WHEN MY HUSBAND LEAVES.
I OFTEN FEEL LIKE I NEED TO CALL MY FATHER, WHO IS RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE HE'S SEEN THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE COMING AND GOING FROM THE HOUSE.
AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY TO OURSELVES, WHAT IS IT NO LONGER SAFE IN LA VERNE TO LIVE? RIGHT. AT WHAT POINT DO WE SAY TO OURSELVES, WHY ARE WE GOING TO WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY AND WHY DO WE SAVE FOR A HUGE DOWN PAYMENT TO MOVE INTO A NICE NEIGHBORHOOD IF WE CAN'T COMFORTABLY SLEEP WITH OUR WITH OUR WINDOW OPEN WITH A DOG IN THE BACKYARD? I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO PLEASE PUT YOURSELF IN MY SHOES AND ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE, WE'VE ALL WORKED HARD FOR OUR HOMES AND WE'VE CHOSEN TO LIVE IN LA VERNE.
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CHOSEN TO LIVE IN ANY OF THESE BEDROOM COMMUNITIES.
WE CHOSE LA VERNE FOR A REASON.
IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? HI, MY NAME IS KIM HOLDER HERRERA, AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS AND I I SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL TODAY DESCRIBING MY MY EXPERIENCE WITH AIR B&B.
I AM A HOST AND I'M SORRY TO HEAR ALL THE BAD THINGS THAT IS HAPPENING HERE WITH OLD RANCH ROAD AND ESPERANZA.
AND IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THERE ARE TWO AIR B&BS THAT ARE A REAL PROBLEM HERE I'M HEARING ABOUT TONIGHT. MY AIR B AND B IS A PROPERTY THAT I'VE BEEN TRYING THIS OUT FOR THE PAST YEAR AND I LIVE ALSO ON THE PROPERTY THAT I I USE FOR THE AIR B&B.
AND I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT GREAT EXPERIENCES.
I I HAVE RULES THAT I SET FOR MY GUESTS AND I MAKE SURE THAT THEY ADHERE TO IT.
I SCREEN THEM BEFORE THEY COME.
I HAVE A MINIMUM OF DAYS THAT THEY THEY NEED TO STAY THERE, SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT'S A MOTEL AND IN AND OUT REAL QUICK.
SOME OF THE GUESTS THAT I HAVE, WHILE MOST OF THE GUESTS THAT I HAVE ARE PARENTS VISITING THEIR CHILDREN THAT GO TO COLLEGE IN THE AREA, THEY GO TO ULV OR THE CLAREMONT COLLEGES.
THEY COME TO WATCH THE NHRA EVENTS.
I'VE HAD SEVERAL THAT ARE TEACHERS HERE VISITING AND TEACHING AT THE COLLEGES HERE.
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I I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS FROM MY NEIGHBORS AND THAT'S PROBABLY HELPFUL THAT I'M THERE SORT OF POLICING THE WHOLE THING.ANOTHER POINT THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING UP IS THAT.
BY AIR B&B CREATES REVENUE FOR THE CITY HERE.
OF COURSE, I PAY MY TAXES, FEDERAL, STATE AND ALSO A BUSINESS LICENSE AND ALL THAT.
THE CITY GETS IT GETS A PORTION OF THAT, AND THAT TRICKLES DOWN TO US RESIDENTS TOO BENEFITING FROM THAT.
BUT I ALSO PAY PARKING FEES FOR MY GUESTS IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT EIGHT TO NINE HUNDRED A YEAR. AND THAT GOES TO THE CITY AND TRICKLES DOWN TO US RESIDENTS.
ANOTHER POINT THAT I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT LISTENING TO EVERYBODY HERE IS LONG TERM RENTALS CAN BE A PROBLEM, TOO.
AND I'VE DONE THAT AND I'VE CAN'T SAY THAT I'VE EVER HAD THE MOST POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AFTER A RESIDENT LEAVES FOR TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS.
THEY LEAVE IT A MESS AND THEY ALWAYS TELL ME, OH, WE'RE GONNA CLEAN IT UP.
WE'RE GONNA LEAVE IT JUST THE WAY IT WAS.
YEAH, YEAH, I EXPECT THEM THE USUAL WEAR AND TEAR.
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
YOU KNOW, THINGS ARE JUST DESTROYED.
SO BOTH CAN BE GOOD AND BOTH CAN BE BAD.
AND IN MY POSITION HERE WITH THE AIR B&B THAT I'VE DONE FOR THE LAST YEAR, I JUST LOVE IT. AND IT'S BEEN A A REALLY A GODSEND FOR MY HUSBAND AND I.
AND I WOULD HATE RESTRICTIONS TO BE PUT ON.
EVERYBODY, ALTHOUGH I KNOW I WOULD FOLLOW THEM, BUT I WOULD HATE TO FOR THAT TO DISAPPEAR, BECAUSE MOST OF MY PEOPLE, MY GUESTS THAT COME, THEY STAY BETWEEN THREE TO FIVE DAYS. AND AS I SAID, IT'S IT'S BEEN GREAT.
AND I CAN I CAN TELL ANYBODY TO LEAVE AT ANYTIME.
SO PERHAPS ONE SOLUTION MIGHT BE HAVING THE OWNER CLOSE BY.
AND ONE OTHER THING I SHOULD SAY IS FOR THE BAD SITUATIONS GOING HERE.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY AND HAVE YOU FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THEM? THAT'LL GET YOU SOME ACTION.
YOU CAN YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY QUITE EASILY AND PURSUE THAT.
ANYWAY, THANK YOU AND PLEASE CONSIDER MY MY THOUGHTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO.
I LIVE ON YUCCA CIRCLE, WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF THE AIR B&B ON ESPERANZA.
NOT TO BELABOR THE POINT THAT YOU'VE HEARD KIND OF DRILLED INTO THE MEETING SO FAR, BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE WITH IT WITH THESE AIR B&BS.
WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS I DO SEE PEOPLE LOITERING ON THE STREET.
AT PROFILE, BUT PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD GENERALLY NOT ASSUME WOULD BE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'VE SEEN WHAT APPEAR TO BE PROSTITUTION.
WOMEN BEING DROPPED OFF BY A VEHICLE AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING ON THE STREET WEARING CLOTHES NOT APPEAR TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR THAT HOUR OF THE MORNING AND WALKING UP TO THE HOUSE.
I'VE SEEN. INDIVIDUALS COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE, MEETING ON OUR STREET EXCHANGING HANDSHAKES IN PACKAGES WITH CARS ON THE STREET.
THE CAR WAS DRIVING AWAY. IT'S NOT A UBER EATS TYPE SITUATION, THEY'RE NOT WALKING AWAY WITH MCDONALDS.
IT APPEARS TO BE A DRUG TRANSACTION.
I HAD MY OWN PERSONAL VEHICLE BROKEN INTO IN MY DRIVEWAY.
AND ALL OF THESE THINGS I'VE SEEN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
IT'S DEFINITELY CHANGED THE PROFILE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
PEOPLE DON'T LEAVE THEIR GARAGE DOORS UP.
PEOPLE AREN'T OUT FRONT IN FRONT OF THEIR HOUSE AS OFTEN AS THEY USED TO BE.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INSTALLING SECURITY CAMERAS AROUND THEIR HOMES, TRYING TO KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT'S GOING ON. 300, 350 YARDS SOUTH OF THE AIR B&B HOUSE ON ESPERANZA IS THE BUS STOP FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
TWO CHILDREN. TAKE THE BUS THERE AND
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I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THEM WALKING HOME.WITH THE TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS WE SEE WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STREET ON ESPERANZA.
EARLIER IN THE MEETING, YOU GUYS.
WE DID A EMERGENCY ORDINANCE TO UPDATE BUILDING CODES AND YOU TALKED ABOUT IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE. AND THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
PLEASE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY.
THE NIGHT BY NIGHT RENTAL $40 IS THE GOING RATE AT THE ESPERANZA HOUSE.
I'VE LOOKED AT IT. I'VE SEEN IT $40 DOLLARS.
IT IS A MOTEL ROOM. IN THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, I WOULD ASK THAT THAT GETS ADDRESSED. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IT'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
HELLO, MY NAME'S ARMANDO [INAUDIBLE] AND I LIVED ON OLD RANCH ROAD FOR OVER 30 YEARS, PROUD LA VERNIAN RAISED ALL MY CHILDREN HERE.
THEY ALL WENT TO SCHOOL HERE AND THEY'RE ALL VERY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.
WHAT WE HAVE NEXT DOOR IS WAS USED TO BE LIKE AN EXCLUSIVE ESTATE.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY PROBABLY THE ORCHARD MANSION OF THE AREA.
AND NOW IT'S BECOME A MOTEL 6- BECAUSE YOU CAN'T RENT A ROOM ANYWHERE FOR 40 OR 60 BUCKS.
BUT HERE YOU CAN. AND IF YOU WANT A NORMAL HOME NEXT DOOR, THREE OR FOUR BEDROOM HOME AND SOMEONE'S LIVING THERE AND THEY WANT TO RENT OUT A ROOM OR TWO, YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE THE TRAFFIC. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE A MANSION NEXT DOOR TO YOU AND THERE'S A HOUSE, THERE'S A GUEST HOUSE AND THEY'VE CUT IT ALL UP INTO LITTLE APARTMENTS OR LITTLE SUITES WHERE YOU CAN RENT OVERNIGHT, THAT JUST BECOMES A BUSINESS.
THE OWNER DOESN'T EVEN LIVE THERE.
SHE WALTZES BY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
SHE HAS A PROPERTY MANAGER TAKING CARE OF IT.
BUT IT'S JUST NOT CONDUCIVE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF IT WAS LIKE IT USED TO BE, YOU KNOW, BY A SINGLE OWNER AND THEY WANT TO HAVE AN ESTATE. AND IT WAS VERY STATELY.
BUT THIS PLACES IS IT'S SHABBY.
SHE'LL CLEAN IT UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN SHE THROWS A WEDDING IN THERE OR HAS SOME CITY EVENT GOING ON LIKE SHE DID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
SHE HAS A GROUP OF GARDENERS COME IN THERE, CLEAN IT ALL UP FOR THAT EVENT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS THERE ARE CLEAR TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THERE.
SO WE JUST NEED TO HAVE YOU GUYS LOOK AT IT.
AND MAYBE IT'S JUST AN ISOLATED, INSULAR SITUATION AS FAR AS THAT HOME AND A COUPLE OTHERS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT.
BUT IT DOES NEED TO GET LOOKED AT.
THANKS ARMANDO. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS I SAW A HAND THERE? JEFF [INAUDIBLE]. ESSEX AVENUE.
I HAVE A BUSINESS THAT I RUN OUT OF MY HOUSE.
I HAVE A HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT WITH THE CITY.
PART OF THE LICENSING OF THAT PERMIT IS A RESTRICTION ON THE TRAFFIC COMING TO MY HOUSE.
THERE IS NO WAY ANY OF THESE HOMES CAN BE RENTING OUT ROOM BY ROOM AND COMPLY WITH THE TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS THAT I HAVE TO HAVE.
SO RIGHT OFF THE TOP. ONE OF THE RESTRICTIONS SHOULD BE ABSOLUTELY NO ROOM BY ROOM RENTAL ON SHORT TERM BASIS.
AND THAT WILL TAKE A BIG SWIPE AT IT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BUYING HOMES AND USING THEM AS HOTELS.
THEY HAVE NO INTENTION IN AN IN RESIDING IN ANY OF THESE.
AND UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY ARE RUNNING A BUSINESS IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE INTENDED TO BE RESIDENTIAL.
THAT IS WHAT THEY NEED TO BE HELD TO.
SO IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE OPERATING PROPERTY AS A HOTEL, THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH THE INTENT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THERE SHOULD BE A RESTRICTION ON THE AMOUNT OF TIME PER YEAR.
IT COULD BE A MATTER OF WEEKS, MAYBE A MONTH OR TWO WORTH OF DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT NO LONGER PROFITABLE TO OWN THESE HOUSES FOR PURPOSE OF YEAR ROUND RENT. AND THEN YOU ALSO PUT LARGE FINES ON THEM FOR LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD STANDARDS, ESSENTIALLY IF THEY BECOME PROBLEMS. AND THEN IF YOU WANT TO.
SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT A COUPLE GOOD AIR B&B TYPE RENTERS HERE.
ALLOW FOR A DIFFERENT STANDARD FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SPECIAL LICENSING THROUGH THE CITY THAT ARE MAINTAINING. HIGH STANDARDS THAT ARE NOT CROWDING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
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THEY'RE NOT BRINGING IN A ROGUE ELEMENT.AND ALSO RESTRICT PARTIES AT THESE PLACES AND PROBABLY EVEN WANT TO THINK PUT A THING THAT THEY NEED TO NOTIFY PRIOR TO ANY AIR B&B RENTAL ARRIVING 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
LET OUR LVPD KNOW AND FAILURE TO DO THAT WOULD RESULT IN RESTRICTION EVICTION.
THEIR RESIDENTS, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE MONEY OFF OF THEM.
SO THERE'S SOME LITTLE STANDARDS THAT YOU CAN PUT IN PLACE THAT CAN ALLOW FOR SOME RENTALS SO PEOPLE CAN IT'S NICE VACATION MONEY.
IF IF IT'S YOUR OWN PLACE AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY USING IT OR YOU'VE GOT A COUPLE GOOD BUSINESS OWNERS, YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS.
BUT THERE ARE SIMPLE WAYS TO PUT RESTRICTIONS ON THESE DAY TO DAY PROBLEMS. THANK YOU, JEFF. SO ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR PARTICIPATION.
I HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO.
AT THE GYM, I HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AND SAY.
I THINK THERE'S A BIRTHING CLINIC ON ESPERANZA.
OK, I'M A LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND.
WHEN I HEARD BIRTHING CLINIC, I THOUGHT, NO, THAT'S NOT A BIRTHING CLINIC.
I KNOW WHAT IT IS. WE HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT LOOK INTO IT .
PEOPLE THAT I SPOKE TO AT THE GYM, THEY'RE NOT HERE TONIGHT.
THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN BY ANYBODY HERE TILL TONIGHT.
I JUST WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE COMING IN TO EXPRESS YOURSELVES, TO LET US KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
AND AS CITY MANAGER INDICATED TO YOU, I ASKED FOR THIS TO BE PUT ON THE AGENDA SO THAT WE COULD EXPLORE. FIRST OF ALL, THE NEED FOR AN ORDINANCE AND I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS BY THE PEOPLE THAT SPOKE HERE TONIGHT, WE NEED TO HAVE REGULATIONS, WE NEED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO BRING REGULATION TO WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
IN SOME CASES, WE HAVE RESPONSIBLE OWNER.
BUT I THINK OVERALL IT WAS EXPRESSED EARLIER WE DIDN'T BUY A HOME HERE IN LA VERNE TO LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A MOTEL.
AND I'M SORRY, BUT I WOULDN'T RENT ONE OF THE ROOMS OUT OF MY HOUSE FOR $40.
I'LL GIVE YOU A ROOM, BUT NOT 40.
SO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS BODY HERE WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
WE KNOW THAT IT'S A PROBLEM THAT.
REST ASSURED THAT WE WILL COME UP WITH A CONSTITUTIONAL APPROVED ORDINANCE THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REGULATE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE CITY.
I'M SO SORRY THE TWO TOPICS THAT WE ALWAYS EXPRESS ABOUT LA VERNE, IS THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE ALL LOVE.
THAT'S WHY WE ALL MOVED HERE TO LA VERNE AND ALSO THAT THE SAFETY OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WONDERFUL. THEY'RE ON TOP OF AS MUCH AS THEY CAN FOR THE MANPOWER.
THAT'S ONE THING EVERYONE SAYS THEY LOVE LA VERNE IS PUBLIC SAFETY.
THEY FEEL SAFE HERE AND THEY LOVE IT.
I WANT YOU TO FEEL THAT SAME THING.
I WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.
SO THE I AGREE, I WOULD LOVE BOB FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TO US WITH WHAT LEGALLY WE CAN DO FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHAT IS ALLOWED.
THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT SHORT TERM RENTALS AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY HEARD EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON. BUT I THINK IT'S BIGGER THAN WHAT WE EVEN HEAR TONIGHT HERE.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THAT, TOO, THAT WE BRING BACK EVERYTHING POSSIBLY WE CAN DO, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SHORT TERM RENTALS IN LA VERNE.
YOU KNOW, NOBODY WANTS THAT NEXT DOOR THEM.
WELL, I'M GOING TO MIRROR SOME OF STATEMENTS.
KELLY, THANK YOU FOR GETTING THOSE SIGNATURES TOGETHER.
AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER CARDER STATED.
YOU DON'T KNOW UNTIL YOU TALK AND PEOPLE TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE
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THEM, AS YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE, WE'VE MADE MAJOR ACTIONS ON THINGS THAT HAPPEN, OUR COMMUNITY AND WE ACT PRETTY QUICKLY.SO, AGAIN, SAFETY, SAFETY, SAFETY, OUR CHILDREN, A BIG TIME SAFETY ISSUE THERE.
JUST I DID SOME A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH, I'M CLICKING WITH MY PHONE HERE BECAUSE I COULDN'T PRINT IT OFF TODAY, BUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS HAD THEM FOR A LITTLE BIT.
THEY JUST PASS IT. BUT UNDER NEW RULES, ANGELINOS CAN HOST SUCH RENTALS ONLY THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCE. THIS IS JUST A VIEW ITEMS. DEFINED AS A PLACE WHERE THEY LIVE AT LEAST HALF THE YEAR HOSTS MUST REGISTER WITH THE CITY, PAY LODGING TAXES, KEEP RECORDS FOR CITY INSPECTION.
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS, FIRE EXTINGUISHING INFORMATION AND EMERGENCY EXITS, AMONG OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
HOSTS OFFER THEIR HOMES FOR SHORT STAYS OF UP TO A HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS ANNUALLY THIS IS JUST ONE. HOWEVER, ANGELINOS CAN EXCEED THAT CAP AND WELCOME TEMPORARY GUESTS ALL YEAR.
DON'T HAVE MULTIPLE CITATIONS FROM THE CITY IN RECENT YEARS OR CAN MAKE A SUCCESSFUL CASE TO PLANNING OFFICIALS THAT DOING SO WILL NOT HURT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY'RE IN PLACE. I POPPED UP ANOTHER ONE, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES, WASHINGTON, DC, CHICAGO, BOSTON.
SOME OF THESE HAVE SOME SEVERE FINES WITH THEM, TOO.
SO. THOUSAND SEVENTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINES.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR FINES.
SOME AREAS JUST RESTRICT THEM COMPLETELY AND IT SOUNDS WE HAVE SOME RESIDENTS THAT HAVE VERY SUCCESSFUL, THEY'RE VERY FOCUSED AND AND OBVIOUSLY.
THESE ARE MAJOR ISSUES, SO I WOULD ALSO SUPPORT AS COUNCIL MEMBER ROSALES, I WOULD ALSO SUPPORT US DOING RESEARCH TO FIGURE OUT WHAT FITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THAT THE ORDINANCE IS AIRTIGHT, LEGALLY BINDING AND THAT WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH.
MAKE SURE THERE'S COSTS IN THERE FOR US TO POLICE THE ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE WE POLICE IT PROPERLY AND IT'S TAKEN CARE.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY WHO'S COME IN TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS TONIGHT.
OUR COMMUNITY GOES THROUGH CHALLENGING TIMES SUCH AS THIS.
AND I CAN SEE TWO CLEAR CASES WHERE URGENCY IS NEEDED AND THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION IS NEEDED IN A WAY THAT THAT MAINTAINS THE COMMUNITY.
FOR MANY FOLKS. BUT WE CAN'T LET A FEW SPOIL IT FOR EVERYBODY.
SO, I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUES THAT WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE HOW QUICKLY WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON MAKING A CHANGE SO THAT.
COMMUNITY THAT HAS COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THIS CAN STAY TOGETHER AND ENJOY.
THE COMMUNITY THAT WE ALL LOVE, WHICH IS LA VERNE AND IF I CAN, MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU FINISH MIGHT PROMPT, SOME FURTHER DISCUSSION.
THE COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS CAME WITH THE IMMEDIACY AS WELL AS THEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS AS A PRACTICAL SOLUTION.
YOU'RE GIVEN THE THE RESEARCH WE NEED TO DO AND IT WILL TAKE US TIME.
BUT THERE IS THE ABILITY TO CONSIDER A MORATORIUM, WHICH WILL IN THESE CASES ARE TYPICALLY WHAT IS DONE TO ALLOW STAFF TO DO THE RESEARCH.
AND THEN IN THAT MEANTIME, IT PROHIBITS THE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ANYTHING UNDER 30 DAY RENTALS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
I WOULD SUGGEST TO GIVE IF WE WERE TO CONSIDER THAT THAT WOULD BE STAFF'S PREFERENCE TO LOOK AT IT THAT WAY. SO WE'RE NOT RUSHING A DECISION, BUT STILL RELIEVING THE PROBLEM IN THE TEMPORARY. I WOULD WANT DIRECT WE'D NEED TO BRING THAT BACK, BUT I'D WANT TO KNOW FROM COUNSEL, WOULD YOU WANT US TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE? I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE NOTICE TO THE OPERATORS THAT WE KNOW OF THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE DOING THIS SO THAT THEY COULD LET ANY OF THE EXISTING RENTEES KNOW THAT THIS WAS COMING, BUT THAT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT COULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU IN SHORT ORDER.
[INAUDIBLE], IT SHOULD BE AS LONG AS WE NEED TO TAKE THAT MORATORIUM, THE LONGER THE BETTER. SO WE COME UP WITH A CONSTITUTIONALLY APPROVED, WELL WRITTEN ORDINANCE SO THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THE COURT ROUTINE WITH DIFFERENT OWNERS.
SO THE MORATORIUM WE CAN DO AN INITIAL FORTY FIVE DAYS, RIGHT.
AND THEN IT HAS TO COME BACK FOR YOU FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, IF MORE TIME IS NEEDED, THEN THAT'S CERTAINLY A POSSIBILITY.
COUNCILMEMBER HEPBURN, YOU KNOW, READ OFF A NUMBER OF POTENTIAL REGULATIONS.
BUT A LOT OF THOSE ARE BIG CITIES THAT HAVE BIG BUREAUCRATIC ENGINES THAT THIS CITY DOES HAVE TO POLICE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
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SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME.RIGHT. WE NEED TO TAKE AS MUCH TIME AS IT TAKES.
BUT WITH A MORATORIUM TO PREVENT [INAUDIBLE].
I'LL ASK THE CONSENSUS OF THE COUNCIL [INAUDIBLE] A MORATORIUM ORDINANCE FOR YOU LOOK AT YOUR NEXT MEETING.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I, TOO, WOULD LIKE TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR COMING IN THIS EVENING, AND I'M SORRY THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THIS.
I KNOW WHERE BOTH OF THESE PROPERTIES ARE.
I ALSO KNOW WHERE THE RESIDENT LIVES THAT HAS THE SUCCESSFUL ONE.
AND IT'S NOT CLOSE TO EITHER ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES.
WELL, YOU KNOW, DOWN ON BONITA AVENUE.
WELL, I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THERE'S TWO PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT, JEREMY AND MICHELLE, THAT ARE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE OF THE CARE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN IN THEIR HOUSE.
THEY WOULDN'T WANT ANYTHING LIKE THAT EITHER.
SO THIS IS NOT ABOUT A LOCATION, THE CITY.
THIS IS ABOUT THE WHOLE CITY PROTECTING THE WHOLE CITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT THAT WE WANT. SO WITH REGARDS TO A MORATORIUM, I WOULD LIKE WE ARE GOING TO BE SCHEDULING A SPECIAL MEETING COMING UP BECAUSE OF THE ACCESSORY UNITS.
AND IF POSSIBLE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT TO THAT MEETING INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL THE MEETING IN JUNE OR JANUARY.
I'M SORRY. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF SUCH AN ORDINANCE COULD BE PREPARED AND.
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AT SUCH A SPECIAL MEETING.
ONE THING IN IN, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE IN PREPARATION FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA WAS, YOU KNOW, JUST PEOPLE'S PLANS AND.
THOSE WHO HAVE AN ARRANGEMENT WITH AIR B&B IN THERE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AIR B&B, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS AS WELL.
THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY PROVIDER OF THIS KIND OF RENTAL ARRANGEMENT.
THAT, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS THERE, THERE MAY WELL BE SOME RESERVATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. SO THAT WAS KIND OF THE IDEA IS GET SOME DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL TONIGHT.
YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT DIRECTION IS, BUT MAYBE COMING BACK IN JANUARY IS.
WE'LL LOOK AT WE'LL LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S POSSIBLE TO ADVANCE THE.
WE DON'T WANT TO BE AS FAIR AS WE CAN TO EVERYONE IN TERMS OF.
IF WE'RE GOING TO CALL A TEMPORARY HALT WHILE WE FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN DEAL WITH AND REGULATE THIS.
NO, BECAUSE THIS WILL BE IF WE PUT THIS IN.
IT WILL AFFECT ALL OPERATORS, THE THE ONES WE'VE HEARD ABOUT IN THE ONES THAT WE HAVEN'T THAT, YOU KNOW, ARE MAYBE DOING IT IN A WAY THAT IS NOT EFFECTIVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE WOULD EXPECT THAT WHEN WE BRING IT BACK, IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT THAT TIME.
BUT GIVE NOTICE AT THIS POINT THAT WE INTEND TO PUT A MORATORIUM IN PLACE SO WE REALLY WOULDN'T LOSE ANY TIME IN THAT REGARD.
WE WOULD PUT THE HOSTS ON NOTICE NOW THAT WE KNOW OF.
AND THERE ARE THREE I THINK THAT WE HAVE THAT OUR LICENSE.
THERE MAY BE OTHERS THAT EXIST, BUT WE ONLY KNOW ABOUT THOSE THAT HAVE PULLED BUSINESS LICENSES. CAN CAN I JUST REAL QUICK THEN MAYBE UNDERSTAND THAT TIMEFRAME? I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT THAT WE STEP UP OUR POLICING OF THESE PROPERTIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WATCH THEM MUCH CLOSER.
I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT. I KNOW.
BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE AN ISSUE THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO.
STEP UP OBSERVANCE OF THESE PROPERTIES WON'T DO THAT.
THE PIECE I WAS GOING TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER HEPBURN, WAS IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE. DIAL NINE ONE ONE IMMEDIATELY.
DO NOT DO NOT GIVE THEM ANY TOLERANCE IN THINKING THIS MIGHT BE NOTHING.
IF YOU'RE CONCERNED, CALL 9-1-1.
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OK. WE HAVE OUR DIRECTION.THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY AGAIN.
OK. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 8.
[8. PUBLIC COMMENTS/ORAL COMMUNICATIONS]
THAT'S PUBLIC COMMENT.ANY BODY THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS AN ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA, NOW IS THE TIME TO PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AGAINST SPEAKER CARDS ARE THERE PLEASE, FILL THEM OUT BEFORE OR AFTER.
SHE SHOWED UP LATE FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, BUT I KNOW THAT IT STARTED OFF WITH SOME VERY POSITIVE STUFF, SOME RECOGNITION, SOME AWARDS, THAT SORT OF THING, AND I HOPE THAT YOU DIDN'T BRING THE WHOLE THING DOWN WITH SOMETHING THAT STILL IS WORTHY OF SOME MENTION. WE HAVE A 2006 GRADUATE OF DAMIAN HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAS BEEN A TEACHER AT DAMIAN HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS A VOLUNTEER SAN BERNARDINO SHERIFF SEARCH AND RESCUE PERSON WHO PASSED AWAY A FEW DAYS AGO.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT DIDN'T PASS WITHOUT, SAY, PERHAPS RECOGNITION IN A MOMENT'S SILENCE. WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN THE MEETING IN HIS HONOR THIS EVENING.
ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING ON PUBLIC COMMENT, JEREMY? AND MICHELLE.
I'M SORRY. I WILL NEVER MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN, I PROMISE.
COUNCIL CITY STAFF. MELISSA AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SHARE IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS VERY HELPFUL THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE [INAUDIBLE] APPLICATION PROCESS, NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES, BUT OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE BOTH AND PAINSTAKINGLY RESTORING OUR HOUSES FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.
ALSO IN A PUBLIC FORUM AS WELL AS THE CITY STAFF, I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK SHERRY BEST AND BILL LEMON. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE STILL HERE.
SHERRY WAS EARLIER. BUT FOR THOSE YOU IN THE ROOM THAT HAVE HISTORICAL HOMES, HISTORICAL SOCIETY HERE IS AN AWESOME RESOURCE.
WE'VE BEEN MEMBERS LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND IT'S A BIG PART OF WHY WE MOVED HERE AND WE'VE BEEN VERY HAPPY. SO JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING OUR OUR TREASURER IN PROGRESS. AND ALL OF THOSE ARE THE NEIGHBORS.
THANKS FOR THE PATIENTS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MELISSA. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING AND HER PUBLIC COMMENT? OK.
I HAVE SOMETHING, MR. MAYOR. AND IF I MAY, I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND INTRODUCE TO THE COUNCIL, AS WAS THE COMMUNITY.
I THINK I HAD MENTIONED TO COUNCIL THE NEW INTERIM FIRE CHIEF LAST MONTH OR SO THAT DUE TO THE CONTRACT ENGAGEMENT WE HAD KIRK SUMMERS UNDER, WE WERE LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT TIME IS COMING TO A CLOSE.
SO THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST PUBLICALLY GIVE MY APPRECIATION TO KIRK SUMMERS FOR STEPPING IN IN A VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR.
AND THEN WITH THAT, THE GENTLEMAN TO HIS RIGHT.
DEVIN LEONARD, WILL BE STEPPING IN AND HAS BEEN SHADOWING HIM IN THAT REGARD.
AND DEVIN LEONARD COMES TO US.
HE RETIRED DIVISION CHIEF FROM ORANGE COUNTY FIRE ASSOCIATION AND HAS OVER 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH FIRE SERVICE.
SO HAPPY TO HAVE HIM COME OVER AND TAKE OVER THE REINS WHILE WE GO THROUGH A FULL RECRUITMENT. SO, DEVON, THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE IN TO ITEM NINE COUNCIL OF COMMENTS, CONFERENCES.
[9. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND CONFERENCE/MEETING REPORTS]
TIM, YOU WANT TO START. SURE.WE HAD A WINTER WONDERLAND THIS SATURDAY, WHICH WAS AMAZING.
THANK YOU, BILL. PUBLIC WORKS.
EVERYONE. I HEAR IT WAS A WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
21 VENDORS, ELEVEN SPONSORS 245 PRE-REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS.
TWENTY EIGHT TONS OF SNOW, THREE SLED RUNS TWO PLAY AREAS.
ONE LARGE SNOWMAN PLUS THE SLEIGH, THE RIDE, THE HAY RIDE.
RIGHT. ANYWAY THAT'S WHAT OUR TOWN'S ALL ABOUT.
IT WAS WONDERFUL. LOTS OF KIDS.
AND IT WAS KIND OF A GLOOMY DAY WAS PERFECT.
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THE SNOW STAYED A LOT LONGER THAN WAS SUPPOSED TO.ALWAYS DOING GREAT. ALSO, I WAS IT WAS A FEW SATURDAYS AGO.
WE HAD THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY [INAUDIBLE] HISTORICAL TOUR.
THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT TWELVE OR FIFTEEN OF US THAT WALK THE CAMPUS AND THEY GAVE OUT THE HISTORICAL THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE THERE THAT AREN'T THERE NOW.
IT WAS REALLY COOL. IT'S JUST FUN TO SEE WHERE OUR ROOTS CAME FROM, ESPECIALLY THE UNIVERSITY, AND GAVE US THE BASICALLY THE HISTORICAL PART OF WHERE IT STARTED AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED. IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, OUR TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY DOWNTOWN.
THE WALK WAS WONDERFUL THAT YOU GUYS DO, THAT WAS GREAT ANYWAY.
MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
AND WE DO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
I BROUGHT ALL THE FLYERS FROM EVERYTHING AND I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT ALSO.
BUT FIRST, I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS, A HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND JUST ENJOY THAT TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
SO MICROPHONE. BUT YES, WE HAD THE OLD TOWN LA VERNE HOLIDAY STROLL AND LIGHT TREE LIGHTING AND SANTA WAS DOWNTOWN.
LOTS OF KIDS. I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBERS THAT CAME OUT, BUT IT WAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, JUST LOTS OF PEOPLE WALKING AROUND AND ENJOYING THE EVENING AND GOING INTO THE DIFFERENT STORES AND EATING DOWNTOWN.
AND IT WAS COLD. TAKE A BUNDLE UP.
AND THE ONE ITEM THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT, I KNOW OTHERS WHO IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT OTHER THINGS. HERE'S ONE THING THAT WE ATTENDED TO.
SOMETHING QUITE INTERESTING IS WE WERE INVITED.
COUNCIL WAS INVITED TO LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS.
AND WHAT THAT IS. IT'S THE FLOAT FOR DONATELIFE THAT WE WERE INVITED TO [INAUDIBLE] DAVIS AND I ATTENDED. EXCUSE ME.
AND IT WAS QUITE INTERESTING BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM LEGACY ONE THAT WILL BE HERE IN APRIL.
SHE TALKS ABOUT HOW YOU CAN DONATE YOUR BODY PARTS OR, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HAPPENS THAT YOU COULD DONATE THAT TO SAVE LIVES.
AND THEY HAD RECIPIENTS AT THIS RECEPTION THAT ACTUALLY EITHER RECEIVED SOMETHING THAT SAVED THEIR LIFE OR ONE OF THEIR LOVED ONES WAS DIED AND THEY GAVE THAT BODY PART.
AND IT WAS VERY, VERY TOUCHING.
AND SO ON NEW YEAR'S DAY, WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE FLOAT THERE.
IT'S FIFTY FIVE FEET LONG AND IT IS SPECTACULAR JUST THE WAY IT'S DECORATED AND ALL THE MEANING BEHIND IT. AND THE EVEN OUT OF LITTLE SEEDS MADE THE PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DONATED AND THEY'RE GONNA BE ALL AROUND THE FLOAT.
SO WHEN YOU SEE IT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY ON TV OR IF YOU'RE GOING DOWN TO THE ROSE PARADE, YOU DON'T REMEMBER THAT ONE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MEANING BEHIND THIS FLOAT.
SO IN MERRY CHRISTMAS ONCE AGAIN.
THE REASON THAT WE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER WITH OUR MICROPHONES IS BECAUSE THIS IS LIVESTREAM NOW, AND FOR THE CAMERAS THAT YOU SEE TO PICK THIS UP, WE NEED TO BE ON THE MICROPHONE. SO IT'S NOT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HEAR US, BUT THE PEOPLE AT HOME THAT ARE WATCHING THIS IS THE REASON WE DO THAT.
[INAUDIBLE]. WELL, YOU ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES.
BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES A NEIGHBOR TO.
WE ALL ATTENDED EXCEPT FOR TIM.
HE WAS BUSY WORKING, DOING WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO DO FOR 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE ANNUAL INSTALLATION DINNER AT HILLCREST, WHICH IS ALWAYS I THINK I'VE ATTENDED EVERY ONE OF THOSE THERE. YOU WERE THERE.
I'LL GIVE YOU ONE OUT BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO SHIRLEY [INAUDIBLE] ON THE WHOLE NIGHT AND WE WERE KIND OF. YOU WERE IGNORING US.
ANYWAY, WE WENT TO THIS DINNER.
AND AS ALWAYS, HILLCREST PUTS ON A TREMENDOUS DINNER.
THE PEOPLE THERE ARE JUST SO WONDERFUL.
AND WE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES.
WE GOT TO HEAR THE CHOIR SING THE CHRISTMAS SONGS.
IT MADE REALLY AMAZING TO WATCH THESE VERY SENIOR CITIZENS ENJOY THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY AS A NEW MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
THANK YOU. I WENT TO THE SALE OF OF BAKED GOODS, WHICH ARE AT THE END OF THE TABLE AND
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AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AFTER THE MEETING.I'M JERRY LEWIS TO YOUR DEAN MARTIN.
AND IT WAS ATTENDED BY A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.
BUT THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING WAS WE HAD THE BONITA HIGH SCHOOL BAND COME OUT TO US AND PLAYED UP, I THINK, FIVE TUNES.
IT WAS IT WAS VERY NICE, VERY SEASONAL.
THAT NIGHT WHEN I GOT HOME, MY NEIGHBOR EMPLOYED THAT BAND AND I GOT TO HEAR THEM AGAIN.
SO IT WAS REALLY A DOUBLE DOSE OF GOOD CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU.
THAT WAS ELEGANT. WELL, AFTER THE TREE LIGHTING THAT WE HAD HERE.
THIS CITY HAS JUST GONE BONKERS BUT HAS HAD A NUMBER OF WONDERFUL EVENTS.
THE HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS HAD THEIR CHOIR CONCERTS AND THEIR BAND CONCERTS ADDED THAT THEY NEED A CENTER OF THE ARTS.
ALSO AT UNITED METHODIST WAS A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMBER SINGERS THAT I'M A PROUD FATHER OF, ONE OF THE YOUNG LADIES SINGING THERE.
THE BONITA HIGH BAND IS SOMETHING NOT TO MISS.
JAZZ SEASON IS COMING UP, BUT NEXT YEAR, IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO GO LISTEN TO THEM, THAT'S VERY WORTHWHILE.
ON FRIDAY, THE 6TH OF DECEMBER.
MANY OF US ATTENDED THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE POMONA HOMELESS SHELTER DOWN ON MISSION HOPE FOR HOME OR HOPE FOR ALONG WITH SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDING DOWN THERE.
AND WE HAD THE INSTALLATION DINNER AND THE REASON I REMEMBER TIM WAS TALKING TO SHIRLEY FOR SO LONG AND CHARLIE DENTON BECAUSE CHARLIE KEPT ASKING ME, ARE YOU RELATED TO THAT ONE, TOO? AND IT'S TRUE, ABOUT HALF THE POPULATION AT HILLCREST IS A RELATIVE OF MINE.
ALL RIGHT. THREE QUARTERS OF THE POPULATION IS A RELATIVE OF MINE.
AND WE DID HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
[INAUDIBLE]. I MISSED IT IN FIVE.
I SHOULD HAVE ANNOUNCED IT IN FIVE.
BUT THIS SUNDAY, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR ME SING.
ACTUALLY, NO. I STAND WITH THE CHOIR.
BUT THE LA VERNE CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN SANCTUARY CHOIR WILL BE PERFORMING AT FOUR O'CLOCK ON DECEMBER 22ND.
WELL, IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE CHOIR.
I MUST SAY THAT. BUT THEY DID ALLOW ME TO JOIN.
SO, YOU KNOW. SO MUCH FOR THAT.
BUT MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY.
HAPPY NEW YEAR. HOPE YOUR HOLIDAYS, HANUKKAH.
THANK YOU. SO THEY ALLOW YOU IN THE CHOIR.
THEY PUT ME IN THE BACK PEW JUST SAYING.
YOU CHOOSE TO BE IN THE BACK PEW.
YOU COULD SIT IN THE FRONT WITH MY SISTER.
FAMILY. YEAH, WE'RE NOT RELATED.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING ON.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE DONATELIFE FLOAT, WHICH I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING.
WHEN ROBIN WAS TALKING ABOUT THE SEEDS THAT WERE USED FOR THE FACES, THOSE ARE DONORS THAT WHEN THEY DIED GAVE ORGANS OR SOME KIND OF SOME TYPE OF THEIR BODY FOR SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO LIVE.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON SITTING ON THE FLOAT ARE RECIPIENTS.
AND THE PEOPLE WALKING ALONG THE FLOAT ARE DONORS THAT ARE LIVING DONORS.
AND WE'VE HAD IDA [INAUDIBLE]HERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WOULD AGREE TO YOU EARLIER, BUT.
AND IDA. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO KNOW YOU'RE HERE.
DONATED ONE OF HER KIDNEYS TO A DAUGHTER BEFORE SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLD TO LIVE.
AND SINCE THEN, HER DAUGHTER HAS GROWN UP.
SHE'S GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF [INAUDIBLE] AND DOING A GREAT JOB.
THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION IN TOWN CALLED SOWING SEEDS FOR LIFE, AND IT'S ON ARROW HIGHWAY TWICE A MONTH. THEY DONATE FOOD TO PEOPLE THAT STAND IN LINE.
THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR GIVING.
THEY'RE ALSO NOW AT MOUNT [INAUDIBLE] AND CAL POLY, WHICH HAS A NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE GOING TO SCHOOL AND LIVING IN CARS OR SOMEPLACE ELSE.
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BUT WHEN I WAS TALKING TO VICKI [INAUDIBLE], BY THE WAY, THIS STARTED IN 2007 IN THE GREAT RECESSION, WHEN HER MINISTER HANDING HER HANDED HER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS AND SAID, GO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD.WELL, IN 2019, THEY JUST FINISHED AND HAVE SERVED OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE.
SO THAT'S RIGHT HERE IN LA VERNE.
THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND THAT HAS BEEN MENTIONED IS SPECTACULAR.
I WAS THIS CLOSE WITH JEFF [INAUDIBLE] TO GET THEM TO COME IN HERE AND PLAY ABOUT THREE OR FOUR SONGS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
AND OUR CITY MANAGER DIDN'T KNOW IT, BUT THAT'S OK.
BUT WHEN I TALKED TO THIS MORNING, HE SAYS, DON, I JUST I CAN'T BECAUSE HE SAID THEY HAD TWO DAYS. BUT AS CHARLIE SAID, HE WENT HOME AND THERE THEY WERE AGAIN.
THESE ARE JUST GREAT KIDS, LED BY A GREAT, GREAT DIRECTOR.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE TWO PEOPLE THAT I MENTIONED, MELISSA AND JEREMY, IN THE BACK, BECAUSE WE HAVE A TAX MEASURE THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BALLOT.
AND JEFF, OR JEREMY IS GOING TO BE LEADING THAT.
HE IS A FIREFIGHTER IN ARCADIA AND LED LED THAT TO SUCCESS AND WANTS TO HELP THE COMMUNITY THAT HE LIVES IN.
AND HE TOLD ME SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS VERY, VERY WORTHWHILE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US TO REMEMBER ON THIS.
HE SAID, DON, I AM NOT DOING IT FOR ME.
AND I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE MOVE THROUGH OUR LIFE, IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO DO THINGS FOR OUR KIDS.
AND JEREMY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE CITY THAT YOU LIVE IN.
OK, ONE MORE THING BEFORE THE END.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I ATTENDED ON SATURDAY.
I GOT AN EMAIL FROM THE SCOUTMASTER, TROOP 411 I MENTIONED EARLIER RIGHT DOWN HERE AT THE BARN ACROSS FROM BONITA HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'D BEEN THERE FOR ALMOST 90 YEARS.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT AT OUR CEMETERY ON SATURDAY.
IT'S AN IT IT'S A TRADITION AND IT IS CALLED WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.
I DIDN'T KNOW THIS EXISTED UNTIL THURSDAY, BUT I SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I AM GOING TO GO AND FIND OUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
IT IS WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA IS AS WAS STARTED IN THE EARLY 90S BY SOMEBODY THAT HAD EXTRA WREATHS. AND SO HE SAID, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH THESE? AND HE SENT THOSE BY TRUCK TO THE BACK PART AND THE OLDEST PART OF ARLINGTON TO PUT A WREATH ON THE GRAVES OF THOSE FORGOTTEN VETERANS, THOSE SOLDIERS AND SO FORTH.
AND NOW THIS YEAR IN 2019, THEY HIT SIXTEEN HUNDRED LOCATIONS ACROSS AMERICA, ACROSS THE WORLD, AND IT SEE OUR FOREIGN CEMETERIES FROM WORLD WAR TWO HAVE THESE WREATHS PUT ON THE GRAVES OF OF OF OUR OF OUR SOLDIERS.
THERE IS A GRANDMOTHER, A DAUGHTER AND A GRANDDAUGHTER WHO HAS ADOPTED OUR CEMETERY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN ON A SATURDAY MORNING, WE PUT TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO WREATHS ON VETERANS GRAVES.
AND THREE OF THEM WERE MY FAMILY, MY FATHER, MY GRANDFATHER AND MY UNCLE.
THE BOY SCOUTS DID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE FLAG.
IF YOU'RE A VETERAN OR YOU KNOW SOMEBODY THAT'S A VETERAN IN THE CEMETERY, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. AND THEIR REASON IS, IS THE ONLY IDENTIFIED TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY WAS BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING ON THOSE GRAVESTONES THAT IDENTIFY IT.
BUT A LOT OF VETERANS IN THAT CEREMONY DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THAT GRAVESTONE THAT INDICATED THAT THEY WERE IN THE MILITARY.
SO PLEASE, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY, LET US KNOW.
WE'LL GET IT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
BUT THESE GRANTEES, THE GRANDMA AND GRANDDAUGHTER LIVE UP IN MOUNT BALDY AND THEY HAVE ADOPTED OUR CEMETERY.
AND IT'S AN AMAZING EVENT, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR 9 O'CLOCK, THE SECOND SATURDAY OF LAST OF NEXT YEAR.
ALSO GETTING THESE WERATHS UP I GOOGLE.
THERE'S PAGES AND PAGES AND MULTIPLE LINES OF TRUCKING COMPANIES THAT DELIVER THIS FOR
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FREE. I MEAN, THAT'S HOW BIG THIS THING HAS GOTTEN AND HOW MUCH THE VETERANS MEAN.THE LAST THING IS I KNOW THERE'S A FEW DAYS LEFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO PLEASE DON'T VENTURE TOO FAR AND SHOP.
LA VERNE, PLEASE KEEP YOUR MONEY HERE BECAUSE IT HELPS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
AND THAT IS IT FOR THAT ON ADJOURNMENT.
WE ARE GOING TO BE ADJOURNING TO A SPECIAL MEETING BOB .
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, JEFF, FOR FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.
EARLIER, WE'RE GOING TO ADJOURN, BUT ARE WE GOING TO ADJOURN TO ANOTHER MEETING FIRST.
OKAY. ON SATURDAY, A 32 YEAR OLD DAMIEN A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE, GRADUATED IN 2006 FELL TO HIS DEATH WHILE LOOKING FOR A LOST HIKER IN MT.
THERE WAS I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE AT BALDY, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT AND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY SIX PEOPLE AND ALL OF THEM.
THIS HE THIS RESCUER SOMEHOW GOT SEPARATED FROM HIS TEAM AND FELL TO HIS DEATH WHERE HE WAS FOUND. HE IS A PRIOR TEACHER AT ST.
LUCY'S IN GLENDORA, BUT A TEACHER AT DAMIEN HIGH SCHOOL.
HE LIVES IN UPLAND. AND THE SAD PART IS HE JUST GOT MARRIED.
SO AND A TRACK COACH TRACK AND CROSS-COUNTRY OR TRACK AND FIELD COACH AS WELL.
SO HE'S WELL INGRAINED IN THE CITY, LA VERNE, FROM A STUDENT AND A TEACHER.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE ADJOURNING TONIGHT IN HONOR OF THIS YOUNG MAN WHO IS JUST GIVEN GIVEN WE'VE TALKED ABOUT LOTS OF GIVING TONIGHT.
AND HERE'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOMEBODY THAT MAKES THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, HE LOST HIS BECAUSE OF IT.
SO. TIM [INAUDIBLE] WAS A SEARCH OR RESCUE DEPUTY FOR SAN BERNADINO COUNTY.
HE GAVE OF HIMSELF FOR A DOLLAR A YEAR.
HE DID IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO BE HELPING PEOPLE THAT WERE LOST.
AND THIS BRAVE MAN WENT OUT INTO WEATHER THAT WE WOULDN'T THINK OF GOING OUT INTO.
WITH HIS PARTNER TO SEARCH FOR A LOST HIKER WHO'D BEEN GONE FOR A WEEK, MOST CASES THIS WILL BE CALLED A RECOVERY AS OPPOSED TO A RESCUE.
BUT HE STILL WENT OUT TO DO HIS DUTY.
AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE THAT PIN A BADGE ON THEIR CHEST AND PUT THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY, THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE UNIFORM MEN AND WOMEN TONIGHT BEFORE YOU GO TO BED IN YOUR WARM HOUSES AND A COMFORTABLE BED AND SURROUNDINGS THAT YOU HAVE REMEMBERED DESERVE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN HARM'S WAY, THAT ARE PROTECTING YOU AND ARE WILLING TO PAY THAT PRICE.
THIS WONDERFUL MAN, THIS HERO, IS RESTING WITH GOD NOW.
THANK YOU, CHARLIE. OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS JANUARY 6TH, BUT WILL BE CANCELED BECAUSE OF LACK OF BUSINESS.
OUR NEXT SCHEDULED OUR NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS JANUARY 20TH, WHICH IS THE DAY AFTER HOLIDAY. AND OUR NEXT.
SO IT'S TUESDAY, JANUARY 21ST AT 6:30.
PLEASE HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.